"tr THE SCRAOTON TRIBUNE-FRIDAY, MAY G. 1898. WELL DEFINED LAWS GOVERNTHIS WAR Minute Instructions Are Issued by the War Dcpartmonl. MUST FIQIIT ON A IIIQII PLANB Wnrnt Ilot Is OruniiioU Snvnucry lint tho United States InUuiU to Wniro It In iin Decent n Mnniier ns Possible ' "from tho Now York Herald. A war Is not 11 lawless thing. The United States has Its Instructions for the government of armies In the Held, and Just what actions are lawrnl and what are unlawful are very clearly de fined. These Instructions wote pre pared liy the late Dr. Francis Liober at the request of the War department, and wen- Issued to the army In 18R3. They are still In fori e. and constitute the standard as to the rules of war on land. The Instructions begin with a defini tion of martini law, which takes the place of criminal and civil law In times of hostility. We leatn thnt wnr Is not carried on by arms alone. It Is lawful to starve the hostile bolllgotont, armed and unarmed, so that It leads to the speedier subjection of the enemy. AVhen the commander of a besieged place ex pels teh non-combatants In order to lessen the number of those who con sume his stock of provisions. It Is law ful, though an extreme measure, to drive them back, so as to hasten a sur render. Comma ndeis. whenever admissible, Inform the enemy of their Intention to bombard a place, so that he non-combatants, especially the women and ihlldicu. may be removed before the bombardment commences. Hut It Is no Infraction of the common law of wnr to omit thus to inform the enemy. Surprise may be a necessity. In mod ern wars protection of the Inoffensive citizen of the hostile country is the rule; privation and disturbance of pri vate relations are the exception. AS TO RKTALIATIO.W On the subject of retaliation, instruc tions are set forth as follows: Peace Is the normal condition of nations: wai ts tho exception. The ultimate object if all modern wnr Is n lenewed statu of peace. The more vigorously wars are pursued the better It is for humanity. Sharp wars aie brief. liver since the formation and co-existence of modern nations, and ever since wars have become groat national wars, war has come to bo acknow ledged, not to be Its own end, but means to obtain great ends of state or to consist In defence against wrong, and no conventional rrstiictliyt of tho modes adopted to injure the enemy Is any longer admitted; but tho law of war Imposes many limitations and re strictions on principles of Justice, faith and honor. The law of war can no more wholly dispense with retaliation than can the law of nations, of which it is a branch. Yet civilized nations ac knowledge retaliation as the sternest feature of war. A reckless enemy often leaves to his opponent no other means of securing himself against the repetition of barbarous outrage. Re taliation will therefore never be re sorted to as a measure of mere re venge, but only as a means of protec tive retribution, and, moreover, cau tiously and unavoidably. That Is to say, retaliation shall only bo resorted to after careful inquiry into the real occurrence and the character of the misdeeds that may command retribu tion. T'njust or inconsiderate retaliation removes the belligerents further and further from the mitigating rules of a regular war and by rapid steps leads them nearer to the internecine wars of savages. rnOPEUTY AND PKRSON. In this connection, under tho rules of law, a victorious army appropriates all public money, seizes all public movable property, until further direc tion by its government, and seques ters for its own benefit or that of its Bovernment all the revenues of real property belonging to the hostile na tion or government. As a general rule, however, the property belonging to churches or hospitals, educational or charitable institutions shall not be considered public property. The United States acknowledge and protect in hostile countries occupied by them religion and morality, strict ly private property, tho persons of the inhabitants, especially those of wo men, and tho sacredness of domestic relations. Offenses to the contrary Rhall be rigorously punished. Private property, unless forfeited by crimes or by the offenses of tho owner, can be seized only by way of military ne cessity, for the support or other bene fit of the army of the United States. All wanton violence committed against persons in tho Invaded coun try, all destruction of property, unless authorized by the commanding officer; all robbery, all pillage