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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1899-10-26
" ftten for The Prison Mirror.
Men With Hoes.

Men With Hoes.
He paused beneath masterpiece,
And in the after glow
OF sunset rich, saw only this:
A poor man with hoe.
Mid wondrOus reach of earth and sky,
Two heads in WEAKNESS bow.
The frenzied poet only saw
A too receeding brow.
"Who sloped it back?" he asks the world;
But the worlds not heard from yet.
Perhaps the hand was his, who sloped
The brow of La Fayette.
In apOtheOsiZing him,
The man with SOulless face,
He OverlOOks entirely
The woman in the case.
How hardly she'd been sat upon
By generations past
Or who had done her ''sloping up''
The poet has not asked.
The pair no doubt were man and wife
And wrought with willing hands
For home and hearth. and then begOt
New presidents for France.
This might be "tOp nOtch'' poetry
know it's blank bad prose
For many great and good have come
From poor men with their hoes.
There's Lincoln, Grant and Webster's too,
Mark Twain and E. A. Poe,
Who once in life did not disdain
To manipulate the hoe.
The world has praised his frenzy fine
But now 'twOuld like to know,
Was there not in his past time
When Markham pushed hoe?
Or was it that this poetry
So famed from shore to shore
Was inspired by a wholesome dread
Of some day being hoer?
And if the Shades Immortal know
The things that mOrtals say
That poet will be haunted by
The ghost of Jean Millet.
BILL SYKES,
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1899-10-26
Written for the Prison Mirror.
Mormon Delusion,

When Brigham Young became
leader of the Latter Day Saints, or
Mormons, he undertook and completed
one of the greatest schemes that ever
was consummated by mortal man. No
one that ever went from the East to
Utah by daylight and took any obser-
walton of the country but what will
agree with me in this. But to bring
that vast desert to the garden that it
is, took more brains than most people
are willing to give old Brigham credit
of having.
But it was done, and while we never
can know of the suffering of fifty
years ago that they must have had to
endure, we can pick few things up
from some of the old apostles of the
early days that will make a story of
itself.
The educated Mormons of today
covers all of the early times and his
tory of Utah they possibly can. But
they still worship old Brigham. AS a
proof of this, every year on the oath of
July, all who can assemble in Salt
Lake City, or Zion, as they call it, do so
to witness the second coming of Brig
ham Young.
This is a great day with them, and
while they so far have been disap-
pointed in his coming, they still cele-
brate the day.
In 1892 was at the setting of the
capstone to the great temple in Salt
Lake City, and in 1893, to the dedica-
tion. Each time: thousands of the poor
from the rural districts flocked to the
city, fully expecting to see Brigham
Young appear in the heavens over the
temple. The poor deluded creatures
stood for hours looking up to the sky
above, but he failed to make the con-
nection.
On one of my visits to Brigham
Young's city in June, 1892; and after
transacting what business L went there
to attend to, noticed the large null
berry trees all along the street and
that the berries were ripe. L asked one
old gentleman why it was that every
body had so many mulberry trees.
"Well," says he, eff 1 were not a
Jack Mormon l would not tell you"
"a Jack Mormon is one who has re-
fused to pay tithes to the church.)
Said he: "Many years ago Brigham
Young proclaimed from his pulpit that
he had wonderful vision in which the
Lord had revealed unto him that un-
less he instruct his people and prepare
something for the birds of the air to
feed upon, that they would all die and
cause disease among the people.
brigham sure enough had another
vision and he proclaimed again to the
people and says: PLANT mulberry
trees, thus sayeth the Lord
$50 we all commenced to look for
mulberry shrubs, but none were to be
found, and we told Brigham so. Why
says Brigham, Il have plenty of them;
send in your order with the money and
you shall be supplied
cit was afterwards found out that
Brigham had, some IT, previous,
bought up all the shrubs on pt-pose in
order to practice this particular fraud
upon the people, and it is said tha, he
made nearly half million out of it,"
To my mind Brigham. Young was
nothing more than an artistic deceiver
who had studied his subject and part
with complete thoroughness. A man
must indeed possess child like mind
to imagine that such thorough hypo-
crite will be allowed to make second
visit to this planet. W. d. R.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-29
STRONG RESISTANCE
Of The FlIlpinos Causing Comment
At Washington.

