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El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-09-16
COLLISION
Eight Men Drowned Off Martha s
Vineyard.

BOSTON. Sept 16.-The steamship
Gloucester Of the Merchants and
Miners transportation company which
arrived this morning from Baltimore
reports that 80 o'clock this
morning she collided with the Glouces-
ter schooner Alice Jordon off Martha's
Vineyard and eight of the Jordon's
crew were drowned. Seven were saw
ed and brought here 90 the Glouces-
ter
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-09-16
TOTALLY DISABLED
The Cunard Liner Aurania Towed
Into Port.

QUEENSTOWN, Sept. l6.-The Gu
nard liner Auranis is safe in port.
She came N $40 this morning in tow
OF the Mariuo bound from Montreal to
London.
The main shaft of the Aursnia is
broken and when picked up by the
Marino lI9 miles west of Festnet she
was totally disabled. For hours the
big liner had drifted helplessly.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-09-16
SPANISH VIOLATE
The Conditions of the peace proto-
col.

SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Sept. l6.-Infor-
nation has reached here from Man
zanillo that the Spsniards at that place
have violated the conditions of the
peace protocol by attempting to cap
ture the Cuban schooner Fernandino,
when she entered the harbor with sup.
plies for the Cuban troops.
The vessel was fired on by Spsniards
in the fort overlooking the bay. One
Cuban was killed and two were slight
ly wounded. Cubans under General
Rios. who were camped near the town,
advanced TO position where the un.
loading of the vessel could be protect
cd
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-09-16

The Cincinnati Store will be closed
on account of the New Year holidays
from Friday p. m. until Saturday d.
m.-when the store will be reopened,
and offer to the public the greatest
bargains in all departments ever given
in the city.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-09-16
Cabinet Meetinu.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16.-The cabi-
net met at noon. All the members
were present except Alger. Senators
Davis and Frye of the peace commits
sion were also present. Mr.. Day pre-
sented his resignation As secretary of
state.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-09-16
IOWA'S COMMANDER
Will Now Be Capt. Terry

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16.-Captain
Robley d. Evans has been detached
from the command OF the Iowa at his
own request. Captain Silss w. Terry
will command the ship on, her voyage to
the Pacific. Capt. Terry is now in
command of the receiving ship Franklin
at the Norfolk navy yard
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-09-16
YELLOW FEVER
Again on the Increase In Mississippi

JACKSON, Miss, Sept. 16.-Four
new yellow fever cases are reported by
the board of health from Orrwood,
and five at Taylor's station. Miss Lulu
Taylor is not expected to
live. Inspector Cant reports
two suspicious cases at
Oxford which are being Investigated.
One new case has appeared at Water
ford. Physicians at Taylor are in
need of assistance.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-09-16
Back From Porto Rico.

NEW YORK Sept. 16.-The transport
Alamo from Ponce with Is officers and
573 enlisted men aboard arrived at
quarantine early .his morning.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-09-16
MILES AND ALGER
Sensational Developments Ex.
DeCted.

peCted.
NEW YORK, Sept. 16.-The Evening
Post prints Washington dispatch
which says that there have been som g
recent developments in the Alger-
Miles situation which are crafty
ing to the friends of Miles. Important
discoveries of documentary nature
have been made since the generals
return to Washington. There is no
doubt, judging from the reports from
the war department., that there will be
some disclosures of sensational char
acter later.
WASHINGTON, Sept 16.-Gen. Miles
Is improving today.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-09-16
DELAYED By Heavy Rains

The T. ?. arrived 30 minutes late
this morning owing TO washouts east of
here. This road as we'll as the Mexi-
can Central. has been visited by heavy
rains along the line recently.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-09-16
NO SUPPORT
Organ of the Irish Land League
SuSpendS.

DUBLIN, Sept. I6.-United Ireland
has ceased publication. The paper was
the organ of the land league and was
founded in 1881 by the late Charles S.
Parnell
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-09-16

Buy your coal from ''O'Brien Coal
Co., the agents and direct shippers
from the CSrrillos mines. Phone 3.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-09-16

Your eye wanted on the Wrappers
and Skirt departmental the Cincin-
natl Store.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-09-16

The shoe sale to continue for eight
days longer at The Fair 2O2 Overland
St.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-09-16
POPE APPROVED
Entirely of the Cars Peace Pro-
position.

ROME, Sept. 16.-The pope has teie-
graphed st. Petersburg giving his en-
tire adhesion to the czar's disarmament
proposition
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-09-16
Silver Market.

NHw YORK, Sept. I6.-Silvsr 6os
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-05-01
Tabby on Parade.

