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WITNESSED GENUINE
EUU FIGHT
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U. S. S. Iowa, Lisbon. Portu
gal, June 13—The battleship
squadron arrived here from
Guantanamo, via the Atom
Islands, on toe 5th inat. and wsi
welcomed by the Portugese
fleet with the customary bonon
and aalntes. In addition the
King sent his aide on board the
flag ship to extend to the officen
ana men the freedom of the city
of Lisbon. This week has been
agala week here in honor of "A
Bsquadra Americana.’'
Here we had our first pay day
for several months. Instead ol
receiving Uncle Sam’s coin wn
wen paid off in Buglish gold.
This the boys immediately ex*
changed for the legal tender ol
Don Carlos, which they spent
just as easily.
Lisbon is situated on the
right bank of the Tagna and
Uka ancient Rome is built noon
seven hills. It presents a
superb amphitheater studded
with churches, monuments,
statues, and gardens with a
principal frontage facing the
Tagus, ia which the fleet ol
Don Carlos sad the Kearsarge,
Alabama, Iowa, and Maine ol
Uncle Sam’s navy are now lying
at anchor. Seen from tbe bar
or one of tbe neighboring land
slip* the city presents an im<
poking perspective, grand and
grotesque both ou account of its
rtmiriiDie extern inn toe
peculiarity of its situation.
The cuy is the capital of
Portugal, the residence of tbe
King and Queen, the aeay ol
government and of. the parli
ament. That part of tbe city
termed tbe Banna is a large
valley between two of the
famous hills and it is in this
gee ess that the chief movement
of tbe capital is concentrated.
According to the latest official
statistics Lisboa bss 290,903 in
habitants sad €7,623 dwellings.
The port of Lisbon is one of
the best in the world sod forms
a rival to those of Constanti
nople and Naples: with its bat
it U well sheltered from tbe sea.
Tbe history of Lisbon is lost
in tht obscurity of time but it is
quite certain that it existed prim
* to the year 200 B. C. for in thiq
year the Romans made them
selves masters of Lisbon and
ruled it for six centuries. Ths
Romans beautified it in a re
markable degree, erecting for
• tresses, temples, theaters, oathi
and other buildings. Earth
quakes and savage tribes de
stroyed tbe monuments oi
Roman civilisation but they did
not anocecd in extinguishing tbe
marks. All down through tbe
ages earthquakes and conquer
ing armies have laid waste tbe
city and leveled her templet and
monuments with the ground.
Time and again it became the
stronghold- of Arabs sad Turks,
barbarians, infidels, and Christ
isns and they all alike destroyed
the city only to see it rebuilt
more beautiful than ever.
Daring the earthquake of
1735 more than half of ^be city
mb r)«nfrrvt/#H Pnrtw ttiMnann
lives were sacrificed and toon
(has nine thousand famous
buildings were Included iu the
nriua. But In the midst of even
. this'neat calamity aha bravely
buried ber dead, took care ol
the living, sod with a unanimity
of plau aad aa energy wbka
characterised every act of bet
emmhmnt statesmanship, Lisboe
was al 'once rebuilt and tba
beautiful city which we admin
to-day toe* from the rains non
beantifil than ever.
The climate of Lisboa is in
general healthy and temperate,
In the sommer months, bow
ever, the heat is sometimes ex
oetslve aad for this reason the
city does not present Us usual
appearance at this time. Tb<
winters are moderate sod it
December and January there an
days aad dees at a time with
radiant sunshine and moonlight
nights of a calmness and en
ebaatment which inritg u
Having the opportunity o
first liberty 1 went ashore tbi
next morning after our arrival
It being Sunday morning tb<
first thing that attracted oar at
tentSon was the churches, o
which there are two hundred li
Lisbon. Each one of them ten
hundred churches has a histori
of its own. Host of them an
•dterf for their antiquity*snd hit
tor leal import* oc e and surpaa
any In America lor tWi
autaptuoaesesp and artistl
btauty. The city is ftUcd wit!
•guana daefcad with aanimment
■nd statues, none of which are
lacking in historical beauty.
The principal streets are wide
snd clean. The street cars ran
regularly and are never crowded;
not a single person can board a
car which has no seating room.
The streets were lined with
posters announcing excursiont
So the "Esquadra Americana,”
to the "Os Noaaoa Hoepides."
and to the "Bull Fight," the
only true sport of the Portugese.
After seeing as much of the city
aa possible we had an excellent
dinner at the Cafe Sals de Ris
co. In the afternoon we ap
Slied the phrase "when in Rome
o aa Rome does" to time and
place and took a car fdr the
Campo Feqnero to see the bull
fight.
The bull ring is cylindrical in
form with a circular base nod
four great towers at the points
corresponding to the cardinal.
The arena comprising the inside
basin has a radius of 20 meters
and an exterior perimeter of 40
meters. The hoses alalia tail
Stileries are on elevations above
e ring and will seat 20,000
people. The King and Queen
were early at the fight. When
we arrived we found the royal
carriage, drawn*by four white
horses, standing at tbinain en
trance. “
Tickets were selling from 400
to 5,000 rtb, or from 40 cents to
•5. My seat was just opposite
the royal boa and I got a good
look at the royal party. King
D. Carlos wore the ordinary
dress uniform with a white cap.
Hs is a heavily built man, wears
a short beard in real Portugese
style, and looks as if he might
be about 50 yean old. Qoeeu
Amelia sat at the Kiev's right,
in spmlaes white. Shale e very
beantifal woman and is much
taller than the average woman.
She is probably tea yean young
er than the (up
Before the performance began
every seat was occupied sad
may persona were left standing.
