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The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-02-27
At NAVY DEPARTMENT.
Secretary Long Thinks the Situa-
ton Looks Much Better.

WASHINGTON, Feb. % Secretary
Long enjoyed sound sleep last night.
the first he has had for some time, and
he felt So much refreshed this mcrn-
ing that he decided TO abandon his pro-
posed stsence from the Navy Depart
nent aLc continue at his duties. So
ne was carly at his desk and in consul
tation with Assistant Secretary Roose-
welt and Captain Crowninshield of he
Navigation Bureau. As TO the outlook.
he SAID he thought things We're look
ing mach better.
he said the public ought not 70 be
under any misrepresentation with regard
to naval movements; that so far they
had mostly been the ordinary dispoSi-
tons which are made from time 10
time. For instance. the shipping Of
guns - New York 70 supply the Chi
cago 81 other vessels which are un-
der reconstruction there. and they
would have gone in any event. The
gun factory az Washington is whore
they are made, and they are sent 10
various points as the occasion requires.
So, too. the call for more men, he Said.
IS simply the revival Of the recommen-
dation in his annual report.
ms statement by the Secretary EVIL
IDENTIFY was made 10 allay the impress
sion caused by the reports OF heavy
shipments Of guns from the washiug-
ton navy yard and other warlike meas
ures. The movements of some of the
warships. such as the Detroit ana
Marb!es.oad. towards Kay West. had al
ready been shown to have been in ac-
cordance with orders. not only made.
but published in the newspapers as
well, before the Maine disaster. so tibet
the Seeretary's explanation on this
point is only confirmafory of the state
nents Of the subordinate officials Of the
Navy Department..
The telegraph brought news This
morning OF the arrival at Key West Of
the two vessels named. the Detroit
coming from Mobile where She vas
sent 10 participate in the mardi Sras
festivities. and the Marbiehead from
New Orleans. where she Went for q SIM
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-02-27

through the friends Of keyes.s one of.
the victims TO the State Depart ment
for permission TO have MS remains
brought to the United states. Reyes
remains had already been inferred for
several days, his body being among the
first to be recovered. The request was
referred to Consul-General Lee. who
has just replied to the State Depart
ment that the Spanish law forbids the
elimination of dead bodies. This legal
obstacle. in addition to the other Sc
rious objections that have been made
to the removal of bodies. such as the
danger Of bringing contagion into the
country, the impossibility Of accurately
identifying the remains and other rea-
sons, viii probably be sufficient it IS
thought, to deter further applications
of the kind.
Judge Advocate General Lelnly has
received a telegram from A. w. Hum
phrey, President of the Boston Tow
boat Company, one Of the concerns en-
gagged in the wrecking of the Maine,
stating that the big tug Underwater
sailed from Boston yesterday for Ha-
yana to join the Merritt Company's
boat now at that place. The Under
writer is to stop at New York on her
way south and pick up the Merritt &
Chapman floating derrick Chief, and
later the big derrick Monarch will fol-
low The principal function Of the
latter craft, which is specially engaged
at large expense, Will be to undertake
to lift eff the turrets and big guns of
the Maine, weight beyond the capac-
ity of the smaller derricks to handle
No word has yet come from the Court
OF Inquiry at Havana touching the time
when they Will leave Havana.for Key
West, nor, in fact, has the court been
heard from in any manner since the last
published report
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-02-27

