Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-06-18

place TO stay They would have
swarmed upon the boat In their desper
alton Of hunger had not Spanish sol
diers driven them on at the point Of
the bayonet and the skeleton hands
outstretched and pltlful appeals Tor
aims made Ms regret that we had ever
seen the unhappy island Being the
commercial center of thirty or forty n
the largest sugar estates on the island.
as well as many extensive tobacco
plantations, CienfucEos enjoys large
export trade In time of peace. There
are three tolorable hoteis.a government
palace" an opera house market place.
military and public hospitals. and a
gne alameda or grove cf elms.
driveway and promenade. The few
which serve as Fashionable
noteworthy public buildings are mostly
grouped around the central plaza IN,
latter In "a large. handsome square, Wrll
lighted by electricity and enormous
ornamental gas lamps Its broad
pavement VI marble tiles, bIfIerlu hy
palm trees and beds uf n1wrrs, is
guarded by two Don .ufmnuhi'l pu-
lars. while pcdetals here and There
support white washed statues. ON
one side Of It stands the cathedral
new TO be- very interesting, with an
gsplauade In front and two towers. one
much smaller than th" 0.hHr, nllcd
with little bells pcrpHimIy tangled
out a tune on another eide of tho
plaza D. the government house faded
with impressive cnlun1dUa and nankcd
by n long line NJ barracks ON the OPP
pOsite side iH an 1pgu-Iir theatur a
popular cafe and an extraordinary club
house. built and owned by ChlncaC ib
president 10 "a Chluln1n who was 'du-
Gated az Harvard and speaks good
deal hotter English than some native
a taNH HH.a
s well worth visiting. being fully up 10
tho best of iu kind IN thc chinese
quarter " san Francisco. 4 broad
hallway, paved with marble tiles, Leads
% an extensive Fala, also marble
paved. which opens into quadrangle
Jar courtyard. On which palm and Flow.
| urnr shrubs grow around a ccneral
fountain. In a big reception room on
tho second floor. above a shelf whore
Jos altH surrounded by other gods,
hangs "a framed parchment upon which
arc recorded the names ~ the $50
Cinnamon who compose the member
ship ~ the club
To get a general idea ~ Tho town.
| you should climb to the top Of HrHrr-
/ volr hin. the only commanding point
| IN the vicinity. from watch the city
rtt-ichca west a couple of miles. while
| cpuntrNNvari arc the plantations with
i
| scattered groups ~ palms, The para.
| o1lored raAas-plngk. blue, purple and
/ green. often all the colors Of the rain.
! how combined ON the wall-aro built In
/ she usual cuban style intoriDrly. with
, 90 open courtyard IN the center. well
| nllnd with Towering plants 4 fow Of
/ she more ambitious display lavish
Udpmmrnt ~ Iron work carvings o.
Htucco, baluEiradDs ana marble floors.
II happened that We arrived on u
| Sunday. the gala day ~ the week ir
| ull Spanish. Americas and although Ho
much suffering and hunger were every,
| where apparent ClonfueroH was not
| without IT, show ~ gaioty- mostly kept
| w by the Spanish residents. who Htil
I maintain brave front of Ignoring IN,
| Gravity ut the war situation. In these
! parts the clergy nru so accommodating
uH b. have the last service IN the church
over by nine or ten o'clock In N,
morning. This leaves nearly "A fun dnl
for Cnck.nEhtlng. bull.bntinE, horse,
racing. gambling, ana the other favor,
&C. advertisements Of spanish America
IN the evening q military band render
excellent music In the plaza, and all III,
local world turns out 60 enjoy u. Thi
broad marble walk upon which IN
FonorltaH IN their best clothes parnd,
Co and fro. was lined on one side viii
indulgont chaperonea ana ducnaa. slt
ting upon stone benches and convent
entity keeping but half an eye upoi
their firtntlnuHly Inclined charges. an,
on the other side by solid phnlanN
several rows dccpof admiring male on