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THE LABORER GIVES WEEKLY DOLL
TO THE BEGGARS. ..... ..
Funerals at the Colon—The Jewellers .\ 11-
All Pawnbrokers and Nun» ’i (In S“! 1'1}!-
nlous—Nn One Learns to Speak
English Language.
Almost every jeweiry'stcre in Ila-:-
ana is a pawn shop. The traiilc is done:
openly, and there are no side doors to
dart in and out, and the loan is asked.
and made in the most matter-of—i‘aci
way. These jewelers, when doing a
pawnbroking business, like to deal with
Americans, or for that matter, any
foreigners. What they lend on the
personal effects they expect to multi-
ply at least five times, realizing, as is
frequently the case, that the chances
of the visitor ever returning to Havana
or being able to redeem his pledge
through a resident friend are very re-
mote. In fact, so cock sure are some
of the jewelers that the property left
in trust will never again be claimed by
its rightful owner, that ‘there are in—
stances on record where the very
same goods have been exposed for sale
in the shop window the day following
their arrival. What they do when an
owner suddenly reappears on the scene
to claim the property that has been un—
lawfully sold can be imagined. Since
this war broke out many wealthy Cu-
ban families have been compelled to
sell their jewels, and in this way the
pseudo pawnshops have been enriched.
The custom of burying the dead is
perhaps one of the most striking fea—
tures of the city.
out to the Cemeterio de Colon, where
the Maine victims are interred, a vis-
itor counted 112 coffins enter the main
gate inside three hours' time. Thirty
of these were carried there in dead
wagons of the Alfonso XIII. and San
Ambrosio hospitals, and among them
were ten cases of smallpox, the aver-
age deaths from the last-named dis-
ease during the last few weeks being
303. The records kept by the United
States sanitary inspectors stationed
here show that the average fieath rate
tiu- ,
Last Sunday, while _
is 61-2 per cent., or equal to that of ;
the whole State of New York. Havana
has a population of a quarter of 3. mil—
lion. This statement is merely made to
de Colon really is.
There are two degrees of funerals,
usually, the very poor or the most gor-
geous; Spaniard or Cuban must be
in very straitened circumstances in-
deed when he has to dispense with the
services of a. hearse, and many did last
Sunday. The cemetery is on a hill, a
really fine site, and, so far as its elab-
orate and expensive ornaments are
concerned, approaches the magnifi-
cence of either Greenwood or W'ood-
lawn. The hill is steep, and was quite
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hea 138 or even a carriage.
'lhe majority of the coffins were
white, and contained the bodies of chil-
'<.2c:1, and in most cases these cofiins
1'. we slung with an ordinaryclothesline
with four dangling ends, which were
held by the relatives, who walked far
3. art that the coffin at the other end
of the taut rope might not bang against
the ground more than was necessary.
Many of the mourners were in their
shirt sleeves and hatless, having
walked from the city, several miles
discant, in that rig; but all smoked long
cigars, for this is the city where even
the women smoke cigars as long as a
man’s middle finger in the street. The
beggars beg every day in the week
along the streets of Havana, but Satur-
day is the legal holiday. That is to say
while the police make no attempt
whatever to interfere with the mendi-
cants on other days, they encourage
the practice on Saturday by contrib-
uting their own. mite. It is the most
common thing in the world to find a
business man absolutely refuse to give
aims during the first six days of the
' week, but on the last day nearly every
solicitor of charity who may visit his
store receives something or other. It
is a strange custom, and one that re-
fleets great credit on those people of
‘the island who are able to give and
The laboring man, who works
W110 do.
- twice as hard as his fellow creature up
north, goes to and comes from his
work every day during the Week with
the exception of Saturday, without
being disturbed by or paying any at--
tention to the beggars. But on this
one day an observer would lack the
sentiment of a. Newfoundland pup
were he to fail to appreciate the deli-
cate touch of goodheartedness that is
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fact considering the locality and slow-
nes of the remainder of the population
who, because of the climate, believe in
taking their time in everything. The
laborers, however, begin work at sun-
rise, work until 9 o’clock, when coffee
and fruit are served, They continue
until 11 o‘clock, when they breakfast.