ionists and the Liberals, under the IT,
ties of .'Moderates" and ..Progressives.
Both sides have been attempting to
draw an analogy between the opposi-
tons aims and those of Tammany Hail.
parading Tammany as an awful exam
pie Of the corruption which may be ex-
pected in London when the other fellow
gets in power. Barrels of money are
being spent on both sides. Gangs of
roughs have been hired to break up
meetings. and hundreds OF disreputa-
bles are being brought into London to
impersonate voters who are at present
at sea or otherwise incapacitated from
voting in person.
James Bryce, member of Parliament
for the south division of Aberdeen,
Liberal, author of The American Conn
nonwealth," etc. and the President OF
the Board of Trade in the Rosapary
Ministry, has been in the thick OF the
fight telling every one what he knows
about Tammany.
Referring to the charge of Sir Jonn
Lubbock. NJ. p, for London University
Liberal Jrionist, that the extravaganza
of the municipal government of New
York under Tammany is due to COM
mercial enterprise and financial spacu-
lations he said: "a more strictly prae-
teal BODY OF men than the boss ard
his henchmen have not existed in the
world. whether for salaries or jobs.
The campaign is not lacking in anus
ing incidents. John Burns. the LABOR
leader in a recent speech referred to
the peeresses who have been canvas
sing n tie Battersea district as scent
ed DeliIahs.' On Tuesday after a hard
days canvass, Lady Denbigh dropped
into The London County Council tea
room to set a cup Of tea. Mr. Burns
was IN an adjoining room and Lord
DenbiSa, slapping him on the shoulder
invited him into the tea room. to The
delight CT all the councillors, and said.
ALLOW me to introduce you to one OF
the scented Delilahs. " Lady Denbigh
shook hands heartily with the disoom-
fitted air. Burns. and thanked him for
all the nice remarks he had been max
ing about her.
BY the way, Mr.. Burns scented De-
lilahs" include the Duchess of St. AL
bans the Marchioness of Londonderry
the Warehouses of Bristol, the Count
ess of Denbigh. the Countess OF Jersey
<NSAi-eNs77 w q WIS CIV N<OuiAOtSS &SttJ-
gan the Countess of Onslow. the Count
ess of SeIbourne and host of high
born society DANES.
The Est of candidates for seats in the
London County Council is interesting
'and ought to make the new Council a
second Guild Chamber The candidates
include nine peers. four sons of peers,
ten Barons, three Privy Councillors
eight officers and members of the House
of Commons and clergymen in prcfu-
sion, twenty gentlemen" a spring
ling of doctors and lawyers
Great Importance is attached to the
proposal TO decentralize the War Or
fee by comforting larger financial and
initiative powers upon general officers,
/ thus ohviating constant reference 20
the War Office. Another reform is the
resumption of big manauvers which
were dropped twenty-six years ago. The
additional cost Will be $2000,00 annu-
ally.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-02-27
Recommended for Promotion.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 26.-After hav-
ing been pronounced physically unfit
for promotion by one Naval Board, tao
sound to be retired by another, and
physically qualified for promotion by
a third board, Captain Henry 3. Robe
son. commandant of tho Portsmouth
IN H) Navy Yard has at last been
recommended by the President fer pro-
motion, and will succeed TO the vacan-
cy in the grade of Commodore to be
created by the retirement this month
of Admiral Selfridge.
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DOES NOT LOOK FOR WAR.
a Lcldon journal Things There Is
No Prospect OF II.

LONDON, Feb. 26.-The Pail Mall
Gazette" this afternoon says:
In spite of all manner of reports, we
cannot for the life of US see any i'm
mediate prospect of war between Spain
and the United States There is ALSO
lutely no evidence that anything but
an accident occurred. Even those who
stick to the torpedo explanation conf
IDENTIFY attribute it to a fiendish and
irresponsible fanatic. In that case Spain
would Instantly right herself by MAX
ing amends. There is one thing es-
sential for the American administra-
tonic keep it's head-and that it
seems to be doing"
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-02-27
REINDEER FOR ALASKA.
The Herd Arrives st New York
From Norway.

ST PAUL. Feb. ga private mes
sage from New York says the steamer
Manitoba arrived in New York from
the port of Alton, in Northern Norway,
with a party of ninety three Laplanders
and $50 reindeer destined for Alaska
They viii be carried across the con-
tinent by order of the Government by
the Pennsylvania, Milwaukee and Great
Northern Railways to Seattle, and
thence to Alaskan Coast points. to en-
gage in the work of carrying in sup
plies TO miners.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-02-27
Murder in the First Degree.

PHILADELPHIA. Feb. 26-Alexis
Churkoff was to-day convicted of muir
der in the first degree for the killing
of George e. Hass in December last.
He was Assistant superintendent Of
dental mandatory in Frankfort, and
had refused Churkoff work Churkoff
is a Russian, ard believed to be an an
archist.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-02-27
LEE NOT ALARMED.
Pays Little Attention to REPORTS of
Threatened Assassination.

