El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-01-07

| be the losers Tor going. Inc news
papers are in favor of the negroes go
| ing and say that they will do better
| there than at home. and l think the
papers are better posted on the situG-
ton in the islands than the negro
preachers of Alabama are
MORE PORTO RICANS.
| A special train. bearing another ship
ment of Porto Ricans bound for the
Hawaiian islands. passed through yes
terday afternoon about three o'clock.
The train consisted of fourteen cars
in all and the party on board is said
to have numbered about 400. In order
| to prevent the newspaper representa-
| tives from securing any notes about
the party, deliberate attempts to de-
ceive them in regard to the time they
| were to pass were made. but to nc
avail. Failing in this. the train was
stopped away out in the suburbs anal
| the change of engines made there. af-
ter which they were pulled through
town lickety-split.
The railroad people are very anxious
to make it appear that the reports sent
out regarding the other shipment are
false, but to rack their brains in en-
deavors to slip another shipment
through unseen only makes it seem
more evident that everything is not
exactly right.
A special to the Dallas News from
New Orleans says:
a more wretched, disguised lot of
human beings were never seen than
these immigrants from Ponce, Porto
Rico. They are sorroful looking set,
all suffering from anaemia, due to the
want of food. They come from the in
terror of the island, where thousands
are in destitute condition. There
were three deaths on the voyage, but
none from any contagious disese. 1t
was a pitiful sight to witness these
poor creatures lined up on deck to pass
the muster and inspection by Drs.
Thomas and Ably, the cold affectin
them greatly. 1t is said that eight or
ten thousand of these people are to
be transported to the Sandwich Islands
to work on the sugar plantations there.
but from the physical condition of
these It will take months of good feed |
ing to prepare them for work. One |
cornfield negro could easily |
do the work of ten of them.
Dr. A ]. Fulton of New York and |
Mr. Oppenheimer came on the Arkadia |
with the immigrants. Carl WolterS. |
the Hawaiian Sugar |
Plantrs' association, came here from
San Francisco to meet them. All will !
cross the continent with the sickly
cargo.
TOURIST CAR ROMANCE.
Hot Air" Cook, the popular Gin
cinnati excursion agent passed through
this morning. He brought in thirty
two people and two of them stopped
here. Speaking of tourist cars, John
son, the Washington man, famous fo-
nIs chocolate, is expected through TO-
and it is said that Johnson
is the hero in a little tourist car ro
the climax of which is expected
to occur now most any day. a charm
ing young lady from San Francisco
took trip to Washington and return
in Johnson's car. Johnson, like al
tourist agents, is an affable, courteous
gentleman and his efforts to please
md accommodate his passengers is
what has won for him the name of
The Chocolate Man" Well, this par
ocular young lady was especially af-
ected by his kindness and they be-
anne very close friends before her ar
'ival in San Francisco. The result was
IN invitation to call and it is said the
sequel will soon occur in the shape of
he wedding of the chocolate man and
he charming young lady of San Fran
isco.
AND GATES.
Excursion agents Bunch and Gates s
'assed through yesterday. The for l
ner is from Washington and had sew 2
nteen passengers. The latter is from s
cincinnati and had eleven passengers,
'unch does not like to have his name
n the paper and Link and Pin," hav- !
ng forgotten it, failed in his attempt I
D get it from the owner Gates was Q
sked, but he had been requested to
OF tell and would not, but presently =
lille talking with the reporter he fo--
OF the situation and called to his fell
wv excursion agent. "Oh, Bunch" he il
aid, and as the reporter quickly took '
own the name, Bunch came shaking b
is fist at Gates in much affected rage |
About a year ago Bunch was one If {
lie main parties in a little romance T.
lat happened in San Francisco AMI II
e received enough newspaper notori-
y to do him for several years, hence
is reason for wanting to keep mis-
anne out of the paper. The Call print
quite lengthy story about the in
dent and illustrated il with pictures .
the main characters, including q
unch in the bunch. l.
HE NELSON SPECIAL. -
The special train of the Alice Neil u
N Opera company arrived from the y
est on the S. p. this afternoon at / n,
clock There are eighty-six people n
it'll this company and they travel in h
st
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