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dvalling in some degree that of Rio; and Glen
fuegos is the commercial centre Of the best
equipped sugar plantations in the island. Ameri-
can visitors are spared all the inconvenience of
want of familiarity with the Spanish language.
At the hotels in Cienfuegos interpreters are at
hand to order their meals and carriages, to con-
duct them TO the sugar plantations and 10 minister
TO their wants most intelligently. When they are
ready to 60. runners from the Havana hotels take
charge Of their baggage and convey them either
by railway or steamer. The water route to Bata-
bano is the better one. owing to the frequent
changes of cars which must he made on the rail
way through the interior. Once in Havana the
visitor finds q swarm Of fellOw-Americans, among
whom he is certain TO meet with acquaintances 70
his taste. The principal hotel employs three in
terpreters TO make plain the crookedness OF Cuban
currency, to defend travellers against the eX-
~tortions of backmen, and TO plan excursions 10
Matanzas, the caves of Bellamar, the sugar planta-
ton of Toledo, the tobacco estates of Western
Cuba, palmetto groves and pineapple farms and
other points of interest. There are at least two
hotels In Havana where excellent breakfasts and
dinners are served and there are English walters
in attendance for those who need them. The
sanitary conditions of the hotels are not good, and
great care is TO be taken in the choice of rooms.
This would be a very serious drawback if the
winter months were not healthful in Cuba. The
climate in January is perfect. Ii is warm with
out being either hot or sultry. and the evenings
are so cool as To make a light overcoat necessary.
II the hotel charges are high. hack-farc is low;
and American gold or currency commands so great
q premium that the traveller is encouraged 10
think himself rich until the desire TO clear his
pockets OF the foulest and most ragged paper
money ever printed seizes possession of him, as it
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business warranted II, the firm would bring over It's
entire plant, in which case 1t would employ 800
hands. The machinery that Is already here IL APP
praised al about $4,000 home value. which. with n
duty of 45 per cent, would mako tho American value
about $4,000. The Contract Labor Law prohibits
he importation Of workingmen under contract. anl
the success Of this company would naturally mean
employment Of American skilled labor, ana an IN
crease ~ general business at tlarks Mills.
\ representative Of a German plush eNtahlsh.
mcut. which carried on business FOR MANY wears NJ
Crcicld. Germany. called on Mr. Blglln Yesterday and
Informed him hat the concern had transferred It's plant
10 Bethlehem, Penn, aud was havIns succ heI
crruce has already been made T. the esta' lishmcut
Of tho sir Titus salts Plush Manufacturing Com
pany. at Bridgeport. where f. recently settled aier
having been driven out Of business IN England.
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TO BrosGAyIzE THE Trust COMPANY.

