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El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-12-27
A Woman

once complained that she didn't
like SchiAimg's Best b a k in G
powder.
We told her to use one.
fourth less and now everything
is lovely.
Your money back If you don't
like SchiVing's Best.
A Schtling & Company
San Francisco Si3l
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-12-03
The President Reached His
Mothers Bedside Ahead
OF THE GRIM MONSTER.
Mother Mckinley Was Fast Sinking
While Her Son, the President, Was
Making the Race Against Death to
Gain Her Bedside.

CANTON, O, December 3.-This
morning Mrs. Mckinley, mother of
the PRECEDENT, was reported to be siuk.
ing rapidly snd the end appears near.
All night long little group was
around her bedside anxiously watching
fer the news from the train bearing
the venera BILE womsn's distinguished
son from Washing on to her humble
cot, age. 1t was race with death.
Each succeeding hour saw the shadow
of death draw nearer. The doctors
said early this morning that life was
fast ebbing. Before che relapsed into
Inconsistencies she was given to un-
derstand her son, president of the
United States, was going to kneel by
her couch and receive her dying bless
irg. She smiled sweetly and was con-
tent. She is proud of her boy, her
William.
At 7:2O o'clock last evening Pre-
sident Mckinley, with his faithful
friend Judge Day, whiried down to the
Pennsy ylvani4 depot at Washing ton,
and sprsng upon thesLimited express.
The railroad officials offered him
special train but he would not wait.
At Harrisburg another effort was made
to give him a special but he remained
en Limited. AT 7:15 this morning
t'istsburg was reached. Each stop
during night flashed to Canton his
progress. Finally tired nature as
serted itself and the president slept.
AS soon as Pitt-burg was reached,
Judge Day accepted the offer of the rail
road company aud q special engine wss
attached to the presidents car. while
the president still slept Without loss
of an instant the special dashed out of
the smoky city. All t aims on the route
were side tracked and the lest 1O1
miles was reeled off in less than two
hours. At o'clock the president
reached Canton. His mother was still
alive. The iron horse had won the
race.
The second attempt was made to
have Mrs. Mckinley recognize the
president this afternoon. He said he
thought he felt the pressure cf her
hand which indicated she knew be was
at her bedside. According to present
arrangements the president will re-
turn to Washington Saturday after
noon. Should there be charge for
the worse he will remair until the end.
The attending physicisns says t. ere is
no change and the patient may survive
several days, but are all prepared for a
dissolution at any time.
At ] is O'Clock Mrs. Mckinley sp-
peared somewhat improved. A box of
flowers arrived from the White house
and some were taken to her bedside
When they were handed to her she
made an effort to reach them and ap-
pesred to understand what was being
done about her. Indications are faV-
orable that she might survive longer
than anticipated this forenoon.
AT 2 O5 this afternoon the attendants
at Mrs. McKinley's home said she was
sinking rapidly.
At 3 o'clock Mrs. Mckinley was
growing very perceptibly weaker, and
the end seems not far away,
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-12-03
Fatal Locomotive Explosion.

HUNTINGTON, Ind, December g.
A locomotive on the Chicago & Erie
train exploded this morning at West
Minister. The engine was blown to
pieces, parts being scattered over the
surrounding country. Four loa1 led
freight cars were lifted from track and
the entire train wrecked. Engineer
DOolittle and Fireman Bier, and
Brakeman Plank were on the engine
when it exploded; All were injured
and Bier killed. He was scalded, his
face being cooked and his eyes de-
stroyed. Dooliztle's side was cut open
and he was interna injured. Plank
was hurled 100 feet and several bones
were broken.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-12-03
authority.

