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V»l. XIX._{MLr'.m!_ Gaatonln, M. (;„ July 7* 18W8. {KSTKaSSSSJ:}
FORTUNES MADE IN CUBA.
Atf KRICANK who hath <ihown
rich war Tint iala*i>.
»»ro41l» In Nfignr nn4 BIiiImk—A 4|nlrl
VollfJ Wllk m Rnmnodc llktor}.
Wbotf lalmlllUiolif A»r llUliirOMl
lit Mllb by lb# Wnr.
llAOord.
Outild* of CubA OuO I IB ATM IUtlO
about lb# Valley of Trinidad, yet it Is
tbo very garden-spot of tbe Island
net only fur extraordinary beauty, fer
tility and perfection of climate, but li
tbe place, par exoelleuce, for growing
culler and augur. I Imre been told,
but caniiot say with bow much truth,
that the Kngllsh end American syndi
cates who have secured rich conces
sions In the valley, are kueplng tbeir
operations na secret aa possible, to
avoid competition. Trinidad oity lie*
at tbe seaward edge of the valley uf
the same nemo, oo tbe south shore or
Hants Clara Province about 5b miles
east from Cienfuego*. You may roach
it from flavaiiH. going all the way
around by; or by railway to Cienfuc
gos, and thenm- by steamer; or, as f
did, by roil to Hatatauo, the southern
port of Havana Province, and then on
a leisurely cruise of 150 tnllc« among
Innumerable cays and Islet* At any
rate, you are certain to approach the
region of tbe Holy Trinity by era. as
there is no all-land route from other
parte of tbe Island, -xoept riaugeroui
trails over robbrrlnfcitcd mountain*.
a wnme walled cmr.
Tbe Oral view of the old town,
which Dou Diego de Velasques chris
tened os early as loi5. U smooth log to
be remembered. Having rounded La
I’unta de los N'earos, the long, narrow
i>oiot of land wliiob deflues Trinidad
Ray on tlw southwest, you see a white
walled otty. plisteolog lu the gulden
light, cuddled up on tbe mountain side
like a babe asleep ou Its mother’s bo
som. Quite appropriately. Trinidad
lias a Inuity of porta They itre La
Jluua, on tbe southeast, where tbe
Tayado Hirer empties into thu ws;
the month of tbe Hln Muse; ami Casil
Ua, a small village at the head of an
Inlet. Tbe last-named port is now
generally used, although its -luchorace
is not of the best, the water being so
shallow that sll vessels must be hNidod
by m«sua of lighters. and put t» aaa
na quickly as possible u> avoid sticking
fast on the sandy bottom. The laud
lug place, nowcver. is ituea tun
wharves and yxteusive warehouses,
itud there is » baudsomn depot for the
railway, which runs nnrtb a orsu
miles, counseling several villages and
bringing tbe product of rich planta
tions dowu for shipment. Trinidad
City is three oil Ice inland—or perhaps
we should say upland—from (IasiIda.
As the trains du not ran oa schedule
lime, bat ouly when there are full
loads of freight to be carried, you will
do well to avoid a tedious time of
waiting In tbe hot, flea Infested port,
by being ilriveu up lu a volante: al
though the charge therefor is $2.50,
while the cars would take you for 20
cents.
A KW1ION WITH A BOXANTIC fTISTOHY
Trinidad Is one of the oldest towns
in Cuba, founded only n yoar later
than Santiago nod 111 years after Santa
Domingo, tbe Qitt on the Western
Hemisphere. Though so little la beard
of It nowadays, the region Is not with
out its stirring and romantic history.
Trinidad Hay lathe famons battle
ground of three British men-ol-war
.against the Hpaolurds under Don Lula
Baaseoourt, In wblr.h the English wero
worsted after three dsysof hard light
ing. Perhaps the most deatractive
attack on Trinidad city was that nf
the English corsair. Grant, In 1702.
Through two long centuries It suffered
almost continually from piratical at
tacks. and many bloody traditions are
connected with the place, indued, it
Isaaid that tho wealthiest familial
hereabouts are descendants of tbe old
sea robbers, wlw turned respectable
when piracy went out of fashion.
They bought laud and built eaaaa with
tbeir Ill-gotten gains, gave a lot of
money to the Church for absolution,
and became substantial, law-abiding
ultima.
ou« woo aoen not mind hard climb
log flndl Trinidad the moat charming
place in the world, with view* on eve
ry hand which would drive an arttai
wild with enthusiasm. Rambling
nod hilly', wllb antique raaaa and
palm-abided garden*, the old town
cling* to the aide of VIJIa (•'Watch
Tower’1) Mountain, QUO teat above the
Caribbean. Expoaad to both moun
tain and ocean brecxas, with neither
excessive beat nor cold from year to
year, ita climate about the moat per
fect under the tun. Sorely thta I* Uie
heart of that "land wherein It ia al
way afternoon.” Everybody seems to
sleep through the boor* of sunshine.
In a long walk at midday through the
town of .10,000 inhabitant* yon meet
only here aad there a donkey or a
sleeping dog*-not a human being ex
cept at rare Intervale a barefooted aer
rsnt ehnffltng along the abady aide of
• wall. Tha imly drawback to the
plica ia IU lnnelloaea, aad the feeling
which poaese the foreigner of complete
Isolation from his kind. Thore are
several maaooea and thlrd-clnaa inn*,
but you ere not obliged to stay in
them long.eepeclaity If yoa have letter*
of introduction. Tha nUlrana are
proverbially hospitable, and to them
the rlelt of a foreigner, bringing a
freeh breath from tl>« far away world
la a godeeod.
narj.AM v s nmtiii u*alixkd.
