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El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-04-21

NEW YORK, April 21.-Mrs. McKin-
ley, accompanied by Mrs. .Msrst all
Barber aud niece, Mary Barber, ar
rived here this afternoon from Wash.
iugton. The party will stay here a
week,
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-04-21
An Internal Machine Sent to Mckinley

WASHINGTON, April 2l.-An infer
nal machine sent to the white house
this morning was intercepted Dy Lieu
tensn' Cross, of the police detail of the
executive mansion. 1t was filled with
powder and intended that it should ex-
, plode upon being opened.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-04-21
WOODFORD
Receives His Passports, And
GOES TO PARIS.
Snait1 Considers the U1timatuf11
of This Government
Insulting.
HAVANA UNDERN INED And WILL BE- BLOWN Up.

Spain is Compelled by the United States to vacuate
Cuba. She Declares Her Intention of Blowing Havana
to ftom The Reported Sailing of Formidable
Spanish Fleet From the Cape de Verde Islands Causes
Excitement in Navy Circles, and Ships of the Flying
Squadron are Detailed on "Scouting Cruise.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-04-21
A Messenger Dispatched to Gomez

A Messenger Dispatched to Gomez.
WASHINGTON, April 21.-It is stat
ed here this morning on high au-
thority that a messenger has been
dispatched to General Gomez, COM
maud uder-in-chief of the insurgents, from
the United States, bearing propositions
from Major General Miles, commander
of the military of the United States
arpu
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-04-21

b. r. Wood and wife went to New
York this afternoon over the T. and
P. Mrs. Wood goes to New York for
friends hope she will return we'll.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-04-21

Toritro Lopez thought his precious
person of such inestimable value that
be desired to display the whole of it to
an admiring public. The police OBJ
jected, and Lopez is in Jail.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-04-21
Spain Refuses Uitimatum.

MADRID, April 2l-This govern
ment has refused 10 receive Americas
ultimstum. The cortes and queen re.
gent regard it as insulting.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-04-21
Cabinet Considers Opening Of Bostil-

WASHINGTON. April 21.-A spscia
cabinet meeting was called at OclOcl
to coas der ali W ir measures and plans
for the opening OF hostilities.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-04-21

Mrs. Leigh Clark, r. 81. Burgess and
Judge Harper were the three judges
who passed on the merits of the Texas
history examination papers.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-04-21

Eleuterio Emil was arrested today
on warrant from Justice McKie:s
court, and landed in the county Jail.
Emijo is wanted in Las Vegas on
charge of cattle rustling.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-04-21
HAVANA
UNDERMINED,
Ani Will be Blown to Atoms if Spain
is Compelled to Evacuate Cuba by
the United States

is COmpeIIed TO EVacuate CuDa Dy
the United States
NEW YORK, April 21--Dr. Gouzslo
Arosteguia, just arrived from Havana,
saws: The Spanish will never ,eave
the city of Havana standing, If they
are comp ,lled to evacuate Cubl. The
entire city is undermined. and no effoi
has b en- made to conceal this fact in
the Cuban capi sal. The piacirg of ex-
plosives has been done Guriog the past
few weeks. The Spaaish openly as ert
that if Havana is taken by the Uoited
States, they need only touch the
button and the city will be blown from
the face of ii e earth.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-04-21
Wife Murd, rer IOnfesses.

CHICAGO, April 2l.-Chris Merry,
the wife murderer, has confessed and
will be hanged tomorrow morning.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-04-21
To Guard the Capitol ,

WASHINGTON, April 2l.-The pa-
tional guard of the district of Colum-
bia, has been ordered out at once to
guard the CAPITOL
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-04-21

Enire Fears arrived from Denver to-
day and is registered at the Pierson.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-04-21
A heavy dust storm is raging today

Cuban flags at the Tuttle Paint and
Glass Co.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-12-30

