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Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1900-06-01

mowers and binders last Monday.
A few of the Churchs Ferry
boys have troubles Of their own
this week-cause, an Eclipse of
the sun;"facts are too numerous to
mention.
The stores almost all close at 8
O'Clock and our genial Counter
jumpers" can now have the pleas
ure and time to brush up their ap-
pearance and call on their dearest
most any old evening.
McKIBBIN HATS. Hand
made. Sold by Geo. Fl. Glass.
One redeeming feature of the
present dry and windy weather is
that it affords the old timers an
opportunity to assemble in social
session and tell what it was In
other times.
Mr.. Donahue and family, Of
Missouri, who have been here
about two weeks left for St. Louis
Monday on the flyer. Mr.. Dona.
hue is satisfied that Dakots
is not such a bad place. but, oh
those beastly winds.
With the hoops falling off and
the wood warping, the Great
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1900-06-01

Miss Iva Cronin has been on g
visit to Crary for a few days re-
turning Wednesday to take in the
sights in Lakota on Decoration
day.
George Anon, foreman for w,
B. Smith has finished seeding ope-
rations on the farm contiguous to
the city. George is a hustle,
from away back.
Ed Cronin is engaged with two
teams grading the side track five
miles west of here. An embryo
town will be located at that point
in the near future. :
Nell Brown, of Crary, was a Wis
itor over Wednesday night and
was giving the boys some pointers
with the cue and the worries with
which he is an expert.
It is given out il political circles
that the main requisites Of a good
candidate for sheriff is a good
corporation and highin locomotion
We have the stuff in this town.
Bartlett township received two
of the Harlem wheel scrapers from
Columbus Ohio, purchased through
D. b. Chamberlain. of Fargo. The
town now has four of these scrap.
ers.
A. @. Wehe, and family of I'LL.
nois township, have moved to La
kota where they will make theil
home for the next year. MI
Wehe is census enumeration fol
four townships in Nelson county
Ed. Lawson from Larimore, wal
over from Wales last week visiting
his family who are making theil
home with Mr.. and Mrs. E. Col,
until Frank has his residence Fl
for occupancy at Wales, where hi
is engaged in the lumber business
Mrs. Oscar Ingalls, accompanied
her mother, Mrs. S. A. Pien anc
sisters Misses Maud and Edna, az
far as Devils Lake Thursday last
Mrs. Pieon and family were OF
their way to Missoula, Montana
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1900-06-01

Northern water tank at this place
presents the appearance Of an
abandoned block house on a Phil
pino firing line. The wind mill
which was used for pumping blew
down last year and since then the
tank has not been in use. Another
good wind would no doubt finish
the job now.
MoKIBBIN HATS. Don't ar
gue-try one. Sold by Geo. Fl.
Glass.
A disorderly drunk insisted on
running train No. 7 Wednesday at
Churchs Ferry, but his success was
nipped in the bud. The first man
he run up against was one Of the
passengers who handed him one
which caused his body to collide
heavily with the platform. His
next game was Conductor Else,
who, in an attempt to prevent him
from again boarding the train as
it started to pull out, tripped on a
board in the platform and fell, Mr..
Church had a close call from going
under the train. Jim Church fin
ally appeared and took possession
and landed his man, jag and all in
the jag house.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1900-06-01

Some flax will be sown yet.
The chivari party had a hot old
time the other night.
The farmers have nearly com
pleted seeding operations.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Newbre have
become residents of Bartlett.
VIM. Stone and family are dom.
iciled in the Pien house on Front
street.
CHI. Doyon is on a visit tc
Madison, Wis, where his father
Major Doyon lives.
George Fulton is extending and
renovating his store, fixing it up in
good ship shape style.
A representation of the Makato
Mill company, of Mankato, MINI,
was taking orders Tuesday.
This neighborhoodhas had some
nice showers this spring and in
general the crops look we'll.
Mrs. n A.. Caldorwood is suffer
ing f"on, an attack of erysipilis
caused by an liberated tooth.
The fields Notwithstanding the
dry weather are taking on a green
hue which is pleasing to the eye.
Miss Ella Folly went up on No
Z last Thursday to attend the
teachers examination and visit
friends in Devils lake.
Miss Mary Norton has purchased
a Kimball piano Of the most ap.
proved style and finnish, having
received it Friday last.
Geo. M. Leith and Ben Vary, Of
Hope township, visited the city
Monday and gave out that no rai1
has fallen in that vicinity Thu
spring.
E. M. Edwards, representing
the firm Of Nash Bros, WHOLESALE
grocers, Of Grand Forks, was cir
culating in the business portion Of
the city Tuesday.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1900-06-01

