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quisite of the officials. The ordinary pris-
oner has poor fare, but he who can ray
for 1t may have all the Injuries of the mar
ket. In one of the rooms on the second
floor 1 saw g dozen convicts sitting a. u
table Several had bottles of wine before
them which they mixed with apollinariS
water: others were eating sizzling beef
steaks and Lyonnaise potatoes. Some of the
prisoners pay 90 cents per day extra for
board and all can alleviate their sentences
by judicious expenditure of money.
Among the Women Convicts.
I went into the ward devoted to the wo-
men where a score or more female convicts,
white, black and brown. are herded to-
gether. noticed a laundry tank in one cor
ner of the room in which they had been
washing and there were clothes lines run
ming across from window to window, upon
which garments were drying. l tried TO
make photograph here, but the girls flu
riously objected. One of them however, had
a naked baby In her arms. and she held up
the little one that l might photograph IL,
forgetting that she must come into the pic
ture behind. FRANK G. CARPENTER.
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Spanish than those of Havana. They are
seldom of more than two stories, but their
walls are three or four feet thick, and their
great windows and doors are barred with
iron. The walls are painted in all colors of
the rainbow and the roofs are of red tiles.
Many of the floors are of red brick or mar
bic. The buildings run around courtyards
or pauos. There Is usually only one tier of
rooms, so that each room has windows on
both sides, affording excellent ventilation
and abundant light. There are no chimneys
In the town. Charcoal is used for cooking,
and the weather Is so warm that any sort
of heating arrangement is unnecessary.
There are but few good hotels in Cuba
and they are not to be found in Santiago. l
am stopping here at the Venus" The only
lovely thing about the house is its name
and the park upon which 1t faces. Ny room
looks out upon the patio, with prison-lke
window high up in the wall at the back
The price is s. a day, without board. 1 get
my meals in the restaurant of the hotel,
where all sorts of Spanish dishes are served
la carte. l am told that the Cuba road
intended to build hotel here, but that just
as soon as 1t was found that the railroad
officials wanted property for the purpose
the owners of all available sites put the
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dress-up frock in one of the smart plaid
silks Quillings of silk in plain colors adorn
these best dresses, and some of them show
motifs of silk surrounded by gatherings of
white or cream Vaenciennes lace.
Girlish and Dainty.
In daintiest, most girlish effect is a blouse
belonging to a silk frock of this sort. Two
inch bouIliones of silk extend down either
side of the front of the waist to within
several inches of the waistlne. They are
surrounded by frills of narrow lace and
are fastened at the lower edge by plaid
silk cocarde lace trimmed. Short puff
sleeves end in similar silk boulliones and a
tucking of silk brings them over the elbow,
where a double frill of lace is held in place
by a twist of liberty satin ribbon. This
ribbon also forms IL scarf about round
neck, surrounded by fiat collar of lace.
Another favorite manner of finishing the
sleeves is a puff to the elbow and tight
fitting cuffs composed of three bands of the
material. Cuttings of plain silk trim the
upper edge of each band. On one charm
ing model the quillings also edge the bands
of jewel embroidery which set off the collar
and front of the blouse, and a button
trimmed fold that conceals the opening.
The skirt of this exceedingly pretty bodice
shows a wide stripe of the silk just below
the knees. This is cut in waving lines and
edged with quillings. Bands of jewel en-
broidery cross the narrowing portions or
the silk stripe lengthwse.
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ish-American Iron Company who was With
me. take snap shot of myself standing be-
side the monument, IN order to show you
its size. am FIVE feet eight inches, and a
hat and the top OF the monument VIII give
you the height. The monument Is shaft
OF concrete made on concrete base. with
one great shell on top and shells about the
corners of the foundation. The inscription
upon it reads as follows:
I'm memory of the officers and men OF
the United States army, who were killed In
thu assault and capture of this ridge, July
], 1888, and in the siege of Santiago. July 1
to July 16. 1893. War between Spain and
the United States"
San Juan Hill has been lately cleaned of
brush. The grass is growing finely, and
even the trenches are covered with green.
A Look at the Surrender Tree.
