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El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-02-17
OF the window.

OF the window.
MANY SHOTS FIRED.
The peril in which Blacker stood is
shown by the bullet marks on the walls
of the station room. The bullet which
WAS fired &C him first as he sprang from
the bed struck the wall above his head.
There are the marks of four, three of
which passed through the wooden par
titiop separating the main station
room from the little room in which he
slept. OF these, one went on through
window, while the others buried
themselves in the wall, boring great
holes in the cement covering.
THEORY OF THE SHOOTING.
1t is probable that the negroes came
with the intention of releasing their
comrades at any cost. t.They came armed
carried an axe, taken from the quar-
termaster's at the post. with which to
y
This axe was left standing against
the outside wall of the police station.
When they came to the station. the
curtains covering the north windows
were down, as they always are at nigh
but the gas in the center of the room
was burning brightly, end cast clearly
the shadow of any object in the room
Either Officer Stewart was standing
in such position as to have his shad-
ow cast directly on the curtain, or
some noise outside caused him to stand
up and assume such position.
Then, it is evident, the fatal shot
was fred.
There is in the window q clean cut
hole made by Krsg Jorgensen bullet,
and great cash torn in the curtain
shows where the bullet passed through
it at corresponding point.
Directly opposite, in the south wall of
the station this morning at pine O'Clock,
Officer Taylor dug out of the wall the
bullet, hattened and mashed. On it
were blood marks.
KILLED THE OFFICER.
Mr.. Stewart must have been stand
ing with his right side toward the
window, for the bullet struck him in
the right shoulder, ploughing through
the flesh for two inches, coming out
again seemingly detected by the
bony structure around the upper chest.
1t entered the flesh again two inches
further on, and was again detected by
a bone, leaving only flesh wound.
THEY PUSHED IN.
1t is probable that the cowardly
murderers fred the shot at the shadow
on the curtain, aud, as they saw it
waver, rushed in. thinking they had
killed the jailor, and that all would be
easy for them.
Then, it is evident, Stewart dis
played his accustomed bravery, and
ran to the door to meet the muir
derers.
The second and fatal shou is fairly In
the center of the upper chest. The
hole is clean cat, showing the close
ness of the man who fired the shot.
The gun must have been pointed
almost in Stewards face, because there
are powder burns On the chin and fore
heal and on the clothes he wore, and
back exactly on level with the hole
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-02-17
Day Breaks On a Battlefield At Our
Very Door.
MOT1NTED POLICEMAN STEW ART SHOT
A Crowd Of Negro Soldiers From Fort
Bliss Storm the Station House
And One Of Them Is
Killed.

The dawn of day was ushered in this
morning with most shocking tragedy
A brave and fearless officer, pop
ular young man and gallant soldier
Of the Rough Riders lies dead amid the
mourning of his bereaved parents, hi;
comrades and many friends.
A negro soldier is dead, shot by Or
ficer Dick Blacker, who amid storm
OF bullets stood the ruffiaus at bay and
defeated their attempt to storm the
Jail, though his comrads lay weltering
in his blood.
DOING THE TOWN.
Last night party of negro soldiers
were in town visiting the resorts OF
the tenderloin and one, a corporal
named Dyson, was arrested at the
corner of Second and Utah streets by
Officers Christley aud Scott for Great
! ing a disturbance.
He was very drunk and abusive, and
declared he would run the entire pol
ice force out of town.
During the day yesterday, Office.
Winkler had arrested Thomas Gate
wood, another soldier, for similar Of
fense and he was fined $40 by Recorder
Patterson and was serving out his fine:
About O'Clock this morning band
of about twelve or fourteen
negro soldiers entered town from
the direction of Fort Bliss.
SAW THE SOLDIERS
L j. Stoltz, who works at Nations
meat market, saw them turn down
Campbell street by the court house
about that time as he hurried to his
work.
He was on his bicycle and it was still
dark and he did not observe them
twelve, and each one had rifle On his
shoulder and the last had both rifle
and an axe.
Stoltz says that nota word was spoken
by the negroes. He says he could not
identify any of them.
They went straight to the police sta
AT THE STATION.
At the station the night force was
still on duty. Officer Newton Stewart
was in the ante room, while Dick
Blacker was sleeping on an iron bed in
the part partitioned off. Just how 1t
all happened probably will never be
known, because the truth cannot be ex-
pected from the murderers. and poor
! Stewart, the only other man who knew,
is dead.
Dick Blacker cannot tell what swak-
ened him, but when he did awake, it
was t, see a negro soldier standing al
most over him with gun pointed at
his breast.
He sprang out of bed, seizsd his six
shooter, brought it down on the man
and fired.
At almost the same instant, the
negro with an oath, fred at the officer,
but missed his aim, and jumped back
out of immediate range.
FUSILLADE OF SHOTS
A perfect fusillade followed, and
though the brave officer could not dis
tinguish his assailsnts, he returned
firing told him that they had retreat
ed to the outside. Then he sprang out
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-02-17

