The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-14

u q wilderness. without any government
but that OF the gun and the revolver.
The climate " bad. and those who 60
there often have fevers
The second City Of Brasil.
I find Bahia interesting. 1t has about
eco people and is the second city In size
In Brazil. II was for 30 years the capt.
tai Of the country and II IL stu one OF the
most important cities as 20 trade and
commerce. II has large cotton factories.
1t ships quantities OF coffee, sugar and
tobacco. II exports more than 5000 hides
every month to tho United States. and
sends = vast number OF goat skins TO
Philadelphia to be used for making ladies'
shoes
The city has one OF the best harhors on
the South American coast. II is on
bay much like tina; OF RIO de Janeiro. 1t
II OF the shape AZ a horse shoe, ten miles
wide at the entrance. twenty-seven miles
long and about twenty-three miles wide
at the middle.
Bahia II built high upon bluffs on the
saN side OF the harbor, You see 1t AS
you enter the harbor. ito white buildings
rising out OF palm trees over = wall OF
dense vegetation. There are two parts
to the city. one down on the shore and
the other on the blur. The part on the
shore II the business section. devoted to
importing and exporting houses. This
section IL worse smeillng than any part OF
Naples There II = distinct and separate
bad smell 70 every house. ana al you
walk through one narrow street after an.
other you are greeted with new and
arrange varieties Of stenches TIE smell
diaappean 20 some extent a. you rise up
the blur. but altogether the city IL un-
sanitary in the extreme.
a City 81 Negroes.
The chief thing that strikes you in Bahia
II the negroes. They are everywhere.
Nearly every one you meet shows anne
traces OF negro blood IL not In complex
Ion. In the wide nostr:ls and semi-fsat
noaeA There are many hlacin- The
Bahia black women have become famous
FOR their size throughout Tsraail They
are the latest women I hare ever seen
Some weigh as much az SOC pounds and
their dress II such that ysm can easily
see their forms ara not padded. /. con.
siets ~ long white chelnise without
sleeves. cut low a. the neck 30 that their
satsny. fat. sleek arms and bosoms are
ecrswss ard their big breasts shake like
bowls Of Jelly A. they move through the
streets with heavy burdens upon their
hsaas. Into the neck Of the chenaise each
woman has lace edgtng Of beautiful de-
sign through The meshes es which the
black skin shows out Nearly all wear
white or gay colorea surhaus and rot
few have shawls about their waists. which
form an OVERSIGHT to their cheEnsses Many
81 them are Aarefoosea. bar more wear
heeiless clippers 80 shor, that they can
get little more than their toes sr.a them.
~ that the hee. OF the shoe ends ,ne; un-
der thu in~,ep With ordinary Caucas.Ans
such shoes would not 10. bat the Bahia
black women have tDs.eps which make
you think ot the old dsrkey aonx about his
sweetheart. wherein he SAYS;
Ard de hollow Oh her foos makes a ao,e
in lie ground
Many 81 these negro women are Efch.
Some wear a half aoxsn gold bracelets on
each ARR. a few have diamond rings and
many wear gold chains Aaou; their fat
neeks
Hahia and the slave Trade.
Bshsa aas perhaps a. many negroes 20
It's population A. sny other city az pvassi.
This WAS the center % the slave trade,
The ki4uarers ran their rsrgo<s OF slaves
frcn, Africa into this barber ana from here
distributed their human tre.ghs 30 al parts
81 Rraxi Thousands Of regroee were
sen, from here 20 Ssw orsesns They
were ~.sfugrtns tntc ere United States
after the trade was rressAitee ard Int,
g-asEl iaug after the importation OF slaves
was fornsaen.
slavery existed here W - about fsn
yeAYs ago and ne r.soi; Is that there are
pow more negroes in Rshts than whites.
The coior lire IN not ~ all tsstsnct TIE
whites 81 R-axsl have inssrnarsses wfsh
the rsrrces. ard wa car gnS comparative
IN few ~fsse families whsch have oet ssEns
negro blood
Negroes have an aeselass equality sese