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El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-12-10
DOINGS OF
CONGRESS-.
Petition Against the Annexa-
ton of Hawaii.
TO FEED YUKON MINERS.
Gallinger, Chairman of the Pension
Committee Opposes PensiOnipg
Vets Widows Because it Induces
Young Girls to Marry Old Veter-
ans.

WASHINGTON, December 1O.-A
memorial. gned by 269 citizens of Ha
waii against the proposed annexation
of those islands, was presented in the
senate last evening by Senator HOar
of Mas sachusess, referred to the COM
mittee oo foreign relations. Mcbride.
of Oregon. introduced joint resolu-
tion authorizing the secretary of war
to furnish good supplies, transmit and
distribute the same with the supplies
furnished by the chamber of commerce
of Portland, Oregon, and other or
ganizations and individuals for the re-
lief of American miners and other suf-
ferers, on tha Yukon and its tributa-
ries, appropristing quarter of mil
lion for the purpose. The resolution
went over without action.
A mo lion to take up the private pen
sion bills gave an opportunity to the
chairman of the pension committee,
of law prohibiting the payment of
pensions to widows of soloiers who
married after the passage of the law
allowing pensions. To other words be
would have stop put to ''old soldiers
permitting themselves to be married to
young girls"
The house devoted itself to the pen
sion bill and the deba e was of wide
renge, involving even civil service.
Representatives Brown and Grosvenor.
of Ohio, were sthe principal takers.
No final action was taken.
A Gelegat'on of Hawaiiaps who have
come to Washington to protest against
the anneXat tion treaty, were received
by Secretary Sherman today, but as
citizens, rot officially.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-12-10
The Shooting Teams.

CHICAGO, ILL.,, December 10.-The
star event of the weeks big shoot at
Burnside is on TO-DAY. l. Is the con-
test between the crack teams of Kansas
City and Chicsgo. Both sides have
been making great pr operations for the
e. ent and the biggest crowd of the
week went out to Watson's park this
morning. The Kansas City team is
being right royalty entertained and
viii e b .nq letsed at the Chicago
Athletic club tomorrow night. The
team as they 'ined up at the butt this
morning included soma of the crack
shots of America. The roster is as fol-
lows:
Kansas City: J. A. r. Elliott, J. E.
RILEY, G. S. Gottlieb. ]. L. Porter, J..
NJ. Curtice, j.. B Porter, A. E. Thomas,
E. A. Hick man, G. G. Herman, and G..
w. Stockwell.
OChicaeo: L G. Willard, w. P.
Mussey, George E Roll, b. II Froth-
iugham, w r. Morgan, w. w. Nc
Farland o Won Lengerke. Ed
Bingham, John A. Ruble and w. F.
Carver.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-12-10
Sn,ugglers Frustrated at Laredo.

The United States custom officers at
Lar. do made q big cigar seizure there
recently. It amounted to 1000 fine
Mexican cigars. The boxes of cigars,
numbering 14O, were packed into a
large dry goods box and smuggled from
Mexico some two nights pre- cious.
The drayman took the large box, nail
ed up tight, to the Pacific Express Of
fee and placed it inside the door, stat
ing TO one of the clerks that the owner
wanted to express the box and would
be around later. In the meantime the
Gu toms offic ais seized the box and
took it to the custom house and placed
a guard at the express Office to wait for
the owner when he called to express it
and effect his arrest. Up to late
hour he had not put in an appearance.
No one in the express off, ,e paid any
attention to the drayman who brought
the box and cannot say who be was.
The amount of the duty collectable on
the cigars would have been in the
of $7O0.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-12-10
POLITICAL DECEIVERS.
DenOunces all American Parties Ex-
cept the Socialist Labor.

