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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-06-23
A GENTLEMAN OF '76.

YHe cut a gallant figure
In bonnie buff and blue:
A goodly sight his buckles bright
And primly powdered queue!
A more courageous quester
Meier served Sultan nor Shah
Than he, my brave ancestor,
My great-great-grandpapa!
And then in his citation
Did my forefather gay,
Speak out the word he'd long deferred
For fear she'd say him Nay"
And when he saw how tender
Within her eyes the light,
He cried: "1n your surrender
1 read-we win the fight!'
And when the freedom-paan
Swept, surge-like, through the dells-
A might clang whose echoes rang
From Philadelphia bells
Loud from a stern old steeple
He hurled the proud hurrah,
The joy-peal to the people,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-06-23
Memorial Day a Monument.

Our grand American Republic was threat
ened with disruption and ruin, but by the
devotion and death Of loyal citizen soldiery
she escaped that sad calamity. Memorial
Day is the monument reared by a grateful
nation and established az the medium
through which the great event shall be kept
in mind.-Rev. j. H. Macomber, U. S. A.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-06-23

To live. to live, is life's great joy-to feel
The living God within to look abroad,
And. in the beauty that ali things reveal,
Still meet the living Cod.
Robert Leighton.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-06-23
~GR|GGSY|LLE'S CANNON.
A Fourth of July Story.

RIGGS VILE
was very sorry,
indeed, but il
didn't see how ii
was going to have
a Fourth of July
celebration. Not
that G~riggsville
~ -- l.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-06-23
An Epitaph.

Stop, traveller, and weep for him
Who's lying here below.
He filled his cannon to the brim-
That's all you'll ever know.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-06-23

oobAA "a - = oA@
coax recreant reason to assume her throne.
Look at Edward Jenner, the great hero OF
medicine, Four hundred thousand people
annually dying in Europe from the small
pox,J enner finds hat by the incubation OF
people with vaccine from a cow the great
scourge of nations may be arrested. The
ministers Of the gospel denounced VAGINA
ton, small wits caricatured Edward Jenner
as riding In a great procession on the back
OF a COW and grave men expressed 1t as
their opinion that all the diseases OF the
brute creation would be transplanted into
the human family, and they gave instances
where, they said, actually horns had come
out on the foreheads Of innocent persons
and people had begun to chew the cud- But
DR.. Jenner, the hero OF medicine, went on
fighting for vaccination until 1t has been
estimated that one doctor in fifty years has
saved more lives than all the battles OF any
one century destroyed.
The profession has done wondeS for pub
lie hygiene. How often they have stood
between this nation and Aslatic cholera
and the yellow fever. The monuments In
Greenwood and Mount Auburn aud Laurel
Hill tell something OF the story OF those
men who stood face to face with pestilence
In southern cities. until staggering In their
own sickness they stumbled across the
corpses OF those whom they had come to
save. This profession has been the sue
cessful advocate Of ventilation, sewerage,
drainage and immigration, until their
sentiments were we'll expressed by Lord
Palmerston, when he said to the English
nation at the time a fast had been pro-
claimed to keep of q great pestilence:
"Clean your streets or death will ravage,
Notwithstanding all the prayers Of this
nation. Clean your streets and then call
on God for help"
See what this profession has done for hu.
man longevity. There was such q fearful
subtraction from human life that there was
prospect that within a few centuries this
world would be- left almost inhabitsntless.
Adam started with a whole eternity OF
earthly existence before hi@, but be cut OF
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-04-30
Supposed Murderer Slain.

The following dispatch was received
at the U. S. marshal's office in Santa
Fe.
Clifton, A. T., April %, 1S97.-Had a
fight this morning with Black Jack 5
gang. Killed Sid Moore Is miles
east of Clifton. Will bring him in
and bury him tomorrow.
FRED HIGGINS.
The man killed is supposed to have
been one of the assassins of George
Smith, the ranchman, who was foully
murdered about three weeks ago on
his ranch in SocorrO county, west of
Magdalena. The rewards for Smith s
murderers aggregate over $1,000.
The New Mexican says: Higgins
is one of U. S. Marshal Halls depute
and man of great nerve and bravery.
Black Jack himself seems to bear a
charmed life. In the several fights the
posse of the L. S. marshal have had
with the Black Jack gang during the
past six months, several of the mem
hers of the gang have been killed, but
Black Jack hips self has so far escaped
with a whole skin. But the meshes OF
the law are Tightening around Black
Jack and the remainder of his gang
and at any moment the welcome news
may come that Jack has died with his
boOtS on.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-04-30
HOW DOCTORS DISAGREE.

