New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-04-13

MI f1die Hdu Keen sense VI H1iiiois 1aio iiS
occasion when Mr. Clemens ZEN Of Ala6ama ssssr5sd
solved. Mr. Hale good naturally replied that It
that the dissolution Of the Union had taken place
and they didn't knew of it. Once in my lfe,
was called on to officiate in Uniting couple in
the bonds of matrirnony I asked the man If he he
replied TO be sure; | came here 10 do that very
whether she would have the man for her hus-
band and. when she answered in the Affirmative |
with apparent establishment and INQUIRED. Is
that all? Yes. said l. that is all Well said
she. it isn't such mighty affair I expected IL
be- after all If this Union is already dissolved.
expected"
Cuban statesman who recently visited Wash
ington Is authority for the statement that Major
General Leonard Wood is the popular man In
Cuba. He has surely most aCCeptably filed the
difficult post will relnquish. and the pre-
dictonS of the wiseacres that because Of youth and
inexDerience he would fail in the administration
of his important office have come to nothing
Many stories told illustrate the way In
which he has the hearts of the Cubans all of
them characteristic of the hero of Las CiuaSimas.
who made a major general before he had
reached his fortieth birthday He the children
first long ago when he was Governor or
Santiago. October 10. il seems, is a national
holiday in Cuba. a of Fourth of July. when
the bands play. the and young Cuba
shoots off frecrackers: but for some reason IL
decided by the inhabitants when General Wood
directing the affairs of Santiago that the day
Should be celebrated according to the usual
custom. This decision received with grief
and disappointment by the small boys of the town.
and wall went up. With that ready sympathy
which is his chief charm. General Wood determined
his small friends should not be cheated out OF their
fun Messengers dispatched all over the city.
every child that could be found invited to take
q ride on the government vessels in the haroor,
and the eventful day hundreds of happy little
Cubans We're slowed away In the ships and taken
for a sail Lemonade was served. the bands played
their gayest and loudest. but not so loud as to
drown the cheers that rose from multitude OF
little throats for "Our Friend. which soortquee
the American Governor was then and there De-
The way in which General Wood the friend
teristic. Shortly after his arrival in Havana there
was archbishop appointed. and In MS ca
pacfty as Governor the General was asked TO take
part in the trumphal procession which formed part
the @n Gf he's the
all. thought it meant simply a drive from In. tne
,It 5e the procession arrived he found
place has been made for him under the canopy WITH
The Governor took the position assigned him. and
side by side the dignitary of the Roman Satnol,1
the American officer. descendant OF a long Inc OF
Puritans tramped through the streets OF the cuban
4 firm friendship exists between General Miles
time when General Wood laid his superior out
as the saying goe3-in boxing bout Inere is no
Of Cuba Since childhood he has trained ,,, con
scentiously and been an adept in running d f bs
fondness for the gloves. and when lne o 1IeI
Young surgeon. fresh from the Harvard Medica1
School. was assigned to his department, ne invited
him to try a match. saying he would make aIloW-
ponent This condescension very naturally put
Dr. Wood his mettle and when the General ana
and furious. The General finding he was dealing
Win no and he was finally compelled to acknowi-
edge himself worsted-
II Gonzales de ouesada is appointed Minister
FROM, r,rba TO the United States ne will be per-
soma grata at this capital. where he has spent
most of his time for the last six years nrst as
secretary of the Cuban Junta, whose chler was
T. Estrada Palma and later special COM
missioner Mr.. Quesada might be termed CUBAN
American for although he born in Havana
he came to this country when he was only nine
years Old and most OF his life has been passed IN
the United States. where he devoted himsen TOT
many years to pleading the cause of his stricken
country with eloquence that gained her many
friends Educated at public schools and the
College of the City of New-York where ne was
one of the most popular men of his class, MI
ouesada gained a perfect knowledge OF Eng
lsh. and OF the American character and point
of view which were invaluable 70 MN m IN n VI
work he subsequently undertook His nrst posi-
ton secretary TO Rogue Saen Dr. e iica7
gate from Argentina to the hrst ram t az
was attached the staff of General Marti VINO VINO
of the chief ag1tat3rs OF tne aSc lama IN
contact with MaceO. Sandrez and GoInezj mess ness
patriots recognized in him powerful airy, ana
OF which ne performed with credit and enthusiasm
Tr is doubtful il any one raised more money
for the carving Of the Cuban reoellon than
Quesada who in the summer or 1897 made elsnlyy
Jected for he cause which he devoted nirnSeI1
the sum of $4,000. In appearance Mr. Quesada IS
pleasing of medium height. slender ana Wen niade,
He is nephew of General Ra1aei de cCeSaea , anu
srr,a wears ago married Miss Miranda. or New
York the granddaughter of one of CuDa's niinon-
aires.
There recently died here the Rev. Sandy Alex
of the most interesting characters in the District
He was born a slave at Dumfries. Va. but was
freed by the will of his when he had reached
the age of twenty-five. Long before this, however,
when a lad of twelve. he had been converted and
from, that time it became a passion with him to
preach the Gospel To this end he taught himself
TO read and after his manumission he came to
Washington and supplemented the meagre educa-
ton he had gained by a course at Columbian Cof-
lege where the president. DR.. Sampson recognizing
his unusual talent. took the greatest interest IN
him stimulated him go with his work. and
finally ordained him a minister of the Baptist
Ond Coored Baptist Church OF Washington, which
was built through his Efforts When ne had placed
this parish in a thriving condition he went 70
Georgetown where he started another church His
in the beginning numbering two SOUS,
has grown in forty years nearly thousand
members. Besides this prosperous church ne estao-
la bored INCREASINGLY for the spiritual advancernenr
OF his race. An Interesting incident of AlexanderS
career was the purchase OF his VIE ana theif Two
Children from the slave pens Of Alexandria
"HE AND HEAVEN is HERE"