San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-12-19
AMONG THE RAILWAYS.
Items Picked up at Depots, Offices
and Along the Lines.

and Along the Lines.
Today marks the Inauguration
of the holiday excursions to all
southwestern points, including
Alabama, Mississippi, Florida,
Georgia, the Carolinas, Tennessee,
Kentucky and Indiana. All tickets
are good to return for thirty days
All lines running into San Antonio
and connecting lines will sell
tickets for one fare for the round
trip and the choice of routes is an
excellent one. Tickets will be on
sale only three days.
General Freight and Passenger
Agent f. J. Martin, of the San An
tonic and Arkansas Pass, contem-
plates running cheap excursions
from all points on that line to San
Antonio about the middle Of JAN
uary. providing the business men
of this city will make arrange
ments for taking proper care Of the
visitors in the way of providing
entertainments, etc., during their
stay in the city.
H. Nicholson, formerly of San
Antonio, who has recently been
appointed secretary and chief clerk
to Receiver Frank TrumbuIl, of the
Union Pacific at Denver, Colo, has
assumed charge of hfs Office. Mr..
Nicholson was formerly CONNER
cial agent at San Antonio for the
International and Great Northern,
and lett here last week for Denver.
John c. Richardson, messenger
for the Wells-Fargo Express COM
pany, was killed on an east bound
passenger train of the Southern
Pacific near Crosby, east of here
last night. His head was found to
be cut open with an axe and the
car robbed. He is about 80 years OF
age, married, and his home is in
New Orleans.
The passenger representatives OF
the various lines are busy getting
out their holiday advertisements,
offering reduced rates to points in
the east and southeast, and indica-
tions are that all the lines will be
fully taxed to handle the business
the few days that the cheap rates
are on sale.
Superintendent Dave T. Forbes,
of the San Antonio division of the
Southern Pacific, returned from a
trip west yesterday. He says the
road is now hauling unemployed
men both east and west, and that
it is under strong protest that the
men ride on the company's cars.
Isaac n. Thomas, roadmaster on
the International and Great North.
ern, returned yesterday from an
inspection tour over the road with
T. NJ. Campbell, general manager
They report the road in good con.
dition.
Conductor E. E. Vineyard, of the
international and Great Northern
arrived in the city from Palestine
this morning, accompanied by his
wife. They are stopping at the
Menger.
Conductor G. NJ. Heard, of the
Southern Pacific has been granted
a leave OF absence of fifteen DAYS
and will spend the time on a visit
to friends in East Texas.
Thomas Dolan, the engineer oil
the Southern Pacific, who recently
fell and seriously injured his spine,
is reported on the way to recovery
since the last four days.
j. Kruttschnitt, general mana,
ger of the Southern Pacific Allan.
tic System, passed through here
from the west today en- route tt
Houston.
Hank Small, of the B. and B. de-
partment of the Southern Pacific
is at Hondo City attending to the
construction of the new depot.
J. T. McQueeny, superintendent
of the Houston division of the
Southern Pacific, returned today
from a trip east.
q. HI. Hagen, cashier in the Sun
set freight Office, is suffering from
an attack Of la grippe.