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The evening times., 1899-02-25
A SLICE FROM TEXAS
Proposition to Form New South
western Territory
(From the New York SUM-


Ell Paso, Tex, Feb 9.-The city OF FL
Paso is growing ambitious. Destined to be
the greatest city on the Mexican border, it
has become tired of its isolation in the far
western corner OF Texas. For many years
the question of annexation of the city to
the Territory OF New Mexico has been agi-
tated. Ell Paso is more remote from the
rest of Texas, SO far as business is con-
cerned, than Chicago or St. Louis. It has
nothing in common with Galveston
or Fort Worth or Austin. Be-
tween these cities and Ell Paso
are several hundred miles of plain
country given over to sage brush and
cactus. Along the valley of the Pecos and
down the valley of the Rio Grande where
irrigation is possible agriculture may -four
ish and cattlemen prosper, but aside from
these sections all the country tributary to
Ell Paso is north, west. and south.
The latest proposition is greater than
that OF annexation to New Mexico; it IN
wolves the annexation Of half of New Mex
leo, big slice of Texas, and two counties
of Arizona to Ell Paso and the formation
OF a new Territory and eventually a new
State out of the sections thus brought to-
gether. The plan is to form Territory
ont of the counties of Cochise and Graham
in Arizona: Grant, Sierra, Socorro, Dona
Ana. Lincoln. Eddy, and Chavez, in New
MEXICO, ana that portion OF Texas west OF
a line drawn from the east line of New
Mexico to the Rio Grande River. OF this
new Territory Ell Paso is to be the metrop-
oils and capital city.
The scheme is not so easily carried out
as it is planned. 1t is worthy the dash
and spirit of the growing metropolis of the
South. and there is scarcely citizen of Ell
Paso who does not favor some scheme by
which the city can be divorced from the
rest of Texas. prominent citizen says of
the plan:
THE benefits that Ell Paso would derive
from this would be simply enormous The
greatest part of Ell Pasos trade is with
New Mexico. There is none with the rest
| of Texas. The place is separated from the
rest Of the State by a vast desert. On the
other hand. it is at the threshold of the
best portion of New Mexico. Three of El
Paso's railroad systems run directly into
New Mexico. The Santa Fe furnishes di-
rect communication with the towns of the
Rio Grande Valley. Along this route there
The evening times., 1899-02-25
A MINUTES SOCIAL CHAT.

The chief social event of yesterday aft
ernoon was the tea given to the Daughters
of the American Revolution by Mrs. A. L..
Barber, at Belmont the family residence
on Fourteenth Street. The hostess, SUI
perbly gowned in white and silver brocade
and point lace was assisted in receiving
by Mrs. Daniel Manning. President Gen
eral, Daughters of the American Revolu-
ton; Mrs. Fairbanks, Mrs. David J. HILL
Mrs. Frank R. Stockton, Mrs John A. Lo-
gan, Mrs. William Scully, Miss Annie Rus
sell, Miss Mary B. Temple, Mrs de B. Ran
dolph Keim, Mrs. A. c.. Hopkins. Mrs, Dan
iel Lothrop, Mrs. j. Ellsworth Gross, Mrs.
C. w. Burrows, Mrs. H. NJ Upham. Mrs.
F. A. Rising, Mrs. W. H. MoreIoy, Miss ia
net Richards. Miss Bertha Langdon Barber
and Mrs. Colin A. Studds.
collation. was served in the dining
room. The table had as its centre design
tall silver loving cup filled with red and
white carnations. The lights of the can
dies were shaded with red white and blue.
An orchestra played patriotic airs during
the afternoon. The guests were the visit
ing Daughters" from Maryland. Virginia,
New York. Massachusetts, Ohio, Illinois
and Tennessee.
The evening times., 1899-02-25
cH1LDs' OLD HOME SOLD.
Famous White Marble Mansion Dis
posed of mt a Sacrifice.

