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The public buildings Of Mexico arc built
much ON the same plan as the houses. Most Of
the State houses or Government palaces, where
thc State authorities do their business arc Of
two stories. They are built Of stone and stucco,
and have hig rooms running around great
courts ] called upon tho Governor here, and
I found that the State Legislature Was in the
same building in which he had his house. The
surroundings Of the establishment were net
u,uch different from those Of one OF our State
Capitols, and his royal uihs"-I mean his
Excellcucy-was well-dressed Spanish gentle
man who knew about four words OF English,
aud who told NE in these four words that he
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These houses Of San Luis pOtosi have few Of
the modern convcnieuccs. They are type OF
the Mexican houses OF the cities Of the country.
The bathroom and the watcr-closct are missing,
and the average Mexican home has neither gas
nor water works. The people battle great deal.
If they are poor they take their wash Ia the
stream or pond outside Of the cities; If they
are well-to-do they 20 10 the public bath
houses, which you find in every town. So far
/ have not found a bedroom which had a sta
tionary washstand in IT, and the biggest hotels
had no bathrooms connected with them. There
is a tradition that a Boston dude once came in
60 the manager Of the big lturbide Hotel aud
said he wanted a front room on the dining
room floor with a bath. lie was told that
there was no dining room connected with the
hotel, and that The bathroom was around four
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PennsylyanIa Democrats.

The convention or the Democratic party Of
Pennsylvania met at Harrisburg on Thursday,
Sent. 3, and nominated Robert L. Wright, of
Lehigh County. for Auditor General and A.
L. Tilden, Of Erie County, for State Treasurer
The platform dcnOunces the Republican party,
both State aud National, speaks OF the stealing
by the Republican Treasurer Of Philadelphia.
Honest John" Blrdsley. who was aided by
the Republican State officials in rObbing the
city aud State Of large amount of money ar
raigns the Legislature Of Pennsylvania for
istTation.
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GENERAL.

