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El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-06-22
Texas E Pacific
EXCURSIONS.

FL Paso to Atlanta. Ga, and return-July
l6. Il and IS; final limit returning, AUGUST l.
$50 20. Account reunion of eX-Confederate
Veterans
Omaha, Net, and return-June "A. good re-
turning until July s. 1855. Account Trans
Mississippi Teachers Association.
Omaha. Nebi and 1etm tn y, g21d re-
Mississippi funniest.
Omaha, Neb. and return, account Exposl,
ton Thirty day tickets. $50 25. Tickets good
Ell Paso to Waco and return.June ID to
July 9, S26 30. Certificate plan. Account of
Summer Bible School, Baylor University.
Tourist Cars from Ell Paso to st: Louis, via
Texarkana to ST. Louis, every "Wednesday,
and via FIT. Worth and Kansas City to Chicago
every Thursday.
end 10; H good returning until July 20, with
privilege of extension to leave Buffalo not
later than August 3; $3.50. Account OF In
ternational Convention Baptist Young Peo-
Ell Paso to Nashville. Tenn. and return, =;
| July 81, with privilege of extension until
Aesaiss o S the eo e. e.
FL Paso to Washington, D. c., and return
leaving Washingt n; with privilege of extern
| These cars are clean, Well Furnished and
| Cool; especially adapted to Summer Travel:
| Look out for rates In this paper. ACCOUNT
National Educational Association. Washing
| ton, d. c., in July; Christian Endeavor, Nash
vile. Tenn, in July; Knights Templars, Dali
las, in June.
Mineral Wells-the Great Texas Health Re
| sort-at 460 good for sixty days from date
Of sale. For other Information inquire of
A. W. MONTAGUE. Depot Tieke IA Agsit Or
| Southwestern Freight and Passenger Agent
| No lit Ell Paso Street. FL Paso. Texas.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-06-22
INDEPENDENCE DAY.

| As usual in affairs of the sort, all the
work In getting ready for the Fourth
of July celebration has at last devolve6
Ga about half a dozen men. This i.
not right. Scores of people had q
great deal to say about being trequire6
to give up their good money for some
body else to spend. Now when every
subscriber is asked to attend the meet
ings, the same few turn up as came tc
the first meeting.
The time is drawing very close. and
we must come together and work. A
full meeting is desired for tomorrow.
Thursday, evening, in the county court
room at the court house. One large
and enthusiastic public meeting would
do more to arouse the city to the neces-
stiles of the occasion than any other
one thing. Let every citizen who is at
all interested in making the celebra-
ton a success come to that meeting.
The money question is all right. It
is enthusiasm and hard work we want
now. And the executive committee
must have the cooperation of every
body.
The chief drawback just now is
that the subcommittees have not done
their duty. Mr.. McCutcheon and Mr..
Dillon strongly urge that every com.
mittee be prepared at tomorrow nights
meeting to make definite report of
something actually accomplished.
The chairmen should call meetings of
their committees at once, and do some-
thing.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-06-22

hear of the "aldern an from the first
ward" etc. If the aldermen represent
each a single ward. why should all
four wards, and the fifth ward, vote
for all the aldermen? Why should the
people of Oregon and Arkansas and
Florida vote for q man who is sworn to
represent only his own constituents OF
Maine? But this is large question.
To return to the original matter
the city is the unit, not the ward. All
the people are interested in all the
city. When you start to segregate the
unit, you lay yourself liable to reduc-
ito ad absurdum:
If taxes collected in the 1st ward
ought to be spent in that ward, re-
gardless of the rights and necessities
of the inhabitants of other parts Of
the city who are forced to traverse said
ward, then
1t is right that the taxes collected
ON Myrtle street should all be expended
on Myrtle street. regardless OF the
needs of other streets, and
from John Smith should be spent ir
front of John Smiths house, regardless
of his neighbours:
In fine, unless each man will pay fol
his own sidewalk and street, the whole
city must suffer from his delinquen
cy.
Suppose another case-One side o.
Ell Paso street is in one ward, and the
other side in another ward. How is II
to be kept in order?
It is but fair to say that the city
councilmen did not know what they
were doing when they passed that re-
solution. Their discussion was purely
superficial, as is every discussion they
engage in, and it is charity to believe
that they did not comprehend the sig
nificance of their act. The passage
was not unanimous; Messrs. Stewart
and Drummer voted against it.
We believe the plan is wrong in
theory and would be vicious in prac
tice. The city is the unit, and should
not be divided. All the people should
work for the good of the whole city
The fact that any considerable mum
Der of our people can favor this scheme
80 heavily fraught with evil conse.
quences, means simply this: the PEG
pie do not trust their! own representa-
tives in the city council. These mel
were elected at large, by the whole
city. Now the people are afraid t.
trust them to conduct the city's pro
per affairs.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-06-22

