THE SCJR ANTON TRIBUNE-SATURDAY. JUNE 1, 189S. an THE DEFEAT OF SPAIN IN 1866 A Brooklyn Man's Story ol tbe Callao Bombardment. THE OUTllAQKOUS J.liTft.WAt. 01 HOSPITALITY IN. PKllU IIY TIIK Sl'ANIAUDS AND TUUIU ATTACK ON CALLAO AFTI-JH 1IAVINU 1IOSI 1UHDI2D DEKKNCKLERS VALPA-IIAISO-THU I'AHT THAT TUK All niUCANS l'I.AYI-31) IN ItKl'IM.MNC. THt: ATTACK AND IN MIINDINCJ SPAIN'S CHIPPLKD SHIPS AWAY. From tho New York Sun. On May 2, ISflS, Spain's nrmniln suf fered lt) Hunt nnil ovorwlipltnlnt,' de feat on tho western const of South America. Never ntriiln wim Spnln to lmvo a foothold on Hie continent when her possessions linil been ho vast. A few United StnU'M citizens took part In that last decisive battle and those yet IIvIiik refer to the event, with evi dent satisfaction, ns u triumph of free dom nnd pluck against heavy odds. While making a thorough study of the Incti antiquities In Peru, Dr. Augus tus Le Plongeon, now living In Urook lyn, resided In that country eight years. nnd took part In the stirring events, i Ho gives the following account of Spain's crushing defeat: "in 1SC1 n squadron of three Spanish frigates, of sixty guns, suddenly ap pealed at Callao. These ships wete the Villa de Madrid, Commander Oouzalez: Kl Trlunfo. whoso commander's name I do not recall, and La 131anca, com mander Topete, an uncle of the Span ish consul general recently In New York. The fleet was under command of Admiral Plnzon, nllled to Mazaredo, who acted as plenipotentiary. The odlcers declnred they were on a scien tific mission, that their cruise In the Pacific would extend to California, and that their only object in ' calling at Callao was to renew friendship with the Peruvians. After 1S21, when Peru had shaken off the Spanish yoke, It had had no diplomatic relations with that country, which had not acknowl I'dged Its Independence. Those who have lived among the Peruvians know how hospitable and guierous they are. The Spaniards were believed; cordially welcomed ns broth ers who had returned after n prolonged absence; feted by the best society in Lima, where banquets and balls were given In their honor; treated by tho government as envoys of a friendly nation, and every facility for learning all nbotit the country. Its public monu ments, Institutions, and so forth, was given them. "After eight or ten cljyp.eltirintr which nothing that could make their vMt en ji vable was omitted, the Spaniards left tlelr hosts with many a hand clasp and loudly expressing their wishes for the prosperity of the republic. Tho ofllcers said thfy won- going toward California, and were seen to stnrt northward, but li.. sooner were the ships out of sight than they changed their course and vent south direct to the Chlneha Is lands, whose uuaiio. exhausted In 1S7:.', then made them the treasure house of Peru. Ther a company of marines landed, misprised the guard of twenty live Indian soldiers, hauled down the rcruvlun tlnj,- and hoisted the Spanish colors, proclaiming Spain the- owner uf that land, nnd declailnq wnr on Peru, whose wcishipo, as the treacherous Spaniards had seen, were all dismantl ed and unlit for service, for the coun try was at ptaie with nil nations, and not anticipating any ae-gn s-slon "When tho action of the Spaniards became known in Lima the Indignation of their generous entertainers knew no bounds, a state of consternation also prevailed, when it was rumored that Callao would be bombarded. General Antonio Pezet, the president, was at bis wit's end to know-how to rescue tiie islands, so as to fill tho contracts f'-r Buano. To fall to do this, would have pioved exceedingly detrimental to the eountrj. "In tho council chambers of the Ca Mldo (City Hall) the foreigners resid ing In Lima held a mooting, at which the traveller George -;. squires, then commissioner of the United States to IVin, presided. It was resolved that a protest should be sent. In the name of the foielgn merchant, to Mazaredo Spain's Plenlpot-nciaiy. with the eet and on the Chincha Islands. agalnt tho treacherous ai Hon of Spain. This was done, but d!d not produce the desired result. Spain was there to Insist upon the payment of an indemnity, and the ships did not move off until one of them ias mysteriously destroyed. HOW IT WAS DONH. "How was it done? Well, after a few- days two or three citizens went to Pcsco. a .small port opposite the Chin cha Islands, hired a rishcrniiin'.s can o nnd Its owner, and at early dawn visit ed the Spanish squadron to sre how it appeared in the morning mists, lie fore the sun was up an outside acci dent happened to Kl Trlunfo, although afterwards olllcer and crew declared the calamltv occurred Inside the ship. There wnn a line illumination which met lit I he Muslims, th.