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El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-05-14

LIZ. w niue Soue III q OIL OF SZU LOT eA-
ira service in caring for a smallpox pa
tient. Mr.. Clifford objected strenuous
ly to paying this bill. He said he
couldn't see OF what use the city health
officer was and thought the Office
should be abolished.
Mr.. Clifford wanted to know what
service DR.. White was rendering the
city for his salary of SS5 per month.
The bill was disallowed and Mr.. Cliff
ford subsidized into his easy chair with a
grace and dignity born only of con-
seriousness that he had done his duty,
his whole duty and nothing but his
duty, s'heln me Isaac! Yes Mr.. Clifford
Was Modified.
An affidavit by w, c., Taylor was
read, to the effect til st he had paid l.
f. Merrill, the mbezzler collector and
assessor, all taxes due on the property
of II. F. Stacey, for the year 1892. The
affidavit was referred to the taxation
committee.
A communication from Mrs. Julia
Thompson. who stated she wished tran
spOrtation to Jerome, Arizona, where
she could earn livelihood, and had
four children depending on her for sup
port, was referred to the mayor with
power to act.
DR.. Race was confirmed as city ply
stefan, as the successor of DR.. White.
Mr.. Scott of the acequia committee
reported that ,he was the recipient of
numerous complaints because tieorge
Look had heen nuhning dam in the
city acequia which resulted in flooding
the streets. Mr.. Scott said he had
been to see Mr.. Look, but in.imated
that that worthy citizen had practical
ly invited him to go where the worm
dieth not and the.tire is not quenched.
He was the aceQuia commissioner and
would run things to suit his own sweet
will. This brought up the old and
time worn subject of the maintenance
of the aceQuia. Most of the alderm en-
thought it was venerable nuisance,
and the city had really nothing to do
with it. But as there was more or
less delicious uncertainty about the
whole shooting match, lit was referred
to Judge Kemp for uupavalling at the
next meeting,
o. L. Dix sent in q bill for work on
the leeves which was laid over.
Pat kehoe was confirmed as mer-
chant policeman without pay from the
city.
The city assessor and collector was
instructed to deliver Fitzgerald Moore
a redemption tax deed to Il certain
piece OF land upon payment of all
taxes and costs involved,
Bids were then opened for The city
printing, after bill of $44 from the
hospital was allowed. The Evening
Tribune bid three cents per inch for
each insertion: the HERALD bid five
cents, the Times bid 10 cents, and the
Morning Telegraph bid 143 cents. Mr.:
Clifford was for Immediately giving the
contract to Mr.. Lowe. Mr.. Burton
thought The size of papers circula-
ton should be nsidered. Mr., Clifford
however, carried the day, and Brother
Lowe got the job. He was required to
furnish $500 bond.
The aching mayor reported that he
had expended In all about 5000 il
fighting the high water, and the coun-
Gil approved of his action.
Adjourned.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-05-14

The Westfield Und.) News prints the
following in regard to an old resident
of that place: Crank McAvoy, for
many years in the employ of the L.,
n. A. 81 c. Ry., here, says: 4 have
used Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and
Diarr hoea Remedy for ten years or
lOnger-and never WITHOUT it in my
family. | consider it the best remedy
of the kind manufactured. l take
pleasure in recon- amending it," 1t is a
specific for all bowel disorders. For sale
by all druggists.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-05-14

The cost of putting in six miles of
sewerage, in the city of chihuahua is
estimated at about 100000, but will
afford the city an excellent system of
as it will interseot all the
PRINCIPAL streets.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-05-14

DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets cure
bilious headache, dizziness, costive-
ness, or constipa alton, sour stomach,
loss of appetite, coated tongue, iudiges-
ton. or dyspepsia, windy belchings.
heart burn pain and distress after
eating, and kindred arrangements of
the liver, stomach and bowels.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-05-14

AS the result of different legislat on
adopted by the eastern aud western
lines on Christian Epdeavor excursion
business, the public is seemingly as
sured of low fares, not only to Califor-
MIA and Colorado, this coming summer.
but between Chicago and all eastern
cities,
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-05-14

