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El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-07-29
TO STOP GAMBLING
Vigorous Measures Are To Be Adopt
ed In Havana.

A Havana dispatch says: The con
mission of prominent Cuban lawyers
appointed by General Ludlow to decide
upon the report IS to the beat methods
to be adopted for checking public
gambling. recently made 8 complete
report, which was referred to Mayor
Lacoste.
It seems that the old Spanish law was
perfectly able to cope with the entire
matter, but tina it WAS rarely enforc-
ed, owing to the large revenue receiv-
ed by the government for hospitals
and other institutions from
the proprietors of the gambling es-
tablishments. Occasionally the gov
errors would enforce the law and all
gambling would stop for q few
months, only to break out again and be
carried on with more eedom than
before. The committee recognizes
the fact that gambling has now
assumed proportions which it is
desirable to check and sets forth in its
report that the Spanish law only re-
quires the cooperation of the police
to bring about the desired reform.
General Ludlow. the military COVER
cor, insists that the fault is not with
the police, who, on several occasions,
have made arrests and seized gambling
outfits only to have the judges quash
the proceedings and return the outfits
to their owners. Inc Ommlttee sug-
gests police Interference, par
5icularly, with a certain class
of ''clubs.'' so called, which are
mere gambling bells and are frequent
ed by many persons. 1t does not con-
slider, however, that it would be advis-
able to interfere with the legitimate
clubs, where whist and other games
are played merely as a pastime. but
only with those which are run as gam
bling bells and for profit only of pro-
fessional gamblers.
General Ludlow referred the report
to Senior Lacoste, who Is enthusiastic
in his desire to suppress the evil. be-
~lieving that it has a bad effect upon the
morals of the citizens. The mayor de
clares that he will exercise to the full
the powers vested in him. Consequent
ly it Is expected that many arrests will
shortly be made, not only of the native
gamblers, but of others who are in the
field with the sole object of Fleeing
Americans.
Many gamblers with
records are in the city, among them
being Americans, Mexicans and men OF
other nationalities. If the judges do
their duty, it is expected that the city
will shortly be purified.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-07-29

1T IS understood thar Ex-Governor
Stone is really at the head of the demo-
cratic committee, instead of Jones. II
that ia go, reporters at the conventions
and conferences of the party will have
to wear chain armor and bullet proof
coats, in order to feel safe against the
%murderous attacks of the chairman. 1t
is safe to say that the man who esteems
all reporters his enemies must have
something under the surface that be is
very anxious to conceal.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-07-29
IT has been very Interesting to watch
the various comments that have

IT has been very Interesting to watch
the various comments that have
appeared in the daily press upon the
life and death of Robert 1neersoll.
His character has been shown in every
light. He has been treated more than
charitably by most, and 1t there has
been an error it has been by too much
condonement. But after all ls said,
it is clear that the great mass OF peo-
pie in the country are not and never
have been in sympathy with the teach
iues or the methods of the noted in
6del. 1t Is safe to say that the editors
of the country fairly represent the
drift of current opinion, at least as
regards anything of this sort, not re-
ferable to the tribunal Of party loyalty.
II this may be regarded as true, then
it may be said that the newspapers OF
the country, and through them the
mass of the people, are essentially reli-
gious in their tone and expression.
while they cannot be said to have any
very we'll defined or orthodox views as
to the teuets Of modern theology.
There is in moet cases a strong express
sion of belief In God and in q future
life, n Ingersoll's d~iscouraging
preachments are as q rule entirely dis
credited as having brought no light or
life or comfort or rest or help to any
living soul, while they may have de-
stroyed, and doubtless did destroy, for
ever, the sustaining belief of many q
weak soul, plunging one n the mel
ancholy of despair and another into
the recklessness of fatalism. Ingersol
foughtth g reign of dogma, which too Oft
en- persists at the expense of truth and
true spiritual religion. In that he was
right, and his message might have been
a valuable one If it had not been &C.
companied by that other one, Of des-
pair and lack of hope here or here
after, which arose from his
utter ignorance of what constitutes the
spiritual life of most normal men and
women, and which developed into a
doctrine of encouragement n soul
death. He was pleased to destroy.
What did he bring in place Of what he
cast down? He trihed with the great
est themes of life, and permitted his
rhetoric to confuse his reason. The
comment that has been brought forth
at this time has beer overwhelmingly
on the side of religion, while 1t has not
for the most part been in any way dog
matte. The general sense Of the peo-
pie and their newspapers is right, it is
wholesome and true, and there is no
note of encouragement or of chilled
spirituality. Ingersoll, then, vas
an abnormal growth, and his removal
will leave scarcely a ripple in the re-
cord of the years progress.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-07-29

