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PRICE 5 CENTS. EL PASO TEXAS TUESDAY NOVEMBER 15 1898. X. VOL. XVIII NO. 259.
ENGLAND
SEEKS HALF
Of the Philippines According
To Dispatches From
Russia.
IN RKTURN FOR HER AID
And Mora! Support Render
ed Us In Our Diplomatic
Contest With Our Con-
quered Foe.
New York Nov. 15. St. Peters
burg dispatches to the Evening Journal
today assert that England Is seeking
possession of half of the Philippines.
The Drice she will cav is the but-
Tort now beinar given to the United
States in their demand of the islands
from Spain.
Eng'and says the Journal is now
endeavoring to secure common consent
to this movement.but it adds that Rus
sia is proceed In jr to check any such
partition of the Philippines.
HUIDEKOPER TALKS
About CamP Conditions at Chlcka-
mauga.
Washington Nov. 15. Lieutenant-
Colonel R. S. Huldekoper surgeon of
the second corps at Camp Thomas ap-
peared before the war investigating
commission. Col. Huldekoper testified
that there was a constant daficiency of
medicines at Cnickamanga. He could
not say whose fault it was. He sent
communications to tho surgeon gen-
eral at Washington. Some times the
supplies were increased. Major Gen-
eral Brooke assisted him in procuring
additional supplies. Officers at the
cam p made proper requisitions but they
werenot honored in full. It was because
the stores were not at camp. There
was no complaint about tents.
Belleville. The killed so lar as ascer
tatned are raoineer W. H. Brady and
Fireman John McDonald of the ex.
press.and John Casey.alsoan engineer
who was a passenger on his way to
to Humanville to relieve an engineer
who had been in a collision a few hours
before.
THE HAVANA REVOLT
Came Dangerous Near To Anarchy
New York Nov. 15. The Herald
this morning prints a full account of
the military uprising in Havana and
tells how dangerously near to anarchy
and bloodshed the city was.
A startling plot to seize the palace
overthrow Blanco and assassinate
General Arolas.who is disliked because
of his severity .was discovered and
frustrated by widely separating the
most disaffected of the batallions of
the civil guard.
SHOT HIMSELF
A Denver Society Man Takes His
Life.
Denver Nov. 15. Arthur Van In-
wagen a well Known young society
man shot himself at 2:30 this morning
and died three hours later. No causa
ws assigned.
This is the second suicide within six
days of prominent men of this city.
Both used the same methods and when
found were lying in almost identical
positions.
CAPTAIN DREYFUS
SPAIN
HELPLESS
To Quell the Growing Insur
rection In a Portion Of
the Philippines.
SITUATION FAVORABLE
To More Speedy Conces
sion To Our Demands On
the Part Of Spain's
Commissioners
Madrid Nov. 15. General Rios
the governor of the VIsaya or Central
Philippine Islands has cabled the gov-
An extract of Mr. Smith's remarks
points decidedly to the permanent ac
quisition of the Philippines as the best
solution of this problem.
KNIGHTS OF LABOR
MILITIA
WITHDRAWN
Have A Business Meetlna.
Chicago 111. Nov. 15. The twenty- Ollt Of TOWn Companies Who
seoona annual meeting oi tne general
assembly Knights of Labor began
here today with an attendance of dele
gates representing many districts of
the organization. The day was oc
cupied with the discussion of creden
tials ana otner business oi a rou
tine nature. No resolutions of
importance were introduced and the
reports of the master workman and the
executive committee went over to to
morrow.
Mr. 'Hicks Secretary Hayes and
other national officers of the organiza
tion express themselves as being en
couraged by the present state of the
once-powerfulSbody.
PRESIDENT M'KINLEY
Have Been Doing Duty
At Wilmington.
Working on His Annual Message.
Washington Nov. 15. The Presi
dent is devoting three hours daily to
County Commissioner's Court.
After the paper went to press yes-
terday the county commissioners fin-
ished their laborious task of making
an official count of the ballots and
then adjourned until this morning.
They resumed the'r work this morn-
ing and began work by looking over
and approving the rolls of the assessor
which amounted to 89.640060
A petition was read from Mrs. TTotln
fatterson asking that taxes bs redu-
ced and Bhe showed in the petition suf-
ficient cause. Commissioner Courch-
esne made the motion to grant the pe-
tition and the motion carried.
The next matters taken up were the
election and some other bills which
were not looked at yesterday.
