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The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-05-27
TORPEDO BOAT.

commanders, and had this been received
II would have been made public at once.
But lacking this, the department gave
to the vublic all it felt warranted in
giving from the facts, namely an ex-
preston of belief that the Spanish fleet
was in Santiago harbor. This has been
reinforced by the negative fact that the
fleet has been seen at no other point,
and also cumulative evidence from
London and elsewhere. Still, the word
from Sampson and Schey is being most
anxiously awaited.
An Impossible Maneuver.
Naval officers are now turning their
attention to inquiries whether 1t is pos
sible for Admiral Cervera to get out or
Santiago harbor. They hold that this
maneuver is impossible and that being
SO the career of the Spanish admiral is
al an end, so far as 1t constitutes a
menace against our ships. The British
comment that Admiral Hornby In 1875
escaped with his entire fleet from q
harbor under similar conditions, and
that Admiral Cervera should be able to
make his escape when he gets ready
70 do so is not accepted. The naval view
here is Just the contrary. 1t is pointed
ont that Admiral Hornby escaped from
an omen bay, while Admiral Cervera
must come through a narrow channel
about 300 yards wide, on which the
American searchlights will play con-
stantly. II is said that this is not mere
opinion but that naval maneuvers were
car ried on at Key West and Tortugas
a few months ago. which furnished q
positive demonstration that Admiral
Cervera cannot make an exit without
being discovered.
Were Quickly Discovered.
An officer who was on board one o.
| the American ships during the Tortu'
| gas movements says sham night at
| tack of torpedo boats was made upor
| the big battleships and cruisers. Th'
| latter were given no notice OF the pro
| iected attack, and there was no extr;
| guard such as the American ships nov
4 maintain. But every torpedo boat en-
| gagged in the attack was discovered loni
| before II was within striking distance
| of the cruisers and battleships. On
NJ the attacking torpedo boats was s
| bevildered by the searchlights that
nearly ran into cruiser The lessor
| drawn from this attack was that
night sally by an enemy was impossi
bic owing to the modern methods o
discovering an approach. 1t had show
also that the attacking fleet could no
Get within range, although they ha
come within the range Of the guns
the ships attacked 1t is said that thes
maneuvers at Tortugas and Key Yves
practically represent the situation De
fore Santiago. II Cervera sent out n
torpedo boats as scouts they would 0
detected before they had done an
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-05-27
OFF TO JOIN DEWEY.
Three Big Transports on the Way to the
Orient.

San Francisco, May 27.-Late IN the
afternoon the three big transports city
81 PICKING. City of Sydney and Austria
liza sailed for Manila with the FIRST de-
tocbment of the American army OF In.
vas,on At o'clock Brigadier General
ANDERSON signaled from the Australia
g. The CITY of Peking and the City OF
sydney to get under way. Inc slsns' ,s
r,as seen from the shore and the wait
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-05-27
Madrid Urges Cutting of Cable.

Madrid, May 27.-The newspapers here
continue to urge the cutting or the
American cable connection across the
Atlantic If the Cuban cables are sew
cred
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-05-27
Illinois Naval Reserve at Tampa.

Tampa. Fla, May PA detachment
NJ 9o5 naval reserves from Chicago has
arrived at Tampa. They left later on
the steamer Mascotte for Key West
where they probably will be assigned to
duty on board vessels of the blockading
SQUADRON. Two more vessels have been
added 10 the fleet of transports at Port
Tampa-the Clyde liners Algonquin and
yucatan. Each is fitted with hunks
and stalls. and is capable of carrying
ahout 600 men.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-05-27
Domestic Tragedy at New York.

New York. May .27.-Mary Hororka'
a Bohemian cigar maker, was sno' in
the nose and left eye at her nome py her
husband, Joseph. also a cigar MAKER
who then shot himself in the right eye.
He died soon afterwards. The woman
is diving.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-05-27
r,rs, u,ssissippi volunteers.

