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BANDERAS, OF CUBA
BLACK WARRIOR WHOSE NAME
MACEO CONJURED WITH.

Distinguished HImsel In the First Cuban
War for observation-disclosures Ter.
rOr bat Didn't Fight in he Second
Corners Way OF Dealing with Him..
Quentin Banderas. who met his death at
fhe hands Of his own people In Cuba the
fther day, was born a slave In eastern
kuba. He joined the insurgents in the first
war for Independence against Spain and
istinguished himself by leading in an
fsSault upon a Spanish column q party
frned with no other weapon than the long
pane knife. which is an evolution OF the
Eutlass Of the early Spaniard.
Quentin, as he was then called, was young,
prong, energetic, a perfect specimen OF
PIE pure blooded Ethiopian, and he soon
proved himself such a foe to the Spaniar6
Phd so valuable an acquisition to the cause
pr Cuban independence that he received a
commission as Colonel In the insurgent
frmy.
Upon the breaking out Of the last insur-
fection against Spanish rule he was M Of
tne hrst to appear in the field, with a follow
fhg composed Of pure blooded Africans.
freat hopes were based upon his ability
o secure and lead an African contingent,
fcr 1t was well understood by the patriot
Eaders hat the blacks, the best guerilla
fshters in the island, would fight as quickly
"a the side OF the Spaniards as against
knem, and so Quentin was at once COM
Fnissioned as a Brigadier-General
he marched with Maceo and his negro
Following through the island to the province
i Plnar del Rio In what was then known as
~ INVASION, but he proved 10 be a poor
fsnter and a poor leader as well. Yet his
pane became n to inspire terror in the
hHke.
RI upon newspaper correspondents by the
tAptain-General, little was known OF what
.S actually going on in the field, especially
knong the insurgents. II more had been
tnoWn the history OF Cuba would have been
Frtten differently.
"hhe Maceo was pursuing Gomez's
Rclcy OF concentrating all non-sympa-
km@ers IN the Spanish towns and laying
Iss'e the country about. Gen. Quentin was
fpendlng most Of his time up In the noun
@ns, where he maintained a sort Of serRglio
Ia lived on the fat Of the land. Upon
- entrance into the province he had been
kuprised by a small force Of Spaniards,
Eos,y Guardia Civiles. and be and his band
- been put TO ignominious fight. Maoeo
= reprmanded him for this and 80 he
fused 10 take any more chances OF defeat.
Haoeo, however, found the name OF this
LLsNy old warrior n to conjure with.
NV resulted rom a method which Quentin
adopted OF carrying a Cuban flag and
hAns possession Of every little hamlet
Ech ne found undefended by Spaniards.
would plant the flag In some con-
"uo0s place and then post proclamation
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OUR SOUTH AMERICAN DOUBLE
ANOTHER UNITED STATES WHICH
rs ABOUT AS BIG As WE ARE.
Area People and Natural Resources Of
Observation-Disclosures welcomed At
traetlve Regions with Some Very
SerI0us Buts-The COnee Harvest.

Serious Buts-The COnee Harvest.
We Americans think we have the greatest
country on earth. Not one in a hundred Of
us knows hat we have a neighbor that is
pretty nearly our twin so far as size, re-
sources and name go.
We are not the only United States IN
the world. The United States OF Brazil
Ii Al big as we are, with half Of Alaska
thrown in. She occupies almost one-half
Of the whole continent Of South America.
As for resources, Brazil is described by
the Review Of Reriecs as unlimited in her
natural products, possessing the largest
river system and the vastest forests in the
world, producing, moreover, three-fourths
Of the worlds coffee supply and the greater
part OF it's rubber.
On the other hand Bra7il's population Is
little more al Ia, 1000 900. an average OF
five persons to the square mile. This popu-
lation is made up Of Europeans, aborigines
and negroes.
Where these have met a triple fusion long
since set in. There is a small minority OF
pure Portuguese descent. Portuguese, by
the way. Is the language Of the country.
Not only is immigration welcome. but
finding that her envious ~neighbors were
robbing her OF her ~colonists Brazil has re-
taliated by imposing a substantial tax upon
all persons leaving the country; a Measure
as effective as it is radical.
Not satisfied with her great size Brazil
is constantly absorbing more territory.
