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El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-03-30
Falling Down.

Fort Clark is referred to by the San
Antonio Light as worth ess, and the
adobe buildings are falling down. The
Light says:
"It'is thought that If any post Is sbsn-
doned twill be Fort Clark at Brsck ett-
Vile. This in all probability will be
correct, as thst is the most inferior and
poorly located post Ia the state. 1t is
an cd place. having been in use since
Texas earliest days and the buildings
are totally worthless. 1t is built to
accommodate IL companies, but at
present only accommodates six, four
companies of infantry, B, G, E and F,
of the Twenty-third. and two troops of
cavalry, 81 and 1, of the Fifth, as we'll
as the reginentsl band OF the Twenty
third.'
If the 18th is removed from Fort
Bliss some look for the establishment
here of the headquarters of the 23rd.
Word from Fort Bliss says the under
standing up there is that the 23rj In
fantry ordered away from Fort Clark,
will be sent to Washington AMI not to
Fort Sam Houston.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-03-30
Attempted Train Robbery.

The west-bound passenger train, No,
l. under Conductor Charles Berry OF
the Santa Fe Pacific WAS in the hands OF
robbersat Grants station early yester-
Gay morning, but they fsiled to secure
Any booty, although bullet struck
Fireman Judson Lathrop in the RICH,
leg.
just as the train came TO q stop at
Grants station, one of the robb:' q
opened fire, and 1t is a'ed that Con
ductor Berry, who was on the pla tform
ran around the depot in orr er to Cape
the flying bullets.
EXPIRES Messenger @. G. Lord, who
was in the recent train robbery at the
same station, and Special Guard Chas.
81. Fowler realizing that the train wss
in the hands Of robbers opened the door
of the express car and commenced
shooting back at the robbers, several
of the latter having this time put in an
appearance.
One off the robbers, who had taken
bis position in front, shot out the head
light of the engine, and order ed En-.
glneer Workman to pull up the ira n,
to q point where, no doubs. they in
tended to blow open the EXPIRE 50 car.
The engineer complied with the rob.
bers's positive request. leaving the
conductor at the depot, but after run
ming the train a few hundred va -ds
The robbers 10 the meantime had re.
allied their failure and had decampej
in the direction of the lava beds, and
it is almost positive that they carried
away with them one of their numbe.
who was evidently hit by a bullet from
either Fowler or Lord. Posses are IL
Dursuit.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-03-30
Considering a New Agreement.

CHICAGO, Ill March 3O-Freigh,
officials of all the ioes which belonged
70 the Western Joint Traffic Bureau
which was dissolved by the president. {
last week, are holding q meeting here
today for the purpose OF considering q
new agreement. The draft submitte
to the meeting b the four members OF
the board of adm nistratOn appointed
to draw up q new compact provides
that future work shall be in the hands
of body which will take the rame OF
the Western Trunk Lines Committee,
the four administrators and a represen-
tative of the freight department OF
each of the roads composing it. 1t is
contemplated to divide the territory
into divisions each to be separately
cared for by one of the commissioners.
though he will be required to report to
the full committee before final action
is taken on any rate matter. The work
of compile statistics and issuing
tariffs will be looked after by the body
"a whole. It is believed that the new
comm ittee will he more effective and
working body than the de-
fupct Joint Traffic Bureau proved it
self
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-03-30

will, with outward protest, yield point
and finally Cuba will be free without
war by this country. The representa-
lions of the Sagasta ministry, as they
come through Minister Wcodford, are
fair. Knowing the unwaveriug of his
own purpose, the president has reason
to believe tina. there is still q chance
to save the Cubans and give them self
government without firing u shot to
Spain. But, at the same time, be re-
allies that war may come any day in
the execution of his purpose. Ninety
days is the period fixed in the pr sid
ent's mind for the war to continue if it
becomes necessary.
The proposition to feed met with
apparently overwhelming opposition at
first. 1t would fail but for the grow
ing conviction that it means :.tO feed
and to Free AS the proposition
passes congress it may leave the latter
half TO be understood. This will be a
way of letting Spain down easy. The
proposition which seemed impossible
to pass congress thres days ago Ia
gaining rapidly. The staunchest friend
of Cuba are coming out for it, because
they have seen the president aud have
heard from him his purpose and feel
confidence in him. A president less
trusted could never have gained this
support.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-03-30
The Youngest Private.

