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EL PASO. TEXAS, THURSDAY, DECEMBER JO, 1896.
VOL. XVI, NO. 223
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IOSHUA S. ilAVNOLDS, PRESIDENT; M.
TTL.YSSKS S. STKWART, CASHIER; JOS. F.
V. FLOURNOY, VICE PRESIDENT
WILLIAMS, ASST. CASHIER.
FIBST NATIONAL BANK
Texas,
tl Paso,
Capital and Surplus
A
125,000
H. L. NEWMAN, Banker,
W. H. AUSTIN, Cashier. H. L. NEWMAN, Jr. Asst Cashier
El Paso,
A General Banking
Business
Texas-Transacted.
Looks all right and is all
right to look at, but when
you taste it you wish you
had kept it simply as an
ornament. We have a
fresh lot of
- HEAVY ORANGES
CONNORS WON.
THE OLD WAR KOIKES ALL TURN
ED DOWN.
egtf" Mexican
Bullion Bought.
Money and Exchange Boueht and Sold.
SAKKTY DEPOSIT BOXES FOI! KENT.
Gold and Silver
C. 14. MOREHEAD, President.
JOSEPH MAGOFFIN, Vice Pres.
J. H.
J. C. LACKLAND, Cashier
RUSSELL, Ass't Cashier.
State National Bank,
Established April, 1381.
its branches. Exchange
Highest prices paid for
A legitimate banking business transacted in all
n all the cities of the United States bought at par.
Mexican Dollars.
r i r .1
rresn Trom tne sunny
r imp nt Mpvirn uhoro
sweet things grow. The
sight of them will make
your mouth water. We
also have a full line of J
seasonable fruits - - -
FRESH CANNED AND EVAPORATED t
We can't r.eccomend our
York State Pure Cider t
THERE ISN'T ANY GUESS
WORK
About our shoes, they are made "upon honor," by manu-
tacturers whose reputations are not tor sale. We ve got
too highly. Write your
orders or come in person
and you will get the best
attention and first-class
groceries at
J. B, Watson s
It Was a Hot Contest for Every Post
sif ion, but some of the Nominating
Speeches Were Ridiculous.
taitn enough in these shoes to stamp our name on
pair, and we are selling them at half usual profits.
PEW & SOjNT, Shoe Dealer
every
A Boast Which Wc r Rightfully Make!
Nothing but the best MENS' WEAR
is to be found on our shelves and
counters. Wc will not deal in
SHODDY GOODS.
WE HAVE M USE FOE THEM.
From iSTow Until the New
Year we will Give Great Re
ductions in all Lines. Come
and See for Yourselves.
Go
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Me
(Minn
louse
Mail orders receive prompt attention.
MU.NIIV FLOCK
$2.50
$2.50
ALWAYS SOMETHING
Having' adopted a new system of guaranteeing- and insuring
watch repairs from this date, it will cost you only two dollars and a
half to keep your watch in Perfect Order For
O YGa,!' No matter how badly broken it is or what acci
dent may happen within the yea.-, I KEEP IT IN ORDER.
You Pay Once suad InTo More
If the watch is worth repairing." r)
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,jrmtwy7frnit.Ur
otfJrG,''f Xti-frcT- tab.'ems
Name or Mv'T
No
Fae-airrule of my guarantee given with each watch repaired.
This does not include ease repairs; I also except Howard and fine
Swiss watches from the above price, but I make the charge proportion
ately as low. Don't IRsy trom Two to
Twenty Dollars el ITIElIAIR, to keep your
watch running when for two fifty you get an absolute guarantee by
1
"VeLtolies &o DiaxiaoncLs,
si-i:si.:DOir BLOCK,
EL PASO - TIEJZS-A-S
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DB. KING, SPECIALIST,
OFFICES,
CONSULTATION AND
CATARRH
UTERINE DISEASES
FrtMiIenth;il lilot'lc, l'v Stalrst Corner
Kl I'aso and :iri tTranclsirj -irt'ets
EXAMINATION
Triitnd by INII.VHTION I'liuCFSS. Tli- lsuest, metliods for the
UUKEof i'llliOAT. Kit 'M II1A1. mid I.ISG 'KO',liI.K.
