El Paso Sunday Times (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. 28, Ed. 1 Sunday, August 16, 1908 Page: 3 of 23
twenty three pages : ill. ; page 22 x 17 in. Digitized from 35 mm. microfilm.View a full description of this newspaper.
Extracted Text
The following text was automatically extracted from the image on this page using optical character recognition software:
EL PASO MORNING TIMES, SUHDAY, AUGUST 16, 1908.
SNAPS FOR SALE
6 room bonne and tvc#|iUoo hall, 2-storv, 2 full lota, Myrtle
Ave., $&,<l60, lomiH.
7 room houM*, 2 ^lory, 1 12 lots, Wyoming St , $2,700, t»*rrns.
5 room houw, 1 story, 2 lots, Oan»jj|**11 St., $4,000, U*rniB.
£ room hous«». I story, 1 1-2 lot;;, Itnulovarri. $4,200, t#»rw*£.
Ti-rootn and hall, 1 atory, 1 1 2 IoIk, Moulovard, 11.200, trims.
X room hotiKo. 2-Htory. 11-2 lots, Itrown St., $0,300, U'triih
f» room hm»tn» l ;>tory, I 12 lots, I’jmou Avo., $3,800, t<*rm:
(i room hew ft#?, 1-story, 1 l 2 lots, Wont Ulo Urandf; Hi
$4,100, t#*rnm.
SPRINGFIELD STILL
SCENE OF OITBREAKS
(Continued from Writ Pac^.)
BlICIIOZ & SCMISER
114 St. Louis St, -- Both Phglfe
El Paso, Texas
GONG YEN WROTE FONG MUNG
Alien Had Certificates But 'When
Asked to Sign His Name Wrote
Signature That Didn't Fit.
Fong Yen. triad sterday on it
i hark*- <if tiling an togal resident of
tin1 I'tiltid .Stuff's, ireeanted two'cwr-
lilicaies which 1 claimed were Ills
own. One of thr certificates was I*
mil Indole the government began the
I'li dmii ol ImvItiK 'the pictures of the
alii ns taken and placed on the doc-
mneriis.
The oilier was luiud after that
custom wax began, and showed the
wiling face of Ihe aliened alien. Th
name on lioth certificates was F”
'i i n, hat wliea asked to sign his n'
lIm Chinaman was tillable to s'
F*>ng Yen. and wrote Few? Mu
. • I 'I'll .. .. l.r.41..*
!> was due to
i i , a, Madison and
- old age; Joffer-
a; John Qutncy
lackson, dropsy;
11 affection* of the
William Henry Har-
yler, cause of death
IdogruphorAj Polk,
cholera nlorhas, coin-
evere cold; Fillmore,
rce, dropsy; Buchanan,
at; Lincoln, OniTleld and
assaHHlnuted; Johnson,
' Barit, cancer at the root of
Haves, neuralgia fit the
ilitir, heart trouble, and Hen
lurrlunn, pneumonia.
Death*
Waidiington'H
acnle laryngll
Monroe, prac|F
on, chronic
Adam*, pm#
Van Huien
throat an/
rtson, id'
not gl-
eholeri
lilncd
parr
rhr
Sr
.dead. The authorities belle*
Chinaman was representing *
other Chinaman and ordere
purle.1.
Woo Ming Oyt, another
given a hearing was ale
imrled.
Mar Yen was arrest
a charge of being »'
of the United Staler
a hearing tlila wee'
The Newport Veil.
a Newport, women are now said
a* wearing douhlo veils, whereby
ii faces are concealed except the
es and forehead. The effect In pit-
y mai'h like that .produced by the out-
door costume of the Mohammedan
woman. The Mohammedan woman
land the Fourth <»r Patrol duty.
Military Wld Prevent Mobs.
I In th- face uf 'hi* display of force
it is no* iliuughtrllkcly mobs will he
I permitted to form.
As f„rt*i* r precaution all business
ierimdi-limirii/f closed tonight at 6
I o'clock Th saloons and liquor stores
Pan- no' *-n "l^n Hint* before nild-
| nivn! f -v- 8“ strict were the regu-
IsLioi, to keeping people off the
i ini the mayor caused a poat-
( ,it of the uiienlng performance
, • v Broken Idol/' a new musical
,, which was to have been pre-
,. i I by the Whitney Musical com-
of Chicago.
