OUR PRISONERS OP WAR.
Humane Treatment That
the Captured
ADMIRAL CERVERA'S BILLBT,
Civilization while yon wait would be
n appropriate motto for the prison
tockade at Camp Long. The camp is
on Seavey's Island, part of tbe Navy
Yard, which on the map appears in
Kittery, Me., and on official documents
t Portsmouth, in New Hampshire.
Two days before the St. Louis
steamed into the harbor with 692
Spanish prisoners of war on board the
camp ground was not much better than
a desert. This end of the island is
bound with rocks which stick up
through the blueberry bushes and
ccruhby grain on knolls and hillsides.
Within tnirty-six hours from the ar
rival of the St. Louis in the lower har
bor the village had beon equipped
. with all the creature comforts do
tnauded by a free born American citi
zen. The landing of the Spaniards was
without ceremony or display. Two
Mack, flatiron shaped barges were
brought up, one after the other, from
the big liner, about a mile away, and
made fast to Lieutenant Greely's land
ing place, at the foot of old Fort Sulli
van, now used as a reservoir. There
were a few workmen and a few ladies
and children from the post on the
shore, and a cordon of pleasure boots
on the water, but no official demon
stration of any sort. There was not
An officer, nor even a marine, iu sight,
And no indications that the island was
garrisoned.
Ou the first barge Lieutenant Cat
lin, survivor of the Maino disaster,
brought with him Captain Moreu, of
the Cristobal Colon, to act as interpre
ter, and about ;a dozen American ma
Tines to take care of a bootload of four
hundred Spanish prisoners of war.
Lieutenant Catlin had a navy revolver
in his belt instead of a sword, but
went at his work without any fuss or,
feathers. When six marines had
scrambled ashore and were strung
Along the bank, the gangway was
opened to the prisoners, who went off
the barge in an irregular straggling.
They were defeated and shipwrecked
ailors, and they showed it. Bare
headed and barefooted, with straggly
QUARTERS OF ADMIRAL CERVERA AKD HIS
OFFICERS AT THX AXNAPOLIS XAVAXi
ACADEMY.
beards, and only oouple of dirty gar
ments in most oases covering legs and
bodies, they passively obeyed the or
ders of Captain Moreu, and were
gathered in ship's companies by the
calling of the roll. Hardly had nun-
- dred men been landed before the sick
began to drop groaning npon the dusty
roadside.
After the mustering was over the
first shipload of prisoners was sur
rounded by marines from the garrison
and marched into the stookage, the
barefooted ones being ohiefly anxious
to avoid the nettles that larked in
ome of the grassy places.
After one day in camp these same
hungry looking prisoners could hardly
be recognized. The day's rations of
beef, bread, coffee and piokles were
devoured at one meal, eaoh man eating
more than a pound of meat. They
. found hammocks, comfortable hair
SABBACK8 OS SEAVEY'S ISLAND, PORTSMOUTH HARBOB.
(Where the rank and file of the Spanish prisoners are confined.)
' mattresses and government blankets
provided for them, and after a few
puffs from borrowed cigarettes the
well Spaniards slept long and sound
ly More meals followed with sar-
prising abundanoe and regularity, and
great wagon loads of olothes were
hauled over from the Navy Yard and
dumped at the feet of the prisoners.
Tbe few industrious spirits volun
teered for camp work, una their work
irj made a pleasing spectacle for those
v .o were not . industrious. With
, ' A, new olothes aud a comfortable
1 vnclsr one's belt, it if -res-
Has Opened the Eyes of
Spaniards.
able to sit in the snn, or at least ont
of the rain, and disenss why it was
that Admiral Cervera did not utterly
destroy the American fleet. To be
sure there are sentries and deep water
in front, and sentries with a high
board fence, backed by barb wire and
Gattling guns, in the rear. What
would yon? Shall sane men runaway
from good fond, good clothes and a
good company to lose themselves in a
strange country and starve?
The landing of the prisoners and the
establishment of the camp was ao-
UNCLE BAM, HE TAY8 THE FREIGHT.
(The cartoonist of the New York Herald gives his Idea of how the prisoners will be sent
borne to Bpaln.)
complished without the slightest hos
tile demonstration on the part of the
Spaniards. Some of the men passive
ly object to being clean, but they can
put up with oleanliness if only they
get plenty of tobacco.
Colonel Forney has in ib. barracks
at the Navy Yard and on duty at the
stockade about two hundred men, but
Surgeon Parsons says that if the
Spaniards only understood that they
were to have their three square meals
a day a marine guard would bo re
quired, not to keep them on the island
but to drive them awav from it.
