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THE 'row LAST LEAGUES. lillj
| m WHAT A HBR01C CUBAN GIRL DID FOR HER COUNTRY.
Illlll .
BY OEOUOH URNO.
f " t ' '
tt was sundown in Santa nosalla. The
winy season was on In Cuba , and low , rum
bling thunder had been heard all the after
noon. That Is , the people who lived In
the llttlo cluster of palm-thatched houses
eallei Santa Uosalla thought It was thun
der. And so It was the distant roar of
Spanish artillery that cameup from tlio
louth.
Ono little cottage stood by ttie roadside ,
amo distance apart from the other * . It
was the home of the Moneadas. The father ,
Jose , was dead. lie had fallen -victim to
the last , the "ten years' " war. Three eons
iwcro left to carry on the light , an-J the
wcro then with Hrlgadlcr Lopez Ilcclo. Oily
mother anil Emilia , tbo sister , a little girl
of 12 years , were left at home to watch and
pray to God to aid the Cubans In their strug-
Clo for liberty ,
Suddenly the nolso of clattering hoofs came
from the southwest. The still night alf
bore the unmistakable sound with distinct
ness. In an Instant every hcaM was at the
open door. iN'earer and nearer came the
galloping rider. Ho was alor.c. His home
was covered 'with foam and panthg like a
tired hound. Up to the little gate of the
IMoncado cottage he staggered , and then his
rrJcr reeled and almost fell Into the arms of
his mother.
"My God ! Ha fad , you arc wounded , my
boy "
"It la no matter ; I can still ride. The
battle of Saratoga Is raging. I am on my
way to ColoMel Pena. He does not know of
it. We need him and his cavalry , Help
-
r * *
"I dun know. She said somcthln' 'bout
St. Lucia , Jumped on Llnda'a back and looko
to mo as haw she's gone. "
lAnd fie she was ; the brave llttlo Emilia ,
although not a eoldlcr or Cuba , had taken
tier brother's place. Efao had gone to get
Pcna ; to tell him that the fight between
Oomez and the Spanteh General Cas'.ellanoa
was on at Saratoga , and that every Cuban
In Camagucy was needed.
0 the little Ciertrtno rode In the darkneca
of the night. She had been born and raised
In the country , ted she knew ttie way to
Santa Lucia , although eho had never be
fore traveled It In the dark. But she was
riding to save her brother's life and for
Cuba. tMrknesfl , danger , nothing daunted
her. Bareheaded and alone , eho urged her
horse over the road at a pace which would
have made mcst glrla tremble with fear.
Not even when an hour later tlic tropical
storm broke In all Its fury around her did
oho hesitate. Lightning striking the tall
"palcna reals" caused Linda many times to
shy and almost bolt the road , but the bravo
little rider held en and never loosened rein
until In sight of Pena's campfircs.
"Ilulen va ! " suddenly called out tbe
picket.
"Cuba ! " answered the bravo little pa-
trlotas. She reined up her panting steed.
"Adolanto una ! " ordered the guard , and
Emilia , pale , wet and dripping , rode for
ward ,
"Caramba ! It Is a child. Wtio are you ?
Whit do you want ? "
"I am Emilia ftloncado. I want to tell
Colonel Pena that there Is battle at Sara-
"MY GOB ! RAFAEL. YOU HAV E BEEX WOUNDED , MY BOY. "
mo to a fresh horse and I'll catch Pena at
Banta Lucia tonight. I must "
The poor fellow never finished the sen
tence. Ho had falnteJ. The arms of tender
women tioro him loto the house. Poor llt
tlo Amelia followed , the tears streaming
from her eyes. She watched them draw off
the riding boota filled with her brother's
blood. She brought water to moisten his
parched lips. She saw the ugly wound In
tils hip and murmureM through her gritting
teeth : "iBad Spaniards ! Bad Spaniards !
They will kill us all yet ! " And then her
brother's eyes opened. The cold water had
revived him. Hie tridJ to move , but eely
groaned in agony. Once more ho strove to
rise.
rise."Mother
"Mother , some one , help me to my feet !
I must go on I must go on. I have ridden
ixtccn leagues since morning. There are
only four more to Saata Lucia and to Pena.
Wo must have him. And with a mighty
effort he rose to his feet. Then ho wav
ered , tears ot helplessness came to his eyes ,
and ho sank back onto tbe bed with a eob
ot anguish.
"To think that I should go BO near to the
end of my journey and then fail ! "
"How were you wounded , my boy ? "
" 'Twas near El Desmayo late this after
noon. I had changed horses at La Vlnda
n hour before. Suddenly I ran into a body
of Spanish guerrillas from San Miguel. I
could not fight them , they were too many ,
o I took up a ravine toward Isldro. They
fired five volleys after me and gave chase.
They knew I bore a commission. My horse
was fleet and strong , and I got away , but
carried with me ono of their rifle balls. I
toro off parts of my eleovo and pushed Into
the wound , hut It still bled. I'm better
now. I'm rested ; I'll go on , " and again , he
tried to get on to his feet.
