El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-07-02
Supt. Martin Back

we're Or ed in California.
Back At Work
j. G. Watrous OF the auditors office
Z. P. & N. E., returned to duty yester-
~, after lay off of few days.
Operators Changed.
J.F. Ayers, cerator at the local
Office of the E. P. & N. E. has been
removed to Jarills where he will take
charge. l.. M. Shelby succeeds him.
Red Hyndes Promoted
Red Hyndes, oldest aud most popular
fireman on the G. H., has been promo
ted to the position of engineer OF the
switch engine at SandersOn.
Tire Last of the Crowd.
About 115 excursIonists left over the
g. 81. last night for the east These are
about The lsst of the visitors who will
leave FL Paso In any numbers.
plenty of Creosote
Eight carloads of creosote passed
through on the s. P. last night. The
stuff goes to California and will be used
by the company as preservative on
she piling, which is used in bridge
building. - O. -
Engines To San Mdrcidl.
J. B. Humphries, foreman OF the
Santa Fee. left yesterday for San Mar
cisl. taking with him the two engines
damaged In the yard wreck here last
Tuesday. The machines will be re-
paired at that point.
DR.. Graves at Valentine.
DR.. Graves of San Antonio and q
Porty OF friends we're set out Of this
private car at Valentine. They will
visit Lux e Bright's ranch for q few
days.
The train dispatcher's Office has
been abolished at Valentine, and Chief
Dispatcher Marks and his assistant
Hoover have been {. ansferred to Del
Rio, unde Chief Dispatcher Anderson,
formerly of San Antonio.
Santa Fe Extension.
VINITA. Ind. Ter. July 2. The Kansas
u d Okla homa Cen raj railway was sold
NJ enction Saturday as result OF FORE
closure proceedings pressed by the
Atehison, which was large holder OF
its bonds.
The Atchison bought it in. 1t will
be valuable feeder to that line.
Made a Misstep. ---
Charles A. Friedericci. of Marshall.
Texas, died of the severe injuries re-
ceiysd from q T. & p. switch engine.
The report Is that he tried to step on
The front end of the engine, but missed
his footing and was caught nnder one
of the wheels.
Railway Nuisance Abated.
81 LOUIS, July 2.-Beginning yester
day passengers in and out of st. Louis
90 the Vandalia Line will be spared the
nconvenieocs OF the bridge collector.
AZ meeting of the St. Louis Terminal
Boards recently 1t was decided that
on and after July l the Terminal
As ociation will make a charge per
car, in lieu OF per passenger, for haul
ing trains across the river.
The conductors of each train lock
after transfer collections, and will also
collect local fares on each train cross
ing the river.
Snakes at Large.
d an, the snake eater, gave the pas
sepgers of the G. 81. train Saturday
night free show. Conductor Merriam
was sitting on the coal box when he
noticed q small garter snake crawling
uD the window sill in the ladies' coach.
The popular conductor At once pre-
&c ed ed to kill him when he saw q much
larger snake crawling down the aisle.
BDsh we're killed in short order, and
Eau and the rest of his pets we're
driven out onto the platform where
they remained until the train reached
Maria, when they were transferred to
tbs bag gage car.
Ellis Hearne Married.
Ellis L Hearne and Miss Msude
Welsh were married Monday night
about half-past ten o'clock by Rev.
d 5 ysnBuskirk at his home ia the
cyst end of the city. Mr. and Mrs
Dale Welsh we're the only parties pre-
sent. The groom ia former Green's
bprg boy, being q son of MIR and Mrs
s Hearne OF North Broadway, but is
now located at Ell Paso, Texas, work
ing for the S P r r. His bride also
formerly lived here, but of late years
bai lived Henderson with her parents,
She IS granddaughter of Col. Nj G.
Welsh and wife of this city aud q very
handsome and accomplished young
lady Mr. Hearne and wife will leave
Ia few days for their future home Ia
Hhe southwest, The News extends
eonRratulations.-G Uudiana)
News.
Tricks of Scalped Tickets
The Southern Pacific has begun to
discover new troubles that are all
ns Own. The special agents sent out
On its trains every day to pick up spuri-
Gus tickets and toss their holders off
8se having their work made more in
ieressir e for them than ever.