San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-03-01
SCENES IN WONDERLAND.
After the Storm - WashIpgton's
Birthday-Distinguished Arriv-
als-sportlng Notes-Per-
Railroads.

e0nals-hallroaos.
MONTERREY, Mex, Feb. 26, '95.
Daily LIGHT:
The late storm has left its blight
ing marks behind it. Much dam
age has been done to the fruit
trees, tropical plants and the sugar
cane. But as the latter was nearly
all gathered before the storm set
in, the farmers will not lose much.
The latest reports received from
the towns and country along the
line OF the Gulf road between here
and Tampico, state that the DAM
age to the fruit crop is not as bad
as first reported. But the oldest
inhabitants say that it was the
coolest ever known in this country,
and they don't think that there is
a person now living that will live
to see another like it.
WAsHINGTON's BIRTHDAY.
On the morning of the Odd the
American flag was hOisted over the
consulate'S office, and the Mexican
flags were hOisted over state CAPT.
tol, the municipal hall, federal and
state offices and the foreign con-
suls had their flags hoisted over
their offices in honor of Washing
tons birthday and at night num-
Der of the Americans gave hop at
the Tunly Garden. Mrs. +. r.
Glass, proprietress of the Marble
Hotel at Topo Chico hot springs,
gave a supper in honor of the day,
and to celebrate the first annual
opening of the hotel.
DISTINGUISHED ARRIVALS.
There arrived on last Saturday
a special train of American eXcur-
siOnists from TampicO, over the
Monterey and Mexican Gulf rail-
way, and spent part of the day in
the city, and a number of them
went to the TOpO Chico hot
springs and took a bath. The
party made tour through
Mexico, visited all the principal
cities and had a good time. After
seeing Monterey, they informed
Major Jules A. Randle that they
saw more substantial improve
ments going on in Monterey than
they saw in any other city in the
Republic. They left for home in the
evening over the Gulf road to
Trevino, and from there to San
Antonio via Eagle Pass
The Ives Brothers, Frank and
ID. g., of Chicago, the champion
BILLIARD players Of the world, are
in the city on a pleasure trip.
They have written to Prof. c. j.
Shatfer, Of NewYork, to come here
and play few games, and then
make tour Of Mexico and play a
series Of games during the winter.
The Monterey base ball club has
been reorganiZed and are trying
to join the Texas League and play
a series Of games the coming
season.
Professors Antoine Benz and Luis
Budinish, two professional walkers,
arrived here on tho goth, and will
start this morning for San Auto-
Mo via Laredo. They started
afoot.
in August, 1892, from Buenos Ayres,
in South America, for Chicago.
They were not to ride nor receive
any money on the road. They
were to make the trip in five
years.
Last night the Casino club gave
a masquerade ball at their hall.
This was one Of the best that they
ever gave. The costumes were very
picturesque.
PERSONALS.
The following tourists are reg
istered at the Hotel Hidalgo: DR..
J. G. Bell and wife, Kansas City,
Mo-; j. r. Price, d. NJ. Mulvan,
Topeka, Kansas; Gustave A. Moog
Cleveland, Ohio; r. Rankin, st
Louis, Mo-; F. A. Dickinson, San
Luis POtOsi; w. w. Price and fam.
lily, Mexico; n. A. Burch, New Or,
leans; H. \. Bonnet, Eagle Pass
Tom Rogers, R. B. Irwin, Little
Rock, Ark, V. Profford and son
Chihuahua; J. b. Abel, Saltillo
J. r. lie Nezy. Philadelphia; F. II
Williams, r. l.. Davis. Nillaldama
DIR. d. Langan and wife, Clinton
Iowa V. b. Buck, and wife, E. w
Buck, boston, Mass; G. w
Fish, j. n. Galbreath, Pro
fessOr J. G. Burke, II. Deutz
f. w. Williams, f. O. Sisk, La
redo; Ben Levy, Galveston; w. 1
Honraday, G.. f. Lewis, Glenn Bee
H. B. Van Camp, San Antonio; !