A volume OF water, balloon.shaped. 800 feet
high, appeared oil AsbuTy Park, n. j., last
week The spout left in is wake broad track
of foaming water, and the breakers rolled
mountains high for Il half hour after the spout
disappeared. lion. Robert SherraTd, leading
Republican citizen of 5teubcnyi!le. o., will
entertain Mai. Mckinley on Sept. 10, the date
Of his speech there, and also at his personal
expense dine $500 people in and about his
residence and grounds. The dinner is to
DO served upon tin plates made Of Ameri-
can tin.-The census Of the State Of
Indiana shows that the population of the State
has increased 22i lOI, or 1882 per cent. during
the decade. In 1880 the population Of the
State was ,g7s, 31l; as returned in 1890, il was
2,l92, 40i.-Twenty-f i've cases have already
been completed at New Orleans against the
President Of the Louisiana Lottery Company,
and Postotlice Inspector Maynard, who has
collected the evidence for them, says he be-
lieves that the backbone Of the lottery scheme
is broken.
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doubt whether there is furnace in this
big city Of San Luis Pot0si. Mexico City. with
its hundreds OF big men, its scores Of million
aires, aud its more than 100000 people, las not
n dozen houses that are properly heated. and
do not suppose that there is a building In all
Mexico heated by steam. Mono OF the houses
have any stoves to speak Of, and climbed 10
the top of tho cathedral to-day and looked in
vain for a chimney. A town Of G1,oJ0 people
lay all around me- The air was rather chilly,
but ] did not see single wreath Of smoke
rising toward the sky, and there was no sign uf
anything like a chimney. Mexico las neither
cooking stoves nor asc-huracrs, and the fire.
place aud the CRATE are practically unknown.
The Spauiards think that frG-paccs are un-
healthy. aud most of the cooking anl heating
Of the country Is done with charcoal. As to
hot water aud steam, should hate 20 risk my
reputation for truthfulncss by telling the aver
age Mexican that such things were used for
keeping people warm in our country. And rs
20 supplying the Nation with stoves from
America, the houses Of the entire country
would have to lie constructed differently 10 adj
nit Of their use. The American Consul here
has a battered old stove which lac has put in
the aute-room which lies between his court and
his parlor, but he runs the pipe out the win
dow, aud though the thing may make him
comfortable IL looks very much out Of place
aud is not at all beautiful.
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about 10000 and which has not had MS yet
a railroad, although the Mexican Southern Is
moving RAPIDLY towards IT, The City of Vera
Cruz has - 600 people, and down in Yucatan
there Is a city called Merida which has about
so 600 OF a Spanish aud Indian population.
These cities have been built up In a different
way from our American towns. Until within
the last l5 years none of them have been
affected by the railway, and they have been
supported by the agricultural and mineral
resources OF the country, together with small
amount OF manufacturing
j End an Mexican cities much the same.
The streets are usually paved with cobble-
stones, along which run flag sidewalks just
about wide enough for two persons 10 walk
along together. Both residences aud stores
arc built close TO the sidewalks, and the
windows arc sci plumb into the walls Of the
houses. There are no bay-wind0ws or other
projections, save the roofs, which In many
eases come out and hang over the sidewalks so
as 10 ward of the rain from those passing
beneath. The windows are large, and are
generally covered with iron bars ms thick as
your finger, which run up and down outside Of
them. The windows Of the lower hOOr come
down almost level with the street, and the
walls Of the houses are so thick that a comfort
Rble Wlnd0w-scat can be put in each opening,
or So that ono may take his chair and sit inside
the window. There are few blinds and no
shutters 70 speak Of. and one can usually look
into the houses aud see their rather stiff but
scrnpuiOusly clean interiors. All the better
houses OF the country are built the same way.
There IL practically no individuality in archi-
lecture iu Mexico. The rich mans house here
D. put together in the same way rs the rich
mau'r house &c GuadalHjara, and the merchant
Of Sar Iuis Poiosi aud be Of Mexico City have
the same kind OF business buildings.
] have watched the building Of a number Of
Mexican houses. They are all on the Spanish
plan. q one or two story tier Of rooms running
round an open court aud this court rooted By
she sky. There arc few houses throughout tho
couutry which are more than two stories high
Even al The Capital you viii not find many
thrce-st0ry buildings. Where there Is room tht
buildings are spread out over the ground, IN
stead Of being built mp into the air rs with as
and they are peculiarly adapted 10 the climate
The walls are in some Of the houses here n
San luis PotOs from two TO four feet thick
They are made Of bficl, aud plaster and some
times the brick are not burnt After the wal
IA laid the side OF the house facing the street j
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AN LUIS POpOSI is
one of the big cities Of
Mexico, aud j am sur
prised to find how many
big cities the country
has. Tho Capital con-
tains nearer 400, 600 peo-
pie than 300, 900, aud il
is one Of the prettiest
cities on the American
rnn-Iinnnf Il Innnl
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HOMES AND HOUSES.
Queer Things about the Buildings Of
Our Sister Republic.

Mexico as Land of cities big Houses
which are Constructed without Nails or
Iron Tho Ground Floor, and Who Live
upon It-HOw the Roofs of Houses are
Buiit-Public Buildings-Church Edifices-
Tie AiarlSet-IIouses.
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corners and Up three blocks on the other side
of the street lie found a water-clOsct a Sab
bath days journey from his room in the big
palace which constitutes the hotel, and when
he wanted hot water he was forced 10 clap his
hands into blisters to get the chamber-boy into
his room. aud then had TO twist his tongue
into Gordian knot in trying to make him
understand by signs what lac wanted.
] met the Hon. Joe Cannon, Of Illinois. in
the lturJide Hotel the other day. and asked
him how he got along with his Spanish. lie
said be had only learned two words, and IS he
pointed 10 bis face, which he had shaved in
such a way that tic cuts upon IL made me
think OF a lamb sheared by an amateur farmer
be went on had 20 learn these words 10
ret my water for shaving. They arc aqua mny
caliente aud they mean hot water, damned
hot In Mexico City you find little gas al
though the streets arc lighted with both gas
and electricity. San Luis Potosi has electric
lights but they are confined 20 the streets and
10 one or two of the stores. The rcsglt is that
the candle trade Of Mexico is a Zig one and all
kinds Of materials for candle making are high.
At all the hotels you find candles, which YOU
have 10 light yourself when you are ready 20
20 10 bed but as rule you do not have 10
pay extra Tor them as in some parts Of Europe.
However much one may want 10 be in on the
7 Ef0NNA AuNf in hifa|ftlN lNhffltnNNlA nc Aof1
not want 10 live on the ground floor OF 4 Ncxi-
can house. None of tho houses have any Gel
/ lars, and with the numerous cesspu0ls, lack Of
drainage and absence Of ventilation. il is a
wonder that the Mexican race does not die OF.
/ Mexico Cityi is built upon a vast cesspool. The
sewerage Of all the generations Of from 100000
/ 10 100000 people from now back 20 the days OF
Mmtczuma is fostering IN SIS SOIL aud the lakes
which lie in the valley above IL let just about
4 enough water into this mass 10 keep IL IN a
juicy state Of disease germs. Were il not foI
the high altitude Of the town and the wonder
fol purity Of the air, which sweeps through II
day aud night from the Mexican mountains, II
would be a city Of The dead and dying rather
than Of the living. As 10 is its inhabitants whr
sleep upon its ground floors have a high deatl
rate. These are the servants aud the poo
Indians. They lie on the ground, which is
thin crust covering this mass Of sewerage, an,
they die carly. il is said that half Of the chill
oren OF some localities IN Mexico die before Ia
age Of 10, and the death rate among women
higher than with u.s. That this is due eutirel,
10 the lack Of care aud to improper sanitar
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poLIrIcAL 40 IvpusrHrAL.

