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TT'T I he it a ld TWENTY-SECOND YEAR. EL PASO, TEXAS, THURSDAY EVENING, JAN. 9, 1902. PRICE FIVE CENTS. ELECTRIC CARS WILL START ON SATURDAY TERRITORIAL SUPREME COURT Will Suspend Thirty Days for Non Compliance of Its Disposed Of.

i Special to The Herald. SANTA FE, Jan. are twen- Over Two Hundred People Will Take Around the System As Guests Of the Company. a Trip YALE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION Spends Sixty Seven Thousand Dollars on Sports and Takes in Sixty Five. NEW HAVEN, Jan.

the enormous receipts ty applicants in Santa Fe for admis- frora atlllfti1c exhibitions, the Yale yL association finds itself two thousand expect to start the electric cars at ten Saturday morning, and we will first probably start four or five care from in front of the Hotel Sheldon, and run on all the completed lines. We have invited a few friends of the road to take the first ride on the That settles it. The above statement made this morning by Manager Edgar gives to the public the first definite information concerning the actual inauguration of electric traction in El Paso. The Initial Trip. this first said Mr.

Edgar this morning, expect to have about 230 guests, including the mayors and citv officials of El Paso and Juarez, federal and county officials, representatives of the press, and a number of well known people who are especially interested in the improvement. Fare Cut in Half. want to emphasize as much as possible the fact that our patrons will not have to pay bridge toll. We shall charge five cents for a single fare, either way, and for the round trip to widely known as possible. Experienced Motormen.

expect few accidents, as all our motormen are experienced, and have been in the business before. They are thoroughly familiar with running cars. To guard against accidents the speed of the cars will not be great at first and the time to the Juarez custom house from The Herald plaza will be about twelve minutes. The round trip will occupy thirty minutes. Juarez Line First.

present wre shall operate only the line to Juarez and return. Cars will be run every ten minutes, and will stop at street crossings only for passengers and not between streets. Stops are to be made on the lower street corners only, so that the car when stopped will not block up the crossing. Capacity of Cars, cars carry seats for forty-five and almost double that number can be accommodated during rush hours. The cars are at present to be kept at Cot Juarez and return but ten cents is to ton and Oiive streets, near the site of be charged.

We want to make this as the banrs they will occupy sion to the territorial supreme court bar. They were examined today. The court appointed A. B. McMillan, S.

M. Ashenfelter and George P. Money, additional members of the examination committee. A. A.

Freeman, E. L. Bartlett and S. M. Ashenfelter were appointed a committee to draw up suitable resolutions upon the death of Attorney Thomas S.

Heflin of Silver City who was murdered a few wreeks ago. The court affirmed the judgments of the lower court in the case of the Early Times Distillery company et al, appellants, vs. Charles Zeiger, from Bernalillo county; and the case of W. H. Miller, plaintiff in error, vs.

the City of Socorro, John H. McCutcheon and James M. Hill, defendants in error, from Socorro county, The court fined District Clerk J. E. Griffith of the fiiuh judicial district $30 for failure to send up certain transcripts of record from Roswell.

The court will suspend about thirty attorneys for non-compliance with its rules. dollars in debt. Its expenditures for athletics will be sixty-seven thousand dollars, ball taking twenty-one thousand, baseball eleve nthousand, the boat dug thirteen thousand, and Yale field maintenance twenty-one thousand. Receipas are sixty-five thousand, football receipts being forty-three thousand, baseball fourteen thousand, and boat club six thousand. The SALVATION ARMY TONIGHT T0B0LD GRAND RALLY ATTEMPT TO BREAK JAIL At Cody, Wyoming, Where Prisoners Secured Files and Case Knives.

Officers Pleased With El Paso and Will Undeitike Rescue Work On Large Scale. It is possible that, as a result of an inspection of the situation this morn- PLANS OF THE NEW SMELTER UNCERTAIN- PRICES CODY CITY, Jan. attempt was made by the prisoners of, the county jail to make their escape, men, and of a rescue home for women. TO INCORPORATE DEMING Necessary Funds on Hand and tlon Will Be Taken Shortly By County Board. Special to The Herald.

