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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-03-25

The company's elegant steamships
Queen. Wa.ia WaIia and Tina ula
ieave Seattle. a. m. via Pert
townsend and Victoria March 8, 10,
is, ~, ., ~, April 4. 3, IL. 10. -. =,
May Z, and every iifth day there
After.
Leave SAN FPapcisc~ for Seat
tie 10 a. M. via Victoria and Port
Townsend March 2. Z, IL. II, z, "a.
April 4, 8. II. 10. q. Is. May /. and
every fif,h day thereafter.
FOR ALASKA.
Leave Seattle. 9 a. m.~-CottaGe
City. March is, 81. April Il. 30; City
OF Topeka. March II. e. April 10. Is;
AK, March 9. q. April ). 10, and
every fifth day thereafter.
For further information obtain
folder. -
The coupaay reserves the right
10 change, without previous notice,
steamers. sailing dates and hours
J. r, TROWBRIDGE.
Puget Sound Supt., Ocean Dock.
Seattle.
Uptown Ticket Office, eIS First
Avenue. Seattle.
Goodaii. Perkins s. Co, General
Agents, San Francisco
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Steamer Alice Gertrslde leaves CITY dock
Sundays, Tuesday and TnursdayA at u
Midnight, for Port Townsend. Port VII
lanxA Dungeness, Port AnEeseA Port
Crescent. Gettysburg. pyshi, ClAiiam ana
Neah bay. Returning, leaves Port Ange-
les Tuesdays. Thursdays and Saturday..
at a. M. leaves Port Townsend at 10 =.
m. arrives In Seattle at 80 >. m. steam
Wednesdays and Fridays, At II midnight.
for Port Townsend. Port Williams. Dunee-
ness. Port Angesea and Victoria Re-
iuruing. leaves Port Angeles 1t Z. m. on
Mondays. Wednesdays and Fridays.
Leaves Port Tow neend NJ II . m: arTiyeo
IN Seattle at 2.s0 p m.
Telephone Main Sis
CAPT. J. R. THOMPSON. MAna&NG.
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wHATCOM AND SEATTLE ROUTE
Sf'EA ME.R BAY CITY.
s,eaTva EssE Dock. foot OF Main Street.
Tuesday. Thursday and Saturday at p.
So fss Arsntrsss. Fasgha~esa and WHAT
cassk. Hefarnsag leaves WnAfeusn B0n-
Gas. "Wednesday sad Friday ~ .. N.
Fare from Seattle. 81 round trsp. E~sa
W ~ fzs.f.is r. SON pwaesA
"a a. ELLIS Traffic Manager.
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STEAMER STATE or AgHf%GT9N
Leaves YesseF wharf. Seattle, saay feX.
cegt Saturday, AT ~ p. rr. for Fsk Fsss EsT r.
A~sC0aTES. FAiHHAtIsS ard WHAT
COM Returning leaves whascess sssl1y
texrrpt sandayt al a. IA. arriving ia
Seattle at 40 p. ~
TIE FASTEST, MOST ELrG Ant ara
ONLY DAILY ST fcAA.ER ca the WHAT.
COM ROUTE
Freight ard farce as .sw az aay by wat
sr or rail-
PACIFIC NAVIGATION COMPANY
Yssies wharf Tssexsa.43aA Man ST
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STEAMER nracovERY.

ry~ PER- TOWNSEND. Aracsrses. FairAsves.
whafeots, Friday EaEser ard Eocas Hars
tsr.
Leaves ve~fsr eork Sundays, Wsanss-
eays an9 FFkl8ys AZ = n.
M r. ATKINSON. Manager.
osAe@ - sra 10 Bestea Block Telephone
Matn 80
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Time Curd--Ieaves Seattle Z .. m. ~ n.
and p. M Leaves Everett el6 =. M
$50 p. m. and 7.is p. m.
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STEAMER A. ROBINSON.

