Evening star., 1905-11-10

Pan-American Railway Company. With Mr..
Casasus. besides his wife and their seven
children. We're the family physician, Mr..
Casasus' private secretary, Senior Alberto
Carreno, and Manuel j. Sierra. son of JUS
to Sierra, minister of public instruction and
a special friend of Hector Casasus, the am
bassaIlor's eldest son. Senor Sierra will be
attache of the Mexican embassy here.
A Cordial send-Off.
The evening that Senor Casasus and his
party left Mexico City a large number of
the most prominent people in that metropo-
lis gathered at the station Of the National
Railroad Company of Mexico to give good
bye to the party. Among them We're Vice
President Ramon Corral. Ignacio Mariscal
minister of foreign relations; Justo Sierra,
minister Of public instruction; Fernando
Pimentel Fagoags, mayor of the City OF
Mexico and Mrs. Pimentel; Jose w. de
Landa y Escandon. j. R. Parsons, jr., Unit
ed States consul general, and Mrs Parsons,
and at least fifty others prominent in busi-
ness, diplomatic and social circles at the
Mexican metropolis.
Senor Casasus has fully recovered from
the indisposition which made it seem wise
for him to delay his coming to the United
States for a few weeks. He and Mrs.
Casasus have figured prominently in social
circles in the City of Mexico, and it rs
expected that they will soon assume an
social circles in this city.
The home life of Senior Casasus is one
that will appeal strongly to every Amerf-
can who loves the fireside on the old-fash-
ioned principles His wife is the daughter
of the eminent Mexican statesman, Alta
mirano, who died twelve years ago, when
consul general of Mexico in France. Alta
mirano was one of the makers of the pres
ent constitution of Mexico, which made
many changes in the social order of the
country and which is regarded as the foun-
dation of the modern development of the
nation
A Worker and Reader.
In the selection of Senor Casasus as am
bassador to this country President Daz
chose one of the foremost men of Mexico.
The new ambassador has been no idler in
the work of upbuilding Mexico. He has
achieved success and fame as a lawyer,
banker and business man. While he has
devoted his thoughts to the practical af-
fairs of life he has at the same time pro-
duced much literary work that has taken
rank with the best ever produced in his
country. He has also studied deep many
economic questions and has written on
them extensively.
Senior Don Casasus is of Spanish lineage,
and is forty-seven years of age. He was
born at a small port on the coast of the
Gulf of Mexico, in the state of Tabasco.
He was reared IN ucatan, ana IL was
there that he received his first education.
He is of short statue and of firm, muscular
build. He Is a fluent conversationalist and
speaks both English and French very we'll
and reads German readily. His life has
been devoted to hard work as a student
and man of affairs, and, although he comes
from country where smoking is almost
universal and the use OF liquors Is very
common he uses neither tobacco nor Ii
Quor in any form.
Eearly in life Senor Don Casasus estab-
.ished regular habits of WORK and he has
always maintained them. Although he has
been an active practitioner of the law
banker and man OF affairs, he has always
set aside a portion of his time for literary
work and for general reading and study.
1t Is said that at his home he begins tie
day by rising at o clock and continues his
work until I O'Clock in the evening. If
there is no entertainment for himself and
family he frequently spends his evenings
in study in order that his fondness for 1T
erature may be gratfied He regularly de-
votes Sundays to such pursuits.
Among his works which have attracted
great attention is translation of Long
fellows "Evanseline." which he made
when twenty years of age. 1t is regarded
by Spanish critics as classic. He has
also produced a collection of sonnets i'll
imitation of the Latin classics.
A Progressive Leader.
Casasus graduated as a lawyer in
1880 when twenty-five years of age and at
once devoted himself to hard work as the
way TO win honors and fame. He became
known as a student of. political economy
was chosen to settle the dispute over the
English debt of Mexico. He was soon
known in the political life of his country
and by the time he was twenty-efght years