Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-05-06
Everyday Life in the Cuban Capital.
erisendase Rampant in the nserorsplrit of the Daily
Pross--A Rain Of American Newspapers.

the United States TO various points in
Cuba. The stock handled will all be
raised In Georgia, the Carullnas and
Tennessee. up-cOuntry cnttie To be
shipped to the island for slaughter. and
those from the lowiandr exclusively for
breeding purposes. Their FIRST ship
ment' 81 900 head. was made about a
week ago.
Butter you would better csohew while
IN cuba. az none IL made here
and the Imported stun n generate
" too rank TO be tolerated.
The bread. however. IL excellent.
u one can overcome his natural
With which Il II literally pcppcrcd. each
spcck meaning
A wELL-BARED FLEA.
Each small. sweet loaf Ia wrapped In n
banana leaf before baking. which gives
TO the crust It's delicate brown. You
may furnish the Hour yourself N you
like. receiving from the baker an aver
agc % 70 pounds Of bread for 100
pounds OF flour.
Speaking % the dust. which gives 10
everybody an Irritating throat trouble.
producing n hacking cough aud intoler.
able thirSt--rminds one Of the new or
der lately PROMULGATED by chief OF po-
llcc Mcnoacai. Some time arc his
tvtNs NhN uspIlNtu OF cltAfNttf, Wnitn
are 10 the cubnna nn the very stan
and fnninstsy of life; and now he has
forbidden the men 20 drink even water
while on duty. under penalty Of two
dollars fine for each violation ~ the
law. n the poor follows obey II lite
rally. they must Huffcr torturea while
on duty IN these hot ana dusty streets.
aud " drink OF water II 10 be purchased
at the price of two dollars, the whole
OF their mvnErc salaries will supply
each man with about two drinks a
week. Probably the reason for the
singular order II found In the fumor
that the departed SpanlnrdH poisoned
the wells Of Moro. cahanaH and other
parts % the city. ftabana'r compare.
could be desired In the way 81 health.
fulncsa ana abundance. but there are
many ancient wells In the poorest and
most unsanitafy sections. whose con-
tents have ionE been deadly without the
AID of spanish poison. The ffrt
reservoir, erected By tho queen ~ spain
for her loyal IIabnnnsc subjects. about
and Improved In 1890. ana now no city
In the world " more bnnntlfuiiy sup
piled with pure. living" water. The
reservoir crowns a hill In the outskirts
q the ccrro suburb. half mile or 20
above the new headquarters ~ the
aNNfNNhAW NAAlNNhl ittN ffNNNi MNlAlNF
out To look az II. -no pleasant evening
not long ago. found n vast
MARBLE-rLooRED TANK
u beautifully clear water. forty feet
deep. fc'i by the Tulipan river. Front
and ronr are faced by n lofty aud
somewhat spectacular arch. whose
Ftfawbcrfy-rink facade uctv forth In
hlg. black capitals IN. rloflca Of the
royal family ~ spain. from away back
down o. The ynur~ Alfonso XVIII. and
incidentally Of the spanish governor.
general. under whose regime the i'm.
pfovcmentH were mndcs
Speaking ~ royal famliy-none In Gu
ba are now no poor NJ Ia do them hon.
or, the crntwhiic humblcst sycorhnntr
being now foremost IN hraping Insults
on their memory. The stately figure
Of Isabella In Catoiica no longer don't.
mates the Prado park. which atlll bear.
her na~nc. and In all parts ~ the island