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El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-11-27
After Eight Millions.

Ygnacio Esteban Loperepa Des-
champs, living wi b his wife and two
children in San Antonio at present, is
fighting for an So 900, 900 estate in M X
leo City ard Set lille, Spain.
Deschamps is a quite, unassumirg
man, 46 years of age, and very inteli-
gent, speaking fluent thre languages
He has travelled over the continents,
has spe mt very large sum of money.
ard now he has SETTLE d down in San A l.
tonic to fight out in tn Mexic IN courts
his battle for the possession OF an S.
600. 600 estate.
The circumstances surrounding this
case, the intrigues and scandals, are
intensely romantic, and but for the de-
crees in the superior tribunal or court
of the Seville, and of the fourth court
of the civil branch in the City Of
Mexico, this story would be brushed
a ide as fiction overdrawn. ALI the
romantic details are now, after thirty
yesr-, laid bare by the suit of Senior
Loperena, to recover his estate.-Ex-
press.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-11-27
Pleasant,

A dispatch to the New York Herald
from Havana says: Deplorable as tn e
condition OF reconcentrados may be,
Spain's first duty is clearly to relieve
the sufferings of her own troops. The
loyal soldiers are in as serious a
plight as the majority of the recon
centrados. The reconcentrados have
one advantage may receive char
ity.
To begin with, the Spanish soldiers
have received no pay for many mouths,
and consequently they are not able to
buy anything on their own account in
the small towns in which they are sta
toned.
Then, too, the credit of the troops
has been in.mOs. instances exhausted,
the shop keepers refusing to deliver
them goods until they are paid WI at is
long due to them. All the so diers
have to depend on in the way of food
and clothing is what is supplied by the
commiss ariat department., and that de-
rartment is neglected and, it is assert
d, corrupt.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-11-27
A Foot Ball Banduet.

Princeton gradua'e az Albuquer-
que had arranged for a banquet of joy
if not actual hilsrlty last Saturday
night. to celebrate the coming great
victory of their Tot ball team over
Yae on that afternoon at New II ven.
The spread came off al right, but the
ioyou:ness part of thu business was
left out, and metap 1oric Il C ape was
hung over the whole affair. The AL
buguerque Citizen says the gfadua es
'rrled to drown their sorrows iu re-
calling many of her glorious achieve
men.s N the past However, there
does not seem to have be N surplus
sage of ''glorious chievements" as the
record will show, for the scores of the
Yale-Princeton football games since
the present system of scoring was
adopted are: 1SS3-Yale 6; Princeton,
Princeton, s: Yale, 5; 1ss6-Yale 4;
Princeton. 0; 1sS7-Yala. ~; Princet IN,
0: 1SSS-Yale 10; Princeton, O: 1889
Princeton, 10; Yale, 0: 1S9O-Yale 80:
Princeton, 0; 1S91-Yale, 10; Prince
ton. 0; 1S92-Yale. II; Princeton, 0;
1893 -Princeton, 6; Yale, Q: 1894.
Yale, "a; Princeton, 0; 1S95-Yale, 20:
Pr inceton, 10: lS96-Princeton, "a;
Yale, 6; 1897-Yale. 6: Princeton, O;
twill be see n tb at since 1888, Yale
has won eleven games to four TO
Princeton But then the Albuquerque
banquet went, and the banqueters all
exIr. ssed fervent if not positively ar
dent hopes for better luck in the flu
turo
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-11-27
MASONIC.
Novel and Beautiful Grand Lodge Room.
South, West and East,

Novel and Beautiful Grand Lodge Room.
South, West and East.
Certainly the most novel lodgeroom ever
occupied by any fraternal organization
will be one where the Masonic grand lodge
of Arizona meets this year-in the great
cave of Bisbee, the most beautiful cavern
ever discovered Stalactites, rare, beauti-
full and delicate, more gorgeous than TO-,
600 chandeliers, overhang the roof of the
pit. Especially is this true in the prin-
cipal room of the cave. Comparatively few
have entered this beautiful cavern, which
is situated several hundred feet below the
surface of the Copper Queen mine the
greatest copper mine in Arizona, perhaps
in the manifestations
We don't think any lodge in America,
outside of Utah, would permit dancing in
the lodgeroom. Herald
In New Hampshire are 8, 469 Royal Arch
Masons in 20 chapters.
Two honorary members were crowned
into active membership at the recent ses-
sion of the supreme council of the Scottish
Rite. They were Frank NJ. Highly of
Philadelphia and General j. II. Hobart of
New York.
A candidate for the secrets of Freema-
sonry must come under the tongue of good
report. This means that he must have de-
veloped and acquired character in the
community where he resides.
Virtue is true nobility; wisdom is the
channel by which virtue is directed and
conveyed; wisdom and virtue alone mark
distinction among Masons.
Secrecy is one of the most important
features of FreemaSonry. The peculiar
language of the lodgeroom should be only
known to those to whom it rightfuliy be-
longs.
Near tho CITY nf TnDdon a1oDa fha,,s o1.o
three great Masonic benevolent establish
ments supported by voluntary craft con-
tributions approximating and sometimes
exceeding $3.50, 900 annually.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-11-27
ODD FELLOWS.
A Suggestion For Comforting the Degre
Linl<iets.

