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Third Edition TODATTSTEWS 4:30 p. m.
PRICE 5 CENTS. EL PASO TEXAS FRIDAY AUGUST 4 1899. VOL. XIX NO. 34
WANTS US
THRASHED
But Dear Figaro Who Is
Going To Begin
the Job?
11
Scorches the Brain Of One
French Editor and
Makes Him See
Crooked.
Paris Aug. 4. The critical situa-
tion in San Domingo furnishes the Fi-
garo today with the opportunity for a
fierce article on the Monroe doctrine.
The paper says: "The United Sta-
tes would not dare to raise the question
of the Monroe doctrine if a European
combine should choose to intervene
in San Domingo.
"It would be a good thing if the pre
sent Dominican crisis was to give
Europe an opportunity to thrash Mon-
roeism out of America forever as it
can no longer be pitted against Euro-
pean interests.'
RUSSELL SAGE
Celebrates His Eighty-Third Birth-
day Today.
New York Aug. 4. Russell Sage
celebrates his eighty-third birthday
today and several times during the
morning the great financier was oblig-
ed to stop work to accept the congra-
tulations of old friends.
Numerous congratulations also came
by mail among; the letters received be-
ing one from President McKinley who
thinks a great deal of Mr. Sage and
never allows a birthday to slip by with-
out sending his congratulations.
At 83 Mr. Sage finds himself sound
physically but for a nervous affection
of the right eye and a light deafness.
He can and doed climb six flights of
stairs without inconvenience and keeps
as long office hours as any of his twenty-year-old
clerks. He is temperate
in his eating and attributes his finan-
cial success to his regularity of habits.
He is a director in nearly forty dif-
ferent companies from which he draws
in director's fees more than $20000 an-
nually. His total wealth it is impos-
sible to calculate. It is estimated at
from$50000000 to$100000.000.However
close to the truth these figures may be
it is certain that Mr. Sage can com-
mand more ready cash on short notice
than any other man in the world.
His interests in railroads banks and
other corporations are large but his
great power comes from his ability not
only to secure cash but to keep it.
COLONEL HAWKINS
Will Command the Tenth Pennsyl-
vania Even in Death.
San Francisco Calif. Aug. 4.
The remains of Colonel Hawkins of the
10th Pennsylvania lie in state today
and are being viewed by thousands.
Lieut. Colonel Barrett refuses to ac
cept the colonelcy of the regiment. He
says the 10th has known but one col-
onel for 20 years and he would like to
see it mustered out as a Hawkins regi-
ment. Efforts are being made to have the
regiment stop at Denver en route home
to parade.
JIM JEFFREYS
Has Landed in England
LONDON Aug. 4. Jim Jeffreys ar-
rived here today from Southamton. He
landed last night from the Fuerst Bis-
mark. The big fellow is looking well. He
has already been "spotted" by the
London public and a crowd gathers
whenever he moves.
MORE KICKING
This Time At the Pay of Army Offi-
cers. Chicago Aug. 4. A Washington
special to the Tribune says: "American
army officers lo Havana are living in
luxury at the expense of the Cuban
people some of them drawing double
pay where it is a clear violation of
law being expressly forbidden.
"In order to maintain the dignity
of his position' General Brooke re-
ceives an allowance of $7500 in add!
tion to his pay of $7500 and allowances
as major general which makes his
total annual income aggregate $16000
Brigadier General Ludlow military
governor of the city is allowed $5000
for the same purpose besides his pay
ef $5500 and allowances thus making
hia total yearly income $11500.
"Congress will probably investigate
the matter."
GALLANT HAUSER
Jumped From Brooklyn Bridge to
Please a Woman.
New York Aug. 4. When the
Brooklyn bridge was thronged with
pedestrians and Btreet cars yesterday
afternoon a stout well dressed man
stepped to the bridge driveway from
Third avenue car deliberately climbed
over the high railing and with
stumbling leap threw himself off.
His body fllpfiopped in its downward
rush and narrowly escaped hitting
ferry boat that was passing under the
bridge. Striking upon his back with a
a thud the man plunged out of sight.
