El Paso International Daily Times (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 177, Ed. 1 Wednesday, November 20, 1901 Page: 1 of 8
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Cheap Fuel Oil Obviates Every Difficulty in the Way of Making El Paso the Industrial Center of the Southwest
Carnival
Jan. 14-18
1902
E1. Pas OMSiFTi tries
MEXICAN EXCHANGE, 46@47c.
THE WEATHER—RAIN OR SNOW.
MIHil
Carnival
Jan. 14-18
1902
TWENTY-FIRST YEAR. NO. 177.
WEDNESDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 20,1901.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
DICKINSON DEMANDS THE IMMEDIATE SURRENDER OF MISS STONE
LARGER
PRIZES
Bulgarian Government
Urgently Pressed.
NO MORE DALLYING
Diplomatic Agent Despairs of
Coming to Terms With
the Brigands-
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* DICKINSON’S DEMAND. *
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* Sofia, Nov. 19.—Persistent *
* rumors here declare that Agent *
* Dickinson has grown weary of *
* attempts to deal with the brig- *
* ands for the release of Miss *
* Stone, and has made demands *
* on the Bulgarian government *
* that can not be safely disre- *
* garded. It. i9 said that he has *
* forwarded a note requesting the *
* authorities to procure her im- *
* mediate release. *
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Sofia, Nov. 19.—It is reported that
Mr. Dickinson, United States diploma-
tic agent here, has informed the gov-
ernment of. Bulgaria that the abduc-
tors of Miss Stone and Mme. Tsilka,
with their captives, are concealed in
a defile of the Belleritza mountains,
near Smotch, district of Dubnitza, and
requested that troops be sent to sur-
round the place and liberate the cap-
tives. Both Dickinson and the Bul-
garian foreign office decline to con-
firm or deny the report. Neverthe-
less, it is believed that Dickinson,
persuaded of the impossibility of com-
ing to terms with the brigands, and
relying upon his belief that they will
not harm the captives if the troops
are employed against them has, after
consulting with Washington, decided
upon this move.
Only eight bandits now guard Miss
Stone, and some of these are known
to sympathize with her.
About a fortnight ago Dickinson ap-
proached the foreign office and pro-
posed this plan, but its carrying out
was abandoned because of the uncer-
tain location of the bandits.
Reciprocity Conference.
Washington. Nov. 19.—In point of
attendance and enthusiasm the na-
tional reciprocity conference, which
assembled here today, is the greatest
demonstration of the supporters of the
reciprocity movement that has ever
been held in this country. Delegate*
appointed by the boards of trade,
chambers of commerce and similar or-
ganizations throughout the country,
together with a large number of indi-
vidual manufacturers, filled the as-
sembly room of the Hotel Raleigh
when the gathering was called to order
at 10 o’clock this morning by Theo-
dore C. Search, president of the Na-
tional Association of Manufacturers.
In assuming the chair Mr. Search di
rected attention to the purpose of the
conference by quoting from the offi-
cial as follows:
“The sole purpose of this call is to
discuss the expediency and practica-
bility of the broader application of the
principles of commercial reciprocity
as a means of expanding foreign mar-
kets for American products, without
sacrificing the interests of any of our
industries. The object of this conven-
tion is to ascertain accurately the
views of representative manufacturers
on this subject, and to formulate, if
possible, some practical suggestions
for such legislation or diplomatic ne-
gotiations as may be necessary < o es-
tablish more intimate commercial re-
lations between the United States and
other nations."
The opening session was taken up
with the work of organization. A per-
manent chairman, vice presidents, sec-
retaries and other officers were selected
and the necessary committee ap-
pointed.
This afternoon the real work of the
conference commenced with a discus-
sion of the question of commercial
reciprocity as applicable to relations
with the countries of Central and
South America.
By previous agreement the subject
of tariff reform is not to be discussed
hut there is an evident desire on the
part of many of those present to in
troduce the matter and "in an indirect
way it will probably be taken up by
the conference.
Heistand Investigation.
Washington, Nov. 19.—The senate
sub-committee on military affairs, en-
gaged in investigating the charge
against Colonel Heistand of the army,
examined several witnesses today and
then adjourned until Saturday. Jus-
tice Lewis I. O'Neil! of Washington
was called by counsel for Hawkes to
testify who were the parties defend-
ant to the suit brought before him
against the American Field Glass
company, but the court sustained an
objection that the company and the
suit had nothing to do with a patent
device which Assistant Secretary
Meiklejolin had denied having any in-
terest in other than assisting the pat-
entee to obtain patent.
