IBAtl EXPEDITION.
mez Received a Reliel
From United States.
OE OP A CUBAN VETERAN
if the Quick Move In New York
JlTord Was Received That Fight
id Started Marching to the In
cuts' Cauip Lying In Walt For
anlsh Cavalry men Cabana Fiehtlne
Mothada.
"I wish that I could have been in
Cuba when the patriots received the
news of the outbreak of - hostilities be
tween the United .States and Spain,"
said a member of ' the insurgent army
who is recovering slowly in the United
States from the wounds received in ten
engagements fought with Gomez in
Cuba. "1 left tho island, " ho said, in
speaking of his experience with ... tho
grand general, as the Cubans call their
leader, ' before my -countrymen had
hi aid the welcome tidings, and so caii
only conceive of their joy "by my own
ftxlmgs. : ; .,.--'" ;v -.
"Tor years tho Cubans have looked
to the United Ktates fcr assistance - in
ovcrcoiiHDK tbeir i iicniics, and uow.that
the hope of years has bct'U realized their
enthusiasm must bo almost too great for
expression. I was connected with a mer
cantile Louse in New York when tho
insurrection broko out in Cuba, and I
well remember. my feelings when upon
picking Tip a morning paper 1 read lhat
a few insurgents had taken up arms
against the Spaniards and hidden in the
marshes of Santiago and Matanzas. i.
"The Cubans who live in New York
havo always kept in touch with one an
other, and upon the receipt of the news
iu our colony hero the sympathisers
with the cause gathered at the different
offices ef the Cuban merchants and dis
cussed the situation. ... Tho junta was
goon formed, and we began tho work of
recruiting. I joined among the first and
started with a filibustering expedition,
which consisted of many representative
Cubans. -' . : ' -
'Wo reached tho shoro of the Ever
Faithful Isle cftcr an uneventful voy
age. Our captain, who was un old band
at tho business, kept off the shoro until
nightfall. The ship in which we reach
ed the island was scarcely more than h
. tugboat and carried upon, its deck one
small boat about the size of a dory. It
w as capable of carrying only six men at
f'a time and made the task of transfer
ring the members cf the party from the
sjiip to tho shore extremely tedkuut
As tho first boatload aprcached tho
. rocky shallows, which on the shore off
Matiuizas project far out into the deep
water, one of the members of the party
whistled a phrase from 'The Depths .of
My Lady's Eyes as an" eld Spanish
edrenad uov .famous in the Cuban army
: ii i mi'. t I . . 1 A
; shores by guides who had been sent by
Gomez .to briug tho recruits to his ar
my. The guides came down to the shore
and met tho members of tho first boat's
company as thiy came on shore. The
meeting between the glides and their
fellow patriots was enthusiastic in the
extreme. Tho men embraced, and from
the guides: the new arrivals gathered
their first real information as to the sit
nation.
"The officer
who
had been sent by
Goniez to take charge of th6 recruits
, decided not to attempt to make tho pas
sage from the shore to the insurgent
;camp that night, as a troop of Spanish
. i . - i i . . ii i;i4-
and ho feared that in the darkness the
expedition might run into the outposts.
Accordingly v we made ourselves as com
fortable as the rocky nature of the coun
try permitted, and after stationing sen
tries about the temporary camp at com-
: uiauuing points tne ptners oi our iorce
1- '. . . M J
ay uown among tne rocus, raising caru
. to select positions which rendered them
as inconspicuous as possible.
'.'The next morning at 4 o'clock the
OnlfT neetimlilA waa rK3frl Jllnns? from
man to man, and in absolute 'silence tho
line set out through the forest, which
was almost a jungle at that place. The
men marched in single file, with' rifles
and revolvers cocked. We had tramped
for about two hours when one leader
gave a low hiss and waved to tho column
to halt The members of the expedition,
mauv of whom had had . experience in
luruiur insurrections, , sioppeu lu&wmnjr
and without further orders sought places
of concealment among the bowlders.
"The jingling of accouterments was
soon heard as a troop of Spanish horse
men trotted by on a road which ran be
. . . ii .
low and nrnnnrl tho lnnfl hlnff UPOn
. v-v v-- - .
whieh the party of filibusters was hid
den. Wo waited until the soldiers had
passed, without attemnting to attack
them,, as we were not prepared to make
a rapid retreat, hampered as we were
With Provisions find pnni nmeut Br 10
. o'clock that night we reached the place
whero the main body of the insurgent
army was encamped.
"Our approach was heralded by
v scouts.MwTivwH had and warned the
.cutric&iiDt Xo.tM irr&t'os.; According-
ly. wlu we H entered r the camp,, we
'' found fires"' licrhtnd nVthe corners of the
. eamp ground - to guide us to the spot
( hd all the patriots who were off duty
gatherpH 'nhnnt in m-nnns iu anticipa-
tiou of our arrival. The grand general
was v his tent, however, and; did not
make his appearance until informed of
our arrival through' the proper channels.
