New-York tribune., 1899-07-31
THE PASSING THRONG.

Brtgadier General l.. II. Carpenter, who
Military Governor OF the Province OF Puerto Prin-
cipe Cuba until the recent merx-
GENERAL ing OF that province into the Mill
CARPENTER tary Department OF Santiago ar
ON CUBA. rived In this city yesterday on the
Munson Line steamer Olinda. 1
When the two provinces united he was mus
tered out OF the volunteer service and assumed /
his former rank as colonel OF the 5th United States
Cavalry which is stationed in Porto Rico. /
Colonel Carpenter last evening at the /
Murray Hill Hotel by Tribune reporter. He Is /
well bronzed and the picture Of health. About
Cuba her climate her resources her people and
her future he is enthusiasts
My term as Military Governor Of Puerto Prn- /
cipe." he said. extended over period Of nine
months. In that time had very good opportu-
nifty to study the Cubans. and I must say that !
found them to be docile. kind and faithful sort
OF people. They sentimental. however. 10 the
last degree. and this sentmentalty Is causing them
10 chafe a good deal under the American yoke
Among the classes which furnished the soldiers,
the leaders and the patriots there is strong de-
sire for immediate independence. These men have
nothing to lose. and they set upon establishing
a government Of their own. This desire may be
augmented by the growing feeling OF distrust or
America The opinion seems to be gaining ground
that America does not intend to vacate the island
and that all tnis talk about educating the people
to sef-government is simply means OF prolonglhs
the deception. But among the wealthy men OF the
They are just anxious for speedy annexation %
the United States as the other class is for inde-
pendence They realize that annexation "ouiu
mean free trade with the United States whereas Il
they were independent they would be compelled 10
pay a heavy duty on their goods. There would be
no market open to them and the republic would
find II a hard matter to prosperity The span
iards In Cuba. do not think. are desirable class
OF citizens. They nearly all the stores anu
are. almost without exception well to 90 men, !e'
they never invest their money In CUBA. lhey
either hoard II or invest &, in Spain. and conse-
quenily they impoverish rather than benefit the
island. Havana / believe. is the third largest port
in the Western Hemisphere but. despite tnat rae,
done by Spaniards and they are nor az All Pu'"'
fered more than anv other from the devastauons
OF war. II is next to Santiago Province IN sizes
the lack Of transportation facilities Cattle ralslhE
has been tho leading industry there Before tn1
head Of cattle in the province. Now don pc Ie
ranchmen haven't the means 10 renew operauonHs
%apital must be- introduced and employment must
be furnished for the thousands OF men VINO earned
their living the big ranches. They nockSu NhtO
them work as best / could on the sanitary i'm,
provements. | cleaned the city as well as II could
Principe can never be healthful until II has
sewerage system and a waterworks. Both OF these
improvements would require conslueraole 10! -, ~
penditure and did not have the means to attempt
Puerto Principe boasts Of having some OF the
most aristocratic families in Cuba. Some OF them
are Of noble lineage ana nave % Gen !. .h % %Tecajence
three hundred years ne cI1y SHOWS ny { ~ " -ors
OF the people. one might think ne mad 3een tras
ported to the sixteenth century merely by walklhs
through the streets A hundred years ago 1t was a
yerv wealthy city The planters lived in fine town
- u. zen az PT0p Trsurrections T. and their conse-
cuences did away with all this. and now there -
an air OF departed splendor about the place thaI Is
dThs proposed Cuban Central Railroad should be
built at once. 1t would be a wonderful boon mo 10
me me t p,srto Princpe south to Santa Cruz.
These TWO roads would not only furnish iabor Tor
the unemployed and bring capital into the province
but they would open up immensely rich terri
torv to agriculture. In fact. beneNe TINS II Iuc
only way to restore Puerto Principe TO its former
Colonel SI Carpenter says that when il became
Wnnicinai Assembly adopted resolutions Of regret,
and gave an engrossed copy OF them 10 him
To ,ers,ns who imagine that Russia is a land
where tyranny holds full sway this statement.
coming from an American. VIII
RUSSIAN prove OF interest: i have ENJOYED
INDUSTRIES more personal liberty in RUSSIA
THRIVING. than l did at my nome IN fa'e.
son y j." The man who made
the statement is W F. Dixon. an engineer VINO
has lived for the last four years in Mini Nov
gorod n city OF about eighty thousand lnhao-
,+or,s which IS situated on the River Nolga. 20
miles east Of Moscow. He Is the only American
emploved by the Sarmovc Engineering COMPANY
and Is the manager Of its locomotive works Ihe
sarnovo Engineering Company is very large
concern It has In addition TO It's locomotive
works a shipyard carshops and a rolling mill
and emplovs altogether more than ten thousand
men
The industries OF Russia" said Mr. Dixon ARE
all thriving The Russians are slow moving
people but they are steady and sure Inc l~rals- ~
Siberian Railroad is now completed from 5reG aUSG0T
to Irkootsk distance or about elsn'TsH Hr' ttoT
miles East OF Irkootsk the road IL III ope. a'IOt ,
in matches as il were That is 10 say, 1t mas n0t
yet been connected all the wS tnrOsSh - GI,,il1nr
~ mis- road s that very light rails have been
used and the ties are too wlde apaItTi ~ i'm
construction was begun nobody reall5ed the IL, III
mensitv OF the undertaking. The tramc mas 1 1een
greatly In excess Of all expectations anu MA ,sor
snat the road Will not stand the wear ana lttI-
II would cost enormous sum to rec'"' '"e
speaklng % OF social regulations OF the country Mt
D.1S "Peopie in America imagine that the Russian
popuisce This Is very mucn mistaken idea. "a
Rnss,o is they are an absolute necessity 20 the
maintenance OF law and order anS t, 10 a IA" ''-
George A HaInes a wealthy American VINO mas
long made his home the beautiful lake Oh Coiho'
in Italy. talked interestingly at the
rrAry OF Waldorf Astoria the itaiy Of the
THE present day
/ PRESENT The atmosphere ol '"e
! uaines physicians consider az near periecuoh DIS
can be found on the globe The humidity Is OF JUST
/ the right proportions and In consequence '"e'e -
! neither too much nor too litte moisture go
/ TN I,oltsrs a. YOU know are a most prolific
reo,ls forget the exact number Of yearly births
3 70 the ,i,ousand but It Is very large and were II
NOT for the safety valve OF emigration the county
.ro,,ig soor hscome overpOpula ted and consequent
starvation stare the inhabitants IN the race IIeIe
II growing feeling Of unrest among the coiio,, hit
people owing 20 the heavy taxes mposeu, w W W'oH nc
ARE made necessary by the immense military ana
naval armament that the GovernnrH' .,n ~ O 80 ,te
I keep up. as It's contribution 'o""'N ~ F'7 "
/ peace OF Europe ,..,,,. ,rda,te1
/ .o,,ntrv In the world The Government Is IN deOt'
/ tbe proyinces municipalities, villages ana com,
] separately in deot, ana