El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-05-07

Mexican editors have a tough time.
Inc whole staff of the COatine nte
Americana, weekly paper published
in the CITY of Mexico, have been in
carcerated in Belem prison, on charges
brought by Duke d'Arco, the Spanish
minister. Ell Continente Americana
was edited by number of law and art
students and has been for the past
eight months throwing hot shot into
the ranks of the Spaniards over the
Cuban question, and the paper was
growing very popular with the Mexican
pOpulance. Spaniards are not popular
with the Mexicans, but the government
of Mexico is trying to keep out of any
i'm brogllo with Spain, hence the ar
rests. The students have the sympathy
of the people and will come out all
right in the end.
Juan Franco has taken Joe Fernan-
dis place on the police force, while j.
coed Kline. Dick Blacker will be
made city jailor and Carl Smith will
have a beat on the streets. John
Taylor is on duty in Pat Kehoe' S
place. All these new officers have
furnished bond with the exception of
Dick Blacker. Harry Chairman has
furnished his official bond as scavenger
and will take charge of the office at
once.
In East Ell Paso the levee that was
thrown up two years ago around the
bosque is thought to be sufficient to
stand several feet more rise in the riv-
err before there is any danger. The
water is backed up against the canal
embankment and the bank will hold
the water for Il two foot more rise.
There was danger this morning from
the canal overlooking, but the closing
of the headgate allayed all trouble
from that direction and now the dan
ger is Over-at least until three or
four foot further rise should occur in
the river.
The river was six inches higher this
morning than it was yesterday. The
canal caused some trouble this morn
ing by over-running its banks and
started a small sized flood near n orth s
brick kiln, and at one time the people
near the little smelter threatened to
cut the levee and let the overflow wa
ter out. but they were prevented from
doing so by George Herold, and the
head gate of the canal was closed and
the overflow stopped. The water is
still coming up on the fat, but num-
Der of men are at work throwing up an
embankment south Of the canal, a1d it
is thought that this embankment will
hold the water out of the eastern part
of town: unless trouble should be
caused by an overflow of the canal.
The air ship has matured aud its
work proven successful. Il was ex-
hibite1 yesterday at the Tennessee
oil a.
cent with ease and sailed off through
aerial space until it became invisible.
1t looks like the problem of navigating
the air has been solved.
The ''pull" has been too strong on
Mayor Magotfiu and he is gong away
This, too, just as the tiremen We're get
ting ready to exhibit, to the visiting
iremen, all of Ell Paso's curios.
''The first shall be the last and the
last first" is an old saying which is be-
ing verified Ia the new city adminiStra-
ton. When the administration went
in it was predicted that the police force
would be the first to catch the toe of
the boot, but everything else has been
fired and the old police are still doing
duty.
Major McGlennon, after acting as
street and sewer commissioner for ten
years, has been let out by the city
council and Ed Wales has been made
street commissioner with a common
policeman's salary.
The Office of city engineer is now
worth Sl25 per month, besides the per-
quisites. The Office is now worth fig ht-
ing for and will bring on an eruption in
next springs election.
There is the Yellow Kid cigarette, a
Yellow Kid pop corn, Ye' low Kid
chewing gum, and a Yellow Kid novel.
II they are all as bad as the original
Yellow Kid either one would be sutfic-
lent to kill billy goat.
The Postal Telegraph company has
asked permission to enter the city and
plant poles along the streets.
The Times has bought a new box of
plate matter and the lion and his pray
er will be seen no more.
Ed Wales will COW take charge of
the alliga ors and keep the kids off the
grass in the city park.
Ed Wales can make himself famous
and go to congress next year, If he will
just clean up the streets before the fire
mems convention meets.
Rumor has it that Mayor Magof1in is
going to HE himself to San Antonio, so
that he wont have to make speech at
The firemen's convention.
Tamaleville is hotter place than
Ell Paso, but Judge Magotfin would
sooner stand the heat of nature, than the
heat of the local Office seeker.
1t looks like George Look got hulfed
because he was defeated for alderman
md has cut Off the supply of water
rom Judge Magof1iu's peach orchard !