Two Spanish chaplains, two sur
geons, an apothecary's steward and
five junior lieutenants have had a
building built for their special accom
modation, and have been fitted out
with sailor's clothes from the navy
yard storehouses. Their wardroom is
fitted ont with banks and abundant
furniture.
The civilizing influence of a short
pieco of rope is still to be seen in
Camp Long. In the olden times the
rope was need to cow starved and ill
treated prisoners. To-day it serves a
different purpose. The members of
the officer's mess hardly got new
olothes before they began devising
amusements, and jumping rope has
become very popular. Two of the
more sedate offloers swing the rope
while the others take turns jumping.
The horrors of war' already seem
far away, and the most-important things
in the world seem to be the delights'of
good living. Admiral Carpenter, who
is in temporary command of the Navy
Yard, has closed the island to curious
visitors, who are not annoying when
they get long range views from the
New Castle and Kittery shores.
The soene on shore of the prison
front on Seavey's Island on a recent
afternoon between five and six o'clock
presented a most novel and interest
ing pietnre. The prisoners had just
finished their alternoon meal and had
swarmed to the water's edge to wash
their bowls, plates and spoons. The
olatter of the Wishes and the laughter
and animated conversation of the pris
oners made such a babel of noises that
they could plainly be heard on the
Newcastle shore ou the other side of
the Pisoataqna River.
Hundreds of boats gathered in front
of the Spaniards on the beaoh and
watched them at their work and en
joyed the animated scene, for the
"Dons" seemed happy as larks and
evidently greatly pleased at the atten
tion shown them. Many ladies in the
aimer mmr
boats had provided themselves with
kodaks, and hundreds of pictures were
taken of tbe prisoners that will prove
valuable souvenirs of the American
Spanish war as time goes by. The
Spaniards enjoyed having their pio
tures taken, and many of them gath
ered in groups and posed in pictur
esque attitudes aud waited their turns
for the camera.
A colored prisoner, black as Erebus,
waded out into the water up to hi
knees, and, striking his bowl aud
plate together t to attract . attention,
j j1 Lis hands by his aids, railed
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the whites of his eyes heavenward,
and stood expeetant. Scores of ko
daks snapped, and the nolored sailor
trintr pbsntly rejoined his comrades
on the shore. A lady in one of the
boats threw a bunch of flowers into
the water near the shore, and ia
stantly twenty or more of the prison
ers struggled for the possession of
the trophy. The Spaniard who cap
tured the bouquet was generous, how
ever, and divided the flowers among
his comrades, who proudly held aloft
the mementos, bowing and smiling
to the lady who threw tbem into the
water.
After the dishes had been washed
many sat in groups on the bank, some
of them singing the songs of their
native land, some playing cards, others
writing letters home, and all of them
apparently pleased with the situation.
It was a scene never before witnessed
in the Harbor of Portsmouth, but its
repetition is likely to happen every
pleasant day in the weeks to follow.
So much for the humbler prisoners.
Those of higher rank, Admiral Cer-
vera and his captured officers, are
held at the Naval Academy, Ann
apolis, Md.
Admiral Cervera would be taken for
an English merchant by ninety-nine
out of a hundred persons who didn't
know who he was. He is prosperous
looking, well-made, and wears a gray
beard. His son, Lieutenant Angel
Cervera, is tall and handsome, and
wears a coal-black beard. Altogether,
the Spaniards are quite a distinguished-looking
group, and when
they are fitted out in appropriate gar
ments will doubtless make much
social progress in Annapolis, as nearly
all of them have given ordors for
visiting cards.
The parole signed by all the prison
ers except Admiral Cervera, who
waved it aside when presented, with
the remark that his sword of honor
was sufficient, and Captain Eulate, of
the Vizcaya, who declined to sign it
because he declared the other officers
should be permitted to give their
word as well as the Admiral, is as
follows:
"I do pledge my word of honor
that during the period of my retention
at the United States Naval Academy
as a prisoner of war I will not go be
yond such limits as may be pre
scribed by the Superintendent of the
Naval Academy, and freely agree to
abide by such regulations as said
Superintendent may from time to
time establish.
"The limits now established will be
the grounds of the Naval Academy
and the city of Annapolis from 8
o'clock until sundown."
