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El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-05
A Railroad Paradox.

A significant fact that appears in the
railroad statistics is that the highest
earnings per mile and the lowest rates
go together. The ton-mine rate for
freight IS the lowest in the Middle
states, averaging only 6.61c. But the
freight earnings where that low
rate WAS charged averaged SlO,O50 per
mile, which was the highest in the
country. The average freight earn
ings per mile for the entire country
was S4,717. The highest ton-mile rate
is found in the New England states,
1.iOc, but the proportion OF valuable
comm ODDITIES carried is higher in New
Eng land tcan in other states. At the
same time the average train load is
smaller in those states-162.46 tons, as
compared with 233.18 in the Middle
states. Earnings have increased as the
freight rates have gone down. The
from 0.997c to 0. 1850, or 22.2-5 per cent.
On the other band, the freight train
earnings per mile increased from
15S. Tic In 1888 70 1901 in 1898. While
rates went down y per cent, the earn
ings increased per cent, which
shows that the low rate is the
more probable. This is in
some measure due to the improved
soadition of the roads and to the use
larger loads. The average of the
train load of freight ia 1888 was 1884,
36 tOn-. while liz 1898 it was it was 211.-
G6 tons. On those roads where the
lowest rates we're charged the earn
ings were the big hest and the train
load Of freight for the countrI was
ziI-06 tons.
The roads are rot able to MAKE as
good an exhibit in the matter of pas
senger fares. These have been steadi-
iy reduced, and, like freight rates, are
the lowest on record: but it is not in
the power of the roads to increase the
train load of passengers as they do of
freight. The passenger rate averaged
per mile 1890, a decline since 1888 of
ILL per cent. But the receipts per pas
senger train mile fell, in the ten years
from 50. 74c to 70. 07c, q decline of 154
Der cent. The average number of pas
sengers per passenger train fell,
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-05
A NEW ROAD
To Be Built Along the Rio Grdnde
Border.

Thomas BercheI, railroad contract
or of Mexico, is here and reports that
the early building of a railroad along
the Rio Grande border in Mexico Is
almoss assured. He says that a syndi-
cate of American capitalists applied to
the Mexican government for q cOnces-
sion for the proposed road: it is under
stood that Prest. piaz looks upon the
project with favor, and will cause q
liberaljgovernments to be given.
for the building of the line.
The promoters of the en-
terprise propose to start the
road at Juarez, opposite Ell Paso Tex. =,
and build to San Miguel, Mexico where
connection will be made with the
Mexican National. The road would be
very valuable to the Mexican govern
meat BE q military line in case of an
emergency such az existed during the
Garcia revolution on the border q few
years ago. The total length of the line,
should the course of 1.-THE Rio Grande
be followed, would be over 1000
Diles.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-05
NO TRAFFIC BUREAU
Mill be Started i'm This State.

The project of establishing q Texas
traffic bureau has been wholly aban-
doned. and it is improbable that any
effort will be made to revive it. The
proposition to establish such bureau
was made to the railroad commission
BY the general attorneys of several
OF the leading Texas lines sew
ersl months ago, and it was
believed at the time that there was q
good prospect of its organization. The
representatives of tbe'Southern Pacific
company expressed their hearty ap-
prevail of the scheme at the time. but
when it cane to the actual organiza
ton of the bureau the project was
abandoned.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-05
FULLY EQUIPPED.
Arms and Ammunition of the Border
Rifles Arrived Yesterday.

The Border Rifles meet at the court
house tonightsfo drill.
The officers of the company have re-
ceived their commissions from Cover
nor Sayers and the arms and equip
distributed at the armory tonight.
The county commissioners have con-
tributed room on the third floor of
the court house for use as an armory
and the arms and ammunition will be
stored therein.
The equipments which arrived yes
terday consisted of 40 guns, 40 belts, 40
bsyonets and 1000 rounds of ammuni-
ton. -.ra
In event of q riot or other disturb
ance, the company will be ordered out
and Is now in condition to take the
field at q moments notice.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-05
Filed For Record.

