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El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-07-27
Spectators vs.. Homes.
Ell PASO, Texas, july p

Ell PASO, Texas. July u, ~
To the Edltor:+Tne HERALD of last
night gave an extended account of the
protest made by certain property hold
ers against increased taxes. The whole
tenor of this protest is illustrated by
the p ca of one speaker that the in
creased valuations would drive invest
ments from the county, Now what,
pray, are the investments which are
referred to? Let us examine. Are
they investments in Industrial enter
prises: BY no means. The only first
class institution of that kiud here is
the smelter, ana fault is found with
taxing that as though 1t were nuis-
auce to the extent OF compelling 1t to
locate two or three times TOO far from
town. Is it the Investment in hotels,
factories or dwelling houses that these
gentleman are solIcilOu5 a9OuL: Not
at all. The investments referred TO by
them are OF an entirely d. tferenJ class
1t is speculation in lana which Is sought
to be protected. 1t is the sys,e EN- that
practically says to every man with
money, Invest in the iand Of Ell Paso
in these vacant lois. Your invest
ment will grow with the growth of the
town. You viii reap where you do no.
SOW. You will hold The bag into wbicn
the community pours its wealth"
To encourage these investments Is
what we ought not to DO, Tor 1t IS THESE
Investments that keep land out of use,
that makes rents high, tsat Is making
us nation of tenants and that Is Con-
ceutrat ng the wealth Of the country
into the hands of very few.
Round About said in last nights
HERALD: What FL PasO needs Is an
enterprising man who wlIl buy up some
of the unimproved properly about town
and build number OF rent houses
thereon" That is very true. We
need more houses, ana better ones.
These Improvements would come Ike
magic if only one thing were dOne-if
we would lax vacant land 50 heavily
that these spectators would be CON-
pei ed to build upon it themselves, or
else to surrender 1t to those who would.
II. w. A.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-07-27
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Thomas Weldon left for Springer
today.
Father c. NJ. Cardy has gone to Kan
sas City
N. j. Roy returned this noon from
his eastern trip.
Special Agent. Stokes returned this
noon from Cruces.
w. H. Weldon has gone to Spokane,
and will journey thence to KlOndyke.
MIR. North of the International Lum-
Der company returned from an eastern
trip this morning.
A. G. Huzinger, who had a promin-
ent hand in bringing about the Sunday
closing, LETT this morning for Denver.
Mr.. Breckenridge of the Santa Fee
shops has returned from Chicago where
he took Mrs. Breckenridge for treat
ment.
w. w. Tuttle returned this morning
over the L. & p. from Midland wheI e
be has been to look altar cattle ship
me- is.
Judge Coke, the solicitor for the G.
H., is IN town looking alter The inter-
ests of his road before the Ell PasO
county beard of equalization. Judge
Coke returned to Houston this alter
naOp
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-07-27
The Christian EudeayOr.

In his message President Clark of
the Christian EndeavorerS, said: 81
have attended, conventions since | last
met you, in the Metropolitan Taberna-
Gle OF London, and in the Beelds OF
Bengal: in 81. Andrews hall of Glas-
gov, and in the ancient capital of The
Punjao; among our IRISH Endeavorer >
in Belfast ana on the sunburnt plains
of southern India, in crowded berlin
and on the lonely uablelands OF the
Transvaal: among the Alps OF SwltZer-
land and on the vast veldt of the
Orange Free State: In sea-girt Stock
holm, and in the karoo of South a fir
ca; in Lordly Paris, and IN quiet We'll
Hngton; in the Cape Of Coca Hope, and
everyw here, amid all these dlversitieo
OF customs, and costume, OF manners
ana methous, of language and laws,
have found that the CHRISTIAN En-
deavor ideals are substantially the
same. Moreover, the people whom l
have seen have been of diverse creeds
and views of religious truth. All, to
be sure, have acknowledged the
supremacy OF Jesus Christ as toe very
son OF God and the only Savior of lost
sinners. All have accepted the bible
as the word of God: and the Holy
Spirit as the sanctlher, comforter and
gulde-ln such soil only can Christian
EndeavOr flourish. Only one denomi-
nation still seeks TO prevent the in
crease OF Christian Endeavur societies
aud that has introduced Christian En-
deavOr principles, and though we re-
greet the absence of full fellowship we
are glad OF the extension of the ideas
Tor which We stand-ln that we rejoice,
yea, and will rejoice
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-07-27
A NOOntide Alarm.