Famous White Marble Mansion Dis
posed of mt n Sacrifice.
Philadelphia. Pa, Feb. 25.-The white
marble mansion at the southeast corner of
Twenty second and Walnut Streets, in
which George w. Childs lived more than a
score of years and died on February 3, 1894,
has just been sold.
William +. Deakyne, who bought the
building, declined to tell the price
he paid or his Intentions as to its
future use. He would neither affirm nor
deny a rumor that an apartment house
would be erected on the site. 1t is under
sotod the price was in the neighborhood
of 100000, though Mr.. Childs paid more
than $25O,00O for the home, which he built
in 1871. Soon after the death of Mr.
Childs Mrs. Chiids moved to Washington
and the house has isince' been unoccupied.
Within the Childs house distinguished
men and women from every part of the
world have been entertained, and many
brilliant receptions and d1dnners were given
there. especially during that great period
of Philadelphias social. life, the Centennial
Exposition of 1876. General and Mrs
Grant, Mr.. and Mrs. Hamilton Fish, Monc-
ton Mills, Lord Houghton, Joseph Cham
herlain, Dean Stanley, Iohn Bright, Canon
Farrar, Henry NJ. Stanley, Paul Du Chaillu,
W. w. Story. General Sheridan, Henry W.
Longfellow, Ralph Waldo Emerson. oliver
Wendell Holmes. Lord Duff, George Au-
gustus Sala, Wilkie Collins, James Antho-
ny Froude and Henry Wilson were few
of the many distinguished persons who
were entertained in the mansion at various
times.
1t was the first private house ever visited
by Emperor Don Pedro and the Empress of
Brazil, who attended reception there in
1876, when they received nearly 1000 per-
sons
The evening times., 1899-02-25
TYPEWRITER TELEGRAPHING
New system Which May Revolution
ice the Art.


New York. Feb. 25.-If the system OF
telegraphy invented by Prof. Henry Row
land. 0! Johns Hopkins University, were
put into use half the telegraph operators
in the country would be thrown out OF
work.
He has fitted machines like ordinary
typeHriIers to the ends of wire 1,50O
miles long so that by playing on the keys
of one a message is printed by the other
No receiving operator is necessary, rs the
machine at the other end of the wire is
worked electrically by the operator at the
sending station.
Yesterday between Jersey City and Phil
edelphia the system was tried over wire
equal in resistance TO one ], 500 miles long.
Henry H. Wiegand and number of news
paper reporters were at Jersey City. Ber-
nard NJ Baker Charles Fisher, c. o. ID.
Lee. Prof r. Remsen. and John NJ. Pleas
ants were in Philadelphia. The stations
were in the offices of the Pennsylvania
Railroad in the two cities
There were three receiving machines in
Jersey City. which took messages sent from
Philadelphia over one wire and printed
them on paper, letter size, run off a roll
and clipped in letter-paper lengths as the
messages were received.
Three pretty girl operators sent messages
60 Philadelphia by pounding at the type
Triter-Iike machines. The experiment
seemed 10 be successful.
Forty-fve words a minute were sent and
yrinted 1t was intended 10 send four mes
sages each way, eight in all, over the
same wire, but one each of the sending and
receiving machines was incomplete. Mr.
Wiegard said the sending of three each
way demonstrated that four could be sent.
Thirty-seyen characters, the full alpha
bet and numerals, are used. There is also
o key to send the typewriter at the other
snd of the wire back TO start a new line.
The claims for the system are:
Immense increase in the distance mes
gage can be sent without relaying.
Saving of half the number Of operators
Sending operators will not be subject to
disability caused by working the ordinary
Morse kew. which is like writer's cranp-
Greater accuracy. because one operator
will make only half the mistakes OF two.
Wires cannot be tapped.
Anybody who can use typewriter can
telegraph.
The evening times., 1899-02-25

