Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1901-11-08
PASS GUARDED.
Southern Pacific and Bisbee Rail-
way Forces Almost Touching
Elbows.
MANY ARMED MEN.

MANY ARMED MEN.
Special to III Paso News.
Alamogordo. N. NJ. Nov 6.-Judge
A.. Il. Fail. attorney for the Southern
Pacific, and District Attorney Level.
Ign have no knowledge OF any armed
men on the Southern Pacific work
near III Paso. except "a deputy sheriff
on the railway bridge. Sheriff Lu.
cero is rot at the hearing OF the In
junction.
morning are that fifty cars OF South
ern Pacific material we're seized by
the Bisbee road amid great violence
and several people were killed.
The injunction argument Is still in
progress. There is 10 intlmation Of
what the decision will be.
At the office of superintendent
Martin Of the Southern Pacific II was
stated that nothing was known OF any
conflict Mt Deming. The chief en-.
gineer Of the Bisbee line said he had
heard nothing OF any trouble at the
| New Mexico town and he was likely
to be informed.
The News says that according to
well authenticated reports. In the
| neighborhood of 500 armed men are
guarding the mountain pass several
| miles west of FL Paso, where the
| Southern Pacific and Blsbee railways
are in conflict over "a right of way.
These mcr are supposed to be OH
GERS of the law sent there to see that
the temporary restraining order is
| sued by Judge Parker OF the New
| Mexico court is enforced.
The Injunction case Is now being
| argued ut Alamogordo on a motion,
and a decree may be handed down
at any moment.
Meantime the Southern Pacific with
1000 workmcn strung along the big
mountain side like ants is rushing
the work on It's new track close to the
Blsbee right-of-way. and the Bisbee
people with 600 laborers are tunnel
ing through a solid wall of rock 300
feet thick to reach the disputed terri
tory, where the Southern Pacific
guards are located.
Bisbee workmen. now within q
stones throw OF the alleged armed
deputies. are fast approaching the
pass occupied by them. and II In
quite evident that the Bisbee people
expect TO lay their track along the
route as already surveyed. else the
task of tunneling through the noun
tain would be quite useless and the
money thus expended would be
thrown away.
Should the injunction be perpetu
ated and the Bisbee prevented by the
courts order from crossing the pass
then there Is no telling what will
happen. fer II Is quite evident that
the Bisbee intends to cross the path
and II was equally evident that tho
Southern Pacific intends to prevent
Il from doing so-by force of arms
perhaps, II necessary.
When the disputed territory wa'
visited by a reporter for the News
yesterday. The Southern Pacific bridge
across the river where the road enters
the pass was found to be guarded
Bisbee teams. etc, were fording thu
river at three points. and a footbridg'
had been strung from bank to banl
OF the Rio Grande for the accommo
lation of pedestrians en- route to thu
Bisbee camps.
In the valley white tents fared II
the sunlight, and high up the noun
tain side, strung out for a distanc,
OF six miles, like an army dlggin,
breastworl,s. 1000 laborers were to b.
seen, each one as active as n beaver
The sight was an unusual one. seldom
to be witnessed. Teams were movin,
hither ami thither, or fording the riv
err. and occasionally great heaps o
dirt and dust displayed by the work
men on the Southern Pacific right o
way would come tumbling down thu
steep incline. At intervals n heav,
explosion H. the Bisbee tunnel caused
the air to vibrate. sounding for all thu
world like the distant booming OF can
non.
The entire hillside presented
, scene Of hustle and activity seldom
witnessed The men high up on thu
mountain seemed so small in the dis
lance that they might have been LII
liputians ~ ants hard at work.
How many men are up there?'
reporter 70" the News asked of a Bis
bee railway employe.
THE Southern Pacific has abou
1000 workmen." he replied. and W
have about 500. Every other man II
I AIt ouulltlh U u atoNh ~ INV
and supposed to be u special deput,
United States marshal or deputy shei
n. TO preserve order"
How many OF these officers ar
there?"
About $40, I suppose"
. Where arc the Bisbee forces?" tn
reporter asked.
y They are now cutting a tunne
| tIRA.I l.nt htl nj tho nnatnN 4. m
trance of the pass"
n What's the use of cutting the tuI
= mel IL the injunction Is perpetuate
% and you are restrained from crossin
the pass?"
oh, we wall find a way OF crossin
IT," he answered, significantly.
The reporter forded the river twic
more and drove back to town, Will
the army OF laborers high up on tn
big hillside worked on In the purpl
twilight and continued to throw dir
and blast rock al II their lives dc
pended on II.
BRIDGE GUARDED.
The sherif's Office of this city r,
ports that Mt request of the Souther
Pacific railway two men were dept
tiZed and sent to the company
= bridge to prevent anyone from cross
5 ing IL.
1 II has been the custom for pedei
: TRANS 20 get over the river into Ne,
Mexico, but since the trouble aros
just west OF the city those wishing I
pass have been stopped by the I
Paso guards. who are stationed on tn
Texas side uf the river.
"
A Great Medicine.
a II have used Chamberlain's Coll,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy an
: find II 10 be a great medicine" say
Mr.. Il. s.. Phipps, OF Poteau. Ark. 81
cnred me of bloody hnx. CAM