Soldiers
et
SW Ey
Ak:
OMINALLY th La
army of Bpain is
divided ipto thease
classes: A per:
manent ery of
9315 officers and
70,839 men, an a0 |
tivereserveof 18g,
972 men, and a
second or seden-
tary reserve, which |
i poy on January 1, 1808, |
was estimated at 1,083,500 men. i
~All Spaniards between the ages of |
pineteen and forty-five are numbered
in the second reserve, and are liable
| 40 be called upon for active sirvice at
| any time they may be needed. All of |
| them are su to have served at.
Jaast three years in the first, or nective
reserve, which corresponds fo ont
mil Every boy, upon attaining
ly of nineteen, must enter either
the permanent srmy or the first re.
| serve, and serve three years. About
100,000 come within the provisions
| of that law sunnally, so thet there is
| a constant change from the permanent
army to the first reserve. Then, after
mix years, when the citizen has reached
| the age of twenty-five, he goes into
the second reserve, and is subject to
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1 gilitary duty only inltime of war and
after consoription. It may be waid,
therefore, that 250,000 men are ocon-
| stantly suder arms in Spain and its
| eolomies. The first reserves are nsed |
for coast guards, customs inspectors,
and for police daty in the rural dis-|
triets, and are likely to be detailed for
service in the guards eivii, which eor-
| responds to our city police and the |
© gendarmes in France.
~~ Voluntary service is accepted st
eighteen years of age, bat the pay is
‘so small, only twenty cents a day, that
very few Spaniards ever think of en-
al listing until they ars compelled to do
80. By the payment of $300 any per-
son may purchase etemption from
military daty.
_The 210,000 soldiers who have been
a i AE
a dtc es
WPANIEN OUTPOST IN CUBA.
x EAN A TH A I MN A
ICICI IIICIICICIICICISIION EK
| their regimental officers.
and he makes the pay roll as long
Pafleer makes a report of 8 battle
represents that most of ba
Ling the enemy, but
>
Our
is Encountering.
-
Yoke ol
which ars the militia of Cabin, or a
total of 148 (545 £3 thease, wien the
Jast oficial reports were made, 28,000
were in the hospitals, fenving an of
EL
fective fighting force on paper of |
000 men,
These statistics are made np from
the® official reports sent to the War
*
»
Department in Madrid and published
the vecagnized organs of the Min
&
ister of War, which correspond to the
nal
Army and Navy Jour and the
Army and Navy Register of the
wha ose
SPANISH COAST BATTERY IN CUHA
United States, and are accepted by
General Miles and Secretary Alger ad
official,
The Spanish reports, howaver, are
not to be relied npon, Their army
largely mythical. Nobody knows how
pany poor fellows have died in the
field resisting insurgents, and the
ravages of disease are sill more dif.
eult tor ascertain, first, becanse Span.
ish statistics in all brauches of the
(lovernment are notoriously incu:
plete and inmceurate; and,
hacanss it is for the pecuniary inter
iar pay department. The solders
receive their miserable stipend of thre
or forr silver dollars a month from
The di:
onel of the regiment sends in a regs
sition at the beginning of every moni
for compensation for so maby men
possibile. When the money corses |)
divides it among the raptains of oo
panies, and the captains divide
among the nen
jest and moat popular metho
tobbing the Government for $ie
forwarded for their pay. It
vorite saying in Cuba that when
&
biave been shot while gallasn
they
alive again befors he makes up
Bid
sent to
been ing the big guns upon the |
fortifieations,
While it is impossible to get aconr-
rate sta , the military journais at |
Madrid have published statements
showing that ten Generals, 615 field
and staff officers, 6222 regimental of
pers, and 180 435 soldiers have been
to Mare 1, 1808, 1 General, 7
fleld offienrs, 63 regimental officers
and 1314 men had been killed in bat
¢ during the present imsurrection,
Cuba during the last three pay roll
bave been drawn mostly from
first reserve, although the per. | hax impressed in th y eviery able. |
manent aroiy has furnished the larger |
rt of the skilled artillerists who have |
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& RIN
bodied citizen within reach of his
conseript offies, and the insurgent
sympathizers have enlisted in great
numbers with the expoctation of being
able to serve their cause ww
tively inside than outside
trenches. This clase of people,
ever, are not to be dependad npon
either side,
The abupdanes of the physical
somrees of Spein and the solirerh
gnalition of We men, even wien th
bave received brie! military train
have beeu a snrprive to many.
: Pre-exaivent are the Albarderis
: who take their pame from the halbeld
| a pictaresgue old weapon thoy
i no longer of any fighting (of
ri Bll
! Ee
IE
utpes! Ovly
SKETCHES OF SPANISH
eneral, € field officers, 55 regimental
officers and 701 men nave died of
‘wounds received in battle, making
casualties 2 (Generals, 13 field offeers, |
108 regimental officers, and 2018 men.
