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Anti-American Sentiment Manifested in
South American Oities.
HOG CIGARETTES AND HOG CARTOONS
llotr the Attempt to lllott Up the
Marietta WIIH KniMtriitod Sonic
VaaUeo.i In ( "hill and AVhllt
Tlioy Are DnliiK.
( Copyrighted , ISIS , by Kranlc O. Carpenter )
SANTIAGO , Chill , Aug 1C , 1S98 ( Spe
cial Correspondence of The Hee ) I have
Just received letters and papers from Duo-
nos Aires showing the Intense hatred the
Spanish there feel for the United States.
It Is bad enough here , but there it is worse
The Argentine Republic contains moro
Spaniards than any other country outside
' of Spain. H has moro than 300,000 , and
dn Hucnos Ayres alone there are over 80,000.
Itucnos Ayres Is the biggest Spanish-speak
ing city in the world. A largo part of Its
population Is made up of Spaniards of the
lower classes , people who know nothing of
the United States , and who Just now are
violently Inflamed against us. The capital
of the Argentine Is bonce the hotbed of the
nntl-Amcrlcan spirit of South America. The
Spanish there gave moro than $1,000,000 to
their cause , and until now they have sup
posed that the war would bo all ono way.
The lower classes of the Spanish down here
nro HUe the lower classes in Spain. They
bcllevo that the Spaniards are the strongest
nnd bravest people of the vorld , and until
now had no Idea that the Yankees , as they
call us , could conquer them. As a specimen
of the way they talked and felt at the be
ginning of the war , I clto the following ,
which I heard today. When war was de
clared a rather prominent Spaniard here
paid to an American1
"You Yankees are fools to make war
ngalnst ua. Why , every one knows that ono
Spaniard can whip twenty Yankees' "
"You think go , do jou ? " replied the
American. "Well , you arc ono Spaniard
and I am one Yankee ! I don't care for the
other nlt.eteen , but I am pretty sure I can
lick you hero and now If you want to try
It. " The Spaniard had no more to say.
Seine of Our IiOKntlonn ( iiinrdod.
Tim legation hero Is not guarded and the
minister goes about frecfy I am told , how
ever , that an American had better keep his
eyes open as he goes through the streets at
night. A prominent Kngllahman of In.ulo.uo
warned mo that I might ! get a stab In the
l back or a blow with a stone If I were not
\ careful. On the cast coast , where the feelIng -
( Ing la oven more bitter than here , policemen -
< men arc stationed at the consulates and
V. legations. This I know to be the case in
\Montcvldeo , although I am not sure as to
Utlo Janlero. I understand It la not the case
. n Iluenos Ayres. The different South
. vmerlcan governments , though they secretly
lympathlze with Spain , arc doing what t'hey
an to control the Spaniards among their
> eoplc. They permit , however , all Kinds
. > f meetings , processions , etc. , and if Spain
i should gain a victory there would be bon-
Ircs and general rejoicing. They allow atl
torts of vile sheets to be distributed car
eening the Americans , and postvrs are now
i nit up in the leading South American cities
idvertlslng a now cigarette by which the
> panUb when they smoke it think they are
> urnlng up the Yankees ,
This Is called " Chancho "
"El cigarette. or
ho hog cigarette. U comes from Iluenos
, Vyrrs , where the SpanUh full un hogs , and
-mbllsh a vile sheet in which wo are char-
rjctcrlred as the pl ( , ' ot the universe ,
they hnvo ca' " this contemotuous
term I do not know. Perhaps from the
fact that they have heard that wo make
much money out of pork. At any rate "Los
Yankees" and "Los Chanchos" are com
monly used hero by the lower Spanish In
referring to us. Posted throughout the city
of Ducnos Ayres are sheets , colored clg- j
aretto-cartoons as big as a table cloth , representing - i
resenting President McKlnloy as a hog beI I
Ing marched off to prison by two Spanish
soiJlers The hog Is dressed In the stars
and stripes , the red , white and blue of our
national colors. His hands are tied behind '
him and tears drop from his eyes as he IB
marched off crying-
"Why do jou take me to Jail ? For steal-
Ing' "
Such Is Vho poster which a friendly na- |
tlon allows to be put upon the bill boards (
of Its capital The cigarette boxes are .
equally bad. On ono side Is what Is supposed - '
posed to be a picture of our congress. Ono
hog , as speaker , In the national colors It
haranguing other hogs who sit at thn
desks below. On the ofher side are plcturcl
of Spanish soldiers firing at the Amerlcat ,
fleet , and hogs flving through the nlr In
pieces. Other cigarette pictures show naval ,
engagements In which the hogs are being
brown Into atoms.
lion Ciirtooim.
