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El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-01-19
REMOvING THE CITY OFFICES Z
The Court House Hereafter Will be
CITY Headquarters.

Citg Clerk Catlin was the first city
official to get Waterbury motion on
himself and get out of the shell that
has been occupied as the city's head
quarters ffr the last ten years. He
began moving the furniture and books
of his office to the court house this
morning and other Offices were moved
away from the corner of Santa Fee aud
Overland streets as fast as posi- BILE.
1t il not settle d up to this writing jus.
where the fire department and police
headquarters will be moved to, but it
Is very likely that it will be located at
the corner OF Overland and Utah streets
temporarily. To do this it will be nee
essary t, build oce story building there
for the fire depa' tment, and use the
adobe building on the corner for police
headquarter- q calaboose and sleeping
apartments for the fremen
Chief Holland, of the fire depart
M Mt. suggests that a department
building can be put up on the little
plaza opposite the court house for
So, GOO ard vans the city to build there,
but many citizsns object to that as they
consider toe location too far away from
the business portion of town, where q
fire would do the most harm if it should
start tn re, and then again the people
in other wards do not think it fair that
the second ward should get all the
couu tvs aud city's public improve
ments. They do not think it just to
property owners in different parts of
town.
As to the removal of the city's offices
to the court house this the people do
rot object to as they know that both
the county anG city are heavily in debt
ard there is no visible chance of either
of them getting out of debt at an early
date. Besides this the third story OF
the court house is now vacant and will
make good offices for the city and is
conveniently arranged for such pur-
poses.
At noon today Mayor Magofiu with
Aldermen Drummer and Del Bueno, de-
clded to buy the property known as the
Overland house, on West Overland
street. This property bas seventy-fve
feet frontage on Overland street and is
eighty feet deep, with an alley on the
west side and also one north. 1t is the
intention of the mayor and aldermen to
build fire department on the vacant
lot between the Overland house and
the Phoenix hotel and to use the pres
ent building for offices and sleeping
quarters for the firemen. Mr.. Knee
zell as been !n-tructed to draw I'D
plans for the additional building and
changes that will be necessary to the
present building. 1t is estimated that
at the ra' e of rent now paid for the
present city hall, the city will pay the
purchase money back in thlee years,
while in six years all improveme at,
will II ave been paid for. The cost OF
the proper ty is only $4,000, which is
considered very cheap by b siness
men.
The city Offices will be moved to the
court house only until the BODYBUILDING
is finished and ready for occupancy
The fire departm~ will remain where
it is for the present.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-01-19
Wants it ReODened.

Governor Otero, of New Mexico, has
been asked by leading Deming mer-
chants to exe"t his good Offices toward
securing the reopeaiDg of the Palomas
custom house, as the re-establisb ment
OF this custom house would greatly
benefit aud stimulate commerce and
trade between the merchants Of Dem
ing ADD those of western Chihuahus
and eastern Sonora. Governor Otero
has taken the matter up and is cores
ponding through the state department
at Washington to have the subject
considered by the Mexican authorities
and the custom house at Palomss re-
opened as the merchants and people of
DeminR desire
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-01-19
The Yauui Gold Fields.

III business men of Ell PasO receiv-
- enqui' les in reference 10 the va
|qui Cold Fields, the route 10 that sec-
ton, or Ell Paso as au Quitting point
for same are requisite 10 furnish ad-
dresses of the WI tiers to j. T.. Logan,
general trsf1i; agent Sierra Madre
line. who will take plea sure in ply
ing in full 10 all et our &c bearing on
these suhjec's, nc ueli rs supplying
advertising matt T. calculated to mate r
tally ueut tit oil IuLere steG in the
we fare FL Peso and Juarez
j. L. LOGAN, general traffic agent.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-01-19
Entertaining Program

Mr.. Morris is res DIV to open his l.
fusion show at No 1O7 Ell Paso street t
Z o'clock this evening. He will pro.
duce some of tine most wonderful il
lu ions that were ever produced in Ell
Paso. One of the main il usicn: Q
Psy chs, an automatou, that " ill count.
sdd and mu' tipiy, tell the number o.
people in a row, the mum Der of people
on the stage, but its work is wonderful
The other illusions for this week will
he the turning to life of marble
statue and Rolla wonderful beauty.
TIE last IS the head of a beautiful wo
man ON a pede sta. The price of "a
ia 10 cents and after today the
show will be open from to O'Clock
afternoons, and I t. $50 o'clock even
ipQs
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-01-19
A New Druggist.

