El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-01-25
The Spectator.

/ The Spectator. !
w. E. Race OF Ell p so, formerly of
the custom house here, but lately en-
ployed in similar capacity at Bara-
Goa, Cuba, has written this
letter to Assistant Secre-
tary Howell of the Treasury: Bara-
Goa, am told, is the most pleasantly
situated of all the towns in Cuba, aud 1
must say there is no city I have ever
seen on our own coast that is so we'll
endowed with such q favorable loca-
tion. Were this point on our southern
not be estimated by any found there.
The harbor is small. but quite deep,
any vessel being perfectly safe within
its boundaries. The town is situated
on what we would term q small cape.
of coral formation. At the extreme
sea point is situated the land fort or
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within its secure and we'll built
walls. The harbor lies west and north
of the town, and on the east is q half
circle inlet, about mile or less wide,
with beautiful beach. Across the
harbor on the west side is equally as
we'll located site for ss:6ne resort as
one could wish for. On each side of
the town, about three miles apart,
noun tain streams enter the sea from
the south. Fishing in sea and rivers
is good, and there is fine hunting
throughout the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Pheasants and similar game are plen-
tiful, also deer. The climate here at
present is similar to the spring climate
of our middle states. and the nights are
cool and pleasant. Since arriving in
Cuba myself and family have not suf-
causes of sickness the island is said to
possess.
"It is indeed singular how many per
sons in this locality are addicted to the
cigarette habit" said q prominent
citizen yesterday; there, lawyers, doc
tors and professional and business men
of high and low degree are
to be seen puffingaway at
them. Nearly every body car
ries q sack of tobacco and q packet OF
be exceedingly fond of smoking
cigarettes of their own make. Pipes
are seldom seen and cigars take second
place." This habit no doubt IL prevail
emit in Ell Paso on account OF its prox-
unity to Mexico, whose people, both
men aud women, are confirmed cigar
cite smokers. IL lie also noticeable
that the people residing along
the frontier who daily
the sMexican population are more
courteous and as rule have better
manners than Americans living north
and east. This no doubt comes from
association with the universally polite
and hospitsble Mexican people. Visi-
tors often remark that resident of Ell
Paso will walk two blocks to direct q
other point, while it is dangerous to &C.
Kansas City, or other large cities to
ask for Information. II he does not
answer insultingly, he will at least
respond with rude stare, and respond
ing never q word, hurry onward in the
po-suit of the elusive dollar. He has
no time to be courteous.
The following is going the rounds OF
the press in this locality: A young
married woman in Ell Paso lately hand
ed her husband the following letter
one morning and requested him not to
read it until he got to his Office. He
obeyed, and Thu is what he read: II
am obliged to tell you something that
may give you pain. You shall know
everything, whatever the consequent
ces. For the last week have felt that
it must come to this, but have waited
until the last extremity, and
can remain Silent no longer.
Do not overwhelm me with
bitter reproach, for you will have &c
put up with your share of the trouble
as we'll as myself Cold Precipitation
stood in thick drops on the brow of the
husband, who was prepared for the
worst. With trem bling hand
he turned over the page aud read on
''There is not q bit of coal left in the
cellar. Please order q load to be sem
this afternoon. 1 thought you NIGH
forget it for the tenth time, and there.
fore wrote you this letter. He didn'
forget it.
THAT fellow Hewitt of Atlanta, WHIT
has been slandering Ell Paso," sait
Col One @. Jones, yesterday, sis no
toriOus In many states in the union OF
account of his contemp; ible acts i,
timee past. At one time he was u rail
road spotter in Mississippi, and after
wards, for some irregular proceeding
be was compelled to leave Meridian
between two suns by the indignan
populace. Hewitt led the Pinkertor
detectives against the strikers in ST
Louis in 1886 and commanded them t.
fire upon the unarmed men. 1t is a sur
prise to me that his remarks about E
Psso found their way into the Atlsnt,
paper, for persons there must be &C
quainted with his odorous record >
Judge Hunter has caused to be STRUCK
large leather medal bearing tn,
inscription. champion Liar O
America. Detective Hewitt. Presentet