El Paso Daily Times. (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. 23, No. 88, Ed. 1 Monday, August 10, 1903 Page: 3 of 8
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F.L PASO MORNINC TIMES* MONDAY, AUGUST 10, 1903.
EW MEXICO
ON NEW TACK
Irrigationisti; of That TO ritory
Have Given Up OM Elephant
Bntte Dam Proposition Un-
der Private Ownership.
WAftTflATIONAL RESERVOIR
; I ' l fill * -
Instead, They Are Working fora Gov-
ernment Built Dam, on IJneg Be-
ing Followed In Ton to Basin,
in Salt Biver Valley, Ariz.
NOCOS’FMCT with international
The people of.New Mexico, who are
interested in benefiting under the ir-
rigation act passed by the last con-
gress, are fast maturing their plans
to dam up the river at some point be-
tween Rincon and Anthony and build
a canal which wilt put about 100,000
acres of arid land under cultivation.
Attorney H. B. Holt of Las Cruces
was In the city yesterday, and In talk-
ing with a reporter for The Times,
gave some interesting information on
the subject of New Mexico’s irrigation
plans.
He said that for the past three or
four weeks a party of civil engineers
under Knglnecr Reed, a man of much
experience in this line, have been sur-
veying reservoir sites down the river
from 1-as Vegas. While all of the
nvailaldc sites have been looked into,
Mr. Holt says that the Elephant Butte,
the original site, is considered the most
feasible.
"It is a mistaken Impression which
some people seem to have,” said Mr.
Holt, “that the people of New Mexico
are going after a dam on the same
plan that this section is going after
the international dam. The two
schemes are utterly independent of
one another. The people of New Mex-
ico are proceeding under the act of
congress, which provides for the gov-
ernment building of reservoirs upon
the section to be benefited thereby
pledging enough land to pay for the
same in ten years in annual instal-
ments.
“The Tonto basin scheme in Arizona
has been worked out and It has been
ascertained that the land pledged to
the government will only have to pay
back $17 per acre In ten years, or
$1.70 an acre each year.
"Our people have estimated that the
plan of Irrigation which they have
under contemplation will take in, in
round figures, 100,000 acres and the.
cost per acre will, therefore, be com-
paratively small.
“It is also a mistaken Idea to think
that the building of a reservoir at the
Elephant Butte site will hinder the
building of the international dam at
El Paso. The opinion of most al! sci-
entific minds is to the contrary. They
Kay that at flood times the amount of
WRtcr in the Rio Grande is always
more than sufficient for twice the
number of dems now in contemplation.
And, then, the conservation of the
water above win naturally increase the
precipitation and there will be more
water below than there would other-
wise be.”
WOT GRAND OPERA
As this picture might indicate, but something more seasonable for mid-
summer and more appropriate for the general public.
.TOMOm AND TONIGHT ONLY!
WASHINGTON PARR
25—Georgia Colored Minstrels—25
TWENTY-FIVE artists
IN A COMPLETE MINSTREL ENTERTAINMENT
There will be presented the popular Minstrel Specialties, and now ones as well, ineluding
high grade dancing— the statue clog—among other novelties—the production to close
with a cake-walk of new and extra feature*. The double quartet will pit-sent new and
popular songs as well as the good old fashioned Southern favorites.
SEE THE DARKTOWN TR01IBAD0RS
TONIGHT!
WASHINGTON
PARK
TONIGHT!
NAVY DRAWS COLOR LINE
COLUMBIA’S PETTV OFFICERS
REFUSE TO EAT WITH NEGRO.
Man la a Mulatto and Has Been Ap-
pointed Carpenter's Mate, Entitling
Him to Seat In Mess—Men Declare
It an Outrage Upon Them.
The best noonday luncheon of ail
luncheons, at The Eggers. Try them.
NAPOLEON’S NIECE DYING.
Aged Princess Mathilda Fell and
Broke Her Leg.
Paris, Aug. 9.—The last surviving
niece of Napoleon, the Princess Mathil-
da. is dangerously HI. She is well
known In Paris, where for more than
half a century she held one of the most
prominent positions in Paris society.
She always spent the summer season
In her magnificent chateau of Saint
Grattan, where she Is now staying. A
few days ago she stumbled on a bit
of carpet and in falling broke the fem-
oral bone.
She was imimed lately attended by
I>r. Dandolt, who was at the time vis-
iting her at the rhateau. Professor
Berger, the eminent surgeon of Paris,
was called in to redude the fracture.
She Is attended by her niece, the
t’ouhless Rasponi, and her sister-in-
law, Princess Clotilda, who came at
once from Italy when she heard of the
news.
