El Paso Daily Herald. (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. 20TH YEAR, No. 1, Ed. 1 Tuesday, January 2, 1900 Page: 1 of 8
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20th YEAR NO. 1
JPRICE 5 CENTS.
jORE ONE
FOR BRITAIN
IN THE NOME
DISTRICT
THE KID'S GOLDEN DAM CASE A MOUNTAIN
SECRET TOLD GATES DECIDED MYSTERY
EL PASO TEXAS TUESDAY JANUARY 2 1900.
I French Victorious
r the Boers At
j Colesburg
Vs IN ENGLAND
heerfulness And
Newspapers An
pporfunity To Crow
a Bit
M
LONDON Jan. 2. The following re-
port from General French occupying:
Colesburg was received at the war of-
fice today: "At 3:30 Sunday morning
after a night march I occupied the
Kopja overlooking West Colesburg.
The enemy's outposts were completely
surprised. I shelled the Boers laager
the enemy replying vigorously; but
later belne sileuced he retired north-
' ward where he occupied a hill.
"Boers werp also southeast of Coles
burg toward tha junction. Our posi-
ian cuts the enemy's line of retreat
la the road bridge. A force of 1000
Boera with 2 gu&s is report 3d to-be
returning to Norval's Pont on Orange
river.
"Our casualties were 3 killed and
several wounded."
Gen. French's victory has caused
the greatest enthusiasm aud furniehes
the newspapers a chance to print more
pleasing head lines than have been
seen for some months. While it is re-
cognized that Frenoh's success is not
one of vital importance materially the
sheering effect of it is salutary after
the depression caused by the string of
British defeats. Military experts
unite in praising French's operations
1 welling particularly on the rapidity
with which be moved and the fact that
he did -not attempt to storm an im-
pregnable position. The success of the
cavalry in the flanking movement is
seized upon as illustrating the ad-
vintage of a large mounted force.
NOT SUCH A BIG VICTORY.
- London Jan. 2. The Times in a
second edition prints a special dispatch
which says that Gen. French i9 hold-
ing the Golesberg waijoa bridge but
has not enclosed the town. The Boers
have been scattered from their posi-
tion. The enemy numbered from 5000
ta 7000 men.
ANOTHER BRITISH VICTORY.
Cape Town Jan. 2. Lieutenant
Colonel Pitchers has defeated a Boer
command at Sunnyside 30 miles north
west of Belmont 6 tat ion which is north
of the Orange river on the Cape rail-
road. His official reports say he took
forty prisoners. The British losses
were two killed and one injured.
GALLANT BRITONS.
Cape Town Dec. 31 (Delayed in
;ransmiesion). The force under Cap
tain Gold worthy left Dorderecht Cape
Colony today and successfully encoun-
tered the Boers relieving a small par-
;y of British who bad bean hemmed in
ind cut off during yesterday's engage-
nent at Lafuschanger's Nek.
Captain Montmorency resonnoitering
esterday north of Dorderecht met a
stronger force of Boers than expected.
The Boers opened fire and the British
Marvelous Stories Of Wealth
Told By the Cape
Postmaster
How He Knocked Maher Swung Open And New Government's Complaint Dis- The Sierra Madres Yield
Out In the Fifth Year's Greetings missed And the Iniunc- Evidence Of a Foul
Round Began tion Dissolved Murder.
HE IS WORTH MILLIONS A CORKSCREW PUNCH AT THE WHITE HOUSE THE COMPANY WINS A MINER DISAPPEARS
Yea. Ten Of Millions No!
Counting the Gold
Back Of the
Beach
Indianapolis. Jan. 2. Gecrge
Wright postmaster at Cape None
Alaska has just arrived here. He
tells marvelous stories of the weath of
the Nome district in the extreme
northern part of Alaska.
"It is the greatest placer mining
district in the gold field" sayi Mr.