Chauuccy +. Black, Of Pennsylvania, Presi-
dent Of the National Association Of Democratic
Clubs; Lawrence Gardiner. OF Washington, the
Secretary Of the Association Senator Faulk-
ncr, OF West Virginia; Representatives McMil-
lin, OF Tennessee; Bynum, OF Indiana, and eX-
Representative McAdoo, Of New Jersey, will
leave Washington In a few days for an extern
sive stumping tour Of the Northwest
The cool weather has affected the cotton
crop in the South, and rust has made its APP
pearance The crop will be a comparatively
poor one.-Thc break in the Iowa Farmers
Alliance is complete. The faction ia the Elev-
enth Congress onal District Alliance, which
desires to 90 into politics, has thrown off all
allegiance to tho old Iowa Alliance and organ
lied as a faction Of the Southern Alliance.
The fight between the two Alliances will be
hot onc-The Commissioners OF the Worlds
Fair decided nc a meeting ~ Chicago TO ask
Congress for n loan Of from 100000 - 81 Co.,
| 900 10 carry on the work OF the undertaking.
| Popular subscriptions have reached SG0OOOOO
and the city Of Chicago has issued bonds for
! g 900 900 m0re.-Whcn President Harrison
/ returns 10 Washington he will have a number
! 81 important Federal appointments To make.
! lie has TO select nine United States Circuit
| Judges, Judge Of the United States Court Of
/ Claims, and q member OF the Interstate Com
/ meree Commis-ion.-Iu YanktOn, Miller,
| Sank Rapids, Fargo, aud many other places in
| the Daknias frost has destroyed vegetation.
- have never said 90 anyone that would
/ or would not TO a candidate for the Prcsi-
4 dental nomination before the Republican Ma
/ tiuual Convention" said Gen. Russell A. Alger,
! in Chicago, last week.
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DUrLDrya A HOUSE.

was glad 10 see me. have told you how many
OF the old monasterics and converts are being
used as Government buildings, and the churches
are by all odds the finest buildings Of the
Mexico OF to-day. Hundreds or millions Of
dollars Of work have been put upon them, and
many Z little hamlet has great cathedral.
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A MARKET PLACE.

covered with stucc0, which Is sm0Othed down
90 that ID has d surface az even as a kHlsOmned
parlor. This is painted light blue, bright
yellow, gray, OF drab. ID may be oruamentcd
with dad9 running bali way up the window
sud this combination Of c0loTF walliHg the two
sides of a Mexican street gives he cities a ray
aud by no means unpleasant appearance. The
interior walls arc finished much rs ours are
but they arc always lrc=c0cd instead Of being
papercd aud ID is surprising how well these In
dian piastcFcrs frcsc0. They arc natural artists,
ana with the sweep 0i tic WhitCwash brush
they seem 20 be able 10 make q Venus OF
chrrub. These Mexican rooms arc gay with
pasters OF H.l c0l0rs put together in al sorts Of
dcsgbs. The rooms are usually large and the
ceilings very high. slept IN a room last night
which bad &C IuEs at least j. feet above me, and
~ foot ceilings arc common. Ihc houses have
liiflc ventilation. save from the front windows.
WHEN there Is q double tier OF rooms running
around the porch, one opening on the street and
the other on the court, there is no means by
which 10 get drafi through your room. in the
biz hotel 81 Jalapa had q room which looked
like long hall turned upside down. The cell
ing WAS SO high that il made me think that the
room was on the wrong end aud the only ven
tilatiOu was hole over the door. IN my room
here j am on the second floor, but tie floor Of
my room Is Of brick laid In plaster A cold
chill runs up from my heels 10 my head when
get out upon these bricks in the morning
Still, brick and tile form the flooring Of the
most Of Mexico and when j tell you that good
flooring lumber costs SO per thousand you will
see one reason for this sort Of building.
There Is very little wood used in building
Iron OF all kinds has 90 be imported. aud after
Il has paid the tariff and the various freightl
A. costs almost ne much us silver. Tl'- result u
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arrangements Is shown by tie fact that the
wcll-to-do classes are extraordinarily healthy,
and outside Of Mexico City even tho peasants
are moderately 50. Hero In San Luis POtosi
the better Glasses sleep as a rule on the second
floor, and The ground floor is given up 10 the
servants.
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BY FRANK @. CARPENTER.
CoorYRraHr, 1919

