The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-02-24

try now approxlmates i've millions, and
Of these almost four hundred taoIsand
are French. There are also several nun
dred thousand other Europeans made up
Of spaniards, Italians, Maltese and Jews.
The rest of the Algerians are Moham-
medan Africans, and three out OF every
five II them Is an Arab. There arc also
about seven hundred thousand white AZ
ricans, known as kabyles and ABOUT
7ifty-three thousand Jews.
Negroes and Ex-Slaves.
Here in Oran there arc a largo number !
OF Spaniards. and many negroes who were
originally brought across the Sahara rs
slaves and sold in the market OF Algiers.
In some OF the Algerian GASES the people ,
are about all negroes, and see many |,
here In the town. The negro women
often act as shaInpooers In the Moorish
| lighthouses, and many OF the men are
| beggars who dance about, singing weird
| songs to the clashing of queer iron Gym
| balls One such followed my carriage TO-
day, and made q photograph Of him.
| His dance was a sort of a Nautch dance,
| consisting OF continuous contorton OF
the hips and twisting of the waist.
The Port Of Gran.
! But let mo give you picture OF tins
| town Of Oran. 1t Is the chief seaport or
/! Western Algeria, arid Is the second city
i
about 100. 900 people, and it is more French
\ than Algiers itself. 1t Is situated not far
1 from the borders of Morocco. and almost
4 directly south of Cartagena, in Spain.
i The Strait OF Gibraltar is about as far
4 away as the distance between New York
4 and Boston. and it takes about two davS
4 to 20 by ship from here 10 Alarsci}lcs.
Tho port has fine harbor. consisting OF
& a beautiful bay with a high, ragged noun
tain looking slown upon 1t. East OF the
mountain there Is a gully or. canyon With
low hills extending OFF TO the eastward
and in and on the sides OF this Is tho
town of Oran. There is some fiat ground
), for the wharves. but back If than the
n buildings Of the city climb tho Hills. III
three great terraces. giving every house
on outlook over the Mediterranean Sea-
Down near the port are great ware
) houses filled with alta grass, bags OF
t wheat and oats. great hogsheads OF wine
, and other stuff ready for export. The
al :wharyes are piled high with such wares;
3 and immense drays, each carrying -FOUR
: or five tons, are hauled up and down athe
Q hills by mules have seen here seven
: huge hogsheads Of vine w on one .and dsny
= drawn by four mules hitched up tandem,
/ and other drays carrying loads that would
seem an impossibil!ty In the United
: States. All traffic here goes upon two
wheels, and that from the load OF ilVe
: tons on cart with q bod twenty feet
n
boxes on wheels hauled by donkeys not
y much larger than Newfoundland dogs.
: The Algerian mule has an odd harness
The collar ends In three horns; two o.
- then, are rs long ns cows horns ana ex'
70 tend out from the shoulders. while the
= third in just over the neck ana 1s snapee
Ike the horn Of a rhinoceros. The lattel
10 stands straight up above the neck.of IN
Is mule and is usually about two feet II
1t length These horns are hung with bells
l. which jingle as the animals CO. Cd
w serve that the mules have leather blan
1t kets tied back of these horns. me!
IN may be for hot weather or rain. Som
is Of the better animals have their hal
as clipped from their backs and sides Man
as wear shoes which extend out, about hal
rs an inch beyond the hoof oil around. tn
ms shoes of tho donkeys are made IN
IN Triangle with no opening at the back, ! a
~ Is the case with our horseshoes n
lal Altogether French.
n More than four-fifths OF Gran is con
ps, tains forty thousand French, thirt
IN, thousand Spaniards and ten thousar
Jews. The buildings are almost all'
,% Trench architecture. and were 4, n
:, for the Moors, negroes and Berber
las which are sprlnkled through ever
the crowd, one might imagine himself
Of one Of the smaller cities of GRANGE.
,he The port has all modern. landing II
nst cilities, including steam cranes al
nd, electric lights A long breakWater h
os- cen built out at the west, and Il
ins stormy Mediterranean dashes itse
low against 1t In vain.
,yl- There are cabs at the wharves, al
orc rides up smooth roads, which la
ach been cut out Of the sides of the mou
tut tains, to tho upper parts ofsthe eli
zen. where tho best hotels are The rat
as FOR carriages for two persons are
lin- cents a trip, and you can ride al
,us- for o cents an hour.
ers, The buildings are just like those
lis French towns. They are usually
un. an oven height Of from five to
tho stories. built Of brick and plaster
am with stucco of creamy hue Th
Of have stores and shops on the grou
more floor and apartments above, The m
iof the people live In flats or apa
'un- ments. In every block there 10 ar