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THE tO ITER COCMftl liVE.UX J NEW8. ClU;MET, FRIDAY, JUNE 24. 18'J3. 6. HISTORY OF FOUL CRIME Such Is the Story of the Harbor of Santiago de Cuba. E03IE H0EE0S3 OF ITS PAST. Slavery, Coqet a4 Yinry Ia lla R"- eni Horror nf tfc -MJJ1 Pm." Th Great Care IWneth the Mrr A FaJqa Battle Ware! la &aatUr Bay. Dy of Reckoaiaf Com, Two creat rocks cn the Cuban coast rise abruptly from the CarilUan sea. The sea, cf brilliant grwn waters and chancing colors, casts its beautiful shells to the shore for toll ami slips au arm in between the pnat rocks that draw apart for it rtluctautly anil stand sentinels of the harbor of Santiago de Cuba From the brown rock on the ripht the antique yellow walls, the Moorish tow era and turrets of Morro Castle have looked across the sea for over two ceu turies and a half. The mosses have grown over the crumbling battlements and tho ivy crept over tho queer little turrets and about the grated windows ; little pray lizards have basked in tho sun on tho great flight of stairs stretch ing down to the water edge; nesting birds gathered above tho huge battlo door and plumed themsolves upon the heavy guns of La Batteria de la Estrel la, pointing out to sea. Not for half a century has tho drawbridge over the deep moat been. lifted not since the pirates swarmed along the coast and met in their chosen and sheltered port of Guantanamo. In 1538 a unique battle was waged in Santiago bay between the fiery Spaniard Diego Perez and a French corsair. The two vessels met and fought till sunset of the first day. Then a truce was agreed upon, and the captains "ex changed civilities and sent each other presents of fruit and wine." Further more, they decided to fight only by day. They agreed that artillery was an in vention of cowards, and they would fight in the only manner worthy of gen tlemen with lance and sword. Thus they would prove their valor, and he who won should have his opponent's ship. So fought these doughty pirates the second day till sunset Then again, in spite of many slain and wounded on each side, they exchanged the compli ments of the day, refreshing themselves with each other's fruit and wine. But the Spanish captain sent to tho people cf the city asking them in return for his services in case he was defeated to compensate him for the loss of his ship, that being his only property. The au thorities refused to pledgo themselves in any way. So, unaided, the valorous Perez fought his adversary the third day and the fourth. On the evening of the fourth, during the courteous inter lude, tho Frenchman promised to fight again on tho morrow. But, thinking it over in tho dim watches of the night, the persistence of Diego Perez seemed so ominous tho Frenchman slipped his cablo in tho darkness and quietly sailed away, leaving Perez to mourn his ab sence. At nightfall in years past dark, low hulled brigantines slipped cautiously in from 6ea and were moored quickly as near tho bhoro as possible. Over the hastily laid gangways long lines of dark forms were hurried from tho slaveships, shackled two by two at tho wrist. Now and again a lifeless form and some with breath still in their bodies would bo passed up from below and dropped into the sea that told no tales these the more fortunate ones. The others were hurried inland, staggering as they went, naked, with cramped and swollen limbs, mothers with newborn infants in their arms all these had known tho fearful horrors of tho "middle passage." The waves that ever besiege the cas tle rock havo tunneled a great cave be neath the Morro, high, broad, deep and of the tucv-t barbarous acts of barbarous Spain. But venceance never came. Lite In the old towu dragged cu, the rip pling bay keeping its own secrets, and old Morro Castle guarding hers. The world was far away, and the cry cf the oppressed was fcvUe, l.t the day of reckituing came at last. Strange, fearful shapes loerued up oa trie cTvta waves ol tne iariooean ui, and Santiago de Cuba was at lat fao? to foe with the vengeance of the civilized world. The giwat ships x ke, and the yellow. Tine clapvd walls of Mcrrp crumbled, 2cvr at uiht the weird Kvm'hlihtj from a dozen ships sweep aorws the dark waters, and even the stvrvti cf the Strang cave below Motto are known to them, for they go where only the waves crept in. And within the harbor of Santiago de Cuba Savin's new armada is in rcf uge in what fateful surroundings ! Below the sharks swim around the last vestige cf the "invincible armada" ON HIE TKAXSPOltTS. FOOD AND QUARTERS OF THE TROOPS THAT IEFT TAMPA, nnejplQTe Strange legends aretold of the things it hides and thoso whTuse it in