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El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-07

Nature is not always kind; particu-
larly is she unfeeling when she tries
to balance up things by giving the sons
of great men a meager allowance of
wit or character, or gives to the daugh-
tiers of beautiful women more than the
usual share of LONELINESS. The con-
trasts are cruel to the parents and the
world feels aggrieved. The account of
the extradition from San Francisco.
the Imprisonment in London, and the
sentence to ten years of penal servi-
tude, of young Arnold. a son of Sir
Edwin Arnold, is a jar to ones opti-
mism. Sir Edwin Arnold's name is not
among the roll of the worlds greatest,
but at least it has become conspicuous
for poetry of more or less light and
splendor. while his son becomes con-
spicuous because he misappropriates
trust funds. Young Arnold's wrong
may have been a mistake or one of
rather than wilful dis
honesty, and on the other hand the
father may not have been so good as
he was poetical-the son may not be
a degenerate-but as the world sees
the contrast, it is a pity for the faith
er and for the world.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-07

One of the most important questions
of Philippine government, to the Fill
pinos themselves, is whether the friars
shall return or not. In the report of
the commission. Judge Taft himself ex-
presses an opinion on the subject. He
explains that while the majority of the
Filipinos are Catholics and have great
love for the church, and its solemn GER
emonies particularly appeal to their
veneration and respect, yet the hatred
of the frairs is so intense that if the
friars were returned to the islands
there would without doubt be an i'm
mediate increase of war and bloodshed.
The friars. under the Spanish rule.
were the real governors of the island
and that they won the complete dis
like of their charges is proved by the
fact that many were killed. imprison-
ed, or driven out and only few were
left undisturbed in the revolutions
against Spain in 1896 and 1898. Judge
Taft advises that, il possible. Catho-
lie priests be sent from America. car
rying the American ideas of law and
liberty to the Filipino Catholics.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-07

The democrats or demopops. what
ever the anti-republicans call them
selves nowadays, have not caught up
cry that the country is going to swift
and certain destruction. Grover does
not seem to be the accepted prophet.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-07

Ell Paso has only one advantage in
her sidewalks; they are always free
from snow. while in northern cities,
much better sidewalked, there is always
more or less quarrel when the SHOWS
come.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-07

wrinkled women,
she looks a being
from a no t h e r
world. Will she
ever be like them?
Could they once
have been as fair
as she? No beauty
can last under the
strain and drain
of female weak
ness, from which
the majority of
women suffer in q
greater or less de-
gree. Iney nl1gnt
preserve their fair
ness of face and
form if they would
cure the disastrous
diseases which
affect the woman
ly organs. Women
are cured of such
diseases by the use
of DIR. Pierce's Fa-
vorite Prescrip-
ton. 1t stops the
enfeebling drains,
h ea1s inhaInna-
ton and u1cera-
ton, cures bear
ing down pains,
strengthens the
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-07

Minister Wu's latest and most beam
ing frock is long tunic OF heavy yell
low silk over which he wears a sleeve
less coat of pale blue silk, with big
diamond flashing on his breast.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-07

The latest thing in school boy def
nitions is that of the boy who thought
an optimist tended the eyes and a pess-
imist tended the feet
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-07
How VIII She End e?

Just budding into womanhood, 50
fresh. so fair and fine that we turn to
watch her as she passes, she trips along
the street picture of health and beauty.
Among the passing crowd of worn and
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-07

Sir Thomas Upton has sent word
to his friends in America that he will
soon be over looking for that little
piece of family plate.''
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-07

1t was left to a Chicagoan, Yerkes.
to trolleyize England and another
American will establish the first COM
petent and adequate steam boat SER
vice the Thames has ever known.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-07

The secretary of the navy in chang
ing the date of the commissioning of
the new battleship, Wisconsin, from
February the first, to February the
fourth because the first came on Fri
day offended the Thirteen club" of
New York (which is organized 70 fly
in the face of superstition) but prob
ably saved the ship a black name. OF
all superstitious people the sailor fears
omens the worst. The secretary in his
order changing the date said: There
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-07

Chicago babies are now soothed to
SAUNDERS by lullabies from the phono-
graph. Such is progress in "hustling''
city.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-07

