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El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-04-25
A Fruitful Day for the Police.

Yesterday was a fruitful day in
police circles, there being nine arrests
made, as foll,ws:
John Doe and Tomas de La Cruz, for
being drunk and disord erlv. were ar
rested and paid g fine of $500 each at d
were turned loose. Jose Duran was ar
rested on the same charge and paid a
tina of $500.
Manuel Valensuela. Limo Jimenez,
LusianO Guapo, Vivian Segura, and
Barea were arrested for being drunk
aud disorderly, and their trials will
come up this evening before the re
crrder.
Fred Farrell was ARE sted by o ficers
Winkler and Ross for assault and bat
terv.
G ay Owens was arrested by Officers
Ross, Winkler, and Clements on two
charges, unlawfully carrying pisto
and impersonat'ng an officer. The last
two cases will be called up for trial
this evening.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-04-25
Rush for "The Latest

That every body is ''crazy to get the
news" was evidenced yesterday, when
so many people thronged around the
HERALD office that it became apparent
nothing short of a Sunday extra would
satisfy the craving. The bulle ms post
ed only whetted the public appetite, so
Especial. .telegrapbic service was sent for
from Denver, and about the middle of
the afternoon 800 Extra HERALDS
were printed with the latest dispatches.
Newsboys were o. the streets speedily
with these. and it was not long before
every copy was sold, and the boys re-
aped harvest. Most of the extras
we're sold rapidly at the troops, trains
where large part of the town was gath
cred to give the soldier boys parting
cheer. d
When the crowd came down town.
they stacked up in front of the HER
AID office, and read, and read the
bulletins that they had read any num-
ber of times before, all over again.
The crowd seemed bent on committing
those bulletins to memory so that they
would never be forgotten. Such eager
ness to hear intelligence was never
before noticed in Ell Paso, aud every
little scraps of alleged news would be
eagerly swallowed again. The HER
AID Off e was besieged again this
morning, with people anxious to hear
''she very latest" and it appears al
most impossible to satisfy the general
craving.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-04-25

WASHINGTON, April 25, so p. m.-
The house at 1:2O passed a joint resolu-
tion declaring the existence of a state
of war between the United States and
Spain. The senate passed the resolu-
tion at 1 40 and the president will sign
it Immediately.
The formal declaration of war reads:
Be it enacted, that war be and is
hereby declared to have existed be-
tween the United States aud Spain
since April 81, and including that date,
and,
2. That the president be and is
hereby directed and Empowered to use
the entire land and naval forces of the
United States, and to call into service
as much of the militia as may be nee
essary to put this declaration of war
into effect.
The bill was put on it's passage with
in two minutes and passed without a
dissenting voice. Applause followed
the speakers announcement of the
vote. The house then took up the con-
tested elections case of Wise VS.. Young
in the second Virginia district. The
senate considered the naval bill.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-04-25
John Wesley Hardin's Brother.

A dispatch from Junction City, Tex,
says: "John Turner, proprietor of a
hotel here, was killed by Clip Hardin
today. Hardin resided near here, and
was stopping at the hotel. He rails
a disturbar ce, and Turner ordered him
to leave the place. Ha din refused,
and when Turner attempted to eject
him by force Hardin drew pistol aud
shot Turn r, killiog him instantly.
Hardin was arrested. Hardin is a
brother of the notorious John Wesley
Hardin, the Texas desperado, who had
many notches to his gun at the time
he died with his boots on in Ell Paso
about year ago. His brother Clip has
not been known as bad man"
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-04-25
MR.. SHERMAN
RESIGNS.

Judge Day, the Assistant Secretary Of
State, Will Succeed Him
WASHINGTON, April 25.-Secretary
Sherman has placed his resignation in
the hands of President Mckinley.
the portfolio and it is now semi-offisial-
ly announced at the white house that
Mr. Day has laid aside certain person
al objections that have stood in the
way, and has agreed to accept the en-
ormous responsibilities the place in
wolves at this critical hour. The nom
daV.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-04-25
Gen. Cassius NJ. CIay's Pension.

WASHINGTON, April 25.-The house
committee on invalid pensions has vo T.
ed to give General Cassius M. Clay of
Kentucky pension of $50 per month,
General Clay is unfortunately bsst
known to the people at large because
of the exploition the yellow journals
have given to his marriage infelicities
and his relation with his ''child
wife -
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-04-25
Five Hundred Thousand Volunteers.

