San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-08-12

ern Pacific yesterday; that is
freight from California, cas-
bound. Six cars of produce anC
two cars of fruit arrived in the
city yesterday for local merchants
Three carloads of fruit arrived
here and were bound east. They
were re.iced in this city befor,
leaving.
ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED.
| The engagement of Mr.. Thomas
McGee, the well known shipping
clerk in the Southern Pacific
freight house, to Miss Grace, the
accomplished daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. r. G. Nixon, is announced
The wedding will take place on
| September +, when the young
couple will spend their honey
moon on pleasant trip to Chica-
60 and a visit to the Worlds fair.
Tom has the heartfelt congratulate
ton of his many friends, and the
| Rumbler wishes the happy young
couple a long and happy journey
through matrimonial life.
PATENT CAR-COUPLERS.
Col. Jim Barker, of The Katy, is a
kodak tiend.
Jack Bollins, conductor on the
Southern Pacific has gone to the
Worlds fair.
Hal Howard will act as city tick
ct agent for the Southern Pacific
during Captain Knights absence.
Captain John NJ. Knight, of the
the Southern Pacific will leave for
Chicago today, to be gone two
weeks.
H. f. Parker, freight agent for
the International and Great North
ern, has returned from a visit to
the Chicago Worlds fair.
George F. LuptOn of the San
Antonio and Arkansas Pass left to-
day for ROckpOrt on business and
pleasure. He will return Monday.
J.P. MalOney, commercial agent
for the Missouri Kansas & Texas,
left for trip to North Texas, over
the International and Great North
ern last night.
The Alligator limited on the
Santa Fe has changed. 1t is no
longer an exclusive passenger
train, but is a mixed, arriving at
Brennan at l:15 p. m, and leaving
at 4:25 p. m.
General Manager Monserrate Of
the Sap left this morning for Vic
tOria to visit his family and also
on business. He will spend Sun
day with his family and return to
the city next Tuesday.
The elevator in the Maverick
bank building has been out of
order this week and the San An
tonic and Arkansas Pass people are
having no pleasant time getting
to their offices, especially those on
the fourth floor.
The Wabash line does not APP
prove of the policy of changing it's
if such can be possibly
avoided. There are agents on this
line who have been in their posi-
lions for the past AZ years, and
conductors who have punched
tickets on the Wabash for the past
80 years.
On the last of this month party
of prominent business men from
all parts of Mexico is expected
through here en- route to Chicago,
to the Columbian exposition. A
letter from Stuart Bouman, traffic
manager of the Mexican Interna-
tional, asking what arrangements
can be made for suitable entertain
ment while here. The matter has
been referred to the local Chamber
of Commerce.
The meeting of the Southwestern
Railway and Steamship associa-
ton, which was held at Eureka
Springs, Ark, on the Sth, has adj
journed to meet at Detroit, Mich,
on the 10Th of this month. 1t is ex-
pected that E. J. Martin, the general
freight and passenger agent for
the San Antonio and Arkansas
Pass, who is in attendance, will go
to Detroit to attend the meeting
there. He will not return to this
city before the latter part of this
month.
A Painful Accident.