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EL PASO IDA
YHEEALD
4:30 p. m.
Third Edition
EL PASO TEXAS TUESDAY APRIL 18 1899.
VOL XIX NO. 94.
PRICE 5 CENTS.
ROMANCE OF
THE CAPITAL
A German Diplomat Weds
Wealthy Washington
Widow.
WITHKW
Mrs. Gordon McKay Is Secur
ed By the Baron After An
Interesting Series Of
Experiences.
Washington D. C April 18. A
notable wedding today wb tbatof Mrs.
Gordon McKay to A. Von Bruening
attache of the imperial German lega
tion at Constantinople and formerly at
tached to the German legation in this
city. The ceremony was performed at
high noon at the residence of Mrs
McKay in E . street in the presence
of Dr. Von Holleben. the German am
bassador and his -staff and a few inti-
mate friends.
This evening the bride and groom
will leave for a short trip at the con
clusion of which they will sail for
Europe. Their final destination is
Constantinople. Mrs. McKay has been
one of the society leaders of Washing-
ton. At present she is receiving $25-
000 a year as alimony from her divorced
husband Gordon McKay. She will re-
nounce this now. Herr Von Bruening
possesses a liberal income and will in-
herit a comfortable fortune from his
mother's estate.
The wedding- of the German di-
plomat and Mrs. McKay culminates an
interesting romance in which the op-
position of the German ambassador a
transfer from Washington to Constan-
tinople and a subsequent journey to
Berlin to secure the kaiser's consent to
the marriage all play a part.
Mrs. McKay who is famous as a
beauty was ptior to her first mar-
riage Miss Marion Treat of Boston.
Baron von Bruening fell in love with
Mrs. McKay in Washington. Dr. von
Holleben did not view the match
favorably and secured the transfer of
yon Bruening to Constantinople. Af-
ter reporting at the embassy there yon
Bruening went immediately to Ger-
many and secured the consent of Em-
peror William to his marriage with
Mrs. McKay.
CROKER'S TEMPER
Has
Been Sorely iTrled By
The
Mazet Committee.
New York. April 18. That
Croker's temper has been sorely tried
by the Mazet committee is evidenced
by the fact that he has been unable to
keep his composure and has broken
out in an angry tirade which condemns
the investigation in unmeasured
terms.
He declares that Tracy Boardman
and Piatt are behind the inquiry and
bLLab lb la UaOCU. Vl Ui o uw wj-uwm v 1
i - ; . i 9 - V a ct atomanrj Af
thieves and criminals. In an inter-
view at the democratic club last night J
he said I
"It is a shame an outrage. It is a I
scandalous farce. This firm of Tracy I
Boardman and Piatt -is spreading aU
CONSENT
over the face of the earth. New York
is a place where life and property are
nnt aa.fR &t anv time. Sooner than let
their own games be shown up they let
the word go out that this city is a den
of thieves but they are trying to keep
their own names Quiet. Isn't it an
awful shame that such people should
be allowed to do such thing? In every
city in Europe they have marked New
York as the place where men are not
safe."
SONS OF REVOLUTION
In Triennial Session 'At Denver.
Denver Colo. April 18. The trien
nial meeting of the general society of
the Sons of the Revolution opens here
tomorrow. Prominent members ar
rived today from a number of states
. . . s u!
will be held at tbe Brown Palace hotel
under the auspices of the local chapter
of the Daughters of tbe Revolution.
Tomorrow morning the business ses
sion will be held for tbe purpose of
electing general officers and the consi
deration of applications for admission
from state societies. About twenty
state societies will be represented at
the meeting by distinguished mem-
bers. Among the persons of prominence
who will take part in the proceedings
and the most of whom have already ar
rived in the city are ex-Colonel John
Screven of GeorglaJames M.Montgom
ery of New York William H. Harris
of Maryland and Bishop Whipple of
Minnesota.
WILL TEST THE LAW
Topeka Business Men Will Fight the
Telegraph Companies.
Tgpeka Kas. April 18. A number
of Topeka business men have combin
ed and agreed that when .the monthly
bills of the Western Union and Postal
telegraph companies are presented on
May 1 they will refuse to pay more
than 15 cents for a ten word message
this being the rate fixed by tbe last
legislature.
