The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1898-02-03

vessel. as he said the case was such gross
one that our Government would .be obliged
Ia take it up ! was also presented to the
g0Dernador. rather a rough.
After dining with Mr. Xorn / walked back
to the Rio Grande, which | was allowed to
erosion presenting Mr. Colyilles pass to the
Mexican soldiers aud / slept at Mr.. Ituria's
again.
Brownsville is Struggling town of about
), 600 inhabitants ; most Of its houses are
wooden ones, and its streets are long broad
and straight. There are about A. 900 troops
under Gen. Bee in its immediate vicinity
Its prosperity was much injured when Mata-
moras was declared free port.
After crossing the Rio Grande, wide
dusty road about mile in length, leads TO
Matamo:as, which is Mexican city of about
5000 inhabitants. It's houses are not much
iretter than those at Brownsville, and they
bear many marks Of the numerous revolutions
which are continually taking place there
! Even The British Consulate is riddled with
the bullets firod in 1851, '62
| The AIeXicans look very much like their
/! Indian lorefathers. their faces being extremely
! dark. and their hair black and straight
! They wear hats with the most enormous
! bruins. and delight in covering their jackets
Z
! Some OF the women are rather gcoi look
! ing, bnt they plaster their heads with grease,
and paint tiieir faces too much Their dress
{ Is rather like The Andalrsan. When went
10 the cathedral ] found il crammed with
kncciing women an ei1icy of our Savior was
{ being taken down from the cross and put into
golden eGiiln, the priest haranguing all the
! time airont Has siIiieringS and all the women
| bowling most dIsmaliy a if they were being
| beaten
Maiam0rls is now infested with numbers
of Jews. whose industry spoils the trade of
the cstas Iis!ed merchants, to the great rage
OF the latter
| 1t suffers Eauch from drought, and there
! had been no rain 10 speak of for II months
/ am told that it is Il common thing in
Mexico for tire diligence TO arrive at its desti-
nation with the blinds down This is a sure
sign that tie travellers. both male and female.
have been stripped by robbers nearly to the
skin. Alcetain quantity Of clothing is then.
rs matter OF course thrown in at the win
dow To enable them Ia descend. Mr. Behnscn
and Nh 8Ialdncy told me they had seen this
happen several times and Mr. Oeting de-
claIcd That he himself with three ladies. ar
rived at the city of Mexico in this predica-
mcnt.
April Saturday. crossed the river mt
. a M, and got a carriage at the Mexican
side TO take my baggage and myself to the
Consulate at Aiatamoras The driver ILL
treated has hali-siaryed animals most cruelty.
The hlexicans are even worse than the Span
iards IN this respect
called on Mr.. Octling, the Prussian Con-
sui, who Is one of the richest and most pros
porous merchants in biatamoras and a very
nice fellow
After dinner we went to fandango. or
openair fete. About / 800 people were
| gambling, and dancing bad limitations of
! European dances
april 5 Sunday Mr. Zorn. or Don
! Pablo, as he is called here, Her Maiesty's
/ acting Flce Consul, is a quaint and most
/ goodnatured little man prussm By birth.
! He is overwhelmed by the sudden Importance
| Inc has acquired from his office, and by the
amount of work lior which he gets no pay
| entailed by 1.-THE Office of British Consul
/ having been Il comparative sinecure before
/ the war
Mr. Behnsen is mead Of the firm. The
/ principal place of business is at san Luis
/ Potosi, considerable city in the interior
of Mexico. All these foreign merchants
complain bitterly of the prosecutions and
| extortlon they have to endure frcm the Gov
| eminent, which are doubtless most annoy
ing; but nevertheless they appear TO iatsen
on the Mexican soil
| crossed to Brownsville TO see Gen. Bee,
but he had not returned from Boc.t del Rio.
| l dined with MIR. Oetling. We were about