The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-07-17

Palms and blenders shaded the inner court.
Of Tho hibiscus The 9slas,aia siSff n our pTT abe
ssGnrHgss' bh mdm that ono 81 tne party spoke
sion. he said Yves owned by a sugar planter, now
IN Europe. II wac one Of the finest residences
ERaessnIt i Rr sGot Could GfS5 s fonSd 10 Y R tSysF sIIshtly G nd
bay and the city, and 1t was famed by cool sea
Tho rarcst tropical fruits yero propneated on
lts grounds. and Il contained the richest furni-
tvro and mn art gnllery valued 1t o high figure.
an income among the hundreds Of t6o9sanGs
safety OF his family. he had sought a peaceful
ssssod in n{ CUBA to S9S Be W soid,, 5SSSTlSS e. III lis h pia P9s.
tlona lad brought only 50 an acre, Three
wns Absolutely ,vSi1eloss.' He could m mott Ess
S SSsPa Ia ci GIfF an Tor Grre #: d II st tGS COP RoSlGa S e the e.
story. which was rife among the Spanish resi-
@, Fim 81 M9 ~ Re% York Ihf had ges[s ese y tsHt HopSEy my
city incoenito. and had secured OPTIONS on
many valuable pieces OF property therein, with
2 view to making Il 9 great winter resort for
minus Of his railroad In Florida than Havana,
certainly not more than fifteen hours sail. Its
road conpectIgns' would make il FAR more nor De- Il
sirable than Nassau. and thS expenditure Of
wv Va SNttS mhhohg vi Nyl..lb III lhpTOVe-
Nice and Riviera. and makeefIitt a central winter
This story passed current in Matanzas. The
Spaniards regarded II, as proof positive that the
used Il as a lever to force those with patriotic
leanings into the support Of the ney autonomlo
at st. Augustine, .apprshensiSee' lest a declSMra.
ton OF war should send a Spanish fleet to rAvish
Be- eRas and Royal oySfI'PP Pain ana ma rRe fGbn e IeRsIle asl "a
the ground. Within two weeks afterwerd the
Sf eSces " ST. G .A Msa %Rs snd seaSinR sSda 5hs 6Sii
companies OF artillery to man the new guns.
FETE DAY IN MATANzAs.
Down the heights rolled our volante overS
minute. E%Seu TOPPED spe sq To i sspsstP 3 small maize So% HSeF II
reconoentrados. The palm leaf huts were bSsS
E SaiIRlt f iS ts SpG sS SSSsF Sf an Nth fnS S%ts; Va SIt SSsS
6f99 sfsr and open cS3,5 front and haf, rear eaE Il IVES 2 SaM2H
others were swollen in the body and iimbe.
Sf ooSR. 81 snts4fne he se cama t X want paIn q l PTSRsS
sn s g Send RI Se os ess oSild d1 s5SYsr up the sstb h%tsar
and extending their tiny hands. Only the most
active were among the group, each hut con;
their fate IN patient resignation,
ranging aE{ he streets SSse y S't tSo city IL '1 sSe ReRinR'S suss O.
nance, The, heat Of the sun was intense. Not
from the hot road S%g and fairEiy qu uRS red IN u the S5 Sos
sky, At the heels Of the strangers were the
P e%PI'd 4 i RSa1 aims. 'n 2mo 0e g. sSe SNSE Vas s1 3 a saS
blonde. neatly, dressed and apparently in por-
neck. and was as pretty as an ideal picture, But
was fS as persistent per listen II II her cries foE s help g n those
nomenon could be explained q visitor threw
two dozen coppers into the group. They dis.
eRRIRsfsss. IKE Iu s Sor Ins fhp9T tbe a FSsb Sh iiSMiSShsd
pist was surrounded and fairly mobbed. He
literally had to fight his. way to his volante, and
b1 In ths Oq qssidsBoS q q re M S5tyi Shi asoR RRI4ssIPS :
Spanish stt aTey ,we sGfas biScRf silk tG @as iaa'S The 9
that the party was astonished does not, cover
removed, his hat. and the others followed suit.
Americanos."" The carriage rolled on. and in
front OF 2 rich mansion on the opposite side OF
Within ten minutes the streets. were filled
with ladies' en- masGue., All wore the masks so
tf@dlif g o Sa h5FTlis S tbe s IL RSstomiR% IN tbo It s, was
approached the hotel. barbaric music was heard.
sarrthly, music rsdfonbieSd, i in W nSss and . mot
3 IsV we're open Saf aHd arc aTea SNfn the Ha EaS sat- sat
Spanish an officers q and Siyilis9s driTPkinE. light
children carrying wooden r%attles. At the head
was sss q treprs;s Ssa1iae ai 81 the i@f Back aHMiG PGtEn wh''n
eordapt, but It had a barbaric rhythm. and to
this thI rhythm th Iitp kePt step, They beat
Buffalo Bill's indians in o ghost dance. Some
were s %one =, 3tTTr s Seda6 and fht their air. actions 0tbon ga
mony. Following this advance guard z d were a
hn9dref or c more men and women R Rr : ,i II
masks; All We're shouting" and singing gin and
some dancing q Ia Egyptienne. twas a hetero;
g GeFsfdIes SF0 UT co %l5h n9 re & fex f 6goE STdeT and
would leave the procession, and dance around
and T, embraco spectators on the street go
and side streets as the noisy column swept past
t tti1Ind d For tS once E, their SaI, platinttiyse cries were
mob. There were horns in the, crowd, and all
fPr Of strange noises As the day died opt in
saturnalia. Everybody was r~iotopsiy merry.
became SO barbaric that even the dogs howied
in protest; The parks and plazes were alive
a great time; The masGueraders were sportive
and stS fSaS r each other IN terms more efree5
in waltzes under the palms and anon Joined
hands and sang loudly under the electric lights.
ed it with loud cheers and joined in the singing.
The gigantic negroes stuck to their work man
I music ah inc TeS SSFf IN m 9oWer. Win Tbe asiSay as w the
filed to overlooking and the. consumption OF
light wines was enormous. With all the de-
lirium and paroXysms there was no intoxica-
carriages poured along the. streets filed with
masked ladies and girls. hilarious and joyful.
who exchanged short with pedess
TRANS and at times sent kisses right and left
from the tips OF their fingers. Not until near
daylight did the noisy scenes subBide. The
American visitors sought their beds amid the
turbulence. and went to sleep undisturhed by
either the footing OF horns or the tintinnabula-
ton Of bells, 1t had bcena f(te day in Matanzas,
It's citizens had been ignoring the patal day OK
was the patron saint or not. 1t was evident that
she was 50 regarded by the negroes,
These. Mr.. Chairman, are a few of the expert
ences Of the Congressional delegation that Wis
tied Cuba In March. i have not dwelt upon the
number of reconccntrados who were starved TO
death, because these We're fully detailed in the
statements Of the visiting Senators. and I FULLY
agree with them; At the least. over 100000
peTSOnS had died OF starvation Under the New
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