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El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-05-04
The Bim-taIIIc Commission

BLOOMINGTON, III, May 4.-Ex-
vice President Stevenson left this
morning for Washington. He says he
will sail with his daughter next Satur'
day for Havra in company with Messrs.
Wolcott and Paine the other two bi-
metallic commissioners. Paris will be
the first capitol visited. Stevenson
said: please say have no interest
whatever in any gold or silver mines. I"
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-05-04
Medicos in Washington.

WASHINGTON, May 4.-The hotels
and many private residences of the
capital are crowded with distinguished
men of the medical profession from far
and near who have been attracted here
by two noteworthy events-the cOnven-
ton of the American Surgical associa-
ton and the fourth tri-ennal session of
the congress Of American Physicians
and Surgeons.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-05-04
IntheLaMs Grasn

MONTGOMERY, w. Va, May AR
thur Dawson was arrested today for
completely in the murder of John
Cochran. He was wearing his victim IS
coat when arrested. Three members
of the gang that murdered Cochran
have been sentenced 10 hang ard two
were sent to prison for life.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-05-04
Will Withhold Patronage.

of the senate committee on finance re
ported in favor of referring the Ding gley
tariff bill to the full committee today
It is unoffi cially announced by sever.
al gentlemen who have seen president
that no more appointments to consular
ships will be made until after the tariff
bill has passed. The president has a
little .tronage left and he proposes to
keep statesmen waiting until his meas
ure is enacted.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-05-04
The Home Made whiskev Route.

JONESBORO, Ga, May IL. j.
Bright and Jack Phillips died here
last N ight from the effects of drinking
''home made whiskey, while many
others are seriously i'll. Bright OBJ
tanned a receipt for the manufacture of
whiskey at little cost, and prepared a
quantity and treated his friends last
SATURDAY. night
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-05-04
St,u Guard the Leyee,

NEW ORLEANS, May 4.-Water to
day remains stationery and there ha:
been occurrences to occasion frest
alarm. Until the de,llne sets in anG
danger is altogether past the levee O
the city will be closely guarded.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-05-04
AltEeld The Witness,

CHICAGO, May 4. 4.-Ex-Governor Alt
geld was the star witness before the
Globe Savings bank investigation to-
day. He did not say much, except ad-
hitting that he favored Spaulding in
taking charge of the University
funds, believing in his honesty. He,
Altgeld, was only q small borrower
from the Globe bank
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-05-04
Panic at a Charity Bazar.

PARIS, May A fire started in the
Charity Bazar this afternoon, while
the place was filed with people and s
panic ensued. Thirty persons were
killed-some burned and others
trampled to death. Thirty-fve more
were seriously injured, and q number
of others are missing.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-05-04
Applications Filed.

WASHINGTON, May 4.-Applications
for positions under the treasury de-
partment received today are: w. L.
Merrick, San Francisco, to be commits
sioner of navigation, Washington; w.
w. Parker, collector of customs, As
toria, Oregon: J. F. Satterthwaite,
collector of customs at Ell Psso, Texas.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-05-04
A Musical Combine.

steps toward the amalgamation of the
National League of musicians and the
American federation of musicians will
probably be taken during the present
week. Both national associations
meet in annual convention here today,
and'it is the purpose of the executive
board of the federation 70 formulate
an overture to the league
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-05-04
Tried to Rob Foraker,

CINCINNATI, May Am attempt was
made here to burglar;ze Sena or For
aker's house on Walnut Hills early
this morning. but the burglar was
frightened away by an officer who sur
prised the burglar and shot at him
The follow eScaped.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-05-04

Robert G. Winthrop, of Boston, has
presented Yale university with a valu-
able collection of autographs and do
cutes. These include siXty-six letters
many never printed, and dating back
to 1850. Among the letters are some
written by Roger Williams. Cotton
| Mather, Governors Yale, Eaton, Hook
er and many other noted men.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-05-04
Democratic Program.

NEW YORK. May Paul Sorg for
governor. and John r. Mclean for
senator to succeed Hanna, is the demo
cratic program as decided on at a con-
ference held here. Ex-senator Brice
and the machine cordially approves.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-05-04

COLUMBUS, Ohio, May 4.-The first
state convention of spiritualists ever
held in Ohio, opened today at the Aud
itorium of the Board of Trade with a
large attendance. including many
prominent and influential believers in
spiritualism from other parts of the
country.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-05-04
Democrats Must Go.