There Is a leading pictorial weekly of j
Duenos Ayres which Is being circulated by ,
the thousand all over South America. You
BCO It In the Spanish stores here , bung up
in the windows , and It Is greedily bought
and applauded by the people. H Is BO vile
that It would not bo tolerated as decent in
America. Our Police Oazett'o and yellow
Journals nro Sunday school tracts beside
It In this paper there are weekly Illustra
tions of the war , the Americans always be
ing pictured as hogs. Hero President McKinley -
Kinley Is cartooned as the king of the hogs
In the last issue , which lies before me , the
chief cartoon Is an Illustration of the anger
the Spanish feel nt the friendly relations of
America and Kngland. It consists of a pic
ture of Queen Victoria wearing a crown and
holding our president , the pig McKlnley , as
a baby on her lap , while she acts the part
of wet nurse to him. Below Is a Spanish
rhvmo , which reads
"McKlnleyou have found a good mtrso
Blm will satisfy your hunger and thirst "
Turthcr over on the sheet is a picture of
a Spanish general roasting a lot of pigs on
a spit nnd on the other side are Spanish
soldiers cutting up hogs. This U labeled
"Public Slaughter House of Yankee Pigs. "
In addition there Is another hog cartoon de
scribing the bursting of a gun on the Mas
sachusetts , as was falsely , reported here.
Pieces of gun and pieces of pork are
flying through the air. This Is but one
issue of the paper If It were not so dlsgust-
| Ing It might be laughable. Other Issues are
oven worse Some are absolutely too vile
to bo described. The Spanish , however , are
anxious to get them , and the circulation of
the sheet has Jumped from nothing to over
50.000 copies since it began their publica
tion.
tion.Outside
Outside of the Spaniards proper this
country Is full of Spanish sympathizers.
| The Chilians as a nation are for Spain as
against the United States. They have had
|
no love for us since the Baltimore and
! the Illalne-Trescojt affairs , and many of
them really believe that we expect eventu-1
' ally to conquer not only the best of the i
, West Indies , but that we are ambitious to i
i control the whole of South America as well ,
I At the tlmo President McKlnley declared
' war with Spain popular meetings were held
1 In Valparaiso and Santiago , and 1,000,000
pesos , or over $350,000 of our money , was
contributed la the Spanish cause. Proces
sions of Spaniards and Spanish sympathizers
marched through the streets yelling "Death
to the Yankees , " and the papers denounced
the action of our president and congress in
unmeasured terms.
I'iot to Illotr I'll AViir .Slilpn.
U was at this time that a olotvu formed
by a number of Spaniards and pro-
Spanlsh-Chlllans to blow up the Oregon
and Marietta In the harbor of Valparaiso.
It was known that these ships were on
their way here , and It had been stated that
they would stop at Valparaiso. Kxplotivea
were purchased , and an Italian of Valparaiso
raise who Is skilled in making submarine
weapons of destruction was employed to
prepare them for use. It was Intended to
place these under the two vessels If possi
ble and blow them to pieces while lying in
what their odlcers considered a friendly
port. The plot was , however , revealed to
our consul , Mr. Caples of Valparaiso , by a
pro-Amerlcan-Chlllan , and ho at once com
municated it to Mr. Henry L. Wilson , the
United States minister here. Mr. Wilson
at once took the train for Valparaiso. He
called upon the intcndente , or governor ,
and laid the details of the matter , as far
as ho know them , before him. These de
tails were not complete , but they shovvc.1
the existence of a compact organization
and studied plan. The lutcndcnte was at
first Inclined to doubt the accuracy of the
Information , but at the same tlmo said
that he would investigate the matter fully
and would take every precaution to have
the \esscls protected. He put his detectives
at work and later on told our minister that
his information was correct , and that the
organization and plot existed. He at once ,
however , made his arrangements to prevent
this plot and any other that might bo
formed from being carried out. Ho or
ganized a complete police boat patrol of the
harbor , and when the Marietta arrived , the
Oregon having remained outside , no boats
were allowed to como near it except after
the Inspection and -with the approval of the
Chilian officers. This patrol was kept
about It during the three days It lay here.
