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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-04-14
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| A few scattering miniature woekliei
over the state have done a great deal
Of unnecessary mouthing about Senator
Money visit to Cuba and bis absence
from the national capitol during these
pauicky times;and yet these very paper.
follow up their phillipics against our
Senator with some touchings pleas for
Cuban Independence If The gasne
was worth the candle we Tould draw q
few zig-zag lines in nlastration Of the
consistency Of these encouragingly few
circumscribed diz4eminators Of illogical
views aud mis.information Wehardly
feel justife5ln giving publicity TO the
fact that taere is a weak and shallow
undercnnent Of opposition to the hon.
orabla public career Of our able Sena.
saM The real facts 10 the case in point
have been clearly and frequently stated,
but for the benefit Of those benighted
and inconsistent rural publications, we
viii state that Senator Money has not
only given the reading public more
positive facts relative to the real condi-
ton Of affairs in Cuba than, possibly
any other man in public life today, but
he has led the fight upon the floor Of the
Senate for Cuban independence Sena-
tor Money is not only a man Of wonder
ful mental endowment and graceful
figure IN the field Of letters but be Is q
brilliant orator, whose true merits will
ever be appreciated in congress, and
whose influence Is unsurpassed. He Is
man Of weight and originality, a
statesman, wheelhorse for democracy
and an army officer with a record lie
would lead a thousand men into honor
able battle, where his willy critics
would fail to muster a corporal guard
Of eommissary contiugents. He is also
not TIE parsonage of whom all men
think we'll but we are glad that we
have him ii the senate at this particu.
larIy trying time Aberdeen Ledger
what 0nr Exchanges are Saying
If Congressman Catching's successor
must he b free silverite, we would fay
Or the suggestion Of Hon J K Yarda
mans tof I4eforel name Bay 81 Louis
Echo.
The democrats Of the 8rd district
ought to nominate Hon. Jas x yarda
man, Of Greenwood, fox congress to
succeed Hon. 7. G Catchings Yarda
man stands on the democratic platform,
Catchings does not New South.
Our esteemed contemporary. Tie
Entarpris proposes the
name of Judge =. II bonsiuo re goy
emor Longino one of the best tru
~ ara puref men "a the state and
woald maize mississippi an admirabe
governor IfJulge Longino + IN bar
mony o. the sllY question and we be
Iieye heis. be w BE- 9 Formidable can
lidat6 fof The al ocrtie nomination
shohid Be enter race New sout
shake paare He who ta
my nnrse steals 50 but saakespa
arf.tE t...t t.5s sa - Uyrff ially ~ fis
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-04-14

kepeaHe a, he Who atea
my pane steals 81 but saakespaa
didn't buy hia Sc AZ WELLER So
WEBER don't trash
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-01-07
Talk of Assassinating Cover
nor Bushnell, of Ohio.
1T is A CAMPAIGN LIE.
A Cincinnati Paper Starts Startling
RumOr About a Plot to Assassi-
nate Bushnell for His Stand Against
Hanna.

CINCINNATI, O., Jauusry 7.-Ar
af ernoon paper publishes the follow
ng from Columbus:
The most startling rumor in conpec
ion with the present senatorial fight
was started late last night. It was to
tne effect that a plot had been dis.
covered to a. sassinate Gov. Bushnell.
When the rumor reached the headquar-
ters of the anti-Hannaites it ere ated
the bigR est kind of a sensat'o on. Gov
erDor Bushnell said:
81 have heard there were threats of
violence being made against me. but 1
have paid but little attention to
them.''
1t is thought at the Hanna head
quarters that it was simply rumor
from the anti-Hannaites to create ex
cite ment for the governor. Brice
democrats are working hard to keep
the democrats away from the session
1t they can keep twenty away Hanna
wins. as q majority present will elect.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, January THE
committe in charge of the democratic
state hes dquarters have sent out an ad-
dress to the people .of Ohio attacking
Hanna and calling upon all democrats
20 remain true Calvin S. Brice is also
denounced as a traitor and is charged
with he ing ia league with Haups. The
republican state conn mittee hrs issued
cell for mass meeting at Columbu
on Monday next to protest against the
fight by the republican anti-Hanna
people.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-01-07
w. H. T. DURRANT.