"Rafael , my boy. It Is Impossible , you are
weak. You cannot rUc ; the motion ot thehoire
will cause you to bleed to death. Guldo
must go , Emilia , tell him to saddle a fresh
horse and get ready to rldo to Santa Lucia. "
Emilia started toward 'the door , but her
brother raised his hand In'protest.
"Guldo Is only a half-wit , ilo might start
for Santa Lucia , but ho would never find
Ills way in the dark. Even if he reached
the place , he would forget who he wanted
to aee. "
'iBut there Vs no other man In 'Rosalia , '
pleaded the mother.
"True ! Therefore , I must go , wound erne
no wound. Emilia , tell Guldo to saddle a
torso and bring it to tbe gate quickly. We
are losing time. "
' Brother , we can't let you go. I'll never
eo you again , " and the poor child burlec
her head on her brother's neck. Then , eud
denly rising , she exclaimed : "O , why was
not I a man ? Cuba so needs men ! Yes , I'l
tell him to get Linda ready at once. Colonel
! Pena must go to help Gomez. " Turning
she kissed her brother's forehead and hui-
ried out to the stables. Soon the quick gal
lop of a horse was heard approaching the
bouse. Out it did not stop at the gate. On
It iped in the direction of Santa Lucia.
A moment later Guldo , the half-wlttet
black boy , wandered aimlessly Into the room
"Where U the horse , where Is Emilia ? '
Inquired her brother.
"Gone ! " replied 'he boy.
"GonoT Where ? " came from all present
FREE BOOK
ro"WEAK MEN.
Mr Uttlo book. "Three Classes of Men.
nt to men only It tell * of my 30 years
xpcrlenoti aa a * ptolallt In all norvou
* Uordrn resulting from youthful Indlscre
tloa * Lame Back , etc , and tell * why
ELECTRICITY
cure * With my Invention , the Dr , Bands
Klectrlo Delt , known and ued the worl
y r , I restored last year 6,000 men , youn
and old Beware of cheap Imitation * Abov
book explains all ; tent sealed Write today
Dr. A. R. Sauden ,
No. Ml a Clark St , Chicago. 111.
toga. General Gomez has only C30 men
against over 2,000 Spaniards , and he neecia
help. "
A few minutes later , almost fainting with
fatigue and nervous strain , eho was berne
Into the presence of Pcna.
"Dlos mlo ! " ho exclaimed , as he listened
to her etory and tlien gave the signal for he !
command to mount.
"You poor little thing , you should be abed
and asleep. " Wrapping hla coat around her
ttle , trembling , wet fcrtn , he jumped Into
Is saddle and had an officer pass the child
p to him. The order was given to march ,
nd In his arms the fighting colonel of
' 'maaguey carried the llttlo heroine back to
er homo In Roealia.
"Toko her , " ho oald , as he handed her over
o her half-crazed mother. "She brought iw
lie news. I'll speak of her to General
Gomez. She deserves the rank of a major
encral. Eho has saved her brother's life
nd her bravo deed may win the day at
aratoga. "
OlFAHTING THE STABS.
A Work ainde Ea r by Pltotofrraphr
Which Wnii Intiioiiiilblc Before.
With every Increase In the power of the
eleecopc. says the Washington Post , there
are discovered myriads of stars before un-
: nown to man. The naked eye cannot dls-
Ingulsrt stars lower than those of the sixth
magnitude. It cannot see the satellites thof
ha ? Mnets or the rings of Saturn , but ofh
ho aid of the telescope wo can photograph
stars of the fourteenth magnitude. There
are endless other stars of varied colors that
are only faintly and doubtfully Been through ;
ho most powerful lens. The utmost limit
of distinct vision by the ordinary telescope ,
s thought to have been reached by the
Ycrkes Instrument at Chicago , but It Is pos- >
slble some other means of magnifying sao
remotest stars may be Invented.
Attempts to chart the stars were made
oven before the days ot the telescope , ono
patient astronomer showing , as the work of
a busy lifetime , a catalogue ot 1,020. For
centuries this was regarded as an almost >
superhuman achievement. Later the work
was divided among a number of observers ,
but when the telescope bad revealed some
20,000 points of light , It was thought to be
Impossible to make a trustworthy chart.
Then came in the photographic art. rt.s
Flammarlon remarks , the task Impossible toe
man may bo done In a single hour by tele
scopic photography. It Is found that the
artificial retina , or sensitized film. Is more
sensitive than the natural retina , the prints
from photographic negatives showing stars
and nebulae invisible to the eye through the
same telescope.
The work of charting stars now goes mer
rily on under the supervision of a congress :
ot astronomers. Flammarlon gives a table
of the probable number ot stars to be cata
logued down to the fourteenth. It Is a sin
gular fact that In the list as he gives It the
number of stars of any magnitude Is about
three times that of the preceding magnitude ,
except In the case of the sixth. There arc
twenty of the first , magnitude , flfty-nlno roof
the second. 182 ot the third and so on. Ho !
estimates that there are 27,000,000 of the
fourteenth.
