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El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-01-22

Inspector B. Z. Jenkins little girl
who has been dangerously sick, is now
convalescent.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-01-22

In the district court today, Trinidad
Ochoa Wilson sues for divorce from
w. H. Wilson for the customary pleas
ant treatment.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-01-22

nasium. The general public will pay
80 for the course. Those who heard
Prof. Warman two years ago will be
delighted to know of his return to our
city. Tickets can be had at the y. NJ.
G.. A. rooms.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-01-22
"IuZerne.'

Six car loads of cattle came over to-
day for local handlers.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-01-22

The grand jury has adjourned until
February next.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-07-31
ERRONEOUS IDEAS.
The School Law Does Not Require the
Attendance Of Sixty-five Children al
Each School.

The School Law Does Not Require the
| Attendance of Sixty-ive Children at
Each School.
To the Editor: The public has formed
many erroneous ideas Of the new school
law. The last that has come under my
notice is that the law requires TO pupils
no more and no less, to be assigned to
each school. Several Of your recent cor
respondents have this idea, and l notice
in the News and Observer IN your
answer to Question 4th" Of Mr.. w. L.
Taylor, of Hartford county, you make
the same error. Also does Col. Creecy in
the article you copy in your paper.
Section 8 of the school law reads as
follows:
''Section O. The school committee shall
Establish and locate in their district
schools for the white race and schools for
the colored race, and in so doing shall
consult the convenience of the white
children in locating the schools for the
whites and the convenience of the colored
children in locating the schools for the
colored: Provided, however, that there
shall not be established in any school dis
trict a greater number of schools for
either race than will give each school an
average of fewer than siXty-fve pupils
| If the law meant that siXty-tve must
be assigned each school the word ave
rage" would have been omitted. The law
contemplates sparse'y settled sections,
land for other causes. impossible streams
and the like, that so large a number as
sixty-ive could not be required to attend
one school without great Inconvenience,
and therefore the word average" was
Iadvisedly put in, consequently one school
can have thirty or less number of pu-
pills, while others can have eighty or
ninety. The only requisite is that the av-
Ierage shall not be fewer than sixty-fve
for the schools in a township. One teach
er cannot teach ninety pupils, nor even
sixty-five as for that, but the numbers
above have reference only to the number
on the census report, and the school sta
tistics for North Carolina show that
only 81 per cent of the children of school
Iage are enrolled in the public schools and
| that the average attendance is only 62
per cent of the enrolment, therefore, in
a district of ninety children the average
attendance is only from thirty to forty
children.
/ send you enclosed a marked copy of
pamphlet 1 have prepared, at the re-
quest of County Board of Education, ex-
planning the powers and duties of school
committeeman. This pamphlet explains,
among other things, the manner of as
signing the children to the schools. This
point was also explained in may paper
before the Teachers Assembly at More
head City this summer.
1 trust you will make the above cor
rection in your paper, as it is a matter
OF public concern. Very truly yours,
GEORGE e. BUTLER.
Clinton, n. c., July 80, 1897.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-07-31
line. ia At Chicago, st. Louis, Kansas,

