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PRICE 5 CENTS. EL PASO TEXAS WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 23 1898. ; VOL. XVIII NO. 266.
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ENDED IN
A FIZZLE
The Much Talked OFCorbett-
Sharkey Fight In
New York.
AWARDED TO SUARKEY
And There Was So Much
Talk Of Jobbery That All
bets Were Declared
To Be Off.
New York. Not. 23. The Shar-
kav-Corbett fight at the Lenox Athle-
tlo club last night wm witnessed by
thousands of representative sporting
men.
At the end of the ninth round the
contest was awarded to Sharkey by
"Hones John" Keller and all beta
were declared off.
The excuae for thta action waa the
unwarranted and by many believed to
be premeditated act of Connie Mcvey
one of Corbetta' seconds who Jumped
Into the ring In direct violation of the
rales and appealed to the referee at
moment when It waa apparent to the
audience that Corbett waa on hla last
legs and could not win.
As a result of this unwarranted ylola
tlon of the rulea by McVey Corbett
himself as well aa the sports were
furious. The referee believed Mo
Vey'a aetion to have been premedltat
ed and without hesitation declared all
bets off and awarded the contest to
Sharkey. The first portion of this de
cision waa balled with shouts or oppo
sition by the Sharkeyites but in apite
of their protests all money waa ordered
refunded.
The two men had carefully trained
for weeks and both were in the pink of
condition when they entered the ring
last night and a most entertaining con-
teat between the two pugilists was an'
tlcipated.
From the beginning of the fight it
was apparent to the spectators that the
ehancea of winning favored Sharkey
He waa confident of auoceaa and hla
quiekness and aggression were aston
ishing. He kept Jim on the jump try
lng to get out of reach until the fight
ended ao unexpectedly.
Corbett aemonstraaea tnat ne waa
not the Corbett of old and at no time
did he appear to be getting the best of
it.
After the first round betting was one
to two on Sharkey and those who had
their money on the sailor were highly
elated.
MoVey'a Interruption was entirely
unexpected and when he first got into
the ring Honest John Kelly appeared
not to aee him.
A policeman grabbed at McVey to
pull him out and half the people in
the bouse shouted to Kelly to disquali-
fy Corbett. Excitement waa at the
moment intense and John
could not longer keep his eyea In an-
other direction from MoVey and he
waa foroed to disqualify Corbett on ac-
count of the action of hia second.
When Corbett realized what had ac-
tually occurred be was beside himself
with rage and exhibited almost the
same degree of unreasonable fury that
he showed after receiving his knock-
out blow from Fltzslmmons.
It took half a dozen policemen to
prevent him from annihilating Mc-
Vey. CHICAGO Nov. 23. George Slier
the noted referee questions Referee
Kelly's right to call off all the beta on
last night's fight.
"I cannot think of any similar deci-
sion in the history of the ring" the
veteran says; "I would look at it from
the common sense point of view.
Sharkey is given the decision
and from that is justly entitled
to first money. Therefore if he is en-
titled to first money he should be
entitled to all that goes with it which
wjuld Include all the bets he and his
friends might have made. If there
was a job that part of it does not enter
into the argument. The fact remains
that Sharkey got the decision on a
foul JI presume be will get first money.
Why should he not get bets?' I I
Detroit Nov. 23. 'Corbett's a lob-
ster and is more of a 'has been' than I
ever will be" say9 John L. Sullivan.
"I felt it in my bones that Sharkey
would win. Corbett can't whip nobody.
He's a ooward so is Fltzslmmons.
Foul! There was no foul at all; It was
a job. I don't think Corbett was on
his level at all. He is a dirty dunce
and never be heard of again. This
fla-ht haa cooked his goose for all
time. Sharkey is the coming cham
pion. When he meets the Redheaded
Kangaroo he will knock his block off
but I don't think you can drag Fitz
simmons into the ring with him."
GOOD REASONS
For Ex-Promoter Hooley To Quit
Talking.