WASHINGTON. Mar. 29.-The Fill
pinos are proving harder proposition
than any one here expected. Their
stubborn resistance to the advance of
the Americans, their personal bravery
and devotion to their leaders and cause
is generally gaining the admiration OF
the military officers. This however,
will not help them this time, but it
NAV do 80 when the day comes that
they ask for terms OF surrender.
Courageous nations are almost always
generous to brave foe and the Fill
pino will not be an exception.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-29

Brooklyn this morning and the work
of removing the cofins begun at
once.
WASHINGTON, March 29.-The long
lines of newly made graves and
frequently turned mounds of earth on a
gently slopipg knoll in Arlington
cemetery Indicate the preparations
which are being made to give final
resting place to the bodies of the
heroic dead brought home from Cuba
and Porto Rico aboard the Crooke
which arrived at New York last night
OF the 571 bodies aboard that trans
port, 266 will be brought to Washing
ton. OF these, Ill are unidentified yet
to them the same tonors will be &C
corded as to the otherr. Their graves
will be marked by head stones bear
ing the inscription Unknown regular"
or Unknown volunteer" or simply
''unknown" as the case may be. The
group of graves is in a beutiful portion
of the cemetery.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-29
But Will Probably Not Attack
MaIoIOs Before Tomor-
row Morning.
A CONSTRUCTION TRAIN
Follows Our Forces Repairing
the Bridges And Railway
Tracks Destroyed By
the FiIipinos.

MANILA, March 29.-General Nc
Arthur has resumed his advance on
Malolos. He has taken Bocave, eight
miles from the Filipino capital. Ma
lolos may be reached this evening, but
the battle will probably not begin un-
til tomorrow. Bridges and railway
tracks are being repaired as the troops
proceed.
The division made a two mile march
without encountering the enemy. A
score of dead insurgents whose throats
had been cut were found. The men
were probably killed because they re-
fused to continue to fight against the
Americans Aguinaldo and his family
are preparing to take their flight from
Malolos. A force Of American marines
are now patrolling Malobon.
WASHINGTON, March 29.-The fol-
lowing dispatch from General Otis was
received at the war department this
morning:
MANILA. March 29-Adjs. General,
Observation-Disclosures advance yes
terday was only to the outskirts of Ma
rilaO and took until late In the alter
noon To repair the roai ard railroad
bridges and send cars through with
Commencing the march this morn
ing, he will march rapidly On Bocave
and will continue to Biga, seven miles
from Malolos. The enemy have des-
troyed the railroad and teleg raph lines
A construction train is following our
forces. The enemy's resistance is not
so vigorous today. Our loss thus far is
slight The towns in front of our ad-
vance are being. destroyed by fire. The
troops are in excellent Spirits"
(Signed) OTIS.
A later cablegram says that he has
supplies of all kinds for all immediate
wants,
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-29
BOYS BICYCLE SMASHED
Western Union Telegraph Boy Col
llded with an Express Wagon
And Badly Disabled His Wheel

Jesse Bowers, Western Union tele-
graph messenger met with u serious
mishsp while riding his bicycle this
morning.
At the corner of San Antonio and
Oregon streets be encountered express
wagon No. 15, crashed into it and
smashed the front wheel of his bicycle
converting it into a shapeless mass of
tangled spokes and splintered wooden
rim.
The boy was going east on the right
hand side of San Antonio, the express
wagon was coming north on Ore gOn
and turned sharply and swiftly around
the southwest corner of San Antonio
and Overland. Some one called the
boy and he looked back. Before he
turned his head again to the front the
front wheel of his bicycle had collided
with one of the heavy front wheels of
the wagon.
The wagon was stopped but not un-
til the fore part of the bicycle was a
total wreck.
The boy claimed that he was on the
proper side of the street and the wagon
on the wrong side and that he had the
right of way. He will claim damages
from the eXpressman.
Reckless driving has become quite
com moo IN this city and the only won
der is that not more pedestrians and
cyclists are injured. Every few days
some one has a story to tell OF hair
breadth escapes from death or broken
linn bs beneath the wheels. However,
a oumber OF persons who witnessed the
accident this morning say that the
eXpressman was not driving at an over
rapid rate of speed.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-29
Mac Arthur's Division Lunch
ed Today Seven Miles From
the Insurgent Capital.
4 WONDERFUL FIAT
The Nebraska Boys Swan the
Boca River Under Fire.
Troops All Anxious TO
Continue the Fight.

