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El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-01-26
The Es stern Question.

LONDON, January 26.-Early in the
coming month what may prove to be
one of the most NJ omen tOus pa~ liam ents
since the times of Palmerston will as
semble at ST. Stepheus, and already
membe of both houses are arriving
in ondou ard commencing to read up
on the numerous questions that are
likely to come up early 10 the session.
The game If chess that is now being
playe on the Europsa an board and the
critical condit Oh of affairs in the east
com bine in themselves to make it pos
sible that the coming session may be
fraught with developments that will
add pages of crimson writing to the
history of the British empire. The
poss bility, however. that foreign at
fairs will overshadOw the legislation
has not prevented the government
from formu ing an elaborate pro-
pramme First and foremost the"e is
the question of county government in
Ireland, legisls tion on which subject
will be q fitting accompaniment of the
celebration of the centenary of the
Irish rebellion of 1898. TIE army is to
Re materially increased. There will
b y, an elaborate act giving proper
system of local government to London,
which is now and has been hitherto un-
der the control of the combination OF
ground landlords who have resisted
every reform of the local administra-
| tiou and to the best of their abb ltv
| have evaded payment of taxes. 1t is
also probable that the government way
atte mpt to grspple with the matter OF
old age per sions, although the special
com mittee which ha' been investigat-
ing the subject for year will report
that it can recommend no plan fol
dealing W tn the subject.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-01-26
The War in Cuba is Reaching
a Finale.
TALK OF A CONFERENCE.
Riots Similar to Those of Havana
Occur at MatanZas.-BlancO Will
Confer With Gomez Regarding
Peace.

HAVANA, January 26.-Riots similar
to those that occurred in Havana are
taking place in Matanzas city The
uncompromising Spauiards and volun-
teers have attacked Bellico & Co. IS Of
fee and the Office of the Oldest news
paper published in Cuba. The regular
troops fought the rioters. The situa-
tion is very grave because the govern
mept has OF such large resources as in
Havana for euelling the revolt. Gen.
eral Mo'ino, who is operating around
Matanzas, has heen hastily summoned
to town to rel TO c.. his troops.
The news has spread like wild fire
that General B'aucO has gone to have
a conferen ce with General Maxine Co.
mez n order to r ach an understand
ing with the Cub ~ commander ard es-
tablish pesce. The Spanish authorities
saw It il an ur fou, ded report but care
full Investigation shows that something
is in the wind. Gomez will posi- lively
refuse autonomy, but agree to give on e
hundred million dollars to Spain for
Cuban Independence.
A British warship arrived in this
port today as we'll as the German
cruiser Charlotte. A Fee -ch man of
war is also expected. Ge-"~"' Blanco
has reached Jucaro. where it : eo-rt-
ed he met General Gomez.
WASHINGTON, January 26.-Ine
state department has just received a
cable gram from Captain Sigsbee cay
ing the battleship Maine ws received
with much cordiality. The captain
is invited to visit the governors palace
tomorrow. Consul General Lee tele-
praphed this afternoon as follows
Havana is orderly and quiet general
IL prevails"
MADRID, January S6.-The admiral
in c. arge of the Spanish fleet today
informed the minister of marine that
the Spanish feet IS in perfect copdi-
tion. The ca binet will shortly desig-
nate warships to pay friendly visit
| to American ports.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-01-26
Congressional Notes.

WASHINGTON, Janua"y '26 In the
senate this n Orn n , the cOnfe renee re-
port on the urr eut deficiency bill was
presented and agre ed to- The bill
to increase the efficiency of the navy
by con- bining the line and engineer
corps was inn oduce1 by Senator Hale
of Maine.
Whe7 the routine morning business
was finished at 30 the Teller resolu-
tiou. declaring bonds payable in stand
ard silver dollars at the option of the
government, was taken up. Teller ad-
dressed the senate. He said he would
resent the imputation that he was less
careful than any other senator Of the
public honor or less sensitive to the
bigh credit and character of the Unit
ed States.
The housa comm ittee on territories
had up for opsideratinn today bills for
the admission of Arizons, New Mexi-
CO and Indian territory and Oklahoma,
the latter two as one state. The demo
Gratis on the committee voted for q
favorable report and the republicans
against it, killihg the proposition. II
the bills had gone through it would
have meant the admission of six silver
senator's.
The house today further considered
the Indian app opriation bill.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-01-26
Was Sittingin the Shadow OF
Death, but Innocent.
MURDERER CONFESSED.
In an Italian Row in New York Man
was Killed and Man Convicted Of
the Crime, but His Innocence is
Proven.

