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Title: With Speaker Cannon through the tropics : a descriptive story of a voyage to the West Indies, Venezuela and Panama: containing views of the Speaker upon our colonial possessions
Year: 1907 (1900s)
Authors: Moore, J. Hampton (Joseph Hampton), 1864-1950
Subjects: Cannon, Joseph Gurney, 1836-1926
Publisher: Philadelphia, The Book print
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress

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in Cuba; Edward G. Vaughan, president ofthe American Club; Heinrich Runken, president of theGerman Club, together with representatives of the SpanishCasino, the Cuban Clubs, the Chamber of Commerce andfinancial institutions. In this company, the Speaker wasmade to feel at home at once. He found almost everybodyspeaking Enghsh and observed that Americans werefiguring in the business and financial progress of the island.I also learned that Governor Nunez had interests in Phila-delphia and occasionally visited the city. Theres a good fellowship everywhere, I observed to 320 WITH SPE:AK^R cannon THROUGH THE TROPICS. Bartleman, if you know how to cultivate it. A returningofficer of the Spanish-American War told me that Masonryplayed an important part in the negotiations that inducedToral to surrender to Shafter at Santiago. I had not heard of it, said the inspector of consulates,but it may interest you to know that, although the firstattack was made upon my consulate at Malaga, every pos-
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APPROACH TO COLON CEMETERY, HAVANA. sible courtesy was shown to my family and myself. Thatwas the result of fraternal association. In a special trolley car, marked Particular, the Con-gressional party was escorted to Marianao, about six milesoutside of Havana, for a brief sojourn at the American Offi-cers Club. The ride through the city revealed to us manyof the historic buildings, including old fortifications and theGovernors palace. We had a fine chance also to observe the: city of HAVANA. 32 t the stores and the houses of residents with their elaboratecolonnades, handsome iron gratings and mahogany doors,for the Cubans are extremely particular about their windowsand doors. For quite a distance beyond the city our roadcarried us close to the sea, giving us a splendid view of theocean and the coral rock formations along the shore. Thestreets in Havana were paved with Belgian blocks andmacadam; there were many parks and squares highly orna-mented by tropical foliage. We passed the old

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