1925 he took his stand on the trap.
Amos Lurd, the hsngman, was r. ady
aud awaited the signal. The word
s'ready" was given, there was swish,
the trap dropped, the rope frightened
and William Henry Durrant swung
to the end. The execution was per-
feet, the moose had been properly aG-
jus.ed and after swinging for five
minutes the doctors stepped forwa' d
extinct. The tragedy was ended.
All night long Mr.. and Mrs. Durra, t
were rest ess over their sons fate aud
could not sleep. He, however, slept
well and ate hearty breakfast of
beefsteak, eggs, etc. When a few
minutes before the execution word
came that the supreme court had
denied him a writ OF hab as corpus
Durract blanched. heaved sigh, and
express ed resiP nation to his fate.
The murder of Blanche Lamont was
the foulest and one of the most remark
able crimes of the century. w. H.
Theodore D 'rrant was medical stu
deut. He was we'll advanced in his
studie S: a cool, collected young mao
who stood by the dissecting table i'm
movable, He was not liked by his
fellow students, who tole rated him in
the lecture rooms, but shuDn ne1 him in
their amusements. One morning in
April, 1895, the city of San F. aucisco
was aroused with ths news that an
awful crime had been cosamitted in
the Emanuel Bapti churc~. Miss
Minnie Williams, yOung school girl
who at tended the church was found in
the pas 'or's study. murdered. There
was no clue to the perpetrator of the
deed. Detectives went to wors
on the case and in few
days another body was found
high up in the belfray. She proved e
be he friend and school rate Of Mimi,
Williams ard he" name was BLANCHE
Lamont. She had hem missing abou
ten days when found. She vas en-
til ely nude and after dilligent se,rcl
| her clnthiog was found hid in differen
parts of the bell tower. The tindin,
of the second body dead in the sam
church a, oused the city and the detec
tires were doub'y dilligeDt in ferre,
ing out the perpetrator of the crime
| Circumst apcial evidence pointed t
Theodore Durrant as the murderer i
both instances as he had been the as
sociate of the two murG cred girls.
Theo, Durrapt was not only medics
student, but also a militiamap, an
when the crime was laid at is door h
was absent from the city with u mil
tary corp When the d te ectives start
ed after him he was not fed by billie
graphic signals. that some one in tn
party was wanted for murder. Fl
made no attempt to es .ape' and mad
no sign that he was a guilty rart,
When arrested he was cool a. d co'lec
ed. He was carried hack tc s. Fra
cisco and a:H ass asserted his innocenc,
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-01-07
To Swear in the Queen.

THE HAGUE, January 7.-Although
eight months elapse before the date
secided upon for Queen Wilhelmina' g
taking the oath of accession in the
new church of Amsterdam, active
preparations for the ceremonial have
already been inaugurated. The invi.
tations to foreign powers and repub-
lies which are to be inscribed upon
vellum elaborately incased are already
in the hands of the engravers. The
commis sion appointed to make tb q
general arrangements for the event
will meet weekly until Nav when the
members will sit daily. The various
munioi paltties are also considering e
plans for the celebration of the zocca-
sion apd it has already been about
decided upon th at there will be an err
tire week of holiday and festivi'y y
thr ghOut the N: therlands.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-01-07
.DURRANT
HANGED.
He Declared His Innocence
to the Last.
HE DIED WITHOUT FEAR.
The Murderer of Blanche Lamont and
Minnie Williams Paid the Penalty
on the GallOws at San Quintin To
day.
HE DIED WITHOUT FEAR.

WASHINGTON. January Tn less
than three minutes after the supreme
court assembled today Mr.. L. P. Board
man, counsel for Theodore Durrant,
arose aud made application for writ
of habeas corpus for his client. The
court room was crowded to it's full
capacity. There was death-like still
ness during the reading of the petition
of the young man who p' 'eaded so hard
ecution of Durrant. The court retired
for consultation and at 1890 denied the
application.
SAN QUENTIN, January THE end
of long, sensational and wo-ld famous
trial has come and Theodore Durrant
was swung into terni'y at I0:27 this
morni g eA ii ton of the crime of
numbering Blanche Lamont. in
Emanuel Baptist church in San Fran
ciscoin April, 1895.
At 1922 Mr.. and Mrs. Durrant bid
farewell to their son and left the cor
ridor of the Jail.
Preparations for the execution be-
gan Immediately. Durrant's arms
we're strapped and in moment the
death march to the gallows began.
Father Logan stood on the right of
the condemned man and said prayers
for the repOse of the mans soul who
was on his way to meet death. Over
one hundred people had been admitted
70 the gallows room and as the time ar
rived for the execution all eyes were
fixed on the door directly behind the
ga lows and absolute silence reigned.
At last the door swung open and the
procession marched to the gallows
No time was lost as it was the wish of
the condemned man that the execution
be hurried through. sDurrant stepped
bravely upon the scaffold and in
calm, cold. del' 'berate manner ar
nouno ed bis Innocence of the crime for
which he was being executed. At
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-01-07
New Mexico National Banks.

