The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-07-20
.GERA VERY HAPPY
Is a PenSioner at Half Pay in
SantO Domingo.
LOYAL TO AMERICANS
Thinks the American Women
are the PrettieSt.


Reports printed in the United States
that Admiral Cervera Is passing his de-
Ginning days in sorrow and neglect, BE-
cause OF the scdrn and ostraeisrn visited
on him By the Spanish authorities and
people for his defeat az Santiago. are
absolutely faise.
When the Sunday World correspondent
who came here 70 investigate the natter
showed at the Naval Club the American
press clippings containing statements
that the Admiral was IN want and dying
BY inches from chagrin. the members
ridiculed the idea and the governor said:
1T IS utter NONSENSE Admiral Cervcra
is sighted by no one IN this country.
Even the Madric politicians who hate
hi mmost Tor the mistakes they orierec
him 10 make wouldn't think OF treating
him as badly as Admiral sehley for in
stance. is treated BY some Washington
officials
II you wait here until the afternoon
YOU may see bis exceiiency IN person.
suggested clubman. zone look az him
viii convince you OF the absurdity OF
those reports"
You are welcome TO remain" said the
Governor. with a gesture % his hand.
but l should think IL would serve your
purpose better 20 go right out TO Puerto
Real and visit him at his own house.
Then. II you IKE. you may return VITA
him 10 Cadiz and the club to see us all
play poker together We learned that
game in the United states. bat you nast
not despise as for the insignincance q
the stakes We play for. We are in poor
spain. you know"
The little house In santo Domingo ST.
which Is Admiral CeTvera's home al
though modest in size and appearance.
IS the best in town. The main building
and the several annexes had recently
been freshly painted and the premises
have an air OF cheerfalners and comfort.
not 70 say luxuriousness.
/ The Admiral seemed the picture os
health and was in excellent spirits
II am deeply indebted 20 the American
people for this renowned manifestation
Of interest in my welfare he said 10
the correspondent y am quite vel Tor
ar old fellow. and might probably hold
ny own with younger ones n aboard
ship. but on land a seaman l. never
entirely comfortable"
You hsvent much % occupy y5ur
dime. Admiral said the correspondent
+ NC pressing duties replied Cervrra
with a Eood-natrred emile n he feels
/ any resentment against sagasta and the
crowd that KEEP; him out % the service
he certainly DID not show a.
But naval warfare" he continued. '1s
a progressive science. there r. always
something new and % keep up with The
times one has 20 read and read t~chnl-
eel reports. practical experiences and de-
scTiptions ~ new Inventions
II spend an my mornings IA this little
sthdy trying O. keep pace With tho
geriuses o. an countries who devote
time and enFgy 70 inventing rev naval
destructive agencies. IL f. hard work
sometimes. Tor We spsnlards are nat
born linguists ike the Russians Tor In
stnrce'
There T. rny gallery" laughed Ger
vera. pointing % 3 number II pictures
n 81 ips and ships commanders. mostly
Photographs in coiored prints Il am
like that weil-to-6o American heard q
whom friend said Have you stopped
collecting fhines7 You used o. buy lots
q pictares. coina and hTic-a-brac
No replied The other = arr stu IA
the collecting line. pniy. since I'm mar
riea I collect hats and shoes stockings
ard frocks and orcrcoafs sad slippers.
Tor ny sons and daughter
a family man. continued the Al
ruisai after this little Poke has other
uses for his money. he cant follow his
pereonai lHzings fn THE matter - Furnish
ine house. Tor instance en- riad
% rec ny friends send re their pirturHs
Ike q sec pleasant faces a1d 81 h-ips
g decorate
Don't yos 81 any writing kfriralf.'
asked the correspondent rrrssnt~firx the
story nat c-rvsra uosia soan pahHsh
he memoirs
Il burned my ro9se-qails after nrist-
,1ng those oricisi reports you Ensw a.
said the A8rnifsf They contain az
have fo ssT-far tae present ~ irasf
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