Tha atreetaof Trinidad ur* narrow
ss the narrowest In Hpanlsti-Amefica
and mostly nr pared, bet extremely
pletareeriae. with their low-wailed,
rough-tiled houses and hlgt-anundleg
eataae over tlte doom. Aa ia llaraaa,
the bu*in«M sweat* are a reallxalion of
Hetlamy’i dream of a universal um
brella. became of an un In terra pted
sarlea of awalnga stretched screws,
affording couplets shelter frtxn sue
sod nil. la till ar let on ratio qu nr ter
me bouen* are meetly belt* »i stone,
and aceoe of ihvtn are Impcetng, wltn
arched entrance* ae<l much-beatuceced
facades reeembllng carved marlile.
They differ from those lu Havana In
not having iu>y divided trulls between
tbo rooms, only the kitchen aud sleep
ing apartment* being partitioned to
the celling. Thn tost are a series nf
opeu arches—vast, high ceilings, ex
panse* affordiug free circulation of
sir and roagniOcsat perspectives of
marble floor, rich frescoes, mirrored
panels and tasteful furnishing*. One
of tbo llnest bouse* In Uie town if out
In tbe whole island, is Burned by uu ,
American ultlasn—Mr. Dakar by uame
but here rendered Manor Dad-square.
IViliaps the bandaonieel country home
In the valley Is owned by Mr. b,UIwell,
a New Eaglaoder. wbo hat a Urge
plantation eud live* like a prlnco.
The war ho* not affected this part of
Cub* to any appreciable extent, and
when 1 visited llie place a few weeks
ago things were going oc just as usual
Nothing abort of Chatter's and Ivaiop
son’a guus can wakelthe Trluldsdiaus
up to a realtxlug aeuse o( th# Hut sit
uation. They talk In a sleepy wuy of
"politics! troubles In the Island.’ but
as of something which does not con
cern them in tbelr Arcadian retreat.
The Uearest approach to life and gaye
ly In Trinidad ts seen on Sundiy aud
Thursday even lugs, wlwn the retreta’
lakes place In the Plazi Oarlllo. The
big square lu tbe centre ot the town,
opposite the Governor’* lesidence Is u
beautiful (dace and differs iu some
respects from auy other* I have seen.
In the middle Is u large, doiue-llke ar
bor, from which stone watke radiate,
•■ordered by (lower beds and shaded by
ornamental shrubbery. Around the
outskirts of the park exteoda a broad
stoue “pasvu," or proraeuadc. separa
ted from Uie main garden by a fanciful
Iron railing, and from tlvc street by a
low sloop coping. A profusion of gas
lamps affords brilliant Illumination,
aud hat a beautiful effect at night
amid the denar green foliage.
The Cainpo dsi Metre Is auoUier linn
large plaxa at the southeast end of Utn
town, with barrack* and till grounds
fur the garrison.
I OUTCNU MADE (N SUGAR.
Hut tbe most attractlv* resort of the
place is what It known as the Vijla,
••Watcb-tnwor," a point on live adja
cent mountain which mar be easily I
reached ou horseback, or eveu in a to- I
lante. Tor those who are climbers, it
i» uie fashionable thing to go up be
fore breakfast. There is a rustic rued
winding under Uie pine* and palm*,
peat alraw-thatclied liula, the military
hospital ami the '‘Krmitade la I’ota."
and be who has not seen the aun rise
ahoye the Incomparable valo of Trial
dad aud illumine the heights around
it, or sink among the green cays of the
wuatcrn ocean, has lived almost In
vuiu. Speak I on of American capital
ist* In this reglou, Uuie was, and time
will Lie agaiu, wbeu a well-located
sugar estate In Cuba was considered
as safe and valuable au investment as
ooe could possibly have. Of oourse.
the war baa greatly depreciated values,
but alien It is over thing* artll las
booming In "the ever faithful Isle” as
never before. Everybody knows bow,
daring our olvll war, sugar attained a
phenomenal pries In tbe Doited -Stains,
the beat grades reach lag ‘A) cents tbe
pound. This circumsUaoe Induced
VVllUam II. Stewart, the Mow York
millionaire, to purchase the magnifi
cent estate called “La Carolina,” In
M stanzas province. Its aouual yield
was about H.OUO.OOO pounds of flue
white sugar. He paid 9800,000 to
gold for tbe property, aud tor years it
returned to btm at least 100 per cen
tum no the original Investment. Li
Mr. Moses Taylor, another very
rich and influential Mew Yorker, who
had been a large Importer of Caban
sugar, purchased a half-interest tu the
famous "dan Martiue” plantation. It
wasjuat Uto «U* of the District of
Columbia (10 miles square), and wa*
superbly equipped, baring a fine old
castellated mansion of stone for a fam
ily residence. What Mr. Taylor paid
fur bia half wa* never known, but for
years the crop was simply marvelous,
reaching fur one season 13,006,1)00
pounds. It was said at the time that
Taylor received back bla pnrchaae
money in leas tbsu two years.