DEMING. N. Jan. peti- tionwhich has been circulated among the business me nof this city for the incorporation of town of Deming, has been placed before the board of Luna county commissioners. The necessary funds for the incorporation are on hand and Deming will undoubtedly in a short time have a city election and elect its officers.

NINE OF CREW RESCUED Theye Were Given Up for Lost, Bue Were Uicked Up at Sea. ICE GORGE IN THE RIVER At St. Louis Causes Much Being Used to Break it Up. NEW Jan. Nine of the crew of the fishing steamer Sparta given up for dead, the Sparta having foundered off the New Jersey coast, Tn to port this morning, beHiPpicked up at sea by a passing vessel.

INSURANCE PREMIUMS May Be Raised All Over the Country Owing To Losses. CHICAGO AGENTS ST. LOUIS, Jan. 9. nine this morning the thermometer was thirty-eight.

Summer-like weather has prevailed for nearly a week, and yet the ice on the river front is more dangerous than if the thermometer was far below zero. A great gorge has formed, and the pent-up water from above has made a new chanenl around Arsenal island, creating alarm in that neighborhood and promising to do much damage. An effort is being made to dynamite the ice fields and prevent the formation of a new permanent channel which threatens to destroy a large amount of valuable territory. Extension Of Sierra Madre Confidently Expected By One Of the Ow.iers of Dolores Mine. Walters, murderer of a Thermopolis woman, sentenced to be hanged, secured a batch of files and case knives and with other prisoners had prepared for a delivery.

One prisoner weakened, and a general escape was prevented. In the Copper Market Cause Delay, But Extensive Drovements Are Con templated. is not the price of copper but the uncertainty of said Harry L. by Col. French and Major Pebbles, sar, cashier of the Federal smelter, of "the Salvation Army, El Paso may be this morning, is keeping our made the location of more extended I smelter closed.

industrial and rescue work. could afford to operate with the This means the location here of a price at eight cents, and would do it salvation shelter and labor bureau for at the present price if there was any assurance of it remaining at that fig- His Record Was There Siebrecht Won Reap pointment Over Opposition Of Machine. are fully confident of the extension, very soon, of the Sierra Madre road down in the country where I am said George F. Beveridge, A a San Francisco mining man and one reappointed marshal for the west- of six owners of the rich Dolores mines fVn distnct of Texas tomorrow, when Special to The Herald. SAN ANTONIO, Jan.

Burns wires from Washmgton that Unite dStates Marshal Siebrecht will Bert Seaboldt, the king of and wife, nee Miss Bessie Shirley are the guests of their parents Mr. and Mrs. W. Shirley of the New Commercial hotel. SITE FOR THE UNION DEPOT Has Practically Been Decided 0 By All the Roads.

his time expires This confirms the report that the president is determined to turn down no office holder with a good record. Hawley, Burns, and other machine leaders w'ho four years ago supported Siebrecht were fighting this time for Luke Dowe of Eagle Pass, and Siebrecht stood alone on his record. RAILROADS IN COMPETITION For the Freight Business Between Chihuahua and Santa Eulalia Mines. Agree to Increase Kates Ten PerCent, As the Com- nanies Lost Money In That City. OHICAGO, Jan.

9. of this city found insurance unprofitable last year. The losses ran a million dollars. Premiums and earnings did not reach that much. Various insurance companies, therefore, today decided to raise the rate mm premiums ten per cen tfor this year.

The insurance business throughout the country generally is unprofitable, asd it is thought that the rate should be Increased all through the country. IFHGOYEN IN CHIHUAHUA He Says tne Newspaper Publicity Has Helped Him and He Can Get All Kinds of Backing. CHIHUAHUA, Jan. Kamon irtgoyen has returned from the City Mexica and is making every arrangement necessary to push the suit against the Corralitos company. Mr.

