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El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-09-22

THE Mexican government, in its eX
pressed determination to 'show the
world that lyncaing has not be-
come naturalized in Mexico" may
commit a great wrong in the case O
the overpowered police and persons &C
cused of having participated in the
summary execution of the crank who
made the assault upon President Diaz
Death is the most certain aud infallible
cure for the type of insanity with Whit h
Anulfo Arroyo was evidently afflicted,
whether that death comes by law o.
otherwise-so that it comes quickly
and before the homicidal lunatic has
time to deprive a community or d
country of a valuable life.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-09-22

MIR. BRYAN said the other day that
the increase in prices has been con-
fined to wheat and corn, due to the
failure of foreign crops. But Assistan
Secretary Brigham of the department
of agriculture has issued a table show
ing an advance in the last year il
butter of cents a pound, cheese Il
cents pouHd, hides 4 cents pound,
rye 10! cents a bushel, hops $l15 per
cwt., potatoes $1.20 per bushel, and
lambs $I.25 per head. The same il
true OF non-agriculiural products.
Within the last two weeks Alabama
iron has advanced so cents per ton and
the wages of Alabama irOnworkers, it
Is announced, are to be raised for the
first time since 1892. These little
straws show the way the wind is blow
iag,
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-09-22

"My boy came home from school one
day with his hand b IDLY lacerated and
bleeding, aud suffering great pain, ~
says MIR. E J. Schail, with Meyer
Bros Drug Co., ST. Louis. Mo. Il
dressed the wound, ar applied Cham
berlain IS Pain Balm freely. All pain
ceased aud in rem arkably short time
it healed without leaving scar. For
wounds, spra MS, swell ngs and
rheumatism, l know of no medicine or
pre- script:on equal to it. l consider it
a household necessity" The 25 and
80 cent sizes for sale by all drug gists
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-09-22

WHILE the city fathers are guard
ing public interests in the matter OF
franchises would it not be advisable tC
see that the conditions attached to ex-
listing franchises be more closely en-
forced. For instance, where street car
franchises are given on condition IN
part, that so much of the streets a.
used by them, and two feet in each
side be Kept in god condition, is it mol
INCONSISTENT for tne city to clean them
1T its own expense?
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-09-22
We Give Away

absolutely free of cost, for limited
time only, The Peoples Common Sense
Medical Adviser: by r. V. Pierce, M.
D., Chief Consulting Physician to the
Iuvalids' Hotel ard Surgical Institute,
book of zoos large pages and
300 Illustrations, in strong pa
per covers, TO any one sending
II one-cent stamps to cover cost of
mailing only. Over 100000 copies of
this complete Family Doctor Book al
ready sold in cloth binding at regular
price of S1.5O. Worlds Dispensary
Medical Association, Buffalo, N. Y.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-09-22

WITH the nomination OF District A L.
torney OlcOtt for mayor of Greater
New York, which now seems inevitable,
it is more than probable that Seth
Low will be Withdrawn, for the SUBJ
sJantial citizens who constituted the
Cltizeus' Union which nominated MIR.
Low cannot afford to let the Old
Tammany ring get control OF the great
er CITY.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-09-22

WEYLER'S typewriter appears to be
in vigorous health again, and the Flor
ida war correspondents are getting
their second wind, so that some excit-
ing times in Cuba may be expected
at an early day.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-09-22

A PERSISTENT ghost is giving the
superstitious people at and near Paris,
Texas, great deal of trouble and I'M
easiness by nightly chopping wood in
q certain door yard and dragging a
saddle up stairway. 1t will be re-
membered that these same people
burned a negro to death a year or SO
ago.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-09-22

GREECE is kicking against the treaty
recently signed by the sultan of Tur-
key and the representatives of the
powers. Evidently Greece has not yet
found out that it is merely feeble de-
tendency, instead of q nation.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-09-22
ADVERTISING RATES.

E.t;rs of advertising In the Daily or weekly
9diiiul made known on application at tne
publ! alton office. Or ring up telephone am
Ger ii5, and representative of the business
Depart .ent / call and quote prices ana
Contract for space.
Locals 10 cents per line in every 1nst"nce
Tor first insertion, and cents per line Tor eacn
additional insertion.
Legal notices of every description u per
nch each insertion
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-09-22
Pure Hygeie Ice.

