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KOHLBERG BROS.
TOBACCOS
Intematianal Cigar Factor;.
LOOMIS & McLACKLEH.
REAL ESTATE | INSURANCE
No. 215 San Antonio St.
Eighth Year, No. 288.
El Paso, Texas, Wednesday Morning, December 5, 1888.
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CLEVELAND'S MESSAGE
AND WHAT IS SAID OF IT BY BOTH
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And Republican Congressmen—The House—J
The Senate—Cepitol Notes—A Wo-
man as a Defaulter—A Cor-
ner on Nails—Incen-
diaries Killed.
The Henato.
Washington, Dcc. 4.—Id the senate
the various annual reports, including that
of the secretary of the treasury, were
presented and appropriately referred
Numerous bills were introduced and
referred, including one for the construc-
tion of two steel rams to be armed with
heavy rifled dynamite guns, and one for
the constuction of two steel cruisers to be
armed with dynamite guns.
Frye at 12:30 moved to proceed to the
i onsideration of the Union Pacific settle-
ment bill-
Mitchell opposed the motion on the
ground that be had no time to examine
the report. It was a mutter that should
be looked into.
Teller also favored its postponement
as he had no opportunity to investigate
the subject.
Fryc said the matter vras a very familiar
one to the senate.
A select committee had been appointed
early last session to consider it and de-
voted much time to investigation. The
committee found that the Pacific railroad
company and Central, could not be con-
nected on acccount of the difference in
the conditions and capacities, therefore
the committee unanimously reported a
bill touching the Union Pacific only, the
report had been made in writing and
had been printed as long as July. The
bill (he thought) could be disposed of in
four or five morning hours.
Plumb said there was no particular
reason for haste as the debt would not
mature for nine years. In the present
temper of the public mind and in view of
some promises rather recently made,
there were some obligations resting on
the senate to discharge public business
before it took up anv matter of a private
concern. In bis judgment the bill would
require a good deal of debate, without
saying what might eventually become of
the bill- He thought It would be found
one of rather more importance than the
Benator from Maine seemed to thjuk. He
therefor# moved if there be atf, spare
time between now and 2 o'clock the sen-
ate utilize it by taking up the tariff bill
at once.
On motion of Allison the substitute
tariff bill was then taken up for consid-
eration.
V»nce said the democratic senators
who bad amendments to offer to the to-
bacco section (first in substitute) were
not prepared for them to-day, but would
be to-morrow and therefore asked post-
ponement until 2 o'clock to morrow.
Agreed to and then adjourned.
The Home.
Washington, Dec. 4—The speaker
itiKl before the house the annual reports
of the secretary of the treasury and
comptroller of currency, which were ap-
propriately referred.
Leave was granted the committee on
appropriations to sit during the session
of the house.
A resolution for investigation into the
purchases of real estate by the commis-
sioners of the district of Columbia was
referred to a committee.
MacDonald, of Minnesota, presented a
petition of the citizens of north Dakota
for immediate admission iuto the union
of south Dakota and Montana, and for
the consideration of the conventions in
north Dakota. Washington and New
Mexico. Referred to the committee.
Kilgore said that in his opinion con-
gress exceeded its authority in using the
money wrung from the people by taxing
to erect monuments in Maine, or Texas,
or Colorado.
Breckenridge said there were upon the
eallendar twelve bills for the erection of
monuments throughout the country. The
appropriations contained therein aggre-
gated 1275,000. It seemed to him that
the government was going into the mon-
ument business rather at wholesale.
McMillan, while expressing his rever-
ence for the memory of the revolutionary
heroes, entered his protest against the
general government's "going into
states for the purpose of erecting monu-
ments.
Spinola, of New York—Whilo he wa»
opposed to extravagant public expendi-
tures, he felt it his duty to Support a
measure which would transmit to coming
generations the memory of one of those
men who underwent hardship and suffer-
ing in order that the republic might bo
created.
On demand for the previous question
the vote stood yeas HI, nays 40. No
quorum. Call of the house was ordered
and 205 members responded to their
names.