Crossing the fields, I stopped awhile un-
der the Surrender Tree, beneath which Gen.
eral Shafter received from General Toral
the surrender of Santiago. 1t has now a
barbed wire fence arounsl II to keep the
vandals from cutting their names in its
bark or chipping It for mementoes. The
tree Is a magnificent Ceiba, which rises
about forty feet from the ground before its
branches begin. 1t is in full leaf and great
green orchids hang from its limbs and nes-
tie at their roots against the trunk 1t was
war came. Here was the first acknowledge
ment of Cuba's independence and of the
absolute defeat of Spain.
The Surrender Tree, in fact, marks the
birth of the Cuban republic 1t is the site
of our beginnings as a world power. The
United States looked through it's branches
and saw that the earth was good and start
ed out to possess It, Since that surrender
we have held different rank among the
nations. Our strength has been appreciat-
ed, our flag respected, and our trade in
creased. 1t means much to the United
States, and 1t should be guarded IN this
great national park until the tooth of time
rather than the hand of the vandal or trav-
cling relic hunter brings it to the ground.
During my stay here 1 have taken a
drive over the road which Gen. Leonard
Wood made from Santiago to the tops of
the mountains in the rear. The read runs
right along the railway, crossing 1t five
times before 1t reaches the hills. 1t then
winds up the mountains to an altitude of
a thousand feet above the sea. It is as
well built as the military road made by
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Frank Lenz's Revolver.
From the New York Sun. 49,

From the New York Sum- 49,
Many Americans will remember the UNI
fortunate Frank LEM. who was murdered
a few years ago among the mountains OF
eastern Asia Minor while on a bicycle trip
around the world. The tragedy is brought
to mind by an incident told by Colonel
Massey of the British consular service.
whose duties have required him to travel
extensively in Asia Minor He says that
two years after Lenz was killed among the
Kurds man brought to him fine Ameri-
can revolver and asked his opinion of 1t.
He examined the weapon and found an
Inscription showing that 1t had been pre-
sented to Frank Lenz by an American BIZ
cycle club. He returned the revolver to
the man with the remark that 1t was an
excellent weapon and might be the means
of hanging him some day. Colonel Massey
adds that the mans companions looked
at him curiously. while he appeared to be
violently agitated. The Englishman trans
lated the inscription for the benefit OF this
individual. who up to that time had been
under the impression that it was either
the makers name or an ornament.
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with ever-increasing speed. This was the
beginning of trout brook, and as 1t was
going In my direction l followed 1t. Not
far below a third tiny streamlet pushed out
from beneath a hemlock root and joined
forces with the brook, which seemed to an
nounce the fact with rather noisy splash
Ing as 1t leaped from a jutting stone into a
clear pocl, whence 1t raced over a pebbly
bottom. and turned sharply round a rock
projecting from the mountain side.
It's Rapid Growth.
One can hardly believe, without actually
watching its progress, how quickly such a
trout brook grows. In a distance of less
than mile this stream 1 was following had
grown from a few drops tricklng through
the moss. to a noisy. splashing, squirting,
foaming force of water, such as would de-
light the heart of any lover of the fly-rod.
Presently l came to a spot where large
boulder literally split the brook in two,
turning one stream to the right and the
other to the left, to meet again some
nifty yards below. forming little island.
The latter was covered with trees, and on
the ground beneath them were ferns and
moses of many kinds. had been almost
unconsciously looking for a spot in which
to lie down and watch the brook, and
this green little island seemed the very
place. sprang across the stream--it was
less than six feet wide-and lay at full
length upon the moss with my elbows
resting on a flattish stone and with my
chin in the palms Of my hands. 1 was
looking up stream. and could see three of
the tiny waterfalls I had lately passed.
The nearest was the largest and the most
beautiful. the small cascade of sparkling
water leaping from the edge OF a shelving
rock to clear pool fully two feet below.
