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El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-12-15

Texas will get probably 81 SOC. 900 of
the rivers and harbors appropriations.
for the repair of the jetties at Calves
ton. with 100000 for the Sabine jet
ties. and there is some chance of an ap-
preparation for improving the channel
at Galveston, but this will absorb the
entire appropriation for the state. The
damage done by the September storm
will have to be repaired before any
other river and harbor projects in the
state can receive attention. The hav-
oc done by that fearful storm will be
felt for many years to come.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-12-15
Regular Weekly Letter
From the National Capital
BY the Inimitable ID. OF. .

Practical and Impractical Temperance
| Which is exactly what we used to
hear out in Ohio years ago when we
had the liquor question on our hands
/ as big as house. Iu the time of the
Maine law agitation GS5D Ohio adopt
ed a state constitution forbidding all
licensing. Along in the eighties. the
| situation became intolerable. There
| were 1000 saloons in the state-one
TO every 225 people or one to every As
Ivoters-paying on an average about 81
! tax, the same as any other store. And
the brewers and dive keepers practi-
cally owned the state and the fullness
thereof. We republicans got tired
quite tired-and we passed the Pond
law assessing every saloon, big and lit
tie. 5000 year. This was under an
other section of the constitution which
permitted the legislature to take such
steps as might seem proper to restrain
the evil effects of the traffic in drink.
And our supreme court-the Ohio SUI
preme court is very useful institution
and invariably rigidly interprets laws
In accordance with popular sentiment
declared it constitutional, picking its
way carefully around the no-license
clause. The liquor people were indig-
nant, and of course the good reliable
Old democratic party-always at the
disposal of anybody with an issue
below par-picked up their cause. But
the CHASTITY surprise came when the
entire prohibition element in the state
wheeled into line alongside the dive
Keepers and fought their fight for
them. The reason was simple enough
after 1T was explained-they objected
to the state of Ohio entering into
covenant with death and league with
damnation' as a matter of principle.
If they couldn't have prohibition
they wouldn't have anything. The
swept the state, leaving
us republicans MANNED and bleeding
by the wayside. We had hardly enough
members of the legislature to hold
the lawyer of the Wholesale
Liquor Dealers association was made
state attorney, and three out of five
members of the supreme court were
democrats. However the democrats
didn't repeal the Pond law 1t had al
ready collected about $4,000, 900, more
was coming in Democrats principles
were strictly averse to diminishing tax
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-12-15

What man has not felt a foolish SEN
timentality about the little girl queen
same feeling that makes people like
fairy tales. Little Wilhelmina might
disappoint dreadfully if met face to
face, and yet she seems SO unreal and
SO fascinating that many a man in
sometimes like he would appreciate a
chance to rescue her from the jaws
of the dragon or the horrors of the
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-12-15

A South Dakota minister. who is
living in a soldiers home on a small
pension. has just discovered that the
late Marcus DAILY was his brother. 1t
test the distribution of the deceased
millionaire's estate. but it is a pity
that Marcus did not find his poor SOL
der brother in life. Marcus left home
ragged, penniless little urchin. and
his brother lost sight of him, never
connecting the Marcus of the news
papers with the little ragamuffin Mar
Gus, until he read his brothers biog-
raphy in the papers at the time of his
death.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-12-15

The women of Colorado came out
strong against Wolcott and accom-
plished his defeat because they did not
like the figure he cut in recent divorce
proceedings. The women seems to be
in earnest in defending the home and
marriage relation and willing enough
to take up politics in defense of their
standards. 1t was the women who
downed Roberts of Utah.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-12-15

Every sidewalk in the city has a
hop scotch field marked out on 1t
where the small girls play mild
form of the game with much less
strict rules than those of the hop
scotch of a generation ago. 1t is
shiny time for the boys and they
make the afternoons hideous with
their dust, their sticks, and their
cries.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-12-15

