The Portland daily press., 1899-05-19

around In tho civilized parts 1 have
changed my opinion. find the people
disliked were the Cuban negroes, and OF
course J thought they were all snke.
lind now that the real Cuban people are
whittier than am and very pretty raee
and got oar orders to como here frank
Ca.npbell and 1 went to the freight car
and found 1t broken open and our Things
had been stolen. A little boy told me ne
saw two men taking something up tne
street In the toughest part OF Cieniuegos.
l started out after them and went In.o
every house until one Of she men went
out and got a detective to arrest me.
When 1 explained matters the detective
joined me in the search, and the tnirn
mouse we entered, found my Mauser
rifle and belt. Then knew my things
were there so the detective left me In the
house with his revolver and he went out
and got four police and we found ii OF
our things and put five people under
arrest Then of course l had to prove
that the things were mine and go TO
court and the devil knows the rest any
way. The man we caught got three
years and II they catch the other fellow
he will get the same"
Under date of April Private Hubbard
writes:
To-day is Easter Sunday. and the hos.
pital is full Of beautiful flowers. a
young lady in Sagua sent me bouquet
that would cost 1850. 90 in the States. 1t
Ia made up OF primroses, sweet peas,
pinks, moss roses and asters, just the
same kind of flowers you have at home.
have the name of that bird that makes
that weird noise. 1t is tho moaning
dove, that Mayns Reid speaks of SO .often
in his stories. 1t In quite cool today.
Yesterday q cyclone went Through camp,
but it was on small scale, but picked
things up Every thing is green and
beautiful"
Mrs. Geo. Davis Of Cumberland street,
ana Miss Florence Howard, Federal
street. Portland, wers the guests Of N. l..
Brooks at five o'clock tea Friday after
noon.
MIS-. Seaferd Of Stanford street has re-
covered from her long illness.
The mumps are making several calls
on Stanford street.
Miss Pink Coffin has recovered from
her long attack Of mumps.
Mrs. Moody and Mr.. Coombs are
making extensive repairs on their resi-
dences at.Cushing's PoiEt.
Miss Helen Pingres who has been in
Boston for some time Is visiting at the
home OF Mrs. 4. z. Flavln, School street.
The city authorities are at work patch :
ing up the walks in certain sections of the
city, and everyone knows they need 1t.
Diver r. Il. Chase returned from East
port, yesterday, where he has been at
work on the new wharf being built by the
international Steamship Company.
n. E. Gordon and wife are on visit to
Passport.
Miss Caro- Elliott and Miss Hattie
Davis returned yesterday morning from
pleasant trip to Boston.
PLEASANTDALE.
The ladies OF Elm street church met
Tuesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. j.
A. Is. Dyer to organize an auxiliary of the
Women's Foreign Missionary society.
The following officers were elected: :
Pres-Mrs j. II. Roberts.
Vice Pres. Mrs. W. ID. Ames.
Rec. Sec-Mrs. h. W. Smith.
Cor. Sec.-Mrs. q. W. Smith.
Treas.-Mrs. j. A. s. Dyer.
The ice house of the Consolidated Ice
Co. is undergoing extensive repairs, I'M
der the supervision of Mr.. II. +. Bowers.
Mr.. w. A. Dyer is soon to move his
family from Chapel street to Summer
street.
Mrs. j. A. Burnham of Kennebu nix,
is passing the week at the home of her
son ON Elm street.
Mrs. Matthew Woods has returned from
passing a few days at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Fred Jordan, Ligonia.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. S. Dyer enter
tanned the members of Elm street church
choir at their home Wednesday evening.
Mrs. Frank Plummer is confined to
her home by illness