The latest fad among Brooklu women
IS to take tabby OUT FOR a daily cons.ltu-
t.onal. Various cats accompanied by
their misuesses or maids. and decorated
with coloreI ribbons were encountered
by O. stroller the other morning. Not al
were hIeh-1r0i Aueors or Maltese.
either. Ou tho contrary they included
some moro closely resembling The 0rdi-
nary wanderers chat make night hideous
with their fenca-t0p melody But an
these Brooklyn parlders whatever their
birth and breeding. were evidently OBJ
jects OF pride for their guardians.
Two of tho cats. meeting and passing
ths same sidewalk, giarei at eacn
other ass lercely aa would i couple 0f pet
dogs under the same Circumstance put-
ting up their backs ready fYr spaf.
Their mistressos. of course. checked any
such result. One animal was helddn by
bright blue and yellow striped ribbon.
and the other by am ordinary cord. and
The owner OF the former remarked t0 her
companion that Dc was remarkable how
wen Fluffy could distinguish between
cats Of her own class and others "She
never offers to fight those ls well dressed
and wei brought up as herself sho
added
What IS the reason of this new fancy}
HAS Edo I'm Brooklyn fallen into disc
Hv0r2 Jr does pussy look more gentle
does her color blend more tremendously
with her owners dress2 or is it only an
outcome OF the eat exhibitions of these
latter ycirs2 Whatever the cause. t1hbv
hardly looks quite happy OF comfortable
.n her new haruoss.-N. r.. sun.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-05-01

around your neck and tie It into a big
bow under your chin-the larger thcfH-
ter. Pun out the ends OF the bow until
you have a large broad effect. You can
Dee assured that you have very fashion
able tie
THE COLLAR
A great many people find Il unjldy TO
wear these fancy chiffon ties next to
the neck. The Precipitation OF the skin
softcns the tie in one wearing. and the
result Us that it looks sOllcd and unnt
for "a second wearing. To avoid this
white collar is worn next TO the skin
and the chiffon tie is then brought over
dhe collar. This protects the tie ana
makes 10 always look fresh and dainty.
The fashionable coiors are white with
ends of green. Purple with ends OF
white IS also used and green with purple
and white runles You can alternate
the three colors. purple, green and white
20 your hearts content and you can De
sure that YOU will not so amlss.
Very neat 4Dur-in-haud ties OF me
summer come already TIES Those inat
ara 10 he worn win expensive talon
made dresses. come with "a knot nicely
tied I'm front and with ends hanging 70
the waist. At fhe back there BIS hook
SO that the tie can be put on at q mo-
ments notice. Il Is sure TO look trim.
Nd is absolutely impossible TO give
heavy satin tie that tailor made appear
ance which all women cove. after the
first time. The satin IS wrinklcd ana
the Tie is bound 10 look mussed. Tor
the epick and span appearance, nothing
exceeds the tied fOur-in-hand. win
ribbon. or Roman striped band. or
single piece OF satin, u Is dinerent but
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-05-01

NEW YORK. April 2S.-This is GER
fainly tObo "a nccktic season.
''Youcon can be fairly wei dressed
with A skirt and nccktie,' is the lacoaic
way a fashion writer begins an article.
This. while not quite literally true, Is
fstiratiVcly so. 10 is TO be presumed
mai the wearcr OF the skirt and ucckue
made some simple prctcnse at waist,
but the waist was 80 Insignificant that
tho fashion chr0niclcr did not think it
with while 90 make a note OF 81.
m YOU have an old waist you can make
Il look very much like "a new one with
me RIGHT Kind OF four-in-hand tie. IL
Nou have no waist az al. you can get
a ,srv cheap plain one that VIII ne
elaborate after YOU have put the tie on.
7-heso four-'n-hand ties are Of extreme
size as YOU can judge when YOU read
that they are eight inches wide az the
ends. They narrow down IN the middle
90 "A mere band. This band is carried
twice around the nEck and the ends are
thcu tied in regular four-n-hand fashion.
BIG TIES.
Below the knot the ends ran 10 the
waist where they broaden out IN a most
surprislng way. To train these ends IN
tho way they should go small fancy
pins are necessary and this affords an
opportunity FOR the display - small
diamond fancics one of these fancies Us
a little clover leaf Of crystal embedded
in "a tiny band OF diamonds. These can
be obtained in the semi-precious jcms
which are quite the fancy this year
The semi-precious lcms are worth
paragraph Formerly all stones that
were not diamonds. rubics. emeralds,
pturls and sapphires, were considered
Limitations" and were relegated TO the
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-05-01

