The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-01-08
Old N X|CO
SPENDS MONEY
FOR SEAPORTS
Mexicans Have Spent $4,000, 900
and Will Appropriate
$s,OO0,OOO More
STREET CARS CARRY DEAD
Laws Compel Use Ct Alright Cas-
kets and Electric Cars Used For
Funerals
STREET CARS CARRY DEAD

Mexico City, January 6. Other
millions Of MeXicos revenues are soon
to follow those already spent In the
building Of port improvements 1t IN
unders TODD that Congress at it's next
session win be asked to appropriate
some 20.000000 pesos for this pur-
pose In the meantime, work an the
new Ntional Theater has been pra-
tically suspended for the purpose, it
is said, of devoting funds which 9TH
erwise would have been employed in
It's completion, toward carving on
the port work construction already
under way
Among the first points which will
receive further attention is Manza-
milo. the SEAPORT OF Colima. where in
the neighborhood Of 100000 pesos
$4,000 geo in gold has already
hoan expended and Mazatlan. in the
state Of sinaloa, which promises to
be one of the finest harbors in the
republic
The anniversary OF the appear
ane OF the Virgin OF Guadalupe" to
the humble Indian. Juan LEGO, Of
MeXieo's patron saina the usual pill
grimages of faithful natives to drink
from the sacred well and 20 trawl on
bare knees up the cobble paved way
10 the top Of the ancient hill OF
Tepeyac
With the passing of the years
treasures OF the storeaouse Of the
church, built on the psat where
legend says the Virgin made herself
visible, have been increased BY those
anxious to pay homage to the Queen
of Heaven" until, it is said q million
pesos would be low estimate Of the
value of jewels held in trust
A jewel-studded crown ard seepter
usually kept in a strong safe in the
sacristy is sometimes brpught forth
on the returning festival, and placed
above the brow OF the painted image
Of the Virgin in the main altar OF the
church. The ceremony ives dispen
,sed with during the recent ami
yersary,
resdes dhe, crown and scepter
there are in the treascse box OF the
Virgin costly rings, bracelets and
strings OF jewels which have been
given by way Of showing dctotion
The story Of the appearance OF the
Virgin dates back to December, 1891,
when, legend says, the converted in
dian. Juan Diego. was passing the
Hill now crowned by the group of
churches in the Villa de Guadalupe,
and was halted by the apparition, who
asked him to go to the bishop and
tell him she wished him to build
church on the spot where she stood.
As the story goes, the bishop
wished sign, which was given by
the Virgin. She told the trusting
Indian to take off his tilma, or
blanket, and fill 1t with roses from
the barren hillsides. This he did
and returned to the bishop who be-
held, with wonder, that the tima re-
tanned a picture in glowing colors of
the Virgin. The latter, preserved
since that day, hangs in frame OF
gold over the main altar Of the
Church of Guadalupe, an object OF
worship and reverence.
After long delay due to many
changes OF officials since the sub
iect has had the attention Of the au-
thorities, the board of health Of the
capital has ordered that all dead,
transported through the streets, be
enclosed in alright caskets
Doubtless one of the sights longest
remembered by visitors in the capital
is that OF the funeral street cars, one.
E0f special construction, bearing the
corpse in plain view and generally
heaped with flowers. followed by a
! trailer in which rode the monrners.
This is practically the only moe@ Il
transporting deceased persons TO the
cemeteries. Hores-drawn hearses are
seldom employed.
The ears will still be employed,
and the familiar spectacle Of the
capitals dead being carried on an
1890 $1,000
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