El Paso International Daily Times (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 11, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 13, 1900 Page: 7 of 8
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JSI* PASO DALLY TIMES, SAT UK DAY, JANUARY 13, 1000
T
KODAKS
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20 per cent
off Catalogue
Price
To Everybody.
S QGXD
| CATALOGUES FREE.
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| W. G. Walz Company
Solo and exclusive Agency for
Eastman Kodaks.
CIVIL 8UIT IN
MSTKICT COURT.
THE SHAPLEIGH COMPANY SUES
ON AN ALLEGED ACCOUNT.
Emerson & Berrien Deny That They are In-
debted at all to Plaintiff—Point* of Law
Haloed-Pacts of the'lase a* »ppear From
the Pleadings of the Respective Parties.
El Paso Coffin & Casket
COMPANY.
EMERSON & BERRIEN, PROPS
410 S. El Paso Street
EMBALMING
The largest and best stock of Oofflm
caskets. Metalio Cases, eto. Work an<
■prloes guaranteed. Hearses and Car
riages furnished. Telephone 71,196 & 86.
CHINESE
HERBAL
REMEDIES
Drive all forms of
poison out of your
system. Cure of all
forms of disease ab
solutely insured by
taking
Dr. E. T. Sam’s
Vegetable
Compound.
No minerals sed.
The secret of his
success is: He cures
the people.
Medicine mailed to
any address. Office
and Sanitarium:
St. Louis st,
PIANOS
Pianos on easy payments.
Mnsioal Instruments and Sheet Mnsic
Piano Tuning
W.G.DUNN.
820 San Antonio St
From Hoard's Dairyman: "The Woman's
Hospital of Philadelphia, claims that since
they deol led to pasteurize all of the mil k used
in the hospital the death rate has decreased
enormously. This In Itself would prove that
there Is more merit In tho pasteuring than
th(^average person would be willing toad-
Pasteurized Milk and Cream
AT THE
SHALAM DAIRY
420 MESA AVENUE.
BICYCLES
Not Controlled by the Trust,
—For Sale by-
El Paso Cycle Company,
Orndorff Hotel Block.
Brosig’s Moctezuma,
A quiet and pleasant resort in Juarez
Best Cigars and Liquors.
—Skat parties accommodated-
I am doing business again at the
old stand.
HUGO BROS1G.
The State Kitchen,
223 San Antonio St.
Pirst-class REGULAR MEALS 25c.
, Also SHORT ORDERS.
MAR WING. Proprietor.
For quality and prloe, no nee to look furtbe
W. O. WALZ COMPANY, Sola Agents.
SEWING MACHINES.
DOMESTIC and STANDARD, the beat inthe
World. $40 and MO, W. O. Wals Co.. Hole Art
fered from those inserted in plaintiff’s
itemized account. Mr. Emerson also
testified that the Sbapleigh Hardware
company charged different prices for
the same goods, and $80, $78 and $67
had been charged for identically the
same wheel.
The case will probably be finished to-
day. The suit was filed a long while
ago, but this is the first time it has been
reached on the trial docket.
AFTER EIGHTEEN YEARS. D
The case of A F. Shapleigh Hardware
company vs. Emerson & Berrien is be
ing tried io Judge Goggau’B court
Judge Kemp appeared for the plaintiff
and M. W. Sc.»ntou tor^tne defendant
The following jurors were empanelled
totry the case: Frank Evaus, F. Gar-
ter, J. F. Rogers, J. H Lyon, August
Annicke, H, E Calvert, W. H Freeman,
Gray Jones, P. Martha, A. Lunmeis.P.
L Alexander and G. B. Hartley.
The suit is brought to recover the
snm of $683.60, alleged to be due on
account. The piaiutiff asks also for in-
terest and costs of suit It is claimed
that the original contract upon which
the above amount is due was entered
iuto during the'year 1895, and snbse
quent to the time when the first nego-
tiations were begun additional arrange-
ments were made through the medium
of correspondence.
It is further alleged the amount of
thb total purchases aggregated about
$8,805, but various sums had been paid
from time to time, leaving the balance
now sued for. It is further set up that
defendants made a tender of $500 in
satisfaction of all claims due from them,
but the said tender had not yet been
accepted.