"1 shall uever fonret the dignity with
which lie stepped from his rude shelter ,
d"l approached our men, -wno weru
drawn up in what you would call com
pany front in this country. General
, Blanco, Weyler or any of the other cap
taiii general, despite their gilded ret
iuuf s. corild not have assumed a more
wmmaudmg mien tnan tms siiguu vm".
"Jan. who by tno mere iorce oi vwuw
" ter. which shone from his eyes, impress
K!r j Y?'J r-""l
ed uis beholders at nnco with tn fit.
that they were looking upon, a man of
tremendous energy and strong nuroosa.
Gomez walked directly up to'our lead
er, a young Cuban of tho name of Real,
and, holding out his hand, said simply,.
'You are welcome.' A hronlr i - hi a
voice, however, betrayed the depth of
his emotions. We were assigned to nnar.
Icrs in which to spend the hours until
daylight. WTheu we rose, we were dis- i
tributed about among the different com- i
mauds and became members j of the !
army. ; . . .
My first expedition against the ene
my occurred the second day after my ,
arrival in camn Two hnndrRd nf na
were ordered to proceed to the plants- j
tiou of a Spanish sympathizer of the
name 'of ' Beuota," who was known tn i
have furuiehed information sis tn - thn
whereabouts of th. patriot army. The
plantation in question was situated ten
miles from our camp.' and we covered
tho distance iu about two hours. ; The
progress of thy insurgents when on an
expedition is necessarily slow., as a
strict lookout has to be maintained for.
the enemy. : - , -
"When we arrived within sight of
the plantation,- wo found ' that' the pro
prietor bad i-ecei ved word of our ap
proach." A largo-fvrtM "of Spanish caval
ry was stationed about thorhouse in an
ticipation of onr coming, while armed
men could le plainly seen in and about
tho (quarters of the iicto farm hands.
We made no attempt to carry out our
first intention of destroying the proper
ty of the informer, but postponed our
proposed' attack until a more favorable
opportunity. H
"We had no intention of retiring
without having inflicted some injury
upon the enemy, however. We there-"
fore made a detour, and, by keeping as'
.much as'possible to the woods and cross
ing the open spaces one at a time, suc
ceeded in getting between the plantation
and tho town, thus cutting off the re
treat of the Spanish soldiers. The caval
rymen remained on guard over tho
property of their countryman who pos
sessed considerable influence inHavana
and Madrid, for two days, and for tha$
length cf time we lay concealed along
the main highway awaiting their re
turn. Although in the course of the two
days several of their scouts passed on
each side of the district in whicU we
were concealed, our "presence was not
discovered - -- ' ';: .
"There was considerable suffering
among eur men during the weary wait
ing, owing to the scarcity of provisions.
For two days 1 lived on dried fruit,
bread and tepid water. Finally, toward
the close of the second day, our patience
was rewarded by the report brought in
by one of our watchers that the enemy
was approaching. Each one of us ac
cordingly sought a place of concealment
which commanded the road. The sys
tern under which tho insurgents fight
requires each man before he goes into
action to select three places of retreat,
situated in a straight line directly back
of' one another and separated by about
100 feet, so that whenfr tho men. retreat
a relative formation will be maintained
and there will be no confusion.-; As soon
as the head of the Spanish force got to
a point directly opposite we let them
n T-ollev. Six men fell, and the re
maining troopers were thrown into great
confusion. We fired a second round,
which wounded and killed a few moro.
".Tho officers tried to rally their men,
but despite their efforts the troopers dug
their spurs into the flanks of the mad
dened horses and rode off in the gather
ing darkness, leaving their wounded to
their fate. We gathered up the wound
ed and made them as comfortable as
possible, and then, taking all.thevalu
able equipment and armamenf in their
nossession. made a rapid retreat to the
main bodv. There we were received
with enthusiasm by our companions,
nnrl nr.r victorv. combined with that
scored by another column which had re
turned with a lot of horses and cattle
captured from a neighboring Spanish
farmer, was made the occasion or
great celebration. The men feasted on
such delicacies as were obtainable and
spent the greater partcf the night sing
ing and dancing. " Now iorK bmx
B'
E f
a get what you want
' ..sk for Hood's Sarsapa-
rilla. L'
There's
. iC.l in M ent, Sales, Cures
substitute for HOOD'S.
HOBSON'S STANDAT SCHOOL
His
r.niniln Telia How" He Showed CIs
Metal When Ostracized'
Colonel J. P. Farley, commandant o:
tho Alleehanv arsenal, is a cousin Ox
Lieutenant Hobson, the hero of the Mer
rimac affair. In an interview the other
nicht Colonel Farley said : I
"Lieutenant Hobson- is a brave man.
TTia nrmrnfjo was well attested when
servinc as a midshipman at the Nava'
nnndomv at Annapolis. Acting as cadet
captain of . a gun crew, he reported one
of his classmates for some breach of dis
cipline, which the class as a whole re
sented and for a time ostracized him.