are more towns and a larger population
within four or five hours ride than can be
reached in twenty -four hours ride on those
roads extending TO the eastern part of
Texas. The Southern Pacific running west
places Ell Paso in direct connection
with Deming. Lordsburg. and the south
west portion of the Territory. The eastern
end of Chavez and Eddy counties may also
be properly classed as tributary to Ell Paso.
Last, but by no means least may be con-
sidered the magnificent Sacramento Noun
tain and White Oaks country. No one can
doubt that this section is destined to be-
come one of the most important portions
of New Mexico. Ell Paso will have big
claim on this country. The new railroad
will bring everything here. With FL Paso
annexed. New Mexico would be a State
within three months
Few people outside the Rocky Mountain
region appreciate the importance Ell Paso
has assumed in the past few years 1t is
the gateway between two great republics.
Its resent population is about 10000 and
is rapidly increasing. Ell PasO is the
largest and most important commercial
centre in the district embracing western
Texas. all of New Mexico and Arizona,
and nothern Mexico. 1t is the greatest
railroad centre between New Orleans and
St Louis on the east, Denver on the north,
San Francisco on the west. and the City
of Mexico on the south. 1t is the termi-
nus of seven railroads, five of Them great
trunk lines, each over a thousand miles
in length.
Ell Paso is one of the most substantially
built cities in the United States. brick
being the material used for building pur-
poses. The city has fourteen churches and
twenty-five minor church organizations
and societies 1t has central high
school and five public schools,
with total of over thirty
teachers. also three private schools,
with a total of twenty teachers. It has two
national banks and two private banks.
three daily newspapers, twelve hotels, and
one of the best equipped and largest hos
pitals in the country. The business di-
rectory department of the city directory
contains over thousand entries of cor
porations, firms. business houses, and pro-
fessional men The city has over thirty
business corporations 1t is the county
seat of Ell Paso county. 1t has a Federal
building that cost S20e 000 and a 500. 600
opera house with a seating capacity
of 1000. 1t has two terms of the Federal
Court and three terms of the State Dis
trict Court each year. The United States
Government has already expended about
three quarters of million dollars on Fort
Bliss five miles to the north of the city.
Ell Paso ranks seventh among the ports
cf entry in the United States in the amount
of business done.
The evening times., 1899-02-25
Rover Estate Sold In Parcels.

Hagerstown, Md. Feb. 25.-The Royer
estate, consisting OF about 1855 acres of
cleared and mountain lands, was sold az
Buena Vista Springs, John Roger bought
a farm of nnety-one acres for Sl5 an acre,
forty-nine acres of cleared and woodland
for SS.25 per acre and fifty acres in three
other tracts at S20.50 and Sl9 per acre.
The home place of the late Samuel Roger
-sixty-four acres-was bought by John
K. Jones for $50 per acre Theodore
Roger purchased fifty-seyen acres of tim
ber land for $3.50 per acre. Anna Mil er
bought forty-six acres for S10.50 an acre.
A tract of fifty acres near Buena Vista
station was bought by W. A Nicholson
for S32 an acre. Anna Miller bought a
two-story frame house and six acres OF
land near Germantown for $500. Alice
Wastler purchased three-story frame
house and nine acres OF land for 81, soc.
John Moser bought twenty five acres OF
cleared land for $33 per acre. U. B. Brown
bought four building lots, aggregating
thirty-one acres, for s13 per acre.
The evening times., 1899-02-25
New Enterprises for Easton.

Easton. Md, Feb. PA meeting of
Easton business men was held Thursday
evening to consider the matter of bringing
some manufacturing enterprises into the
county. Mr.. Walker H. Thompson presided.
and William H. Kemp was secretary. II
was reported that the contemplated silk
factory would not locate in Easton 1t was
supposed Hagerstown would get it, being
larger place, with more labor at COM
mand. 1t was stated that Col Charles A.
Chipley, General Freight Agent of the
Pennsylvania Railroad, who has become a
Talbot county landowner, is taking much
interest in the matter of factories in the
county, and is heIpfully inclined toward
the encouragement of all sensible attempts
to secure establishments which would need
to employ labor. A committee comprised OF
Martin M. Higgins, Michael B. Nichols.
William E. Shannahan.. and A. W. Foun-
tain was appointed to visit towns and vii
lagos in Maryland and other States where
there are factdftes.
The evening times., 1899-02-25
To Welcome Soldiers Home,

