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DAILY HERALB
Last Edition
'S NEWS
4:30 p. m.
PRICE 5 CENTS.
EL PASO TEXAS THURSDAY. MAY 3 1900.
20th YEAR NO. 103
E1L PL
SO
A BATTLE
WITH BOERS
British Losses Were Probably
Heavy As Only the Boer
Losses Are Given
FOREIGN AIDS SUFFER
Two Frenchmen And a Ger
man Fighting With Boers
Killed And a Russian
Wounded
London May 3. The ar office
poets the following report from Rob
erts dat?d Bloemfonteln: "Hamilton
met with considerable success yester
day and drove the enemy out of a strong1
position at Houtnek with comparative-
ly small loss to us. The Boers dispers-
ed In several directions mainly east
and north leaving 26 prisoners in our
hands iccluding a commandant and 16
wounded. Hamilton is now encamped
at Jacobsruss and as his men are in
need of rest after fighting several days
1 ordered a halt for today.
"Broad wood's cavalry arrived on
the scene in .time to render valuable
assistance bv threatening the enemy's
rear.
"The enemy admits 12 killed in
yes -
terdav's emragetcent including the
German lieutenant Guenther. They
had fortv wounded including Russian
Commander Maxlmoff of the foreign
legion. Two Frenchmen of the foreign
legion were killed
"Hamilton praises the chivalry of
the Gordons who gave the final etroke
to the enemies' front. The Sbropsbires
got within 200 yards of the enemy
cheering loudly. Hamilton also praiees
Kitchener's horse."
AMERICAN ARRESTED.
Pretoria May 1 (Delayed). M
BagbleJr. who was arrested in connec
tion with the explosion of the Begbie
shell faotory at Johannesburg has been
remanded. An Atnerioan has also
been arrested on suspicion of being im
plicated in the explosion.
PHILIP CRONJE SHOT DEAD.
Cape Town May 3. Philip Crouja
a Boer who surrendered at Paarde-
burg and was imprisoned at Simons-
town was shot dead there last night
by a sentry. Crop is and other Boers
walked beyond the dead line and
jeered when the guards ordered them
back.
BOER . VICTORIES
Pretoria May 3. An official bullet-
in eays that on April 28 the federal
forces took nine prisoners
east of Tbaba N'Chu. On
April 30 the Boers attacked
British mounted corps from Brantford
and killed 19 British including Cspt.
Llddy. Eleven prisoners were taken.
Two federals wounded.
RURAL MAIL
Growth Of the System Is Very
Gratifying.
Washington D. C May 3. Two
new divisions have been established
owing to the growth of the rural free
delivery. An order signed by the
postmaster general establishes four
divisions the eastern with headquar-
ters at New York comprising New
England New York and Pennsylva-
nia with Special Agent E. H. Hitha-
way in charge; the middle division
with headquarters at Indianapolis
comprising Ohio and all states west to
the Missouri river and the southern
states down to Louisiana with F. M.
Dice in charge; the western division
comprising states from Iowa and the
Missouri to the coast with headquar-
ters at Denver with Wm. E. Annin in
charge; the southern division includ-
ing eleven southern states with head-
quarters at Washington in charge of
H. Conquest Clarke.
OFF FOR A REST
Rev. Charles M. Sheldon Sails For
England
New York May 3. Rev. Charles
M. Sheldon who recently edited the
"Topeka Capital" for one week baa
sailed for England. He will devote
two months to speaking and organiz-
ing the movement of practical Chris-
tianity in that country and will then
return to the United States where he
will establish headquarters la some
eastern city and continue the work of
speaking and organizing in every state
in the union.
KANSAS CITY MARKET
Today's Quotations On Cattle Hons
And Sheep
Kansas City May 3 Cattle re-
oeipts 4583. Steady to strong and
shade higher. Top 5.15. Nativee
4 50ft5.15; Colorado steers 4.0005.10;
Texas and Indian steers 4.254.75;
dogie steers 3.75(54.50; cows and
heifers 2 50(34.65; bulls 3.00(4.00.
