THE CUBA RE\ir.W And r.ulletin. 





Xew Fan for the Tropics. 

 Un abanleo uueva para los paises tiMpicales. 



El abanico titnc como medio de pro- 

 pulsion una maquina de aire caliente, si- 

 endo generado cl calor por una lampara de 

 kerosina, conteniendo mas 6 menos un 

 cuarto de galon de aceite, bas'.ante para 

 mantener el abanico en operacion por mos' 

 de veinti-cuatro horas. A la lampara se 

 junta un tubo pequeno de vidrio, que se 

 ajusta dentro de o:ro mas grande de metal 

 ccnectado con la maquina. Encima de la 

 maquina se colga cl abanico, seiTvejante 

 en forma y tamaiio al abanico electrico or- 

 dinario, y la velocidad se gobierna por el 

 tamano de la llama; esto quiere decir, 

 para reducir la velocidad se baja la mecha. 

 y para aumentarla se alza la mecha. El 

 equipo completo pesa mas 6 menos treinta 

 libras, y se monta sobre un estante pe- 

 queiio, que levanta el nivel del abanico 

 mismo al nivel de un escritorio ordinario. 

 Se le pone asideros para poder moverlo 

 con facilidad a cualquiera parte que se 

 desee de una pieza 6 de una casa. Se ha 

 visto que puede hacer la competencia con 

 el abanico electrico en el campo propio de 



e>lc, dcijido a quo el coso de cperarlo es 

 sunianKiilc ijarato, ilegando a ser la quinla 

 parte aproximadanientc del costo de opcrar 

 un abanico electrico. 



NEW F.\N FOR THE TROPICS. 



Consul E. II. Dcnnison writes from Bom- 

 liay that a portable fan has been introduced 

 there by a German firm and he predicts 

 for it a large sale. 



Something similar would prove a boon 

 in Cuba. The fans sell at a rather ipro- 

 hibitive price, $62, but our American manu- 

 facturers could probably place them in Cuba 

 at a much Icwer figure. Through the cour- 

 tesy of the Bureau of AIanuf:icturcrs, a pic- 

 ture is presented herewith showing the fan 

 set up and ready for service. Mr. Dcn- 

 nison's desciption is as follows : 



The fan is propelled by a hot-air engine, the heat 

 beins generated by a kerosene lamp which holda 

 about 1 quart of oil, sufficient to keep the fan 

 runiiiuf; fur over twenty-four hours. To llie lamp 

 is attached a small glass cliininey which fits into 

 a larger metal eliimney e >nnoeted with the engine. 

 I'lHin the top of the engine is liung the fan, similar 

 in shape and size to the ordinary electric fan. 

 wh( se speed is governed by the size of the flame; 

 that is, to reduce the speed, the flame is turned 

 down, and to increase it the llame is turned up. 

 The whole outfit weighs alwut 30 pounds, and sets 

 upon a small stand, raising the level of the fan 

 proper to that of an ordinary desk. It is fitted 

 with handles, and can be easily moved into any 

 portion of the room or house des.red. 



It has been found that it can compete with the 

 electric fan in the later"s own field, owing to the 

 extreme cheapness of the cost of its running, which 

 is about one-fifth of that of the electric fan. 



H.WANA EDITOR INDICTED. 



H. B. Leavitt, editor of the Havana Pos.:, 

 was indicted June i8 for criminally libel- 

 ing Consul General Steinhart, whom he 

 accused of conspiring with Gov. Magoon 

 and others to swindle Cuba in the purchase 

 of church property. The maximum penalty 

 fcr the rfTense charged is six months' im- 

 prisonment and $500 fine on each count. — 

 N. Y. Times. 



Population of Cuba. — According to the 

 census of 1895 Cuba's population num- 

 bered 1,600,000. I, ,100,000 were Cubans, 

 and among the 300,000 foreigners 200.000 

 were Siianiards. In corroboration of the 

 overwhelming majority nf Spanish resi- 

 dents is the influx of Spanish immigrants 

 during Ihe past few year-. Cuba un- 

 'doubtedlj- has now about two million or 

 more inhabitants. 



The La Glrrii Cemetery Association was 

 recently incorporated at Passaic, N. J. The 

 capital is $2,000, and the incorporators 

 Lewis F. Wilson, Frederick II. Ridgway, 

 Frederick \V Frost and William W. Wil- 

 son. 



AN AMERICAN SOLDIER SHOT AT HOLGUIN. 



In a clash with the police of Holguin, in 

 the Province of Santiago, June 2Q last, re- 

 sultin<T from the alleged refusal of four 

 American soldiers of the Eleventh Infantry 

 to pay for drinks. Corporal P. J. Green was 

 shot. He died July 2. 



HAVANA ELECTRIC RAILWAY DIVIDEND. 



The bonr'^ of directors of the Havana 

 Electric Railway Company has declared a 

 dividend of i 1/2 per cent for the quarter 

 ended June 30. 



