El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-04


fer cotton pickers the negro railroad
laborers have nearly ali quit the Santa
fe and Southern Pacific divisions In
Scuthern Texas. The Santa Fe lie
bring log Italians from Chicago TO oil
the Nacsucy thus caused and the South
srn Pacific is sending Mexican to the
rescue Of their lines in Eastern and
Central Texas.
Declined to Talk.
ManI, superintepdent OF the
bridges ard buildings for she Atlantic
division OF tne Southern Pacific, passed
through the city In his private car
iass night. He WAS en- route to Hous-
ton after . tour of the west end and Q
visit TO San Francisco. Mr. Mahl de-
eiined to talk on the proposed In
provements here but said the company
would pos DOLLY rebuild all they lost ~
Galveston but would make everythin &
better and stronger.
New Engine For Mexican Central.
T.. n Glass, al engineer on the
Mexican Central, fs In she city 10 re-
eeive another new passenger engine
for the company. he has taken down
several and yes has another trip TO
make. The new engines are of she
latest make and are fitted out with all
the lAtest electrical appliances. They
have electric headlie hts, wbioh II .
neu departure In the sister republic.
s. p. Headquarters TO be In Frisco
J. Q. Stubbs, second vioe-presidenS
of she Soushern Pacific company, Gays
that when the late O. P Huntington's
successor as president of she company
10 selected his headquarters will be In
Yas Frapcisco instesd of New York
and that the work that Huntington did
Will be divided between the chairman
Of she board OF directors In New York
and she new president In San Francis
CO. But Mr.. S:ubbs says he does not
expect . president 10 be selected for
ssne time yet.
Ar Borcherdlnp Hurt.
Fl. C. Borcherding. chief car re-
pairer of the q. 81 met with . painful
scoicen while down AZ Strobel attend
lag 10 she wreck last night. A lamp
attempted 70 explode in his oar and be
grabbed the offender to throw IL out.
BE threw is ous all right but the inside
OF his right hand was badly burned in
the act. IL will be all right when IL
gets we'll bus In the meantime Mr..
RoroherdIng will be considerably
handicapped in the discharge OF bis
duties.
The Railroads and True Charity.
Owing TO she fact that affairs about
Galvesson have about assumed their
normal conditions all Texas lines have
Withdrawn free transportation to Gal
weston sufferers and their relatives
and friends. The railroads showed .
landAble spirit In their offer to carry
ont free Of charge the people who wish
- 70 lesve Galveston, and the credit
that they should receive increases = ith
the thought that they we're also heavy
lesers by the storm and that 1t would
be ID their interest to encourage Gal
weston citizens 20 remain and help build
mp the city.
ION Time" At Last
The most pleasing sight that has
apo sred to the travellers and fire.
suenters at the S. P. depot for more
shnn a week net their eyes this Morn
ming. 1t was the words, "On Time"
written on the bulletin boards after
tho number OF the G. d. passenger
r&io shat Is due In here AZ 7:40 a. m.
But The trouble at Columbus brid 9
IL not over. This train had 20 60
around the bridge but she time was
made mp between San Antonio and
THIS place: The train was reported as
awning left San Antonio three hours
late Engineer Paul Derr, OF this city,
vas In the cab and he made up for the
tslay and brought the train into FL
Paso on time. Conductor ]. K. Merrt-
man was Ia charge of she srsin. The
FIRST train to 60 over she Columbus
bridge since the washout will probably
pass over 10 tontght.
Excursion to Cuba.
The excursion com mittee of the Rail-
vay Passenger and Freight Conduo-
pors' Mutual Benefit associasi0n has
enaplssed arrangements for an excur-
siea 70 Cubs ~ the close of the twenty
sixth annual convention which 10 20 be
hald in Chicago on November % and
- The special care will be attached
10 the Diamond So. Louis special leav-
ing Chicago on she evening OF the 18th.
Leaving So. Louis on Dec. 1, the trip
viii be through Meridian, New Or
leans, Mobile and other ioteressipR
points. thence to Tampa where abe
party will board . steamship bJuud for
Havana. The round trip from st.
Louis TO the date OF arrival back ns
shas city will consume seventeen days.
Those not wishing 20 take she steamer
"Trip will be entertained by the Plant
Line during its absences. John l..
Ward Of Ft. Worth, one OF the oldeet
members of the association, will glad
ly rive any further information in re-
gard 10 she meeting.
The Columbus River Bridge.
According 20 the San Antonio Light
the water In she Colorado river At
Columbus bridge, which has been
eausin 2 those sgRravating delays In
the run ming of trains on she G. a,
vas ssill slowly rising Tuesday. Pile
drivers are already on the scene on
both banks Of the river and the work
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