Jackson. Miss, May 27.-The officers
ana men composing the First Missis-
s,nni volunteers have been mustered In
90 the service Of the United States and
colonel G.. M. Govan has notified the
secretary OF war of the regiments
readiness for duty. The adjutant gen.
eral has issued orders to the companies
composing the Second regiment to moo-
ilize at jackson at once.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-05-27
General Breckinridge Pleased.

Chattanooga, May 27.-Inspector
General Breckenridge continues his work
Of inspecting the first division OF the
First corps of the army. He expresses
himself as highly pleased with every
thing so far inspected. The officer In
iured in the sham battle was Lieuten-
ant Beatty of the Sixteenth Pennsyi-
yania. He is resting well and the In
fury will leave no permanent enects'
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-05-27

In a week this force will probably be
augmented by 4,500 additional troops
This will be the nucleus of the 10000
troops to be modified here, and from
this will be taken the expeditionary
forces that will form the second column
Cor hInfila
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-05-27
is NOT OFFICIAL.
Report That Cervera's Fleet
Is Bottled Up.
NEWS ANxlOUSLY AWAITED.
No News of the Spaniards Where
abouts Received from Samp-
son or Schley.
NEWS ANxloUsLY AWAITED.

The Presence of Admiral Cervera and the
Spanish Fleet at Santiago de Cuba Made
Known to the Navy Department from a
Semi OfaciaI source-If the Fleet Is De-
stroyed the War with Spain Cannot Con-
tinue Very Long.
Key West, Fla. May 27.-The United
States gunboat Hornet came in from
the blockade. She reports everything
quiet along the line of the blockade.
The Oregon and the Marietta arrived
at Key West at 1880 in the morning.
anchoring some four OF five miles out.
near Sand Key light
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-05-27

Washington, May 27.-The naval au-
thorities have advanced another stage
in their calculations on the status of
Admiral Cervera's fleet at Santiago de
Cuba. They not only have good rea-
son to believe that he Is bottled up, but
as an officer expressed it, 'the cork is
in the bottle" and 1t is practically i'm
possible for the fleet to make an exit
from the harbor by day or night. 1t is
felt that this condition of the Spanish
fleet is not only important from the
present strategic standpoint, but Of mo-
mentous concern to the entire future OF
the war, as the crippling Of this most
effective naval force that Spain pos
sesses will leave her such scant naval
resources as to make a prolongation of
the war impossible. That Admiral Ger
vera went to Santiago and is still there
continues to be the view taken by the
navy department At the same time 1t
can now be stated that not a word has
been received from either Admiral
Sampson or Commodore Schley in off,
cial confirmation Of the existence of this
trap.
Report Was Semi -OficiaI.
1t rests now, as it did two days ago,
on a semi -official report coming to the
navy department from a source believed
to be reliable. 1t was not naval
source nor one connected with the state
department; neither did it come from
press advices. 1t was from parties hav-
ing relations with the navy department
and in a position to be accurately ad-
vised The naval authorities were ex-
tremely anxious TO secure an official
confirmation from one Of the American
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-12-26
DR.. Yandell'S Report.

DR.. Yandell seems up last week. e
smallpox report as follows:
Americans: new cases, Roberts,
Maxwell, Mahr's child, Rheinheimer's
child, and Olson IS child; ease infected
from former in family, Weidenbeck:
total Americans, 6.
Mexicans: new cases, child below
canal, child near Leon street, two chill
dren OF Temallas; cases infected from
former cases in family, child below
canal and two children in the family of
Juan Cruz; total Mexicsns, Z.
A cOlOred man by the name of Lewis
James and q Mexican on 5th street be-
between Stanton and Kan
sas streets are the on
ly new cases reported. The latter is
the first Mexican adult that has been
reported. Nearly every Mexican adult
is an immune as there are but few of
them who do not have the disease in
childhood.
MIR. Rheinheimer's children were all
vaccinated but owing to whooping
cough being among them the operation
was not repeated until successful as it
should have been. The two children
who were exposed have now been sue
cessfully vaccinated and if they take
the disease will no doubt get off light
ly.
ALI the patients are doing we'll, at
the smallpox hospital. Rascal" sis
the only dangerous case; while of the
seven cases quarantined all are getting
along nicely
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-12-26
DIVORCE
REFORM
Will Be Considered During
the Present Session Of
Dakota Law Makers
AND RUNAWAY COUPLES
Will Have A Hard Time To-
Get Married Hereafter
In the State Of
Ohio.

