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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-06-22
"What's In a Name ."

The Swiss name for mistletoe K don nerpesen-thnnder besoln-and, when suspended from the rafters, IS believed so protect the house from fire.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-06-22

Inc Ganary islands have n peculiar pianl known as tho fonntain tree, which son1alus receptaoles for the collection of tains Several gallons of water are often <9una ia one Of thess natural pitchers
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-03-26
National Democratic Club.

WASHINGTON, March 26.-The ma
tional association of democratic clubs
with Chauncey F. Black, of Pennsyl-
vania, as chairman: has issued gen.
eral call to each democratic society in
the United states to join the national
association of democratic clubs in cele.
bration of the 154th birthday of Thomas
Jefferson on the 18th of April next.
The executive committee of the clubs
has been reorganized on silver basis.
President Black announces the COM
pletion of the executive committee by
the appointmentof Stephen M. White,
of California, G. G. Richards, of Utah
and J. S. Hogg, of Texas, as members.
President Black says that Mr.. Bryan
will be the guest at the banquet on the
18th proXimo
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-03-26
VOL. XVII, NO. y
More From Washington.

| Under date of March 24th, Sterret
wires the Dallas News the following
relative to the Grant-Green situa.
ton:
Nothing new has occurred in the
Texas republican situation. 1t now
appears the communication which NV
ron L. Herr1ck made to the state depart-
ment or to the president through the
state department., for there is some
1ouot to whom it was addressed. was
In the shape OF te egram. This tele-
gram got In the papers which DR.. Cliff
1ord mad tls in his application for the
consu, generalship at he City of Mexi-
co. when it was discovered bv the
Green faction and the shrek went up
tne telegram was withd rav-n but bv
whom Is not known. All the informa.
1lon given out at the state depar .meut
as TO who withdrew il is simply that
the telegram was not properly a part
OF the record or pa pers IN the case, and
was therefore withdrawn.
Hanna, having been caught red
handed in the act of aiding Grant. now
says he meant his indorsem.n as an
Endorsement of Herrick DR.. Clifford
Is not at all scouraged over the dis
covery of the telegram In fact he
says be fee better over it, as it pre-
sents an opportunity for a fight on a
line on which he can win. and such
line might not have opened up had this
telegram not strayed into the papers.
Mr.. James burst of Brow nsville and q
candidate for collector at tnat place
leaves for home tonight. He is on the
Green slde OF 'he tent. / suppose he is
1ndorsed by Green and Hawlry.''
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-03-26
Cool Collected Gall.

A middle aged stranger leisurely
walked into toe Wigwam gam bling
rooms this afternoon and casually saun-
tered as 1T were up to the roulette
table There were several stacks of
silver dollars on the able which no one
was watching. so the stranger reached
out pretern aturaily long arm and in
a jiffy S19 in silver wee in his leans.
Tnen he slid unobtrusively to the door
and disappeared down stairs as though
shot out of gun
One of the employees of the place
saw the performance and asked Charlie
Buoy II 1t was all right, if he had
given aoy one any money off the table.
'Geewhlllikens MOI" exclaimed Bouv
and he put down stairs af;er the thief,
Buoy tralled him through the Pa-lor
saloon, and OUT to near the Ruby saloon
on oregon street where he pailed him.
"Oh yes" the fellow exclaimed,
I've got the money, here it isl aid
he handed the $40 over the Buoy who
handed the thief over to the police.
At the city hall the man gave his name
as Thomas Noble. A COMPLAINT was
made out in Justice McKie's court
where the case wi be heard.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-03-26
Attempted Train Robbery.

ST. LOUIS, March Pa special to
the Globe Democrat from Dali as,
Texas, says that word reached that city
last night that an attempt was made
yesterday to rob the train on the Tex
as, Sabine Valley aud Northwestern
railway, near Longview. The robbers
tried to derail the train by piling iror
on the track. The pilot of the locomo-
tive, however, pushed aside the obstruc
tion and the plan miscsrried.
Private information was also received
last night to the effect that an attemp;
would be made to rob tae Texas & Pa
cifc train near .Longview, which
caused the railroad com pany to place
on board the train an arm ID guard.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-03-26
Governor Thornton's Resignation

