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SPAIN’S COAST CITIES.
Strongly Fortified But Not Able
stand Watson's Fleet.
The most important of the coast
cities of Spain on whioh Admiral
’Watson fixed his glittering eye is
Cadiz, on the southwestern coast, be
tween Cape St. Vinoent and Gibraltar.
It is the principal city of the Provinoe
of Andalusia, the garden of Spain,
•nd has a population of about 60,000
souls. Andalusia is the theme of the
most glowing descriptions of travelers
in Spain, and it is often characterized
•s the most beantiful country and the
finest climate on the globe. In that
land spring is well advanced in Feb
ruary, and there is a marvelous blend
ing of northern and southern vegeta
tion. Apple and pear trees blossom
by the side of oranges, cacti and
aloes, and the ground everywhere is
covered with flowers. In the valleys
evon tho banana, cotton and sugar
cano aro grown, while the fruits of
this region are esteemed the best in
Spain.
Cadiz is built on the extremity of a
tongue of land projeoting about five
miles into the sea and enclosing be
tween it aud the mainland a magnifi
cent bay. Tho site very mnoh resem
bles tlint of some of the West Indiau
cities, particularly Han Juan, in l’orto
Bico. Heeu from either side, the city
appears ns nn island, and it is known
far aud wide ns the "White City.” De
Araicis soys: "To givo an idea of
Cadiz, one could not do better than
write the word 'white' with a penoil
agrees 1
lows to
fit
. ’'and
it Jj.MJ»l»J^boen likened to an ivory
model set m emeralds)’ Every house
y~anjiually receives n^oat o(
tewaah,' wniohjs glrirliiy and*dr5'-
Beabie when new, Mt Soon mol
's fine IvorjfTfnr For thejini-
foriuity and elegancp of its bmTdings
JJartiz must be ranked ns one of the
iinest oities in Spain, and it is said to
surpass all others in cleanliness, al
though tho death rate is nearly forty-
flvo per thousand.
Tho city is Bix or soven miles in cir
cumference, and is surrounded by a
wall with five gates, one of which com
municates with tho isthmus. Tho rail
road station is just outside tho wall,
as nre also many of the business houses
of the plnce. The walls nre thirty to
fifty feet high, ninotoon feet thiok, and
on tho sido of the bay, where it is ar
ranged in broad terraces, is a favorite
place for walking iu the evenings.
This is known as the Alameda, and
commands a lino view over tho ship-
it is, oonsider themselves first Cata
lans, afterward Spaniards, and for a
long time the people did not know
whether they wished to be French or
Spanish. Even at tho present day
they aro quiek to protest against any
aotion in Madrid which is not to their
interests. They have been in frequent
revolt, although in all other respects
the Province of Catalonia is the scene
of /elfer JiwlgsB deeds than any other
part of Spaing - . ’ '-‘•-v,
Barcelona is fail .us among tourists'
for itscathedral, one, of th*t finest
spooimens of ohqroDvaobiiocture in
SPANISH!
JIIIKMAN.
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ping and ports on tho opposite side of
the bay.
Cadiz is strongly fortified; in faot,
the whole oity is a fortress protected
by ramparts and bastions. It is de
fended by the forts of Sou Sebastian,
on a long, narrow tongue projecting
westward out to sea; Santa Catalina,
on a high rooky line, to tho northwest
of the oity, nnd forming part of its
wall; Matagorda and Puutalcs Castle,
on either side of the narrow approach
to tho inner bay, aud Fort San Fer
nando, otherwise known as tho Cor-
tadura, an intreuohment south of tho
oity ou tho long unrrow isthmus con
necting it with the mainland.
Cadiz is said to have been founded
eleven hundred years before Christ,
and even under the Bonmus it was a
emporium of trade. In the seven
teenth nnd eighteenth centuries it
reached the zenith of its grontnoss, aud
most of the trade of Spain with her
beantiful cities of the world,” and
Washington Irving had many pleasant
things to say of it in his day, but now
it is the great factory town of Spain.
Including the suburbs, where all the
factories are located, its population is
600,000.
