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government. The beet sugar production
Of Germany made Cuban culture unprof.
liable. With hard times came discon.
tent. The stupid Madrid Government
continued It's oppressive taxation, injustice
and nepotism. and cxiled patriots saw
their opportunity to give affairs political
character.
Money was raised. arms bought. ships
chartered and parties of patriots--some
of them veterans of the war of 1SGS-tS--
were landed in the eastern provinces.
where white and colorcd workmcn of the
plantations and small villages were In.
duced to take up arms.
The location of Cuba Is such that In
case of annexation to the United States
or even the certainty Of its independence.
the commercial benefits nccruing TO this
country would be very great and lasting.
Ii Is only $50 miles from Florida. and al.
though containing only 1870 square
miles. or little more than half the area
of the State Of Kansas, every section r.
stored with rich natural resources. II
has valleys that are susceptible of rails
ing the finest grndcs of vegetable luxur.
les. and mountains 5000 feet high. 1t
has 30 rivers. and its seasons are uni.
formly divided-rain from May 20 Octo-
Der. sunny skies from November 10 April
The population Ii fully adequate 10 all
possible national and commercial require
mcnts. Five years ago II was announced
Mt 1921 .8S4. Of whom O11. O02 were
Spanish. 1862 foreign whites, 4S0, 2l0
blacks, and 43.Sl1 Chinese. Havana alone
Is credited with a population of 100000
souls. There are several short railways.
In the aggregate covering some 800 miles.
Cuba abounds In citrus fruits. There
are peerless orange, lemon and lime
groves; cocoanuts, cocoanut oil, cocoon.
coffee. india rubber, tobacco--thcse com.
modfties form the base of supplies easily
obtained, while the interior and middle
sections boast immense forests Of mn.
hogany and dye woods. 1t Is estimated
that there are 1906, 900 acres of unclear.
ed mahogany forests alone. The wood Is
10 common that chopping blocks are made
Of II, and watering troughs Of red cedar.
Lignum vitae for flutes, Lakewood for
| carriage shafts and surveying instru.
ments, and other fine varieties of rare and
precious timber also exist In wild and un.
limited volume. There IL the richest kind
of grazing for cattle. FOrty.fOur times
more food can be secured from an acre
of bananas than from an acre Of pota.
toes, aud 1t y claimed that from that
small area 10 Cuba 10000 pounds Of
-four can DO obtained In a single year,
and the much.uscd banana wine In pro-
portion. With oil these manifold re.
sources, Il IL estimated that the island In
normal times would takc 100000, OOD
worth Of merchandise annually from tho
United States. TO which country Il now
sells $50 100000 cigars every year.
Up to the present time, when Cuban In
dependence Ii still lowering In the bal
ancc, the history of the last great strug.
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thulnb-screws and the torch to the ma
tiyes 10 induce them to reveal the spots
where they found gold and silver mug.
gets, Then they started the cultivation OF
tobacco and sugar, and the woes OF the
natives began. Under q system of cruelty
and oppression the gentle aboriglnes d.
minished so rapidly that negro slaves
were introduced, and that eventually led
20 the internecine strife which has made
one of the fairest spots on earth the home
of pestilence and crime and savagery In
warfare, the contemplation Of which
sickens a civilized world.
After invasions by the French, English
and Dutch, and various claims as 10 the
ownership Of the island. Cuba was re-
stored to Spanish rule In lIG3. A new
native population now sprung M. aud In
1850 Las Casas, whose memory Is re-
yered by Cubans 10 this day. became
captain general of Cuba. Its ports were
opened to the world. and great public inl-
proyements were effected. Despite the
dawning Of prosperity. however. and the
representation of the island In the Madrid
Parliament, several successive outbreaks
occurred. eliminating invthe famous
"Black Eagle" conspiracy Of 1890. Good
governors were few, and from Nclasqncz
down TO Weyler, they were vested with
absolute power. Insurgents were burned
alive, intolerance throye, and the merci.
less dealings Of the despots finally effected
an amalgamation Of the white, red and
black races. The Instruction referred 10
was quelled, but others followed, and two
years since the FESTIVE spirit OF the pe0'
Die, CALLING under an unjust yoke, was
augmented by still worse Spanish mis-
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sins and adventurers." Then began 10
policy Of terror and butchery ever since
diligently pursued. The tortures inflicted
on prisoners. on suspects. on helpless. in
nocent women and children, almost out.
rival the Armenian crueltics; men were
dashed to death. slowly garrotcd, women
and children were cast into burning
houses. blistered with lighted matches.
dismcmbercd. and these horrors. coupled
with memory of what 800 patriot Gu.
bans were suffering in Spnin's pet con.
Wet colony-Ccuta-iircd the blood of
every true native patriot anew, and
brought to them the sympathy Of nearly
every nation on the earth. The Cubans
stood firm. with nearly threc.fourths of
the island under control. with their civil
government fully established In Santiago,
Puerto Principe. Santa Clara and sew
cral minor provinces.
1t II n remarkable fact that when Cam.
pos. 'the strong man of SPAIN" arrived
In Cuba with $4,000 soldiers ito recognize
bclligercnt rights" In 1876. out Of Ia, 900
soldiers previously sent. not enough had
returned to their native land. 10 consti.
tute a regiment. The deeds following
the oppression Of those years were heroic.
Persecution made martyrs. In one In.
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ib!c bullets. though deadly in their Of.
feet. nre comparatively ensy to stand
against. II requires superhuman nerve,
however. to face healthy dynamite pro-
jectilc. and Il II no wonder thnt the Span
ish troops have been invariably defeated
when called upon to make n stand against
such weapons. Army officers IRE watch
ing the war In Cuba with grcat interest,
ns the employment Of dynamite by tho
Cubans has satisfied the military mind OF
the value Of this explosive for offensive
purposes.
Despite her financial embarrassment
Spain has recantly done relatively more
than any European power, with the OK.
ccptiOn Of Great Britain, to strengthen
her navy. At present there IRE four tor.
peslO.bOat destrOyers In the hands Of
builders. The first two have recently
completed their official trials. and these
have been most successful In Rll respects.
The dimensions OF tho vessels arc :..:sDx
20 feet. and the engines are triple expan-
sion. developing 6.O0O horse power. The
, engines ut the trials, both In the measured
milo and In the three hours continuous
| stcaming test. worked smoothly and with
no heating. Tho internal appliances arc
of the most up-tO-tlntc character, special
attention being paid to what Is the general
defect In all torpedo craft, namely, ven.
tiatiOn.
The encounters q; Bocas del TorO. Pal
maritO. Palmiros, Cunasi. Manut M0gate
and Tagnasco were fast succeeding do
vclopmcnts of the Cuban campaign direct
ly after the declaration OF independence
but these were mere skirmishes com
pared to the events of the past year. Tn,
splendid march of Gomez and Macet
across the island from Santiago to Pinal
del Rio, the fierce fights within cannon
shot of Havana. the constant dcstructio
of the trochas, We're brilliant achieve
mcnts that terrified the encOmpasse.
Weyler, until they eliminated In tn
death of Maceo. With the opening of tn,
new year. however. tho situation seems
just as complex and undetermined as |
was tho day after the two chicftain
hoisted their lag In the eastern province
and began the battle for freedom. tn,
end Is apparently no nearer than II wa,
a month after the first call to arms.
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Old COrks.