where they will make their future
home.
Miss Flora Wright, of Crazy,
has a class in this city to whom
she is giving lessons'in instrument
tai music. Miss Wright is said to
be proficient in her profession and
is very highly thought Of by the
people here for her many accom-
plishments.
Father Mcdonald held services
in the Catholic church Sunday
last. A very large audience was
in attendance, as it was a beauti-
full balmy day. Father McDonald
is a highly learned and eloquent
preacher and the people here of
every denomination think highly
of him.
Monte Calderwood, in the inter-
ests of the enforcement league was
a visitor a few days ago solicit
ing subscriptions for the. purpose
of prosecution case in violation of,
the prohibition law of this state.
Monte thinks Bartlett stands pref
ty much in the same relation to
Sodom in Lofts day.
The political aspects are very
favorable in this community for a
sweeping victory in favor of sound
money, expansion of our territories
and the unfolding of the admins
tration in conducting the Spanish
American war, and the attitude
of the government towards Eng
land in the British-B oer war in
South Africa.
Married-on the 24th of May
1900: Miss z. White, of Ojato and
MI. James O'Keefe we're united in
the holy bonds of matrimony by
Father Mcdonald in the Catholic
church in Michigan North Dakota.
A select few of the friends of the
contracting parties were in attend
ance at the ceremony. The happy
couple after making a tour of the
twin cities have returned to Bart
lett and leased the Metropolitan
Hotel from M RS. Kicker.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1900-06-01

That OLE sore or ulcer which has been a source Of pain, worya and anxiety to vou,
ne 6un years maybe ongT--doesnt heal because you are ntu using the proper tire
nenL Dut anet yngt to cure it with salvesa hi washes. While these ae@ soothing ad reM
pain to some extent, no real permanent good can pine from their USE, because the de
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-04-09
APPRECIATES THBVALUE
Of Having EI 'Paso's Mining
Exhibits In Cabinets That
Can Be Taken Any
where

The HERALD some time ago sug
gessed editorislly the advis4bilisy OF
the chamber of commerce is collecting
In cabinets that could be easily trans
taken to expositions or fairs or other
places where crowds gather, and tho
world be placed in touch with Ell Paso
and the vast resources of her territory.
The idea was happy one-as most OF
the HERALD'S ideas are-snd the fol-
lowing letter will be read with great
interest:
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-04-09
ELEPHANT BUTTE DAM
A Report That Work Will Be Re-
sumed At Once Which the Rep
resentatives Refuse To Either
Confirm Or Deny.

A report was abroad Saturday after.
noon on the streets that DR.. Yatr had
received acablegrsm from the directors
OF the Elephant Butte Dam company
in London saying that work would sbe
resumed on the dam at once.
DIR. Yair was seen this morning at
the Office of the company, but when
asked as to the truth of the report he
refused to either confirm or deny IL.
81 have absolutely nothing to give
out he said.
81 know nothing of the report" said
E. G. Roberts, land the story did not
come from US. The fact is that we
were doing some talking over the tele-
phone to Las Cruces about some other
matters and L expect that some one
heard about that and got things slight
ly mixed in telling the story to others.
zone thing l can't understand, -
added Mr.. Roberts, "is why any bod y
here should be objecttng to our going
ahead or why any OF the papers should
oppose it. 1t will certainly help Ell
Paso in every way as the city is in
tere5ted IL the welfare OF the country
above it,"
1t seems probab BILE from the existiu g
conditions that the report is somewhat
premature and some little time NAV
be expected to elspse before any work
isacsually done. The company however
appears to be in no way disposed to
give up the fight or abarion the
project on which it has already ex-
pended so much.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-04-09
SOLDIERS SUICIDE
Came Home From the Philippines To
Celebrate His Wedding And
Killed Himself.

