El Paso Times. (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. NINTH YEAR, No. 108, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 9, 1889 Page: 2 of 8
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TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
COMPRISING THE LATEST EVENTS
HOME AND ABROAD.
AT
Steamship Arrivals-Mexican News—The In-
terstate Commerce Commission — The
Fire Fiend—A Sun Dance—Sale of
Trotting Stock -A Kansas Cyclone
—The Investigating Com-
mittees — Railroad Ac-
dents.
Stexmaliip Arrlvalni
LtvHRt'Ooi.. Miiv 8.—Arrived—steamers
City of Home and City of New \ ork.
S'rlki) Spreading.
Bbrms. May 8.—The strike among the
Wibors »f Westphalia is spreading. The
military in the disturbed districts have
been reinforced. *
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Emma Abbott.
New Yon k, May 8 — Emma Abbott
will build a monument to her late hus-
band at a cost of $85,000. When site
dies her body will be cremated aud her
ashes placed in the same tomb.
The Ml*«li>g Treasurer.
Boston. May 8.— lvrewolf, treasurerof
Hoyt's "Brass Monkey" Company and
who skipped with $50,000 about a month
ngo, has been heard from in Washington
Territory.
MenMige of Condolence.
Sr. Petbrsbuko. May 8.—The czar sent
a message of condolence to the widow of
Count Tolston. lie says his successor
will be a man animated by the same
principles that controlled the course of
the late minister of the interior, and who
will continue his work.
Mexican News,
City of Mkxico, (via Galveston), May
8.—Work on the Inter-Oceanic Railroad
is progressing rapidly aud will be finished
to Vera Cruz and Matisae in less than a
a year. The Central branch from Aguas
CalieWe to San Luis Potosi will be
finished this month.
The seditious priests of Guanajuata are
undergoing trial.
The Pallium Couferred.
New Ohdhans, May 8.—The Roman
Catholic cathedral w»s crowded this
morning upon the occasion of conferring
the pallium upon Archbishop Jan-sene by
Cardinal Gibbons. Solemn pontifical
mass was celebrated. At the conclusion
the archbishop was invested with the
pallium with the usual imposing cere-
mony!
The Interstate Commerce Commission.
Washington', May 8.—The Interstate
Commerce Commission devoted todays
session to thet hearing of representatives
of western railroads in the matter of
mileage allowances on cars furnished by
shippers, car companies, individuals or
connecting lines,etc Between forty and
fifty railroad men were present, The
general allowance was found to be three-
fourths of a cent per mile, though some
of the great meat companies have been
allowed one cent.
the northern part of Piatt county yester*
day, extending over the eastern portion
of Stafford and up into Rico county. The
district over which it passed is sparsely
settled, and but for this fact the loss of
life and' property would have been terri-
ble The cyclone first struck a spot five
miles southwest of Stafford, and for miles
in a no theasterly direction left nothing
but a barren waste strewn with wrecked
houses and barns, trees aud fences, and
here and there with bodies
of dead and crippled stock.
I'be only person killed outright
was Win. Crawford, whose neck was
broken by flying timbers of bis bouse,
which was totally demolished. N.no
other people were fatally injured and
about 20 or 30 others more or less injured.
As soon as the news reached Stafford a
mass meeting was held and a committee
organized to carry on the work of reliev-
ing the distressed in a systematic way.
way. More than 100 people are left
homeless, without food or clothing.
The Investigating Committee*
San Fiuncisco, May 8—The senato-
rial committee to investigate the comuier<.
ical relations of the United States with
Canada rcached here last evening.
New York, May 8.—The Senate com-
mittee on investigation of the working
of the Interstate Commerce law aud
Canadian roads, doing business in this
country resumed this morning. First
witness called was President Charles
Francis Adams, of the Union Pacific.
