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El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-03-08
Pleased With the Town,

Professor Charlie II. Villas of Chi
cago, one of the leading physicians In
the city, and q brother of Senator VII
las of Wisconsin, ard cousin of D :.
Villas, of this city, is in town en- route
to California from Mexican trip. DR.
Villas of this city, showed his relative
about E. Paso aud Juarez. The visit
or expressed himself as highly pleased
with the country, and especially with
the climate, ana on being shown tie
Sisters hospital was astonished to e d
such facilities here for caring for the
sick. As for the operating room in the
hospital, the professor declared there
was nothing in Chicago to beat it.
Prof. villas said that had he known Ell
Paso was such favored city that he
wo1ld have sent m my invalids here.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-03-08
Fell Off his Train.

Brakeman Bug bee, of the S P, fell
the other day from freight while
couiog down the Strauss hill. He was
not missed until the arriv al of the train
in this city, when ap engine was sent
up the grade to look him up. He Was
founo near the track with the skull
fractured, and removed as exp dltious-
ly as possible 10 the Sisters bospii al
for treatm ent. At last accounts the
patient was resting easy.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-03-08
WIS. 4% {,
%%[OgH3e

Mrs. A. c. Wheeler is in town from
Toyah.
Mr.. Morehead has returned from
Galveston.
DIR. Irwin has gone on q visit to
Springfield, Mo.
Carl Blumenthal returned last even
ing from New York.
Frank Clark came down from New
Mexico this morning.
Captain Crawford is expected down
tomorrow from San Marcial.
William Overholser has gone down
to Cssas Grandes on q mining trip.
Mr.. Smith of the Pullman office re-
turned this morning from Chicago.
Carl Blum enthal returned from his
New York bus ness trip this morn
ing.
Burial G. Musgrove, of Las Cruces,
is in town with a view of remaining
here.
Dewitt Carter, a Washington official
who is in the southwest in search of
health, is in town from Albuquerque.
Judge Walthal returned this morn
ing from Pecos to sign some pa oers,
and returned this afternoon to con-
tinue holding court.
G. L. Bugbee, agent at Lordsburg,
New Mexico, came in yestet day to
look after his injured brother and re-
turned to Lordsourg last night
w. J. Montague and wife, parents of
Agent Montague of the T. & P. in this
city, returned to Willis Point yester-
day, after pleasant visit in this city.
Mrs. A. V. Richar d son of Fort Worth
daughter of CONDUCTOR .Canady of the
T. & P, arrived with her child this
morning, and expects to make Ell Paso
her home.
Supt. Simpson of transportat lion
of the @. M. & St. p, came
down in his private car with q party
this morning over the Santa Fe, en-
route 10 the City of Mexico.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-03-08
School Board MeetiCg.

A quorum of the beard of education
met last night in the Central school
building, aid spent the ening in dis
cussiug the new rules recently printed
In full in the HERALD. AL were
adopted save Sec I, Art. TX which goes
over until next meeting.
The matter of the youthful Chino
WHO wants to be educate allie heap
same Mclean man, Was left with the
superintendent with power to act.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-03-08
War Declared!

just as we go to press a messenger
arrived stating that whatever may be
the attitude of Spain in the present
difficulty, war has been declared by
the West Texas Saddlery Co. on high
prices o. all grades of harness. Don
forget the place, corner Oregon and
East Overland streets.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-03-08

A Mexican exchange says An Amer
lean pewsboy on the Central and a
Span'ard got into row over the
Maine disaster at Gaanajuato. 1t end.
ed in the Spanisrd edra wing a knife.
when the American pulled his gun and
opened Ere. The coptiuenta' gen,le-
man was perforated five times. He
may rot be dead hnt.he is likely to 20
the way of all. aesh.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-03-08

The repors tn at Magdalero Calderop
was given ten years proves correct, and
there is more or less il dignation anon o
his friends on this side of the river
who do not believe the old man had
anything really to do with the Palomae
Gu tom house raid. His not havino
tax en- out his naturalization papers
preventt d the United States govern
ment from doing anything for
him.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-03-08

Rrmulrs and Remus, that is to saw
the strong man and his mans ger. SIR.
Pratt. laid each on the altar of Jus.
tice last evening, as a peace Offering by
special request for th-ir little vocal
shiudy of the previous morning.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-03-08
Attention!