CHICAGO, Apr, 9.-Captain Louis
Osthein, of the First United States
. artillery, who has been married to
Mrs.s Eva Bruce WI ood, was found dead
(. bed at the Auditorium Annex. The
bullet wound was in the right
temple. Finding the revolver in bed.
the nature of the wound and the posi-
tion of the body all Indicate suicide.
Among the articles found IN the
captains room were two wedding rings.
Inside of one was engraved "Louis to
Eva Inside of the other iEva to
Louis Beside these there was al
empty envelope addressed to Miss
Clara Osthein, 1872 North 7th street
Philadelphia, Pa. With these as
guides the hotel authorities soo1 es-
xablished the indemnity OF the dead
man.
Captain Os.h Elm Was 80 years of age.
He was born in Pennsylvsr ia and was
educated at West Point. In 1888 he
was admitted to the army. Previous
TO the Spsnish-Americau war he was
stationed at Fort Sheridan and it was
during his stay there he made the &C
ousintance of Mrs. Wood.
He came from Philadelphia and re-
gIstered at the Annex April 2, having
recently returned from service with
she Sixth artillery in the Philippines
for the express purpose of celebrating
his weddiog
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-04-09
FROM SAN ANTONIO
Fetal Railroad Wrecks Caused
By Washouts And Trains Tied

spectal Dispatch to the HERALD.
SAN ANTONIO, Tex, April S--ine
heaviest and most disastrous rains In
many years have fallen in this section
the last few days, and the whole coun-
try is washed to pieces.
Every railroad entering this city is
tied up on account OF washouts and
ruined bridges. The 1. & G. N. has
had two passenger wrecks, one at Nc
Neill, north Of Austin. Saturday, when
the entire train except the sleeper left
the track and Grin Davis,
postal clerk, Pat Money! an,
engineer. and G. A. Bonnell, fireman,
a. of this city, were severely hurt.
The other took pla:e yesterday, south
OF here at Burro, when postal clerk
c. c. Keylip of this city, and Joe. Co
tulla were badly shaken up. Wash
outs caused both wrecks.
The Sunset line west cannot get any
trains through for week, and the
Gulf Shore will be tied up for even q
longer time.
The big wagon bridge built last
spring between Eagle Pass, Texas, and
Cuidad Porfirio Diaz, Mexico, has gone
to pieces, and the Sunsets Eagle Pass
branch is washed to pieces.
Telegraphic COMMUNICATIONS are
greatly hampered, and this dispatch
takes a circuitous route. The wires
were sll down out of here Saturday. and
the HERALD correspondent could not
get ont q word.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-04-09
.GRAND SADDLE FIGHT
After a Series Of Ambushes
And 800 British Pris-
soners Cap
tured

PRETORIA. via Lorenzo Marquee,
April 5.-Tbe Irish American am
bulance corps arrived here last night.
Michael Davitt took prominent part
In greeting the arrivals.
New tactics were used by the Beers
in an am mbuscade at Sonnas Post Sasur-
day. After the British camp had been
surrounded on three sides by l,2OO
men, fire WAS opened with four can
non.
The British wagon train drew OH, out
was ambushed by the Beers.
British artillery, sent to its rescue,
was treated the same way. Seven out
Of IL pieces we're taken.
The retreatiog British we're pursued
for miles by burghers who kept up a
brisk fire while galloping at full
speed.
Three hundred were taken prison
ers.
PEACE HOPED FOR
LONDON, April "a dispatch to tn e
Daily M all from Lorenzo Marques says
that at meeting of the Free State
-Raad 1t Kroonstadt, President Steyn
made a speech in the course of which
he declared that ths people Of Russia,
France and the United States were
agitatiog for Intervention even if force
had to be used. He expressed the be-
lief that peace would be restored in q
short time. He informed the Raad
that the Free State had borrowed 5o0,-
ferring to the report that Cropje and
other prisoners had been sent to st.
Helena, President Steyn said that II
the report were true the Beers would
be justifiad in con6nlng their British
prisoners in the deepest depths of the
johannesburg mines.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-04-09
NO MORE BILLS
Will Be Allowed BY the County And
the Office Of Quar- dntine Inspec-
tor Is Abolished

The county commissioners held their
regular monthly meeting today.
There was considerable discussion
aroused over the size OF the pesthous g
and quarantine bills presented by Dr.
Kroblough. county quarantine inspec
tor and after some discus
sion 1t was ordered that the city be no.
titled that no more bills would be Al
lowed after the 18th inst, and that the
Office OF quar- rantlne inspector be abol-
ished from that date
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-04-09
DECLARE FOR DEWEY
The New York Herald And the Dal-
las And Galveston News.