LONDON. December 10.-A remark
able reviSw of American politics, said
to have em snated from a hieh.profes: or
at Harvard University, and which has
just appeared in radical paper over
the initials, III. W. B. NJ" is creating
considerable attention and furnishing
| ABUNDANT material for the essayists
and editorial writers. The writer says
that crisis is taking place that js
bringing the United States into line
with orher parts of the English-speak-
ing world. "The working men are
slowly becoming convinced that the
republican and democratic parties,
representing respectively the northern
manufacturers and the aristocratic
southern planters, care not one jOt for
their welfare. Furthermore that the
third great American political party
the populist- which claims to repre-
sent The interests of the people at large
and to be opposed to bribery and cor
ruption in which the older parties are
STEPPED, is acting the part of gay
deceiver' when it endeavors to rep
resent itself as q labor party. 1t has,
in fact, become fused. with the So
called democrats over the silver ques-
tion, and no dis inct labor planks ap-
pear in the platform which they have
adopted !"
The professor is of the opinion that
Cue Ooc1aiiS1 LfoOr pdrty ls working
its way to the front as the party which
really has reform a. hesrt. In conclu-
sion, he believes in the future there
could be little doubt that all the
branches Of p'utocracy would merge in
to one republican party, and all the
branches OF the democracy, except the
gentleman farmers of the west, int
one Labor party, if it were not for the
course the Socialist Labor party bave
taken in demanding, as an absolute
are many bona fde labor men who can |
not, as yet, assimilate this doctrine |
owing to the economic regime which it |
advocates being 30 very unlike any
thing to which they have been accus- |
toned.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-12-10
Great Doll Show,

CHICAGO, Ill, December 10.-The
doll show that ope ned at the Palmer
house today under the auspices of the
Kings workers is notable ON the dis
tinguished personalities of mary of the
contributors. Governor Drake, of
iowa, has sent a doll in memory of his
wife who d ed recently. The better
halves Of Governor C1ough, of Mime
sofa, Governor Smith, of Montana,
Governor Stunenberger, of Idaho, Gov
ernor Powers, of Maine, Governor
Lowndes, OF Mary land, and Governor
Tanner, of Illinois. all contribute dolls
male by their own hands. Others rep
resented are the Baroness Won Thiel-
man tof Washington, Julia Marlowe,
the distinguished actress, M s. Robert
7. Lincoln and Mrs. Potter Palmer.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-12-10
Bryan in Mexico.

LAREDO, Texas December TO-
William Jennings Bryan and p 4rty are
riding today IL t,e repiblic of Mexico
accompanied by several prominent
officials who were ldispsched to meet
h m by President Diaz. Preparations
are made all along the linz for a grand
reception. Mr.. Bryan is repeatedly
referred tt in speeches made by purely
Mexican citizens as ''our great silver
fric 1d.' The reception committee in
the City of Mexico have telegraphed
Mr. Bryan to delay his arrival in that
city until Monday.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-12-10
Mexia Lost his Suit.

DALLAS, December TO- Clarence
Mexia, of Dallas, the alleged son of
the late General Mexia, the noted Mex
icau soldier and statesman, lost his
suit brought to break Gen. Mexia's
vii (which disinh tied Clare ce and
" as be questhed to his daughters, Inez
and Adele. This property sued for is
worth two million. Judge Forbes de-
cision sustaips will. Clarence Mexia's
lawyers gave notice of an appeal.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-12-10
Against Immoral Shows.

MILWAUKEE, Wis, December TO-
An ordlns nee has been signed by the
mayor forhidding the pre- ent alton Of
i'm mmoral plays in this city. The mea-
sure gives the police authority to stop
immoral shows ard provid 8 that fine
of $50 to 5000 shall be imposed on par
ties responsible for such exhibition.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-12-10
Astronomers Leave.

LONDON, December 1O.-Sir Joseph
Norman Lockyer who has charge of
one of the three official expeditions
sent out by the eclipse committee of
the Royal Astronomical Society to
observe tt e total solar eclipse Of next
month left here today for Colombo.
He was accompanied by DR.. W. j
Lockyer and Prof. A. Fowler of the
Royal Socis ty. The party t,kes with
il a number of telescopes and a vast
quaut tity Of Photographic appar atus.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-12-10
Still in a Fog.

NEW YORK, December 10 The Fri
ferry boat Pavonia, took five hours to
get to New York from Jersey City this
morning. A dense fog hung over thu
river ard the PavOr las pilot could not
see the bow of his own beat,
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-12-10
Drank Too Much.

NEW YORK, December 1O-Thomas
Carroll, who just served q term for
grand lar ceny, was found dead this
morning in a tepeme MT house in Hobo
ken. He made q wager that he could
drink more than any one in . crowd of
companions and drank two quarts of
HObOken whiskey.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-12-10
Mrs. McKinley's Condition.

