El Paso Times. (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. Seventh Year, No. 141, Ed. 1 Saturday, June 18, 1887 Page: 1 of 4
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J'A M. LUOMis. w. «. MeLACBTJiSlt
Lsoomis & McLaohlen
Real Estate and Insurance,
LANDS, &c.. &c.
San Antoni6 Street, - - El Paso Texas.
-o-E\ Paso's LatestEnterprise.-oH|
KOHLBERG BROS.
j"LA 1NTERNACI0NAL" Cigar Factory turns but only
Spanish hand-made Cigars of the finest Mexican
and Havana Tobacco.
SEVENTH YEAR. NO. HI
EL PASO. TEX4S. SVUCRDAJr HOUSING. JUNE 18, 1887,
OFFICIAL
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PAPER OF THE COI-KTY
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& CROSBY. HEWS RII.
Real Estate Brokers.
Have for Sale :
Grazing Lands in large solid bodies.
Farming I ands in any sized tract.
City Lots in all parts ol the City.
Mexican Grazing and Mining Lands a specialty.
Examine and Perfect Titles to Land,
Furnish complete abstract of Titles of El Paso County.
Caln or address
' ENNIS & CROSBY,
ROOMS 3 AND 4 BRONSON BUILDING.
Mexican Curiosities;
Twenty Lives Lost by the
Burning of n
Si t aint-r.
A CYCLONE
In Dakota Destroys J? 100,000 Worth
of Properly—A Bridge 'Jives Way
inn! Fatally Injures Sixteen Persons
—Another American Colony In
Mexicu,
li*K and Wax Figurei.
b by the Altec Indl na,
Mexicun Uuyx fr .m l'uul>U", Mexico. In bright col rs, Unci)
• - ■ - • hiaic by native Indians, »nd
i Stxik in the Uu t« I -Hates f»r Mexico
ur<lri Pottery from Guailnlajara, made
fhe Largest vaaortuient iv
Indian Feat er Work on
Aticiciit ami .Modern Styles, — - , .
polished l>y th • liiduui* frMltfre • fmvelry, i.i G fid ana silver,
many other thing*, la I and Examine.
W. G. Walz
friliST NATIONAL IJASK BUILDING,
na,
EL PASO, TEXAS
EMERSON & BERRIEN
EL PASO, TEXAS.
FTJf^JSTITTTIR/E,
Mattresses and Curiam* made to order. Prices lower than elsewhere. Largest
Stock in the Southwest. Determined to sell.
Pianos, Organs,
SEWING MACHINES.
TO RENT
AND SOLD ON SMALL MONTHLY PAYMENTS.
AND SHEET MUSIC,
Toys, Notions, Fancy and Sporting Goods, Etc.
Small Musical Merchandise of all kind...
W. G Walz.
! AND 2t El. PASO STREET,
EL PASO. TKXAS.
EMERSON & BERRIEN
U2STI3 ERTAZEES,
. JtsuiSP.
Full ami complete line of tiietiilie and cloth covered Caskets, Collins. Umiei-
lakers, Hardware trimmings; shrouds, etc. Embalming made a specialty. Best
and latest Improvements employed Work done In this line guaranteed. Orders
by telegram will receive prompt attention at no extra charge.
KT, PASO, TKXAS
Kl. PASO STREET,
,t. F. Johnson.
John Julian.
FSTABLISliUB IWtii.
JULIAN k JOHNSON,
Wholesale Liquor Dealest
VAL HLvTZ VlKvNA IIEKR.
Sole Airents for
* MILWAIIKKK.
WIS.
E. E. RUSSELL
FURHITURE AND CARPETS!
EL PASO STREET, EL PASO, TEXAS.
EXAMINK OUR STOCK BEFORE YOU PURCHASE.
