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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-02-09
NEWS FROM Washington
Work Being Done by Our National
Lawmakers in the Fifty
Fifth Congress
SUMMARY OF TIE DAILY PROCEEDINGS.
the Time in the Senate-Appro-
priation Bills Passed-In the House
Important Measures Are Passed
and Others Discussed.

Washington. Jan. s1.-The president
sent 10 the senate yesterday corre-
spondence on file in the state depart
ment bearing upon the peace treaty, and
il was read in executive session, after
which the treaty was discussed.
Washington. Feb. 1.-The senate yes
terday further discussed the policy of
this country to be pursued in the Phil
ippine islands. A bill was passed grant
ing extra pay to officers and men Of the
temporary force of the army. In exec
utive session the peace treaty was CON
sidered.
Washington, Feb. 2.-The army reor-
ganization bill passed by the house was
received by the senate yesterday and
referred to the committee on military
affairs. In executive session Senator
Teller made a speech in support Of the
peace treaty and Senator Hoar replied.
A joint resolution reviving the rank of
admiral in the interest of Rear Admiral
Dewey and extending the time of his
retirement ten years was reported
fayorably.
Washington, Feb. 3.-Senator Spoon
er (Nls.) made notable speech IN tue
senate yesterday in favor of the peace
treaty. and in executive session the
status of the Filipinos with reference
10 citizenship was discussed.
Washington. Feb. 4.-For more than
five hours yesterday the senate lis
tened to arguments in opposition to eN-
panson and in opposition TO the rati-
fication of the treaty of peace The
speakers were Mr.. Money (Niss.) and
Mr.. Daniel (Va). A joint resolution
was passed appropriating $4,000 for a
monument in the Colon cemetery in
Havana for the sailors and marines who
lost their lives by the explosion Of the
Maine.
Washington, Feb. Elm the senate
Saturday Senator Chiffon (TeN0 spoke
against expansion and Senator Wolcott
(Col.) in favor of it.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-02-09
Three Lives Lost in a Fire.

Springfield, H.. Feb. 6.--Three lives
were lost in boarding house fire which
occurred in this city at six o'clock Sat
urday morning The dead are: Mrs.
Matte Whitney. aged AZ; Miss Helen
Rose. aged 90; James c. Hall. aged so.
The origin of the fire is not known but
is supposed 10 have been from de-
fective fue. The loss is probably $l0,-
600, partially covered by insurance.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-02-09
HURLED TO THEIR DEATH.
Five Men and "a Woman KILLED by n
Ii. * q. Freight Train at
MckeeSpOrt. Pa.

Pittsburgh, Pa, Feb. IA two horse
wagon loaded with furniture and on
which six persons, five men and a
young woman, were riding, was struck
by a fast Baltimore q Ohio freight
train at the crossing at Riverton sta
ton, just above Mckeesport. Four Of
the men were killed and the other
man and the young woman were so
badly injured that they died within a
few hours
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-02-09
sno,yfnII without Precedent.

Colorado Springs. Col, Feb. 3.-Thc
snowfall in the mountains is without
precedent. Railroad traffic is seriously
impeded where not wholly blockaded.
The snow is ten to twelve feet deep on
the level and 60 to 100 feet deep in the
canyons. Thus far over a dozen lives
have been LOST by snowslides.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-02-09

