Semi-weekly herald., 1910-09-08

tle NuOlt CouutIy mas undergone q
remarkable transformation. Every.
where, from the national capital to
the smallest OF the cities In the In
terror, the authorities took pride in
having things put in shape for the oc-
casion- The streets. OF which many
were repaved for the event, were thor.
oughly cleansed and scrubbed, public
and private buildings put In repairs,
whitewashed or painted and elaborate.
ly decorated in the national colors.
Naturally. the federal capital sur
passed all other cities of the republic
by the magnifcence of its preparations
and decorations and visitors who have
not seen this city for some time would
scarcely recognize 1t in its scrupulous
cleanliness, brightness and spiendor
| Decorations are everywhere in profu.
sion. triumphal arches span the broad
avenues and picturesque streets of the
ancient city and hundreds of thousands
OF electric lights are strung through
the principal thoroughfares, along the
public squares and parks and trellised
over the facades of the public build
irgs and some of the principal church
es so as TO shed brilliant light upon
the festive scenes at night.
| Visitors there are from every part
of the world. Every nation of the
world, save three or four, has sent Off
cial representatives to convey the con
gratulations and best wishes of their
respective governments to the Mexi
can nation upon this glorious ami.
yersary of the establishment of its ma
tional Independence. The American
delegates, consisting of Governor Guild
OF Massachusetts, acting as personal
representative of President Taft: Sen
Senator Overman, Representative Eos
ter of Vermont, Representative Fas-
sett of New York, Representative How
ard of Georgia, Justice Gerard of the
supreme court of New York, ex-Gov
ernor Franklin Murphy OF New Jersey
| Col. c. A. Roock of Pittsburg and II
j. Shanly of Vermont, arrived here a
| few days ago and are luxuriously quar-
tered in the Cobian palace, on Gale
| Bucarelli. Like all the other foreign
representatives they are treated with
princely hospitality. Horses and car
riages. automobiles and a small army
of servants are at their disposal al
all times and almost every possible
want is anticipated.
The grand national celebration will
not reach its climax until September
| 10, the anniversary of President Diaz' s
birthday and on the two following
days, which mark the beginning of
the era of Mexico's national independ-
ence, but the preliminaries of the cele-
brations have already begun. Today
| the school children of Mexico cele-
brated by holding flag parades in ev.
cry city of the republic From now
on to the end of the month every day
will bring its features of celebration
Among the principal events in the fed
eral capital will be the dedications OF
several monuments. federal depart
ment buildings and schools. excur
sions for the foreign delegates to
| points of historic interest, grand
civic parade on the day before the
presidents birthday anniversary, the
dedication of the monument to Benito
Juarez, the unveiling of a commemo-
rative tablet to Morelos at Ciudadela;
ln IaIt 30 k.
versity; the laying of the corner stone
of the new legislative palace; a great
| sham battle and many other interest
ing features. Other cities also will
have special celebrations marked by
the Inauguration of educational insti.
tutions. waterworks, market houses
and other public institutions.
The principal days of the celebra.
| ton will be Sept. Is, 16 and 10, when
the magnificent historic pageants will
| take place. The preparations have
been made on a scale of remarkable
| magnificence and thousands of men
and women, dressed in costumes of
various periods in the history OF the
| country, from the time of the Incas
to the present day, will take part
in the magnificent pageants. Every
state will be represented by a float
representing some important event in
its history and the federal district
Will have three floats. At night there
win be fireworks and grand illumi
nation of the whole city, free theatri-
cal shows. balls, banquets and bull
fights and on Sept. 10, there will be
the grand banquet and ball given by
President Diaz in honor of the foreign
representatives attending the festivi
ties of Mexico's first centennial cele-
bIation.
BOSTON, Mass, Sept 6.-Jesse
Pomeroy, probably the most notorious
of life prisoners in the United States,
today entered upon his thirty-fifth year
40 a solitary confinement prisoner be
hind the gray walls of the state prison
in Charlestown. At the age of IA
years he was sentenced to life i'm
prisonment for torturing and murder
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