G. S. Merrill, of the T. & P. train
service, claims the distinction of being
the young est federal private during the
civil war. Mr.. Merrill was born Dec
mber II, l849, and entered the SER
vice in A company, Both Massachusetts,
volunteers. September, 7th, 1864. as q
private. He was attached to the army
of the Potomac and wa under fire at
Pegram farm, October 30, 1854, and
was engaged in toe assault on Peters.
burg april 2 and 3, 1865. He then
went south with Grants army aod was
camped about sixty miles from the
Appoma:Ox where Lee surrendered.
Mr.. Merrill was in the Grand Rsview,
after which be was mustered out at
Alexandria on June 8, 1895.
Private Merrill had tried to enlist at
his home in New York state, but an
aunt vetoed that move, so be ran away
to Gre enfield, Mass, where his large
stature and little fiction as to bis aye
secured his acceptance.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-03-30
Anril Weather.

!. The following data, covering period
of 10 years, have been compiled from
the Weather Bureau records OF this
city for the month of April.
TEMPERATURE.
Mean or normal temperature, 81 de-
grees. 1900
The warmest month was that of 1880,
with an average of 6S degrees.
The coolest month was that OF 1884,
with an average of SO degrees.
The highest temperature was 80 de-
grees on %, 1879.
The lowest temperature was 20 on Is,
1882.
Average date on which st'killing"
frost occurred in autumn November
I3.
Average date on which last"killing'
frost occurred in spring March u.
PRECIPITATION (rain and melted snow.
Average for the month, OLA inches.
Ave age number of days with .Ol OF
an inch or more, l.
The grea est monthly precipitation
was OBJ inches in 1884.
The least monthly precipitation was
oone IN 1882, 1891 and 1893.
the greatest amount of precipitation
recorded in any "a consecutive hours
was OLA inches on 9sh, 1888.
CLOUDS AND WEATHER.
Average plumber of clear days, 81;
partly cloudy days, I; cloudy days, 2.
WIND.
The prevailing winds have been from
the w.
The highest velocity of the wind was
Is. miles from the w. on 5. 1895.
Station: FL Paso Tex.
Date of issue: March 20, 1898.
N. D. LANE,
Observer Weather Bureau.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-03-30
CAPT. 10. MACKAY'S PROJECT.
Wants to Organize q Regiment of Tex
as Cavalry.

Capt. James o. Mackay, of troop A,
United STATES 81 cavalry. stationed at
Jefferson Barracks, Mo-, has tende. ed
his services to Gov. Culberson in the
event of war with Spain. Capt.
Mackay, says he is convinced that war
is inevitable, and that he had made q
tender of his services to Gov. Culber-
son to organize and command q caval-
~ regiment of Texans, because he be-
lieved that the men of this state are
the best 6gnters in the world. 81
hope that Gov. Culberson will consider
my offer favorably," the captain
| writes, "for I should like to show to the
world what kind of fighting regi-
ment of picked Texans can do. 1 do
not want to die captain of a Sd cavsl-
~ troop"
Capt MscKay is we'll known in m ill
tary circles as one of the bravest Of
fcers Of the army. He has served
through several Indian campaigns, anG
| was in the thick of the fray with the
Cara bandits on the Texas frontier q
few years ago. He was stationed at
different posts in Texas for many
years.
Capt. MacKsy was born in Nova
Scotia, was appointed to West Po!n;
from Nevada and graduated there il
| 1879.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-03-30
Roswell man Killed.

