THE SUUAiNTOiN TKIBUXE-JKIUDAV, JLVYK 17, 1S98
5
Cimlba a Veritable
Natural Treasury
Some Facts Which Shed Light Upon Its
Inestimable Possibilities.
Wiltlne In the New Yen Is Comnipr
clnl Aihcrtlccr, Robeit T HIM, of the
I'nlted Statp? liootuglcnl Suio. rIwh
these details conccrnlnq the I'cuil of
the Antilles:
Cuba la the wreterninoet nnd largest
of the Urciter AntlMc These, with
the VlrRln Islands nt their eastern
end, stretch vast nod west for over
1,350 miles, and constitute n distinct
Kcographlcnl province distinct In le
llef, Geologic formation and history
from the other West Indian Islands and
the ndjacent mainlands.
In their climate and vegetation, as In
topographic features and geologic for
mation, the Antilles have no alllnltlos
with the conditions with which we are
fnmlllar In the United States. Their
whole aspect Is tropical, et thej pos
sess so many unique- Individual feat
ures, differing from those of other
tropical lands, that they belong In a
class entirely to themselves. Tho
causes of this Individuality are involv
ed In n peculiar geologic hlstoiy, which
can be dwelt upon here only to tho ex
tent of stuting that It lino produced
certain pecullailtles of configuration
and given origin to formations which
weather into soils or unusual produc
llty. A SCPEIUOU SOIL.
So far as wealth and "lay" of toll
are concerned, Cuba is supeiior to the
lest of the tioplcal lands, excepting
I'orto Rlro. It has but a small piopor
tlon of untlllable decllitle and rocky
areas such as are found In New Eng
land; no fields of sterile volcanic debris,
such as occur In the Cetitial Anuilcan
lands; no arid m can, like those which
make up so large a proportion of Mex
ico and the western half of the United
States; no stretches of steille, sandy
lands, like those of Florida and other
coastal bouthcin states Its piopor
tlon of pwamp landu Is less than that
of the nerage Ameiican seabotul
state. The whole inland Is mantled
with rich loams, feitlle calcaieous
Bolls, which, under constant humidity,
jield In abundance eery form of use
ful vegetation of the tioplcal and tem
perate climes Tho conllgmatlon and
geological formations are dlvoifillled,
and there Is a varictj of economic re
sources, both agricultural and min
eral, conenlent to nn extensive llt
toial, with fiequent haibois affording
excellent anchornge.
OLOGRAPHIC FEATURES.
Its essential gcogiaphlc features are
as follows. Aiea, with 1,1100 adjacent
cays, 45,000 squat e miles, equal to that
of New York, of which 10 per cent is
culthated, 7 per cent, reclaimed, 4 per
cent foiest land, and the remalmlei
unreclaimed wilderness Elongation,
ne.nl v thhtj times that of Eong
Island and stretching between the
longitudes of New York and Cincin
nati a distance of 720 miles Nanow
ness eeiy where less than 100 miles.
Dierslt of relief, the eastern end
mountains, with summits standing
high aboe the adjacent sea, Its middle
portion, wide and gently sloping plains
- a continuous field of sugar cane well
chained and high aboe the sea. bioken
here and there by low, forest-dad
hills. Its western third, a pletmesque
region of mountains, with fertile
slopes and allejs, and of dlffeient
structuie and lower altitude than those
of the east, wheie alone glow the nio
matlc tobaccos which hac made the
Island fnmous. oei the whole Is a
untitle of tendei egetatlon ildi In
rpiv hue that more than :!,000 species
ff tloia can she, Kept green bv gentle
tains and mists Indenting the ro k
i'i und coasts aie a hundred pouch
shaped harbors Less than half a
dozen of these are found In all tho
other islands and shoies of the Ameri
can Mediterranean, and for one In the
West Indies (St Lucia), England gae
the lich islands of Mai Unique and
Caudaloupe.