The matador entered! the ring
from the aide opposite'the royal
box, approached the King and
m w«a «wtM wi •»*« vmri
man. carrying had ahawls, en
tered. Tha boll was than turned
ia and the fight waa on.
Tha matador canted e'smell
wooden epaar with a at eel fish
hook-like point an inch long;
when stock in the ball's neck
the point would not coma out.
The spaas was beaatJf lly deco
rated with colored paper. Tha
men with tha red ahawls ware
only to attract the animal's at
> teation: whan he rushed at
them they would step aside and
F crow tha fence of the ring. Tbd
i matador would aometimea ap
. pear on horseback and some
t times on foot. Whan ha roc
• cecd in placing one of the daco
F rated apesra or darts In the back
> of th« bull's neck tha crowd
» would go wild with cheers. The
' matador would than endeavor to
r hook tha ball again. Soma
- times there ware as many at
i eight or ten potato in tha han't
r neck when a drove of tame built
> war* tamed into the Hag sod
I all won driven oat together.
> [ The fighting bulls hud the
tips of their horn* eat off, the
remainder being covered with
canvass so they con Id not tear
the matador to pieces. The an
imals were well trained to play
their part in the game; they
knew their part os well os the
men. As an actor steps oat on
the stage so the ball enters the
ring. He immediately makes a
charge at the matador bat seems
to make it a point never to hart
the matador's horse or any one
else in the ring. Of ten balls
turned in at one time all bore
evidence of long training save
one. His horns were bandaged
like the others but be aeemed
new to the basinets. He did
not enjoy the decorations and
red shawls as did the others.
Several times he followed the
fighters over the ring fence and
several of the fighters were car
ried out for surgical aid. Until
this bull was turned into the
ring not a single man was hurt.
During his time more than a
dosen were injured, none seri
ously, however. When he was
decorated spear ia bis neck.
After the ball fight era re
turned to the city .where we
watched the dairymen deliver
the evening milk. Boy*, men,
and women would drive the
cows and goata to the doors and
the customers would witness the
milking. The same is done at
the refreshment stands where
milk is served. 1 spent the eve
sing at the Hotel Continental
where 1 had a good room and
fine supper bet no breakfast aa
I had to return aboard at 7.
While waiting for the boat I
took in the city market which is
situated near the river front and
covers more than two blocks. 1
have never seen an American
market that could compare with
the one in Lisbon. Everything,
that ooa ctmld wish for in the'
way of meats, poultry, fraito and
vegetables can be had cheapes
than in the average American
market.
la returning to our ship the
boat passed close to the navy
yard where the Portugese Beet
is * sncbor. There are four
teen ships la all. The beat is
the cruiser Don Carlos, the flag
ship of the fleet, which will com
pare favorably with oar Olym
pia, hag' ship of Uacle Sam’s
European squadron. ¥ will
write later of nis Royal Majes
ty's visit to the battleship
squadron. Claud* A. Busy.
Par Vlaida* Young Ladies.
In honor of the visiting young
Indies, Miss Mary Hildebrand
and Mias Cornelia Carter of Mor
ganton and Miss Walton of
Washington, who are the guests
of Mrs. W. H. Reddish; Miss
Moena Mosa of Orangeburg, S.
C. , who is the guest of Mrs. D.
D. Lafar; Mias Emma Williams
of Petersburg, Va., who is the
Best of Mrs. W. O. Gattis; sod
» Dome rli»- nt
who Is tbc guest of Mrs. W. J.
Clifford, Mrs. C. I. Gresham
entertained delightfolly Tuesday
afternoon at 6 o’clock with an
at bocac at tbe Palls House. Tbe
gaesta were Meadames P. T.
Heatb, W. P. Marsha!I, L» P.
Wetzel. H. B. Moore. PT R.
Palls; E. H. Tattle. R. M. John
ston, W. J. Clifford. D. R. Lafsr.
R. M. Reid, S. A. Robinson, W.
H. Reddish, W. O. Gottis, J. P.
Colp, L. L. Jenkins. J. H. Se
psrk sod Misses Basasa' Page,
Nell Stayre, Lowry She ford,
Sr-nthis sad Curie Ruddock,
las Emma-Williams, Moesa
Moss, Doafe Cline, Mila Waltou,
Cornelia Carter and-Mary Hilde
brand. Tbe feature of the even
ing was s game of progressive
Trail'-played at tables on the
piazza. The prise, s handsome
jewel box, was won by Mias Nell
Stayre. After the game refresh
ments were served on tbe piazza.
Mrs. Gresham is an ideal hostess
and all present enjoyed tbc oc
casion very mnch.
Subscribe for Trot Gaikttk.
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Cora is selling at $1.25 in Wa
tanga county, say* the Booue
Democrat. The paper adds that
this is something unheard of be*
fore in that section.
BTSrcrUA JE M E PT THAT
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Among all the remedies in J.
H. Kennedy' & Co’s, popnlar
drug store these as* few that
they are willing to sell on a
guarantee to refund the mooey
if they do not core. Mi-o-na, the
fttSODS dy$DCl)$i$ fCOM^T* lifts
made to many cares among their
customers that J. H. Kennedy
& Co. say "It this remedy does
not enm you. bring back the
empty box and we win cbeerfal
ly refund year moony."
* £*Vdr*p*PU'
indigestion, headaches, dizzy
feelmg, or liver troubles, should
take advantage of this chance
to he made well without any
risk of spending their mooey to
no purpose. Mi-o-na will cote;
will regulate the digestion will
enable anyone to eat what ha
wests. If it docs not do all this,
the medicine fill not coat yon a
cent.
J. H. Kennedy ft Co. have
sold a great many boxes of Mi-o
na in the last few weeks sad
isy&r y£a£F.si,
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