The question recurring on the demand
f#r the previous question, again no
quorum voted, The opponents of the
measure resorted to dilatory tactics to
compass its defeat. Several ineffectual
roll calls were then had and finally Ding-
ley yielded to Mansure tooffernn amend-
ment locating the monument in Wash
ington. The previous qUf.gtion WH9 or
dcred on the amendment and the third
reading of the bill. On Mansnr's amend j
ment the voto stood yeas 60 nays W, 00
quorum uD(] more calls followed. This
proceedure wag continued until 5 o'clock
when under the order adopted last session
the house adjourned.
Clev«l»n<Ts Mew**#.
Washington, Dec.4.—Following are
nmong the congressional expressions on
Cleveland's message. ,
Upringer Democrat Illinois, eaid. "It
i« as stoitf» on the tariff question as the
last one, though not so explicit. It is a
good paper.
Congressman R®*d> Republican of
Maioe. "a year has brought about'great
changes. Then it was condition,' that
confronted us, and not» theory and now
apparently its'tbeory and not condition."
Senator Ingalls, Representative of
Kansas. • 'pregident Cleveland's imper-
turtability j8 entirely too perfect to result
f om self control "
Congressman Boutelle, Republican
of Maine, ''it is the old straw threshed
again. The message is weary, stale, fiat,
unprofitable."
Senator Gorman, Democrat of Mary-
land. "It is * very interesting, states-
manlike document."
Congressman Foran, democrat, of
Ohio—"The president has consented to
let wool alone this time. If he had been
so discreet before the republicans
would oot have the next president and
the next house."
Capital Note*.
Washington, Dec, 4—This morning
the senate finance committee
briefly considered the tariff hill which
Alliaou announced yesterday he would
call up to-day, »180 informally had under
consultaVion ghermau'8 bill to declare
unlawful trust8 and combinations in re-
straint of trade and production, reported
with amendments to the senate in Sep-
tember.
William H. Heald, of Delaware has
been appointed examiner of national
banks for Oregon and the territories of
Washington, Idaho and Montana.
Senator Allison, of Iowa, denies the re
port that he has been offered the secre
tanrahip of the treasury by Harrison.
Representative Stone, of Kentucky,
to-day introduced a joint resolution pro-
posing an amendment to the constitution
providing that the president and vice
president be cbosen every fourth year by
a direct vote of the Pe''Ple. One section
of the bill forbids the holding of any
local or state elections, except for mem-
bers of congress, on the day get apart for
the election of president and vice presi-
dent. Electors for president and vice
president to be chosen on the first Tues-
in November. m
'he receipt of the news of the result
of the rccount in Charleston. West Vir-
gin*. by which Anderson, democratic
candidate for congress from the third
district. i8 given a majority of 17, end
the election 0f Fleming, democratic can-
didate for governor is said to be assured
d'J not disturb the republican leaders
80 they gay. They assert that their ma
jority in the bouse in the fifty-first con-
gress -with the West Virginia delegation
solidly democratic, wilLbeflve. The
only apparent effect of the West Virginia
news was to slightly strengthen the sen-
timent among republican members in
favor oT holding an extra session soon
after the beginning of the administration.
11 conceded that Harrison will make
h'8 action in this matter conform largely
to the wishes of the members elect.
Three senators. Plumb, Berry and
Dolph, and Representative McRea to-day
introduced bills similar in their provis
ions to allow persons who have abandon-
e(* or relinquished their homestead to
make another entry. The bills intro-
duced to-day provide that any person
who has settled on the public domain,
who has not yet perfected title thereto,
8U(1 who may not be enabled to subsist
on the lands by reason of drought, whole
or Partial destruction of crops, sickness.
etc-. may take out another homestead
eDtry in place of the abandoned claim.
Incendlftrlei Killed.
•JanesviuJ*. W. Va., Dec. 4.—The
t(?»n was nearly destroyed by fire Friday
n,ght, with a loss of a hundred thousand
dollars. Yesterday Henry q Ballon, one
°f the heavy losers, charged Daniel C.
an<l Berry Craig with setting the fire.
