The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1906-06-05
A QUAINT OLD TOWN.
Some of the Things that Make 1t In
teresting.

THE ancient town Of TphuanteDec is
older than history and was the seat of
fhe aboriginal government when the
Standards came II has not changed
much since that time and the larger
number Of fine houses were standing at
that time The government building.
facing the nlaza Is of the old Moorish
TYNE Of architecture with wide ar
cades or portales and is particularly
interesting because President Diaz of
Mexico hegan his nolitical career with
in it's walls. The first office he ever
held was that If iefe nolitico or NAV
or. When he came down to Salina
Cruz about a wear ago TO inspect the
railway he told the gentlemen who ac-
COMMANDED him an interesting story of
his official experience, II appears that
a Marty of revol1Itionists had arranged
TO land and conceal a cargo of arms
and ammunition in a little bav called
Saline. Marouez inst above salina
Cruz. Diaz received information from
a secret about fhe movement collected
n force of men marched down to
Tabuantepec hid in the brush until the
consnirators had landed everything
and were concealing their contraband
cargo in the sand. Then he Jumped
mon them and captured everything
and everybody. II was his first milf
tarv exenerienee and his FIRST notable
achievement. and when he was DOWN
there he climbed to the ton of a hill
where he could overlook the scene of
the exhibit and described If econ mucho
eustlo" as the Mexicane saw
The onlv resident Of inportance who
refused "a cal ana nav hls respecfs Ia
President niaz while The latter was in
Tehauntenec was a Canadian Thomas
Woolwich. who was 4e-er and crossed
the isthmus with q marty on his wav 70
The California gold fields. But he did
not get rich MS fast as he exnected and
returned to Tehauntepee in 1853. He
has been here ever since. has never re-
turned ia his old home IN Canada. and
has A varied experience. He ID the
most important private citizen in
community Is one Of the largest mer-
hants in this part of the country, has
one of the most extensive haciendas
and represents Tloyds shipping concern
of London on the tsthmus. He is "a
wears old and declares that he never
had a sick day in his life. He married
Mexican woman, by whom he has
had several children. His sons are men
of wealth and importance in a social
and commercial way and two of Them
have occupied high offices.
Mr. Woolwich however. is a bitter
enemy of President Diaz and his ami
mostly grows ont of sonethine thar
occurred while DIaz was iefe no1itico
here He was accused Of treason to
the government or something az that
sort. and Diaz ordered him to be shot
He escaped the nenalty in some mir
aoulous manner Int never forpave
Diaz wou1d never meet him mr. cAmmu-
nicate with him and has never been
willing to conciliate him in any wav.
When the president came here a YEAR
ago he expressed a wish 70 see Wool.
wlch and his Invitation was CARRIED
nv mutual friends to the Canadian
hut the latter refused IN resnond and
sent back an insulting renlv
Tehuantenec Is nuaint old town
with narrow irregular streets some
paved with cobblestone others deem
with sand There are several 1arga
shons in the n4iphborbood 30 tha rail-
way station. and q number If com-
mission houses for mis- is the center
of rich and productive agricultural
region and shins a great deal of nro-
duce. The houses are oil one story
with blank walls to the street and are
painted in brilliant colors, and most of
them have roofs Of old red Spanish
tiles The city government butt an
admirable market place many years
ago. 1t is quite a large pavilion, with
wide-spreading roof supported by
rows Of brick columns succeed with
plaster, and anything and everything
can be bought at the stalls, which are
neatly arranged and cleanly kept. The
vegetables and flowers are fascinating,
and that portion of the building devo-
ted to dress goods is even more SO.
The women of Tehuantepec wear a.
istinctive costume, which prevails
throughout the state of Oaxaca but is
bound nowhere else in the republic
| They are fond of bright colors. and al
most every one, young and old. that we
have seen in this section has worn a
scarlet or a crimson skirt and a tunic
I or shirt waist called a guipil of vel
low or red. either printed or en-
broidered in gay tints so different from
the usual black skirt and MANILA usu-
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