Irtgoyen is very hopeful of success. He is said to have devoted many years to the study of the mining laws of lfexico and to be the peer of any mining attorney in Mexico. Two years ago he was almost forced to abandon the suit on account of lack of funds, but a member of the American colony of Chihuahua, R. M. Dudley, is said to have come to his rescue, and carried the case to Mexico.

The last visit to Mexico of Mr. Irigoyen and the notoriety given the case through the press, has put an entirely different phase upon the situation, and it is said that he can get the support of a number of influential men in the capital who are ready and willing to put up all the capital that is necessary to push the case with vigor. He considers that the decision rendered in the City of Mexico was a great victory for him. Herald Wants cost but forty cents for three insertions. MEETING TODAY Of High Officials Purely Informal But Individuals Make Interesting Statements.

President Eddy of the E. P. N. E. who has local charge'of the union depot matter called an informal meeting of railroad officials this morning at the Sheldon hotel for the purpose of discussing the union depot question, not that they could act on any phase of the question but merely for the purpose of discussing plans, sites, etc.

Those present at the meeting were Chas. B. Eddy, president of the E. P. N.

H. A. Mudge, general manager of the Santa Fe, W. B. Storey, chief engineer Santa Fe, H.

A. Sumner, chief engineer E. P. N. J.

E. Hurley, general superintendent Santa in Mexico, this morning. mine is owned by the Dolores Mining continued Mr. Beveridge. is south of the Aros river.

At present, a llour packing and importing supplies are via Minaca, one hundred and forty miles away, and Chihuahua. When the Sierra Madre is extended even to Chuichupa, as we hear very confidently it will be soon, we shall be but sixty-five miles from it-s terminus, and all our trading will be over that line with El Paso direct. The Dolores Mine. are now about to put in an extensive plant and modern machinery at the mine. After me, within a few days, an expert is coming to the mine, and from his report we shall gather data for the immediate purchase of a plant.

mine is a gold and silver property, running from to fourteen ounces in gold, and from four hundred to six hundred and seven hundred in silver. It wras, two years ago when we purchased it, an old Spanish working, and we have expended in all $200,000 in gold, every cent of which the mine has paid back. We have ten thousand acres of nearby land, and with everything paid for, the working is velvet. present we send our ore out one hundred and ten miles on mule back, and thirty by wagon to the Chi- santa Eulalia and Minaca. huahua Pacific road.

Every thing goes to the Aguascalientes smelter, where formerly it came here, as it will again soon. Special to The Herald. CHIHUAHUA, Jan. 9-The fight is on between the Chihuahua Mining road and the Chihuahua Mineral de Santa Eulalia for the freight from Chihuahua to the great Santa Eulalia district, where a great deal of development work is now going on. As wfas stated in The Herald some time ago the Chihuahua Mining company has secured a concession to carry ooutside frieght, and this has been offset recently by the opposition road by a decision to extend their line to the largest producing mines in the district.

This work will be begun within the next fifteen days. A. S. Nash, general manager of the Mineral, and C. S.

Sheldon, of the Chihuahua Pacific, entered into arrangements this week by which special trains wul be run from Chihuahua to The Colonel Surprised. am more than surprised at the size and activity of this said Col. French this morning. although it is in my territory, I never had an inkling befor eof its importance. It should certainly be the site of more extended work on our part, and I think it In this opinion Col.

French was heartily supported by Major Pebbles. A Large Party. Col. French and Major Pebbles are the leaders now of the big contingent which has been traveling with Mrs. Booth-Tucker, wife of the commander, and which she was to have accompanied to El Paso for the purpose of delivering here lecture here tonight.

Unfortunately, Mrs. Booth- Tucker is seriously ill in Oakland, and this city will not see her, but the same lecture is to be delivered by Col. French, and there is the same attractive accompaniment of living pictures and inspiring army songs well sung. Col. French is an able speaker and is third in command of the army in the United States.

A Shelter for Men. Referring to the proposed shelter, Col French said: plan is to take up unfortunate and unhappy men, and tide them over until they can get work and health again. We would have, first of all, a lodging house, where we would charge ten cents a night for a bed. If a man was unable to pay we would get him work that he might earn the money to pay. You see, when a man gets stranded in El Paso he is a good six hundred miles from any other good sized place, and it is mighty hard for him to get there.