The telegraph companies have here
tofore refused to cut the rate. This
action of their patrons will force the
companies to go into Icourt to collect
their bills thus testing the law.
FATAL ACCIDENT.
King
Humbert Rendered Persodal
Assistance. ' "
Rome April 18. Just as King
Humbert and Queen Margarita were
leaving Cagliari Sardinia where they
had reviewed tbe Italian ana t rencn
fleets for Samaasari at noon today
the roof of the railway station fell in
killing one man and seriously injuring
several others. The King stopped the
royal train which was just pulling out
and returned to render personal as
sistance.
VERY LIKELY.
It
Is Believed the Filipinos
Are
About To Sue For peace.
'Washington April 18. No official
advices have been received at tbe state
department about the Filipino com-
mission having proposed to tbe Ameri-
cans to sue for peace but the report is
not doubted. The state department
officials have expected such negotia-
tions for some time.
TO BREAK ICE GORGE
Which Threatens Homes on the
River Below i
Menominee Mich. April 18. A
crew of men has gone to Chappee Ra-
pids to break the big ice gorge which
is sixty feet high. If the gorge moves
many homes on the riverwill be e wept
away.
JAPANESE LABORERS
Will
Hereafter be Excluded From
Hawaii.
Honolulu April 10 via San Fran
cisco April 18. No more Japanese
contract laborers are to be imported.
The cabinet in session this afternoon
decided on this.
STEADY INCREASE
In Commercial Prosperity.
Baltimore April 18. The gross
earnings of the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad for the month of March was
nearly two and a half millions. The
same improving condition is shown in
tbe reports of other big eastern sys-
tems indicting a steady inorease In
commercial prosperity.
IP.mR. 1T1U 1CL1 HIT n NLRHUV 1 nnrPHRH in I
j r a i
commercial prosperity.
stork Market
NewYork April 18. Stocks open-
ed 8tron wltb Pactional galnB over
yesterday's close.
SOLD TO A
SYNDICATE
Report That Colorado Mines
And Railways Have Been .
Closed Out.
FOR EOT MILLIONS
InQUirV. However.
Fails To
I J r '
Substantiate the State-
ment SentOut From
New York.
Denver April 18. A dispatch was
sent out from New York last. night to
the effect that a deal was closed last
Saturday whereby tbe Midland Ter-
minal railway company the Florence
and Cripple Creek railway and the
Florence reduction works at Florence
SENATOR MATTHEW S. QUAY
Who is reported to have withdrawn from the senatorial race.
have been sold to a London syndicate
for eight million dollars.
The deal it was said had been on
foot for the last six months and was
consummated in New York Saturday
by D. H. Moffat and Eben Smith.
Inquiry this morning from Mr.
Gillette of the Midland Mr. Jeffry of
the Rio Grande Mr. Ford of the Crip-
ple Creek road and the secretary of
Mr. Smith failed to substantiate the
statement.
They all declared it was news to
them and questioned its truth. It was
possible for Mr. Moffat to take this
action but not likely.
WHAT SHAFTER SAYS
About the Civilizing Process In the
Philippines.
Chicago April 18. Gen. Shafter
arrived here this morning. He said
that Law ton's recent statement that a
hundred thousand men would be need
ed to subdue tbe Philippines is doubt
less true. Lawton's judgement is
splendid and his practice is to under
estimate rather than 'exaggerate eondl
tions.
Shafter says that it may be necessary
to kill half tbe Filipinos in order to ad-
vance the other half to a higher plane
of life. '
TOOK STRYCHNINE
And Died In a Few Minutes
Topek"a April 18. Gertrude Boam
aged 10daughter of Dr. Boam took an
overdose of strychnine this morning
and died in a few minutes. She had
been ill for for some time and her fath-
er had been giving her morphine to
allay the pain. She had an attack this
morning and Jtook strychnine instead
of morphine.
A LONG CRUISE
rrha riil-n IA311 rirrla 4hA C -x ra.
