San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-11-23
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Ed. Eichler, night hostler on the In
ternational, is happy and he has rea-
son so to be. 1t is fine 9-pound
boy.
Mr.. ]. w. Jackson, of Midway, a set
Element near Stockdale, shipped car
load of stock up over the Gulf Shore
yesterday.
A shipment of sixteen cars of cattle
passed through here over the lnterna-
tional yesterday for Cuba: The ship
ment was made by c. D. Allen OF
Pearsall.
The excavation of the new turntable
in the Gulf Shore yard is complete
and all lumber for the construction OF
the table as well as round house IS
on the ground.
Mr.. Jesse S. Fry, Assistant Cen
eral Manager and Auditor j. w. Rich
ardson, took trip over the Gulf Shore
Yesterday to transact some official bu-
siness at Stockdale.
A Mexican section hand of the South
ern Pacific was brought in from the
east yesterday with mashed FOOT
caused by the handcar running over
it and he was taken to the hospital.
Beginning tomorrow the Gulf Shore
will carry the mail on through to
Stockdale. Under the present system
Stockdale mail is put off at Sutherland
Springs and conveyed from there to
its destination by the stage route.
Superintendent 1. L. Thomas, of the
Gulf Shore, was presented with two
fine homemade hickory chairs, rock
err and an ordinary, by'a friend IN
Stockdale yesterday. They are made
entirely from small hickory limbs.
The International has placed an order
with the Baldwin Locomotive works
for six engines to be used on the san
Antonio division. The engines VIII
be built on specifications MADE Dy
Master Mechanic Hufsmith and the
cylinders will be 19x24.
Fireman w. H Wood, of the Inter
national, has returned from Palestine
where he has been running extra on
account of the wheat rush. He is
visiting his family and may remain
here until his engine is turned out OF
the Palestine shops, where she is De-
ing overhauled.
Conductor Jack Hayel, Engineer
Will Simpson, Fireman Lew Clarke
and Porter Kimbrough, of the Inter-
national, have returned from Austin,
where they attended court as witnesses
in the Mcneil train robbery cases OF
L. w. Fisher and T. Wolff, who plead
ed guilty and were given so and As
years in the penitentiary respectively.
The whistle Of the Sunset shops blew
for the first time yesterday evening
since the operations were resumed, af-
ter having been suspended on account
of dull business due to the yellow fever
quarantine. The blacksmith shop
opened this morning and men will
gradually be put to work, as business
justifies, until the entire force Is In
harness again.
A party Of prominent officials of the
International is expected in the city
in few days on the annual inspec-
ton tour of the entire system. 1t is
expected that George Gould Is in the
party and Superintendent Hume is
having his division prepared for an
inspection. 1t is needless to say that
Mr.. Hume always keeps his division in
applepie order, and especially the
parks are an object of beauty which is
not surpassed by any road in Texas.
A shipment of fine racing stock pass
ed through here over the international
Saturday evening, consisting of fifty
six horses shipped from the Morris
ranch at Kerrville to Lexington, KY,
and New Orleans. The horses were
shipped in four Burton cars, each pro-
yided with steam heaters. A bond
was required to guarantee the safe ar
rival of the horses at their destination
and the cost of shipment was $4,000.
The shipment was made on the pas
senger schedule.
Among the freight that came in over
the Southern Pacific yesterday was the
Daily Lights linotype, which is the
latest patterned Mergenthaler machine
even an Improvement on the Lights
present machines, which themselves
are an improvement over any in the
state. The machine arrived in per-
feet order and came via the Morgan
steamship line. The time consumed
in delivering the machine from the
factory to the Light Office was nine
days, which is good testimonial OF
the promptness and despatch the
southern Pacific handles its business.
1t Is better to take Hoods Sarsapar-
INA than to experiment with unknown