Wright. "Pay extends for 35 miies
along the beach. Two thousand men
in six weeks took out 84000100 in
half of which came
the creek and half
the beach. Conservative
estimate the value of my six
at $35OCO000 on the beach
proper not counting gold that nay be
found on parts of claims baik from
the bench. My claims aggregate
800 acres."
Wright organized a comptny last
week in New York with t 000000
capital to work his claims fa which
he is to receive 85000000 c$h as a
starter. He stopped at Washington
and was assured that 300; soldiers
would be immediately sent to Nome
in addition to those already there.
gold
from
from
miners
claims
Landed Like a Bolt Of Light- One Of the Most Brilliant Judge Parker Decides That And His Partner Is In Jail
ning On Peter And He Social Functions In the Impounding the Water -With a Chain of Circum-
Went To Grass Quick History Of the United Will Not Diminish stantial Evidence
As a Wink States. Navigability Around Him.
New York Jan. 2. Kid McCoy
the booster pugilist who defeated
M&her so decisively at Coney Island
yesterday in tellintr how he did it this
morning eaid the trick was turned by
a new punch. He used it in the first
second and fifth rounds and each time
he dropped his wan. It landed just
right in the fifth and Peter was cut of
It. McCoy calls the punch "the corks
crew blow" and descrloes it 'thus:
The corkscrew blow is something I !
worked out myself. I feint around un-
Washington Jan. 2. The fire t offi
cial function ofthe newyear began at the
white house yesterday when represen
tatives of ell the civilized nations of
the world together with high digni
taries and officials of several thousand
place3 in this country celled to pay
their recpects to William McKinley
chief executive of the United States
It was a brilliant affair. From about
11 o'clock a stream of people steadily
flowed by the president offering their
congratulations and best wishes. The
til my fist is within five or six inches of handsome costumes of the ladies the
WAS SANDBAGGED
M. Dlggs Of This City The Victim-Robber
Secured Only $27
And Overlooked a Valuable
Watch.
-e plied. The engagement lasted six
oars when the Boers received rein-
Vcements and Montmorency was
impelled to retire eight miles into
prderecbt.
When the signal to retire sounded
Dae of Montmorency's men -undercut
Milford refused to desert Lieut
arren who bad been wounded and
t behind. The little force kept the
jijers at bay all night. They had their
forses shot under them and several of
aem were wounded. Goldworthy's
elief party came in the nick of time.
SADDLES SEIZED.
Lorenzo Mahquez Dec. 30 (De"
yed in transmission). It Is reported
are that the Germai steamer Bundes-
th recently seized by the British
trried 7000 eaddles for the Boers.
It is reportsd from Pretoria that the
thannesburg command has 'returned
iere to re-organlze in consequence of
3 heavy losses. Three hundred men
this command were to re-in force
3mmandant Cronja at Magersfontein.
THE NEXT FIGHT.
Cape Town. Dee.feo (Dalayed). The
J. M. Diggs. a young traveling man
for the Mclver-Pattarson Vehicle
Co. of this city was sandbagged and
robbed near the Texas & Pacific depot
this morning.
He bad been stopping at the Grand
Central hotel and left there this morn-
ing to goto the T. &P. depot intending
to take that train for San Antonio. It
was yet dark and when in front of
Judge Balcker'e place on San Antonio
street Mr. Digg? noticed a man com
ing towards him whoee features at
casual glance he could not distinguish
The only detail of his attire that be re
members is that the man wore a Fedo
ra hat.
Just as the stranger passed him all
suddenly became confused and Diggs
remembered nothing more until he
recovered consciousness and was
picked up by. a passer-by. He had evi
dently been hit in the back of the head
with a sand bag and so hard and fierce
was the blow that he not only lost
consciousness in a Eesond but the con
tact of his head with the ground pro
duced severe cuts in the forehead.
The robber secured 37 In money. A
valuable watch worth $135 was over
looked or possibly his assailant feared
to take it lest it should lead to his de
taction. All the letters and papers in
Dlggs' pockets-were rifled and scatter
ed over the street.