Jno. G Brown Camp U. c. V. You
are commanded to assemble at o m. ,
on the 1Ito.in>t., at the G. A. R. head
quarters in the Turner building on S an
{, ntt MO sire ct, to join Emmett Craw-
ford Post No. 10 10 holding a cau,p
fire, TO which you have been cordially
invited.
WYNDHAM KEMP, CommanS err
PEYTON F. EDWARDS, Adjutant,
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-03-08
AMERICAN CARDINALS.

ArchbishOrs to Become Cardinals in
June.
ROME. March SIT is announced to-
day on high authority that the pope
will raise The American Arch bishops
Corrigan and Ireland to the rank of
cardinals in June.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-03-08
QUEEN VICTORIA ILL.
The London Papers Alarm Their Read
ers With Scare Heads.

LONDON. March 8.-Queen Victoria
is very i'll today, though it is not be-
lie eed to be serious. The report of her
illness. however, had caused the after.
noon papers to come out with scare
heads and give number of wild ru.
mors. The sale of the papers has been
enormous. The royal train has been
ordered ready to take the queen to
Southern France pext Thursday.
The reports of the queens illness,
despite the fact they are circulated of.
ficially are false.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-03-08
Notice.

All members of Emmett Crawford
post, and visiting comrar e.: also all
confedeT ate veterans, will assemble az
Knights of Pythias hall, Turner build
ing. San Antonio sire ct, at 1870 p. M.
Friday, the IL inst
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-03-08
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
Hot cakes at Smiths Creamery.
Good eating At Smiths Creamery

Hot cakes at Smiths Creamery.
Good eating At Smiths Creamery.
Ell Paso Steam Laundry, Telephone
No. Al.
Pitch, paper, plaster and lime. Ell
Paso Fuel Co. Phone ITO.
O'Brien Coal Co., sell pitch, paper,
lime, cement, plaster, etc.
Ask for "EL PASO TRANSFER, "
the best 5 cent CIGAR on the market.
Stoves Of all kinds for hard and
soft coal.
MOMSEN & THORNE.
Payne-Badger Coal company, Nc
Alester, Cerrillos and anthracite coal
cord and stove wood, yard Second q,
Chihuahua streets. Telephone No. IL
The Greater ir cludes the less. Hood g
Sarsaparilla cures hip disease and scro-
fula sores and 1T may be depended W
on TO cure boils and pimples and hu-
mors of all kinds.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-03-08

IIS IN IN IN IN nv IN IN IN IN
From the st. Louis Republic.l
Spicy Sentiments.
1t is no longer a secret that the adj
ministration is making every prepara-
| ton for war.
Their efforts are directed mainly to-
| ward an increase Of the naval strength
An English shipbuilder recently has
had conferences with Secretary Long
regarding the purchase of warships
now near completion in England.
The Japanese line ships now build
ing in this country may be purchased
In case of war they may be seized and
! amends to japan made afterwards
, Charles Cramp, the we'll known
American shipbuiider, also has been
consulting the Washington naval au-
thorities.
Cardinal Raupolla says that the
pope alone can save Spain
Madrid has practically ignored the
p pc tHro Oh " .hc Cub "a" He
advised change of government ir the
reforms, at dii 70. i alIurate IL M.
The pope advised Weyler's recall,
| but was unhe eded.
He became discouraged, and the re-
lat ons between TIE Vat'cln and Ma
| drid We re strained.
Mgr. Mar.ine,li advised the pope
that the Uni Ell S'etes would a""ept
arhi'rsti n by the Supre ne Pontiff.
| Spain spnrne this course.
TIE news thai Sp .in had ne .otiated
$40 600 600 wa" lnan;is denieu.
The re seems to be no truth in the re-
port that Spanish agents have bought
| four warsh fps in England and France.
Senator Frye Of Maine, a member of
the Foreign Relations Committee, says:
81 think there will be war. 1 do not
see how it can possibly be avoided
without dishOnOr to the United States.
I feel absolutely certain that the court
| of inquiry viii report that the Maine
was blown up by an outside agency.
From the Information that has come
into my possession, l believe that con-
clu ion to be unavoidable. The least
| that this country can do under thos e
circumstances is to demand, as Secre-
| tary Sherman has stated, . good round
| sum in indemnity. Spain will not pay
it. The pride of the Spanish people is
perhaps too great to permit them to
agree to such q proposition, and more
over there is large body of the Span
| i.h people who seem to desire war with
the United States.
"Spain is doing everything in the
gay of preparing for such a conflict,
ard believe tina. it will certainly take
place. If tne iu demnity is refused, as
[ think it will be, war must necess srily
follow. But altogether aside from the
question reg ,rGiog the destruction of
the Maine, there is the awful and in
| human process now going on in Cuba
of exterminsting the Inhabitants by
starvation.
"The Spaniards in Cuba pumbared
at the last census oue-ei9hth of the
population: According to private ard
official repor is that have come into my
possession, more than twice that num-
Der of peop'e have already been starv-
ed to death in Cuba"
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-03-08

