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El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-05-22
ALL OFF.
The 6. II. & S. A. Inspection Party
Arrived at 4:45 Saturday Even
inc and Ment Into Mexico One
Hour Later-Wel1 Pleased With
the Conditions of the Property on
This End of the Line.


the Conditions of the Property on
This End of the Line.
The long talked off inspection party
on the @. n. & S. A. has arrived, in
spected the property and departed for
San a utonio via TorreOn, Mexico. All
Saturday morning the various depart
ments of tie G. u. here presented q
scene of great activity. The inspec-
ton party was expected to arrived
most any time and not until the an
nouncement wss made at boon that the
party would not reach here until 4:3O
in the afternoon did the exciteme ut
ceased.
At 4:4O the smoke of the engine car
rying the inspection party appear ed
east of the city and few minutes later
the train pulled up to the rOundhouse
and the following officials started on a
lour of inspection:
W. G. Van Week, general manager;
J: II. Mahl, engineer of maintenance
of wsy: w. B. Mulvey, superintendent
Louisisna division; J. T. McIneeny,
superintendent Houston division; d. K.
Colburn. superintendent of bridges; O..
Q. De Young. superintendent Sabine
Pass & East Texas division; D. t.
Fooks, vice president. general superin-
tendent, N. Y. 7. & M. railroad; j. p.
Nolan master mechanic, New Orleans;
w. F. Owen. superintendent New Or
leans division; D. 81. Toomey, travel
ing engineer; w. 81. Henning. master
mechanic Houston & Texas Central
railroad; r. L. Herbert, master me-
chanic, E. Paso. and w. r. Martin,
superintendent, Ell Paso.
Thew entered the roundhouse and sf-
ter carefully looking over that depart
meut they entered the blacksmith shop
and from there to the machine shop.
From there they moved west along the
yards passing through the coach sheds
into the freight Office.
Agent Mccarthy expected them and
he had the freight Office beautifully
decorated with natural flowers. A
smile passed over the countepances OF
the inspectors ana they were noticeable
pleased.
Immediately after the inspection
was over the party returned to their
special train and were taken across
toe river where al $50 yesterday
nerning they left over the Mexican
CeUtr4 for Torreon and will there be
transferred to the Mexican lnterna-
tioral and return to the United States
by u way OF Eagle Pass.
Trc. party seemed we'll pleased with
cond tion IF the property on this end
of tie line and it IL safe TO say that
few OF the medals will be left here.
All OF toe departments were in the
pink OF condition aud they compare
favor. bly, with the de partments at any
poips along the line.
Il via be q month before the result
of the inspection will be known and
during that time there will be great
Geai Of guessing going On IS to who
wi D.. the successful winners of the
gold en- blems.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-05-22
Deeds Filed.

Deeds were fled for record today as
follows:
Ell Paso Real Estate Company to
John Holmes lots Z, 8, 9, 10, and IL,
block 81. Franklin Heights, $1,000. The
tract has frontage of 125 feet on Tex
as street.
Louise Ullmann to W. II. VIM lots
9 and 10, block 20, East Ell Paso, $1O6.-
w. II. VIM to Joseph Dunno lots 9
and 10. block 20. East Ell Paso, $3.50.
John B. Tays and wife, and Aug. G.
Andress and wife to Ernest Kohlberg,
the northeast corner of block No II,
Mills, containing 1O8 1-4x162 feet at
the southwest corner of Oregon and
main streets, adjoining the Schuster
warehouse, 81. The deed was made to
correct an error in former deed.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-05-22
Fort Worth's New Station.

A Fort Worth dispatch save: The
new passenger station being built here
by the Texas & Pacific Railway COM
psny is rapidly rearing sKyward. Con-
tractor Thompson of St. Louis is fully
one month abe ad of it's agreement with
the company. The Texas aud Pacific
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-05-22
Ice at YSletd.

Ice is reported to have formed yes
te rday morning st Yslets during Che
cold snap.
One man reports having found q thin
cake of solid ice on the top of pail of
water which had been left outside dur
ing the night.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-05-22
Railroad Time Tables.

