San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-02-14

commenced! to build the VI. d / q,
railroad, hGSent experts to eXam-
inc those coal fields, and when he
received their reports, he mStruct-
FED his agents to purchase all the
Echoice coal lands along the line Of
the projected road, which they did.
Then he set his engineers to work
and built the road through to Tor
reOn, to cOnneCt with the Central
| railroad at that point.
| Before they commended to bald
smeltprs in Monterrey. the company
sent expert coke makers out from
Pennsylvania, to examine the coal
and see if it would coke. They did
so End reported that the Sabinas
| coal was equal, if not superior, to
the Pennsylvania and Ohio coal,
for cOking and general use. Soon
after they made their report, active
work commenced on the smelterS
at Monterey. The Monterey and
Mexican Gulf railroad and all the
smelters and manufacturers in
Monterey receive their coal supply
from theSec0al mines
PRODUCTS.
The products of Coahuila are
more diversified than those of any
state in the republic. They raise
wheat, oats, barley, rye, corn cot
ton, sugar cane, rice, potatoes and
all kinds of vegetables. In fruit
they raise apples, pears, peaches
plums, figs, grapes, ounces, ponce
granates, apricots, aguacateS, pi-
cans and walnuts. They raise hor-
SEES, mules, burrOs, cattle, sheep,
! goats, hog and poultry.
They used to raise revolutiOnistS
bandits and smugglerS, but since
| POrtirio DiaZ been elected presi-
dent, and Jose Maria CARA Galan
| elected Governor they quit raising
that kind of stock. All of that
class of stock that did not want to
become angles took refuge in Texas
and are now carrying on a bandit
warfare against Mexico to the de-
terment of the best interest of the
citizens of both republics.
FLAGS At HALF MAST.
On the morning of the Bird Hon.
John WOeSSncr, |. :. consul, re-
ceived from Hon. j. W. Foster, sec
| rotary of state, official notice of the
death Of eX-Prcsident Hayes, in
| Structed him to raise his flag at
| half mast and to wear the usual
badge Of mourning for thirty days.
This he did. He also notified the
governor, the mayor, Spanish and
French cOnSulS in the city Of the
receipt of the official notice, and
| they raised their flags to half mast
and so did the priest in charge of
the Cathedral raise the Mexican
flag to half mast on one Of the
towers.
IN HONOR OF THE CONSTITUTION OF
1857.
Early Sunday morning the citi-
ZcnS were aroused by the ringing
of bells and the firing of CannOnS
in honor of the adoption of the con-
stitutiOn of 1887. Flags We're fly
ing to the breeze all day from the
national, state and municipal Of
fees. There was music on the
plaza in the morning and at night,
and thousands of men, women and
children were there until the clock
in the tower struck twelve. There
was also a bull fight in the after
noon.
PERSONALS.
Mr.. r. NJ. Taylor, a young Eng
Iishman has purchased tract of
land near PatOs where he proposes
to show the natives how to raise
wheat, corn, beans and potatoes.
Since he purchased the land he
has made. considerable improve
ment. He has introduced the
sulky plOws for. breaking the
ground. He will plant this year
about five hundred acres, and if he
makes it a success he will plant
more next year.
There has been quite number
of tourists here the past week. All
| of them were delighted with the
scenery and climaee of SaltillO.