The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-07-16
Il Toak the Strenuous Efforts Of a
Bass Band 10 Shut OF His 0ratory
PLENTY or MONEY, LETS GO EASILY.
The eI-Enngslst Quite Popular Because Of
ConvivIahiy ami eagsrAess 10 Spend
HIS Cash.

Havana, July l6.--rhere Is much specu.
iauon in this city as to the visit OF
the Rev Sam Small Small is osten-
sibly' representing a schoobook publish
ing company but when quite under the
influence OF number OF gin cocktails
freely confesses that he is In Havana On
a secret mission for the administration.
In confirmation of this claim he pro-
duces number OF stamplcss envelopes
with the embossed heading. Executive
Mansion sent 10 him i'm Havana. which
would indicate ne is In constant commy-
nication with either MIR. Mckinley or one
OF his many secretaries.
ne Rev Mr.. Small has been LA.
vanas only summer joke for several
weeks past Mnen Small landed in Ha-
yana from the Ward Line steamer wnC,
brought him Go Cula. he was quite inca
pable OF locomotion. and had TO be car
ried TO the Ing;aterra. which he selected
as his temporary residence. Since his
arrival he has been continuously and
consistently drunk There Is nothing o.
which one may Judge as to when he In
tends to sober up, and he scouts The idea
of return TO sobriety when qpcstioned
upon that point.
FELL by THE wAYsiDE
Small ventured into Journalism in Ia
vana early in 1889 but fell by the way
side. ifc is quite well known in the
town. however, an. the average Ameri-
can fees from him as he would from
the plague. small when loaded below
the Plimsoll line. is 90 be avoided. Tie
has at hand number OF those stories
which may be told at a stag gathering
only after midnight, and he aniicts his
hearers with these at all times. lis
.kt.l..
dinner given few nights ago az the
Suizo Restaurant. den. Wood was pres
cnt, and the affair was supposed 10 be
very respectable and very dull Small
however. much to the disgust OF his
hosts. insisted upon making speech.
He seemed to take IL for granted he
would be called upon, and before the fish
course was well under way he staggered
TO his feet and launched forth. fic was
very very drunk yet Notwithstanding
this fact proudly displayed in his button
hole n gold cross upon a blue field, the
insignia of his chaplaincy I'm some regi-
ment which fought yaliantly at Chattan-
ooga or Camp Meade during the Spanish-
American war. He could hardly talk but
nevertheless grated at some length on the
intentions of the Republican party with
regard TO Cuba. He quite shocked those
present by telling them what they al
ready knew with regard TO the desires OF
the president, and made Gen. Wood feel
very, very uncomfortable.
FINALLY SHUT OFF.
lie was finally brought to his seat by
the strenuous effort of the band. ana con-
tented himself thereafter with telling
suggestive. stories Some of these were
too strong for oven the waiters,w who could
not understand English, and he was final
ly induced to go away.
SO far as can be learned Small has
given up his evangelstic fake and Is not
at present engaged I'm snatching brands
from the burning. When he returns TO the
pulpit he can easily act as his own 'hor-
rible example"
Small seems TO have plenty OF money.
which after all is about all that is ,re-
auired in Havana. lie let's go OF il easily
and without remonstrance, and is there
fore popular lie is also very popular
with the North American Trust Com
pany for some occult reason, and seems
10 have unlimited credit there.
Taking II all In all. the ex-evangelist Ia
about the warmest thing in very warm
town. He Is not calling any large mobs
heavenward as In former days, but he Is
affording entertainment to large part
OF Havana's blase population.
Incidentally he Is persuading the school
trustees of the town to invest in very
good fifth reader, but one which the aver
age Cuban teacher will go but very
short distance into. He Is n wonder, and
IL the liquor supply holds out, is due TO
amuse the city whole lot.