The Newtown bee., 1904-11-11
10 California In 'A.
INTERESTING STORY FROM THE DIARY OF
 GLOVER HAWLEY,
Brought Out In a Vivid Way
 By the Pen of B. L. Johnson.
Rio de Janeiro, April 9, 1949.

Rio de Janeiro, April 9, 1S49. Dear Wife: A government vessel ] leaves this port tomorrow morning srsys.1ew York, lesenting fine chance foA. Fall to send letters to friends. ] ramble about through the day and with my writing sit up until a late hour at night over my lamp, and then leave off regretting that can give you | no more of what passes under my Ob- servation.
 You can hardly expect to hear from me again until write from California. Our water will be all in by tomorrow and if we have good luck, will sail on l the 12th. Our stay has been longer on account of it's being Easter Monday to-day. They make it one of the holi- days and but little is done except bull fighting, and I have just returned from an entertainment of that kind gotten up with more than ordinary splendor. to show off to the California boys what they can do in that line. near as can. We are treated wher- ever we go, with marked attention and hospitality by order of the Elm peror.
 When our ships that were bound for California first began to come into the harbor of Rio, it so happened that something like dozen came the same day, one after the other, all full of men. That looked suspicious in the eyes of the DOnS, whOi sent off an ex- press to Pedro, that fleet of United States ships lay before the city, and that, too, they were all full of men. It did ri hi 1o, hy1f hn immediately gave orders to have all tions of the port, treated with respect and politenesS. Last week he came to the city from his country palace and gave to his police and other officials orders to allow the Californians to visit his arsenals and other public buildings whenever they wished, and to allow boats to go and return to our ships any time in the night by passing near the ship and being hailed. Many other restraints were to be taken off that never was done before, even to his citizens. But at the same time any fighting or resistance to the au- thorities would be put down with a high hand. Yesterday saw him and with all his bodyguard, officers of state, and generals of the Brazilian army, were in attendance in full military dress far exceeding anything 1 had ever seen before, especially in church on Sunday.
 The gold lace, epaulets, swords, plumes, etc., appeared to me out of place. The epaulets of the Emperor were enormous. I have not done yet. You must have patience. We had high mass, it being Easter Sunday, and all the bishops, archbishops, monks, etc., in the empire were in attendance, dressed in full pontiticia] robes and regalia, to assist in saying mass, and in point of splendor in gold lace, etc., they were not whit behind the full band of music with the roll of the bass drum, not forgetting the notes from deep toned organ covered with shining gold, with about 60 sing CTS in the orchestra, dressed in robes with white cape over the shoulders made of the finest figured lace. All this, in one of the richest cathedrals in the world, you cannot doubt of its being of great interest to me. The sermon by one of the bishops was de. livered in Portuguese, that being the language spoken here. All the mass was accompanied by either the band or the organ. The place that l occu' pied was good one to see all that oc- that privilege. Seats, there are none in the building. The ladies sat on the floor, in front, heads uncovered. They are very different in this place from any other I ever saw. They are of 8 mixed race of Portuguese, native Indi an, and African, and as far as 1 car learn, although slavery exists here o1 the rankest kind, strange to say the difference in color makes no distinc tion in station. That is, those blacks who are free, of which there are . great many, are regarded as on a level with the Portuguese and they do, think, hold two to one of the offices ir the government, that is, the males o1 course. The police is wholly made ur of them, and they are quite numerous and quite young.
 They are what we would call gooc looking darkeys, all wearing very nea white pants, peculiar cap of fin' broadcloth without brim or crown, thu sides being brought together at th top. They wear shortish sword an( a huge pistol both confined in a mo ]! rocco belt. I see hundreds of then parading the streets every day, an' the same thing is observable in al Uue ucpdI Ollou9o U! OHC A1uP0 bodyguard. Several of the singer were ,woolly. All mixed up withou Z the least distinction, and the ladies : whom I ought to have mentioned first those ,of the Portuguese blood ar Z what one would call brunette, an \ many of them are quite handsome Those who are crossed little wit , the Indian are easily detected by thei i, hair, which is really beautiful. The g walk much in the streets, day an 7 evening, nicely dressed, but seldol a with anything on their head, be tn }. sun shining ever so hot. The. reaso y I think is, they wish to show the
 beautiful hair, which is always ike
 with great care.
 Soon after mass the Emperor starte
 from his palace, which is near tf
 cathedral in the imperial carria&
 drawn by six small horses with a rid'
 on each of the near side horses, ar
 one standing up behind on baggas \ rack. They went off at full speed fl ' his country seat, about seven miles O. \ Next came the Empress in her ca J riage with six mules with riders san
 as the first, and smart crack of u
 whip at every jump. Then the retin1
 in carriages with mules under u
 lash, and last of all the bodyguard {
 mulcS uuucI DOUll Wulp duu spur.
 good-by to the Emperor. He is a fl
 looking fellow, quite tall, with liz
 hair and whiskers. I believe he
 only 20 years old. I think of visiti
 his gardens before leaving Rio. Aft - church great many went to b7
 fight. I was urged very hard to { NJ but how strange it must have seem >' to them who had been and seen hi
 mass performed, and then go to b
 fight. I concluded not to 20, of cOur