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The National tribune., 1896-04-23
THE STORY OF CUBA.
BY BYRON ANDREWS.
NATIONAh TRIBUNE LIBpARY No. 9.
TABLE OF CONTENTS.

TABLE OF CONTENTS.
Early History, Products, Commerce and
Population.
Capture of Havana by the British.
Slavery and the Slave Trade.
Principal Cities of the Island.
Cause of Cuban Discomfort.
The Ten Years War
A Glimpse of the Interior with Gen Grant
The Revolution of 1896.
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
Map of the Island.
Typical Spanish Volunteer.
First meeting of Columbus and the West
Indians.
City of Havana.
The Flag of Cuba Libre
Portrait of Gen. Cespedes.
Portrait of Governor General Martinez de
CampOs.
Gen. Grant Travelling in Pinar Del Rio.
Portrait of Jose Marti.
Portrait OF Gen. AIaximO Gomez.
Portrait of President BetaneOurt.
Portrait of Yice-President Maso.
Portrait of Gen. Carlos ROloff
Portrait Of Iieut.-Gcn. Antonio Maceo
Portrait OF ST. T. Estrada Palma.
Portrait OF GOvernor-Gieneral Yaleriano
WeyIer.
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for 2J cents.
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A Brave Officers Answer.

During Napoleon's campaign in Russia o
young officer was very successful in defeat
ing, with handful of men, large body Of
COssacks who had been skirmishing along
the line for some days, doing considerable
damage The officer risked his life in a
daring deed of bravery, and Napoleon, hear
ing of it, sent for him and praised him.
Sire" said the officer, I am happy for
your praise, but the Cross of the Legion Of
Honor would make me happier"
But you are very young" said Napoleon.
Sire" answered the brave officer, "we
do not i've long in your regiments"
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from their lurking-place under the river
bank and disappear in the woods. while four
or FIVE heavy iield-guns, drawn by painting
and oyerwOrked horses, trundled rapidly
along the red clly road, tie drivers whip
ping and swearing
After few rounds there came short 1uIi
IN the bombardment. during which a singu-
lar serenity pervaded the air ard sky.
Dar, now, Lor', stop de wa right heah,
and lef' de ole darky -
But Uncle Duff sprang 10 his feet as
another awful cannOuade began, and she'll
burst on the railroad track in front of the
door. He forgot his prayer.
He'll an fury" he cried, "dat's danger
Gus. Gfi my bat. TO de Lor' sake, rs gwine
outen yer." And ne rushed through the
back door way and across the garden to the
woods, followed by Sam and Amt Saluda.
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personally by him, and their fighting
,,,,l;,;ae bad hann triad ON many

personally by him, and their fighting
qualities had been tried on many a
wELL-FoUGHT FIELD.
: His artillery was above par, and to the
UAmv OF the Cumberland belonged one
aeof the best engineer and pontoon-trains
nln the United States service, that had
Y been produced under his own skillful
.7haad. Again, the Army Of the Cumber-
Hand had Tie best-equipped wagon-train
in existence. But these were just what
:, : Sherman wanted, and in his Memoirs he
ss8requently speaks of their efficiency.
But why was Schofeld sent back TO
Thomas? Simply because he made a
personal request to Gen. Sherman, and it
was granted.
80 Gen. Thomas was expected to whip
Hoods advancing army almost without
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-10-16
Tn. Dspre.sIon I'M the Horse Trade,

The statistics of the United States de-
partment of agriculture show decided
falling off in the number and also the value
of horses in this and other countries as
compared with the reports of year ago.
In this country alone there is decline in
the number of horses $780, 61 or AS per
cent, as compared with last year, while the
decline in value was $76,590,394, or 1873
per cent. The fall in value appears to be
universal, and the decline in New York,
New Jersey and Pennsylvania is explained
to be largely due to the introduction of
electric and cable cars, and also the in
creased use of bicycles which have reduced
the urban demand for horses, and conse-
quently their number and price. But the
chief reasons adduced for the fall in value
of horses on farms and ranches, which is
quite marked, is the financial and indus
trial depression, and the cost of feed con-
sequent on protracted and repeated drouths.
Sales of horses at 50 per head and below
are reported from Kansas, Nebraska, Utah
and Oregon. Old and inferior stock has
been largely killed off in the central regions
and in California for fertilizer, etc.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-10-16
Women i'm the Campaign
From the. Boston Herald