I ar* of the numbers in the perform-
p entailed the appearance of a
loras in the guise of negroes and It
v.e largely on this account that the
mayor took this action.
One More Death Recorded.
One death was recorded Unlay as
result of Hie riots. John Caldwell,
who was a spectator of the fighting In
West Springfield, died In a hospital
from the effects of a bullet wound in
the stomach. His death brought the
tidal up to three, the other victims be
Irig Louis Johnson, who was killed
when I/MK'i 's restaurant was wrecked,
and Hcolt Burton, an aged hegro, who
was lynched at Twelfth and Madison
streets early this morning. Of Hie
wosn led Frank Holmoie and Tlu-o
dote Scott, both of whom were shot
through the lungs, are not *X|>eeteJ
to live through the night. William
Howe has u fighting chance for life
according to the doctors.
List of Wounded.
Tlu* other seriously Injured jwr
sons, all suffering from, gunshot,
wounds, are as follows:
Robert Heidler.
William Mellon.
Charles Helnilo.
Is'ster Holt.
John Noiktns.
Eugene Mayolt.
Will Smith (colored).
Robert Oakley (colored).
LewlK .Hans,
Art liar Troyman.
John Barrington.
Charles Duncan (colored).
Ossie Bonegan.
Negroes Leaving City.
All day timid negroes have been
leaving Ihe city with their families
and possessions they could pack. This
xo.lns took place despite the aHHiir-
doubtfut If any considerable crowd
win be able to gather.”
The fact that this was Saturday
nlghf, which I* the customary "night
oft'' for laborer* aud others who have
drawn their week* wages. Is held ac-
countable for muc» of tonight's trouble
and certainly was responsible for
many false alarms.
In common with General Young,
tbos** in charge here believe that the
energy of the demonstration will have
spent Itself by tomorrow night.
Woman Led Firat Mob.
The leader of the mob which
wrecked lAper's cafe last night. It Is
claimed by the police, was definitely
discovered tonight to have been a
woman. She was arrested and gave
her name as Kate Howard. Detect-
ives who searched the prisoner's re-
sort say they discovered table linen
and silver belonging to Lo|ier in the
bouse. It Ih said that the crowd Idxt
night feared to enter the cafe until
the Howard woman appeared. With
arms flung in the air and shmp'ug,
she dared the men to follow where he
led, with a shout she led in demolish-
ing the place. She led also, It is
claimed, in many of the depredations
and assaults which were committed
later.
juder martial law. The city waa
comparatively quiet at noon today but
the atmosphere was intense with sup-
pressed excitement. Every means pos-
sible will I* taken to prevent further
rtotlng and to wipe out the evidence
of damage done by the mobs last
night.
No Basis for Alarm at Spaulding.
Springfield, Aug. 16.—2:30 a. m.-
Troops returned from Spaulding at
flits hour and reported that there had
been no liasis for the alarm which
bad been felt In that village. They
found the white citizens armed and
In litany cases hiding in ambush In
expectation of -an attack by negroes.
The guardsmen found only one negro
In the vicinity and he was placed in
Jail. The citizens were advised to re-
turn to their homes, as there was no
danger of an attack by.negroes at this
hour.
More Trouble Feared.
Peoria, ill., Aug. 15.—A 8|iecla1 from
Springfield says: The negroes are
swarming back into the eats end, heav-
ily armed, arid a worse reign of ter-
ror is expected tonight. The whites
are also coming In from nearby coun-
try towns to help in the race war and
thousands of men are swarming the
afreets.
The blacks are just as determined
as the whites and there promises to he
an awful night unless the troops show
more power and restore order.
The citizens are leaving the city and
women and children are departing on
every interurban train for places of
safety.
A special from Decatu says negroes
frorn Springfield have been coming
there all night and morning.,
Women and children are seeking
places of safety while the men are
trying to amuse their people to go
iKirk to Springfield with them and
light.
HEAVY RAINS FALL HERE
ELECTRICAL DISTURBANCE
UNUSUAL, SEVERITY.
r i»ifi Today.