-n caught the hull, and the Spaniards were so pleased they Jumped overboard to have a bet ter view of the spectacle. The Trlunfo was towed a short distance from the other ships; It burned to Its water line ami saint wnere it can bo this day in calm weather. seen to Two or three days later the other ships sailed south to Chili, but tho news of their doings had reached that place, therefore Its ports wen closed and war declared against the Span lards. Guayaquil followed tho same course; and not ono country on the western cumst allowed the Hn.nuii aii.oa 10 cuue waier. i-or tins and for I THE BEST wood they liad to bo to Juan Fernan dez. "('hill and Pent toolc measures to ward fitting up their inon-of-wur; tiut the Spanish licet wnh strongly rein forced by tho armored ship Numnncla, the 07-piMi frigate Alinnnzu. the des patch bout NttcBtru Sonoru do Covn donga and the. frigate Ilorcnguela. These, with others mentioned, formed the strongest Spanish siptadron that had over searched tho waters of the PuriHc, nnd It remained there tvA) years. During this time President l'ossut of Peru, wanted to temporize with the Spaniards, oven to pay tho Indemnity. This resulted In his re moval from olllco by a revolution. "In lSGj the licet was under command of Admlrnl Varcja, sun of the viceroy of Peru, nnd born In Lima. Upon be ing ordered to bombard Valparaiso, a commercial, defenceless city, thin man, rather tlinn do such a dastardly deed, blew out his own brains on boatd the Numnncla. The command then devel oped upon tho next chief, Mondcz Nu nez, who, less scrupulous, bombatded the city for four hours, destroying many public buildings, while not even u pistol wan Ilred off In return. The French frigate Venus was in the har bor at tho time, also the English fri gate Shearwater nnd the American war steamer Vandeibllt, with Commodore John Hodgcrs on board, acting as escort to the monitor .Monadnock, which was on ltii way to California, where It now Is. "Commodore Rodgers sent word to Captain Derrnm. of the Shearwater, asking If he would join him In prsevent lug the bombardment. The Kngllsh commander replied that, having only one ship, he hesitated to attack the Spanish squadron. Hodgcrs then paid: "Klro oiu- gun ngalnst Spain and retire. With my monlfor and my ship I will send those blasted Spaniards to th" bottom.' , "ISodgers himself told mo this. It was aftcrwar rumored that the llrillsh commander was disgraced for having done nothing toward the great Kngllsh Interests In Valparaiso. At the end of April, 1SCC. the Snnnlsh rqundioa cast anchor six miles from Callao at the head of Isle Saint Lorenzo. On learning of the bombardment of Val paraiso, Colonel Prado. then president of Peru, ordered the setting up of two Iron-clad turrets belonging to a moni tor which had been brought In sections and had been put together. Ono tur ret was placed a short distance to tho south of the city, and called La Mer ced. The other was placed to the north and called Santa Itosa. In each two Parrott guns, 300-pounders, were mounted. "The army olllcers, from generals to the youngest lieutenants, and the stu dents of universities and medical col leges hunted up llfty old cannon of nrlous calibres, which had boon dis carded, mounted these as bsl they could on tho short space between the two turrets and In front of the cannon placed sand bags ns a protection ngaln.it the cobblestones that formed the beach, nnd which th. balls of the enemy would convert Into grape shot. The olllcers themselves manned the guns. No rmtim.in soldier had a haul In that unequal struggle. "The. fifty or twenty United Stales residents, mostly merchants, eng.