WASHINGTON, April 25.-The war
department wired the governors of the
how many men had volunteered. An
swers can g in promptly, and whe the
total was computed, it was found that
over half a million able bodied Amer
leans were ready to take up arms at
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-04-25
Roosevelt Packing his Grin.

WASHINGTON, April 25.-Assistant
secretary of the navy Roosevelt is en-
gagged this morning to closing up his
affairs with the navy department in
order to report to the war department
without delay. Rear Admiral Walker,
U. S. N, retired, will succeed Mr..
ROOSEVELT
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-04-25
Portugal Challenged by Uncle Sam

WASHINGTON, April 25.-It is re-
ported that the United States has just
dispatched note to Portugal couche d
in the strongest terms the comm On
usages of diplomacy will allow, request
ing her to define at once her position
regarding the continued use of the
Cape Verde islands as rendezvous for
the Spanish fleet.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-04-25
LAST OF THE MAINE
Brought to New York OH the Wrecker
Lone Star.

With practically all that is left of
the United STATES battleship Maine
that is, all that can be recover ed for
use-tbe wrecking lighter Lone Star
hiss arrived at New Y York from Havana
in tow of the tug Underwater.
Slowed upon her were So tons of
~reckage from the destroyed ship
brought by divers from the slime 0f
the harbor bottom. What is to be
done with the raised material is not
yet known, but there will be no diff
Guilty in making disposition of the rapid
fire guns,
The wreckage is miscellaneous and
consists of a funnel, several ventilators,
three anchors. about l 500 pounds of
steel anchor cables, two gun carriages,
two small rapid fire guns with their
car riases and steel shields, the boiler
of donkey engine, several hundred
feet of wire rigging, and half a; dozen
b ,at davits. All of the material is in
good condition.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-04-25
The Paris Dec. .ared Safe.

NEW YORK, April 25.-The Evenin g
Journal asse Is that the steamer city
CT Paris eluded the Spanish wars hips
waiting for her by sailing up the Bri-
tish channel and around Scotland.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-04-25
What Nav This Mean?

HAvRE, April 15.-Orders have
be N received here that the French
Northern Squadron is 10 be maintain
in readiness for action and that all
T. serves must be ready for sea within
forty eight hours.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-04-25
Great Britain Proclaims Neutrality.

LONDON, April, PA proclama-
tion announcing the absolute neutrality
of Great Britain during the existence
of war between the Upited States and
Spain will be posted at the mansion
house Immediately.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-04-25
The Cowboy Regiment,

WASHINGTON, April 25.-The pres
ident today appointed Col. Leod Wood
the famous Apache fighter, to com
raised in the Rocky mountains. Theo-
dore Roosevelt was appointed ieuten-
ant colonel of the regiment. 1t is sug-
gested that the regiment be called
tTeddy'S TerrOrs''
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-04-25
COMMUNICATION
SEVERED.

Spain Communication by Gable With
Havana Broken.
TAMPA, Fla. April 25.-The cable
between Key West and Havana has
been cut about ten miles out from Ha-
vana by the United States auxiliary
cruiser Maugrove. The southern end ia
now on the cruiser. This cable furnish
ed the only communication betwe en-
Havana and Madrid.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-04-25

gang of MeXicans were run in Sat-
urday night on the charge of imagin-
Ing Ei Paso was Madrid, which they
Were bound to capture in the name of
Uncle Sam. They had been locking
upon the mezcal whe en- it was not only
red, but at white heat.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-04-25

Mr.. ard Mrs. Cs as. Allen gave q
b rthdsy parry Saturday afternoon to
their two children, Albert aud Frank,
which was largely attended by the
children of the neighbo hood. Deli
ate refreshm epts, music and juvenile
games enabled the young people to
pass very enjoyable afternoon.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-04-25

Forty new labOrers went out on the
track lay ing.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-04-25
To Invade Cuba.

