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EL PASO MORNING TIMES, FRIDAY, MARCH 6, 1908.
DAIRY ORDINANCE IS
NOT PASSED OVER VETO
Mayo: Submits Annual .Message Re-
commending $500,000 Bond Is-
sue—To Be Qpnsidered at Ad-
journed Session Monday.
TO ARBITRATE STREET SPEAKING
A ROMANTIC COURTSHIP
The annual message of Mayor
Sweeney was delivered to the council
yesterday morning, each alderman re-
ceiving a copy. Chief among the rec-
ommendations of the mayor Is that for
the $500,000 bond issue for improve-
ments, and it is for the purpose of de-
ciding this recommendation that the
council will meet Monday morning In
an adjourned session. The dairy ordi-
nance veto stood, and the council
made no attempt to pass the ordinance
over the veto.
Alderman DeC.roff voiced a belief
that the chief of police would be ex-
ceeding his authority in notifying
property owners to install fire escapes,
and in tiling complaints against those
who failed to do so, but Mayor Swee-
ney said that the chief would have
ample authority, and the head of the
police department would be so In-
structed, regardless of whether the
council passed an order.
The Session.
Following the reading of the min-
utes, Mayor Sweeney presented his
message, with the request that it be
read by the Monday meeting. He re-
ported that the viaduct plans for the
structure to be erected by the G. H. &
S. A. and the E. P. & S. W. had been
received and that work would be
started before May 2nd.
The sidewalk report of the city en-
gineer was received and the city clerk
was authorized to notify the property
owners that if the improvements were
not made within sixty days, actions
would be instituted by the city to com-
pel compliance with the order.
The Veto.
No comment was elicited by the
reading of the.veto to the dairy ordi-
nance, and the regular schedule was
carried out. In discussing the failure
of an attempt to pass the ordinance
over the mayor's veto, one of the al-
dermen said that it had been conclud-
ed that it could not be done.
Dr. Anderson Recommends.
There were a number of recommen-
dations relative to the water supply-
contained in City Physician Ander-
son's report. He thought the storage
tank on the hill should be cleaned
once a week while the river plant is
working, with daily inspections, and
constant analyses of the water.
He recommended that measles,
whooping cough and chicken pox be
placed on the quarantine list. Mayor
Sweeney promised to draft an ordi-
nance covering this feature.
Thirty deaths for the week were re-
ported; three diptheria cases; three
of scarlet fever and one of typhoid
fever. Inspections were made of 50
dairies and 137 meat markets, and 8.,
pounds of meat were condemned. In-
vestigations were made of 29 com-
plaints, and 14 visits to city patients
were made, with 47 office patients
treated.
Fire Escape Report.
Chief Holland submitted the follow-
ing report:
To the Mayor and City Council.
Gentlemen: Following is an addi-
tional list of buildings without fire es-
capes which were Admitted in the form-
er list:
Building of Mrs. Flato, 111 Boule-
vard.
C. M. Bassett building, corner Stan-
ton and Franklin.
Mrs. Ainsas building, on Missouri
street.
St. Joseph’s Academy. North El
Paso street.
Zack White building, San Francis-
co street.
Lindsay building, San Francisco
street.
Following is a list of buildings with
fire escapes, but no balconies in con-
nection with them:
Frank Hunter building, corner
Broadway and Overland.
Le Baron building, 314 East Over-
land street. •
Kohlberg building, corner El Paso
and Second streets.
Omdorff hotel. Mesa avenue.
Plaza hotel, corner Oregon and Main
streets.
Pfaff building (Red-Men’s hall), San
Antonio street.
Curry building, corner Oregon and
El Paso streets.
Balconies in bad order, platforms
being of wood instead of iron.
Fire escapes on the south side of
the S&ieldon hotel are not extended to
the top of the building. Two more
fire escapes should be added to the
Trust building, as the one fire escape
is insufficient for a building of this
T. J. HOLLAND, Chief.
Then, upon a motion of Alderman
Blumentha! that the police chief be no-
,, ,'HVyl ty> vl,m“
they were needed, Alderman DeOroff
questioned the authority of that offi-
cial.