The old oity, as distinguished from
the modern additions growing out of
the industrial developments of the
plaoe, has played an important part in
the history of the world since the days
when it was raised by Augustus to the
rank of a Roman colony. But the
Catalonians, or Catalans, whose capital
foro, and down near the shore are
ISLAND OF CEUTA, SPAIN’S PENAL SETTLEMENT.
Europe, and for the Bambla, a wide,
well-shaded streot nearly a mile long,
extending right through the city and
a favorite promenade. It resembles
tho boulevards of Faris in many re-
speots. Anothor famous Spanish sea
port is Bilbao, in Biscay. It lias many
curious sights, tho most famous of
whioh is the troe tower.
The ancient walls of Barcelona
were torn down after a long period of
street rioting by tho Catalans, who
were determined to remove them in
order to allow industrial expansion,
and their places lmve been taken by
wide strc&ts. To tho southwest of the
ancient oity is a crest or high hill,
whioh breaks down precipitously to
the sea. It is called Moutjuich, and
its summit is occupied by the Cas
tillo de Montjnich, a strong fortress,
said to have accommodations for 10,-
000 men.
Cartagena, sometimes called Cartha-
gena, is a small place of about 30,000
inhabitants, but its harbor is the
finest on tho eastern coast of Spain,
and is wy strongly -fortified. The
place was foundod about 213 B. 0.,
moro than twenty centuries ago, and
was originally known as Carthage
Nova, or Hew Carthage, to distinguish
it from tiio African oity. It is now
tho scat of a Captain-General, and
one of the three largest marine de-
pnrtmentu.
Tho towns lie ou the north sido of
a deep, narrow-mouthed bay, and its
streots are spacious but not impos
ing. The stone of whioh most of the
houses were constructed is friable and
the whole appearance of tho plaoe is
dilapidated. But a good deal of busi
ness is done, principally from the
mines nearby, whioh are very produc
tive. Thousands of men are um-
ployet? in transporting lead, copper,
iron, *ino aud sulphur to the port,
Large quantities of esparto grnss aro
grown near the town sod it const!
tutes one of the principal exports, it
is used in the manufacture of paper
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no evidence that t\ vy have ever been
thany powerful batteries. Thehill wa- used greept-for-signaling, and-It is
the east is 920 feet high, and is *
S wned by the Castillo de San Julian;
t on the west is C50 feet above the
water, and the fort npon its summit
is called the Castillo de las Galeras.
The harbor is sheltered by the island
called La Escombrera, two and a half
miles from the narrow entrance,
whioh breaks the foroe of wind and
waves, and the town is still farther
protected by two other forte, the Atal-
aya on the summit of a hill 655 feet
high on the west, and the Castillo de
Despenaperros on the east.
Cartagena has had a stormy exist
ence for more than twenty centuries.
As early as 210 A. D. it was taken
with great slaughter by Scipio the
Yonnger. In *26 A. D. it was pil
laged and "early destroyed by the
Goths. Under the Moors it'formed
an independent kingdom, whioh was
conquered by Ferdinand IL of Cas
tile in 12*3. The Moors retook it,
but it fell into Spanish hands again in
1276. The town was rebuilt by
l'hilip II. of Spain on aocount of its
harbor. In 1706 it was taken by the
English, and in the next year was re
taken by the Duke of Berwick. In
1828 it capitulated to the French, and
in 18** was the soene of an insurrec
tion. Abont thirty years later it re
belled again, and on the 23d of
August, 1878, was bombarded by the
Spanish fleet under Admiral Lobos. I
Six months later it was occupied by I
troops. - - -
Malaga is the oldest and most fa
mous of Spanish seaports.and has a
>opu!ation of nearly 120,060? ’ ft was
bunded by tJie rjjqgMcians, and was,
brought under the sway of Korno Tiy -
a ta In the middle of the thir-
tETcenfury it Reached its zenith,
and after ItTS&pture in 1*87 by Fer
dinand and Isabella it sank into insig
nificance; but in modern times it be
come famous for its grapes and wines.
Tho olimato is very mild, and oranges,
figs, sugar cane and cotton thrive.
