New-York tribune., 1902-04-16
PALMA ON WAY TO CUBA.
HE SPENT THE NIGHT HERE'S BOTH
GLAD AND SORRY TO GO.

-a,a-.1 IT Estrada Palma President-elect OF
the Republic of Cuba, left his nome III Oeiil'
Valley Yesterday morning. with the GouSpeeu 'A
tba entire town passed last night in this city
and this morning leaves for Old Point comfort
,,-bara he will take the boat for Cuba. TO as
sumo the duties Of his office He has not SET ioot
q, Cubar soil for twenty-eight years, and his
children who are follow him in fe" WeehS'
have never been on the island. President-elect
Palma is accompanied by Gonzalo QuesaVa,
panrasentetive in the Cuban legislature; his
secretary and friend.
Nearly everybody in Central Valley was up
early Yesterday morning. A PROCESSION was
formed headed by the village band ana the
school children, and including the Fire Depart
ment and its apparatus which marched 10 '4e
Presidents house and escorted him back to the
sn1,are The houses were decorated with Cupdh
flags His friends shook hands with him. Which
meant that all the village were in the llne' ana
farewell speeches were made. President Palma
said. in reply:
..Seiphbors and friends: In this moment my
s;+io,, &c a very peculiar one. have lived here
eighteen years and considered myself not Il
neipbbor or a friend but n brother to every one
of Won I do not know how to express my 1eel-
ing of gratitude to you. ] am Obliged 10 20 %
nv natice country discharge the duties am
called assume You may be assured that as
go leave q portion Of my soul in Central Val
lev. I hope this feeling and kindred sentiment
will be Of a kind to link together my country
and the United States I pray that the Almighty
may showed all his blessings and bounty upon
this valley"
The trim to New-York was maGe in SpeCldl
car furnished bv the president of the Erie road
AT the suggestion Of the village committee,
which arranged the farewell demonstration Ihe
party spent the night at the Hotel Muro IN
Fourteenth-st President Palma seemed mucn
touched by the parting with his old friends In
Central Valley. He said:
Every man. woman and child came to bid me
yocdby and good luck. 1 leave with sorrow,
though also leave with joy, for I am going
back TO my native land, and going back to tree
country, now. I do not need to work to estap-
lish friendly feing and sympathy between the
two countries, Cuba and the United states You
have shown your sympathy, and in CUBA a feei-
ing of gratitude and cordiality is already sprung
up spontaneously; il does not need TO be aroused
by me I am that Cuba will show her
gratitude in deeds, by conducting an orderly ana
industrious government. Her future VIII pe
bright
President Palma and his party will board a
special car attached to the regular 30 a IN.
train from Jersey City the Pennsylvania
Railroad today. He will go through without a
ston 10 Richmond where special train of the
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad will be in wait
ing to convey them TO Old Point Comfort when
will be reached at p. m. The night viii he
spent at the Hotel Chamberlin, and early IhurS-
day forenoon the party VIII board the steamer
Admiral Farragdt. of the American Mail steam
ship Line. The steamer is at present chartered
TO the United States Fruit Company between
Roston and the West Indies. This special stop
will he made at Norfolk in order to make the
sea voyage as short as possible. FOR president
Palma is sufferer from sea sickness.
The landing in Cuba will be made at Glbara,
on the northern coast. whence President Palma
will proceed overland to Santiago. via Man
zauillo. From Santiago the trip will he con-
COS ST Havana.
rive on May Q. The inauguration is fixed for
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