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El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-03-16
Specially Interesting
SPECIALS.
The Naval Militia.
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1t is settled that the naval militia
shall take care of what is known as the
''second line of defense" aud that have
charge of the harbor defense in con-
junction with the naval officers and
the coast defense officers, the latter be-
ing of the amy. The plan is to have
reserves take charge of hsrbor defense,
an important and extensive features.
Those harbors which have been fully
defended by government works of per-
manent character will be in charge of
the army engineers and the artillery
officers The latter have planted sub
marine mines at the entrances of the
principal harbors, aud some time ago
arranged for the land connections.
The harbors so far protected are
Portland, Me-; Boston, New York,
Delaware bay and Charleston. Beyond
this the system of protection must be
improvised, and from all accounts it
will be quite as substantial and ef-
fective as the permanent works at New
York or Boston or Delaware bay.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-03-16
Vacancies to be Filled.

The surgeon general of the navy has
recon mended that authority be grant
ed Immediately for enlistiug assistant
surgeons for service on ships to be
placed in service and on auxiliary
cruisers that may be impressed by the
government. The lower grade of the
medical corps, he saws. has already Is
vacancies, which the young doctors of
the country apparently are not over
anxious to fill, and in the event Of war
the medical department " ould be SER
iously crippled for the lack of sur
geOns.
Chief Engineer Melville has recon-
mended that authority be given tt en-
list additional engineer officers. Like
the medical corps the engineers are
unable to maintain the quota the law
allows in the lower grades, and, while
assignments from the naval academy
graduates have been gradually in
creased in the last few years, there are
on an average between IL and 20 eacan-
cies in the assistant engineers grade.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-03-16
POPS IN BLOOM.
Will Nominate Full Ticket in
GQOTUia

ATLANTA, Ca, March 16.-The po-
pulist state convention was called to
order shortly afternoon today. The
convention will nominate a full state
ticket to be voted on at the elections
in November. The leading candidates
for the .gubernatorial nomination are
Tom Watson, the populist candidate
two years ago for the vice-presidency,
and State Senator Yancey, who made
himself famous by precipitating the
judicial inquiry last summer. Mr.. Wat
son has not sought the nomination and
his consent to become candidate was
brought about by the representations
of his friends that unless he stood for
some prominent Office in the state he
would not go to the rational convention
with the necessary prestige. The
Watson boom for the populIst presiden-
tial nomination will also be vitally
affected one way or the other by the
action of the convention this after
noon.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-03-16
Auxiliary Cruisers.

Acting under an order issued today
by Secretary Long the auxiliary crui-
ser Board has gone to New York to IL
spect and impress into service such
merchant steamers as will be required
to strengthen the navy. The board will
organize tomorrow in the Office of
Lieutenant Commander J. D. J. Kelly,
who bas been in New York consider
able period paving the way for the
speedy prosecution of this work.
The board has been instructed to Sc
cure these steamers, which will be
transformed into auxiliary cruisers
and armed as Indicated:
St. Louis, Anericon Hne-Eight g.
inch guns.
ST. Paul, American line-Eight e.
ipch guns.
Ell Sol, Southern Pacific company
SIX 5-inch guns.
Ell Paso, Southern Pacific company
Six 5-iuch guns.
Ell Monte, Southern Pacific company
Six 5-inch guns.
Ell Mar, Southern Pacific company
Six 5-inch guns.
Eldorado, Southern Pacific company
Six 5-inch guns.
Jane stown, Old Dominion line-Six
5-inch gums.
Yorktown, Old Dominion line-Six
5-inch guns.
b. F. Dimock, Metropolitan Steam
ship company-Six 5-iuch guns.
Herman Winter, Metropolitan
Steamship company-Six 5-inch guns.
Iu addition to the armament given,
each vessel will carry numbsr of six
FOUNDER and one-pounder rapid-6re
guns and machine guns.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-03-16
Chicago Was Visited by a
Destructive Fire Today.
MANY LIVES WERE LOST.
A Large Building, Occupied by Several
Piano Firms, Caught Fire This Morn
ing by the Explosion of Some Chemi-
Gals, and Was Soon Burned to the
Grodnd.

