San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-08-16
SCENES IN WONDERLAND.

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American and Cuban Revo-
Iutionist in Monterey.
Horse Racing Died.
Personals.
MONTEREY, Mex, Aug. IL, '95.
To the Daily LIGHT:
During the past week your cor
respondent received reports from
stations along the line OF the Mon
terey and Mexican Gulf railroad In
reference to the condition Of the
crops. All report that this is the
largest crop year that was ever
known In the states of Nuevo Leon
and Tamaulipas. There has been
about 2596 more land put under
cultivation this year than there
was last. The corn and sugar cane
at Cadereyta, San Juan, Tirah,
Montemorelos, Jose Maria, Paras,
Linares, Santa Rosalia, Villagran,
Carrigas, La Cruz, Santa Engracia
and Victoria is simply immense.
In the vicinity Of some Of the
above stations the corn was "away
out of reach" The first crop Of corn
was gathered in May and June.
The second crops will be gathered
in September and the third will be
ready to gather in by the latter
part of December.
The Introduction Of American
plows has had much to do with the
increased acreage, and the i'm
proved condition Of the crops over
previous years. One of Monterey's
enterprising hardware merchants,
Mr.. Rudolfo Dresel, had much to
do with the introduction of i'm
proved agricultural implements.
Last December he presented each
one OF his customers with an Amer
lean pillow as Christmas present.
The Monterey and Mexican Gulf
road hauled out over 5000 Of those
plows.
News received from Garcia, Sa-
linas, Villaldama, Bustamente,
Cerralvo and LampaZos report
good crops in these districts.
THE u LII RAlLhOAD.
The past year has been the most
prosperous that the Monterey and
Mexican Gulf railroad passed
through since it was opened for
traffic to Tampico in October 1891.
The traffic over the road has been
increasing right along, and so has
the passenger traffic. In order to
move the immense crops raised
this year, the officers of the
road, Joseph A. Robertson, the
general manager and receiver, and
Col. John Grace, the general sup
erintendent, have put the road in |
first class condition, so that now
they run through trains from
Trevino to Tampico in one day.
They have put the road in such |
shape that danger from washouts
are. no longer feared.
SHIPMENT OF BULLION.
The road has hauled more bull
lion from the smelters to Tampico
thus year than they ever did before.
They also hauled more coal and
coke from Tampico to the Mon
terey smelters than they did in
any previous year.
AS the smelters contemplate in
creasing the capacity of their
plants the railroad company will
have to increase the rolling stock to
move the ore and output OF the
smelters.
A NOTED REVOLUTIONIST.
Last week General Charles VIII
son, a noted Central American and
Cuban revolutionist, arrived in
Monterey. The LIGHT correspon-
dent met him on the 9th and he
informed me that he just returned
from Cuba. A few weeks ago he
left Central American port with
a ship boat OF recruits and landed
them at a point south Of Havana.
He then worked his way to Havana
and reported to the Spanish Of
ficers that he was an American,
and was in Cuba when the revolu-
ton broke out, and that the revo-
lutionists forced him to join them,
and the first chance he got he de-
serted them. He told the officers
that it would not be safe for him
to stay in Cuba, as he was afraid
that the Cuban leaders would as
sassinate him; hence he wanted to
go to the United States. The officers
believed every word he said, and
they extended every courtesy to
him, until a steamer arrived to
take him to the states. His object
in going to Havana was to ascer.
tain the condition and strength OF
the Spanish army, and tho feeling
in the city in favor Of and against
the revolutionists.
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