EL PASO’S INDUSTRIAL CONCERNS UNANIMOUSLY FAVOR
THE IMMEDIATE SUBSTITUTION OF FUEL OIL FOR COAL
Since the development of the Beau-
mont oil fields, by which it is possible
to put crude petroleum on the market
for fuel at such startling low figure,
industrial concerns of this city, using
fuel for the generation of power, have
considered the advantage of using the
oil product in place of coal. The re-
sult in the comparison between the
cost of the two is so great that by
next year ear loads of oil will be ar-
riving in this city from Beaumont,
and the coal jobbers at this point will
have their business slashed in two.
“It is a plain business proposition,"
said one business man yesterday, “and
moreover a proposition that a con-
cern using fuel can not afford to over
look. It figures up about this way:
Three barrels of oil are equivalent to
a ton of coal. Several companies have
agreed to place the crude oil in this
city at 80 cents per barrel, making
the cost $2.40 for three barrels, which
is about half what the equavalent
amount of coal would cost. So you
see, speaking from a financial stand-
point, a business man can not afford
not to use the petroleum product.”
There are a number of contracts
with oil companies at Beaumont pend-
ing here. None have as yet been
closed, but definite arrangements for
the shipment of oil to this city will
be consummated within a short time.
The principal consumers of fuel in
this city are the two smelters, the In-
ternational Light and Power company
AN ENTIRE
FAMILY
MURDERED
Los Angeles, Calif., Nov. 19.—The
dead bodies of A. P. Wilcox, his wife
and two year old son, were found in
their home at Downey, twelve miles
from this city today. All the bodies
were horribly mutilated and the
bloody condition of the premises indi-
cated that the murderer or murderers
had met a fierce resistance. Wilcox
and family had been shot and literallly
cut to pieces with a knife.
The crime was discovered when a
neighbor called at the house and found
the place evidently abandoned. On
forcing the door lie found the dead
bodies of the murdered family stretch-
ed out on the floor. The baby lay in
the middle room, while the disembow-
eled body of the father was stretched
near the door. It Is supposed that
the crime was committed two or three
days ago. No clue has as yet behn
found. \
Sheriff Hammell has notified his'*
deputies to search for a former hus-
band of Mrs. Wilcox, who, it is al-
leged, has been heard to make threats
against her life.
TAMBLYN
FIRM GOES
BANKRUPT
Kansas City, Mo., Nov. 19.—Invol-
untary bankruptcy proceedings were
instituted in the federal court late
this afternoon, against Tamblyn &
Tamblyn, live stock commisssion mer-
chants trading at the Kansas City
stock exchange. The petition states
the firm’s liabilities are $250,090. It
is filed by the Llano Live Stock com-
pany and the Texas Cattle Raisers’
association. No assets are given.
The petition sets forth that Tamb-
lyn & Tamblyn are insolvent and
sought to prefer certain of their cre-
ditors by giving their notes and other
securities for different sums. These
were placed in the hands of the Inter
State National bank at the stock
yards.
The list of creditors is large. The
sum of $30,000 is claimed by one
firm and $1,000 by another. Mem-
bers of the company against which
the proceedings were instituted are
Geo. S. Tamblyn and Robt. L. Tamb-
lyn, both of Kansas City
A member of the firm said this
.afternoon that the firm would he re-
^organized in a few days with new
oapital.
Lake Crystal Fire.
Lake Crystal, Minn., Nov. 19.—Fire
destroyed Graif Bros.’ flour mill to-
day. Loss on mill and stock, $75,000.
The electric light and water works
plant were also destroyed, increasing
the total loss to over $100,000.
WISCONSIN BANK ROBBtD.
Safe Dynamited and About $6,000 Is
T aken.
Mondovi. Wis., Nov. 19.—Robbers
blew open the safe in the vault of the
First National bank here last nighi
and secured between $5,000 and $0,000.
AYRE’S MURDERER
BROUGHT TO TRIAL
Beautiful Mrs. Bonine
Appears in Washing-
ton Court
*
* RENEWED INTEREST. *
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* Washington, Nov. 19.-—There *
* is renewed interest in the sen- *
* sational shooting case at the *
* Kenmore house some months *
* ago, on the occasion of the ap- *
* pearance in court today of Mrs. *
* Bonine, the self confessed mur- *
* derer or young Ayres, the cen- *
* sus office clerk. The outcome *
* of the case will be awaited with *
* interest. *
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(Continued on Second Page.)
