San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-06-14
MONTEREY, June 8. 1892.

To the San Antonio LIGHT.
Il was only a few weeks ago tina
we made mention of the rapid growth
of the Monterey News, which wa
started in this city about the first O
April. But on Saturday last 1t faile,
to appear. On inquiry OF the caus,
we were Informed tnat the publisher
had skipped the country. They 90
themselves into trouble by calling
people out of their names, and they
were informed that they would be
prosecuted for SANDER, hence they
skipped to the United States.
FATAL ACCIDENT.
Yesterday Mr.. j. M. Churchill, an
Englishmsn by birth, while on the
scatfolding of q building, fell off and
lit on the stone pavement and broke
his neck. He came from Kansas
about q year ago, and has been in the
employ of Messrs. j. r. and w. w.
Price of this city.
The same day Msssrs. Price re
@eeived Q telegram from Durango, that
another foreman of theirs, Mr.. J. M.
Muldoney. died very suddenly. He
was . married man and left q small
family.
TAKEN BACK. .
About six months g q young man
arrived from the states and registered
at the hotel IS j. w. Bancroft and
after secured q position as tele-
graph operator 1T the Monterey office
Of the Monterey and Mexican Gulf
railway. On account of his gentle
manly conduct and close application
to mis- business he became very popu
lar with the Americans, especially
the railway men. AS ne was an Z
pert telegraph operator he was pro-
NOTED to train dispatcher of the Mon
terey and Mexican Gulf railway. Last
week q genuine specimen OF the "Bill
Nye'' looking genius arrived and reg.
istered at the plaza Hotel under an as
sumed name. He laid ABOUT for a few
days, gazing at the mountains,
and sit beneath the shady trees on
the plaza. Monday evening he went
othe Gulf depot, and as the train
came in from Tamplco, with Mr.. Ban
croft on where he had been on bust
ness. AS soon as ne stepped out
"Bill Nye," or rather Mr.. G. NJ.
Waters, q special agent Of the Unitei
States post office department, walked
up to him and put him under arrest
Mr.. Waters informed us that Mr..
Bancroft's name was j. w. Bridge.
and that he was a postmaster at
Grand Junction, Colorado, and he was
found short In his accounts some
thing like $1,000. He skipped the
country. After he left he and his
bondsnen made the shortage good
to the government, but the Federal
grand jury found q bill against him
for embezzlemept, and the officers
we're put on his trail until they found
HIM.
Tney left last night via Laredo for
Denver, Colorado.
RAILWAY MAGSATEs.
Arrived this morning owe the Gull
road from Trevino, in their private
coaches the following officers of the
Southern Pacific railway and Its
branches:
NJ. D.. Monserrat, Cuero; g
w. Van Week; j. j. Ryan; w,
II. Van Week; f A. Van Week
Houston; r. II. Jones, r B. Stephens
w. r. Martin, w. B. Mu,vey w. s
Hoskins, J. T. McQueeney. Judge L
j. Cox and Henry small. They came
in six private coaches, to which wal
attached q dining car. The party
entelel Mexico at Ell Paso, then dowt
the { ltral to Torreon, from there 4
Trevino, on the Mexican Information
al, and then Owe the Gulf road t.
this city. While here they visited
places of interest, and at night the,
visited the Zarsgosa plaza to hear tn
music. The left for San Antonio vii
Eagle Pass at midnight.
In the forepart of the week Mr.. J
c. Watson, the freight aud passenge
agent of the above road, was in tn
city. HIS mission here was to pu
their sleepers in good working orde
between here and New Orleans.
While mere Edmond has bee
called on by many citizens as to wha
the above officials came here for. w
informed them that they came her
to see the correspondent of the LIGH
so that We could show them whs
progress Monterey, the Pitsburg {
Mexico, had made the past year. Tn
explanation was satisfactory to ther
and we retired to our room to put TIL
on paper.
SHIPPING NEWS.
This morning Col. G. A. Merriam
general superintendent of the MOI
terey and Mexican Gulf railway r.
ceived the following telegram fro
their agent Mr.. ]. G. Ray at Tampic
Seventeen and q half feet of wat,
on the bar.
The"S. 8. Paris" arrived over bs
and loaded 2,400 bars of silver.les
bullion for Antwerp and cleared
1920 a.. M The "Deann will be dI
charged tomorrow p. IN. Unload
twenty four hours fifteen cars
coke, one car sugar mills for Mo
farap and ono car of local fraiOht