San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-09-25
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER %, 1898.
SCENES IN WONDERLAND.
The Mexican Holidays in Monterey
-Buckner and His Assallants-
Both Sides Heard From
Short Stops Person
al Notes.
LA CONCoRDIA, MONTEREY, |
Sept. l,3 1898.


dence by the patriot priest, Hidal-
go,.was intended to surpass any
thing of the kind that was ever
heard in this city, but the rain
that set in on the evening of the
Nth put a stop TO nearly all the
outdoor parades and amusements.
On the morning of the 10Th a
presidential salute was fired in
honor of PorfiriO Diaz' birthday.
Music by the military bands, the
bells in the churches were rung,
the national cOlOrs were hOisted
over the Federal state and NUM-
cipal officers, and all the foreign
cOnsuls hoisted their flags in hon
or of the Presidents birthday and
the declaration Of the indepen-
dence of Mexico.
All the public buildings and
many of the private residences
were decorated with the ma ton
al colOrs, green, white and
red, and at night they
were Illuminated with cleo
trio and chinese lanterns.
The Theatre Progress, which has
recently been remOdeled, painted
and the freSCOece was decorated
and Illuminated for the ovation.
There were POO incandescent and
five arc lights put in the builing,
and when the electric current was
put on they threw on a blaze of
light that was as bright as that of
the sun.
Back of the stage was hung in a
gilt frame full size oil painting
of HidalgO. 1t was surround
ed by the national cOlOrs
and stacks of arms, which We're
tied together with green, white and
red ribbons. There We're a number
of chairs and benches on the stage
and on the right-hand side was
carved stand for the orators to
speak from.
At $3.50 a. M, of the 10th, it was
packed to its full capacity by men
and women, who went there to
hear the eulogies that were pro-
nounced on President Diaz and his
Der of speakers and a military
band, which rendered choice pieces
of music during the morning.
The city hall was tastefully dec
GRATED and at night Illuminated.
All the columns and doors were
covered with wreaths of orange
leaves, green, white and red silken
banners, on which was printed in
gold 1910. They were tied to the
columns and wreaths with green,
white and red tapes. There were
also silk banners with the names
of those heroes who took part in
the struggle for independence from
1910 to 1898.
There were hanging on the walls,
on the ground floor IN gilt frames
full size oil paintings of Hidalgo,
Vicente Guerrero, Mariana jim
enez, Javier Nina, Ramon RayOn,
Nicolas Bravo, HermengildO Gale
ana, Don Juan Albania, Leonardo,
Bravo, Jose Maria Morelos, Maria
Josefa Ortiz, Ignacio Rayon, Igna-
clio Allende, Mariana MatemOras,
Pablo Galeana, Ignacia, Albania
and Jose Mariana AbaSOlO.
Those are names that are secured
by the MexiCans, and their photo
graphs adOrn the public halls and
many of their private residences.
AS the clock in the tower struck
twelve, on the night of the 18th,
the 80. anniversary of the Declara-
ton of independence was an
nounced by the firing of cannon,
musketry, beating of drums, music
by the military bands and the
ringing of bells. This was the
signed for the boys to turn loose.
and well did they perform their
part, for they kept whooping and
halloOing until daylight.
There was to be a military pa
rade through the principal streets
headed by bands of music, but
1T had to be abandoned on ac-
count of the rain.
AT > a. m. the federal officers
with their bright uniforms on.
federal judges, state and NUM-
cipal officers, Civic socie-
ties and prominent citizens
met at the Governors reception
hall in the state capitol, while the
Twentieth Infantry headed by
their regimental bands, marched
from their quarters and past the
main entrance to the state build
ing; opened ranks and lined both
sides OF the streets from there to
the front entrance of the theatre
and remained there until noon.
AT $3.50 a. m. the officers march,
ed down stairs. marched hntmnnn