CLIMATOLOGY.
Climatologic records aie not avail
able, e-xcept foi Havana, and these aie
not applicable to the whole Island,
where It is but natural to suppose th it
the altitudes and position ot the high
mountains produce gnat .illations in
precipitation and humidity, such as aio
ibseiable In adjacent Islands The
feierra Maestia probably piescnts con
ditions of temperature ety nearlv the
same as the blue Mountains of Ja
maica, where the thcrtmmiPtei at times
falls almost to the freezing pnlnt
Eetywhere the lains aie most
abundant In summer, from May to oe
tober the lainy season As a mlo.
the tains hi ought by the trade winds,
are lieaicr and moie fiequent on tlw
slopes of the eastern end At Havana
the annual rainfall is 40 inches of
which .'S Inches fall In the wet season
'this lalnfall is not excessive, being
no greater than that of nui eastern
states The air at this place is usually
chained with S3 per cent ol inolstuie.
which under the tioplcal sun laigely
Induces the rich mantle of pgetatl"ii.
The average number of lalny days in
the ycai Is 102 There Is but one record
ot snow liavhif, fallen In Cuba, name
ly in 1S50
At Haana In July and August the
wannest months, the mean temperature
js S2 degrees Fain , ilm tuatlng between
a maximum of SS degrei s and a min
imum of "C degrees, in the cooler
mmuhs of Deccmbei and Januaiy the
inclinometer ineinges 7J degieus, the
rruximiuri being 7S degiees, the mini
mum ."S degrees. Tho mean t nipt i a
tuic of the ypai at Havana, on a mean
of seven yea-s. is 7T dgi-'es, but in tin
In'erioi, at elevations of oor "00 leet
above the s m. the theiiimmter oica
Bicnally falls to the freezing point In
wuitei, hnai frost Is not uncommon,
and during north winds thin Ice may
form. The prevailing wind Is the east
erly trade breeze, but fioin November
to February cool north winds (los nor
tes, or ' not thorn") the southern atten
nation of our own cold waves rarely
lasting more than forty-eight houis,
are experlen'ed in the western portion
of the Island, to which they add u third
seasonal change Tiom 30 to 12 oYloc u
are the hottest houis of the dav after
noon a icfi cubing hree7e (la vlrazon)
nets in liom tho sea In (Santiago de
Cuba the average Is SO dpgrees, that of
the hottest month is it degrees, and
thpt of the coldest 73 degiees,
The whole Irland is moio or less sub
ject to hurricanes, often ot great fer
ocity. The hurricane of 1S16 levelel
nearly 2,000 houses In Havana, and
mnk or wrecked over ?00 vessels. In
JSS6 tho banana plantations of the east
were similarly destioyed. Eaithquakes
fare seldom felt In tho western dls
ItrJcts, but are frequent In the astern
All Jn all, the climate of Cuba is much
moio salubrious than It has been paint
ed. The winter months are delightful
In fact, ideal while the summer
months nro more endurable than In
most of our own territory. By tho Cu
bans these are considered the most en
joyable of the year. Tho current im
pressions of Insalubrity have arisen
from nn erroneous confusion of bnj
sanitation with the weather While It
Is true that sickness follows the sea
sons, the former would be greatly al
layed aJmost abated- it public hy
giene tocelied proper official considera
tion POPULATION.
Tho papulation at the beginning of
the revolution of 1S93 uvpraged 3G to
the squat u mile, or u density equal to
that ot tho people of Michigan. As a
class they were neither Ignoiant nor
lazy, as has been represented The
higher classes, as in New England,
PennsvUanla, Minnesota and Louisi
ana with their sub-strata of Latins,
Eohemiaiis, Scandinavians nnd ne
groes, were gentlemen of education
and refinement, skilled in agriculture,
nnd often learned In the arts and pro
fessions. Some dwelt In rlcturesquc
cities, the largest of which, Havana,
with the leflnement nnd gayety of a
European capital, had a population
numerically iqual to that of Washing
ton. Santiago, the eastern city of ple
tuiesque llln. was ns populous as At
lanta, Nahville, Lowell or Fall River.
