THE SCItAOTON TmBUNE-lRIDAY. MAY 13. 1898. 5 TROOPS OF SPAIN AS COMPARED WITH OUR'S Marked Contrast In Military Leaders and Their Methods. THK CONFUSION' AT THIJ CAITAIN QRNKItAIVB OFU1CI3 IN HAVANA WHEN TIM PIMSKNT IMVOIAI TiON faTAItTED-THK CALM AT OUIl TAMPA CAMP AT IMIUSKNT A STUDY OF TIM UKNUllALS. Tumpa Letter In the Bun. Great Is thi difference between Plan ish and Aineilcan niUltuiy nv thcnls A little recapitulation will 'how It. On the morning ot Feb. 1M, 1803, tlicic was groat excitement ami cllsonler In Ha vana at the imliicf- of tho captain cren eral of Cuba. News hail been received of a. conspiracy tliroURhout the Island against the Spanish government and of the uprising of a kiii.UI band of not tnoro thun forty men In Havana prov lnco under Munuul Untcl.i, nt the presence at Matnnza of unother band composed of ilfty men under lletan court, and nteo that Uartolome Maso had taken the field near Manzanllto, Santiago do Cuba, with about :oo fol lowers. It was tho beginning of the present revolution The captain Utnei.il, Don Kmila Cal leja e IsubI h.ild by the Spaniards to have been a heio and n great military commander during the cill wars In Spain, wus bewildered that morning. The ncwn caused him to piepun1 a decree declaring tho island in ti statu of siege, w hlch he published In the evening, to plan u military campaign against the revolutionists; to fiaine u truce to piopobe to them, under promise) that Spain would giant to Cuba nmple and fair reforms, llu sum moned to the palace a Junta of Spanish authorities, n committee of Autono mista and the colonels of volunteers, and many of his personal lrlends. His desk and two tablrs near by wete cov ered with maps of the six provinces, reports from the governois of all the Important cities, nnd w 1th many other papers of the kind. Ho sought advice from everybody, and everybody, from the oillcers of volunteers, to the most Ignorant Havana shopkeepers, explain ed In loud voices, gesticulating, pulling nnd spitting on tho matble llonr, plans of their own. Nothing pructlc.il was done, of coulee, for many long days, nnd the revolution grew strongei. Two months after tho Spanish cabinet of Canovas recalled Calloja, und appoint ed Martinez Campos captain genetal of Cuba. CAMPOS' PAILUnn Martinez Campos landed nnd was re ceived by the Spaniards as a savior. He was the genernl that pacified Cuba in IS7S and ended the civil war In Spain In favor of Don Alfonso XII He wis t-aid to bo a milit.iiy genius and a tnan of extiaordlnary luck. He made pome twenty trips aiound the Island, nlwajH leaving Havana unexpectedly. He was at Peialejo, and on Dec. 1M. 1S93, he entered the capital puiMied by the tiiumphant forces of fleneinl Gomez, who, without any mllltniy ot gnnUntlon und with few arms and little ammunition, had nunc lied fin in ent to west at the lear of the Spanish col umns Martinez Campos, ns soon as he reached Havana that day, summoned another junta and, with tears in his oes. confessed to all that he had been defeated The confusion was tremen dous The (list Idea of the Spunluids was to stand lv him. the .second to kick him out. The volunteers made n gieat demonstration In his honoi, and two davs later compelled him to le slgn Tumps marched thiough the streets without older or conceit. As in the times of CalleJ.i. eveiy man tiled to buve the .11 mv adopt his in dividual plans Muitlnez Campos left In disci ate and Wevlej icplnced him. A witness of thoc scenes of dKoider nnd Incapacity cannot fall to oleive the contrast between them and the calm nt Jer of things prevailing now at Tampa at the htndriuai tors of the Ameilcnn nrm that within a few 1ns will piobablv invade the islnnd of Cuba. Hvei thing Is done heie qulet lj and well. Judging onlj by appeal -ances no one could Imagine that In the big hotels here, where so ninny beautiful women gather In the even ing, sunouuded by hnnil-ome olllceis, nnd listen to the music of fine mili tary bands, such n seilous thing as the invasion of a foreign land is actually