WASHINGTON, April 25.-Secretary
Alger has decided upon the first move
ment of U. S. troops to Cuba. The
force will consist of so, 900 regulars, OF
all branches of the service. The force
will be sent to some point on the Gu
ban coast which can be strongly forti-
fed. This will b. made a new base OF
operations, and to this point, abuud ant
supplies for the starving Cubans will
be sent imm ediately for distribution
Naval vessels will BE- assigned to cover
the landing of the Invading force, and
two or three vessels will remain to pro-
tect them after they establish their
camp. The cavalry and artillery will
go from Chickamauga and the infantrJ
from Tampa
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-04-25

Under Sheriff Jones turned @. 0
Davis loose this morning from the
county jail, as no one appeared to pro-
secute him. Jones was ara sted on
chsrge of hnrglarizing gin mill. The
sheriff's officers say they will no longer
hold prisoners at the request of city
officers unless compl a q Is are filed.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-04-25

WASHINGTON, April "a, 7:20 p. m.-
The cruisers Minneapolis and Column
bia, Of the Hampton r oads fleet, have
gone to sea. 1t is believed here that
they have gone in pursuit of the AL
fOnsO XII.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-04-25

For plumbing and gas fitting 1T
reasonable rates go 10 80 Ell Paso ST,
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-04-25
Spaniard Wants to Kill Sigsbee.

WASHINGTON, April 25.-Capt.
Sigsbee, former commander of the
destroyed battleship Maine, has been
challenged by Lieutenant Carranza,
naval attache in the Spanish legation
in Washington, to fight a duel. The
SpAniard recents what he calls an
Outrageous attack on the Spanish
people" ard consequently he challen-
ges Captain Sigsbee to mortal combat
Capt. Sigst ee does not know of the
challenge. Mrs. Sig sbee opened the
letter. believing it TO be of an offic al
nature. She has pasted it in scrap
book as a curiosity. Sigsb se is away.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-04-25

Cuban flags at the Tuttle Paint and
Glass Co.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-04-25

ST. VINCENT, Cape Verde Islands,
April 25.-The Spanish squadron is
urriedly preparing to leave here
The greatest excitement prevails. The
ships will sail this afternoon with
sealed orders. The destination of the
squadron cannot be learned, as all Of
ficers profess ignorance.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-04-25
Climbiny = Hand in Hand. TX

CII1nDIl HaHU III Halu. tsSsysg
NEW YORK, April % Silver jump
ed to 5S4 today, and May wheat stood
at ST. 20.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-04-25

its rights and the maintenance of all
its duties in the conduct of public
war may be assured.
WILLIAM MCKINLEY.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-04-25
WHERE ARE
THEY GOING?
Naval Officers at Washington Believe a
Formidable Spanish Fleet is Headed
for Our Atlantic Coast.
GENERAL ENGAGEMENT EXPECTED.
War Formally Declared by the United States Government.
Our Naval Scouts at Work. Cuba Isolated From Spain
By Cutting the Only Cabe-Secretary Sherman Re-
signs--PorugaI Must Show Her Hand-EngIand Is
Strictly Neutral.

WASHINGTON, April 25.--Consider-
able apprehension is felt in naval
circles this morning regarding the
destination of a strong Spanish feet,
composed of the Big battleship Pelayo,
two cruisers. four modern torpedo boat
destroy ers. and three swift torpedo
boats, which left Cadiz, apparently
bound for the Cape Verde islands, 70
join the fleet alre4d- there. The latest
reports from s.. Viz cent make no men
tion of their arrival, and the belief is
fast gaining ground that the Spanish
warships are boupd for our Atlantic
coast. 1t is thought that the
navy department has already given the
matter consideration and that the de-
tachme Mt and despatch of the two fleet
cruisers, Minneapolis and COlum bia,
from Hampton Roads, may have some
connection with the general anxiety
re gardiDg the present whereabouts OF
the Spanish vessels The Colum bia
aud Minneapolis could cruise in big
circles, discover the Spanish fleet and
determine their probable destination,
and then run back at high speed to
notify Commodore Schley. Thesentire
flying squadron could then be taken to
sea and general engagement forced
before the Spaniards could reach our
coast or even replenish their coal sup
nj
Arizona republican., 1898-12-16

