El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-29

home of her parents, by swallowing
cyanide of potassium. She was % years
of age.
Wednesday afternoon in the Owl
saloon at Globe r. L. Stegsll apd'Wm.
COrbett came together. COrbett was
shot in the left cheek, the ball entering
on the upper left side, coming outs some
two inches below, not making serious
wound,
]. M. Sullivan was found dead in his
cabin in the Tucson mountains. His
death has removed from Tucson one of
its old settlers. Mr.. Sullivan went to
Tucson many years ago. and made con-
siderable money as builder. He con-
structed several of the buildings at the
University and built q large number of
the most substantial structures in that
city. He prospered for many years,
but during the past four years of his
life he drank heavily and when death
came it found him without money and
having sacrificed his own self-respect,
he was without friends too.
News reached Tucson yesterday of a
sensational shooting which occurred at
Yuma on Saturday evening. A brake
man OF the Southern Pacific was q wit
ness of the affair. He said that County
Recorder Marvin was the man who did
the shooting, but the name of the man
report which comes from Yuma says
that Marvin's daughter was outraged
by man we'll along In years, and
Marvin as soon as he heard the story
| told by his daughter b Z nted up the old
man and shot him. Marvin gave him.
self up to the authorities. Tucson Citi-
zen.
A millionaire winter visitor who
lives on North Centre street, and who
patronizes Buxton & Co., Ito some ex-
tent, came in Saturday TO settle his bill.
Feeling little speculative when he
learned that the bill was only a little
over ten dollars he pulled out q twenty
! dollar gold piece and made q propo-
sition to George Buxton that they flip
the coin and if it came up heads"
Buxon was to keep the twenty dollars
and If 1t came up "tSil' the
bill would be considered settled.
George has been in this country too
| long not TO have accumul >ted q little
touch of "sport" in his nature, so he
quickly assented. The coin fell head
up. There is more than ore way Of
| ness. -Phoenix Herald
Mexico
A slight earthquake was felt in the
valley of Mexico last week.
V. G. Diaz was sentenced by the
| court of cessation in Guadalsjsra to
| twenty-five years. Imprisonment for
| ROBBERY and homicide.
The surplus water from the artesian
we'll in Paseo Bravo in Pueblo was
leased by public auction for the sum
of 1851 to Martin Garcia, owner of the
Rancho del Pueblo.
The building to be occupied by E.
Bsrco tin factory in the neighborhood
of the National depot at Monterey has
been commenced and will be rushed as
fast as good mechanics can do the
work, in order that it may soon be
| ready for occupancy.
The Two Republics hears it on very
| reliable authority that there will be
change in very high official circles, q
change that will come as q show to
some and delight to others. The an
| nOuncement may not be delayed over q
fortnight.
The project is again being sgitAted
of a club to be established in this city
which Is to be purely mi itary in its
make up. 1t is to be centre of re-
union for army officers, where they
may find the ordinary distractions Of
clubs and may read all the foreign
enable them to keep abreast of the
times with respect to the science of
| war. Mexican Herald.
Frequent complaints are made about
the police laws of Mexico, but they
seldom come from that class of in
dividuals who go steadily about their
business. AS rule, the foreigner in
Mexico has little to complain OF the
police laws. He gets better treatment
often than the natives. There are ex-
captions but the exception prove the
rule.-TwO Republics
| The government of the state of Chi
huahua is making great efforts to
bring about q hygienic congress in
September, to which will be invited
the state governor, and other high Of
6cials, as we'll as the numerous scienti-
&c and commercial societies of the
state. The object of this congress is to
decide upon plans for improvement of
the public health in the cities and
towns of the above state.
it Is understood that Mr.. and Mrs.
Slayden of Waco, Texas, have purchase
ed the Monterey and Santa Catalina
street railway, and also the line run
ming from the National depot to Topo
Chico, known as the Rsudle line. The
Topo Chico line was the property of
Major Jules Randle personally and the
purchase also includes all the rights
held by Mr.. Rendle in the Topo Chico
hot springs.-Monterey Globe.
PROPOSALS FOR FRESH BEEF AND
Mutton. Office Chief Commissary,
Atlanta, Georgia. March 81, 1899. Seal
ed proposals will be received here until
IL o'clock, a. M, April 20, 1899, and
opened, for furnishing and delivering
Fresh Beef and Mutton called for by
Commissaries at Forts Bliss, Brown,
Clark, Mcintosh, Point, Ringeold, Sam
Houston, and Camp at Eagle Pass, Tex;
jackson Barracks, Fort St. Philip,