Railroad Time Tables.
MOUNTAIN TIME.
SANTA FEE ROUTE,
Arrives, $50 m Leaves, $50 a m
TEXAS & PACIFIC.
Arrives, 9:15 m Leaves, 2:1O p m
SOUTHERN PACIFIC.
Arrives, 1:3O pm Leaves. $3.50 p m
III. & 9. A.
Arrives, 2:45 p m Leaves LOO p m
MEXICAN CENTRAL.
Arrives, 1856 pm Leaves. lao p m
Leaves JuareZ 2:4O p m
X. g.. 8. M. &.PACIFIC.
Daily Except Sunday.
Arrives JuareZ. 3:55 p m
Leaves JuareZ, 1926 m
Ell PASO & NORTHEASTERN.
Arrives, $50 p m Leaves, 1920 a m
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-05-22

The best Mexican and Bavans cigar
sre made by the El Psso Cigar Mfg
Co
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-05-22

Fresh eggs, two dozen for twenty five
cents at the Ell Paso Grocery.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-05-22

he had som ething else to do besides
dragging COW around after him for
two or three days. a. ..l
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-05-22

Two dozen fresh eggs for twenty -Gv
cents at the Ell Paso Grocery.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-05-22

Four pounds California prunes for 2;
cents. Ell Paso Grocery Co.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-05-22

The Gem ordains that the Chimes
must 90.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-05-22

Ask for "EL pASO TRANSFER"
he best 5 cent CIGAR on the market.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-05-22

Buy your coal, wood and lime from
the White Oaks Fuel company. PhOen
1925.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-05-22
E Paso Steam Laundry, Phone AZ

See those fine Hammecks at Irwin.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-05-22

To Cure Cold in One Day.
Take Laxative BromO Quinine Ia
blets. All druggists refund money If it
fails to cure. 25c. The genuine has
B. .. L. on each tablet. ~
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-05-22

No Chinamer at the Gem,
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1899-08-12
REMARKABLE RESCUE

Mrs Michael Curtain, Plain
field, ILL.,, makes the statement,
that she caught cold, which set
tied on her lungs; she was treated
for a month by her family physi-
clan, but grew worse. He told
her she was hopeless victim of
consumption and that no medicine
could cure her. Her druggist
suggested DR. Kings New Dis.
covery for Consumption; she
bought a bottle and to her delight
found herself benefited from
first dose. She continued its use
and after taking six'bottles, found
herself sound and well; now does
her own housework, and is as
we'll as she ever was. Free trial
bottles of this Great Discovery at
Crawford Bros Drug Store. Only
SO cents and S1.00, .every bottle
guaranteed. @
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NOTICE OF DISCHARGE.

NOTICE is hereby given that /, as
Guardian OF Irene A Mobley, II Glenn
mie Mobley and f Blanche Mobley,
made final settlement with the late
Hon George McC. Withersp ron, =,
Judge OF Probate, of this county, and
filed my nnal return with him, and
will apply to the Hon Chss ID Jones,
Judge Of Probate ofthis county, In his
Office at Lancaster, 3. O., on the l4th
day Of August next, at IL o'clock to
grant me final discharge and release
Of liability as such Gnardisn.
BERRY MORLEY,
July IL. lSss--Sod. Guardian.
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Millions in Property and Hun
dredS in Lives Lost.
PORTO RICO SUFFERS MOST
Mum Der of Towns Wrecked and
American Soldiers Killed
Other Islands Suffer Sc
verely.

San Juan Porto Rico, Aug 10.
"A hurricane broke over the
south coast at o'clock Tuesday
morning. There was no abate-
ment fol nine hours, the greatest
damage being done between s and
10 o'clock. At San Juan 4 ma
tives were drowned, so houses
demolished and hundreds unroof>
cd. Damage to property $500, 600
The town of Ponce was almost
totally destroyed. Damage to the
port alone is $25O,O0O.
At Aibonito 4 natives perished
and 3 U S soldiers were injured.
Two u S soldiers were injured and
many cavalry horses killed at Eli
esney. Both towns were de-
stroyed.
Official report from Capt Eben
Swift. 5th U. S. Cavalry, says :
"Humanco was totally destroyed.
46 bodies have been recovered and
there are many more in the debris
8 priyates of troop 9 injured, two
fatally. 500 people are starving.
The coffee crop is ruined and
the loss will reach millions. Very
great injury has been done also t.
the orange crop.
Paris, Aug 1O-Advices from
the island Of Guadaloupe, says
enormous damage done in interior
of the island, a number of coffee
and cocoa estates being devastated
"A deaths are already known tc
have occurred on the Island OF
Montserrat, and 81 were killed al
the island of Nevis 80 persons
were killed in the island of St
Croix.
Later reports from Ponce say
200 persons were drowned.
St Thomas, D. w. l., Aug 10
The Island of Montserrat wa.
completely devastated by the hur
ricane. All the churches, estate
and villages were destroyed ano
nearly 100 persons were killed.
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NOTICE OF DISCHARGE.