Emerson & Berrien for an answer
filed a general denial of anv indebted-
ness whatever, and also filed a special
answer, setting np the fact that the
Shapleigh company had failed in ful
filling their contract with defendants
to the latters’ loss and damage of sev-
eral hundred dollars That it
had been agreed bitween the par
ties to the contract Emerson &
Berrien should have the sole agency of
several different kinds of bicycles, in-
cluding racers, tandems and road
wheels. These bicycles were all of the
Syracuse manufacture. The defend
ant’s agenoy was to extend from Sierra
Blanca on the west, Tncson on the east,
south from Albuquerque and the north
era part of Mexico. That bioycles were
to be sold at retail everywhere at
a uniform prioe so as not to injure de
feudant’s trade. That the wheels were
to be made of good material and first
class in every respect. That Emerson
& Berrien should be provided with
•‘racers” to pnt on the track and adver-
tise the Syracuse wheel.
It is farther contended that the com-
pany did not live np to its part of the
contract regarding the prioe at which
the wheels were to be delivered to de
fendant. That the wheels were not
made out of the material represented,
and that the enamel on the same all
peeled off. Again, the company agreed
to pay certain charges and settle for the
repair on the wheelB which it had failed
to do.
The plaintiff filed an itemized account
of the alleged indebtedness, while de-
fendants filed a claim of offsets and
likewise a plea in reoonvention accord-
ing to which the plaintiff is really in-
debted to the defendants.
The plea of a $600 tender is emphatic
ally denied by the defendants, although
it is admitted some effort was made to
perfect a settlement of accounts which
finally resalted in nothing
Defendants’ attorneys maintained the
plaintiff oonld net set np a tender in the
present suit, bat the same was an sn
tirely separate and distinet cause of
aotion, neither oonld the company rely
both on a general claim of indebtedness
and also on an alleged special contract.
That the plaintiff mnst close one or the
other so the defendants would know
what to expeot.
Exceptions were filed embodying
these points, and also exceptions by the
plaintiff to some of the special pleas set
up by the defense.
Some time was consumed in arguing
the questions involved. However, the
court finally overrated all the exuep
tions of both parties, and the case went
to trial on the pleadings as presented.
The plaintiff introdnoed a deposition
from J. W. Thomas, who had had some
negotiations with Emerson & Berrien
on behalf of the plaintiff, and he gave
the prices at which the wheels were to
be sold, and also deposed to other faots
relative to the original contract.
The deposition of the former manager
of Emerson & Berrien’s bicycle depart-
ment was next read. He gave the
prices of oertain wheels as the same had
been qnoted to the El Paso firm. The
deponent said that he regarded the
prices named as what the wheels were
reasonably worth.
Mr. Stanton objeoted to the witness’s
answer being admitted as evidenoe as
he had not stated that he was aeqaint-
ed with the market price of wheels at
that time and had had snch experience
as would enable him to judge of their
valne.
On a few minor points the witness
oorroborrated the allegations of the pe-
tition, bat he explained abont repairs
being necessary on the wheels, and
knew little regarding the subsequent
contract between the parties ooncerned.
G. W. Emerson was the first witness
called for the defense. He denied that
the prices qnoted by Thomas in his dep-
osition were the correct figures accord-
ing to the terms of the original con-
tract. Mr. Emerson then gave a list of
the prices he had agreed to pay for the
bioycles and materials purchased of the
plaintiff. These prices materially dif-
E. B. Wilson Belarus to El Peso to Kind
Chengrs.
“This town has beat anything grow
ing I ever before saw or beard about.”
The .above declaration was made by
a pleasant, neatly dressed young man
who stepped into the Santa Fe < ffice
yesterday to ask W. R Brown where he
could find the Postal telegraph office.
“Yon have been in El Paso then,”
suggested a Times reporter who was
present.
"Yes,” continued, the stranger, “I
lived here eighteen years ago when
there were fesv brick buildings in El
Paso and not a siugle one in Juarez
What is my name? My name is E B.
Wilson and I worked for the Mexicau
Central road when it did not go any
further th.11 Chihuahua.
“1 knew El Paso well ia those days:
but I am a stranger in a strange city to
day. El Paso has grown out of all re
collection and I suppose there are few
people here now who then lived here.