Crema alton is popular in Buffalo, New
York, although it is yet far from
becoming universal custom even in
that city. Since the esta adjustment OF
the crematOry in 1896, there have been
total of BOZ cremations, including
those coming from outside towns.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-05-14

Tie Madrid papers intimate again
that the war in Cuba is to profitable to
the commanders to be stopped, and
that while Spain Is being drained to
conquer bankrupt and ruined island
her generals are acquiring large for
tunes on small salaries. That seems
to be an explanation that explains.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-05-14

The Postal Telegraph company is
now paying dividends at the rate OF
per cent annually, This is the first
time on record that an opposition tel
egraph company to the Western Union
ever paid a dividend. The Postars
stock is SIS, 200, 600 and no bonds. This
latter is also rare feature with a big
corporation. TIE company has 410, coo
miles of wire and over 5000 offices.
Millionaire John w. Mackay is the
principal owner.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-05-14
Senator Voorhees, once had succeede

Senator voorhees, once had succeeded
in delivering an appeal which had
brought tears to the eyes of several of
the jurymen. Then arose the prose-
cutting attorney, gruff old man, with
piping voice and nasal twang. Seen
might as we'll understand from the be-
ginning that l am not boring for
water.'' This proved so effectual a
wet b'anket to the emotion excited by
Mr.. Voorhees, that he realized the fu-
tility of his own ''boring."
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-05-14

The beer brewers of the country now
demand that soda wafer. sarsaparilla,
root beer and other soul dest coying and
maddening drinks be also taxed, if
beer is to be taxed 81 so a barrel.
These brewers are soulless and callous
individuals and not to be trusted. Max
Frost.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-05-14

New Mexico is entirely too large to
be admitted as one state. The south
ern half of the territory with Ell Paso
county, Texas would make good siz-
ed state nd there could not be objec-
tion to the admission of state formed
out of the territory proposed The
people are ready for statehood and are
capable of governing them selves. The
northern part of the territory might
be divided between Arizona, Colorado
and Oklahoma.-Eagle.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-05-14

Mark Twain is engaged in writing
an account of his recent lecturing trip
to Australia, India AMI South Africa
1t will be in the style of the immortal
'lnnocentS Abroad
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-05-14
THE CITY COUNCIL.
The Evening Tribune Gets the City
Printing at 3 Cents per Inch.

| Brother Lowe of the Evening Tribune
| captured thescity printing last evening
| from the city council, but the prize is
| not considered very valuable one,
| and the profits will hardly warrant We
editor in indulgiDg in visions of villa
| at Catalina Island or an ocean yacht
The aldermen were all present eX-
cept Judge Coldweli who doomed up in
| a dismantlsd sort of way, bed ,cked
| with badges and with his pants turned
up at the bottom because it was rain
ing in Lunnon, to ask for leave of alb
sence. He did not explain what for,
only be wanted to be excused, AMI
there was sort of business glitter in
his optics that suggested he might
nave a hen on" sOmewheres: only the
nature of the hea fruit was not made
apparent. The Judge was excused,
and he strobe away in sepulchral,
mysterious fashion.
Clerk Catlin dallied lovingly and
long with ''the minutes of the previous
meeting 1t seemed a god5end to
him. and had he been reveliug in Pot
Shanked Pete, the Horny Footed Tight
Rope FIend, or the Checkered and
Spotted Career of the Upton Chicken,
he could not have been more interest
ed. Mr.. Catlin read three sets of min
utes, and was going to read them all
over again, when the council called a !
halt, and the clerk considered himself |
one of the most abused men in the |
world.
Chief of Police Hillebrand reported
to the council that all property owners
notified to remove buildings of theirs
that ob5tructed the public highways.
had done SO except the owners of three
adObes on 18th street, and Sam. Schultz
who refused to remove his collection of
adobe bric-a-brac at the San Francisco
Main street angle. The matter was
referred to the city attorney to be re-
ported at the next meeting.
The report of the assessor aud col
ector with the delinquent tax rolls for
1896, were referred to the taxation COM
nittee. Ii
Judge Kemp, the city attorney, then
showed up with an ordinance provid
ng for the erection by the Postal Tele-
,raph and Cable company of poles
within the city limits, but the Judge g
aid the petition for franchise began q
With the company as New York state
and wound up as an Hi
lois corporation. So the matter went
ver for one week, to find out what \
quarter of the earth the Postal Tele-
raph belonged to.
The location and condition of the
ity scales occasioned considerable
iscussion which was finally quieted
own by the councils ordering that if n
V. K. Van Patten, who was an appli-
ant for the job of city eighmaster, ]
yould remove the scales from Oregon
nd East Overland streets to some
Their place at his own expense and
eep the same in repair, he could have
be job.
The April report of Chief Hille-
rand showing cash receipts of $4,000
as approved.
On recommen dation of Chairman
lifford OF the finance committee, these
ills were allowed: /
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-05-14

