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EL PASO TEXAS WEDNESDAY JANUARY 6. 1897.
VOL. XVII NO. i
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IDSTIITA S. RAYKOLOS PRKSIDEST; M. W. FrX)CENOY VICE PRESIDENT
ULYSSES S. STEWART CASHIER; JOS. F. WILLIAMS ASST. CASHIER.
THE
FIRST
NAT
TONAL
BANK
El Paso Texas
Capital and Surplus
125000
H. L. NEWMAN Banker
W. H. AUSTIN Cashier.
El Paso
A General Banking
9T Mexican
Bullion Bought.
H. L. NEWMAN Jr. Ass't Cashier.
Texas-
Business Transacted.
Gold and Silver
Mon?v and Exchange Bought and Sold
SAFETY DKt'OSIT UOXKs FOR RKNT.
K. MOREHEAD President.
JOSEPH MAGOFFIN Vice Pres.
J. C. LACKLAND Cashier
J. H. RUSSELL Ass't Cashier.
State National Bank
Established April 1881.
its branches. Exchange
Highest prices paid or
A legitimate banking business transacted in all
a all the cities of the United States bought at par.
Mexican Dollars.
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THERE ISN'T ANY GUESS
WORK
About our shoes they are made "upon honor" by manu
facturers whose reputations are not tor sale we've got
faith enough in these shoes to stamp our name on every
pair and we are selling them at half usual profits.
PEW & SOIST Shoe Dealers.
Great Reductions
A REGULAR BASKET
STBETCHEB!
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TELEGKAFHIC NEWS
SENATOR ALLISON.
WIRED BY THE UNITED PRESS TO
THE HERALD.
The Leading' Events of the Day in This
and Other Countries are to be
Found in This Column.
Is our big Bargain of
2b b5 ot Rwerar far
$1.00
Our goods are up to the stand-
ard of the best in the town. As
a test try some of these for
Xmas. Canned Plum Pudding
I to 2 pound cans. Plum Pud-
ding Sauce ready for use I lb
cans. Prepared Pie Crust rich
and flaky. French Crystalized
Fruit. Huntley and Palmer's
f Italian Macaroons.
I J. B. Watson's
The Grocer Phone 161
Cor. San Antonio and Stanton Streets
H3T PASO TEXAS.
Joliday presents.
Not "Mow Cheap." but "How Appro-
priate" and being so appropriate
not so very dear.
READ THH LIST FROM TOP TO RflTTflM !
Having left on our hands a large stock of win-
ter goods such as Heavy Weight Suits Over
Coats and Underwear we have determined
TO CLOSE IT OUT
At prices that will move it.
Anyone in need of these articles will
save money by inspecting these values
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Mail orders receive prompt attention.
OlGlllf
House
MUN'DY BLOCK
$2750 NEW
2.501
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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 3TOT
rie 5?"ar- No matter how badly broken it is or what acci-
dent may happen within the year I KEEP IT IN ORDER.
You. Pay Once and ISTo More
"If the watch is worth repairing."
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This does not include case repairs; I also except Howard and fine
Swiss watches from tha above price but I make the charg-e proportion-
ately as low. Don't lEsty Irom Two "to
Twenty ZDOlletrS a. YEAR to keep your
watch running- when for two fifty you get an absolute guarantee by
H. RICHAKDS
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.OUIel IPSO - TEXAS
DE. KM SPECIALIST
OFFICES
CONSULTATION
Mexican
Carved
Leather
f BELTS
of
PUATCI A IMCC
IN CARD CAES
POCKE' BOOKS
I. ETC. ETC.
Washburn and cheaper Grades
Mandolins and Guitars.
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Standard and Domestic Sewing Ma-
chines. Mexican Opals Onyx and Zarapes.
COLUMBIA AND CRESCENT BICYCLES.
Indian Baskets and Navajo Blankets.
Eastman Kodaks and Films.
Mexican Art in Silver and Gold.
A B. Chase and J. and C. Fischer and
Sterling Pianos.
RE'D THIS LIST FROM BOTION TO TOP !
M G. mil COMPANY
Music Store Bicycle and Sewing Ma-
chine Depot.
Tariff' on Wool.