WASHINGTON, May 4.-Commission-
er Pensioner Evans announced this
morning that he would remove all de-
mocrats on the pension boards, and
put repub leans in the places. This
means six hundred appointments.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-05-04
Greeks Need Aid.

WASHINGTON, May CLARA Bar
ton, president of the Red Cross society,
returned here this morning. In speak
ing of the Greeks appeal for aid she
says it is for funds only. She will not
go abroad but can help Greece mater
ially here
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-05-04
Mckinley Aroused.

WASHINGTON, May 4.-Reports
from American consuls in Cuba re.
garding the starvation caused by Wey-
ler's inhuman concentration order:
has aroused the indignation of Presi
dent Mckinley to boiling heat. he
is understood to declare that the
United States must find some way to
put stop to suffering in Cuba and dc
it quickly
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-05-04
Anarchists Executed

BARCELONA, May 4.-Five anarchists
were executed this morning. "Long
live anarchy" they cried just before an
order to fire was given.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-05-04
Arbitration VIII Be Defeated,

WASHINGTON, May At is agreed
that the arbitt alton treaty will be de
fea1e1 tomorrow. 1t will have thirty
eight votes against it and thirty il
enough to kill it.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-05-04
One appointment

WASHINGTON, May 4.-Webs,er Da-
Wis, of Kansas City, was nominated for
assistant secretary of the interior to-
day.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-05-04

The poor Princess Chimay is still an
object of popular interest in European
capitals. In Paris she had rough time
of it and required police protection
The miserable woman is either crazy
or the victim of new Svangali and
ought to be locked up through the in
terposition of her relatives. if she has
any. A dOubly regrettable feature
about her case is that she is an Ameri-
can girl and rich and is being robbed
right and left.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-05-04
Editor In the Pen,

CHICAGO, May 4.-Editor Dunlap
went to Joliet penitentiary this after
noon. He asked for a further respite
three more days, but was refused.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-05-04

The English Ant;-Tobacco League,
after an existence Of twenty-six years,
during which period 323, S44 books and
pamphlets and 1000 900 leaflets, all
setting forth the evils of tobacco, have
been distributed is forced to admit
that the use OF tobacco is increasing
and the vice president of the league
concludes that it is impossible to cure
an adult smoker.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-05-04
THE PEAK OF ORIZABA.
Successfully Climbed by Miss Annie 8.
Peck, of Providence, X. L.


1t took an American lady ID conqu er
the hitherto unsurmounted peak of Or
izaba. Miss Annie S. Peck, of the New
World, has just returned from her
ascent of that Mexican mountain. She
was accompanied by party of gentle
men of whom only Oae succeeded in
reaching tne crater. According to the
testimony of Senor Octaviano Coutto-
lenc, an old resident of San Andres
Chalchimoluca, and Others who were
in position to certify, Miss Peck is
the first lady who has succeeded in
reaching the peak of Orizaba; twenty
years ago French lady attempted
the feat, but failed. Miss Peck con-
siders Orizaba the most difficnlt
climbing she ever did, in fact she
says that it is more difficult,
although perhaps less danger
Gus, than the celebrated Matter
horn. She characteriZes it as certain
ly the most difficult aud least acces-
sible of mountain peaks in North Am
erica, excepting perhaps some untried
heights that reach beyond the north
ern from tier of the United States and
whose SUBMITS have not been scaled to
a certa inty. The ascent of OriZaba,
she added, has been attended in the
past by men who have climbed the
mountain with not only difficulty of a
serious character, but also danger, for
there are cases on record where men
have fallen from exhaustion, hemhor-
rage and heartfalure, and died before
they could be conveyed to the bottom
of the slope. Wnile this party of which
Miss Peck is the chief, did not suffer
from positive danger, yet they were
surrounded d by ever present and press
ing d fficulties, so much 50 that two of
the gentlemen were absolutely unable
to conclude the effort.-Mex. Herald.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-05-04
The Turner's FestiyaI

DENVER, May 4.-One numbered and
twenty-five German ColOradons left
here this morning TO attend the an.
nual Turner festival at St. Louis.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-05-04
An Engine ENplodeS.