There are So national cemeteries in
this country, containing in all 335,3l9
bodies, OF which nearly half, or 15O, 697, ;,
are unknown,
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-05-14

Even the Madrid newspapers are con-
demning Weyler's brutalities and afro
cities in Cuba.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-05-14
SOCIETY DIRECTORY
Masonic.

Masonic.
FL Paso odge, No. 100, A. F. & A. M.
Meets every first and third Wednesday at
Masonic hall, San Antonio street. Visiting
brothers cordially invited.
G. f. SICK, W. M.
A. KAPLAN, Secretary
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-06-10

Mr.. and Mrs. John Hagan from New
comerstown, Ohio, are visiting Mr. Buck
Miller of this county. who is a brother Of
Mrs Hagan. They viii remain here
about six weeks visiting friends and then
go to California for the summer. return
ing for the Fall Festival. Mr. Hagan is
an old line Ohio Democrat and he and
Mr.. Miller have many friendly political
discussions
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-06-10
NOW THE LIGHTOPHONE.
a Machine Invented for Photograph
irg and Reproducing Sound.

New York, June 1O.-The Herald to-
day says:
The process of photographing sound
waves and from the plates reproducing
the original sounds, has been, it is an
nOunced successfully carried out by
the Rev. A. S. Ferguson, Baptist
minister, now living in Brooklyn
The astonishing part of his discovery
he says, is the simplicity of the pro-
cess by which this result has been
achieved. There is no ponderOUs or
complicated machinery Only two
discs, each about seven inches in di-
ameter, revOlved by ordinary cranHs-
One of these, the recorder. is horizon
tai; the second, the reprOducer, is re-
voIved perpendicularly. Speaking of
his invention, Mr.. Ferguson said:
About six years ago it struck me
that it would be possible to photograph
sound by manipulating a ray OF nght
and reproducing the sounds recorded
by such manipulation upon a sensitiz-
ed plate. The HghtOphOne, as l call
this instrument, have secured by pat
ent both here and in England.
4 am now working on a machine to
not only record sound, but to repro
duce it in typewriting, and am conf
dent that l can do 50.
The HghtOphOne records upon nrSt
surface, and as there is no mechanical
device needle or stylus used, there can
be no distortion. In the photograph the
wave lines are perpendicular to the
surface upon which they are recorded;
in the lightophOne they are parallel to
the surface of the glass plate on Whlch
they are produced. The horizontal line
best affords the conditions necessary
in tone study. 1t is possible with these
photographs to throw upon a large
screen pictures of the sound waves
produced by speaking, singing, lnStru-
mental music or any other sound what
ever. I am now constructing a dia-
phragm that will record perhaps even
a whisper.
There is no electricity employed in
the production or recording of tones in
the lightophone. The sounds are pro
duced by vibration, or, more properly,
1o11lSa tinn''
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-06-10
ROAST THE AGENCIES.
Credit Men Criticise Dun and Brad
street Severely.