Expansion Is the constant aim; expansion
toward the River Plate, whereby Uruguay
for a time lost her Independence and never
regained all the territory that should be
hers; expansion at the 0 tpense OF Paraguay
and Peru, and more recently Bolivia.
which has surrendered for a price her rich
territory Of Acre: expansion toward the
northwest and in Guiana, where a recent
award has deprived France OF a large
coveted area and added it to this Unsuitable
republic.
Brazil Is not a lowland country, quite
three-fourths Of her territory having an
altitude OF more than 500 feet.
Politically the country is divided into
twenty-one States, but so ~unequally that
three OF these embrace almost all the low
lands and are larger than the whole area
Of the remaining eighteen. These eighteen,
ton, so that the first three states, with
a territory larger than that Of China, rave
a population smaller than that OF Con-
necticut.
The fertility and resources Of this latter
region are great. but lest the reader may
rush on to seize upon them here Is an ex-
tract from a report made by a former United
States Consul regarding the valley Of the
Amazon:
AS one sails or steams up the great river
there are seen occasional patches OF green,
level vegetation, for all the world like won
drously fertile meadows. Il IL not dihicult
to imagine great herds Of cattle feeding on
them until the sight Of q tapir more than
knee deep 10 the green oo1o informs one
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-09-09
A Iii APTISM
Strange Religious Ceremony In an Old Drulc
Haunt.
From the ShefieLd Telegraph.

From hs SheHIetd Telegraph.
A remarkable christening has recently
taken place in q remote part OF Derbyshlre.
Marlborough Hill. In the western portion OF
the county, said to have been a haunt OF the
Druids. and apparently used both for worship
and as a place Of burial.
Some years ago a number Of human skulls.
which had been cOmpactly buried there In
some distant century. were unearthed at the
summit Of this lofty ridge. which commands
q view over six counties. terminating in the
peak OF Snowdon. the latter being easily
visible on a clear day. The hill bristles with
fantastic dolomite craRs. some OF which we're,
II is suppos' . shaped by the Drulds for cere-
monlal purposes.
A big block OF limestone has been carved
into a capaciOus chair: another rock, with
a fiat top. appears to have been used as an
altar. and an adjacent m0nolIth, in which q
semicirculAr bowl has been scooped out.
looks like a rude font. IL was with water
from this ancient rock bowl that the child
the daughter OF a farmer in the distriot-WAs
lately shristened. The little girl, three
months Old. was carried up TO this wild, bleak
spot, accompanied by numerous relatives,
including. Of course. the necessary godfather
and godmother. and there, with the wind
bowling among the crags, baptiam was adj
minlstered by q lay reader.
There In no record OF any sim liar rite hnv-
ing been celebrated on Marlborough Hill.
and tho conditions % this plcturosQuo baD-
tlsm appear 70 Be quite UNIQUE
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boat which is carried on davits and used In
harbors or when in smooth water. Some
times the owner will enter this boat in tbs
races.
Ex-Commodore Bourne has ono on the
Colonia which has been fairly successful
in races. This boat is built Of mahogany
and can carry four persons in the cockpit,
and there il a seat for another x to the
helmsman.
Commodore Vanderbilt has a similar boat
on the steamer North Star. This boat Is
IS feet long, I feet beam and Is driven By
a 90 horsepower engine. 1t will make
about 20 miles an hour. The cockpit ID
IS feet 8 inches in length and will carry
six or eight persons and the helmsman.
A. c. Bostwick has another Of this type
N boat which he used early in the eeason
on the Sound, afterward sending IL TO the
Thousand Islands. This boat Is 30 feet
long and is driven by a 30 horsepower motor.
The cockpit il 20 feet long and has four
individual seats and seat across the sternt
80 that it will carry eight persons. This
boat makes 20 miles al hour.
Power boats vary in price according to
the way they are fitted up and the power
Of the motors. A II foot launch with oak
frames. cedar planking and mahogany
trimmings fitted with a ~ horsepower
motor viii cost ;4eo. II the motor is only
TX horsepower the cost will be $3.50. A
20 foot launch with a S horsepower motor
sells for $3.50.
The power dory can be bought for 500.
A 10 foot dory with a I horsepower motor
will cost sl2S, a II footer slSS and an Is
footer $50 Fancy dories. combination
power and sail and fitted with ~ horse
power motors, cost $3.50 each, and 20 footers
S27o.
The fishermen are now using .dories
fitted with motors. They ave much time
and labor. A % foot dory used In the
lobster and fishing trade costs t37S. Il 10
fitted with a ~ horsepower motor.