; "Hobson carried himself with such
dignity under the circumstances that all
others not of his class admired him, and
when on tho point of graduation a com
mittee of his classmates waited upon
him for the purpose of extending good
fellowship.- Cadet "Hobson, -while ao
knowledeirifi: the courtesv. nnlitp.lv hn
decidedly tleclfned to accept any ad
vances at that late hour from his class
mates collectively. He expressed him
self, however, as only too willing to
meet the boys i,t . his clas3 individually
on the following day, after graduation,
and on terms of friendship. Now
YcrkTIernld.
Why allow vourself to be sh-.wly tor
tured at t'u stake of disease? Chills
and FeVt r --vil uudcrnrne, and eventu
ally break d'.wn the strongest consti-'
Hition "FEBI ( UR A' (Sweet Chill
Tmic of Iron) i-t more effective than
Quinii
ne and h irig;cond iived with Iron
lf nil exreiteri i . .
jane. lHple
sar.t t taw- . is ,soio
un Ur V isii "vc ruHrantv.
to cure : or
r- t 1 . Luni:Ti.
fi ,, .; ,.,:t -,(,-,.'" VHd !on't
ARIZONA TERRORS."
AN AGGREGATION OF MULE PACKERS
EN ROUTE TO CUBA.
The government Enlists Their Scrv
Inland Trafilc Work In Cuba -
ee For
All ,f
Them Are lloru Flehters Thei Rnnrli
IClders Are Too fn" For Them.
. "The Heal Terrors cf Arizona
Teddy Aiu't la It," was the tdncr of
a placard crnamentiug tho side! of one
of three tourists' sleeping' coaches which
were attached to tho Louisville and
Nashvi
shville train which left New rleaiis
11 :15 o'clock the - other forenoon,
at
bound eastward.
Ihe "terrors V wera in charge.
of Mr.
C. A. Johnson, acting agent for tho
quartermaster's department of the Uuit-
cd States army. They were 94 in num-
bor, and if appearances go for anything
they could "lick double their weight in
wildcats or Spaniards, '. for a tougher
ldt of men " never met together than
these self styled " terrors. ' Their ap
pearance was, however, a great deal I
or so than their deeds, for with nil
their roughness and apparent savagery
there was a enrrcut of mischief dud fun
underlying their actions. That they
would fight there could net bo the least
doubt,: for each and every one of them
had a record for some, dariuir or brava
act, andhey were all typical frontiers
men such as were the pioneers of civ
ilization in America from; the days of
the landing of the pilgrims on the shores
of tho old Bay State down to the pres-.
ent time. ;'" These men, who had left
their homes in the mountains of Arizona
to serve their country as expert packers,
had most of them been without the con
fines of civilization for so many years
that they had forgotten nearly all about
it, and living, as they were, in the
lands of tho murderous Apachesj whose
treachery and bloodthirstiness is-sawcll
known, they practically carried their
lives in their hands almost all the time.
Tley are inured to hardship and dan?
ger, and all of them can well be classed
as expert with either the riflo, tho pis
tol or (almost equally dangerous) the
lasso, for each and every one of them was
master at the cowboy's art of "rop
ing," "
. They were of all shades of complex
ion, from tho blue eyed, fair j haired
blond to the dark skinned half breed.
There were white men, most of them
ranging in age from 45 to 60 years of
age, but all tall, straight, stalwart, ac
tive -- men, whose bronzed complexion
and lithe, supple steps betrayed a dife
of activity in the free; open air.; Then
there were young men none of them.
however, under 25 years, and" thesa"
were stout, strong and athletic in build,
and, to all appearance, giants -- in
strength. . v V- . ! ...
Nearly all of them wore the Mexican
sombrero, with the gaudy silver trim
mings and leather bands, while car
tridge belts strapped around their waists
was all that, went to make up anything
like uniform among these rough men.
Although without discipline, yet there
was one controlling spirit among them,
and his word was . as law among" these
wild men. , Some of them had been cow
punchers ; others had been traders among
the savaere tribes in Arizona and Mex
ico; some were miners, others ranchers!
prospectors, mountaineers, but all of
them thoroughly understood the art of
packing goods upon the "burros," or
mules, used as freight transports entire
ly in the mountainous districts; whence
they came. It was this very qualifica
tion (which all possessed) that caused
.the government to enlist their services!
In Cuba much of the inland traffic, j
especially in the mountains, is done by j
means of mules, which carry all the
freight into the interior. In ah attack
upon tho inland of Cuba by the land
forces of the United States th6 services
of these men will be indispensable, and
it was for this purpose that their serv
ices were engaged. Then agahj every
one of theso men is a born fighter, and
nothing would meet their ideas of fun
more than a scrimmage with the Span
iards. One of the men, speaking to a
comrade, said recently when the sub .
ject of fighting was broached: "',You bet
the boys are all scrappers. Those Span
iards are easy. They ain't like Apaches,
and I guess we can get away with about
fcpji times our number. - Why. them
greasers would bo scared to death" to
have a dozen Apaches jump up out of
the ground as has happened to us time,
and again." - '. , -
One of the "Terrors" told the report
er that the men" came from various
places in Arizona, from the vicinity of
Becbee, Tombstone, Tucson and Ben
son. They had all rendezvoused in Ben
son, and under tho leadership J of Mr.
