St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-08-19
THE BIG EXPOSITION.
Arrival Of the Mexican Band--The Per-
sonnet Of the Organization and Its
Appearance.
The Mayors Proclamation Asking
That Places of Business Close
on Monday Next.
Much Hurry and Bustle About the
Building Incident to Getting
Ready.
Getting Ready.

The Mexican band. which is to give daily
concerts at the Exposition, arrived at Z
o'clock yesterday morning from Kansas
City, having been on the cars in the jour-
ney from Mexico City just one week. Two
washouts on the road i'll New Mexico had
delayed the party somewhat, as the train
lost its right of way and was therefore sub
iect to delays thereafter. A number of the
Exposition directors were at the depot to
extend welcome. and Secretary Byron,
who had met the band at Kansas City, es-
corted the musicians across the river to 402
Central avenue, where quarters had been
secured for them.
THE PERSONNEL OF THE BAND.
The band numbers ffty-Six musicians,
who have been carefully selected from the
different bands of the Ninth battalion of the
Mexican infantry. Only five were mem
bers of the band which created such a SEN
sation at the New Orleans exposition, but
this organization is pronounced to be of
much higher musical standard. 1t includes
no less than nine leaders of diferentbands,
and its soloists are said to be the very best
in all Mexico. The leaders are Juan Mar
Gals, first, and Juan F. Davila, second. The
soloists are Miguel Forres, piccolo and
E fiat clarinet; Susano Rabies. E flat clarinet;
Juan Percy Fejada, B flat clarinet; Gabriel
Garzon, cornet; Trinidad Arevey, saXophone
alto: Jose Olache, first cornet; Ed Lopey,
cornet-a-piston; Francisco Herin, first
trombone. In appearance the Mexicans are
sWarthy in complexion and short in stature,
many of them looking for all the world
like half-breed Indians, although the lead
ers appeared to be men Of education and
intelligence. ALI were dressed in Ameri-
can clothes of texture that would indicate
that they had come prepared to face Min
| nesota blizzard.
A VISIT TO THEIR HOTEL
in the afternoon found them all busy I'M
packing, writing letters and looking over
their music. All seem to talk little En-
gliSh, but can understand much better than
they can speak their thoughts. Edward p.
Lopez is Sprightly young fellow who was
styliShly dressed and smilingly answered all
questions advanced to him. In closing he
added that they all ''lka dees coutra vera
mooch." Some of the leaders, who are
ranked as captains in the army, rather OBJ
jected to being Quartered with the other
musicians, who are ranked as soldiers, but
| when reminded that they came simply as
musicians they waived the differ
ence and submitted d-naturedly.
Inc regulation infantry UNIFORM
will be worn, which is about the
same as that of the United States troops.
Accompanying the band is Ed S. Herrera,
secretary of the local board of the Texas,
Topolobampo u Pacific railroad, in which
considerable Minneapolis capital is inter
ested. The road starts from Topolobambo
bay, ON the gulf of California, and runs to
place some ten miles south Of Eagle,
thence to Galveston, Tex. He is highly
educated and speaks English tluently, He
went to school at Poughkeepsie, n. Y. in
his youth. and has since made several trips
to New York. 1t was through him that the
negotiations to secure the band were made,
and he is present in the capacity of an in
terpreter and by invitation of the EXPOSE
ton directors. The band will be heard for
the first time Monday afternoon at o'clock,
when it plays in the procession.