"" ,"'l - . , THE SCRAKTOX TlUBlijNl!-WEDNESDAY. MAY -J, 1898. , 6. THE MEN WHO RAN THE CUBAN REVOLUTION. What the Cuban Junta Is and How It Does Busi ness Palma Its Head and Brains. From the New York Herald. The Ouban junta, with Its head quarters In New York, represents the leKrttlon ot the Cuban reublle abroad, and the head of the Junta, as It Is called, Is T. Kstrada Pulmn. Properly speaking ho Is the delegate, and with the members of his ministerial and diplomatic household constitutes the delegation of the Cuban llepubllc. The term "junta" bus been applied because such a body or council was at tached to the diplomatic department of Cuba during the ten years' war. As the authority of the junta frequently restricted the action of the delegate the promoters of the present revolu tion decided to eliminate It; yet the name remains, and Is used and accept ed to designate Mr. Palma and his as sociates. This junta, as the representative of the Cuban llepubllc, acts on high au thority, for the delegation whs ap pointed on September 19. 1803, by the constituent assembly that formed the government and commissioned Maxi mo Gomez chief commander of the Cuban nrmy. At the same time It made Mr. Palma delegate and Cuban representative abroad, with authority to appoint ministers to all governments and to havo control of all of Cuba's diplomatic relations and representa tives throughout the world. Resides this, Mr. Palma Is the duly accredited minister from Cuba to the I'nlted States, and In the event of the Cuban llepubllc being recognized would be received as such. Under his authority Mr. Palma has nppolnted sub-delegates, or diplomatic agents, In France, Italy, Mexico and the Central and South American re publics. Cuba's Independence not be ing acknowledged by these nations, her ministers are not ofllclally recognized, but are often unofllelally received at the "back door," and exert an Influ ence for the benefit of Cuba In the countries to which they are appointed. Mr. Palma Is In reality the head of the Cuban revolutionary party abroad, which is one of the three departments of the Cubun revolutionary govern ment, the two others being the civil government and the army of liberation. This Cuban revolutionary branch was founded' by Jose Marti, who Is re garded by Cubans as the apostle and master mind of the Cuban revolution. CENTER OF AUTHORITY. Mr. Palma is not only the head and front of the Junta, but ho Is the one person in whom its authority is cen tered. He was born in Cuba about six ty years ago, and in his tender youth Imbibed the spirit of liberty for the island, a spirit which grew with him until It Influenced his every word and act, and finally received his entire de votion. So direct, gentle yet deter mined are his methods, nnd so unas suming and plain Is he In speech and manner that he soon became known ns the "Cuban Franklin," and more firmly has the name become attached tp. him since the potent Influence of his diplomacy has been felt through out the world. During the ten years' war Mr. Palma woh president of the Cuban Republic; was made prisoner by Spanish troops, and sent to Spain, where he was Im prisoned until the close of the conflict. AVhlle In Spain absolutely suffering under the hardships of Imprisonment, he was offered freedom If he would swear allegiance to the Spanish crown. "No!" was his answer. "You may shoot me if you will, but If 1 am shot It will be as the president of the Cu ban Republic." Resides Mr. Palma, the only mem bers of the delegation appointed by the Cuban government are: Dr. Joa quin D. Castillo, the sub-delegate; Renjamln J. Guerrn, treasurer of the Republic abroad, and Gonzalo de Que sada, charge d'affaires at Washington. Dr. Castillo is vice-delegate and would take Mr. Raima's place In case of his death or inability to act. lie fore entering actively Into the Cuban revolution lie was a surgeon In the United States navy and was aboard the cutter Ilodgers on her Northern expedition to the relief of the Jenn nette. Ho wns a leading lihvslclan in Cuba, and wrote a treatise on yellow fever that gained for him the title of Member of the Academy of Science In Havana. When tlio present revolution broke out Dr. Castillo was appointed surgeon general of the Cuban army, with the title of brigadier general. He was af terward transferred to his present post In the United Stntes. Mr. Guerra, treasurer of the Repub lic abroad, who has charge of all the foreign funds raised for the revolution. Is a tobacco merchant of New York, who has been one of the most active spirits In the Cuban revolutionary par ty since Its formation. He was Inti mately associated with and much re lied upon by Jose Marti in his great work of organization. Gonzalo de Quebada, charge d'af faires, Is a lawyer, a graduate of the Columbia Law school, and a writer of note. Mr. Horatio