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El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-09-18
Ell pAso DAILY HERALD, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 49, 1900
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Huderpoll, @ K Kramer, Geo McCon.
naughey, q Escsjeda, Ed Gorbets, b J
Darcy, Edgar Tsyl or, J B SwearenRep
w Moore, A Denmead, G Wafer, G A
Batsice. A B Abr, X Archey, G Wun
derwslot, Montana, q e Brown, 6
l. Kocque, & b LanRton. c e Morrison,
Giover, Geo MCQUEEN, II A RAIDER,
wafer. w L Sandlin, } r Long, F
= Ezzeil, w Cound, e La ROGUE, A
son, McKenns, J c Hsmmer.
Kelly, Il Edwards, Luke DsYoune, w
BoTers, z Fourier, G 0 Hawkins, F
dovey, w NJ Chester, w T. Stue. p
SliInick. X Zsmbrano, Geo Celum. G
Porrss, w Tyra, W Gingles, j M Dorr.
one dollar each, ] E. Hickey, M Harness
J as Hsgan, two dollars each, G. Fuller.
Mart Mccarthy, Joe Murphy, Tom
Williams, A Breen, F Webster, A b
putnam. n La Beaume, w Russell, J
Cox, l. + Cox, Wog May, f Naming,
George Ford, b Cound, Emil Webee'
Robt Smith, 1 Martinez. J Cound, T j
Byrnes, w A Boyd, fifty cents each,
Cash, Cash, twenty i've cents each.
Total sI01.OO.
Sparks From the Engioe
IT E Hunt went to Phoenix ON the de.
layed train todsy.
Alderman Cliford's nepbev. VIM
him home from ireland ia
nring on switch en- CINE TIC of the G.. Ii.
In this city.
c Matheney, the popular G II con-
Worth and Mineral Wells where he
mas been spending months vacation.
S.itchman Os,rsnd er, of the G. H.,
n
from California where thew have been
Tor the past two weeks on pleasure. Mr..
Ostrsnder returned to work lsst night.
Frank Hackets, chief clerk in Road
master Kelley's Office In this civ has
from San Antonio where he
nas been the past week In she hospital.
Q 9 returned 10 work this morning.
The outgoing White Oaks train this
nornip carried four coaches and some |
me asked Col Alexander what A. |
meant and he said IL was the firsr Cali.
ornia Limited to connect with the
Rock leland.
Joe Daily, who has been WORKING
= the mschinis's trade In the q. n
hops In this city, resigned bis place
saturday and left this morning for
tucson to work in the chop there.
>. +. Adkins; the we'll known S.P.
came in from the wess last
llent snd will take few days OF In
'roer 20 60 out TO the mine in which
le 10 Interested near Stems Pass and
make preparations for more extensive
development Of the property.
BsgRsgeman Bishop of the s. p.
.lIiea Q centipede more than half q
oot IN length The say-) this morning
toe baggage room az tbe depoS.
his remainded Commerce al Aeent
iunt OF an experience he mad the
sner night. He went into the bath
Dom with the Intention OF taking
attn ous something. be knows not
nat, caused him to charge his mind
40 pus on the bath till morning. Next .
ornlng he went to take the deferred
oIution and found lying In the tub q
lonsser centipede.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-09-18

gal prooeedinRs In the matter will be
postponed on the part of the plaintiff
pending q reply TO the circular letter
issued yesterday.
Daily inter mountain., 1900-12-14
RAILROAD COMBINATIONS.
Rivalry for Control of Erie and Wa
bash Systems.

New York, Dec. 14.-The Times says:
According to all the reports in Wall
street important affairs are pending in
the Wabash and Erie interests What
is currently reported, however and what
in we'll informed quarters Of Wall street
is regarded as reasonable, is that new
and powerful interests are buying into
both systems. with a view If not to
change control, at least to closer work.
ing relations With other companies. Ac-
cording to the reports, Pennsylvania rail-
way interests on the one hand and Van
derbilt interests on the other, have each
bought 100, 600 shares of Erie stock With
in the past ten days. While this Will
by no means give control, it is said that
with former holdings, it would give the
of the Erie company, and would insure
harmonious working relations among the
Morgan Vanderbilt Pennsylvania inter-
ess
Regarding the Wabash, it is declared
that the present buying of the stocks
is by the Nandelbilts who are anxious
to obtain control of the property Or to
have a determining voice in it's affairs.
For some time Wall street has heard of
some such purpose on the part of the
Vanderbilt interests, and it has been re-
marked that the shares of the Wabash
We're much more active than in ordinary
times.
Daily inter mountain., 1900-12-14
MISS FLAGLER TO MARRY.
Heroine of Killing scrape Five Years
Ago.