Calves 4 00(37.00. Stockers and feeders
3.75(&5 35.
Hogs receipts 9200; 24 to 5 lower.
Bulk 5.02i(a5.174; tip 5.25; extreme
range 3 505.25.
Sheep receipts 1170; steady; Texa
clipped 3.50(d.05. No lambs in.
CATTLE MOVEMENT FROM TEXAS
Dallas Tex. May 3. Statistics
show the movements from Texas to the
markets and the grazing grounds in
Kansas and Indian Territory of cattle
270000; sheep 300000. The wool clip
for the year is 12000000 pounds with a
value of 82000.000.
SHOOTING AT BISBEE
An Aggressive Mexican Killed And
Two Persons Wounded
Special Corresuondence of the Herald.
Bisbee Ap-il 39. Last night about
midnight a shooting affray occurred in
a Mexican dance house In which one
man was killed and two persons
wounded.
The fight was started over
request
made by Juan Valdez the
man who
lost his life to the bartender another
Mexican that he return to him some
1 money Valdez claimed that he robbed
him of. The request was refused
whereupon Valdez drew a revolver and
began shooting.
One shot hit an onlooker in the right
hand passing through and lodging in a
Mexican woman's breast. The bar
tender 6hot hitting Valdez in the left
shoulder and another shot penetrated
his heart killing him instantly.
The bartender was arrested and is
now in jail.
The wounded persons are not serious
'y wounded and both will recover.
ALASKA MAILS
The Census Snows More Americans
Than Britons In the Great 6old
Field
Seattle wasn.. May . The new
contract for one year for handling the
malls to Skaguay via this port Ketch
ikan and Juneau bas gone into effect.
j. ne man win go via two routes one
of the Humboldt Steamship Co. and
the other o the Alaska Steamship
o. .acn company receives S7o per
trip. This will greatly improve tae
service.
Telegraphic advices from Diwson
to asraguay ana orouent to Seattle on
the steamer Humbolbt state that the
census of the Klondike has been com
pleted.
The population of Dawson is 5044
and of -the Klondike 3027. Dawson has
1.120 voters and the entire district 1944.
The district has 2767 British subjects
and 5539 citizens of the United States.
The population of Dawson bas lncreas
ed 1200 since January.
DEWEY DAY
At the Annual Encampment Of
the
Illinois G. A. R.
Jacksonvill IK. May 3. A mons
ter military pageant reviewed by
Admiral Dawey was the feature of
annual encampment of the G. A..R. of
Illinois here today. The arriving trains
this m-jrnlng brought thousands of
strangers to the city and when.Admiral
Dewey and his party reached here the
streets were literally blocked with
people.
The procession comprised companies
of stats militia. Sons of Veterans and
scores of semi-military civic and
patriotic osgaoizatioos and thousands
of the Grand Army veterans were also
In line.
At the conclusion of a brief reception
to be held in their honor Admiral
Dewey and his party will depart for
St. Louis to become the guest of that
city at a celebration to be held to-
morrow. LEE'S COMMAND
The General In Charge Of Two
D epartments
Havana May 3. The change
whereby tbe 'departments of Havana
and Pinar del Rio Cuba will in the
future be under the command of Gen.
Fitzhugh Lee with headquarters at
Qaemado9 has gone into effect.
TRAGEDIES
MOST SAD
Pretty Girl Falls Dead At
the Feet Of Her
Mother
And Many Pathetic Incidents
Of the Terrible Explo-
sion At Scofield
Utah
Salt Lake May 3. Death's wind
ing sheet completely envelopes the
famous coal town of Scofield. Every
house without an exception is a house
of mourning and every household is
preparing to bury its dead. The
agonized cries of widows and the
groans of the motherless and father
less no longer are heard. The
stricken one3 are beyond that now
and their grief can find no ut
terance.
Yesterday it was etated that the
death list based on a conservative es-
I tlmate would probably exceed 250. It
I is now known that the estimate is en
i -
tirely too low and that In all probabll
ity the 300 mark will be passed.
