The Savannah morning news., 1902-12-21

and crew when you have signed ~,
delivered to me the agreement VIII ~
1 will dictate" "4'i-A
What is the nature of your asraa
ment?" inquired the General.
1t is this" replied Marti. 9Th.
you pardon me for my past offans1S
and grant me a monopoly of the fisb
trace OF all cuban ports. For this
agree to deliver to you my vessel -
crew. 1 don't want your 20, 600 donb 1
looms, for have plenty of money, snI
am tired OF the life 1 have been w.,
ing. l wish to become a resnen+otS-
ana law-abiding citizen"
The General assented to the nron,..
tlon OF the pirate and imrned,ataI,.
p pi up the agreement dictated r.
himself. u and
Now, General, if you will con5,,,.
me to one of your vessels and exnieiS
matters, L Will pilot it to nv -
and deliver up the crew." said Mar
without further parley Gen. Taro,
ana capt. Marti then proceeded To o,a
OF the naval vessels in the harbor
with Marti on board the vessel S.
ed out to capture the pirates 49,,
and crew. Under Marti's direction 81
was soon accomplished. the cre1, Us Is
ing put to death and the vessel sui
Thus ended piracy in Cuban waten,
Although Marti had obtained ~,
munity for his crimes by treacheroLa
~ delivering up his comrades. he So,
peSan 10 devote his life to good ana
charitable deeds. The pirate haoo ,,,.t
the philanthropist, and out of bic ;nI
mense wealth, which was ranidII, -
creasing from the MONOPOLY Tvbich -.
mad obtained in the fishing husiro-H
he gave freely to the poor. as ~,
public benefactions were MANY Tbn ms
was no man better known to The -
OF havana or better liked by tbeT,
man the ex-pirate. This once boId
cruel and relentless tyrant of the bjat
seas was the patron saint in ,1,or 1nsu
household. many
Martl was in many respects NOV
uer1ul man. He has been described ..
being tall and dark, POSSESSING oroas
strength and courage, considerable no
1--WE shrewdness, cunning and businas,
tact. Little, If anything, is related 30
ms piracy by historians, who bo'1
described him as a most s,Icoo laays
smuggler, plying his trade betwaon
CUBA and ports along the South A.
iantlc and Gulf coasts, having mad
frequent trips to New Orleans e.
vannah and Charleston. But IN a.
Gays when Marti operated the snng-
gler and pirate were synonvmoS.
Terms. You could scarcely differentiate
The public spiritedness Of Nov, !
attested by two public edifices wbioS
ne erected, the Marti market and ~
Tacon theater. 'He
The market building is a structrr,
ABOUT 200 feet long, with one broad
marble table extending from one ana
TO the other, and roof supported bv
arches resting on pillars, with one sids
eiltlreIy open to the street The dis
fh.%
unequalled. 10
Strolling along the Prado one will
notice a building facing Parque Gem
tfaI' on the corner of San Rafael
street. This is the Tacon theater and
was erected in 1888 by Marti and
named in honor of the Governor Gem
eral, who had pardoned him. This is
one OF the largest theaters in the
world, having a seating capacity Of
over S,OOO Although not especially re-
markable for its architectural beauty
having rather plain and unimpres-
slVe exterior, yet its interior finishings
are ornate and in good taste II has
nVe tiers OF boxes and a spacious mar
quette, the latter furnished with arm
cha1r seats for 900. The lattice work
nnlsh before the boxes is ornamented
with gilt, and so open as to displav
the rect and dresses of the occupants
Inc frescos are in good style, and the
ornamentation is in excellent harmo-
NOUS taste. 1t is brilliantly lighted
with gas. having large magnificent
glass chandelier and numerous smaller
chandeliers extending from the boxes.
When the five tiers of boxes are filed
with Cuban beauties, powdered and
rouged, as they generally are, the
scene is a dazzling one.
These two edifices will stand, as they
nave stood, as monuments to the pub
lie spiritedness of MART the philan-
thropist. III. M R