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THE CUBA REVIEW 



SOURCE OF HAVANA'S WATER SUPPLY. 



The Cuban philanthropist. ]\Iarta Abren, 

 who died in Paris recently, left $50,000 for 

 an asylum for the aged in Santa Clara City. 

 The lawyer in Cuba has been instructed to 

 turn over the property of the Santa Clara 

 Theatre "o' the municipality, in obedience to 

 his mother's wishes. 



Congressman Eduardo Dolz, associate 

 editor of La Discusion will also devote 

 his salary to educate young men in the 

 United States. 



^liguel de la Torre, found guilty of steal- 

 ing $189,000, while treasurer of the Havana 

 fiscal zone, was sentenced April 27 to 14 

 years' imprisonment at hard labor, and to 

 repay the amount of money stolen. 



The vice-consulates recently created by 

 President Gomez in the United States are 

 those of Jacksonville and Miami, State of 

 Florida, which heretofore were honorary 

 consulates. The appointees are Antonio Al- 

 cover and Colonel Rafael Cervino, formerly 

 in the custom department at Miami. 



Drs. Dillon and Jones, the Louisiana 

 health commissioners visited Caibarien May 

 3, and after investigating the reports of yel- 

 low fever there announced that the reports 

 were entirely false. 



Listructions have been given by the Sec- 

 retary of the Treasury that all vessels dock- 

 ing at extension piers at Havana must do 

 so with bows towards the harbor, so that 

 in case of fire it will be possible to leave 

 the pier quickly. Vessels in docking must 

 also drop starboard anchor if docking on 

 right side of pier and the port anchor if on 

 the other side, in order again in case of fire 

 to permit the steamer to swing free from 

 the wharf. 



The threatened strike of the stevedores 

 at Havana has been temporarily averted, the 

 president on April 30 suggesting arbitration 

 as a means of settling differences. The sec- 

 retaries of the treasury and of agriculture, 

 three men chosen by the chamber of com- 

 merce and three others chosen by the Long- 

 shoreman's Union will form the arbitration 

 committee. The rate of wages is the cause 

 of the strike, the stevedores claiming pay- 

 ment according to General Wood's tariff. 



Agitation in Cuba for a reciprocity treaty 

 with the United States continues. La Lucha 

 of Havana suggests that all the business ele- 

 ments join in a concerted action with the 

 government and send representatives to 

 Washington. 