IN Un6 COeSG GQrOuRn WHICH Ii 6uGSTcu.
The ascending arots was penetrated.
AS the negroes rushed in, they were
met by shot from Stewart's revolver,
the last rallying effort OF a brave officer
and then Blacker was aroused, and
the general shooting began followed
by the retreat of the negroes.
A single shell. on the floor showed
that the man killed by Blacker had
fred just one shot in the station room,
and his gun held in his stiffening
hands, when he was found dead down
the street, was ready for another
shot.
OFFICERS IN PURSUIT.
The shooting was heard by the Of
ficers and they came in from their
beats in the different sections. of the
city.
The soldiers seeing that reinforce
ments were coming and capture was
certain turned and fled.
Jailer B acker mounted Stewards
horse and accompanied by Officer
Scott, the other night mounted man,
started 10 pursuit. The other Of
ficers took up the search on foot. A
rived and turned out TO aid the night
men in the search while the sheriff
aud constable with their deputies
were soon out in the chase.
A TRAIL OF BLOOD.
A trail of blood was found leading
from the station down Kansas street
where they found negro soldier
lying dead on the sidewalk, still
clutching his gun with both hands.
He was shot through the breast.
A rifle was found on Stanton street
where one of the soldiers had dropped
it in his flight.
The other soldiers all escaped.
DICK BLACkER
Dick Rlacker had jumped out of the
window On the east side OF the jail
after shooting the pegro, and had run
over to the house of Mr.. Hazard, across
Overland street from the Jail. Look
ing ont, he saw that there were no
soldiers remaining in front of the jail,
and he then made his way back again
in his stocking feet to the station
room.
There he found Newt Stewart groan-
ing on the floor. He summoned the
fire department boys from up stairs,
and they laid the wounded man on the
the physicians, and Blacker mounted
Stewards horse, and, with Officer
Scott, took out after the negroes.
They could get no trace of them.
Stewart was taken to the hospital
where he died at 7 o'clock without
ever recovering consciousness.
1t was at O'Clock this morning that
Engineer Sherry Faulkner, of the fire
found the axe standing be-
hind the door of the police station
where it had evidently been left by
the soldiers in their flight. On the
handle were inscribed the letters U.
S. Q. M.
A SCOUTING PARTY.
Soon after. Billy Smith, George
W. A. Mitchell, former first
sergeant of troop 81 of the Rough
Riders, and Officer Duran went out as a I,
party, and circled around in
the direction of the fort without find |
ing the fugitives.
TO FORT BLISS.
Officer Scott, and II. L. 3rinkerhoff, |
Of the fire department, went out !
10 Fort Bliss about eight O'Clock, and |
5old Captain Laughborough Of the kill
ing.
The captain expressed great sur
prise and declared he had heard moth
ng of the matter aud that it must be
because the guns we're locked
Up every night
He called up the sergeant iu charge,
Ind this man said he had gone to sleep
With the keys under his pillow the
,ight before, and had wakened up in
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-02-17
Ell PAso TEXAS, SATURDAY. FEBRUARY II. 1900

six or eight In all. He refused to give
the names of these men, saying that it
would lead to further trouble, and
might get men who were innocent
into trouble.
The Monte Vista journal., 1900-08-25
Committee Meeting.

Members of the County Central
Committee of the Teller Silver
Republlc"n party of Rio Grnnde
county are requested to meet at
Monte Vista on Saturday August
%, nj 2 o'clock p. m. TO select five
delegates To the state convention,
to be held Mt Denver Sept 10th.
md to transact such other business
as may come before the meeting.
l.. ID. TRouTFFrrER,
Chairman
The Monte Vista journal., 1900-08-25

No. 4.-2oo acres p miles from
Monte Vista, No. l for hay, grain
and potatoes, good improvements
for 81, 900.
No. 5.-320 acres only 5 miles
from Monte Vista, well improved,
1920.
No. O. The best little farm in
The valley, only G3 acres, substan-
tai improvements, two artcsian
wells, rents for $500 and can be
bought for $50 nm acre. 1 miles
from Monte Vista.
The Monte Vista journal., 1900-08-25
Special Rates.

fARMEE's CONGRESS, Colorado
Springs, Angus, II 10 81. One
fare for round trip.
q. A. Il. ENGAGEMENT, Chicrgo.
August 2G to September |. One
fare round trip. Selling days %.
u, - and 20.
UTAH excursion rates: SIS plus
- from Denver, Canon CITY and
intermediate points. Selling davs
August -, Ii. 80, 81 aud Sep,em-
her I. Ten days limit.
The Monte Vista journal., 1900-08-25
Monte Vista, Colo.