The women are taking an exceptional
interest in the campaign for honest mon
ey, and they are to be credited with being
generally on the right side wherever they
have taken organized action. We have
witnessed a women's sound money rally
here in Faneuil hall, and similar demon
STATIONS have been had in other great
cities. In the states of Wyoming, Colorado
and Utah they have equal suffrage with
men, and it is highly credtable to the
women of those states that the repudia-
tionists regard them as a hostile element.
1t is a significant fact that thousands of
women in Colorado who are friendly to the
white metal have announced their determ-
ination to vote for Mckinley, and it is said
that large majority of the women vote OF
the state will go that way.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-10-16
The Best Campaign Document Yet.

One of the most notable expressions of
this campaign is that which has come dur
ing the past week from the Roman Catholic
Archbishop Ireland of s.. Paul, MINI.
His statement was made in answer to the
request of q leading business men Of
Minnesota. He says it is time when the
usual objections to churchman entering
the field of political discussion do not pre-
vail The crisis which is now upon the
country has had no counterpart except in
the days of 1861. "To be silent would be
cowardice, would be crime" 81 stand by
the platform and the presidential candi-
date of the Republican convention at ST.
Louis. | am opposed to the platform and
the presidential candidate of the Demo
cratic convention at Chicago. The ques-
ton of free and unlimited coinage of silver
is put in the foreground. This questi on
has its Importance; but it is of minor i'm
portance in presence of other questions
which are brought into issue" The de-
nunciation in the O. cago platform of
''Federal interference in local affairs is
the old doctrine of secession revived. 1.-The
words point to the act of Grover Cleve-
land, sending United States troops to pro-
| tect national property and enforce nation
al laws during the Chicago riots in 1894.
In those words is the old secession doctrine
that states are Independent of the nation
al government at Washington; there is
the annulment of the Union; there is no.
| tiCe served upon the flag of America that
outside the District of Columbia it is with
out power of self assertion or self-defence."
The platform of the Chicago conven-
ton threatens the country with destruc-
ton of social order, with lawlessnes, and
anarchy, in its declaration against "gov-
eminent by injunction" "Here reference
is made to the action of the courts during
the Chicago riots-wlthout which action
there is no calculating how much ruin
would have come to the city. The palla-
dium of American liberty is the supreme
court at Washington, the counterpart of
which, in majesty and in power to enforce
absolute justice, does not exist among the
nations of Christendom."
The archbishop then enters upon an in
tellgent and searching discussion of the
silver question, and shows how free coin
age would bring financial ruin and chaos,
and how the workingmen and the farmers
would be the worst sufferers. 1.-THE craze
for free silver" he says, "as a cure for
hard times is applicable OIL the same theo-
ry that a man who has been a long time
sick, despite the attentive care of expert
physicians, will call for any quack who ad-
vertises to cure all the ills of humanity"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-10-16
w. c. 7. U. Convention

The Vermont w. C. T. U. will hold its
22d annual meeting in st. Johnsbury Oct.
22-25. Preliminary business meetings
viii be held On tie 22d, and the conven-
ton proper will begin Friday morning,
Oct. 20, continuing through Sunday by
special invitation. A gospel temperance
meeting will be held in the afternoon ana
mass temperance meeting in the evening,
when the churches will unite with the w.
c. 7. U. and speak for temperance.
Thursday evening, Oct. %, a reception
will be held; Friday evening, loyal tenn
perance legion demonstration and address
by Rev. S. B. Dunn of Shoreham, popu-
lar temperance speaker ;lSaturday evening,
demonstration by young people, and ad.
dress by Miss Agnes Slack of London,
corresponding secretary of the worlds w.
c. T. U. Reduced rates are granted by all
Vermont railroads.
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Notes OF the Campaign.

