The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-05-06
NEW hooks.
pr,ef Reviews Of Important and Interest
ing New Publications.

ri, bnrroom Of the most splendid uptown
ho,ol in New York-it is probable that there
roa no downtown hotel which could beat 1t
w,s flooded with electric light and brilliant
9TH nrst.ciass consumers. This il the open
,o ~ the story called The Despatch Boat OF
,ho whistle" by william o. Stoddard Lothrop
rnl,shiug Company. Boston, The war with
un,,r wos about 70 begin. A General In uni
trm sitting at ono " the tables. conversed
vth nm Admiral. also in uniform. People OF
no particular consequence. but deeply inter-
..,,d stood about in a circle. listening. A re-
nortcr fora yellow journal, with a notebook and
, r.,ny NJ pencils. took down all that was said.
Tho reporter had Just taken down a remark OF
the General The General said Admiral. this
MANS war II should say So" replied the
Admiral with atone Of conviction which stirred
all listeners. At this moment n young man.
,o,,ly dressed. but starving. threw himself
inf, the conversation. 1t was evident that he
u,so cuban W have no country. sir" he
.onI f., the ADMIRAL. All that is left us now is
rrIyu: hate of Spain" The words. Mr..
: ,.Ll,rI saws, were dcep-toned and hot with
r,..i,u. and they went through the digni1ed
o,,,ric Ike a strong electric shock The
General and the Admiral at once determined
.hat ,hi. was somebody who ought to be
brought into communication with the Presi-
don, aud the War Board. Without hesitation
thoy treated him 10 supper. The invitation to
boy, something to eat nearly overcame the
Young Cuban. In tho eloquent words OF Mr..
s,oIlard. THE head OF Juan Rivas sank
mon the table at which he was sitting
and was raised slowly. family. Nobody
heard him whisper to himself in Spanish:
luncheon? Am | to eat? 1t will be
the first food ! have had since yesterday morn
ing. and then but crackers and milk. A
snoni.h spy who tried to prevent Rivas from
. ... ,o,Ioj in bpdy and in mind physi-
caIly and sentimcntally. by indignant people
gathered at the hotel. A Congressman ap-
reared and gave Rivas 500, declaring that the
United States considered him most valuable.
and that there was more where that came from.
the yellow journalist instantly hired him to
write for the paper at a million a month.
what n change" said Rivas. as he crossed
over to the east side. When he got there he
said: 81 must eat again. How strange it is to
have money! Money is the sinew OF war.
Without it I was dying. With it l am going to
strike for free Cuba. God bless the Yankees
that they know how to make money"
He entered q restaurant and ordered "a
suhstantial dinner" A fellow Cuban. observ-
ing him came to him and said: MY brotherl
Have | found you again? l die OF starvation"
Rivas presented him with 500. They both ate
heartily. Tn" name Of the rescued Cuban was
Vega. They sailed out and found Mrs. and
Miss Vega perishing OF hunger on a doorstep
in a side street.
"Nv wife and daughter must not die" said We ga.
Come, Ny heart is burning out. Thank God"
ont of the restaurant went the two men from
whom the hand of death by famine was withdraw
inc, and they walked feverishly fast for square after
square. They came to a side street which seemed
loncier. narrower. and more dimly lighted than
others.
Here. Rivas. o Heavenly Father! Look! There
are my darlings, Haste
He sprans forward with a great cry. and Juan felt
mf he himself were fainting. What had a lady Of
high lineage. born and bred in luxury, familiar with
tn cour.s of kinSs-what had she done that she was
lying half insen'ihle upon the stone steps OF that mis-
erahle tenement house from which she had been
evicted2
Above her leaned a shorter, Sigh ter form, and a
soft Voice murmureu:
Mother. speak to me-"
81 think | am dying, my daughter"
"DJl,rcs! Mercedes! l am here! I bring help!
Oh. do not die"
. Things came out right-that is, m ost things.
The two starving women were supported to
the restaurant and refreshed. But before they
ate Juan Rivas exclaimed: This is the work
Of SPAIN There was a great demand for Ri
vas. whom nohody had known before that
hour. The whole United States Government
took advantage o. him. What Congress
did, what the President did. what the Gen
erals and AdmiraIs did. all depended upon
Rivas. II he had said. Send Sam pson to
Terra del Fuego and Srhley to Spitzbergen.''
there is no doubt that the Government would
have done it. Fortunately. this young man re-
Trained from misdirecting tho Government.
GIoomily but conscientiously he revealed the
state Of things in Cuba. Anarchy is there
now" he said. 1T was created by the very
Nend who blew IN the Maine" Nobody was
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