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-MEMBER- Associated Press PASO HE RALD TWENTY-SEVENTH YEAR, EL PASO, TEXAS, FRIDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 1, 1907. 10 PAGES PRICE FIVE CENTS. 8 i II II I ft 8 1 I fe I I ill I I il 11 mat i 11 I-1111 I I WM "il THE 1 I iS 9 il 3 I 3 $1 i SU i 11 gi i I I ill I TEXAS FAMILY HAS PAIR OF TWINS, ALSO TRIPLETS Father and Mother are Only Thirty-Two, Yet Have Eleven Children, Six of them Born in Five Years; Drive To Town Behind Twin Mules. Jacksonville, Feb. G.

near this place, has perhaps the most remarkable family in some respects in the country. In January, 1906, triplets were born to girls, beautiful little blondes, as bright and healthy as could be, whom the proud parents named Cora, Dora and Flora. Mr. and Mrs. Jowell also have twins, both girls, about seven years old, and in addition to these five children, have six others, making a family of 11 children.

Mr. Jowell is 38 years old and his wife exactly six months older than himself. Six children were born to them in a period of five years. All the children as well as their parents, were born near this place. Only recently the entire family was in town in a wagon drawn by a pair of twin mules.

They were photographed by the local photographer and, while on the streets, attracted much attention. MISSISSIPP OODS TOWNS Memphis, Feb. people are moving from their homes in the northern part of the city as a result of the break in the protection levee built by the city a year ago. The levee gave way early today and the district north of Poplar boulevard and west of Fourth street is now under two feet of water. If the river reaches much higher, which today seems probable, a larger area near the business portion will feel the effects.

Advices from Marion, state that the levee at Holly Bush remains intact, although a break is expected any hour. Should a crevasse occur at Holly Bush, the entire St. Francis basin in Arkansas would receive a rush of water. At Helena, the northern part of the city is flooded from a break in the auxilliary levee and people in that district have been housed elsewhere. A steady downpour of rain is recorded in the vicinity of Memphis last night.

Silver City, X. Feb. who were evidently expert safe blowers, endeavored to blow open the large safe at the Santa Fe depot in this city Wednesday night, blit were unable to get into the inside of the safe. They used nitric acid and glycerine and blew the outside door clear across the room, but the safe was constructed with inner doors and double combinations. They put a charge of nitric acid in the inner doors but failed to get them open, although the safe was blown almost to pieces.

1 The burglars were evidently scared awav from the job before they had time to complete it. Rome, Italy, Feb. Magruder, son of the Confederate general, John Bankhead Magruder, who died in Houston, in 1871, is dead. He had been traveling in Italy with his niece, Miss Buckler, who nursed him during his illness. CASAS GRANDES MAN BLOWN TO FRAGMENTS Chris Loss, aged 10, met death at Casas Grandes in the House shaft of the Compton Mining company a few days ago.

Ho was being hoisted from the shaft after setting a blast, when he accidentally fell from the bucket. As he struck the bottom of the shaft the blast went off and his body was blown to fragments. Harrisburg, Feb. buildings in the center of the business district were either destroyed or badly damaged by fire early this morning, involving a loss estimated at $1,000,000. The Grand opera house, in which were five stories, was destroyed.

The Duncan building, opposite, occupied bv three stores, was also destroyed. The Park hotel and Columbus hotel were badly damaged. The United telephone building, the Security Trust building, the Bijou theater, the College block, the Harrisburg gas building and others were damaged. The fire started from an explosion in a hat store in the opera house block. SURVEYORS SENSATIONAL OPERA IS IN AWN FROM Recommendations are Carried Out In Quick Time By Both Houses of the Legislature.