s-&FfftflN d . aSA12s
On Psrt Orchard ana Fssri washington
route. l@ay@s City dock % a m. calling
AZ Sousn Reach. Haxehesi Ertek Ysra
FTsreytons e. =. Navy Ysr8 ss&Eew.
Chsssersen. Tracgten. Cara sglswrsase.
Leaves Port Orchard Navy Esafsoz. nj /.
=. M arrives s@atss 81 > m f. ~ psss-
sespr. Master. Lily fs<sssr12s h Co.
Agsrxx TsSxsshsns AalEi e.
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Carrying u. q mail. Is&vws fsagsvxsfh
dock fugt at wAshsrwtGn street Tsses.
eRxs Tkaraesavs and SssaSA1ss At :
osegssck .. ia. fer ksnxssaa ksarz fsz-rase
eeza<ex arsnSpn. tsessy Is~~asso, I.kas-
w2ue Fails Hn~ssxF~srs ard Es4su City.
Returns CO alternate azss.
- TNsstfrAAS. Manages.
1oaeuAora. 0Atu -
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City Of Topeka Will not cali at
Victoria or S.tka- Ai-Ki will not
call at Victoria, Sum Dunn or Sltka-
Cottage City will not call a. Ketch-
kan or Sum DUN.
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Three round trips daily except Sunday.
Connections-,At Seattle with the steamer
Flyer for Tacoma At Everett. with the
steamer sMikado for SaohomHh, and with
the Everett, & Monte Cristo Railway tor
Monte C1isto and way stations.
Colman Dock, Seattle, Merchants Dock
T.. b. SCOTT. MANAGER.
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oldest LINE RuNNING.

Our steamers are strictly first
class. Table unsurpassed. Most ex-
perienced, competent commanders
and pilots running TO Alaska.
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FOR sNACoaTES FAIRHASESs NEW
wfEATgveN AND FA%gNfs sERs d e.
STEAMER NORTH PACIFIC
MrKtltiana Maatef.

fsAv@s yssier wharf every Marssay. Wed
rezsszy ard Frs4sY al Il - D IA
feNswew Vancouver Tuesday ard T11rs-
,sav al = Q ~ fcr Seattle 1srecs. arriving
III T. IL sassewtax day.
Leaves Vancouver Saturday ~ 3 ~. fnr
HhAseessr. E8sTAs3en. AnxTartAz sr5 Seat
t.~ awrixsrG esas;ts > a. San3saS
s<syrsr-cts al AnaSxff~s With d - Ew.
"a AZ E&neo9ssE villa ssssnsk1g fg~ Ma
r4gg@s snd New weetwssrsssr aid With G..
r. g. sssias ssr al ssssnis Exss-
rOF frsaGax or passage aEgssy az Sesef
WAAxs ar ~ Office of NAaenaxes Lire, M.
sssaI LA nusAtsHx< Tel. HrouH- Ss1
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sEaT-TasE-poRT GsMnLE-TowssEED
ROUTE
srr.mrR PROSPER.

81 r>AAksE ftttSl FRI
leaves city Deck daily NJ % q. m. exs
csxt Sunday for poss Madison. kinxston.
rnrt Camille. PART i4sdlow and Port
Tess fzesaa. hStagniaS reaches Seattle at
4 a N. daily. Sunday braves for Fort
Tuwnmena direct al a. IN. returning.
leaves port Ta8uaend for Seattle direct
at = IN Telephone. Main ". LILY. 80
gaFssQs 4 Co. axenss
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BANKS


