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THE CUBA REVIEW. 



Dr. Gonzalo Arostegui, Consul of Brazil at 

 Havana. 



Dr. Gonzalo Arostegui, Consul of Brazil 

 at Habana. 



Gonzalo Arostegui was born in Cam- 

 aguey, in 1859, and comes of a family 

 noted for patriotism and culture. He 

 studied medicine in Habana, took his 

 diploma in Madrid and passed three 

 years in Paris and the United States, 

 devoting his time to scientific studies. 

 Upon his return to Habana he became 

 distinguished in his profession and rep- 

 resented Paraguay at the first medical 

 congress held in Habana during Gen. 

 Wood's administration, and was a prom- 

 inent member of the Board of Health. 

 Dr. Arostegui is also a member of the 

 Academy of Science, and of the Socie- 

 dad Economica, as well as editor of a 

 medical journal, a frequent contributor 

 to scientific reviews and the author of 

 medical treatises. His specialty is dis- 

 eases of children, and he is a firm ad- 

 vocate of hygiene. 



Brazil appointed Dr. Arostegui con- 

 sul at Habana, recognizing his ability 

 and worth, for he is not only clever, 

 but also courteous and genial. He is 

 married to Senora Felicia Mendoza, well 

 known in Cuban society, and they have 

 a charming family. The official address 

 of the Consulate is Amargura 23-25, Har 

 vana. 



Death of President Palma. 



Tomas Estrada Palma, the first Presi- 

 dent of free Cuba, died Nov. 5th in Santi- 

 ago Province of gastro-enteritis compli- 

 cated with other diseases. 



The funeral took place at Santiago Nov. 

 6 and was marked by extraordinary pomp. 

 The procession included detachments of 

 Arnerican troops, rurales, firemen and many 

 civic bodies. It passed through the prin- 

 cipal streets of the city en route to the 

 cemetery. 



All business was suspended. Gov. Ma- 

 goon was represented by George Bell, who 

 was formerly President Palma's secretary. 



Governor Magoon sent a wreath of 

 flowers to the Palma family with this in- 

 scription: "From the Provisional Governor 

 to the memory of an honest man." He 

 also cabled the authorities at Santiago to 

 afiford all facilities to the daughter and 

 other sons of Senor Palma to go from 

 Manzanillo, where they are, to Santiago to 

 attend the burial. The resources of the 

 family were not sufficient to defray the 

 expenses of the trip. 



William H. Taft sent a cable message 

 through Governor Magoon to the widow 

 of the Cuban statesman expressing his 

 condolences and conveying a high appre- 

 ciation of the character of Senor Palma. 



On Nov. 6 Gen. Gomez, the then liberal 

 candidate for President of Cuba, proposed 

 a pension for the widow and family. Gov- 



ernor Magoon favored the suggestion, and 

 a few days later issued a decree granting 

 a life pension of five thousand dollars a 

 year, official money, to Mrs. Genoveva 

 Guardiola, widow of Estrada Palma, and 

 a monthly pension of fifty dollars, official 

 money, to each of the minor children, Can- 

 delaria, Lucia, Carlos and Rafael Estrada 

 Palma y Guardiola, until they become of 

 age. 



Mahogany and Cedar Market. 



Cuban Mahogany — There was more 

 movement in this grade of wood last month 

 than for a number of months past. The 

 receipts were smaller, and stock has been 

 considerably reduced. Large wood should 

 meet with a good reception, but small wood 

 is slow of sale. 



Cuban Cedar. — Three times as many logs 

 came into this port in the month of Octo- 

 ber as were received in the previous month, 

 these only increasing the stock in first 

 hands to a small extent, showing the much 

 more active condition existing in this grade. 

 Good wood is in demand, and shipments of 

 same are recommended. — Geo'. F. Herri- 

 man, New York, Nov. 1, 1908. 



A convention or congress of labor organ- 

 izations in Havana this month is talked of. 



All labor organizations throughout the 

 island have been invited to send representa- 

 tives to discuss various matters to be taken 

 up with employers. 