A schedule of speeches has been ar
ranged for General Harrison in the stump
ing tour which he will make through Indi-
ana. In addition to these speeches Cen
eral Harrison will give short talks from the
special train that will take the party
through the state.
A report has been received at Republi-
can headquarters in Chicago to the effect
that there has been a landslide to Republi-
canism in the state of Washington in the
last 10 days, and adding: people are
coming off the fence and falling on our
side all the time"
Bryan will close his campaign by grand
carnival of eloquence in Nebraska. Mon
day, the day before election, he will travel
over the state in special train leaving
Lincoln at 6 p. NJ, covering that day the
six congressional districts and speaking
several times each in % counties.
Governor Coral of the state of Sonora,
Mexico, who is in New York, says: ~ do
not believe that if Bryan is elected his
party will dare to pass the free coinage law
proposed. 1t would not only be disas-
trous, but would precipitate revolution,
fear. There are two things no government
can do. One is to create an artificial value
and exact it. The other is to isolate itself
from the rest of the world and achieve a
permanent prosperity"
Western advices received at the Union
Pacific railway company's office in Boston
from Union Pacific officials and business
men along the line of the road say that
Bryan has no chance of election. These
reports cover the territory from Washing
ton to Omaha. Western Union officials
say that Mckinley will carry both Nebraska
and California, and that there is good rea-
son for the belief that both Washington
and Wyoming will be found in the McKin-
lev column
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-10-16

"If dollar be a dollar-honest coin
without deceit-one may melt it, one may
smelt it, but its value wont retreat. Melt
ten dollars-silver dollars-in unbiased
melting poland the silver ''slug" result
ing only sells for five the lot. Melt gold
dollars-melt an eagle in aforesaid melt
ing poland the golden "slug" resulting
quickly sells for ten the lot.
"Will you tell mckinley tell mellow
these dollars equal are-if little glowing
furnace puts on only one a scar? There
was never yet equation that demanded leg
islation to establish right to be: an equa-
ton is equation-else 1t is a fallacy.
Sand I'm thinking-quietly thinking
that poor man has poor sense-if he vote
to have dollar that will melt to fifty cents. y
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-10-16
One OF the most notable political dem

One of the most notable political dem
onstrations ever seen in this country was
held in Chicago last week when 10000
business men of that city joined in pa
rade for sound money, the national honor,
and the election of Mckinley. There were
miles upon miles of brilliant decorations
and hundreds of thousands of spectators
looked on and shouted themselves hoarse.
Telephone lines were arranged so that
Maj Mckinley heard the uproar of the
demonstration in his home at Canton. A
postal card canvass of the city, undertaken
by the Chicago Record, shows As, 557 votes
for Mckinley, II, 240 for Bryan, and 1881
for Palmer.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-10-16

1t is estimated that the worlds crop of
sugar, this year, will be about 1,13S,000
tons, or about one-seventh less than that
of last year. Most, if not all, of the def
cheney is due to the war in Cuba, which
has cut off the supply from that island.
1t is noteworthy sign of the times that
a company which runs nearly 1000 omni-
buses in London has resolved to do
away with horses in its business altogether,
though not Immediately, and to adopt
motor omnibuses instead. Arrangements
have been made for operating 100 of the
new vehicles in November and 300 more
will be in use by January.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-10-16

"Do you like fshing?" asked the carrot
of the angeworm.
"Well-yes," said the angleworm. "That
is, like it down near the Jersey coast bet
ter than in the mountains"
"What's the difference?' asked the car
rot.
ats pleasanter for me fishing off the
Hook than on it," explained the worm
Harper's Round Table.
''Let me take the blamed thing home,
said the patient as the dentist relieved him
of his aching molar. 81 want to take il
home and poke sugar in it and see it ache p
-Tid-Bits.
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4hClC 10 NJ ivy ~
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ness, love and its
continuance, depend
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most all of the sick
ness of women is
traceable directly or
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indirectly to some arrangement of the or
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The Wonderful Progress OF "A Girl Born
Deaf, Dumb and Blind.

