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El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-09-23
PRESIDENT DlAZ

Will Not Visit st. Louis on his North
ern Trip.
ST. LOUIS, Sept. 23.-Owiug to the
lack of time President Diaz, who just
received three weeks'leave:of absence
to visit the United States, declined to
respond to an invitation extended to
Louis to visit this vicinity.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-09-23
YELLOW Fever

Claims Another at SWineburne Is
land.
NEW YORK, Sept. 22.-Private Col
sen, of the First infantry, who arrived
from Cuba on Monday aboard the tran
sport Buford, died of yellow fever last
night at Swipeburne island.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-09-23
ENGLISH OFFICERS

Sailed For South Africa Today.
LONDON, Sept. 23.-Msjor General
French and a number of staff and spe-
cial service officers sailed for the Cape
today.
M. Deserverel, the Portuguese min
ister, today denied that England would
take possession of Delagoa Bay.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-09-23
CAPTAIN DREYFUS

To Tell His Son the Story of His
Case.
CARPENTERAS, France. Sept. 23.-
Captain Alfred Dreyfus expects his
children here tonight or tomorrow.
He has decided to tell his boy the story
of his case.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-09-23
GOVERNOR PINGREE

Declines To Be Mayor OF Detroit.
DETROIT. Sept. 22.-Gov. Pingree
today announced finally and autborita-
lively over his own signature that un-
der no circumstances would he be
candidate for mayor of the oity of De-
troit.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-09-23
M'COY ACCEPTED

Ryan's Conditions Meets His .Ap-
proVa1.
NEW York; Sept. 23.-Kid Mccoy
says he will accept Ryan's conditions
for battle.
Tom O'Rourke, manager of the
Lenox Athletic club, has offered $1O,-
600 for the bout.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-09-23
AMERICANS
MURDERED
Seven Residents of NeWY0rk
Reported Slain by Yaquis
MINERS CAMP RAIOED

TWO Denver prOspeCtors Held Up
and Robbed BY a Rowing Band
of Misunderstanding They
Possessed Was Taken and Their
Shaft Was Filled up-Indians
Threaten to Drive Out All Amer
leans and MexiCdns.
The Yaqui Indians continue their
depred asions in Sonora, Mexico and
rowing. bands arc aow seattle ed through
the mountains along the upper Yauui
river, if the stories of American pros
pectors, who claim to have been
driven out, are to be believed.
Already reports are coming in that
American prOspectors have been made
to suffer at the hands of the savsges
and it is more tina probable that seven
residents of New York, who went into
the Sahuaripa district via Nogales
ed.
At any rate they are reported mis-
sing and Mexican rurales, who have
secured the hills, have utterly failed 20
find any trace of them.
AFoRLoRN MAN.
Last evening there arrived from
Casas Graudes man with disheveled
hair and tanged beard His shoes were
worn into shreds and medium sized
shepherd dog, which tratted at his
heels, seemed to share its masters
general air of detection.
The man carried gunpy sack on his
back which contained all his posses
sions.
Inquiry developed the fact that the
mans name was John Rogers, Den
yer prOspectOr, and that he hao just
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-09-23
TRANSPORTS
Sail From San Francisco With Troops
Aboard

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 23.-The
Thirtieth infantry sailed for Manila on
the transport Sherman this afternoon.
The twenty-sixth regiment mbarks on
the Grant Monday.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-09-23

cruel and murderous fad that has ever
cursed the world. In the last decade
the surgeons knife has slain more than
war and holocausts"
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-09-23
INTOTHE DITCH
Goes An Electric Car and Kills the
MOtOrmdn.

MOtOrmdn.
CARTHAGE, Mo-, Sept. 23.-The first
Car that started out this morning on
the inter-urban electric railway went
into the ditch three miles west of
town.
The motorman, Harry Hogue, was
caught under the car and fatally hurt
A coupling link had been placed on
the track, evidently with malicious in
tent
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-09-23
A BUOY
The "Andree Polar Expedition n
Found.

AMMERFEST, Nor way, Sept. PA
buoy marked "Andree Polar Expedi-
tion'' found on the north coast .of
King Charles island on Sept. 9, is now
known to be genuine, although bad
ly dented, 1t will be opened shortly.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-09-23
Metal Market.