authority.
The next question is whether or not
the tax payer in a suit against him for
such school tex, may show this want of
power to impose the tax. It is argued
by appellee that it has exercised this
power since 1883 and it's power now to
do sOf cannot be thus collaterally at
tackled. We are of opinion that the
mere assumption and assertion by q
city OF power not granted to it, gains
nothing by time. When a tax is as
serted the tax payer is entitled to show
the want of authority to impose the
tax, and tt the existence of the power
depends on certain facts. he may show
that such facts never existed. We do
not regard this as collateral attack
upon the tax. but the assertion of de-
fensive matter that the defendant may
properly present Mr.. Cooley says:
that the tax for any reason is illegal"
Cooley; Taxation, End. Ed. p. 435. If
he cannot raise the question in suit
against him for the tax, it is difficult
to conceive how the question should pe
raised, or by whom.
These views dispose of the tax for
school and school bond purposes.
The 18th, 10th and 10th cassippmepts
to provide for interest and q sinking
fund to redeem the Ell Paso funded in
debtedness bonds, on several grounds
to-wit: 1st. The city had no power to
Issue bonds for the purpose of paying
its floating Indebtedness; 2ud, such
power existed, if at all, by force of Art.
986j Sayles Revised Statutes, and it was
not acquired by any ordinance or reso-
luton reciting the caption of that act,
and adopting the same as provided in
such article: and 3rd, the provision
made for interest and sinking fund was
for at least two per cent of the amount
OF the bonds annually and q further
sum sufficient to pay interest, and the
contention seems to be that the pro-
vision was not sufficient to provide for
these bonds, which ran for thirty
years. In the last named position
there is no force. Bassett VS.. Ell PAsO,
SO Tex.
In reference to the other two
grounds, besides the said article 986 j,
the charter of El Paso (Sec. 81 of the
act of 1889 special laws.) provided that
the city "may PASS all necessary Ordin-
ances to provide for funding or COM
promising the whole or any part of the
existing debt of the city or any future
specified such debt shall be funded or
compromised in accordance with the
general laws of the state in force at
the time and applicable to cities.''
Appellant insists that the words
''existing debt of the city was not
intended to embrace it's floating in
debtedness, but was meant in the sense
in which the word ''debt' is used in
the constitution. Appellant does not
clearly define his meaning, but we infer
that he means by the word ''debt" the
charter referred to the species of debt
as referred to in sections and of Art.
IL OF the constitution, which has been
construed to be one which can
not be discharged from the
revenues of the current year and which
natures at a period which would make
it charge upon the city revenues for
future years. City of Terrell vs.. Des-
saint, II Tex. TO. 1t is hardly reason
able to believe that the legislature
CONTINUED on fourth page.]
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-12-03
Hung for Wife Murder.

WETHERSFIELD, Conn.,, December 3.
Giuseppe Fuda was hanged on an
automatic gallows in the state prison
early this morning. In company with
Nicodemi Impet-ino, who will be hang
ed December II, he murdered his wife
10 East Norwalk, Conn.,, February 7
last because of jealousy, and left the
body on The railroad track. Fuda wss
arrested four days after the murder.
Impetsino was captured and confessed.
At the t'ial Fuda taid Impetsipo did
the killing. Last week Fuda confess
ed and said Impetsiuo held her while
lie killed her. Fuda yesterday sent q
letter Including a picture taken in pri-
son to his mother.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-12-03

sShall we vote bonds for city hall?'
said DR.. Yandell this morning, ,"to erect
bui ding somewhere in some place
never heard of? Do the people of EI
Paso remembe tn at the present Fort
Bliss is built on lard worth not one
dollar an acre, which was unlosded at
S2O an acre on the people of FL Paso to
get a big post here? Vote for a citv
hal, AMI where will you put it? Is there
a man in Ei PasO Who hasn't a lot OF
land to sell, who does not know that it
is silly to talk of building city hall?
Where is it to be built?"
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-12-03
HIS PRESENCE ESSENTIAL.
The Presidents Mothers Illness May
Delay the Opening of Congress.

WASHINGTON, Decem ber 3 The de-
parture of President Mckinley for
Canton on the eve of the assem- bling of
co gress may cause a postpon en- lent OF
the Transmission of thu presidents
message to that body. The document is
complete but the president carried it
with him for final revised proofs, but
the official coy to 60 to the senate and
house has not received the presidents
signature. His presence in Washing
ton is absolutely essential to the exc
cution of the regular program OF OPEN
ing the session of congress. Secretary
Porter So id this morning that if Mrs.
McKiuley's illness be protracted over
Sunday or Monday, the presid ent would
make an effort to ge. back, but should
the end come, or is likely to evenuate
within day or two of cour, e he would
remain there until after the funeral.
In the meantime congress could ad-
journ from day to day until bis return
enabled him to communicate with it.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-12-03
Investigating Miners Cond itions.

