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EL PASO, TEXAS, WKDMB8DAY MOBNINO, APBIL »■ 1«0»
REMARKABLE CAREER OF BARREY
RIGGS IS ENDED BY A TRAGEDY
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Was Filled With Ballets By “Back” Chadborn, » Prominent
Cattleman, At Ft. Stockton Near Pecos City Monday Night
-Both Men Well Known In El Paso.
KILLING RESULT OF LONG STANDING FAMILY, FEUD
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SUNDAY SCI
'""V:—
Gainesville, FT*.,
-Several
* are in
Florida
reports of^the various committees
show great gains in the number of Sab-
bath schools and membership through-
out the state. This morning fully 500
people assembled^ in the Kfvanaugh
Caban Reciprocity Bill Shows
Democrats As Much Di-
. ^ Mi f •; ,• 1 •'
vided As Republicans
PASSAGE IS ASSURED
Motion to Consider Bill In Com-
mittee of the Whole Shows
176 For and 80 Against
the Measure.
meeting was held. The meeting opened
with a song service led by Professor
E. O. Excell of Chicago. The address
of welcome was by Rev. W.- J. Carpen-
ter and the response by Dr. John F.
Forbes of De Land; The features of
the session were addressee by Marion
Lawrence, general secretary of the In-
ternational Sunday School associa-
tion, and Charles D. Meigs of the In-
ternational Evangel. The appointment
of Committees and other business of a
routine nature occupied the remainder
of the morning.
birthday of king
CHRISTIAN CELEBRATED.
Copenhagen, April 8.—The 84 th
birthday of King Christian was cel-
ebrated today throughout Denmark.
During the forenoon officials, diplo-
mats and other dignitaries called at
the palace and tendered their con-
J * | gratulations. The streets of the cap-
wftal were crowded and in the square
Washington, April 8.—The debate
on the Cuban reciprocity bill, which
opened in the house today, was disap-
pointing from a spectacular stand-
point. There were no sensational
dashes after the debate actually be-
LifeofThis Fearless Man of the West Seldom Equalled, Even Between the
Covers of Fietion.-Ficklene98 of His Girl Wife In Early Days Causes
Him to Kill Her Lover and Receive Life Sentence.—Story
of Pardon, and Second Marriage.
BANK ROBBERS ARE
BOUND OVER.
Fowler, Col.,- April 8.—Hannahan
and Canlan, charged with robbing a
bank, were brought here from Pueblo
this morning. When arraigned Han-
nahan pleaded guilty and Scanlan not
guilty. They were bound over in the
sum of 11,000 and taken to La Junta
to the county Jail.
NO INFORMATION ABOUT
• PEACE NEGOTIATIONS.
London, April 8.—After the cabinet
meeting today, A. J. Balfour, the gov-
ernment leader, Informed the liberal
leader, Sir Henry Campbell-Banner
man, In the house of commons that
the government had no Important in-
formation regarding peace negotia-
tions in South Africa.
Local Commandery of Knight
Templars Have Completed
Their Program.
BRITISH WAR CAMP
ROYAL ENTERTAINMENT
IN MISSOURI.
KILLED BY
BOY OF WHOSE FAMILY RIGGS HAD KILLED FOUR
was expected to crop out on the I fronting the Amallenborg palace sev-
came to the surface. The vote on the era] thousand people constantly
motion to go into a committee of the I , . ,k king who in response ap-
whole, however, developed the lines peare<J on yje balcony with his daugh-
o. cleaverage and showed the demo- party included the Dowa-
crats quite as much divided on the ^ EmpregP ofy Rlie8ia. Queen Alex-
question as the majority. andra of England, the Hereditary
In the division, Grand Duke Michael, the Grand Duch-
as practically a test of the vote on the j ggg Luxemburg, the Duke and Duch-
ess of Cumberland and Prince George
of Hanover and the Princesses Alex-
andra and Olga, the Landgravine of
Hesse, Prince and Princess Max of
Baden and Prince Hans of Glucks-
burg.
CATHOLIC PILGRIMS
ARE OFF FOR ROME.