1t is well understo ID, had the execu-
tlon of the two Borregos, of Vaienc a
and OF A'arid taken pla yesterday,
hat Governor Tuorntou would have
forwar ded his resignation to the presi-
dent today To take effect at once, as he
has important mining business in the
'epublic of Mexico that be is anxious
to close no before the warm weather
down south sets in. AS it is, he will
see the matter out and W II await the
president S action in the Borrego cases.
1t IL believed now tnat as SOou as this
action is had, Governor Thornton's 3
resignation will be forwarded to Wash
1ng'on. He has a couple of mining
schemes on hand, in eitner of which, if
-uccessful, he will c'ean up more money
in one moath, than is poss BILE as gov
ernor of this territory in five years.
New Mexican
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-03-26
Wrecked Railroads

There were fifty eight railways in
the United States sold under fore
closure in 1895, the capital stock and
bt nded indebtedness of which amount
ed to 81, $50. 377 900. Since 1892 213
roads have passed into the hands of
receivers. In 1898 th=re were at one
time seventy-four roads, with a mile
age of %. $40 AMI a stock and bonded
Indebtedness amounting to 81 ,7S1, ,O46,-
600 in this situation, bat at the close
OF last year the number was reduced
to thlr'y-four and the stock and bond
ed indebtedness to S275, ,597, ,OOO The
thirty-four roads now in the hands of
receivers, with the exception of the
Ba timore & Ohio. the PIttsburg &
Western and the Lou svill New Alb any
q &Cnlcsgo,are small concerns, the three
named having nearly as gre st capital
lzat1on as the thirty-one others COM
bined.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-03-26
The Executive Committee Is
Now in Washington.
THEY TALKED TO REED.
The Big Maine Statesman Did Not Give
Them Much Sa, ,isfactiOn and They
Decided it Best to Withdraw While
They Could do SO.

WASHINGTON, March 26.-The eX-
ecutive committee created by a none
tsry convention held at Indianapolis,
in January last. to secure the appoint
ment of a commission to revise the
currency system of the United States,
called on Speaker Reed today. Among
the number were H. II. Hanna, chair
man of the Indianapolis convention. ex-
Governor Stanard of ST. Louis George
F. Peabody of New York and John P.
Irish of San Francisco. The committee
set forth to Speaker Reed the necessity
of not only maintaining the gold star d.
ard but of insuring the ultimate retire
ment of all classes of United States
notes and the establishment
of a banking system which
should furnish the credit facili-
ties to every portion of the country
and at the same time afford a safe elias
tic circulation. What they desired
primarily was the appointment of a
commission. The speaker replied that
congress had been called together to
pass the tariff bill and it was obviously
to the interests of the country that this
bill should be passed at the earliest
possible moment. Until final action
has been taken on the bill he did not
deem it advisable to complicate matters
by the formulation of any new exenu-
tion. The committee agreed that this
was doubtless the better course and the
interview closed
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-03-26
The House Occupied on a
Difficult Measure.
LANHAM SPRUNG A JOLT,
Discussion is Closed on the Tariff Bill
aud Now the Bill is up for Amend
ments, and Many are Offered-The
Senate AdjOurns Until Monday.