lines is at Chicago, st. LOUIS, hahsoe'
Omaha, st. Paul, and Minneapolis, al
though at other points, notably in Tex
&c tbare il a pronounced feeling OF con-
fdence in an early revival OF demand
which is already beginning to show IT.
self. A number Of large trunk line rail-
WAYS report that they are carrying more
merchandise than one, two or three
wears ago. Fewer manufacturing indus
tries than expected have been compell-
ed to close owing to lack OF coal on &C
count of the strike, the principal check
being due to higher prices for fuel. iron
and steel and the cotton goods Industries
are more unfavorably situated than al
most any other Bessemer pig iron
and steel billets continue at the lowest
quotations known, the latter shade
under S14 awaiting the renewed demand
which has begun to show itself in staple
lines of merchandise. The shutting down
of cotton mills to force reduction or
stocks on hand has already stiffened
prices and with existing conditions in
other lines of business the outlook is
for better request for cotton goods
and for iron and steel in the early au-
tumn. The most favorable feature of
expansion. it being based on the increas-
ed wants and larger consumption capac-
ity of the agricultural community, for
whom the prospect is brighter than 1t
has been for six years.
Practically the only decreases In quo
tations this week are for iron and steel;
prices of oats and print cloths are I'M
changed The list of advances is longer
and more significant, including prices of
wheat, -four, Indian corn, lard, sugar,
live stock, cotton, wooden goods, lead
and nails.
Exports of wheat wheat -four includ-
ed as wheaN from both coasts of the
United States and from Montreal this
week amount to 2343,021 bushels, COM
pared with 1,97S,0O0 bushels last week,
2.64S,OOO bushels in the week a year
ago. 100000 bushels two years ago,
2.977.000 bushels three years ago and
as contrasted with 5,622,OOO bushels in
the corresponding week of 1898. There
is sharp falling off in exports of In
dian corn this week, the total amounting
to 1,4S2,715 bushels compared with p
29S. 900 bushels last week, 1,495 900 bush
els in the week one year ago, 594, ZOO
bushels two years ago, $4,000 bushels
three years ago and as compared with
1 .694,00O bushels in the like week of
1893.
There were 259 business failures re-
ported throughout the United States this
week, rather more than the average in
recent weeks. Last week the total was
800, in the week last year it was 294,
and two years ago it was 221, but in the
corresponding week of 1894 it was 22O
and in the like period of 1898, 439.
CLEARING HOUSE RECEIPTS.
New York, July 30.-The total clear
ings in the United States for the week
were 81 ,O43, O64 ,OO3; per cent increase
2S.7. Exclusive of New York $412, 17O,-
433; per cent increase IA.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-07-31
AN APT COMPARISON.
cleveland Plain Dealer.)

cleveland Plain Dealer.)
"After my experience with Tom Reed y
said the Populist Congressman, my wife
will have no terror for me-"
$f"But l don't see the comparison,
quoth his friend.
"Then you don't know my wife. She
never lets me get word in edgeways."
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-07-31
STAT & NJ E INT

Showing the condition of the
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-07-31
BRADsTREETs REVIEW.


New York, July 30-Bradstreets to-
morrow will say:
The unexpectedly early fall demand
Tor staple merchandise which Bradstreets
announced last week has increased and
although not conspicuous at some of the
larger eastern cities which it is ap-
preaching, is notably SO at points in the
Mississippi and Missouri valleys and in
the larger wheat growing States. Spe-
cial investigation by Bradstreets this
week shows that increased purchases by
country merchants in the region speci-
fed based on the prospectively large
wheat crop at home in the face of short
wheat crops abroad has increased bust
ness with western jobbers from 10 to Is
per cent compared with fal trade at like
period last year. The total volume Of
this new business is not large but it is
unusually so in this the dull month of
the year and it is growing.
A number of western implement fac
tories are unable to fill all their orders
for nearby delivery. One order for shoes
alone at st. Louis calls for $50, 900 worth
of goods. The depression among wooden
manufactures is less pronounced because
prices of cheviots and other woolens
have begun to advancing, pointing to
profit in handling high priced wool. The
greatest relative improvement among
the jobbers and wholesalers in various
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-07-31
JOhnSOn'S
Chill and
Fever
Tonic
Cures Fever
In One Day..
OFFICE A PRIVATE SNAP
Chatham Record.)

Chatham RecOrd.)
Just now, when the county treasury
is empty, it seems rather strange that
our county commissioners should under
take to build bridge at place where
there has been no bridge since the war.
Is it because the proposed bridge is near
the home of Commissioner Bright?
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1897-03-31

Trib eurss bruises and sprains.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1897-03-31
Estray Notice.

Came to the HolsteiR ranch three
months ago, one black gliding Owner
can recover animal by proving property,
paving for this advertisement and settling
pssturage bills. SAM DAVIS.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1897-03-31

And in accordance with law and an
order of the Board of Trustees made on
the 18th day of October 1906, which said
order was thereafter amended as to date of
Sale on FEBRUARY 9th, 1887, 50 many shares
OF each parcel of such stock as NAV be
necessary will be sold at public Auction al
the office of the Company in Carson City
Nevada on Monday March s, 1897, al :
O'Clock p. NJ, of said day to,pay said deiin-
quent as.cssment thereen together with the
Cost. of advertising and expenses of sale
james R. Judge
Secretary.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1897-03-31
i!eans and Brown Bread.

b. request of many patrons the Boston
Bakery will begin the delivery of Baked
Beans and Brown Bread every s.: nday
morning. Leave orders Friday.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1897-03-31
To Cure n Cold in One Da,.

