El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-12-06
special Correspondence of the Herald.

SAN ANTONIO. Texas, Dec 4-The
first new development in the telephone
strike situation since last Thursdays
riot occurred today, when the COM
pany put % imported non-union line
men to work under police protection.
They were not interrupted and there
was very little jeering from persons
passing. The police had positive or
ders to dispense any crowds that should
attempt to gather about the workmen
and thus prevent a repetition of last
Thursdays deplorable affair. The riot
did not make any friends for the
strikers, but on the contrary caused
much unfavorable comment and lost
them many friends. Since that time
many persons who had previously re-
fused to use their phones, out of Gym
pathy with the strikers, have been US
ing them. The strikers are condemned
for congregating about the non-union
men. this being primarily the cause of
he riot which cost Policeman Lacey
his life. o. d. Blanton, the striking
lineman who was seriously wounded,
will likely recover and Martin Wright,
president of the electrical union, who
was wounded slightly, is able to be out.
The Independent Telephone Co., the
new concern which is putting in an
exchange here, began placing it's
phones today. The southwestern COM
pany presented a check for $1,000 to
the widow of Policeman Lacey. but
she refused it. The strikers are out
with petitions soliciting money for her.
The new eight-room two-story brick
public school house at West End sub
urb has been completed and was for
mally opened yesterday This is the
fonrfonnfh f,,.
whites in this city. The school board
also has a couple of frame structures
rented for school use.
President Porfirio Diaz, of Mexico, in
a letter to Worries p. Brown, president
of the San Antonio Fair association,
with hearty thanks, the
receipt of the carriage presented him
by the association at the close of the
late fair.
The ticket makers are preparing for
the city election in February. but there
is no doubt about Marshall Hicks and
his entire ticket again going in and
the opposition will only put up a half
hearted fight.
All recruits of the Tenth United
States cavalry in the department of
Texas are to be sent to Cuba by trans
port, leaving Galveston about Deem
Der IL.
Otto Praeger, city editor of the Daily
Express, has just been appointed city
clerk by Mayor Hicks. Mr.. Praeger's
predecessor on the Express, Mr.. Wal
ton Petect, gave up the position two
years ago to become chief deputy coun-
ty collector. which position he still
holds.
The Parker Washington Paving Co,
after a delay of seventy days after
to begin paving the streets
Of the city, announce that their plant
will be ready for operations in two
weeks and that work will then be rap
Idly pushed.
E II. Jenkins. president of the San
Antonio Traction Co. and the San An
tonic Gas and Electric Co., has gone
north to secure S25O,OOO to spend in
making improvements in this city dur
ing the year 1901, in addition to the
sum which he will spend in putting
down grooved rails and new ties on
the streets to be paved. Among the
new improvements. will be afireproof
car shed covering an entire block, a
brick machine and carpentry shop for
building and rebuilding cars. Here
after all the compaHy's new cars will
be built in San Antonio
Federal court, after long session