Evening journal., 1898-07-11
THE BATTLE CRY.
An ExceIIent Suggestion for Produce
ing instant DiSOrganizRtion In
the spanish Army.

Whenever Tread anything about this
Spanish war" remarked New York
man. Il think OF those Spanish cara
bineros at Santander and wonder II the
rest of the Spanish army are anything
Ike them. The steamer stopped at
Saniander and custom house officer
came on board with those four cara
bineros. The carabineros had real
rarbines. 1t was their duty to see tina.
nothing left the ship without the per
nlssion of the custom house official.
zone OF our passengers was Wilbor,
the secretary of the United States lega-
tinu at Lisbon. He was going to Lis
bon, and had intended to go all the way
by steamer. But while the steamer
waited In the harbor of Santander
something-a dispatch from his chief
or something OF that sort--made him
change his mind. So he showed his
credentials TO the custom house man,
and being member OF a legation, he re-
ceived verbal permission TO take his
traps ashore. Now. all the palaver be-
tween Wilbor and the custom house
man went on I'm the cabin. Two Of the
carabineros were keeping watch and
ward on the upper deck. One of them
was leaning in an ensy attitude against
the iaifrail by the gangway, cuddling
the muzzle of his carbine in the crook
Of his elbow while the butt rested on
the deck, and solemnly rolling a cigar
cite. Wilbor and the steward with the
baggage came out OF the companionway
and made for the gangway The cara
binero completed his cigarette with an
ulert jerk, and grabbed his carbine
when he caught sight of that baggage.
! suppose the soldier was technically
right In refusing 20 let Wilbor land
without written authority from the
custom house man, and forget why
the hitch occurred, but there was q
hitch and an argument--Americnn dip
lomat against Spanish soldier This
particular American diplomat was q
veteran, know, and the carabinero had
70 call his comrade from pacing up and
| down on the other side of the deck IL
come and help him out SO there were
two Spaniards TO one American, which
made the controversy last longer.
IL must have been going on for ter
minutes when a ships boy came up ans
called out something about breakfas
70 the carabineros, and Immediately
the Jealous guardian OF the gangwal
dropped the dispute. He evidently
thought he had had enough arguing OF
an empty stomach. There were tw,
fresh carabineros lounging about, VIII
had not even done a turn OF guard dut,
since they came aboard, and th
sentry who had FIRST tried to stop VII
Dor became suddenly deaf 10 ever
word except the Spanish for breakfast
buwled for his idle comrades 10 com
and carry on the argument with the oil
siinate American, and the two spen
warriors went below and sought r,
freshment. So Wilbur had TO begin HI
story of the verbal permission OF III
custom house Official, the privileges {
the diplomat, the need of cntching n
train, and so on, all over again TO n
new adyersaries, which he did in Spar
ish. But think he swore interieetiol
ally in American. That Is whyit seen
to me that the Spanish for brealxfas
might make an effective battle cry fc
our troops in Cuba, especially after II
lean times Blanco's men have been ha'
ing there lately."-N. Y. Sun.