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El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-07-11
TWENTY SIX INJURED
In a Fierce Tenement House Fire In
New York.

NEW YORK, July 11.-Twenty six
persons, of whom some will die, were
injured in fire in crowded tenement
house in Monroe street this morning.
The building burned was 5 story
structure, the home for 125 people. So
fiercely did the flames eat their way
through walls and floors that the work
of rescue was carried on with the ut
most difficulty.
Besides this. the lives of thousands
of persons in adjoining tenements were
endangered and only by superhuman
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-07-11
THE WATER PLUGS.
A Citizen Complains That They
Need Renovation.

81 wish you would call attention to
the fact that the fire plugs north of
the tracks have not been opened for q
long time," said an old citizen and ex-
city official this morning.
''The water in the pipes becomes
stagnated where they are not opened
and drained off regularly and q sedi-
ment accumulates which spoils the
water. There used to be an ordinance,
think, requiring the chief to make
the rounds of all the plugs once q
month and see them drained off. T
don't know whether the ordin auce is
effective now or not, but if it is it is
not followed for the plug near my
house hasn't been opened for months.
"Ordinances don't seem to do much
good these times. The present city
officials appear to think they are ex-
empt from all law''
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-07-11
RETAIL CLERKS
In Convention at Kansas City.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, July 1.-THE
Retail Clerks National Prote tective asso-
citation opened its ninth annual con-
vention here today. The opening ses-
sions were devoted to the transaction
of routine business.
The annual report of Secretary A.
81. Seller shows that the membership
of the national association now ap-
proaches the GOO II ark with organ
izations in every state of the union.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-07-11
HELP FOR FLOOD VICTIMS
Cast Off Clothing Will Be Collected
And Forwarded

And Forwarded.
To Citizens of Ell Paso:
l am in receipt of a letter from my
Tex. for the past forty years, describ-
ing the awful conditions existing there
on account of the recent floods in the
BraZos bottoms.
In Richmond alone there are about
two thousand people being fed by the
citizens. These people are almost
naked and through motives of charity
I make this appeal and ask for cast off
clothing of any description to send
there.
1 will at my expense pack same and
forward to relief committee at Rich
mond. The Wells, Fargo Express Co. =,
anything contributed towards the re-
lief of these people. and 1 am sure no
more deserving people could be found
who need our assistance.
Clothing Of every description, shoes
and hats for men, women, and children
are badly needed. Anyone having any
of the above articles which he feels
disposed to contribute can bring them
to my store, or notify me where to
send for them and 1 will do so and 1
assure you every thing given will be
properly distributed by relief commit
tee.
Prompt action is necessary to re-
lieve these people and I ask the char
itably disposed ladies of Ell Paso to as
sist me in every way posi- BILE. lived
in Richmond until 1 was twenty years
old and l am anxious to help the Deo-
Pile of my boyhood days.
J. w. ECKMAN,
2lO San Antonio St. Phone 1928.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-07-11
WATER BECOMES OIL
An Old Town Well Flows Copiously
With the Fluid.

FLEMINGsBURG, N. Y, July IL
A town we'll which has supplied citi-
zens with water for the past 80 years.
yesterday began filling with crude oil.
Barrels of the oil have been pumped
out and carried away and the supply
seems to be inexhaustible.
The town was brilliantly lighted
last night by flames from oil poured in
the streets and CUTTERS.
No signs OF oil in this vicinity were
ever observed before and the
superstitious are inclined to look upon
the phenomenon as uncanny. Business
men however are jubilant.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-07-11
LIVELY FIGHT
Promised Tonight In Denver.

DENVER, July 11.-What promises
to be the best fight ever seen in this
part of the country is scheduled for the
Colorado Athletic club tonight. The
contestants will be Tommy White and
George Dixon.
The men have been rivals in their
class for q mum Der of years and the
contest to determine the question Of
promises to be lively one.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-07-11
PENSION OFFICE
To Be Looked IntosVery Soon.

