Oregon City courier. (Oregon City, Or.) 1896-1898, July 08, 1898, Image 3

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ARMY- IN - CAMP
Americans Mobilized
Four Miles From
Santiago.
ENGINEERS HARD AT ;VpRK
ArtilleTy. Dcrhig Taken Vj Over, Had
j - mountain KoBds general Shafter at
. - the Front Spaniards Hoisted lied
. , Crom Flags Over the City.
Off Jnrusga; Province of Santiago de
Dubai via Kingston, July 2.--The force
of the American army Is- being' mobik
. ized as rapidly as possible In' the vicin
ity of AguadoTes; fdnr miles from San
tiago de Cuba. The momea); ;the tedi
ous task ija, opnirjletednithe,fltic6(uw).
Spain's la ditch1 Hn EairfcritlWwftl'
be begun- - JJfiiO ffiaf wll'l 3 oegfit
Shatter himself cannot say. The troops
can" be "'moved without
and are pushing forward rapidly, but
the , movement of the packtraina,
wagons, ambulances L and artillery is
somewhat slow. h.iO '..' J
1 From Daiquiri where" the 'artillery
was landed, to the present point of con
cantration, the road runs through a
'tangle of ndergrowtlf Tjpfifidi jfiwn
Bteep hillsides;! ind 'bv,er tjraacherbus
swamp -bordered Btrehms foi a "distance
of over 13 miles. Through this con
tinuous thicket the vanguard of the
army is cutting its way. Engineers are
at work lev'elifig'tlie'''tfaQk and filling
pits; while a large force 6T regulars and
volunteers, with (ixe$ aidfidbji! (Jpl?an9
with machetesj'are hacking down trees
:and . clearing put the brush. A few
light guns have , already reached this
position." The Beige guns; are not yet
within five miles of the vanguard.
General Shafter left his ship .today
;and took quarters with General Wheeler
atthe'; front rBis.appearanoe there gave
rraa to a. rumor that an attack would
occur" tomorrow, but the. staff :Qffloers
ay it is impossible to get thoarmy in
:shape:tb strike a Wow' for several days.
Abott 2;00O tlfdcrps are camped four
miles east of thai besieged "city, and the
temainder of . tho forces: Htretcb: .'along
the road from there to Juragua and
Daiquiri. ,-Thq aduiK;e;fbr8'arfe In a
emi-circre, the left nank resting two
miles from there- nnder command of
3eneral Chaffee with the extreme right
under command of Colonel "Miles,"abbiif
mile to --tb'-BorthwV-"Begjnhlrig
with the Twelfth infantrv at the ex
treme left, the Seventh, Seventeenth',
Pourth, Twanty-fifth ami Tenth Infatt-
try extend to iite right in order named.
Beyond, them picket lines are estab
lished three-quarters of a mile nearer
Santiago city, being in . plain Bight of
General "Chalfee'B and -Colonel Miles'
troops. . ! - ; ;':
Much amuaement has boerj caused.
among the officers' by the large number
of Red Cross flags flying fifom buildiags
in Santiago. . So
,Soy4uJ cb ''flags have
been counted today, and it is "reported
that two more:- were hoisted , .tonight
They are all flying from the largest and
most prominent buildings, and our offi
cers say the Spanish soldiers evidently
intend to thus try to protect every
plttiJ& In" the' &if' offering a "good mark"
f o the American artillerT.J"'"""
For the past day or .two -landings
have been without incident The bbs
pital corps has flniehed its camp and
flereral tten4a are already'urtdijgctotl;
traatniVni" Welb are quite " a," feyj"
cases of measles under the cars of the
physicians, but a majority of the oaset
of Bicknesi are the . result of heat arid
the extreme hardships the men have
undergone, particularly in waiting for
ebeltet and, food during tbe,landing.or
The fleet lies silently and grimly
waiting for the momnt4o-eome whferj
it shall finally measure. its strength
with. the -. barbo? batteries." .A 11 . day
long, four. American men-ot-war lay
withiff a ' mile ahd a balf of Morro's
gTrfls.'btJt 'iiOt a" Bhot waB exchahged.
