San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-03-21

life in wreck or "hold-up," a rail-
way conductor or brakeman also
frequently encounters difficulties
Of less Importance than the above,
but as equally as dangerous to his
life. Yesterday, while a local
freight Of the Southern Pacific was
pulling out of Eagle Lake, about
l40 miles east Of here, two boys at
tempted to board the train from
the rear.
"Bob" Kerr, running between
Glidden and Houston, was on du-
ty as rear brakeman, and prevent
ed the boys from boarding the
train. They Immediately began to
pelt him with rocks, and one
hit him on the back of the head,
and inflicted serious wound.
Kerr was rendered unconscious
and taken to the hospital at the
next station. From latest reports
the boys have not as yet been ar
rested, but the officers are looking
for them and expect to capture
them. 1t is not believed that Kerr's
wound will prove fatal.
THE SANTA FEES RATES.
Although the announcement Is
made that the present passenger
rates to California will be restored
to the former rates, it will yet be
some time until the old rates pre-
vail. The Santa Fee now announ-
ces the same rates as the Southern
Pacific, from San Antonio to Cali
fornia, over the International and
Great Northern, via Milano, which
is $35 for the round trip, or $50 one
way. A conference is soon to be
held between President j. w.
Reinhart, Of the Santa Fe, and
President G. p. Huntington, Of the
Southern Pacific, at which it is eX-
pected the differences between the
two lines will be finally adjusted
PREPARING FOR THE RUSH.
The Southern Pacific is receiving
a large number of empty live stock
cars in anticipation of the great
rush Of livestock shipments to the
Indian Territory for pasturage, to
begin April l. The San Antonio
and Arkansas Pass as we'll as the
international and Great Northern
also expect to do heavy live stock
business, and are receiving all the
empty live stock cars they can
handle.
SPARKS FROM THE ENGINE.
It is reported that the fearful
rains in Arkansas have washed
out the Cotton Belt between Pine
Bluff and Camden and that nc
trains have gone south over that
road since Monday morning. How
ever, it is expected that trains are
again running by the time this
reaches our readers.
The Southern Pacific boys deep
ly sympathize at Conductor
George Kings misfortune, and a
number of them are visiting him
daily. They do not believe George
was ever guilty of the deed he is
accused Of.
j. B. Sneed, general livestock
agent of the Missouri, Kansas and
Texas, with headquarters at Fort
Worth, was in San Antonio yes
terday,i and left for home last
night.
No more than about three hun.
dred bales of cotton will be shipped
out Of San Antonio between now
and August. The past was the
poorest cotton crop in years.
Major w. G. Lewis, assistant
general live stock agent of the
Santa Fe, left town this morning
and will be gone several days.
w. A. Tuley, travelling passenger
agent of the Santa Fe, who spent
yesterday in San Antonio, left for
Galveston last night.
Superintendent John T. Nc.
Queeney, Of the Southern Pacific,
returned from brief business Wis
it to Houston today.
Superintendent Dave T. Forbes
is making an inspection tour over
the San Antonio division of the
Southern Pacific.
The second class rate from ST.
Louis to San Antonio via the
Missouri, Kansas and Texas, is
$3.50.
A Hin mmar