San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-04-26

To the Daily LIGHT:
CITY OF MFNICo, April 23.-
America is indeed, fortunate in the
selection OF her representatives to
Mexico for they are in every
way the right men in the right
places, are acceptable to the
American people here and appreci-
ated by the Mexican government.
The minister is the veteran ex-sen-
ator, the Hon. Matt Ransom, a
courteous gentleman of the old
school, possessed Of undoubted in
tegrity and ability and one bent
upon fully performing the duties
entrusted to him. The interest OF
America and Americans are safe in
his hands. Then as a man OF the
world he is social to a great degree
and thus the receptions Of the le-
cation are OF most pleasant char
acter In this he is ably seconded
by his son and secretary, Mr.. "Bob"
Ransom, and the secretary of the
legation Judge Sepulveda. He has
spacious and elegant quarters on
the Alameda and fortunate is he
that has the entree thereto.
ANOTHER JOLLY FELLOW.
Near Minister Ransom's resi-
dence, on the same Alameda, is
that OF the American consul gen.
eral. This is the Hon. T. II. Crit
tenden, the famous ex-governor of
Missouri, who exterminated the
Jesse James gang, but they famil-
iarly call him "Tom Crittenden,"
and he likes it. Here to, you see
man of distingue appearance and
military bearing, a man of admin.
istrative ability, yet genial and
hospitable. His son, Vice Consul
L. L. Crittenden, is first-class Sec
ond. He succeeded Mr.. William
Edgar, who was at one time mar.
ketmaster OF San Antonio, and we'll
known there. Mr.. Edgar was pop.
ular and efficient, but it must be
admitted that the young Mr.. Crit
tenden well fills his place.
A GOOD PAIR.
The American minister and the
consul general are "two of a kind"
and are in all cases the ace of
trumps. They are a good pair to
draw too. II, as i hope, you will
you come here on the next Press
Association Of Texas excursion, you
will be sure to meet them, for they
are always at the beck and call of
American excursions, doing all
they can to advise and make things
interesting and pleasant for the Wis.
I itors. You will then find that what
L have written OF our American
representatives is we'll deserved,
though perhaps you will kick be-
cause have not laid on the "taffy"
thick enough and rubbed it in"
HOW I MET THEM.
My first social meeting with
Minister Ransom was at a small
semi-private official party, at the
American legation which was given
mainly in honor OF Mrs. w. III.
Weiss, of San Antonio and her
friends, the Misses Thornton, of
Butte, Montana who accompanied
Mrs. w. 81. Weiss on her visit here.
The genial w. G. Rigsby would
have been present but had to re-
turn home. The elegant apart
ments were brilliantly illuminated
there were "fair women and brave
men" and all was as merry as a
marriage bell. There were pleas
ant chats, sly flirtations, music
and dancing, recherche refresh
ments and the cOrks of fine "Mono-
pole" champagne popped frequent
ly. 1t was, indeed pleasant. There
were many lively beauX there but
it seemed to me that Minister Ran.
som and Consul General Critten-
den could give the young ones
"cards and spades" and then win
at this Social Casino.
THE RIGHT RECEPTION.
At this meeting was not pre-.
sent as an invited guest, but
simply filling an assignment for
the "dsily" to which l am now
attached. or course first paid re-
spects to the minister, and found |
him a gentleman who was dis.
posed to treat newspaper man as
q gentleman, not hide him In a
corner and use him as a mere con-
venience, SO the minister took me
to the various rooms, introduced
me to all his friends and guests
and then said, "Now you know
every one here and every one knows
you; just make yourself at home"
/ did 80 and had a pleasant time,
broken only by the knowledge that
"the printer would be bowling for
copy" and there were some darned
proofs on my desk waiting to be
read.
A SAN ANTONIO STAR.
Mrs WeiSS was tho star puast Of