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The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1898-09-05
ROBERT B. CRAMER,
the West indies

orecial Staff Correspondent OF he Constit'
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WHICH pas7e" p'Ih Ho"Se' VI 'oi's'i 'TS '''
April nth, declared That The United states
disclaimed amy disposition intention to
exercise SOVEREIGNTY jurisdiction or con-
troll o,,r th,. isIan5 of C,uba oxcept for
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teiIhiildt'Ph' "leh t''at j. "cco''''ii9h'O
to leave the government and control OF
the island TO its people" There can be
no MISLEADING tha meaning of language so
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pun " ne" '''e Oh '"e N"N''N %
ana the date OF paeihca'loh VIII ui'-
7 ,Hs tionahlY have to be construed to
mean the time ut which the islands gov
eminent is on it's feet and administering
the laws in conformity with American
tdcas In other words the United States
: ~, 100, ,,o1, a.
"''' nave ~ S
mas pe"oh. ana not turn over 'upd III
GUa#fcdly to the insurgents until the evils
yhi.h caused the war and which have
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no. mo" II p"Sid"h 10 ASSUME INC si'''I
trust that Is theirs by right OF American
arms
r. oo~,.cc+1y r,,are their character and
,I.l.ro ND IN sirnnla iustice to them-it
-,,,,1l bo said mat they have been TOO
sc,7i.,inc for tho mast three wears to
49,, 4;,,,, e .tul,, nolitical economy and
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not seem to have as muct real authority
as its representatives in Washington, and
the military commanders neither receive
nor execute orders direct from the capl-
net.
But all these conditions are the result
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ENGLISH AS she IS SPOKE
IN OUR NEW POSSESSIONS
Efforts of the Natives in Cuba and
Porto Rico to Master English.
Currency Problem.
BY Robert B. Cramer.

Our new West Indian citizenship IS doing
the best 1t to Americanize ITSELF and
It's frSt step. naturally, Is to learn to speak
EiSlsh That language IS much or
stranger in Porto Rico and Cuba as though
those two islands were on the other side
of the earth, but the people have tackled 1t
with heroic determination that is unusual
to a man or woman with Spanish blood in
their Neins. Span;4h-American dictiona-
rieS in Santiago after the surrender and in
Ponce after the landing of General Miles's
troops were bought and sold at aston
iShing prices. and in the latter city one local
newspaper editor printed a whole page in
fearful and wonderful English as a result
of "a day spent with one of tn" books
public school in Iauco, Por.J REQ public
ly announced that speech AmericanO'
would be taught at once but | ;hink the
class will not make very rapid progress
until the teacher himself grows Il trile
more proficient.
When the merchants in Santiago learn
ed. after the first days occupation by our
soldiers that they were not to be robbed
and murdered by the barbarians pictured
for their ediiication in advance. they tim
Idly opened up their shops 10 do business
with Us. one hat dealer, desiring to at
tract attention to the quality of his goods,
invested in a dictionary. and looked for an
American synonym for the Spanish word
'bueao." meaning good" There was
quite a list of them. and he finally selected
"yirtuous" as having a better sound and
showing up better on sign board than
the others. Late on the afternoon Of the
same day we were riding down St. Thorn
as street. and we saw, in big letters printed
over a great pile OF tropical headgear in
a store window. this somewhat surprising
Inscription:
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or circumstances Which w -,r4 Ella
control OF the ieahe'9' nc '.N or,,-
OF the army IS made up OF ',e Jro(,i
ployceE, mostly negroes an" L'' I,c. 90
with Cuban ofhcers whose prev ,,nt ~
Incidence tas not cohtrlput'u
their military knowledge l ne So,a,s .. 60
ceiVe no pay, ana Tor tiiS i1o .,,ot
more dlihcu!t 10 coh"o! 'he'" III n,ho,,
est sense Oh ihIltAty o' : .,,,7
come ana 60 sleeping III c"i'iP ,,l,,.
wandering OH ny '"e"iS''N, 5i..
Ihcy are ragged l'a', ullh'u'l'1 an"
Ihanks TO the generously 81 p"e an 49,,
both personai ana oAlcI"I' ms ~
now carry old ltem'hhtoh9 an" ~ 1,,,,.
ana tHey nave l'"', q 4"''',, w., 49,, -
captured from lhe '9t'liit''" F, ~
HttIe real system III nc u - ,,
dflll!luhll'oh 'i'u S"PP''1I' t
men are 10 receive any .'.'''7 o(no,,,,
or CaIcH-ilS-'at'Si-r"h E''I't' ~
sne w. t,a>.t, - sivtv men 70 a
conopanv and the next dav | saw one Of
thorn with thir+v cams OF roast beef in
hfs strov, ba,,orsacl,-rations for half a
oo,,,,or,,
LeauetS VINO NAaUe I1ASCoAy'
1t Is a melancholy coincidence that the
two men who did most to inaugurate the
,psurrec+to7 are dead-Jose Martt and An
., 1ro M, for,,,n WAS q man Of
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""''"'' VI genius u io'o
netism and possessed or HlSh of"'i ~
Intelligence IN the me iho9t I'0"'" ia
the work he gave up his llle TO ADVANCE
He was a statesman, Schoiat, d HIP''il''''
a politician and gentleman. MaC'"' on
tv
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When say cure do not mean merely to
stop them for 4 time and then have them re-
turn again mean aradical cure. hayemade
the disease of FITS, EPILEPSY or FALLING
SICKNESS a lifelong study. warrant my
remedy to cure the worst cases. Because
otherl have failed is no reason for not now
receiving a cure. Send at once for treatise
and a Free Bottle of my infallible remedy
Give Express and Post Office.
Prof. W.H.PEEKE, Ed. Cedar St. NY.
Mention this paper when writing
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VITALITY
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THESE HATS ARE NIRTUOUSI
They looked 1t. and we all paid our trib-
ute to them in their lonesomeness by buy
Ing one.
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The close of the war finds the insur
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-05-06
VETERANS NOBLE OFFER.

