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El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-12-24
A Disastrous Phrase.

What great consequences sometimes
result from the quick wit of man who
sees the full bearings of an event is il
Illustrated by an incident in the life of
the late Colonel John Tracey. In 1884
he was reporter on the New York Star
and did work for the Democratic ma
tional committee. He was at the Fifth
Avenue hotel when the delegation Of
clergymen called upon Mr.. Blaine. He
was listening carelessly to the addresses
which were being made, when his ear
caught the phrase, "party of rum, Ro-
manism and rebellion, which the Rev.
DR.. Burchard uttered. He knew that it
was the intention Of the reporters to
give small space to the speeches and
thought the chances were good that the
now famous expression would not be
quoted. Seeing the use to which he
could put it for the Democratic party,
he rushed to a telegraph Office and sent
short dispatch to several papers and
to the party headquarters There was
time enough before election TOR the re-
mark to do its work and not enough for
any sufficient antidote to be applied. It
is admitted that the expression had
marked and perhaps decisive effect upon
the election. Tracey's alert mind had
affected the future Of the country in q
Thousand ways.-Buffalo Express.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-12-24
CHAIRMAN D1NGLEY has a nj,

CHAIRMAN DINGLEY has pleasant
surprise in store for congress The
workings of his new law a-e proving
extremely satisfactory, andshe will Re
able to point out the fact that it is al.
ready earning much mcre than did the
Wilson law in the corresponding per-
md OF it's existence and that there is
good reason to believe that the re.
venues under it will be ample and that
the reciprocity features of the bill are
likely to result very advantsgeously to
American citizens and those seeking
markets abroad for their production,
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-12-24
constructed not later than Msy LIST,

constructed not later than Msy LIST,
1898.
We band you herewith map showing
approximately the territory embraced
and the route over which we request
franchise. We have designed upon
such map by q yellow iue the prese c t
bank of the river.
We submit this proposition for the
consideration of the city, the county
and the property owners interested, and
upon receiving an expression that the
same will be accepted, we will proceed
at once to recommend its acceptance by
our respective companies.
Yours very respectfully,
B. T. WATKEN.
Chief Engineer Texas & Pacific Ry.
J. A EDDY,
A. G. M. El.Paso & Northeastern Ry.
The councilmen examined the maps,
and instructed the mayor to go ahead
and direct the work in behalf of the
city in accordance with the lines laid
Down in the proposition. Adjourned.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-12-24

A publisher handed me, not long since,
postal card which he had received
from California. It read thus: ''Have
you any Treties ON The Edable Frog?'
Another treasured card in his pos
session, coming from South Dakota,
asks for price list of his books, "espe-
cially the one that treats of Pharo" The
last word was at first spelled Faro"
and then corrected. At the same
time that the publisher showed me this
card he told me that he had recently re-
ceived an order for copy of 1.-THE Fair
Rose of the Bondage AS you have
guessed. the book referred to by the last
two writer's quoted above was DR..
Charles S. Robinson" Pharaohs Of the
Bondage. Critic,
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-12-24

MOST of the insurance companies,
both foreign and domestic, doing bust.
ness in this country. are greatly sPi-
tated over the probability that federal
regulation of interstate insurance may
result from the bill recently introduc.
ed by Senator Platt of Connections to
create an insurance division of the trea.
sury department., to commence with
the year 1899. The bill provides for a
deposit by each company of S1OO, 900 "a
$500, 900, the latter amount being that
required Of foreign corporations.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-12-24
IT is a little curious that those

protested most loudly against the
Dingley protective tariff should be the
first to send commission to Washing.
ton to plead for reciprocity aud q gen.
eral underst nding by which trade re.
lations under the new law should be
made as compared with those: under
the old law. The Canadian govern.
ment, in sending it's chief official to
Washington to open the way for ne.
tiations in this line, showed that all of
Its complaints about our tariff and it's
proposed retaliation were only for eff
feet,
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-12-24

Irving Hale, general manager of the
General Electric company at Denver,
has been appointed by Governor
Adams of Colorado as brigadier gener-
al of the national guard to succeed Gen.
eral Brooks deceased. General Hale is
probably the youngest general officer
in the country. He was born at North
Bloomfield, N. j., in August, 1861, was
brought to Denver by his parents at
the age of four, graduated from the
Denver high school in 1877, aud enter
ed West Point three years later. Hale
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-12-24
A YOUTH Full BROADER.

