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El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-05-08
MENELIK OF JEWISH ORIGIN.
The Negus of Abyssinia Direct Descen,
ant of King Solomon,

q
ant of King Solomon,
AS to the Emperor Meuelik. This
mOuarch's recent prowess, both moral
and material, has taken the civilized
world by surprise: his b ordes of war
rior5 have proved quite equal to we'll
disciplined European troops, and he
himself has turned out more than a
match for adip onacy said to be fgiia
d I'm prete e dl Machlaveli i. The Won
der, says the St. James Gazette should
have been less; Meuelik simply chase
de race, being direct descendent of
King Solomon, his very name being
taken after that Menelik, son Of Queen
Mekeda or Nicaula-the queen of
Sheba OF the Scriptures and OF the
great Hebrew mOuarch. Meuelik
means ''another myse f. though Arab
historians VIII have it translated as
"Son of the Wise by assimilating
Meneljk to Ebn Alek-a familiar phil
illogical proceeding. At any rate, it is
evident that the negus is of the chosen
people; and this once established, we
need no more wonder al his extraor-
binary Intelligence.
Nor is he alone of the race in his
empire: Ethiopia is simply ruled by
Jews-nOt the Jews one sees as a rule
in the east, but by authentic Hebrews,
the official descendents of the scort of
vided for the Menelik of 3,000 years
ago, when the favorite son of his, hav-
ing finished his studies in the temple,
set out TO join the queen, his mother.
A new Judea was founded thus after
the death of Makeda. Menelik orig n
ated the Solomonian dynasty of Ethio-
pian emparors, aud Jerusalem became
the center of the pious pilgrimages for
the people. Two important immigra
tons took place-during the drst ca
pacity, namely, and during the reign
of Salmanaacar, the exiles getting ra
pidiy acclim atized and absorb d in the
bulk of the Ethiopian nation. A
last exodus followed after the destruc
ton of the temp1e; bat strangely
enough, the batch of exiles remain
ed without the sphere of action or in
fluence of their African countrymen.
Through all those centuries they have
kept the proud nickname of FaliaZias
-eXiles; they live in ghettos built by
thenselve in the province of Samen;
they are exempt from military duty
they disdain trade, metal working be-
ing their only occupation, and they
have remained faithful to their ancient
! creed.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-05-08
North Carolina Politics,

Special Correspondence Ell Paso Herald.
MARION, N. c May 3.-The politi-
cal contest waged in this state during
the late campaign was the greatest
since the wlr, and it resulted in the
compile e overthrow OF the state democ-
racy. Judge d. L. Russell. the guber-
Material candidate, was elected over
the democratic NOMINEE by 10000 ma
iority. Senator j. G.. Pr.tchard, whose
short term in the United States senate
expired March last, was triumphant
ly reelected by the new republicans
populist legislature. He received the
solid republican vo,e with seventeen
populists, which gave him the senator
ship by twelve majority. Senator
Pritchard is the leader OF the republi-
can party in North Carolina, and he is
uote1 10 Washington for his great abil-
iJy and his earnest advocacy of pro-
lection to southern products. Senator
Pritchard'S life is remarkable in many
respects. He was born a poor noun
tain by and had no advantages in
youth, receiving less than years
schooling altogether. He, very early
in life, e5poused the cause of republi-
canism and has always been well to the
front battling for its principles. He
in North Carolina, being its standard
bearer in many notable contests. He
was an active promoter of cooperation
between the republic n and populist
parties in 1894 and through the cleo
tion of fusion le yislature was elected
TO fill out the uneXpired term of the
late Senator Vance in the national
senate. His course in that great DO 1y
has been highly Satisfactory to his con-
stituents as is shown by his re-eleca
ton.
senator Pritchard now has great OPP
portunities for serving North Caro-
lima and the south. He has the conf
dence and respect of the administra-
tion as well as athe admiration
and good will of his distinguished col
leagues Senator Pritchard is a young
man, comparatively, beiog only thirty
nine, and his prospects for yet higher
hon"rs are bright. Being under such
leadership as his, repu oiicanism will
hereafter be an active force in the gov
eminent of the Tar Heel State''
May the grand old Lone STAR state
soon throw off the burden of Bourbon
ism and EN- brace an active, progressive,
i've repU blican
ALBERT S. BROWN
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-05-08