NEW YORK, Sept. 23.-Copper Is. SO
Silver SO 5-S: lead f. 40.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-09-23
MISSIONARY

DIGS UI SmdIIpOX COntTdCtcu III EdSt
Africa.
NAPLES, Sept. 23.-Miss Gertrude
Wheeler, the American missionary,
died here of smallpox on her way from
East Africa TO the United States,
where she cor tracted the disease.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-09-23
Competition Closed

Owing to the fact that the proposed Mdwn- &
ter Carnival has been declared off, the contest 8
for Queen of the Carnival is closed.
Up to date the highest number of votes has
been cast for Miss Alice Lee Shelton. To her, &
} therefore, has been given fine illustrated ed-
ton of the Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens.
To Miss Emma Hoffman, who holds second 8
place, copy of Irvings Sketch Book has been
given.
, Other contestants we're Miss Pearl Ford who 8
received good many votes; Miss Bella Schultz,
Miss Grace Marvin, and Miss Genoveva ViIIegas.
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El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-09-23

Continued on Fifth Page.
The Mena star., 1899-08-24
SEVERAL GET COMMISSIONS.
Gov. stephens Names Men for Various Positions That Were Created by Acts
 of the Last Missouri Legislature.

Jefferson City, Mo. Aug. 22.-The secretary of state issued the following commissions to appointees named by Gov. Stephens under acts of the last legislature taking effect to-day:
 John O'Day. Springfield; Dean D. Duggins, Marshall: George Robertson Mexico; Mrs. Dora Hall St Joseph, and Miss Pearl Mitch ell, Rocheport, members of the board to locate and manage the colony for the feeble minded.
 Hugh ], Brady. license commissioner for the city sf St. Louis
 James McCaffey. l.. D. Kingsland and George J. kobusch, members of the board of election commissioners for the city of St Louis.
 Harry B. Hawes, w. E Atmore, A. C. Steu- yer and Otto l.. Foster. members of the board of police commissioners for the city of St Louis
 W. $. Bryan, Nathaniel Nj. Basket and n. F. Risk, members of the board of commission CTS to locate the fruit experiment. station in south west Missouri.
 H. Clay Arnold, J. H. Lipscomb and C. E.. Washburn, election commissioners of Kansas City.
The Mena star., 1899-08-24
INDIAN RACE INCREASING.
'"c Population of the Nations Wards as Great ss When America Was
 Discovered

Washiugton, Aug. 22.-One of the most difficult tasks which the census bureau will have to perform in taking the census of the United States for 1900 Will be the enumeration of the Amer lean Indians. There has never been anything like an accurate census of the American Indians The Indian population statistics which have here .ofore figured in census reports have been compiled largely on estimates furnished by the agents at Indian reservations. For this census it is the intention of Director Merriam to se- cure more accurate figures. The In. dlans on the reservation can be easily counted; it is those who are not under the supervision of the United States authorities who will furnish the diff culty.
 There is popular impression exist ing that the American Indian. like the buffalo, is dying out. This is undoubt- edly an erroneous idea. Statistics of the Indian population of the United States available at the Indian office in Washington indicate rather that the Indians are increasing. Officers do not hesitate to say that there can be no question but that the American Indian is holding his own as far as the propa- gation of species is concerned.
 The Indian population for 1898, ac- cording to the figures furnished the Indian office. is 262. .965. The Indian population for 1897, according to fig ures furnished from the same sources from which those for 1898 were ob- tained, was PAS, Sl3 It will be seen that this is gain of 14. 152 in one year. Of this increase, II, 14S is credited to the five civilized tribes of the Indian territory. In 1897 the population of these tribes, as reported to the Indian office by the Indian agents, was 5s970. In 1898 the population, as furnished by the same source, was 7,01S. This large increase is accounted for on the ground that the freedmen of the five civilized tribes, who heretofore were not ac- counted as members of the tribe, have been enrolled as citizens during the present year.
The Mena star., 1899-08-24
BAD NEWS FROM THE NORTH.
Sound Region Died by the Half Hun- dred- -Kansans Among the Lost.

Santa Barbara, Cal, Aug. 22.-Ex- Supervisor W. Aston Hayne, who has been in the Kotzebue sound region all winter, has written very discouraging news home. His letter dated July 2l, on the Arctic circle, 800 miles inland from Kotzebue sound, gives a list of over 50 miners who entered that region and perished there. Among the num- Der were c. R. Hay, Lawrence, Kan. {; H. Gross, of Kansas City, Mo, and N. F. Brown, of Kansas.
 This list does not include 36 who were drowned when the Jane Gray was lost. Neither does it include the last reported deaths from drowning of the men who left Hothan Inlet for Cape Nome. The Indians have reported the boats lost and the men drowned. The two Pickering brothers are said to have been shot by Indians, whom they iIl-treated
The Mena star., 1899-08-24
A Riot Amonest Miners.