Deeds were fled for record today as
follows:
First National bank of Springfield,
Vermont, to Roys Jackmsn, $40 acres
adjoining the New Mexico line, nine
teen miles north of Ell Paso, $1,000.
George Look and wife to Guadalupe
Mandri, a lot fronting % feet on Ell
Paso street south of the Gem and is 1874
feet deep.
Consideration $500 This deed was
given to satisfy claims held by Guada-
lupe Mandri agsint certain other ad-
joining property.
Charles Fl. Deere to J. L. Whit
more, lots and 5, block 231, Camp
bells, $4,000.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-05
"CHEIRO," PIANIST

Will Remain a Few More Days.
Karl Won Roth Hamong, the dis.
tinguished palmist and author, will re-
main a few more days in Ell Paso. He
has been unable to attend to all who
called on him last week and on that
account has decided to remain until
the middle of this week. Mr.. Won
Roth, who is here in search of health,
is New York's favorite Palmist and
Clairvoyant and is not to be confound-
ed with the average run of so-called
''fortune-tellers" that visit every city at
times. He is an author of no mean
ability and all interested in his work
should not fail to avail themselves of
the opportunity. He requests those
who intend to see him to do so at once
and not to wait until the last moment.
His Office is at the Hotel Orndorff
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-05

Which carries a through sleeper and
excellent rate car leaves FIT. Worth
every day at 9:4o q. M, arriving in
Denver at %. m. neat day-ONE
HOUR EARLIER! Travellers can
have the afternoon in Denver and
leave on an evening train for Colo
RADIO resorts. Returning, leave Den
yer at 1915 noon, lunch in the cafe
car, and reach Fit. Worth the next
afternoon in time for all outgoing
trains.
For full particulars address
A. A. GIBSON, G.. A. P. D.,
D. B. KELLER, V. p. s. T. M,
Fit. Worth & Denver City Ry,
Fit. Worth, Texas.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-05
LINK AND PIN.

in that period from Alb to 80. sc.
The earnings on passenger trains per
mile of railrord fell from So, IO5 to
30. 1856 More passengers are carried
but a great many more trains are run
and they are on the average run at
greater expense, better accommoda-
lions being furnished. The railroads
are giving the people now much the
best and cheapest service ever afford
ed. To accommodate passengers the
road have materially lessened their
earnings on passenger trains.-St.
Louis Globe-DenOcrat.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-05
Business Transfer.

McCutcheon, Payne s. Co. have sold
their old established bicycle business
to Charles Newland and James Hagan.
The former owners had several offers
carrying a larger bonus for the bust
nese, but they appreciated the fact that
the boys had had good deal to do in
building up the business, and they pre-
ferred to sell to them
The new firm will doubtless COM
mand q large patronage.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-05
Here and There.

Hughes-Saddles, 113 Utah St.
Ell Paso Daily HERAL Id 6Oc per month
FL Psso Dairy company. Telephone
1856.
e. Paso Steam Laundry, Phone 81
Finest line of tablet and composition
books at Twins.
New wheels for rent at r. s. Tan
| ner's, 113 Oregon St.
O'Brien Coal Co. sell pitch paper
| lime, cement, plaster. etc.
Joseph Stockford, Hodgdon, Me-.
healed sore running fer seventeen
years and cured HE piles of long stand
ing by using De Wits Witch Haze
Salve. 1t cures all skin diseases. Fred
Schaefer, druggist.
Millions of dollars. is the value plac-
ed by Mrs. Mary. Bird, Harris burg,
Pa, on the life of her child, which she
saved from Group by the use OF One
Minute Cough Cure. 1t cures all
coughs, colds and throat and lung
troubles. Fred Schaefer, druggist.
Eat plenty, Kodol Dyspepsia Cure
will digest what you eat. 1t cures all
forms of dyspepsia and stomach
troubles. E. r. Gramble, Vernon,
Tex, says, sit relieved me from the
start and cured me. 1t is now my ever
lasting friend.'' Fred Schaefer, drug
gist.
"If you scour the world you will new
er find remedy equal to One Minute
Cough Cure" says Editor Fackler, of
the Micanopy. Fla, "Hustler." 1t
saves thousands from pneumonia, bron-
chitis, Group and all throat and lung
troubles. Fred Schaefer, druggist.
President King, Farmers Bank,
Brooklyn, Mich, has De Wits Little
Early Risers in his family for years.
Says they are the best. These famous
little pills cure constipation, bilious
ness and all liver and bowel troubles.
Fred Schaefer. druggist.
"When our boys were almost, dead
from whooping cough, our doctor gave
One Minute Cough Cure. They recov-
cred rapidly" writes P. B. Bellies. Ar
gyle, Pa. 1t cures coughs, colds. grip
pc and all throat and lung troubles.
Fred Schaefer, druggist.
''It did me more good than anything
1 ever used. My dyspepsia was of
standing: after eating it was
terrible. Now 1 am we'll" writes S.
B. Keener, Hoisington. Kas.. of Kodol
Dyspepsia Cure. 1t digests what you
eat. Fred Schuefer, druggist.
The "Plow Boy Preacher, Rev. J.
Belle River, ILL.,, says: "Af-
ter suffering from Bronchial or lung
trouble for ten years, 1 was cured by
One Minute Cough Cure. 1t is all that
is claimed for it and more" 1t cures
coughs, colds, grippe and all throat
and lung troubles. Fred Schaefer.
druggist.
Il wish to express my thanks to the
N manufactures of Cham erlsin's Collie,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, for
having put on the market such a
wonderful medicine" says w. w.
of Beaumont, Texas. There
are many thousands of mothers whose
children have been saved from attacks
Of dysentery and cholera infantum
who must also feel thankful. 1t is for
sale by all druggists.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-05
Delighted Mothers.