Icing planned. Till: YANKUi: WAY. General Shafter does not make a show as a Spanish general would, pre tending that he'Ms too busy to talk to anybody and keepins around him a jeglment of oillcers running here and there with messages in their hands A foreigner, used to the noise and bUHtle of the Latin laces, has to ask here who the ceneral is to tlnd him. Anil jet, that man, with a simple and severe uniform, contrasting so much with the gorgeous diess of a Spinish gcneinl, Is polite to nil who appioaeh him nnd of a mode t demeanor, that man has studied Inch by inch the map of Cuba, at, Blanco has never done, nnd Is ready to strike a decisive blow against Spain with the mathematical precision of a chess plaver moving his men on the chess boaid That same strange bhnpllclty also Impresses the foieigmr who has trav eled in Spi n when he firs vllts tho "War department building at Washing ton The absence of soldiers nt the war headquarters of a nation ngaged In war Is a great contrast to the hun dreds of sentinels thnt you find every where nt the Mlnlstcrlo de la Guerrn, In Madrid. General Miles, dressed as a civilian, politely tecelvlng you nt his nltlce, after you send him your card, tnnken n remarkable contrast to tho Spanish Mlntstro, dtcssed In a gala uniform, who deigns to receive a for clgnor, nftcr making him wait a couplo of hours, surrounded by) armed sol diers. Spain, with all tnls fuss, con siders heiself n grent mllltniy nation; nnd yet she has lost nil her wars, while this plain, matter-of-fact nation has never been defeated. physically summon. If tho moral and Intellectual differ ences between both armies are so greot, If tho Amei leans are so super ior to the Spaniards In everything in- itlloetual, their mipcrlorltv Is no less iniiuked, phjslcnlly considered. Ob - , ... . , .. ......i nnvmn me." vnierican army cnc-tuuiicu at Tampa, one cannot discover a man who docs not seem phjslcnlly pet feet. When they drill they present a living example of that ideal oimy of which Napoleon dreamed so long and which Is described by Colonel 'Wagner In these words: "An army of men hav ing the same physlcnl and mornl qual ities, the same nnimatlng Impulses.nnd the same degree of discipline." They nie simply mat hint m moved by a scl ontlllc Impulse. Nothing more perfect can bo Imnglned, nnd, for a mnn who has seen the Spnnlsh army In peuce and war, It does not seem extravagant to say that one American regulnr Is worth at least live Spunlsh regulnts on the Held of battle It was late In November of lSCfi when the Spnnlsh steamer Montevideo brought to Havana l.f.OO Spnnlsh sol diers, a part of tho JOO.OOO that have failed In Cuba to conquer the Insur gents. They wete said by the Span iards to be the best troops coming from Spain to Cuba. Martinez Campos had declare d his great confidence in them because thej wtie nil undei eighteen yean of age. Ho said: "Mojs fight bettei than men " Hut what a poor sight they present ed to the impnrtlnl observer' Sickly, anaemic, thej matched in a dlson'eilj' way fiom the pier to the bairat ks Two dajs later thfy were engaged In bnttlu with Mateo at Mai Tlempo. Two bun dled of them were rut to pieces by tho machetes of the Cubans, and they nil left their arms nnd ammunition in tho hands of tho instil gents They did not lack courage, but they weie absolutely undrllld. Thev did not Know how to use their arm1-. The modern '"e. of small tnllbr, with smokeless powder, was cf less use to them in the afCiny thin stlc ks could be. As a rule, they are nil such now. They have learned to flp-, but thev rarely hit the mark. Tho experience of the Insurgent army Is evidence enough for this statement. IlRSl LT PltKUlCTHD. It Is evident, theiefore, what the re sult of tho campaign in Cuba will be. liven without the valuable co-operation of C!"iieial Gomez, who, as soon as hU men aie nil aimed, will be able to clear the (otintty of Spaniards, no militaiy man hete doubts that the 20,000 Ameil cnn legulai nndet General Shafter, If that should be their