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EL PASO HERALD. Monday, May 9-SUPPLEMENT. Second Edition, 4:30 P. M. MILES TO COMMAND. It Is Said To Have Been Decided To In vade Cuba With a Large Force Under Major General Miles, Commanding the Army. ANOTHER POWDER MILES TO LEAD. The Commandin c General of the Army Will Head the Troops. Washington, May 9. It waa de sided this afternoon that Gen. Miles will go to Cuba at the head of the in vading army. SUS TAINED. South Carolina Dispensary Law De clared Constitutional By the Uni ted States Supreme Court. Washington, May 9. The South Carolina dispensary liquor law waa de clared! constitutional by the supreme court of the United States today. POWDER MILL DESTROYED. Spaniards Seem to be Hard at Work. Portland, Me., May 9. One of the powder mills at South Windham was blown up and two men were killed. GAMBLING HOUSES SHUT DOWN The Great Gold Camp of Cripple Creek Is Clean for One Cripple Creek, Colo.. May-9. For the first time in hia'o'y all the gambling bouses in this great gold camp were closed today by order of the authoritiea. KLONDIKE TRAGEDY. More Than Twenty Men Break Through the Ice Vancouver, B. C, May 9. A steamer just in from Alaska brings the information that last Monday ice cov ering the Ftream in a defile near Crater Lake gave way under a large throng of Klondikers, and more than a 6Core of men were precipitated into the wa ter and carried to death beneath the river's frozen coating. WILL BLOWN UP STILL RIOTING Spain Has No Peace Within or With out Madrid, May 9. The rioting which began at Linares last night lasted throughout the night, and this fore noon it was fonnd necessary to call out a large force of infantry and cavalry The disturbances are not yet quelled, although a number of rioters were kill ed and many wounded. Hundreds of arrests have-been made. The municipal building of Linares is completely wrecked. In Congress Today. Washington, May 9. Responding to the president's message, congress passed a glowing resolution of 'thanks to Dewey. A magni6cent sword will also be presented. A bill .was intro duced making him rear admiral. Washington. May 9. The senate passed the Dewey resolutions amidst great enthusiasm. When the bill to make him rear admiral, which was finally parsed, came up in the house, Mr. Bailey, of Texas, said be .fully ap proved of tbU bill, but he 'gave warn ing that this spirit of patriotism now sweeping over the country sbould not be used for the purpose of creating any large number of new and high salaried officers. The bill was passed without dissent,,but Bailey's remarks seemed to have acted as a wet blanket upon the enthusiasm which marked the con sideration of the resolution of tbanks. Washington, May 9. Representa tive Dockery, of Missouri, introduced a concurrent resolution today providing for a recess of congress from June 7 to July 19. Koosevelt's Successor. Washington, May 9. The Presi dent nominated Chas H. Allen of Mas sachusetts to be assistant secretary of the navy, vice Thodore Roosevelt resigned. Nothing; from Sampson. Washington, May 9, 5 p. m. No thing has been received from Sampson later than the dispatch sent this morning. Troops in Cuba. Key WestFla, May 9. Word just received here direct from Gomez'pjcamp shows that the Cuban troops are in splendid fighting trim, but bard up for food. The army located near Sancti Spi ritus numbers over 12,000 all anxious fight. The messenger also brought the news that General Gomez means to co-operate with us. "Send ue food and clothes," he said, "and when you are ready I am; Spain wontlast loog in Cu ba then." He is advised that many English artists and correspondents to Cuba have arrived here today. The condition of the reconcentrados is pi tiable; those not slaughtered by Spain's soidiers are dying by the hund reds of starvation. Army Orders. Washington, May 9. One regi ment of Texas infantry, four troops o' New Mexican cavalry, and two troops of Arizona cavalry, are ordered tD San Antonio, Texas, today. One Colorado regiment is ordered to Chickamauga, and one regiment of Texas infantry to Washington. Montgomery Safe. New York, May 9. A' dispatch from Port Au Prince, Hayti, asserts that tne cruiser Montgomery, reported to have had an engagement with a Spanish warship, is safe at Mole St. Nicholas, coaling this morning. Canadian Valley Flooded Fort Worth, Texas, May 9. The South Canadian valley has been com pletely washed -out by a great flood. Farm houses and crops are destroyed. A farmer named Harris and bis two children were