Comptroller of the Currency Dawes
has made an abstract of reports of the
condition December Is of the SIX na-
'1onal banks in New Mexico. It shows
hat stree the date of the last report,
October 5, the average reserve held
has decreased from 33,57 per cent to
30 50 per cent, The loans apd discounts
have increased from 81 ,551 OH to Sl,-
5S4, ,S3S. the reserve held decreased
from s95S. AIS, to 1885,. .O50, of which
the gold holdings increased from S109,-
Ola to Sl26, $50, total resources increas-
ed from S4, 1888, 99S to 81 ,224, ,023. The
deposits decreased from So, 944, 556 to
S9I6 764
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-01-07
1kmS Avn {
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w. ]. Cox left today for the west.

w. ]. Cox left today for the west.
George Scarborough is in town today
with J. D. Milton.
Ex-Deputy Marshal Mcmahon re-
turned to Tucson this afternoon.
o. G. Allen and family of Montana
are at the Pierson for the winter.
D. L. Cresswell has returned to Fort
Hancock after two years absence
in Benton, La.
John N. Thacker, chief field detec-
tive for Wells, Fargo & Co., is in tho
city accompanied by his son.
Chief Engineer Campbell of the
White Oaks went out on the line today
to be gone q week. He will go to the
Jarillas.
Judge Walthal, Clerk Escajeda and
District Attorney Dean have gone to
Eastlaud in atte ndsnce on tie Miller
murder trial.
w 81. Constable. the popular COM
mission man of Ell Paso, who is bette
known as Harry" spent yesterday in
the ecity.-Albuouerque Democrat.
Ed. E. Levy, a former resident of
this city, but of late years residing at
Hamilton, w. Va, is in town, and can
h reafter be found with the Ell Paso
Grocery Co.
The widow of the late Senator Hearst
passed through last night on the Sun
set, in her private car, en- route to San
Francisco. She gave Mike Branuigan
cordial reception while at his station.
Mrs. James L. Mckay and son, of
Oakland, Cal, will be down in q few
days enroute to Zacstecss, Mexico, to
join the husband and father, who for
two years past has been in charge of Ell
BOte mill.
Assistant General Manager McKfrch-
per, of the Mexican Central and wife,
accompanied by Manager Nickerson's 3
son, arrived from the north this morn
ing, and will continue south to the City
of Mexico.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-01-07
Non-Partisan w, C. IT. u.

COLUMBUS, O., January THE
eighth annual convention of the
Woman's Non-Parti tisan Christian Tenn
psrauce Union, an organization antag-
onistic to the Institution preside d
over by Mics Frances Willard, opened
here today with large attendance Ct
delegates. Mrs. Annie Wittepmyer Of
Pennsylvania, we'll known for her ac-
tive work 10 the Woman's Relief Corps
auxiliary to the Grand Army, il the ne-
tional president of the organization;
and Mrs. Helen ]. Pipney of Cleve-
land: also known as vigorous worker
in various movements, is the general
Secre ary.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-01-07
AFREE SILVER BILL.
1t is introduced in the Senate and Ad-
vOcated by Senator Teller.