Cork has become one Of the most val,
liable comDonents OF a city's refuse.
Great quantities of discarded cOrks are
now used again In the manufacture Of
insulating covers OF steam pipes and
boilers. points to be protected from the
influence Of heat. Powdered cork IL
very useful In filling In horse collars,
and the very latest application OF thu
material Il the filling In of pneumatic
tires with cork shavings. Mats for
bathrooms are made of cork exclusive
ly, and It also goes into the composition
of lnOlsum. Cheap life prcservers are
now filled exclusively with bottle stop
pers, cut into little pieces.
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vann, Jose MART was placed at the head
Of the provisional government, and Gen.
Maxine Gomez had arrived In Cuba to
begin operations. -s
The history Of the island runs coincl-
dent with our own. and Is therefore inter.
eating. Cuba was discovered by Christie.
pher Columbus Oct. -, 1902. sixteen days
after he touched ut San Salvador. and
nineteen years later his son. Diego. colon.
lied the island, Pope Leo y. erecting Its
first cathedral. vclasqucz followed with
new contingents, and In 1910 the capital
was located, at once assuming n position
of importance In the eyes Of the free
iances of the ocean. In 1888 French
adventurer sacked the town. which was
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stance, a boy Of 10 WINS arrested for
scditious writings. He was loaded with
chains, kept at hard labor, and finally
sent TO Spain. Here he became a brilliant
journalist. This boy was Jose Marti, the
grcat Cuban patriot. who by 1901 had
formed patriot clubs everywhere, and who
was the first to appear rs war leader
when the present revolt broke out.
The war in Cubn may be primitive In
It's general methods and barbnrous In
the matter Of butchcry, but It Is certainly
modern In the rnpid development Of dyna.
mite and other explosives rs weapons Of
offcnse and defense. 10 the dynamite
gun used by the Cubdns In Pinar del
Rio more than to anything else may be
attributed the noteworthy successes Of
Aiacco against the Spanish troops. lnvis.
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HOW LONG MUST THIS LASTs

