San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-04-10
IN RAILWAY CIRCLES.
Something About Tom McGee's Coal
Mine-Other News.

Mr.. Thomas MCGEE, the we'll
known clerk at the Sunset freight
house, owns an interest in rich
coal mine, about twenty-three
miles south of San Antonio, near
Lytle station, on the International
and Great Northern Railway. The
mine has been in operation the
past seven months and the first
output consisting of carload, is
expected in San Antonio in few
days. The coal is pronounced by
expects to be superior in quality
to any yet discovered in this part
of the country.
The other member of the firm is
Mr.. John M. Hart, formerly
superintendent of the Fricke
Coal Coke company of Mount
Pleasant. Messrs. MCGEE and
Hart have one mile of
track, which they had built, run
ming directly to the mine from the
main line of the International and
Great Northern.
COUPLINGS.
Colonel J. L. Pennington, the
popular livestock agent of the
Santa Fe, will leave for his head
quarters at Fort Worth tonight.
Colonel Pennington spent the past
two days in the Alamo City, has
been to church twice and made
number of charitable donations
while here.
The following have been appoint
ed to weigh the United States
mails on the San Antonio and
Arkansas Pass: Pat. Caldwell, Bryan
King, Will Webb, John Green, Z.
l.. Reynolds, and a son of the lat
ter. They will begin work next
Saturday.
John wilkins flyer "Blue eyes"
arrived in San Antonio over the
Southern Pacific from New Or
leans yesterday afternoon. "Blue
Eyes" took part in the races in the
Crescent City and carried away
several purses.
George B. Nichols, city ticket
and passenger agent of the Inter
national and Great Northern at
Galveston, is in San Antonio to-
day and will leave for home to-
night.
AL Wurzbach, the popular South
ern Pacific switchman, has re-
sumed duties after being "under
the weather" a few days. He is
one of the oldest switchmen on the
road.
Pete Valley, the popular passen-
ger conductor on the Southern Pa
cific, arrived in San Antonio from
Houston last evening. He reports
slight rains on the division.
Engineer J. d. Stephenson, Of
the Southern Pacific has been
transferred from the west
end back to his old run on the
Houston division.
Superintendent d. G. Forbes,
private car No. 203 has inst been
turned out of the Southern Pacific
shops entirely refitted and over
hauled.
One train of livestock, loaded at
Uvalde, was all passed through
here over the Southern Pacific
yesterday for the Indian Territory.
w. H. Gleason, commercial
freight agent of the Santa Fe, is
making a trip along the San Anto-
Mo and Arkansas Pass today.
A good rain fell in the vicinity
of Pettus and Cuero and other
points along the San Antonio and
Arkansas Pass yesterday.
1t is reported that J. A. Rierson,
the switchman, was arrested at
Sanderson last night, and will be
brought back today.
The San Antonio and Arkansas
Pass has increased its force since
the livestock rush has COM
menced.
The Calhoun Comic Opera COM
pany left for Houston over the San
Antonio and Arkansas Pass yester-
day.
Live stock shipments to the In
dian Territory continue to fall off
since the recent rains.
Major w. G. Lewis, of the live
stock department of the Santa Fe,
left for the west today.
Ollie Stevens, of the Southern
Pacific, is i'll.
Funeral Notice.
The members of the German Ladies'