San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-05-08
SCENES IN WONDERLAND.
Cinco de Mayo = Finished - Two
Deaths-Short Stops-Personals.

tions to celebrate the Cinco de
Mayo this year as they never did
before. II the signs fail not, there
is every reason to believe that all
who will visit Monterey on that
occasion will never forget it.
Those who hold their annual fes-
rivals are now erecting their tents
on the Cinco de Mayo plaza. They
will be thrown open to the public
Friday night.
The grading and paving of the
Rayoms avenue Of which L made
mention in last will be finished
tomorrow. By Friday night the
Porfirio Diaz Alameda will be
cleaned up and ready for the re-
ception of the thousands Of men,
women and children that will go
there.
The marble fountain that was
taken down from the Zaragoza
plaza was finished the latter
part OF last week.
TWO DEATHS.
About three weeks ago Mr.. JOS
eph Menge, Of New Orleans, ar
rived in this city in the last
stages of consumption, in hopes
of prolonging his life, and took
rooms at the Marble hotel,
at the Topo Chico Hot Springs, but
he was so weak and ematcated
when he arrived that he gradually
sank until death came to his relief
last Wednesday night. The body
was shipped to New Orleans, ac-
companied by his brother. Mr..
Menge was the,patentee and manu-
facturer of the Menge pump, which
possesses considerable merit.
WENT TO HER FUNERAL.
Mr.. B. Sanford of the firm Of
Van Voorhis & Sanford, of this
city, was engaged to be married to
a Miss Thompson, OF Springfield,
Ill. On the 10Th he received tele-
grain that she was caught in a
railway wreck and seriously
injured. He started for Spring
field at once, and arrived
in time to attend her funeral,
There is considerable interest taken
in railway news at present. Some
of the right-of-way men of the
Mexican International Railway
were in the city this week. 1t is
not yet known where they will
locate their depot.
AS soon as that road is built
there is every reason to believe that
the Mexican National Railroad
company will have to change the
gauge of their road from Laredo to
this city.
Mr.. J. A. Robertson, the general
manager Of the Monterey and Mex
lean Gulf railway, who went to
New York on the I'd of April, is ex-
pected home on the morning of the
Bird. / have been informed that he
has made the necessary arrange
ments while there eto build the
road from Trevino to the Sierra
Mojada.
J. s.. Alexander, of San Antonio,
who is interested in railroads and
mines in the state of Tamaulipas,
has been in the city for several
days looking after his interests.
He will remain here until Mr.. Rob
ertson returns.
Capt. B. G. Howell, of New Jersey,
one of the stockholders of the Mon
terey and Mexican Gulf railway,
took trip over the road to Tam
pico last week, returning this even
ing. He found the road in good
shape; crops looking well, and a
general improvement all along the
line. He informed me that he
found everything along the line
much better than he expected.
PERSONALS.
MThe following tourists are regis
tered at the Hotel Topo Chico, for
the benefit of their health:
Joseph r. Davis and wife, Waco /;
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Bently, City of
Mexico; Mr.. and Mrs. Bushnell, f,
Bodel, H. n. Gibson and fami-
ly, H. A. Smith and family,
r. f. Taylor, Mr.. and Mrs
Baye, Mr. and Mrs. Bonner
Monterey; Col. w. V. Henderson
and wife, Boerne; Mr.. J. f. Putt.
cker, wife and daughter, Houston,
and J. R. Harrison, Texas.
Capt. Eugene Yglisias, the popu-
lar marshal of Laredo, spent two
days in the city on business.
Whenever the Captain comes here
1t is generally understood that he
carries papers with him for the re-
fugee from the states. He seldom
goes back alone. EDMUND.
A PRESENT FREE.