The Swan Failure.
dsnvkh, Jiiue 17 — a Cheyenne, W'yo
uiling, .pedal in ilie News eav.: Apeli-
itun wu» lilt U by A. II. Srtali Willi the
clerk ol the cuui I )cstenlay which pla-
cet I he li. w I'uUjoiis SWuii assignment ill
a new ph re. the petition cues ihai
two year* ago the llriu of Swan Bros,
was tti.rih one million dollars; that
Shrinkage in values caused lliehno bor-
row large sums ol mom y, w Inch fort seu-
ing their inability to pay. and
in order to save their creultor
they mude an assignment to A. U. Ueel
ami F iV. Lutraiitz; tint rue twenty
days time allowed by law 10 tile with
the assingitees a statement ol m-setS unu
iinbiililes w as loo fhort, and not wish-
ing to place the allium of the partner-
ship In u tangible shape ihey issued a
trust deed on their properly to Kra«-
nias Nagle. Uriiveiloubis having arisen
as lo the legality of thin step the peti
tioner now auks that the partnership
ot Swan Brotliars b« unsolved by the
court and a receiver appointed to pro
teel the property. The petition also
states that ihe aosets of the 11 rm are
$7o,000 in Iowa unit $tiU,ni)ulu Wyoming;
the liabilities r-aching jSiot'.uuu. The
couri granted llie peliiion antl appoint-
ed Erasmus Nogle as r. eelver with n
bond of $25lt,UoO. It la how thought
thai ihtt business ol the bankrupt lirui
which has been in a terribly mutldy
condition is assuming shape for settle-
ment.
No New Developments.
Chicago, June 17 — i here were no
new orfeii'iiiiotial developments in the
atiairs of tlie borsted wheat clique to-
day and none expected. Kersnaw has
got no more lunii- and will not get any
more. The w holeiill'iiir now becomes
so entangled between the Fidelity bank
of ( iliciniiati and I he, American Kx-
chaiige National tiank here, iliat what-
ever funds should come heie would
probably he swallowed tip without do-
ing anybody in the irj.de much good
The a tl>iirsof C J Kershaw & Co. are
so desperate that Egglision, special
partner whose li.-tt>iltiy asgeiieralpartiiei'
is claimed, is putting n s property out ol
bis hand-, and attachments and injunc-
tions will prohald) lie gotten out against
hull to-day. The cash wheat will come
on the market, so the panic of price" is
over Armour rent lo all bank* Inst
night offering to relieve them of what-
ever cash wheel they n,-l '. They all
returned tne answer llull iliey had no
Cash wheal for s >le. to d did not exp ct
to have any. Only t|iie small lot has
been sold so'far aidiliitfwa* gobbled
up i fl'lh.- market Wheat om*iietl stea-
dy at 73| for.lillt'. The brokers iu the
pit are careful to pick mil men whom
tlicv do hii-ine-s with and pay one
fourth more to get the luuuesof rich and
strong houses. From 7^} for July wheat
went to 73.
K. S. NEWMAN,
G. T. NEWMAN.
S. W. RUSSELL
Real Estate and Commission Agents,
NEWMAN & RUSSELL.
Rooms 10 & 11, State National Bunk Building.
Town Lots' and Valley Lands. Special attention paid to Mexican Properties
Correspondence Solicited.
1
STAR STABLES
west overland street.
Finest Livery in the City
t'e ed and s a l e s t a 15 l e s. 0 o 1! r a l attached
M" A. DOLAN, Proprietor.
EVERYBODY'S BENEFIT.
On July 1st . our annual stock taking will occur and
we therefore b»g to am ounce our yearly clearance sale, in
order to reduse our stock as much us pos-ible from now to
that date 1 iberal discounts will he allowed on almost every-
thing and yp-< iai ii ducements will be offered in our Dry Hoods
and Gent's Furnishing and Car.p ;t Departments. A'l remnants,
odds and ends, bmken packages &c.. amongst, which will be
found some of our most desirable f^ods. will be sola at bar-
•ains. Ladies and Gentlemen don't miss thi< opportunity to
w wh-tt you ne°i at chetp r pricps than ever before. Come
arlv ^nrl eet first c^oi- e. L- B. FKKIHHB.T1I U> &TO.
Twenty Lives Lost.
