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ize that the stSUe walls ani sssSoary ~
Moro castle and The old eortfa >atios}s Woaid
provide .u,ie protection sgaiGst the F.aei
cannon ~ u~riern SA3g@- In no past W.
years al that money Ans1 trKtaeeTi0~ could
ac>n.nr!ish has tesn 3ooa ~ pus ttr s.fy
o. Havana IL vont;tton tor a Agzt-c,5ss lie
(cnss. ana tie work - @tW go4nk an
Or ACCOUNT ct my k;ase ,etev ~ vuStn-
cer<nss ard my Acquaintance with Cuea.
gained duy}as s!S years ~ res.defsce here.
/ was ~e.ects3 hy Admiral Walker ffr tAe
task - ar3n3 oat the CAaEaetsa Ara sv~
tent 81 thsse RAW aos'ta-,stsons Tnts
~osA was roi especially d{eico}g ~ Sas-
seTe,s AZ GfSt Il ~Ss mol possible - set
icto AL tae Affiliations NGt I: was easy
"a Rnl tssNr css,s2ssG - SCI Their plans yhs
r1elp1rS - tAc s@ES and the general
s-TsHrta ~ e~ n caS- l}ut after the Sc
partarS - Gea. Lee the wosk w&s muse
tslose .rti,'a.t- t%egv American was re-
carried VIII sl}sgt-aus7 ars5 sAw SPANISH
oieeias soma SOW sns MD - wast was
after. ptS x -" tA~ ghVse ws@ss ~ ny
say "a ~sNerG was Pups.c.y c~ersI f5- nay
capture.
Even assar : @ot al tNe is-ssrrsAatsses /
Mas stteT - ART Nowk getting uut -
Havana t,a. e asst -. away ans vas
!sca~6 10 ~ go WUnlrNtos3 twenty ~Sva
ssns,> io~h - c-aast
TEE i@FFT,'ss,ss - 80 c,1sr fo~-lf ss,t--s
~es rAs u vssl Is. eh-al4 matter p3a Na~s
az tss watev tStleT.es oss tAe essz s.s-
Il ssss e-ssTAssea % sse aAs eSr. C@ssa4. san
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regions ard the wilderness Many have
already smeied burnt powder. fer. among
the elders are not few who served Uncle
Sam during the rebellion; their llfs in the
open air has kept these ola veterans hardy
ami IL called n Ehe front they would give
good acCoun: q themselves. The Younger
generation are not far behind. experfs
with the rife, accustomed 20 Spending
their days and nights out OF doors. willing
10 get along on whatever CONES 30 hand.
they would make / company az which any
officer might hs proud. And what IS more.
there Is net urotherS son OF them hut is
Itching 70 ge; a chance at the Spanish.
BAckwoodsmen throughout tA- whole
country differ hat iit;le in thelr hab}s.
tastes and manner - living tire guide
who puts his employer on the track Of a
moose IN Maine IL frs; cousin 20 Ass fel.ow
worker who lacks a deer In :he wl!3s ~
the A1iroDdacks. Turn him iouS4 u
Michigan and he 1ttl take 70 thr Iarnbar
camps As naturally as n duck - water,
Therefore. IN taking the Ad.tont4rk man
as type. one embraces the Whole woods
tract from Maine 10 oregon.
There are two classes Of back wncs!syrleB
whom me traye3er Or tc8ysss rne - waen
he enters :he w.lds~ths bona ada guide.
vho makes his living BY conducting camp
!rg parties ami :he ramekeepsrs or Wild
ernexs poAce, an. 90 ,ns latter the major
.ty nave been guides
The same Constahf~'s Work
Ire advent o: the gamskeeper began
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Diego fort, la Punta battery. Ataras fort
and the Castillo del Principe have
been improved hut little: they would he
practically valueless against all attack BY
either sea or land. The work of the
Spaniards has been confined 10 the cree
ton 81 other fortiiications. three 10 the
eastward OF the entrance of the harbor.
and four 20 the westward: ali seven run
parallel with the coast and are intended
solely 10 ward off an attack from the sea.
These seven strong batteries were con-
structed prior to the departure of Gen.