There wore ni.mv other cities exceed
ing 2",,00U inhabitants. The population
of the nilneipal cities was as follows:
Havana, 200,000; Mataii7as, 1S02, 27,000,
Santiago de Cuba, 71 507, Clenfuegos,
1S12, 27,130, Puerto Pilnelpe, 46,(111;
Holguln, .n.t,7C7, SanctI Splrllu, :)2,G0S;
Caidenas 1802, 2.! 6s0
The lemalndor lived upon 100,000
randies, fauns and plantations, valued
nt $200 000,000. which, besides supplying
the fond necessities of the island ex
cept alt meats and hreadstuffs, yield
ed a surplus valued at 530,000,000 for
exportation.
WEALTH
The wealth of Cuba chiefly consisted
In enoi moils pioducts of sugar and
tobacco, which constituted 90 per cent
of the toal expoits Sugai was gtovvn
chlelly in the great central plains of
Havana and Matanzas, which was
piaetically an nnbioken field of cane.
In the central plain of Cuba sugar can
be produced moio economic ally than
in any other p.nt of the world In this
region owing to the bettei quality of
the natuial soil and supciioi planta
tion management, this nitlcle can be
produced profitably, notwithstanding
the competition of the ilslng beet mot
industiy, while In the other West In
dian islands, except Porto Rico. It has
of late ye.us hugely become unpiotlt
nlilo The Cuban planteis have been
quick to appieelate eveiy impioveiuent
In the w.iv of machinery and tians
poitntlon, and at the outbieak of the
revolution some of the mills weie the
flnet and most perfect In the world.
It was also abundant in the provinces
to the east This product In the IKonl
yeai, lslj-istn, amounted to 81." S34
tons, In lS'VMSDl, 1 01,214 tons; 1S94
189,, l,201.2iil tons, and In lST,, fi 62. 221
tons, all of whl'h, except 30,000 tons,
we io expoited
Tlie main seat ot tobacco eultuie was
in the western pioitue of Pinai del
Rio although quantities were giown
thimighout the Isiind. Much of this
w,i ninnufni tilled Into clgais, elg.net
tes and snuff, giving employment to a
laige propoi tiou of the population of
Havana The average (tobacco ciop
was estimated at 560,000 bales or 110
pounds each, of which 43S 000 bales
were expoited as leaf, and the lem.iln
der manufactured in Havana into
cigars and clgnjettes. In 1897 the pio
duct was i educed to 30,000 bales, or
about ont -tenth of the oidlnaiy crop.
The Island also yielded Indian coin,
eoftee, oranget-, bananas, pineapples,
and olhei tioplcal fiulls; manioc, ilee
all heibaceous vegetables, poultiy and
live stock and products of the apiaiy
MINERAL RESOURCES
The mineral lesouues of Cuba aie of
secondaiy Impoitance Gold nnd silver
have been found, but nevei in quan
tltj sullldent to lepay the labm of
seal eh The gold sent to Spain fiom
this island by the earlv pettlei- was
ptobably the wealth of the aboilglnes
accumulated In pi ev Ions centuiles bv
tiado with ntbei Islands in ksjt .vei
and copper weie dlscoveted In Villa
Clara The fiist ores yielded 140 ounci s
to the ton but the pioduetiv Itv di
minished and tho mints nbandoned
Veiy neb ropi ei nil new have been
woiked in the eastern pan ot the Inland
near Santiago but have been aban
doned of late Tifty tons of ore weie
taken out datlv In t8CS. tho lichci of
which was bioken up and shipped to
Euiopo while the pooiei pa it was
smelted at the woiks. Copper is also
lepoited from othci localities Mai
ble and Jasper of various eolois and
nuscoptlblc or high polish aie found
in many plates and In the Island of
Pines. Salt of tine quality abounds on
the northern cays Notwithstanding
frequent asseitlons to the eontraiy,
thcie is no coal in Cuba A ihli as
phaltum lestmbllng this mineral has
beer mistaken for It This oieuts in
quantities near Villa Clniu and will
ultimately prove of gteat valiu
The chief minerals ot the Island aio
the lion oie and mang.meso which oc
elli In quantities neni Santiago, wheie
tho lion has been worked foi seveial
years by Pennsylvania capital This
oie is consumed entlielv In this cotintty
and constitutes the main bulk of the
mineral e.xpoits, which In 1S92 amount
ed to n.MOOOO In ism, Jflfi mining
titles, with an extent ct 13,727 hextnies,
were Issued, of the mines repoited and
claimed 12s were Iron, SS manganese,
and G5 copper
MANUFACTURES.