The only comer or spot in town thbt
looks familiar to me is that corner over
there (pointing to the Parlor saloon)
and it looks just about the same. Then
there was a drug store there owned by
a gentleman bv the name of Campbell
“The best friend 1 had in El Paso
then was Mr. Tavs and I suppose he has
passed away. Yes, I know L'ghtbody
& James and Frank C. Gay, who was
then agent for the Santa Fe at El Paso
I remember there was a little path
through the weeds and mesquite brush
from town down to the Santa Fe depot.
The boys used to shoot coyotes between
town and the depot.
“Though only 17 years old I voted
three times here in one day to have El
Paso made the capital of the county. A
lot of voters’ were brought here
from Chihuahua and the Santa Fe
brought down some from New Mexico.
The election went in favor of El Paso
and then they began building the court
house out there on the prairie.
"When the Pierson hotel was built
people here joked the builder for put-
ting up such a big hotel in the foot
hills. But today there are business
houses all around it, and solid blocks
of buildings run out to and around the
court house. The change is wonder-
ful; it is a complete transformation
from a little adobe village to a hand-
some stvllsh city ”
Mr. Wils m is en route from the east
to Sau Francisco, where he has been
stationed as agent for a New York
house.
SALVATHcTaUMY MEETING.
Mac** Her Father Governor.
Mr. Young and some friends bad
been discussing the political outlook
In Kentucky at Mr. Young's house In
Louisville one night, just on the eve of
the Democratic state convention, sev-
eral years-ngo. When the party broke
up, Mr. Young’s daughter, then about
18 years old, now married, who had
been an Interested listener during* the
discussion, spoke up:
"Why don’t you run for governor,
pa?”
“Why, my child, they would never
think of me for that offie.. No one
cares enough about me for that.”
“But. fia, would you accept the nomi-
nation if it were offered you?”
"Why, of course l would; nobody
would refuse the honor.”
Miss Young said no more at the time,
but quietly slipped out of the house
and starred in the direction of The
Courier-Journal office. Colonel Henry
Watterson being an Intimate friend of
the family. It happened that she met
the veteran editor in the street
“Ah, Uucle Henry, will you do me a
favor?” the young woman asked im-
pulsively.
“Anything In the world that I can do
1 will.”
“Well, I want pa to be governor of
Kentucky, and can you get him the
nomination?”
Colonel Watterson turned bac-k to
the office and sat down and wrote a
spirited editorial, demanding In the in-
terests of the Democratic party that
John Brown Young be nominated by
the convention soon to meet. The re-
sult was in accordance with the noted
editor’s wishes. Mr. Young's election
being a foregone conclusion.—Chicago
Chronicle.
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TUTTLE PAINT & GLASS CO.
Preminm stamps for cash purchases and on all purchases
paid for within 30 days.
Our 1900 Wall Paper is now arriving. 4000 rolls just in.
We are always teidy to give you an estimate for papering, eto.
MIRRORS, ART GOODS, Etc.
TUYiTe PAINT & GLASS CO.,
El Paso, Texas. Telephone 206.
gXDTT—1
RICHARD OAPLES. Prest. and Manager.
O. L. DEFFEBAOK, Secretary.
A Meeting Held Last Might, Which Was
Largely Attended.
A large and enthusiastic meeting was
held last night at the Salvation army
barracks. It was the first of the pro-
posed series of meetings to be held by
Major Pebbles, who has charge of the
Rocky mountain division of the army.
At the meeting laet night the ms j >r
Was assisted in the servioee by his wife
and also by Captain and Mrs. Pitts.
The hall was orowded to the door,
and the eervioes, conducted according
to the special methods of the army,
were listened to with marked atten-
tion.
Major Pebbles is a young man, fall
of vim and energy, with a good, clear
voice. He speaks in a simple, practical
manner and holds the attention of his
audience.
The special feature of last night’s
meeting was the swearing in of the
first recruits which it is hoped will form
the basis of a large corps in El Paso.
There were five reornits in all.
The other meetings that have been
arranged for are as follows:
Tonight at Chopin ball the major will
speak on “The awful mistake of a great
man.” A special feature of this meet-
ing will be the giving away of two ba
bies.
