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The age-herald., 1897-08-18
MARY ANN GILL
Is the Name of the Mercy Home Waif-Found
 by Her Relatives.

The itt1e girl who spent all day Mon- day at the passenger station and was then removed to police headquarters by Captain Wright. as fully told in yester- days Age-Herald has found her rela- lives As stated yesterday she was re- moved to the Mercy Home during the night by Officer McCullom at the sug- gestion of Chief Mcdonald.
 Yesterday morning about o'clock an aged farmer walked up to the Mercy Home and inquired for the -dytle waif. As soon as he saw alsr the recognition was mutual and both seemed overjoyed at the Iis-unicn. The little glrl was placed in the care of her kinsmen who departed for the city with many expressions of gratitude to Mrs. Ramsey, the maj tron of the Home, and every ore who had be- friended the little girl.
 The gentleman was Joseph K. Gill and 1ie stated that he was farmer r.sid ng near WadIde'll over Red mountain. He said that he learned of the girls story and whereabouts through the Age-Hsrlld of yesterday. He said that ths little girl was his granddaughter and tihat her name was Mary Ann Gills. Her father IS now in thIe Indian Territory.
 The girl had been near Cardiff to visit friend named JaVrea and was sent home on Monday with the expectation that some of her people would be at the passenger station to meet her She has an uncle, William Giils, at Pratt City. J. M Jarren with whom she had been visiting, wrote to her grandfather that she was coming home and that note was given to the girl Ito tf1e chiefoof police to take care of her if none of her relatives met her.
 The girl was about 16 years old, but seemed to be aimp1e-minded .-
The age-herald., 1897-08-18

Saturday by an order from the inferior criminal court, as told exclusively in the Age Herald, left that institution shortly after o'clock Monday night and her whereabouts are still unknown.
 It is said that she became despondent when she believed that she would be sent to the Home of Correction at Memphis and that she told other inmates of the Mercy Home that she would not go there She is said to have threatened suicide before doing so.
 Shortly after o'clock she left the place by the rear gate saying that she would return in a short time. She did not re- turn and the local officers were notified to look out for her. She has not been ap- prehended at the last report but look out is still being maintained.
 It is said that the girls uncle was in- strumental in having her placed in the Mercy Home in an endeavor to reclaim her before she was hopelessly lost.
The age-herald., 1897-08-18
TIE NEXT SCHOOL TERM
To Be Opened the Last Mon-
 day in Next Month.
FEWER TEACHERS EMPLOYED
State and County Appropriations Will Not be Sufficient, Which Will Necessitate
 More Money From the City.

The public schools will open the last Monday in September for the term of 1S97-9S The term will exten1 through the eight months of Lhe scholastic year.
 pr. J. H. Phillips, the sup .rintendent elf the public schools and Prof. A. c. Moore, principal of The high school, are in Chicago where they are taking special course in the Chicago University. They will probably return the latter part of the present. month to p,epare for the open- ing of the term, and for Dr. Phillips to p4rfect ol.her arrangements that are nec- essary before the doors of the schools can be thrown open.
 F. V. Evans, mayor, is chairman Of the board of education by virtue of his office. When seen by an Age-Herald rsporer yesterdayNr Evans said that the schools would open on the last Monday in Sep tenber. The corps of teachers has been reduced and the principals of the several schools will be required to do the teaeh- ing in ths seventh grades.
 '"rhis has been done," said Mir Evans, ''in order to reduce the expenses of maintaining c1le schools and to enable the board to keep them open for the entire term.
 ''1lhe appropriation of the state and county will nca pay the expenses by one half of the term, and the balance of the money will have to be donated by the ely and raised by tuition. Tuftion will be charged in every grade in all the schools. The amount to be charged has not beenl decided upon, but ii will not be any nona than is absolutely nece gsary to meet the expenses wiIh the other mon- ey appropriated by the city, county ard state. The amount that will be appro priaibed by the state and county can not be known unsil the time comes, but 1t has been in the past about $15,000, and lhis does not more than half meet the expenses.
 "Dr Phillips assistants will be Prof. IA. c. Moore at the high school. Prof A. B. Brown, at Henley school; Miss Mary A. CafDaQan, at Powell school, and Prof. J. B. Cunningham, at Paul Hayne school. All of these instructors have been con- necaed with the school system bsfoue. Prof. Brown succeeds Prof Roof as the principal of the Henley school and that is lhe orily change so far made
 ''The board of education will meet early i'm the next month ito fix the amount of the 'tliition in the different grades and 70 perfect the final arra ngements for the opening.
 ''The amoGlms the city can appropriate fou the maintainan,ele of the schools Is somewhat problematical It can no. be determined on account of the large ex pense incurred in supprtssing the small pox epidemic. The city can be counted on however to do it's fuM duty when the time comesl"
The age-herald., 1897-08-18