The charges against the West Point
cadets in the investigation of the
death of cadet Oscar 1. Booze. if they
be true, bring great shame upon the
young men of our government mill
tary school. According to the state
ments of Booze's friends, which are
denied by the West Point authorities,
he died as the result of violent haz-
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-12-15

Uncle Sam reports that the rural
free delivery system has been a great
success not only in increased conven-
fence for the rural districts but also
in swelling the business and receipts
of the post Office. and that next year
system.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-12-15

Emma Goldman. the anarchist. COM
plains bitterly of the French govern
ment because the police swooped down
on the international anarchist con-
gress which was to be held at Paris,
and dispersed the followers of the red
4 rench have thereby stultified liberty.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-12-15

From now on to the dawn of the
new century the children will rule
the earth. Christmas is prominent
" the childrens festival, and as on
the first Christmas a little child
brought peace and joy into the world
so the children should be allowed to
have sway during the season just now
approaching.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-12-15

The Colorado Fuel and Iron COM
pany is preparing to develop the
splendid marble deposits in Gunni-
son county, Colorado, on large scale.
The product will be put in competi-
ton with Italian marble all over this
country. and the owners of the quar-
ries have demonstrated that the sup
ply is unlimited and of rare quality.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-12-15

The papers are comparing the North
Pole to a woman's pocket. Where it
should be is known. but it is hard to
find.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-12-15

Sousa is in Scotland playing two
steps and rag time to the canny ma
tive.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-12-15
Try The Herald's Popular Want,

S. L. Hughes, manager Ballinger &
Longwell's Saddlery Shop. Phone 1
for anything in the line of Harness.
or Carriage Trimming.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-12-15

Mr.. Pettigrew proposes to talk the
ship subsidy bill to death.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-12-15

Mr.. Chamberlain demolished a crit
ic in the house of commons the other
day. A radical member brought up
sundry accusations against the colo
NAL secretary, alleging that he had
enormous interests in government
contracts, because of his investments
in certain corporation stock of con-
Germs that had been furnishing war
material Chamberlain heard his ira
Queer through to the end. and then
told the exact truth in way so con-
vincing that the charges fell fiat.
There are a good many things to be
said in favor of the English custom
of having the cabinet officers in par
Lament to answer for themselves. 1t
is certainly giving the ministers
themselves a square deal.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-12-15

ing, and was hazed because he refused
to be irreverent about his bible. On
the eve of the departure of the young
man for West Point, his church and
sabbath school presented him with a
bible, and the local papers printed &C
counts of the presentation of the gift.
The West Pointers got hold of the
papers and guyed Booze on the sub
ject. and it is alleged insisted upon
Booze treating the sacred volume ir-
reverently. Booze refused and they
put up another cadet to fight him. His
pastor alleges that the cadets also
gave him a dangerous drink. and that
the hazing started conditions of dis
ease that led to the youths death.
Modern sentiment is against hazing
1t is well enough for students to test
each others endurance and courage
if they can do it within bounds, but
too often the hazings result in serious
troubles and injuries, and as long as
the students cannot keep within
bounds hazing should be abolished.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-12-15

Try The Herald's Popular Wants II
you want anything
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-12-15

enchanted house. 1t is well this old
world is so sentimental.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-12-15

Continued on Third Page.)
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-12-15

Telephone 5s7 for fine Deming water
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-03-15

the treasury, division of loans and cur
rency, Washington, d. c., and be plain
ly marked bonds Cor papers) for eX-
change
"BIank forms of application for the
exchanges herein authorized and blank
resolutions for use by institutions have
been prepared by the department and
may be obtained on application to the
secretary of the treasury
"In exercise of the discretion given to
the secretary Of the treasury under Sec
tion IL of the act, he reserves the right
to suspend the exchange of bonds above
contemplated whenever, in his opinion,
the interests of the governments may be
best served thereby. The secretary of
the treasury also reserves the right to
change the terms of exchange above set
forth, either by requiring the holders of
bonds outstanding to surrender the
same in exchange for the new bonds at
a rate to yield income Of more than ~
per cent. per annum."
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-03-15
REV. DR.. SCHELL BRINGS SUIT
ASKS $a5, 900 FROM THREE PROMI-
NENT METHODIST MINISTER'S.
That Revs. Charles Pnrkhurst,
IL. G. Jennings and Joseph Berry Com
spired Against Him-Tried to Drive
Him Out of the Church and Out of the
Epworth League seoretnryship.

