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El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-12-05
SNATCHER SNATCHED
EXCITING CHASE AND GOOD CAP
TURE or BOLD THIEF.

Assisted BY Brakeman and
Number of Others Saw the Theft
Gave Cha-e. and OverpOWered
the Miscreant.
Bold sneak thieves and pocketbook
snatchers continue their depredations
at the Santa Fe depot. Their opera
tions thus far have been confined to
the depot platform and their depreda
tions have been committed at just
aoout the moment the trains are leav-
ing or arriving In the hustle and ex-
citement around the depot incident to
the departure and arrival of trains the
thieves evidently believed that escape
would be easy.
Only last week The Herald told of a
grip full of wearing apparel that was
stolen from a traveller at the depot
by young Mexican and recovered by
n customs inspector.
Last night, Ed Fink, captain of the
customs guards, overhauled a young
Mexican VINO had snatched a lady's
curse. and landed him behind the bars
It the county Jail.
Fink was once chief of police of
Ell Paso and learned to sprint in those
days. His expertness as a runner was
put to good account last night when
Henry Smith. young han breed.
snatched lady's well filed purse AID
took to his heels with every possibili-
ty of getting away. Fink saw the deed
committed and was quick to act. He
was not down there as a police patrol
man. but forgot for the moment that
he was in the customs service and not
a thief taker He threw out his feet
and went after the pocketbook snatch
err His gait was so swift that the
fugitive soon realized that he was out
classed in the race and when he caught
sight of a weapon he concluded to stop
running. Fink returned the purse to
the woman and took the prisoner to
Jail.
An Exciting Chase.
Il had been watching the Mexican
before he snatched the purse" said
Ed Fink, this morning. He boarded
the Mexican Central passenger train in
Juarez and tried to push his way into
the Pullman. l stopped him and he
rode to this side the river on the plat
form After the train had stopped and
the passengers were crowding out of
the doors l sa wthe Mexican seize the
iady's purse just as she was in the act
OF aiightng. He wrenched it from
her hand and bolted across the car
the train. The yard master had been
notified and was watching for some
thing TO happen. He sprang toward
the thief. but the latter jumped under
one of the cars and attempted to crawl
out on my side of the train, L kicked
at MIN and he dived under again.
Finally he got out and took to his heels
with several persons. including myself
and a brakeman in hot pursuit
THE man continued to run until the
brakeman hit him over the head with
a lantern. Then he pulled his knife
and showed fight. l seized him and
recovered the knife and the pocket
book The man evidently knew me
and l knew his face, but could not
remember his name. He said: Fink,
l will get even with you for this; you
are not a peace officer and should have
kept out of this affair
AT the Jail the prisoner gave his
name as Smith, but / am confident it
was assumed"
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-12-05
Metal MSxE,.

Metal H6eks:
NEW YORK, Dec. s-Bar silver
64%
Mexican money quotations in Ell
Paso today 493x q So
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-12-05

Herald job Office. Phone lIs.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-05-21
THE FUNDER.MAN AND. RAIN MAN

81 know what makes the rain,' said
Bess
To little brother Will.
"I'll tell you all about II, If
X'l tst keep awful still.
"Y' see, way up above us-oh,
So awful far m high,
The Funder-Mau m Rain-Man lives,
They lives up in the sky.
"They's got their houses In the clouds,
Ist hid away somewheres.
" can't go up to see en-, cause
They amt got any stairs.
"The Rsin-Man thinks he owns the
clouds,
IN fuses every day
With Funder-Man because he can't
: Have everything his way.
'Put Funder- NJ an ist points at i'm
M shames i'm awful hard;
Then Rsin-Man's sorry-'vites i'm to
Play over in his yard.
"Although they's friends m gets along
Like all good neighbors should,
Sometimes the Funder-Man gets mad
M whips the Rain-Man good;
"Growls at 'im-'Rum BILE bumble' (you
Can hear it ist as plain),
Then the Rain-Man cries, m cries, m
criesl
M that's what makes the rain"
JAMES COURTNEY CHALLISS.
Hiawatha, Kas.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-05-21