Helen Kellar, who, under the care of her
friend and companion, Miss Sullivan, has
made such marvellous progress in her stud
les during the nine years of conscious in
tellectual life since her teacher first joined
her, has this year entered the regular
classes at the Cambridge school. The OBJ
ject of her friends in placing her here
among seeing andl speaking girls is to de-
velop her powers of self-guidance in great
er degree than could have been possible
under private tuition.
Mr.. Gilman, the director of the school,
wished when Miss Kellar was first brought
to him to find out how great had been her
progress in the different subjects which
she has studied. To this end he gave her
some of the preliminary Harvard examin-
alton papers-the same papers which were
presented to candidates at Harvard and
Radcliffe colleges last June.
Though she had never had any prepare
ton for college examinations, in fact had
never had examinations of any sort, she
passed the papers submitted with great
credit. The time allowed for each paper
was precisely the same as that given at
regular examinations, but the questions
had of course to be read to Miss Kellar,
which made the time left for answering
them considerably less. The answers were
typewriter in clear, precise English, and
almost without mistake either in spelling,
punctuation or subject matter. The Har-
ward examiners to which they were sub
mtted agreed that, judged by the same
standard by which they are accustomed to
judge all papers, Miss Kellar passed in ev-
cry subject tried. These subjects were
English, French, German and history.
Miss Kelar, who is now a tall, bright
faced girl of 16, tells her visitors, with evil
dent pleasure, that she is preparing for
Radcliffe. She is still very young for Rad
cliffe, and two or three years more will
make her not older than most freshmen
though much more keen intellectually thar
any.-BOStOn Transcript.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-10-16

Owing to the enormous crop, peaches in
Michigan have been so cheap that in some
cases the growers found themselves in debt
to the commission merchant after the lat
ter had sold consignment of peaches.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-10-16

Sunday school teacher. SNOW can you
tell me what bearing false witness is?'
Bertha Sharp. 81 know"
Sunday school teacher. "What is it,
Bertha?"
Bertha Sharp. "It's when nobody hasn't
done nothing and somebody goes and
tells. ~ Washington Times
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-10-16
BRAVE SPIRITS BROKEN.

How often women wake up in the
morning cheerful and happy, deter
mined to do SO much before the day
ande urd VAT.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-05-16
Western Roads Act Like Spoiled Children
on the Freight Rate Question,

on the Freight Rate Question.
Chicago, H.. May 15.-The Western
Trunk Lines have failed to hit upon
any method of keeping up their tariff
rates, beyond having the assurance OF
all the roads in the association that
they viii do their best TO maintain ra ties
hereafter. This has been tried many
times before, and the result has been
that the same old routine of calling
another meeting and having all the
roads promise once more that they will
never do so again has had TO be follow
ed out. II will be tried once more and
the chances are that it will meet with
the same success in the future that il
has received in the past. There seems
to be no way in which the western roads
can keep up the standard of freight
rates at the present time and some Of
the general officers OF the roads are In
favor Of trying an entirely new agree
ment
1t is likely that a meeting OF the West
ern Passenger association will be called
in the near future 10 consider the ques-
ton of the transportatio OF bicycles.
The majority Of the western roads de-
clare themselves opposed TO the free
transportation of the wheels, but there
are two or three of the smaller roads
that are in favor of IL, and they will
have the matter brought before the gen.
eral meeting of the Western Passenger
association 10 he held after the return
Of Chairman Caldwell from California.
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LATE NEWS BY WIRE
itSms OF General Interest From Ali Oss,
the Universe