The sailora.on boar ponld-,almot have
exchanged " words,' with" the .soldiers
ashore, and the fact that the Spaniards
did not risk a shot is ; taken' to, indicate
that they are very short of ammunition.
Thtfj'flu&naiI()'?Bj;a:Qf'lan8 and
Massachusetts could easily have been
hi J aitJiey. jayjilmosi motieolees.'wUh,-.
in. easy range, out Aiorro mtgnt De a
cohntry schoolhouse for all the hostile
demonstration it made
Word was received by Rear-Admiral
Sampson today that the Spanish Bup-ply-boat
Purisima Concepcion, which
esoapd from Jamaica recently," bai ar
rived safely at Tunas, the port of
Sancti Spiritus, on the southejn, coaet,
of the province ol baDtacUara--; line,
naval officers here are much chagrined
at the fact that the steamer got away.'
In the Sues OanaL
Madrid, July 2. Inan Interview
this afternoon Lieutenant-Colonel Cor
. rea, minister of war, asserted that Ad
miral Camera's squadron bad begun
the passage of the Sues canal. He
also announced that the Victoria- the
Numanoia, the Alfonso XIII njadthq,
Lebanto, all armored cruisers, are
e4dy to (orai tot-blrd spiadjon
' Merrltf Hm Gne.1 " '' v
San Francisco, July 2. The steamer
Newport, with . Genera) f jaerit'ii
board, sailed this morning for the
Philippines. GaneKa(. Slerritt Je. neiy
anxious to avoids an encounter with
any vessel from the Spanish navy and
will Usue orders to the fleet at- iiono
iula tomaker th'TjosBibla speed to'lbe
islands.
In a
civil serVlce' examination in
England there were 1,866 failures in
class of 1,972.
WATSON'S EASTERN SQUADRON
Preparing; for Its Hatd, While Camara
Loses Time.
Washington, July 2 It was an
nounced at tne navy department una
ifternopn that the Spanish Cadiz
squadron had paid the heavy Suez
sanal tolls and was .about to proceed
eastward through the canal, , though
this statement was probably erroneous,
In view of- the later reports to the
press indicating that the Spanish ves
sels were stopping ' for ' repairs. The
adivces only hastened preparations
making for the departure of Ccnimo
lore Watson's Eastern squadron. The
commodore has reported to the navj
department his arrival ' off Santiago,
and bis consultation I with Admiral
Sampson , respecting the details of the
cruise, which, jit. is expected; will-occupy,
fully; four, months, providing the
war endures that length of time.-
The delays to which the ' Spaniards
are subject at Port Said 'will redound
very greatly to, tne advantage 01 ao
miral Dewey,', if Camara is jatill in re
ality bound for. the Philippines, for
they Insure the.arrlval of almost the
whole of General Merritt'S forces, and
almost certainly of the cruiser Charles-
luu uuu nj 4tiuuidi oj, uiiu j.uvuauum.,ji,
before the Spanish squadron could
reach Manila harbor. (
It vraSf learped tb'a.'s afterTWjri that
the Egyptian, feoernnjontXha decided
to notify Admiral Camara that the
confifltieff ;pr'esenc&of fhe?S&5nljh fleet
Lat.Pori 8aw 'is Violating' neiitiility and
that the warships must leave.
Consular Agent Broadbent has Just
made a master, stroke, hich he reports
to the department . while the Spanish
ships were seeking permission of the
Egyptian government", to-take coal : at
Pert Said the consular officer succeeded
in ouietlv buying -up all the coal avail
able at that place. - This amounted to
9,000 tons, and it e to a good place to
be shipped to Dewey, to serve as a base
of supplies for Watson's Eastern squad
ion, when it enters the Mediterranean,
or to coal any American vessels that
may pass through the Suez canal,
bound to the Asiatic station. ;
The news that reached the" depart
ment through the press . reports that
Admiral Camara is about to leave his
torpedo-boat destoryaia at Port Said,
because they . would be unable", to
weather the monsoons that rage in the
Indian ocean at this season, is believed
at the navy department to jpteeaga tbe
dissolution of the squadron and the
abandonment of the cruise to the Phil
ippine. ,': ,- .