A manufacturers sample line of over
one hundred children's exquisite silk
caps, no two alike, at exactly one half
original price. This is g rare oppor-
tunity you cannot afford to miss.
Opp. p. o. Posener'S G.. r. NJ
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-05
POLICE COURT
Gun Toter Arrested By Smith.

the grounds that he was a suspicious
character, was fined SO by the recorder
on the grounds of vagrancy.
@. r. Collins was arrested by Smith
for carrying pistol. Smith has de-
termined to arrest all the gun-toters he
can find
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-05
Quietly Married.

A very pretty wedding was solemniz.
ed last evening at half past eight in ST..
Clements church.
The contracting parties were VIM.
0. Martin and Miss Irma E. Erwin:
Rev. M. G. Martin officiating.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-05
Federal Court.

The damage suit for the loss of fou
head OF cattle of Anderson versus tn
Southern Pacific is being tried befor
Judge Maxey.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-05

The Epworth League of the First
M. E. churh will give 8
musical entertainment tonight,
October 5th, for the purpose of raising
money for defraying the expenses of
free socials to be given this winter. A
splendid program will be rendered.,
both vocal and instrumental. All cor
daily invited to attend. Admission,
Zoe adults; children under twelve, 15c.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-05
County Jail.

Two prisoners were brought in to
the coucty Jail today aud last night.
They were:
Joe Snyder, charged with theft;
Julius Shelton, negro. charged with
BURGLARY
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-05
Increase In Business.

Owing to the large increase in their
business the Troy steam laundry has
been compelled to put in q new boiler
of fifty horse power, supplsnting the
old one, which WAS of only 20 horse
power.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-05

The latest designs in calendars for
1900 to be had at the HERALD office.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-05
Stoves In Demand.

The court house janitor is today en-
gagged in putting stoves in all the
rooms at the court house.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-05

Have your last falls suit cleaned and
repaired. E. G. James can clean and
repair them and make them look like
new.
Corner Oregon and Tex. ST.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-05
SIX SHOOTER SMITH
Released From Custody on a Small
Bond.

Maxwell Smith sometimes called Six
Shooter Smith, who shot and killed q
man in the White House restaurant
some time ago, was surrendered by his
bondsmen at this term of court.
Today he applied for writ of habeas
corpus and was released on q bond of
$500
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-05
MOney.TO Loan.
The Epworth Leapue of the ~

Call on E. Sambrano, 311 Ell Pasc
street.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-05

Get one of those bargains in pocket
books at Twins.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-05
Licensed to Wed

William o. Morton and Miss Irma c
Erwin: A belino Lucero aud Miss Mari
PrOvenciO.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-05
A NEWSPAPER MAN

Who Spent Some Time In FL Paso
Three Years Ago Returns For
Business.
J. R. Southworth, we'll known in Ell
Paso, arrived in the city yesterday
from San Francisco and intends re-
naming here for seasons business,
Mr.. Southworth since concluding his
work on the HERALD three years ago,
has devoted his time to publishing
three books on the states of Sonora,
Sinaloa and Lower California, Mexico,
and has been eminently successful in
his undertakings.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-05

Have your heating stoves set up by
an experienced stove men; all WORK
guaranteed 1st class.
Ring up phone 159.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-05
Pure Hygienic Water.