London Nov. 23. The fact that
Ernest Hooley failed to press home
some of bis most sensational charges is
to some extent acoounted for perhapi
by a fact just made public. It seems
that a month or two ago Hooley'
wife received a present of 30000 pounds
and now Hooley .himself has been in
formed by an eminent firm of bankers
that they have been Instructed to pay
him 5000 pounds annually until future
notice. These sums of course must
come from Hooley 's former colleagues
STORMS ABROAD
Cause Heavy Damage.
London Nov. 23. A dispatch from
Brussels says that the Belgian coast was
swept by a storm as a result of which
considerable damage was done. A
dispatch from Amsterdam says the
steamer Montenegro went ashore in
the storm near Texel Island in the
North sea.
London Nov. 23. A heavy fall of
snow occurred today over most of
England. At Snefflela tne etorm was
a regular blizzard; at Manchester rail
road traffic was badly crippled.
HAVANA POLICE
Are Not as Effective as They Might
Be
Havana Nov. 23. The new police
force in Havana established by Gov
ernor Fernandez de Castro is very
defective.
Carlos Mendez inspector of police
who was severely wounded by thieves
some days ago died yesterdvy as the re
sult of his wounds.
One of the rooms opening into the
audience chamber of the city where
money and valuables were deposited
haa been robbed.
NOT READY
Spain Still Hesitates.
Paris Nov. 23. The Spanish peace
cammissioners are not ready to pre-
sent their reply to American's ultima-
tum of Monday and it
la probable that the meet
ing whioh was to have taken place
today will be postponed. This further
delay is no doubt due to lack of instruc-
tions from the Spanish government
since the cabinet did not learn fully
what the American tarms were in time
to prepare a line of action for their
commissioners today.
ASKED TO WITHDRAW
Negro Troops From Chlckamauga.
Chattanooga Tenn. Nov. 23.
Mayor Watkins baa asked the secre
tary of war to remove the 8th immune
(negro) regiment from Chlckamauga
Park. In the requeet Watkins says
that on account of the conduct of the
troops their presence in the city is un-
desirable and prejudicial to good or
der. He adds that the citizens of
Chattanooga would be pleased te have
white regiment stationed at the
park.
SECRET NOT FOUND
Keely's Secret May Have Been
Buriea wvun rum.
Philadelphia Nov. 23. Stock
holders of the Keely Motor company
who have felt certain since the lnven
tor's death of finding the secret of his
famous motor are not so sanguine to
day. Keely's secret is not yet dis
covered.
RETURNING HOME
The Emperor's Tour Is Over
Vienna Nov. 23. Emperor Wil
liam arrivd at Bol this morning on
board the imperial yacht Hohenzollern.
He was saluted by warships in port.
His majesty left for Munich on his way
to Berlin at noon.
Smallpox On the Steamer.
New York Nov. 23. The steamer
Spaardam arrlyed at quarantine today
with a oasa of smallpox among the
steerage passengers. The patient will
be isolated and the ship thoroughly
disinfected.
Occupation Proceeds.
Havana Nov. 23. Gen. Carpenter
took possession of Puerto Principe
yesterday.
A THOUSAND
HINDOOS
Armed With Guns Swords
And Axes Try To Res-
cue Comrades.
SERIOUS PLAGUE RIOTS
In India Result In A Great
Amount Of Bloodshed And
Further Trouble Is
Expected
London Nov. 23. A dispatch to
the Times from Allahabab says that
serious plague riots occurred at Ser-
lngapatem Friday. A thousand Hin-
doos and Mohammedans armed with
guns awords and axes tried to rescue
BALDWIN
HOTEL FIRE
Causes Large Loss Of Life
Among Guests and
Employees
MANY THRILLING SCENES
Enacted During the Destruc
tion Of San Francisco's
Most Famous
Hostelry.
San Francisco. Nov. 23. At 2:25
o'clock this morning the Baldwin ho-
tel caught fire and haa been entirely
destroyed.