London complains that its mutton
chops are not what they used to be
and accuses the sheep of having de-
generated.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-07

Ell Paso did not have much winter
out of December and January; per-
haps February will freeze things up
a little.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-07-02
ANOTHER BANK FAILURE
The Comptroller OF the Currency Clos
es a buffalo Bank

Washington, June 29.-Comptroller of
the Currency Dawes late tonight ap-
pointed a temporary receiver of the
City national bank, Of Buffalo, n. Y.
The following statement was made by
Mr.. Dawes to night:
"A recent examination of h City ma
tiona bank, of Buffalo. n. Y, made by
a special examiner showed a serious
condition of affairs existing in the bank
In order that this report might be veri-
fed thoroughly, the comptroller on Fri
day sent A. D. Lynch, of his office, to-
gether with another examiner, to Buff
falo to make a careful REORGANIZATION
of the condition of the bank On Sat
urday Mr.. Lynch telegraphed the comp
troller that the former report was sus-
tanned in all particulars, and thereupon
the comptroller wired him Is follows:
1.-The condition of this bank is so
serious that I annot consent to its re-
opening for business Monday morning
unless sufficient assets to pay the de-
positors in full are satisfactorily guar
anteed. The bank is certainly insolvent,
and I ave no right under these circum-
stances to permit the withdrawal of de-
posits by delay in action. If the direc-
tors think that their efforts from this
time until banking hours Monday
morning are insufficient to provide
means to rehabilitate the bank notify
me and 1 will appoint a receiver imme-
diately.'
I'm accordance with the tenor of this
dispatch and reports from Buffalo the
comptroller has appointed E. ].
Vaughan, national bank examiner, as
temporary receiver Of the bank. The
failure of the bank is due to injudicious
loans. 1t is not thought that the loss to
depositors will be large"
The capital stock of the bank is $780,
900: individual deposits 81, 567, 694, loans
and discounts 81. 258. 1916.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-07-02

all authors Of whom ne treats. He
had probably written concerning him
before. for his Res Juinicatae." a very
appetizing book of criticism, he writes
a paper on Hazlitt, and in it he says
he fares better cad han alive
which is good proof of his literary vi
vacity and cham" His vitality as a
q power in literature Is u~nmistakable,
although some critics nowadays may
deride his claims srst "a was done when
he was a living personality, and 4
great factor in letters. Bi-ccIl says
b had a forked crest whi1h he some
times lifted" He was bold in asserting
his opinions which were often unpop-
ular. His bitterness was sometimes
overdone, and he made enemies, but
he loved the truth. Inc was brave to a
fault. His obscurity is gone now, for
as Birrell says. "no really good thing
once coming into existence and re-
manning so is ever lost" Birrel is hard
upon him, far too hard. He suffered
greatly. ne thinks. the product being
his own sowing. His life he thinks not
well spent. Be he took his fate stand
ing UP like a man. not lying down like
a cur" But his merit was great, and
ought never forget what a weapon
against WEAKNESS lies to our hand in
the works Of HaZlitt who is as refresh
ing as cold water, as grateful as
shade" We might continue to cite.
HE is always interesting" when
subjects bring an appetite with them"
He says his essay on Scott lis the very
best that has ever beer written on
that magnificent subject" He says not
to know him sis a severe mental depri-
vation." He says it is almost incred-
ible that one mar should have said so
many good things" He thinks him
not profound. which we believe a gross
mistake. but a y "he holds you very
tight-he grasps the subject" Again
he says there is something almost
uncanny in such sustained c~leverness.
Genius Of Hazlitt." He said of him,
hat he had a keen sense Of the beau
tfuI and subtle, and what is more, he
vas deeply imbued with sympathies
for the humane" He said that POS
terity will do him Justice" Mr.. Biz
rell in 1891 quoted this and added, 1T
has" Now a twelve volume edition of
his manifold writings will appear. We
are done with one more remark. Haz-
lett is as profound as any of the great
er critics in English, whether living or
his w contemporaries.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-07-02
TORPEDO BOAT RENDEZVOUS
The Naval Board Decides Upon Attain
tic and Gulf stations

