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. III" r II 1 O ' INI H OS Q D II 1 I Gil i p Xrrr Yorfc. N V July t. Cable adxlces received liere today from London nnnonnce the sale on the London mar- Jet of X5j0tS3fXt fo Omt morte 50 year sold 4 percent bonds of the Kansas City, Mexico & Orient company. The !- n trasweted bv Artbnr E. Stilwell, president of the railroad, and Edviartl Dickinson, vice president and general A wyudfeste of prominent English brokers pnrchased the bonds. Stilwell says the sale will result in the com pfetfora f tbr fxtratloa of the line frwn San Angelo to Del Rio, and the linking of the southern end of the Hue with XUe kntianal Mexican railway. This irfll srfre direct connection from Kansas City to Mexico City. iiil I U luff I u THE SCHOOL TRUSTEES Board Is Called "Unwar rantably Extravagant" by Grand Jury in Beport. P0X2CE CBITICIZED OF TWO GROUNDS In tts Qtaal rzprt. prepared Thursday rHtog Js frfre adjournment, th frrzsti imcj tk 2 rap at the school tocrd sm& taw at the police department, oes fmr ztteed -vadfttftoas existing at lk rfry jefl la tfc way of poor ventiia tV ami gesiera Basajjitarinfest1. and JEiwcfc- at t3 efffcers for shooting at perfume wfcjnt cause. Tfc report aftes ia regard t the -feI SHr4 iawestigaiion. tiiat "many jprsctVes axe fa&iged 4n by the board tmx are wrwraaaaJU extravagant, yet st mX Jzrjattaal aotxre." In nty e teFiaace was there suffi cient evtisae imS -arrant proceedings, it is tse, 2d taeaa proper indict tarat trs wad ad t-bat there are awtey pfcaes that demanded Invest iga sfca is ate jstated-, TJhe parting shot at th- scaofll bean! is thai its affairs merit s. ?ciC4fleal tevestigatfon by she grand imrr. The docket for Se "teasn svas cleaned S -srtdi sfce akatwicg of 12 indictments. Irartug t3t terra the jwry investigated 4 C2. fa wfaicfa 3 Indictments were iemnd, -x-fcfP- six were declared no bill. City Jail TnelenH. Regarding the city Jail, the report Tfee fcy 5a.il as found to be in a jswt CBtity rendition and we would Trmmmka&. toss immediate steps be calces to "bare it better ventilated, and dx2 r& te dsarge be instructed to put SAjme is 2- taaicary ron4f tioa at once and fsrpWcft iastrmctiozn b Issued to have Tcpt - "We -oId recommend that the ilc cerasiifsioners visit the city cX zz tie earliest possible date and 33S2JO a tfcrsl3 IcspecdoH of same. Txtr&rt fzoci graad jury report, return ed T5srsda.y evenfcg- Tfce fmrymen. In a?cordane with their e-oxors pa coivlndlag their busi &, risfced tbe oanty and city jails. A r&e fraer evesrtblag was found to be Sa j54 eeaditfeo. and sanitary. tr!IIe laoviries of prisoners elicited then IrforsastSos that they were well jsatls TifJi -xlslt their food aad treatmen. On tlw oclier bzod. the grand jury claims fCoatineed on Pago Six.) NEW YORK'S PRIMAR Alfecny. 3? V., .Toly 1. When the cxtraordfcaaryiieiien ef tbe legislature ret ed 9o Hk final stage today, the indicatieieIiKc to a failure of the eftfwr of president Taft, Theodore R oosevelt 'aal severner, JHHghe to bring abwt Ifae jsaaj;e of the Cobb direct nominatlea fcHl't The ttctt nt night decided to amend the hUlim Miurgc-ted by Lloyd fr5-ww ritsdrtrsan of the Xetv York county RejHiWJcHH committee, the amend isrriTs tidoft thoe endorsed by Col. Rooevelt,j byt there seems little likcll- hg of palsg the measure. & C -, A . - -t- WILL COLQUimfHROW THE STATE WIDE OPEN? Fe AatMf. Tex July 1 If Colquitt f nnwuinate. at4 elected governor of "" wt'1 there he a attempt made. t sh item te.jtdhmre to repeal thj anr Ltn '. j' lac. he anti-gambling 'aw tfce aacf-race track gambling 'air" ; Ttf mtl&m meH t this section are, ' air hwanOng this and they ny he& ruigthpr 12 months that wm mtwrii i me whip it-ii vb2i a ew years ago made thei t atc06 au rer the unitedj. all rer the united! T' sauahfers here are clamoring for. -lw rfa f all xbree Jaws. They icy rTs(w hJ she tfcgtcawg of touri fct the itfucastd of touri j v . mmmm fa the winter, especial ' 9mm Aatt aad ki fa so, ar 3 T2M Dn0A t- WfEafrec Can, July . Bush fires ku&tBtght kid great damage to the to Tvns of Devlin and Lavalle, In the Rainy rfr-r HTrfot f Ontario, and unless rain cemes soaH, ttfe timber of the entire district will be burned. TOw firt Jfiraped Rainy river from the American side at Emo, Ont., and is now burning fiercely east of there. 