graduated in 1884 with the best record
OF any cadet ever at the academy. The
young sman won renown as an engi-
neer officer, being entrusted with most
responsible work bv the government
and from 1888 to 1889 served :as an in
structor at West Point. In 1890 he re-
signed to accept his Denver business
position. In 1897 Hale was made lieut.
enant colonel of the FIRST Colorado In
fautry and was subsequently, made gen.
eral colonel.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-12-24

SELFIsHNESS will crop out, even in
honorable senators of the United
States. Senator Mallory of Florida lie
one OF the strongest advocates of the
independence Of Cuba, just across q
narrow strip of water from his home,
but he is opposed to the annexation of
Hawaii
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-12-24
THE WEATHER

BUT, thank the Lord, there's some
one in the homes aroun us yit
To kiss us all fer Christmas SOS we
never kin fergit;
And thank the Lord fer little ones that
think the time is long
An make US young forever with tf
music o. that song!
Atlanta Constitution
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-12-24

turn to any climate without . return of
the disease. All who do not avail
themselves of this opportunity to get
we'll are doing q eat injustice to
themselves as well as their friends. It
costs nothing to inves' igate and be con-
WINGED that the treatu emit is the great
est discovery known for consumption.
lie is. in fact, q specific. Call and see
the doctor whether v. u wish to take
treatment or not. Consultation free.
Office hours 10 q. m. 10 8 p. m. ,. SOL
Mesa ave., Ell Paso, Tex.
DIR. T. F. GLASS.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-12-24

SPAIN has at last crushed out the
rebellion in the PHILIPPINE Islands, the
leader having ordered all his followers
to submit, all tie leaders of the late
insurrection being permitted to mi
CRATE to China.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-12-24

There will be special service tomor-
row at 1000 a. NJ. in the Myrtle ave-
nue. Catholic church. The choir will
sing the Kyrie of Weber's mass in G
major; the Gloria, Credo, Benedicsus
and Agnus Del from Mercadents mass
in G minor. There will also be the
Christmas hymn, Adestee. F. deles, and
Benediction after the macs I'm
der Mrs. Berrien's capable direction,
the music is sure to be good.
There will be no work done at the
Offices of the Southern Pacific, Santa
Fe aud Texas Pacific tomorrow, thus
giving the clerks much needed rest
and chance for recreation.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-12-24

THE Spanish government, according
to statesmeuts in its ministerial or
gans, sis making preparations to meet
the threats of intervention" by greatly
strengthening it's navy.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-12-24

PACIFIC steamers bound for Alaska
ports still go crowded with passengers
for the Yukon region, notwithstanding
the stampede from the Klondike on
famine
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-12-24

THE people of Por' land, Oregon.
acting through their chamber of COM
MERGE, have already contributed the
enormous quantity of 100000 tons Of
provisions for the starving miners of
the Klondike region.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-12-24
TIE NEW NHALAsT FOR CONSUMPTION
AND CATAiRH,

DR.. Glass is havin great success
with his new Inhalan even in the Is st
stages. Every pers II suffering from
this terrible malady sfould avail them
selves of this opportu ity to be cured
Dot relieved but cured Doctor
Glass will be here It'll spring and
those people that pu. themselves under
his rare until tba: tina will be able to
con tinue treatment alone A short
trial will convince the most skeptical
that the treatment /" i do all the doc
tor claims for it. Str istics will show
that in the first steg g 80 per cent,
second stages go per Mt, third stages
40 per cent can be cured SO one can re-
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-12-24

ALL the postoffices Of the country
show increased business the past three
months, which is q sure Indication ct
business revival.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-12-24

THE output OF sugar in the Hawaiian
Islands for the year just closing is
given at 24S,567 tons, as against 246,-
SIS for last year.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-12-24

THE next annual convention of the
National Republican League will be
held at Omaha June 14-16.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-12-24

THE Kentucky Distillers' association
has struck another blow az the source
OF democratic inspiration, by resolving
to reduce the annual output of whiSky
to Is OOO, 900 gallons.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-12-24
N. K. & T. Local Holiday Excursions

For the Christmas and New Year
holidays the Missouri, Kansas & Texas
railway of Texas will sell round trip
tickets between all points on its line
rate of one and one third fares for the
round trip.
Tickets on sale December Atb, 18th,
and 31st, 1897, ard January 1st, 1898.
Good for return until January 3rd,
1898.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-12-24
Pure Hyge,,ia Ice.