Efforts b reorganIzc the American Loan and Trust
Company were continued Yesterday, and one OF the
largest stockholders said that the work 10 accomplish
this result was progressing sntis ~factorlly. A meeting Of
stockholders and director was held, and there Will be
another one to-day, and II Is hoped that a PLAZA Of re-
organization will be agreed on by Friday, 70 which day
Judge Iugaham Yesterday postponed the hearing for
the appointment Of a receiver for The c%onp2ay.
II Is believed that James A. Blair VIII accept the
presidency OF the company II II IS reOrgani1ui In ac
cordance with his ideas. IL Is also thought that the
capital will be reduced one half. and that II viii be
necessary ID obtain the consent Of t~WpthIrds Of the
stockholders Of the company 20 carry ont the new plan.
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fcrtilizing. moreover, while increasing the pro-
ductivcncss Of the land, Injuries the quality OF the
leaf.
No visitor ought 10 neglect TO visit at least one
of the many large cigar factories OF the city. l
found at the Corona works a force oil oVu uc''
women and children employed IN the various pro-
essrs Of grouping wrappers a~ccoIlln@ - Color,
making CHARS by hand. putting paper labels Oh
them. sorting cigars and manufacturing Cigarette
This force il increased - 1000 in busy times. IAI'
factory produces many millions ~ cigars IN me
course OF a wear. arI about 1000 ,oUO cigarettes
every forty-cI.ht hours. The expense Of cigarette
making is greatly reduced by ingenious machinery
for fllag and packing the paYcr-holGern with 20
b1cro. closing them ~ both ends and hnallY empty
ing the trayS in which the shells were paced pc-
fore The delicate mechanism was brought to bear
upon them. This machinery enables SIX men To 90
the work Of 800. and turns ont G0o,pVO cigarettes
a day. Apparently there Is solac apprehension te''
lost this intricate mechanism may he reproduced III
GataiI in tho United States. for the inventor. whose
rights are controlled ny the Corona. Will not allow
any visitor with n Kodak or a icrreta to enter the
room. Wonderful as the improvement III nldchlh
cry for tohacco-wOrking has been. u has not
cu,,ancipatcd children from this unhealthy and Ia
bor,ouS employment. In one Of the departments /
sa,y groups Of sallow-facnd children under zen
years making cheroots ara Leaf cigarettes. onc
was a LITTLE thing with a pale. "lIenci lace. 'end-
irr over the table with strained cte' ana WORKING
nrrvo.sly with Der tiny fingers as rapidly a. Tie
TWO strong women between whom she was sii'n$
rarely have ! srrn = more pathetic nsur' th2n tHis
child 50 prcoccupicd with her work that size could
not spcnd time TO look at the visitors pauslng be-
fore her with plying eyes. ! asked her age
She was barely SIX years Oh, ana coi.d make
5000 of thcsc cLcrOots n daN -aIinlSt IS many as
her mother. American visitors VIII DO well -
avoid that corner Of the Corona. 't;ars may
never have the same flavor FOR them again II they
see n child OF six bending and strslning over a
workable in order 10 make them for the pleasure
Of the grand cabalieros of the gay world
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is reputed to have attended the first mass ever
celebrated in Havana-one of the most bare.
faced fictions ever repeated by priest or layman.
BEFORE going more than three blocks he will be
in the centre Of one of the most interesting trad
Ing quarters of Havana. In Compostela and ad-
Joining streets he will be among the pawnshops,
where the best BARGAINS in the West Indies are 70
be made. These shops are stocked with old fur
niturc, plate. china, lewclry, clocks, watches,
firearms, fans, laces, medals, and ornaments, with
everything Of value on which bankrupt or spend
thrift planters, soldiers anc gamblers have been
able to borrow money. Three months only are
allowed for the redemption Of the goods. Long
ago the time expired, and now everything is at
the disposal of the Yankee purchaser eager 10 OBJ
tain curios or anything that is very old and at
the SAINT time very cheap.
There Is no more unerring sign of the exhaustion
OF Cuban resources than the revelations Of these
pawnshops, which monopolize the trade Of foreign
visitors. In these shops are to be found heir
looms thai were handed down from one genera.
ton TO another; medals OF honor for bravery in
the field: engagement iings necklaces, diamonds,
antique lace that HIS been worn by heiresscs, ana
costly fans, behind whici have shone the dark
eyes Of the bellies OF Havana. furniture OF the
colonial period, of which tie New-England stock
was long ago exhausteI by the demands Of curl
osity-hunters, and silver and china of antiquatel
patterns, which would be marked up 10 the high
est figures in fashionable New.Yorh stores The
pressure of hard times caused by the losses OF
the patriotic war and by the stupcndoue folly
and supreme selhshness Of Spanish economic law
have brought all this wealth of brio a-brac into
the cheapest OF cheap markets. The pawnbrokcr
names his price, and IL is q low one but if he
be offered one-half or one-third as much. he will
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-25
THE COURTS.
THE CITY WINS TWO SUITS.
IMPORTANT DECISIONS WHICH WILL HAVE FAR
REACHING RESULTS.