But on account of the age of the
princess, the fracture and especially
the shock occasioned to her nervous
system, It Is looked upon as serious.
She was born In 1820, at Trieste, and
Ib the daughter of King Jerome Bona-
parte.
When her husband wrote to her from
Florence on the eye of the fall of the
second empire, telling her to leave
Paris, as a revolution was imminent,
she said that her duty was to remain
by the side of the Empress Eugeie.
In fact, she refused to stir from Paris
until the empress had succeeded In
escaping. Then, before returning to
Italy, the princess visited alone ail
the charitable establishments which
she was in the habit of patronizing.
When tbe prince imperial was 18
the Bonapartlst party resolved to fete
his coming of age w*h great eclat at
Chtsleburst. Prince Napoleon refused
to Join in any such demonstration,
which, he said, would make the party
ridiculous. The princess Interfered,
saying that it was necessary that her
husband should go. He was bound in
duty and in honor to do so. Prince
Napoleon was still obdurate, but when
his wife insisted that the interests of
the family were at stake he went off
the Chisiehurst at once.
WEATHER REPORT.
El Paso, Tex„' August 9, Reading at
6 p. m. Mountain Time.
Barometer........... 29.78
Thermometer............... 7«
Relative humidity....... 51
Direction of wind..........Northeast
Velocity of wind, mlTea per Hour 16
Weather..................IJght rain
Rtimran raw » holir-i..........Trace
Highest temperature today..... 92
Lowest temperature today...... 71
New York, Aug. 9.—The dreaded
color question in the nayy, which the
leading officers have endeavored to
fight shy of for so many years, Is re-
sponsible for the deadlock existing on
board the cruiser Columbia at the
Brooklyn navy yard since Wednesday
that may result In obliging the Wash-
ington authorities to Inaugurate some
definite policy.
When Chief Carpenter's Mate Isaac
Miller, colored, took his place at the
table of the chief petty officers' mess
on board the Columbia for the first
time on Wednesday noon—his promo-
tion to that grade having gone Into
effect only the day before—eight other
petty officers, al! white men, who had
taken their places a few minutes be-
fore, got up with one accord and left
the table.
Since then they have refused to eat
it the same table with Miller. They
either wait until he has finished his
meal, or If he comes in while they are
at table they get up and leave. They
are exceedingly hitter in denouncing
the condition of affairs that requires
them to associate with a negro, and
unless Miller is transferred to an-
other ship within a few days the crisis
wlH l>e brought on.
Miller, who is not a full blooded ne-
gro, has served in the navy a great
many years, and by constant attention
to duty has won steady promotion
until he attained the grade of carpen-
ter's mate of the first class, which he
held up to a few days ago. Then he
was ordered to report for examination
Tor the rank of chief carpenter’s mato,
an advancement accorded to all men
of his former rank and rating after
they have given good service for a
certain length of time. He passed u
satisfactory examination, and August
4 was sworn Into hts new rank by Cap-
tain Snow, commanding the receiving
ship.
There was no hint of trouble until
he appeared at noon yesterday to take
his first meal with the other chief
petty officers of the Columbia, whom
he now equals in rank. The men re-
belled and announced they would not
take any meals with Miller. He ap-
parently took the matter good na-
ttiredly and finished his meal alone.
Since then he has paid no attention to
the actions of his messmates, and has
gone to and from his meals at the reg-
ular hours without interference. So
far he has always eaten alone.
At noon today, when the others
heard he had Just preceded them on
hiS way to mess, they returned to their
quarters to wait until he finished. One
of the chief petty officers’ group was
asked to explain the hostility to the
man, whether it was directed against
him personally or because of his
color.
"It’s because he is a nigger.” was
the answer. “They won't take them
in tbe ward room, nor will they stand
for them1 in the steerage. I consider
It an outrage they should try to force
them in on us."
Captain Snow intimated that he
would not allow the petty officers to
impose on Miller. He said the navy
did not nrake a distinction because of
color.
Although there have been several
Instances of the appoinlment of col-
ored men to the grade of chief petty
officer in the service, none of those
on board the Columbia ever has been
Ip direct contact with one of them,
and they insist, whether ordered to do
so or not, they will refuse in any way
to associate wfth the newly appointed
earpenter’k mate ndr tak> any order*
he may be obliged to give them In the
execution of his duty. The white men
also intimate that unless the man is
transferred In the near future some-
thing will happen.
BRIEF BITS OF CITY NEWS.
Call on Billy and Otto for nice
shave, shampoo, hair cut or massage.
