Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1889-06-21

There Is curious little city on the
Gibraltar straits. 1t Is called Cadiz.
Some 800 years ago man named Co
lumbus sailed from there on cruise to
the westward. Before he returned he
discovered some islands.
II would appear that the little city is
still celebrating the return of Columbus,
for 1t tisever gala day in Cadiz. laugh
ter and pleasure nre in the very mir.
No port In Spain Is more charming
than this pretty little capital Of famed
Andaluain. Just the place for man-of-
war 70 make nfter hard cruise on the
coast Of Africa or weeks drill Mt target
practice out ut sen.
Il Was a lovely run down the Portu-
gueso coast from Lisbon; n triiic warm;
but what WINS this when offset by the
cool evenings so Characteristic Of the
Spanish. Portuguese climcs? Aswo neared
port on the morning of tho second day.
CARRYING all sail and full lhcad of steam.
tho corvette fairly gamboIed over the
water. Tho hagc which had been enyel-
oping tho contour of the coast limo grad
unlly lifted, presenting To the gaze of of.
flccrs and crow Andalusia In all her
beauty, charm and grandeur. Many
fishing craft came In view. nnd ma the
coryetto surred past the boatmen raised
their caps in respect to the iiag ilying
from the peak end.
A1-rnA o-rIyr rrArr-prs
THO appearance on Tho citv from tho
onchoraae IA beautiful IN Tho axtro,ne
Tho sovornl convent and costlo crowned
bills are the background of n lovely mic.
t,rn. Fsncciallv on n r,oonlit n,cIt tho
barbor is To be seen in all its bcauiv.
From tho shores tho stroina of mnsic
from tho military bands IN the marks nre
waited across the wafer. while among
The dazzling rlimmcr of lights tho raw
promenodePs can bo aecn windino in and
ont along tho Alomedn As tho nigbt
advan,cs Tho ,.nv acenea closo. and save
NOW nnJ ,bon thc blocl, onecter of n huge
saoon,or oIId;ng s;lon,Iv Inv or tho ,inl..
lin ~ i'm. convont he'll awov bacl,
in sho lima notbing hrcal,s the silence of
,ho mint
Cndjr "a rorhona mo, NO well known 20
A,,,or;c,rs ns rcnv cities os lcss i'm
nortarce Sitro,cd nn,rt from the main
i,i,,,,,r,v ,f ,r,yol ond HAVING lint LITTLE
dircc, conmcrco with tho limited states.
!, 10 solJo,n yie;,ai hv our conntrvmcn
-, ,,,n,,or, a, husiross oxcant whom ms
soncc,s ahnard ono of tho Rovol Mail
s,aa,uo,, ,s ~, ~, ron,o 20 sono of tho col.
on;oa arc onnhlcJ nv n abort ston oyer
to obtain n cnrsory gionco NJ tbis Quaint
ond moat interesting Of Snanish eea-
norts
fGI Tho city UNA founded about 1,0op G.
NV Tho phmnIcions Who VIVA called Il
cod,r !, succoaaivclv nosaed into tho
hands ~ tho Cartbngonians and Romans.
,ho lattcr giving h the name Of Cades'
Tben nassinp luto tho powcr Of tho Cloths
!, ,vas ocoin tohen IN iii this timo by
Tho Arob. The Snai,ards cot control
In lo0o. and named Tho place Cales 1t
wos known by this name when captured
and sacked by tho English In 1896. Tho
loss Of tho city and the immense treas-
pro bcl,l there MT tho time caused almost
general bankruptcy In Spain. Time and
again tho English attacked this beauti-
nil city, md each timo il was success
fully defended. 1t was surrounded by
the French during 1910 and 1912. being
at that tilno tho scat OF the Central M
tional Junta. welllngtons approach
raised tho siege OF Marshal yictor's
sorccs.
LIKE ONE LoSo HOLIDAY.
Cadiz has long been associated with
tho liberal movements In Spain, and has
been conspicuous during moro than one
crisis in Spanish affairs In fact. the
first movement which overthrow Queen
Isabella took place In Cadiz, Sept II.
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