El Paso Daily Herald. (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. 20TH YEAR, No. 75, Ed. 1 Saturday, March 31, 1900 Page: 4 of 12
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EL PASO DAILY HERALD SATURDAY. MARCH 31. 1900.
Link and Pin.
ARGUA1ENTS AGAINST THEM.
The Railroad Employes Are Having
Tbelr Innings At Austin On The
Double Header Question
The airing' of the double header ques-
tion before the 6tate railroad commis-
sion continues to attract attention all
over the fctate. In the proceedings of
yesterday a witness examined was J
K Norton who has been an attorney
since 189i but who was an engineer
on mis division of the G. H running
out of Kl Paso for nine years. He tes-
tified that double-heading is extra ha-
zardous to employes and to the public.
He explained that the road f romGlidden
to 1 Paso is roiling with loner hills
from Del Rio to El Paso. Double-
headers were used on through freight
trains only. As master of the lodge
at San Atooio be had heard numerous
complaints and personally investigated
the conditions and was positive of the
dangers. We have an Illustration of
trains breaking in two where cars have
no air brakes and the engineers would
sot know It because of the failure of
the air to work. Counsel questioned
the witness to show that the conductor
and rear brakeman are in no less dan
ger than the engineer aod Hreman
on the 6econd engine. Witness did
not think so. Witness insisted that
the vibrations of the first engine dirt
cinders and smoke of the first engine
all go to prevent the second engine
crew from seeing ahead. He had
never been on a double-header train in
accident. He thought the danger
with a less number of men operating
double-headers is greater than with
more men operating single-headers
because it make the responsibility
lighter tending to carelessness. He
testified that in his opinion the South-
ern Pacific ha3 not Inaugurated
double-headers for fast service but as
a matter of dollars and cents and he
alleged that this company sacrifices
life and limb to make dollars.
He did not know of the men request-
ing to be placed on double-headers on
the Southern Pacific. H e thought that
the greater danger lies in the "hog
back" or rolling country where it is
Impossible to make permanent ballast
and that engines are not constructed
with a view to run successfully over
track of all character.
The next witness was L. E. Lauer of
Temple who came to the stand using a
crutch explaining that he was a fire-
man on a second engine in a double-
header and was injured while at work.
He had worked on engines for the
Santa Fe six years and was of the
opinion that double-headers entail an
unusual degree of danger to employes
as compared with single-headers.
He gave an account of the wreck in
which he was Injured which occurred
on Feb. 26 and was on the street yester
day for the firt time. His engineer
was severely injured while the crew
or nrst engine j imped there being a
collision at the station of Davidson.
He felt the first engineer apply the air
bat did not have time to get off. He
did not know if that accident could
have been prevented with a single-
header but said that the crew of the
Becond engine would not have been
injured.
Mr. G. L. Wilson of Cleburne
. engineer-on the Santa Fe resumed his
testimony Mr. James A. Baker con-
ducting the cross examination for the
Galveston Harrisburg & San Antonio
Railway. He sa'd one element of
danger is the pulling out of tbedraught
appliance which falls under the train
and derails the care; another that in a
"hog back" country where there are
grades the slack lengthens out and
draws up suddenly throwing men in
the caboose over stoves etc injuring
them severely; that It results in
collisions and trains breaking in two
and one part running into another. He
said' that the hospital records show
that the fewer number of trains run on
the Santa Fa. the greater number of
accidents: that the liability to train-
men is greatest in summer time from
trains parting because the conductor
and rear brakemen are usually on top
of the train while in winter time they
are int he caboose except when trains
Are to be brought under control. He
paid the rule is that the first engine
is to apply the brakes on the train but
that if the air has refused to work
the second engine could apply the air.
He knew of a double-header breaking
in two twenty even times in 60 miles.
There 13 a difficulty In giving signal
la handling a long train
which results In increased
dangers to trainmen. On reex
The New Dry Goods and Clothing Store
of the Graham Combination of 16 stores in Texas and Indian Territory
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The contractor has found the plate glass front and the remodeling of the building a longer task than he thought hence we can not possibly open next
Monday as formerly advertised
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JARRELL BALLARD & CO.
amination by Mr. Campbell witness
testified that the engine draught
appliances are mado very etrong to
prevent it from breaking In two in
jerks and that It will stand a strain
twelve times greater than the pulling
force of tho engine but that in the
operation of double-headers that
appliance should be more than twenty
four times stronger than the pulling
power of the engine.
He testified that the lack of unison
in two men starting one train tends to
danger; that there are seven men on a
double header train and only eve on a
single header; that the men are out on
the road longer with a double header
and become exhausted. He said teat
much difficulty is experienced in dis-
covering a car off the track in the ope-
ration of double-headers.
