San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-11-23
IN RAILWAY CIRCLES.
Items Picked Up at the Depots, Of

James Mercer, a switchman In
the Houston and Texas Central
yards at Dallas, had his left arm
dislocated by falling from a box
car Wednesd ay afternoon.
The members Of the Texas Car
Service association met at Houston
! Wednesday morning and took in
: the races in the afternoon.
The Houston and La Porte rail-
road will be extended at once from
! Houston to La Porte.
A meeting Of passenger men will
be held at Galveston next week to
discuss holiday rates.
A child OF Conductor G. ". Mar
tin, OF the Southern Pacific, is Sc
riOusly ill.
Brakeman r. j. Hunt, of the
Southern Pacific, is to embark in
matrimony shortly.
Michael Garvey, the popular
passenger brakeman with the
Southern Pacific, made his first run
to Houston day before yesterday,
since he recovered from the inju.
ries received in the wreck at
Walker.
Judge L. j. Storey, of Lockhart,
lately appointed to succeed Judge
Mclean, on the railroad commits.
sion, was sworn in by DIR. q. s.
Morse, clerk of the Supreme court
Wednesday. and has assumed the
duties Of his office.
One of the amendments to the
state constitution of New York
adopted at the election, prohibits
the issue of free passes to public
officers by railroads, telegraph and
telephone companies, and another
still more important, abolishes the
Limitation of $4,000 for injuries
causing death.
The following comes from Bay
! City, MatagOrda county: J. G.
Fry, vice-president and land COM
missioner of the San Antonio and
Gulf Shore, has been here to file
their deed Of trust of $4,000 per
mile in favor Of the Farmer Loan
and Trust company. He stated
that after January l they would
begin construction from Velasco as
we'll as San Antonio, and push the
work to completion.
superintendent J. Il. McQueeney,
OF the Southern Pacific, returned
from trip to Houston yesterday.
He attended the races last Wed.
nesday. He says Houston has a
mile track, but he would rather see
racing on half.mile track, it being
more interesting, as a better view
can be had from the grand stand.
j.. w. Sutton and j. s. Osborne,
railroad contractors Of Eddy, n.
NJ, are in the city.
A good rain fell at Lexington
and light rains at Muldoon, Flores
vile, Yoakum, Edgar and Cuero.
on the San Antonio and Arkansas
Pass, last night.
G c. Niles, passenger conductor
on the San Antonio and Arkansas
Pass, headquarters at Houston, is
in the city, accompanied by his
wife. They formerly resided in
San Antonio, and the LIGHT is
pleased to state that they will To-
cate here again.
WIS King, superintendent Of the
New Orleans division of the Hi.
nOis Central, headquarters at New
Orleans, Is in the city, accompanied
by his wife, to restore his health
and will remain here during the
winter.
The International aud Great
Northern will run cheap excursions
to Laredo tomorrow and Sunday
on account of the bull fights.
The international and Great
Northern south-bound passenger
was delayed three hours this morn.
ing by waiting for the Thomas and
Seabrook Comic Opera company.
Two baggage cars and two passen-
ger coaches are required to trans
port this company.
The Southern Pacific hauled 145
passengers out OF San Antonio on
the excursion to Houston this
morning.
James p. Mahoney, commercial
freight agent OF the M. X. & T., is
suffering from a dislocated shout
der sustained in runaway.
General Manager M. D. Monser-
rate and General Freight and Pas
senger Agent f. j. Martin, Of the
San Antonio and Arkansas Pass, re-
/ turned from Houston last night,
where they attended a meeting of
the Texas Car Service association.