The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-10-14
THE PAnsaMERlcANS.
Mexico Making Great Prepara-
tions For Coming Congress.
sUMPTUoUs SUIT PREPARED.

sUMPTUOUS SUIT PREPARED.
Government Has spent 100000 I'm
Furnishing Rooms TO be Used by
DELEGATES - Sessions to he secret,
Press representatives, only Admit-
ted az Opening and Closing ses-
sions.
4 sma! army Of Publishers, carpen-
ters and decorators Is at work ON the
suit of apartments i'm the national pal
ace 70 be devoted 90 the sessions Of the
paulNmcrican congress this fall says
Edward q. Butler, special corresponds
ent of the Chicago Record-Ilerald In
the City Of Mexico. The suit adjoins
the once famous ambassadors hall,
which before ita present change into
government offices was "a room about
800 feet long ANA was hung with life
size portraits OF the most renowned
men ot Noslco. The only picture of
foreigner decorating ts wallis was the
commanding ana colossal figure of
Washington.
The s1.ol designed for the use OF The
pou-Amor'cau congress. while not very
iur.x being only of about 200 square
yards .s perfect gem otherwise. and
&c is considered ample enough for Che
purpose, as the sessions of the con-
grey arc TO be executive and there
VIII not Dee more than 200 delegates
The rooms adjoin the treasury depart.
meut and overlook The historic Plaza
de~ ~Armas. or central square of this
capl0l CITY Of MeXicol. O plaza that
has echoed 60 the tread Of foreign
troops and seen the rise and fall Of at
least four foreign flags, those Of Spain,
Austria, France and the United States,
under the fortunes Of war Every
patriotic Mexican and every forcigCCc
who wishes well to Mexico hopes that
they are forever folded and furled from
tine skies &C Mexico save In friendly
salute.
The suit Is sumptuously prepared,
and the prevailing style is that OF the
first empire, but with enough of "a mod
er. touch TO be quite interesting The
floors are done in American woods and
the doors and windows OF Mexican CO.
dar and California redwood artisticolly
finished and with all the carvings by
hand in exquisite taste. The hinges are
all of bronze, and there is a solidity as
well as elegance about the appoint
ments. The ceiling Is high and with
vaulted effect, and nearly 200 electric
lights rim the cornces, while from the
center depends very graceful crystal
chandelier set with 100 fine lights.
Black and white marble enters into the
structure. and the walls have been tap
estried in bottle green with old gold
trimming or figures.
The artist and architect Don Antonio
Rivas Mercado. is rushing the work.
Tia government has expended 100000
this luxurious suit of rooms TO be
thus inaugurated by the congress
The sessions will be secret in the
sense that the press representatives
will not be present except at the opel-
ing and closing sessions but it is sup
posed that certain information will be
given out each day for the papers. This
was done at the first meeting of the
congress at Washington, where also the
prSss representatives We're not allowed.
The newly arrived Chilean minister,
Emilio Bello Codecido by the way the
only South American or Central Amer
lean minister accredited exclusively to
Mexico the rest sharing their time be-
tween Washington and Mexico. is of
the opinion that any action the con
gress may take as to the question OF
arbitration will not be retroactive and
thus affect the dispute current between
Peru and Chile, but will rather seek to
bring about court Of arbitration for
all future questions arising between the
southern republics of the American
continent This question came under
\the heading of clause in the tentative
programme of May last
The full roster Of the Mexican dele
gates TO the pan-American congress
has just been officially published as fol
lows: Joaquin ID. Casasus, Jose Lopez
Portilla, Alfredo Chavero, Genaro Raj
gosa Alfonso Lancaster Jones, Pablo
Macedo Francisco l.. de la Barra,
Emilio Pardo and Manuel Sanchez
Marmol, while the two Mexican secre-
taries will be Jose Godoy and Emeterlo
de Ia Garza, ,Jr., the former the first
secretary of the Mexican embassy at
Washington. The entire Mexican dele
cation is composed Of lawyers who are
men Of high standing.