NOTICE is hereby given that /, as
Guardian of the estate Of Cora II Mob
ley, have this 18th day of July 1899,
made finai settlement with the Judge
OF Probate Of this county and have
filed my final return, and will apply
to the Judge OF Probate Of this county
in his office at Lancaster, s. e., on the
14th day Of August next, at IL O'Clock
to grant me fioal discharge and release
Of liability as such Guardian.
BERRY MoBLEY
July IL, ls99-30d. Guardian.
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being given by one subordinate,
j j Cooley, for which MIR Neal is
not responsible.
'Ne wish to commend the
methods used by MIR Miller, man
ager of the Lexington farm, IN
this particular: His management
has reduced the necessity for
whipping to a minimum and yet
hessgets excellent results.
"While we know that the con-
vict must be controlled, we feel
that the dictates of humanity re-
qulre that the unfortunate who is
without character or legal stand>
ing and without friends or hope
of redress should be treated with
all the consideration which strict
discipline will allow. We are
glad to be able to report that MIR
Neal has always shown his desire
to do his full duty by the convicts
from Humanitarian standpoint.
2, "We find the farming prop
erty in fine condition, well stocked
and well cultivated; large crops
are made, and valuable improve
ments in the way of buildings
and dykes and ditchipg and clear.
ing have been made during his
administration.
"The superintendent deserves
commendation for the energetic
aud skillful management of the
affairs and improvements made on
the property, both on the farms
and at the penitentiary itself. The
DeSaussure and Reid farms have
been paid for under the admins,
tration of MIR Neal. We are not
prepared to say that the farming
business, however, is profitable
\. There has been, for instance, fol
the year 1899 an average of 13!
hands used on the Reid and De.
Saussure farms. The evidence i.
that they will pay $50 per year
per head when hired out, making
IS. $50 net from their hire. Tn,
total products from these farm!
for 1898, as reported by the
board, was SAL, ,O13.95. The casf
returned from the farm produc,
DeSaussure and Reed farms
pages "a and IL, IS $12, 1856. .55
and ninety nine bales Of cotton OF
January 1st, '99: there was pos
sibly on hand at that time undel
liberal estimate $1,000 worth
of other produce, making a total o
$22, 210.55 accounted for. ant
leaving balance of $18, ,803. A
which must have been consumed. ,
The committee then takes uI
the financial phase of these farm
operations.
| Gov McSweeney is not her
but on his return the whole seas
will be turned over to Mr. Bellen
ger for him to bring the indict
ments and such other action a
may be proper.
J, John Gary Evans writes a let
ter to say he will pay his bill a
soon as it is sent him IN correc
form and Senator Tillman says h,
will pay for the brick, but want
them at less than S72
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REPORT SUBMITTED.
The Penitentiary Investigation
Committee Completes its
Work.
Directors Scored Boarding house
for Visitors, Tillman, Evans
and Ellerbe Implicated.
Special to Greenville News.