HE J.OOKKU ) MICE A SI'AMATUl.
Men Scon I oil nnd JoMled Until "the
Ilroicnu" MrotiKlit Clircm and 1'cacc.
A swarthy man with a Jet black mustache
that curled fiercely stood yesterday after
noon in the crowd erar
that watched thei war
bulletins , relates the New York World. He
wore a soft hat with a wide brim and a big
black tlo under the collar of a blue ehlrt .
There was a cynical expression on his face
and a menacing look * In his dark eyes. From
top to too ho looked like an "unspeakable
Spaniard. " The men near him did not ip-
prove , of Tils appearance. They drew away
and began looking at him with defiance and
dislike apparent In every feature. A news -
boy epat disdainfully at the swarthy man's
feet. A laborer jostled
him. Another man
trod on his feet. All of these. Insults passec
unnoticed. The swarthy man was busily
reading the bulletins. A driver on a trucl
snapped his whip at him. Then tbe swarthy :
man dropped 'his ' eyes and became consclou
of the unfavorable attention he
was at-
trading. Thrusting him hands In bis pockets
be looked scornfully around , and with biting
varcasm. said :
Phat the dlvll are yez lookln * at ? "
'
'IHurrahr " cried the newiboy , "he's all 1 !
right.
Thereupon the others laughed and the
warthy man laughed with thcra.
5
Before doing to
go to the nearect ' drug store and get a bottle
ot Chamberlain's Colic , Cholera and Dl-
arrhoea Remedy aa a aafeguard agalnj
bowel oompkiflt * . It ja tie mo t auccceafu.
modlolne In the world
for thece ailment * ;
and should be , part ot the equipment nUiof
yerjr oldUr.i -
PUBLIC WEALTH GIVEN AWAY
How Communities Are Deipolltd in the
Bestowal of Franchises.
CHAPTER IN AMERICAN MUNICIPAL HISTORY
from Hie Experience ' I'lilln-
dclhln , C'lcvclanil , Chlcnic < > ntul
St. I.onlH Schemer * inrlchcd
nt 1'ulille Expcnue.
Hand In hand with the growth and devel
opments of our American cltlca and as an
entirely natural and logical result , municipal
franchises have greatly Increased In worth
and Importance , writes Clinton It. Woodruff
In the New York Independent. The value of
the right to furnish water or light ( whether
by gas or electricity ) , or transportation faclll-
tleo to the citizens of a growing municipality
has long beep fully recognized by promo
ters and capitalists , although , unfortunately ,
not by the citizens or their representatives
In local legislatures. Within the last de
cade , however , there has been an awakening
to the Importance of a buslncw-llko admin-
lot rat I on of franclses ; but in many Instances
this awakening bos come too late.
Some clt.'M tave lmrorldently granted per
petual franchises. Others , a little shrewder ,
or , prehaps , with representatives and true-
ttcs a trifle lew dishonest , have granted them
for long periods , leaving It to their succes
sors In Incompetency , Inefficiency end betrayal
of public trust to extend the time ot tbo
privileges upon terms tutlsfactory to the
grantco.
I know of no sadder chapter In our Ameri
can municipal history than that dealing with
the treatment ot the question of franchises.
It brings homo to us forcibly and In a way
wo cannot escape , the truth of the Indictment
very generally preferred agalntt our munici
palities. It demonsttutes conclusively the
charge that "the conduct of public nffnlro has
fallen Into the ha.nds of tbe least estimable
and least trustworthy , " and that wo ilnd la
the management of public business wasteful
ness , Inefficiency and frequent scandals.
'Four ' worka have lately been published giv
ing In detail the experience of four cities
Philadelphia , Cleveland , Chicago and St.
Louis with their transportation franchisee :
1. "Tho Street Railway System of Philadel
phia , Its History and Present Condition , " by
Frederick W. Splera ; 2. "The Street Railway-
Problem in Cleveland , " by William Rowland
Hopkins ; 3. "Tho Street Railways of Chicago
"
cage , by George A Schilling ; 4. "Street Rail
ways in ( Missouri , " by Leo Merlwether ( being
a petition of the eighteenth annual report of
the Missouri Bureau of Labor Statistics ) .
PHILADELPHIA'S EXPERIENCE.