XF.ltV-UI- I'HOSTltATIOV. FullltiK cr the
Wom!i. ". vci?-.si vi M elist li r:i.tiilli. I ." Ife r:Lt.1(iri.
TJ NNATC li I. IIS HAl;ii .V-i :in1 rr--tn v 'thT i ronlili'i o'.-ti to wi.rn i.
C I nrn PnKOW IIAHV, -K.(NI)MV or TEKTIAKY positively
D J ruioun CIMiF.lt nitliout. tin; lis.-1 f mercury; sill romplt-:iI ioim
sui'ti its Sore Thr-vit,, l"li-er re Monfi. I m is, I'ain in ilm .loluts i-uadily dis tppu.ir ud-
So :U irot r -.it'iir Hlet'din. T nt."rn;il. Exter
nal n it-liiti positively Ct'itED witliouttlie
use of t lie knife or oilier d:mi? -rous remedies and C: !t i wit!, out a" y detention from busi
ness Fistula U'eer-iii ni ot t he liA-els positively criv'l.
PRIVATF niQFAQrQ Nervous I)e'u i'ty. LOST MWlloini. in vouiik and middle
rill Vn I C UIOLnOLO i men -l' It1? . arid p'Tfi-.-t M N n ol r-stnr-l UN-
NATl"IH L DI-"JIIA'iP'.-, (iuNOiiilHuKA, fiLEKT, STliM.'TL'IlE Positively Cl.'KEl)
fcor symptom Blanks, satlsructory rcsu.ts Guaranteed through, my perfect
eyiteio 0 corrusyuoUcuce
RECTAL DISEASES, PILES
The Grocer, Phone 161,
Cor. San Antonio and Stanton Streets
HLi FASO, TEXAS.
oliday presents.
Not "How Cheap." but "How Appro
priate," and being so appropriate,
not so very dear.
MX) I AST FROM TOP TO RIITTHAI t
Mexican
Carved
Leather
IN
( BFLTS,
CHATELAINES,
! CARD CAES,
I POCKE' BOOKS.
I ETC., ETC.
Washburn and cheaper Grades of
Mandolins and Guitars.
MEXICAN DRAWN Ml
Standard and Domestic Sewing Ma
chines. Mexican Opals, Onyx and Zarapes.
COLUMBIA AND CRESCENT BICYCLES.
Indian Baskets and Navajo Blankets.
Fastman Kodaks and Films.
Mexican Art in Silver and Gold.
A. B Chase and J. and C. Fischer and
Sterling Pianos.
RED THIS LIST FROM BOTTOX TO TOP !
l G. TO COMPANY
Music Store, Bicycle and Sewing Ma
chine Depot.
On Harper's Trail.
Lew II. Davis tiled suit today in the
district court, contesting- the election
of J. It. Harper as county judge.
Contestant claims he was dulv and
lawfully elected to the office of county
judjre;that J. It. Harper unlawfully
claimed, usurped and intruded into the
oilice, excluding contestant: that J. It.
Harper did not receive the Greatest
Dumber of votes for connty judpe, in
that 1508 votes were polled for Li. H.
Uavis, to 1161 for J. II. Harper, cd
1000 for J. H. Harper, a bona fide citi
zen and eligible to the oflice of county
judffe: that the electors who voted for
J. It. Harper intended to vote for him
and cot J. It. Harper.
Contestant goes through a locer leeal
vocabulary to show that he
was deliberately cheated out of hia job
by the officials counting- the vote, the
commissioners' court wrongfully and
illegally counting the returns.