PEOPLES SAVINGS BANK.
Occidental Block. Seattle. Wash
~orFicEns AND rR0srEEs~
ar, hg f' benny y,... prss,%sr,
James x. Hayden, Manager. Cash'r. secy
jos Z Grvet ca ..-,-.. Assls ant CsxhisT
saglaunA sch = eachsE. iohn collins.
T. C. Neufs3eer =. T. Blod1et,
Transaess savings bank business ex-
cfustv@ER.
Deposits received FROM 81 n yaHn.
Interest allowed per annans ssx per
cent ga uF:e deposits PER cent on or
aiHarY deposits
Dividends declared last days ~ Mag aas
Novsnatvr- Loans made on real estate or
approved eNsiatersis atsly-
DEXTER HORTON & TO. BANgERS
Incorporated iS7.
s@Fgs9s ..e.~'.-' -..s.t.s-.-..-.-.- tes rl
VS. prss.a.a,-.,.., y i Lad
ssgat exchange Ard selexra phae trans
fevs OFF, New Sark 1AEcaga ~ paul saa
traressca. Portland an8 various points 10
fsrsgna ara ttras3sh Columbia.
S4skt bats 90 exchange On London avail
able else X here sE EGgage.
CsagaeSsians made st sss points or ss~cr-
uaesss. sfeqks ass efe@f vssuAnses 20
estvsa On DEPOSIT fer satssespinE.
SEATTLE
fasf-HS capital .,.~..e.,..--s- Ssa 30
James ! Hogs, II .-..---..- tSfsssssess'
csstrexsesssssss IN al ~ ssssespal essss.
80 ,asa tnste& Stairs sn& Essrcrs
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0KAkTT RIVER ROUTE - Steamer
Skagif Queen. Monthly Time Card.
Leaves SeassIe-feh e. al Midnight:
March /. at midnight. March 1. at mid
night: March T. at 8 n. M March .. ar
I a. m; March H. nj a. m. March IA
nj midnight March Is. az midnight.
March II. AT midnight. March a al A
m March 20 at a M. March q at I
m: March N at a. m. March 30
at 10 n m. Leaves Mount Vernon
March L. at a M March g. nj S a. IN
March g. a; a m: March 4 at a. IN !.
March 10, al Z a. tn. March - at 3 a m
March iS. at a. M. March H. ~ 8 a. m
March n, ~ a. IN. : March -, AZ a,
M. March "a st a. IA. March ~ at 4
o. M. March -. al p. 10 Msrg4s "a az
IN m Calling at Tuiai.p. Ssanwoost. Fir,
Es~rts CITY Mount Vernon and Aweu
For passenger and freight rates apply
at City Dock W r. Ciikeso8. Manager,
II II Mcdonald. Master Telephone
Ma!u 81
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For Victoria, Mary Island. Kstch-
ikan. Wrangel. Douglas Island.
Sum DUN. Juneau, SkaGway. Dyea
and Estka. Connecting Al sitka
with Pacific Steam Whaling Co.'S
steamers for other points Ia Alas
ka. See ad. below.
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SEATTLE q EVERETT NAVIGATION
COMPANY.
co ON THE GREYHOUND.

GEsATrIlE. EVERETT AND EDMONDS
ROUTE.
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p0gT ORCHARD AND PORT WASH.
I@esITsN ROUTE.
aTts xeFya Many - YEAY.F-Y

f>eHwes foot Of NJ assss-s r&ur street AnsaF ~
go ). ~ fSendays $50 n. Esd for FTeasasss
Beach West Blsk~sayJ. Nrers<rtcn. u. 4.
pryssoek Charleston. SsssS~y. Trarytoa.
gssvsrsss@~ ~ j. ~ r.. strives 8<1fsis u
q. n Leaves sssrey SATURDAY ntghse ss
gH .. m. arrives 6eats1s - D. n. 1siss
0Aane Main -
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STEAMERS
SEATTLE. TACOMA AND OLYMPIA
ROUTE.
STEAMER Mg-LTSoMAH
l y. IN.
STEAMER CITY OF ABERDEEN.
faava~ sor Tacoma ams4 Olympia daily. ~x-
eeps Soa&ags ~ a. as. Returning. ar
raves Seattle =. m
Fare between Seattle AID Tacoma. "
eArts RoanG srip. NJ esnta
CAPT l. WILEY, Manager.
Tel Mslr Sc City Dock. Agent
4
FOR sNACfaTEs. FAIRHAyEs. NEW
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BANKS.
THE PUGET SOUND NATIONAL BANK
OF SEATTLE.
Capital paid UP .,....,.......-$Deso
Jacob FuTth ....--.. Iesessaeht
f. G.. Seuselier vice PRESIDENT
Correspondents in sfI the principal cities
In the United Statas ami Europe-
Gold duef houxat Drafts issued on
Alaska and Northwest Territory.
.
10. .
NATIONAL BANK OF COMMERCE.
Paid az capital :. :. .......-...... sish.ana
Transasts a general banking business
IL =. Henry kFs&eNst
g G. simpson. 90. ......Fica President
II. X. Speucer. 1890. .--.-...+1ashier
Safe Deposit Vault Boxes far Rent.
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A. NAfsssAU. 6.sss1 Asssss. ssAssl.
Ash ~ cnAAI.TtsN. A. u. +, A..
eEsa~aJ. ~
The times., 1899-08-16
Trolley Accffien1.

