The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-01-27

icIioNtu Ny HIe, mere lnut III llnpOSSl Die.
The fire would die for want Of fuel, and
leave the building intact.
have not touched, In any OF my let
tiers. upon the facts which 20 to make
up the report Of the lamented Colonel
Warning. The filth OF Havana IS ncith-
er 4 cheerful. nor delicate theme, and 1t
Is sufficient to say, that his report Is
true. In all particulars. We live upon
the Prado (Parade), and enjoy Its ele-
walton. gay and brilliant appearance,
and fine air from the gulf, from choice.
but II 1t had not been from choIce It
would have been SO from necessity The
Americana who fingers long amid the
back streets and ancient by-ways of
old" Havana, had better lose no time
In distributing his goods to the poor,
and commencing his soul to God.
And yet the authorities are vigilant In
the extreme: In many cases too vigil
liant. Apropos of this. friend Of ours,
had most unpleasant experience. Mr..
Richard Henry Little. of the Chicago
Tribune, came to Havana one month
ago, and took rooms at the Passage. one
of the leading hotels here. From the
excessive heat and over-cxertion, on
january l. he became III. MS did anoth-
ed American, Mr.. DUN. of the internal
ASNthuC oIltt, III Shlllt IlNltI.
q few days. dellrum set In In both
cases. and an incompetent doctor pro-
nounced them to be yellow. fever I'M
medlatcly. as if by magic. Nthc ambu-
lance appeared. and the attendants to
convey them 10 the yellow fever hospit-
al. AS 1t happened, two friends from
New York We're with Mr.. Little at the
time. They We're equal to the occasion.
They rose. drew their revolvers, AMI
said: This man has not yellow fever,
and the first person who dlsturbs him.
in his delirlum, Will be shot,' Well, the
voice Of the six-shooter Is very elo-
Tuent in Havana. and 1t prevailed. Mr..
Little was left 10 recover, In the quiet
OF his room at the hotel. while poor NJ.
Dunn. was carried first to the yellow
fever hospital. and II few days later to
his last bed under the waving palms of
the Christohal Colon cemetery. Eternal
vigilance Is commenduble thing. but
1t sometimes makes q leap in the dark.
And this, | want to add, that. tho
Colonel Warnings report IL altogether
true. General Brooke assures RE that
the health of Havana was never better
than at present. and he hopes, by the
summer TO have much improved the
existing conditions. When once these
hopes are realized these promises ful.
filled, how fair. how beautiful will he
this oriental city. For the people Of
the north, whose well-filled purses en-
able them to leave the storms of winter
behind, there will he but one winter re-
sort, a paradise of health and pleasure;
where the climate is so equablc, that
ever since we came one month ago. one
day has been exactly like another, and
each has been beautiful; where the sun
forever shines and the flowers forever
bloom. and the breath of life forever
fans You from the sulf--not only the
queen city OF the Pearl OF the Antilles,
but likewise OF the world.
On the evening of January /, some
thing like this appeared IN ono of the
Cuban newspapers. as an editorial: "In
all the brilliant company at the Palace
| of the captain general none We're more
| noticed than the Cuban officers: and
| the appearance Of these ragged heroes
| was more diGnified, majestic and i'm
| posing, than that of the American off,
I GERS in all their glitter OF gold lace and
| military decoration" What noble and
profound sentiment, How soul-stir-
| ring and patriotic ana srandiose, How
high sounding and altogether untrue!
In point OF fact, there are no ragged
heroes" in Havana Gomez may be
ragged" out In the hills. and some of
! his followers undoubtedly are. but that
Is because they continue TO pout and
refuse To come In out Of the wet. The
Cuban officer here in Havana, in all the
iincry of his freshly starched duck uni
form. his expensive high-top riding
boots OF yellow calf.and his immaculate
e-brimmed. white sombrero, Is, OF
all the '"spic and span" Cuban euues-
tri1nG fbn Gnir MI
| Though say it with hesitation not for
| getting that they fought good fight,
! and suffered more than can be told,
their small stature. Theatre appearance
! and generally conscious air Or wearing
| robe Of glory, makes 1t very difficult
| to realize that they are heroes at all,
| either ragged or clothed. and gives one
| feeling Of being present 40 n scene
from n comic opera.
a very large proportion of the Gu
! ban army. probably one-halr, was COM
| posed Of negroes, though this exprcss-
ion Will hardly carry n correct impress
| sion to the north. Both the social and
| industrial status Is higher here for tho
negro than In the states And Antonio
| Macco. the general. the statesman. the
| martyr, the fierce and relentless fighter
tile genial gentleman and the idol Of
| Dry Is revcrcd and cherished, and his
| staff was COMPOSED of sons OF the
weaithicst and most exclusive families
in HAVANA. Many Of them speak Eng
| lisli and French. MS well rs EspanO,
! The success OF the lnsurgent forces. Is
| attributed largely to these negro
! troops. They could endure hardsrrps
much better than their white compan-
ions or enemies. No great fatigue was
occagioned to them by Il march Of forty
miles 4 day. while TO the Spanish forces
weakened by the climate and disease,
| twenty miles was an extremely louE
march indeed, The negro. moreover Is
able 10 go for a long period OF time
wthou. food and starvation actually
increases his lighting powers. And
| whether II be from The infusion OF
| Spanish blood. which gives sparkle TO
the eye and refinement to their clear
| cue, regular features [ am unable to
| say but certain |, Is that many Of III.
| negro women here are very beautiful.
| Then, too their voices. which are pro-
verbally sweet. lend themselves most
readily to an accent az TIE ptirest Cas-
| tllnn. SO. you can readily see why the
color line, Is not very ''tnut" line In
| Cuba, and can understand why San
| Suliicy. who has hurried of to Wash
lngton In pet, to complain 10 the
President that The American guards
failed To salute him in the Tacon tho
| atrc. would take off his hat and how
low before the memory o. Antonio Ma
Geo ID. Fl, p.
Bound for Manila.
SAN FRANciSCO. Cal, Jan. 20
The Twentieth United States Infantry
regiment, the first battalion of which