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DAILY
ERAI1D
Last Edition
4:30 p. m
EL PASO TEXAS THURSDAY JUNE 7 1900.
20th YEAR NO. 133
PRICE 5 CENTS.
EX PA.
SO
TO-DAY'B XsTE3"W"S
ANOTHER
ATTEMPT
Will Be Made By The Transit
Company To Run Cars
After Dark.
AFTER THE FltMMISIS
Council Proposes To Repeal
Them Unless The Com-
panies Yield To The
Strikers.
St. Louis Juna 7. Three girls of
bohemian Darentage are under arrest
for alleged complicity ia the assault on
Susie Hansel last Saturday in which
the nor (f Irl wis stripped of all her
clothing for riding on a Transit com
pany car.
Thirty one affidavits in support of
making tbe federal injunction against
tha strikers permanent have been
filed. They are all from attaches of
the Transit company.
The railroad com oo it tea of the city
council may rep?rt at Friday's meeting
a bill for tb.3 repsal of all tha Traasi t
company's franchise' involving over
400 miles of road.
Farty five arrests for minor offences
gro Ing out of hatred of tbe Transit
company have been made by police
during the past 24 hours. The nearest
to a case of violence was tbe attempt
by some unknown to shoat Policeman
Ay ward while he was on a Union line
ca-. The bullet passed through the
officer's hairnet.
St. Louis Mo. June 7. Chief of
Police Campbell announced this after
noon that tbe Transit company would
run cars after dark to Jay on the Finney
avenue and Lindell divisions.
Sheriff Poplman says be will have
100 deputies with riot shotguns along
the Una and the police may have two
mm on each car.
The cars pa-s through tbe good resi
dence districts. No transit cars have
been run after dark for four weeks.
Jefferson City Mo. June 7
Governor Stephens has received a let
ter signed "Evermore" saying that tbe
governor would be shot unless he sends
militia to St. Louis to take charge of
the streetcar strike
St Louis June 7 Peace negotia
tions were reopened today by ex-Gov
ernor Stone tbe lawyer for the strik
ers and Sheriff Poplman. Col.
Cavender commanding the posse and
Ganeral Manager Baumhoff of the
Transit company held a meeting to
discuss running the cars at night.
ST. L. & S. F. ELECTION
6eneral Manager Yoakum Advanc
ed To tbe Presidency.
New York June 7. Tbe directors
of the St. Louis & San Francisco R. R.
held their regular meeting here to
day.
The resignation of Daniel B. Robert-
eon as president was accepted and
Vice President and General Manager
Yoakum was chosen as his successor.
CAUSTIC POTASH
Used As a Weapon By a Woman.
New York June 7. Mrs. Ettie
Warner appeared before Magistrate
Mayo for tbe third time charged with
throwing caustic potash Into the face
of the wife of Dr. John T. Cronin.
Mrs. Warner strenuously denies her
guilt and claims to be able to prove a
circumstantial alibi.
W. S. TAYLOR.
Denies That He Has Withdrawn
Indianapolis June 7. W. S: Tay
lor denies tbe statement that he has
withdrawn from the Kentucky gubern-
atorial race:
If he goes to Philadelphia or Pitts-
burg the Lotus club wilt give him a
ble- reception and escort him to the
convention.
The Mayor Will Not Attend.
Mayor Magoffin will not attend the
convention of mayors which is to be
held at Waco on Juce 11. The mayor
would like to attend but business
affairs make his pre sauce in this city
emperative.
MILLIONS WEDDED
A Daughter of California Crocker
Marries a New Yorker.
New York June 7 Miss Mary
rocker daughter of the late Charles
?. Crocker of California and Francis
Jjrton Harrison of this city were mar
ried at Tuxedo shortly after noon to
day. The wedding was tbe most
brilliant affair ever solemnized at
Tuxedo.
