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

puglllSt, spent several hours III FL
Paso.
MARCH 9.-Blas Aguirre. the Amer
lean Mexican, who was sentenced to
be shot in Juarez a few weeks ago,
was extradited to Mexico.
MARCH 12.-General Joseph Wheel
er, the veteran war horse, spent a few
hours in the city.
MARCH 2O.-President c. p. Hunt
ington of the Southern Pacific COM
pany, spent part of the day in Ell Paso.
Dr. w. NJ. Yandell. state quarantine
officer here, committed suicide by
shooting himself in the head.
APRIL 15.-W. J. Bryan, candidate
for president of the United States,
spent the day in Ell Paso on his return
from the Pacific coast. He was enter
tanned at the Orndorff by the mem
bers of the press but as the day was
Sunday. he refused to speak.
MAY &c. E. Bailey of New York.
secured a permit to build three
story office building on San Antonio
street adjoining the court house. The
building is now complete and in use.
1t is in the middle of what is properly
Kansas street.
MAY 5.-The present school board
was elected.
MAY 15.-Judge Sexton, United
States commissioner, died after short
illness.
MAY 19.-The state of Texas quar-
antined against San Francisco on ac-
county of the reported existence of
bubonic plague there and established
detention camp in Ell Paso, which
still exists.
JUNE 1.-The new electric light
plant began operation.
JUNE 22.-Major Davis appointed
special agent for the chamber of COM
merce to work up a mineral exhibit.
JUNE 26.-Texas state teachers as
ISOLATION opened annual convention.
Over 1000 visitors were present The
convention lasted three DAYS. From
this time dates the self confidence
that is carrying along the Midwinter
Carnival
JUNE 3O.-Jas. Maxwell, young col
live wire.
JULY 1.-Two little children of c.
o. Lagerfelt had narrow escape from
death by electrocution.
JULY Wv. H. Nelson, an Ell Paso
boy. killed by explosion at Parral,
Mexico.
JULY 3.-Mayor Magoffin talks mu-
Chief Engineer Wimberlv makes in
vestigaticns of Mesa water.
JULY 5.-Jesse Steed. a fireman.
badly hurt in fire at corner of Over
land and Stanton strets.
Four Ysleta Mexicans landed in Jail
on charge of numbering Pablo Romero.
JULY S.-Edward Walmsley shot
three times ut Charles Bergsland, pro-
prietor of Bank saloon. because the
latter had fired him from position as
bartender.
F. w. Hare. G. H. & S. A. switch
man. killed in the yards by falling
from car.
JULY 1O.-State sheriffs' convention
convenes in court house.
JULY 13.-Nnight Waterman Sted
han: of the Sheldon block shoots and
wounds a burglar after carpenter
tools. The burglar escapes leaving
trail of blood.
G. NJ. Peralta, of Phoenix, robbed
while he slept in the Hills building.
JULY 15.-Mateo Medina, a Mex
lean, assaulted, stabbed and his skull
fractured by unknown assailants at a
Mexican dance.
A man registered at Hotel Pierson
as Capt. E. F. Brewer. of the u. s. ar
my, and said he would mobilize gov
ernment troops in Ell Paso but it later
proved fake and he disappears with
out paying his board.
JULY 17-Midwinter Carnival talk
commenced.
JULY 20.-Major Loughborough
presented with a gold watch and chain
by citizens of Ell Paso.
JULY 21.-Franklin street real es-
tate takes a rise in value and sets peo-
pie to guessing
JULY 24.-It develops that v. E.
Austin, an eastern real estate man.
bought the Franklin street real estate
for some syndicate believed to be the
Southern Pacific railroad company.
JULY 26.-City council created Of
flee of city electrician. and granted a
new franchise to the traction company.
JULY 27.-The White Oaks mineral
exhibit arrived.
AUG. Bids opened for the con-
struction of a new Masonic temple in
Ell Paso
AUG. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Martin no
titled that Ell Paso division of the G..
H won first prize for best division.
best district, and best section on the
road, it being the third successive year
| that this happened.
A message Of protest against the
quarantine sent to Governor Savers by
| chamber of commerce.
AUG. 4.-Border Rifles left for
Sherman to attend encampment.
| AUG. 5.-A Mexican named Quinon-
train at the smelter.
Fire destroyed stock of Liberty Sup
ply company.
| Alderman J. L. Whitmore died
George Brennan. whom Sheriff
Boone was holding as a suspicious
character, confessed to be George r
Landers wanted in Kansas City for
| embezZlement.
AUG. Sherman G. Peticolas ap-
pointed city electrician by Mayor Ma
coffin.
George Grayson shot and seriously
wounded a Mexican who had stoler
his trousers and attacked him with 6
| knife