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COTTON TELLS OF COALING Itrstr Ocmmindcr of Cruiitr Harrtri 0i7ts Teitimonj in Zoh'ej Caie, TO BE JUDGE WILSON'S SUCCESSOR leliley Announces Tlmt t! Una Mailt: IIU leleotlou of Additional Aa- latntitn, Alan More Mops. Appear, WASHINGTON', Sept. 25. Two new wit seniles were Introduced In tho Schley court today. They were Admiral Cotton, who tommanded the auxllltnry cruiser Harvard, tnd Captain Wise, who commanded the tuxllllary cruiser Yale during the Spanish war, iloih these vessels were used as scouts and both came up with the flying squadron off Santiago on May 17 before tho retrograde movement to Key West was be- tun. Admiral Cotton testified that he hart none by Admiral Schley's flagship on that day to take dispatches to him, and he said at flrct that he save him four or five ditpatchcs ad dressed to the commander of the squadron. He afterward modified this statement, say-In-,: that probably all but two of theso (lis patchet were addressed to himself (Ai id I r I Cotton), but that they contained In formation which he thought should be In Admiral Schley's possession. One of these vac a ropy of a dispatch from Admiral Sampson which had not been printed In the official records, stating that the Spanish fleeta was at Santiago. .Merrlnnie Could llnw Miipiillrit Fuel. He also said that the coal could have been taken from the Merrlmac on May 27, the day that the retrograde movement to Key West was begun, for the purpose of coaling. Captain Wise testified that on May 27 he had signaled Captain I'hlllp of the Texas his opinion that Cerveru was lnsldo tho harbor at Santiago, but this was ruled out. During the day Admiral Schlev said he had selected Mr. Rayner as his chief of counsel to succeed Judge Wilson. ' Mr. Heyner slated that If It becimo neces sary In tiie preparation or abstracting of the voluminous documents In tho case to employ assistant counsel or If ho should be. unavaldahly absent at any time that proper arrangements will be made for that purpose. t'hnrin of the llnttlc Tho wall back of tho court was ndorned today vlth a chart on a large scale showing the ground site of the battle oil Santiago on July .!. Tho southern coast of Cuba In the vicinity of Santiago was plainly marked and the points at which tho Spanish nhlps went to the bottom wero all Indicated In plain lettering. Thero were also a number of transparent charts which had be'en pre. pared over night sitting about In the rear of the room and which wero Intended to lllustrato varlou phases of tho Santiago campaign. All these had been prepared with a view of expediting tho work of the court and all wero on n largo scale. Tho firs! witness called today was A II. Claxtin, the machinist on board the Texas, who had begun his testimony when tho sit tings of tin court were so nbruptly termi nated yes rday morning by the death of Judge Wllsor Defore Mr. Claxton took tho stand Com mander Hellner was recalled to make ver bal corrections In tho official copy of his testimony tie said he nnd several cor rectlonn that he desired to makj. In ono rase he waiorecorded as' giving the "bear iDg and tho distance" of the Ilrooklyn. He said he had given the bearing and not the distance. He made various other changes, but they wore not material. Knatnca Arc Itrverarcl. Mr. Claxton said on July 3, 189S, he bad been on duty In tho englno room of tho Texas. The engine Indicator had called for full speed ahead early In tho morning, which had. within an hour after the bo ginning of the action, been changed to "full tpeed nstern." To his knowledge there had been no signal for the reversal of the en gines He said that he had been excused from service in the englnu room, but still he know that the engines were reversed for about two minutes, Mr. Claxton was not questioned by Mr. Hoyner. Ailmlrnl Cotton CnlU-il. Rear Admiral Cotton, now comraandlns the, Norfolk navy yard, who commanded the auxiliary cruiser Harvard during the Span ish war, was the next witness. He told of meeting tho flying squadron under Com modoro Schley off Santiago on May 27, 1J98. unci said that on that date he had de livered dispatches to the