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
All druggists refund the money if it fails
to cure. &c. il
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1897-03-31
administrators Sale of Personal
Property
Consisting Mostly Of Mining Steck
Ia the
Famous Zirn Mine,
80 Called i'll Pine Nut,

\as;r. i hereby given, thar in nur>u-
an,c = order Of The Ni~tric. Cow, Of
the Fn,: judicial. Di>trly: Of tuu State OF
Nevada. in and fo1 the County Of Doug
las, made on the .9-n day OF December.
1890, in the Matter of the Estate of
WENDELIN ZIRN, deceased, .the I'M
dersigned. the Administrator OF the
Estate Of the said deceased, will sell at
public auction, to the highest bidder for
cash, Unitcd States gold coin, on
MDndny. February 5, 1897
at One O'clock p, m. in front of the Court
House door, in Genoa, in the County of
Douglas, STATE Of Nevada, all the follow
ing personal property which has not been
old before that time at private sale to wit.
One Silver Wat-h and Chain, Oee Silver
| Match Safe, One Meerschaum Cigar
Holder, Three Plain Gold Ri and
Forty Thousand shares Of the
stock of Eirn and Schultz
Consolidated Mining Company.
But Notice is hereby furthe~ given that
said Administrator will sell n Private
sale at the office of Wells, Fargo x Co.. >
Express in said Genoa, Douglas County.
Nevada, any of OF all of said above men
toned and described personal property, on
the same .er'ns rs above mentioned, up to
the said day and hour of said aucu.ou sale,
commencing ora Tuesday. JANUARY
18th. 1897 and continuing every dav of
said period of time. Sundays excepted,
from 10 O'clock in the forenoon til, 4
O'clock in the afternoon, and up to said
auction sale, as aforesaid.
Done and dated this th dav of .Janu-
airy, A. d. 1897.
g. W. SELBY.
Administrators of the Estate of Wende-
lin Zirn, Deceased.
'The above sale is hereby postponed
until Friday, April ID 1871 at the same
hour and place.
g. W. Silly,
Administrator of the estate of Wendeiir
Zirn, deceased.
The herald., 1897-05-08
Mollie Phelan, a Frail Fc-
male, Beaten to Death
TWO PUGILISTS ARRESTED
FOUND LIFELESS IN BED WITH
HER SKULL CRUSHED IN
The Room Gives Evidence Of Ter
rible Struggle-Statements Of
Gallagher and Cantwell

One of the most brutal and shocking
murders that has occurred in this city
| for a long time was committed at an
early hour yesterday morning. Mrs.
Mary Phelan, or Mollie Phelan, as she
was better known, woman of fraii
character, was the victim. She was
found in her room, No. 20 Of the Rich
mond house, shortly after o'clock. Her
skull had been fractured by blow on
the head and she was bruised from head
to foot, showing that terrible struggle
had taken place. Billy Gallagher, the
we'll known prize-tighter. and Theo-
dore Cantwell, who also poses as a
pugilist are under arrest for having
committed the murder.
THE CRIME DISCOVERED
A few minutes after o'clock yester-
day morning a telephone message was
received at the police station stating
that woman had been found dead in
her bed at the Richmond house. Ser
gAant Smith went down with the wagon.
On arriving he was met by Theodore
,Cantwell, who led him up to the room
where the woman was lying. AS soon
as he entered Sergeant Smith saw that
it was a case of foul play, and he i'm
mediately placed Cantwell under ar
rest.
The woman was lying upon the bed
with the cover partially thrown over
her. Her mouth and hands were COW
cred with blood and finger marks upon
her throat showed that she had been
choked. The bed clothing was covered
with blood and the wall was also spat-
tered Appearances indicated that the
woman had been dead for some hours.
Cantwell stated that he and Billy CAL
lagher had slept in the room with the
woman during the past night, but he
could give no account of her death. He
said that during the night he had awak-
ened and thrown his hand over the wo-
mans face. He noticed that it was cold.
and was surprised at the fact. He got
up and lit lamp and then discovered
that the woman was dead He had
awakened Gallagher and the landlord
and then had gone to a telephone to no.
tify the police
The landlord could make no statement
concerning the tragic affair that would
| throw any light on the murder. He said
that a messenger had come to the place
at 1880 o'clock that night with note for
Mrs. Phelan. He took the message to
the room. On opening the door he saw
The herald., 1897-05-08
KILLED BY A BLOW
OLD SOLDIERS QUARREL ENDS
IN DEATH
Knocked to the Floor and Els Skull
Fractured-Verdict OF the Coro-
ner's Jury