CHICAGO, March 16.-A fire. attend
ed by q frigh.fui loss of life, broke out
a. IL O'Clock this morning in the five
story building at 215-22l Wabash ave-
nue., occupied by the National Music
| Company college, an organ company
and the Conover Piano company.
Six persons are known to be dead
and nine additional corpses are believed
to be in the burning ruins. A large
mum Der of persons are injured; fifteen
seriously. The nine missing were seen
to fall back into the burning building
and have been given up as lost.
An unknown man jumped from fifth
story window, and was killed.
Twenty-three employees of the Ohm
stead Scien tific company are missing.
Including eight girls.
The piano firms will lose over two
hundred thousand dollars.
The dead and dying are: Sam'l,
Clark. Miles Smith, Edward Binns,
H. B. Cunningham, Lewis Lspere.
Herman Overman. colored waiter,
Officer Rogers, J. B. Schafferm,
en-.
The flames spread with such rapidity
that ere the occupants of he building
We re aware of their danger all means
of eRress was cut off. Men and women
fed for windows, some hurling them
selves onto street, others alightning
safely in blankets or life saving nets.
Some turned back, fearing the con-
sequences of the jump, but undoubted-
ly met worse fate.
The building burned like q tiuder
box, the flames enveloping the fire es-
capes. Before the first engine reach
ed the scene, three minutes after the
alarm, the flames were beyond control
aud in few minutes the place was
Quilted. The building was old and its
contents were so imtiamable that the
flames swept through the floors with
terrifying rapidly.
From fifty to one hundred men, wo-
men aud girls were employed. The
loss of life is estimated from Is to 80.
The fire was caused by the explosion
of chemicals.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-03-16
Middle of Readers.

: LOUISVILLE, KY, March 16 The
middle of-the-rosd populists of Ken
lucky are holding st tie convention to
discuss plans for the fall campaign
when they hope to wallop the silver
democrats. Overtures have been made
looking to fusion of the two, but the
leaders of the middle-of-tbe-road ele-
ment fear that this would only result
in their absorption by the silver DEM
ocraps and therefore think it more ad
visable to face the issue squarely and
fight it out. Congressional candidates
will be nominated in every district and
will stand on q comprehensive populist
platform with free silver as the most
prominent plank
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-03-16
The Board of Inquiry Return
ed to Key West Today.
WILL REPORT SATURDAY.
The Spanish Fleet In Havana Harbor Will
be Reinforced by Six Additional Bat
tlesh,pss-War Preparations Still Going
On.-The New BattIeships.

WASHINGTON, March 16.-Elaborate
preparations are being made by the
navy department to establish an cleo
trical coast signal system by which the
appearance of an enemy at any point
off the Atlantic coast can be quickly
commune icated TO all vessels of tho ma
Wy.
In the event of an outbreak of war
between the United States and Spain,
actual hostilities would precede formal
declaration of war. That has be en- the
rule in niEe wars out OF ten that have
occurred in the last two hundre d years
A shot is the customary notice served
by nations when they enter upon war.
The navies are first called into ac-
tion.
The American line steamship ST.
Louis sailed today as usual. and no Of
ficer of the navy was pl lced on board.
Ths plan to send Commander Emery
on the present trip, so that vess y l
could be placed unier naval command
Immediately in the event of a sudden
outbreak of of.hostilities, was abandoned,
for fe ar that such step would be re-
garded a. sn indication that war was
officially anticipated in the immediate
future.
The Spa Dish fleet now in Havana
harbor, it is learned, will be reinforced
by six additional bsttleships, includ-
ing the Pelayo, Cristohal, Colons, In
fanta Maria Teresa, Carlos V and AL
fonso XIII
Senator Ca mon, of Utah. who belong
to the younger and more progressive
element in cong -ess, expresses the
opinion that if President Mckinley,
Speaker Reed, Senator Hanna or
others attempt to force an adjourn
ment of congress before action is taken
on the Cuban question, they will fail.
Mr.. Cannon says the country wants to
hear. the verdict of the board OF inquiry
which has been inve stig ating the Maine
disaster at an early day and is growing
weary of delay.
1t is thought this afternoon that Sec
retary Longs expectation expressed
last night that the report on the Maine
disaster will be received by the end of
this week will be realized.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-03-16
How the Ships Were Bought.