then commodore from Admiral Sampson and tho Navy de parttueu' He had, he said, boarded the Hrooklyn about 10:30 o'clock. Tho weather was then moderate and he bad had no diffi culty In going aboard tho Brooklyn from his boat. , Admiral Cotton said, In response to a question from Captain Lemly, that tho ves sels of tho fleet could have coaled where they were on thi 27th, at somo time during thac day. As Indicative of the condition of the sea, he said ha had used a cockle shell boat In going from tho Harvard to the Druoklyn and had worn a white uniform. "Was anything said at this tlmo about going to Koy Wost for coal 7" "Did you state In specific terms that you agreod with Commodoro Schley as to the difficulty In coaling?" "The question was not discussed and I ox pressed no opinion," Dlapntrli ol May 2(1. In rerponse to further questions, Admiral Cotton said that he had the original trans lations of the clphor dispatches addressed to Harvard. Tho dispatch of May 25 wag then read to him as follows: .wA.8Ln,NaTOJf' M' M. lS98-IlHrvnrd. St. Nicholas Mole. Hnytl; Proceed at once and Inform Schley and nlso the senior "Hirer present off Santiago on follows; All department'!! Information Indlrato Spanish dlvlslo.i Is still at Santiago, The department looks to you to ascertain facts and that the enemy, If therein, does not !fav without n decisive action, Cubans familiar with Santiago say that there are landing places five or six nautical miles west from the mouth of harbor and that there Insurgents will probably be found and not the Spanish. From the surround Ing heights ono can see every vessel In port, As noon as ascertained, notify the opartment whether enemy Is there. Could i..Ylu'ldr,on aml nlo Harvard coal from lUll1??" ';w,5rl of Cape Crux. Qonalves SmnLor M.ol.B Hnlt17 Tno department Euba. y llUBt,on nl Santiago, IHnpntotif Chnnueil. Mr. Rayner called attention to the fact that there were some material changes In tho dispatches as printed In the official re ports by tho Navy department. Admiral Schley's reply to these dispatches dated May 29, In which ho said he could not obey the orders of the department, was then read and Mr. Rayner pointed out vari ous changes In the language of the dis patch as printed In the official report. He addressed tho court briefly concerning thrso changes. He -aid that Admiral Schley had spoken of the weather as "boisterous;' and that that word had been omitted from the printed copy of the dispatch. He also stated that whereas, the admiral had said that 0,500 tons of coal would bo necessary, the printed ropy made It ln.ooo tons. It was also stated in the original that Harverd was going to Tort Royal, whereas Kingston had been In serted in the printed copy, wtre other changeJ. Following Is the text of the original dls- paicn sent to tho Navy department: "Received dispatch of May 2U. by Har a.a, off Santiago de Cuba. Merrlmac's engine Is disabled and It Is helpless; am obliged to have It towed to Key West. Have been absolutely unable to conl Texas Marblehead, Vixen and tlrnoklvn from col lier owing to very rour,!1 seas nnd boister ous weather since leaving Key West firooklyn Is the only one In snuadron hav ing more than sufficient coal to reach Key West. Impossible to remain off Santiago In present state of coal account of the squadron. Not possible to coal to leeward of Capi Cruz In summer owing to south west winds. Harvard Just reported to me It hag only coal enough to reach Jamaica and It will proceed o Port Royal; also re ports only small vessels could roal at Oo nalvot or Mole. Haytl. Minneapolis has only coal enough to reach Key West, and same of Yale, which wtll tow Merrlmac. It Is to j hi regretted that the department's orders cannot be obeyed, earnestly, as we have all striven to that end. I am forced to return to Key West via Yucatan channel for coal. Can ascertain nothing concerning cnemv Was obliged, to send Eagle to Port Antonio, Jamaica, yesterday, as it had only twenty ccven tons of coal on board Will leave St Paul bote. Will require 0.500 tons of coal at Key West." Ilenll IIITera to Oo Aatiore. Admiral Cotton then related a conversa tion he had had with Admiral