San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-06-28
SCENES IN WONDERLAND o.

The Monterey Mercury-The Editor
on the War Path-Monterey
Brick for San Antonio.
Picnics and Bull Fights
on Sunday and San
Juan's Daylight
Showers-Per-
sonals.
MONTEREY, Mex, June %, '95.
To the Daily LIGHT:
Last Saturday the Monterey
Mercury made its appearance as a
four page paper, and is full OF local
news. The get-up OF the paper and
press work isa credit to the pub
fishers. It's columns are literally
patronized by the merchants.
There were sn . parapr apis in the
local news that created quite a
sensation and have been the talk Of
the city the past four days. Only
a few had any idea who the parties
are that were referred to, but IL
soon came out 30 that nearly all
the Americans in the city know
who they are. They hold promi-
nent positions here, and as the edi-
tor is on the war path he will not
let up on them until he drives
them out OF the city.
MONTEREY BRICK FOR SAN ANTONIO
The Monterey Pressed Brick
company are shipping their cele-
brated Saddle mountain red brick
to San Antonio. This red brick
has no superior for building or
sewer purposes in the United
States. They also ship them to all
parts Of the Republic of Mexico.
So great is the demand for this
brick, that they have not been able
to supply the demand since they
started three years ago.
PICNIC AND BULL FIGHT.
Last Sunday there was a picnic
given at the San Pedro mines, the
terminus Of the Monterey Mineral
Belt railway, and large number
Of the citizens took advantage of
the low rates and went to the
mountains fourteen miles away.
The scenery along the lire
is the most picturesque in this
wonderland. At some future time
/ will take trip over the road and
give description OF it.
Sunday and Monday afternoons
they had bull fights at the Cinco
de Mayo bull plazas, which drew
large crowds of both sexes. AS
there were a number of Americans
in the city they also attended.
AS Monday was San Juan day IL
was observed as holiday. In the
afternoon hundreds of men, women
and children went to the Alameda,
VIII ere they spent few hours
There were great many out In
carriages and on horseback and not
a few On bicycles riding around the
park. AT night the Zaragoza plaza
was crowded, as usual, on such
days.
LIGHT SHOWERS.
There has not been day during
the month but what this section OF
country has been visited by light
showers; something unusual for
this section at this season of the
year. The forepart of the month
was extremely hot, but during the
past week it has been cool and
cloudy. The gardeners and farm.
ers are complaining Of too much
rain.
CITY DOTS.
The market has been for the
past two weeks glutted with
water melon and canteloupes. Hun
dreds of cart loads are hauled in
daily all kinds of vegetables are
coming in large quantities. Large
quantities of fruit are also on the
market, including bananas.
| PERSONALS.
The city is full OF tourists. They
come from all parts Of the United
States, but the largest number
come from Texas. The hotels at
the Topo Chico Hot Springs are
some times hard pressed to find
room for all who-go there.
The great draw back to Monte
reg at present is want Of hotels. II
there were as many more hotels
here as there are now they could
be filled. There is big opening
here for capitalists to erect two
hotels of 200 and $50 rooms.
| EDMOND.