Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-05

tute the Mexican Congress preceded the
President and he walked on foot with his
Cabinet at the head of these 10, 900 troops.
The crowd cheered as he went by, and there
was a waving of handkerchiefs, throwing
up of hats and din of shouts in welcome to
Mexico's greatest man and greatest Presi-
dent. AT the Alameda there were exercises
like those at one Of our big Fourth of July
| celebrations, the greatest poet of Mexico
| read poem, one of the greatest orators
| spouted out his spread eagleisms in Spanish
and the crowd roared out their applause just
as our people do in the United States
Ther President Diaz gave to the invalid
veterans of the war a present, and the pro-
cession formed to march back to the pal
ace, where the grand review of the parade
was to be made. This time he rode The
State carriages came to the side of the
Alameda, and their gorgeous footmen in
their livery of the national colors opened
the doors for the President and his Cabinet.
The review of the troops in front of the
palace was one of the most picturesque
military sights you can see outside of
great war;
The Review of the Troops.
The 10, 900 troops were massed in grand
column at whose head was the general in
chief and his staff. This column contained
the cavalry and the infantry to the number
of 10000, and all of the armament and
machinery of warfare was represented in it.
There were the hospital ambulances, the
cannon and ammunition wagons, the mules
carrying their kegs of water, and the music
to which the whole marched was by
mounted bands. l do not know of such
bands anywhere else in the world. The
Mexican is born musician, and if he were
not born horseman as well, he could never
handle a big bass trombone and half
tanned mustang at the same time.
The most wonderful part of the parade,
however, was that division of the army
known as the Rurales, or the Rural Guards
of Mexico. These are the Presidents favor
lite troops, and they are among the finest
soldiers of the world. 1 have seen the best
troops of the Sultan of Turkey, as they ac-
companied him on his way across Constanti-
nople to kiss the mantle of Mahomet on
their Arabian horses, and have witnessed
some of the great reviews of Europe, but l
have nowhere seen such wonderful horse
men and such picturesque troops as the
Rurales of Mexico. The gay costumes of
the Turkish soldiers, with their gold braid
and their turbans, do not compare with
those OF these Mexican Centaurs. They
ride in battalions on
The Finest of Fiery Horses,
and each battalion has horses of the same :,
color. They ride so we'll that horse and
man are as one, and it is hard to tell where
the horse ends and the man begins. Both
horse and man are gorgeous in their silver
and leather decorations. The men wear
suits of terra Gotta leather, consisting of
pantaloons laced down the legs, with silver
cords winding acout big silver buttons.
Their suits are something like loose round |
about, with vest in front, and both
coat and vest are profusely embroidered |
with gold and silver which shines out |
under the sun against this dark red leather |
background.
The boots of the Rurales are of the finest |
leather, and great silver spurs stick out |
from under the gorgeous saddles which |
adorn every one of their horses Their |
f hats are the most gorgeous of sombreros. |
Ihey are OF fuzzy natural felt of a pearly |