From the bank. and close to the fall. many
ferns were growing, and as they were
pelted with the spray, they glistened and
nodded. Above the sound of the water I
could hear the loud tapping of pileated
woodpecker, and as turned my head to
try and get glimpse of him. saw deer
IDENTIFY fawn Of the present year, but he
had lost his spots and his red coat ana was
already attired in winter gray. He saunt-
BILE tuft of grass; now lifting It to
browse on the leaves of some twig above
hts head. Soon he reached the brook. and
stood, Just above the nearest waterfall
quite unconscious Of any presence but his
own. He smiled the water. took drink,
and then proceeded with his toilet. First
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he raised his right hind leg, and craning
his neck backward to meet 1t, daintily
scratched his ear with his hoof. Then he
licked his side with his long tongue,
rubbed his face up and down his fore leg,
and then raising his hind foot again,
stretched it as far forward as possible and
licked the leg as far back as he could reach.
Then he gaped, as though tired from his
exertions, and dropping on his knees, lay
down the moss by the side of the brook
and calmly chewed the cud.
Minks at Play.
For many minutes I watched the fa.wn,
and had about decided that / should have
to move in order to reach home by day.
light, when l became aware of something
moving below the little water fall. What
ever it was, 1 saw it only indistinctly out
of the corner of my eye, and 1 turned my
head to get a better look. Beside the pool
into which the water splashed there grew
a large spruce tree which partly overhung
the water. Just below 1t there was a
hollow in the bank, extending back among
the partly uncovered roots of the tree. In
the shadow of this hollow some small white
object passed, and at once was followed
by another. Both objects passed out of
sight; but I watched, hoping for their re-
appearance. and in few minutes l was
rewarded by seeing one of them return.
This time 1t came right out into the sun
light and l saw that it was the white
patch on the throat of a large mink. He
ran TO the euBe OF the water, sat up on his
hind legs to the full height of his long
body. shifted the air suspiciously, and dart
ed back under the bank. Soon he came IN
sight again, and close behind him was
another one. much smaller and doubtless
the female. He seemed to be trying to
keep out of her way for she was bent on
catching him, which she presently did, and
grappled with him. Both rolled over and
over each other. playfully biting and Cav
ing as two kittens might have done. Then
they jumped to their feet and began chas-
ing one another again. down to the water,
back to the hollow under the bank, around
the roots of the spruce and out into the
open once more. Then the little one ran
away and the big fellow went down to the
water by himself This time ne seemed
bent on business, for when he reached the
edge of the pool. he stretched his neck
toward 1t and seemed to be looking into
the depths. In his eagerness to look ne
thrust his head beneath the water, but soon
drew It out again. shook 1t, and pushed II
under once more, This time he did not
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way to the knees, and has an embroidered
insignia on the left arm. "All the best
dressed girls wear one is the plea to her
mother, and as a consequence this style of
garment continues to enjoy its tremendous
vogue of the past two years. 1t undoubt-
eddy gives a young miss the uniformed APP
pearance so much in favor with the up-to-
date school girl. A pair of mannish gloves
and a trim walking hat complete a sensible
and practical outfit for winter wear.
Only few weeks more and the wool dress
must take the place of wash frocks. This
is to. be a season above all others when
Tlalis and checks will be favorltes for grow
Ing children. The new materials are simply
Irresistible In their superbly colored back
grounds, crossed and recroSSed by har-
moniously blending stripes Royal blue or
q rich scarlet constitutes the principal color
in the most stunning of these patterns. BY
all odds the most popular model for plaid
materials is the three-founce SIX rt with
plated waist, opening at the neck to dis
play a tucked chemisette of lawn. Pipings
in the same color as one of the cross stripes
edge the flounces, or tiny collar and belt
of velvet and velvet-coYered buttons form
the only trimming.
One-Piece Suits.
In the same unpretentious but effective
mode as the school coat mentioned above
are the one-piece suits of serge and flannel
with embroidered crest on yoke and sleeves,
for wear in the school room. Shepherd
CHtChS III bldCh anu NHlleI DTO"H anu
white, green and white etc. are particu-
larry suited to girlish beauty, and they also
give an appearance of immaculate neatness.
Exceptionally trim is a one-piece frock of
black and white check built with two very
wide box plaits extending from the neck to
the bottom of the skirt, both in front and
back and under each arm. A slightly bal
loon shirt sleeve has the upper piece tucked
at the wrist into a deep cuff. Two rows of
narrow red braid trim a shaped cloth collar
and a black patent leather belt hangs
loosely about the waist. Flags and anchor
are embroidered in red silk between the
two plaits on the front and red anchor
ornaments one sleeve.