BISMARCK, N. D. Dec. 26-Among
the measures which will come before
the North Dakota legislature during
this session will be one providing
for more stringent divorce law. A
three years residence law is being con-
sidered.
COLUMBUS, O., Dec. 26-The new state
law, regulating the issuance of marriage
licenses, goes into effect Jan. /. The
present state law in Ohio governing
the issuance of licenses is more strict
in some features than similar laws in
other states, but the new law is much
more severe aRd is calculated to drive
all couples who desire to we'd without
pare 1tal sanction into neighboring
states for their license.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-12-26
Police Court.

Notwithstanding that many of the
saloons kept open house yesterday, and
egg-nog and other inviting spirituous
concoctions were given away with q
most lavish hand, but few drunken
men were seen on the streets and no
arrests we're made by the police.
The case of Webb Evans, who was
arrested on3 Christmas Eve by officers
Chr istby and Coles, for being drunk
and raising q disturbance, will come
up before Recorder Patterson this af-
te rnoon at five O'Clock.
Evans on Saturday morning bought a
pair of trousers at as.Ssn Antonio street
store and in the evening he returned,
very much under the influence of liquor
and told the clerk they did not fit him.
The clerk offered to change them,
but Evan became very abusive and he
was forcibly elected from the store. He
left the neigh hborhood but subsequently
returned and be was locked up by the
police.
The cases of A. Schloss, Louis Pares,
Alverto Arrieta, Joe Barms., Juan
Caravajal, and Conception Samora, will
be heard at this afternoons session of
the court to be held at five O'Clock.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-12-26
A Little War.

At midnight Saturday night the
Majestic saloon on Ell Psso street was
the scene of free for all fight.
A stranger weighing about 200
pounds attacked a mao about sixty
years of age. O:Bystauders sinterfered
and the fight became general. Four
persons who had interfered were put
to sleep hy the stranger, who showed
himself to be slugger of no mean
ability. He then left.
But the sense of his wrongs still
rankled in his breast and he returned
in a short time with the avowed deter
mination of cleaning out the tablish-
ment.
The barkeeper, man weighing
about 120 pounds heard the threat
and proposed tnst the slugger
begin with him. The slugger was
agreeable to anything; SO the barkeep-
er crawled from behind the bar with q
club and with one blow stretched the
ZOO FOUNDER on the floor. He then pro-
ceeded to pound his face into a jelly
with his bare knuckles.
The fight ended then and there.
This morning the stranger appeared
on the street with his face horribly
disfgured and the skin on his head
loosened.
No arrests.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-12-26
THE TRIAL
CALLED
Young Jesse James Will
Soon Have To Prove
His Innocence.
PROMINENT PEOPLE
Believe That He Is Innocent
Of the Charge, But Po-
lice Claim To Have
Strong Evidence.

KANSAS CITY, Dec. 26.-The trial ol
Jesse James, Jr., who is charged with
completely in blowing up and robbing
the Missouri Pacific train near Leeds,
on the night of September 26, will be
called for trial January I'd.
The jury which will hear the evil
dence 10 being drawn today.
Indications are that this will be the
most interesting trial ever held here.
The young man is the son of the IA
nous Jesse James, Missouri's mos t
noted bandit, and this fact alone will
draw great interest to his trial.
Since he was arrested on suspicion
of being implicated in the blowing up
of the train near Leeds and released
on bond. Jesse James. Jr., has been at
his little cigar stand in the county
court house building every day. He
has said all along that he is innocent,
and that he will prove it in court.
Many of the best known people in
Kansas City believe young James in
nocent; on the other hand the police
claim to have evidence against him
which will send him to the peniten-
tiary.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-12-26
SMALLPOX at Florence.