Annapolis. Md, Feb. 25.-A meeting
was held last night TO arrange for re-
ception to the Annapolis soldiers of the
First regiment, who are expected home
Wednesday of next week. Alderman Ell
mer Z. Parkinson presided. with j. Ro-
land Brady and T. Irving Baker, secreta-
ries. Governor Lowndes, Adjutant Gen
eral Wilmer and DR.. George Wells are
among those invited TO make speeches.
Governor Lowndes and the adjutant gen
eral were at the executive mansion 60
ing over some militia details when in
formed of the action of the meeting. Tie
governor said he was in full sympa:h :hy
with the movement and thought the town
should turn out and give the boys royal
time,
The evening times., 1899-02-25
DEATH OF MAJOR C. S. HART.
WeII-known Confederate Who For.
merIy Resided Here.

Chambersburg, Pa, Feb. 25.-Maior Ca
millus S. Hart, aged seventy-fve years,
died at the home of his daughter, Mrs
William Mann Irvine, at Mercersburg
yesterday morning. He was a soldier in
the Confederate army of Northern Vir-
ginia, and served throughout the civil war
being upon the stats of Generals LomaS
and Early.
After the close of the war he married
Miss Joanna B. krebs, of Winchester, Va
and lived in New Orleans, where he was
an extensive buyer of tobacco and cot
ton. Later he lived in Baltimore and
Washington, d. c.
Major Hart's extensive business inter-
ests took him through the entire South
In turn he was engaged in shipping cotton
at New Orleans. steamboating on the Miss
issippi and Red rivers and in purchasing
horses and cattle for the United States
Government through Texas and Mexico.
Four daughters survive him. The burial
Will be at Winchester, Va.
The evening times., 1899-02-25
spADEFIsHEs AT DINNER.
Take Food From the Hand One After
Another.
(From the New York SUM-


(From the New York SUM-
There are many fishes at the Aquarium
so tame that they will take food from the
hand: and often they are seen waiting. for
it when the man with the food comes
along They are fed at regular hours to
which they become accustomed, and they
hear his footsteps as he approaches NOV
ing from tank to tank, along the platform
in the corridor back of the exhibition
tanks. from which the fishes are fed; or it
may be that sensitive as they are. they
feel the slight vibration caused by his
movements. and so come up near the sur
face to meet him.
Among the fishes that take their food in
this way are the three spadehshes, all fine
specimens of species rare in these waters,
which were, however; taken. at one. time
and another in Gravesend Bay. When the
pan containing the food, which is perhaps
cut-up CLAIMS, is set down upon the coping
snne of the masonry rear wall Of the tank
one of the spadefishes comes to the sur
face. takes the mouthful of, clam that is
held down to il, and sweeps off into the
water to be followed by another spadefsh
and then by the third. EBy7Shfs time the
first one has swept aronna insthe. water and
come up for another piece which it takes
from the fingers as before and swims on.
to be followed in turn by No. and No 8
Sometimes fish viii make shorter cir
cuis than usual in the water and SO come
The evening times., 1899-02-25
Shakespeare Up to Date.


Brutus-No. Cassius FL not take thy hand yet
Cassius-What is it now?
Peace, and you shall hear it. 'Tis reported
and l think with Justice, that the last batch OF
Thracian beef that thou didst furnish the army
was sadly impure
eye geds'' 3
''Tis even limited save s,the mark-that the
beef was most fouliF iemhaimed.'
''S'death And thou sayest that they say that
/ done it-I should say did it?'
''Tis even reported's
''And high Olympus, fafieth not. Ne embaln
beef? Me feed such ,baief9l stuff to my brave
egi1naraes' leg r oh' OH jwow w0w this is tria'
And they say thoso daiJst it for experimental
III Caesar himself were living. and had thrur
such charge at me- Fdisay to him: Worlt
conqneror every hair, in thy head but, alas!
he's both dead ard bald, But you, Brutus---''
: Well, say it, q.
/ .'You're dunn -swizszleds old g,ssipping mis-
chief MAKER Put that in your Iysiian pipe anf
Pooh, pooh, thou pepper pot!''
The evening times., 1899-02-25
BACHELOR GIRLS DECISION.
Young Women Bar Marriage Under
the Age of Thirty