OF course we have laws on our
statute books by which fines are
imposed for leaving n camp. fire
burning but how many campers
pay any attention to it?
There must he II public senti.
ment in favor Of n law before 1t is
of any use and in my opinion all
who have the welfare of Colorado
at heart should unite in An effort
to preserve her already too scanty
forests.
Hoping these few lines will meet
with yonr approval and that you
will enter into the subject of "for-
est preservation" and help to se.
cure AN increased interest in this
most important subject. l will close
for this time.
Very Respectfully yours.
NJ. l.. HEATH.
Jasper, Colo. Aug. Goth. 1900.
The Monte Vista journal., 1900-08-25

No. 1-Stock ranch of 32O acres,
well improved, cuts 200 tons hay,
9 good horses and harness for
each, B wagons, machinery, and
house furnished. All for 5000.
No. 2.-640- acre gram ranch.
Groom house. hrge stable, all
sub irrigated, for $l2,5O0.
No. 3.-4SG-acrc grain ranch,
well improved, and all sub irrigated
for S20 per acre and half the crop
on 800 acres.
The Monte Vista journal., 1900-08-25
rsrest Fires.

Having noted the remarks in
your paper on the Importance of
reservoirs, l take the liberty to
write a few lines on an allied sub.
ject. viz: our forests.
Lately fores, fires have swept
through thousands Of acres Of
green timber and destroyed it for
m,l-s at the head Of the Alrmcsa
and Conejos rivers.
1t 10 known that these fires were
started by sheep her,isrs aud from
all appearances WAS done pnr-
pos+lv; still nothing will be done
about il.
In the past few years miles Of
timber has been killed by forest
free in this part of the state and
20 far ~ I know there has been no
one punished for what, in the least,
10 criminal carelessness, aud in
some cases ~ in the present fire,
1t has been net pnrposely.
No person can tell the damage
lon... for it not only destroys the
timber w",ch would be n serious
ios. im itself, but It has a more
ser,ous eifsct even than that, viz:
on tue water supply.
In all probability it takes more
than = hundred years for an aver.
aye spruce forest To grow aud
quite likely mnch longer. and in
many places It will never start
again ifonce destroyed.
II seems 10 NE that one Of the
frat steps 10 I've taken in any
scheme to store tho water from the
SNOW would In N protect our Tor.
Eats for il 10 a fact thA' they not
only protect ~ To n great extent
from Ao0ls IN sp'ing. but that
they are Of themselves = very
e6ectual reservoir. ~ they shade
tho suow from the hot sunshine
that would soon melt II open 10 its
direct rays.
This year hes emphasixed tho
necessity Of soms means Of reserv-
ing or storing the water that runs
70 wasts In early sum mer, TO use
st ,tuperio.l.
The Monte Vista journal., 1900-08-25
Jasper. Colo. Aug. Goth. 1900.
Hanna Is-xxIsx ror Nesey.

Hanna Is in New Jersey begging
for funds with which TO elect Nc
kinlcy. lie declares: "Wc are
confronted with II dangerous foe
and Organism is in the balance and
il that is killed now il Is killed for.
ever.
1.-The time is ut hand when every
man il called on 10 contribute " hat
he can TO pcrpctnntc this admins.
trntion.
"ltcmcmler that We have nm
enemy which NAV Tx called the
'cnckoo party, which is composed
Of men Of every shade Of political
opinion. every crank and every
nihilist. They nrc all against n..
We must liz active. and il is 10 I'M
press this upon you that nm here
tonight and 10 tell you vonr PLAN
duty. In conclusion. let ,nc say,
YOU must not neglect IT."
The Monte Vista journal., 1900-08-25
\ Mlnisier'. l.ooL Work

Il had severe attack u bilious collie.
got Il bpttl" 81 Chpmborluin's Collie.
Cholera and Diarrho"a Remedy. took
tw. dofes aud wu. entirely cured, 4" SAYS
Rev A. \, Power, OF Emporia. Kan.
My ucighhur nrross the street wa.
sick for over a week, had tao ~ three
bottles OF medicine from the doctor.
He used them FOR three or four dny,
without relief, then called in another
doctor who irruted hIm Tor some days
and gave him uo RELIEF, ~ dischnfged
him, went over tu fco him next morn.
ing. lie sad his bowels were IN a terri,
bic tiN, that they had been running III
80 long that It was almost bloody iluN.
asked him Il hc hnd tried Chamber,
lanS Cohr Cholera and Dnrrhoen Rem.
.uy aud he sail. No went home aud
brought him my bottle aud gave him
on" dose; told him 10 take auo,hor dose
In fifteen or twenty minutes Il he did not
find relief, but hr took uu more aud
was entirely cured" For sale nv Ricc's
Drug Store,
The Monte Vista journal., 1900-08-25
Fair Associations.