The Wire to the Front.
Washington, July 2. General A. W
Greelychief signal officer, tonight re;
ceived "a dispatch from Lieutenant-
Colonel' Allen, Blgn'aT "corps officer in
Cuba, announcing tbat,, a telegraph
apS t$epWn$ station bad!) Seen estate
Jiehe&at-aVinfr within -two- miles of
the olty of Santiago, , This, information
is. Of the highest, importance to the
officials"' oi "thS war" department, as it
insures, to them practically direct
ctrmnVDhicatlon with Shafter. The in-
formation is eignificantt as it shows
that tlie American troops -aire within
rifle shot of Santiago. ; ,The telegraph,
Rtntinn taint? nf ' ronrfifi within thfl
J jknjef i(&B lifl.es," its location conolusive-
ly indicates that the forces of General
Shafter have established -themselves in
advance of telegraphic communication.
- A Koad Convention.
.Aetorja, Ot;j . July?. Thecpuoty
court is using every means to provide
ClBt80to wiUl good "roads; flfid it ""w as
decided -today; to t call a convention.
Thtff 'cdnvention will meet here July
20-21, during which time the farmers
rton.tenttoh'.WlV'?! iftfsessloii Cbe'ro
.Jioaroao convention win consist oi two
or more epesentatives from each road
distriot, and the best means of seouring
good-' highways" for the county will be
discussed. Farming in Clatsop county
is steadily increasing1, but farmers are
greatly - handicapped because 1 Jlpoor
bighwaya, It is the-'intention to re
aiove.tihM obstaoleitMhe oounty'sprog
ress. and secure thoroughfares which
can he used the year round. Thp cx8
ventiorl will doubtless be largely at
tended.' - ' ,. 'J'-r
Harrisburg, Or., July 2. This morn
ing Charles Turner was shot and killed
by T, M. McGrath, about six miles
east of. this place. Turner bad been
Eprkh -on .the furm'pt. HarWy .gurn-!
erVille McGratMivesVear ' W
Turner visited with McGrath's bov,
"abouTbis ow'nage. McGratn ' tliought
be was visiting his wife, with whom
be has bad "trouble, and became jel
ousk looaji ne went ioeunimBr
villa fainji and; wfent u toS'ttrrife who
was worWnji fnthe.iiay fieidivepok a
few? words? thenil(-teppl baek-Und
drew a revolver aud Jhot him. The
ball entered Turner's left breast, and
l' Fjtmln mi Pf nulrisp.
Playa del Este, July 2. -InBteroepted
dispatches from Admiral Cervera alio
fceritioaj sUi of iffaiffll at gapiiacV
Both food andammiiDUioa aieiepbrted
to be getting very short, and the latter
will be exhausted soop.; ; Fq some days
the fleet has been unable to draw
shot from the batteries off the barobr
eritrahce. " evfen 3 thoueh eoing very
f cidfce iEsbofa. The" cruiser New Or.
leans bas ieft forKey West.
i ( 1
. A Dolphin Bed ly Dsrosged.
WaBhington, nly 2. Reports re
cefVetj (hf Vdepartment of the
collision between the Dolphin and
Meyaftlndicat that it took place near
Kef jWeei. jThS Dolphin smashed ber
item, filling the forwaid compartment
to theoollieion bulkhead It is expected
three -weeks will be BoramedlrrmaHhi
repairs. .
' '
f 1 Thllieanats'loWrokest
minute
' when ons is lying down than when
I in sn upright posture.
THE OPPOSING ARMIES.
Spanish Reinforwiiipnt , Are Moving
ud Snutiago.