S. Rubeus, who was an intimate friend to Jose Marti, gives his services free as counsel to the Junta. He is the head of Its law department. He and the assistant counsel, Mr. Leon J Benolt, are graduates of the Colum bia Law school. With them Is asso ciated Mr. Charles Itiihmond. chief clerk of the department. Resides these, there are as se, ret il licit to the delegation Dr J A fiun zales Lanuza, Kduurdo Vein Iiuduen, My baby sister bad a rash, causing her in. Unto suffering. Wo had doctors, and tried everything, without a euro. It would scab orer, crack open, a watery matter would oozo out and tbe scab fall oft. We procured a bos of Ctrriomu (ointment), a cake of ConcniiA. Boap, and Ctmociu Husolvknt, and sna was intlrthj cured without a tear being Uft, Miss LII.UKCHASK, llrlstol, Vt. SrinTCc TuiTiitnT. Wirm bilhiwIlhCi'tl n ha hoAf. scntl. nnotnttnft wlih ccmre-Bi. ttif great ktn cure, tod mild dwtoi c'dticusa IUbulvbmt. Sold IhroushAuttht world. I'orTKnDiroiRDCHiu. Car., frcpa., Jlotua, Mow to Ciu triij Uumw, Ut BABY'S AWFUL HUMOR Kederlco Perez Carbo, Luis M. Gar zon, .1. Nicholas Hernandez, Manuel Hos, Octavlo A. do Znyas, D. M. Mayo and It. Olbergs. JUNTA'S OFFICIAL OIIOAN. Dr. Lanuza was Judge of the Supreme court at Havana and rofcssor of penal law In the Hnvana university. Short ly ufter the war broke out he was sent to Ceuta, the Spanish penal colony in Africa, on account of his connection with the revolution, and was afterward released under an amnesty ilecree. He came to New York and was appointed secretary of the delegation. Mr. Hernandez was chancellor of the Cuban republic during the ten years' war, was made a prisoner at the same time Mr. Palma was captured, and, with him, was sent to Spain, where ho remained until the close of that revolu tion. At the beginning of the present war he attached himself to Mr. Palma, his friend in peace and war, as his sec retary. "With the exception of Dr. Castillo, Treasurer Ciuerra nnd the charge d'af faires at Washington, who wore com missioned by the homo government on nominations by Mr. Palma, all others received their appointment from Mr. Palma, who made his selections on ac count of special fitness. In nearly all cascr made e Ident in previous service on the field or In the council chamber. Then besides these there Is a corps of journalists under the direction of the Junta that has charge of the Patrla, the olllclal organ of the delegation. This corps Is headed by Knrlquo J. Vnrona, Kduurdo Yero Huduen and Manuel More. Mr. Varona was a deputy to the Spanish cortes, and is a well known writer of philosophical treatises that have become text books In Spanish and Spanish-American universities. He has also written much on Spanish na tional and colonial politics and political economy, and his words carry no little weight throughout Spanish speaking countries Keluardo Yero Huduen Is nn old Jour nalist of the aggressive school, who has been in prison more times for political offences than any man who was ever in Cuba. He was very active prior to the ten years' war, but was arrested early In that conllict and spent most of Its exciting years behind prison bars. War was no sooner over than he began pre- paring for the present revolution by keeping up an unceasing agitation, and i he has not rested from his labors since. THE JUNTA'S WORK. The Junta Is the organization through which Cuba's fi lends reach the Cubans In the Held. In many places these friends are banded together and work for the Cuban cause as organizations. In the United States and Europe there are three hundred Cuban revolutionary clubs, with a membership of more than fifty thousand. These clubs were the outcome of a suggestion originating with Jose Marti, and their organization has been accomplished by. tho klelega; tlon with whom they are al) In closest touch, to whom they all account, and through whom they all make contribu tions In money, clothing, provisions, arms and munitions for those who are enduring the hardships of the war. Re- fore the revolution began these clubs had $100,000 in bank ns a war fund. These most vital contributions must reach the army In the Held, and it is the business of the delegation to see that they get there. And they nave been getting there under most adverse and trying circumstances, and amid pel lis of land and sea where enemies are watching and where a friendly gov ernment has had to guard against the violation of neutrality laws. For accomplishing its work the Jun ta has in no way been restricted in au thority, the Cuban government having even granted special authority allowing Mr. Palma to issue a limited amount of bonds, coin money and grant letters ot nnvriuo. It has further been the business of the Junta attended by risk of life to its agents to keep In communication with the insurgents. This has been dene by secret agents, who