Eight years ago when the repu bllcans
had won the battle for city officials and
the democratic council refused to can
vass the returns, resolving themselves
into q contested election court, kra-
kauer and others asked the district
court for mandamus to compel the
council to act under section IL OF the
charter which provides that:
son the first Saturday following
every election, or as soon thereafter as
possible. the city council shall meet
and open and canvass the returns and
ascertain and declare the result of the
election. The candidates re-
ceivIng the highest number of votes
respectively shall be declared elected,' y
etc.
Upon this point Judge Falvey ruled
as follows:
Under the law the defendants sitting
as the city council of the city OF FL
Paso have right to determine the
rules of their proceedings and to Judge
of the election and qualification of
their own mem berS, and IN dong 80
are clothed with the exercise OF dis
erection in the matter and things com
planned of by plaintiffs. 4 II 1t is
prayer of plain ifs herein for notice to
defendants and for writ of mandamus
be and the same is hereby refused and
that the plaintiffs petition be dismiss 1
with costs"
Ruling upon this point now when
Magofin and others ask for a like writ
Judge Buckler says:
This section of the charter requires
the council to meet at certain time
and for certain purpose. 1t constl-
tutes the council board of canvass
ers and prescribes exactly what they
shall do, and when they shall do it. 1t
is not directory statute, but manda-
tory. 1t leaves no discretion to the
city council to disregard It from any
cause. The duty which it devolves up
on the city council is purely ministerial.
All the powers that the city council
has, must be found in the charter, and
if not found there, the power does not
exist. When we look TO The charter
we fled this plain, emphatic mandatory
statute with no proyisO, and without
exception. | conclude that there Is no
law or authority in the charter or else
where that will justify the council in
refusing to open and canvass the re-
turns and declaring the result, no mat
ter what may be the supposed cause,
excuse or preteXt.
H then states that the council could
not know, officially, that an election
was held until the returns were de-
clared, ETC., yet the democratic council
eight years ago had the power, accord
ing to Judge Falvey, to go behind the
returns and did SO, and their acts as the
retiring council in Judging of the cleo
ton and qualification Of the incoming
members of the council were supported
by the court of appeals in the Krakau
er-Caples case.
1t certainly is plain to the public
that what is sauce for the goose" is
not sauce for the gander."
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-04-30

tin Statesman, who in recent address
before church society in Austin on
the "Signs of the Times" said that
this nation sis the Israel restored, pro-
phesied of in the bible" He said 1t
was a great mistake to suppose that
the Jews as nation are to be restored
to Palestine, as ''Christ shattered the
Jewish nation to pieces forever and
forever" Quoting from Isaiah aud
Ezekiel, he proved, to his own Salts
fiction apparently. if not to that OF his
congregation, that ''the United States
is Israel restored" and predicted that
it would soon be assaulted by the allied
powers of Europe. The speaker said
he believed "a general war in Europe
is now imminent, and when 1t comes
and ends, the eagles Of Russia will be
seen floating over Turkey, Egypt,
Austria and Italy. Othman's dream,
when he founded the Turkish empire,
away back in the centuries, that the
crescent would break the cross and
shatter the crown of Constantine, came
true, and the dream OF Peter, the
Great, that Russia would dominate
Europe will come true, and its flag Will
float in triumph over India and the
Orient. Then Russia, drunken with
her successes and unholy alliances
with Sther nations, will invade this con-
tinent Immediately after the war,
Mr.. Spence said, "Christ will appear,
and it may be that his coming is only
few wears off,
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-04-30
Southern Pacific Excursions.