-r to take part In the defence of American coil, got permission to use and man another Parrott gun, a JOO-poiimier, that was In the arsenal. This was mounted on Its carriage about fifty yards south of the railroad depot. Com modore Hodgcrs. who happened to bo there, assured me that he had difficult;' In restraining his men. so anxious wore they to land and nr'slst In the fight. POPUI.AU KNTIIUSTASM. "When on that famous Mav 2, the people In Lima learned that the Span ish ships were stripped for action and that Callao was to be bombarded, their courage and enthusiasm knew no bounds. livery able-bodied person wanted to lmnten theio to encounter th perhtllous Spnnlards. Those who could not lind loom in the railroad cars walk ed to the port, nearly nine miles off. Young women of the best families sped to the scene of action to encourage the combatants and attend tho wounded. The Peruvian priests also hurried to the coast, but the Spanish friars In Lima stayed within their convents and cried to heaven for the detent of the people who generously sheltered thorn. "So deep was the public Indignation ngalnst that power which, in order to force unld from the Peruvians, de based itself to the most cowardly of deeds, that the olllcers and civilians did not even wait to call upon the com-, mon rolduix, but rushed headlong to the defense of land and liberty. There was i reserv foice of :',noO men, out of sight, only a few hundred paces Irom th shore, piovlded with seventy-live pieces of field artillery and ready to face the Spaniards had these effected a landing. The 2,000 soldiers wore shel tered behind the walls of a fortress which covered fifteen aires of ground. It was built In 1773 and rerved ns cus tom house anil storerooms. "An I have said, the Monadnock and Vanderblll liappuneil to be ut Callao with other vessels of the United Slates South Atlantic licet the Dakota, Su-wane.- and Mohongc, also the French friuate Venus. Tin squadron of Mon de:'. Nunez started from its anchorage about II o'clock nnd advanced In the fcrm of a letter V. the Numnncla oecu pying Its point until about ha'i a miio from whore. This ship then too-. i,j, its position In front of the oM fortress. The Almanza and Villa dc Madrid fac. ed tho northern batteries. La Uianco nnd Herenguela those to the south. The Covadonga kept beyond the line of lire, ready to ah' nny dhabled ship. "As eight bolls sounded on board and the bells In the fortress rang out 11' o'clock the fliet gun was fired from the Nuinancia. Considering the strength of the foe, we on shore all expected lo be blown to bits, but nflor twenty minutes hud gone by we laugh- 1. for the Spanish gunners nlni.l so badly that their missies (lew toward s Jesmis Coedem medio Matt. XX VII, 11-26. BY J. E. GILBERT, D. D., LL. D., Secretary of American Society of Religious Education." CONTL'XT. After tho supper Jesus nnd the eleven went forth to the Garden of Gethscnianc. Thcro lie was arrested by the Jews and fors.ilten by the. disciples. Led away Into the city lie was arraigned before the high priest and subjected to insult. The attendant menials and noi dlers, unrestrained by their superior, heaped upon Him all manner or Indlgnlt lei (Matt, xxvl, 67-69). Tliey loci Him through the court yard with cursing and rcvlllugs, and thrust Him Into tho guard room to await the bteak of day. In the early morning He was brought be fore the Sanhedrln (Mark xv, 1), of whom only a portion had been present at the night session. Tills was to be His third actual, but Ills first formal and le,;al trial. No attempt was made before Unit august body to present any new com plaint. It was deemed best to frame a charge of constructive blasphemy, bas"d upon Ills own extorted words (Mark xlv, C-'-Ct). As this was a flagrant violation of their law (Lev. xxlv. 1C), they believed that Pllato would ratify their duclUon and pronuunco sentence. PILATn-Upon the deposition of Arch alaus (.Matt. II, 2.1) A. I). C, Judea wnS attached to Syria, nnd a procurator, vested with Judicial and military author ity, was appointed to govern It. Pllato was the slMh of such governors. Kntcr ing the olllcc. A. D. 23, he soon awakened the dlsplciisuro of tho Jews by removing the headquarters of the army from Cues, area, the capital (Acts x.w, 1). to Jeru salem. Several or the subsequent iicis led to riot and bloodshed. Our Saviour refers to one of these (Luke xlll, 1) Pilate became disgusted with tliu fanaticism of his unruly subjects, but at times he rought lo conciliate them for the sake of peace. It Is said that In the year 36, upon cimpluint of the Samaritans, ho went to Jtomc to answer their nccusatlnns be fore the emperor; that on reaching the Imperial city, tho emperor having tiled, h" was overcome with disappointment and that he killed himself. ANALYSIS. -The arraignment of Jesus befuie Pilate Is recotded by all Hie evan gelists (.Matt, xxvli, 2-14; Mark xv, 1-15; Luke xxill. 