Made from distilled water. Ask
your family physician or druggist as.
'o.purity and healthfulness of our ice.
Telephone No ID.
ELPASO Ice & REFRIGERATOR Co
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-12-24
Holden's Positive Pile Cure.

Sufferers use it. Relief will be speedy
and cure positive and permanent If d.
re ctions are strictly followed. For sale
by Kelly & Pollard, druggists.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-12-24

These=fgures are the outside linn ts,
as an assistant chief might be made
out of one OF the paid firemen, but the
services rendered would be much more
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-12-24

Esapk lesses for hor Sos or st0reroom
best form. For sale % HERALD i b
Ofree
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-12-24

Typewriter paper at the HERALD Of.
ace,
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-12-24
REPORT OF THE CONDITION
OF THE
First National Bank

AT Ell PASO,
In the state of Texas at the close of business
December Is, 1897,
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-12-24

y,
Cost of one chief u 25 per
month. .....: .......: s1;5Oo. 90
One engineer, who can also =
act as assistant chief at
$500 per month. ..... 900 90
Ten men at $50 90 each per
month -. 10000
Horse feed and shoeiug
$4,000 per month. 49,. 1900 90
Repairs and in, tden' ais
$4,000 per month ..... 800 90
Total per annum. .......... Gil, 400 90
Which sum Is about 81 200 less than
the present cost of maintaining the
fire department.. In this case the city
would be spared the wrangling for
positions Of chief and other offices, be-
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-12-24

d" assistant chief S75 per month
................. .........s 900
One eng neer $15 per month. 900
Z raid men $50 per month. ...... 5,O4O
80 reserve men at so cents per
hour on average eight hours
work per month. ........ LAO
Horses feed and shoeing at 800
per month. -. ..... 1900
Incidental eXpe nses. ........... go
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-12-24
REPORT OF VIE CONDITION
OF TILE
State National Bank
AT Ell PASC

AT Ell PASO,
in the state of Texas, at the close of business
December Is, 1897.
RESOnRCES.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-12-24

BOOK AND JOB PRINTING.
sraE HERALD is fully prepared to do al
finds of plain and fancy Job printing In Al!
She latest styles. Work perfectly ano
promptly done.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-07-27

Most people lose their way by trying
to cut across lots.
Before she gets engaged every girl
thinks she will keep her husband at
arms length.
When you kiss some girls you feel like
going to get your mustache curled right
away.
Life was originally made all bitter,
but the angels dropped u little sweet
ness In 1t for the children.
An engagement is an agreement en-
tered into by the rest Of the town to
discuss which OF two people is going to
get the best OF it.
After the devil had got Eve to eat the
apple he gave her n Glove to chew so
Adam wouldn't notice II on her breath.
He was afraid Adam wouldn't notice it
anyway. but he knew the Glove would
make him mighty curious.-New York
Press.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-07-27
Lnhnrrd Under a Ml,tn.e.

The labor union In Washington city
that denounced by resolution Governor
Atkinson of this state as a "bloodthlrsty
coward. and asfavorlngthe suppression
of free speech in West Virginia, owes 1t
to itself not only to reconsider the reso-
luton. but to send to Governor Atkln-
son an apology.
The men responsible for the action Of
the organization must have acted on
transformation. Governor Atkinson
would be about the last man In the
United States to advocate the suppress
sion of free speech or to withhold SYM
pathy from workingmen who are strug-
Cling for fair wages. His entire public
record has been Just the reverse OF what
the Washington organization supposes
1t to be.
II there Is one public man in West
Virginia whose record has been clearer
on this point than that of any other man
1t is Governor Atkinson. He is the chief
executive OF West Virginia. and will up
hold the law and preserve the peace at all
hazards. bit there is nothing of the
tyrant about him, ana his frlendlne3s
to labor is too well known to need de-
Tense. It would be interesting to know
what the Washington organization based
Its action upon.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-07-27
IF YOU W!on......
Milligan, Wi1kin & Co.
vIOLIN STRINGS pol Gents.
DaOoD OLD DEMOCRATIC TIMES"
| MIn Worker Frees Ills Mind ON the
Subject ofFres Trade Prosperity.