Mrs. Joseph Grant of 3O5 Missouri
street left hsr gasOlene can insufficient
ly protected TINS noon, and e.e she
knew 1t, the heat tiOm the gaSOIene
stove hal igalted the vapOr and set the
whole business on fire, including the
stove itself.
Major McGlennon's wife who
as out in the yard heard the confusion
and seized a blanket, soaked 1t In u
tue and covered the flames up with it.
This prompt treatm .nt saved the
house, and perhaps personal injury.
Little or no damage was done to The
premIse s.
the department was however, called
out, with d great c.Owd OF the curious.
But the apparatus was not neeued.
The alarm as sent in said IN the vi
entity OF the Mesa school," But the
tiremen followed their horses, and nit
the right SPOT en- route, SO there was
no delay. Tue same trouble occur e.
yesterday afterLOOu, when one direC-
ton over the telephone said SANTA F'e
depot and another said near the as
saw Otfic5,b
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-07-27
On its Ear.

The Revista International of Juarez
is on it's fair large ear, all because
Mayor Magoffin built levee east OF
the Stanton street bridge ON the Amer
lean side for few hundre feet to cut
off the new channel made by the flood.
The Revista claims that the land on
which this levee is constructed Is on
the disputed territory. and says:
'sFrom the time that the river with
its heavy rises placed both sides in q
very bad condition, we suggested that
the boundary commission would re-
move the danger now tire ateping, bu
it looks as if our commissioners have
done pothing in this respect. We
suppose thai our authorities nave filed
protests against such outrages.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-07-27
The Needed Protective Ditch.

Mayor Magoffin and City Engineer
Win berly were out this morning rid
ing over the flats east of the bicycle
track to look over the grounds propos-
ed to be flooded by the new projecting
ditch. The idea is to run the line just
north of the corner of Montana street
and Austin avenue which will keep it
practically clear of the city and catch
all the water that comes from the
mesa.
The mayor does not see why any pro-
perty owners on the north and east
sides should be at all backward about
giving needed assistance. The build
ing of that ditch will save all that pro-
perty from the washipgs it has been
subjected to in the past, and save abut-
tiers considerable money expended
mayor think the cost of the proposed
ditch mi ght be $4,000, but with the
G. H. and T. & z. roads to help, the
cost to the city would be
largely reduced. The railroad en-
gineers will be here the last of the
week to confer with the city officials
about the ditch. With this built there
will be no more Myrtle avenue lake,
no more washing out of the G.. H. round
house, and no more washing out OF tn e
streets on the north side. The mayor
says the only difficulty he can see wi l
be the arranging with the owners OF
the comparatively small area to be
flooded by the ditch, when cloud bursts
or heavy rains strike the city. And in
view of what will be saved the town,
both the mayor and the city engineer
think property owners ought not to OBJ
ject. Something has got to be done,
right away, if anything is to be done,
for the rains have washed the upper
part of the town badly and every time
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-07-27

The Fort Stockton correspondent to
the Express says: ED Stuckler, Jolly,
good cowboy of this county, last week
on Bob Neigh bors' ranch roped a mou-
ster panther, and in taking of his rope
after he thought it was dead, was sur
prised very much by beipg struck on
the shoulder by the animal; the force
or four feet. Luckily, Chris Nelson, d
fellow cow puncher, was along, and
with his trusty Colts 45, killed To pan
ther, thereby saving Stuckler's life and
adding another notch on the gun bar
rel
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-07-27
Bucklen's Arnica SaIye.

The best salve in the world for cuts
bruises, sores, ulcers, SILT rheum, fever
sores, letter, chapped hands, chill
blains, corns, and all skin eruptions,
and positively cures piles, or no pay re-
CURED. 1t 10 guarantee w give pei
tect satisfaction or money refunded
Price 20 cents per box. For sale by
w. A. Irwin u Co., Wholesale and Re
tail Agts
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-07-27
Found So,

A gentleman stepped into the West
Texas Saddlery Co. store at the corner
of Oregon ana East Overland streets
yesterday afternoon and after buying Il
bill of goods remarked that he hau
found 50 by coming in there, as he just
saved that sum by purchasing his goods
OF that company. "A word to the wise
Is sufficient.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-07-27
For Over Fifty Years,

