Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1905-12-06
RAILROAD TOPICS



1t is said that the Rio Grande is
after a number of ,brakemen, that
class OF employees being short at pres
ent on the Denver K Rio Grande.
The Wyoming branch of the Col
orado & Southern railway is for sale.
Senator Warren of Wyoming, in a
public speech a few days ago, urged
the citizens of Wyoming and Colorado
to purchase the line and extend it to
Douglas and other Wyoming towns.
The change of agents in the local
Santa Fe offices that has been sched-
made at last. II. s. LutZ, former
agent here, left this morning for
Santa Fe, where he will take charge
Yocum, agent at Santa Fe, il is un-
derstood, will be moved to Ration.
An overheated stove in coach No.
1886, attached to No. 8, leaving this
city last night for Ell Paso, came very
near causing the entire coach to burn
up, but luckily the fire was discovered
by the depot special police who at
once notified the car repairers, who
extinguished the flames before any
serious damage had been done. The
damage was very slight.
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J. A. Rousch, an engineer on the
Santa Fee, yesterday had John Eich
placed under a $3.50 peace bond.
claiming that Eich, who is a fireman
on the west end. had made threats
against his and his family's lives. The
two used to be on the same engine
some time ago, and it was while on
the road that the trouble first arose,
eliminating in yesterdays court pro-
ceedings.
The appointment of Donald Stubs
as district freight and passenger agent
at Boise for the Oregon Short Line,
a son of the traffic director of the
Hartman lines, is creating dissatis-
faction, this being the third relative
of Stubs to hold a position on the
Short Line, recently appointed. One
official in line for the position re-
signed and other designations alv
threatened.
COLORED PORTER ATTEMPTS
OUTRAGE ON TRAIN.
Word comes to the office of the
district attorney at San Bernardino,
from c. Selvy, the chief detective on
the Santa Fe. that rape was attempt
ed on a white lady Sunday night on
the Santa Fe overland in the vicinity
of Needles. The alleged rapist is
the negro porter who had charge of
the car in which the lady occupied a
section. The lady and her brutal as
sailant Were taken to San Bernardino.
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1t is understood that in the case or
the Santa Fe railroad versus the Is
leta Indians, who claim damages 10
the o of S., 900 on account of
the damage done their crops and vine
yards at Isleta last spring by the
floods, the railroad will settle out of
court If possible. A. j. Abbott, attor-
ney for the Pueblo Indians of New
Mexico, arrived in the city last night
in connection with the matter. He
stated that the railway grade at Is
leta caused the water TO back up,
flooding the Indians crops and doing
the amount Of damage asked for.
L. T. Coffey. who has been acting
as station agent for the Santa Fe at
Chaves, has resigned, preparatory TO
returning to st. Louis. Mr.. Coffey
was formerly telegraph editor of the
st. Louis Globe-DemOcrat, but was
forced 10 come to New Mexico some
eight months ago on account of his
bad health, which he has entirely re-
gained. He is in the city, the guest
of G. II. Thomas, and will give a fare
well dinner 10 a number OF his friends
tonight, after which he will depart
for ST. Louis to resume his old posi-
ton on the GlOhe-DemOcrat.