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El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-03-12
Isthmus of Tehuantepec.

| There are some parts in which the
climate is good, and others in which
it is not. The temperature Is quite
warm, but there is always a good breeze
| blowing across, which makes it not
uncom Portable. Toe eastern half of
| the isthmus Is very heavily wooded,
but the western half is more open, it
| containing considerable prairie and
grazing land.
There are both reptiles and insects
on the lsthmus, but as the land is clear
1 ed up and cultivated, they seem to dis
appear, being cOnhued To the forests.
There is no need to fear the country on
| account of the reptiles, as they can
easily be avoided. The insects, also.
viii very annoying, Can be guarded
against. So far as mOsq itOs are con-
cerned, by planting the eucalyptus
trees around the house, it is claimed
that they will not trouble the inha BIZ
tants.
In some parts of the isthmus, where
it is marshy, there is troubl with fever
and ague, but there are other parts in
which it is unknown.
Lands on the Isthmus are worth
from two to five dollo' gold per acre,
according to the location, are consifer-
ed equal to any in the republic. They
will, grow almost anything, their fertI-
ty being most wonderful. The lands
are we'll adapted Tor the growth or col
fee. sugar, bananas, oranges, vanilla,
ruber, corn, vegetables and similar
products. 1t requires, however, some
little capital to make such an under
taking a success. For coffee culture,
you should have at least capital of
s., 900 gold: if you have not at least
that amount. you would do well to let
it alone. There are other branches OF
tropical agriculture. however, ia which
You can safely engage with a less
capital.
We are of the opinion that farmer
can do much better in this country,
under the present conditions, than he
can in the United States, and provided
a man has sufficient capital, and is no.
leaving business, at least sufficiently
profitable TO enable him TO keep even,
we do not hesitate to advise him to !
make the change. A man who now !
comes to Mexico, prepared to stay and
grow up with the country, has the
chances of success very decidedly in
his favor.
There is as yet but small American
settlement on the Isthmus, but the
1umb Der of settlers rapidly is increas-
ng, aud it will not be long before
here is plenty of company. There are
several fair sized colonies there now,
q any one of which you can secure
rood lands.-Two Republics.
D,++o. 81
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-03-12

MORAL sentiment is growing in San
Antonio. Backed by the newspapers
and the growing sentiment referred to,
the district at orney is making war on
the variety shows, which are reported
to have descended to so low point
that they could not be longer tolerated.
The papers there are gradually coming
out against gam bling, also. Texas will
soon be very short range for tin-horn
gam blers.-RepOrter.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-03-12

LET the Cubans and the Spaniards,
and the Cretans and the Turks proceed
with their killings. a learned Eng
lish geographer and statistician has
calculated that at the present rate Of
increase of population, unless some
great and destructive war should inter-
people 176 years hence than the earth
can feed. War is not an unmixed evil,
when nation has right and reason on
her side, and every nation has right
on her side when fighting in self-de-
Tense or for the preservation of the in
tegrity Of her territory.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-03-12

ENGLAND has just legislated S11O,-
900, $50 for the construction OF battle
ships, cruisers, sloops, gunboats and
torpedo destroyers. England appears
determined to back up her aggression
on land with her supremacy on sea.
Some of the jingoes ought to jump on
England for not backing up the Cubans
and the Cretans. She could at the
same time knock both Spain and Tur-
key off of the sea and the shores there
of
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-03-12
Notice..

Notice is hereby given that app licatiOn will
be made 10 the le Il, allure of Texas now in
session to amend he charter of the Il y Of
FL Paso, said charter being On tpter four of
the special laws of the state of Texas, and
approved March ,, 1889, in the following par
ticular to wit:
list. To amend section so as to provide
for the elect IN If two aldermen from each
ward by the qu' flied electors of said ward
End. To amend section : by abOlishing the
office of recOr Ter of the City of FL Pa>O
3rd To amend sec ion by provid ny that
no salary shall be paid to the city engincer
but that he shall be compensated far any
service performed by tue payment of su h
provide for.
4th 7" amend section Il ny imposing upon
I he mayor tue duties of recorder Ut the CITY
of FL PaSo.
9TH. To amend section 13l by imposing up
on the health physician the duties of street
and sewer commissioner and uni. ing the du-
ties of each of these offices in one person.
HO ACE b. STEVENS,
A, P. COLES AND OTHERS,
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-03-12