number, can dis pel si on tho battlefield all th troops of Ul.inco, Pmdn, Hid Aiolas comb'netl iitol do so as cisllv and billllantly ns Dewey dlstiored of the SmnlMi fleet and foits that de-ftnded Civile. CITIES LAID LOW BY SHOT AND SHELL Some lloavy Uor.bardmcnlg and What Came of them. TURNING TO HISTORY FOR EXAMPLE Those ol Alcinndrln nnd Paris the Most rnitiom of Modern Tlmoi, Tho l'orts Had to Ylold In Both of '1 liem-'TIm Nlcgo of Glbrnltnr the .Most Pomona of Lnst Century. From tho Now York Sun. Tho most remarkable Instinces of bombardments of recent ears we'o those of Alexandria and Paris In both eases the atta"k prevailed over the de fence, notwithstanding that the fortifi cations of thoso cities Were immensely Btronc The contest at Alexandria was rhort, but decisive. Within ten hours tho Urltlsh fleet, under Admiral Seymour, had effectually silenced eveiy gun on the bhote Ten thousand shell and solid shot were poured In on the ligyp tlnnp, nnd a complete evacuation of the lorts was the result. Yel vcrv little execution was done by this veritable hall of iron, for tho grent parapets of sind, which protected the batteries, rendered harmless the huge n-lnch pro jectiles, nnd it wns only because of tho hnvoe caused by the fragments of shells which How around everywhere nnd ac complished a frightful slaughter among tho adherents of Arubl Pasha, Joined to a knowledge that their want of ac curacy in aiming left the fleet practic ally unharmed, that the defences wete lelinqiilshed to tho British admlial. As every one knows, the guns were mostlj all spiked or blown to pieces by a land ing partj of mnrlnes, but outside of the forts themselves, tho destiuctlon was very smnll. The presence of friends iu well as foes In the city foibndo nn ex tensive shelling of nnj' hut the iccog nlzed native quarter, jet sulllclent dnmage wns done by the Incendlaiy shells to btatt a file that destroyed al most the entire town. HIGH pownn GUNS. In this engagement the enormous power ot the Sl-ton guns, the projectiles of which weigh over 1,700 pounds, was demonstrated; but It was also made evident that the quickly thrown up nnd Inexpensive embankments of sand form nn invulnerable defente against even these teirlble weapons.and there can bo little doubt that, In the hands of ex- befnre. For three years nnd seven months tho stionghold wns Invested bv n lnrge force of nil arms, nnd u prac tlcillv unlntetrupled fire from lis guns. Including some fifty mortars of 13-Inch calibre, wns inalntnlned from Jan l', 17S0, until Feb. 2. 1783. Meanwhile, the gnllnnt little s;ari Ison wns but once ro lleved, nnd suffered all tho pangs of stnivutlon, not unmlngled with a feel Irg of tlospitr. Still they clung to tho gigantic rock, repelling attack after at tack with Indomltnble courage and en durance, and Indicting enormous losses on their opponents. Tho latter, Indeed, are deserving of praise for tho perti nacity nnd perseverance with which they "returned to the fray time after time, undnunted by continual reverses, nnd hopeful cor to retrieve tho dis grace which they ccnldeied the pres ence of the luted "Infidels" put upon thcin. FLOATING HATTHIlli:S The most Interesting nnd exciting episode during this long siege wus tho ferocious nttempt made by the Span lards toward the close, when they strained every nerve to dismay and overcome the already exhausted but still unlllnchliig garrison. Mote thnn CO.O0O troops and 170 pieces of ordnance of large culibio were at the disposal of the Spanish genernl, and nn ingeni ous type of (touting batteries, strongly resembling the fnmous "cheese boxes on rafts" of tho late war, had been devised by the dons, who expected grent thlnss of them In the meditated assault. The numbers of the opposing forces were ludicrously disproportion ate. Besides the above mentioned troops and guns, the Spanish possessed nine line of battleships, 15 gun or mor tar boats, coveiecl boats sulllclent to land nearly 10,000 men, nnd, in nddl tlon, the 10 floating bntteiles. which CMIIIIIIIIIIIIIHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIllllllHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIUIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIHIIIIIIIIIKIIIIIIKIIIIIIIIIIIIIIimillllllJ 5 JONAS LONG'S SONS. THE GREAT STORE. JONAS LONG'S SONS. I 5 0 s co 2 0 a (9 5 s 0 5 -J 5 co 5 5 5 5 0 s E Ut a 0; a 0 5 K 2 (0 i? a Ui a: a 0 a iu a r- $17.98 Not $75.00 . . But For a High-Grade Bicycle. i FULLY GUARANTEED. a (0 a 5 0 a co 5 co consisted of largo vessels, their sides , B ?ri piotcctetl nj- a iihiihiuk n " " .i-.