San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-12-09
MASTERS AT CHESS TO MEET IN AN
INTERNATIONAL MATCH.
A CONCERT FOR THE BENEFIT
OF THE BLIND JOURNALIST.
Sabbatarians Meet-Boston's New
Athletic Club Races Man
Against Horse Spanish Mer-
chants Protest-Base Ball-Will
try to Break Records.
In the Interest of Silver.

CITY OF MEXICO, Dec. 9.-United
States Senator Teller is due to ar
rive in Washington City tomor-
row from an extended tour in
Mexico in the interests Of silver.
He has been looking into the pres
ent~ and protective production of
the Mexican mines, viewing the
minis and studying up the subject
of silver generally from Mexican
stand point. The enthusiastic
Colorado apostle of bi-metallism
returns to the fight in the halls Of
Congress with a new supply of
ammunition as a result of viewing
the practical workings of free coin
age in the South.
Mr.. Teller was the recipient Of
distinguished attentions on the
part of the Mexican administra-
ton, the government officials be-
ing anxious to show honor to one
of the leaders in the debate which
means so much for the future Of
Mexico. A military escort accom-
panied the senatorial party in its
travels, and through the interven-
ton of Acting United States Min
lister f. G. Butler, Mr.. Teller held
long conferences on the silver ques-
ton with President Diaz, Jose L.
Limantour, secretary of the treas
ury, Ignacio Mariscal, secretary Of
foreign affairs, General Pedro
HinOiosa, secretary of war, and
others of the cabinet officers. All
expressed an earnest hope that
the United States would do some
thing for silver, and thus for Mex
| leo, whose hopes in a financial way
are founded on the white metal.
The conference with Senior Liman-
tour, minister of finance, was es-
pecially earnest, and in the conf
dence of each other the two noted
financiers spoke entirely without
reserve.
From the Mexican capital Sena-
tor Teller and the party accom-
panying him took trip into the
tropical portion of the republic,
and the senator satisfied long eX-
pressed desire to visit in person
the line Of the ship railway pro-
posed by that brilliant engineer,
the lace Captain Eads. Mr.. Teller
is inclined to think the project
of transporting ships by rail
across the Isthmus of Tehuante-
pee from the two oceans may in
time prove more feasible than is
generally supposed. The visit
made was an entirely unofficial
one, but when occasion presents, a
report on the possibility of the pro-
ject may be presented to the United
States Senate.
The disaffection among the Next
cans of the northern border is
largely due to the tribe of the Te-
mOchics, on of the most trouble
some factors in Mexico.
The tribe has never been brought
entirely under subsection, but for
the past 800 years has been almost
constantly committing trespasses
against the authority of the rulers
of the country.
In an instruction of November
of last year the entire tribe, which
had dwindled to less than a thou
sand by the constant warfare car
ried on against the troops of the
republic, was almost wiped out OF
existence. The offending forces
were driven into TemOChic, their
main fortified Pueblo, where they
were attacked by large body of
the federal troops. Since. then
they have let pass no opportunity
to annoy the troops and commit
depreciation. The late sacking of
the Mexican custom house atlas
Palomae, which was the signal for
the pending restlessness, is ev-
identity the latest revenge against
their conquerers.
After hundreds of years of fruit
less discussion, the city of Mexico
is to be drained. The leading en-
gineers have pronounced as entire