Mrs. Wlnslow's Soothing Syrup has
been used for children teeLhinC
II sOothes the child, softens the
gums, allays all pain, cures vino
collie, and Is the best remedy for dias.
rhoea. Twenty-Five cents bottle.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-07-27
FGre hYSeIa Ice,

Made from distilled water. Asa
your family physici, or druggist as to
purity and healthfulness of our ice; teI,
spbone Ia.
EL PASO Ice 81 REFRIGERATo Go
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-07-27
A large colony of Dunkacds from In

A large colony of Dunkacds from In
diana and Pennsylvania are preparing
to immigrate to the BarstOw country
where they can raise the finest cot on
in Texas by irrigation. This cotton is
of extra fine quality, and is In demand
at cent per pound over other Texas
cotton. Twenty five hundred acres are
now under cultivation from which 1t Is
expected that 5000 bales Will be raised
this YEAR
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-07-27
"Jip." the elderly lady dorp that ha

Zip" the elderly lady dorg that has
chaperoned j. G. Ross for the las.
eleven years throughout the west and
along the Pac tic coast, was killed last
evening. She got in the way of bug
gy whose driver could not turn out
quick enough, and one of the wheels
t1attened out her head like a hoe cake.
Ross burying the late lamented to-
day, decently and in order.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-07-27
THE WEATHER
LOCAL AND GENERAL.


Blank books cheap at Twins.
Go to Irwin for window glass.
Good eating at Smiths Creamery.
Fresh butter at Smiths Creamery.
Fine butter Ell Paso Dairy company.
Home cooking at Smiths Creamery
For L. w. Harper whiskey-Acme
saloon.
Ell PASO STEAM LAUNDRY,
Telephone No. AT.
Mining location notices for sale at
the HERALD job office.
Ask for "EL PASO TRANSFER"
the best 5 cent CIGAR on the market
The best Mex, can and Havana cigars
are made by the Ell PasO Cigar Mfg
90.
The Ell Paso Dairy company are now
making a fine grade of butter daily
Ask for it.
Refrigerators, Ice cream freezers
and gasoline stoves.
MOMSEN & THORNE.
Payne. Badger Coal company, Nc
A!ester, CerillOs and an thracite COAL
lord and stove wood, yard Second and
chihuahua streets. Telephone No. IL.
Ell Psso Fuel Co., are 1.-THE" agents
sor the celebrated Cerrillos White
Ash and anthersite Goals. Successors
&" Cerrillos Coal r. Il. Co. Phone
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-07-27
Reduction in Golf eeS.

Great reduction in high grade green
coffee is now being offered by the Ell
Paso Grocery Co.
lbs. best Mexican coffee ....... 81 90
1! lbs. choice Mexican Coffee. l OU
Old Gov. Java coffee per lb....... %
Best Mocha coffee per lb......... %
RIO COFFEES.
I lbs. best Rio cotfees. 81 o.
lbs. good Rio cOt1ee. o.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-07-27

Two Pullman cars full of Christian
Endeavorers passed through this after
noon en- route east over the Il. & +
from San Franc SEQ. One of the Pull
mans was mum bered 124, one of oldes
cars in the Pullman service.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-07-27

A New York paper recently wrote to
the governors OF all the states ana ter
r1torles for estimates OF the present
Popuiatlon. All the reports have been
ca efully complied ana show that the
total population OF this country is now
estimated at $4,000, 900.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-07-27

John r. Dowell deeds to Il. L. White,
foy $40, two tftus undivided interest
in II acres of Ia I'D In YsleLa.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-07-27

There is a good deal further talk
about the street car drivers stopping
their cars at the city hall nights and
making people walk up street, rather
than take them to the end of the line.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-07-27
Az1 - Z
Ks f0uN1Apou7 -
~IK w

HANGED the value of his property The
commissioners have made a move for
equal z4tion that will bear good fruit
and it is a class of fruit that grows
better with age.
ROUND ABOUT.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-07-27

Three An orleans came up from over
the Cuernavaca road today en- route
east over the L. u Z.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-07-27

Dav.d Robinson returned to Pres
OFT this morning.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-07-27
Protect Yourselves against sickne

and suffering by keeping your blooc
rich and pure with Hoods Sarsapariila
Weak, thin, impure blood is sure to re
suit in disease.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-07-27

The twenty-five per cent reduction
IN valuations does not affect any pro
perty except real estate. Tue vaIua'
rions in personal property rem ain the
same as when rendered 10 the asses
scr. There is no doubt but that a
great deal OF personal property was
rendered far below Its actual value,
but this is hard point for the COM
missiOners to get at.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-07-27

Hoods Pills are easy to take, easy to
operate. Cure indis estlon, bIliousness.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-01-20
WORKING PRINTERS.
They Will Do Honors To Member Of the
House Of Commons.