Lee from Havana.
l began my Investigations with the Ne
la<so battery, the first east OF Moro castle.
and situated upon the same ledge and al
most under the shadow OF the castle walls
Knowing that the Spaniards suspected me,
and that 20 he found wandering about
near the battery would in all probability
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TEAE DEFENSES OF HAWAWAe
Described by the Nam Who Studded Them
for the Governments The Danger
and Dii1iculGy of Getting the
Plamss Land D@Gems@so

look like q silver sea. The beauty OF the
scene was near 10 being my undoing. for
the soldier dropped the butt Of mis- gun 10
the ground with thud and remained
mot.oniess within six fee; OF me for almost
a quarter OF an hour. To stir meant cap
ture and perhaps a long imprisonment:
lying fiat upon my stomach. I let the
Spaaiard get his fill of sea gazing. praying
ferventiy that he might fall asleep and
release ME from my uncomfortable posi-
ton. Finally he moved on, and the coast
being clear I cTawled forward to a safer
locality. Calming. at length. a favorable
position, was enabled to look down upon
the Notifications. 1t was impossible TO
make any plans. although l had provided
myself with paper for that purpose; but
found Il would be no difficult matter to
carry the information / might gain in my
head.
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N9A saf.kseping Ia New York this
GUNNER than has ever been gathered here
before probably more than In AT This tine
stored Ia any other city on earth. except
ing st. Petersburg and Par.s; certainly ar
much as the total output OF al the nltnes
in The world last year.
This may seem an exaggerated state
meni, Ia view Of the fact shat the gold
output In 1881 was the largest IN history.
bsing equal TO az least s2G. ybss. yet II
- well within the truth. since the gold
coin holdings here nor amount 10 be-
tween S1po0g.a9 go and tzo,9ss.aso. and are
probably nearer the larger than the small
er figure. Aoreover-and THIS statement
IL still more surprising-ths worlds visible
supply Of gold. estimated by the offle.ais
OF the New York assay office. though ROW
larger than before, amounts 10 littl@
more than 5000 90d.ooo, both coined and
unco.ned. so that. accepting s-Do.ys.oU as
the measure Of New York's present gold
coin storage. Il is quite equal 20 one
twenty-fifth part OF all the precious yei-
low metal in existence.
Though all that has been said IL strictly
true. the facts being gathered from the
manager OF the New York clearing house.
the Assistant treasurer OF the United
States. In charge OF the sub-treasury here.
and the superintendent OF the assay office.
Il would BIZ imposS. bic to give exact 'sg-
ures as 10 the total arnountof stored gold
coin here for two reasons. First, there il
no way OF securing accurate reports OF
bank and private holdings. and second. The
holdings OF the United States sub-treas-
ury and the New York clearing house
nuctuate from day TO day. The functions
Of the clearing 5ouse include the storage
Of surplus gold for all the banks belong
ing TO tho association. hence its vaults
contain the bulk of all the gold coin In
the city save that owned By the govern
men, A few days ago IT. storage footed
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Work and MILES of the Wilderness Police
1.-The Men Who PATROL Our Forrest
Tracts and Maimdaim the Game
LaWs==Hs 10 the Gmideso

Being OF the guides. II Is difncaK FOR .
stranger TO the wilderness to distinguish
him from those whom IL Is his business TO
watch. In appearance he Is as pictur-
esque as his native wilds: he carries ev-
erywhere with him the atmosphere OF the
" Gods In which he lives: he Is hronxed.
rough clad and withal good natured, and.
with few exceptions. goes about his work
honestly. His reputation for fair dealing
goes far to make him a successful ohiclal;
the guides will try TO fool him. but they
know their man and understand he means
to treat them squarely. But IL the game
keeper seeks 10 gain his ends through
treachery and undetermined dealings. no
had best give up his job and seek Other
fields; the guides may be as cunning as 10
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How One Guide Escaped,

and innunerahle are the tricks played ~
on him.
How One Guide Escaped.
Not very long ago game constable noteo
for his fneanness arrived one evening 81
a small hotel In the heart Of the Adifo'''
dachs III some manner be- got wind ,hss
one OF the guides mad taken a freed down
the lake for A shot ~ A deer. Nine com
stables out OF ten would have attended ~
his business alone. knowing full we'll ths.
the other guides would stand by tReh
companion. This particular gamskeepsf
thought differently Taking one OK 'hs
guides aside ne said
Now see herr. Jim has gone DOWN tas
lake 10 get & deer and I've pfopositio.
10 make to you. Take me where ne ~ ana
I'll give you $40. IN sneak around 10 your
boat and 10 one will he the wiser.