him of all the happiness with which
his prestige and power at home was
fraught.
II have sealed and stamped he said
to his lawyer, IAN envelope addressed
to JudPe-.I will inclose it In the will,
and you can direct that it shall be mail
ed Immediately upon my death. L will
carry the secret to the grave, but this
letter will tell England who forged
those letters. The culprit is named
right here" and the invalid thumped
the sealed envelope.
Late in the evening of March 80 Colo
mel Hall died in San Antonio. -Four OF
his faithful cowboys with rumpled boots
and Changing spurs, stood around his
bier. The following day the will was
opened and the sealed letter came to
light. The testament was read In the
presence of son OF the dead man. and
then Bud Abby, the ranch foreman,
took the letter and mounted his horse.
The cowboys escorted him to the post
office, where Colonel Halls secret was
intrusted to the care of the United
States mails.
"He was q queer Hall. but good fell
low" rem arked Bill Abby, thought
fully, ss the letter slipped into the box.
"If it'll square things and set him
right with his people, 1 hope the let
ter'll git there"
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-05-21
Free of Charge.

Any adult suffering from a cold set
tied on the breast, bronchitis, throat or
lung troubles of any nature, who will
call at any drug store, will be present
ed with sample bottle of Boschee's
one bottle given to one person, and
none to children without order from
parents.
No throat or lung remedy ever had
such sale as Boschee's German Syrup
in. all parts of the civilized world
Twenty years ago millions of bottles
were given away, and your druggists
will tell you its success was marvellous.
1t is really the only Throat and Lung
remedy generally endorsed by physi.
clans. One Is cent bottle will cure or
prove it's value. Sold by dealers in all
civilized countries.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-05-21
Millions Given AWAY.

1t ia certainly gratifying to the
public to know of one concern in the
land who are not afraid to be generous
to the needy and suffering. The pro-
prietors of DR.. Kings New Discovery
for consumption, Coughs and Colds,
have given away over ten million trial
bottles OF his great medicine: and have
the satisfaction of knowing it has abso-
lutely cured thousands of hopeless
cases Asthma, Bronchitis, Hoarse-
ness and all diseases of the Throat,
Chest and Lungs are surely cured by
1t. Call on. Irwin & Company, drug
Rists, and get q free trial bottle. Regu-
lar size SOC. and 81. Every bottle
guaranteed, or price refunded.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-05-21
.CZE MA.
ITCHING q
Hu M Or s 80

Painful, unsightly eruptions, scabs and
scales, itching sensation, prickling pains,
thin, diseased blood, bumps, and dirty
specks on the skin, pimples, boils, pale
skin, eating sores and ulcers, skin and
blood humors cured by taking Botanic
Blood Balm B.B.B.). All the sores quickly
heal and blood is made pure and rich by its
USE Deep-seated, obstinate, cases that
resist Doctors and patent medicine treat
ment Weld to Botanic Blood Balm Oh. B. b.
The most perfect Blood Purifier made. 80
years old. . Try it. For sale by Druggists.
81. per large bottle, including complete
directions for home treatment.
Send 3 cents to pay postage on Free Trial
Bottle, BLOOD BALM CO., Atlanta, Ga.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-05-21

Bisbee, Midland, Pecos, Maria, Al
buquerque, Las Cruces, Clifton and
Alsmogordo will soon be In the race.
Then there will be hot old times in the
southwest. The HERALD pennant is
the championship emblem and no club
ball honors.
Tom Beall is showing up in grand
form.
1t is reported that another pitcher
will soon be added to the Ell Paso
team.
Morse, Nose Kelly aud Lumpkir are
tied for the leadership of bsserunners
on the Tucson Greys.
Crumpaoker, of the cadets gfrom
Roswell, ia warm number, as is his
side partner Mcdonald.
Jacoby Is developing more speed
every day. The Ell Paso's are we'll
equipped with run getters.
Some hot games are in store for next
week. Tucson wants to make trip
and the Amarillo manager is now hot
on the trail.
Roswell, Ell Paso and Tucson have
good records to date. Deming has not
met defeat but has not met as strong
club as the three mentioned.
The colts had good practice yes
terdsy afternoon. The boys are in ex-
cellent condition and are eager for .
game with some strong team.
George Markley, who Is playing
with Tucson IL in the city today and
says that Tucson is anxious for q SER
les of games with Ell Paso. He says
that the Tucson Grays are going to
play three games here on their way to
chihuahua and three on their return.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-05-21
pENNANT GAMES
The Record OF the Clubs ConteSting
For the Championship of the
Southwest.

