New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-19

wrapped In mantas OF brilliant colors which
worn and fastened exactly the same way as the
present generation Is accustomed to fssten them.
IL Is rather singular. therefore that the descend
ants OF the conqustadores shohld initiate their
victim and perpetuate the signs Of the sorrow
which brought upon the Indians by their
brutality and duplicty
PERCS DISPLAY AT PARIS
The Government OF Peru IL making elaborate
preparations for display at the Paris Exposition
and Will erect pavilion on the grounds az a cost
OF $4,000 gold. The total appropriation for the
exhibit is thus far n75.ooo silver The Commits
sioner General IS Toribio SAM who is now In
Paris. and he has the support OF a large honorary
Board OF Commissioners who expected to fur
nish the dignity. while an Executive Committee
or officna central" Of which Alexandra Garland Is
chairman and the Institute Tecnco of which An
tero Aspaga is president. will do the work.
Two preliminary expositions Of local Importance
are TO be held at Trujillo OF the larger towns
in the northern part OF the country. and at Are
quipa. the metropolis OF the southern provinces
and from the exhibits there a selection will be
made for Paris
President Pieroa expects attend the Exposition
at Paris himself and is taking great interest in the
preparations. 1t is expected that President Ro-
mana his successor will take equal interest in the
Pan-American Exposition Buffalo in 1901 He
has already shown his zeal in that direction and
has spoken enthusiastically OF the opportunity
there offered for making known to the world the
extraordinary natural resources which this repub-
lie enjoys His administration is expected to be
marked by material progress, by the Introduction
OF ca Wben ana te % n9
the Peruvians have finally and forever abandoned
oca i Bower there viii Be no sck Of money sent
passed without political disturbance. people are
beginning TO think that permanent peace may be
AS soon as President Romano is inaugurated
commission Will be appointed to prepare an exhibit
posed 70 remove TO Buffalo the building being
erected at Paris.
POSTAGE STAMPS A LUXURY.
About the most expensive Injuries in this country
postage stamps. II costs % in native SILL
yer, which is equivalent TO II cents in gold to carry
ordinary letter. although Peru belo-gs 20 the
Postal Union, and under its treaties with other
governments has right TO charge more than Ave
gold 10 cents silver.
The fixed when five cent piece in
American money a "tuppence hapenny' was
worth % cents and the Government stll sticks TO
revenues Of the postal service. Several Of the for
have promised TO take the matter under consdera-
ton. but do not seem to find time 10 do so
The extra revenues In this respect viii 20 toward
paying for the beautiful postoffice which was
erected two years ago. and Is one OF the nand-
built Of stone with heavy brick interior walls,
which is departure from the ordinary building
I
are nearly all cree ed on the earthquake plan.
either of immense ais Of adobe or Of bamoo99
plastered within and without with thick LAYERS OF
ba con ms s,e II never rains and Where cy
clones never come, but II there should De q cloud-
afternoon on the isthmus should strike Lima, half
and carried out to sea Some Of the houses are
and are so ceverly constructed and decorated tnat
a 9pe W w s s4s s6o mat ana without
and there is only one entrance, Wnlch Is Is a 80, va
portal protected at night BY iron gates ms .s ,
into a patio without roof from which the y I,
apartments and corridors are entered us 2aIopFis
tectural taste. which in many houses mas oeen
utilized 10 an admirable degree
LAND WITHOUT RAIN.
There are no chimneys in Lima. because no fires
are needed and you couldn't buy an umbrella mere
for rain never falls. There Is sometimes uls
agreeable and rheumatic dew and mist IN the air
which is often chilly and IS blown about by the
wind so that as the little boy said IT rains side
WAYS: but there has never been shower since
the Spaniards came The thermometer Is pretty
regular ranging from 20 to So degrees during the
wear January being the hottest month and July
the coolest An even climate Ike TINS 4STyngI ~ ~
not healthful. but very facilitating FulnonaI!
com plaints are almost unknown, but feVers are
common and the death rate, especially among IL
There is an opera usually twice week. by a
comnarv OF Spanish artists and French and Ital-
Ian singers and players are frequently here. Sun
ddV
On SUNDAY afternoon bull fights and horse races
are always held. The bull fighting is more mercl-
ful in Peru than in Spain and in the other Latln-
American countries. The bulls are not killed. put
only teased and tortured and no horses are sIauen
tered in the ring Nor professional plcadors
or matadors employed. Bull batting Is considered a
legitimate athletic sport Ike baseball ana tootoa
in the United States and is engaged in oy respect
able young men-about the same class tnat appear
in professional games with us-and the eNhbltlohs
are attended by a similar class OF spectators.
Young women make darts OF tin decorate mem
with ribbons rosettes and lace. and give them 10
the Young men 10 throw at the bull. Inc gIedI
feat is 10 cast these darts so that they shaH
strike the animal in the face or fore suouIder
and in order 70 accomplish this the batter mus5
stand In front OF its horns. This takes nerve ana
agility and is almost dangerous as a tootnaA
rush AS soon as a bull starts for one OF me per
formers the others endeavor TO divert MS attention
nv 'nterfering' with red blankets and otner darts
but no tackling is allowed except by the Dull he
sometimes succeeds in getting ole OF MS h9rns INC
the clothing OF one OF MS tormentors and tossing
him into the air but the baiters nave every ad-
vantage and II is a cruel and undignihed diversion
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