The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1892-03-15
RAILROAD.
jay G0uld's Trip 10 the Land Of
the Aztecy.

San Antonio. Tex March s.-Jsy
Gould spent Monday night in hi. pri
vate car, and at an eaaly hour yes;cr.
day morning took . walk about the
city, accompanied by his hysici IN.
DR.. j. P. Mum. Upon returning 10
his car received a number Of friend.
and acquaintances. He left 3 O'Clock
for Mexico. accompanied by the eu-
tire party who came here with HIM.
He will spend tonight in Laredo, and
will be in Monterey, Mex, tomorrow
night. The route laid out embraces
. visit TO the City of Mexico, Vers
Cruz, and thence over The Mexican
Central road to Toreon, Mex, and
Ell Peso, Tex. From the Litter pace
he will start for New York via the
Texas Pacific.
Mr.. Gould expressed himself as hsv.
ing enjoyed his visit to Texas and
San Antonio very much, and stated
that he felt somewhat benefited in
he alth. He is no longer sffiicted with
the cold, which DR.. Mum states was
assuming an alarming stage before
leaving New York. His color il
good, aud Receiver B. F. Yoakum,
Of The San Antonio and Arkansas
Pass road, who has known him for
years, sta,es that t, all appearances
he will soon overcome his cold and
nervous trouble.
Mr.. Gould refused to b. interviewsd
yesterday Oh the subject Of his having
designs on the San Antonio and Ar
snsas Pass railway any further than
to say that the road would be q
v .lu ,ble feeder to any Of the southern
railway systems, and that it traverses
a territory rich in agricultural re.
sources.
A BRAKEMAN GROUND TO PIECES.
Tyler, Texas, March S.-A horri-
bic &C ,ident occurred at Troupe. a
small at ,tiOn on the international . I'd
Great Northern Railway, twenty mile:
soul of this place, last night, by
which Mr.. j. P. Conley, a brakeman
on the Intern stional and Great Nor h
EN-, lost his life He was on a freight
train going south, and after dong
some switching was sent ahead to make
the last coyplin; before pu Ing ou,
His absence was not motel until the
train was several miles from town,
when they s'epp,d and backed up to
Troupe and found his body cut in two
and horribly msngleG. Jus, how the
accident happened will never be
known. He was q Missippia1 by
birth, and resided at Palestine, Texas
AT the meeting Of the Transmits
souri Passenger Association, held al
Omaha, it WAS unanimo u.ly resolved
to hold the next meeting at Hot
springs April, 18th. The Western
Passenger Association likewise decid-
ed TO hold its next meeting at Hot
Springs, May 3rd. The General
Passenger Agents did well in making
this selection. for the famous health
resort, with its splendid hotel accom-
modations, should receive some atten-
ton from the men who control the
passenger traffic of the west.
TIE Railroad Worli says: Many
of the theorists who declaim most vic.
lently against the ill-gotten wealth Of
railway companies, yet swell those very
Golfers BY taking long journeys and
obtaining the best accommodations.
The tramp is more rigidiy consistent.
He is unaIterably opposed to paying
fare, and will incur no slight degree
Of personal hszard and discomfort 10
order tn steal a ride. The hardships
endured by the modern nomads at
times rival those of the ancient sons
of the desert. A recent case is pecu-
lisrly distressing. R,ther than pay
fare man hid himself in q box car,
which was locked up and side-tracked
for eight days. During this time the
wretched inmate had neither food.
water nor fire. Such an ordeal would
strain a herculeAn constitution, but
were . narrowing account Of the affair
displayed in every railway station
throughout the Union it is doubtful
whether there would be many deser-
tons from the army Of those whose
highest ambition is to beat their way.