The Roswell Ell Paso game was of
the proper calibre to boost the great
game of base ball. Our colts have
been touted as fast ball players since
their glorious inaugural for 1900 and
they deserve II. They have proved
the truth of the statements of their
adherents and look like good things
with championship possibilities. Tue.
son and Roswell are fighting hard and
Albuquerque is q dark horse that must
be watched with an eagle eye. The
standing of the clubs that have crossed
bats for the HERALD trophy is as fol-
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-05-21
Divorce Record

Mrs. Temple Shields has filed q suit
asking for divorce from Wi liam
Shields. They were married 10 1898
and separated In Decem Der last.
A divorce was granted Mrs. Mary
Burke from George T. Burke On the
ground of cruel treatment. The ap-
plication was not contested.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-05-21
Hotel PalaciO. Chihuahua.

A Labansat, as successor of JIG. Nc
Dermott. will conduct the above hotel
an the American plans. The new man
agement assures the public of first class
arrangements in every detail.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-05-21
New Superintendent.

Charles Smith, an old Arizona min
lug man, has been appointed superin,
tendent of the Victory Mining com.
pany's mine In the MOctezuma district
of Sonora.
The Conservative, 1900-12-13
CHRIST AND THE GOSPELS.

centers around the person OF Jesus
Christ. But the opinions among Chris
tians respecting that personality are
numerous and widely different. The
Catholic churches, both Greek and
Roman, as also the majority of Protest
ant sects, regard Jesus Christ as God,
the second person of the divine Trinity,
of which all three persons are equal,
coexistent, and coeternal. This form of
belief is manifestly founded entirely
upon the authority of supposed divine
revelation, and has no support from hu-
man reason or from human experience.
Other Christian sects regard Jesus as
divinely inspired man, the son of God
in a peculiar sense-a belief equally i'm.
possible to define; others, again, con.
slider him a mere man, exceptionally
wise and good, and therefore worthy
example for the whole human race to
follow.
The prevalence of so many and so
contradictory conceptions of the same
character proves the lack of authentic
knowledge in the premises, and recent
discoveries have tended to negative the
authority of Jesus as spiritual leader,
through the unavoidable suspicion, fast
growing to a certainty, that no such
being ever existed This argument is
founded principally upon the undeniable
fact that there is no mention of Jesus in
contemporary literature, either Jewish
or Pagan. Authentic history is abso-
lutely silent as to such personality.
The only record of his supposed life on
earth is found in the Gospels of the
New Testament, in certain epistles as
cribed to Paul, in certain statements by
the earliest Fathers" of the Christian
church, in certain legends contained in
the miscellaneous portions of the Jewish
Talmud, and in very few illusions by
Pagan writers. But not one of these
sources is contemporary with the career
of Je JUS. The earliest trace is to be
found in epistles written more than half
a century after the beginning of the
Christian era, and asserted to be by
Paul, who never saw Jesus, and knew
nothing about him except by hearsay !;
the Pagan references are still later, and
were made by men who were entirely
ignorant of the actual circumstances !;
the Gospels were not composed until the
latter part of the second century; the
Synoptic Gospels are evidently compila-
tions from unknown writings, and the
Fourth Gospel a still later work, differs
widely from the others, and betrays a
distinct purpose in it's composition.
The celebrated passage in Josephus,
which was long considered the chief
evidence in the case, is not subject for
discussion, as it is now acknowledged
The Conservative, 1900-12-13