come nnd go from New York to Key West, from Key West to Havana, from Hnvana into the Spanish cities of Cuba and through the province of the island. Th headquarters at the Junta aie In a narrow, uupi intentions live story brick business block nt No. Ml Wftll street, where no outwnid sign shows Its presence except that the Stars and Stripes and the single starred Hag of Cuba wave from the third story win dow, wheie Is Mr. Raima's otllee. A nariow hall and tortuous stairs lead to the olllee of the delegate, where on every sl.le are signs of netlve business with sh' Ives, tables and desks holding heaps of letters, books or accounts and documents of various sorts. Here the delegate works, receives his friends, co workers and agents off the main room Is a private olllee, where secret agents report and are In structed, and where councils of moment nre held and decisions of vital Import to the Cuban cause reached, to be fol lowed by orders that aie of immense Importance to the army of liberation. TIMAI. OP TUP. IIVI'tLI' SHIP. There Are'-J7" ('ompHrtmeinU in tlio Indiana and :i." I IViilur Tight Doors. Park lieiijuniln In the Independent. Now what sort of a structure is this battle ship? A huge steel honeycomb frames and ribs and plates and braces In every direction. Look at the inextricable tangle of them In the shat tered Maine. No more great expanse of deck with the tiers of guns In diminish ing perspective, such as one sees In tho old wooden frigates and three deckers. Hut compartments everywhere Ii72 of them in the Indiana. Little steel boxes and big steel boxes boxes enclosing guns and boxes enclosing engines, and a box for the helm nnd labyrinthine passages in and out of and around them where daylight never-gets, and endless doors, doors, doors 3.VI water tight doors unci hatches on the Indiana, every one of when somebody must look after and see closed when the ship goes into action. Else why compartments if you cannot keep them separate, so that If water comes in from a ram thrust or torpedo or shot, you can confine It to one or two cells and so prevent tho ship from filling. There are more compart ments In some of tho smaller cruisers the Cincinnati haH 487; but cruisers run and battle ships do not. In this assemblage of cells is placed Jammed Is a better word one of the most complicated aggregations of mechanism that have ever been brought together. There nre from 100 to 1C0 steam cylinders In the multifarious engines; not so many as In tho cruisers, perhaps. Tho Columbia hns 181; but the Columbia keeps mi of tho way of thir teen Inch shot. The battle ship Iowa has lf2. The now Ironsides, the most powerful lighting ship liiiOtir im;y, at tho close of the hfst war had Just three. What steam does not do, electricity docs. There nre wires everywhere. The dynamos arc running constantly, for the closed steel boxes get no daylight nnd must be lighted, while with equal ronstnncy tho blowers draw out tho foul and force In tho fresh nlr. Rut on nil sides there Is machinery. Machines work the guns; machines turn tho tur rets; machines manage the helm; mn uhlnes propel nnd pump the ship nnd feed the boilers nnd drtvo tho fires; machines hoist ammunition, boats and anchors; machines Mm! the position of tho enemy: machines transmit orders from the captain to every part of the structure; machines make tho light; machines condense the drinking water nnd cool it; machines, themselves pro pelled by other machines on board, go out under water to blow up tho ad versary. That Is the thing 11.000 tons mainly of steel shells crammed with mechan ism of extreme complexity, nnd which stays nlloat only as long ns n certain number of the lnrger amtdshlp shells remnln water tight; that Is tho thing which is called a battleship, and that Is the thing which is tho subject of tho coming experiment, upon the re sult of which may depend national vic tory or defeat. Tho more complex any mechanical structure, tho greater the liability to derangement. Like any chain, its strength or efficiency is thnt of the weakest link; jut ns lr. the animal or ganisation the higher the development the more numerous and varied Its di seases It follows Inevitably, therefore, that whether in a battleship or a bridge or a building or any other engineering llnknge of many cc- operating parts, high specialization carries with It in creased liability to Injury, until the lnt ter overbalances. Tho battle ship ex periment will determine whethei or not the limit In tho war, vessel has been passed. Rattle ships are hot designed as are buildings and brldgns. The sizes of the members of a viaduct properly to iesist all foreseen strains and stress es can be prefigured, and an abundant margin left to cover all accidents by multiplying the result by, sav "ten," the so-called factor of safety. Rut battle-ships have no factor of safety, nor