1t is beyond the scope of these notes
to review in detail the conversion OF
this remarkable race to Christianity,
| and it will suffice to mention that ira
dition places the event as early as the
year 81 of our era. Nor can one say
more as regards the religious orRani-
cation of the country, the rites and the
very spirit of the religion, than that
the whole people accepted the new
faith and kept all of the old one that
was not abrogated by the law of Christ.
Our Savior was recognized as the ey-
pected messiah, and thus have Eth O.
pians-or rather chemically genuine
Hebrews-passed from Moses to Jesus.
These aborigines form today the aris-
tocracy of the country, all the church
and state dignataries, the bishops
sword bearers, the mounted abbots, and
all representatives of this feudal the
ocracy descending from the Hebrew
settlers. They are about 10000 in
rough numbers, ruling over IA. OOO, 900
That is how Jews reign in Ethiopia,
and that is why we need not be sur
prised at any of their mighty deeds
when the tiding reach our half inform
ed ears.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-05-08
BETTER ACT, AND RIGHT AWAY.
A Petition Presented to the County Judge
That Calls for Imme diate Attention.

That Calls for Imme diate Attention,
The following petition was present
ed to the county judge three days ago
1t is a duplicate of the petition pres
ented recently before the city council
and acted on to the extent Of
$3.50.
To the board of county commissioners
of Ell Paso county, Texas:
| GENTLEMEN:-We, the undersigned
citizens, residents and property own
ers of the southern part of this city,
| East Ell Paso, Concordia and along the
| county road east and south of these To-
calities, most respectfully represent;
| that from reports received from the
Rocky Mountain region of the heavy
| fall of snow and the cold and very back
ward spring, we have reason to fear
an unusual rise in the river in the
early summer, and unless something is
done'toincrease the height of the north
bank of the river, in the vicinity of the
localities described, we are in dam
ger of again being under water as in
1895.
A small amount of money or work
judiciously eXpeaded now would prob
ably save the loss of many thousands
of dollars IN property when the floods
come. We earnestly petition your
honorable body to take the necessary
steps to protect us from the threatened
danger.
Signed, August Annick, P. G. Dunno,
James Croke, c. L. Simpkins, James
HILBERT, Evergreen Cemetery COM
p4ny, Murray DAVIS, Eli Nations,
George Fl. HOltz. jr., V. l.. Sanchez,
Agt., Feed Grandover .Zena B Clardy,
J. A Brock, A. 2. Coles, Agt, A. M.
Loomis, H. B. Stevens, M. Connerton,
d. Y. Hadley, G.. w. Gainey, Harr.
Pateman. H. F. Stacey. Patterson &
Wallace, w. r. MarGin, Jay Good,
HoucS & Dieter, Terry Pearce.
Pat Dunno and j. A. Brock laid the
facts in the case before Judge Harper
with the idea that an ounce of proven
ton was worth pound of cure; that
the expenditure of perhaps $500 now
meant the saving of siX times that sum |
later Oh; and moreover, the res dents |
down the road were forced now to hire |
men out of their own pockets to do |
work that the petitioners held should |
be d ne by the county to protect prop
erty.
AS the New York Sun would say.
The court took the papers and reserv-
ID his decision.' He said he would
,hink the matter over, and did not
seem apprehensive of any danger.
Then the expense of calling the board
,ogether appeared to be an objection.
Mr.. Dunno says the residents of East
81 Paso will be on hand at the next
Meeting of the board to urge relief in
person, especially as the river this
morning was three feet above the
'ounty road, a1d were the dykes to
rive way, the whole country would be
looded.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-05-08

has been retired under the 81 year act
This promotes Lieut.. Col. Marcus P.
Miller, 4th Art, Major Jacob B. Raw
les, LIST Art; Capt. Lewis Smith, 3rd
Art, First Lieutenant Charles w.
Hobbs, Bird Art, and Second Lieut..
Delamare Skerrett, 9Th Art.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-05-08

Nine-tenths of all hnmtn ailments
come from the same cAuse-impurity
in the blood. Take almost any disease
you please and trace the cause of it-you
will find it in the blood. Purify and
enrich the blood and you remove the
cause, and so you cure the disease in
evitably and infallibly. DR.. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery cures all
diseases depending upon poor, i'm
poverished, thin, impure blood.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-05-08

Deterioration of Texas hides b.
damage in branding, and consequen
reduction in price, foots up anuuall.
to tens of thousands of dollars.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-05-08
There are fully 40, 900 head OF cattle
under herd on the Pecos river.