KANSAS CITY, May, 1. "A Chicago
IL Alton locomotive exploded this
morning instantly killing Engineer
Roberts and Fireman Pardoner.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-05-04
Gold DAcrease

WASHINGTON, May 4.-The gold in
the treasury decreased nearly four mil
lions today. The reserve is now under
one hundred and fifty millions.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-05-04
Ex-senator Coke Ill.

WACO, Texas, May 4-Ex-Senator
Coke is seriously i'll today from general
prOstration.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-05-04
Joe Patc!len Sold.

CHICAGO, May Aloe Patchen, the
famous PAGER, was sold today to J. w
Marks, for $4,000. Marks is believed
to be bidding for Jim Murphy, the
hOrSeman
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-05-04
Admiral Mead Dead.

WASHINGTON, May Admiral
Mead, retired from the United States
navy, died today.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-05-04
Silver Market.

NEW YORK, May 4.-Silver, 6Os
lead, 3.12t; Mexican dollars, 10.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-05-04

Free Home Bills.
WASHINGTON, May 4.-The free
homes bill passed the senate by large
majority.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-05-04
Free Home Bill

Member national committee of Texas.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-11-05
HAMLET WASN'T THERE.
Delaware Republican Convention with
out j. Edward Addicks.

Dover, Del, November 4.-The Union
Republican state convention was held
here today. j. Edward Addicks was not
present. He is at Mooseheaa Lake, Me.
The resolutions adopted uphold the
National Republican platform, condemn
Democratic mislnanagement in the state
and denounce the provisions of the new
constitution which provides taat election
otfenses shall be tried by judges instead
of juries. There was no reference to
President Mckinley. John Hoffiecker
was permanent chairman.
He made q speech in which he said the
Union Republicans could forgive, but
not forget the differences of the past, and
he invited all Republicans in the state
to ally themselves under the Union ban
ner. The convention, he said, was to
organize the party and change the rules.
Ex-COngressma Willis in introducing
MIR. Hoffiecker referred to him as the man
who should have been elected governor.
The only debate was over the appoint
ment Of delegate for future state conven-
tions. The committee reported in favor
of five delegates from each legislative dis
trieJ and thirty-fve from Washington.
After some discussion the report was
adopted. One of the new rules is that
delegates to the national conventions
shall be elected at large from the state.
All of the other rules are of only local
interest.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-11-05
CREMER COMING AGiAN.
Will Renew Agitation for an Arbit ration
Treaty.

London, November 4.-Mr. William
ment for the Haggerston division of the
Shoreditch, editor of the Arbitrator and
first secretary of the international work
ing men IS association, and secretary OF
the international arbitration leagues,
sails for New York from Southampton
Paul.
Mr.. Cremsr informed representative
of the Associated Press that he was the
bearer of, and would present to every
Senator, an address to the United States
Senate signed by over 1000 working men,
each of them being an officer of trades
union, and representing altogether 2, 75O,-
600 British workingmen.
Continuing, Mr.. Cremer said:
"On previous visit to the United
States it was frequently said to me that
the idea of treaty of arbitration be-
tween the United States and Great
Britain emanated from the MARQUIS of
Salisbury, and the privileged classes of
Great Britain with the view to tie the
hands of the United States, but proof of
the unanimity of feeling ON the subject
here is shown by the fact that there were
only half q dozen refusals Of the invita-
tion to sign the address to the United
States Senate urging the concluding of
| the arbitration treaty between the
countries.
I shall probably remain in America for
several months. go direct to Washing
| ton, where l shall be joined by the Rev.
Dr. Charles Berry, pastor of the Queens
Street church, Wolverhampton, who has
gone to the United States in behalf of the
| fadarn tod free churches of Great Rritsip
At the invitation of the Rev. W. H. Mil
burn, the chaplain of the United States
DIR. Berry will act as chaplain at the
opening of the Senate.
can say on reliable authority thai
some months ago new arbitration treaty
was briefly outlined. Beyond that nothing
has been done.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-11-05
! MAINE WooLEN MEN.

