Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-08-05


Engineer Davis rests for one trip.
Fireman Brown gets a short vaca-
ton.
Fireman Hanson stays at home for
a trip.
Fireman C. Wilson is on the retired
list for n trip only.
At the hospital tomorrow morning
IN operation for the removal Of gall
stones will be performed on q patient
by the name Of Causas.
Dame Rumor hath 1t that Fourth
vice-President Wilson nearly drowned
the president of the local machinists'
union in the swimming pool at Hot
Springs this morning.
Tonight the ladies' auxiliary to the
brotherhood of LOCOMOTIVE fremen will
entertain their friends and a large
public at Rosenthal hall. Dancing
will be the chief diversion.
Fireman Graham was dismissed
from the hospital today. He has been
having a pretty serious siege for three
weeks, but the doctor tells him now
that he will be ready for work again
within a few days.
Representatives Of a South African
railway syndicate have been in Victo-
ria, B. c., inquiring regarding the pos
sibility Of securing 100000 0 hemlock
railway ties for South African rail-
roads, Of which 900 miles are to be
built at once
w. C. D. Miller, brakeman on the
passenger between Albuquerque and
Ell Paso, Is in the city to do s
ment work on some mineral prospects
he has near Hot Springs. MI. Miller
is well known for his success In 10
eating wells and underground
streams of water.
An effort is being made to find what
the San Bernardino shop men have
to drink out there. Some Of them
confidently assert that during the
earthquake shock there the other day
the immense brick chimney which
Can be seen for miles around, swayed
SO that they could see into the top
Of 1t.
Saturday was the day that Geo. h.
Henderson's resignation as superln-
tendent of the motive power Of the
Santa Fe became effective. 1t is ex-
pected that a new superintendent OF
motive power and an assistant will be
appointed Immediately. Mr.. Hender-
son has returned from the City OF
Mexico where he spent several weeks.
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General Passenger and Freight
Agent w. b. Robbins of the Santa Fe
Central railway has returned from
Denver. where he completed traffic ar
rangements with the Denver & Rio
Grande. Similar arrangements have
also been made with the Ell Paso 4
Northwestern railway and the Rock
Island system to the Missouri river.
ThesSanta Fe Central will be opened
for traffic between Santa Fe and Tor
rance, on Aug. Is.
/. Hazard, who until recently
was general agent Of the Kansas City
Southern at Chicago, has been ap-
pointed division freight agent of the
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific, with
headquarters at Chicago. Mr.. Haz-
zard has q host Of friends here who
will be glad to learn u his advance
ment. Mr.. Hazard succeeds 9. Q.
Jennings. Before he went with the
Kansas City Southern Mr.. Hazard
was . freight representative OF the
Atchison, Topeka 4 Santa Fe road.
Fourth vice-President Wilson Of the
international association Of machin-
lists, left for the south this afternoon.
Last night the local lodge held .
largely attended meeting in the va
cant room adjoining the Lewis under
taking parlors. Mr.. Wilson informed
The Optic that although the machin'
lists have sixty-nine strikes on In dif-
ferent parts Of the country. there isn't
one in the west. The western situa-
ton is eminently satisfactory. MI.
Wilson settled the trouble at La Jun
Il. He didn't uphold the machinists