Evansville, Ind, Aug. 22. "A riot be- tween the non-union and union miners took place in the west part of the city yesterday evening. Harry Phelps. a colored non-union miner, coming from work at the Ingle mine. was attacked by crowd of boys and sympathizers of the union. He fired at them, but no one was hurt. Phelps was arrested. When the patrol wagon arrived with 20 officers fully 300 people surrounded the wagon and tried to take the negro from them and lynch him. but the off cers were finally permitted to take their man to police headquarters.
The Mena star., 1899-08-24
SCHURMAN SPEAKS.
me Peace Commissioner Makes Sta.s- ment for the Associated Press on
 Philippine Affairs.

Ithaca. N. Y. Aug. 22. 2.--Commission- CT Jacob c. Schurman reached Ithaca yesterday. Since leaving Manila he
 nas. he says, steadily refused to discuss Philippine affairs. He now makes the E loiloWang statement for the Associated Press:
 First, the United States, having assumed sovereignty over the Philippine islands by virtue or treaty of peace with Spain, the chief yAeeutve of the republic is engaged in estab- nsnlng that sovereignty. The issue to-day is noe commercial one, although the natural ,esourees of the Philippine islands are of great value and wait only American capital for aeselopment. Nor is the question one of polit- .' .eai expediency on party politics although in " collateral branches there may be aspects , rpeh which political parties may properly di-
 uV put the question to-day is neither one of |. ,,oilhercial advantage nor of partisan politics N purely moral question. The vital ques- s,'n lS the honor of the nation. the protection n,,, loyai tflipnos, and the fulfilment of our sV"xationS to the nations Of the world involved !" ouf acceptance of sovereignty.
 1seoho The means and agencies for the ac upishnieht Of this end must be determined as Se president. and it is well to bear in mind h -"s the president understands the situation ss'esf than anyone else can possibly do. inas- ~ .-Nsh aS he is in receipt of information from .t-t'etN oi sources. civil and military and has ' augment Of experts upon the facts reported ,s' sase no doubt the president will soon effect as'.eloh or the Philippine problem which will zr ,eAAreiy satisfactory to the American people e,, n.s Ntatesmanship and tried ability we may wv The issue with perfect confidence
The Mena star., 1899-08-24
Iur..- soII,s Small Estate.

New York, Aug. 22. Mrs. Eva A.. IngcrsolL. widow of Col. Robert c. ln- gersoll. has filed bond as administra- trix of the estate of her husband. She swears that she had made diligent search for the will of her husband, but that to the best of her knowledge and belief he died intestate. The value of his personal property is estimated by her to be about sl0.00d. At the time of his death he held no real property. The heirs to the estate are Mrs lnger- soil. the widow: Mrs Eva k. l. Brown. wife of walsfon. II. Brown. and Miss Mnnd Inrersol...
The Mena star., 1899-08-24
HEAD-ON COLLISION.
East and Westbound Freight Trains Come Together Heavy Grade at
 Dayton, Ia.

Omaha. Ncb.. Aug. 22 "A special to the Bee from Fort Dodge Ia., says: A serious head-on collision occurred on the Northwestern, one mile east of Dayton shortly after midnight between the east and westbound freight trains and as result two engines were utter ly demolished and third engine, that of a work train, badly crippled, while one engineer is seriously hurt. Through a misunderstanding of orders the two freights came together on a heavy grade at a speed of 20 miles an hour. The trainmen saw the danger in time to jump, all escaping without injury except Engineer Nellings, of the eastbound train, who was seriously bruised. Considerable grain was spilled over the track.
The Mena star., 1899-08-24
To Escort the Nebraslss Volunteers.

Omaha, Neb., Aug. P. Congressman w. l.. Stark and Adjt. Gen. Barry left last night for San Francisco to escort the First Nebraska volunteers home on special train at state expense. It will require $35, 900 to bring the regi- ment home and s, GOO in excess of that sum has already been provided, with contributions still pouring into the office of the governor at Lincoln. Bids for the transportation of troops were submitted yesterday by the Union Pa citic, Burlington and Rock Island, all being identical, the sum of S3750 per man being the figure given. The award was given to the Burlington.
The Mena star., 1899-08-24
Gov. stanley Names MT. Harvey.

