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EL PASO. TEXAS. WED'ESDAY, AIARUH 20, 1901.
4:30 P. M.
21st. Year, No. 63
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The Boers Determine
To Fight Till They
Are Exterminated
of the
resistance
NEW YORK, March 20 A dispatch to the Herald today from Pretoria
says: The Boers have determined to fight until they are exterminated.
They have from ten to twelve thousand soldiers still in the field. . and
they will follow the advice of President Kruger and fight until the last ditch
it reached.
Botha's action is looked upon by the British here as virtually reopening
the war. It is understood to have been prearranged, and the negotiations
were allowed to proceed by the Boers only to gain time.
The stories about De Wet have been circulated by the partisans
British commanders, in their effort to belittle the quality of the
there is yet to overcome.
The Boers have no intention of surrendering, it is now said. The peace
party is so small as to go unheard, and the Boers in the field are frenzied in
their determination to kill and wound as many British as possible before
they themselves are hit. They have reached the point where they say
they will take no prisoners nor will they allow themselves to be captured.
As one old Boer expressed it. "The British have substituted the rules
of the slaughter house for the rules of war. and we will at least show them
how a Boer can die."
The British fear disaffection to an increasing extent.
Two Attempts Lately
Made on Czar's Life
British
Fired
on
According to an Unsup
ported Rumor that Floats
About London and
New York.
BERLIN, March 20. A St. Petersburg dispatch says that two separate
conspiracies to assassinate the czar have been discovered. One nearly succeed
ed. v
The first attempt was made on the occasion of a jubilee ball given by a
cadet corps which the czar promised to attend. His majesty stood awaiting
his carriage, when the secret police turned him back, it having been made
known to them that emissaries of the central nihilist committee swarmed the
building where the ball was to occur.
The second attempt occurred on the occasion of the czar's visiting the
ceramic exhibition with his mother. While the imperial party were standing
an unknown man quickly approached the czar and made an effort to kill him.
He was instantly seized and a bomb was found in his pocket that exploded
"Two or three minutes after, it having a clockwork attachment to explode it au
tomatically through the agency of a percussion cap.
AN EL PASO GIRL. UNLAWFULLY
DETAINED BY A WOMAN IN
CHIHUAHUA IS RECOVERED.
Special to The Herald.
CHIHUAHUA, Mex., March 20 An
i .her young girl has come to grief in
x resort here, bat this time she hails
rom El Paso.
Some time ago a young girl, aged 16.
came from El Paso and entered the
house of Blanche Allendorf. The moth
er of the runaway girl sought her ev
erywhere, but did not succeed in locat
ing her until a few days ago, when she
came ar once to Chihuahua to claim
her child.
The Allendorf woman refused to give
her up and was arrested and taken be
fore the jef politico for trial on the
charge of detaining a girl under age.
The woman was fined $50 and the
mother and child took the train for El
Paso.
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CRIMINAL APPELLATE COURT RE
VERSES IRWIN CASE AND RE
DUCES BOND OF PUGS.
INTERESTING ITEMS HAVING TO
DO WITH THE DOINGS OF THE
TEXAS LEGISLATURE.
War Is Certain
Unless Britain Backs Down Com
pletely or Russia Withdraws
Her Extreme Demands.
LONDON, March 20 A Tien Tsin dispatch received late this afternoon
says that at this writing a clash between the British and Russians seems
impossible to avoid.
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Special to The Herald I "re"! i pct. uiuc uic iwu uuiri i luuieumus tactions.
AUSTIN, Texas, March 20. The sen- 1 ne cr,U8n rorcs ioaay aeciaea not to dsck aown. according to the Tien
ate engrossed the bill to provide for the 18,n alBPicn. in view oi we aeciarauon maae Dy Lora Hamilton in parua
incorpo ration of the Mutual Life In- ment yesterday, and reported In these dispatches this statement is not un
suarance company in Texas. ' derstood here, especially as the Tien Tsin correspondent says it is general-
Bills were introduced authorizing the lv accepted there that the British are acting under the direct instructions
sinking of another artesian well for the ' the home government.
San Antonio asylum; and anulling the ' The Tien Tsin dispatch goes on to say: "The English brought large re
marriage of Frank and Bertie Wil- inforcements, mostly Australian troops from Pekin today,
liams. I "They left the capital on a special train at ten o'clock this morning.
The latter is the first bill of the kind fully armed and equipped,
ever introduced in a Texas legislature. "The indications suggest a conflict.
Both are minors and their parents are
"Three great warships just outside the bar are closely watching the
movements of the troops ashore.
working for the bill.
The house killed the maximum f "They are German, French and Italian, and are fully prepared to guard
freight rate bil lafter a hot fighi. and the interests of their respective countries."
Shaw, of Dallas, the author, said that j This startling news does not accord well with the reassuring statements
Special to The Herald.
DALLAS. Texas. Marc1? 20 The
court of criminal appeals ajourned at
Dallas today, to meet at Austin April
1.
The Hiram P. Irwin case, jn which
a five years sentence was given on an
arson charge, is reversed.