New York. Dec. IA Washington dis
patch to the World says that the en-
gagement of Miss Elizabeth Moore Flag
Ter to DR.. w. q. Mekeen of Badeck, Cape
Breton, was announced by her mother
The marriage will take place in June.
Miss Flagler is a daughter of Brig. Gen.
j. w. Flagler, at one time chief of ord
nance of the army.
In August, 1895, Miss Flagler was the
victim of most unhappy occurrence.
She shot a negro boy, Ernest Green, em>
ployed in one of the departments, kill
ing him almost instantly. Green had
been breaking the branches Of pear trees
in the grounds surrounding the Flagler
residence, in Washington. Miss Flagler
warned the lad to desist. but he did not
heed her, whereupon she fired a re-
Volver. simply with the intention of
frightening him away
Miss Flagler surrendered herself i'm
mediately to the chief of police and was
exonerated by the coroner's jury She
was subsequently. indicted and tried the
following February. She was convicted
of involuntary manslaughter and SEN
fenced to three hours imprisonment and
$500 fine. This sentence was carried out
She has since then been living in retire
ment at Cape Breton.
Daily inter mountain., 1900-12-14
SUGAR TRUST TROUBLES.
Arbuckle Trust VS.. American Sugar
Renning Octopus.

New York, Dec. 14.-The Times prints
the following: New opposition to the
American Sugar Refining company is
now developing. 1t comes from two
sources The two-fold opposition comes
from the Arbuckles first and from the
Philadelphia interests, second, Of Mr..
Sicklin. at the head of the American
companys business, and who is generally
credited as being closer to Havemeyer
than any other man in the trade. Brief
ly outlined. it may be said that the plan
of the Alsbuckles is to build new re-?
tinery equal in capa city and every other
respect to and adjoining the present one
in Brooklyn. So far as Philadelphia OPP
position is concerned, not much of de-
finite nature is known. At the office of
AIouckle Bros. James \. Jarvie said:
Il refuse absolutely to talk on the mat
ter"
, President Havemeyer would not dts
cuss the report.
Daily inter mountain., 1900-12-14
HAZlNG AT NORTHWESTERN.
Riotous Students Who Go to Criminal
Lengths.

Chicago. Dec. 14.-,Frank Lust, q STU
dent in the Northwestern University
Academy, was hazed last night by -
students He was taken from the uni
yersity gymna stun, where he was prac-
tcing, to a secluded spot on the lake
shcre. Here he was blindfolded and his
clothes removed. A coat of black ink
and soft soap was then daubed over his
entire body. After the treatment of ink
and soap, the students lined up and COM
PEELED him ito run the gauntlet. He
passed from one to another IN the crowd
and each one took occasion to slap him
about the body. After fifteen minutes
of this kind of treatment he was wrap
ped up in blankets and taken to his
home on Sheridan road. The young man
was nearly overcome from exposure and
from the hard trea tment he had received
and tainted while being taken home. The
students, however, managed to revive
him before he was taken to his room.
Last week Lust received a threaten
ing letter, signed by several fictitious
names, in which he was asked to watch
out for dire treatment. All the hazing
band wore handkerchiefs over the lower
parts of their faces. The clothing they
Wore was old, but despite this fact it
of his tormentors.
This is the second student at. the acad-
emy that has been haZed. Last Friday
night, Frank Meyer was visited in his
room by half dozen stu 1ents and treat
ed to a coat of fiypaDer.
President Fisk will at once commence
Daily inter mountain., 1900-12-14
STATE TAXES COMING IN.
Counties Are Turning In Immense
Sums for the State.