We want to put such men on their feet, and there are many of them here. ure or not going lower. Just as soon as the price is fixed we will resume operations. obliged to purchase all the ore we handle it is necessary to know before hand that there is not going to be a drop. If we bought at a certain figure today and price went lower tomorrow it would be a loss for us.

To guard against this we must close dowrn until things become more certain. two days ago we continued to receive ore but will not take any more until this cutting comes to a stop. At the present time nothing is being done at the smelter except office work, and will not be until the furnaces are started again. Contemplated Improvements. management is thinking seriously of putting in enough roasters and a reverbatory plant to handle the matte from the two furnaces.

With this apparatus we could turn out blister copper. This differs from matte in that it contains nothing but metals such as gold, copper, and silver, while the matte contains about fifty per cent of impurities. improvement would mean an expenditure of about fifteen dollars Figures and estimates have been submitted and are now being considered at the office in New York. If the change is made we will be able to ship our product direct to the QUARTER MILLION ACRES Of Fine Mineral and Farming Land in Colorado Thrown Open to for a Hundred Thousand Homes. The Output.

are taking out one to two tons of shipping ore, worth $600 a ton. each PIIPm Tfln nTrr OIiarter of day now. I have just had word that a LO' a million acres in Huerfano and Las cross cut, run in twelve hundred feet, Hoc 3 Animas counties are to be thrown open for settlement on orders from Washington. The land is rich in coal and minerals and suitable for agricultural purposes. A hundred thousand homes can be provided.

has struck the vein eighteen hundred feet from its surface showing, and that it shows up well at that depth. At present we have on the dump $500,000,1 net gold value, awaiting treatment; and there is about two million dollars worth in sight in the mine. hope for the coming of the rail-1 road not only because of its benefit to ourselves, but because it will open up! one of the richest mineral districts in Mr. Beveridge goes from here to the BASKET BALL CONTEST Will Be Pulled Off in Las Cruces On Friday Next. (Continued on Page Four.) POSTOFFICE BROKE INTO And Nearly Two Thousand Dollars in Money and Stamps Taken.

CINCINNATI, safe the postolfice at broken into last night ami thousand dollars in stamps and money stolen. CARNIVAL EXCITEMENT IS ON THE INCREASE El Paso Midwinter Carnival Will Be the First That Presented All Advertised Attractions. ie A nival colors are showing forth on all When you see this sign all over town sides. The stores attired in colors of this afternoon or in the morning, green, red and yellow have doubled think dense because you since yesterday, and tomorrow wfll guess it, because only an idiot knows see the work again increased 100 per the answer, and not one of them has cent, told. The Cups.

The legend is a little way the local lodge of Elks have of making public I. cups are now be- their latest contribution to the carni- by Richards, the jeweler, val. This jolly lot of Elks, who have with the other done much active work for the carni- trophies, in his window val, today introduced a new feature which is to be the fun-maker of the week. SILVER CITY, Jan. basket mines to await the expert, and get his ball team of the Territorial Normal report on the kind of plant necessary school, which is located in this city, for the property.

Mr. Beveridge is an will go' to Las Cruces to play the Agri- old time mining man, and it is he who cultural college team on the 10th of is responsible for the purchase of the this month. Dolores by the present company from The Normal girls defeated the Las Fe, F. C. Fox, superintendent at Las i Messrs.

Casavantes and John Tracy of Cruces team in this city a short time Vegas of the Santa Fe, J. F. McNally two years ago ago in a hotly contested game, and J. A. Harlan, assistant superintendent and general foreman of Santa Fe at San Marcial.

The Meeting. The meeting was called to order by Mr. Eddy. The meeting an hour and Mr. Eddy i by a Herald man after the and asked him what the nature meeting was to which he meeting had no official ificance as it was an informal af- When I learned that Mr.

