The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-07
SOUTH AMERICAN MARVELS.
resIpIIsSICSER- AVERY TELLS OF
HIS SUCCESSFUL EXPOSITION
MISSION.

vivid niiviIuaIity-The Vast COM
n,erciaI Possibilities NOW open to
the United States.
Clstries. Santa Lucia. West Indies
March 2S--Six months in soath America.
introducing the Atlanta exposition, has
given some unique experiences.
/ am here caught il one of the absurd
ouarantines that have delighted these
Countries, and use the time to tell You
OF my trip. I have been in constant bat
lie with cholera, guarantees and revo.u-
lions. but in spite of them have succeeded
well in nay important mission.
lIy six countries OF Brazil. Argentina
Chile. Uruguay. Paraguay and W nsZueIa
do $50. 900 coo of the S9ll 900 Of SoiItb
American trade, or a fun eigb t-ninths OF
il all; and badly enough the United States
does only Sl30.050.COO OF th9 or the very
small percentage Of onc-ssventh, and Of
that small proportion We sell them the
trivial quantity of $50 co. Geo. or one-fourth
and buy from them So. 900 900. or three
fourths, making agy INST us an uncompli-
mentary balance OF trade.
They took to oVc exposition right away
IN a wholesale fashion and warmly The
press, very many and able. went for it with
a vim, regar- Hess of politics. cholera or
hard times The governments caught
hold eagerly. Public men and business
leaders were quick to see the good of more
trade with yankees, the object of the OK
position. and direct trade with the south
of which the exposition is a fruit cap
tured their hearts.
went well equipped. Mr.. Gresham. our
Secretary OF State. gave me especial let
ters to each one of our foreign ministers
IL these countries TO back me fully. The
foreign ministers from these countries at
Washington fortified me with the strong
TrF HravH to 1a.
people.
l was lucky enough to strike two con-
crosses in session, the Argentine and Chill
cam and both promptly voted money fer
exhibits. Paraguay left a good exhibit
in Chicago from the Worlds Fair and her
minister of foreign relations, Senior IIcc-
tor NelasqueZ, wrote for Il to 20 to At
lanta, and is fixing 10 add to it now.
Uruguay is up to the eyebrows In "A fair
of her own, but is glad to do some reel
nrocity which is formulating Brazil sells
us so much sugar and coffee that She
gladly wanted to get still closer to us, but
she is in the throes of cholera and a rev
olution ana hedged IN by hostile quaran-
tines, and has to get rid of these evils
before INDUCING in luNuTies Venezuela
has said that she will take part and I am
on my way there to close it, but have been
caught here by quarantine against yell
low fever when there is none.
Castlies, where this silly quarantine is
killing its business, is the capital of the
island of ST. Lucia in the West Indies
that belongs to England and is the most
important coaling station in South Amer
lea. Ii is lovely place. with 300 people
and 4.150 of them colored. 1t used to be
the best naval point here, and England
and France fought over it for go years
IN a hot and big way. and in 1903 the Brit
ish got it, They freed the slaves i'm 1898
1t has been a great sugar land, but cheap
beet sugar has knocked that out. Cocoa
Is being planted now. And its coaling trade
Is enormous
Its scenic beauty is poetic. and no words
can tell il Castros is on the junction of
the trade highway between North and
south America, and Europe and the Gulf
OF Mexico. and near the mouth Of the
Nicaragua canal and il has deep calm
bay, and unequalled means of defense.
england has lot of soldiers in barracks
Gear OUT Of the city, and three we're sick
Ter zen days. and one died. and the army
surgeon inexperienced in yellow fever. lie
cded that Il was this, against other Opin-
ION, and instead Of quarantining Castre5
against H. ana protecting Castries and her
coal trade, the admins TRAITOR" as the
official who does executive duty is called.
officially announced the yellow fever N the
whole island. and inviting quarantine. has
slaughtered the trade Of the place for
while, and'I have been prisoner here un-
able 70 set away. The quarantine time of
fourteen days is about out, no new cases
have turned up. the administration Is be
ing literally abused, and everything points
10 freedom in q day or TWO. or indefinite
quarantine f another man dies
The negro problem has been especially
vivid hero and IN Brazil This is emphati-
cally a black colony. 1t is a queer sight
TO see negro girls loading and unloading
the coal from The ships. Great black piles
OF coal are stacked on the whsrfs the big
SHIPS come right in and the colored fc-
males. clothes ted UP 20 the knees, be-
Grlmed with the dust, file uD and down
with leo pound baskets of coal on their
heads They get four cents for five bas-
kets and make Sl0O day, and spend it on
some strapping Worthless black idler I
am told that Is per cent. of the children
are born out of wedlock
ne catholic church IS doing good work
IN redeem!ng them. There is a great Cath
oHc church here and ninety-fve hun
dredthS of the communicates are colored
Inc ceremonies are suited to the black
spirit and they are deVout worshippers.
Inc confessional is a great restraint on
tnem. All of the assistants of the priest
are colored boys and youths, who do ad-
nlraply. The congregation is very unique
Inc women Wear bright cOlOred hand
kerchiefs wrapped around the heads, bril-
liant Scarfs embroidered around the neck
Iolded down TO the waist in front and the
Eayest colored calico gowns, and the effect
IS indescriba BILE
OF any country in the world The African
piood IS all through the Braziion auton-
omy. They can marry anybody. they fill
me army they have equal privileges
everywhere. In the coffee saloons which
are everywhere, and which replace the
whisky shop, driving out drunkenness,
you see the darkest black sitting by the
JeWelled white lady.
The most picturesque city l have seen
Is no de Jane.ro. the most finished is
,Ionte Nideo, the most progressive and 10
Ore Ii Buenos Ayres, and the most stately
ana aristocrate is Santiago. RIOS har-
DOT IS incompatible. There can be moth
lhg TO surpass it in an original and en-
challting picturesqueness. The environ
merit OF magnificent hills and mountains
pei nd the city, and up whose green sides
we beautiful looking houses are placed
HlilS sandwiched in the very heart of The
CITY, and an architectural embroidery of
Spire and dome and m.naret giving an
eastern splendor to the palace-looking
great white buildings, and the residences
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