The regular monthly meeting of
John C. Brown Camp U. C. V. will be
held this evening at i :.i0 at the office
of the adjutant, Brig. Gen. P. F. Ed
wards, of L,ieut. Gen. Cabell's staff.
Policeman Kinne was overeome with
fainting spell this afternoon while on
his San Antonio street beat, and had
to be sent home in a hack.
The extradition cases before the U.
S. commissioner were continued today
again, because of the indisposition of
one of the attorneys.
Messrs. Sanders, Smith, Phelan and
Cook, of Fort liliss, leave today for a
hunt in the Saerumentos.
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Sol. Schutz has sold to C. H. Silli-
man, of Dallas, a large tract of land in
Ysleta for $14,000.
Judge li. II. Davis was seriously ill
last Dight. but he is much improved to
day. Four room brick house furnished for
rent. Apply Lindell hotel, T. C.
Lyons.
Ayer's Pills, being composed of the
essential virtues of the best vegetable
aperient-", without any of the woody or
fibrous material whatever, is the reason
why they are so much more effective
and valuable than any other cathartics.
The Lest family physic.
Solid silver tea spoons (full size
$15. ". to $0.25 for six.
Gko W. Hic kox & IIixson,
Bronson block. "The Jewelers."
22i lbs. sugar $1.00 cash. 25 lbs.
sugar $1.00 with purchase of $4 00 other
groceries, i carve,
T
per
201 Stanton St.
ilephone 20(i for window glass,
hanging, signs, etc.
pa-
EL PASO STEAM LAUNDRY.
Telephone 4.7
The K. 14. PtQto car bas returned.
The fire department held its annual
meeting last night in the city hall with
the) deoartment hall crowded to the
doors. President Julian presided and
as the ball was opened it was evident
there was something of a contest
ahead.
A subscription in aid of the cemetery
iuna resulted in ifjw.
Chief Powers' report was then road
as follows:
'Embodied herein are the statements
of all fires and alarms, and the causes
thereof, as near as could be ascertain
ed. Also the amounts of insurances
paid. The number of miles traveled
by the department in responding to
the various alarms; the number of feet
of hose laid and thp number of feet of
ladders raised attires.
"The department responded during
the year to 42 alarms. By months
they ran as follows:
January, 4 alarms Loss $(00; In
uranoe 01 1 50 Causee, 1 unkown, 1
matches, 1 gasoline stove, 1 rubbish.
"February, 3 alarms Loss $10,000:
nsurance none, uauses, l unknown,
gasoline stove, 1 burning grease.
"March, 2 alarms No loss. Causes.
1 gasoline stove, 1 ash barrel.
"April, f alarms Loss 985 00, insur
ance $85 00. Causes, 3 unknown, 1
over heated stove, 1 exhibition.
"May, 3 alarms No loss. Causes,!
lamp, 2 unknown.
"June, S alarms Loss $704.00, in
surance none. Causes, 2 unknown, 2
matches, 1 incendiary, 1 sparks, 1 fire
crakers, 1 lamp, 1 overheated stove.
"July, 4 alarms Loss $48,000 00 in
surance $:i6,500.00. Causes, 1 unknown,
2 false alarms, 1 lamp.
"August, 3 alarms Loss $900.00,
insurance $000. Causes, 2 unknown, 1
lamp.
"October, o alarms Loss $4,000.00,
insurance $4,000.00. .Causes, 2 unknown,
1 lamp, 1 gasoline stove, 1 explosion of
gasoline.
"November, 4 alarms Loss $21o 00,
insurance $215 00. Causes, 1 defective
Sue, 2 unknown, 1 stove.
"Total loss $54,615. Insurance paid
$42,311 50.
By districts the alarms were distri
buted as follows:
District No. 1, two alarms; district
No. 2, four alarms: district No. 3, three
alarms: district No. 4, four alarms;
district No. 5, five alarms: district No.
