The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1897-01-22
CHILLI AND CHILIANS.
A Bright Lecture About an Inter-
esti g People.

AS q prelude to the lecture short
musical program was rendered, consist
ing Of song by the conservatory quar-
tet, Messrs Parvin, ,LundeIl and Akers and
Miss Anderson. 3 piano solo by Miss Alder
son, from Beethoven, without the music,
executed with feeling and displaying an
artistic touch, doing justice 10 the great
composer, and bass solo by SIR. Lun-
dell, displaying the excellent quality Of
his voice.
This was followed by probably the
best lecture yet of the course.
Robert Mclean, of Grants Pass, was
introduced and tpoke In q very pleasant
manner on Chilli and Chilians, sub
iec, familiar 20 the speaker on accout Of
an actual residence OF six years in that
country, whose people and country he
loves. ChiliAns are Spanish speaking
people. II belongs properly 20 the Q
s on account OF discovery by an Amer
lean, Mr.. Wheelright, in 1885. In speak
ing OF the ignorance OF the people about
Chill, he referred 20 Portland paper
telling about vessel bombzrding San
tiAgo, which is l30 miles from the sea
coast. Crossing the Isthmus Of Panama
is not enough TO learn the Spanish char
acser. nor was DR.. WIlliamI2ylor com
pe.ent 70 write about Chill after three
weeks visit there. Americans are so ar
rogznt and proud OF their own country
that they can see little coed In o.her
countries.
After describing the trip down the
coast with its interesting features Chill
itself vas reached Valparaiso. beauIi-
fully situated, pse2ses one. Santiago,
the Paris OF South America, cloGasess
nine moaths Of the year, beautiful sun
sets, palace and hoTeI side By side, sur
rounded by avenues Of trees. The diff
ferenG provinces xere described. one =
German colony OF inhdeis. where q car
nivsl Of crime rSigned. The people, all
classes, both high and low, are The most
courteous be has met On the face
OF the earth. in contrast TO the rude
ness OF Americans. The lower classes
have intermarried with the Indians and
are sometimes Of = vicious character,
but sil display an intense loyalty 70 their
country. Patient, hospitzble, improvi-
dent, cruel BY nature through years Of
Spanish control. There are ball fights
for the church The people are super
siiiious and take offarinzs TO ST Sebas-
tian. whose image they zealously guard.
Interesting personal incidents were mar
rated, displaying the mean character OF
some OF the natives. Then the better
side OF the Chilian character was given,
the hAppiest people and the most mis-
cradle. In the summer some of the
people live On water melons and bread.
He has never seen ouch beautiful wo-
men as in Santiago, among the higher
classes, educated in Paris, courteous,
delightful people. Breakfast At IL, for
NAL calling afterwards, parties in the
evening. The young lady Is protected
and when married she is true and faith
/ full.
There Is another class. 9 half way
kind, too lazy too work and vet tryins
tn dress like the gentry. They are in
tensely afraid OF water, one woman de-
claring she had not washed for ten years
The Indians in the south were des.
cribed as q stAlWsrf, noble race of peo.
pie, of undoubted valor, now being de
| graded by the whiskey that is being in.
t-oduced among them.
The war between Chill and Peru snt
Bolivia, which occurred during the
speakers residence there, was graphical,
y described, greatly to the credit o
Chilli.
The farms are immense, carried on II
q modern way by late machinery from
the Cnited States, and yet beside it an
the sickles, and beside the modern plos
is the ancient wooden plow.
I A trip over the Andes, which DR.. Nc
Lean made four times, was graphical,
described.
One good characteristic of Chilians i
that they never laugh at mistakes, hk'
Americans. In his own expsrisnee h,
asked at store for some children, in
stead Of figs, which he wanted to eat
and the clerk never smiled.
Chill will play an important part il
the south and the relationship with th'
United States will be an important on
whose closeness we should cultivate.
The entertainment closed with plan
quartet by Misses Parrish, Torbet an
Hayes and Mr.. Charles Cundiff.