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El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-02-28
POLICE ARE SCEpTlCAL
Do Not Believe That the. Man Seen
| At Odessa Was a Negro Soldier.


Chief of Police Lockart and the
other officers are inclined to place but
little credence in the story from Odes.
So that the negro deserter was seen
there. There is no doubt of the relia.
bility of Mr.. Shoemaker, who brings
the story that q negro with a uniform,
wearing a soldier cap, and carrying q
gun, was seen on the railroad track
near Odessa last Sunday, but II ia be-
lieved that the people who saw hir.
were mistaken in several particula :s.
1t is pointed out that here in Ell Paso
several people brought intelligence to
the officers of two negro soldiers skulk-
ing along the river bank, and inves til
cation disclosed the fact that they we're
not negroes at oil.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-02-28
"TOP HEAVY
Is the Verdict OF Experts On the
New ROYAL Yacht.

LONDON, Feb. 2S.-Nctwithstandin s
the profound secrecy with which the
naval experts, headed by Prince Loui:
conclusions concerning the tests of the
new royal yacht, Victoria and Albert, i,
Is learned on the best authority that
the craft has fallen far short of the ex-
pectations of her constructors.
1t is learned that the yacht is top
necessary the entire remodeling OF
her internal fittings. It is understood
that the ship is not properly trimm ed
by reason of the boilers being placed
on one side, instead of the weight be-
ing equally distributed to port and to
starboard, and this defect will have to
be rectified by an entire change of
plan. 1t is found also that in the roy al
apartments wood of an Ornsmen tai
character would probably have sufficed
for the bulkheads and divisions, but
instead of this the top weight has bee n
materially added to by the use of thick
steel with q casing of wood. but be-
tween the steel and wood there Is q
considerable thickness of silicate of
cotton.
In order to remedy the defects the
vessel will be placed in dock again and
the top hamper of the ship will be re-
duced as much as possible by shorten
ing the masts, lessening the weight of
the upper deck and attaching large
bilge keels to the bottom of the YES
141
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-02-28
ELKS TO GATHER
At Atlantic City To the Number OF
Fifteen thousand.

NEW YORK, Feb. 28.-At Atlantic
City active preparations are under way
for the coming session of the Grand
Lodge of the United States Benevolent
and Protective Order of Elks, which
promises TO be the greatest convention
in the history of the organiza-
tion.
Since the last session in ST. Louis
the membership has grown with amaz-
ing strides, and there is spirit of
good natured rivalryGamong the va
rious lodges to make the best possible
showing at the approaching gathering
so that even conservative estimates of
the'probable number of visitors is now
5000.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-02-28

the part of Mexicans to raise the Mex
Charles Hogsett, who was with the
Rough Riders In Cuba, John Evans
and Dick Rea were tie Americans
killed.
Their comrades succeeded in holding
the flag pole and prevented the lower
ing of an American flag.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-02-28
BIG SNOW STORM
Fear In Western Kansas That the
Stock On the plains Will Suf.

| rear LII WSSSSHu NonSoo shoS sA1S
Stock On the Plains Will Suf'
fer.
CHICAGO, Feb. 2S.-The heaviest
snow fall of the season prevails here to.
day. When the CITY awoke this morn
ing it found that over Q foot of snow
had fallen since o'clock last night.
There are NO signs of let up. Aided
by variable wind. snow formed great
drifts at many street crossings and be-
fore dawn hundreds of men were 1T
work cleaning it away for early work.
ers.
The surface and elevated lines are
running out of schedule and suburban
trains are badly delayed. Fully one
fourth of the workers of the city are
unable to go from their homes in the
suburbs to the heart OF the town. Per-
haps another fourth waited on street
corners until they were almost buried
under a white avalanche, vainly search
ing for street cars that did not come.
OF the remaider, one fourth reached
their respective places of labor from
one to three hours late.
KANSAS IN A WHITE MANTLE
KANSAS CITY, Feb. 2S.-Snow which
began falling early yesterday morning
continued until late into the night.
This morning there is heavy white
mantle everywhere, but the at
is clear and the temperature
The fall is the heavies
with ono exception in the history of
the local weather bureau. On Feb. IL
and II. 1894, there was q fall of IL
inches. Trains from the west are de-
ayed. Reports from Kansas cay that
snow is from Is inches to three feet
1eep throughout the state. The storm
attended over the Colorado line and
vas most severe in western Kansas.
snow drifted on the plains last night
md it is feared that stock will suffer.
Farmers are pleased with the heavy
allIof snow as the winter has been un-
Usually dry.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-02-28
Court Notes

