San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-02-26
Tbe Daily Itgbt.
wED'sDAY, FEBRUARY &c, SO
SCENES IN WONDERLAND.
Rain and Snow-Shut Down-Broke
Ground-Railroads-Paid Out.
City DOts-Personals.

10 Tue Dhlly Ll6hI'
When the citizens Of picturesque
Monterey awoke upon the morn
ing OF the Is, they found the ele-
ments pouring down rain which
continued until 1880 a. m. After
the rain ceased the clouds raised
and great,wss their surprise to see
the summit Of the Sierra Madre
coverd with snow, By 2 p. M, all
the clouds passed over and the sun
shown bright and warm so that
by 4 p. m. all traces of snow was
gone.
On the l4th OF February, 1895,
the great snow storm set in, in this
country. That was the worst
that was ever known and has done
much damage, but the snow
storm of '96 did not even bring
frost. We have had no ice up to
this date and the indications are
that we will not.
w. w. Price, prominent con-
tractor and builder of this city
was embarrassed the first part Of
last week and all his works were
shut down. His liabilities 60 up
into the thousands. What the as
sests are have not as yet been as
certained.
On the 18th they broke ground
for the building Of Keoska in the
Alameda, opposite the Deer Park.
This is intended for a music
stand, ice cream and general re-
freshments. On the same day
they broke ground for a stone
fountain in the College plaza.
Both will be completed and in
augurated on the 9Th Of May.
Last week Captain Dave Shaw,
a prominent railroad contractor,
who last. year built the Mon
terey Mineral Belt railroad, signed
a contract with j. 81. Hampson,
the president OF the Cuirnavea
and Pacific railroad to grade
about 400 kilometers of that road.
1t will take about four years to
finish that contract. He has al
ready shipped his outfit over the
Mexican National railroad to the
works.
Captain Dave Shaw is a native of
Canada. He is gentleman and q
thorough railroad man. He assist
ed in building the Mexican Central
and its branches, before he came
to this city. AS railroad builder
he has few equals in this coun-
try.
Mr.. NJ. K. Beleh, who with Ed.
Carroll, one Of the propreitors OF
the Plaza hotel, who assaulted
Mr.. Buckner in his room in Sep
TENDER, 1894, Of which 1 made
mention at the time, and who
after being tried for ssme,got seven
years in the penitentiary, was out
last week on payment Of $4,000
and q promise to leave the state.
1t is understood that the friends
OF Carroll are trying to raise
money so as to get him out on the
same conditions.
Yesterday Mr.. Joseph A. Robert
son, proprietor Of the Monterey
foundry and machine shops sold
an interest In 1t to Mr.. James
Merriam and son Of Chattanooga,
Tenn, and today they took charge
OF the works. Mr.. Merriam is a
practical foundryman and of
course he will carry on the bust.
ness successfully.
Capt. Mathew Dempsey a promi-
nent mining man of Chihuahua,
Mexico, has located in Monterey
and today he broke ground for the
the erection ofa residence near the
depot OF the Mineral Belt rail-
way.
The many friends OF Joseph A.
Robertson Esq. regret to hear
that he Is confined to his bed by
sickness. On his recent trip north
he caught cold and has not gotten
over 1t.
Col, N. M. Stukes one of the
veterans Of the war of 1S47, is visit
ing his son, N. M. Stukes Jr.
Col. j. IL. Hamilton and wife OF
Dillon, Montana, a prominent
stock raiser OF that state ,is in the
city and will make a tour of the
republic before he returns. He is
interested in coffee lands in the
state Of Vera Cruz.
Capt. John Grau who has been
connected with the Monterey Min
eral Belt railroad since it was
built and superintendent OF the
Monterey brick works has resigned
and started north to visit friends.
He will return in the spring and
again embark in the railroad
,e:vice.
postmaster j. NJ. George, of San
antonio, who has been at the Topo
Chico hot springs for the benefit