The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-07-07

nished by one eastern firm. and the re-
mainder by a Pacific coast concern.
Spain doesn't need any coal. Your
Uncle Samuel Will make 1t hot enough
for her.
San Juan (st. john was the name gI5.
en- the Island Of Porto Rico by Column
bus In 1903.
The Caribbean Sea washes the terri
tory OF the Caribbs, whose name means
"cruel men,"
All code books carried on war ships
have leaden backs, to assure their sink
ing II lost overheard.
The letters In a code book are print
ed in an Ink that fades when It comes In
contact with water.
Jamaica is a corruption of Xaymaco,
a native West Indian name. sigutfyinS
the country Astounding in springs,
AT present 5000 projectlles II the
heaviest type are completed daily and
| shipped to naval stations for transfer
TO war ships.
The area Of the main Island Of Cuba
Is estimated at from 10000 to 5000
square miles; the Isle Of Pines at l,2li
square miles.
British war vessels are furnished with
| lightning rods, and Mr.. Edison claims
that they are an indispensable protec-
ton to all ships.
Santiago is the Spanish form for
Saint James. The city OF Santiago dc
Cuba was founded in 1914, and for sew
eral years was the capital OF the island
/ Manila was founded by the spanIards
In 1871. 1t was taken by the English In
1902, but restored TO Spain. II has often
been devastated by earthquakes.
Tobago Island was so called by Col.
umbus from its fancied resemblance to
the tobacco or Inhaling tube Of the abb
orlglnes. Our word tobacco is thence
derived.
Yucatan is a compound Indian word
meaning what do you say" which
was the only answer the Spaniards
could obtain from the natives concern
ing their country.
Spain expresses the English Of His
pania, a word founded upon the Punic
span" rabbit, owing to the number
of wild rabbits found In the peninsula
by the Carthageniana
Porto Rico was discovered in 1893 by
Columbus, but was conquered by Ponce
de Leon l50S-2O, who. 1t is said, reduced
100000 natives to slavery. They were
afterward exteTminated.
Telegraph operators in war are mere
civilians. but Congressman Belknap has
plan to organize the telegraph branch
OF the military service into an ofticered
department, having rank and prestige
with the medical corps.
More powder has been burned In the
San Juan bonibardment and the occa-
sional small engagements along the
Cuban coast than has been consumed
for saluting purposes since the Civil
war.
In the West Indies. when an Amer!-
can war ship needs coal, 1t is towed up
TO pier called the coal wharf. A stout
gangplank Is showed from the string
piece TO the lowest deck, and the bunk
ers are filled, not by derricks, but BY
native women, who. to the number Of
about two hundred, throng the whaTvcs
eager to get a "coal job" The coal Is
carried on board III baskets each con-
tanning an even one hundred pounds.
After a war is concluded, It is usually
known By the names OF the nations In
Volved. the defeated power taking pre-.
NeutIlNEs L lt wax utAWNGAl EAaAlNN 49,
Prussia Ia 1901, in which France was
beaten. was the FrHnco- Prussian war
So the Turco- Russian war Of 1871, the
Graeco- Turkish war OF 1897, the China
Japanese conflict in 1896, Foreseeing
the end, the present struggle between
Spain and the United states ls already
fixed in history as the Spanish Ameri-
can war.
A Spanlnrd was born in Spain His
son, who was born in Cuba, is not
SpanIard, but Cuban. II Cuban
should go to Madrid when ne Is Two
weeks old, and spends all his life In me
place he would still be Cuban, aaH
not quite so good as a Spanlard. II
Spaniard should go TO Havana when he
Is two weeks old and spend all his liie
in that city or upon 4 plantation. he
would stiil be Spaniard and enjov 'he
distinction and social position which :
Cuban never attnlns. The cons anJ
daughters OF Il SpaniHrd are Cuban' y
they are born In Cuba; but the sons
and grapdsons and grcat-gr0ndsons o.
Cuban must always be Cub0ns, no
matter IL they were born In Madrid anu
spend their whole lives In that city. No
Cuban can ever become SpanlArd, no
matter what happens to him. and from
the Spanish point OF view he II q degeA'
eratc.-New York Journal.