Dr Splero In his book on Phlla'ilphti's ex
perience says :
"Tho present value of the franclilso priv
ileges given by the city to Its railways , SB
estimated by Kie able financiers who effected
the recent consolidation ( namely the forma
tion of the Union Traction company In 1895) )
Is of much Interest to the public and easily
ascertained. TUo Unlcci Traction company
reports an annual expenditure of about
$5,463,000 as fixed charges. These fixed
charges are made up of two elements. The
nrst la tUp payment for the use of existing
rallnajs and equipment and the second * la
the amount exacted by the stockholders ot
lie constituent companies as payment for
the franchise privileges bestowed upon them
by the city. The amount of the nrst cle
ment In the fixed cliargee Is readily cal-
: uated. ! The companies report the cost ot
coretructlon and equipment of the railway
system as $34,156,000 , which Is apparently an
outside estimate. TUe Interest at G per cent
ca this cost Is $1,707,800 , which may be
taken as a fair return on the capital actually
Invested In the reads. The second element
In the flxed charges must then auiount to
$3,755,000 , and this sum thus represents ( Cie
annual payment guaranteed by the Unlcn
Traction company for the simple right to use
the locations granted to the original com
panies by the city of Philadelphia. This pay
ment Is an Interest charge , of G per cent en
$75,100,000 , and this amount Is , consequently ,
the present approximate value of Ida gift of
the city to Its railway companies. In return
for these exclusive privileges , which are
valued by the .company at $75,000,000 , the
city and the state receive In taxation $1,163-
000 annually. " ,
VALUE OP TUB FRANCHISES.
These facts speak for themselves and need
no further comment , but the value of the
constituent franchises , If I may use that ex-
preeclon < to designate the franchises , of those
companies whkli bave been combined to
form ; , the present monopoly , la shown by tbe
following clrcumstancee : The Thirteenth and
Fifteenth j Streets Passenger Railway com
pany was Incorporated In 1858 with an au
thorized capital of $1,000,000 , of which $331-
529 ! , or $16.75 per share , was paid In. In
1892 : . the company leased Its lines to the
Philadelphia Traction company for Itio fol
lowing rentals : From January , 1832 , to
January , 1894 , $9 per chare ; from January ,
1894 , to January , 1897 , $10 per chare , from
January , 1897 , to January , 1900 , $11 per share ,
and thereafter $12 per sharp. All that the
Philadelphia Traction company received wan
the franchise right of way and the real
estate occupied as terminals. The rails and
rolling stock were shortly replaced by a
modern _ trolley equipment. The Philadelphia
Traction company was leased to the Union
Traction at a. rental of 8 per cent per
annum ca tdo par value ( $50) ) of the stock ,
end Its obligations to tbe Thirteenth and
Fifteenth Streets company were assumed and
guaranteed. The rentals paid by the Phila
delphia company to the Thirteenth and Fif
teenth Streets r-epresents cither a large divi
dend on the Investment or a moderate return
on P. valuable asset. If tbo former , the
rcntalo represent 54 , 59 , 65 end 71 per cent
on the original Investment , or a 6 per cent
return on stock wortti successively $150 ,
$166.66 , $183.33 and $200 per ahare. After
January 1 , 1900 , tbe stock will have Increased
about twelve-fold In value In forty years.
Philadelphia street railway franchises arc
perpetual. The companies pay , according to
the estimate ot Dr. Spiers , an amount equal
to nine-tenths of 1 per cent oa the estimated
value of tho. franchlres ; and In making his
calculations he Includes tl ] dividend and car
taxes anJ the co ! > t of raving and maintaining
the streets occupied by the companies. I dote
not think anything further need be said to
demonstrate the Improvidence and lack of
ordinary business foresight and prudence
characterizing those who have been rcoponal-
blo for Philadelphia's government during line
period when there franchisee were given
away.
away.EXPERIENCE OF CLEVELAND.
Cleveland's experience with street railway
companies Is , la most respects , similar to
that of Philadelphia. According to Mr. Hop >
kins :
"Tho street railway Interest has been all
powerful In the control of political machines.
It haa not only secured , apparently for the
mere asking , the most valuable privileges ;
which the city council could bestow , It has
also ceoiped the performance ot many obliga ;
tions which the state Jiap FSPyj llgd thp coun
cil to make a condition of Us grants. It has
prevented the enforcement of nearly every
law which It has not cared to obey. And
now It has an enormous Inducement to cor
rupt a majority of the council In order ,7 ,
obtain the most valuable grant ever put into
the hands of that body to beetow. "
This is the statement not of an agitator but
of a careful and conservative etudent of the
question , whose work has been published by
the American Economic association.
Aa to the value of the exlstlpg franchisee
on the basis of replacing tfie lints Mr. Hop
kins says : ,
"Taking $7,000,000 as tbe cost of replacing
the linen wo can easily calculate what a new
company , or the old companies on a new
has ! ? , could afford to pay tot their grdnts ,
Tbe cross receipts ot all the. lines In the
city thle year (1896) ( ) will probably be in ex
cess ot $2,800,000. The existing companies
have more than { 5,000,000 of bonds actually
Issued. A new company floating tbe me
amount of bonds which it could easily do at
per cent , would have only $2,000,000 to Invest
vest In the shape of capital stock. The interest
terest on the bonds would. amount to $250,000
annually. On this year's business , the net
earntnca being $1,100,000 , $850.000 would be
left with which to pay dividends. After bey
jDfi a dividend of 10 per cent on an actual
Invtttmtnt of $2,000,000 there would b * 1 a
surplus of $650,000 from which to make
for iU franchise * Ana taU $650-
400 would come rtotty near representing
then fair profit * of th t > trr party In concern
- the city , whkh ( uraihei | la * right of
waj It would lecra a moderate statement
to nay that a new company could have af
forded to pay $500,00 fr the franchise * ot
the city of Cleveland'for this year (1896) ( )
atone , The same would bo true of the present
cnt companies If th r were competing for
the same grants In the open market. "
HOW CHICAGO W1AS WORKED.