MIII Worker Frees His Mind on the
Subject ofFree Trade Prosperity.
To the Editor OF the Intellgencer,
SIR;-Last Saturday was a sorry day
for this country, All the splendId op-
portunitles for prosperity, greatness
contentment and happiness promised
under the Democratic free trade poll
icy have been ruthIessly abandoned
Under this policy wages were TO ad-
vance, steady employment was TO OBJ
tain, cost OF living was to be decreased
the price OF wheat was to be II per
bushel, and wool was to advance TO a
good price. Every mill and factory In
the land was going 10 be made 20 hum
and the products sent out into the
markets OF the world"
All these splendid things have been
knocked into cooked hat by a black
Republican protective tariff bill, pass
ed Saturday. We must turn our backs
on the glorious Wilson times Of the
past three years, look the dark and
gloomy future In the face and make the
best of It, when great clouds appear
wise men nut on their cloaks.' AL
ready wise managers OF mills and FAC
tories are preparing to meet the storm
Iron mill operators have Increased the
pay OF employees twelve per cent In one
department and eight per cent In an
other. They are improving and en-
larging their plants. They are notify
ing their men who ara loaflns around
the street corners and In fishing camps,
to report for duty; and, strange to say
the men are joyfuiiy fiociSihg In from q
life OF ldleness and ease, to sacrifice
themselves on the altar Of a protective
tariff measure, and so to work at high
err wages To cap the climax, these
higher wages are TO be paid In the de-
testable and abomlnable one hundred
purchasing power-dollar. They
might at least let us have dollars In eX-
change for our labor, that would only
buy about half as much. But we have
found out that It is the Mckinley policy
TO make the rich richer, and the poor
poorer" But they can't beat Demo-
Gratis at doing this. II the Republicans
were bound to change the times OF the
past four years, why didn't they go a
little slower? The Democrats took sew
enteen months In passing the glorious
Wilson bill and even then old Grover
cussed 1t, and his party too, because 1t
was not quite glorious enough to fully
redeem party pledges, and refused to
sign It, The Republicans have been
only four months In passing their
measure, and Mckinley couldn't walt
for 1t to be sent over TO the white house,
but stood in the capitol, pen IN hand.
ready to sign It. Now It is law and
we must brace ourselves to try and
work and worry through 1t, bidding
farewell to the grand good times OF
Democratic free trade.
MILL WORKER.
Bridgeport, Ohio, July %.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-07-27
PASSING pLEAsANTR1Es.


Didn't / hear you making a roar
about something just now?" asked the
lioness.
Well" admitted the king of beasts,
IL was making hit al q beef"
Proudly he pointed toward the newly
slain ox-Tndianapolis Journal.
At d recent birthday party in Shep-
herds Bush, young lady began song.
THE autumn days have come, ten thou
sand leaves are falling" She began too
high. Ten hou-ousand--" she
screamed, and then stopped. start
her at five thousand" cried an auction
Ger who was present.-Iondon Tit-BIts.
Grlgson-It was great fun sitting
there and passing remarks upon the
people as they came in.
Sarton-Ah, but talking OF fun, you
should have heard the remarks OF some
OF the people after you went out.-Bos-
ton Transcript.
Miss Blanc-oh, Mr.. Powers. can't
you give US some subjects for our tab
leauX?
Mr.. Powers-How would a scene from
the 'Courtship Of Miles Slandlsh' do. or
something from one Of Shakespeares-
Miss BlanC-Yes. but that would re-
duIre costumes; We want something
without costumes.
Mr. Powers-Wcll then, try the Birth
Of Venus" or the Temptation of Eve"
Brooklyn Life.
"Horseless carriages are getting to be
quite common In the east now"
Eyes: but they are not as numerous as
the voiceless opera singers "-Cincln-
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-07-27