The work of taking out the dead
continues and all the bodies may not
be recovered this week. Just now
aaoneia is one vast morgue with un
dertakers by the score busy at their
sad wcrk. The bodies found near the
entrance are badly crushed and
bruised as they got the full force of
the explosion. They are few in num
ber however.
Another tragedy has followed the
explosion. Will Clark who lost his
lire trying to save nis latner bad a
beautiful sister aged IB who was de
voted to her brother. When informed
this morning of Will's frightful death
she fell dead at ber mother's feet.
A sad picture was presented at the
morgue near the mouth of iSo. 4 tuc
nei wnere witn aran leatures ana a
haggard face sat yesterday and today
young John Miller a helper who Is
waiting for the bod las of bis three
brothers Harry Vance and Isaac to
be brought out.
Three people have gone insane. A
newspaper reporter fainted as he filed
his story. The other three big mines
of the company are closed down as min
ers are floc&log to rescue their rela
lives and friends at Soolield at least to
rescue their bodies and help the sut
feriog. '
The coal company and the Rio
Grande Western railroad are bath do
ing everything possible. Salt Lake
merchants are sending tons of provi
6ions to the families deprived of sup
port and the cash subscriptions amount
to over $15000. A carload of flowers
will be sent down tonight by the wo
men of Salt Lake.
The loss by rescue Expenses claims
for damages loss of Mammoth Coal
contracts and other Items will be
very great.
At present the company is merely
working to resoue the dead and allevi
ate the suffering.
BLED TO DEATH
A Man Whose Nose Was Struck Cy a
Bicycle Girl
Atlantic Highlands N. J. May
3. William German was on the
Shrewsbury bridge Sunday night when
he saw a youog-womaa come tearing
down the steep approach on a bicycle
She lost control of tbe -machine. Ger
man got as close to the rail as he could
but the young woman's head struck
against his nose knocking him down.
Violent hemorrhage of the nose follow
ed and Mr. Garmai died last night.
The young woman rode off without
giving her name.
A GREAT HORSE
Kilmarnock Proving a Sensation On
The Turf.
New York May 3. John E. Mad
den last evening sold to ex-Secretary
Whitney his three-year-old-colt Kil
marnock which is proving a sensation
among her set. The price paid was
120000. Yesterday morning in a trial
at Morri3 Park on a slow track Kil-
marnock went a- mile carrying 110
pounds easily in 1:403 which horsemen
considered a remarkable test.
KIPPER HAD
HIS GUN
The
Story Told
dier From
Bliss
By a
Fort
Sol-
Officer Blacker And Captain
Loughborough the Most
' Important Witnesses
To-Day
Walter N. Dalley the first witness
this morning in the Kipper case was a
foldier of the Twenty-fifth infantrv.
He testified that he was in the city on
the night of the 16th of last February
and returned to the post leaving town
about 4:30 on the morning of the 17th.
On his way to the post he saw a body
of men on the road but was not able to
recognize them. His evidence was
here objected to and he was excused.
L. Moussier next testified. He is a
soldier from Fort Bliss. He saw Ser
geant Kipper on the morning of the
17th come in with blood on his coat
and the rifle under his coat and some
fatigue clothes under his arm. This
was about ten minutes before the first
call for reveille which was about 6
o'clock.
witness was arrested.
On cross examination by Mr. Stan
ton the witness admitted that be had
been placed under arrest by CaDt.
Loughborough immediately after tbe
t ouble.
'He denied that Cspt. Loughborough
bad accused bim of taking part in the
with any punishment or promised him
any reward. However he would not
have told anything If be bal not been
asked.
Tbe witness said he had only been in
the army about ten months and admit-
ted having baen arretted three times
during that time. Ha denied having
been arrested before entering the ar-!
my.
jmpeachinu former witness.
