The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-07-11

cabinets containing manuscript work Of
IN various schools of the Territory There
= a botanical exhibit made by the pupils
of the NTH and sixth grades There IS
collection of botanical plants painted by
tn pupils Of the kaiuIani schools. This
exhibit was collected 10y Aiatau T Atki8-
son Superintendent of Public instruction
The visitor to the Pau-Anerjcan Expo
s5tiou should not fail to examine the
group IF buildings erected hE the South
NlnafI.ltn- Central American and NeNl-
can t-l'3HlcS- ia jAt$t aIiluln2S are us
PLAYED products peculiar To the country
they r-pT, =, mt Take. for Instance. Hon
u-rGE- \ unique agricultural display first
arrests the attention. the. there are high
y Col3Tgd cotton cloths woven by the ua-
tiEgS Of Honduras. ilfJ the NEST interest
Ing single feature OF this exhibit is the
ruins OF The ancient CITY OF CopJn- This
CITY was built on a vast plain two thou
SAND feet above the sea level and : sur
rounded by mountains which aEera e
three thousand feet above the plateau
jheE. eucir-le- Spanish history Is silent
about this wonderful rsiu. said 10 be SIX
Thousand years old In the niche set apart
Tor the sculpture marbles, columns, etc.
Of COr2n are some wonderfully carved
heads OF idols OF men ana women Some
OF these heads are classic IN outline Two
symmetrical women are ROBBED in dresses
which might have been made in the city
of Rome at the tine OF her greatest pow
tr- There are stone eagles SDicndidly
carved and tablets bearing Inscriptions IL
characters as Vet unknown and undeci-
Fhered by the archeoiogist.
The Ne>ican Building contains many in
trrcStInE souvenirs OF the times OF the
ALtgCS- CgnSplCuouSly displayed here is
rounded by MS CouTUJTS- The figures and
the landscape are Of especial interest to
those who have an interest in the great
republic 10 the south Of Us Here are dis
played Specimens of beautiful IaceS woven
IRON The fibre Of cactus cloth Of eNgUis-
lite texture made from the cotton grown
IN AiCNlco and from the fhTe of the Cac-
tuS and other plants The Mexican drawn
There are superb specimens Of Mexican
onyx pearls and opaIs-
The attractions of the Midway at the
t'au-ATslerIcssn Exposition continue to at
tract the bulk Of patronage As said be
io-e II this cprreSp uudeUec this Midway
/ Is remarkably refined and Instructive
The name of the diminuti-a Cuban Chi
quLta- the Dol Lady. who holds court
daily on the Midway at the PaH-AInoriCan
Exposition Is Senorita ESreritO 3a Cen
ga. Her history Is a romantic one She
vas born IL the City OF NltaHzas, Cuba,
thlTJy--une years ago IN the beautiful man
sion 81 ,i-, :leF l%thtr- a Vealthy sus.tr plan
ter " hen the war between the tUaaHS
and Spanish commenced her brothers
Joined the Cuban army and later she saw
! one Of them led out and shot by q detail
o. WeElcr's muTdErous butchers The
t"Iuss mansion vas CoutScated- by the
Spanish army. the vast sugar fields burn
I cd ana the house destroyed She Was &C
! cuscd OF being q spy. ana an order was is
sued for her arrest when. disguised as a
child she was seCTeteJ in a wagon. car
Rcd To an out OF the way seaport whence
| the was smUGgIed aboard Il t5ibuSterinE
| steamer, Laundda. and taken to Key
! West She remained III Florida unit! hos
! tilitIeS ceased. when she returned to ncr
I Cuban home 10 find II in ruins and her
parents brothers and sisters killed The
little woman speaks Spanish. English
/ Italian. and French. and Is an accom-
! pliShed artist and musician. When she
/ returned to Washington d c. she was
! couTteously received at the White House
! by President Mckinley During her in
! terViyw with him. she thanked him for
| the aid he had given Cuba When he told
/ her good-by he took white caruation
/ from the lapel OF his coat pinned il on
| her dress and wished her good luck IL
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