Washington, Jan. 31.-Ihe house yes
terday put in hard days work on the
army bill and when it adjourned 10 of
the 20 pages had been completed.
Washington, Feb. 1.-The bin TO re-
organize and increase the standing
army to about 100000 men, but giving
the president authority 10 reduce the
size of infantry companies and cavalry
troops to 60 men each, thus fixing
minimum Of about $4,000 enlisted men,
passed the house yesterday by vote of
les TO 1875.
Washington, Feb. 1.-The house en-
tered upon the consideration of the
river and harbor bill yesterday and dis
posed Of so Of the So pages.
Washington. Feb. 3.-The river and
harbor bill. carrying slightly more than
$50 600 was passed in the house yes
terday by a vote of 100 TO Z. 4 reso-
luton was introduced providing that
on February Is of each year the United
States flag on all government build
ings be displayed at half mast in COM
memoration of the destruction of the
battleship Maine and the loss of 200
lives in the harbor of Havana. bill
was introduced TO repeal the law which
prevents an ex-confederate soldierfrom
sitting OF a federal petit jury.
Washington. Feb. 4.-Most of the
time of the house yesterday was con-
sumed in filibustering against relief
pills on the private calendar. The CON
ference report on the diplomatic APP
preparation bill was adopted. The COM
nittee on judiciary has decided that
Messrs. Wheeler, Robbins, Colson and
Campbell the members OF the house
who accepted commissions in the army,
vacated their seats.
Washington. Feb. 6.-In the house on
Saturday the military academy appro-
priation bill, carrying about 100000,
was passed and the bill providing for
corps of army nurses was favorably
reported, as was also the senate bill
pensioning Gen. John VI. Palmer of
Illinois, the amount being reduced from
500 to so per month, 4 Joint resolu-
ton was introduced authorizing the
secretary Of war to pay the different
states the amounts expended by them
II equipping and maintaining soldiers
on account Of the late war with Spain.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-02-09

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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-02-09

Casenota. ill., Ico. .. William
Beecher, - years u age, died Friday Of
grippe. and i've hours later bis "iie, ~
years Of age. also died from the same
C-.na-A
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-02-09

Boston. Feb. 3.--Tbe eighteenth al
uiyersary Of the foundation Of The
Christian Endeater society was eele-
bgaied il fremont temple yesterday.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-02-09
Actres. Dies.

New York. Feb. 6.-AIce Atherton,
the burlesque actress. died in this city
after a weeks illness from Iseumonia
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-02-09

4 silk factory in which only women
are employed has been opened 10 The
suburbs Of London
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-02-09

The door r-ers 20 the hand upon the
latch
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-07-24

so valuable that Mr.. La Valette has a
one-room house built in the center of his
terrapin farm, twenty feet above the
marsh, on piles, and here watch is kept
nightly over the creatures. Large rats
give him more trouble than thieves, as
they occasionally get in the pens and
kill and eat the young teTapin. Rats
will also dig up and destroy the eggs.
The eggs resemble those of the snake,
having no shell, but a thin, tough SKIN,
and are about the size of the eggs OF the
American partridge, though not as we'll
shaped. 1t is from three to five days at
ter the little fellows are released from
the eggs before they are suitlelntly
strong to go waddling about, and 1t Is
always necessary to keep a close Watch
to prevent their being killed by rats,
crabs and large fish. The young receive
but little attention from the mother,
and almost from the first are left to look
out for themselves and get along as best
they can.
About fifty years ago Captain John
Etheridge sold in Norfolk about three
thousand fine diamond-baclls for four
hundred dollars, and a little later ne
shipped to Baltimore about the same
number, receiving something more than
three hundred and fifty dollars. Thls, 1t
is said, was the beginning of the on
slaught on terrapin, and from Cape Fear
to Baltimore men have engaged i'll the
work of terrapin hunting. According to
Mr.. La Valette, the annual shipments
from this region will not exceed forty
thousand dollars. 1t was not more than
twenty years ago that those who We're
familiar with the facts began to realize
that there was danger of a terrapln
famine-that the reptiles would soon be
almost exterminated. The prices then
ranged from eighteen to twenty-five dol
lars a dozen, while ten years previous
they We're worth only half that amount.
The demand was rapidly becoming
greater than the supply. Naturally,
with the increase in price. there Wera
thousands engaged in the work Of hunt
ing them, and it was found ,eXpedlent
for the states of Maryland and Virginia
to enact laws governing the taking OF
terrapin. These laws have been added
to and enforced as rigidly as possible,
but the scarcity of the Chesapeake dia-
mond-back grows greater each year,
and even now it requires many days or
work and many miles of walking over
soft, Doggy marshes before one tefraplli
is taken from it's hiding place.
The outlook is that the price Will be
much larger than ever this coming sea-
son. The largest shipment ever made
by Mr.. La Valette was in 1890, when Jay
Gould gave a banquet at Delmonicos.
1t required twenty-eight barrels to make
the shipment, and the bill was some
thing over forty-seven hundred dollars
New York Sun
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-07-24
JUDGE CARRoLL's DECISION.

