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El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-03
THE NICARAGUA CANAL
Will Be Further Investigated
and the President Will
Have A Million For
the Purpose.

WASHINGTON, March 3.-The scon
ference committee on the river snt
harbor bill reached an agreement a
1915 o'clock. They have accepted al
amendment appropriating 81 ,000, 900 tC
investigate the canal question, the pre-
sident to appoint the commission, make
examination of the surveys, etc.
| 1t is regarded at the capi-
! tol as knockout for the
Nicaragua project favored by
the senate, and victory for Speaker r
Reed. The conferees had long and
lively meeting before reaching COM
promise.
The appropriation for reservoirs In
the arid lands of the west has been
stricken out of the river and harbor
bill by the conferees. Several senators
of that section threaten to defeat the
bill if this section is not restored.
WASHINGTON, Mar. 3.-Johnson of
Indiana created some excitement this
afternoon by making an attack upon
the presidents policy.
''If VIM. Mckinley was true to his
party" cried johnson, she would call
an extra session of congress to give the
country needed financial legislation.
But he is not. He intends to have min e
months of freedom with no congress
present to stay his hand, to work out
his expansion views in the Philip
pines"
WASHINGTON, March 3.-The SEN
ate passed this morning the senate bill
amending internal revenue laws. The
house, it Is UNDERSTOOD, will accept it
before adjournment, It was of gen.
eral interest to distillers,
WASHINGTON, March 3.--The house
was called to order at IL. After the
journal was read Burke (Texas) inform
ed the house of the death of Repres-
entative Gran ford last night and offer
ed appropriate resolutions for the oc-
casion.
Walker, of Massachusetts,, who
has been striving three days to
gain permission to make an hours
speech on the currency question,
finally won his point and obtained the
privilege.
Conference report upon the Cleve-
land public building bill was made and
the senate amendment raising the
amount from s2,2OO,O 200 to 50, 500, 900
was agreed to. The bill passed.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-03
Feeling OF GLOOM
pervades All Rome On Account of
the Pope'S Condition.

ORoME, March 3.-Today is the an
niversary of the pope's coronation,
which took place March 3, 1878. Ella
borate ceremonies hod been plan ned
for the observance of the occasion, but
as was the case with his birthday yes
terday these have been abandoned and
the day is marked with a general
feeling of gloom and suspense over the
pope's condition.
The most cheerful man in Rome is
the pontiff himself. He converses in
an almost joyful vein with those at his
bedside and insists on seeing all the
bulletins ,posted by the physicians.
These are therefore made as optimistic
Rs possible.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-03
commodore, February, 1896; rear ad-
miral, May, 1898; admiral today.

commodore, February, 1896; rear ad-
miral, May, 1898; admiral today.
Every body remembers his most me-
morable achievement-the great vic
tory of Manila Bay, Sunday, May l.,
1898.
WASHINGTON, March 3.-The pres
ident today sent the following nomina-
tions to the senate: George Dewey to
be admiral of the navy; Brigadier
General Elwell S. Otis to be major
general by brevet to rank from Feb
ruary 4, 1899. for military skill and
most distinguished service in the
Philippine islands.
WASHINGTON, Mar. 3.-The senate
nfirmed Dewey to be admiral and
Gen. Otis to be brevet major general.
WASHINGTON. March 3.-Secretary
Long this morning sent Dewey a cable
dispatch congratul ating him upon Ibis
deserved promotion" to the rank of ad-
miral. This makes Dewey next to the
president, and ranking officer of the
army and navy in the Philippines, an
admiral being equivalent to full gen.
eral.
The pro motion of Gen. Otis is CO n
sdered to be most highly deserved in
view of the most successful campaign
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-03
THAT CUT OFF.
The People Want To See the Work
Commenced.