ftf ms OF General Interest From Ali Oser
the Universe
Princeton. y. J. Nay 15.-Harvar5
defeated Princeton IN the annual inter
collegiate gun shoot today b. a score
OF IL 70 s6 out % a possible 10.
Querretari. Tex. May BY a cave
IN at the opal mines. ten men Were
buried Wednesday. -Four miners were
killed and several others badly injured
Irwin. Pa. May I5.-Bernard Kersh
drowned himself yesterday 10 a resar-
voir q the Pennsylvania Plate Class
company after poisoning his broihsr-in.
Law, wife ard tEo children TIE wife
MI probably de. bu; the other tao Vii
recover. Il = supposed that be vas IL
sane.
Huntington. ". V. May IA o-oNs
@f armed men assembled Al ws-sr-
tank near Moan and the $orfolk a..
Western rad Isst night 90 rob the
nortHbcBEd express train TIE crew
Vas notified b. wire ard passed to-
tank az q high rate q speed TIE rob
bers attempted TO ssop TIE trz.a wssh
revolvers-
HUI. Eng Nay IA czsssoc % ths
rew extension - TIE AEsTzw Fs5 doess
here broke suddenly today ard the rasa
q water swept every vess-s ~ ire do-k
from taelr nrooT1ngs and tsznzsod thszu
mo a hcpeiess mas q 5grackaze. T1e
damage = estimated 81 half = mlI-or
dollars. and i is feared here las tsezn
a serious JOSS = lie
War yea ksep by voz- vou mar cha1ze
41a Ese1f. out sEorcs oz4GE sS4csseE ear q seg
b resz4soc- -EosoolzloG
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-05-16
IuRleside Races.

San Francisco. May 15.-Results at
1ngleside:
First race-six furlOngs: My Sweet
heart won; Chinook, second; Miss Gar
win, third. Time 1:16&.
Second-Half mile: Viking won
Santa Paula, second; Jerilderio, third.
Time 49,.
Third-Six furlongs: Wandering Nun
won; Zobair, second; Oracle S. third.
Time 1161d.
Fourth-Seven furlongs: Peru won;
Miss Ruth. second; Elder F, third.
Time 1929
Fifth-F'ive furlongs: Myrtle H won:
Mollie r, second; Senator Mahoney,
third. Time 1:02R.
Sixth-Six furlongs: Senator Bland
won; Rebellion. second; Virgie a, third.
Time 1:14zl.
Seventh-Ffve furlongs: William
Pinkerton won; La Mascota, second;
Morellen, third. Time 1:011k.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-05-16
ARGoNIA STATE CLOSES. TOO
IT was Effected by the Closing OF the sum
Rer NafioczI.

A message from AFgoaia Yesterday
announced he closing y the state hank
Of thai city. Further information from
there says.
The failure OF the sumner NafiaaaI
bank A. Wellington yesterday. caused
conSiders bic Uneasi1ess among the de-
poslto-s Of the AROMA State bank ~
this city, and Cashier w W No-rss
fearing that run was going % D.
made on the bank. closed its doors and
notified the bank commissioner. M
Morris desired that al should share
alike, aad did right IN closing the bank.
some q the Stockholders Of the hank
here are stockholders % The Sumnsr
National TIE assets OF beth bzraIS
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Windsor Races.

Detroit, Mich, May I5.-Results az
Windsor
First race-F'ive and half furlongs.
Cuuclone won; Damask, second: Font
dor. third. Time 1:09.
.Second-Seling. four furloncs: NIaud
Lyies won; Harry b. second; King Nor
gan. third. Time 500.
Thlrd-SiN furlongs: Frontman won:
Wang' second; Strabertha, third Time
l;l5l4.
Fourth-Mile: Adonis won; Backing
Brush, second; Hippogriff. third Time
1:42
Ffth-Selling. seven furlongs: Dock
stader Won; Miss Perkins. second: Char
7ey Weber, third. Time .SSla.
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Your in the ROCKY Mountains.

The Scenic Line OF the World" the
Denver and Rio Grande Railroad offers
10 tourists in Colorado, Utah and New
Mexico the choisest resorts. and TO the
transcontinental ITaverel the grandest
scenery. The direct line TO Cripple Creek
the greatest gold camp on earth. Double
daily train service with through Pull
man sleepers and tourists cars be-
~ cen Denver and San Francisco and
Les Angeles.
Write :. X. Hooper. G. ?. & T. A
Denver, Colo, for illustrated descriptive
pamDhlstS
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The Rock of Gibraltar

Is not steadier than a system liberated
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bilious remirtent or dumb agus by Hos
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dote 70 malarial poison in air or water.
Il Is also an UneNampled remedy for
bilious. Rheumatic or kidney complaints.
dyspepsia and Nervousness II IN
proves appetite and sleep and hastsas
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