The police were notified at once and
are making the necessary efforts to
apprehend the sand-bagger.
Mr. Diggs Is a young man of twenty-
four formerly a resident of Fort
Worth and this wa3 to be his first
trip out for the Mclver-Patterson Co.
GEN. WHEELER
And His Military Superiors At Mani-
la Not the Best Of Friends.
Washington Jan. 2. Letters from
Manila received at the war department
and by friends of Gen. Wheeler indi
cate that the relations between the in
trepid warrior and his military superi-
ors and afasociates.are not as cordial as
they might be.
BERNHART ILL
She Fainted In a Parisian Theatre
Sunday Night-
Jan. 2y Sarah Bernhart
tre Sunday night
day.
Paris
peculiar and interesting court uniforms
of the diplomatic corps the gold laced
full dress uniforms of the officers of the
United States army and navy all
mingling with the sombre black and
white of civilians madeia gay picture
of life and color under the bright rays
of the electric lights
Outside the morning was bright and
cold with just enough enow on the
ground to crunch
wheels. But within the whita house
the scene was one of almost tropical
splendor.
Shortly before 10:30 the members of
the cabinet with their families ar
rived. They were closely followed by
th-3 ladies invited to assist President
and Mrs. McKinley to receive the
gueets. The early arrival were es
that the winner should receive the I corted up 6talrs where the president
and his wife met them. Tne red
room was assigned to the diplomatic
corps and there the ambassadors and
minieters and attaches gathered prior
to parsing to the blue room
At 11 o'clock a buglar sounded the
call and President and Mr?. McKinley
passed down the stairway into tha blue
room through little golden gates
They were followed by Secretary Hay
and Mrs. Hay Secretary Gaire and
Mrs. Gage Seoreta-y Root and Mrs
Root Secretary Long and Mis3 Long
Attorney General Griggs Secretary
Hitchcock and Mr9. Hitchcock Post
master-General Smith and Mrs. Smith
Secretary Wilson and Mrs. Wilson and
Misses Grace McKinley and Sarah
Duncan nieces of the president. Mrs.
Gage is detained at Patterson N. J.
by the illness of relatives
The receiving party composed of
tha ladies nf thp. mhlnpt with 'Prod
FAMINE dent and Mrs. McKinley at their head
toon its place in tne blue room near
the door leading from the red room
and the reception began. Col. Bogn
ham and Capt. MacCawley made the
introduction. Members of the diplo
matic corps were the first to extend
their greetings beaded by Lord
Pauncefote Great Britian's represen
tative and the ladies of his embassy
Mrs. McKinley received the callers
seated in a chair beside her husband.
Among tne ladles benina tne receiv
ing line in the blue room were Mrs.
and Miss Miles Mrs . George Dewey
the young ladies of the cabinet
families; Secretary Porter's wife the
wives of the supreme court justices:
Mesdames Frye Hanna Burrows
Cullom Daniel Davis Elkins Fair
banks Lodge McMillan Piatt of
Clauses Of the New American Treaty conn. Piatt of New York. Proctor
Approved- I Teller Foraker Bate and Morgan the
I -b a- r - r H T T- 11
Minpin .Tan. lThn rw.innil of JVlieees morgan jura. uinzen aire.
nt.to h.a.nnm .14 rkiKPa nf t.h urosvenor Mrs. aicoienan Mrs.
the mark I want to hit. Wnerever
that punch lands fair it crunches. I
practice it with both hands. One big
advantage of this punch is that yon
can land it while getting away from a
drive. You don't have to throw the
weight of your body into it so you can
hand it out to a man like an electric
shock at the end of a long wire."
The battle was hard fought from
start to finish but McCoy was far the
cleverer man in ring tactics dodg-
ing side-stepping and hitting powers.
He showed himself to be a good gen
eral.
The fight was a brisk and well
fought battle of five rounds. It was
scheduled for twenty-five rounds and a
purse of 820 000 but as the attendance
was not large tha principal? agreed
gross gate receipts $15000.