CECIL RHODES
bill 114 republicans and 63 democrats
voted for the motion and 41 democrats
and 39 republicans against it The
vote is in reality more embarrassing
to the democrats than to the republi-
cans, as members of the minority had
called a conference for tonight at
which it was desired to get together
on a course of action. The vote forced
the hands of the democrats as indi-
viduals before the caucus. I New york Aprl) 8.—The ------
Payne, the republican leader, °Pfned Catholic pilgrimage to Rome, conduct
the debate for the bill today in a gd Bi8hop McDonald of Brooklyn,
strong speech which commanded close n £ from this city today. Because
attention from both sides of the house. fact that thi8 jS the jubilee year
There was only two other speeches. pontiflcate the number of pil-
Mr. Newlanda, democrat, of Nevada thls year j8 larger than usual
took the position that the concession & includes about fifty priests in ad-
should not be made to Cuba unless ditlon t0 a number of prominent lay-
she was invited at the same tlme to ^ After 8pending ten days in the
become a part of the United fetates. Eternal city the party • will make a
McMillan, democrat, of New York, , of the continent before re-
who was the last speaker favored a L,, £ome
50 per cent reduction for the benefit | _
of Cuba, but gave notice if the rate
of reduction was not increased he j
would vote for the bill. He contended
reciprocity was in line with the time-1
honored doctrines, and that while re-
publicans might fear it, the democrats EXf»LANATION OF HIS VIEWS BY
should not. _ j WM. T 8TEAD.
Protest Against Chinese Bill,
Washington, April 8.—A vigorous
protest was made in the senate today His
bv Cullom of Illinois against the pass-
age of the Chinese exclusion bill in
its present form.
Coming from the chairman of the
committee on foreign relations, the
protest made a deep impression on
the senate. Cullom, while expressing
himself in favor of the exclusion of
the Chinese laborers, said many pro-
visions in the pending measure were
in contravention of our treaty obli-
gations with China. He urged that
the United States could not afford to
ignore its solemn treaties, although
he conceded the authority of congress
to enact the proposed law if it saw fit.
Patterson of Colorado and Perkins
of California supported the pending
bill, maintaining that in no way did
i* contravene the existing treaties, as
bv the convention of 1894 China had
agreed that Chinese laborers should
be excluded from this country. The
bill was drastic in its provisions, they
admitted, but no more so than was
necessary to eliminate the possibility
of frauds.
The Chinese exclusion bill, as passed
by the house, was laid before the sen-
ate and the chair (Frye) directed it
to be referred to the committee on
foreign relations.
Penrose, chairman of the immigra-
tion committee, which had the Chi-
neses measure under consideration,
protested against such a reference.
By vote the senate measure was re-
ferred to the immigration committee.
The senate passed thirty-nine pri
vate pension bills and at 5:10 p. m.
adjourned.
Inmost Aims Written to Mr.
Stead, Who Was His Most Intimate
Friend, in 1890—To Appear in Re-
view of Reviews.
fxmdon, April 8.—An article on
Cecil Rhodes by William T. Stead will
appear in the forthcoming number of
the American Review of Reviews.
The article consists of a frank and
powerful explanation of Cecil Rhodes
views on America and Great Britain
and for the first time sets forth his
own inmost aims. It was written by
himself to W. T. Stead in 1890. In
those days Stead was not only one
of Rhodes’ most intimate friends, as
indeed he was till the last, but also
his executor. Stead’s name was re-
moved from the list or trustees of
Rhodes’ will only because of the war
which forced the two men into such
vehement political opposition. Oi
this episode Stead says:
Mr. Rhodes’ action Was only nat-
ural, and, from an administrative
point of view, desirable, and it in
no way affected my attitude as a po-
News reached this city yesterday of
the killing of Barney Riggs, a promi-
nent cattlemen of Fort Stockton, near
Pecos City Monday night.
Riggs was shot five times by “Buck
Chadborn, also a cattleman, and son
of ex-Sheriff Chadborn of Jeff Davis
county, and who was also a step-son-
in-law of Riggs.
