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source, and also the funds which may
be raised abroad, to grant letters of
marqun, to raise troops, and TO main
tain them to declare rcpiisals with
respect to The enemy, and to ratify
treaties; to grant authorization, when
dceming 1t convenient to do so, for the
trial before the civil coUrts Of the pres
idcnt Or any member Of the Council Of
Government who may De accused, 20
decide all matters which may be
brought before chem 10y any citizen,
except those of n judicial character; to
approve the law OF military organiza-
ton. and the regulations of the mill
tnry service as drawn up by the com
mandcr-in-ChiCf; togrant military COM
missions from that of colonel upward.
previously hearing aud considering the
report OF the immediate superior OFF,
Ger, and of the general-in-chicf or the
lieutenant. and also to appoint the gen
eral-in-chicf and his lieutenant in case
of vacancy: to order the election Of
four representatives from each army
corps whenever. In accordance with the
provisions of the constitution, an as.
scmbly shall be convened. For the val
idity Of the decisions OF the Council Of
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join him. while he hiris"if began to
advance slowly to the west. go as u
allow the former. who was coming for
ward at forced marches, 10 oyertalie
him. They mot about Placetas, in the
Province Of Santa Clara, aud after Civ
ing their troops two or three days rest,
rCeumed their westward march, carry
ing before them everything which of
fCred resistance. About the middle OF
December tho Cuban forces we're right
in the enter of the Spanish army. and
then began such a scattering OF this
latter as has been very seldom wit
messed. In seven consecutive days
General Martinez CampOs was COM
PEELED by General Gomez to change his
basis Of operation seven times, and was
finally so overwhelmed at Coliseo that
the Spanish commander escaped TO Ha-
vana and began hurrledly to fortify
the approaches 10 the city. fearing that
it might be attacked at any moment.
General Gomez. on Christmas Eve. as
he had promised, was only a few miles
from Havana and Matanzas
The famous Spanish general had
been undone by the leaders of those
whom the Spaniards had characterized
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To Utilize He'll Gate Water.

There appears no longer TO be room
for doubt that the street railways Of
Buffalo can be operated economically
and successfully with electricity gener-
ated by Niagara Falls. Under the o
tract just closed, 1000 horse power is
to be furnished, but preparations are
making to supply as high at 10000.
The success at Buffalo has given rise to
the suggestion that New York city
should utilize the water which now runs
as waste through He'll Gate TO furnish
power, heat and light for the city.
There Is a considerable difference be-
tween the flow at Niagara and at He'll
Gate, but undoubtedly the latter might
be utilized to advantage, eve though
the results were much smaller than al
Buffalo.
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snd in disaster and cause the sacrifice
Of many lives.
There was n man. however, who he
.ieyed that Spain would never redeem
any pledge Or fulfll any promise
made to he CublnS. and who, even
when Appearances were most deceiVing,
md when not A few we're mlsled by
them. persisted "a saying to his coun'
frymen. "You are losing your timc
hoping against hope; Spain cannot give
what she docs no. possess. Your sal
walton mus. come from your wi ef-
iorte. Prepare, ror the revolution Is
coming; It IL inevitable, and you must
not be caught muwarGs.' This man
was Jose Mart. At ,he age Of fifteen
years he had hecn east into prison in
Havana and transported to the penal
colony OF Ceuta in Africa. After the
peace or lei Haajon, in 1878, he was set
at liberty and sent by his father. n
spaniard, to Madrid. whore he studied
law and also the character OF Spanish
public men, and the social and political
conditions Of the peninsula.
Finally Marti thought that the oppor-
tunity 20 act had come and issued an
order fixing The date on Feb. "a. How
vel considered ana timely his action
was, events have fully shown,
The outbreak took place stimuli
taneously in the eastern, central and
western part OF the island; but In the
two latter It was not successful, The
arms and ammunition intended for the
patriots were discovered and seized by
the government, and the country being
more populated, more open, and Offer
ing. therefore, greater facilities for the
mobilization of the Spanish troops, the
Cubnus were compelled 20 seek safety
In dispersion. In The east, favored by
the mountains. and encouraged by the
presence OF TWO or three experienced
leaders in whom the people had conn
dence, the patriots were able to hold
their ground, although in great van o.
