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Several timber lots for sale.
Some good exchanges.
Business chances. hotels, etc.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-16

men from the Oregon to this ship to
take instructions for gun captains. l
was one Of the eight, and it nearly
broke my heart to hear that 1 could not
go back to Frisco with the Oregon. 1t
is probably for the best, but 1 don't like
it a bit. If we pass the examinations
we will get from s35 to $50 a month
We are now taking daily studies at the
gunnery school, working up for eX-
aminationS."
ticing young Brown realized that the
change ordered in his career was for
his own benefit. '"The first lieutenant
of the Oregon" he says, has explained
the matter to me and has convinced me
that this is the best thing for me TO
1 am one of fifty sent here from the
different ships in the navy. 1t will
take about five months to receive our
instructions and qualify, and If we pass
we will be given our rates right away.
Chief gun captain gets $50 a month,
f1rst-class gun captain $50 and second
class captain $40. I am confident now
that l will get second-clasS, but l shall
try for first. We are sent here, / learn,
because we have all got good records,
and they will shove US along. When
we get through / can go to the Oregon
If 1 want to, and l want to bad enough.
We expect to get our prize money about
Christmas, and as soon as our examin-
atoms are over the Government will
send me overland to Mare Island, where
1 shall be paid off, as 1 have only
eight months now to serve
The progress made by the Oakland
gunner was evidently very satiSfac ctory
for after the end of the first prelim-
mary examination he only made one
error out of fifteen questions, which all
related to deck battery guns, and"
says he, "it was a corker. The next
examination will be on the Lee rife,
and / think it will be easier than the
first. We will leave here some time in
the latter part of this month for Port
Royal, S. c., for our target practice,
which will last at least two months.
1t will soon be over now, and 1 shall
be at liberty to come home.
I'm the target practice / fired sixteen
shots to-day with a three FOUNDER and
made t -elve bullseyes at about 1900
yards. Tomorrow we will fire six
Founders and four-inch guns, and last
of all the big ten-inch guns. The ten
inch shells weigh 500 pounds and will
carry ten miles. We have to fire with
them at a target 5000 yards away. Our
course will finish In a few days and We
shall know where we stand"
Recently the young Oakland gunner
passed the final examinations, and
qualified for gun captain OF the
first class eff 1 had got four per cent
more" he says, "I would have got
chief. We have not our appoint
ments yet as the recommendations
have been sent to Washington to be
approved. I might leave for California
any day and I hope the next letter will
be a verbal one I will send you tele-
gram as I pass through Los Angeles
on my way to Oakland.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-16
A SOPORIFlC PLANT.

Mr.. Gillespie Of Edinburgh has called
attention to the curious soporific action
of certain plants found in Russia and In
America
These plants are known to botanists
under the name of stipa- On the Mediter-
ranean coast, where the stipa grows in
profusion, it is called virgins flax, and
because of it's beautiful blossoms is used
extensively for bouquets.
In Texas and New Mexico a species of
this plant called stipa viridula, possesses
soporific qualities.
The cowboys and herders of the West.
where the plant grows luxuriantly. often
find to their astonishment that their cows
and horses are suddenly overcome with
sleepiness. accompanied with great weak
ness. They are rendered incapable of
travelling and cannot exert themselves
without great effort.
Horses and cows are affected alike. The
head falls low, the body trembles the
breath comes with difficulty and the heart
beats unanimously. Accompanying this
there is profuse sweating exhaustion. The
poor animal seems violently sick. How
ever. in few days his state becomes
normal again.
Strangely enough. sheep are not affect
ed by the plant.
AS an experiment Mr. Gillespie fnocu-
lated frogs and rabbits with an extract
from the stipa viridula. After the iniec-
tions the animals were apparently seized
with hallucinations and suffered the anx-
iety and paralysis of strong narcotic.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-16
NOW THE AMERICAN BOY HAS A CHANCE @ p o.sn 49,
S4Hz Valuable TO DISTINGUISH HIMSELF IN THE NAVY