WASHINGTON, April 9.-In addi-
ton TO the New York Herald, which
declared today for Dewey in an edi-
torial said to have been written by
Bennett, the admiral has received
vofssd tidings from Texas. 1t is said
that the Galveston News and the Dsl-
las News, two of the most important
papsrs in the Lone Star State, are ad-
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-04-09

vocating his candidacy.
Admiral Dewey this morning refused
to either confirm or deny the report
that Mrs. Dewey has left the roman
Catholic church and will hereafter at
tend the Episcopal church. The ad-
,,;ra, declared that his wife's relie ious
beIief was nobody's business.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-04-09
DANGER NOT OVER
The Situation Worse Today Than
On Saturday.

On Saturday.
AUSTIN. Tex, April 9. The food
continues to increase, carrying death
and destruction with 1t to the gulf.
| The lives of inhabitants in San Saba,
Llano and Burnet valleys are endenger.
ed by the rapidly rising river. The
| Concho river Is pouring its heavy
| waters into the Colorado IN the upper
country, indic5t ting that the worst is
| not past. Thousands of cattle, horses
and sheep perished, one farmer losing
seven hundred head of cattle
The list of dc ad is increasing hourly
and it is yet i'm possible to give an &C
curate number of those drowned
Names of missing persons are reported
every hour and the list will probably
reach fifty.
The situation is worse than twenty
four hours ago. The power house is
crum bling away in debris and the city
is without water, light or power
The health of the populace is men
aeed by lack of sewerage.
Eight more bodies have been recov-
cred, but none of those swept away
with the first big wave
The terrible calamity has appalled,
everyone In the city and all over the
state. Today the town is in mourning
for those whose lives were lost.
The disaster. however, WAS not un-
expected. Many had predicted it ever
since the dam was built. lis great
length was considered source of great
weakness and it was known to many
that it had been leaking for some time
in spite Of all efforts to check It. 1t
has developed today that it was under
mined by the Colorado river. 1t was
built on an extremely poor foundation
and WAS in many respects a failure
from the start.
EXPERTS CONDEMNED DIT.
Experts who had examined the dam
had generally poor opinion OF it and
its capacity to withstand n heavy pres
sure. About year ago 80 expert was
here from Minnesota examining the
str ructure In the Interest of company
tn at had erected one at that city aud
was desirous OF making improvements,
After spending sometime in the iuves-
tigation the gentleman left with very
unfsvorable opinion of the dam which
he condemned as unsafe. He however
said nothing except to few persons
and the warning was of no value and
passe d UNDECIDED.
The structure was HOO feet long and
this WIS considered by many experts
sixty-nine feet high and the pressure
behind it even under NAL condi-
tions wac terrific and many expressed
the fear that 1t would not always be
able to Withstand even that although
it was twenty-eight feet thick at the
base and some thought 1t ought TO
withstand anything. Lake Mcdonald
formed by it was twenty-five miles
long.
THE DISASTER OF SATURDAY
The d isaster came ct noon Saturday
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-04-09
WITH A ROAR THE
DAM WENT DOWN
And a Mighty Flood Of Waters Over
whelmed The Valley
PROBABLY FIFTY LIVES LOST
The Worst Yet May Come AS Smaller
Rivers Are Feeding The Swollen
Colorado And Sweeping Away
Everything In Their Track