Admiral Cervera's house, which is
a onocr of Spanish prisokeks ox sua
' vet's island.
known as No. 17 Buchanan row, is an
old brick painted a dork drab, with
brown outside shatters, and its front
windows overlook the oak-shaded
grounds of the academy. The com
mandant's house is two doors distant
at the corner, and diagonally aoross
the lawn to the left is the superin
tendent's office. A fine marine view
is obtained from the rear windows,
with the parade grounds in the fore
ground. The whole house exoept the hall,
which is approached by a flight of
stairs from the road below, is heavily
carpeted. The parlor is supplied
with comfortable furniture. Opening
into the parlor by broad doors is the
dining room, whloh is oarpeted like
the parlor and contains an oak dining
set Tbe passage chamber, whiq.ii
communicatee with the bed room, is
the Admiral's private office. -It :s
provided with a desk, chairs, good
lights and writing material. All tie
mail matter sent and received by ttS
prisoners goes through the office uf
the superintendent, and is censor'!.
The Spanish officers are not beie.g
pampered with luxuries. They are ttr
ceiving the same focd that is given b
the naval cadets.
Admiral Cervera has a house wbLu
1 oooupied by three . or four others
1 besides himself aud his sou. 'JPJie
eook and the steward of the San tee
have been placed at his disposal, add
a servant to attend to his personal
wants. The last ocoupant of the
house was Lieutenant Gove. The
other prisoners occupy the old cadets'
quarters on Stribling row.
COOKINC FOR SOLDIERS.
Herman Army Inventor Pay Mnch
At.
tentlon to the Subject.
The interest shown by all classes of
people at present in the matters of
military manoeuvring and equipments
is ao great that recent exposition of
CAMP COOKING) APPARATUS
SMALL BATTAL10X.
ron a
army and camp furnishings was a pi
gantio success, as demonstrated by the
throngs of people which flocked to the
place day after day. Evidently the
German inventor has been working on
the theory that a full stomach is the
best equipment for a fishier, and
cooking implements were displayed
in the greatest variety. A clever
cooking outfit is shown herewith.
The stove for a battalion is designed
(or use in the open. It is formed of
several iron chests arranged in the
shape of a cross, with a chimney in
the middle. A smaller one Is built
to nocommodate a squad of about)
thirty men, and for use where there,
are no goneral cooking provisions
made for the men, each one looking
after the preparation of his own ra-
tions.
It is gratifying to note that the sub
ject of caring for the dead andi
wounded has received a great deal of
attention at the hands of army and.
navy inventors. A large variety ofi
devices was shown, having for their
object the care and comfort of the
wounded warrior.
Pennle Who Live In Trees.
Of all the islands of the South Seas
New Guinea is in some respects the'
most peculiar. With its towns built
on the water, its native castles in the
trees and its strange nativo inhab-;
itants, who have been steadily dying
A TREK TOP HOME.
out since the advent of the white man,
it is an intensely interesting bit of the
world. The natives are gifted with
suoh remarkable powers that they can
see into distanoes far beyond the vis
ion of the white man; they can track
the wild beast by signs that the white
man cannot learn; they can find food
aud drink in deserts where white men
would perish of thirst and starvation.
Tbe aocompany piotnre represents
one of the tree houses built by na
tives of the island. Among the sav
age tribes are warriors who are kno.vn
as the "head hunters." The aerial
houses are built as refuges from the
head hunters. When the ory is raised
that the head hunters are coming the
feeble and the women flee to the tree
huts and the able men arm for the
fight.
A Natural San Dial.
' An immense sun dial, certainly the
largest in the world, is at Hayon
Horoo, a large promontory extending
3000 feet above the Aegean Sea. As
the sun swings around the shadow of
this mountain it touohes, one by one,
a oircle of islands, which act as hour
marks. ,
Magnanimous.
Jimmy (the terriblo scrapper)
"Say, we young friend, I could chew'
yer up an' neberkuow dat I had fed,
but I'll refrain I An' now go home an'
tell yer beautiful sister dat X spared
c far love of her."
FORWOMm
A Pretty Style far the Feet.
Women with pretty feet to show
below their short duck skirts wear
ties of black, highly polished veal
skin, having tops of sapphire blue
dressed leather. This veal skin is
the hide of the very young calf, so
treated that it is as soft as dug skin
and assumes a high polish. With blue
uppers on these smart ties blue heels
are used, the rather heavy extension
soles are Stitched with blue, blue silk
ribbons run through the eyelets, and
throughout the shoes are lined with
blue satin.
The Teeth.