arms and ammunition; more. they were
even able to obtain some advantage
over small bodies OF Spanish troop
which they encountered. But the mrs
month and n half was a time OF grea
uncertainty and anxiety, The it'll
band Of patriots. confined In the interio
Of the country. and unable to commu
nieate with the cities, were ignorant o
what their friends were doing To assis
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Gomez should proceed with a small
force to the province OF Puerto Prin-
cipe Tor the purpose of thoroughly or
gGnizing aud disciplining another army
corps while the Maceos kept the Span
iards busy in Santiago. These and
other preliminary arrangements having
been effected. Marti was about to return
TO the United States. where his presence
was needed In order to hasten the ship
ment Of military supplies. when on his
way to the coast. In an encounter with
a body Of Spanish troops, he lost his
life on May 10Th, 1895.
Arms and ammunition were then
have been since. and are Jet at the
present time. the great want of tn,
Cuban patriots. During the first fou,
months after the outbreak scarcely any
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The failure OF the last uprising, in
1855. so discouraged the leaders VINO
had taken part in the war of 1SG8-IS,
that few a. thcm could believe In the
possibility Of any successful movement
for many years 10 omc The Cuban
people had euncrcd very severely dur
Ing the tcn-year war, and they were
poor and jishpartoncd. Had the Span
ish government then shown n nor
eonciiiatory disposition. introduced
some reforms into the administration
OF the island and lighlcncd a little the
burdens of taxation. u long period of
peace would have been assured; but In
stead OF doing 20. II showed "A deter
miuatior 90 pntsist In its policy of OPP
preston and rapiue, and even to ag-
rrayate ; rho spirit q! resistance,
altho not apparent, was by no
mean c~NtiuguiSlIrd. and gradually
stimulated By repeated acts Of opprcs-
sion, began again to assert itself. But
ns there existed no revolutionary or
Ianization in The island. IL Was difficult
a. ascertain 90 what extent M attempt
nj revolution would he supported by
che people az large, and no leader was
willing to assume the responsibility of
melting to an uprising which might
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that WEAKNESS Is. ~ a rule, more n
matter Of mind than OF body, and that
the muscles OF the body do not tire
half SO soon as the nerve centers which
move them. Music, by bringing n
fresh nerve center into play. will often,
it H. held, Danish all sense OF weari-
nels, and will ever sometimes AFFORD
rest to the usual nerve center, 50 that
when the music ceases the solder feels
ireshor than wher Il began Why
mems limbs should tend 10 move to
music no one knows. but It is practi-
| cally the same thing as dancing, and
it is believed to have to do with the
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Government u two-thirds majority Is
required. The executive power Is ves-
ted In the president, and In his default
in the vlce-presidcut.
Two days later, tho provisional gov
eminent was organized in accordance
with the constitutional provisions. Sc
nor Salvador Cisncros Betancourt, ex-
Marquis of Santa Lucia, was elected
president; Senior Bartolome Maso, vice
president; General Carlos Rolon, secre-
tary OF war; Senior Rafael Portuondo
y Tamayo, secretary Of state; Senior
Severe Pima, secretary OF the treasury;
Senior Santiago J. Canlzares, secretary
of the interior. General Maxine Co
mez was confirmed a. ~commander-in-
chief, and General Antonio haceo np-
pointed his lieutenant.
In the month of July, General Max
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A correspondent oi the National Pro.
visioner 81 discus ING lean hogs for
the British trade says have been
preaching the sane thing since the
year 1876, Whom / first gOt my eyes
opened to this subject. ~ that time |
was packing hogs aud shipping live
stock across the water. | was much
struck with the appearance oi the i've
hogs which I saw IN Liverpool.
chester, Sheffield auI other markets In
England. My brother is in the He
stock business there. aud handles large
quantities OF Irish Danish and English
hogs. One day | passed the remark TO
him that the hogs In those markets
were OF Il very poor quality n not
ut to compare with The hogs OF our
country. Long legged. long backed.
slab sided. lobe cared r~aZOrDaCks could
not be sold in or markets at any
price.