Washington, Nov. 19.—Mrs. Lola
Ida Henry Bonine, the beautiful
woman accused of the murder of
James Seymour Ayres, Jr., was placed
on trial today in the district court.
Mrs. Bonine has been in jail ever
since the arrest following her confes-
sion, efforts to obtain her release by
habeas corpus having failed. When
arraigned this morning she looked
much better than at any time since her
arrest, having gained probably ten
pounds during her stay in jail. She
professes innocence of any intention to
kill Ayres, but the police declare they
have a strong case against her. Her
husband and friends are standing by
her and eminent legal counsel has been
provided for her defense.
Young Ayres, a Michigan clerk in
the census office, was found dead in
his room at the Kermore House, May
16, with three bullets in his body. The
imprint of a bloody hand on the wall
and the El Paso Gas, Electric and
Power company and the two foun-
dries.
For some time past the old smelter
has been considering the advisability
of substituting, in such places where
it is possible, crude petroleum for coal,
and not only has the company figured
on its different smelters in this coun-
try, but also upon those in Mexico.
The oil can r.ot be used in the fur-
naces where coke will answer for
smelting purposes, but can be used in
the following places: Roasters, boil-
ers, locomotives, separators, liquator
and the river pumps. It is not proba-
ble that at the smelter in this city
the necessary oil attachments can be
made by the time the smelter is ready
to blow in, but it is only a matter of
a short time until it is substituted in
place of coal where possible, and con-
tracts with those handling the product
at Beaumont have been pending for
some time past.
Zac White's plant is being prepared
for the immediate use of the crude
oil by which it is estimated that the
price of gas can be almost cut in two,
thereby giving the consumer the ben-
efit of tlie cheaper production.
The Internation Light and Power
company, which will generate the pow-
er lor the electric car system, lias not
yet contracted for the oil, hut, like
the other companies where it can be
used at a proiit, the company has hail
the matter under advisement.
HEAVY RUN
FORCES BANK
TO CLOSE
Tacoma, Wash., Nov. 19.—The
Metropolitan bank, P. V. Caesar, pres-
ident, closed its doors today after
standing against a run alt day Tues-
day. Tlie run began as the result of
a misunderstanding, small depositors
believing that the suit filed Friday
against the receiver of the Metropoli-
tan Savings bank, which failed five
days ago, had something to do with
the present Metropolitan bank. About
$40,000 was withdrawn yesterday and
today the bank applied for a receiver.
Dwight Phelps was appointed.
The fact tnat the school children's
savings account, amounting to $12,000,
was in the bank, helped to spread the
rumor started by the suit.
The Metropolitan’s total deposits
are about $500,000. The failure is due
entirely to the misunderstanding.
President Caesar says he is negotia-
ting with New York parties and be-
lieves be will be able to perfect ar-
rangements to pay every depositor in
full. The school savings are secured
by school warrants held in trust by
the school hoard.
SUPPOSED
VICTIM
LOCATED
near a window and a trail of crimson
leading to the tire escape were the
only clews for the police to follow.
Several women living in the hotel were
under suspicion because of social jeal
nusies, but Mrs. Bonine cleared them
of blame by confessing a week after
the murder that she was the mysteri-
ous figure in white that had been seen
climbing down the tire escape several
hours before the discovery of the trag
edy.
“For the honor of my hoys.” she
said, to explain why she had so suc-
cessfully baffled the detectives, who
had racked her with questions, "I
wanted to carry my secret to the
grave.”
Finding, however, that detection was
certain, she made a statement of the
shooting. Mr. Ayres knocked at her
door late at night, she said, complain-
ing of a severe headache.
"1 refused to let him in my room,"
she continued. "He then attempted
to put his arm around me. I resented
this act."
He repeated the attempt, she said,
but on his urgent entreaty, she con-
sented to get some quinine and take it
to his room.
“Before going to bis room," she con
tinned, "I dressed myself completely,
i went to bis door, which he at once
opined, f stepped into the room and
Ayres stepped from behind the door,
and standing between myself and the
door bolted it. He carried a pistol in
His right band, Imt this I did not sec
until after the door was locked and he
stepped toward me. Then 1 turned
toward the window, hut before 1 had
taken two steps Ayres caught me, put
his arm around my waist, and pointed
the pistol with his right hand, and the
next thing I knew I felt his arm j
around my neck and heard the shots.