Washington, July 1. XumerieuU.v,
the opposing armies at Santiago .are
not very diiferent, tle estimate ot the
Spanish foroe being plaood at J4.000
men, thoroughly entrenched and be
hind barl)d-wlre fences awl in block
houses as i against about 18,000 men
under ' Shatter's wruniand, aided by
4,000 Cubans, . . . . . -t
One of tho gravest elements in thp
problem, howevar, is the Spanish vw.arr
Ships, for, nnless Shafter is materially
assisted by Sampson, who might engage
the full attention of the Spanish ships,
their fire on the American ' advance
woild bo very hard to meet (
The military authorities here say
thatiGeneral Lirjarea .hus, shown great
military tact in skiwly retiring ldurmg
the,. last, few, days, as, lie gradually drew
ooi troops, from the protection-of, the,
American ships and brought them close
lo me are oi tne 6pan!sn,si)ip8 in nawt
tiagp harbor. For this reason it was
with relief that the announcement, was.
received here that Shifter liad succeed-'
ed in landing all of ; bis artillery, in
cluding 'his1 eiee.' truin''for,'- unless
Sampson can be relied upon to force
hie way into tne harbor and attack the
Spanish: ships, the siege guns, p' an ted
on nolgnts oommamJlng tne nay, win
be the main reliance of General Shafter
in oflsettlng the presence of the Span
ish ironclads.1 - v
UndoubteHy Shafter -ra atiirnated, to
attack" as Boon as' iKissible by his knowl
edge of the, approach of the Reinforce
ments for Linares from Mahzariiilo, for,
with this additional force, Shafter's
position would be disagreeable, if not
perilous, at least until he bad received
reinforcements. ,'; -.s' '"
The war department received the
first definite news today as to,. the ap-
proacb bf Spanish reinforcements!- This'
was an official dispatch stating that 8000
men. with pack-trains and droves of
animaia,' Were advancing from Man
zanillo, and were 64 miles from San
tiago. .. It baa been known through the
reports of General Joyce,1 made to Gen
erar Miles, that the Spaniards have
10, 000 ;at Hokuin: and every precauV
tion baa, been Ltakert to. gnaid against
their, advance from either quarter.
The offloial report today showed 'that
8,000 of (hoae at Manzanillo iad cov
ered balf the oistance to Santiago, and
it is the belief of military officials here
that a" similar advance is being made
by the 10,000 men from Ilolguin."
These advances, now practically ,iinop'-
posed, are regarded as one of the most
aerioua phases of the aituatioii, r, There .
is the fuAbeV eieraent, to whioh the
military authorities are giving careful
attention, that one man entrenched be
hind earthwoiks or in rifle pits, is
worth three-men - in the open. " Ir1a
said that the batt1p .CbaiulQrtfill6f
ana opoiiByivania uuuiuuu uw mutt
ditect proof on this point
s, ( ti"'tt
ALL lt , READINESS.
fo
most Any Houiv... , .
' At the Front, Jbn the Bio Guama,
via -Kingston,- Jul? L- Preparations
for a general advance of the American
troops on Santiago de Coha, are; 'being'
pushed steadily forward, and troops in
all branches of ' the1 service' are. being
hurried to the front ". !t i ,
Heavy rain this afternoon made it
impossible to move today beyond Gen
eral Wheeler's headquarters, but as the
Ka)8 dry quickly, the guns will proba
bly be brought up tomorrow and the
entrenchments will bo. shelled by the
artillery and by Colonel Wood's dyna
mite guns. - The &harpnelflre will be
more used by the artillery." The guns
are 8.8 inches,-and with jBbaipnel hey
are effective at 2,00" yards." The Cu
bans say the Spaniards ty In deadly
fear of dynamite arid General Lawton
will see now he can terrify them
Simultaneously with' the .bombard
ment, General Chaffee's brigade will
move forward, and occupy a position of
viUl; 'Importance in advance , of, pur
frvnLj'.The press repreaeritatives are
not at present permitted to divulge its
lo0atiOIVM.j.T ,(..:');.(' Uwsif
The miltsry telegraph has been com
pleted as far as General Wheeler's bead-'
quarters, placing-the"-frost iff direct
oommnnioation with General ' Shafter,
who still maintains' his headquarters
on board the Seguronca, where he , can
keep fn close "trjach with Beai-Admiral
8amp9on,;o-i a t'k i si-'rJ 'tf.?sv:'
( Theie ate iiiow. more than 13,000
men at the front) v. rT a i ::.':-!