CANTON, O., December 1O.-At 8
o'clock this morning Mrs. Mckinley
was in restless state but her con 1ition
has not m sterislly changed since last
night. Abner Mckinley said
it Tot appear that she could live two
hours.
Mrs. Mckinley is sinking rapidly.
DR.. Phillips said at o'clock she
would not survive the day.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-12-10
Knocking out Bicycles.

bicycles will be furnished by the post
office departme MT to Chicago. An
order from the postmaster general in
forms the postmaster that the work of
delivering the mail can be better ia
cilitated by the use of street cars and
elevated trains
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-12-10
Hanna-Foraker Compact

compact is reported to have been en-
tered into between Senators Foraker
and Hanna by which Foraker makes all
the federal appointments in southern
Ohio and Hanna in northern Ohio Nc
Kinley is said to have given the plan
his endorsement.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-12-10
On the Brink of Revolt.

NEW YORK, December. .lO.-A speclel
dispatches to the Jolrnal today ON
Loncon and NJ adrid, intimates that
Spain is on the brink of a Carli>t
revolt. Impor' AIT development ex-
pected at any moment
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-12-10
Mr.. Hanna Recovered.

WASHINGTON, Dect mber TO-
Friends of S - ator Hanna were g,ati-
fed TO learn this morning that be had
practically recovered ON the illness
that confined him to room for two GAYS
mast
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-12-10
TEMPERANCE TEMPLE.
Extraordinary Efforts Being Made to
Raise the $500, 900 Debt.

CHICAGO, ILL.,, December 1O.-FOur-
teen days. counting the intervening
Sundays, remain TO the temperance
woman of the country to rai-e the sum
o. $500, 600 that is nece 'sary to save the
Woman's Temperance Tenn
pie. According to the an
nouncement of Miss Willard
nual'Crusade Day, which comes two
days before Chri tmas. If the woman
succeed it will be one of the greatest
finauc'al feats ever accomplished by
the Eek. Every white ribboner in the
United States has been asked to raise
two dollars. 1t is no matter where
they get it. The mr. ney of the brewer
or the d stiller or the moderate drink
er will be welcome for the good cause
on the principle that the end justifies
the means. Every white ribboner in
OcO of them, has received four cards,
each having little space fer the in
sertion of a fifty cent silve- piece.
These cards they are asked to send cut
to their friends outside of white ribbon
liues with an invitation to subscribe
the fifty cents and send the card to
the temple. If Miss Willard and her
associates have the success that they
anticipate it will be necessary next
week to hire procession of drays to
convey their mail, and the entire force
in the temperance offices of the temple
will bave to be called into requisition
to count the half dollars. The $500, 900,
if it is raised, will pay off the trust
bonds on the temple and give the
women the controlling interest in the
building. A strenuous effort is being
n ade to raise the full amount of the
uttermost farthing in order to relieve
nd h4n Id -
sacrifice her Sl6,OO home and the
fund of So 900 presented to her on her
fftieth birthday in order to make up
any deficiency that may exist.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-12-10
Will Dine With the Que en-.

LONDON, December 1O-United
States Ambassador Hay and Mre. Hay
will dine as the guests of the queen At
the Windsor this evening and spend
the night at the castle.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-12-10

We handle the same make of cut
glass that is handled by the celebrated
jewellers Tiffany & Co., of New York.
Therefore it must be the best.
GEO. w. HICKOX & HIXSON.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-12-10
Run Over by q Train.

CHICAGO, Decem Der 1O.-Two men
died this morning, as the result of be-
ing run over by an II inois Central
train at Grand Crossing last night.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-12-10

An elegant stock Of opal rings.
GEO, w, H1CKOx Il HIxSON,
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-12-10
Silver Markets.

IS,
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-04
PASSENGER TRAIN HELD UP.
-Four Robbers Empty the Contents of
the Express Safe and Ride
Awoy.

DENVER. Colo, Sept. 4.-Word has
Just reached this city that the Gulf pas
senger train was held up and robbed at
Twin Mountains last night at II 80
O'Clock by two masked men.
The men were riding on the blind bag
gage and when near the point named they
climbed over the tenders, and covering
the engineer and fireman with revolvers
they ordered them to stop the train when
they reached the road crossing
At the Twin Mountains two men with
four horses were stationed at the road
crossing, and as soon as the train stopped
they began to shoot their revolvers to in
timidate the passengers.
Two of the men entered the express.car,
compelled the messengers to vacate, and
blew open the safe. Putting the contents
into sacks they mounted their horses and
rode away.
Immediately on receiving the news at
Folsom a posse was organized and started
in pursuit.
A posse was also started from Trinidad
II is not known how much was secured,
but it is estimated at from $4,000 10 SIS, 600.
The railroad com pany has offered a re-
ward OF $500 for the capture OF the robbers.
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-04
throughout, and Hon. Charles Haight
was renominated without opposition.
MINISThk RJFIAT BEP.
Il Change fn the Turkish Representatives
at V'usHinOton.