. Upward of 40,000 men had returned
o Spain. The same statistics showed
that 318 officers and 13,390 men have |
died of yellow fever and 127 officers
of other diseases, |
paking the total mortality on the
Spanish side during the insurrection
men
March 1, 1898, there were sup-
dd to be 96,287 Spanish soldiers
or arms, with 52,000 volunteers,
56,638 officers ald men,
which began in April, 1805, and 1!
i the personal
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SOLDIER LIFE IN CUBA
| defensive! value, but nsed as an
| of ceremony, composed largely of
aristocracy and including puked |
| from the whale army. This forep
organized in two companies, wil
| total of forty officers and 230 men
guard of the King
for interior servicd in the palace,
Colonel is appointed as Capa
ant, and so the grades continue
First Lieutenant serving as “caps
All officers of the Spanish army
| eligible for the Albardero Corps,
half of the vacanvies being fille]
: candidates selected for their sp
| qualifications and the remuindep br
al.
ae
sepond, | = ak |
| bronze or steel, with 3.5 inch and 3.1
est of the officers to sonceal the mor | |
. | tality of their men. There is no regp- |
caryy,
Lieatenant-Colonel as First Lienten- |
, a
are
by |
seinl |
{eorps. The men (privates, mast be
i
: best gnalifieations,
iit in & Dmttalion without a geivate ani
| dier mn the ranks
The gronp of bassars at Madrid is
a representative body. The Spanisd
Lesvalry includes two heel regs
designated as the Prindess and
i ara re garded
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i
distil
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{id hy competition, and after a
oh ak ay
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the
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£2 Flows xe
promotion on senMrRy within the the inexplicable conditions
sergeants of good charactor and the
In other words,
m Calm,
Their own kindred and relatives in}
many cases are in the rauks of tow)
revaintinosrs frees, hint they seen
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animated by a lorocity that is ad!
3 ¥ ori
Lope
of three years ars appointed ’
¢ regiraents as Resond fasten.
The artillery of the Spanish army.
like that of the English royal artillery,
Cineluder the horse, field, mountain
and garrison branches, and the gun
factories ard other establiiihments are
in relation with it,
It had charge af
| stores of pans sree, ammoanition and |
“aanterial,” and ie provided with field
TALES, Juannery schools, a scientific
and practical masenm and other nec
i ih Pa or
FIRING ON THE AMERICAN FLEE
-
Semon
i assary adinnets, Tha aectaal
tion of the artillery in iluirteen reg
iments of the fieid branch, each ©
ffor ix.gan batteries, a regiment of
horse arttilery and three belonging ¢
frrmal |
aed na er plicable ALY hee Cap
depended upon
;
rpsart and th
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an
Spy
saore snd na
They are noi well "zed ap
tind bearing
dap rad FE ge
nar A se rionn
teint of the
¥ of maar in
20
i oleae
strength to pul
praciioe they may be
marksmen xs pny habitant
northern latitude.
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A MONUMENT FOR LAFAYETTE,
Muvernent on Foot te Frert a Memorial
ver Hine Grave in Paris.
In a deserted corner of the
tery of the Convent of Little Fiepus, |
rE.
in Paris. lie the remains of the French.
{
i the tame of er snrest need
¢ best friend in
-Talavelts,
by a plain
wan who was Amers
Hie RTAYe in decorated on
talabs, and seeiss as deseried aw was
Vietesr Hugo's
L grounds with as
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jaa rtal Der, Sean
fed
Fi
Valean, when he
fit!
3 #
gros to fscape the persecute
smelter Javert
4
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Pnged
FP Rrgtes day
A mavenisnt is now on foo
fitting menment to
TR.
vatil Tor by the sgho
¥ At it #y ihe gel
SiEgten in '
3 gi NT
faints at that 1b sham
Pastel
Foposition 10
< 18s the prest event of
in the Paris
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LOT Livres fast alse
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thie foundation stanss
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. oy :
When first built the to was {wo
the rratinsd: sow
hyve erambied
toy 1
. y
Hie ave geal or
and the top bas fallen alwont fas
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5. Bain snd 2 3
eiiy wath iL
tn be the honorary chairman of
Cn ow Hg
‘ the mountain branch, ail Lhese having
the same number of batteries
[guns as the fleld artillery.