Special to the Inter Mountain.
Helena, Dec. 1.-THE state treasurer
has received remittances of taxes col
lected in November by various counties
as follows: Valley, s9,942.51 Ravalli, s9.-
31SS4; Park, $12677; Missoula, SIS 49,. go
Madison, $16,037.03; jefferson, $97,o.55;
Custer, $31 1,626.34; Cascade, s3s. .233. .6i !;
Carbon, $10,994.79: Broadwater. s..251 80; ;
Choteau, $29,S31.11; Meagher. S1632s. IA; ;
Gallatin, $17,315.57: Silver Bow, SSS SaS. 81 ;
Teton, s13,s61.6s; Beaverhead, $l.,l32. 90:
Sweet Grass, $10,119.1l: Lewis and
Clarke, $35,249.75; total, 1892, $500
The United States court this morning
issued bench warrants for Adam White
man and j. j. Morgan, witnesses in the
case of Willis Nichols, charged with
selling whisky to Indians on the Black
feet serervation, and continued the case
until p. m. today.
Francis Selpe, an Indian, convicted of
assault on Bernard Brooke With intent
to kill, will be sentenced at 10 a. m. to-
morrow.
Daily inter mountain., 1900-12-14
CHICAGO PRAIRIE FIRE.
Great Blaze Narrowly Averted in the
Windy City.

Chicago, Dec. 14-A mid winter prai-
rie fire was dangerous novelty wit
messed in this city last night. 1t swept
ten acres of grass and was subdued by
farmers firemen, policemen and street
railway employees, who attacked it with
brooms, blankets, rubber overcoats and
sod. Many cars loaded with beef, on the
Pan Handle tracks, were threatened, as
was a knickerbocker ice house and sew
eral farm houses.
The scene of the fire was the prairie
between Leavitt street and Western ave-
nue. and Fortieth and Fifty-first streets.
The flames are supposed to have started
from sparks from the engine of SOUTH
bound passenger train. which passed at
$3.50 O'Clock. For time the blaze smoul-
dered, then broke out in several places,
and. famed by the wind, spread rapidly.
Daily inter mountain., 1900-12-14
CUT OFF THEIR HEADS.
Yu Sian Practices on Missionaries
With Swords.

New York, Dec. 14.-Mrs. j. S. Grant,
Missionary at Ming Po China, tells in a
letter just received by the missionary
society of the Livingstone Avenue Bap-
tist church of New Brunswick, N. j., OF
the way some missionaries were slaugh-
tered in Shan 81 province, China. Mrs.
Grant gives as her authority an eye wit
ness not a convert, at TaigupO. This
eye witness says the governor at that
place ordered all captured missionaries
and converts brought to him alive. Then,
the account says:
when the first batch of missionaries
was brought in, Yu Sian ordered them
to be brought straight to his yamen, and
placed them standing few feet apart.
The sanguinary governor mounted
horse. Taking long sword from an or
orderly, he galloped to the other end OF
the ground. and then as he swept past
them, carried off four or five heads with
his sword. Yu Slams horse then baked
SO badly that he had to dismount. The
remainder of the unhappy missionaries
We're then dispatched by the Boxers
present"
Daily inter mountain., 1900-12-14
GIVING UP THE FIGHT.
Many Filipino Insurgents Are Swear
ing Allegiance.

Manila, Dec. 13.-General Kobbe. with
the Thirty eighth volunteer regiment,
Cnionel Burkheimer commanding, landed
at Kagayan, on the northern coast Of
Mtndanao, Monday, and reinforced the
SIX companies of the Fortieth volunteer
regiment stationed in the town. An ag-
gressive campaign has been planned.
From Iloilo it is reported that the in
surgents on the island of Panay are
swearing allegiance al the rate of 1000
dAy. The arrests of many prominent
insurgents started the movement, which
seems to be becoming universal at Jaro
Mimic, Mindurriao, Srvelo and Ioilo
Considerable sums of money and large
quantities of supplies have been cap
tured by the Americans.
Daily inter mountain., 1900-12-14
Boer Army Springs Up From Blood Of Defeat
and Wins Great Victory from
the British.
KITCHENER AFRAID TO TELL
FEAR THAT THE DEFEAT WAS A DISASTROUS 0NE-THE WAR
OFFICE IN LONDON B ESEGED BY ANXIOUS
INQUIRIES.

