El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-03-25


pos of whom have been in the service
Twenty-Five wears 3I5 at least thi' ty-
five yeas, and thirty-niue as long as
fifty years.
1t is estimated that seven ostrich
farms in southern Cal fornia have sold
over $3.50. 600 worth of feathers during
the past year, aud hat now. after more
than twelve years of costly and d1scour-
aging experiments, majority OF the
farms in that region pay dividends.
The annual Cologne carnival, which
has JUS been held, il said to date from
pre-rhristian times and to be the direct
r pre-eu tat on of the Roman Saturn
ala. The carnival was celebrated is
year by a pro .ession including Young
women who represented ST. Ursula and
her II ,0uO virgins.
The latest estimate of the worlds
produc'ion of gold during 1896 places
the total at 10. I64. 600 ounces, as com
red with 1852 900 ounces in 1893, o.
Ill 900 ounces in 1890, 5.OO2.O 900 oun"es
in 1885. 5,211 900 ounces in 1880, and o.
0I0. 900 ources in 1871. The American
in,ress on the twelve months is given
at 364, 600 ounces.
TIE wish to esta blish at Harvard
memorial of the late Prof. Chlld is to
be realized. Nearly $4,000 has been
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library of books relating to English
lite -ature for the use. of students in
English courses. Many valuable books
have a so been contributed. The fund
TO be turned over to the corporation
and the interest exp ended for the me-
mortal library.
There is in London a tramcar and
omn bus scripture text mission, which
aims to put n transparent text in each
car and omnibus IN the city. 1t is
estimated tn at there are 1900 omni buses
ans 800 t"amcars, carrying annually
244,0 00,G GOO and 100000 travellers
re>pe lively. The socIe y has not yet
succ, eied in supply ing ea"h, but is
ende .voring to do so, hoping thus to
rival the value of tue advertisements.
young alumni of Amherst, who
has quested that this name be not
mentioned to the college, has a'tested
his loya ty and generosity
by offering prize of full tn ton for
the entire course to the man in the en-.
tering class who shall pass the best en-.
trance eXamin ations. This will amount
to S440. At present there is the Porter
prize of S50 which is offered in the same
way, So that the best prepared student
VIII receive $3.50.
The supreme court of Michigan hal
: decided that Governor Pingree, il
gu 1lfying for the state Off e, vaca-eC
The Office of mayor of Detroit, and &
special election for mayor was ordered
) tor April ). The decision held tina
: the two offices Guild not be held by one
person under the constitution, ont
reason being that the governor ha
] power to try the mayor and remove
him for maifeasapce in otfics.
!. A J. Murat, of Apalachicola, Fla, il
n IF
: Murat. Napoleon famous general, wht
afterwards became king of Naples. HI
, Is the ereat-great-nephew of four king
poleon, Louis Of Holland, joseph
king of Spain, and Jerome of West
= phaia He is tn I'd cousin of Louis
n tpOleon and great great-grand-Oo o
: Napole Dn's mother, who DIED in 1886
!; the year he was born. Mr.. Murat i.
about 90 years of age.
/ Some years ago, when William J
Stillman, of New York city was report
ing disturbance in Greece for the
London I mes, u report was sent out
: that he mad been b-head.d. One of bis
} friends SAYS the New York Tribune
uGOn airing the report tslegraphed &c
} the correspondent this message: ''Ru
, NOR here at your head has been tax
EN- off. Is it true?" 1t was not unit
he message had besn sent that it oc-
re true ST. llman would be the last
man in the world to speak about it
J But the message reached Ssillman, and
this was his reply: My dear boy, 8
: newspaper man never loses his head
DR.. S tcrate Lagudasy, Greek pys:,
clan, in Paris tells a characteristic aG
, e cote Of his friend, the Greek pr me
:, minister, Delyanpis. A few Years age
tne king and his minister were not g.
thoroughly agreed in pO.lcy as they
now are and King George reques &c
DelyauniS TO resign. In February
+ 1893. when the general elections were
, tax ny place throughout Greece, by
;. which the Greek people were to decid.
national vote, the result was agains
Delyannis. No statesman, says DIR
Lagudaky, was ever more cool-heade(
or es5 excited. Daring the fatal cal
Y on which his whole future seemed to b.
a. 5 axe, DE ydnnis sat at home Quietl,
n his study, and read tnrou RI the
''Antigone' of Sophocles, That trsg
ely bat dies conflict with king. AM
: Delyann said that he was there ant
t then ngularly impressed With tn
words of AntigOne to King Kreon
above thy will there stands the Law
Z divine"
p. Governor Thornton has just receive,
Il tell gram from eX-Representatlve OIL
= n Z. Smith, tna; E. Hopp and partner
:, two Cinnamon wGo have resided il
b Clayton SIX years, were mur dere las
4 MS h5 by unknuwG pa-tjes, and lhei
SORE bb-u. asking that reward b.
y offered for the arrest of the murderers
r Gov. Thor- ton could not comply witt
Y he request. as the last leg tslatur
| repeal, d the law authOriZ no the GOV