(From the Philadelphia North Amsrican.)
In the mere running Of car most motormen
and conductors are probably well instructed.
They are taught that the switch turned one way
will increase the power and the ether diminish il.
The motornen learn to work the switch and
brake almost automatically, 1t is not clear,
however, that they know enough about electrical
equipment to enable them to do the right thing
promptly in a sudden emergency. They in
danger, through their ignorance ard fear, Of doing
the wrong thing or nothing. Anybody who viii
ask the average trolley car nam about the equip
ment will discover that he knows only the ne
chanism Of starting and stopping the car.
1t is evidsnt ttat the safety Of the public would
be served by the education et all the employees in
the elementary facts OF electricity as motive
power There are possible accidents for which
the unframed rrotomau and conductcr are not
prepared, and they are liable to be intimidated
by whatever they do not understand. An exami-
nation should be required in every case, and it
should include everything. from the power house
tosthe
The times., 1899-08-16

pelling all outlanders to take up arms in
defence of the country or to suppress re-
bellion. has been passed by the Volksraad.
Ihat, OF course, means that, in the event
OF hostilities, the British American. and
German inhabitants of the state will be
ordered to join the Boer army, and, refus-
ing, will be considered and treated as
traitors under military law. The fact that
such action would be contrary TO the
spirit and letter of international law and
usage would not matter penny TO people
like the burghers. They do not look to
the English residents to fight for them,
and would not trust them to if they show
ed disposition to obey an order to that
effect What Kruger and his Volksraad
are after is to get them in a position
where they can be shot down for refusing
to fight
The inherent savagery and desperation OF
this movement does not suggest much in
the way of a desire to yield to the British
demands, and there are other indications
that the Beers are preparing for, war, be-
iieving it TO be inevitable Their London
organ, the Standard and Diggers News
said yesterday, editorially: THE Beers
are convinced that there is nothing for it
now but the arbitrament of arms" Mes
sages TO various English papers state that
Kruger's field comets are distributing
Mauser rifles to the burghers. and that the
Pretoria government, Oh Saturday, made
large purchase of mules. An armor-
plated railway train has been sent from
Durham to the Natal frontier The Orange
Free State is despatching troops to occupy
Remen's Pass. Everywhere there is, appar-
emily, feverish haste to prepare for storm,
which is expected to break within few
days, or possibly few hours
The Beers may yet back down, but the
better opinion seems to be that whatever
idea OF that kind they may encourage wifi
be only in the interest of delay until they
can mobilize their forces, and place the
0utlanders in a position to suffer from their
vengeance
The times., 1899-08-16
rhs Late Governor AtkInsoa.

(Fron the New Orleans Times -Denlocratl
''The late former Gov. .BnI' Atkinson. Of
Georgia, was a strange and picturesque fgllre
in affairs said one who knew him we'll He
was the incarnation Of will-of fxed. unswerving
concentrated determination that tempera-
ment was advertised plain print from his
head 10 his feet He was tail and slim and RS
lean, hawk face was lit by a pair OF piercing
eyes-the Kind OF eyes that seemed actually 10
have the property OF penetrating beneath the
face Of whatever they were turned upon. Years
ago, when ne was an obscure country lawyer az
Newman. Ca, he Fixed those cavesEous eyes ef
MS on the governorship and never for one instant
removed them lie laid bis plans with absolute
precision and proceeded TO follow them with
undertaking pertinacity- The first step was the
Legislature, and the second the spsageTship q
the House. but when he finally announced his
candidacy FOR Governor people laughed. His op-
ponent was Gen Clement y Evans. a E,an Of
extraordinary strength. He was former soldier
citizen Of the woTld, and Baptist preacher,
and, by virtue Of unique tact. he fIled each role
without prejudice TO the others Atkinson's
friends advised him to come down and spare
himself humiiiatins defeat. but be smiled ssrimly
and told them 10 wait For years he had been
gradually organizing his machine. and he knew
precisely where he stood he was too poor to
hire a corps OF clerks, 50 his wife. who vas
always his trusted lieutenant. undertook to con-
daet the clerical end OF his campaign herself and
did it single-bjnded at their little home in New
nan She used to average 200 letters day. and
would carry them to the postoffce in 4 market
basket late at night. NsanwEile Atkinson st mp d
the State, and to make along story short he
was elected by almost the exact majority he
had figured cut in advance It was a great
aehievement in political mathematies.'.
The times., 1899-08-16
Mark Hanna and white Angels.