Kansas City, June 1O.-At the after
Reddan being absent, his paper was
read by H. L. Click of Cincinnati It
dweIt at length on the methods used
by the mercantile agencies and sug-
gested improvements in the present
system of reporting.
1t was answered on the part of r.
G. Dun & Co, by W. T. Rolph of
Louisville, who declared that the mer-
camille agencies had improved as much
in the last 80 years as had electricity
The agencies were ever ready to as
sist the credit men in any way posi-
BILE, but he thought some of the sug
gestiOns made by Mr.. Reddan were
not practicable.
J. G. Swain of Kansas City answered
for Bradstreet & Co, taking a similar
stand with Rolph.
Mr.. O'NeiI of Omaha talked about
trade reporting. Eighty per cent of
the reports you merchants receive in
regard to the financial standing of
other merchants he said come from
lawyers, and so per cent of that is
given without pay" His remarks were
applauded.
A lengthy discussion resulted in the
adoption of a motion offered by Mr.
STANDARD of Denver to the effect that it
was the sense of the convention that
mercantile agencies should use a HER
oglyphic in their reports. indicating
whether the rating of firms is founded
upon signed statements from the firms
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-06-10
JACKSON, ONLY SURVIVOR.
Fighting Monitor, Who Went
to the Bottom.
Pittsburg. June 1O:-Thomag Jaekson.

Pittsburg, June 10.-Thomas Jackson,
a naval veteran of the late war. is a
charge on the Allegheny department of
charities.
His history is a remarkable one.
fraught with many thrilling details and
interesting incidents. One of the lat
ter is of special interest because Jack
son was on the Inflated gun boat, the
Monitor. when it sank off the coast of
Cape Hatteras while the rebellion was
in progress.
The southern fleet of the United
States navy was moving nOrthward at
this time and the Monitor was in the
fleet This vessel had for a long time
been considered unseawOrthy but as
Uncle Sam was hard pressed for yes
sells to protect his interests on the high
seas, the Monitor was kept in COM
mission.
She carried a crew Of 25 men. It was
within short distance of Cape Hat
teras when the Monitors crew discov-
cred that she was settling rapidly
Signals were made to the other ships of
the fleet but before assistance arrived
the Monitor had gone to the bottom.
Only five of the crew and officers were
saved Among this number was Jack
son.
Jackson's history is all the more in
teresting because, so far as known, he
Is the only survivor of those who es-
capped from a Watery grave when the
Monitor went to the bottom
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-06-10
Balm ON TRIAL.
American Insurance Coupon
Company Officers
Have Their Hearing at Leaven-
worth Today.
WAS 1T A LOTTERY?
A Violation of the Postal Laws
Involved.
Other Kansas News of a General
Nature.

Leavenworth, June 10.-The case of
the gov eminent versus Thomas H.
Balm, 7. E. Day and A. NJ. Edison was
taken up yesterday afternoon. They
are officers of a corporation known as
the American Coupon Insurance com
pany'' of Kansas City, an alleged lot
terry concern, are charged with fraud
and with having used the United States
mails to further their alleged fraudu-
lent scheme.
The jurors selected to try the case
are b P. Stanley, r. P. Tyler, Charles
Carpenter, c. E. Cook, P. J. O'Mara,
Levi Wilhelm, J. c. Myers, I. R Bisby,
w. 0. Noble, D. Q. Mallory, Duncan
McBeth and NJ. J. Arnoldy.
Attorneys Cubbison and Angevine
and Judge Waters for the defendants
admitted the use of the mails to in
crease the business of the company,
but denied that the company was
fraudulent or in any sense a lottery.
pany in evidence in support of this de-
NAL. It showed that the company had
monthly coupon drawings; that at the
end of ten years each pOlicyhOlder was
to receive S450, said pOlicyhOlder being
required to pay So for a certificate and
$1.25 per month dues thereafter for ten
years.
The case was on trial all this fore
noon and the testimony for the govern
ment had not all been introduced by
District Attorney Perry and Assistant
Attorney Rankin Mason. It was said
by attorneys in the court room that
the trial may last all day and tomor-
row. An important witness for the
government was Judge Thomas of
Washington, who was assistant attor-
ney general of the United States, ap-
pointed by President Cleveland.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-06-10
ATTENTION!
70 Members Ottawa Chorus!

