El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-06-22
Sparks From the Engine.

| DuSy LOQdy, anu UrblDS are DeluR uuSGl
ed into this point at rapid rate.
Engineer Simino, of the G. H., re-
ported for work yesterday evening af-
ter being on the sick list for several
days.
An order has been issued for all
| trains going over the washout near Del
Rio, to run very slowly until further
orders.
Officer Rayner yesterday arrested q
Mexican on the G. III. & S. A. platform,
who was walking around with six
shooter buckled on him.
The extra switchengine was put back
to work in the G. 81. & S. A. yards yes
terday morning and the place has as
sumed its old-time business air.
Messrs. Bridgers and Weber will be
in the points for the railroad team 10
their game with Sullivsn's team next
Sunday. This will assure very good
game and result in good practice for
the town team.
Mr.. Teasdale, of the grievance COM
mittee of the B. of r. T., arrived yes
| terdsy afternoon from Del Rio. He
met the local grievance committee of
the same order in regard to some of the
promotions to the preferred runs.
An object of interest yesterday at
the railroad station was a gasoline
light car for the use of road masters.
1t is an ingenious machine and q vast
improvement over the old velocipede
type of car. 1t Is comparatively light
and the motive power is furnished by
gasoline instead of the rid er's muscle.
The machine and rider are over two
truck on the opposite rail serves to
keep the car on the tracK.-Tucson
Star.
For some time the Houston g. Texas
Central Railway company has been
contemplating the sinking of deep
wells in the city. This morning Local
Agent Sheeks informed the Democrat
that the machinery for sinking test
wells had been shipped aud would ar
be sunk on the Fl. 81 T. G. road be-
tween Cherry and Odneal streets, and
If the test proves successful deep wells
will be dug.-Sherma Democrat.
Conductor McGinnis, of the G. b.,
who has been laid up for the past few
weeks with sore hand reported for
work yesterday. Some time ago he
discovered a bottle in his caboose which
he thought was leaking. He concluded
the cork was loose and, securing a good
hold on it, he drove it with force
against the side of the csboose expect
ing to tighten the cork. Instead of the
cork being loose rs he suspected, the
bottom of the bottle WAS broken and
Mr., McGinuis's hand. Yesterday he
said that the hand was little stiff but
that it would be all right after few
trips.
w. r. Brown, Travelling passenger
and Freight Agent for the Santa F'e is
in town today. He is here principally
which will be held at Las Vegas, New
Mexico, on the days of June "a, 25 and
rs, respectively. He reports that
great interest is being taken in this the
first annual reunion of ''Teddy's"
Rough Riders" and that the attend
ance of the volunteers and Others will
be large. By private wire he has
been informed that Col. Roosevelt will
be there without fail. Special rates
r. and branch roads. The S. p. will
also make big cut in rates.-Tombs-
tone Prospector.
Lone Star Division No SO, o. r. c.,
held their regular meeting yesterday
afternoon in their hall over the Y. Nj.
z. A. A communication from Turner
Division, Ladies' Auxiliary to ORG,
was read, asking Division 50 to appoint
3 committee to clean and mark the
graves of the dead of the O. r. c., for
decoration next Sunday, the 18th in
slant. A committee, consisting of |
E. b. Kollert and w. E. Klein was ap-
pointed and empowered to employ as
'istance for the purpose of cleaning the |
graves OF dead conductors and mark
ng them for decoration on the 18th |
instant. The ladies notified the con-
iuctors that the decoration of the
graves of dead railroad men will begin
q lakewood and Cslrary cemeteries on
sunday morning and that on Sunday
'fternoon the decoration of graves of
he railroad dead in Fairview will take
Herald. !