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AM (hr Xews Iferaid Prints It first Wlille Frrsh. PASO HERALD Cl Paso, Texas, Tuesday Evening, March Pages PUB PD8T0FFICE Joking Reference Is Made to Report to Board. SEEING STOLEN GOODS FOUND IN MAILS; AN ARREST MADE Abolition Of a Postoffice In Oklahoma and Failure To Deliver Goods To Addressee Results In Opening Package and Discovery Of Articles Stolen From El Paso Residences ILLNESS CAUSES SHORT ATTENDANCE That the unexpected always happens was proved last night when the members of tI El Paso school board assembled at the city hall for the regular monthly meeting. While all El Paso, by developments in the school board during the past week, expectantly awaited the firing of a bomb in the midst of the men who guide the destinies of El schools, a well directed school room could not have been more orderly, more attentive or less enthusiastic than was this meft ing. When the meeting opened, there was an expression of expectancy written on the face of each member, but soon it was lost in a feeling of good fellowship, an accord which has never before been evidenced to such a great degree.

W. L. Tooley decided at the last meeting that he wanted to resign and consequently wrote out his resignation. Jt was passed until this meeting and when he insisted that it be accepted he was surprised to learn that he could not get away from the work no matter how much he desired. Superintendent F.

M. Martin remarked: school board is like the to which W. E. Gaines replied: you have to serve out your So Too'ley will serve. Wants Board to Pass on Bills.

Only once was there anything that looked the least bit like friction and that was when W. E. Gaines, of the finance committee, insisted that the board as a whole pass on the bills, but president Carpenter proceeded with the reading of the bills and the expected fireworks were not ignited. After the meeting had been opened, secretary Harper read several pages of minutes that had been left unread for two meetings. Then IE A.

Carpenter reported that he had been doing some external committee work arranging for the sidewalks to be laid around the various schools and said: have engaged a Mr. Hyer, a competent man, to see that all specifications are carried out, his salary to be $5 per day. Work is supposed to have started Monday morning at the high Miss Townsend Congratulated. Miss Isabel Kelly was granted permission to hold her examinations three days ahead of time in order that she may reach New York on May 19 and catch a steamer for Europe, while Misses Jones and Washburn, kindergarten principals, were granted permission to attend the Kindergarten convention which is to be held in St. Louis the week of April 15.

The resignation of Miss Eaura Town- Former President Is Lion of the Hour Among the Offi- ficials in Egypt. BIDS FAREWELL TO HIS SERVANTS Khartoum, Africa, March on making the most of their brief stay in the capital of Soudan, the Roosevelts were astir early today. After breakfast Col. Roosevelt summoned the native servants who had accompanied him through the expedition and bade them goodbve. Each received a present of cash from Col.

Roosevelt and a gift from Mrs. Roosevelt. The sightseeing program began with a visit to the Gordon Memorial college, built in 1902 by subscriptions solicited from the British people by lord Kitchener. This afternoon the Roosevelts visited Kerreri, the scene of the great battle of Sept. 2, 1898, in which the Angelo- Egyptian forces defeated the Khalifa, and reconquered the Egyptian Soudan.

A trip to Omdurman was made also in the sirdar's yacht. The Roosevelts plan to leave here on a special train Thursday night. On the way to Cairo they will stop one day at the great dam of Assuan and two days will be given to a visit to Luxor. Col. Roosevelt stated today that he could not return to the United States by way of San Francisco but if possible he would visit Denver and Cheyenne August.

Roosevelt made this reply to F. G. Bonflls, of Denver, who presented a petition from the chambers of commerce of Kansas City and other western cities asking the former president to return by way of San Francisco. Mr. Roosevelt said he hoped to visit Denver and Cheyenne during the celebration in August.

Owing to the fact that Uncle Sam discontinued the postoffice at Irby, is due the recovery of jewelry and silverware valued at nearly $700, taken fiom the residences of Mrs. A. M. Loomis and Fiank Towers. A few days after the robberies, which occurred about a month ago, Mrs.