KEY WEST fF'la), Feb. %. The
United States Coast Survey steamer
Bache arrived here this morning from
Havana. She had on board four of the
Names wounded Two of them were
Well enough to walk.
Admiral Sicard to-day explained the
deIarture yesterday OF Commando West
for Havana. There is nothing par
tieUlarly significant about it, he said
Commander West asked my permission
to run over to Havana TO talk with
Captain Siesbee and the officers of the
court cf inquiry Commander West
as chief Of my staff. has ali the papers
in the case. and we keep in close touch
with what is going on at Havana.
Continued on Fifth Page.)
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-02-27
A Warning to Agrar;ans.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2G-Consu1
General Frank K. Mason, at Frank
fort, has transmitted TO the State De
partment significant publication from
one OF the leading German papers,
warning the Agrariaas in that country
against pressing their warfare upon
United States products and pointing
out the stimulation of the beet-sugal
industry in the States as one of the
most dangerous results Of that policy.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-02-27
Alaskan Indians for Scouts.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2G.-The War
Department has telegraphed General
Merriam at Vancouver Barracks. au-
tnorizing him to enlist 100 Alaskan In
dams for service as scouts TO the Gov
eminent relief expedition. General Mez-
Ram has telegraphed the Department
that Colonel Anderson. with four COM
panies of the Fourteenth Infantry.
sailed yesterday from Seattle for Dyea
to MAINTAIN law and order at that and
neignboring points in Alaska
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-02-27
Cricket Game at SYDNEY.

SYDNEY IN. S. W., Feb. 26.-In the
final test match between the visiting
English. cricketers and the Australian
players. which began to-day, the Eng
lishmen batted first. and at the close
of play scored 301 runs for five wick
cts down.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-02-27

FOREST CITY Ga.). Feb. 26-Fire
broke out in the business portion of
Buffalo Center, a town of 500 inhahi-
tants, destroying six of the best build
ings. and for while threatened the
entire town. Loss about $4,000; in
surance unknown.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-02-27
Money Order System in China.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 26.-China has
at last been supplied with a money or
der system. and the regulations have
been reported TO the State Department
by United States Minister DENLY, at
Pelzin.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-02-27
SpAIN'S HOLD ON
CUBA FAST WANING,
Insurgents Would be Granted Al
most Any Concession,
II They Will Lay Down Their Arms, That
Peace May be Restored.

Gould EveH Demand That Spain be
Satisfied With the Flag Alone
as IN Emblem of Her Sow
ereisnty, ana That They Take
Possession OF the Fortresses and
Maintain an Army and Navy of
Their Own.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-02-27
Condition OF the Treasury.

WASHINGTON. Feb. &c - To-day's
statement OF the condition Of the treas
ury shows: Available cash balance,
$22o. e9l, 25o; gold reserve, $167, 476, POI.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-02-27

Continued on Fifth Page.)
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-08-05
Texas & Pacific
EXCURSIONS.
mo Trouble to Answer Questions"
mo Trouble to Answer Questions"

Omaha, Neb. and return, account EXposi-
ton Thirty-day tickets, sos. Tickets good
for return until November II, 5000.
III paso TO Palestine and Return--August
and 4; return limit August 10; $3.50. Ac-
count Grand Council Improved Order OF Red
Men.
FL Paso to Cameron Tex, and Return
August si--22: return limit August -; 81. 10.
Account state Baptist Sunday School Con-
vention aud II, Y. Il. u. (colored) meeting.
FL Paso To Galveston and Return--A August
3; return limit August :; SO. 20. Account
United Confederate Veteran Reunion,
I'll PaSo To indianapolis. Ind, and Return
August Is and 10; hnal limit August ~, with
privilege extension TO sept. 10; al. 20. &C
count Grand Encampment knights of Pythias
and Suprime Grand Lodge session.
III Paso TO Dallas and Return--August ~
and 70; siS. 10. Good returning until August
.. Account state Convention ofthe Prohibi-
ton party.
FL Paso to st. Louis and Return--July y
Aug. .; Aug. 1919; Aug. 3i-Sept. q; limits Aug.
n, Aug. ~. sept. u, respectively. Certificate
plan, account meeting Interstate Merchants
Association; th2 30.
Fl Paro to Chicago and Return--Aug. sill;
Sept. s-lb; Oct. 2SNov. =. Return limits,
Aug. %, sept. 20 Nov. l., respectively. Certi-
Merchants Association; $50 80
Tourist Cars from FL Paso VIA TT. Worth
and kansas.City To Chicago every Thursday.
These cars are Clean, Well Furnished and
Cool; especially adapted To summer Travel.
Tickets are now on sale from FL Paso to
Mineral Wells-the Great Texas Health Re-
sort-at s2f.6O, good for sixty days from date
a. w. MONTAGUE. Depot Ticket Agt., or
-, II. Il. DARBYSHIRE,
No ii5 El Paso street. FL Paso Texas.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-08-05