Several shipments of cattle from Chi-
huahua points arc expected to pass
through El Paso during September,
destined for eastern points.
Real estate men report that busi-
ness is already picking up, and it it;
anticipated that there will tie a big
demand for property this cogilng win-
ter.
For an elegant bath, call at Poodle
Dog Barber Shop, 314 San Antonio
street.
The county commissioners will be
In session today, when It Is expected
that arrangements will be made for
needed repairs on the court house.
It is said that some important im-
provements are being considered fo,'
the El Paso smelter plant. The Im-
provements will include additional fur-
naces.
Several of the ministers of El Paso
are absent on a Bhort vacation, whilo
some of the others have curtailed their
services until the hot weather mod-
erates.
•fife evening o? IgG OorbetbYeffri1*5
fight, Friday, August 14, returns by
rounds will be displayed at the roof
garden. A special wire will bo ar-
ranged for this event.
Yesterday Pedo Ruiz, Jesns Arricola
and James Bnthram were arrested for
fighting. The two former arrests were
made hy Officers McKle and Abe Al-
derate, and the latter Vy Alderate and
Cobb.
Everybody can have a bath tub by
applying to W. A. McCarthy's Plumb-
ing company, 207 North Stanton street.
Librarian Real Is looking up sev-
eral book sales, and hopes soon to
make two or three valuable additions
lo the publir library. He also expects
another instalment of books from
Washington In the near future.
A number of El Paso attorneys are
arranging to go to New Orleans to at-
tend the fall term of the United States
court. Several Important soils ap
pealed from this county will come up
then for hearing, including the Warder
cases.
Yesterday afternoon an old Mexican
woman from Juftrez was taken 111 on
Oregon street and nearly fainted
away. Some kind hearted people got
tire poor creature medicine from a
durg store, when she revived and was
able to take a street ear for her home.
Quite an excitement was cause ! by
a report that a little girl named Lulu
Clarkson bad been run over on the
county road and fatally hurt, How
ever, upon investigation It was found
that the child had fallen from a wagon
and cut her forehead. But the wound
Is not serious.
A small blaze occurred yesterday at
a Mexican house in the southeaster::
part of the city. However, the flames
were extinguished without the fire de-
partment twin* called out. The fire
was caused from a lighted cigarette.
The damage was slight, not exceed-
ing $45.
Ajp Squares, Boxwood Scales, Triangles,Protractors,Curves,
A‘ M. H. WEBB’tS
Court House Block
424 San Antonio St.
EAR CUT OFF.
Mexican Hit With Rocks and Receives
Ugly Wound.
A Mexican appeared at tbe police
station yestfriluy morning with pail
ot one of his etirs gom. The man
was Injured in a difflcullv vuh anoth-
er Mexican over sofne tii\ ! mtit'er.
The wound wa* dressed, bnl tip- man
will always lie disfigured. Ho claims
that he was lust coming oat of Ills
house when tbe other Mexican, with
whom he had hml .1 quarrel, picked up
a rock and threw it at him. The rock
Just missed the man's head and took
off a part of his car as clean as though
cut with a knife
H. W. Alien Inis received word from
his company that he wrote more bual-
ness for the Mutual Benefit Life dur-
ing the month of Inly than any other
agent In tin star of Texas. Mr Allen
Is naturally plea-' d with what lie has
accomplished, but says that ills suc-
cess lias been due to the fact that the
Mutual Benefit policies are far Su-
perior to all min rs and consequently
are easy to sell to an Intelligent, dis-
criminating public such as El Faso
is noted for.
Sunt. Province on Vacation.
W. T. Province, superintendent of
Ihe Chihuahua division of the Mexi-
can Central, is at the Steiger. Super-
intendent Prnviine has J11H taken a
thirty days' leave of absence, which
he will 8pend in louring the south
western part of Mexico. During Ills
absence his position will be filled
hy C. W. Scott who has been sup' 1
intendent on ms of the southern di-
visions of the read.
EXCURSIONS
“El Paso Route*
Texas & Pacific Railway,
••no rkoum.ii to answer questions”
Below is a partial list of I xcursion Rates on via the ‘ Old Reliable"
TO
Dates of Sole
rinat Limit
RATI
Mine ml NVolls, Tex.
nml return
Dally
.(k dnyu from
$21.38
Hot Spring. Ark.,
Autf. 1 uni 1H and
‘.'1 duy* from
$30.58
mid return
Sept, l »uid Li.
11 nft' of wile.