Chicago, March 14-Rev. Mr.. Schell,
d. D., formerly general secretary Of the
Epworth league, has brought suit for
$4,000 damages against Rev. Charles
Parkhurst of Boston, publisher of Zion S
Herald; Rev. B. G. Jennings, western
agent Of the Methodist Book Concern,
and Rev. Joseph Berry, editor of the
Epworth Herald, for alleged conspiracy.
The charge is based on the statement
that the three defendants attempted to
drive DR.. Schell out of the Methodist
church and incidentally to deprive him
of his position as secretary of the Ep-
worth league, with the loss of the ac
companying annual salary of $4,000.
The trouble arose from a controversy
over royalties on song book published
by the Methodist Book Concern.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-03-15
OCCUPATION OF BOSHOF.
Guns and 10000 Rounds of Ammu-
milton Seized by British.

Cape Town, Wednesday, March IA
The British troops under Lord Methuen
have returned to Kimberley from the
occupation of Boshof, orange Free
State. Guns and 10000 rounds of am
munition were seized; and strong gar
rison was left to guard the town. Six
Beers were arrested there on charges of
treason. Nearly all the residents We're
wearing mourning, as the Boshof COM
mando lost two hundred men at the
battle of Belmont. A great popular
demonstration took place here on receipt
of the news that Bloemfontein had been
occupied by the British. All the church
bells were rung, and a procession, head
ed by the Union Jack, went to the gov
ernment house, whTe Sir Alfred Miner
made his acknowledgements. The dem
onstrators sang "God Save the Queen"
and then paraded through the principal
streets, cheering and singing patriotic
Songs.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-03-15
Btqucathed s9OO,GOO to the Catholic
Church mud Chnrltien.

New York, March 14.-A jury in the
supreme court to-day returned verdict
practically setting aside the will of the
late Mrs. Mary Johnson and returned a
sweeping verdict in favor of the con-
testants. Mrs. Johnson died in March,
1897, leaving an estate ESTIMATED at
nearly 5000. 900. Mrs. Johnson bequeath-
ed almost her entire fortune to the Ro-
man Catholic church and charitable in
stitutions in~the church Her relatives
instituted proceedings to set the will
aside. The jury passed on six questions
of fact. They found that Mrs. johnson
was not of sound mind when he execut-
ed the two willis and codicil and also
found that the will and codicil were
procured by undue influence, fraud and
circumventions on the part of Rev. ].
w. Power, pastor of All Souls Roman
Catholic church; Lawyer Peter Condor
and Mary Kelly, servant.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-03-15
EXCITEMENT IN GR4NBY.
A Deaf Mute Assaults nm Aged Woman
Then Attempts sutctde.

