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Last Edition
EL PASO TEXAS WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 7 1900.
20th YEAR NO. 32
PRICE 5 CENTS.
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GIGANTIC
MOVEMENT
Of the British Army In South
Africa Anticipated To Take
Place At Any Hour.
ROBERTS AT THE FRONT
Buller Has Crossed the Tu
gela River Again Under
Cover Of a Heavy Fire
But Is Retreating.
London Feb. 7. It is announced
that Buller is not moving though his
continued silence as to the situation at
Natal Indicates that plans of an im-
portant character are develoDing. In
certain well informed quarters those
plans are beginning to be regarded taa
having a cloeer relation with the gen
eral plan of the campaign for the in-
vasion of the two reoublics than has
hitherto been thought.
Buller is in an excellent position for
an advance westward through Draken-
. bergs into Free State ter-
ritory and if this advance
9hould be made successfully ha
might accomplish the twofold .object
of cooperation with General Roberta
and the relieving of Lady smith at the
sane time. A corresponding move
ment of General Methuen on the
west has already been regarded as
possible.
A dispatch to the Exchange Tele-
graph company from Capetown sent
on Monday but held back by the cen-
sor says that a great movement is
pending but no details of it are known
fragmentary dispatches received dur-
ing the past ten days have indicated
great activity all along the line in
Cape Colony and all the troops and
artillery recently landed at Capetown
have been -hurried to the front by
special trains.
TWO IRISHMAN SPEAK.
London Feb. 7. In the house
of commons today John Redmond the
newly-elected chairman of the Irish
oatlonalistsmade a motion in behalf of
the United Irish party for an amend
merit to the parliamentary address de-
claring that the time has arrived for
closing the war and recognizing the in
deDendence of the South African re
publics.
Irishmen he said abhorred this im
moral and unjust war which was a
disgrace whatever results should be.
Irish people prayed ever for the suc-
ces of the Boers. Mr. Redmond added
that Irish soldiers' servioes in South
Africa had been only scantily recog-
nized in official dispatches.
James Henry Cam obeli member for
the St. Stephens division of Dublin a
conservative followed Redmond with
a speech of different tenor. He said
that such a speech as Redmond had
just made was fraught with disaster
for Irish interests. Campbell denied
there had been a lack of official recog-
nition for Irishmen in the field and
also denied that the pro-Boer senti-
ment in Ireland was unanimous.
LEYDS SURE OF INTERVENTION.
LONDON Feb. 7. A Central News
dispatch from Capetown quotes a
refugee as saying that' Dr. Leyds has
informed the Boers that he is sure of
European intervention when the
British begin the invasion of the ter-
ritory of the republic.
BULLER CROSSES THE TUGELA.
London Feb. 7. A dispatch from
Pretoria dated yesterday says that
Gen. Buller crossed the Tugela river
Monday at two places under cover of a
heavy fire. The dispatch adds that
the British north of Potgieter's Drift
have been driven back.
FIGHTING IN PROGRESS.
London Feb. 7. Notice wa9 posted
in the war office this afternoon that
Buller crossed the Tugela Monday.
Operations are still in progress. The
war office is not informed of the result.
ROBERTS AT THE FRONT.
Capetown Fsb. 7. Roberta and
taff left for the front today.
BRITISH DRIVEN BACK AGAIN.
Lorenzo Marquez Feb. 7. The
British crossed the Tugela river at
Potgieter's and Kolen Drifts after a
terrific bombardment of the Boer
position. They then attempted to
storm the Boer position opposite Pot-
gietsr's.but were driven back by Gen-
eral Scholkburger and recroesed the
river in great confusion.
The Johannesburg and Standerton
commands are still fighting.
A PICTURE OF WAR
What a Battle Between the Boers
And the British Is Like
London Feb. 7. The following
vivid description of what a battle is
like has been received from one of the
well known war correspondent at the
front:
Nothing is seen no man no 6moke.
The only thing seen is the dust thrown
up by the bullets like a rain storm on
the surface of a lake the artillery
throwing 6bells and the shells burst-
ing. In contrast to this is the noise
which is infernal; with occasional lulls
it Bounds as if a million kettle-drums
were being played a constant tra-ra-ra-ra
with the boom boom of the big
guns and the harsher sound of the
pumping of the Maxims Hotchkiss
Maxim-Hordenfeldts and machine
guns in general. The discord is ap-
palling as every gun has a different
sound and each shell going through
the 'air hums or whistles accord-
ing to its breed. After a
time you can tell what is
comine or if it is one of your own
what is going. The most terrifying of
the enemy's guns is a sort of Hotchkiss
which fires about five rounds at a time
and throws a one-pound shell which
bursts. You are safe nowhere as a
bullet fired at an object at 800 yards
which misses hits and kills at 2000 or
5000. It practically means with these
rifles that a bullet is never spent until
it hits something and remains there.