would bridges, if any one expected that a blow of several thousand foot tons concentrated in the space of a square foot would come crashing against any part of them at random. Who can predict where that shock will expend Itself .as It travels over the structure, .sockljwr for the weak places. Drop your-watch on the lloor, It loses live minutes In the next twenty-four hours. Why? The wheels seem to you to bo moving as usual Nor can tho Jeweler explain the cause until he has dissected the mechnnlsm. When 1t."t pounds ofsteel, travelling at the rate of 2.000 feet per second, hits some hundred complicated mechanisms packed Into "2 compartments ln-what represents a steel shell ;elghty-flve feet cube, set nlloat. Is there anything short of om niscience which can tell what Is going to happen, and for how long the thing Is going to be a useful lighting machine before It becomes a helpless target or .takes'.lts.iil.ungo to'. the bottom? l''OKTV-i:i(!IIT VEAIIS AGO. Spain Insulted Amerlcnn Citizens nud Ue nerved Clintiomeul. From the Christian World. . While looking over old tiles we acci dentally discovered an artli le which was published under date of Oct. 28, lb52, und which is remarkable from the fact that forty-eight years ago, as now, Spain's relations with the United Slates were of an unfriendly nature, deserving chastisement for the Insult to our citizens and our Hug. War clouds were at that time making their appearance in the horizon: the Cubans were being secretly aided by citizens of the United States who desired to see Cuba released from the Spanish yoke. This Is the article, taken from the New York Tribune ot that early date: "We have reason to believe that the organization which contemplates the liberation of Cuba by means chleily of military aid from this country, is in a i more forward state than Is generally supposed. Enlistments have taken place in most, if not all, of the large towns from New York to Cincinnati and St. Louis in the West, and to Charleston and New Orleans in tho South. Moving with secrecy, and guarding the scheme, as far as possi ble, from publicity, this conspiracy promises Itself to avoid the errors and failure of its predecessors. With all needful funds it is supplied from Cuba Itself, and from the contributions of sympathizers here. At the same time, the leaders mean to hazard nothing by liastv and Immature ac tion, unless unexpected circumstances should expedite the crisis. Meanwhile, new activity and hope will be given to the scheme, by the absurd nnd mis taken course of the captain general of "uba toward the ship Cornelia and the steamer Empire City. The former essel.wns arrested and searched in the harbor of Havana, on the charge ol having a passenger on board with out a passport: the man wns sought for and not found, hut In Ills stead another, who was provided with a passport, was seized, dragged from the protection of the American flag, and cast Into prison. More than this, the letter-bag of the ship was broken open and ransacked, and those letters which the police suspected of evil were taken from It. As matters now stand this Is Intolerable; a more de cided outrage could nut be committed upon our ling, and we wait impa tiently for further explanations from the other party." Till: YOIWJIJSTIIOY IN HLUE. Old Uncle Sam has a fine new boy. Tho youngest of all In blue; He's the naval ruxcrvo, with lots ot nerve And plenty of conruge, too So give him a place In the family, luds, we've plenty for lilm to do. At sea he chaffs the sailor-men And Joins In their daily woik With all Ills might (though he'd rather light). For ho never was built for n shlik, So hllng his hi mmock up for'ard, lads, und teach him to use tho dirk. On land he elbows and Jostles about, Or marches all In the sua, With a cheeiy smile for every mllo And a frolic when day is clone Hut when you get in u skirmish, men, he doesn't know how to run. Then till your mugs to tho young un, lads. Who mixes with every crew; On land or toa, wheruver ho ho,, Weil always find him true, And we'll glvo lilm a place in the cir cle) lads, for tlulr's plunty for lilm lo do. New Voik Evening World, SOME New Books And Magazines N EXCERPT from nn alleged autobiography of Napoleon ap pears lti the Cosmopolitan for May, and the complete work will appear In futute Issues In serial form The story goes that while at St. Helena the captured Corslcan amused himself by putting on paper the lira- matlo storv of his life. This was sub sequently smuggled out of the Island and published mysteriously in England In 1817. Rut Innsmuch us tho book con tained n good deal of olltlcal dyna- inlto Fiance and England both sup pressed It, the government of the for mer country llnally hiring an obscuro person to swear that he had written tho so-called autobiography and that it was a fake. Rut lately the editor of the