Prof. Graham, the pianist and music
al director of the Rose ST ilman COM
pany, presents the McGintv club with
fine col ection of quartet music.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-03-08

Joe. Crosby has been heard from
New York. He is out of danger end
recovering rapidly from his pneumonis
attack.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-03-08

To Cure a Cold in One Day.
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab.
lets. All druggists refund the money
if it fails to cure.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-03-08
Postmast i'm TrOubIe.

DENVER, March Postmaster
Henry, of Hugo, Colo, was suspended
today by Inspector Fred erick. A
shortage four hundred dollars was
found n his accounts
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-03-08

Erratum-In the G. A r program
Given on the seco page of today's
issue, "solo by Paul Pen niman" should
read "solo by Miss Pearl Pennimap. "
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-03-08
A. n. WHiTMER, Q. D. s.
Dentistry in all it, branches.
Office Over Santa Fee Ticket Office
Consult free DR.. Re-
gister about the New
Cure for Consumption,
Bronchitis & Catarrh.
Prudential Block.
Salt Lake CITY and Ratnru

Salt Lake City ami Return.
Via toe Southern Pacific compapv.
llcke's on sale March 18th to 81 t in.
elusive. From Ma-icopa. Phoenix,
tucson, Benson, Bowie, Lordsburp.
Dem1og and e. Paso Good for return.
lng vi hi go days from date of sale.
AT $50 20 for rcund tip.
T. E. HUNT, C.. A.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-03-08

At 200 p. m. D.. White vas repor t.
ed little better.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-03-08
MOMSEN & ThORNE.

Hoods Pills are the favoriie family
csthartic. Cure sick headache, bI eakup
q cold.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-03-08

New City Directory
For sale a. Palace drug store and
Twins drug store
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-03-08

Three Bib. cans best tomatoes 25c.
Star Grocery.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-03-08
(ity Taxes Due.

City taxes are now Que and viii, no.
come delinquent on April Ist Call at
once al settle and avoid the ten mar
cent penalty added on del rquency.
81. SMITH,
City A SCISSOR and Collector
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-03-08
Specially Interesting
SPECIALS.
Spicy Sentiments,

wv HE7NNN NS1NH7S7E1l
From the st. Louis Republic.l
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-11-08
An ILLINOIS tYNcHlNG.
Miners Hang . Negro for Committing n
Brutal Assault.

Lacon. MI, Nov. THE first lynch
ing in Central Illinois in many years
took place here early this morning when
a hundred miners from Toluca. a mining
town a short distance east OF here.
broke into the county Jail. took out +.
W. Stewart. a Toluca negro. and hang
ed him 10 a tree.
The work was done quickly and quiet
ly. Only a few late s~tragglers noticed
the number of strangers who kept ar
irving in the town from the east. They
were well organized. however. and
shortly after midnight marched in a
body to the Jail. broke In the doors
after a short parley with the sheriff.
dragged the negro from his cell. carried
him to a tree a mile from town. where
the remainder OF the party awaited
them. and there swung him to a limb.
Stewards crime was an assault on
Friday evening upon Mary O'Brien. the
daughter of one OF the Toluca miners.
Although many In Lacon deplore the
lynching, there Is a general impression
that the negro was punished as he de-
served, and the sheriff seems TO think
that public sentiment would not justify
him in making strenuous efforts To cap
ture the lynchers.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-11-08
Weather Indications.

Washington. Nov. Z. s p. m.-weather
conditions and general forecast; The
northwest storm has moved apidly east
ward to Lake Superior. attended by south
erly gales over the lax regions. and fol-
lowed by a decided fall in temperature
in the northwestern states.
Snow Is reported this evening I'm the
Upper Missouri valley and the northern
Rocky mountain districts and light rain
has fallen I'm the upper lake region; else
where fair weather has prevailed.
The indications are that the Lake SUI
perior storm win move eastward. caus-
ing increasing cloudiness and probably
rain in New York. New England. Penn
s~lyvania and Ohio. In the upper AXE
regions showers are likely to change to
snow ~lurries. with much lower temper
ature.
Generally fair and colder weather Will
prevail throughout the West and South
wes:. except in the Rocky mountain dis
trlcts. where snow is Indicated. In the
South Atlantic and east Gulf states
fair weather may be expected. Storm
signals are displayed at all lake stations.
Forecast for Tuesday: Montana-Snow
f~urries: north to north to northeast
winds.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-11-08
To BE Counted First.

