San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-04-20
SCENES IN WONDERLAND.
Holy Week-Judas crucitied-kaln
City Dots Personals

10 the Ddlly Ll"hh'
During residence OF five years
in this city, your correspondent
has not seen as many persons at
tending the churches as he saw
the mast week. 1t is needless to say
that they were crowded from four
o'clock on the morning Of the Sth,
tO IL a, m. on the l4th. Each one
OF the churches were taStefully dec
GRATED, especially the cathedral, san
Robles and San Fernando churches.
The affairs were literally covered
with the sweetest Of roses and illu-
minated with large wax candles set
in golden caudlesticks.
The custom in this country Is
that they close the Lenten season
Saturday forenoon. At the close OF
high mass, the bells which have
been muffled during the week, are
tolIed in all the churches and fast
ing and praying is dispensed with.
JUDAS CRUCIFIED.
During the week p irties could be
seen manufacturing Judases and
early Saturday morning they
would 90 round and sell one to
each bakery and others throughout
the city. These Judases are made
OF canebrake sticks, covered with
paper and then painted so as to
make them look as repulsiVe as
possible. They would then fill
them with firecraCkers and small
bombs from the feet to the head
and then suspended on the cross
streets between the building, and
as soon as the church bells were
tolled they would set fire to them
ard as the fire reached each fire
cracker and bomb they would go
off and blow one limb at time Off
until the fire reached the head
where large bomb was placed and
when it exploded it made a noise
as loud as a small cannon. Then the
BOYS would rush in and make a
grab for the pieces and carry them
home with them. But this year
the boys did not wait for the close
OF the church services, for
at 9:3O a. m. in front o. the market
they commenced to set them off.
There was half a dozen hung up
there. and Notwithstanding that
it was pouring down rain the
streets were packed full % men,
women and children to witness it.
From that time on until II m. the
noise could be heard all over the
city as each one took their cue from
the first one and kept it up until
noon.
RAIN.
One OF the best rains that they
had here in many months, set in
Friday night and continued all day
Saturday, and into Saturday night.
This rain will do world Of good.
CITY DOTS.
The officers Of the Monterey Ath-
letic club which was recently or
gauized issued the following proc
lamation: 1t is our command
that the loyal subjects Of the
TWO REPUBLICS
Join us in the Royal city OF Mon
terey on the fifth Of May, 1898, for
the purpose of throwing open to
the world the Monterey race
course and
ATHLETIC CLUB ROOMS.
1t is commanded that there
shall be horse and bicycle races,
base ball and cricket games, foot
races, lion and bull fighting, dane
ing and music.
1t is com manded that the citizens
OF every cline, south, north, east
and west, San Antonio and all
Texas Join on that occasion, and
assist US in inaugurating this the
first race park that was ever eStab
lished in northern lleXicO. livery
one is invited to come.
AS the board Of directors have
not spared expense in preparing
the race course, nor in the erection
OF the buildings and the furnish.
inc OF amusements for that OCca
sion, all who come will have CRANE
time.
In addition to the above there
will be the annual celebration o
Cinco de Mayo. There will be {
sham battle, fiestas, bull fights
fireworks, etc. The railroads viii
issue excursion tickets, so as t
enable people to come to Mon
terCN.
LION AND BULL.
Colonel +. Daniel Boone, OF Sa
Francisco, arrived this mornin
from Laredo, with his blood
thirsty lion, "Parnell," and viii
pit him against wild bull at tn
Monterey bull ring Sunday after
noon. "Parnell" has already kill