Judge Carroll, of Bridgeport, who
presided at the trial Of the Stamford
man in the famous flag case, and found
the defendant guilty of breach of the
peace in drawing a revolver, gave a
very sensible verdict and comment on
the affair. 1t will be remembered that
young English girl who was visiting
summer resident at Shippan Point,
ran up an English flag, or the Union
Jack, on the Fourth of July. A party
tore it down, and with true English
bulldogeddness the young woman Sc
cured bunting made another flag and
ran that up, where it staid.
1t was in an attempt to haul 1t down
that the defendant, Stamford man.
and a Stamford selectman, met with
an obstruction in the person of the
owner of the premises. The defendant
drew a revolver and made threats of
using it, but finally concluded not to.
Judge Carroll, in rendering his dec-
sion, reviewed the evidence al great
length. He said that the United States
was at peace with all the world, and
that Fosdick or any other citizen had
the right to display the English flag on
the Fourth of July or any other day.
That is good sense, whatever 1T may
be at law. 1t seems ridiculous to raise
such a row about so small a matter,
and Stamford has only succeeded in
making itself notorious without any
resultant benefits. We guess the Eng
lish or any other flag will float all day,
next Fourth of July, in Stamford, If
any one cares enough about it to raise
one-Ansonia Sentinel.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-07-24

what's all this red stuff! 1t ism
blood" Just at this moment he got
Whit of breath from Schuyler whose
mouth was open. "Whiskey, by thun-
der! or something very like it. Sem
try!"
Sir" came through the open door.
HAS this man had anything to
drink?"
mo, sir He was writing there not
half an hour ago. answered the sem
try.
"Well, this beats me. Sergeant, what
do you make of it?"
Sergeant O'Brien had been pursuing
his Investigations, and his first discoV-
cry was that quart bottle of red ink,
which he had drawn that morning for
office use, was lying upon it's side on
the desk, empty, except for some rlvu-
let's of red which still flower over the
muster rolls.
"Well, sir, it IS this way. That man
! there is drunk, and he got drunk on
red ink Red ink, you know, sir, is
about quarters alcohol; he prob
ably knew 1t and drank 1T up, ana the
sergeant picked up the bottle and con-
temptuously poured the little remain
ing red ink upon the PROSTATE form.
This explains why the paymaster ala
not pay off m" troop that day There
were no muster-rolls to pay off VIII.
1t also explains why the general court
martial, which tried Private Schuyler
some time afterward, sentenced him to
a year at Fort Leavenworth military
prison, for violation Of the siXty-sec-
ond article of war George DRAKE
Ruddy in the Argonaut of San Fran
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-07-24

Sir" came through the open door.
HAS this man had anything to
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-07-24

Little three-year-old Bessie ran flying
down the front stems with an agoniz-
ing cry of papa, Papar' Her father
had started downtown, but he stopped
and waited. What is it, Bessie?" he
asked. 81 want to kiss you goodbye"
she said. 'Well, I'm waiting for the
kiss he said. It'll give it to you" she
replied, with trembling lips and quiver-
ing chin. Gust as soon as I can make
the pucker. Chicago Record,
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-07-24

" the Baby is Cutting Teeth
Be sure and use that old and well.tried rem.
edy. Mrs. Winslow's Soothing syrup, for
softens the gums, allays all pain cures
wind collie, and Is the best remedy for diar.
rhoea Twenty-Five cents bottle.
dill MWF&w ~
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-07-24
E. sCHOENGERGER &soNs.