or sacklng.oven after taking a place by main force, all rape, wounding, maiming or kill It g of such inhabitants are prohibited under the penalty of death, or such ether severe punishment as may seem adequate for the gravity of the offense. A soldier, officer or private. In the net of committing such violence, and disobeying a superior ordering him to abstain from It, may be lawfully killed on the spot by such superior. PRISONERS OK WAR. Deserters from the United States army, having entered the son lie of the enemy, suffer death if they fall again Into the hands of the United Sly baby suffered from terrible Eczema. Doctor and every rcmoily tried, to no account. He cried all the time and Ills face was like raw meat. I bad to carry him on a pillow, and was fairly ilisrournReil. I uied half a box ot Cuticuiu (ointment) and Clticuha. fkAr, and in ona week vnj laly trai tntlrtly cured. To-day his skin is as smooth as silk, Uri.J.O.FaBESK,3MH,IiUtUrooklyn,N.Y. grinDT Cm Tiutui.t ro Diix-Tostcsid VAlirt. Wftrmbtthi rUhC.i'Tlci-14 MoAr.tndgcnUt opiating, with CuiKP4, grtiu.i of $Hn curt. Sold hronib'wUh world. I'ottik Dura Ami Cniw. Cut. )'(oo., JlMtoa, Uew Is Cut lubj'i cieuit, tec. Teiribl ECZEMA & rh 4 d 4 & 'h rk rh & & 4 & A 11KA The Philippines cover 114,320 square miles, ull but 2,000 square number of the Islands Is about 1,200. They are ull small with the exception of Luzon. Luzon, or Lucon, as It la called In Spanish, has an urea of 40,024 square miles, has a imputation -of more than C.OOO.OOO and Ih the source of the largest revenue from these Islands. Min danao is the second largest Island In the group, and has an urea of !!2,0j0 square miles, POPULATION The population Is about 7,"0,000. This Includes the Spanish army and navy. The native Inhabitants are of the Malay race, and there are a few tribes of Negritos. One-seventh of the people have never been conquered by Spain. The native Malays, or Tugadnys. have been crossed with the Spanish, and a large part of the people are half-breeds. These, like the Cubans, hate the Spanish, and have worked with the natives to throw off the Spanish yoke. At At At Af. -? At A, At At At CITIES Manila Is the capital of the Islands and of Luzon. It Is the largest city and has a population of 151.0B2. Other important towns lire Laoag. K0.CI2; LI pa, 13,408; Bannng, S.Vi'JS. and Ratangns, S.V.S". RKVI-INI'FS The revenues to Spain from the Islands, as well as population, have been always given out falsely by tho government. The estimated revenue for 1895 was $10,Sy9,000, nnd the expendltur.s were $13,280,130. Thero Is nn export duty on tobacco, and every article Is heavily taxed on being imported. The duty on muslin und petroleum Is 100 per cent, of tho coat. PllODUCTS The Islands produce hemp, sugar, coffee, copra, tobacco leaf, cigars and Indigo. Ciold mining is nn Industry of Luzon. There Is coal In Cebu and an output of fi.nOO tons per month. .. , y, -fr -. N. r -I- i f States. A prisoner of war Is a public enemy armed or attached to the hostile army for active aid. cither lighting or wounded, on the field or In the hos pital, by Individual surrender or ca pitulation. Citizens who accompany nn army, such as sutlers, reporters or contractors. If captured, may be made prisoners of war, and be de tained ns such. The enemy's chaplains, surgeons, apothecaries, f hospital nurses and ser vants, if they fall into the hands of the American army, are not prisoners of war. unless the commander has reason to retain them. A prisoner of wnr Is subject to no punishment for being n public enemy, nor Is any re venge wreaked upon him by the In tentional infliction of any suffering or disgrace by cruel Imprisonment, want of food, mutilation, death or any other barbarity. Prisoners of war are subject to con finement or Imprisonment such ns may be deemed necessary on account of safety. They may bo required to work for the benefit of the captor's rovernnient. according to their rank and condition. Those who attempt es cape may be killed In flight. In case of a conspiracy for the purpose of a general escape the conspirators may bo rigorously punished, even with death. Outposts, sentinels or pickets are not to be tired upon, except to drive them in or when a positive order, specified or general, has been Issued to that effect. The use of poison in any manner is wholly excluded from modern warfare, and he who uses It places himself out of the pale of the law and usages of wnr. Whoever Intentionally inflicts