MANILA. March 20. 7:3O p. m.-Gen-
took lunch today at Bigaa, seven miles
from Malolos, the Filipino capital. and
headquarters of AguinaldO. The
troops started on the march at O'Clock
this morning. The men are in excel
lent spirits and anxious to have final
reckoning with the enemy. The cas-
ualties were 4 killed and 80 wounded
today.
The American front is four miles
long. General 81. G, Otis brigade con-
sisting of the third artillery and Mon
tana and Kansas volunteers formed
the left line, General Hsle's held the
right and General Wheaton's formed
the reserve. The latter had with him
the third and twenty-second regiments
of infantry and the Oregon and Mime
sofa volunteers. In this order the ad-
vance was made.
The Americans had gone but little
over a half mile when the enemy ap-
peared in force and opened fire on the
advancing troops. The order to charge
had scarcely left the lips of the Of
fcers before the whole line was rush
ing on the Filipinos. The latter could
notwithstand the fierce assault and
were driven across the Boca river.
The volunteers along and other regi-
ments engaged did equally effective
work.
The men of the first Nebraska per-
formed remarkable feat
during the engagement.
They swan the river under fire
and did much TO disconcert the enemy.
Bocas was captured at 8 O'Clock this
morning and then the second advance
to Bagaa distance of 2 miles was
made. Bsgaa was taken without q
shot being fired, the enemy fleeing at
the approach of the Americans. The
troops are eager to attack the Filipino
stronghold at Mslolos.
A mum Der Of prisoners were taken by
the Americans who say that the.leaders
alone prevent the Filipinos from sur
rendering.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-29
Ell PASo TEXAS, WEDNESDAY MARCH 29, 1899.

sisted by corps of ladies who visit
every family at least once month to
find out if any ere in need of food, fuel,
clothing, medical attendance or other
necessaries; and to all such help is ex-
tended without regard to color, reli-
gion, race or condition-to stranger
as we'll as to q resi6 ent. To obtain tb e
funds for this charity all mem bers of
the Mormon church are expected to
donate monthly what they can spare of
money, provisions, clothing. etc. The
result of this christian charity is that
there is never any actual suffering
through sickness poverty, or misfortune
among MormOns, or the stranger
among them, if the latter will max e
his wants known.
The exercises of the day closed with
ball and bountiful picnic at which
all enjoyed themselves to the utmost.
If Ell Paso would copy this truly
Christian institution vast deal of
want, sorrow and suffering would be
alleviated, and at trifling Individual
expense to those who would con tribute
for the help of those'less prosper ed
than themselves.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-29
COLONIA JUAREZ
The Extension of the Sierra Mddre,
Good News. Thousand of Acres
of Productive Lands. The No
mans Relif SOCietV.

Special correspondence of the HERALD.
COLONIA JUAREz, Mex, March "A. '99.
The news item in your issue of 10th.
inst. relative to the proposed extension
of the 4. G. S. Nj. 81 Pacific railroad
through this place and up into the
mountains came like ray of sunshine
to the people of this section. We are
now only 4smiles from Casas Grandes
station, but even that short distance
entails some inconveniences. One start
ing for Ell PasO must leave home one
day earlier than he would in order to
catch the train the next morning, or
else start before daybreak. and the lat
ter is very unpleasant in cold weather.
The hauling of freight by wagon from
the station to this place, and the delay
of our mail twelve hours, as at present,
is another disadvantage.
But the greatest benefit of the ex
tension, by enormous adds, will be the
development of the rich mountain
region of the Sierra Madre range, not
ouly for it's timber and mineral
wealth but its agricultural possibilities.
There are thousands of acres of good
land there, and it has been demon
strated that corn, oats. potatoes and
vegetables yield abundantly. But the
great drawback against it's settlement
hos been the long wagon haul to the
station of from 40 to 80 miles of rough
mountain roads, of the products of
theis labor. With reasonable freight
charges by rail all this will be chang
ed, and immi igr8tiOn to those regions
will naturally follow. The general
elevation of places suitable for culti-
walton is from 5000 to 1900 feet above sea
level. To Ell Paso a thousand or more
families in that region means just so
many new patrons of Ell Paso's busi-
ness men and corresponding increase
in the carrying business of the r. r
company.
March 18th was held here the annual
anniversary OF the organization OF the
Female Relief Society, which was or
ganized in the early 'forties'' by
Joseph Smith. The object OF this So
ciety, branches of which exist in all
towns, villages and hamlets of the
Mormons, is to look after and provide
for the necessities of the poor. For
this desirable end the women are all
organized in local societies, each with
it's president and two counselOrs or as
sistants, secretary and treasurer, as
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-29
GONE TO PIECES.
Leading Lady and Others Have Quit
the LyCeum Dramatic Club.