The killing was undoubtedly the re-
sult of a long standing family feud,
although the details that have been
received in this city are meager.
Both the man killed and the one
who did the shooting are among the
most prominent cattlemen in western
Texas and are well known in this city.
The Man Shot.
The life of Barney Riggs, his ca-
reer in the “wild and wooly west,’’
has seldom been equalled even be-
tween the covers of the flashy dirae>
novel. , .
J More than two decades ago he
annual1 drifted into Arizona from the Lone
Star state, where he sought employ-
ment as a cowboy. With him went
a bride of but a few weeks. Each
had pledged the other “to love, cher-
ish and obey,” but scarcely had they
become settled in their Arizona home
in a modest little cabin before the
girl wife’s affections became aliena-
ted and to her young husband’s em-
ployer she gave the love that be-
longed to him before whom at the
altar she had repeated “until death
do us part.” ,, . .
Driven almost to distraction be
cause his bride had proved untrue
Riggs shot down the man that had
taken his wife’s love away from him.
The shooting was deliberate and pre-
meditated and the jury before whom
Biggs was tried considered not the
fact that his home had been made
desolate by the act of the man killed.
The verdict was a life sentence at
the territory’s penitentiary at Yuma
How this sentence was revoked and
Riggs regained his liberty forms a
thrilling incident in this man's re-
markable career.
A number of desperate prisoners
had planned to make their escape
from the jail at the cost' of the life of
the jailer, between whom and Riggs
a strong affection had sprung up. The
attack was made upon the jailer by
seven men as he was feeding them
one day, and had it not been for Riggs
the design would have been carried
out successfully and ttie prisoners es-
caped. But into the fight he plunged
and seizing one of the assailants’
knives himself fought a battle that
saved the life of the jailer and thwart-
ed the attempt of the prisoners to
escape. He was rewarded by the
governor of the territory granting
him a pardon.
Separated from the girl he had
loved and married, his hopes shat
tered, Riggs returned to west Texas,
and again sought employment on the
plains as a cowboy. Fortune followed
him and In a few years he owned his
own herd of cattle, which increased in
numbers and his range increased in
proportion.
Again he tried matrimony, marry-
ing a Mrs. Johnson, a sister of Bud
Frazer, who was then serving in the
capacity of sheriff of Reeves county,
Subsequently Frazer had a falling
out with one of his deputies by the
name of Miller and a bitter family
feud ensued, resulting in the death
of several members of each family,
into the fight Riggs was sunsequently
drawn.
The first fight in which he took an
active part occurred in a saloon at
Pecos City. Two men by the name
of Denson and Earhart, of the oppos-
ing faction, met him in front of the
bar and Barney asked them both up
to take a drink. One of the men re-
fused and made a motion in the di-
rection of his back pocket. It cost
him his life.
Crack! Crack! sounded Riggs pis-
tol and the two men fell dead on the
barroom floor with their guns in theii
hands. ,
Two more men of the other faction
were killed by Riggs before he him-
self came to his own tragic ending.
Like many another man with a rec-
ord of blood behind him he met death,
not in the midst of a fight, not at the
hands of an equal, but in this instance
was killed by a mere strippling of a
boy, into whom had been engendered
a bitter hatred for one who was a
sworn enemy of the family and had
killed no less than four of its mem-
b€FS.
Tlie lad did his work well. Once
he hod commenced it he knew that
to falter meant death to him, and
when the smoke cleared away Barney
Riggs lay dead and the chambers of
his pistol were empty. ______
Jefferson City, Mo., April 8.—Gover-
nor Dockery’s attention was called to-
day to an alleged British war supply
camp at Lathrop, Mo. The governor
said he knew nothing about the op-
erations of the British there other
than a market had been operated at
Lathrop by private individuals for the
past ten years. He says it is the
largest horse and mule market in the
world and supplies the United States
government as well as the British
government with horses and mules.
Daring the Conclave About
Twenty-Five Neophytes Will
Tread the Hot Sands
of Sahara.
STEEL BUSINESS BOOMING
IN BIRMINGHAM DISTRICT.