Johnson had boarded the train and were
on their way to Tampa, whence they
expected to go to CaTa, where their
services as packers would be required
They were to" receive from $10 to $100
per month for their services, according
to their expertness as packers. ) Rough
as the men appeared to be, he said that
they were nearly all of them in good
.circumstances financially and did not
need to go, but they were accustomed
to a lif o of peril and excitement, and
the present opportunity to satiate theii
appetite for such scenes was one not to
be allowed to slip by. Some of them,
he said, had come down out of the moun
tains to join Teddy's rough riders, but
they found them too " "dudified" for
them and they refused to enlist. When,
however, the call for their services
came and they found that they, could
all go together, they volunteered at
once, for they were all congenial and
could en jcy themselves together. New
Orleans.Picayune. .
Blocd urifiei s, lhouh" g1 s.dual
are
radical in their ec t. Ay r
narilla is intended as a ne'iotn
nrsa
and not a stimui nit, -citai t or bev
erage. ' Immediate risulis i:;: rot ;,1
ways follow its. use; uul alu-r.?; res. im
He tine. per!nan :nt be fit is1 Vtrtain
li
GENERALS OF SPAIN.
TEN
MEN WHO HOLD THE HIGHEST
RANK IN THE ARMY.
Though Lacking Naval Officers, Spain lias
900 Generals In Her Land Forces Draw
ing; Fall I "ay General Douiiugaei, Her
Foremost Soldier, Is Feared at Court. "
.However deficient Spain may bo in
caval ofuc-'-'-M, of whom she docs not
possess a rolacient number to equip tho
fleet of auxiliary cruisers which she
propsoa put into commission, sho' is
tertuiuly act lacking in Sold cfcicers for
her lind 1-ees.-'.. There 'are " nearly 900
generals, some '.,' of : them belonging to
the reserve forces, but most of them on
the : active list and draw in?: full pay.
At the head of - the list are
ten
captain
generals, whose raiik.- is equivalent to
that of field marshal mother foreign ar
mies. In m vcrul instances this grade is
of a pureiy-'fcclipnir-Ia character. ;It is
held by the -youi-g-'kih", who is a boy
only 12 years old, and likewise by his
grandfather, the old cx-king, Don Fran
I:
cis of Assisi, tie. husband of Queen Isa-
bella,' He i.- n: d warf m Ltu-lnre and on- i
ly a little teller than his i3ruudscn, King ;
Alfonso XII i. Ainoug other captain j
generals .-'are .(General lilanco," marquis ,
of Pcnar Lt;i;, whd is now iu. chief com- f
maud in " Cul a, and who is too well j
known to need more than passms men- I
tion; Martinez. Campos, who as ono of
his predecessors at Havana is equally
familiar to people in the United States;
General Primo do Rivera and General
Lopez Dominguez. . .
It is General Dominguez who is gen
erally regarded at Berlin, Paris, Vienna
and ottier military centers as the clever
est and strongestof all Spain 'sgener
uls, and who in any grave emergency is
likely to bo invested with the chief com
mand of tho Spanish army or else with
the portfolio of minister of war. He has
been justly described as a mixture of
the celebrated Russian General Skobe?
leff,and of tho French General ChanzyJ
and, like them, he is the idol of the
rank; and file of, fbe army to which he
belongs. He is a nephew of the late
Marshal Serrano, v. ho rose from the
humblest beginning to be dictator, re
gent and - prcfidcut of the republic oi
Spain. He has bocn the author of near
ly "all the rciOiias that have taken place
in the last 20"ycars, and in consequence
has come U I a l;okr?d upon as the sol
dier's fricud-If he hi;s Lceu kept in the
background cf l:itc years, it is because
ministers iiud oveu tho court dread his
popularity and his ambiiicn and fear
that the latter in; a moment cf crisis
might lead him to -nuil him&olf of the
former to secure for hinelf some such
sessed by his uncle, h'.r;uio.
Infinitely less popular- in the army,
but more liked at court, is Captain Gen
eral Primo de Rivera, the very; typo of
the polished scoundrel, who by his
smooth tongue" and talent for intrigue
has managed to win to a marked degree
the confidence of the queen. Indeed, sho
has apparently forgotten the circum
stances which led him to be shot at
pome eight years ago and severely
wounded by one of his ollScers, a major,
who had beon subjected to persecution
of the most incredible character at the
hands of the general at the instigation
of a demimoudaino whose angtr the
major had incurred, and who had the
general completely under her sway.