iards considered 1t a good opportun-
ity to escape.
THE Oregon was lying in front OF the
entrance, and the other four ships (In-
diana, Iowa, Brooklyn anc Texas)
were lined up on either side OF u.s.
Just at 9:25 as first call went to quar-
ters the lookout reported the Spanish
fleet coming out of the harbor. We
cleared for action at once and signaled
to the rest Of the ships to look out for
what was coming. There was great ex-
citement for few minutes.
"As soon as the first Spaniard poked
her nose outside she commenced firing
at the Indiana, and we answered her
with a broadsde of six, eight and
thirteen inch shells. Soon her four big
cruisers and the torpedo boats were
outside. They headed up the west
coast of the island, close to shore, and
the Oregon and Brooklyn kept along
side of them about three thousand
yards off.
The torpedo boats were blown sky
high in short order. 1 saw one go up.
When she exploded a volume of black
and white smoke shot up hundred
feet into the air. That was the last
seen of her and her sisters soon fol-
lowed her fate. Before we went two
miles two of the Spanish cruisers were
seen on fire heading for the beach.
They went ashore within half mile of.
each other. Shells were flying over us
like hail, but luckily none hit us ana
not a man was scratched. There We're
two more ships ahead of us still, and
we flew after them at the rate of
seventeen knots, firing our heavy guns
as fast as we could, and we could fire
them fast The third one was struck
and she headed for the beach We kept
firing as we passed her until she went
high and dry on the beach and there
was an explosion aboard Of her. That
was the Viscaya, the one that could
destroy New York City so quickly. L
tell YOU, mother, that ship will never
enter New York harbor again.
"It was now about Il o'clock and there
was only one ship left, the Christobal
Colon, the fastest of the fleet. The
Oregon and Brooklyn chased her for
about two hours, and when we saw we
were gaining on her we let a few of our
thirteen-inch bow-chasers drive at her.
One went right in front of her. 1t
struck a little too near to suit her, so
she headed in for the shore and after
a little more shooting hauled down her
colOrs and surrendered.
when our prize crew went aboard of
her they found four dead and about
twenty wounded. She was hit a great
many times. About 500 officers and men
were put aboard the ResOlute and made
prisoners of war. We stayed there all
night to watch her She was leaking
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-16

ton some thirty or forty miles to the
eastward of this place. 1t was fine
cool Sunday morning. and as we were
clearing the decks for quarters and
cleaning up ourselves for Sunday in
spectiOn, we had not the least idea that
we were in a few minutes to be in one
of the hottest naval battles of modern
times There We're only five ships left
on the blockade, and as it was Sunday
and about time for quarters, the Span
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-16
SS-Er4 EXPLODED A-VoAocnE OF .
Ho1pE AH<"

that opened the eyes Of the whole
world Thousands of people come here
CNew York navy yard) every day, and
although there are six other ships all
they want to see is the Oregon"
Then comes what at this time seemed
like a great disappointment to the
young gunner, but which was really
the stepping stone to his future sue
cess. October 1, writing from the
United States ship Amphitrite, then at
Boston he says: I'VE are not going
to Frisco Sudden orders came from
Washington to send eight young sea-
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-16

badly and before morning we could
hardly see her. and that was the end
of the great Cape Verde fleet. We are
now ready for their reserve fleet if it
comes over.
II will have a thousand dollars or
more when | get paid off. Yesterdays
work amounted to many millions, to be
divided among the navy. Do not worry.
/ will come out all o. K. Your son,
CIVILIAN r. BROWN"
In another paragraph of the same let
ter young Brown undoubtedly tells
some very plain truths. In answer to
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-16

a query from his mother he says: you
asked me in your letter if my knees
knocked together when the first shot
was fired. I was not so badly scared as
all that, but l will admit that it all
felt a little queer at first. We are used
to it now. We have smelt quite a good
deal of gunpowder in the last month. ="
Last September there was great joy
aboard the Oregon, for it was then sup
posed that she was to be sent around
the Horn to San Francisco. Il expect
we will be there by Christmas" says
Brown. Then you can see the ship
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-16
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SeDotor Perkins Says That All american Lods Moy
Profit by Young Browns Experience in the Navy.