Made from distilled water. Ask
your family physicic or druggist as &c
purity and heslthfulness Of our ice; tel.
sphone ID. ..~,
EL PAso ICE 4 REFRIGERAroR 90
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-09-22
THE WEEKLYHE

The Weekly HERALD.
a large eight page paper giving the
local events Of the week, published
every Saturday. just the paper to
send friends for information regard
ing FL Faso. Price So. 90 per year
ak months 81. 90.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-09-22
Fire Department.

Board of Fire rectors meets every secon
Wednesday. General department meeting
second Wednesday,1 March, June. septem-
ber and December. p. /. Edwards. President
] Payne, J Con nors. Chief
Aecretary PM MillspauEh, Asst Oh ief
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-09-22
Southern Pacific Excursions.

| Inc southern Hac1QC are SILL selling
excursion tickets to the Tennessee
Centennial and international exposi-
! ton, now open at Nashville, Tenn, at
a rate of sS56.15 for the round trip,
these tickets being on sale up.to and
Including October 15, 1897; final limit
for return, up to and including No
vember 1897.
Also on sale Septemer 14-21-2S every
Tuesday October 5-12-l9 with final
limit of ten days from date of sale, pas
sage 10 be continuous in both direc-
tions, Ell Paso to ST. Louis and RETURN,
one and third fare $52.75. Chicago
| same conditions and limits $50. 55.
| Also on sale October 1st, 9Th, and 3rd,
| inclusive, limit for return to October
| 18th, Ell Paso to ST. Louis, one stand
| ard first class fare $50 55 for the round
| trip.
Also one way ticket will be sold on
September 2l and every Thursday
| hereafter up to ana including October
81, 1897, to
st. Louis, Mo-. .$39 10
Chicago, ILL.,. ~ 10
Detroit, Mich. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 40 .35
ICleveland, o. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 5O.6O
Buffalo, n. Y -. 81 10
Toledo, O.. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. IS. 10
Pittsburg, Pa. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. $3.50
Niagara Falls, N. Y........... "a 10
Also on the certificate plan, for ac-
count of the annual meeting of the Con-
catenated Order of HoO-Hoos at De-
troit Mich, Sept. 9th to the 18th at one
third regular fare, 1868 4O); also to San
Antonio for account of the session of
the Grand Chapter o. E. S., $3.50 for
the round trip; date of sale OcG. 18th,
limit for return, Oct. 10Th. In connec-
ton with this meeting, we will place
on sale round trip tickets to Monterey,
Mex, from San Antonio at q rate of
S. 80; tickets to be limited to To- DAYS
from date of sale. Tickets sold to San
Antonio, will be extended 10 days by
depOsiting with our agent at that
point, at the time the Monterey ticket
is purchased.
Also on the certificate plan, for &C
count of tt e meeting of the National
Association of. Life.Insurance Under
writer's at Milwaukee, Sept. 14th 10
18th, 1897, $63. SO; tickets on sale Sept.
18th.
Also on account of the Confederate
Reunion at Saa Antonio, Texas, o.
-tober 9th and 7th, one fare for the
round trip, $3.50, selling dates Oct.
ssh and 9Th; final limit for return Oct.
Sth.
a new through sleeping car line
from Houston to ST. Louis, has been
established via Houston & Texas Cen
trial; Houston 10 Ennis, Texas: Texas
Midland, Ennis to Paris, Texas; and
ST. Louis and San Francisco; Paris to
ST. Louis, leaving Houston at 900 q.
IN, reaching St. Louis at $40 p. ID. the
following evening.
T. E. HUNT, Com'l Agant, Ell Paso.
HARRY TURNER, City Ticket Agent,
Ell Paso.
c. W. BE1N, Traf. Mgr, Houston, Tex.
l.. j. PARKS, Asst. Gen. Psg-. & Tkt.
ACT, Houston, Tex.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-09-22
BOOK AND JOB PRINTING.

Tar HERALD is fully prepared to do all
Kinds of plain and fancy Job printing In all
Che latest styles. Work perfectly and
PROMPTLY DONE
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-09-22
G. A. n.
Emmett Draw
wferd Post, No. 10. q. A. q.