The T. & 2. Railroad company is en-
larging It's big reservoirs for water al
Ioyab, and the time VIII occupy some
two or three months. There are about
twenty teams a5 work. AID th-re are
something like 20 600 cubic yards OF
dlrt to be moved. and when it is com
plete, 1T Will be d puund of water about
SIX hundred yards long by more tnan
one hundred wide and twenty feet
deep.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-03-12

THE California militia is actually be-
coming beligerent, Stree many of it's
members were imprisoned for forbear-
ing to obey orders to fire on mob.
They are now adopting resolutions al
most wiping Spain off of the map of
the world.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-03-12

THE mayor of New Orleans is look
ing after and promoting the good
name of his city by causing lewd wo-
men, in whose houses men have been
drugged and robbed, tO..'mOve on"
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-03-12

THE San Francisco Call thinks that
congress, in undertaking to prevent
the scalping of railroa tickets, should
at the same time have undertaken to
prevent the price Of those tickets from
scalpIng the public.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-03-12
AnxERIIaING RATES.

Rates of advertising in the Daily or Weekly
edition made known on application az Tne
Modification office. Or ring up telephone num-
Der II5 and a representative OF the business
department Will call and quote prices anu
Contract for space. ,.,,oa
Locals no cents per line In every instance
for first Insertion, and cents per line for each
additional insertion. =, 49,
Legal notices Of every description 81 per
uch each Insertion.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-03-12

The New Orleans Picayune of the
5th instant says: GOOD morning, Pres
ident Mckinley! Your troubles have
commenced
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-03-12

ENGLISH parties are now negotiating
for the purchase of 800, 900 acres of tim
Der lands in the Teresas levee district
of Louisiana.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-03-12

THE Lily White Republican state
committee of Louisiana has decided to
allow negroes to become members of
the committee, and resolutions have
been adopted authorizing the chairman
to appoint thirty colored mem bers at
large.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-03-12

with Mckinley sworn in and
Cleveland sworn OUT" says the funny
man Of the New Orleans Picayune, The
next swearing thing will be the jaw
cracking contest in Nevada"
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-03-12

THE telegraph announces that on the
day after Mckinley was inaugurated
General Weyler quietly sneaked back
into Havana, probably to ascertain
uwhere ha WAS at
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-03-12

AN exchange says that the battle
ship Texas has strong perchant for
running up against bars, and suggests
that, in consequence, her name be
changed to the Kentucky.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-03-12
Mexican Central Railway

Is the only standard gauge line be-
tween the United States border and
Mexico City.
Mexico Is known as an all the year
round tourist resort Tor pleasure travel.
Health resorts and mineral springs ad-
apteG to all the various ills to which
human flesh is heir are found in The
great country. Climate unsurpa =sed
For full particulars address
II. K COMFORT,
Oom'l. AFao. e. ps-o. Fexas.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-03-12

MCKINLEY expressed himself in his
inaugural address as in favor of pro-
tecting American citizens abroad and
their best interests at home.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-03-12
THE WEEKLY HERALD.

A large eight page paper giving tne
local events of the week, published
every Saturday. just the paper to
send friends for information regard
ing Fl Easo. Price So. 90 per year
elk months 81. 90.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-03-12

Travellers Insurance Tickets have
again placed on sale at The Southern
Pacific city and depot ticket Off ce.
Z. z. HUNT. CONT Agent.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-03-12

BOOK AND Io6 PRINTING.
THE HERALD is fully prepares, to DO DC ali
the latest styles. Work perfectly and
promptly done.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-03-12

The Ration Reporter has been en-
larged, to six column paper.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-03-12
q. y. Z.

GalUett Ors~To=d Peat. nc. 10. Q. a. r.
Meets 1st Sund ny OF each month at 2:3O D m
Hall on San Antonio street. a IL comrades d
good standing nvttad to Wait the uost
GEO NJ. NcGONAUGHEY, Commander
E. Z, TUSTEN. Adjutant.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-03-12
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