Mr. Schilling , In his report as secretary
Of the I Illinois Bureau of Labor Statistic * ,
gives the following flgurts In relation to the
three great Chicago companies popularly
known as the "Yerkcs lines , " and which
figured ] so conspicuously In the recent
municipal campaign In Chicago when the
Municipal Voters' league took up the cause
of the I city as against their avarlclousnoss :
Mile * of Capital Other
tmck. mock. obliir t' .
Chicago City lly. Co..l4.:2 12 , ,000 f 4,61 ! > ,600
N. Chicago St. Hd. CV.,101.00 .K ,000 S.1S0.900
W. Chicago St. lly. Co..203.63 13,183.000 17,102,90 ]
187.84 1 31.789,000 $29.903.500
Totnl Obligations
obligation" , per mllf.
ChlcnjfO Clly Hallway Co.16. l .MX ) t 90 , : 8
N. Chicago St. Hd. Co . 14,7M,900 ) 140,848
\ \ > t C.ilcngo St. By. Co. . 30,291,900 149.MO
| 61C9,300 ? 128,4CO
For ] 9 .
He then proceeds to estimate the approxi
mate ccst of replacing tbo property andl
equipment of these companies , and gives his
figures , which are as follows :
405 5 ! miles electric nnd horse car track ,
at W.OOO . I
82.3. mllM cftlile track , nt lt.0,000 . 4,117,000
390.30 : miles overhead construction , nt . . . . . .
15,000 , . I.MI.flOO
877 motor curs , nt W.OOO . i . J'54'0 * ?
482 grip cnrs ( equipment ) , at IMOi . SlJ'SjS
4fl4 ; other cars , nt 800 . . . 3,715,200
Tower machinery , 63,200 horte-power , at
$71 . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,724,000
Potter horteN 53,200 hone-power , at $10 1,064,000
Storage buildings and hop , nt $3,000
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . " is ! !
Miscellaneous , at | 2,000 per mile . 875,680
Total . " ? ?
Total per mile . 6j'JJz !
The difference between tbe figures per mile
In the first set and these In the second not
represents the approximate value per mile of
the franchise.
WHAT THEY PAY.
The companies rave between the tracks.
They pay Vho usual state and local taxes , but ,
according to Mayor Swift's commission , business
nee property was only acscssed on an aver
age of 9.25 per cent of Its true value. In
189 the State Doard of Equalization ( sic )
assessed ttiose three great Chicago street
rcllwa > 6 at $2,900,000 , or 4.7 per cent of
the par value or 3.23 per cent of the market
value of their stock. They pay a car tax ,
which In 1896 yielded for all the surface
roads In Chicago $58,828.50. The dog tax In
the same year yielded $84,482. and tbe tax
on peddlers $92,376.38. In 1896 all the taxes
and special payments of these three roads
amounted to $1.42 per cent of tbe total gross
receipts of $11,941,624. The general taxes
were 2.12 per cent , and all other payments
2.2 ! per cent of the receipts.
Mr. Merlwether , In his report , collates fig
ures similar In Import * o these wo have al
ready given , and be ateo goes Into the ques
tion of the variance between the sworn re
ports of the officials of the companies and
the actual facts. For Instance , the companies
reported In 1896 to the city assessor 216
miles ! of street railway track in use. whereas
his Investigation flowed that there were
245. The companies reported 714 cars In
use , whereas 903 wore counted on the etreet ,
and 1,430 were found by the assessor. Atone
ono place , In commenting on the discrepancy
between the assessed and the real values of
the St. Louis street railway * , he says :
"If the $8,415,360 octjaally invested In
building and equipping the system repre
sented the system's true value , then In 1895
It would show the very handsome return of
23 per cent upon the value of their system.
As a matter of fact , they did earn 23 per
cent upon the ccst of their plant. That they
did not earn 23 per cent upon the face value
of their Investment Is due to the simple
fact that the roads are etoekcd and bonded
at more than four times the actual Invest
ment. The value of the 6 > fltQm's franchises
may. bo calculated by subtracting $8,415,360 ,
the actual cost of construction , from $37-
987,000 , the emounti upon which the com
panies are earning " 5i percent profit. " |
PROPERTY GIVEN AWAY.
The following letter from a prominent and
well known citizen of Columbus , 0. , who ,
having'held an Important office there , Is In
a position to know whereof ho speaks ,
facetiously , but none the less forcibly , de
scribes the experience of that city :
"Franchises are glrcn away here. Our
municipal legislature Is always composed ol
large-hearted , generous , public-spirited
servants. They believe In e'couraglng people
who know ft good thing when they see it.
