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. you read the Morning Time* to aee where
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RED CROSS STAMPS
Help the Antl-Tubercolisls Fight. Huy
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help a lot. Don't let t hrletmaa crowd tbl*
TWENTY-NINTH YEAR
EL PASO, TJfeXAS, SATURDAY. DECEMBER 11, 1909
PRICE FIVE CENTS
HEARD DEATH
TAPPING
AT THE
DOOR
Man Wrote Telegram An-
nouncing His Own End
and Disposed of All.
WASREADY FOR
THE GRIM REAPER
P. G. Wheatley Summons
Physicians and Prepares
for Last Call.
American Federation of Labor Will
Support Railroad Swit and
Trouble May Spread to All Or-
ganized Labor itf Railroad Work.
GOMPERSSAYS SWITCHMENDO
FIGHT WILL
NOT HALT
President of Federation
Promises Support to Haw-
ley After Conference.
“Your relative, Mr. P. G. Wheatley
is dead. Everything is yours. Wire
instructions.”
Two hours before death claimed
him, P. G. Wheatley. a prosperously
groomed man registered at the Shel-
don Hotel from Los Angeles, method-
ically wrote out the above telegram,
called a bellboy whom he Informed
he was dying, and asking that, a phy
sician be summoned, retired to await
the end.
Holding the telegram in his death
grasp, he awaited the coming of the
doctor before allowing the m(‘sage on
the. little piece of yellow paper to be
Kent over the wires to the last-man
with whom he was to have earthly
dealings.
The message was addressed to I).
S. Weaver of Nashville, Tenn.
Bell Boy Called.
About H o’clock yesterday morning
Wheatley rang for a bell boy and
when his call was answered febly in-
formed the youth that he was dying.
He asked that a physician be sent for,
“Tell the clerk to call a doctor; I’m
dying,” he gasped, and then he lay
down to await the Inevitable.
Dr. W. H. ITrmston answered the
call. Ilv this tiipe the Grim Reaper
had tightened Ills hold on the victim,
and Wheatley gave his last instruct-
lions and made his final requests
with an effort that only went to help
shorten the end. The phyeietan was
handed fhe message with the request
that it be sent as addressed.
After a hasty examination it. was
discovered that Wheatley was a tu-
berculosis patient and was dying, ap-
parently from the effects of the dis-
ease. Although everything was done
to stay the end, the man succumbed
at 12:50 o'clock in the afternoon.
Very little is known here concern-
ing, Wheatley, outside of the fact that
he came here Dec. 1. An examination
of the baggage showed a well sup-
plied wardrobe and a collection of
about ,twenty expensive stick pins,
the latter indicating that the collec-
tion of stick pins was a fad of the
deceased.
Money to the amount of $017 was
found on his person. His age was
apparently about 20 years.
Dr. IJrmston last night received a
reply from D. S Weaver of Nash-
ville, the person lo whom Wheatley’s
telegram was addressed, instructing
him to have the body embalmed and
forwarded to that city.
NOT EXPECT
NEW STRIKE
Towns In Strike District In
Actual Distress Issue
Appeals.
Cincinnati, Deo. 10.—Tlio American
Federation of Labor will support the
railroad switchmen who are on strike
in the northwest to the extent of its
powers.
Announcement by Gompers.
This announcement was made to-
day by Samuel Gomi>ers, president of
the federation, after an extended con-
ference with Wank Hawley, president
of the American Switchmen’s Union.
It is understod to mean that if the
railroad officials do not concede the
demands of the strikers the trouble
may spread until it involves other
great labor organizations in the rail-
way field.
“We will support the switchmen to
the extent of our ability both finan-
cially and morally.”
Says Demands Are Just.
Such was the declaration of Mr.
Gompers at the close of his confer-
ence with Mr. Hawley. The labor
leader refused to state whether this
meant an extension of the strike but
he asserted that after u full investiga-
tion he was satisfied that the demands
of the strikers were just and' that
they merited and would receive the
support of all unions.