ment. The register cancels the bond
so forwarded and issues new bond
in the pane of the new owner. and
sends it to him by registered mail.
transferring bonds.
II the owner of q registered bond
loses it, .or if it is stolen from him, he
should at once notify the secretary of
the treasury. A stoppage will be en-
tered against the bond, and, if it should
be presented for transfer, the depart
ment will hold possession OF the bond
lished. If lost or stolen bond is not
recovered within six months, the de-
partment will issue a duplicate bond
upon proof of loss and a bond of tndem-
nitv being furnished.
The interest on registered bonds
is paid by the government by means OF
checks. In order that no mistake may
be made in the payment OF interest,
the books of the department are "clos-
ed" for period, varying according to
the Importance of the loan. The
books Of the per cent loan of 1907
are closed for the whole month pre-
ceding the payment of quarters in
terest. On other loans the books are
closed for fifteen days preceding the
interest payment. During this period
no transfers are made, and the time is
devoted to preparing "schedules''
| which contain the names of the own
ners, the amount of bonds each one
holds, and the amount of interest due
each one. When these schedules have
been prepared and proved, they are
sent to the tr asurer of the United
| States, who Immediately has checks and
envelopes addressed, and in due time
each check is mailed to the address OF
its owner. The checks for the more
distant points are first mailed. In
terest checks are obligations of the
| everywhere.
Coupon bonds are issued in denomi-
nations of 500 800, $500, and $1,000.
Registered bonds are issued in denomi.
nations of $40, 800, S5O0,S l, 200, S., OOO
$4,000.
HOW TO SUBSCRIBE FOR THE NEW
BONDS.
| The war loan which is now being Of
fered will be sold to subscribers at par
during the period of subscription,
which ends July IA, 1898. The method
of subscription has been made as sim
pie as possible. Blank forms may be
obtained at every money-order post
press offices, and on these forms il
clearly indicated all that it is neces
eary for the subscriber to fill out. The
su bscriber may himself mail to the
treasury department at Washington
the blank form filed out, together
with his remittance covering the pal
value of the amount of bonds for which
he wishes to subscribe. That remit.
lance may be in Whatever form best
suits the subscribers convenience, in
currency, bank draft, check, p st ofic'
money order. The day the currenc.
are received from the checks, drafts
or money orders, the subscription viii
be entered and will Immediately be
gin drawing interest. When the
bonds are delivered, check will &C
company each delivery covering tn
interest at 3 per cent from the day th'
subscription is entered to the 1st o
August, the date of the bonds.and iron
which date the bonds will carr,
their own interest.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-06-22

Special rates are now in operation
for the summer between Ell Paso and
Santa Monica. You can leave on the
Southern Pacific at 1886 o'clock, and
reach Santa Monica at9 p. m. next
evening. Fare, round trip $4,000 on
Thursdays good for 80 days. The Ar
cadia hotel is completely renovated,
and is offering special rates with un-
usual advantages. Concerts every
Saturday and Sunday at 2 O'Clock by
the Los Angeles military band. The
Surf Bathing is the finest on the coast,
and for those who like the hot plunge
there is the constantly changing water
of the North Beach Bath house. New
Golf Links, and all the sports and
pleasures of the seaside.
H. TURNER, T. E. HUNT,
Ticket Agent. G.. A
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-06-22
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY,