A. M. Loomis and Powers detective Billy Smith into consultation and he began work on the case. Then a package was mailed at the El Paso post- office addressed to J. A.

Frazier, Irby, the name of the sender being given as John of El Paso. She gave her address as general delivery. The package aroused suspicion and a clerk at the postoffice opened it and found it to contain articles suiting the description of those stolen from the Loomis and Powers residences. Then postmaster Smith got into communication with the owners. A card was sent to Mrs.

Little requesting her to call, stating that there was no such postoffice as the one she had marked on the package, which was true, the office having been discontinued. For a month a detective employed by Smith waited at the postofficp but no one called for the package. In the meantime Smith had notified the city detectives they worked on the case. Monday afternoon, a woman representing herself to be John called at the postoffice to secure the package but. instead of it being given to her, she was turned over to the authorities and at the police station was docketed under the name of and charged with being suspicious has been living on Broadway for some time, the police say.

The Package Opened. This morning postmaster Smith, accompanied by Frank Powers, Charlie IMS GOVERNMENT TO STOP STRIKE OF Loomis and Sidney Johnson, all of whom had been robbed, went to the police station, Smith carrying the package. There the woman said: do not claim ownership of any of the articles contained in the Then all the interested parties returned to the office of justice E. H. Watson, where the package was delivered by postmaster Smith, who, in accordance with his duties as postmaster, protested against delivering the package.

His motion was overruled by the justice and the package opened, all the various articles being Identified by Mrs. A. M. Loomis, Charlie Loomis and Mrs. Manie Loomis and Frank Powers.

Only one pair of brown kid gloves, a ring and two pocket knives of uncertain value were not identified. Goods Delivered. The goods, after being identified, were delivered to the owners. They w'ere one pair of glasses, two silk handkerchiefs, one silk embroidered silk handkerchief, one silver tea strainer, one dozen silver almond dishes from which Mrs. initials had been eradicated by the use of acids; two fountain pens, one pearl handled pocket knife, one pair of long white kkl gloves, two pearl handled fruit knives, two silver salt dishes, one pair of scissors and steel pocket knife, one silver button hook, two silver salt dishes with one spoon, one safety razor, Frank gold watch and chain, valued at $250; Charlie's gold watch and chain with Knight Templar charm, one piece of blue satin one St.

Anthony statuette, one marquis ring, opal set with eight diamonds; one opal ring with pearl setting, one heavy gold band ring one piece of a black fur. The heavy gold band ring, the silver button hook and two pocket knives and the pair of brown kid gloves were not identified and are believed to have been stolen from some other place. This Is the Declaration of H. R. Not Deny Writing Letter.

SAYS NO EFFORT TO BRIBE TRUSTEE Walkout That Would Have Tied Up All Roads West of Mississippi May Be Averted by Intervention of the Ready to Quit When Roads Ask for Government? Intervention to Settle. HH 4 MAX STRICKEN DUMB GETS SPEECH BACK. Bridgeport, March Frank J. Blocker, a railway mail clerk who was suddenly stricken deaf and dumb in Fort Worth, February 1, supposedly by hypnotic suggestions, just as suddenly was restored to power of speech and hearing here this morning. The cause of his strange affliction has never been learned by specialists.

(Continued on Page Four.) I. G. W. TO GET OUT OF HANDS OF RECEIVER Austin, March. Freeman, receiver for the International and Great Northern railroad, is here today to confer with the state railroad commission relative to taking the line from the hands of the receiver.

Arrangements Will be completed this afternoon. CUDAHY CASE IS AGAIN CONTINUED Neither Defendant Nor the Wounded Man Appear in Court for Case Kansas City, March the case of John P. Cudahy, the millionaire charged with attacking F. Lillis, president of thy Western Exchange bank, was called in the municipal court today, neither Cudahy nor Lillis appeared and the rase w'as continued at the request of the city attorney. case be prosecuted, will inquired judge Kyle.

believe the city attorney replied. dismiss it tl en." the judge suggested, but the city attorney insisted that the case be continued. Fort Worth, Texas, MarcTi that a check for $26 had been given as a bribe to school trustee Henry Welsch, of El Paso, H. R. West- lake, an official of the Texas Seating company, today admitted that such a check was probably given Welsch but not as a bribe.