mech and James 81. Payne, of the Chi
cago Federation Of Labor, left for
Braidweed this afternoon to make q
personal invesIiga ion of the condition
of miners in that district. Hundreds
of letters have been received in which
assistance is prayed to prevent deaths
among the miners and their families
from starvation.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-12-03

An old lady named Hagins, rooming
over Eme son & Bsrrien's, was robbed
night before last Of all her clothing.
She has been around the police station
.ryips to get clue to the stolen pro-
perty. Tae articles stolen were one
figured satin skirt, one black satin
skirt, one black satin basque, one cor
set and one Henrietta skirt. The LADY
is we'll advanced in years and seems to
be in very hard circumstances and the
loss Of her clothing is seriously affect
ing her.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-12-03
Diamond Smugglers Held.

NEW YORK, Dacemher Emmanuel
J. Lazar and his wife, Helen, were
arraigned before United States Com
In ssioner Shields this morning upon
the charge of smuggling 500, 600 worth
of diamonds into this country. They
we're held in $4,000 bail each. The
kaaars pleaded pot guilty.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-12-03
Tariff on BIcycles.

CLEVELAND, december 3.-H. A.
Lozier g. Co, large bicycle manufac-
turers, will establish a mammoth BIZ
cycle factrry in Germany. They were
forced to this move by the German
taft. Heretofore the German gov
e. nment exacted tariff of Is cents On
every heel shipped, now it is raised to
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-12-03
Want No Malpractice.

CHICAGO, December 3.-The treat
ment of Chicago's cripples by John
Atkinson, the famous bone setter, came
to a sudden halt this morning.
He was informed by the state board of
health that if he attem pted to give his
he would be treated to
ride In the patrol wagon.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-12-03
A Cabinet Position Offered.

WASHINGTON, December 3.-It is
stated here in unofficial administra-
tion circles that Governor Griggs, of
New J rsey, has been offered the at
torney generalship and has the matter
under advisement
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-12-03
Klondike Bubble Bursted.

NEW YORK, November 3.-The
World this morning says several
Klondike companies which started out
with millions of stock prospects ulti-
mated dividends and fortunes. for every
body are going out of business while q
few really responsible concerns get
what there can be had in Alaska Bub-
ole having burst, stockholders are
trying now to get their money back
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-12-03
A Girl Convicted of Murder

WACO, Texas, December Skate
Matthews, pretty quadroon aged 13,
was convicted of murder in the district
court today. Kate got into fight
with Maggie Will ans, and stabbed her
to death. The girls fought about
Price, colored youth. The jury gave
Kate five years in the state reformato.
rV.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-12-03
A Murderer ESCAPED.

RIPLEY, w. Va, December 3.-John
Morgan. who was sentenced to be
hanged December Is, for the murder
OF the Green family some time ago, es-
capped last night from prison. He
placed dummy in his bed, and es-
cons: d himself on top of his cell.
When the door was unlocked he fed.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-12-03
Thorn Sentenced to Death.

LONG ISLAND CITY, December g.
Martin Thorn was sentenced this morn
ing to death in the electric chair at
Sing Sing within the week beginning
January 10. The little barber receiv-
ed the sentence impassively, betrayiug
not the slightest sign of emotion.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-12-03
ChicagO's Fad,

CHICAGO, December 3.-John
Strauss, an old German, was found
dead in his sleeping apartments this
morning. f is throat was slashed in
several places. Police believe he COM
mitted suicide.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-12-03
The Markets.

NEW YORK, December 3.-Money on
call II per cent; time money and mer-
camille paDer up pchanged; foreign ex-
change quiet and steady: bar silver sos
cents per ounce.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-12-03
Safety Equipment of Cars.

WASHINTON, D. c., December g.
Arguments before the interstate COM
merce commission for an extension of
time in the equipment of cars under
the safety applisnce law, closed at noon
today. Con missioners took the mat
ter under advisement. It is the opin-
ion of the attorney interested that an
extension of two years will be granted.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-12-03
Explosion in a Candy Factory.

NEW YORK, December By the
explosion of u huge boiler in D. Auer-
backs candy factory this morning six
men were terribly burned by the boil
ing mixture for making candy.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-12-03
Prison Congress at Austin.