PORTLAND. OREGON, and the coun-
ty in which the city is situated, tax
bicycles to create a fund for the con-
s%truction of cycle paths. The expert
ment IL something of an innovation,
aud there is some objection on the part
of wheel owners, but as q rule they are
satisfied to pay the tax SO long as they
are to be the principal bensfciaries.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-07-29

AN expert from Philadelphia has
been engaged by the French govern
ment to testify to the handwriting of
the famous bordereau, on the strength
of which Dreyfus was sent into exile
and torture. Thus the new world gets
its finger in the old world pie.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-07-29

THERE il talk of Salisbury resigninR
tho British premiership. In his place
the papers have nobody to offer that
will stand the tests. Cham berlsin and
Balfour have been repeatedly put up,
only to be knocked down again. How
ever, there is q man for every emer-
nancv
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-07-29

AMBASSADOR WHITE, in the inter-
view quoted on page 6, correctly states
the attitude of this country toward the
for international arbitra-
ton. His view is endorsed by Ame-
RIGA,
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-22
RISE OF
MISSOURI RIVER
Danger Line Will Soon
Be Passed.
Special Dispatch TO The Call.

OMAHA, April 21-The Missouri
River is now within less than a foot
of the danger point here and Is steadily
rising at the rate of about eight inches
in twenty-four hours Weather bureau
reports hold out no encourag cement for
an immediate Improvement, and the
rise will probably continue until Sun
day, if not longer. This will take the
water above the danger line and will
cause some loss of property on the
bottoms.
A dozen families residing in East
Omaha were driven out to-day, and to-
night the water stands eighteen inches
on the floors of their houses. The
stream that broke through from Flor
ence Lake to Cut Off Lake last night
is now fifty feet wide. several feet deep
and is tearing away great banks Of
earth. It follows the old course of the
river near the Nebraska shore and a
rise of another foot would make it a
raging torrent.
On the other side to-day several feet
of the Illinois Central grading was
washed out and a large amount of
government rip-rapping destroyed.
Railroad men are anXiouSly watching
the situation and have squads of men
Stationed at eacn DrlGge. A force of
one hundred men has been at work all
day strengthening the embankments at
the south end of Florence Lake, but the
water carries matter away as fast as
it is thrown in. The tracks of the
Omaha Terminal Company at this point
are submerged for several hundred feet.
and boys stand on the rails and spear
fish as they are brought down by the
current.
SIOUX CITY, April 21.-The Missouri
River continues to rise and tonight is
nearly nineteen feet above low water
mark. At Walkers Island just above
Sioux City, all farms and truck gardens
are completely flooded and people have
barely escaped with their lives. Sew
eral persons on the Nebraska side took
refuge in trees and were taken off in
boats.
VERMILLION, S. D., April 21.-The
flood situation is far worse tonight
than at any time this week and the
Missouri River has risen two inches in
five hours. Stock left on farms be-
tween the Missouri and Vermillion
rivers cannot now be taken off. At
Burbank cattle are reported to, be
drowned. From Vermillion for fifteen
miles west toward Yankton and eight
miles south of Nebraska Bluffs the
country is almost a solid body of
water from two to four feet deep. The
land east toward Sioux City is fast be-
ing Subrn arged
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-22
BABY KIDNAPPED BY
AN INTOXICATED MAN

LOS ANGELES, April 21.-The freak Of
drunken man caused CONSERVATION in
the home of Abel lie Brun on Boyle
Heights. LIE Brun was forced to do some
rapid detective work in order to find his
baby, which the intoxicated man kid
naped.
The LIE Bruins live at the corner of st.
Louis street and Brooklyn avenue. Until
yesterday Mrs. lie Brun has been at the
detention hospital. During her absence
her -year-old- daughter has been car
ing for the babe. On Tuesday the little
girl was carrying the baby near the lie
Brun home. A drunken man reeling along
saw the baby and was seized with de-
sire to carry it away.
GIVE me the baby" he demanded
thickly.
complied with the demand, and the
drunken man went down the street with
the baby in his arms. AS soon as the girl
recovered from her fright she told her
father what had happened. He was soon
on the trail of the kdnaper. When he
overlook the drunken man the baby was
turned over with maudlin apology. lie
Brun forgave the drunkard in his joy at
recovering the baby, and hereafter a close
watch will be kept on the infant.
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-22
ATTACHMENT ON THE
MONTEREY AND FRESNO

