San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-03-10
LAST DAY.
THE ST0OKM MEN ARE THINNING
OUT A LITTLE.
The Concerts and Dress Paradss, the Mexi'
can suppers and Barbecue Fully
Enjoyed by the Visitors.


then.
This mornings session was devoted
to regular business and the passage
of resolutions and in discussing state
laws for the protection of the cattle
interest. At the afternoon session the
next place will be selected and the
convention will adjourn.
The barbecue began at 3 o'clock this
afternoon and all the guests have gone
out to the Union stock yards.
A great many of the visitors left for
their homes last night and this morn
ing, but it does not seem to diminish
the large crowds who swarm our
| streets.
Concerts were given this morning on
Alamo and Main plaZaSand the stock
men who could not get into the Grand
| Opera house to attend the convention
were entertained nicely in listening to
the music.
Yesterday afternoon about 5000 Wis
itors attended the military dress pa
rade at Fort Sam Houston and were
delighted with the grand and impos-
| ing spectacle.
The stockmen particularly admired
the fine cavalry charge and the evo-
| lutiOns of the battery.
The Mexican suppers on the plaZas
last night We're a pleasing entertain
ment to the visitors and were well
patronized.
The Zouave and Belknap Rifles and
West Texas Cadets drills were also
| very much admired.
All the guests are highly delighted
with the cordial hospitality of the
citizens and declare they would like
to hold their convention again in this
city.
While at Muth's garden after the
dress parade yesterday a party of the
Stockmen were invited to try the fine
new bowling alley of the Government
Hill Musical and Dramatic Bowling
club, which they accepted and had a
fine time for half an hour in knock
ing over the pins.
A large group photo of the stock
raisers was taken yesterday afternoon
on Crockett street, opposite the Opera
house
Mr.. ]. 2. Ayres, of Willbarger
| county, is among the visitors. He is
| delighted with San Antonio.
Mr.. w. r. Irby, a stOckman from
Washburn, Armstrong county is here
taking in the convention. He says he
was agreeably surprised to find San
Antonio such a big, jolly city.
Ellis Douthit, district attorney and
treasurer of the Big Springs Sporting
club, is here with Judge John B. Lit
| tie, of Howard county.
Bob Anderson, the Sweet Singer of
the Concho," is here from Big Springs,
The Evans Bros, f. b. and j. d.,
the well known cattlemen of Big
| Springs, are here with the boys.
Two Overcoats, belonging to stock
men, were stolen on Main plaza yes
| terday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George NJ. White will
give an informal reception and dance
at the Maverick hotel tonight and in
vite the visiting stockmen and ladies
to attend.
A rumOr was current this morning
that valise containing $4,000, had
been stolen from one of the stockmen.
Alfred Grigsby was arrested by Off
GER Andy Battle last Monday, accused
of stealing a valise from one of the
stockmen on the train, but nothing
has been seen of the $4,000
J. |. Mcdowell and ]. G. Smith
are here with the Big Springs push,
and although not so many they are a
few.
General Passenger Agent W. G.
| Crush, of the Katy, is here with ev-
erybOdy.
Eli A. Hirshfield is here making sew
eral ten-strOkeS for the Fort Worth
and Denver railroad with the visitors.
John b. GOOdhue, agent for the
| Of iG n
the city with the stOckmen.
W. A. Reinhardt. travelling passen-
ger agent of the Southern Pacific, is
ticket agents to Mexico.
]. L. Holden. auditor and traffic
manager of the ClfOctaw. Oklahoma
and Gulf railroad, is in the city from
| South McAIester, l. T.. accompanied
by his wife. Mr.. Holden is here to
see his friends.
General Manager Il. NJ. Campbell,
of the International. arrived in the
city this morning to see what the
stOckmen are doing.
]. II. Ryburn, n well known cattle
raiser of San Angelo, is here.
p. ii. Goodwin, general freight
agent of the Santa Fe, is in town,
telling the stockmen something about
faster time and low rates over the
| Santa Fe.
General Passenger Agents Sam G.
Warner and Z. w. lie Beaume, and
Travelling Passenger Agent A. A. ellis
son, of the Cotton Belt, are here with
the ticket agents and are also looking
after the interests of the stockmen.
| The Amarillo delegation Is cOnsid-
prablv in evidence in the CITY They all
wear badges.
Private car cider arrived over the
st. Louis Limited yesterday from
Fort Worth. In it were Messrs. G. w.
Simpson and w. Z. Skinner, of the