Upon his return to Santiago Minister Wilson
expressed to the minister ot foreign affairs
his appreciation of the prompt action of
the Intendente and his officials. Had the
plot succeeded it would hnvo been dilficult
for the government to have satisfactorily
explained Its non-connection with It , nnd a
great deal of credit should bo given to
Minister Wilson and Consul Caples for their
prompt action.
Our MlulNter to Chill.
I find that Henry L. Wilson , tbo United
States minister here , Is doing much to bet
ter the relations between Chlfi and the
United States. It Is largely through his
Influence and his quiet diplomatic way of
treating things that the tone of 'the Chilian
press has changed , and several of the San
tiago papers have become almost Yankee
supporters In their editorials. He has pro
duced an excellent impression in the official
circles of the Chilian capital , and , though
ho Is an ardent American , ho seems to be
abundantly able to hold his own and not
offend the sensitive pro-Spanish Chilians
At the same time , he has organized the
consurar service of the country BO ( ( hat full
reports of all vessels likely to be used
against the United States are sent to him
as soon as they enter the various harbors
of Chill , which reports are nt once for
warded to Washington. Mr Wilson la ono
of t'ho > oung men in the diplomatic service
Ho Is Just 10 , and his present office la the
first he hns ever held. He la a brother
of United States Senator John L. Wilson ,
an Indlanlnn by birth , his father having
been a member of congress and at the tlmo
of his death United States minister to
Venezuela. After studying law in Indian
apolis and acting for a time as the proprie
tor and manager of the Lafayette Journal ,
Mr , Wilson went to Washington and settled
at ) Spokane. Here he engaged in banking ,
and within n few > ears made a fortune.
Ho suffered reverses , however , during the
recent panic , and had Just begun the mak
ing of a second fortune when President
McKlnley asked htm tn represent the United
States here. He lives very nicerin San
tiago , having a largo houio In the most
nut ot Caa tinllil. Ill * wife
and mother are with him , and ho has three
little children , two of whom go to the Amer
ican schools.
He 1'lajed the Star SimiiKlcil Ilniincr.
In connection with the pro-Spanish feel
ing here a rather amusing Incident occurred
in ono of the Catholic churches the
other day. The Interpreter of our legation
Is a fine organist and his services are in de
mand nt several of the best churches of
Santiago. While ho was In attendance at
one of them several weeks ago , when the
war spirit was at Its height , the priest de
livered a sermon denouncing the United
States and praising the Spaniards. The
Yankee organist could not , of course , reply
in words , although his soul was filled with
indignation , but as the congregation rose to
go he played the Star Spangled Banner
with all the force that he and the great
organ could supply. I do not know that
the tune was a familiar one to the priest ,
but at this writing the Interpreter still
draws his salary as the organist.
Ainerleii mill Chill.
The feeling hero ngalnst the Yankees , as
they call us , is largely duo to the Ignorance
of the Chilians as to our people , and to the
lemembranco that Chill had to apologize
I for the outrageous treatment of our sailors
In the Baltimore affair. The Chilians are
1 intensely patriotic. They have a right to
bo proud of their long , little country , and
they think so much of It that , as I have
said , 'tho nwses of them fear that wo want
to conquer It for ourselves. They cannot
' imagine a war that is not waged for conquest -
. quest or revenge , and they laugh at the
idea that the United States has been fight-
i Ing Spain , not from a desire for Cuba , but
for the sake of humanity. On the other
hand those Chilians who have been to the
United States are our strongest friends.
Men like Carloa Hogers , a wealthy business
man of Santiago , who was present at the
opening of the Philadelphia museum ;
! Salustlo Beecho of Beecho & Co. ,
Valparaiso ; Jorge Asta-Buruaga , ex-sec
retary of the Chilian legation at Washing
ton , and every other Chilian diplomat who
has been stationed in the United States
are our friends and supporters. What the
two peoples need Is only a closer acquaint
ance to become business associates and fast
friends. Chill might , by a little courting ,
give us the advantage In a commercial and
manufacturing line in many vvajs , and that
to our profit.