Commenced.
The HERALD has had members of its
staff looking after the matter of the
proposed cut off both with the Ameri-
can and Mexican authorities and they
have received assurances that are sat-
isfactory concerning the early COM
mencement of the work and q speedy
completion.
The people however wish to see work
commenced. There are so many for
malities in dealing with public affairs
in Mexico that they are afraid that
the matter will be postponed until too
late to avert disaster from the flood
waters which are certain to come down
the Rio Grande this spring
1t is we'll known fact that more
snow fell in the Rocky mountains this
year than ever before and q few real
warm days in May or early in June
will send raging flood down here and
we want to be thoroughly prepared for
the worst we can imagine,
There is a strong feeling that the
present city administration cannot be
depended upon to protect the city and
that there will be q repetition of the
past two years and part of the city
flooded.
One business man speaking on that
point said 'Another flood here will
set Ell Paso back five years. While
the authorities claim that negotiations
are progressing nothing is being done
so far as actual work of opening the
is concerned and myself and
n neighbors cannot help great feeling
of anxiety"
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-03
A REMARKABLE SESSION
Will Be Marked BY The Re-
tirement OfA Large Num-
Der Of Prominent
Legislators.

WASHINGTON, D. c., March 3:-The
, fifty-fifth congress which in two years
has been called upon to discuss and
settle more momentous questions than
even the most astute statesmen fore
saw the possibility of at the beginning
of its career, will come to an
end tomorrow.
In the period of twelve months 1t
declared war, voted the enormous sum
of $50, 900, ,OCO to be used by the presi-
dent in his discretion to pay expenses,
and after series of American victo-
ries, as marvellous in their brilliancy
as for the rapidity with which they
followed one after the other, the same
congress which bad declared the war
ratified, by the action of its upper
branch, the peace which brought the
struggle with Spain to conclusion
A number Of old and we'll known
members go out of congress at the end
of this session. The senate, especial
ly, loses a large number OF those who
have taken prominent part in nation
al legislative affairs of the last
decade. The retirement of Sen
ator German of Maryland will
leave void in front ranks
of the democratic members that
will be hard to fill. Senator Mill OF
Texas is another democrat who will
be missed from the floor of the senate.
And still others whose seats will be oc-
cupied by new members when the ff-
ty-six congress meets are Senator
White of California, Senator Murphy
of New York and Senator Busch of
North Dakota.
More numerous though less noticea-
BILE will be the changes in the house,
no fewer than seventy representatives
ending their congressional careers to-
morrow, the most of them leaving
Washington probably for ever.
WASHINGTON, March 3.-The senate
may have to hold an all night session
to finish up its work by noon tomorrow.
The house is fairly we'll cleaned and if
an evening session is held at all it will
be brief.
The.senase has not yet considered |
the general deficiency and army ap-
preparation bills. The former has been |
reported and will probably be acted |
upon this afternoon, but the latter is |
still in the hands of the committee on |
appropriations.
The river and harbor, sundry civil, |
naval, and District of Columbia appro-
priation bills are still at conference.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-03
Emphatic Denial.

WASHINGTON, March 3.-Gen. Otis
this morning sends the following en-
phatic denial to the war department of
the report circulated by the Hong
Kong Filipino junta to the effect that
the insurgents of Luzon Lad 5000
American prisoners:
"MANILA, March 3.-Secretary of
War, Washington: The insurgents
have not taken nor do they hold q
single prisoner"
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-03

United States navy before the day is
over. The president near midnight
last night signed the bill creating the
Office of admiral. Nomination papers
were prepared and sent to the senate
today. Prompt confirmation of the no
mination is expected.
The advance of Dewey to the grade
of admiral will mean an increase in his
pay from $4,000 to $4,000. In addi-
tion to making him the
head of the American navy this will
also give him precedence in rank over
all naval commanders on the Asiatic
station. There will be no more en-
barrassing incidents such as occurred
Immediately after the battle of Manila
Bay, when custom required that
Dewey should make the first call of
ceremony upon his enemy the German
admiral.
Immediately upon the confirmatio
of AdDira Dewey a cablegram will be
sent him announcing his promotion.
He will then raise the flag of full ad-
miral.
The president signed the bill intend
ed to create Dewey an admiral with
much pleasure. The bill will be sent
to the state department today, where
it will be filed in the national ar
chives as the nations tribute to the
heroism of the officers and men of the
United States navy and a refutation of
the axiom that republics are ungrate-
full.
George Dewey's career in the navy
can be traced by the following record:
Entered the naval academy in Sep
tember, 1854: made past midshipman in
January, 1861; master February, 1861
lieutenant April 10, 1861: lieutenant;
commander, March, 1865; commander,
April, 1872; captain, September, 1884
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-03
X. OF L. Benefit.
Captain Bettes Lectures Tomorrow
Night at Chopin Hall.