| A Suggestion For Comforting the Degrees.
| LinkIets.
| In New England in some localities the
| lodges work in unison in the performance
of degree work. In one place three of the
| lodges have formed triumvirate for de-
| gree work for the coming winter. Each
of the lodges will work the initiatory tie
J gree on its own candidates. Each will then
select degree; one will work the first,
| another confer the second and still another
exemplify the third degree upon all the
| candidates of all three lodges The idea is
| a novel one and has some elements of
| merit which should commend it to the at
| tention of local lodges in this jurisdiction.
I-Philadelphia Press.
A special meeting of three, consisting of
Representatives Witherup, Bruton and
Mclean, were appointed to prepare an au-
thOr1Zcd patriarch s militant drill and tao
tics and present the same for consideration
by the sovereign grand lodge at the next
annual session.
Section 95S of Whites digest was
amended by the sovereign grand lodge by
substituting Financial, SO that the
officers of a lodge collecting dues will here
after be known as financial secretaries.
A member who has been suspended for
nonpayment of dues for more than one
year cannot be lawfully charged for rein
an initiate of the same age, although the
lodge may charge less if it's local law so
provides.
The grand sire has ruled that grand
lodge may compel its subordinates to pur-
chase q given number of rituals.
Grand Sire Carleton's decision that
brother elected to office in Rebekah
lodge must wear the regalia of the office
seems to be more in harmony with practi
cal common sense than any decision given
on this question.
The grand sire was authorized by the
sovereign grand lodge to appoint a COM
mittee of three to revise the funeral and
burial ceremonial of the order.
Grand Sire Carleton appointed the fol-
lowing committee to revise the Rebekah
ritual: Nye, Minnesota; Humphrey, Hi
nois; Ross, Ontario; Nolan, Tennessee;
Pillsbury, Massachusetts.
For the first time in the history of the
sovereign grand lodge the address of well
come to the state was given by an Odd
Fellow governor, John r. Tanner, and the
address of welcome to the city by an Odd
Fellow mayor, Loren E. Wheeler.
The proposition to create juvenile de-
gree of the order was indefinitely post
poned by the sovereign grand lodge.
After Jan. 1, 1885, no grand or subordi-
nate lodge shall receive any credit for old
rituals destroyed or returned, but shall
pay full price for all rituals furnished.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-11-27
A Sample of Mexican Justice.

In Mexico the laws delays are less
veXAticu5 than in the United States.
lode. d, one hears nothing at all about
the d lay in the admins ration of Mex
lean jus ace. short time ago pay
master W. MT down ito Sonora with be-
tween $4,000 snd $1,000. He st pped
over night ct ranch, where be was
robbed and murdered. The rohb.rs
were caught by The local police, but
the mag strate discharged tt EN-. Then
the q ,ve-nment took hand in the at
fair. The robbers We re caught again
and shot Immediately. The magis-
trate who a quitted them was also
shot. Ire waschman at whose house
the robbery occur ell was also 80.
Some distant accessories after the fact
we're shot. In all sixteen mnn were
shOt.-Ssp FrsnciScO Call.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-11-27
UNITED WORkMEN.
Success Will Not Come without Hard
Work-Chips From the Workshop.