Hawley Jubliant.
Mr. Hawlpy was . jubilant over the
decision of Mr. Gompers. He ridicul-
ed the published assertions of railroad
officials that the strike was practically
ended and said:
“They cannot beat us now' that the
Federation of Labor is behind us. I
am 4u>«ry fov the- tie-up in bwnineso
but when we are fighting for our
rights we cannot afford lo consider
these things’.”
Railroad Open tc Freight.
Chicago, Dec. 10.—The Western Pa-
cific railroad will be opened to freight
tomorrow, according to an official an-
nouncement made here today. Sev-
eral train loads of freight traffic are
scheduled to leave here tomorrow- and
they will be delivered to the Western
Pacific at Sait Lake.
St. Paul, Dec. 10.— II Is not thought
at local strike headquarters that a
syni|>athetie strike of allied railroad
orders ot the American Federation ot
Labor will result from the conference
between President Gompers and F. T.
Hawley, president of the Switchmen's
Union of North America, at Cincin-
nati today.
Every Assistance Promised.
"Mv interpretation of the message
from Cincinnati Is that the American
Federation of Labor has offered every
assistance expected .by Mr. Hawley
in behalf of the switchmen,” said I)
A Hursbbarger. third vice president
of the switchmen’s union, tonight.
Not Agitating Sympathetic Strikes.
“We have said,” continued Mr.
Harshbarger. “that we are not agi-
tating nor anticipating any sympa-
thetic strike. We have, however, ex-
pected the moral and financial sup-
port of the different organizations if
the strike is prolonged to any great
length.”
The state railroad commission has
received about 20 letters from as
many cities and vtlluges regarding
their coal supply and other commod-
ities, but Warren, Minn., Is the only
town in actual dlstres.
The matter wus taken op witli the
railroads and relief was promised at
once.
Dynamite Explodes.
8t. Paul, Dee: 10—The explosion
of a quantity of dynamite in a freight
ear at Minnesota transfer yards late
this afternoon resulted In tho death
of one man. the fata! injury of another
and serious injury to a third, caused
considerable excitement because of a
report that striking, switchmen were
involved.
Jt was ascertained, however, that
the explosion was accidental, Is the
dynamite was being removed from
the ear When it exploded. The dead
and injured were all freight handlers.
ALAMOGORDO MEN
JAILED FOR GAMING
SENSATION IN
COTTON MARKET
Spectacular Rise In Prices
Unapproached Since
' Sully Boom.
Judge Fines Prominent Citi-
zens But Suspends
Drastic Sentence.
Special to The Times.
Alamogordo, N. M., Dee. 10.—Ala-
mogordo today experienced the great-
est sensation of many months, when
nearly a dozen local men, among
whom were some of the most promi-
nent citizens in the town, were fined
*100 each by Judge Cooley and sen-
tenced’to six months In jail, for vio-
lating the. territorial law which pro-
hibits gambling.
It was Judge Cooley's first appear-
ance in court for nearly two weeks
nnd lie was still w'eak from the ef-
fects of his recent sickness. How-
ever, he was strong enough to deliver
a very strong lecture to the offend-
ers, telling them that gambling in Al-
amogordo had to be stopped and he
proposed to stop it if he bad to send
every man in Alamogordo to jail.
At the conclusion of the lecture the
judge suspended the sentences dur-
ing the good behavior of the defend-
ants.
Ex-Governor Curry Is stranded
somewhere in the desert between this
place and Tularosa. The governor
left Tularosa for this place some time
today. fn an automobile, but the ma-
chine broke down when about half
way to Alamogordo. Several local
automobile owners organized them-
selves Into a rescue pdrtv and at
present are out on the plains search-
ing for the governor.
New York, Dec. 10.—Not since the
Sully boom of 1904 has the New York
cotton exchange witnessed a more
sensational scene or a more spectacu-
lar rise in prices than occurred to-
day with the announcement of the
government cotton report.