The area or her fourteen provinces
is 3,745,574 square miles, a litUe more
than that of the United States proper,
with a second set of the twelve South-
ern states added.
Her population is 6,WA,b0u, approxi-
mately the same as that of the six
New England sta' ‘s.
_ . . . ... , Her six principal cities with their
One House Reported Struck by bight- I population, as given by the census of
ning and to Have Caught Fire,"But 1 ugj are:
Rain Put Out Blaze—'Precipitation I Montreal. 267,730, about
Was .40 in Ten Minutes—Car Com- Newark, N. J.
1 Toronto, 2D!>,04U, about
pany Suffers, at Usual, from Flood.
equaling
equaling
equaling
Rain last night fell in heavy down-
pours that lasted for several minutes
at intervals between 5 o'clock and
midnight The first downpour was
accompanied by quite a thunderstorm,
and the electrical disturbance at about
g o’clock last night was unnsually se-
vere. It is reimrted that a house on
Myrtle avenue, about Ihe 1300 block,
Louisville.
Quebec, 65,840, about
Evansville, lnd.
Hamilton, 52,634, about equaling
Wilkesbarre, lJa.
Winnipeg, 42,340, about equaling
Akron, O.
For the nine months ended March
3L, 1908, Canadian imports reached
a total of $239,786,007, of which the
United States sold her about $176,-
000,00o. For the same period her ex-
ports aggregated' $205,277,197; the
United States taking nearly $98,000,-
000 worth. The four main items of
veils herself so that she may go alum! j nines of Governor linieeti that full
in freedom arid without being known. I pmtec.lion would he afforded to those
If Hungr
Go to Phil Y
House, 217 K
place In the
fresh, cool
Lunches •
night.
sjMJWS’ '
n(] Thirsty
i Oyster
The only
d can get
mnati beer,
urs, day or
Thom Is n social reason for her cos-
tume!, because if she did not wem a
huge lilacli hag, concealing her body
and most of her fare, she rould not go
out in the street or lo the bazaars at
all. The new Newport mode has no
wi.o i* iji.iIii*'il in their homes. The
governor also took stops to alleviate
the distress of the families whose
11limes or places of business were do-
stroked liy the mob. A refugee camp
was iblislioil at Camp lJncoln and
such basis It is simply achange The Companies I) and II of the Fifth regi
fired rich do a lot of foolish tilings In
their pursuit of happiness.- -Hartford
Coin ant.
Times want aits, bring results.
The Furniture Event of the Year
GRAND CLEARANCE SALE OF
Swings, Hammocks, Lawn
or Porch Furniture and
Refrigerators
Most of the refrigerators placed
on this sale are the famous Fen-
wick make,universally acknow-
ledged to be the very best made.
Then there are a lot of odds
and ends, all good stuff too, that
has accummulated during the
last half year that will appeal
to those who like to have things
different. Everything in this
sale is really excellent value.
You should see them.
Sale Will Continue Ail This Week
iloyt furniture Company
IPO-Ill-113 San Francisco St.
ment wen' sent to guard it. About
three score of persons were in the
ciimp tonight.
Insurance Will Not Be Paid.
Hurry Loper, whose restaurant was
wrecked after he had assisted the
sheriff in spiriting away two negroes
(prisoners from the jail), left tonight
for a resort in Michigan. He look
lip' members of Ids family with hint,
bin refused to ill Hi'lose their destina-
tion. Loper, In common with other
properly owners who suffered toss u!
I be hands of Hie mob, waa notified by
the Insurance companies today that
all policies were rendered void by the
riot. Cnder the statutes the city aud
county are each responsible for the
properly losses and special assess-
ments will he levied to cover the
damages.
A remirl that the two mobs dis-
persed earlier In the evening had
formed a junction and were proceed
ing by a circuitous route to Twentieth
and Monroe, streets proved false after
a strong force had been sent to that
vicinity.
Negroes' Situation Pitiable.
The situation of the negroes here
Is pitiable. Those who have the cour-
age to remain here show their fears
plainly In grave faces and by their
endeavor* to keep out of sight of per-
sons mi the street. Ten waiters em-
ployed at the Lein ml hotel were com-
pelled to leave. They were afraid of
violence and the hotel people feared
that damage lo their property might
follow If the colored help remained.