WASHINGTON, July 1.-THE pen
sion committee of the Grand Army of
the Republic is in session here today
with r. B, Brown, of Ohio, presiding.
The other members of the committee
are Charles Clark Adams of Massachu-
setts, J. w. Burst of Illinois, 81. B.
Case, of Tennessee and John Palmer
of New York.
A number of department command
ers from western states,,a and other prom
inent members of the organization
are on hand in anticipation of an in
vestigation of the charges made
against Pension Commissioner Evans.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-07-11
NO RESULTS
From the Conference OF Smeltel
Owners And EmDIOves.

DENVER. July 1.-The conference
between ex-Gov. Grant and his en-
ployes today was barren of results.
The men insist upon recognition OF the
union and eight hours work in the
smelters. They were unable to arrive
at an understanding.
OGrant said this afternoon tha tif the
men held out in their demands the
smelter company would be obliged to
sweat 1t out
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-07-11
TO BE SHOT

Legally Under the ChoCtaW Laws.
DURANT, 1. T., July 1O.-Wm.
Goings, full blooded Choctsw, will be
executed by shooting at Alkichi next
Thursday.
Goings was convicted of the murder
of Choctaw deputy sheriff two years
ago.
This will probably be the last execu-
tion by shooting under the Choctaw
laws
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-07-11
Fencing the River.

News reached this city today that q
Mexican was engaged yesterday in
stringing a wire fence across the chan
mel of the Rio Grande q short distance
above this city in New Mexico.
This news caused considerable COM
ment and there is talk of procuring an
injunction from the United States
court to restrain him, on the grounds
that navigation would be obstructed by
the fence.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-07-11
Died.

The death of Mrs. Solomon Schultz
occurred at Hotel Dieu at midnight last
night.
Mrs. Schultz was taken to the hospit-
al Saturday to be operated on for
appendicitis and was unable to survive
the operation.
Death was due to peritonitis, which
resulted from appendicitis, and the
surgeon says the case was one of the
most virulent ones he has ever seen.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-07-11
RELIEF WANTED
For One of the Irish Dynamite Riot

NEW YORK, July 11.-All of the pro
minent Irish societies of Greater New
York are in receipt of an appeal from
Dublin asking for contributions to q
fund that is being raised for Patrick
Heneghen, better known as Henry
Burton, who was recently released in q
shattered state of health from Port
land prison, after fifteen years incar-
ceration for participation in the
dynamite plots.
The appeal refers to the fact that
Burton spurned the offer of his free
dom and a substantial reward If he
would perjure himself in helping to
identify the late Mr.. Parnell with cri-
minal political methods.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-07-11
NEW MARKET HOUSE.
Otis AndreWs's Will be Ready july

Otis Andrews's new market house
will be ready for occupancy July 25.
1t is located corner Overland and
o Utah streets and is large and substan-
tial.
The building will cover 5OX76 feet
of the ground and will be constructed
of adobe. and galvanized iron. It's
height will be Is feet.
Tom Holland is erecting the build
ing and it will cost several thousand
dollars. The front of the house will
be protected by screen doors and only
one plate glass window will be put in.
An immense refrigerator will occupy g
portion of the rear of the large room.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-07-11
WILL ALGER
RESlGN7
Reliable Reports From Wash
ington Say That He
FROM OFFICIAL SOURCES
Comes the Story That He
Will Give UP the Strug-
gle And Step

WASHINGTON, July 1.-THE story
that Secretary Alger will resign comes
today for the first time from official
sources. The names of those who act
as it's sponsors cannot be disclosed.
It is positively asserted however,
that he will give up the struggle and
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-07-11
MUCH MONEY
Collected for the Gladstone Me-
mortal.

LONDON, July 11.-Contributions
continue to pour into the Gladstone
Liberal Memorial fund, notwithstand-
ing the announcement that the COM
mittee in charge of the subscriptions
already has an available surplus OF
$4,000.
After much discussion the commit
tee has decided to devote the surplus
to the establishment of prizes in books,
to be called the Gladstone Memorial
prizes, at the universities of Oxford,
Cambridge and London, and at other
universities in England, Scotland and
Wales, for special proficiency in his
ory, political science and econ omics.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-07-11
PAS0 TEXAS TUESDAY, JULY H. 1899.

efforts were the iremen able to control
the flames.
OF the persons injured twenty were
overcome by smoke; the others, mostly
children, we're severely burned.
All are at Governors hospital.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-07-11
Custom CHANGED.