1-3; John xvlll, 2S-IM. No ono of them gives a complete account. I'y combining the narratives wo may obtain a tolerably correct Idea of what trans plrcd. The scene thonged several time. Throughout the grquiullcss accusation and biller hatred end reJ"Clion of the Jews are set over against the repeated acquittal by Pllato and his eltort to set tho Prisoner free, end'ng at hist In his disgraceful surrender. In these notes the purpose will bo to weave the scattered facts Into a continuous nnd orderly nar rative. The object Is lo display the spirit and the method of the actors, to see how church and state Judaism and he.Uhen Kin. the former principal united to put to death tho Son of God. ACCUSKD. Karly In the morning, per haps 7 o'clock, Jesus was brought by the chief priests anil oll'ccrs of the Sanhe Irln, to the gates of Pilate's gorgeous pal iic They did not enter lest they woutll be dellle.l (John xvlll. 2s.). Pilate, annoy -d by this early call, went out and Inquired, "What acc'isatlon bring ye?" As If re senting the question, they answered, "It those regions where the buzzards roar ed. Numancla's first shot .was Imme diately answered by one of the Par rott guns from the northern turret. That ball struck the Villa de Madiid cnlllnde, from bow to stern, as she was tacking to present her broadside; killed fifteen and wounded eighteen men; fell Into tho engine room; broku the pipe of steam communication, dis abled tho engine, nnd put sixty guns out of service. The Covadonga towed tho Madrid back to Its anchorage, but the battle, uninterrupted, continued hot until ." o'clock. "About half past three the llernen guela, commanded by Captain Pezuel.i. liad to be towed to her anchorage. In her side she had a hole big enough for a cart and oxen to pass through and there was tire on board. At 1 o'clock a shell from La Ulnncha struck the top of the southern turret and exploded 200 pounds of powder, placed there by order ol Don Manuel Galvez.mlnlster of war, against the advice of the otllceiH. The turret was split, the guns dis mounted and eighteen or twenty men killed. Only ono linger of Senor Gnl vez was found, and iecosnlzed by a ring he hnd always worn. "The boys on shore twice set fire to the Almanza by making the cannon bnlls red hot before filing them. The Spaniards behaved well enough they wore brave but proved themselves miserable gunners. Mendez Nunez, on the bridge of his Numanela. was slight ly wounded by splinters of. buiFS rail which was hit by a ball. At "' o'clock ho gave the order to cease firing, "'he Inst shot wan from shore, from the south battery at La Hlaiiea, as she was retivatlng. Unhappily, the man who pointed tho gun nlmed n little too low, and the mlssle fell about six feet behind tho ship's stern." PKUUVIAN JIKItOISM. "From first to last I took an active pan on shore, nnd can testify to tho heroism of the Peruvians as well as of their United Stntes allies. About :i.V) luave men perished on Innd, not struck down by the Spanish lire direct, but, by the cobblestones which covered the shore nnd which, scattered by the can non balls, did dire work. If Dr. John son, chief surgeon an the Vandeibllt, or any of the olllcers on board at that time are still living, they can corrobo rate my account. Dr. Johnson may alfo remember th words of Captain Gonzalez of the Madrid when he nnd I stepped on the deck of that ship to pre sent the compliments eg Commodore Hodgcrs and olfer our professional ser vices for the wounded senmen. "(louzalev received us courteously, uce-opted our offer, and said: I am glad not to have had to fire n shot against the city. That cannon ball spared my feelings. 1 am a republican, and my poui revolted ngalnst firing, but as a military man I should have had to do it had not this saved me.' pointing to the ball that had done mich effective work. We vlilted the other battleships ulso, last of all tin. Numnncla, which we loft at 9 o'clock at night In one of the foes coirinon nt that season, and with difficulty found our way hnck to the Vanderbllt. The SpanUh ships remained nt tholr anchorage about eight days mahliiK repairs, then departed In n very crip pled state. On Its homeward voyage the armada was still further dnmaged and scattered by tempests, ns if even the elements entered a protest against Spain's crimes. Nevertheless, the Span iards claimed, as usual, that they had .been vlctuilous. "Thus was Spain finally ejected from Peru by tho dniintlers courngo of Its patriots and a few Unltod States cltl ssens. It was for the Spaniards a shame. 