Il Change fn the Turkish Representatives.
at Washin0ton.
CONSTANTINOPLE TURKEY, Scot. s.
Ripaat Bey. counselor of the Turkish en-
bassy in London. has been appointed
Turkish NJ mister at Washington in sue
cession to Mustapha Bey.
NEW YORK, N. Y, Sept. 3.-Mus-
tapha Bey. who is quietly living at the
Hotel Majestic in this city, was by no
means dismayed by the news of his re-
moval. He was an old man, he said TO-
night, and needed rest. He was glad he
had found it.
II cannot say the recall to my home in
ConstanIinople will be unweicome. /
have been for thirty-two years connected
with the State Departn ent in Constanti-
nople, and prior to my depart ure for this
country was assistant Seci ;ary of State.
In all that time l have scarcely known
what it is to rest. When / received my ap-
pom tment to this important mission last
fall 1 only accepted it because | felt that
duty to my country requirei #.
81 arrived here on October 19. Only
twice in my life had l left my country.
Each of these occasions brought me to
America, which in itself is singular CO.
incidence. NV last visit to this country
was in 18S3-S4, when l came here on a
special mission for my Government.
After my arrival on this mission | felt the
weakness of age weighing very heavily
and the long winter exhausted me. L APP
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-04

known for some time that the man was on
the verge OF breakdown.
One OF Wards fevorite pastimes for the
last few days he spent in this City was to
walk about the block OF which the Lotta
fountain is the center. 1t vas his custom
to begin his peregrinations from the inter-
section OF Kearny and Geary, thence down
to the corner of Market and MONTGOMERY
streets. From that point he would cross
TO the Palace Hotel and slowly STROLL up
Market street to Third, TO the place of
starting.
He has spent hours of late in this occu-
patton. and he was familiar figure to tie
restless throng that fills this part OF the
City.
Among his Immediate associates Ward
manifested decided signs OF eccentr ntricity,
even at the time of his arrest. He was de-
cidedly in love, they say, with Mrs. Brad
bury, and her desertion of him in his
trouble is believed TO have turned his
brain. At any rate, Ward was believed to
be insane for week before he left San
Francisco.
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-04

REPUBLICANS Of COLORADO.
They Nominate Candidate for Su-
preme Judge and indorse
Bimetahfsm.

DEN YER. Colo, Sept. 3..-The Repub-
iican State convention to nominate can
didate for Judge of the Supreme Court
met in this city to-day. The attendance
was small, not much interest being taken
in the campaign this year. State Chair
man ]. L. Hodges congratulated the dele
gates on the restoration of prosperity un-
der a Republican administration. He
referred to the efforts of the administra-
ton to bring about an international BIZ
metallic agreement, and said the Repub-
lican party always had displayed "a
friendly interest in silver"
A. L. Hum phrey of Colorado Springs
was elected temporary chairman. Mr..
Humphrey contrasted the situation Of the
workingmen to-day with their condition
previous to the passing OF the Dlngley
bill.
AT the afternoon session Judge Allen
was elected permanent chairman
Hon. Charles d. Haight, Justice of the
Supreme Court. was renOmlnated by ac-
clamation. He is Silver Republican, and
was in attendance to-day at the Silver Re-
publican State convention at Glenwood
Springs seeking denomination.
The platform contains the following
planks, among others:
We congratulate the people on the majestic
Industrial march OF the Nation alre ady COM
menced under the banners inscribed with the
principles of our National pla torn of 1896,
vindicated by victory at the polls, by prosper
ity in our fields and workshops and the ap-
proach of universal business revival.
Resolued. That the Republican party of Colo
RADIO unqualiiedly indorses the determ iDatio n
of the National Repu blican party to restore
the value of silver bullion and secure perma-
nent metallism by appointing Monetary
Commission to secure an international agree
ment; that in appointing Senator WoicOtt at
the head of said commission and backing the
efforts of said ommission by the whole diplo-
matte power of his administration President
Mckinney is entitled to the unanimous sup
port OF all citizens of Colorado who desire the
restoration of silver.
We are unalterabiy opposed to q system OF
civil service that builds up an Official class,
es specially g life tenure, in almost all branches
un-American which permitted the Cleveland
administration. in the name OF civil service
reform, to displaoe 10000 Republican with
artisan Democrats and then by Presidential
proclamation guaranteeing them their official
positions for the remainder OF their lives.
Res0lped. That we cordially welcome to our
ranks those Republicans who temporarily
stepped outside the party to vote for the free
and unlimited coinage OF silver, but who now
believe that only through the Kepu blican
party can bimetalllsm be established and
maintained.
GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colo, Sept.
3-The Silver Repub blicans OF the Stale of
Colorado met here and nominated a can
didate for Supreme Judge. Although it
had been predicted that a contest would
occur over the nomination and the Ques-
ton of fusion with the administration
wing, which held its convention ut Denver
to-day, the meeting was harmonious
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-04
Two FAqAL
EXPLOSIONS
IN Mines
Continued from First Page.

