San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-02-26

Der Yard-In the Hands Of
the Recelver-Hotel-Dis-
tlnguished Arrivals
Promoted--Person-
al Mention.
MONTEREY, Feb. "a, 1894.
To the LIGHT:
The Hidalgo statue, bronze, on a
marble pedestal, which was ordered
year ago, to be completed last
September, has at last arrived and
will be put in place at once.
Notwithstanding the low price
of silver and the high rate OF eX-
change the building operations of
this city are uninterrupted and
many new enterprises are being
undertaken. There never was a
period in the history Of the city
when business was as good and
manufacturing enterprises multi
plying so rapidly. The new build
ings include business blocks as
we'll as private residences, some of
the latter the finest in the city.
Additional state room for 10 en-
gines is being built by the Mon
terey and Gulf road and an electric
power house. A large force Of men
is at work on the new barracks,
and the second story Of the peni-
Tertiary is now under way.
Hotel la Plaza is in the hands OF
receiver.
A mandatory for Irvine bag
ging and paper from ixtle, to cost
$250,000, will be in operation by
July.
PROMOTED.
Mr.. Charles M. Barnett, assist
ant traffic manager of the Mon
terey and Mexican Gulf railway,
has been appointed general Euro
pean emigrant agent OF the road,
with headquarters at Liverpool,
England.
A large lumber yard is being es-
tablished here by Mexican
lumberman who has large mills
in Tamaulipas.
Parties are prospecting for the
erection of a large four story hotel
at Topo Chico Springs but there Is
nothing decided.
DISTINGUISHED ARRIVALS.
Col. w. P. Cloud, Of Kansas City,
late 1st sergeant company K, End
Ohio Infantry, Mexican war, late
Colonel I'd and 18th Kansas Caval-
ry and 18th Kansas Infantry, a
member of Geo. H. Thomas Post,
Department OF Missouri, arrived
in this city Monday morning,
and is taking sketches Of the bat
tie grounds that he fought when
here with General Taylor, in lS47.
He will go from here to Saltillo
and Buena Vista, and from there
to the City of Mexico.
Yesterday morning the Hon.
Chujaraburo Watanabe Of Toxic,
Japan, representative Of NeppOn
Gink (bank of Japan,) arrived, and
spent day in the city. His mis-
sion to Mexico is to examine the
silver resources OF the country. He
will visit all the silver districts in
the Republic, before he returns
home. He left last night by the
Mexican National railway for Sal
tillo, and from there he will go to
San Luis Potosi.
Prof. James Steiner, NJ. D., an
ex-Hungarian, arrived here last
week with view of locating. The
Doctor Is a member OF the Royal
Surgeons Of London. He speaks
English, French, Spanish and his
mother tongue tluently.
Capt. Eugene Yglias, the popu-
lar marshal of Laredo, Texas, ar
rived yesterday morning and will
spend a few days in the city.
Rumor has 1t that he will take one
Of the bellies OF Monterey home
with him as his bride.
DIR. James L. Ord, u. s. A., Of
Santa Barbara, Cal, spent several
days in the city, the guest of his
nephew, Mr.. James Ord, OF this
city.
Mr.. Pedro Regal, a prominent
merchant Of Nuevo Laredo, is in
the city with a view Of locating
here.
Gen. Juan Gojan, OF Victoria, ex-
governor Of Tamaulipas, is in the
city on business.
Mrs. E. r. Glass expects to get
all her furniture in her marble
hotel this week. EDMOND.
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