NEW YORK, April 21.-The Sheriff re-
ceived an attachment to-day against the
Monterey and Fresno Railroad Company
of California and Alfred Walker Jones Of
Pacific Grove, Cal, for 100000 in favor of
George Eckhard, which was obtained by
Philip Carpenter on the ground of nom
residence.
1t is an assigned claim from Henry H.
Finley and Fred e. Petingell for services
in procuring an underwater for the issue
of bonds to the amount of $7,0G0,000 of the
railroad company. 1t was stated they
obtained Edwin A. Weed of Greenwich,
Conn, as such underwater, who was ac-
cepted by the railroad company, and were
to get 10 per cent commission on the total
amount of the bond issue. The attach
ment was served on the Knickerbocker
Trust COmpanY.
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-22
BONEY BOY BEATS
A HANDICAP FIELD
An Outsider Wins at
AqueduCt.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

NEW YORK, April 21.-The feature of
the days racing at Aqueduct was the
fourth race, a handicap at five and half
furlongs. Floronzo was a hot faverite,
with Larva a strong second choice.
Boney Boy, in spite of his good race on
Wednesday, had but few friends 1t was
pretty drive through the stretch, Boney
Boy drawing clear under punishment and
winning a good race by length. Weather
fine; track good. Results:
Selling, about seven furlongs-Sweet
Caporel won. Lady Sneerwell second.
Diva third. Time, l:27
Four and a half furlongs-Bg Gun won,
GALES second, Molt Eagle third. Time.
SIX furlongs-Gaze won, Kirkwood. sec
ond, Oxnard third. Time, 1:14 20.
Five and half furlongs-Boney Boy
won, Vertigo second, Tyrian third. Time,
Four and half furlongs, selling-sad-
duce won, Frelinghuysen second, Alex
third. Time, :55 3-5.
Selling, about seven furlongs-C Concord
won, Ella DAILY second, Queen of Bea...y
third: Time, LIS 1-5.
Newport was lightning fast and the racing
very exciting. Results:
Seven furlongs-Kensington won, Land
Ho second, Stencil third lime. 1:2S12.
Four and a half furlongS-Satira Won
Bandinage second, Fairy Dell third. Time,
one mile-Guess Me won, Indra second,
Gid Law third. Time 1:4012.
Mile and fifty yards, ,selling-seattle
won, Zolo second, Domestic third. Time,
1:45$4
Four and half furlongs-Maple won,
Terapa second, I'm Next third. Time,
Selling, mile and fifty yards-Ouie Dixon
won. Julia Hazel second, official third
Time, 1;44.
MEMPHIS, April 21-Results at Mont
gomery Park:
Half mile-Elbe won, Muey Chica sec
ond, The Laura third. Time, 501a
Six furlongs--Borden won, Treopia sec
ond, ,Brightie S third. Time, III
Half nile-Prince of Melbourne won,
Little Boy Blue second, Flaunt third
Seven furlongs, Memphis Gun Club
handicap-Timemaker won, Alleviate sec
ond, Cherryleaf third. Time, 1904
One and an eighth miles-Miss Patton
won, Kitty Regent second, Francis
Booker third. Time, 1887.
Six furlongs, selling-High Jinks won,
simon d second. Sorrow third. Time,
1:16l2.
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-22
MILES WILL
FIGHT FOR A
VINDICAT ION
Continued from First Page.