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY,
WASHINGTON, d c., June ID, 1898.
The secretary of the treasury invites
su Inscriptions from the people of the
United States for 5000, OOO, 900 of the
bonds of the 3 per cent. loan authorized
by the act of congress to provide WAYS
and means to meet war expenditures.
Subscriptions will be received at par
for period of thirty-two days. the sub
scriptlon being open from this date to
B o'clock p. m. on the 18th day of july,
1898. The bonds will be issued in both
coupon and registered form, the coupon
bonds in denominations of 500, 500
$500, and $1,000, and the registered
bonds in denominations of $40, 300.
$500, 81 900, So 900, and $4,000. Thev
will be dated August l, 1898, and, by
their terms, will be redeemable in coin
at the pleasure of the United States
after ten years from the date of their
issue, and due and payable August l,
1918.
The law authorizing this issue of
bonds provides that in allottinp said
bonds the several subscriptions of indi-
viduals shall be frat accepted, and the
subscriptions of the lowest amounts
shall be first allotted. In accordance
with that provision allotments to all
individual subscribers will be made he
fore any bonds will be allotted to other
than individuals, All individual sub-
scriptions for $500 or less will be al
lotted In full as they are received, and
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-06-22
REDUCTIO AD ABSURDUM.

At the last regular meeting of the
city council, Mr.. Clifford moved that
It be declared to be "the sense of the
council that all money collected from
taxes for the street improvement and
maintenance fund should be expend-
ed In the particular ward in which it
was collected, and for the specific pur-
pose for which it was collected"
The latter declaration we heartily
commend. Street funds should always
be expended for that purpose only, and
perhaps, in view of q certain sum of
$1,000 belonging to that fund which
still lies in the State National bank, it
10 needful to insist that it ought to be
actually expended. not collected and
left to draw interest for the benefit OF
the bank.
But as to the first declaration there
10 Q decided difference of opinion among
citizens. Many of them say, when first
approached, eyes, it is an excellent
idea" But when it is presented to
them In q fuller light, they begin to
SEQ it differently, and finally ask for
time to consider it.
Our own opinion, formed at the first
hearing OF the resolution, has not
since been changed. We believe the
plan proposed, while specifically it
may promise relief, is entirely wrong
in theory, aud would prove not only
cumbersome but thoroughly unsatis-
factory in practice.
We propose to confine this discus
sion to q consideration of no more than
the general points involved, without
coming down to specific instances.
The wards are not equal, considered
IS to length of streets, number of tax
able properties, or amount of taxable
property. Certain wards are used by
the public much more than other
wards. Certain parts of these wards
are at one time or another traversed
by nearly every body in the city.
Only one condition could make the
proposition of Alderman Clifford ten
able one, and this is SO nearly impos-
sible 90 to be in fact an absurdity. 1t
10, that the amount of improvements
d.maoded by the public good in any
ward should exactly, or approximate
", balance the amount of special taxes
collected in that ward.
Our contention, briefly stated, is that
the city is the unit The division into
wards ought to be for purposes of prop.
Or administration. Under present con-
ditious it is difficult to see the use of
the wards at all. The first mistake
was made when it was decided to elect
the aldermen at large. 1t is right that
the mayor should be elected by all the
city. It is absurdly foolish that four
mon should vote for a councilman
whose supposed business it is to repre-
sent but one. In common talk we often
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-06-22

such subscriptions must be paid in full
at the time the subscription is made.
If the total sum subscribed for in
amounts of $500 or less should exceed
$500, 900, 900 the allotments will be
made according to the priority OF the
receipt of the subscriptions.
Allotments on subscriptions for over
$500 will not be made until after the
subscription closes. July 18th, and
will then be made inversely according
to the size of the subscription, the
smallest subscription being fret allot-
ted, then the next in size next, and SO
On, preference being given to indivi-
dual subscriptions. Persons subscrib-
ing for more than $500 must send in
cash or certified checks to the amount
of per cent of the sum subscribed for,
payment, and to be forfeited to the
United States in the event of failure
on the subscribers part to make full
payment for his subscription
according to the terms of the cir
cular. Allotments to subscribers
for more than $500 will be made as
soon as possible after the subscription
closes.
In order to avoid too rapid absorb
ton of funds into the treasury, with a
possible consequent evil effect on in.
for more than $500 will be permitted
to take his allotment of bonds in in
stalments of 20 per cent, taking the
first instalment within ten days after
the notice of the allotment, and the
balance at four equal intervals of forty
days each, in four instalments each OF
20 per cent of the bonds allotted. De-
livery of bonds will be made in install
ments as payment for them is received.
and payment must in all cases be made
in full as the bonds are taken. The 2
per cent deposit will apply on the final
instalment. Any subscriber may pay
for the whole amount allotted him
within ten days from the date of the
notice of his allotment. Interest will
be adjusted from the time Of the actual
payment, whether paid in one sum or
in instalments as permitted. Separate
subscriptions from one individual, al
though made from time to time, will
be aggregated and considered as one
subscription for this issue of bonds.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-06-22
ALL THAT'S LEFT.
After the Public Finishes with War
Bonds, New York Bankers Offer to
Take the Remainder.