Miss Crocker has an independent
fortune of about $5000000. Recently
she planned a trip around tbe world
and asked Miss Mary Scott daughter
of Henry T. Scott of the celebrated
Union Iron Works the great western
shipbuilding concern to accompany
her. Miss Scott accepted the Invita-
tion and all arrangements were com-
pleted and Miss Scott bade her friends
in California adieu.
A year's travel was arranged when
cupld upset the plans and Miss Scott
was today a bridesmaid instead of a
travellog companion. Tbe ceremony
was followed by a reception at Mrs.
Alexander's Tuxedo residence. The
large bay window in Mrs. Alexander's
house that overlooks the lake was
turned Into a bower of SDrlng flowers
and there tbe young couple stood and
received the congratulations of their
friends.
They will mike an extended for
elgn bridal tour.
EARTHQUAKE
In Japan Did Enormous Damage.
San Francisco Calif. June 7.-
Raports received at Yokohoma sho
that the earthquake of May 12 which
was light at Yokohoma and Tokio did
great damage in Sendai Fusbim
and Myagi prefectures.
In these three districts there was a
succession of heavy horizontal shocks.
Forty houses were destroyed and five
people injured.
At Sendai in Tokaort thirty bouses
were thrown down and many people
and animals killed and from Irvant
similar reports were received. The
railway was also damaged.
AVCOY DODGES
He Is not Ready for a Meeting With
Sharkey.
New York June 7. Kid McCoy has
asked for a postponement of his fight
with Sharkey. He claims he has been
figatlng too much and needs test.
The management of tbe Seaside
Atblelio club thicks he wants no man
of the sailor's gauze and will never
fight him.
They have given up hope that the kid
will meet Sharkey. The sailor will
continue training and an effort will be
made to match him with some good
man.
MEN WANTED
Railroads Wlli Help To Send a
Thousand Extra Harvest Hands
Into Kansas.
Kansas City June 7. D. W.
Blaine has made arrangements with
the railroads running into Kansas for
a rate of one cent a mile for parties of
three or more harvest hand to all
towns In tbe Kansas wheat belt from
June 10 to July 1.
Blaine says a thousand men will be
needed duricg the wheat harvest in
Kansas.
The Kansas City board of trade will
distribute men to different directions.
A6GY DENIES
That He Is Any Deader Than He
Was.
Paris June t. The Filipino junta
here makes public the following.
hloh it alleges was received from
Paterno Aguinaldo's prime minister
now a prisoner at Manila:
"Reports of Aguinaldo's death and
of my submission to tbe Amerioans are
absurd. The revolution is continuing.
We shall win with or without tbe help
of the democrats."
TRADE EXPANSION
Being Encouraged By American
Glass Manufacturers.
New YORK June 7 A. Erkins of
Cincinnati representing the National
Ornamental Glass Manufacturers' as-
sociation sailed from here today to
introduce American art glass among
French and German manufacturers.
Suit en Notes.
H. W. Austin of Chicago filed suit
against L. Avoate et al. to secure
pavment of two vendor Hen notes of
SdOOeah which were given by tbe
defendant In part payment for lot 181
Mills map'
BATTLE
REPORTS
Between The Boxers and The
Catholics At Tang
Lu River.
FRANCE AND ENGLAND
Are Said To Have An Under-
standing As to Their
Policy In
China.
Tientsin June?. It is reported
that a battle-has occurred at Tang Lu
between Boxers and Catholics.
London June 7. The Paris corres
pondent of the Standard says that an
ucderstacdicg exists between tbe
French and British governments con-
cerning their policy in China and that
consequently Russia is not likely to
take separate action.
Dispatches from Berlin to the Stand
ard also say that as far as can be learn
ed there is no truth in the report that
the Boxer uprising was instigated by
Russia.
New York June 7. A Washington
dispatch reports that Rar Admiral
Schley asd tbe South Atlantic squa-
dron have been ordered from Rio
Janeiro to Montevideo His vessels
are tbe Chicago Montgomery and Wil-
mington. It is suggested that the move is
made to get tbe squadron much nearer
to Cape Horn if the Chinese situation
should make Itadvisable to eend Schley
to the orient. Wilmiogton and Mont-
gomery are well adap'ed to service in
Chinese waters.
