. The Cuba review. 10 THE CUBA REVIEW Cienfuegos Admits Railroad. The City (. nmicil of Cic-nfiugos, which recently lorl)a(lc the entrance into the city of "the I'alniira, Cienfuegos & Cruces Kailrt)ail, wliich is being built by 11. J. Reilly, passed an ordinance, February 14, authorizing the use of all thorough- fares necessary for the extension of this line through the city. The railroad will now be pushed rapidly to completion. The original action of the City Coun- cil was annulled by President Gomez on the ground that it was illegal. The chief engineer of Santa Clara was officiall
. The Cuba review. 10 THE CUBA REVIEW Cienfuegos Admits Railroad. The City (. nmicil of Cic-nfiugos, which recently lorl)a(lc the entrance into the city of "the I'alniira, Cienfuegos & Cruces Kailrt)ail, wliich is being built by 11. J. Reilly, passed an ordinance, February 14, authorizing the use of all thorough- fares necessary for the extension of this line through the city. The railroad will now be pushed rapidly to completion. The original action of the City Coun- cil was annulled by President Gomez on the ground that it was illegal. The chief engineer of Santa Clara was officially notified on February 10 that the Cienfuegos, Palmira and Cruces Electric Railway Company cannot cross the new road to Manicaragua with its lines. Senora Tomas Estrada Palma, wife of the late President of Cuba, with her two sons, Tomas and Rafael, and Miss Can- dita, was in Washington, D. C, a few weeks ago. The purpose of her visit was to have an operation performed on her young son. Rafael, who was suffering from adenoids. The Supreme Court of Cuba on Feb. 23 confirmed the sentence of the audicn- cia of Santiago de Cuba and increased the amount of the fine imposed upon An- gel Morales, editor of "La Defensa" of Santiago de Cuba, charged with crim- inally libeling Catherine Tingley and tlic officers of the Raja Yoga school of that citv. The Spanish War Claims. The treaty of peace which was made at the close of the war with Spain, in iHg8, provided in Article \T1I that "the United States and Spain mutually re- linquish all claims for indemnity, na- tional and individual, of every kind, of either Government, or of its citizens or subjects, against the other Government, tiiat may have arisen since the beginning of the late insurrection in Cuba and prior to tlie exchange of ratifications of the present treaty, including all claims for indemnity for the cost of the war. The United States will adjudicate and settle the claims of its citizens against Spain relinquishe
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