Somehow, I don't exactly know, I
reached the window and got out on
' the fire escape. There were red
! Rtains on my bauds and on my wrap-
I per, hut I paid no attention to this,
i L went down the fire escape to the par-
lor window and went hack upstairs to
my room."
DISFRANCHISEMENT FAILS.
Georgia Representatives Defeat Meas-
ure Proposed.
Atlanta, (5a., Nov. lit—The Hard-
wick bill, providing for the disfran-
chisement of the negro, was killed in
the house of representatives today by
a vote of 113 to 17. The same meas-
ure was introduced’ and met a similar
fate two years ago.
\V. H. Ellis, whom the Little Rock
police believe to have been the man
murdered by Rathbun, the insurance
swindler in Jeffersonville, Ind., has
been located at Fort Bliss, where he is
la. member of troop D of the Twelfth
I cavalry. The Metropolitan Life Insu-
rance company, which Rathbun en-
deavored to swindle, telegraphed yes-
terday to Fort Bliss asking if Ellis
was there. A reply was sent that the
man sought was a regularly enlisted
soldier, at present confined to the hos-
pital with tuberculosis.
Rathbun's scheme to secure large
amounts of money without much effort
•stands as the most audacious trick
since the days of Philadelphia Holmes.
He formerly resided in Little Rock,
where he took out a policy for $4,000,
with the Metropolitan Life. In Jeffer-
j sonville, Hid.. Rathbun was supposed
to have died. A body, identified as
that of a stranger and not anything
like that of Rathbun, was shipped
to Little Rock for interment. Rath
Inin was found in Louisville, where lie
bail enlisted in Ihe army under the
iiann of Lou Root of Detroit, and ar-
rested.
For a week the ideal tty of the dead
man was not established, when the
Little Roek iiuwkshuus said il was
W. H. Ellis. Afterwards it was be-
lieved to he tlie corpse of a man
named Goodman. As far as known
Ellis had no association with Rath-
bun or his scheme.
INDIANA MINERS
BECOME VIOLENT
Property Destroyed and
Non-Union Men
Assaulted.
* GREAT EXCITEMENT.
* _____ *
* Indianapolis, I nd., Nov. 19.— *
* Great excitement prevails to- *
* night at the Prospect Hili coal *
* mines, where an army of union *
* miners, enraged by supposed *
* grievances against the compa- *
* ny, are making every effort to *
* prevent the operations of the *
* mines. The mob is in a mood *
* to stop at nothing to accomplish *
* its purpose. *
Weather Forecast.
Washington, Nov. 19.—New Mex-
ico: Rain or snow Wednesday;
Thursday fair; easterly winds.
Indianapolis. Ind., Nov. 19.—A spe-
cial to the News from Vincjnnes, Ind.,
says:
Three hundred union miners from
Washington, Princeton, P< lersbiirg,
Linton, Sullivan and Pi< knell came
here, during the night and early to-
day inarched to the shaft of the Pros-
pect Hill Coal .Mining company, where
non-union miners are employed, and
closed the shaft. They destroyed
property and assaulted a number of
miners.
Owing to the recent strike the mine
worn not being operated at night and
but one man, Watchman Duck Azbell,
was on duty. He was seized by the
leaders of the miners, who took him
to the furnace door, threatening to
burn him alive. Azbell claims Ibis
would have been done had it not been
for tiie older men, who quieted the
leaders. He was then beaten and
placed under guard, while fifty of the
crowd went to a shack occupied by
half a dozen miners, where a general
fight resulted, in which Perry Collins,
an attorney from Washington, who
was visiting the owner of the shack,
and Win. Scott and Joe Devine, non-
union miners, were badly beaten and
left in a serious condition. The union
men tlien returned to the mine, stop-
ped thi> pumps, burned all the tools
they could find and after leaving in
sM notions that they would return in
ease the inine was started and the
scale not paid, marched back to town
and disbanded.
Scott was badly beaten and Collins
.sustained injuries that may prove fa-
tal. He had a rib broken and an eye
Imilly injured. Henry liaimery, a
miner, was so badly beaten that, lie
had to be removed to the city where
he could lie given surgical attention.
Ilis injuries are such that he may
die. Mrs. Scott was slapped in the
face and when she resented the at-
tack, it is alleged, one of the men
dtew a gun and told her he would
make short work of her if she per-
sisted in her foolishness. Otis Scott,
a 15 year-old son, was knocked down,
as was also little Dottle, the 10-year
old daughter of Scott.