Tho major, who was driven by 'despera
tion to the act, was sentenced to death
and executed, leaving a wife raid chil
dren in a penniless condition, while the
queen seems to tniuic tliat the general
was chot at hud severely wounded while
in the-, performance of his duty and
therefore possesses - a claim upon her
good wilj. Even Weyler, with his bru
tality, is preferable to. Primo de Rive
ra, for while Weyler will, have a ' nau
hanged or shotiving the order for bis.
execution with a 'ross oath or a coarse
gibe, Primo do Rivera will order the
most fiendish tortures to tc iuCfctfd,
couching his instructions in the most
courteous, suave aud gentle, language,"
smiling genially the while. Only those
who have been out in the far cast and
who have knowledge of the a.tro' i ties
committed by his orders and under his
very eyes when ho was vicerov cf the
Philippine islands can realize the true
character of this man. ," '
Another general who is likely to mate
his 'name known abroad if - the present
war lasts sufficiently long is Cassola,
one of the few officers who ; havo never
been implicated in any pronunciamcnto.
He has sometimes been cadedjbo fcpan-
ish Moltke. owing to his ceaseless and
indefatigable, activity tnd to his re
markable, silence end reserve. This pe
culiarity in a country ; whiro-'ltxuacity
and gesticulaliop are the order of the
Avv- is snfiirieiit to car.ee ncenlo to loci:
upon him as a kind tst tv.ia uvis. He is
a stern f.ud uprinlt-tih'nr who, to
quote cue ' f hia r.u-n ti.re u r. Mr!
."wants to u;ake an nru:y lovrl ..to Lis
king and country, j iih i '.s iav e l c the
'enemy and its back turned up'.?u-.p:diii-
cal struggles." : ;
. Cassola is to smcfra.. ciiKtnpiiiirani:!!,
that while minister cf ' xli Lc i t ri IJy
placed old Captain XJcnruu I . ::
Campos cuder arre st; besides V m
r c prim ami i ug h im f r ha v i C z -; . ;
iu his. capacity cs -captain fcttu r. i c
Madrid to take the cor.ntersfr.n from
the Princess linlaiie"" in tho a! xixi ci
the queen f rem the "capital, i ? i:
Camnos took the trouna UuiU.'t. : .'it-Cf,
as Den Autenicv the husband t i i n
Eulalie, was a mere .captain t t .y
fnrmini? part cf tho Madrid 5 it
Permanently curetl by .the n
isieriv
powers ol Souih .Anietir i
Tonic I ivaH-ls nerd suift-r;
. -r int-
W- hilljit'T.
because th gr
at. ten e-!y . vau- tre
them H
WorUJ i(
gestiMi.
I. , t. :i cure ht.ih.- wno e
-sf omach weakness n.I indi-
1 h r :r ' ;ins vih fie -first
fUfst-". Tin reli'f it
lp l :M1 SUf;' t?i""jr?
mgs i
1 t.
:-i;;r -l-
ure; r tiisanpoiids. ;
lioCv long V'- hav'L- s ju. red.
I) . . -n itter
are
ii certain-. u;utt-r s- "i ih ; real
health divine force. I'leasant. n;'d - al-
w.ivs safe. . ' ' '-':' --. '
Snlrl. hy "K.-. F."" Nnd.il. Dniggit,
was ridiculous -to expect mm to" maKe
his daily, rexwt and to tako the" cor-at er
sigu from l be. wife r -f cuo cf subal
tern oi it vfli.ilinez Cimpcs,-indeed,
made nr.e.: i u -s s; bou 1 1 hi mat ter hen
iLti lii;)) runa;! that Carsola had to.
resign, gmdiy to the, scrrow and regret
of the army,1 ovtr 10,000 officers of
which thereupon joined in a subscrip
tion t6, rreitnf him with a mcgnificcid
sword of honor as a testimonial of their
st ?mRnd regard. ; -!-
'' Ji'c-a cf- the same type as Casncla are
General O'Byan, General Corroo,' the
prejint minister of -war, and General
Azcarraga, who became, premier oa the
.assassination of Canovas. Azcarraga, it
'may bo remembered, while prime rnin
istcr had the rank of captain general, to
which he was entitled dy seniority,
-pressed uikdu him by the queen. But he
decliived to yield to her arguments, tak
ing tho ground that it was not in mo
ments of a national, crisis, such' as the
juuan troume, wnicn Kpaimsn arms
had failed ; to solve, that ne ought to
think of creating new captain generals.
New York Tribune.
yTUCK TO HER FLAGS.
Eipcrienco f an American Woman With
- an Ausry French Crot?d. '
Mrs. Stanley N. Coulter has been
abroad for several months, spending
much of her time m Paris.; Recently
slie was joined by her husband, who is
instructor in biology at Perdue univer-
si ty , Lafayette, Ind Mrs. Stanley,
writing to frieuds at Lafayette, reports
that there is a notable decrease of Amer
ican visitors. This circumstance, cou
pled with the talk in the French news
papers of a boycott by Americans be
cause of French, sympathy for Spain,
has aggravated certain classes of the
French, who neglect no opportunity to
show their disfavor.
Recently Mrs. Coulter left her hotel.
She wore in her dress a tiny American
.flag. The emblem was no sooner noticed
than a hoofing, jeering crowd of men
and boys followed her. As soon as tho
reason for their taunts was understood
Mrs. Coulter returned to her temporary
home not, however, to remove the flag,
but to fasten its mate upon the other
Side of her dress. Venturing forth again,
she caused even greater displeasure than
before, and the wrath of the French
crowd eventually irlanif ested itself in
sticks and stones being thrown at her.