Mr. Lee of the Santa Fe next ex
amined the witness who testified that
in trains breaking in two the air sets
the brake itself if the break occurs
between cars having air brakes; that
an engineer can feel the air come on
in such an Instance. He acknowledged
that on two single-header trains ten
men were exposed to danger while
seven are employed in the operation of
a double-header. He Bald that It is
almoEt impossible for the engineer In
the first engine to see the signal of
trainmen at times on account of the
smoke and steam escaping from the
second .engine. In reference to the
train that broke twenty-seven times in
going 60 miles he said It had been stat-
ed to him that this train broke in more
places than one; that it was not the
same break that continually gave
trouble. His train was following the
one in question.
ARTESIAN WELL AT CAPITAN
Big Flow Of Water Struck At the
New Mountain Town A Fine
Thing For Its Future.
A special from Capitan this morning
says that a flow of artesian water with
Beemlngly an unlimited supply has
been struck there.
The news was both unexpected and
well received at the offices of the 1
Paso & Northeastern in this city.
Said A. J. King the cashier this
morning:
"This flow was struck at a depth of
450 feet and was wholly unexpected.
Men employed by the fuel company
have been at work continuously with a
diamond drill on verification holes as
they are called attempting te deter-
mine the extent of the coal beds and
veins. It was while drilling In No. 4
entry on one of these holes that the
water was unexpectedly struck.
"Of course there has been no analy-
sis as yet but we are all sure that the
water from this depth will be of un-
usual purity. The only thing lack-
ing heretofore at Capitan has been
good water and now this seems as-
sured for the town.1'
This news is especially gratifying to
El Paso because it shows the existence
of a flow of artesian water within a
reasonable distance of the city and en-
courages the belief that it may extend
beneath the city.
Sparks From the Engine.
Jim Jeffries the Santa Fe line re-
pairer with headquarters at Rlncon is
in town.
Tom Lattiner freight conductor on
the T. & P. Is laying off on account of
sickness.
J. B. Barkley a popular Mexican
Central conductor is up from Guadala
jara for a few days.
Billy Watson is now holding down a
desk in the Santa Fe offices during the
rush now on which causes considerable
extra work.
W. B. Gasklns has been appointed
superintendent of the Pecos Valley &
Northeastern railway vice C. M. Stans-
bury. resigned.
President E. P. Ripley of the
Santa Fe has an interesting article In
the "Saturday Evening Poet" on the
"Making of a Railroad Man."
F. M. Rhomberg the pioneer
jeweler of Alamogordo has been ap-
pointed official watch inspector of the
El Paso & Northeastern railroad.
Chief Engineer Caswell and party of
twelve men have left RoBwell to begin
the survey of the proposed extension
of the Pecos Valley & Northeastern
from Roswell to El Paso.
Brakeman W. L. Westover whose
father is a district judge in Nebraska
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Now Mother Holds the Babies
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n&ased through El Paso on his way Co
Mexico where he will accept a con
ductorshlp on the Mexican Central.
Geo. T. Svdes. formerly of Santa
Fe division headquarters In Las Vegas
passed through El Pago several days
ago on his way to Torreon Mexico
as chief dispatcher for the Interna-
tional road.
Charles Huey till lately employed
by the electric light company in Laa
Vegas will twist brakes on the Mexi-
can Central he having been provided
with the position by Trainmaster Joe
Richley for years a passenger con-
ductor running out of Las Vegas.
ALL A FAKE
No Confession That Republicans
Were Implicated In the Killing
Of Goebel.
Frankfort March 31. W. H.
Culton gave out the following today:
"I have never confessed and know
nothing to confess. I know of nothing
that implicates republicans."
HOLLAND'S BOAT
The Submarine Craft Disports Itself
Today In the Potomac
Washington March 31. The com-
mittee on military affairs did not
proceed with the Couer D'Alene in-
vestigation today but Instead witnessed
the submarine boat Holland disport it-
self in the waters of the Potomac near
Alexandria.
HANA CAPTURED
The Filipino Rebel On the Way To
Manila.
Manila March 31. General Hana
the Filipino general who was active
in leading the rebels inPanay has
surrendered to Gen. Kobbe. He la
being taken to Manila.
A Death This Afternoon.
The infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Crowley of Ft. Hancock died at two
o'clock this afternoon at the rooms on
San Antonio street occupied by its
parents. They came only last night
with the little one to El Paso but it
was already too far gone to be cured
The funeral will take place tomorrow
afternoon at two o'clock under the
direction of Nagley aod Lyons.
New Trial Denied.
In the county oourt today a motion
for a new trial made by the plaintiff in
the case of the Tucker-Hardy company
vs. Houck & Dieter was overruled.
Born.