The ferry boat was stopped and two
men after a desperate struggle suc
ceeded in rescuing the bridge jumper
who proved to be Herman Hauser.
aged 32 treaburer of the Herald Square
theater.
Hauser said he lumped to please a
woman who sat behind him in the
trolley car and who said she would
like to see a man jump off the bridge
NO HARD FEELING
In Germany On Account Of Alleged
Dewey Interview.
London. Aug. 4. The Standard's
correspondent at Berlin says the re
petition in Berlin of the interview al-
leged to have been had with Dewey at
Trieste by a New York Herald report-
er does not induce its acceptance in the
German capital.
Dewey's character is too highly ap-
preciated by German politicians and
naval experts to allow any fresh stor-
(es about him to be credited by them
the correspondent says
It is true that by Dewey's orders a
shot was fired in Manila bay at the
pinnace of a German flagship but the
misunderstanding was easily and ami-
cably arranged.
THE SEQUEL
To a Romance of a Generation Ago.
LaPorte Ind. Aug. 4. Mrs. Ben
Shattuck of Berrien county Mich.
left today for Longmont Colorado
where she will wed Dr. N. N. Stradley
a wealthy physician.
The nuptials will be the sequel to a
romance of 35 years ago. The pair
were lovers then but they quarreled
and the woman eventually became the
wife of Ben Shattuck.
He died two years ago and when the
intelligence reached Stradley he came
east and cemented anew the vows of
the early years and the couple again
became betrothed.
INDEMNITY CLAIMS
Will Be Made For the Lyncbed Ita-
lians. Washington. Aug. 4. Count Vinci
Italian charge d' affairs has received a
report from Signor Romano who went
to Tallulah in person to make an in-
vestigation of the recent lynching of
six Italians.
Romano is convinced that all were
Italian subjects.
A claim for indemnity on behalf of
the Italian government will be made.
The claims come from the families of
the men killed and will be supported
by the government.
ENTIRE CABINET
Gathering at Lake Champlaln.
Hotel Champlain N. Y. Aug. 4.
Abner McKinley the president's
brother arrived at the hotel this
morning for a short visit with Presi-
dent and Mrs. McKinley.
Vice President Hobart and family
will arrive tomorrow and later Secre-
taries Gage and Root and Attorney
General Griggs are expected.
Postmaster Geteral Smith and the
president went for a walk this morn-
ing. HARD WORK
To Get Enough Men To Start Smel-
ters. Denver Aug. 4. It looks as though
the Grant smelter trust will eoon start
up. The foreman today secured nine-
teen additional hands. Slowly but
steadily enough men are being gather-
ed in to start the furnace.
Metal Market.
New York Aug. 4. Copper 18.60;
Silver 60 1-4; lead 4.35.
THIS WILL
NOT DO
Hebrews Say They Cannot
Stay At West Point
Academy
PERSECUTION ALLEGED
If The Story Is True It Shows
An Un-American And
Disgraceful State
Of Affairs.
Lancaster Pa. Aug. 4. Sigmund
S. Albert son of a well known mer
chant in this city has resigned from
the West Point military academy
where he has been a cadet for more
than a year.
The alleged reason Is that he was
subjected to persecution because of his
being a Hebrew.
Young Albert will not admit that
this was the real cause but contented
himself with saying that he was tired
of military life.
A relative however said he knew
the whole story of the trouble and that
it would "set the country by the ears"
if made public.
Three other Hebrews entered West
Point at the same time as Albert. On
ly one is etill a cadet.
Apfel of New York resigned three
months after beingadmitted and two
weeks ago Hutzler of Baltimore left
the academy. He alleged he was
driven out by persecution on the part
of other cadets.
NOT SERIOUS
Storm at Morrison Did Little Dam-
age. Denver Aug 4. The heavy storm
last night which it was feared caused
loss of life at Morrison the scene of
the disaster three years ago was not
serious.
Reports this mornlcg from Morrison
and the mountaics say that with the
exception of two unimportant washouts
no damage was done.
Trains are running today as usual.
FEVER IN HAVANA
The Situation Threatens to Become
Serious.
Havana! Aug. 4. "Yellow fever
in a virulent form appeared at the
Commandia where the headquarters
of Rear Admiral Crowe are located.
The situation threatens to become
serious.