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The San Francisco call., 1899-07-16

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El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-12-11
ONE CHILD TO EACH
How Judge WaIthall Settled the To-
Quinto Dispute.

Judge Walthall in the district court
Saturday afternoon heard the testi-
mopy and arguments on the writ Of
habeas corpus obtained several days
ago by Maria Toquinto against Gre
eorio Toquinto for the possession of
their two children.
Judge Walthall several days ago
granted Toquinto divorce from his
wife on the grounds of desertion and
other charges. The question of the
custody of the children was not>raised
in the divorce proceedings and the
mother remained in possession of
them.
Later the father sent q relative for
them, who pretended to have an order
from the court for their possession.
The mot her surrendered them. Sub
sequently Judge Wilcox, as attorney
for Mrs. Toouinto, m ade a motion to
have tho divorce annulled on theground
tina. Mrs. Toquinto was deceived about
it at tie time it Yves granted. This
motion was granted.
After hearing the testimony on Sat-
urday, which was very contradictory,
Judge Wslthall again granted Toquin-
to a divorce and settled the dispute
sbout the children by giving one to
each parent.
The trial of TIE suit of Il. G. Parks
against O. @. Section to set aside judg-
ment, which was begun in Judge Cog
gins court last Saturday, was con-
tipued TODAY.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-12-11
THE CAP CAME BACK.
But Its Color Had UnaCCountdbIy
Been Changed.

The following story is told on Fire
man AIva Young of the Santa F'e:
A few days ago he bought black
silk cap to wear while On his run. One
day last week, while going through Eu-
dora, the cap blew off and was lost.
The tt ain did not stop there, SO when
he arrived at the end of his run he
wrote q letter to the agent at Eudora.
telling him of the loss of the silk cap,
ask ing him to look for it and send it
back to Topeka.
Tuesday small package arrived at
the roundhouse for Young. aud when
he came into the Office, where there
were several firemen and engiueers,
the 1 acksee was given TO him. Il was
post marked Eudora, and with q
We'll, am glad to get that silk cap
Of mine back"' he opened it.
The pack age conta ned a elk cap all
right, but it was not the one that
Young lost, for instead of being q
black elk ore it was yellow and
green Jockey cap. Young does not
know whether it was the agent at
Eudora who sent him the jockey can.
or tie boys at the roundnouse. He
threatens to wear the cap, regardless
of the gay colors.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-12-11
GALLAGHER
ON A FOUL
Was Given The Decision Over
Mahar Yesterday
Afternoon.
FOUGHT IN RIVER BED
The contest Lasted Twenty-Five
RoundS-Rura1eS Kept Them Out
OF Mexico

freddy" Gallagher, the local
featherweight cham pion, and Tommy
Mahar of Chicago, met in the middle
of the Rio Grsnde bed vest ,rday az
serroon in fight which was to have
been to a finish, but which was award
ed to Gallagher in the twenty-ninth
round On foul.
A crowd of $50 local business and
sporting men ploughed out to Dunn's
road house through the sand in
wagOnettss and carriages at 100 yes
terday afternoon. From this
first rendezvous, a mile aud half out,
the party was directed to Whites
ranch, three miles further on. From
there they were about to cross over the
appeared with band of rurales and,
patrolling the river bank, warned
them agsinst fighting on Mexican
ground. This stopped proceedings for
awhile.
AS a compromise the fight was pull
ed off on SO called neutral groucd on
the sand, sin the mush" as local
sport said, in the middle of the river
bed.
fight was to be Internationally TO a
finish, and they were to be left to mix
it up any way they wanted, but in the
18th round Referee Billy Smith award
ed the fight to Gallagher on a foul.
The first part OF, the contest was an
exhibition of sparrinR, and compare
lively few blows were interchanged.
AS q scientific display it was fair and
Mahar had a shade the best of it.
About the twentieth round the boys
began to mix it up a bit, and each man
landed several good ones.
Maher seemed to be having the best
of is,putting in several effective punch
es below the, heart aud on the head.
Neither man seemed to have suffered
much punisbme when in the twenty
ninth, round the referee awarded the
fight to Gallagher on a cl aim of foul.
A purse of about $50 was raised
among the spectators. The fight was
not q satisfactory one from the crowds
point OF view, as they we're anxious to
see the men fight 1t out. 1t was nearly
dark when time was called.
Gallagher and Mahar u1e in the ring
three weeks ago, when the Chicago lad
had the best of it.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-12-11
Card OF Thanks.