which would have occurred through the
coal dust explosion alone.
At the Sunshine, where The disaster oc-
Cured, is g peculiar coal, com blnation
OF anthracite and bitumen, and there is a
be ief that the gathering OF coal dust in
the chamber of the mine was due 10 ez-
cessive explosion caused by a desire to
empty the chamb Der too quickly. In the
whole property there are hfty to tifty-tive
men employed. The single chamber
where the men were killed was the only
one damaged. Two hours after the ex-
plosion occurred the bolies of the dead
men were ali brought to the surface.
The bodies recovered are in most hor-
ribly mutilated condition. Physicians
have gone from Glenwood summoned to
care for those who may be recovered
wounded. Following Is a complete list of
those killed: Antoine Martantone, George
Damon, Louis Damon. Louis Rak,
John Martini, Joe Casagrandi, John Jen-
neni, Antoine Eppic, Theodore Poosi,
John Andriani, Emil Andriani, Francis
McCloud,
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-04
PALMYRA ISLE
Is HAWAIIAN
Its Discovery Thirty
Five Years Ago on
Record.
EngIand's Title to the Ato!l
Only Dates Back Eight
Years.
Has Always Been Considered as
Belonging to the Kingdom OF
Hawaii.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Sept. Sit is
intimated at the State Department that
Great Britain shows an inclination to in
sist upon her Claims to Palmyra Island.
Her claim is based upon the occupancy
OF the island by Commander Nichols OF
her Ma jesty's ship Cormorant, in 1889.
The Honolulu correspondent OF the
Evening Star has been making an investi-
CATION OF the several claims made to Pal
myra Island and gives a documen', which
certainly. establishes right In favor of
Hawaii prior to that of Great Britain.
II tappears by the official records of the
Department OF the Interior of Hawaii that
as early as 1862 King kamehameha "
made public claim 10 Palmyra, and pro-
claimed the island as part of the Ha-
waiian Kingdom. On June 1s 1862 the
iolic wing pre- clama;ion was issued:
WHEREAS. On the 18th day of April, 1862.
Palmyra Is and, in latitude deg 50 min.
north and longitude 161 deg. SO min. west,
was taken possession of with the usual formal
itles by Captain Zenss Bent, he being duly au-
thorized 10 do so in the name of Kamehameha
~. KING OF the Hawaiian Islands,
Therefore, this is TO give notice that the said
island, so taken possession of, is henceforth to
BE- onsidered and respected as part OF the do
main of the King of the Haw allan Islands.
IL hAmbhAnEhA, NlulsteI VI tuc lulSTiUl.
When the proclamation was published
the island was in possession of the citizens
OF Hawaii, one Of whom still resides at
Honolulu. The value of Palmyra was
:hen ih the guano covering its surface.
which was removed by the owners, who
thereupon left it, after planting a rove OF
cocoan at tre, s, which are still hourishing.
Palmyra is rather circle OF ls!ets upon
a reef than single island after a common
fashion Of the coral atolls. 1t may also
be properly considered one of what is
really a group, although they bear no
name as group. A. point exactly south
OF the Hawaiian group and IS degrees Gis-
lant, or about 1900 miles north of the equa-
tor, are five equidistant coral atolls, of
which Palmyra Is one, forming chain
almost alike in length and direction 10
the Hawaiian Islands.
They are known as Christmas, Fan
nings, Washington and Palmyra, with an
extensive reef beyond them. The former
three are inhabited the Inhabitants COLI
sisting of Polynesian laborers and their
directors engaged in gathering copra, or
cocoanut meat.
These three islands are indisputab bly,
British territory. and, according to the
document given above and which Is pre-
served in the Hawaiian archives, Hawaii
has prior right 10 Palmyra, and 10 this
the United States would succeed in the
event of annexation. Palmyra has a con-
tingent value as lying midway between
Honolulu and the United States naval
station of Pago Pago, in Samoa.