The rnre of the teeth should begin
in babyhood. As soon as the "milk
teeth" become loosened they should
be extracted. If the second teeth
have to force the others out they ap
pear uneven and jagged. Nuts should
never be cracked with the teeth. This
is rninons to the enamel. Tooth
blushes should be replaced often, and
in the meantime must be treated to a
bnthof ammonia and soap suds.
There should be several kinds of
brushes ou the toilet at once, since to
cleanse the back tooth thoroughly a
curved brush is necessary. After
every meal the toeth should be
brushed. The bristles need not be
stiff, or there is danger of cracking
the priceless enamel. This can never
be replaced. Science can only give
new teeth, not rebuild enamel that so
many people stupidly nllow to be de
stroyed. (tailor Hats.
The stylish sailor bats nre of rough
straw, natural color, with an exten
sion top. An inch width of the braid
stands up around the edge of the top
of the crown, giving the hat something
of the height of the season's trimmed
millinery. It is bought by those who
cannot abide entirely plain head cov
ering. In "sailors" there is mnch op
portunity for Individual taste in
choice. Fashion approves the sort
with low crown, narrow brim, one
colored hat band. She favors the me
dium brlui and crown of liner straw,
and the sailor of Manila, with loose
band of ribbons in half a dozen har
monizing tones, and quills in one or
two more. One recently noticed had
-trimmings of navy ' blue and grass
green wide taffeta ribbon, put on care
lessly, then twisted iuto a big knot on
the left side, from which sprang three
high, wood colored frills. Women by
no means confine thomselves to sail
ors with shirt waists. Many think
that a rather elogant hat takes away
the inevitably negligee appearance of
a wash blouse. New York Press.
The Itnitle Coming Into Rtyle.
The busy little bustle is at it agnsu,
painstakingly trying to creep into
favor and always finding a certain co
terie of women willing to put it on
probation and their backs. Up to
tbe present date it is no larger than
one's two fists aud is worn as ad odd
little lump of wire and mohair, close
up to the wnist line. Women who
have not yet bent before the bustle
fetish wear strange boned petticoats.
The bones run in casings from the
waistline to the hem, following a bias
inclination, and while holding out the
over dress most staunchly, they do
not fail to add tremendous weight
about the hips. To avoid wearing
these boned under draperies a num
ber of the thoughtful and inventive
have run hoops of thinnest steel, no
wider nor thicker than a baby ribbon,
through the rear widths of their skirts.
This 1b rather a more hygienic solution
of the bustle problem than nny plan
yet attempted, but dressmakers who
know a thing or two insist that with the
coming in of princess fushious bustles
must and will assume an important
place iu every wardrobe.
The Russian Society Woman.
A Bussian sooiety woman knows
only one thing fashion. Art is a
stranger to her. She loves admira
tion and flirtation, but her heart re
mains cold, though she may be burn
ing othor hearts with the tire of her
eyes. Nowhere is woman more dan
gerous than in Russian society. To
begin, a Bussian girl seeks a husband
only for the position he gives her.
Matrimony is only a question of fash
ion, and if a Bussian girl cannot And
a husband within a reasonable time
she can fill no place in good sooiety,
and she is ridiculed by all her ac
quaintances; thus, she watches with
agony the approach of the end of her
youth. Every tentative is thus made
to wiu the grand prize of matrimony.
Even her friends are as anxious as she
is, and as fearsome lest she become
an old maid. Then, when all efforts
have failed, when no more hope re
mains, she takes advantage of the sole
remedy left to her, "maiden wid
owhood." She travels. She goes to
Paris and Nice. She stays away three
or four years, maybe, then returns to
Bussian sooiety, no longer an old
maid, nqr even a wife, but a widow.
Nobody asks whom she married, nor
how she became a widow. She is a
widow; that suffices. And as a widow
she is received everywhere and is
somebody. Chicago Times-Herald.
Fashion's Dictates far Mourning.
After the first six months of mourn
ing a widow may put on the pretty
turn-over cuffs and collars of white
linen lawn which nowadays can be
worn by any one in mourning. Most
of mourning gowns are now liued with
soft materiula, either iu silk or light
weight wool, bo as to avoid the rustle.
Th plainest of black shoes aud gloves
should always be seen witli mourn
ing costume. No suspicion of a white
nettiooat should be seen with mourn
ing dress. Never be guilty, of wear
ing a mourning veil with a shirt waist
of washable material. The white ruche
in the bonnet belongs distinctively to
the widow's weeds, and should never
be worn by a woman who is wearing
mourning for any other but, her de
ceased husband; but when erice taken
off the ruche should never be put oa
again unless for a second husband.