Mr. Stanton then questioned witness
as to his moral habits and drew from
him the admission that he drank consi
derably at times and liked to shoot
craps
The attorney then asked Moussier as
to the habits of Gaorsre Harris the
witness who yesterday said he never
gambled. The witness admitted that
wnen a crap game was in progress
Harris was often- in it.
DICK BLACKER'S STORY.
Jailer J. R. Blacker was thei called.
A an eyewitness and participant in
tbe exolting battle at the jail his testi
mony was of especial interest.
lacker stated that on the night of
the 16th of February he was sleeping
in the anteroom of tbe polloe station
want to bed about 10 o'clock that
nigbt he said but got up again about
half past 3 o'clock and went to
bad. He knew tha defendant
and saw him on the eight of February
16th at the jjil tsooae time after 12
o'clock. Ha heard Policeman John
Scott come in with a prisoner but did
not see him.
About half past three" he said "I
was awakened by soma one kicking at
the door. I went to the door and when
I opened it I saw tb. defendant Kip
per. L 6aid to him 'What do you want
here?' He said. 'I wait to get that
maa out I asked whit mai. He
said 'Corporal Dyson.' I told him
there was a bond of ?I0 against him
and he would hava to put it up and if
he did he would have
to see the ntght captain before be
could get the man out. He came in
and walked towards the door of the
j il. I ordered him ot and he left.
'He was dressed in full uniform like
he is now. After he had gone Scott
came In and said "
Judge Wilcox ' Don't state what
Scott said or what Stewart said."
J. ne jailer then proceeded to relate
the story of the battle with the negroes
as he saw and remembered it.
1 was awakened" he said "by the
scufTl lng of feet in the ftation. I looked
up and saw a negro standing over me
with a gun pointed at ma. I had my
pistol under tae blankets alongside of
my leg. I grabbed It with both hands !
and throwing down on him fired."
The witness then toid of the fusil-
lade of shots fired at him and how see
ing tne oaas -against him be sprang
through tbe window into the corral
climbed the fence and took refuge 111
Fred Hazzard'e house next door when
he returned and found Stewart wound
ed and unconscious.
repudiates the story.
On cross examination by Judge Wil
cox Blacker denied tbe statement at
tributed to him In the Times to the ef
fect that he had sprung from bed and
fired from a kneeling position. He
said that he had etated that he had
killed the negro Hull and he at first
supposed that he bad.
Policeman J. R. Scott then took the
stand. Before he began his testimony
Judge Wilcox objected on the ground
that he had been in tbe courtroom
during the testimony yesterday after
noon. Mr. Dean explained that his evi
dence had no connection with that of
any other witness and the objection
was withdrawn.
Scott testified to having arrested
Corporal Dyson on the night of the
16th. and also to tbe finding of the
body of tbe dead negro Corporal
Hull.
On cross-examination Judge Wilcox
tried to make Scott admit that he had
attempted to organize a posse to at
tack Fort Bliss and that he had asked
County Attorney Edwards to join him
in it. But the witness denied it.
kipper as a soldier.
oapi. luougnoorougn was tnen re
called. He etated be had 6erved in
the United States army twenty-five
years and bad been in command of his
present company since - November
1898. He served in Cuba and was with
the regiment at El Canay. The cap
tain did not know whether the defend
ant was there or not but he believed
tbe records showed that he was.
In answer to questions by Mr. Stan
ton the captain stated that until
October last he had heard nothing
against Kipper and supposed his
reputation to be good but at that time
there were some matters at the post
that showed him that such was not tbe
case. The captain was about to tell
what these matters were but there was
a simultaneous objection from both at
torusya for the defence. Mr. Da an
called attention to the fact that they
had themselves called it out.
The court decided that it would be
competent for the witness to teil It
however and the captain then stated
that last October an officer came ta the
post to arrest two men and KippeiVao
cording to the report of Sergeant Davis
and others was mixed up in what was
presumed to be an attempt to rescue
them. Had he known then what he
afterwards learned he would have
bad Kipper before a court martial for
mutiny.
