Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-08-17

rr4TTE SAWIyMEXIC0,
-~-rroF TOWNS DESCRIBED
~ Try 4 VISITOR.
-..f,-4 Its Theatre, its Cathedral,
-. and its PIaza-SOme Amus-
Trs Incidents
SER York Times.
r-H Z. Wilson. q formerly Assis-
-------.-5f states District Attorney, re-
=, h short time ago from a trip 70
49,. whittier be went to examine the
..-.-. certain properties in which he Is
f He gave the following ac-
--f Ills triu a few days ago;
.I-- starting point was Ell PasO, Texas
Eat our starting point 20 20 into
tr-rr-#. There we took the Mexican zen
81 ..v4v. and the next day we arrived
-.ra CITY OF Chihuahua. and there we
--fsE upon the solution Of a question
r had arisen iu our minds during the
F--'- 1urHey. At every city OF any size
IS -a4ryav station was o mile or more
I'm Ri. town. and we wondered why 10
Sd We concluded the MeXicdns
r- ra fools when we found that there
MS --luWay running from each OF
49, stations into the city, and that TINS
--r-var was source o. considerable
----. From Chihuahua we 5ourneyed
l.--- +. TIea-gIa-. which is a well known
-r.t. town. Itis wholly sustained by
.-.-.-.r- camps which YOU viii see all
---# .-u- sou pass. Then we went 10
E..u.aures, the hot springs Of Mex
Tra natives say that they have fine
--r9- properties. Tie town Is i'm a
-..-..r the midst Of a beautiful agTi-
-I country. Finally, we reached
.-ra- our railway Journey at Lagos.
F.-. station ve got into WhIt they said
-.-ae .rriu.r. drawn 1v mules and rode
--. hotel. There our first move was to
The ...s.. or ticket, for the stage
lagos taGIddalaiara. The hotel. by
\. uar. f-af Ie house. tt is a One-stOry
T-s.-.-H- of mud. YOU know. There is
.r-.l.. upon which the windows
r- nom ..s .ut. The rooms are large
rzr#-. ..-a ceilings, but the windows
4. fsrr.l and -uat makes the place look
5s#r companion looked around
u-rHlar Ve entered and said:
81 s.r. Hugh. leW long are we in for p
aT doors M most of the rooms are
- -.G lIt have enormous locks.
W.r.s. E.H- ar. over six inches long
an fully -wn pounds. You get a
--.r .I- anna what they call a cot. IL
r-s-.- NJ 81 board. o. mattress about two
-- .s- and microscopic pillow.
T--ras. So. uu-it YOU 90 TO sleep-at
au NrL have tle number Of your
+rir .l. STAGE which usually seats
r PERSONS f.U cllm0T In and seat
rf uu -1-. which consists of a
s.-Er with q thin cushion on it.
IT, cushion Is used TO make the seat
t- old hands carry blankets to sit
On He.l tla mules are ssed-eight
r.uaI. There are two Wheelers; then
ulE. Ht them FOUR abreast, and then
wr-. Lt L5 pitch dark, of course.
but r- have driver and a 'mOser,' the
s-- carrying q torch. The torch con.
s.s., q. g leuIal rope, about a yard long,
s-a55 U pitch. Tine boy lights this and
sT--, Do around his head. The driver
says -E--------. U---s-s-t,' and the mules
sar After SOU ret out en- the road YOU
OIL ESQ Ela- the mUsar is for. he is
ls6 -N h-eE the mules going. He
lus down ana gathers a hatful
- small stones. Then ne climbs back
Li them at the mules. lie can hit
llE mule le wants in any de.
l-l--aI- De aims for every time. I used
y lI.llI ll5 Skill at first hut when
a--i lac0uld do 10 every time I made uu
-l mud De- was "a bore. Every two hours
l.- change mules. and then YOU get about
y Minutes rest, And you want 1t. You
-l H7elI-aW the wrgtchedness Of the
al-s They haven't been repaired in q
izs. Why, when YOU strike a hole
f-l.l Won ln an the time, the stage
''.l-s over I'LL You think il is going T.
,5- but Ir doesn't. The road near the
81. lsulleg i c1oulestOues as big as your
- When YOU are out a little distance
SUMO tl lltIlmless dust, which con.
~ .ttt-IH nal boulder as big s vOul
The dust Is Charming. 1t is s.
--- - can see across the stage. and
lre and 10 cakes on YOU till YOU
--a I-ute Indian. You feel ike
"a lou want 20 UhOOp and dance
+l audi EIll some one. Well. thf
-at- closes at 1870 p. m. and then yOr
,a-- a. m, when YOU start again
al Guadalajarl ut %. m. oil tn,
s- .fv
---s IS city Of over 100000 irhabi
us. -- Is said to have had over I5C. 90
- ll- revolution. It is remarkable
II e---y- its healthfUIEess. and its de
------- alr. it is 5000 feet above the IeTe
-- SEA. Ire hotel is managed bv a Ger
-i-- Hll can talk United Ssates aud ear
-0tel To is called the COsmOpOIita
~ tNQ-sJgry building, with the sleaD.
- mons on the second flOg-. This floor
Balcony on the inner court. The
-E IS s--rOunded wit blOOmiuq
--.a 90 every description. Business
z--s .I Uu3dalajara every day from
US -.- because 10 is hot. I5ut because
--'- enough business TO I'll the day.
- l,- once and telegraph suspend too.
q say the banks, but there
L-- Finest building IL the city
-t.--llaL To Is said 10 he over poo
LIZ and t1-lye O.000, 900 deposited
'-- a- England. 1t is built OF
z.-t was originally ornaWerted out
- =al- --uuEu it is ROW very
t-le are q number Of statues on
inside it is deliberately
L- -3s chime Of bells brought
Yer -t- years ago, and they
every halt hour. The next
-E -- prominence, and the one
Issued and impressed me most,
---7-- hardly know how to
because PEOPLE know so little
ga chat they will wonder
l-9-uil building is not known
"HEl-- lsaw 1t, however, and
-..--e "ld l saw. 1t is an enCr-
..,,e gi stone. The stage is Ice
z. ---t -'I -eet deep. 1t has six
..A-', each box in the first four
provided with a large ante
~ 7 t-1te are mo- galleries. The ton
$3.50, was told, consisted Of enc
--e, and It is beautifully ORA
$50 u q series Of fEescO paintings
r.. l4 Dd1te's .InlernOf l wa
1919 AHuse would seat 1000 Daa-
a-l ll me as If IL would. It
s-r1 ta1le 200 feet wide bv over
A. AIe Corridors are spacious,
4. ---leuted with massive sorars
ls Is feet by : lii tbicknass
~ --=ed IN circle e~ouud the
- mere arereceptIOn rooms on
@ ale front Of the buiId1ng
.--hE like the Academy Sr
r. H.. !Yl see the great dome rising
-.-- .,-I.a 49, Is supported Ly the gov
.g-s --I> are always soldiers at
i -l-F ia. -Le mousse was in good re-
---- Ltt-- ins was fresheped I'D il
pan any opera house in mis-
--s -al buildings are two sto-
Ta--aI e simple and severe in
Er-5-. were recently given the first
'-i put on any building in
I'm H. ~ PAINT was imported from
r. 55'a--7. The principal plaza,
beautiful spot, on which
h ana municipal buildings
--f -lied with an Kinds Of trOpi-
s.-t. pants, and has i'm the cen
ar--5 -a-I, where the band pIavs
IN. evening. There are plenty
-,.5rLne pT0menades. The inner
FL l-s upper classes and the
-th exc There Is no ru1o or