A Rirl was born this morning to Mr.
and Mrs. C. D. Smith of Russell who
are stopping with Dr. Llndsey on
north El Paso St.
The Governor Belated-
A telegram that
n' t be in tonight
afternoon.
'Bob" Taylor
was received
will
this
Metal Market.
New York March 31.- -Copper 16t:
silver 59: lead 4.45.
B. F. Hammett the well known real
estate man has been seriously 111 in
his rooms in the Francis for several
days so ill that his son B. F. Jr. was
wired to come from Roswell and ar-
rived last night. Mr. Hammett how-
ever has shown such decided improve-
ment that today he is able to sit up.
The fire department was called out
at 2:25 o'clock this morning by a small
fire In the Morehouse block.
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at the Momsen & Thorne stand 112 and 114 Oregon Street
for fie
ROY
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Mends our
Torn Garments
113 TO 119 WEST OVERLAND
Telephone 278
ST.
Thy Couldn't See the SI rub.
Persons living in a preat many of the
small towns throughout the country aro
often inflicted with ordinances which
cause them o little inconvenience. That
of prohibiting the hitching f horses to
fences is one of the hardest. A gentle-
man who recently returned to Memphis
from a trip to Alabama gave an example
this morning of the way this kind of a
law is observed there.
"I was in one of the little towns" said
he "which is a county seat. The court-
fcouse is in a large square around which
a new iron fence had been lately built.
There is no sidewalk around the square
and to prevent persons hitching their
horses there were erected large signs on
all sides reading. 'Any Person Hitching a
Horse to This Fence Will Be Fined $10
Without Trial.' The day after 1 got there
was what is known as 'First Monday
or 'Court day.' Nearly every farmer in
the county must have come to town and
:there were so many horses hitched tc
that courthouse fence it was impossible
to see the signs. Memphis Scimitar.
Doetorlag- Amonar the KTatrsTaiB.
Outside the doorway of the kibitka (or
black tent) lay a man writhing in agony.
Behind him and sitting on his haunches
was one of the ugliest and most repul-
sive individuals I have ever seen. Osraan
(the dragoman) described him as the doc-
tor. This fellow had a huge instrument
with two strings upon which he continu-
ally strummed chanting all the time in
a doleful manner and winding up the end
of each verse of his song with a piercing
shriek. The man on the ground was at-
tacked by dysentery and this I was in-
formed was the method by which the
Khirghiz were cured. When the doctoj
had got half way through his song I
couple of Khirgbiz approached carrying
two sheep. One was placed at the head
and the other at the feet of the patient
and at a given signal each Khirghiz whip-
ped out his knife aud cut the throat of
the animal so that the blood should fall
on the head and feet of the man to bt
cured. R. L- Jefferson's "A New Rid
to Khiva."
' Santa Fe Route"
Change of time commencing- April
1st train No. 22 east-bound will leave
El Paso at 8:10 p. m. instead of 8:30.
F. B. Houghton
General agent
MONITION: Notice Is hereby given
that there was seized in this
Custom District for violation of the
customs laws one bay gelding branded
Spanish brand on right thigh one bay
colt branded Spanish on left thigh and
one hay gelding branded Spanish brand
on left thi?h which will be sold In
front of the Custom house Thursday
April 5th 1900 at 10 a. m. Any one
claiming the above is required to ap-
pear with the time provided by law.
Moses Dillon Collector.
The G. H. & S. A. Ry. will sell on
April 4th and 5th tiokets to Austin
and return at rate of one first class
limited fare for the round trip. Tick-
ets will be good to leave Austin on the
return trip not later than April 8th.
This for the State Convention Travel-
ers' Protective association to meet in
that city.
Mobsman Asparagus from Earlham
N. M. the best In the market received
dally. We are the only firm In El
Paso handling this Asparagus.
J. W. Eckman & Son.
210 San Antonio street phone 323.
Unique entertainment that of Ex-
Governor Itobt. Li. Taylor of Tennes-
see. He runs the eamut of human
emotions almost and sbiftsfrom grave
to gay from lively to severe.
Light your cigar at Potter and
White's Drugstore with the magnetic
cigar lighter. Full line of cigars.
Use Curtice Bros. Blue Label toma
toes; 2 cans for 25c; none to equal them;
at El Paso Grocery.
Blue Label Tomatoes are the very
best; 2 cans for 25c at El Paso Grocery.
A
FEW
OVR NATTK
Four BuTTon
CASSI AT LIBERTY
Romantic Story Of Love
And Ad
venture.
Emll Cassi formerly a well known
resident of Bisbee and later of Jerome
who enlisted in company C of thorough
riders in the Cuban war was released
from jail in Havana Cuba the other
day by Governor General Wood says
the Bisbee Orb. He was serving a three
years' sentence for having killed a lieu-
tenant of the Cuban army last March.
