The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1900-03-02
Puerto Principe, Cuba,

February 5, 1900.
NV Dear BEE: With loud acclaim and
popular rejoicing, the whole city of Cam
aguey, on foot, on horseback r mounted
on mules, riding in volantes and coaches
and on bikes, any way, every way, they
ran, walked, fiuttered and few, without
wIngs) but they went to the old railroad
station TO meet and to welcome their Gov
ernor General Leonard Wood and his
staff and attending retinue on his visit,
yesterday, to inspect, examine and re-
lleye the wants and needs and to promote
the interests and we flare OF the people
Of this Province.
The procession with torch-light, Ian
terms, banners and bands of music filled
the streets with the moving throng from
gutter and sidewalk up to the very fronts
OF the houses themselves, on either side,
there being no fence or yard or guard to
prevent the actual contact of the crowd
with their very walls. He was conduct
ed directly to the "GrAnd HOTEL" the
largest and best equipped in the Prov
ince, where he and his staff and retinue
OF 10 persons were received and enter
tanned right royalty.
General Wood, attended by the civil
governor, Mayor Sanchez, the military
secretary, Alcides Betancourt, early in
the morning, inspected the American
hospital In Cisneros street with q view to
convert It's future use to the Supreme
Court, the Court Of First Instance, to
education, to the city Judges, the record
er's offices and police headquarters, and
orders were given for such purpose. He
also directed that 500 commodious and
proper beds be placed In the hospital, as
also large and valuable assortment and
supply OF medicines, instruments and APP
pliances for the use Of the soldiers and
civilians OF this neIghborhood. After
visiting the hospital Of st John Of God,
(what title for secular though eleemos-
ynary institution) the General, who was
learned in the medical profession before
his military career began, was not very
well pleased with the building, though
he praised the order and cleanliness
which existed there.
He also Visited the orphan asylum,
where one Of the little girls recited q
poem In honor Of the governing head of
the military power on their island home.
She then ran and brought large arm
full OF flowers and presented beautiful
bouquet to the governor general and one
to each OF his official attendants. The
General took mp the blushing child In his
arms and thanked her with kiss on her
brow. The Lady Superior in charge Pc
titloned the governor TO authorize the
construction OF an additional story to the
building, as It's present dimensions were
too limited to accommodate its. inmates.
He told her that he would take the mat
ter into serious consideration as soon as
he returned to the capitol. He there
fore retired well pleased with what he
mad seen of'the administration OF the af-
fairs OF the orphanage.
They then visited the hospital Of San
Lazero, where no was highly pleased
with the place and bis reception. The
Governor then visited Carmen hospital,
where he was received and welcomed by
the managing patrons Of that Institution,
and he praised the lunta for the condi-
tion In which he found they had kept It..
He has determined to reconstruct and
unite all the civil hospitals In this local
ity into one only building, In which all
the necessary conditions may bo found
and utilized for such purpose. San La
zero win be devoted to school OF agri-
culture and the st John Of God hospital
to be torn down and taken away.
"A committee on Che Laborer's club,