The meal consumes an hour, and upon
returning again the men work until
sunset, about thirten or fourteen hours
in all. The laborers have a club here
called the Centro Dependiente, which
has a. membership of 15,000. The men
pay monthly dues of, $1.50 and support
a hospital for the exclusive use of their
members. The best mechanics get
only $2.50 a. day, and are taxed .for
everything, living or dead. The tax
sometimes amounts to 50 ccntavos a
day. The merchants of the city never
dream of doing busines after the offices
or stores close. They go to their clubs
or cafes, but seldom talk business.
The hackmen are about the best paid.
All own their own carriages, and as
there are no side doors or back exits
for imposters to run away they never
lose a. fare. The customary fare is
20 cents for two persons for any drive
within the city limits and ten cents
extra for every additional call.
Weather signals are unknown in Ha-
vana. It frequently rains when the
sky is perfectly clear and the sun
displayed in the workingman, with his ‘
small store surrounded by half a doz-
en or even a greater number of ragged
children, to each of whom he gives at
least a. couple of centavos.
Just as impressive is the perform- ;
ance of the carriage driver who brings
his horse to a. standstill, jumps down 3
from his box and runs across the Dave-
ment to the curbstone to shove a. few
pennies into some unfortunate palm.
Even the driver of a. hearse, gorgeous-
ly equipped, has been seen to stop in
the middle of a. funeral procession and
show what a busy place the Cemeterio 3 tw1rl 3' copper at a. beggar S feet. Ch’l"
dren are forbidden by their parents to
talk English except where there be
some financial prospect in sight, and
they obey the mandate to the very let-
ter. German is frequently heard on
the street, in the theatres and about
the ,-hotels, and French, which is
thought by many to be a. twin tongue
to Spanish, but which isn't, is com-
monly gossiped everywhere. The
same may be said of Italian. But an
English-speaking person might talk
himself deaf,dumb and blind and re-
ceive the threadbare reply of “no com-
brightiy shining, but the latter dries
up the streets in a. few minutes once
‘the rain ceases. Spaniards and Cubans
when they met friends do not shake
hands. Instead, they embrace each
other and clap each other on the back.
THE PALM ETTO WAS SAVED.
The Honorable Action of an Ohio Soldier
at the Capture of Columbia, S. C.
Judge Thomas J. Mackey, formerly
of South-Carolina, gives an incident of
Sherman’s march to the sea which is
not recorded in the war histories.
“South Carolina was the first State in
the Union to send a. regiment to the
front to participate in the war with
Mexico,” said the Judge to a coterie of
friends at the Metropolitan Hotel. “The
people of a. grateful State caused to be
lumbia a monument to the memory of
the brave boys of the lst South Caro-
lina Regiment who lost their lives in
that conflict.
“This monument is made of pounded
brass, and represents a palmetto tree.
IVhen Sherman’s army entered Colum-
bia and his soldiers were destroying
everything that came in their way, sev-
ral companies made a dash for the
shaft. With the butts of their muskets
they began the work of demolition.
They had not proceeded far when a
man on horseback rushed up to them
and commanded them to desist.
“ ‘Not another stroke!’ he cried.
“Several of the soldiers paid no at-
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l by and Scattered the town hall
,different localities picked up sections
_Jinkins found yer left leg, Mart Wil-
erected in front of the Capitol in Co—‘
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ddi‘ 3‘ 5'31. them:
iad \uighed hi
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one who thus at
[183' also saw that hel
nords carefully,a nd
of them. I
"' ‘Soldiers,’ said he, ‘the boys who
sleep beneath that palmetto loved their
country as much as you. or I. They
fought as valiantly.’
“And the palmetto still stands in the
old town of Columbia. The man who
caused it to be preserved was Colonel
Paine, of the 124th Ohio Regiment, and
the people of South Carolina. owe him
a debt of gratitude they can never re-
pay."-Chicago Inter-Ocean.