Cosmopolitan, air. Walker, came upon a clue which, being followed up, tends, in his Judgment at least, to con llrm the hypothesis that Napoleon real ly wrote the book himself. We are promised the details on this point In an early Issue of tho Cosmopolitan; nnd meanwhile tho autobiography will bo reproduced for what it is worth, there being very few copies of it now in existence. A timely nivel Is John Moundclle Durton's "Across the Salt Seas" (pub- llshed by Herbert S. Stone & Co., Chi cago and New York). It Is of Interest lntilr.sicnlly, since It is a narrative of thrilling fights, feats and adventures on land nnd sea told In a fair Imitation of the Queen Anne style. Rut what Is more especially noteworthy at this Im mediate period Is tho fact that Its cen tral and pivotal ceno is the great sea battle between the navies of Spain nnd England fought off Vigo Oct. 11, 1603, and In the author's descilptlon of this dramatic encounter, with its vindica tion of the racial supremacy of the Anglo-Saxon over the Latin, we have tho pace set for ambitious correspondents In the now waging Spanish-American contest. o Recent additions to Appletons' Town and Country library, that neatest and best edited cheap depository of contem porary English fiction, include: "A. Prince of Mi-chance" by T. Gallon; "A Passionnte Pilgrim" by Percy, AVhlte; "This Little World," by David Christie Murray: "A Forgotten Sin," by Doro thea Gei aril; "The Incidental Rlshop." by Grant Allen: and "The Lake of Wine," by Ucrnard Capes. o In the Lipplncott Select Novel scrlea are issued "Miss Ralmalne's Past" by H. M. Croker, and "The Track of a Storm." In fail-lies'? to Miss Rahnalno It should be said that her past wasn't nearly so damaging as appearances seemed for a time to indicate. For fuither paitlculars see tho story Itself. o Laird & Lee, of Chicago, Issue the Salva-Webster Spanish-English nnd English-Spanish dictlonaiy, appropri ately compiled from the works of the world-famed lexicographers, Don. .Vi cente Salva and Noah Webster. The book consist", of about 400 pages, .con taining 40,000 words and definitions', uual conversation, a practical letter writer, weights, moneys and measures, and a geographical and biographical cyclopedia of all Spanish speaking countries, with ir.ups from official sources, and a list of consulates. It Is a timely publication, now that many thousands of American soldiers and sailors may soon havo need of a Span ish vocabulary. o Laird & Lee. of Chicago, have Includ ed In their admirable collection of tech nical reference books, a 'Machinists' and Engineers' Pocket Manual," edited by D. R. Dixon, which Is a. complete as well as compact work. It Includes a compilation of rules and solved prob lems pertaining to steam engines, steam pumps, etc., based on plain arithmetic, und tree from algebraic dilllculties, to gether with necessary tables, and data of highly practical value in the ma chine shop, mechanical drawing room anil steam power plant, it embraces a dictionary of terms used In steam on- ! glneering and electticity: the construc tion ami operation of dynamos and mo tors, artificial refrigeration and ice making, treatise on the steam engine indicator, gearing, shafting, Inthe sciew cutting, etc., etc. The volume comprises J71 pages, printed or. excel lent paper and bound In leather, in pocket form, The J. S. Ogilvie Publishing company issue In paper form a translation of one of Honklewiez's most interesting novel ettes entitled "The Thlid Woman." o AVhen an authorized edition of the letteis of the ureat N'upolvu'n was pub lished under the auspices of Napoleon III about s.Wl letters existing in the Corsiean's handwritliiK In the national archives at I'aris were withheld. The curator eif those archives, M. Leon I.e cestre. lately conceded the idea of eellt liitf und publishing these intei-estliiK documents, and an American transla tion by Lady Mary Loyd Is now olfered in a re Isecl edition by V. Appleton & Co., New York. The letters are of un even Iiistni leal value, but in (,'ross they illumine Napoleon s character as noth Insr else could, showini; us the man as delineated by himself. We conslder thls tightly volume the best character study of Napoleon yet published. ltoycroft books sometime iiro won the ribbons for all-round neatness, elnlntlneys und fine-Instinct In me chanical Ret-up, and hero comes Mr Hulibard with two more samples that cause tho Impecunious bibliophile's mouth to wnter and palms to Itch. O110 Is called "As it Seems to Me," and for it Mr. Hulibard is doubly responsible; the other comprises "Philistine Ser mons," and for tills William Mcintosh divides tho kuIH. Tills being war time, when neither scrmons nor philosophy lit In with the necessities of the Jour nalistic penny-a-liner, wo haven't read the Inside of either volume, but we stand ready in blind faith to