few not shots In the other direction. II
WAS impossible for the peopis IN tne
boarding house to see az wnou' ne was
firing and they still have their douDis
nd To- whether he saw anybody. either
Uatwecn shots he cautioned them IN cN-
cited broken English TO keep inside the
house IL they wanted 10 avoid bong huft.
IL was said that forty or nifty men were
wounded. and there were actually TWEEN
tv-hve or thirty men In the hospitals
the next day. The Government army
won.
The Commission found the disposition
If the Nfcauraguans toward Americans
20 be most kind ihey are very anxious
that the canal should Doe built by Amer
leans but President Zoiava and his ad-
rrisers are determined that the canal
must he bull. by somebody very soon.
The Nicar8guans look 10 the canal 70
give pernanence and stability 70 thelr
C;overnmcnt They have nothing else az
presont that they can tie 20. The pres
Ont American concession 20 construct a
canal expires I'm tho fall OF ls33 IT the
Americans who are eudeaVOring 10 oe-
law the construction Of the canal untli
offar +hfs concession has expired believe
that there VIII then be an opportunity
for other Americans 20 get similar
ono they are mistaken. The Nicara-
guans show very clearly that notwiih-
standing their great friendliness for the
limited states they Will not daily longer
with people who are blind 20 the adVan-
t9ces that viii acrua from the canal
Evidence OF their growing impotence az
the American policy toward the canal
and their disposition Co put the affar
into tho hands OF another nation Is TO
be found in the much-talked Of Atlas
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-05-01

Dispatch Post. which was sold to the
government IN August, lS42 Blood q
CO.. OF Philadelphia. sold stamps in ISL
and the Postmasters Of Baltimore New
Haven asd New York OF 1913 also sold
stamps.
In 1Si7 the government took ND the
business. but Brazil IN 1913 was ahead OF
the United States in taking up the stamp
end OF the postal business. The other
principal countries folloNd i'm this order:
France. Belgium and Bavaria In 1879;
Hanover. British Guiana. Prussia spain
and Switzerland in 1850; Italy. Denmark,
Baden. Wurtemberg. Saxony and the
provinces Of Canada I'm l>5l; chile. the
Princes OF Turin and TaXis (who had the
postal monopoly IN Germany I'm 1852;
Portugal in 1885, India and Norway in
1854; Uruguay and Mexico in 1856. Russia
and Newfoundland I'm 1851; Sweden in
1855: the Australian colonies early in the
hftcs: Greece I'm 1861: Turkey in 1859.
Ecuador i'm 1865: Egypt IN 1866. Bolivia
in 1867; Paraguay in 1870. The internat-
ional postal union was formed IN octo-
Der. 1874 and went into operation on July
]. 1S15.-SL Louis Globe-Democrat.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-05-01

a single sample which may be verified
from the official report. II that goes INTO
the diary OF the vraiOus branches or the
expedition. Mr. Barton. who Is engaged
with the Psychological work on the Desea-
do. sent a requlsitiOn 10 the commi5-
sion for one shotgun loaded for boa con-
strictors. His report i'm explanation OF
the requisitiOn ran somewhat as toilOWa.
My peace of mind my life, and the
survey OF the DeseldO. not 20 speak OF
the immatcrial existence OF the Jamaica
negro who is with me. are in imminent
danger OF utter annhilation II we are
not supplied with means 20 cope Win
the boa that has picked out our camp
FOR winter resort lie Is twelve tee-
long and some four or five Inches
through tho thickest part of his ugly
carcass. He walked in on as the otner
Gay carrying his mead between three anu
FOUR feet from the ground and surveying
our frugal comforts with a highly SUI
perciiiOus smile We threw things at
him and made AN sorts OF unc0mpiimen-
tary remarks, but Doe wouldn't shoo Tor
% cent Then We took 90 plugging MIN
with revolver shots. no was good prdc-
tioe. but 10 didn't bother the snake ar
al.. didn't even cause him 90 pause IN
his Investigations. We can shoot an the
ammunition we have in the place at him,
and when we get through he will be just
as happy as bee was before we began.
perhaps happier. FOR / imagine fro-i the
expression of his face that he likes u
just as a dog likes Co have S9u scra'ch
his head We don't Ike 20 go near
enough 10 MIN 90 attack him with our
machetes-a single blow from his head
would probably knock either OF US clean
into the rivcr-sO. for Heavens sake
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-05-01
ALL SORTS OF THINGS FOR THE NECK.