killed in fight with their Spanish
guards. He had long known what
Spanish rule was in the out provinces
- but, alas, his revolution did not
succeed.
Next he told how heihad Just braved
the captain. general in his very palace
and wrung from him the price set upon
his own head.
"By the grace Of God / escaped; but
1t will not be for long, unless, senior,
you help me-"
"Not knowing what 1 should have
done in your place, Juan" said grand
father, slowly. ''Pm not the man to
see you handed over to General Don
Xavier Macia. Let me think"
After while grandfather said: 81
think l have it. A captain friend Of
mine sails for Hong Kong on the morn
ing breeze. II l can get you on board
his ship you are safe. Come, put on
some Of my clothes. L don't think
the authorities will be looking for you
here; they don't know that LUZ Berceo
is such dear friend OF mine, and
think we can get out to the ship all
right"
Talking English, they made their
way quietly to the harbor front and
called sampan. They looked like
two belated English captains going
out to their ships.
A half mile out in the bay Law the
John Dorset, ready to weigh anchor.
My grandfather hailed, aud when the
captain appeared, he climbed on board,
leaving AguAdo below in the boat
Grandfather dl W the captain below
and told him who the man was in the
sampan and what he warned.
Captain Higgins of the lohn Dorset
was an old sea dog OF the genuine Yam
kee type. He liked man who had
what he called sand for ballast" as
LuiS Berceo evidently had.
"Shiyer my mainmast, but I'll take
him, " said Captain Higgins. HE can
have my cabin till we are we'll past
Corregidor and out to sea-"
This is about the end of the story.
Aguado escaped safely to Hong Kong.
A year or two afterward, just before
grandfather sold out his business and
started home, he received q package
from Chinese port. 1t contained q
beautifully-feweled Malay kris with
the name Juan Aguado" upon the
blade. Free Press.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-12-30
The Last Execution at Tyburp.

The last execution at Tyburn, says
a writer in Notes and Queries, took
place on Friday, Nov 7, 1888, ia the
person OF John Austin, convicted on
the preceding Saturday of robbing
John Spicer and cutting and wound
ing him in cruel manner. In Wal
ford's cold and New London" it is
enormously said that 'the last GRIM
inal execution here was one Ryland,
who was hung [sicl for forgery in
1888" William Ryland was executed
on Aug. 80, two months before the
date of Austin's conviction, and many
poor wretch made the fatal pilgrim
age to Tyburn in the interval, hanging
by wholesale being the rule in those
days.
The long procession westward had
been attended by such disgraceful
scenes that the authorities resolved to
hang criminals henceforth outside
Newgate prison, straight from the con-
demned cell. Accordingly, on Dee.
3, 1888, the recorder ordered the cree
ton of scafford in front of the jail,
of which a notice and descriptive en-
craving appear in the Genteman's
Magazine for the same month, and on
the 10th the new hanging place was
inaugurated by the execution of ten
malefactors.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-12-30
MR.. oooLgY ON THE ELecTloN
After Attending u Political Meeting \
Tells Hennessy His Views. ,

After Attending Political meeting
Tells Hennessy His Views.
"Tis rs much as mans lifel0
worth these days. said Mr.. Dooley,
"to have o vote. Look here. " he con-
tinued, diving upslesthe bar aud pro-
ducihg a rolf of paper; there's tn.
pitchers iv tandydates / pulled down
firm tn windy, an JUS known they're
here makes me that narvous FIR tn
contints iv tn cash drawer I'm afraid
to TURN me back FIR n minyit.
can heroes, too, Hinnissy. .. :.
r.ready to sarve their country to tn
bitther end, an to r-rush, voucher in
hard, to tn city threeasurer's Office at
q minyit's notice.
81 whit to hero meeting TIL other
night, Hinnissy, an that's sthrange
fl me. Whin man gets to be my age
he laves tn shoutin' f'r tn youth iv'
tn land, onless he has political job.
swell, sir, there was O'Toole an all
tn r-rest on tn platform in UNIFORM,
with flags over thin an tn bands
playin' They'll be hot time in tn
OF town tonight again, and tn chair
man was Plunkett. 'Whin
tn battle r-raged,' he says, AN the
bullets firm tn naughty Spanyards'
raypeatin' Mouser rifles he says,
'r.roared, he says, in the dir, he says,
where was Cassidy he says. In
his saloon, says 1, in Im-rald avnoo,'
says I. 'Thrue FIR ye, says Plunkett.
An where, he says, was our candy
date?' he says. in somebody else's
saloon, says I. no, says he. 'Whin
the Prisidint, he says, called tn ma
tion to arms, he says, AN Congress
voted $4,000, 900 good bucks fr tn
naytional defnse, he says, Thomas
Fracis Dorgan,' he says, in that min
yit iv' naytional pearl, says he, left
his good job in tn pipe-yard, he says.
AN whit down to tn raycruitin office
an says: "How many calls f'r volun-
teers is out?" he says. EVAN, says
tn officer "Put me down." says
Dorgan, ''fr tn tenth call, he says.
This, gentlemen iv the foolth pre-
cint,' he says, is Thomas Francis
Dorgan, a man who, if ilicted, he
says, 'victhry will perch, he says,
upon our banners he says, AN, he
says, the naytional honor will be main
tanned, he says, lin tn county boord,'
he says.
Mighty few iv tn rale heroes iv
tn war is r-runnin' FIR Office. Most iv
thin put on their blue overalls whin
they was mustered out an whit up an
asst FIR their OF Jobs back-aud some-
times got thin. Ye can see as nanny
as ten iv them at tn rolliii mills Ie.
fendin' tn nations honor VIC wheel.
bahr's an Stag snsxel = Peter
Dunn, in Chicago Journal.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-12-30
The Dreyfus "Hoodoo,v