Topeka, Kan, Aug. 22.-Gov. Stan ley was notified by the war department that there will be no negro regiments enlisted, and asking him to name two white men for commissions in place ot the two negroes recommended by him few days ago. The governor named A. Nj. Harvey, formerly major of the Twenty-second Kansas, to be one of the officers. Harvey is populist and was lieutenant governor during Gov. Leedy's administration.
The Mena star., 1899-08-24
A. E. stilwell and the Gulf Road.

Boston, Aug. 22. A local paper says: It is stated on good authority that A. E. Stilwell has regained control of the Kansas City, Pittsburg x Gulfrailroad that he will be president of the reor- ganization company and John w.. Gates. president of the American Steel and Wire company, will be chairman of the board of directors. Mir. Still well regained control by the purchase of bonds made both ill the open market and privately. These purchases were made by Mir. Stilwell, John W. Gates and associates and by a Philadelphia syndicate. all acting in harmony, un- til more than majority of the first mortgage issue had been acquired.
The Mena star., 1899-08-24
BIG FIRE AT VICTOR.
The Business Portion of the Colo
 rado City Utterly Destroyed.
CONFEDERATION A SCENE OF TERROR
Men and Women Race for Their Lives He fore the Roaring Flames Buildings Blown Up by Dynamite Loss Ess-
 timated at @2,0OO,O0O.

Cripple Creek, Col, Aug. 2a. Fire has utterly destroyed the business por- tion of the city of Victor, causing a loss estimated at S2. 900, ,0O0 Beginning shortly after noon yesterday. the fire ragged until evening, consuming every thing in it's way. It had it's origin, it is thought, in the Merchants cafe, ad- joining the Bank of Victor, on the cor ner of Third street and Victor avenue. A strong wind from the south famed the flame and in few minutes all the surrounding houses were afire. Help was summoned from Cripple Creek. but the town had been built in the early days of the camp and was of pine tim Der for the most part and burned like paper. Efforts were made to stop the progress of the flames by blowing up buildings in their path by means of dynamite, and all the afternoon the hills roared with the explosions. but the effort was Tn vain.
 The fire claimed the Bank of Victor, the post office on the corner opposite, crossed Third street and followed the row of blocks between Third and Fourth streets to the north, taking the Victor Banking company, the Western Union Telegraph company's office and the office of the Colorado Telephone company, the Hotel Victor, on the op- posite side of Fourth street and the three great shaft houses of the Gold Coin Mining company and it's ore bins, among the largest in the Cripple Creek district. From there the flames were swept northward by the half hurricane which was blowing and never stopped until they had taken the Florence & Cripple Creek depot and the fine new depot of the Midland Terminal road at the head of Fourth street. Il the buildings between these are a total loss, with practically all their contents. for the flames were so rapid in their progress that nothing could be saved.
 The scenes of the great Cripple Creek conhagration were duplicated. Hurry ing before the roaring flames went men, women and children, carrying what they could snatch from the flames, racing for their lives. The crash of buildings torn asunder by dynamite and the crackle of the flames as they consumed the dry buildings hastened their flight and the pail of smoke added a terror to the spectacle.
 A special train was placed at the command of tlris city by the Florence & Cripple Creek railroad and three companies of firemen, with apparatus, were rushed to the scene. They worked all the afternoon in vain en- deavor to stay the march of the flames.
 The residence portion of the city has suffered comparatively little, but the business portion is paralvzed and sui fering is bound to follow. The burned area may be thoroughly designated as the space between the head of North street and Victor avenue, extending from the Gold Coin mine buildings on the west to point near Second street and down Third street almost to Dia- mond avenue. The fire was at last got under control.
The Mena star., 1899-08-24

Il large number of lives lost and much damage done to property. Fourteen fishermen in trying to cross Palico Sound in slxiffs were lost. Fom bodies have been recovered. The schooners Goodwin and Aurora were wrecked. The L. R. Hill is ashore. The Boswicx and all hands are reported lost. These losses all occurred in Pamlico sound It is believed that as many as 50 per- sons lost their lives in the storm.
The Mena star., 1899-08-24

the Figaro's story. of the killing oi Lieut. Col. Klobb and Lieut.. Meunier oy mem bers of French expedition. under the canduct of Capt. voulet and ohanolne. in French Soudan. The con. nrmation has created a great sensation and caused the most painful impression. the only explanation suggested being that Capt. Voulet had become mentally affected by the climate.
The Mena star., 1899-08-24
Harry caddy, the Jockey. Dead.