Manufactuie3 of nil kinds, except of
tobacco, hnve been dlscouiaged by
fepaln s unwise colonial policy Tho
commerce of Cuba is lelatlvely enor
lnouo, and consists of expotts of raw
matennl and manufactuied tobacco,
and lmpt.it' of all bieadstuffs, salt
meats machinery hnithvare. leathei
goods textiles table lu.xuiles, includ
ing nil manufactured articles whatso-
Cure all liver Ills bilious
Pill
ntus hraclacbc, suur stom
ach. Indigestion, constipa
tion. Thfv arfc Millr wtth.
nut 'ln or crlp foll l.y all drucftilti. 35 centi
Tim ouljr fills to uko vltb UooU't Siruptrllla
ever except tobacco. Jt Is utterly Im
possible to secure ncctnato statistics
ot the total tiatle of Cuba. Its value
can only be estimated by Its com
merce with this country, which Is about
SO per cent, of the total.
The shipping trade, both foielgn and
coastal, is extensive, the Ameiican
tonnage alone amounting to 1,000 000
per annum. About 1,200 ocean vessels,
steam and sail, nnnunlly clear fioin
Havana, while tho sugar crop tlnds nn
outlet at all tho principal pints. Lines
of steamers coast the Island, the north
coast being Borved by lines from Ha
vana and the south by lines fiom
Bntabuno the suthern cntie pot of Ha
vana. Tho tonnage of Havana and
eight other ports for ISO amounted to
3.33S,30 tons, carried by 30.1S1 ioselj.
COMMERCE.
The normal commerce of the Island
Is best illustrated by a typical yeai
In 1S92 the exports weie valued tit
eighty -nine nnd a half million dollais;
tho imports at fifty-six mid n qualter
million. The balance In tinde In favor
of tho Island was thlity-three and a
quarter million This could be main
tained tinder ordinary conditions of
government, or even enhanced by cre
ating trade with adjacent Islands Ot
the exports JS.",000,000 were classified as
vegetable, three and a half million as
mineral, and three-qiiai tti of a million
as animal The vcetable exports In
cluded 241,300 bales ot tobacco (1 bale
110 pounds), 13,000,000 clgais and 1,
000,000 tons of sugar. The minor ex
ports were 10,000 pipes of rum, v,n,
bananns, honey, beeswax, nmliupniiy
nnd other woods, valued nt $2,000,0i'i
The tonnage of Havana, Clenfuecu
and eight other principal potts foi 1S91
wa 3,533,539 tons, carried by C.1SI ves
sels. The essentials of this commerce are
First, a large balance of trade In favor
of the island;, second, the overwhelm
ing consumption of the exports ot the
United States; thlid the division ot the
ii'ipints between the United States,
Gloat Hrltaiu and Spnln, the ti.ule of
the latter being m ilntalncd by dis
ci Imlnatlve duties c'g.alnst the other
countries, fointh, the .absence of undo
with the neighboring tioplcal regions of
which the island Is by nitiiie the com
mercial centre. Even the ti aveller w ho
wishes to go fiom Cubi to these coun
tries, except Poito Rico must lit Ht pi fl
eece! to New Yoik.