Ujring a part of this testimony the
jury was excluded and it was flaally
rjled out by the court and tha jury in
8rui:Leu 60 rega-a
GUNS WERE MISSING.
Capt. Loughborough then related
how some guns were found to be mUs
lng from the post. They were subse
quently found. The captain told how
he had cooperated with the civil
authorities in endeavoring to discover
the guilty parties and bring them to
justice.
TTTL i
vvnentne herald went to press
this afternoon Corporal Powell one of
the state's most important witnesses
was on the stand. A full report of
yesterday's proceedings Is published
ou another pge of the Hera cd.
COEUR D'ALENE
investigation Now Near Its Close.
Washington May 3. The Coeur
d'Alane investigation is praotlcilly at
an end the committee wishing to hear
from but one other witness. Lieut.
Lyons who forced tha strikers biok to
the pumps in the mines. When he has
been heard this afternoon tha case will
close with arguments of the counsel for
both sides. The democrats wanted
more witnesses but tha republicans
ruled against them.
ONE OF THE BEST
Thinks a Neighbor Speaking Of Both
the Herald And Its Souvenir.
From tbe Roswell Regis tor.
The El Paso Herald one of the best
newspapers m tne sou to west issued a
mammoth edition of t4 pages recently
profusely illustrated presenting the
wonderful growth and development of
that live city and its resources and
business interests in the most thorough
manner.
Metal Market.
-New York May 3 --Copper
firm
17:sllver 592: lead 4.45.
Mexican money quotation at El Paso.
today: 47J4S.
Baseball
Extra
6:00 P. M.
NATIONAL
LEAGUE
GameS TO" Da V SCOreS
J
By
Telegraph To the
Herald
At Brooklyn-
Brooklyn 6
New York . - 4
At Pittsburg-
Pittsburg 2.
St. Louis-... 9
Game called at the end of seventh in-
ning on account of darkness.
At Chicago-
Chicago 4
Cincinnati 11
THE POLITICAL POT
Boils Merrily And Politicians Relieve
Their Minds
Detroit Miob. May 3 At noon
tod the republican state convention
whlch 19 to cb.oose four delegates-at-
1 JJ M 1
large ana lour alternates to tne na
tional eonvention was called to order
by Sherman 8. Daboll chairman of
tbe state committee.
The resolutions which will indorse
In strong terms President McKinley
and the policy of the national ad-
ministration and commend the records
of Senators McMillan and Burrows are
expected to go through the conven-
tion with a hurrah.
IOWA DEMOCRATS.
Des Moines la.. May 3. The dem
ocratic stats oooveatloa was cillai
to order here today oy J. D. Sullivan
of Creston. Tbe convention will na.me
delegates to the Kansas City conven-
tion and after the passage of resolu-
tions indorsiog Bryan and tbe Chicago
platform aa adjournment will be taken
until August when tbe convention will
reassemble for the nomination of state
officers.
HIBERNIANS
To Tackle the Boer Question In
Boston.
Boston Mass. May 3. Elaborate
arrangements are being made by the
local society of the Ancient Order of
Hibernians for the reception and enter
tainment of the delegates to the nation
al convention of the order which will
assemble here next week.
Advices received by the committee
in charge of arrangements indicate
that tbe gathering will be the largest
in the history of the order. A numbar
of important questions are to come up
for discussion and settlement and among
other things the convention isexpeoted
to manifest tho pro-Boer sympathies of
the order in some decided manner.
GADSKI SINGS
At the Milwaukee Musical Society's
Jubilee.
Milwaukee May 3. The fiftieth
anniversary of the Milwaukee Musical
Society is being celebrated with a ju
bilee here. It will continue until the
5th. There will be two big concerts.
at whioh a quartet composed of Mme.
Gadski Mme. Schumann-Heink David
cispham and Anereas Dippel will ap
pear. There will also be a chorus of
600 voices and an orchestra of fiftv-sfx
musicians. It is a noteworthy thing
that a musical society in the west
should have held together for fifty
years.
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