Eight cases of fever were discovered
yesterday and the prophecy of Chief
Surgeon O'Reilly that yellow fever
would be epidemic in Havana promises
to be fulfilled.
HEAT WAVE
In Cincinnati Is Broken.
Cincinnati Aug. 4. The heat wave
is unbroken. The thermometer regis-
tered 96 at 1 p. m.
There have been nine prostrations
today but none fatal.
Reports say the hot wave is general
throughout the central 6tatee.
ODD STORY
Told Over and Over And Will Not
Down.
Washington Aug. 4. The story of
a South American alliance against the
United States is told again and again
in all its varying form and shades and
refuses to down.
NO NEW CASES
Of Yellow Fever Reported at Hamp-
ton. Washington Aug. 4. The yellow
fever epidemic at Hampton seems to
be at a standstill. No new cases have
been reported there for three days.
Minn. Not Mont.
Washington Aug. 4. Gen Otis
this morning cabled the war depart-
ment that the Micnesota and South
Dakota volunteers will sail on the
Sheridan on the 8th instant instead of
the Montana and South Dakota as
stated in yesterday's cablegram.
Born.
To Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kindrick.at
Lebanon Mo. July 31 a son.
HORRIBLE
TRAGEDY
A Father Cut The Throats Of
His Three Children
And Then
COMMITTED SUICIDE
The Murderer With The
Bloody Razor In His
Hand Was Found
Outstretched.
Susquehanna Aug. 4. Charles
Yager aged 40 of Brandt cut the
throats of bis three children with a ra
zor this morning and then committed
suicide by cutting his own throat.
Neighbors found the children this
morning all dead. They had evidently
been killed while sleeping. They
ranged in age from 5 to 12.
In an adjoining room the father was
found outstretched upon the floor a
bloody razor in his band.
Yager was a steady and industrious
man a widower. It is supposed the
awful dsed was committed while Yager
was suffering from temporary aberra
tion of mind.
LAS CRUCES NOTES
Personal Items. Mining Deals
Closed.
Special Correspondence of the Herald.
W. W. Cox was in from Cox's ranch
Monday.
Plenty of water in the river but none
in the ditch.
Millard Patterson of El Paso was in
town Monday.
L. H. Davis of El Paso was upon the
streets Wednesday.
Regent Twitchell from Las Vegas
was in town Tuesday.
H. H. Wheelock from St. Louis
spent Monday in town.
Ex-Judges Hamilton and Fall were
in town Monday from El Paso.
R. Y. Anderson came in from the
Torpedo and Excelsior Tuesday.
M. Cellers of New York was in town
Wednesday at the San Bernardo.
Major G. W. Mossmann of Earlham
C. M. Bruce and C. A. Thompson of
the same place were in town Wednes
day on business.
Frank Kropp came up from El Paso
Wednesday and as he came into town
he ran onto his little boy two years old
wandering about the streets unattend
ed. The Mexican who had brought
him from the ranch got full and was
put in jail.
William Haden and wife came in
Wednesday to close a trade of their 1-8
interest in the Excelsior and 1-3 inter-
est in the Torpedo mines which they
sold for $11000 to Col. Dunbar and R.
Y. Anderson. We understand that.
Dunbar and Anderson also took up the
option which they held on the Modoc
for 815000 yesterday. All the proper
ties are at Organ.
CHAFFEE.
Las Cruces Aug 3.
A NEW MERCANTILE HOUSE.
Lion Bros. Of Chicago To Open A.
Branch Store In This City.
It is currently reported that the large
wholesale catalog bouBe of Lion
Bros. of Chicago would shortly open
a branch store in this city and compete
for the Mexican trade. The concern
is one of the largest of its kind in the
United States and would be a great
addition to our mercantile community
here.
Large wholesale houses In the east
are anxious to bid for the Mexican
trade which is increasing every day
and competition i becoming rife.
REMARKABLE RUNAWAY.
A New Street Sweeper Was Used
By A Frantic Horse Australian
Billy Smith's Activity.
One of the most remarkable run-
aways that ever took place in El Paso
occurred last night at 10 o'clock.