-i. ftet thick, and the decks and guns 5 !r screened with a slanting root ot snoi proof material. To this gigantic arm ament the defence could only oppose some 7,000 men, many of them sick or wounded, nnd all 1 educed to -canty ra tions for many months past, ammuni tion wns limited, ami the cannon even then were antiquated. conchuti;d assault. On the Sth of September, 17S2, fhe wus opened on the fortiess at a pre concerted slgnnl by the entire strength of the Spanish nitlllery, both on land and atloat. Tho "floating batteries" weie moored within half tango nnd proved indeed Invulnerable to shot nnd shell, which lasted nil night nnd day until late nn the 12th. On that day the garrison, unable to make nn Impres sion on the licet, whose efforts were be- ttt-H-M--f-f---'--t-'M----t--t--M-t- War Ships at Sea Under Admiral Sampson. 1 ui: uaki.m; or columiiia. Health is Wealth. t The rollowlnz Table Show the righting Power of the Detachment Which Mas Left the North Atlantic Squadron From the Blockade at Havana: t BATTLE SHIPS. 2s nine. Displacement, 'loin. Speed, Knots. Armor ThlcLucss. DR. E. C. WEST'S NERVE AND, BRAIN TREATMENT THE ORIG.NAL, ALL OTHERS IMITATIONS, liioldnnder poiltira Written Jurnnto, .nllin.iul nn.nla nnlif 4 1 MA Wnnlf M.am nrv . Niff denoe, Nerroutneas, Lassltudo, nil Drains, Youth. fill Krrora, pr Eiooeeiro Uau ot i'obucco, Opium, r Liquor, which leads to Mtecry, Couiumptlon, Inianity and Death. At storejur by mail, $1 a bomn for IS; with written irimruutco to core or refund inoucy, Humplo pack r. Aintalnlncr fitn ,!.' Iutmnt vuli full inttractioDi, 25 cents. Ono eamplo only sold to in. each ponon. At (toro or by mm kCyRod Label Special txtra strength, u 'For Impoteacy, Losa ot I lfVOI, WVBk WNUIIUUU, tl ii box: six for IS. witlifc written KiiaruntoeEi ' .npnrnlnll!lfftvil. At Alnrftlfl IftFOnEor hTwall. APJOSn W r U Clark, aaOPtnn Ae., fcrnutuiii Iv wH iL "tfpHi L153 jKJu2 Ta v t'ulumhl i at the feast of life sat stately,, c ilm li.te, SinlKil iit.ic" within her horilets, smiled pit ntv .it her gate; ' At lur full table fiom all lancl-, driven ft rth by tliieet need, Tho peoplfs tif old Kmopo sat down 111 pence to feed. O'ei flowed tho wlno ot plentcousness, iiliundant'P theru ot bie.itl, Columbia calK'd them childtcii nil, as on tin fu'l jc.irs spoil. Nor cure had she foi lniuli o'er sea, so she but held her own. Scant levrr.inee for tmptv mmp, tor king, or court, or throne. Tho natliinii over fims looked an they saw hei sons at piny. The goal was gold, they raced for it itn- sliaintd the livelong dnv: Thej stiovo for It, they strained for It, and still the few who won 5Io.t miserable ever wcio of all men 'ne.ith tho sjii. r And still t'olumbli pmlld, and still she fi asted und sho sltpt, Tho nations vvhNperid. "Death-ln-llfo hnth to her vita's cr-rt, The lnt of gold hath slain her soul, sho Is utritipt within." So said the n itlniis while each hugged her own cspccl.il sin. Columbia 3lcpt, but through her dream of pence there rang a tiv. A cry as of a penplo crushed, thrust out to stitvo and die; Columbia woke, Columbia lose, forth from Its scabbard dicvv Tho too long sheathed Kxcallbur, the bword that Slavery tlcw. She spoke neross tho mighty seas the lightnings bote her word "Hear, O pioud nation who forgets that nod. Ho Is the Lord, Tho peoples of these lands whom ye op press aie His and our, By fatherhood nnd brotherhood, thoso whom youi haio devours "Ccaso to oppress" out from this land, or by