| WASHINGTON, Jan. TN the senate
Mr.. Allen offer a resolution stating
that the United States, without wait
ing for the consent of other nations,
shall begin hereafter to continue the
fres and unlimited coinage of silver at
the ratio of J6 to /; that such coipage
shall be supplement ed by a safe aud
sound rational paper money iesued di-
| rectly by the government without the
Intervention of the banks. Mr.. Allen
read q prepared speech in advocacy of
the resolution. Mr.. Teller followed.
He said he did not propose to discrss
the financial commission in q gene raj
way, but wanted to call atsenIi 10
newspaper statement that siiv,r
advocates were forcing q split be-
tween the president and the secretary
of the treasury. He said it was not go;
the silver question was not q personal
one. Referring to the international
failure had been officially declared.
If anybody had lingering hope that
Great Britain would agree to anything
that would bring about bimetallism
they had better give it up as failure
was the result, which was not the fault
of the WOlc0tt commission. Continuing
his speech Mr.. Teller said he had been
convinced that any further attempt at
bimetallism was farce.
1T is no time" he exclaimed, 'sthat
this great country shall do what it's
sympathies dictate? It is not time to
say take hands off that beautiful
island of Cuba, you have
already killed one third of it's popu-
latiop, you must now stop on the mo-
ment? The dividends, the prices of
bonds and stock and fear of war pre-
vent cur doing that. I did not vote
for the arbitration treaty and have
been branded in public sermon as q
ma favoring war. 1 voted not because
want war. but because that treaty
was an indecent attempt on the part of
last administration and the Br..ish-
government to bind the hands of this
body and the American people. voted
against it because l realized that
there are Infinitely worse things than
war; because knew as q student of
history that nation that loses warlike
habits never maintained independence.
don't believe there will be q war If
We put our hands on Cuna, but If war
lid come from it, let war come. The
party is in power. 1 attack
t.. First-on the ground that it is
gold standard party and 1 will destroy
t IL l can" Mr.. Teller pronounced
,he sentence with extreme bitterness.
Il hope to see it down in 1900: I will
10 everything 1 can to bring it to
grief My quarrel is not with the ad-
but with the republican
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-01-07

His trial lasted for three months and
was one of the longest crimiu al leg a.
battles that was ever fought out in the
courts of this country. He was con.
victed aid sentenced to death. Then
began legal war in the higher cour ts.
He wss again sentenced. His attorneys
carried the case to the supreme court
of the United S ates and the decision
there was against him. An attempt
was made to reopen the case and this
again failed. The governor of Califor-
mia was appealed to for reprieve and
| then the casA was ca rried to the q nited
States supreme court on a writ OF
habeas corpus. The decisi n was rem
dered this morning and was adverse TO
Durrant. This sealed his doom.
He was launched into eternity ac-
cording to due process of law after one
to the greatest battles to escape the
gallows in the history CT America.
Consoled a"d supported by Father
Logan, the Roman Catholic priest,
Who but few moments befoi had sd-
ministered extreme unction, the mu,-
sumed or natural look of q martyr on
his face mounted the gallows. He
stepped on the box and awaited the
end as though he were watching dis
section in the school where he atte d.
ed before bis -est. Before the black
cap was ADJUSTED ana AFTER the de-
puties had finished their work of
tying his legs, he signifed his with
to say a few words. Stepping to tie
front of the gallows, the priest by h s
side, Durrant spoke his last words n
earth. In low quivering tone,
just as he might have asked his
anatomical demonstator q sim
pie question, be d. clared that he
was innocent and that the sta.e WIS
committing a judicial murder. Con-
cluding his br eff talk he stepped back |
md took his place upon the trap. The |
rops was dropped over his head, the |
moose properly placed and the black |
cap adjus'. d. During this trying Or
deal, with no apparent assumption of
the bravado, the murderer held up
Not a quiver of legs or
arms or body, or usual heaving of
breast being discernable. A few COL
soling words from the priest, the |
word 'sreedy" was given, there was q
swish and the great tragedy was end
I'd.
AS he had lived, or assumed to live
since his incarceration, he died brave
y and without any of customary signs
Of fear of the gallows: no declaration
that he was saved that he was going to
heaven.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-01-07
Silver Market.
NEW YORK, January 7.-Silver 55a

A London special says: The arch
bishop of Canterbury, by his public
announcement that he is opposed to
the marriage of divorced persons, ard
that he has given orders to his Wears
general to issue no more licenses for
such marriages, has placed himself in
fragrant opposition and in state of
defiance TO the laws of the land, q sit
ration which cannot be regarded as
otherwise than somewhat peculiar for
the primate of all England, who is the
principal non-royal subject of the
queen.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-01-07
Gen. Booth Will Visit Us.

NEW YORK, January "A London
cable dispatch say, that General Will
liam Booth, commandec-in-chief OF the
Salvation Army, sails tomorrow for
this city. He propo .es to make an ex-
tended inspection of the army posts in
the United Sta'es ard Canada, after
hich he spends several weeks in this
city in the hope of bringing about "a
res; ora tion OF amicable relations with
his son.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-01-07
More Cubun Butcheries.

