El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-11-08

Yardm aster Nudge, of the Santa Fee,
who has been on the sick list for the
past few days, reported for work yes
terday mt Ring.
Geo. P. Lyons, who has been visit
ing his brother, Bob, in this city for
the past several days, returned to his
home in San Antonio yesterday.
Mrs. Handibo, wife of the G. II. en-
gineer, returned yesterday from a visit
to friends in the east. She was de-
tanned one month on account of the
yellow fever quarantine.
\ The Santa Fe firemen have made an
application for a ten per cent advance
in wages and those who are in posi-
ton to know think that the request of
the firemen will be complied with in
the near future.
The talk of the combined flyer be-
tween Chicago and the City of Mexico
over the Santa Fee and Mexican Central
lines, is fast dying out, and the chances
are that it will never be heard of again
uotil the early part of next season.
John Olsen, the old reliable tool
maker at the G. h. shops, is on the
sick list. Mr.. Olsen is considerably
troubled with catarrh and it will be
necessary for him to go to the hospital
at San Antonio to have an operation
performed.
The interlocking plant at the Rio
| Grande & Santa Fe crossing at Ell
Moro, Cole, has been put in operation
under the company's rules governing
such plants and trains may now pass
over the crossing at the rate of fifteen
miles an hour without stopping.
\ Joe Grant, the G. H. machinist,i is off
duty today looking after the interests
/ n
will go to Sanderson Wednesday to met
his wife returning from the east,
| where she has been visiting for the
past several months.
Engineer J. r. Mclaughlin has re-
signed his position with the T. &. p.
and has accepted one with the Pecos
Valley & Northeastern. He has charge
of engine No. 3, pulling the regular
passenger train between Pecos and
Roswell.
In order to make up the time lost in
the front part of the trip the limited
went out of Albuquerque with two en-
gines attached, No. ll9 in charge of
Cramer and ScOtti, and No. 120 pre-
sided over by Jones and Finlsy. Al
buquerque Democrat.
The hunting party consisting of En-
gineer Stead. Hostler w. G. Henry and
from Lasca yesterday with all kinds of
gameN They do not exactly agree as to
the number of quail slaughtered by
the party, but they all agreed to hav-
ing returned with some. They report
plenty of game in the vicinity of Lssca.
The thirty new engines that have
been ordered by the Santa Fe system
will be delivered at the rate of two or
three month commencing with De-
cember. 1t is stated that the new
equipment will be necessary when the
Santa Fe has secured direct entrance
to San Francisco, and has started upon
Southern Pacific California monopoly
democrat.
Two train crews from San Marcial
went to work today on the small en-.
gines brought some time ago from San
Msrcisl, and which now run between
Lamy and Albuquerque. johnson and
Clark took out one engine and Rempe
srd Jones preside over the fortunes OF
the other. All of the men are well
known in this city which will now be
their home, as first class fellows Al.
buquerque Democrat.
Ed Allen, late of Osceola, on the
Lake Valley branch of the Santa Fe,
has accepted the position as track boss
at the smelter, in place of Ed Connors
resigned. Mr.. Allen will have charge
of the Santa Fe track from the smelter
eight miles west. 1t is his intention
to bring his family here from Osceola
in short time. He is we'll pleased
: with the change as Osceols is lonely
, place and it is seldom that hum ar
being is seen in that vicinity except
ing those who pass through on the
trains.
The rush of work on the New Mexi
CO divisions of the Santa Fe and on the
, whole of the Santa Fee Pacific is said to
be unexsmpled, and officials are at a
loss oe t rely explain its cause. Every
bit of rolling stock at Albuquerque,
Las Vegas and Ration is on the move,
and double the present amount could
be used to advantage. AS concerns
these thirty new locomotives rush.
orde 8 to- hurry their comp elton have
lbeen sent in. The road is also short on
freight cars at many points between e.
Paso and Topeka. The southwest is
growing.-Las Vegas Optic.
The volume of freight and passenger
business is greater than ever before a,
this Sc asOn and larger number of mer
employed in the different departments
that any time in the roads history
If the public would stop to consider the
fact that by far the larger proportion
of the earnings Of a great corporation
like this finds its way into the pockets
of wage earners and thence into the
regular channels of trade, the poll
tician who apouts against monOpolies
would have to work for living. The
Santa Fe is all right and is adding its
share to the country's general stock Of
prosperity Vegas Optic.
The French railways have made 8
reduction in passenger fares of 9 pei
cent for first, II per cent. for second
and q per cent. for third-class passen