years gouo by, and the veriest guajiro knows well that he who at tempts to peiu trato its secrets will nev tr return. Only tho waves, murmuring as they go, creep into tho black, lofty portal open to tho sea. Above the cave, out upon the ramparts cf Morro, many condemned patriots havo been led, their forms silhouettul agaiut-.t the clear sea fcky for a few t-oc&nds, a last cry of "Cuba litre!" then a rattlo of mus ketry, and tho swift falling bodies go down into the sea. Santiago is tho see of an archbishop, the head cf the Catholic church in Cuba, and from all tho cities in the is land peoplo como to tho great ceremo nies, and the narrow streets are brilliant With tho processionals. Tho bells of the cathedral chime tho hours as they have chimed for two centuries and more and call to mass and vespers. Nearly 25 yetjrs ago, one November afternoon, past the American consulate marched tho officers and crew of the Virginius, condemned men. They marched in fours, saluting the Amer ican consulate, its flagstaff significantly bare, and before tho gray walls of the eity abattoir fit place for such a deed! G3 members tf tho exjH'ditioii, many of them Americans, knelt with their backs to tho firing squadron and fell wounded before tho clumsy firing of tho Spanish soldiers, who finally discharged their rifles in tho mouths of tho victims to dispatch them. In tho waters of tho harbor the hun gry, man eating sharks swim restlessly to and fro, and woo to tho seaman who loses his footing and falls overboard he will not even rifie again. And down there where tho dark fins show is a wonderful old relic of tho days of Philip II of Spain tho naked ribs of tho old St. Paul, doubtless the last remnant of the great Spanish armada of loHH tho wreck of Spanish hopes nearly thico centuries ago. Always tho history of Santiago do Cuba hasleen full of crime and oppression. Hero have been some and wait On &harv the walls of the abattoir mark where the Virginius men f elL On the Calle cathedral the Amer ican consulate is emptr and the flag 6taff is-s tripped, Across the way there is no merry chat and no laughter, the market folk show little food and the prices are high. Already the grip of famine is felt The tall peaks of the Sierra Maestra tower above the city, threatening, hem ming it in from the help that might come by land. And behind the moun tains, perhaps even now among the hills and gazing down upon the city, are the descendants of those slaves who were driven over the gangways of the brigantines. And the insurgents, broth er patriots of thoso ftho fell from Mor ro's ramparts into the 6ea, are there the homeless ones, the vengeful ones. At any time may come the warning cry, "Los insurrectos, los insurrectosl" Tho batteries of Punta Gorda, of La Socapa and Morro, are stilL There is no sunset gun, for the turrets and tow ers of Morro have fallen and the walls crashed down Into the sea, even as the bodies of the patriots fell . And before the harbor, part armored by the ore from the Sierra Maestra'a heart, the grim war vessels of los Americanos move in stately line avengers of the starving ones of Cuba. Los Americanos I The windows of the homes are barred, the doors are heavy, the walls are fortress strong, but, 6aints of heaven, what can keep them r.t? Look up the channel where, tho dawn, came but seven Americanos eat ing fire and drinking battle smoke like black devils, with that ship of theirs, hacking her open for the sea to rush in, firing their death machines to send her to the bottom, and themselves, with no fear of the sharks below, plunging into the 6ca itself, and springing from it again. Mother of God, it is not possible to kill them 1 And now there is no way out Cortelle Jones Hutchina in Chi cago Tribune, WOULD TAKE RELIEF SHIP. Captain Lodge Ccltoa cf rLllaSelphla Of fers Llla Services Without Pay. Should the citizens of Philadelphia or elsewhere desire to scud an expedi tion with relief stores to the army in vading Cuba they can secure without cost an able commander in Captain Lodge Coltou. Captain Colton stated re cently that ho is satisfied that before many days elapse Santiago de Cuba and Guantanamo must fall into the hands of tho United States troops. For many a year ho traded to Cuba, commanding large and fast steamers, and to him every channel is an open book. Indeed ho needs no chart or pilot to enter any port on the island, while his knowledge of tho country and cli mate makes his advice worthy of observ ing. Ho says that the country around Santiago and Guantanamo and tho cities themselves have by this time exhausted their food supply and that tho troons will have hard fighting before they suc ceed