Double ended rs foot fishing dories are
t2Ts each. The price Of a 10 foot double
ended dory with a ~ horsepower motor
Ia S775, an 10 footer with a az horsepower
motor SITS, a 20 fOoter $500, and a % footer
with q s horsepower motor is $3.50.
When h size gets beyond Is feet the
question Of cost depends largely On the way
the craft is TO be finished. An ordinary
~ foot power boat will cost from $3.50 to
81 1000; rs footers from $500 to $500.
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$50 men. Gomez must have boen greatly
disappointed, but be made an address 10
the tattered negroes, concluding by point
ing to the west with his glittering mschete
and telling the band that they were about
70 proceed in that direction and avenge
the death Of Macec. who bad been killed at
Punta Bravo.
He then told Quentin TO 20 and AXE up
the work left unfinished by Maceo's death.
Quentin however. did not seem TO have
any great hankering for fighting Spaniard7.
He scattered some printed circulars breath
ing. dirc threats against them. and then no
took the trail up into the mountains above
Santa Clara, where there were still some
Fat cattle left In the valleys.
There he established his headquarters and
entertained himself by making speeches to
bis black followers 10 the effect that the
negroes had been doing all the fighting in
the war while the whites were doing all
the commanding, and a change in these
speeches were reported to Gomez, WIN dis
played his usual craftiness by inviting the
negro General to a conference.
Flattered, h black General mounte his
mule and hurried to the general head
quarters, where Gomez in his characteristic
manner at once pitched into him n fin
ished up by relieving him OF his command.
This was the finish Of the famous Gen.
Quentin Banderas, as far as the tnsurrection
was concerned.
DurinB Jne SanJlABO campaign ana AFTER
the Spaniards had surrendered the city to
the Americans Gen. Banderas turned up
with a band on the outskirts Of the city
uttering proclamations against the Ameri-
cans who. he said, had come to steal the
island and abuse the poor Cubans worse
than the Spaniards had done. Santiago's
first American newspaper in reply pub
lished an article describing Quentin as a
good natured darkey, perfectly harmless,
but with q great capacity for gathering
other good natured darkeys around him
to listen to his 1uency Of speech on matters
which he knew nothing about.
Tho article described these negroes as
healthy, robust and full Of vim and finished
by advising the military authorities to
invite them and their General into the city
and give him charge Of the street cleaning
department. A translation Of this article
was sent put to the doughty old African,
who was so hurt by 1t that he sent back a
defiant message to the American editor
and pulling up stakes withdrew to the in
terror Of the island.
His next appearance was in havana
shortly after rs evacuation by the Span-
iards. He was seen in a new suit of starched
linen at the loo Of the National Assembly
on the day when that body was d~enOuncinR
Maxine Gomez for having agreed to accept
Sl2, 0OO, 900 from the United States for the
payment Of his army. His countenance
was radiant with Joy az he listened to the
speeches ~denouncing the patriot, and when
the final vote was cast removing Gomez
from the army old Quentin laughed with
joy, pounding the floor with his etick as
he said:
There, therel 1 like to see others get IL
in the neck too; especially The big oresl"
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Although power boats we're never more
l%popqlar than they are now. the sport OF
racing them has almost disa ppeared in
ltbese waters. Two or three years
tvachtsmen were building fast auto boats
liar which speeds reaching thirty miles an
hour we're expected, and for a short time
There was considerable interest in such
craft.
They were costly playthinGs, though,
land an auto boat that could not win a
lace was practically useless. They were
ltoo uncomfortable for use in these waters.
land as they were dangerous to run they
ltelI out of favor and the racing OF auto
boats has been very tame for some time.
One reason for this is perhaps to DO
Hound in the fact hat many builders OF
these boats had fast craft turned out in
their shops and raced them as an adver-
1tisement. Not content with this, they
Horned an association of their own, framed
rules for measurement and tried to dictate
10 the amateurs how to race.
Yacht racing is purely an amateur sport
'and as soon as the professional element
ientered into the game the amateurs with
ldrew. Now. however, the Motor Boat
lCub Of America is trying to revive interest
kn the sport Of rac~ingspower boats and it
IwiD have a weeks carnival on the Hudson
River, starting the races from OF the foot
iof l25th street. The racing will begin to-
morrow morning and there will DO events
bach day.
The managers OF the carnival have worked
hard to make it a success and have invited
tovners Of power craft all owe the country
10 send their boats here to take part in the
races. Therefore all sorts Of craft will be
Been on the Hudson River this week.