The Monte Vista Driving Park
and Agricultural Association will
give two days race meet at the
fair grounds Sept "a and aS, con
sisting OF horse and bicycle racing
roping contest, broncho busting,
and base ball game. They expect
some OF the bcs, horses in the
state 10 he here and will offer
pu rises To the amount of one ,hous.
and dollars. The program will be
ont in few days. Fo. further in.
formation write ih" undersigned.
ID. j. GIBBs, Sec'y.
The Monte Vista journal., 1900-08-25

Grosvcnor of Ohio. the mouth
piece of the president, insists that
the gold standard bank currency
law is IN danger lie insists that
1T follows as surely rs the day fol
lows night, If Bryan is elected and
calls the extra session of congress
Ms he has promised, he can drai, n
bill Ms he did the Kansas City plat
form. send i, To the congress and
demand, in II like temper with his
Lincoln ultimatum, the passage OF
n bill 10 conform 10 the platform
on which he was elected and il will
liz done"
The Monte Vista journal., 1900-08-25

II Will surpr's" you Ia "sp"ri"nc" ia.
benefit obtained by using ia" dainty
and famous li'll" pills known a.. DE.
Wits l.i,,l. Early Eis-n. Rice Drug
Store
The Monte Vista journal., 1900-08-25

DIR. Poulioi's methods M. all
modern and he is very thorough
in his work. The most dliIicnl,
cases Hr" fitted 10y him wi,hou,
asking u question. Consultation
free,
The Monte Vista journal., 1900-08-25
Coming Again to Monte Vista,

DIR. Poulio', the Denver oculist,
will br nj Hotel Blanca, Sept lst
TO Sept 18th.
Persons suffering from Eye
trouble, who require treatment, or
rlasses fitted, should not neglect
thus opportunity.
The Monte Vista journal., 1900-08-25

Ih" quicker you stop cough or cold
the less danger therc will be of fatal lung
trouble One Minu,. Cough Cure is
the only harmless remedy that gives
immediat. rrsulrs. You will lik, il
Ric. Drug Store.
The Monte Vista journal., 1900-08-25

Post Office inspector. Dorsn.
WAS Ht Duncan Saturday consider.
ing the future Of that office. There
10 nov a movement innugursA'd 10
locate . new Office just oil the east
lins Of the grant To h known as
Sultana. -Mosca Herald.
The Monte Vista journal., 1900-08-25

Ex.Sccrctary Powers. of Ken
tucky, was found guilty of com
plicity IN the Goebcl murder and
has been scntlnccd 10 prison for
life. Henry iouts'y Is now on
trial for the same otlcnsc.
The Monte Vista journal., 1900-08-25
I'0r Isrnt.

G11l, warm fooi, for pupils
desiring 10 attend scho~l. Empire
nj this office.
The Monte Vista journal., 1900-08-25

No. 7.-Good Groom house and
stable, equal to Z lots, price $3.50.
No. s-lIousc and s lots, good
improvements, for $3.50.
No. Good 4-room house and
lot near in for $500.
No. 10 cans several bargains
in state leases with and without
the crops.
The Monte Vista journal., 1900-08-25
Colds

whom you feel one coming on by taking
kraus"'s Cold Care. Prepared m con
venient capsules tina, cure while you
work. Prlce DC. Sold 10y Rice Drug
Store.
The Monte Vista journal., 1900-08-25

\ good Steam Thrcshcr for sale
hy ". a Mnglll.
The Monte Vista journal., 1900-08-25

-Four or live fresh young COWS Tor sale.
Enquire at this Office.
The colored American., 1900-03-10