IMPORTANT DECISIONS WHICH WILL HAVE FAN
REACHING RESULTS
Corporation Counsel Clark received the news from
Albany Yesterday that decisions had been given by the
Court O. Appeals In favor OF the city in two Important
cases which he has been conducting. In one case,
Trlpler against the Mayor, the plaintiff paid an as
sessEent iOr the Boulevard sewers alter 1t had been
adjudged to be Illegal, for the purpose of clearing the
title 70 his land from the apparent lien, In order 10
facilitate "A sale. lie then brought an action 10 re-
cover back the money so paid. The Court OF Appears
holds that for money paid for an assessment uhdci
such circumstances there can be no recovery. a sec
ond case was Redmond against tile Mayor, IN which
an assessment for street paving was paid by tho
plaintiff. and on the day following an action was
brought to recover back the money. The plaintih
was defeated upon the ground that the payment was
voluntary.
These decisions will result In the defeat Of actions
against the city involving several hundreds of thou
sands Of dollars. The court also decided in the &C
lion Of the American Rapid Telegraph Company against
the Board Of Electrical Control that the subway acts
are constitutional, and upheld the action Of the nlu-
niclpll authorities in removing poles ana WHY'S AOm
Lc streets.
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ARGUING AGAINST HIS INDICTMENT.

Charles J. Pershall. who has been president Of the
New Jersey Kennel Club and an oiiceholder In the
American Kennel Club, is under Indictment on a charge
Of criminal libel In publishing a statement attacking
A. p. Y redenbursh. the secretary and treasurer of tho
American Kennel Club. Mr.. Pershall is a lawyer and
he argued yesterday before Judge Cowing a demurrer
to the indictment. lie said that he had endeavored In
vain To secure n trial. He had only criticised tho
action Of the clerk Of the financial board Of the club.
manner In which the club was conducted. lie thought
the accusation was insufficient. Deputy Assistant
District-Attorney Macdona argued that the publication
was lbellous. Judge Cowing reserved his decision.
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TO PROVIDE WORK FOR POOR MEN.

The Rev. DR.. Stone, of Asbury Church, Washington
Square, has established a wood aud coal yard TO
enable men in distress 10 earn enough for q bed and
something TO eat. AS many rs fifty men have ap-
piled in ono day for work. If friends of this enter
prise would remember II when ordering kindlng wood
ID would enable the managers 10 keep from fifteen TO
twenty men from tramping the streets at night.
Orders may be sent to No. ol Washington square. or
to No. IS Minettast. The organization Is prepared 10
send men into the country for farm work who have
been tested in the wood yard.
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DECISION AGAINST A RELIEF SOCIETY.

Justice Patterson, I'm the Supreme Court. yesterday,
handed down an opinion adverse TO the North American
Relief Society in It's effort to secure the sum OF $4,000
bcqucathcd by Samson Simson d" TO a benevolent organ
i2ation devoted to the amelioration Of the condition Of
the Jews In Jerusalem" Mr.. SmsOn was the president
of the society named. and the officers Of that society
declare that he intended to bequeath the money to
their society when he made his will. This was the
second trial OF the case. On the former trial the society
was successful. but the Court OF Appeals reversed the
Judgment and ordered q new trial. The court decides
that the money was bequeathcd TO a benevolent"
society, and that the North American Relief Society II 4
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cannot 20 10 Il N~ mVacy
DAMAGES FOR TIE Loss oE A CARGO

DAMAGES o THE Loss OF A CARGO.
Leinkauf & Strauss recovered a verdict for 80.
14O 80 against Lombard, Ayres d Company, from a
Jury, before Judge McAdam. in the superior Court.
Yesterday, for the loss Of a cargo on the steamer
Vindette, In the summer Of 1887. The vessel sailed
from this port and foundeTed in a gale on the Gulf
OF Mexico. The plaintiffs alleged that the vessel was
unseaworthy when she sailed, that Lombard. Ayers
d Company, the owners of the vessel. had Insured tho
cargo, and that the freight charges included the coss
Of Insurance. They declared also that the loss Wa
due to the negligence Of the defendants. Horace E.
Deming and c. NJ. lie Mond represented the plaintiffs
and Goodrich, Deadly d. Goodrich appeared for tie ds
feudants,
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GENERAL CLA4SsEy,s TFSrrNOyY

General Claassen. the former president Of the sixth
National Bank. testified yesterday at the trial Of James
\. simmons in the United states Circuit Court. Cen
erh CLaassen is awaiting sentence under conviction Of
the same offence as that with which simmons is
charged. The testimony Of General Claassen, as on
the previous trial OF simmons, bore heavily against
tho defendant, whom lie pointed out as the person
who suggested that the presidency should he given to
the witness and took "a leading part IN all the AFFAIR."
Of tho bank. The trial was not finished.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-25
AGAINST A STATE SENATE BILL.