A fatality followed the family Of the
late Colonel Henry of Dreyfus fame as
it followed the Stuarts. He was the
third member of his family within ~
years who died tragical death. The
first had the misnomer of rFortunate
Henry" He was member of the
Commune and n colonel under it in
1871, His son was Emile Henry, who
dynamited the police station at the
Rue des Bons Enfants and the Cafe
Terminus in 1894. Colonel Henry of
the general staff was summoned to
give evidence before the assize court
of the Seine as to the character and
morals Of his young kinsman. He APP
peared for the prosecution. Perhaps
his disposition hardened the heart Of
the jury He said in his coarse way,
"The father was restless Republican
under the empire, the son of a restless
anarchist. They were all like that in
that branch.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-12-30

Sir Lepel Griffin has placel on re.
cord his conviction that the Silks
form the backbone of the Indian army,
for the following reasons: Ghurkas,
though at least equally valuable rs in
fantry, are by no means so plentiful,
aaa are an Independent race. Pa,hans
are apt to become homesick and dis
like t. be stationed at any great dis
lance from their native land. Diff
Guilty is experienced in enlisting pure
Raiputs in any number. But the Sikh
is always ready to enlist and to under
take duty across the "Black Water"
even should that duty be to fight an
epidemic i'll Hong Kong or to chase
Arab slave dealers in Central Africa,
if only he be well paid, for the Sikh
has several Scottish sualuiesr. He is
equally good as horse or foot, at de-
feuse or in attack; he appreciates the
value of discipline and is devoted to
his duty Gentleman's Magazine.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-12-30
Uses Sometimes Made of Rinca.

In ancient times q seal ring served
often as a letter of introduction. and
to go no further, Scripture offers more
than one example of its being used in
this way. In earlier and in later days
ring served to identify its owner or
his messenger, and not only poetry
and fiction but history itself has offered
many romantic instances of rings en-
ployed in this way. Some persons
have cast doubts on the story Of Queen
Elizabeth's waiting for the ring which
Essex was to send her il ever he found
himself in trouble and needed her.
But whether or not the story is true,
it is fact that from the time of
Essex daughter, Lady Frances Dever-
eux, such a ring has descended from
mother to daughter down to the pres.
ent time. 1t is OF fine gold, with a
cameo head of Queen Elizabeth. most
e1quisitely wrought, probably ~ some
skillful Italian.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-12-30
A Chinaman's Memory.

"The intellectual capacity of the
Chinese may rank with the best in
Western countries. Their own liter
airy studies, in which memory plays
the important part, prove the nation
to be capable of prodigious achieve
ments in that direction. 1t is stated
in Macaulay's Life that had ."Para-
disc Lost" been destroyed he could
have reproduced it from memory. But
even such power of memory as he
possessed is small as compared with
that of many Chinese, who can repeat
by heart all the thirteen classics; and
it is as nothing to that of some Chi
nese, who, in addition to being able
to repeat the classics, can memorize a
large part of the general literature of
their country.
"A Chinese acquaintance Of miner
was able at the age of sixty-fve to re-
produce, verbatim, letters received
by him in his youth from some OF his
literary friends famous as styiists.
When pitted against European stu
dents in school or college the China
man is in no respect inferior to his
Western contemporaries, aud, whether
in mathematics and applied science,
or in metaphysics and speculative
thought, he is able to hold his own
against all competitors. "--"China in
Transformation" by A. r. Colquhoun.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-12-30
The HEROES OF TO-DAY.


telescope
hu nhearsn NOR.
or he
sturdy races
but
he ocean breeze,
Is o die
Of
rmed u
William Hurd HIlyer Youths
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-12-30

IL, 1876. He Immediately re
to France, where he may be still IN
ihg. He would row lie a man OF be
tween fifty and sixty. 4
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-07-30
From the Sick Soldiers.

