The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-03-06
BACK B n ! FROM HAVANA.
Charles A. .Paeschke and Party
Return from Pleasure Trip. :.
MANY. CHANGES MADE:
Milwaukee Manufacturer Didn't Attempt
to Probe Into Islands Bust
ness Conditions.

Charles A. Paeschke, vice president of
the Geuder & Paeschke Manufacturing
Company, accompanied by his wife, his
mother, hts son and DR.. Lange, returned
10 milwaukee, recently after atwo months
pleasure trip to Florida and Cuba. The
greater part Of the time was spent at Ha-
sana, although the party remained long
enough in Florida for Mr.. Paeschke to
prove himself the champion trout fisher
nam at the resorts on the Southern coast,
where he defeated Champion Simmons:
the noted fisherman from the Chicago
board Of trade.
Looked Like Whales.
He also did some fine work in the IA
nloes sport of king fishing on the coast
of Florida. In twenty minutes time the
party caught twelve king fish, the aggre-
1They looked like whales when they
sspiang out Of the water on being taken
on the big 'squid'-bated hooks" declared
Dir. Paeschke. At the end Of twenty
minutes the ladies of the party became
seasick and the little steam launch re-
auraed to port.
In Southern Florida Mr.. Paeschke met
Frederick Layton, Alfred James, w. H.
osborn and other Milwaukeeans. He
says that wherever they happened to be
they found people from the Cream city.
AT st. Augustine, the Oldest town in
An,erica, which is noted for the narrow
ness of it's streets, DR.. Lange and Mr..
f'aeschke had a nal shot taken while
they were in the act of shaking hands
across one of the main streets Of the
town.
Beauty of Havana Harbor.
OF the visit and observations at Ha-
~ MI Mr. EJ00c0hLn cniI. SAe xsvoc
there simply for recreation, and business
Uas stricken from my programme, l am
not prepared to say much as to the bust
lsess conditions in Cuba. On arriving
there, as our steamer went into the har-
Dor just at sunrise. l became convinced
that the Havana harbor is one of the
most beautiful in: the world. I have seen
many famous hanborS;, but none that has
attracted me none than the one at the
metropolis of Cuba. The large circular
harbor, with the famous MORO castle and
Dfher historic evidences of Spanish rule,
looming up as our boat went in. circling
around the still visible ruins of the Maine,
Hl,ile the SUE was just peeping over the
hills in the distance, presented a pic
ture that an artist would undoubtedly
have enyied. 1t was simply a dream in
EisiDa.
lone notable thing now strikes the WIS.,
TtDr and that is the disappearance Of the
ancient Spanish protection wall circling
The barbor. Under the rule Of the Unit
ed STATES, the work of removing that un-
slightly wall was begun and put we'll I'M
der way, and now you see a beautiful
eircling boulevard along the waters edge
znstead of a barricade of the Olden time
when the presence OF an armed enemy
MAS constantly feared.
Heard But Little English.
Zone peculiar thing I noticed and that
IS that the American visitor is constant
interpreter with him. You not only hear
no English about the town, but you
soon find that you cannot easily make
your wants known in our language,
Even at the best hotels the walters are
unable to understand you. The bills OF
fase are printed in. both Spanish and
English, but at the Passaje hotel, where
head waiter understood English, and ii
was difficult to get what you wanted.
except at the first meal of the day, al
rhich only fruits IRE served, with q
small roll. The regular breakfast is
not served until neon, and Z o'clock is
the dinner hour. Then the trouble with
Spanish walters begins. With few ex.
conducted by natives who do not under.
stand our language. There are, as yet
no department stores, and each small
shop confines itself to- one or two ar.
ticles of merchandise, its regular line
IT goods. The shopkeepers as a rule
1--we in their stores, which have grated
windows and doors instead of heavy
are made Of Stats and the rooms have nc
windows. l saw mo- glass windows while
In HSyana.
City Now Kept Clean.
@The city is now cleaner than Milvau
kee has oeen under the soft coal experi
ence. Where Havana was once noted fol-
its filthy streets, it is now celebrated TO,
cleanliness, all on account of the work
started and pushed by the American
army while in charge. The residence
streets are macadamized and recently cit.
ment sidewalks. Granite blocks are also
used for the paving of the business
streets, and everything is clean and neat
There is now an excellent system of sew
s The cab service is one of the fea.
tnres of the eiyt, and nearly everybody
r7des. For 20 cents, Spanish money
equal to Is cents of our money, two
people can go anywhere in the city, ant
as there are so many cabs about you sim
ply discharge our cabman at the frs
stopping place.and when ready to pro
ceed hail another and pay 20 cents fo1
the next trip, and so on. The cabs ar,
ali up-to-date, rubber-tired and as goot
rs the average in American cities. TIL,
city also has q good electric street ca
service. ~
AS I had letters to an officer at the
Headquarters Of the American army bar
racks at Santa Clara. l was given tn.
unusual opportunity to inspect the ia
NOUS old Spanish fortress, which is now
In 'ship-s1ape under the efforts of thu
United States army. There are still be
tween TOO. md 800 United States regu
hrs Oh duty there, and they have over
hauled, the old Spanish guns and othel