swept into the Canadian river and drowned. Commissioner's Court. The county commissioners met tbis morning in regular session at the court house with all present. After reading tbe minutes of the former meeting the following bills were allowed: J. C. Ross $ 38.15 J. S. Beech 3.00 Times Publishing Co 14.00 F. B. Seeman- 316.50 Park Pitman 2 00 Fassett & Kelly 10.10 Sat. B. Carabagal 380.00 Z. Apodaca 404.50 Geo. Holg 19.00 The sum of $150.00 was allowed for rent of tbe country hospital for the year ending March 9, 4898. The court then ordered that a first flass road be built through the Schutz survey to the state line of New Mexico, and the following men were appointed as a jury to review the said road: Z. T. White, J. L. Simp'eman. Geo. Johan son, Z. B. Clardy, Jose Guadarama. The amount of $125.00 was allowed Geo. B. Simplem&n for the condemna tion of a road sixty feet wide through the south half of the Canutillo grant. The amount of land that was assess ed to Sarah Ainscow for tbe years 1896 and 1897 was changed to 2500 acres instead of 5000 acres. The land is located near Ft. Hancock. The court then adjourned until this afternoon at 2 o'clock. Byron Dewinton ("Vagabond") lectured to a good sized audence at Chopin JHall last night. He is a well known traveler and lecturer, and will lecture again Tuesday night at 8:15 Regular $1 admissions are usually paid to hear him but arrangements have been made to make the lectures free in El Paso and no collections. A. S. Johnson, of St. Louis register ed at tbe Vendome. Police Court. The police court opened this morn ing with a large crowd of prisoners. Tbey were disposed of as follows: Rafael Romero, Valentine Orosco and To mas Del La Cruz each fined $3 for being drunk and fighting. Cresincio Aguirre, fined $2 for being drunk and disturbing the peace. Manuel Carabajal, fined $2, drunk and disorderly. Manuel Gallardo, fined $5, drunk and disorderly. Christopher Doe showed up and-paid $1 for being drunk and disorderly. "Curley" Sullivan bobbed up serene ly, charged with disturbing the peace, and his trial was set for this evening. Juan Baca is charged with disturbing the peace and will be tried tonight. J. R. Reynolds, charged with assault and battery and disturbing the peace, will be tried this evening. James Gregory, charged with assault with intent to murder, waa transferred to the county jail. Aurelio Juredo, charged with being drunk and disorderly, has not been tried. Something Wrong Here? Saturday forenoon a Mexican girl named Rosa Dias committed suicide by taking carbolic acid. She died about 7 o'clock the same evening, and was buried yesterday afternoon by Under taker Ross. The dead woman was the divorced wife of Oliver, the porter at the Vendome hotel. No cause baa as yet been assigned for her act. Undertaker Ross says he was called on by the mother of the girl to bury her, and he at once inquired who was tbe doctor in the case. On learning that Doctor Huffaker was the physi cian he went to him and procured a certificate, and from that got a permit for burial. However, it is understood that in cases where one has met death by violence it is necessary for a coro ner to give a certificate before the body can be moved. If there was no thing mysterious in the case why should everything have been kept so quiet? However an inquest will be held, and if necessary tbe body will be exhumed. An Amendment Moved. . From the New York Mall and Express. The Imparcial, of Madrid, says con cerning the Cuban situation: "Tne moment has arrived for providing the endurance and courage of our soldiers, who desire to march to glory." The sentence, it will De observed, should read, i"who desire to go to glory." This is the only criticism we have to offer, as the reference to time is abso lutely correct. The city clerk issued a building per mit to T. M. Harwood this morning for and 4 in block 88 of the Campbell addi tion, on uregon street, to cost about $50. Jno. Randnlnh riAArtnri to Mwa T V Digowity for the sum of 50 dollars a tram ui iiuu iu me xj cneias (jrant, located in the towns of Socorro and St. Elazario. O. A. Larrazolo deeded to J. P. Randolnh a one fifth int.nrAQt. in hfo one half interest in the La Prietas grant lor tne consideration of $1.00. Joae Tellaa and Rafael Valencia procured a marriage license this morn ing and were married by Judge Harper. Cherries have already commenced to come in from California. W. J. Wilson came in this morning on the T. & P. train from Chicago. Bartlett Richards arrived this morn ing from Chadron, Neb.