Washington January 6. The tar
iff bearings before the Ways and Means
committee was continued today "raw
wool" being the item under considera.
tlon. John G. Clark of the state of
Washington a member of the National
Wool Growers' Association opened.the
hearing. The necessity for protection
he said was now apparent to everyone
the experiment of free wool having
brought bankruptcy to many engaged
in the wool growing business. 'He
would not aak for an extreme rate of
duty but simply one which would per
petuate the business and at the eame
time give the growers a chance to live
Wm. Lawrence of Ohio president of
the National Woolgrowers' association
saidj he hoped the next congress would
give the wool growers a protection
equal to that given most of the favored
industries. This country had the re
quisite climate son and lands to
produce the c necessary 630000000
pounds of wool of all kinds used in this
country by the American woolen mills
To produce the necessary amount of
wool would require 110000000 sheep.
The total number of sheep now in- this
country was only 36000000 leaving a
deficit of 73000000 sheep. The domes
tic growers nowproduced about 272000-
000 pounds of wool annually leaving
some 352000000 pounds of wool still
to be supplied. With adequate pro
tection on wool the sheep stock of the
United States could within four years
be Increased so to yield all the wool
to-be consumed here. Some $70000000
was now being paid abroad each yoar
by this country for wool. But adequate
protection would give to the American
farmers this sum annually for labor.
He referred to the Wilson-Gorman law j
as most disastrous measure ever aimed
at th wool growing industry. Under
it the number of sheep -had decreased
about 3000000 annually and $60000-
000 in value in the past three years.
Today's Interview at Canton Excites
Great Interest.
Canton Ohio Jan. 6. Maj. Wm
McKinlev arried home from Cleve
land shortly before 10 o'clock this
morning to meet Senator William 13.
Allison of Iowa who arrived soon
after. McKinley and Allison were
very cordial in their greetings. After
reaching Maj. McKinley's house Sen
ator Allison and the president-elect
WILLIAM B. AIXISOX.
retired to the library for a private
talk where they remained closely en
gaged till luncheon.
The interview between the senior
senator of Iowa who has twice decided
to remain in the senate when an import
ant cabinet position had been offered
him and the president-elect who is
avowedly seeking the strongest men
for his official family is regarded as
tne most important political event
which has occurred at McKinley's
home since the election. It is claimed
the major would very much like to
have Allison in the cabinet but it is
not known that an actual tender of a
portfolio has been made.
WAR OX FOREIGN OPERA SINGERS
No Show in the Unite-1 States for Home
THE INS AND OUTS.
l'rendenthal liloek
El l'aso ami San r'ra
(Up Stairs) forner
nciseo -treets
AND EXAMINATION
Trent iil by the I'll.tTI()S l'KOCf SS. Th- latest methods for the
CUKE of i llUOT Hit' N('ll I AI. anil LI NO TKOI'HLFS.
N Eli VijITS PROSTRATION" KalllnK of the
Wooih. E.i:i!sive Mi'nsturalluti. II liberation.
'H A Itl 1 11 a:jll many other 1 ronMns npru lia" tn von in.
! l -"vu . h;um)AI or TK.KTIAKY positively
Cl'ltKI without tin; u'i;l mcrcriirv: all t'ornollcatloni
nh as Sora Throat. Uichm Sore lout'i 1' rn.l-s Fain in thu Joints readily disippuar un-
der mv treatment nil a oermanent JUliK is Gua'iiti'eed In .'aeh ease.
as I'rotr.lini; Bleeding Internal. Fxter-
Itchiiix positively UL'KEI) Without the
use of t he k-dfe or ot.le'r dansr tous remedies and T It wit bout a- y detention from busi
ness fistula L' 'eer- t l-m id the Howels positively Cl.ItKn.
Nervo is Dei.i'lty LOST M HOOD in young and middle
tit d men ri'KPi) and uerfeet M AXMOOI) restored. LTN-
NTUK v f I-sJIJA.-iiK- UUNOKUHOEA fiLRKT STH UTUKE Positively CURED
UlDITC For Symptom BJanks. Satisfactory reau.ts GUiirantta;J throurfb. my psrfect
ii mi i a
CATARRH
UTERINE DISEASES
CSNATCRU- UiS--HAIti;i-:-i and
BLOOD POISON
RECTAL DISEASES PILES a
use of the k'lft or ot.hr a;inst to1
ii ss Ritu 1 :i U 'cor- t J-n nf I m 1
PRIVATE DISEASES
DIsiJU A -liK' (ioM
for Svmntnm Hlanb
Going1 and Coming: of El Paso People
and Others
Mrs. McClure went north on this
noon's Santa Fe.