WASHINGTON, March 26-Iu the
house the consideration of the sche-
dulles of the tariff bill were preceded
prayer by Chaplain Coulter. The
house then went into a committee of
| the whole ard the clerk was instructed
to begin reading the bill.
Mr.. Lanham, of Texas, arose and
asked if it would be in order at this
time to move to strike out the enacting G
clause, which he stated if adopted
would operate as an objection to the
bill. Mr.. Sherman. who was in the
chair, expressed the opinion that the
motion was in order.
The decision created temporary con-
sternation in the ranks of the republi-
cans, for there was not quorum Of the
committee present, and it was apparent
that there were a larger number of
democrats in their seats than republi
cans.
Mr.. Dingley, chairman of the ways
and means committee, suggested that
the motion be held in abeyance until
some progress had been made in the
reading of the bill, when there would
be larger attendance present. To
press the motion now would result in
delaying the bill until quorum could
be obtained.
Mr.. Lanham suavely stated that the
motion expressed his antagonism to the
bill and he desired to press it to vote
now.
Mr. Dalzell, of Pennsylvania, said
that the gentlemen on the other side
had been clamoring for debate and
they knew the effect of the motion, if
agreed to, would simply be to cut off
five minutes discussion. 1t seemed
now like they did not want that discus
sion.
Mr.. Lauham's motion was declared
out of order.
The ways and means committee has
decided to remove from the
dutiable list all glass discs used in the
of spectacles and every
kind of lenz glass and place them on
the free list, where they have been for
B mum DER OF years.
When the Introductory parag graph to
the tariff bill was read DOckery offered
IN amendment authorizing the secre-
tary of the treasury when he should be
that any article OD the dutiable
list was being manufactured and its
and price was controlled by
q trust in the United States, then
ne should admit the art Gle to
United States free of duty. To this Mr..
Dingley made point of order that the
related to free list and that
had not yet been reached. Mr.. Dal- |
zell made further point that con-
yress could not confer such power on
the secretary of the treasury: that
no such power was conferred by
the bill upon the president in
of the reciprocity features. Mr.
Dockery said he had drawn the ameud-
ment while having in mind the author
ity and power conferred by the 10Th
sect on of the bill, which conferred
power on the secretary of the treasury
to the end of the prohibiting the impor-
tat!on of meat, cattle and hides into
United States under certain cond tions
The senate today was presided over
by MIR. Frye. It. was agreed that the
senate should adjourn today unit i Mon
day next.
At 1850 the senate went into ex-
the arbitration treaty.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-03-26
THE ms AND OUTS.
Going and Coming of FL Paso People
and Others

o. 7. Bassett has returned, and is at
the Pierson.
Joshua Reynolds went north this
noon to Las Vegas.
Veterinary Surge On Mohler left for
San Diego last evening over the S. p.
Mrs. G. F. Braden and daughter have
gone to Los Angles, to visit with Mrs.
Braden's mother few months.
Mr.. Mcdaniel, al old timer, is in
town from the city of Mexico. to meet
J. J. Taylor, an old time acquaintance
of his.
Ex-senator Ingalls continued north
today over the Santa F'e, to Kans as.
his home. He enjoyed the rest in this
city very much.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-03-26
The Ministers.

PARIS, March 26.-Lord Salisbury,
prime minister of Great Britain, is
here on his way to Ciminez to attend
Queen Victoria. He hal conference
with M. HactauX, French minister of
foreign affairs, and it is understood the
two ministers agreed that the proposed
blockade of Athens should be enforced
if Greece refused to assent to the es-
tablishment of a neutral zone extending
one mile on either side of the Greco.
Turkish frontier.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-03-26
The VI MarketS.

NEW YORK, March 26.-The railway
weak and lower. The decline in prices
ranged from 3(d2 per cent; latter in
sugar which fell to 11I4. This stock
adversely affectedby announcement new
rnnnetitinp
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-03-26
Abolished CapitaI Punishment.

DENVER, March 26.-The bill to
abolish capital punishment in this state
which passed Yesterday, is said by GER
tain legal lights here to aunul the SEN
tences of Davis and Downep, two men
now under sentence of death.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-03-26
Between the Insurgents and Turks.

LONDON, March 26.-The govern
ment announces that the international
forces in Crete have occupied the town
of MalaXa, the scene of the fighting be-
tween the Turkish garrison and Gre tan
insurgents yesterday. The grounds
for this action are that the admirals
commanding the joint fleet of the pow
ers regarded the occupation of the
town by either Turks or Greeks as men
aciug to Europeans occupying Capea.
This country pses about two billion
postage stamps per year.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-03-26
The SteepIe Chase.

LIVERPOOL, March 26-The grand
rational steeple chase for 2500 sover-
eigns was run today and was won by II
M. Dyas' "Manifesto;' Parnell's Fill
bert" second; Major Orr's Ewing S
Ford" of Tyne, third. The distance
was four miles and $50 yards.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-03-26
Nail Makers Strike

CLEVELAND, Ohio, March 26.-Ihe
H. P. Nail company's works closed to-
day, 400 men, including all nail makers
and their helpers having struck. The
men damand an increase of 10 per cent
and the company offers to grant a 10
per cent raise.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-03-26
Millinery Store Burned.