La«t night the Craigs were killed.
a Corner on nm,.
Pittsburg. Dec. 4.—Thomas g. Bowie
®. Co., iron broken, bought 56,000 kegs
°' bails within ten days and have practic-
>llV complete control of the market.
A Bald K«o»>ber Leader In
yHBiHOFiUM*. M°. Dec. 1—Deputy
Uuited States Marshal Burns arrived here
Ms morning having in charge Cal Silsby,
the notorious Bald Knobber, arrested for
iniimldaiinc » government witness,
"enry IUgsdale of Texas county testi-
fied in a Bald Knobber case and Silsby
ftt»d his gang took him from his house,
Gauged him to a tree until nearly dead
8«<i then whipped him b-uta!ly • Rag»-
dale is still confined to his bed.
A Woman M a DeUalter.
Uahkishuho. Dec. 1.—Miss Balet-
K. Page, who has long been head clerk
'n the revenue collector's office in this
c'ty, has become a defaulter for $000 and
left to^n- She disappeared Thurs-
day, and Friday her brother, formerly
deputy collector under the-Arthur admin
ration, was horifled to receive a letter
from her, mailed iu Philadelphia. In
which she t,1Ht sl>o had goue away
to escape trouble as she had lost $000 of
government money in speculation, f he
"Peculations had been going on for a
y<4ar. Her bondsmen made good the
"•mount.
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
THE WHITE CAPS HAVE INSTITUTED A
REIGN OF TERROR
In Southern Ohio—The Railroad Trust Falls
Through—A Necktie Party—A He-
roic Act—A Memorial to
General Harrison
A Suicide.
Troy, N. I'., Dec. 4.—-Theodore Hazel-
hurst, past grand commander of the grand
coumandry knights templar of the state
of New York, shot and killod himself
this morninf.
A Memorial to General Harrison.
San Francisco, Dec.4.—The executive
committee of the state board of trade to-
day adopted a memorial to General Har-
rison asking him to select one member of
his cabinet from the Pacific coast.
An Heroic Act.
ScaoiiARiK, N. Y., Dec. 4.—As the
fast mail whizzed through Herkimer this
morning two girls were on the track and
in danger. Flagman Wolver rushed to
their rescue and saved them, but he him-
self was killed.
A Priase Fight.
Nkw Vobk, Dec. 4.—Jack Fallou and
Tom Lee. of Australia fought ten rounds
Queensbury rules, with three ounce
gloves in Brooklyn last night, and Fallon
got the decision, although impartial
spectators were on the opinion that jus-
tice would have been done both men had
the referee made it a draw.
Clothing House Closed.
Dknvbr, Dec. 4.—The clothing house
of J. S. Dreyfuss was closed by an at-
tachment against the stock to the amount
of 133,400. The stock is claimed to be
worth $60,000 with $20,000 book ac-
counts and outside of J. V. Farwell and
the Duck Brand company of Chicago,
the remainder of the creditors are Color-
ado houses.
The Hajtlan Affair.
Nkw York, Dec. 4.—Captain Ramsley
of the United Btates cruiser Boston has
come ashore. He says from inquiry on
arrival at Port au Prince iu regard to the
seizure of the steamer Haytian Republic,
he found she had been selling munitions
of war, going up and down the coast car-
rying insurgents. She was taken by a
Hatyian man of war and condemned, ap
parently in the regular way.
The Railroad Trait Falls Trough.
Nkw York, Dec. 4.—It is officially an-
nounced this morning that all negotia-
tions for a settlement of the railroad
troubles west and southeast of Chicago,
have been broken off and the great clear-
ing house plan fallen through. Tne com
mittee. headed by President Withdrow,
of the St. Louis & San Francisco road, is
still in existence, but has not yet consid-
ered any new plan. The failure of the
clearing house scheme was caused by the
opposition of President Hughett, of the
Northwestern railroad.
