San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-12-03
MONTEREY HAPPENINGS.
Observation-Disclosures Exhibition
Thanksgiving Day Celebrated.
Boy Hurt-Other News.

Boy Hurt-other News.
MONTEREY, n. L., Dec. 2, '95.
To the DAILY LIGHT:
On the twenty-third of Novem-
Der the following guests of the
Marble hotel at Topo Chico Hot
Springs, paid a visit to the San
Antonio mine in Sierra La Madre:
Prof. Parker, H. Sercomb and
wife, Laredo; Misses Emily and
Mamie Giddings, San An
tonic; Miss E. III. Graham,
Marshal, Texas, and Mr.. G. b.
Flynn, OF this city. The party
were chaperoned by Mr.. Flynn.
They took the mixed train which
leaves here at 9 a. M, for Saltillo,
on the Mexican National railroad
and got off at the siding near
Santa Catarina, eight miles west
OF here. From there they were
taken up in a basket on the Cable
line to the mine, a distance of two
and a half miles. They explored
the mine and caves that lead off
from it and that night they slept
in the mine.
Notwithstanding that it was
damp and chilly last Sunday, the
24th, a large crowu of prominent
citizens went to the Athletic park
to witness the sword contest be-
tween the world-renowned swords
men Duncan G. Ross and Captain
George Laporte, late Of the British
army, hut now citizen of Monte
rey. Captain Laporte is an expert
s~ordrIuau as will be seen by the
way he broke lance with Champion
Ross. The contest was fought fast
and furious, and at the close hon.
ors were ven-four errors to each,
but it was evident from the ap-
plauses of the audience that fol
lowed the announcement of the
judges, that the lightweight Cap
tain Laporte was the favorite.
Thanksgiving day in Monterey
and Topo Chico, Hot Springs, was
generally observed by the Ameri-
cans yesterday. All the hotels
treated their guests with roast
turkey ,cranbury sauce, boiled ham,
salids, cakes, pies and other dain-
ties as usual on such occasions.
Mr.. John Schopp, proprietor OF
the Gulf hotel, set a sumptuous
spread for isguests.
All the American employees of
the Monterey and Mexican Gulf
and the Mexican National Rail.
roads took half day off in honor
OF the day.
Mrs. E. r. Glass proprietress OF
the Marble hotel prepared a grand
feast for her guests and invite
friends. The dining room tables
were tastefully decorated, and
covered with the whitest OF linen
The menu was one OF the best that
was ever served in any hotel in
this city.
The weather in the morning
looked threatening,but by a. m
the sun had shown out bright and
warm, so that the northern tour
lists enjoyed the day very much.
There are parties here now look
ing for location with a view o
establishing boot and shoe fac
tory. This is an enterprise that is
much needed here.
Little Clarence Snipe, aged
years had thumb and two finger
blown off at l o'clock this after
noon, by applying a match to
loaded cartridge which he fount
while playing with several othe
children.
Mr.. .Eugreno Ortiz, a merchan
OF Sante Ignacio, is preparing t.
plant next season several hundret
acres OF Australian cotton at Orti
station, on the line OF the Monte
rey and Mexican Gulf railroad, il
the state of Tamaulipas. The Aus
tralian cotton seed is said to be III
most profitable in the world, and
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