The farmer and mechanic., 1915-02-23

ro,tfasi We came In sight OF land. |
0+as the east coast of Cuba which |
H. are skirung.
crbre Iibre. 4 fringe of green
.v.r an the rocky edge upon which
Ia. we're looking, and a blue noun
h. range beyond. They seemed to
~. to us a warm welcome to the
ITrnpic Scas from the Queen of the
Antilles.
Cuba. a Lesson to Mexico and Poland.
So this was Cuba, the slave Of a
| ..Iish and degenerated Spain for
centuries And now free, thanks to
,he blood Of her patriots, shed from
generation TO generation. Not as in
telIjgent a patriotism as the Ameri-
ear coIonists exhibited, but patriot
ism as genuine and true. Oh spirit
~ human liberty. we bend the knee
10 thy immortality. Unhappy Mexico,
rbe victim of clashing ambitions; ex-
plotted by conquistadore. by land
monopolist, 10y ecclesiastic, by die
tator: podding upward through ig-
norance and superstition from despair
ta hone and freedom-even Mexico
ha, seen thy day, Cubre Libre. and
is eiad Yea, Poland, again blood
drturhcd, may sec a star in the night
wh"u she considers thy long struggle
ar5 my final victory.
Governor Poyer of Somoa, pointed
ou3 81 me the scene of the running
battle Of Santiago de Cuba, as our
bout ran aim st along the very course
~ hiCh Admiral Cervera met his
fatp over to theT light there was
where Admiral Samson, some 10 or L
miles TO the east Of the battle, was
cruising, trying to fiId some evidence
~t whether or not some Spanish ships
might not have gone into one or two
deep. rock protected bays. Yonder
hlh promontory hid the mouth OF
thc entrance to Santiago. There ii
va hat Hobson made his dash with
thc Nerrimac, and, sinking her in
she harboT. carved his name along.
side OF Cushings in the temple o1
tame BY that low-reaching hill, the
running fight occurred, when the
American navy. the unwilling
scourZe in the hands of an avengins
God crushed what was left of a ma
uon hat had frittered away cen
t1ries Of opportunity by yielding t,
she temptation to selfishness and ty
T1uuy.
irving 10 Get Coal to Cervera.
Governor Poyer was at the time
lieutenant on the converted cruiser
- Paul lie had the deck one morn
in- when. just about day break, h
caught sight OF a merchant vesse
dying the English flag attempting t
make the entrance of the harbar Q
Santiago. He sent an orderly to Cap
tain Sigsbee, but the orderly failed t
deliver the message properly. II
sent second message, asking tn
captain If he did not wish TO Orde
full steam ahead and pursue tn
stranger. The captain sent bac
word by all means and soon cam
running on deck, dressing as he RAJ
The merChantman was evidently cor
| a.tous Of being observed, and blac
smoke began TO pour from her fur
uei-. She was n fast boat and 500
the captain ordered a shot fired
'front.' Of her. She paid no attention
4 second shot, a little closer, and ST
brought about. The rascal W.
loaded with more than 5000 tons
coal for Cervera. and the ST Pa
put q prize crew aboard her. HI
'dptain said there were two mol
ships loaded with coal trying to G
INTO santiago, but they never Shove
pp.
soon afterward the st. Paul w;
sent 10 Hayti to cable to Washingtt
that Cervera's fleet had been locat'
bt 1t. Victor Blue in Santiago ha
""r, and Lieut.. Poyer took the cab
message ashore at Mole st. Nichols
The night that cable news was Sc
out by the Associated Press, / w
oh The telegraph desk Of the Cha
'olte Observer. I little imagined as
wrote the display head that nigl
tnaI | would ever stand up
the deck Of steamer with the We
'iilcer of the United States navy w
put the news on the wires, and ha
uim recall stirring incidents of tf
ainpaign on the scene of the famo
eattleiield
The Splendors of the Night.
Tho moonlight nights are of S,
paSSiig softness and beauty. Just
,iie moon rose last night out OF
Eastern Ocean, q ship-a black s
nouette OF tunnels and masts a
auli-Sailed across in front Of h
Sh hour or SO later a wonderful ra
DOW, OF scarlet and purple and bl
oserarched the moon like an au
The Sea-GuIls.
Inc sea-gulls left us about F'riG