The guide pretended n assent. and ths
two started out In his boat. taking. az %
supposed. the Opposite direction from fhas
In which the first guide had gone but, a.
luck would have :: he Fowef the coSstS-
Bile almost to the very spot where Gan Sn-
| was waiting for his deer The arsf ~
knew was when the rspor; 81 "a rife awoSs
the silence
There they are. pun ~ alongside. BIN.
shouted the game constable. We wont
have any trouble in getting the fsa-
handed
BIZ was in fix he didn't want 10 -.
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a narrow platform reaching quite around
the apartment. but separated by quite
space frorn the box itself BY this ar
rangement IL Is possible for the watch
men who guard the treasure nlgat ana
day actually 70 wax under IL at Wis., m
deed. il Is a part OF their duty 10 90 this
a. regular Intervals. This arrangement
alsa furnishes an absolute safeguard
agains, burglars working from the bottom
by means Of tunnel. and II would OF
course. he impossible in the circumstances
for anyone 20 break into the box al any
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The doors can be opered only when rep
resentativeF OF two sets OF ofYiciais-one
from the clearing house itself and enc
from the associated hanks. which own the
gol2-are present In actual practice these
officials are nersoaatst nowadays by Mr..
William Sherer, manager o. the clearing
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mediate territory by its moa,, while the
roof Is two feet lower than the ceiling q:
the inciozing apartment As an addition
al safeguard the treasure chest IS sur
rounded by a grating o. grill % finely tenn
pered rwo-inch steel bars. which reach
from foor 20 ceiling. making il impossible
for anyone % get nearer than four CT five
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OF men who might ba fittngly classed
with Roosevelt's Rough RIDERS and the
Cow Boy companies which have enrolled
themselves at various points in the far
West. These men are not daring riders,
but for endurance, nerve. hardihood and
staying qualities there are none better in
tho nation. They are the men VINO have
passed their lives IN the great forest tracts
of Maine. New York and the more western
states; the guides. trappers and native
police of John Browns tract, the lumber
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TT 7AvANA, July e.--Had the Unit
III IL ed States declared war against
ILL Spain two years ago the TAX
I0l Ing Of Havana would have been
IL Ia comparatively easy matter;
the Notifications which guard
Cd the city were few and OF antiquatei
type. and a few weit-directsd shots from
our war vessels would easily have silenced
them But the government waited and the
Hpaniards. taking advantage OF their cp-
portun.tles. set about erecting a new more
modern and heavier cannon While Gen.
c,mpos was governor general of the island
OF Cuba, he foresaw the war that has flnai~
IL come and he began the elaborate series
OF fortiiications which have been In course
Of erection aver since. realizing that Ia-
vana was the key TO the island and that
Its capture meant the capture OF Cuba
Campos was a good enough soldier % real
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house, and Mr. Frederick u. Tappan. pres
ident Of the Gailalin National bank. who
is also chairman OF the bankers commit
tee on gold storage. When IL is desired
either 10 withdraw or put away gold. they
both so TO the apartment in which the
strong box stands. bat as everything Is
guarded by time locks. they must, OF
course. do this at a certain predetermined
hour.
Before the box itself can he opened they
must unlock the sliding doors of the grill,
each official working n separate combina-
ton AS these doors move aside. little
drawhridge swings into place. Passing over
this they open the treasure chests outer
doors. each using a separate combination.
as before. So deicately are these doors
adjusted that they swing at the slightest
touch though each Is fourteen inches thick
and weighs ten tons. But the opening OF
those doors does not admit the men TO the
presence of the treasure, since there are
inner folding doors 10 oe uni ocked and
passed and after these have been swung
there are small steel chests which must
h. unlocked before the gold itself is acces-
sible.
The internal arrangement of the grea
treasure chest is admirably suited to II
purpose, there being three rooms. eac
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pnpleton--Do yosi know. o., nan, 7
done spend - much money now as / did
before I was married
Ven Biumer-How's that
Wei. don; have 4 10 i."-Brook-
iyn Life.
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feet without unlocking the grill doors En-
tering the strong box is a matter Of some
time, II not ceremony, even 10 those who
are authorized TO pass through its doors
and gaze upon its yellow treasure.
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More Than 500 Tons Of Cola.

