El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-06-15
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the telegraph report. Barney went
to South Africa as peddler and ex-
h1bitor of a trick mule, and taking ad-
vantage of the times because mil
gold mines. His name became known
all over the world and along with
Gee il Rhodes he was looked upon as
leading man in the development of the
South African territory. 1t is report
ed that lately he has met with financial
reverses and that he cOmmi TIED su eide
by jumping over board from a steamer
on which he was bound for England.
The Japanese are causing trouble in
Hawaii and if the United States does
not take the Pacific republic in out o.
the wet of Japs are liable to attempt
to do it. The Japs have been itching
for fight ever since they licked the
Chinese and may cause trouble yet in
the Pacific.
The presidential party, in their tour
through the country, met wi h an in
When the presidential party arrived
there and we're about to pay visit to
Biltmore, George Vanderbilt's baron
ial estate, the party were Informed by
an Eoglish cockney that the newspaper
men would not be admitted, or as the
corkney named Harding put it: evan
derbilt spits on newspaper nOtoriety
and go do l." When President McKin-
ley heard of the refusal to admit the
newspaper men, he hatly refused to put
foot on the premises unless the news
paper men could accompany him. This
act Of the president brought the Eng
lishman to his senses, and the whole
party were admitted and from now on
Vanderbilt and his cockney will re-
ceive great deal of newspaper no.
toriety and President Mckinley will
American people.
Bands of steel now connect Ell Paso
with Casas Grandes, the last rail on
the Corralitos route being lad yester-
day. Surfacing is now being pushed
and the bridge gang will putin bridges
as fast as possible and then the road
will be open for travel. Casas Grandes
lies in q fertile valley with the Sierra
Madre mountains as back ground to
the west aud this will prove rich and
profitable feeder to the commerce of
FL Paso. The building of the Rio
Graude, Sierra Madre IL Pacific rail-
way will do wonders towards the al
vancement and upouildlpg of FL PasO
and JuareZ and it will not be mauy
months be fore the whistle of the
locomotive on the COrralltOs route will
be music to the ear of the Ell PasO mer-
chant.
The Sunday closing movement, as it
is being agIlated by the clerks, seems
10 have struck q snag. If the CLERKS
had asked for Sunday closing alone
they would have procaoly gained ,he.r
point, but when they asked That all
stores close at 1870 they We're asking too
much at one time and the merch ants
knew it. Workingmen have no time
to make purchases during the week
days and must either visit the stores at
night or on Sunday anu by advocating
both measures at once the clerks ask
for MOI than the merchant could give.
A better way would have been for the
clerks to have asked that half the num-
Der of clerks in the stores be let Off One
night and the other half the next q ght.
.. course where there were tnre clerks
other arrang ements could have been
made as Casey's saying would not work.
The wOrkingmen of Ell Pase will stand
with the clerks in any reasonable re-
quest, but if the demand is more than
the merchant can stand then they
should not expect the support or sy mpa-
son and all snags will be removed from
your pathway.
The concerts begin on the plaza next
Friday and the M,Ginty band has de-
cided 10 play popular music to suit the |
people. Wagnerlan music is very good |
10 people who make mus C study ana |
. business, but the general pubic docs |
not understand it and will never APP
precia.e it.
'Chippie Pull Your Fret ght" is some !
new music that would Cause hiding |
)f characters that have been desecraJ- |
ng the park for sumo time pas, if it |
we're the opening piece of the band
Friday night.
Stanton street between the canal |
bridge and the river bridge is filled up |
With sand until 1t Is now on a level |
with the street car track. The flat |
,ast OF Stanton street is also tlled up TO |
. level with the street car track, exc -pt |
where the new channel runs. Tue |
ANAL Is almost entirely obliterat d |
rom the baseball grOunGs to Nortn's
brick yard. The sand settled in the |
canal to such an extent that il is nearly |
impossible to tell just where the canal
vas. This 10 the result of the food.
w lille did much damage lt,alSO raised |
he land on this Size to such a height
hat 1t would take very high water for
he river to go over the banks. The
liver has run low and now is confined
% its channel.
The street car company is repairing
ts track on Seventh and Stanton
treets and will be able to run it's belt
Inc again soon. The flooring of the
bridge over the canal has been relaid
md 10 now in condition for use. The
'urve at the corner of Stanton and
seventh streets was washed out entire
y, Oily the rails remaining and when
his Is repaired the strest car company
will remove the levee from their track
N Seventh street and then the line
will be opened for travel.
b. E. Majors is busily engaged in
leaning up The wreckage on Stanton
treet. This morning he said 10 Round
bout that his job with the city lasted
ntll August and then the city would
ave to pay him better wages or get
ONE one else. Mr.. Majors thinks his
FORK for the city is worth as much as a I
wages at least. He is now