El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-12-18
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Ell PASO THE TOPIC
Of Mnch Discussion In the
Eastern Part of the State
and the Carnival
Will Draw.

Special Correspondence of The Herald.
SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Dee. l5-On
December 25, United States marshal
Geo. L. Siebrecht will leave here for
San Francisco. where on the 2Sth he
will ship twelve Cinnamon back to the
Flowery kingdom for being unlawfully
in the United States. He will get nine
of them in Ell Paso and three at Eagle
Pass, arriving in Ell Paso on the 26th
for the bunch in Jail there.
The billboards of the city are liberal
ly plastered with the bright colored
posters of the Ell Paso Midwinter Car
nival. They were put up this week
when the carnival advertising car
reached the city.
The Austin Tribune, which reached
here this afternoon, says: "Mr. A. C.
Baldwin. editor ana one of the proprie-
tors of the Evening News. has severed
mis- connection with that paper and it
is understood he will locate in Ell Paso.-
Mr.. Baldwin is a vigorous and con-
scientious writer, and the readers of
the News will miss his articles. The
Tribune wishes him success in his new
field. Parting is such a sweet sor-
row that we could say good by till it
be tomorrow
At the last term of United States dis
trict court at Laredo. the case of Ar
thur Williams, the negro ex-soldier
charged with the murder of Jack Har-
desty, the young railroader, on the
mllltary reservation at that place last
spring. was transferred to the San An
tonic division. He will be tried here
next May.
Bids for the construction of the new
Carnegie library were opened by May
or Hicks at noon today and Henry
Clemens got the job for $44,990, just
$40 less than the limit and about SIS, 900
cheaper than the next lowest bidder.
Carnegie donated $4,000 but the sur
plus over and above the contract price
is to be used in paying te architect
aid for sundry expenses.
The Telephone Strike.
The strike is still against the South
western Telephone Co. and the Inde-
pendent company is rushing work in
order to be ready to begin operations
by January 1. AS telegraphed The Her,
aid Friday. the latest development in
the situation is the bringing in of an
|iuaietment by the grand jury in which
it is stated that ION November 80, 1900,
Martin Wright. C. NJ. Phillips, Pat Car
roll, o. D. Blanton, L. Speegle. Chas.
er with divers other persons. to the
number of forty and more, with the in
tent and purpose to aid each other by
violence and intimidation to Illegally
prevent one c. r. Smith. who was then
and there lawfully pursuing the labor.
occupation and employment Of a line
man and repairer ,Ior the Southwestern
Telephone company. corporation duly
incorporated, from pursuing and to,
disturb him in and deprive him of the
enjoyment of his right to pursue such
labor. occupation and employment. and
to intimidate him. the said c. r. Smith,
from following his daily avocation Of
lineman and repairer for the said
Southwestern Telephone company.
corporation duly incorporated and to
interfere with his said labor and en-
ployment. as aforesaid. contrary to the
statute and against the peace and dig
nifty of the state All of the men
named in the indictment are union
men who were present at the riot in
which Police Officer William Lacey was
killed, and for which Charles R. Smith
is under indictment on a charge of
murder. Smith has been granted bail
in the sum of 500 and it is expect
ed that he will give bond either this
afternoon or tomorrow morning. Three
other bills were reported. in which
Martin Wright. o. D. Blanton and L.
Speegle are charged with assault to
murder Charles r. Smith on November