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Newspaper
El Paso Daily Herald
Location
El Paso, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1900
Page
1
Report states Pouca will be materially changed in the cabinet following the upcoming March fourth, signaling upcoming shifts in administration. The declaration hints at reshuffles affecting key departments and policy direction.
Secretary Hay of the state Department Secretary Hitchcock of the Interior Postmaster General Smith and Secretary Long of the navy have notified they expect retirement within the first six months of the second McKinley term. The president has consented and may allow Smith and Hay to retire March 4.
Washington observers anticipate Mrs Levi Leiter’s ball at Dupont Circle mansion reopening after prior setback. The $60,000 ballroom designed from European plans will showcase Washington’s official civil and social elite for the winter’s grand event celebrating the Leiter family.
Chas W. Clark son of Senator Clark buys fine California horses for a Butte stable and seeks more. W A Clark Jr has a permit for a $25,000 stable. The Clarks option all horses at Castle Tammany on Daly’s Little Root ranch.
General Francisco Canedo governor of Sinaloa Mexico and his aide de camp arrived in El Paso from Mexico City Saturday night. He toured the city yesterday and discussed his state praised as the best in the republic with potential railroad growth.
The governor told a Seattle Herald reporter that Sitka faces serious tension with Indians, supported by 55 marines under Capt. Pendleton, while declaring Mayo and Yaqui issues resolved and Alaska's crops thriving despite lack of railroads.
A German protest to the porte delays Cramp naval contract approval amid claims of unpaid Krupp debts. The report also notes political meddling and harsh terrain affecting Ottoman naval plans. In Las Cruces, deputy sheriff Carlos Telles is accused of fatally shooting blacksmith Juan Telles near a saloon, with witnesses pursuing a suspect. Ben Williams reports details of the incident and the ongoing investigation.
Lord William Beresford's peritonitis improves slightly, prompting the abandonment of Christmas festivities at Deepdene in Dorking. The illness affects the plans for the estate's celebrations.
An asserted boast about national abundance cites unlimited agricultural resources mining and stock raising as the basis of a grand country. The remark frames industry and natural wealth as proofs of strength.
Reports say Carlos Telles denied shooting a man and fled as rumors swirled that he killed a rival after a dispute over his daughter. A revolver found at a cemetery supports suspicion. Other locals blame a Las Cruces woman. Fire devastated Fox Pressed Steel Car works while questions about the Stillwell road and Mexican rail mileage add to the turmoil.
Bar silver Mexican money quotations in El Paso today 491% 50. The market faced heavy loss with insurance deemed small, reported from New York on December 24.
Tomorrow at Athletic Park the fast heavy scrimmage between El Paso and Mesilla Park draws a record crowd. Baird boys arrive to play. Lineups include Lockhart at center and Davis captain for El Paso. Kingsley and Hart anchor Mesilla Park. Officials Holt and Campbell oversee, Krakauer linesman.
London reports from Lord Kitchener state the Boer movement into Cape Colony has been checked. Eastern force remains north of Zeppanisberg and the western force appears driven toward Britstown and Prieska. Burghers cut railway and telegraph lines. colonists armed by authorities.
Governor Canedo and aide departed for Guaymas after discussing rail construction on a proposed route. The plan aims to boost mining regions and aid agricultural interests by developing rail access and expanding national infrastructure.
Washington reports Minister Conger signed the agreement reached by foreign ministers and attached a written explanatory statement reflecting his government's position. The statement follows the latest instructions from the state department which accepted the pact as the best possible arrangement though it frowned on some harsher terms.
Li Hung Chang in Pekin reports good health and expects to attend the conference after replying to foreign envoys inquiry.
The Midwinter Carnival will feature about fifty head of fine Hereford stock from the Riverside Cattle Company of Ashland Nebraska. W J Cox manager for the southwest has secured barns at Pomeroy Transfer for the exhibit and sale. The herd, from near Ashland on the Platte, includes prized bulls and cows and totals nearly 1500 animals. Public sale plans and attendance from Mexico and the southwest are noted.
Five Harvard men have wed chorus girls within a year and additional engagements and breach of promise suits tied to theater companies are rising. University authorities express concern but deny responsibility for the trend amid widespread reports from Boston on December 24.
New York reports most millionaires invited to the Whitney palace for a January fourth gala in honor of Miss Helen Barney, William Whitney's niece. The event features dancing and feasting as part of elite society gatherings.
San Antonio postal clerks W. E. Vaughn and George Chamberlain were badly hurt in a passenger wreck on we Interstate near Texarkana yesterday afternoon, according to a special dispatch from The Herald.
The Czar Nicholas and the finance war and foreign ministers plan to stay at Livadia until mid January as the czar convalesces. The St Petersburg report notes no early departure. The Herald invites readers to send news items by mail or phone.
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