Drinking water far the troops- at the
fropt is, obtained from, the-Bio Guama.I
a stream Inil of springs diruot from the
.moantainav i Ths water is remarkably
good,.- and - is dow -carefully guarded
.from poilpuorM The - Culiana
eoldM- bam 'in if ft -flst.
nd our
1 Striet
orders have been issued against eucb
practices in the futOre smd sentinels
have been placed to enforce the order.
Striot orders have also been issued
about eating the tropical fruits, man
goes, oranges, etc, in which the coun
try abound, the only except km being
made is the case of milk from green
boooanuta, whioh is oooeklered healthy
and refreshing, and llmea. ( 8oms of
bur men made ' themselves sick
through' eating fruit "
' The men are., steady and ootrfident
The pickets show none of the nervous
ness which might be expected, and
there are practically no alarms or firing
On the lines at night
SkUots Thank adV
Waehlntfteni 1 July' A1' precedent
that will be historical was established
by the" senatB at its . session, today,
oi nrobably the first time; in the his-!
tory of , the , senate, a -. resorutlon' was
passed .tendericg the thanks of oongress
to common seamen, speoincalfy naming
them, The resolution elicited several
patrtortd ipeeicbes'. faCwbicri Uj prfvats'
soldiers of the army and the common
sailors of the navy war glowingly
eulogised. ...
BUST OF MISS WILLARD.
Recently Presented to the Authorities
of the Northwestern University, .
The marble bust of Frances E. W11
lnrd made by Lonido Taft for John C;
Shaffer of Evauston, 111., was present
ed to the authorities of . Northwestern
University recently with appropriate
exercises. Two hundred Invited guests
assembled In the reading rooms of Or
rtngton Lunt library to witness the un
veiling. Mr, Shaffer, In a. short ad
dress, .acknowledged hla. indebtedness
to Miss Wlllard for her kindly assist
ance to him when he first engaged In
business in Chicago, ani said It had
B.rJ8T dP PBASCES K. WILLARD.
been his Intention for years to do some
thing to help perpetuate her memory
The formal presentation was; made for
Mr. Shaffer by A. J, Beyerldge of Indl
anapolls, who txtoUed the great deeds
of the late temperance leader aud plac
ed the benefits of her work above those
of the great men of the century. , The
gift was accepted by President Henry
Wade Rogers on. behalf of the univer
sity and by frank P. Crandon for the
board, of trustees, of Which. M'B9 WiU
lard : w-as formerly a" jnember. Mr,
Crandon referred to Miss Wlllard'e ef
forts ;ls the: -.cause, of education,; iand
ranked her with Orrlngton Eunt, -John
Evans, Joseph ' Cunimliiga and other
fathers of Northwestern University.
His tribute to the work of the sculptor
wasj "It lacks only one thlng-i-the pow
er of speech."
FIRST CHINAMAN TO ENUST.
Ong Q. Tow, a Santa Aria, CaL, Mer-
! cbunt, tn Uncle Sam's Service,
A Santa Ana, Dil, 1 correspondent
writes:''1 -Since.-the .beginning' 'of the
war several Calif ornla-boni Spaniards
audi Mexicans ihnve: enlisted with1 -vol-
onteer. ..companies front, 'the ."Golden
State-' to do- battle against gpaJn but'
the nrat uninaman' to oprer ris services
to Uncle Sam -for 813 ft toonth' Is Ohg
Q. Tow; a merchant df iSaiiw Aha,'
- Ong is -the son of Wealthy parents
and, is well educated,-haying attended
school 'In San WancJco for' a pumber
of years, but hae never been allowed
to spend1 his time In 'idleness; lie
quite a mechanic, and has a small
br9S..cahnoni and a model of the bat
tleship Maine on1 exhlbltioli ln'a; show
window oa 4th Bfreet.,'ne Is" (4 rnv
ent engaged 1 to ' running a, .mercantile
establishment in China town, ! which hja
father purchased for him, and does ah
Ong- haii'iaieir ;'Arf ilv fiitefest i
the affair ever since the 'trouhle began,
and when Uie Maine was blown up
was one of the.' first to denounce 'the
act an i a ' piece-bf Upanlsh; treachefyt:
ana -sis response to tne cry or , Jorip
nie Oet Tour Gun," Is made- In all'slri
mw i :''! -''' - L"" .'