My description OF those hogs did not
meet my brothers views. and he taunt-
ingly dared me to bring some OF our
fancy American hogs over. as nc had
not seen any OF our fancy bacon to
warrant my Boosting. On my mex
trip | took a sample lot Of the best
! could get. which consisted of 200 OF
as fine young hogs rs could DE got to-
gether, weight 80 pounds and thor.
oughbred Berksllires. | took them over
on the steamer along with sheep and
horses. Tho hogs landed in fine condi.
ton and looked fully as well IL not bet.
ter than when first put on board at
Montreal, bur how shall | express my
surprise on their being landed to see
the disgust ON my brothers face as
soon rs he saw the hogs. lie welcomed
me by telling me | knew nothing
about hogs ana that he was at a loss
to know what to do with them. They
were no good FOR the Liverpool or Lon.
don market. He would divide them in
to two lots. himself taking 100 to Shelf.
field and | taking 100 TO Manchester,
he telling me what silosman's hands
TO put them III. When yarded in among
a lot Of Irish hogs. with their lobe
ears and deep slab sides. my aogs went
up 3 cents per pound IN my estimation,
but on being sold did not fetch as much
by two cents a5 my slab sided friends.
/ was not yet satisfied. but saw them
killed and cut alongside OF Irish hogs,
We were NOT in it, rs any butcher or
packer could see 1t a glance; there wa
no excess Of lat IN the Irish hog; bel
lies deep. thick and full Of lean meat,
back thin and full oi meat of good
color and fine grain. fat firm ana white,
hams lean. but hog full of leaf lard; In
fact, better leaf lard than vas In my
excessively fat n0gs. | found | had
Something to learn about hogs yet
The hogs they cross with in England
are the Yorkshire and Tamworth. AS
20 feeding. there is 10 question. This
is from actual experience, rs far al
quality OF PORK GOES oats FIST. peas
and barley next. then wheat aud laa
corn.
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them, while their own fate was un-
known to the others.
The Spaniards, meanwhile, having ~
their command the mall. telegraph ana
all the means Of publicity, lost no time
In Incorporating, In the island and
abroad, the character OF the outbreak
and It's importance and significance. In
this they were 80 successful at trst,
that three months after the occurrence.
in the city Of Havana, even Cubans
interested and closely connected with
the movement. we're deceived n nus
led.
On April lst. General Antonio Macoo
and his brother Jose landed In Cuba.
and two weeks later came General Max
imo Gomez. Jose Marti, and several
other leaders Of less importance. Their
arrival was most timely and opportunc
The news of it ut once spread all over
the island, confidence was restored. en-
thusiasm was awakened, and voiun-
,cers from all classes nf Cuban so
ciety began TO join the little army
of liberty. II was agreed that General
Antonio MacoO should take command
Of the troops in the province OF Santt'
ago, with his brother as second in com
mand. and Gcneral-in-Chief Maxine
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a. a "conglomeratc OF negroes. bandits.
~assassins and adycnturers." The Hav-
ana Spanish volunteers lost faith In
their great chief, and began to conspire
for his immediate removal. until he was
politely told by the Madrid government
to resign: when he had done SO, the re-
nowned butcher Of men. General Wey-
Ter. was appointed in his stead.
The policy of terror and butchery was
a. once ~inaugurated and diligently pur-
sued. It's effects, however, instead Of
improving the chances of Spanish sue
cess, have diminished them. Thousands
Of Cubans who. under the administra-
ton Of General Martinez Campos. had
remained undecided and neutral. upon
the advent of Weyler. either Joined
their brothers In the field or left the
island. and are o lighting for Its
freedom or cooperating from abroad
in the promotion and Advancement OF
their country's cause.
The CubGns have under their contro
about three-fourths of the area of the
island. In the Provinces Of Santiago
Puerto Principe and Santa Clara, the
Cuban civil government is fully es'
tablished, and the same is truo to some
extent In Matanzas and Plnar del Rio
In the course of a f"w months, unless
something most unexpected and extra
ordinary happens, the Cuban flag vii
float all over the island, and the Re
public Of Cuba, free and independent
viii be an accomplished fact.--Fide
c.. P!erra in the Nickel Magazine,
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their extinction will not long be de-
layed. Formerly few European hunt
ers dared to venture into this place,
which was infested with fever aud ban
dts. Now the forest is being cleared
and fevers Snd bandits are dlcapp ar
ing and with them the lions, To pre-.
vent the total extinction of these ami,
mails the Durbar o. Kathiawar has pro-
hibited the hunting OF them for six
years.