6, two alarm; district No. 7, eight
alarms: district No. 6, four alarms: dis
trict No. 9, five alarms; district No. 12,
four alarms: district No. 13, one alarm;
total 42 alarms.
"E.ghteen alarms were at night and
4 during daylight.
"In responding to the various alarms
the department traveled 54 miles; laid
24,000 feet of hose ana raised 1000 feet
of ladders. The actual working time
at all the fires was 40 hours.
"During the pastyear wehaveadded
to our apparatus one new hose wagon
costiug $000, ana 1000 feet of hose
costing $700. Those were very much
needed, and now the apparatus of the
department is in such condition that
the expense for supplies and repairs
for the coming year should be very
ight. The department now has six
paid men and seven horses.
Our apparatus ana equipments on
hand consists of the following: One
Silsby steamer, No. 2, in good condi
tion, value $3,800; one Gleason & Bailey
aerial hook and ladder truck, fully
quipped, value $3,000: one L. M. Ram
sey hook and ladder truck, value $50;
one new hose wagon, value $b00; one
wo horse hose reels, not in use, $250:
four hand hose reel, $400; odd racing
hose reel, $100: one coal cart, $1; four
sets of harness and bangers, $400; seven
head of horspp, $1000; seven patent
hitch straps, $14; one Fairbank scale,
..10: electrical apparatus, lucluding
ongs. $100; 2000 feet of good double
jacket hose, $1000: 2000 feet of single
afket hose, $.00; ten cose nozzles.
100: 24 rubber coats, $72; stable and
leeping rooms at headquarters. $000;
one hose house ana lot on lays street,
$000; one hose house and lot on Mesa
avenue, between Montana and ltio
Grande streets, $700; one hose house
on Mesa avenue, near San Antonio
treet, $100: one bell and tower at
headquarters, $400: total value of appa-
atus, $14,031.
"We have donated to the public an
other year of our service, when called
pon, and it is a pleasure to all of us
to know that not one of our brother
remen has been seriously injured
uring that time.
"The paid men of the department
have responded promptly, and the
service they have rendered, has been
credit to themselves and the depart
ment. They have taKen the very best
are of the apparatus in their charge.
Words cannot express my sincere
hanks to vou, fellow firemen, for the
hearty support you have given me at
11 times, and for the promptness with
which you have at a1! hours of the day
and night, left your families and Jire-
ides, to risk your lives in saving the
lives and property of others, be they
your friends or foes. I also wish to
thank my etlicient assistants, Messrs.
Holland and Hertnan, who were always
on hand, and whose sjood judgment was
a valuable assistance to me at fires.
In concluding, I desire to thank you,
one and all, for the honors you have
conferred upon me in the past, and
assure you that my every ac'ion has
been for the good of the department,
as a whole, regardless of friendship for
anyone. "
The report was received with ap
plause. Secretary Kiefer presented his report
which read as follows: "During the
year just past our department has pass-
sed through prosperity and advance
ment: and while we have not added as
much to the department in som-!
previous years, yet we arc better equip
ped today to fight the liery d-mon than
ever before. A new liose wagon has
been added to our department in place
of the old reel which has been a menace
10 both life und limb for siirue time.
Hose company No 2 can feel pi etty
proud of the new equipment given by
them by the mayor and city council.
1 1 wil 1 not be necessary for me to go
into details regarding lire alarms losses
and insurance as our worthy chief
embodies that in his aunual report.
The department is in a most nourish
ing condition, and is ts well prepared to
tight lire as any volunteer in Texas.
Following is a synopsis of the different
corajjaoies at ttia present time, giving
the number of members of each com
pany, the number of members admitted
and the number dropped.
Hook and ladder No. one 40 men
in good standing, Dec. 12, 1895; seven
members admitted during the year;
resigned, one, dropped eight: present
net membership, thirty-eight.
Hose company No. one Number of
members, Dec. 12. 1895, twenty-seven:
admitted during the year, nine: drop
ped, four: resigned, one; present mem
bership, thirty-one.