Harry Turner was out with a horse
and vehicle hired from Longwell and
left the animal tied to a post. The
horse took fright and ran at a break-
neck speed out St. Louis street coming
from round the Sheldon.
He passed the plaza and the Pierson
hotel without slackening his speed. A
Herald reporter who happened to be
passing the plaza at the time the run-
away went by followed on a bi-
cycle. The frightened animal went directly
to tho White Oaks depot and going
up to the embankment struck a post
and the top of the vehille was shatter-
ed and fell to the ground. He never
stopped but turned south into Texas
Btreet and west along Texas toward
town.
The top meanwhile was dragging
behind and sweeping the street clean
but the horse never slackened his speed'
in the least.
As the vehicle passed Stanton street
two men sprang from the sidewalk and
started in pursuit afoot. One of them
overtook the vehicle and sprang into
it while the horse was still running.
It was Australian Billy Smith. He
seized the lines and brought the horse
to a standstill on Oregon street near A.
P. Cole's office just a square from
where the runaway started.
Tho horse made a remarkable run
and the vehicle was badlv damaged
The streets over which he passed were
swept clean by the dragging top.
ARMED OUTLAWS
MOVING WEST
Four Of Them Passed Near
Sanderson Not Twelve
Hours Ago
SHERIFFS AND RANGERS
Have Gathered In 1 Paso Presumably to
Arrange For a Round Cp And This
Moraine They Were Notified That . n.
perlntandent Martin Had Received
Some Valnablr Information
u Sheriffs from New Mexico and Ariz
ona and state rangers from this local
ty are in the city and have been in
consultation with Sheriff Boone.
Superintendent Martin of the G. H
& S. A. railway held a conference with
the officers this morning and it after
waras leaicea out mat tne party was
discussing the band of outlaws now
rendezvoused in the mountains of west
Texas and the best method of captur
ing or running tnem out.
Superintendent Martin said he had
just received a telegram from the agent
at aanaerson saying that lour Heavily
armed and mounted men had been seen
near that point going west. . They ap
peared to be on a mission of someklnd.
but just what could only be surmised.
Mr. Martin notined all agents at
points tnis siae 01 Sanderson to be on
the lookout and report develoDments
iheomcers were asked to express
men vie wo buu it Mjabiuio uevise some
v ; : j : m ;n . i .
scneme to frustrate the evident pur
pose of the train robbers.
Express cars are now each carrying a
well armed guard out of this citv. but
the one man it is said would stand
little chance against four should the
train be held up. and by shooting at
the robbers would only aggravate them
ana in an probability lose bis own life.
No train has vet been molested but i
holdup is confidently expected to take
place at almost any time. Sanderson
is three hundred miles east of El Paso.
Superintendent Martin told a Her
ald reporter that he did not real I v
think there was any danger of trouble
and that the men seen might have been
uniy cowooys irom ice ranges or
ordinary strangers traveling through
ine wilderness.
MINERAL WELLS FIRE.
Women Guests Narrowly Escaped
From the Flames. Two Fatally
Injured. The Work of an Incen
diary.
Attorney George Wallace has receiv
ed further particulars of the recent
hre which destroyed the hotel at Min
eral wells.
His wife writes that there were 25
or 30 guests all asleep when the fire
Drone out. When she awoke her room
was full of smoke and the flames had
nearly penetrated one of the outer
walls. She left hurriedly saving
notmng ana awanenea tne women
sleeping in the next room.
One woman was frightened so badly
that the nervous shock will prove fatal
and she is reported to be dying. An-
other woman was severely if not fat
ally burned.
The building and furniture was val
ued at $8000 and was a total loss while
tne guests lost everything they pos
sessed. The building was insured for
81000. .
The fire is believed to be of incendi
ary origin for those who were first
awakened said they could smell the
fumes of burning oil which is believ
ed to have been used to start the
blaze.
Plaza Concert Tonight.
PROGRAM.
1 March Victor Stahl
2 Overture America Moses
8 Saxophone Quartette--On the
Banks of the Wabash.
4 Village Life in the Olden Time.
! Thiere
Synopsis Night. Sunrise. Astir
In the Village. Children going
to School. The Blacksmith's
Shop. The May Queen. May
Pole Dance. Curfew Bells. The
Village Choir. Moonlight. Lov-
er's Serenade.
