Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-05-23
CUBANS MAKE HOLIDAY
Festivities In Connection With Birth
of the Republic Continue
PALMA'S POLITICAL PLANS
p,.x;dent of the Island views '"'
Stute of the Treasury VIII" WV"
Germ and win Insist tp""
Most Rigid Economy.

- Ellis u,ace was probably never sur
TOSSED in AN American city ne Nv
.,I,. of the hotels and lines OF li'e
,,,.hrs WIRE picked out in tI''H'c
liubts JapAnesp lanterns SWUNG rum
frees in the parks. co1rtd I'''''"'
some ancient d., sign gioW'h "n''' ''e
door of every residence, ana 'i'' "''''
yov leading to Ia" ocean FROM vas
ronled with IL myriad Of mu!tcoIoreN
globes. ..,., d;s.
,,,,v from the forts across the MY
were an immense Cuban nag "H''
,,sn in the heavens and tl0aleo oN'i
,he CITY. and portraits OF lTes'u'ht
palma General Gomez, General Mar'
and other Cuban heroes.
Significant of the acquiescehce u 'h'
wealthy Spaniards in the new govern
mont was the fact that CUBAN naS
was hoisted over the casino by the sue
/ of the banner of Spain.
Under the charm of SOFT hlEl'' "''''
tbe beauties of the illumination hl"ci'
of thp boisterouSness OF the alloiH"''
!, diS.upcarod. and the croWdS "''"'''o
,n;nt and orderly, only re" accl-
Io,,s were reported, and these We're
,,rirci,,,,lv duo to the explosion OF
Giant tirecrackers
Festivities Resumed.
The general festivities were r's"'','''
If dawn. when the huGl'rs so"'''''',
! IL, revpi,lc in all parts of the CITY ana
,hn bands cave their morning concerts,
: At :, o'clGck the foundation s'"l'e VI
I'm, triuiuuhul arch commemorative we
;,,,uo,wutiou Of the Cuban repuoi''
WAS laid. with appropriate EXERCISES
N independence avenue by the Niio"~
f 10 \aciunAl.
: In thc afternoon the theAterS were
thrown open and free ptri"flia'.coH
t were given At night great l'"'i''
f,ost WAS held on the PrNdo, 1a'leS
b were sproa,l the whole length OF ,ii'
e i, All, which runs between the double
driveway.
st w !. Bryan and the United states
q senatorial contingent sailed Tor Ne!
West during the morning. They were
-, al, more impressed with the chances
of the endurance Of the repuphc tha'
when they came here. Mr.. Bryan s"l'
H. tbnre was no reason why the repuphe
should not be a success, ana oeha.oi
OK tones EXPRESSED the opinion that II II
could weather two years it might Ut
r. permanent.
IS. Standards n Great Factor
"a r is universally recognized here ina
on tho attitude of the Spaniards, wh
NJ. have heretofore been anneXatlo1lstS
nf
sh may be the determining FACTOR at
ify distant day. =.
They possess 70 per cent or IN
;+h weolh of the island, and II treale
ou fairly and given proper snare Ill IL
SOS government, as President Palma seen
;nI dsposed to do, 1t is believed the! LII,
law prove a strong bulwark OF the repu
he lie. s.
J Tho Immediate financial future
Cuba is matter or concern, 40 -
customs receipts have falleh oll app
doy ciablv during the last few weeks d
hei tho aid of the wealthy classes may
Gu essential to tide Cuba over CTS
DID, should one come, with the small 81
nlns turned over to the republic Il
the present rate of receipts asaii
the increase in expenditures Oh
count of congress and the new Sd
'"' ries the treasury might be in dllhc
ties before next fall.
l'Ff For this reason Senior Palma 1ns'
'.i'"' unon the lowest possible salaries =
MS the most rigid economy. ne IS ue'
'A mined that the island shall i've VII
M" ,ts income The new government
i'f!' give this matter immediate attehtl
IW"' md. if it should be absolutely nee
tam sorv the expenses will be curtalleo
some changes may be made in the
pow torna, revenue taxes to increase
an" revenues. The latter step, move
pionS tho new government will be loatf
e htf +ole because of It's bad moral Ell
as II The chief hope lies in the lmmeu
nerotiation of Il reciprocity treaty
tie 10 the United States, to permit Oh
Mt in ,narrctinc Of the islands sugar.
US Oh sale of this product, it is pei'e
l'aiiN wou,d stimulate importatlons ny
this tributing money and increasing
JUMP, sumption.