Of
"
OOOQ nope
New York April 18. The cruiser
Chicago sailed lor a long trip this
morning. She will circle Africa a
crut6e of nearly twenty thousand
milea.
VOLUNTEERS
AT MANILA
Ask For Their .Discharge On
The Island But With
Travel Pay.
A NATIONAL GUARD
Will Be Formed By Them In
the Islands In Return For
the Concession
Asked For.
Manila April 18. A petition sign
ed by more than 4000 volunteers has
been handed to the American military
authorities for transmission to Wash
ington.
The petitioners ask for their dls
charge on the island but that they re-
ceive travel pay the same as if they re
turned to tbe states and in return for
this concession they promise to form a
a national guard in the islands.
EXODUS TO MEXICO
Five Thousand .Indians Now
Their Way South
on
Guthrie April 18. The exodus
from the -Indian territory to Mexico
has begun. .Five thousand red men
are now on their way to the .sister re
public. They will establish a colony
near uuauaia jara. J. ney nave a com
bined capital of $425000.
The colonists are composed of mem'
bers of the Creek Delaware and Che
rokee tribes.
ONLY FOLLY
To Think of an Anglo American
lAlliance
London April 18. The financial
news today urges England to join
Spain in business land political enter-
prises in South America which pre-
sents such a great and virgin .field.
This might offend some hysterical
sentimentalist" The paper remarks
"but that folly an Anglo-American
alliance -has nearly 'Overthrown itself
America ia and must continue to be
our deadly rival."
REAR ADMIRAL REWEY
Assumed Rank Today At Ports
mouth.
Portsmouth April 18. Commo
dore Remey commanding the Ports-
mouth navy yard aesumed the rank of
rear admiral today.
DOWN THE TRESTLE
An Engineer and a Passenger Kil
led
Bloomington Ind. April 18
What is known as the mail train on
the Bedford Belt railroad went down
the trestle this morning. Engineer
Meinzei and a passenger named E. J.
Menauerb. from Linestone were in
stantlv killed. August SpIItger was
dangerously injured.
The accident wad caused by the
spreading of tbe rails.
FOURTEEN MISSING
Americans Ambushed And Their
Fate Unknown.
Washington. April 18. The fol
lowing was received at tbe navy de
partment late this afternoon from Ad
miral Dewey:
Manila April 18. The Yorktown
visited Baler. L izoa. and the coast of
Luzon Aoril 12 for the purpose of
rescuing and bringing away certain
Spanish forces consisting of 30 soldiers
and three officers who were surround
ed by 600 insurgents'. Some of the in
surgents .were armed with Mauser
rifles.
Lieut. J. C. Gilmore while making
a reconnoissance was ambusned ana
fired upon and captured. His fate is
unknown as the insurgents refused to
communicate afterwards.
Following are the missing:
The officer previously referred to;
Chief Quartermaster W Alton; Cox
swain Ellsworth; Gunners Mate
W. J. Myard; Sailmaker's Mate; F
Bengvit; Seamen SV K Rynders O K
Woodbury; Apprentices W A Denville
A Peterson; Ordinary Seamen. F. F.
Eisslett G F 1 McDonald; Landsmen
Edw. F Anderson. J. Dillon and G. A.
Morrisey.
BRITISH COMMENT
On
the ; American Colonial Propa-
' gander.
- t
London April 18. London papers
today generally describe tbe Ameri-
cans as dismayed by Gen. Lawton's re
ported statement that' 100003 men
will be necessary to carry on the cam-
paign in the Philippines . successfully.
Editorially the papers urge the Amer
icans not to get "cold feet" so easily.
The Westminster Gazette refers to
the "Imperialismic docreaeendo" in
America as a result of the slow pro
gress of colonial campaigning and
says that all idea of the United States
joining in the European scramble in
China is premature and illusory.
APPOINTED
Ministers To Portugal and Persia.
Washington April 18. The presi
dent has appointed John M. Irwin of
Keokuk Iowa minister to Portugal
He is a native of Ohio aged 48 a gra
duate of Miami university and has not
heretofore held any political posi
tion.