OATS AS VALUABLE TELA NTS
The great Arm of OJslro, Warburg
ft Co., of Xew York, is a heavy owner
of sugar property to Scots Clara True
loo*. Tbe Welshes sugar refiners, of
Philadelphia, are also owners of Urge
Cuban estates. It will be remembered
that when President Grant named the
eldest of the Welsh brothers to be
minister to England till confirmation
was strongly objected to by a faction
In tba Senate, and the ground that be
was owner of slave-worked estates aud
profited by Uielr labor, dost after nor
war Mr. James Moll niton, of Hast
Baton 1 tonga Parish. La-, went to
Cobs In searcu of a plantation whien
limited menus could buy. Ha found
It, near Matanaa—2000 acres, of Uie
llght-ootored soli which In Cuba Is
called “Mulatto laod,” and wlneU bad
been worked so long sulefy In sugar
can* that it would yield leas than half
•* crop. At tu« upper end of tee e*
tete Hr. MeHatlun ronod • eerie* of
de*P o*T**. which If ev*r discovered be
fore had been entirely forgotten, and
these made hie fortun*. Kor age*
million* of bat* had iu*ds this their
liannt. and time and nature'* chemis
try had converted tlielr dropping* Inin
tl»e beet fertiliser for worn-out *ugar
and tobacco land* yet known. With
in three yoers the MeUaunn plaou waa
taming ont eight thouaend pound* of
sugar to the acre, and the shrewd
iiOulsUnlan found another gnat for
tune in bl* but guano. The Hilltop*
family, of Mow Haven, Couu , were—
and probably ft re to-dey—the owner*
of mm* extremely valuable eugar ra
ta tee. near Baaed lea, about 100 mile*
from Havana, which ha* enriched
three generation* of heir and owner*.
Aa nearly aa 1 nan ascertain about
200 American* or par* Angto-tiixon
blood—that la, nut coaming the nnt
nrallxeri Cuban-Ataenoaa*- own i«rop
arty In Cuba. Among them I* Mr.
Hainan Williams, formerly of Hettl
tuore. who was oner our Ceneul Uen
eral at Havaoa.
r&ht)*ut.u taAM oux nuroaira.
Tlie Hpanleli-American Iron Horn
uany, which has III* main office in
New fork, itud made np largely of
capitalists who have boon active In Uia
iron ore business in (be r.ak* .Superior
region, hare also done un extensive
bualnass in Cuba, The Colby*, lb a
Kockotellsrs srs the chief slock owner*
A few years ago the ooicpany ac
quired control of eeretul thousand
auras of valuable iron new deposits be-1
tweeu Santiago and Cuantanamo, oo
the south aids uf C<ia*. A very Urge
amount of money was expended iu ex
ploring the property opening mine*
and establishing facilities for handling
Mie output. There Is no harbor nearer
than Santiago and In order to ship ore
economically It was necessary to oou
struct hq artificial harbor by building
* great breakwater on the o|>cn coast.
Extensive loading plsra were built
large enough to load four steamers st
a time. All the** preparations were
practically completed several years be
fore they wer* put to any use. Jfo
shipments were made because tbo com
pany adopted Uie policy of waiting for
advantageous market conditions. The
reduction of Un duty on Iroo ore and
the Increased demand for Bessemor
Iron or* in Eastern Pennsylvania An
ally starred the shipmeula. Tbe Span
ish-American Irou Compuoy mips a
Contract with tbc Johnson Htsarnalilp
Company to transport 30,0a) tons of
ore to ports nortli of Capo llatlems.
A good deal of It waa discharged st
Port Richmond aud carried to fur
uaoea along the line of the Philadel
phia & Heading llallroad. That Is the
third large comnsuy which lies opened
Iron mitre* la Cuba. The oldest and
largwt U the Juragna Iron Company,
which ls Jointly owned by the Penn
sylvania Hterl Company and the lletb
lebern Iron Company. The Sagua
Iron Company waa aleo organ!**! in
Polladelpliia. It Is estimated that
Lb«o« three companies have invested
not lose than ten million dollars In
Cubau tnioi.ig property,
TUis la kKei'BLii-ssise.
The rnmiHUI CsitSlihia or (tie Canary
• f Wear.
lUUdffb Notrt am) Olwcrvor.
Wvke county order* cannot be paid
aud Woks couuty scrip Is adrug on the
market.
A lew uays ugo a man who bad a
comity order went into tne office of a
gentleman who Is in tie habit of buy
ing paper that is good, and wanted to
•ell bU order at a discount Tha
gentleman refuted to buy. saying tliat
he did not buy county onlrre of aoy
county tb.it took the money of the title
children to pay ordiuary expenses.
Uecautly figure# were published In
these Calamus allowing that nut of s
tnUI of *114,000 tax due. Sheriff Jones,
Wake's Republican sheriff, bud paid
the oounty nearly 810,000 less than
Sheriff Tags paid out *113,000 worth
taxos.
But Ibis is not all. Tn* worn Is to
come. Tbo school fund It it sacred
luud in the hands of the county treas
urer to be paid out for the conduct of
the acbools and for no other purpose,
There is not lodged la the tiande of the
commissioners or tbe county treasurer
warrant of law to pay a cent of that
mooey for aoy othor purpose. In fact
there It special prohibition against tak
ing the children'# mooey and using It
for county purposes. And yet the
treasurer of Wake county has been
taking this sacred fuad to enable tlie
county commissioners to keep the peo
ple from knowing that uuder the new
order of things the Wake county tress
ury is bankrupt.