Hose company No. two Members
Dec. 12, 1895, thirty-four; admitted
during the year, televen; reinstated
three; dropped, niDe; present member-
6pip, thirty-nine.
Hose company No. three. Member-
shiD Dec. 12, 1895, sixteen;- admitted
during the year, ten; dropped two; pre
sent membership, twenty-four.
Julian engine Co. No. one Member
ship, December 12, 1895, twenty
three; admitted during the year
live: dropped four; placed on honorary
roll, one; present membership,
twenty-three.
The different secretaries report
their companies in prosperous condi
tion. Following is the condition of
the finances in the various funds:
General fund Balance on hand, Dec.
12, 1895, $334 26; city warrants received
she shot at iinr tiikice.
Mrs.
since, $;)Jo8.4o; disbursed during the
year, oJo.l0: balance id general iuna
$354 61
Donation fund Balance on hand,
Dec. 12, 1895, $62.58; received from
various sources, $171.15;-disbursements,
8178.70: balance on hand $55.03.
Rilif fund This fund remains as
last reported, $67.40.
Tho department has created a con
vention fund since last report, and from
various sources show that we have in
this fund, $181.80.
During the year the department has
purchased a plot of ground in Ever
green cemetery at an expenditure of
$44.50. This was paid by an assessment
of $5 from each company and the
balance out of the donation fund.
Before concluding I desire to call the
attention of the department to the
fact that the next firemen's convention
will meet in this city in May next, aDd
it devolves upon each and every one of
us to do every thing we can to made it
one of the greatest conventions ever
held in the state of Texas. I wish to
thank the officers and members of this
department for the prompt and active
interest they have taken in all of our
meetings, and for the personal sacrifices
that have made for our noble cause. I
also wish to thank each ana every
member of this department for the uni
form courtesies show n to your most
humble servant.
Treasury Dan Kelly made his annual
reports, but as the figures are all con
tained in the secretaries report are not
repeated here.
The reports were all approved.
President Julian then announced that
the choice of officers for the ensuing
year was in order. Both John
Julian and Judge Peyton F. Edwards
were nominated for the presidency, and
as Mr. Julian said he had served long
enough, the judge was chosen by a vote
of 64 to 52. The new president was
given the chair and after a rising vote
of thanks to the retiring executive, the
firemen listened to a brief and neat
speech of thanks from Judge Eiwards,
These vice presidents were then
elected: S. H. Buchanan, W. H
Watts, W. M. Yandell, H. F. Stacv and
J. B. Badger.
The fun then began in the choice of
a new chief. H. B. Stevens nominated
J. J. Connors, and read in support of
the nomination a number of letters
from delegates to the Austin conven
tion commendatory of Mr. Connors'
efforts there for El Paso in 1S97. One
letter stated that Connors had refused
the offer of second vice presidency of
the state organization on condition
that he would withdraw from the fight
in favor of El Paso. Dr. Yandell ex
pressed himself as highly gratified
at Mr. Stevens' finding a democrat
who had declined an office: also that
the republican who would do this had
not yet been discovered. He nomin
ated Tom Holland for the chieftaincy
in a complimentary speech. Mr. Julian
seconded the Domination of Mr. Hol
land; so did C. F. Jones who was
bawled down after a reference to
Mr. Stevens and the rangers. Tim
Lyons followed with a second for
Connors, and Mr. Buchanan expressed
his regret that it had been found
necessary to send to another city for
thunder in the attempt to control the
present action of the El Paso fire
department. There was considerable
feeling manifested on both sides, and
the ballot when taken, resulted in 67
for Connors to 50 for Holland. The
victorious party went promptly into
ectacies over this and liked to have
lifted the roof. The new chief was
wafted to the presiding officer's chair
where he thanked the department for
the honor, and expressed the hope that
if a belter man was found that he be
put in his place.