Chicago, June 17.—The steamer
CtiHinplain burned last night off Cbar-
lerolx, Michigan Eltfhl or it'll penons
were ilrowned In uiteiiii tlng to swim
ashore from Hie hurivl"g !»<••«t The boat
was running ten miles an hour when the
11 lines Mid iehli shot up beneath tlieen-
g ne. diivinir Hie eiiuliiei t from Ids po>t
with his clothes on lire The aim ill wii"
given and the sleeping pa-sengers
aroused, ai d in ten tuiiuiies from the
time she ciiuithl lire th" passengers were
all compelled to jump into the lake.
The siew ar'i S»VS ihere Were tlfly Seven
pn>6enife's on It'oa-d Including tile crew,
of this number t wenty are known to he
drowned and seven unaccounted for.
These saved floated an hour and n half
when they were rescued by yawl and
llshliig lioats fr'in the ►Itoro. Several
sated were b dly burned, Seven bodies
have already been recovered. The
Champlain was valued lit $10,000.
The sharp Case.
Nmv Yohk. June 17.—m Hie Sharp
trial to day Thomas lirown, bookkeeper
for Heed A Cormlek iu January and
February, lxs5, te-tiileii to having re-
eelvid sums of money from Fullgraffat
various times. Brown was succeeded
by Francis H. Stetson, a lawyer, who
acted as counsel for Sharp In relation to
the pa>#age of the railroad act in 1S84.
ile waa succeeded by Colonel Hllss.
Several other witnesses were examin-
ed without clieit'ng antllilng («f Inter-
est, then came a sensation In the tes i-
motiy of tVul. I,. PntlK engrossing
clerk of the assembly in |h<|, while the
general railroad bill was in Ids poMrston,
that year, lie was approached by
.sharp who wanti d some «ords Inserted
In the bl,l. Po'tle ililnks these words
were "Broadway ami Fifth Avenue
railroad." lie Said If I would li.gert
the word" he would po down st«lrs and
deposit $.i(K) wlili the clerk In I he Bal-
den. When I refn«ed. Sharp offered Io
give me $.").0(lll if I would brinif him the
original Ijnpy «,f the 1)111, I told hint I
could not entertain the i reposition. In
reply to tlie ipieS'lon P»ti|« said tne
reason he had not exposed this attempt
st hrlherv wns because he did not Want
to be mixed up In any trouble.
means he was located at Salem and
arrested last nlghl. The identification
is said to b« complete, even to the soar
on the foot. An Indictment has been
found A requisition will be at once
taken out and oUlcers sent lo Oregon to
bring Craodall to Buffalo. In ilie mean-
time he wit' he held In Salem as a fugi-
tive from justice,
The Battle Flags.
Washington June 17.—Otllclal rec-
ord of the presentation of the battle dag
proportion to the president consists
of the following leiter from Adjutant
General Drum, and its endorsement by
Secretary Endieotl:
Washington, April 30.—lion. Win. C.
Endicott, secretary of war:
Sir— I have Hie honor lo state there
are now in tills olllee etor>-d iu the hi tic
rooms of the building a number of Union
flag*explored in action, bin recovered
on the fallofihe Confideiacy .nil for-
warded lo the war d.'parioient lor saU
keeping together " lib a number of con-
federate H»gs. which fortunes of war
placeo Ill our hands dor ng the late
civil war While in the pasi no favor-
able action has been lukcu on
the application properly sup-
ported for the return of the
Union lings lo organizations
representing the survivors of the mali-
lia in the service of the yoveinineiit, I
hen lo cubiiiii that it Would lie a grace-
ful act to anticipate future requests of
ihis nature and venture to suggest the
propiletyof returning nil flags, union
mid confederate, to the iintiioilHes of
the respective states and regiments of
which bore these colors,were organized,
for such llnal disposition as they may
determine. While in all of the
civilized natlonj of the old word tro-
phies taken In wins against foreign ene-
mies have been o»rafully preserved and
exhibited as proved mementoes of glo-
ries. The wise have have always ex-
cepted from ibis rule the evidences of
the past interoescine troubles which by
appeal* to the arbitration of the swotd
hav" disturbed the peaceful march of a
people to Its destiny. Over
twenty years have elapsed since
the termination of Hie lute civil war.
and many pioiuinent I aders, civil and
military of the late Confederate states,
areno" honored representative*ol the
neople in the national councils or in
oilier eminent positions, lend ibelr ale
ami talents to it wire administration of
attain, of the whole country, m il the
people of the several slates composing
the union are now united In treading
the broader road to a glorious future.