Asks to Serve Out the Term In Prison Of
Captain Hart.
A Washington dispatch to the New
York Journal says:
Interest in the effort to secure par
don for John d. Hart, captain Of the
alleged Cuban filibuster Laurada. now
serving term in the Eastern peniten-
tiary, Philadelphia. grows intensely.
Senators have petitioned for his pardon.
Congressman are signing petitions and
q veteran Of the civil war has offered to
serve out Captain Hart's unexpired
term.
The other day William A. Clear. for
merly sergeant in Company A, Seven
ty-first Pennsylvania volunteers now
an inmate Of the Soldiers home at
Hampton. Va. addressed the following
letter TO the president:
Hon. William Mckinley:
DEAR SIR-I have the honor to present the
inclosed petition for the pardon Of Captain J..
d. Hart. rs be would be Of great service to
our common country aud the cause OF Cuban
freedom. II you cannot do 90 conscienti0usly
and law must have some one to suffer for his
supposed offense. the undersigned is willing
and ready to take his place In prison - soon
fully the balance OF HIS time. will be satis-
fed that have performed duty 10 my coun-
try. Sincerely, your obedicnt servant.
WILLIAM 4. CLEAR,
Late Sergeant Company A, 6cveuty-nrst Penn
sylvania Volunteers.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-05-06
Dewey Is
An Old
Warrior

Commodore George Dewey, whose
feet Of United States warships recently
defeated the Spanish feet in the harbor
cf Manila. in the Philippine islands, 10
an old warrior Of the navy who got his
christening Of fire aboard the old steam,
sloop &1ississippi, under Farragut. In
the early days Of the civil war. Com
modore Dewey Is now about 81 years
old. He belongs in Vermont, and he was
appointed to the Naval academy from
that state In September. 1854 Four
years later. when he was graduated, be
was sent aboard the steam frigate Wa
bash for cruise In the Mediterranean.
Dewey got his commission as lieutenant
on April 10. 1891, eight days after Fort
Sumter was fred upon, and he was i'm
msdiately assigned to join the Missis-
sippi and do duty with the west gulf
squadron. He was on the Mississippi
when she took part with Farragut's
other vessels In forcing an entrance to
the Mississippi river and again when
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-05-06
STOCK OF FLAGS.