NEW YORK, January IA special
to the Sun today from Havana gives
the details of the forcible death of
Enrique Villegss, wife and eight chill
dren, in a small Cuban hospital near
Jancti Spiritus. Villegas had served
i'll and sent to the hospital where his
family joined him. On Deoember 90
wher he was practically dying a band
|of Span ish guerrill,s, swept down on
the hospital and with mache' as butcher
ed Villegas and bis entire family.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-01-07
The Scalping Bill.

WASHINGTON, January THE
hearing on the antf-scalping bill was
resumed before the senate Interstate
commerce committee this morning
The indications are the bill will be
favorably reported on by the commit
tee.
The Delegate civil service feature Of
the legislative appropriation bill in
the house was continued during entire
session.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-01-07
Claims the Jury was Drunk.

will be made to save the life of Martin
Thorn the,condemned murderer of Gull
densuppe. It is alleged the jury held
high revels after court. spending accord
inel official bills, $40 for.board, S239 for
wine and $18o cigars. Thorn's lawyer
will therefore urge new trial claim
tug the jury was drunk and unfit to
hear testimony.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-01-07
Suspected Murderer Hang

BOSTON, Jan. John O'Neil. sus-
pected of the murder of Miss Hattie
McCloud of Shelburn Fails, who was
four in field robbed, outraged and
murdered, was hanged at 1O:41 this
morning in the Jail at Greenfi Id.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-01-07
Have got a ".Iinch."

PARIS. January THE Liberty de-
clares tie official gazette in 1S43 pub
lished note announcing the fact that
the French vessel ad taken possession
of Cl'pperton Island, and nobody o.
tested against such action.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-01-07
Naval Engineers.

NEW YORK, January THE annual
meeting of the American society of
Naval Engineers opened today at the
Colum bian university with a large at
tendance Of memb bers from q number of
states. Today's session was devoted to
the reading and discussion of papers,
which we're referred to special COM
mittee which late in the day will an
nOunce q prize award.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-01-07
Miners Blown UD.

TELLURIDE, Col, January Two
miners, named Goldsworthy and Par
sons, were blown up last night, by the
premature discharge in the Smuggler
Uoirn mine. Their recovery is doubt
fut. Parsons eyesight is gone.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-01-07
Miss Waite Attempts Snicide

WASHINGTON, D. c., January T.
Miss Mary Waite, daughter of ex-Gov-
ernor Waite, of Colorado, ATTEMPTED
suicide here this morning by taking
strychnine. This was her fourth at.
qempt, She has melau cbolia.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-01-07
Chemical Works Burned.

GLASGOW, January THE chemical
works of Patrick & Company were
burned today. During the fire a tre-
mendous explosion occurred. caused by
the chemicals stored in the works.
which resulted in the death of four
firemen and serious injuries of two
others. The loss is over q quarter of a
million.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-01-07

The visiting Choctaws and Chicka-
saws are being shown around today
and posted on the local methods of
farming. They are very close
mouthed, and will not give out any in
formation.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-01-07
Nominations UnfavorabIy Reported Or

WASHINGTON, January TN SUD-
port of the home rule principle the
senate com mite e on Indian affairs made
an adverse report on the following no.
minati rs as Indian agents: Chas. Nc
Nichols, Ed. Goldberg, to California
agencies, Charles Keyese, to Arizona,
F. ed B. Springs, to Nevada agency.
McNichols is frcm Illinois, Goldberg
from Kansss and Keyese from Texas
The committee were almost unanimous
in the report.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-01-07
Guilty of Murder.

ST LOUIS. January 7-Wellig, on
trial of killing his sweetheart, Pauline
Rosenthal, in February last, was ad-
judged guilty of murder in the second
degree and sentenced to 25 years in the
pepitentiary,
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-01-07

The senate will have the appoint
ment OF 730 pOstmasters.on its hands
for confirmation during the present
month.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-01-07
Dynamite Explosion.

CHICAGO. January IA premature
explosion Of dynamite in the partially
built sewer on Humboldt aud Central
Park, avenue At noon caused the death
Of ore man, and fatal Injury to two
others,
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-01-07

Over 1OO, 900 sheep were shipped out
of Arizona from September IA to Oct
tOber.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-01-07

Nicaragua has passed a law ex-
cluding from that country all classes OF
Chinese,
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-01-07

Sedgwick Creamery butter, 25 cents
per pound at Price Bros.