Washington, June 29.-The naval tor
pedo board at a meeting today practi-
cally decided Sn the points to be recon-
mended as the rendezvous for the torpe-
do boat ~f1otilla, namely: Portsmouth
Grove, on Narragansett bay, seven
miles from Newport as headquarters for
the North Carolina Atlant group;
Charleston or Port Royal IS headquar-
tiers for the South Atlantic group, and
Pensacola, Fla, as the headquarters
for the gulf group. The board also will
recommend that torpedo repair stations
be placed at Boston, New York and Nor
folk in connection with the navy yards
there.
The decision between Charleston and
Port Royal has not been positively
made, but which ever is chosen, the
other will be used to some extent as an
auxiliary station. The plan of the
board is to select Intermediate stations
as fast as possible, so that eventually
there will be a chain OF torpedo boat de-
fences along the entire Atlantic coast
and gulf.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-07-02
SALARIED

Under former republican adminiStra-
lions the negroes. or a few of them,
held high places with good money at
tachments. The northern states took
good care not to elect negroes to i'm
portant state offices, to sen them to
their legislatures or to make them SEN
ators and representatives in the con-
gress. But the Federal authorities
recognized them and a dozen or twenty
negroes in the north received appoint
ments paying from s1,50O to $500.
In all they amounted to s32, 672.N an
nually. One Lyons publishes IN the
Washington Post the list of chief ap
pointments. and adds:
II do not include in this list any of
the hundreds of worthy and deserving
colored men employed in the depart
ments here. with salaries from 1000
to as high as $1,000 a Year. all Of whom.
as a rule. w their elevation to the re-
publican party. Nor have I mentioned
the hundreds in the post-of6ceS GUS
toms offices, and internal-revenue Of
fees in the various northern states. I
have simply dealt with the diplomatic
and consular appointments and a very
few of the army appointments"
The north managed to get some ne
groes in the Federal congress from the
south. but took good care to avoid that
folly in their own states. 1t also
filled the south with negroes in post
offices, custom houses and so or. But
in all the north You will find no
such mistakes. In the district OF Co
of majesty there is no one who can
vote. Why? Because the negroes so
abused and corrupted the city when
the negroes could vote the congress 10
rid the city of such incapables and ras-
calls deprived both races of the right
n privilege to vote.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-07-02
GOMEZ REACHES NEW YORK
A Large Party Meets the Cuban Gen.
eral-He Refuses to be interviewed

New York, June 29.-General Maxine
Gomez arrived in this city this after
noon with his son Urban, and Alexan-
der Gonzales, private secretary to Cen
eral Wood.
A number Of Cuban and American
friends of the old soldier had gathered
at the Pennsylvania's Ord street
ferry to greet the general and they
cheered him heartily when he appeared.
He smiled and spoke gratefully to a
number of men and women. He looked
very well.
The party met T. Estrada Palma,
formerly of the Cuban junta, and rep
resentative of the Cuban revolutionary
party, who tool them to the Waldorf
hotel.
General Gomez refused to be inter
viewed. He said he had nothing to say
and he refused to answer a question as
TO the cause of his visit to this country.
He said, however, that he would have
something to say Monday, but would
not say what subject he would discuss.
Urban Gomez, the generals son, said
his fathers visit was one of pleasure.
He intended to see his friends. How
long he would remain in the country the
general did not know, said the son. but
the party Will .IGmain some daps in the
city. He said General Gomez would call
on President Mckinley before leaving
the United States.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-07-02
FAILURE OF MARQUAND & CO.
The Suspension OF Business Causes
Little Excitement No statement.

