Mexico weekly ledger., 1902-01-02
4 British Fortress and BaPbESn At Home.
Walter Williams in the Columbia Herald,

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the sand gates grim stone relic of the
Moorish rule Of Spain, we walked 10
the Alameda, a series OF gardens, after
the rock, are the chief attraction OF
the place. Sumac grows here forty
feet high, geraniums the height Of an
ordinary Missouri maple and in the
center in foliage plants OF enormous
size could be spelled out the British
coat-of-arms and the letters "E. r.
Edward Rex. There are two rather
Indifferent busts In the garden, one Of
the Duke Of Wellington and the other
of General Elliott, who defended Gi-
braltar In the great siege OF 1884
against the combined powers. Ad-
joining the garden is a little cemetery
in which are buried many soldiers who
lost their lives in what the tomb
stones tell US was ''the glorious hat
tie Of Trafalgar" Nelson, who won
the famous fight and lost his life
there also, is not among the numSer.
His remains rest In the British Pan
theon, Westminster Abbey. Scarce
one Of the buried soldiers, if their
laudatory epitaphs spoke the truth,
we're more than twenty-five years Of
age. 'Old men for counsel, young
men for war"
At the base of a corner Of the rock,
from which stone and sand drift down
wrecking houses and endangering life,
IS the scrap OF a village, Caleta, peo-
pied by fishermen.
Across the half : mile OF neutral
territory which is unused sand be-
tween the British and Spanish lines,
is the Spanish town, La Linea ad Con-
eepcion, most OF whose 10000 people
are employed in the docks or harboI
of Gibraltar or live upon those who
are so employed. 1t was at the en-
trance Of this town, guarded by Span
ish soldiers and custom officers, that
the Kodaker was compelled to un
strap his kodak, open it up and give
actual demonstration that the kodal
was not a Yankee internal machine
Then we were permitted to enter. Thi
town is dirty, uninteresting and full
OF slouchy smugglers. The contras
between this place and Gibraltar
startling. The streets compare a
light and darkness. The British sen
try walks his beat day and night, th
: Spanish only when he chooses, whicI
, is not often. In the one town all tn
S children attend school, in the othe
only a beggarly few.
We had for fellow-trayelers her
among others, a brace OF New Yor
I millionaires Of the class who have d
0 vorces and dog weddings for anus
e ment and hate Democrats as a rel
k gion,a very gentlemanly young woma
n artist and a widow who wants to &c
II over it,
HISTORY OF THE BRITISH occUPAH
ISL CY.
Since 1904 the British have held G
braltar. In that year Admiral Ge'
n Rookie surprised and captured u
ID Spanish garrison Of eighty men an
is took the rock. Though often besieI
ed since the red-coats have new
he been driven out and probably new
will. The word Gibraltar is Arab
D. meaning "hill Of Tarik." The roc
D. together with the corresponding Afl
IN can promontory constituted the Pl
lars Of Hercules, two silver column
which an old legend alleges were erec
ed here by the first Phoenician sailo
4. and dedicated TO Hercules. Fro
o. this comes the well known sign Of Il
ne dOllar-s-and it is probable tn
r John Bull is for this reason so anxiol
n to hold il. He likes the dollar
d. sing andsubstanee, eve more tbs
he bis Yankee cousin. With him q
a. b~attleship is the gateway and guard
re an for the merchant vessel.
~ More than 5000 ships pass throul
II the Strait Of Gibraltar annually. TT
Is Infamous Republican tariff and ma
a. igation laws Of the United Stat
lit have thrown this great shipping ira
,h into foreign hands. Out Of twent
&c seven ships in Gibraltar but one fe
th an American flag, and that vas
a naval training ship with AnnapoI
ed cadets on a cruise. Free trade al
,e- fair navigation laws would change
er this better than any robber subsldi
Id proposed by Hanna.
Id WE MEET AN OLD FRIEND.
By We met an old friend in Gibralta
We heard his voice as we turned d
iy corner from Prince Edwards Ran
er into Irish Town, and immediate
ey recognized the loud, shrill sound. I
stepped proudly down the narrC
be street, head erect. He must ha
in scented old acquaintancesf for he und;
to took 70 show of and In 50 doing nea
d. IL kicked a spauiard into kingdo
come. He wa a Missouri mule. l
q came, we felt certain, from Bourb'
township, in Boone county. ]
= looked as though he had been fed
Senator Proctor and sent In a shl
ment by VIII and Frank Thomso
He was as far superior to any 9th
n four-legged animal in Gibraltar as
a. American is TO a-a-anybody.
.,s The two most notable personages
: Missouri history, 50 far as we IN
Judge, from inquiries abroad, a
Thomas IL Benton and the MissoI
N mule. President Roosevelt talk
:. mostly Of the one and people on shl
81 board Of the other. Indeed the tr
= Benton and the mule, have much
n common. Their traiu Of characi
are considerably alike. After {
- mule and Benton the louisiana Pl
chase Exposition comes third IL
y rapidly gaining on Benton and pr
4 ably, in the course Of time, win cat
a 40 In public notice with the mule.
CRfcKET AND ESoLIsH FOOT BAL
- We saw at Gibraltar games
: Rugby foot ball and cricket Engli
foot ball Is much superior 10 {
brutal American sport. I'll play
: with a round light ball instead OF
heavy, oblong one. The Engli
kick the ball, the Americans kick I
4. players. Under the English rules {
game affords fine exercise with lit'
on nc danger. Cricket is q highel'
shiny. When VIC are told hereafl