That popular organization, known as
the Lyceum Dramatic club, has gone 20
pieces on the shoals of contention and
discord.
1t is an ordinary thing for company
of professionals to fall out with their
manager or to split up because salaries
are unpaid, but an amateur orRaniza-
tion falls to pieces only on extremely
rare occasions. Therefore, the fate OF
the Lyceum club will not only excite
surprise but create genuine sorrow,
for the public was looking forward
with i'll concealed pleasure to the many
high class performances, which the
club had promised to give during the
coming months after Easter.
The following notice was handed In
to the HERALD this morning and is self
explanatory.
fsMrs. G. N. Buckler, president; Miss
Lucy Kneeland and Mr.. and Mrs. Gus
Buckler, members of the Lyceum ORA
matte club have withdrawn from the
same.o
That is all, but it tspoke volumes and
told the whole story.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-29
Will Be Called For Under the
New Army Reorganiza-
ton Act.
THIRTY-FIVE THOUSAND
Is the Number Of Volunteers
Allowed. Fifty Thousand
Soldiers Needed in the
Philippines.

WASHINGTON, March 29.-A call
for 35, 900 volunteers will probably be
issued in a few days. This will be un-
der the recent army reorganization
bill and will give uncle Sam an army
of 100, 900 men which will mean a re-
lease of the volunteer regiments yet in
service. It is the opinion of the acting
secretary Meikeljohn in which other
members of the cabinet agree that the
military forces of the Philippines must
be strengthened at once. He has al
ready laid the matter before the pres
ident.
AT least so, 900 soldiers will be ne
cessary in the Philippines to insure
complete American control of the
island. This will mean an increase OF
10000 men in the force now at COM
mand of General Otis. Six regiments
are now under orders to go to Manila,
and it is the opinion of Meikeljohn
that others should be sent jusG as
rapidly as transports can be secured.
It is said that President Mckinley
shares this view.
WASHINGTON, March 29.-That
the administration intends to pursue
the war to finish is emphasized today
by the intimat that sthe president
will call for the 35, 900 volunteers
which he is authorized to do under the
new army bill and that 20, 900 addi-
tional troops will soon be rushed to the
Philippines. Official dispatches from
General Otis today report that Cen
eral Macarthur con tiuued his advance
today and is marching rapidly on
Bocave.
He is meeting with but little resis-
tance and this leads to the belief that
the insurgents are massing their forces
beyond Bulocan where they will make
another determined stand before re-
firing to Malolos. Bagaa, to which
place General Otis says General Nc
Arthur will advance today is almost on
q line with Bulocan but nearer to the
railroad which leads to MalolOs. The
reports received here asserts that the
Filipinos are moving their capital to
San Fernando. about ten miles north OF
MalolOs.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-29
SALVATION ARMY WORK
An Example That Other Denomina-
tions Should Follow.

In these days of high salaried preach
ers gorgeous churches and general
Christian condemnation of the drunk-
ard, the gambler the prostitute and the
all round sinner it is truly u coDsola-
tion and a treat to witness and study
the patient untiring and charitable
workings of the saliva ion army people
throughout ou- land. The army through
gentle love and kindness instead of by
condemnation and criticism is reach
ing the hearts of the middle and lower
classes. Instead of preaching long
winded sermons on the blood of the
crucifed Jesus to save sinners they are
Christ like in their daily deeds of love
and kindness toward down troddeo,
trouble burdeDed, s)ul sick, struggling
mortals, who are all Gods little ones,
Ouly needing kind word and helping
hand to be brought into the light OF
understanding.
The week and lowly Nazsrene, never
belonged to a creed. and never estab-
lished one. He never owned a church
building nor did he suggest or advise
the building of one. He was never
given a congregs alton by q conference.
He did not preach for money and never
received a salary. He never owned
or wore a ministers garb of broad
cloth or robes. He never condemneu
the THIEF who was being by his side,
but said, "this day til ou shalt be with
me in paradice." He never condemned
the fallen woman but in love and
kindness said, "neither do 1 condemn
thee, go thy way in peace and sin no
mOre.''
Religion that will lift fallen huma-
nifty out of darkness into light must
show more Christ like deeds in their
daily dealings toward mankind and
the salvation army are setting ex-
smples in this tire that other Chris
tian denominations would do we'll to
examine into and follow. Their work
is attracting attention at the hands OF
thoughtful men and women wherever
a barracks is established. The work in
this city under the direction of Capt
A. Pitt his wife Capt. Lillian Pitt and
cadett, lite Elizabeth Hall is making
good progress. Their music Is fret
class and their pleadings and argu-
ments are practical reasonable and
logical. They are attracting attentive
audiences both at their street services
and at their barracks. Any person
high or low, rich or poor, saint or sin
ner. can be benefited by listening to
their services.
An Obseryer
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-29
VESSEL WRECKED
The Warren Line Steamship Morse
man Grounded.