AUSTIN, December 3.-The National
Prison Congress of the United States
convened here last night with 300 dele
gates in attendance. Gov. Culberson
welcomed visitors to Texrs.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-12-03
Shot by g. Burglar.

ALBANY, N. Y, December g.
George r Blodge;t, general counsel of
the electric company. was shot ny a
burglar at his home early this morning
and now lies at the point of death.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-12-03
Opera House Burned.

LA CROSSE, Wis. Decent Der 3.-Fire
destroyed the Mcmillan Opera house
and PomerOy block this morning, caus-
ing loss of q quarter of million.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-12-03

In the di- -trict court this morning.
Clarence Williams, charged with as
ssult with intent to rob, was turned
leose as the charge was not proven,
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-12-03
Secre tary Sherman Better.

WASHINGTON, Decembsr 3.-Sec-
retary S1ermaniS is much better today
aud is ouly KEEP. at home by the very
inclem spt weather.
The indicator., 1897-04-24

If the Courier had any influence it
would be dangerous paper because Of
its radical views on questions that CON
cern individual ambition and public en-
terprise, upon both Of which it throws
cold water at every opportunity. That
anarch istic sheet has boasted that it is
opposed to outside capital coming into
Pueblo, and now it shows it's teeth be-
cause money that is earned right here
in the city is to be invested in large
business block. This opposition is al
most as silly as was the yawp that non-
dsscript let out of itself some time ago
because the family Of a deceased work
ingman expended $3.50 in funeral sx-
psnsss! The abenrdity Of its opposition
to accumulated wealth is equalled only
by the nauseating patsrnalism which 1t
attempts 10 exercise over the working.
men Of the city. But the business men
ridicule the miserable warfare being
waged by the trif1ing rag, and the labor
unions upon which it has fastened itself
like Z leach are absolutely opposed to
its calamity bowling and Its meddle-
some policy, and We look for them to
openly rspudiats the thing at no distant
day. They owe IL 10 themselves to dc
%, ~ Il would make them The batt 4
ridiculs u ~ 20 unehschsd.
The indicator., 1897-04-24
1T is WAR AT LAST,

War has at last broken out between
Turkey and Greece, Turkey having
made open declaration Of hostilities the
17th inst. The sultan claims justitica-
tion for the act because OF the incurs-
ions OF organized bands OF Greeks upon
Turkish territory. On the sultan, then,
lies the burden of breaking the peace Of
Europe. But it was to come. This
heather had been protected and be
friended by the powers even while en-
gagged in the horrible slaughter of the
helpless Armenian Christians, and who
knows but what divine Providence is
now melting out justice on the heads OF
those Christian nations that dared to
suffer tho nefarious work of the bar
barians! The very existence of the
Ottoman Empire has been blur on the
map of Europe for a century, and the
present outbreak that promises to in
volvs all Europe In a deluge Of fire and
blood may be retribution long deferred.
Now that war has come Americans
will cry out with one voice: Success to
brave little Christian Greece and down
with the Mohammsdans! 1t seems al
most too much to expect that the Greeks
can, unaided by any other nation, con
quer the foe, but they have right and
Justice on their side il there is anything
in that. They are also brave and en-
thusiastic, elements which go largely
toward winning success.
The indicator., 1897-04-24