AVIint Ainorlonnn Hutu Done In Chill.
Chili , in fact , owes a great deal to the
Yankees. The first of her railroads was
| planned nnd constructed by a Yankee , and
' this was the first railroad built In South
I America Her first great steamship line
'
was founded by a Yankee , earned Wheel-
right , who brought his scheme to New
'
YorK , but could ilnd no ono to support It.
i Ho then went to London and there organized -
' ized the Pacific Steam Navigation company ,
i which has the most powerful fleet on the
west coast. It has sixty steamers , Includ-
1 ing tenders , pl > lng between Valparaiso and
all the ports to the Isthmus ot Panama ,
and also a steamship line between Valpar
aiso and Liverpool. It should pay big dlvl-
! dends , for with the Chilian South Ameri-
I can Steamship company , with which It
j combines , it haa the monopoly of the freight
I and passenger travel and charges the high
est rates. The railroad between Valparaiso
and Santiago , a llttlo over 100 miles , was
' built by an American , Henry Melggs , who
j constructed also many other roads in Peru ,
j Melggs came flrat to Chill from California.
His partner there had ruined him financially
i and he ran away .to avoid arrest , owing
i tome $10,000 Ho arrived in Peru almost
penniless , but got the contract for this road
by offerlnc to build it for about halt the
amount askeil by some English engineers ,
Ho made money out of it , and from that
time he became ono ot the greatest con
tractors south of the Isthmus. He built
other road * and made fortunes out ol them.
Ho then went to Chili and there contracted
for works which cost tens of millions of
dollars. Ho built the famous Oroya road
up the Andes , back of Lima , which Is the
steepest , and I doubt not the costliest , road
ever built , and when ho died ho was putting
a tunnel into the mountain ot Ccrro do
Pasco to strike and drain the great silver
deposit there. Melggs was undoubtedly an
' nblo man , but whether ho was nn honest
man or not I have not been nblo to de
termine. His friends say ho was , and they
| state that out ot his first earnings In Chill
ho sent back to California the $40,000 for
which ho was Indebted. Others say ho
was tricky , and in this connection I wna
told today of a lottery scheme which it is
asserted ho worked to his profit. Wo were
walking along the Alamcda and admiring
the ercat palaces In which the nabobs of
this city live , when my friend said :
"Do you see that house there on the cor
ner ? "
"Yes , " said I. "It must have cost a for
tune to build ill ? "
"It did , " was the reply. "That house be
longed to Henry Mclgga. He built two mag
nificent palaces in Santiago , and In doing
EO spent , I venture , moro than half a mil
lion dollars. He sold them , however , when
times were hard for more than their cost. "
"How did ho do i ? "
"Ho did It by a lottery scheme In which
there were 700,000 tickets offered for Bale
at a dollar apiece. The only prizes were
that house and tbo other , which Is further
down the street. Well , only COO.COO tickets
| were sold , and when 'the drawing was
made id was found that the numbers of the
I '
prizes were left among the 100,000 unsold
1 blanks. So jou Bee Melggs got his $600,000
and held on to his houses , The people were
mad , but nothing was done. "
FRANK 0. CAUPUNTER.
TIII3 OI.IJ TIMIJHH.
The grand duke of Luxemburg nnd duke
of Nassau , though ho Is 81 je-ars old and
the eldest reigning sovereign in Kurope , has
, been on his throne only about ten years.
j Mrs. Anna H. Norton , who celebrated her
OHIh birthday recently In Cleveland , Is the
I oldest member of the Early Settlers' asso
ciation and has lived in that city about BCV-
| cnty years.
Prince Svlaopolk Mlrsky , who recently died
at St. Petersburg , became a major-general at
the age ot 29 , and bad served In all the wars
In which Russia has been engaged slnco the
i Crimean war.
Level Clark of Denmark , N Y , who Is 02
years old , has seen the soldiers march to
light under the stars and stripes four differ
ent times first in 1812 , then In 1S4C , In 16 < H
and a few weeks ago , when ho went to Syra
cuse to see the bo > 8 off for camp.