in their enterprise, and that they will bo in want of many a thing not considered much of a luxury at home. xes, ho said the other night. "I would willingly Take out an expedition, and I believe it will be necessary for tho government or the people to send some thing of the sort' I know tho country well, and I feel sure that there will be much for a relief expedition to do if a couple of battles are fought" Phila delphia Press. A Maot at Fort Wadsworth. The volunteers of Company A, First regiment, which is eueaniDed at Fort Wadsworth, Staten Island, received a mascot in a big cage recently. It had been sent by some unknown person from New York. In the cago was an East In dian sun bear about 4 months old. The bear was consigned to Private Ashton Potter and was sent from a South street animal dealer. It is a small round ani mal, extremely even tempered. It has been named Frank and will be looked after by the company. New York Tribune. Heading Off Morgan's Comman l. A Tennessee veteran, reading the r.d vico to poldiers to drink of und bathe only in boiled water, to bathe the feet at the end of a marc h and to change the underwear daily, writes to his nearest paper to remark that when he was with tho column that struck .lohn Morgan's command n tlx Cumberland, in .luly, lWi, and headed raider off from Bnll,nt(,ii Ford, he did not find oppor tunity b takeoff bis clothes for 10 days. Chicago Inter On an. A Cent-rt'itti Parody. Oft in tin- M'HIy tt; tt Huve lir.h.on'H ( !.,;M, jKii!i l.ound ma Bad iiii -.n'iy driiir 1 1 - Inht Of S i in 011 i t ni ,,Ut:d Inc. Win n J u r,:i hi lit r nil TJih Kcl.t iniH, no linked If'filuT, Unit lm-d 11 to this liatl ,r nr.nll, To V ti tin- K..iiiiMi)H wt ntlxr, I f -l like on v ln left p.lonn In i'iii 'tm land (l.'KTU d, . vMmf otH 'rnnk. Ihmc hHj tire 1 vr, k, And nil lint htm dejinrtrdt F I. b1n11i1.11 in Ai liium ( i.r.rftl'.utton Men Who tiara Adapted Themselrea to Army Fare a ad Men Who Hava Not. Real So flTe r lug la Crowded Holds of tha Fitted l Frelghtshlpa, The Tamp;i correspondent of tho New York Post, writing under the date of June 13 about the life on board the transports, say: "Today we were alongside transport No. 23, on which the Seventy-first New York regiment is quartered. I talked with the officers, who have practically the same story to tell that the officers on all the other ships have. They are sincerely interested in the comfort of their men, and do what they can . for them. It is much more interesting to talk with the men. After a visit to the actual sleeping and eating quarters of several of the transports and a talk with men of all the temperamental sorts the "kickers", and constitutional grumblers on one side, wno find bitter fault be cause the sun shines, and the cautions and strongly patriotic fellows on tho other hand, who have made up their minds to put up resolutely with what they get and make the best of it it is possible to judge accurately enough of what their condition is. The question is just how much of it ought to be told. "We have had excellent stories from amateur emigrants of life in the steer ago of transatlantic steamers. If people in the north are told that their brave volunteers are living in a way which is much worse than that which emigrants live in the stecrago of a transatlantic ship, they are likely to be distressed. "I have just seen the Seven ty-first at their dinner, and I know at least what they had at this meal It consisted of Armour's canned beef, of a sort which may be described as good, but second grade, perfectly sound and wholesome beef, but not so clear and n'co as tinned beef is sometimes made. In addition there were canned baked beans, canned tomatoes, hard tack and weak hot cof fee. Every one of them was apparently able to satisfy his appetite with his food. The trouble was that some of them have not tho appetite to make this food welcome as a regular diefc- They cannot eat as much of it as they really need to supply the wants of their bodies. This means that they have not yet seen enough rough service and dep rivation to give their, annetites the edge and inclusiveness which would render anything whatever that was good to eat thoroughly welcome. In other words, they are not soldiers yet And . some of them are holding themselves off from making soldiers of themselves in this respect as long as they can. One of the companies of tho Seventy-first, which has a New York restaurant keeper for a commissary offi cer, a man who knows just how to get supplies and make use of them, makes np a regular purse which it turns over to this commissary, who buys with it all kinds of extras. 