HE SHOWED THEM
Tha There Were Others Who Knew
a Thing Or Two
Elkhart Ind. June 7. Editor
Whitehead of tbe Daily Truth drove
from his office at the point of a revol
ver five members of tbe Buckskin Bill
W-ld West show who had gone to h's
office to demand satisfaction for an art
icle which declared that the show per
mitted ail sorts of crooked fames.
Whitehead bad been warned for
such a visit and was prepared and was
armed.
MAKING A STAND
For the Purpose of Gaining Time.
Lorenzo Marquez June 7 The
Boers are reported to be making
stand near Hatherly 12 miles eatt of
retorla on the Delagoa Bay railroad
for the purpose of gaining time.
The British prisoners have been
sent to Nooittgdaohi northeast of
Pretoria in EUndsvalley. Three
hundred of them arrived there Tues
day and 700 yesterday. A force of 250
Boers is guarding them.
AFFIRMED
Judgment In the Case Of Jesus
Martinez.
Special Dlppnich to the EIpkai.d.
Austin June 7. The coart of
criminal appea's affirmed the judg-
ment in the case of Jeeus Martinez
from 1 Paso.
EDITOR FINED
Fine Hundred Dollars For Contempt
of Court
Lincoln Neb. June 7. The sup
preme court has fined Editor Rose
water of the Omaha Bae $500 for con
tempt for critioizing the court.
TAKEN TO JUAREZ.
In
a Carriage To Avoid Quarantine
Detention.
A business man of San Francisco.
who left that city for the republic of
Mexico subsequent to May 9th when
quai an ine regulations wentinto effect
reacnea tbe quarantine fetation at El
Ppo laet night.
He was of course stopped but ar-
r ngements were made bv the T. P.
officials here by which he was tran-
sported to Juarez in a carriage the
quarantine ofnoers glviner the com
pany their couiteous consideration in
the matter.
The traveller had stopped at several
points on the way henee tbe time
consumed on the trip.
HOME RULE
WON OUT
Delegates From Women's
Clubs Decide In Favor Of
The Present System.
ARE NEGROES ELIGIBLE
Is The Next Question That
Must Be Met Meanwhile
There Is Much Work
And Play.
Milwaukee June 7. By a vote
of 431 to 286 the General Federation
of Women's clubs this morning buried
the attempt to reorganize. The debate
was very lively but tbe opponents to
the centralization policy demonstrat
ed their strength when the ballot was
taken. The next important question
to be decided is that of tbe admission
of the colored delegates. Incidentally
today there are six literary sessions
and eight receptions.
NEARING THE END
Congress Hurrying Toward a
Be
lated Adjournment
Washington June 7. Atone mm
ute to 3 o'clock tbe speaker announced
amid much applause that the naval
appropriation bill was passed. This
clears the way for adjournment.
Washington June 7. At 3:lo on
motion of Allison the senate agreed
to final adjournment of congress at 5 P
M.
At 3:15 P. M In the houe Payne
republican floor leader moved to adopt
tbe resolution for adjournment at 5 P
M. Sulzar (dem. New York) said
congress ought not to adjourn until
it passed tbe antitrust bill. (Democra
tic applause)
IN CONNECTICUT
The
Democrats Avoid the Big Cities
This Year
Waterhury Conn. June 7. The
democratic state convention was called
to order at ten o'clock this morning.
Mayor Kllduff being temporary chair
man. Four district and eight county
delegates are to be chosen for tbe
Kansas City convention.
This is only the second time in the
history of the democratic party of Con-
necticut that Its convention has been
held elsewhere than Hartford or New
Haven.
BOER ENVOYS
say British Used Explosive Bullets
St PAUL.Minn. June 7 The Boers
arrived in this city to-day. This even
ing they will attend a mass meeting ar
ranged by a citizens committee.
Dr. Fisher exhibited specimen dum
dum and explosive bullets which he
says had been taken from the British
After the battle of Spion Kop.
