San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-04-07
Special Correspondence.

Special Correspondence.
CITY OF MEXICO, April 3. -
An editor has to be very careful
in running a paper in Mexico
and especially how he handles the
Officials, for IL he dares to say 1.-THE
OF what Nose Harris said of Mayor
Elmendorf and the city council he
would spend several years in
Belem, the chief prison of the
country. This is proved by the
editors Of "El Globo," who have
recently been released from Belem.
Some time ago the paper charged
that General Delgado, chief Of the
sappers and miners in this city,
who was building a new residence,
was using government material
and appropriating 1t to his own use,
contrary to law. General Delgado
denounced" the article as a. de-
famatory libel before a judge and
as a result the editor and manager
were arrested. 1t is wonder that
the officers did not arrest the
whole staff. The attention Of the
government was called to the
article and inquiries so far con.
WINGED it that General Delgado was
not only deposed from the COM
mand OF the sappers and miners,
but placed under arrest and is now
in military prison. For all this
it was some time before the editor
and manager could be released and
then only under bond.
DAN sTUART's NEW SCHEME.
Dan Stuart Is an applicant for a
concession from the Mexican gov.
eminent which, il granted, would
allow him to create a veritable
Monte Carlo at Juarez, that is, in
northern Mexico. What Dan wants
is a certain tract OF land, per-
mission to use it for the purpose
named and to be assured of protec-
tion OF his company's interests.
The building and grounds will en-
brace an up-to.date hoteE elegant
saloon, gambling rooms, large am
phitheatre for athletic sports, scien-
tific pugilism and bull fights.
There will also be good race
course, baseball grounds and bicy-
Gle track. Racing men will sup
port the project literally, use the
place as winter quarters, and the
people Of Juarez will put up liber-
ally. In addition to this, II the
concession Is secured, the adven-
ture will be profitable one, and
there will be no difficulty in carry
ing it out.
CAPT. BOURKE IN MEXICO.
Capt. John G. Bourke, of the Third
cavalry, so we'll known in San
Antonio, who led the U. s. forces
in the Cara revolution, is here,
and 1 had the pleasure Of meeting
him. He has just returned from
Havana, where he saw Captain
General Weyler, who, he said, re-
minds him of his old commander,
G. III. Cook, in courtesy,deportment,
and unostentatiouSness. could
not get the captain to talk Of the
war, as he deemed it impolitic to do
so. He has met with a royal re-
ception here, as Mexico is grateful
for his services in crushing the
Cara rebellion.
IN HONOR OF THE PRESIDENT.
Next Monday night the bankers,
capitalists, merchants, business
men, haciendas and railway COM
panies, will give a banquet in
honor OF President Diaz. There
will be the table of honor and II
other states, accommodating over
500 people. AS there is no place
large enough to accommodate such
a dinner party, an elaborate tenn
porary banquetting hall is being
fixed for the event at the Mexican
Central depot. The banquet is in
tended as a public recognition OF
the great services Of President DiaZ
in the promotion and protection Of
the commerce Of the country. 1t
will also, incidentally, boost his
claims to reelection as president,
though that is, I admit, scarcely
needed, for he is solid and popular.
AN OLD FRIEND.
While at the postoffice the other
day 1 heard familiar voice in
front of me, and found it was And
rev WalZem, at one time
of Gus and Andy's saloon,
and who was subsequently with
one Of our lbreweries. He is well
and apparently doing well. But
they have Mexicsnized his name
to Andress Walzem. That's moth
ing. The Germans of San Antonio
converted me into "Heinrich Reu-
ter. Sch naidarN and the MaxicanS