San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-03-25
TICKET AGENTS RETURN
Come Back To The Con-
VentiOn City.
ARE ON THEIR WAY HOME FROM
THEIR VISIT TO MON
TEZUMAS' LAND.
Everybody Was Pleased With The
Trip They Saw a Bull
Fight. But Did Not Like
It-0ther Incidents
Of The Trip.

The members Of the International
Association of Ticket Agents, which
left San Antonio on March II on a
special train for Mexico, returned yes
| terday afternoon over the Southern
| Pacific. The train stopped here a
| little over an hour, during which time
the ticket agents and their wives and
daughter and sweethearts strOlled
about the depot platform or took a
ride over the city. They all had Mex
lean coins which they were taking to
their homes with them as souvenirs.
| They were all satisfied with the trip
| and fayorably impressed with Next
co. They were especially high in their
praise of the city of Guadalajara,
which they believed to be one of the
prettiest spots they have ever visited.
They saw a bullfght in Mexico, in
which eight horses were killed. They
do not like the sport, and think it is
very inconsistent of the Mexican gov
eminent to prohibit prize fighting and
permit such cruel sport as bull fight
ing. They were all delighted with
San Astonio and were lOath to leave
this beautiful city with such luxur-
iOus climate" as they termed it.
Through the enterprise of Joe Swee-
ney, the party was supplied with yes
terday's Lights. They pronounced it
a spicy little paper and when inform
ed that it is the only Republican
daily" in the state, they were con-
WINGED that San Antonio is q good
city. The Light was the first to in
form them Of the heavy storm that
ragged in Chicago yesterday, and as
large number of the party have their
homes up in that part of the country
they Immediately wired to relatives
inquiring about their safety.
In the party was Charles E. Minor,
western passenger agent Of the Next
can Central railroad. He looked after
the comforts of the excursionists and
made their trip to Mexico all the more
pleasant. His extensive acquaintance
with the manners and customs of the
people of the sister republic served
him well to entertain the party and
the particular attention he gave to
successfully carrying out every detail
of the program was highly appreciat-
ed by everybody in the party.
Mr.. w. A. Rheinhardt, travelling
agent of the Southern Pacific, accom-
panied the party to Mexico and went
with them east as far as New Orleans.
He also largely contributed to the
success and pleasure of the excursion
lists.
Eugene George, travelling passenger
agent of the Houston and Texas Cen
trail railroad, went to Mexico with the
ticket agents, but he was not on the
train coming back yesterday, and it is
feared that he got left. The last seen
Of him was when he was listesing to
the sweet strains Of a mandoline of
beautiful senOrita. Willie Reinhardt
says that Gene has picked up the
Mexican lingo with wonderful rapid
ty.
Ed. Daley, who represents the Chi
cagO and Northwestern at Sterling,
ILL.,, had his pocket full of Juno centa
vos" and a book of Mexican words,
which he is going to spring on his
friends when he gets back north.
DR.. A. A. Maurer, of La Crosse, Wis,
was the physician of the party and
his service were required on several
occasions A number of the ladies
were taken sick in Mexico, but were
soon brought around by his prompt
attention.
The trip was not married by any ac-
cident of any kind.
The party is in New Orleans today,
and from there they go to st. Louis
over the Illinois Central.
Words of praise were heard over
the splendid railroads between here
| and Mexico. The roadbed of the
Southern Pacific could not be better,
and they never travelled over a better
road, they say, than the Mexican Cen
trail.