El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-05

his new location ana IS proud OF the
snug office the White Oaks was kind
I enough tc provide for him..
THE POSITION ABOLISHED.
The new management of the South
ern Pacific has. abolished the position
of travelling conductor, a department
established by G. p. Huntington sew
era1 years ago.
This is taken to mean that the new
management will cut positions in num-
erous ways and may lay off several
men o. working out of Ell Paso J.
L. Seamons. h has had the position
of travelling conductor between Ell Paso
and Tucson for several years. came in
on a dead-head last night and will now
take a regular passenger run. There
are others who will likely follow but
as business is increasing they will be
able to get positions on regular runs.
President Hays had not had time to
arrange all his plans and it is said that
many people will feel it when he gets
things to suit him..
MUST EXPRESS BAGGAGE.
Owing to the trouble the Sierra Ma
DIRE road has been having with second
class passengers who travel with mon
olCl uAlol " SS>I s-~
car with them. the management of the
road has made an order prohibiting
the passengers from taking such large
amounts of baggage into the cars.
The new rule instructs that train
agents must stand guard at the coach
steps N prevent passengers from 60
ing on board with baggage in excess
of twenty-five Kilograms in weight, or
bulky packages, even though they do
not weigh that much.
Another provision of the rule is that
the agents must be shown tickets be-
fore the passenger gets aboard n if
have none they are to be informed
that the train rates are 25 per cent
higher than when tickets are secures
at the station n the agent shall direct
them to the ticket Offices.
WRECK AT DRYDEN.
A slighwt freight wreck occurred at
Dryden on the G. H. this morning.
Word was received here that an en-
CINE and twelve cars were derailed and
two men hurt.
Engineer Bishop had a leg broken in
jumping from the engine and another
man. probably h fireman, had his
ankle sprained, presumably by jump
ing also.
Cnle1 Gar hepdlTeT bO"rcnerulES anu
crew left in a few minutes after
the word was received for the scene
of the wreck.
Dryden is almost a days run from
here. hence it will be night before the
gets started to clearing away the
A SPLINTERED PILOT.
This morning about s o'clock as a
rain was pulling into the S. P.
yards the nos of the engines pilot,
a switch engine attached to it.
was pulled too low and struck the
planks between the tracks at the Mesa
crossing.
The engineer stopped his engine. but
not before the pilot. or as the layman
would express it. cowcatcher. was con
into kindling wood: and good
kindling wood too; more and better |
than you could buy for six bits at the
yard.
That was the extent of h damages.
SPARKS FROM THE ENGINE.
Excursion Agent McIlroy, of Mime
passed through westward his
morning with seventeen passengers.
j. A. Spellicy. local passenger and
ticket agent of the S. P. is able to
again be at his post after several days
;ickness.
Excursion Agent Johnson. the choc-
,late man, who passes through from
gives his passengers some
hing good to drink and is always wish
ng the train would hurry and get to
Paso. wen west this morning with
twenty-five passengers.
"Paso del Norte," the private car of
President Eddy of the E.. p. & ". E.,
vent out with the west bound 5. P.
rain this morning. In the car were
\. S. Greig. superintendent, B. S. Har-
non, secretary and general counsel,
With his wife and Miss Anderson, of
Mr.. Greig is going to
yo1iforpio apd tho otborc fo pboopiy L