Westlake also hinted that when the matter was thoroughly sifted other parties besides Westlake would be found to be concerned and that "El Paso was at the bottom of entire matter. He had nothing to say about the Welsch letter, signed in his name on the typewriter, but denied personal knowledge that the money was sent to Welsch, but said if A. McElwee, president of the firm, left Instructions for sending a check to Welsch, his instructions would be carried out. He said he did not know how the check came to he mailed from San Antonio. President McElwee is now out of town and in west Texas, according to Westlake and probably would return the latter part of the week.

Westlake declared that McElwee was the only man who could discuss the details of the affair. NO REPORT ON SCHOOL FINANCES SWEENEY TO HAVE TALK WITH KNOX COUSIN IS IN TROUBLE Held in Nicaragua on Charge of Conspiring Against Madriz. New Orleans, March advices received here today by way of Porto Llmon. Costa Rico, say that Oeorge F. Cannon, aged 25, a cousin of Leroy Cannon, the Galveston youth, who was executed by order of president Zelava, of Nicaragua, is now in the penitentiary at Corinto.

He is charged with heading a conspiracy to i take the life of president Madriz, who succeeded Zelava. Cannon says his conferences with general Chamorro, of the revolutionists, induced him to believe Madriz was instrumental in the shooting of his cousin. APPEALS FOR SUPPORT OF PEOPLE Is Admitted to Practice Before Supreme Court in Washington. Washington, D. March Sweeney and .1.

A. Happer, of El Paso, and representative W. R. Smith will confer with secretary Knox tomorrow to settle the Chamizal zone dispute. Mayor Sweeney was today admitted to practice before the federal supreme court.

MORE EVIDENCE AGAINST FAKIRS Men Testify That Fake Fights Were Pulled Off bv Mabrav Gane. was the of J. C. charged Springfield, 111,, March Cannon in letter rend at a meeting of Republican ot Illinois here today, renewed his attack on the Insur- geuts, and declared all pledges of the platform would he kept by the Republican party If It has the continued support of the people. The letter strongly defends the Payne tariff law, saying it is best revenue producer as well as the mont scientific adjustment of protective duties we ever pledges of the platform will he kept by the he added, it has the continued support of the people.

It is the function of Republican editors to keep the people informed ar; to the work accomplished that they may not be misled by demagogs whose function la to complain and create he added. A telegram was also read from president Taft, In which the president expressed the hope that the editorial association would stand by the Republicans in congress and the administration In its attitude toward the tariff and other legislation. KELLOGG FIGHT! Washington, 1). March Frank B. Kellogg today presented the argument of the government in the suit for a dissolution of the Standard Oil company before the supreme court of the United States, nearly the entire day being taken up by Mr.

Kellogg. 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Council Bluffs. March Titterington, of Dallas. Texas, first witness today in the trial Maybray and his associates with conspiracy. Dr.

Titferington declared he was Involved in the by Dr. R. Goddard. He lost $9000 on a prize fight at New Orleans. The principals to the he said were Gorman and Casey, and Gorman had in the second round.

Titterington said Maybray was of the men with whom he bet money. an one his DIES FROM SKINK RITE. Austin, March OI1- soner. aged 1 died today at the pasteur institute from the offe-ts of a bite by a skunk which had crawled througl window of his home at Victoria a GREAT ELECTRIC TRUST ABOUT TO BE FORMED Pittsburg, March what it averts is trustworthy authority, the Pittsburg Dispatch this morning announces that negotiations looking to coalition of the Westlnghouse Electrical and Manufacturing company and the General Electric company sire pending. If it is achieved, America will have another trust with a combined capital approximating $150,000,000, the paper adds.

