The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-01-24

with an astonishing array of what we cali
Venetian blinds hanging at various angles.
On one side OF the Columbus house is a
tobacco mandatory on the other,
Chocolate store; opposite, a wine shop.
The place swarms with people. The house
itself Is dingy and bears abundant evil
dence of age and neglect. Upon this pave
fnent, between these walls in this canyon
of houses, Christopher Columbus played
when boy and meditated as a young
man seeking career. and had the
dreams that, translated into deeds, made
him one of the immortals.
1t has been, as understand suggested
In Genoa that there is such community
between their city and our country-the
youthful home OF Columbus and the great
land beyond the sea that his hardy cour-
age and science reyealed-that we ought
TO work the two Columbian fairs together
Chicago should give this matter strict and
careful consideration. 1t is the idea that
If congress or Chicago shall make a reas-
enable appropriation for the Genoese fair
they will allow their curiosities TO go to
the Worlds tair at Chicago. Could any
other investment be made for the fair likely
70 be more remuneratIve thanthis exchange
with Genoa2 I commend this to congress
and TO Chicago. | have spoken of
the house as the one authentic Columbus
relic. There are, however several of his
letters here. The originals are no longer
shown, but they have been photographed
and the Photographic copies are better
than the originals. The Genoese have
already procured from San Domingo some
of the dust or ashes of Columbus, and have
them sealed in green vase. 1t does not
seem TO be known exactly where Columbus
was born, or died, or was buried. Recently
it has been claimed, with a show of proba-
bility, that he was Corsican. The island
OF Corsica belonged to the Genoese for 200
years before Columbu. and as long time
after his death. In very clear weather the
island may be seen from the Italian coast.
Mr. Fletcher, the American consul at
Genoa, finds himself, between the rush of
passengers by the North German Lloyd
line and the Columbian festivals with q
greatly increased occupation, and, fear,
without augmented compensation.
had a surprise, looking upon a lower
house IN the lower part of the town, to
find that Daniel 0'Connell's death oc-
Cured there. There is marble tablet in
the dark wall that tells the story. MAJ
slnis birthplace is decorated with a flag
staff, a tablet and sundry wreaths. Smith
son, founder of our Smithsonian Institu-
ton, died and was buried here. Lord Byron
Is not forgotten here. Our pilot, more
than 80 years old, knows all about
him. Charles Dickens lived here
and wrote up Italy. The town is
almost as full of art of history, and
the people have the modern ways and
means. The gentlemen wear clothes of
the London style and the ladies are Paris
Ian In dress. 1t is among the poor that
one finds the picturesque. The telephone
Is In constant use. and they check your
baggage in the hotels-something they did
not do in Chicago the last time was there.
There are electric bell buttons, If not
lights, in the bedrooms You hear the
cry OF the newsboys in the streets. The
shop windows are very beautiful and il
10 remembered in the shops that an ami
able and beautiful young American lady,
who purchased Genoese-made silver or
nainents-a specialty--became soon after
her return home Mrs. Grover Cleve-
land and the lady of the White House.
notice trick of the shopkeepers
that is new to me. and may be to others
that OF Illuminating shop windows from
the outside by rows of gas lamps darkened
TO those IN the street by rehectors that
throw the brilliant glow and glare directly
upon the goods. The light certainly
makes the show very attractive, gives
space for display, and gas may be used
without danger Half dozen refiectors
In front OF window are not hideous in
themselves, and the effect is of unusua!
eplendor. (These lines are written in the
Hotel Victoria, at Pisa, just as am about
to start for Rome, where / shall be tomor-
row, December Ii. Here in Pisa TODAY
December IL, the sun became warm and
lustrous as soon as he cleared the Tuscan
mountains, and the flood of golden light
and warmth was most welcome. 1t seems
TO be springtime. The grass is green
softly, richly green-lovely, generous, and
the Arno flows between its walls as though
all the glory was not gomez
Genoa gives unexpected pleasure in the
impression it gives of the energy of the
people. The national feeling is manifest
IN the honors that are paid Mazzini and
Victor Emmanuel. In a noble square, be-
tween parks fising on either side, stands
the equestrian statue of the first Italian
king of United Italy; and on the left, as
nm M NJ aaf xEht oh fc 81.
closed, as IL approaches the hilltop, by an
effective tower, is Mazzini, the publican
conspirator, in which the artist tells what
may be done with marble and the drapery
oi modern clothes. The figure is of pearly
whlteness, and looks down upon a busy
street and clusters of palms, and is backed
by a hill clothed with lemon and orange.
full of fruit. The orange trees are full of
globes OF gold.
Passing the railway station trains came
In with two regiments of troops--the
Twenty-trst and UNDERGRADUATE it is
stated that they are from Sicily, or, at any
rate, from extreme southern Itaiy-hne
young fellows, taking their first turn as
soldiers. Their presence so far north
shows the policy of the Italian govern
ment in using the army as school of ma
tlonalization. Those raised in the south
are sent north, and the northern men are
sent south. The young men of Italy are
thus taught that they are all OF one
NAHUM MOUNTAINEERING tue power,
perseverance and tact of the church,
and its wonderful organization, there
Is no agency possible equal as
an educating influence 10 the army, and
everything shows the Italian people do
not regard the temporalities as essential
% the church. Ii is singular to find how
closely the republieanISm of Italy is iden-
tilted with the king. You have only TO
see the prints III the windows and the car
ICONS To be sure that the king is a popular
favorite, and the dynasty regarded as rep
resentative of the restored greatness of the
country.
speaking of the army school, Genoa,
with less than 100000 inhabitants. has a
garrison of about Il, 900 men-an immense
national University
An American traveller in Italy does not
need 10 go far or see much TO he convinced
that there are Italians and Italians. and
that the vulgar notion Of looking upon tins
people as organ grinders and chestnut
roasters and truit-yenders aud congrega-
tions of iil-clad laborers exclusively is
even greater error than fault The
streets Of Genoa show ladies As well dressed
rs Fifth avenue. New York. on pleasant
Sunday afternoons and gentlemen whose
appearance would warrant them for intelli-
Fence and prosperity in any country. Many
ot the women are of superb figures and
admirable IN grace Of movement, and their
common speech Is music. The gentlemen
are as polite as the German officers, and
salute the ladies with flourish of hats
that would be regarded as rather sweeping
In America, and yet watch, when done as
the Italians do II, strikes one as agreeable
In saiuting each other the gentlemen are
less vigorous and pronounced, but still il
- rather more gracious and civilized than