El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-05-29

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DR.. HI gaFi rs. mayed that a commit
tee of three be appointed whose duty it
should be to see-the coun cft:$and pre-
pare an address through the :papers,
representing that the. mattef:si under
taken to be regulated hythis= injecting
are urgent and need action at.ence and
concerted action BIZ all. The chair APP
pointed c. r. Morehead. H. L.. New
man and DR.. w. n. Villas. DIR. Villas
suggested this committee he known
as the committee on agitation.
Meeting adjourned subject!to call by
the chair.
THE DIFFICULTY SMOOTHED OVER.
Oil was poured on the troubled wa
tiers early this afternoon, and at this
time OF writing everything promises 20
work smoothly, and that the work will
be attended TO without further delay.
MIR. Truu explained to a HERALD re-
porter that he did not understand Mr..
WhitmGre was in sole charge for the
city al the head gate, and that if the
city officials generally had shown as
much interest in the work of repairs as
Alderman WhitmOre there would have
been a whole lot more done. Mayor
Mogoffin, Aldermen Whitmore aud
Coldwell had a conference with Messrs.
Copeland and Trull this afternoon and
! both sides now understand each other
in an agreeable way that ought to re-
suit to the public good Mr.. Trull
wired at once to Supt. Hurley, who
went north early this morning, and
arrangements will be speedily effected
for pushing the work at the canal dam.
Alderman Whitmore says that he
could not get men to go to work this
incoming, although he was up bright
and early, and did his level best. Some
evil m'nded person had been among
the Mexican laborers last night and
told them that they would not be paid.
This scared them off, and they were
not to be bad. However, it was pay
day today a. the city hall for the Mex
lean help, and as the men saw that
they were being paid up 10 date for
their services, they were Modified, and
Mr.. WhitmOge said he would have all
the help he wanted in short order. So
that by this time work ought ID be un-
der way again.
THOSE FORTY SOLDIERS"
Mayor Arriola of Juarez contradicts
the statement made in Thursdays HER
AID that the men who came over with
ShOVelS from the other side were sol
diers. The statement in the HERALD
was the result of emphatic assertions
from not a few citizens that the men
Wore uniforms, the b-lief in this res
pact be ng probably due 10 the fact
that Il number OF them may have worn
the loose brown linen blouses 50 often
worn by soldiers when off duty. The
HERALD is pleased to call attention to
tie fact that the men were not sol
diers. However, that some forty men
with ShOVelS did come over. is stated as
a fact by Inspector Dayer at the
bridge who saw them come over.
Moreover, Officer George Herold who
was up the levee at the time with In
spactor Benigno Aldere;e, says that
I, Il - Ill
when the MeXicans came up, and that
they were civilians from the other
side. Mr.. Herold states that the men
gave him to understand they were come
to cut the dyke to relieve the other
side, and that they had bean sent over
for this purpose. Then they made out
as though they wanted to be of service
GA this side, up by the dam. Messrs.
Herold and Alderete turned the men
back. and back Trey went. There does
not appear to have been any further
move, and there is nothing beyond the
assertion OF the men to show that they
were sent over here on their peculiar
errand.
UNCLE SAM WILL HELP.
BY the following dispatch it will be
seen that Senator Mills has acted
promptly in moving for gOvernm u / re-
lief:
WASHINGTON, D. c, May 29.-To
Hon. Chas. Davis, FL Paso:-Re .efved
telegram s'gued by Mayor Magotfin.
Health Officer Villas and yourself yes
terday and just Introduced in the sem
ate a1d had passed a joint resolution
appropria;ing ten thousand dollars to
be eXpendei under the secretary of war
for provisions. Il. Q. MILLS.
There are four patients il the relief
hospital this afternCop, two men and
two women, all Mexicans. One woman
is badly burned from the effects OF fire
this morning. She with her infant
child were occupying u rag-shag tent on
the west side. after being driven from
home by the water. The rag-shag
caught fire and in escaping, the poor
thing was badly burned about the
body.
George Briggs family are domiciled
at the Mesa school house. Mrs. Briggs
says MeXicans are stealing her flowers
every night, ald soon there will be
none left, unless the thievery can be
stopped.
Inc graf flying assurance was receiv-
ed from the smeIter at l p. m, that the
water had gOle down two feet at the
pump house.
a trip along the water line this after
neon shows tue water to be steadily On
the decline.
The relief hospital is in charge Of
Mrs. Newman, president of the Relief
society OF the Presbyterian church.
She has good help.
The incredse in the clouds of gnats
in consequence of the flood, is more and
mere noticeable.
The morning service at Trinity to-
morrow viii d. given up to the chi
drtn.