They are not miserly and stingy , as some
people are. Why , they built a bridge over
the railroad tracks at a cost of $160,000 , and
gave the street railroad company epace on
it for double tracks , whicb occupies nearly
all the roadway , and they only charged $200
per year. This , you -will note. Is a mere
nominal consideration. It should have been
'In consideration of $1 and. natural love and
affection. '
"We have Just finished a fine viaduct ,
carrying our street ( this Is simettmes called
the city of one street ) over all the railroads
that pass through the city. This has cost , as
a whole , about $800,000. The street rail
way has two tracks across this at no ex
pense whatever. It has not yet put in any
bill for damages to Us business resulting
from Interference with Its free use of the
street while building and from the Chang ?
of grade , which necessitated the lengthen
ing ot Its track a few feet. It Is probable
that our municipal dads will /.cognize tbe
manifest equity ot this claim when
prcsecuted.
"Unfortunately the writer happened to
Annual Sales ovarOOOOOOO Boxesj
IOB BILIOUS AND NERVOUS DI80EDER8
such as Wind nnd Pain In the Ptomnch.
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be city auditor when the MI company ap
plied for a reneiral of It * charter for term
of yean t n year * . He wai one of thono
'ornery cuMta' that h * no more PCMO than
to be ticking hla noeo Into other folk * '
huclnt * * , and aa Ju t fool enough to make
flght agalnit granting & public-spirited
body of capitalists a ten-year franchise
without a visible consideration. nut the
flght wai on and retreat would bo disgrace
ful. He-enforcements came lr from the ran-
la * and bobtail clement , college professors
and elcb , and ( ho company accepted a char
ter requiring a payment of $4,000 per year.
U parsed June 27 , 1S92. Its paesogo was fol
lowed by the financial panic ot 1S93 , and In
fact times have not been very durned good
over alnco. Ho has alway * regretted the
etand ho took In that matter , especially It
It produced the panic , and besldca , this city
would be nlco place , Indeed , If wo had no
light when It's dark. This $4,000 for ten
yearn cripples the company to tbo extent ot
$40,000 , and Iccsena Its ability Juat that
much to give employment to labor.
"Tho Electric LlRlit and Power company
on May 27 , 1895 , obtained a franchise for
twcnty-lho years and did not seem to have
iumclent power at the titno to escape a 2
per cent gross receipt requirement , alow
much the city will receive from this source
will , of course , depend a good deal upon
how much power the company uses and the
quantity of light It throne upon Its business.
Dtit you may set It d wn as a fact that our
city has a dead sure thing on $250 per year
from street railroads and $4,000 per year
from Oas and Coke company and 2 per ccat
on gross receipts from 'Electric Light and
Power company. The street railways ballast
their own tracks at present. The city used
to do it foP them. This , ot course , Indicates
a growing of the eplrlt ot mob violence and
may blow over after a while. "
Prof. Henry B. Gardner of mrown uni
versity , a year or two ago In discussing the
toplo of "Municipal Franchises , " related
some of Providence's experiences. For In
stance , that of the old Union Horao Car com
pany selling Us plant and franchises to a i
new company for $5,000,000 , although the
plant Itself was not worth $1,500,000. To In
troduce the electric system the road bad to bo
rebuilt , thus clearly showing that the
franchise was worth $3,600,000. The new
company was capitalized , according to Prof.
Oardcer , at $16,000,000 , and the stock ( par
value $100) ) Is selling at $200. The city has
been receiving from $38,000 to $50,000 per
annum return.
CITY or MATAX A9.
Location null Rtrmirth of ! <
unit Fort * .
The city of Matansai cornea Into promi
nence i the flrit city ot Cuba to receive a
taw ihoti from the American navy. It U
located on the northern coait of the Island ,
fifty mllei cast of Havana. The population
of the city la 45,000. Its bay , which makes
deep dent fn the coast. Is limited by PuntA
( Point ) de Iluvalcava on the west and Punta
do iMaya on the east. The entrance to the
harbor Is remarkably wide and deep enough
to give access to the largest vessel ,
The defenses of WaUnrns consisted of the
Castles of San Sovcrlno and Pcnas Allan
and the new batteries of illuralcava and
Punta do Maya. Tbe two caatloa were old
and worm-eaten and tholr artillery WAS
antlqimtoj. At the Iluvalcava and Punta
do Maya battcrlei the Spanish had recently
mounted some eight-Inch guns , and others
wpre being mounted at Punta dovMara and at
different places around the bay. A line ot
forts extends alwg the coast from Punta
do Maya to Varadero beach , a few miles
west of Cardenas ; but these forts wcro merely
intended to prevent the landing of filibuster.
Ing expeditions.