Impressed Willi this I lim e Hie honor to
submit ihe suggestion made in tills let-
Id for the careful consideration It will
receive at your hands.
Very truly yours,
It. C Diu'.m,
Adjutant General.
The endorsement of the secretary's
letter is as follows: •
Wur Department May IS.
The within recommendation ia ap-
proved by the prebideni, am! Hie adju-
tant general will prepare leiiers to the
governor*of ihose stale* wiione iroopa
carried their colors and fiats now In
thW department, now in offer lo return
llieni as herein pr, posed with the histo-
ry of each Hag, Hie circuillSJai.ces of its
emit lire or recapture.
(Signed) C. S. Evmeorr,
Secretary of War.
Balloon A<ccn«ioii.
St. Louis, June 17,—The World and
Post-Dispatch'* balloon whs cut loose at
ililsevening hi Sportsman park. In
thenar are four men, A E Moore,
areomuit; Professor J. Doughty,
photographer; Edward Dully, W.rlil
coirespondent, ami Prof, s-or II. Allen
'Hazen, of the signal servi e bur, au
Altliougli lacking sand for lal-
iast there is sulllcient tem-
porary weight In freight, such
as eight pounds of wider. IllO
pounds of provisions, heavy clothing,
phoiographical and observing instru-
ments, Twenty carrier pigeon from
different stations in Missouri were also
taken on, one of which will return with
messages this evening, and oilier* will
be liberated during lo-morri w. Pio-
fes<or Ilazen suvs the current of air of
the altitude of HJOdfeet Is north east, at
IMkM feet ll Is almost directly east.
It Is wllliin power of the aereonaut
to ascend or ilecend to these currents as
lie desires antl tlu reby choose his comae.
They Will avoid Hie great lakes and h.v
to-morrow evening expect to hod in
Massachusetts ami Nctv Hampshire;
Dktiioit, June Is, 1 a. in.—'lite New
York World's balloon passed over tills
city about midnight When last seen
tit I o'clock It was going west north-
wen.
Editor United
at Dublin
Ireland Kweivwl
With Much
Enthusiasm.
MEXICAN AFFAIRS.
$250,000 Hie.
Stock IIoi.m, June 17.—The damage
caused by the tire at i.ulen, Sweden on
the fifteenth Instant amounts to$250,UW),
Amnesty Granted.
Amstkuihm, June 17.—Amnesty ha*
been granted to alt persons Who were
Ojticerncd in the riots here in July last.
Jubilee Uuesls.
London. June 17.—The kingofOreecc
and the king of Denmark arrived in
London to-day to participate In the
queen's jubilee.
The Federal Government Will Not In-
terfere Except to Preserve Peace—
Parnelll>in and Crime—The (Jueeu'a
J obllee Goe sts..$J 50,000 Fire- .More
Troops.
ParnelILsin and ( rime.
London, June 17.—Hugh O'Donnel,
ex-vice-preSidclit oflhe Home Kule con-
federation, writes a letter lo the London
I iuies from Cologne to correct what be
c.al a that paper's misstatements In re
gardlothe alleged connection of I'ar-
nel|i*m w ith Irish crimes generally and
particularly, lis chatgu that Parnell-
itea were guilty of complicity in the
crimes committed by Frank Byrne,
O'DoiuielUays Byrne old not owe his po-
sition In the lund'iengue to and relation-
ship he may have had with any Parnell-
iies, but that he inherited that position
from the home rule confederation, of
w hich be was a member, and he was a
special favorite of Dr Butt, the then
Irish leader, and in fncl all members ol
ihe house of commons with whom he
eauie lu contact. " His pii'tlclpations,"
he says. " In Ihe assas-Jiuttion and con-
spiracy was eowaidly treason to the
honorable members of the constitutional
organization, whose contldenca he mis-
used and whose|pollcy he emlangeied. I
believe h s wall whs only another in
stance of ihe consequences of joining a
secret society tothe curse of modern poll-
tics." The Timet,, cltllngon the
letter, accuses O'Donltell ot evading lin-
poriaiit points of Its charges and says,
•• If I'arnell supplied Byrne with money
to leave the'country the significance of
such action cannot be any caustic sub-
iletlei."