If every man could live an out door life
passing his time with gun and fishing rod
and canoe, there would be less illness in
the world. Unfortunately, the demands of
modern civilization will permit very few
men to live this ideal healthful life
Many men have to pass the day shut up
in offices and stores, and the nights in close
apartments in crowded cities. They get
little outdoor exercise. One of the results
of this unhealthy, sedentary living is the
awful prevalence of that dread disease
consumption. One-sixth of all the deaths
each year are due to this relentless enemy
Formerly physicians pronounced this dis
ease incurable. 1t Is now generally known
that there Is a marvellous medicine that for
the past thirty years has been curing con-
sumption almost without a failure II is
DIR. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery II
cures oS per cent. of all cases of consume
ton, bronchitis. asthma larvneitis and
other diseases of the air-passages 1t is the
great re-builder. 1t tears down carries off
and excretes old, inert tissues and replaces
them with the firm tissues of health II
restores the lost appetite and makes the
digestion perfect
Four years ago had attack of grip that
left my throat and lungs i'll a bad condition -
writes Mrs. Mary Hartman. of 500 Harker St
Mansfield. Ohio. The doctor said I had dis
of the throat and bronchial tubes / con
unued to grow worse. | had pain in the upper
part of my chest and severe cough which
grew worse at night and in the morning with
heavy expectoration | would cough nm mat
terry scabs, after which | would experience a
burning and smarting sensation in my throat
took the doctors prescriptions without mum
Der, but they did me good / took sixteen
bottles OF cod liver oil and was a. bad a. ever l
then took five bottles of Dr. Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery, and three of the Pellets.
joy good health and have taken no medicine for
over six months"
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-08-05
T y 1 Tx
*s y! II

A new plan to prevent brokers from
manipulating excursion tickets may be
adopted by the railroads in the Cen
trail Passenger association at the reg
ular monthly meeting, to be held next
Thursday at Chicago, says the
ness done nowadays by brokers is in
the return coupons of tickets sold q t
low rates for big conventions, expOsi-
lions, reunions and like gath
erings. The railroads require pur-
chasers OF these tickets to sign their
names to a contract, binding them to
present the return coupon to an agent
OF the railways for Endorsement. Many
persons who intend to travel but one
way buy the round trip excursion tick
cts with the intention of selling the
return coupons to brokers at the best
price possible. The person who buys
the return coupon from a broker can
not use it until he has presented it for
Endorsement &c the agent of the
railways. When he attempts
to sign the name of the
original purchaser of the ticket
the fact is discovered in almost every
case, and the railway agent renders
the ticket worthless by stamping it
Not Endorsed" in big letters. Usual
ly the purchaser of the ticket can get
the money back from the broker, but
in some cases he can not. 1t is known
that sometimes the broker sends one of
his clerks or friend to secure the in
dorsement of the agent of the railways
on the return coupons, the person sent
having practiced writing the signature
of the original purchaser until none
but an expert could distinguish the
forgery,
1t is to publish the brokers, through
their agents. for working this scheme
that the Central association lines pro-
pose to have their join agents made
notaries, so they can compel the per-
son presenting return coupons for in
dorsement to make an affidavit that
he is the original purchaser of the
ticket. The railroads think that after
a few brokers or their agents have been
convicted of perjury they will stop
dealing in excursion tickets.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-08-05
DIR. v. R. REGISTER,
Chief Consulting Physician to the
New Cure Medical and
Surgical Institute
of Hot Springs, Ark, has permanently
located in FL Paso on account
OF climatic advantages.

In offering his professional services to
the publsc, he laysiclaim to two medical
diplomas, gold medals for excellency in
medical studies, two years experience
and association with eminent specialists
in'Philadelphia and New York cities.
Also, five years association and exper-
fence with leading specialists at Hot
Springs, Ark. He Is discoverer and
perfector of New Cures tor Diseases
of Women and the originator of q new
System of treatment for Diseases of
the Blood, Tumors, Ulcers, Cancers
and Scrofula, and all inflammatory
Conditions of the Eye, Ear. Nose and
Throat.
DR.. REGISTER maintains that in
this advanced age of medical skill and
discoveries, every physician who has
made important discoveries or is in
possession of special skill and advan-
tages, should make it known through
the public prints. His extensive
experience, with the advantage of COM
bined skill from his associates, gusran-
tees to sufferers in FL Paso and vicinity
the very best treatment known to med
ical science. All Sufferers from any
cause should call in person or write
and get an honest expert opinion.
Afflicted women are especially request
ed to investigate DIR. Registers new
cure for their sex, A home treatment.
References to cures of prominent
people all over the Southwest-many
in FL Paso, CONSULTATION FREE.
OFFICE
PRUDENTIAL BLOCK, Upstairs.
Cor. FL Psso & San Francisco SITS.
Opp. Grand Central Hotel.
HoURS:-9 a. m. to u m, 2 to 4, and
toSp. m.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-08-05
A. o. u. w. War Assessment.