Tho wonderful discoveries OF ncw gold
folds with fabulous riches warrant the
prediction that within the next two or
three years the worlds supply OF tho
yellow metal win be added 10 In way
that may create the fear OF a supply In
excess Of the demand. The point raised
by the silver people that there IL not
enough gold IL being contradlctod almost
daily. The Popooratlc politicians are
being deprived on every aide OF their
stock In trade. not only by the gold dis
coycrlos, but by the abundant crops and
the revival In business In every dlreo.
ton
with Tho settlement NJ the coal airlkc,
which we trust may come within a Fhort
time and bo favorable to the men who
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-07-27

The brief telegraphlc report from Dem
yer some days ago giving nm account OF
an accident to an excursion party, OF
which Mr.. A. W. Campbell was a mem.
ber and which resulted in the death Of n
young lady and the Injury Of several OF
the party, including Mr.. Campbell him
self. conveyed but poor idea OF the ter
rible experience through which the oc-
oupants OF the stage passed. In this
mornings lntelllgencer will be found n
letter from MIR. Campbell describing the
remarkable Journey and the thrilling
runaway down the mountain side over a
road cut out Of the rocks at a height
four hundred feet above the bottom OF q
canon. and the ovcrturning Of tho We.
hlclo on the verge Of an awful and al.
most perpendicular prcclplcc
Mfr Campbcll's description Of the fear
ful ride, his feelings In the face OF what
appeared to be certain death, and the
miraculous escape Of all save one unfor-
tunntc lady viii be read with interest by
hla many friends who read the intcllI.
genCor.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-07-27

Inc only west virginia nomination
made by the President falling OF confr-
nation by the senate was that OF james
W, Holt TO be postmaster at Grafton.
This was not because OF any personal
objection to Mr., Holt, and It does not fol-
low that he will not be the Grafton post
master In fact. 1t is understood that the
President will reappolRt him shortly and
that he will take possession OF the post
office, The failure to confirm is due
largely to so-called senatorial courtesy,
Mr.. Faulkner having had II held up ow-
Ing to objections of the friends of the
Democratic incumbent, whose term has
not expired.
The present postmaster at Grafton is
Mr. s. W. Poe. and the President de-
parted from the usual custom OF permit
ting postmasters to serve out a full four
years term because OF charges that had
been brought aglnst Mr.. Poe. After an
official inquiry they were regarded by
the President as satisfactory reasons for
the removal, The Democrats, however,
through senatorial courtesy, succeeded In
having the nomination of MIR. Holt held
up as above mentioned.
Ordinarily this circumstance would not
call for any comment, as such cases fire.
quently uccur, but In this instance the
conduct OF our Democratic friends, and
Mr.. Faulkner's action In availing him
self of senatorial courtesy in the matter,
is strtkingly inconsistent, When Presl-
dent Cleveland was inaugurated In 1898
Mr., Holt was the Republican postmaster
at Grafton, and his term had not near
expired. He had made an efficient post
master, and no just charge Affecting his
characteras postmaster could be brought
against him,
Mr.. Holt had always been an aggress-
i've Republican, however. and for years
past had been the publisher OF Rapub-
llcan newspaper. The Democratic poll
ticians OF Grafton wanted his scalp and
they induced Mr.. Cleveland to remove
him. This the President would not do
nlessformal charges were made against
Mr. Holt, and they were prepared and
filed, and Mr., Holt was removed.
Now. mark the contrast between Dem
ocratlc civil service methods and chose
pursued by the Republicans. Mr.. Holt
asked to see the charges that were made
against him, or at least to be Informed OF
their character, In order that he might
defend himself. He was refused and
never was he permitted afterward to
officially know the nature OF the charges.
His only knowledge of them was hear
say, and there was no way in which he
could defend himself. But the charges
filed against Mr.. Poe, the present post
master, by the Republicans. were made
public. There was no underhanded
business about 1t. and all Grafton knows
their nature. Whether they were suf-
ficlent to cause his removal from office
Is matter of opinion, but that there was
no star chamber proceeding is certain.
While Mr.. Holt will be postmaster. as
he deserves to be, and his appointment
viii be in the nature of Reinstatement
to a position from which he was re-
moved on secret charges. and unjustly
the Incident serves to illustrate the par
tisan inconsistency of certain Demo-
cratic leaders in this state.