| CRANKY, March 14.--This usually quiet
village is in highly excited condition
tonight as the result of a dangerous
assault committed by Arthur Farrow, a
deaf mute, aged about thirty years up
on the wife of Wadsworth Humphrey
woman of at least three-score, at her
home on East street, In North CRANKY,
this afternoon. Mrs. Humphrey man
aged to escape to a neighbors house and
then Farrow attempted suicide, but had
not succeeded when he was taken into
custody. He will have to appear before
the superior court to answer to the
charge of assault with intent to kill,
though it is probable that more seri-
Gus charge will be likewise added.
Farrow is a well known local charac-
ter who has worked in this vicinity for
several years, having come here from
deaf and dumb asylum. He has been
working for Mr.. Humphrey between
two and three years. Early this after
noon he attacked Mrs. Humphrey, as
she was alone in the house, with the
intention, of committing criminal as
sault. she resisted so vigorously, how
ever, IHdt he uIeW d JhSh-hAilC oiio
stabbed her several times in the neck
and shoulders in his efforts to overpower
her. Mrs Humphrey escaped, however,
and reached the house Of her nearest
neighbor, about a quarter of mile
away, where she narrated her expert
ence and then became unconscious from
exhaustion and fright
Frank Judd farm hand, at once
hastened to the Humphrey place and
found Farrow Fastening to the barn
with a rope with the evident intention
of hanging himself. He had previously
attempted to end his life by cutting his
throat, but although the blade of the
knife penetrated the windpipe the
wound was not dangerous one. Judd
succeeded in overpowering the man and
later he was taken into custody by
Sheriff Griffin. DIR. Chatfield, who was
summoned found that the several
wounds that Mrs. Humphrey sustained
were not of an alarming nature, though
on account of the shock to her nervous
system her condition. was serious. DR..
Chatfield then sewed up the wounds in
Farrows throat, which necessitated a
number of stitches.
Later Farrow was taken before JUS
tice Jewett and pleaded guilty to the
charge of assault with intent to kill.
He was then bound over to the superior
court and taken to Hartford jail imme-
diately afterwards.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-03-15
EIGHT LOCOMOTIVES cAp1UREn.
Also Much Other Rolling StOck-Flight
of the Beers.

London, March ia dispatch to the
Daily Mail from Bloemfontein, dated
Tuesday evening at o'clock, says:
I'VE surprised and outflanked the en-
emy with irresistible force over night
General French held the railway north
and south of Bloemfontein, while Lord
Robe4s dispatched a prisoner on parole,
threa tAning to lombard unless the city
surrendered. The townsmen became
alarmed President Steyn and the chief
members of the executive council fled
and proclaimed Kroonstadt to be the
capital
'Steyn fled to Winburg. At last only
three thousand fighting men remained,
and in the morning many, finding them
selves so weakened broke their guns.
Others fled. The remnant still shelled
General French at dawn, but the oppo-
eition soon collapsed.
Eight locomotives and much other
rolling stock were captured, The Boer
organization is collapsing and the
breach between the Free Staters and
Transvaalers is widening. Major-Gen-
eral Prettyman has been appointed mil
itary governor of Bloemfontein. Lord
Roberts and his staff have ridden
through the town and been everywhere
cheered. The British national anthem
is enthusiastically sung by the popula-
ton. The shops are gladly opening and
there is general reioicing,"
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-03-15

but at o'clock the war office was al
most deserted, the public having given
up hope of further news until to-mor-
row-Thursday. The appearance of the
newspapers with the tidings caused
great excitement along Pail Mall, at
the service clubs and in the Westend
generally. Owing to the late hour,
however, there were no demonstrations
approaching in the remostest degree
those which heralded the surrender of
General Cronje and the relief of Lady
smith.
1t so happened that torchlight pro-
cession, organized on an extensive scale
for the widows and orphans, was pa
rading South London with banners and
bands This included a body of uni
formed men representing the British
field forces, the surrender of Cronje and
other inspiring incidents. The route
was hung with flags and stands were
erected at numerous points for specta-
tors Naturally the appearance of the
extra editions of the evening papers
created a furore of enthusiasm among
the paraders, who greeted the news
with cheers and the singing of the ma
tional hymn.
At Windsor the news was received
with much joy. The queen commanded
that it be Immediately published and
she instructed her equerry at the din
ner table to send note to the officer
of the household brigade. That battal-
ion was called on parade at 1915 p m.
Major st. Aubyn read her majesty's
note and called for cheers for the queen
and Lord Roberts. The band played
"God Save the Queen"
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-03-15
THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Addressed Last Night by c. A. Green of
Phi hiindeInhia.

