New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-15
LIGHTHOUSES FOR USE AS FORTS

LIGHTHOUSES tOR bot AZ
, MEMBER OF THE BOARD TELLS OF THE POSI-
BurrIEs IN THAT DIRECTION.
,r,a use Of the lighthouse at Cienfuegos as
Cor, Nv the spaniards. and It's reported DESTRUCTION
,y ~. WINDOWS guns opens up nice question OF
international etiquette. said ihe"'De' "a ~
Lighthouse Board yesterday
Tho r-st purpose OF lighthouse Is TO protect
,eas.ls of whatever nationality. from hiooen u""-
gers OF rocks and shoals. and. while the'e 70 Ho
written law 10 that effect. IT would seem ina,
nation should use It's lighthouses as means vi oe-
,.ncs or offence only as last resort
.r,.rs Il something almost sacred about the
,.nsl, ugh, which is kept burning In storm ana
darkness TO warn the mariner OF MS approach 10
dangerous coasts. AS a matter OF iae'' no"e'e',
Their. Is little sentiment In actual warfare anu
,hs AMERICANS we're certainly justified In nrnS on
-. ug,,house when the enemy made use OF IL as
. ,uss We take a rather broad view OF our
tights IN the matter Of lights and II II became an
oc,usl necessity would not hesitate 10 Issue suSn
,rs,ruct,ons TO lighthouse keepers as would make
them powerful accessories OF cetehce II occasio"
,u,red No actual movement toward defending
49, uh,houses has as yet been taken by the
peora bovord the ordinary precautions ana IN
s,ructions issued some time ago TO our suporu'-
rotes throughout the country. THESE INSTRUCTIONS
called for lighthouse keepers 10 fanliiari]e tu''ii-
selves with the various methods by which signals
,oh, he used to deceive an enemy's ships. ana
49,, which buoys and tenders might be moved 80
a. 70 confuse hostile pilots attempting 70 enter 'he
harhor The great difficulty which confronts the
farmhouse Board In its attempts to aid are the
ao,gars 10 friendly merchant vessels ooth OF our
own and foreign nations. Commerce must oi
,,,.sstv he ipterfered with at such times ana ,he
,or,an, pont Is to interfere as little as possioe
80, or-se 1, II was actually known that spanish
Ds,sbins were near all lights nignt DC eAt's. ~
,isIhat or the signals might be easily chans,eSo 30
as TO be very confusing tos r,oves Small guns
n',H ha PLANTED In the lighthouses ana OF ING
The by which the rht sh now sSos, ree
challseu Ia and v hite on another II could Dc sx-
on revsrsed and the pilot looking tor ssas
Sa11rei would instead run his vessst ssrouno VI
GA ra Tor emergencies and the ighthouse Keepers
,hroughout the country can act quickly anu 81
multaneousy
>o COMMISSIONS FOR INDIANA REGIMENT.
rra,snapol,s. May 1.-THE Governor yesterday de-
- - u,,,hhold all the commissions that had been
,an,red for the officers OF the old ID Regiment In
Sorsa,uence OF the controversy which has grown
a., a, tee conflict Of authority at Camp Mount
General william Mckee and mis- STAN OF me Ma
,,onal Guard. left camp yesterday, all wearing the
d,sss of civilians They spent the night at mead
o,.,,.rs without exercising any authority. Inc
80 "a all that Is now left OF the National Guard.
arA n promises are fulfilled even II VIII he de-
r,.,.d IN q few DAYS In General Mckee Is
made briGadler-reneral In the Army OF the nled
states ne vii. take with him lsleuteha y. -Sosohei
U-rignt tho chief surgeon OF his STAN me state
rroperty in possession Of the brigade omcerA WA