ilti. :;. m.Hw Method. ''
Uncle BolP-Tes, ' triy wife' allfls
MJeA-ed In tyin'-a string to her finger
to remember thing." ' " "
Uncle BIH-fihe hm one on her 'rinirer
most of .the time.il notlcet- : t. : !
Uncle ;Bob Via,) 'ceptln when 'she
has somethln' very pettlUler tq rebifm'
befp Thn she leaves off the string
an' when ft ain't thete slie reinerobert
why.---Odds and; E'nd,,,.,-", , . .;,
John Wesley's Literary Profit.
JohnWesle realized a fortune by his
literary - publications, , He Is said to
have made T)y his religious writlna
fully I150VW0. , Every penny of the
money was expended by Wesley In
charity.' w i ni'.i.nw ';"" H'
A Professional Habit.
In IflOO cases of the morphine habit,
collected from , all .parts of the world.
the! medical profession constituted
40
per cent, of the somber,, . 1
How They lllse, ' ' "
A borse always gets up on its fore
legs first, and a cow directly the op
posite
: life
'v' v
fy
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is
A CUKI0US OLD CITY.
SANTIAGO IS THE OLDEST TOWN
IN AMERICA, ' .
Oaims to Re the Landing ptoce : o
Columbus Everybody. Takes a Mid
day Nap Men, Women and Children
Smoke-Other Interesting Features.
It a Quaint Plnm.
The bottling up of Cervera's floet to
the
the
narDor or Santiago de Cuba' Is not
only ciUm' to distinction' rxseeaod
by
tlwt cuilous old citv: for.'fts th.1 in:
habltautH nerer fall to remind the trav-
r, It,, bus .long been a disputed fact
hether Columbus Linded first nt Sn
Salvador-or Biiwiaso de Ouba, IIow-1
er i that may . bo. SL 3 nan. as tiwi
Spanish call it.: jg tut older than 'n.n v
city lu North America. V 1 ' 'r
The ptvllar narrow, strtets ntu' thn
facades, of tlie: houses, renilud one of
some of ,ths, old towns, in- Italy; but
iere- the, rmnublanoc: c.si8. for tho
houses of . Santiago are nearlv all' built
(tround n couit,- or initio, as they are
uiost SpanlBh towns. With rhvtr
high barred windw8 and glaring plas
tered wiUIs, on Uie outside they look
more like irlioiie than like the Anurt.
m idea of dwelling botisee. Dot go
lusKlH .the initio, and everything Is dif-
Tent. ; I here are palms and shrnba
and flowers, and in sortie of the richer
nouses even fountains. Meals are of ten
served In the patto In pleasant weather.