TRADE.
The tilde relations with the United
Stat, s aie shuwn by the following Us
ui l"'
Vr-luc" of Imports to Cuba finni the
United States:
1811 181,-,. W,
Ureartstuffs .33 H1 "tl SWiiOlfl $ 771712
Provisions . ( 0)l,ssi 3,S",ii7(j 2,'i27,l."J
Iron and steel
nntl mfis nf 4,8,097 2 S0 022 SCO, 420
Wood Au in if
of i.nn.nnri i'i?.n.'.t jm ijm
I Fuel und 11-
luniin nits .1,171,931 P6S.241 1,602 WS
.M i s c e 1 1 a n e
oils 2,118,'M 2 871,b7l 9i" 2.2
Totals .. ?J0,1.'. 121 $t2,Sn7,ri,l J7,."0,S80
Exports fiom Cuba to United Stales.
Ml
li't"
18r'( .
Sugar and
mol.isscH ,ji :-, '.7
Tobacco .... 7,88ft, Ihs
Itan.m js . 1,277, liHl
Uves liltlts,
wax, a s -P
b a 1 1 ii m , '
woods co
co units etc 1 221 210
$f),872l''7 $24 221,101
9.27.9v0 12,707 .!"2
82';,C13
fj't.st.;
1 87t. 11.7 2 1"1 201
Totals ... 573.C7S.2S1 $".2 871,271 $40 017 730
The railway aggiegate less than
1.00D miles of line, and tonslst piincl
pally of the united s-ystem of Havana,
extending through the tobacco ami
sugar districts of the west and center
and connecting the capital with Ma
tanzas, Pinai del Rio, li.itab.ino, Clen
fuegos anil Sngua, the sjstem let initi
ating at S.nitu Clai.i, 10 milts e.iht of
Havana Tin entile half of the Inland
cast of Cicntuegob and Sagua is de
pendant upon water t omnuinltatlon, al
though (.eveul shoit local lines t xtentl
Inteioi ward fiom Nuevltas, Reme
dies and Santiago
Tlieie weie about 2,810 miles of tele
graph line in ISO", including neiulv 1 not)
miles of cable, connecting the cities of
the s-outh eoatt ami the Isle of Tines
with Havana, via Uatabano
RELATIONS "WITH CNITED
STATES
It is estimated that the I'nlted States
consumes tiom SO to W) pel cent t.t
the entile expoits of Cuba-In fact,
nunlv even thing except the clgais,
which nie wot Id-wide in theli tilsttlbu
tlon, and piaetically all the uiw mater
ial In i etui n foi this outlay, however,
Cuba putehastd only one-fouith .if hei
goods fiom t.ur countiy. Including
pilncipally thoM neeeHlties which
could not be pit.ilueeti In Spniu, .-uch
as bieadstufjs, t-all meats and ma
thineiy Tin tilt imon the t'nltetl
States is about the only nelghbui of
tommeitlal impoitauce against which
the lales of the maximum tailft weie
enlmced As these inHr. aie in sum.
cases much bight r than the conven
tional duties gianted by the second
and thin! class tin iff s, mu pioducts
weie to that extent placed undei ,11?.
advantage
According to John Hyde, statistician
I'nlted States Depaitment of Agilcul
tuie. between Isfll-04 and 1896-'fl7. our
Impoits fiom Cuba siiffeted n dec line
of 7. 7 pel tent , ami oiu expoits to the
Island a decline of 01.7 per cent, the
Impoits being ledined to less than
one-foui th and the expoits to little
mom than one-third of theli previous
volume Dining the tiisi yeai of the
Insuirectlon oui ttade fell off ovci $30,
000 000. dining the. second vt.n a fuitliev
sun ot SIS.non.OOit ant! dining the thin!
yeai a still furthei Mini of 1121,000 000.
making a total decline of $r,y,uOU,noi In
tho nnuual value of our foielcrn tintle.
anil of a bianeh of It, mm cover, that
Is tallied almost entliely in American
bottoms.