Routine Matters.
A new adobe building was ordered
elected near the pest house.
The petition of Highland Park resl-
'* dents for better police protection was
passed for future settlement.
Aide reran Robinson reported the pe-
tition of a lady who was compelled to
v walk eight blocks to get to a crossing
in East El Paso because the G. H.
had placed barbed wire fences along
its right of way. An order was en-
tered for the railroad to put up a
good crossing at Brown street and to
cover its ditch at that point.
The chairman of the streets ana
grades committee also reported that
Greer had been unable to get a tele-
phone installed in the Little Plaza
and that the hackmen’s dispute had
not been settled. Mayor Sweeney said
he would give them one more week,
and if they could not adjust their dif-
ferences in that time he would compel
them to move from that stand.
On a biil for $270 from the library.
Alderman DeOroff said that he could
not understand why the library could
not be self-supporting, with its allow-
ance from the city. The mayor un-
MRS. FRANK HEAP SLACK.
A romance which had its inception
during the progress of the famous
globe encircling tour of William Jen-
nings Bryan and party, three years
ago. came to light at Boston a few
days since as the result of the mar-
riage of Mrs. Marguerite Bock, a
charming and wealthy young widow
of Fort Wayne. Ind., and Frank Heap
Slack, a prominent eastern million-
aire, who has extensive cotton mill in-
terests at Fall River and other points
in Massachusetts.
Both were invited to join the party
at San Francisco and first met in that
city. As the tour progressed through
the Hawaiian Islands, to Japan anti to
Russia, the friendship which hat] been
manifested between the two rapidly
assumed a different form. At Stock-
holm, Sweden, Mrs. Beck, tired and
wearied by the continuous round of
ceremony incidental to the trip, made
the sudden announcement that she
would return to the states. Her mil-
lionaire lover also developed it strong
determination to return to the land
of Uncle Sam, and together they made
the homeward journey. On their ar-
rival on American soil she continued
her journey to her Fort Wayne home,
while he returned to Fall River. True
love never did run smoothly anyway,
ami it. seemed that the pretty romance
was permanently blighted through an
estrangement which developed as the
result of a petty grievance.
Upon Mrs, Beck's decision to resume
her musical studies at Boston she re-
turned to that city and took up her
abode at the Hotel Nottingham in tne
fashionable Back Bay district. One
day she received an Invitation to a
dinner party. As late would have it,
the Fall River millionaire was invited
to the same party. The two met and.
naturally, as might lie expected, the
old-time relations quickly ensued.
Within an hour's time after the meet-
ing they had listened to the last word
in the ceremony which pronounced
them man and wife.
The groom, in addition to Ills New
England holdings, owns an extensive
estate in Old England, bequeathed to
him at the death of his father. The
bride is independently wealthy.
derstood that, the bill in question was
for some book racks ordered quite a
good while 'before.
Alderman Hewitt, was given authori-
ty to locate several new fire plugs In
East El Paso addition,
A. P. Coles wanted permission to
put some steps down from the side-
walk into the basement of the White
House building, with a view to util-
izing the basement for a barber shop,
The mayor and the city engineer
spoke of using flip sidewalk as the
place for placing underground wires,
etc., and the mayor said an ordinance
should lie drawn covering that, ques-
tion for all time to come. He said it
was only a question of time before ail j
the wires would have to be placed tin-1
derground, and the city engineer re-
ferred to the policy of Eastern cities
in utilizing for public utilities the
space under sidewalks.
The ordinance regulating street
speaking was placed on final passage
CONDUCTOR M. 1 CAREY
SUICIDES BY POISON
Grimly Laconic Note With Instruc
lions For Establishing Identity
Found at Side of Corpse In
Southern Hotel.
at the Acme, on San Antonio street.
Effects of Dead Located.
When they were opened, the identi-
ty of the dead was established, and
true to the wording of the note, "you
will find out all about mo", several let-
ters explained the suicide.
Two checks, one for fifteen' cents
and the other for thlrty-our cents in
payment of salaries for the St. Louis,
and San Francisco, and the Korthem I
Pacific railroads were found, payable
to M. M. Carey. Receipts for dues, j
pat i through the year 19U8 In the O.