"Up in Illinois, said q we'll known
man today, whenever a man fails at
every thing else they make him a just
ice of the peace. In Texas the same
rule applies to the legislature 1 don't
see any thing about the legislature to
give man the swell head just because
he is MEMBER
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-07-11
Cleaning Cutters.

The street gang is busy today clean
ing the accumulated filth out of the
cutters on San Antonio street,
The warm weather Is beginning to
tell on the pools of stagnsnt water and
mud and they are giving off an often.
siye odOr
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-07-11
TEXANS APPOINTED
To Positions in the Volunteer Army.

WASHINGTON, July 11.-Additional
appointments in the volunteer army
today included the following: Edmund
G. Shields, formerly captain fn the
Third Texas; Lindsay P. Rucker, first
lieutenant Fourth Texas; Chas. L.
Willard, sergeant First Texas.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-07-11
NO CHANGE
In the Alaska Boundary Sltua-
ton.

WASHINGTON, July 1.-THE state
department today officially denounced
the published story which has it that
information has reached the depart
ment to the effect that England will
send mounted police to the Porpucine
river region and that the United States
will meet the situation by ordering
troops to Pyramid Harbor.
1t is stated that there has been alb
solutely no change in the situation and
no new conditions have arisen.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-07-11
AT HALF MAST.
The New 6. H. & S. A. Silk EIdu at
Half Mast Today in Honor of the
Late Eerney Sullivan.

Immediately upon hearing of the
death of Ferney Sullivan, the
14-year-old daughter of En-
gineer Sullivan of the G.. 81.
& S. A, the new silk flag which was pur-
chased by the G. 81. s. S. A :, bows, and
hoisted for the first time on the fourth
of July, was placed at half mast and
was viewed by hundreds of people this
afternoon.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-07-11
U. S. COMMISSIONERS COURT
TWO Cinnamon Will Answer For In
diSCretiOnS.

Woo Woe Kin was before U. S. Com
missioner Sexton this morning to ex-
plain how he happened to be in this
county without certificate.
He was not ready this morning to do
so and the hearing was continued until
August 3.
They Song, another Chinee charged
with the same Offense will
be given trial tomorrow to de-
eide whether or not he shall be held to
the grand jury.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-07-11
POLICE COURT
Red DOdson Still In the Toils.-TWo
Othe- Cases.

Red Dodson, who was convicted of
bunco steering some time ago. fined
SlO1 and ordered out of town, and later
on was arrested and fined for being
drunk and disorderly, is still in jail.
He very cOolly says sthat he does not
know what he is in there for. He acts
as innocent as a bashful school ma a'am
and says that he is being oimposed up
on.
Two Mexicans were fined SO each for
being drunk and disorderly and that
constituted the docket this morning.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-07-11

The gross receipts of the Interocean-
ic r. Il. of Mexico, for the week end
ing July 1st were $40, ,22o.56 against
$65, ILLS for the corresponding week
in 1898, showing an incres Sc of 81 ,5lS.-
3S.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-07-11
County Jail,

Tom Mclaughlin was placed in the
county Jail this morning to serve out q
fine assessed some time ago by Judge
Spencer's court
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-07-11

The S. p. from the west is eight
hours late, on account of q washout on
the other side of Maricopa.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-07-11
Will Patrol DelagOa Bay to Inter-
Cept BOer Supplies

LONDON, July 1.-Two British
warships have arrived at Delagoa Bay
for the purpose of intercepting Boer
supplies in event Of war.
Queensland, Australia, has offered
the government 250 men with machine
guns for South African service.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-07-11
THE TWO MACS
:To Fight to Finish in Chicago.

DENVER, July 11.-Kid Mccoy sign
ed articles this morning to fight Jack
Mccormick in Chicago on Aug. Is.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-07-11
Bu1ldinU permit.

