Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-02-09
in HOTEL CORRIDORS

| Ohio was at the Raleigh for q few hours
| recently, being his way to New York
from his home in Hamilton. with the
| exception that his hair and mustacfe are
| tinged with gray. the governor looks as
| young and vigorous as in the days that
he represented his district In Congress.
| While in town he was called upon by his
old republican friends and fellow-towns-
man, Major E. G. Rathbone, who was
fourth assistant postmaster general under
| President Harrison. Major Rathbone and
| Mrs. Rathbone spending a few weeks
| in Washington.
| Il always enjoy coming to Washington"
| Governor Campbell said to a Star reporter.
| Some of the happiest days OF my life were
| spent in this city, No, 1 am not interested
| In politics any more than to vote when
election comes around. l am devoting my
| Much of the time L spend in New York.
but for home Ohio is plenty good enough
for me-"
Few countries are more interesting to
| travellers than Mexico" said Col. Charles
| 8. Otis of Boston. who has just returned
| from trip through that country, at the
| st. James. I'm the City of Mexico the
| things that attracted my attention most
perhaps were the cathedrals and market
places The city in itself is entertaining
The Castle of Chepultepec, with which
the names of Maximillian and Charlotte
| are connected by history stands there in
| all its spendor
| FOR several evenings We enjoyed our
| selves driving on the paceo, which is a
| long boulevard between the center of the
city and Chepultepec. Sunday is the great
| Gay On the paceo Along the routes bands
are playing and all is life and splendor.
Inc cavaliers in their wide sombreros and
| gay costumes. the ladies in pretty Spanish
| colors, and the peasants with rehosse or
sna"is over their heals. make a pleasing
picture TO one not acquainted with the
iiahners ana customs of the people of that
country: Under these shawls the peasants
80. ane,r ehidren and what they pur-
ch:se at the markets. Children are often
| carried by them on their backs and an
Almost endless number of cripples is the
| result. " VIC
| The better class Of people In MexIco
| City live in beautiful villas surronn 5eS
| py gardens, in which palms and cactus
| plants grow. They dress in European cos
TUNES mostly. 1t is cosmopolitan city
| IN every sense of the word The handso,n
| est club houses may be found there The
notes are poor, however; that is. when
II comes to the table. 1t is next to i'm
| possible to get anything palatable to cat
Just outside of the city is the Cathedral
Oh Guadalupe, connected with which IS a.
| pretty legend A virgin appeared to poor
| INDIAN The Indian was frightened and
| kneeied before her. She told him to go
| ard gather flowers on the hillside where
| none had ever before grown He complied
| with her eoict and took the flowers in his
| apron to the bishop. As he was about to
snow the flowers they vanished and on the
| apron there appeared a picture of the ytr-
gin. This miraculous apron is preserved
| In frame at the altar. Eminent artists
| nave examined the apron and are unable
| to explain how the picture came there
| we visited the little chapel which stands
| where the flowers
| bioomed. and on the way encountered
| many beggars, who asked for money for
the church. The virgin is worshped by
| ail Mexlcans and pictures Of her are to be
| found everywhere about the city.
| Sunday is also great day for bull
fights and Spanish ball games The entree
| to the bull fight is a grand display of gilt
| ter1ng costumes. Despite the cruelty one
| hnds himself spellbound, unable to move
| from his seat. The Spanish bull fighters
| are known by bunch of hair akin to
| a Chinese queue on the back of their heads
| and which is done up with hairpins. At
| least, this Is what my wife says and she
made close observation. Instead of the
| conventional tall sombrero. the fighters
| wear flat-crown broad hat
| THE Spanish ball game is getting to be
| the principal amusement, and in this game
the Mexicans are greatly interested. As a
| rule, the participants are fine-looking spec
| linens of physical manhood. The amphi-
| theater is always packed. and what Span
| 1911 Dcduty There Is CdIl usually De
| there. The women are not so beautiful as
| supposed. They are free with the use of
| powder and their complexion takes on a
| muddy hue. The women dress in the gay
| colors, the yellowS, pinks and blues being
very much in evidence. They are very
| ordinary looking.
| From the Castle of Chepultepec and
| along the paceo a beautiful view is had of
| the two great ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS and
the White Lady. The snow on the noun
| tains is in great contrast with the sandy
| and barren earth below. We made trip
| out from the City of Mexico on a new
railroad, which is being constructed with
| the Pacific slope the ultimate objective
| point. We stopped briefly at the little
| place where Maximillian and Cortez lived
| in summer 1t has never before been reach
| ed by railroad. For a few hours OF the
| journey we were more than ten thousand
| feet above the level of the sea. The seem
| cry, consisting of various mountains. val
| leys and what seemed like toy villages
| below was something grand.
| After leaving the City of Mexico we
| went to Orazaba. into the real tropics,
| where oranges and bananas were growing
| 1t was a relief to find some evidences OF
verdure after few weeks In the sands
| of Mexico. In Orazaba the peasants are
| gayer in their dress. In Cordoba We saw
| jasmine growing In great bunches. We
| also tasted the pulkue, which Is extracted
| from the magras plant. 1t Is an intoxicant
but said to be invaluable in that warm
| climate. We saw many of the natives UNI
| der the influence of the seductive liquor.
| The other day I met Frank Rockefeller
| for the first time in more than thirty
| years. said Capt. j. ]. Fl. Brown,
| wealthy Buffalo vessel owner, at the Riggs
| my folks lived the next door to the Rookie
| fellers when I was a boy. John and Will
| lam were awfully good boys, and l was
lust a little different i guess. Frank and
| | were chums and We used to run away
| frequently to go fishing. Yes. John is
probably the wealthest man in the coun-
| try and Williams quota of this worlds
| goods is rated up In the millions. Frank
| is millionaire, too, but the plainest, best
| fellow you ever met. 1 ran on to him over
| at the annual meeting of the Vessel Own
| ers' Associat ton at Detroit last week and
we had a good time talking over old days"
| Speaking of the vessel business on the
great lakes, Capt. Brown said:
While carrying rates were ruinously
! low Buffalo received more money last
year than in any other year since the port
was established. The average rate on
grain from Chicago to Buffalo was about
there