1 ful iiefont300 - lUnrua i,v nfiv llo wero not a malefactor we would not have brought Him." Deeming the matter unworthy of his ntteiitlon Pilate said, "Take y- Him and Judge Him" (John xvlll, 2n-no). Confei.sltiK their Impotcnco and murderous purpofo they answered, "It Is not lawful for us to put to death." Dropvltig the charge of blasphemy, tho mob died out accusing Jesus of sedition (Luke xxill, 2), supposing that most cer tainly this would til rest Pilate's atten tion. "Perverting the nation." "forbid cling to gle tribute." "Himself a King" these were the Items. The last was a perversion. The first (Matt, xxll, 21 1 and Hie second (Matt. xvll. 27i were wholly without foundation, the opposite of Ills teai'hing, coi trary to the spirit of Chi is tlatilty, as set forth by tho apostles (Hutu, xlll, t), KNAMINKD.-The charge produced the decided effect.' Pllato could not Ignore any matter inelving the pciwc of society or the stability of govett.me'iit. Itetlllng with Jesus Into the Judgment hall, ho nsked, "Art Thou the King of the Jews'."' (Matt, xxvli, 11). "Saycst Thou this or Thyself?" was Christ's reply. Pllato in dignantly answered. "Am I a Jew? Why should I know nnythlng about the mat te r? 'Thlno own people Jiave delivered Thee. What hast Thou done'.'" In the plainest terms Jesus replied that He was a King, that His kingdom was not of thin world, that If It were His servants would light, that He I'lime Into the world to win subjects by truth (John will, 3U-:i. Thus lie explained the nature of His kingdom, which even Ills disciples had misunder stood (Matt, xvili. 1) I ef using the charge of His enemies. His explanation was cal culated to allay any fears which may have arisen In the mind of Pilate, who ended tho Interview by u&klng, "Wlrit Is truth?" ACQITITTFD. liclurnlng to tho Jews Pllato said, "I find no fault In this man" (Lulio xxill, 4). Hut they broke forth again In the most violent clamor ugalnst llltn. Turning to Jesus Pilate asked 'lie meaning of these accusations, but He made no answer (Matt, xxvil. 12). "An swerest Thou nothing?" Pllato ouerlert, wondering at the silence. Turning to the people he said u. second time. "I find no fault in Him." Hut this acquittal, re peated only made the Jews more oltter anil boisterous. "He stlrreih up the peo ple, teaching throughout Jewry, begin ning at Galilee (Luke xxill, 5), so they went on. Perceiving that Jesus was a Galilean. Pllato sent Him to Herod, who was in the city. Tint net of apparent couitesy inailo friends of the two gov ernors, who before had been enemies (Luke xxill, 12). Hciod, whoso life was polluted with Heroillas, whose hands were stained with the blood of John (Mark vi, 1S-2S). received, mocked, ac quitted and returned the prisoner iLuke xxill, 12). DKFKND12D. Onco more confronted by the noisy crowd Pilate elctermlnetl to elcfend Jesus, He was convinced of His Innocence, and he had also been warned by his wife (Matt, xxvil, ID). Ascending the Judgment peat he made an address, saying that he ami Herod hail found no fault in the accused (Luke xxill, ID. H'lt, willing to conciliate the Jews, he pro poorly mounted cannon, but the men who handled these were Inspired by the holy love of progress and freedom." CUBA IN FUTURE. Likely to Be an El Dorado for Ameri cans with Grains, Sense and a Utile Capital. II. S. Cinlleld In Times-Herald. "Cuba Is the smile of the sea," fays the ever picturesque Ingertoll. It is a country of wmderful resources. Add to these its geographical position, and we have the factors of u glorious pro duct. It Is within easy reach of New Orleans and other large markets of the United States. Tiansportatlon Is cheap. The United States and Cuba ate reciprocal In production. Wo find thete u ready market for manufactured goods, and the island sends us sugar, bananas and other tropical productions. A tiemendous trail e would spring up under free trade conditions. Cubn is the largest sugar producer In the world. The Contancla plantation near Cienfuegos produced, according to the last Cuban census, 4".oOO,000 pounds In u year. With American energy and enterprise in tho Island could be made to produce ro.ooo.OOa tons easily. Tin re would bo heavy comi etltlon among ex perts in the production of sugar. These lands would be sufficiently cultivated, and tho cane reduce by the diffusion process. This Is a stoeplip; process. The cane, finely chopped no. Is plac -d In large. Iron cylinders and submitted to the same process ns tea in tho house wife's teapot. Thus there Is not more than one-half of 1 per cent, of sacohur lne lost. Cuba will be a maiket for sugar making machinery, ngiloultnrnl mach inery, electric light appliance, railroad supplies, wooden ware. etc. In fict, there