R. C\. n note book, in which was wrlt-j
ten. In case of acident notify Mrs. j
Fannie Carey, Kingsville. K>". a tsl-
gram, a pawn ticket, and several arti-
cles of clothing were found In the suit
case and the handbag.
A telegram dated February 27th,Tu-
curacari. X. M., and addressed to M.
M Carey, hrakemau, signed H. H. W..
on an El Paso and Southwestern
blank, requested his Immediate pres-
ence at the office, A letter dated
March tst. at Tucumoari, was from J.
H. "Red" Jennings,and asked the pro-
prietors of an E! Paso hotel to give
Carey a room and charge the amount
of the hill to the writer.
A pawn ticket for a Hamilton
watch, on which $10 had been borrow-
ed from Uncle .Sant's Loan Office at
Ogden. Utah, was dated In December,
with time extension credited.
Mother Is Notified.
McBean, Simmons & Can have no-
tified Mrs. Fannie E Carey at Kings-
vile. K>., of her son's leath, and the
local branch of the O R. C. is await-
ing a reply to this telegram before
concluding the funeral arangements.
BURLESON ON THE DAM
CONGRESSMAN SAYS WORK WILL
BE GOING SOON.
Private Letter From Washington Says j
That Sooner Than El Paso People
Believe the Elephant Butte Project
Will Be Well Under Way and a
Large Army of Laborers Will Be
Busy.
A private letter received In tills
city from Congressman Burleson says !
that Work on the Elephant Butte dam
will be in full blast much sooner than
the El Puso people expect.
The surveys for a townsite and road,
on Which work was begun about a
month ago, as told In the Times at j
that date, have been practically com-
pleted. Now the engineers are pre-
paring for confirmation surveys of the
work already done, and condemnation
proceedings, wherever necessary, will
he instituted shortly.
It is the confident expectation, from
the language of Mr. Burleson's letter,
that work will be going on at an ad-!
vanced stage by the opening of spring,
•and that the coming summer will see
an army of nreu at work on the pro-
jete that means the salvation of the
Rio Grande valley, and the rapid ad-
vancement of El Faso.
THERE IS A CHANCE FOR YOU
BIG DIAMOND SALE IS STILL ON
Twenty years ago on March 1st we started in the Jewelry business in
'this city. We are not expecting any Twenty S ear Anniversary presents, but we
are going to offer you something ver\ unusual during this month of March, in the
way of a very large reduction in our Regular Prices of Diamonds, and we feel sure
that our twenty years of square dealing with the people of HI Paso and vicinity will
convince all who know us (and that is everybody in the Southwest) that we arc going
to offer in the way of prices on diamonds is
STRICTLY ON THE SQUARE
and we assure you that if you ever expect to httv a 'diamond, now is the time to do it,
and there are only two excuses possible win von will not take advantage 1 our
offer.
THE STATE OF TEXAS)
COUNTY OF EL PASO )
Before me, the Undercigned authority, on this day personally appoered
W.T. HIXSON, who, upon hie oath, states Unit he is the Preside: T. and l-Anager
of the f.T. HIXSON COMPANY, Incorporated, and hue full knowledge of the fact#
herein stated. Affiant further staves that The prices cf diamonds, nr,"
diamond jewelry, in the etore of oaid Company are no» the same ao they have
existed during the paet twelve monthr., end thnt eeld prices have sot, during
said time, been rained on any article, and that tho prices advertise . >r
paid goods are the name &s they have existed during the pa at twelve n. nth'c.
> i //)' 7?/ ' , /
_L.
Subscribed ami sworn to before mo thxo
tho ijSth day of February, A.D. ,1303 .
Notary I’ublic.El t’aso Co.,Toxas.