The defendant was charged with hav
ing burned the Eakins residence in
South Dallas in 1895.
The case developed during Erwin's
trial for the murder of I. G. Randle,
for which he was acquitted. It was
considered the most sensational arson
case ever tried in Dallas.
The bond of the prize fighters held
it Galveston has been reduced to one
housand dollars by the higher courts,
THE BALLOTING IN THE NEBRAS
KA LEGISLATURE CONTINUES
WITH NO CHOICE.
LINCOLN. Neb., March 20. Thomp
son, who was nominated for the senate
by the republican - caucus last night,
was defeated in the joint session of the
legislature today, that body holding
that both senators must be selected at
one time.
In today's balloting Rose water leads,
getting thirty votes; Meikeljobn has
fifteen.
this will be in the next state platform,
and the railroad commissioner will run
on it. If nobody else will, he will run
himself. '
THE SIXTH CAVALRY GATHER
ING TOGETHER FOR TRIP TO
THE PHILIPPINES.
made in parliament yesterday and last night. The afternoon papers are dis
posed to demand from the government an explanation of the situation as it
fs in truth. The time is past, says one, when the people can be kept in ig-
' norance. The danger is too imm'diate, the crisis too grave, for bureau meth
ods. "War Must Be Averted." is the heading used by another paper for its
leader, and it goes on to say that England is totally unprepared for war with
Russia or any other first class power, and an honorable concession in a
PORTLAND. March 20 Three hun- small thing now is better than a disgraceful and disastrous defeat,
dred officers and men of the Sixth cav- The government insists thai the newspaper cables exaggerate the gravity
airy stationed at various points in the of the situation. Officials say that the government has no intention of push
northwest left here this morning for ing the dispute over the concession to the point of an armed clash, and an
San Francisco enroute to the Philip- appeal to reason will be made. Army men fwl that it will be difficult to
avert a clash if the Russians make a false move, for they say no Briton
would stand and be shot at, government or no government.
- Hence, unless the government advises an absolute back down before the
insulting attitude of Russia, or unless Russia shall adopt a far more con
ciliatory tone than -she has assumed heretofore a conflict seems imminent.
Treason Has Been
Discovered in the
Armies of England
CAPETOWN, March 20 Treason has been discovered among the Brit
ish forces in South Africa.
Upon order of General Kitchener, three soldiers were shot to death
early this morning for their crime. They were blindfolded and stood with
their backs to a wall. The' order for their execution was read to all the
forces this morning, as far as they could be reached, and the order will be
generally promulgated as fast as possible.
The military execution has created an intense sensation here. It is, the
result of the unearthing of an alleged conspiracy that has been rife, to dis
cover to the Boers the weak points in the British lines, and to supply the
enemy with ammunition and other supplies.
Several others, said to be accomplices of those who were shot, were
sentenced to imprisonment in military prison at hard labor for life.
It is rumored here that several conferences have been held among the
commanders having to do with the alleged disaffection of a part of the troops.
Communications between the leaders have been frequent, and it is assert
ed that Kitchener referred the matter to the home office and received word
to deal with the offenders promptly and severely, inflicting the death penalty
at his discretion if deserved.
Jealousy Causes I Denver Will Get
Fatal Shooting
In Chihuahua
Special to The Herald.
CHIHUAHUA. March 20 A fatal
shooting affray occurred here last
night, both the victim and the alleged
murderer belonging to good families.
Two young men, Francisco Regalado
and Francisco Nuez. while visiting a
fane ball quarreled over one of the
girls.
They started home together and had
proceeded bnt a short distance when
the quarrel was resumed and Nunez, it
is said, drawing a revolver, placed it at
the bead of his former friend and fired,
the latter falling dead to the ground.
The alleged murderer fled to his
home and. it is said, related the. cir
cumstances of the shooting to his fath
er, who gave him $109 and told him to
leave the country.
As he emerged from the door of his
home he was arrested by officers.- and
throwing the money to his father he
exclaimed "Nada me sirve" (it will do
me no good) and gave himself up.
He is now incomunicado
No Public Library
From Carnegie
pines.
ATTORNEY GENERAL GRIGGS
WILL RETIRE NEXT WEEK
AND COX WILL SUCCEED.
WASHINGTON. March 20 It is un
derstood today that Griggs will retire
from the cabinet the last of next week
and that the president will appoint P.
C. Knox of Pittsburgh attorney gen
eral.
A Battle Reported To Have Occurred.
VISIT OF TH EDUKE AND DUCHESS
OF CORNWALL TO THE ROCK
OF GIBRALTAR.
GIBRALTER. March 20. Passing
between a gaily decorated fleet of war
ships, the royal yacht Ophir carrying
the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall en
tered the harbor here at nine o'clock
this morning.
Salvos of guns fired the royal salute
from the great rock. The national an
them was played by all tr-e bands in
unison.
The governor of Gibralter. Sir Robert
Biddulph. and the admirals of the fleet
visited the Ophir and welcomed the
duke and duchess. The royal party
landed at noon and will rem) in here a
day or so.
Large and enthusiastic crowds greet
ed them.