Letters have been received at jack
son by Col j. l.. Power from Chaplain
Keen of the First Mississippi and Chap
lain Solomon of the Second. Both eX-
press thanks for the funds received
but urgently appeal for more. Chap
lain Soloman says that fifty-eight sick
were reported the day he wrote, and
that all his sick have been removed to
the division hospital, one mile from his
tent. Mr.. Keen reports his sick list de-
creasing, but says the former large list
left him with a big expense account.
lie says he has succeeded in getting
the Red Cross Society to furnish ice to
the division hospital, but is still buying
Ice and milk for the rcgimental hos
pital.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-07-30
MISSISSIPPI MATTERS.
Health In the Delta.

Secretary of State J. H. Power, who
is also secretary of number OF secret
orders in this State, has dug up some
interesting statistics going to show that
the Mississippi delta is the healthiest
part of the State. These statistics are
peculiarly interesting inasmuch as the
reverse of this proposition has always
been maintained, and the delta coun-
try has suffered accordingly. Secre-
tary Power has been at great pains to
get accurate statistics of the death rate
in the delta as compared with the
hills" or balance of the State, his
figures being based upon church and
lodge statistics. According to his
figures the Baptist, Episcopal, Jewish
and Presbyterian populations in the
delta, together with the Masons and
| Odd Fellows, numbered for the years
| 1894, 1895 and 1896 total aggregate
membership of $3.50, and the tota
| deaths were i54. In the hill couatie'
the total membership was G2, l43. wit!
| total death list of 1,14S. He failec
to get reports from the Knights o
Pythias, Knights of Honor, Woodmcr
of the World and Catholics, or from
any life insurance companies Follow
ing is tabulated statement showing
the result of his labors, only whites be
| ing taken into account, and the tabl'
showing the percentage OF death
among each order or denominations:
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-07-30
GUANTANAMO sURRENDERS.
Seven thousand Spanish Troops Lay Down
Their Arms-The Reported Defeat
of Gen. Garcia Denied.

SANTIAGO DE CUBA, July 90. Every
thing here is peaceful. The 1000
Spanish soldiers at Guantanamo laid
down their arms yesterday. The 1880
from Palma Soriano, San Luis and
Longo surrendered Sunday to Lieut..
MiIey, and yesterday pack trains with
provisions were sent to them.
The only others included in the ca
pitulation are 1000 troops ut Baracoa
sald 900 at Sagua They have not yet
been turned over, but they are no
where in Gen. Garcia's vicinity He
arrived at Jiguany yesterday without
cncountering any Spaniards.
Gen. Shaftcr authorizes an absolute
contradiction of the report that Garcia
encountered force of Spaniards who
were returning to Santiago to surren-
der and was defeated by them.
| Col Ezra +. Eyers of the Ninth in
| fantry. acting for Gen. Shaftcr, Will
| receive the formal surrender OF Guam
tanaIno. Sunday Gen. Shafter re-
leased 40 Cdbans who had been con-
fined in the local Jail on political
charges. Indeed some Of them were
confined without charges OF any char
acter, others on the most trivial pre-
texts, and Others solely because OF
sympathy with the insurgent cause.
The jail is still filled with many whose
crimes and sentences are not on rec
ord and are absolutely unknown so far
as has been ascertained. A general in.
vestigation has been ordered imme
diately.
American newspapers which have
arrived here contain articles written
apparently under misapprehension
of the facts regarding the conduct ol
the campaign and the dictatioa of the
terms of the surrender. Gen. Miles
was here simply as a visitor and ad
wiser In his official capacity he hae
nothing to do with the terms of capitu
lation, the entire credit for which be
longs to Gen. Shaftcr, who, on July 10
received the following dispatch from
Washington, on that date:
GEN SHAFrG1 SiBoSEY: TIE secretary ol
war directs III to inform You that Gel. Mile
left here a! -. 40 last night for Santiago, bu
with Instructions which do not in ang inanne
superscde you as comm " l1r OF tie unite-
States armg in the field near Santiago 50 lon
as you are able for d itg.
CoRBIS A1jutan.-I eneral.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-07-30
DELIVERED TO THE OFFICERS.
Lewis Warner, the Deiaultng Bank Presi-
dent, To BE Taken Back to tho
Scene of His Feculationa,