DIED LAST WEDNESDAY NIGHT
"1 left on, soli ease at the Ather-
ton IW. I also left my handbag at
the Acme, saloon. Get them am! you
will find, out all about me. Otherwise
•but referred to Attorney* \V S. Small-j , b n„(llinK siiv." This is the
wood, T. M. Jones and City Attorney .
on ............ h.ii„„ 01 K>'lmlj lur,mi tmote of explanation tout
Coldwell, upon reoonmiep laliun
Rev. Hanks,, for adjustment
Mr. Hanks, who is tin pastor at
Calvary Baptist church, spoke briefly
of his .position. He declared that there
was a difference between liberty and
license, and that he did not care a
was found by the side of the corpse of
Railway conductor M M Carey, of
Kingsville, K; , who suicided at title
Southern hotel. Smith El Paso and
First, streets, some time Wednesday
night. An epty bottle, supposed to
snap for religious liberty without civil have contained strychnine, ami a five-
liberty. cent piece are thought to give the so-
The city attorney replied to the ar- hiliun of ,the means used in self de-
guments advanced by the pn acliei j str-e ion and the reason,
and the mayor finally made the sup ] Worked for Southwestern
gestion. that Mr Hanks name two la a 1 Carey, who was about 3:i ar 34 years
yers who would take up the que- ion i old, is a member of the Order of Rail-
wlth the city attorney. |wa> Conductors, with three $1,000
An ordinance regulating plumbing i paid-up policies in that order in his
installation, prepared by the plumbing
commission, composed of a mast. •'
plumber, a journeyman plumber and
! the city inspector, was passed.
Dr. Love asked the city to pay a
balance due on a bill of«,$U4 75 for
serum used in a case of chromatic
tetanus, a 15-year-old boy. Joe Cano,
who had recovered under treatment,
but who was unable to pay for the
possession. He has letters showing
that he worked at times with the
Northern Pacific and the Frisco sys-
tem. and more recent letters showing
employment as hrakemau with the El
Paso and Southwestern at Tucumeaii.
He went to the Southern hotel at
lit o'clock Wednesday night and was
assigned to a room. Yesterday after-
noon When he failed to appear, Pro-
serum. Dr. Love reported litis to be j prletor Leach went to his room and
the only case of recovery from tetanus ' knocked. Failing to get a response,he
in the county's history ,and spoke of
skin grafting tiiat had been done The
matter was referred to the city phy-
sician, Mayor Sweeney ami the chair
man of t.he finance committee.
forced the door open.
Body Found in Room.
Carey was lying in lied, the covers
over his body, and Ill's clothes were
I neatl; arranged on a chair. Bv the
The paving of Magoffin avenue wa-‘bedside was the empty bottle and the
postponed, and adjournment taken to\ nee on the table The corpse was
To the Ladles.
This week will be the last of the
free demonstrations of Flelachmann's j
Yeast, Ladies interested in home
halting should not miss this opportu-
nity of learning how to make good and
wholesome light bread. 216 Texas st ,
3 p. in. dally.
GENERAL YOUNG HERE.
ON HONEYMOON WITH HIS BRIDE
TO ARIZONA AND MEXICO.
Retired Officer Who Served in West
Texas When El Paso Was a Fron
tier Adobe Town, Meets Colonel
Huston at Station—Sixty-Eight
Year Old Groom.
Monday morning at 10 o'clock.
Innocent.
Mother—You and Willie have been
j at my cherries again. 1 found the
stones iu the nursery.
Johnny—It wasn't me, nmtltf r,
'cause I swallowed ail the stones of
mine.—Frankort Wltzhlal t
p.iite stiff and cold, and an examina-
tion made by Coroner Mitchell result-
ed in a decision that the man had been
dead for more, than twelve hours.
Under the explicit instructions of
ihe note, the suit case and handbag
were fount! a' the two saloons, one at
t:;e Atherton bar, by the Blabee Cafe
on San Francisco street, and the other
You Hrc Cordially Invited
Lieutenant General S. M II Young,
(retired) and Mrs. Young, who were
married in Ultieago on Tuesday of this
week, passed through here yesterday
afternoon on the Golden Stale Limit
ed at 6 o'clock, hound for Phoenix
and other Arizona points, where Gen
Voting was stationed lii his earlier
days in the army.
Gen, Young, in spite of his C8 years,
is as soldierly and erect as in the
days when he Chased Apaches over the
Arizona deserts, Mrs, Young is con-
siderably younger than the general.
