The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1902-03-19
INTERESTING LETTER FROM MEXICO CITY.
sas;ss Hornady Writes Charming Way OF the i' -A
81 niazvisted the Castle of Chepultepec Summer
na Of Chief Executive. Many Things Told.

,fnlflls the promise conveyed without
The rooms are hung with heavily
embossed tapestry of the rlchest
weave. the furniture harmonlzlng SO
that the whole effect is very pleasing
The palace was once occupled oY IhS
| ill-starred emperor Maximlllan ana
there are many evidence of the splen-
dor of his court. Massive silver plaIe
hearing his court OF arms, and well De,
fitting ROYALTY, adorns the spacious ana
| elegant dining hall. The magnificent
\ hand carved furniture is another re-
minder of the brief and brilliant reign
of that foreign usurper. L was eSpe,
ciallv nleasad with the white am 9olo
dra wing room and the exquisitely FUR
nished green room adjoining. Mlrrors
reaching from the floors TO the lolty
ceilings reflected all this magnlncehce
mill il was easy to believe that we
were indeed in an enchanted casCie'
Marble steps led to the upper stories
and the roof garden. How the IolKs
at home would rave over the "ealCn vi
flowers. The ivy geranlums tnat we
ha, o to nurse so tenderly In order 10
oct a few blooms grows here In luxu-
riaince without any protectlon. Ohe
side of the castle is covered with the
lovely pink variety, the large clusters
of dainty blossoms making quite
show against the the dark green, WaXy
leaves. All kinds of geraniums grow
to immense size in this climate, and
the flowers seem to have richer col
orinp than at home. When we reluct-
antly turned away from the lovely
gardens and made our way down the
tho YlQrlX below the
GOLD of sunset filled all the palace with
added beauty. Setting under the
shadow of the old castle, perched high
above US, we watched the swans ana
other beautiful birds disportlng them
selves In the lakes, and listened TO the
dreamy music of a Mexican band until
all things seemed lovely. and living a
luxury. When you come under the
mdgic spell that the place seems TO
throw around one who has love for the
beautiful, then you will understand
there are some things that cannot be
told in words
had the pleasure few days ago OF
seeing President Porfirio Dlaz. The
remains of the late Austrian minister
were brought here for burial from that
far away country, where he had out
recently gone to represent thu epu0-
lie. and the president and dipo matte
corps were at the station to d Q honor
to the distinguished dead. The nner-
al cortege was quite IMPOSING, but
there was not that air of solennlty TO
which we were accustomed, as the
hearse is built to run on the street car
line and great number of cars fol-
lowed, carrying the crowds out to the
burial. The Spanish cemetery is SO
far out and the country so broken IL Is
impossible TO reach the place an car"
riages We did not go To the grave,
as il is not customary here Tor ladies'
to At end funerals.
President DiaZ is a striking figure,
with a dignitied bearing and d Ia e
expression of a strong character he
Is very progressive, and for twenty
bears he has guided the shiptf state
with a tlrm, strong hand That has
brought the republic TO its present
advanced state of development.
Affair." of the state seem TO move
along without friction. President
Diaz is regarded by all classes as the
right man in the right place, and am
told that there is never any excite
ment here oyer politics. Those In the
states suffering from nausea over an
exc S of matt RS political can ind In
Mexico u haven of rest and quiet.
This is a highly cosmopolitan city.
re REPRESENTATIVES of all nations are to oe
found on it's streets. There are 5000
Americans and they seem TO be ''hold-
ing their own" with other foreigners
who are here To chase the almighty
dollar, but OF course the Mexlcans and
Spaniards make up the oulk of the pop.
ulation of the city, which is claimed