The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-12-23
SILVER AND PROSPERITY
Mr.. and Mrs. TomIinSOn Return
From Mexico.
TREATMENT MOST CORDIAL
Accorded Mr.. Bryan and Party in the Land of
the Aztecs-l Interesting Poin's About
Quaint Customs.

Mr.. and Mrs. John W. Tomlinson. who
have been travelling with Mr.. and Mrs. w.
j. Bryan in Mexico for the past two weeks,
returned to Birmingham yesterday. Mr.
Tomlinson expressed himself as well
pleased with Mexico.
"Diaz and free silver" said he. ARE
working wonders for that republic Presi-
| dent Diaz is a great man. l was very
| much impressed with him, and with all the
officials, national, state and municipal,
whom 1 met Mr.. Bryan was shown un-
usual honors. The national air, which can
only be played by the bands when the
president is present or where he orders It,
greeted him everywhere. The governors
of the states met him with addresses and
dined him and his party at their homes.
On reaching the City of Mexico the resi-
dent Americans and native Mexicans We'd
with each other in honoring great Ameri-
can. The secretary of foreign affairs at
dinner given in his honor spoke of Mr.
Bryan as one of the great man of the
world
II met several Americans in Mexico
whom 1 knew. One of them was Tom
Slade. of Columbus, Ga, at Monterey; an
other, Dr. Westmoreland. at San Louis
Potisi, who was a college mate of my
brother in Virginia. Mr. Purde, who form
erly represented R. G., Dun & Co. at Mont
gomery, and MIR. Hoskins, who was in the
mercantile business here at one time, are
now in the City of Mexico. At Toluca I
met Rev. w. D. Powell, who had preached
in Birmingham and knew DIR. Haze quite
we'll.
It did not see any fires. not even fire
places or stoves, while in Mexico The
climate about the capital is equable-about
the same in summer in winter, aYeTaG-
ing probably 60 degrees. l saw no rain fall
or clouds and was told that in the So
called rainy season it only rained once
day at a certain hour in the afternoon.
1t is said that you often hear the ladies'
make engagements to go out calling after
the rain tomorrow The City oe Mexico
has a very high altitude-7,s0l feet above
the sea. The churches and the Pa aces Of
the bishops are beyond description. ] was
in a bishops palace. the walls of which
were papered (pardon the paradox with
the finest silk, and | a church with
gold railing about the altar said to be
worth more than q million dollars In the
museum l saw the 'sacrfical stone. used
by the Aztecs described by Prescott,
whose historic, yet romantic, pen has made
a story-land of NJ Xico. land indeed. Of
sunshine, of flowers. of music, of hoapitall-
ty---and If you please, of free silver and
prosperity
1--WE left the city of Mexico Tor homo
Saturday night, returning by way Of
Queretaro, the home of the opal and the
place where Macmillan was shot. The
spot is silent now. bit the sound Of those
shots are resoundng yet through the
courts of kings as warning not to inter-
fere with the republics of America.
Zone of the reception COMMITTEES, Col.
Green, of the Mexican army, was present
when Macmillan was captured.
Leaving Queretaro we passed through
Agarss Calenentes, Zacetecas and other
places of interest. reaching home yestcr-
day.
"Mr and Mrs. Bryan will remain another
week in Mexico