! IN signed latter TO the New York Jour-
naI' on the Dreyfus case. the celebrated
Pere Hyaeinthe is represented as saying:
Since espoused the cause of that right
eous man. Dreyfus. have discovered po-
| IiticaI corruptionists in France compared
with whom your Mark Hannas are white
winged angels"
We have looked at this statement all
up one side and down the other, in a
| desperate effort to even guess what our
! Mark Hanna could have been doing over
in Europe to excite such a comparison on
the part Of leading French citizen and
clergyman. The supposition has been
general that he was at AK les Bains for
his poor rheumatism. Is it possible that
he has been up to games?
Avoiding that unpleasant hypothesis for
the moment, why is it that our Mark
Hanna should. at this late day, come to be
accepted abroad as the archetype OF what
is worst in American public life? We
are afraid the fact that he appears to be
so considered is conclusive evidence that
information concerning American affairs,
developments, and movements. is about
two years old by the time it penetrates to
the wilds Of Paris. Pere Hyacinthe should
be told that. since the Gays when Marcus
the Manipulation had the distinction
of being the unchallenged Diabolus Vul-
garis OF the American people. there has
been a war with Spain. In the course of
that struggle individuals haze come to
the front the latchets Of whose shoes, for
downright obnoxiousness, he is unworthy
to unioose.
Twenty-foU months ago it would have
been impossible to make a great many
people believe that there ever would be a
parsonage entitled to half the dislike and
disdain with which the American press
and public regarded Mark Hanna He is the
same unselfish, self-sacrificing, and genial
character today that he was t,ssn; but new
. popular favorites have appeared on the
boards and his dollar marked comedy suit
is a back number. In common estimation.
at this present moment, he appears not
only like one OF Pere Hyacinthe's white
winged angels by the side OF the worst
examples Of French political corruption,
but he is actually seraph when compared
with number of distinguished characters
in the land OF the free and the home of
the brave
Pere Hyacinthe ought to come over here
and get acquainted with some people of
the right sort before he INDUCES in any
more remarks of an invidious nature II
he could only know Alger, Eagan, Credit
Mobilier Dodge Sampson. Tincarrion DEN
by, and others of that Hk he would begin.
as we do. to look upon Hanna in the light
Of Purity enthroned upon an iceberg.
The times., 1899-08-16
The Philippine campatgn

