The Newtown bee., 1899-12-29
Town TOPICS.
Letter from Hon Samuel Sher-
man.
TIDING FROM CUBA.

NueVlLhBt ErUVluC6 VI Il uct w AA"NSAR~1
Cuba. My Dear Buzzer: We arrived
here ON the good steamship LuenourG at
4. 40 o. M, and an hour later we mao
passed the inspection of the custom OIL
GERS and our Trunks and baggage were
launched ashore, seven miles from the
wharf in the hotel America with our
four or five satchels and hand packages
at 5 As O'Clock, having left our half doz-
en- trunks in charge OF the government
officials until they are put on the train
for Puerto Principe, the capital of this
province, on Saturday next, remaining
here some for 40 hours longer on account
OF the peculiar railroad service on this
line.
We had rs first class passengers, who
were all first class people as we'll, and
we had an exceedingly smooth and
agreeable voyage of five days and some
hours and many Of as regretted it could
not have continued some days longer.
There were many regrets and some signs
at our separation, for Heaven alone knows
when IL ever we shall meet again. We
had AZ second class passengers and
crew making in all about 100 souls, with
many suffering from NAL de mer until
about the fourth day OF the voyage,
when all were able to come to the table
for the first time since our embarkation
at the port of New York, while the APP
petite of your scribe was robust and con-
tinuous from beginning to finish and he
with four or FIVE others became the
veterans OF the voyage.
We were surprised and delighted when
the collector of the port, Don Miguel
Roura, the brother of the brother-in-law
of Mrs Sherman, came on board Of our
steamship to prevent smuggling and per-
form his duties in the American uniform
and, approaching group of the passen-
gers who were ready to go ashore, he
came directly to me standing in their
midst and selling me by the hand threw
his other around my neck, saluted me
with his COZ dial greeting, Including Mer-
cedita, the two little ones in her charge,
whom he took in his arms and kissed and
told them they must go home with him
as his guests during their .sojourn here,
while Bobbie and your scribe would take
shelter in the Hotel America.
Nuevitas has increased to about the
size of Newtown, CT, since our army OF
occupation has been in possession and
now has about $500 souls or more than
1000 since my last visit here some Is
years ago. And what changes have been
wrought in the appearance and charac-
tar of the place and It's people! Calico
was right when he declared that "the
world moves" Its Jurisdiction has now
about 10000 inhabitants, including it's
outlying plantations, etc.
The mos quitoes, bed bugs and fieas are
still to be found here, and prevent unin.
corrupted tlumber, unless you are ex-
ceedingly weary,or are subject to attacks
of insomnia, but the bars and ingenious
net work thrown over ones couch miti
gate the violence of the onslaught except
20 thin skinned and sensitive subjects, but
when we get to the capital city of Puerto
Principe; day after tomorrow, we are
hoping for a mitigation in our sutferiDgt
from this source, yet who knowsE WI
are now 1910 miles in southerly direc
ton from the flee of The BEE and thi
communication will pr rhaps reach you
some time next week, and as it leave
our entire party in the best of health ant
. spirits here in the tropics, it ia hoped
that you and your many patrons ant
and friends in the Land OF Steady Hab
it's" on the threshold OF the northern
winter, may continue for many days il
az favorable and enjoyable condition
Sincerely yours,-[Sigma.