berland fusiliers in General Kttchener's
despatch leads to the foreboding that
the four companies OF the rusiliers men,
toned are in the hands of the Beers.
The war office officials evidently ex-
pect heavy casualty list, but they are
hopeful from the fact that the despatch
does not mention the capture of the
Northumberlands that such a great cat
astrophe has been escaped.
Orders We're issued at Aldershot, Mall
ia and other military centers to dis
patch all the available mounted infantry
to South Africa.
1t is reported that General Knox, CO.
operating with the British column at
Reddersburg,, has stopped General De
Wet and that a battle is proceeding. The
report adds that many of General De
Vets followers have been captured.
Daily inter mountain., 1900-12-14

of leafy trees to the edge of the sea and
Prof. Markgraf says that 1000, 900 boards
could easily be gotten out by water every
summer. There is an abundance of fish
and excellent grazing for cattle. There
are no roads, of course. Prof. Markgraf
thinks the great need of this territory is
a railway from Archangelsk to Berezoa-
on. 1t would have length of something
over 500 miles.
There is considerable gossip in univer-
sity circles over a recent occurrence. NJ.
Tugan- -Baronoffsky. a teacher, professor
of political economy, who was forbidden
to lecture at the university at the time
of the students riots two years ago. was
discoursing in a private residence upon
the Bernstein movement in German So
cialism, when police officers appeared
and took the names of everybody pres
ent and then dispersed the gathering.
Daily inter mountain., 1900-12-14

London, Dec 14--Lord Kitchener re-
ports that after severe lighting at Nooit
Gedacht, General Clements forces We're
compelled to retire by Commandant De-
larey with force of $500 men. Five
British officers were killed The other
ca snaltes We're not reported.
Lord Kitchener's official dispatch to
the war office is as follows:
"Pretoria Dec 13.--Clemen's force at
Nooit Gedacht on the Masaliesburg, was
attacked at dawn otday by Delarey, re-
inforced by Beyers' commando from
Warmbath. making force estimated at
$500. Though the first attack was re-
pulsed the Beers managed to get to the
top of Magaliesburg. which was held by
four companies of the Northumberland
fusileers, and We're thus able to COM
mand Clements camp. He retired on
Hekpoort and took UP a position on a
hill in the center of the valley.
1.-The casualties have not been COM
pletely reported. but the fighting was
severe, and l deeply regret that Colonel
Legge of the Twentieth nussars. and
Captains Mclean, Murdoch and Atkin-
son We're killed. Reinforcements have
left here
Lord Kitchener also reports that the
Beers made an attack and were repulsed
a Lychten burg, and that General Lem
mer was killed. Attacks upon Bethlehem
and Bedden We're also repuIsed, the
Beers losing ten killed and fourteen
wounded. Vryheid was attacked Decem-
ber II. Snping continued when the
message was dispatched.
The scenes at the war Office today re-
call those witnessed in the early stages
of the war. A constant stream Of eXcit-
ed people filed the lohbies, all seeking
details of the disaster. The absence of
the names of tn officers of the Northum-
Daily inter mountain., 1900-12-14
AGREE ON BEER TAX.
House Comes to Terms on War Rev.
enue Tax.

Washington. Dec. 14.-fMr DalseM Of
Pennsylvania. closed the general debate
on the bill, and it was then read for
amendment under the five-m!nute rule.
Mr.. Payne, chairman of-the ways and
means committee. offered an amendment
to make the tax on beer 81 60 per barrel
Hat instead of a discount of 20 per cent
as originally drawn.
Mr.. Newlands, of Nevada. offered an
amendment to reduce the tax to sl.20
per barrel Mr.. Bartholdt. of Missouri.
offered an amendment to make it 81 80
per barrel. The Bartholdt amendment
was defeated on rising vote, "A to 1l9.
The Payne amendment, taxing beer
a $l.6O per barrel was adopted by tha
house without division
Daily inter mountain., 1900-12-14
FOR INAUGURATION.
Senate Takes Up Question of Honoring
the President.