St. Louis, Aug. P. Harry Caddy. the well-known jockey who has been riding at the fair grounds. is dead at the Col lege of Physicians and Surgeons as the result of an accident on the track He was hurt last Thursday when his mount. Rose caron, threw him to the gronnc. He did not survive an e. .,era- tioa performed to relieve concussion of the brain.
The Mena star., 1899-08-24
M.Ial.ari in ennrf

Rennes. Aug. ea.-The second day of the third week of the second trial by court-martial of Capt. Alfred Dreyfns on the charge of treason. began al e:so o'clock this morning. Msitre I-abori was present. He drove to the court in carriage and the audience greeted him by standing up and hy genera! clnpDinv of hands
The Mena star., 1899-08-24
THE CUBAN CENSUS.
Secretary Root Has Signed the Or der and Made the Appointment.
THE REDEMPTION OF UNUSED STAMPS
Secretary Root Leaves Washington for Lake ChampIain to Confer With the Prcsidsnt-A New Form of
 Money Orders.

Washington, Aug. 22. Secretary Root has signed an order for the Cuban census. The order appoints Lieut.. Col Joseph r Sanger, director of the census, and Victor H. Olmsted. assist. ant director. It was at first intended that Mir. Oirnsted should be director and Col. Sanger superintendent of the war department. The change places the direction of the census more em- phatically under the control of the war department.
 The census is to be completed by or before November 30. Col. Sanger will have his office in Washington and Mir. Omsted in Santa Clara, Cuba. The enumeration will commence October 16. Penalties are prescribed for any neglect of duty. perjury and false returns. Heads of families are also to be pun ishcd for refusing to furnish informa- ton or furnishing false information and officials of corporations also may be punished for the same otfense.
 THE REDEMPTION OF UNUSED STAMPS.
 Washington, Aug. P. A question had arisen as to the power of the com missioner of internal revenue to redeem unused stamps under the war revenue act, Commissioners Wilson requested an opinion of the department of justice as to whether the redemption provisions of the old stamp laws of the civil war would apply to the new law. The as sistantblttorney general in decision published yesterday holds that the old law having been repealed in toto, none of its redemption provisions are in force. But he further holds that under the general powers vested in the com missioner of internal revenue to make regulations for the collection of reve- nue he is authorized under sach cir cumstances as he may deem proper to provide for the redemption of unused stamps.
 ROOT TO CONFER WITH M'kINLEY.
 Washington, Aug. %. Secretary Root left Washington yesterday after noon for Lake Champlain to confer with the president. He was accompa- nied by his private secretary, Mir. Ma son, and took with him a large number of documents and cablegrams from Gen. Otis. Secretary Root said there was no mystery connected with his visit to the president. There were number of important matters in the war department over which there had been some correspondence between the president and himself and it was thought best to talk them over
 NEW FORM OF MONEY ORDER.
 Washington, Aug. %. The post of hce department has adopted new form of domestic money order which will be introduced gradually after Sep tember 1. + is the size of an ordinary oanS draft and has two new features, the use of carbon manifolding paper Tor reproducing the order instead of Writing 1t twice as at present, and also receipt. It is expected the fee charged for orders will be materially reduced about January l.
The Mena star., 1899-08-24
Wreck Due to Bnd Roadbed.

St. Louis, Aug. 22.-A special from Stanberry, Mo, says: At six o'clock yesterday evening an engine, baggage ear and two coaches left the tracks of the Omaha X St. Louis railway two miles east of here. No lives were lost. The wreck was due to the bad condi- tion of the roadb
The Mena star., 1899-08-24
A Family Row.

Gadsden. Ala, Aug. 22.-A family row occurred at Seaborn, Ala, yester- day in which Joe Ward, an ex-convict, brained his sister with churn. The girl had found employment with d neighbor and her brother objected. Another brother of the girl followed the murderer and badly wounded him.
The Mena star., 1899-08-24
Gen. ButterfIeld Out of Danger.

Newburg. N. r., Aug. 22.-Gen. Dan iel Butterfield, who has been seriously sick at Cold Springs, N. Y.. is now out of danger, but he will not be able to again take up the duties of arranging for the reception to Admiral Dewey, and his place at the head of the executive com mittee will have to be taken by an- other man.