The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-10-24
a MEXICAN BOSS TWEED.

the Mexican vote IN CaItfornaa - Qusto
different from that practiced I'm thu east.
While the California method h equally
effective 10 In more romantic and portakes
moro Of pleasure than OF political bsssi-
neas.
Buena Venture, California In n little
town OF about three thousand people,
about twenty per cent. being Mextcans.
But the Americans have -overshadOwed
the descendants OF Montesuma, crowdinR
them tn the wall. or rather to thc outskirts
Of the town, where there In . distinctive
village Of adobe huts. The Mexican does
not feel Fat home" i'm any kind Of n hous:
bait the air-tight hut of adobes, rooted
S Iii. rs sSr sa''. Of IL aGs s1s H vsnssrs" end !. OF =
long adobe house roofFed with red tics.
The walls of the house are four feet IN
In. This is the only adobe i'm town that IL
painted, and Il il here hat the ''GrinRos''
IN paint the town. Threc-qnarters of u
century ago this adobe was the ''palace"
Of the aicade Of the Mexican village, and
was not only the ~headquartcrs of official
life hat of the "Greaser' Four Hundred.
The tqrm ''Greaser'' is dcrisively applied
class only. In this ancient adobe the
"Boss Tweed of the Mexican contingent
keeps n restaurant. M~etaphorically, the
vote i'm his sombrerO. and the American
candidate for the enlightened suffrages
fore he can hope to secure the balance of
Oh the eve of IN election groups OF
American politics i'm their native verna-
eular, but at each table is an American
very effective SO long as he calls for wine.
Wine Ia cheap in that R~rape.growinR
country. The ingredients for adulteration
time, than the wine. Or course, there is
. bar, and the only article Of drink not
whisky. They have its counterpart, how
/ ever mescal, a deceptive c~oncoction
' which Rlidcs down the throat like oil. A
i've ias.' Sas . iae o drinks s" Sf a shis native ch ann
lightning makes an American feel like
2 P" red. The sSe b"ii IhG is " dIm GS' lighted 1t d"W with
tallow dips, hut in the centre of the hall
swings q large, old-fashioned lamp with a
signal light in this dense fog Of smoke.
The ~barkeeper Is q large, swarthy Next
a needi ha'r ON ' nine 1 iimb ss't tha anon hur%am Rnir4;
his face IL covered with black, coarse
whiskers, he wears n large sonibrcro en-
inches I'm width, u red calico shirt, u waist.
coat OF many colors, the pattern being
very large; his pantaioons were stuffed in
leather; and around his body. or rather
strapped to 1t, is the largest-sized Colts
smoking viliainous cigarettes. talking pol
itics. or rather STRUGGLING his shoulders i'm
- manner opposing or disproving the over
men who were to be voted in bulk at sum
rise the next morning. He receives orders
tables by two alleged "buena senoritas."
1t is n popular fallacy that all Spanish
or MEXICAN girls are ,dark-eycd' and
ment smile as they read the compliment
tary. bat delusive. articles. These senior
sheir bronzed or mahogony-.olored fea-
lures look more swarthy still. Around
shsir waists rs.ds they !: h wsIr red ed.s +ssh ss,r and as on
r~osettes of various colors. They have not
changed their dresses but only. tackled
arc 70 follow their devotional exercises.
These senoritas are not the only ones who
had just returned from the old Mission
che great majority. OF those now drinking
native wines and smoking the deadly
a. to the merits Of the best candidates,
were, n few moments ago. kneelinR
At praye,; Scarcely had the echoes Of this
we're at the old adobe palace and the
senoritas were dressing for the ~fandanRo
that was to follow. About 10 O'Clock they
arrived, dressed in more colors than ma,
the ainbow, for the inventive taste OF
these children Of the sun IN them t.
nal colors. The foldinR-ioors are thrown
open, or rather the heavy curtain which
looped up and the hombres doff thcil
sombreros and enter. Two rows 81
benches circle the room; ON one side AND
sonora with The music II
eharmingly harmonious, slow and sweet
with excellent rhythm. II almost teache,
the steps, 1t Is SO expressive. The cachuc'
/. > In on.
This il a Mexican dance, imported from
Spain, where il was introduced by the i'm
vading Moors. Those Philadelphians whs
have, during the past week, witnessed the
contortions OF the Carmeneita can form
an idea of the c~achuca-or, rather, O
some of it's figures, but not of its grace
for these crude Mexican girls, though an
tutored i'm refinement and the ways of tn,
polite world, are the embodiment O
grace, and the of the cachu
or the bolero are to them so natural tina
the art il lost i'm it's naturalncss. On en-
serinR the ball room the visitor wa
- escorted around by a floor anage
On his being introduced to N lady sh'
smashes over his head what looks like al
y egg. The fiooR manage has i'm his han'
q little paper box filled with colored egl
shells. These are called cascaroni. TIL,
little IN of the shell is knocked off. tn
yolk aiken out and the shell is filled witt
h, bits Of spangled paper, cologne and some
times Rold-dust, and then the end of tn
ed1e is covered with paper and the entir
egg Is painted i'm various colors. Afte
several of these are smashed over n per
sons head il has somewhat the appear
ance of n couture during the CRANE
monarque regime. The ladies do not ex