The chamber of commerce at it's reg
ular meeting last night was addressed
by c. A. Green of the. philadelphia
Commercial Musecm. Mr.. Green is
we'll known to New Haven business
men, having accompanied the Spanish
American delegates on their trip to this
city about two years ago at the time
when those delegates were making a
tour of the larger American cities un-
der the auspices of the Philadelphia
Museum. Mr.. GREEN'S address last
night was on the trade possibilities in
China, Japan and Australia. He has
personally visited those countries and
with the keen eye of business man
looked into the possibilities and open
ings there for the extension of Amer
ica's trade. Last night he gave to the
members of the chamber Of commerce
the result Of his observations. He told
of the opportunity for introducing
American goods into the countries men
toned and told Just what classes of
goods could be introduced there. The
address was listened to with much in
terest by the members present and at
it's close a vote of thanks was extended
to Mr.. Green.
Previous to the address business
session was held. In the absence of the
secretary, John c. Gallagher, who is
i'll, Wilson III. Lee. at the request of
President Adler, acted as secretary. The
following gentlemen were elected to
membership in the chamber: .SC. w.
Pickett, l.. H. Herr and ]. c. English.
President Adler. who is member of
the committee on new enterprises, re-
ported that the committee had con-
ferred with a soap manufacturing firm
which was thinking of locating in New
Haven.
Henry c. Rowe. chairman of the
chambers committee on harbor, offered
a resolution requesting Congressman N.
ID. Sperry to extend an invitation to
Chairman Burton and the members Of
the congressional committee on rivers
and harbors to visit New Haven and in
spect the harbor here.
1t was voted to instruct the secre-
tary to send vote Of thanks to the
Phi Beta Kappa society Of Yale for an
invitation which the society extended to
the chamber to attend Professor Schur-
mans lecture.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-03-15
LONDON YIEW OF sITUdIIoN.
First Half of Campaign Over-May Yet
be Heavy Fighting.

London March 15.-4:50 a. m.-The
first half of the campaign is over. Lord
Roberts arrived at Modder River on
February 9. He. entered Bloemfonten
on March 13. Thus, in little over a
month he has effected the relief of
Kimberley and Ladysmith, the capture
of General Cronjes forces and the
hoisting of the British flag in the cap
| ital of the Free State. All this has, been
accomplished with comparatively trif1-
ing losses. 1t is small wonder that he is
the hero of the hour in England. The
newspapers eulogize him and congrat-
ulate the country They talk of the
Free States as having passed out of
existence and as being now one of the
shadows of history.
1t is not doubted that there may yet
be heavy fighting, but the genius of
Lord Roberts is looked to for victory
over all difficulties. His grim reference
to the Late President Steyn is un-
derstood to show that there shall be
no ambiguity as to the position assum-
ed toward the republics The fact that
Mr.. Frazer, late chairman of the Free
State Raad and leader of the opposition
to Mr.. Steyn came with the deputation
to surrender the keys, is regarded as
extremely significant of considerable
difference of opinion among the Free
Staters regarding the war. 1t is said
that President Kruger hates Mr. Fra
ger on account of his sympathy with the
Outlanders. The demonstrations of the
Bloemfontein inhabitants are also re-
garded as a good augury for the future
of RritiSb sIprem9Cy.
1t is interesting with the rapid ad
vance of Lord Roberts to learn that
the Russian military attache with the
Beers, who were captured by the Brit
isk sent the following telegram to the
czar: II am perfectly amazed at the
energy in action and the endurance of
the British infantry. l need say no
more"
The British continue pressing their
advantage on the Orange river. The |
Beers still hold Bethulie bridge on the |
north side of. the stream, but their |
trenches are dominated by the British |
artillery. Heavy firing is in progress
and there has been some skirmishing.
Lord Kitchener seems to be very sue
cessful in reducing the extent of the
Dutch rising.