Allow the band of black on your
stationery and cards to correspond in
width to the degree of mourning habi
liments. The extreme widths ara in
any case vulgar and ostentations. If
yon attend the theatre or any place of
public amusement while you are in
mourning and that is your preroga
tivenever wear a mourning veil.
Either go bare headed or wear a fancy
bonnet made of mourning materials.
Women sometimes make the error of
wearing long crape veils at the theatre
and other similar places. When yon
feel yon wish to dispense with mourn
ing, be guarded, aud let its retirement
be slowly and gracefully marked by
quiet costumes.
en.llile fclmrt Skirts.
A marked feature at Lake wood, New
Jersey, during the early fashionable
season was the short skirt used by
women for walking and all general
out-of-door wear. The short skirt
was not con lined to bicycle riders or
teuuis and golf players'. In the streets
of the town, along its promenades or
in the parks aud woods one met every
where smartly dressed women wear
ing this convenient aud comfortable
walking skirt Its vogue was so great
as to show something more than a
particular preference for neatness and
convenience in walking.
The skirt most worn was somewhat
longer than the bicycle skirt. It
conies just bolow the shoe tops, clear-'
ing the ground by about four inches.
It hangs in even folds and is of me
dium width. Many such skirts are not
bound ou the bottom, but faced with
a wide piece of the dress material,
and finished with many rows of ma
chine stitching. The skirts are of
cloth or of mixed cheviots of dark
shades, A very smart costume in
cluded such a skirt of gray cheviot, '
with a scarlet jacket of smooth-faced
cloth, plain linen collar with tie, and
a gray felt hat of round soft shape.
For sea side and mountain wear by
visitors, or for traveling, or for gen
eral wear in the country by those who
are much out-of-doors and ou foot,
these short skirts are valuable. They,
have always been comfortable and con-j
venient; but to preach common sense
on the subject to those who follow
style more than their own ideas of
what is proper is usually time and
breath wasted.
But if the use of the short skirts
has been stamped with the approval
of fnshionnble society people their use
is likely to increase this season, and
it would be a wine plan for every
womnn who wishes to do what is cor
rect iu such matters to see to it that
a well made short walking skirt is
among the necessary articles provided
for her summer outfit. Harper's
Bazar.
Fashion Note.
A yellow straw hat trimmed in blaok
may be worn with a dress of any
kind.
Guipure and similar hoavy cream
laces are much used for the all-popular
yokes.
Not foulards and Indias only, but
surah also is promised great popularity
for the warm months.
Inexpensive ornamentB are small
steel or rhinestone buckles, or large
buttons imitating jewels.
Black gloves would not be as dressy
as white to wear with a costume of
blaok, yellow and heliotrope.
Sashes mnke important features of
the season's gowns. Bibbon, silk,
nionsseline and the material itself are
all in use.
The newest skirts flare out sharply
around the feet. The general effect
seems to be modeled on the plan of
an ordinary feather duster. .
Violets are worn with dark blue sad
every other color, as are flowers uf the
burnt orange shades; no oue flower
can be said to predominate.
Tbe patriotio bangle is a band of
red, white and blue enameled silver,
hung with charms in tbe shape of can
nous, flags and tiny men-of-war,
White veils of circular shape, with
a patterned border, are very popular,
and something still more pronounced
is a rose colored net spotted with
white chenille. ;
In neckwear white tulle bows are
almost invariably worn; feather boas
are also popular at present. They are
of a light fawn color or white, aud
reach to the waist.
Piques and welts, ornamented with
irregular designs, are much in vogue
for seaside wear abroad. American
mills have produced goods of this kind
equal, if not superior, to those im
ported. Lace will be worn for hat veils, ,
while for toques and capotes tulle
will have the preference. In lace veila
blue will be the choice shade, but
cream, black aud white will still be
popular.
The craze for deep yellows and
orange bids fair to run to extremes.
Like many another good thing, the
deep, rioh oolors are delightful used
in bits, bat become oppressive and
overwueimmg eu masse. '
Bangles for the athletio girl are
made of fine silver fishing pole of
golf clubs bent to form a oircle, of
ropes with an anchor clasp, and even
in the shape of bicycle tires and ten
nis rackets with elougated handles.
Sleeves are decidedly smaller. Those
in a blaier jacket of pique must follow
suit, though they must be sufficiently
large to pass over a silk or ' cotton
shirt waist. Whatever fullness there
is should ba gathered at tlie top, aa
only heavy cloth looks well plaited.