1 have always thought well of
Comity Treasurer Koiglit nod believe
now mat be Is pereonnlly honest and
when I heard that he whs using tbe
sacred school fund tn pay for running
the county, I went to see him. Here
Is nur conversation ;
Reportar—"How much money have
you now ou band to tbe credit of the
county fund V”
Mr. Koiglit—1’.'Mona at all.”
Reporter—‘‘How much mousy Imve
you borrowed for the oounty In the last
two months t"
Mr. Knight—“None, hut I have nn
order from tha county commissioners
to borrow what it will take to carry
ns.”
Reporter—"Ilave you ossd any of
the public school money for county
purposes ?'*
Mr. Knight—‘‘Are you going to
print what I say
Bsporter—“Certainly. That’s why
I bays oomefor the in formation.'’
Mr. Knight—“Yes, I hays oaed
tome, but the chairman of the board
of county eommlailoners has promised
to borrow soma money nod pay it
bsek.”
Reporter—"How much ?•’
Mr. Knight—“1 will not pay any
more. The oommintlouers promised to
raise the money by tbe ilret of the
month and reimburse iae. They
haven't done It and I will not pay any
more. There are now some outstanding
county orders but I do not Intund u>
pay them."
importer—"iiow much of tUo
Mbool money luve you used to pay j
ooaoty ordtrt?”
Mr. Kulgbt—"About (2T<00. 1 don't
kmiw mildly, bnt In that neighbor
hood."
Reporter—"lly whet authority did
you uan the eehool fund?”
Mr. Knlgbt—“Mr. Bill, chairman
of the board of county com in iae Ion era
aakad no to do It, aod said the non
mlaalonera would borrow money tn
June ana pay me I amt Monday waa
the lime aet but they dldu't got the
“may. The ooramlaalnuar* aald that
It would rare the county Internet if l
would pay county order* out of Uie
acliool food."
importer-"By what anlhorlt* did
you nee Uie reboot money fur Uie
county?"
Mr. Knlgbt—"The commiaeloeera
wufiled Uie to do It."
Reporter- "Did you know that It
la agalott the lea tn pny out thla wte
rad (and for any other uurpoaa?"
Mr. Kolgbt—"I oan borrow the
Biouey end pay It tmek tomorrow. The
cmioty will loot ootblog by It, earn It
Ian l legal. Didn’t you eror dn eat
thlug wrong.
KEN IN BLUE AND BRASS.
wamuiuMs <uow»eu witm or
rit'Kiw it nu tsimbt.
rneaull or aa unt im nnlor Bspowtowoo
•iXViuniMu WktM l«lannl>
•••BUI Car All Marla af M4HI1 liy All
Marla af 1‘Mpla.
illiludlilpkla lUii'urtl.
Washington I* fairly allv* rltli in an
in full uniform. Kvery man with Uie
allgtiloat vxoum for wearing • uniform
{• arrayed In one. Gray-lieadvd and
bald-headed men wltli shoulder-strap*
and gilL-buttona dooorat* tb* hotel oor
ridort aud itreet corner*, aod young
blood! with bicycle faes# and Allan’a
applet aa large aa wishbone*, strut
along Uie pavements, spurting braldnd
oollar* and ateevn*. Some wear a med
ley of ineanlnglaar medals. aod other*
content themselves with Grand Array
buttons, tuaigmla of the Loyal Legion,
or the modest bow-kaot of the medal
of honor, the only otneial Government
decoration. But all are In iinifurm.
The War, Slate and Navy building la
Hooded wltli uniforms. By official 01
d»r all nllloora of the urmy who are on
duly In Washington are required to
appoar in full uniform. The lettera
"JG. *- Jf ." -u. S. A,” «.id*‘tJ. S.
V," are aeon every where—ou the horse
cars, at tho theatres. In the ruatau
ranta, and oocaaiouslly at lb* churches.
Tbs private, with his blua ahirt.
slouch hat aod brown lfgjtios, la lu
evidence ax every turn. Hi* favorite
resorts snem to tb* rotunda of the
Otpltol. the t.’ongreaaiooal Library, the
White House aud Uie National Mu
seum. lie cornea from the farm aud
the machine shops In states far away
and la imbued wltb tho true spirit of
patriotism. In groups he wanders
over the city, quietly oonieinplatloz
tho capital of bis country aud albully
measuring the legislative engineer* who
keep Ua machinery in motion. He la
different from the uian who toys arltJi
tho sword-knot. There is 00 aelf-con
■ciousoess about him. Bela absorb
ing Information that m»y bo slowed
away for future use and oumroout.
Ills gravity as be wandera through Uie
halls and corridors of the public build
lues stands la strong contrast wltli the
sauntering levity of tin oommlsainnwl
officer, who la oaually accompanied by
llie Congress man or Senator represent
ing hla district or Slate.
tub nuuii von co«n*t ions.