The character and quality of the meat, re-
frigerated and canned, furnished to the army;
how purchased; how shipped to the soldiers; II
good when shipped what the cause OF its de-
terioration, If any. II the meat was doctored
did the Commissary General or any of his
officers have any knowledge OF it. or means of
knowing? Was it the meat OF commerce? was
it inspected by the Government inspectors as
provided by law? Was it an authorized ration
in the army? If good when purchased, what
made it bad? Was it anybody's neglect or
fault and If So whose? When unfit for use If
you should so find was the fact made known
to the War Department; when and by whom
If after leaving the depot commissary it was
not cared for and properly preserved, whose
fault? Was 1t a suitable ration for the cam
paigns in Cuba and Porto Rico? Was there
anything better that was practicable? Would
it have been prudent for our troops to have
made the expeditions to Santiago and Porto
Rico without the preserved meats, either re-
frigerated or canned. with which they were
supplied? Could the army with any certainty
rely upon the cattle on the hoof on those
islands? Did the commanding officers in San
tlago or Porto Rico or the major general COM
mandtng report during the war that either the
refrigerated or canned beef unfit
ton? When Wsre these reports first made. and
by whom? If the allegations of the major gen
eraI commanding established, 1 want the
court to find the cause and fix the response
bility for the fact. that the guilty may be
Rico make wholesome ration? II the packers
of the country guilty it must be known. If
the officers of the Commissary Department are
guilty 1t must be known. If any officer of the
army is guilty it must be known.
Both Major Lee and Colonel Davis sub
mitted a number of reports and mass
of correspondence. Among the docu-
ments read by Colonel Davis was a let
ter from the Washington attorneys
Of Armour 6; Co. dated June Is, 1898, after
the contract for beef had been let, asking
for a reconsideration of the subject in
the interest of their clients and an in
dorsement by General Egan as commits
sary general opposing the request. In
their letter the attorneys represented that
the Armours controlled the Powell pro-
cess for the treatment of meat and that
this fact gave them such an advantage in
the preservation of fresh beef as to JUS
tify the War Department in disregarding
the difference in price and awarding them
the contract. In his Endorsement General
Eagan referred to the letter of the at
torneys as q special pleading" and said
there was mo reason in this plea why the
subject should be reopened. The tests
made by Armour & Co are not the only
tests that have been made" he said, s''and
there is no doubt whatever in my mind
but that the beef can be furnished as re-
quircd."
This document was introduced by
Colonel Davis to show that General
Eagan. had not been influenced by the
representations concerning the Powell
process.
Major Lee submitted a deposition by ].
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-22
FIRST AMERICAN
CENSUS OF HAWAII
Preliminary Work Has
Commenced.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

Call Headquarters, Wellington Hotel,
Washington, April q.
The first American census of Hawaii
will be one of the features of the pres
ent administration of the Census Bu-
reau. Preliminary work has already
begun. Government officials in the Ha-
waiian Islands have been communi-
Gated with in reference to the appoint
ment of a supervisor. This otIlclal VIII
be an American resident of the islands,
and it is understood the enumerators'
over whom he Will have superVlslon'
will be natives.
1t is the understanding Oh the ohi
GERS of the census that the populatloh
of the islands is approximately 1Io'VoV,
divided among the dlTerehC l"Oe'
follows: On ooo.
Hawaiians and mixed blood, S9,OOO'
Japanese. 25, 600; Chinese, 21,5O0; Portu-
grese. IL. 900; Americans, 1000; BRUSH
225O. Germans and other Europeans
1000; Polynesians and miscellaneous
1850
These people are distributed among ol
tho Islands as follows: Hawaii, 33, 285;
Maui. II, ,726; Oahu, 40, 205; Kauai, 15,zzS;
MolOkai 2307; Lanai, 105; Niihau, Io4;
one of the interesting features OF the
Hawaiian census will be the enu1neId-
ton of lepers. 1t is presumed that Ilos
all the lepers have been isolated, anu
the census will seek. to develop accurate AT
and reliable information concerning the
status of the disease.
One of the aims Of the 1nsular census ~
will be to gather statistics as 10 IL IL
Iiteracv in the islands. The census Will
show great deal of valuable matter
concerning trade and commerce of the
islands, At present the islands grow,
export and sell more than $lo'oOV'VUV
worth of produce annually.
1t is the belief among those VINO pre-
side over the census that the commerce
of these islands will eventually assume
vast proportions. The exports of sugar
from Hawaii in 1896 amounted in value
to $14,932 .172, while all other exports to-
gether, including rice, coffee, bananas,
wool hides and pineapples, only
amounted to $3.50, ,053
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-22
ELVIA CROX SEABROOKE
GETS ABSOLUTE DIVORCE

NEW YORK, April 21.-Elvia Crox
Seabrooke, after several years of Htiga-
ton, has obtained an absolute divorce
from Thomas Q. Seabrooke, the comedian.
She has been represented in her legal
troubles by A. H. Hummel, on whose
motion the recommendation Of the referee
that she be granted a divorce was allowed
to-day by Judge Stover.
Mrs Seabrooke several years ago sued
her husband for separation on the ground
Of Abandonment and non-support. In that
action she was granted alimony. She ex-
perienced difficulty in obtaining payment
OF the aHmony Tor long Wnlle, ana az
he arranged to pay the sum agreed upon
to meet her arrears. She sued him for
absolute divorce several months ago, and
the case was given to a referee, thus
avoiding a public trial. BY direction Of
the court all the papers in the case have
Saa1a1
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-22
PRICE HEIRS MUST PAY
THE DE FOREST CLAIM