'Those fellows are all right, ' the soldiers of other compa nies say enviously. Really they are all wrong. If they are to servo the country very long and to see hard service, they win suner severely in adapting them selves to the government rations when they have to put np with them. One Bervice which war does for men is to teach them what are the 6uperfluities of life. "Tho quarters of the men on board are a moro serious thing. The heat on Tampa bay during tho last few days has certainly been intense, and there has been very little wind to clear tho air in the holds and spaces between decks. In these transports wo reap another part of the harvest of going to war without be ing prepared for it These ships are not troop transports, but freight boats. On the British troopships tho soldier sleeps in a hammock, slung to iron stanchions provided for the purpose, aiJi iBiug the day ho uuslings his ham mock and takes care of it The ham mocks do not interrupt the flow of air, as the great bunk structures on these troopships do. Fill up all tho space be tween decks with a heavy framing of pine and crow'd these spaces with sleep ing men, more or less naked, and you soon have a condition of things which is little less than suffocating. It rs no wonder that on board one of the troop ships, which, by the way, contained none except regular infantry, five men had to be carried out, fainting, the oth er night, when tho hatches were closed on account of the rain. Noue of tho Seventy-first has been in this state." Tho men are permitted to take their blankets and go out and sleep on the decks, which is much better for them, but the decks do not afford space for all of them to lie down, and two nights this week the rain has fallen, driving tho soldiers in. It is very likely to fall every niht now. "The spectacle which tho ships pre sent in the harbor at Port Tampa is an impressive and memorable one. They lie in a broken lino, swarming to the very tops, for every man who can get out into tho air does so, even if ho also gets into the sun. Tho officers on th after decks of tho steamers, under awn ings, read or gossip. They allow the men the" liberty of tho ships in great part Some do not even exclude them from the awning covered Kp.tco on the after decks. On one of tho ships, which was totally deficient of accommodations for passengers, tho officers are lodged in bunks which aro not noticeably differ ent from tho bunks in which the men sleep, and I found a captain in the reg ular army who was taking all his meals with hi soldiers and contenting himself with tho eorued beef and hard tack. Ik was not doing this to uffect humility. The cooking facilities for theoffleers en tho boat were m limited that they had to mess in relays, and tho captain nre ferred eating thus to awaiting bis rttnrn at tho officers' table. He said becniovn it well enough and had uo complaint to make. For the best Ice crrarn io the city, go to the Mirror candy etore. Garden hose and iprinklers at Salo- mooson'e hardware. North Front street. Dr. II. Scott cures bladder and kidney troubles. Call and be convincd. 451 Fiitb street. . 20 per cent, off on all trimmed hats from now until the 4tb, at Mies Leary's millinery tore. m Painty oils, brushes, general painters' supplies at Salomoneon's City hardware, North Front street. Wanted A first clas barber. Apply to John McDonald. Heel a street, Laur- iom. Opposite poet office. Dr. II. Scott guarantees to cure ap pendicitis every time without a surgical operation. 451 Fifth street. . wanted A good, respectable you eg man can find board and room on Eighth street, by inquiring at this office. ..SUBSCRIBE FOR.. T EC EJ- PJL51 m r 5 Special prices on cotton and oil cloth signs for Fourth of July work. A. O Smith, Calumet. Webandlrf frame, a Unites and styles; however, we make a specialty of small s zee. .0DDy goods. W. E. Steckbauer. Dr. II. Scott, late professor in one of the Chicago medical colleges, has leased the premises. 451 Fifth street, and is re modeling them into an office and operat ing room. His numerous friends and patients will please note the change, E. C. Blanks, of Lewieville, Texas, writes that one box of De Witt's Witch Hazel Salye was worth f 50 to him. It cured his piles of ten years standing. He advises others to try it. ' It also cares eczema, skin diseases and obstinate sores. SODEBGREN & SODEKOREN. (popper (Country livening ffews And Keeo Posted On The War Events As They Happen. as 1 m TERMS 3 BlBl 50 Cents Per Month Qr $5.00 Per Year. i aii Hisssiniiii mm I 7 Over 2,000,000 Gallons Used. Six-Year Old Child. Can Dolt Florida Lta For Halo. I have a fer more lota for sale in the Florida addition. Will be at the State