Said TO he Exhausted. and 1t Is Impossi-
BILE to supply the Demand.
The stock Of American flags has been
practically exhausted, and tho unprece-
dented demand has caused n rise in
prices. which, it was stated the other
day. is in come cases as high as 10 to
100 per cent. At one Wholesale head.
quarters It was stated that sufficient
bunting to make the flags could not be
obtained, and at another it was said
that the flags could not be made fast
enough.
At the largest flag factory in Phila-
delphia the manager said that he had
never known such O demand for the
star spangled banner. All inanufactur-
ers and dealers are sold out. There is a
great demand from stores, but orders
cannot be filled. The call is general.
and kilograms from all over the United
States are received to hurry orders
Among the kilograms received was
one from an Illinois mah, who asked for
flag which would probably be the lar
gest ever made. He wanted one $50 by
500 feet and said that bis purpose was
to cover the side of hill with it. 1t
was estimated that two tons OF bunting
would be required to make the flag.
The firm was too busy to undertake tho
task Of making the huge banner. Chi
cago Tribune.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-05-06

Spain's most terrible enemy will not
DO the warships Of the American navy.
She will have to face a foe more deadly
than l3 inch guns. Sho has no coal. A
warship without coal is useless or worse
than useless. Spain could get no coal
from Wales, upon which she depended,
even before coal was made contraband.
The gigantic strike of the Welsh col
licrs had left England bare Of the COM
modify, at loast for export And that
was the secret of the long stay Of the
fleet ut Cape Verde islands. The coal
problem is terrible one for our enemy.
ARGUS in Chicago Times Herald.
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DEWEY

enough. combined with the marine
forces, then more United States regu-
lars can be sent. They need not go
before. There never was struggle SO
little understood as the Cuban Spanish
one. Spain's troops are not generally
known to be now practically useless
from military point Of view through
the Grass stupidity of Spanish officers.
They are brave. but they do not know
how to conduct troops. The men them
salves are magnifoently steady and
calm, but they have never been drilled.
They do not know how TO shoot. Add
to these radical and blightirg defects
the starved condition Of the troops and
clearly we are overestimating the Span.
ish army in Cuba, and wa greatly and
criminally underestimate the Cubans il
we do not Immediately enable them to
fight vigorously. Sylvester Scovel In
New York World.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-05-06
NEW ENGINE OF WAR.

Hudson Manim Offers to Build Cruiser
to Destroy = whole Navy.
Hudson Maxim, famous inventor
and brother of the inventor of the Max
i'm gun, has proposed to build cruiser
for the government which would not
cost more than $500, 900 and which
could sink all Of SPANS men-ofwar.
The inventor offers his services free OF
charge to supervise the construction of
the cruiser. e
Mr.. Maxim's plan 10 to plaos on q
fast cruiser "a inch torpedo gun and
two torpedo mortars. The gun will
throw ton Of gun cotton FIVE miles
and half ton much farther. The two
mortars can throw half a ton Of gun
cotton three miles. Mr.. Maxim would
heavily armor the bow Of the cruiser,
which would fight with her Prov to-
ward the approaching battleship. The
area exposed to fire from the enemy
would be small.
A ton Of exploding gun cotton carries
destruction to anything in = space Of
SO, 900 feet about 1t. SO that the missile
would not have to land on an enemy's
ship to destroy 10. Shots from the ap-
preaching enemy would do little dam
age to the heavily armored bow Of the
torpedo thrower. Mr. Maxim says that
ten such cruisers can be built for the
cost of one great battleship. These
cruisers would be capable Of destroying
1000 first GLASS battleships. New York
Evening Journal.
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YALE's MOUNTED BATTERY,

Plans Completed to Send = Battalion Of
I75 Men to the Front.
The Yale Alumni Weekly recently
announced the completed plans for the
mounted battery which Is in process of
enlistment at Yale. Two undergradu-
ates. Messrs. Parkhurst and Chapel,
have been to Washington and Hartford
to consult with the national and state
authorities and get their advice and ap-
proval. They have met with success. In
consequence of the advice received by
them the plan to form machine gun
battery has been changed to one contem-
plating horse battery. 1t will be re-
membered that as soon AS it became ap-
parent that there would be fight with
Spain the leading Yale seniors met and
asked Washington what sort Of addi-
tions the army most needed and where
the hottest work would be found. The
decision TO enlist battery followed i'm
mediately on the answer.
As now arranged, the battery will
consist Of l75 men. with an armament
Of six B u inch guns. Instead of restrict
ing enlistments to scientific and aca-
demio seniors the rolls have been thrown
open TO all undergraduates and gradu-
ates of few years standing. BY thus
increasing the number Of those eligible
it 10 hoped to raise the standard of phys
icsl fitness. Seasoned athletes who have
fought for Yale ON the athletic field
will. 1t is believed, make the best kind
Of fierce and disciplined fighters. As
soon as possible the new battery will
be transported to Chattanooga and then
to Tampa.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-05-06
NuRsesLEApNINo TO SHOOT