in feantlago, as well as In other Cu
ban cities, the; proprietors of most of
the shoi)e and warehouses live In the
same building In which their bosmess
.conducted. The shops ocen about 0
o'clock In the morning and ; yemdln
open, tin (rliout noon, when, they, close
up, and everybody goes to the midday
meal, . Atter that everybody . Jakes a
nap In the heat of the day, v The shone
open up again about 2 o'clock m' the
afternoon and, remain open' till half
past o or u. tw to on oraoe in Suwlaflo
t half past 8 In the moramir and no
body will ,be Upt' gp aain at,half past
la. bucl everyooay will be: eating;, ,po
again at half past i and everybody will
be asleep, ,,;,.;;:! ,;;-:! u , -i'-M .o'l
In the evenlna the twonte sit anoiimi
and take : life ' easy, and .. Smoke, ' of
emiree, for In Santlaco revervbodv
smoltps inen, ... women' .and ; chlfclwd
tfven. , the waiters In. the.,, hotels ;and
cafes pull out a cigarette ? and smoke
between: the courses.- The rjorters And
ca I iinen Emoke at alt times and Sea
son : The- stevedores "on the' Wharrea
Brooke at their work, and even tho
clerks In ' the dr 'goods stores roll a
cigarette and take a pun" ,l)6twecm two
cueiomers. '.The wwrlta blows a cloud
of Riivoke from under the bvce. of. hr
faseinating, mj-etorioria rnantllla, wbtte
negrees .V-ftlk alOhg the streets puaihg
awaM at 'huge:iclirar.. VCbndren,of 8
and 1Q may often be seen with cigar
ettes In their mouths,' and it no tjnT
THE CITf OF
cotiimon 'sight to5 see nien and women
smoking In church, ' " , '':', ,; .", ,' '
All .the young bloods j In" Santiago
wear white duck suits aid straw hats,
and they may be. seen lounging around
the city and; the Club de San Carlos,
looking cool : and coirnfortaWe,r,ahd.
smoking,- of courea, for that goes with
out saying In Balitlagtt. At the Club dV
San Carlos,, which Is the union League
of $antlagri, tlw.Spaulsh oilks'rs from
Jjorro' Castle and the gilded youths of
th city make Uwtr, Idling headquarters.
It Is a pk-aiapt place tq -which to loaf,
drink cooling beverages, smoke -.and
gossip. The'Clubboiie1s only one storjf
high, like most of the birflding in the
chy, and In, froht Is a little garden wjth
a fountaln.aiul By,w-rar! Ovuosit''.tho
Clilb' de gon Carlos a the ,'Cafei Venus,
Vttiere, an enthuajaUc; trovoW do
dares fts gfod fl.rl 'Cajrj,bo,hai as at
Mniilco'li.ThoPe to less wine.dmhk
In Oubsitb"11 In rjKwt Iatln: ocmntrtesf
but there la a native rum, called bar;
card!; which Is' rnado ' from"1 molpwea,
and which; well mixed with water1 at
cooled wl th lee,, niaies a Vwy BrhooUi
sort of bevemge and a somewhat insid
ious onei 'A irjiartj botte' 'aOrJs'.rujn
costs only SO cents, arid a a good doa)
of IfVis .nsiialiy:4runl( il,thi midday
meal It Is hot to be wpndwmd at that a
nap Immedlatdy follow iv ,...,, ,,.,
At,., all, -plfvesf. in; Sajatlago iw;hpre
drinks are. soid a iweir. as ,in the,
graph offices and poetolllce, one always
finds Icterj tk'keta pa sale, and; men,
and boys peddle them about the strueta,
Tbifte tickets .vary; to' prtca from 10
ceiHs to 10, and even mo.t .ii n
Oi alt the Uea of J3uW Santiago,
with Its . 40,000 tohabltaiitay Is by, far
the most picturesque and rriUsrestilnri.
It Is inany yirs older tliah St'Atigtw
tlne, and after walking f or tfn hour or
two- through its : ' ttiediaevol-liMjking
streets, the most , matter) -f act; Ameri
can hi ready" to beuet aay rmaotjc
ttory atKut the tijaoe which may be told
to blm. except, perhaps,; tlw-stpry.ipf
the ,; immeDse cJiMn stretching from
Morro Castle to a huge staple tin the
wall of rock on the opposite shore,
fifty yards away, which can be bove op
hj t capstan till It Is level with the
r m$$m A a,
water, so as to form an InsurmouirMTjT.
oljstacle to any attempt to force an en
trance in time of war. The country
houses around Santiago are infested
with mice and lizards. ' The latter are
vtry. aUrt and active, and quite unlike ;
the sluggish lizards soon In northern
dlltiaUiS, , r ,,,:Y 4-, ;
SHERMAN'S MARCH TO THE SEAV
How 'and Pner41 Maiorv Byers "Wroto
Hla Famous War Sons.