Laporte. Ind. Feb. 25.-The Bachelor
Girls Association of Michigan, the per-
sonnel of which comprises daughters of
the best families of the State, has det r.
mined to extend its field of operations, and
an effort will be made within the next six
ty days to effect organizations in Penn
sylvania, New York, Ohio, Illinois, Wis
consin. and Missouri
Members of the Association have to
pledge themselves not to marry before
attaining the age OF thirty Certain stipu-
lations are also made concerning the char
acter of members of the male sex VINO
may seek marriage with the members
when the latter become eligible
The object of the Association is TO pre-
vent hasty and unhappy marriages at an
early age.
The evening times., 1899-02-25
SUSPECTED OF MURDER.
Detectives Arrest Negroes Wanted
In Philadelphia.

Richmond, Va, Feb. 25.-Two negroes,
Samuel Dodson, alias Yellow Sam. and
William Epps. alias Face" We're arrested
by Detectives Gibson and Tomlinson here
yesterday and held to await the arrival
of the Philadelphia police. They are
charged with the murder of Mrs. Mary
Lawler in Philadelphia Both negroes live
here and are we'll known to the police.
The crime was committed on January
81 in Philadelphia and the police have
been watching for them. When arrested
they sullenly refused to discuss the crime
at all, and were committed to jail. Thera
seems to be no doubt of their identity.
The detectives were waiting around the
freight depot this morning and were re-
warded by seeing their men jump from
a box car and start across the yard.
The evening times., 1899-02-25
LANSBURGH & BRO.
Boys Clothing
DEPARTMENT.
THIRD FLOOR.D

Brown and Navy Blue Serge
Pants, 40c quality-25c pair.
Gray Reading Cashmere Pants,
soc quality-35c pair.
Fancy Wool Mixture Pants,
65c, 60c and 55e qnality-l5e pair
Gray Mixed Fancy Embroi-
dered Blouse Suit-$L69.
Myrtle Green and Cadet Blue
Blouse Suit, made of Skaters
fIannel-$LS7.
Navy Blue and Bronze Brown
Blouse Suit, made of MiddleseX
fiannel-SL92.
Navy Blue Imported Flannel
Nestee Suits, 3 pieces, $2.23.
Atwood Military Suits, $500
values-S3.9S.
The evening times., 1899-02-25
Fears for the Picton

Newport News, Va, Feb. 25.-On jan
uary 1s the British steamship Picton, Cap
tain Urquehart, cleared from this port for
Sligo, Ireland, and sailed early the follow
ing morning. She has not yet reached
her destination, and fears are entertained
for her safety. Loaded. as she was, and
with favorable weather, the Picton should
have made the voyage in fifteen days
easily. This makes her thirty fifth day
out, and If she has not arrived up to tn S
day she is about twenty days overdue Tn
Picton is vessel of 1,527 tons nst and has
made several trips to this port.
The evening times., 1899-02-25
azRicbmona,s New Denot

Richmond. Va, Feb. 25.-Decatur AK
tell, the Second Vice President and General
Manager of the Chesapeake and Ohio Road.
last evening presented letter to the city
council asking for an extension of the
time in which to build the new depot for
that company. Mr. Axtell assures the
council that this company VIII begin
operations on the depot as soon as this ex-
tension is granted them. The new depot
and other improvements, the company have
said, would cost about 81. 600 coo.
The evening times., 1899-02-25
Governor Lowndes on Pardons.