Muaiitltne Urn rush for commissions
and scholarships continues. The IV*
aUlant is 'literally beaolgvd every morn
ing by applicants, nud the war aod
Navy offloora are overrun with ardent
patriot* seeking uniform*, Tom, Tilck
and Harry bare the military fever, and
every known »ud unknown avcuue to
to infliM-ncc is crowded, (ijmcors enter
the Capitol surrounded by then: polltl
oel misqaltors, end no penny royal
■troug enough to stand them nrt lias
yet been discovered. They e:mo in
swarms from every Slate and Territory
and tackle anything in tliu way uf Coo
grsualousl Influence. regardless of per
sonal claims or political considera
tions. Kothlng daunts them In tlielr
Importnnltlna. Tlisy Invade restan
rente, break into private conversations
and disregard all the little amenities of
life In tbetr efforts to sway toon of sup
posed influence. They entirely over
look Hie fact that EUpresentatlves are
elected to represent tbe interests the
districts from which they are (Accredi
ted and that each applicant aboAila con
fine Ids Importunities to tbe mau who
represents the district In which be re
sides. They proceed altogether oa the
assumption that a Congressman Is tbe
“servaut of tbs psopls, and that the
word people Includes nut only the Un
ion. but Cauada sod l'atagonla.
Xu other words, a Congressman is a
public grindstone to which everybody
has a right- to apply his ax. The stwrdy
dropping of srator will wear away a
•tone, and this applies to Congression
al Influence The man wno is a uni
versal servant of the people will find
himself in sorealralta, indeed, when
his Influence Is revolrcd to^advancs the
Interests of even a srsll-known consti
tuent.
One day lo Urn experience of a fairly
prominent Bepreeeotallve will serve us
an illustration of tbe dally pressure.
Ills mall was thrown upon his bed be
fore ha arose. He opened tbe first let
ter. It was dated from a town three
hundred mi lea from tba border of hie
district. It began :
“My Dear—: I have an Intimate
friend who has S' friend who baa a
soa-ln-Iaw who wants to be an Assis
tant Paymaster In the army. He Is a
graduate of Harvard, and la way up In
book-keepiog. I promised my friend's
friend that you would go up and aee
tbe President and ask for bln appoint
ment. His application Is loolotad.
Please attend to thla at ones. ee he
wants to order hts uniform as soon as
POtulhls, us be is bard to Qt.
ItAUASSINlI A OOHORBMllAJr.
The Congressman MW aside the let
ter with a jtxnilar rra-srk, aud opened
second missive. It wee dated at Chi
cago, end wai teen mors Interesting
"M entertaining It »«• rsgnest
from a casual aettUslaUtiee asking (nr
a Insu of ggg. lie wanted to use the
money to come to Washington In search
of an appointment- Hi thought that
If be oauld re*oh tits capital, and the
Congressman would go to the Freel
(lewt with bins, be would he able to te
nure t pie on u (Jntrtsrmeeter. This
letter wee thrown In the shade by en
other letter from en old aelioolmste In
OklaliouM. to some wey be had so
cured an appointment In the army and
waa detailed for duty atTampi. lie
asked the Repreeeetatlre P> go to the
Adjutant General aud secure trans
portation for him. th'bccuuently It
ws« eeoerialnvd that the Adjutant
General was nrerwhnlmed with simi
lar applications. The luw, however, is
•peelfle and does not allow transports
Go* in tech oases. The Umiyrsuemsu
sloe Incidentally learned rroai the
some enures that there ware rrnm flfluo
to 0000 application* for evety nllWjs
wHAln the gift of the rnwVJsnt that
oslled far the wearing "f » Uniform.
A third tatter waa from the Traal
dmituf a Wastern nuth-ge. l|<. had a
I smart boy who laid attended a private
military school, and who was anxious
lobs mails a lieutenant io the vulun
I tree force*. He had already made his
i application tr> the President and
thought that a little political Influence
would secure tbe appointment. An
other application was from a well
known hotel proprietor, whose stepson
was anxious to serve his oountry. It
seems that some years ago tbs Presi
dent was a guest at tilts hotel. Us
fancied tUst this gave him a claim on
(be Bresident’a attention, and if the
proper Inliueuc* wae brought to boor
tbs step-aon could easily secure lbs
Position to which bo aspired.
A doxtn or more letters of a similar
iiatum were opened, and the Iteyrnacn
(alive waa dressing himself when two
cards were sent up to bis rooms. Wlion
the visitors were ad mitt id, they bore
letters of Introduction from parties un
known to tlie Representative. One
was seeking a position In tbs Engineer
Oorpt of the unvy, and tbs other wan
ted to be commissioned na offieir in a
regiment of sharpshooters. (Vben told .
Unit no suck regiment had barn aa-1
thoriasd by act of Congress, ha seemed I
Jumrouoded and presented a news
paper clipping which stated Uwl auati
a regiment was already being organised,
not: NURD AT BYBAY TURN.
Attar breakfast the Congressman
hallad a street car and started for tbs
Capitol. He had hardly paid bis fare
before the brotber-ln-law of au old
friend claimed hie attention. He was
riding on a wheel at the aide of tbe
oar. He si touted that lie had heard
there were several vacancies In the
Marios Corps, and that it was within
the power of llw Coogreaamnu to ae-1
core bis appoint moot as a Second,
Lieutenant, lie thought that If Die 1
position wea oblalued he might be pro
(noted, through tbe msm iaduenoe to
a Captaincy. lie based bis application
on the fact that lie bad beau a Confed
erate aoidler. As be was not more
than 25 years old. Its Congressaiau ex
pressed some astonishment. It turned
Out llist he had served In the Confed
eracy In Jlronsnu Howard's play of
' ‘Shan nandoab."
When the Representative arrived at
tim Capitol hts real troubles began. A
lady besought him to do what ha could
toward getting a commission tor ber
sou In the navy. He had lecaully
graduated from college, his grandfath
er had been a distinguished officer In
the navy, and site was anxious that
hsr son should follow in Ills patriotic
foo'.stepa. At the door of the house a i
giant confronted (tie Congressman. !