Success Will Not Come without Hard
Work-Chips From the Workshop.
The jurisdiction that adopts the new as
sessment plan with any kind of an idea
that it will work ITSELF will make a mis-
take 1t will take work to make the order
grow with any kind of plan. So, if you
like the old plan best, don't sit down and
wait until the order gets into the rocky
road for want of work. Or if you adopt
the new plan, do not conclude that all
your troubles are over and no more work
is needed. No, no! Work is the keystone
to success under any plan.-Kansas Work
man.
There are rs lodges of United Workmen
in st. Louis.
During the 10 years the order has exist
ed in New England nearly 65, 600 mem
bers have been admitted. The percentage
of suspensions in the jurisdiction is the
smallest of any jurisdiction in the order.
Iowa A. o. U. W. will have a state asso-
citation next year, which will be held at
Cedar Rapids. This will not interfere
with the district association which will
meet at Burlington.
1t is the duty of every lodge both in its
official and individual capacity, to give all
possible aid and encouragement to the De-
gree of Honor.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-11-27

The figbtin end of the navy depart
ment at Washington is still Mr.. Theo-
dore Roosevelt, very clever msn who
believes, with the late Mr.. T,lden,
that the way to keep the peace is to be
'eady for war. In recent address be-
fore the Society of Naval Architects and
Marine Engineers in New York, he
said: 1--WE need fort ficasions and the
best heavy guns and skilled artillerists,
but in themselves they are not half
enough for any adequate defence
What we need in addition to them ia
the upbuilding and maintenance of a
lighting navy, not one of commerce
destroyers, whose first duty it is to run
and whose heav est guns are carried
aft. Warships to fight with, battleships
and torpedo boats are what we need
for defence. In the p ize ring no fight
er ever won battle by parrying and
dcdging blows and never hitting, and
in like manner 40 nation ever won a
war simply by repellipg. Let the
coast bristle with Notifications, they
will not check for one minute a nation
a. war with US, but having formidable
fighting navy ra ion will think twice
before at ackiug us. There fore the
navy is primarily for peace Once we
were plunged into war and two or
three times were threatened with war
because we had no navy, but never did
we have a war on account of the navy"
Mexican Herald.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-11-27
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS.
Membership of the Order In St. Louis.
Helmet Glints.

Statistics of the grand lodge of Missouri
show that in St. Louis there has been a
loss of IS members for the first six months
of the present year and that the numerical
strength of the order in that city is 4, 904.
There are 33 lodges in that city, of
which have less than 100 members Is
with more than 100 members, Z with over
200 members, l with over 800 and l with
over 400 members.
The several lodges Of the order of
knights of Pythias in Brooklyn have en-
tered upon the work of the winter season
in earnest, and the followers of Damon
and Pythias expect to do much good work
for the benefit of human kind.
In Ohio the lodges are compelled by the
laws of the grand lodge to display the
American flag in every castle hall during
the conventions of the lodge.
The grand tribunal of Illinois found
Parkside lodge, No. 292, of Chicago guilty
of violating the constitution by admitting
members by initiation for less than SIS
each and suspended the lodge for one year.
The uniform rank is growing in Cali
fornia, thanks to Brigadier General Nc
GlaShan.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-11-27
HIGH School Cadets.

Adjutant General Brock of the U
S. army approves of the Organization
of cadet com panies in the His n schools
of the country, and says in a report:
"The good work of the officers,
Lieuts. Penn and G ement who, with
the conse;t of the war department,
successively commanded the battalion
of the Omaha High Schoo! Cadets, is
steadily increasing. The battalion is
now organized with four uniformed
companies, a drum corps, and one I'M
Uniformed company, with the regula-
ton number of officers and non-cOm-
missioned officers. The average at
tendance at all drills was 24S The
uniforms, costing only Sl2.6o, proved
very satisfactory as shown by the fact
that over POO were voluntarily pur-
cha ed. The system of inst notion
en- braced simply setting up exercises,
squad and company drills, with occa-
s.onal lectures and para les. AS but
two hours per week were devoted to
drills, the military exercises did no
interfere with the course OF studies
provin1 in ct healthy and hig ly
benefi ial vari .tion.
eli b schools embrace an element
of our population that makes cur
greater military strength, AID is not
extensively reached through the class
OF educa ional institutions to which
officers are assigned as professors OF
mi itary science and tactics. Viii a
view, however, to the oi semi alton OF
some of the elemeu is of military H.
struciiou to our youths a. the mes
receptive condition of mind, hi b
schools are logical obiectives, bu.
appears that a cap- BILE sergeant could
il general e form thes dut es witt
out CT IL ng up IN officers for M"
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-11-27
DEATH SENTENCE.
ArrOyO's Murderers Must Pay for Their
Crimp