Are
| garrison ganpers and four companie
| of artificers, Atthe present time th
5
| the Krupp sod the placencis, of
inal eadrber,
The ofeers of the
Rid
There
additionally ten battalions of |
Spanish army has guns of two kinds |
i 1
farce enter |
| ghrough the college at Hegovia, the
| ad nuission being by compartitive exam. |
imation between civilian omndid
{and young officers from other corps
stadies cover a pried of =
| years, snd promotion 1s always Ly sen
Lyority, hut on reaching the fk
It isone of the ens §
{ curs to double the number of men on |
duty and divide the money that i;
moa fac
HEED
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It ix well knowns that sinew
the blockade began General Blane
THE TROCHR
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a
of their od
ce NIA HA $5
neational conse these ar
ants and are promoted to the ix
tenancy on appointuen
at the close of their scholastic term al
Segavir. Ths arrangements
51%
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i ten ia Paes, anid |
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President MceRiniey has consented
tie
evmnmiesion hoeharge of the rang
THE GRaAYE OF
Be
LAFATEATTE 1% PARIS,
ay TA
MEGS.
5 £ ¥ ®
« famde the ponstraction of the
wiation and eres
maell assintad to
ment and its trans;
% la ¥o x a Fai
draw the resniaiog wih
| nnanimontely passed the Senate of the
United States providing
¥
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: 150
Payee lion,
Aillery endets bevome serond Henten-!
fH lene | ever gradgated
for the
training and maintenaacy of the effec. |
tive rondition of the artillery sean Ta
i be eteeilent.
of war thers ix no doubt tf
praction it saccesifully is a question
for shisentasion. ”
The general im im of the
hoth in the Soantel army and tary is
they hare Agh
hough they are 5¢
tefided eteriion wink
ak
bak
hs
ak ting
3%
it
capable of ab
CAL LATEr COIN
favorably with the Anglo-Saxen ele
Bat»
peerived somnendation it is the
ennsas of uaprerndiced qggainion
{they are “badly oflcered.” Many e
Sent.
[iat they know the art!
5 a
2 theV oan!
£0 3
pasties,
ot] 3 Ble Gan oles :
yile thie Hie DAR GIWAYS
{ planations can be offered, but there 1s
"mach laxurioas ease about the darn
life, and even in tae srny he will ns
forget the Heat consideration for his
| personal benafit eves if disey
must suTer. The best soldiers,
Blawer of the Spanish army have bean
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the
(out te Caba having largely heen evn-
anthority tha
a Taw aie Tiers
Apt BEE Raa
srary commissmon and au seliag foie
1 1 1 3
Erase Lo fake fnarge of Lge Work,
Few Die of O01 Aga,
astimsated be conmpatent foramen
It is
i=
ave bar EMER maa PRA oF of
Fonsy Jed Barsnan o §o :
£3 sre from old age, while
mila fo gout. 14 4103 £:%
Th spe Exy
erysipelas, 7100 to comsnmplion,
2 So iMHY £3 wi
typh
HEY Ts
id) to seariet fever,
ine cough, oh
typhus, aed 00 End
Phe aver WY
ite but theses are suns fared genarae
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soporte to lead
s % 8 5 0%,
as pagar the PopRialion f thie plate
AN BW Behe,
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Oar Aviy's Ondy Cotared OfMeer,
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t to the corpse Military 8
: Lasgtenant Alexander
| sent to the Philippines, those rashed
{ seripts and rude youths taken from
| the farras to shatter their health 1 the 4 Ninth United States Cavairy
‘fever laden districts of the “Ever
| Fatthtal Isle”
The peasant boys that Spain has |
|
| representatives of her most ignorsn
Lelase, and their own atter jack
| knowledge of hygienie conditions helps
thie lurking disease to find ready and
iar ot oly Pons Xe of thes DAS
f hapless vichms Dame of taem pate
driven seross the Atlanhie Ocean are
af :
| nrally become fmbaed with the mali-}
| tary spirit and make passably effective
i soldiers, bat the majority have no Jk.
ing for their eaforeed profession of
Farms, and, controlled by a home wick
fooling, tll clad and bulf pasl
aps uot Yery free
quently weleome death as a redief
their Ih
home guard of Havana, ealled Guarda
Civiles, native born and consequently
anmred to climate, is the promi
pent armed force of Cala. 1
been thoroaghly detllad,
fur months, they
»
:
AS
desperate saviranment.
the
drewded genuine enemies of all iberty-
loving progress.