Fredericksburg, Va, Feb. 25.-The
.'Free Lance" newspaper, of this city, pub
iished a letter from Governor Lowndes,
of Maryland, in answer to inquiries as to
whether the law in Maryland in reference
TO the hardening of criminals is satisfac-
tory. The governor states that the con-
stitution Of Maryland. which vests the
pardoning power in the governor, pro-
vtdes for notice of the application there
for, and OF the days on or after which his
decision will be given by published ad-
vertisement" He adds: This provision
has been found to work satisfactorily"
The letter is of special interest, in view
of the fact that the question of pardons in
this State is being discussed by the press
generally.
The evening times., 1899-02-25
Dangers of the Grin.

The greatest danger from La Grippe is OF it's
resulting in pneumonia. II reasonable care IA
used however. and Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
taken. all danger will be avoided. Among the
tens OF thousands who have used this remedy for
In grippe We have vet to learn os a single ease
having resulted in pneumonia which shows con-
clIsively that this remedy is a certain preventive
OF that dangerous disease. 1t viii cure "a grinpe
in less time than any other treatment It is pleas
ant and safe to take. For sxie by Henry Evans
Wholesale ard Retail Druggists e3S ST nx,
and Ccan- ave and 8 st. nw.. and l42S Md ava.
n
The evening times., 1899-02-25
Death of Nicholas Willis.

Easton, Nd, Feb. 25.-NichoIas Willis,
ageH eightyn nine years. died yesterday, at
his residence in Island Creek Neck, from
paralysis. He leaves three sons-Albert
Willis, Charles Willis. and Walter Willis
and two unmarried daughters. Farmer
William Willis, the Silver Democrat Con-
gressional candidate last year, is his
nephew Mr.. Willis business was farm
ing. He was tax collector for Talbot
county from 1872 to 1876
The evening times., 1899-02-25
CoIored Regiments Expected.

Newport News, Va, Feb. 25.-The
Eighth Illinois and Twenty third Kansas
Regiments. both colored, ordered here to
be mustered out of the service, are expect
ed to arrive today. It is stated on good
authority that the troops will not be land
ed until they are ready 10 be mustered out.
and as soon as this is done they will be
required to board the train for their re-
spective States.
The evening times., 1899-02-25
Situation at Havre de Grace.

Havre de Grace, Md, Feb. 25-The ice
in the Susquehanna River in front of
Havre de Grace broke away yesterday and
moved out, much of it jamming on the
flats. The gorge is still intact at the head
OF CARROTS Island, except there is a
channel along the towpath on the west
ward side of the river, probably couple
of hundred yards wide. through which the
ice S running Since the ice is broken
UP at the mouth of the river, there is but
slight apprehension of danger here. About
two-thirds of the Susquehanna flats were
entirely clear of ice last evening. yet the
bay from Turkey Point to Spesutia Island
is still unbroken.
The evening times., 1899-02-25
Child Rescued From a. Well.

Fredericksburg Va, Feb. 25.-Ro,and
Minter, of Stafford county, while at work
in his yard near this city, saw his young
daughter fall in a well twenty-three feet
deep. He rushed to the well, jumped in,
caught the child before she drowned, and
by clinging 10 projecting stones, held his
head and the child above the water until
several men who were at work nearby
came TO his assistance and lowered a lad
dor
The evening times., 1899-02-25
CAPTAIN PANNILL DEAD.
WeIl-knOwR Virginia AuctiOneer
Stricken With Paralysis.


Petersburg, Va, Feb. 25.-Capt. Thomas
Pannill. who was stricken with paralysis
some days ago, died at his home in this
city yesterday afternoon. He was about
sixty-five years of age. native of Peters
burg and son of the late Capt William
Pannill. The deceased had been an auc-
tioneer in Petersburg since about 1857, with
the exception of the time he saw service
in the Confederate army and was one of
the best auctioneers in this State. No man
in Petersburg was a better judge OF the
value of real estate here than he. He was
public spirited, and to his enterprise the
city is indebted for that portion of it known
as Highland Terrace"
On the breaking out of the civil war
Captain Pannill organized a company here,
which he commanded and which was at
tached to Pickett's division. He leaves a
widow and nine children.