The democratic. republican-populist
and silver republican central commit
tees have Joined in a request that the
judges OF election here count first the
vote on congressman complete. next
vote on chief Justice. then the vote on
associate justice; then on clerk of the
court; then on state senator; then on
legislative ticket and so on down, TAX
ing each Office separately. Judges and
clerks are requested to show every
courtesy to the messenger boys of the
Butte Messenger company, so that the
returns may De obtained promptly and
the results given to the public.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-11-08
A Packed House.

The Dazzler.' improved in some re-
spects. opened a weeks engagement at
the Union Family theater last night. The
house was packed and the audience
thoroughly enjoyed the laughabie farce.
The il the same as that which
appeared in The Dazzler' at the Union
last season and contains some clever
comedians. extremely prtty girls. grace
full dancers and good speciality people.
Much new material has been added in
the way Of music. dancers and songs.
Among the best things In the speciality
line were Boulder and Griffin. the musi-
cal guests: James Dooling. dancing ex-
pert. Leslie and Audley. In song and
dance and other s~pecialties by wrignt,
Reidy and Bedell. Dana Warren and
Agnes Evans. The show was concluded
with a cake walk of all nations"
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-11-08
BUTTE CURRENT NOTES.
Silver, 60%.

Rent pianos from Orion Bros.
James Sullivan is over from Helena.
Fred Orion. plano tuner. 107 z. Bdwy.
Ike Harpster of Missoula was in the
city yesterday.
j. M. Boardman came up from Deer
Lodge yesterday.
Miss Grace Martin Of Livingston is
visiting In Butte.
Miss Bessie KirkendaIl of Helena
Is visiting friends in Butte.
A. b. Cook and II. C.. Byam came in
from Chimney Rock yesterday.
Zorro is Spanish for cap. Gorros for
boys, Twenty-Five cents. Boucher.
DR.. Norcross makes no charge for ex-
aiming the eye or fitting glasses.
The body of Dennis Hayes was ship
ped yesterday to AnacondaN for inter-
Miss Cruise has returned TO Helerfa
Butte.
Many new students at Butte Business
College. Demand for competent office
help still brisk.
We never sold better Underwear for
One Dollar a suit. Come and see how
good IL is. Boucher.
DR.. r. Il. Bradley. formerly of Butte.
now of Helena, Mont. was married last
evening to Mrs. Clara A. Barkdoll and
left for their future home.
The funeral of Mrs. A. ID. Schmidt,
who died In a Francisco, occurred
yesterday from the family residence,
No. "a West DAILY street, Walkerville.
Charles Wills is in Murray &
Freund's hospital suffering from a bad
ly bruised foot. He is an employee of
the p. q p. and sustained the injury
yesterday by a heavy iron piece fall
ing on his foot.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-11-08
LAST H BETTING.
II was All Furiousiy in Favor of the
Democratic Ticket.

IL Was All Furiousiy in Favor of the
Democratic Ticket.
The betting In Butte last night was
furfously In favor Of the democratic
ticket. AT the Butte hotel pool rooms
the betting was , to 1 on Campbell.
While 6 to 1 was offered on Hogan's
election and 3 for ! on Marshalrs elec-
ton. Even money was offered on Ho-
gan for place.
There was no money put against Re-
gan's election to the Office Of sheriff,
and s to s was offered against Young.
Even money was offered on Kinds ue-
feat, four for Ave against Holland and
-four to one against Calkins. Even mon
ey was wagered on Calkins for place.
on the election OF the majority of the
legislative ticket the betting was two
to Ave against the democratic ticket;
three for one against the silver republic
cans and two for one against the popu-
list-republicans. Later I'm the evening
the odds were eight to n against the
silver republicans and three to two
against them for place.
against Courtney the offers were on
IL one for four. while three to n was
offered on Thompson n eight to one
on Monteath. For place the betting was
one for three on Thompson and two for
one on M~onteath. The offers on coun-
~ attorney were seven for 10 against
Connolly and four for i've against Kirk.
For coroner one for four was offered
against Julien. three for n against
Tachell and six for = against Noble.
Even money was offered against Noble
for place. For county clerk the betting
against Moran was n for two, agains.
Reynolds two for one. and against
Whips eight for N with W for one
on place. Against Roosvelt's election,
six was offered against five. and on Var
wyck three for five.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-11-08
A Burglar Killed.