Adams thought the Interstate Commerce
law in many caess cruel, those who
obeyed it jlost, those who evaded it
profited. "1 should like, however, to see
it universally obeyed and given a tair
trial," and since January 1, 1 really be-
lieve the law has been better obeyed than
ever before. I know for instance large
shippers who heretofore practically die-
atcd their own terms can do so no longer.
The Interstate- Commissioners I think
are doing good work. The greatest Ser-
vice the commiss'oners could do railroads
in general would be to prosecute some of
the ('{Tenders. Nothing would have a
bM'.cr fleet on the situation. Adams
the.) v that the common railroad law
between y .aath n»d the United ^State
and Iegah'7 d i- ' ng would bea goods
thing and would tc d to bring about a
solution of the present troubles in ref-
erence to Canadian roads.
"If you think the interstate law a goo I
thine who does all the opposition come
from?" asked Senator Blair.
You just remember the country has
been built up on a system of distributing
which the interstate laws sliake to the
foundation. The long and short haul
clauses gave in effect to smaller cities
many of the advantages heretofore ex
clusively enjoyed by larger cities, and
the consequence is in a city like San
Francisco the opposition is very strong.
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The Fire Fteud.
Grand Rapids, Mich., May 8 —It is
reported from a small town named Sulli-
van, to which an engine was sent from
here yesterday afternoon to help tight
fire, thai fifteen dwellings and two large
saw miles were burned. Three members
of a tamily named Brown are missing,
believed to have perished in the flames.
Svi.uvan, Mich,, May 8—Forest fires
invaded this tuwn yesterday and burned
the larger portion of it. Loss $.30,000.
Twenty five families are rendered home-
less and destitute. One hundred people
are fed and sheltered at Ravenna, a vil-
lage five miles distant.
A Sun Dance,
Ft. Curtis, Mont., May 6.—Responsk
ble parses just in from Same Dor, Mon-
tana, report a large party of I inc Ridge
Sioux, led by Grasshopper, have come
into Tongue River Agency for the pur-
pose of getting up a t uu Dance among the
ChevenueS. The Cheyennes are in sym-
pathy with the Sioux, and the Sun Dance
will certainly he held unless the ludiaus
are overawed by the presence of a large
body of troops. The Crow outbreak of
last summer had its origin in a Sun Dance
gotten up by Grasshopper and held at the
same place.
Duty on
Washington, May 8.—Secretary
Sale of Trotting Stock.
New York, May 8.—The sale of trot
ting stock from Senator Stanfords farm
began today. Attendance was good,
I'rfcc very satisfatory. Among the earlier
sales were the following all by Election-
eer Stallion, nine years, to Miller and
Sibley. Franklin, Pennsylvania $220.
Cla.issa. two years. M Douligtery. New
York $2,050. Leit i two years, M. Mil
ler and Sibley, $1000. Com three years,
A J Feck Syracuse, New ) ork, *..>00,
two year old filley; Steel, Phd«tlelphi,
$1000. Alva, five years, Robert Steele,
81350. Yearling colt, Sue Electricity,
tshUn.1 Brothers. Milwaukee, $13,>0.
Cam.
Win-
rtoni today gave ft bear ng to pers uis
interested in the question of dutablc
Character of Canadian built cars used
in the transportation of merchandise
between Canada and United States
Doints. A number of gentlemen repre-
stentinK American roads were present aud
rnwke In opposition to the proposed propo-
sition of duty on the cars in question.
They represent that these cars bad been
admitted free of duty for the past twen y
vears, and any charge in practice would
result in great damage to domestic intei-
rsts and loss by the exaction of duty on
these cars would amount to many thou-
sand dollars.
A Kansas Cyclone.
Hutchinson, Kan., May 8.—A wind
Btorm which has been raging for the last
SV culminated iu » cyclone in
Hull way AccideiiU,
Cleveland. O , May 8.--The smoker
of a north bound passenger train on the
Valley road, which was due here at 2:30
this afternoon, left the track as the train
entered the city limits. It turned to the
right and collided with a car loaded with
coal. There were fourteen passengers
in the smoker at the time, two of whom
were instantly killed aud four painfully
hurt. Half a dozen other passengers
were bruised and cut, but not seriously.
