Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1898-01-29
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or nearly six hours behind time.
II. y. Eairchi d, photographer to Chief
Engineer Jes. Dun, went south, on No. i.
Jim Connors. a cond uctor south OF Albu-
querque, passed through for home, to day,
returning from Topeka.
zeck Fouts was down from the hospital,
to-day, after a weeks confinement at that
now all too popuIous resort.
Chief Clerk Flclsh, of r. .. Blood's Office,
was at the train, this morning. 20 see his
m other in law, Mrs. u. Patneaube, leave
for Topeka.
Conductor Dick Davidson, who had been
serving, in Topeka, on the grievances com
mittee Of tho b. Of II. T., reached hcme,
this afternoon.
Conductor Charley Oder returned frcm
Topeka, to-day. When he reached home,
he did not know his own overcoat. This
Is worthy of remark in a man who lad
been absent for thirty days.
DR.. Shuler. of Ration, is making heavy
raids upon the force in the roundbouHa
there, these cold days. Three employees
were sent to the hospital here Monday,
with rheumatism, and one with an injured
back.
r. M Carter, for the past two years
yard master at Sedalla, Mo-, for the M.
K. & T., resigned his pos ition there to
accept a conductorship on the Santa Fs
Pacific at Winslow, Arizona. Mr.. Carter
made the change on account of his wife's
health, which has already been greatly
benefited.
During the year 1897 there were thirty
hold ups of railroad trains ia the United
States. Three Of the robbers were killed
and two shot, and two passengers and
train men were killed and five shot. Since
1890, 218 trains have been held up, seventy
eight passengers nj train men killed and
sixty-seven injured.
The general grievance com nittee,o of the
order ot railway conductors, or the Santa
Fe system, has compile ed its labors at To-
pekn, by electing the following officers for
the ensuing two years: Gen .ral chairman,
John q. Ramsey, Chanute; vice chairman,
John G. King, Ration, N. M; secretary,
VIM. Simpson, Argentine.
Chief Engineer Dunn, Of the Santa Fe,
has zone down to the johnson tunnel,
which has recently caused so much trouble
to the Santa Fe trains. He will see
whether the tunnel can be repaired.
whether it should be converted into a cut,
or whether a new route should be selected.
The last fire In the tunnel was caused by
the lime which the first fire made OF the
limestone, being Sucked by a seepage
through the rocks.
The funeral of Frank j.. Garrett, whose
remains accompanied by Mrs. Gsrrett,
were brought to Albuquerque from Kinks,
vile, Mo-, for burial, took place at 9
o'closk yesterday afternoon at Ment;ort's
undertaking parlors. Rev. Mr.. Beattie
conducted the funeral services, The de
ceased was a member of the brotherhood
of locomotive engineers, ard carried 81, 800
insurance in the Mutual life insurance
company of Ohio.
The joint grievance committee CT the o
R.. c. and B. Of r. I. nave waited on Gem
eral Superintendent Nudge, to secure def.
mite constructions on several of the Jules
In regard to computing time, under the
present schedule, which shall be agreeable
to the men. The trainmen claim that they
have suffered much injustice, in the past
at the hands of division officials, for thu
reason that there was no general inter.
prstation Of several of the rules, relating
to time and runs.
The American builders of locomotives
both steam and electric, are having a boom
in foreign orders. In addition to heavy or
ders for engines for China and Japan, aud
from several localities in Europe and South
America, the General Electric Of
Schenectady, N. Y, has just received an
! order for thirty-two electric locomotives
for the Central London underground rail
road, which it was understood would b,
built In England. The same compan- ha,
orders for the largest direct cnrrer.s rail
! way generator ever made in tba world
having 1000 horsepower, and for thirty.
six It's horsepower motors fer the Metro
| politan elevated, Of Chicago.