El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-04-13

airy that were with the invaders
captured party Of Serbs, and to the
establishment of both it was disc overed
that they could understand each other
chance for further research in the
realms of generic language.
A day or two before the late floods
delayed traffic on the Southern Pacific
distinguished appearing man and
womar occupied section in one of the
sleepers that passed through Ell Paso.
It has since been learned that these
persons were Mr.. aud Mrs. Vicenzlo
Vaccari, of San Francisco, and thai
both became deraueed shortly before
the train arrived at the Mississippi
river. Operator Joseph Powers on
night duty at Morgan station found
them wandering near the depot, and
took them to New Orleans. There it
was discovered that they had with
them money and valusbles to the
value of Sl2 900. They had tickets to
Genoa, Italy aud to Paris. They are
now in the charge Of physicians in the
Gre cert City.
MlssE .telle Reed, government super
intendent OF Indian schools, passed
through the city yesterday euroute
from au iusp cton of the schools in the
Choctaw and Chickasaw reservations,
Indian Territory, to the Indian'schOol
at Phoenix. She left Washington
March %, after the compression al
had reported favorably on the annual
appropriation bill. that provides for an
increase of nearly 81 COO, 600, over tn at
! OF last year. She said she would have
a large exhibit at the annual conven-
] lion of the National Educational Asso-
citation in Charleston in July, chief
among which will be the Indian band
Of 60 pieces from the Carlisle schools
1t will be of interest to many Ell Paso
people to learn that the Cloudcroft
season will open May 10. A telegram
from General Manager Eddy, of the Ell
Paso & Northeastern, from Cioudcroft.
says that Mrs. A. Holm, of this city will
cond uct the pavilion and cottages dur
ing the season. A pOstoffice has been
established at the fsvorite resort ar
Judge A. Blacker has received his
com omission as postmaster. Extensive
improvements are now in progress for
the comfort and pleasure of the guests
during the forthcoming season. Corps
Of engineers and 25 workmen are now
Engaged On the work. 10 addition to
other Improvements the dining room Il
being enlarged to 60 by 80 feet
| Even II, from sentimental OF
Humanitarian point of view the Anglo
Boer war is regretted, it has been OF
I'm mense profit to the southwest. In
the matter of the homely and despised
mule alone, the British governmeu,
has purchased and shipped % 601
mules, many of them bought in Texas
and 1922 horses. The value OF the
mules according to custom house sta
tistics was nearly 81 0O0, 900. The value
! of tt e horses was 1854. 312 OF the last
amount one Texas man sold 500, OCO
worth. In view OF recent British re-
verses in the Trsnsvaal, it may be ex
pected that the demand for mans best
| friends will continue at the same ratio
indefinitely.
T. I. Lane arrived in the city yester.
day enrOuts to Parral where he is
constructing an electric lighting plant
The machinery Is all in place and a
gang OF men are busy digging holes
and erecting poles. Mr.. Lane believes
Psrral will soon be ready for an cleo
tr.c street railway line.