Two porters, both fearfully attentive
to the white guests, alone remained.
They were given no duties which
would call them to the first floor.
Fully 300 Leave City.
Adjutant General Scott tonight csll-
mnted that fully 300 colored people
had left the city since last night by
train alone. Many more being with-
out sufficient funds for the railroad
train, went to the outskirts of the city
by trolley, and then, with their few
belongings on their backs, started to
tramp across the country In search of
safety.
"I took a colored man, his wife, five
children and two old people belonging
to the family to the end of the route
'"day," said a street car conductor.
‘ They had a loaf of bread ami some
potatoes in a basket; that was all.”
■ Home of ‘‘Great Emancipator.”
Other conductors have the same
stories to tell of the ashen-faced ex-
slaves or descendants of slaves flee-
ing from the city, whose proudest
■ixmst is that It was the home of the
great Emancipator. Governor Deneen
feds keenly the position in which the
work of roughs and rowdies has placed
tlie capital city. His abhorrence of
j the treatment of the negroes and Ills
determination to tiring about a con-
j dltlon of law and ord^r if It takes ev-
i cry militiaman in the state. Is shown
| In a statement Issued by him today.
3,000 Troop* in City.
The arrlv"! tonight of the first regi-
ment from Chicago was greeted by
cheers from the curious ones who, de-
spl'e the order to remain indoors,
lined tlm streets in the vicinity of the
jail. With the arrival of the Second
regiment General Young will ha*-#
more than 3.000 men at his command.
"Tomorrow," said General Young.
"I will have affairs in order. With a
fuller knowledge of the city ana the
men that more accustomed to the
11 streets now strange to them R la ^disturbed districts of the city will ha
THE DAYS STORY.
Springfield, III,, Aug. 15.—Two white
nil'll were killed, one negro was
lynched, more than half a hundred
persons were Injured and two-score of
houses, mostly occupied by negroes,
were burned last, night as a result of
an attempt of a mob lynch a negro,
who assaulted a white woman.
The dead are Lewis Johnson, aged
17; dames Scott, aged 70, and Charles
I In it ter, a negro.
After a night of riot, arson and
slaughter, the state troops, called out
by Governor Deneen, succeeded early
today in restoring a semblance of or-
der. One thousand militiamen, In
eluding three companies from this city,
are patrolling Ihe streets, and it Is
believed that further disorder will be
prevented.
Story of the Crime.
The rioting was precipitated by an
assault committed early yesterday
morning l.y a negro upon Mrs. Mabel
1 In I him. the wife of a street car con-
ductor While the woman slept alone
In her horn** on a popular residence
street awaiting the return of her hus-
band, the negro broke Into the house,
dragged her Into the rear yard and
assaulted her.
Before noon George Richardson,
young negro, was arrested, charged
with th- crime. The victim partially
identified the prisoner.
Crowds quickly gnlhered nBout the
jail, but the sheriff's force anti police
were aide to preserve order until night-
tall without difficulty.
Negro Spirited Away.
Shortly nfter 5 o'clock a successful
ruse was worked and Richardson was
spirited away; He was taken to
Bloomington and afterwards to Pe-
oria Richardson was removed from
jail in an automobile owned by Harry
Loper. a restaurant man, who was
sworn in as a deputy sheriff, Imme-
diately after darkness crowds assem-
bled in tlm vicinity of the jail and the
sheriff offered to let a committee go
through the jail, assuring the mob that
the negro had been taken away.
Then some one mentioned that Lo-
per had furnished the automobile In
which the escape was made. Imme-
diutcly a rush was made for the res-
tjiurnnt five blocks away and the place
was wrecked. His machine, standing
I" front, was overturned and set on
tin- The fin* department was called,
but could do nothing, as every line of
hose was cut.
Militia Called Out.
Local companies of militia had been
ordered out early In the afternoon to
guard (he jail. Finally a cavalry
troop was dispatched to the restaur-
ant. Then the rioting broke loose
m serious form. Shots were fired
'and the air was filled with missiles.
Many fell in ihe melee and It was
here that Johnson was killed.