Mexican Affairs.
Citvof mkxico, June 17.—The situa-
tion In Chihuahua where there are two
rivalcongres-men and state legislatures
excites Interest here, bill it Is not be-
lieved Ihe federal g .vcrntncnt will ac-
tively interlere except, to preserve
peace. It Is said in government circles
that the matter will be settled accord-
ing to a d,.e process of law and without
resort to arms. General Pacheco. mln
ister of Interior, who tins assumed Ihe
governorship of Clohtiahu i, does ioi
appear to be hacked by tip* federal go< -
eminent, mill In palace circles It Is sa il
he Is no lonter minister of interior in d
it Is rumored that lie w I'• 1 be succeeded
liy Senor Fernandez Lent.
Wlilimii O'Brien,
Dt'ni.in, June 17.—0 Brlen, editor of
United Ireland, who arrived ut Queens-
towu to day,received anovallou. Sev-
eral deputations from various places In
Ireland, were m the I ting to greet
h I in and escort hint to the hotel. An
Immense crowd gathered In front of the
hotel and O'Brien' addressed them, lie
alluded to Ills American experience and
thanking them for their cordial recep-
tion. O'llrleo, after receiving addresses
from the deputations HiU .ificrnooirwlll
go to Cork, where he will be icndeied
the freedom of the cttv.
Only a Canard.
London. June 17.—The Hawaiian con-
sul general here nenls8 the stories circu-
lated nhout trouble having arisen in
KlngKahikua'sdoinlnionsanil Hie pos-
sible deposition of the king llcsaislhe
canards were probably pot into currency
by aknotofdisallected politic ai s.
Irish Tenants.
Dublin. June 17.—Crown Solicitor
Murphy intimated lo Ills tenants at
BO'iykethat if they renew their offer to
|iay Landlord Col.'gan XI)oO, and If -he
refuses, the government will abandon its
nrosei uiion of tenant* and decline to
furnish any further police aid In carry-
ing on eviction.
11,000 Men IMiirn to Work.
Bkifast. Ireland, June 17.—Six
thousand striking ship builders returned
to work to-day.
Blaine in London.
London, June 17.—James g. Blaine
and family reached London this after-
noon.
A Trestle Give* Way.
Cincinnati, June 17.—A construction
train fell through a trestle on Hunting-
ton's new railroad, back of Newpori,
this afternoon and fatally Injured six-
teen workmen.
Appointments.
Washington, June 17.—The president
has appointed A. D. Duff, of Phoenix,
to be register of the land olllue at Tuc-
son, Arizona.
a Uakotii Cyclone.
giiand FomK», Dakota, June 17.—i
cjchute l»*t night blew down over 21
building*, Four people were killed out
right Many others are seriously In-
jured. In ea-t Grand Forks toiirteen
business buildings were destroyed. The
total loss is $100,UUO.
ivy St
Chicago, Jun« 17— ult has been en
ten d by Jones,MeCormtek & Keiinett.
against Maurice Rosenfeld & Co , for
forty-lire thousand dollars, also for
twentv-ihree thousand dollars by fame
plaintiff* Hgaijisi C. J. Kareliaw <% Co.
Byron .1. McCleary commenced suit by
attachment ngulnst Maurice lioaenfelU
for forty thousand dollar*. W. I).Wad-
hums & Co.. requesting all parties hav-
ing ir.-;iles with ihe.nt to close Hioni out
liobert Lindhiim this afternoon secured
nn Httiichmeiit against Ewtlestoii, Ker
shsw's backer nnd will use It against
the hitter's account on the hoard of
trade clearing lioq.e,
Snid'ers and Sailors .Montiineiit
nkw havkn. June 17.—Over liK),(iOO
strangers were In the cliy today to
witness tlie exercises of ibe dedication
of ihe soldier* n»d sailor* monument at
East Rock Park. The opening exer-
cises were commenced last night will)
th' recepiion |o Generals Sherman
Sin-1 Id an Terry, ScnlMd. Slckels and
other soldiers by the iocai Grand Army
po-'s In parade 'I'his morning over
|0,ft0n men »e_r« In line. President
Dnight, of Y de college, il livered
the oien'ng nddmsand Kev. Vewmsn
Sni th the oration at the unveiling of
the luonument.