1e fnager of the Rat Portage IjimbfrmpaiiT estimates the comn.any-'a loss at more than two millions. Tfee Iltlie lakes are alive with mooseietKlBety. The town of Stanley and the settleraeMt of Silver Mountain arc In grave daser. MOUNTAIN LION TRAGEDY NEAR WHITE OAKES DEVOURS CHILD The news of a tragedy near "White I Oaks, N. M., in which a (Mexican boy lion, is brought to El Paso by Christ Yeager, a veteran mining' man of "White daks, who is stopping at the Zeiger. He states that a Mexican boy about nine years of age who has been herding sheep for some time, was missed and his parents made a search for him. Thes came to the place where he had camped and found every evidence of a Reno. Nev., July 1. Dust covered but beaming: with good natnre and with his creel bnlglng with Truckee river trout, Jeffries returned to Reno this morning from an early morning trip to Verdi np in the slopes of the Sierras above the city. That is the way he proposes to spend his time until he shakes hands with lack Johnson on Jnly Fourth and the battle is on. Johnson loafed around the training place all day chatting .vaith trainers and visitors, but not a stroke of training did ?ie do. Betting odds have again shortened to 10 to 7 on Jeffries and a large number of bets have been placed at those ficures. TIMEKEEPER SELECTED. George Hard in c: was today selected as official timekeeper for the match. In his time, Harding hao counted ont 1100 ilefcntcd fighters- Four of the men to whom be gave the fateful "nine, ten died from their punishment. tt Montrose, CoIo'JuIy" 3 -A lone masked Tiandlt last night held tip the mail and express stage which runs between IMacervIIIe and Xorvfood In San Miguel county. Several passengers were lined up along the road and compelled to deliver their valuables. ROOSEVELT GIVEN , JOLT BY SENATORS Albany, X. T., July 1. In a swift and emphatic fashion, the senate fell in line with the assembly today and sent the Cobb direct nominations bill down. to defeat. The final vote was 25 ayes to 19 noes seven Republicans combining withjthej Democrats against the bill. jmlti. Twenty-six votes are necessary to pass the measure. - The result of the fight in Che senate is an even i more positive refusal to ac-. cept Theodore Roosevelt's leadership in, the matter than that of ,- the "assembly yesterday. ' " DIREOT Y BILL1 FAILS te" looking for gambling and races and I3Q "want tnir doo2 on bunday. Trie very ?act that he towns are "wide open" isJlgne ojftheir chief attractions, say the fancy jjgst fraternits'. inesp gammers are lamenting long fknd leud o,er trie money that got away from them last winter when the state xvas filled with rich tourists and thev seein Mr,ColquItt the man who can re- store what they term "the good old j times." v - ' Of course "Mr. Colquitt cannot repeal the IS-wsbut it is claimed bv those who are Interested that hl? nomination would be considered as a protest bagainstr the Tblue lavs" and that th legislature. 'mWsib' "induced" bv those interested would take the inUative in .AKK.lfL 7 -?i? . ..s j. "ijcdimg' me siaiuie menuonea. - - ' struggle, fragments of clothing, spots of blood, and tracks of a mountain lion. Following the tracks, they came to the lair of the lion in a cave in the hills. In this they found the skelton of the boy, with all the flesh eaten off the bones. The beast had dragged the poor little fellow over a mile to devour him. So far, says Mr. Teager, the people have not been able to find the man eat ing lion. It has heen killing sheep in the White Oaks mountains for some time. ., 4, , J insurInce men to leave the state Declare They TTiU Quit Be cause of Reduction in .. Rates Just Ordered. 