ii February. Nearly every bird which
 flies south upon the American conti- nent finds its way to the marsh lands
 CT forests of Porto Rico. The wild goose and turkey, duck, and ortolan are
 visitors as regular as the sunrise and the spring, so rich is sport in the in
 teriOr that already a movement is on foot among the hunters of the north to | open a number Of camps in Arecibo and Ponce, and to establish 3 big game preserve many miles in extent.
 From Porto Rico the American sportsman can so to Florida, where, thanks to the late war there has been 9 mighty spiri- of progress awakened Roads are extending southwaTd anc eastward from Tampa. and southward and westward from Miami and Palm Beach. In this district are deer, bear. wild cats, and it is said some mon strous "bull 'gaters, which inhabit the recesses of the Everglades. Florida ought to be paradise for the sports- man, but at present the laws are so lax that the game is being ruthlessiy destroyed
 At Tampa. early in the summer, there was an old darkey WEO claimed to be descendant of some long forgotten In dian chef. He spoke in pi,iful terms Ot the way the ''nigger loafers wuz killin' off everything in dem woods" He said that in his youth a hunter could se- cure several deer in a single morning, but that now it took more n a week" to find one; that formerly there was quite a trade in bears skins and other furs. bat now there were not more than a dozen bears in the entire state, and as for 'gaters' they onca could ba counted by the hundreds, big fellows twelve and fourteen feet long at that, but now they were hunted so relent- lessly for their hides il was difficult to get one five feet long There is no req same wise laws respecting game as are enforced in New York and Maine.
 The fishing of Florida is much like that of Porto Rico In the waters of each tarpon is easily king. but there are more tarpons in the gulf apparent ly than in the Atlantic or the Carib- bean. The best caught in Porto Rico weighed but thirty or forty pounds and were mere pigmies compared with the magnificent tninety-pounders which one finds at the Florida fishing resorts. Those delicious fishes known as grunt- CTS or pig-fshes are common to both the Florida and Porto Rican coasts In Florida they are more varied, no less eAA-Ni1 o1A NC CSllAOU SISCI0S G3lIlS I0C- ognized, while in Porto Rico only three of these species are seen in the mar ket. Coming north, there are deer along the Appalachian chain reaching an apparent maximum in Virginia.
 It is strange to an observer that Vir- ginia should have been so overlooked Snd neglected by the sportsman. The climate is ideal and the range Of terri tory -wnere game is found runs from the wilderness of the dismal swamps to the mountainous country of its north western ccrner. It has ducks and deer, wild turkeys and bear, quail and part ridge, sufficient to satisfy an army of NimrOds. and enough fish in it's st-eams and harbOrs to please the most captious disciple Of Izaak Walton-Washing Post
Arizona republican., 1898-12-16
A SAD CASE.

A man has just been released from a New York prison, being pardoned by Governor Black, after having served eleven years of a life sentence. He was convicted of murder, but recently it was learne} that he was not guilty of the crime, De real criminal having confessed. y
 Eleven years of that mans life have been blc;ted out and he has been made to suffer through perjury upon the part Of a witness who appeared against him at his trial Justice has come to him at last, but he has suffered terribly for many years. He was the victim of rascality and the due process of law. The law is not to blame, inasmuch as it is difficult to prevent perjury. At the same time it seems as if some atonement should be made for the cruel and unjust punishment inflicted upon this particular man. It matters not what he was or what he is, so long as it is now shown that he was unjustly punished. He has been robbed Of the greatest privilege that was hIs by right Ills IT0GCClu-ciuQ 1OW uS lo tO SO forth in search of some avenue through which he can make up for what has been taken from him.
 Such cases are not unusual, although they are practically rare. The law sent him to prison and the representa- tive of the law has set him free. But freedom counts for little at this late II, oo1xa take in providing for an appropriation to pay the perjurer's victim in part for his years spent in prison. It would be an unusual act, but it would be just aet
Arizona republican., 1898-12-16
THE UNITED STATES PRAISED.

The United States deserves all praise fer the commercial policy which they are prepa-ei to inaugurate in the Phil ippines. There VIII be no diffsrer-iaI tariffs, but the 'open door, for all. It need scarcely be said that th is an act of frfendliness to Englnad as well as to Spain. Our ships and traders will not he shut out from Manila as cer1ain malicious French journals have been insinuaUng. It is also a sign that there Is hope for the policy Of the "opea door" in other Of the new American ac- quisitions-in Cuba and Porto Rico.
 The offer of an indemnity of 95 .00O,- GOO to Spain for the Philippines is a surprising ac: of generosity on the part of the United States. For the ffrsl time the victor in war is prepared to pay the vanquished. compensation for his conquestS. But America will no. lose by such acJiCn in the long run.- London Mail
Arizona republican., 1898-12-16
THE NEW TERRITORIES.