A Child ( hargeii With Murder.
Cincinnati, June 17 —At Knton,Ohlo,
the coroner gave a verdici In the case oi
Exploslies lliscovered.
Di'bun, June 17 —The customs Au-
thorities at Quecnstown in examining
the hnggiige of passengers on the
•teauier Adriatic had their suspicious
ironsed regarding the contents of a
wooden box belonging 10 a passenger
named Peter Coy. In it were founds
i umber of packages which contained s
substance which looked like explosives.
It was therefoto decided to mrestCoy
aud hold him pending tin analysis oftln
contents of the package, t'oy protested
against his detention in Bridewell. He
• ays Ills friends In America |isve him
the box of explosives to lake home si
Kos-cres,
The man arrested to day is named Troy,
not Coy. Troy affirms i lie explosive* In
his box were harmlesssk v rockets.
Ail Am rlran Citizen.
Pahih. June 17 —United States Minis-
ter McLano has demanded of M, Finn
ran*, French Minister of foreign affairs,
the release of Baron Kainon Selllere,
brother of Princess Ssgan. who was r«
cently placed In a lunatic asylum bv his
relati\es on the ground tlmt he becsmc
jiosne respectlliit fabulous fortunes he
uiiHglneo he was making In America
through business relations with Gould
and Macks,v. MeLaiie sohmltted in
formation showing Hint Baron In 18St>.
In New York declared his Intention of
becoming a nuiurallzed ciiiz«it of the
Unitud Stales and contends such decla-
ration entitles Baron tn the treatment
due an American citizen abroad. The
French cabinet w III consider the ques-
tion.
The Kidnaped Connies*.
Pakis. June 17.— The Yoltslre asserts
that Countess Campos consented togi
with the msh who was supposed to
have kidnaped her testerday. It say
the pair me now in Brus-els, The gov
ernes* of • ounlcss Compos, who was
wlih her mistress at the lime shewn*
carried away, denies that the countess
submitted willingly to being abducted
It is asserted ih»t several French noble
men assisted in Ihe at'ditcllnn. The
lover of the young lady is bedeved lo im-
ii viscount who w'us formerly secretary
to Dti': Daumali.
Judge Lynch.
Lkonaiidtown, Mil,, June 17.—Early
Oils morning a mob of fifty men took
Ben Hance, a negro aged 2X from jail
and hanged him to a tree. Tlance was
awultlng tilai for rape.
Judgment for Plaintiff.
Nkw Yohk. June 17.—The suit of
Vtadaine Flirsch against ilie National
Opera company for $7.07)1 as unpaid sal-
ary was to-day decided for the singer,
Filed.
AvnovK.ii, Macs., June 17.—The hoard
of visitors of the Ahdover Theological
Seminary to-ilnv voted tn dispense with
the servlcea of I'resldei t E C Smith
ami Professor Woodruff us the outcome
of recent Irials.
A t'oiiii itiiiiuiiiil Convention,
S.vi.r Lakk City, Utab. .1 tine 17.—The
Mormons to.iiay Issued a call lor u con-
st itiiiIonnI convention lo meet in this
city June 110. Tilt: purpose of the colt
vent ion Is to apply for statehood.
Base Bill Yenicrd.iy.
At Boston—New York !>. Boston 19.
At Philadelphia—Washington HI.Phil-
adelphia 7.
At Boston—New York ti, Boston 1.
At Haltiinoit—Baltimore ll.st. l.ouls7.
At New York—Brooklyn unit l.ouis-
vill-, and Meiropolltnns and tlncinnnti
—Postponed oil account of ruin.
At Indianapolis—lhdiahapods -I. Pitts-
burg !).
Ai Philadelphia--Athletics U, Cleve-
land 2
At Chlcugo-Chicago 10, Dctfolt 14.
