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El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-05-10

the water rose high enough to flow
into the hole it first started to trick
ling through. I he HERALD reporter
was just passing along N advance OF
several others and hearing the water
trickling through gave the alarm, and
in less than minute several men were
at work, and the policeman fired OFF
his pistol which soon hal a crowd
around the place. but before they ar
rived the hole had spread and 10 less
than ten minutes the hole was six or
seven feet deep and six feet wide.
Everything was thrown into the break
to try and stop it, even to iron wheel
bar-ows, which the torrent washed
through as though it was a splin-
ter. One ChInaman fell into
the hole and shot out of the other
side Of the embankment as though he
had been fred from cannon and was
uninjured but wet. In fifteen minutes
it was evident thai nothing could stop
the break and the people whose houses
were in danger started for their homes.
This break threatened East Ell Paso
and the HERALD reporter and George
Wagner started for East Ell PasO at
u O'Clock to warn the people of their
danger and everybody as far down as
Mr.. Dunn's store was called out. The
people in many of the houses responded
and began to make preparations for
the worst. The reporter found DR..
Kelly watching the rising water and
he went to woi k calling the people out
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-05-10

south bank appeared to be flooded
The water has set back under the
south end of the bridge up back of the
government dyke, and further on, west
of the Santa Fe street bridge, the
water has seeped through the dyke
and has covered the field to the
south with the river. Mayor Arriola
received dispatch this morning from
up the river stating that "a much larger
flow of water was coming. At the U.
S. customs guard house at the Santa
Fe street bridge, the inspectors have a
boat tied for fishing and excursion pur-
poses, and have assured the inspectres
that If wave sweeps down and shuts
the house out from the main land, they
will freely, willingly risk their lives to
get her safely ashore.
Zach White was seen at the Santa
Fe street bridge. He did not seem &c
be oppressed very much with gloomy
anticipa,ions, and said the swifter the
current the deeper it cut
the channel, and he had known the
river to have great deal more OF
water than at present, and yet not be
so high, because of the depth of the
channel. A trip up the stream TO the
headgate showed that the mbankment
was thoroughly soaked with
water and the water from the river
was running through in dozens OF
places, so that to people who went up
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-05-10
Cut roses at 22O Hill Street.

Cut roses at 22O Hill Street.
For SALE-Cheap. A good top bug
gy, 316 Leon ST.
Gem Cabinets, from zoo upward al
Ala S. Ell Paso street.
Go to the Bank saloon for seven year
old Green, Briar whiskey.
RosEs-At Weston's Rose garden
San Antonio street. soc per doz.
For SALE-Household furniture
almost new. Apply 625 Missouri ST.
Auctioneer delayed will advertise
date of sale. p. Z. KERN, Agt.
WANTED-Girl for housework.
German preferred. Apply Bill Epson
avenue.
WANTED.-To Borrow $4,000. 90 on
Ell Paso street business property. d.
Y. Hadley.
WANTED-A good second hand BIZ
cycle: will pay spot cash; must be a
bargain. F, HERALD office.
Auction at Kerns Monday at 1880 p.
M, and will continue from day to day
until the stock is closed out.
LosT-Part of Goth century lamp be-
tween Santa Fee depot and St. Charles
hotel. Return to A. T. & S. F. depot,
and receive suitable reward.
TO GAS CONSUMEas-We will
sell gas stoves at cost to US in FL Paso
and allow you time payments of SIS. 90
per month, until stoves are paid for.
FL Paso Gas, Elec. 1t. & p. Co.
The Fort Bliss hose running team
that will compete at the coming con-
vention is made up as follows: Pearce,
Captain; Ward, uncoupler; Acuff and
Griffin, pole: Norris, hydrant man;
Downs, hose unreeler: Schlessinger,
nozzle: Mi!ouX, Aays, Mattingly, Boyer,
Field, rope men.
A special from over the T. g. Z. con-
tanning 800 conductors arrived at the
flooded track this afternoon, and the
reception committee and the railroad
people are working like beavers to get
them over so that there shall not be
any delay than is absolutely necessary.
The line of the transfer is around the
foothills where a good view can be had
OF the flooded area. Conductor Purtell
has returned to take the o. r G.. party
west. and brought him four ladies from
Tucson as part OF the reception COM
mittee.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-05-10

