30 May 1894
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Newspaper
The Two Republics
Location
Mexico City, Mexico, Mexico
Date
May 30, 1894
Page
1
A museum of curiosities offers an experience rivaling a broad journey through the land of the Montezumas, presenting a vivid collection that enthralls visitors with diverse artifacts and stories.
Representative Bailey of Texas plans to reintroduce a resolution questioning Secretary Carlisle’s authority to issue bonds to cover current expenses, aiming to block further bond sales. He notes confidence that both chambers would pass it if a vote occurs, as reports of new debt circulate amid gold losses.
Vienna May 29 reports the Austro-Russian commercial treaty will be submitted to the Imperial parliament and the Hungarian diet today to secure frontier trade facilities. Budapest May 29 says ministers resolved to push for Magna:tes to overcome opposition to the civil marriage bill if rejected again by the House of Magnates.
Reports from Brazil describe rumors of a battle between Machado and Saraiva with unknown results. The Uruguay consul at Desterro is jailed allegedly for aiding rebels. Santa Ana is fortified by government forces. Navy officers from the rebel squadron may return to Rio for court martial. An attack by torpedo boats on the Aquidaban is described with heavy weapon fire. the vessel was crippled and later towed for repairs.
France May 29 reports M Poincare likely to take finance portfolio. Paris notes Chamber adjourned until Thursday. Vaillant to interpellate over Pere Lachaise cemetery suppression on Commune anniversary. An anarchist seized by police attempted to swallow a draft manifesto urging explosives. Four thousand pounds in Chinese money found during search.
Madrid dispatch notes Qolan Muley Ylassan of Morocco as a traveler or figure of interest arriving in Madrid on May 29. Details are fragmented in the prompt, but the reference places a named Moroccan individual in Madrid within the date context.
May 29 reports from London indicate steady Argentine stocks with a high 324 percent gold premium. Gladstone rapidly recovers from eye operation. St. Petersburg dispatches note ongoing arrests of political suspects across the empire. Over fifty boxes of dynamite and bombs seized on a Russian coal steamer intended for conspirators. Baroness Maietihof’s house yields a list of noblewomen. imperial household male attendants dismissed amid poisoning suspicions of the Czar.
In Berlin on May 29 four workmen died and six were injured when a yet to be rebuilt house on Kuelestrasse collapsed. A second item reports Germany protesting the Anglo Belgian treaty, arguing Congo frontier changes require international agreement.
In Santiago on May 29 the court sentenced Vieuna cabinet members to fifteen years exile. A conference between Santiago's commerce commission and the finance minister discussed changes to import duties to be payable in currency, with the government guaranteeing bank issues.
A letter from Mello via La Prensa reports a London Times correspondent offered money to back a monarchical lure at the dawn of Argentina's revolution. Mello and companions refused, loyalty to Republican principles cited. Troop rumor checked as no change of stations by National troops occurred.
Montevideo reports soldiers sent to the frontier to prevent armed bodies from crossing into Rio Grande. The government complains about excessive expenses of maintaining troops and urges Peixoto's regime to end the Rio Grande trouble.
New York May 20 reports via Galveston say a Yangtse flood near Hiantwang China has claimed about one thousand lives and left many missing. Officials warn the toll may rise as rescue work continues.
Mexico City reports consolidate national bonds and various international drafts. Quicksilver gold notes and Mexican National Bank stock show bids and offers with discounts and premiums. bank drafts and bankers drafts quoted with days to maturity.
The Mexican Railway Company reports a 321 mile line unchanged, with gross earnings of £284,839 and a prior half year £291,203. Internal traffic rises while foreign goods fall, due to silver depreciation and higher duties, prompting cost reductions and plans to replace aging engines with steel sleepers and expanded per mile capacity.
General Mexican news notes two farmers near Masenadi plow by roots to harvest seven acres of grain amid drought, an irrigation need highlighted. Reports from steamer passengers to San Diego claim rich placer finds at Los Tules near Volcano Springs, with a growing gold-bearing area and a 15 dollar per ton ore. A Yaqui pueblo south of Juavea guards a rumored silver mine, denying outsiders. Puebla to unveil a $30,000 statue of Gen Zaragoza. a light closing remark on dimples.
Financial and commercial notes report mixed quotes from New Orleans London New York and Paris on May 29. Cotton prices in New Orleans range from low to middling with middling at 7 and gold prices at 74. Mexican dollar rates vary by location with Mexican loans and shares cited. London lists bank discounts and Mexican National Bank shares. New York shows discounts at 3 percent and London exchange around 60 days. Copper tin silver and other metals price ranges in US markets noted. El Paso Juarez Mexican dollar rates given. Paris reports Mexican National Bank shares and Bank of France discount rates.
From Cancurra India May 29 reports describe disastrous floods in the Province of Kulu Puojaub. A landslide at Charkkupri formed a massive lake which yesterday broke its dam unleashing a torrent over threatened districts. At least 200 persons died and vast livestock and dwellings were destroyed.
The President approves a $500,000 impost for the 1894-95 fiscal year to be divided among states. The allocation lists Campeche 89,500 Coahuila 9,000 Chiapas 15,000 Chihuahua 4,500 Distrito Federal 45,000 Durango 9,000 Guanajuato 12,000 Guerrero 13,800 Hidalgo 15,000 Jalisco 48,000 Mexico 19,000 Michoacan 31,800 Morelos 72,060 Nuevo Leon 7,200 Oaxaca 18,000 Puebla 42,000 Queretaro 1,000 San Luis Potosi 24,000 Sinaloa 7,000 Sonora 5,000 Tabasco 19,000 Tamaulipas 8,100 Tlaxcala 2,000 Veracruz 70,000 Yucatan 21,000 Zacatecas 8,700 Tepic 2,400.
A dated notice lists travelers and arrivals in Mexico and at Moneda Street post office. It items passengers headed to Central Express destinations like Vera Cruz Puebla and Aguascalientes, and notes names called for at the delivery window with advertising dates May 27 and May 28.
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