Pure Hygienic Water.
Made from distilled water. Ask
your family physician or druggist as to
purity and healthfulness of our Ice.
Telephone No. a.
Ell PASO ICE & REFRIGERATOR Co
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-05

For low rates, for information re-
garding the resources of this valley,
the price of lands etc, apply to
Don d. DONEHUE, D. n. NICHOLS,
G. F.. and p. Agt. Gen. Manager.
Carlsbad, N. M. or Amarillo. Tex.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-01-22
BRANCH AT 90 TO l.
wins GENTLY Handicap in II Drive
From TaLanassc.

New Orleans, Jan. 21.-Branch. n four
year-o old gelding, won the GENTLY Handi-
cap, the stake feature Of today's card. in
a fierce drive from Takanasse. The race
brought out some of the speediest horses
at the track. Branch was at 20 to l. His
forte heretofore has been mud and his
victory today was his first over fast
track. There was no real favorite started
having 4 chance in the opinion OF the tai
emit
Command, one of the starters, opened at
100 to / and was backed down TO 30. The
ring stood to lose S25 600 on him. Muey
Chica. = two-year- old. making her first
start in the second race. showed phenome-
nal speed. Summaries:
First race-Six furlongs Pell Nell. s to
/, won; RandazzO, second; DR.. Graves,
third Time. 1l5 l2.
Second race-Three furlongs. Muey Chica,
TO l. won; Caviar. second; Sackhen,
third. Time, 0:36 II
Third race-Mile and three-sixteenths.
Barataria, l3 to >. Won; Gomez. second;
Judge Magee. third. Time. 200 IL.
Fourth race-Six and half furlongs-
Branch, 20 to l, won; Tallahassee. second:
Belle of Memphis, third. Time, LEO 81.
Fifth race-Mile and twenty yards.
Julia Hazel, 10 to /, won; Del Sidan,
second; Everest. third. Time las IL.
Sixth race-One mile. Col. Frank Wa
tiers. to l, won; Egbart. second; Official,
third. Time. l:42 Ia
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-01-22
A COMFORTING DISCOVERY.
of a Wirc Who Expected
Rainy Days.


Il don't suppose you have forgotten the
panic of 90" said Dodson. Il certainly
have not, for l had the uulucky year i'm
pressed upon me in way that l viii nos
soon forget.
You remember how money disappeared
when the crash came? Banks that were
fortunate enough TO escape going down in
the general crash boarded their money AMI
refused to loan cent, even upon the best
of security.
Il have always made it rule to never
talk business with my wife, and she. poor
woman. never knew at the time the MANI
anxious days that had, for tried to CON
ceal my hopeless condition.
AT last it came TO a point where | wa
without even a hope, and staggered home
with bankruptcy staring me in the face,
had made the fight and lost. and then. see
ing all the savings of a lifetime swept
away. l gave up like a man doomed to
die, and knowing that no fate could ward
OFF the blow.
Il knew that my wife must be tod. so
took her in my arms and broke it to her
as gently as possible.
For several minutes she said rot a
word, and | began to fear that the shock
had been too much for her. | had told her
that If | could only raise small sum II
might see me through the worst and en-
able me TO get upon my feet again.
Finally she spoke: John. she said. I
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-01-22
TOM sHARKEY FINED.
Boston Judge Lets Him on Ensi,.
for breaking Inv.


Boston. Jan. 2l-Thomas Sharkey pugi-
list, appeared in the municipal court be-
fore Judge Ely today with his sparring
partner, Robert Armstrong. and George
Armstrong, manager OF the Palace Thea
tire. where Sharkey has given exhibitions
this week.
Sharkey and his partner were charged
with having taken part in boxing eXhi-
btion in violation of the statutes. They
were found guilty and fined s. each. Coun-
sci for the defence argued that the law
was not broken, as the men were not
promised any pecuniary reward. Counsel
for the prosecution maintained that it was
a public exhibition within the meaning of
the statute, as an admission fee was
charged.
Judge Ely asked counsel for the defence
what sparring meant. but not receiving a
satisfactory reply discussed the matter for
some time and said that in his opinion two
men sparring did not strike each other.
but simply made movements or feints at
each other. When two men struck each
other. no matter how lightly, they were
boxing. In his opinion the defendants had
violated the statute and were liable.
Judge Ely declared that in his opinion
anything but private exhibition to which
two men invited friends to see them box
or spar was liable under the statute in
question. The selling of tickets to the
public or to friends made the contestants
and the promoters liable. Judge Ely said
that as the men had not hit each other
very hard and were evidently trying to
keep within the statute he would make
the penalty light, and therefore fined the
three defendants s. each, which they
promptly paid.
The statute in question was passed after
a fight in which contestants were knocked
out and made unconscious foT about ten
minutes. The act, Judge Ely stated, was
made to prevent this thing occurring
again. The decision of Judge Ely will he a
big surprise to local boxers. The orders
issued by Superintendent E!drdge short
time ago TO the police captains to stop all
smoke talks and exhibitions in their dis
tricts and bring the contestants sad pro-
motors into court. have been enforced IN
all cases
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-01-22
LOCAL AMATEUR SPORTS
Great Success Predicted for the
Cherry Diamond
CARk0LLS' COUNTRY CIRCUS
Future Games VIII lie BouIcd on
Neutral tIIrys-C olumbias Now
Tenms-CentraI High school Play
crs Are Popularity. 4. 4. Notes.