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instinct all men display which urges
them to associate with what Is beauti-
full In Nature and art.


4 rubber oyster Is the discovery an
nounced in Paris, The invention Is II
that deserves TO rank with the tele-
phone, the submarine cable, or any
other of the many ingenious devices OF
man 10 ameliorate the condition OF his
fellow-man. 1t consists Of n gutta-
percha oyster TO be placed In the res
taurant oyster soup, so as to remove
the accepted idea that the decoction
contains nothing of Il solid nature.
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were forwarded from abroad. the funds
which had been accumulated having
been exhausted in the purchase Of those
shipped previous TO the uprising, many
OF which unfortunately fell into the
hands Of the Spaniards, But General
Maceo. AZ soon AS he took command Of
the army In the east. made up his mind
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imo Gomez issued an order commanding
all the planters OF the island to suspend
work on their plantations, as no grind
ing OF sugar cane would be allowed.
Later he announced that by the coming
Christmas he would be near Havana.
Toward the middle Of October. Gene
raj Gomez offered General Maceo to
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secretaries. The Council OF Govern
ment is empowered to dictate all meas
ures and dispositions relative to the
civil and poll zeal life Of the revolution;
to impose and collect taxes; to contract
public loans; to issue paper money; to
appropriate and eypend the funds col
lected In the island from whatever
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TO supply his men with arms and am
munition from the Spanish troops. and
in various bold and daring attacks sue
ccCdcd ncapturinga considerable mum
Der of rifles and cartridges. Probably
no less than onc-half OF the Cuban
soldiers have been provided with arms
ana ammunition thus obtained. The
Spaniards. who have so frequently as
serted that the insurgents 10 not fight,
havencyer explained how spanish rifles
and cartridges have been transferred
% the Cubans.
Toward the end OF the month OF July
the expeditions commanded BY Gene
rails Rolof, Sanchez and Rodriguez
landed in the province of Santa Clara,
not far from Trinidad. and found tho
people Of that part of the island ready
to Join them. the revolutionary move
mcnt being thereby greatly strength
cned.
On April 10th Captain-Gcncral Cal
LEILA, then In command. was succeeded
by Martinez CampOs. who had cont
over from Spain with thousands OF SOL
I dicrs. a score Of the best Spanish Cen
erals. unlimited powers and a good
supply Of money. Immediately after
taking charge of the government of the
island, he announced 20 the world that
the war would soon be over; but n few
days after, better acquainted, perhaps,
with what he had TO face, he Informed
the home government hat he had found
everything disorganizcd and in con-
fusion. and could not begin active oper-
atione until order had been re-estab-
lished. This was equivalent TO confess
Ing that nothing would be done until
the following November or December,
as the rainy season was near at hand,
and 1t was not 20 be expected that he
would then begin his campaign. Mean
whileheaskod .or more reinforcements.
and kept on travelling up and down tho
island. deyiglug and commencing va
rious public works in order to give en-
ploymcnt 10 the country lahorCrs, as
one of his theories OF The cause of the
disturbance was lack Of occupation for
the laECrlas c!lr ~r. ~ ore OF his eT-
cUrsions along the coast, about the
middle of July, he decided to pass from
Manzanillo to Bayamo with some -four
thousand men. on the way, at Pera.
lcjos. he encountered General Antonio
Maceo and his army. and a blood!
battle was fought. The Spanish force
were utterly routed: their General
Santoscildes, was killed, and Martinez
Campos himself came very near falling
into the hands of the Cuban general
This was the first and the last attempt
Of General MARTINEZ Campos to- trave'
by land in the eastern part OF the
island.
In September "A convention Of dele
gates from the six provinces met al
Jlmaguayu, in the Province of Puerto
Principe, and on the 10th a provisional
!, constitution was adopted. 1t Is a yer!
simple instrument. In the preamble
all political bonds between the peopl,
of Cuba and Spain are solemnly de
J clared 10 be dissolved, and the Republi,
/ OF Cuba to be free and Independent
Then follow tw~enty-four short articles
The supreme power of the Republic
vested in a council composed of a presi
2 dent. yice-presldent, and four secre
o taries for the dispatch OF the bushes
of war, OF the interior, Of foreign affair
and OF the treasury, and four assistan
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A LACK OF LIONS.
u Is Now Found Necessary to Preserve
the King Of Ueasts.