the marriages will be between q ana
50 years. 70 VIII b. noted that after
the age OF 30 in both sexes the desire
as well as the opportunity for marriage
falls on rapidly n Us estimated that
in any c. c"- c.. -.,.,,,t states tho
number Of marnace8ble bat unmarried
women between the ages OF i5 and IS
is about 20 per cent OF The women liv-
ing between those ages m this osfimats
be correct the number OF unmarried me
marriageabic women now living in Ne1
York city is about 1850 while the NUM-
be of unmarried men between the ages
OF p and so is l72000
Every woman living IN this ountrv
who Is between the ages OF l5 and B
hiss four chances 90 one OF getting
married. . our OF every l00 must 20
through We husDandioss IN che United
states no this time the number OF soin-
sters between the ages of g. and e0 out
numbers the bachelors OF the same aga
as 20 T. A BRIEF survey oC any CONF
munity in the Northern or Southcr,
states viii demonstrate the truth oe
this statement. Tho civil war is rcsDon.i-
BILE for this state of affairs OF the
nearly 900 900 soldiers who died on both
sides 30 per cent were young unmarried
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-05-01

send us a shot gun and send IL quick
Lieutenant Wiuslow was not inclined
20 treat the requistion with as much
gravity as that VITA which Mr.. Barton
seemed TO regard IT, lie was Tor send
ing a mandolin instead or a shot gum
He was very sure that so docile ana re-
uslrkably Intelligent a creature would
he charmed into a useful chain carrier
or other domestic beast by such music
as Mr.. Barton could discourse, and that
DC would De a pity and a. wanton waste
of good material 20 do the crltteF 10
death Those who pretended 20 kho"
more about BartOu's ability 20 play ile
mandolin or inability, than Mr. VIM
slow. were quite certain on the oller
hand, that no really Intelligent snake
would liuger long on the banks of lne
DeseadO, after the music PECAN ln5
shotgun was sent az ldst. but Word
came back that 10 wasn't needed.
Barton and his assistant had rlgSed
their machetes on the ends or long
poles and had taken turns nc DAY
and night watches. jabbing the snake
iu the eve and otherwise rendering nus
stay with them as unpleasant ass po7llie
and late on the third night the snake
rose UP with great dignity ana stdtteA
down the river, presumably ior some
Mace where Die could get more sleep ana
hospitality. il must DE repeated tnat
the above graphic report OF MT. Barton
experiences reached your correspondent
az second or third hand. and is not there
fore an actual transcript
While the commission was IN San Juan
II came into quite close contact with the
latest Nicaraguan revolution. The me
vading army entered San Juan the day
after the expedition left A day or two
later. while the commission was no hlFds
az Mrs. ROnald's American boarding
house. the iusurgent army known as the
Conservators. and $50 strong, arrival
there. At the same time the Government
army was passing through tie other side
of the town in somewhat stronger force.
The insurgents didn't know this or t1ey
doubtless wouldn't have landed, but they
soon found it out. Between -9l) ana
5000 cartradges were fired and one man
was killed. lie was shot by soldier
Of his own side, and the occurrence was
was universally depiOred. So much OF
the revolution as was seen by the Com
mission was witnessed from the front
door OF the boarding house a big
United States flag had been hung out
there and the house had become a place
of refuge for the women and children Of
the town. 4 single administration SOLE
der suddenly appeared behind a slight
obstruction in front of the house and
began taking deliberate shots at some
body a long way down the street Then
he wheeled around quickly and fired a
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-05-01
TO CARRY WITH a CHIFFON TIE.
with the lined and satin tie = is asways
best To- have "a made-up knot.
SNAIL. III,E

with the lined and satin tie - is asways
best to- have "a made-up knot.
SMALL TIES.
OF course. there ls always an extreme
of fashion and one Of hese Is the bul-
tcrhy chiffon Bow. This is, as its name
implies, "a small bow IL consists of q
little knot with ends of chiffon. This is
difficult 90 describe unless you have seen
it, but 10 make 10 you get q very small
quantity of the best of sun-plaited chli-
fon. Cut flo strip about six inches
wide line. double it and tie it around the
neck Pull out the ends and you have
one of the choffon butterfly bows. You
can buy them for about twenty cents
each. and as they are quite durable you
can alwtys have n supply.
The little satin bow viii always bepop-
ular and I'm its new form 30 Us very all
tractive. u is made of strip of bias
satin about six inches wide. The ends
are made pointed and hemmed. The
bow IS made pointed and 6hmmedhhonv
bow Is made regular bu.erfly and the
little Knot is hooked in the back and
this is to be fastened upon the collar
button.
The shirt waists this season are fash
toned for white collars. All of them
have button holes front and back and
the nccks have simple bands upon them.
You VIII not find a shirt waist without
plain band upon ST. Even the velvet
shirt waist is fitted with "a linen 0and
with buttOnholes front and back for the
collar. These buttonholes can be utilized
for various things. They ft the. bands
on stocks. and on the stud can be fast
ened the necktie.
Shirt waists made at home should be
finished very carefully around the neck
and the collar made high. only a band
is put on and a ribbon 80 stock. neck
tie or collar IS fastened around this
0and They DO not make waists and
more with collars attached and II any
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-05-01
SOME MARRIAGE STATISTICS
Age NJ Which Men and Women Wed,
M. -. -. ~ md Ihnit. (Lnnnns.