His might who pave This Hwoitl ot mine shall make the land j ou long have cuist jour grave. Too long the cruel lire? of Spain have fag gots inntle of men; Too long jour devil-pride hnth scorned nil pitas ol tonguo or pen 'Daughter of Hoi who laid you low nnd brouKht j mi to j-our knees. Who laughed to scoin jour prldo and drove vour galleons from tho seas. Old Knglaud's child, shall I hollo the laco of which I come, And whtn humanity appeals, ho blind and deaf and dumb" "Xo, bv my faith! hero on this tock of right 1 stand, nor doubt That ns we rtmnped out slavctj' so shill we stump J on out " Tho nntlons heard and said. "Sho may be ovei fond of gold, But at the coro Columbia Is Columbia of old J M Law son In Toronto Hall. Saved bv Ilm Drug Cleric A storv Is KOing the rountlH of tho medi cal profession nLout a certain linsclhlo phvsiclun who came near killing n patient the other day One of his piestriptlons fell Into tho hands of a clever drug clerk, who before putting It up. called on him know If he wanted It filled ns written lni tlnctur raged "Ceitaliilj-, sir!" ho shouted "I want my prescriptions filled ns i writo them, sir! Hy what authority do jou presume to quostlon them?" "Duly tlu authority of common sense," replied the clerk "Your proscription calls for twenty grains of morphine nnd one of quinine and thnt, I believe, would kill tho valient " "Impossible, sir'" stormed tho doctor. "Let me seo that prescription." In his own handwriting thero tt was iwonty grnlns of morphine and ono of aulnlno Ho had Intended writing twenty Kraln of quinine und ono of morphine. Now Vor Press. lloy Wanted Twenty-five eatly Users wanted to sell The Tilbuno In Hjdo Park. Ap ply nt Jenkins' drug; store tomorrow morning, 1 4 i2-lnch Indiana 10,228 16.0 18. Inch (r s 8-lncli J 6 4-iuch "I 4 u-lncli Iowa ii)34t 6. M-!nch 8-inch J 6 4-inch ARMORED CRUISER. New York 8,200 21.0 4. Inch 1 6 8-inch (TlugMilp) J 12 4-l"ch t,l,llattcryl " Commander. II. C Tnylor -f A WELL-KNOWN manufacturer of very high-grade bicycles came to us tiie other day with a proposition to take a ceitain quantity of wheels in exchange for cash, which he badly needed. Knew that he dealt in big lots that if the goods were up to the high standard required by us, we would be prompt customers. The wheels WERE ALL right we knew that by their name and worth and the reputation of their maker, lie offered them to us at an absurdly little price conditionally that his name should not be re vealednor the name of the wheel. We accepted his terms, and Just 100 Will Be Sold Saturday, May 14th, at 9 O'clock. Not a wheel will be sold before that hour that our big trading public? from far and near may have an equal chaace at this great bargain. The speci-' fications call for every requirement in an up-to-date high-grade wheel. No need going into details over a point on which you can satisfy yourself by examination before buying. 0 8 0) 9 a o 0) CO 0 CO Models for Ladies and fieri H7J ) Is the Price. Three Colors of Enamel JONAS LONG'S SON'S. K JONAS LONG'S SONS. THE GREAT STORE. JONAS LONG'S SONS. 3 r.niiuiiiiiiiiiiniiiiJiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiHUiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiigiiiiiiiEaiBgiiR 5QMMS)tf0tf0K$i$ New Wrinkles in Ms Clothing. -HH-M-4-HHH-t-H- T R. D. Evan r. 12. Chadwlck f Ditrolt. PROTECTED CRUISER. 2,089 18.7 9 S-lnch J. II. Da ton DOUBLE TURRETED MONITORS. Amphltrltc 4- Puritan 3.990 0,000 12.0 lo-'nch 12.0 10. Inch 4 io.nch c j BarcIay t 4-Inch ' 4 12-Inch 2 4-Inch P. I. Harrington 1444-44444444-M-4-4-4-44--M--f-f-f-H---4-f-M-4- peilenced gunners, the guns of the hnr hoi batteries would have given a tmieh better account of themselves. It 1h even nn open question vv hether the lleet would not have been iepult,cd under such rlrcuniPtnnces. Herein lies an ex ample nnd moral which thoe who op pose all proposals to increase the nitll lery binnch of our auny might well ponder, lor the siuecw of the hhlps un der Admiral Seymour's command ehowed conclusively that