The new city council met twice last
Monday, once in the forenoon to organ
ize, and again in the evening when the
clearing out of the old crowd and the
selection OF new men to take their
places, was the question of the hour
AS was generally expected the change
was radical, only couple OF the old po-
licemen who stood by the Orman ticket
in the late campaign being retained.
After the usual presentation OF the CAV
ell and the bouquets, and the reading OF
the mayors address at the evening
meeting, the council settled down to
business and the decapitation begun.
When they got through with the
slate as far as they expected to go it
looked like this:
Chief of police, C. r. Griffin.
Night Captain, Brooke Eskridge.
Fire Chief, Sam Herd.
Assistant Chief, L. B. Bradford
Police Magistrate, c. S. Essex.
Street Commissioner, j. X. Sheath.
Janitor, r. H. Thomas.
City Weighers, Nj. L.. Moore and Z.
W. Stout.
Park Com missionors, o. Ii. +. Baxter,
Mrs Clara Latshaw, George V. Mes.
erole.
Policemen: Charles Fawcett, Charles
SLATER, j. N. Buck, NJ. l.. Hanson,
John W. Bell, w. w. Pruitt, j. c. Over
meyer Joseph Masingale, John Roland,
Archibald Stewart, w. w. Green. John
Fitzgerald, I. j. McAllster, Ed Thurs
ton, S. j. Mcclure, Frank o. Forsee,
Sam Steward, Judge Swan. Jailors,
George II. Hogan and Alexander Nc
Gregor.
The first two patrollmen named served
under tho King regime, and the follow
ing three are colored men; Mcclure
Steward and Swan. Janitor Thomas is
also colored man. The selection OF
the city physician was deferred until the
next meeting, as was also the selection
OF the hremen with the exception of the
chiet and assistant chief.
Mayor Orman named the following
standing committees; Finance, Davis,
Martel, Lannon; street and bridge, Mar
tel, Mattice, Colvin; fire and water, Sch
aefer, Sinclair, Colvin; public works,
Mattice, Schaefer, Lannon; police, Mar
tel, Schaefer, Mattice; ordinance and
license, Sinclair, Ream, Davis; surveys
and lighting, Colvin, Martel, Mattice;
sewer and sewerage, Lannon, Ream, Sin
clair; health, Schaefer, Ream, Davis; as
sessments, Davis, Sinclair, Lannon.
The selections for the heads OF the de-
faction, and it is to be hoped they will
prove themselves worthy officials.
The indicator., 1897-04-24
EXPOSING A HYPOCRITE.
The Mail Also Calls a Halt ON {
Small and Vain Pretender.

Anent the extreme littleness and
false pretensions Of one U. F.. Thum,
the "Meddleeome Matte and sour
visiged granny who is steering the Cour-
ier up Salt Creek at the ruinous gait of
40 knots an hour, the Mail has some
thing to say Which is right in line with
the expressed views Of the INDICATOR.
The Mail has the fellows record down
fine, and the following shows what q
very small specimen of wharf rat he is.
The Mail says:
We have before called attention to the
fact that this same Thum, while in the
employ OF the Chieftain, went before
the board OF county commissioners and
pretending to represent the union labor
OF Pueblo and the good of the public,
made the false statement that The MAIL
could not furnish tho ballots required
by the county at the coming election.
His sole and only desire for so doing
was not for the purpose he stated, hut
was done with the intention OF currying
favor with the Chiettain, where he was
employed, and was an act which no self
respecting workman who stands upon
his own merits would ever resort to for
the purpose Of holding his Job.
Union men of Pueblo, this is the kind
OF an animal who ia making your cause
obnoxious to all thinking and decent
people, and you can put it down safely
that man who openly and publicly
boasted before election that he was af-
ter pie" is more than likely to work
you to finish il allowed to go on in his
own way. II you don't want to be led
around like lot of lambs to the
slaughter, the quicker you get rid Of
him and get some level headed workman
in his place the better.
The indicator., 1897-04-24
Possesses a Novel Scheme.

p. Henningsen, the South Union
avenue barber, processes to have dis
covered never failing remedy for bald
heads, and makes his customers this
novel and original proposition:
He will guarantee good growth of
hair in 90 days for $50, one half TO be
paid when the hair is up, and one-half
when it is long enough to cut. If the
hair comes in curly he adds 10 per cent
to the price, and if it is red he will
charge nothing at all.
Several customers are already giving
him trial.
The indicator., 1897-04-24
The Situation In a Nut Shell.

The Cripple Creek district has about
reached the point of Leadville in 1882
Practical mining men are now coming in
and while money is scarce, any property
that is offered at reasonable price can
find buyer, and great deal Of Cripple
Creek money is going into stocks at the
present price. A camp which has pro-
duced ore only five years and is market
ing over million month compares
favorably with any mining camp in the
state, or for that matter in the world
Holders of undeveloped claims are now
willing to lease their ground at reason
able ROYALTIES, Heretofore it has been
impossible to obtain any ground in the
mineral belt at royalties less than % to
so per cent, with verv little if any ore ia
sight. Miners and leasers are now
anxious to secure good prospecting
ground anywhere in the camp, and an
immense amount of development will
be done this summer with the result
that scores of other pay veins will be
opened up.-Cripple Creek Mail.