to strengthen their levee. The water
did rot break thy oueh on East FL Paso
until O'Clock this morning, but by s
O'Clock the entire valley as far down as
Washington park was entirely covered
with from three to four feet of water
which was running with a strong cur
rent and at that hour the water was
over the Southern Pacific and Texas &
Pacitic's railroad track and running in
strong stream towards the foot hills.
By o'clock the track had been
washed out for half mile and passen-
gers had to be transferred from the
Texas q Pacific's incoming train. The
last train to pass over the track was a
CT. H. fl eight and the water was up
two inches on thu wheels when it
crossed.
The breaking of the Texas & Pacific
embankment relieved the people
in the second ward and in
half an hour after the break
the water began to fall aud by morn
ing it had fallen eight inches
and all the property owners, whose
houses had not already BEEN washed
away, felt easy ana their property was
saved. However, they are still on
watch as the river continues to rise and
are piling up their levees for greater
flood.
At 80 last night the levee on the
Mexican side, just south of the Stanton
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-05-10

built around his home and dairy. This
levee did not only save his own proper
| ty, but that of many others in that sec
ton, for if the water had gotten in
there it would have covered much
more territory than it did. Guienue
! threw up an embankment four feet
high and it looked for while like the
water would come over it. Mr.. Brigg 5
place was entirely surrounded by
water, but the embankment he had
thrown up kept the water away from his
premises and saved his property. Frank
| Tusten's place was in the same condition
| and besides the house was on a little
! high land and was not in ured. George
| Waters place had no enbankmeut, but
the foundation of rock saved the build
ing as the water did not reach the
adobe wall, although entirely sur
rounded by water. The water just
reached Charley Patterson's home.
but did not surround it and the build
ing. was not injured. McVey's and
Bob Ross home were also in serious
danger, but were not materially injur-
ed. Mr.. Evans place was saved, but
considerably damaged, while many
others were compelled to move out,
and many sheds and out houses We're
washed away.
While the people were working to
save their homes and their all, and
| were nearly tired out in their efforts
they got little assistance or offers OF
help from the central part of town.
Outside of Chief Hlllebraud, Night
Captain Bendy, and two or three police
men, there vas not city official put
in sight, and very few citizens except
those living in the immediate vicinity
and others who were there sight sc :
ing. Peoples property was being en-
dangered aud delicata women's lives
were threatened, mems all were at
stake, but the city's mayor, street
COMM osioner and even the second
ward aldermen were at their 1meS
quietly repOsing in their sleep. Alder
man COldwell and Clifford were the
only two of the city's Admins tration
that watched or paid any attention to
the threatening floods, but neither of
these were on he ground last night.
Up to IL O'Clock "a strong current b adj
set back towards town on Fourth street
and was banking up and seeking low
places over which to climb toto all the
southeastern part of the city, and pe0ple
In the Hooded district knew their only
salvat'on lay in the giving away of the
L. x Z. track between the canal and
the round house. There was strong
threats Of cutting this embankment,
but policeman had been stationed
there to prevent such an act. The
policeman was backed up by several
men whose properly were at stake and
any effort to cut the emil ankment would
have resulted in trouble. However,
q little gopher did what man dared
not do. He had burrowed a hole
through the embankment and when
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-05-10