1 he other officers were elected as
follows, first assistant chief P. M. Mills
paugh; second assistant, T. C. Lyons;
secretary. J. B Payne; treasurer Dan
Kelly. Dan Kelly is the sole relic of
the old administration, and it is claimed
that he would have been snowed under
also but for the horrifying report, as
the ballot was beiDg taken for treasur
er, that the old crowd were out in the
next room making the lunch look 6ick.
This threw everybody into confusion,
and in the rush by the court house
crowd to save something of the wreck
of eatables for themselves, Kelly pulled
through. However, this lunch business
is said to have been a fiction, by Judge
Ponder of the Times. Pete Kern was
Kelly's opponent, and was beaten by a
Joliu L. KMiik Uses her Forty Five
at a Burglar IneflVctually.
Mrs. J L. Kliuk's husband works on
the night sin ft in the G. H. shops, and
as she feels more or less nervous about
being left aloae, she keeps a big forty
five right handy at her bouse No. 1110
San Antonio street.
Mrs. Klink was lying on her bed
reading in the second room back, about
9 o clock last night, when of a sudden
she saw a head stuck in through the
partly opened door. The face was
concealed beneath a handkerchief, and
a dark soft hat was drawn down deftly
over the eyes.
Mrs. Klink was quick to act: there
was no screaming or fainting. She just
yanked the revolver from beneath the
pillow, and turned loose at the intrud
er. The bullet crashed through the
door panel, and missed the object of
its search. The thief disappeared,
with Mrs. Klink and her gun after
him. There is a half basement to the
house, into which a stairway leads from
the Uoor occupied by the family for
living purposes. Down this the bur
glar ilew as there was another gun play
from the pursuer at the head of the
stairs. The basement door was opened
and the fellow went through it, as Vts.
Klink ran to the front door and fired a
third shot at the Ueeing form.
The shots aroused Customs Inspector
Jenkins, who occupied the adjoining
appartmcnt, and he with his wife hur
ried to the scene. Ihey found Mrs.
Klink in hysterics. After the third
shot she had hurried into the front
room where she discovered the bureau
draws all pulled out, and the contents
n confusion. She felt at once for a
little green covered box in which she
kept her cash, and which had that
evening contained $35. It was gone,
and this with the excitement threw her
into hysterics. Mr. and Mrs. Jenkins
comforted the woman as well as they
could, and went over the thief's trail.
The green box with only a few cents In
it was found in the lower doorway, but
as far as could be ascertained, nothing
but the money was taken, although
there were other valuables within
reach. Tie burglar had entered
through the lower front door, which
had been carlessly left open, and after
rumaging through the bureau in the
front room had looked into the next
room, the bed room, to Eatisfy his
curiosity. It was satisfied with a
vengeance.
Ihere is no clue to the th'ef, and it
is not the easiest thing in the world to
indentify stolen money.
THE INS AND OUTS.
I No Passe on the I iiuited.
It may not be a fact generally known
among the traveling public that there
is only one train out of this city upon
which a pass is not good. This is the
Sunset Limited. Every day people
seek to ride on the Sunset on a pass
but they are all refused. Even the
president of the road could not r:de on
the train without putting up his money.
This fact, however, is not known by all
who travel southward, and oftentimes
the lack of such information makes a
great deal of explanation necessary on
the part of the passenger representa
tives of the Southern Pacific.
In connection with this fact a good
story is told of a very prominent official
of some leading eastern line who
arrived in the city the other rtorning
and wanted to travel over the Sunset
Limited on his pass. He was told that
it could not be done, whereupon he
grew indignant, and said that he would
fix the local representatives of the
road, who did not kaow any better than
to turn a well known railroad man
dowD. He went to the head local
officials of the Southern Pacific, who
ail told him the same thing as the
representatives he had first consulted.
Theu he sat down and telegraphed Mr.
Huntington at New York, who was a
friend of his, and asked to be allowed
to ride on the Sunset with his Da6S.