1 ojastoi Tex., July 1. According to agStateHient of Rufus Cage, one of the I leading insurance men of this city and state,who attended the conference at Dallasyesterday' of agents of leading insurance companies in Texas, many of them will close shop and retire from the .field owing to the confusion arising dver the action of the state insur- .aneo board reducing the rates 50 per- cent. Cage, says no concerted action is planned and that the companies will act individually. Austin. Tex., July 1. First advices I from insurance companies in regard to j the fire rating board's action in reduc- ! ing rates were received today when J. S. Hereford, special agent in Dallas, wrote declaring his company will com ply with the order. It Is believed here no companies will withdra-n. NO MORE HAZING OF NEWLY WEDS Mayor of Chester Pennsyl vania, Says Practice Must Stoj). Chester, Pa., July I. Mayor John son has come to the rescue of future brides and bridegrooms in this city and has pledged himself to use the power of the entire police force to protect them from hazers. Last night while on his wny home he passed a company of hazers, marching with a newly married couple at the head of the line. The mayor summoned the police, broke up the parade of hazers, rescued the uride and groom and sent them home in a cab. Then lie issued the following edict: "Marriage is no farce and must not bo treated as such. So long a I am chief executive of Chester, there will be no permits Issued for parades or public demonstrations which will ha e tendency to annoy newly married couples, (i'JEEX OF ROUMAXIA IS IMPROVING SOME Bucharest Roumania, July 1. The eondition of queen Elizabeth, of Rou mania, (Carmen Sylva), who is suf fering from a severe attack of appen dicitis, is reported today to be im proving. The queen is in her 67th year. Date Is Set; Directs Meet Every Day to Is Pushed Along. AMUSEMENTS TO BE NIMEPJ C. N. Bassett. president J. TV. Fisher, vicepres'dent. A. Schwartz, treasurer. Frank Rich, secretary. Directors: C. N. Bassett, J. W. Fish er, J. G. McNary, A. Schwartz, Julius Krakauer. Dates. October 29 to November 6, nine big days of fun. That is the lineup for the biggpst and best fair ever given west of Dallas At a meeting of the stockholders of the fair, in the office of C. N. Bassett, Thursday afternoon, these officers were selected by unanimous vote and haw already mapped out a plan of campaign for the big fair and exposition. October 29 will see the opening of the biggpst fair El Paso has ever undertak en and the exposition will remain open until November 6, when the success of the project, which is already assured, will be fittingly celebrated bv sacred band concerts and appropriate exer cises vThis arrangement of tho dates will allow .two Sundays during which the fair will bf open to the public and will permit the working people of the city to visit the fair when they will not lose any time from their work. Two days are to be set apart as El Paso days and will be made legal holidays in EI Paso by formal proclamation by the mayor. Features To Re Elaborated. Every feature of the first annual fair is to be elaborated and enlarged upon this year. The finances of the second annual fair are assured In ad vance bv the progressive business men of th city and, in addition to financing the second annual fair, the directors are arranging to pay all outstanding debts against the 1909 fair by July 15 and clean off the slate with money in the treasurj sufficient to carrv out th plans which have been laid for the com ing big fair and exposition. Commit tees are to be appointed at once to at tend to the details of each of the dif ferent departments of the big show. The benefit of last year's experience will allow the director to handle the situa tion much better this year and much of the lost motion which was incident to the first annual talr "will "be made "to do real work this fall when the fair opens its gates. Educationnl Feature. The educational features of the sec ond annual fair are to be enlarged upon. The cattle shows, agricultural exhibitions, horse and fancy stock shows, the poultrj show which will be again in charge of the El Paso Poultry association: the dog show which was such a popular feature of last year's fair and the industrial and commercial displays will be made individual fea tures in themselves. Special attention is to be paid to the amusement part of the fair program. Secretarv Rich is an expert amusement manager and he l3jL already arranging for a large number y of attractions for the Santa Fe Trail which will be the borne of the amuse ment features during the fair. Baseball and Racci. Baseball is to receive more attention this year than it did last. The success of the first annual baseball tournament proved the value of this