The net levenues of the M.iml aie of
two Kinds: (1) The balanie of tiade
against the woild, which amounts to
an nverage of $30 000 000 annuallv, and
(2) The duties on foielgn linpnit. which
have aveiagec! $15,000,000 annually, and
would, under any other gov eminent,
be ample lor administration and pub
lie linpiovenieiits
Fiom 1827 to 1SC4 an aggregate of
$SO,000,000 was sent In nnnual install
ments, reaching $29,500,000 In 1S).
rA.M()l't AV1. riCHTS,
Soino beu lluttlua Tlmt Arc Noted in
llintory.
Tlmo and the Hcur
Wo weie talking at the dub the
other night about hum. us naval lights
the admiral taking the lead He agieed
that since tho light between the Monl
toi anil Moitlinae, which icvolutlonlzec!
tho navies of the woild. theie has been
no naval combat between lionclnds so
fierce and bloody as that between the
Iluascar and the two Chilean vessels
off tho coast of Peru, which is so
giaphlcally described in the current
"Centuty." "No wonder," lie ex
claimed, "that when the mil is called
on a I'eiuvlun war vessel tho name of
rirnu, tho admiral In commnnd of the
Huiiscnr, who fought her so gallantly
till his death, is called (list, when an
olllccr steps forwartl with the nnswer1
'Absent, but nreounted for. He Is with
the heroes. The account of this ter
rific light, which Is enough to Btlr a
fever In the blood of a pent o-at-nny-prlee
mini, cniries one foi n parallel
away back to the old light between the
Hon Homme Richard and tho Sciapls
and her sister ship off the English
coast dining our Revolutlonniy war
It Is a good custom of foielgn powers, '
our ndmlial added, "to name war ves
sels after their naval liotoes, and It
would be well If we would follow tho
custom. Suppose we had a vessel In
our navy named the Paul Jones, a hero
whose splendid achievement Is familiar
to every well taught school boy; or the
Eawience, for the biavo captain whose
tlvlng exclamation, 'Don't give up tho
ship" is hlstoilc. or the Worden or
the Fnrragut or the 1'oote. Such nam
ing, in my humble opinion, would be
far piefeinble to the present Imper
sonal ami. In a way. meaningless style
of nonienelatuie It a crew lighting
on the Paul .lones, for Instance, did
not derive added Inspliation from the
name of theli vessel, then names are
Indeed 'of no significance " This struck
us all as a good suggestion, and I
pass it along.
FEW OF THEM SURVIVED.
Tbe Last 'Attempt of (bo Spanlnrds
lo Invade American Soil Resulted
In Disaster.
How the Spaniaidr were last driven
from tho soil of the oiiginal thirteen
Hiltlsh colonies forms a pertinent ques
tion now, sajs the IJoston Cilobe In
1711 Oglethorpe laid out a town site at
the mouth of the Altamaha river on St.
Slmon- Island, the spot now being
known ns Fiederlca. In the meantime
tho Spanish ofllclals at St. Augustine
viewed with jealous eye what they con
sldeied an encioachmcnt on their boun
dary tights nnd began to threaten war.
Oglethorpe icturnd to England, while
there seeming milltniy commandership
over the countiy now compiled In
South Caiollin and Gem gin and the
title of In Igadlei geneial.
He tlmn went to the highlands of
Scotland and gathered as stuulv a
band as evei lollowed William 'Wallace
on a battlefield. These ho trained nnd
dillled with especial reference to the
wild kind of flgtitlug which would have
to be undertaken In the new world. The
leglment was then trinspotted to Ceoi
gla, and the woik of the fort pushed
steadily on to completion.