back both authors ncalnst unythlr.u that Spain can pioduce. Harriet rroscott Spofford's classic. "I'liscllla's I.ove Story," that In maga zine dress won so much admiration, Is now put In the dignity of boarda by Herbert 1.. Stone & Co. o Slnto tho Chap-Hook took to Itlustia tlons It Is mnro attractive than ever. Tlio Chap-Hook i n standing rettita tlon of the glho thnt no good thing can come out of Chicago. "How to Play Holt" Is the title of a timely ami oxceeeilngly well put to Hctlicr book recently issued by Herbert JONAS LONG'S SONS. THE GREAT STORE. I -- -w M m m wwrvrfrfffw .rtrr -x--v jrxr t .xjpfne '.TniircTniiYLixiikiinir , X - rL&J rVr'oFHUNm . AWn s hlTTffifcQtRCHlJinio... . i imawrm-vMMm xEa5zs&wiuH,imr ? N. Mi SmmaW I- H&MNffK ?Wiit'F23rHS2t'U'i?' s XiRMrayfy;Mym I TtottU- HI IT 1 1 I rWI tTt-HmTTi'rai'ySK . ' -jn--j, . , j j U, a.ir 'lj i ru i l i ivhj i iTy.TB.' C Mill! tfrtirn intifAnl..-n We're v !..w i.isiiviiiit; uuuiVC r a Ladies' HighClass Costumes c $10.00, instead of $20. 00. $20.00, instead of $21.00. 5 .yzi.HI, instead of $30.00. C 7 $32.00, instead of $.10.00. $10.00, instead of $so.oo. A Sale of Fine Shoes The finest shoes that we can to be sold for the least price we have ever known. " Broad asser tion, but we back it up by indisputable proof. There will be some wonderful shoe selling here for three days because the bargains are honest and worthy ones. At $1.79 Instead of $3.00 .AD1ES' FINEST VIC1 KID I I LACE SHOES, every style of toe from the narrow coin to the full common sense, flex ible soles, fine uppers, fancy vesting tops; also all the new shades of Russet Shoes. Not a pair of them have sold under $2.50. Most of them have been $3.00. JONA S. Stone & Co., Chicago and New York. The author is II. .' 'Whisham, who ought to know what he is writing about, Innsmuch ns hr Ik one of the gulf champions of the day. o In these clays of rapid history making the man who desires to keep pace with events has daily need of an authentic nnd modernized atlas. There are sev eral of these on the market now, nut Cram's Universal Atlas, for which a canvass Is now being made in Scianton, offers many recommendations which are not possessed by any other publication of its class. An enumeration ot these would exceed the scope of this column, hut one feature especially noteworthy is Its series-of historical maps show ing the successive geographical stages of the world's progress and develop ment from the dawn of history to the present. The maps showing the politi co! divisions of the present time are exceptionally distinct, comprehensive and accurate, being revised to the first of the present year. There Is also u mass of statistical, historical nnd scl entilic mat'ter entitling the atlas to rank as a resular encyclopedia of valuable information. Ve can recommend this publication um eservedlv. o Since J. I. C Clarke took hold of It the Criterion lias lost some of Its early eccentricity but it has gained very no ticeably in virility, sanity and sub stance. It is now worth while. The contemporaneous thought of the world is rellected from week to week in the-Utetary Digest with noteworthy fi delity and skill. The man who reads this magazine and no other will r.tlll be well Informed. The American Kitchen magazine, a domestic science monthly, published by the Home Science Publishing company nt u-JS Tremunt street, Moslem, tills what would seem to be a long felt want in the home circle. ltd leclpes and sug gestions aie more than ordinarily val uable. Field nnd Stream, foimerly published at St. Paul, bus now meeel to New Yoik, adopted the standaid magazine form. Improved itself both In contents and appearance severat hundred per cent and offered Itself to lovers of sport and adventure. At a dollar a year It ought to win a tremendous cir culation. o Collier' AVeekly under the editor ship of Hubert .1. Collier Is beginning to push to the front In nn interertlmt manner it has sent a corps of staff artists and phot jgraphers to Cuba to Join (lomez's nrmy nnd secure the most accurate and authentic views of Cuban Held sciences, and a special section of the paper will hereafter be reseived each wee-k so that Illustrations received late may be Inserted In the regular edi tion. Last Saturday's Issue of Hurner's Weekly was notable for nn exception ally striking first-page plate by ilogers, entitled "Cuba Libre." it represents Cuba as personllled by a maiden robed In the blue and white of the Cuban ling, with the single star on her breast She has been mnnacled to a prison floor and is wasted by Ill-treatment and long suffering. Hut now her manuiies are severed and she stands erect, with up lifted eye and arms. Invoking the blessings of the good God above upon her liberators. It Is a wonderful bit of pencil work, but not more notable than the run of the paper's illustrations, which aie