Remarkably jaunty is flannel costume In
cinnamon brown. a scantily gathered skirt
bands of the material, each two inches
wide. These are stitched one above the
other and reach half way to the knee.
Narrow fittings of surah silk are gathered
on the outer edges of the two Joined bands
at the top and the two at the bottom. In
similar fashion narrow bands of the mate
rial are stitched around the neck of the
blouse and extend down the front to the
waistline. Three ruffies of silk emerge one
at the end of the other, from the outer
edge of the stitched bands, while a much
narrower ruffle trims the inner edge and
partly covers vest showing a line of small
gilt buttons. Wide bands trimmed with
buttons and edged with Fittings terminate
the three-quarter sleeves.
Separate flannel or poplin blouseS in
plain colors show many silk quillings and
are worn with plaid suspended skirt, or vice
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SAN JUAN HILL IN 1905
How the Santiago Battlefield
Will Be Marked.
THE SURRENDER TREE
A DRIVE OVER THE ROAD DEsIG-
MATED AS WOODS FOLLY"
a Cuban Prison Where the Convicts
Drink Wines and Sleep on
Spring Mattresses.
THE SURRENDER TREE
Copyright. 1905, by Frank G. carpenter)

Copyright, 1905, by Frank G. Carpenter)
Special Correspondence of The Star.
SANTIAGO DE CUBA.
I am standing beside the monument on
San Juan Hill. 1t is beautiful summer
evening in this peaceful year of 1905 The
sun is just setting. There Is not a sound
to be heard, but the singing of birds and
the chirplng of insects. Over there on
Kettle Hill, up which Col Theodore Roose-
welt marched with his Rough Riders In the
face of shot and shell, a flock of white
goats is feeding. Down on the slope of
San Juan, where our infantry made one of
its fiercest charges, a dozen red cows lie
chewing their cud, and farther over in the
midst of the plain white horse is grazing.
The grass about him rs breast deep. Here
on San Juan everything is covered with
green, and, excepting the trenches and the
monument there is no sign that this was
one of the great battle grounds of our his
tory. All signs of war and fighting have
long since passed away. AS l write the
white horse neighs and way off in the
direction of Ell Caney 1 hear the lowing of
cow. Looking beyond the white horse. I
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admring audience by the way they stand
on their tails are among the new designs
for vases and match-holders. Impossible
dragons In beaten brass and brilliantly
colored porcelain form the basis for lamps.
With these distinctively oriental shade
must be used. preferably the Geisha, paint
ed In most fantastic and grotesque designs.
A weird hatrack. suitable for q small es-
gler UNFOLDING writing snake. the hooks
1utting out from the folds In the snakes
body. Queer East Indian figures that seem
to be creeping out of the very wall, swing
from one hand night lamp or an cleo
trolier.
For early euchre parties. bridge whist,
ETC., there are no more acceptable prizes
than the queer animals which have been
drawn from every country on the globe,
Tiny dromedaries. CRATES and even hip
popotami have fantastic leering eyes that
makes them peculiarly fitted Tor the booty.
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The most fetching of these waists have
silk or tiny brass buttons setting off
stitched bands of the material. A charming
example of old rose flannel Is laid in pin
tucks from bust line nearly to the waist.
Coarse cream lace forms at the neck
and over the shoulders. coming down in
points on either side of the middle v.
Stitched bands trimmed with a central row
OF the tiniest round gilt buttons, and fin
ished on the outer edge with narrow ruff
ne OF flannel. outline each of the lace VS.
and also extend in three lines from top to
bottom OF full elbow sleeves. Cream lace
fashions tight-htting cuffs and button
trimmed band of flannel conceals the front
opening of the waist.
No wardrobe is complete for the girl in
hAr teens thin season unleas It contains
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With branch roads running of to the dif-
ferent farming centers. Such d network
Of roads viii be very expensive. The rains
are heavy and most OF the highways must
be macadamized as during the wet season
dirt roads become beds OF mud through
which it is almost impossible for q vehicle
to 60.