During April the expectation of So
nora cattle reached the estimated num-
Der of IL 900.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-05-08
FOR SALE

110x130 feet corner of Campbell and
| Texas streets. Price low: terms easy
944x130 feet fronting ST. Louis street
near Pierson hotel.
% feet on San Antonio street extend
ing through to Myrtle.
Fine warehouse property, 200 feet
frontage on Ell Paso street, reached by
Santa Fe, Mexican Central and Texas
& Pacific tracks.
Brick warehouse 6Ox65 on Santa F'e
Fe tracks. Will be sold on easy terms.
House No. 116 Epson avenue, 7rooms,
80 feet front, 81, 500.
House corner of East Overland and
Florence streets, cheap; monthly pay
ments.
1-3 lots on North Kansas street,
next block above Hotel Dieu, 5000.
Lots on San Antonio street opposite
Magoffin homestead.
Sixteen lots on East Overland street,
block 81, Magoffin's addition.
Three lots facing Magoffin avenue n
Cotton addition.
Finely cultivated farm of 2IO acres
near Anthony, N. NJ.
$50 acres valley land, solid body, near
4slets, partially cultivated.
1000 acres valley land in San Elizario
grant.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-05-08

The wool clip of northern New Mex
leo is large, notwithstanding the large
| herds sheared in the Salt river.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-05-08

Heavy wool shipments are being
made from Holbrool1 and other towns
on tn } A 81 p.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-05-08

James Philips, of South Dakota,
shipped 2. POO head of cattle from Tucson
recently,
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-05-08

Never in the experience of the Oldest
inhabitant was there such crop of ap-
pies in Chaves county as at present.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-05-08

The First Congregational church oil
San Francisco has just celebrated the
twenty-6fth anniversary of Samuel d.
Mayer as organist of the church.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-11-03
CATARRH OF THE STOMACH.
A Pleasant, Simple, But Safe and
EfectuaI Cure for 1t.

Catarrh Of the stomach has long been
considered the next thing TO incurable.
The usual symptoms are a full or bloat-
ing sensation after eating, accompanied
sometimes with sour or watery risings,
a formation OF gases causing pressure
on the heart and lungs, and difficult
brea thing; headaches, tickle appetite,
nervousness, and a general played-out,
languid feeling.
There is often a foul taste in the
mouth, coated tongue, and IL the interior
of the stomach could be seen, 1t would
show a Shiny, iniamed condition.
The cure for this common and obsti-
nate trouble is found In a treatment
which causes the food to be readily,
thoroughly digested before 1t has time
to ferment and irritate the delicate
mucous surfaces of the stomach. To Sc
cure a prompt and healthy digestion is
the one necessary thing to do, and when
normal digestion is secured the catarrhal
condition will have disappeared.
According TO DR.. Harlandson, the
safest and best treatment is y use az
ter each meal tablet composed or
Diastase, Aseptic Pepsin, little Nux.
Golden Seal, and Fruit Acids. These
tablets can now be found at all drug
stores, unutT TIC Hdiit VI Dbbotb Dyo-
pepsia Tablets, and not being patent
medicine. can be used with perfect safety
and assurance that healthy appetite and
thorough digestion will follow their regu-
lar use after meals.
Mr.. n. ]. Booher, OF No. 27l0 Dearborn
street. Chicago. H., writes: "Catarrh
Is a local condition. resulting from "a
neglected cold in the head. whereby the
lining membrane Of the nose becomes
infiamed and the poisonous discharge
therefrom, passing backward into the
throat. reaches the stomach. thus pro-
ducing catarrh OF the stomach. Medi-
cal authorities prescribed for me for
three years for catarrh of the stomach
without cure; but to-day I am the hap
NEST OF men after using only one box OF
stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets. l cannot find
apnropriete words to express my good
feeling. have found flesh. appetite,
and sound rest from their use.
stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets Is the
safest preparation. as well as the SIM
nIest and most convenient remedy for
any form Of indigestion. catarrh OF sto-
mach, biliousness. sour stomach, heart
hurn. and bloating after meals.
Send for little book mailed free on
stomach troubles. by ADDRESSING stuart
Company. Marshall. Mich. The tablets
can be found at all drugstores.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-11-03
SPANS REPLY TO THIS COUNTRY.
A Hope That We VIII Try to Prevent
Farther Filibustering.