Mr. Huntington telegraphed back that
the Southern Pacific company would be
giau to place a special car at his
convenience in making the journey, but
that it was impossible to ride on the
Sunset Limited without putting up the
money. The railroad man is said to
have sworn and created a great deal
of commotion around the depot, being
compeiiea at last to ouy a ticket and a
sleeper reservation. New Orleans
Picayune. '
vote of ijO to 25.
rushing Things.
The bridge gang of the Corralitcs
road are having their hands full in
pushing the overhead trestle crossing
over the Mexican Central, some nine
miles below Juarez There are 200 feet
of this trestle building, while the ap
proaches require nearly 50,000 cubic
yards of earth. Owinir to the number
of arroyas. sixty dry bridges must be
built ere the road is up on the mesa,
and if there is promise of further delay
in the bridge work, the chief engineer
saj s he will crib up at the arroyas and
push ahead with his track, which is
now laid for seven miles out of Juarez.
It is only fair to the bridge men, how
ever, to say that they arc doing all in
t'leir pow r to hurry on; hut there is so
much to do that it takes time.
Going: aud Coming- of El Paso People
ana others
Pomp James left today for Marfa.
Miss Lilly Smith is teaching over the
river.
S. J. Freudenthal went north this
morning.
Editor Anderson of the Itincon Week
ly is in town today.
Bishop Kesdrick went to Cruces
today, and returns tomorrow,
Phil Mann, of Eldy, is in town pre
paring for work on the Salden dam.
Mr. Vann, the S. P. claim agent at
Houston, passed through en route east
this afternoon.
Dr. Clarence King, the well known
geologist, passed through yesterday en
route to the City of Mexico.
Hughey McLean is up from the
south where he has been at work on
the Corralitos road's system of driven
wells.
There arrived today on the Santa Fe
train, A. Mennett, of iTross, Blackwell
& Co., Las Vegas, J A. Mahoney, of
Deming, Juagecs. is Newcomb, of Las
Cruces, Chas. Armijo. of Albuquerque
and Nestor Armijo and wife of Albu
querque. Mrs. Nelson Woods, formerly of this
city, left for Hermosillo this afternoon
to join her husband, who is engaged in
mining there. Mrs. Woods is from
Illinois, and has been visiting with the
family of Mr. Chase, of the Mexican
Central.
Richard OIney, of Worcester.
Mass., a nephew of the secretary of
state of the U. S , is at the Piersou en
route home from the state of Wash
ington where he has been in the ab
stract business. He was formerly one
of the editors of the Worcester Spy.
The Irrigation Congress.
The idea advanced first by the Her
ald to bring to El Paso the irrigation
congress ot iftSJi, meets with. much
favor in this city. The general idea
is that it ought to be held here, espe
cially in view of the construction of the
great international dam and the build
ing of dams above by the Enelish
company whose offices are now loeaud
in this city. LI Paso is to be the big
headquarters of all the reservoir inter
ests in this part of the country, and
the holding here of one of the annual
sessions of the congress, would be very
appropriate.
Ihere is a fear, however, that Albu
querque will make up her mind she
ought to have the coDgress, notwith
standing the fact that the congress sat
there last year. The idea prevails to
considerable extent that Aibuquero ue
would like to get everything she can
lay her hands on whether her neigh
bors think she is entitled to it or not:
and therein some apirhensiou lest
the New Mexico delegation will be
urged to wot k for Albuquerque again.
The Santa Fe New Mexican has pro
nounced in favor of K! Paso and the
congress ought to come here.
The 9. P. Wreck.