Recently Malaga has taken a promi
nent place as a manufacturing town,
but most of the factories are in the
new part of the town, on the right
bank of the river whiuh divides it.
Malaga is not fortified, and looks
directly out upon tho Mediterranean;
but its southern part merges into the
slopes of the foothills of the Cerro
Colorado, some 560 feet above the
bay. On the summit is the Castillo
de Gibralfaro, the acropolis of Malaga.
Ceuta is Spain’s pet island colony
for convicts, and commands thu ap
proach to Gibraltar aud the Mebfter-
rancau. The Canaries are all there
is botween Watson and this grim Isl
and, where, under the cover of for
bidding walls and mountains, Spain
doubtfnl if they could be brought to
much better use, owing to their im
movability.
The Canaries, that colony of Spain
off the northwest African coast, have
only two ports of nny consequence,
Teneriffe and Las Pnlmas, and the
inhabitants are a painfully peaceful
lot of non-combatants, wretchedly de
fended, poorly armed and likely to
run up the white flag at the first eight
of a war ship.
THE PRISONERS OF WAR.
Spain'* Captured Sailor* Are Contented
With Their Treatment.
The naval battle offSantiago,in which
AdmiralCervera’s fleet was annihilated,
has placed in the keeping of the Gov
ernment about fifteen hundred prii-
oners. These sailors, who left their
native shores for the purpose of do
ing damage to American coasts and to
oaptare or sink our ships, are living
contentedly at Camp Long, Seavey’a
Island, Portsmouth, N. H., whioh waa
prepared expressly for them.
These sailors are a study, and for
many reasons. They represent thi.
national typo; they show the quality
of men who form the Sj^'ih army
and navy; they are unmXik^V.c ca
dences why the Spaniel
was able to plunge the
war which threatens tfle reigning
dynasty with greater dangers than
those of peace.
The captured Bailors are made zip of
man and boys. In their ranks can be
seen tbe gray haired veteran, who has
spent his fife in tbe Spanish navy,
down to the smooth and innocent faced
boy, who, were he an American, would
yet be at school, enjoying his yonth.
The suffering the jirisoners endured
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Will MOVE ON 1 IN.
GEN. MILES IS AWAITING ARRIVAL
OF MORE TROOPS.
SPANIARDS COMMITTING ATROCITES
Authorities *t Yanco Proclaim Their City
A* • Part of the United State*
of America.
TREE TOWER AT BILBAO.
CADIZ AND ITS HAItBOIt—THE MOLE AND LIGHTHOUSE IN TnE DISTANCE.
colonies passed through Cadiz. In
the beginning of the present oeutnry
it had fallen to almost nothing. With
the opening of the railway to Seville
and improvements effected in tho har
bor, trade began to increase, and it iB
again an important port. More than
a thousand vessels enter each year, of
which about half are steamships.
Barcelona is pre-eminently the busi
ness city of Spain, and lies on the
Mediterranean coast, near the north
eastern boundary. It was described
by Cervantes as "the flower of the
The town is walled and is over
looked by tho Castillo do la Concep
cion, a hill some 230 feet high, within
the wall aud crowuod with fortifica
tions. Iu tho northern part of the
place there are three other hills in
side the walls, similarly fortified, and
to tho east, beyond the railroad which
comes in from Murcia, is a high hill,
and the Castillo de las Moros. The
narrow entrance to the harbor is
flanked by high hills, breaking down
by precipitous volcanio cliffs on either
side. On the summits Are strong
while they were in Santiago Harbor,
and the effects of the naval battle,
made many of them look extremely
wretched. Whon they landed at Camp
Long they had hollow oheeks, sunken
oyes and sallow complexions. Many
of them were barely able to move and
bandages covered their wounds.
It is a surprising faot that tbe
greater number of the prisoners are
boys, and yet this illustrates mucil
better than anything else the despera
tion of the Spanish Government.
Taken from their homes and impressed
into the service where their heart is
not, it is hardly surprising that the
Spanish navy was so easily defeated
at Manila and Santiago. The
type of the Spanish sailor between
the veteran and the boy is a
fair specimen of the peasantry cIbbs.