The Cherry Diamond" instead of the
"Winged Arrow" now floats from the staff
of the big brownstone clubhouse on c
Street where henceforth there will be
happy mixture of well-deing, education,
athletic and social features and if ever
the Y NJ. c. A. had chance to spread its
usefulness this is the chance, and 10 one
doubts that under the very able manage
ments Of President s. W. Woodward and
General Secretary Sleman and a hustling
board of directors there will be anything
else but success, and big success at that.
Everything viii be ready on or about
February l for the grand opening, and
thenceforth an active campaign will be
put in operation all along the line.
'As regard athletics, no policy has been
marked as yet" eiid Secretary Sleman,
but you can rest assured il will be made
wide-awake feature OF our work. We have
q big field TO work in and We believe ath-
letics will help US great deal. We Will
set high standard for ourselves in this
line-the same high standard that has
been marked out in all our other lines.
continued the genial secretary, and we
won't be satisfied until we are on the top
wave of success
There is no doubling the statement
above. II is full of determination and as
there appears to be no such word as fall
in the secretary's lexicon, success must
naturally come. At any rate everyone is
pleased to know that we will again see
the old-time competitions which made all
lovers of amateur sport glad the Y. NJ. c.
A. was in the field. for they and the c. 4.
c. furnished nearly all the competitions
hereabouts. II is hoped on all hands that
the latter club will in short while re-
appear in the field of athletics and renew
the rivalry which brought success to so
many former undertakings.
There is too little time to prepare for
it and for that reason there viii be no
spring meet, but big fall meet this year
may be expected.
II has not been definitely settled If the
Y NJ. c. A. will lease the old Columbia
Field, al Van Ness Park, or whether a new
location northwest will be selected for
track and field purposes and for baseball
and football
Greater New York BowIers.
The big professional bowling team
known as the Greater New York Bowlers
started out on its long Western and
Southern trip on Wednesday and will no:
return home until April. They are a
great lot Of bowlers and some OF the in
dlvidual and team scores they made in a
series of exhibition games We're rema X
able. and if they can do this sort of work
against their Western brethren they Will
return with a belt full of scalps.
AS there is no team of bowlers here
which cared to pray for cash prizes or
purses this city will not have an oppor-
tunity of seeing the work of this all-star
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-01-22
BASEBALL GOSSIP.
Notes of the Game. the Magnates,
and the Players.

the Ii2yers-
Richter, of Sporting Life" says with
reference to the silver souvenir passes
that Mr.. Brush is sending TO his friends:
"Of course l did not receive one; blessed
are they who expect nothing" Yet they
feel the sting of disappointment just the
same.
John Hogan is one of the most earnest
and consistent rooters among the Wash
ington fans He is in the game from
start to finish. under all circumstances.
1t is easy enough for people in the
grandstand to detect a blunder on the
ball field. but they do not always under
stand who is responsible for it, and often
lay the blame where it does not justly
belong. They see 4 man thrown out at
second base. and vehemently denounce his
stupidity for going down, when the facts
are that he would easily have stolen
the base had those supporting him played
as they should have done.
The managers OF the New York club do
not seem to be doing anything TO strength
en- the team. They may be conducting a
gumshoe campaign. and at an opportune
moment spring some surprise upon the
public For the good of the game. we
trust that they are not going to try any
bluffs by playing a pat hand. There is
too much at stake to take any such
chance.
Fred Clark believes that he will this sea
son regain his reputation as one OF the
hardest hitters in the League.
In addition to his other playing virtues
il is said that Slagle is a colossal success
as a coacher of base runners iHfusing gin
ger into all their movements.
Cooley may be 10 good, yet he will be