San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-08-18
ghs daily Eight.
IN RAILWAY CIRCLES.

AtSAe IlChou VI at ING OoPoOS' Vi
fees and Along the Lines.
A new switch is being laid on the
/. q G. N, at the corner of Comal
and Morales streets.
There is likelihood that the M.
X. & T. will be prosecuted for haul
ing cattle infected with Texas fever
into Lynn county, Kansas.
George Washington Davis, COL,
is suspected as wrecker of the
Rock Island passenger, in which
eleven people were killed, and is
held for examination at Lincoln,
Neb.
The st. Joseph and Grand Island
road is cutting down the force of
brakemen. on freight trains and
temporarily closing a number of
stations on account of the bad corn
prospects in Kansas and Nebraska.
Suspected train-wreckers threw
a switch on the / & G. n. near Wet
more the other night, but it was
discovered before any damage was
done.
Russell Harding, uperintendent
of the Missouri Pacific, headquar-
tiers at Wichita, Kan, has resign
ed to take similar position on the
Great Northern. Division Super
intendent A. H. Webb is spoken Of
as his successor.
The lines of the Central Traffic
association have decided not to ac-
cept from Texas lines or others any
tickets for the G.. A. r. encamp-
ment at Pittsburg, or the meeting
Of the Knights of Pythias at
Washington, which are sold at less
than one-fare for the round trip.
The following have been ap-
pointed officials on the Denver,
Leadville and Gunnison, with
headquarters at Denver, Col:
T. f. Dunaway, general superin-
tendent; F. Wild, Jr., general
freight agent; F.B. Semple, general
passenger agent; A. ID. Parker,
auditor; Charles Wheeler, treas
urer; Patterson, Edsall & Hobson,
general counsel; DR.. F. j. Bancroft,
chief surgeon E. L. Ames, station
cry clerk.
Paymaster Fry is buslly engaged
in making up the pay-rolls of the
San Antonio and Gulf Shore road
for next month.
The case of the San Antonio and
Gulf Shore Railway company
against M. Reuss, for right-of-way
was tried before Commissioners
Sam Maverick, II. III. Alvord and
John Stevens, ST., in the Thirty
seventh District court room this
morning. The commissioners
brought in verdict allowing Reuss
Sl5 and $40 an acre for the land.
J. NJ. Means, travelling passen-
ger agent for the Piedmont Air
line, headquarters at Houston, is
in the city.
William Murray, general south
ern passenger agent Of the Illinois
Central, headquarters at New Or
leans, is in the city. He says there
are no Colonels or Majors on the
Illinois Central, but all are high
privates.
City Ticket Agent Joseph Nc
MILAN, of the Southern Pacific, re-
ceived a telegram this morning
stating that the road will run
three chairs and two extra sleepers
to Washington for the X. of p. en-
campment, via New Orleans and
Atlanta, for the convenience of the
public.
City Ticket Agent Harry John.
son, of the NJ. X. & T., says that in
order to accommodate the public
the Katy will run chair car to
Washington, d. c., via st. Louis,
next Wednesday without change.
Conductor Charles Heard, of the
Southern Pacific, has returned
from months visit to points in
Georgia and resumed his run this
morning.
Edo. Mower, popular conduc-
tor on the Monterey and Mexican
Gulf, headquarters at Monterey,
is in the city, accompanied by his
wife. They have been taking in the
Hot Sulphur wells.
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