El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-03-17

Il am proud OF the IRE uepdr ttneut l,
said an old foreman this morning. IL
did not vote 70" Johnny Connors for
chief, but [ think he fought his first
light in the department last night in
manly way. While | do not like to
see any man lose job, still | feel like
the department last night were fair in
their decision and only voted guilty on
charges that were proven and neSat1V-
ed all charges that were not proven.
Last nights trial will do much for
decipline in the department. [ would
Ger than Judge Edwards cannot be
found and the way he conducted that
trial last night was credit to himself
and the Ell Paso fire department.
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"Uncle Jimmy Graves is just put on
the engine on trial" said Chief Connors
this morning. He has been given
strict orders and must abide by them.
[ did not care specially to put him on
because he had once been fired Off the
job by my predecessor, but he was the
only man L could find at the time to fill
the bill, and since his appointment he
has been taking good care of the en-
CINE and takes pride in his work. L
have told some parties who have oppos-
ed me that if they would bring me q
man that was qualified to run that en-
CINE better than Uncle Jimmy [ would
put him on. | would do this to show
my opponents that there is no spite
work in my acts as chief of the Ell Paso
fire departm ent."
1.-THE latest move on in political cir
cles." said a republican tnis morning.
lis that the chairman OF the city re-
publican executive committee intends
calling a convention with the object OF
nominating John O'Keeffe for mayor,
feeling that by his nomination all
straight republicans would have to vote
for him, while the independent demo-
Gratis would not and in this way there
would be no obstacle to Judge Magoffin' s
election by the gang democrats. Ii the
republicans allow this to go through
the convention they do not deserve
anything better than being beaten,
and should take their medicine like
men. They can organize now and de-
feat such move, if they have amhi-
ton and get up enough about them to
do 500
"Now that DO settle it, ''said a latear-
rival from the En- erald Isle this morn
ing. i've seen all kinds of Irishmen
in different parts of the world, but
some of them here in Ell Paso are the
most sun burnt of any [ ever saw a
wearin' of the green "
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"The James troop keeps writing
for an advance in the price of aimis-
sion, to 81 5O.'' said Manager Mitchell
this morning, but they can't get it.
The people of Ell Paso are forever done
with high priced theatricals and L am
going to stay with the people"
'Did you hear anything about the
fight?" was the fcst thing asked of
Round About this morning. The in
terest began early in the day and large
crowds stayed around the Wigwam and
Gem from an early hour watching for
the first bulletin to come in. This
morning the town showed at it was
more in favor of Fiizsimmons than for
Corbett. This was an admitted fact by
even Corbett men and the betting was
lively for small amounts with plenty of
Fltzsimmons money lying around,
Fitzsimmons' hackers de manded odds
of s to 10, but the Corbett men wanted
even money. That was the condition
early in the day.