. Boston, March 2e.-The Warren
Line steamship Norseman, a freight
steamer which left Liverpool March
1S. fioundered on the'Rocks at Marble
head neck this morning. The life
savers shot line over the wrecked
vessel and communication was es-
tabllshed. The vessel is in danger
GUS position and is filling, but may be
saved. A cargo of 996 tons OF freight,
come cattle and 1O2 men aboard.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-29
AN ALIBI

Is To Be Proven For DR.. Ken
nedy.
NEW YORK, March 19.-The interest
in the trial of DR.. Kennedy charged
with the murder of Dolly Reynolds
shifted today from the chain of cir
cumstancial evidence that the state
has been drawing around the de-
fendant, to an alibi which is to be Of
fered by the defense. 1t is probable
that the defendant will not take the
stand at all in his own behalf and that
his alibi will be built nup for him.
Kennedy has shown no sign OF worri-
ment and his unruffied demeanor leads
many to suppose that much stronger
defense than the prosecution expects
will be presented.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-29
BUCKEY O'NEILLS MONUMENT
Was the Subject of Warm Discus
sion BeetWen a Catholic Priest
and Member of the Legisla-
ture.-The LaWmaker was Put
to E1iQht.

Those who have been holding their
ears to the ground in anticipation of
rum bling from the d disbanded Twen-
tieth legislature, were satisfied to some
extent last Saturday afternoon, when
Rev, Father Quetu met w. S. A adams
and discussion upon deeds and mis-
deeds of that body were INDUCED in.
Father Quetu, as are a majority OF the
people of Arizona, was staunch sup
porter in advocacy of a monument to
the late Captain O'Neill. and, in COM
mon with others, was considerably
vexed when small approprl alton to
commemorate the deeds of our dead
hero was refused by that aug ust as
sembly of legislative mountebap ks.
During the conversation, Father
Quetu remarked that an expenditure
at Phoenix of 5000 would have secured
the appropriation, when the virtu Gus
Adams queried if he (the lawmaker)
was thought to be susceptible to brides
or was the insinuation personal. The
reverend gentleman replied that the
remark was not strictly personal, but
covered the entire aggregation. Then
it was not the man who could not ac-
cept q bribe, resorted to his legisla-
tive tacrics and attempted to bulldoze
the father, commanding him to keep
his mouth closed, threatening that if
he "did not do so he would inform the
public how the Catholics through
Rev. Quetu had bartered their vote
away TO the democratic party during
the last campaign"
This attack upon the good name of
the Father and his church, was too
much for the otherwise quiet and un-
obstrusive gentleman, and he made a
rush for his assailant with the inten-
tion of chastising him, when Adams
beat hasty aud unceremonious re-
treat amid the hearty laughter of those
present and much to the chagrin of
Father Quetu.-JerOme Reporter.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-29
POLICE COURT.
A Very Light Docket This Morning
All the Offenders Suffer.

1t was a very light docket that the
recorder looked over this morning.
Tom Anderson was taken in by Rogers
for riding blind bike and was asses
sed 81 which he paid. J. G. Nelson
was drunk and down and was picked
up by Farrell and Taylor. The record
er fined him 81, and he paid 1t. ]. b.
Dowen was arrested by Taylor for be-
ing drunk and down and was fined SO.
He paid that amount and was released.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-29
Licensed To We'd.

A license was procured today by
Jorge Auckermann to Miss Herminia
Man tiuzo.
The contracting parties reside in
Jusrez but came over to this side OF
the line to marry. The groom en-
ployed Juarez. lawyer to get the
papers for him.