New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-10-07
The accompanying memorandum to Mr.. Pearson reat


The Ward line to Havana have made distinct propos
son to Mr.. Villas that II he Will sbandon his fishing.
smack express and nrust his mails to their steamships
they will carry them for $500 trip and for $50 adi.
tonal to the Cuban sOuhsde ports OF Santiago and Cen
fuegOs. Considering that the little Government OK
Nassau pays them $1,000 t-ip for their service they
regard their offer extremely reasonable By far tho
greater part of the Cuban mail goes down the
Ward and Alexandra steamers Under the provisions Ok
Dngley bill they permitted to carry letters which
have gone through tue post Office II they are sent Ia
a regular stamped envelope and Cancelled with the date
of departure Though this privilege IL given them it ID
considered inc )nssteat w the postal treaty OF Paris
Information Ia. bosn received Havana that tho
postmaster there acting at the request Of Mr. Villas,
every such letter its proper postage and double tho
Iostagc in addition The steamship companies and the
mercantile public at loss 70 understan nd why Mr..
Villas besides persecutng them himself should seek ia
other countries to add TO their burdens 1t Is also
represented to them that Mr. Villas has sought TO per-
suadc the Havana authorities TO discontinue 70 American
steam ships the port privileges they have enjoyed mail
carriers such half tonnage dues the privilege OF going
into port at any time and % dschargng aud LOADING be-
fUre entrance in the Custom House. Tue III. Gov
ornmcnt declined rescnd these rights however, ON the
ground that the Cuban mails are sent back TO this country
In the Ward and Alexandra vessels. When Mr. Was
sought to have the Havana postmaster send bis mails
back MS fishing slacks, that officer addressed ettea
to COmmadant OF tue Navy. asking II In his opinion
such method Of transporting the mails was safe or In
harmony with tho provisions OF the postal treaty ina
comm adant replied that IL not aud directed tLat
the Cuban mails sho aid be sent back by tue steaners
said in Havana that the colonial government VIII
ask Spain address letter TO Washington complaining
OF the fishing smack business. o
A lttlo cOasting steamer is being bnit by Cramp
sons, OF Philadelphia, for Tampa company Tor trae
between that town, Key West aud Havana. People
from Havana that this experiment mas frequently
becn CG without before the reason being tAat
there enough passage or ralc 20 sustain H. Mr.
Villas poets 1t instead Of the fishing smaeks as
sOOl it Is finished. - -,
route letter waI sent from Vera Cruz on the Acxandro
scamcr CITY OF PLeba September Is copy was also
sent On thc same day Dy the overland tran. Inc
original reached its destination september 80 ana lts
on. its way hlcR tnrtc days LeIorc tus
cory 1t got here Monday morning.
Tho Havana BOict C0Bserclat or rtelnDer ~ cOn-
fvina ts statement: BY tho American fishing sloop
received our flies OF correspondence from la
latest date In which Is TIE 1914 instant, or tue same uato
as those We had already received by the steam ship Glen.
fsgos which arrived last Ihlcsday' Iie same laEei
the Alaska had occupied two whOe days gong trom hey
West TO Havana, dlsaLce OF eixty miles. rhe pre-
Eumr ths fact that hsiug was not good ina
first night OUT and the Uled states malls tarrled ua
tho Alaskas had caught sufficient quantity of hsn
Kep1rts fruu othec West Indian and South American
ports SHOW siinai ~ bad and frequently worse ar.
angmcnt The Red ID ue or steamships used 10 carry
tue malls La Gudyra, Puerto CabrliO, Cnracoa anO
aracIlo The export and import trate with tue coun-
m yh'ch those the potts ot entry amounts 70
upglcc: as that Which Mr.. viias treats them with VIII
utterly dcnOraze this trade. Merchants are aready
seriously alarmed. The Red ID steamers usti 10 sax
every ten twelve DAYS The last steamship that carried
tho mats the Caracas, which lett New YORK Jny
and returned August 81. Since the three Oher lrlpS
have c but TO the time oI the la>t fcuh ar
rival September % mails had been received ~ aS
except such the Red vessels Ratul-
tDusy carried Postmaster General Villas -chc lio lOr
OctoIsr does not that any such places as tness
ar