The bills audited at this morning's
session of the court were:
George Buchanan $ " 55 05
Tanner & Pennebaker 15 oo
J. E. Rowland 2 20
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During the Rioting But it is Alex cooper..;;:::::::::::::: 8 oo
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Jesus Candelaria 26 00
Andres Garcia 32 00
Jofre M. Cordova 12 00
Luis Candelaria 10 00
Thos. Cooper 8 00
dementi Candelaria 12 00
James Cooper 17 00
Luis Candelaria 30 00
Felipe Candelaria. 15 00
Mrs. L. Candelaria 10 on
Reyes Durao 7 50
C. P. Knobloch . 9 00
A. B. McKle 4 40
A. B. McKie 294 12
S. M. Karr ifin 8fi
MANY NEGROES KILLED'
Now Said That the Ne-
groes Will Get Full
Protection.
Will Be Asked to Present a Del
fense.
London Nov. 15. A dispatch from
Paris to the Central News says that
the oourt of cassation has issued an or
dinance by the terms of which Dreyfus
will be informed of the intended rev!
slon of his trial and Invited to present
defense.
THE ANSWER READY
CRETAN AUTONOMY
Is Now Accomplished.
Canea Crete Nov. 15. All Turk
ish flagstaffs have been lowered
throughout the city except at the mil
itary headquarters and the Cretan
autonomous flag is fixing from the
Greek church public buildings and
hips in the harbor.
The Greek bishop is greatly dlspleas
ed at the insistence of the Russian ad'
miral In keeping the Turkish flag
flying at headquorters In the absence
of special instruction to the contrary
from his government.
FATAL WRECK
On the Grand Trunk Line.
KINGSTON vnt. jnov. 15. An ex
press train on the Grand Trunk was
In collision at Murray Hill this morn
lng. Several passengers are reported
killed and a number injured.
The engineer and fireman are still
under the wreck.
Upwards of six people lost their lives
in the wreck and between 30 and 40
were injured. The wreck was caused
by the westbound through express
running into a freight staading on a
EDWARD SCOFIELD (Rep )
Governor of Wisconsin.
siding. Three of the dead belong to
Brockvllle and their names are Mo-
Donald Brady and Casey.
Later. The dead are now said to
number eight. Many of the injured
are being taken to the hospital at
To Our Cuban Ultimatum.
Havana Nov. 15 General Parra
do has informed General Butler that
the Spanish commission is ready to
give its answer to the American ulti-
matum presented nearly three weeks
ago. Joint sessions will be held to
morrow. The Americans confidently
hope that a full agreement on a date of
evacuation will then be made.
SIGNIFICANCE
Said To Lie In Emperor Williams Call
on His Grandmother.
Berlin Nov. 15. Emperor William
will reach Dartmouth England on
November 21 and will perhaps visit
Windsor Castle. A call at this time by
the Kaiser on his aged grandmother
Victoria has significance with regard
to the relations between England and
Germany.
MINE ON FIRE
Wilmington N. C Nov. 15. -Three
out of town companies of militia who
had been . doiner patrol dutv
here have been withdrawn
Mayor Waddell sent emissaries to
the woods to tell the negroes who are
still hiding out that they will be
protected if they return home.
Many negroes and white republicans
are still leaving the city.
aeverai negroes nave died of ex
posure while hiding out In the woods.
It is now stated that twenty-five
negroes were killed during the rioting
and the bodies were secretly buried.
CABINET MEETING
El Paso Water Co.
W. W. Nichols
Consumers Ice Co.
21 Paso Gas Co
Hotel Dieu .
W. E. STANLEY.
Republican Governor Of Kansas.
This Government Will Certainly An
nex the Philippines
Washington Nov. 15 There was
discussion of the Philippines and the
South Carolina riots by cabinet at the
white house today but it was stated
after the session that no important ac
tion had boen taken.
With regard to the Philippines Sec
retary Hay said the administration
was awaiting: the result of the next
peace commission meeting: which will
be held tomorrow. The commission-
ers have been instructed to inform the
Spaniards as an ultimatum that this
country has decided to annex the Is-
lands and that the only question open
o discussion is the price to be paid.
Nothing will be dene except to pre
pare the navy for action until the Span-
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W. D. Howe 182 24
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6 55
150
250
340
2 50
1 00
3 75
5 25
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J. C. Ross
EI Paso Transfer Co
Chas. P. Slack & Co.