The remains of A. B Allen of Ros-
we'll passed through today from Dun
can, Ariz., to Roswell, N. M for inter-
ment, accompanied by Mrs. Allen and
J. T. Tong. Allen was shot and killed
at Duncan, yesterday mo cning, and the
lated by passenger on the train from
tt g west: Allen attended a dance at
Duucan the other night which was
also attend by two brothers named
Foster, the older of whom is q saloon
keeper The younger Foster
was elected from the dance, because, it
is alleged be could not behave himself,
and he claimed Allen was the occasion
of Is ejectment. The two met on the
both armed. Foster Immediately began
to pick quarrel with Allen, demand
ing to know Why he had caused him te
be fired out of the dance. Allen denied
the espOnsibility, and after few
heated expressions bad passed between
the men, they both pulled their guns
and began firing.
Allen must have turned to dodge 9
bullet because one from Fosters CUR
entered his back: Foster was also hit
and fell; ard as Allen started to ge
out of the way further trouble, the
elder Foster appeared at the door o.
his saloon with a Winchester, and sen,
one or more bullets into ALIENS back
The latter then dropped, and died in 9
few moments.
Mrs. Allen who was Immediately
notified, had her husbands body pre-
pared for trar sit across the country
some fifty miles to the nearest rail-
road station, aud from thence it was
shipped east over tbs Southern Pacific
Mrs. Allen is 80 overwhelmed with
ie,& bat etn Nnll
about Al, and the younger Foster who
is some years younger, it is said, cat
not live if he is not dead already. The
older Foster is in Jail
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-03-30
Grants Plan to Capture Havana.

The remark sble disclosure is made
by Leslie's Weekly in this weeks is
sue that on April 80. 1883, Gen. U. S.
Grant wrote to Gen. Adam Dedeau
telling how easy it would be for the
Uni. ed States to capture Havana by a
com bined attack by our land and naval
forces. In this letter which is printed
in fac simile by Leslie's Weekly, Gen.
Grant says that "the hostility of the
native p0Dulat ton to Spanish autho-
rfty would make this-the capture of
Havana comparatively easy task for
any first-c!ass power, and especially
easy for the United States, in case OF
war with Spain.''
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-03-30
''1492.' -

The Daisy Queen" of Spain clad in
her royal robes, will appear at the
opera house on Thursday, April I, in
"1492' the musical burlesque. To
those who have not seen Stuart, the
''Male Patti" nor heard Zslms Rawl.
stun, the charming vocalist, the a1vice
is given that they Sc cure seats for the
opening night. In addition to these
two artists, the company includes
Master Thomas Meaoe, a phenomenal
boy tenor; the Herald Square Quar-
te tie; Frank Gardiner. Marie COnchi-
Ia, Connie Thorn pson, Arthur r. Sea-
ton, Thomas h. Ince aud sixty others.
The special features of the extravagan-
"a ara the original and famous Kilanyi
Living Pictures, q Spanish ballet,
March of the Columbian Guards, Six
Daily Hints From Paris and the Hur
rah Dddes. There is large and well
drilled chorus including many pretty
young women.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-03-30
Important Order.

Washing tOn.-The most important
army order issued was that of Sec
Rotary Alger directing the shipment of
all field and siege guns and rapid-fire
guns from every post east of Denver to
the posts in the departments of the
east aud of the gulf. 1t is known that
this sweeping order is preliminary to
Withdrawing the infantry and cavalry
from these posts and having them fol-
low the guns. 1t is said by the officials
to foreshadow an early and general
movement of the entire army toward
New York and Atlanta. Nearly all
the troops west of Pennsylvania and
Virginia have been ready for the last
two weeks to change quarters, and as
soon as their heavy guns are shipped
they will be in light marching order,
and there can be little doubt they will
follow their guns. It wa; Intended
from the beginning of the preparations
that the artillery weapons would move
first. the artillerymen accompanying,
and that the infantry and cavalry
would be concentr ased 10 the east i'm
mediately after
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-03-30
Eugland's Equipment.

Tho regular army of Great Britain,
rank and file, consists of 127. 963 men,
of whom 1884 are commissioned Of
fcers OF these IL 1896 are cavalry,
20, 457 artillery, with 70, 1877 Infantry,
the colonial aud department corps
making up the balance The three
divisions of the United Kingdom re.
spectively furnish the following quotas
Of men: England, 63,076; Scotland,
Is, 800; Ireland, 1881; born in India
and the colonies, 3,O78; foreigners, 154,
and 1,072 not reported.
The number of officers, seamen aud
marines for whom .appropria tions are
made is SO, $50. The English ravy con-
sists of thirty-th, ee frst-class battle.
ships, five second class, nine third
class and twenty-.hree port defen= E
ships; 283 cruisers of all classes and
191 torpedo boats.
The gross cost of the B -itish army
for the year 1S96-97 was SlO4 ,703, 800
and the gross cost of the navy for the
same tine was s113,871, 500.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-03-30
LUUAL AND GiENEKAL.