Mudge Wn of Vl 8f fair. was in town I thought it a good idea to get together and discuss the union depot, merely for the purpose of becoming acquainted with what has already been done. talked mostly about the plans for the building that each company has so far presented and think it will be no trouble to come to an agreement on definite plans when the seven chief engineers of the roads get together, which will be about the first of next month. I had hoped to have a meeting of the engineers on the fifteenth of this month at this place and made a call to that effect, but Mr. OUTPUT OF MINERALS Shows United States To Be Easily the Leader Of All the World.

THEY TAKE IT SERIOUSLY NOW Interstate Commerce Commission Will Gather Interesting Data. In the windows of the Myles Meat company the cups to be competed for At a cost of $550, they are erecting are to be on the midway a building which is the hnnnr it ox exact duplicate of a New England coun- e- recipients of first, try store, and in this store they are going to have some of the best fun of the carnival. second, and third honors. The Carnival Office. The carnival office is simply besieged It is a drawing affair.

You pay ten'these days, and an cents, and you draw whatever your retary Lockwood is next to impossible. number entitles you to. For instance, a minister in all ln- He is clearing details out of the way, with a celerity born of experience, and (Continned on Page Five.) Jan. of the mineral products of the United States in 1900 exceeded for the first time the billion dollar mark, according to the geological survey report ou mineral resources which has just been issued. The exact figures were $1,067,603,636, as compared with $971,900,894 in 1899, a gain of $95,702,712 or 9.85 per cent.

Iron and coal alone yielded more than half the grand total, their combined value being over $566,000,000. The most important gains in gold production wore in the Peninsula of Alaska, the Cripple Creek district of (Continued on Page Five.) nocenee, may be the recipient of a pack that everything will be in shipshape of cards, and a self-contained bachelor for next week is assured may come in for a hoop-skirt of I TK the old fashioned ana voluminous kind. This is a mere suggestion of! The midway is a bee-hive of indus- the many funny things which may hap-; and builders and carpenters are pen. i busy everywhere. Among the arrivals The Country Store idea originated at! is dog ls an fair in Madison Square Garden in New York, and has been duplicated only in New Orleans since then, located near the city hall.

Have Lights to Burn. This morning a daring climber has KANSAS CITY, Jan. inter state commerce commission arrived Chicago this morning and began its ses sion here promptly at ten o'clock. Sixty witnesses are on hand, nearly all grain men and railroad men. Everybody considers the commission this year as a grave affair.

It i.i not the fiasco of last summer. President ivoosevelt has intimated that he have no smoothing over, and the grain men agreed to tell all the knew' of rebates and the underground workings of freight rates. Railway agents will also make a clean breast of it and the commission is likely to get the inside of the railway transactions. where it has been the biggest kind of distinguished himself by climbing the a success. tall flag pole in the plaza for the pur- Here, where everybody loves fun.

It; pose of attaching the strings of will undoubtedly be a go. candescent lights which will make On Saturday, the Elks are going to the park as light as day. have a parade of reubens, headed by a -We have four hundred lights there band, to advertise this attraction, and said Secretary Lockwood, we have all during the week, they will boost already twenty-five hundred ready for the novel attraction. The Stone is Here. The great block of grey granite, brought all the w'ay from Colorado, for the drilling contest, is now in the Herald plaza, where all morning it has attracted a curious crowd.

Today it is being blocked up, and by tomorrow night it will be in position for the great contest. Entries are already coming in, and the contest will without doubt be the feature of the carnival. Te Decorations. All the city seems to have been siezed with the fever of decoration, and car- tlie midway. In addition to this, we have a total of thirty-five arc lights, almost as many as there are in the entire city, stretching from the Herald plaza to and through the midway.

The great region of shows is to be a blazing mecca of amusement at night. lights for the fountain and arch are all ready, too, and today I had an immense load lifted from my mind when Secretary Edgar of the International Light and Power company told me that the transformer had arrived. Had he failed to find this it wTould have meant the curtailment (Continued on Page Five.) Midwinter Carnival, January 13-18, Only Four Days Remain.