Sunday morning at 11 o’clock a holi-
ness meeting will be held at the bar-
racks. Sunday at 3 p.m. a praise meet
ing will be conducted by Major and
Mrs. Pebbles at Chopin hall and Sunday
night at 8:45 the major will speak at the
Baptist ohnrch on “The Greatest Need
of the Century. ”
The major regards El Paso as a most
promising plaoe for establishing an
army headquarters, and is full of the
idea of securing a bniidlng> iu which to
carry on the general work in whioh the
army is engaged.
He thinks if some one with means
oonld be iudnsed to follow the example
adopted by liberal minded citizens iu
other cities and ereot a hall which
could be need for meetings and other
purposes, then the army could arrange
to pay a fair rent for the building.
The Reward of Labor.
“Bill, have you cut the firewood?”
“Yes, sir.”
“An fed the mules?”
“Yes, sir."
“An milked the cows?”
“All milked, sir.”
“An ground the corn?”
“Jest through, sir.”
“An banked the raters?”
“Last one. sir.”
“Well, you’re a good un.
th.e dogs, an you kin go an tree a pos-
sum for yer supper!”—Atlanta Consti-
tution.
J ■ 8i
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!!•'
Now call
California Stables,
W. F. CARPENTER. Prop.
Horses that any one can drive. Livery,
Feed and Sale Stable. Special attention
given to boarders.
Opposite Fire Department.
PHONE 41._ EL PASO. TEXAS.
Frank’s Restaurant
Serves best meals in the city
for io, 15, 20 and 2$ cents.
Short orders.
310 El Paso Street
Our Stock is Complete of-
Winter Lap Robes, Horse Blankets,
Wagon Harness, Buggy Harness,
Saddles, Bridles, Collars, Pads,
or anything else in Saddlery/IWe do Repairing.
You know we sell Vehicles and Spring Wagons.
Under Center Block.l
Good nml find Eel*.
“So you think that little eels are
sweet and that big eels are rank and
strong, do you?” said a fish dealer.
Well, you’re off. It isn’t the size of
the eel that governs his taste. It is his
habitation and way of life. But most
people think as you do, and throw
away the big eel and cook the little
one, and then, if the little follow Is
strong, they think it Is because he
wasn’t little enough. Nothing could be
further from'the truth.
“The eel that inhabits a stream with
a hard, clean, sandy bottom is sweet
and edible, be he as big as your leg
or tiny as your finger, for this eel finds
food scarce, and he must exercise and
keep sober and bustle—else he will
starve—and this active career makes
him healthy and wholesome. But the
eel that lives iu the mud, where pro-
visions are plentiful, is unfit for the ta-
ble, for his life is sluggisG, his habits
and organs are bad and bis flesh, when
cooked, tastes and smells of the muddy
element. That Is why the Schuyklll eel
is worse than carrion for table pur-
poses, while the eel of the upper Dela-
ware makes a dainty dish.”—Philadei*
phia Record.
More Miles Than Yon Con Count.
Statements as to the distance of the
pole star from the earth which have
appeared in some of the newspapers
lately have been ridiculously inade-
quate. One of the estimates made is
255,000,000 miles. Now, if one will re-
member that the sun is 93,000.000 miles
away and that its light comes to us In
eight minutes, he will see that if the
foregoing estimate of the distance of
the pole star were right Its beams
could reach us in about 15 days. It
would be only about 2,700 times as far
off as the sun.
Light travels 6.000.000,000,000 miles
in a year, and even the most modest
guesses as to the parallax of Polaris
make it 35 light years. Pritchard’s es-
timate In 1887 was 90 light years, but
he has since modified his figures.
Hence, if one will write 210 and add 12
ciphers thereto he will have the num-
ber of miles which the most conserv-
ative authorities believe Intervene be-
tween’ the eartb and the pole star.—
New York Tribune.
ShBke*peare’i Father.
A paper entitled “Shakespeare and
Sanitation” was read at the recent
provincial meeting of the Incorporated
Society of Medical Officers of Health
at Stratford-on-Avon. Among other
things the author related the follow-
ing: “It Is Interesting to find that tb°
name of John Shakespeare, the father
of the poet, first appears in the records
of the municipality as owing a fine of
twopence for having made a dirt heap
with his neighbors. Adrien Quincy and
Henry Reynolds. In Henly street, and
on another occasion he ‘stood amerced’
In fourpence for falling to keep his
gutter clean.”