There are to be reliability tests, races for
asst boats Of the auto type. races for semi
facsrs and contests for boats OF the strictly
cruising type. so that any one who OWNS a
boat driven by a gas engine a take pait
0 a race that will suit his type Of boat, and
hnder the rules Of measurement he viii
hAve a fair chance Of success.
The fact that there il to be racing again
knd that there is a prospect Of these races
being well managed has induced owners Of
last craft to put their boats in commission,
hnd others who have not had their boats
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-09-09
WRESTLING IN SCOTLAND.
Ath'euc spOrt On the Famous Field "a
Grasnele {.
Ihs Lnndnn GIninLmt.

from he LOBnOn StuiNInTG
The sports field at Orasmere lies az trsK FOOT
OF a Characteristic ridge OF fells. very narrow
at the top and as steep nearly as the side Of
q house. As you sit in the grand stand this
ridge rises up In front Of you.
On the bare. p~recipitous slopes Of II tho
guides race lie run. On the verdant lawn on
which the grand stand IL placed the wrestling
matches are held and those spectators who
are not in the stand make a ring around the
lawn. There are coaches and carriages. too,
all around. on which people sit and watch and
have picnic luncheons. and II all looks rather
like Lords cricket ground reduced in size.
In Cumberland wrestling the fall is won
directly a man is thrown TO the ground. Theirs
Ia no need to pin the shoulders down a. in
Greco-Roman wrestling. Here at Grasmers
all is ended just when the GrRco- Roman
cAtch-as-catch-canners would be getting 10
the serious work. We're 1t not so the Gras-
As It was. several matches went on at the
same time.
Many Of the men had their tights en-
broidered With wonderful flowers or designs
In silk or wool-the work OF their women folk.
who we're now s~traininR 20 get q glimpse OF
how the charm worked from the swaying
ranks OF people around the ground.
Boys wrestled; men will white hair. who
had gained in experience what they mad lost
In elasticity. Wrestled. The boys seemed TO
fall with the Charleses Of the profession.
and who knows that there wss not soms
Rosalind who saw Il all dimly from the crowd
and was ready To say afterward. Sir, YOU
h ave wrestled sell and overcome more than
your enemies.
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The Unome, owned by Commodore Lin
coin of the bingham Yacht Club, was built
to take part in the race Of the Knicker-
booker Yacht Club from Marblehead to
College Point. This race is for small yachts,
of the strictly cruising type and it has
lone much to develop a boat that can make
good Roadway in any kind Of weather.
A large feet started in the race and the
Unome made a very good showing, but she
was beaten because h had to, allow time
to some boats with smaller motors.
Another good type Of racing cruiser
is the Jewel. owned by Mrs. E. 8. Burke.
This boat was never intended to race, but
she did such good work that Mrs. Burke
decided to enter the craft in the races for
the gold challenge cup Of the American
Power Boat Association.
The Chip won the ace and the Jewel
was third. It is probable that the Jewel
will be seen In the races On the Hudson
River this week. She is forty feet long
and has a 90 horsepower motor.
In the race mentioned the Sparrow was
second to the Chip and the Guess Again
was fourth, and as these boats made good
records they are expected to try TO do
better this week.
George W. Childs Drexel owns the fast
auto boat Argo and he uses her very much
at Bar Harbor. The Argo, while being
very fast and probably n OF the best
Of the auto class, is also a good boat for
afternoon outings and Is used by Mr..
Drexel in this way. She has a good roomy
cockpit and Is high sided, 90 that those on
board do not get much Of the spray.
The hunting cabin launch has become
very popular lately. This boat has the
cabin at the forward end and the motor
Ia usually under the cockpit floor, and the
boat ID steered and handled from the cock
pit.
These boats have turtle decks, so that In
Q seawAy they are unusually good, and
being high sided they can stand any amount
Of weather. They range in length from 80
feet up, and the motor is generally Of SUI
fcient power to drive them about twelve
or thirteen miles an hour.
Another fad with yachtsmen who "
large steam yachts is to have q fast auto
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-09-09
snake in a BIRD Cage.
FROM Me London DaiIv Mad

From Me London DAILY Mail.
A curious story OF q snake which points
an old time moral comes from the little village
Of Althorne, near Burnham on Crouch. Essex.
A boy placed a cage. made OF q box covered
with one-inch wire netting. which contained
some young birds. outside his house. when
he went to feed the birds in the morning he
discovered q large snake cooled up In the cage
and all his birds gone.
