The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-01-28
HE SOLD CIGARS.
President of the Cuban Republic
aud His Career.
he WAS A SPANISH NOBLEMAN
But Rsllnqui.hsd HI, Title for Cuba.
sahs-Rana Newspaper Until spaniartl.
Drove Him on7Latsr lie Kept Little
Cigar shop In New York City.

New York Press: You may have
bought cigars or cigarettes from the
president OF tho new Cuban republic.
He has blue blood In his veins. this man.
He Is a Spanish robleman. although he
has rellnquished his title in order to Sc.
cure his place in Western democracy.
Salvador Cisneros, Marquis dl Santa
Lucia, was, not many years ago, the
keeper Of a cigar store In Eight avenue,
between Thirty frat and Thirty-secon
streets, on the west side OF the avenue.
The Marquis III Santa Lucia came TO
New York pennilcss when the peace OF
CampoS was made. Scandal Inns not
been silent about him. 1t has been u.s.
serted that he was one of the pnId-off
patriots who rclinqulshed tho cause for
gold, when ClmpOs negotiated the
treaty OF 2anjon. This Is, according TO
tire testimony of all the friends, and
even OF the enemies OF the marquis, an
absurdlty, and q lie.
y. ~. Asuero, a cigar manufacturer
OF No. 80 Fulton street. Is personal
friend OF Clsneros. He was a proOtread-
or to the marquis when the marquis
owned newspaper.
He worked for the marquis at Puerto
Principe. Tho newspaper was called
I'll Camaguey," 1t was Ia u liourtshing
condition about 1906.
II was an exceedingly interesting we'll
edited paper. and had, for the times
and In the circumstances. large cir
culation.
The press was driven by mule power.
Perhaps you have seen the old thresh-
Ing mills, worked by u crank arrange
nent. :ua Ia II ring. This Is how the
newspaper OF the president OF the Cu-
ban republic was printed. The press
was good, and the velocity OF the print
Ing depended on the mule that drew the
"go-arouhd" thing.
"El Camnguey" was rather free spo-
ken-too much so for the taste OF the
Spanlards In authority! Two years be-
fore The beginning OF the war that end
cd In chat funny peace" brought about
by c9mpos. which gave promise of re-
FORM. and. some people say. OF money.
TO u great many Cubans, the Spanlards
destroyed the printing establishment OF
Che marquis.
In the graphic language OF Aguero,
'"rhe Marquis III Santa Lnicln, he told
me one day to take proofs 10 the Span
igh governor. who always revised them
What you come SO late for7' said the
governor. One OF the editors Is sick.
said ]. He say. I make them all sick.
pretty soon. Every one OF you VIII die
derstand what he means by high place.
heh7 Crrrrchcki
well. the Spaniards one day raided
the printing ONCE. They took the
types. and Kicked them into the street
They took the mule and gave q few
strokes OF the lash TO him, and then he
ran away. and that was the last OF our
printing power. When the peace was
made With Campos. Clneros came here
to New York. Every one that was on
the paper OF the marquis served in the
war. ] lad to flee TO the United States,
When he came here he sought me out
aud 1 Eave employment 10 his son. who
must have been about fourteen or flf-
teen years old.
"AIt that time was nj No. 2t9>Slxth
avenue, where ! was until i've years
ago.
"T,hen the marquis himself started
the cigar store IN Eighth avenue, be-
tween Thlrty-hrst and Thlrty-second
streets He did not need money TO
start. Everybody trusted him. He did
not take any money from Campos. He
tised TO have one or two nicn making
cigars, but lie never had u place on
large scale. his son. poor fellow. died
here.
"IiIs estates were finally released by
Spain. HIS properly was restored to
him. and he returned TO Cuba after he
had been In New York about two years.
HN never resumed his title OF marquis
after the first war. he always signs
himself Salvador CE5nernS, But You
may depend upon II that he is hered-
ltRry Spanish marquis. He was born In
Puerto Principe. That is what makes
him Cuban, Spaniar1s In Cuba cannot
make their children SpanlUrds. They
are bound to be cubans. Look at Mar
Il. lie was the son Of Spnniard.
Where could you ind more patriotic
Cuban?
.'J'liat is the origin OF the saying. The
SpanIards can do anything In Cuba,
except make Spaniards OF their chill
dren. That they cannot do
president ClsneroS 10 about SIXTY
1--WE years old. He Is rugged and healthy
In mind and body. He must be happy 10
have his headquarters In Puerto Prin-
cIpe. the place OF his birth. am sure
that he often thinks OF the day when
the SpanIards made pi OF his type and
stampeded the mule that provided the
power for his. printing press"