Buttle Creek, Mich,
nud return
Dully lo Sept. B0
October III
*01 75
Benton Ifttrbor, Midi,
ftud return
1 hilly t«) Sept. dO
October III
$63.35
Buffalo, N. Y.,
mid return
Dully to Sept. 30
October 31
$73.75
Potroit, Midi.,
and return
Dully to Sept, 30
( h'teber 31
$01.70
Milwaukee, Win.,
Hnd return
Duily to Sept . 30
(Mnbor 31
$03.15
Miurnttpolln, Minn.
and return
1 htily to Sept. 30
October 31
$58.90
l'itUburR, l'a.,
and return
lhilly to Sept. 30
October 31
.
$71.25
Also ticketM on Hide to the various Summer KeaortH nml other point*
in the NorUmant and Southeast. Dining Tars, Modulo Bight* nml Fima.
For fdeepcf ireHorvfttionH nml full information, fall on or mid roan
ft. \V. CURTIS,
S. W. A front,
llotol. Sheldon Block, Kl P&nn, Tex.
K. I*. TURNER,
General Passenger Agent,
Balia*, Texas.
About the Fi*h Market.
We have two places now w here we
can supply you all kinds of nice fresh
fish. See them at 208 San Antonio
Street or 105 Myrtle avenue or phone
709. Then we have a regular solic-
itor who will call If you want to talk
fish. ‘‘They’re freah.”
Gold D.iscovtry In Kansas.
Wichita. Kas„ Aug. 9.—Word liar,
been received here to the effect that
a large number of Oklahoma 11 h are
making for the Wichita mountain*,
where the discovery of gold is ran?
ing almost as great excitement as did
the discovery of Cripple Creek, fin*
old ptlncr. it Is said, disposed of two
claims there within two weeks, selling
one fqr 180.000 and another for S10.
000. Mills arc being built and be
necessary machinery for mining g>-'d
in large' quantities Is being brought
into the country
FIVE MORE DEAD.
That Number Succumbs to Injuries.
NiceIved in B*b Park Accident.
Philadelphia. Pa Aug. 9 —Five ad
ditioital deaths occurred today at- -
rflMlit of the accid'-nt yesterday at
th0‘ Nhtlona) league baseball park.
Two hitndred victims are being treat d
*t the various hospitals, and It is b<
lieved that fully a hundred mote hav*
received attention at the various drug
afore* in the Vfdnft.v of the baseball
grounds.
Of the remairder of the Injured
five are said to be in ft very critical
condition.
Notice to Contractors.
Scaled proposal, will lie revolved at
i the office of lb' Texas World’s Fair
Commission, No 400 Linz building.
Dallas. Tex., on or before September
1- 1903, for 111* (lection ami couiph-
tlon of the Texas building to in built
on the World's fair grounds ;; St.
Louis, Mo., according to the pinna
and specification:, on file at the offi'-c
of the general manager of the Texas
World's fair compilation, Dallas Tex,,
and the offic, of ('. H. Page, architect,
Austin. Tex.
A certified ch ek for $2,590 must ac-
company the iiioporai a* ft guaranty
that the contractor will furnish $!(),•
I 090 surety tiond and will enter Into
I contract
The right Is reserved by Lhe execu-
tive‘committee of the Texas commis-
sion to reject toy or alt bids
8CIENCE PREVENT* BALDNESS.
The Fatal Germ and Ita Remedy New
Facte of Sclenoe.
It is the rarest tiling in the world
for a man to be necessarily bald No
man whose hair is not dead at the
toot* need he bald if he will use New
bro't, Herplcidc the new acslp anti
-(-pile. Herplcidc destroys the germ
Potter A White, prescription phar
mactst*.
that cut* the hair off at tbe root an'',
'■leans the scalp of dandruff and
leaves it In a perfectly healthy con-
dition Mr. Mann*tt, in the Maryland
block, Butte. Mont., was entirely buffi.
In less than a month Herplcidc hnd
removed the of hair growth
and nature did its ivork by covering
his head with thick hair an Inch long
and In six we, k* he had a normal suit
of hair. Sold by Rc4 Grot;* Pharmacy.
Send 16c in stimpujtor sample to Ihe
Herplcidc Co Detroit, Mich.
PERSONALS.
Frank Itay of Naco, Ariz., is at the
Steiger. .
J. W. Darker of Alamogordo la at the
Angela*. p
Mrs. E. N. Gray of Houston is at
the Ornilorff.
John O. K'onc of Dalian Is registered j
at the Sheldon.
1>. Gough of Dem ubridora. Mexico,
la at the Sheldon.
It. D. Slone of iteming was at the j
Angelas yesterday.
