THE CUBA REVIEW And Bulletin. 



The Royal Palms at Mayari. 

 Palmas Eeales en Mayari. 



rougher, but the scenery that awaits the 

 tourist after leaving Nipe Bay and en- 

 tering the Mayari River will amply repay 

 him. The scenery is ever changing. 

 Mountains to the right, mountains to the 

 left and mountains far away in the dis- 

 tance. The sky is of the bluest hue, 

 the river wide and beautiful, twisting and 

 turning in and out among the palm 

 trees. There are huts all along the 

 shore and farms of the natives, showing 

 the life of the farmer of this country. 

 Ox teams are moving along in snail-like 

 manner, using the plow of Abraham's 

 time, and women are washing on the 

 banks of the river, steadily beating the 

 very buttons off the garment in their en- 

 deavor to remove the dirt. At the end 

 of two hours we find ourselves in May- 

 ari, with its beautiful laurel trees, its nar- 

 row streets and old-time houses. 



It has a population of about two thou- 

 sand and is steadily growang. ihe Span- 

 ish-American Iron Company is locating 

 near Mayari, and the little town is taking 

 on quite a business look. 



The Methodist Church has a new 

 church building in Mayari, and another 

 in Gauyabo, a little town near. The 

 missionary work is encouraging. 



AIONUMENT TO GeX. VaRA DEL ReY. — A 



large number of Spaniards of Havana, in- 

 cluding the members of the Soanish Club, 

 have obtained Gov. ]\Iagoon's permission 

 to erect at El Caney a monument to Gen. 

 Vara del Rej, who defended that place 

 against the Americans. 



The New York S'un, commenting on this 

 project, pays the following kindly tribute : 

 "El Caney should have a monument to 

 General Vara del Rey, as the Spanish Club 

 of Havana proposes. His feat in defending 

 the little town for ten hours against an 

 American force ten times larger than his 

 own, was perhaps the finest exhibition of 

 A^alcr that the war records. He succumbed 

 only to his wounds and died a soldier's 

 death. If he had been an American or a 

 British commander, his heroism would 

 have found an inspired singer. We are 

 glad to see that American officers who 

 served in Cuba desire to subscribe to the 

 monument fund." 



r. S. SAILORS AND SANTIAGO POLICE IN A ROW^ 



A clash occured in Santiago on April 

 30 between Cuban police and twelve 

 sailors from the cruiser Tacoina. The 

 latter were unarmed while the former 

 used revolvers and machetes. Ten of 

 the sailors were wounded, one, Henry 

 L. Lee, very seriously. Commander Tap- 

 pan, of the Tacoma, in his despatch to 

 his government, said his men were at- 

 tacked by the Cubans while returning to 

 their ship. The American Consul, Mr. 

 Ross E. Holaday, has declared that Am- 

 ericans who come ashore are not sale 

 under the present Santiago police force. 



Mayor Alesa of the city said the affair 

 was not a serious one. He saiu Police 

 Captain Lay was of long service and ex- 

 cellent character and unlikely to resort 

 to violence except under extreme provo- 

 cation. At the same time, Lee later 

 identified him, under oath, as the man 

 who shot him. He is not likely to sur- 

 vive. The Santiago newspapers censure 

 the American indiscriminately. 



Gov. Maeoon said he considered the 

 affair without particular significance, but 

 will investigate, sending Col. L. L. Bul- 

 lard. The authorities of the State, the 

 War and Navy departments at Washing- 

 ton are inclined to view the affrav as 

 one of those not uncorhmon collisions 

 between civil authorities and sailors out 

 for a good time. 



Scarcity of Water. — Water is being dis- 

 tributed by wagons in Santiago, as the water 

 works have gone dry. The same is true 

 of Camaguey and other cities where the 

 local water supply is entirely inadequate for 

 the. needs of the population, and resort is 

 had to the brooks in the neighborhood. This 

 water is naturally very bad, because of con- 

 tinual defilement by animals and decaying 

 vegetation. There must soon be a general 

 building of reservoirs in all parts of Cuba 

 to provide for the needs of the people. 



the drought in CUBA BROKEN. 



May 14. — Telegrams from Cuba indicate 

 that the drought that has prevailed on the 

 south side for more than eight weeks has 

 been finally broken by heavy rains at Santi- 

 ago, Bayamo, and at Havana, Camaguey 

 and Pinar del Rio. 