A building permit was issued to Fred
Schaefer for the erection of q $1,000
brick residence on lots 6 and Z, b ock
go, Campbell's. on Kansas ST.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-07-11
WILLIE BRYAN
Enthu astically Welcomed in Colo

VICTOR, Colo, July 11.-Never be-
fore in the history of this state has q
public man been greeted with the en-
thusiasm which Bryan received today.
Twenty thousand people are listen
ing to his address on democratic prin-
ciples which is being delivered in the
open air.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-07-11
Schooner Ashore.

MACHIAs, Maine, July 1.-THE
schooner Ida S. Hull, hailing from
Bsrnstable, Mass, is ashore on Camp
Island.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-07-11
SEVENTY FIVE SAVED

Steamship PASSENGERS Ashore Near
Halifax.
HALIFAX, July 11.-Seventy five
passenger were saved from the steam
er Portia, ashore on Big Fish shosl,
and will probably be brought to this
city today.
Tugs left for the scene of the wreck
late last night to render whatever as
sistance they could.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-07-11
WISE NEGRO
Declined An Alabama Postmaster.
ShiD.

ship.
MONTGOMERY, Ala, June 11.-Pres-
ident Mckinley a few days ago ap-
postmaster of White Oak.
Bishop knew his acceptance would
breed trouble and he promptly declined
the honor.
He had not applied for the place.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-07-11
REWARDED
Crew of the Shamrock Will be paid
for Success.

SOUTHAMPTON, July lit is re-
ported that Sir Thomas Upton has
promised each of the Shamrock's crew
So per week for life if the yacht wins
the cup this fall.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-07-11
Metal Market

Metal Market.
NEW YORK. July 11.-Copper is .25;
Silver 604; lead 4.35
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-07-11

OThe total number of persons drowned
by the flood will not exceed 100.
There has been no exaggeration of
property loss in any of the rivers.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-07-11
BRITISH WARSHIPS

3 had not applied for the place.
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resignation, and the two most important
writers on the paper have followed Mr..
Massinghams example. The paper Is now
conducted by Mr.. Fisher, under the sol
emn pledge and covenant exacted BY Mr..
Lloyd, and heartily sympathize with him
in his slavery.
After this can hardly doubt that most
persons will agree with me that there is
determined attempt to crush out all criti-
cism of the Chamberlain diplomacy in
order to create the impression that the
country Is united in its approval of 1t.
Mr. I1oyd himself probably knows very
little of politics. The Daily Chronicle was
thorn in the side of the colonial secre-
tary and of his admirers. 1t has been cap
tured The idea that the editor of an OPP
position newspaper should pledge his word
not to criticise the government puts the
finishing touch to the conspiracy against
the liberty of the press which has been
for some time foot The Daily News
had persstently denounced the Jameson
raid and all connected with 1t. The editSr
was changed. At once a series of articles
appeared in it in extenuation of Mr..
Rhodes and his gang. Since then the
Daily News has been more warlike than
even the Tory papers. and 1t has become
the organ of the little clique Of Liberals
who would have the party substitute the
new creed of Imperial Liheralism--whi
Is identical in everything with Tory Lib
eralism-for that to which the party so
long adhered under the leadership OF Mr.
Gladstone. The insigniilcance in numbers
of this clique was shown lately in the Vote
en- MIR. Stanhope's amendment to the ad-
dress Only fifteen Liberals could be mus
tered to vote for Il.
The liberty of the press is essential to
the good government of the country. But
that liherty'is fast disappearing SO far as
the London press Is concerned, With the
exception of the Morning Leader, the
morning dailies of the metropolis are all
lingo. They are in the hands of dozen
gentlemen. who have become newspaper
proprietors as a matter of business Just
as others sell pills. Their tendency Is 10
make common cause with the moneyed
classes, because they belong to them.
Public men are afraid of them because
they can give aspirants for office that
uotcriety which is needed nowadays for
success In the field of politics, when a
modern politician has as much need Of
advertisement as a cake of soap. Any one
who warts a policy to prevail has 10 get
hold of this syndicate of newspaper pre-
prietors, who then unite to curse all tnoaS
who do not agree with it-describing SONS
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tiated with Marconis business representa-
tives for wireless Geographic outfits, and
by this time the apparatus ought to be
In service. Moreover, a number of other
appliances that are not necessarily in
strtiments of war have been put in use in
the contest with the Beers.
One Of the most striking instances OF
this kind is the employment OF steam
plow for digging trenches. The plow-
share and pruning hook are particularly
typical of the arts and spirit of peace.
but now, for the first time in history. the
former implement has become a military
weapon The steam plow is not In itself
any novelty IT has been used for years
on n large scale in the Western parts of
the United States, where the great wheat
and corn crops of the country are raised.
IL il also well known In other parts of
the world where agriculture is conducted
on the wholesale PLAN
The particular pillow used in South Africa
was designed by Col. Templer. of the
ROYAL engineers. and differs only in trifiing
details from that with which the Ameri-
ran wheat grower breaks up the surface
az the fertile prairie. The superiority of
th,s means of digging trenches is SO mani
fest that one wonders why 1t was never
thought Of before. A three-wheeled 'trac-
ton engine" such as is employed In haul
Inc heavy wagons from town to town or In
rrerst;nr itinerant threshing machines,
drars the steam pillow Of Col. Templer
through the soil. Two OF the wheels are
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Ia Britain Remembers Her Fighting Men
Who Are Now Pitted Against the
Stubborn Beers.