She was Mrs. T. A. Huntley before
her last marriage, and her home was
in Helena.'Mont
In 1886 (Jen. Young was stationed at
Fort Hancock At tiiat time El Paso
was nothing but. a frontier town of I
adobe houses, and Gen. Young was)
very much pleased at. the wonderful
changes arid development that had
taken place here since tiiat. time The
bride and groom expect to spend
about a month In Arizona, after which
they intend to take an extensive trip
through Mexico .
Gen. Young was met. at. the train by
Col. Huston from Fort Bliss, and they
enjoyed a short visit until the train
left Col Huston served with Gee
Young in Texas, Kansas and Montana.
FIRST, you do not want one and never expect in !>m mie.
SECOND, you have not got the money.
Of Course Cash is the'incentive that causes us to make.; the prices we are
making.
We have ah immense stock of diamonds, over SKU100 worth, and nothing in
the line of diamonds will he reserved.
We earnestly invite you to call and see what we w ill do for von whether you
huv or not, and to convince you that we mean just what live advertise, we call votir
especial attention t<> the sworn statement accompanying this advertisement.
Mail Orders Given Prompt and Careful Attention
W. T. HIXSON CO., The Jewelers
EL PASO, TEXAS,—111 San Antonio St.
PARKER RESIGNS PLACE EIGHT CHINESE CAUGHT
POPULAR ASSISTANT POSTMAS
TER WILL LEAVE APRIL 1ST.
Resignation Handed in Yesterday
Morning Becomes Effective March
31st— Postmaster Smith Pays Trib
ute to Efficient and Capable Ser-
vice—To Be Assistant Postmaster
at San Diego.
MUDDY AND WET CELESTIALS
ROUNDED UP BY POLICE.
Patrolman on Ninth Street Surprised
Huddled Group of Chinese Who Had
Just Forded the River From Mexico
—Bunch Is Held at Immigration
Station.
TO ATTENO OUR
Spring Opening
Saturday, March 7th.
We have spared no pains to
make our showing of spring
millinery the most exclusive
and advanced models in the
city, distinctly expressive of the
cleverest fashion ideas of the
season.
SOUVENIRS.
the flngelus millinery
..ANGELUS BLOCK.
-fi'-y
Their Want Satisfied.
A philanthropic Cleveland man
heard the other day or a family down
In the flats that was In extreme need
j of financial aid
He made a trip down to the poor,
j miserably furnished home and found
i that the family was, indeed, having a
| struggle to get enough to eat
He pulled three bills out of his
! wallet and handed them to the gaunt,
j half-starved looking mother and told
I her to take it and spend it a» she
! thought best.
j A few days iater he returned to see
! how the family were getting along,
j All the members in sight still looked
i poorly fed
"Did you buy some groceries with
that $157" he asked.
Weil, no.’ said the woman, with
some hesitation You see, it was the
first time we pad pad so much money
all gt once and It looked like such a
1 good chance that we each wane up and
had a dozen cabinet photographs
taken."
Times want ads bring results.
The resignation of Assistant I'osl
master Parker was handed iri yester-
day morning, to become effective March
31st. *
Mr Parker expants In leave for Ban
Diego about,the first of April, where
tie ban accepted u Himllar powltlon to
that h»* hold hero. Hi* stated that ho
wan very well natisfUMl hero in 131
Pano oxcept for the fact of the con-
tinned ill huh h of Mrs, Parker. It In
thought that Mu* change of climate
will benefit her
Mr Parker In one of the bent known |
of K1 Pawi’s citizens, having lived
here for the last 2f* yearn. His first
position wan with Lightbody & James.
Ivy whom he wan employed for ten
years. In 1K94 he wax elected to the
Office of county clerk. being the only
Republican elected on Mje entire lick-
el. Pater he was appointed cashier
in the federal customs department,
which office Tie held until the appoint-
ment of P klTJarrett, when fl li.j
i^ane wa, apiJormod in his pia< »• j
At the Mine of the Merrick fire he j
wa* made appraiser of tin- stock by all j
the Insurance companies interested, a
pt> iijon he filled to the complete mu!#
isfacMoii of all concerned In addition
hj the above named, lie ha;- held many
other important positions, the las?
being that-of asfci.stant postmaster in
this city.