Captain Bettes, who has already
earned quite local reputation as q
lecturer, has consented to lecture to-
morrow night at Chopin hall for the
benefit of Jefferson Lodge Knights of
Labor.
The subject will be "America's
Danger from Euglish syndicate"
The knights are selling tickets at SO
cents each and expect q good sized
crowd of their friends to attend.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-03
SERIOUS COLLISION
Caused Large Loss OF Property.

Caused Large Loss OF Property.
NEW YORK, Mar. 3.-A collision oc-
Cured today on the elevated structure
of the Pennsylvania railroad, half
mile west of the Jersey City station. A
number of Pullman cars were wrecked
and burned, but all the passengers es-
capped with their lives, Soma were
bruised aud shaken up but no one was
seriously injured.
The collision was between train
from Butler, N. j., and five Pullman
sleepers which we're being backed
down from the depot by drill engine.
Ira ffic WAS suspended about an hour.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-03
UTTERLY UNTRUE
The Report of Serious Trouble in
the Mines at GunniSon.

DENVER, Colo., March 3.-The re-
port that there was trouble in the
mines at Gunnison, and the announce
ment that troops were called out here
last night on purpose to quell the dis
turbances, were utterly untrue. No or
der was issued for troops and none
were thought of.
A peaceful drill in the armory led to
the exciting rumor, which was accept
ed as fact and sent out in dispatches,
difficulty is trifling and
local.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-03
ANOTHER ATTACK
BY The Filipino Insurgents Ex-
peCted,

MANILA, Mar. 3.-The comparative
activity of the insurgents causes sus
picion that they are planning another
general attack. The gunboat Laguna
Bay and Scott's battery successfully
shelled the new entrenchment thrown
up by the enemy at Guadalupe last
night.
There was desultory picket firing
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-03
TELLER COUNTY

The Measure Passed the Colorado
House.
DENVER, March 3.-The legislature
was slow in getting together. The
house did not adjourn until three this
morning, when the Teller county meas
ure was carried. and it was not in ses-
sion until two O'Clock this afternoon.
The senate discussed the child insur-
ance bill, but took no final action.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-03
District Court.

John Clark filed a petition in the
district clerks office this morning
naming B. K. Musgrave as defend
ant.
Petitioner asks that the vendors lien
on lots 81 and 30, block 10, east Ell
Psso, be foreclosed.
The lien was given to secure ba-
lance of purchase money amounting to
5000.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-03
UNEASINESS FELT
Because French Papers Threaten
the Queen

LONDON, Mar. 3.-The papers today
are showing uneasiness because of the
threats of certain French papers that
if the queen visits France at this time
she can expect to be the victim of out
RACES.
The Times says that if any unfortu-
nate incident occurs England will
know where to place the blame.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-03
SCHLEY LEADS
The President Does The Right
Thing, OF Course.

WASHINGTON, Mar. 3.-The pres
ident this afternoon in appointing rear
adm trails in accordance with the pro-
visions of the naval personnel bill just
passed placed Schley ahead of Samp-
son one point.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-03
FATALLY SHOT
A Kentucky Volunteer Killed By A
LAWYER

LOUISA, KY. Mar. 3.-Harry Price,
young lawyer of Cstlettsburg, KY,
fatally shot Jerry Nottingham this
morning while on the steamer Argrand
I miles below here. Moy-
ingham is the member of the
First Kentucky volunteers who shot
his Captain r. S. Carr at Ashland
last week.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-03
WOMAN SUFFRAGE
Carried Through the Oklahoma
House,

GUTHRIE, o. T., March 3.-The
house passed a bill granting woman
suffrage today by vote of Is to 8.
The prospects of the bill in the senate
are not so bright.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-03
JAPAN ACTIVE
1t Is Reported That She Intercepted
Filipino Ellibusters.

MANILA, March Sit is reported
here that a filibusterer carrying
munition of war for the Filipinos
rebels has been seized in Japan waters
by Japanese authorities. 1t is said
that 10000 stands of arms were on
board,
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-03
NEW LINE STEAMERS
To Run Across the Pacific From
Seattle.

