The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-04-13

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:Was everywhere visible, the Stars and !
Stripes very, very rarely. The I'd Oh
February was, OF course, observed Dy
the government, because the insular GOV
ernment was under American contr OIL.
"A few salutes from MORO and Ca panas
and Principe Castalie and the Wars'nl ls
In the harbors besides q reception givenss nys
the 3 American Colony Haavan
were all to tell Of that great
day so dear to the American heart
and yeta paper published in. English
made allusion 3 to- it as being, BIT hlng-.
toms Eashday. II these things happen
in the green tree, what will happen IN
the dry? If while the American nag IS
supreme, there is so little use for America
will America be honored or remem pereu
after the flag comes down
HAVANA'S AMUSEMENTS.-
A most interesting event that i Wiz
messed in Cuba, was the carnival on ouH
day, the 23d Of February, in that Catno-ss
lie land and during Lent. It was mixed
masked parade, All classes participated:
in It, from the wealthiest to the humble
The rigs were expensive, the horses were
Of the best blood, evidently importatons
from the United States: the women were
charmingly gowned, the men IN their
equipages and on horseback were present
at their best, and from three TO tour
hours this procession, partiy mas aia
partly unmasked went up and down the
Prado, the carriages three and four deep.z
It was witnessed and enjoyed by an I'M I'M
mense concourse, made up Of all classes
Of islanders and many, many Americans
from the sidewalk and from the sWlnoo"1s.s
and from the roofs until the shaooWs % y
the eve made it no longer posslole ~, ~
witness it. At. night there were pans
everywhere. The great game OF ' Gupl
is no longer the bull fght,5out III US
place has come the great game pro
gnounccd Hi-li, but .Jai-Alai as 1t IS VIII
ten or spelled. 1t was played on Weeh5
nights and Sunday afternoons, anu ".
Sunday afternoons. the greatest croMqS.
were out to witness it. The game con
sists OF hurting balls from a gourd-Hke;
vessel up against q black painted sur :
face or Blackboard, at a distance OF PROP
ably Is or so yards. On striking s l the
black surface the balls rebound ana ~, el'S
skill of the playing is in catcnlns ln ei,,
balls and throwing them Dach d go
against the blackboard as often %:.s pos-N
sible. AS soon as there is q fall.lrc ~
catch the ball and hurl it back the party
80 failing to do this loses. and the otiier
side scores a point. Thirty points n1ahe
tho came. The tossers or players dress
In white and blue; each side OF course
has it's favorites, and these put up 'ilell
money on the game. and there are poun
makers on the game, as at morse ,aS.s
Nearly all Havana people OF all CLASSES
90 to see it. and nearly all Americans, u.
90 except the preachers. Inc auut-
ences are Immense and the cheering on.
the one side or the other as one Wis WI,
and the other loses is yoclferous. 80 i,.e
game is said to be an lmportalioii :. W,
the north of Spain, anar Genera ~. oo.t
is credited with adnlrlng it
hear that it is to be tried In New Ao!h
in = building specially constructed Tor ths
r,rnosc next fall. There are many
theatres in Havana, and these are lloera:-
" patronized. The plays are IN 49, .,,,,
and you pay as you WITNESS - ~.
acts You can witness one act or as in az.
acts as YOU like The arrangements ior
selling tickets at the start is OH e'Ae
side, and not on the inside:
RAILROAD TRAVEL
al, railroad travelling. like all Hau', -
divided into three classes or parts. Pr
mera classe-trst class; sectln no. sseMthird
second class, and tercera classeI.iiila
class The second class is Pracliea''
good as the first class o,,ri
The oxen as beasts of burden are cur w
ousy Joined together IN their WI, IN n .,e1
hauling in Cuba , uhere Smooth n &c ] board on
ton of this through which their STOUT 1oi ~
horns are projected and PAD ana po .',a
are tied over and around the hoIhs . uad
with strong cords. Oxen are not yoAeu
al 1,h ere in the country and even in the
cities. goats milk being quite an article
of consumption for the poorer classes VI
people. ,,e.sant mem
cries of my Cuban as have Of my Mex Men
can trip several years ago. ne spt 10 6
| is the Cuban albeit all of them are not
| always sincere and frequently stnelr III
sincerity is, to a, man OF the "oriu WY
has travelled and seen and VINO sreaas PEI PEI
| ple mora by their facial expressions tna. y
by their lip service or lip hom dsr;n sra the
| ning1le in India this is in many respects
| = World OF lies, so even this insincere po-
liteness is more or less pleasing; was
| struck with our manly, splendid appear ear
| ing soldier boys from all over the - ni i,
! whether from the Green Mountain mus,
! the slopes of the Carolinas the mountains 5
Of Tennessee. the great rivers o. t ~
west or the Golden Gate of the Pacli!c-
| They are each and all a credit to the
army and an honor to the Republic, ana ina
cannot recall meeting one ana talNlns
! with one who was not ready 10 answer
| and most courteous in department anu
| watching the flag and seeing these boys
made me more than ever proud of the
/ Land Of Washington.
SPLENDID C!ATHEDRALS.
| The cathcdrals OF Havana arc ma s.
| nificent structures 1 visited the old
cathedral from whose walls the remains
! Of Columbus We're taken and shipped 90
| Spain, and was shown the meme lus Tue
wall where they so long rested. The
Protestants have some six or eight
churches in Havana but my own inn
| preston is that it will be long ia
| before Professionalism makes headway In
| Cuba Those people are bound to the
/ Catholic faith by sentiment and tradi-
ton as we'll as by faith. They admire
| the attractive and gorgeous furnishings
| OF their cathedrals. They believe il. the
approach to the Saviour in that way Like
all Latin people, they are sentimental
and emotional, and if they are ever
reached by any Protestant agency | be
| lieve it will be through the Salvation
/ Army. I have confidence In the Saliva
| ton Army. They reach the poor plain
and the sentimental by their simple lives
and their military like equipments; they
/ appeal to the heart and the route in re-
| ligon from the heart to the mind IS q
very short one. Indeed, I heard of some
! EIpiscopalians in Cuba who thought that
| the sending of a bishop to that island
| would help the growth and development
| Of the Church. In religion as is politics.
power is, very persuasive. There are four
daily newspapers in Havana. Ell AIundo.
| the World, This is all Spanish. with q
| morning and evening edition and appar-
| emily the paper of largest circulation. La
| Lucia, which prints It's edition mainly