LONDON, England, January 90
1t is not so very many years ago that
Michael Austin was working at the
printers case. From setting type, he
went into newspaper work and rose
step by step until, IN the last admins
tration Of Mr.. Gladstone, he was elect
ed member of parliament for Limerick
on the nation alist-labor ticket. So
good a record did he make dur
ing his first term, that at the last
general election, which resulted In
the return of the Salisbury govern
ment TO power, no opponent could be
found to make race against him, and
he was consequently returned TO the
house by acclamation
Since he has sat in Westminster, he
has warmly interested himself In all
legislation directly or indirectly affect
ing working printers, and to-day the
executive committee Of the Lond IN
society OF compositors, the largest and
NEST irhlential combination Of ihe
craft in England, decided to tender a
banquet IN recognition of bis devotion
10 the sscomps." The affair, which
will be on an elaborate scale, will take
place next month,
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-01-20

To the Editor of the Optic.
SANTA FE, N. M, January 10th,
1897.-M in the legislature are
moving slowly and satisfactorily. The
harmony that prevailed in the caucuses,
before the assembly met, and during
the first day, still hovers over both
houses. This may vanish, however,
when political question arises. 1t
seems, though, that the members
should consider themselves in honor
bound, for the sake OF the taxpayers
Of the Territory, to keep clear OF
political wrangle and use their best
efforts for needed legislation.
The public partnership has not yet
been settled. Tom Hughes and Max
Frost are after it, in what promises to
be hot fight. Felix Martinez has
been talked of considerably, but has
not yet come out as = candidate. He
leaves for l. IS Vegas tonight, I under.
stand. 1t is indeed very hard to tell
what may develop in the race for this
paying position.
The various representatives certainly
need the moral support OF the people,
for when the matter of reducing the
salaries of the county officers comes up,
those self-same county officers may be
expected to resort to all manner OF
plans to defeat the bill and those repre-.
sentatives who have the backbone to
stand their ground, should not be for
gotten by the people.
Tho force OF employees allowed Is
entirely inadequate to the work they
are required to perform and unless
hose penny wise and pound foolish
self constituted swatch dogs Of the
ireasury" lock at the matter with
little common sease, it may become
possible to but hold session a couple
,f days in each week, In order to give
he clerks time in which to catch up.
L is very probable, though, that some
will be reached in this
natter. as it has in many other things,
hus far. lDEN.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-01-20
THE SENATORS.
Their Calling and Election Made Sure by the
Ballots.

ALBANY, N. Y, January 20.-Bott
houses of the state Legislature met il
joint session to- day and elected Thomas
g. Platt United States senator. Plat
received 147 votes; Hill, AZ democratic
votes and Henry George, democratic
votes. Chester s. Lord was chosen
regent of the university.
INDIANAPoLIs, Ind, January 2O.-
At noon, to-day, both houses of the
Indiana legislature voted for United
States senator. Charles w. Fairbank ks,
republican, received 85 votes; Daniel
W. VOORHEES,. democrat, So; Leroy
Templeton, populist, 6.
HARTFORD. Conn, January 90
Both bouses in joint convention, this
noon, unanimously declared for Orvills
Fl. Platt to be United States senator.
HARRISBURG, Pa, Jenuary 20.-In
joint convention, the legislature, to-
day, made a formal announcement of
the election of Boies Penrose, to suc-
ceed ] Donald Cameron as United
States senator.
WASHINGTON, D. c., January 20.-
A private telegram received in the
senate, announces the reelection of
Senator Pritchard, by the legislature
of North Carolina.
OMAHA, Neb., January 20.-The
South Dakota legislature failed to
elect senator to-day. Kyle received
SO votes; Picklen, 63. The rest were
SALT LAKE, Utah, January 90
No election for senator in Utah to-day.
Two ballots were taken.
DENVER, Colo, January 20 "A joint
session of the two houses of the legis.
lature held at noon to-day, elected
Henry M. Teller to succeed himself as
United States senator. The vote was:
Teller, 90; Judge Allen. 6 After the
vote was taken, Senator Teller ap-
pcared before the joint session and
accepted the honor in an elaborate
speech, in the course of which he dis
cussed national affairs.
BISMARCK, North Oak, January 20,
At the joint session of the legislature
to- day, Hon. Henry G. Hansbrough
was elected to succeed himself as
United States senator for term OF six
years from March 4th next.
LITTLE Rock, Ark, January co.
Both houses met in joint session, to.
lay, and balloted for United States
'enator with the following result:
James X. Jones, ia; J. r. Sovereign,
}; General Powell Clayton, 10. The
president Of the senate declared Mr..
Jones elected.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-01-20