British hunters OF large game are
bitterly lamenting the gradual eXtinc-
ton Of lions In India They are no
longer found there in any numbers
outside of one region. the forest Of Cir
In Kathlawar, They have disappeared
from the hills of Barda, the country of
Paikot and other places which for
merly enjoyed q hish reputation on ac-
count OF the abundance Of lions in
them. In the forest OF Cir II IL feared
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M NJ USIC.

N.,s 10 an Explanation OF How ~ i"'ps
soldiers
A question which has been agltati1g
the military critics Of Europe is In
what way music assists the soldier in
me march. All men, It is claimed,
having any appreciation OF music feel
nrompted to step IN time to a march
ture. Music on the march therefore
substitutes a new and p~leasanter slim
illus TO exertlon for the monotonous
and somewhat dreary WORK Of keeping
place In the ranks. 1t IL well known
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Exhibition tOous.

'AiN'fNh'''l ''''s
When some months ago there sud
denly confronted the poultry %fancler,
the glad tidinGs OF the concession In re-
duction of express rates on poultry
breeding stock. he ilattered himself that
at show times, by encouragement oil
his exhibition COOps he should be able
to save to himself many dollars. AZ
compared with past transportation
charges, writes Nellie Hawks In Prac-
teal Farmer. But this dream proved
to be a delusion after a time. Some
among the prominent breeders OF this
section had made over, at considerable
expense, the coops they had exhibited
their fine specimens in heretofore. For
the new law required all shipping
GOODS to he of wood entire IL the ship.
per would receive the benefits Of hall
rates. So far, the new law worked ad'
mirably. Everybody was glad, and
many more sales and purchases we're
made upon the strength Of 1t. But
when 1t came to express rates on exhi-
bition coops and specimens, therein tho
fancisr found himself mono the better
off for having had his canyas-covered
frames converted into heavier wooden
GOODS. With the canvas coops We were
charged double irst-class rates whey
sending fowls to exhibitions But
birds and coops sent out for exhibition
urpose were returned free when such
rates were paid, aud. OF course. light
weight coops saved much in expense in
sucp a case. The exhibitor, calculating
upon saving half the express charges
nv having his exhibition coops remod-
eled and more FIRMLY constructed. had
not counted that the additional weight
of said coops would equal or exceed
IN TRANSFORMATION charges the charges
made upon canvas oops. Under the
now ruling, the exhibition coops and
snecimeus sent to shows at single rates
must be paid for ut anne rales upon
return OF them OVer the road, while
birds sent in canvas coops and at dou-
HE first-clasS rates were returned free,
Thus was the remodeler OF GOODS
nut TO all this additional expense, be-
sides adding to. rather than diminish
ing transportation charges TO and from
the places Of exhibition. One promi-
nent exhibitor of many fowls, without
having investigated thoroughly. but
having In reality Jumped To conclu-
slons," had his exhibition coops all
remodeled at an expense of more than
$50. Imagine his disappointment uD-
on learning hat coops sent our at sin.
gle rates must be also returned 4; ,!...
gle rates. whereas he had concluded
that at those single rates they would
be returned home. free of charge, lust
as were coops upon which double first
class rates were paid. TO live and
learn" is the only way. And such a
lear teacher does experience some.
times prove.
When one buys a rundown farm at a
low price he must expect to expend
quite a sum before the farm will he
gin to pay. In the hands of an intelli-
gent farmer such a farm may be made
0rst-class in a few years, but tina
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Every man who has great faith has
great power for good.
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When one buys a rundown farm at a
low price he must expect to expend
quite a sum before the farm will be-
gin to pay. In the hands of an intelli-
gent farmer such a farm may be made
frst-class in a few years, but tho
farmer who aims to make a moor farm
pay by taking crops from It without
any expenditure for plant food will
only make himself and the land poorer.
The makers OF oleomargaylne claim
hat they have as much right to color
their products as have butter makers.
This Is all talIacy, for butter il not
colored In imitation o. any other
product.