Coroner Campbell was called to the
Soldiers Home early yesterday morn
ing to hold an inquest over the body OF
Auron E. Hudson, whose death result
ed from a blow received at the hands
Of Jesse Miller Stark during an alterna-
ton. The two men had dispute over
trifling matter and came to blows.
Stark struck Hudson in the face, knock
ing him to the floor. His head struck
with such force as to fracture his skull,
causing his death.
Stark's mind is unsound, and he told
a very peculiar story at the inquest
He claims to be guided by a spirit which
he calls BlackeIshtp. He said that this
spirit had come and told him that some
one wanted to see Hudson. He called
the man, but when they reached the
place indicated by Stark, no one was
found. Hudson was irritated at the i'm
position and went back to his room.
Stark came up shortly to apologize for
having called him out. Hudson was
hard of hearing and did not understand
what he wanted. He attempted to
shove Stark out of the room and struck
him. Stark struck back, and lan6ed a
blow squareiy in Hudson's face knock
ing him to the floor with great force.
Sergeant Batcheller, who is at the
Soldiels' Home, said the men got into
a dispute, one accusing the other OF
stealing his hat Both became excited.
and the affair ended in blows, with the
result as already stated.
The jury rendered verdict that Hud-
son came to his death as the result of
a blow struck by Jesse Stark, who was
insane at the time. Stark will go to
Highlands.
The herald., 1897-05-08

of the nights carousal was very much
mixed. He said: II had been drinking
heavily for two or three days, and was
out with Cantwell Thursday night. We
took several drinks together in an Ital-
ian saloon. do not remember where
1t was. When it was getting pretty late
started to go home. but Cantwell in
sisted upon my coming up to his room
and spending the night with him. We
went up together and threw myself
down on the bed with my clothes on
and soon went to sleep. Cantwell went
ont and I did not see anything more OF
him until he awakened me. He and
the woman must have come in and gone
to bed while was asleep.
About o'clock Cantwell awakened
me by pulling at my clothes. He said
Billy, Billy, this woman is dead
did not know what he meant, but open
ed my eyes and found that there was a
woman on the other side Of the bed.
I got up and lit lamp and then hur-
ried to call the police"
During the conversation that fol-
lowed Gallagher stated that the woman
had accompanied Cantwell and himself
on their drinking spree and that they
had all gone up to the room together.
CANTWELL,S STATEMENT
Theodore Cantwell told quite diff
ferent story. He, too, was very nervous,
and his account was almost incoherent
owing to the manner in which he fire.
quently contradicted himself
He made the following statement:
"Gallagher Mollie and l were all out
drinking until late at night. We then
all went up to our room and rushed
the can" there. Finally we went to bed
and in the night threw my hand over
Mollie's face and discovered that it
was cold. I was little surprised but
supposed that she was sick She often
had whisky fits and was an incessant
drinker. She has been sick before after
drunken spree and has lain apparent
ly dead for hours. I awakened Gallag-
her and called in the landlord. I did not
think she was dead and was going to
call in a DOCTOR" At this stage Can't
we'll almost broke down and moaned
II can hardly believe it now that she is
dead. can't believe It,"
Cantwell attempted to explain away
the condemning blood spots in the room
and the bruises on the woman's body
by saying that he had been boxing with
her during. the afternoon. He claimed
that she wanted to learn to box and he
had been practising with her a@ result
Of which she had been pretty badly
battered up. Cantwell had a cut over
the right eye and he claimed this had
been received at the same time.
He told a rambling story about a
L
claimed had come into the room and
slept on the floor during the night. He
could not give his last name but said
that he had often met him at saloons
and that he occasionally slept in the
room.
Cantwell is baker by trade and has
lived here for about, three years. Gal
,lagher is well-known in sporting circles
in this city.
The inquest will be held this morn
ing at 10 o'clock.
The herald., 1897-05-08