Birmingham. Ala.. April 8.-—'The
new furnace of the Republic Iron and
Steel company is now in blast. The
furnace has the largest capacity of
any in Alabama, and its output is ex-
pected to reach 300 tons a day. The
company is preparing itself for an
increased output in pig iron by in-
creasing its capacity for supplying
raw material.
TALMAGE’S CONDITION
SHOWS NO IMPROVEMENT.
Washington. April 8.—The condi-
tion of Rev. Dr. T. DeWitt Talmage
showed no improvement today.
GROSVENOR RENOMINATED
BY ACCLAMATION.
Athens. ()., April 8.—The republi-
cans of the Eleventh Ohio district
renominated Congressman Chas. H.
Grosvenor by acclamation.
MOONSHINERS
GIVE TROUBLE TO REVENUE OF-
FICERS IN KENTUCKY.
CHOLERA SPREADING
Province of Bulacan Has Eighty-one
Cases—184 in Manila, With 140
Deaths.
Manila. April 8.—Post Surgeon Ha-
gency from Bulacan. capital of the
province of the same name, reported
eighty-one eases of cholera there and
has asked for assistance.
no WU* anev.™ .............- At Manila up to noon today 184 cases
litical confidant in all that related to ’ 0f cholera had occurred and 140 deaths
Rhodes’ world-wide policy.” from that disease.
No Agreement Reached.
Washington, April 8.—After a con-
ference lasting nearly three hours to-
night the democratic members of the
house tabled a number of propositions
which had been presented relative to
the policy to be pursued on the Cuban
reciprocity bill now before the house
and adjourned without action on the
subject. The result of the conference
leaves each democratic member free
to exercise his individual opinion, and
it is generally believed this will result
in the passage of the reciprocity bill
as the test Vote in the house today
'showed about sixty democratic mem-
bers for the bill, which will much
more than offset the republican de-
flection from the bill.
ONE THOUSAND
COPPER MINERS STRIKE.
Salt Lake, Utah, April 8.—A dis-
patch received in this city today from
Mackay, Idaho, the terminus of the
Oregon Short Line branch into cen-
tral Idaho, announces the miners’
union at that point has called out all
miners and other workmen employed
by the White Knob Copper company.
It is said the strike involves a thous-
and men. No information as to the
cause of the strike is given.
its three columns of complex
sentences the whole philosophy of
Rhodes’ international and individual
life is embraced.
Perhaps it can best be summarized
as an argument in favor of the organ-
ization of a secret society on the lines
of the Jesuit order for the promotion
of peace and welfare of the world,
and the establishment of an Amert-
can-British federation, with absolute
home rule for its component parts.
BOOKS SHOW
FEW DELINQUENTS
Taxpayer* Begin to Think E) .Paso
, Property Worth Looking After—A«-
seaament for This Year 8138,983.67
FRENCH SAVINGS BANK
AHEAD OF AMERICAN.
Paris, April 8.—French hankers
seeking savings deposits have taken
several steps in advance of the Amer
ican banks which displayed their en-
terprise by distributing small boxes
that can be opened only at the bank.
A leading French banking firm has
introduced the automobile savings
bank which tours the country dis-
tricts at stated intervals and gathers
in the savings of the thrifty peasants.
An electric motor car has been built
for the purpose. It provides seats for
a cashier and two clerks, arranged
about a revolving table. There are
shelves on the walls for the bank
books, and a strong box is built into
the body of the car. The innovation
has met with a most favorable re
ception.
The books of-the county collector
show fewer delinquents this year than
any previous year.
“Taxpayers,” said Deputy Collector
Harper, “are undoubtedly beginning
to think that El Paso property is
worth looking after and are paying
their taxes up promptly.”
The whole assessment for this year
aggregates $138,983.67, of which
nearlv $120,000 has been collected,
and there still remains this month in
which to make collection before taxes
become delinquent for county taxes.
Weather Forecast.
Washington, April 8.—New Mexico
and Arizona: Fair Wednesday and
Thursday; variable winds.
