New-York tribune., 1890-07-14

change. but used now as a prison. And here |
must mention peculiar case IN connection WIN
tins prison The Constitution OF Mexico prorin6
detention in prison without tral luf pciIVu
longer than three days. There IS lncarcefa,eu III
the AlhOndiga, whose interior cleanliness ~ nv
means IuSticS its near JuNtapoSllon I" tHe cI'Ill
hard by, an American who was arrested Two &e"is
ago. the information of a railway ol'ciaI, on
the charge of stealing from the railway cOhP1n1
2t SIlaO. the prisoners ease mas 'cril . ,'"'l,t"
back and forth between GuanajuotO ana the cliH
of Mexico: between Mexico and Washington. \
prodicious amount Of clOqucncc ana red-G'Pr Il1s
been expended all the nice phrases ioIhd III wv, W.
vOcabularics Of two copiOuS languages NV "',' W.
banded back and forth, ana lhc PiIs'h'I .o'
tnucs i'm n durancc that is vile beyond c"hceP'lo".
He insists i'm vain on trial on Nlhdica'i"h l'I
he AYERS that ne is not guilty. Sln,e ne nc'hnr ;'
n bore of diplomatic contention me MrNI'Hn
authorities have repeatedly given hlm ch2noe' c3,,.
10 escape: but the obstinate culprt refuses h.eit
at the price Of being stgmatlIcd - 'li'i,
And there the case hangs: Alter ur gMV NIcnde
Chihuahua Of the rcvOlutiOnlsts filualg"' Nl"."''
Aldana and Jimencz their heads were sent 10
Guanauato. and were exposed TO pupHc w" Nv
fixed on iron spikes on the i i?nr c"i'' T'Iic6 yeas
Alhondga. Tie vcritablc spike on Wnlcn YIN
imp0lrd the head Of the "patrio' Pr's' - - ~ -. e
pointed out: and n tablet hearing his name Is
liked i'm the wall below il. Not even oar cHiI0SlN
IN 500 and talk with our unfortunate fellow
countrvman detained within the stately Walls 81
this historical building was strong enougI a, ~
overcome our scruples against the various n"p r
ping and creeping small HeulSS '''' i"''''
Tho tourist with morbid curiosity must not
fail to visit the ccmctcry-El Panteon-Whch rtl,S
thc hill rising TO the right Of this emlnehlN
mcdiacval city. The street leading 10 me
pantcon is activity which luSticS t9e I,ilrnln r
Sight-Sccr in hiring one OF the Il1ipc nu'!"s n..
browsing at the foot on banana peel ct.aIclVC
stllmps and other such delicate morSelS. N,FhuSP
Moorish doorways, and interiors; lrohr""Iicu
windows, through which you catch hccune
CLEAN Of sparkling eyes ana raven 'n,S''' .Lo
naked children PLAYING in the street with an me
abandon of utter indifference to dust ana "Il'
and dogs-dogs innumrrab.c, OF az SH'H ~"
hrccds-arc passed in the lanorl2us cliih4 nP ct, v
"tepc tape \ magnificent view OF me Guy
and it's surroundings gIcctS You AZ the gat'S oI
the ccmctcry. where You pause 10 r'G2h NUu
BREATH and to search your pockets LOT me H~ruias ~
which will win for Nou the favor ot nv ',NNS
brirand who is the scXton of this city o thr Nc'p
The high wall is lined with several rows. one
above the other, of square. oNcnllk' aperture.
These are vaults each one iust large ehoI2I IoI
tho reception OF dead body. t"IHh' 'It h,rIn H.
only t. convey the dead 10 the cemetery nv
paymcnt of : 90 secures n pcrpetual lease OF one
Of these vaults If that sum cannot DO p1lp q.
tho tiuc of cutombmcnt S25 will pay the rent
for five wears: ~ the expiration oI lhai priv"
a Ike sum will rcncw the lease for another hyr
wears, and 50 ON until the required SlOu Tor tn'
"pcrpctual lcasc' is paid. II, however, 'H'
sum is not forthcoming the body Is removed rom
tine vault and is taken = the crypt "a su,''I
raucan chamber underncath the cemetery apGGu'
/ % feet long. ten wide, and twelve ln W'lEI'';
Where if the skeleton Is intact. II IS l'ah'I
AGAINST The wall: if there arc ONLY the bones re-
naming. they are thrown on the hcapS oI S,i'Ii"l
remains n either end Of The crypt. Inc po'UN
of tlc poor are buried. sometimes as many ~
four and five i'm one crave i'm the ground ara
after certain period tie skeletons are cNhumcd
and removed to the crypt, and the gr'F's are
ready for other occupants. \ narrow S'"he SUI
ic,Is down into the crypt which You may. for n
small cratuitv 10 the sexton. who will remove the
ID. mite slab covering the opening. descend ara
yicw TIE chastity array of Skeletons ana me nua'
,noIrdS of human bones There is another ccme-
tcry short distance beyond Fl Panteon. where
thr wealthy GuanaiuotonS bury their dead. and
where the mode of sepu!turc is like that OF the
States.
II is n strange country with strange customs
I'm Mexico au army officer is not received IN Good
society: and nowhere ont Of the city OF MeNi'9
is n phvsician looked upon by the best pcop!e
as n social equal Whot would the gallant hovs
i'm blue" ana Ncw-Yoril disciples of Esculap.us
41y - such ostmcism?