ministry OF Jesus. But the fact is that
the books now regarded as canonical
ere chosen out of mass of apoch-
ryphal writings, the choice depending
upon the decision of committee of
men in no wise especially gifted with
prescience for the task. The rejected
works contain many legends of the in
fancy and youth of Jesus, in all of
which he is shown to be endowed with
superhuman power over the laws of
nature, which power he displayed in a
benevolent or malevolent spirit accord
ing to his own views of the merits of the
case. The only mention of him in Jew.
ish records consists in a collection of
legends manifestly built up in contra.
diction and in derision of the Christian
claim of divinity for the founder of the
new religion. Some of these legends
are trivial, others malicious, others in.
decent. They describe Jesus as mis-
chievous imp in childhood and dan.
gerous rowdy as man; their falsity is
as obvious as the occasion of their exis-
tence, and they belong, like the legends
of which they are the caricature, to a
much later period than the supposed
lifetime of Jesus.
Christians are taught that the four
Gospels were written by the four dis
ciples, Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John,
whereas, those compositions were not
known to the early Christians until
nearly two hundred years after the sup
posed events which they record.
If these disciples ever really existed
they certainly were not alive at that
time, and there is no proof that they
left any writings. There is tradition
that Matthew wrote book entitled
"Oracles of Our Lord" but if such
work ever existed it was not the Gospel
called by his name.
Matthew's writings are said to have
been translated into Greek, but the
Gospel bears evidence of original Greek
authorship, and is not translation at
all.
There is evidence that all the Gospels
were borrowed from an earlier source,
but whether that source was history or
romance, and whether the author or the
later compilers dressed up foreign and
ancient materials in local and contem.
porary attire, cannot be known.
The earliest ''Fathers" of the Chris.
tian church do not mention nor allude
to any one of the Gospels, but they do
quote from some other work or works
in language similar to, and in substance
sometimes agreeing with, sometimes
differing from, the canonical Gospels.
Varying Opinions of Early Sects.
It is fact we'll known to Biblical
| critics that the earlv Christians were iii.
The Conservative, 1900-12-13

rejected the Gospels entirely or in part
others regarded the whole work as spur
ious. Marcion. the Gnostic Ascetic,
whose collection is the earliest known,
accepted ten of the Pauline epistles and
the Gospel of Luke, and these only after
being revised by himself
1t was frequent complaint that the
Christians altered their sacred texts to
suit their convenience, and one Of the
most prominent leaders of one of the
most powerful sects declared that the
Gospels were made up out of vague
rumors and borrowed legends.
Recent discoveries seem to confirm
the suggestion that nascent Christianity
took it's rise from the ferment of Orien-
tai and Grecian ideas then beginning to
be mingled with Jewish beliefs, through
the rapidly increasing intercourse be-
tween the far East and the shores of the
Mediterranean, the intellectual impulse
of which movement centered at Alex.
andria and spread as far as Rome.
divines and teachers that Christ came
when the world was sunk in the lowest
depths of ignorance and sin humanity
had reached the extreme Of degradation
no help was to be found from any
source ; the whole creation was groan.
ing and Travelling together.
But this is not true picture of that
remote time. The world was no worse
then than it was before and has been ever
since. Then, as now, ignorance bred
violence luxury bred vice; knowledge
ameliorated manners, and virtue spread
happiness and peace.
1t is true, however, that the religious
systems of Greece and Rome were in
state of decay. The wisest among the
people had ceased to believe in the
oracles and worship the gods, and the
masses instinctively recognized the in.
difference of their superiors, and lost
confidence in what they had been
taught, while unable, through ignorance
to solace themselves with the consola-
tions of the learned. Like everything
else in this world, religious systems
have their period of birth, growth, de.
cay and death, and Greece and Rome
were now awaiting final change.
The Jewish religion also had become
formal and lifeless, and added to spirit.
ual apathy were the discomfort and dis.
couragement of conquered race.
Their hope lay in the promise of a
Messiah, who should deliver them from
the detested Roman yoke and restore
the nation to more than it's former
splendor. or.-Elizabeth E. Evans, In "The
Christ Myth"
a l.
The Conservative, 1900-12-13