A we'll developed case of small pox
has appeared at Florence, Mr.. Chas.
Anderwerth being taken down last
week Friday on his return from So
corro. While en-route to Socorro Mr.
Anderwerth visited Juarez, Mexico,
where he undoubtedly contracted the
disease. On his arrival at Socorro he
was vaccinated but it seems the disease
has taken effect before the vaccina-
tlon. for he is now very i'll. The fami-
ly OF Mr.. Auderwerth has been quar-
antined though Mr.. Fred Anderwerth.
father of the young man. was in town
several times since the disease broke
out. 1t now behooves every person who
is not vaccinated to at once apply this
preventive. 1T is criminal for any
to go unvaccinated while this almost
always fatal disease is in the country.
Current.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-12-26
Mr.. AND MRS. JNO. p. CASEY HURT,
Injured In a Runaway.

It was learned in the city this morn
ing, that, while Mr.. and Mrs. ]. P.
Casey, of Las Cruces, were driving to
their home yesterday afternoon, the
horses became frightened, and ran
away. During their mad course they
came in contact with q wire fence and
both occupants were thrown violently
into the road.
Mrs. Casey sustained a severe frac-
ture of the thigh, besides being rem
dered insensible, and her husband was
also hurt, but to what extent could not
be learned.
Mr.. and Mrs. Casey are prominent in
Las Cruces, and are we'll known in Ell
PasO where they are frequent visitors.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-12-26
Wheel Stolen.

I. G. Mccarthy went into O'Neill
and Waddill's store Christmas Eve to
make some purchase, leaving q wheel
which he had been riding, standing out
in front.
Mr.. Mccarthy visited several other
stores in the neighbor hood, and: when
he returned again to O'Neill and Wad-
dlll's to get his wheel, it was gone.
The wheel was an Imperial, num-
ber 114O92, and practically new, only
hav ng been ridden about five months.
Mccarthy says that the enamel on the
rear forks near the seat is partly worn
off and this may help to identify it.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-12-26
The JudreZ Bull Eluht.

Fully three thousand persons wit
messed the bull fight at Juarez yester-
day afternoon. The majority of the
persons in the audience were Mexicans,
but there was sprinkling of Amer
leans from this side the river, many Of
whom were ladies.
The fight was both bloody and in
teresting and the spectators evidently
got the worth of their money. Four
bulls were slaughtered and the bull
fighters had many hair breadth es-
capes from instant death.
The bulls used this season are the
best ever yet brought to the Juarez
ring. They are from the ranch of
Ex-Governor TerraZas, and are of q fine
breed, being both large and ferocious.
The troupe of fighters also is first-class
all respects.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-12-26
CHRISTMAS IN Ell pASO.
One OF the Quletest Ever Passed In
This City. y

Christmas day passed off quietly in
this city. In fact it was one of the
least eventful on record
There was but little celebrating in
dulged in; only few fights, and no
one was arrested for rowdyism.
Appropriate services were held at all
the churches and in several of them on
Saturday night the Sunday school
pupils were entertained with Christ
mas trees.
The weather during the day was
superb. It was clear and cold with
scarcely a breath of air stirring to
disturb the dust
Sunday hours were observed at the
postoffice today and the banks were not
open during the day. At the court
house the Offices were closed and the
employees away, taking advantage of
the holiday.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-12-26
SOUTHERN EDUCATORS
The Convention Will Be One
Of the Most Important
Ever Held In the
South.

