San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-01-20
Ratified OFF THE RAILS.
And licked or the Ticker.

And licked or the Ticker.
The Mexican Southern road will be,
inaugurated Feb. 9th.
The Texas and Pacific road has
made one fare rate for the New Or
leans Mardi Gras. .
A passenger train of the East Ten
nessee, Virginia and Georgia road
was wrecked by running into q hull
at Meridian, Miss, the engineer and
conductor sustaining serious injuries.
Chairman Finly of the Western
before the Interstate commerce
commission, 80 st. Paul Judge
decides.
Fort Worth is all agog over the ru-
NOR that the Union Pacific Is about
to swallow up the Fort Worth and
Rio Grande road
Conductor Pete Valley, one of the
oldest passenger men Of the s. p.
is taking lay off to attend the gov
ernor's inaugural ball, and local Con-
ductor Howell has temporarily taken
his run.
indianapolis, Ind, has been chos.
en- by the order of railway conductors,
for their national headquarters, and
an effort will be made to interest the
state and city officials in the order.
The case of Capt. Bill Davis against
the Southern Pacific for $50, 900 dam
ages by the death of his son, Will
be taken up by the district court
shortly.
The strike on the Kansas division
of the Chicago, Milwaukee and st.
Paul r. r., of the agents and opera
tors, was somewhat OF fizzle.
General Passenger Agent B. w.
Thatcher, of the Mexican National,
has returned to the City of Mexico
after an extended business trip
through the states.
After the completion of the M. l. M.
8. road to Tampico, it will build the
branch from Buerdito to the Gulf a
distance of 500 miles for which 1t will
receive $500, 900 as subsidy.
The switch shanty at the Southern
Pacific was removed on q fiat Car to
the Burleson street crossing, cast of
the freight Office. The transportation
caused great deal OF amusement for
the clerks in the Office.
Judge Sweeney, the local real estate
man returned to his home In Nebras-
ka over the 1. & G. N, last evening.
The Judge has large ice business I'm
that state and he is returning homo
to superintend 1t during the season.
Two railway commission bills have
been introduced in the Legislature,
one by Cone Johnson, of East Texas,
3. oil hxy Of
county. Both bills attempt to do
way companies in regard to freight
charges.
A large Raymond and Whitcomb
excursion from the north Is expected
ed to arrive here Thursday morning
over the Southern Pacific. Here the
party will split, part OF them going to
California, the balance to the City Of
Mexico. A large excursion party will
also come in over the international
road for Mexico.
The Monterey and Mexican Gulf
road will reach TampicO, March 10,
when it will be opened to the public
with great pomp and ceremony. The
government has granted the road q
| su bsidy of $4,000 per miles. When
| it is completed to Tampico, the road
will put in it's claim for the subsidy
amounting to s., 100000.
The fastest run made by the South
ern Pacific in carrying hogs, was the
time made yesterday IN moving four
teen cars of them from Rosenberg 10
Eagle Pass in fourteen hours and
thirty-five minutes, including two
stops, making the average of about "a
miles an hour. The stretch, 172
miles, between Rosenberg and San
Antonio, was made in Z hours, 70
minutes. AT the Glidden yards, 3
change of engine and caboose was
perfected in minutes.