gle for independence In Cuba involves the
same line Of victories and rcverses that
characterized the strife Of the Cos. only
that the people seem more determined
and better organized. Tho death Of
Marti May 10. 1906. and that Of Macco
a few weeks since. were severe blows for
tho insurrcctionists, for they idolized
these men. but intrepid leaders are not
lacking. Marti's great political act was
the summoning of the September convcn.
ton, which declared provisional govern.
ment. He was shrcwd, and persistent,
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rebuilt when Ferdinand De Soto. the
discoverer Of the Mississippi River, was
made Governor. Spain priced Havana rs
a base of operations. There Cortcz com.
pleted his preparations for the conquest
Of Mexico. and there Pizarro rested his
men before proceeding to Peru. Despite
the strong fortress erected, the French
In 1854 again destroyed the town. when
two other fortrcsses for the defense OF
Havana were built. which still cxist-thc
Moro and the Punta. BY 1000 the colon
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A Laud of Rebellion.

Nearly two years have elapsed since
the Cubans declared that they would no
longer endure the yoke of Spain. Mil.
lions of dollars have been expended dur
Ing that time. both in the maintenance Of
armies and the destruction of the proper
z Of the people of The war-swept island.
Feb. "a. 1896. Is the date upon which
the insurgents declared their indcpcnd.
ence. and before the end Of the month
martial law had been proclaimed In Ha-
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days, and Campos, then In command, was
forced to change his strategic positions
by Gomez. being overwhelmed AT Calisco,
Christmas eve, Gomez. as he had prom
iscd, was within few miles Of Havana
and Ma,anzas. and SO certain of success
seemed the efforts Of the patriots. that
Gen. WeylPr WAS sent ITO sIbduc this
conglon...-.'.' 80 =.-?ocs. bandits. &Ssas'
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and In an incredibly brief space of time
had vast quantities of firearms imported
from the United States. by December
1898, the Cuban forces We're right In the
center of the Spanish army. The latter
were driven back for seven consecutive
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\ Guatemalan mother gives her con
sent to her daughters marriage by be.
laborlns the young lady with q heavy
stick.
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CUBAN WAR REVIEW.
TWO YEARS OF FIGHTING WITH
LITTLE RESULT.

History of the Present Uprising
story of the stormy leland from
lts Discovcry-Topographicai and
Climatic Conditions.
The Jewish South. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1893-1899, 1897-06-25
Che Oyster 6oing.

1t is gratifying to know that that filthy bivalve
the oyster, whose proper function in the world
IS the consumption of the and slime which cover
the bottom of the and the stems of submarine
plants, is rapidly creating such bad reputation for
itself that there is already prospect that its
sumption article of food may be practically
abandoned.
The Jewish South. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1893-1899, 1897-06-25

IT WAS mentioned at recent meeting of the Cali
fornia state board of equalization that there was
school district in Kiowa county in which the Mis-
souri, Pacific paid 81 800 in taxes The only family
in the district lived in dugout, and they had only
one child They kept the school III the dugout, and
drew the 81 800.
The Jewish South. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1893-1899, 1897-06-25
uraoes Chat Kill.


People are afraid to travel by land or sea and
take Out all sorts OF accident policies, but there
many legitimate occupations trades that kill as
certainly and steadily as the most i'll regulated steam
engine An old writer said that human life was the
cheapest thing OH earth Strange to say, says an
English trade journal you cannot frighten the work
men who know how dangerous is their trade and
not even higher wages will tempt them from such
death traps. Lead, III the form OF bullets and shot
IS a deadly, dangerous thing but it is also death
dealing to all who use it in their work, as house
painters gilers calico printers type founders pot
tiers, and braziers
Mercury is a zoe to life. Those who make mirrors,
barometers, or thermometers, who etch or color
wool or felt will soon eel the effect OF the of
mercury III teeth gums, and the tissues OF the body
Silver kills those who handle il, and photographers,
makers ct hair dyes and ink and other preparations
ere long turn gray, while deadly WEAKNESS subdues
them, and soon they succumb Copper enters into
the composition OF many articles OF everyday llie
and too soon those who work in bronzing and SINH
lar decorative processes lose teeth and eyesght and
hnally HE Makers OF wallpaper grow pale and sick
from the arsenic in its coloring, and matchmakers
lose strength and vitality from the excess OF phos
pnorus used in their business
Nitric acid is used by engrave1s by etchers in cop
per, by makers Of gun cotton and those Who supply
our homes with lovely picture frames. It's fumes are
POISON TO the human lungs and soon destroy them
completely. Ammonia kills the soapmakers; workers
IN guano grow deaf; hydrocyanic acid deals death to
giluels, photographers, and picture inishers, while
zinc IS tatal Toe calico prntes makers of optical
glasses and meerschaun pipes
Mankind is by nature brave, and vecy few are de-
tered from action because of supposed danger If
the great builders and engineers the world would
stop and ask, How many lives will this undertake
ing cost? it is probable that the world would be
without some OF the greatest trlumphs of modern
thought. Everyday HE and common occupations
are iu OF silent courage, and all around workers
die the harness and are true heroes without
knowing It.
he Coatc Hoft,n
The Jewish South. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1893-1899, 1897-06-25
THE JEWISH SOUTH.