addi tional wounds on nn enemy already disabled or kills such an enemy, or who orders nn encourages soldiers to do so. shall suffer death, if duly convicted, whether he belongs to the army of the United States or is an enemy captured after having committed his misdeed. SP1KS ANI FLAOS OF Tltl'CE. Scouts or single soldiers, If disguised In the dress? of the country or In the uniform of the army hostile to their own, employed in obtaining Informa tion, If found within or lurking about the lines of the captor, are treated as spies, and suffer death. Armed prow lers, by whatever names they may be cnlled, or persons of the enemy's ter ritory who steal within the lines of the hostile army for the purpose of robbing killing or of destroying bridges, roads, canals or telegraph wires are not en titled to the privileges of the prisoner of war. A spy Is defined as a person wiio se cretly, In disguise or under false pre tences, seeks Information with the In tention ot communicating It to the en emy. The spy Is punishable with death by hanging by the neck, whether or not he succeeds In obtaining the Information or In conveying it to the enemy. If a citizen of the United States obtains information In a legiti mate manner, and betrays it to tho enemy, be he a military or civil officer or a private citizen, he shall suffer death. The law of war, like the criminal law regarding other offences, makes no difference on account of the difference of sexes concerning the spy or the traitor. Tho bearer of a flag of truce cannot Insist upon being admitted. He mu always he admitted with great caution. I'nnecessary frequency Is to be cure, fully avoided. If the bearer of a flog of truco offer himself during an en gagement, he can be admitted as a very rare exception. It Is no breach of good faith to retain such a ling of truce, if admitted during an engagement. Firing Is not required to cense on the appearance of a Hug of true In battle. If the benrer of n flag of truce, pre senting himself during an engagement, is killed or wounded, It furnishes no ground of complaint whatevet. If It be discovered, and fairly proved, that a flag of truce has been abifed for Mir roptlUously obtaining military knowl edge the bearer of the Hag is deemed a spy It Is customary to designate by cer. tain flags, usually yellow, the hospitals In places which are shelled, so that the brsleglng army may avoid flcint; on them. It Is Just considered an act of bad faith to declve the enemy by 'lags of protection. Such nets of bad faith may be a good cause for refus-lng to ro sped such flags. NAVAL WAHFAIIU. In the matter of naval wnrfar the laws of war are not to clearly defined. This is natural, inasmuch as the possl ble loss to personal property Is not fco grent. and at sea only those directly implicated are to be considered. There ure not non-combatants in naval war fnio. The main Issue is that of privateer Ing. By the declaration of Paris, the signatory Powers declared prlvnteotiny alMJllshed. This declaration has been ut ceded to by all maritime Powers ex-t-upt the United States, Spain nnd Mex ico. So In case of a brush with tho Spaniards, privateering will probably be recognized by both itoverninnt. 4 4 4 4 4- 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 FACTS ABOUT THE PHILIPPINES. 4- 4- X 4 4- t 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 f. t 1 f 1 T- i 1 r rT! The United States have taken n some what varying position toward priva teering. After the Revolutionary AVar treaties were made providing for its abolition. During tho War of 1S12 ptl vateerlng was extensively practiced, but during the Mexican War It was not indulged In by either side. In ISIS, when it was proposed to the United States to accede to the Declaration of Paris, the government declined unless private property nt sea was exempted from capture. In 180:5. during the cni war. a law was passed by congress providing for the Issuing of letters of marque and reprisal by the president, but the law was never put into execution. The United States still maintains the right to Issue letters of marque and reprisal to the fullest exent, and It Is only a question of policy which would prevent its exercle in any war which might come along. pijiv vrjjErtixt; rxpensivk. The conditions of modern naval war. fnio have lessened the desliabilltv of privateering from the t-tnmlpolul both of the privateer and-thc .national gov ernment The prizes worth capturing now would be steamers, and for till' reason