New York, June 2S.-The failure of the
firm Of Henry Marquand & Co.. bank
ers, the name of which has been con-
nected with the embarrassment of the
Seventh national bank, was announced
on the stock exchange today. The firm
made an assignment. to Frank Sullivan
smith. The assignment was without
preferences. No statement of assets or
liabilities was made with the assign
ment. The failure was without appre-
ciable effect on the stock market.
Frank Sullivan Smith, the assignee,
reached the office of the firm shortly
after 10 o'clock and at once assumed
charge. He conferred with the men,
bers of the firm and began a systematic
investigation of the books and impair
ed finances.
Frank B. Poor. partner in the house
of Marquand & Co.. said that Mr.. Smith
was in charge and that he could say
nothing o the affairs of the firm.
The formal suspension Of the firm Gre
ated scarcely a ripple of excitement. 1t
had been anticipated, for the events at
tendant upon the closing of the Seventh
national bank had let in strong light
upon the affairs of the firm.
At 10: 80 o'clock Manager Sherer of the
clearing house said that all of the banks
had cleared as usual and that no fur
Their difficulty vas anticipated in bank
ing circles.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-07-02
A Negro

Georgetown. Ga, June ga young
negro on John Whitakeris plantation
in this county made an attempt TO en-
ter the latter's daughters room by rails
ing the window. The noise awoke Miss
Whitaker and the negro was recognized
by her. h Immediately told her faith
er who sent for the sheriff and had the
negro arrested and placed in Jail. Last
night a crowd of masked men OVERFLOW
cred h marshal, forced him to open
the jail door and then took the negro
from the jail. They went In the direc-
ton OF the Alabama state line and moth
ing a been heard OF them or the negro
since. It is certain he has been lynch
ed.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-07-02
GREAT SURPLUS AND HIGH TAXES.

The federal government is plethoric.
1t had more money than it needed
about $50, 900, 900 on The 3Oth of June, last
year For the present fiscal year the
treasury authorities estimate a surplus
of ordinary revenues over expenditures
of $780, 600, 900, and a cash balance of
S1S5, 900, 900. That too with a distant and
much tax and money are taken
from the people in various ways. 1t is
announced that on the LIST of July the
tax reduction will be some forty or fifty
five millions. This is made possible by
reducing and repeating certain internal
revenue taxes. But this to the people
at large will be imperceptible, a mere
drop in the bucket" The Philadelphia
Record notes:
The reduction will increase slightly
the profits of a few dealers in drugs,
perfumery, malt liquors and tobacco in
various forms of manufacture, but to
h general public that federal taxes
have been reduced will be apparent
only in the abolition of a few stamp
excuses, such as those On bank checks,
express receipts and telegraph mes
sages. Government revenue in a time
of public prosperity increases with the
volume of general business, and the tax
reducers will probably find it necessary
to make further cuts next winter"
If the war with the "P~hillippines shall
cease, and the congress shall treat the
remote people upon whom this country
has so unjustly and ingloriously, and,
as millions of the best of our people be-
lieve and hold, S 10 iniquitously and
cruelty marred with common far
mers, the expenses would drop
a great deal more. Then cut down the
villanous robber tariff tax, and smash
it illigitimate and numerous progeny,
the snarling, hungry trust sharks, and
the reduction of burdens could be made
highly satisfactory to all the toilers.
The Record says:
when so vast an amount of money
lies idle in the treasury vaults this
mass of capital becomes a pernicious
accumulation. If the surplus gathered
from undue taxation should be restored
to the arteries and veins of business by
redemption of bonds or by deposits in
banks the floating capital would be in
creased without disturbance. The little
sums of money withdrawn from trade
would thus return in reviving rills to
their source"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-07-02
NFWS TIPS.

ne Beers fought twelve hours in an
unsuccessful attack On Richmond, or
Tuesday. They lost five killed, and
wounded. British loss not given
in the British report.
The failure Of the big national bank
in New York city, Will bring no gen.
eral disaster or trouble. The stock is
mainly owned by rich men.
For the fiscal year ending the S0th
of June, the exports will be more than
a billion and a half dollars. But big
as it is it is less than the last wasteful
republican congress expended in two
years. Shame n outrage. Great
Britain took az per cent. of the exports.
In Virginia Montague will be nomi-
mated governor. He is sure to win.
He lacks but 100 votes and 500 dele
gates are yet to be chosen.
The price of wool Is low. and no
wonder for shoddy Is abundant. We
wonder if pure wool any thing is made
in this country now. Wool on the 1st
of January. 1900 fetched So cents a
pound. Now it is q cents.
New York ON Wednesday had a hu-
mid time with the mercury at 81 de-
grees.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-07-02
KING EDWARDS CORONATION
Formal Proclamation That II VIII
Take Place In June Next

