The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-09-14
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This is q true story, according to the New
York Tribune.
Several years ago there lived In Cuba planter
named Domingo Herrera, There lived also IN
the too immediate neigh borhood of Senior Her
rera bandit who may be called Gonsalvez for
the main purposes Of this story. Now. Con
salVez was bandit and came at intervals from
his mountain Businesses, brave with trapping
aud fierce with moustachios, to levy a tribute on
the planters A hundred swarthy fellows
who dehed the power of the King
Of Spain and smoked cigarettes and
drank sguardiente, came with him. II
the planter was rash enough not to pay the
tribute demanded murder aud fire followed and
the languid tropical sun arose over smoking
ruins and bodies riddled with bullets Herrera 8
large interests took him frequently 70 New
YORK. and he learned thing or two about
American ways and means He finally got tired
of the exactlons of GOnsalvez and as he thought
of all the money he had paid him in the past ne
resolved upon revenge.
One night, just as the planter was sitting at
supper after tiresome Journey from New
fork, there came the clatter of hoofs around
his hecleuda aud into the eating room strobe
the booted and spurred, the picturesque and
blood-thirsty Gonsalvez. Two old pistols
mounted In gold and mother of pearl were
pointed at the head of Herrera, and In Castilian
spanish the usuel tribute was demanded.
Herrera yielded at once in q most courteous
manner as had besn his wont for several years
and gave Gonsalvez handful Of gold. But
With the gold he gave advice which proved the
Il have just come from the states, as You
Know, and my business there has proved I'M
profitable. Had [ the courage and force you
have could have owned this island. There is
one man in the city of New York who is re-
ported to be worth 100000, 900. There are lots
OF them who are worth from 80 600 900 to
80, OO0 and they go about unguarded all
the time. Now, have always been a friend of
yours and paid what you demanded regularly
l grieVe TO see you wasting your time on us poor
planters. Why don't you go to New York
mill
ward?"
Rumors of the great wealth Of certain citi-
zens or New York had reached the ears of Con
salVez, and he had read in Cuban papers of the
great wealth OF men in the states. So he left
the mousse or Herrera thoughtrully. year
passed A merchant named Isquerdo had an
once In Maiden lane He was sitting at his
desk one day when he was told that a Cuban
demanded 10 see him. The Cuban was sent in.
ragged, detected specimen Of humanity ap-
peared. ~
''Senor Isquerdo," said he, 81 am Gonsalvez,
VINO has often levied tribute on your pIanta-
lions Senior 1squerdo jumped about two feet
he remembered the man only too we'll
What do you wantY said he. Then Con
salvez told his story of the raid on the pianta-
ton OF Herrera and of the fatal advice
well, said Isquerdo when the other had fms
lsned, what are you doing nowg'
am begging in the streets OF New York
until can get enough money together to get
back TO Cuba and kill Herrera"
lsquerdo gave him 5 cents, and the naughty
bandit, bowling abjectly went away