Dr. G. II. Sower: of Silver City, N '
M. , Is at the Angela*.
Mrs. Alice Darker of Lampasas, Mex 1
Ico, Is at the Ormlorff.
Mrs, vv II Steven- of Lotdsbllrg, j
N. M„ I* at Die Angelin.
D. W. Grubbs, a mining man of Far I
ral. Mexico, is at Dm Sheldon.
F. ilttikleby of Prescott, Ariz,, 1*1
In (lie elty and registered at the Orn '
dorff.
GunilnlniX' Aura rate. Die well known
1 uielmian of Isis Cruces, is at Die'!
Zeiger.
Nathan D. Elliott, a prominent gen :
tl<loan from Naco, Aid/... Is I11 the city
and stopping at tbe Angola*.
Hoiiey pennon, n fun stock breeder
of Cftilslwd, ,v. M., and (’. S. (’oehra i.
also of Cnilshud, are at ihe Sheldon.
F. M Bowman, chief elwk in lie
engine* ring department of the I’
& N. K. at Alamogordo. Is at tin i .
ghr.
CL L. Johnson, night clerk al the
Copier Queen hotel iii Ilisbce, r at
the Sheldon on route cast on u vuca ,
Don.
A. ,J. Rose, superintendent of bridge
nail buildings on the O. II went oar.i
on the line last evening to look after
some work.
K f. Hunt of the Copper Queen j
Mining company at Hisbr. i at th<-
SI,*Idon Mr, Hunt is in lit" city for
the purpose of gettlne catpenterx to !
go io HI slice and Dbug! , •
Mrs. Burns, n ulster or Brakeman j
Gilkle of the O. !!.. after spending
three week* In this city for the bon*
fit of her health, was Inst evening 1
rent back to her home in.Connecticut,
with no chftnee for recovery. Th*- j
lady 1* a victim of tuberculosis.
L, Q. Taylor, formerly of the Herald, ,
but now editor of the Chihuahua Kn
t< . prise, cam*- un on the M( xican Gfn- j
tral Saturday to meet hts <lau;Tii*'r,
who yesterday returned from Waltfor
uta. Mr. Taylor looks well and pros j
porous and say* that he was never so 1
contented in his life.
TAKE ADVANTAGE
OFTHE
REDUCED
Round Trip Rates
-----------------VIA
EL PASO-NORTHEASTERN SYSTEM
AWI ROCK ISLAND SYSTEM
TO
Betes of Sale
final Limit
RATE
Buttle < 'reek, Midi,,
Daily to Sept. 30
October 31
$01.75
Bouton Harbor, Mich.
1 ik.ily to Sept. 30
(Tctober 31
$03.35
Buffnln, N. Y.,
Daily to Sept. 30
October 31
$73.75
< ’Ilienko
A liquid 15
Au^uftt 31
$42.90
Detroit, Mich.,*
1 hiily to Sept. 30
< Tctober 31
$01.75
Hot Spring, Ark.,
September 1 nml 15
31 day* from
date of Hale
$30.55
Milwaukee, Win.,
Daily to Sept. 30
< >e,toiler 31
$03.15
MlmieupoIlH,
Min ti.,
Daily to Sept, 30
October 31
i
$58.90
DilUbur#, l'a.,
Daily to .'0 pt. 30
October 31
$71.25
St. Bone
Anoint 13
Augmst 31
$30.80
COLORADO DOINTS
Lolonido Spring,
Daily to (h-lober 13
t Tctober 31
$35 00
Boulder,
ihiily to <h’lober 15
f )c to1>er 31
$35.00
Denver,
1 hiily to ()dolM*r 13
October 31
$35.00
I’uoblo,
Dally lo October 15
(>dobor 31
$35.00
The above i« a
purlin! lint »»nIy of our Hummer exctmdoii ratoH. We
have them to point* North, Haiti, N<»rDn*Hst and SoutlieiiHt.
T. II. IIKAUY,
Pasreuger Agent.
II. K. COX,
General Agent.
All person* having < lain)* -galiiat j
! Die Trimble Transfer company sr* t
I hereby requested to at on', (lie state
merit up to and htclud Xuguft 7!
wbh the nnder»ign*-d. W Cooley, Re- i
reiver.
1224 MILES
TO
Mexico City
VIA THE
Mexican Central Railway.
The Paris of Latin America! The ideal summer
resort! Without contradiction the most delightful
summer climate in the world! Thermometer never
over 80 degrees.
7349 Feet Elevation!
SPECIAL SUMMER RATES NOW ON.
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C. R. HUDSON, T. M.
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