In fact, the loyalty of the Guarda
_ Civiles to the Spanish erown is ove of
pers |
i
Lyd 3
Ley bave
ars vicious
fighters aud thoroaghly hated by the |
insnrgents, who recognize them as the
asd Flippers not une
¢ haries Yon
Ixd, anid ms pow First Lientens
Fears Rak
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wy
hou
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is a Reutunekhian and a very large nu
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A Deflation by a War Sasden?,
BH ch A oN HG SN 1 CO
THE REALM
OF FA
i has already
We Sis d Cl ve Bae 4 i 4 i & -
shaped with front and sichiy groves. au
A
i siftly through
i wrinkled stock of
C tae neck
the
vial simmer dresses, wheter
Tie
Pmnnm gray poplin made
tafela, the woke
i that Spain 21
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Cow, aust the waist is
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r May Manis
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nu model
TR e sleander
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seiine de sie, The gathered roel
that provides the decoration for
waist, sleeve paps, wrists and skirt i»
of the dress material, edged with sin.
gle rows of pale green baby nbboy,
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fiw
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GUIMPE Wa
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tha preity tal
fringad pile i
fell
tH that cies in oR
eh founaation for the fall
vw oatherml at the need
srs, front aud
§ owing
bagel
fine 1a
an
Liat
arranged, showing o saan wl
API. ot SENG TS . ia 3 Sik Wa
bape and a bith outline a front
ers at the waist lise arranire the fash
wnaile poneh front Tha skirt 18
if
full straieht bresdth 1a entre back,
atid
wyee nf
Ei 3 5
which in gativered
Ih Yue
Be ily
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Wait, grien wd oun
; aie
the Wi sea le ¥ alppioes
that droop 1 a sight paflat the ton
gathered SRD %
mousse ine 0G
sider the slvee
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The sieeve lining can be aniitted amd
the lining at the neck ent away if »
transparent effect ww desir,
for atl sorts
of
i oF eottan fabrics, anil very artis
ats can be developed bv
The urls 1v desiralis
mii HM
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Lateral,
The Season's Favarite Costume,
T! favorite waist SOa%GH
ie fis
shiows the guimpe effect, nad a more
| gracefn] or generally becoming style
bas seldom appealed to fhe popular |
taste,
Cr illnstration represents ain
and plastron front
1iigire and the
¥ ringkmd shaver
black and veo!-
passaiuaniame
Tis hanasame
ennreled by a
t ewaeled helt
dered with doubis
ARTE fined
Cray,
smbrondered
dpoprate
The bLunxlw
darts and
in
| other usual seams, glominyg 1 centre
Chimmie-~"" Wot
dis gorilla warfare?’
Billy—"*Aw, dat's de Spa
ox
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selves, "Judge.
front, 18
sh style |
where dey makes monkeys of der |
the foundation over which
the round yoke fscing in back and
plastron front that sunulate the
guimpe 18 applied.
The plastron 1s sewed to the right
; and all thin fabries,
Cte the most fastidions bether,
usted
$s ok
iengla
two asenrely together, amd the ell
LEN BY yellow ;
SHION. |
A starding colinr of the tacked ore
pandv finishes the perk, closing sith
front gr sft sbontder,
Hivlivliiy pointed revers moll softly
fren the rounded tops of the
lense {fronts and ronnded epaniefies
stand out over the tops of the twa
sexe] slonran
The skirt comprising six goose,
bas » narrow {front apd twee gore on
carl side the stratght back breadth
sepecially adapting it to wash goods
$8 kw
Whether for sib, wood or coting
foods, the simplicity of this style reve
suspend it to home dresemakers and
flat bands, rushings, applejne. sme
brotdery, Jaca or insertion will frm
. appropriate decoration.
Putriotier Bathing Costume.
The pstriotic combination of solar
now so popaise is artistically carved
aut 13 the effective sostnuie here iis
instrated. Bins brilliantine i= the
material representing the sador ool.
far, slhueld and facing at foot of skri
bloomers and sleeves being of while
wiik alpues, over which is applied rows
of ped Braid mm while amd sarrow
widths Balt of brand. and sailor
Ckoot, with ends of soft red silk This
srstipime combines grace with utility,
and its perfect {it will recominean 12
Tw
blonwe, waist ami moderately wide
bloomers are shaved tosether and ad.
by shoulder amd wider arm
sud aside ler seams estes
being allowed for the blouse
Beat,
fe AND #P-GORED BRIZT.
ASG a va apis ERE
The ahinld is sewed
same on ander the collar at the left,
fart sleaves see & matter of
both sivles ars included In
tha pattern, The skirt ou shaped with
et wid side pores. a stesrght haok
hersd at the top closing ia
trons plaeed at the walst-
atre-baek sad asder-ara
4%, corresponding fo buttunbaies
sd ine thie band of skirt, held tae
#
5 5g
By pa
FARES. A
ral AR
braid sewed only oun one side covers
Costames in this stele
can be made all in one solos, aek '9e
+ hive being t serviceable
tue or hisek
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fie BxiiX
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hit ¥ fran X34
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anil lonst conspenons,
wis ANE BATHING COSTUME
serge, with white braid decorations, is
as popular as it is pretty, aml other
combinations will be suggested by in-
dividual taste,