He had a tierce military air, and spoke I
broken Uogilsb. Tim giant had a let
tor ut lutrodueiinn from a well-koowo
commiaslon rncrohaut of Boston. U
slated that lie had boeu actively em
ployed in the military Romeo of (he
King of Greece, and that be was de
sirous of giving the American Repub
lic the boneilt of his practical ndoca
tiou. When asked whet place b« du
alred, be replied : "Ohenerai of Prig
adiers, if boaseeble,” but he Iotiouted
that lie might be content wiili the
tank of Uotouel.
At every turn mere were applicants
Cor positions in the army sod tlie nary.
It was impossible for the Uopreaeuta
UTI to remain on the floor of IDS
House and give his atteutloo to legis
lation. Cards were continually thrust
under hie rinse, and. once In the cor
ridor, lie was pathsd from oaa to Uie
ulher by llios*. applying for service, nil
insls'-lug upon immediate attention.
None waa from bis district, and uot
one bad a real claim oa bun; toms
wore old aoldtsrs, with gray heads, mos
sy boards, sod stardy hearts; others
were relative* of officer* already In the
service who wanted not only appoint
ment, bet details after appointment.
A. tall young man from a club liioae
near Chin Co league wanted to be nn
acting ensign. A gristly bvarded
rough mariner from 9peonk wanted to
eommand a tug In tlie auxiliary fleet.
He knew all about tbe Cay* and Hocus
of Cuba and was satlsfled that his ser
vice* would prove Invaluable to the
Government All that b» wanted waa
an opportunity to demoetrate It.
attextioks or vine LADian.
A third was a lady of refinement,
wbo daintily apologised fur her intru
sion. She Imd a son who waa about
to graduate from the Naval gebool.
She wanted Influence to be brought to
bear upon the gsetetary • f tlie Kavy,
urging him to give hor son shore duty.
Hh« had hoard that he was about to re
ceive orders to Join Sampson’s fleet.
She thought him peculiarly adapted to
ahor* doty. He wae always sick when
on the water. Ever when a boy tlie
reekiug of a row-boat would make him
sick.
Two old ladles in deep morning next
demand'd attention. One Imd n eon
who lied collated In tbe army tliree
week* ago. and w<u noar In the Waab
Ington Barrack*. She li«d heard that
he had been ordered to tbe front, aod
alte was afraid that tin mlglit be hart
or gat Inin bad company If sent to
Tampa. 6he laid that who wanted hltu
to aaalat her In her bualuves, and with
tear* la Her eye* urged the Omgreea
uan to aeon re liU dlaobarge. Wbru
told that aoeordlng to law be cocld be
dlaeltargad noly on pay meat of 8100
the promptly displayed a roll nf Mile.
Keying that obe would pay 8000 If neo
eaaary. The enlietment bad bean mad*
without Iwr knowledge, and the boy
wai too young and too delicate to bear
tbe bardablp* or war. When naked lue
age ehe promptly replied, ‘twruty
•*van, hot lie lie* alway* been a boy
who ala atlioraa."
rtaoli i brief epitome of the itenea
In WaaJiIngton every day. ATI Bepre
•m tali re* are beeteged Doming and
night by eimlllar nm>l)catlooa Vnnng
rare In all wnllca of life appear to tw
imbued with lh» military spirit, aod
rorgarly eaproea a ilealre to wear a uni
form. It te to their credit that the
moet of them, while seeking eppel.it
awnt. are ardently dew root of twfeg
aeet tn tlie front. A elmnce to light ta
what they want, hat w chance to light
with a aword and not a eteekst I* what
'hey prefer. A woe, J. Cmmutwe.
ItMIlMnwii IV
BVBXiwa Wiin wm.
On# of the mao lu lb* thlok of tb*
groat naval battle at Mantle »u
Frank W. Kramer of Danville, Pa., of
ttw guubost Petrel, who *m order
ly to Captain Wood, tbe eommander
of that veaaeL You** Kramer Vu
one of tile gallant b sat-load of Ameri
oaoa aant eat Imeaediately after Qrlrg
oeaaed, with order* to bom thorn ehipe
of tbe Spaa tali equadron whicb
bad net already been destroyed. Oa
this errand he aad bla fallair* earn* In
tn paroonal contact with tbe aerated
eoeoy. lu writing to bla fat bar,
William 0. Kramer, of the experience
tie eayi:
“The captain called for volant ear*
and of coune everyone wanted to go.
1 waa among the Qret and pleaded**
pitifully time he laughed and aatd:
•Yea, orderly, you had a pretty hard
Um* of It to day no taka off your belt
and gat a rifle, and get fa the boat*
l had worn a web belt loaded with tea
pound* of cartridge* all day aad man
played oaf, bat that pm Ufa In m* for
anything. W* got away from Uieehlp
with tea men, and Hr. itugbea, cxeen
tlv* ogtaer. In charge. The ship ooy
crad oar landing about MO yard* from
eh or*.