DR.. Stafford Campbell is once more
happy pa. This time it is boy, and
the young druggist is already giving
The old man poicts on how to more &C.
economically work The pastle and NOR
tar, wrastle with pill dough and work
The soda water fountain. He says he
roposes to ruu the drug store himself,
and turn the Id man out to grass for q
spell. Everybody doing well, and the
Doc has a smile on him as broad as a
meat axe. The boys are dropping in to
offer congratulations, and by the mer-
est accident cast knowing lOOSs in the
dire ction of the cigar case.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-01-19

Joseph Parker now in this city on a
visit to his brother George from
Leicestershire, England, has made
quite reputation in the old country
as an athlete, having secured nearly
one hundred va liable prizes, no iceab-
~ in hurur e contests. Mr.. Parker was
also known as the owner of the cele-
brated greyhound 'Gsinshorourh :"
and was the breeder of brilliant S arr
and that successful horse '!Bric hit
Light" The former was recently
bought by an Indian prince, while
bright Light scored we'll in many
events Mr. Perker is also poet and
writer.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-01-19
AnOt her Good" Indian.

Old Red Cloud, once a treacherous
and bloOdthirsty Sioux warrior, has Just
died near Pioe Ridge agency. He is
the last of the band OF great Sioux
chiefs which Included Sitting Bull.
Oldham Afraid-of-His-H Horse and Spot
ted Tail. He was in the least of tn ese.
AS cowardly as be was crafty, he ex-
celled them in plotting mischief. but
when plots ripened into war he left bis
associates to bear the labors of war
while he courted their enemies under
an assumed friends ship.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-01-19

A wood famine is predicted for the
Valley aud City of Mexico as the large
owners of forest tracts in the south
weste IN part of the sierra are becom-
ing alarmed at the devastation of the
woo's, AID the Indiars are likewise
tax ig fright and will be r. ady to fol-
low the example of their wealthy
nelR bors in stopping the estruction of
the forests.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-01-19
Never in the history o. the world We

Never in the history o. the world was
such an enormus aggreg alton of wealth
so ipadequately protected as the case
at Boston on Jan. l, 1898. In the course
of 1893 there will probably be six 10
inch guns mounted, making eight in
all, but there is not the slightest
probability that the end of the year
may see more t. an this in position.
Fort Warren is even deprived o. COM
munication by wire with the outside
world.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-01-19

Switchman Gillma was fined IS and
costs for administ ing chaste correc-
ion to Switrhm"n williams for i'm
pugn his veracity i n a very exasper
ated reckle 5 way. Gilman gave Will
liams a sOckd olo ,er in the left auricul-
ar appendage which will in all likeli-
hood lose him the use of that useful
organ. Williams won't call people
lars any more.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-01-19
Persons who are troubled with ind

Persons who are troubled with indi-
gestion will be Interested in the exper-
fence of VIM. Fl. Peon, Chief clerk in
the railway mali service at Des
MOines Iowa, who writes: cit gives
me pleasure to testify to the merits of
Cham berlsin's Collie, Cholera, and
Diarrhoea Remedy. For two years 1
have suffered from indis estion, and am
subject TO frequent severe attacks OF
pain in the stOm sch and bowels. One
or two doses of this remedy never fails
to Civ pr ct ro'i f." Price.25 and so
cent?; Tor Old = W all druggists.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-01-19

telephone companies to run their
wires underground. and over 300 tele-
phones are cow thus connected. This
relieves the city of the eye sore OF
thousa sands of wires strung over head,
and the service is just as good, if not
better. St Louis has over 1000 pri-
vate houses connected with phones in
other cities.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-01-19

The r o Grande Dam and Irrig alton
company agree to let the Mesilla valley
property owners clean al take care Of
their bitches with their own mayordo
mos in charge. aod deduct the amount
of work done from the S1.5O rate and
also to allow rebate if there should
not be a sufficient water supply furnish
ed.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-01-19

Brakeman L. P Maynard, of the T.
& P, has returned from the railroad
hospital at Marshall where he was sent
to have his maDgl d hand treated. He
oses two fingers o. his righ hand and
8 thankf full it was no worse. Mr.. May
nard speaks highly OF the management
Of the hospital ana the solicitous care
given patients there.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-01-19