SEATTLE, Mar. 3.-The Great North
ern railroad intends running line of
steamers from Seattle to Yokohoma
and Vladivostok. Six big steamers
will be purch ased, to cost Sc, 100000.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-03
Supplies For Manila.

SAN FRANCISCO, Calf. March g.
The transport Portland sailed last
night with supplies for Manila.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-03

Furniture and sewing machines a
cost at 3II Ell PasO street.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-03
Silver.

NEW YORK, Mar. 3. Copper 144c
bid. Silver 59sc. Lead 81 10.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-03

which be has conducted in the Philip
pines.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-03
Admiral of the United States Navy

adm Dewey
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-03

DAILY HERALD Ice. per week.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-03

during the night on the First Mont
ana's front. One soldier was wound
ed
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-03
ADMIRAL
DEWEY NOW
The President Has Signed
the Bill Creating the
Grade For Him.
THE HERO OF TBE WAR
At Last Receives the Recog-
milton That Is Due Him
For His Distinguish
ed Services.
WASHINGTON, March 3.-George
Dewey will be made admiral of the

WASHINGTON, March 3.-George
Dewey will be made admiral of the
The Winslow mail., 1899-06-08

production. Such a preference,
it appears, is no longer to be
given. Aside from this, the plan
of drawing supplies of dressed
beef from eastern packing
houses is an extravagant one.
Had the chief commissary ad-
vertised for alfalfa fattened
beef, it could have been obtain
ed at ten or twelve cents per
pound, effecting a saving of three
to five cents on every pound of
beef consumed by the troops.
1t certainly looks like carrying
Goals to New Castle to ship beef
TO Arizona posts from Kansas
City, when our great alfalfa
covered valleys are supplying,
in part at least, such markets as
Los Angeles and FL Paso with
beef of excellent quality.
The Winslow mail., 1899-06-08

In beginning his speech in ST.
Louis a short time since VIM. J.
Bryan said: can actor who Wis
tied Nebraska recently on learn
ing from republicans that conf
denCe had been restored, remark
ed that he had examined Web
ster's dictionary to learn what
confidence meant, and found con-
fidence defined as trust and
then he understood that conf
dence had really been restored.
More trusts had been formed
during the last two years than
existed at the beginning of the
present administration, and the
nominal capitalization of trusts
now in existence approaches, if
it does not equal, the world S
total supply in gold and silver.
The Winslow mail., 1899-06-08
The Philadelphia Public Lee

The Philadelphia Public Led
ger, a first-class republican plu-
tocratic paper, in commenting
on Secretary Alger's speech at
Detroit, Michigan, says: Sup
pose they had a little beef spoil
ed, what of it?" said Secretary
Alger at Detroit. "Well, some
thing of it was that MANY sol
diers sickened and died, a ma
tional scandal was created, con-
tracing firms were paid many
thousands of dollars for stuff
that could not be used, the GOV
ernment was put to the expense
of two Investigations, and we
are not through with it, for the
decision OF next years political
contest may hinge uponit. How
much does the secretary want
of it?:' y
The Winslow mail., 1899-06-08

The nsMississippi Con
gress passed resolutions urging
upon congress national aid in
building storage reservoirs in
the arid west, favoring the ces-
sion of public lands to the va
rious states and territories, free
homes and the opening of In
dian reservations, federal subsi-
dies to merchant marine, and
denouncing preference in rates
to grain for export.
The Winslow mail., 1899-06-08

The Florence Tribune says
there are some people in that
community who are trying to
down it, but gives them warning
that they will not succeed.
The Tribune has labored night
and day for years to keep the
hide whole that covers the
bones of Florence and Pinal
county, and we venture the as
sertion that it has done more
for the benefit of that communi-
ty IN one year than it's enemies
have done combined in ten. A
newspaper in a community is
benefit and a drawing card that
few realize or appreciate.
Through it's efforts more people
are induced to come to that
community than through all
other combined efforts, and the
man who will do it an injury
to satisfy private spite, by
Withholding patronage, patron
izing outsiders, or turning the
patronage of others is an
enemy to the public Guardian.
The Winslow mail., 1899-06-08