"When wa got there we landed end
were lie mediately surrounded by a
crowd of Spaotsb naval and army offi
cer*. and hundred* of binejaaket* from
ttiair ships. Deed and wounded were
being carried around everywhere on
stretcher*. Wo were at the navy yard,
near the arsenal build Inga. Everyone
was laboring under the most intense
excitement, and Uie oOeera were al
inoet hysterical, Tney saluted oa with
both bunds, and It was seme time be
lore we oould cuke ouraelvee under
stood. Then one. who apfwaad to be
the officer In command. Introduced
liluoaelf to Ur. tlagbea, and alter
scarelueg hie pockets la vain for a
card, lore off bis epaulets and present
ed them with a bow.
UHlgSTOUAVK Tit Kill IDUM.
"Mr. ilufbt• told them that be bad
eoiue over to bom those ships lying in
there. Then a bowl went up. "Mo.
no, Benor; oo, no.” fie told them if
they Intended to lire uo them he would
return to Uie ship. They made haste
to say "Mo, lie," again. ‘Then,’ said
he, *1 am gnlag to carry out our or
der*.’ They wanted him to wait until
tlioy had bunted up their Admiral,
who bud disappeared (and, by the way,
Ima not turned up ret), bat be said we
lied no lime, end we shoved off to Uie
Isle de Cuba end weut aboard.
"She showed signs of bating been
fought in Uie forenoon; riddled with
small shot, such as tnre* end six
pounders, ur.d :i7-mlllmeter. Her
guns lied bean madu use lee* by throw
ing the breoch-piugs overooard when
•ha wte abandoned. Everything wea
left lust as tliey ware when ahw waa
lighting; lota of blood, but nobody
aboard, rxc.pt * monkey and a cut.
which we broaxtii off with ua.
We went, from ship to ship— lih da
Cuba, Lnioa, (hotrel Ln), Merqms
del Duaro and Dju Jain of Aattrls.
Tli* Uttar bad tome oflloers aboard
•ho had followed as from shore, aod
when wltea we boarded lier Uwy
begged pitifully to spars tills ont, for
aha was a boauiy, sure enough; but w*
bad our orders to born and destroy,
and ws carried them eat to the letter.
OOUOTM rnou TUB W BECKS.
‘ Bafure S o’eloek la the afternoon
seven iiaorUon* ships were biasing
away, and two days tutor Dotting oould
be eeeu of Uio tSpantsb fleet but a few
burnt masts sticking dlsmslly aad for
lorn It oat of tbs water, a reeving place
for weary sea galls aod flab hawk*. All
tha ships we boarded were elegantly
and luxertously famished. Co aoma
of them lb* mesa gear bed spread and
anUble* and win# arm Uttered around
tba decks In profusion.
“We procured a groat many carton,
bat oone of real valoo, ns the lieuten
ant weald not lot os take anything
bulky. I procured some letters, chart*
and photographs, aad on tha Don Joan
eaw a package of letters on the cap
tain’s desk aad stood there and torn
the ataaapa off the envelopes far Wal
ter. Tba other man got swords, revot
vera, rifle#, but don11 know what to do
with them, ea they have no room to
More. The rid*#, by Lb* wiry, war*
magazine guns of tba vary latest make
1IRART QONB rnox arAKIAttD*.
The am day tha Spanish adUars
cams alongside our ship to arrange the
surrender of Cavil* to Captain Bern
barton, who represented the Comma
dors. They were nervous and tnak
Hug Hke leaves, poor fellows, and when
told that sr* did not Intend to bombard
Jinuua ooaia baldly believe it Three
people cannot nodereund why we da
net morder end kill every one la eight.
It’s Spain** polity, and they mi not
•ee why wa (Would not do tha earn*.
That night, at STM., after soma par*
ley the Speiyeh vacated the beautiful
and towa of Cavlta, and left la
oar hands property eatoueUag te wll
lloaa of dollara. They did aot want to
go. Their homes were there, although
their famille* had been removed to
Mae II* week* before. They were
afraid of tha rebate, whom by LM
year* of the moat out regeo a* nrotetT
they hedtsagbt to beta them more
than the Cabana do, aad from whom
they could hope tor on mercy.
.a^S^Tstas
t^o^JbllS^lhouid.tiW SawTThe
rebel* have ooatrol ef ail the mlteuade
and eerm to oootrul the eltoaUon.
Our baby has Uvea «iuUsually
iron bird with eolio aad ehatera In'
faatum all tee bis Mrth, and all Urn* we
•uaM do fur him did oat seam to give
mere than temporary relief, uatil we
triad Chamberlain**f^te. Okatera and
Diarrhea* Oearndy. SHtaa glnag that
remedy It* he* not bees teen Wed. Wo
want iw el re you this teaUmoniel aa aa
yrtdtoo* of oar gmutad*. aot that yaa
aaodH te advert** yaw merlterieaa
rwwdy.-O. M. Law, Kenkak. lava.
KnrwviobyJ. K Carry A Ok*
MWVMICriAII
'u- ' it'. ..i f‘:j /•ffii'wvvf^T'ia
Onae BUM Car. Xvw Tack tea. }i
With the arrival of C4L Alfredo l*
kMWtCgiaiwtkMmi ■■ laiandt
ita tuitievwMMMb te 'Hm «an««i»
tota»S SiSS:
%LE£!'tS, £ £LE?2Z~£
the wo ad), apparently keoptot no pi-v
Weular wateh aad wMarl/ devoMaf
Ejaag^sr-sss
that thare an Spaniards In the viatal
ty aad prepare to ana* ttooc Oor
pw* do tWo. and tho Catena
ten two of toaaaaaaa aarrtoa te than
“ «««■ »od aoouta. While ttelr
W»W Ik mnoeatioMd and eon tho
wonder of tho neriltee, aa OfMera
l«>y Trtte nagraao
not Moot. The iMn with wbkb they
ten haao supplied state UMr arm*}
w ou|i an n may waitn data la
the •sotteneot of tetUo thatr ioatlnct
uifr •S&B&I
are It to fro*> tho hip,' and they an
us likely la kill Ualrowa naan the
Americans aa they ax« the Spaatorda.
fa-wst-r^ssa
Wteo a Oft* to «o they lot out ooo
wild etear after another.