there. it seemed as though it was
merely a question of a few hours be-
fore the bank gave way, and the b
torrent from the river rushed through
and down into town. However. Eng ineer
Campbell says the bank is made of
broken rock aud brush with heavy soil
packed on top. theresis no danger, if the
| top of the bank is kept above the river.
The Santa Fe has as yet no
| trouble, and the yard men
| say it would take rise of six feet
| to drown out their track. The liveliest
| alarm is felt along the lower part of
the town, especially through Chihua-
| huita.
This afternoon the @. H. and 7. & P.
people are making transfers, by wagon,
| making a delay of one hour each way.
AS for freights they will not be running
| for day or two yet, as the track can
rot be repaired until the current ceases
running.
The Central's brige was not consider
ed out of danger this morning, which
started up the Corralitos people to ar
| ranging for seventy five car transfer
this afternoon, and the transfer Is now
being made. The commanding officer
of the Juarez garrison has his soldiers
stationed along the government Ike TO
repair demages as fast as they occur.
At noon today there was considerable
excitement aroused by the report tbs t
the canal emb ankmenr had broken up
at the headgate and that the water was
coming down in great force. A HER
AID reporter visited the headgate and
found the water running through the
EN- bankment, but it did not seem to be
dangerous, as the embankment was
composed of willow mating and earth
which was not tearing out. Several
men were put to work to stop the
he
raise the embankment higher as the
water in the river was running nearly
even with the top of the bank. The
strain was very heavy also on the head
gate and the water was Just beginning
to run over the top. This condition
was thought to be SO perilOuS that it
was deciOed to dam the canal a. a point
where the Santa Fe bridge formerly
crossed, SO that in case the bank at the
headgaLe gave way the dam below
would catch the water aud prevent it
from coming in behind the levee. Szv-
eral hundred sacks were sent up at l
o'c.Cck SO that work could begin at
once and the Mexicans VINO live along
the canal rendered their services to do
the work ii tie city would furnish
sacks aud material. If the water
should get back of the levee the whole
soulhe: and western part of town
would be submerged, ana the loss to
property would be startling, besides
the fact that this might cause the
river to change its bed and run closer
to the center OF town.
AT 2:30 this afternoon the river
showed a rise of four inches during the
day.
Juarez is suffering terrible from the
flood as the dykes above and below
town have broken and a large body OF
| water is backed up III both places.
At 2:30 p. m. today, the water was
still rushing like cataract through
| the T. x r, embaukment back of tie
found houses, and the country to the
| orth and east was being flooded worse
than ever.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-05-10
The WEATHER
LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Blank books cheap at Twins.
Go to Irwin for window glass.
Acme saloon for good whiskey.
Home cooking at Smiths Creamery.
land IL year old whiskey at Acme.
Butter 25 and 35 cts. Smiths Cream
cry.
Apple sauce with cream. Smith IS
Creamery.
Fresh Buttermilk- Cream
cry.
Typewriter paper at the HERALD Of
Gee.
Hot biscuit. Fine butter. Smiths
Creamery.
Ell PASo STEAM LAUNDRY,
Telephone No. At.
Mining Location Blanks for Sale a,
This Office.
Mining location notices for sale at
the HERALD job Office.
Ask for "EL PASO TRANSFER"
the best cent CIGAR on the market.
The best Mex, can and Havana cigars
are made by the Ell Paso Cigar Mfg.
Go.
Refrigesators. Ice cream freezers
and gasoline stoves.
MOMSEN & THoRNE.
Payne Badger Coal company, Nc
Alester, Ceriilos and anthracite coal,
cord and stove wood, yard Second and
chihuahua streets. Telephone No. IL.
Ell Paso Fuel Co., are "The" agents
for the celebrated Cerrillos White
Ash and anthersite Goals. Successors
to Cerrillos Coal r. r. Co. Phone
10.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-05-10

The report that was circulated this
morning that a dance hall girl had
been shot last night was wrong. In
vestigation proved that the girls lover
had thre atened TO kill her, but had
lever tried 10 carry out his design.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-05-10
IsuckIen's Arnica SalNe.

The best salve in the world for cuts
bruises, sores, ulcers, self rheum, fever
sores, letter, chapped hands, chill
blains, corns, and all skin eruptions,
and Positively cures piles, or no pay re-
quirei. 1t is guaranteed to give per-
tect satisfaction or money refunded.
Price % cents per box. For sale by
w. A. Irwin & Co, Wholesale and Re
tail AgtS.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-05-10
Art ParlOrS,

Miss E. w. Hamill, of Michigan, re-
quests the ladies to call at 800 San An
tonic street, and inspect art designs
designed exclusively for the art trade,
from Dresden, New York and Philadel-
phia. Silk floss, round thread linen,
art cloths, etc. Stamping. Lessons in
art needle work at parlors.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-05-10
For Over Fifty Years.

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup has
been used for children teething
1t soothes the child, softens the
gums, allays all pain, cures wind
collie. and is the best remedy for diar-
rhoea. Twenty-Five cents bottle.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-05-10

Tired, Nervous and weak men and
women find new life, nerve strength,
vigor and vitality in Hoods Sarsapa.
rilla, which purities, enriches, and vi
talizes the blood.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-05-10

The fire department were called out
this afternoon TO eXtineuish blaze in
the building at III chihuahua street.
Only the SCOT in the chimney caught.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-06-30
FOR RENT.

No. 1929 and l14l Main street. ~ r-o-,
NO. lO3I Market street. store Room 70
NO. l053 Main street. store room
DWELLINGS.
No. q Main street, rooms.
No. l32 Main street. rooms a-f t-..
No. 23i6 Chapline street. rooms = ..,
No. Zi6 Chapline street. room
No. iV5S Market street. room
No. lO3 Seventeenth street, ro... .-
attic. --
No. 906 Market street, rooms
No. II Thirty-fourth street. r--,-.
GEO. J. MATHISU\
Real Estat ~.
Telephone 101. 1905 Mark. ~,
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-06-30
FOR RENT.