With the galleries crowded with
visitors from the south, augumented
by friends and relatives of operators
and otffier interested spectators, the
market soared to a new high record
for the season with the gains of more
than $2 a bale over yesterday. Both
tjie May and July options touched the
high mark of 15.80, both gaining ap-
proximately 42 points over yesterday’s
close.
Last trades made just before the
report was announced were on the
basis of 15.50 for May delivered, the
New York sales1 were made at 15.70,
an advance of $1 a bale. This was
followed by tremendous trading boll)
wavs and by rapid fluctuations. A
break of 15.05 folowed then came the
rise to 15.80. July cotton fluctuated
along the same lines while March
reached 15.60 as Its high point and
closed at 15.40.
The government estimate is about
200,000 bales below the productions
of the most sanguine of tho bulls and
the action of the market naturally
folowed. Sixteen cotton, so much
talked about, was riot realized but the
market came near it.
It now remains lo be determined
whether the federal estimators have
under eslimatcd the yield as has been
the case for the past, ten years. Dur-
ing the time the crop has' been under
estimated each year from 500,000 to
600,000 hales.
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President Zelaya In Interview Declares he Has
Been Condemned Unjustly Without a Hearing
Warships Held Ready to Catch Zelayr.; Hi* Two Agents N ow in Washington.
THREE WOMEN
VICTIMS OF
REVOLTING
CRIME
One Hundred and Fifty
Negro Suspects Jailed
In Savannah.
TWO FOUtfD DEAD
AND ANOTHER DYING
Discovery of Triple Murder
In Heart of City Ex-
cites Populace.
A*.<t*.« *******«*«
A TWO BATTLESHIPS
A IN COLLISION.
A ~— —
* Washington, l)<c. In. The
a battleships Georgia and Ncbras-
A ka collided yeMc day afternoon
A while engaged In tactical exer-
A clues off Virginia Capes. The
* effects .were noi clous and the
* two ships were aide to return
A to Hampton Hoads today with
•A the entire fleet Rivet* In the
* two vessels weie strained.,.
s’! United states unjustly condemns my
administration,” said President Zelaya
in an interview with a staff conies-
I pendent of the Associated Dress to-
’The wrtrmm■■rwfimml to the credit
* Hiate Knox that, he submit the case
a to the investigation of a committee
* of his own choosing agreeing to sur-
* render toy rights to the presidency
* if the charges In bin letter to Uidor
A Hezera, former Nicaraguan minister
A to the United States, were sustained.
* Secretary Knox has not replied.
* Condemned Unheard.
* “Defenseless against, the hostility ot
* a powerful nation I must admit a!-
* though 1 have been condemned tin-
a heard.
♦ B ♦ W 9 V * • r * if *• # A A A “The coercion of the United States
nation whose motive* are questioned
In all Latin-Aiiierica. The shooting [
of Groce and Cannon was a pretext.
, , . .Both were amenable to the laws of
day. I proposed io Secretary ot Nlearo»«* which distinctly authorizes'
hhooting of individuals command' j
BROKAW SEEKS RECONCILIATION WITH
WIFE WHOM HE IS ALLEGED TO HAVE
PERSECUTED; HOUNDED HERFOOTSTEPS
' New York, Dec. 10— Circumstantial
revelations of ill treatment with
which she charges her millionaire
husband, W. Gould Brokaw, were
continued today when the trial of
Mrs. Mary Blalr-Brokaw's suit for sep-
aration and $30,000 a year alimony
was resumed at Mineola.
Mrs. Brokaw Testifies.
The story told on the witness stand
by the attractive young society wom-
an of alleged abuses to which she
had been subjected through her hus-
band’s jealousy and ill temper was
nearing its end and apparently wear-
ied by the ordeal of detaling her ex-
perienced and more listless than at
NEGROE8 AROUSED.
Cheyenne. Wyo., Dec. 10.—The an
nouncement that conclusive evidence
that members of the 25th Infantry
(colored) shot up the town of Browns-
ville aroused much Interest at Fort
Rnssell today where more than 900
9th cavalrymen are stationed.
she was out auto riding. It was ad-
dressed 'to manager-of the Great. Neck
residence of the couple and read:
“Take Mrs. Brokaw for a ride In
the Mercedes and do not stop any-
where.”