The gre at t-ial Of ArroyO'S murder
ers "a t the City of Mexico. is over, ter
miuating with the sentence o! death
pronou aced on ten of the police officials
and policemen concerned ii the
butchery of the hapless WI -tch whose
audac Gus attempt On the president
caused so profo md q sensation here.
The jury was out over seven hours.
returning its verdict at p. NJ. and
Judge Flor delivered his Ontirma-
tiou verdict at about s O'Clock. The
prisoners stood up and The gendarmes
presented arms during the deliver
ances. The court room was or ''vded
to the utmost capac ty, for the rlosln e
scenes in the trial were most dramatic
vi lavicencio and Cabrera took the
verdic5 coolly, IS in fact dill all the
Dr. isOners. Bell do vas sentenced to
clever months imprisonment ard Cuel-
lar, who bcue hit the knives at the ORD err
of his master, the late Inspector We
la-quez, and also Bravo were acquitted
and set free.
TIE Condemned men DO not yet seem
to rea ize their perilous position. Their
lawyers entered an appeal in each
case. Pubic opinion sustains the YER
dict
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-11-27
The EacpS We See.

Wonderful human volumes a"e open
to all who will read. Romances,
tragedies. historic, comedies, are all
written graphic lily in the f. ces thu t
throng pl.t as day by d'y. The books
of counL u n ,Dce have been long in the
messages
They speak to us, these faces that
we meet One is care-drawn and fret
ted, and it tells sad late of anXieties
and w rries that are racking and COM
Or ssing the soul into constant unrest
and smalIness. Another is The sly and
survive fac of the mean man. The
shifting glance and the look OF cunning
all declare, beware of this person; he
is net to be trusted Again we
me e.-alas. how often. the face that
is drawn ard marre' by selfish ness.
It prOclaims a little soul and a self
centred spirit, and you sigh as it passes
yOn.
But most faces Ere not bad. A pro-
ces ion of avera re pc pie Is success
sion of brave and CHEEKY count nances.
We tan o. hep being inspire a. We
keep watch upon the people on every
hand. The calm endurance, the bright
and unr uffied spirit, tie patience, the
strength a. d the bravery that shine
forth from faces everywhere, are real
benedictions. The sermons that have
been preached by Pc :ceful cOunte-
pances o man can reckon. They have
been Gods messages OF quiet and COM
fort to thousands of restless and dis
turbed souls. No small part of the
power of the gentle religion of the
friends has been the blessing of faces
that speak peace and rest and serenity
to all mankind.
Each OF US can thus be living epis-
tie. We underestimate. or do not re-
gard at all, the power for goodness ex
erted by a Christians face. Our lips
may be sealed to beautiful speech. but
words are not needed when the messar e
plainly shines forth from the entire
countenance. Cultivate the Gift of a
beaut full face-beautiful in its good
ness, its cheer, its courage and it's
radiance. Keep all the uncomfortable
things in life away from your face.
Let that b. constant life to cheer
your fellows and to glorify your Father
which is in heaven.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-11-27

pers ny ueaUn, Une smallest numDer Jnau
has been reported for years and II less
than reported for the year Immediately
preceding.
Connecticut is almost ready for the
formation of a grand temple of Rathbone
Sisters.
The net gain in membership in Ohio for
the past year was 1908, of which Cuya-
hoga county, in which the city of Cleve-
land is located, contributed 4O1, or more
than one-third of the net gain of the en-
tire state.
The Rathbone Sisters was organized
eight years ago and has a membership Of
AZ, 900.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-11-27
BRYAN is Coming.

Ex-Governor Critic nden, of Missouri.
who was cnnsul-general to Mexico
under the last Cleveland administra-
ton, announces that be will leave the
city next W. ek for San Antonio, Tex,
where be will be joined by Hon. Will
liam ]. Bryan ard Mrs Bryan, and
that the three will depa t from San
Antonio on a four weeks tour of Mex
leo. Aide' by the ex-consul nera's
of the people and the coun-
try, Mr.. Bryan will make a careful
study of Mexico's financial system.
Mr.. Cri tend-n states that far some
time Mr., Bryan has been anxious to
mak e the trio accompanied by some one
fully posted as 10 the public affairs of
Mexico. They expect to spend the
grea err part Of tteir time in the
City of Mexico, whHre Mr.. Bryan will
be I.rese ntsd 10 tie heads of the
vari- US pa, tine nts by M. Crittenden,
so he wi i have an excellent chance
10 stu y the financial system of the
Country and see the result of free sill
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-11-27
MODERN WOODMEN.
just In It's Dealings, True to Its Pledges.
Sparks From Campires.