The Ancient Order OF United Work
men has sent out notices of special
assessment on all members OF that Or
der in the United States to cover the
death rates Of members of the organiza::
ton who have met death in the pres
emit war. The assessment is compulsory.
Each full rate member is required to
pay 80 cents and each half member 81
cents. 1t is estimated that between
Sl5O, 900 and $4,000 will be raised by
this assessment. On the length of the
war and the death rate depends wheth-
er more special assessments will be
called
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-08-05
UNIFORMS OF SOLDIERS.
Austrian. Gray is the Least Fatal
Color.

Washington Star.
Tine criticisms of the new summer
uniforms for the army, and especially
against the canvas uniforms designed
by General Miles," explained an army
officer to Star reporter. ARE nearly
all made in ignorance of facts and re-
quirements of facts in the case. Near
ly everything in connection with the
army has been reduced to
cold statistics, and it is these that gov
ern such matters rather than theories.
The ideal uniform should be suitable
for the season and the place and cir
cumstauces under which it is worn.
The color should be that which mostly
resembles that of dried grass, SO that
soldiers wearing it would be as little in
evidence as possible. The red and
glaring uniforms of the British soldier
of years ago has been entirely discard
ed by that government, for the reason
that it too clearly indicated the wearer
to an enemy. 1t proved to be the most
fatal color that has yet been devised.
On the other hand, statistics prove
that the Austrian gray is the least
fatal. Where seventeen soldiers
wearing the British red fell
by the bullets of an enemy only seven
who wore rifle green, six and half
who wore brown, and five who wore
VIC @huSoi lou olulSh gray lSll. NTcQGr-
a. Robert f. Lee, who made an inves-
tigatiOn into this matter when he was
in charge of West Point, before the
war of the rebellion, made a report in
favor of gray as the color for uniforms
and ever since then the cadets at
West Point have worn uniforms of
that color. 1t was also for this same
reason that General Lee adopted the
gray-colored uniform for the confed-
crate army. The crack regiments of
the country, the eth regiment, of New
York, the 9TH regiment, of Maryland,
and others wore gray uniforms before
Inc war In consequence of
Gen. Lees report. There is no doubt
that soldiers are hit in battle accord
ing to the color of their uniform. In
the last war the Union cause lost msny
a thousand men who would not have
been lost had the uniform been less de-
cided in color. The dark blue uniforms
worn by officers the first two wears
Of the war were especially fatal,
rs they gave sharpshooters an
easy way,tO distinguish officers. 1t is
needless to say that the dark blue was
very generally discarded by officers be-
fore the war was over, especially for
real engagement uniform. Any color
will do for parades, practice and the
like, but when it comes to fighting that
which makes the soldier less con-
spicuOus is the least fatal
for war. The new canvas uniform af-
fords less opportunities to an enemy
than any other which has ever been
designed, and from q distance an ap-
preaching army can hardly be distin-
guished by the naked eye, because
the color is so allied to that of the dri-
ed grass over which the army is
marching.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-08-05
SOUTHERN PACIFIC.
Morgan Line.
II"SUNSET ROUTE" II

The Morgan Sunset Southern
Pacific steamers will continue
to run between New York and
New Orleans, and war risk
will be assumed until further
notice, by the steamship COM
pany, at no expense to ship
pers.
Should hostiIities make it
necessary to discontinue the
steamship line, arrangements
have been perfected with the
Louisville & Nashville and
Pennsylvania companies to
handle by special service,
east and west bound freight
between originating points
west of New Orleans and New
York and seaboard points,
and the service will be un-
broken, cars running through
without transfer where prac-
ticabIe, thus insuring fast
time.
The Mallory steamship line
has discontinued for present
plying between New York and
Galveston. Shippers will
please instruct C. H. Mallory
& Co., New York, to deliver
to Sunset Morgan line any
freight in their possession, or
subsequently received Also,
route future shipments via
Morgan line.
7. {. HUNT,
Commercial Agent.
SUNSET ROUTE"
Morgan Line. FL Paso, Texas.