El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-05-03

RiOrdan, OF The S 2. arrived yester-
dav from Sierra Blanca. Mr.. Riordan
wa- formerly an employe OF the S. T.
company at tia point aud WIS trans
! ferre1 to E. Paio but a few weeks
ago.
| Clay Owens, formerly with the T. &
P. left this morning for Santa Fee. to
enlist with the Convoy regiment which
i is to be sent to Cuha at once Mr..
| Ovens is a sober industrious, ard
i trustworthy. gentleman and his friends
dislike very much to past with him.
The T. P. boys are making great
preparations for the Introduction OF
the Chicago and San Francisco fast
freight. Just when the first train will
be sent east on scheduled time is not
known at present, but it is thought
that it will not be longer than day or
two.
The old pump which has been in the
S. 2. Sc vice a this point for so long q
time, and was recently reoleced by one
more powerful, was shipped yesterday
to Laska, TeXa-, were it will again be
pressed into service with Mr.. Hill in
charge. It is the intenti0n of the S. P.
to deepen the wells sll long their line.
A. A. Lewis the genial and illus
trious barber, was circulating among
his colored railroad friends yesterday.
endeavo-ing to organize a company to
invade Cuba Mr.. Lewis is q shining
light among the colored people and
great favorite among the railroad
boys. He will find the necessary en-
couragement, but whether the neces-
sary numb Der Of volunteer will respond
is question.
The S. P. boys Were all wearing a
d. cps green smile yesterday, and when
asked the causa one of them replied:
swell, you see its al just like this
the pay car IL be here at noon, and
as its visit Is occur on y monthly we are
all glad to see it," Others termed it
the ''band wagon" and said its ar
rival was sure some time today, and
that there would be "a hot time in this
town tonight"
General Ma1age~ L. M. johnson and
Superi utendens Road D apartment G
T. Norton, of the Mexican Interna-
tiOnal, left in the special car 'Sabi
mas" last Monday evening en- route to
Reata. whence they made special
trip over the line of the oataMonte
reg extension. The party returned to
G. Porfirio Dsz Friday noon from
Monterey.-Eagle Pass Guide.
A wreck on the S. P. attracts little
attention in official circles of the road.
The order given to all engineers is to
wheel 'em" aud it is needless to say
that TIE order is complied with. The
rush of business demands it, and TIE
company realize this much better tbs n
tie outside world. The railroad COM
pany risks every thing. They are res
pOnsible for every ounce of freight they
carry. which is far Inferior in value to
the machioery constructed by the COM
pany 70 carry it.
P. repair shop several weeks past
steamed up last evening and left her
long resting place. This is one of
three engines with very bloody re-
cords. They have all silenced their
engineers. in death The S15 was last
to equal the record of her two sisters.
While going at high rate of speed
east of here, she went into the ditch,
killing her engineer almost insta ntly.
Even with all that, it is safe to say
that there is not an engineer in the S.
P. service who will not willingly serve
the company in the cab of the cruel
S15
Sam McVey, S. P. stat onary engi-
neer, who has b en- IN the sick list for
several weeks past, said yesterday that
he was feeling well and would report
for duty this morning. Mr. Brown,
who has had charge of the engine dur
ing Mr.. McVey's illness said be was
gis d tt have the opportunity of re-
turning to road work, which he says
he much prefer to the sol tude Of stat
tionary engine work. "The whirl of
excitement is not there" he said yes
terday, pointing to the engine, Ito
make time fly. There is too much
sameness about it and a man becomes
tire l."
There were 80 heavily loaded cattle
cars in three trains that crossed the
river yesterday from the Mexican Cen
trail railroad. Mr.. Wilder, who ownes
ten of the 80 cars. said yesterday:
Mexico is full of cattle buyers from
all parts of the United States and they
are 'uying everything they can get
their hands on in the way of cattle. I
Fave tn cars of yrar!ings here, which,
intend to ship to Trinidad Colo. " When
asked as tn tho price paid for Mexican
cattle, he sail: "Well, now that's
hard question. The Mexicans are be-
coming Americana very rapidly
and they get all they can and reach for
more"
A Mexican must, and will have one
day a week in which to exercise his
spiritual muscles. The great rush on
the SIP. necessitated Sunday work and
an order to that effect was given out
last Sabbath, Assistant PumpRepairer