NEW YORK, January 26.-The fol-
loving di, patch was received at the
police b. adquarters this morning ano
was flashed to Sing Sirg without delay,
AS it meant life and freedom to pr1-
soner sitting there in the shadow OF
death, awaiting execution next week.
Angelo CarbOuo is not murderer
though convicted Of the crime. The
dispatch reads:
baltimore, January 26.-Aller-
sandro Ciaromello is arrested. Got
full confession. Have knife with which
he killed Nattsli Brogno. Coming on
to 1ay. (sigped) PetrosinO"
PetrOsino is detective en- Captain
McKlusky's staff. He has been follow
ing the murderer of Nattali Brogno
through the anthracite hills Of Penn
sylvania south to Maryland, where at
last he came up with his man. Death
watch has no terrors for the innocent
ly convicted man today. Nattali
Brogno was murdered September 2l.
With his dying breath he charg-
ed the murder upon Angelo
Carbona. one his three assailants. Car
bono had q blood stained knife. He
was TIED and convicted in less than
eight bours. The testimony of the
police, the knife and the dead man was
conclusive evidence. CarboDo pro-
tested he was innocent. 81 cut him in
the wrist" he said, land mother killed
him. The court sentenced Carbono
to death. He went to the death cell
wildly protesting his innocence.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-01-26
Ell WEDNESDAY, JANU ARY 26 1898
Grante d q New Trial.

II BUFFALO,. N. Y, January 26.-The
recent action of the cabinet of Ontario
lin grantinKaAt the eleventh hour q lew
&rial of Mrs. Olive Ster namau who was
ander sentence to be hanged at Cayu-
ga, Ont, for the alleged murder OF her
husband, has created a decidedly raw
prable impression in this city, OF which
the woman is a native. Mrs. Sterna-
man came back here to live last year
after.the death OF her husband and was
arrested here on extraditiOn proceed
ipgs. The efforts of the Canadian au-
thorities to obtain possession OF her
person we're vigorously resisted aud
the case attracted Information al atten-
tion. The judge before whom the pro,
ceedings were held, however, heIo
that he was required only to pass upon
the validity of the extraditi'n papers
and not upon the question Of her guilt
or innocence and in the result she was
taken across the boz der. The evil
dence at the trial was decidedly weak,
but the jury Was influenced by the
country gossip antagonistic to the &C
cuse', and she W as convicted and sen
fenced 20 &c ,,h. According to tbs tes-
timony in the case 9her husband,
George Sternaman, was confined TO hi
bed nearly three months before bis
decease. Throughout his illness his
wife was devoted to him and he died ut
and affection for her. Dnring
the early stages of his sickness the at
tending physician diagnosed his all
mept as paralysis, but later had a con-
sultation that his wife insisted upon
his ailment was shrinkage OF the
liver. After his death there were n"
suggestions of foul play until The
widow set about the collection OF $2.-
600 insurance on bis life Then sinis-
ter rumors were set in circulation, the
body was exhumsd and an autopsy
held. which result in the finding OF
arsenic in the stomach, liver and
brain. An indintmt Mt was found
against Mrs. Ster naman on this evidence
and as before stated she was extrasit-
ed from Buffalo. On the trial it was
shown thst the sick man had for weeks
before his death been practically KEEP
alive by dose. of strychnine and ar
seDic administered on the physicians
prescription, and that it would have
been remarkable hSd not his entire
system been found to be lmpregnate
with those poisons, but never
theless the Intelligent jury came to the
conclusion that the wife was mur-
deress and the JUDGE imposed capital
sentence. The action of the do
minion authorities is richly regarded
as cutting rebuke to both judge and
jury and a triumph of the delibera-
tion of statesnen.'Over the gossip OF
country village. There Is but little
doubt tat the woman, who has been
within a twenty-four hours shadow OF
the gallows, will he promptly &C.
quilted upon her next trial, which will
be watched even more closely on the
American side of the border than was
the previous trial.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-01-26
Prohibition Committee in Session.