I The Rev. Wesley Blakely of Keystone , W
Va. , is 107 years old. Ho baa preached 7,763
sermons , baptized 6,023 ptoplc and roan led
1.817 couples In eighty-five years Ho sayb he
has 1.081 living descendants , embracing five
generations. Ho served In the war of 181J
Ills first vote was for James Monroe In
1S9C ho walked five miles to vote for Mc
Klnley.
| Herman W. Knickerbocker died In Naper-
vllle. 111 , August 15 , at the age of 85 years
Ho was born in Schaghtlcoke , N. Y His
grandfather waa a colonel In the revolution
ary war , and his father was a colonel in the
war of 1812 The homestead In Schagbtlcoko
Is still standing It was constiuUed 2UO jears
ago of brick brought from Holland The
state of New York appropriates $1,000 annu
ally for tbo care ot tbo bouse and Its con
tents.
, By the death of John Knleht , whose cou-
' ncctlon with the Royal Oardena dated from
1S.5 , Queen Victoria baa lost her oldest
servant Ho was appointed foreman at the
I'rogmoro pleasure grounds nearly seventy'
three > ears ago , and for twenty years he was
head gardener to the late duchess of Kent.
In 1SC1 ho was transferred from Trogmorc
to Hampton Court palace , and until 18S1 ,
when ho retired upon a pension , he was
superintendent of the royal private gardens.
I To Make Your Home
Uta "fiarlmA" Slovaa and
FEASTING IN ORIENTAL STYLE
Tremendously Formal Oeremoniea at a
Chinese Banquet ,
THE INVITATION A PRECIOUS DOCUMENT
Three of 11 Kind Ilolltorod , Then I'ol-
lotv the FoHtltltlcH IIollrnuloH
Sert cd In True Celes
tial I'orni.
It is very seldom that an American bns
nn opportunity to relnto her Impressions of
a Chlueso feast , for they are shy of fnvltlnR
the stranger and foreigner to partake of
their hospitality. A woman , however , who
has recently returned from the east , ono
that had friends at court and enjoyed many
unusual privileges , gave the following de
scription of a banquet that \\aa held In her
especial honor
My Invitation to a feast. In the receiv
ing of which I felt myself to bo Greatly
flattered , carao to mo In a most pronounced
form. Such courtesies In China do not blow
In with every post and eo cermo to bo nn
event as with us. This ono was dcll\ered
at my door by a formidable looking pcrson-
ugo who came drawn In a rickshaw. It
was In the form of a roll that when untied
proved to bo ono yard and a half long and
about eighteen Inches in width. The
Chlncso characters were printed In blacken
on vermilion colored paper. As nearly as
the Interpretation can be made it read as
follows. ,
"Tho families of Dong-tlen and Slen-
Chung make their bow and Invite her lady
ship , the refined Miss Klsk , to anvlndlffer-
ently prepared tea , ono that they do not
presume to nanio a feast. It will bo ghcn
to do her honor at their modest abode on
the evening of this Fame day two weeks
later. The families of Dong-tlen and Slcn-
Chung feel it to bo highly presumptuous
to request her lad } ship to come under their
hum bio roof , although it is one that the em
peror bos not despised to adorn. It Is also
a source of deep regret to them that the
poverty of their homo prevents that a moro
suitable tea should be spread before her
ladvshlp , but there will bo thlrtj-slx courses
of the best that the marlot ; affords and no
expense will bo spared In their preparation.
The answer of her ladyship Is awaited with
much Impatience. Kindly accept and wo
shall have boundless Joy. "
Kor ono unacquainted with Chlncso cere
mony to attempt to answer such an Invita
tion would be a reckless undertaking and If
not done properly might result In the with
drawal of the precious document. Iy ) far
the wisest plan Is to call In a professional
in this art , who nt small coat will perform
the service for one in true Oriental Htylc.
Moro of the Same.