both good and abundant. One week Leslle'a Weekly had the Cu ban Hag represented In colors on Its cover; the next, the American Hag, with a fine portrait of Fltzhugh Lee. Its Is sue for May r, represents Uncle Sam beside a National Guardsman, both armed and ready for th command, "On to Cuba " Leslie's these days Is giving its readers their (111 of pictures of bat tle ships, coast formications and other apparatus of war, but that is what they want. Slti: DI'.CMMil) TIIK KI1AT. A funny scene was enacted on a Dodge stieet car a few evenings since. Tlio nil was very crowileel, and u young man wan baited upon tho hep of another youuu There will be a strife for the choicest things, of course so come as early as you can. The sale will last for three days positively concluding Friday night. This is an unusual" t'rade chance, coming so early in the season. We might use columns to cush over the uoodncss of the bargains rather vou'd come satisfied what the outcome will be. There arc about one hundred of the best men tailors in the country- collection In New York or Philadelphia. examine them carefully. They're the guarantee the tit. We cannot duplicate therh"f0rra th'ircj Jiforb-hencq; their cheapness to you for three days only. . , V.vv I SUIT DEPARTMENT BUTTON AND SHOE DEPARTMENTMAIN FLOOR. man. When the e.ir stopped at Sixteenth a charming uiiiig l.ulj M'tereil unci looked about for i sent. The- young man who hud a seat upon the lap ot his fileml forgot his position. Hlslng from his seat lie bowed to the yocng lady unci suld: "Take my seat, miss." The young lady blushed, the young man suddenly remembered wheie he had be-n j-itting, anel the young mull still seated nearly fainted. Oinahn World-Herald. EXPLOIT OF THR MANQROVl:. i'liu Navy Is Laughing Over Her Cap ture ol the Panama. Key West Letter In the Sun. The story of the capture of the steamer Panama by the Mangrove Is so remarkable as to be worth retelling. The Mangrove is, In the eyes of a na val man, a mere tub, a very good light house supply ship doubtless, but as a warship well nigh ridiculous. Her model and power enable her, when Providence also helps, to steam at eight knots. When It was decided lo make a warship of her. Lieutenant Commander William II. Everett was placed in command, and two slx-pound-ers were mounted, one on each bow. This done, she was placed in commis sion, although she had neither mus ket nor revolver for tho use of her crew, and only a few of her comple ment had ever served In the navy. After the sciuadron had been gone a day or so the Mangrove followed, and on her arrival off Havana went wash ing nbout on a station that kept her commonly In sight of the flagship. On Monday evening, soon after darkness set In, she was lying perhaps fourteen miles iiortheuM of Havana, with tho Indiana in sight to the westward, when the lights of a steamer were seen coming from the northeast. The Man grove was, of course. Iving without a light burning. 'We ate dinner in the galley and put hoods over our cigars." sf.ld one of the officer". That was figuratively speak ing, of couise. but accurately Illustra tive The cigars had not yet been Unbilled when the steamer lights appeared, and all hands went to quarters. Thereafter they waited In silence until the Panama had arrived within e.i:iy range, when a blank shot, as Is usual on such occa sions, was llreel. Th Panama turned at once to westward us il to ercape, but Capt Everett ranged alongside after lliing a solid shot, and said he would Hie into her It s-he did not heave; to. whereat she stooped, alihoui;h the Panama carried two K-pounders In each broadside, wi'h a Maxim lead seiulrt on tl" bridge. She Is rated as a member of Spain's naval reserve, while her speed Is not less than a half greater than the Mangrove's. However, it Is but fair to say that her captain could not see clearly, and could not know what kind of a ship had he-Id him up. It should also be said that th bieech blocks eif hi.-, rlllt-s were stowed in the hold. Having stopped his ship, Captain Everitt hail next lo board ll. He hail put In a reiiulsitiou for muskctf, with proper belts, cartridges, etc , and It had been approved and forwarded. More over, word w:ue received as long ago as April 14 that the arms had been sent Hut they had not, as said, Ittn receiv ed, and the only weapuis to b'? Jouiul among the crew Included one revolver, th" property of u caciet midshipman, and the swords of the three ollleers. In fart, the crew who manned the cutter to put the boarding olllcer on the Pana ma were not even In uniform. How ever, away they went, and the boarding olllcer. Ensign Dayton, with tho utmost coolness, took possession of tho Pana ma's bridge and headed the ship for the Indiana. As captor and prize hove to near the Indiana Captain Taylor of the battle ship hailed In the usual fashion, and, after a