Once in four years the citizens Of
Washington who have no suffrage and
consequently no federal election laws
are called upon to vote for and elect
two delegates to the various conven-
tiOns Usually only the Republicans
and Democrats send delegates. Such
an election was held in this city last
Tuesday ana the candidates for the
honor were DR.. J. E. Jones and W.
Calvin Chase who represented what is
known as the M. NJ Parker faction,
and DR.. Robert Rey burn and Rev.
George W. Lee who represented
the l.. NJ. Saunders faction of the party.
The Executive Committee appointed
by the Dational committee, of which
Senator M. A. Hanna is chairman,
ana Gen. Charles Dick is secretary, is
composed Of Gen. Cotton, W. Calvin
Chase and L NJ. Saunders. This Com
mittee had to do with the arrange
ments Of the elections which included
the appointment OF the judges, super
Visors, secretaries, etc DIR. J. e. Jones
and ", Calvin Cha,e according to the
report of the Committee were elected
by an overwhelming maj ,rity Mr.. l..
NJ Saunders, The dlss enting member OF
tine Executive Committee, has protest
cd against the election of the two
candida, es and will carry the fight 10
tue National Convention bssing his
protest on fraud"
DR.. Jones and Mr.. Chase are both
WeII-known newspaper men in this
city. Mr.. Chase Is the editor of The
Bee, local colored paper. He ts a ma
Tive Nashingtonian, man full Of
pluck, dash, energy and courage and
The colored American., 1900-03-10
They Go To Philadelphia.

the convictions to back them up. If he
is admitted to the convention as dele.
gate, he will make strong man for
the race. DIR. J. E. Jones, the col
league of Mr.. Chase, 1s a native Of Ohio
but has lived in Washington for
the past twelve years. He is a
first class newspaper man, having
been connected with The Star for
quite number of years. 1t is
said that he is the administration g
candidate for delegate and ia backed
up by the best white epubIicant in the
District. The colored people are very
much elated ever his election for the
reason that he has always been their
friend and has given them q fair show
as representative OF The Star. In the
next issue of The Colored American it
is hoped that the contest will be at an
end when more will be said of these
two young men who will no doubt
represent the republicans of the Dis
trict at the National Republican Con-
vention which meets at Philadelphia
in June nexs.
The colored American., 1900-03-10
DR.. JONES AND CHASE

Go to the Convention at Philadelphia as
the Choice of the District Republic
The colored American., 1900-03-10

Mr.. Frederick n. Sims, the expert
stenograp her and typewriter, has a.
soclated himself with Lswer L. Melen'
dez King 500 F street. n. W., Mr.. Sims
possesses unusual push and energy,
which has bet n the keynote of his sue
cess IN the stenographic profession,
and we predict for him the same sue
cess in the practice Of law.
The colored American., 1900-03-10

DR.. M. M. Moore, the popular Finan
cial Secretary of the A. NJ. B. Church,
10 out of the city, having been called
into council with Bishops Grant and
others at Philadelphia.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-06-15

the Chinese troops hnve been defeated
near there. London advices say that dis.
patches from the far East show appar.
emily no cessation in the activity of the
boxers, but the powers are gradually feel
ing their way to common action for the
suppression of the disorders. 1t is be.
lieved that when the dowager empress
realizes the first intention to check her
onnivance in the a%nti-foreign movement.
there will be q speedy end to the rioting.
as, il the Chinese acted in good faith,
they could easily qucll the rabble, which
is armed chiefly with spears, agricultural
implements, a few swords and some old
rifles.
Pressing appeals are being sent to the
State Department aud the President by
missionary interests in this country tc
send United States marines into the III.
terror portions of China, where American
missionaries are threatened by the box
ers' uprising. To maintain an appearance
of neutrality and not to offend the Chin
Csc with too much show Of force, n
Washington correspondent q y that the
Government cannot safely land more ma
rines in China. To send them into the
interior would be deemed folly. With
this situation of affairs there is no posi-
bility of aid for the missionaries unless
they seeks the protecting wing of the
American legation at Picking. This is
the situation which confronts the State
Department,
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-06-15
Sharks from the Wires.

Senator Quay will be a candidate for
recollection to .ac Senate.
Agents from London are in New York
trying to engage house servants.
Chas. A. Refs, G3. st. Louis, commit
ted suicide because he had become blind,
Maine Prohibitionists have nominated
Grant Rogers of Richmond for Governor.
Southern Presbyterians in session Mt
Atlanta, Ca, declined to support woman
suffrage.
G. W. Tubbs, IS. Poplar Bluff, Mo-,
gets ten years in the pen for shooting off
his fathers head.
The Prince Of Wales has again, at his
physicians advice, given up for a time
the use Of tobacco.
Caroline Smith and Ann Glassmann,
Brooklyn, N. Y, are charged with run.
ming a moonshine distillcry.
Aged VIM. Bowers, who died recently
in Yonkers. N. Y, from starvation, was
worth 100000, 1t is now discovered.
A Pittsburg and Lake Erie train in q
run between Pittsburg and New Castle,
made one mile N forty-seven seconds.