Under normal conditions he is a
strong, able-bodied fellow, willing to
work when commanded, unlettered
and superstitions. There is no doabt
that these sailors have a deal of faith
in their offloers, as the soenes of their
parting testify, and tho sailors would
be willing td follow their officers
wherevor they were led.
Now that they are prisoners on
American soil, they aro receiving (he
treatment whioh, it can be safely said,
has rarely been given to oaptured foe
in time of war. They are receiving
every consideration. Comfortable
quarters have bceu provided, good
food aud deoent olotftes have fallen to
their lot. They are made to feel as
Admiral Cervera so prettily said, that
these prisoners* "are the wards of the
American people.” That expresses it.
We are civilized, and treat our unfor
tunate enemies in a oivilized way.
“These sailors are beginning to ap
preciate their treatment. Their
minds have been disabused of the
falsehoods they were told by their
officers. The prisoners were told we
would kill them if they fell into our
hands. Allowing for the misfortunes
they have suffered, they are happy in
their imprisonment, and their natures
are softened Ijy such kind treatment.
As they are naturally dull, they do
not indulge in much amusement in
their confinement. They associate in
groups and Bpond most of the time
talking, probably abont their folks at
home, their mothers, wives and chil
dren, as the oase may be. Some of
them play cards, and pass the hours
that way. Some walk around for ex
ercise, but ns a whole the sailors do
not seem to be very fond of it. They
like to lay around and take life easy,
and thankful for whatever oomes their
way.
Seavey’s Island is well guarded, so
has tortured her exiled prisoners for
centuries past. Ceuta is a rook-
ribbed, rock-bound island off the
northeast coast of Fez, Moroooo, and
is twelve hours' sail from the Uiitranoe
to the Straits of Gibraltar. It might
as well be called the island of the
seven hills, for from these it derives
its name. Of those the most con-
spiouons is Monto del Haoho, whioh
looks out toward Spain like a signal
point set up to Bay “All’s well."
Strotehing back from the mountain a
narrow peninsula connects- the fcliud
with tho main land of Africa. OutLiis
neck of laud tho town of Qyuta is
bnilt. All around are fortifications,
the high hills put up there by nature
aud the prison walls and moats built
in succession by conquerors and re
modeled aud robnilt by their suc
cessors and strengthened again by the
Spaniards when they made of it a
prison hell. The seven walls ooiled
about tho town itself are thick and im
passable, save here and thero where
urched bridges have been cut through.
Between each wall there is a deep
moat of sea water, set down like a
seductive trap to catch any unfor
tunate convict who might escape the
vigilant guards stationed all around
the walls. Every one of the seven _ _
hills is fortified now. Up high on that if any attempt to escape is mode
Monte del Hncho there iq a strong it will be frustrated. Marines patrol
citadel garrisoned by Spauish soldiers. 1 the grounds around,'and machine guns
Here aud there the walls are pieroed faoe the big yard in whioh tht
by tbe noses of cannon, but there is prisoners take their excercises.
Advices of Monday from Ponce,
Island of Porto Rico, via the Island of
3t. Thomas, D. W. I., states that Gen
eral Henry's division, consisting of
3,*00 men, and including twenty-six
pieces of artillery, has been order
ed to march immediately from Yuaco
to Ponce to be ready to join the move
ment north to San Juan.
The Sixteenth Pennsylvania regi
ment was sent Sunday morning toward
Juania Diaz, eight miles north of
Ponce, enronte to San Juan, where it
is reported the Spaniards will make a
stand. Word reached Ponce during
the day that the Spaniards were mur
dering native Porto Ricans, assaulting
women aud indulging in general out
rages. The Sixteenth Pennsylvania
regiment will be reinforced if neces
sary.
General Miles sayB he has no inten
tion of making a landing of troops at
Cape San Juan, especially as the place
is on a roadstead where transports are
liable to suffer from the prevalent
storms.
The railroad from Ponce to Yuaco is
n6w in the possession of our troops.
General Stone found five mines on the
track. These were destroyed and the
track is uninjured.
