Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-11-26


lG. c. Conner in November Bivouac.
The Palace Is one Of the most inter.
esting buildings u Mexico, because
Of its dimensions, the cnriosities Il
contains. Its history and the knowl-
edge We have Of the tyranny aud
blo0dshed devised wishin lie wallis.
Each Of its six patios Is entered
through ponder0ns outer doors, that
might be relied upon 70 resist the
blows OF q cafapult, and these courts
are eurroaRded BY walls Of enormous
thickness. The building occupies the
exact lmiEs OF Montexnma's palace.
and contains the oflicial apartments
Of the President and the Senate, the
world.famed Ambassadors hall, the
onces Of the government, the post.
once. museum, and q military bar.
racks. President Diaz hes leased &
reaidence near the western sideof the
Plaza, and his private dwelling on
Humboldt street is now the residence
OF the American minister, General
Henry r. Jackson. The starry ban.
ner OF the American legation floats
in the soft breeze above the high
walls and shady gardens Of the pri-
Vata dwelling Of the President Of
the Repuhlic Of Mexico.
After . call upon the Premier,
Senior Rubio, and an audience with
the President. visit TO the hall Of
the Ambassadors, and 9 glance 81
the welLarranged general postofice,
you arc close BY the entrance Of the
patio OF the Museum. This court Il
vel shaded. and 70 the left OF the
entrance you are permitted 10 enter
q small apartment, In which are ex-
hioited the state carriage OF the
Empire, the gift of Napolen III 70
CarlostA. and said to be handsomer
than the imperial coach Of Russia.
Opposite the street entrance 70 this
patio is the door Of the Aztec hall;
entering this long, narrow chamber,
bu. recently appropriated 70 lis pres.
ent uses, found 9 few wOrkmen
erecting pedestAls for the gods, and
the sacrihcial and calendar stones
(removed thitheF from the Cathedral
walls and the patio iuclOsure), and
the gods themselves lying arounl iu
the most undignifird pOsiures. The
idols exhibited at New Orleans were
arriving. and lay scattered about the
completed pedestal Of the .'Diviniiy
Vt Death" or, - Bandaller insists,
the Huizil0potchtli (war god OF
TenOchtitlan. A feE feet distant.
and directly 10 front Of this bloody
idol. is placed the stcrifcial stone, on
which sixty thousand hearts were
cut out 70 has honor.
The extraordinary carvings on top
and sides Of this stone Of sacrifice
attract considerable attention until
the bowl In the center recalls rs
bloody use. Into il the heart blood
OF the victim ran, and thence along
the trench 10 the side where it was
oflen drank, BY the sinister priests,
with their matted black cl0aks dow.
ing down their backs" and then,
horror of horrorsl 10 remember that
the body Of the victim was served BY
bis captor 10 banquet 10 his friends.
with the most delicate Of wines and
toothsome Of Wanda.
Ascending . fight Of stone steps,
close 10 the fountain that throws the
spray Of is cooling waters amid
tropical plants, the museum proper
vas reached. The frsg impression
Was q dlsagreeable one; il was made
By an Intentional display Of very
bad taste By the commissioner "a
thrusting the painting Of ''Maximii
Ian and his Generals" into an oh
scure niche, and denying It even Z
frame. Entering the nrst room you
zee relics Of Hidaigo y CostiIla, The
standard of the conquest, and 9 noble
cast Of the face Of Juarez. In the
second Wshalted at the long table and
cases containing the one hundred And
seventy eix pieces comprising the
" silver plate Of MAximilInn.n A
| pleasant-spokeu Mexican standing by
said, musicailY, " Exqneeseete seal.
vafe plate Of day empoeF, Impsrio,
senor," In his solt voice; he was a.
Aztec. Alas / had thas m0ralnR
Rad AendOza's analysis Of the 90.
called silver. He gives it, "copper",
So /; zinc, 500, nickel, e.7; iron
L0;-100. Tie silver snperdclally
placed upon Il e represented by TIE
decimal 0.05." What . sham % bear
the arms Of the Empire, and the marx
of the factory ''CFistOfe.r
The remaining rooms contain the
glassware Of Iturbide, Aztec weapons,
musical Instruments, mirrors, domes-
tic utensils. shield of Montexuma II,
portraits Of ViceToys. picture writ.
inga Of The Aziess, their pottery, and
fsaihaFedWoFk, together with the
skeis1ons, minerals, birds, Insects,
reptiles, fauna and 6ora o. the
country. An Inspection Of the Lori
lard collection, denied permission %
leave The Republic By Congress, car
be obtained en z pass frem the gov
eFnog Of the district only.