will be a icady and constantly in creasing market for nil our produc tions, fiom clothes to catnip. At present Cuba grows 30,000,000 pounds of tobacco leaf, which opens up a field for American manufacture'. The H.l.OOO.OCO cocoanuts raised annually show the ne.jil of active nil energetic capital in n coconnut oil factory. The 20,000,000 bunches of bananas now grown yearly cun be inor- than doubled after political differences have been settled and the traelo of America sets In. Material Is abundnnt for the manu facture of soap, coarsely flbeieil cloths and many kindred Industries. Fruit farms on nn nverago make largo le turn after three years, except the I a nana, which yields abundantly after tin- first year. On the mountain slopes in the east ern, central and western nnrts uro the finest coffee lands In tho world. In 1SC0 there were- S00 plantations tunning nt a largo profit. This kept up for eight years, when the wealing tan yenrs' war ruined them. Thev wero either devas tated or allowed to decay. All thesa will bo revived In regenerated Cuba. It requires only small capitul to start a cofiee plantation. A half-crop is grown the third year, und the fourt'j year sees the full yield. I: paya from 25 to loo per cent, em the capltil invest ed, which Is much too fascinating u problem to remain lonif unsolved by Undo Sam's enterprising family. Tho mineral wealth i,f the Island Is Incomputable and Inexhaustible. The copper mines uro exceedingly rich, and added capital and energy will develop them to a. much greater elegree. The Iron mines are eupnblo of producing enormous iiuuntltleH of llessonier Iron ores. Those ores nre very valuable and known the world over to manu fuotnre.is na "StmnUdi ores." As time posed scourging nnd release, To make that course acceptable ho reminded them that It was customary to release one prisoner on the feast day. The mu,.. tude bearing this and being incited ly the Jews, called for tho rcb-asc of liar abbas, a notorious lobLer and murderer (Matt, xvll, 20). "What shall 1 do with Jesus?" he Inquired, as If expecting mercy. They said, "crucify Him." PI Into replied, "t find iio fault In Him and will chastise I lint in:d let Him go," this proposal drew forth fresh cries for cruci fixion. lNSt'LTKD.-Seelng that he could not prcxall, but that a tumult was raised, Pllato washed his hands, In water, say ing, "1 am Innocent of the blood of Ibis Just person." and the people answered, "Ills blood be upon us and upon our chil dren." Then releasing Ilar-nbbas, ho condemned Jesus to bo eiucllled. Tho soldiers led Jesus Into the court, stripped Him, put on Him a robe and a crown, thrust a reed In Ills hand, bowed tho knee, and mocked Him saying, "Hall, King of the Jews" (Matt, xxvil, 21-210. PHKSr.NTKD.-Thus arrayed, He was brought forth to the people, and Pilate, purposing to make another effort to save Him, said, "1 find no crime In Him." Hut they cried out, "He ought to die. to.' He made Himself the Son of God" (John xlx, 7), returning to the ehaige of blas phemy. Hearing this statement 1'iinte again withdrew to question Jesus, "Whence art Thou"'" Hut. no answer was returned. Coming forth, ho offered to roleaso the prisoner. They cried, "ir thou let this man go thou uro not u trlend to Caesar (John xlx, 12). "llehold your King," said Pilati'. "We have no king but Caesar." was their answer, repudiat ing all their Messianic hopes. Upon tli.it Pilule delivered Jesus to bo crucified. CONCLUSION.-Tho trial of Jesus. If such It may bo called. Is concluded. He has appeared In sin cession befote Annas, Caiaphas, the Sanhedrln, Pilate, Herod. Pilate. Wit lout lest, probably without food. He has been In the hands of i'ne tnics, from tho early hours of tho morn ing. Mocked, whipped, spit upon, llo has been falsely accused, and openly acquit ted. Tho victim of envy (.Matt, xxvil, 18) Ho Is consigned to death, the last Judge declaring His Innocence. All tho proceedings from, first to last vindicate Him. He will pus's Into history as among thoso of whom the world was not worthy (Heb. xl, 3S). At this distance of time it Is not wise for us to condemn those who participated In the awful crime. With centuries of nnxlous looking for a tem poral prince It is not surprising that tho Jews rejected Illm. Kven Jesus pleads for them (Luke xxill, 31). nnd Peter ex ercised duo charity toward them (Acts 111, 17), certainly It Is a miserable bigotry that fastens fault upon their descendants, although the consequences cannot bo avoided (Kx. xxxiv, 7: Matt, xxvil, 25). Tho vaseillating course of Pilate Is a warning to magistrates. It Is well, how ever, to remember that God suffers wick ed men to net and Ho overrules their do. Ing for Ills glory (Psalm lxxvl, 10; A 'is III, IS). It Is conceded to be a profound mystery that Jesus should go by this way to tho cross. strides on tho smoke of factory chimneys will be no novel sight In the now paralyzed lir.nd. In a busi ness ns well as political sense, Cuba has a wonderful future. Kvldence of Its richness Is given by the fact that Cuba was self-supporting as early us 1S27. Since that time it has prospered steadily and exceed ingly. It has paid Spain since 1827 from $1,000,000 to $0,000,000 yearly. It Irt a country wonderfully prosperous, and Increases in prosperity when let alono by Its own and other peoples. It has grown steadily rlchur despite the fact that its per capita taxation Is three times that of the United States. Now that Spain must forever keep hands pff the little Mand, and American thrift will be Infused Into its slow southern veins, we shall see great things fiom It. The' climate of Cuba is In many parts delightful. Heine insular, the heat of the sun is much tempered by cooling bre;zeH from the surrounding waters. It is much more healthy than is com monly supposed, tho higher portions being comparative free from the deadly disease of some of the lowlands. The fearful mortality from yellow fever in Havnna Is due almost wholly to the hor ribly unsanitary condition of the" city. The bay Is a huge cesspool that con tains enough germs of all sorts, kinds and conditions to devastate the world. There is almost no tideway In the bay not more than four Inches. With American capitul and American busl new ability the drainage of Havana nnd Its consequent Improvement in matters of health are foregone conclu slous. Americans will reap rich financial harvests in Cuba, whether It be an nexed or not, and In th years not far distant tho population will be largely American In cither case. American capital will predominate and American lileus of government will obtain. On account of the right hand of fellowship now extended by Uncle Sam. Ameri cans will be welcomed by the Cubans, nnd given concessions greater than nny other nation. The relationship between the countiin? will be very close, nnd the commercial Interests of one Identical with those of the other. On nccount of its climate Cuba has great recuperative powers, and when the patriots have beaten tho sword Into the plowimare it will be but a short time until all traces of tho recent devastation will have disap peared. There will be no further de stroying of crops, ns tho insurgents hold tho situation, and tho rainy sea son, now approaching, will obliterate many sign of ruin made during the past two years. The Pearl of the An tilles will shine nil tho brighter for Its baptism In blood and will oust its radiance over nil tho globe, whether it bo only a singlo gem or Is worn In Columbia's crown. In tho Museum. Prom tho Chicago News. "Somebody has swiped my pocke'. book," wild the legless wonder the other afternoon. "Your'ro always kicking about some thlnir." replied tho Circassian beauty. "Whom do you suspect of this thing?" "I hardly know whoto suspect, but l'v my cyo on the armless mail. He's u bloleht-ot-hand performer, you know.'' A Tlnen ol Jculousy. "I hear," said one man, "that tho prcsl dent has ll'Jed tho place that you thought was so well adapled to your cirpjcltles." "Vou woro misinformed," was the re ply, with a manner of studied hauteur; "he has appointed another man to the position, but lift hasn't filled It." Wash Inston Slur. KSKBKiSS&SCl r1CA$T0RA AVoUplniiipPrennratinniorAH- M slmilating ihcTootlandUctf ula- Sj m luigtlmStoiMiisariiiDowclsor A JSELrS tJlG ff t , 3 Signature g Aw PromolcsDigcslion.Chcctful- $ ff IftB "Ticss and RcsLContalns neither a v & M &u OpiumIonihinonorllincral. sg Ul aXyJr Not NAitc otic. j$ Ki tj rnvteroidjirsv-mzaraiat nr stlx.Scniiit I Ls Q hmusju- I m JO EN JaiuStt I1 t,i A Trt IT Eur JliCatttmattSaX I LI I B B " HUD ItlmSced- 11 1 01 Cltrnfud Suiyir I (Nj . W & Itmtyywa farm J j&&& W B I ApcrfccT?cmcdyrorConslipa- M W $?' l I llU tion.SourSlornach.Diarrhoca, is i kjr Worms .Convulsions .Feverish- m M j7.. !L3 ncssanclLossor SLEEP. gl J gOU liHVG TccSitnilc Signature og 2H I Alwavs louglit V3' '-- - ' i,.V WSttMHSE&fimLS FREE ONE TRIAL BOTTLE THIS OFFER ALHOST SURPASSES BELIEF. An External Tonic Applied to tli3 Skin Beatifies it as by Magic, . ' A WOHAN