tative, leaving the field open and free to the Ginn company. The American com pany has not had a man in this territory since the first of last September.
 Some of the dealers said that If the change in the copy-book was made 1t would entail loss to them as they had a stock of the old ones used last season on hand and they would have to be thrown away. They expressed confidence that the approaching term would prove a most successful one and that there would not be a repetition Of the text book trouble of last year. The lists will be given out early next month and the new books ordered at once
The age-herald., 1897-08-18
Kidding the "Moonshiners,,

Yesterday morning two reports were received by Collector Bingham from Rev enue Agent w. w. Colquitt to the effect that he had destroyed two unlawful out fits in Cl=burne county. A fifty-gallon copper still with wooden cap, flake stand, five fermenters, tools, etc., valued at $65 was found about three and a half miles east of Cheatwood. The capacity of the plant was twelve gallons and it was destroyed, as it was impractcable to remove it. The owner is unknown and no arrests were made. The other one was found about five miles northeast of Cheatwood. It was fifteen-gallon affair with a copper still, wooden cap, flake stand, four fermenters The ca pacity was eighteen gallons which was valued at $50. Impracticability of re- moval caused it's destruction. No ar rests were made as the evidence was insufficient
The age-herald., 1897-08-18
CROSS WAS DISCHARGED.
Was Acquitted of the Charge of Rape Preferred
 by Lillian Underwood.

James Cross, the white man arrested some time ago on the charge of having raped Lillian Underwood. was discharged in the inferior criminal court yesterday morning by Judge Feagin. At the time it was alleged by the girl that she was passing by Cross shoe shop in Twentieth street and First avenue when he called her in to get some pictures and a piece of melon. She said that he raped her and threatened to cut her head off with shoe. knife if she told an officer what he had done.
 When she was examined by physicians they gave it as their opinion that she had to her bed for some time and is said to have had spasms as the result.
 Quite a number of witnesses were ex- amined yesterday morning. among them pr. Barclay, who stated that the child was as innocent as she might have been. The attorney for the prosecution made an argument but Judge Feagin did not deem it necessary for the defense to pre- sent the case of the defendant, and there upon discharged the prisoner.
 The cases of attempting to commit burglary and burglary and grand larceny against Lee McGimsey were continued until today.
 John schoettlin was fined s1O for reclk- less driving.
 Tobe Thomas, for refusing to work af- ter sentence, was fined $10. Tobe has quite number of fines assessed against him that have to be worked out. He has given the officers great deal of trouble.
 Jalnnes OBI fen. for Sne larceny of a printed, O'Brien stole the valise of Mrs. Wilkerson from the ladies waiting room valise; s25 and thirty days extra. As at the passenger station early Monday night. His supposed pal, Buck Pointer. was arrested for lettering around the passenger station His case was con- tlnued until tomorrow There is an old warrant for Pointers arrest for bur glary.
The age-herald., 1897-08-18
Rewards Offered

At meeting of the Jefferson County Dairymer's and Livestock association in Fox's hall yesterday it was decided to offer a reward of $25 for the arrest and conviction of persons stealing cattle anywhere in the county. This step was taken on account of the large number of cows, etc., that are daily stolen. It was stated in the meeting that cattle was beirg stolen and the hides sold. A determined effort to stop the nefarious practice will be made.
The age-herald., 1897-08-18
From the Other End
a tiha Ac1e-Hfina[ld.