Two railroad lines connect Matanras with
the capital city of the Island. One , the Bay
line , run near the northern coast through
Ilenavldes , Celba , Mocha , 'Kmpalme ' , Agua-
cate , Oalnoa , Jarnco , San Miguel , Campo
Florldo , Mlnas and Itegla. The other line |
runs south of ( Matanzas to La lid Ion and
then goes west and north to Havana .
through Oulncs , San Fellp and 'Dcjuc.il. i
Matanias Is also connected by rail with
Cardenas , Colon , Clonfucgos , fiagua la
Grande , lanta Clara , Calbarlen ard Remcdlos. i
liatanzas stands next to Havana In popu
lation but Is less
* than secondary cammcr-
clally. It Is located In ono of the most fer j |
tile portions of Cuba , and extends up the
plcturcsijue and verdant hills by which the
bay Is surrounded In the form of an amphi
theater. The bay Is Urge , but shallow. Ma-
tanzas Is said to be healthier than Havana
because of Its better system of drainage
and general cleanliness. However , It lacks
thceo attractions of life and gayety possessed
by the capital. The streets are wide , and
well constructed , but the city Is wanting In
many of the Moorish characteristics so com
mon In tbo Island. U was built much later ,
and more under foreign direction than
Havana. The custom house Is the most
prominent building which strikes the eye
on approaching the city bf water , tt tt
built of * tone , hi only one ! ry In height ,
ml wai erected nearly a ecntttry ago. Man ?
of the Inhabitants planted tholr countrr
eat * on the height * above the city , front
which the vlw of ( he wldr-tpreadlng bar'
form * a delightful picture. There are three
largo churchea In .Matanzai , the principal
ono being the Church of San Carlos , a large
and well-appointed theater , a bull ring anil
cock pits.
The city Is cut Into thrro parts by the
nivcra Yttmurl and San Juan. The section
between the river * , the main part of the *
city , ls called Cludad Antln.ua , or "old town , "
South of the San Juan Is Pueblo Nucvo , ami
north of the Yumurl Is Versallcs. The CM
town U built upon the. site of a former In-
dlnn village , known to early travelers br
the name of Yurnyo. Alatonzas contain *
several email public squares and a pretty
plaza , Do Armas , similar to that of Havana ,
ornamented with fine trees and flower * , with
a statue of Ferdinand VII In the , center.
Within IU circumscribed space the plaza
presents a great variety of tropical tree * anil
flowers. The
government offices are oppo-
Ito the plaza , also two or three large ami
fine club houses , splendidly furnished anil
; remarkable for the spaclousncoi ot the pub-
I lie rooms. Club life prevails In Matnnzas ,
but it is forbidden to discuss politics In the
cltibfl. tbe time being devoted to gamea of
all kinds , such as cards , dominoes , chess
and checkers.
The famous afternoon drive of Matanraa
was formerly the San Carlos I'ASCO. It
overlooks the spacious harbor and outer
bay , but for years has faocn neglected and
abandoned , the roadway being covered with
vccetatlon and gullied with deep hollows.
The two objects of Interest to strangers are
the valley of ho Yumurl , a gorge four mile *
lone , through which flows the river of thr
same name , and tbe famous caves of Uell.i
mor. situated about two leagues from th
city limits. These caves lead 300 fce.t and
more beneath the surface. Of all the Cuban
cities Matanzas Is perhaps the ono which
has suffered most from the horrors of the
war. For months tha mortality has been be
tween forty and fifty per day.
Entire families have disappeared , victim *
to misery and starvation. More than half
the men who were condemned to death for
the "crime of rebellion" during General
Weylcr's command were shot at the castle
of San Sevcrlno , and hundreds whose com
plicity with the Insurgents could not bo
established are said to have been thrown to
the sharks In the bay from tbo castle ot
Penas Altos.
JOBBERS FIND
OFs OMAHA.
AGRICU im/T '
Parlin , Orendorff
& Martin Co
Jobbers of Farm Machinery.
Wagon * and Bu l < * - Cor. th and Jon * * .
ART GOODS
Hospe
Picture Moldings.
Mirror * ; Frame * , Backing and Artl * ' . *
Materials.
BOOTS-SHOES-RUBBERS ,
D merican Hand
1 v Sewed Shoe Co
Wfrs 2 Jobbers of Foot Wear
WESTERN AGENTS FOK
The Joseph Banigau Rubber Oo.
F\H. Sprague & Co. ,
Rubbers and Mackintoshes.
1107 Howard St. , OMAHA
_ ' . Kirkendall & Co
Boots , Shoes and Rubbers
altirooms UOt-UM-llM Htrntr BtrML
7 T. Lindsey ,
A *
WHOLESALE
RUBBER GOODS
OVMT f Chief Brand Ifacklntoafc *
\A/.V. \ Morse Co.
) Shoes , Riibbersy
AT WHOLESALE.
Office and Salesroom .
1119-21-23 Howard St.
BAGS
Remis Omaha Bag Co
Importer * and Manufacturer *
BAGS
614-16-18 South iif/i Street
BAKING POWDER EXTRACTS.
