El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-08-25
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Mr.. Seamons is we'll known here ane
his many friends are well pleased a
the change.
A. Carme, conductor on the Mex
icac Central, will arrive here on Sap
tenn Der l, on his way to FIRES 40, Cal.
where he is going to meet his folk.
Harry Ebbsrt, formerly master me.
chanic for the @. H., arrived here a
few days ago from the City of Mexico
Mr.. Gilbert is on his way to Spring
field, Mo-, to visit his mother. i
The Williams News tells of a loco
motive having been struck by lii htning
while running at full speed down u
grade. The lightning struck the
smokestack completely dem olishine
it, no other damage being done to the
engine. An occurrence OF this kind is
extremely rare, if it has ever happened
before.-Ex.
S. F. B. Morse has been appointed
passenger traffic manager OF the Gal
weston, Harrisburg & San Antonio
Railway company, che Texas & New
Orleans Railroad company, and the
Houston & Texas Central Railroad
company, with headquarters at Hous-
ton, Texas. General passenger agents
will report direct to Mr.. Morse.
The Arizona and New Mexico road
has recently ordered new locomotives
and some new box cars, three new ca
booses with cupaloes, like the Southern
Pacific cabooses, and q refrigerator
car, for the purpose of carrying meats
and fruits. The new box cars WILL be
of fifteen tons capacity, which is about
twice the CAPACITY of those now in use.
Captain Jose J. Mora formerly B. d
captain of the 3rd infantry has u t
been promoted by the Mexican gov
eminent to LIST captain of the 11th bat
here yesterday on his way to the VA
qui country where he will join his re-
giment and expects from .iadvices re-
ceived to Immediately engage the In
dams in battle. - }
w. NJ. Mcdonald, a blacksmith In
the Santa Fee shop at Albuquerque,
leaves in q few days for a two weeks
aunt through Los Angeles and other
points. Strange rumors are
ahoat as to his purpose, says an ex-
Some saw he will not go alone,
others that he will not return alone,
and all have fully decided that he will
never again live alone. Cong ratula
ions are thought to bs in order soon,
1t was an interesting tale that Martin
Ind Wilson had to tell of their picking
Up the lady who walked off from the
rain two miles west of Armijo a few
lays ago. Their freight train
.ushed past the lady. who lay by the
tide of the track, before they knew
anything was wrong. They dare not
stop, for No. l passenger was already
lue. They went on to Armijo and had
No. l stopped, and took the engine, No.
}. back to get the lady. When asked
f she was hurt che made no answer,
aud said hardly a word all the way to
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Democrat.
Officer Rayner of the G. II, depot
,ams near clashing with the Mexican |
government at the depot yesterday. A !
Mexican officer who is on his way to
he Yaqui trouble was com plac entity |
eated in the ladies' waiting room
moking a cigarette when Rayner
,spied him and told him to quit, but |
he officer either did not understand |
,r did not care for Rayner's brass but |
ions and smiled and kept on smoking.
2ayner finally becoming exasperated
;ook the offending cigarette from the |
officer and threw it away. If Rayner
10 wise h g will keep out of Me xico for
,he look in that soldiers eyes BODIED
IL for our noble guardian of the peace.