San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-08-22
SCENES IN WONDERLAND.
More neutrality-suspicious.
at Topo chico-Temales-cham-
STANDARDIZATION Over.
Personal Mention.

The Colorado iron works of Den
yer, Colorado, u. s. A., are going
to establish branch works in this
city. This company manufactures
all kinds OF iron works, steam en-.
gines and mining machinery. They
have appointed Mr.. Sam Fisk, OF
this city, as their agent, who will
have charge of their business. Mr.
| Fisk has been for three years con-
nected with the Monterey foundry
and machine works, and is familiar
with the business and the wants OF
the miners of this country.
The II. M. Jones Lumber COM
pany, of Houston, Texas, are going
t. establish a lumber yard and
manufacturing establishment in
the city. They finished a large
brick smoke stack this week.
They will manufacture sash, doors,
blinds and furniture. They expect
TO be ready to fire up by the first of
September. Mr.. S. B. Burton, ar
chiteCt, of Mexico, and S. l.. Nc
Adoo, architect, of San Antonio,
have formed partnership as con-
tractors and builders. They have
opened an Office on the south side
of Zaragoza plaza.
There has been a number of pros
pectors in the city lately. Some of
them are looking up mining inter
ests, while others are looking for
land that is adapted for raising
fruit. There is at present general
demand for land that is suitable
for raising oranges, bananas, grapes,
peaches, pears, ounces and pine
apples, as that kind of fruit will
stand shipping.
SCENES AT TOPO CHICO.
As there are a large number of
people at those celebrated springs
this summer, all the hotels are
generally full, and the people have
two or more picnic parties during
the week and moonlight excur-
sions to the smelters and into the
city. The most popular conveyance
there is burro riding. Mrs. s. NJ.
Hopping, the proprietress Of
the hotel Topo Chico, and
Mrs. E. r. Glass, proprietress of
the Marble hotel, furnishes the
burros and guides to take them to
the mountains and places of inter-
est, and twice a week they have a
hop at the hotels. The old as we'll
as the young enjoy the burro rides.
A short time ago the Mexican
ladies at the Marble hotel treated
the American guests to tamhles
and champurrado supper. Mrs. and
Miss Yturria, of Brownsville, Tex;
Mrs. lagos, Chihuahua; Mrs.
Laralde, Monterey; Miss Fuentes,
Saltillo,and Mrs. Belden, Monterey.
The tamales were stuffed with
chicken, turkey, meat, rice, Pc
cans, cloves, chile colorado, fresh
butter and cheese served hot. The
champurradO was prepared for the
men and served hot, and the gen.
tleman who guessed what it was
composed of had the first choice
for the dance that followed, but as
none of them guessed correctly the
dish was presented to Mrs. Glass,
with the request that she present
it to the handsomest gentleman
at the hotel. She at once elsected
DR.. w. Morrow, of Nashville,
Tenn, and he at once selected
Miss |. Yturria, of Brownsville,
Texas, as the belle of the evening,
and led her into the ball room and
dancing commenced.
This morning a prominent young
man in this city died suddenly and
was buried in the evening. AS his
mother is absent abroad the fami-
ly don't want the name mentioned
through the press for fear. that she
would get the news before a letter
could reach her.
Yesterday afternoon the switch
engine Of the Mexican National
railroad ran over Mexican woman
who was trying to cross the track
in the yards, and killed her.
PERSONAL.
Last Saturday evening Mr.. ]. A.
Robertson, the general manager Of
the Monterey and Mexican Gulf
Ry, and Mr.. VIM. Mckenzie, the
traffic manager, left for the north
and east on the Sierra Mojada, Mr..
Robertson's private car.
Mr.. ]. d. Jones, of La Grange,
Texas, who went to the Topo Chico
Hot springs for the benefit Of his
health, started for home on the
morning of the 18th, via Eagle
Pass.
The following tourists are regis
tered at the Hotel TopO Chico ::
Mrs. J. M. Moore, Velasco; Mrs. T.