Maher although credited with be
ing a heavy bitter did not get in many
effective blows. His foot work was
poor and he did not appear to have
perfect control of himself. He was
knocked down in the first round and in
the fifth a smart blow from McCoy in
the jaw knocked him out.
Referring to the fight McCoy said:
"The battle ended just as I predicted.
I said that I would defeat Maher in less
than six rounds and the result proves
that I was not very far off the mark.
Maher fought a hard battle and showed
up well in the first few rounds but
when I started to fight be was not in
it. Maher never phased me during the
bout. He landed several good blows
when I was attemptinp todraw him out
but they did no damse. Not once in
the contest was I In any danger."
Special Dispatch to the Herald. I Special Dispatch to the Herald.
Las Cruces N. M. Jan. 2. Thede- Bisbee A. T. Jan. 2. That murder
cision and findings of Judge Frank W. will out is again proven by the finding.
Parker of the third judicial district of the body of one E. W. Darry a min-
f
oourt in the famous dam case of the I er and prospector where his assailant
United States of America va. the Rio J had buried it in a lonely spot in the
Grande Dam & Irrigation company et Sierra Madre mountains near Macosa-
al. being the suit brought by the gov- rl Camp Sonora Mexico a hundred
ernment to enjoin the defendants from I miles from Bisbee.
constructing their dam and reservoirs I Early last August tvo men named E.
at Elephant Butte In Sierra County W. Derry and L. C. Down left here on
i
N. M were reoeived by mail from I a prospecting trip. A few weeks later
Albuquerque this morning. Derry disappeared. To inquiries
The court finds that the waters ol I Brown replied that Derry and he had
the Rio Grande passing El Paso occa- I agreed to separate and Derry had gone
further into Sonora.
Brown appeared in Tucson later and
displayed a considerable amount
money. He was known as ET. WJ
Derry. While there he obtained
sionally in seasons of nigh and pro
tracted floods reach Rio Grande Ci ty
the head of navigation but doubts that
they reach that point in quantities suf
fice nt and in such form a3 to substan-
under carriage tially add to the navigable capacity of I large sum of money from a San Fran-
the stream nor is suoh fact satisf actor- I cisco bank which was on deposit there
ily established from the evidence. I by Derry.
The court in conciiioion finds that I It was soon discovered
the intended acts of the defendants in
constructing their dams and reservoir
and the impounding of the water of the
that Brown
was apparently a forger and was not E.
W. Derry the name he assumed. Hia
arrest followed and he is now in jail in
Rio Grande at Elephant Butte and in Tucson awaiting trial on the charge of
appropriating the waters of the Rio I forgery.
PLAGUE AND
India's Grim -Visitors -Marching On
Unchecked.
Bombay Jan. 2. Despite tha fact
that there were 3000 deaths due to the
bubonic plague last week the city re
mains tranquil. There is no fear of
the plague reaching the rtalace. The
health authorities are unable to check
the epidemio which has reached a most
violent form.
millions suffering.
Calcutta Jan. 2. The famine in
India is increasing at an alarming
rate. A population of 52000000 is
affected.
SPAIN FRIENDLY
Grande will notsubstantlally diminish
the navigability of the Rio Grande
within the limits of present na-
vigability viz Rio Grande City Texas
and Brownsville Texas and orders
that the bill of complaint ofthe gov-
ernment be dismissed and the injunc-
tion dissolved.
It is thought the United States at
torney general will order an appeal of
the case taken to the territorial su
preme court.
However it is believed by all sen
sible people that if the attorney gen-
eral of the United States will take the
trouble to examine the evidence
brought out in the recent bear-
ing he will allow no appeal to be
made.
WHAT MR. HAWKINS THINKS.
Said W. A. Hawkins the attorney
for the dam company this morning:
"Work will not be resumed at once
Now comes the discovery of the
of Derry murdered beyond all d
as tne two ghastly apertures i
skull testify.
ine cnain or circumstantial evio
against Brown seems complete.