Expsct 70 Go 20 Cuba and May Find Re-
velvers Ussful.
Delegates to the annual convention Of
the Nurses Associated Alumn@ Of the
United States and Canada, which has
been in session at the International
Health exposition, at the Grand Central
palace. In New York. and who have
voted to respond to any call for their
services by the war department. arc
learning how to shoot.
The veteran revolver expert, Captain
James 8. Conlin, has . shooting range
In the health show and has volunteered
to teach gratis any trained nurse who
applies to him the proper way to han
die, aim and fire q revolver. Asa result
several young women have spent novel
quarter hours learning how to shoot at
q target without danger to themselves
or their friends. They wish to be pre-
pared for all emergencies, though they
have no expectation of shooting at
Spaniards in Cuba except in self de-
fsnse. New York Herald.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-05-06

tie feet ran the gantlet of fire from
the forts below New Orleans in April,
1862, and forced the surrender of that
city. The ship he was in belonged to
Captain Bailey's division Of the feet
which attacked Fort st. Philip.
The hottest fight that the Mississippi
ever engaged In was her last one. and
this was perhaps as hot as any Of the
war. In March. 1859, the feet tried to
run by the Confederate batteries at Port
Hudson. Some Of the ships got as far
as a narrow part Of the channel, where
they met land batteries almost muzzle
to muzzle, and then they were forced
to retreat. The Mississippi did not get
as far as this. A foggy day had been
chosen for the attempt, and this was
soon made more obscure by the smoke
of battle, snd amid this the Mississippi
lost her bearings and ran ashore.
Her officers found that she had struck
just under the guns Of battery In the
middle Of the line Of Notifications and
one of the strongest Of the lot. In half
an hour 250 shots struck the vessel, and
she was riddled from end to end. There
was no chance to hold her, and her
crew took TO their boats and landed on
the opposite side of the river after set
ting her on fire. Soon. lightened by the
loss of the Grew and by the fire, she
drifted off, and, blazing and saluting
with bursting shells, she drifted down
the river. until finally the fire reached
her magazines. and her career was end
ed in one great explosion.
Dewey was next attached to the steam
gunboat Agawan of the north Atlantic
blockading squadron, and he took part
in the two attacks made on Fort Fisher
in December, 1864, and January, 1865.
In March, 1865, be got his commission
as lieutenant commander, and as such
served on the famous old Koarsarge and
on the Colorado, the flagship Of the Eu-
ropean squadron. until 1868. when he
was sent for service to the Naval acad-
emy. His hrst command was in 1870,
when he had the Narragansett. doing
special service. He became commander
in April, 1879, and, still on the Nara
gansett, was engaged in making surveys
of the Pacific until 1875, when he was
made Q lighthouse inspector and later
the secretary of the lighthouse board.
He commanded the Juniata in the Asia
tic station in 1898. and in September.
1884, was made q captain and put in
charge of the Dolphin, then brand new
and one Of the four vessels which form
ed the original white squadron. The
following year he was sent to command
the flagship Pensacola Of the European
squadron, and he staid there until
1883, when ho became the chief Of the
bureau of equipment and recruiting,
with the rank of commodore. This place
he held until 1898, when he was made
member Of the lighthouse board. He
got his commission as commodore on
Feb. 2S, 1896, and at about the same
time was made president of the board
of inspection and survey. This place he
held until he was put in command Of
the Asistic station In January Of this
year.-New YorirSun.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-05-06
SANTA CLARA BATTERY.
American Says It II the Kfost Powerful
Defense Of Havaus.

