San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-11-10
AMONG THE RAILWAYS.
The Corpus Chrlstl-Brownsvllle Road
Other Railroad News.

Other Railroad News.
The citizens of Corpus Christi are
working in earnest for the con-
structiOn of a railroad from that
town to Brownsville. About a
month ago Sidney G. Miller, of
New York, was in Corpus Christi,
and proposed to build a railroad to
Brownsville for a bonus of $500, :
Oo0. Nueces county is to'raise-one-
half of this amount and Cameron
and HidalgO counties the rest. A
correspondent speaks of the pro.
posed new road as follows: "}San
Antonio should watch and encour-
age this road, as it will benefit that
city to great extent, and from
present indications San Antonio
will yet be the railroad center Of
the south. ItwouId open the great
est agricultural land in Texas
IN NEED OF ASSISTANCE.
Mrs. W. "A. Jones, wife of the
railroad operator who died in this
city a short while ago, is in desti-
tute circumstances. She has sew
eral small children to support and
has no money. with which to pay
rent. Any assistance will be kind
ly received at her residence, No. :f2S
Milan street, opposite the office of
-the~Southern Pacific .roundhouse.
der husband was formerly en-
ployed as telegraph operatorin- the
Southern Pacific here, and he died
of consumption Mrs. JONES IisI az
lady worthy of assistance and the
attention of all IN a position to
help the poor is hereby respective
~ called. ~ f4f9&H :
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Division superintendent J. T.
McQueeney and D, Il. EQrbes re-
turned from Houstom vest erday,
where they had been to arrange a
new time card for the Southern Pa
ciffc. 1t is mot yet known what
changes have been made, but"it is
expected that the east-bOund train,
which now leaves here at 80 D.
IA, will leave at ? 500 p. m. The
new time card is not yet out.
The Order of Railway Telegraph
ers of the Omaha division, has
applied to the District court for
the removal Of Grand Chief ID. g..
Ramsay, Rast5 Chief A. ID. Thorn
ton and Grand Executive Commit
teeman George G. Flegel. Ram
say is charged with misappropri-
ating funds of the order and i'm
moral conduct. -,. l. H.
Major VIC, Lewis, the livestock
hustler FOR the Santa Fe, returned
from, WACO and Other points sin
Central Texas last night, where he
made Several cattle shipments. The
Major is attending the races this
afternoon.
PIE ADAMS the popular conduc-
tor on the east end of the Southern
Pacific, arrived in the city from
Houston yesterday afternoon and
expects to attend the races today.
Engine No. 615 was turned out Of
Inc Soathefh~Pdcfff shops yeSter-
days as brfgiita sapin.n Cannon
Balf' Murphy, the east end,
took her Out,on mspn,TII I
Chief Dispatcher Harry Ander-
son, of the. Southern Pacific, is con-
sidered a lucky man for the races.
He pickedf the winner yesterday
and Won fifty eants.7s-lpa,saal.r-z..su
J. T. Nalpneyscemmereialsag ent
for the Missouri, Ekansas rand
Texas, returned from ahtrip over
the line last njght4.,u0 NJ .,,c-cr,.
Col. r. lCc.hFrosts skipped ZOO
sacks of wool over the Southern
Pacific for the eastern markets to-
day.
Ernst, Hudsppld has been : ap-
pointed night watchman Of the
southern Pacific freight office. ~
..Blair,G. Harry has returned from
visit to the Midway and has also
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