The directors Of the Ell Paso Public
Library wish to pu blicly express their
apprecib ton of Mr.. Lucius M. Shell.
don's,generosity in giving them the
use, for more than twoyears, of room
in the Sheldon Block, which gift has
made the growth of the library to its
present size q possibility.
Through the cooperation of the citi-
zens and the city council, our collection
of books has outgrown the room which
has held it these first years, but neither
directors nor subscribers will forget the
kind assistance which came when most
needed, and We now thank the donor
most sincerely.
MARY 1. STANTON, Pres.
GRACE L. TOWNSEND, Vice Pres.
OLGA KOHLBERG. Secy.
MARGARET r. BEALL.
MARY BURROWS RAMSEY.
FANNIE E. CLARK.
MARIE S. ALLEN.
MARY II. MILLS
Board Of Directors.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-12-11
Sparks From the Engine

The G. 81. track near the passenger
depot is icing repaired by q track
gang.
The waiting room of the Santa Fe
depot is being painted, vanished and
t;.s:efully fitted.
The G. 81. we'll at Sa1derson recent
" eaved in bit, but has been
repair ed and the pump is now operat-
ing
The G. Fl. has received elevea new
caboOses from the shops at Houston
which will go out on the run east from
here. They are made with all i'm prov
ed new appliances.
Superintendent Randolph, of the
Tucson division. has issued an order
for taking up the spur at mile S43,
and she transfer of the track gang
there to Painted Rock.
TIE Southern Pacific passenger time
is improving some With the new
Schedule, two hours may he added be-
tween here and Frisco, and thus more
promL I running time be insured.
The general impression among rail-
road men here still is that the South
ern Pacific and the Santa Fe have en-
tered into very close traffic agree
10. ns for the California business ard
will probably assume an arbitrary at
titnde toward connecting lines in the
west.
The approximate earnings of the
whole system of the Mexican Central
railway during the fourth quarter of
November, 1899. were 1923, 1862, against
1891, T03 OF the same period in 1898,
showing an increas of S31, $50. Total
Increase fer the month of Move aher,
1899, was $3.50, 906.
Tho local Southern Pacific Office has
received circular from the Seaboard
air line regarding holiday rates from
Kansas, Texas, and Indian Territory
points to Georgia and the Carolinas.
But as the home office has sent no no
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-12-11
TWO ENGINES MEET
Ia a Head On Collision On the Mexi-
can Centrd1-TWo Trdinmen In
iured-One Engine Smashed Badly

can Centrdl-TWO 1rdlnmen IN
jured-One Engine Smashed Badly
There was an unexplaiuable wreck on
th+. Mexican Central Sunday morning
ITO miles from Ell Paso, near Encinilla as.
Two sreights, a north and q south
born J., met in head-on collision.
Two men, two trainmen, whose
names could not be learned, were ser1-
ously injured, and many cars on the
north bound train derailed and partially
Demolished.
The south bound freight was hauled
by one of the immense new cOnsollda-
ton engines which haze been coming
through FL Paso. The north bound
had or e of the old time engines which
has seen service since the road was
built
After the wreck the big consolidated
stood grinly snorting on the track, in
tact, with sc arcely a scratch or mark,
while VITA, was left Of the OLD timer
looked like thirty cents. She was all
scrap iron.
The big engine was able to pull her
freight on into Chihuahua, while
wrecker was sent out from the shops at
FL Paso to pick up what was
left OF the other engine.
The accident is bard to understand,
IS the track stretches straight away
from Sauz north for 20 miles, and the
collision occurred on the level tretch.
The incoming passenger was delayed
an hour by the wreck, which in addi-
ton to three hours delay down the
road made it four hourslat e coming In
to Ell PasO.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-12-11
A G Oming Wedding.