privateers would ttercKSJ.iily be steamers also. The cost of steamers, of their mniutenniHc and the dillleulty of olitnlnlug coal abroad would render privateerlnr very uncertain and ex pensive, especially us the remunerative prizes would be the large, fast and probably partially armed meiehaut .stunners without convoy. The dillleul ty of capturing these ami getting them into port after capture would render privateering a very doubtful financial venture, especially as without proper adjudication and Mile, which could only be done In a home poit, the prlvaUer would have no recompense. Non-commissioned vessels have a right to resist when summoned to surrender to public ships or privateers of the enemy. The cr-ws which make such resistance have belligerent privi leges, and It Is n natural consequence of the legitimateness of their acts that If they succeed In capturing their assailants tho capture is a good one for the purpose of changing tho owner ship of the property taken und of mnklng the enemy prisoners of war. NEUTRALS ANI CONTRABAND. This government has not yet otll clally prescribed a list of articles which It will treat as contraband of war. Each government Is competent to prescribe its own list for the guid ance of Its own authorities. Such list Is conclusive upon the government making it and upon nil neutral na tions, in the absence of any disregard of treaty engagement and of Interna tional law. Any grave disregard of such a treaty obligation viould per haps provoke the Interposition of any neutral state affected. Until such list Is prescribed, tho question whether ar ticles captured are contraband of war will be governed generally by tho law of nations, and specifically by the treaty stipulations between the bel ligerent captor and the neutral state to whose subject the articles belong. International law gives no hard nnd fast rule for the determination of the question whether articles aro contra band, except tho general rule that nil articles destined for nn enemy's use are contraband. Many articles, such ns provisions, coal, etc., are of mi equlvocul character, and If des tined for the enemy's use, are deemed contraband. It follows that If such lists should bo prepared by the United States and Spain, they may bo Identi cal or may be widely divergent, de pending on the policy of each govern ment. Tho action of each govern ment will bind only Itself, and Its own prize courts and neutrals. The ques tion whether contraband or not might, therefore, depend on whether the enptor was American or Spanish. And shippers In neutral vessels would not only consider the character of the goods shipped, but whether destined for American or Spanish ports, and whether the goods are Included In the list denounced as contraband by the one or the other state. ,V (JIILSTIO.V OP Sl'i:i,l,INC. They weie looking through their book With pictures of the 7,m; Ilath too young to read the text. Hut each tho pictures knew. Will was three, and Ray was five And live years old Is old! When his wiser brother spoke, Will did as he wus told! "Look! I've found tho efuluntl" "Don't say efalunt," said Ray. Said their mother: "You should tell Little brother what to say." "Don't say efalunt that's wrong; It In efallnt!" wild Ray, "Kfallnt!" wild little. Will, In his confiding way. -Edith M. Thomus, In Bt. Nlcholu's, 44 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 44 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 IMPORTS In lSUG the Imports were $22,000,000. SHIPPING The commerce Is quite largo ordinarily. In IS'.. 304 ves sels dented the principal ports. There are 720 miles of telegraph In the IslnndH nnd seventy miles of railway. aOVHltNMENT Tho colonial Government Is administered by a gov ernor general nnd a captain general. There are forty-three pro- . vlnces ruled by governors, alcaldes, or commandants, according to their Importance und position. , HISTORY The Philippines have been sbject to Spuln since lfioo. but It was not until 1829 that Spanish rulo was finally acknowledged. To this day the Negrito tribes In Mindanao have no communication with the Spanish. TAXATION The Spanish have been outrageously severe and the na tives have been oppressed by fearful cruelties which Spain alone knows how to Inflict. The Income tnx has been collected from persons who have no Incomes, und the poll tnx Is enormous and cruel. JtKIlHLLION The Insurrection caino two years ago, and since then the cruelties, butcheries and torture which the people have suffered have been indescribable. Blanco slaughtered the poor ieople right nnd left, but even this monster was not savage enough, and Spuln recalled him to send the fiend Polavlejn to the Islands. The horror's of Spanish rule In the Philippines are Inconceivable to civilized minds. Still, tho Insurrectionists have been fairly successful, and in the few tights that have taken place the Spanish have suffered considerably. Chicago Tlmes-I lerald. 