On May Sd the Southern Pacific will
sell tickets Ell PasO to Austin, Texas,
and return at rate of $3.50, account OF
Convention of Knights OF Maccabees;
final limit May It'll.
The Grad Lodge Sons of Herman
meet in Galveston, Texas, May . to
9th. For this oc :a-iOn the Southern
Pacific will sell round trip tickets May
1.t at rate of $500; final limit
May It'll.
Ga account of meeting of the Texas
State CHI istlan EndeavOr Convention
held at Houston, Texas, May to 6tn
the Southern Pacific Will sell tickets
May 3 and 4th to Houston and return
at rate of $3.50 final limit May 9TH.
On account of tle Baptist conven-
tion held at Wilmington, n. c., May
6 to 14th inclusive, tue Southern Pacl-
hc will sell round trip tickets May and
Sd at rate of S53 80 with final limit OF
20 days from date OF sale.
The Southern Pacific Co., have
made a rate OF oae fare for the round
trip for ali parts GA their line in Texas
to Ell PasJ, account meeting OF the
State F'iremen's Association held in
This city May l2th-an eXtentlon of
30 days Will be granted to parties de-
string to visit City of Mexico.
For the meeting of the Texas State
Medical association at Paris, Texas,
April y to Both this year, the South
ern Pacific Will sell tickets on the GER
tihcate plan which gives rate OF Is
fare for the round "Trip provided not
less than 80 representatives from all
parts of Texas are in attendance.
Date of sale April 25th. Final limit
for return May End.
Our new line via San Antonio and
Flatopia is the only one running
through sleepers San Antonio to Pa
ris and Passengers via this line reach
San Antonio Il:30 d. M, and take
through sleeper from that point at 7:4O
p. M, reaching Paris following morn
ing.
HARRY TURNER, L. r.. HUNT,
Ticket Agent. Coml. Agent.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-04-30
Negroes as Soldiers.

Is the colored man an efficient sol
der? This familiar question is an
swered in the affirmative by Brevet
Brig. Gen. Guy V. Henry, L. S. A.
This competent witness testities that
lin garrison the colored troops are
clean and self-respecting and proud of
their uniform: in the field, patient and
cheerful under hardships or depriva-
tions, never growing nor dlscontented,
doing what is required of them with
out a murmur. Gen. Henry also says
that the desertion of one of the color
ed troops is almost unknown. An i'm
portant inference from this statement
is that the country has valuable mate
rial for her defense in the large body
of colored people. The real strength
of the nation, so far as self-protection
is concerned, lies not in the regular
army and navy, but in the men capable
of preparation for fighting her battles
on land and on sea.-Youth's Compan-
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-04-30
Texas and Pacific Excursion List.

K. OF P. UNIFORM RANK-Hot
Springs Ark, May 18th. Tickets on
sale May 14th and 18th; final limit for
return May Goth. One fare for the
round trip $1,000.
Account OF the various Bipt1st con-
venI1ons TO be neld at Wilmington, N.
c.. namely, Baptist Young Peoples
Society of the south, May D: American
Baptist Educational Society, May 9th;
Southern Bapt st Educational Confer
ence, May 9th aud It'll: Woman's Sap
tist Missionary Union, May eth to 18th:
southern Baptist Convention, May 'th
to 14th: The Texas 81 PacI railway,
lei Paso route" will sell you round
trip tickets May End and Bro, Ell Paso
to Wilmington, N. c., and return at
one fare for the round trip, S53 ~ with
a final limit of twenty days from date
of sale. Your choice of routes via New
Orleans, Shreveport or Memphis.
Account meeting Grand Lodge Sons OF
Herman to be held at Calves
ton May Bid to 6sh, a,o r0 Moa
Bird and 4th limited to return to May
Sth at rate of $3.50 for the round trip.
Account meeting of the Trave ers
Protective association and Christian
Endeavor convention to be held in
Houston, Texas April, 10Th and 18th
and May 18th and 9Th, respectively
round trip tickets will be on sale April
10Th and 10th limited for return to the
10th, for the L. P. a. meeting and
May 3rd and 18th for the G. h. conven =
ton limited for return to May 9TH, at
the rate of SIS 30 for the round trip.
For the Tennessee Centennial and
International exposition to be held at
Nashville, Tenn, May 1st to November
LIST. 1897, reduced rates are offered you
| by the lei Paso route" Texas Il Pacl
hc railway as follows: Tickets on sale
| April l4sh aud from April 18th to Oc-
| tober 10Th inclusive, final limit for re-
turn November 9TH, 1897, at the rate OF
$50 Is, Ell Paso to Nashville and return.
Tickets on sale April 18th to October
18th, inclusive. limited to twenty days
from date of sale at S41 20 Ell Paso to
! Nashville and return. Tickets on sale
Thursday, April 18th and each Tuesday
and Thursday there after up to and in
Guiding Tuesday, October 10th, with
final limit OF ten days from date of sale
at 5000. Only one change OF cars be
tween Fl Pa:o and Nashville and your
choice of routes via the Texas u Pacific
either through New Orleans, ShreFe'
port OF Memphis, Tenn.
in addition to the above there will
be reduced rates via Gel PasO route
Texas and Pacific to meetings to be
held in Buffalo, N. Y: G. a. X. Ma
tional Encampment IN August, Anuua
convention National Educational as
ISOLATION, Milwaukee, July 9th to 9th
Southern Baptist convention, Whining.
ton S. G. May 9TH to 14th. United
Confederate Veteran reunion, Nash
vile, Tenn, May 9Th to 7th. Fol
further Information call on or address
E. S. STEPHENS, B. F. DARBYSHIRE
Depot agent, S. w. +. & p. A
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-04-30
ACCURATE REPRESENTATIONS

