El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-12-31


ton will be seen about the middle of
the coming month.
Remarkable Events of the Year.
Following is a chronological sketch
of the main happenings of the year
in Ell Paso. which will serve to jog
the memory on many points:
JAN. 2.-J. NJ. Diggs, young travel
ing man of Ell Paso, was sandbagged
and robbed of $27 near the Texas and
Pacific depot.
Directors were elected for the cham
Der of commerce.
c. E Bailey of New York arnounc-
es the immediate erection OF the nata-
forum.
General Openheimer received notice
if his appointment as commander of
the Texas volunteer guard
JAN. 3.-Mechanics began work on
Sheldon hotel.
Tracklaying began on Summit line
of Cloudcroft road.
JAN. 5.-Antonio Flores and Geron-
limo PARA hanged in the county Jail.
PARA for the murder of George Fussel
man and Flores for the murder of a
woman he loved. When the men were
| taken from their cells they suddenly
Sprang upon the deputy sheriff with
wire daggers they had made while in
prison. you shall go to hell with
me-" said Flores as he sprang at Ed
Bryant and endeavored to end his
life. 1t was an exciting moment but
other officers sprang upon him and
bore the angry doomed man to the
floor. PARA was covered with a re-
volver in the hands of an officer while
in his cell and stood trembling as
Flores dropped into eternity. The Jail
was crowded with spectators but no
one was hurt in the fierce scuffles.
JAN 9.-First pig of iron from ia
rilla ore was made in Ell Paso.
Venezuela instruction stopped cat
tie shipment from Ell Paso to Cuba
$4,000 sewer bonds and $40. 900 ad-
ditioDal city hall bonds were voted.
JAN. 12.-Salvation army began
their work in FL Paso. -.....
JAN. 13.-Masonic lodge determined
onerecting the handsome temple now
in course of construction on San An
tonic street and Mesa avenue.
JAN. 14.-Charter of chamber of
| commerce granted by the state.
JAN 16.-Momsen & Thorne con-
tracted for the erection OF their new
building and leased the old structure
to the Graham continuation.
JAN. 17.-Opening of st. Luke's hos
pital annunced.
gas excitement In I'll HdSO
but 1t was nothing but gas.
JAN. 1S.-F: B. McElroy and r. A.
Brett secured franchise to operate new
telephone system.
Contract let for the International
Light and Power company's plant,
now in operation and supplying pow
er and lights to both Ell Paso and Jua-
reZ.
JAN. 26.-Dun's commercial agency
established an office in Ell Paso.
Mrs. Rich, the first American ever
extradited to Mexico under the new
treaty. was convicted Of the murder of
her husband before Judge Gonzalez in
e JuareZ and was sentenced to fourteen
years in prison. At the time of her
conviction she pleaded insanity but to
no avail. She is now in the state peni-
tertiary at Chihuahua, Mexico.
/ FEB. 6.-John T. Terry of New
York, bought the Santa Fe street car
line at auction for $4,000. On that
which have not yet been realized.
The chamber of commerce held its
| first business meeting.
FEB. Ex-Governor Ahumada sent
, seeds to Juarez planters for destrib-
ution among the farmers in the valley
FEB. 1.-THE chamber of commerce
decided definitely on opening a min
eTdI eSIllDlJ III the TOOITlS OIL the CHAIN
Der and to endeavor to organize a
mining association in Ell Paso.
FEB. 15.-The republican ward pri-
maries were held in all the wards.
/ FEB. 16.-New telephone company
secured franchise after hard fight
ComDany was organized but owing to
the death of Mr.. Brett, one of the ow-
ers. the proposition soon fell throguh
FEB. 17.-Just at davbreak a party
of about ten negro soldiers from Fort
Bliss assaulted the city Jail and Mount
ed Policeman Stewart and one of the
negroes were killed. During the night
one of the soldiers was put in Jail fol
drunkenness. His companions were of.
Tended and while drunk went to the
post and got their guns and returned tt
release him. They attacked the Jail al
5 o'clock Policeman Newt Stewart
was on watch and fought fiercely bu
was shot down early in the engage
ment. James w. Hull. one of the ne
groes. was killed. Other officers came
to the assistance of Policeman Stew
art but the negroes had fed.
Great excitement followed and tn,
town was in stir for a week. Ma
ior Loughborough. commander of tn,
post, put a number of the negroes un
der arrest and since that time JOIN
Ripper and Ben Carroll two of tn,
number. have been convicted and Civ
en- life sentences in the state peniten
tiary.
FEB. 26.-The Sierra Madre depo
in JuareZ was completely destroyer
by fire. 1t is thought the place wa
robbed and then set on fire