Qen.-SJieriijan'B deetfttcthe proces
slon through Georgia will be known in
all times as "Sherman's march to the
eea. ' Pew of the yoonge generation
know bow' this name waa applied, but
a writer In the Detroit Free Press
MAJ. S. H. !. BTEBS.
names MuJ. S. IL M. Byers, of Dos-
Moinea, Ilk, oa Hs author,' he having
first used it as the title of bis famous
song' wlii6h; beglnk" ' l! '' i!1 " l
"Ottr camp-flres shone bstght on th ;
I "nf motautikiDjL t.v.n'.i oi;,i ; i vvt'' - -'
That frowned: on the rtror below."
. It : is , interesting to bear , MaJ. . Byera
tell fust bow and where, be wrote this
song, which ; wos wing ova and over,
again by caropHares.and.by firesldea.
MaJ,-Byere was a sokller boy w-hen he
wrote It. . tla wus a very yomg vohrn-.
toer soldier in the Fifth, Idw Infaatry. J
and bis - home wis In Oskalooaa,' la. ;
His regiment'' marched1 forth LOW
strong and: half of thein fell on the1
battlefleld.fi Elgbry "of the Itfth Iowa
were captured -in the' bottle 'of Mls-'
Btanary. tBidge,; and'.Ma.; Byersi waa
among this Dumber of nnfortonatesL
They wtere-moye4 bher and thither
from prjjjr ;1 fa. .ra-lsoiy jOnd' i finally
nmrxihod' to a, spot neaat Colombia ln
Sootb Carolina.' ''A' few Weeks later,
they oere moved Into the town of Co-1
luuiWa and placed in the ytirds at aa
aeylinn surrounded by a high brick
wall. Little of all that -woe going for
ward in the great outside world mar1
reao4tha rnerB,t b they foond.
out tl ghermaa ' was on the mova
and'cntryipg'en,7tb hhu,
They kjrood hat,be hM tutoca Savan-
1 nah,' "and courage, and, , hope, sairn tw
SANTLVQO.
L.
C:f ';i
them In their dreamy ',andj desolate m' '
roondtags. " ' ' ' .t " '( ,! ",., '! -,i
, "One nigh,"; says MaJ. nljvrs, rhllst
pacing up and down and cogitating on ' t
the woadrfulBlbo of Bhorman's
Campaign;!'' I-' -woridored ''-what tney' :
would call tt. It was not a battle only,: ' '
I refected,- bnt a' inarcft as well ard sv . ,
march to.the ea. Instairtly toe thought. "
struck me oi a song.jj , l.u , : s - (
'; Wblis, walking about.'ta the' dartcnesa
for warmth. Mol. Brers nartlv com. ,
posed the song and flhlsbed It-the next
day He showed It id savwml'of his
fl'llOWTlriwifWrd ; rn1 ' nf ' llutn ' ' '
pbere was a glee dub among toe prl. . .
oners aad.by tbem ly vw Urst snrtg,:("
Thcuoe' one of the prleoneis xarrjed it-1 j
Norta -ad Boon tt woS beasd all over
ft land. ' .',V4 : i (,"';.; .' "
wTKin 'the 'war was over, MaJ. Byera'
yrai ajTpoirrtl to (t consdiilp in ffwtt-,
eer land, 1 where he- remained for many , !
years. . lie bos also been tho American. :
oonaul to Boom. vv ' ' . , f . ,
- ' . . . "' " ' ' ' 7 1 I 1 1 1 '
'7 fsJnifal Ppartisb fMpens, , ,. ),. ;
a j This is the way Co-respondent '
Charle a,Tura0 was Hied to Corre-1
If 1 lu
f 'jV' Tmttn wrttflTS Tumt
spondetit Baydan , ; jtoaes when ' tha ,
BpanlardB captured them In Ouba i -cently.
' t -,-?(! . ' ,; ).j!i. ," " .
"(f ' liaodwtob, England. ,,'',,,',. .
, ,Tne eleven Ui, century , Sandwich, waa -the
mowt tamorjf English seaporc It te
now, bowevwv two miles inland; owlngr
to the sea receding.
A rainy spell of weather Is Ilka th,
hard to break.