1 i -r t t 1 f i- f (j ? r HOW HAVAM WAS CAPTURED IN 1T62 From the New York Sun. If we ure to have it war with Spain, and un invasion of Cuba by United States fortes. It will not be the first time thnt this country has furnished troops for the capture of Havana. In 17C", soon nfter the declaration of war between England and Spain, the Brit ish government dispatched an expedi tion against Havana. The land forces were commanded by Lord Albermnrle (William Anne Keppel). the victor of Culli'den, nnd the fleet by Admiral Sir George Pocock, who had recently re turned from a brilliant campaign In the East Indies. The expedition, as or ganized, was to consist of 16.0(10 men, of which Lord Albermatie carried with him 1,000 British regulars. Eight thou sand wem to be furnished from the British forces then In the West Indies under (Jeneral Monekton, and 4,000 from the continent of North America, of those 2,000 were to be British regulars and 2.O0U provincial troops. o The fleet left Splthead March fi, and upon Its arrival was reinforced by file fleet there under Rodney's command, nnd soon after, on Its way to Cuba, by Captain Hervcy'ii squadron. Monck ton's troops Joined Albermaiie at Mar tinique and the land forces wore aug mented to 11, HM. The Kngllsh lleet ar rived off Havana on June . Here' Po cock divided his fleet. With the larger division he sailed down the coast past Havana. On the next day he manned his boats nnd made propaiatlons appar ently for landing at a point about four miles west of Havana. But this, was a mere feint to distract the attention of the Spanish while the actual landing was made by the oti r division under Commodore Augustus Keppel, a brother of Lord Albermaiie, about six miles east of Havana. Here the army was landed in three divisions, commanded respectively by Lieutenant Oeneral El liott. Major General Keppel, another brother of Lord Albermaiie, and Brig adier General William Howe, after ward the 'Lord Howe" of our Revolu tion. With this force was also Colonel Guy Carleton. who, as Sir Guy Carle ton, surrendered New York city to Gen eral Washington In 17.S.1. On this occa sion he distinguished himself by his gallantly in repelling a charge made by tin- Spanish cavalry upon the landing forces. o Commodore Keppel gives this account of the landing: "At an appointed slg- nel the Hat-bottomed boats containing the troops repaired to their respective rendezvous under the sterns of tho lino of battleships, whoso Captains con ducted them to the shore. While the embarkation was going on the enemy made a show of resistance from a breastwork which they had thrown up. Upon this Commodore Keppel directed the Mercury and Bonnetta to pour their fire Into them, and they were soon put to flight. A more considerable body of men making their appearance, he or dered ('apt. Hervey to run in and bat ter a fort situated at the mouth of the Bocca Nao, which in the course of an hour he completely silenced, nnd the army landed without further molesta tion." He thus describes the defences of Havana at that time: "Tho harbor of Havana, which is spacious enough to contain a hundred sail of the line, is defended by two strong forts. The principal of these, tho Morro, built upon a narrow point of land. Is Inaccessible from the sea. To the east it Is fortified by several works and by a deep ditch, half of which Is cut out of tho solid rock. On the opposite entrance of the harbor stands Fort de la Punta; fur ther in and on u level with the water is a strong battery mounting twelve guns, called 'Tho Twelve Apostles,' and higher up a work opposite the Point Gate called 'The Shepherds' Bat tery.' Above these are the Cavnnnos, a chain of hills which range from the Morro to the plains of Uunamacou. A chain of bastions and other works de fend the town to tho west." . o The lauding having been successfully accomplished, one division of the iirtny, under Major-Gen. Keppel. marched to the west to Invest the Morro Castle und the fortifications on that side of the harbor. Gen. Howe's division wus as signed