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Newspaper
El Paso Daily Herald
Location
El Paso, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1900
Page
1
Reports from May 16 to May 17 describe heavy losses for Blake's Irish corps and Boer scouts near Kroonstadt. British advances under Buller reach Danhauser while Mafeking relief rumors cause public excitement. official notices remain unconfirmed.
The Chicago Chronicle reports Mayor Harrison will not consent to run as the Democratic nominee for governor. Hinrichson says Harrison reiterates he is not a candidate and declines to say if he would accept a party nomination if offered.
Victor A. Lawson and Melville Stone resign from the Associated Press leadership in Chicago as shareholders reject a bylaw amendment. The session is stormy and the split is wide, following a court decision in the Inter Ocean case.
Washington May 17 Mr Jones Arkansas offered a senate resolution adopted calling on the secretary of war for information on the number of Filipinos killed and taken prisoners since hostilities began. At the close of routine business the post office appropriation bill was laid before the senate.
Three chamberlains of the German imperial court are staying at Paris hotels amid reports the Kaiser will visit the exposition. One chamberlain said the Kaiser is attending maneuvers at Metz near the French border.
In Mortize Mines Paris riots erupt after elections. Anarchists control the town, police overwhelmed, barricades go up to oppose troops. Bands of agitators parade the streets. Two people reported injured amid the disturbances.
The Norfolk Ministers association of the Virginia conference of the A. M. E. church refutes Bishop James A. Handy's claim that many preachers are drunkards immoral and unfit to preach.
Special correspondence reports Pedro Leon was struck by wagon wheels after leaving Brownell's saw mill near Pinos Altos New Mexico on May 14. He was an elderly man with a large family.
The Second open-air exhibition of the Baltimore Horse Show association opened at the Elkridge Hunt Club in Baltimore today and will run through May 19. Entries are large and include some of the best horses ever shown.
New York May 17 reports a price shift for white paper used by newspapers. Contracts that once closed at 3 cents per pound are now offered at 23 4 cents per pound.
A maritime tragedy unfolds as a ship encounters disaster at sea. Rescue efforts are underway with authorities confirming casualties while crews and passengers face the aftermath. Details on the vessel name, location, and number of victims are being released by the coast guard.
The Swedish steamer Prince Charles docked at Stockholm bearing signs of a mass shooting. An unknown man fired on passengers and crew, killing five before the captain shot the assailant. The suspect then fled after launching a lifeboat. Six crew members were wounded.
A Cape Town dispatch reports prominent Americans in the colony preparing an open letter to the American people and conventions protesting possible U S intervention in the Boer war. The letter urges strict neutrality to aid humanity in Africa and warns against dragging the Transvaal issue into politics. It adds there is no chance the United States will depart from its traditional policy of non intervention.
Reports from southern Texas indicate rising Brazos and Colorado rivers forcing farm and plantation residents near Navasota to move to higher ground. The Southern Pacific line endures a badly crippled bridge over the Colorado at Columbus, washed away for the fifth time in recent weeks as repairs lag and floods recur.
Six alleged bubonic plague cases were found in San Francisco over the past week, three of them fatal, all believed to be Chinese. Dr. Kellogg, city bacteriologist, confirms plague germs. Victims isolated. officials say an epidemic is unlikely. Newspapers silent.
A passenger train engine on the Illinois Central exploded at Bois near Duquoin Illinois today. About ten people were killed or injured. Officials could not provide names or full details as investigations continued.
The International Manufacturing Company opens for business in Palatka Florida with 1 million dollars capital. Backed by leading state figures, the firm will produce tannic acid from palm ett roots in large quantities. KR H Brownie of New York heads the concern.
The Rivers and Harbors Committee chaired by Rep. Burton of Ohio called up the emergency river and harbor bill. The measure carries $200,000 with a cap of $10,000 to be spent at any single location.
Special dispatch reports that the Court of Civil Appeals of the district affirmed district court rulings in El Paso County in the cases of J Porter Bender vs Southern Pacific and Carlos Trivio vs John Foster. It reversed the judgment in Leonardo Advuceto vs Eugene Del Ara.
Bender, a young newspaper artist from Los Angeles, rode freight to El Paso two years ago when the conductor ordered him off. He alleges the conductor struck him, throwing him from the moving train and leaving him with serious permanent injuries. Patterson & Buckler for plaintiff Beall & Kemp for the railroad.
The 112th meeting of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States opens in St Louis on May 17 with retiring moderator Rev. Robert F. Sample delivering the sermon. A large delegation from major Presbyterian churches across the country attends.
Storage rates on grain in Chicago are set at three fourths of a cent per bushel per day after the first ten days. Beginning January 1 next year the rate drops to one fiftieth of a cent per day.
Ballotlog for bishops resumed in the Chicago Methodist conference on May 17 but no bishop was elected.
Baseball briefs show Pittsburg and Cincinnati results with Philadelphia and other NL games at 6:00 p.m. standings reflect Cincinnati at 6 and Pittsburg etc. The fragment lists team names and partial scores indicating a league update.
The unveiling of a white bronze monument in Peru honors Frances Slocum, an Indian captive whose romantic frontier story draws descendants from Indiana and relatives across Pennsylvania and the Ohio valley. A large gathering attended, and promoters earned wide credit for the event.
An earthquake struck Mexico City at 1 30 yesterday afternoon registering two shocks of fifteen and twenty seconds. No major damage occurred though walls cracked and some older buildings toppled. People rushed into the streets in fear while a wave motion was felt and business soon resumed.
Mr and Mrs Roland R Conklin Julia Conklin Rev Minot J Savage Miss MacLean a niece of Mr Conklin and a French interpreter sailed on the steamship Main for Europe today They plan a ten horsepower gasoline car trip through France Spain Austria Bavaria and England lasting four months
New York May 17 Incorporation papers filed for a boxing club named the Diana Athletic Club. James Kennedy named match maker and aims to arrange a bout between Corbett and McCoy at Madison Square Garden.
General Joseph Wheeler will deliver an address at the Southern industrial convention in Chattanooga tonight. He will speak on The South’s relation to the trade of the Philippines and the Orient.
The article notes the river’s depth allows several boys to wade and swim. It documents local youths enjoying a sunny afternoon near the riverbank with minimal incident and no hazards reported.
Report from Juarez and El Paso describes the Rio Grande river reaching the valley with muddy water filling the canal of the Franklin irrigation company. Farmers celebrate first season swims for local youths and expect irrigation relief after last year’s damage, though duration remains uncertain.
In Earlham New Mexico on May 16 residents report the San Ysidro river surged overnight and remains high today. People celebrate avoiding disaster as the morning brings a marked improvement and relief from prior danger.
Dr Archer E Brown a city dentist has patented a thimble attachment with a tiny thread cutter. It saves time and effort and reportedly reduces danger. East manufacturers plan large scale production within a month. D Oscar C Wilkinson seeks half US rights. foreign offers are strong.
A letter from R. P. Bean of Van Horo Texas dated May 1900 commends the Herald as the best paper among sixteen he subscribes to and asks to be informed of his subscription expiration so he may renew.
Copper and lead prices are reported with copper at 1. indi cat. silver 60. lead 4.20. Mexican money at 8s8o today 474 48.
City scavenger Harry Charman rounded up stray dogs deemed unsafe and had them executed at the city pound located at Third and Leon Streets by fumes from sulfur and charcoal. The Daily Herald reports the method and location.
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