Customs Inspector Jack Kyle of
Deming has gone to Chihuahua on
special service.
13. T. Ware and wife of Amarillo are
visiting in this city with the family of
George Major.
Frederick P. Mattox editor of the
Chihuahua Enterprise is in town for a
day or two on business.
Jefe Politico Tito Arriola of Juarez
is laid up with cancer of the stomach.
He has the sympathy of many friends.
C. R. Rogers and wife are in from
Sabinal where there are great hopes
and expectations of the advent of the
Corralitos road.
Miss Meekins principal of the high
9chool returned yesterday after hav-
ing spent a pleasant week at her home
near Austin Tex.
A son of the late J. C. Burge of
Kerrville Texas arrived in the city on
Monday having been delayed from
attending his father's funeral on Sun-
day last.
George Paul the well known con-
tractor and builder left here yesterday
for Zacatecas aod Guadalajara Mexico
after spending the holidays with his
family in this city.
The Chihuahua Enterprise mentions
the following people as visitors to its
town and guests of the Robinson house
A. II. Lieitch Britton Davis and wife
C. B. Brown and J. R. Danoch.
Government Chinese Agent J. H.
Behan has been transferred to Nogales
at his own request and leaves for his
new post of diity the last of the month.
He will leave many friends to regret
his departure.
J. A. Buckler son of Judge Buckler
has removed with his family from New
York and they are now located in El
Paso. Mr. Buckler has become asso-
ciated in business with Buckler &
McCarthy of this city.
Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Hagadorn are
now nicely settled in their new home.
Avenida Paris No. .'12 near the corner
of Madrid. They have taken one of
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iwr. V71TIO. iwrs. tiaenuorn win oe as
home to her friends the first Tuesday
of each month beginning next Tues-
day January oth. Two Republics.
Dr. Shields an eminent physician of
Tennessee says: "I regard Ayer's
Sarsaparilla as the best blood-medicine
on earth and I know of many wonder-
ful cures effected by its use." Phy-
sicians all over the land have made
similar statements.
In the Senate.
Washington D. C. Jan. 6. There
were not a dozen senators in the senate
chamber today and when the chaplain
offered the opening prayer the galle
ries were almost deserted. The report
of the secretary of the navy relative to
the cost of construction of armor plate
was presented and referred.
An adverse report from the commit-
tee on foreign relations on the claim of
John S. Waller United States consul
at Madagascar for damages by reason
of his arrest and imprisonment was
presented and indefinitely postponed.
The resolutian offered by Senator
Call of Florida in relation to the con-
demnation of Julio Sanguilyl an Amer
ican citizen by the Spanish authorities
in Cuba to perpetual imprisonment in
chains was taken up &nd Mr. Call ad-
dressed the senate. He first spoke
of Govin a United States citizen in
Cuba who the newspapers reported
was arrested tied to a tree and cut in
pieces with machetes by a squad of
cavalry as it rode past. Reverting to
the case of Sanguilly Mr. Call read
from a statement to the effect that
Sanguilly also an American citizen
had been guilty of no offense whatever:
nothing had been or could ' be proved
against him.
The senate at 1 :30 p. m. went into
executive session.
After a short executive session leg-
islative business was resumed. The
bill to amend the act repealing the
timber culture laws was taken up and
passed.
Bryan Warmly Received.
Lincoln Neb. Jan. (5. The Lans-
ing theatre was completely filled to
day when the state bimetallic confer-
ence was called to order. When 'Bry-
an arose to address the assembly the
applause was deafening.
Bryan said the warm
corded him prompted
phase an old faying 1
have run and lost than
run at all."
He reviewed the campaign from the
Chicago convention 'till the close of
the polls and said it showed a great
gain to the silver party since "J4 and
believed with some effort there could
be no question of the victory in 1000.