1t has long been known that the consumption of
the oyster not nequently gives rise to illness
A few years ago eminent surgeon in Chicago died
as the result of consuming a few oysters. 1t is
recently, however that the fact has been made
cear-and it has been established beyond the posi-
bility of a doubt-that the oyster is common
source of epidemics of typhoid fever. The British
Medical Journal has been particularly active in max
ing this fact known to the public the result Of
which, is claimed by the leading oyster companies
of Great Britain that there has been decrease in the
consumption of oysters amounting to three-fourths;
that is the quantity required to meet the demand
the present time is only one-fourth that of three
four years ago
In their anxiety to their business from utter
ruin the oyster companies have appealed to sanitary
authorities for relieving sugges tionS. Professor
Herdman, of Liverpool, comes forward with the sug-
gestion that oysters received from foreign parts
should like cattle, be subjected to quarantine for
from one to four weeks and also suggests that
one should think of consuming oysters without sub
jecting them to at least days washing in
stream of water running from tap. It is not
claimed, however, that any of these measures will
trely obliterate typhoid fever and other poisonous
germs but only to some degree diminish them
The companies are, of course, laboring earnestly
to recuperate their rapidly failing business; and it is
accordingly proposed that the government shall APP
point oyster inspectors, whose duty it shall be to
make careful investigation of the bivaves offered for
sale in the English markets-to anime their mouths
and look at their tongues, to speak-and ascertain
whether there remain behind any of the filthy germs
which they have been in the habit OF swallowing in
the pursuit of their life calling.
1t must be clear to any that to provide for the
pection of every oysterthe only method by which
complete safety could be ohtained-woud be alto
gcther too expensive process, and one which can
be adopted Consequently it is pretty certain
that, however successfully the public alarm may be
quiet I'd for the time being, it will redevelop
later the result of outbreaks and it is to be
earnestly hoped that the ultimate result will be the
reputation of the oyster as article of diet the
germy bivave being left alone to pursue, unmoested,
the avocaton allotted him by nature.-Dr. I II. KeL
Ioae, in Good Health.
Evening journal., 1897-04-24
DIED

COOK-On the 20th instant, Madeleine
NJ, infant daughter of Arthur and
Margaret Cook, aged 10 months.
COLTON-On April 10, 1897, John S..
son of Catherine and the late f.. b.
Cotton aged 26 years.
COUDON.-In this city, on the 18th
instant, Christopher J. Coudon, aged
67 years.
DAYETT.-E Early on Easter Sunday
April is. 1897, Eliza HendricksOn
only daughter of Nathan II. and
Sarah E. Dayett.
DUGAN-In Brandywine, Del, on the
20th instant. John ", son of the late
John and Mary Dugan, aged 2S years
FILE.-In this city, On April 19, 1897
Joseph File, aged % years.
GARDNER In this city, on April is
Miss Mary Gardner
KELLY.--In this city. on Friday, Apri
%. Mary, wife OF Neal Kelly, aged 3;
years
Relatives and friends are invited tC
attend the funeral, from her late resi-
dence. No 1903 Conrad street. on Mon
day, April 26 at 9 a. m. High mass
at ST. Pauls Church. lnterment a
Cathedral Cemetery.
Chester papers please copy.
KELLEY. Thomas A. Kelley, aged S!
years, son of John and Mary Kelley
of 519 Pine street. died on Tuesda!
morning.
M'LAUGHLIN.-In Christiana hun
dred. Del. on April %, 1897, Luke |
Mclaughlin, aged 20 years.
Relatives and friends Division No
1. A. o. H.. Delaware Council No. 16l
c. B. H., and Weccacoe s. F. E. Co, art
respectfully invited to attend the fu
neral on Monday morning, April 26, a
8 o'clock, from the residence of his mo
ther, near St. Josephs Church. Higl
mass at ST. Josephs Church. Inter
ment ST. Joseph's Cemetery
RAYLMAN.--In this city, on April is
1897, Benjah Raylman, aged 81 years
STIBER.-In this city. on April %
1897, Mary Ann widow of Otto Sti
! ber, aged 6S years.
WORK.-Near Newport Del, on Apri
: 10. 1897, Harriet l., wife of Stidhan
( Work, aged q years.
Evening journal., 1897-04-24
MARRIED

