The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 60, December 30, 1897 | Page 6

man of honor would never have made a promise he did not intend to keep, and therefore, in this hour of trouble, when he is accused of being a traitor to his cause, he finds few people willing to believe in him.
If he is indeed true to the cause, he is in a very sad position.
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It has been officially announced that General Pando has been heard from. He is fighting Gomez, and from all we hear has the old Cuban leader at a disadvantage.
Gomez, so the story goes, is being forced to retreat before him in hot haste.
It is also said that none of the messengers has returned who were sent out by Pando to offer Home Rule to the Cuban army.
It is supposed that they have been killed by the insurgents.
There is much discouragement in Havana over the present aspect of affairs. There seems to be no hope for a speedy end to the revolution.
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We have had inquiries about the Esquimaux who were brought over here by Lieutenant Peary, when he brought the great meteorite from the Arctic regions.
These poor people have not been having a happy time of it.
This climate is so much warmer than their own and so different from it in every respect, that they had not been here very long before they all fell ill.
The attendants at the Natural History Museum, where they were taken, said that they first learned there was anything the matter with their charges by hearing them give voice to strange and grunting noises.
The party of Esquimaux were allowed to wander at will through the museum, and they spent much of their time roaming from room to room looking at the exhibits. No one interfered with them.
The museum is a place for study, and loud talking is never permitted. When, therefore, the attendants heard these very peculiar grunts, they began to look around to find who was daring to make so much noise.
I am afraid they suspected that some small boys were playing tricks.
They were much surprised to find that these dismal sounds came from the Esquimaux.
One of the officials, being unable to pacify them, took them all in charge and hurried them off to a quiet part of the building, sending at the same time for a doctor.
On examination it was found that the poor creatures had caught cold from the warmth of our climate, and were suffering from bronchitis.
They were all hurried off to Bellevue Hospital, where they were given the kindest care.
It was found that they could not stand the heat of the hospital wards, and so a nice cool cellar was prepared for them, and they gradually got better.
Lieutenant Peary, who had been told of their illness, telegraphed from the West, where he was lecturing, that they must have plenty of fresh air; so, as soon as they were able to leave the hospital, they were taken out of the city.
A cottage was hired for them at High Bridge, which is a little village on the Harlem River, a few miles out of New York.
The Esquimaux are allowed to wander about there pretty much as they please, and it is hoped they will continue in good health throughout the winter.
They have not been able to do any work as yet, having been too ill to attempt it. As soon as they are quite well again they will probably begin their task, but great care will be taken to have the temperature right for them the next time they are in the museum.
It is said that they were well pleased with the wretched fogs we have been having of late. Fogs are very frequent in Greenland, and the inclement weather made the Esquimaux feel much more at home.
They are looking forward anxiously to the spring, when Lieutenant Peary has promised that he will take them home.
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January 1st will be an important day for the citizens of New York.
It will be the birthday of the city of Greater New York, which will take its rank as the second largest capital in the world.
The mayor, Mr. Strong, is anxious to have some celebration which shall mark the passing away of the old New York city.
Many people are, however, opposed to this. They think that the first thing in people's minds should be the glory of the great new city which is to be born, and declare that anything else would only amount to holding funeral services over the old city.
This view seems hardly the correct one to take. There is so much of the nation's early history wound around the old city of New York, that it seems only fit and proper that some suitable exercises should be held, to impress upon the younger generation the importance of