Today E. @. Conway filed suit in the
Central railway company for SIS o 90
damages for personal injuries alleg ed
to have been received on December
20, 1899, while acting as cond uc-
tor.
In Justice Spencer's court w. w.
Wiley was fined five dollars aud costs
for using abusive language.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-02-28
EDITORS
In the Crescent City Ready To Talk
ShOn

NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 2S.-All of the
delegates to the fifteenth annual con-
vention of the National Editorial as
ISOLATION are in the city and the pros
poets are bright for one of the most
successful gatherings in the history of
the organization.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-02-28
TOBACCO MEN
Combine Eight Million Dollars To
Fight the Tobacco Trust.

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 2S.-Five
western firms with q com bined capital
of $S,0OO,OOO have organized to fight
the tobacco trust on the Pacific Coast.
They will discard bill board advertising
and use newspapers exclusively.
The members In the agreement are
Henry WeIsinger Tobacco Company,
Louisville; r. A. Patterson. Tobacco
Co.. Richmond, Va! Sparker Bros. g.
Co., Mount Airy, N. c.; Brown Bros.
Winston, N. G. and Richard Bond aud
Co., Baltimore.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-02-28
OF
THE GANG
Lotus Curry, a Hunted Train
Robber, Killed To-
Day
VISITING Lizzie LEE,
A Farmers Daughter, He
Was Surprised And Shot
BY Pinkerton
Men

KANSAS CITY, Feb 2S.-Lotus
Curry, supposed to be the sole survivor
of gang of train robbers, was shot
and killed by officers sent to arrest him
on the Lee farm near Dodson, Mo-,
this morning.
Curry was accused of being one of
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-02-28
|DYING FOR
THE FLAG
Three Americans Shot In a
Mexican Mining
Camp On
WASHING70N'S DAY
Because They Would Not Al
low The Mexican Flag To
Fly Above The Stars
And Stripes

GUAYMAs, Mex, Feb. Pa Wash-
ington's birthday shooting affray oc-
CURED at Pilares de TERRA in which
three Americans and five Mexicans
were killed..
The shooting followed an attempt on
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-02-28
Metal Market.

NEW YORK, Feb. 2S.-Copper 164;
silver 500; lead 4.45.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-05
IRVING COINS MONEY.
Chicago Theater Goers Pay the
Great Actor $4,000.

Chicago, March 5.-Chicago theater-
goers have given Henry Irving in the
three weeks engagement which he
brought to a close Saturday evening
the greatest proofs of appreciation ever
shown to any actor. or company of ac-
tors in this city.
The figures showed that a total Of
$4,000 had been paid for tickets of ad-
mission, a sum greatly in excess of any
ever taken in by a dramatic production
in this city before in the same length Of
time A record of S25, 600 a week is much
greater than that of Bernhardt, or even
of the time when Booth and Barrett
and Modjeska all played in one COM
pany at the Chicago Opera House in the
old days.
1t is approached. as far as can be told
from the estimate of theatrical men
only by ITVire's own record when he
played with Miss Terry during the
Worlds fair time in Chicago, but it ex-
ceeds even the limit that could be
reached in that golden age for amuse-
mentS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-05

guidance of the party in primary cleo
tons, viz:
The source of all political power in
Kansas is vested in the people of the
state, and it is the part of wisdom and
the patriotic duty of every good citizen
to promote the purity of the elective
franchise, including primary selections
Tor the selection of delegates to county,
district and state conventions, and for
the purpose of removing as far as prac-
tleable the temptation of designing and
INSCRIPTIONS persons from organizing
fictitious or spurious caucuses for the
purpose of defeating the will of the cleo
tors of the Republican party of their
choice of candidates, we recommend
that in future the Republican congress
sional central committee of this con-
gressional district, when issuing calls
for congressional convention, suggest
to the Republican county central COM
mittees that the delegates to the county
conventions to be elected by precincts,
wards and townships, be selected by
ballot at primaries called for that pur-
pose, and that reasonable notice be
given of the time and place of holding
such primary elections, and that every
Republican voter in such precinct, ward
or township be given a reasonable time
to deposit one ballot and that all of the
ballots be fairly counted
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-05

