THE CUBA REVIEW 



15 



ALL AROUND CUBA 



TO NAME NEW BRIDGE FOR 

 GEN. MONTEAGUDO 



Seiior Eniilio Coya, Mayor of Santa Clara, 

 has addressed a petition to the president of 

 the ayuntamiento, asking that the name of 

 the bridge now under construction in that 

 town, which will be declared open to the pub- 

 lic on May 26th, may bear the name of Gen- 

 eral Monteagudo, in honor of the Cuban 

 patriot whose death occurred a few months 

 ago. 



CUBAN MONEY TO EUROPE 



The Spanish steamer ''Reina Maria Cristi- 

 na" which left Havana for Coruna and Bilbao, 

 took with her collections of the new Cuban 

 money to the value of about $30,000. This 

 money has been ordered Ijy European bank- 

 ers and others who are interested in Culia, and 

 ■will probably be placed on exhibition in 

 various foreign banks. 



also that national silver be accepted at the 

 custom houses and in full payment of all 

 states taxes on a par with gold. 



HEAVY RAINFALL 



The Governor of Oriente has advised the 

 Secretary of Government of the heav>^ storm 

 which has recently visited Banes. Between 

 12 and 3p.m. exactly seven inches of rain fell. 

 The Governor states that about thirty houses 

 have been washed away and that the loss to 

 crops will he heav>-. 



MEASURE RESTRICTING SLAUGHTER OF 

 CALVES 



As one of the measures in the campaign for 

 the betterment of agricultural conditions, 

 General Nunez, Secretary of Agriculture, has 

 drawn up a decree which he will present to the 

 President for his signature, prohibiting the 

 slaughter of calves less than seven months old. 



SANTIAGO WANTS MUSEUM 



There is a proposal on foot to secure a 

 proper building for a museum in which 

 national relics of the war of independence, and 

 also earUer times, can be properly sorted. 

 There is such a collection at present, but it is 

 stated that the building where it is stored is in 

 bad condition. The mayor is opening nego- 

 tiations with the Bank of Fomento for a new 

 and suitable museum. 



FRUIT 



The Cuban grape fi'uit crop this year has been 

 a fair yield and late, and there will be a siuplus, 

 but o-ndng to the large production in the 

 States and the resulting low prices, the ship- 

 ments will be light as compared to former 

 years, and the growers cannot see that it 

 would pay to ship north to any extent. 



STRIKE IS SETTLED 



The Secretary of Government has received 

 intelligence from Alquizar that the strike 

 among the workmen at the Central La For- 

 tuna has been settled to the satisfaction of all 

 parties and that grinding has recommenced. 



CUBAN GOLD 



The Chamber of Commerce of Santiago de 

 ■Cuba has addressed a resolution to the Govern- 

 ment asking that a law be passed prohibiting 

 the exportation of national gold money, and 



VETERINARIAN TOUR 



Dr. Crespo, of the Veterinarian Department, 

 is to visit all the centers which have been 

 afflicted with hog cholera. A large supply of 

 serum will l)e taken and demonstrations of its 

 use and efficacy will be given to the cattle 

 owners. 



BAD CATTLE EPIDEMIC 



Senor Francisco Fonseca of the Central 

 Sofia, n the township of Veguita, has reported 

 to the Secretary of Agricu.lture that cattle are 

 dying in that district from some unknown 

 disease. The secretary has appointed one of 

 the veterinarians of the department to pro- 

 ceed to Veguita to investigate. 



BIG PINEAPPLE YEAR 



The pineapple growers state that the pres- 

 ent, year's crop will be larger than that of 

 last year and that from all indications the 

 quality will also be superior. 



SANTIAGO DRINKING WATER 



The Secretary of Public Works has received a 

 telegram from the local chief of sanitation at 

 Santiago de Cuba, informing him that great 

 alarm is being felt concerning the drinking 

 water of the city, which is of a peculiar green 

 tint, and though they do not at present know 

 just what the water contains, it does not look 

 inviting. The water is being subjected to a 

 chemical analysis, and till the results of this is 

 known, nothing will be done. 