Special to Greenville News.
Columbia, S G, Aug S.-Tho
penitentiary committee filed lis
report today. The report covers
many pages of type written mat
ter.
1t takes up the investigation
under three heads; the treatment
Of the convicts, the condition Of
the property and the financial
management of the institution.
AS to the general financial con.
dition of the penitentiary the
committee states that they found
the affairs not at all creditabIc.
The directors knew IittIe-too
little of the affairs Of the institu.
tion end were subservient to the
will of the superintendent. The
fact that there were 81, 600
worth of Ragsdale notes in the
bank, represe citing convict hire
for two years, on Meals place
while the directors thought that it
had been paid, showed that their
knowledge was superficial. The
fact that they paid him $50 a
month for stable rent for over six
years and allowing penitentiary
horses to stand in the stable,
which Colonel Neal used for his
own benefit is another evidence OF
the somnoeence of their faculties
in approving accounts. There is
no law authorizing directors for
keeping lot of horses for the
use of the superintendent family
and this was an uuwarranted ex-
travagance.
The custom of entertaining at
the penitentiary grew up largely
under Mr. Neal. Crowds ate there
free, making the taxpayers their
hotel keepers. The board Of
directors set the example by
boarding themselves there. This
rule has been changed as the
board of directors now live in the
city.
The institution came to be con
sidered a place where any accom-
modatlon could he had. We find
that articles produced at the peni,
tentiary have been given away to
congressman, such as a book case
to Congressman Latimer, furni
ture to d Fl Tompkins ard r j
Cunningham and s Z J Garris
and Senator Tillman got a car
load of brick. Tillman says NeaI
gave him the brick, but Neal saws
he sold to him. Neal now pro,
fesses he is ready to pay for mos,
of these articles. Mr. Garris
also got a carload of brick bats,
some pigs and turnips. Mr. Gar
ris has been anxious to settle the
pig bill but could not have il
made out but the other article,
were mere presents. Further
Neal allowed the governors of the
State, during his administration
to get such things as they desired,
and neither presented the bill foI
them nor placed them in'the assets
: on the books. Neal himself took
, up supplies to large extent at q
low price and never paid for them.
lhe superintendent was furnish ed
free coal and wood. This is not
allowed by law and is merely Q
device to increase his salary. Nea
and Governor Ellerbe both haG
their washing done at the laundry
at the penitentiary. 1t Is dis
aRreeble to refer to these matters,
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Mr. ReatherStOne Replies Warm.
ly to Senator Tillman.
A THREAT THAT is NOT
YELLED
The "Cowards and Hypocrites'
Aroused by the Senator's Ian
guage-How They Were
Fooled.
Special to The State.

Special to The State.
Laurens, Aug Hon G C.
Featherstone has prepared the
following reply to Senator Till
mans declaration in his Sumter
speech:
"In the News and Courier of
the 5th inst, is brief report of
Senator Tillmsn's speech in Sum
ter. In his speech in the after
noon, after be had eaten his din
ner and when most men would
have been at peace with the whole
world, the senator lost his temper
and said some very ugly things.
Among other things he declared
that he was no peace and unity
man, by which utterance he i'm
parted no information to the peo
pie of South Carolina, for his
whole record shows that he has
been stirrer up of strife ever
since he entered the political arena.
Indeed, he rode into office upon a
wave of such strife and bitterness
as has never been witnessed be .
fore in this State and even now he
realizes that his future success
depends upon again arraying
brother against brother and Great
ing, if he can, that old time strife
and bitterness of which the people
Of our State are sick and tired.
"But the writer desires especial
ly to call attention to the remarks
made by Senator Tillman at Sum
ter on the 4th inst. in reference
to the prohlbltionists. According
to the report in the News and
Courier he used the following
language: The State had to
choose between prohibition and
the dispensary and as the prohi,
bitionists were set of hypocrites
and towards the choice fell on the
dispensary." Now, it may be
remarked at the outset that this
article is written without any de,
sire to engage in a controversy
with Senator Tlllman, but mas
much as the writer had the honor
to lead in the fight for prohibition
last year he feels it to be his duty
to say something on the subject
"It will be seen that the sena
tors statement is characterized
by his usual recklessness. He
deems it a small matter to de
nounce as towards and hypocrite
some twenty odd thousand of tn,
very best people in South Caro-
lima. People who honestly be
lieve that prohibition is right an
who are ready to stand up an,
fight for their convictions, We
because they dare to disagree wit
Senator Tillman they are withou
provocation denounced as coward
and hypocrites. Truly, we hav
reached a beautiful state of affair
when people who dare to live a
to their convictions are to be de
nounced In such language by on
who occupies the high and dIgni
fed position of United States sen
ator.
Where do the ministers of tn
gospel stand. almost to man
They have declared in favor q
prohibition. Because they did S
they are "cowards and hypc
critics. WHAT about the thou
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Notice to Road 0YerSeerS.