Ell Paso Steam Laundry, Telephone
No. Al.
Pitch, paper, plaster and lime. Ell
Psso Fuel Co. Phone Ito.
O'Brien Coal Co., sell pitch, paper,
lime, cement, plaster, etc.
Ask for "EL PASO TRANSFER,"
the best cent CIGAR on the market
Stoves Of all kinds for hard and
soft coal.
MOMSEN & THORNE.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-03-30
Specially Interesting
SPECIALS
SMYN7SM
STSmmTN

The New York Journal says: cit il
in armored cruisers that our navy il
weake.t at present and it may be
thought that the bill should have pre-
vided for remedyipe this defect. II
happens, however, by q curious and
fortunate coincidence, that Spain is
strongest precisely in the class OF
vessels in which we are most deficient
Such ships IS the Vizcaya, the Almi
raute Oquendo ard the Emperadol
Charles v. would be an ornament tc
any navy, and when they are trans.
ferred to our flag they will give oul
feet symmetry that it would take
years of time and millions of dollars
to secure by new construction"
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-03-30
COlOred rrOOpS.

BY direction Oh General Miles orders
are out for the transfer of the 25th
regiment OF infantry to Dry Tortugas.
The fact that this regiment Is made up
of co.Ored troops, Is regarded as show
ing the purpose OF the war department
to concentrate cOlOred troops in the
vicinity of Cuba, negroes beng better
able to Withstand the Cuban climate
than the white man. The 18th regi-
ment has been located at Fort Missoula
Assiniooiue and Fort Harris, Mont,
for eighteen years.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-03-30
YOlO Cattle in Demand.

Texas caltlemen are buying large
numb RS of Yolo county cattle fol
breeding purposes. Durhams appear
to be most in demand. j. E. Gabbar,
has purch ased six carloads of Durham
bulls and heifers and shipped them t.
n. l.. Newman's CowhAven farm, near
Ell Paso. Tney represent the cream OF
Yolo county herds.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-03-30
War Declared!

Just "a we go to press q messenger
arrived stating that whatever may be
the attitude of Spain in the presen
difficulty, war has been declared by
the West Texas Saddlery Co. on higl
prices on all grades of harness. Don,
forget the place, corner Oregon ano
East Overland streets.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-03-30
N~xican Aiding Cuba,,

A dispatch from Tamp'co, Mexico,
sta es that the Cuban Junta has a we'll
organized working force of Cuban and
Mexican sympa.hizers in tina. place,
and th.t it is known that several large
expeditions of arms, ammunition and
Den have recently embarked from the
Mexican coast, near Tuxpsn and land
ed safely on the eastern coast of Cuba.
A few days ago q Spanish spy discover
ed several thousand Msuser rifles and
q large amount of ammunition on q
vessel about to leave Tsmpico for q
Cuban port. The Mexican government
confiscated the suspicious cargo.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-03-30
>e.ee~cS,x:ES..f6TSsE2,
us 'Rl)lt


Miss Josie Escontrias left for Mexico
today.
Mr.. M. Coleman has gone to Hol-
brook.
J. L. Bird has gone to Colorado
Springs.
A. Traitor went to Leadvile this
morning.
Mrs. W. Wilson left for Atlanta,
this afternoon.
| w. A. Hawkins returned this morn
ing from Las Cruces.
| II. P. Noske returned today from .
| northern business trip.
Supt. Hurley came down this morn
ing from Albuquerque.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. o. Penick, arrived
this morning from Iowa.
James Ripley left this morning for
Mexico City on the Central.
E. E. Shrine left for the west on a
business trip this afternoon.
j. b. Kennedy, advance agent of
Rice's 1892 company, arrived today.
Mr.. Slmpkins returned this morning
from a ten days trip up the valley.
Ralph Spadau of the Fraser Chal-
mers Co., left this morning for Chica-
go.
Geo. M Pennebaker aud family ar
rived this afternoon from Los Angeles,
Cal.
w. B. Carrier, travelling auditor for
the G. 81. and S. A, left for the east
to-day.
Grand Warden T. D. Anderson of
the Odd Fellows of Texas is in town on
a visit.
Beech Twitcheil and Andy Engine
left for the San Pedro mines this
morning.
| J. R. Moulshrop, travelling auditor
for the S. P. company left for the west
this afternoon
Miss Leopore Kahos who ia spending
the season in Ell Paso from Iowa, is i'll
and confined to her house.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. 81. Russell have
gone to New York where Mrs. Russell
will enter the hospital for treat.
ment.
President A. A. Robinson of the
Mexican Central went DOrth this morn
ing in his private car attached to the
Santa Fe train.
Mrs. Annie Hsrrie, of Boston, ie
visiting her son, James Harvie, of this
city. She spent the wiuter in Los An
geles, and before returning to her
home she will go 10 Liverpool, En-
gland, where she will visit relations.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-03-30
Our Carload Of RefrigeratOrs