Houston, March S. Culliuan, president of the onipany the largest independent oil company In the south, was shot and seriously wounded thiN afternoon by Harry W. Glass, formerly employed by the Tcxns company as tank gager. The men met on Texas and Fannin Mtreet, and after a heated conversation, Cullinan pushed Glass against the fence. The latter broke a wav and pulling a automatic revolver, fired at C'nllinan, wounding him in the left side.

Cullinan sprang behind a horse and as sought to fire again, dashed across the wt to the Pye Realty company. The crowd prevented (i further shooting and Cullinan taken home. Glass was arrested. Cullinan deol" res he know the cause of the attack, and tilans refuses to discuss the affair except to say that Culliuan first assaulted him. Although the People Expect Some Announcement, Board Is Silent.

Nothing was done by the school board last night regarding the general subject of school finances which has been before the public for a number of days. It was expected by many citizens that at the meeting last night something would be done toward reviewing the financial condition of the board and determining its future policy in the handling of school moneys, so as to reduce the deficit as much as possible. Friends of the board had looked to it to announce that it had taken some steps to wipe out the deficit or at least to outline and adopt a policy that might result in something more satisfactory than an increasing deficit at the end of each scholastic year. The board several months ago voted down recommendations of the finance committee calculated to bring about a more conservative and careful handling of the funds of the school, and It was assumed that the board as a whole ought to and would attempt to devise I some system that would the same requirement, but no action was taken and nothing was said about the finances. With the school deficit as large as it is reported and still increasing, according to report, many taxpayers are beginning to think that the board mem hers ought to make some statement of future policy and outline their plans for dealing with present conditions.

It is public money that Is being handled and if there is to be an $80,000 deficit at the end of the school year, the people feel that they ought to know. STATEHOOD BILL TO PASS SHORTLY Beveridge Says It Will Go Through the Senate in Ten Days. Washington, March Beveridge of the senate committee on territories, assured delegate Cameron today that he had polled the senators and that the statehood bill would pass the senate probably in ten days. Delegate Andrews Introduced a bill for the relief of Nicolas Apodaca. of Montoya, appropriating $750.

It is for Apache depredations. He secured from the pension bureau a persion for Roman Blea, of Santa Fe, of $25 a month; for Catherine G. Bell, of Mineral Hill, $12; for Pedro Sandoval, of Watrous, $15. Delegate Cameron by act of congress secured an increase of pension for Frederick A. of Phoenix, late of the Vermona artillerv, $20 a month.

Cameron also got from the pension bureau a pension for Patrick Carroll, of Safford, of $20 a month. Washington, D. March threatened great strike of firemen of 47 railroads west of Chicago, which was declared last night, may be averted. Immediately after chairman Knapp, of the Interstate commerce commission, arrived at his office this morning, representatives of the railroad general committee presented an application of the railroad officials for mediation of the trouble, under the Erdman act. The application is signed by W.

C. Nixon, chairman. The request was for mediation of the difficulty that had arisen on the subjects of "wages, hours of labor and conditions of between the railroads involved and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Englnemen. Chairman Knapp assured the railroad representatives that he and commissioner of labor Neill would take up the matter immediately. It appears not unlikely, if telegraphic commmunlcation with president Carter, of the Brotherhood, Is satisfactory, th: one or both mediators will leave today for Chicago.

May Strike Anyhow. Chicago, 111., March the controversy between the western railroads and their firemen will be mediated under the Erdman act came as a surprise to union officials. The date and hour for calling the strike was decided upon by officials today, but the committee adjourned until this afternoon without announcing the time. President Carter, of the union, said he believed the committee would order a strike regardless of the mediation proposal. Railroad officials without hesitation declared that mediation under the Erdman act would put a stop for the present at least to the proposed walkout.

This afternoon a committee of union officials will assemble and if a telegram from chairman Knapp is received it will be given attention. If no telegram Is received, the committee will adjourn after deciding when to make public the date of the strike. Thousand in St. Paul. More than 9000 firemen and engine- men in the northwest will be affected by the strike if carried out, and Twin City employes say that the strike will practically bring traffic in the northwest to a standstitll.