The Santiago Dray.
Almost all the hauling of this region is
done upon heavy carts or drays. The
freighting throughout the mountains Is on
pack mules. the coffee being brought in
on such animals. The drays are peculiar.
They consist of a pair of wheels, with two
long poles fastened to the axle Just In
side the wheels. The other ends OF the
poles form the shafts. being hung TO the
saddle and collar OF the mule, or pony.
which serves as the draft animal. The bed
of the cart Is a network of cords woven
from one pole to the other, and upon this
are piled loads of a half ton or more. The
wheels of the drays are large; they move
easily, although much of the load seems TO
rest on the back of the mule. The streets
OF Santiago are narrow and the drays are
such that they can be turned anywhere.
They are very cheap: the best of them ought
not to cost more than SIS: they are at the
same time strong and easily made and re-
paired.
Santiago in 1908.
Much has been recently published about
the filthy condition of Santiago I do not
find 1t SO. The streets are clean, and, al
though here and there rough, they COM
pare favorably with those of any American
city. The town looks prosperous. Its peo-
pie are well dressed and its stores do a big
business.
Santiago is beautifully situated 1t lies
on the bay, rising the hills The ware
houses are located and wholesale dealers
have their establishments in the lower part
of the city, fronting the water, where there
Is also large park, with a fountain in the
center. Beside the fountain stands a thir-
teen-inch shell, which was dropped in the
city from one of the gunboats during the
war, and from each end of it extends a
long promenade, lined with trees, which,
with the fresh breeze from the bay, Is de-
lightful during the evening. Farther back
is a central park or plaza, about which the
chief hotels are situated and upon which
the cathedral faces.
The buildings of Santiago are even more
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Noteworthy among the new models are
the smart rough mixed cloths strapped
lengthwise with stitched bands of the ma
terfal finished in tabs and large, handsome
buttons. Tan covert coats In three-quarter
length are likewise tremendously popular.
One decidedly smart example had the collar
and wide lapels covered nearly to the edges
with black velvet showing a gold humble
bee embroidered in each corner Applica-
tions OF gold braid and brass buttons are
striking feature OF many coats for the six
teen-year-old girl and help TO make the long
garments more TO her liking
Nevertheless, all the military trimmings
In creation have not the fascination for this
fastidious young person offered by the
loose, bsll-shaped jacket which reaches half
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can see the San Juan river. 1t is still lined
with bushes at Bloody Bend. as it was
when our soldiers were there under the fire
of the Spanish guns. They were In sight
for more than a mile and they crossed
that plain and were under fire until they
reached the foot of this hill, which Is so
steep that the Spanish soldiers who lay in
the trenches could not see them. Our men
swarmed up the hill. grabbing their enc
mics as they climbed, and fighting their
way to the top.
Marking the Santiago Battlefelds.
Standing here the greater part of the
Santiago battlefelds are in plain sight.
Away off at the left is Ell Caney with its
block house. Below is the lagoon still
filled with water, across which our soldiers
marched, and everywhere I look is upon
one of the scenes OF that great fight.
The battlefelds are being carefully sur
veyed. They areto be marked and pre-
served in great national park which shall
be kept here forever in memory of our
struggle for Cubas independence. Colonel
Webb Hayes has the matter in charge. l
understand that he will start where Gen
eral Bates was stationed at the lower end
os the battle grounds, and place divisional
and regimental markers along the whole
line of the engagement A road is TO be
made over the heights around to Kettle |
and on to the Surrender Tree 1t will then
go on down to where Ell Caney road |
branches off from that of San Juan Hill, |
and thence along Ell Caney road to the !
Block House. The Block House is to be |
repaired and gun will be placed there. |
This road will be one hundred and fifty feet |
wide. 1t will include the whole battlefield |
and will extend along the hills between the |
trenches and be SO marked that any soldier |
can. come here and find just where he lay |
while fighting.
While standing on San Juan Hin, I had |
Mr.. J. s. Cox. the manager of the Span |
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versa, plaid waist completes one-color
suspender costume.
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point, prefers the three-quarter coat and It
is certainly wonderfully girlish and great
protection on clustering snowy days.