The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-11-04
railroad Note. and PERSONALS.

Major Baer of the Galveston City street
car lines spent yesterday in Houston.
The Southern Pacific train from San
Antonio was fifty minutes late in this
city last night. ea
A. s. Adams. assistant engineer OF the
Southern Pacific improvements at Sabine
Pass. is in the city.
Mr.. John Horribly. president of the Fort
Worth and Rio Grande railroad. was here
from Fort Worth Yesterday.
Major John C. Lewis. travelling passenger
agent of the Iron Mountain. HEADQUARTERS
In Austin. is at the Lawlur.
Mr.. ]. ID. Bone, commercial agent OF the
Cotton Bolt is in from an active canvass
o. his outside business territory
Mr. James j.. Weed, one of the engineers
of the Cult Beaumont and Kansas city
is among the railroad visitors IN Houston.
MIR, II. f. MacGregor manager of the
Houston Street Car railroads, returned
Yesterday from "a business trip to San
Antonio
Mr.. W. b. Grcseclose assistant freight
agent of the Missouri Kansas and Texas,
went TO Galveston yesterday on official
business
Mr.. II. w. Downey. eH-geueral pssscn-
ger agent of the Galveston. Houston aud
Henderson railroad ana now a prominent
railroad contractor in East Texas, Is in
the city.
Mr. j. II. Hill. general manager, and
MIR. w. +. Mcclure. general freight AMI
passenger agent Of the Galveston. Houston
and Henderson railroad. were in the city
yesterday.
The Cotton Exchange records for October
show that tho Galveston, Houston and
Henderson railroad handled over $1,000
bales of cotton during the month. IL Is a
good showing.
lf.,o, he
La Porte railroad. returned yesterday from
Galveston, where he duly installed aud
initiated Mr.. Il, K. Nichols as local agent
of his company in that city.
"The Widow Brown" theatrical company
went to Galveston yesterday over the Gall
weston. Houston and Henderson railroad,
| end the Strange Adventures OF Miss
Brown company came to Houston over the
same line.
| Mr.. W. G. Preston travelling freight
agent of the Frisco. returned TO his Hous-
| ton headquarters yesterday and within TWO
| hours after me got back the ornamental
monogram OF his road decorated most OF
, our prominent public resorts.
! The Houston and Texas Central from
| Austin was somewhat behind time In ar
irving here last evening. and wag al the
| depot assigned as a cause the fact that tha
| two great iieayyweights OF Texas. ex-Gov-
| ernor Hogg and Ex-Governor Hubbard, We're
| among the passehgera.
| The office force eugsged by the Southern
Pacific at Sabine Pass during the time me
| Morgan steamahips called at that port WIZ
| sail on dhe Clinton this morning Tor NJ
| gieus, La. The office viii be kept open,
] however, 80 that any clrims or unfinished
| BUSINESS may be adjusted and attended TO-
The Santa Fe brought In last night a
| detachment OF the hospital corps OF tho
Galveston immune regiment. lately dis
banded. II consisted Of ten men. In charge
| of Steward Charles Jacobs. and all OF them
| left last night for Atlanta. where they
| have been assigned for hospital service
In connection with the military healauar-
| tiers in that city.
| Elegant folders Of the most artistic ano
| elaborate desian have been gotten out de-
| scrt.hiye OF The great California limited
| train service about TO be inaugursded be-
! tween Chicago and San Francisco tsanie
| Pc rouae) The service will be tri-weakly
| ard trains leaving Houston al a. M OF
| Mondays. Wednesdays and Saturdays con
] rect with the California limited at Newton
| Kar.. or at For, Worth. Thu triD from
Houston to California is covered In three
| days