San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-08-27
SCENES IN WONDERLAND.
Business in Progressive Monterey.
Gen. Bernardo Reyes Birthday.
Raturned-Died-P Personals.

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MONTEREY, Mex, Aug. 81, '95.
To the Daily LIGHT:
1t don't worry the business men
of Monterey how the Democrats,
the Republicans, or the Populists,
settle the silver question in the
states. They don't give a conti-
mental whether silver goes down or
up. In fact they would prefer it to
60 down. The depreciation Of sill
yer has been a god send to Mexico.
The more silver went down the
more factories went up, and il it
continues to go down for five years
more they will be able to manufac-
ture every thing they want in this
country. They will not have to
import any manufactured goods,
hence they take no interest in the
silver fight that is going on in the
states.
But how is it with the Ameri-
can manufactured? They are
the ones that are suffering. AS
long as they allow the Wall street
and London bankers to dictate to
them, tell them that they must do
business on gold basis, and elect
only Clevelandites to office, they
need not look to Mexico or Span.
ish America for a market for their
goods. They will tell these man.
ufacturers "as you have permitted
your politicians and presidents to
destroy the purchasing favor of
our silver dollars, and will not
take them for more than fifty cents
on the dollar, we will not take
your goods. You can keep them,
and we will keep our silver and
erect factories and manufacture
our own goods with our own sill
yer. 1t is a clear case of self pro-
lection"
Business was never better in this
city than it is at the present time.
There never was a period in the
history Of Monterey when there
were as many buildings going up as
there are at the present time.
GEN. REYES BIRTHDAY.
The citizens of Monterey honor
ed themselves this week in cele.
brating Governor Bernardo Reyes
45th birthday. During the latter
part OF last week and up to mid
night of the 2lst there was large
force of men at work decorating
the Zaragoza plaza and Municipal
hall that fronts it. They erected
ornamental poles all round the
plaza and strung wire through
them to which were fastened the
national colors-green, white and
red and, Chinese lanterns and col
ored lights
Mr.. E. Dysterud, the superinten.
dendent of the electric light plant,
had his linemen out stringing ad.
ditional wires so as to illuminate
the plaza and hall. He erected
over 400 incandesent colored andsix
arc lights. On the front of the city
hall he erected large horse shoe
and when the lights were turned
on 1t burst out in large colored let
ters"G General Bernardo Ryesonwhile
above it was large revolving star
which was illuminated in green,
white and red.
At sunrise of the Goth, a general
salute Of 81 guns was fred in front
of the cathedral, then music by the
military bands and the ringing of
the church bells throughout the
city, and at night there was music
on the plaza. The citizens went
there by the thousands to pay their
respects to their beloved governor.
General Bernardo Reyes, like the
chief executive of the republic,
General Porfirio Diaz, commands
the confidence, not only Of his own
countrymen, but also OF every
foreigner In the country.
RETURNED.
Joseph A. Robertson, the general
manager and receiver of the Mon
terey and Mexican Gulf railway,
returned from st. Louis Sunday
morning looking we'll, and as usual,
full Of business.
Mrs. Nettie Monday, the wife of
Mr.. w. G. Monday, of this city,
died at 6p. m. August 18th, aged 25
years and 3 months. Mrs. Monday
was a Miss Cruger, Of Waco, and
was only married about one year.
She met Mr.. Monday while on a
visit to the Topo Chico hot springs
for the benefit of her health. 1t
was love at first sight and they were
soon married. She was a sweet
and charming woman and had q
host Of friends in Monterey who
regret her untimely taking of. She
was buried at 9 o'clock the next