Mrs. Brokaw said on one occasion
she was out for a drive and was sur-
prised to find, when she wished to
alight, that the chauffeur had orders
not to atop.
Servants Watched Her.
Other telegrams were read indicat-
ing that Brokaw had ordered the ser-
vants on the place to keep his wife
under surveillance. Mrs. Brokaw tes-
tified that her hdsband prevented her
tbi
Ing rebels.
“It is different if n person is cap-
luted in the course of an International
War. The attempt of Secretary Knox
lo establish the Inviolability of Ameri-
cans ptirticipntiqg in foreign revolu-
tions, wifi result iti constant revolu-
tions. led by immune Americans.
Initiative Not His.
“The initiative in the shooting of
Groce and Gannon wus not mine. 1
simply refused to extend clemency to
[ them after a properly constituted mill
' tary tribunal had passed upon tho
case.”
President Zclay:i> then recited sev-
eral instances of alleged hostility
.,,, ... ........ _ against, hint in the united States
AN ON YICK HATCHET MAN?^'s^’Ss. easut
j instances he declares lie was etc
_______- | di avoring io raise a loan In France
’ hist enemies persuaded the
® r . l vi • * t United states to. interpose an objec-
t Index to tho News . j Bon through the French ambassador
<?> . 4 at Washington on the pretext? that the
I m<mey ought was intended for I lie
T-AOE ONI-, ‘
Savannah, Ga., Dec. 10.—Victims of
revolting crime, Mrs. Eliza Grlbble,
70 years old, and her daughter, Mrs
Carrie Ohlander, were found dead ,in
their home here today while Mrs.
Maggie Hunter, 32 years old, found -
just inside the front door, is at the
Savannah hospital, dying.
Physicians say Mrs. Ohlander was
the victim of a criminal assault be-
fore she was killed.
One hundred and fifty negroes are
prisoners in the police station await-
ing examination. A reward of $1,000
has been offered for the arrest and
conviction of the assailant.
The police believe the slayer, using
an axe, beat Mrs. Gribble to death,
struck down Mrs. Hunter and after
assaulting Mrs. Ohlander beat In her
skull,
Mrs. Gribble evidently was attack-
ed from behind as she sat. in an ea$y
chair. On the floor beside her body
were found the newspaper she was
reading and her spectacles.
Feeling Intense.
Feeling is intense here. The pris-
oners in jail are quiet and frighten-
ed, li is believed if the negro sus-
pected of the crime is caught he can
lie quickly Identified.
Bloodhounds are being used to fol-
low the trail of the murderer but as
the Gribble house Is In the heart of
Hie city and the murders were prob-
ably committed several hours before
tin- discovery of the bodies the dogs
have not been able to follow the scent.
Guilty Negro Known.
It, is now- almost certainly known
the negro at first suspected was seen
entering the Gribble house with an
axe in his hand, was seen closing the
shutters and leavifcg tho house at the
hour when it is believed the crimes
were committed.
Description Printed.
This negro’s description has been
printed on hand bills and scattered
broadcast. Police officers In automo-
biles have covered all rouds surround-
ing the city while posses on foot have
scoured the places where automobiles
could not go. The house to house
search of negro homes continues.
HAVE LOCAL AUTHORITIES
Investigating Antecedents
of Wild-Eyed, Savage
Looking Chinaman.
Local Chinatown all agog over
the presence in El P-'-stt of l-en Fook
Non, a Chinaman ■ ho is supposed
lo have been come <d with the n
cent tong murders in Oakland, Cal.,
and who is also lie! --ved to he one
of the leaders of th On Vick tong
Now be it. known ilia, most Kl Paso
Chinamen are members of the, Ye-
tting and the’pi- ire In El Paso
of a leader of the warlike On Yick
tong forebodes no good to their minds
In Safe Keping.