ST. JOSEPH ELECTS^
MAYOR.
IN SMALL PIECES
Three Members of the Constabulary
of Saregon Captured and Treated
With Great Barbarity.
Asa Humble, an Alleged Distiller, Is
Killed 'and Deputy Collector Has
Narrow Escape, the Bullet Grazing
His Neck.
.Manila, April 8.—Fifty Landrones
armed with rifles and bolos, lecently
attacked five members of the constab-
ulary of Sarsegon, southeast part of
Luzon, captured three of them and
treated the captives with barbarity,
eventually cutting them into small
pieces.
A large force of the constabulary
v;ent in pursuit of the Landrones.
ANNUAL KANSAS STATE
SHOOT AT OLATHE.
Louisville, Kv„ April 8.—A fight has
taken place between moonshiners and
revenue officers a miles and a half
from Big meeting Creek postofflee, in
Hardin county, about seventy-five miles
from this city, during which Asa
Humble, an alleged moonshiner, was
killed, and Deputy Revenue Collector
R. A. Hancock of Louisville, who was
leading the pursuing posse, narrowly
escaped death, a rifle ball grazing his
head and leaving a mark on the skin.
The revenue officers had informa-
tion that a still, located in a bottom
near Big Meeting creek, was in opera-
tion. They surrounded the still and
Deputy Collector Hancock stepped out
and called upon the three men operat-
ing it to surrender. They answered
with two volleys of shots and the rev-
enue officers promptly returned the
fire. Two moonshiners fled from the
still, firing as they ran, and made their
escape.
When the smoke cleared away Asa
Humble was dead inside the still
house. It is thought one of the men
\vho escaped was wounded.
HEAVY FIGHTING BETWEEN
TURKS AND CHRISTIANS.
St. Joseph, Mo., April 8. The offi-
cial vote elects Charles J. Borden, re-
publican, for mayor by eight votes.
The remainder of the ticket will be
mixed.
PRESIDENT’ ASSISTANT
P SECRETARY ILL.
Washington, April 8.—Major O. L.
Pruden. assistant secretary to the
president, was today removed to Gar-
field hospital for treatment for or-
ganic heart trouble. He is in a dan-
gerous condition and is believed can
not survive very long.
Olathe, Kan., April 8—The annual
convention and tournament of the
Kansas State Sportsmen’s assocoation
opened here today for a three days
session, with several score of crack
shots from various parts of the state
present. On the closing day live birds
will lie the feature, Including two
specially interesting contests. One
will be the Great Western handicap,
and the other a twenty-five-bird shoot
for the wing-shot championship of
Kansas. Some excellent scores were
made in the preliminary events today.
CHIEFS OF POLICE MEET
IN UTICA, NEW YORK.
Utica, N. Y., April 8.—The State So-
ciety of Police Chiefs, which was
former at Rochester last fall, held its
first meeting here today. The heads
of police departments of many leading
cities were present and the reports
presented showed the association to
be making gratifying progress In the
way of increasing its membership and
influence.
WILL HEAR ARGUMENTS
MONDAY IN MERGER CASE.
Washington, April 8.—The United
States supreme court today decided
to hear arguments next Monday upon
the application of the state of Wash-
ington to take jurisdiction in the case
of the Northern Pacific and Great.
Northern merger.
London, April 9.—Cabling from Cet-
tinje, the capital of Montenegro, the
correspondent of the pally Mail re-
ports heavy fighting between Turks
and Christians in the province of No-
vibazar in European Turkey and the
revolution is spreading.
THE TIMES A CREDIT
TO BORDER CITY
Chas H. Fuller, Who Has Made Pos-
tum and Grape-Nuts Famous,
Spends a Day in El Paso.
The committee appointed by the lo-
cal commandary of Knights Templar,
having in charge the entertainment of
the visiting Sir Knights and their t*r
dies, have completed their labors and
announced the program yesterday.
The program is being published in a
neat pamphlet and will be distributed
for the convenience of the visitors.