Washington, Dec 14.--Soon after the
senate convened today Mr.. Allison,
chairman of the committee on appro-
priatcns, reported from that committee
he house resolution providing for a holi-
day recess Of congress, beginning FRI
day, December 81, and extending to
Thursday, January 8, and it was passed.
The president pro tenn, Mr. Frye an
neunced the appointment by authority
Of the resolution adopted two days ago
of Senators Hanna, Spooner and Jones
tArk.), to make the necessary arrange-
mentS for the Inauguration of the presi-
dent of the United States on the 4th Of
March next.
The senate at 1:50 p. m. went into
executive session on the Hay-Paunce-
fote treaty.
Daily inter mountain., 1900-12-14
FOR REINFORCEMENT.
Republican Members of House Will
Tank 1t Over.

Washington, Dec. 14.-Chairman Hope
kins of the house committee ON census
today called a meeting of that commits
tee for tomorrow morning to consider
the question of reapportionment of the
representations of states in the house.
Al the same time Mr. Hopkins cons
suited With a number of members Of
the house as to the advisablity of a
conference or caucus of republican
members tonight to discuss the general
subject of reapportionment. Numerous
state delegations have caucused on the
reapportionment subject, and the con-
ference, if held, will be to get the gen.
eral consensus of members on the subs
ject.
Daily inter mountain., 1900-12-14
REVELATIONS FROM SIBERIA
MAGNIFICENT NEW COUNTRY EXPLORED ALONG THE BORDERS
OF THE ARCTIC OCEAN.

st. Petersburg, Dec. 1.-(Correspond-
knce OF the Associated Press.) Prof.
Markgraf, reported the results of his ex-
p,oration of the Yenesei and Obi valleys
at the last meeting of the Geographical
Society. He used gondolas the greater
part of the time and travelled an average
Of 200 kilometres day. The population
Of the adjacent country retired into the
interior upon his approach.
Prof. Markgraf declares the most i'm
portant. fact established by the explora-
ton was undertaken for the purpose of
ascertaining the navigable streams of ST.
IBERIA, was the utter disproof of the COM
mon'y accepted notion that the Siberian
plain grows more and more fiat as one
approaches the northern ocean. He found
the exact contrary to be true, the coast
country being quite rugged and in places
almost mountainous. There are forests
Daily inter mountain., 1900-12-14
HOLOCAUST IN SEMINARY.
Terrible Fire in Girls School at Ere
donna, New York.

Dunkirk, N. Y, Dec. 14.-Fredonia
state normal and training school, at FIRE.
MIA was destroyed by fire early today.
entaiiing a less of $210,000. The personal
effects Of the women students, who
r"omed in the dormitory on the third
floor, We're also burned.
Six students and the janitor are miss
ing Their names are:
PHINEAS JAMPRIS. janitor
MISS MAUDE FIZZELL, Bradford,
Pa.
CORA STORMS, Boston, y. Y.
MAE WILLIAMS.
RUTH THOMAS.
BESSIE HALFWAY, Olean. N. Y.
IRENE JONES, Dusty, n. Y.
Daily inter mountain., 1900-12-14
BICYCLE RACE ENDING.
Terrible Six Days Contest Will Close
Tomorrow.

New York, Dec. 4.-Although many
miles behind the record, the riders in the
six-day bicycle race at Madison Square
Garden are still plodding along at fair
speed Aarenson and Turvllle. both of
whom are a the New York hospital, are
reported in good shape again. There is
a possibility of their coming on the track
on the last day and finishing the race.
Shortly after five o'clock this morning,
Kaser made sensational spurt and
gained a lap thus bringing his team
ahead of Fisher and Frederick. Fisher,
when he saw Fredericg had lost the
Iap, became indignant and declared he
would regain it, The crowd chased
Kaser for more than a mile, but was un-
aDle to overtake him. For some time
after that Kaser and Ekes rode close
ly together, running each other upon
the bank and watching each other. Then
mcfarland came over and relieved
Ekes Elkes rode high on the embank-
nent at the Madison avenue end of the
garden and slowed down. His wheel
slipped from under him and he went
Siding along the bank. He was unin-
jUred and quickly remounted his wheel
uraided and finished the lap amid great
aIrtause. Pierce then tried for a lap.
Dur without avail.
4 few minutes before O'Clock. Gou-
gCultz came on the riders mapping and
SET a terrific pace, gaining half a lap.
A great uproar followed. After a chase
of a mile and half GougouEz lost the
gain
Eikes and Mcfarland, Pierce and Nc
Eachern 20S2.7; Simar and Gougoltz,
2OS3 6; Waller and Stinson 2Oso /. Fisher
and Frederick, 20S2.1; kaser and Ry-
ser, 2oS2.2; Bahcock and Aaroason 1851;
Turville and Gimm, 1875.
Daily inter mountain., 1900-12-14
RIVAL OF THE HERRESH0FFS
BosToNBULT DEFENDER OF AMERICA CUP WILL TRY FOR THE
HONOR OF THE RACE,