However, there’s one good thing
about it. Tin- much
Nen. who is said t.
Aiiiurii An I'ViK'iatimi (<» Help Hwit« !
nun. *
j Tj'irri- Wo Mien M ur<l«vn‘<l. .
NjikIivU!<- Man Foretells own Ix-.ilh.
I'.WJK TWO -
Mirkct iP'porlH.
p ”■>; thiusk
Million !'olhu Hotel for Jua-.vz.
Many BMl» in Ooupcrf-SH,
Horn I Xf\y« 'Item#.''*
HAUK POLK
I'Miiorl.il Not#* ariil Comment,
I’AGIO KI.YK
£ port in g; Now*.
I*AfJK SIX
Clu wifi oil Advert Isoroenta,
PA UK HI VKN
Tin* Uivf rirraii” Serial Bfury.
vagi: KTGirr
Additional Sporting New*.
; purchase of war
i reality it was to
! t h«* /'r,v
materials when In
have boon used in
construction of'a railway.
Ready io Surrender.
“While 1 am ready to surrender the
: presidency-,“ continued Zelaya, “I can-
: nr»i do it. precipitately as it would re-
sult In uprisings by several factions
i.'outimu’il on f'lKja Two.
,*AA*AaAAAAAAAA£A
A SEVERE EARTHQUAKE A
A OCCURS IN GUAM. A
A ------ A
A Washing.on, Dec. lit.—A se- *
A verb, earthquake occurred in A
A Guam at 9 a. m. today, and A
A canned considerable damage ac- -A
a cording to a cablegram re- A
A calved at the navy department. A
A The Women s and Children's hos- A
A pital was wrecked. There were A
! A no casualties. From the word- A
a ing of Hie dispatch, which shows *
a few details, It would seem that A
* the particular damage occurred *
A to tj1(. hospital which is descrlb- A
| A -ft as untenable, It will require A
■ * $fi,(l(iu to repair the hospital The A
A population of Guam is about 10,- A
* poo. The navy department main- A
A tains a coaling station there. A
;**#***♦*♦#*♦♦#»
savage looking rhim-nati of about to
years of age, i;- <■- - ty held behind
fhe bars of tlm (-<>ui jail.
-fan Fook N-n « - taken from tin
train on Dec I, wlr on his wav to
New York City, h. the local Immigra-
iton authorities. If. was given a
NICARAGUAN RELEASED.
Washington, Dec. to. - When Fran-
>ared Leri Fook | cisco Sequiera, the young Nicaraguan.;
Ik- a wild-eyed, j who was arrested Iasi night, for fall-
MAJORITY MEMBERS OF WATERWORKS
COMMITTEE ASK MAYOR TO WITHDRAW
THEIR PROPOSITION; ELECTION OFF
ing to pay a hill of $t for cab hire,
appeared-; lq court today the driver
declined to procreate the young man
and he was Un-r.i-upon released. On
leaving the building he entered the
iuIi of the man at whose Instance ho
was arrested last tiiglil and wan taken
hearing the next dav and was ordered ! *he hotel ot Honor Lastrillo, lie
deported, and Is at present reatdfng I ropr-.-wmtalivc here of itac Mearaguan |
____________________j revolutionary movement who I to me
Onntlnw/l «n I tuie Two. | dialely paid tie* cabman’s charges.
|/v ■ •• > v n »»■■■» ' .....- ---- ... ...---
the prevImiH seMons of the trial, she! calling, even on h‘*r women friendk,
called to the wttnes chair to- - and that his surveillance was unbear-
wag
day. ' j able.
Before Mrs. Brokaw testified the big j Overtures for a reconciliation with
bundle of telegrams from Mr. Bro-j his wife were tentatively made by
kaw io Mrs. Brokaw which has fig- j Brokaw through his counsel today,
ured in the ease, was resorted to jwtfter a long conference with John
again and several messages which j F. McIntyre, his attorney, the latter
CAPTAIN AND THIRTY-ONE MEN
DROWNED IN WINTRY GALE ON LAKE
Mrs. Brokaw’s e-ousel desired to have
read to the jury were admitted as
evidence.