Farrell & Co. ,
SYRUPS ,
Ilclasiet , Sorghum , etc. . Preserve ! and Jellies.
Alto tin cum and Japanned ware *
CHICORY
The American
V Chicory Go.
Grower * and menuftctureri of all forms of
Chicory Omaha-Fremont-O'Nell.
CROCKERY AND GLASSWARE
H , Bliss ,
'
Itnportir and JMr
Crockery. China , Glassware ,
Hlvtr Plated War * . Looking dUisea. Cha * .
dtller * , Lamp * . Chimneys Cutlery , Xtc.
1410 FARNAX ST.
CREAMERY SUPPLIES
Jhe Sharpies Company
Creamery Mathintry
Boiler _ * , Bnglnai _ and , Feed Supplier Cooker . . * . . Wood.Fai. . . _ .
BnZftlni. Beltlnr , ButUr Pack *
JM Of all kind *
MT-M Jonu IL
DRY GOODS.
M. E , Smith & Co.
( porter * and Jobbers of
Dry Goods , Furnishing Goods
AND NOTIONS.
DRUGS.
ichardson Drug Co.
902-906 Jackson St.
1. O. RICHARDSON , Prest
PL F. WELLER. V. Prest.
Tfie Meroer
Chemical Co.
M'frt Standard Fharmiotutlcal
Prefara-
ttenl. Sptelal Formulae Prepared to
Oratr. Send for Catalogue.
laboratory , 1111 Howard it , Oawh * .
E.j3ruce & Co.
Druggists and Stationers
"Queca Bee" BpecUltle * .
Cttari. Wine * and Brandle * .
Corner 10th and Barney Street * .
ELECTRICAL SUPPLIES.
lA/estern Electrical
vv , Company
Electrical Supplies.
Electric Mining Bells nnd Gas Lighting
0. W. JOHNSTON. MET. 1510 Howard Rt.
wolf Electrical
Supply Co
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
ELECTRICAL SUPPLIES
MM Farnam 81.
FRUIT-PRODUCE.
& Co ,
WIIOLEJALB
Commission Merchants.
8. W. Corner l"th and Howard Eta.
llemben of tbe National
League of Commla *
ton Merchant * of the United States.
GROCERIES.
McCord-Brady Co.
%
13th and Leuvcnworth St
Staple and Fancy Groceries
IU AND COITEC ROUTERS , lie.
eyer & Raapke ,
WHOLESALE
FINE GROCERIES
I Tea * . 8ptc , Tobacca anA Clear * .
I 1IOS-1MT Uarney fimei.
and
Paxton Gallagher Co
IMPORTERS.
OA1 COFFEE ROASTERS
AKD JOUUIlta GROCER * .
Telephone
HARNESS-SA DDLERY
J HHaneyfcCo.
W M'fr *
OARirass , BAPDZ.KB AND COLLAR *
JToMurt of LtatHer , Aaadlerv nardiean , M
We lollclt your order * . 1816 Howard Et
HARDWARE.
'octor ' t Wilhilmy Co
-
Wholesale Hardware ,
H ARDWARE.
T ee-Clark Andraesen
* * Hardware Go
Wholesale Hardware.
Bicycles and Sporting Goods. 1310-31-28 IIu
ncy street.
"XIQUORS7
>
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Walter Moise & Co
WHOLESALE
LIQUORS.
Proprietor ! of AMERICAN ridAIl AND OLASf
WARE CO.
: H-21C Bouth 14th SI
Piley Brothers ,
Wholesale
Liquors and Cigr9
1118 Farnam Street-
Tier's Eagle Gin
East Indict Bitters
Qoldtn Shtaf Pure Rye and Bourbon WMskty. '
Willow Sprlnc . * DUtlllery. Ilir * O , Ull
Barney Strtct.
John Boelfhoff ,
WHOLESALE
Wines , Liquors and Cigars ,
ft Mtb Olren-
LUMBER
G hlcago Lumber Oo.
WHOLESALE
DUMBER . . .
814 South 14th St.
OILS-PAINTS
Ctandard Oil Co.
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J. A. Mofttt. lit Viet Free. L. J. Drake , den Met
. C / . * * J .
Qaiollne , Turpentine , Axle Grease. Etc.
Omaha Branch and Agencies. John B. Ruth Mgr.
PAPEK-WOODENWARE.
Oirpenter Paper
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Printing Paper , *
Wrapping Paper , Sationerym
Corner Utb and Bowtrd streets.
STEAM-WATER SUPPLIES.
rane-Churchill Co.
IOI4.IOI6Doufflas Street.
Manufacturers and Jobber * of Steam. Oas an *
Water Supplies of All Kinds.
| Jnited States
Supply Co. . .
i/oS-rrro Harney St.
Bteam Pump * , Engines and Hollers , Pip * ,
Wind Mills , Steam and Plumbing
Material , lieltlix , Hose , Eta.
TYPE FOUNDRIES
G reat Wtstern
Type Foundry
Superior Copper Mixed Type U la * * * ar
Ik * mwket.
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