CINCINNATI, o, January 6.-The
special session here today of the
prohi ibitiou national comm ttee has at
tracted several hundred opponents of
the liquor traffic. The specific pur-
pose of the meeting of the committee
at this time is to discuss the attitude of
the party in the various states where
there will be campaigns this fall.
Some of the members are of the opin-
ion that the Prohibitionists should
put themselves in evidence in every
state even if they have but q handful
of followers, while others believe that
the party should concentrate its
strength on certain states, notably in
New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-01-26
lkpS5. s ~ ~. {,
: = OG13~l

Rev. Cross of Silver City is in
town.
Rev. D. D. Proper has gone to Tri-
nidad.
J. A. Silver and wife have gone to
Salt Lake.
George Harvey ls back from his Fort
Worth trip.
w. K. Meholm left this morning
from Boulder.
Will Craft has recovered from his
severe pneumonia attack.
Horace Broadus returned last even
ing from Chihuahua trip.
Ed. Carmack, of La Luz, is in town
with two loads of beef hides.
Presiding Elder J. F. Corbin is in
Mazatlan on mission business.
Presiding Elder Ellington will be
down tomorrow from Las Cruces.
w. A. Pitt of Phoenix is in town TO
buy material for the Clifton hotel addi-
ticn at Phoenix.
JD. Baird of Albuq is in
town to buy q saw mill outfit to set up
in the Sacramento mountains east OF
La Luz.
Ludwig E15emann 1e IN Town from
Boston. He says it ives not as cold in
Boston when he left it was when he
left Albuquerque.
r. w. Curtis of the T. & P. went
north today on business. Mr.. Curtis
always makes a success OF his trips,
and he is ever welcome visitor in
newspaper offices.
E. E. Russell has returned from
southern trip in which he took in the
Mormon colonies. He says it seems
pretty much like the United States
down in that section.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-01-26

The Abe shaft ia completed, and is
SO6 feet deep. This piece of work ha'
be- done in less than three months
and is the most remarkable time ever
made in this country. Everything
about the shaft is frst-class in every
particular The forces are making
station at the 800 foot level preparatory
to starting a drift to the ore. The Abe
was for some time the life of White
Oaks, paying out thousands of dollars
every month, and the major portion OF
it was spent at home, as all the prin-
cipal owners live here. With come
new arrangements at the top the Abe
will be in better condition than ever
before. The shaft is in solid ground
and heavily timbered, and the prin-
cipal workings will be so or so feet
from the new shaft aud no cave ms
need ever be apprehended in the
future.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-01-26
The Offing Bl" cked With Ice.

ST. JOSEPH, N F., January 26.-O1
Friday a series of severe snow storms
began here and are still raging this
morning with unabated fierceness. A
gale from the northeast drove the
Arctic foes toward the land, blockad-
ing the whole northern coast. The
harbor is solidly blocked and citizens
are crossing ali the time. The the--
mometer stands 10 below zero. The
offing ia filing with ice "a far as the eye
can see. The continuance of the bit
ter weather will cause great hard
shin
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-01-26

One thing in connection with the
T. & P. engine 229 was overlooked
vest erday, viz, the Janney automatic
coupler on the tender. This valuable
device is worked by air. By turning
q cock in an air pipe beside the tank
air is let into a cylinder through
which pressure on a chain connection
pulls the coupler back away from the
coupler of the head car. Then on the
pressure being released, strong
eliptical spring forces the coupler
back into position to couple again.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-01-26
McKpnna Installed.

