San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-03-25
AMONG THE RAILWAYS.
Items Picked Up at the DepOts, Offices and
Along the Lines.

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ing with an extra bagg age car TO
scenery.
| General Manager John Eckles
OF the Chesapeake, Ohio and South
western, will arrive over tn,
Southern Pacific this afternoon.
| Colonel Dan. j. Price, of the In
ternationsl, is in town.
| Messrs. Monserrate, Martin anC
Innes, Of the Arkansas Pass, have
returned from Houston.
Engineer "Scottie" Frazier, Of
the Sunset, who is suffering from
appendicitis, is improving.
James Burns, conductor on the
Southern Pacific, has gone tc
Mexico to visit sick brother. He
is being relieved by Phil Loos,
while Conductor Tuttle has the
latter's run.
The residence of Engineer f. c.
Bixby, $50 Carson street, was
burglarized Monday night and
some jewelry was stolen. Engin-
eer John Quinn's residence, 404
Carson street, was burglarized the
same night.
James G. Leavell has been ap-
pointed travelling freight and pas
senger agent OF the Mexican Ma
tional, with headquarters in San
Antonio, effective April l. Mr..
Leavell was for the past three
years in the freight traffic depart.
ment Of the Southern Pacific at
Houston and his many friends will
be glad to learn OF his advance
ment.
The international switchmen in
this city are talking of raising
popular subscription for the pur-
pose Of purchasing a yoke of oxen,
as a substitute to the old rattle
trap OF an engine now used in
switching cars.
r. Drulby, an engineer on the
Kansas City and Fort Scott road,
is in the city,
Engineer No. q, Of the Interna.
tional, came out of the shops this
morning after general repairs and
resumed her run on the south end
with John Dickinson at the throt-
tie.
Pat Kirbey, machinist in the
Houston shops OF the Southern
Pacific, is in the city.
International freight engine No.
123, south bound, broke down three
miles south Of Austin Tuesday
night and Conductor Link Burke
and Brakeman Jim Mills were
compelled to pump handcar back
to Austin for assistance.
Jerome Wheeler, a brakeman on
the Palestine division Of the Inter-
national, is in the city.
An interesting and lively badger
fight took place last night in the
rear of Ducas' saloon on West Com
merce street. Quite a number of
local sports and railroad men were
present and hugely enjoyed the
sport. The fight lasted just 40
seconds, which resulted as usual,
in the dog being the victor. Sam.
Martin, well-known barber, off,
ciated as string puller, and his
friends admired the style in which
he acted.
Sid. Creve, passenger fireman
on the International, who sus-
tanned a mashed finger while work
ing on his engine two weeks ago,
returned to work yesterday.
A party of International railroad
men, composed Of Sam Cochran,
Vandlandingham and Boyd, will
leave next week for Devine. on
fishing and hunting trip.
Charles Dearborn, former en-
plOye Of the Gulf Shore, and at
present connected with the motive
department of the Kansas City,
Pittburg and Gulf, is in the city
visiting friends.
in. Gallagher, Jr., night caller
at the dlspatcher's office of the In
ternational, is enjoying a few days
lay off.
The Southern Pacific has made a
round trip rate for the Flower
Battle from Eagle Pass, Del Rio,
Spofford, and points west of 81.
The Arkansas Pass comes down
handsomely, giving round trip
from Hallettsville Of $1.25, when
the regular fare is 1925 and 50
from Corpus Christi and Rockport,
instead of SO. These rates are good
on all regular trains up to and in
Guiding the day after the Flower
Battle.
A. r. Jones, general livestock
agent Of the Katy, at Fort Worth,