The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1900-03-09
The Home Circle.
Tidings From Cuba.
Puerto Principe, Cuba,

Lear BEE: Inree days ago radical
change took place here in the command
of the invading army of occupation, and
the accomplished scholar and Christian
soldier, Col Writ Davis, has been ordered
from the command of the Sth cavalry
regulars to the Sd regiment now serving
In the Philippines. He is a veteran i'm
mune, and fought on the Union side in
the Civil war, though born and educated
In Richmond, Va. He has four brothers
still living who all fought in the Rebel
ranks, and remained uncovered, or at
least RECONSTRUCTED, until the Spanish
American conflict, wien they again be-
came American citizens with ardent love
for the cause of our common country.
The colonel at parting for the Orient
to-day, with both of his hands upon the
judges shoulders, said to him: "You
have my best wishes for your welfare
and happiness, but be sure and remember
me on your next visit to Washington
when l am in the Philippines"
1t happened when the colonel was alb
sent from the city last week, that on the
Lincoln anniversary the American flag
(Which had become much battered and
torn in it's long service in storm and sun
shine) was not seen waving ON the army
headquarters for two whole hours at
midday, or four times as long as there
was once "silence in heaven"-5ee the
Revelation of st Johns apostolic vision,
8th chapter, 1st verse, at the rupture Of
the "seventh eeal'' (Which may have
been the celestial embryotic Sunday,
and the disappearance of the futtering
flag was noticed by the citize ans, and
Mendoza, the editor-in-chief of the 1.-TWO
Republics" (the principal newspaper in
this proVince), was duly notified and re-
quested to call public attention to the
grave omission-of Jupiter nodding, :"
and Homer sleeping on his arms. But
the prudent editor said he preferred quiet
to court-martial and confiscation Of his
periodical-thouRh he thought it to be q
scheme to let pass unnoticed the birthday
of the great hero-martyr who had taken
the first step (though at that time per-
hsps unknown and unnoticed), that led
up to the emancipation and freedom of
Cuba, and to the expulsion of the Span
ish monarchy from the New World.
On the evening of that very day, how
ever, the 1.-TWO Republics" announced
the promotion and transfer of Col Davis
to the Sd Regiment u. S. cavalry in the
Philippines, and the appointment of Maj
Charles A. Hatfield to the command of
the city and province Of Puerto Principe.
The Judge lost no time in conveying to
the commander-in-chief of Camaguey
his congratulations and fluctuations for
the good fortune and deserved promotion
to this important post. Would it were
higher and more important still But
''let patience have its perfect work" is
wholesome text OF the Good Book. Let
US observe its suggestions.
Now, major, it is also said that "a new
broom sweeps clean" Let's have a new
flag to hang on the outer wall of this old
Spanish palace, that has been modernized
and Yankeefed since our late rumpus
with the hidalgos. The burden of our
first cry to our new commander Is for q
new spsngled bsnner-thc old one Ia
worn out. The good old colonel has gone
up higher. We may preserve the old
banner for the good it has done already
here, but we all want new flag to float
over our new chief. Now, major, it
means what the prophet Nathan remark
ed some time ago, to David the king,
when he said plainly: "Thou art the
man." to do it for us.
With respectful regards to Lady Hat
field and to Miss peaches" from Mrs
Sherman and her husband, believe US
very sincerely yours, ETC., etc.
Before sunset the same day a new flag
was floating over the old palace, and
the sergeant who had had charge of the
headquarters since the days of Gen Car
penter, and the flag raising on the Lin
coin anniversary, was this day sent to
Ciego-de-Avila, with the pay and rations
Of common soldier in the tented field,
instead Of $40 month which he had been
receiving, with board and lodging within
the walls and under the shelter of a pal
ace.
You may be surprised to hear that
Judge Sherman has been twice threaten
cd with assassination In the streets OF
this quiet old city. Once on the pretext
of having caused the robbery of the mu-
nicipal money box Of thousands of dol
lara by orders of the Governor General
on his last visit here, whom he hsrrang-
ed and hypnotized in the conference,
which he had no right to attend and no
authority whatever except by the suffer-
ance of its official members to the utter
disregard Of the old Spanish law which
provided or permitted that moneys col
lected for taxes, fines or confscations
should remain IL months in the treasury
safe, without interest and uninvested or
unemployed and no payment to be made
therefrom for any purpose either to the
honest and needy creditor or to the
starving poor.
He Ia also accused of being an open
and notorious hereto and yet allowing
himself to be used as cats paw by the
Jesuit priests to pull their ''chestnuts out
OF the ashes" and in the interregnum be-
or SS~cDo cASMS~IO
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