men are busy decorating the various
rooms for week beforehand. ana vie with
each other to zee which room shall look
the best. The colonel and some OF the
other Officers make visit to each room.
ana maybe take q drink to the health OF
the men. Thers b no fighting ordered for
that day. and sometimes the absent-mind-
ca beggar has as much good cheer as II
he were home with his family"
Chriatmas Among the Boers.
Curious to know what kind Of a Christ
mas the Boer army was likely to have, ana
about how the Boer is accustomed to spend
Christmas, anyway. found a wesleyan
missionary who has just returned from the
Transvaal and asked If the Boer soldiers
weren't busy In fighting all OF Christmas
day what they would do In the way OF
making good cheer.
Nothing, / fancy" he replied. "Your
Boer pays little or no heed to the day
that Americans and English make so much
Of To begin with. the Boer doesn't care
much for the New Testament--he would
be az wen pleased II 1t had never been
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Up the station with which he sought to
open communication. The same means
were employed. perhaps, to instruct the re-
ceiying operator to connect his wire with
telephone. 1t then became possible 10
resort to ordinary speech, thus greatly ia
cilitating matters A dispatch to the Lon
don Times says that as soon as Gen.
French had reported his need he was in
formed that two regiments of cavalry, two
field batteries and two and a half battal-
ions of infantry would be dispatched TO
his assistance Immediately. On receiving
this reply Gen. French knew what dispo-
sition TO make of the forces with him.
A convenient substitute for Marconis
apparatus has been found at Kimberley in
the powerful electric searchlight there. 1t
is a mistake to suppose that such Il device
is seryiceabie only at sea. Although the
uses which it has in the navy are some
what different from those thus far found
for IT on land, it certainly has its value on
terra firma. At Kimberley IL has per-
formed double office. 1t has assisted in
the watch for an enemy, and 1t has fur
nished an excellent means for telegraph
ing. BY switching the current on and Off
the light can be broken up into dots and
dashes to form telegraphic letters.
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I|Y CHRISTMAS TO SOLDIERS AT THE FRONT.

written. 1t Is the Old Testament to which
he clings. for he attaches peculiar signifi-
canoe to IT, But as for Christmas that
holiday which for us means the middle Of
the winter. with snow and frost and that
Jolly sort OF thing. for him means the hot-
test period Of the fiery summer. In England
the family will be found gathered about
the hearth. but the Boer knows not the
hearth as a resting place; fire he sees only
during the rainy season. and his veranda
--stoep, as he calls tits his favorite place
for being lazy-and he is lazy nine-tenths
OF the time. In England and in America. I
think. Christmas means sociability and
merry-making, but the Boer will have none
of reveling: and sociability he hates--Cur-
tbs Brown In New York Press.