, wnrranled liiiu in charging Ihe crime on
j her son, John A. Ileal, aged 12. The boy
was consigned to jail and citizens are
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Bi fkalo, N. y.. June 17.—News wsi
received hereof the nrresi ul Sncm,
Oregon, of Bryant II. Crandall, formerly
of ilulfalo, V ho disappeared trom Nia-
gra Falls April, ISMij, 11e left a note
staling lie had couimMtt il suicide. The
bodv subsequently fniind in 'he river ' talking oMvncliiog
below the falls was Ideitlilled by a scar '
caused by »n axe cut nn ihe right foot, i .tn a hi 'Mean l olony
Crand .11 belonged to th e insurance or- , San- yH lNC„(;0, ,|1IIIB l7.__«,1v U'et, .
gsnlzalions. All have mild ilie dealh ■ j)er, of Cincinnati, seilng for eastern
claim* except one In March l,*t W ,1-1 wp|W|„, concluded « purchase
llarn B Slrreta i rntiilnenf citizen of. of',wo ofUn,, ln Sonora,
Buff>lo, traveling Ini California, recog. M„X|,,0 Thfl purchase Is mad. from
nized Crandall on the Streets of Lm ; differeiu p,rli,a. rh* puwose Is to c»-
illure Troops
Laiiori:, June 17.-It is rumored that
telegrains have been receive from Lon
don ordering the Indian go\e nmei t
lo forward troops to Af-
Dti i
Real Estate.
.AND-
INSURANCE
Rooms 2 and 4, Mundy Build
ing, El Paso Street.
City Property
---AND-
Valley Lands a Specialty
Improved and Un-
improved.
WE OFFER BARGAIN's IN' :
Warehouse Property.
Business Lots on El Paso
Street.
Brick Dwellings with conve-
niences.
Four beautiful Lots on Ore-
gon street.
Improved and Unimproved
Property in all parts of the
city.
Give us a call, we can show
you pleasing investments,
ROTHSCHILD'S
Diamond Palace.
The loading Jewel y House in
the Kotilliue
The Antlioriz ti fn
Hejiairei- of W nti li
lite A. T. X >. I
I tup' y s,
l)u lyTel gittphit ' lit
220 1,1 i'aso
t.
no tor
mVC.,
li. li.
»nd
lor
(IiittlTiiiio
;i,
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Mrs, Beal. The effect of the testimony ' ghanlstan frontier, It Is also said that
order* have been Issued for Ihe coniple
lion of the railway line lo t'anahsr and
an exit nelon of the Pesharor rullicad to
J it in road.
lU.utxr* u the Ciuaraato- v^efcet PiMw»'» Anuriatioi).
Crandall on
lAllgiles, Iind on Ills return Sirret'd
etstement w-* puhtian»d and iliein.ur-
ance organization* ntonce started an !
Inve. Igatlon Cirett nr« we-e sent ail
Ms-ons and Ancient Or er .f
United Wotkmfii orga
on the phvum liope.
tablish an American colony.
, ('onreierate Veterans.
Rostov, Jnne 17.-The Robert K i^e
camp of Confederate veieraos of Rich- ,
■ ruzailo » riond. were banqueted tldt morula* io i circular i* idti
Ib tflWiranurttafll^PwiiiK^A.14. * [l*o«U>l«».
l.niidoii Go-sip
Lonion, June 17.—Blaine visited ihe
I house of commons litis evening.
The police have Issued cficuiars warn
| Ing chemists and other persons dealing
in explosive liibstances n»t toselldyna-.
, tolte compounds to any su-plclous per-
son*.
t he government lint offered 11 reward
' of £ I ,<H sil for Information regarding the
: Illegal manufacture'of dvnamlte. The
circular 1* 1 liuotfl l lentiojl wlebtlNCOe
A Sad Sulciite.
Karly yesterday morning 11 strnnger
who hits been in the ciiy but three days
shot himself through the head at the
American house. The following letter,
written just before lie commit loll the fa-
tal act,tells the touching "ton :
Ei. Paso, June 17, 1SS7.