INTERMISSION.
5 March The Liberty Bell Sousa
6 Selection The Isle of Cham
pagne Fuerst
7 Fantasia My Old Kentucky
Home Lancer v
8 Waltz Symposia Bendix
Escaped the Officers.
J. D. Thomas a conductor on the
Mexican Central was brought in here
yesterday locked up in a Pullman
coach. -
It seems that Thomas ran over a
Mexican and kill him and he escaoed
to this side in the manner above des
cribed in order to avoid imprisonment.
Mr. xnomas was formerlv of Pales
tine Tex.
BOYCOTT TO
BE TESTED
A Barber Arrested For Re-
fusing To Shave A Man
Who Ignored It.
THE PROSECUTION
Will Be Conducted Under
The "Statutory Rights"
; Law Which Forbids
Discrimination.
Cleveland Aug. 4. The first ar-
rest brought on by the boycott was
made this morning. Charles Trlesel.a
barber on Jennings aveuue was the
victim.
He refused to 6have Patrolman
Isaacs of the city police force because
the.latter rode on a Big Consolidated
car. The prosecution will be conduct-
ed under the "statutory rights" law
which forbids places of public accom-
modation from discriminating against
any one.
The law was enacted it is generally
considered for the protection of colored
people agaiast discrimination in hotels
railroads theatres barbershops etc.
but lawyers have given it as their
opinion that it is broad enough to suit
this case and it will be tested.
PRESIDENT DIAZ'S VISIT.
Steps Should Be Taken To Give Him
a Fitting Reception.
"Since it is all settled now" said a
prominent citizen this morning "that
President luaz is to visit the United
States in October we should not lose
any time in taking some steps for his
proper reception when . be passes
through 1 Paso. At a recent meeting
of the city council it was decided that
the mayor should send to President
Diaz a formal invitation to stOD over in
El Paso. As the time is short we
should lose no time in making the nec-
essary preparations for a fitting recep
tion.
"But I suppose the usual custom will
be followed. Just before the arrival
of the train several of our most worthy
citizens will jump into a hack and
drive to the station meet the president
and then show him the town by visit-
ing all the more popular resorts. Hut
then- here is where our Commercial
club would be of so much benefit and
not having it 1 suppose we will have to
accept the inevitable as the only way
out of it."
SUDDEN DEATH.
Mrs. Ben Sweeney Passed Away on
tbe Train.
News reached the rikv this mnrainor
of the sudden death on the train near
Lordsburg New Mexico of Mrs.
Ben Sweenev of this citv. mtf nf Ron
Sweeney an employe of Phil Young.
CI . a . m a
ivire. oweeney naa oeen to uaiitornia
and was returning home when tbe sum-
mons came. She had hnin In f 00 HI a
health and her recovery was considered
J 1 . a 1r . "1.
uouomu. tier nusoana went west yes-
terday to meet his wife and was with
her when she died
The remains will reach this city to-
morrow afternoon.
LEE AND GILLILAND
Are Still Hopeful Of Getting Bali.
Captain George Curry of Otero coun
ty has been in tbe city a day or two on
business.
He says that Lee and Gilliland are
still in the Alamogordo jail but hope
to be allowed to make bond at an early
data though the prospects for it seem
indeed slim.
Their trial at Silver City on another
murder charge begins next month and
it is not thought that the prisoners
will be admitted to bail on the eve of
trial.
BIG REALTY DEAL.
San Antonio Street Property Chang
ed Hands.
Otis Coles for A. P. Coles todav
sold to W. A. Morehouse a valuable
piece of property on San Antonio
street. The price paid was $15-
000. Theilot fronts 26 feet Jon the north
side of San Antonio street and the store
thereon is at present occunied bv D.
Klein. The owner of the propertv was
Wm. P. Lewis of California.
Chinaman Doported.
E. Horn Pan was triad bv Yim m la.
sloner Sexton this mnrnlno- nn tha
charge of being illegally in the United
estates.
He was found guiltv and ordered de
ported.
Bob Stewart baa been appointed tew
master mechanic for the E. P. & N. E.
Ry. also the Sacramento Mountain
railway.
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