J. A. Escsjeda
H. B. Cbarman
Pacific Express Co..
W. A. Irvin & Co
Robert Bernauer. . . .
T. J. Holland
ParkW. Pitman
W.A.King
Election Precinct No. 9. 23 25
.Burton Lingo Co 45 20
Times Pub. Co 67 50
Momsen & Thome 23 50
Jame Hibbert : 485 00
J. Stolaroff 24 55
H. Lesinsky Co 12 0u
W. H. Winn 1231 9o
Clifford Bros 157 55
Towne Precinct Election 10 00
San Elizario Election Expenses 24 00
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Precinct No. 14 " . " 22 00
4th Ward 34 00
Precinct No. 8 54 00
After the above were allowed JaScn
Harper read his report for the month
of October which showed a collection
of $661.25.
Smelter Items.
The work on new furnace No. 7. is
progressing swiftly. Six men are em-
ployed making the down take pipe for
the nue dust and smoke. Furnace No.
I z wui shortly
Explosion ' of Gas Burned Eight
- Miners
Victoria B. C Nov. 15. An ex
plosion of gas in the Van
couver Coal company's mine at Na-
naimo burned eight miners several of
them fatally. The mine is still on fire.
CAN SPARE NONE
The Colorado Regiments Must Re'
main-
Washington Nov 15. General
Otis cables from Manila that he oan
spare no regiments. All the troops
may be needed at any minute. The
Colorado volunteers must remain.
EMPEROR AT MALTA.
He Is Traveling Incognito.
Malta Nov. 15. The German em
peror and the empress arrived here on
board the Imperial yacht Hohenzollern
today. The emperor is observing the
strictest incognito.
TWENTY DROWNED
By the Breaking of the Ice.
St. Petersburg Nov. 15. Ice on
the river Suchona broke at Velikius
tlug today while a number of vehicles
were crossing. Twenty persons were
drowned.
COLORADO TROOPS
Will Not Be Withdrawn At Once.
Washington. Nov. 14. The Colo
rado voluuteers will not be withdrawn
from Manila immediately as announc
ed in the Denver morning papers. They '
uiBjr vo aruercu uume-in tnree months.
ernment saying that the insurrection
is spreading there and has become
very dangerous. He has been instruct-
ed to use his utmost endeavors to
quell the insurrection immediately.
Paris Nov. 15. The insurrection
at Hollo and the apparent impotence
of the Spanish arms to resist the Fll-
pinos have had their influence on
Spain's peace commissioners and will
tend to make them more ready to con-
cede to the demands of the United
States.
The situation at Hollo has a stronger
effect insomuch as the Spaniards have
not fully abandoned the hope of inter-
national intervention in their behalf.
London Nov. 15. According to the
best Information from high sources the
Spanish peace commissioners will sub-
mit to the American demand for the
cession of the Philippines specifically
stating that they do so only because
forced by the United States.
To offset this retreat the Spaniards
will insist on a handsome indemnity
for the island. It is stated that the ill-
ness of Premier Sagasta is due to his
chagrin that Spain's diplomacy has
accomplished so little and that under
his ministry Spain has lost the last of
her great colonial possessions.
work on his annual message and indi
cations are that the document will ex
ceed 50000 words.
The president will recommend fir6t
tne increase of the regular army to
one hundred thousand men; second
the Increase of the navy to twenty
thousand enlisted men with more and
better warships and many naval eta
tlons; third the building
of the Nicaragua canal by
the government; fourth the revision of
the tariff and banking "schedules
in the new colonies; fifth that each
colony be treated independent of every
other; sixth arranging for crown
lands to come into possession of the
United States and making new land
laws to apply to all new celonies with
the exception of Hawaii.
TO ESTABLISH CAMPS
CABINET MEMBERS
Express Their Views.
Washington Nov. 15. In an inter
view Secretaries Gape. Wilson and
Smith expressed their views relative
to territorial expansion currency re-
form the present war tax and free
silver.
Mr. Gage said; "The republican
party will assume full responsibility
for what is to be done on all questions
now confronting the government.
From hostility to territorial
expansion I have changed
u.y views. I am no longer opposed to
it for I believe commercial necessity
has compelled territorial expansion. I
am sure the present war tax will stay1
According to Mr. Wilson free silver
as an lssua is deal beyond resurrection.
though he looks for remedial currency
legislation and reform in tariff as an
outcome of republican supremacy in
both branches of congress.
hor The Cuban Army Of Occupa
tion
Washington Nov 15 Maj Gen-
eral Greene sailed from
Savannah for Havana last
night according to the report re-
ceived at the war department today.
