Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-10-01

stranger. " stiil beautiful and pic
tuesquc country and Possesses many
natural resources. hut has fCi Into "a
dcpioruble ana diiapidated condition
owing 10 the prottnctcd wars and ~ no
usure noticeable than IN any around
the city Of Santiago perhaps The
public squares and principal strcetn
showing signs OF former grandeur. and
the nmphithcntcr where beauty and
chivairy gathered 70 witness their
fnvoritc pastimc "the bulinrht." and
see the latest craze IN the mntndore
me perhaps plunge his bnfha into the
nefy bun, ana all this when the dnns
held sway. and here n disuaod whirii-
SIS gr roundabout az sad reminder
Of the happier days " the humber
class' Occasionally you yet "a glimpse
~ an interior thruurh The barred wlu-
d1ws or doors OF some plain appear
ING exterior 90 una an elegantly FUR
nishod interior opening upon n beau
ttful courtyard with palms and foun.
tnins ana the like. the female portion
n the household nttirod pufhhpH in
brilliant yellow silk nhnWIs and wrnps.
liut now the city ia all hustle. the fine
large open warehouses are nmplv
stocked with Uncle Sans provifi M
aud guarded by 4. s. soldiers. u IL
quito q sight to sec the natives line No
for rntiona or clamoring for work IN
the early morning unloading the YES.
sells noticed several old guns half
buried IN the earth near the shore.
ROLES OF wars probably hundred
years ago
an IA life and excitement there now;
spanish HuiuiorH awaiting ombnrkn-
upn, CuhnnH and United States soldiers
ana native police In their grey uni
inImH al intormlnGlinF. hundredn 81
ntii" nthllf where can be- had anything.
rom cup OF coffee or wine t. u man.
20, ana vendors of all kinds OF tfinkots.
leaving the city of Santiago In tho
enfg evening OF August lot on the
= =. Louisiana, IN company with a
TOW others. We passed down tho boau.
tliul channel that has created such a
lhge H. history. passing the cottage.
hedeckod hills and shores. pass the
huhh'h Mrffimnc, now lying unr-
Hlel with the man channel
nnd across an inner channel he.
hni lkostncka ana two masia standing
q Few feet out ~ the water: passing
nso the sunken spanish runbnat. tho
ltcina McrHedca. sunk hy Sampson. ~.
lng On her side with her rtafboard guns
pointing ulNnrd and showing evidence
ot great ana swift destruction: pnsa
MOTTO t1rt on our left over which now
nnats the Stars and Stripes and tho
troops who glrris1n IL are Uncle Sans
9Mn, We arrive In New York the fli.
,,1sNlhE saturday with nothing Of fur
tn'I interest happening than n very
p.ea.nnt voyage. After being IN. |
flHctrd 10y the medical officer and our
eluthyl tumlfntod and dcturncd steam.
,nE not, ana the Rcd CfnaH alciety
hndy Furnished nj Those WIN required /.
,h.m WIN under cluthng shoes aud /
mats, We were Monday mUfnIur. tayged /
into dock ana handed. rcalIs.nr now
dear " home.
Before I close I would like 10 mention
On Incident which occurred % me la \. ]
Y city as partly removing tho black. |
eye an large cities possess more ~ ir1a. ]
nnd also ~ showing tho honesty and ]
aptitude Of az least one ~ her ofiirinia ]
Iclng Hent 60 the 0fliccn ~ the D. and n ]
railroad. situated on broadway. with
inc understanding that I was entitled ]
u o. hair fare rate to my homo. / was ]
lniofmgl upon Investigation there that ]
thht privilege only extended u Omaha, ]
IN" rcai u the road not being In tho .
nchen'. ] thought was fortunate any
way, b uFht my ticket and thought no
m1rc about H. Later in the day having
ortnHl1n % pnns down broadway. I was
n''"htod ~ young man IN shirt ]
sleeves who Informed me Mr, -. the
uckot agent would like % soc mo NJ
ne hhd some money 60 give me. having
mnd. mistake In ticket ! had
hourht earlier In the diy-yiHiona of
confidence men and buncu ntefrora APP
peatcd before me. hut snon recognizing
my frlcnda, the clerk. I had seen IN the
morning, ! accompanied him whom Mr.
-. the ticket agent told me he had
since discovered that the half faro rate ]
extended 10 ogden. utnh-made We out 7.
a now ticket ana refunded me tiAts, /
90 me the great kindness and obliritiou .
and although no personal loser himself.
Htlll exists
THOMAS ]. BEEcHINo.