PHOENIX SHUT IT OUT TODAY Scene In Which Heroine Kisses Lips of the Severed Head of John the Baptist Caused the Storm. New York, Feb. ntil it was definitely decided to withdraw the performance entirely, which decision was reached on Wednesday night, storms raged in the world of music and art all around the Richard Strauss-Oscar Wilde opera because of the fact that protest was made against further repetition of the sensational production by the direction of the Metropolitan Opera House company on the ground that it is and The storms were successful. While there has been much widespread and adverse criticism of the Strauss-Wilde creation, transpires that the only formal petition for its withdrawal catne from an organization of ministers. Ernest E.

Goerlitz, who is acting director of the Metropolitan in the illness of Heinrich Conried, said: see no reason that New York should take exception to In view of the scandals in public life and in private affairs here I can hardly see that New York can put itself on record as objecting to the opera as immoral. Eu- Last Game In Capital of the Territory Operated for Last Time Last Saloon Singer Goes, Too. Phoenix, Feb. 1 tive assembly today passed the governor's suggested bill, previously passed by council repealing the statute permitting licensed gambling Arizona. The new law takes effect April 1.

-A5 3ALOME THE H7AD OT JOHN Tt-fB- OTS -A. CHARGLFL, Carlsbad, X. Feb. El ans who came to this city over one of the proposed routes for the El Paso- Carlsbad short line, left this morning on their return, over another route. They spent yesterday in Roswell and came back here last night, starting out 011 the return journey this morning.

The return i-oute will be somewhat longer than one covered in coming here and it will probably be the middle of next week before the El Pasoans get back home. They are all enjoying the trip mensely and are pleased with the wonderful richness of this valley, which the proposed line is to connect so closely with El Paso. rope has accepted it as a masterpiece. are a few phases of the opera which 1 myself dislike. Perhaps the scene where Salome kisses the head of the Baptist might best have beei you think that Oscar connection with it may have influenced the public in the he was asked.

likely. But where art is concerned such a thing as a personal reputation should not be considered. I think all true artists will praise and not condemn it. are at least two plays now in New York which are more vulgar than anything in Vet nothing js done to stop them. beauty in more than makes up for whatever objectionable features there may be.

Strauss mignt have devoted himself to a better ject, but his work in is a finished The opera was scheduled to be repeated 011 yesterday morning, at half past 11 oclock; again on Tuesday morning. February 5, at the same hour, and on Tuesday, February 12, was to occur the evening performance. The last is birthday. However, the decision was reached Wednesday to call off the performance entirely and it will be given no more. That well known ministers and clergymen of this city had petitioned the box holders who are directors of the Metropolitan opera house and real estate company to stop further performances of was the statement made rby Elliott Gregory, one of the directors of the Conried Opera company.

Sensational as was itself, the sudden attempt to stop its tion, however, vies with the sensation of the opera. The first and only performance of took place on Herr annual benefit night at the Metropolitan. The receipts netted nearly $23,000, which went to Mr. Conried along with a present from members of his forces worth $2500. Speculators sold seats as high as $30 011 that night, and standing room was at a premium of 0 Still there were many who could not obtain entrance even 011 these terms.

While there were many in the audience who shut their or turned their heads away when the of Salome kissing the dead lips of the severed head of John the Baptist, there was 110 hysteria shown. Phis is the scene that caused the play to be cised the most. I 1 Wfo 1 i 111 111 11 1 Ini I if 1 IL Heavy Losses. Las Yogas. Feb.

is reported that the loss of sheep in the southern part of San Miguel county and in the counties of Quay and Guadalupe thus far this winter will amount to nearly 25 per cent. Phoenix. Feb. the court house clock boomed the solemn midnight hour last night it not only pealed forth the announcement that time had claimed another day out also rang the death knell of gambling in Phoenix. Six years ago the female saloon warbler was swept out of the city of Phoenix 011 a wave of reform and now the march of reform carries the tiger before it.