What - seriousness the incident might
have assumed is unknown, because o
.gendarme rescued Mrs. Coulter. New
York Sun. : -' '- - ;
Diseases or the lilootl ntitl IZcvvr .
No oeo need suffer mth neuralgia. : :
disease is quickly and pornianc-ntly cm
ly Browns' Iron Bitters. Every d'sr r-rc
i nv; iihhw, nerves anil .iionr l,
otherwise, . succumbs t: iJivv.T.s', 1
-uurtcr of a century, it ttancli
tinet anumg "our iftft;t v I" r
Browns' Iron Eittei-g ii eoi i !
SENTIMENT AT PUERTO RICO'
A Widespread Feeline In Favor of An
nexation by America. .
Dr. Alberto Costello, a former Puerto
Rican and now a'residenfof New York
city, who was in'Washington recently,
received a communication frofa a friend
in San Juan telling of the escape from
military prison of Dr. Jose Stoll. The
latter was arrested just prior to the dec
laration of war by the United States
against Spain on the charge of conspira
cy, and together with several others
was tried for treason. Being considered
the ringleader of the conspirators, he
was sentenced, to be shot, but exerted
sufficient influence to secure a rehearing
of his case by appeal to Captain Gener
al Macias, the military governor of the
island. : The others were sentenced to
long terms of imprisonment, but it is
believed that one or perhaps two whose
names are not known escaped with Dr.
StolL The latter was awaiting his sec
ond trial when he eluded the guards and
is thought to have made his way to the
coast a short distance outside of the
city, where he embarked in a small boat
and is now believed to be in Santo Do
mingo. The impression is that he receiv
ed aid from the outside " in effecting his
escape. ' - .
The letter states that a large major
ity of the people of Puerto Rico are in
sympathy with the United States and
CubaV which they desire to see inde
pendent, and would not' oppose having
their own island annexed to this coun
try. All this sympathy is silent, as no
one dares' .to openly express himself,
fearing . arrest and , imprisonment on
charges similar to those preferred against
Dr. StolL Sineo the. outbreak of the
war persons guilty of the slightest sus
picion , of treason to Spam have been
thrust in to prison, and during the past
month : at least 200 such arrests have
been made. Among these were a num
ber of women, some of them well known
ladies of prosperous families. All that
is needed to throw the inhabitants into
an "open rebellion' against Spain is to
have the United States serze the island,
which they are looking forward to and
expect at any time. Washington Star.
Xhe Yankee Oirl In War.
She wears the soldier buttons
Of all her sweethearts true.
A button heads her hatpin, . .
Her bracelets of them too.
They gleam around her girdle.
They nestle in her curl,
Compose the necklace, earrings.
Of our fair Yankee girl.
." Our flag waved from her window. -It
flutters on her wheel.
Adorns her burse and carriage." '
Her poodle and her seal.
' , Old Glory on ht-r Ixisom
In love knot fold and furL "
' " Her lover is a soldier .
; And she's his STankeo i;Irl. .
Oh, loyal red her lips nie,
j Aud viiyw her brow and soull
Her cheeks are now and crimson.
Oar color aureole. .
r The stars are blue eyes beaming, '
' ' TIih nation's pride and pearl, t
The'soldier's oilier "Glory."
God bless ,he Yankee fiiil! .
"m:amiii!ite one "dose oi marts-
Kssvn:e oi : Ginger will relieve any
ordinary C3se.olCo!ic;ranii.s or Nau-
sea An unexcelled remedy for Diar
rhoea. Cholera Morbus.-Summer com-
fdniht-arui all jiiternal p.ins." Sold bv
i
FAMINE IN HAVANA.
IT
HAS ATTACKED THE POOR
NOW NEARS THE RICH.
AND
The Few Restaurants Open Are Guarded
by Armed lien Meat Is S3 a' Found,
and a Cup of Coffee Costs 25 Cents.
Stories Told About the War.
h: The' situation in Havana continues
unchanged as far as warships and bat
tles aro concerned, but the effects of tho
blockade are so pressing as to mako it
liest to impossible to live within tho
walls.- Famine is near for the rich and
a reality fcr the poor. First class res
taurants are. guarded by armed volun
teers, and only customers are permitted
to enter. Cneap restaurants and chop-
houses have been closed to save them
from being attacked by the hungry mob.
In certain places food is only served to
thoso m dress uniform. Koncombatants
and foreigners are constantly scorned by
tho volunteers, who ask, "Why don't
yon join us?'- If you satisfy them you
aro' a foreigner, they" let ycu go, re
marking,. "Keep quiet." If you. aro a
Cuban or a Spaniard, ycu are led to tho.
nearest public, safety committee station,
whore your fate is decided. - r -
Violence has not yet begun, but it is
unsafe for a civilian to go through tho
streets, especially r.t night, as there are
no street lights and any one is likely to
bo shot down on the spot if ho , fails to
reply to tho challenge. ; Friends; aro al
ready missing, and yon cannot inquire
after them for fear of beiner arrested.