Naval Militia.
Nkw York, Dec. 4.—Aaron Vander-
pool, chairman of the naval reserve com-
mittee of the board of trade, has distrib-
uted a circular seeking information and
suggestions touching the feasibility of
establishing a naval militia for the United
States by legislati re enactment. Among
those communicated with are General
Schofleld, Admiral Porter. Governor
Fitz Hugh Lee of Virginia, Governor
Gordon of Georgia, General Beauregard
of Louisiana, Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jay
Gould, C. M. Depew, Claus Spreckles.
DreUman'a Record in Boston.
Boston, Dcc. 4.—In connection with
an El Paso. Texas, dispatch of to day to
the effect that William F. Dreisman has
has instituted a suit against the United
States government for $293, as his share
of the reward offered for the capture of
Jefferson Davis, and which he claims
never to have received, an evening paper
says: "The records of the Suffolk pro-
bate court show that W. F. Dreisman
died in 1878, and the inventory of his
personal property shows that he had an
United States treasury draft in his pos-
session for <293. There is nothing to
show where he belonged, and James
Schoaler, his administrator, has no recol-
lection of the case."
The White Caps
Cincinnati, Dec. 4 —The excitement
about the White caps in Southern Ohio,
notably in Brown county, continues and
iB kept alive by numerous and startling
rumors. The facts are, however, that
only two persons have been whipped yet,
the last victim being Adam Burks, of
Sardinia. But notices, written in red
ink and bearing frightful devices, are
plentiful and all over the country. It iB
easy to see that practical jokers can ma-
terially assist in this business. It
is said the authorities will make
extraordinary efforts to punish
whoever may be guilty of this crime.
Juss now a troublesome state of affairs
exists in Cleremont county, growing out
of an effort to drive colored children out
of the schools Some children were
forcibly ejected and their parents went
before the grard jury and g>ive testimony
iu the matter. Since this the houses of
these colored people have been assailed
after nignt with stones, windows and
doors broken down. In some places col
ored children sro guarded to and from
school, and an unwholesome feeling per-
vades the neighborhood.
A Necktie Party.
Canon City, Colo., Dec 3.—Geo.
Witherili, who was charged with the
murder of Charles R. Mickin near this
place about a month ago, and who was
also charged with previously killing two
men of this state, arrived here from Den-
ver this morning to stand trial. At this
time, 11 o'clock p. m., several hundred
citizens are on the streets armed with
shotguns and revolvers determined to
take Witherili from jail and lynch him.
The sheriff is trying to keep the mob off
on the plea of having a very sick child.
Should he succeed in keeping them off
to-night the citizens say it is only a mat-
ter of time when they will get him
Harry Perdu, another murderer confined
in the same jail, will likely suffer the
same fate as Witherili if the mob gains
possession of the prison.
A special from Canon City, Colorado,
says . At 4 o'clock this morning 20 armed
men succeeded in effecting an entrance
to the jail, overpowered the sheriff and
tore down the steel cage in which With-
erili was confined. The prisoner broke
up his bed and with a portion of the
frame knocked several of the mob down.
Three shots were fired by members of
the party and Witherili fell to the fioor
with a shattered shoulder. He was im-
mediately carried without any sesistance
a short distance and strung up to a tele-
graph pole, and the body left hanging
until daylight this morning, Witherili
never said a word after he was wounded
FOREIGN NEWS.
CANADIAN PRESS COMMENTS ON CLEVE
LAND'S MESSAGE
The Parnell Commission—The House cfCcm-
ntons—The House of Lords—The
Irish Bishops Obey the
Papal Rescripts-
Two Deaths
Two Death!).
St. Petrksburo, Dec.
Chestakoff and Minister
are dead.
4—Admiral
E. J. Martins
The IrUh Bithops Obey.
London, Dec. 4.—The correspondent
of the Chronicle telegraphs that the Irish
bishops have sent a letter no the pope,
announcing their full adhesion to his last
papal rescript.^
The Italian Frtis.