The sale to the United States of the
two Brazilian cruisers, Amazonas and
Admiral Abrueall, now receiving their
finishing touches IN an English ship
yard, is confirmed. It is learned also
that Spain has not secured the
O'Higgins and that Chile will not sell
her to Spain. 1t is said, furthermore,
that Spain has not and can not pur-
chase ships from either Chile or the
Argentine republic.
The Brazilian minister at London
confirms the report that the warships
Amazonas and Admiral Abrueall have
been sold to the United States gov
ernmeut.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-03-16
The New WarShin.

NEW YORK March 16 Private ad-
state that the cruiser San Francisco,
in charge of the new cruiser Amazo-
MIA, will come direct to this city from
New Castle-on-Tyne, England.
Secretary Long been asked in the
name of the people of Albany N. Y, that
the newly purchased armored cruiser
Amazonia b. rechistened the Albany.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-03-16
the control Of the United States, tn ere
is no doubt of its avsilability as a re-
sidence for American citizens.
The POLICY to AdODt.


Aside from the Maine disaster, Sem
ator Foraker believes it is the duty
of the United States to take immed-
late steps to end the war in Cuba. He
takes issue with peace-at-anv price pa
triots who contend that it is none of
our business if men, women and chill
dren are dying of star vatien by the
hundreds of thousands almost within
sight of the American coast.
''It has been demonstrated" the SEN
ator added, ''that the scheme of auto
nomy proposed by the Ssgasta ministry
is q failure, and the promised improve
ment in the condition of affairs under
Blanco has not been realized. Respon-
sibility for the longer continuance OF
conditions would rest upon the
United States. AS a matter of fact,
this government must intervene or
there will be nothing left of this gov
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-03-16
The President Should Intervene.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-. March 16.-'If
the United States waits till May to in
tervene on behalf of Cuba, it will be
too late for the ten thousand starving
unfortunates. said DR.. Edward Nc
Glynn, of New York this morning.
81 am in favor of peace and dread
war, but there are things worse than
war, terrible as it is. The president
should intervene Immediately
demands it,
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-03-16
Spain Satisfied.

MADRID, March 16.-Senor Moret,
minister of the interior, says Pres
ident McKinley's peace idea is satis-
factory to Spain. War is not good for
either nation. Spain will hold Cuba,
of course, making further efforts to
crush tie rebellioo.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-03-16
Civil Service Examinations.

WASHINGTON, D. c., March 10
During the next two weeks the regu-
lar spring examinations for federal po-
eitions coming under the civil service
regulations will be held in leading Cit
les throughout the country. Examine
tions for internal revenue and customs
service will be held here today, and
examinations for other branches of
the government service will follow
from day to day.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-03-16
The Usual Flood.

QUINCY, Ills, March 16.-The Mis-
sissippi river is rising this morning
and persons are preparing for the usual
spring flood AT Princeton, lis, the
that region for several miles and much
damage results.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-03-16
Lumber Convention.

OSHKOSH, Wis.,, March 16.-Wis-
consin Retail Lumber Dealers associa-
tion are convened here today. with up
wards of two hundred delegates in at
tendance. Reports were presented
showing that the coming year is ex-
pec'ed to De prosperous one in the
lumber trade. Papers will be pres Mt
ed dealing with the subjects of insur-
ance, shipping rates and kindred mat
ters affecting the trade.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-03-16
General Rnsecrans Ruried,

Los ANGELES, CAL, March 16.-The
funeral of General W. S. Rosecrars
was conducted today. The old hero
was laid away with military honors
At 10 O'Clock the rem aims were carried
from the council ch amber, where they
have been viewed by thousands, to the
cathedral, where Bishop Montgomery
celebrated requiem mass
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-03-16
A MurderOus Assault.