W. P. .Lord ol Oregon ex-governor
of the state was appointed minister to
Persia. Arthur Sherburne Hardy the
author at present minister to Persia
has been transferred to Greece in
place of W. W. Rockbill whose resig
nation will be accepted when he
reaches this country.
FIREMEN HURT
By Explosion Of Gas In a Burning
House.
Denver April 18. Fire broke out
in the gas house at Eighteenthjand We
watta streets yesterday. The fire de
partment was promptly on hand.
Nine firemen Jwho kicked-in the door
were badly hurt by an explosion which
occured just as they got inside. None
are dead at this hour but five are re
ported to be fatally injured.
ELEVEN LOST
Of the Crew Of a Fishing Schooner
Nantucket Mass. April 18. The
fishing schooner Eliza of Beverly
Captain Hopkins .which sailed from
Hyannis yesterday for the fishing
grounds struck the Kose and Crown
shoals at 1 o'clock this morning and
eleven of the crew of- fourteen men
were lost. The three survivors were
landed at Siaeconset in the schooner
Dorsy this morning. They reported
the schooner a total loss.
GEN. HENRY ILL.
He Will Soon be Relieved From Duty
in Porto Rico.
Washington April 18. The presi-
dent will announce a new governor
general for Porto Rico in a few days.
General Guy V. Henry the present
governor has asked to be relieved on
account of illness.
Weekly Herald 82.00 per year.
QUAY HAS
WITHDRAWN
The Republican Organization
Decides To Elect B.
F. Jones
PRESSURE TOO ' HMD
And Quay Will It Seems Cer-
tain Not Succeed Him-
self In The
Senate.
Harrisburg. April 17. It is re
ported that Quay has withdrawn from
the race.
The republican organization has de
cided to elect B. F. Jones to succeed
Quay as United. States senator.
MUCH BITTERNESS
Shown By the Opposing Council In
the Quay Trial.
Philadelphia April 18. The Quay
trial was resumed this morning and
much bitterness was shown by the op-
posing council. Quay had a little the
best of the testimony.
NEARING TH
SG THp-D.
ulry CoiM"eparli
The Beef Inquiry Coil Preparing
Its Report.
Washington April 13. The court
of inquiry concluded taking testimony
today and is now la executive session
considering the findings.
MASS MEETING TONIGHT.
Merchant Discusses the Insur-
ance Companies.
The statement in yesterday's Her
ald regarding the anti-trust law
which was recently introduced into the
Texas legislature bas excited a great
deal of comment among cur citizens
and a large attendance is predicted at
the mass meeting which will be held
at the court house this evening. The
meeting will be held in the district
court room on the second floor. -
A man in speaking of the matter to
a Herald reporter said: "I don't
know but what tb at particular clause
in the law with reference to insurance
companies is about correct. It seems
to me that the insurance companies
are a gigantic trust in themselves.
They regulate tbe price we shall pay
for insurance and there is no deviat-
ing therefrom.
"For instance a number of years ago
the rate per hundred lor insurance in
El Paso was $1.75 which was enor-
mously high. There was some com-
plaint made to the commission at Dal-
las and tbey promised to decrease tbe
amount when El Paeo was provided
with a first class fire department.
Notwithstanding the promise made tbe
rate was increased to $1.90 a hundred
which we are now paying; and we have
a fire department which costs us ten
thousand dollars a year to maintain.-
"It can hardly b asserted in the
face of these facts that tfie insurance
companies have done well by us. Of
course we have to carry insurance de-
spite the enormous and exorbitant rale
asked per hundred."
Justice Ellis's Court.
In the case of the state of Tzas vs.
Jesus Salaear chrrd with disturbing
GEN- GUY V. HENRY
Governor ereneral of Porto Rico who
has asked to be relieved on account of
illness. His administration of the is
land has be' n perfect.
the peace the jury
found tha defc-n
dant not guilty.
Transport Dixie at Havana.
Havana April 18. The transport
Dixie which bas been several days
overdue arrived this morning to take
the signal corps to the United States.
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Slater, H. D. El Paso Daily Herald. (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. 19, No. 94, Ed. 1 Tuesday, April 18, 1899, newspaper, April 18, 1899; El Paso, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth297089/m1/1/: accessed April 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .