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

missioner will have good chance to
prove his abilities to better the
streets.
Mayor Magoffin says he has scheme
to bring the city scrip up to par. II
| the mayor will do so everything will
be forgiven and the HERALD won't
say thing about getting Artist
TOOmey, of the Dallas News, to make
a sketch of one of the mayors fallen
adobes.
A fellow with blood on his eye called
on Round About yesterday to Interview
him on something that appeared in
these columns. At the time of the cali
Round About was mile away and a
quorum not being present there was
no meeting. Some day some one will
call when Round About is in and then
they will be sorry.
The city council held "thank you"
meeting last night. A large part of
the session was taken up in returning
vote of thanks to people who had sent
in words of consolation or donations to
the flood sufferers.
From reading the letters that come
to people here from different parts of
the country cOndOiing with the flood
sufferers one would Judge that the
news sent out by some correspondent to
northern and eastern papers was of d
character to Indicate that there were
starving people in Ell Paso. Th is far
from the fact, as everybody in Ell Paso
eats and many of those who suffered
from the flood are eating more now
than they ever did before. FL Faso is
not begging, but it thinks the govern
ment should give it the same con-
slLerat1on thai other places received
that suffered from the flood this year.
If other cities want to send provisions
10 the flood sufferers they can do SO,
but If they don't send anything not a
soul will die of starvation aud not d
worthy person will go hungry as the
city is well qualified and able to take
care of her own. People here have
suffered from the flood: many nave lost
home and all, but confidence still re
mains and in less than years time
the effects of the flood VIII be Obllter-
ated and the city will keep right on in
the high road of prosperity. Even
when the flood was at its worst, and
when the waters threa ened to invade
the business portion of town the work
men on the buildings in course of
construction kept right on and so they
will keep on forever. The flood has
caused some misery; it has opened
peoples eyes to the necessity of levee,
but 1t has never shaken the citlzers
confidence in the future growth, and
prosperity OF this city.
Mayor Magoffin's suggestion that
the $4,000 received from the state for
the flood sufferers go towards building
u lRy ga Of and ,hl1S
furnish employment to those who are
in need is the best kind of move,
and should receive the hearty support
of every good citizen. The money
could not be expended for better pur
pose, nor could the flood sufferers be
assisted in better way. The Texas
& Pacific railroad would no doubt be
willing to assist in the move as thos3
people have been convinced that they
and the damage they have received
from the flood has cost the road
much more than the cost of building a
levee would amount to. If this move
is made while the hoCd is fresh in the
memory of all, then better work will
be performed and more help will be
given the cause.
In 1895 when the river rose and flood
ed the eastern portion of town, doing
the most dam ge in East Ell Paso, the
HERALD suggested that a levee be built
from Stanton street east. At that
and extending their levee on the south
bank of the river. Their work has
gone on continually, but no work was
done on this side until the preseut b IL b
water. If some efforts had been made
two years ago the river would not have
got into the city and caused such a
heavy loss of property as it has done,
The HERALD will keep right on Insist
ing for a levee and will fight it out on
that line if it takes all summer.
1t was learned that the man G. D
Ward who died last evening at the
Gem saloon was carpenter and came
from Denver to work for the Selden
dam. While working there be cut his
leg with an adZe and came here and
was in the hospital for a long time.
He afterwards went to Mexico and
came back last Saturday. No word
can be received today as to where his
relatives live and he will be buried
late this afternoon unless word Is re-
ceived telling WI at to do with the body.
He had enough money on him to
give him a descent burial.
The river this morning was falling
fast, and the levees stood all night
without a break. 1t is now belle, ed
that the main body of water Will run
down low before the flood from the Co
dorado mountains reaches here.
A stranger died suddenly last even
ing in the Gem saloon of heart failure.
He had neither friends or acquaint-
ances in the city and no one knows
where his people live. Yesterday
about o'clock he walked into Twins
drug store and asked for something to
relieve him of a pain over his heart,
and the druggist ask him how long he
had had the pain there about five
years." was the answer. The druggist
told him to see doctor and Doctor IT. |
vim examined and prescribed for him. |
The man then went tn the Gem and ga r. |