it Is useless to expect that the mugnlfcent engines of modern warfare can be manipulated even moderately well bv men, however brave and willing, who nave not under gone the long nnd niduous course of training necessary to turn out n pro perly Qualified gunner. rtoMBAurainNT or pauis The bombardment of T'nrls, though it cin hardly be compiled with a possi ble attack on Havana, Is yd worthy cif notice as illustrating what measures can be taken to reduce an unwilling city to subjection. During the month ot January, 1871, the Prussian guns llt eially rained on the fortifications of the capital the seemingly Impossible num ber of 10,000 shells each day, and of these moie than 500 fell on a daily aver age into the city piopei; tho devasta tion caused b the lattei In borne part.s was. flight fill and the fires in conse quence often threatened to ruin whole dlstilcts Manv houses and walls were thrown down by the ganlson, so as to leave huge open spaces where shells could do little or no damage, yet many a one who had enduied the pangs of hungei In silence and submitted with out complaint to the severe regulations of the commlssary-gtneril, for the honor nnd ake of "La Hi lie Kiance," found it hard to lesttain teats nnd in dignation when, on letuining from the front after a long nnd hopeless strugglo against an apparently Invinclblo foe, ho could discover nothing save the ruins of his former home IN OUR CIVII, -WAR. During tho civil war there were many ftitlous bombardments, but they were prln.ipnll) directed ngnitibt Important forts, and In no case weie the polls or cities thteatened with destine 11 m In fact, tho wonderfully smjli III" In all these operations dm Ir .11- cntuous struggle of 1661-(I5 m remark, us showing the c s.s of the means adopted to in de fenders from the dangeioi nib A few days before, hovvevc r, lui nu; the pio'racted siege of Sebastopol, tho com. blned fleets of France nnd England had demonstrated the power und possibili ties of the ennnon of tho period when uirncd n opposition to oven tho most elaborate nnd teientlfle systems of de fence Only the severity of tho climate and tho extraordinary Intrepidity of the Russian soldiers enabled them to keep tho 'tllles nt bay for such n long per iod. ATTACK ON ClinRALTAU. Undoubtedly tho most interesting story of siege and bombardment In tho annals of waifaie slnco cannon werci first Invented Is that of the unsuccess ful attempt of Spain to regain in 177.1 tho foi tress of Oibraltar, which Eng land had taken by storm n few yeara HIS STORE nXP12CTSi TO tHM., YOU BLTTHR CLOTHTNCr than yott'ro expecting. Wo ought to; we've got the business under our Imrredlnte oversight; vv e'ra right un to date; If thero are any misfits made, or any garments for which a measure has been ta ken, which, for some reason , has been left on the tailors' hands. our ngents nre on tho spot to scoop It up. we get the gai incut or garments as quick as a snap In our store; wo represent vou in deal ing with the merchant tailor; wo stand between you and tho tailor In price only; a garment we buy from them, perhaps made to order for $40, wo ell to you at $1S, a $3' measured suit wo sell for $10 11 fortunate saving, Indeed; Is thero a trl'Ilng nlteiatlon needed to maka It a perfect fit, we make- it checi fully and flee of charge, and, In addition, keep this gaiment bought of us In lepnlr one jear fice. How does It pav to buy store cloth ing' Tiy one of our Merchant Tailor Jllsflt or Uncalled-for Garments. Thousands In town have patronized us why not you'. I f t 4- t 4- t ginning to give the small force of de fenders considerable trouble and In convenience, conceived the Idea of load ing their guns with icd-hot shot and burning shells, which, though of little or no penetrating power, turned out to be vety effective against the wooden sides of tho battleships and gunboats. In fact, within 11 very few hours every one of the lloatlng batteries lay quies cent on the water, a useless mass of burning hulks. The endeavots and en ergy of the