| Special Dispatch to the HERALD.
AUSTIN, April 9.-Saturday's great
! dem disaster Was most appalling and
the loss of life and properly very
great.
At one o'clock Saturday night the
| half million dollar power house at the
dam gave way under the terrible
| strain, and fell into the surging
waters, leaving the city In total dark
ness, without water and at the mercy
of fire, the private water works plant
and power plant having also been In
| undated.
The water was flowing ten feet over
the great dam when the structure
broke, and the awful wave went down
the river valley fifteen feet high and a
mile wide, a terrible charge sweeping
along everything in its path and de-
stroying life and property.
Every hour brings fresh news Of
disaster in the Colorado bottoms, and
the death list is expected to be con-
| siderably larger.
The drowned in this city so far as
known are as follows:
Frank Paggi, Frank Mckinley,
Walter Bllssom, Walter Johnston.
Alfred Johnston, John Base, Dick
Morris, colored: Joe Newman, Walter
Bullian. Frank Fitzgerald, Frank
Pingenr, ali employees of the power
house. The two Johustons were the
small sons of the chief engineer, who
himself escaped.
Ben 81 averly is missing. An Italian
family of five persons, the Harvard and
Dinson families, colored, nine miles
below Austin, seven persons in both
families, and Hornslee Bend, of north
Austin, are missing and probably
drowned. Thos. Hilsey and Joe Berns,
colored, are dead. Henry Hover and
James Flyis. aged Ia and Is years, are
missing.
Reports from the Colorado valley
show the following loss to date:
Lagrange, large loss of life reported
among negro plantation laborers.
Concho, Thos. Henderson drowned,
stock loss 10000.
Smithv!lle, San Antonio & Arausas
Pass bridge unsafe, two wagon bridges
submerged.
At Lagrange all plautition crops
are hopelessly lost, and the catastrophe
appr aches that of the Brazos.
The bridges spanning t1e Pen
ney and Gills branch are reported
swept away.
Both railroad and wagon bridges
here stood the rush OF waters veil and
are safe.
BRIDGES ALL RIGHT.
AUSTIN, April ., q p. m.-None OF
the university students are missing.
One hundred feet Of the river side
wall of the power house gave way at
midntght Sunday, damaging the dy-
nsmos and other machinery. The
lower hall of the power house and
the two big pumps are all right.
The eight victims crowned in the
power house have been recovered.
The bridges are all right except that
across Barton creek
The damage is fully S300,C00
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-04-09
Metal Market

Metal Market.
NEW YORK, April Chopper lsf
silver 598: lead 4. As
DAILY HERALD l5c. per week.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-04-09
GEORGE ARRIVES.
The Professional Golfer Will Add
New Life To the Links.

Commencing this afternoon the Ell Pa
so Golf club will have an attraction on
its links that will give the sport a life
that itnever previously enjoy ed since
Its introduction here. J. Il. George,
a professional golfer, arrived In the
city today for the purpose o: giving
instruction to local players. both as to
practice and in points of improvement
in other respects. Mr.. George is en-
ployed by the Spaldings, therefore his
exhibitions and instruction are in the
interest of the game and it's advance
ment and are free to mem bers. He will
remain in the city week or ten days
and during this period will play at tho
links each afternoon.
On some of the western links he hAs
made several very pretty scores. In
Boulder his score for nine holes over a
twoa aud three-quarter mile course
was 40 strokes. The next best record
up to that time was 4S. At Greeley
over a nine-hole course, two and a half
miles, the score was 81 against the next
best record of AZ. Last Saturday In
Santa Fe he made a score of 81 over
ninehole course.
Mr.. George e'spresence ia the city can
not fail to awaken a lively interest In
this popular sport. w. G.. Walz geaer-
ously foots the bill caused by the bring
ing Of Mr.. George to Ell Paso.
Metal Market.
NEW YORK, April O.. Copper lsf:
silver 500: lead As
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-04-09
KILLING FROST
Apricot, Peach and Cherry Bios
SONS Suffer.

Special Dispatch to the HERALD.
SANTA FEE, N. M, April 9.-Frosr
last night killed al the apricot bios
SONS and early peach and cherry blcs-
SONS. The oold continues.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-04-09
AN-AMERICAN
EX XPOSITIOM

Director Generals Office.
BUFFALO, N. Y, April 4th, 1900.
To the President OF the Chamber of
Commerce, Ell Paso Texas.
Dear Sir:-In recent number of the
Ell Paso HERALD mention is editor
tally male of a movement on the part
of the mines and mining committee of
your chamber to prepare mining
exhibit, aud the following suggestions
are made by the HERALD:
"The next step should be to arr aoge
to place the exhibit in cabinets that
may be easily transported, so that the
entire exhibit may be one of the a.
fractions OF the Pan Am srican Exposi-
tiOn.''
Such an exhibit If made here would
be certsinly of permanent value in
promoting the interests of Ell Paso.
not only in this country. but also In
the countries south of us. need
hardly say that this Office will be glad
to cooperate with you in any way pos
sible should such be your intention. [
should be very much obliged to you, IL
you would kesp me ioform ed as to the
progress of the movement. have tho
honor to be,
Very respectfully yours,
WIN. J. BUCHANAN,
Director-Gener