New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-06

Colonel Charles F. w. Nicely Director OF Finance
In the Department OF Posts. at Havana, is in the
city to purchase furniture for the
CUBAN postoifce there. When seen
POSTAL yesterday at the Wadorf-Astoria
SERVICE. Colonel Nicely said: THE Postoffice
Department in Cuba is now In first
rate condition. thanks 10 the untiring efforts Of
i. G. Rathbone. the Director General OF Posts.
When We took charge there stamps in
Havana. Letters were simply marked three cents
on ono corner, and the on.cials at the Postofiice
put the money IN their pockets. II 1t delivered
at the other end Of the line, the carrier charged
another three cents. General Rathbone laid in
supply OF stamps at once, and turned his attention
stations in the island where mail was delivered.
These were abolished. and two hundred and nifty
masters were Installed to take their place They
are tar more efficient. Next the General turned ms
attention TO the system OF transporting mail from
town to town on the trains. No baggage cars are
carry the mail in the ordinary passenger coaches
under tho care or q mall conductor. lie would
turn two seats together and spread out the pack
ages for each town route 1t carried In
bags without any locks. and If the car happened
mall seats and tumble the packages all up in
heap. Incidentally. might remark that the Span
for the privilege Of having train route. OF
course they stole much more than that General
fitted the with mail compartments and distrib
uting cases. The clerks in uniform. and there is
states. We pay clerks in this service $40 month
one OF these resigned recently because he SAID ne
couldn't afford TO work for that salary, He said
that under tho old Spanish administration he aver
II wish you would say for the benefit OF the
stamp collectors. that the new issue OF cuban
September l. am going to Washington Sunday
to look after them: The plates are now being made
are worrying me to death. / have now at my ONCE
I'm Havana more than 5000 in sums ranging from
% cents to Oo waiting FOR the new issue 10 De put
on sale"
At the waldorf-Astoria, with Colonel Nicely, is
John d. Newman, superintendent OF malls at
Havana. He is here to consult
FOREIGN with Postmaster Van Colt and
MAILS FROM John W. Fiedemann. assistant su-
HAVANA. perintendent OF foreign malls.
about tho foreign mails from Ha-
vana. We have as great a diversity OF foreign
mails as New-York." said Mr. Newman. although
nothing Ike the quantity. Heretofore all the for
eirn mail from Havana has been going through the
New-York Office. but this will be changed II will
now be started for It's destination direct from ia,
s s@Md ana t tbs Once viii be relieved Of
much needless work ia handling tho malls In
When I went to Havana. on February ]. the
postoffco was In dilapidated old church that was
hlthy aud Infected with disease. There were no
pens 10 ink not even cancelling stamp thirty
days before ! arrived some small separating cases
were received from New-York. These constituted
tho entire equipment 81 the office. on April 80 we
moved into the new building In O'Reilly-st con
slider the now office modern IN every respect Even
In the United states I have never seen ono better
cquipped II IS plenty large enough tor ,ne pIes
a. II has IN tho last six months the building VIII
and civil deparfments arc kept entirely separate.
In the military department none but Americans die
employed In the ciyi dep@Ts' S U c shs
have found the natives very quick 10 learn ethcent
hundreds Of applications daily from men IN the
United who want places In the Cuban Offices
be no more appointments from this country;
We somewhat hampered In the det I'VE 90 Gt
M. - u. he
Of Transportation facilities The building OF The
cuban Central Railroad would be gre"' 'i"s 'o'
william Toben. an American. who has for
number OF years made his headquarters IN Lon
don IS at the Grand Hotel Mt
ENGLAND Toben thinks the cables give an
AND THE undue prominence to the Transvaas
TRANSVAAT4 trouble. THE general run OF the
people meets in England said
Mr. Toben, apparently take little interest IN the
matter although there is an undercurreht Oh itll-
tntlon because Of a widespread belief among the
English that Dom KrHger's aggressvely In
dependent attitude is in large part due to tho In
stigation OF Germany. and with the assurance
that I'm case OF trouble that country VIII stand by
tho Transvaal Republic. The taxing OF all Out
landers except the Germans is peculiarly out
rageous and this adds to the feeling OF Irritation
The thing that most strikes you In London at
present is tho fraternal feeling for America and
tho Americans which Is universal and pervades
all classes The rousing reception given the Yale
Harvard athletes on their recent visit there was
partially due 10 this. Speaking OF this contest
George Odell, the apprentice whom the Americans
70 heartily congratulated. rowed An exceedingly
plucky race Odells skin capsized just after they
had got well under way In the race, which was
to DO from the Houses OF Parliament TO just be-
You'd Vauxhall The police rghted the boat Tor
him and Notwithstanding this delay and the fact
that he subsequently shipped lot of water he
succeeded In finishing second in the qualifying
heat The first four In this heat then rowed the
final heat which Ode won. The race was for a
coat Of scarlet and SILVER sheidi inc vntnd
for annually by the apprentices OdeII. who IS only
seventeen years OF age Is one OF the youngest ever
The weather in London has been intensely hot
this year. and 1t drove me from the Gty TO , ine
from place to place, but finally settled at Black
pool the Irish Sea- where had been 6efo ond
the great resort OF Lancashire and Yorkshire. Inc
morning after my arrival there Was "a n od sea
farng friend called out Get 60 ooP aa' ~ aro x
sho% you sun h IN on no the am morning train and
the entire stretch OF beach from my window was
S5 cost Ss.2 9 s ra and As
said to be the finest in the United Ki1sd0m and
t n are the shy world Sth STer
Foudroyant that gallant relic rs OF last Testins
aae 4, nfS Gad SaSs s asshp she is in
song and story. ,,a.o,,, ,,recked at
Backpoo in 1871 and her timber and , copper are aTe
al present being manufactured into relics ana sou
by the enerprising Messrs HarmsWOrtn ind inn
bought the hulk II Is sad that 70 Valant aHd I'm, III,
portant n part OF the famous wooden walls OF Eng
land should come TO so ingIorlouSS an Gnu p
chased this cane and medal there; :. wholly made
The cane with IT, crook head is b Mh0 AND mus" lust
beneath the handle is copper circiet' also iroii
the hull -. .o,,o- hears on one
side a nIcfure OF the ship and on the obverse a
portrait OF her renowned cominanuSrl c a Nel-
pon u,ith the inscription "Horao. NlscoInt ~
SON born 10Th September. l7jS Died. zist oc'oOe'
1905"
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