Add the gold coin IN the suh-treasurv 49,
the bar gold in the assay office 10 this a,s
the gross weight ~ tho precious yel,-
metal ~ this slime stored in what mar ~
termed the public treasure chests Of Nev
York would amount 10 - tons. Vera an
this gold placed in ore side Of a SiSarts,
pair os scales. Il would heavily overs,a;an,s
ten fiftyton locomotives and the weigh,
Of the chest IN whish Ii * KEEP. would nor.
than equal the coal carried IN their tan.
dars.
II Is evident from what is said ahovs
concerning the construction and surround.
ings % the clearing house treasure eAs<s
that the thief who should succeed In rob.
hing II OF any ~ i5s precious eonteats
would be a very ingenious and narseyer.
ing fellow indeed. Yet the half Of N.
safeguards have not been told. nor win
the custodians Of the strong box exu,aim
them all 1; is n fact. however. that even
We're TWO iight-hngered gentlemen 20 sc-
complish the impossible and secure the
double combinations. they would be NOR.
ally certain they would come TO grief tina
moment they began TO manipulate thu
locks OF the griil doors. For they ars
fitted with electrical eontrivaness ca!cu-
lated 10 bring disaster upon any uuau.
thor.zed and therefore unfamiliar persan
who should touch them. AT the sauna
time alarms would be sounded in a DOZEN
different quarters and arres. would n
made before the burglars could be out az
the place. SO. while all concerned feel 4
certain weight of responsibility for tina
safety OF the gold in their care, they sun
feel reasonably certain that nothing short
Of real magic, not even the rendlng power
Of an earthquake. can ever make possible
the robbery Of the treasure chest.
sales OF American securities abroad and 4
great influx Of new klondke gold wouh
tend TO maintain present conditions. bat
while there IS no expectation Of a disas.
trous gold drain within the coming wear.
IL is anticipated that the present store
will be greatly cut down before SNOW
flies DEXTER MARSHALL.
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other point. In ordinary circumstances 1t
Is impossible to touch the chest at ALL ex-
cepting at the bottom. since ii is separated
from the surrounding platform exactly as
feudal castle Is separated from the i'm
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N. Y. July o.-In Sc
lecting his recruits for The vol
unteer army of the United
States. who are to plant the flag
on the Spanish possessions, I'm
Gle Sam has nyprlnnknl a class
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entered by Its own dccrs. These rrs,,.
each six feet wide. and each contain.
enty steel chests for the storage az 40
They are ranged along the side w.uS :
tiers exactly ike pigeon holes, Ears 49,. =
hole IS isxeix2a inches in size, earA -
It's own door and individual key. and 49,
viii hold one ton. o. Sassa in x,,a -
OF any denomination. II i he c,s.o-, -
store the coin in strong duck hsgs rnnss
like ordinary shot BAGS In rnateYia, 40
make. and each large eaoug. 10 hold 49,
~ pounds aSoiTGnpois. Or sa.ose, SO thss y
requires lVn haas 10 III each pigeon hosA
OF course. al are now filed. and nasisss
a tier Of extra boxes ass been rarsss &c.
the center of each room. until the 800
dead weight Of gold TOW contained ia ~
big chest amounts 10 3. tons.
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- ~ Ew YORK. July s-More coin
ID Fl gold. by millions and mill
liz .oas and millions Of dollars
AN worth. - packet away for
NUslA ak.ksepsnx La NV YORK ih.s
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Ire adven, 0: the ganekaeper began
The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1898-04-20
What About The Fruit ?

Expert still differ as to the effect upon
the fruit crop. 1t is claimed by many
that if last spell hadn't killed the
peaches, the variety grown here could
be safely grown in the KlODdike. The
Lexington Argonaut interviewed Mr..
Hillenmeyer "Wednesday morning and
SAYS:
MIR. Hillenmeyer, who is the best
posted man in Kentucky on fruits
and plants, stated this morning to the
Argonaut that the conditions were an
favorable, but should the weather not
change too rapidly and allow the ice
to melt from the buds, there would be
good crop of fruit.
He did not feel alarmed over the
outlook, as the chances were fayOra-
BILE for a continuation of cloudy
weather for a time. In 1894, on March
%, the same condition existed, but it
was during a dry spell and the wealth
er was extremely cold, which caused
all the fruit to be killed.
