El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-09
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UNNECESSARY VIGILANCE.

UNNECESSARY VIGILANCE
The people who were at the S. y. de-
pot this morning between trains had
reason to believe that one of their
number was a desperate outlaw in cap
tivity.
Three soldier boys. dressed in hand
some new uniforms trimmed in fellow
stripes had in their charge a little fell
low whose wrists were held together
by bands of steel. The guards had big
pistols fastened to their waists by we'll
filled cartridge belts and they formed
a triangle around that boy like he had
a ransom of $1,000 upon his head and
had threatened to take advantage OF
the least opportunity afforded for es-
cape.
The truth of the matter is that the
boy had become tired of army life. had
been attacked with a spell of home
sickness and wanted to quit the game.
He had taken a leave of absence, had
gone home on a furlough of his own
make, then hearing that his absence
had caused commotion at the barracks,
at Fort Huachuca, AriZ., where his
company is stationed, he notified the
military authorities that he would re-
turn and these boys were sent to Mar
ia to bring him back. Hence the-dD--
He was only a boy, much smaller than
either of his guards. They were heav-
lily armed and could have made him
look like sponge before he could have
gone six feet in an attempt to escape.
He had surrendered and said he was
willing to return, but these soldier
boys. proud of their authority, wished
to attract the attention of the public
to the fact that Hes a bad man, but
we've got him foul; there is no dan
ger of him getting loose to hurt any
of you. 1t was an unnecessary dis
grace brought upon the poor homesick
boy.
BOYISH RAILROAD MAGNATE.
Gordon Bryan. a Cleburne youth
though only % years old. S self made
man and a railroad magnate- He has
lust left Cleburne for New York City
to promote a railroad which is to be
built from Houston to Port Arthur.
dis ance of about 100 miles, for the
purpose of opening undeveloped rice
and oil lands.
Young Bryan's father was book
keeper in a Cleburne bank. The boy
ran away to South America and while
there he drew $4,000 lottery prize.
He returned and bought ranch for
his parents in Dallas county The re-
mainder of his money he invested in
timber in Mexico and erected saw
timber in Mexico and.ulp NJ N N
mills He sold them to railroad COM
pennies within two years at a profit of
100000. Since then he has made
enormous profits out of various
schemes. He now proposes to build
this railroad and settle in Houston
HEAVY TRAVEL WESTWARD.
There was an enormous sale of tick
cts for the west bound passenger train
on the S. p. this morning and there
were still many passengers on the
train who did not buy tickets here, as
there were two tourist cars loaded with
through passengers. The train con-
sisted of ten cars and an engine and
the engine was assisted over the hills |
by the helper. r. Spellicy, the ticket
agent was the busiest man in town |
for about half an hour. He said it
looked to him like the people were ten |
deep around the ticket window. The /,
train was held twelve minutes in or
der to allow them all to secure tickets. |
Every berth and both drawing rooms |
of the two Pullman sleepers were sold. |
AN INSTRUCTION CAR.
There is an instruction car in Las |
Vegas 1t is fitted up to teach the op- |
FORK air brake system; also locomotive |
running courses. The equipment in
cludes a complete engine. fitted with Il
all appliances. which will carry pres
sure of air of 100 pounds to the square |
nch The equipment also includes
working air brakes for ten freight cars
and the signal line of ten passenger
cars, sectional working tandem pumps,
engineers valves. triple valves. mod
els of injectors. lubricators and engine
equipment. The rooms of the car are
the living rooms of the instructors.
class room. office, kitchen. berths and
department. 1t will re-
main in Las Vegas a week.
THE GREAT SOUTHERN.
Sevral towns in New Mexico and Ari-
roma are deligted over the report of
proposed road through the territories
which will pass through them. The
road, if built, will be built my the
Great Southern, a company that has
just been organized in Atlanta. Ga,
with capital Of SIT .O0O.O 900. The pro-
posed line will be direct one from Sa-
Ga to San Diego Cal, pass
ing through the coal fields of the
Captain country, with a spur south
ward to tap the White Sands and the
mines OF the San Andreas mountains;
also one northward to the Jicarillas.
It will probably pass through Roswell .
Ind in Arizona will have branch lines
70 several towns and rich districts.
From San Diego the company will run
! line Of boats to the Orient
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