A LII Overseers of the Public Roads
IA are hereby ordered to call cut
sheir hands and work their respective
tections at once. BY order of Board.
M. G. GARDNER. Co. Sup'r.
l. J. PERRY. Clerk.
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Carolina who have declared IN
favor of prohibitions According
to such n high authority as Sena.
tor Tillman they are cowards and
hypocrites. What about the great
Baptist, Methodist and Presby~
terian churches, all Of which have
spoken out in favor of prohibition?
They are classed by Senator Till
man as towards and hyPocvilcs.
1t needs no argument to show that
the statement made by Senator
Tillman was recklessly made AMI
is wholly untrue.
"The object IN writing this /,
not to show the falSity If The
charge, for that is self evident,
but to show the condition ofallu:
that prevails to some extent 81
this State; condition which
permits the use Of such rockies,
and false charges. The prohibi
tionists have never madc 9nv
fight on Senator Tillman, but they
may show him that be is hld
judge of what it takes to consti.
tutute towards and hypocrltcs. "
hn
call attention to certain other
language of Senator Tillman. He
asserted that the dispensary was
not intended to he moral in.'i.
tuition but place where people
who wanted to drink could oct nIl
they wanted of good quality and
the State receive the profits. So
we have the father of the great
moral institution robbing it of its
chief feature. At the time the
law was passed the prohibitionists
were thought to be and doubtless
were in the majority in the general
assembly. The advocates of the
dispensary urged it as cOmpro-
mise measure and it was voted for
and really passed by the prohibi-
tionists, for they certainly held
the balance of power because some
of them honestly believed it was
a step in the direction of prohi-
bition. 1t may be remarked here
by the way of parenthesis, that
the writer never shared in such
belief. 1t was declared by Its
advocates to be great moral in
stitution intended to curtail the
sale of whiskey and gradually
lead to prohibition, and L great
many of the best prohibitionists
in the State were induced to ad-
vocate the law for that reason and
that alone. Even in the last cam
paign it was urged from the
stump that the law ought to be
retained because of its moral
features. And now comes the
great father of the institution and
declares that it never was so in
tended. That he fooled the pro
hibitionists from the start and led
, from the path of rectitudo the
towards and hypocrites.
"And so it was not passed be
cause of its moral features, it was
not intended to curtail the sale OF
whiskey but it was intended tC
give the people all they want of q
good quality of whiskey. True
this is not much information to~a
great many people, but the writer
, is glad to have 1t from so high an
authority as Senator Tillman. He
- is glad to have the system un,
- masked and let it stand out before
y the people for what it really is.
A scheme to give the people al
they want to drink and make mon
ey for the State. Shorn of its so
called morality and declared by
its reputed father TO be simply {
whiskey selling scheme for th,
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~
the general assembly and not
supplemented by the penitentiary.
A public officer, because he is n
public officer, has no more right
to the property of the State than
the humblest citizen. We think
the penitentiary authorities should
at once find out the value of the
things thus given away and pre-
sent the bills to parties to whom
the things were given, many of
whom have professed Willingness
to pay for them.
The management has been re-
cciving fayors and granting them
in return. The Hon j w Ashley
furnished transportation to the
officials and in return his horse
WAS boarded at the penitentiary,
during the session of 1898. This
may be convenient, but 1t is not
business.
Another unbusinesslike matter
was the contract with the knitting
mill company. They give the
mill % horse power motor, pay
the electrical company for 25
horse power and charge the mill
only for what power is used.
They have not settled in five years
and have not even put in a meter
to tell how mt CT power has been
used.
AS to Meals financial transac
tions and his moral obliquity in
the matter, in the face of the plain
spirit of the law he arranged with
his kinsman and creditor, j Bel
ton Watson, procured him con.
victs to work his farm in Ander-
son and the net proceeds after
0payilg for convict labor and farm
expenses should be applied to his
debt to Watson. He thus indirect
ly hired the convicts for himself,
which is contrary to the intent OF
the law.
The committee then went into
the details of the transaction be
tween Watson and Neal and show
that all the profits injured to
Neal : benefit. The committee
ttCn proceeded to consider various
amounts, collected by Colone
NeaI from different parties, which
he acknowledged himself, that he
had not turned in and which he
still owed the State. The com.
m,ttce especially condemns the
endorsement of an $3.50 note tc
j B Watson, thus making the
penitentiary borrow the money
merely for Watson's accommoda.
ton.
The committee gives an item.
lied statement of what Colone
Nea' claims that he owes amount,
ing in all to $3, 3,5s4.41. Tn,
committee, however, holds him
liable for the Watson convict hir,
amounting to $7,4OO and stabl,
rent amounting to $40, making
the total deficit $11, ,624.4l.
The committee finds that Gov
EIlerbe owes the commissary ac
count $151.11, John Gary Evans
owes S1S1.14, b r Tillman $57..
! O6 and for the brick $62, oats nc
amount given.
The committee concludes BY
saying:
The evidence taken is herewith
submitted, the proper steps to b,
taken as a result of this report
and the evidence will no doubt bt
be determined by yourself auc
the attorney general.
Gas to the treatment of tn,
convicts: We find that MIR Nea
has always been an adxncata ~
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