Those statesmen who play with the constitution generally do 50 for pur poses of their own. They can twist and interpret the constitution to mean anything that suits their immediate wants Now Senator Vest holds up the constitution as a barrier 10 the acqui- sition of the new island territory. Years ago he set the constitution aside to the extent that q dissolution of the Union was thought to be justified.
 The question of the acquisition Of new territory must be decided upon it's merits in connection with new condi u:ons No other instrument has stood the wear and tear of over one hundred years as has the federal constitution. It is a wonderful instrument, and it is respected and venerated by all true Americans. At the same time 1t can not be so distorted as to mean that where it does not provide for this and that it is 10 be taken as opposing. It was slillfully drawn and it has an swered it's purposes remarkably well. although several amendments have been made as new conditions arose or were created. The fourteenth amend ment is an example.
 The so-calIed Etanti-expansionists'' of today are of the same type as the men who opposed the occupation of Oregon, later on the acquisition of California and Texas, and in 1867 the acquisition of Alaska We have done fairly well with those new territories and the country has not suffered. Of course the question of island possess. .ons in the far Pacific is a new prob lem, but there is no reason 50 expect that we cannot meet the issue success fully Time will prove whether we have been wise or unwise in our day and generation.
 While we are not altogether satisfied as to what is to be done with the many Philippine islands, we are yet con- vinced that the matter is not one war rantiag sleepless nights and hysterical rawlings.
Arizona republican., 1898-12-16
THE MONROE DOCTRINE.

The Monroe doctrine depends upon the physical ability Of the United States to maintain it. Great Britain might have disregarded it in 1895, and i. was fortunate for the United States that she did not. Any old world power is free to disregard it now, bu5 if any nation does SC it must take ths consequences. The United States may decline to admit that it's acquisition of the Philippine islands impairs in any degree our right to protect other American countries from the encroachments of a European power. As European nations did not formulate tho Monroe doctrine and have refrained from recognizing it as a part of the international code, they are at liberty 70 object to the American interpretation of it. Whether they can make any objection they may see fit to make, if it holds in the ultimate arbitrament, is one of the problems of the future.-San Francisco Chronicle.
Arizona republican., 1898-12-16
HAVE YOU SHEEN.

Fruits of all kinds intended to use foI candy boxes?
 The glove eases and handkerchief boxes of carved leather?
 Pate dishes in oblong shapes Of the most dainty Dresden china?
 Lcrgnettes of gold and silver and others with tCrtCise shell handles?
 Bicycle repair kits elegantly gotten up, with handsome leather bags?
 The wall ornaments Of painted DOT celain which are just out this season?
 The new cut glass, which is exqui- eitely fine and bears the name of Ma nila?
 The rnagnificene spreads of Russia point, handsome enough for a palace?
 Rich patterns and bowls Of Shippo ware, which closely resemble Cloi- some?
 Building blocks of real stone that make an attractive icy for both boys and girls?
Arizona republican., 1898-12-16

The czar's newly accredited min ister to China has refused to acknowl- edge the empress dowager and has presented his credentials to tine en- peror. This will excite the usual con flict of surmises as to whether i, is a genuine change of Russian policy or merely a yelled effort to divert and dis arm suspicion. Russian diplomats may have found it worth while to advise some new move in the game. It is strange that the czar should have set up the empress in order to cast her down. But conditions have somewhat changed. Ii Hung Chang is no longer an effective Russian tool and a new one may be wanted. It matters noth- ing to Russia who rules ct Pekin so long as the tool can be obtained.
Arizona republican., 1898-12-16

The real problem inherited from the war is the organization of civil society and political government for 5000, ,000 people of doubtful capacity for self rule and civilization, without shirkfng Of responsibility to the world imposed on us by the imperative decree Of war; yet win the least waste of our own national resources and energy and the least departure from our national theories of popular government. The national considerations are neces- sarily secondary, but they are much to us, and respect for them will make our solution of .he problem cautious and deliberate.