A Mass cenfersncsi For the Organization In
Boston.

BosToN, Mass, January 20.-In
response to largely signed call, a
mass conference was held at the Re-
we're house to-day for the purpose OF
organizing an American historical So
ciety, the special line Of research OF
which will be the history Of the Irish
element in the composition Of the
American people.
Amopg the men OF national reputa-
ton identified with the movement are
Theodore Roosevelt, of New York; ex.
U. S. Senator Patrick Walsh, of
Georgia; James Jeffrey Roche, editor
of the Pilot, Boston; Thomas Adds
Emmet, New York; Rev. DIR. Thomas
j. Conaty, of the Catholic university
at Washington; Rev. DIR. Andrew
Morrissey, president of Notre Dame
university; Rev., George w. Pepper,
Cleveland, o., the noted Methodist
Irlsh-nationalist; Senator M. G. But
ler, OF South Carolina; Rear. .Admir.l
Richard w. Mead, u. S. NJ; John
Cochran Mead, New York, president of
the New York society Of the Cincinnati; (;
M. J. Hsrson, Of Providence, founder
of the Phi Kappa Sigma fraternity;
ex Congressman Weadock, of Michi-
gan, and hundred others.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-01-20
TORTURED TO DEATH.
Some CoIored Murderers Down
3 South are Roughly Handled
by Outraged Citizens.
AN EXCEPTION TO TREATY
The Alleged Dynamiter Found
Not Guilty, To-day. and Dis
charged From Court.
THE MCKINLEY VISITORS

ST.. LOUIS, Missouri. January 20.--
A special from New Orleans says q
mob OF 200 men broke into the Amite
City Jail, last night, and secured John
johnson, Archie Joiner and Gus Will
liams, negro murderers. Williams
was hanged in front of the Jail. This
morning, Johnson was burned at the
stake, aud Joiner was shot to death.
johnson was taken to the home of the
Cotton family, his victims, bound to
stake, and a torch applied and he was
slowly tortured to death.
johnson IL the self-confessed MUIR
derer of Mr.. and Mrs. John Cotton,
Mrs Agnes Stevenson, Miss Lizzie
Miller and MerYin Miller. On Sep
tember 26th, while the family slept,
they were hacked to death with an
axe. One lived long enough to tell it
was johnson who did the bloody work.
He was captured few miles away, and
lodged in Jail at New Orleans for safe
keeping. Williams, the first man
lynched, murdered his wife, some days
ago.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-01-20
PARTY ANNIVERSARY
The Republican Party Was
Brought Into Existence
Foty-One Years Ago.
BODY OF MINISTER WILLIS
Open Session Of the National
Conference on Southern
Coast Dofenses.
A CORRESPONDENT DEAD

PITTsBURG, Penn, January 90
The old city hal! is gay inside and
out with patriotic bunting. to-day. It
will be forty-one years on Friday since
the republican party was brought into
existence in Lafayette hall In this city,
and to-day the surviving political
veterans who championed the nomina-
tion of Major General John G. Fremont
for president of the United States, and
who are banded together in the Ma
tional Fremont association are frater-
nizing in the city hall. The attendance
10 large, many outside states being
represented. 1t is proposed that here
after the Fremonters shall hold annual
reunions in the leading cities of the
country, and 1t IL probable that the
constitution of the association will be
so amended as to admit the sons OF
members to membership, in order that
the society may be perpetuated.