GOVERNOR TANNE
To Become the Manager Of
Irrigation Scheme.
Chicago Jan. 1. Reports from
ver (announce that Governor T
will cut short his residence in Illlm
as soon as his sesond term of office ej
plres and assume the management oft
big irrigation company which has 1
headquarters in the Rocky Moudtaii
metropolis.
ARCHBISHOPCHAPPEL
Arrives At Manila As Paoal Dele
gate To the Philippines.
Manila J an2. Archbishop Chap-
pel papal delegate to the Philinnfnea.
for the reason that the eovernmentmay and Fatner McKinnon formerly chap-
appeal the case and in that instance lain of the Catholic volunteers arrlv-
we will of course have to wait until a
decision is made by the higher courte.
"As a matter of fact I do not think
an appeal can avail for the decision
is in the nature of finding of faots and
the courts of appeal seldom overrule
the findings of the lower oourts on
questions of fact on which of course the
lower court is necessarily the best
judge."
ed here yesterday.
IN THE COURTS
THE LAWTON FUND.
new American treaty or iriendsmp
commerce and extradition. The clause
relating to the last will embrace a
greater number of crimes than the old
convention.
THE HUNGRY FED
Four Thousand Newsboys Guests Of
The Volunteers.
Chicago Jan. 2. The Volunteers of
America fed 4000 hungry newsboys and
about 1000 poor families Sunday.
Metal Market.
New York Jan. 2. Copper dull
I16i; silver 58; lead 4.45.
11- 1 m
Lontiouf jn 5th paeel and is eel I
Payne MrB. Steele Mrs. Hitt Mrs.
U.S. Grant Mrs. James G. Blaine
Mrs. H. S. B. Beale Mrs. Philip
Sheridan and daughter Mrs. Harriet
I Lane Johnson Mrs. Daniel Manning
Mrs. Sartoria and daughters Mrs.
Stanley Brown and Mrs. John M. Wil
son.
A touch of sadness was given to an
otherwise particularly brilliant recep-
tion by the absence of the late Vice-
President Hobart. At the last new
year reception at the head of a long
line of callers his was the first cheery
voice to -wish the president a happy
new year.
DailyHerald 15c per week.
Fifty Thousand Dollars In Sight For
the Family Of the General.
Washington Jan. 2. The Law ton
fund to-day reached $35000. This
amount with about $15000 known to
have been raised in different cities
assures Mrs. Lawton $50000.
In El Paso J. J. Long well has receiv
ed the following subscriptions in addi-
tion to those published in The Herald
of Thursday last: Samuel Freudenthal
$2; W. A. Irvln $1; total $3; previous-
ly acknowledged $49: grand total $52.
Only a few days remain in which
subscriptions can be received and all
who wish to contribute to the fund
should do eo at once. Subscriptions
should be sent to Mr. Longwell at 12
and 14 San Francisco street.
Grand Jurors Sworn In Judge Wal-
thall's Court And the Moore
Case Before Judge Gogc-'r..
The only business transacted in
Judge Walthall's court this morning
was the oallin; of the appearaaoe
docket and the empanelling of a grand
jury loe following grand jurors were
sworn:
John P. Dieter.W. S. Stewart A.
P. Coles Aug. Melsel J. Callsher
Adolph Krakauer R. H. Thorne Geo.
W. Emmerson W. H. Fenchlsr B. F.
Hammett J.W Magoffin and O. M.
Murray.
In Judge Goggln's coart the trial of
Delilah Moore colored against the
Travelers' Insurance company was be-
gun. The morning was consumed in
securing a jury. The hearing of
mony began this afternoon.
ioe s January term or tie cor
court began this morniag. The
of Jacob I. Smith was probated
court adjourned until tomorrow
Ing
Won A Cane.
Frank Parker is el at 2d over win!
a fine deer head cane beautlf
mounted. ' This makes ai excel!
New Years' starter.
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