The ways and means committee has
practically completed its work on the
wool schedule: raw wool class one,
which includes merino, down clothing
woods and other soft qualities are made
dutiable at / cents per pound. Wool
class two, which includes Leicester,
Cotswald and Lincolnshire, at12 cents
per pound and washed woods, these
classes at - and 2i cents, and secured
at 33 and 50 cent, per pound. The Nc
kinley rate of 81 per cent advalorem on
woods of the third class or carpet woods,
is retained.
The republican steering committee
IN the senate have come TO the conclus-
ion that 1t will be impossible to seat
senators appointed by governors of diff
ferent states where the legislature has
mad a chance to act.
Cambridge University, England, con-
ferred honorary degrees upon L S.
Am bassador Bayard and the French
Am ba-sadOr Baron de COurcel yester-
day. Bayard and the United States
were loudly che cred by the students.
President Mckinley will soon nomi-
nate the following ambassadors: To
Great Britain, Colonel John Hay, of
Illinois; am bassador to France, Gener-
al Horace Porter of New York; am
DaSSaQOr 10 Germany, eX Governor
VI errlam of NJ nneso'a; ambassador to
Italy. Hon. VIM. F. Draper, of Massa-
chuSettS.
The keel of the battleship Wisconsin
was laid in San Francisco yesterday.
Insurance companies taking maritime
risks in Englaud lost $4,000, 900 in
wrecks during January-the heaviest
loss for twenty years.
The superintendent of insurance in
Kansas has excluded the Connecticut
Mutual Life Insurance company from
doing business in that state.
The state of Kentucky sued the
Southern Pacific railroad company
for S137, 900 and the company has
agreed to compromise the case out of
court.
Trouble arose yesterday in the sover-
eign camp of WOodmen of the World. /
low in session at st. Louis. The Colo |
"ado ana Oregon divisions demanded |
separate jurisdiction and were voted |
Town. They then walked out of the
|
Albert Mott, of Baltimore, has been |
made chairman IF the racing board of |
,he L. A. w, vice Gideon.
The prospects are that the territorial |
of Arizona, will be re-
moved from Yuma TO Prescott.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-03-12

Board Of Fire Directors meets every secon
"a adnesday. General department meeting
second Wednesday IN March. jane septem
har nd Necember. ! 7 JULIAN. President.
J Payne, ! J Con lorS, Chief
Secretary = NJ Millsp IuSh Asst thief
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-03-12

a. Q. v. ".

Meets IN G. A 4. hall on the first snc
third Tuesdays in each month. Visiting
brothers cordially Invited.
FRED WIDMAN NJ. "
Q. KEtrs R,:Drisr.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-03-12
EOresterS OF America

FOresters OF America.
COURT ROBIN HOOD mol
Meets first and third Wednesday night OF
each month Ia odd Fellows hall.
VIM Rheinheimer, c. 4.
II Colliander, Secretary.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-03-12
K. of P.


Regular meeting every Friday night at
Castle hall, nvpr PenaEe's hardware store
SoiOurnipg Knights will recsive q cordia
Welcome. GEO r HARVEY q @
a. COLLIANDER, x. r. 8.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-03-12

Major John l. Bulls, paymaster, L.
5 y for four years stationed at ) inta
t'e as agent for the Pueblo and .Jicari-
LA Apache Indians, has been relieved
from duty and ordered to Washington,
for temporary duty in the office of the
paymaster general First Lieutenant
V. E Stottler, 10Th infantry, for two
years agent of the Mescalero Apaches.
Is ordered there 20 relieve him, and Cap
taiu @. NOrdstrom. 10Th cavalry. is Of
dered to relieve Lieutenant Stottler at
the Mescalero agency.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-03-12

Butter % and 80 cts Smiths Cream
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-03-12

The fear of pain and the dangers Of
! parturition fill many wOman'S breas It
| with dismay. There is no reason why
child birth should be fraught with dan
ger and distress. 1t is a perfectly ma
tural function, and should be perform
ed in a natural way without undue suf-
fering. Nine out Of ten women are
trou bled more or less by weakness and
diseases peculiar to their sex. 1t is so
because they do not take proper care of
observation-disclosures they neglect little
ills and little precautions. A woman in
perfectly hearty health goes through
her tine of trial with comparative ease.
The thing to do then, is to make all
eXpectant mothers healtby-tO
streno then them generally and locally.
The medicine and tonic to do it wit b is
Dr.. Pierce's Favorlte Prescription. 1t
is powerful invigorant and nervine
1t soOthes and strengthens the nerves
and acts directly on the feminine Or
ganism in a way which fits it for the |
proper and regular performance of all |
its functions at all times. Taken during |
PetatiOn it robs childbirth of its da,
gers 10 both mother and child, bv pre- |
pairing the system for delivery, thereby
shortening labor, lessening pain and |
the period Of confinement.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-03-12
Bliss Lodge No. 22I