The Infuriated crowd then made a
rush for the levee, which is usually
populated with negroes, but most of
them has disappeared, Several build-
ings were attacked and the contents
overturned.
Shortly before midnight the mob
broke Into a pawn shot) anil secured
a quantity of rifles, shotguns and re-
volvers, with these they inarched
through the streets in absolute control
of the situation.
Chafin Saved Negro Fugitive.
E- XV Chafin, the Prohibition can-
didate for president, was making a
speech in the street when a negro, pun
sued by the mob, jumped on the
platform for protection. Chafin, who
was unarmed, threatened to shoot any.
one who touched the negro. Chafin
was hit on the head by a brickbat,
but saved the negro. Chafin was not
seriously Injured.
Negro Lynched.
After burning many houses In the
negro quarters, the mob. which be-
came more desperate as the night
passed, finally caught the negro, Hunt
er. and lynched him at the corner ol
I welith and Madison streets. The
troops arrived on the scene too lata
to prevent the lynching.
Some of the mob declared the ne-
gro shot two white men. When his
retreat was cut off he la said to have
opened fire, wounding two. After the
mob strung him up it riddled his body
with bullets and commenced to dance
atQund the tree.
At this imint a company of troops
arrived and commenced firing, caus-
ing the rioters to disperse. By day-
light the streets were practically
cleared.
, By 6 o'clock tonight the. Firth,
Fourth ami Fifth infantry regiments
will be In (he state capital and the
2500 Troops on Guard.
Chicago, III., Aug. 15.—MaJ. Gen. E.
C. Young, in command of the Illinois
National Guard, talked over the long
distance telephone with Governor
Deneen this morning and afterwards
said the governor told him the situa-
tion at Springfield was well In hand,
but in order to prevent further trouble,
It was decided to make an imposing
display of military force and the First
Illinois regiment was sent nt once to
Springfield. This with the soldiers al-
ready there makes about 2500 troops
•in guard.
City Official Hurt by Negroes.
Springfield, 111., Aitg. 15.—W. H.
Bow*-, chief clerk In the county treas-
urer’s office, was precariously wound
imI in a tight during the night three
blocks from the scene of the lynch-
ings. He was set upon by a number
of negroes, one of whom shot him
through the body. The bullet grazed
the liver anil Inflicted a dangerous
wound. He was then robbed and beat-
en and would have been killed had
not on*' of the negroes recognized him
and persuaded the others to desist.
Bowe has a fair chance of recovery.
Negro in Bloomington Jail.
Bloomington, 111., Aug. 15.—It is be-
lieved that Richardson, who was
brought here from Springfield to pre-
vent a lynching, is still in jail here
despite the announcement that he had
been transferred to Peoria. There is
no excitement here.
was struck by lightning and caught ______ ___ ^____ ___
fire, but the blaze was put out by rain Import were: Wood ami wooden man-
in a short time. / ufactures, $84,(107,317: cheese, $22,-
The fire department was not called | u06,5f<4; wheat. $20,397,$29; cattle and
out to extinguish any fire that might livestock, $10,932,530. — Washington
have started in this manner, and no | Herald.
damage from .ightning other than _____________
this is reimrted. Contempt of Court.
At 6 o’clock the. wind reached its Colonel Blank, a police magistrate
greatest velocity, at 34 miles, and thelof Toronto, has a local reputation for
total precipitation in the two first I dispensing justice in his equity mill
showers was .57, of which .47 fell In with no especial regard for the intri-
the first shower and .11 in the second. Jcacies of the law. The colonel is higli-
The precipitation was unusually ly respected in the community. Every
heavy, about .40 falling In ten min- man gets equal and exact justice In
utes. - his court. Sometimes the lawyers ap-
As usual, the street car company I peal from his decisions, claiming they
suffered from storm waters. Boule- ire not based on the law as it stands
vanl, Arizona ami Highland Park and Ion the book. The defense in a case
Fort Bliss lines were covered with of some moment appealed once, and
sand and rocks washed down, and kept on appealing until the court of
shoveling gangs were started out soon last resort was reached. The colonel
after the 8 o'clock downpour had came into his office one morning and
stopped. The rain that fell after mid- was met by a toga] friend,
night was unusually heavy, but of "Good morning, colonel,” said the
short duration, and may not have lrieml; "I must congratulate your lord-
caused much additional trouble to | si'll’ l*''s morning,
car tracks.