WASHINGTON, January 26.-The
solemn ceremony of Installing Joseph
McKenna as associate justice in the
august tribunal on the supreme court
Of the United States was performed at
noon today in the historic
court chamber. A dlstiu-
guished array of counsel, includ-
ing promir ent sen tors and represent
atives, also most of the ladies of the
court circle, Including those of the
family of the new Justice were present
The lobby was crowded with
spectators. The ceremony was impre-.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-01-26
Skating Carnival.

NEW YORK, January 26.-The lead
ing skating cracks from Canada, Min
ne -ota and most of the eastern states
are rounding up here today pre-
liminary to the great skating carnival
which opens tomorrow on Silver Lake
at Staten Island The feature of the
event will be the contest for the
amateur skating championship of the
United States an l Canada.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-01-26
A Poor Place to Die In.

s'The poorer class of M0Kicans do
not treat their dead with the same
amount of respect and reverence after
a lapse of time as we do in this coun-
try" remark ed G. J. Reeves, of Chi
cago. "Time causes them to lose all
feeling for the departed OLe, and the
space be once occupied insa graveyard
is used for some one else, the former
occupant being exhumed and cast aside
as though he were a withered flower.
Down in that country it costs more for
a grave in cemetery than 1t does In
this country, and il is only the richer
class, es a rule, that are able to sleep
the sleep that knows no awakening In
q grave for all time to come.
TWhen a peon dies, and his family
are unable TO purchase lot for him in
the cemetery. they rent q grave for his
-emair s. AS long as they pay the
rent regularly the body remains uu-
disturbed. but once they fall behind or
cease to pay entirely, up comes the
body to make room for some other
corpse. 1t is often the case poor peO-
ple pay the rent for couple of years,
and purposely stop payment on the
same. When that time comes the
body is exhumed and thr wn on one
side a. though it were stick OF wood.
Near many OF the graveyards in Mex
leo you will see great piles OF mum
mifit d bodies which were Dur1eo years
ago and then dug up because the
relatives could not afford to pay rent
any longer.
"As ageneral thing bodies do not dis
integrate in that country, but seem to
dry up and look like an Egyptian
mummy. That is due to the dry at
mosphere. The came condition OF
affairs exists in Arizona. A carcass
on the plains will dry up before it will
decay.
SIN Mexico the Protestant and
Catholic are buried side by side in the
same cemetery. The church is not
allowed to own any property excepting.
I.believe, that the church g. a. DIS upon,
and for that reason there is but one
graveyard, for Protestant and Catholic
alike. 1t is often the case that q
rich Mexican when he dies will have
his grave walled with bricks to keep
out the evil spirits. denver Repub-
| lican.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-01-26
Stock Growers Convention

DENVER, January 26.-The secord
days session of the National Stock
Growers convention was largely at
te nded, three hundred belsted dele
gates having arrived this morning
H.. is expected that fifteen thousand
people will attend the barbecue to-
morrow and ca, buffalo, b Ear and veni-
son.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-01-26
WreStled it Out.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, January 90
Samuel johnson sand Samuel Drake
had a quarrel over q woman and by
appointment met today on q trestle
sixty feet high to settle this.differences
by wrestling duel. Drake was get
ting the best of the fight when Johnson
struck him on the head with hammer
precip tatiug him to the rocks below.
Drake was killed and johnson escap-
cd
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-01-26
President Dole in Washington.

WASHINGTON, January 26.-Preai-
dent Dole, of Hawaii, reached Wa>h-
ington shortly after 2 o'clock this af-
terpoon He was met by Secretary
of State Sherman and escorted to the
Arlington hotel. He then received a
visit from President NcKiplAy and
shortly after was insalled in the fam
ous .Royal suite" These facts in
hrief were the events that marked the
fret days program o. tn, distinguish
ed visitors short sojonrn at the capi'
tol as the ation's guest.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-01-26

Justice NJ Kie released the man Hol-
land wapte in New Mexc CO for bur-
glary, although the sheriff bad q cer-
tilted copy of the Indictment by the
Lincoln county grand jury District
Attorney Dean says he was never noti-
fed by the justice of the hearing, and
never knew the man was loose until
after he ha1 been discharged. The
district attorney is quite worked up
over the matter.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-01-26
Manufacturers and Mckinney.

