Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-09-30

49,. ,,,,ts knows. she was subsequently
rescued by an American journalist, as
slated by several young Cubans.
Among the latter was Carlos Carbunell,
"A vyenithy bachelor banker OF Havana.
uo drovn the carriagc IN which the cs-
cap.d damscl war conducted from
prison. mud he drove 10 direct to his
uyyu house, IA q crowded quarter ~
the city, right under the nose Of tho
gpaninl officials. There the fair
Eyangcllna remained several days. uu-
an the time came Tor her 60 board AN
American steamer, disguised as a boy.
Everybody knows the rest The pretty
romance ended. Tor ought we 20 say Il
begunJ ia her marriage 90 senior Car.
boncli. some months later. from the
house OF Mr.. John a. Logan. IN Wash.
inrton. II. G.. and now Me. and Mrs
Cnrboner. az home In Havana. are the
uruudoat parents " o. bounrInF boy who
was lately christcnad "Fltzhugh Leo.
The Disnguua family though emIuuuJIy
respectable, was poor aud obscure.
therefore Ia cuba the alliance of inc
daughter with an oristocrat o. cunsid-
cred q long step upward for the young
lady
The natural resources OF the Isle OF
Pines are Just now attracting
considerable attention. ana moi
long ago our Assistant Secretary
OF war made public q vD'umlruua report
concerning them, from Col ulisa. me II.
s. Collector Of cuatoms at Havana. The
soil IL extremely fertile. but only a
small portion Of the island D. under cll
tlvatl0n. a few ~ the Ercuu valleys
aru used nH cattle ranges Tobacco ana
sugar are grown TO a limited extent ana
pineapries arc pefhlps tha staple prod.
net There has boeu some trade ln
woods mahogany pine and cedar ana
might be great deal more Spirits III
turpcntiuo. pitch, tar sulphur tortoise.
shell ana crystals ore also among th,
possible EXPORT. Silver. quIukallVcr ami
iron exist in the hills and the mnrbI.
quaries are practically exhausteHs TN.
mountain ranges that cross the island
IN several directions nrr almost pntlruiS
composed Of beautiful marbles OF ever,
variety known aud ia all the colora nj
the rainbow, piled aa By art In contrast
ing strata, varying from black. BROW
and grcy TO paieat tiuta Of pink. blu'
and green. Another low mountain
called Los Cristaios. o. oven more curl
Gus. ~ steep sides being literally contr,
with rock crystal OF exquisite Hca-grcei
tint Though none of these mountain
nre 81 great height an nro very vii,
and impressive, with dark ravlnea AMI
SHEER PREcIPIcEs.
some Of them 300 feet In height. Half
century aHo the marble quarrisa noa
ana a Euod deal % Cuban money wen
into tho enterprise. which promise,
well. Hut for some unknown reason. tn
Spanish government looked on Il viii
diHfavor; and Ia order Co XIII the hufl
mess. levied such an outrageous tax 81
the sand used m saving that ~ promo
tcrH had to give Il NJ. Thus has thi
mothor-countsy always encourage,
home Industries IN her colonies. Al
the taxes formerly collected IN the tall
OF Pines by the Hank Ors'puin. went Z.
Havana, from whence ouc-fourth wal
afterwards romittcd 60 the Inhabitants
The only dues directly cnllectiblc by IN,
authorities werc those Tor slhughterini
cattle and selling beef. These taxes n,
longer exist. as there nrr practically M
cattle loft on the island. There was ais,
an export duty Of one and half cent
on each sack u charcoal and sevet
cents on "a cord OF wood. Vast quantitlel
Of mungrovc and other foft, scruhhi
wood make this a iino haryost-iicld fol
the charcoal burner. Last year ubuu
one thousand bales OF tobacco
one hundred pounds TO IN,
bale. were exported from tn,
island. AMI sold IN Havana FOR So
tho bale. That was an unusual "tobac
co-ycnf" IN Pinos. because many work,
crs came over from Nuelta Ahajo to -,
cape tho war. They have now returned
10 their former homes, whore condition.
will fall o. less than two thousnnd bales
But the fact remaius that It might grow
here. 10 absolute perfection. II Their