San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-09-16
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS MONDAY SEPTEMBER Is. $3.50.
MEXICAN INDEPENDENCE.

The Seventy-Nineth Anniversary
of Hidalgo's Declaration-A DAM
per. but not an Extinguisher
of Patriotism.
Yesterday, September 10, the day
ever memorable for the past three
quarters of century in Mexican an
nails, the story of which has been re-
peated like q thrice-told tale, dawned
inauspiciously for pleasant celebra-
ton. The weather clerk was not
inclined tosmile later in the day, and
as the hour approached for the pro-
cession to form it looked very much
as though there would be no march
ing, as the rain was pouring down at
in intervals, and the streets and plaza
were sea of mud. Horsemen, clothed
umbrellas and slickers were moving
about and under the awnings crowds
were assembled, looking disheartened
and anxious. The outlook certainly
was discouraging, as the weather
showed no signs of clearing and
great preparations had been made to
make this the most elaborate Next
can celebration af any ever witnessed
in Texas.
About o'clock, however, the rain
ceased, and Jose Cassiano, president
of the combined societies, made his
appearance, the band played the ma
tional air "Cinco de Mayo" the pro-
cession formed, and at the given sig
nal moved west on Commerce street.
The mounted officers of police followed
by Chief Marshall Rodriguez and his
aids, headed the procession. The
horsemen in their dress-clothes and
wearing the national colors, sashes
and rosettes, made fine appearance.
Carriages with distinguished guests
and officers of the societies followed
next, after whom came long line Of
horsemen, then the Nineteenth Infan-
try band leading the Mutualista, Be-
nevolencia, and other societies. Citi-
zens on foot and on horseback and in
vehicles of all descriptions completed
the procession which would have been
vastly larger, had the weather clerk
been propitious.
1t was after nine o'clock before the
head of the procession filed into the
park at the springs and an hour
later over 1000 people were on the
ground.
The band took its station on the
platform of the speakers stand 'front.'
ing the pavilion, the marshals form
ing in double line through which
the guests passed to the platform,
the color bearer with true Mexican
courtesy insisting on the colors of
the United States and Italy proceed
ing his own to the stand. There
were present on the platform DIR.
Ornelas, Mexican consul; President of
the day, Jose Cassiano; chief Marshal
Rodriguez; Leno Sanchez, president
of the Mutualista society: d. NJ.
Quasso, president of the Ita.i socie.
ty; Captain Juan Cardenas, Messrs.
Thad Smith, Ascension Lozano,
Francisco Berra, Ed. Froboese, Jr.,
Tiburcio Cara, Jose Garcia, Antonio
Lopez, Florencio Gonzales and many
others.
Leno Sanches made a short adj
dresss and INTRODUCED the reader of
the declaration of Independence.
The band followed with the National
air and it's strains We'd with the
cheers which rent the air.
After short speech by Ascension
LoZano Mr. Sanchez announced that
the speech making programme would
not be followed owing to the damp
ness but that dancing would at once
commence. The battery detailed for
that duty fired the national salute at
IL O'Clock and dancing continued un-
til the participants wearieds of the
pastime and stopped to rest.
speech making will be continued
at p. M. today, weather permitting,
and dancing this evening weather or
no.