X * Tire Cab* Libre.” •• viva loa
-Ytn Cuhanoe,”
^."SCSCSi 5Kff
r I «“ L.°f a IHrerfh* e^brethqfan^
waving their maehalaa. to atoat wild
oaths of daflwm apoo tbatr Com, (or
*hoo> th*y appear to has* the otaoat
ooatoapt. Tbair aodonuMs Is supers.
Thai can olambar over Um aa«ta*-oov
ored hill* la tt-uir Mop foot oil day
loot, aa*j)y oatUatlug Um Mill larger
mnimore powerful martm*, who are
Mt aoMutoawd to Mad wort
Muet of the Caban aoMtaim bare era
nsgroea, aitlioogb tbair oAsara, la tbo
nolo, are white. Soma of Umm on
f uU-Mooded Mood «l their African an
Mtore. They are also a trifle blood
Uiloni, aod were H not for Um Aresel
oaoa Umi Spun Lards who bast been
teptund would probably fare badly
The night the first lot was captured
tUo Cobs** ware lu a state of trsreen
dou* excitement. They bopped about,
emoklag, laoghlag and aiioutiag In at
tar dedaoM of oaap r eg* tali net.
While arnagaaent* were befog medo
to bare Um prisoner* taken on board
lha Marbiahaad. one of the Cabana—*
littu black fellow with a string of
wldts bead* about his ueok—ap
proadasd an otDoor. Sot batag mbit to
•peak English. to oooaod Ills eyas sag
gosttrely Tb Um dlreetloo uf UMnrit
woen. tilted heck bi* iiead. aod drew
hi* Anger across bis throat three times.
~Slv,» he asked with a aod of bis
bead toward the Spaniard* aod again
to out at bis throat with hi* Anger.
"No,” said the ortloer, tUaklag hi*
bead positively. The Cuban ecuwloJ
gruolod, shrugged hie shooldera, and
west away in deep disgust.
'■uu* ' mi mi i
Djtltimorv Mun.
Mr. H. F. KnUtll of Fayettorllle. K.
U, tMHnl Tkr Aim a haaket of Ml
Sf*5frr**i ***** »**r Fayettc
vUl»; Mr. Fau»n writne: “Tlie dMbw
Hm wan frown ou Um aui bill* of
UunborUM eouniy, a pi to* Anywn
•CO ooaakbred worthhaa. With Um
uecetaary effort* and earn In lb* out
t*n aod peeking of Umm beer we we
<“« Urt* *w» homM In auippiag
*** MO crate* to tb* northern mar
k»t«, where they hare brought from H
lo 90 oenu per qaart: Title horry U
ftrowlaa la favor each year.
"Lend lien, ean bought at from SC
cent* to $4 per acre. Ob it thl* berry
and oUwta otto naa bo fiowo to per
tmtlou. So alao ean all kind* of trunk.
TIm had it cheap, labor h cheap,
wator plentiful and air pma, aed
tbU country b capable of treat Uinta
Wbat la needed U Ua bettor dercl
•pmeut and ibl* can bo doae with coca
mJM McW coil bo* modi to racam
Kew Tec* World.
lo all tin Spaniard* bay* ibrowa
more then C.UGQataclb at oar worth Ipa
at thorl ntape. CM Um *,000 Jeat three
have eUeck to 4* daman* aad oaly
two bav* penetrated—tb* mm that
pW rod bet CM aot orlpfh tb* HalU
rnore at Manila, ml th« am that
Phreed and U%hUy Injured UM Ttn*
at Oabaoaa. .7*
l*«rao»i troabtad with diarrhea* ait)
to lnlematai] la tto azpartene* of Mr.
W. M. Burti, Mark of Hotal, L*ra»
Manar.lt, 1. Ha a*nr -For aaaaral
ram 1 ton boas aiitaat a aoartaat
aaMararrrara diarrbo**, tto Hunt
attoaka ouapiatly proatnttag taa and
randan a* «» aaAt tor ay MOM at
thla (total. Aboat two jNMa ago a
traaallag aalaanaa kindly gar* mt a
•sail bottia of Chamberlain,. OaUo.
Obotara and Diarthoaa Baaady. Moata
to ay aarpria* and Might It* aCbata
war* iwaadlau. Whaaatar I (Mt
MMtoaa of tto dlaaaaa 1 otaU
fortify ayaalf again at tto attotk artth
a few daaaa a( thta rthuMa raaaody.
Tto raault baa toac nor aatlatoatoiy
Atol g)f^to MMlIlli totlaf fMB Ik.
affliction". Vac aa>* by i. K. Carry
A Co.
towhatot
Tto Baa wbo la trying la lag art
af peltUaaaa toaM that ha folk to into
panla aUeUooa t*atoot a* anah to
MMtotar aatTwpt paUUaa aa tto Bag
who aafcaa hla ltrtng oat af natklag
-I ton «aaa
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