Bliss Lodge No. 22I. K. OF p
Regular meeting every Monday evening at
q G hall. Visiting knights welcome
We. HEMPEL J. ], @. ARMSTRONG
K. of K, & 8. J, J
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-03-12

GIltsc Brotherhood OF Carpenters and JOIN
of "a Faso.
meets every sunday at 10 a. N. at Labor
usa.l. Visiting members welcome.
hhU - hIDnN BkUh, kec. and Sec
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-04-25

ed that it was made with No. Sparks
shot, at a distance of 40 yards. At
ter we had recovered from our aston
ishment and secured a lead pencil, we
began figuring. The result showed
that somebody was mistaken, as
Sparks No. 7 shot contains but 305
shot to the ounce, which would make
SS2 in IA ounces. The pattern maker
could hardly understand it, and when
we left, he was still hanging on to his
story. 1t is certainly a wonderful
gun that will put 81 more pellets in the
paper than the load contains.
E. S. Rice, of Chicago, agent for the
Dupont Powder Co., has purchased as
trophy from his company, a trunk of
SO pieces of solid silver, which were
presented to Thomas A. Marshal. On
silver plate on the trunk is engraved
the following words: Presented by
E. l. Du Pont de Nemours & Co., to
Tom a. Marshall, winner of Grand
American handicap, 1897 When Mr..
Rice learned that no trophy was to be
given 20 the winner, he at once stated
that Mr.. Marshall would receive one
that would be suitable TO the Occa-
sion, and the Du Pont Powder Co.,
to his own judgment. Mr.. Rice show
ed good taste in the selection of a
prize, and Mr.. Marshall has a collec-
ton of silverware that will remind
him of his winning a great event, and
show the generosity and appreciation
of the Du Pont Powder Co.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-04-25
KERRVILLE SCRAPS.

Kerrville, Texas. April 24.-Mr. Ear
d. Scott, of San Antonio, is on a visit
to our city. He will probably remain
up until the LIST of next month.
Mr.. Jim Heffner came in this week
to have his arm set, which had been
broken by a horse falling with him
He is very unfortunate it seems, as he
was shot in this arm not long ago by
the accidental discharge Of a gun.
George Garrett is building a stone
reservoir on his farm, to be used for
irrigating his garden. The water sup
ply comes from an Artesian well and
affords an abundance of water.
The meeting at the Union church,
conducted by Elder j. NJ. Gaddy, of
Lockhart, will be continued another
week. Mr.. Howard of San Antonio,
is expected to arrive on Saturdays
train to conduct the singing.
Mr.. Albert Sydney FLY, a lecturer.
who died at Harper some days ago,
was inferred in our cemetery. His
death was caused from a wound in the
lungs he received many years ago
which caused an abscess TO form. He
has a brother, who is mayor of Gal
weston, also one, a physician, in Fort
Forth.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-04-25
TRAP AND
TRIGGER.
"a &M&&Ak4kAs4k4t4&33.; re

The San Antonio Gun club and State
Sportsmens' association tournament
have passed into history.
Several of our local trap shots took
a sudden liking to the pump gun and
have placed their orders for these rap
id firing machines.
1t seems that handicap or no handi-
cap, the old reliable trap shot, "Piety,"
holds his own and shoots at a ninety
per cent gait.
Lieut.. Foster of the Government Hill
gun club. made fine record when he
captured the E. c. trophy on a score
Of As out of a possible 81 in the State
SpOrtsmen's association tournament,
which took place at the Jockey club
grounds last week..
Con" Mccormack is a slayer He
shot through every eveEt in both of
the late tournaments ard came out
with velvet.
Now for a series of quarterly tour
naments lasting enc day, among the
members of the San Antonio Gun club.
Divide the added moneys among the
three classes, A, b, and c, in proper
ton to the number of shooters taking
part in each class, and YOU will have
more entries, and the club make more
money, than if the shoot We're open to
the state. The expense necessarily de-
volving upon the club in getting W
these big tournaments is enormous and
does not justify the risk.
Lieut.. Whitworth, of Fort Sam Hous,
ton, and a number of the Government
Hill Gun club won the Live Bird
Championship medal of the State
Sportsmen's association last Thursday
on a score of 10 out of a possible 90
Whitworth used a Parker gun, 3A
drains of Dupont powder and Ia oun-
ces of No. chilled shot.
Captain Arson, the baseball veter-
on, was in Kansas City on April IS,
and participated in the live bird shoot
of the O. X. Gun club. Your uncle
grassed u out of Is birds from the 80
yard mark, and made several clever
kills.
Rolla Heikes broke 81 out of 100 tar
ammunition at club shoot of the
Buckeye Gun club, Dayton, o., on the
End of April. Ed. Rike was not so
very far behind him, with a score of
SO. Ed. and "Ror' make a hot team,
and the Buckeyes" are proud of them.
A certain young man, who sings
loaded shells for a Philadelphia firm,
showed us a pattern which he recent
" made with a Parker gun. The pa
per contained 400 shot marks in a 30
inch circle, and the young man claim
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-04-25
DIR. KINGS NEW DISCOVERY FOR
CONSUMPTION.

