Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-04-21
BRIGANDS OF CUBA.
BOLD BANDITS THAT iNFEST THE
QUEEN OF THE ANTILLES.

QUEEN OF THE ANTILLES.
A Strange State of Things within . Days
Journey of the United states-Haif wild
Peasants and Town Rouehs Taking to
Brigsndage.
Tales of brigandage in Cuba during the
past few years have reached New York
from time To time, but the true situation
is not know Il save to those who live on the
island itse.f, and it has become so familiar
to these as to have little novelty. 1t Is
largely the result of the present almost
bankrupt condition of the once proud and
wealthy Queen Of the Antilles. Poverty
is now almost universal save among the
planters and merchants in the cities, and,
unable to obtain livelihood save by the
precarious and scarcely remunerative &C.
cupations of cock fighting aid lottery
ticket selling, which appear to the tourist
to be the main occupations Of the Cubans,
many of the half wild peasants Of the in
terror and roughs of the towns have taken
to brigandage. They are most numerous
in the central part OF the island, between
Matanzas on the north and Cienfuegos on
the south. making their lairs in the woods
and hills OF the center of the island and
operating on the roads every place where
there is any chance OF wealthy persons
passing.
The eastern end of the island has been
singularly free from bandits, and travel
through its still virgin forests and lofty
W, volcanic lnouii'atns Snn',is ,s ~ Si'I, nI
Inc uuaiua SNne, I lsn
soi"ieiy 70 '"eu, A"As -.
sions .ioni ..al u o .i. 49,
aeains' tne oau''e, ou' iuio sne'e
,aius na'e n,'ie ieu'- ~ my non
nih.eu ~ ,ha' '.I tneIe - an u" u''u. tn..a rs
tween .ne - soiulels an" '"e
Sp'n'sn so'e.n .n. .. n't o,..t,
manu- N', iii ieS pa y. ~ .N:
w"seS, ,,i CIV q. ,asI, ".
snas .n .,e s" 10, - ~ -; ~ -, -,
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paiu y! SUM e..,.i. ".! P'" Ne. ~.
tease ~ iioIn w ma '"e
"u"'u'' .i'ne "ie "i" "ia''"''
DREADED BANDIT CHIEF.
"Matagas, said our informant, lis
now the bandit chief most feared He Is
a mulatto and rules his followers aoso-
lutely. lie changes MS location con-
stantly and has been rather quiet OF late,
but we may hear OF him at any time. He
has placed price OF Soo,oo0 on the per
sons OF the Messrs. Stewart, who own the
we'll known sugar plantation, La Caro-
lima, near tins city, and these gentlemen
have been Obliged TO use much caution in
going to ana from their plantation on
their visits to the city,"
Tell US about Senor Casanova, we
asked.
wen, Senor casanova was drivlng
through the back country one afternoon
IN voiante, over rough ana lonely
road, when the bandits suddenly appeared
from the chapparal. They surrounded
the yolante so quickly that he could do
nothing but surrender at once: They
ordered him to mount mule, and at his
protestations that he was suffering from
a bladder complaint ana that II would
XIII hlm 10 riae they only laughea. Ihey
eaiiieu i n,iii % oh " n'eie "ue ~ 'ne mioun
an,,a ~ 60, ,ha oom,ala;,. 80 Oa
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20 ooa Cor bic ra,sn,n n;,b;r -
T,';s h,s sr;anas raisad ga 90, h.,
trrs,ad v,aSssnaar 70 a ,iaoa acreaS -
60 ca.onore ,,as nrad,,o,,i tho -, pnr
- - - 81. 80, - ,.a'.s.;,.ss {,
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baS s,raI,ouad b;,, Casanor. 80 tho,
ha 80 ,,o, .roa,aJ hall, d., H., shnr.
na,,,,,j,r hu, in,a,;ns b;s S,ats 81 r,i,,5
ans srsn.nsa dnr;,,Ir th. daTs Sa w.
an,,,;,,aT,
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;spandt,, '"e
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CO.. -, ~ 80 pPi'~.
49, -
AD ,hhN ~ a ne
ohe piaee, however, mas rla iosen OF
.he pest, ana IN this way 1ou know IL
Is yer! rarei! ,nat 1uoan becomes an
onhcer IN 'ne spanish army. Inc position
Is not CONSIDERED worthy OF ambition by