New YORK, January 26.-The pro-
ceediugs of the national manufacturers
convention were resumed today, q
large number of papers being read On
ques,io relating to the introduction
If American goods in foreign coun-
tries. Preparations are going on for
the great banquet 'omorrOw night at
which President Mckinley will be the
puest of honor
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-01-26

Two Thousand telephone operators in
end about New York city are today iu a
state of intense anxiety over the fact
that tt ey may be afflicted with the
"telephone esr," Most of these anx-
ious ones are women. In q serious case
of 'stelephone earl one ear is normal,
and {. e other fsttened against the
head to such degree that it is an sb-
solute deformitv, the result of the con-
stant telephone ca" p ece or hood.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-01-26
Railroad Passenger Men.

CHICAGO, January 26 = The biggest
meeting of railroad passenger men that
has been held in this city for many
years opened this morning at the
Auditorium Hotel, the usual quarters
not being large enough to accom-
modate the crowd. Nearly every road
in the country is represented, and the
specific business is to give thorough b
consideration to the matter of Alaskan
rates
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-01-26
The Gold Jubilee.

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Janua-y 90
Today's fes ture of The gold jubile, was
a grand military tOurnamenI partici-
patad in both by regulars and state
militia. The parade and evolutions
ere witnessed by immense numbers
of ut Ople
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-01-26
ZOla to Americans.

PARIS, Janunrv 26 Emil Zola in an
interview today reitera'es his love for
France and says TO tell the re"ple OF
America that as sure as he speaks
Drev fus' innocen will be recognized
and he will be free man,
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-01-26
The Monetary Conference.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, January 90
he S cond days session of the mopt
tary conference was addressed by ex-
Seer etary Fairchild, VIM. E. Dodge
and CONGRESSMAN Overstreet. All
endorsed the plan for monetary re
form.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-01-26

France and Russia protest against
the cOnd itlons upon which Great Bri
tlin is willing to assist China liquidate
| the Japanese id emnitY.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-01-26

The jury in the county court gave q
W. rdict for the full amount of the note
in the case of Roseusheim vs.. w. K.
Van Pa.ten In S402.35
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-01-26
Two ADpOiutmo ontS.

WASHINGTON, January 26 The
president uominated Richard G. Par
8 )ns of Ohio as econd secretary to the
embassy at Rome, Italy, Abraham
Tillmau to be strict attorney OF Tea
neSsee.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-01-26
Summer Resort Burned.

CHATTANOOGA, January 26.-The
Look Out mOuutain house, one of the
popular summer resorts, was totally
destroyed by fire; loss $4,000
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-01-26
Mo ey is Plentiful.

NEW YORK, January 26.-Owing te
the congestion of money New York
banks have decided to cut down in
terest to one aud one half per cent.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-01-26

Mrs. Horace B. Stevens, who has
been dangerously i'll for the past week
is much better toCay.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-01-26

The district court jury in the Mil.
lard. Patterson VS.. the q. II. II K.
were out at last accounts.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-01-26

The county court is hearing today,
the suit of Emma Harris VS.. Laura
Bayard to rs cove possession of prop
erty, viz that everlasting trunk.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-01-26

There were thirty-six passengers on
today's, Limited with pine off for New
Orleans.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-01-26

Robert Silb :rberg, d. NJ. Payne and
E. E Neff, are appointed jury COM
m ssioners for the county court.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-01-26

The were eight cars on the Limit
ed this af e-noon. with one car off for
New Or cans. The Sunset is becomi q e
favOrite train among 'ravelerS.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-01-26

After you're tired of experimenting with
tolerably far buffers, try the brand with
the word m kRIT'' on every pound
PRINT and you'll stop exper-
fmenttpg.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-01-26
..BUTTER..

AS much as t. anything else we have
in the store.
It's mi d, sweet butter, aud 1s uni
formly good. | couldn't buy a better
butter, no matter what price paid for
it. If could 1 would, for nothing but
the best is good enough for my patrons.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-01-26

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