The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-09-10

was given into the keeping Of the Captain
| General.
But now ensuese one Of them oet strenu-
Gus and painful cases Of bargain ruling
! the world has yet seen. The Spanish
patriots want that money back, and they
want it badly. They say with a deal OF
| dry humor that they have discovered that
Spanish warsflip is not a good invest
ment But does the Captain-GeneraI Iosen
his grip? On. no! He declares that the
money was donated by the Spanish navy,
and II shall go to the Spanish navy. The
Havana merchants now see themselves
in the position of people who got over
patriotic at the wrong time. Their only
solace now is to burst into tears.
An 100000 joke is almost too expensive
to excite laughter especially in the man
who pays. but the victims manage feeble
grin. They tried to withdraw the money
in order to build with it great Spanish
clubhouse and in this way draw closer
together the Spaniards who are to stay
here and make them thus present a fir
mer front to the social and comercar at
tacks of the Cubans and the coming
Americans. Even this fine idea did not
catch the Captain-GeneraI.
About half a dozen unarmed men Ian
ded yesterday from the relief ship in the
uniform OF the United States regular
army. They strolled around the streets,
entered the cafes, did as they pleased.
OF course, they attracted a great deal of
giants to the people of Havana, and
besides that they were American soldiers
[ asked them how they had been treated
and they answered: "Oh, we've been used
all right. We mind our own business and
nobody says anything to US" When all
has been said and done, the recent war
was most curious war
The newsboys went screaming through
the streets yesterday selling a translation
of the Constitution Of the United States.
They flew here and there with it excitedly.
as if it were a war extra. So much so
that two or three Americans were mislead
into buying it, expecting to read of the
fall of New York
The bones of Columbus still agitate
a few minds. Today the papers announ-
&c that the Duke of Veragua, lineaI de-
sendent o fthe djscoverer, has decided
that he alone shall have the bones.
The harbor is growing lively with ship
I.dlO
the sale of provisions in Havana has al
ready past. Merchants who think other
wise are liable to incurr serious loss. In
three days the whole situation has
changed. The wharves are now piled |
high, and there is even more still in the |
bay. When Blanco decided to refuse Red |
Cross relief, it was pretty certain that
Havana had plenty of food.
If the army is making any preparations |
for embarking for Spain it is not apparent |
there is barely a mention Of any
such possibility. The great function of |
the soldier in Havana is to have nothing |
to do. The Spanish officer has
still less to do than the soldier. A bri-
5ade of volunteers is, however. aligned
,or inspection in the Prado. 1t is a weir
d scene. However, the hotel fronts the
9rado and when the band plays it is
worth even the endurance of an inspection
If volunteers.
The authorities. by the way, have al
ways spoken highl yof these volunteers
md valued them, but in action they GER
ainly would make a sorry exhibition.
Doubtless the standard of bravery would
% credibable, but they don't know the
business Of soldering a all. On drill they
make most unsoldierly appearance, and
| is doubtful If one of them is sure
whether he is carrying a gun or a hand
pike. But the Mauser is a fine weapon