NEW YORK, March 16.-Henry
Pole1 one of the two victims of the
murderous assault committed by Capt
Olaf Peterson, in Brooklyn, yesterday,
died this morning. The other victim,
Mrs. Leonara Fulkner, lies at the point
of death. Peterson claims he was
crazed with drink when he did the
shooting and does not know why he
did it.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-03-16
PrOiectiles for Spain.

LONDON, March 16.-The work shops
at Kynochs and Birmingham are busy
with a Spanish order for the manufac-
ture of special projectiles for the Span
ish government. a portion of the
order has already been dispatched to
Spain.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-03-16
The Ships are Uncle Sam g.

LONDON, March 16.-The final con-
tract, providing for the sale of the war;
ships Amazouia and Almirante to the
United States was signed today. The
price was something more than two
and q half million dollars for both
shinS
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-03-16
A CAVALRY TROOP
COMPOSED OF WOMEN.
COIOradO's Fair Sex Want to Help
Uncle Sam Fight Spain.

Uncle Sam Fight Spain.
DENVER, March 16.-A troop of
cavalry composed entirely of women
is a Colorado possibility. Mrs. Shute,
president of the State Horticultural
society, is the leader. She applied to
Governor Adams yesterday moreing
for permission to organize a troop in
the event of war with Spain. She says
the governor gave her every encour-
agement and advised her to see Cen
eral Moses to help along the idea. Mrs.
Shute says she has two hundred women
and re ady for battle.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-03-16
The Situation,

Senator Proctor and his friend, Col
onel NJ. M. Parker are back fro N Cuba
After two hours conversation with
them on the train between sCulpepper,
Va, and Washington, correspondent
is able to state Senator Proctor's con-
clusions as follows:
First-The Maine undoubtedly was
blown up by outside explosion The
senator, however, will not go on rec
ord as assigning the crime to the Span
ish government direct.
Second-The plan of autoponv ic~
augurated under Cantii
| nor
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-03-16
Prominent Railroad Man Dead

CHICAGO, March 16 WIN. F. White,
for more than 20 years general pas
senger agent of the Santa F'e and one
of the best known western railroad
men in the country, died early this
morning of la grippe.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-03-16
To Share Her Husbands Exile.

PARIS, March 16.-Mme. Dreyfu fus,
wife of ex-Captain Dreyfu-, has petit
toned the minister of colonies for per-
mission to share her husbands exile.
She will submit to the came discipline
and regime as her husband.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-03-16
French Fleet to be Mobilized.

PARIS, March l6.-The Aurore this
morning says the question of $mobiiz-
ting the French fleet is under cOnsidera
tion and all the admirals Of the navy
have been summoned to Paris.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-03-16

Thirty thousand dollars worth of
wool was sold in Pima recently for 134
cents per pound.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-03-16

The New Mexican is now thirty-five
years old, and claims to be the second
oldest daily newspaper printed in the
Rocky Mountain region.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-03-16

The American colony in the City Of
Mexico is preparing to erect the first
school building in the capital.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-03-16

Delilah Moore sues the Travellers
Insurance com pany in the district court
for policy on George Moore, who fell
from G. II. train sometime ago, and
was killed.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-03-16

Mrs. Annie Merrill sues w. M. Bak-
err on a promissory note. in the district
court.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-03-16
THE BOARD OF
INQUIRY RETURNS
None in Authority Will Speaks of tn e
Future DOings of the Board.