Bryan declared that corporations
should not be permitted to contribute
funds for election purposes. Such con
tribntions were a direct violation of
corporate charters. He said
that while the doctrine of bi-
metallism had been defeated at the
polls it bad made many republicans
hope bimetallism would be secured
before the next presidential election
Some friends feared the republicans
would manage to steal bimetal-
lic thunder but if they had
' a desire to steal it he
j was ready to place his thunder
uoon the front porch where it would be
within easy reach of thieves. Mr
Bryan spoke for nearly an hour and at
tne close tne audience rose and gave
him three hearty cheers.
l!ryau in Chicago
Omaha Neb. Jan. (i. Bryan left
this afternoon for Chicago to attend
the banquet tomt rrow night in Honor
i ol Jackson's birthday.
In the House.
Washington. Jan. 6. Grosvenor of
Ohio offered resolutions in the house
today calling upon the heads of the de
partments to explain why they had not
responded to the resolution introduced
in May last asking for certain infor.
mation regarding the operation of the
civil service law. Mr. Grosvenor's res-
olution was adopted without division.
The house then went into committee
of the whole for further discussion to
amend the Loud bill regulating the
tariff.
Vuit for the Time Being:
Harrodsburg Ky Jan. 6. The
attempt. to capture the toll gate raiders
proved fruitles and Colonel Gather
n command of the militia received in
formation that the raiders decided to
postpone the attempt on account of the
severe weather. Accordingly the
troops were withdrawn.
The toll gate raiders are citizens of
Meyer county who object to the system
of paying toll on public thorough
fares.
Flood at St. Louis.
St. Louis Mo. Jan. 6. The rise in
the Mississippi river continues at the
rate of nearly an inch per hour. River
men predict the flood will go 27 feet
and it is feared an immense loss to
property will result. Two hundred
people passed Monday night in terror
and hardship. Some in tre-is and oth-
ers on cabin roofs.
reception ac-
him to para-
'Tis better to
never to have
Victory for the Post-Dispatch.
St. Louis Mo. Jan. 6. The su
preme court at Jenerson Gity today
decided the case of Jones vs. Pulitzer
for the control of the St. Louis Post-
Dispatch in favor of Jones. Pulitzer is
editor of the New York World.
A Good Thing; to Hurry.
Washington D. C Jan. 6 Sena
tor Cameron's resolution recognizing
the independence of the Cuban repub-
lic was discussed at this morning's
meeting of the senate committee on
foreign relations.
Eight People Cremated.
Roberval Lake St. John Que
Jan. 6. The convent at this place was
destroyed by fire last night and Moth-
er Depositaire and seven nuns perished
in the flames. The cause was a Idmp
upsetting.
Sugar on the Rise.
New York Jan. 6. Speculations
on the stock exchange opened today
firm and higher. Advances in prices
ranged from I to 8 pir cent with the
latter in sugar which rose to 1.10?.
Vice Consul Springer.
New York Jan. G. The son of
Joseph A. Springer United States
vice consul at Havana arrived nere
this morning will remain two weeks
and then goes to Washington.
Colorado Legislature.
Denver Jan 9. The Colorado
legislature met in biennial session
today and the house organized by
electing E. W. Hurlbut of El Paso
county speaker.
ilaceo Alive.
The Paris edition of The New York
Herald states that it can guarantee the
accuracy of news which it presents
that Antonio Maceo is still alive.
A January thaw is always more
productive of colds and coughs than a
January freeze. Then is the tiuia
Ayer's Cherry Pectoral is needed and
proves so extremely efficacious. Ask
your druggist for it and also for
Ayer's Almanac which is free to all.
EL PASO STEAM LAUNDRY.
TelephWd 4T.
Talent Until a Change Comes.
Music lovers in the United States are
wakintr ud to the cold frigid fact that
American vocal talent has no show in
this country for the simple and very
sufficient reason that American audi
ences have been taua'ht to bow the knee
to a foreign joss in the shape of foreign
opera and coucert singers until things
have come to such a pretty pass that
after an American girlj has spent
several vears abroad expended thous
ands of dollars in building up her voice
6he returns home to be welcomed and
appreciated? Oh no. unsophisticated
reader don't vou flatter yourself. She
returns home to find the public the
American public have no use for her
because forsooth she is not a foreigner
with an unpronounceable name as long
as a string of maccaroni and because
she has not won the applause of Euro'
pean audiences. This wrong headed
notion has been diligently fostered and
encouraged by Jean de Reazke. the
noted Polish baritone-tenor who in
addition to being possessed of a nne
voice has shown himself a marvel in
his ability to wheedle and bambooze
the public: and surrounding himself
with a coterie of supporters commonly
known as stars the ungodly out lit have
been completely successfull in weeding
out all opposition in the shape of Amer-
ican competition. But fortunately this
is a country that calls for fair play and
we have a time honored motto "Give
every man a show;" and when we say
man we mean woman also.