When seen yesterday -Postmaster
Smith stated that he had ie< < iv»-d tiiej
resignation of Mr. Parker, that if had j
not boon accepted yet, hut would he
accepted as *oon a-s a. »iireev>,or could
be appointed Mr. Smith aai ! that he i
regrefted Mr Parker's Intention to,
leave very much, as all their relations j
had beep of the most cordial nature
He said that when Mr Parker wa - j
made assistant, that lie had never had j
any experience Ui the poet office busk j
ness, but Mia? he had mastered the
details very rapidly and had always)
performed tils duties in the most. r,i ,
pable arid efficient manner Mr Par-!
ker Is very popular among the entire
office force, as be. has always treated
them with the utmost consideration 1
and helped them In any wag in his i
power
One of the lai'Kos! ruptures of
('liinaineii Hint has been made in some
time occurred Iasi nitthi about 11
o'clock, when eiglii bedraggled <’e)es
finis were caught by a policeman.
They were discovered down around
Eighth street, covered with mud and
with wet clothes, having evidently a
abort time lie fore forded the rivet
When taken to The police station they
gave tTie names of ('has (’hong. ('has.
(Tee lam (lee, (lee Oee, Lo Itlng, (ling
Gee, Long Hoe and Tom Yee
The Immigration authorities were
notified and the eight were locked up
at. the detention station on the- charge
of being Illegally in this country.
PURE WATER FREE.
SPECIAL SONG SERVICE.
Interesting Program for Temple Mt.
Sinai Tonight.
A special -Service of son has been
arranged for Temple Mi ,.inai this
• veiling aj S o'clock, a 1 lows
Opening by inn. Psalm :* SohlesMiL'er
Temple (" Mir
I lurch u, Sh lijit Yisrofl. \j (Toiuo
oho .'I i t*Miloim 1 Melodies
Temple Choir.
Veshomru. i radii lend re non «• ... .
.Sulzer
Temple r : \
Sing Alb In I ’ort h"
I hid ley Muck
Tempi* i ''loir.
The kidgii of t he . u.uness
Ranh Ua ‘ till Zielonka
Quartet,
Leciun.
Man"
Solo, There a ('.•♦mitiful Land on
High"
Mrs A I Gohb
Duet, ‘Love I hie". .
Mrs. Pro.to .a and h
Vanachna. t r.elf Hoi mi res ion.se.....
Tempi' 1 boil
CJoking hymn, "Ln K> lohcnu," tra-
ditional melodv ............
Choir and Con
Item diet Ton
The public Is cert!
I hi* Kervlee A fu r*
one and all K« alar
h tuple ever Fri.da night at H o’clock,
to which all are invited
.. Tay lor
(Mil.
Stainer
•' 1 lings.
ca l ion,
'it :i *d to
w come to
rvi af tho
Beginning Saturday, March 7. at b i
a. m., and until further notice, tie- FI
Paso Ice and Kefrigeraroi Co will 1
Herve water free from their tOO-foot j
well to thoae bringing v« sej--, for j!
Fl Paso Ice a/id Refrigerator Co,
A. Courclv n<\ pf" bbrnC '
You can g*d a liberal discount on
all diamond;, and diamond jewelry i
for cash. \\ T HIXSON CO.
Times want min brine results.
IF YOU MUjT DRINK
blink.ill ill, TOLTEC SALOON, wh.-rw
-roll ''ill ihu finest .inrt purest
Famous Eroe Ribbon Beer on tap.
R B. 8TEVEN3, iPopnetor.
Tiiut-a want ads, bring results.
SeasonOpens
March 15th
SANTA ROSALIA HOT SPRINGS
Mexico's Greatest Health Resort. Finest Batlis In the World. All
Hi,- hotels ami restaurants will lie opened ou the above date. Spe
da! rates from $1 gold up. Address
Norman E. Gallentine, Prop.
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