El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-05-31

]. E. Duley, of the White Oaks, was
in town Sunday.
The S anita Fe observed the occasion
yesterday and nothing left Albuquer-
que but perishable goods.
The new Sierra Msdre depot at
Cas4s Grandes will be ready for &C.
cupancy in about week.
Mrs. 8. Woolard, wife of the tickle.
agent at the Ou blan office, is at the St.
Charles, the guest of Mrs. Crash.
Thu S. M. expects to bring 200 care
of stock from Dublan before the season
closes, which will be about June Both.
| Thirteen car loads of stock crossed
the river yesterday over tie Sierra
Madre road. They came from Dublan.
the repair chop late Saturday evening,
after receiving q general overhauliDg.
TIE G. II. boys had everything shin
ing about the yards yesterday, which
brought forth many complimentary re-
marks.
| It is rumored on good authority that
the T. P. will have come heavy Bald
win engines in Ell Psso within the next
go days.
| tIf you have q clearance" said
brakeman yesterday, ssand 1t is dated
June, 1894, it is a very good thing-to
Keep in the dark"
| Engineer Fred Corners failed tn
make E, Paso for last nights dance
and his friends expect to hear hor-
rible roar upon his arrival.
Business was very quiet on all roads
yesterday owing to general observ-
ance of Memorial Day. Nothing but
perisba lie goods was touched and bu
| few trains were handled.
The next amusement in railroad cir.
Giles in FL Paso will be given by some
of the G. 81 employees some day next
| week. It. wi be q "hay ride" to somt
point not yet determined upon, and o
jolly time is predicted.
LIS. Welsh, purchasing agent of the
s. NJ, who has been here attending
he funeral of his sister in-law, Mrs.
Fatman, returned to Chihushua yes
terday. His wife, who accompanied
him to Ell Paso, ia still here.
There was q hard fight to secure the
next Biennial session between the
c ties of Milwaukee, Wis, and SaratO-
ga, N Y. The Milwaukee delegation
came out victorious, and the next ses-
sion will be held in that city in 1900.
The present session, which just closed
in st Louis, elected the following OIL
chief engineer; T. s. Ingraham. fret
grand chief engineer; Delos Everett,
third ass SAINT engineer, q position
which be has held with much credit
for some time.
The remains of Jerry O'Conners,
late auditor of the Ell Paso & Rio
Grande railway. were shipped this
morning over the Santa Fe to Topeka,
Kas. Few men possessed more true
friends in railroad circles than did Mr..
O'Couuers. and his sudden death hss
been great shock to them. His wife,
,is child, Edna. years of age, biz |
will accompany the remains to Topeka. |
Mrs. O'Conners will not return to FL |
Pss,, unless it is necessary for the
daughters health.
It seems that come of the employees
of the 3. M. were str cken With biRb |
war fever yesterday and in spite Of |
Dispatcher Leonsrd's wonderful mag
netic power, which was brought into !
play, two of the employees escaped and |
are now with the sol1ier boys. One |
was w. E. Floyd, brakeman and the |
other A. L. Goodman, q fireman. for
Douglas Stewart. Messrs. Sistrunk, |
Wa ideli, and Tinker, however, were
Induced to wait for the next cali, until |
the 3trsin had gone. They made a |
wild rush, but, alas, the train had |
vanished, and they returned to their |
work with grumble like unto.a dista Mt |
thunder storm.
Some of the railroad boys think it
would be "ho'y and wholesome" act |
on the part Of The city of Ell Paso, TO
emulate their display of patriotism of |
yesterday. ''There should be q flag
raised in the park on a pole not less
than q hundred feet high" eaid q |
knight of the lamp yesterday. land |
The railroad men would contribute |
tn. ir sbar of the expense. We did
not ask an outsider for a cent, but to !
show that we mean busin esq, I'm at |
liberty to speak for majority of the |
G. H. boys and will cay that anyone
-tsrtipg subscription for that pa
triotic purpose will find that the rail- |
Dad men OF Ell Paso will promptly |
respond"
The Supreme Court of Indiana has
rendere decision 10 the case of the
Pittsbur1, Cincinnati. Chicago and St. |
Louis VS.. Montgomery, appealed from |
the Case circuit court, sustaining the |
en- 'loyer's liability bill. The court |
hOlds that il ia Oulv necessarv onder