When a bullet strikes you hear noth-
ing; it goes right through a man and
probably travels on another 2000 yards.
You hear a grunt or a gurgle and the
man collapses. The worst thing is a
bullet wound in the stomach which is
mortal. The pain is excruciating and
they ho'l like a shot hare; it sounds
like a child screaming and Is horrible.
But you see such a lot of beastly sights
and bear such a lot of heart-reading
sounds that you become accustomed to
it and calloused.
WOMAN SUFFRAGE
Members Of the Association Take
Washington By Storm.
' Washington Feb. 7. Delegates to
the thlrty-eacond annual convention of
the National American Woman Suf-
frage association which opens in the
Church of Our Father tomorrow have
taken thecapitol by storm and the
headquarters are crowded with many
representative women some of whom
have journeyed from far distant points
in the south and tbe northwest and
from tbe Pacific coast states.
Susan B. Anthony Rachel Foster
Avary Anna H. Shaw Harriet Tay-
lor Upton Catherine Waugh M 'Col-
lough and the Rev. Ida C. Bulton are
among the workers of national reputa-
tion who are already here. Mrs. Eliza-
beth Cady Stanton the veteran
honorary president of tbe association
is expected to arrive before the con
vention opens.
The public announcement of Miss
Anthony of ber invention to retire
from the presidency of the association
is one of the absorbing topics of con-
versation among tbe delegates. There
is much speculation as to the choice of
her successor and a number of names
are mentioned In connection witn tha
honor. Miss Anthony it is under
atWI r.Nthowlt.Inn nt T ra . Cw. I
Ha r.h.rmmn r.a.t.t nf Nw Vnrlr . hfr i
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suocessor. Mrs. Oatt has been for
many years chairman of the organizing
committee of tbe national association
and her name is familiar wherever wo
man suffrage is familiar.
HE MUST HANG.
Vain Efforts To Save Edward Clif
ford From tbe Gallows.
Jersey City Feb. 7. Although his
friends fcave spent $100000 to save Ed-
ward Clifford from the gallows Hang-
man Van Hiz is today preparing for
Clifford's execution oc Friday
assumption that the courts
on the
will no
longer interfere.
Clifford was an active democratio
politician in Wehawken four years ago.
He made a record as a detective. In
1895 he secured a large reward by help-
ing to capture the train robber Oliver
Perry and spent the reward in drink.
Neglecting his duties as a detective
for the L ike Shore Railway company
Division Superintendent William Wat-
son in March 1896 discharged him.
Clifford thereupon shot the superin
tendent. I
Metal Market. I
New York Feb. 7. Copper 16i;
silver 60f; lead 4.45.
DEAD AND
MISSING
Captain Smith Of the Nine-
teenth Infantry Dead
At Manila.
A LIEUTENANT MISSING
Escaped Spanish Prisoners
However Report the Miss-
ing Lieutenant In Insur-
gent Hands.
Washington Feb. 7. Gsn. Otis
cables the war department as follows:
Manila Feb. 7. Escaped Spanish
prisoners report that they saw Lieu-
tenant Stockley of the Twenty-first
infantry in the haads of theinsurgents
on Jan. 28 near Antemona southern
Luzon .
Lieut. Stockley is a son of Geo.
OF
MEN IX THK
GEX. LORD
Chief nf Siaff
W. Stockley of New York and was re-
ported missing a short time ago.
Captain E. B. Smith of the Nine-
teenth infantry died at Sogod Febru-
ary 5 of gunshot wounds. The body
in a field casket will be shipped to San
Francisco.
Otis.
Captain Smith was appointed to the
military academy in 1895 and was made
second lieutenant in 18. "J. tie got a
uaptaincv in A WIOOW ana
children at Stamford Conn. survive
: him.
DEAD YET LIVING
A very Live Georgean In Texas
Dead In tbe Eye Of the Law.
Atlanta Feb. 7. Judge J. M.
Lumpkin of the Atlanta circuit court
has decided that a claimant for an es-
tate who is alive and was present in
court is dead legally.
The judge said: "Plaintiff testified
( that he had been living in Texas and
did not know until 1896 of his father's
death or the division of the estate but
jwhen one leaves aetata and cuts off
: all communication with friends and
relatives he becomespresumptivelyat
least dead to the world."
TRIBUTE TO LAWTON.
Flags At Half-Mast While His Body
Is Passing Through Ohio.
Columbtjs O. Feb. 7. Ohio today
paid a tribute to the memory of her
gallant son General Liwton killed in
the Philippines.