To the Mayor :
Disaii Mtcw After 1 11 in burled send
my suichcl, wntch and pistol to C. C.
Brlggs, stution agent. Lake V.«S M. It
K„ Mirs. 1 wish for things to be sent
to my children. I am an ol I itdtii tied
mason and I mil a K. of L. memla r of
Forest, Mississippi Lodge, Smut coun-
ty. I ' alinoi get any work to do and
0i fore I will beg I will die. I have $17
or $18 In my pockctbook which will
bury me.
Yours reapertfullv,
ItoUKliT W. iittltiOS.
I leave my letters open so ton read
them. Telegraph io D. I). Brlggs, Jr.,
Meridian, Mississippi, of my death. He
will pay charges.
it. W Bniuas.
El. Paso, Texas, June IK.
D. D. Brlggs.jm, Dear tiroiher:—To-
night I commit suicide. I cannot get
any work tojlo. I would rnilter be dead
than alive. I am erazv, I know It;
therefore I. tun going 10 put an end ioioy
existence. Don'l mourn my loss. Kl-s
my wife and children for me. Tell ilieui
not to take Ii too hard. My life Is nosat-
isfact on lo him. Therefore I will die.
Your brother, It. W, Uitinos.
Kl, Paso, Texas, June 17.
Mrs. Lou Brings, dear wife; ('. C.
Briggs.dear son; V. V. Brlggs, dear
daughter; G (). Brlggs. dear son; W W,
Brlggs, ileal baby boy: This night I will
column suicide. I have been over In
Mexico ; could not get woik to do Came
back here and csnnnt get an) thing to do
hete. I have enough money to burv me.
Y'our devoted father and devoted hus-
band. It W. Baioos
, D-aiiixji I send you Wiley's plio o-
gr«ph: i kiss his picture and die. De-
voteiily, Bob,
Dkaii I.on-1 want Wiley to have my
watch. Yours, Boh.
T» Down Ihe Browns,
There Is blood In the air. A "Com-
bination''nine lias been formed, num-
bering the best players among the rail-
road men, the Wells Fargo employes
and others for the purpose o' taking the
starch out of the Brow ns, Fur the
Browns have a great deal of starch.
They think shey can beat anything
Within six hundred miles, and about
ever) body In iho city thinks so too, the
Timks with the rest. But If the ''Com-
bination" can wax the champions, why
let them. The two nines will meaaure
•kill next Sunday, The "Combination"
nine is composed as follows; Lee 1 b.
(Most Always) find what you want at
IBVIN A CO.'S, Lumps unil Fixt-
ures,' Show Cases, Soaps unci
Perfumery, Baby Buggies;
Paints, Oils and Var-
nishes, Mineral Wa-
ter, Papeteries,
Papers, <Sc.
Window
Glass,
Toilet Ar-
ticles and No-
tloiis,Wii'll Paper,
The Famous Roches-
ter Lamps, ite.', &k.. Ac.,
itc., Ac, We me lleittlijiiar-
ters for Above and Anything
In DRUGS and STATIONERY
W. A. IRVIN (fc CO.
Wholesale and Reiiiil Druggists
Stationers,
and
Kl I'ufio,
Texas,
GO TO
E. C. PEW,
hana n
f Wyo?f
THE
EL PASO SHOE
MA2T
FOR YOUk I OOT« AND <3 it op?
EL PAbO
BROKERAGE COMPA'Y
Over Ei Paso National
EL PASO, TEX,
lank
T.W.SMITH,
CITY SCAVENGER*
P O B. Ill
Night soil removed from all part* of
(hecity. Nuisances of all kinds reuioye'd
on short notice. Removal of nuisance*
' '• '■«"« »■ * i
p, Mckenzie c. Jeffriest. f. Gray o. f, ! infreting a spedattc Ml orders e"*e
Bishop i. f. TUM U Virtual tiM Yeo- citted accnrdtug»jcilyor»iimwuau*Mi
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El Paso Times. (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. Seventh Year, No. 141, Ed. 1 Saturday, June 18, 1887, newspaper, June 18, 1887; El Paso, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth502742/m1/1/: accessed July 6, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Abilene Library Consortium.