Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1898-06-01
THE STEEL RAILS.
Latest Items Of Railroad Interest Gath
ered from U Exchanges.
WHAT THE EMPIOYEs ARE DOING.

Engines have been pooled on the Santa
Fe Pacific. out OF Winslow and the
Needles.
Assistant Dispatcher waddell. Of the
Mexican Central, in Juraez, drew $4,000,
the capital prize Of the Mexican lottery.
In the $4,000 damage suit Of Nestor
Pacheco ys. the Santa Ne, at Nj Paso, the
jury returned a verdict allowing plaintiff
ESQ.
Harry Artman, q conductor in Ken.
lucky and a brakeman at Las Vegas. a
year or more ago. is now running a train
in Mexico, between Aguas Caliente and
Silado.
Conductor Tom Watts and Brakeman
George Cline have plans that will carry
them In the direction Of New Orleans,
and they were intending TO leave this
morning, says the San Marciai Bee.
Passenger traffic on the Atchison, To-
peka n santa Fe and Santa Fe Pacific,
both east and west, Is unusually good for
this time OF year. The California travel
on the regular trains has been unusually
brisk, and the eastern travel has been the
same.
Brakemen who have been In the habit
Of collecting fares from bOx-ear tourists
had better beware II they value their
jobs. Recently a spOtter rode from San
Marcial to Albuquerque by putting up a
dollar, and now the receiving brakeman
Is out Of a job.
Chss. Todd, a civil engineer, who was
formerly employed by the Santa Re Pa
clnc railway, was in town last night on
his way from Mexico, where he has been
for some time, 10 Williams, Arizona,
where he will again enter the railway
company's employ.
On Saturday last a trainload OF sheep
on the Santa Ne Pacific was wrecked in
the yard at BaratOw, five cars Of the poor
creatures being sent down an embank-
ment and $50 Of them killed. How such
an accident could occur in a yard Is
puzzling 10 railway men.
Scott Knox, who lost his job at Las
Vegas In the American Railway Union
strike some four years ago, being after
wards a member Of the Las vegas police
force, and filling a number Of other DO
%sitions, is now in Mexico running an en-
CINE from Ira Puato TO G~uadalajara.
J. X. Robinson, Of Denver, an express
messenger, whose run wa formerly out
OF this city, was on his way to visit his
son, Walter, who lives here, when he was
taken suddenly Ill with pneumonia.
When he arrived he was very Ill, and was
removed to his sons home on north Arno
street. Mr.. Robinson is somewhat i'm
proved to-day.
The San Marcial Bee says: Last Mon
day was a sort OF Black Friday for a
number Of men employed In the train
service at this point. Some were dis
charged outright, others suspended pend
ing an investigation Of charges, and the
local railway strategy board is said to
become more exacting every day In the
selection of its staff officers and aids.
The employees OF the Santa re Pacific
railway who Inadvertently failed to men,
tion a few whom they believe are es-
p~eclally entitled to their thanks for ia
vOrs received 10 connection with the flag
raising on Monday, make haste to give
credit TO Mrs. Granger. who presented the
small Cuban flag hoisted with 'old
Glory" and HELD Bros, who kindly do
mated a number Of small flags.
There are in Spain 1850 miles of rail-
road, less than one-thiTd Of the number
In Great Britain, France or Russia. and
less than n fourth OF the number in
Italy. The relative i%nsignincance OF the
Spanish railroad System" appears best
In comparison with American railroads,
a single line. the Chicago. Burlington &
quincy, having an aggregate mileage OF
1900, owned. operated or controlled, or
nearly rs much as all the railroads Of
Spain combined.
The III Paso Tribune says: Auditor
0'ConnOr, Of the Santa Fe at this point,
died suddenly Monday morning at Z
o'clock Of bloody lux. Only two days
before. he appeared to be in the best Of
health. He had charge OF the joint ware
house at the Santa Fe depot. His family
is in the north enjoying a summer va
cation. MIR. 0'COnnor was a quiet. I'M
assuming gentleman, and his sudden
demise is a great shock to his numerous
friends In El Psso. The remains were
shipped to Topeka.