On Wednesday morning, the 16th,
the local Sir Knights will assemble
at the armory in the Masonic Templs
and at 9:30 a. m. the line will ba
formed. The commandary will then
march to the Hotel Sheldon, front
which place they will act as escort
for the eminent grand commander and
other grand commandery officers to
the opera house. At the opera house
a public meeting will be held, which
will be opened by an Invocation, fol-
lowed by the addrees of welcome deliv-
ered by Sir Knight T. J. Beall. Next
will follow an address by Grand Pre-
late Rev. J, R. Carter of Galveston.
The lines will then be re-formed and
the escort will conduct the grand offi-
cers to the Masonic Temple, where the
annual conclave will be opened In
due form.
In the afternoon at 2:30 the visiting
Knights, their ladies accompanied by
the local Masonic fraternity will board
the trolley cars and enjoy a ride over
the entire system, including both sides
of the river.
At night there will be an exemplifi-
cation of certain orders of the com-
mandery and at 8:30 an informal re-
ception will be tendered the visiting
Templars and their ladies. The af-
fair will be under the auspices of th#
local young laides, sisters, wives and
daughters of members of the local
commandery, and will be held in tha
former lodge room of the old hall.
This will conclude the entertainments
arranged for the first day.
On the 17th there will be a ceremo-
nial session commencing at 9 a. ra.
This wil-1 probably last until the nooa
hour. At 3:30 an excursion train will
leave the Southern Pacific depot bear-
ing the Sir Knights and their ladles
to the smelter. The afternoon will
be spent in visiting the different de-
partments of the plant, the train re-
turning at about 5 p. m.
That evening at 8:30 the big social
event will take place. It will be a
reception given to the officers and their
ladies of the grand commandery by
the local Knights. The entire third
floor of the Masonic Temple will be
thrown open to the guests and in these
apartments the reception proper will
bo held while the lower rooms of the
old hall will be used for the danca
that follows the reception. During
the reception and dance refreshments
will be served in the large banquet
hall. ..
This reception will close the pro-
gram as arranged for the Knights
Templar conclave. UnleBS there be an
overflow' of business there will be no
other session of the grand common-
dery. Should the previous sessions
have been unable to complete all the
business brought before it, then there
will be a short session held on the
morning of the 18th.
On the 18th the majestic Shriners
will hold forth. At about 2 o’clock
the Shriners will form in line at the
Masonic Temple and taking about
twenty-five neophytes, who are to take
the pilgrimage over the hot sands,
they will march through the different
streets of the city and return to the
Temple, where the neophytes will he
made wise as to the mysteries of the
Shrine. These ceremonies will be
concluded by a monster banquet at
which all the Shriners within the city
will be present.
This will finish the conclave and the
whole meeting will then be a matter of
history. The various excursions to
Mexico will, In all probability, attract
a large share for short trips into the
republic and will add much to the
prestige of El Paso as a host.
Charles H. Fuller, the well known
advertising man of Chicago, accompa-
nied by Mrs. Fuller, spent yesterday
in El Paso. Mr. Fuller is the man
who has made Postum and Grape-
Nuts famous through advertising, and
incidentally millionaires of several
people interested in the product.
“Postum and Grape-Nuts will have
$1 000,000 spent for advertising this
year” said Mr. Fuller yesterday at
The Times office. “The El Paso Times
will have a good share of the matter
You have an excellent paper that is
a great credit to this thriving border
city and now that you are putting in
a fine perfecting press I may say that
your city may well be proud of the
I enterprise of its morning paper.”
ANNUAL MEETING OF
WESTERN CATTLEMEN.
Rapid City, 8. D„ April 8.—The an-
nual meeting of the Western Cattle-
men’s association began here today.
There are 1,000 delegates in the city,
representing South Dakota, Nebraska,
Iowa, Wyoming and Colorado. Th»
forenoon was devoted to the reception
of visitors and business sessions be-
gan this afternoon.
ADMIRAL EVANS SAILS
FOR HONG KONG.
San Francisco, Cal., April 8. Rear
Admiral R. D. Evans sailed for Hoag
Kong today report for duty as senior
squadron commander of the Asiatic
station.
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