to the Investment of tho Castle del Punta. while Gen. Elliott, with tho centre division, cut off communications with the Interior of tho Island. The British commanders at once com menced the erection of batteries nt tho most advantageous points on tho line of Investment. This wns accomplished under great difficulties. The troops were unaccustomed to the heat of a Cuban summer, the water was scurce and very bad, thero was great want of fresh provisions, and the urmy soon began to show signs of epidemic dis ease. At one time there were 0,000 sol diers nnd :i,000 seamen on tho sick list. Fortunately, Albemarle had brought with liliii from Martinique about 1.600 negroes, and these performed thegreater part of the work of throwing up breuat- t nboiit $12,000,000, and uxportsmbout 4 f 4 ti- n- ? ? -? -p -i- f t f t v ? ?j works and erecting batteries. In spite of all obstacles It was pushed on as rapidly as possible, and on Juno 30 the batteries bearlntr on the Morro were completed, and tho next morning a tieinondoiifi ennnonndo wnB opened upon the Spanish fort. o Admiral Pcvock, anxious to co-operate with the land force, dl e'ti Com modore Keppel to send n part of bis fleet to bombard the .Morn on ih" sea side, hoiiing thus to divide the atten tion of the enemy nnd prevent the con centration of his tire upon the bat teries. It was a dangerous undertak ing. Keppel says: "The ships pro ceeded to their stations. Captain Campbell, in the Sterling' Castle, wns ordered to lead, but his courage failed him. The three other ships, the Dra gon. Marlborough and Cambridge, anchored close n with the shore and laid their broadsides against the fort. For six hours they kept up an unlntcr mitting lire. Early In the engagement Captain Goos-etry, of the Cambridge, was killed." Captain Heivey, In an nouncing to Keppel Captain Goosetry's death, wrote: "I am unluckily aground, but my guns bear. I cannot perceive their fire to slacken. I have many men hors de combat now and officers wounded; my masts and rigging much cut, and only one aneh- j or. I shnll stay here as long as I can, nnd wait your orders." As It was evi- i dent that the fire of these ships had little effect on the Morro, while its fire was playing havoc with them, Com modore Keppel ordered their with- , drawal. They were in bad condition and had to be retired for repairs. o On July ft the English batteries again opened on the Morro. and the ! next week showed encouraging results. On the 16th the English tire had In creased, while the Morro could only reply with two guns. The British com manders now determined that It was time to prepare for an assault upon tho works. The Morro was defended by a ditch SO feet deep and 10 feet wide, cut through the solid rock, ex cept In one place, where a narrow ledge had been left across the ditch to shut out the water from the sea. Along this ledge only one man could pass at a time, but on July IS the Hng llsh sappers and miners made a dasli across It nnd. effected n lodgment in the wall of the fortress. The defense of the Morro had been committed to Don Luis Velaseo. a gallant naval captain, who proved himself worthy of the trust. Appreciating the necessity of driving the British miners from their position, Velaseo sallied out with 1,500 men, in three divisions, hut was promptly Inet and repulsed with heavy loss. In this affair tho battalion of Royal Americans, who had Just ar rived, distinguished itself greatly. Under the Immediate command of General Keppel, who led it In person, it defeated one of the Spanish col umns, driving them Into tho river, where 150 Spaniards were drowned. o In the subsequent operations of the siege, the American provincials, 2.S00 strong, consisting or the First Connec ticut Regiment, a New York battalion and one from New Jersey, and two or three companies from Rhode Island, till under command of Gen. Phineas Ly man, did good service. Lyman wus Col onel of the Connecticut troop, but be ing the senior provincial officer, he took command of the brigade, nnd his Lieutenant-Colonel, Israel Putnam, the "Old Put' 'of our Revolution, com manded the regiment. Putnam with half of his regiment had been ship wrecked In a storm off the coast of Cuba, about thirty miles from Havana. He managed to land his men on un Is land, and they were afterward taken off und Joined the main body nt the siege. The arrival of the Americans was a great relief to the British urmy, as they came In good health, while the English forces were In large