MADRID, November "A semi-official
note was circulated to-day giving a
more exact indication of the contents Of
the Spanish note in reply to the COM
munication Of the United States on the
subject of Cuba than has hitherto been
published. The reply goes into elaborate
details concerning various filihustering
expeditions which are said to have left
the Unired States for Cuba. which details
are based entirely upon a report from
Calderon Carlisle, former counsellor of
the Spanish Legation in Washington.
Spain expresses the hope that this phase
OF the situation will be changed-that
the United States will try to prevent
further violations of international law"
Replying TO the offer of mediation, Spain
says she hopes the United States will act
"loyally and correctly in helping Spain to
pacify Cuba. especially in view of the
fact that such extended form of autono-
mist government is about TO be sincerely
granted"
The general feeling here is more hope
full of a peaceful outcome Of the situa-
ton, especially since Marshal Blancos
arrival at Habana. At the same time 1t
is pointed out that the submission of the
insurgents cannot be expected unless
they are entirely abandoned by the United
States"
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-11-03
METHODIST CHURCH, NORTH.
Programme of Episcopal Visftati0ns.
Virginia, March 9th.

BALTIMORE. November 2.-The bishops
of the Methodist Episcopal Church. who
have been meeting here in semi-annual
session. completed their work last night.
when the meeting adjourned.
The next meeting will be held at AL
bion, Mich. May 4. 1898.
The principal business that engaged
the attention Of the bishops was the ar
rangement ,of the programme for the
Episcopal visitations to the spring or
eastern conferences.
To-day the bishops will go to Phils-
delphia, where a meeting of the General
church Extension Society will be held.
Next week they will attend meeting
of the Freedmen's Aid Society, In Brook
lyn.
The assignments for the spring confer
ences are as follows:
FIorida-At Jacksonville. January 18th,
Bishop f.. G. Andrews.
ST. Johns River-At Deland, Fla, Janu-
ary Goth. Bishop Il. G. Andrews.
Irnner Mississippi-At Ellisville, Miss,
January 18th. Bishop w. X. Ninde.
Miesissippi-At Oketon, Miss, January
10Th Bishop w. X. Ninde.
Io,,islana-At Franklin. La, January
aeth Rishop w. X. Ninde.
Virginia-Falls Church, Va. March 9Th,
Bishop d. A. Goodseli
The assignments for the foreign confer
ences are as follows:
India and Burmah-Six' Conferences;
Rishops CYRUS Foss and j. NJ. Thoburn.
Europe-Nine conferences; Bishop j. NJ.
Walden.
Africa-Two conferences; Bishop j. C.
Hartsell
There were no assignments for the con-
ferences In Eastern Asia and South At
vi
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-11-03
u..,t Your Child Fairly.

The health of our children is a stub
horn question. Some children seem TO
thrive under every adverse condition,
o,hers with every care, are sickly and
weak ana nothing seems to help them.
TeSy are frail, puny. constantly ailing.
Take your child to the great tL specialist st
in children's diseases, Or. Greene. OF
Ma,y,,ra fame. No. IS west Fourteenth
1.a. Nevv York city or write to him
ana give the little one the benefit Of the
nest a advice. no charge whatever is
made mad for such consultation or advice.
whether you call or write The success
., ,h,s world-famous doctor in treating
s,.,,sra,.s diseases is phenomenal, and
YOUR child should have this chance to be
strong and well Everybody admires
healthy children and no one has done 20
much 10 make children neasny ,.,as '1 20
health. and DIR. Greene's advice and
treatment viii build up and strengthen
the weak constitutions
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-11-03
ReIcased Him from jail.

SCOTLAND NECK, N. C.. November 2.
Special -There was jail delivery herd
last night. A colored man named Joe
Taylor went with a club In his hand to
Mr.. W. s. Biggs's house, at Spring Hill.
Saturday night, and cursed and abused
him about some trade they had had about
a cow. Mr. Blggs would have resented the
abuse but for the interference Of his
family. Yesterday Taylor was arrested
bound over TO court for assault with .
deadly weapon. Last night the lock to
the town prison, In which Taylor was
placed was broken, and he was taken
out. There Is no clue this morning az TO
where he is or who took him out. though
some colored men were heard TO say hero
Yesterday afternoon or last night thar
they could turn the lookup over.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-11-03
nreenyilIe On. CD Notes.

