El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-09-16

was lifted also. The animal couldn't
understand this, and there was no one
sufficiently interested to explain the
situation to him. The unusual COM
bination frightened the horse, and he
made lunge. The bike kept him com
pany, and as the now frightened
animal wheel suddenly around the
wheel swung around also and hit him
clip on the shoulder. This was
mulch, and the horse dashed up the
street, with the bicycle still clinging
lovingly to him, and the fiery steed
kicking and pluDgiug to "beat
time" The wheel fell of
at the First National bank
corner, a.battered wreck from the exited
animals heels. The combination had
scattered the Mexican band like chatf
in squall, as the musicians tumbled
all over each other and numerous other
people in their auxiety to escape, and
frightened q good many other people.
The horse when freed celebrated by
making a dash for hrry Chairman
cigar shop as if to order up the cigars
for the crowd, but changed his mind.
and put for George Gaienie's stable
where he belonged, like sky rocket on
the go. He was cut some about the
shoulder, but was otherwise uninjured
except the shock to his sensitive equi-
ne nerves. Mr.. aadley did whole lot
of thinking when he took the situation
in; but chewed the cud Of philosophic
reflection and kept his temper. Some
people however, who stood near de-
clared he did say dog gone it all,
my fun for the day Is ended"
DEMASIADO Aqua.
1t began raining about noon, and q
effecJually put an end to hopes for any
out of door exercises for the remainder
of the day. However, there will be the
big bale tonight in the Jua-ez custo u
house which not few people from this
side will attend.
Consul Mallen is in good humor not
withstanding the rain for he has sue
ceeded in Knocking the sawdust out
of" Juarez today. When the Mexican
officials over the river saw the long
program the consul with the Junta Pa
believe it, especially the turning out of
the United States troops. But the
troops turned out all the same, while
the Juarez officials got off, .'Ah mi
gran sorpresa" good many times, as
they stood on the sidewalks in this city
this morning, and took the show in
Senator Leon and the rest of them
were over herein fact pretty much
all of Juarez was, and as Consul
A4olICu PcsoSS0 LID OEOUuST OIuCl8lS
del otro lado, he gave them the
horse laugh on the quiet, and they
had to acknowledge the corn. Then
the Jusrez people went home to attend
to their own knitting, but the
parade over there was very small, &C
cOrding to what officials telephOned
over to this side. Only a detachment
of cavalry and comparatively few
citizens were out, and that was all.
Next year, the consul hopes to have
the entire Mexican garrison over on this
side to take part in the proce ssion
mere, and have the Ell Paso parade
the biggest thing north of Chihua-
hua.
The troops were presented this noon
with eight kegs of beer and the COM
pliments of the Mexican consul. The
colonel would not let them drink the
beer in town, SO the boys carted it
out on the prairie and the time they
had was "a caution to CATS" band,
troopers, infantry and all; that is, so a
little dickey bird said which flew into
the local newspaper offices this after
coon.