San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-10-26
From MONTERREY.
President DiaS's Re election Proclaimed.
General News Letter.

General News Letter.
Special Correspondence.
Monterey, Mex, Oct. 2l.-At 8
a. m. yesterday morning the Third,
Fifth and Ninth infantry and the
Thirteenth cavalry, headed by
their bands, assembled on the
Zaragoza plaza for the purpose of
proclaiming the reelection of Pres.
ident Porfirio DiaZ. After the
troops were inspected by the off,
GERS they marched through the
principal streets amid strains of
martial music and the ringing OF
the church bells all over the city.
The arrival of the soldiers on the
plaza drew a large crowd Of peo-
Pile.
While DIR. S. III. Scott, of San
Antonio, was at the bull fight on
the 11th he and two Mexicans were
relieved of their watches. AS soon
as the doctor discovered his loss
he notified Capt. Eutinio Pena,
chief Of police, who instructed his
men to try and find it, which they
did. They captured the thieves
and recovered the watches and
sent the culprits to the pen. The
doctor did not leave his address
and the chief does not know where
to address him, but has his watch
keeping it for him. The capture
of those thieves and watches has
led to the discovery Of consider
able stolen property. Some Of it
belongs to Americans.
Last Friday afternoon while Mr..
c. B. Flynn, superintendent OF the
aztec mine in Miter mountain,
was being hauled up out Of shaft
that they were sinking the rope
broke and he fell down a depth OF
thirty feet, dislocating his ankle
and otherwise receiving injuries.
He was brought to the city for
medical treatment. Today he was
out on crutches.
The renowned Black Crook Opera
company arrived here Sunday
morning and are holding forth at
the Tivoli Reinero. The attend
ance the first three nights was
small, but they look for large at.
tendance tonight. They will play
next in San Luis Potosi.
Next Sunday, the 25th, the Ell
will make its appear
ance as a daily paper with full AS
ISOLATED Press dispatches. This is
a long-felt want for this city, as
there never was paper published
here that gave Geographic news.
The Messrs. Calderon & Co. are
going to erect a two-story brick,
iron and stone building on DR..
Mier street.
Mr.. joaquin Maiz will build an
other o-story brick building on
the next block--a home.
Mr.. n. NJ. Stukes, Jr., is having
erected a brick cottage between
the Gulf and National depots.
Last week Mr.. J. A. Robertson
closed contract with the Next
can Central Railway company for
4 100000 hard red brick for their
works at Tampico. He also sold
the Waters.Pierce Oil company
100000 hard red brick for their
new refinery which they are going
to erect there. He ships 100000 OF
them every month to San Antonio
for the sewers.
Miss A. Mangold, of this city,
who has been on visit to her sis
ter in the City of Mexico, Mrs.
returned Sunday morn
ing.
The Hon. joaquin Cartazars,
Sr., secretary Of state of Chihua.
hua, and his son, Joaquin Carta-
cara, are visiting friends in this
city.
Hon. Alexandra Elquiza!d, Of
Ssltillo, is in the city on business.
Mr.. Ed. Buckley, a prominent
wool and hide buyer of Eagle
Pass, was in the city on business
yesterday.
Mai. James Old and family have |
returned from their summer tour
in California. EDMUND.