they represent them
The ADVERTISE
learning Ihey nave
in
then
will tell
certainly has his full quota OF
bargain
efficiency
articles
adve is nothing
OF doubt
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-04-30
ion.
Fine Wafer.

Hon. Charles E. Miller has sunk a
well at Anthony TO the depth CT 50 feet
and secured the finest drinking water
to be found any where in this section.
COMPARISONS made with Ell PasO and
Las Cruces water were much in favor
of the Anthony water. This demons
trates that good water can be secured
if proper depth is sunk. Mr.. Miller
will shortly construct a new 12-foot
geared Aermotor with mechanical at
tachments TO chop grain and saw wood.
The gentleman is highly elated over
the success of his well, Fred IL. Ba-
com has the job of putting up the
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-04-30

THE aged mother of Theodore Dnr-
rant, the young man convicted of kill
ing Young woman in San Francisco
church, recently visited the governor
of California to intercede for the life
of her son. Governor Budd, however,
announced that he would positively
not listen to any appeal for commuta-
ton, unless it was made in regular
form, with accompanying documents.
He said he would not be able to hear
the petition until late in May.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-04-30

AMID the general impetus given dur
ing recent years to the gold mining
industry Of the world, the Dominion Of
Canada is destined to win more COM
manding position than it has hitherto
done, thinks the Engineering and Min
ing journal. Large numbers of min
ers and prospe :tOrs have already gath
cred in the border towns of the British
Columbia and western Ontario gold
regions, awaiting the disappearance of
the snow from the mountains. The
gold production of British Columbia
alone rose from S23, 404 in 1893 to
81, PA, $50 10 1895, and the value of the
gold, silver, copper and lead of that
province increased from 1921, 400 to
ST, 257, 179 during the same period.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-04-30

IN France the suspense over the
critical condition of political affairs in
Europe, is so great as to be almost I'M
bearable, according to Paris cores
pondent of an American financial jour-
nal, who writes: "Really we know
there may be an outbreak at any mo-
ment. The fuse has burned very close
to the magazines; we still hope it may
go out before the spark passes the
door,
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-04-30

Two years ago r. j. Warren, a drug
gist at Pleasant Brooks, N. Y, bought
small supply of Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy. He sums up the result as fol-
lows: SAT that time the gods were
unknown in this section; today Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy is a household
word.'' 1t is the Same in hundreds OF
communities. Where ever the good
qualities of Chamberlain's Cough Re
medy become known the peOpe Will
have nothing else. For sale by all drug
piStS
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-04-30

THE graphophone has been intro
duced in the supreme court of New
York to prove that the Harlem rail-
road on Park avenue is nuisance.
The property owners have caused a
number of graphophones receivers to
be put in to catch the horrid sounds
made by the trains, and it is said that
when these sounds were repeated to
the court through large trumpet the
effect was startling.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-04-30

The next great celebration in the
east will be that of Bunker Hill day in
Boston, June 18th. AS on that occa-
sion the bronze figure 'Victory" will
be formally presented to the battle
ship Massachusetts, there will be quite
a naval display, in which English naval
vessels will probably be conspicuous
by their absence.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-04-30
THE thoughtless and clamorous mob

THE thoughtless and clamorous mob
at whose demands King George rushed
Greece into q hopeless conflict with
Turkey has now turned upon King
George himself and unless the powers
go to his assistance the chances are
that he will soon be overthrow. Ma
poleon III, also precipitated a war in
the hope of saving his crown, but lost
the fight and his job.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-04-30