The Board Of Trade and Transportation has sent ont
a circular 10 1877 trade organizations, and many busi-
ness men. calling their attention to senate bill No. 10Y,
introduced into the State Senate by Senator Linson.
The circular opposes the bill and calls u a dangerous
and radical measure which will levy a tax on the full
yslue Of all personal property without allowing any
deduction for Just debts owing as Now provided by
Inv, The Board issues this circular TO urge all OPP
nosed 10 the bill to unite In demanding Il rehearing.
IL was reported yesterday that the bill would be re-
committed.
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nEArH OLE BENJAMIN HICKS.

The death was announced at the Produce Exchange
Yesterday OF Benjamin Hicks. a popular member OF the
exchange, whose Office was at No. "a Wlitehall-st
He died on sunday, aged f%f;y-cight years. a memorial
was prepared. and will be sent to Mr. Hicks family.
This il the Gftieth death that has occurred In this fiscal
wear of members OF the Produce Exchange. and no more
assessments will be levied on the members IL more
deaths occur between now and April, when the fiscal
wear expires. In case Of deaths OF members In that
iimc. assessments will come out Of the reserves OF the
tratuity Fund.
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SUFFOClTED WHEN TAXING A Bath.

Mrs. Margaret Cellar, a young German woman who
lived In the tenement house No. $50 East Seventy
%fourthst., was found dead on the floor OF one OF her
rooms yesterday. Her face was buried In n tub partly
filed with water and she evidently had been sufocated.
As she had suffered from recent attacks OF epilepsy
IT was believed that she fell In n tit Wilde taking a
bath.
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MERCHANTS HAVE A RECEPTION.

The Manufacturers and Merchants Club held n re-
ception at its club house, No % Ellzabeth-st.. ycSter-
day afternoon and last evening. A large number OF
men well known in downtown business circles were
present. The entire clubhouse was tastefuHy decora'-
ed. Refreshments were served upon long tables in
The large room on the first floor.
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AN AMERICAN RIVIERA.
THE r TO CUBA.
ROUTES AND PLEAsUREs-GLIMPsEs OF il

ROUTES AND PLEAsURES-GLIMPsEs OF THE
CIVILIZATION OF An ALIEN RACE
AMONG THE PAwNsHoPs-cHEAP
BUT INFERIOR CIGARS.
PROM STAFF CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE
Havana. Jan. 2S-Mr. Froude when lie visited
Cuba a few years ago described tie island as a
Riviera for American tourists. Having a stronG
dislike for that particular breed of the Anglo
Saxon race. he was hara5sed by their high, nasal
yolubility and distracted by the unceasing piano
playing of the women and by the free manners
and abrupt inqSisitivcness Of the men, one OF
whom had the hardihoOd to solicit a moment after
introduction his opinion Of Cardinal Newman.
Finding no rest day or night from the American
invaders, he was compelled TO take refuge III a
French Summer hotel at Ncdado. where he could
listen to the music of the breakers on the coral
reefs. Mr.. Froude's diatribe against American
tourists has not had the effect of checking tie
migratory movement during the winter months
although possibly it may have corrected their
manners. From the East. West and South they
come in increasing 4yarms every season. The
Ward and Plant steamers are crowded with IN
coming travellers bent upon seeing a civilization
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-03-16

