San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-05-23
RAILROAD RUMBLINGs.
Personal and General News of the
Roads of the City.

dH early udle.
Live stock traffic is steady OF
the International & Great Northern
and Southern Pacific roads. F'Ou
trains Of live stock were loaded a
Pearsall yesterday afternoon anC
shipped to Chicago over the Inter
national & Great Northern. Or
the Southern Pacific one train O
live stock was shipped from Spot
ford to st. Louis yesterday and or
Sunday one trainlOad was shipped
rom Uvalde to Silverdale Kansas
SAD NEWS RECEIVED.
The sad news has been received
here of the mental condition of the
popular operator of the Southern
Pacific road, Mr.. A. B. Forres. He
is reported as a raving maniac and
is confined in an insane asylum at
Memphis, Tenn, restraint being
extremely necessary. The cause of
his mental depravity is attributed
to family troubles. Mr.. Forces is
a young man of about 90 years
of age and was married about seven
months ago. He is well known
in San Ant ohio, having been Oper-
atOr on the Southern Pacific, in
this city, a few months ago and he
was later transferred as operator
for the same road at Del Rio,where
he has been until just recently.
Mr.. Forces was always very cour-
teOus towards the press and never
hesitated to give news items not
detrimental to the road, when at
leisure. His many San Antonio
friends will sincerely regret the
young mans condition on being
confronted with this sad news.
His wife is an operator also; and
was stationed at Del Rio. The
courtship of this happy couple
was transacted over the wires be-
tween San Antonio and Del Rio.
NO NEW APPOINTMENTS.
1t was rumored this morning
that f. Hinton was expected to
arrive in the city to take charge of
his new office on the San Antonio
and Arkansas Pass. Mr.. Monser-
rate, the new general manager of
the road, who arrived yesterday
from a trip to Victoria, was seen
by LIGHT representative this
morning and stated he knew moth
ing of the expected arrival of Mr..
Hinton, nor of the appointment,
which has been reported. He said
this was all news to him. He
further stated that there are as yet
no new appointments made on
that road, and could give no idea
when such will take place. Mr..
Hinton treated the reporter in a
most courteous manner, and said
that he would give the press all
the news of interest to the public.
Mr.. Hinton was lately general
agent for the Naval Steamship
company, with headquarters at
San Francisco, Cal.
AN APPOINTMENT.
a private telegram states that
l.. j. Parks, formerly private secre-
tary for General superintendent
w. &. Van Week, of the Southern
Pacific, has been appointed general
passenger agent of the Atlantic
system, in Texas, of the Southern
Pacific, with headquarters at Hous-
ton. The appointment is said to
have been made by c. w. Bein, of
Houston.
HAS RESIGNED.
Mr.. c. B. Peck has rendered his
resignation as assistant general
manager of the San Antonio and
Arkansas Pass, to take effect June
|. He will leave in few days for
Galveston to prepare for duty as
chairman of the Texas car service.
Mr.. Peck is too we'll known as an
efficient railroad and business, gen.
tleman to need any further recon-
mendatiOn.
MINOR MENTION.
Night Waterman Pagan, of the
Southern Pacific, has accepted a
position as yard switchman on
that road.
A. FOurnier, foreman in the In
ternational and Great Northern
warehouse, is confined to his bed
with illness.
w. F. Corners, transportations
passenger agent for the Wabash
route, is in the city from Dallas.
Colonel George A. Quinlan, gen.
eral manager, first vice president
of Houston, Texas Central, and
Colonel O. T. Holt, attorney for
the same road, and also for San
Antonio and Arkansas Pass, are in
the city from Houston, on bust