The Limited arrived from the west
today, with seven cars and forty two
passengers. Fourteen occupied the
New Orleans Car, and thirteen more
got off for other points, leaving lift en-
for Chicago co .nections. However,
the train always loAas up at For
Worth and Dallas. Three pass.ng~rs
boal ded the train here.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-01-19

John Y. M K .ne's term in Sing
Sing will come 10 n end April 80. Gov
erpor Black has withssood the strong
pressure in favor of a pardon. This
would have shortened McKaue's i'm
pr sonement only little, but it would
have restored him to citizenship, and.
in q measure, would have been q
indication. McKane threatens to write
a book on Kings county politics when
be gets out.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-01-19

For several days there has been q
fallen lamp post laying at the north
east corner of the MA
"a whe re pedestrians saS5are
falling ovr it daily, and WsSSSxks
likelihood of Q broken limb and Is ntSft
against the city for damages.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-01-19
Notice.

Tie annual Stock Holders meeting
of the FL Paso Real Estate CO.. will be
helo at the COZ. pany's Office ir Ell Peso
January 19th. for the purpose of
elect ny board of directors for the en-.
suing year and such other business as
may come before the meeting.
Thi, day Jan 1898.
Ell PASO REAL ESTATE Co.
By A. p. COLES. See'y.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-01-19
Notice

To Tax Collectors: 1 beg to call
your attention to that portion OF Sec
1897, which provides that if any person
shall ia II or refuse to pay the taxes
imposed upon him or his property un.
til the 31st day of January next sue:
caeding the return of the assessment
rolls of the county to the comptroller,
q penalty OF ten per cent on the entire
amount Of such taxes shall accrue,
b penalty when collected shall be
paid proportionately to the state and
county. You are therefore earnestly
'equested to make known this provi-
sion of the law as widely "a possible
throughout your county. Very Re-
spectfully, r. W FINLEY,
COMPTROLLER.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-01-19
For Over Fifty Years.

Mrs. WinslOw's Soothing Syrup + as
been used for children teething 1t
soothes The child, softens the gums,
aliays sll pain, cures wind collie and lie
the remedy best for diarrhoea.
Twenty-Five cents p bottle.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-01-19

George p. HAWKES., a New York at
torney AID gradual OF Yale college 81,
and the Yale law school '94, is at the
Pierson with bis mother, Mrs. G. airs
M. Hawkes., of New Have1, Conn.
They may rem ain here some tim.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-01-19

Ell Paso was treated this n orning @
frost storm, and when the sun rose
all nature was coat ted with a sparkling
covering, a pertinent reminder of tn.
sct that Jack FIRST had been with us
during the night. The sioht of all We =
getation sbroud' in g;i,ie ing white
was very pretty. This is common
enough up north, but down in tn.
country, it is quite another thing.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-01-19

Mineral Wells" water will cure
rheumatism, neuralgia. sick and ner-
vous hesdAche, liver and kidnev Gis-
ases, indigestion and dyspepsia in
very instance. Try it and be con-
vinced. For sale in any quantity at
A. W. SPENCER'S,
Depot 203 San Antonio st,
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-01-19
Notice to Stockholders,

The annual meeting of the stockhold-
ers of the Ell Paso Brick Co. will be
held at the office of the company, Tues
day, January 25, 1898, at 2 p. m.
E. HEWITT RODGE Secretary.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-01-19
LOCAL AND UENEkAE

Hot cakes at Smiths Creamery.
Good eating al Smiths Creamery.
typewriter paper al the HERALu #
foe.
Ell Paso Steam Laundry, Telephone
No. IL.
O'Brien Coal Co., sell pitch, paper,
lime, cement, plaster, etc.
Pitch, paper, plaster and lime. Ell
Paso Fuel Co. Phone no.
Ask for "E- PASO Transfer"
the best cent GIG h on the market.
The best Mexican and Havana cigars
are made by the Ell Paso Cigar Mig.
Co.
stoves of all kinds for hard and
soft Goa.
- MOMSEN & THORNE.
Rayne- Badger Coal company, Nc
~, Carrilius and antni acite coal,
stove wood, yard second aud
a stree,s. Telephone No. IL.
in the Head. that trouble
ksgusting disease, may be
W thorough course of
tiiisa the great blood
us cure nausea, sick head
estiop, biliousness. All drug
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-01-19

The T. & P. e CINE came in this
morning with her nose covered with
snow. The beautiful was three inche o
deep on the PLAINS.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-01-19

The railroad men who went to East
land as witnesses in the Miiler murder
case have returned-a whole lot of
them,
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-01-19
To Cure a Cold in One Day.