Bangor, November 4.-On Thursday,
in the Bangor house the Maine Woolen
Manufacturers club met for it's annual
session, adjourning at noon after an in
formal discussion Of the Maine trade.
This organization is conducted for the
mutual benefit Of the manufacturers
of the state; they meet yearly for gen.
eral discussion of the trade and prices.
The reports from various mills indi-
Gated a heavy business with full crews
and time. The following were present
at the meeting: Lewis Anderson. Show
hegan; Charles Hanlin, Bangor ;kRobert
Henderson, Geo. X. Anderson, Boston
I. W. Beattie, Oldtown;. I. Dobson,
Pittsfeld; H. G. Fuller, Hartland; David
R. Campbell, Jr., Sangeryille; ]. r. Pol
lock, Guilford Henry Douglass, Gull.
ford; James Hudson, Guilford; Ellis
Jones, Newport.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-11-05
paid pal. IN full. the assignee says within a

few days. ''
Inc assignment will cause the closing
" " tne olympia and of the Lyric theatre
oo.iigh1' and until some arrangements
ea ean De made with the creditors. That
lEn ppoh places will soon be reopened under
I1ammerstein's management is deemed
almost d certainty by his lawyers.
Inc claims against Hammerstein
amount to between $50, 600 and S75. 900.
Whlle his equity in Olympia is said to be
worth $500, coo above all mortgage claims
Mr. L1chenstein, one of Hammerstein' s
lawyers, had this to say about the assign
ment: THE liabilities will not exceed
from 5000 to S75, ,000 I recommended
1ne assignment as temporary matter
which will doubtless have little visible
edect on Mr.. Hammers tein's affairs
Mr. Hammers Elm 5 principal assets are
MS theaterical properties, consisting
mainly of the Olympia, that cost him 81 :
1oo.OOO. There is mortgage Of SOC, 900.
This mortgage is less than the price paid
Tor the land on which the house stands.
He also owns his residence and factory
building.
Mr.. Hammerstein sold the Harlem
Opera house last January he cleaned up
all his old debts and the judgments
against him. He has been in i'll health
lately and as business has been poor. he
0nought it best to clear the atmosphere
and then take rest. What his exact in
tentions are I cannot say. The breaking
OF the contract with Anna Held had
nothlng to do with his trouble.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-11-05
sOMERvILLE IN BAD WAY.
Town Hopelessly in Debt and Real Estate
Is Worthless.

Somerville, November 4.-This town Is
truly in an unhappy condition on account
of being burdened with heavy debt,
with no prospect of release and real estate
cannot be sold at any figure. The place
has population of about three hundred
with a real estate valuation 1000. This
small valuation is carrying bonded debt
of s35, 900, incurred during the oivi. war.
Money enough has been raised to pay this
debt, but the startling charge is made
that systematic course of robbery was
for years concealed by fraudulent book.
keeping and instead of emerging, the
people were being constantly plunged
deeper into debt. Refunding bonds were
issued and sold at par thirteen years ago
to few wealthy people. The tax rate
has been 1-2 per cent, and last year ten
per cent of the valuation. The people
grew rapidly poorer. They got discouraged.
They began to refuse to pay their taxes.
Some reasoned that when the crash came
and tho smoke cleared away, these taxes
would all be collected SO they kept their
taxes paid, but for the past year not a
dollar has been paid.
A man who has had but thirty COWS
sold all but two. What they did not care
to part with were secured by bills of sale
by outside parties. Even real estate was
mortgaged to outsiders, and when the
sheriff tried to satisfy his execution he
will have hard work to find any moment
proper in Somerville. The state or county
tax has notIbeen paid for years. No report
has been made for there is nothing to re-
mort
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-11-05
TRANSFER OF UNION PACIFIC.