man-had all been drinking heavily and
that while crazed with liquor a quarrel
arose and she had been killed by one OF
both of them.
A VISIT TO THE ROOM
Coroner Campbell, Deputy Coroner
Summerf1eld, police detective and Her.
aid reporter paid visit to the room
where the Inflated woman met her
death early yesterday afternoon. The
apartment presented horrible appear
alce. Bloody garments of every descrip-
ton were thrown on the floor. In a
closet were the pillowslips, covered with
blood, and number of female garments
also stained with the sanguinary fluid
On the north wall of the dingy little room
was something which bore evidence of
the terrible life and death struggle which
had been enacted. A piece of the plas-
te ring six by four inches in diameter
and about five feet and half from the
floor had been broken, evidently by the
unfortunate woman's head as it had
been pushed against the wall by her
brutal assailant. Directly beneath the
mark was daub Of blood.
The headboard of the bed was scra tched
and marred, indicating that the struggle
on the bed had been a fierce one. Scat
tered around the room were at least
eight empty whisky bottles. some of
them broken, and in a goblet on the
dresser was goodly sized drink Of vhis-
KY The dead woman's trunk was open
and the contents had been tossed out
or to the floor. Behind the trunk was
great pile of soiled clothes, and behind
the wash stand was hatchet and an
empty valise.
CONTRADICTORY STORIES
Gallagher and Cantwell were seen in
Jail last night. They told contradictory
stories. Gallagher was first seen. He
was very much excited, and his account
The herald., 1897-05-08
City News in Brief

Mexican leather carver at Campbell's
Mexican wax figures at Campbell's
Sunday, May 9th. at Vienna park
grand prize bowling. =.
Do not miss the great May celebration
at Vienna park, Sunday, May 9th.
Orr G. Hines, undertakers removed I,
647 South Broadway. Tel. Main 65.
Call tel. Main 243 for ambulance, Kreg
elo & Bresee. Sixth and Broadway.
Mexican hats for children. Camp
BELLS Curio store, 1926 South Spring st.
Vienna park, Sunday, May 9th, q
grand ball and illumination of the park
A grand concert and games of all
kinds at Vienna park Sunday May 9th
Robert Sharp & Co., funeral director.
independently, 536 South Spring street
Telephone 1929.
Special sale of drawn work, 20 per
cent discount. Campbells Curio store
325 South Spring st.
Watches cleaned, rs cents; main
springs, so cents; crystals. 10 cents
Patton, 214 South Broadway.
Rev. w. w. Tinker will preach Sun
day morning in the American Baptist
church and give stereopticon service
In the evening. Special music.
Adams Bros, dentists, 293h South
Spring street. Painless filling and ex.
tracing. Best sets Of teeth from IS tc
80. Hours, 8 to 5; Sundays. 10 to 12.
Special excursion to Catalina Sunday
Connection with steamer made by Ter
mina1 trains only. Leave First street
station a. M, returning arrive 7:30 p. m
DR.. Rebecca Lee Dorsey, Stimsor
block. first floor, rooms 1873, 1874, 1876
Special attention given to obstetrica
eases and all diseases of women anG
children. Electricity scientifically used
Consultation hours. to 5. Tel. 1927.
II. c. Ldchtenberger's art emporium
located at 202 South Spring street, in the
Wilcox building, 10 the best place to pur.
chase frames, pictures and art materials
Remember this store when you desire
anything new and artistic.
Second Presbyterian church give an
excursion to Terminal island next Sat-
urday. Terminal railway makes lowest
rate that will be offered to the beach
this season. Every one invited. Trair
leaves Downey avenue $40 a. m.; First
street, $3.50 a. m.
HTheosophy and Spiritualism Face
to Face" will be the subject of Prof.
Bowman's lecture Sunday evening at
New Music hall, 231 South Spring street,
given under the auspices of the Harmo-
nial Spiritual association. Mrs. Bald
ridge will follow the lecture with spirit
messages. Special music will be given.