WAS MW'' vAfjCJr Wmmm vggrfrv js$2&mm$ iliousands have tried fivni time Ire memorial to discover sume rlllc.n .mi remeiiy fur wiiokhh and other inipi i fei ttons of the eiimplexiein. hut none h;nl yet succeeded until tho .Misses Hell, ihe now famous cm ph-xlon Specialists, of 7" rifth Avenue. .New York lily, oft creel the nubile their wonderful Complexion Tonic. Tho reason so many failed to mako this discovery before Is plain, be cause they hnvo not followed the rlstht principle. Halms. C'n-.ims, Lotions, etc. never have u tonic effect upon the skin, henco Ihe failures. Tho Missel Itell's Completion Tonic has a most ehl!aratliiK effect upon the culi cle. absorbing and cirrylnif off all im purities wh'eii the blood bv Its natural action Is constantly forciii; to the sur face of the- sMn. it Is to ihe skin what a vitalizing tunic Is to the blond ami iicrvei, a kind of new life that Imiiicdlutrlv ex hilarates and strenKtln ns wherever ap plied. Its tonic effect Is fell almost Im mediately, und It speedllv banishes, for ever from the skin, freckles, pimples, blackheads, moth p.ite-he, urlr.kles. liv, r spots. rotiKhness, ollineh. eruptions, and illscolora linns ot any kind. In ordi r that all may lie heuellted bv their (ii-cat Discovery, the Misses IP j will, during the present month, fjlvci to all THE MISSES BELL, 78 The Misses Hell's Complexion Tonic, and Depilo are lor sale in this city by Lackawanna Avenue. inwA UJK 00. HftHUFACTURERS OF 1 I IJ1H 'limber cut to order on short notice. Hardwood Wine Rails sawed to uniform lengths constantly on huud. Peeled Hcunlocli I'rop 'limber promptly I'tirnlslied. MILLS At Cross Fork, Potter Co., on the Buffalo and Sitsque. janiiii Hailroad. At .Minn, Potter County. Pa., on Cotiderjport. uuJ Port AUecany Railroad. Capacity 400.000 feet per day. GHMvKAL OFFICK-Hoardof Trade lluildint;, Scranton, Pa. Telephone No. 4014. Far Sato by JOHN H PHELPS. Phnrmaciot, cor, Wvomlno avnuo and QDruCu rtrsKt, p Cblclitilcr'. Encli.h Dluaoud nranl. irliTlnnl nn1 41..1.. 41.. r.rc ?.! "'"Wc. kCHk aik itocriJtlrantln IN but -Wj ncr.llio I iT riMwa. i uio fiAO imiliiali.i . r i . i ... . , ... . ...... ttMVH, Att'rdfijiiii, triint t- 'iw.il111: I''UU l"ilMU.i. 0mntjf,r, J -; ." vr Hiiiri iiliievr, sj prinra i 'ejToJiSv (?&'& -fM iiyCl.e I-1 -- w I w W lei Mi v - II' For Infants nnd Childron. MMHMHMinnMMIlHVMIMi The Kind You Have Always Bought THE CCNTAUR COMPANY. NCW YORK CITY. MAwM2mMMJHmjm FREE OF THE THE INVENTOR. callers nt their paiini-. one trial bottle of Uie.r C'liinnlexlon Tome alwolutev freo: and In ..nl.-r ili.it tho:-.' who cannot call or who live ,iuj from New York may bo lieliellteil, thev will f.-nd one bottle to any address all charms prepaid, on tho lecclpt of 2."i ri-nl.. (stamps or silver) In cover cost of packing and delivering. Tho price of this wonderful tonic is $l.uo per bottle, and this liberal offer should bo embraced by all. The Hisses Hell have Just published th Ir new bo.ik, "Secrets of Ileauty." This valuable woik Is tree to all ilcsirmir It. The book ttcats exhaustively ef tho Importance of a good complexion ; tella how a woman may acquire! be-auty and keep It. Special chapters on tho care nf Hi" hair; how to have luxuriant growth; lull mioses methods of mnkliii; the hur preserve- lis natural be-auty and color, even to aelvaiiciel ac. Also tiixirucUoint how to banish supirlluous hair trom tho face., neek and aims without Injury to th skin. Tliis book wi'l bo mulled to any adilre-ss on leeiliest. l'lti:K Trial IL.tiles fit Wonderful Com plexion Tonic free hi pallets, or Z rents (cost of packing and mulling) to tho&o lit a elistane e. Corrcsjiondcnco cordially solicited. Ad elrcss. Fifth Ave., New York City. Complexion Soap, Skin Food MAKTIIA It. SCMMII'IT, Ul II nUI KM l" Wlion In doubt "bat to ute (or Ntrvuuj Debility. Lenj cij J'owct, Iaipotency,Atropjv,Varlcocelean4 o'her weakness; i, trom any must, i!M bexinc Pill. Drains checked and full vleor oulcUly rctiortd. IfDfe'rcled. .cr&lroob'.irf.tlUf.tal'r. Wailed lor $1.00;0 boxes $S.00. WW $3.00 orders vc pive a iruarantee u enireor refund tbe money. Addrrn PEAL MEDICINE CO., Clcvclaad, O. UAUP VAN ?"".. Tliro it. I'linpies, Cup iiniu iuu peir-i umro'i ......a aw ii'i un.tut niiun, .triiett jiu oorc-x, e ici'i' in .ucniiii, jiuir rnuiri' ? WNIB COOK KliMliDV CO., Os, AUsorils Temple, Chlcoiici, III., for proof of ciiroi. Capital, $500,1100. Worst c-imai cured I u i3 35 day, imi.nane bu'ik free. (
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