Washington, November 4.-Assistant
Secretary Vanderlip has returned from a
brief visit to New York where he ar
ranged for the transfer by the REQ organiza-
tion of ths government share of the pur-
chase price of the Union Pacific railroad.
Several of the prominent New York
banks have made applications for the
deposit with them of such amounts Of the
purchase money as the treasury depart
ment may deem necessary in order that
there may be no disturbance of the
money market in consequence of the re-
organization committees heavy with
drawals. The national city bank will
accept 81 600, 900 the Chase national, 50, :
0C0, 900, the Hanover National So, 000, 600,
the National Bank of the Republic $780,
600 and the American Exchange National
bank and Seaboard National, 100000
each, making total of $50, 500, 900. Other
banks will also apply for considerable
amounts and furnish the required in
demnity bonds should it be deemed neces-
sary. The fact, however, that the re-or-
ganization committee has decided to
make it's payments according to the dates
fixed by the court instead of paying the
whole amount at once, will relieve the
situation very materially.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-11-05
SECRETARY BLISS'S IDEA.

l.
Washington, November 4.-Speaking
g S 1he election In New York on Tuesday,
'9'99rTs'tary Bliss said today:
Inc result in New York is simply
WI, MHat might be expected from division
- one ranks Of the platform who won the
abou it.
When it came impossible to make q
Union enion of forces opposed to Tammany de-
i':'! ieaI was in evidence. AS to the RESPONSE
einty every man will have to decide that
for himself.
We hope before another election takes
hiace we will be able to get these divided
t9rces ~ together. l found quite number
VI u men who intended to vote for Tracy
VINO cast their vote for Low at the last
ttao55nsnt, ~ believing that was the only way
~ uefeat Van Wyok. This feeling existed
9n ', 1ne part of great many and un-
a,onbtedly had a great influence in re-
uuolng General Tracy's vote
CENTRAL FALLS MAYORALTY.
Central Falls, R. 1 November 4.-The
a1uermen completed the recount for mayor
tonight and while the ward count which
resulted in the election of Henry G..
~ ,mihresher, Republican,, is unchanged MIR.
;Lihresher's margin of II votes over
Wlldam Gottschalk, the Democrat, Gti-
zens' Union has been cut down to three.
There are twelve ballots which have been
throWn as defective and as majority ap-
pears to favor Gottschalk, 1t is probable
the matter will be carried to the Su-
preme court.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-11-05
CAPT. wHlTMAN's MURDERERs
May Not BE Brought to Boston for Trial
After All.

Boston, November A Herald special
from Washington says that the United
States steamship Lancaster will probably
stop at Hampton Roads, Va, en- route for
Eahia to Boston, for instructions, and if
such is the case Steward Anderson, who
murdered Captain Whitman. and the five
others of the crew Of the Olive Pecker,
accused of mutlny and burning the ship
Off the coast of Brazil in August last,
may have to be tried at Norfolk, Va,
rather than at Boston. : 1t was stated at
the Navy Department today that Captain
Surfing had received no instructions
where to land his prisoners.
Section 730 of the Revised Statutes
provides that persons accused of crime on
the high seas shall be tried in that district
of the United States where they are
first brought. The United States steam
ship Lancaster Is to stop first in Hampton
Roads for several days in the eastern
judicial DISTRICT of Virginia. A literal
compliance with the law would require
Captain Stirling to turn over the prisoner
to the deputy marshal at Norfolk for
prosecution by the United States district
torney at Norfolk. The papers in the
case, including the confession of Steward
Anderson and the depositions of the five
members of the crew, telling how Ander-
son terrorized them into assisting him,
procured by our consul at Bahia have
been forwarded by the department Of JUS
tice and the case is now entirely under
the direction of the Attorney General
At the State Department it was stated
that no instructions had been given Capt.
Stirling by the Secretary of State as to
landing the prisoners, but that the
direction of the case had passed. with the
papers to the departments of justice.
1t is supposed that Captain Stirling on
to the Navy or State Departments and
ask whether to land the prisoners,
a question which no department. seems to
have formally considered.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-11-05
MURDER IN INDIANA.

Logansport. Indiana, November A.
John Mcintosh killed Frank Pottmeyer
this afternoon and wounded Willie,
Edward and Louis E. Pottmeyer. Frank
Pottmeyer is saloon keeper and he
sjected Mcintosh from his place because
he was drunk Mcintosh left vowina
vengence and returned with double bar
relied shot gun. He emptied two loads
into Franks breast and reloaded, shoot
Ing William In the right arm and Edward
in the left arm. He again reloaded and
shot Louise in the back. The wounded
people will live. During the melee
William Mcintosh was shot in the abdo-
men with a revolver but the ball struck a
rib and glazed off. Mcintosh was arrested.