San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-11-13
Che Daily Light.
wED'sDAY, NOVEMBER IS, '95
SCENES IN WONDERLAND

MONTEREY, n. IL, Nov. o, 80.
To the DAILY LIGHT:
Many OF the Americans that
come to Monterey bave no concep-
ton of the volume of business that
is done here until they spend few
days among us, and get around
among the business men. The
amount OF business that is done
here is immense, and it has to bo
seen to be appreciated. | feel war
ranted in saying that there is not
another city in the republic that
does as much business as Mon
terey.
There have been several new en-
terprises started here lately, but
not yet perfected, that will be be-
fore this reaches the LIGHT. / will
make a note of them in my next
. letter.
RAILROADS.
The Monterey and Mexican Gulf
railroad is doing an immense BUSH
ness at present, but there will be a
falling off in the moving OF the
fall crop, on account of the frost
Of February last. One crop of
corn, half of the sugar cane and all
Of the orange crop was destroyed
by that frost. But il it had not
been for the shipment Of cattle to
Texas, the loss in local traffic
would be considerably reduced.
The through traffic from Monterey
to Tampico has materially in
creased. The shipping to that port
for the month of October has been
greater than it has been any
previous month since the compile
ton of the jetties. The following
steamers entered with freight con-
signed to the Monterey and Next
can Gulf railroad: October %,
Steamer Craigmore, Johnston line
October 30, frontier, Harrison line
November 2 and 3, Iluro and Next
cano, National line; November 2
and 4, Norstrand, Mobile, Gallo w.
P. o. and Egyptian Prince.
The business over the Mexican
National railroad has materially
increased during the same month.
They now have a longer haul on
ore. The Guadalupe ore that was
heretofore delivered to the Mon
terey smelters, they now haul to
the San Luis Potosi smelters. They
have been hauling good many
cattle from Monterey to Laredo.
They haul immense quantities of
fruit from the interior to this mar.
ket and the frontier.
SOME PUMPKINS.
Captain Tom, the colored man
who attends to the gentlemen at
the bathhouse, has a squash on ex-
hibition in the office that meas
ures nearly five feet in length. 1t
is a great curiosity and attracts
considerable attention. The cap
tain regrets very much that he did
not get it sooner. II he had he
would have sent it to the Atlanta
exposition.
MAsQUERADING.
Last Sunday afternoon the fol-
lowing young ladies, guests Of the
Marble hotel at Topo Chico, went
out masquerading: Misses Ethel
and Eva Renick, and Miss Emily
Giddings, of San Antonio. The
Misses Ethel and Emily repre-
sented old maids with Quaker
dress and hoods en- and Miss Eva
was dressed in the uniform Of a
major.
So perfectly were they disguised
that none Of the guests recognized
them. When they called to engage
board for a week they were re-
fused, as they were looked upon
as suspicious characters. After
marching past the ladies and
gentlemen who were sitting in
front OF the Marble hotel, they
went in and took seats in the par
Tor. Soon after some Of the guests
went in and Mrs. Nebling took a
seat on the sofa alongside OF Miss
Giddings and tried to engage her in
conversation. When she would ask
her questions Miss Giddings would
stare at her and shake her head
and tell her that she must
speak louder as she was deaf.
This caused her to halloo at the
top OF her voice but could not get
her to hear word. They could
all talk and tell where they had
been and where they were going
TO. AS the major was the spokes.
man for the party Mrs. Davidson
asked him If they could sing and
play on the piano. He replied that
they could and he made sign for
them to come to the piano and sing
and play for the guests. The three
took their seats and they played
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