KEY WEST, March 16.-The light
house st 'amer MangrOve returned
from Havana this morning bringing
the Maine board OF inquiry. The naval
officers of the board we're immediately
placed on their ships. No one in
authority will say word about the
future dOiups of The board
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-03-16
COULD HAVE
PEACE IN CUBA

Further in the Present
Rebellion.
NEW YORK, March 16.-The New
York Herald's Medrid correspondent
this morning quotes Spanish states
man, qualified 10 speak in the name Of
Spain, as saying: "We could have
peace and happiness in Cuba within
three weeks if only the American peo-
pie will it. The insurgents would all
surrender were o. they sustained by
the idea that the United States proposes
some COUP
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-03-16
Hawaiian Annexation,

Hawaiian Annexation.
WASHINGTON, March 16.-F' reign
relations committee this morniny re-
ported the joiut resolution for the -
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-03-16
Patriotic Firemen.

BRIDGEPORT, Conn, Mar"h -
firemen of this ci+
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-03-16
..BUTTER..

AS much as to anything else we have
in the store.
It's mid, sweet butter, and is uni
formly good. 1 couldn't buy better
butter, no matter what price paid for
il. If could 1 would, for nothing but
the best is good enough for my patrons.
A fter you're tired of experimenting with
tolerably far buffers, try the brand with
the word IN ERIT" on every pound
print, and you'll stop exper-
imentipg.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-03-16

Window glass at Tuttles-Phone
2O6.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-08-15
BERMUDA WOMEN.
Peculiar Laws Which Apply To Them
AS Property Holders.

There are, perhaps, a larger number
of spinsters in Bermuda in proportion
to the population than in any other
place on this side of the Atlantic, and
it is curious fact that this is the law
of the land.
! he semi-tropical climate of the is
lands and their isolation have made
of the inhabitants of English stock
quiet, almost sluggish, folk of a sim
plicity nearly Arcadian. The women,
especially many of whom live very
narrow lives, never leaving these
islands, are remarkable for their old
fashioned hospitality and natural
ease of manner which seems to rise
from am entire faith in those with
whom they come in contact. Perhaps
the fact that it would be very difficult
for criminal to escape from the is
lands may account for it, but, at any
rate crime is very rare there.
Bermuda women are excellent house
wives and bring up large families of
children, some Of the most favored
young folk heing sent to the United
States for educational advantages.
In matters of etiquette they are far
more strict than Americans. AS a
rule, they are well to do, and live
comfortably, while soma Of them nos
sess ample means and enjoy much
luxury In Bermuda as in England,
property, especially real estate, re-
mains in the same family for long
periods, and some of the descendants
Of the first settlers still possess lands
which have never passed out Of their
families. It is just this conservatism
about property which causes the SUI
perabundance Of spinsters. No alien
can acquire title to land in Bermu-
da, either by purchase or inheritance.
This is chiefly a precautionary meas
ure against the Portuguese, who flock
to the country and go in largely for
onion growing. But the law provides
that if a woman marries foreigner
she shall lose her landed property, and
shall also become Incapable of inherit
ing any This law is naturally not
poDu7ar with the women. who see
LneT DFOLHeTS mate WIFI Americans
and other aliens. and would fain have
the same liberty Occasionally Per
mudan girls renounce their birth
rights or loves sake. but, as rule
the charms of penni1ess maidens are
not sufficient for young men to desire
for wives, and thus manv girls are
doomed to single blessedness in Rer-
muda by the law of the 1and-Boston
Herald.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-08-15
DANDELIONs FROM KANSAS.

Every one knows people as mean
as Spanish spies.
Not being Cuban we are always
glad when Saturday night comes.
When a man doesn't use tobacco
in any form we wonder how it hap
pened.
There is very little sympathy
for any man who gets injured in a
friendly scuf1e."
There is a time in every girls life
when she regrets that she wasn't
Lucille
A boys idea of funny thing on
the stage is for one man to hit an
other with a stuffed club.
An Atchison girl whose father
carries a dinner bucket refuses to be
seen on the streets with an oil can.
When a woman begins losing her
amiability she shows it first in COM
planning about company in summer.
An Atchison woman is not only
a poor cook and housekeeper, but she
does not laugh at her husbands
jokes.
The Ideal Husbands will have an
outing tonight. They will go to a
wading place near town, tuck up their
pants, and go in no deeper than their
knees, their wives being Of the
opinion that deep water means cramps
and death by drowning. -Atchison
Globe.