DES MONIES, Ia, March 26.-Fire
smoke and water at 1o'clock this
morning practical y ruined the whole.
sale and retail millinery stock of NJ.
Piegreman & Co, valued at $780, 900
Insurance for $50, 900.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-03-26
No Senator Yet.

FRANFORT, KY, March 26.-The
joint senatorial ballot still found DR.
Hunter two votes short. On motion of
the Hunter side, the joint session ad-
jourued without taking another ballot.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-03-26
InpOunding Dogs.

EDITOR HERALD:-In LIST EVENINGS
issue | notice an article in your paper
where l was alleged 10 have had an
alteration with a gentleman over his
dog. L offer myself IN evidence to show
that L have 10 marks on myself as
stated. Now as regards fine dogs be-
ing impounded wnite worthless ours
are not molested is all wrong as visit
to the city pound will show: and besid e S
why should fine dog be exempt apy
more than the worth ess cur. No. it
is all fish that comes in my net. and in
three months there will not be a cur
left in Chlhuahuita; L will get them all
or compel people te license or muzzle
their dogs. [ have caught dogs in the
Mission, Barbaray Coast, San Francis
co and Los Angeles, and nderetand nv
| business. Yours Resp't.
j. G. PRESTON.
Deputy Pound Keeper.
In reference to the above let er the
HERALD will say that if Mr. Preston
will carry out mis- determination, that
he will not only receive the support of
this paper, but will receive the thanks
of the people of this city. Enforce the
law strictly and show no favors; hold
your temper and never attack dog
owner, but let them attack you and
when the people see that you are doing
your duty you will get the peoples en-
doraemen
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-03-26
The War in Crete.

CANEA, March 26.-It has been as
certained that in the fighting which
took place between the Turkish garri-
son and the insurgents at Melaxa yes
terday that the Turks lost sixty men
and the insurgents 200.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-03-26

The dog catchers are getting in their
work in good shape. Forty-four
were killed this morning by
he scavenger and his men. and
l6 will be killed in the next
batch Last year $40 dogs were put to
sleep ana the dog tax amounted to $3.50.
Let the good work 90 on in exterminat-
ing worthless ours ard vaga bond dogs.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-03-26
Guilty.,

BALTIMORE, Md, March 26.-The
jury in the case of DR.. Rios has re-
turned verdict of guilty. He was
charged with sending fllibustering ex-
peditionS to Cuba.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-03-26
Chemicals Explode.

WOODBURY., N. Y, March 26.-An
explosion occurred today at the Re.
paune Chemical works at Gibstown.
Three men were killed and others in
jured.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-03-26
The Rock Island Withdrawal.

CHICAGO, March 26.-The Rock Is
land road today served notice OF its
withdrawal from all traffic associations,
passenger aud freight, of which il has
been member.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-03-26

Capt. Jack Crawford is meeting with
great success entertaining the effete
ast. His post Off e address is 500
Fulton street, Bro 'klyn. On March
the papers of that backwoods town
devote whole columns to MIN.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-03-26
A Palmer Dead.

PARIS, March 26.-Edmuud Charlie.
Ton, the celebrated French paint
and e'cher, is dead. He Was born il
Paris in lSil,
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-03-26


celebrated
TorB
The Waverly Rugby Ideals
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-03-26
Silver Markt

NEW YORK, March 26 6-Silver 52s:
lead $50; Mexican dollars 40,
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-01-10
NEW YORK STOCKS.

NEW YORK, Jan. 9.-The stock market
prominent stocks were concerned the fuctua-
lions were narrow, with tendency toward
lower prices. The course of prices was in
nuenced by prof1t-taking. In the usually in
active speclalties some noteworthy fuctua-
lions occurred in specific cases. In addition
to the realizing, the market was affected by
selling for arbitrage account and the bear
contingent as usual, in a dull market sought
10 force liquidation for effect on the general
list. The reaction was most marked in Sugar,
delaware q Hudson and Consolidated Gas
Leather preferred worked independent of the
general list and rose l per cent to CO. on re-
ports of an improved statistical position of
the leather industry. Illinois Steel was I'M
usually active and weak, the traders decln-
ing moderate selling order and taking away
the market by undertaking The stock de-
the iron and steel trade considered re-
sponsible for the selling. Wheeling & Lake
Erie preferred was erratic with a decided
downward trend. The general market was
sustained mOmentarily after the publication
Of a very favorable bank statement showing
an increase in surplus reserve of $10 704 800.
Toward the close, renewed pressure forced
prices to the lowest points. The market left
off heavily, at slight net losses generally.
strength, and a wide distribution of business
on investment purchases, which included
many of the inactive issues. Sales were $707-
600. The total sales of stocks today were
1854 shares, including: Sugar, 1890; st.
Paul, 4400.
The following were the fluctuations of the
leading railway and industrial shares, fur
New York stock exchange and Chicago board
of trade:
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-01-10

