The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-05-12

the occ""" VI
iey's First Visit 10 inc
Pnso--A Description OF the comDa''
Ell PAso' TEX May o. 1,uI-is 80
ways a gaia cay III Ju'ie-. 'ile oic -.
can town, Just across the Mo VI '-.ue =
El Paso, where the president Spent IA
and attendance at church tie niS'
day of his long trans-cohuiehtal Jul lieS
1t was especially SO yesteruAy peSau1e "a
the presence OF large CROWD IN III / dSo
brought hither because OF the Presehce u
MI Mckinney, ana because may -
great national hohday IN MEXICO Coi-9e-
quently. exceptional EFFORTS were put lol IL
to make the day puilheht as inter- S4iis
as possible.
OF course, 1t was not expected that Tue
President of the United states would at
tend, but. nevertheless. several thousand
citizens OF the nation over which he pre-
sides were witnesses Of the spectacle 10
some 1t was a striking novelty, put 10 the
great majority It was their Sunday rec
reation. as it was to the Mexican who de-
MES himself necessities, works Tor PIT
lance, and lives on frijoles during the
week in order that he may save enough
money to see the bull fight, the great ma
,fo,.i s,port of NIaxico ON Sunday
Inc system OF rapid transit between FL
Paso and JuareZ consists OF line of
dfnsy dirty-looking bob-tailed street cars,
-,.7 -. -. a. ~, -. ,,,,,-,,,e,
"4iO9e moe 49, -.
sleepy mule, driven py MeNlcaH' u
whom a uniform is 2 bit Of adornment
entirely unknown. He usually wears
.1.- hi. "a .c,,s.-s ord 60 ba
9'i'i"ASiO, 9Hii anu - az "
has collar ne Is considered 100 atlsto-
cratic for his occupation. His convey
ance primitive as it is, is crowded. He
60 - ,di-,,,,,a,l,s nc ,,aseengers a.
SIoP9 an NJ -, Ft-,.taa.ro
the place 4eaolhs 70 the am
where the combat between man ana peast
IS TO take place The thorougnfare is
,b,o.,sad nth ali sorts of humanity and
= - - = ~ ,--v.oat orr Io,,f, roy,,s
Oti e4lH,i SiH' u - 49, -, 49,,
OF gambling tables "here men "OHIe4'
and children crowd and 1ostle each other
in an effort to get near the boards where
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ehe9 Saii - - -
OF games oil chahee. Inc s"Hlpleis 10
thriving business during the long walt
far the contest
Ietsa ~, a,,,,bi,bea+re the snectafors
- :, - ,,,,,tI .i,,, nia,,;,a,,
remain quiet ana paueHt uh0ii ti4e HieAiN.ii4
soldiers come tn and moment later the
band marches down the Gale followed by
a. C.o,,c-,or ~ ,ta S,sta and his euests
srbe hand nlays the Mexican rational an
-, - t,bra So a treTnandaiJs cheer as
~ ,,,sr,ba,s 81 tbe nficiai narty take their
sas,e in a n,gyate I,ox reserved for them.
sTns arnna IL cleared and inc attend
apts tsl[e their niaces in the circular
spaca between the fencing enclosing the
arena and the seats occupied by the spec
fafars There are four bulls 10 be killed
There IS a hast from the trulnpeter and
IN march five toreadors followed by two
other equestrian fighters The horses
which they ride are blindfolded in order
thai fhov may not see the danger which
oonfrouts them when the cnraged bull
enters the arena Their breasts are pro-
fected bv large leather aprons to shield
theyn from The sfarn horns of the bull
when ma king a charge and the fighter is
tbrnsting his smear into the sides of the
hssst Tho nrncession ends with A team
~ horses which is used TO drag out the
LnIl v,ben he has been killed The torea-
DOR annroacb The frdrcs Stand and sa-
Inc ~, are iine ati,ietic lacking fel-
10 ,.-tt6 inne hiscl, mir hraided like a
Stiray,.,,ts a,7o,,d a,,d ara ss iitba and
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80, b,.Saci,a5 ,,'itI ~, ir,,,,,s,,sa a,,,,,,,,t
lyiinS 49, ~ n, a.
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% est,i .i,'4t LILY, ~ N
.hey 49, Sa.s9 9 ~, az piiti4liit iess niliSh
thsy fei.oFe ~ 10 iit ~ .lle a. VI tL.e
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IIs obarees uiiIdIv ~ The as,,nrior,