Messages Are Read.
Mrs. Brokaw had one of these mes-
sages handed to her early in the pro-
gress of her testimony today. It was
introduced to show that Mr. Brokaw
put restraint on her movements while
dectared that his client would wel-
come fhe resumption of amicable r>»
lations with Mrs. Brokaw.
CAMERON ON COMMITT
Washington. Dee. 10.—Df-li-safa Cam-
eron of Arizona ami Katanian#,, of Ha-
waii were added to the UOii*f*eommHtee
of territories today.
■-/
MITTrf.
Car
pan#, of II
uMFcommllt
Detroit, Mich.. I-
that the car ferry
Bessemer No. 2 out
gale that baa made
", hope J day. She lias not been* sighted If
Marquette and ! other boats. An empty green yaw!
-veil the wlnteyy j bout and same wreckage was -teen by
Lake Erie is the steamer V,’. li, Davotk near Longj
Off again, on again, gone again,—
Finnlgnn.
.Flanigan”* laconic, report of the er-
ratic movements of trains on his di-
vision tils the movements of El
I’aso's municipal waterworks- elec-
tion.
No Election.
There will be no election held Do-
Cent I • r 13 and 14 to decide il El Paso
want/. t-> pay $'127,000 for the water-
works because the members of the
coinmUl'e wtio signed a majority re-
port recommending the- purchase at
the price fixed by the water company,
yesterday asked the mayor to with-
draw the call for an election.
In other words the committee after
pi- seating Us request, that, the propo-
sition of I in- water company bo ac-
cepted. made the request that its
proposition be withdrawn.
water company will request that Its
rates lie Increased.
There seems no doubt about the
council's action on this request The
council is expected to refuse this re-
quest.
The water company, it is reported,
will declare that if the rates are not
increased, they will go into voluntary
bankruptcy.
There is a probability, It is said,
that the water company may make a
further proposition to the city, since
its first proposal failed.
Compel Franchise to Be Kept.
it lias been suggested that the city
compel the company to live up to Its
contract, and falling in that, to de-
clare the contract forfeited, and take
steps to secure an adequate water-
works system for El Paso.
The majority members of the com-
mittee give as their reason for re-
watery grave durlnc the last 73 hours j Point,
has been practically • abandoned. I' would
/m I relieved th/ (’itpfain R R. Mi of tin-
la-od of Conm-awt ■ d his crew of 31 i The
have gone down to death with tii" 1 left
Out., in the path the
have taken. The yawl lioat.4
No. 2 are paint'd green.
Marquette and Bessemer No.
Conneaut- at. 6 a. m. Tuesday
m _ it. G. Thomas, who signed a minor-
i ity report on the waterworks propo- i questing withdrawal of their proposl-
y slfion, declined to participate in the j tlon. the budget, and the tax rate for
steamer. for Port Stanley and It was about
The Marquette and Bessemer No.; sixty hours before she was heard
2 left, Conneaut, Ohio, at 10:23 a. m from. She has since searched the
Tuesday for Port Stanley, Ontario. lake toward Point, Peiee but
request for Withdrawing- the proposi-
tion submitted by the majority mem-
bers.
Situation Unchanged.
When Mayor Sweeney agreed
.. withdraw the proposition of the ma-
has Jorlty members, the waterworks situa
with 30 loaded coal cars and under found nothing of her sister ship,
ordinary renditions bOuld have reaeh Tugs have scoured the lake and re-
ed her destination at 3 p. m. the same j port no trace of the No. 2.
tlon reverted to the identical condi-
tion of six months ago.
Now there is a probability that the
the next year.
Assumes All Responsibility.
Being anxious to get off some
where the majority members asked
to j)ho mayor if he wouldn’t please caU
off the election, and the mayor declar-
ed that if the committee wanted to
get from under it could do eo and he
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