BOLD BURGLARS
Haul Wagon Load of
Goods Fron a
Store.
Special dispatch to the Herald
San Antonio Juue 7. Burglars
hauled off a wagon load of goods from
Icke's store valued at three hundred
dollars last night and were not moles
ed.
Metal Market
New York June 7. Silver t0; lead
.70.
AN INTERESTING EXHIBIT.
A Fine Collection Cf X Ray Photo-
nz graphs at the Curtis Studio.
The diep'ay of photographs made
with the unknown ray proved a draw-
ing card for Oregon street last night
s shown by the crowds at the show-
cases througbect the evening.
The lighting by means cf red incan-
descent lights gives It a weird effect.
A very intert&tlrg guessing contest
would be to guess whose hand as no
one except the photographer knows
It Is a wl?e man who knows his own
hand when photographed by the
X-Ray.
A PLUCKY SMALL BOY.
Started Out to Find H s Father
But His Journey Was Interrupted.
Robert Wimberly. aged about nine
years is not large nor particularly
precooious but he possesses a nerve
that might go well with additional
years ana more growtn. itooert be-
longs In Morenoi Arizona where he
HveB with his mother Mrs. May Wim
berly.
About two weeks ago the boy deter
mined to take a trip to Cuba there to
search for his father who died some
months ago of yellow fever in Ha vat a.
The latter was at the time of his
demise foreman on the Havana Herald
so the boy says and was presumably
a printer.
Young Wimberly did not believe
that his eire was dead and started on
the mission to find him. He arrived
in El Paw thirteen days ago having
come from Moreno! without purse or
credentials and didn't walk a step of
tbe way.
He was fortunate enough to find
here his godfather Dominguez Mon
guero who took him in charge and
wired Mrs. Wimberly of the boy'
whereabouts.
This morning Deputy Sheriff James
R. Nicks of Grabam county Arizona
who arrived in El Paso last night took
the boy home. He is an attractive
youngster seemingly well bred and
carefully reared and la withal some
what of a linguist speaking it ia said
five languages.
Being finally persuaded that his
father was dead he appeared willing
to return and he and bis guardian
Sheriff Nicks left over the S. P.
DILLON SCHUTZ
A Pretty But Quiet Wedding
Last night at the home of the bride's
parents on San Franeisco street Mr
Harry E. Dillon and Miss Bella Sohutz
were united in marriage.
The large front parlors of the Schutz
residence were banked with floral de
corations of all kinds and there the
ceremony was consummated. Judge A.
M. Walthall officiated at the wedding
and J. Harland Adama acted aa best
man. Miss Irma Sohutz acted as bride's
maid. The bride and groom are among
the most popular young people in tbe
city and both are favorites in El Paso
society olrcles. The bride who is
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel
Sohutz was born and has spent her life
in this city where she has made many
friends. She made one of the prettiest
brides of the year.
Mr. Dillon who Is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Moses Dillon of this city is deputy
collector of customs of this port.
ANOTHER HUNS JURY
Rlto Portlllo Will Have To Be Tried
Again-
Rlto Portillo was tried in Judge
Walthall's court yesterday on a charge
of theft from the person. Cruz Reyes
said he took a dime ravings bank from
mm. rortiuo claims another man
named Lamon threw Hat him. At any
rate the bank was found at Portillo
feet.
The case was given to the jury at
five o'clock and they were out all
night not reporting until 10:30 o'clock
this morning when as they finally
failed to agree they were discharged
by Judge Walthall.
City Council Tonight-
The olty council meets tonight but
nothing of importance is expected to
oome before that body. Mayor Mag
offin will not as has been expeoted
bring up the question of municipal
ownership of the water works. None
of the other counollmen as far as can
be learned have the intention of intro
ducing any subject of especial Import
ance.
Again Postponed
The Newt. Stewart murder case was
again postponed this morning. One
of the witnesses wae not on hand and
the counsel for the defense requested a
postponement until June 18 which was
granted by Judge Walthall.