Aa the remains of Lawton entered
the western border of the Btate this
morning the flags on the state bouse
were placed at half-mast to remain so
until the body should leave at its east-
tern limits.
KENTUCKY
REPUBLICANS
Put On a Bold Front And
Say They Will Not
Surrender.
THEY ARE IN THE RIGHT
They Claim And Show a
Determination To Fight It
Out On That Line All
Winter.
London Ky. Feb. 7. The join
caucus of the house and senate repub-
licans was called off last night after a
conference of "inner circle members'.
It was concluded that it would be bad
policy to publicly ask Governor Taylor
to reassert his intention in the present
fight. .
The action of Taylor's representa-
portraits
I'l-KMC EYE.
KITCIIKXER.
to Ixnl Roberts.
tivesat me iouisvuie conference is
spoken of with coutempt by republican
legislators here. One leader said
"We do not want to be held up to pub
blic view &9art of school boys. We
would never have come down here had
not we bslieved there would be no
surrender at Frankfort."
Senator Jolly who was elected presi
dent pro tempore of the senate yester
day 6ent the following letter to Gov
ernor Taylor this morning:
"We do not want any agreement
with the other side. We are in the
right and have nothing to agree on.
Members of both houses are unani-
mously against the agreement."
Legislators are inclined to bolt any
agreement Taylor may sign with tbe
other 6lde. This will probably cause a
BDlit in the republican ranke in case
Taylor should back down. Tbe bold
front of the legislators this morning
probably indicates a solution nearer
than many may imagine but before
the solution is reached there will be
numerous transformation scenes.
i STRONG MESSAGE TO TAYLOR.
Senators Hayes Jolly Cox and a
dozen members of the republican
branch of the legislature drew up the
following telegram at noon to be sent
to Governor Taylor:
"Make no compromise of our rights
under the constitution and tbe law.
We represent tbe people of this com-
monwealth for a free election and a
fair count. Any attempt on the part
of any man or Bet of men to set aside
the result of tbe last electinn by foroa
fraud vioious legislation or compro-
mise without the consent of the people
is treason. We therefore pledge you
our support and our lives if you will
but stand by the election returns as
counted by the electoral commission."
members here
signed the message.
THE DEMOCRATS' PLAN.
Louisville' Ky. Feb. 7. A plan is
under way by democrats toindlct Gov-
ernor Taylor Milton H. Smith pres-
ident of the Louisville & Nashville
railroad Basil Duke and John Whallen
for conspiracy to incite a revolution.
Judge Yost and General Lindsay
were in conference wfth Governor
Taylor at noon. Prior to this Taylor
conferred with minor state officials. It
is the opinion of republican leaders
that Taylor will sign and they are so
firmly of this opinion that they state it
flatly.
CONGRESS
Pettlgrew Stirred Up the Senate
And Boer Intervention Proposed
In the House.
Washington Feb. 7. In the sen-
ate today Mr. Depew read a letter from
Prof. Schurman chairman of the Phil-
ippines commission stating Mr. Petti-
grew's charge that the commission
tried to bribe the Filipinos to put
down their arms had no foundation
whatever. Mr. Depew sharply criti-
cised Pettlgrew for not getting the
truth from Prof. JSchurman and Ad-
miralJDewey both of whom were in the
city at the time his speech was made.
Mr. Pettigrew replied that there
was an alliance and that it will be
known to the senators tbat the com-
missioners tried to induce Aguinaldo
to quit by offering him a position at
$5000 a year. He again charged the
administration with suppressing facts
for political reasons. .
At 1 p. m. Mr. Turner of Washing-
ton commenced bis address on the
financial bill.
Washington Feb. 7. The 'house
in committee of tbe whole proceeded
today with the consideration of the
diplomatic and consular appropriation
bills.
Under unanimous consent forty-five
minutes were given Mr. Shafroth of
Colorado for a epeech in behalf of in-
tervention by the United States In the
Boer war. Referring to The Hague
peace treaty which was ratified by the
senate yesterday he said Its provisions
permitted the offer of mediation by a
power between two nations at war even
during a continuance of hostilities. He
thought this gave the -United States
an opportunity to interfere to bring to
an end the present war'which promised
to be the most bloody conflict of mod-
ern times.
. Mr. Ray republican of New York
pointed out tbe fact that the Transvaal
is not included among the nations rep-
resented by the Hague treaty and that
England holds that the Transvaal ia
not a nation but a suzerain state.
FOUND DEAD IN BED-
The Body Of W. M. McGee a Health-
Seeker From Canada.
The dead body of W. M. McGee.
late of Collingswood Ontario Canada
was yesterday evening found in the
room which he bad occupied at 319
Texas street. McGee had not been
Been for some time before bis death
and had probably been dead some time
when found.