Palace and Central Markets. Poultry,
Meat and Vegetables. Beef is still keeping
on the advance list. but we continue to sell
at bargain prices just the same. Three lbs
Steak 25c, good Roast Beef 1pc lb, Calfor-
mia Hams Toe ID, fine young Fowls 1Oc h.
fresh killed Chickens Ice ID, Turkeys 12c lb,
Corned Beef 4c lb Fresh Vegetables of ali
kinds cheap, big ripe Watermelons 2O-25c
each. Butter, Cheese and Eggs direct every
day from the farmers. Phone No. APO.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-12-04
WOMEN'S
SECRETS.

There is one man in the United States
who has perhaps heard more wonen's
secrets than any other man or woman in
the country. These secrets are not Sc
crets of guilt or shame, but the secrets of
suffering, and they have been confded
to Dr. r. V. Pierce in the hope and eX-
pectation of advice and help. That few
of these women have been disappointed
in their expectations is proved by the
fact that ninety-eight per cent. of all
women treated by DIR. Pierce have been
absolutely and altogether cured. Such
record would be remarkable if the cases
treated were numbered by hundreds
only. But when that record applies to
the treatment of more than half-a-1ni1-
lion women, in a practice of over thirty
years, 1t is phenomenal, and entities DR..
Pierce to the gratitude accorded him by
women, and the honor paid him by the
profession as the first of specialists in
the treatment of womens diseases.
Every sick woman may consult DR..
Pierce by letter, absolutely without
charge. Every woman's letter which
contains her secret remains her secret
1t is read in private, answered in private,
and its contents guarded as sacred con-
fdence. That no third party should enter
into this secret, all replies are mailed,
sealed in perfectly plain envelopes, with
out any printing or advertising whatever,
upon them. Write without fear as with
out fee, to DIR. R. V. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-12-04
THE PAY TRAINS
GLADDEN. the Hearts Of 6. H. And
Southern Pacific Railroad Boys.

Two special pay trains rolled into
the G. 81. statiOnsy esterday. the Pacific
division special getting in about 5
O'Clock, while Roa1master Huder, on
tbs G. H., came in at noon. ALI G. b.
and 5 p. men were made happy by the
month ly distribution of American dol
lars, and in consequence half hun
dred thousand more will circulate in
Ell Paso today.
In connection with these pay trains,
now that they have reached Ell Paso,
their last station, and have gone, it is no
viOlat' on of confidence to say that the
raiiro I'd people exercise great secrecy
about their whereabouts until just be-
fore their arrival. The reason of this
IL the presence at various unknown
point along the line between Del Rio
and T acson of gentlemanly road agents
who would simply be filled with de-
light 90 ascertain the schedule of the
pay train. But The company officials
keep their running time a secret, and
their guns in readiness, and at q casual
meeting the gentlemen of the road
would probably be filed with assorted
CHUNKS of lead instead of delight.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-12-04
Sparks From the Engine.

The orange shipments from Califor
mia over the S. p. are beginning to &C
forward in train loads.
Field Bow ee, of the G. 81. freight de.
partment, is spending a two weeks
leave of absence in Houston.
Among other exploits of the Eddy
party at Cloudcroft on Thanksgiving
day was the killing of a fine deer.
Former General Freight and Pas
senger Agent Sanford, of the Msricops
and Phoenix railroad, is in the city.
II. Adler and daughter, of Pittsburg,
Pa, we're among the passengers on
the Central last night for the City oil
Mexico.
During Special Officer Raynor's ab.
sence, Night Watchmau Hood is taking
his place, while Jim Wall, the watch.
man at Valentine, is up to take the
night shift.
Special Officer q. Raynor, of the G..
H., started for New Orleans Saturday
night. He returns Dec. IL. His re-
turn pass read for III. Raynor and
wife, 'Nough said.
r. T. Priest, who goes out of Ell
Pase as Pullman conductor on the
Texas and Pacific, is perhaps the old
est man in the service running out of
the city. Certainly he Is one of the
best known.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-12-04
FOUR DEEP WOUNDS
Inflicted On Fernando Pardo-Je-
sus Fernandez Under Arrest
CHARGED With the Assault