American Says It IL the Most Powerful
Defense Of Havana.
An American mechanical engineer,
George Hyatt, recently arrived at Key
West from Havana and gave some in
teresting facts concerning the construo-
tion Of the famous Santa Clara battery,
which Is located about mile from Ha-
vana. He says that 1t Ia the most pow.
erful battery near the city. He thinks
the battery will resist bombardment
much better than is generally supposed,
and he expects many Of its shots will
have disastrous effect.
The mortar pit consists Of four IL
inch mortars located west of Santa
Clara. Another pit near Moro has two.
The soldiers never fired these for target
practice. The wall of the fort is of
rough stone, and sand is piled in front
of It to the top, with q slant of 10 de-
gree angle. Layers of railroad iron are
placed upon the top Of the fortifioation,
and these are covered with sand. The
guns have disappearing carriages.
though most Of them rest ON concrete
emplaoements. st. Louis Globe-Dem
OCr8t.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-05-06
REGIMENT OF RUSSIAN JEWS
Zion Societies In Chicago Want to Go u
Cuba Instead of Palestine.

Zion Societies In Chicago Want to Go u
Cuba Instead of Palestine.
The Russian Jews of Chicago will
organize a regiment Of infantry and Of
fer their services 10 the president &C
fight Spain and to free Cuba.
DR.. a. p. Madison said recentlyi
"There is n wonderful war excitement
among the a5. 900 Russian Jews in Chi
cago We havs IL or ! 3 colonization so-
cieties, called Zion societies, tho object
Of which is the colonization OF Paies-
tine But this war has ruined all inter
est in the movement.
"An the societies have decided to 60
TO Cuba instead and 10 20 with rifles in
their hands to fight Spain. 1t Is q sim
gular change of mind. butitmeets with
the hearty approval OF all Of u.s. New
York Sun.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-05-06

Their Comfort IL Pretty Well Looked
After Now 60 Whae 10 wsA.

their Comfort IL Pretty Well Looked
After Now "a whas II waA
"when soldiers in the service Of the
United States are travelling, their oom-
fort is pretty we'll looked after, I" says
+. #. Horner, general passenger agent
Of the Nickel Plate.
THE government requires the rail-
road company to provide sleeping cars
Sor the officers and also for the privates
X it is possible to procure the cars. The
Thirteenth regiment, which left Buffa-
Io q few days ago, was carried in tour
ist cars, three men to Q section. two co.
cupying the lower berth end one the up
per. OF course il men are to be carried
in very large numbers on short notice
suoh arrangements would be impossi.
BILE. but even then we would have 70
provide them with ordinary day coaches.
"The volunteers who answer the pros
emit call will be carried in tourist cars
II their journey lasts through night.
Otherwise they will 60 In day coaches.
don't think that any other country on
earth looks after its soldiers no we'll.
When ! was soldiering. we considered q
freight oar perfectly satisfactory. We
generally had to walk. Being packed
into freight car on hot summer day
was rather uncomfortable, and the men
usually secured ventilation by knocking
holes in the sides Of the car with the
butts of their rides. When the officers
demonstrated, the boys would say that
they were just making loopholes to
shoot the 'Johnpiss. '"-BuRalo Com
meroial.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-05-06

A member Of the national guard Of
Pittsburg who has been absent from the
city nearly year had been wiring his
captain ut brief intervals for week
inQuiring anxiously when he should re-
port for duty. The captain answered by
wire several times, but the thing got
monotonous. When Affairs assumed
definite shape the other night, he sent
the anxious militiaman. whose surname
was John, q brief telegram.
Johnny arrived in the city recently
and exhibited the telegram TO his COM
rades. II read, "Johuny. get your gun. :"
--Pitteburg Dispatch.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-05-06

General Weyler has declared that
while he was captain general Of Cuba
he proposed to the then prime minister.
Canovas del Castillo. to declare war
against the United Stxtss and to hand
80, 900 men on American soil. He still
believed that force Of this size would
be sufficient to invade the United States.
He added that Spain might profit even
now by the disorganized American
army and navy to assume the offensive.
Special Cable to New York Sun.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-05-06

The man who manufactures the pyro
teohnio toy "How the Maine Was
Blown Up" and which is sold in the
streets. was hoist by his own petard
the other day. While experimenting in
his laboratory the explosive mixture
went of, wrecked the premises and al
most blew him into kingdom come. He
may recover. If he does, he'll remem-
Der the Maine long after the incident"
has been closed. Madden in Pittsburg
Dispatch. W