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GRUDGE AGAENST A PORTRAIT. -‘
Cyclone Comes Along and Scatter-s It All
Over Town.
A Georgia farmer so pleased a. patent
medicine firm with a certificate he had
given as to the merits of the particu-
lar nostrum that they offered to have
his picture painted with the certificate
on the town hall. The farmer was
tickled with the idea, and regularly sat
to the artist until the latter had trans-
ferred his rugged lincaments to the
weather boarding of the most promiL
nent building in the town. The pic-
ture was full length. '
Shortly afterward a cyclone strolled
to the
four corners of the country.) Pe‘ple in
of the farmer’s portrait which had been
blown their way and one man, knowing
how the farmer deplored the disaster,-
wrote him as follows: “I’m sorry the
cyclone blowed yer pictur’ so far, but:
I’ \e get some good news fer you: Bill
kins is got a. hunk 0’ yer back, Dan
Jones found yer right arm, an’ I un-
derstan’ that Sister Molly Brown is got
t'other arm, likewise yer right leg. All‘
the pieces I seen fit tergether good.l
What I wants ter know now is, howf
much will you give fer yer head?"
’ He Couldn’t Be Bought.
A bright little Senate page sat at
one of the entrances the other day
when a lady approached _him with a.
visiting card in her hand and asked to
have it handed to Senator Blank. The
boy replied that all the cards must be
taken to the east lobby. The woman
was inclined to be angry, and went
away muttering. Then a thought
struck her, and, taking out her pocket-
book, she found a. quarter, and, with
it in her hand, she went back to the
boy. “Here, my lad,” she said, in a
coaxing tone, “here is a quarter to take
in my card.” “Madam,” said the
boy, Without a moment’s hesitation,
“I am paid a. larger salary than that
to keep cards out.”
The Difference.
Hogan (watching the golfersl—“Oi
don't see any difference becune thot
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SENATOR MO-NEY ONCUBA.
Independence Alone. He Says, Will End'
the Island’s Misery.
’Washington, March Lia—Senator
Money' of Mississippi at the conclusion
of the reading of the Maine report in
the Senate yesterday spoke on the Cu-
ban question. He said t|hat he was
committed to the proposition “to feed.
the starving and to clothe the naked,
and to nurse the sick of that afflicted
island."
As to. the policy 'of extermination-
which was ascribed to Captain-General
VVeyier, he (Mr. Money) declared that
We-yl-er’s was not the brain that con-
ceived it, but only the hand that exe—
outed it. He had been a mere instru-
ment in the hands of another, and that
other was Canovas. There was not
another instance in history, :he declar-
ed, where a great Government. had de-
liberately planned the starvation and
death of innocent, loyal and unoffend-
lng subjects,with nothing against them
except that they possessed the land
which the Spaniards. coveted. No
measure of relief had been given to
these poor people except through the
generosity of private citizens of the
United States.
It would require appropriations to
be made by Congress to give sufficient
supplies; an-d he believed that the
President would suggest it.
“But are we,” said Mr. Money, “to-
apply the ointment to the Wound when
the'knife is needed? Are we to con-
-tinue to relieve the hungry and sick
without first removing the cause,which
operates to produce the effects? That
would not be wisdom. It is due to us
that we say to the power that inflicts
this misery, ‘You must stop, or the
strong arm of the American Govern-
ment, with all the power of 74,000,000
people, will be used to cause a. cessa-
tion of these dreadful calamities.’ ”
In the further course of his remarks
Mr. Money declared that independence,
and independence alone, was the goal
of the struggles of the Cuban patriots,
and that with nothing else would they
be satisfied or would lay down their.
arms.
SPAIN OWES US REPARATION.
Leading British Journals Warn the Mad-
rid Government to Go Slow.
London, March 29,—The St. James'
Gazette; commenting on the report of
the United States Naval Court of In-
quiry into the loss of the battleship
Maine, says.