Jesus Fernandez is in the county jai
charged with assault with intent 20
murder, while his victim, Fernando
Pardo, is lying seriously wounded in
the rear of little store next to the
Mexican kitchen on Overland street,
all as result of drunken duel Satur-
day night.
Tho men became qusrrelsome while
drinking in an Ell Prso street saloon,
and went out together to fight it out.
No one saw the conflict that followed,
but when Pardo was found lying out
side few moments later, four
gaping wounds-in tae neck behind
the ear, in the chest, and in the ab-
domen-showed where an assailaut's
knife had reached it's mark.
DR.. 1. J. Bush sewed up and dressed
the wounds at the police station,
whence Pardo was removed to his
present location. He was Improved
much today and may recover.
Fernandez was arrested at his home
on Sonora street 30 minutes later,
drunk aud undressed. He stated then
incoherently. and reiterated today in
q more collected manner, that he had
no part in the cutting. His guilt seems
certain.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-12-04
BISHOP KENDRICK
Preached At Both Services At St.
Clements Church Yesterday.


Bishop Kendrick preached at both
the morning and evening services at ST.
Clements Episcopal church yesterday.
The subject Of his morning sermon was
"Obedience."
The bishop said in part: "The eye
is the organ of physical sight. If we
shut our eyes we cannot see.. The
brain is the organ of thought. Unless
or use our brains they become dull,
sluggish and incapable of thought. It
is continuous thought that makes q
strong mind.
"Obedience is the organ of spiritual
knowledge. To know Gods truth we
must obey. We cannot take ourselves
out of darkness but by obedience. If
we do not obey Gods commands we
shut the door upon him.
1--WE must obey absolutely. One sin
held onto and practiced will destroy
our whole religious lite.''
Before the sermon at the morning
service the bishop confirmed one can
didate. A class of adult candidates
was confirmed at the evening service.
Assisting the bishop at both services
we're the Rev. Harris, the Rev. Walk
er, of New York; and the rector, Rev.
M. Cabell Martin
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-12-04
Reception

On Thanksgiving night Miss Stan
ton received Informally for her guest
Miss Bowman, at the library rooms
A delicious punch and hot chocolate
were served throughout the even
ing.
Among those who called were the
following:
Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Pulliam, Miss
Jessie Lyons, Mr.. and Mrs. w. M
StOckwell, Mr.. and Mrs. Feldmau,
Miss Cheney, Mr.. and Mrs. Leigh
Clark, Miss Frances Clark, Mr.. and
Mrs. @. N. Grosvenor. Messrs. Ward,
Harry Dillon, Geo. w. Lyons, @. II. r.
Townsend, G. w. Thomas, and E. M.
COnlev
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-12-04
THIS is GOOD NEWS
The Santa .Fe is to Abandon The
Spoilers" On Trainmen:

January the secret service depart
mens of the Santa Fee road will GO out
of existence. The management of the
com papy decided to abolish the de-
tecsiye bureau and turn over such
work as cannot be abandoned to the
claim agents Of the system. J. j. Kin
Bey, who has been chief of the detec
tives of the Santa F'e, has re-
signed.
While this does not mean that the
work of running down car thieves aud
prosecuting others W @ plund err always
is TO stop, it is taken to mean an end
TO the so called spottipg of conductors
for the purpose of obtaining evidence
OF misappropristion of the company 3
funds, system used by nearly every
railroad in the country.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-12-04
ATTEMPTED BURGLARY
An East FL paso Citizen Alarmed BY
His Dog.

An unknown burglar attempted to
enter the house of w. b. Kelly In
East Ell Paso last night. Mr.. Kelly
was alarmed by the barking of his dog
and ran TO the door to discover the
cause. He saw a man fleeing from his
yard with the dog in pursuit. The man
escaped.
Mr.. Kelly ran out and found in his
yard, where the man had evidently
dropped it, piece of street railway
rail about three inches long, which
had been freshly cut from a longer
piece.
Mr.. Kelly's theory is that the man
intended Turing him to the door and
striking him with the jagged piece of
iron.
The would-be burglar has not yet
been arrested.
The piece of rail was no doubt
picked up in front of the court house
where the track has recently been re.
paired. It was a vicious looking wea-
pom. fitting snugly in mans hand.