Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-07-24

by the beautiful viev-tfse attractive city
OF 5Oo0OO people beloF anid the range after
range Of snow-covered Alps In the distance.
The City Of Venice.
At 8 pm. we left Milan for Venice, reach
Ing the later place at IL O'Clock in the most
glorious moonlight. Venice is wonderfully
attractive and our three nights and days
there were as perfect Is could be- We
or11ted quietly along down the Grand canal,
In and out among the gondolas and singing
boats. to the Bridge of Signs, and saw the
prison there where Our young officers from
the U. s. s. Chicago were unjustly placed
by the officials at Venice. I was furious
afterWard when I went through that dirty
prison to think that their captain should
leave them there. No wonder some Of the
people In Venice thought they were in the
wrong Wnen they were deserted by their
own ships l am proud of our great navy
ana It's clean record and am more proud
or II now than ever for during my visit
met number of her most prominent citi-
zens, and from them heard the most sat
1sfactory and pleasing accounts of that I'M
happy anair. Our officers were not intoxi-
Gated at all and the misunderstanding oc-
Cured by the impudence of the walters at
that sidewalk cafe, and also the police, who
are only too anxious always to urge on
dlnculty. l felt confident that our officers
would be found in the right. and we are all
proud that the admiral has decided in their
favor, resident of Venice told me that he
hoped America would demand reparation,
as we had been so wrongfully used, and
that possibly 1t would establish a precedent
IN Italian ports. for now as in the past for
e1gners have in every way been imposed
upon. This last straw has broken the cam
els back and it is to be hoped that the
proper steps will be taken at once, the
sooner the better. vince Is wonderfully at
tractive, as you all know, and everything is
Of the greatest interest, but to me nothing
made hammer W. of interest
than the good reports received on all sides
Of our navy.
The Town of Verona.
The morning of our sixth day we left
Venice for Innsbruck, an Austrian resort.
Our train left at $50 am, and at noon we
changed cars and had an hour to wait in
the picturesque old Italian town Of Verona,
which is the scene of so many Of Shakes
peares plays. Here the natives gleefully
point out the home of Romeo, the home of
Julette. with it's famous little balcony, and
the homes, too, of many of the wealthy
merchants. Just off the city square we WIS.,
tied the iron tombs of the Dukes ofVerona.
Here, too. we saw the vast ampitheater,
the second largest in the world. This has
seating capacity for $1,000 people, is built
of stone and Is in quite good staI of pres
ervation. Verona was all interesting and 1t
only goes to prove what can be seen and
done in one short hour, providing one has
an inkling Of what to do and what to see,
Al pm. we were on the limited, flying on
our way through the most perfect country
the Austrian Alps being, if possible, more
beautiful than the Swiss Alps. Monasteries,
converts and chapels everywhere. Perched
high on some almost inaccessible spot each
seeming to try for the greatest seclusion.
Climbing for service to most of them would
be test enough of ones faith Shrines all
al nf,o fha 6Cid md In
sands of images of the crucified Christ and
the Virgin Mary. There are so many in
number that I should think the peasants
might become bit tired of crossing them
selves and offering prayer at each one on
their long Journeys. We reached Inns
bruck, a beautiful Austrian resort, about Z
o'clock. All around us lowered the snow
covered Alps; we seemed to be nestled
against them. yet they We're miles away
We took a long drive, visited the cathedral,
and saw there the marble tomb of Maximil-
liam l and the twenty-four famous bronze
statues representing ancestors of Maxlmll-
liam. We dined at an open-air cafe and lis
tened to splendid orchestra of eighty
pieces The people and their costumes here
are most interesting, particularly the men
in their picturesque climbing toys. IL is
queer fad that the people have all
through these mountains, no matter what
suits they wear, climbing, working or dress,
there is always a feather of some descflp-
ton at the back of their hats. About 9:3o
we started back to the hotel and it was yet
quite daylight.
The City of Munich.
The next morning at 1880 O'clock we
started for Munich through the Tyrolean
Alps, passing castles and castles, all most
picturesque, but fearfully lonesome in their
grandeur and solitude. We reached Munich,
the capital of Bavaria, at noon of our sew
enth day-had our luncheon at the Cafe Liu-
pold one of the most beautiful In all Eu-
rope Here in plain American terms, l eX-
pected to be stuck" We had deliciously
served course luncheon with the best Rhine
wine for SOC a person. Just imagine! In
New York or in any of our large cities that
luncheon would have cost at least $3.50
..0..o., Wa droue then through their heauti-