San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-09-22
A GRAND CELEBRATION AT
MONTERREY.
The City Full of strangers-The CITY
Illuminated and Beautifully Dec
orated-Ground Broken-Per-
sOnaI

alton of independence was celebrated in
this city in grand style. The programme
as furnished in The LIGHT of 14th was
carried out. AT 3 p. m. 18th a sham battle
was fought north of the Bishops noun
tain which drew a large crowd to witness
it. As there is but one line of street cars
running TO it Major Randle's, and as he
could not accommodate the people
that wanted to see the battle
he invited the other street car companies
to put their cars on his line, and said he
would divide receipts with them and that
he would turn in to the city the amount
that he received from them to be devoted
to public Improvements. Some of The
companies awaited themselves of this Of
fer and put number OF cars on, but they
could not carry one tenth of the people
that went ont TO witness the battle.
The Zaragoza and CincO de Mayo plaZas-
the theatre, the state capital. the mu-
nicipal hall, the Casino, the private resi-
denceS and the principal streets were
beautifully decorated with the nationals
cOlOrS and wreathS of evergreenS, and at
night they were lit up with electric lights
| and Chinese lanterns.
At 10 a. m. on the 10th, the gov
ernOr and staff, the federal, state
and municipal officers, the Patriotic club,
and leading citizens met at the state
capital and marched from there 10 the
| theatre between the 5th and 18th infantry
which lined the streets, headed by a mill
tary band. There was another band at
| the theatre and as the party passed in
| they played the national hymn and other
choice pieces of music. The theatre was
packed full from pit 10 gallery. After the
Grafton was delivered by Senior Ricardo
NJ. Cellard and others, the party retired
to the state capital in the same order and
then dispersed for dinner.
in gilt frames full size oil paintings of
Maguel Hidalgo, CaragSOna Benito,
Juarez, Perfirio Diaz, Manuel Gonzales,
Vicente GurrerO, Vicente Allentre, Jesus
Nina. Nicolas Bravo, Juan Aldena. Mari
ano AbaSOla, Mariana Jimenez, Mariana
Malaneoro, Ignacio Aldeno, Ramon RAJ
| VOn, Maria JOSetia Ortiz, Jose Maria Mo- r
rilos, Palily Gaiana, Ignacio Rayon and j,
Leonardo Bravo.
In the afternoon there was a military
parade headed by a brass band, and at
| night music on the plazaS and pronenad-.
\ ing by the citizens.
| The city was full of strangers and Tex
as was well represented. Laredo fur
| nished the following:
Hon. Rafel VarriOs. Mexican consult.
] and family, Hon. j. NJ. Rodriguez, county;
judge, Hon. Rocindo Garcia. Capt. Eu.-
wife, Juan NJ BenevidGs, Esq, Jose Be-
NUDES ard wife, S. de la Cara and Sis
| ter. ]. ]. Murphy. Sam Park, J. Coleman.
Albert Joseph, A Rosenthal,, Nueva La
| redo: Miss Flavin and Snpita Gar
ella, San Diego; j. r. Hall, E. A.; Arch
R. w. Andrews, Mrs. A. J. Irwin, j. A.
| O'Connor, Wade NJ. Hampton, W. H.
Rogers, j. p. Watson, Misses Sarah and
| Carolina Swartz, San Antonio; Miss NJ.
| NJ. Jarvis, San Jose, California; Thomas
| Berry, Pedro Laguna district; j. ID. Bar
| .Nitu of MpYian. Mrs " TraVinn,
| Francisco Cantu, Monclova; Jonn q.
Plank and family, st. Joseph, Michigan;
w. L. B. Jenny, Chicago; W. II. Shoe
maker, Corpus Christi; w. I. Robertson,
Eagle Pass; c. T; Moore, Austin; John
Herman, Pearsall; "A. Dean, Tampico;
J. Pierce, Ell Paso; Col. +. u. Martinez,
Gen. Cavado, VIM. Allen, Saltillo; Leon
ard Haynes, w. w. Bateman and Il, 4.
Larue, Villaldama.
There were thousands in from the
cities in the states of Coahuila, Nuev0
Leon and Tamaulipas, whose names we
could not get
The celebration will be brought to
close by ball at the Casino tomorrow
night.
Prof. PioQunto Espinosa of the 18th
regiment was the musical director on this
occasion.
GROUND BROKEN.
This week we met Mr.. w. L. Robert
son, who has been one of the principal
contractors on the Monterey IL Mexican
Gulf railway, who informed us that he
had the contract for building the extern
sion of the |. IL NJ. Railway from TOrreon
to the city of Durango, state OF Durango;
distance $50 miles and that they broke
ground on the 18th. He also expects lG
get the contract to build the road from
Jaral 10 Saltillo state OF Coahuiia. Mr.
Robertson is now moving his outfit to-
rOrreOn.
"P Hrf son" Tavern "G On TR Hp' ' BeaeS'
st. Joseph, Michigan arrived on the
14th. He had with him Prof. J. L. B.
Jenny of Chicago, architect for the pur-
pose of submitting plans to Major Jules
A. Randle for a new hotel at Topo Chico
Hot Spring; They have examined the
grounds and the surroundings, and are
well pleased with what they saw. They
will leave Saturday night for the City of +
Mexico accompanied by Major Randle,
and when they return il is expected that
they will let the contract and commence
work.
Mr.. Plank proposes 10 erect a number
of hotels in Mexico and run them on the
same system that he runs the hotels that
he controls in the states.
Mr.. +. w. Andrews, the gentlemaHly
ticket agent of the s. A. Il Z. accompanied
by Mrs. A. j. IriOnS of San Antonio and
Miss NJ. Nj. Jarvis of San Jose, California
arrived here on the morning of the 18th
TO help celebrate the Mexican national
holiday.
Mr.. Leonard Haynes, deputy collector,
OF Laredo, took run up also TO celebrate
the day.
The handSomeSt man from Texas was
Capt. Eugene GgleSiaS. the city marshal
Of Laredo. and the handSOmeSt married
man was Hon. Rafael NarriOS, the Next
can consul, of that city.
Mr.. Lee COwen, of this city, VINO haa
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