Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-03-13

| ity, as we'll as in the elegant surroundings.
fine furniture, rare old paintings and family
| treasures. q GLIMPSE of their former lite.
| But they never refer to the former times a.
''better than these and only through
| friends do we know anything VI their past
! history.
Political Methods Of Yucatan.
We had a procession the other evening of
soldiers and private citizens as part of the
campaign for President. The torches were
held in front by handles about foot losg.
First came the band and military, next the
''black coats" or gentlemen, followed by a
number of men who sent up constant
stream of ''coetas" or rockets the report Of
which in the narrow street with its high
buildings had very peculiar effect.
Yesterday was the annual celebration OF
the signing of the second constitution in
1857. The barracks and officers dwellings
were beautifully decorated with the Me1ican
flags and wreaths. In the evening there
was an illumination, the "Plaza de Armis,
and the Government builings were very
brilliant with Chinese lanterns Thousands
of people occupied the great space enejrcjing
the fountain in the center o. the plaza,
which is paved with marble. There were
rows of tiled seats (no wood any ghere).
shaded BY beautiful trees, and outside OF
this wide circular walk, all full of people.
When the band played hundreds OF young
ladies bv twos and threes began marching
around the circle, and from the opposite di-
rection as great number OF Young men
took up the march. They passed and re-
passed each other without notice or an at
tempt to speak, although each couple en-
loved conversation with each other. There
was no noticeable flirting.
Some Rather Warm Weather.
The thermometer is up to 1850 in the sun,
and am told that the heat is nothing to
what it will be in May and June when there
is not breath of air and the atmosphere
sitting A gentleman who has spent eight
months here, after travelling in almost every
quarter of the globe, says the heat reflected
from the burning sands of Egypt was not
worse than the heat here
There is no good water. While each
family has well, the water coming from
quite depth is cool enough, but unfit to
drink becau ~ of the salt in it. The drink |
ing water is rainwater. 1t is put in porous |
Jars which cool it by evaporation. 1t be- |
comes, in half day, cool but never really |
cold. In the garden connected with every |
good house there is well from which |
water is drawn for the plants during the |
dry season: the rainwater is too precious to |
be used for anything but drinking and |
cooking. While to those who care for it |
coffee is served after dinner. Claret gen. |
erally takes the place of tea and |
coffee, but 1 find the best substitute
is the delicious juice of oranges.
The national bread, 'tortelio," is made of
cornmeal, which is now selling at s24 a
barrel. The butter brought from New York
is 60 cents pound, fresh beef 81 cents,
cheese 90 cents. Fish and fruits are, of
course, very cheap.
There is not such thing as fireplace in
any room. The ranges for cooking are very
odd. They are built of brick Is feet long
(extending the width of the kitchen), four
feet wide and four feet high, with five open
ings on the top. Two of these openings are
for wood. The other three resemble deep
bowls. Charcoal is placed in them and the
cooking utensils on top A L. E