Emmett Crawford Post, No. 10, q. A. r.
Meets lst Sund@y of each mon tn at $40 D. m
Hall on San Antooiu street. All comrades IN
good standing invited to visit the most.
GEO. M. McOONAUGHEY. Commando,
e. Z. TUsTEN, Ad1utsnt
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-09-22

Mining Location Blanks for Sale 4,
This Office
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-09-22

DISTRICT w K. OLCOTT
will undoubtedly
Greater New York Mr. Ocott
ability the of all parties It's said Mr.
fore oft estateo New
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-09-22

Bliss Lodge No. 22I. x. OF p.
Peg ar n set.ns every Monday evening al
0. X. hal. Visiting knights welcome.
We. HkMPEL, ). y. GRANT.
n of * q &. >. y
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-09-22
Weak, Tired, Nervous
Liver and Kidney Troubles and Pal
pitation Of the Heart Appetite
Poor and Could lot Sleep.

"For nearly 10 years I have been
troubled with my liver and kidneys and
palpitation of the heart, and was under
tie doctors care most of the time.
could not lie on my left side. My appe-
tite was poor and could not sleep. In
January the grip confined me to the
house. 1 was very low and was attended
by the very best physicians 1 could
get 1t seemed as though nothing would
help me. In March I began taking
Hoods Sarsaparilla. In less than week
could get good nights sleep. l con-
tinued taking Hoods Sarsaparilla and
am now able to lie on my left side which
I had not been able to do for years. My
appetite is good and have gained in flesh
and strength" MRS. NICHOLAS MAS.
Independence Iowa. Remembe
Hoods Sarsapari!!a
IS the Best in fact the One True Blood Puri-
fer. All druggists. 81, six for SIS. Get Hoods
=. 80, are purely vegetable, res
Hoods Pills liable and beneficial 25o.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-09-22
ooIored knights Of Pyrn,s

CoIored Knights OF FIthtNH.
Myrtle Lodge. No. 10
Regular meeting every Wednesday evening
Union LABOR Hall over Badgers grocery
store. So1ourning Knights respectfully In
ylJed to attend.
a. o. MURPHY. K. OF 4. and Is.
W. H. SCO1 T, o. u.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-09-22
/. O. O. F.

Border Lodge 374. o. OF
Meets every Tuesday night.
Claude Minor, Will L. watson, N.
Secretary.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-09-22
Hoods SarsapariIIa

Is the Best in fact the One True Blood Puri=
fer. All druggists. 81, six for So. Get Hood's
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-09-22

Ancient Order of Hibernians.
Division No. l, FL PasO County, meets sec
ond and fOuruhS sundays at Uu1un Labor
hall at ID. IA. JAS. LIFFOhD,
j. j. v n ELL, President.
Secretary.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-12-10

ben uef o. TIRE rnIro.r t-u- -v-. MS
fop, sIiksa - w.. 49,. ana that d. the,
had ''"T ~ t1 meet certain Death IN
de- 'H- train. OE thi- th.ory inquirils
ar Row .lrs made az every point on
- rad between Chicago ard Denver.
The sfike. which was IN The center -
The grea; tur, is about gy- mcir- long
a1i ~ the hiri us . to- certain parts Of
tallroad construction where d-licat.
~ strong Iis,euf metal j. used o. hold
WOOD together There is 10 blood or
The engine. vhlrh railroad men say
proves th"' "a accident. or murder as
'H- cas-. may D.. occurred vest q
iHIuminston. as the change o. en-ir.-
.s rade at that point.
MaXit1. NJ. Dec. lU-Tht mancI =
remains u a maa supposed tp y Sam
". Nayrc. ~ Princeton. D.. we're found
mar This city yes;erday morning.
strevn along the chicago and Alton
railroad track. The remains were not
discovered uatU after jl- train Rad
passed Thl head v,uI appear 90 be
that ~ man a.out - years Old. The
supposed i5.l..Catiuu e IN, hoJy is
from IaI"Is found .u tEe dad mans
g'8tliuE
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-12-10
r.a,n nabh,r, N.a,I, p.fea,ed.