Our troops found seventeen Span
iards in the Yuaco hospital, all of
whom had been wounded in the re
cent fight. Two of them have since
died.
Proclamations have been issued by
the authorities of Yauco as a United
States city, expressing delight at an
nexation and the administration o!
General Miles aud welcoming our
troops.
The following is the text of the
mayor’s proclamation issued at Yauco:
Citizens: Today the citizens of Porto
Rico assist in one of her most beautiful
feasts. The suu of America shines on
our mountains nnd valleys this day of
July, 1898. It is a day of glorious
remembrance for each son of this be
loved isle, because for the first time
there waves over us the flag of stars,
planted in the name of the government
of the United States of America by the
major general of the American army,
Senor Miles.
Porto Ricans, we nre, by the mirac
ulous intervention of the God of the
just, given back to the bosom of our
mother America, in whose waters ba-
ture pinned us as people of America.
To her we are given back in the unmo
of her government by General Miles,
nnd we mnst send our most expres
sive salutation of generous affection
through our conduct toward the vn-
linnt troops, represented by distin
guished officers nnd commanded by
the illnstrious Goneral Miles.
Citizens, long live the government
of the United States of Americal Hail
to their valiant troops! Hail Porto
Rico, always American.
Yauco, Porto Rico, United States of
America.
The mayor of Ponce has called upon
all the residents of • that place to ex
ercise calmness and circumspection
under the new and desirable condi
tions. He also urges forbearance to
ward conquered enemies. Mach en
thusiasm is everywhere manifested at
the sight of the stars and. stripes.
General Miles has issued a lengthy
order of instructions to'General Nelson,
who will be military governor df Ponce
province nnd city until General
Brooke’s arrival. It is of tho same
tenor as the instructions which Gen
eral Miles gave to General Shatter at
Santiago.
ASTOR AT THE CAPITAL.
Tho Colonel Report* With Dispatches
From General Slmfter.
Col. John Jncob Astor, who was de
tailed by Gen. Shatter to bear to the
secretary of war the official report of
the surrender of Santiago, reached
Washington Monday. He called at
the war department nnd, with Adju
tant General Corbin, went to tbe white
house and reported to the president.
Believes Efe'rjr Word.
If a woman loves her husband it is
a constant source of wonder to her
upon hearing him talk these evenings
on the conduct of the war thnt the
government does not make him the
head of tho board of strntogy.
The Oldest Volunteer.
A New York State doctor, aged 109, volu*.
teered his service* to the President recently*
and expressed a desire to enter the army as a
surgeon. Kven at his advanced years he ran
readwlthout glasses, and walk 10 to 15 miles a
flay. Tho oldest, standard medicine Is liostet-
ter’s Stomach Ritters, which has no equal for
Indigestion, dyspepsia, constipation, fevers
« now on the Detroit.
GEN. MEKIIirPS WANTS.
lfn* Asked to Have Ills Command In
creased to .10,000 Men.
In reply to a dispatch received from
General Merritt, now at Cavite, Gen
eral Merrinm at Son Francisco lias
cobled that five transports with 4,897
men had sailed from port. Scarcely
had the message been sent before
General Meriiavi received word from
the war department that General Mer
ritt had asked to have his coinmaud
increased from 20,000 to 50,000 troops,
in order to lie able to meet nny emer
gency which may arise on account of
the hostile attitude of Aguinnldo and
tho Spaniards.
FATAL CHICAGO FIRE.
Three Lives Were Lost In the Burning
of a lIot«*2.
Guests of the Berwin hotel, 148
North State street, Chicago, were
roused from their slumbers nt 3 o’clock
Monday morning to fiDd the hotel on
fire. So rapidly did the blaze spread
that men nnd women found themselves
cut off from escape by the stairs.
Three lives were lost and a number
of others were maimed and bruised in
jumping from high windows.
To Cure Constipation Forever.
Tftko Cnscnrots Tandy Cathartic lOo or 25c.
If C. C. C. fall to euro, druggists refund money.
Cotton Is rapidly collected by a new picker
consisting of a piece of hose, one end attached
to a suction pump, tho other to the arm of the
operator to suck In the cotton nicked by hand
and fed toward the open mouth of the hose.
