Morning journal and courier., 1893-04-04

few decades will pass before there will be
complete reversal in Cuba's race condi-
ton, and the black man will be on top.
The making fact of this theory involves
neither bloodshed nor strife. The scheme
involves "Cuba Hbra"-free Cuba. Cubans
and the negroes (who are always with the
Cubans), with "a government of the peo-
ple," both races Will be politically equal to
begin with and with the black race in the
majority. The negro will, for the first
time in history, be in good shape to take
part in governmental affairs.
Of the rest who walk the streets John
Chinaman is noticeable; he is numerically
strong, and goes about his business there
in just the same plodding but 'get there"
sort of manner he does everywhere else In
the world. He Is not at all the Sunday
school scholar he is in Brooklyn and else
where in the United States, which IL quite
as well for John, after all.
Neither Spaniards nor Cubans grow old
gracefully. At about fifty years they are
hollow-oheeked, stoop shouldered lot, and
their compilations indicate a sad need of
liberal course of Healey & BigeloW's Sagws
Bittersl
Few women appear on the streets, Of the
more refined scarcely any are to be seen,
and they are either attended by male
member Of the family or negro servants.
In the evening, however, the ladies In
| family parties walk out or sit upon the
benches of Ell Prado. The chicken dealer
Of Havana Ia entirely unique, that lie, he
with the appurtenancss of his trade Ia 30.
The establishments consists of mule be-
tween a pair of pointers, which are I'm
| mense baskets longer than the mule Is,
from which the chickens are sold alive,
from door to door.
The milkman does not drive horse and
google about lot of noisy cans, what he
does do though ia to drive the COW that
| gives the milk, from house to house, and
directly into the dish his customers FUR
nishes, then and there, milk the COW to
| the extent of the buyers order. This
method is not without it's advantages to
| the consumer.
The adoption Of this custom in the "Elm
City" would depress values in the well
watersd farms Of Hamden and East Haven,
| and cause Autter of excitement In the
ranks of the Second company Of the Gov
ernor's Horse Guard, while, too, 1t would
deprive the funny parsgraphist of a time
honored subject.
The stores of Havana are, for the most
part, small and triaing, and woman, by the
stern rule of custom, is deprived of the
| privilege her American sister SO much en-
| joys. She Is in blissful ignorance of the
| delights of having free range among a
| wealth of fabrics, which she may pull
about, hold up, fondle, exclsim over and
finally take a sample of. She must needs
| sit quietly in her coach and casually scan
such pieces of goods as are brought out to
| her.
| The Cuban young woman, when she sue
| ceeds in obtaining and Is allowed to en-
courage prospective husband, is extremely
| exacting, requiring not only the most de-
| voted attention, but also the most thorough
accounting for anything that would sug-
gest the slightest lack of it, she ia COM
plete tyrsnt. At once she marries, how
ever, she becomes, we'll, precisely no
body.
Among a considerable number of rather
imposing buildings, the cathsdral IL
the most important. OF Latin Gothic
architecture this old edifce stands on q
commanding site at the end of street
Its front on either side is fsnked by two
heavy and lofty towers in one of which
may be essn the large bells, one above the
other.
Between the towers the front rises. 1t Il
gracefully proportional and relieved By
pillars, cornishes and inches and smbsl
lished with carvings and brilliant windows
The interior is impressive because of III
extent, and is without benches or othel
seats. The foundations of the building wers
l
1924. On the left eide of the chsncel 6
memorial slab is set In the wall on which
is sculptursd excellently a has relief O.
Columbus. Behind it, within the wall, i
is claimed, rest the ashes of the great ad
miral. The translation of the Inscription
under the bust reads:
| Oh! remains and image of the great Colon,
thousand ages thou will be preserved within
And In the remembrance Of our nation.
While visiting the cathedral about TWEEN
ty priests, four of whom were black, wer
chanting service in side chapel to
select audience, consisting of one person
aud that one your correspondent.
The markets of Havana, of which Their
are several, show food products in grea
abundance and variety. Not only eatable
seem that all the demands of lif
may be supplied; even household furni
turo. A visit to one of these co!losa
marts IL study.
Thenters thrive; there are four lsrg
ones. The opera is always we'll supported
and maintains a very extensive and excel
lent company. The productions are stsget
effectively with profusion of fine scenery
; and much care is given to the detail o
! stage appointments.
Tickets may be bought for one or NOR
: l dCL6 duu hEo lbSuSo Ill OoupOh eAuP0. Oh
may take a single coupon, which entitle
him to one act; if he has more coupons b
; may retain his seat and collector will
between the acts, call for coupon for tn
next act; those who havo none must re
tire. The house is very large and 81
divided that there are many differen
prices. This makes the opera possible TO
about everybody, and about everybod,
takes advantage of it.
The Plaza de Armas is beautiful parl
filed with tropical foliage-palms, plant
and flowers. Opposite this Is the resi-
dence of the captain general and the gov
} eminent Offices.
The building is pretentious, its interior
to a considerable extent, i'm ressive, anG
1t Is said that there is quite an attemp
made in the direction of gorgeousness a
the state levees given by the governor
general.
Havana bristles with monuments. A
few only are fine ones. Mostly they com
memorate either Columbus or Cervantes
and this is altogether proper, for without
those two of the worlds greatest men
Spain has a wonderfully meagre crop OF
tain generals official residence is a small
chapel. FL Template. This commentaries
the celebration of the irst mass in Cuba.
The little building was built in 1897. The
evsnt which 1t refers to occurred under
the branches of beautiful ceibs, the West
India cotton tree, in the year 1919.
The sports of the Havsnese must be
mentioned. The bull fight holds first
place by long odds in the hearts Gf in
deed those who care for the brutal business
have hearts, of Spaniards and Cubans
| alike. To describe a econe of this sort
| would have to be done by hearsay, and Ii
would be disagreeable reading at best.
Bail batting is said to be disappointing.
Chicken disputes, which occur every Sum
day afternoon are much patronizsd, 1t Is
said. Baseball is affected and is also a
Sunday amusement, but fancy it tame
advertisement in comparison with the
game on its native heath.
| As a commercial city, Havana has been
for a century or more, very prosperous.
Many considerable fortunes have been
easily made there, mostly by Spaniards, to
| whom a couple of hundred thousands of
dollars is opulence, satisfying the most
| greedy, and when this amount Is secured
the possessor packs himself eff back to
Spain, pre6xes Don" to his name, and
| lives in luxury on the money he has
wheedled out of poor old Cuba. Cuba has
been long suffering under great oppression.
| Let us hope that the day will soon
come when our people will adopt General
| Grants wish, the annexation of the Pearl
| of the Antilles, or at the very least, If We
| cannot agree on that, let us wish, in the
| interest of enlightenment and common hu
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