Will arrive next week. Will sell
them ut twenty per Get less than our
comp ti,ors. Do not buy before ours
come.
THE STEFFIAN-KRAKAU HARD
WARE Co.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-03-30
For Over Fifty Years.

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup has
been used for children teethino Il
soothes tho child, softens the gums,
allays all pain, cures wind collie and 10
the remedy best for diarrhoea.
Twenty five cents bottle.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-03-30

Rev. J. T. French and Presiding
Elder Ellington returned today from
Demine where they have been to hear
Evangelist Carnadine. Mr.. -Edingtop
has been very sick so that there are
fears about him.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-03-30

There is q Spanish pot to invade
Texas from Mexico, aud Mexican
troops are camping on the trail of the
prospective invaders.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-03-30
City Taxes Due,

City taxes are NV due and will be.
come delinquent on April LIST. Call +
once ard settla and avoid the ten Der
cent penalty added on del 'nquency.
J. II. SMITH,
City Assessor and Collector.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-03-30

We assume that you want your BONES
beautiful-csll and see our wall 20.
pers.
FUTILE PAINT & GLASS Co.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-03-30

Evangelist Martin of the Christian
church is in Houston conducting q sue
cessful revival.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-03-30

T T.. Peters has bc;h of TIE Santa
Fee stock yards filed wit title which
will go north to his ranges tomorrow.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-03-30
New CITY Directory

For sale a. Palace drug store and
lrviu'1 drug store.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-03-30

To Cure q Cold in One Day.
Take Lexat've Bromo Quinine Tab.
let's. All druggists refund the money
If it fails to ,,ure
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-03-30
FEED THEM FREE.

The Presidents Plans are Well Receiy-
ed by all Cls sses at Washington.
There is no withdrawal from the is
sue by this ma ion. The president and
congress will not receGe. First feed
then free, is the programme Spain
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-03-30

Mrs. Annie Harvie, of Boston, is
visiting her son, James Harvie, of this
city. She spent the wiuter in Los An
geles, and before returning to her
home she will go 10 Liverpool, En-
gland, where she will visit relations.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-03-30

President A. A. Robinson of the
Mexican Central went porth this morn
ing in his private car attached to the
Santa Fe train.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-03-30

Mr.. and Mrs. J. 81. Russell have
gone to New York where Mrs. Russell
will enter the hospital for treat
ment.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-03-15
ooooooooooooooooocooo 7.
SPORT
ROWLING.

Las. evening at the Inteillgsncer
Mice, meeting OF the owners OF
local Bowling alleya was held fur the
vurposc OF taking the preliminary steps
toward organizing a summer bowling
league. Those present were Messrs,
7Iandlan, OF Mozart Park; Enris, OF the
,lusce, and Hisch, OF Wheeling Park
II Is also understood that Charley Sci.
bert, OF the selbert's Garden alleys, will
become interested in tho project Al
frst It was suggested that each alley en-
Tor two teams, but as Mr.. Hlrsch be.
,Icyed that Wheeling Park could enter
four, no limit was placed; each alley can
enter as many tea9,s ae It eau form, ex-
e cent that the league will be limited 20
twelve clubs. Wheeling Park will prob
ably enter four, Mozart Park two, Musce
three. Selbert three. The meeting ad-
iourncd until next Monday evening,
when the alley men will report the num-
her OF teams they viii have arranged
90 form. Each alley will contribute 20
the prize fund Although Il was not
definitely settled, the prizes will be cash.
Mr.. Handlan stated that Mozart Park
would have summer tournament OF It's
own, hut It was not believed the en-
;rance OF two teams from Mozart in the
in,er-Rlley league would interfere with
tho other project. He sNaA 4ti-