Mrs. Elsbach Dead.
Mrs. Evelyn Elsbach died at her home
at 207 Overland street at 1:S0 o'clock
this morning from the effects of
pneumonia.
She was 55 years of age and bad been
in El Paso for thirteen years. She
bad been in tbe millinery and hairdres-
slng business Blnce coming here and
had many friends who will mourn her
loss. Nagley & Lyon badebarge
or trie funeral wbich took place at 4 to
day.
Mrs. Carmen Jearette was yester-
day granted a divorce by Judge Wal
thai) from her husband Joseph Jeanet
te on tbe grounds of cruel treatment. .'
She was also given the custody of their
only child.
CENTRAL
AMERICA
Has Trouble s Of Her Own
Revolution And Blood-
less Battles.
THE LITTLE REPUBLICS
Do Not Find Life All Roses
And They Seem To Suf-
fer From Chronic
Indigestion." v
Caracas Venezuela June 7. The
government forces have bean defeated
in three battles aad General Peneol-
anoand&OO men were taken prisoners
near Rio Negro.
The dispatoh does not make mention
of any killed or wounded.
SThe present revolution in Colombia
started more than a year ago. It is
a movement of the liberals to over-
throw the administration which is
accused of misappropriation of publio
funds. :"
e
Many victories have followed the
iasurgent a-my. The revolutionists
have been in possession of Cartagena
and Paranqull the Wo leaiing sea-
ports for several months.
Guatemala City Cjntrt.1 America
June 7. President Cabrera 's cabinet
has resigned and he has named a new
one composed of young man of the
liberal progressive element which
will develop tbe president's policy of
progress and expansion.
BI6 DAMAGE SUIT.
Against The Mexican Central Bail-
way. Arthur Roberts filed a damage suit
against tbe Mexican Central railway
for i 12 000 damages. Roberts was a
fireman on the road and while on n
engine in the San Luis division was
badly injured.
Ine engine in turninpa sbarn curve
left tbe track because as ha alleges
the track was improperly constructed.
On leaving tbe track the engine ex
ploded throwing scalding water over
him and otherwise injuring him about
tbe body. His right let? was broken
and the back of his head injured.
Roberts alleges that he is now a
a cripple for life as far as being able to
kb up nis occupation again. He has
tried and cannot get employment as a
fireman because of his injuries.
He therefore asks damages in the
sum of $12 000. The case will prob-
ably come up in the October term of
oourt.
WOMAN'S CLUB
Will Entertain the Tea:he-s This
Month.
Yesterday afternoon at 4 o'clock the
El Paso Woman's club helJ a meeting
in Chopin nall.at which it was decided
to formulate plans for the entertain-
ment of the visiting teachers who will
be here In June.
While nothing was settled definitely
it was about decided to hold iremntinn
In honor of the teachers on June 28
at the court house and on the court
house ground.
Other meetings will be held soon
and all details of the recention and
other affairs in honor of the teachers
will be arranged.
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Meeting of Directors Will be Held
Tonight
The directors of tbe chamber of com
merce will hold their reerular monthlv
meeting this evenia?. and while nn
subject of Importance is expected to
come up for consideration the meeting
may prove interesting. EDecialIv will
this be so if the request of J. A. Wiggs
who wished a subsidy In the ahin of
ground for a foundry and manufacturing
plant is taken up.
CASE OF ALVAREZ
Will Come Up For A
Hearing To-
morrow.
The case of Alvarez who shot at a
young woman at Yeleta a few weeks
ago will probably come up fcr trial
tomorrow. Sevesty-two witnees
have been summoned and it is expect-
ed that the case will prove most In-
teresting. Alvarez In shooting at the young
woman it will be remembered miss-
ed her but hit two young men wlu
were standing near seriously wound-
ing one of them.
Scott's Arabian paste is guarantee 1
tO cure falls. hrulaAA- enrn rniii similar.
shoulders scratches cracked heels
etc. caked udder and garget in the
cow. Sold by HP. Noake.
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