Boston, Dec. 14.-It is expected that
the Crowninshield designs tor the Law
son cup defender will be in the hands of
builder Geo. F. Lawley, by the last of the
week, so that the work of laying down
the boat will probably be completed be-
fore the first of the year, or about three
weeks behind the Herreshoff boat. The
lead, angle iron and the plating have al
ready been ordered and if there are no
delays there seems to b no reason why
the Boston boat will not be launched
Daily inter mountain., 1900-12-14
SCARE AT KROMATIPORT.
Boer Army Appears Like an Avenging
Nemesis.

Lorenzo Marques, Dec. lathe Brit
ish troops at koomatiport are standing
in arms in expectancy of an attack by o
Boer force of 1.500, which is IN that vicin-
ity. 1t is believed to be the intention of
this force to make a dash on the town.
The situation is regarded as serious.
A force of $50 onfantry, squadron
of cavalry and two guns We're dispatched
to the frontier today.
Daily inter mountain., 1900-12-14

about the same time as the enc at Bris-
tol.
I'm fact there is something like a race
already between the two yachts. 1t
looks now as if the Lawson boat would
be built at the Atlantic works in East
Boston, under the supervision of Mr.,
Lawley. No dimensions will be given
out until the boat is fully under way,
but after that. it is understood free ac~
cess will be afforded to anyone who de-
sires to look at the work on the new
boats
Daily inter mountain., 1900-12-14
GIRL SHOT A BRUTE.
Stepfather Who Mistreated Her Is No
More.

= New York. Dec. 14.-EliZabeth Miller,
the 1S-year-old step-dauehter of Bernard
Oehschlagei. a saloon keeper, whom she
shot on Nov. 80 was arrested last night
on a charge of homicide. The man died
yesterday. Al the time of the shooting
Oehsch,agel had struck the girl and
knocked her down. She seiZel a revoi-
Yer and shot him. since which time he
has been in hospital.
Daily inter mountain., 1900-12-14
GREAT FLOOD
SAN FRANCISCO REPORTED DE-
VASTAThD BY A CLOUD
BURST-WIRES DOWN.

Los Angeles, Dec. 14.-It is reported
here that a cloudbursc occurred in San
Francisco, resulting in great loss of
life ana much damage. San Francisco
is entirely shut O.. from communica-
tion with all points outside.
Daily inter mountain., 1900-12-14
BoTHA MEETS BURGHERs.

Standerton, Transvool Thursday, Dec.
13.-General Louis Botha is reported to
be twenty miles from here with 1900
men and one gun. He has called a meet
ing of the burshers for Saturday.
Daily inter mountain., 1900-12-14

an investigation of the hazing of Meyer
He will be assisted by the university
faculty and states that the affair will
be sifted to the bottom. None of the
faculty, so far as could be learned late
last night, had heard of the hazing Of
Lust.
Daily inter mountain., 1900-12-14
CHANCE FOR WITNESSES.
Montana Senatorial Case Will Take
Them to Washington.

Washington, Dee. 1.-THE senate com.
mittee on elections and privileges today
agreed TO report back favorably the sem
ate resolution introduced some days
since authorizing the committee 10 send
for persons and papers in connection
with the Montana senatorial case in
which Hon. w. \. Clark and Hon Mar.
Daily inter mountain., 1900-12-14

correspondents in Pekin stating that the
complete re-opening of the Ten Tsin-
Pekin railway is Impossible on account
of the condition of the rolling stock and
equipment.