part 'of the fair program and the teams of the southwest will be offered special in ducements to come to El Paso to com pete for the prizes which are to be of fered by the Fair association. Harness ana running races ana aiuomomie races by the best drivers on the American J tracks will be held during the nine days of the fair. If it is possible aero plane exhibitions will be given in the open field inside of the race track and other features of a big fair such as the Dallas fair will be shown at the Wash ington Park fair grounds. Daily Directors' Meetings. Da'ly meetings are to be held by the directors of the Fair association, a which all of the detailed plans of the big show will be gone over and care fully mapped out. lr is expected to have everything read7 to open the fair a month before the opening date in or der that the final xronth may be al lowed for putting the final touches on the grounds and exhibition buildings and in an advertising campaign whicl will include the entire southwest. ROY KILL.S FRIEVD AVIIIX.E IX rVMP Big Springs Tex.. July 1. Carter Canno. 15 years old, son of R. B. Cannon, was killed here late yesterday by the accidental discharge of a bullet froni a rifle in the hands of L.eon Dav enport, aged 8. They, with two other boys were camping in the hills near town. -rr'r'frfv'.T 4"rT'r 5- i J. MARATHON FACTORY 4- RESUMES OPERATION. 4 Marathon, Tex., July 1. Su- Ji perintpndent Buckner, of the $ Texas Rubber company, return- 4. ed from San Antonio this morn- $ The rubber factory trouble is 4t settled and he resumed work this 4- afternoon with a full force. 4- e2 4 v e "i $5&''$S" Ji STATEMENTS FROM YATIONAI, VXD STATE BANKS CALLED FOR Austin, Tex., Ju'y 1. Commissioner Hawkins, of banking: and Insurance, today called on all state banks and trust companies for statements at the eloe of business June 30. These statements will be forwarded 1 also to me nanonaj controller or the currency to enable the government to perfect statistics. A call on mil national banks ias is sued at TCashington today calling for their condition on June 30. !Dk Mil 5S! IS58?1 1 ! " ,',.i S?-t-"21 v K'V fcrSr-ZjeM S2iXvs;j SI fc;- rZ &? 'filSlmm& L&mm8asm Count and countess Rudolf Festetlo, in which they hate jnt. started from New the world. The count himself is acting ns si baat during the entire trip. The countess Is tempts were made to leae during the past fevt bud weather. The Big Fight By Ror To Have Direct R: r. iSText Monday The Herald will ke El Paso fiillv posted on the reports frl at Reno. Extra editions of The Herald downtown as fast as the wires can hrin the big press can turn them out, and t, be read in the grandstand at the basebq as they arrive. This report is coming direct from Eeno, on a through wire, relayed Angeles, and will be written by the ring authority W. W. Naughton. Mil snorting editor of the San Francisco one of the highest salaried sporting vl country. PIe has attended and reported in the historv of the game in the last 2( and has no equal in covering a fight by Mr. Naughton will not take the til the storv ; he will dictate it into the ear tor at the ringside and it will be sent to over a leased wire, and there relayed toi office and Washington park, blow by bl mmute will elapse from the time a blow the Keno arena until it is clicked off the in The Herald office. It is going to be a great feat and a cosi The Herald believes in giving the news news. ' Fan Food a Pie j-lie nerain tomorrow win contain io for the most, enthusiastic sport fan. Don 't There will be articles on the big fight Naughton. C. TV. Van Loan, "Tad'"' an Andrews, all wired direct from Reno, speci Herald. These reports will come in hot over tomorrow morning. There will be over 40t by these noted writers, leaders in the spoi and besides these The Herald will print ai1 bv C. V. Woodbury, of the El Paso smelter. Jeff whii) Fitzsimmous and tells what he rei of the famous battle; an article comparing great fighters, by Ti. H. Rhelton, sporting w the San Antonio Express; and the first publis' serin tion of the great arena at Reno. Thn article'.is from the Associated Press, freh fi great arena, and is in keeping with the Ass Press's well known standard of accuracy. It illustratedv-ky the floor plan of the arena. z -j