Rome. Dec. 4.—The Reformareferring
to President Cleveland's message ap-
proves of the suggestion that laws relat-
ing to naturalization of immigrants be
revised, although five years was sufficient
when the union did not contain sixty
millions inhabitants it was now unsufli
and appeared most indifferent as to his i l'ial many immigrants abuse their
* : Piifhto >n nffOP tf\ AQAano Hnhoa t/wno.l
fate. Harry Perdue, another
confined in the jail, was not molested.
The crimes for which Witherili!
is accused are four in number. !
In 1872 he murdered his employer, a;
sheep man named Wall. He was arrest- j
ed and sentenced for life but pardoned
out a year ago. In September he started
from Ironton, a small town in the south-
ern part of the state for Silverton with
two acquaintances. Witherili arrived at
Silverton with the teams belonging to
these men, but they were never seen or
heard of. There was no evidence to con-
vict him of killing the men and he was
never arrested. Witherili went from
there to Pueblo, sold his horses and be-
came known to Charles McCain. The
two started from Pueblo for this place in
October with two teams belonging to
McCain for the purpose of hauling ore.
The next heard of Witherili was from
Denver, where he was attempting to sell
the teams. He was arrested and Mc-
Cain's body was found a week after-
wards buried in the sand between here
and Pueblo.
ujunierer | rights in order to escape duties toward
the motherland, especially military ser-
vice. This state of things causes serious
inconvenience.
A Foolish
Lkxinoton, gft.,
Mother.
Dec. 4.—A
negro
woman locked her three children in a
house and went visiting. During her
absence the house burned aod the chil-
dren perished.
Waahtngtou Territory's Vote.
Portland, Ogn.. Dec. 4.—The official
cauvass of the Washington territory vote
for congressional delegates shows Allen
(rep). 26,291, Voorhees (dem), 18,920,
Greene (prob), 1,127. Out of 14 district
attorneys in the territory 10 republicans
were elected. In (he legislature on joint
ballot the republicans will have 28, dem
ocrats 3. independents 2.
Kight Hoar* a Day.
Reading, Pa., Dec. 4.—The Philadel
phia & Reading Railroad company post-
ed notices this afternoon notifying their
employes that on and after to-morrow
eight hours will be a days labor instesd
of ten. There will be a proportionate
reduction of wages. The cause of the
reduction of hours is due to the suspen-
sion of the coal mines, and all persons
connected with the coal traffic will als<>
be reduced to eight hours. This will en
able the company to keep all its men cm-
ployed, but at shorter hours.
~ COMMERCIAL. "
monkv and meta1jj.
Nkw York, Dec. 4.—Money on call
easy at 2i@4 per cent; prime mercantile
paper, 15(86}.
Copper—Dull ;nominal;lake, December,
17.35.
Lrad—Closed easy; domestic, 3.70.
Tin—Steady and more active; straits.
22.00
Silvkh— Bar 93}.
stocks and bonds.
Boston, Dcc. 4.—Closing prices of
Atchison & Topeka first 7's, 1.20; dito
land grant 7'b, 1.18; dito railway, 54};
Burlington & Qukcy, 5J; Mexican Cen-
tral, common, 12$; dito bond scrip, blank;
first mortgage bonds, 63|; San Diego
Land Co., 21.
wool,.
Nkw Yohk, Nov. 30.—Market active
and strong; domestic fleece, 80@38c.
catti.k and shkkp.
Chicago, Dec. 4,—Cattle—Receipts,
8.000; market weak; choice beeves,
3 00@5.55; steers, 3.00@4 20;stockers and
feeders, 1.80^3.00; Texas cattle, 2.80
@8.85; western, 3.00@4.00; cows, bulls
and mix ;d, 1.10@2.85.
Shkkp—Receipts, 5,000; market strong;
natives, 3 50(35 10; western, 8.55@4 50;
Texas, 2.50@8.40.