The Times of yesterday contained
the announcement that Miss Schloss
is to be married to George Newman.
OF course the friends of the
young woman in question
are duly surprised. However, the
announcement has done no harm, since
everyone knows that Miss Schloss Is to
be married to Herman Ledermau, of
Fort Worth, and that is the way the no.
tice should have appeared. The we'd
ding will take place on December
9th
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-12-11
THE LEASE LAW
Proposed BY Large Ranch Owners
of New Mexico DisdpproVed in
the Carlsbad Section.

Special Correspondence of the HERALD.
CARLSBAD, N. M, Dec. 9.-The
movement that has been quietly put on
foot by large range owners in the
Pecos valley and it's neie hborhood to
secure the passage Of lease law for
government lands is meeting with al
most universal disspproval in this sec
ton.
Il is being urged that at present mil
lions of acres of land in Texas is being
occ upied, particularly in the Pan
hs ndle country, that is supposed to be
under lease from the state and on
which rental is being regularly paid,
section in ten pays dollar into the
treasury nor has it for years and years
past.
This is fact. The writer knows of
one party who has today under fence
ten sections, 6, 400 acres. and who pays
question here in the valley just now
as to whether the territory gets rental
or it's vacant lands or does not get it
The ''sore" point is that each and
every county that has these lands va
cant will in 8 great measure be depop-
ulated.
The small growers of sheep and
cattle will be compelled to find other
pastures for their little herds and
flocks and their holdings will be in
corporated into the large ranges of
the cattle breeders who pay possibly
two and a half cents an acre Or are
supposed to pay it.
This sort of legislation would very
s hortly cause any number of counties
i n the territory to either disorganize
or go into virtual bankruptcy, for it
W ould have the effect of giving coun-
try one taxpayer in place of ten or
twenty or in some cases fifty.
No one here believes that such 4 law
will be sanctioned by Gov. Otero, as it
is go visibly to the detriment of the in
terests of the grazing interests of
the territory.
The movement Of beef cattle towards
the north has now about ceased. OF
the 12O,O head of all classes that
b ave left the valley this season it Is
t air to say that Kansas City has re-
ceived al least one third.
1t is altogether probable that next
year ST. Joseph, Mo-, and Denver will
divide up the fat stock shipments with
Kansas City, as the agents from the
stock yards of those cities have been
advertising their markets in
the valley for some weeks past.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-12-11
A Short Story.

A salesman, short of stature, who Is
travelling for broom firm, came into
the business office ofOne of the lead
ing wholes ale establishments of the
city this morning, and after shaking
hands with the clerk who did not seem
to recognize him, said:
81 guess you don't know me. I'm the
broom man. My name is so and 90.
They cal me 'brooms' for short"
"Yes?" replied the clerk. "Well,
you're Short
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-12-11
LINK AND PIN.

tice, it is presumed these rates will not
apply to this far western point on any
of the roads. They have not SO ap-
piled heretofore.
The Globe, ella Valley & Northern
road. according to an exchange, is
talking about putting on flyer to
connect with the Sunset Limited at
Bowie. and run from there to Globe
Since getting a railroad into the camp
the people in Globe have come to the
conclusion that they are entitled to all
the rights and privileges of people who
actually live In the world
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-12-11
A New Freight Deal.

In accordance W, tb the recent agree
meut entered into by the @. & S. and
the Santa Fe, all Santa Fe freight from
Pueblo and ell points north Of here for
Fort Worth is turr ed over in Pueblo to
the c. & s., and all Saota Fee freight
from the south northbound will arrive
on the c. & S. Instructions issued to
Santa Fe employees direct that such
business be given the best possible
moyemens.-PuebloC hieftian.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-12-11
A Warning Given.

a warming has been issued trainmen
on The Tucson division in regard to
their account ability in the observance
of billing Instructions as to the mani
pulasion of veutilators on fruit cars.
This is ia view of the iucre ased orange
traffic and the carelessness which has
been shown in several instances by
traiamen