T., Paso. Tex. Dec IO.-Particu-
lars are received OF holdup on the
Southern Pacific. The "Sunse. Linn
tied" had jas, left Sieine's Pass,
Y 81. when the engineer noticed q
danger signal and stopped the train.
Five heavily armed men appea od.
One covered the engineer and the
others appso,clcd the express car.
firing their gins TO iutimidate the
pas ,nccrs aud tra.umsn. Then the
guards IN the express ear opened up,
killing the leader % the robbers. =
man named Cullen, and wouudiug
smother O.! the gang. who was carried
uG by his comrades. Tie robbers
got nothing.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-12-10
tNsr ~ utuprE uR i,tIprSr.
rna, r."1. urr, Jrks Nur,isr-T-ot spite,
~ the ri...

Chicaeo. t,y. r.I., fsr,e ~ q
startling uJ'ur, Which Indicates TIA,
mur,l,r has t,.u committed samewh,r.
between Ch.eae' ans Denver IN th,
Chi,aco aud Al,r7 rJrr.5I WAS found
yesterday IN t.r of %. fr,at tru.E4 ,.
the Pullman s.,,t.r- car NHtef e
shortly after %, autsi l Ctraa.. q.
wac "a human fo,t spial.ats ja4s ys "a
man. and a has. sisrl,r .Iik, rsr..-
trttvd the hfrs tie. TEr fHut vLi,.
tdd been torn ,a at,Vy tF. aaal.. va.
ttr~ and niutia'sd IT,, U-Hm.Et.
wnyn Rad b,yu trru fr,u th 4Ft..
rortt,n - "a, hwb srI rrua.D,I ag-
tarhvd O. the loot Nyr. twisted 1851.
thu btsod-stsir,d tru,ks ot OBJ. sI.sft o.
.h- p,u,c u,ilv. tEat tls r.u O.. Z
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-12-10
ABBREVIATED TELEGRAMS.

Rev pr. John Atkinson. author Of
I'VE snail meet beyond the river" is
dead.
Before sailing FOR Europe George w.
Vanderbilt took out 81 coo coo Insurance
on his life.
Gertrude Prime. daughter of Hayes.
Wis. farmer. eiuped with q negro en-
ployed 10y her father.
Jacob Z. Singer. well-known i'm
porter "f wualens. died al Milwaukee,
from a stroke Of aropleXy.
Harry Poole q well-known young
man OF Charleston. Ills. picked up
live wire. He is dead now.
Secretary Gage viii inauSurate the
plan Of giving revenue cutters the
names Of Indian tribes instead Of prom
iE,nt men.
After Jan. l wages fCr miners at
Creole, Colo. viii bc s. day instead Of
$50. The increase was made Vpluntar-
lily by the mine owners.
The British troop ship. AvoCa. with
about 1000 men on board. from Jamaica
for Cape Town. has arrived there safely.
II was reported that she had found
cred.
Charles G. EJetschmer. 40 years prin-
IpIl in the Dubuque. Ia. public schools.
one Of the oldest and best known edu-
Gators in the northwest, is dead. aged
IS wears.
The board e directors of tn ST. Louis
Merchants Exchange held special
meeting and declared dis7lprovai of
the railroad pooling bin now pending in
congress.
Letters engraved On a Slab Of quartz
with veins of gold prominently showing
will convey CalifCrnia's invitation I.
! President Mckinley TO attend the gold,
! en- jubilee Of the discovery Of gold.
? 1t is expected trat Emperor Frarcis
/ Joseph viii shortly issue deareas pro-
| longing FOR a year the status quo be-
I tween Austria ana Hungary regarding
/ the sharing 90 imperial expenditure
! jUds-tary and other essential matters
Chairman Il. Hanna. of the monetary
/ commission one result OF th'
Indianapolis convention, has sen
/ t. bankers cf the country
/ 10000 circular letters. asking then
/ - iutorsc and advocate the commission
/ Plan for financial reform.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-12-10
,,l.mr, On ,l.c ,ull.n,. III.