In 1740 tidings came of war between
England and Spain. Oglethoipe Im
mediately resclvetl on the Invasion of
Floildn After a live weeks' siege Df St.
Augustine and accomplishing nothing,
he returned to Pitdeiica
The Spaninids meanwhile busied
theniselvfs e mceinlng mcasuies of le
tnllatlon Tiooj.s were gatheied from
Cuba, anil aeeompanled bv a laige fleet
of povveiful men-of-war the aimy mov.
ed toward the mouth of the St. Marys.
On July , 1742, a bloody encountei oe
ennred be tw ten the Spanish Mee-i of
thlity -elglit voxels anil the batteries on
the boutliet n point of St Slpions island,
lestiltin? In a victciy for the Inv.nleis
The Spinlsh. finding themselves un
opposd, landed at iilacouis bluff and
took possesion of tbe alnndoiinl Eng
lish tamp Ft om this location a load
led to Fieiloiita On Its one fide was
a deii'-e lot cm nnd on the othei i moi
ass The Siidilsh edli '"is htltl a t mint II
of war ami l evolved to m neb on Fred
ei .. a along ibi.s und. The aimj was
divided Into two sn tlons, the ..n" to
pio ede and the othei to lelnforee It the
cnoniv proved too strong
Ogestlu)i). posted his men along the
wodd side of the road, with Instruc
tions to attack at a given sljn il ami
ill 'v. the Spaniaids into the mm ass
Tli "jdns .in was well to the fiont
of the ambuscade when the signal vas
soun led Ii i nodiaielv the attack was
taken up by eich tit tall, anc1 be' ue the
istoiiniltti Spaniaids cruUl iealle what
hail happened they weie falling befoie
the well-dli ei ted voile vs of the High
lander and being sowlv pushed Into
tl.e IllOl.l's
Disposing of the lew remaining In
v.ideis cI ihoipo oitltied his follow
eis to move farthei lovn tovvait' tl:c
enen v cami. and waited the coming
of the nifinil dlvl-Mon Ignoiant of the
fate of theli bietlnen the snldipn
nisnthrd gavly foi waul, moving In tils,
older, d l.anks nml not troubled by any
thoughts of d.inget
Tlvn ai lived opooslte the men lying
In wait, and the fit "t f t vv columns pass
til them, in, ill Oglethoipe, asiulng
himself that none tould pseape, sound
ed th " second .signal In an In tant the
miiow mip of giountl was tenveited
Into a sharnl.te. The tlist vollev com
pletelv t. ok the heal t fiom the Spanish
and the few who lemained could effect
nothing against the desperate valor of
their Eiiclish foes righting tlespalilng
lv they ft 11 back Into the tatal nioiass
und weie sot n enveloped In Its slimy
tolds
So dlsruurngiu wcte the few lemaln
ina Spanish olllceif' ard pilvatcs that a
utieat was icsolved on, and seven days
nftet tho teiilble c httlem'iit wl'lt'l
ihev had sustained tne icmnant of the
once invincible foice boarded their
ships and tollowine, the example of the
Amiula, a"d in almost ar deploiable
plight, sailed out tn sen They left be
liliii! n quantity of Ft .ies and ammuni
tion, of which the English commissar.
Ies and qiu item usti rs' d.partnunts
weie soiely ir need
My little, boy brokoout with an itching rash.
Itrictltliroo doctors and medical college but
ho 1 cpt getting worse. Thert tco uot ont
tquareineltcfiUnonltUxcholeboibjunafftctcd.
Ho was ono masa of sores, aad tba stench wis
frightful. In removing tho bandages tlicy
wo -lil taUotliosliln with them, anil tho loor
child's tcreams wcro lieart-brraL ng. Aftsr
tbaeccnnd application of Cunct tu (oint
ment) uw ttgns of improxtmenl, anil tlio
sores to dry up. Ilia iLIn peeled off twenty
t i-nes, but now 7t it tntlrely curtd,
Iton'T WATTAM, 4728 Cook at., ChlcaRO, III.