Special Correspondence THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE.
SAN LUIS PoTosI, Aug. 81, 1891.
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A riot broke ont at theLebanou pa Rolling
Mills, the employees being attacked by strikers
Several men were injured. ". Becker
% furnishing Pa, while walking near the
PENNSYLVANIA Steel Works struck with his
bead "A low hanging einctric light wire con-
tanning a current Of ] 400 volts lie was ter
riLly burned, but survives in the Cascade
Mountains, near Hot Springs, Wash, Ere de-
stroyed forest for a distance Of 30 miles
The fires in that country arc especially de-
structive this year, and are spreading 20 the
snuthwcst.-Mor than 10000 has be- 4
raised for the sufferers 10y the Park Place New
York City disaster The cause oil tho tToub!y
Is still thought 10 have been an explosion, lat
il viii probably never be known.-The Cen
sus Office at Washington issued n bulletin
which furnishes statistics as 10 sentences i'm
posed by the courts upon prisoners ia the peni-
tentiarics. OF 1928 prisoners in penitentia-
ries, % were not sentenced 2is6 were serving
sentences Of less than one year. 3g,1J1 had
been sentenced to Imprisonment for a definite
term Of years. 2,G55 for lfe II during theil
minority, aud 60 were under sentence OF death
and awaiting execution.
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a. rheumatism, Kidney Pains. and Muscular
~ Weakness relieved in one mi mute by the curl
W. CUHA AHII-PAIS PLAsTEE 25e-
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So Pimples. blackheads, chapp-d aud oily skin IA
Rs- prevented by CUIICuRA soar. ia
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The average house o. a wcll-to-do man has =
big front door, which looks, however, moro like
the entrance 60 church or ball than 90 a
private residence. il has a great lock. and the
older houses have O0r-knuCkers Of curious
SHAPES. The porter opens the door, and you
sec as you 90 in that he lives in the room az the
side OF the entrance. You may turn from here
10 Tie second lOOr, OF you may so on across the
court before You reach The stone stairway
which leads 10 Tie second floor. This court
you Will find Jagged with stone, or Il may have
trees aud flowers. IL the family keeps a car
Ilagc you will sec the horses tied IN one or two
oil the rooms around IT, aud the carriages are
pushed away under cover at the side. The
kitchen may be here and you will fud the
cook and all her relatives stewing or frying
the meals Of the family over charcoal fires.
Upstairs you will note that the ceilings are
from u 10 20 feet from the 1oor, aud you may
find tho roof jutting out into the court over q
balcony that runs around the secOnd-story
rooms and looks down upon 10. III IL does IL
VIII pay you 20 look az the rafters. They are
laid and cut IN as many different shapes as
though they were japanese temples. In the
city Of Jalapa many Of these rafters are painted
blue, and have dined there in a court or
little patio which had a roof over IL, the rough
rafters Of which were the most delicate sky.
blue, and this. in contrast 10 the Venetian red
floor and white walls, was striking aud beauti.
iul. Most Of the Mexican roofs are fat, and the
waiSr SP9uts GarIn characteristic feature Of
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There Is very little wood used in building.
Iron OF al kinds has 10 be imported. aud after
Il has paid the tariff and the various freights
n costs almost ne much us silver. T- result is
that the beams are sunk deep into Tho mortar
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-06-07