Tor the forenoon rehearsal, it has been
decided to 90 on Missouri Pacific spec
ial train. leaving Topeka at 7:30 a. m
sharp Returning this train will leave
Ottawa after the concert Saturday
night Trains will arrive at and depart
from Forest Park station, one block
from Forest Park
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-06-10
SANTA FE DISPUTE.
Old Stockholders Claim the Purchase
of the A & P. a Mere Trust
Transaction

Santa Fe, N. M, June lot seems that
the recent decree announced by the Uni
ted States district courts in New Mexico
and Arizona having jurisdiction over the
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe railroad,
continuing the appointment of Messrs-
Walker and McCook as receivers, has
back of it much more than appears on the
surface.
1t is alleged that the real object of this
continuance of the receivers in power di-
rectly affects the purchase of the At
lantic & Pacific road, and particularly in
terests the Union Trust company and the
reorganization committee. The stock
holders of the old Atchison, Topeka and
Santa Fe Railroad company now set up
the claim in Massachusetts that the re-
cent purchase of the Atlantic & Pacific
line was merely a trust transaction for
the exclusive benefit of the former Santa
Fe security holders and not a purchase
on behalf of the new organization, the
Atchison. Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad
company.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-06-10
ASK COLORED MEMBER.
Colored People Want to Help the Fall
Festival Along.

This evening a meeting Of the colored
men of the city is to be held at the resi-
dence of Kirk Pinkston at 900 Clay street
at which the matter of having a repre-
sentative colored man on the Committee
of Fifteen will be discussed. Some OF,
the cOlOred business men think they are
entitled to a representation of one OF
their race on the Committee of Fifteen
One of the welI-known colored men who
is interested in the meeting said today
to a reporter: 1--WE coIored people feel
that we entitled to one member on
the Committee of Fifteen. If one is ap-
pointed I am sure our people will come
forward and help in making the Festival
a success. The meeting will be held for
this purpose. We will try to have the
appointment made. We do not ask for
more than one, but I think those who
meet there tonight will make it plain that
something of this kind ought to be done.
Nearly every other organization and race
of people are represented"
The cooperation of cOlored people in
the Fall Festival will be welcomed by the
Committee of Fifteen who viii doubtless
select a leading colored citizen as a rep-
resentative of his race.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-06-10
JUDGE F1rzGERALD's CAREER.
A Bit of History Explaining His Rea-
sons for Leaving Ohio.

st. Marys. June 10.-The history of
the venerable Judge Fitzgerald who is
lying at his home in this city at the
point of death is interesting.
Judge Fitzgerald came to Kansas
from Cincinnati about ten years ago,
establishing himself in the practice Of
law at St Marys, in POttawatomie
county, where he owned valuable farms.
While he lived in Cincinnati he took an
active part in local and state politics
and was a trusted counselor of the Dem
ocratic party. In 1863 he was mem
Der of the Ohio legislature, serving with
the late N. Q. Mcfarland, ex-cOmmis-
sioner of the general land office, who
died in Topeka a few weeks ago. AL
politics, they formed a friendship at
that time which lasted until the death
of Judge Mcfarland.
Judge Fitzgerald was once president
of the Irish League of America.
For 10 or II years Judge Fitzgerald
was president of the board of aldermen
of Cincinnati. AfterWard he was made
the nominee of his party for police
knows Judge Fitzgerald we'll and knew
him before he came to Kansas, says the
judges fight for police judge was a no
ted one and most stub bOTnIy contested.
On the side of the Democratic candidate
the gamblers and crooks arrayed them
selves. while the law and order ele-
ment supported the Republican candi-
date.
Judge Fitzgerald was elected, and, to
the disappointment of the gamblers, he
made an honest and conscientious judge.
Having aided in his election, they con-
fidently expected him to favor them in
the administration of his office, but
when they called upon him to fulfill
pledges he denied any such an Obliga-
ton and adhered to the letter and spirit
of the law. He was SO rigid in his de-
cision that he cleaned the gamblers
out and caused a moral atmosphere in
the community that never had been
known before.
The amblerS resOrted to every means
to move him, but, undisturbed by threats
or by machine Influences, he adhered
to his resolution to administer the law
as he formed it. II have helped to put
these ordinances on the book" he said,
"and I will be consistent and enforce
them"
Finally one night. as he sat in his Ii
brary an unknown man gained admis-
sion to his home, opened the library
door, took a shot at him and fired. The
bullet missed its aim, but it was great
shock to Judge Fitzgerald. After he
retired from office he continued his
fight on the Outlawed element and was
so active and determined that threats
of killing him were received, and, fear
full that they might be carried out, he
gave up the unequal contest and came to
Kansas, where he had invested money
in land