El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-09-28

every point. 1t would be tie means of
saving the city some time from de-
Wasting fire That would destroy many
| of business houses, if the chemical
were not in use and ready for quick
emergencies. The chemical is great
saver of property not only from fire;
but also from vale. In many in
sipient fires much property is destroyed
ty having to flood building with
water. with chemical engine only the
property in the room where the fire
originates would be injured, as tbs
hose Is light and can be carried
through an e,egant parlor without in
Jury to furniture or carpets.
This city should be put in first class
sanitary cunditiOn for the coming win
ter or much Sickness will be the result.
There are many stagnaut pools and
stencil holes around town tuat sadly
ut ed attention. There is danger from
scarlet fever, diphtheria or small pOX
aud if any of these diseases should take
a foothOlu with the city in its present
uusaniiary condltiOos many homes
would be darkeped by death and the
city wOulo receive a set back in bust
ness. The city may be in de Ut, but it
can't afford to take chances with dis
ease ana pessilence. The heavy rains
and the flood have be en- the cause of
this sad state of affairs and the street
commissioner has dOae all he could to
overcome conditions, but with his linn
| tied means he has been unable to reach
all the affected points. Ell PasO has
had her trOu Sles from rains and floods
this year, but it would be crime to
allow this city to be troubled by al ep-
idemic OF disease.
The mining fever has caught quite
a mum Der of the boys around town and
they are preparing for prospecting
tour to the Sierra Madres and even to
| the Yaqui gold fields. Encouraging
reports have peen received from these
latter camps that say some rich strike
have been made in that section. These
| reports with the gold fever that is now
sweeping the country have caused the
boys 20 organize and equipfOr a pros
pectipg trip In which they expect t.
| reap a rich harvest.
While in Arizona lately Round
About heard good story on EditOr
FlLch OF the Tribune. The editor is
great snOrer and while reporting on
the Tucson Star he found it difficult To
find q lodging house that would keep
him on account of his snoring qualities.
After becoming tired of changing lOdg
ing house daily he decided to buy him
d cot al d put it up in the back yard OF
the Star Office. The printers stood it
one night aud then decided to have
change. They began first by doucing
the cot with water out as this didn't
break in on the sEOrers Stores, one
night they gently moved the cot to The
center OF the town PIAZZA and left him a
n tie where he could find him room
where no one would be disturbed by
his uneartnly slumbers. There he
found his c, It and there he slumbere
during the balance of his stay in
Tucson. Governor Hughes, of t
Tucson S:ar, is 4utt oriIy for the story.
TIE tramp nuisance Is becomir g
greater THAI most peop,e imagine
From eight to ten hobOes III e run in by
the police daily-some of them takin
their second turn At work 10 the chain
gang, and there are now ten buns
working for the city in the street COM
mission er's department. S me of these
hobOes are chronic cases who never
work only when compelled and hoid
life embership with tie Sons of Rest:
others are men out of jobs who are not
tramps from desire, but from force of
circumstances. These latter do not
mix with the chronic hobo and can
easily be picked out of gang as they
string up in the police court. The |
chronic hobo does not conceal by act or |
otherwise that he belongs to the gang;
he is vicious and over bearing and does !
not hesitate to abuse anyone who re- /.