now resides Julien has proved to be
as prosperous and successful as his
late father andtnow owns about 100000
in real estate and bonds Charley
turned out to be quite O. different sort
of fellow. A short time after his
fathers death he married the daughter
of Bishop Holsey, the noted negro di-
vine. and, soon deserving her, con-
tracted all of the bad habits and vices
that his wealth enabled him to afford.
He soon went from bad to worse, and
after a short but shining career in the
world of vice and dissipation had to sell
the remnant of the once vast estate,
now almost in ruin, to pay his debts.
He is now an emaciated wreck, living
in a little house in the negro suburbs
of Sparta-a morphine fiend and relic
of better days.
A colossal monument in the Sparta
cemetery built of Georgia granite
marks the last resting place of the late
David Dixon, the most skillful and sue
cessfuI farmer of his time and genera
tion in the state.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-05
AN OLD GEORGIA HOME.


TF'rom the Atlanta Constitution
The old home house and several thou
sand acres of land belonging to the old
Dixon estate have been sold to Mr..
George Rives of Hancock county, who
is one of the wealthiest planters in mid
die Georgia. The rise and fall of the
Dixon estate, which was at one time
one of the largest and wealthiest in the
state reads like a romance.
About 1856 a man by the name of
David Dixon came to Sparta from Vir-
ginia it is supposed, and bought a large
plantation several miles south of town
and Immediately commenced his agri-
cultural career, which became a shin
ing success. Dixon continued to plant,
plan and prosper, and soon amassed an
enormous fortune and was at the time
of his death, which occurred several
years ago, one of the wealthiest and
best known planters in the state. 'Old
Davy' Dixon, as he was called, was
very unsociable and went but little with
the Hancock people, and, with the ex-
ception of a few favored friends who
were always welcome at his home, he
cared but little for mankind.
When Dixon died, to the surprise of
his friends, who were eagerly looking
forward with the expectation of be-
coming the proud possessor of the
Dixon pie, he wil!ed all of his property
to his two half-breed sons, Julien and
Charley. They divided the property
equally, Charley taking for his part the
old homestead and several thousand
acres of adjoining land. Julien at once
erected a beautiful and costly residence
about two miles from Sparta, where he
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-05
WAR OF THE TONGS.
Two Chinese Merchants Killed by
Highbinders.

San Francisco, March 5.-The war of
the longs in Chinatown was renewed
today by the murder of the two most
prominent merchants in this city and
the wounding of a third man. all mem
bers of the Sam Yup organization. The
victims of today's outbreak are Poon
Gee, Low Soon and Leong Cheu, mem
bers of the pork packing firm of Tuck
Wo & Co. The two first named were
killed and the third seriously wounded
The store of Tuck Wo had just been
opened for the days business when four
Highbinders darted out from a small
alley opening up fusilade on Poon
Gee who was standing in the doorway
of the store. Low Soon went to see
what the trouble was and was also kill
ed. The murderers escaped after wound
ing Cheu. The police have been at work
for some time trying to rid Chinatown
of it's horde of Highbinders and last
week Chief of Police Sullivan notified
the Chinese consul that he would not
further increase the police force in the
Chinese district but would look to the
Chinese to do their share in putting
down the war, or in case that the trou-
bic was not settled he would clear Chi
natown. Some decisive action on the
part of Chief Sullivan is looked for.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-05
TODAY'S MARKET REPORT.

Chicago, March 5.-WHEAT-The wheat
market opened firm under the influence
of higher Liverpool cables, May sc over
Saturday at 66d4sc. On selling by traders
who were inclined to consider the large
worlds shipments and the increase on
passage, bearish May broke to 65ssGszc-
Late cables showed greater strength and
this together with covering by shorts,
caused a recovery, May rallying to 66Q1sc.
The bulge was met by some proat,- - King
where the market again steadied. Trade
was moderately active. Local receipts
were 90 cars, two of contract grade. Min
neapolis and Duluth reported 731 cars
against S37 last week and SS4 a year ago.
Lack of cash demand and the poor ex-
port business later depressed the market
and trade was dull. May eaSed off to
6513d5sc and closed weak AMssc under Sat
urdav at 655Sc Reports of bad roads sup
ported corn later in the session. but May
failed to recover to initial figures. The
close was barely steady, May 1sc down at
CORN-The corn market opened firm,
supported by, wheat and higher cables,
ket declined to 349sc in sympathy with
the break in wheat, but Steadied at the
to 3412d5sc. Trade-SEas fairly active. Lo-
cal receipts were 7O5 cars-1S5 cars over
OATS9The oats market was inactive
and barely steady. May opening unchang-
ed at 233sG15c. Local receipts were 354
Provisions We're Sa'e exceptionally dull
early. The market opened firm, because
hogs We're higher and receipts under the
estimate, but eased off for lack of bust
ness. At the decline the market steadied.
May, pork opened unchanged at $l0:65,
sold off to S5S5 and May ribs unchanged
RYE-May, 5414c.
BARLEY-CaSh, 36643c.
T1MOTHY-March, $2.45.
FLAX.-Cash: n. w, SLIGO; S. W., $1.6O;
May, $1.5S.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-05
TWO GUNBOATS SENT.
Detroit and Marblehead Go to
Keep Central America
Straight.