part pros trated by the heat of the tllmato and endemic dlscuse. o The Spaniards having failed In their sally, the work of sapping went on without interruption, and on July 30, n sufficient breach was made In the walls of tho fortress. Throueh this, on the afternoon of that day, a storming party, headed by Lieut. Forbes of the Royuls entered the works and took the Spanish by surprise. They made a dea. pernte but brief defence. Don Luis Velaseo, rallying around him about a hundred of his men, refused to surren der until mortally wounded. He died a day or two after. In recognition of his Bnllantry the King of Spain created his son Vlconde del Morro.nnd ordered that there should always be a ship in tho Spanish Navy called the Velusco. That order is respected to this day. The Spanish cruiser of thnt name Is now ot tho Philippine Islands. o The Morro taken, the fate of the city was sealed. Tho Spanish governor, however, held out to the lost, und It was not until August 11, when the Brit. Ish opened fire on the city with forty flvn heavy clege puns, that he signified his willingness to capitulate. The Brit- JONAS LONG'S SONS. Down Goes The Price G ROGER! ESo Choice Table Butter, lb, . IScCStnndnrcl Granulated Sugar, lixtra fresh Jersey l:ggs, doz, I'it'S with other goods, 20 lb'sS1.00 California Hams, lb. . . (iivlonas Long's Sons Best Pat- bancy Sugar Cured Hams, lb Sicv Potatoes, choice white stock, bushi Rarly June Peas, doz cans, IIDc1 New York State Sweet Coin, doz cans fll)r Calumet Soap, 10 large cakcs,'25c GROCERY DCPARTMCNT BASEMENT. Ladies Tailored Costumes at 25 per ceiit;p. t $10.00, instead of $20.00. 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SHOE DEPARTMENT MAIN FLOOR. l Ish troops entered the toi.-n ot i-Iavana on August in. The Spanish land and sea forces available for the defence of the dty amounted to a In ut 10.U0O men. They had a licet In the harbor of Ha vana of tvv Ive llnc-of battle ships, but Instead of s-alllng out and giving battle to the Kngllsh ships, or malinir an at tempt to escape, they remained there, to be caught like rats In a hole. Three of the battleships were sunk to block the entrance to the hnrhor tho other nine were surrendered to the British, who nls-o burned two more upon th-s stocks. o The triumph wns one of the most crmplete ever achieved by British arms The value of captured property amounted to 14.0no.O0O. Philip 11. had given to Havana a coat of arms. In which was blazoned a golden key. to sl'-'iilfy that It was "the key of th" West Indies." Kngland now held that kev. and hud she been wis" she would have kept It But. a few months after its surrendpr peace was derlared, and l'ngland gave u Havana for Florida. She lost Florida in our devolution- she might have held Havana, and with It she would have held the main gate to the tlulf of Mexico and the Isthmus. WEALTH IN HIM: DKIMIIS. An Old Pnupcctoi fliiyn A limit OUSO,. 000 Worth for 910,000. There are some men in this world who have to toll for a mere apology of a living and then there are others. One of these latter Is Mr. I.uee.of Crago Muchucho. Luce's experience reads like it romance. For twenty years In line! knocked about the coast, on the desert, in the mountains, prospecting and mlnlns, and had finally, by hard work and the closest economy, man aged to pcrape together a few hundred dollars. One day on the shores of the Colo rado, some twenty miles north of Yuma, he met an old Mexican who told him of a deserted mine some ten miles back from the rlvr and seven miles north of Hedges. Luce's Interest was aroused, and he visited that mine, to find there an abandoned twenty-stamp mill which had pounded away for many years and finally shut down. He then learned the story. The mill was on loused ground. The lessee had mined the nroperty on shares and had done fairly well, although the ore was not entirely free milling. One day the vein "pinched out." The mining man was sure he hud slmnlv lost the lead, and that It was there all right, but the owners refused to put up a cent to help him find It again, and, tired or living on the desert, he threw up the whole business and left. Luce examined the property and dis covered that theie was a small moun tain of tailings, the accumulation of years, piled up behind the mill. Ho tested these tnlling with cynnlde. Then he measured the pile roughly and estimated there wus over 100.000 tops of the stuff there. That night he vvtoto to the president of the cnnipuny In New York city, offering