The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1908-03-11

winding passages, ascents and de-
, scents, through narrow high-walled
passages into dark dungeons so far
removed from the outer world that
never has the least glimmer of light
penetrated Their, and we shudder
when we think of the hopeless fate
of the unfortunate ones confined in
such a place.
il One long passage we explored sew
eral hundred feet, in single file, with
lighted candles.
Just inside the harbor front en-
trance is a part of the moat called
Laurel ditch. This was the place
of execution of insurgents and politi-
cal prisoners during the Cuban revo-
luton. Our guide book tells us that
hundreds were killed at this spot.
THE victims, kneeling with face to
the wall, we're shot by file of Span
ish soldiers. The line marked by
the bullets is plainly visible fer near
1 ~ a hundred feet, and is called the
dead line" 1t is now fenced off
and bronze memorial has been
erected to the memory of the martyrs
in the cause of Cuban liberty.
| The design represents an angelic
messenger receiving the sould of the
dying patriot.
1t was now late and our party re-
turned to our hotel. On Christmas
morning we visited Columbus cath
edral, where it is claimed the re-
mains of Columbus were once buried.
We visited one of the many cigar
factories of the American Tobacco
company, where 1000 people are
employed, making four million ci-
gars weekly. Also cigarette fac
tory employing 500, mostly girls and
women, very unhealthy occupation
we were told, large percentage of
these operators being attacked By
tuberculosis after two or three years
confinement at this work. A lepers
hospital is located on one of the prin-
sipal streets, another is located at
Santa Clara. In 1902 they both con-
tanned between 500 and 600 lepers,
which number they say is decreasing.
In the city market l saw a box of
Wakefield pears from Richey & Gill
bert of Toppenish, for which the re-
taller said he paid $40, Spanish
money, also some empty boxes from
| j. H. Forman of Parker Bottom,
from which the fruit had been sold.
found Yakima Spitzenbargs and
Jonathans in fruit store, bought
from Rae & Hatfield of New York
City at $3.50. Earlier in the season
they paid $500 to $3.50 fer SUITE.
They were retailing at 800 per doz-
en-. Also Comice pears from Phoe-
nix, Oregon, retailing at % cents
each.
Havana has a population of 30O,-
600 and is very densely populated,
covering much smaller area than
any city in the states of equal popu-
lation. !; has good system OF cleo
trio lines covering the city, besides
two electric lines of standard rail-
way guage extending inland about
80 miles each, one to the southwest.
the other to the southeast. Both
| frpi pht and poccapuar ,ro;n. 80
on these lines, and do a large bust
| ness. Guines, the terminus of the
southeast line, is located in a fine
valley where great quantities of veg
etables are grown by irrigation.
At our hotel l met a man named
A. i. Shrivea who lived in North
Yakima two years. 1867. He has
been seven years in Cuba, now living
at La Gloria, about 300 miles east
OF Havana, where an American col
ony of about 800 people have set
tied, They have planted large guam
titles of oranges and grape fruit and
predict great future for their To-
| callty. me political situation is far
from satisfactory and feeling of
uneasiness exists and trouble is look
ed for when our troops are with
drawn from the island. We left Ha-
vana Friday noon, Dec. q, reaching
Key West at 5 p. m, where we stayed
until Sunday noon, giving us ample
time to look over this city of $4,000
population, built on a small island
of coral formation. from Y to three
miles wide and six miles long, the
surface of which is only about ten
to twelve feet above sea level. From
here to the mainland OF Florida is
the scene OF one of the most re-
markable feats of modern engineer
ing and railway building. The Flor
ida East Coast Railway company are
extending their road from Miami to
Key West. miles and miles being built