“There can be no doubt Spain owes
reparation to the Ame1lcan Govern-
ment, to say nothing of the most hum-
bled apologies and the most extreme
considerations for the feelings of the
nation which has lost a fine cruiser, ly-
ing in peace in a presumably friendly
hlarbor. The outlook is as threatening
as it could be; but Spain is in the
wrong, and it is for Spain to walk war-
ily."
The Westminster Gazette remarks:
“The resources of diplomacy ought not
yet to be exhausted. We trust Presi-
dent McKinley will malntain his unex—
ceptionable attitude, and not allow
himself to *be jingoed into war.”
Jess.
explosion is meagre, unconvincing and
not borne out by previous experiences
of the effects caused by mines explod-
mg.” .
In conclusion, the Globe says:
“Whichever way we look at the mat-
ter, it is hard to agree with the verdict
of the Court of Inquiry.”
The McCoy-Bonner Fight 011'.
New Orleans La. March 29. —'I‘he Mc-
Coy— Bonner fight did not take place
last night.
McCoy found it convenient to place
himself out ofharm’s way. As soon
as Attorney-General Cunningham
learned that an effort would be made
to pull off the fight
court’s injunction he made a request
for troops to Governor Foster, and the
Sixth Battalion Louisiana State Na-
tional Guards, was placed at his dis-
posal. When this move was learned
by the club managers a. large placard.
was placed on the club building de-
claring the fight off. .
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Murdors a Whole Family.
Paris, March 29.—A terrible tragedy
is reported from Bernay in the Depart-
ment of the Eure. :L robber named
Cailliard murdered at family of six per-
sons there Sunday evening. From a.
window of the 'house inhabited by the
family he shot and killed with a. gun
the husband, the wife and two of their
children who were playing at a table.
Cailli‘ard the neutered the house and
cut the throat of a little girl who was
in another room. Finally he blew out
the brains of a. paralytic bed-ridden
woman, 71 years old. The murderer
was arrested and confessed these and
several other crimes. fii
Charged with Cheating the Bank.
Philadelphia, March 29.—Rich'ard F.
Loper, vice-president and general mane.
ager of the Guarantors’ Finance Com—
pany was placed under arrest yester-
day afternoon, charged with conspir—
acy to cheat and defraud the People's.
Bank. When the bank closed its doors.
on March 25, it was indebted to the
Guarantors’ Finance‘Company to the
extent of about $600,000, having given
securities which Were actually worth—
Cashier John S. Hopkins of the
People‘s Bank committed suicide when
he learned that application had been
made for a receiver for the Guarantora‘
Company.
Spain Buys a. Steel Yacht.
London, March 29.—A London brok-
er who had an option on H. L. B. Mc-
Calmont’s steel yacht Giralda, says
that she was sold yesterday to Spain
for about $300,000. She is now at Bar-
celona. Last week she was offered to
the United: States Government, but
was declined. She was built under
the supervision of the British Admiral-
ty and fitted for eight guns. She now
carries two Maxims and two Hotchkiss
guns and can cross the ocean at a
speed of twenty-two knots.
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Fanny Davenport Better.
Chicago, March 29.—The condition of
Fanny Davenport. took a decided
change for the better yesterday. The
dusty the day mentioned and the tem- , . . .
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perature was about 78 in the shade. Al- ; DIE: 0] :1 re r. (I); 15 1.01.1 It: , tentmn _- . an “ 01'11“ ‘Dacy—-Yez don t' eh? The Globe things the report “gives talented actress is still in a very pre-
together about sixty bodies Were car- I ‘ e _a Ole“ 1n avana .1ea y (.70 The nQXt man ,“ {1,0 daies to assault W0“- ycz would wlun pay day k‘m Spain ground for maintaining that it carious condition. She Is kept almost
ried up the hill to the big gates with- mo1e 11 ork in one day than ls done in that Shaft I W111 klu' he thundered. around. begorrah!”~—Puck. shows bias,” adding: constantly under the influence of opi-
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