HAs tharss OF the hsssAsrsES IS and 81
PeAxi-s<

II viii DC good news 10 those who
wish a lunch or regular meals down
town 10 learn that the well-knoan
caterer. Mr.. fon Dixon, has leased the
restaurant "a the basement OF IS and
a. Pearl-st., and viii IN the future give
the place his personal supervision.
which will certainly be a guarantee OF
the exeellence OF the service. Mr.. Dixon
has rehtted the entire place and added
ali modern eonvenlences both IN the
dining parlors and the kitchens, and
NON the pubic can rest assured OF ex-
eellent cooking and neatn>ss IN serving.
The location il one OF great convenience
and the enterprise OF the new proprietor
Will surely bTiag large patronage.
Mr.. Dlxon's long and successful ex-
perience in the restaurant business has
convinced him that popular prices
bring patronage and has fixed upon the
following charges: Dinner ticket. o
meals fl.00; Il meal ticket $500 and a
nice cigar included. Breakfast served
from 5:i5 10 O'Clock, Is cents. Supper
from $50 TO 7 O'Clock, Is cents. Single
dinners 20 cents.
Particular attention will also be gwen
order cooking.
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-06-07

Buy a Leonard Cleauable Dry Air
Refrigerator, the best on earth, at
MoRsE's, corner Monroe and Spring-sts.
When it comes to selling Lconard's Re-
frigerators Leonard "is not in it,"
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-06-07
a Missing Wife.

Thomas Mortimer, of Allendale, came
to this city yesterday morning in search
of his wife. Mrs. Mortimer has been Ill
for several months and is slightly de-
mented. She came 10 this city yester-
day by the Allendsle stage, arriving
about IL O'Clock. Her husband and
bis friends searched the city all day
yesterday. and up to midnight. No clue
could be obtained of her whereabouts.
The police and the detectives were
promptly notified, but so far all efforts
to discover her have proved unavsii'
ing. She is described as slight woman
about five feet ten inches IN height
and weighing about loo pounds. she
wore dark dress and shawl, black
straw hat and had brown veil tied
over her face when last seen. She
carried small package IN a shaw
strap. Persons who know anything oil
her whereabouts are requested to
notify the police or leave word at l2i
lOuls-st
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-06-07
Chicago in s Hours rs Minutes.

Grand Rapids and Indiana train leav-
ing Grand Rapids at 1880 a. m. now ar
riyes in Chicago at 3:55 p. m. Through
car Grand Rapids to Chicago.
Night train with new Wagner sleeping
car leaves Grand Rapids at ll:05 p. m.
daily; arrives in Chicago at ESQ a. m.
Returning leave Chicago by Michigan
Central at $40 p. M; with through car
arrive Grand Rapids s:55 p. m. Dining
car attached to tins tram between Chi
cago and kalamazoo.
Night tram leaves Chicago daily at
1910 p. m. with Wagner sleeping car;
arrives Grand Rapids at 5:l5 a. m.
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-06-07

Don't hssk. hawk. hiow, spst and
dlsgust svsryhotyow 18th your Offensive
hfestn. bu. ns~ -. ssss's tatsffa
Remedy and end q. % esats y drug
asfa
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-06-07

TO Sunday, June I, trains will
leave Union station for Reeds
THE Lake via D. L. q y. every
half hour from 100 to $50 p.
LAKE m. and at 700 p. IN. Leave
the lake every half hour from
80 to 600 p. III. and at 500 p. M.
GEO. De HAVEN.
General Passenger Agent.
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-06-07
This Data in Histcry-June z.

az Mohaaa1e.i. f1z14dsr u ne Aosieul. re-
G<ton. 11.d "a Aisd1nA. bOra anoat 40. Ia
tsalLosers no. B4EIbsr sn8at ss-srSA
Eks-koerft Brae.. kiEs Of scotland. died.
Darn rs. be ~.Frea sssalnst ne arss tbres
Efss4r1s % England. .na an t@s fA-Easas
b.ttie II EaEnoc kbGrt June "A. t5il
l716--fha ngst AlnerlE a. col9ress caliet by
elFc1l.s ~ the Massachusetts, assembly.
Is5-D Desperate haaa y nAnc nshL oeS~een
negro rrf0ls and CoufcdeFates al A1lllks1.'s
Bena, Ia.
ls4-Cagalry battle at Ripley. Misz.: advance
81 6fencraI sIarsis' command
IElf,sis s.aisF tssLer.-l Thomas J. ka-tmAn. m
veatsr II kstln.14l qua. died a. kscx lslAad.