At the time the prisoner was lieuten-
ant of police and the shooting occurred
during the progress of a fight in a
prominent hotel over the distribution of
American money among the Cuban vet-
erans. The lieutenantof police waa born
in Italy but was an American citizen.
Feeling ran high against him among
the Cubans and he was threatened
with lynching.
A wealthy Cuban girl became infat-
uated with him and married him in
jail about a month after his imprison-
ment. She bad given away a fortune
to the revolutionists during the war
and after the marriage appealed to
General Gomez to use his influence for
her husband.
Gomez refused because the prisoner
was an American. Since then she has
spent another fortune striving to gain
her husband's release She pleaded
with Governor General Wood Gover-
nor Roosevelt President McKinley
and many of the military authorities
here. Nothing daunted her. To gain her
purpose she offered jailers larcre bribes
until orders were issued denying her
entrance to the prison.
She disclosed to the military author-
ities last summer a plot of Cubans to
blow up the Taoon theater and an-
other municipal building in Santa
Clara on the night of the Fourth of
July. The information caused much
alarm in military circles and for her
conduct her husband's pardon was
promised if the conspirators were
arrested.
Havana was put under military
euard that night and a regiment of
soldiers watched the building in
Santa Clara. An attempt was made
atJ both places exactly according to
details furnished by the Cuban woman.
The men were caught in the act of
placing packages of dynamite under
the Tacon theater.
This occurrence was looked upon at
first as an indication of a general up-
rising among Cubans. An examina-
tion of the arrested parties disclosed
in Santa Clara the same conditions.
Since General Wood's arrival he has
taken an internet in the case and con-
sidering the prisoner's heroism at
Santiago he granted the pardon. The
man left Havana secretly after his
release and will probably come to this
oountry with his wife immediately as
he fears death at the hands of the
Cubans.
DAYS
A Man Is Known
by the company he keeps."
Same with
CLOTHING
To get good clothing you must
go to a good store. There is a
happy association here of good
Clothing and genteel Furnish
ings.
We are Poor at Bluster
but Rich in Bargains
At no time have we shown
such a superb array of stylish
Merchandise as we are showing
right now the season 1900.
We invite everybody who ap-
preciates style to call and see
the masterpieces we are offer-
ing. THE
Onion Clothing Co.
HIGHEST QUALITY
LOWEST PRICES
NO MORE CIGARETTES
Their Use Will Not Be Permitted In
Weather Bureau.
A Washington dispatch says: Chief
Willis Moore of the weather bureau
has Issued an order prohibiting par-
eons connected with the service from
smoking cigarettes durlngofflce hours
and stating further that those who
smoked eigarettes at any time would
be mentioned in the confidential re-
ports which are made quarterly to him'
by chiefs of the several offices and
divisions throughout the entire service.
Chief Moore said today:
"The order was issued after careful
consideration and a thorough investi-
gation of the evils resulting from
cigarette smokinsr. It will Btand. In
this service we are compelled to
maintain a very strict discipline in
order to secure satisfactory service.
Some of our men who are regarded as
the most thorough aod competent
doing every detail of their work with
the utmost -promptness and accuracy
gradually became careless and lax.
"I cent Inspectors to investigate and
in a cumber of cases It was found to
be directly attributable to the use of
cigarettes. I am not prudish nor do I
wish to assume any authority what-
ever over any privilege which the
employes of the service should have
but as a publlo servant I feel that it
is my duty to correct any evil that
may exist even if in attempting to
make this claim I am overstepping my
authority. The order applies to the
entire force of the bureau throughout
the entire service. Cigarette smoking
must cease. Cigars and pipes are not
barred. '
Prevented a Tragedy
Timely information given Mrs.
George Long of New Straitsville
Ohio prevented a dreadful tragedy
and saved two lives. A frightful
cough had long kept her awake every
night. She bad tried many remedies
and doctors but steadily grew worse
until urged to try Dr. King's New Dis-
covery. One bottle wholly cured her
and she writes this marvelous medicine
also oured Mr. Long of a severe at-
tack of pneumonia. Such cures are
positive proof of the matchless merit
of this grand remedy for curing all
throat chest and lung troubles. Only
50c and $1.00. Every bottle guaran-
teed. Trial bottles free at Irvln & Co
drug store.
Conference Salt Lake City.
For the Semi-Annual Conference
Mormon church held at Salt Lake
April 6-8 the Santa Fe Route will sell
tickets April 1st & 2nd good to return
sixty days from date of same for one
fare for the round trip $43.05.
J. S. MORRISSON.
City Passenger Agent.
112 and 1H OREGON STREET
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