A few days before the fenst another com
motion at my door called my attention to
the fact that the same Individual was step
ping from the rickshaw and delivering a
similar looking document to the above. This
proved to be a second Invitation or re
minder of the feast , and read as follows-
"Tho families of Dong-Tien and Slen-
Chung make their bow and beg to remind
her ladyship , the refined Miss risk , that
a tea IB being prepared for her at their
humble abode The celebration will bo on
the evening of thn third day from this at
the hour already Bet The families of Dong-
Tien and Blcn-Chung await with Impatience
the arrival of her ladyship. Kindly bo
prompt , that their pleasure may not bo de
layed "
To tbo lecond Invitation an assurance was
cent that her ladyship awaited with equal
Imoatlcnce the tlmo ODDOlntod to be present
at the longed-for feast. But the Chlncsa
nro cautious and do not rely on the memory
of frail humanity. The risk of their dollca-
cle being upollcd by delay Is not to bo
taken. Therefore , about an hour bcforo the
feast the same individual , in the same
formal manner , left a verbal message nt my
door to the effect that the families of Dong-
Tlcn and Slen-Chung were awaiting the
gracious arrival of her ladyship. Notwith
standing the pressing Btato of their impa
tience , I was assured by all acquainted with
tholr customs that It would bo decidedly
bad form for mo to anncar on the sccno a
second sooner than the appointed time.
My astonishment may pcrhapn bo Im
agined when on arriving I found that the
feasting , as far as I was concerned , was to
bo done by proxy The board of a high
Chinaman Is too sacred to bo polluted by
strangers that nro unfamiliar with their
ways of being polite. A Chinaman whoso
degrco of highness was evident from the
splendor of his embroideries scraped low
before mo and signaled to "her refined lady-
Bhlp" that she was to sit upon a side plat
form , from where she might have the fo-
llclty of observing him occupy with dignity
her seat at the table.
"Her ladjshlp , " having expended con
siderable tlmo and thought in endeavoring
to learn the proper wrinklei of Chlneso
politeness , was slightly piqued at this un
expected arrangement , but as the feast pro
gressed became moro reconciled to her posi
tion.
DollonoloH Sort oil.
At such a formal function the Chinese lalk
very little. It Is , however , the acme of
good breeding to smack the lips loudly and
make as much noise as possible when cat-
ing. This shows appreciation of the cholco
viands the hostess has provided A grievous
breath of etiquette would bo for ono to re
fuse a dish , In which case the hostess wotiM
consider It the proper rebuff to lean for
ward , grip htr chopsticks tightly , and force
the rejcct'ed morsel into the mouth of tha
offender.
The llrst course of an elaborate feast Is ,
when attainable , bird's nest soup. This la
almost as great a delicacy as humming
birds' tongucH. It In not , as Is often sup
posed , the nest of the bird that Is eaten.
The soup is made from a mucllageous secrc-
I tlon that the bird makes on the outside of
I his nest to hold It together , and which Is
'
similar In appearance and taste to gelatine.
These birds are now becoming rare in China ,
and befort ) a high feast boya nro cmploved
days to hunt their whereabouts.
The last course Is the tea making. A
most elaborate performance this ; porcelain
of the finest glaze and decoration la brought
and placed before the hostess. She then ,
In a dainty manner , washes and dries each
lltUo pietp When this IB done to her satis
faction Bho makes an CXCUBO to leave the
room The guests then nrlso in turn and
examine the fineness of the ware , Ha markIngs -
Ings , and especially notice If , by any chance ,
a fleck of dust should have been overlooked.
When a sufficient ! tlmo lias elapsed the lion-
tens returns and the tea-brewing begins.
Tlvo minutes ere required for the maklnf ?
of each cup. Its delicious aroma appeara to
poBBcsi a magical effect on the tongues of
the Chinese , for from being morose lip-
Rinackcrs they Buddcnly become gay and
| hilarious.
I The final ceremony of the feast In to throw
all the food that IB left under the table ,
i which the dogH are let In to devour. China
In this Instance retains the ancient custom
to which the blbto alludes In-
"Tho dogs cat of the crumbs that fall from
the master's table "
It Is stated that the largest blblo In thn
world Is a manuscript Hebrew blblo in the
Vatican weighing 320 pounds.
Lord Coleridge thought Cook's Imperial
Champagne the best he over tasted. Ordctfil
1
fifteen cases to urovu liU aalnian.