Special to the Age-HslraTd.
 Broo<side, Aug. 17.-The girls name is Mary Ann Gills and she was going to her enanifauher l. K. Gills, Who lives at Waddell postoffes, Rcsedale. She has an uncle at Pratt City, William CHI. She had been staying with one J. M. Jaarell. who had written dlsr people to meet her at the train. They state that shi. had a note to the chief of police with this in- formation.
The age-herald., 1897-08-18
Expects Appointment

The race for the United States mar shalship is getting very warm and an ap poirtment is exped;ed by the last of the month. Among the applicants is R. w. HockinSis, of Beesemer. He was in the city yesterday and slated that he felt sure that the race is between himself and Judge Steele, and thalr John Lorg who was said to have sure thing, had drop ped out. MT. Hockings says that Nick h. ley is his friend and will give him the appointment.
The age-herald., 1897-08-18
Still in Trouble

Yesterday morning Deputy Sheriff ". l. Love brought in John Skinner. a ne- gro, from Coalburg, and placed him be- hind the bars of the county jail. He is held as being wanted in Blount coun- ty for carrying concealed weapons, a pistol. Skinner had just completed a sentence of two years imposed for mur- der,
The age-herald., 1897-08-18
THE CITY.
Marriage Licenses

Only one marriage license was issued yesterday from the probate court and that was to T. P. Godfrey to wed Miss Emma F. Le-.
The age-herald., 1897-08-18
Laid to Rest

The remains of MT. James Shannon, the furnace man of the Ensley furnac s, who died Sunday nigh- at that pliue, were buried in Oak Hill cemetery ycster- day morning from the Church cs t..e Ad- vent. A spt cial train over the Fnsley dummy line brought the remains into the ely. large number of frien IS followed the rAlnains 70 their .aH. ras .EH piace.
The age-herald., 1897-08-18

Alice Sanders, the 16-year-old white girl who was sent to the Mercy Home
The age-herald., 1897-08-18
Committee Returning

The special train which took the, sena- torial and congressional committee to Mississippi to attend the funeral of Sen ator J. z. George arrived in the city last night. Senator Pettus and Representa- tive Underwood were on board, the other members having returned home by other routes. Assistant Sergeant Jones, who escorted the committee, left this morn- ing for Washington
The age-herald., 1897-08-18
LEFT FOR HOME.

Alice Sanders, the Young White Girl, Became
 Suspicious and Despondent.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-02-24
Texas and Pacific Excursion List.

INAUGURATION OF PRESIDENT
ELECT washington, d. G.
March Il: tickets on sale February
27th and 18th final limit for return
March 10Th; one fare for the round trip
S54. 40, with choice of routes via New
Orleans, Shreveport. Memphis or St.
Louis.
MARDI GRAs-New Orleans, La,
tickets on sale February 26 h and 9th,
final limit for re urn, March 18th. at
rate of one fare for the round trip $685.
20 no change of cars between Ell Paso
and New Orleans.
K. OF p. UNIFORM RANK-Hot
Springs Ark, Nay Is b. Tickets on
sale May l4th and 10Th; final limit for
return May 26Ih. One fare for the
round trio $40 %
INTERNATIONALLY CONVENTION Y. M.
G. A. Mobile. Ala, April 2lst to 25th,
rate # one fare for the round trip
S33.6 5 to duly accredited delegates,
certified by local secretaries. Tickets
on sale April Is th and 10Th final limit
for return April Both.
In addition to the above there will
be reduced rates via lei Paso route"
Texas and Pacific to meetings to be
held in Buffalo, N. Y, G. A. r. Ma
tional Encampment IN August, Annual
conven ION National Educational as
sociation, Milwaukee, July 9th to 9th.
Southern Baptist convention. w lming-
ton S. G.. May 9TH to 14th. United
Confederate Veteran reunion Nash
vile, Tenn, May 5th to 7th. For
further Information CAL on or address
E. S. STEPHENS, B. F. DARBYSHIRE,
Depot agent, Gen1 agent.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-02-24
Fort Bliss Ec hoes.

The jolly six will give grand ball
and reception Friday evening, the Goth.
II promises to be swell affair as over
100 Invitations have been sent out.
Professors Donald and Site are the
leading crack-a-jacks.
Private NJ Mack has returned from
three months furlough spent at his
rome in New York state. He has re-
enlisted in his old com oany, D.
Privates True and Chapel leave to-
morrow on Il three months furlough.
they will go to the White mountains
in Arizona and hunt.
Private J. T. Saunders is detailed as
second baker in Chappel's place.
Private George Campbell, II con-
pany's clerk, left yesterday for Hot
Springs, Ark. He has been troubled
with rheumatism.
Privates Joe Coffrnan and Sidney P.
Malice have started a singing school.
They have one piece entitled, II am so
shy"
1t is rumored around the garrison
that one of H company's young swells
Will soon commit matrimony. The boys
all wish him luck.
Battilion drill commences today, and
the boys are ali praying for sand
storms.
There is Sunday school every Sunday
now in the post hall al 2:30 D. N. There
was an increase last Sunday of eight
new scholars. The boys extend their
thanks to Revs. Hoffman aud Adams
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-02-24