By common consent America is
noted for its fine female voices. Then
why are they not heard in opera and
more in concert in this country? For
the plain reason that the de Reszke
outfit have so manipulated the market
that it is next to an impossible thing
to give the American girl a chance to
show herself. Even Nordica strong as
she is has proven no match for the
Polish boss and is now forced to go
concertizing about the country on her
own hook instead of appearing in
grand opera in the larger cities as she
is so well qualified to do. Mow the
shrewd Polish tenor has so wrought
upon the American public that he has
been able to command financial returns
from three to five times what he would
receive in Lurope: and tne same tning
holds true of the . foreign singers whom
he has so successfully succeeded in
foisting upon credulous America.
Melba can not get over 1000 francs a
night in Paris and then only for a few
appearances wmie in trie united
States she asks and receives from
$1000 to $2000 for a concert appearance
or as the New York Musical Courier
ays "1000 francs in Paris; 10000
francs in America downright shame
less robbery of the public and sure to
make opera again a failure. Then the
Courier further states that Jean de
Reszke who receives 1000 francs per
night in Paris is assured 0250 francs a
night in the United States and 25 per
cent on all sums received at the box
office over and above a stipulated sum
making it on attractive nights -sometimes
as high as 15000 francs for a
night;" five francs making an Amer
ican douar.
Then continning the Courier says
"the result is the locking out of all
students of music from the opera:
ostracizing from operatic study all
poor and struggling musicians; banish
ing from the opera all persons except
those who have millions and go for
fashion and those who must sacrifice
all other amusements in order to pay
tribute to these foreign cormorants
who despise America and its toadies
and are right in doing so." After
further moralizing the same authority
observes truly enough. "Why should
we continue to send our children to
Europe when the tendency is directly
against us as ideal artists from the
very fact that there is no ideal ap-
parent with the foreign teacher except
filthy American lucre." "Under the
dictatorship of de Reszke all Amer-
ican music has been completely oblit-
erated in the entourage of the metro-
politan opera house. Not even in a Sun-
day night concert is a there a particle
of a show for an American work or an
American song. We are overwhelm-
ed with a suffocating foreign incubus
that stiiles every effort to rise to the
dignity of self assertion. The tributes
paid by the press and the adulation ot
society make public heroes of people
whose duties should oe relegated as
they are in Europe to the simple work
to ba done before the footlights. In
this terrible state of affairs the very
kernel of all our future work is des-
troyed and we see nothing ahead ex-
cept a dismal career for native or
resident musical aspirants." Ic con
cluding one of its striking editorials on
this matter: the Courier says; "Why
not then as a tiual conclusion or reme
dy close the opera for good: let the
foreigners go home to their native
haunts and let take some time for
the readjustment of our musical affairs
in order to rebuild them on an intel-
ligent basis?"
The Musical Courier through its
bright editor-in-chief Marc Bluroen-
berg inaugurated this just and right
eous war some months ago acd with
persistency and indomitable patience
worthy of the highest commendation
he has mapped out and is carrying out
a great campaign in favor of the
American girl as against the foreign
singer wiio nas crowaeu ner eo oadly
to the wall thanks to the thoughtless
truckling unpatriotic American pub
lie: and the Musical Courier deserves
the hearty cordial support of every
American paper. It is gratifying to
notice that Reginald de Koven in the
New York World is appreciating the
Courier's position and is "lending a
helping hand." So is the Boston Trans
cript so is the New lork bun so are
other quick witttd papers and there is
just hope that ere long the entire
American press will be raising such a
hue and cry on the heels of this foreign
contingent these vocal Hst-ians these
Polish mercenaries that the American
public "will take a tumble to itself
to quote the vernacular or as Sam
Jones would say "quit its nieanne:
and come to a just realization that we
have just as good singers in the United
States as thev hve in Europe.
