The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-31

Tony Brown. of Topeka, could have
gone down this sidewalk only with one
foot in the gutter.
Minister Squires of the American Lee
cation and Secretary Sleeper were very
kind They offered to give their most
patriotic assistance to enable US to go
into the old prisons of MORO and Gu
hama, now mere curiosity places. and
every aid to keep US out of the modern
hold-overs adjacent to their police
courts.
During our stay in Havana the Cuban
! senate was in session and it had evil
IDENTIFY leaked out that as one of our
party had lunched with the president
few times that one of Roosevelt's
numerous personal Kansas representa-
tives might be in the city so into the
/ proceedings was inserted in LaLucha,
on the English page of this paper
printed mainly in Spanish, the remarks
of one senator who had spoken strongly
against the treaty. He had arisen on
a question of personal privilege to ex-
plain that he had merely taken his
position in order to bring out all pos
sible points of the opposition, but he
voted aye for the treaty.
The document was favorably consid-
cred by an Overwhelming vote.
Cuba shows most pronounced evil
denee of the great things done and do
ing for her by the United States; that
she has been boosted up the tree OF
knowledge and self control and is now
hanging on to the limbs preparing to
gather some of the fruits of an indie
pendent government. It only remains
for us to continue our support until she
is strong enough to cling without fall
ing and until the branches of the tree
of the new Republic shall become
strong enough to support the weight OF
the unskilled climber to better alti-
tudes and sweeter preserves.
Our last voyage from Havana to
Florida was not exactly one of joy uu-
confined. In fact. very few things upon
the deck or upon the person seemed Sc
cure in their proper place.
One lady in our party did not seem
concerned whether the ship was or was
not seaworthy. She declared, in lieu OF
the many things which seemed to come
up. that she did not care if the ship
did 90 down.
Our steamer was called the Mar
Unique and the appearance of the ocean
indicated that Mt. Pelee was beneath
the waves and in full operation.
This same lady in spite of the beau
ties and riches of the island upon which
she had discoursed the day before. de-
clared she would never visit Cuba
again even if offered a warranty deed
to the entire domain. In fact never
before knew my wife so Indifferent 10
my tenderest commisserat ton. She
would not enjoy with me a life upon
z the ocean wave. a home upon the roll
ing deep. I confess my feet and my
happiness never had seemed to be upon
/ such insecure foundations. I had not
been rocked so much since I fell from
the cradle, nor pitched nor rolled about
to such an extent since had ridden on
the street cars from my home on To-
peka avenue to the station at the foot
Of Fifth street.
The stories printed about Weyler and
his brutality We're corrOborated on every
hand, showing that this piece of pos
terity, direct descendant from tie Span
/. ish inquisitors, was a savage without
any of the redeeming features of the
bloodiest Sioux Indian who burned
scalped, tortured and mutilated his vic
times.
. The dungeons in which were thrown
Cuban prisoners guilty of nothing but
! belonging to a political minority, in
many cases no worse than the Lewis
faction of this city. were simply iron
barred inches in the walls of those in
famous subterranean corridors of hor-
2 rors now. only since five years, turned
into places of curiosity for the tourist
and as fee makers for the guides.
In many cases the prisoners of poll
ties We're no worse than the genia
members of the Lewis crowd in this
city-and no one here favors punish
ment for them worse than burning II
ola mild. lukewarm Standard oil
indeed, many believe our friends here
sufficiently scorched by the dry $500 de-
gree heat prevailing at the late pri-
maries.
The cheapest thing we found in Cubs
s. was the cab fare. The luxury of riding
on rubber-tires can be enjoyed for les.
q money in Havana than in any city O.
{ my acquaintance For a pesato, 20 cent.
r in Spanish money, Is cents in ours,
= cab load, three people. can go from ont
g part of Havana to another This made
riding cheaper than walking, as a few
= blocks on the sunny side of the stree
y would create a large laundry bill. Car
c riage riding was as cheap as the stree
. car for our trio.
= It has always been a mystery to m,
why some enterprising capitalist did no
f establish in this city line of carriage
. for a reasonable fee. It bears the pros
= pect of prosperous enterprise TIL
? services of a good coupe with a goo,
d horse would certainly pay here. A bet
n ter carriage ride from house to depot i
T secured even in New York at one-thir,
;. of the cost in Topeka.
e We were not held up in Cuba exeep
e once on our return and that was real.
e in our own native land that part of !
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