WHEN the new industrial army"
recently organized on the Coxey plan
in San Francisco, reached Sacramento,
Cal, the leader and several of his lieu
tenants were promptly jailed on
charges of vagrancy, and the mayor of
the city promptly informed visiting
committee of the hobos that he would
not give them either food or money.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-04-30

the front as prophet of evil, basing
his predictions on the prophesies of
Isaiah and the juXtaposition of certain
sidereal bodies. He claims that he
predicted the present Greco-Turkish
war some time ago, and adds that the
two crucial days of the conflict will be
June % and Sept. %. And now Lieut.
enant Totem has rival in d Texas
journalist. w. NJ, Spence, of the Ans
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-04-30
CHICAGO COTTAGE ORGAN co,
CHICAGO. ILL.
lARGESI MANUFACTURERS OF
PIANOS AND ORGANS IN The WORLD,
Final Account.
THE STATE OF TEXAS,
IT auV CDnSta BILE of FL PaS1

IHE STATE OF TEXAS,
To the Sheriff or any Constable of Ell Paso
County, Greeting:
l.. A. Spencer, Administrator de bOnis non
of the estate of NJ. NJ. Spencer. having filed
in our county court his final account of the
condition of the estate OF said NJ. NJ Sdencer
together wit h an application to be discha' ged
fr, M said admins tration
You are hereby commanded, that by publ
cation of this writ for at lie tst twenty days
iu newspaper printed in the county of Ell
Paso. you give due notice to all persons in
tereSted in the account for final settlement
of said estate, to file their OBJ iertions thereto,
If any they have, on or before the May term,
1897, of said county court, commencing and
to be holden at the court house of said coun-
ty, in the city of FL Paso the 2rd day of
May A. ID. 1897, when said account and appH-
cation will be considere by said court.
Witness, Park w. Pitman Clerk of the
County Court of FL Paso County
(--l Given under my hand and seal of
: l. }said court, at my office in tn. ity of
- Ell Paso this 9th day Of April a. d.
1897, PARK w. PITA AN,
Clerk Y. -. Ell Pas Co.
true copy. certify:
+. b. Simmons,
Sheriff Of FL Paso 90.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-04-30

Years ago, DR.. r. V. Pierce, now
chief consulting physician to the In.
valtd's Hotel aud Surgical Institute OF
Buffalo, N. Y, recognizing the TACT
that consumption was essentially germ
disease, and that remedy whlcn
would drive the germs and their poi
sons from the blood would cure con-
sumption, at last found medicine that
cured 90 per cent. of all cases, II taken
in the earlier stages of the disease;
The tissue of the lungs being irrltated
by toe germs and p1isons OF the bl0od
circulating through them, the germs
find Judgment there, and the lungs be-
gin to fail. Soon the general health
begins to fail, and the person feels
languid, weak, drowsy and confused.
I his is the time to take Dr.. Plerce's
Golden Medical Discovery; 1t drives
the germs and poisons from the blood,
aud has soothing effect upon the dry
cough. In cases of bronchitis the
"Discovery'' is invaluable. Golden
Medical Discovery" increases the
amount and quality of the blood, thus
invigorating and fortifying the system
against disease and builds up whole
some flesh and strength after wasting
diseases as fevers, pneumonia, grip and
other facilitating affections.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-04-30

KENTUCKY has settled her scanda-
lous senatorial struggle by electtng
W. J. Deboe, republican, to the United
States senate, but the Florida legis-
lature is still voting for Call, Chipley
and five others.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-04-30

IN the highlands of Mississippi,
where the crops have escaped destruc-
ton by flood, every green thing in the
line of vegetation is being devoured by
transformers.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-04-30

SENATOR MASON has introduced
bill to appropriate $4,000 for an Am
erican exhibit at the Paris exposition
in 1900.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-04-30
ADvERrISJNG RATES.

) Rates of advertising in the Daily or Weeky
edition made known on application at Ine
publication office. Or ring up telephone NUM-
per 115, and representative OF the business
department Will call and quote prices anu
Contract for space.
Locals 10 cents per line in every Instance
for first Insertion, and cents per line for each
additional insertion.
Legal notices of every description u per
inch each Insertion.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-04-30

The Dona Ana County Republican
SAYS: 1T is rumored on the streets
that w. +. Baker will shortly take
ho.d OF the Alameda resort near Las
Cr1cps ;;
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-04-30

WARM weather and warm times on
the Greeco-Turkish frontier caused
wheat to come up.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-04-30
THE WEEkLYHERALD.

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 Paso. Price $500 per year
six months ST.. 90.