President Gompers, in his ad-
dress before the Federation of
Labor, in Denver last week,
stated some plain facts. Among
many other things he said: To
day we are confronted with d
condition of affairs that should
demand world wide attention
Of the people of our own coun-
try. There are some who say
there is no danger to free insti-
tutions. That they are safe.
Would that that were true.
Would that we could come to
the conclusion that all hearts
beat in unison for our republican
form of government. But con
ditions prove that there are cir
cumstances confronting us, ele-
ments at work which bear a re-
semblance to the prototype
which existed hundreds of years
ago in Rome. What are our gov
ernments drifting to? They are
busy giving immunities, rights
and privileges and franchises to
the few and heaping the load of
government on the many.
If the American people do not
defend their country depend on
it the AstOrs and the Hunting
tons and the Vanderbilts and
the Rockefellers and the other
fellows by other names, are not
going to defend it. The rich are
free wherever they go. It rests
with the common people, upon
whose shoulders lies the mission
to rally to the banner of our re
public and place it high upon
the citadel of success and vic
tOrV.
The Winslow mail., 1899-06-08

Merritt has seen fit to declare
that Alger is "the greatest sec
retary of war the world has ever
seen,' says the Washington
Times. Yet thirty-tive years
ago he recommended the dishon-
orable discharge of Alger from
the army for absence without
leave. General Custer S recon-
mendation that Colonel Alger
be summarily dismissed without
trial was signed by Merritt. And
now he is not only loud in his
praises to the great man, but in
directly at least, he is stabbing
in the back his immediate su-
perior. From such conduct
common every day people will
draw their own conclusions.
The Winslow mail., 1899-06-08

A strange accident happened
on Thursday between Gila Bend
and sentinel. On Wednesday a
train load of cattle, consisting
of twenty-five cars, was loaded
at Pantano, near Tucson. Be-
tween the two places first
mentioned it was discovers
that a car in the middle of the
train had burned and twenty
five head of cattle therein per-
ished. It was not discovered
that the car was on fire uutil
after it had burned and all the
cattle had roatsed alive. No
one knows how the fire origina-
ted, but it is supposed that a
spark from the engine caused
the horrible accident. Yuma
Sentinel.
The Winslow mail., 1899-06-08

The Nogales Oasis has been
going after the editor Of the
Vidette in strong, if not elegant
language, finally alluding to
him as the "chippy' man. This
was more than the Vidette man
could stand and maintain his 81
lence, and he retorted as fol-
lows: ''That old pusilanimous
Bald dBuzzard turned himself
loose again last week in a most
disgusting, unfair and uniourn-
alistic manner. If every reader
of the Vidette did not know his
ailment-which by the way has
become chroniC-and the pitiful
physical and mental condition
he has been in, for 10 these many
would devote col
umn, maybe two-in telling how
this poor old, measly, NANCY,
whining cur succeeded in hang
ing on to Nogales like a tester
ing sore, which he so nearly re
sembles. Too mean for earth;
too base for hell, we cannot help
wondering at the sanity pa
tience exhibited by a good, kind
God, who knowing the Bald
Buzzard's vicious propensities,
does not remove this pimple
from the face of fair nature.
The Winslow mail., 1899-06-08

Legislation against trusts
should be general, and grows
dangerous as soon as it becomes
special, says the Dallas News.
The best of all legislation on
this line will be found in the end
in acts repeating laws now in
existence out of which the trusts
have grown and without which
they cannot thrive or live. To
cure the trust, remove the cause.
It is more freedom and not more
restraint, which the people need
in order to enable them to de-
fend and sustain themselves.
The Winslow mail., 1899-06-08
The report that the Swift

The report that the Swift
Packing Co. has secured the con-
tract to furnish dressed beef to
military posts in the department
of the Colorado seems to have
some foundation, and color is
lent to the sta tement by the fact
that the authorities at local
posts have not been notified of
any award to Arizona bidders,
says the Range News. The re-
ported figure to be paid Swift is
fifteen cents, nearly twice the
amount of the lowest bid at
Fort Grant, which was eight
cents. The award of such con-
tract to a dressed beef concern
would indicate marked change
of policy on the part OF the war
department. Heretofore the ad-
vertisements calling for propo-
sails for various supplies have
stated that preference would be
given to articles of domestic