Washington, March 5-This statement
was posted at the navy department to-
day:
The Detroit and the Marblehead
have been sent to Central America on
account of dispatches received from
our representatives there, which indi-
cate some recurrence of the disturbed
state of affairs and for the purpose of
protecting American interests there
The officials of both the state and
navy departments do not indicate what
reports are meant. 1t was stated in an
swer to an inquiry that the action of
the navy department was taken at the
instance of the state department which
in turn was moved to make a recon-
mendation that's hips be sent, ather
from general report of threatening con-
ditiOns in Central America. than from
any specific official adViceS. The trou-
Bile in the present instance is supposed
to grow out of the organization in the
Nicaraguan territory of a revolutionary
expedition under the leadership of
Mora, the purpose ofw hich is to over
throw President Iglesias of Costa Rica.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-05

This was what caused the minority re-
port.
When he presented the minority re-
port Mr. Riddle told the committee
that the Pophlist state committee could
not control the state convention and
could not guarantee a fulfllment OF
promises.
You Democrats can pledge in ad-
vance what you will do because You
control the party machinery" said Rid
die 1--WE might make hundred prom
ises that would be smashed in a minute
in a Populist convention"
This idea has occurred to Bill Sapp
the boss of the Sunfower league and
while the subcommittee was out ne
prepared a resolution. When Riddle
made his report Mr.. Shafer, a member
of the Populist committee took the Sapp
resolution out of his pocket and read it.
The resolution provided that the state
committee should recommend to the
PopuliSt convention an equitable diviS-
ion of the state offices.
This resolution was moved as a sub
stitute for the report of the committee
Immediately after which the discussion
as to the federal patronage was re-
newed.
The plan was to adopt the report and
accede to the demands of the Democrats
for five offices. This was practically
done and the resolution was to be given
out as a solemn indication that no deal
had been made. Then the committees
voted just as sOlemnly to suppress from
the newspapers the fact that the Dem
Ocratic bluff had been good.
The federal patronage thorn was irri-
tating and the Democrats were press
ing the advantages already gained. At
midnight the POpulist committee re-
tired for another conference to decide
what should he done concerning federal
patronage. Then the shreWd politicians
hit upon a plan to fool the rank and file
Of the party. 1t was the adoption of
a resolution that, the state offices should
be divided in the same proportion as the
presidential electors and the federal
patronage by the same rule.
By this time the scheming was about
exhausted and the conference lasted
half an hour longer. at the conclusion
of which the POpulists had swallowed
the Democratic medicine without a
murmur 1t was for a division of the
| offices and patronage as mentioned in
| the foregoing. AT nearly 2 o'clock the
conference adjourned.
Whether the Populist bosses can de-
| liver the goods which they have prom
| ised is something which the state con-
vention alone will determine. There is
a suspicion and a fear among the Pop
| ulist leaders that the deal will fail and
| that the labor of the committee will
| prove to have been in vain.
The plan of the POpulists to deceive
| their voters by pretending no deal was
/ made will fail because an absolute con-
/ tract has been made with the Demo-
/ Gratis for the division of offices as told
! in this report of the proceedings.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-05
GRADING CONTRACT.
Stubs Company Will Grade Guthrie
& Western Line.

The Stubs Contracting company OF
Lawrence has been awarded the con-
tract for grading the Santa FEES portion
OF the Guthrie & Western road, the
line which has been surveyed from
Guthrie to Kingfsher. A number Of
teams and worlzmen of the company are
already in that vicinity and it is ex-
pected that work will be commenced
within the next ten days. The Santa Fe
will grade about 20 miles of the new
road.
The Guthrie & Western line is one of
the few examples of joint railroad
building by rival companies. When
completed the road will be used by the
Rock Island as well as the Santa Fe
for traffic between Kingfsher and
Guthrie. By the terms of the agree
ment each of the roads will build one
half of the line.
There is much competition for the
contract of grading the Santa FEES por-
ton. The bids were opened by Chief
Engineer Dun Saturday and the con-
tract awarded today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-05
GOES TO FORT SCOTT.
Fusion State Ticket VIII Be
Nominated July "a.

