El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-23
Washington,
Fried Brown,
By Our ID. OFF,

in or out without passing almost with
in gunshot of Cuba. The eastern en-
trance is through the striats of Flor
ida, the southern by way of the Yucca
tan channel. The latter is the neces
sary pathway of all our gulf traffic
with the canal and with both sides in
possession of foreign powers, defense
against hostile operations would be diff
ncult.
A Club Against Nicaragua.
The United States of Columbia, in
whose territory is Panama. is waking
up to the march of events. and brand
new minister, DIR. Carlos Silva. has
turned up with his pockets full of pro-
positions, concessions, rights, fran
chises and documents. He has full
power to permit the French company
: % transfer its rights to us. if we will
b,iy-which We won't. However. he
I viii prove useful club to make Nj
caragua and her conceSsionaire, the
English Forward company which owns
tie San Juan franchise. come down out
of the zodiac. where they have been
perched recently. Indeed, the Forward
company is already abating on it's
"S50, 100000" price for its rights
Getting Ready For the Inauguration.
The sides of the avenue are grad
Caily LINING with substantial but mat
tractive structures of Georgia pine in
the shape of reviewing stands whereon
re OF Washington will sit on inauoura-
ton day. and watch you others parade
past us for our delectation You con
sit on the stands also. if you prefer. not
to parade-for consideration The
song of the saw is loud in the CITY.
Of he
jokesmith, who is trotting out remarks
about the "egg-nogeration" as if he
were the first. original and only dis
ceverer. which he isn't. The Joke
about the reseated Bill is less vener-
able. but equally epidemic. Fortu-
nately 1t doesn't often fit Symmetrically
and 1T may disappear except as a rem
iscence with this Inauguration.
Next Wednesday the workmen will
take possession of the pension Office to
fit it for the big ball. the commissioner
moving out to take a much-needed va
cation. Mr.. Evans ought to have a
rest from the cares of Office for a while,
to enable him to forget the bitter things
the grand army has been saying about
him. All the clerks will move out. too.
and be free to amuse themselves for a
full week-at full pay. of course, which
is why regret l am not in the pension
office. All told. the ball will cost our
revered Uncle Samuel about S35. 900:
$4,000 in the salaries and $4,000 in
incidentals. The awards in over 2OO,-
BOO pension cases will be moved to make |
room for the dancers. 1t is said this |
will be positively the last appearance |
Of the pension Office as a ball room |
the expense being too great. This is |
4 dear old song I've heard before.
Mckinley and Roosevelt Elected
The result of the election by the cleo
oral college, announced Wednesday. |
was what was generally expected, and |
here was little excitement. Very lit
lie money, if any, changed hands in |
he form of bets. The count passed |
off quietly and without incident. ex-
.ept that General GroSvenor. one of the
oilers. was detected in an attempt to
leclare the vote of the Colorado elect
,rs to be for Bryan and Roosevelt"
No criminal motive has been ascribed.
wen by Sulzer, who is a professional
,essimist. After correcting this error,
he vote stood 292 for the republican
and 155 for the democrats,
he former being declared elected.
The navy department has caught one
# its contractors furnishing 3-inch
hells composed partly of pasteboard,
md great is the row. Each shell has
N encrcling band of copper, intended
o take the rifling of the gun and cause
roper rotation. and a number of the
astings being defective, tricky fore
nan in the employ of the peccant-new
vord to me. hence l use it-ordnance
ompany, quietly crammed pasteboard
shell and band to ensure a
ightfit. Trial shells not behaving
rOperly when fired, the whole lot was
ondemned and the ordnance contract
rs have the pleasure making new
mes.
Hobson's Reward.
The promotions in the navy sent to
he senate by the president yesterday,
evives the dear old Sampson-Schley
ore. which l hoped had faded away.
/ looked equally for a while when the
cam in with Abou Ben
ampson leading all the rest, but an
was made whereby the
Their nominations will be acted on first
nd then the admirals disposed Of
ossibly Naturally the fellows who
re not to be specially promoted are
dissatisfied with the fellows who are.
Iobson's case especially is causing a
God deal of quiet comment. He is
dvanced ten numbers in the construc-
on corps. going from the relative
ank of lieutenant to that of captain,
nd jumping the two intermediate
rades In the natural course. of events,
e would not reach the captaincy for
venty years, and his promotion of ten
umbers in his corps is calculated to
e the equivalent of 600 numbers in the
ne. However, nobody begrudges his
lex to the kissatory, but otherwise