Age AZ Which Men and Women Neu'
The Unmarried and Their Chances.
That the average woman, say in Now
York or in any Of our elites. win marry az
the age Of 25.4G years can Doe dem0nstra-
ted. as can the fact that OF 100 who reach
this age q will never marry More Wild
overs than widows ramarry. The rule
seems to be that one widowcr in three
and one widow in four try wedlock Sec
ond time. OF 100 marriages about - of
the men viii be widowers and IL of the
women viii be widows.
out of every 100 weddings 10 minors
will marry, and an the minors but one
viii be q spinster iu her teens. Men
marry at 29.j years and women mo 3. 80
ON the average. This might prove tha-
bachelors are more cautious than sp.n-
sters. but it is no doubt due 10 the Tact
that girls are regarded as m1rridseaole
at l6 or IL and men not TN after "a for-
ty-thrce out of every hundred spina-ers
that marry are between 20 and ~ - are
between % and 30. and the remainder. d.
are between so and SD. But while women
marry earlier than men they are also
stricken from the eligible list no ana EARL
ier age. The number of women WlO
marry under % is twice as great as th
number OF men who marry nc that ag
but after the age OF 80 three times as
many men as women marry for the first
time Widows remarry no an aver3s
age OF go and Wid0Wers ot 81.
The following table of 1000 marriages is
compiled from the last census report
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-05-01
FIRST POSTAGE STAMP.
order in Which II Was Adopted by
Different Countries.

The first postage stamp seems 10 have
been used I'm Paris I'm 1863, but the service
I'm which the stamp was used was only
local and soon failed. On May 6, 1870
the first regular postage stamps were Is
sued i'm England Various local forward
crs Of letters and postmasters I'm tins
country issued stamps as early as ISL
1osodhtotshr O. dTsqlderntfuc
The first 20 do so was a. NJ. Grieg's City
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-05-01

"funk' counter. But this idea has been
Put aside as d bigotcd aud erroneous one
and the somi-pIecious Jem has come mo
,oguc. II is possible 10 have a stone
v5ich looks like the real jem yet in no
way initiates a. For instance take the
oli,.ine This stone r. ii deep green very
nuch - an emerald. yet differing from
IL IN Opaque Quauues. IL is MADE up lh
Minis for tine neck, hatpins and brooches'
but II voOks well in all. The ohNlne pm
IS perhaps the most fashionable lot
.oring. for IL is green and If there rs
color toward which fancy turns with
thoughts of love. it is green at spring
time. ...,,..,
VIOLET TIES
The violet neck ornament IS as numer-
ous as IL is beautiful You see THESE IouI-
finland ties of pure violet satllf ana
YOU behold them in all the shades oil
lavender. purple parme and IoydH NIo-
let. a..
poman stripes. Roman ties come in
many different colors with the violet pre-
dominant. For example. the most Iasn-
ionable tie is striped. with band OF
white between two bands OF violet theh
comes a pin stripe of green, broad one
OF violet. a tiny one of yellow ana anolH-
or violet band. with this brilliant con-
ceD,ion in violet the tie becomes very
gorgeous
IL is fastened at each slue WIN amy
violet pin.
beautifu conception which is disiin-
guished by it's size. If you want to De
sure of getting one that is large enough
il is best to secure picture OF agcnuine
I-rench maid. Note tine size of the whlte
H.. upon ner neck and DE governed ac-
cordinglv. The French Maid ne is
patterned upon this model and, OF course,
10 be very fashionable must exceed u
I'm size. To make this tie you ger
ward of chif-ou. which will cost at least
q a yard You cut IL lengthWise In three
strips and sew the strips together very
neatly. fastening down the raw edges
so that they win not fray, for nothing
tears ont and trays like chiffon.
I-pon the end sew a deep mHle or
sun-plaited chiffon and 81 YOU want to
he quite regardless Of expense, fdsten
n narrow rufiie of lace over the clinton,
altrnate with ancsher chiffon ruiiie and
SO continue until you have trimmed me
chiffon ends 20 the depth Of an eighth
OF a ward. Now put your chiffon tie