them 10 cents per ton for the trillings on a basis of 100,000 tons. The president read the letter, looked surprised, and called the directors together. They read the let ter, looked wise, tapped their foreheads slgnlllcantly, und laughed to each other. "This poor fellow T.uce should bo called 'soose,' " suld one. "Desert's proved too much for him probably gone daft," observed another. Not one of them thought those tall lugs were worth anything, and they had almost entirely forgotten that old mine out on tho Colorado desert. Hut they uusweted tho letter, telling Luce to eo nheud. Thin wus in Apiil of lust year. On JONAS LONG'S SONS. - of ent Flour, every barrel guaranteed full. Sli.llO Jjl.OlKFull New York State Cream Cheese, lb J)c Oat Meal, 10 lbs for . . IMc Tomatoes, solid packed, doz cans SI.00 There are about one. lumdrjed of them no two alike matte by the best men tailors in the country. There Is not a finer dot" better collection In New York or Phila delphia. We want you to come ami examine them carefully. They're the perfection of style. r" elpt ..f the btter Luce Immediately erected a cyanide plant costlnc him about J1U0 of his own nnd his friends' money. Then he hired fifteen Mexl c.'.ns nnd Indians and began work on those tailings. The other day Homo representatives of the mine company were returning- troin San Francisco, and, passing through the desert, thought they would visit tho mine. "How are you?" said Luce. "Glad to see you. By the way, we might us well llx uii our little account now as nt any time," and so saving he drew tho as tonished Uothnmltcs a check for $10. 000. Then he explained thnt In tho nlno months he had been running the cya nide plant he had cleaned up $!5,00O and that there was plenty of tallng In sight to net him $:!u0,000 within thrco years. TIIIUI'TV 1 1-F.L ANDERS. They Aro .Xnltius l'rogros, but Need the 'rrlegrnph. Not only are the Icelanders steadily Increasing in material wealth, but they se mu to be 'making the lic'st use of. their enlarged opportunities, says tho Independent. As there aro no great capitalists in Iceland, tho government Is compelled to take tho initiative In. many enterprises that in other coun tries might bitter be left to private individuals. Thus u largo approprla tiot. has hern mado this ses-slon for subsidizing steamship communication, with Penmnrk and along the coast. When these arrangements are complete tit it will bo possible for the tourist to reach Iceland much more readily than is the case now. A contract has oeen made with a Danish company by which sixteen trips u year will be mado between Reykjavik and Copenhagen and six trips along the coast. Kvcn more important for tho fiw tl.re development of Iceland Is the pnv posed plan for telegrupbic coinmunlca tlou wii.li the Shetland Islands over the Fume Islands. large approprla tiou for thh. purpose was unanimously passe 1 by the Althing, and tho Danislif trovernment has MiniMi d Its Intention to give the measuio substantial aid. WMIe no final arrangements withi either of the companies that bid for tho contract has been made, thero In no reason to doubt that the plan will be successfully carried through. Ai nutuial extension of the Idea would be a North Atlantic cable between Amoilca and Kutope, with Iceland as ai stopping place. One dlioct practical anil scientific result ot tho present scheme would be to add Immensely to our meteui'ilogliil resources by fur ntshtiie: daily weathei report froin Iceland. VI Immense importance for tin- health' of Iceland Is the new arrangement of the state medical system. Thirty jenrs ngo there were only eeven olllelal phvsi. clans in the whole of Iceland. Under tin- new urrnngoment the Island will-. be divided Into fort two medlnal ellH tticts, each with a regular physician, A salary, vaiylng In amount In tlio different classes, is attached to ilia position In addition to patient ftev, which latter an regulated by govern ment ordinance, nnd there is a pon' slon. Br.t when one think of tire onor mous distances to be traveled on raid, dink Winter davs nnd nights, thero seems to be no ocoidon to envy ttifBU Icelandic country doctors their unlatk-.i; and pensions. MOTHF.RS PRAISE Hood's. Surai parilla, because, by Its great Wood enriching qualities. It gives rosy cheeks and vigorous appetite! to pala and . puny children. HOOD'S PILLS are tho fayorltf'" family culhartlo and liver medicine'," ' Ptico25c, '" ' '"'" vvNvvjC
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