worcester. Mass, Nov. Early to-day
a posse of citizens OF North Grafton sur
rounded "A gang OF burglars who had
broken into the ~postoffice and captured
two and killed one OF the robbers. Both
the burglars and citizens opened fire with
revolvers. and after some brisk shooting
three of the robbers fled. Subsequently
the lead body OF one Of them. apparent
~ a Frenchman, was found In "a Held
near by. In the building two other bur-
glars were found and captured. They
were armed. The prisoners were taken
10 Westboro.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-11-08

southern part Of the city was entered
and two overcoats and two suits OF
clothes taken. The clothes were the
property os Michael Conniff and were
valued at $50. Detective Murphy was
given the facts and he recognized the
overcoat which John Howard was wear
ing and the officer made the arrest. In
one OF the pockets OF the coat were
found several papers bearing the name
OF Michael COMMIT. and the ease against
Howard is considered as sure as Camp
bells election.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-11-08
Pleaded Not Guilty.

Los Angeles. Cal. Nov. "A. +. Brad
ley. the Inmate of the soldiers home AT
Santa Monica who shot Governor Smith
OF the home a few weeks ago, was ar
raigned i'm the superior court here to-
day. He pleaded not guilty OF assault
with intent 10 kill. His trial was set for
Dee. q. Governor smith has recovered
from his Wounds.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-11-08
Coal Caught Fire.

Nagasaki, Nov. 1.-THE United States
auxiliary collier Nero. whose Goa recent
ly caught fire in Chinese waters has ar
rived at this port. Five hundred tons
of coal on the Nero had been jettisoned.
She is being repaired here and viii pro-
coed to San Francisco In a few days.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-11-08
Legation q, BE Re-Estabii.hed.

washington. Nov. THE secretary OF
state has been informed that the Siamese
government Is about TO re-cstablish it's le-
CATION In the United States. after a lapse
of many years. during which tim all
of it's diplomatic correspondence with this
government had been conducted through
It's legation at London.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-11-08
HAVE YOU A SON. BROTHER,

Husband or lover In the army or Bsvyi Nail him
to-day . 25e package Of Aliens Foot Eass, . pow.
der for the feet All Who march, walk OF stand
sweating feet and makes hat. tight or ne- shoes
easy. Feet can't blister. get sore er Gallons where
Aliens Foot Ease 10 us>d- 10000 ~te-timonials.
PIE sent PREF. Address Allen s Oinsted. lie
Roy. -. y.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-11-08

The funeral of Jabez Shovel. who
was killed in the Belmont mine. Marys-
vile, viii a place this afternoon at
2 o'clock from the residence of ]. T..
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-11-08
A STILL ALARM.
A Lighted Candle Wa he Cause o
the Fire.

the Fire.
The fire department responded to a
still alarm yesterday morning about .
o'clock. An employe of the Butte
Hardware company, working IN
the basement. had occasion 10 use
a lighted candle, which he placed under
the stairway. Before he was aware OF II
the small flame had ignited some COM
bustible material near by and the fire
had gained considerable Roadway when
the department was notified. The blaze
was extinguished before any amount
OF damage was done Five or ten dol
lars will cover the loss to the wood
work. II was a splendid start Cor a
big fire. but discovery was made in time
10 make prompt work effective.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-11-08
Court


Special Dispatch to the Standard.
Bozeman. Nov. 1.-THE district court
convened to-day. There were 81 civil
cases on the docket and one criminal.
State VS.. Sloan. Sloan will be tried on
the 10Th for the murder OF his father
in-law. He was committed last June.
Tventy-four aliens were made citizens.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-11-08
In Temporary Quarters.

washington. Nov. THE supreme court
OF the United States to-day sat In the
room of the senate committee on the Dis
trict of Columbia. Nc written opinions
were rendered. The time of the court
was taken up with the hearing of argu-
ments.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-11-08
Killed by n Train.

Muncie. Ind. Nov. L-Thomas Port.
president Of the Port Glass Manufactur-
ing company. was killed by a Big Four
passenger train this morning while walk
ing on the track. Mr.. Port was one of The
wealthiest men in the gas belt.