Take Laxative Bromo Quipine Tab
lets. All druggists refund the money
ID IL fails to cure.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-01-19
Mas mic Notice.

Regular meeting at 1870 this even
ing. Second D=gree. A. KAPLAN,
Se3y.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-01-19
Pure Hygenia Ice.

Made from distilled water. Ask
your family physician or druggist ~.
purity and healthfulpess of our ice.
Telephone No. IA.
Ell PASO ICE X RIFF RIGER AIOR G
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-01-19

Word comes. from the chihuahua
capital that General Herpa ldez is sick.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-01-19

rs cure nausea, sick head
estiop, biliousness. All drug
~.
The herald., 1898-02-18
GOVERNMENT
JUST WAITING
Continued from Page one.)

this rule, as, for instance, at Hongkong
where the torpedoes are at all times kept
in position. and 1t may be presumed that
Havana harbor to guard against an unex-
pected raid by swift steamer that might
fall into the hands of the insurgents.
These torpedoes are not of the contact
type, as the torpedoes are called that are
of a vessel passing over them, but are ar
ranged to be exploded only by means of
electric currents sent from shore by buried
wires. These fixed torpedoes are really
mines and carry much larger charges than
the small torpedoes discharged from the
torpedo tubes of warships.
THE SPANIARD WILL BE SALUTED
In view of the near approach to New
York of the Spanish man-of-war. which
has caused so much comment. although
1t has been explained semi-officially that
she is merely returning the courtesy ex-
hibited in the sending of the Maine to Ha-
vana, 1t may be proper to state that the
naval regulations provide for proper re-
ception to the ship. The commandant at
the navy yard, Admiral Bunce. will look
after the necessaries. A salute will be
with the ship by the shore forts,
and a naval officer will be sent from the
navy yard to board the vessel and extend
the courtesies of the port An anchorage
will be pointed out, and all proper precau-
tions will be taken to make the stay of the
ship safe and comfortable. 1t is possible
that she will lie in the North river anchor
age, unless she receives other orders from
the Spanish legation.
The herald., 1898-02-18
THE VITAL QUESTION

of the Names coal supply and the quality
of the coal. At the end Of December the
vessel had 50 tons of coal only in her
bunkers. This was Pocahontas and New
River coal. Captain Bradford said that
Pocahontas Is a standard naval coal, and
is rated at 100. New River follows next,
and is set down at 30 per cent. These are
semi-bituminous Goals of a quality closely
approaching that Of the celebrated Welsh
navigation coal, the British naval stand
ard. In the opinion of Captain Bradford
neither of these Goals is particularly sub
ject to spontaneous combustion.
Since the Maine has been In the Gulf of
Mexico, however. she probably has con-
sumed a good part Of this coal, and has
replenished her stock from the naval store
at the Key West station. The coal there
taken on was anthracite, which, said Cap
tain Bradford, "is no more subject to
spontaneous combustion than a pile of
stones"
The Maine took 2S0 tons Of this coal in
December and January. and before she
left for Havana she loaded up with 275
tons more. This coal at Key West is kept
behind a picket fence, very much exposed
to any evil-minded person who might
desire to conceal a bomb therein, some-
thing that could only be effected with great
difficulty after the coal was stored In the
bunkers. These obscure fires arising from
spontaneous combustio are very difficult
to detect. Such fires have been known to
shoulder undisturbed in piles of coal at the
The herald., 1898-02-18

most impressive demonstration of SYM
pathy,
The interment of the martyrs of the
Maine took place this afternoon about
o'clock Shortly before the hour all Ha-
vana was in mourning. The flags on the
public buildings were at half-mast and
many of the houses were draped in mourn
ing. All classes were represented in the
throngs that filled the streets along which
the funeral procession passed.
The order of the procession was as fol-
lows: The municipal guards on horseback,
in full uniform; the city brigade, the munic-
ipal employees, the aldermen in seven splen-
didIy decorated firemen's cars, special cars
bearing the remains, nine bodies being
carried on a splendidly decorated car; the
clergy, deputations consisting of the chief
officers of the army, navy and volunteers,
representatives of the various official bu-
reaus and of the custom house, a commit
tee representing the grocers, the council of
administration, representatives of the
treasury, press and various political or
ganization then the chief officers of the
Maine, the representatives of foreign gov
ernments, the city magistrates with their
mace bearers, provincial deputies, en-
ployes of the general and regional auton-
omic governments, the municipal mace
bearers, then Gen. Parade, with four aids,
representing Gen. Blanco (whose personal
presence was not allowable under the
law), having on his right United States
Consul General Lee, and on his left the
mayor of Havana, the Marquis Larrinaga,
Admiral Minterola, Gen. Salania and other
officers, two companies of marines and in
fantry.
The population that lined the route gave
every indication of the profoundest re-
Spect.
The herald., 1898-02-18