The secretary of the treasury has re-
ceived the following joint letter from
the National City Bank of New York,
the Central Trust Co. of New York
and Vermilye & Co., of New York:
"Referring to your circular letter, in
which you ask for subscription to $780,.
600, 600 United States per cent. coin
bonds. redeamable after ten years and
payable after twenty years, we desire
to advise you that we stand prepared
to subscribe and pay for at par and &C.
crued interest any portion of the bonds
offered that may not be subscribed for
by the public.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-06-22
THE NEW WAR LOAN.
How The People of The United States
Will Be Given The Opportunity
to Raise The Hundreds of Mil
lions Necessary to Carry On
The War.

The following ia reprinted from
circular letters of the treasury depart.
ment. 1t is of very great public in
terest at this time. The contrast pre-.
sented between President McKinley's
method of disposinR of the bonds, and
President CIeveland's plan, is too
obvious to need explain alton. Cleve.
land turned the government over to
Wall street. Mckinley lets the people
take hold and makes big investors wait
until the smaller investors are salts.
fed. The present prospect is that the
loan will be largely oversubscrib-
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-06-22
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC.
M.untain Gel Paso) Standard time.

Any erroneous reflection upon the char
&C ter, standing, or reputation of any person.
nrn, or corporation. or any misstatement of
fact, which may appear in the columns OF the
InRALD, will be gladly corrected upon its
being brought to the attention Of the pub
fsherS.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-06-22
TEpnS OF SUBSCRIPTION.
ADVERTISING RATES.

Rates of advertising in the Daily or Weekly
ditfon made known on application at the
oor 1lb and q representative of the business
department win call and quote prices and
0onefact for space.
Locals 10 cents per line In every instance
tor hrst insertion, and cents per line for each
additional insertion.
,iLeSSI notices Of every description d per
oh each Insertion.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-06-22
Sierra Madre Line to the Yaqui Gold
Fielde.

Take the r. G., S. M. e P.
Ry for Casas Grandes, San Buena-
bentura, and the Yaqui gold fields
Trains leave Ciudad Juarez Mondays,
Wednesdays and Fridays at $40 q. m.
Arrive Ciudad Juarez Tuesdays,
Thursdays and Saturdays at 1920 p. m,
Mexico City time. Depot opposite
Mexican Central passenger depot.
J. T. LOGAN,
Gen'l Traffic Agent.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-06-22

Entered at the postofhce at FL Paso. Texas,
q mall matter Of the second class.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-06-22

Ell Paso to Santa Rosalia, Mexico:
First class fare S21, Mexican money.
Tickets good for 80 days. Stop over
allowed.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-06-22

BOOK AND JOB PRINTING.
TAI HERALD IL fully prepared to do all
Kinds of plain and fancy Job printing In a.!
promptly done.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-07-07
THOMPSON ITEMS.

Correspondence of the LEDGER.
THOMPSON, Mo-, July 5.-Mrs. Sam
Watkins left for Oregon Thursday
night to reside.
Mrs. E. Fl. Mcdonald visited friends
here last week.
Jim Fletcher, of Stringtown, was
here Friday.
T. g. Hudson was buried at Liberty
cemetery Friday afternoon.
Clifford Dudley, of st. Louis, visited
his parents Sunday.
Miss Mamie Beard spent Monday in
Centralia.
Misses Matte Pool, Sadie O'Brien,
Ada Turley and Tom Craighead re-
turned from the teachers institute
at Vandalia Friday.
Mrs. g. M. Meyers is visiting her
sister in Centralia.
Joe Davis and Miss Carrie Castle
were married at the residence of the
BRIDES parents, 81 miles west of here,
Tuesday evening.
Mrs. ]. W. Cogswell, of Benton City,
visited friends here Tuesday.
VIM. Smith, formerly agent here,
is visiting R. A. Daniel and family.
n. T. Cant shipped a car of sheep
Monday night.
The fire works here the Fourth was
a success and a large crowd attended
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-07-07