London. Dec. i".-Th. Athens ,arre-
1.Dndeu, Il TIE Daily CEr3ni,i. SAYS
that "a N,ulay las Two soldiers iu the
imperial service at the Yiiiiz Kiosk. thr
palace of thc sultan. made an attemrt
on his life. This was frustrated hy the
attendants u the sgltal. The sultan
had the men tortured ~ the hui,e = .S-
t,a.ttug til NAMES - the irstisat.-E
hrt both succU-lJ=t W:thoE- re.-a,--e
arythias-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-12-10
H1tkl-t'- Aruica Ssis-.

The hest salve in the world FOR
cuts, bruises, sores. ulcers. salt
rheum, fever sores. tetter, chapped
hands. chilhlsins. c1rus aud all skin
eruptions. and positively cures piles.
or no pay required i; l. guarsn-
teed t. give perfect satisfaction or
money refunded. Prics p cents per
box. Fvr sale by Hirtz & U.le-
meyer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-12-10

New York, Dec. 10 Thc score ia
the bicycle race =, .. N. wa,: VI J.
ler. i.s6i; Rice. l.69J; t.ivi-rrr. 800:
>chinuvrr. Ion; Hale, l.56s, Hale.
500; Waller. l.S5l. Tue bgsi pre-
yious record Was 1915.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-12-10

CtE.rr rer 10. A..E. Eulit. g
E1~rls city. a-t Frsi Gilbert. ~ spiri.
lake. o.. shot o. q a. I1 a match flr
TIRE Dgr'ut rr.tty ya=tatt1y. E1,h
dropped rInsty-tNrHa birds Elliott ap-
flrently h1d jhe match Tut list a
.flsssI- tiri no th' uu-ty-f1ur;h
r.l-I
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-12-10
e.,.rsr vh. r.l... rls.n r..ct..

Cnraln City. Nyv. Dec. f0-Governrr
salisr. of Neyadr. denounced ;hc work
90 u mob G.; G,.ra iu Isrchin- Adam
Jba' 1s an IS. u'!. 90 L.H1iea IirIa--
Ism he says tlFt DIuH Iraper aTr..
eaten from o.. authorities a. Douglas
s.ea- tc VII offer a reward f.r the
anT-. 1.r-i.l = 60 tt- i.aH.-r arl cse.s-
r.r..s a. tn sfir.n.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-12-10
BRYAN HoNoRso IN MEXICO
% .tingaI.hsd Ams rican's Reception In the
south Republic.

Marierey, Mex, Dec. 10 Hon.
". J. Bryan, ~ Nebraska. is here
Ills visit aroused great enthusiasm,
and the disii guished American was
the recipient OF h gh nuEioipa', state
and federal honCrs.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-12-10

Springfield. Tia. Dec. 1".-Both houses
Of the legislature have adjourned tor
the balance oC the week. Senator
Dwyer introduced a uill the object Of
which is - lax sleeping car ard fast
freight lines car trusts and corpora
tious. and Individuals other than the
owners o. raH~oacs who own and op-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-12-10

LoniCu. De 20 O-United States
Minister Hay All wife wall dine with
the qu IN this evening and sleep a,
the castle.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-12-10
Lr.,r,r, Iury ,iar, only ons Wan.

Cria-s Pc f.HFour rev Jurors
p,r. e-,ur,I . on ths I.ust~srt case VS.
tsiay Tle iGTy U.~ lacks tut one
nan .nI 90 is ,xf,,.,I that Dc VII bc
s...--tI tsL.y
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-12-10
Aaisa.n.G TOM Mnna.,.

Springfield. Dec. 10 -5Uth houses.
without transsciing any business.
.fIourn tail Monday afternoon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-12-10
UNREST IN RUSSIAN ASIA.
Mc>icinS May Give the Bear Much Trouble
iu the Near Future.