(Jo it pird! Go it Blnmenherg old
boy! Keep up your lick for the Amer
ican girl and the American nag: and as
the late lamented John Phoenix Squi-
bob would say ''Long may she fumi
gate:"
Needeil an Electric Street Railway.
Zach White Al Lamour and other
enterprising members of the street
railway corporation are strongly in
favor of an electric system for El Paso.
In fact Mr. While has made a trip to
Chicago with the special idea of look-
ing into the system of electric street
railway operation -acd returned pretty
well loaded with how the thing should
be done. The promotors" 'of the idea
desire to have a belt line around the
city and a line to Fort Bliss and there
are reasonable hopes of their plans be-
ing carried out.
Attention has been called to the
Denver system where the tracks are
narrow guaged but the cars are of the
standard width. This results in less of
the street being taken up and gives
the cars a neat trim yatch like
appearance as they sail through the
streets: a sight much more pleasing to
the eve than the squatty dry goods
box appearance of the cars set on broad
guage trucks. An objection has been
offered that the Denver cars must nec-
essarily be unsteady but experience
does not bear this belief out.
The idea of oelectric street railway
conveniences for El Paso will be pushed
Washington Doing-s.
Washington Jan. 6. The senate
joint resolution requesting the govern
meet of Great Britain to pardon Mrs.
Florence E. Maybrick as an act of
magnanimity reported on adversely at
the last session was taken from the
calendar and indefinitely postponed.
The president has signed an act-
hmeuding statutes relating to drama-
tic copyrights.
If an atttempt is made to refer Ca
meron's Cuban resolutions back the
committee on foreign relations will
make a bitter fight to prevent it.
Senatorial Nomination.
Harrisburg Pa. Jan. 6. Hon.
Boies Penrose was nominated in both
houses of the legislature today by the
republicans for United States senator
and ex-Lieutenant Governor Chauncey
Black was Bominated by democrats.
After nominations the house adjourned
until Jan. ISth.
The Masons of Chihuahua were not
behind the Masons of the City of Mex
ico iu celebrating the feast of St. John
the Evangelist says the Enterprise
President Diaz presided in the city.
Gov. Ahumada precided here and
spoke lovingly of his brother Mason
the p're'stdeat-
Rev. Morrison Expelled.
Many Christian people who listened
with pleasure to Rev. H. C. Morrison.
of Lexington Ky. in this city last
summer and the previous year will be
surprised and pained to learn that he
has neen expelled from the Methodist
ministry for preaching holiness. Rev.
Morrison is one of the strongest
preachers and sweetest spirited men in
the church: be has been faithful to his
church and is doing a wonderful work
for his Lord. He is going ahead
preaching and having marvelous suc
cess wherever he goes and has more
ca.lls for his services than he can fill.
He commences a meeting at Denton
January 17 and will hold several
meetings in Texas this year.
It was Mr. Morrison who made the
address on John Wesley at the laying
of the corner stone of the new Trinity
Methodist church in this city an ad-
dress that proved one of the best ever
delivered in this city. There are many
t.1 Paso people who will not think any
the less of Mr. Morrison because of the
severe treatment accorded him.
Fatal Vessel Collision.
Baltimore Md. Jan. 6 The steam
er Howard from Boston collided with
tug Job Wilson in Patapsco river this
morning. The tug sank and the en
gineer and steward were drowned; but
the captain and five others were
picked up.
Confessed a Horrible Crime
A special to the St. Louis Republic
from Birmingham Alabama says:
Four of the five train wreckers in jail
here today confessed to the formation
of a fiendish plot to wreck and rob the
Southern railway's fast express from
Washington D. C at McComb's
trestle twelve miles east of this city
on the night of December 19 and the
confession leads to the belief tthat the
same gang removed the rail which
wrecked the Birmingham Mineral
train at Cahaba river bridge causing
the death of twenty-six people and
njuring eleven others on December 27
although those under arrest are vet
silent to this wreck.
Collis still on Deck.
Collis P. Huntington has a corps of
engineers in the held making a pre-
liminary survey for a railway from the
port of Alvarado south of Yera Cruz
to the port of Salina Cruz on the Paci-
fic coast and if he can secure an ad-
vantageous route will ask the govern
ment for a concession for the purpose
of operating the line in connection
with the Pacific mail steamers thus
doing away with the present Panama
route.
181
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