San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-07-09
IN RAILWAY CIRCLES.
Items Picked Up at the Depots,
Offices and Along the Lines.

goes west this afternoon with prl-
vate car Granger" occupied by
Paymaster Huber.
A century plant Is in bloom IN
the garden south Of the Southern
Pacific passenger depot, but does
not seem to attract any attention.
This plant was put in when the
depot was built, about IL years ago.
The Southern Pacific will run
week end excursions to San AntO-
Mo from points between here and
Eagle Pass or Del Rio, beginning
next Saturday, at So for the round
trip.
Milachi Ryan, switchman on the
Southern Pacific, who recently
mashed his finger, resumed duties
today. He has just returned from
Galveston.
Southern Pacific passenger train
No. 10 from the west was over two
hours late yesterday.
D. T. Forbes. superintendent Of
the San Antonio division OF the
Southern Pacific, has been appoint
ed general superintendent of the
New York, Texas and Mexican and
the Gulf, Western Texas and Pa
cific railroads of the Southern Pa
citic system, to succeed w. 5. Hos.
kins. Mr.. Forbes will make his
headquarters at Victoria.
The Illinois Steel company,
which is suing the San Antonio
and Gulf Shore for debt of $27, 900
in the Federal court in this city,
filed suit for attachment for
that amount against the road at
ST. Louis yesterday.
A solid train load of barbed wire,
consisting Of ten cars, arrived over
the Southern Pacific from Wauke-
gan, Wis.,, yesterday, consigned to
Henry Elmendorf & Co. The train
was gayly decorated with stream
ers.
Livestock Agent John X. Ros-
son, Of the Katy, is In town.
Jack Lyons has returned from
the west, where he has been rail-
reading on the Eagle Pass branch
of the Southern Pacific.
The Arkansas Pass is working for
a union celebration in honor of
deep water on the coast ; IL success
full will run excursions to the coast.
Wolfson's clerks will give a pic
mic at Aue July 81, and the Aran-
sas Pass will run an excursion for
the occasion.
S. Billow, private stenographer
for General Manager Monserrate,
Of the Arkansas Pass, is laid up with
the govt.
Considerable speculation is in
dulged in regarding Mr.. Forbes
successor as superintendent of the
San Antonio division OF the South
ern Pacific. Some believe that the
San Antonio and Houston divis-
ions will be placed in charge OF one
man, and that superintendent j.
T. McQueeney, of the Houston d.
vision, will receive the appoint
ment.
The Arkansas Pass announces a
rate Of one fare for the round trip
for the Tyler Fruit palace from
July 16 to 30.
Purchasing agent Thomas B.
Palfrey, of the Arkansas Pass, is at
Gonzales attending to tax matters,
and Superintendent r. H. Innes Is
at Karnes City for the same pur-
pose.
City Passenger and Ticket Agent
Joseph Mcmillan and Commercial
Agent Charles Fahey, Of the South
ern Pacific, will leave about July II
for the old country to be gone
about two months. Mr.. Mcmillan
will visit relatives in Scotland,
while Mr.. Fahey will go over to
Aud Erin.
The Arkansas Pass will also put
on weekend excursions between
San Antonio and Houston, begin
ming next Saturday. The Arkansas
Pass however, will run excursions
from Houston to San Antonio as
we'll as from San Antonio to Hous-
ton.
Major w. G. Lewis, assistant gen.
eral livestock agent of the Santa
Fe, returned this morning from
an extended trip through eastern
and southern Texas. He reports
crops looking well and says that
corn ought to be hundred bushels
to tho acre along the Brazos.