San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-12-16
TIE Daily iiqGt
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1896
RAILROAD NOTES.


A carload of Chinese passed through
over the Southern Pacific last night
en- route from Cuba to China.
George II. Dickson, superintendent
of the Division Car Wheel works at
Houston, was in the city yesterday.
The funeral of Gertrude, the lit
tie daughter of Engineer A. E. Gum.
of the Southern Pacific took place
yesterday afternoon.
Switchman Arthur Vaughan, OF the
Southern Pacific mashed the little nm
ger to the bone yesterday, while COUP
ling cars. and will be laid up for sew
eral days.
Southern Pacific west bound passen-
ger train No. 20, due here at 4:25 p.
M, did not arrive until 7:15 p. M,
the past two days, caused by waiting
for connections at New Orleans.
w. w. Miller, general live stock
agent of the Katy, headquarters at
Fort Worth, and f. E. Miller, superin-
tendent of the Katy dining service,
headquarters at ST., Louis, were in
the city yesterday.
Two new crews were added to the
Sunset force today, one on the east,
and one on the west end. The wave
of prosperity seems to have struck this
road right, for it has bene doing
rushing business ever since the cleo
ton.
The Gulf Shore railroad is now out
of the receivers hands and Henry
Terrell is the general manager The
road was delivered to the purchasers
yesterday afternoon. General Mama
ger Terrell and party made a trip
over the road yesterday.
Walter Scott, who was recently in
jured in the Sunset yards, while max
ing coupling, underwent an opera
ton in the Santa Rosa hospital yes
terday, in which one of his fingers
was .amputated. He is recovering
from the injuries in his chest.
The beautiful Dwyer avenue resi-
dence of Mr.. B. f. Yoakum, vice pres
dent and general manager of the Fris-
co road, is being thoroughly renovated
preparatory to the removal to San An
tonic of Mr.. and Mrs. Yoakum, about
January1, to spend the winter here.
The "St. Louis Limited" will be the
name of the new sleeper service to be
inaugurated between San Antonio and
st. Louis in few days. The sleeper
will make the run in thirty-five hours
and will go via the Southern Pacific,
Arkansas Pass, Santa Fe, and the Fris-
co lines.
Ed. Walton, brakeman on the Sou
thern Pacific, who was injured at
Houston just prior to the Sandy Fork
disaster, is able to be out again. and
expects to take his run about Christ
mas. Brakeman Fegan, who was
hurt at the same time, made his first
run last night.
Ernest Muenzenberger, commercial
agent of the Mexican National, re-
turned last night from trip to Cue
70, He reports that Otto Buchel OF
that place, is having a dam built
across the Guadalupe river for the
purpose of placing 1900 acres Of land
under irrigation.
The next annual convention Of the
International association of Ticket
agents will be held in San Antonio
March 10 next. A meeting is being
held in New York at the Imperial ho-
tel today for the purpose of making
final arrangements for the convention
and deciding upon the itinerary.
The Southern Pacific will put on a
new train from San Antonio to Flato-
mia the latter part of this month, leav-
ing here at 7:30 p. IN. daily as spec
ial for the purpose of connecting with
the new sleeper service between San
Antonio and st. Louis. The train Will
consist of two sleepers, a coach and
baggage and will leave San Antonio
at 1880 p. m. and arrive at st. Louis
at 6:55 a. m. the second day after leav-
ing. The train will run to FlatOnia
over the Southern Pacific, and there
will go over the Arkansas Pass to
Cameron, where the st. Louis sleeper
will be given to the Santa Fe, while
the Southern Pacific special will pro-
coed, then consisting of one sleeper,
a first class coach and baggage car
will proceed over the Arkansas Pass
to Waco, the terminal point
THE NEW YORK COTTON.
.AA NV.