He goes to Cuba to prepare camps in
the vicinity of Havana for the recep-
tion of the 7th army corps command-
ed by Gen. Fitzhugh Lee.
MRS. STEVENS
Elected President of the W. C. T. U.
St. Paul Nov. 15. Mrs. L. M. N.
Stevens was elected president of the
W. C. T. U. by acclamation.
Supreme Court Adjourns.
Washington Nov. 15. The su-
preme court has adjourned until the
28th instant for the usual thanksgiv-
ing recess. It is expected that the
court will reassemble a fortnight hence
in its own chambers. The work of re-
novation is progressing rapidly and all
traces of the recent fire will soon dis-
appear. Prince George To Crete.
Trieste Nov. 15. Prince George
of Greece has sailed from here .'for
Crete.
lsh commissioners tell what they think "s. WD Wr "
ft t Vl ultimatum T . 1 1 1 3 A 1
I I
will not dare to break off negotiations.
SMALL MAJORITY
For the Governor of Nevada.
Carson Nevada Nov. 15. Gover
nor Sadler's majority for re-election is
oniy seventeen. One diatriot is yet to
be heard from.
White Oaks Paragraghs.
The Boston Boys new shaft is
down 55 feet.
now
A large number of
the town last week.
strangers visited
A big deal is pending for a lot of
piacer claims in the Jicarillas.
The South Homestake mine is bound'
ed for one hundred thousand dollars.
Mr. Jenkins a mining man from Col
orado bprlngs Colo. was in town last
ween.
Col. Pritchard is doing some work
on nis properties adjoining the little
"Mack."
The North Homestake mine still
continues to make -preparations to re
sume work.
liallroaa news is quite scarce and
every one almost is wondering where
the railrcad people are.
Mr. Atkinson vloe president and
general manager of the Jioarilla con
centrating Co. left for Chicago vester-
day.
As the Pecos Vallev and N. E. R. R.
have already 75 miles of road in ODera-
tion some people think they are in-
tending to beat the Eddy road to
White Oaks.
This point will be a fine location for
a smelter when the railroad gets here
as we have an abundance
of all the fluxes and fuel and Mp.iln
labor is cheap.
White Oaks N. M '
Curley Sullivan's Bond.
Curley Sullivan who has been con
fined in the county jail for some weeks.
made application to Judge Walthall
this morning by his attornev. Jav
Good to have his bond reduced.
The court complied bv fixing the
bond at $300. and stated that if th
prosecuting witness did not soon put in
an appearance he would make a
further order concerning the case.
Deed Filed
The Campbell Real Estate On. t.nH.
deeded to Eliza C. Mitchell in consi-
deration of 8250 lot 1 four feet of lot 9.
of blook 241 of Campbell's addition. .
What might have been a serious ac-
cident occurred about 4:30 Saturday
evening. Mrs. Cooney tha wife of Mr.
John Cooney well known in El Paso
was the subject of quite a serious acci-
dent and runaway. Mr6. Cooney had
just returned from El Paso and was in
the act of leading her horse which is a
fine animal very spirited.up to a hitch-
ing post when he broke and ran for
the stable about 40 yards distant
throwing Mrs. Cooney down tangling
her in the rein and after dragging her
a short way both wheels of the buggy
passed over her body. The buggy was
pretty badly broken up; but Mrs.
Cooney luckily escaped with only a few
bruises. Her many friends in El Paso
are pleased to learn that she got off
with such a few bruises after passing
through what might have been a fatal
accident.
Captain Juan Hart.
In the Harper's Weekly which
reached the city yesterday there was a
fine picture of the Cuban commission
and in a very promiaent place is Cap-
tain Hart. The likeness is not as good
as expected but many of his friends
think that it is very much like
him.
The S. P. train from the west is re-
ported eight hours late.
HAZEN S. PINGEEE Rep.)
Governor of Michigan.
Marriage License Issued.
County Clerk Pitman tnriav
license of marriage to T. S. Heady and
Mrs. A. Fowler.
A few weeks a?o Briircm s ntn.i..
ham of Cincinnati gave G0.O0o tn ?
university of Cincinnati for the ejec
tion oi a buildm?. and now A v
Wormer. of Cincinnati h
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