The times., 1899-05-05

Stars and Stripes in conspicuous evidence
in this holy of holies of Spanish power on
this side Of the world, and to note the en-
tire absence of the escutcheons and 1nsig-
MIA. cnee SO all-pervading. of the late
owners 1t is significant OF popular feel
ing-or rather of the turbulent nature of
race which does not hesitate to kick
man when he is down"-that the throne
has been split into kindling wood, its drap-
cries torn to shreds, and all the splendid
portraits of the crowned heads from Fer
dinand down, covered with spittle. All
these interesting relics that were not to-
tally destroyed in the first fury of the
populace, CT carried away. piecemeal, by
curiosity hunting American soldiers, are
now securely locked in enc room Of the dis
mantied palace.
American Newspapers in Ha-rpn.
Every morning the query is, How many
American newspapers are there in Hava-
ma today" At last accounts there were
seven; but they come and go, Ike dew
before the morning sun. All are small
sheets, with an average circulation of per-
haps $50, dependent for precaIious support
upon American advertisers. Most of the
Spanish papers have also incorporated a
couple of columns OF scantiest cabls gram
news. printed in English. Two or three
of the odd time Spanish papers keep on in
the even tenor of their drowsy way. as in
-bellum days, yelling their daily at
tacks on Yankee pigs in the idioms OF
Old CASTLE. which nobody of the hated
race troubles himself TO read. THE Times
of Cuba" published by Mr.. Thomas Daw-
ley. of Leslie's, is catering to Cuban taste
by employing native reporters. The re-
suit in cold English print is sometimes
funny. Below are few items, reproduced
verbatim from yesterdays Times"
"Senor Don Jose easel pres nted fright
fui wounds of the right hand. having ali
his fingers broken. He was conducted TO
the Emergency Hospital where the illus
trious Or. Sanchez amputatsd the fingers
with consummate skill. The wounded gem
tleman said that he had been monkeying
with a printing press"
Don Julio Moleon, slxty-four years of
age. living in Gervasio Street. had his
head badly damaged by the infant. Pedro
Casano who let a big piece of wood fall
on him from a balcony. The Ssnor Moleon
is in a grave state. presenting serious
symptoms OF commotion inside the era
mum
The negro girls Juana Alvarez and
Rose Mendez. accuse four colored men.
whom they do not know. of having tied
( them TO a window and martyrized them
with a red-hot iron. Their burns. were
anointed at the Emergency Hospital. The
savages have not been captured"
For many nights people living in the
Cerro have been terrorized by a ghost.
which walks there. They notified Senior
I Hernandez. the police inspector, who sent
number Of his men to arrest the ghost.
One of the policement saw it and gave
chase. but the spirit escaped. 1t is re-
lieved to be the ghost of butcher, who
recently died at Tulipan'
The Century Tramp.
few days ago the Century tramp
Ii. p Whitmarsh, arrived in Havana, hav-
! ing accomplished his self-imposed task Of
walking the whole length of the island He
is the well-known author of THE World S
| Rough Hand who set out from Santiago
nearly three months ago. equipped with
| little else than credentials from the Cen
tury Company for which he will write his
| experiences. in a series of articles. With
only his faithful dog for guide and escort
he has tramped about 800 miles. being
| many times arrested as suspicious vaga-
bond and detained in filthy prisons. Thrice
he was held up by brigands. who let him
go unharmed when they found him appar-
entity poorer than themselves.
Brigandage in Cuba is still rampant. in
spite of the conquering army. Up to sixty
years ago the coast was infested with pi-
rates, whose organized gangs were final
| ly broken up by the combined pressure OF
the English and American governments
brought 10 bear upon the Spanish. And
| then il appears that many of the bucca-
neers settled little way inland. near the
sequestered coves where they formerly car
ried on their profitable trade. and left tc
their children not only large legacies of i'll
gotten gains. but the same rowing dispo-
sition which led them to plunder ships or
the high seas. Therefore with the sup
preston of piracy. outlaws of various sorts
sprang up in Cuba, who went about a:
free lances, or banded themselves togeth-
er in lawless ferocity.
Spain was never any more successful il
putting down this brigsndage than in ex.
terminating piracy unaided-or subse
quently in ending the insurrection. Al
the latter developed Gomez and Macet
put an end TO the brigandage for tim,
by Incorporating the robbers into thei
own ranks. Hardly was the war conclud
ed and the Spanish troops out of the isl
and before these temporary patriots
took the woods and resumed their old oc
cupation. The local papers are full of ac
counts of atrocities recently committed b,
still wear the uniforms OF officers in tn
Cuban army.
Patriot and BriEand.
4 case in point is that of Col. Panch
Dieguez who was lately captured in tn
province OF Santiago for robbing DUNN
, engine of $500. which was being conveye
! TO pay employees. and on the same night at
! tacking the American convoy, killing tw
soldiers and carrying off CARLOAD of pro
visions. Instantly u host of Cuban friend
: rushed 10 the prison and demanded tn
release Of Dieguez as a gallant patriot
t Colonel Wood replied that he had bee
caught in fiagranti. "a and should be hang
2 ! ed. and the next day shut up in the sam
I jail Cuban major, a captain. and a lo
OF Cuban soldieIs-all concerned In tn
4 | robbery.
; The "Reconeentrado" of this city ha
l since been hurling bitter editorials at Col
4 onel Wood for the so-called outrage, pre-
! claiming the redhanded bandits as pa
r triots of stupendors valor." and stigma
} tizing all law-abiding Cubans as ''misera
: bic creatures who have sold themselves fo
| a little American gold" Yesterday
2 wound up its TRADE against law and orde
A with a burst of enthusiasm for the i'm
= / prisoned robbers. concluding with thes
= significant words: We viii follow the
y | ilTustrious example" (meaning tnat OF Co
Pancho Dieguez and his fellow bandits
d train robbins and murdering) and go Wit
e them. slaves to our misfortunes, TO III
X Capitol or 10 the Tsrpian rock"
= FANNIE BRIGHAM WARD.
Six-MuSfpd St-hoaucr