The treatment of many thousands
of those chronic weaknesses and dis
tressing ailments peculiar to females,
at the Invalids' Hotel and Surgical
Institute, Buffalo, N. Y, has afforded
a vast experience in nicely adapting
and thoroughly testing remedies for
the cure of woman's peculiar maladies.
DIR. Pierce's Favorite Prescription is
the outgrowth, or result, of this great
and valuable experience. Thousands
of testimonials, received from patients
and from physicians who have tested
it in the more aggravated and obsti-
nate cases which had bafied their
skill, proves it to be the most wonder
full remedy ever devised for the re-
lief and cure Of suffering women. 1t
is not recommended as a "cure-all,'
but a most perfect specific for wom-
ans peculiar ailments.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-07-07
SHE WAS BADLY FRIGHTENED.
Mrs. Marion Myers Stunned by q
Sky-Rocket While Witnessing the
Fireworks Monday Night.

Monday night while the crowd was
assembled around the square to wit
ness the fireworks a sky-rocket, in
stead of going up, took a dive into a
crowd Of people who were standing in
front OF the Emmons dry goods store,
causing a panic among the women
and children. Mrs. Marion Myers,
who lives in the northwestern part of
Audrain, was standing on the walk
holding her baby in her arms. It lie
not known whether the rocket
struck her, as she was unable to tell.
She staggered into the front door OF
the Emmons store and was caught by
-standers. She was nearly fright
ened to death and was unable to rec
even her own child. Dr..
was called in and after q
few hours she was able to be removed
from the store, although she never
knew whether or not she was struck
by the sky-rocket.
These things are no playthingH and
should be handled with the greatest
and especially SO when In q large
crowd.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-07-07
Ter parents, Mr.. and Mrs. s. V. Over.

her parents, Mr. and Mrs. s. v. Over
bagh.
The Misses Ellis, of Wellsville, are
the guests of Mrs. Friedman.
Uncle Billie Cornett is on the sick
list.
Miss Margaret Torreyson represent
ed America, goddess of liberty, on the
Fourth.
Miss Maggie Wenzel represented
Cuba, waving the Cuban flag over the
float of little Cubans.
Mr.. Galloway personated Uncle Sam
fine on the Fourth.
We celebrated the Fourth in grand
style and with much uccess 1t was
a lovely day and everybody for ten or
fifteen miles around gathered, with
filed baskets, watched our parade,
which was extra good, and then
marched with the throng, headed by
the Benton City band, to the picnic
grounds. 1t was the largest gathering
| of the kind we have ever had and one
of the most enjoyable.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-07-07

Persons troubled with dIarrhoea will
be interested in the experience of MI.
M. Bush, clerk of Hotel Dorrance,
Providence, r. I. He says: "For
several years 1 have been almost a
constant sufferer from %diarrhoea, the
frequent attacks completely prostrat-
ing me and rendering me unfit for
my duties at this hotel. About two
years ago a travelling salesman kindly
gave me q small bottle Of Chamber
lain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy. Much to my surprise and
delight its effects were immediate.
Whenever I felt symptoms Of the dis
ease I would fortify myself against
the attack with a few doses of this
valuable remedy. The result has been
very satisfactory and almost complete
relief from the afiiction." For sale
by Woodbridge & Purdy, Druggists.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-07-07
SIX HUNDRED DROWNED.
LA BURGoYNE GOES TO THE BOT
TOM OFF SABLE ISLAND
ON JULY FOURTH.
The Captain, Deck Officers and the
Perry Family, of Kansas City,
Among the Lost-A Col
lision the Cause.

SPECIAL Dispatch to the Ledger.
New YORK, July 6.-News
has just been received OF the
sinking Of the French Trans
atlantic steamer La Burgoyne
off Sable Island, east coast Of
Nova Scotia, on the morning Of
the 4th. The French steamer
collided with the English
freighter Cromartyshire. Over
six hundred of the eight hun
bred on board were drowned.
About one hundred and sixty
of the passengers and thirty OF
the crew were saved. Among
those who persisted were Capt.
DeLonele and the deck officers
of LaBurgoyne, a number of
Chicago women and the we'll
known Perry family, of Kansas
City.
The French liner left New
York July 2 for Havre, France.
The British ship with which she
collided was towed into Hall
fax this morning in a disabled
condition.