MI: LAKE AXE COTTAGE for rent; newly 1,
der. a. T. YOUNG, Sixteenth and I.t.
stItels. L.t--.--
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-06-30

Minis JOAN. -. -...-----.
SICrgrau James O.. ...--
NIaeers Leopold ...---
Miner John t.-... --.---
.rIir Louis. -...-------
Mooney. IT,. II. -....---.-.
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lT-lr- Michael 90 -----
Morgan David Jr... -.--
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Nars. John -. ----..
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1t.Dllrchey. EtW 0r1- --.
1I.Gr1lL Patrick. ---.
Non ho,l Arthur ..---.
Mcdonald. james. Jr-
N.T4vi1. VIM. -. ----.
kinney. Geo. j .-.---.
gI.C1h0u James. Jr..
u Donald Geo. .- ...-
\ slime. joshua .. .-----.
y. bic Andrew. .- -..-.-.
Numi,l5r. Frank. --. eel
N1lIe. James Gee -------
Nuhaus. Andrew OH. cd
I.Leary. Denis. ... --.--.
lLe4Iv. T.mOJly
1tt0. John A.. .---.-----.
l---rmauu. Anthony .---
l'Lzary. Patrick. .-...
oliver. ChlS. Jr.. ------
)Leary. Jerry ID.
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1rt. .r-or. John W. ----
7e.ks-e.r. Albert. Gee .--.
Porter. James. .. -----.
Parker. Herbert. OIL. ----.
Prince Harry .- -.-..-.
'rar-eD. Joseph. 90 ----
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pop. Max. .. .- --...--
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7ultZ. Leslie. .- --..----
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2od5r, Herman OIL. --.---
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Rush John g.. -. ---.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-06-30

CONTINUED on SEVENTH PAGE.)
The indicator., 1897-07-10

Among the conditions upon which
the Turkish government offered a
few weeks ago. after victorious cam
raign, to make peace with Greece, was
requirement that the defeated conn
try should pay an indemnity of flo
900 900
The practice of exacting money from
conquered foe is, in its present form.
somewhat modern. In ancient times
the victor despoiled the enemy he had
overcome sacked cities and carried
away whatever of value he could carry
away. Now he respects private prom
crty: but he makes the conquered ma
ton pay the whole cost of the war.
In either case the practice is analogous
to that of civil courts. which assess
cost upon the defeated party.
The four greatest wars of the last
thirty-fve years have all been follow
ed by exactions of this kind. After
Prussia defeated Austria in the Seven
weeks war of 1866. she demanded of
her adversary twenty million thalers
or about $4,000, 900 of our money. n
modest sum, as indemnities go. She
made similar eXactions also from the
states which allied themselves with
Austria. This was in addition to ter
ritorial concessions.
Five years later France was defeated
by Prussia. and besides being com
PEELED to give up the provinces of AL
sGce and Lorraine. was forced TO nav
to her victorious enemy the enormous
The indicator., 1897-07-10

Troops of camels. brought from
Mongolia, are employed in winter to
carry supplies and materials to and
from the gold placers of eastern ST.
IBERIA. and the spectacle presented by
long line of these ships of the des-
ert." tramping solemnly across the
SHOWS of Siberian steppe is described
as extremely singular. Camels require
only about half as much daily food as
horses, but on the other hand, they
have to be literally supplied with salt.
Where the country is so wild that
neither roads nor tracks exist, reindeer
are employed instead of horses or
camels. and they find their own living
en- route, by uncovering. beneath the
snow. kind of gray lichen on which
they are able to subsist.
The indicator., 1897-07-10

When DIR. Schliemann was digging
at the supposed site of Troy, he IN
covered the remains of several ancient
cities which had been built, one after
another on the same hill. In the sec
ono layer upon the bottom he discoy-
cred masses of silver in the form of ak
heads. DIR. Cote now suggests that
these were intended, not for imple-
ments, but for money. Bronze ak
heads have also been discovered in an
cient remains, mingled with metal
pieces in the form of rings. in such a
manner as to suggest that all alike
were intended to serve as money: and
the CO cluslon is drawn that, in an
Gent times, the metal ak head had
come to be popular unit of value for
purposes of barter. After it had dis
appeared as actual money. the men,
ory of it, according to this theory, was
preserved in the coins of Tenedos
which bore the figure of an ak head.
DR.. Cote also suggests that the wedge
OF gold" which Achan stole from the
spoils of Jericho, and for the stealing
of which Joshua had him stoned to
death, was a specimen of the ancient
ak head money.
The indicator., 1897-07-10