The snake. which had little difficulty in
entering the cage. was unable to get out
when II bad eaten the birds. A man who
vas attrected By the boys shouts quickly
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-09-09
JAPAN has TIE SIMPLE LIFE.
COLLEGE PROFESSOR AND WIFE
CAN LIVE ON $3.50 A YEAR.

This Even Keeps h wife In Tebacco-A
Learned Mans Home In kioto-One
Servant Possible on the Income Named
Some Japanese Domestic Economics.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-22

tory. organization. officers and ad-
dresses. properties operated in Kan
Gas, comparative general balance
sheet, important changes during the
year, contracts and agreements.
Sec. VI-Directory of express COM
panies.
Sec. VII-Statistica tables
The last section. devoted to statisti-
nished by the railroads themselves,
under sworn statement, is one of the
most interesting and important in the
book, and some of the most important
features of the reports have been al
ready published in the newspapers.
Some of the totals for the state OF
Kansas exclusively shown in this re-
port are as follows:
Total milage operated, all tracks, H.
OBS
Capital stock outstanding CENTRE line)
81. O12 427. S75.
Mileage represented BY capital stock.
$3.50.
Funded debt Centre nne) Sill. 6s4, ss1.
Stock and bonds per mile of road,
S57, OS3.31.
Gross earnings. operation. Kansas:
Passenger revenue, $14.564,671-
Mail revenue, S1.514.6S1.
Express revenue, $1,S11, 764.
Baggage and miscellaneous, $249, 730-
Freight, $43,215, 749.
Total gross earnings, $62, 474, 038
Operating expenses. Sal, $50, S3S.
Taxes paid in Kansas, 81. 5O5,474
Total number of railroad employees.
IS, 1876.
Compensation paid, $21. s12, S2o.
Number of passengers earning reve-
nue. carried, 9,7S9, 81.
Average amount paid per passenger,
$1.4S
Average rate per mile 2.227 cents.
Total train mileage, all trains, 29,570,
1856
Total killed by trains, etc. 1872.
Total injured by trains. etc. 2,619-
Tons Of fuel consumed by locomotives
5.607, $50.
The tables of freight traffic move
ment shows that bituminous coal con-
stitutes 1922 per cent of the total traf-
fic, the largest single item Next comes
grain, which contributes 1862 per cent;
then merchandise. 1882 per cent; then
lumber. $50 per cent.
The total number of tons of bitumi1-
Gus coal hauled was 3.67S.O34 and the
grain tonnage was 3, 1851 42.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-22
GRAFT IS DENIED.
Ont of six Million Dollars Frisco Relief
Only $1,000 Went Wrong

san Francisco. Nov 22.-Owing to the
fact that wide publicity has been gwen
to charges that million dollars OF the
relief fund contributed to san FRAN
cisco has been diverted or stolen, and
owing to the further fact that those
who have sent money to San Francisco
conditions, the California promotion
committee has sent out the following
statement:
More than. six million dollars contrib,
uted to San Francisco came in small
sums. ranging from ten cents up to
thousands of dollars These sums came
by mail and express. in all forms, from
postage stamps and currency to money
orders and bank drafts. OF the entire
amount sent but two sums went astray;
One a package of currency con-
tanning 81 $3.50 from Searchlight, sent
through the bank and trust company
of Los Angeles by express, and the
other package of $500 sent by mail from
Baltimore.
The finance committee of the citizens
relnef committee of forty, afterward in
corporated as relief and Red Cross
funds, consisting of 81 prominent bust
ness men of San Francisco, received all
funds and the books of this committee
were examined by General Bates, rep
resentative of the National Red Cross
society, sent from Washington for that
purpose. who declared them kept under
a system that guaranteed their correct
ness.
The Massachusetts association for the
relief of California sent a committee to
San Francisco to investigate the meth
DDS of relief work, which on its return
to Boston made a report going into de-
tail and covering every point In the
work of relief in San Francisco. The
report of this committee resulted in
the immediate forwarding of the balance
of the money in the hands of the Mas
sachusetts organization.
James D. Hauge, of the New York
Chamber of Commerce committee for
of Of Francisco SnRnf "
eral weeks in San Francisco investigat-
ing conditions. After his report was
made to the New York body the funds,
amounting to half a million dollars
held by the New York committee, were
ordered turned over to the San Fran
cisco relief corporation.