There were 800 people guests and
employees in the house when the fire
at at
ai
THANKSGIVING PROCLAMATION.
The approaching November brings to mind the custom of our
ancestors hallowed by time and rooted In our mo&ttsacred tradi-
tions of giving thanks to Almighty God for all the blessings he
has vouchsafed to us during the past year.
Few years in our history have afforded such cause for thanks-
giving as this. We have been blessed by abundant harvests our
trade and commerce have been wonderfully increased our public
credit has been Improved and strengthened all sections of our com-
mon country have been brought together . and knitted into closer
bonds of national purpose and unity.
The skies have been for a time darkened by the cloud of war;
but as we were compelled to take up the sword in the cause of hu-
manity we are permitted to rejoice that the conflict has been of eo
brief duration and the losses we have had to mourn though griev-
ous and important have been so few considering the great results
accomplished as to inspire us with gratitude and praise to the Lord
of hosts. We may laud and magnify his holy name that the cessation
of hostilities came so soon as to spare both sides the countless
sorrows and disasters that attend protracted war.
I do therefore invite all my fellow-citizens as well those at
home as these who may be at sea or sojourning in foreign lands to
set apart and observe Thursday the twenty-fourth day of November
as a day of national thanksgiving to come together in their several
places of worship for a Bervice of praise and thanks to Almighty
God for all the blessings of the year for the mildness of the seasons
and the frultfulness of the soil for the continued prosperity of the
people for the devotion and valor of our countrymen for the glory
of our victory and the hope of a righteous peace and to pray that
the divine guidance which has brought us heretofore to safety and
honor may be graciously continued in the years to come.
Witness my hand and the seal of the United States which. I
have caused to be affixed. Done at the city of Washington
this twenty-eighth day .of October in the year of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and ninety-eight and of the
Independence of the United States of America the one
hundred and twenty-third.
WILLIAM MCKINLEY.
By the President
John Hay Secretary of State.
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a number of persons who had been ar-
rested for violations of the sanitary
regulations.
In the early part of the riot the police
fired on the mob killing two and
wounding several. The rioters tem-
porarily dispersed but later contin-
gents from other villages swelled the
crowd until it numbered 10000.
They tried to reach the fort where
the four prisoners were lodged. The
police fired a volley into them killing
and wounded several. A large number
were arrested. Further trouble is feared.
ACCEPTED
Blanco Can Now R. I. P.
Madrid Nov. 23. The Official Ga
zette today published a decree accent
ing the resignation of Blanco as cap
tain of Cuba.
Baptized.
London Nov. 23. The son of the
Duke and Duchess of Marlborough was
baptized Charles in the Chapel Royal
St. James's palace. Among the
sponsors were the Marquis of London
derry the Marquis of Camden and
Mrs. Vanderbilt.
Nurses To Honolulu.
Denver Colo Nov. 23. The war
department today ordered three Colo-
rado nurses to be sent to Honolulu.
No Freight Received or Delivered
Tomorrow.
This afternoon it was apreed bv all
the roads leading into El Paso not tn
receive or deliver freight tomorrow
Thanksgiving day. Thus some of the
employees will have a half day to themselves.
broke out and a number of these peo-
ple are known to have lost their lives.
One gallant fellow saved the lives of
three women.
The fire started in the kitchen
located in the basement and worked
its way up through a fine to the sixth
floor and before the first alarm was
sent in it bad gained great headway.
The first alarm was followed by oth-
ers In rapid succession until five calls
had been sent in summoning every
piece of apparatus at the command of
San Francisco's fire department.
Thousands of people were attracted by
the succession of alarms and the bright
glare from the burning building and
before the police stretched ropes
around the doomed hotel the crowd al-
most blockaded the streets.
For years the Baldwin has been re-
garded by the fire department as the
most dangerous fire trap in San Fran-
cisco and the fire this morning and
the awful loss of life proved that the
heads of the department were right.