The front end of the smoker was demol-
ished. Til-killed, are: E. D. Obert, of
Akron, Ohio, and son of a wealthy coal
operator, and George J. Kemp, of Cleve-
land, a traveling salesman.
Kalamazoo, Mich. May 8.—A switch
engine going at a high rate of speed
dashed into a street car containing seven
ladies and two men, as the latter was
crossing the tracks at the West Main
street crossing of the Michigan
Central Road this eveninir. The driver
was unable to get out of the way and the
helpless passengers were hurled to a ter-
rible death. The street car was carried
almost to Academy street, pieces flying
in all directions, the human freight being
mangled iu a frightful manner. Those
in the car were: Mrs. Alexander Had-
dock, Mrs. M. E. Wattles, Miss
Gertrude Ti'lotson, Mrs. Geo
Smiley, Mrs. Middleton, Mrs. Van-
antwerp, Mrs. S. A Gibson, Mrs.
Jonathan Barnes, Mr. J. C. Lull and Dr.
Sutton. The first six were killed, two
being found dead in the cattle guard, one
in the creek near by, two on the track
and Mrs. Middleton died an hour later.
She was thrown in the roadway. Mrs.
Gibson was injured in the head and side,
and Mrs. Barnes was bruised badly. The
male passengers escaped. The driver
escaped by jumping. The gates at the
crossing where the accident occurred are
not used between 5 110 and 7 p. ni., the
gate keeper going home at that time
This cuxtoni nrobably deceived the
driver, who was a new man, and proba-
bly supposed the gates would of course
be down if an engine was coming.
Chattanooga, May 8.—Information
has just been received of a collision be-,
tween a freight and passenger on the
Cincinnati Southern near Glen Mary last
night. Both trains were .badly'smashed.
The passengers were unhurt, but three
trainmen were badly injured, one killed.
The American Delegate# Give a Dinner.
Berlin, May 8.—The American dele-
gates to the Samoan conference gave a
dinner nttbe Kaiserhoff, this evening.
Count Herbert Bismarek and Sir E. B.
Mallet were among the guests.
A Butchers' Combine.
Albuquerque, N. M .t May 8,—The
meat inspection law of New Mexico has
caused a combine of butchers to be
formed in this city, putting up the price
from 18 to 25 cents a pound retail, and
the same rates who! sale._
Wind anil Itntu.
St. Paul, Minn., May 8.—The storm
which has been gathering force since last
Saturday, readied its culmination yester
day in a gale, blowing at a velocity vary-
ing from "twenty to thirty miles an hour.
A similar gale was reported from all over
Dakota, Minnesota and Manitoba, and in
some easts considerable damage is feared.
At Manitoba offices telegrams have been
re ceived from 23 different stations on
the line which have unanimous testimony
of actual damage done by the storm was
very light and has been over estimated
Wherever wheat has been sown with
drills no damage has been done. In few
instances « here the land nas been sum-
mer fallowed, or was of exception dly
light nature, the crop had been injured,
but these rare cases can be repaired by
reseeding. With the wind came the de-
sired rain, wbirh in many cases lasted
four hours and penetrated the ground for
several inches. The benefit i» greater
than the damage could possibly be. Re-
viving rains continued toduy and every
one rejoices.
Special Bargains
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House-hold Furnitue
CROCKERY, GLASSWARE, ETC.
For til© Next SO Days
209 SAN ANTONIO STREET.
Agricultural College.