To Cure a Cold In One Day.
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
Druggists refund money if it fall* tooure. 26c*
Fifteen years ago Reading. Pa., did not
have a single hosiery mill. Now It has 10,
employing 2,600 bauds.
Fits permanently cured. No fits or nervous
ness after first day’s use of Dr. Kline a Great
Nerve Restorer, f-’ trialbottleand treatise free.
Dr. B. H. Kline. Ltd.. W1 Arch SL, Phlla., Pa.
Mrs. Winslow’s Soothing Syrup for children
teething, softens tho gmn«. reduces "inflamma
tion, allays pain,cures wind colic. 35c. a bottle.
We have not been without Plso’s Cure for
Consumption for 20 years.—Lizzie Ferrel,
Camp St., Harrisburg, Pa., May 4, 1894.
Rev. If. P. Carson, Scotland, Dak., says:
“Two bottles of Hall’s Catarrh Cure complete
ly cured my little girl.” Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Lyon A Co'* “Pick Leaf' Rmoklnc Tafcaeeo
does not make every mouth as sweet as a rose,
but comes “mighty nigh*’—does give every*
qpe a most delightful smoke. Try It.
No-Tn-ltac for Fifty Cent*.
Guaranteed tobacco tyablt cure makes weak
nen strong, blood pure. 50c, $1. All druggists.
Weak Stomach
SeosUlvo to every little Indiscretion la
eating, even to exposure to draughts and
to over-perspiration—this condition Is
pleasantly, positively and permanently
overcome by the magic tonlo touch of
Hood’s Sarsaparilla, which literally
"makes weak stomaalis strong." It also
oreatos iid appotlto— makes you feel real
hungry, nnd drives away all symptoms Of
dyspepsia. Be sure to get
Hood’s Sarsaparilla
America’s Greatewt Medicine. All druggists.
Hood's Pills cure all liver ills. 26 cents.
A New is* Popular Movement.
A movement originating among sev
eral lending Chicago business houses
Is attracting general attention. The
National Parcel Post league Is the
name of a new organization formed to
Induce the government to establish a
a system of transporting small pack
ages of merchandise through the malls
after the manner of the popular and
profitable parcel-post system of Europe
This movement will meet with public
favor, and the political party that will
give It hearty endorsement In Its plat
form will bo greatly strengthened.
There Is no reason why our post office
department should not give to the
public as great advantages as the
.European post office systems confer
upon the people abroad, by extending
the rates of cheaper letter postage to
small packages of merchandise. The
adoption of such a system would add
enormously to the business of the
stores in all the cities, great and small,
and would give the people the bene
fit of competitive prices .for most ar
ticles required for domestic consump
tion.—Leslie’s Weekly.
A LIVING WITNESS.
Mrs. Hoffman Describes How Sh
Wrote to Mrs. Pinkham for
Advice, and Is Now Well.
Peak Mrs. Pinkham:—Before usii
your Vcgetublo Compound I was
great sufferer. I have been sick ii
months, wns troubled with severe pa
in both sides of abdomen, sore feelii
in lower part of boi
els, also suffert
with dizzines
headache, ai
could not slee
I wrote you
letter descrl
ing my case ai
asking yoi
advice. Y<
replied tel
ing me ju
what to do.
followed your dire
tions, and cannot praise your mcdlcii
enough for what it has done for m
Many thanks to you for your advic
Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Cor
pound has cured me, nnd I will recoi
mend it to my friends.—Mrs. Floheni
R. Hoffman, 512 Roland St., Canton, l
The condition described by Mrs. Hoi
man will appeal to many women, yi
lots of sick women struggle on wit
their daily tasks disregarding tl
urgent warnings until overtaken 1
actual collapse.
The present Mrs. Pinkham’s espei
ence in treating female ills is unparn
leled, for years slio worked sido by sit
with Mrs. Lydia E. Pinkham, nnd f<
sometimes past has had sole charj
of the correspondence department i
her great business, treating by letti
os many ns a hundred thousand ailin
women during a single year.
W ANTF.n-Caso of bad health that 1M-P-A-:
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