Built of wood six stories high with
narrow and tortuous hallways the
building was a feast for the fire fiend
and it is a wonder that half of the peo-
ple in the house this morning escaped.
They were slow to awaken; many were
dazed and stupefied by emoke when the
police the firemen and the house em-
ployees hurrying through the hall-
ways kicked open the doors and noti-
fied the people of their danger.
When tbey managed to reach windows
and fire escape? there were no ladders.
Many attempted to jump from the
windows into the streets but were
warned not to do so by the crowd be-
low. Then the firemen got up their
ladders and commenced landing people
upon the ground rescuing many in
this manner.
In the interior of the house an explo
sion in the rear caused that portion of
the building to cave in. This explo
sion also extinguished the electric
lights throughout the building. There
were many people in the upper halls
and corridors at that time and fire
men and policemen were trying to lead
them to the Market and Powell street
windows.
The entire top floor was then a blaz
ing mass. Tbose in the streets below
could see through the rifts and smoke
along attic cornices forms of men and
women crouching and olinging to the
woodwork which was already begin
ning to smoulder.
Streams from thirty engines-were be-
ing poured upon the blazing building
from every point of vantage but with
out any apparent effect.
Explosion followed explosion. The
roof of the building collapsed taking
with it back into the building a num
ber of those who had been clinging for
life to attic gables.
Deeds of heroism were enacted al
most every moment before the eyes of
the thrilled and startled thousands who
stood on sidewalks below blookading
cross streets. Policemen firemen
bouse employees and citizens took
their lives in their hands and went i
to the doomed structure to save lives
of others. '
NOON. The fire is still burning but
is under complete control.
Later. Those known to be dead
are J. L. White San Francisco;
Louis Meyers Alaska; missing
Sadie Hart Chamberlaid; F.
Weatherlee traveling salesman
for C. J. .Fox and Co. Haverhill.
Mass. and wife. It is stated that
eight women servants also perished.
No bodies have been recovered and
none will probably be recovered for
several days.
The properties and scenery of Wil
liam Gillett's "Secret Service" com
pany were destroyed but the members
all escaped.
The Baldwin hotel was built by
'Lucky" Baldwin about twenty yeara
ago. The building is located on the
corner of Market and Powell streets
near the main business center of the
city.
TERRIFIC EXPLOSION
Causes Great Loss of Life.
Ashbtjrn Mo. Nov. 23. A terrific
plosion occurred in the packing
of the Hercules Powder Co. 1
mile north of here at 8 o'clock this
morning. Six men are known to have
been killed. It is feared other victims
in the ruins and rescuers are at
work. The main buildinor of the Dlant.
which contained a large quantity of
explosives was uninjured owing to
fact that it was separated from the
packing house by hills.
The cause of the explosion is not yet
nitely known. It came without a
second's warning. The ground for
miles around waa shaken as though by
earthquake windows being shatter-
within a radius of ten miles.
DOUBTED ITS GENUINENESS
ex
house
defii
OPPOSITION
INCREASING
Among the Spanish Members
Of the Paris Peace
Commission.
MAY REJECT
But It Is Not Believed That
Sagasta Will Dare To
Approve Of Such
Action.
an
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Runaway Couple Thought to be Il
legally Married.
Several months ago Justice Darwood
married a runaway couple from the in-
terior of Mexico.
After marrying- the couDle returned
to their former home to face the wrath
of the bride's parents.
lhe mother of the vounc woman
doubted the genuineness of
the ceremony performed inEl Paso
and while she objected to the lovers
marrying at all she also proposed that
the knot be legally tied.
Ibe marriage certificate was sent to
United States Consul C. W. Kindrick
for investigation. He inquired into the
facts and then affixed to the otoer the
seal of his office and sent it back to the
anxious mother.
Died.
This morn I no- Mrs. Isabel Rnrna Hi
of consumption at Hotel Dieu. Mrs.