Cantaloupe.
Our own raised, gathered fresh ev
ery day, crated for shipping or un-
crated. Send your wagons or mall
orders to Myrtle Trading Place, 2320
Myrtle, if you want them cheap.
What is the provocation?"
‘Haven't you Seen the morning pa-
| pers? The supreme court has con-
firmed your judgment in the case of
[So-and-So.”
'\Yell," the colonel replied, as ho
drew off his gloves, "1 still believe
I'm right.”
MILLER GOES TO NOGALES STATION
Negro Militia Acts.
Peoria, 111., Aug. 15.—Sheriff Hines
of Peoria county, at. noon today em-
phatically denied that Richardson was
In his possession or that he had ever
been.
it is reported that Company K of
the Eighth infantry (negroes) are pre-
paring to leave this afternoon despite
the fact that the governor did not
summon them, and will act Independ-
ently, although they have been ad-
vised by their own race to keep away
from the scene.
Decatur Is Quiet,
, III., Aug. 15.—Th
Until in the rumor that. Springfield ne-
groes are urging the negroes of this
vicinity to go to Springfield and hely
Ihe Springfield negroes fight. The ne-
groes here are not excited.
Immigration Agent Will Be Inspector
in Charge at New Inde-
pendent Office.
Oscar F. Miller of the immigration
service has been appointed inspector
in chief of the Nogales station, which
was recntly made an independent, sta-
tion, and will leave El Paso Tuesday
to take up his new duties. He will
lie accompanied to the new post by
Inspector Gonzales.
Miller was transferred to the El
Paso station from Laredo, and has
been active in working on Chinese
smuggling cases here. He arrested
Carl Adamson and XV. Sullivan at
Alamogordo, and has been Identified
with investigations in connection with
the secret servifie agents here.
it was Miller who had deported
Isaac llarberia, a Syrian merchant
and boarding house keeper alleged to
have been in the practice of defraud-
ing bis countrymen. Miller cast the
deciding vote at a hoard of Inquiry,
and his opinion was upheld in the
appeal taken to Washington.
Progress.
"Yes," said Mrs. Mnlaprnp, “my hoy
is doing first-rate at school. I sent
him to one o’ them alimentary schools,
and his teacher says he's doing fine,
lie’s a first-class sculler, they tell
me, and is ahead of his class in gas-
tronomy, knows his letters by sight,
and can spell like one of these de-
formed speller down to Washington."
“What’s he going to be when he
grows up’"
"He wants to be an undertaker, anil
I’m declined to humor him, so I’ve
told the confessor to pay special in-
tention to "the dead languages./ said
the proud mother.—Harper’s Weekly.
Although milking cows by electric-
ity was at first, ridiculed it has been
demonstrated that it can be success-
fully and profitably accomplished.
Grand Central Hotel. Rates 50c to
$2.U(). In the heart of everything.
ELEVATOR CABLE BREAKS
Alleged Rapist Denies Guilt.
Bloomington, III., Aug. 15.—George
Richardson, a negro who was secretly
brought lo the Bloomington jail last
night from Springfield to keep him
from a mob that wanted to lynch him
for an alleged assault on Mrs. Earl
Hallarn, tonight in an interview with
a correspondent of the Associated
Press, declared Ills innocence of the
assault.
"1 had been employed by a con-
tractor as a workman on a new build-
ing near the Hullam home. I was
busy there at hard work all day
Thursday and went home at night
tired, hungry anil sleepy. I could
scarcely eat my supper thnt evening
I was so tired. I went to bed at 8
o'clock and wont to sleep soon because
of m.v fatigue. I did not leave my
room until Friday morning, when I
rose to go to work. It was during
Thursday night that Mrs. Hallarn was
attacked, and I shall he able to prove
an alibi.
Neighbor* Will Vouch for
Mv wife and my neighbors, both
white and colored, will vouch for mv
returning home Thursday evening and
for my departure for work Friday
morning. I do not know Mrs. Hallarn
or where she lives. I never saw her
until after my arrest. She certainly
was mistaken when she Identified me
as her assailant, and I explain her
Identification of me only by the the-
ory that 'all coons look alike' to her.
