Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-01-24
CIENFUEGOS.
The Philadelphia of Cuba" and Possibly
Its Future capital--The Center of One OF
tho Richest Sugar Producing Sections in
the World.

with plenty OF money 10 develop the
incompatible resources ~ the sur
rounding country, requires neither
prophet nor the son N a prophet :"
Today there are three toicrabie hr-
tells in the place. besides dozen
tlendns. cafes and casinos. The last
named popular fcHurtr, tSpaniah l'f
ciub-huuscai. which are such Ifnmincht
features ~ all spanish American cities
are particularly numerous In Cienfrc-
gus. tn the detrincnt " domestic IN
stltutlona The finest club.huuHe w.
cuba IL found here and. strange 20 H1y,
~ owned and frcuuented py upWhrdA
~ five hundred Cinnamon. Its rr'ai-
dent. nm Acknowledged Celestial WAS
educated nt Harvard and spcAks good
deaf bottnr English than the many Ers-
llahmen with their "cawntH' AMI
"donchcr knows" The place " worth
visiting being fully M To- IT, kind In
San Francisco A broad hallway. paved
with white marble leads 60 magnin-
cent aaln mnrble-tiled and pillnrr1,
which opens into vnst courtyard,
whcro palms and pnmcgrnnatcs flourish
nr.unl q central fountain. ~ stairs,
In n blk reception room. Jos fits sur
rounded by other gods. and occasionally
the smoke ~ Leather worship p'r-
fumes tho atmosphere ~ the 'nthultc
cts. close hy this swell oriental
casino IL tho llomiah cathedral. double
tnwnrrd and extensive. but top new ~
puasrss much ~ "tho odor az aauctity."
IL has u brudd cHpinuhdo in front anu
one ~ its towers 81 much taller than
the other. Allied with iittir bells per.
petunlly jingicd out NJ tune.
ON another side ~ tho same plnFn v
tho government "paluclo." from which
our iing viii float before many days.
n ~ not much " palace. according tn
a A TIIn
Ing to make No abode for Prince
Charming puncnhury and hlH aldeH-de.
camp II ~ thanked hy u long line NJ
barracks. low filled with Spanish nul-
dicrn making ready Tor dcpnrtuu'--
every motl er'a son NJ Thorn frau UNDER
sized ana diapirted. like Cnsfiur with
q lean and hungry look" Not Ear away
r. the opera house. quaint. upen.air
thenter the mirkct-plnc" iown-hnl.
military nnd public hospitals. doth ~
the latter filled 10 ovcrilowingl md the
famous palace 81 the soEundn cabs. err
military commander. Tho latter ~
more N o. prison than palace With
IT, enormously thick wallis double
doors nlwnya fhut aud With Hcntinuia
pacing before them. ana little barred
Window hirh up under the caves
which like closed eyes dlfrinfo uu nes
rrvi-. There are dungeons below "a and
rrrrct pnrHnRca connecting with the
forts and prisons and grucanmc tnirs
were whispered ~ deeds committed
therein which would shame the darkest
days ~ tho spanish inauisitinn-uf
political prlHonetH. whose only crimc ~
love ~ cuba llbro, compelled by nnuo-
lees torturen to implicnto their friends
and confess 10 Hlnr they never commit
ted.
Tho central plaza IL nnc. lars'
square, lighted by clccricitY with
NIfs a.
intervals, IT. broad pavement ~ mar.
bic tiles. ~ guarded by ilun-1urfunun.U1
pillars. aud uedrstniH here and thew
support whitewnahod rtntuer. There
" niro me Alameda, C'Grove ~
! i.imu'1 NJ the odre " the town. whore.
l IN u " the fashion 10 drive or promo
made on certain afternoons OF the week.
to the music u military bands. To grt
| u general idea ~ the rurfnuniinrH. you
should climb 10 the top 81 Reservoir
l mn. the only commanding point IN 40
vicinity. from which tho city stretches
west n couple " miles. while country
ward nrr the plantations with thnir
neat villas and whlto.Wulird HurHr
mills. fields ~ yelinwing cane and fents
tered Efuupa N palms. 4 large prl.
/ portion N the inhabitants ~ Cienfucgon
speak English. ana Tor years past fuzzy
| niur-tenthH ~ it, commerce has been
with the United States. Vet until latr-
| ~ built fighting was the favorite nmusr-
ment. and ~ ever where else In Span-
lsh-Americn sunday war and Htlil TO-
the gala day ~ the week diHtlnruishoi
| from the other nix days ~ native dnlco
| FAR niento by the universal dnunlnr ~
l host clothes Increased activity ~ bill
[ Hard and drinking snlunnH. hulHteruun
mufuurradinF procesHlnnH. opon-air.
daylight dancing, noisy perHlHtoncv uf
l lottery VcudrUI cncksnghuur hull.
] mel Nt.a.I a.
/ 10 the manor born begins the festive
| duy rcllgiuuHly. with mathis. confals
I flnnni and mnHHi hut the accommodate
| iuV CLERGY get through with an that hy
/ 10 "a. m. leaving plenty NJ time Tor d.
yorilsemcnlH,
Three considerable rivers. the can.
udu. Haiudo and Dannji. empty into
nnvioa " the world might rendezvous
M safety. and each ~ the rivers D.
nnYiFnhir some distance inlnnd-n mat
Ter III great Importance IN country ro
destitute NJ good roads, Between this
city and Santiago to tho eastward nul
Trinidad On the west, ms well nH IN other
mountainous districts Of cuba, tho
trails, from time immomnflni. have
been Infested with hnndltti. who plum.
der bath natives aud Foreigners. snl-
dlvrH and civilians. There are many
Instances, even Within the last inn
] NNAfHi ni NnNelefH being captured nt
knighta NJ the road ana held Tor ran
som. Terrible stories are told ~ tor
lures inflicted upon those whose frlendi
failed 10 Ray promptly tho sum De-
mnuiod. Perhaps u hnErr. an eve. col
Ian Unr NJ the captive would arrive les
special post. NJ n gentle hint 10 thi
relatives ~ what would he likely 4,
happen unless the money Was quickly
forthcoming, followed by other portloW
NJ the hnpleEa victim. until Il WA
known beyond doubt that there was no
enough left ~ him 60 be- worth nayini
Tor. FANNIE BRIGHAM WARD.