San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-06-23
RAILROAD SPIKES.
Picked Up In the Ofices, Shops and
on the Lines

Picked Up In the Offices, Shops and
on the Lines.
Switch engine "a, on the I. & G. N,
lie lying in the yards here idle on ac-
count of the lack of business. One
engine, No. "a, does all of the work.
The rate on the Southern Pacific for
the state teachers association meet
ing at Houston on June 2Sth, is fixed
for one fare round trip, good to return
until July Srd, Inclusive.
Persons attending the Southern
Educational and Georgia Teachers
association of Georgia. who wish to
attend the National Educational asso-
citation at Saratoga, N. Y, can have
their tickets extended for return until
Aug. 3lst.
The rate given to New York and re-
turn on account of Christian Endeavor
meeting has been rescinded.
There is report circulating to the
effect that three men in the I. & G.
n. round house are to be laid off on
account of the dull times and that
firemen now on the switch engines
will be set back to wiping, and extra
firemen here will be put on the switch
engines, so as to give them work.
Some of the extra men on the I. & g.
N, out of here, have not made single
trip this month, and consequently no
money.
Yesterday over the I. & q. N. seve.
raj trains of stock passed as follows:
From Encinal to indian Territory, IA
cars; from Cotulla to st. Louis, II
cars; from Austin to St. Louis, Is
oars.
Rain on the I. & g. N. this morning
was very heavy from Moore station to
Taylor.
The Arans as Pass has put on .
round trip rate to Houston good for
80 days at So. This Is for the summer.
On the I. & G. n, on account Of
ton, the rate for round trip will be So.
Those wishing to attend the Georgia
convention from Houston can have
their tickets extending.
Mr.. w. G.. Neven has been appoint.
ed supply agent at Yoakum, vice, o.
II. Williams.
Engine er Backenstowe, who pulled
the first train out at the time of the
strike on the San Antonio and Aran.
sas Pass railway, was discharged
yesterday. He was particularly dis.
tasteful to the strikers.
Another employed "fired" yester.
day was Carothers, at Yoakum. He
lie the writer of o letter to the morning
paper of this city. informing the pub
lie of an alleged outrage committed
on some of the employees there by the
old strikers. 1t IL, said by the strikers
that the writing of this letter had
something to do with his discharge.
In this connection Mr.. j. w.
Bracken. aud employee of this rail-
way at Yoakum, called on the LIGHT
today and made y statement. ~ have
been guard of the company's
property at Y0akum ever since the
strike. know Reynolds, Harrison
and Jennings. They came into the
round house to register as required.
They were strictly sober. While at the
registry book they were struck from
behind by the strikers. There were s
or 10 men, led by Moore, Martin and
BevaBs. Jennings was assaulted
first, the other two afteward. Next
day these men paraded the streets
and were not molested by the officers.
Monday night they had another pro-
cession, carried Mr.. Sands in sffigy
and Tuesday they had another pro-
cession with brass band. At night
they burned Mr. Sands in effigy. The
whole town turned out with q band"
On account of the national conven-
ton of the independent party at
Omaha Neb. the [. & e. N, will sell
round trip tickets for one fare.