Savings Bank, Lauriom, every evening between 7 and 8 o'clock to accommodate parties desirous of buying or selling lots in Florida and Laurium, M. L. Effinger, Agent. The Chief Bargees of Mileeburg, Fa., says De Witt's Little Early Rises are tbe beet pills be ever need in his family dur ing forty years of housekeeping. They enre constipation, sick headache and stomach and liver troubles. Smell in size bat great in results. SODERGEN & SODERGREN. WITH- To propertp owners and agents of I Property In the village of Red Jacket: Yoa are hereby notified that tbe wrater tax for tbe term ending Jane 30, 1893. is overdue and being payable in advance, the water will be shot off without further notice, unless paid on or before June 25, 1898. By order of Water Board. Red Jacket; Micm, Jane 0, 1898. For Fifteen Days Only. For the next fifteen dava I will aril nil kinds of men's, bojs'and children's cloth- Lal U IDGl. ing 33 per cent cheaper than any other store in the city, in order to make room lor winter goods. I also carrj the larg est line of gents' black worsted suits in tbe city, of all styles and makes; a fall line of child's suits, to close oat at 75 cents, and a fall line of boys' suits to do e oat at 2.75. Remember, tb's willlait for fitteen deys only. B. Jseimark, . Borgo Block, Red Jacket. Why have a dirty faded-out Carpet, when a few cents will make them look like new! No Cost No Labor. No Time. REMOVES ink SDots. urease snota and nil arnlna tht m.v taj Brings out the natural colors like brand new. Cleana HnthM ilka o rl 'rial and yoa will never be without it. DIRECTIONS. Do not use a scraper Miohigan Self Renovating Co., eo. P. Updeffrove. tten. ttopt. 137 Woodward Ave. Itrlt mi.k Price, 35c per gal., 3 gals. $1. Sold by OWEN SHERIDAN, Fifth Street. Michigan. deat to boiling point. rddIv while hot. with aoffc nor wipe up, as it will evaoorate. Do not use broom brush. PRICE $5.00 A Narrow Bacape. Thankiul words written by Mrs. Ada E. Hart, ofGroton, 8. D. "Was taken with a bad cold which settled on my longs; cough set in and terminated in consumption. Four doctors gave me np, saying I conld live but a short time. I gave myself ud to my Savior, determined it I could not stay with my friends on eirtb, 1 would meet my absent ones above. My husband was advised to get Dr. Ding's New Discovery for consump tion, cougbs and colds. I gave it a trial, took in all eight bottles. It has cured me, and thank (lot I am saved and now a well and healthy woman. Trial bottles free at D. T. Macdonald's drugstore, Cat utnet, and Belbumeur's, Lake Linden. l I IV WORLD lAMFG.C0 MTd only b Ib Worl.1 M tit. Co Cincinnati, o. QUAKER BATH CABINET The Use Of The Above PROLONGS LIFE . SAVES MEDICINE AND DOCTOR BILLS ffi a Balii CHARLES KLEIN, Laurium, Aient. Wanted. - . Gen. Agent for U. T D. S. S. & A. FTy compan- renresent insurance 4 ies with an aggregate capital Am Here with yoa Every Day. The best way to build up a town Is to patronize home in stitutions and people. Come in and see me, I will tell you a lot, loan money to build a house, and Insure it. All you have to do Is to live In It. REDUCED RATES TO EASTERN POINTS. TheI)..H. P. & A. RflilWnT,0. nn effect to the undermentioned- Eastern Point via Sault Hte Marie, the following very low fares TO 1st Class 2nd Class i i W.--FAUCETT I Toronto. Ont tU 00 Buffalo. N. Y li nn Syracuse, N. Y 14 00 Ottawa, On 14.00 Montreal. Que ii'nn Quebec, QP 17 oo Albany. N. Y 14.00 .New ork City 14.00 noaton, Mam 10 00 Portland. Me loioo uniuax, i. 07 rift 113.00 18.00 13.00 13.00 13.00 10.00 13.00 13.00 14.00 15.00 22.50 Horao fllock. Tbe above rati a will nr.i .11 i mediate oolnta. If . iLV. " :Lr- plation a trip to tbe eaat now is tbetlme lntU vdT,JnLBuK8 ofthl8 faction In anni; JSJ?" i'?'tlon please 1 apply to station and ticket aaents. Bob Moore, of LaFayette, Ind., says that for constipation he has found De Witt's Little Early Risers to be perfect. They never gripe. Try them for stonv ach and liyer complains. . SODERGREN & SODEROREN. Charles Oiala has a good itock of foot wear for reasonable prices. 417 Pine street. Fine watch repairing at lowest prices. Levi Jewelry Co. I 11 'PQEr-WIUiamVIadtaiiPne III I htJiJ ntIT!eciwilloure Blind, U J I ltr,1J,c?dln ftn Itchltg ZJ I TP,leIt.ub80rl,stnetl"nor. f": Jauaya tha Itching atoncc,act I i7Ta JPpultice, gives Instant re- nrllnn T(l nin. ITlftnt fa tM nt 1 ... . ?-$:-t.hfLPriIrte Tarta. Every box ia eetvt of rt A "7 aruwlKta. by mail on rfl For sale by D. T. MacDonald. druggist. ri XKHAL IMItEC TOltM. Thlrtiai ir0J' I,P?lft Btreftt. Laurlura ipirtT-au vcara ex per lone. moffLDIKXTM. ,,RVKl-Ioalrln irranlte and Calumet Hotel " " "4 mi ,D