San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-11-08
MEXICO CITY LETTER.
CITY BREWERY is REAOING AFTER
MEXIOUs TRADE.
An Interesting Budget of Late News,
Local and Otherwise, From Mexi-
co.'s Capital City,
Special Correspondence.

Special Correspondence.
City of Mexico, Nov. Sin this
City of Mexico is the Office of the
Ward Line Steamship company.
This runs from Vera Cruz and
TampicO, then goes to Havana
and New York. One of its main
boats is the ''Nigilanca," She
was recently jim Havana and
Weyler sought to arrest Il pas.
Senger, Hernandez. The captain
Mcintosh, said, no the Ameri-
can consul, Fitz Hugh Lee, said
no Then Weyler said 1.-THE
Nigilancia' could not go to sea
with Hernandez on board or Cas-.
tie Moro would sink her. The
"Nigilancia" hOisted the Ameri-
can flag and steamed out of the
harbOr, getting Il reluctant good
bye salute and it carried Her
nandez with it. Weyler was mad.
but it was no use. This is the re-
port here and it is no doubt accu-
rate, and people rejoice in the
bravery of the captain and the ac-
ton of Consul General Lee. 1t
was risky but both knew that
the shooting of the American
flag, that gaily flew on the "Vigi-
lanca would have invoked war
with Spain and the certain loss
of Cuba. Weyler claimed Fer
nandez was a deserter. but Fer
nadez proved he was an Ameri-
can citizen.
Antonio AmadO MOnterde has
been arrested and jailed on the |
affidavit of his brother, Alberto,
who charges that accused has
swindled his nephew and Ward
ROdOlfO MOnterdO. by classifying
accounts to the extent of $50, 900.
There has been a feud between
the brothers for a year.
The New York Herald recent
~ sent President Diaz long tel
egram that requested his views
on the Cuban question. evidently |
intending to get. his ideas as to
whether he would support |
President Cleveland should he |
take action, responsive to Ameri- |
can sentiment, and interfere to
end the troubles of Cuba and give |
the Island independence. Presi- |
dent Diaz is, however, too old a
bird to be caught with chaff nor |
is he one that is cajOled by fiat |
terry or given to idle vapOrings.
Like a true soldier, when he talks
he acts. He simply thanked the
Herald for its courtesy to Mexi-
co and he said nothing that
would indicate that course Mexi-
co would take in event of the
contingency referred to. In this
the president showed a fine sense
of diplomatic wisdom. s.
1t was announced here that
General Riva PalaciO, MeXicO's
minister to Spain, had died in
Madrid and it caused great regret
as the general is not only Il dis
tinguished diplomat, but one of
the most eminent literateurS of
Mexico. The news happily prov
ed untrue The general has been
seriously i'll, but is now on a fair
way to recovery.
Mr.. Alfred Wheeler, an engi-
neer on the Mexico, EuernavacO
and Pacific railway, met a sad
death. His train left the track
and he was crushed under it.
President Hampton behaved i'll Il
most generous manner. He not
only betrayed expenses of the
funeral and paid the family the
deceased's salary. $50, for the
entire month, but he organized
subscription for the almost des-
titute family. That subscription
now amounts to $1,000 or $4,000.
OF this sum Col. Hampton do
mated 81, 900 on behalf of his COM
pany and another 800 personal
ly. He will also send the family
free to their old home in Colora-
do. Col. Hampton is one of the
city's most liberal citizens and a
good friend to all his employees
nv whom he is inStly raynrad