El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-06-04

Juaua Lopez was arrested last evenin g
| by Officer Herold on charge of stealing
a diamond ring.
1t is claimed that nearly all Of the re-
| fugees at old Fort Bliss are American
| born, and never wee Mexican cltl-
Zens.
B. K. Jones was run in by the police
last ght on charge OF trying TO shove
the queer about town. Jones is in the
county Jail.
1t is pay day again at the city hall
today for the laborers on the levees.
Alderman Burton says they are paid
as often as they want the money.
The new Mexican Central superin-
tendeIt is making gooo deal OF a
sweep in the Juarrz Offices, and the
men who know Spanish there are few
and far between.
Provisions at old Fort Bliss are said
to be running low, and there are re-
quests that some OF the money that has
been collected for the flood sufferers
be turned over into eatabes as soon as
possible.
Antonio Morales and Juan Wanless
were gwen two years In state prison
last evening" in the district court for
IuSlI. anu Uucig Cul1Co
pusson William Darcy, got four years
tor burglary.
If the Rio Gra1de is "a navi gable
stream" heavy outlay of money must
be made probably new Issue of gov
ernmeut bonus) wnerewlth to raise the
bridge at Rlncon and FL taso, and to
remove The diverting dams at Ell Paso
and Selden.-Ind. Democrat.
Governor Mercado of Michoacan,
Gov. Guerrero of Durango, Gov. Ma
farrate of Zacatecas, Gov. Gonzales of
Guanajuato. Gov. COsio OF Queretero,
Gov. Curriel of Jalisco, have wired Con-
sui Mdllen their sympathies Tor the
flood sufferers and Offering TO extend
such aid as may be necessary.
American cattlemen who live along
the Mexican line are registering d
large and healthy kick because they
are not allowed 10 ride their own horses
over into Mexico in search of stray ed
stock, while d corresponding privilege
is allowed the Mexican vaqueros.
Compla! int will be made to Washing
ton.
There is complaint that the city and
the railroads in hiring the poor people
to work on the Ie9ees should not keep
them waiting until regular pay day,
as the floods nave dep ived these peo-
pie of means of living and they are in
great need of money IN order that they
and their families may live. The la
borers have vouchers, but vouchers do
not seem to bring bread.
If the city cannot use the general
government money for furnishing en-
piuymeut for the poor and needy, then
it should refuse TO accept the money in
way that would demoralize the town.
Let the money be spent on a road to
Fort Bliss, street work or for levees,
but don't let it be given away where it
is not needed. There are only few
people that are really destitute and
these could be easily provided for with
gress. by giving away money the
town will be without labor if it should
be needed.
The commander at Fort Bliss was
notified today by the war department
al Washington Ghat he should make d
list of the tiCOd sufferers and then he
could draw on the funds appropriated
by congress for the relief of the suf-
ferers. Efforts are being made to
prevent this mode of procedure as it
will sadly demoralize matters and
macy people will positively refuse to
work. II is hoped that some pan can
be devised by which the money may
be used in inaguratIng work for the
poor and thus be lasting benefit to
This Guy. 1t would have been better
that the money Were never appropriate
ed than that It should be given out
promiscuously,