One of the most difficult problems
connected with the construction of the
proposed tunnel under the Simplon
range in the Alps is that of keeping
down the temperature. The deeper We
go under the surface of the earth the
greater the heat becomes, and since
the new tunnel will run not much less
than 1000 feet beneath the summit of
Mo unit Leone, it is anticipated that the
temperature will be as high 104 degrees
Fahrenheit. During the digging of the
st. Gotthard tunnel the temperature
rose to SS degrees. The heat affected
the health of the workmen. more than
half CT whom We're attacked by dis
ease. The still more intense heat to
be encountered in the Simplon tunnel
can only be reduced by careful sys-
TEN of ventilation.
The indicator., 1897-07-10

Durirg Mr. Hezekiah Buttervnrtt,,s
.aaat iorrroy across south ,r,ort,,
~, 80 ic S'' ~ avon IN tho Fa- san,haru
nv TST Of Argentina rho nract,ca 90 T.,
e 49, ,ta nationai noe, ~. so,,,,,,
, ,",S.ne ,a, haan adn,tod ,s vol, nv g.,
.no 49, I,nita5 Sta,oe " 80 '''
-" co.l Ia, ,ba ,,c, tho. ,.r,u.tu.
+; I'll, ,.-otod ,r,,, 49,, -
81 ",uti ho' 'a,r a ms ' uCu.-
rnu ,lpo tI,, go, 20" 49, 4, .'tte
e"s -". -. ~, ,t,t,,, 20 ~ - sup
h $50 s"r ,n ''7 " '''s ''''7S was
o". It eo''ie'u," - ,,..-.- -,..,
The indicator., 1897-07-10

pulIulhS, While England h-d bf
twelve.
Germany, another rival of England.
is also pushing naval construction
rapidly She is spending now about
twice as much money annually in this
way as she did seven or eight years
ago, and the emperor recently astound-
ed the reichstag by presenting, through
his secretary of state for the navy,
plan which contemplated an outlay Of
about eighty million dollars for the
next three years. The reichstag dis
approved the plan, though it made pro-
vision for some new construction. Ger
many has now twenty-uue Dattlc-ships
and seven protected cruisers, and in
addition three battle-ships and seven
armored or protected cruisers are build
ing.
In case OF war, England must retain
vessels to defend herself against pos
sible invasion, and she has scattered
colonies and worldwide commerce
to protect. She cannot therefore rely
upon all her fleet for active operations.
1t is of vital Importance to all the
material interests of England that she
remain "the mistress of the seas For
that reason, the heaviest burdens for
naval construction and equipment arc
cheerfully borne. This years estimates
for new construction, for example,
amount to more than one hundred mil
lion dollars, and the vessels to be fin
ished or to be under construction this
year number one hundred and eight,
fourteen of which are battle-ships.
The indicator., 1897-07-10

measured time.
On the unwonted stiffness gathers sounds
OF an advancing host, ~,
AS the rising tempest Chufeth on St Hell
ems fnr-on coast:
Nearer rolls "A mighty pageant-clearer
H.. swells the funeral strain.
FROM the barrier arch of NeulIly pours
the giant burial train.
Dark with eagles is the sunilght-darkly
Flap the folds of faded standards, elo-
Iuently mourning there
y ef the pomp of glittering thousands, like
battle-phantom FITS
Tatter'd flag of Jena. Friedland. ArcoIl
ana AusterlitZ.
EaEle-crown'd and garland-circled. slowly
va, moves tho stately car
AHA 4 sea Of pumes and horsemen-nl
p,,the burial pomp of war
Ni"eriess war-worn charger follows his
dead masters bier
Long since battle trumpet reused hIm-hr
but lived to follow here.
From his grave, mid oceans dirges
moaning surge and sparkling foam,
Lo me Imperial Dead returneth! 10. the
,1o ha htehro-dust comes homel
ne hath left the Atlantic island, lonely
vale and willow tree
Neath ne lnvalides to slumber, mid the
dailic chivalry.
Glorious tomb Ger glorious sleepers gal
r,r,d iHnt fellowship to share, 49,
"'avin and Peer and Marshal-France
my hoblest dust Is there!
Names hat
nnmns lshI my battle annalSI
Stars in critns ,,'U W ne neaI. % ~ ~
nvr,s ',,tlnSuh wars hotlZoh-syho-
hSmS Tor martial WORTH
Room, within, Al.
paie gndn tndI siLfihe OF heroes! place
uo,nn%n ILL sipiISg'foS o. me past!
WAS 'b6iu III. Inighlest comes at last.
wac tn ~ course ,the Woe out-thunderG
We IRON rom prophetic. trumpets lips2
vac IN tSbs me Ehostly horsCman sha
III inc Apocalypse
r,r,,,-b,t,., ,,,
reiims Of 5o o., gather round him
J.olIou.lrs % AZ age OF war.