El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-05-27
Our Little War Scare.

different merchants went to open vi
! their places of business there we
| found pasted on the front doors sign
which Informed them that If they
didn't discharge the Mexican laborers
| in their employ within five days their
stores would be burned, and that their
| chances were slim. Among the most
prominent merchants that received
these notices were Jas. n. Nations. r
F. johnson & Co., Houck & Dieter, G..
E. Hubbard & Co, Goodman Produce
Co., M. Ainsa, Ell Paso Grocery Co.,
Star Stables, aud G. 81. Lawrence.
The notes were differently worded,
but all written in the same hand writ
ing. Each was numbered.
Following is literal copy of the
note ,sted at the store of G. E. Hub
bard & Co.
Ell Paso Texas
hubbard there's white
mean in this town
that is out of Job
and just as abble
to work as A Mexican
Mexicans not wanted
We will give you
5 Days to hire white
Mean, if not
obayed
we will burn
down your business
You are l big
ekabber.
The most threatening of the notes
was the one left at Mr.. Lawrence's,
which ran rs follows:
'El Paso Texas. Lawrence your
A pritty looking fellow to elaine to be
a white man having lots of mexicans
working for you when theirs lots of
white men hear in town half starving
for the want of work to do. if you don't
will burn you store down and make
your chances slim. you havint got as
much Snama A bout you as dog.
Your A big Skab."
The HERALD man called on the mer-
chants. Mr.. Nations not being In, his
manager was seen, and he said, 1--WE
don't know exactly what will be done;
maybe We had better not say anything
as yet until a defin te agreement is
settled on by the other merchants
Messrs. r. F. johnson & Co. were the
next called on. They declined to say
anything further than that they had
turned their notice over to the police.
Messrs. G. E. Hubbard and Co.,
| when asked about it said, eyes, we were
among the plumber and we expect to
protect our.property; if any body thinks
| tu6t DC Will DOrQ uS CuG ne Will QQQ u6
waiting for him." The reporter was
then shown the sign in box car let
ters which these gentlemen had
placed on their front door. This
ign stated that they expected to en-
ploy whom they pleased and that any
one trying to destroy their property
would meet with q warm reception.
The Messrs. Lawrence said: cit
looks little strange that outsiders can
tell you who you must hire and who
you mustn't. Now every man that l
have in my employ is an American
citizen, aud can't see why they should
be let out to give others their places
when they are good men and un-
derstand their business" When.asked
W bat he intended to do about it he
said: well, have had some prev
ious trouble of this nature. aud if you
will come here I'll show you the re-
membranes that have of the Others. :"
Mr.. G. 81. Lawrence then took the re-
porter in the Office and produced the
vest that had been worn by the man
that was killed while trying to rob
the store. The vest was torn where
the load of buckshot enter
ed and was all blOodstatned. s"Now,"
Mr.. Lawrence said. "shat man never
needed another vest; here is the same
gun that did him up and it is loaded
with buckshot for the man that tries
to burn US OUT
Most of the above notices were turn
ed over to Chief Lockhart of the police
force, and he will sift the matter
thoroughly.