SriiDT Ccitc TttiiiHF'T roi Trim Hit Ilraoi,
wim 1 oi ur Uau Wtrm Ulh. wiili Ctrritci4
fcuAt, lollnir. by rrotl. anol&tloft vittv Cltiiixa,
pntl
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Rntei IhrmiirhAiil thk vrnrlil. Irrri na i i.rii.u
Con ,1'fiJpi .lloitoi. UowtoCuitlitbiiLco.-i.trce.
GALLEN'S.
ensational Values
For Friday
Values That Are Real;
Not Exaggerated.
Our Great Friday Shoe Sale
Men's, Ladies', Boys' and Misses'.
Men's and Ladies' Soft Vici Kid Shoes, tan and black, some have
silk vesting tops, regular value $3.00, for $1.97.
Ladies' Tan Vici Kid Bicycle Boots, 10 inch; other stores ask
$2. co. that's why we sell them for $1.97.
The Most Popular
Bike Department in the City.
More value, more style, more wear for your money than elsewhere.
Eveiything is here from cap to shoesand at right pi ices.
AH-W00I Bike Suits from the Great Black & rieyer Stock
of Rochester made clothtng.
$2.75, $3.98, $4.24, $4.74, $4.98.
Fancy Top Hose, 25c and 47c. Leather Belts, 25c and 47c.
Stiiped Sweaters, 98c and $ 1.47. Bike Shoes, 97c and $1.29.
eopici
IS SHELL BALTIMORE
Hats That Fit
All $1.50, $1.75 and $2.00 Hats for 97c.
Youi choice of anv hat in the stock on Friday for 97c.
Childien's Fancy Sailois and Tarn O'Shanteis, 29c and 47c;
Boys' Straw Hats, plain or fancy braids, 25c, 47c and 63c.
Furnishing
75 cent Soft Negligee Shu ts.fat coloi ,foi men or boys, for
47 Cents.
$1.50 Anchor Brand Shuts, 2 detachable collars and cuffs,
75 Cents.
tjo cent Silk Finished Undeiwear for
25 Cents.
New Fancy Bolder Japanette Handkerchiefs, (you know
tne price eisewnere), at
10 Cents.
50 cent Laundered Madias Shirts for
i
mens v iiiic aim oiau uusiuu vjaucis,
3c. Pet1 Pair.
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GALLEN'S.
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Wash Suits warranted fast color
Fancy Stiiped Galatea Suits, with laige
and Draiaea, oc, 4c, c, yc.
Fancy Crash Suits, 73c, 97c, $1.97.
Swell White Duck Suits, 97c, $1.-50, $1.73.
Fast Color Wash Pants, 23c, 35c, 47c.
Fancy Cheviot Vestee Suits, handsomely
trimmed and braided, pretty designs, value ,$5".oo,
for $2.97.
Fancy Sailor Blouse Suits, all wool, blue and
brown, cheviot mateiials, large collar and fancy
shield, value $3,00, for $1.97.
All-Wool Double-Breasted Suits, Scotch Chev
iots and Cassimere materials, pretty patterns, real
value $.00, for $3.23.
$1.50 Shoes for 97c.
Russet and Black Shoes and Oxford Ties-rdongola
and satin calf. Everybody can be fitted. Every pair
warranted b.olid learner ana on sale
Fi idays only.
Extra Shoe Specials.
as a Hat Should Fit and
Men's Swell English Shapes, plain or fancy band.
47c, 63c, 89c, $1.23, $1.79.
Children's Fancy Straws, Sailors and Tarn O'Shanters,
at nearly half marked prices for Fiiday only.
Full
QUflt
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and 139 Penn Avenue.
GALLEN'S.
IS III
as cool as cucumbers.
collars, handsomely tiimmed
STRAW HAT
Are Becoming.
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