defenders finally pievalled over the vast numerical supeilorlty of their opponents, and on the 14th of the month the desperately conducted ut tack was given up and the Spanish Hoops retired to their lines, severely crippled by the enormous losses they had suffered, winter quatteis weie taken up, the bombardment practically abandoned, and peace was declared on the 2d of February following. a mumoiiarll: sikgh. Thus ended one of the most memorable slges that can be found In the pages of hlatnry remarkable for many reasons, but mosc of all for the small loss of life among tho defftiders. who during three jenis and a half that the Investment lasted, lost In all about r,00 men, while thej indicted on the enemy a totnl loss it several thousand lives flibi altar to day simply bristles with artillery; the mountain is honeycombed with passa ges and galleries leading to icmotely hidden battel ies, some of the lesult of nature's w 01 kings but must of them cenvnted by years of arduous toll In the very bowels of the gigantic lock. Looking at tho huso guns, many of them of Immense weight nnd latge ral. Ibre, one Is almost forced to tho con clusion thnt they must have "grown tlieie, for to one not learned in the mysterious vv ijs nnd wonclngs of the gunner and engineer It seems absolute, ly Impossible that these monstiously long engines of destruction could, by any but superhuman agency, have been brought through the steep and tortu ous passages thnt form the sole np pmach to the daik, silent casemates w here they reposo IN CASH OF HAVANA It Is evident that Havana, not en Jo Ing the admitted impregnability of tli ''pillar of Heicules," nor yet pos esslng the magnificent defenses thnt vvre the boast of Paris, Is more com parable to Alexandria, where similar ity Is indeed further borne out by tho 1 esemblance between the climates und the strategical positions of the two cities, and, though Hnvana Is lacking in quantity to equal the Pgyptlan bat tei les, the deficiency may perhaps bu compnsated for by tho moro modern qunllty of guns and a supeilnr class of gunners This last desideratum Is a most Important one, for It la indisputable that with good guns and well-trained men behind them, even though tho number of both leaves much to bo de siicd, and the fortifications bo any thing but invulnerable, any fort ought to givo a good account of Itself against oven greatly superior odds, for a short tltuo at least. With tho Improvements ot late yeais In rnnge-flndlng instru ments, und the enormously increased desttuctivc rnngo cf high-power guns, 5J 4-H-f4H-4-K4-K444 I High Art and Misfit Clothing Parlors 8 427 Lackawanna Avenue. the advantage is all In favor of a sta tionaiy fort from which distances are merely a matter of momentary calcula tion and directions easily obseived, as opposed to a constantly moving ship, c n board which distance observations nro practically a matter of trial, while the rolling of the sea constantly inter feies with correct laying, HAVANA'S PRIOR FALL. Especially Is this the case In any kind of a heavy sea, but once let the guns of a lleet be properly trained on the fort, and a couple of good shots made, nnd It will tnke a most powerful set of fortifications to resist annihilation, for once the range is definitely obtained, tho pitching and tossing of the ship, ns well as Its capability of constant mo tion, altering both speed and dliection, combine to form n great element of security, whereas the fort is now a fixed and immovnble target. It Is a bit of history woith recalling that Ha vana Itself was once successfully In vested und eannonnded.and that, moie over, tho troops to whoso couiage and mettle the eantuie of the city was al most wholly duo were of American, 01, ns It was then called, provlnclul ex ti action. On June C, 17C, a Urltlsh lleet landed somo 12,000 troops on tho coast a few mllen east of Havana The work of Investment wus quickly begun, nnd notwithstanding the gallant de fence made by tho garrison and the mortnllty caused among the Rrltlsh