El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-11

At the opening of the New York eX-
lchange this morning Mexican Central
was quoted at 17A and at II O'Clock it
was quoted at 1Sa4. The exchange
closed with Central at 1914.
No stock on the board has gone up
with the rapidity that Central has.
A week ago today Mexican Central
was quoted at 13. 1t is possible that
| the rumor that Mexico is going on the
gold basis has had something to do
with this but that idea is not generally
accepted. 1t is still thought that the
Rock Island has bought the Mexican
Central or made such traffic arrange
ment as will be very beneficial to that
road.
TROUBLES WITH THE QUARAN-
TINE.
A Mr.. Hill with his wife and child
were taken off the Santa Fe train yes
terday for not having certificates from
| the quarantine officer in San Francisco
1t happened that their certificate had
been sent to Mr.. Kerr, the agent here.
who had forgotten to send them out to
the quarantine station He phoned out
| Just after the train passed and sent
cab for the passengers, bringing them
into town.
NO THROUGH TRAINS.
passenger train on the S. p. from
the west arrived at o'clock this after
noon. 1t was the one that left here for
the west Saturday morning. 1t turned
around at Yuma and came back.
There is a bad washout on the S. p.
about forty miles west OF Yuma and
all through trains since the one that
left Los Angeles last Friday morning
are on the other side of the washout
and can't come on. The Sunset Linz
tied that was due yesterday morning.
the No. 10 that should have arrived
last night, and the No. 10 that should
be in tonight are held on the other side
of the washout The Limited will be
the first one in and it is not expected
much before tomorrow at noon.
SPARK s. g.. g.. g.. g.. g.. g..
The E. P & N. E. car "Paso del
Norte," came in on the passenger train
that arrived over the S. P. this after
noon. 1t contains the party who went
| west in it about a week ago.
Joe Riley, the tool boy at the G. H.
shops. is again able to be out after a
severe attack of grip and expects to
report for duty tomorrow morning.
HAS TAKEN POSSESSION.
The T. & P. company has taken pos
session of it's new acquisition, the Tex
larkana, Shreveport & Natchez railway.
A number of officials of the T. & p.
headed by l.. S. Thorne, third vice
president and general manager. went to
Texarkana and took official charge
Saturday The purchased line will be
operated as a part of the eastern divi-
sion of the T. & p. The eastern divi-
sion proper will consist of the main
line from T. c. Junction to FIT. Worth,
| via Marshall. and will be in charge of
| E. w. Campbell with headquarters at
Marshall. The balance of the eastern
division, consisting of the Paris and
Sherman districts. Texarkana to
Whitesboro, and the new acquisition
Texarkana to Shreveport, will be
known as the transcontinental division
and will be in charge of ID. b. Ayres.
division superintendent, with head
quarters at Texarkana. The jurisdic-
ton of the general officers of the T.
& P. is extended over the purchase
SPARKS. -. -. E. gGS-kthuu.. -
John Burns. Southern Pacific brake
man. was killed in the yards at Calves
ton. While in the discharge of his du-
ties he fell from a fiat car and the
wheels passed over his leg. He was
Immediately CARED to a hospital but
he died from the loss of blood before
his arrival there. He was 81 years old
land unmarried.
SPARKS FROM THE ENGINE.
w. F. Robinson, wood contractor for
the G. H. at FIT. Hancock, came in this
morning on business.
The G. H. wrecker was called out
to Strauss yesterday afternoon to clean
up small freight wreck. Five cars
of oranges were ditched but no one was
hurt.
H. H. Gregory, who has been switch
ing for the G. II. in the yards at VAL
entine. has resigned his position and
is visiting in Ell Paso but will soon re-
turn to his home in San Antonio,
where he will work for the S. A. & A.
P.
o. B. McCarty, excursion agent from
Cincinnati, passed through this morn
ing. He brought in twenty-three peo-
pie and took nine on west. Fourteen
of his passengers were the Faust"
opera troupe, who came to give a per-
Torrance here tonight.
Charley Pollock, the popular E. p.
& N. E. conductor, reported unable to
go out on his run this morning. Mr..
Pollock has been suffering with grip
for some time and though able to be
up, it seems that he cannot throw off
the evil effects of 1t. He remained at
home TODAY to have an OperatiOn per-