As the saloon singer receded to the mining camps and other cities so is the gambler now forced out of Phoenix, but he will have not the place to lay his head in Arizona for long as a green doth man, for April 1 a law similar to that which banishes him from Phoenix today, will go into effect in the entire territory. And the saloon warbler who still hangs forth in mining camps and some of the larger cities must hie herself to another land. The American frontier has moved out of Arizona. The bad land where you may be slain by an Indian, held up and robbed or given the other excitement that the wild west novel pictures to you has moved across the border to Sonora and there the female saloon singer and the Arizona gambler must follow Billy Stiles, Alvord and others who in their day gave to Arizona a reputation as a wild country. Chief of police Kinney, while not required to do so, yesterday served notice on afl of the 40 or more gambling games in the city that promptly at midnight all play must cease as the ordinance prohibiting gambling goes into effect February 1.

Chief Kinney took this precaution in order that none might have excuse, if they failed to close, that they had made a mistake in the day. The gamblers realize that they have lost their hold in Phoenix and many of them are already leaving the city for greener fields. Some will remain in Phoenix and engage in other business. The new ordinance also prohibits playing at euchre for prizes and is very broad in its scope. All of the games so popular in social circles are tabooed and the I society belle who offers her guests prizes for any game puts herself within the pale of the law just the same as the gambler who banks the craps game.

It is understood that the giving of prizes will be stopped at parties and church functions, there being no desire on the part of any one to come in conflict with the Haw, but at the Country club society folks may still play for their prizes, it is understood, the club being beyond the limits of the city. The antigambling law was passed last fall by the present municipal a dm in ist ration, while the ordinance prohibiting the singing of women in saloons was passed in May, 1001, during the administration of former mavor Walter Talbot. Harry Cherry, patrolman on the South El Paso street beat and also a cigar manufacturer, and John Brown, laborer, who was last employed, as far as is known, for wo days with one of the field outfits from the county office, were arrested last night on warrants, sworn out by Tom Lea, chairman of the Sweeney campaign committee. The charge is that the two furnished money for the purchase of poll taxes. The arrests were made about 0:30 oclock last night.

Sheriff Hall was telephoned for, to come to the court house and serve the warrants. On the way ho met deputy sheriff Ben Edwards and he was brought along and later served the warrants on Brown and Cherry. Neither was found at the courthouse, Cherry being taken on San Antonio street. Sheriff Hall fixed the bonds of Cherry at $500 each. Cherry fwr- bond at once, offering the and collector Ben captain of police and Brown nished the names of city assessor F.

Jenkins and night Jesse Will bridge. Brown could not furnish bail and was remanded to jail. The arrests last night created the greatest excitement at the time and it was declared this morning by members of the Sweeney faction that an effort was being made to railroad through a number of Mexicans at the last moment and that the presence of sheriff Hall in the building had 1 he effect of frustrating the movement and frightening the Mexicans away. Excitement Created. The arrests have created move excitement among those who take interest in politics than any event wAicb has occurred since the more heated utiys of the last campaign for county offices.

It was the general subject of conversation among the workers and those generally who take an interest in politics. Both sides of the question were discussed fredy and opinion varied according to the way a man's sympathies go in the race which is now being made. Abram Molina, who declared that he was a watcher for the Good Government league, was among those present last night, llo has been constantly on guard at the court house for about past and to some stated that he was the Good Government league watcher. He left the court house at the time when the general excitement ensued on the arrival of sheriff Hall in the building. Cobb Is Mum.

Zack L. Cobb, who was one of the principal speakers at the Good Government IBI SO III I 38 JV 9 Hi 81 1 1 MQUAKES tel w. HI (Continued 011 Page 2 .) Melbourne, Australia, Feb. 1 earthquakes occurred Tuesday In Tasmania. No damage was done but the people are greatly alarmed.

London, Feb. 1 Swettenham has notified the colonial offices that slight shocks of earthquake continue at Kingston. San Francisco, Feb. 2 Islands in the South Seas were visited by an earthquake and the earth was opened and deep gorges created. The entire appearance of the islands was changed by the great upheaval but so far as can be learned there was no loss of life.

The news was brought yesterday by the steamer Sierra from Apia. It reached Samoa by a trading schooner from the Solomon group and details are very meagre..