Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-12-05

privilege of escorting US into the city. and
c%liattels We're at our disposition.
accepted their escort and rode into
town. We ratified around corners. over the
s seGns s.see is the fsm sut1er:. but Sn riding iah "h iiks
Sam Hill all the time until we passed
through two gates and pulled up at the
door of a fashionable boarding house. We
got a bedroom and a large reception room
facing the street. We broke the record in
Shirts and one pair of cuffs. we blacked
our boots and made ready, even Though our
raiment was hardly de rigueMr., The gov
VIXEN a brass brand Of twenty pieces let
ssWs. Win The a bit ser Of high De lie ea1 1ar ~ our
iandlady to double our bill. and we had to
pay it and smile. even though we knew we
when we left, Tunja. the governor;
gave US a coach for twenty miles and all
macadam road along the mountain side.
The next twenty-five miles was on horse
back. easy horses and a good trail to Che
cajaca. on the railroad. Here we were
again delayed. waiting for our baggage.
The railroad is meter-gauge. twenty-four
1t uses Baldwin engines from Philadelphia.
There are three classes Of coaches-one has
rev ,hind sea seatS Siks ses sfock mas cars se he n;eo aae
good one. The mesa over which it runs is
ICIly niles IOUE, twenty "luC, dIu
thousands Of head Of cattle. It is 5000 feet
above sea level. We reached Bogota
Wednesday morning. and are at Hotel Luz
ere, a mic place.
"Bogota, South America. Nov. I. 1ss7...We
have Ia. been In BSs Sram no Ne ten eo aays Wa't and
gathering information concerning the city
and the country near 1t. The city Is a very
modernizing Influences Of the new element
years. 1t has Electric lights, gas, water
almost equal to Kansas City. People here
live in small rooms connected with their
shops and stores and the city does not not
gas company here. as elsewhere. mas a
monopoly and does as 1t pleases: The
lights are mon turned Sr ON by for a tsat parp %ae
The arc lights burn brightly, on clear
nights. but strike when it is dark. The
equipment and general appearance resem-
bles the old Broadway line. The conductors
are barefooted when at work; We were at
some an opera house as 1 ever saw. The
first floor has opera chairs for men only.
The second floor has boxes al ths way
! there. so the effect is very beautiful. There
are plenty of handsome women here who
s shhestt Sleeves. and not a bonnet in sight.
It is a great city for churches. and some
bell rings all the time pretty, nearly. Inc
interiors OF Tie CHuTCucS i & iiiC. AHS
Jesuit church here is now having its chapel
decorated by one of the priests, and the
work is very fine. There are many moH nha
man who won the independence OF the
country from Spain.
''The city is filled with small parks that
have liberal supplies of fancy flowers.
There are many soldiers here all the time.
Most of those in the service are drafted, as
m nne sai Is not Si aiiuring. It costs a fortune
to get supplies here on account of the
| ninety miles they must come by, oxcart. IT
road that distance. The roads out Of the
| city are well operated, but on a very OIL
ferent plan from anything we have ever
a guard at each switch to save the price
/ of a lock. and a brakeman on each IreiGhI
car to save time time f d1 !. LOCKING &C raid u; do nfIaPpI per
gallon. Labor is the cheapest thing IN the
market. Street car men get $40 per month;
while Will s. 3 Roli Ssper OF set 8 ' Cents i hers soId per per-
week, and she must pay for all the Royal
Worcester she may chance to nseaki learned
the entire columbian table customs. but
we have Missouri appetites win us ana
we are getting along all right: l ma one
and incomprehensible names when supplied
with a Missouri appetite. Meals are served
table d hote and one has ample time 70
digest one course before the next one puts
in appearance. The walters have a mag
nifcent air of elaboration in their move
ments. +,
mountain 5000 feet high east of the city
and the water runs down 1t and goes
through the stone paved streets in tor
rents. There is but one wagon In the city.
Delivery of goods and hauling Is done win
heavy carts. on mules or men. Bricks
are carried on mules, furniture. is carried
on filters. vegetables are carried on men s
backs and lumber is dragged by oxen.
There are many schools and colleges here
and nearly everyone no matter how poor.
is able to read and write. Most OF the
business men speak English pretty well.
There are as good stocks of merchandise
here as can be found anywhere and the
people are as well Informed and accom-
stranger coming down here may have a
lingering suspicion that it is a semi-civ-
astonished at what he finds when he gets
here. We are still waiting here for in
structions from the company.
JOHN l.. CASE"