this morning from Admiral Sicard, in COM
mand of the North Atlantic squadron. CIV
ing the deail of the court of inquiry to in
vestigate the Maine disaster as follows
Capt. Sampson, president of the court;
Capt Chadwick, Lieutenant Commander
Schroeder and Lieutenant-Command
Mark.
Capt. Sampson is commander of the bat
tleship Iowa, now at Tortugas. Capt. Chad.
wick is commander of the New York, now
at Key West Lieutenant Commander
Schroeder is executive officer of the bat
tleship Massachusetts. now at Tortugas.
Commander Mark is executive
officer Of the Vermont He was formerly
with the Maine as executive officer before
the detail OF Lieutenant-Commande
Wainwright. who relieved him.
1t is believed that under the most favora-
Bile circumstances this investigation can
not be made for several days. Arrange
ments must be made for the proper work
ing of the diving outfits and the board of
inquiry must determine upon line of
action Besides, Lieutenant-Commande er
Mark, who will be a member of the court
of inquiry, has just been released from duty
with the Billings court martial in this city.
He left Washington at II o'clock today by
train for Key West, and he is supposed to be
assigned to duty as judge advocate of the
court
The herald., 1898-02-18
ALL CIVILIZATION
Makes Haste to Express Sorrow and
Sympathy

LONDON, Feb. 17.-As the details of the
loss of the Maine are published, there are
renewed remarks Of sympathy here. They
are not only in the newspapers, but are to
be heard on all sides. Many of the diplo.
mats, including the Spanish ambassador.
have called at the American embassy, and
the first lord of the British admiralty.
the Hon. George Goshen, has requested
Mr.. White. the secretary of the United
States ambassador, in the absence of the
United States ambassador, Col John Hay.
in Egypt, to express the admiralty's SYM
pathy to the United States government and
to the United States navy.
The provincial newspapers make COM
ments similar in tone to those of the Lon.
don morning papers, and the London after.
noon papers devote much space to the dis.
cussion of the disaster.
The Pail Mall Gazette, alluding to the
bravery of the American officers, saws:
Captain Sigsbee, for one, behaved with
a splendid contempt of danger, worthy of
the best traditions Of the army ana navy. y
Based, probably. on two special kilograms
appearing this morning in the Daily Chron-
icle, there is much discussion Of the treach-
cry theory. A dispatch to the Chronicle
The herald., 1898-02-18

Central America to inform the supreme
government of the United States, through
your excellency, that both 1t ana the gov
ernments of the states which compose 0nat
republic feel profound regret on account
of the disaster which befell the Maine hignt
before last in the habor of Havana. IN
obeying these Instructions, / take pleas
ure In renewing to you, Mr.. Secretary, the
assurances of my highest consideration.
(Signed) LOUIS &. COREA.
London-Sherman, Secretary, Washing
ton: The first lord OF the admiralty re-
quests me to express the admiralty's ana
MS personal sympathy of our government
ana the navy In the loss of the Maine.
various members of the diplomatic BODY.
including Spanish ambassador.
(Signed) WHITE.
London-sherman, Secretary, washing
ton: Prince and Princess OF Wales re-
quest me to convey to the president and
secretary OF the navy the expression of
their highnesses at the terrible accident
which has happened to the Maine, and of
their profound sympathy with them and
the whole American nation at the occur
renee.
(Signed) HENRY WHITE.
Imperial Legation OF Turkey-Charge
d'affaires ad interim OF Turkey has the
honor to convey to his excellency,. the sec-
retary of state. the deepest regrets of the
Ottoman government on account of the
deplorable accident which has befallen the
Maine.
February II, 1898.
Paris-Sherman, Secretary, Washington:
President Faure asked personal interview,
in which he requested me to express his
warmest sympathy and profound sense of