NEW ORLEANS, LA, Dec. 26.-The
Crescent City is filling up with teach
ers from all parts of the south who
come to attend the eighth annual con-
vention of the Southern Educational
Association. The convention will
formally open tomorrow and continue
three days.
General Secretary George B. Cook,
of Hot Springs, states that the conven-
tion will be the largest and most re-
preventative gath ering of educators
ever held in the south, The territory
covered by the association, which is
exceeded only by the national associa-
tion in the nu N Der of it's members, in
cludes every southern state.f from Ari-
zona to Maryland, and Missouri also
comes with it's Jurisdiction.
q Among those who will take part in
the proceedings and the most of whom
have already arrived, are DR.. William
T. Harris, United States commissioner
of education; President Jerome 81.
Raymond of the University of West
Virginia; DR.. Nicholas Murray Butler
of Columbia University; Presiden
Charles w. Dabney of the University
of Tennessee, DR.. r. B. Fulton of the
University of Mississippi, Prof. A. H.
Merrill of Vanderbilt University, Mrs.
Rebecca D. Lowe, president General
Federation of Women's Clubs; presi-
dent E. Dram Lyte of the Nationa
Educational association, J. M. Carlisle,
state superintendent of publicn istruc-
tion of Texas; President j. r. Preston
of Stanton college; Prof. Junius Jordan
OF the Arkansas Industrial university;
r II. Jesse of the university of Mis-
souri,. and II. B. Weber of Nashville.
Tenn.
A feature of the gathering will be
the unveiling of splendid monument
erected by the school children OF New
Orleans to the memory of louisiana s
great educational philanthropist, John
McDonogh.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-12-26
A Buggy Overturned.

SATURDAY. afternoon while Horace B.
Stevens's buggy was standing in front
of his Office coal wagon came along
at a furious speed and it's reckless
driver permitted the heavy vehicle to
strike the buggy.
The buggy was lifted from the rear
and completely overturned, landing
squaTelv on the horses back The
animal was badly frightened though
not seriously injured-the buggy an
harness. however, sustained consider
able damage.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-12-26
TO HONG KONG
Will Hobson Kiss The Girls In Our
New Islands,?

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Dec. 90
Lieutenant Hobson is at last on his
way to Hong Kong. By order of Sec
retary Long, he will have charge of
the work of repairing and reconstruct
ing the Isle de Cuba, Don Juan de
Austria, and Isla de Luzon, the three
Spanish vessels in Manila harbor. The
vessels are to be repaired at Hong
Kong and put in shape for addition to
the American feet. Their service will
be in the Philippines
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-12-26
Coat Stolen
From Max. SChutZ's Department
Store.


Max. Schultz proprietor of q de-
partment store in Overland street, re-
ported to the police this afternoon that
a coat which had adorned q dummy in
front of his establishment had been
stolen.
On investigation it was found that
the coat had been stolen by q tramp
and sold to California Jack, q. motor
ious character and proprietor OF q
saloon in Utah street.
Jack said he in turn sold it to q ne
gro for two dollars. Mr.. Schultz found
the negro, to whom Jack had disposed
OF the garment, and demanded his pro-
perty. The negro became frightened
and returned the coat to Jack, receiv-
ing a money consideration. Mr.. Schultz
then requested the coat OF
California Jack, who became very abu-
sive and said he would not give the
coat up until he had been refunded the
two dollarss he originally paid for it
or course Mr.. Schultz would not accede
to his demands and California Jack
still has the coat in his possession.
No arrests have been made,
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-12-26
Died.

DR.. G. w. Brown, father of j. w.
Brown, cashier of the G. II. and S. A.
Ry. died at Hotel Dieu this morning at
n:30 o'clock. His son brought him
two weeks ago from Millsap, Tex.
where he had been i'll, in hopes he
would be restored to health again, ard
he apparently was doing very we'll un-
til about Saturday noon, when he was
stricken with paralysis. The funeral
will be held from residence of Mr.. and
Mrs. j. w. Brown, 908 North Oreron
street, tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock
Friends and acquaintances are invited.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-12-26
Cases Set For Trial.

The various cases on the docket in
Justice Ellis's court were called this
morning and the date for the trial of
each set.
The suit of F. W. Brown.of the HERALD
vs.. Messrs. Bridgers and McCutcheon
for $108 was continued until such date
as both parties are ready,
The suit is the outcome of the sale
of the Tribune Telegraph by Editor
McKie. That paper was indebted to
Brown and the magistrate will be call
ed on to decide whether or not the pur
chasers are liable for the debt.