1.-The wheat crop will be an immense
one, however, the snow being just
what was needed, and all that is now
necessary is that warm weather dose
not set in too rapidly"
The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1898-04-20
DOLLARS, NOT MEN.

1t will take money, and plenty of it,
to carry on a war against Spain.
How is the money required to pay the
expense of war going to be obtained?
Internal revenue will be one source. In
creased taxes on beer and spirits will
doubtless be levied, probably a stamp
tax on checks and legal papers, perhaps
tax on proprietary medicines, possibly
an increase letter postage-but there
will be no income tax.
Men with an income of 81 900 day
may be required to pay dollar more
barrel on beer, but not one cent will
they have to give up out OF their vast
incomes to help the government.
William J. Bryan in speech delivered
at Detroit recently referred to the mat
ter of income tax as follows:
''Other questions may come and other
questions may go, but the question of
taxation goes on forever.
Every city council, every state legis-
lature, every federal congress must
meet the subject of taxation. We solve
the question of taxation by applying to
that question this idea of Democracy.
Equality before the law, equal rights to
all and special privileges to none.
ave tried to secure an approach TO
this ideal equality when we enacted the
income tax, but somehow we could not
get that tax past the Supreme Court.
We got it through the house and the sen-
ate, and by the president refusing to
sign the bill at all We got it past him.
We came within one of getting it
through the Supreme Court. But We
missed it because one man changed his
mind"
Continuing his remarks, Mr.. Bryan
referred to the dissenting opinion of JUS
tice Brown, firm Republican:
Justice Brown said in that dissent
ing opinion that his fear was that in
some hours of national peril that decis-
ion declaring void the income tax might
rise up to paralyze the arm ofthe govern
ment.
"And, my friends, if war does come,
want you to understand that decision
stands there TO prevent this nation from
levying tribute upon the wealth of the
country to carry on a war for the ma
| tons defense.
The government can go to the home
and take the husband away from the
side of his wife. 1t can take the father
and husband and son, and the govern
ment can place them i'll front of the
cannon and make them yield up their
| life's blood in the nations defense, but
it cannot lay its hands on the wealth of
the nation and make it bear its share of
the expense"
But there is nothing strange in the
face that the dollar is held more sacred
than the man. That is the doctrine OF
! the Republican party, and that is the
theory advocated by Mark Hanna and
put in practice by William Mckinley.
I
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The Sure La GFippe Curp.

There is no use suffering from this
dreadful malady if you will only get the
right remedy. You are having pains
all through your body, your liver is out
of order, have no appetite, no life or
ambition. have bad cold, in fact are
completely used up. Electric Bitters
are the only remedy that will give you
prompt and sure relief. They act di-
reilly on your Liver, Stomach and Kid
neys, tone up your whole system and
makes you feel like new being. They
are guaranteed to cure or price refund
ed For sale at Perry and Thomas
Drug Store, only SOC per bottle.
The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1898-04-20
LEE AND M'KlNlEy.

Fitzhugh Lee of Virginia was received
in Washington by an out pouring of po-
pular enthusiasm rarely equaled, says
the Chicago Dispatch.
William Mckinley of Ohio sat in the
White House discredited, unregarded,
unpopular. No bands played ''The
Star-Spangled Banner" in honor of Nc
kinley. The strains of ''Dixie" We're not
heard in front of the executive mansion,
but the streets were blocked with cheer
ing thousands in front of the hotel occu-
pied by Fitzhugh Lee, and the banC s
played alternately "The Star-Spangled
Banner" and Dixie"
Why this difference? Why is Lee
honorel and Mckinley sighted?
Lee is patriot. He loves his coun-
try better than anything else. He is not
bound by the white tape of the Wall
street ticker. He knowns the treachery
of Spain and he has no fear of the Span
ish.
In response to the demands of those
who had gathered to honor the hero of
the day General Lee spoke. Among
other things he said:
Il can only assure you that such a
great demonstration seems to me out OF
all proportion to the simple fact OF. my
humble presence here, and am frank
to say l don't see that deserve it,
having only tried to do my duty as an
American where circumstances placed
me-"
Fitzhugh Lee, Democrat, represent
ing Republican administration as con-
sui general at Havana, did his duty as
an American.
For that he has the admiration oil
every American in the United States.
William Mckinley has not done his
duty as an American. He has been the
representative of the money power, and
because of that, he sits discredited and
unregarded in the White House, a mod
ern instance of man without country.