El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-14

: from up and down the coast. one OF the
( odd features Of the theater is the boxes for
/ people in mourning These have shutters
! which fit down over them in such a way
! that inmates can see out over the Stats or
| by moving the shutter a little can look
/ down upon the audience without themselves
being seen. When in deep mourning it is
customary for the afflicted to use the Stats
only. but later on the whole shutters are
gradually opened
Is OF Historic Interest.
As tourist resort Quito has many inter-
estlng features 1t IS one OF the historic
cities Of the new world It was founded al
most 100 years before the Boston cows be-
gan to outline the first streets of that city
The indians had capital there when Pizar-
70 came; and Atahuelpa, the Inca monarch
who was killed by Pizarro. had home there
whose roof was plated with gold. The city
then contained vast treasures which were
buried by the indians in order that they
might not fan into the hands of the Span-
iards. The city Of today has considerable
indian population, although most Of its peo-
pie are whites The indians come in from
miles around to trade, and the crowds in the
market are of dozen different tribes and
Of many picturesque costumes.
Is Enjoying Healthy Revolution
The people Of Ecuador are now in the
thrOes Of a revolution. The outs are trying
to depOse the ms. and the president, Gen.
LeOnidas Plaza may or not be deposed.
When I was here last the president at the
head Of the administration was Don AL
faro, who afterward came back from Pan
anna ana lost his life in trying to recapture
the office.
Alfaro was a born revolutonist, and he
mad many narrow escapes. At one time he
was captured by the rival party while on
one of the little EcuadOrian men-of-war,
and escaped by swimming to the shore on a
barrel At another time he lived for weeks
in the wilds Of Ecuador and Columbia be-
ing hunted by the state troops
The president gets a salary Of $4,000 a
year. He rules his country through a cabi-
net, which, with seven other minister's
forms council Of state. There is a con-
gress elected by the people. The president
has the power Of veto, but congress can
pass laws over his veto. Just now one of
the chief public questions is the improve
ment Of the ports, and another is the
vOlve the expenditure of considerable sums
OF money and the holding of influence and
power. 1t may be that this is one Of the
causes Of the revolution
Canal Opening May Do Much Good.
The opening of the canal and the clean
ing up OF GuayaqulI viii greatly increase
the trade Of this country, and it ought to
materially improve its business with the
United States. The foreign commerce al
a year; and, at present, Great Britain leads
all countries in sales. In 1903 the imports
SSO0O,OOO' being something like $500, 900
more than those Of the United States In
1910 they were more than 100000 more
than ours, ana that Notwithstanding the
American imports were more than double
those of Great Britain
About all of the British goods came nv
way Of the Strait Of Magellans and this has
been so Of most Of the goods from Europe
which constitute by far the greater part of
the lraue- Win the opening OF the canal
we shall have much the shorter haul, and
the trade should come to US.
As it is now Ecuador is getting most of
its cotton goods from the United Kingdom.
More than three-fifths of its wooden goods
come from there and of its shoe leather
about one-third comes from Germany and
a little more from the United States In
boots and shoes the United Etates leads
and it does also in lard and wheat flour,
as well as in coal, although considerable is
imported from Australia As to machinery
it is now coming from the United States,
the United Kingdom and Germany.
EeuadOr's Exports.
The exports of Ecuador amounted last
year to a little less than $4,000 600 and
about s10000,0OO worth OF them went to