DONALDSON BECK-At ihe resi-
dence Of the Bride parents. No. 5l7
West Third street Wilmington. on
Wednesday, April 2l, 1897, by Rev.
A. n. Keigwin. d. d., Thomas DON
aldson and Frances Beck, both Of
Wilmington.
GRlFFITH- -WARRICK.-A the I'm
ion NJ. 70. parsonage, No. sos Wash
ington street on Wednesday evening
April Fl. 1897 William p. Griffith. OF
Baltimore, Nd, and Miss Clara War
rick, of New Castle, Del
KIMBLE-W -WILLIAMS.-A No. 70s
West Seventh street, Wilmington, on
Wednesday evening, April q, 1897
by Rev. Louis g. Barrett. Robert
Kimble, of Elizabeth. n. j., and Fan
ME r. Williams. of Wilmington.
MCAULIEY W OsTRANDER. - Oh
Wednesday. April 2l 1897. at thei
residence, No, 1919 Rodney street
Wilmington. Del by Rev Joseph B
Graf. pastor of Twenty-ninth Stree
NJ H. Church, Philadelphia, Clarence
w McCaulley, of Wilmington, Del.
and Miss Jennie Ostrander of Phila
delphia Pa.
MILLARD-WE WELCH.-At their resi-
dence, No 1852 West Fourth street
on Wednesday, April q, 1897. by Rev
A. ~ Keigwin, ID. d.. Benjamin +
Millard and Dorothy Welch, both o
Wilmington.
Evening journal., 1897-04-24
BICYCLES AS BAGGAGE
CONTINUED From First Page.l

troddctory preliminaries were con-
cludol Mr.. Adams addressed himself to
his visitors as follows:
Gentlemen it is hot weather
know, bur / have some rot-gut whiskey
in tho house. II is the best | have. but
it is so bad that | can't drink it."
Knowing that Mr. Adams was deaf.
Mr. Bosley ventured the observation
that il the whiskey was too bad for
Mr.. Adams TO drink they could scarcely
stand it, However, they needed his in
luence and could not afford to be dis
courteous. When they had entered the
house and tested his whiskey they
found il TAR from bad. and so eX
pressed themselvea
Wilmer Emory. attorney for the
company was one of the party. He
arose from his chair but a nail In It
caused him to lose a large section of
his trousers He was too gentlemanly
TO make a scene. and besides, he had
"A loug-tailed coat on, but lie was care
ful moi to get In the same chair again.
His place was soon taken by sty-
lishly-drcssed young man who In a
minute on TWO, got mp hurriedly and
met the. same fate. He made fuss
about 70 and MIR. Adams resented it.
Gentlemen ne said, 'l am perfect
~ willing 10 extend to you the hospi-
tality OF my home and to make your
stay as pleasant as possible but I'll be
d-d II propose to have you abusing
my courtesy by pulling the nails out OF
my chairs
This brought down the house, and
all hands smiled once more.
MIR. ROSSELL'S MISSION.
John $. Rossell, of Wilmington, was
here yesterday looking after new city
/ charter: the resolution carrying with
it compensation for the commission
and the bill providing that the city
shall pay the premium on the Official
/ bonds of the Sinking Fund Commits
sioners who serve without compensa.
tion
TWO BRANCH BANKS IN SIGHT.
The Senate bill authorizing th'
Farmers and Merchants Bank o
Maryland to transact business in thi
state passed that body. 1t will opei
branch banks in Wilmington and Lau
/ rel
Evening journal., 1897-04-24
FOR THE BIBLES SAKE.

The Senate adopted a joint resolu-
tion, offered by Mr.. Pyle, directing the
state librarian to have the old Latin
Bible repaired and glass case made
for Il, the cost not to exceed S25. The
Bible was printed in Paris 3GS years
ago, and is the most valuable book in
the possession of the state.