Dr. C. E. Finlay, a Cuban-American
well known hero and in New York, has
been missing for several days. Your cor
respondent, fearing for him, as ho had
seen his r.arao blacklisted by the volun
.tecrs, called at the British consulate fcr
information. Consul Gollan, as usual,
knew nothing. He then applied to the
chief of police, Colonel Pagcrvy, who
warned him . from dabbling in "poli
tics," adding, "Wo will not molest you
at present, but cannot he responsible for
the volunteers, who are in full powrer
under martial law. " -
The few ships leaving Havana since
the blockade have all been packed full
of refugees, who were compelled to pay
fancy prices for their tickets. Tho pas
sengers on the Italian cruiser Giovanni
Bausan were obliged to'tip somebody at
the consulate $300 apiece. Thoso on
board the Danish schooner Rohl, with
out any passenger accommodations
whatever, paid as high as $200 each for
a trip which heretofore would have cost
only $10. The sptrolators in Cuba's dis
grace are coining money, "but they will
surely pay dear for their heartlessness.
The Luciline and Lafayette are the on
ly ships not increasing their rates. Tho
gprs, and there have been 5,000 appli
cants for tickets, but the majority will
have to remain. Tho French schoolship
Fulton carried also a number of wealthy
passencrers.. -
stopped, as no business "is transacted.
Express wagons and tow carts have been
seized by the government to carry ma
terials to the barricades. The street cars
and stages run no longer.. Their horses
and mules have been turned loose into
the streets, as there is no fodder. The
few remaining Lags of corn sell .for 8
a quintal. . .
Havana harbor is lacking in Spanish
warships, for there are only two useless
ones. The Alfonso XII has her boilers
destroyed, and her guns have been re
moved to the western fortifications at
the Vedado. She is "as helpless as a
baby. The Conde de Venadito is at the
arsenal under, repairs, having suffered
considerably seme time ago fronuun-
ning aground at the Colorado shoals.
There are two other small gunboats, tho
Nunez Pinzcu and Marques de la Ense-
nada, which of course dare not put to
eea to meet tho American squadron. -
Nevertheless, the dailies here boldly
announced that they had gone out pre
pared to lick Sampson's fleet and that
he dared not meet themr The quixotism
of" the Spaniards is reaching the crazy
limit. ! It is semiofficially announced
that Weyler will land, in Mexico with
30,0001 men and invade the United
States through Texas. The Spaniards
are elated over the alleged sympathy of
Porfirio Diaz with Spain and expect him
to aid them in their proposed invasion
of the United States. - ,
The report that General Lee had been
promoted to major general and that ho
will assume charge of the United States
invasion army has considerably enraged
the Spaniards, who hate him cordially.
Tho walls are placarded with obsceno
sketches and phrases about hi3 appoint
ment. Ono says: "We will scon be in
f ested by an army of pigs, headed by
Hog Lee. Let us prepare to roast them. '
The government is also proceeding
against Lee and American interests here.
All Lee's belongings and tho food for
the reccnccntrados have been seized by
the government, and the confiscation of
American property has already begun.
The first victim is Senor Mariano C.
Artiz, proprietor of tho big sugar plan
ration Narcia (Jaiba Kien, whicn 13
under the nianagaiaent of a Wall street
syndicate. ' .
Tho Vento waterworks, Havana's on
iy water supply, have been attacked by
the rebel insurgent colonel Mario Diaz,
without .euccesd so far. There are about
l,20d troops guarding the waterworks.
Water so far is plentiful, but meat is a
luxury and hard to get at $2 a pound
A cup of coffee and milk costs 25 cents.
Eggs are no longer obtainable. Bread,
although doubled in price, is still ob-
Liinable at a few places. New York
Sun.-.; "-: : . ... :
v . I"li-f In (f x H'nr. "
Distressing Kidney and Bladder dis-
enso relieved in six hours bv "Nkw
Great South American Kidney
Cl-re. It is a areat surprise on ac
count r its exceeding promptness in
relirvirKT pain in bladder, kidury and
back, in male or female. Relieves re
tention of water almost immediately.
If yon want quick relief 'and cure this
is the remedy. -
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NEW WAR AUXILIARY
OBJECTS OFTHE WOMEN'S NATIONAL
WAR RELIEF ASSOCIATION.
Such Articles aa Eto 3fot Como Withla the
Line of Army Supplies Will Be Fur--nlshed
: Our Disabled Fighters Condi
" tlons of the FledS.
In theso days of widespread feminino v
appropriations even tho Father of His
Country must concede tho monopoly of :
a designation if not a measure of patri ;
etism. Woman, always 'J:st in peace,
1 . t .... .1 . i. . . i r
is nmifuii' 10 uo MTtinti : m war
mnigate inc puiierings that loilow la .
its wato to wnto herself larco uist in
the hearts of her countrvraen.
ine energy, zeai ana executive ami-
ity being brought to bear upon the war -
sirnntinii lir t hn vrnmen nf th Wnmnn't
mauonai ariiciier association prom- ....
ise to make of that organization an
auxiliary of no mean proportions.