Sunshine comes. no matter how
dark the clouds are, when the woman
who is borne down by wOmaD's troubles
turns to DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescrip-
ton. If her life Is made gloomy by the
chronic weaknesses, delicate derange-
ments, and painful disorders that atfiict
her sex, they are completely cured. If
she's Overworked, nervous or run
down. she has new life and strength.
"Favorite Prescription" is a powerful.
invi goratipg tonic and 4 soothing and
STRENGTHENING nervine, purely vegeta-
BILE, PERFECTLY harmless. 1t regulates
and promotes al the proper functions
of woman hood, improves digestion, en-
riches the blood. di-pels aches and
pains, brings refreshing sleep, and
restores health and vigOr.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-02-24
ECONOMY GONE MAD"
Proposed Legislation Combining the
Offices of Physician and Cpmmissi ner.

Ell PAsO, Feb. p, 1897.
EDITOR HERALD:-In an obscure
corner of the last few issues of your
paper, printed in fine type, appears a
notice signed by two prominent real
estate men, land others,'' the gjst of
which is that these gentlemen propose
to make application to the legislature
to amend the city charter in certain
particulars. Of the amendments pro-
posed | shall discuss but one, the fifth:
wherein it is proposed to impose upon
the health physician, in addition to the
duties which now devolve upon him,
those of street and sewer commissioner.
AS an article of rel gious faith, Trini-
tarianism is doubtless very satisfying,
but in practical affairs there is much
truth in the old adage that "a jack of
all trades is good at none " l think it
would be difficult to find person at
once "facile princeps'' in the duties
that pertain to the offices which it is
prop sed to consol date, each of which
IMPLIES possession of special know ledge.
Speaking for myself, | am quite sure
that l would be utterly incompetent to
perform the duties of sewer or street
commissioner, and [ am equally conf
dent that the present efficient street
and sewer mmissioner, wouli fail ut
terly were he to attempt the duties of
the health physician. Only ECONOMY
gOna mad" will express the mental
cond ton of those who with honest pur-
pose advocate the consolidation of the
offices mentioned.
The board of health, with the gener-
Gus assistance of the city council. have
without fuss or parade, done much to
place Ell Paso abreast of the times in
tiatters pertaining to scientific SANTA
Cd, so far As l can discern their only
motive has been the ublic good, aud it
seems to me that what they have done
should merit the appreciation of all
VIII have the best interests of the city
at heart. What then shall we say of
tho whose Dames are attached to the
notice under discussion, who propose,
in order to save few paltry dollars,
for the property holders, principally
non-re-ldents, whom they represent, to
undo at one 'fell swoop' the lsb or Of
two years. to relegate US to the rear,
and put US on par with every little
lone boss" town in Texas. For such is
the true significance of the proposed
measure, since l defy even the astute
gentlemen whose names are attached
the petition to find within the | mits
# the CITY, one ind vdual capab BILE of
pc forming the offices which it is pro-
posed to consolidate.
Very Respectfully,
ALWARD WHITE.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-02-24

IN this country any one can pose as a
reformer and make himself or herself
ridiculous or obnoxious with perfect
impunity, but in China it is very
dangerous undertaking. Two China
men. men of rank, recently advocated
certain reforms in the celestial empire
aud as soon as the authorities caught
them they were beheaded and their
great reform movement knocked to
pieces. There are great many re-
formers in this country who should go
to China and take their tads with them.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-02-24

Strong man SandOw has his troubles
After long stay abroad he returned
last summer, bringing with him a
mas-lv- Roman chariot The custom
house officers levied duty, but San
dow objected, so thu chariot was rel44s-
ed on condition that The duty be paid.
Ever since then Sandow has been
electrify ing his audiences by liftiug
this massive Roman chariot as # it
were made of paper. ALI would have
ben we'll had Sandow paid that duty,
but he didn't, and this bill has been
rived on him: "United States gov
ernmel VS.. Eugene Sandow: To one
papier mache chariot, weighing 81
pounds Sl4. the same being 80 per cent
duty at valorem."
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-02-24

THE state officials OF Nevada are in
favor OF charging high prices for adj
N sson to the F tz5immor s-Corbett
prize fight in order, as they claim, to
exclude the I'm desirable class. Ac-
cordinR to the Nevada idea a desira b .
sport is one who has plenty of money
and will drop it within the limits OF
the state The sport who rides all the
way from New York to Carson City on
the truck of freight car need not ap-
ply.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-02-24
ChainlesS Wheel Won.

