The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-03-25

1873. 1878
January ......... $4,000 February........ 81, 100
cigars, which would make total OF about seven
teen and one-half million cigars manufactured
here In 1872 averaging, as near as can get At it
mot from experts, however,, $86 per 1000 in the
New York market, making total of 81, 500. 600 as
the industrial product Of this colony The tobacco
used in this manufacture Is altogether Havana, or
rather Cuban, tobacco and, as the cigars are all
marked BY Cubans, they have almost the same
standing In our northern market as those branded
should have mentioned, in connection with the
Cuban Patriotic Association but 1t will do here,
paly comes, that last year the society forwarded
over fifteen thousand dollars to the Cuban Junta
tions to the cause. From other sources the amount
was swelled to $4,000 / was struck in visit
ing instrr. couple ts Of the larger factories by one
raised chair In about the centre Of the room was
man seated, whose special business It is to read
representative Of .The OKelly,n received with
attend meeting Of the Patriotic Association at the
theatre that night to accept the compliment OF
reception.
Your correspondent attended as you have been
already informed by telegraph and upon his intro
soeecb in 20 ns Inc 70 MAKE
the rights OF man, the independence OF the NEW
YORK HERALD and the "sympathies OF YOUTH"
represented. The enthusiasm was great over 1.-THE
O'Kelly," and every mention OF his name brought
ing the HERALD for the interest 1t had taken in
Cuban affairs and expressive OF the Willingness Of
the Cubans to abide BY the Judgment Of the world
with which they sustain IL when presented in the
columns Of the HERALD by "rne 0'Kelly."
THE SOCIAL SIDE.
have spoken thus far Of the Industrial condition
Of this Cuban colony, and shown favorable ex-
hibit. The same cannot be said of its social con-
dtton. The traditiOnary disregard OF sanitary
laws, Tor which Spain has been SO remarkable in
her history, and which Is exemplifed In every one
cuse, however, than at home The colonyis mostly
huddled together In low frame shanties, good
enough for the climate, but OF no value in the way
Of improvements, built especially for their accom-
mediation, BY property owners mere, without any
view to permanency. The American residents
OF any epidemic entering the port Yellow lever
Is not feared because OF the climatic sympathy
or Whatever other influence prednces Yellow fever
have spoken to leading Cubans here about this
condition OF affairs. telling them that my attention
that, as correspondent OF the HERALD seeking
facts, l could not ignore It.. They deprecate the
worked earnestly for their reformation. It is one
OF the natural results Of disagreement No one
ever heard unless recently Of sanitary bureau in
Spain. How, then, can Cuba be blamed i0r its tgnor
ance or neglect OF hyglentc laws.
THE MORALITY OF THE PEOPLE w.
is, by report, placed on about the same plane as
rlaGe obligation, which Is the secret OF the dete
rioratOn OF all the Spanish American peoples, Is
still practised, in spite of the lesson which, to
people fighting Tor Its liberty, ought to be appar-
ent-of stunted race as its product. 1t is q Gu
mixed with the Indians Of this Continent,
has always produced an inferior race, while
North the same mingling OF races was
not so attended. What more brilliant man IN the
Congress OF the United States than John Randolph
Of Roanoke, who claimed to be q descendant OF
Poe P0canontasS But how few John Randophs DO we
Theirs said Africa commenced at the Pyrenees
With much more truth we might dub this colony
African. While there are some representative Gu
bans among them OF pure origin, some with as red
blood as ever flowed through Castilian VEINS the
majority are drawn nom the lower classes, half
negro or Indian, and simply practise the
VICES OF THE SPANISH EVERYWHERE.
The history Of Spain on this Continent is written
IN blood, and nature, through the deterioration
OF the peoples they gave birth to- Is doing It's best
to wipe out all evidence Of Spanish colonization.
spain to-day Is helping this along by its policy in
Cuba, which, however disguised means extermi- !
nation. The advanced minds OF the old country
see the decadence Of the race there, but, de-
termined to hold Cuba, base their hopes Of its
reconciliation to SPAN upon the wtping out Of
what they consider an inferior race and its new |
colonization. They have much to learn, however,
upon the score OF morality themselves before
either one way or the other is &C.
cOmplished. IL has been minated to me that |
the CUBAN rebellion, not through any sympathy
with the cause but simply for speculative purposes.
we Will know better about these things |
when O'Kelly comes out.
There are other points OF interest here not Gu
ban which propose TO treat, but my attention has,
Cuban business that have not yet su6ciently d.
Vested them TO iuStifv