HACKENSACK, n. J., April 21.-State
Senator Winton received advices from
Washington to-day to the effect that the
decision of the Supreme Court in the case
of former Governor Rodman NJ Prices
estate would be against the heirs and that
after more than forty years of litigation
the case was finally settled, except the en-
tering of the decree.
ROdman NJ. Price was Governor of New
Jersey early in the fifties. He had been a
resident of California in the days preced-
ing the discovery of gold. He was inter-
ested in California property and was in
the service Of the navy. He took an ac-
tive part in the incidents attending the
transfer Of the Pacific Coast to the United
States-too active, it seems, for he left
the management of his duties as paymas-
ter TO subordinates and one dav he yvas
stunned to find a clerk missing and the
Government funds $4,000 short Mr.. Price
paid this amount to the Government to
settle his accounts.
While in California Mr.. Price became
interested with Samuel de Forest in real
estate. De Forest came East and left
his interests in charge of Price The
Navy Department ordered Price to come
East and he left the management of his
own and De Forests property In care of
a man named keyes. This man sold the
properties and always said he paid 10 De
Forest his share of the money, but De
Forest showed he did not De Forest then
sued Price for the account of Keyes and
obtained Judgment in this State. Mean
while Price had got out of the navy, was
elected Governor and was a prominent
man for years.
In 1892 Congress passed a bill. which
was approved by the President reimburs-
ing Price for the defalcation of the clerk.
De Forest had kept his judgment alive
and when the bill was a law he tried to
enforce the payment of the money to
him. But Price fought the case Mean
while $4,000 remained undrawn and does
to this day.
When Mr.. Price died his heirs refused
to pay the judgment or part of ii with
the $4,000. contending it came under the
free from the attacks of creditors. Now
comes word that the court of final resort
has decided the money does not come mn
der the head Of pensions and is not un-
attachable.
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-22
SOUTHERN PACIFIC
BUYS A TEXAS ROAD

AUSTIN, Texas, April 21.-The Southern
Pacific Company has purchased the Tex
as-Mexican Raidroad, a narrow-gauge
line running from Corpus Christi to Lare-
do, Texas a distance of 160 miles This
road was owned and operated by the
Mexican National Railway COMPANY
The line will be converted into a standard
gauge and extended from Laredo TO Ea-
gle Pass, Texas. 1t will give the South
ern Pacific Company a parallel line
between Eagle Pass and Houston, which
will be used for the most part to handle
proposed extension will connect with the
Southern Pacific and the Mexican Inter-
national roads at Eagle Pass. The latter
line is owned by c. p Huntington and as
sociates.
This is one of the most important rail-
road deals that has been consummated in
Texas for some time and it is big busi-
ness stroke for the Southern Pacific.
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-22
SAYS MRS, FRYE
WAS TOO HASTY
Dr.. Jordan Sets Himself
Alright.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

STANFORD UNIVERSITY, April Il.
In an interview to-day DR.. Jordan de-
MED he had ever spoken slightingly of
the Peace Commission, and remarked
that if Mrs. Frye had followed the
usual method of ascertaining facts she
would have found no reason for pup
lie discussion.
''The story" said DR.. Jordan, when
I told to the students Of the Stockton
High School criticizing the manners of
an American agent at a banquet IN
Paris pertained to an incident occurring
in 1892 No mention of the Peace Com
mission was made. The story which
was enormously reported on the 25th OF
February was corrected the following
day in all the papers, over my sigma
ture."
The story told at Stockton related to
an American agent who was chewing
tobacco at a Partisan banquet. When
he called for cuspidor the waiter
brought the article and placed it on
the table beside his plate.
After reading Mrs. Frey's published
letter of criticism this morning, DR..
Jordon sent the following telegram to
Mrs. Frye:
Referring to the Boston telegram of
Associated Press, permit me to say that
at Stockton I made no attack on the
administration, and did not mention
the Peace Commission or any member
by name or implication. The incident
related happened several years ago,
and was connected with the Peace
Commission by the assumption of some
reporter 1 corrected it at that time
in all the papers copying it. I have
never uttered one word criticizing the
personnel of the commission. regret
deeply the whole affair, especially that
friends of the commission asked for no
explanation privately"