This is the best medicine in the world
for all forms of Coughs and Colds and
for Consumption. Every bottle is
guaranteed. 1t will cure and not dis
appoint. 1t has no equal for Whoop-
ing Cough, Asthma, Hay Fever, Pneu-
monia, Bronchitis, La Grippe, Cold in
the head and for Consumption. It is
safe for all ages, pleasant to take and,
above all, is sure cure. 1t is always
we'll to take DR.. Kings New Life Pills
in connection with DR.. Kings New
Discovery, as they regulate and tone
the stomach and bowels. We guar
antee perfect satisfaction or refund the
money. Free trial bottles at f. Kali
teyer G. Sons drug store. Regular
size, so cents and 81. 6
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-04-25

Mr.. VIM. Stokes, representing the
San Antonio Lamp company, is in the
city interviewing the merchants in the
interest of the house he represents.
Mr.. Frank Mack, of San Antonio, was
in the city wednesday for a few hours.
He was en- route to Lockhart to at
tend court. His many friends here
were glad to see him.
DR.. S. f. Borders, of San Antonio, is
stopping at the Brick hotel.
Mrs. w. j. PRYOR, of San Antonio.
has been in the city since Saturday
Luling was we'll represented at the
Battle of Flowers in San Antonio.
A rumor is current that the Arkansas
Pass will soon put on regular pas
senger train from Yoakdm to Lock-
hart. =
Messrs. John, Louis and Albert OF
to came up from Ottine Saturday, and
left for San Antonio. They expect to
be absent about a week.
Miss Alma Foster. who has been
teaching school at Solomonville, Arizo-
ma, for the past eight months, arrived
home last Thursday, to the delight of
host of friends.
Miss Thekla Storms, who has been
visiting the family of Mr. T. j. Mar
I ley the past three weeks, left Tuesday
for her home in San Antonio.
Miss Fannie Carter came down from
San Antonio last Friday to visit the
family of her brother, Mr. John Car
| ter.
Miss Geneva Darst, of San Angelo,
Texas, has been the guest of Mr. and
! Mrs. T. ]. Marley the past week.
Dave Robinet, the brakeman who was
severely scalded and bruised in the
wreck near Langtry last week, is
grandson of Mr.. d. Addington of this
place. -
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-04-25
GET IN THE PINK OF CONDITION.
From the weekly Sentinel, George


GEL In lt1b GlNh Ut SONDll lON.
From the Weekly Sentinel, George
town:
Georgetown mineral wells are unsur
passed by any other water of similar
constituents in the United States, and
equal to the celebrated Carlsbad well
in Bohemia. The opinion of Professor
Everhart of the University Of Texas
and Professor Hyer of the Southwest
ern university of Georgetown, they
having analysed both waters. Ma
lures remedy for kidney and bladder
troubles, dyspepsia, indigestion, ner-
vous disorders, torpid liver etc. A
specific for inebriety having the happy
faculty of restoring the health of those
wrecked by excessive alcoholic indul-
gence and at the same time abating
the thirst for excessive strong drink.
Price, five gallon jug or less, fifty cents
cents, Jugs returned to Georgetown
free. Write for free pamphlet giving
analysis of the five different wells, or
for further particulars ask your ex-
press agent-we will do the rest. Sat-
isfaction guaranteed, or money refund
ed. Reference, e. Hertzberg, San An
tonic. Address NJ. McDermott, ex-
press agent, Georgetown. Texas.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-04-25
LULING LATELlES.

Luling, Texas, April @4.-Mrs. w.
Morris, of San Antonio, is in the city
on a visit to relatives AMI friends.
The public school closed last Friday.