El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-01-23
Sparks From the Engine

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| he Captain coal mines, is in the
| city.
All the Pullman space in the
Limited allotted to Ell Paso is taken up
for tonight's train.
The Christian company will come in
| from Tucson on a special train over
the Southern Pacific.
| Brskemen Hawley and Browne, of
| the C. H., living at Del Rio, are visit
ing friends in Ell Paso.
The "Faust'' company went out at
one o'clock this morning over the
| S an ia Fee on special to Albuquerque.
The incoming Santa Fe this morn
| ing was loaded to the guards. The
sleeper to Mexico had all the berths
| taken.
T. E. Hunt, the busting commercial
agent of the Southern Pacific, comes
| in tonight from New Mexico and
Arizona.
A switchman named w. r. Durham
had his hand badly mashed in the Ala
| N ogordo railroad yards, while switch
ing car.
1t is reported the G. b. 81 S. A. will
soon begin renovatiDg the Del Rio
contemplated.
Rudolf Hudspeth, of the G. H., is
back in Ell Paso from San Antonio,
where he has been in the hospital the
past two months.
Another extra goes out on the White
Oaks today with Conductor J. r..
Graham in charge, and will be brought
down loaded with coal.
Special shipments over the S. P. In
C luded car of fine jacks to California
points from east Texas, and two cars
of hides to the east from Finnegan in
Ell Paso.
| The Southern Pacific people are
making a rate of one and one-6fth
fares to Tucson from near by points
on the occasion of the performance
there of the Christian.
Work on the chihuahua and Paciic's
new roundhouse at chihuahua will be
completed in another week, track will
be laid and the engines will be housed
therein after the 1st of the month.
Frank, son of County Clerk Brown,
left for Ell Paso Sunday on a cali from
Superintendent Martin of the Southern
Pacific. Frank may be placed in
more important position soon, says q
Del Rio exchange.
A Special Raymond aad Whitcomb
through Eagle Pass Wednesday for
Mexico, which will return by way
of FL PasO, and make an extended tour
through California.
The local Southern Pacific offices
have received notice that the Alaska
Commercial company will put on a
steamer from San Francisco to Cape
Nome, the new gold mining district of
Alaska, beginning April 80.
The G. g. P. railway is prospecting.
says the Chihuahus Enterprise. Con-
siderable freight is coming in, includ-
ing hay from San Antonio, wood from
San Andres and Chavsrrerss, and hides
from Bustillos. Some ore is arriving,
but it will be after the road has reach
ed Sau Antonio before ore will be car
ried in any great quantities.
The adjustment committee of the
Order Of Railway Conductors and the
Brotherhood OF Railway Trainmen of
the Illinois Central began meeting at
the Leland hotel in Chicago last week
which win probably con tinue two weeks.
The meetings are held in Chicago
every two years, and routine business
OF the associations is transacted.
A Chicago dispatch announces that
no doubt exists IS to the agreement for
the abolition of railway ticket com mis-
sions. The committee having the mat
ter in charge Issued advices to all con-
cerned to the effect that the consent of
all lines not represented at the meeting
at which the agreement vas adopted
had been secured and the agreement
will be effective February l.
1t is stated in New York that E. II.
Hartman, chairman of the executive
board of the Union Pacific, and Jacob
81. Schiff, of KUN, Loeb & Co., a
director in the same company, have
acquired a large block of Southern Pa
cific stock. 1t is understood that they
are not trying to get control of the
road, but want to promote closer rela-
tions between the two companies.
The grievance committees of the
Order of Railway Conductors and
Brotherhood Of Railway Traiumen,
viii h have been in and out OF St.
Louis for several weeks in conference
with General Manager Allen Of the
Missouri, Kansas aud Texas, have re-
turned to their several posts of duty.
all satisfied with the adjustment of
their grievances. They got all they
asked for.
G. 81. jackson, T. & P. line repairer
from Midland to Sierra Blanca, has
secured q 30 days leave of absence and
will visit his father at Fort Worth.
E, b, Miller from the Louisiana
division will have charge of Mr., Jack
sons line during his absence.