Kansas Citv, Dec. 4.—The Live Stock
Indicator reports:
Cattle—lteceiptB, 8,000; shipments,
1,500; market weak and slow; 10c lower;
good grass range scarce: the supply
is mostlv canners and feeders; good
to choice corn fed, 4.40(®4.90; common
to medium. 3.15@4 15; stockers and feed-
ers, 1.50@8.20; grass range steers, 1.50(<$
2.80; cows, $1.00@2.80.
Shkkp — Receipts, 605; shipments,
none; market strong for best; common
Blow and weak; good to choice mut-
tons. 8,60(§8,80; cjmmor »o medium, 1.50
@3.00.
Hoaaeof Lord*.
London, Dec. 4.—In the house of
lords Lord Ashbourne moved a second
reading of the bill providing for an ex-
tension of the land purchase act.
Earl Spencer introduced an amendment
and made a speech in which he attacked
the salient features of the bill. His
amendment was defeated without di-
vision.
House of Contaiona.
1 IjONDON, Dec. 4.—In the commons this
evening Lord Randolph Churchill moved
to adjourn debate in order to discuss the
sending of troops to Saukim. He said he
believed that the government was going-
against the sdvlce of high and rcsponsi
ble military authorities, for the end was
a mere hand full of British soldiers ex-
posed to the risk of an encounter with
Soudanze, and Stanhope, secretary of
war, defended the action of the govern
m^nt and the motion was rejected.
The Canadian Pre**.
Tohonto, Dec 4.—Globe (Liberal) re-
ferring to President Cleveland's message
says, Mr. Cleveland is not deemed as
most presidents have been, to be regard
ed as a man of the past, but has a great
future before him. He does not appear
to share Senator Sherman's opinion that
the Bcheme of unrestricted reciprocity
between Canada and the United States is
impracticable, but his^expressions in this
respect are vaf.ue and guarded. Once
more Mr Cleveland reiterated that the
rejected treaty was just and honorable to
the United States. With the demo-
cratic party committed to that opinion
the republicans can have little
difficulty in entering upon a uew fisher-
ies convention practically identical with
that which the senate so recklessly
threw out. A remarkable feature of the
message is Mr. Cleveland's repetition of
his former statement that in his opinion
the draft treaty of February last supplied
"a satisfactory, practical and final ad-
justment upon a basis honorable and just
to both parties of the difficult and vexed
question to which it related." Notwith
standing the president thus avows that
his opinion of the treaty is un-
changed, we fiud in the message
no reasonable explanation of his recent
remark, but a change of policy shown in
tiis demand for increased retaliatory
powers.
The Empire tministerialist* Kays: Pres-
ident Cleveland seems more inclined to
make another attempt to secure the use
of our fisheries, our territory and our
railways, and in fact getting everything
possible from Canada, while yielding
little in return and retaining their own
freedom and action, rather than showing
any great disposition for friendly
equality.
The Parnell Commlnion.
London, Dec. 4.—Before the
commission to ds* v man named
here testified that uy means of
they would burn his house and
lighters assaulted him and his family, he
was compelled to swear loyalty to the
league and that he would leave the em
ployment of a farm then under boycott.
Another witness, O'conner testified that,
Qeoge Faris and John C'onnell induced
him to join the inner circle of the league,
saying it was a fine thing be a soldier of
Parnell's, that he would get little for do-
in^ almost nothing. The circle which he
joined was known as "The boys." Wit-
ness took part in a moonlight "expedition
of "the boys," carrying guna
and revolvers Timothy Horan, secre*
tary of a branch of the league, paid wit-
ness and nine others six shillings each on
the occasion of one outrage. Timothy
Uarrigan promised to pay witness and
others their own price if they could se-
cure the election of one McSweeney
member of the league as a poor law
guardian. He instructed them not to
kill the voters, but only to frighten them
greatly and c»mpell them to sign votinj
papers Those who refused were coerce
and compelled to sign. Harrington paid
witness seven pounds. All members of
the inner circles belonged to the leairae.
Membership in the league is essential to
membership in "The Boys."
Parnell
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