On the first day OF the new year
three copies OF a remarkable scientific
memorial We're deposited in the United
States mails addressed respectively to
the Smithsonian institute, of Washing
ton; the Academy des Sciences, Of
Paris, and the Royal Society of Lon
don. This memoir was prepared and
mailed by DR.. Stephen H. Emmens,
well known English scientist and the
author Of several works Of repGte. 1t
promulgates an astonishing theory Of
natural law. boldly assails the univers
ally recognized Newtonian law of gray
itation and calls upon the scientists of
the earth to reform their beliefs and
square accepted theory with stubborn
fact.
Nothing more revolutionary than DR..
Emmgns' memorial has been advanced
in the name Of science since the day
it was April IS. 1eS6-when Sir Isaac
Newton pres5 nted to the Royal Society
his doctrine of universal gravitation,
q doctrine which this new memorial
claims to upset in part.
DR.. Emmens endeavors to show that
the famous Newtonian law is mathe-
matically incorrect. He claims that
the earth is a hollow shell, whose polar
walls are greatly thicker than those of
the equatorial regions. In support Of
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-01-10
@~<wa-TTs ~
! = Startling assault !
Upon Sir Isaac Newton's Famous 4
~ W w Law of Gravitation
~ y > - > = y ~ =

mate conclusion from observed facts.
For example, you are probably
aware that most nations have eXpend-
ing to the determination of the figure
of the earth. Arcs of the meridian have
been measured in many parts of the
world and thousands upon thousands
of pendulum and weight observations
have been made for aScertaining the
varying force of terrestrial gravity in
various localities. The general result
Of all this work has been to demon
strate that the figure Of the earth as
determined by gravity differs consider
ably from the figure as measured.
This discrepancy is ineXplicable
en- strictly NeWtOnian principles and
has led to grave doubts respecting the
accuracy of the costly observations.
But it is exactly what ought to be
observed, if my conclusions be correct.
Il am, therefore, justified in claiming
it as a striking proof of the sound
ness of the views advocated in my pa
per-
Now as astronomical calculations
are largely dependent upon these
measurements, l am justified in be-
lieving that when the scientific world
finds that wrong figures have been
adopted for the form and density Of
the earth there will be, or, at least,
there ought to be, a decidedly lively
cOmmOtiOn. A new series Of ObserVa-
tons will have to take place. The
principal governments Of the world viii
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-01-10
ST. PAUL GRAIN.

quotations on hay, grain, feed, etc.. fur
n nh by Griggs Bros, commission mer-
ern, 751a07615c. -
oats-No. 2 white, 16@161kc; No. 8, 15@1ec.
% Corn-No. 2 yellow, 2OQ21c; No. 8, 1870
Barley and Rye-Sample barley, 2O025c;
NO: rye, 341Aq35c; No. rye, S3034c
Seeds-No. 1 fax, 7214Q73c; timothy, 9Oc@
$1.20; clover $3G450.
Ground Feed and Millstuffs-No. feed. 2
pu corn to l blu oats, $9@95O; No. 2 feed, /
ou corn to 1 bu oats, $9.75@10; No 8 feed,
ground, l blu corn to 2 blu oats So 250D11:
cornmeal bolted, $13Q14; cornmeal, unbolted,
$825QS.50; bran, $525@6.75
Hay-Some demand now for the high grades
al other qualities dull prices continue about
steady. Quotations: Fancy upland, $505.50:
good to choice wild and upland $4@5; common
and coarse qualities, $3Q5.75; good to choice
timothy $6.5Q@7.5O
straw-Good demand; oat straw, s3G3.25;
rye straw, $3.25@3.5O.