None Better Thnn All.
Miss Gingham—And 1 suppose they
have bargain days In Glasgow, Mr.
Mcl vor? ^
Mcl vor— Ma conscience, no! It wad
na do ava!
Miss Gingham—Indeed! Why, 1
thought bargain days would just suit
your people!
Mcl vor—That’s julst It. It would
suit them otver week If they had bar-
gain days, naebody wad Buy onything
on the ither days, ye ken!—London
Telegraph.
Ad Lneapeoted Answer.
In the course of an address Dr. Co-
naD Doyle told a quaint experience of
his in the Sudan. Wishing to find out
whether one of the black soldiers was
a Mohammedan or a pagan, he asked
him, "Whom do. you worship?”
"I worship my colonel.” came the i
svrer. pat
The lessons of history would suggest
to a Sherlock Holmes that the man
was a Mohammedan.
Caples Lumber Company,
-LUMBER-
Laths, Shingles, Doors, Sash, Mouldings, Etc.
Yards: Cor. Texas and Octavla Sts. Telephone 242._m
EASt
NEW
FAST TRAIN
VIA THE
WABASH
Lve.St Louts____________9:10a.m. 1:40 p.M
Arr Detroit .........8:20p.m. 10:30 lb
“ Niagara Falls......4:00a.m. 8:10 p.V
" Buffalo ...........5:00 a.m. 7:10 p.K
“ New York. ........3:30 p.m. 7:80 *.m
" Boston...........5:30 p.m. 10.a0a.il
The Wabash Is the only line running Double Dally Thi. ,n Sleepers between 8t. Lon
>dNtagara Falls and Boston, and with a soltd train between rlt. Louis and New York.
THREE TRAINS DAILY BETWEEN ST. LOUIS AND CH1CAGH
ONLY 8 HOURS RUN. EQUIPMENT THE FINEST ON EARTH.
Only One Fault.
“There’s only one fault to be found
with your comedy work, old man,"
■aid the dramatic critic.
“What’s that?” asked the aspiring
young actor.
“IP* tragic."—Chicago Pott
TheMexican Central Railway,
THE ONLY STANDARD OLAOE LINE BETWEEN
MEXICO CITY AND THE UNITED STATES.
Affords to the Tourists and Traveler all the luxuries, comforts and ac-
commodations known. Superb new twelve section buffet drawing room
Pullman cars daily between Mexico City and Kansas City without
change at the border. All the large and important cities in Mexico are
located on the line of the Mexican Central Railway. For rates and fur-
ther information, apply to
C. R. HUDSON, B. J. KUHN,
G. P. A. Mexico City. Com’l Agent, El Paso, Texas
philips&Tmeirphy,
Fine Carriage, Wagon
and Sign Painting.
ALL WORK GUARANTEED.
422 San Antonio St.,
Opp site City Hall.
" " OLD . ..
TRAVELERS
| ; always use tba laxarioai Service of tba
Queen & Crescent Route
tba Short Una to tb« CAST AND
x-'"—NORTH.
ITHSOUOH SLEEPERS . .
Shreveport to Chattanooga.
PULLMAN BUFFET SLEEPERS
New Orleans to New York
Cincinnati and St. Louts.
T. M. HUNT, GEO. H. SMITH,
THAV PAH. AQT . OIN'L PASS ««▼.,
k DALLAS, TEX. NEW ORLEANS. LA
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|2 HOURS FROM EL PASO
Hot Mineral Springs,
SANTA ROSALIA,
STATE OF CHIHUAHUA, MEXICO.
The most unvarying climate, more sun
shtney days and mostdoilghtful surroundings.
Exceptional advantages to parties who desire
pleasant winter quarters. Good hunting.
Table supplied with game.
The reduced railroad fare, and exponses be-
ing payable In Mexican money, bring It within
the range of all.
For Information, address
Nokman E. Oai.sntini, Proprietor.
Gran Hotel de la Cueva.
B. D. Robinson, M. D., physician In charge.
AN ALL-THE-YEAR RESORT.
WHOLESALE ANI> RETAIL.
PUREST AND BEST........
Oysters in all Styles
AND ON THE HALF SHELL.
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