The passage here was stoiniy. In
crossing the bay of Biscay the yacht
encountered great waves which swept
in the salons of the ship.
DENVER, March 20 Application
has been made to Andrew Carnegie to
aid in the construction of a' public
library in this city, for which Denver
would give the site and guarantee the
proper, maintenance.
A reply was received from the phil
anthropist today in which he cCeclined
the request. His reasons being sum-
men '. in his laconic observation
"There are too many millionaires in
Denver."
THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC WILL
BUILD EXTENSIVE WAREHOKS -ES
AT GUAYMAS.
SAN FRANCISCO. March : 20 The
Southern Pacific has arranged to build
very extensive warehouses and wharves
at Guaymas. Mexico.
This .they do under .promise of the
Mexican government to remove all
onerous charges at that point.
At the present time no goods v in
transit can be landed at the Guaymas
wharf. They must be taken to the cus
tom house where an extra charge of
ten per cent besides the regular duty
is exacted. Under the new arrange
ment the Southern Pacific and the Pa
cific Mail steamers will transfer all
through freight in bond the same as
in this country.
GENERAL HARE, OF THE THIRTY-
THIRD, HAS BEEN ASSIGNED
TO TWELFTH CAVALRY.
VARIOUS APPOINTMENTS MADE
BY GOVERNOR OTERO AND
CONFIRMED BY COUNCIL.
At five oilot-R this afternoon th e foreign office stated officially that it
had absolutely no information of a reported outbreak between Russians and
British at Tien Tsin.
f Stories of a fiisht between the opposing forces, with some casualties,
have been current on the streets all the afternoon, but it is impossible to run
SEVERAL CASUALTIES IN A BAT- them clown to nnv unthfnfie ponrce. The foreign office k.ivh th sitiintinn to
TLE BETWEEN THE BRITISH unchanged.
AND BOER TROOPS. j Later, it was discovered that a news agency, which claims to have seen
official dispatches, started the story that the Russians had fired on the Brit
ish.
The story has had no effect on the market.
o . ni t t i j
Ioinrcicii . i lie neraia.
SANTA FE. N. M., March 20 Gov-
ernor Otero today appointed and the
j council confirmed John S. Clark as coal
oil inspector; Edward I. Bartlett, as
Special to The Herald.
SAN ANTONIO. Tex.. March 20.
Four troops ot the Tenth cavalry from
this department are ordered to the.
Philippines.
General Hare of Thirty-third infan
try fame, who is a major in the regular
army, . has been assigned to th
Twelfth cavalry, now organizing here.
A special from Washington says that
McKinley is coming through San An
tonio and El Paso on his trip west, but
wili hardily go to Austin. -
COLORADO RAILROAD MEX feV
NOITNCE THE REPRIEVE
GRANTED TO KETCHUM.
CAPETOWN. March 20 In an en
gagement between the British and
Boers day before yesterday or latter
lost nine killed and seven wounded.
The British lost one killed and ten
wounded.
K. BELL. OF FORT WORTH. NOM
INATED AND CONFIRMED AS
ATTORNEY GENERAL
Special to The Herald.
AUSTIN. Texas. March 20. The sen
ate this morning confiremd the gover
nor's appointment of C. K. Bell, of Ft.
Worth, as attorney general.
The News in New York.
NEW YORK. March 20 The story reached here from I-ondon just be
fore the markets closed to' the effect that the Russians had fired on British
troops and the Britit-h had returned the fire.
The stock exchange evidenced no chang as a result of the rumor,
which is generally discredited.
I Russian Warships Movins.
' SHANGHAI, March 20 A dispatch to the Gazette from Tokio today
says that all Russian 'warships in Japanese waters have sailed for Corea, and
that the Japanese pquadron is mobolizing for immediate departure for the
Corea n coast.
solicitor general: J- H. Vaugh as treas
urer; A. A. Keen, land commissioner;
H. O. Bursum, superintendent of pen
itentiary; Lafayette Emmet, librarian;
F. W. Clancy, district attorney second
district.
BANKER DIES BELIEVING HIS
HOUSE TO BE FLOURISHING.
AFTER IT HAD FAILED.
DETROIT. Mich.. March 20. At the
ripe age of ninety-one, Albert Ives, the
famous banker of this city, died this
morning.
During his long illness his banking
house failed.' The news was kept from
him. and he died believing the estab
lishment he founded to be flourishing.
DENVER. March 20 Railroad offi
cials here are much exercised over
Governor Otero's action in granting a
respite of a month to Black Jack alias
Thomas Ketchum, who was to. have
been hung at Clayton. N. M.. Friday.
It is feared here his action will be
the means of enabling the famous rail
road bandit to escape. .
It is well known that a plot exists to
rescue him from the officers when he is.
taken from Santa Fe to Clayton afoot.
Black Jack's friends assert they will
yet free him.
THE PRESIDENT WILL BE INVIT
ED TO VISIT DENVER OX HIS
COMING TRIP.
DENVER. March 20 Governor OrW
man telegraphed President McKinley
today in conjunction with chamber, of
commerce a most cordial Invitation to
visit this city and state next' month"
on his trip to California. .