He was a health seeker who seemed
from the papers in his possession to
be a man of independent means; per
haps fifty years of age and thin and
worn in appearance.
The body was taken to the establish
ment of Nagley & Lyons and Coroner
Spencer notified. His brother Rev.
T. B. McGee of the First M. E.
church at Bay City Mich. and his
sister Mrs. Bella Marshall at Mid
land Ontario Canada were notified
and answers were received from both
of tham.
A telegram was also received this
afternoon from J. M. Nash dated Fort
Worth saying he would arrive In El
Paso tomorrow afternoon. It is not
known who he is or what interest he
has in the dead mac It Is supposed
tha. he is the T. & P. baggage man of
that name.
Mr. McGee has been in El Paso for
a number of weeks and formerly stop-
ped at tbe Pierson.
SMUGGLED GOODS SOLD
A Big Crowd At the Federal Bulld-
Inq This Morning Bid For Silken
Things
This morning a large quantity of
smuggled goods were sold at the door
of the custom house. About $300 was
realized from thesale which represented
about fifty petty seizures Among the
articles were Mexican curious drawn
work cigars ladies dress patterns etc.
One young lady fainted in the
surging crowd which surrounded the
auctioneer and was removed to Post-
master Campbell's office where careful
attention from Dr. Lindsay revived
her.
All the republican
EL PASO IS
THE HUB
Of the Mining Universe Of
the Great Southwest
And Here
PROF. J. C. . CARERRA
Will Confer With Miners
Who Wish To Add To the
New Mexico Mineral Ex-
hibit At Paris.
Prof. J. C. Carrera of Las Cruces
who has been appointed by Governor
Otero to represent New Mexico at the
Paris exposition is in the city to meet
the mining men here and make ar-
rangements for a mineral exhibit from
this section. Although El Paso is out-
side the territory of New Mexico it is
the headquarters for many mining
men from there and the mining sec-
tions of the south arec tributary to it
and hence Prof. Carrera 's work is of
the greatest interest to this city. The
professor is a mining engineer by pro-
fession and an enthusiastic mineralo
gist whose collection of minerals won
the prize at the Chicago World's Fair.
"In connection with this enterprise"
said Prof. Carrera to a Herald re-
porter this morning "I would like to
state that I am here to interview the
different mining men in the city and
make arrangements for specimens for .
the best possible exhibit. I have seen
several of them a' ready and they bave
all responded cheerfully. The Su per-
ior mine will make a fine exhibit. If
there are any persons whom I have not
had the pleasure of meeting who' would
like to contribute to the exhibit they
may do so without the necessity of see-
ing me. The Santa Fa railroad has
greed to move the exhibit and what;
ever specimens may be coctributed to
it free and it will only be necessary to -pack
the specimens in a box and mark
it "Mineral Exhibit Paris World's
Fair Santa Fe N. M" and leave it at
the depot. Santa Fe is where I am
getting the collection together.
"You can state also" said Prof.
Carrera "tbat I am now on my way to
visit Otero county and that the vast
resources of New Mexico's youngest
county will thus be placed before the
world. It Is remarkable what a great
variety of resources ocour in this coun-
ty coal gold silver lead copper the
most exquisite marble ever mined un-
der the sun the finest turquoise yet
discovered anywhere in the world the
soda beds some thirty miles in length
containing valuable salts like eoda
potash and borax. Probably this
county surpasses any other in the
matter of varied resources. -
"On my return I will go to Grant
and Sierra counties to see what addi-
tions can be made to the collection there.
This will end the work of gathering
the exhibit and I hope tbat before the
beginlng of March the exhibit will be
well on its way to Paris. New Mex-
ico will thus be shown to be second to
none in her mineral resources.
"The Santa Fa will transport every-
thing free to Chicago and I ' am now
endeavoriog to make arrangements
with the other lines for the rest of the
trip."
COTTON FAMINE
August Cotton Expected To
Sell
Much Higher Naturally
New York Feb. 7. It is expected
that August cotton will sell much
higher naturally and without manipu-
lation. The world is fasing a natural
cotton famine because the consump
tion is enormous and still uncheck
ed.
A Correction.
In the first line of the account of the
sale of the El Paso Street railway in
yesterday's Herald It was erroneous-
ly stated tbat the road sold was tbe
Santa Fe Street line. The road sold
was properly designated everv where
else in the article as the El Paso Street
line and the proof reader's error is re
gretted. The Santa Fe Street line is
not mortgaged and has not been sold.
Married Wednesday Feb. 7th. at
3:00 p. m.. at the reaid
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Wilc3xJln the presence of a few friends.
Mrs. Edith M. Nicholl of Las Cruces
and Dr. F. M. Bowye- of Virginia by
tbe Rev. Mayo Cabell Martin.
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