81. Petersburg. Dec. 0.-Thr1ughUut
Russian Asia there is general unrest
among the Mosleins. II IL attributed
& Tho exaggerated reports uf ;Ae TURK
lsh victory over the great Greek en-
pire." which have spread through the
i--rth and breadth # tho continent
The authorities even fear that tho re-
vivCl ,f brican1age recently noticed in
the Caucasus IL directed almost solely
AGAINST the government officials. and
tEa Unprecedented phenomenon - Cc1r-
rians displaying hostility towards Ar
meniaLs las become manifest
Tie danger is So serious that aCu-fer-
encc 81 CIVcusan governors has been
CuryoktJ Co concert measures of YaCi-
ne. ti,E. Travellers in Central Asia re-
port III extraordinary f-rment among
the Mrslsms II different races. They
are sinking their mutual GnimUsiti,s
and declaring that they afe FIRST or.aIi
81 hammellns with the sultan a. their
common chief. Il is evident that the
slightest pryttNt would suffice t. bring
about ~ uprising and to plunge Russia
into the same state ~ troubles as I-Iia
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-12-10
DEVIL L'S0WN At WORK
oiabelieal Deed Of an. Alleged
Black Butcher on a Mis-.
sissippi Farm.
MOTHER AED ToURCHILDgEy DEAD

r-e ti,ii~ etri ti-a vIe,i,.,. sat Revive.
En"nsh - Put the osssrs on N. Ira-t
Of ~" t'.nd WIN, ~ ces- Without Sa,.
Inc. WIN w. tynched " tsu~h,- Das,ari
AZ rs''~s"iphis Hurd-r,r Jsc. nuIle;
rirs snd scnite.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-12-10
sasa.,a Reports ON Ia. Message.

Madrid. Dcc. lo.-At a cabinet council
yesterday. the queen regent presiding,
Pr mier Sa-lSta outlined th- oIirious
of The European press regarding Prysi-
da-t NCkln,ay'= message O. congress.
thr majority q IS aich. the premier saE1.
vHro favnrlil" % Spain. PEE further
declared tilt IN tn event of ih. Unit
i states attempu.r ty ir,l rv,ua in
cuba % would hnl ,hc government pre-
pared g. defend tLe riGhis ana honor ot
Eu-fu
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-12-10

Arnold's Bromo Gallery cures head
sctes, 10. IS and 5U cents. Reiss
cfUy store.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-19

lions has doubtless been. very largely as
sisted by the reciprocity treaty in force
between the two countries since September
y. 1876. Under the terms OF this treaty
the principal exports OF each country have
been admitted into the ports of the other
free OF duty. and this has naturally re-
suited In great advantage to the reciprocal
trade.
Under the Reciprocity Treaty.
The extent to which commerce between
the two countries expanded Under the
reciprocity agreement is shown by the fact
that during the ten fiscal years following
the enactment of the treaty. ls17-lSS6 the
average value per annum OF the total i'm
port and export trade of the United States
with Hawaii. according to our official sta
tistics, amounted to IS, 791. $40 as comnared
with only 1880. 496 per ar mum during the
ten years preceding the treaty. ls61-lS18.
This expansion was followed I'm the last
decade by still further gains the average
value per annum of our Hawaiian trade
during the ten fiscal years 1887 to 1896. in
elusive, amounting to s14.4O,0o9
An examination into the character of
the merchandise imported into the United
States from the Hawaiian Islands shows IL
to consist almost exclusively of agricultural
products. Commodities that may be classi-
ned as UNCONSTITUTIONAL constitute I'm value
less than per cent of the total imports.
Sugar the Most Important Import.
into the United States from Hawaii. sugar
is Of paramount Importance, comprising I'm
value about ~ per cent OF all the merchan-
disc received from the islands during the
ten years. 1SS7-1S96. The quantity i'm
ported in 1896 was considerably In excess
OF that returned for any Of the earlier
years. reaching as high as 352 IT5 2f3
pounds. The heaviest imports previously
recorded were for the year 1894. and
amounted to 326,574, 1854 pounds. The aver
age importation per annum during the five
year period, 1S92-1S6 came to 30l 900 2u3
pounds, as compared with only PAS. 313.6 l2
pounds In 1SSI-1S91. Owing to q lie .line In
the average export price. however. these
important gains in the quantity of sugar
shipped to the United States are not ac-
companied by corresponding advances in
the total value of the shipments. In fact
the average annual value of the sugar sent
to this country during 1SS7-1S91 was ac-
tually greater than that for 1S92-lS6 the
former amounting to $l1 .259 294 and the
latter to only s.. S29.317. The highest value
OF the decade was s13. 152, ia reached In
1891. and the lowest 81 ,403 .65S. returned in
1898. The value recorded for 1896 was S1l,-
336,796. the highest since 1891