TOM DUFFY. THE SEWSBOT. JOHN MATRANGA.
OF the use of much money. each man ought
to have gone before the jury on his merits.
Some OF the men may have been guilty, but
public sentiment demanded that some be pun
ished. As for himself he was perfectly limo
cent of any connec lion With the case ard de-
sired attention to be called to the fact that the
court had ordered his acquittal as innocent
fiet1o summoned by Coroner Lemonnier
on the outside of his cell yesterday to give the
ages and occupations of the bodies that were
unclaimed. Buruso had brother being buried
few sqlayes away. but joined the others in
quietly celebrating the deliverance.
vIGILANTEs STILL ALERT
The vigilance committee is known to be still
at work. and it was said that today would be
Detective O'Mally's day of reckoning The
jury will also be attended to. but probably
through the co1rts. as it is proposed to obtain
the evidence Ill the case Of those who were
bri5ed. One Of the jurors is said to have con-
iesscd already and the state had evidence
against several before the verdict was an
nounced. The grand jury will indict one Juror
on Tuesday and more vii, follow. Foreman
Seligman has taken time by the forelock and
gone to Cincinnati.
CRIMES OF TIE MAFIA.
For a number of years New Orleans has beer
aroused at frequent intervals by startling MUIR
de-s that have a. rule been confined 20 the
Italian quarter. 1t was known that they were
the work OF banded association of assassins
known as the Mafia. There were rival gangs,
the members OF which killed each other at
pleasure. but as they did not extend their Oper-
ations outside of their own circle no determined
effort was made to put stop to the outrages
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fIEITo NoNAsTERo JOSEPH MlRCHECA.
ment, but whenever and wherever the court
tails, whenever juries are reereant. then it's
time for the people to do what courts and
juries have failed to do. lCries. 'Hurrah =
Go on Go on We are with you.l
Il ask yoT. citizens of New Orleans, whether
We shall suffer this infamous condition of af-
fairs any longer? iCries of No. mol / ask
you to consider fairly and calmly what is to be
done Shall the action ICries of Yea
Let's go Lead We are ready. These
gentlemen and are here present to do what
Is uIcessary-to lead you. What shall it be?''
Walter ID. DereSre spoke next. He is one of
the leaders OF the New Orleans bar; John c.
Wlrklffe. also y prominent attorney and Jas.
ID. Houston, one of the foremost men of the state
followed. After denouncirg Detective O'Malley,
who Is supposed TO have tampered with the
jury, the speakers announced that they would
lead the way TO the parish prison, Mr.. Wick
life concluding with these words:
shall the execrable Malta be allowed to
flourish in this city? Shall the Malta be allowed
To cut down our citizens on public streets by
toni means of assassination? Shall the Mai ia
be allowed to bride jurors to let uiurderers go
scot free!''
on THE WAY TO THE PRISON.
The crowd now numbered several thousand,
and before any one could realize what had hap
pencil the great thronr, gaining recruits ut
every step, was trampling down the streets to
the neiShborhood of the prison, stopping only
once. and that was at the arsenal. where
doubie-barrel shotSuns, Winchester rifles and
pistols were handed out to responsible and re-
spectacle men in the party.
Soon the stree Is were alive with people run
ming from all direc tIoEs and joining the main
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INSTRUCTIONS FROM ITALY,
OFFICIAL ATTENTION.

Secretary Blaine's Dispatch, by Direction OF
the President, to Gov. Nichols.
The New Orleans lyncbing received official
attention last night when Secretary Blaine
writing for the President, sent the following
telegram to Gov. Nichols of Louisiana:
1t has been represented to the President by
the minister of Italy accredited to this govern
ment that among the victims of the deplorable
massacre which took place in the city of New
Orleans yesterday were three or more subjects
of the King Of Italy. Our treaty with tina,
friendly government (Which under the Consti-
tution is the supreme law Of the land) guar
antees to the italian subjects domiciied in the
United States the most constant protection and
security for their persons and property, making
them amenable on the same basis as our own
citizens, to the laws Of the United States and
OF the several states. in their due and orderly
administration.
The President deeply regrets that the citi-
zens of New Orleans should have so disparaged
the purity and adequacy of their own judicial
tribunals as to transfer to the passionate iudg-
ment Of a mob question that should have
been adjudged dispassionately and by settled
States must give to the subjects of friendly
powers that security which it demands for our
own citizens when temporarily under foreign
jurisdiction.
II is the hope of the president that you will
cooperate with him in maintaining the obi
cations OF the United States toward the Italian
subjects who may be within the perils of the
present excitement. that fur ther bloodshed and
violence may be prevented and that all offend
ers against the law may be promptly brough,
to justice.
BARON FAvAs PROTEST.
Baron Fara, the italian minister, made his
protest formally and in writing, showing tina,
the italian government would reserve the RICH,
to demand any and all other reparation that il
might judge 20 be fitting and necessary.
The minister made an earnest appeal to the
traditional friendship between the two coun-
tries as well as to the sentiment of justice OF
the President and of the Secretary of State in
order to secure the aid and assistance of the
federal administration to put an end to the
present reSretable state OF affairs