The Democratic state committee selected
Fort Scott as the place of holding the
state convention to nominate state Off
GERS.
The date for this convention is July a.
The Popuiist committee selected the
same date for their state convention, so
the Democrats and Populists will con-
summate their fusion deals at the same
time and place.
A majority of the Democratic commit
tee wanted the state convention to come
to Topeka, but when it was discovered
that no representatives of Topeka attend
ed the meeting to ask for the convention
they selected Fort Scott.
Lee Jones made an effort to land the
convention, but he was the only man in
sight working for this city, so far as Cit
liens were concerned.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-05

100000. with an increase on passage close
to 5000 600. These figures are smaller
has BEEN great or benefit TO the plant but
>this seems to have been discounted
Chicago: Hogs close 5Q10c higher; esti-
Liverpool: Wheat, I'D higher; corn, sd
london: Wheat csrgoes quiet. steady;
options I'd higher than Saturday. Wheat
bushels; to continent, increase 10000
bushels: corn to United Kingdom, in
crease 10000; to continent decrease 10.
Chicago: Hogs. $4,000: cattle 1900;
opens opens Sc higher: mixed, s+7oq4s2; heavy,
$4.S5Q4.95; rough, $47044.S0; light, 1850
AS. Cattle, steady to weak; sheep.
Kansas City: Hogs. 1000; cattle. 5000.
Chicago receipts: Wheat, so cars; graded
2; corn, 7o5 cars, graded 4; oats. 254 cars,
Liverpool: Cotton 11kq21kd lower.
week.
can. s.S6s 600 bushels Russian. 100000 bush
els d Danubian; 5000 bushels; Argentine.
b sa7afl: t t8a s R2Bs bnsnas
against 6,9s4O 900 bushels previous week.
2oS0OO bushels; Danubian, 5000; Argen-
| tine, $4,000; total, 52l3.000 bushels Wheat
on passage to United Kingdom, 2, So0090
| bushels; continent. S,S20.000 bushels; total.
81. 12Q 900 bushels, against 28 400, 900 previous
week Gor ono on PaSsage to United g Ki ng
total, 1880 900, against IL, 40 600 previous
| Liverpool close. spot wheat unchanged,
except Kansas hard Id higher
= Antwerp wheat closes 12l9c higher than
Saturday.
The corr. market has weakened on large
Chicago: Weather forecast-For Hi.
| nois, Indiana and Missouri-Heavy snow
or rain north; warmer in south For Ne
braska and Kansas-Rain or snow;
| warmer.
Chicago: Wheat market rather a puz-
zle There is apparently very little for
| wanted some 1t would run up half cent
easily Visible will increase close to a
Liverpool close: Wheat. Aa1d over
Saturdays close. Corn, 1sq14d up.
corn increase 1888, 600; oats increase 800, GOO.
Duluth wheat, increase 1,522. 300.
New York: Cotton market is simply
crazy and is about the point of culmina-
ton.
Paris close: Wheat unchanged to SC
higher; flour, sc higher to sc lower.
,. Duluth RECEIPTS: Wheat, today 176 cars;
Minneapolis receipts today. SCI cars.
Wheat acting rather heavy, even on
this break: Seems to be no outside sup-
port and pit traders hammer at their will.
Dividend of ~ per cent declared on
st. Louis receipts: Wheat, $1,000 bu.,
last year, 20, 1000 bu. corn, 1SS,S0O bu.,
last year, 5000 bu.
GOO bushels corn, 61,695 bushels; oats. 144,
932 bushels.
T3ta visible sqgg gdx ao Wheat 600
St. Louis close: wheat-March, 6g7sc:
Nay Ma 6915sS@ l? July. 653sc bid. Corn
3s3kc. GOATS March 24c May, 24isc -
New York close: 'Wheat-M arch, 1850;
May May $50 SO O BID; Ju july sse 0 DID Corn
Duluth close: Wheat@May. s5Ac; July.
Minneapolis close: wheat-May. ss1zc;
July, csc.