The announcement that Secretary Root
viii continue enlistments until the fun
volunteer army OF thirty-fiye thousand
Tnen provided by law has been secured,
viii be received by the country with great
satisfaction. The fear entertained by the
Administration last spring. that the or
ganization Of SO large a force might IN
faFOrably affect the political interests of the
Republican party, displayed a totally un-
necessary lack Of confidence in the people.
There has never been day since Admiral
Dewey sank the feet OF Montojo at Ca
vite when they would not cheerfully have
given the President a hundred thousand.
or two hundred thousand men, to estab-
lish our sovereignty and law and order
IN the Philippines Everybody viii be glad,
therefore, that there is at last a man in
the War Once strong and able enough to
bring the Administration TO its senses in
the matter OF supplying an adequate force
for the suppression OF the Tagal insurrec-
tion. The only regret is that a Secretary
Of the kind We have now was not in Office
: year ago,
No doubt Mr. Root is making haste
slowly he has given the clearest evidence
that he has the situation well in hand
and that he is going in for speedy and de-
cisive results. Because that is so apparent.
We are not inclined TO give much credenee
70 reports which represent him as favor
ing the retention Of General Otis in com
mand az Manila II is impossible not to
think that he shares the general opinion
OF the country as 70 the untitness OF that
broken and Invalid officer for so RESPONSE
Die and active task as the paclncation
Of Luzon. No doubt, within a few days
we shall hear that new Governor General
has been selected. When that has been
done popular sentiment will settle down.
and the great majority OF citizens will be
content to wait patiently on Developments
II should be remembered that a Cabinet
officer in Secretary Roots place is not an
irresponsible autocrat. There are some
things he cannot do without the full con-
currence OF the President and nobody
need be told that Mr.. Mckinley has an in
stinctive horror Of making changes where
they might tend TO offend any political
parsonage or element OF importance to his
party. General Otis has a very strong
backing in the State he comes from One
Of its Senators would regard his removal
in the light Of a personal affront, and
nence the matter is one to handle with the
utmost delicaey.
For several weeks it has been expected
that the Governor-Generai would soon be
glad Of a change. In his precarious state
Of health il has been thought the climate
Q. Manila would attack him in some weak
spot and suggest to him the desirabllfty Of
seeking some more inyigorating atmos-
phere- He does not seem TO feel the need
OF anything better than the air and en-
vironment OF the vice-regal palace as yet,
anc IL Is probable that some direct means
VIII have TO be devised to get him out OF IL.
The suggestion has been made that he
ought 10 come home In order to attend the
The times., 1899-08-16
SELLING OLD SPANISH GUNS.
Antiquuted BRASS Cannon From Cubn
Disposed of as Relics

"sposed of as Relics.
| New York, Aug. 15.--At the end of the
! war with Spain Wall Street COMPANY pur-
chased from the Spanish Government 500
/ old brass cannon. They were antiauated
guns. taken from Havana, MORO Castle
ana Cabanas, and were not used during ths
war. The lot included guns weighing from
ooO TO 1000 pounds, and dating from t710
/ 10 1919. Ihey were brought from Havana
10 the Erie Basin, Brooklyn, in January
Since that time, more than two-thirds of
them have been sold. Mr. Lissbsrger. one
OF the firm, said today that out of the
l.OO0,00 pounds bought only about 200 600
pounds remain on hand.
They have gone to private persons.
| parks, schools, and museums" said the
owner, Men with country estates have
bought them for their artistic value. they
said, as well as for relics. W. E. Connor.
Luther kuntz, and c. P. Morosini, for in
stance, have epo' several mounted on the
grounds about their country houses. We
sold number to the Fairmount Park Art
Association at Philadelphia. The Pratt In
stitute of Brooklyn took some, and we
nave shipped a number to foreign coun-
tries, purchased for museums by agents il
this country. and sent away quietly. We
do not know where they went; we only
know that they were bought and paid for
We loaded them on lighters, but don't know
to what ships they were taken. L think
some went to Germany, however.
We bought the lot at auction, and the
sale was at first protested by the United
States Government 1t was claimed that
the cannon, being taken as prizes of war,
could not be sold by the Spanish Gov
ernment. But the commission sent down
to Cuba by the President looked into the
case, and decided that, under a certain
provision of the protocol which was in
force then, they could be retained as NOV
able property, being obsolete for the pur-
poses of war. The President was finally
appealed to, and he ordered another sale,
sustaining the decision of the commits
sion.''
The cannon are in good condition. Near
the breech, on almost every one, is carved
the royal arms of Spain, and the dates
and names Of the relgning Kings are cut
in them. The ornamentation on some of
them consists of bands or raised carvings,
cireling the barrel at the muzzle, the
breech, and at the centre. Between these
bands various designs are cut-scrolls,
ribbon-like banners, and flowers. On some.
instead of being raised, the designs are cut
down into the brass. Mr.. Lissberger said
that none had been bought for keeping in
this city