moment of perfect silence. Cap tain Everett replied that his ship was the Mangrove, and "we have captured the Panama." "Whoo-ee!" The crew of the Indiana forgot for a moment. In the absurdity of the contrast between captor and prize, their discipline, and yelled at the top of their voices. It Is hut fair to say that the otllccrs woie no less amused It they were loss demonstrative. The Iudluna, of coun-e, supplied a ptopur prize crew, and sent both Man- LONG'S JONAS LONG'S SONS. THE BATTLE of the. Busy Shoppers 1)6- gins this morning, when we place on sale the big lot of Ladies' Suits At 25 PcrCcnt. Off. z3!lOS Thrtn Cost: i r tff ftii . i them no two alikcr-matfsfrby '. There Is not a finer hbcrjicitcr'i VVc want yotu to come aid , perfection of-styleajid vr -SECOND FLOOR. At $1.98 Instead of $3.50 MEN'S $3.50 WAX CALF, HAND-WELT, LACE AND CONGRESS SHOES, positively cost more to manufacture by the thousand pairs than the price we name for three days. At $1.36 Instead of $3.00 LADIES' TAN AND BLACK PRINCE AL BERT AND LOW BUTTON OXFORD TIES, hand-turned. Regularly sold for $2. so and $3. ON grove and Panama to the flarshln. whence they were ordered to Key West. While the naval officers laugh at the contrast between captor nnd prize and talk Jokingly about "the luck ot some men," they also speak In hearty praise ot the spirit and courage of the entire crew of the converted lighthouse ship. It was, In fact, an instance of tho cool courage of which every man ailoat la proud. BATTLING MI I'll niHKSKIN'N. Two Whites Stood OH it. OOO In- diniiK for Three Days. Charles Gates is an old-time Indian lighter. lie used to reckon his dead Indians by the Cord. He lmu fought more Indian battles than any man mi earth or under It. He; has Jut return ed from a trip to the north, and said, according to the Sm: Lak Herald: The most interesting part of It was that 1 went back to the place whrlu Hill Hanks and me stood off ii.noo In dians for three days one time back In the late CO's. There were 17 of us at ill st, but oniy three of us lived to tell the tale. The spot la some 35 lulled from Hlaekfool. Idaho, near where the roads fork. The Indians sailed Into us one afternoon, and made things lively, I tell you. We dragged the wagons to. gel her In a circle, killing all the horses, and strung them around for breast works) ami bade the painted fionds oomo on. and they came. Why, It fairly rain eel Indians. We kept shooting, and so did they, until night came on, when we discovered that Hill Hanks, inyseli .net ,11m Defoe were nil that were left of us. We knew that we could not hold out, so we drew lot" to see who would go for help, and Defoe won, and crawl ed out. He told us when he got back tint he crawled nine miles through tin darkness before lie dared rise up." "Why did lie crawl so far'.'" asked; Dan Nlckum. who was a listener. "Heeause he didn't set through tho Indians for nine miles," answered fates, with dignity. "There wero more Indians there at that time than woci ever gathered together at ono tlmu before or since. Weil, sir, for thro, elays me and 'Hill' s-nt there In that cir cle and mowed down Indians. Wh-en tho soldiers did come we were mighty glad. I tell you. After the Hght wan over they counted, und found mo and Hill' had hilled exactly 2.000 of the S.00Q which first attacked nr. The soldier killed the Imlauce. "How could you tell which ones ynti killed and which ones the soldiers kill eel?" asked Nlckum again. "Simple enough." said Gates, "By the freshness of the corpses, "When the corpse was over a day old wo credited it to our account." "Hut how could you tell the freshness of a corpse'" "Oh, that's dead cay. Of course you don't have to know, and so long's' the Indians are not likely to troublo ua again there's no use In telling you now, for the information would not do you any good, Hut a man that i used to killing Indians can tell u eorrvscj any time and Just how long It hos been dead. Tven If that wasn't the case, wo had another 'method, for we never shot nn Indian except right through tho hi-uel. Didn't want to spoil tho hide," "What on earth would von do with an Indian's hide?" asked Nlckum. "Cut 'em into slices and make ruzor strops of cm; that's what we nhvaya did with Indian hides. We used lo. filil.) bales of Indian hides to Europe c'V.ejy year. That's when- I got my start." i nat must nnvo neon us bard a fight us you ever had, wasn't lt?v "Yes. sir, all but one. Was In a harder light than that down In Arizona one time. Lost mure men. The In dians came onu s by surprise, ttHlj killed dlans came on us by Hii'prlre, uiul killed cuped to tell the tult," And tlieu Gates engaged himself in a ract iVr a street car. CASTOR 8 A For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears tho 7. 4U Signature of I A bt&44i S0 . SZJl,
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