In St. Paul and Minneapolis there are approximately 4000 firemen and switchmen. and It is possible that all of these will abide by the order of their officers when It is formally issued. Five Thousand in St. Louis.

Between four and five thousand men In St. Louis and East St. Louis will be affected by the strike according to union officials. Of these between 1S00 and 2000 are employed by the Terminal Railroad association a body of 18 proprietary lines. AH Western Lines Affected.

At midnight last night W. S. Carter, president of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen, said that a strike of 25,000 firemen on practically all the western railroads had been called. Mr. Carter said the decision to strike had been reached at a meeting of 43 members of the Western Federated Board of the Brotherhood, each member representing a western road.

The exact hour at which the men are to walk out, he said, would be decided upon today and every member of the union between Chicago and the Pacific coast would then be Informed by telegraph to quit work. The arbitration endeavor may hold it up however. The controversy which has been under discussion for more than six weeks, involves 47 railroads operating in the west, northwest and southwest and embraces about 150,000 miles of railroads. All Traffic To Be Tied Ip. It has previously been stated by both sides that if a strike w'ere called it would tie up practically every freight and passenger train between Chicago and the Pacific coast.

strike has been much is said Mr. Carter. means that not only 25,000 firemen, members of our union, will go out, but that perhaps many more employes will be thrown out in consequence. gave our ultimatum to the railroads that the men had voted to strike and that we were prepared to call one unless we were granted arbitration of all questions in dispute. The railroads to arbitrate anything but the wage question.

midnight last night we decided it was useless to parley further with the railroad managers. We adopted a resolution calling a strike. to the lateness of the hour and in order that the men would not go out In confusion and not knowing the true state of affairs, we agreed to wait until today before telegraphing the P. Official Knows of No Strike. Houston, March president Thornwall Fay, of the Harriman lines in Texas, announced here today that at 11 oclock no intimation had been received by the officials of the South- (Continued on Page Seven.) ANOTHER ONE TRA VELS FOR 11 YEARS Jerry Faust, pumper at the G.

H. i received a letter a few days ago under date July 2. 1875. The letter was originally addressed to him in Pennsylvania, and had a 3 cent stamp upon the envelope. Where it has been for past 35 years no one knows.

The letter was written by his stepmother, who has been dead for many years. Another Old Letter. A letter 11 years old was received in this city Sunday. It had been at the bottom of the China sen for a long time, had been to the Philippines and back to 1 the United States. The letter was written and mailed in San Antonio on August 4.

1S99. and was addressed to a soldier in Philippines. It went down on the transport Morgan City which sunk in September. 1S99. and when the mail was finally taken off, the letter was sent on to the Philippines, bxit the soldier had returned to the United States.

The letter then came back to the United States and was finally, in the course of events, delivered to the discharged soldier in Austin. Tex. As a curiosity, it has just been sent to El Paso to the original writer, who moved from San Antonio to El Paso several years ago. THE TEXAS CATTLE RAISEHS MEET IN FORT WORTH Fort Worth. Texas, March Texas Cattle association held its first formal session at opera house today.

Aside from appointing a resolutions committee, little else was accomplished. More members are arriving on every train and 12,000 visitors are in the city oday. Judging of livestock is taking place at the Coliseum this afternoon. Over 100 Texas editors are here. Herald coupons of Saturday and Monday are sood for Crawford vaudeville tonight anti tomorrow night.

Each coupon and 1(1 If brought to The Herald office and exchanged for In advance, Stood for an to any seat In the house. To all admission is 10, and 30 Herald coupons and 10 arc good for cents at either performance. Two prrfonnnnccN are given at and The house Is open all the time and patrons can come nnd go when they wish. The audience last nlfiht seemed more than pleased with the hill offered as an opener. The and bicycle riding are as good as the best and the sketch by Cirace Houghtou and company brings many a laugh.

LaMont brothers do some verj clever dancing nnd also work a monolog. Leonard Lohr an Illustrated song and the Crawfordscope closes the performance with moving pictures..