San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-03-21
IN RAILWAY CIRCLES.
Items Picked Up at the Depots, Or
fees and Along the Lines.

The infant child of Conductor Adams,
of the Southern Pacific, was buried yes
terday afternoon.
The Sadie Martinez company arrived
over the International from Waco, al
$3.50 p. M, yesterday, and leaves for
Houston over the Sunset at 9:45 tonight.
Jud Fry saws that work on the San An
tonic & Gulf Shore will be pushed along
now and will not be stopped until the
road is completed.
Southern Pacific passenger train Nc. IS
was pulled In by engine No. S5 yesterday
with Hugh Harrington at the throttle
and Charles Daniels assisting.
J. Shackel, foreman OF the Luling
yards of the Southern Pacific, is in the
city as witness In the suit OF Levi Gam
hold against the company, on trial in
Judge Newton's court.
General Superintendent w. G. Van
Week, of the Southern Pacific, came in
on special from Houston last night, ac-
companied by Division Superintendent j.
T. MCQueeney.
T. r. Harper, who has been relieving
Receiving Clerk Charles BaStian, of the
Sunset freight house, during the latter s
illness, has accepted a position as chief
clerk for Superintendent Butcher, Of the
Sap. Charles GrieSenbeck is now reliev-
ing Mr.. Bastian.
Arrangements are being made for the
removal of the general offices of the Mis-
souri,, Kansas and Texas from DenisOn to
Dallas.
At a meeting of general passenger
agents of Texas railroad lines held at
Dallas for the purpose OF fixing rates TO
the baseball games from the nearby
towns and rates for the teams, 1t was de-
niI cd hot no tria ~ &c 10 m q a
teams and reduced rates to visitors to the
games from neighboring towns.
Major W. C. Lewis, assistant general
livestock agent of the Santa Fe. is In the
city.
General Passenger Agent E. j. Martin,
of the San Antonio and Arkansas Pass has
sent out circular to all agents, stating
that on account of the big reunion to be
held in Houston May 81 to 25, that road
will sell round trip tickets to that city at
one fare. with a maximum OF s., the max
imum rate to apply from points where
the one way rate would be over s.. Tick
cts will be sold May 20 to 81; limited 10
May 20 for return.
The Sap will furnish free transporta-
ton for the Texas Volunteer Guards to
Houston and return on account of the re-
union. This of course will only include
companies of Texas Volunteer Guards
when travelling as company, and will
not be applicable to individuals. II there
are any military companies in the line
who wish 10 attend the reunion in body,
agents are requested to send the names Of
the captains to General Passenger Agent
Martin, giving the number Of men in each
company to be moved. These will be
moved only on May 10.
Homer Eads. commercial freight agent
of the Iron Mountain and Missouri Pa
cifc, returned from trip through North
Texas this morning.
J. B. Brooks, travelling passenger agent
of the San Antonio and Arkansas Pass,
is in the city.
The fourteen-year-o son of Al Ak
man, engineer on the International and
Great Northern, had his foot cut off yes
terday afternoon. He was trying to jump
on a moving train at the Morales street
crossing, when he fell, and the cars passed
over him. He was taken to his home on
Chavez street.