El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-12
Years Ago Today
From The Herald Of
this Date. 1903.

TOHN Alexander Dowie, known to
fame as Elijah H." the restorer.
= proprietor OF Zion City, head of
the Christian Catholic church, prophet
and death on reporters" arrived in
FL Paso this morning. He expressed
himself as impressed with Texas and
viii establish a colony in the coast
country. He is a kindly looking man
and talked freely Of his tenets and az
fairs
T II. Springer has gone TO Haywood.
y. ". on a short pleasure trip.
Mrs U. S. Stewart has as her guest
her sister, Mrs. H. S. Beattle. from
Mexico City.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. ". Reed are visiting
their daughter, Mrs. Townsend, at her
home on North Florence street
Juan Carey. the mechanical engi-
neer OF this city, returned last night
from Urique, where he went to remove
a quartz mill to another locality.
W. .. Pearce, general manager of
the IaLuz Gold Mining company, left
this week for the company's mines at
Maguarichic.
The members Of the Z. S. geological
survey party that have been working
in New Mexico for some time making
a survey Of the irrigable lands OF. the
Rio Grande valley above FL Paso. are
working just north and west OF FL
Paso- and viii continue on down the
valley below this city
A report from Washington says the
decision OF the cabinet to add an extra
half hour to the working day Of all
employees in the executive branches of
the government includes customs and
postal service at all places where the
hours have heretofore been from a.
m. TO 4 ?. m
Advices from Panama say that prep
arations continue ashore and at sea
IN expectation Of conflict with Co.
lombia. Colombia. il is said is ready
for the final struggle for the purpose
OF preserving her existence against
internal foes by making a demonstra-
ton against the United States. Secre-
tary Root on the other hand, SAYS
that no inauguration Of hostilities is
contemplated against Colombia
a number OF capitalists of Michi-
gan are at last.putting into effect the
oft-essayed proposition to run a rail-
road from Durango. Colo. to Fl Paso,"
says the Denver Post. The surveyors
are now at work. The estimated cost
is 100000, and the necessary bonus
has been raised at Durango"
ION carpenter has gone on short
trip TO Chicago, and will visit other
eastern points while away.
W. r Brown, OF this city, IS being
congratulated extensively on his re
cent promotion to the position Of dis
trict freight and passenger agent Of
the Santa Fe road.
Bert Dodson and William Howard,
two prisoners in the county jail. to-
day gagged and bound the jailer in a
bold attempt to secure liberty.
From Port Townsend, Wash. comes
the report that the steamer Callum.
of the Puget Sound Navigation COM
pany. sank early this morning while
In the tow of the tug Holyoke at
point midway between Smiths island
and Dungeness Spit Twenty-Five of
the passengers and crew were
drowned.
Twenty men were killed and 40 in
Jured by an explosion of dynamite at
Yesca, Topic, today, according to a
from Guadalajara.
Representatives Of Texas breweries
have held a meeting at Dallas and de-
cided TO discontinue paying licenses
and giving bonds for saloon keepers
in Texas. The object Of the new pol !
icy is 10 check the growth of the pro- !
hioition sentiment in the south.