Washington, May 8 — W. O. Atwater,
in charge of the work at experiment sta-
tions established by the agricultural de-
partment, is preparing a bulletin which
will be published this year giving a
sketch of the progress of education in
agricultural colleges and schools. It is
acknowledged that the purpose for which
agricultural colleges were established in
several states, and to which the govern
ment contributed by liberal grants of
land and money, has not been realized
The colleges do not educate men
for piofessions and the tendency
jpf their teachings has been to
draw young men from farms instead of
litting them for work on them The
curriculum in most cases is to expensive
for the average farmer's son to meet.
The consequence is that the class for
whom the colleges were assigned have
received almost absolutely no benefit
from their existent e. In connection with
the State University of Minnesota the
agricultural school was opened last fall,
the course of study comprising tw>> years
of twenty-four weeks each. A graduate
of the common district schools of the
state aie qualified to euter, and they are
taught practical things of farm life, in
addition to the literary branches of learn-
ing. The school had been opened but a
few weeks when its accommodations
were all takciij while the agricultural
college has been struggling along for
an existence for years, with barely
enough students t > form a single class.
At the Indian and colored .schools at
Hampton, Virginia, arc supported by the
government, even more course of aggr'h
culturil instruction is pursued, and
QUICK MEAL
GASOLINE ANT) GAS [STOVES
OUR MAXIM
"Small profits and Quick Sales."
Momsen & Thorne,
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
Challenge Windmills.
No. 76 & 78 South Oregon Street,
R. CAPELS
L. HAMMER
Capels & Hammer
Contractors and Builders,
EL PA80. TEXAS.
Founil Dead in Bed.
Ai.nt'QVKJtqt'E, N. M . May 8.—Walter
T. Logan, a member of the stock firm of
A. L, Morrison Sons & Logan, was found
dead in his bed on Sunday morning last
at the ranch of the firm in the southeast
part of Apache county, Ar'zona, Mr.
Loirsn had beoii differing for several
days from a felon on his hand, and he
procured a small amount of morphine
to alleviate his pain. When
he retired Saturday night bo
took several doses of the drug to his
room and it is supposed that inadvertant-
ly he swallowed and overdose with fatal
results. He was a son of Thomas A.
Logan, of Cincinnati, Ohio, one of the
most eminent men at the Ohio bar. His
aunts. Olive and Celia, arc well known i
the journalistic and theatrical world
He was a lawyer by profession, but was
for a time on the staff of the Albuquer-
que Democrat. He was only 80 years
old, married and had one child. Ensign
Logan, *.vho was drowned on the Trenton
in Apia harbor, was a younger brother.
nearly one bundled pupils engaged in
it. The experiment stations of the dc»
partment are located at all these places,
and because of tle|great practical benefit
accruing, the bulletins will strongly
advocate an extension of the systems.
Secretary Rusk is also deeply inter
ested in the establishment of short- winter
courses of lectures to young men on
farms, ori topics n Isting to the successful
conduct of their labors.
The l.aat ltound.
Chicago, May a.-Ttie cases of JlrntU
erick, Bauereisen and Coding, the "Q"
dynamiters, came up in the federal court
today and on motion of the district at fori
ney the indictments were stricken from
the docket, the defendants having been
convicted in the state courts. Bowles
and Smith were indicted at the same
■time, but who turned informers and were
allowed to go on their own recognizance
This is the final step in the great fight of
last year between the Burlington Road
and the Brotherhood of Locomotive En
gineeis.
STAR STABLES
FINE LIVERY
UNDERTAKING.
Blacksmithlng, Woodwork and Carriag
L Painting Neatly Done
Wagons, Buggies, Etc., [Bought and Sold
M. A. DOLAN, Prop'r
McAlester Fuel Co
Wholesale Dealers In The
Celebrated McAlester Coal and Coke,
Anthacite,Blacksmith and Cerrillos Coals.
A. W. SPENCER, ILocal Manager
Room 3£Bronson Block. "> t •' 11«11 N
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El Paso Times. (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. NINTH YEAR, No. 108, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 9, 1889, newspaper, May 9, 1889; El Paso, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth503481/m1/2/: accessed April 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Abilene Library Consortium.