The quarterly circular of information
issued by the University of Chicago
announces a new course in political
science, called the History of Political
Theory" to be given by DR.. O. E. Mer-
riam, formerly of Columbia University,
New York. The course will trace the
development Of the theory of politics
from the classical period down to the
French revolution.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-10-09
GAMBLERS NOT THERE.
Nearly All Arrested at Collins Place
Forfeit Their Bonds

The gambling cases were called before
the police court Monday afternoon and
DR.. Jamison, c. Woods, Fred Foley, Z.
Eason and Ben Denise failed to appear.
They had each put up a cash bond of
SO and this was declared forfeited.
The cases of Frank Jordan, Wesley
Bumgartner and Tom Hartman were
continued until this afternoon. William
Collins, alias bill Bauldy,'' entered a
plea of guilty and then was allowed by
the court to make a statement attempt
ing to explain how it happened that a
game was being played in his house. He
said that he and Hartman were running
a cigar and confectionery store and that
they had the back room fitted up for
living room, but that sometimes the boys
would come in and play game for the
cigars, lemonade and candy. He also
admitted that occasionally a game was
played for money, but that it was done
without his consent. He told the judge
that his place had none of the parapher-
MALTA of a regular gambling room, the
only thing in that line being a table and
a deck of cards His partner" was an
old soldier and with the help of the pen
sion they expected in time to open a
restaurant.
The judge told William that he did
not believe that it was necessary to have
all the different gambling devices in or
uer TO run gambling room and that a
man could be parted from his money
with the assistance of one deck of cards
as easily as with a faro layout. He gave
t'Bauldy' the lighteSt fine which is $50
and ten days in Jail.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-10-09
A BAD BARGAIN.
The Somers is Still Too Unseaworthy
to Be Trusted

New York, Oct 9.-The United States
torpedo boat Somers left this port today
for Philadelphia by the outside route
which it is hoped she win be able to
travel by hugging close to the Jersey
coast. Much interest is manifested in
the trip as this is the first she has made
since she was bought from the German
government and brought across the At
lantic on the deck OF an ocean liner. The
Somers was bought new as being espec-
tally fast but when she arrived here, it
was found that her frame work was 50
weak that it had badly sprung and ex-
animation of her machinery revealed
many other defects. She has been un-
dergOing reconstruction at the Brooklyn
navy yard and would have made the
start on Saturday had it not been found
that additional repairs were required.
The Somers is too large to go through
the canal to Philadelphia and it has
been asserted she is not seaworthy
enough to make the ocean trip. She is
in command of Lieut.. John s. Dod
bridge of the Talbot and has a picked
crew from the Talbot.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-10-09
ALL NIGHT RIOT.
Political War Breaks Out in
Porto Rico.
Three Men and a Woman Killed
in Street Fight.
20 PERSONS WOUNDED.
Several Policemen Among Them
and Some Will Die.
Serious Trouble is Brewing
Throughout the Island.

New York, Oct. "a Herald dispatch
from San Juan, Porto Rico, says:
Four persons, one of them a woman,
were killed in another political street riot
in Guayama which lasted all night
The rioting started in q cafe. when a
member of the Federal party shot and
severely wounded a Republican Several
of the latter's party friends tried to
lynch the Federal but were prevented
by eight Americans Federals from
Arroyo hastened to reinforce the Fed
erals in GuayaTna, and a bloody street
fight followed. The rioting was kept up
during the night and three men and
women were killed, while 20 others, in
cluding several policemen, were wound
ed. Several of these will die.
Armed bands paraded the streets later,
shooting and shouting and terrOrizing
the town. The whole district is arming
and the police force is utterly unable to
cope with the rioters. The parties are
about equally divided in numbers. Lead
ers of the Republicans are urging their
followers not to engage in riOting but
the Federals are determined to avenge
the San Juan affair and further blood
shed is expected.
Animosity between Federals and Re
publicans is increasing as the time for
election approaches and all over the is
land are evidences that trou BILE may
break anV moment.