The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-28

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dollars being demanded Of oWres as ransorns
owner refused rebls rolled ton for AklnS
With some value whend reall rest SamC
purpose leaong bodies not. another capptahr
states that owing fact rural guards centered
cities shally-wag stement among rebls HtsAtiRG
rood deal and wrll lnfos nssted thonkh
poynediced porty assures me that rebla osina
recruited how order provide mounts fol
stolen horses wich horses will revert cabee
leaders leave for Cienfuegos tomorrow all
quick.
editor Of one Of the two Havana papers
that are published in English:
SANcTI SPIRIrus. Octubre II de 1904.
Sr. Director del Fh' Ddviv TsLe0rOip, Hardno
oNB NOTICE.
One Quench american.
For fence OF the aquedut Of p II town to
say q we 10 have. TO ~encuenter. the corpse
Of one american to seem to have. TO nnd the
death e the to go e to bath In the waters OF
river -Yayabo.-
In the spot Of the success to find the
Tribunal to enectuate the digense OF the case,
PIof. ODMMoD ADAoBAT.
Corresponsal especial,
Yet there are surprises occasionally.
An American G over to the post office
to mail a letter which he was anxious should
catch the next mail boat, sailing that after
( AlOJAAs EIOAh a AEIthlI NV ~ AngA NAHC
Spanish for win this letter catch this
afternoon boat2"
Arrived at the post Office window he rid
himself Of his hardly acquired Spanish,
with endless effort and many supposedly
Illuminating gestures. When he had I'm
I perfect English.
What is II you wish to know. siri'
This same American made an excursion
into the country one day, taking care 70
learn the Spanish for What time does the
next train start for Havana7"
He spent the day very pleasantly at a
little town some thirty miles out and then
stopped at a cafe to PROFOUND his inquiry
about the train.
"Mire, said he to the waiter, "a que bora
said el tren Para la Habana1'
To his intense satisfaction the waiter
understood him, pointing at the clock and
replying. Alasl The American had en-
tirely forgotten TO learn the spanish Tor
half past 8 O'Clock. He could ask but
he could not understand the answer How
ever, with the aid of his watch and Q pencil
he managed 70 find out what he wanted to
know.
In which he was more fortunate than most
travellers in the country districts. l found
myself strande in a small suburb Of HA-
vana one afternoon and deeirous OF learn
ing when the next train left. l asked six
persons l met. There was only one train
in the afternoon. yet every one OF those
six persons gave me a different hour. No
where was there a time table. l finally
was forced to go to the station n sit there
till the train came, a wait OF about two
hours.
An American Official was in great haste
to get to Santa Clara from Havana on inn
portant usine connected with the dis
armament Of troops. He drove to the
station, hunted up the Cuban station agent
and demanded a special train.
Got to have an order from the super
~intendent, " said the station agent.
Where's the superintendent said the
American official.
The station agent didn't know.
AN right said the American, heres
your order"
Forthwith he sat down and wrote one,
signing IL with the Superintendent name,
in full view Of h station agent.
That official read the order.
-Bueno," he said oheerfully, and the train
was ready In twenty minutes. Yet that
imbecile agent was In full charge Of the
Havana station Of that great railroad
The SUN correspondent went to the
theatre several times in Havana. He found
only one theatre that has made any money
In several years. This ia the so-callcd
National Theatre. Its programme is ak
clusively made up of moving pictures.
Three programmes are run on each evening.
the house being emptied and filed just
hat number Of times. The audiences go
crazy with delight at they see. The
night on which the correspondent wa
present the picture that made the biggest
hit Of all represented the slaughter, throat
cutting and blood letting OF hogs. This
disgusting spectacle was by far the most
popular feature Of the evenings enter
tainment at Cuba's National Theatre.
Some Of these anecdotes have M bearing
on the temperament and character Of the
Cubans. Some of them ave the closest
and deepest bearing upon them. It Is for
the reader to make his own deductions.