The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-02

lng. Thers1 are more fags displayed In
Chile. the Argentine and Brasil than In
the United States. One or the funny things
about q South American city is the nag
polce. They jut out from every houoe and
every story. No one would think OF put
ting up q business block without dag
poles In the main streets the nag poles
from the buildings opposite each other al
eunss meet. ard when the streets are mar
row. 40 Ia the case OF the Ouvidor. the
main thorouEhfare Of Rio de Janeiro. the
Aags form canopy or arbor over the
people below.
Many Of the cities arch their principal
streets with iron gas pipes. upon which are
globes OF different coiors. On Independence
nlxht these globes are ablaze with lights
and the national coiors show out every
where. The decoration OF Monsevdeo. Ro-
eario and Rio de Janeiro 10 remarkable as
- It's gas lights.
veaeuacla's Fifth ~ Jsly.
Independence day In yenexuela Is on the
9Th OF July. ! speak Of II frss. for yeue3-
ueia was the birthplace Of South Amer!-
can Independence. II was In Caracas tha;
Simon Bolivar, the chief OF the George
wash.ngtcus Of South America. was born.
He came Of good family. and was sent 10
Europe 10 he educated. lie went 10 school
IN Maurtu. anu aitet y TOUT ot ETiuCR re-
turned there TO ~ married. He was then
-. and his bride was Is. He brought her
With him 10 America. bat had hardly ar
rived in Venezuela before she died of yell
low fever. Upon her coffin Bolivar took
IN oath that he would not marry again.
He eonseerased his life to American inde-
pcnaence. and from then on devoted HIM
self to The raising 81 revolutions 10 free
the country from Spain. The declaration
OF independence was made on July s. ISL.
and that declaration was the death kueli
OF Sraassh authority ali over South Amer
Sea. After many UPS and downs. Bolivar
anaiiy trlumphed and made Venezuela
free He then crossed the mountains 10
New Grenada. or Colombia. and was tn
usrumentai In freeing that country, and
uaee Ecuador. Bolivia and Peru
Yeu will ind statues OF him In nearly all
the great cities OF South America, and
stree,s are named after him Tn every eoan-
try.
.TAc Spsntards Versas the Rrtttsh.
The Spanish oppressed their subjects far
more than the British ever oppressed ia
They held South America in sesvittde for
aM years They would nos allow the peo-
PIE 10 he educated One Of the Spanish
kings. upon receiving petition for tho
establishment ~ a school In one ~ the
towns said: II do ret consider learning
prey~sr in America" The South Americans
were not allowed 90 real certain histories
OF the United States. and the sale 81 books
Of any kind without the sanction OF the
council 81 the West indies vas rrohaolted
All cx the officials during the spanish
rexirn. were appointed from Spain. oat ~
20 virvroys there were only four who
were not spa nish, and % 40 captains gen.
orai only fourteen were born in America
The same rs In Cnba.
The crueisies az the Spa1ssa were BE-
you'd conception The Arseatsnes after
they had announced their declaration of
Independence issued nsanss~sto asecrtn-
lrx thefr Tnix was on the 18th os Ccte-
Der lSis. TIE manifesto wss addressed 10
the nations ~ the earth and Il s. terrs~
BE srraisnsnest 90 spaiss- II Is too borg
20 quote hers. but can give a few - ITS
items; 1: charges tae STaniaras WITH w.V~
that entire TOWNS have disappeared and
their AaassansS destroyed ~ eosnpnissve
labor. II states that Spain has systsmas-
teslly tried 80 degrade her people in Amer
lea ira, she has done ali she could r. Hill
CT TIA, ssrestis and 20 keep the roaalaf toa
down Men have been Unfortunately
Killed IN order 10 diminish the naneer -
In sns,s.s cf the countries aon~cousSss aats
were taken ia groaps late shs squares ara
sAos One instance Is r,aensk3aed where TIE
cyaasisa soldiers cut OF the ears Of the srs-
ka Ssxanss al enc ~ the towns and seat a
BASKET Of them ~ . present To their gen