San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-05-03

Personal.
PLAZA HOTEL
Monterey, April Is, 1892.
To the LIGHT.
State Health Officers DR.. R. w.
Swearinger OF. Austin and DR.. T. ].
Turpin of Laredo returned Thursday
last from their tour of inspection to
Victoria and Tsmpico; and spent
several hours in the city and left for
Laredo on the midnight train.
While here the doctors stated that
they found, the sanitary conditions
of those cities much better than they
anticipated; and that IL the authori.
ties and physicians of those cities
would enforce their sanitary laws,
that there would be no sickness nor
interruption Of trade or traffic between
the United States and Mexico; but If
they did not, and q contagious dis.
ease should break out on account of
their neglect to enforce strict sanitary
laws. that they would establish q
rigid quarantine along the Rio
Grande.
Nj. Adam Hoffman, who mas been
for some tiMe connected with the
Mexican National railway, resigned
and he has. accepted the position of
traffic manager with the Monterey
and Mexican Gulf railway, to take of.
feet in ten days.
Arrived, on Friday morning, DIR.
Charles Macmanas, of Matamoros,
Mexico, and on Saturday morning he
left for Tampico. The doctor lie on q
tour OF inspection also. He Is on .
hunt for Yellow Jack and If he should
meet him he will give him thorough
overhauling. Doctor Mscmanas ts an
expert on yellow fever and he il one
OF the best posted physicians in the
United States. He is going to extend
his trip down the coast as far rs Vera
Cruz. His report will be looked for
with good deal of interest ny medi-
cal fraternity.
RAILWAY CHANGES.
On Monday the Is, Mr.. w. n. H.
Lingard, auditor of the Monterey and
Mexican Gulf railway, resigned,
and Mr.. c. Devices, Jr., in addition to
his duties as auditor of construction
accounts, will assume the duties
heretofore performed by Mr.. Lingard.
Mr.. Devices will have the title of
General Auditor and his appoint
Mr.. 5. ID. COplan the general freight
and passenger agent of the road re.
signed. His resignation to take effect
the first of May.
PICNIC. ~
Last week there was select society
picnic given at the San Antonio
caves, which are situated about three
miles above Santa Catarina. The
following Americans composed the
party, guests of the Plaza hotel: Mrs.
Russell, Mrs. Williams, Misses Emma
and Mamie Giddings, Mrs. Lewis,
Mr.. George Mari and Mr.. A. g. Hig.
by. They were met at the depot by
DIR. Ramon Arojo, who had carriages
for them and took them to sthe cave.
The day was clear and cool and the
par ty spent one of the pleasantest
days of their lives. There is q beauti.
full grave and sparkling springs near
the mouth OF the cave, and lofty
mountains back OF them, and as the
ladies expressed it, SIT lie the loveliest
place on earth for . picnic.p There
is no doubt about IL; whatever the
ladies say goes.
DIR. Ramon Arojo had guide and
interpreter to wait on them and snow
them through the caves, but as soon
as the party got there they com
menced to talk to them In spanish
such 81 they had picked up
since they came to Monterey,
and of course there was not any other
language spoken but Spanish. But
in the evening when the guide was
bidding them go0d-Dy he did 80 In
good English, and he requested them
that the next time they came to exc
plore the caves To leave their spanish
In Mon terey, and that he would en-
terrain them much better than he did
that day as he would be better able to
explain % them the scenes in wonder
land. Eag.a
RAILWAY EXTENSION.
The railroad concession which
General Geronimo Trevino and Hon
Emeterio de IL Cara procured from
the Mexican government last year
has been modified and extended and
covers the following territory;
First: From Trevlno tatiOn of the
Monterey and Mexican Gulf railway,
at the junction of the Mexican Nation
al railway to the Sierra MCjsda, and
to Q point of connection with the
Central railway III the state of Chi.
huahua, and the Topola bampo rail-
way, when built with the right to
build to . point on the Pacific coast.
second: From D point between
the stations of Cadereyta and Monte.
morelos, on the Monterey and Next
can Gulf railway to point on the
Rio Grande between Nuevo Laredo