The Southern Pacifio wreck Sunday
at Sandy Fork, in which five men lest
their lives, is the prominent topic in
railroad circles. The saddest feature
of the disaster was in the case of
Brakeman Heard, who had been mar
ried oaly three weeks, and had recently
qui, contracting in San Antonio to take
a place with the Southern Pacific. It
whs his first trip. Conductor GatTnev.
of train No. 25 left the road to m after
the accident, and has been heard of but
once since. A train man said that a
report had come to a station near the
scene of the accident last night to the
effect that a man supposed to have
been Gaffney was seen going through
the woods near there and his
friends fear that he has lost his rea
son. He was an extremely sensitive man
and considered a good railroader. He
and Engineer Brown are probably to
be held accountable for the accident,
but the latter has already paid the
penalty with his life. Where the
wreck occurred is at the foot of two
grades, and the fog was so dense that
an object as large as a locomotive could
not be tseen fifty feet away. Both.
Cody and Brown were men who could
"get over the road," if required to do
so, and in endeavoring to gt under
way for the hills, both trains must
have been making a high rate of speed.
While all the men concerned have
been considered the best of railroad
men, in the language of an employe,
"they some times overlook a bet that
proves disastrous."
Itio Grande Dam
In an interview with the Denver
News man Major Llewllyn said, con
cerning the Rio Gra-de dam: "A
great English corporation recently
awarded a large contract to Mr. Brad
bury, of your city, to build dams,
reservoirs and canals in the Mesilla
valley on the Rio Grande river. It is
proposed to furnish water for irrigat
ing something like 260.000 acres of
land. The valley of the Rio Grande.
from Espanola to the Texas state line.
is capable of supporting 1,000,000 peo
ple and over a large part of the valley
an abundance of water can be obtained.
The valley of the Rio Grande on
account of climate, soil and natural
advantages, is destined to be know as
one of the most productive valleys of
the entire continent."
Cattle Inspector J. T. Towner, of the
Colorado sanitary board, but stationed
in northern New Mexico, says that
from the 15th of March to the 15lh of
November of the present year he in
spected 224,106 head of cattle that
passed through his district either lor
Colorado or eastern markets. He also
inspected during that time 60,000 head
of sheep that entered Colorado from
New Mexico.
It is often a mystery how a cold has
been "caught." The fact is,however,that
when the blood is poor and the system
depressed, one becomes peculiarly lia
ble to diseases. When the appetite
or the strength fails. Ayer's Sarsapar-
Hia should be taken without delay.
Shedd will have some more of those
guaranteed "Overland" wheels in soon,
and say, he is almost giving them
awav, if you want to save money, see
him before buying, it will be to your
interest.
22 lbs. sugar $1.00 cash. 25 lbs.
sugar $1.00 with purchase of $4.00 other
groceries. Pearce. 201 Stanton St.
At the Katser & Cos bankrupt sale
of dry goods and notions this afternoon,
th-3 stock, fixtures, accounts and other
assets wt-w knocked down to George
Pa-ker for $8100. The stock was
inventoried at $14,500 which was 10 per
cen- above the invoiced price, to allow
lor ireignts ana other legitimate ex-r,enses.
A fine pair of opera glasses makes a
nice Christmas present. We have
them from $ I to $20
Geo. w. Hickox & Hixson,
Bronson block. "The Jewelers."
The Ei Paso surar trust is busted and
the 1 Paso Grocery Co. Hi it.
The annual address at the commence
ment of the Yale Law school will be
delivered by Justice John M. Harlan,
of the Unjted St ates Supreme court on
Monday J uno 29.
It is said that a smelt"r will be erect
ed at the Needles in the near future
aud owned by local capital.
Fort Chaplain ts. N. Pilchard, of
Fort Htiabuca, has been transferred to
Fort Bayard.
The Schul.-Silliman
eluded 1200 acres.
land sale iu-
Vulcaniz ng, the best: enameling,
pa feet finish; repairing, highest grade;
SlJ-dil 3J au Antonio' street,
Glaze finished cabinets
platinums $2.50 per dozen, at
Photo car.
$1.50,
K. li.
IS?
Absolutely Pure.
A cream of tartar baking powder
Highest of all leavriin at.nene-t.b.
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