London, June 2S.-The royal proc
lamation announcing that the corona
ton of King Edward is TO take place in
June next, the exact day not yet being
determined upon, was read today at ST.
James palace with all the quaint
medieval scenes which marked the oc-
casion Of the proclaiming Of the Access
sion of the king. Today's ceremonial
was unheralded. so the crush was not
but crowds quickly gathered from all
directions n thronged points at which
h announcement was read. The cere-
mony began at St. James, where, from
h purple draped balcony of the palace,
h Morris King of Arms, in a brilliant
uniform, accompanied by the heralds
and pursuivants in gorgeous tabards.
and numerous state officials, read the
proclamation. The king and queen
viewed the ceremony.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-07-02
~xxCURsrox STEAMER SUNK.


South Norwalk. Conn, June zS%Sesen
h.edred employees Of the jean W.
Green hat factory left Danbury TINS
morning for an excursion TO Glen Is
land. the steamer Mohawk being cnar-
tered for the trip. After the
day on the island the party boarded the
steamer for the return trip at ABOUT .
o'clock. The steamer had been UNDER
way about ten minutes when the ex-
c~ursionists were startled by a trernen-
dous crash. the ship having struck a
rock. A panic then followed. during
which every one OF he 700 passenger on
board scrambled for the life preservers-
In the crush which followed women
and children were knocked down ana
trampled upon. One child had an arm
broken and another was picked up Sc
riously injured about the body.
During this excitement the steamer
had been steadily sinking. and ten
minutes after the crash the first deck
was submerged.
Three which were nearby
when the accident occurred. had by this
time nearly reached the disabled steam
er. They Immediately went to the res
cue Of the passengers who jumped
overheard.
The passengers on the second deck
were by this time in nearly as bad a
predicament as their fellow excursion
lists on the first deck had been a short
time before. The water was just be-
ginning to wash owe the deck when
the excursion steamer Myndert Stearn
arrived from the island and o on
board the remaining passengers.
The accident was caused by the pilot
of the steamer going on the wrong side
of the buoy which marks the course to
be followed by steamers to and from
the island.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-07-02

So much Misrepresentation and lying
find their way n the newspapers az
to Mr.. Bryan hat The Messenger does
not undertake to puncture or refute
them. The other day he was at the
head Of a new party, but III was NOT.
and it was an unauthorized lie out of
the whole cloth. McLaurin accused
him Of refusing to vote for the late Hon.
Charles F. Crisp. Of Georgia, after the
democrats had nominated him for the
~speakership of the United States house
OF representatives. Some Of the alleged
democratic papers fastened to give Nc
Laurin's intended assault but 1t was
not the truth. That republican news
paper, The Washington Post, has noted
the mistatement- II McLaurin made
his statement in ignorance then it
shows he is neither careful nor well in
formed. II he made 1t maliciously and
recklessly then he is unworthy Of cred.
dence. The Post says:
Senator McLaurin is most unjust
when he accuses Mr.. Bryan Of refusing
to vote for Mr.. Crisp for speaker of the
house eau the latter was a southern
a In the democratic caucus Mr..
Bryan voted for Mr.. Springer, probably
because he had studied aw under the
direction of the Illinois candidate and
had been closely associated with him
in politics. After Mr. Crisp received
the democratic aucus nomination Mr..
Bryan voted for him in the house,
the only serious protest coming
from the Hon. George Fred Williams. of
Massachusetts,, who tearfully conducted
a bolt, because of his fear that Mr..
Crisp was not sound on the tariff ques-
ton and was too literally tinctured
with the theories Of free silver. Mr..
Crisp attested to his regard for Mr..
Bryan by assigning him to a position on
the ways and means committee and
giving him many opportunities to come
to the front during his career in the
house, all OF which the Nebraskan took
advantage Of"
This is only one of many samples of
Misrepresentation and ISLANDERS that
| full republican newspapers and the
democratic half and half, have publish
ed since the last election against Colo
| mel Bryan.