Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-07-15

with feproachfui ewes. the wife went
into commissions whioh ended ln death.
leaving family " orphans O. the
charity OF the town.
To get good general idea of Glen
fucgos. the stranger should climb tD the
top OF reservoir hill. the only commands
ing point in the vicinity. For two OR
three miles the city stretches c1st and
west curvinr around tho crescent
shaped bay. while cuuutryward ARE the
plantations. green ns the Erecncst,
with their neat villas ana sugar
mills aud scattered groups NJ
palms The part-coiurcd casus-pink,
blue. purple, green, often Hll the hucs
uf the rainbow combined ON one
wnii--arc built IN the usual cuban
style around an 0nen court
yard In the middle. though there are
moro two and three storiei houses here
than any other place On central cuba
lie buildings uro grouped around the
inevitable PLAN the latter large and
handsome spuuro. well lighted hy Cicc-
triclty and ornamental uns lamps. It's
broad marble walks are hordcrod by
palm trees and iiower-bcds,
WITH a FOUNTAIN
I'm the mlddol surrounded by statues
and benches. while each OF the four
entrance ls guarded By the two lions ~
gpain. one asleep. the othor awake,
c6uchant on tall pedcathlB. These lions
are as common 10 all The spanish pos
sessions a. the eagle In unclc samucla
lin the parks, before the public build
ings, and often ln the grounds Of prl-
waite houses. and always one watches.
fierce and wide awake, while the other
sleeps Right under the noses OF one
OF these royal pairs. an American
band was playing "The Star spnuglcd
banner" as we passed through the
ono aide OF the central square
Is occupied hy the great cathedral.
with lbs broad eaplauade ln front. and
double towers, one much taller than the
other. nliod with little bells pcrpotually
tangled out Of tune-nll TOO now to Dc
Interesting. on another side ia the
government "pulaclu. faced with state
~ colouudcn and thanked by long line
of barracks. Not for away ia the opera
huuse.n quaint open-uir theator, the
mnrkct-pluce, town hall, military hos
pitni and tie snrUei, 90 prison. which
became Ho unplcuaunuy famous dur
Ing the late war SuntnolH pace per
pctunliy before ita closed DOORS and the
little barred windows high up In tho
enormous thick walls are like shut Dyes
that bUtruy mo- secrets. They tel uH
that mbtcrnucun passages connect tho
dungeons below Il with these forts. the
palace and tribunals nuu thut urvuH
have been committed there which would
shame the darkest days Of the inuuiHl-
tlun. In the cupnclous Alameda, grove
VI elmal ut the edge of the town, FASH
lnnnhlo ClcuucguH drive or promUn-
udc' ON certain afternoons OF the week
where
MILITARY BANDS
play. Now-days n large proportion II
the people speak English and those who
do not know Il are studying with
might and main; while tho presence
OF sD many American soldiers, AmUri-
CON doctors. dentists ana photograph
ora. department stores run ou tho Amer
team plan. not 60 mention American
saloons ON every corner Justify it8
frequently heard uppellutlon OF yam
Roe town" captain Baker. who was
consul hero before tho war, is now
captain % the port, aud Captain Benn
il northumberland the two arc about
tho busiest pair In cuba.
The Hotel Union. said 10 be the best
IN Cionfurg1s ~ odd enough 20 deserve
"a paragraph. The words English
Hpokon "nruro prominently ia lts nd.
vortlHcmcnt, but the assertion applies
only 60 tho hotel guests, not 90 It's
managers or employees Such "a COM
rlumorntlon Of porudoXloa WAS never
seen before under one ruutl Implanted
rnftcrH are threatened with electric
wires; bare, dirty wooden floors and
elegant furniture % carved mahogany
brough from southern Europe long ago;