tioops by disease and famine, the 30th day of Juno saw tho opening of a fletce nnd destructive fire on the fotts of Morro Castle. Seventeen days later tho Spanish guns had been all hut silenced, nnd a footing was gained by the be siegers with the ditch itself that foims the outer work of tho castle Ono month after tho opening of the bombatdment a breach of sulllclent dimensions had been made, and n storming party composed of provim lal troops, known as tho Royal Americans, carried the fortress by surprise. Tho city of Havana was subsequently 10 duced to surrender, and became Brit ish property. Had Its subsequent ehango for the Florldas not been ef fected, how differently would have read tho story of the 'pearl of the An tilles." It may bo incidentally men tioned that the fltet of ships of tho line were compelled eatly In the bom bardment to retreat ignnmlulously, when tho admiral in command thought to supplement the land attack by a file from tho sea. er in the New York Tribune. The town proper is caled Caryes where are to he found nil the essential features of civilized life streets of shops nnd bazars filed with bustling and eager customers, coppersmiths ply ing their trade, and fruiterers piling 111 their wares. Rut never Is seen tli form or face of mother, wife, sistei daughter, lover or infant. The Turkish garrison Is a collection of bacheloi quarters for men nnd officers. Strange to say, the superstition runs that It was the virgin herself who banished her sex from this spot. .HOIftf 1'Al.N Ol' THE .llOJtKS. Thero Aro Tvvnntv Iagnt (Icon t Jinn. interim In the Vicinity. TTre is a region in Macedonia known as "The Mountain of tho Monks,' bc cuuso thero ate no fewer thnn 10 mag nificent monasteries scattered In the sheltered recesses, or on the tops of the lofty crags. There dwell In this seclud ed spot, tut oft from all the pomps and vanities of the woild, the devotees of an extraordinary system of asceticism, quietism and superstition, says a writ- WOLF & WENZEL, 340 Adams Ave.. Opp. Court llous:. PRACTICAL TINNERS and PLUMBERS Sole Agents far Itlchardson-BoyQton'J Furnaces and linage Finest Solderless 18k Wedding Rings. The new Tiffany Style. Wedding Presents THIRD NATIONAL BUNK OF SGRANTON. Special Attention Given to Rusl ucss nnd I'eci:iii.il Account). Liberal Accominodtitlotn Z. fended According to Balances ani Responsibility. 3 Per Cent. Interest Allowed on Interest Deposits. Capitdi, Surplus, Undivided Profits, $200,000 300,000 79,000 W3I. COXNELL, President. HENRY BELIN, Jr., Vice Tres. WILLIAM II. PECK, Cashier -IN- Fine Sterling Silverware, Rich Cut Glass, Clocks, &c, Our optician, Mr. Adams, can fit all cases of defective vision. Prices very leasonable. 130 Wyoming Ays. Gillette Bros Auctioneers and Brokers, 327 Washington Avenue. (Opp. Court House.) Auction sales of all classes of goods satisfactorily conducted in any part of city or county. Money loaned on all kinds of personal property at A reasonable rates. Jf The vault of thU bank Is pro. tccted by HolmeV Kleotric Pro. tectivc bybtein. BOSTON DENIAL PARLORS HlCCCHSOtH ta tlie NEW YORK DENTAL PARLORS. "TUr.Ttl AUDI! PilltrECT." Orlgl lutor.i at Painless Dentistry. We otrai I troth nil t. tli and apply cold crovviiH ami hriilBt vvoik without the Ic.iwt partUI. it aln ! a method pat ented nnd used In in mlv NO C1IAHOH for painless (iraiiiiii, vhm teeth uro nrdeied. 52-& ' -4 Tifti'liii Tull Set Teeth. $3 00 We eunrnnUs a fit Ootd Crowns, $3 00 All other woric nt ,ro- lortlonntoly low prices a-dold Crown and !rlde Work a specialty Helnu the olden ..nd IjrROHt dental par lors In tho world, wo nre o well equipped thut nil vnrk dene hy us In the hont to be had Our operutirns aro positively palnlcjf All work uaruntced for 1 vears All former continent inarto bv New York Drntnl Parlor will be mudo good by tho iscnton Dental I'nrlors. Boston Dental Parlors Corner Lackawanna and Wjomlng Aves. (Over Newark Shoe Btore.) 1 Mors. 8 to S. Sunday, 10 to J.
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