Burns lived at AhumadA. Matlnn onA
came to 1 Paso for the benefit of her
health and treatment at the hospital
due sne came too J ate for any good. Mr.
Burns is a merchant nf Ahnmiulain ta
well known by mining men of this vi
cinity.
No Appeal Yet.
In the Burns will case the conteatea
has until the expiratlou of the present
term to argue the motion for a new
trial.
If the motion is overruled an anmn.1
will doubtless then ba taken h at
torneys for Patterson.
District Court'
The case of the Leon and H. Blum
Land Co. vs Lehman Speigleber&r. waa
till on trial this noon when the court
adjourned until next Friday.
New Mounted Inspector.
Dennis Y. Hadley was today appoint-
ed a mounted inspector in place of
John Scott removed.
Paris Nov. 23. Opposition to the
acceptance of the American terms on
the part of the Spanish delegates has
increased instead of diminished since
Monday.
Two of Senor Rio3 associates three
making a majority of the commission
are said to have joined him in making
a strong recommendation to Madrid
that the government reject the 'Amer-
ican offer regardless of consequences.
It Is improbable that this advice will
be adopted but Sagasta will find great
difficulty in enforcing his peace policy
against the wishes of the majority of
his delegates.
It is now an open question whether
tbey will obay the instructions to sign
the treaty of peace. It is certain at any
event that they will disclaim all re-
sponsibility for the acceptance of 'the
American terms and will act only in
the capacity of inrtruments of Sagas-
ta's decision.
Madrid Nov. 23. A member of the
cabinet declared this morning that it is
useless to attempt to ascertain any-
thing relative to the labors of the
peace commissioners. Nothing defi
nite had been decided upon with regard
to the conclusion of peace and further
meetings of the commission would
have to be held.
Paris' Nov. 23. The Spanish peace
commissioners are now awaiting
categorical instructions from Madrid
upon po'nts in reference to the Ameri-
can ultimatum which they submitted
tojtheir government. A meeting ia
improbable before Friday.
Washington Nov. 23. Secretary
Hay has received a cablegram from
Mr. Day stating that the peace com-
missioners met this morning
and adjourned until Friday
or Saturday in order to
give the Spanish commissioners time
to prepare an answer to the demands
of the United States. Administration
officials still believe that the Spanish
commissioners will eventually accept
the American proposition
SAYERS'S APPOINTMENTS.
He Has Not Yet Announced Them
. and his Footsteps are Dogged by
. Olflce Seekers.
"Governor-Elect Sayere has not yet
announced bis list of appointments"
says an Austin dispatch to the Dallas
News dated Nov. 21.
The dispatch continues: He left on
the noon train for Bastrop and will re-
main there a day or two and will then
proceed direct to Washington. He has
been urged by friends in Dallas to ston
over there a day on his way north and
ne may ao so.
Major Savers stated to the News cora
respondent who saw him at the depot
that his list of appointments is oracti-
cally completed but there are a few
matters regarding them which he haa
yet to consider and for thls-reason he
will not give out the names of the bur.
cessful applicants at Bastrop. One of
the governor's close friends made the
prediction that Sam Harlan would be
appointed private secretary of the gov-
ernor and that R. E. L. Saner would
be made chief clerk in the secretary of
state's office.
A brigade of persistent nlace-hnnt-
ers followed Sayers from the hotel to
the depot and the latter did not get
rid of them until the train was well un-
der way.
inere waa a big exodus of office-seek
ers from the city on ton Icht's trains
and the political excitement which
has been felt here during Savers'sstay
is rapidly subsiding.
For the position of state health of-
fice Dr. Blunt's name has been most
prominently mentioned but one who
claims to know stated tonight that Dr.
A. N. Denton of Austin a warm and
long-time personal friend of Mayor
Savers but not an aDDlicant. would
secure the appointment.
Had Noticed It.
"Have you ever noticed that men
and their wives generally grow to look
alike after they have beea married for
a few years?"
"Ob yes. Bothof them nearly al
ways have the same sad expression."
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