“I have always tried to conduct
myself in a manner that would com-
pel Ihe esteem of all people, and par-
ticularly the whites, because I have
always realleed that negroes were ob-
jects of suspicion with white people.
honestly believe that my white
neighbors would .give me a good rep-
utation.
Not Uneasy Over Situation.
“I do not feel uneasy over the pres-
ent difficulty In which I find myself,
and I feel sure that when Ihe frenzy
of a righteously indignant people cools
off 1 shall have no difficulty in re-
establishing myself as a good citizen
In the eyes of the public. As soon as
the law prevails over riot 1 shall be
glad to return to Springfield and show
that I have not disgraced the trust
placed In my race by Abraham Lin-
coln, whose home was In Springfield
for so many years.”
Bloomington is quiet tonight and
there Is no suggestion of an attack on
the jaR in which Richardson and
Janies, fellow negro prisoners, are
guarded.
Car Falls Down City National Bank
Shaft from Third Floor to Base-
ment and Boy Is Scared Some,
The cable of the elevator in the City
National hank building broke yester-
day morning when the lift was at the
third floor, and the ear fell with con-
siderable speed past safeties down
Into the basement.
The only personjn the elevator at
the time was the negro elevator boy,
and from reports he was about the
most thoroughly frightened individual
on the face of the earth, when he made
what must have seemed to him the
lightning descent, past the second aud
first floors, and smashed down Into the
basement.
The damage was slight to the ear,
and the negro was not injured, al-
though it is probably a safe bet that
he was scared out of a full year's
growth.
FIVE CHINESE CAUGHT IN KITCHFN
Celestials Arrested Are Found Hidden
Near Range in Dining Car on
Rock Island Train.
Five Chinese, hidden away under a
pile of sacks concealeiffln the kitchen
of the diner attached to Rock Island
northbound Golden State Limited thatij
left here Friday night, were discov-
ered yesterday morning at Tucumcari.
It is said that the Celestials were
hidden near the range, and that -sacks
had been piled over them. Trainmen
arriving on the Southwestern last
night said that while no arrests had
been made, the authorities suspect
some individuals who may be placed
In custody in a short time.
You won’t be Happy and entirely
satisfied with your surroundings un-
less you drink El Paso beer. Phone
1588.
t
Misses the Horses.
France's cruiser, Leon Gambetta,
which conveyed the French president
to England, is named after the fa-
mous politician, who died on December
31, 18S2. In the times of hi* Intense
Iiopularity Gambetta had an experi-
ence which he was wont to tell against
himself. ln Paris admirers unyoked
his horses and dragged the carriage
to his house. Gambetta would nar-
rate this with an air of pride, and he
would add with a smile, “But I never
saw my' horses again!”
Misunderstood Dramatist.
At heart Mr. Pinero Is more of an
apologist than an arbiter where wom-
en are concerned. He deserves far
more thanks than he receives from
those of his fetniuine critics who re-
gard him with no more friendliness
than Ihe impaled wasp feels for the
professor scrutinizing it through a
magnifying glas».-\V. H. Ridelng. in
North American Review.
Times want ads. bring results.
Why
Not
Live
Better
and
Cheaper
You certainly can live
better when you de-
pend on us for your
groceries. You can
certainly live cheaper
by purchasing your
groceries here and
paying cash for them.
Try it for a month—
if it does not prove
out as we say, then
you have the best of
the argument.
LION
Grocery Co.
109-111 S. Stanton.
Send Us
Your Mail Orders.
.
Upcoming Pages
Here’s what’s next.
Search Inside
This issue can be searched. Note: Results may vary based on the legibility of text within the document.
Tools / Downloads
Get a copy of this page or view the extracted text.
Citing and Sharing
Basic information for referencing this web page. We also provide extended guidance on usage rights, references, copying or embedding.
Reference the current page of this Newspaper.
El Paso Sunday Times (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. 28, Ed. 1 Sunday, August 16, 1908, newspaper, August 16, 1908; El Paso, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth595859/m1/3/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Abilene Library Consortium.