just In It's Dealings, True to It's Pledges.
Sparks From Campfres.
The Modern Woodmen of America recog-
nizes God as the supreme ruler OF the
universe and teaches loyalty to country and
love of home 1t has appealed to the people
because it has appealed to the needs of
the people. 1t is respected by the people
because it has proved true to all of its
pledges and is just in all of its dealings
Hereafter, in referring to the Modern
Woodmen of America, do not designate it
as our order The courts recognize it
as being a society.
The records of the head camp of the
Modern Woodmen have at last been re-
moved to Rock Island.
The Modern Woodmen has passed the
ESQ, 900 membership mark.
Do not attempt the trial of a member
without first procuring trial blanks from
the head clerk.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-11-27
A SWeening Order.

judge Springer and Indian Agent
Wi dom have issued the most sweep
ing orders ever given out regardi 9
The liquor traffic in the Indian terri
tory. Agent Wisdom has orde ed his
Indian police to arrest ell persons
fouy with liquor in their possession
or in an intoxicated condition and turn
thu IN over to the United States mar
shall.
Judge Springer has ruled that all
persons brought before him who are
found in possession of intoxicsnts or in
an intoxicated condition ill be re-
quired to prove from whom thew pur
chased the liquor under Penalty OF
being declared in contempt of cour5 il
they refuse to do so.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-11-27
Knights of Honor.

The individual members are the only
ones who are able to build up their lodges.
and on them the responsibility rests.
All claims against the order are being
paid strictly in accordance with the law,
and the order is keeping faith with its
members and their families, as it always
has done since its organization.
Payment of death benefit certificates
have been more prompt than was ever
known in the history of the order.
There are about !, 900 knights of Honor
in North Carolina
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-11-27

While England is fighting on tn.
Afghan frontier Russia is building
military roads in the Pamir region
close to the boundary of India. One
has just been compl lied over the Ak
Baital pass, at height of over Is 900
feet. 1t can he used by carts, and was
begun in July. Another hes heer
made near the Karna Tata boundary,
and it was intended TO complete an
other before the cold weather set IN at
the Bordoba boundary in the AL
valley.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-11-27
Chosen Friends.

The supreme trustees have organized by
electing F. W. Judd chairman and James
II. Hambrick secretary.
The constitution and laws of the order
were revised and amended by the supreme
council at its recent session. The new
laws, with one exception, take effect Jan. l,
1885, and will be formally promulgated
before that date.
The membership of the order is now
over 3d. 900.
Only 10 assessments were called last
year
The order admits women to full mem.
bership upon the same terms as men.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-11-27
EgIEE
5e1E|HE5
MACCABEES.
A Valiant Worker For the Cause of Mac |
Cabeeism-Tent Gossip.

A Valiant Worker For the Cause of Mac
cabeeism-Tent Gossip.
Sir Knight Orlando E. Servis of st. Jo-
seph, Mich, has a record for securing new
members that is not eXcelled, if equaled,
in the order, says the ST. Joseph Herald.
Last February he secured 43 applications
in 81 days, and during a period of eight
months last year he got rs applications.
For this he received an elegant prize badge
and n $50 K. o. Il. M. chased ring from
the great camp. Besides this, his tent
voted him his dues as long as he lives and
remains q member of ST. Joseph Valley
tent
Iowa Maccabees are working for mem
bership of 3, 900 by Jan. 1.
West Virginia Maccabees are making a
lively hustle for new members.
The social and fraternal features of the
order should be kept well to the front.
Public meetings and socials to which you
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-11-27

invite your friends advertise the order and
tend to interest those who are not mem
berS
There is no better or safer fraternal ben
eficiary order than the Knights of the
Maccabees. The foundation principles
cannot be criticised, and the superstruc-
ture is of the very best. With steadily
increasing emergency fund and but IL as
easements per year, the protection is ''gilt
edged"
There was no assessment called for Oc-
tober in the life benefit fund of the great
camp of Pennsylvania.
Red Mountain tent of Rossland B. c.,
has adopted plan to increase its member
ship by dividing its members, the losing
side to pay for the oyster supper.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-11-27

The bicycle trade in Greenville, Tex,
is said to he rapidly On the increase,
eaIe ially thu sale o. ladies' wheels,
The cause Of the impetus is asc-fned to
the Influence OF an accident which hap
pened there recently. A lady fell from
her wheel and accidentally bit off an
inch of her tongue The men ara now
tr!i e TO per-uade their wives to ride a
bicycle. Tribune.