Otiiers that suffered at the hands
of the visitors were Robert McDan-
iel, Posey Knight, John Scott and
Kenner Mars. All were badly
bruised. In the fight the Stove was
knocked over and a big hole burned
in the ill,or. Some of the miners,
however, picked up the stove and ex-
tinguished tlie file. The house was
badly damaged. There is. great confu-
sion over the attack, and another
r; id i- expected.
ST. PAUL BLAZE.
Five-Story Building Gutted — Loss
About $100,000.
St.. Paul, Minn., Nov. 19 - Fire this
evening completely gutted a five .story
brick building at the cornor of Ninth
and Wabash streets, entailing a loss
of $100,000. The ground was occu-
pied by stores, while the upper sto
lies were used as warehouses by the
People's Storage company, and wen-
filled mostly with household furni-
ture.
The People's Express company,
which occupied a portion of the
ground floor, lost $25,000. The fur-
niture destroyed by the fire was the
property of about 400 separate own-
ers.
Proposed For Carnival
Drilling Contest.
committee^ MEETS
Important Matters Considered
With Reference to Coming
Mid Winter Festival.
The Carnival executive committee
held Us regular weekly meeting last
night. The drilling contest was again
discussed by the committee and mem-
bers representing the International
Miners' association. J. A. Eddy stated
that the association was ready and
willing to assist in any way possible
and would undertake to raise at least
$500 more for the prize money and a
larger sum if possible. The chief
obstacle now in the road in having the
contest settled is the securing of Gun-
nison granite. No other granite is
suitable as it has not the same uni-
formity. The Gunnison granite is the
kind used at ail drillling contests
and the only quality of stone that has
proved satisfactory. The committee
will endeavor to get a piece of stone
of sufficient size from some point in
Colorado on the Santa Fe route. A
full report will be made at the next
regular meeting.
Communications.
Secretary Lockwood read a commu-
nication from the manager of the
Southwestern Telegraph and Tele-
phone company at San Antonio who
has secured the privilege from the
city council at. that place to hang
a banner across the principal street
advertising El Paso's Mid-Winter Car-
nival.
A letter from the manager of the
Albuquerque band announces that
they are willing to come on tlie terms
offered and would sign the contract
immediately upon its arrival.
Financial Committtee.
The several members of the finance
committee reported that progress was
being made in getting in the assess-
ments. but asked until next meeting
to make a full report.
Entertainment Committee.
It was reported that the district
court room could be secured for the
purposes of accomodation.
Secretary Lockwood reported that
all the contracts for the free attrac-
tions nail been signed. As the pro-
gram now stands there will be fifteen
free attractions on the midway, and
thirty-five features in the city during
Carnival week.
Printing.
It was reported tfi.it all the print-
ing had been finished and was now on
the road. All of the way bills have
been received. The tickets for the
popular man's contest and the queen’s
contest have been onh red.
The Marshal.
A motion made by Senator Turney
was earned that the man elected by a
popular vote .should be marshal of
tin- Carnival.
Honorary Members.
Messrs. Ogden, Hay, Reekhart and
Hitman, who were members of last
year's Carnival association, were
elected honorary iivnibers.
Home Band Obtained.
Manager Ryan, of Myar opera house
by a communication agreed to allow
the Carnival the use of tin* opera
house free of charge on the night of
the queen's contest and for four re-
hearsals providing the committee
would defray expenses of lighting,
heating, etc. He further offered to
furnish an orchestra for the occasion
of ten pieces free, and to furnish a
band of twenty nun for the sum of
$725. The several offers were ac-
cepted.
STOCK GAMBLING REGULATED.
Austrian Government Introduces C
Sweeping Reform.
Vienna. Nov. 19.-—The government
introduced the long expect.-d produce
exchange reform bill in the reisehstag
today. The lull doe. not prohibit
>b aling in futures in grain, but pro-
vides for a strict state supervision,
with the purpose of i hocking the un-
lawful um of the rubs relating to
futures. Quotations are to be made
by sworn officials. Ki-'titems trans-
actions with the object of affecting
prices will bi charge.I as felonious.
Gambling beyond certain limits is
prohibited.
CURTIS’ FUNERAL.
“Father of Athletics" Interred at the
Woodlawn Cemetery.
New York. Nov. 19.--Interesting
ceremonies were held in Woodlawn
cemetery today when the remains of
William B. Curtis were transferred,
from a temporary vault to their final
resting place, in a handsome sar-
cophagus. The sarcophagus was
erected by the amateur athletes of
America out of respect to Mr. Curtis,
who was known as "the Father of
Athletics.”
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