Evening star., 1914-10-25

working people. tuberculosis hospitals
and founding asylums.
Under the care of the Junta dc Bene-
fcencia is the cemetery of Santiago.
which is one of the most beautllul OF
the world. 1t was founded by Gen:
OHiggins. when he was president OF
the republic along about the time tnat
John Quincy Adams was in the White
House. Before that the Catholics had
their own cemetery and there was no
place for the poor nor for the herttlr,-
Gen. O'Higgins believed that death
makes all men of one size and ne es-
tablished this great burial ground.
The cemetery is an enormous encios-
ure. filled with old cypress trees that
extend for seventy-five to one hundred
feet above the paved sidewalks ana
courts II is real city of the dead.
with many vaults and monuments, the
coffins being stored away above the
ground in houses of marble. grahite OF
sandstone. One of the nnest monu-
ments is the bronze figure cf womaii
who stands on a pedestal with her
arms outstretched toward heaven Ihis
is to commemorate the 2,Ooo women
who were burned to death when the
church of the Jesuits took fire and was
completely destroyed. That was In
December, 1853. Santiago had then no
fire brigade and the inmates crowdcd
to the doors which opened inward ana
forced them shut so that they could NOT
get out. One of the men who did the
most to save the women was tne
American minister. man named VII
son He received testimonial from the
city for his courage
Another striking monument OF thls
cemetery is a bronze figure ot 1nrIst.
1t stands right in the center OF the
CITY of the dead, with the avenues ra-
dating from the four sides of the rock
pedestal upon which the Christ stands.
The rock represents Calvary The ne-
ure is more than life size and ~ IS
iInnraSEiVp.
1t is the finest monument 1 have ever
seen in any cemetery.
Santiago is a city of many churches
and schools. Full religious tolerance
is granted and the Protestants have
their missions and churches ana
schools in different parts of the re-
public. Roman Catholicism is the state
religion and the church receives a
large subsidy from the government
The most of the people are Catholics.
and that church is extraordinarily rich.
1t owns in Santiago alone property to
the amount of $100.000.00O in GOLD IL
has some of the best business blocks.
and the whole of one side of the plaza.
which is the center of the business sec
tion. belongs to it. 1t has thousands
II owns haciendas outside the city upon
which wines and other products are
manufactured and offered for sale.
Nearly all of the church property is
controlled by the archbishop. although
some of it is held by the different
church organizations. male and female.
The Carmelite nuns of this city are
said to be the richest body Of women
In the world.
The Chile of today has excellent
newspapers. 1t has altogether about
seventy dailies and more than 2Go
weeklies and semi-weeklies. There
are hundred different periodi-
calls issued here N sant,sgo.
curio This has editions for both
the capital and for Valparaiso. and It
is published both morning and evening.
Like the New York Herald. its, evening
edition is printed in pink. 1t has also
a big Sunday issue including features
similar to those of our metropolitan
dailies The paper has fine offices in
Santiago. with a counting room that
looks more like the rotunda of q ca
thedral than the ordinary place for
transacting such business. 1t belongs
to Don Augusta Edwards. one Of the
richest men of Chile. and at present
minister from this country to Great
Britain. FRANK g. CARPENTER.