Year: 1871

The spanish authorities ana the Ouban authOrl-
ties have done many queer thugs during the last
few years. They have exhibited themselves to the
world In so many ridiculous ways that the gene.
raj verdict Is that the loyal Cubans, and, Indeed
the revolutionlsts, are


SIX OF ONE AND HALF DOZEN OF ANOTHER,
and that all are endowed with o large snare OF
buncombe. For some time past certain revolution
ary documents have found their way into Havana,
and OF great the Indignation OF the Dap
tam General. for the papers were widely
circulated quoted from and commented
upon. The Post Ofice necessarily was sup
posed to be so strictly conducted that 1t was
impossible anything heterodOx could have escaped
Its vigilance, and the last resource Of the great Cap
tain was to saddle all the burden upon the Atlantic
mall line OF steamers, running between here and
Havana. Great pressure was brought to bear upon
Mr.. Dimock, the youthful President OF that line, to
put his


VETO UPON THE CARRYING OF ALL NEWSPAPERS


AND LETTERS


In his steamers but he fought the opposition
until, for safety sake, he was compelled to
yield and to issue an order forbidding his
pursers and captains to pay the usual cour-
teses even to the press. The result OF this
was that yesterday Mr.. Hampstead. the purser of
the Missouri, about TO san for Havana, refused to
take any packages or newspapers on board. This
was dsc0urtesy never before heard or, and there
was consequently considerable cOmm0tlon raised
by the carrier who was so summarlly disposed OF.
AS usual


LARGE BUNDLES or THE HERALD
and few copies OF the Times and Tribune were
taken to the Missouri for transmission but though
finally they were taken charge OF by the officers
of the steamer. there was in the meantime
fuss raised and los OF red-tapesm
that was perfectly disgusting. A HERALD
reporter sought to mud out where the
tile Spanish Consulate lot the Spanish Consul him
SELF Rewarded finally for his patience Dy the pres
tain the why ana the wherefore Of this most recent
Cuban nonsense. But the Consul knew nothing,
gs Sa nGDs ss U say x
Post ONCE that the Post ONCE was the place through
scli~contnusd 10 know nothing "a anu 70 y think
nothing about the matter. Mr. Dlmock, however,
the weight Of the extraordinary state OF affairs He
said that In purely business point OF view he was


THE INCREASING Opium OF THE AUTHORITIES
at Havna; that his vessels might with great ease
be subjected to great annoyances ut Havana II they
got into III favor there that he regretted In future
being obliged to exclude the HERALD, but. under
the circumstances, ne could make no exception;
and that lie hoped tnas the HERALD would make
some arrangements with the Spanish Consul by
which he would be relieved from his present dis
agreeable position. But there was other inI0rma-
tion gained which leads 10 the opinion that


THE GOVERNMENT AT WASHINGTON


was The pressure under winch Mr.. Dimock Welded.
The Independent criticism Of the HERALD was
rather too much for the Spanish old lOgies at Iia.
vana and therefore they desired 10 get all newspa
pers under tneir control In The Havana Post ONCE,
so that Just what they pleased might be given TO the
people. This view OF the case IS only such a5 might
be expected from the Cuban officials, and Is no
doubt the grand cause oil the present silly and pu-
sillanimou5 movement Neither the Spanish Con.
sui nor the steamboat owners have. so far, dared TO
refuse the carrying OF the newspapers under cer-
tain conditions; Duf this apart the petty nterdIc
ton, IN opposition TO well established interna.
tiona practice, goes long way 10 Illustrate what
place Cuba must be TO live In.