El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-05-04

| men of approximate earnings of the
Frisco for the third week in April, a.
compared with the corresponding week
of last vAar: Third week in April, 1898,
$3.50, 066. 80; 1897, sIO7, 63S.9S; increase,
S22, APT 81.
Engine As went to the end of the line
yesterday afternoon with two tanks of
water and % Mexican laborers. The
water came from the S P. water
tanks, and where the Mexicens came
from is 6 question.
Earnings of the Wabash railroad for
the third week in April, 1898, were
1862 S4S. as compared with S210,622,
gain of S52. For the first three
weeks of April, 1898, as compared with
the corresponding period Of 1897, the
gain is S145, $40.
A. R. Morris, of the S. P. received a
painful injury Sunday. He was un-
ter from one of the boards struck him
on the right wrist aud passed clear
through While the accident is no.
serious it is none the less painful
Supt. Harlan. of the bridge and
building forces of the Santa Fe, said
yesterday that all the material for
placing 10 position the new boiler for
the compressed air engine had arrived
and that men would be put to work
this morning arranging preliminary
work.
Borcherding's force returned from
the Strauss wreck ea~ly yesterday
morning. AS was stated in this
column before, the engine struck q
rail aud went into the ditch. The en-
CINE was No. 1861, one of the lightest
in the S. P. service, and has very
good record.
Van Swearenger, for some time past
foreman of the day switch crew in the
S. P. yards, has been transferred to
Valentine, where he has been placed
in the position of night yard master.
Van has many friends in railroad
circles who wish him the best of luck
in his new home.
The Rio Grapde river is coming up
and the land in the vicinity of the T.
q P. shops is gradually going under.
1t is the intention of the T. & P. to
rave the river banks in that vicinity
so thoroughly fortified by next season
as to prevent the slightest overflow of
water.
r. G. Allen, who came in from the
north yesterday on his way to the CITY
L
was having hard time fighting high
water near Santa Fe, New Mexico.
He says large force of men is scatter
ed along the line fortifying the road
bed. These troublesome waters came
from the mountains nearby.
The Illinois Central has announced
that it. will give to each employe who
enlists in the volunteer army or navy
of the Urited States during the exist
ing war, upon honorable discharge
from the military or naval service, a
posi- ion in its service with pay cor, es-
pOnding to that which he received at
the time of enlisting, provided be is
physically and mentally capable of per.
| form ng the duties of such rosition and
returns at once from the army or navy
to its service.
There is evidence that the Santa
Fe road is seriously tt mixing of closing
| he gap batween Mojave and Bakers
field and forming connection with
the San Joaquin Valley railroad.
Fee system, has been in the state for
over a week past ADD has been looking
| over the country that lies between the
terminus of the Santa Fe Pacific and
the terminus of the valley road. The
route of the proposed extension will, in
all probability. be from Johannesburg
| through Walker Pass and down the
| canyon of Kern River to Bakers
| fed
Fred Hoben, a G. II. engineer. went
rushing through the yards yesterday
| at snrh a rate of speed as TO excite the
| attention of all the ard hands Some
| followed him TO learn the cause of the
| excitement, Others stoc d dunn ofounded
md unable to move. Fred reach ed
| the shops and after a great crowd. ,
| feverish with excitement, had
q thered around him, he coolly inform
d them that big boy, weighing III,
had arrived at his house ard that he
wished the world to know. He said
the mother YVES all right, and that