THE Cl'l'.A KI'.N'TF.W And Bulletin. 



convention ai wliich lu- is president. "Kv 

 beldc" pul)lishes a coininunication sipned l)\ 

 Messrs. Gonzalo Perez, Morua Delgadn. 

 J. I. Colon, Loynaz del Castillo, Malberti 

 and Arnauto, as well as others, demandiiii.; 

 an immediate convoca'.ion of the national 

 convention for discussion and instruction for 

 Liberals, who arc numbered now in the Ad 

 visory Commission. 



Jose de Armas, better known under hi-; 

 pen name Justo Lara, continues his propa- 

 ganda in favor of the establishment of an 

 American protectorate over Cuba. He has 

 issued two pamphlets on this subject. He 

 says in part: "Instead of the farcical pro- 

 tectorate established by the Piatt amend- 

 ment, the duty of the United States is to 

 re-establish the Cuban republic under a bet- 

 ter protectorate, that is, on a more stalile 

 basis than before, dividing witli the Cubans 

 the responsibility specified in the 'i'reaty of 

 Paris, and without any other purpose than 

 that of maintaining forever in Cuba peace, 

 justice and frced< ni." 



The new conservative ])arty has adopted 

 several resolutions incorporated in their 

 platform. Amendment of the constitution 

 so as to give greater centralization or unity 

 to the state. Reduction of rural guards and 

 maintenance of an army. To substitute a 

 per diem for the salaries of representatives 

 and councilmen. To negotiat a more advan- 

 tageous reciprocity treaty with the United 

 States upon the expiration of the present 

 one, which will soon expire. 'i"o grant the 

 voting franchise to foreigners in municipal 

 elections, and reorganization of the indi- 

 cia! power. 



The consensus of opinion of the organ- 

 izers of this new party is that the Phtt 

 law is inefficacious to prevent revolutions, 

 although it has sufficed to re-establish pub- 

 lic order. 



RAILWAY MATTERS 



TlIK CLt!.\ K.MLKOAK. 



The roadbed is being heavily rock bal- 

 lasted in many places, and as a consequence 

 trains run easier and faster. As fast as 

 possible the whole line will be ballasted 

 wherever needed. 



The section-houses and wooden stations 

 along the line have all been painted and 

 otherwise improved. The station at Bartle 

 is rapidly nearing completion. It is a very 

 handsome stone building, and now one of 

 the best looking stations on the line. 



The company is soon to begin the irn- 

 provement of the Alto Cedro lands. This 

 property was partly improved some time 

 ago, and wide avenues cut through the 

 forest, but for some reason the work stopped 

 and the avenues became clogged with shrub- 

 bery. It is understood that the work will 

 be pushed to completion. The land is good 

 and Alto Cedro as a junctioti point to 

 Antilla and Nipe Bay on the north and 



I.eave Cacociim 



\o. 73. No. 71. 



IJ.IO P.M. 9.30 A.M. 



Arrive Holgufn 



No. 73. No. 71. 



l.-M P.M. 10.30 A.M. 



.\Ll-REDO Z.\Y.\S. 



Santiago on the south, is in a location which 

 will rapidly develop. 'J'he land is held at 

 high figures. 



THE CUBA RAILROAD OPERATING A NEW 

 BRANCH LINE. 



The use of the "volanta" to go from 

 Cacociim to Ilolguin is now a thing of 

 the past, thanks to the branch line built 

 l)y the Cuba Railroad Co., and which has 

 been in operation for some weeks. Two 

 trains are being run in each direction 

 daily. 



The schedule is as follows: 



Arrive 



No. 70. No. 72. 



9.00 A.M. 6.00 P.M. 



Leave 



No. 70. No. 72. 



8.00 A.M. 5.00 P.M. 



The through passenger train from 

 Havana to Santiago gets to Cacociim 

 daily at 6.20 P. M. Train No. 7.^ leaves 

 Cacocutim for Holguin ten minutes after- 

 wards. 



The through passenger train fr<>m 

 Santiago to Havana gets to Cacociim 

 daily at 9.25 A. M. Train No. 7i leaves 

 Cacociim for Holguin five minutes after. 



Persons desirous of going to Gibara, 

 on the north coast, can go to Holguin 

 and from there to Gibara on trains of 

 the Gibara and Holguin Railway. 



Rumor states that the entire control of 

 railroads in Cuba will be in the hands of the 

 United Railways of Havana and that the 

 merger will embrace the consolidation of 

 many millions of stock. Underwood Un- 

 derdown and a party of capitalists from 

 London have visited Havana and have re- 

 turned to England after the completion of 

 the business which brought them to Cuba. 