LOUISVILLE, Ky, July %. --Chicf-of-
Police Maynard of Northampton and
Sheriff Clark of Hampshire county,
Mass, arrived in Louisville yesterday
to take charge of Lewis Warner, the
defaulting bank president, captured
here Saturday They called at detcc-
tive headquarters and identified the
fugitive bank president.
The Massachusetts officers are con-
fident that Warner has money con-
cealed somewhere, but he cannot be
induced to talk about it.
Capt Sullivan, chief of the Lonls-
Vile detective force, is sure that War
ner has money in reach. They deter
mined to devote few hours in II
search for funds Warner is supposed TO
have secreted The meeting between
| Warner and the Northampton officers
was affecting, they being old friends
of the banker.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-07-30
HOSPITAL SHIP MISSOURI
Work Of Outtitting to BE Pu,hei Nj sht
and Day Wonderful Completeness
of Details OF Arrangement

New YORK, July 96.-Thc new am
bulance ship Missouri arrived here yes
terday from Philadelphia, and the
work of fitting her ont will be carried
on day and night. The Missouri viii
carry complete hospital outfit, and
will be able to Accommodate 500 pa
tients, though folding hunks will be
stored on board, SO that in an emer-
gency 500 sick and wounded can be
cared for.
The auxiliary branches of the Red
Cross society have donated to the ship
an ice plant, carbonating plant, steam
laundry, steam stertilizer and n steam
launch, and she will also carry dis
tilling plant and an X-ray apparatus.
A large dynamo will be placed Oh
board to run the fans and to furnish
light The government has d.cide'
that the ship must be ready 10y thu
10th of August at the latest.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-07-30

The shirt waists, and handsome odd
waists. have brought the belt into an
enviable position of elegance. Some OF
the recently-imported models are
worthy the prices demanded, since
they are of exquisite workmanship
and of the most artistic conception
of form and colorings. The new
buckle is quite large, but broad rather
than high. invisibly closing and cS'
tending well across the front ot the
rirdle. Gilt, steel and pearl are hand
somely wrought, but the newest and
most beautiful are in oxidized, enam
elled, copper and antique ehects
Canoes cut from lava, or the shell OF
the female cameo, are cut in hiSh re
lief, usually single medallion ah'
set in elaborate Moorish, Byzantine
Venetian, Egyptian or East lnd'a'
buckles. showing enamels OF 'rui'
wonderful colorings, considering ina
they are not classed with 1ewelr.
proper. These buckles are used VIII
silk webbing or velvet belt straps
from one to two inches in width, ah'
of any color shown in nature or con
ceived by ingenious art.-bostoh her
o'd
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-07-30
A Family Affair.

A wealthy widow was about to marry
n widower WHOSE sole possession con
sisted Of family of small children vi
the day set apart for the happy event.
friend of the prospective groom me'
one Of his children, n little girl OF sis
wears, and to see what she would say
he accostcd her with
"Where are you going, Mamie, al
dressed up SO fine" :,
"I;m going to wedding" she sad
proudly. ..a nov
"Whosc wedding?" was the mex
query.
sand who is Mrs. Noble gong U
marry?" ,,;yno,
"Why," said she, in an astonlsne'
tone. "don't you know? she'sge'he y
marry us..-Truth.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-07-30
United Commercial Travellers.

Invitations have been issued to the
first annual meeting of Nicllsburg
Council, No. lO5, United Commercial
Travellers of America, to be held on
Wednesday, August 3, in that city.
There will be reception of visitors at
the Hotel Piazza at l0:30 am, and
every guest is expected to go to the
hotel promptly on arrival and register
in order to obtain free tickets to all en-
tertainmentS. At 2p.m. Il steamboat
excursion will be given up the great
Father of Waters. and the day viii
close with grand reception, banquet
and ball. Committees have been ap
pointed to look after the comfort ant
pleasure of the guests and the occasion
will be grand one.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-07-30

GREENvuLE, July 25.-Capt. j. J.
Evans. president of the State railroad
commission and member of the board
of control of the State penitentiary, at
tended by DR.. W. w. Watkins and
Judge ]. y. Sisk, two of the largest
planters in Monroe county, is in Green
vile this evening, after spending n
week inspecting the State farms'in the
delta. Capt. Evans and those with
him pronounce the crops in the delta as
simply splendid, the best for years.
The State farms are all worked and the
crops are well advanced and magniii-
cent.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-07-30
Six Sailors OF La Bourgogne Held for
Cruelty aud Brutality.

HAvRE, July a6.-Nincteen sailors
who arrived here by La Bretasnc Sun
day were taken yesterday before II
magistrate aud confronted by four
second class passengers, survivors OF
La Bourgogne, on charges of cruelty
and brutality at the time of the COLI
sion between La Bourgogne and the
British ship Cromartyshire, off Sable
Island, on July A.
Although the evidence offered
against them was very slight, six oil
the accused were held on remand.