The government is not likely to over
look or to undervalue the solid aid and
comfort tho association is preparing to
offer it, along lines which will tend to
soften the. horrcrs cf a war the women
could not avert. '
Already it3 raanaKcr3 have received
gratif)ing tokens cf appreciation and
C- r i. : 'ii 3 -M.'i
uucfiauuu tiuui uigu tivii uuu luuiuiry
officials. - - -
They aro 'working with Bpociflo ob-
"lefts in viowr. nnrl flipir flVrtn f A ti1-
izo funds should be cordially recognized
and seconded.
Tho "specific- object" is to furnish
such supplies and comforts for tho nso
oi sick . or wounaca soiaicrs as ao not
come " legitimately within the line of
army supplies. Tho hospital shin now .
being fitted up will bo vastly more com-
fortablo through the efforts of thd relief
association. . ;
A carbonizing plant designed to ren
der palatablo the insipid distilled water
used by tho naval forces now engages
their immediate attention. ;
ziuiuirui ucwvy lur use as ms juugmcnt
dictates among tho men who have al
4 J 1 f-v J) VI- . -5 A,
ready made a record ' .
Delicacies to tempt tho palates of sick
suiuiers, uppiiiuiees ivi iuo wouuuuu ana .
in mi mem 111 ft mif-ifrftrinn nf f.ho enft&rl
1 .1 : j u r At j i j
: ii. i. i 1 1 i i
lug ixitib u juuuuuij pruiuujuu. wax
threatens our brave boys with give a
well defined purpose to the enthnsiastio
enorts ci these patriotic women. ? -.
The registration papers which they
are sowing broadcast from headquarters
nnn fhrnnoh their nnmerrma lrtra.l rnm.
- - - o - -
mitters are prefaced with a pledge which
every man, woman and child should be '.
eager to sign:
my allegiance to tho United States ot
America and my desire to contribute to
tho general welfare, health and comfort
st ii. . .a : .. ii. . :i : i. j
rirfispnt, xrar . " '
Theso papers are designed to awaken
in tho breast cf every citizen, every wo
man and every child, be. they never so
poor or obscure, a patriotic sense of his
or ber " personal responsibility toward
-XI ' A. 1 At 1 1
ine government iuiu iiiu men wuu uuvo
given up tfctir all to snstam tne nonor
of the nation at - this critical juncture.
By positively prohibiting a larger con-
UiUULlUU VA Uia iUl CAVA K,S9 UUVA AW
cents for Children .they put the pledge
within reach of t he poorest, while obvi
ating all humiliating contracts. The
hod carrier may sign his name lmmedi-
atexy dciow iuo uuuii prcbiuent h, uus
. t . 1 . 1 1 ! J ll . 1 A.
it must be for the same sum. The laun
dress may ccntrihute her 25 cents to
the fund for side soldiers with a flush
of proud consciousness that the rich la
dy whoso name shall come next may do
no more. "
In this way all aro . put in position to
give expression in a practical way vo
their patriotic fctntifcicuts by register
ing themselvc:! members of an associa
tion designed to supplement with mate
rial aid the sacrifices of time, strength
and life made by the men who have
gone to the front in the present crisis. .
New Variety This Year. .
The sea serpent this year has a steel
.1 .... .. ; i a i
tail. New York Tribune.' -
9-9 i ' "t rs
ine uniy vurc.
Eczema is more than a skin disease,
and no skin remedies can care it. The
doctors are unable to effect a cure, and
their mineral mixtures are damaging
to the niost powerful constitution. Ine
whole trouble is in the blood, and
Swift's Specific is the only remedy
which can reach such deep-seated blood
diseases. ;
Eczema broe oat on my daughter, and eon-
tinned to eprcad tmti!
her bead was entirely
covered. She was treated
by several good doctors,
but grjw worse, and the
dreadful disease spread
to her ace She was
tkfn to two celebrated ,
health springs, but re
eel-red no benefit.. Many JSe
patent medicines -were taken, bat without re
sult, until we decided to try 6. S. 8-and by th
time the first bottle wn finished, her head b
pan to heal. A dozeT lxttle cured her rira
wletelT and left her skin rerfect'r smooth. She
is now sixteen years 013,
growth of hair. Not a
diseaa has ever reuirc- ..
f . . ...-.. 1 1
KamsimlneeDt
be c.mdlni
C701 aca-rfe
. J 6UOSF.
St. Louis, Mo.
Don't expect local applications
of
ennnn find salves to curetczema. T
They
e di-
Iv the surface, while the di
sease comes
Specific
from within.
Swift's
is the only cure and will reach the most
obstinate case. It is far ahead of all
similar remedies, because it cores cases
jyhieh are teyond their reach. S. S. S. is
purely vegetable, and is the only blood
remedy guaranteed to contain no pot
csh, mercury or other mineral.