GREENViLLE, N. c.. November a.
Special lin the Methodist church this
morning at S:15 O'clock Mr.. ID. ID. Over
ton and Miss Elizabeth White were mar
ried by Rev. N. w. Watson. They left
on the morning train for Henderson, ".
c., to spend their honeymoon with rela-
tives OF the groom.
Tomorrow at noon Mr.. John b. RAM
dolph, of this town, will wed Miss Lena
Rivers Thigpen, of Mildred. N. g. rho
ceremony will be performed In the Bap-
list church, at the latter place: They
will reach Greenville In the evening and
hold reception at night
In September this town purchased a
steam fire-engine. In consequence OF this
the Insurance Association has made n
change In rates, reducing II from the
fourth class, and placing GreenviHe an the
list OF third-class towns. .t
The fall races of the GreenviUe Driving
Association begin to-day, and continue
for three days. There are forty-two
horses entered to participate In these
races.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-11-03
SUICIDE on OPERA STAGE.
Tragedy In Real Life Enacted I'm n
Theatre.

SEYMOUR, IND. November 2.-Yester-
day evening Benjamin Rosenfield, aged rs.
committed suicide by shooting himself
with 32-calbre revolver on the stage of
the Seymour Opera-house.
Rosenfeld was property man at the
opera-house, and met Ethel Tucker,
waiter at the Hotel Jonas. on the street,
and invited her to go with him to the
opera house. She accompanied him While
he was engaged upon the stage the girl
was playing the piano, and ne asked her
to marry him. She said that she could
not do it, and he replied that he would
kill himself. She tried to laugh the
matter off. but he insisted upon her going
on the stage, whore he asked her for
kiss. which request was granted. He
again repeated his request TO marry him,
and she again refused. He then shot
himself.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-11-03
CRY MISSIONS ANNUAL MEETING,
Officers Are Elected and the Society
Organized for the Winter.

The annual meeting Of the City Mission
was held on Monday at the Young Mems
Christian Association. The following off,
GERS were elected for the ensuing year:
President Mrs. A. Y Stokes; First Vice
President, Mrs. A. Il. Wait. Second Vice.
President Mrs. Glover: Third Vice-Presi-
dent, MisA Virginia Jones; Fourth Vice
President, Mrs. @, w. Bagby; Secretary,
Mrs. G. u. Boiling: Treasurer. Mrs. J. III.
Claiborne; Assistant Treasurer Miss
London; Purchasing Agent. Mrs. Raleigh
Colston; Chairman Coal Committee. Mis-.
w. j. LYMAN.
The society was reorganiZcd for the
winter. and visitors appointed TO the
various districts. New visitors arc much
needed. ak the districts have been
changed. thereby adding several addi-
tional ones which are without any one
TO take charge OF them. IL Is earnestly
desired that the membership shall be in
creased by having all who are able 10 do
so assist in the noble work done by the
members of the City Mission.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-11-03
NOT ALLOWED TO USE TOBACCO
No Member of the Apostolic Church
Can Chew or Smoke.

The leading lights Of the Fulton Apos-
tolic church have arrayed themselves.
against the use Of tobacco. An uncom-
promising warfare is to be waged against
the use and sale OF the weed In all its
forms, and members who will not sub
scribe 10 abjure it will be dropped from
the roll
Pastor Daugherty promulgated tho edict
from the pulpit OF the church last sun
cay and with few exceptions, his flock
nave obeyed his voice.
Mf. Reams. groceryman. who is a
member OF the congregation, and Is In
business with his brother. Methodist.
went 20 his store yesterday morning and
'old his brother that the stock OF tobacco
must 20. Mr. Reams, the Methodist. de-
INJURED al first. but after an earnest ar
snment between the brothers the Apostle
won his point. and the Reams's store will
nave no more tobacco on sale. The
chewing and smoking tobacco was dis
posed OF In bulk yesterday. A sign has
peen hung out in front OF the Apostolic
church. IL reads; "All Day With God.
commencing November 80, s A. N"
The revival services held at this church