The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1898-06-16

laxative, and two a mild CathartlC. They
never grippe. An good dealers sell them
and have nothing else Just as good.
uniting passengers to land without the
aid of small boats. The instant our gang
plank was thrown out, we We're surround
ed by a crowd OF hollow eyed spectres,
who seemed to spring up from the earth.
They We're all products of this long and
terrible war mostly homeless reconcen-
trados, who had been lying about the
wharf for want of a better place to stay.
They would have swarmed upon the boat
in their desperation of hunger had not
Spanish soldiers driven them of at the
point OF the bayonet, and the skeleton
hands outstretched and pitiful appeals for
aims made us regret that we had ever
seen the unhappy island. Being the COM
mercial centre of so OF 40 of the largest
sugar estates on the island, as well as
many extensive tobacco plantations, Glen
fuegos enjoys large export trade in time
OF peace. There are three tolerable hotels.
a government ''palace,' an opera house,
market place, military and public hos
pitals and fine alameda OF '.grove
of elms, which serve as a fashion
able driveway and promenade The few
noteworthy public buildings are mostly
grouped around the central plaza. The
latter is a large, handsome square well
lighted by electricity and enormous orna-
mental Gas lamps. Its broad pavement Of
marble tiles, bordered by palm trees and
beds OF flowers, is guarded by two lion
surmounted pillars, while pedestals here
and there support white washed statues.
On one side of il stands the cathetral-too
planade in front and two towers. one
much taller than the other filled with
little bells perpetually tangled out of tune.
On another side Of the plaza is the gov
eminent house faced with impressive
colonnades and thanked by long line of
barracks On the opposite side is AN
open air theatre, popular cafe and an
extraordinary clubhouse, built and own
ed by Chinese. Its President is China
man who was educated at Harvard and
speaks a good deal better English than
some native Americans [ have known.
The place is well worth visiting being
fully up to the best of its kind in the
Chinese quarter of san Francisco. A
broad hallway, paved with marble tiles,
Iaa1c 10 ~
paved, which opens into quadrangular
court yard in which palms and Towering
shrubs grow around a central fountain.
In big reception room on the second
floor, above shelf where Jos sits sur
rounded by other gods, hangs d framed
parchment upon which are recorded the
names of the $50 Cinnamon who compose
the membership OF the club.
To get general idea of the town, you
should climb to the top of reservoir hill.
the only commanding point in the vicin-
ity, from which the city stretches west
couple of miles, while countryward are
the plantations with their neat villas and
sugar mills and scattered groups of palms.
The parti- colored casas-pink, blue, pur-
rainbow combined on one wall-are built
in the usual Cuban style interiorly, with
an open courtyard in the centre, well fill
ed with Towering plants. A few of the
more ambitious display lavish adornment
of iron work, carvings or stucco, balus-
trades and marble hoors
1t happened that we arrived on a Sun
day, the gala day of the week in all Span
| ish- America; and although so much suffer-
ing and hunger were everywhere apparent,
Cienfugoes was not without its show of
gaiety-mostly kept up by the Spanish
residents who still maintain brave front
of ignoring the gravity of the war situa-
tion. In these parts the clergy are so
accommodating as to have the last ser
vice in the church over by nine or ten
| clock, in the morning This leaves
nearly full day for cock fighting, bull
batting, horse racing, gambling, and the
other favorite advertisements of Spanish
america. In tne evening military band
renders excellent music in the plaza, and
all tue local world turns out to enjoy it.
| The broad marble walk upon which the
senoritas in their best clothes paraded to
and fro, was lined on one side with indul-
gent chaperons and duenas, sitting upon
stone benches and conveniently keeping
but half an eye upon their t1irtatiously
inclined charges; and on the other side by
solid phalanx, several rows deep, of
admiring male onlookers, while the
farther edge were darkly fringed by hope
less and hungry poverty. During all the
week senoritas are never allowed to go
out alone, but are kept under rigid re-
straint, constantly watched and always