The five mile unpaced matched race
at New Or cans, between Weinig and
Starbu for 5000 side resulted in an
other victory for the Phi lad elphi an and
his chainless wheel. The men started
from opposite sides Of the track, riding
in the same direction. There was a
good deal of wind. a fact on which
Weiuig's admirers banked in vain for
it d id not keep Starhuck' higher gear
from proving effective. Starbuck
sprinted in the last quarter and won in
1918 with ease.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-02-24

ENGLAND appears to be the especial
has donned his fighting clothes, and is
now engaged in hot fight for tn e
abrogation of the Clayton-Bulwer
treaty, which. he declares, is neces-
sary for the protection of the Nicara-
qua canal. Unless the friends OF the
testy old gentleman take him in hand
and rub his fur the right way he will
be discovered some fine day throwing
bricks at the British embassy.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-02-24

Nearly two thousand men, many of
them drawn to Kansas City from other
cities by the knowled ge that the Mis-
souri, and Kansas Telephone company
wanted 300 men to dig trenches for its
conduits, have been clamoring for a
chance to work. Only the most needy
were employed when the work began,
they generally having been recon-
mended from lists of IN employed held
by the mayor and the Helping Hand
institute. Most of the men came from
the west. sc me from the Leadville min
ing districts.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-02-24

A ROMANCER idea of war is seen In
the CUBAN battles he describes from n
Key West standpoint. Associated
Press coroners should be called in to
hold an in-Key-West on bis body.-N
0. Plcsyune.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-02-24

THE adJutant general OF the United
States army is authority for the state
ment that in the event of war this
country could put, if their services
were required, not less than 10000, 900
men in the field. In view of this fact
no European power will ever attempt
to invade the United States, and IN the
event of the government becoming in
volved in u foreign war it will have to
be fought out on the sea.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-02-24

The pleasant Pellets" gently
stimulate and invigorate the liver to
throw off biliousness: and tone up the
stomach to secrete the digestive juices,
and overcome dyspepsia. The entire
digestive or alimentary, tract is put ir
motion in the regular. steady way of
nature aud health This is what
makes the pheasant Pei ets'' so i'm
mensely superior to the numerous
purging pills which wrench and W. ak
en- the system. Druggists may G. t
more profit out OF those other pills but
you don't.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-02-24

IN the Wyoming legislature the re-
publicans, by full party vote, have
defeated an unqualified free silver re=-
olution introduced by democrats, and
substituted a resolution instructing the
Wyoming delegation in congress to
vote and work for measures which
might secure free coinage of gold and
silver by inter. ational agreement.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-02-24

The national wine association is pro-e-
cutting de aler for selling fake goods.
This REEVES the old story that all gen.
u1ne cbampagnes are drank abroad, aud
very little ever reaches here. This
may be an exaggeratiOn, but members
of the association are on record as de-
claring that every foreign wine is base
ly initiated on this side and that I'M
scrupulOus dealers push their sale
ahead of the genuine, owing to the
heavier profit
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-02-24

JOHN D. CONNOLLY, United States
consul at Auckland, says that New
Zealand has the most democI attic
government in the world. The govern
ment advances money to farmers at 4
per cent, while no direct taxes are col
lected, except for local purposes, from
persons worth less than $500, and the
right of suffrage has been granted 70
women.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-02-24

THE South Carolina house has passed
a bill repeating the law prohibiting
legislators and state officers from using
free passes On railroads. An uusuccess-
ful attempt was made To amend rail-
road charters requiring them to carry
passed the bill requiring railroads to
check and carry bicycles uncrated free
as baggage.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-02-24

DURING the last sIxty-five years the
increase Of the population has been:
In France, Is per cent; Austria, As per
cent; Italy, 4S per cent; united kingdom,
63 per cent; Germany, IS per cent;
Russia, 90 per cent; British colonies,
$40, per cent; United States, 626.