The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-03-26


with singular assurance. assert that
all talk about the Cubans governing
themselves for at least several years
to come is idiotic.
A BLUE-EYED CUBAN.
When few days ago in Havana
referred one of these doubling indiyid-
uals, New York ex-alderman, to some
of the new chiefs executive work
which merited approval, he exclaimed:
Why, he's no Cuban; he's got blue
eyes and he speaks English
1t is true that General Menocal
speaks English, perfect English, and
that he has blue eyes, but he is never
theless a Cuban born in Havana The
Menocals have been conspicuous as
leaders in every revolution against
Spanish rule in Cuba since the people
of that unfortunate country COM
menced to send their sons to the United
States to be educated The mother,
sisters and daughters of the MenOcal
family are equally patriotic with the
male members. L can recall but two
women, Carload Aguero and Concha
Agramonte Sanchez, who sent her five
sons to the field, whose enthusiasm for
the cause of independence quite equals
that of General MenocaPs mother. She
sent her four sons, all she had, to bat
tie for freedom, and when at Marianao
joy and pride were pictured in every
lineament of her handsome face.
MENOCAL'S PATRIOTIC MOTHER.
LAS chief of police" she said, Mario
can do much good. Of course, 1 am
proud of him; he has fought for Cuba
since the first battle cry of liberty was
sounded by Jose Marti. Were he not
my son l would exact of him a renewal
of his promise never to desist in his
efforts until our island republic is firm
ly and honorably established under the
protection of the United States
The new chiefs uncle, Aniceto Memo
CAL is the celebrated engineering eX-
pert of Washington, who was entrusted
with the report on the Nicaragua canal
| route. One of his cousins is the we'll
known surgeon and physician of Ha-
vana, Dr. Raimundo Menocal. An
other is the distinguished artist,
Armando Menocal, who painted that
famous masterpiece of the Fortuny
school which was exhibited at the
worlds fair, columbus in Chains. ="
The chains, however, We're afterwards
painted out at the express request of
! the Spanish crown.
| 1t is needless to state that General
Menocal is making an efficient and
satisfactory chief of police Untiring
energy, quickness in thought and &C
/ IL.
! solute fearlessness in the face of dan
ger are his most prominent character
| istics. Although under &c. the past four
| years in the field have given him a
wonderful experience in enforcing
obedience and in controlling both large
and small bodies of men. Added to
| three qualifications he has had the
benefit of a thorough, American educa-
| ton and possesses practical knowl-
edge of the way we do things in the
| United States"
! FRIEND OF THE UNITED STATES.
J More than all, he has the respect.
| confidence and esteem, and will receive
| the support of the better element of
Havana, Cubans and Spaniards alike.
The corrupt know that they cannot
! buy him, and the criminal that they
cannot trihe with him. From the mo-
ment that SPANS flag was lowered
over Havana and Old Glory was sent
UP in its place. new day dawned, a
new regime commenced in the control
! of the city's affairs.
He has already closed those theaters
which, under Spanish protection have
| been a blot upon the city's reputation.
and the dissolute classes have been
driven into locality where they NAV
| be confined and controlled. Against
| publishers and diSseminators of vile
literature, who have so long thrived I'M
molested, if not absolutely protected
under the old order Of things, he has
inaugurated a war of determination.
| Il may not be able to make Havana
a morally ideal city," he recently re-
marked. but I can and will at least
remove it from the category of places
which disgrace the civilization of the
century,
Chief McCullagh, who was sent 70
Havana this winter for. the purpose of
| inspecting the police department., has
reported that it is one of the most Or
derly cities of it's size in the world.