Schloy con cerning a proposition of Lieutenant Dealt of Harvard to go ashore and put himself In communication with the Cuban Insurg ents. Ho eould not. ho said, recall the exact words of the conversation, but at all events Mr. Dcall had not been ordered ashore. Judge Advocate Lemly then asked: "After you delivered the order and prior to tho dispatch which he delivered to you to be sent to Kingston, what efforts did he make to locato Ccrvera's fleet to your kuowl edge?" "None to my knowledge." "Did he, with his squadron, at that tlmo approach Santiago?" "He did not. I will qualify that to this extent. The vessels were not, of course, at anchor; they were moving nbout and there wero directions for movement toward the harbor of Santiago." JuJgo Advocate l,traly then started to read dispatches received by Admiral Cotton from Admiral Schley, delivered by Scorpion. Itnyner Hulae. Objection. Mr. Rayner objected to tho reading of these dispatches unless Admiral Sampson's dispatch, No. 7, to Admiral Schley, should also be rend, "ns," he said, "Admiral Schley's orders were based on that." At this point Captain Patker remarked that this dispatch could not be found. To this remark Captain Lemly took exception, faying that It was out of place for counsol to make such comment. Admiral Dowry sustained the objection. Tho order of Sampson, the letter known as tho "Dear Schley" letter, was then read. Mr. Rayner attempted to hnvo Admiral Cotton say that his conversation with Ad miral Schley concerning Lieutenant Roall's proposition to go ashoro nnd communicate with the Insurgents, had occurred on tho 31st instead of tho 27th of Mny. The wit ness said that this might, possibly be tho case, but tha. to his best recolloctlon the conversation occurred on tho 27th. Mr. Rayner explained that Admiral Schloy had on the 31st, sent another man ashoro to communlcati with tho Insurgonts, which would explain Admiral Schley's declina tion of Lieutenant Beall's proposition. Snre of Onto of Propoa.nl, Mr. Hanna asked Admiral Cotton concern ing certain dispatches received by him on May 25 He said ho had received a dispatch on that date from Admiral Sampson, telling him that tho Spanish squadron was at San tlago and to proceed thero and comrounl cate with Admiral Schlo;', Tho witness read a copy of ths dispatch, which ho had retained, and said that If he had ever given It to Admiral Schley It had been on Mny 27. Mr. Rayner here raised the point that the. document read was a copy and not Iho original. He also railed attention to tho fact that the document had not been printed In the official raports of tho Navy department. An animated controversy followed, in which Mr. Rayner commented upon tha (In his opinion) Inaccuracy of the depart ment reports. He demanded the original dispatch, saying: "This Is an Inquiry and not a prosecution and you are here to pro tect and vindicate Admiral Schley as much as wo are." Ultimately the original cipher dispatch was fcund and Mr. Rayner then said that ho would accept tho copy which Admiral Cotton said had been made by Lieutenant Ilcall. Cuptuln Wlae Teatlflra. At 3:25 Admtrnl Cotton wbb excused anil Captain C. Wise, who was In command of the auxiliary cruiser Yale during tho war, was called to the witness ttand. Ho told of his roconnolterlng about Santiago har bor May 22, previous to the arrival of the flying squadron. He said he had not been able to see anything of tho Bpanlsh fleet. Captain Wise said that when, on May 27. he approached the flying squadron twenty one mltea off Santiago tho fleet had startod on Its retrograde movement. He came up with Texas and exchanged signals with Captain Philip, telling him that ho be lieved the Spanish squadron to be Inside the harbor there. Mr. Rnyner objected to this testimony as conversation between Captains Wlso and Philip affecting Admiral Schley. The court sustained Mr. Rayncr's ob jection and put somo questions of Its own, which with the answers, were as follows: "What Information had you to lead you to believe the Spanish squadron to be at Santiago May 277" "The same Information that was received from tho Navy department. I will state that If they were thero on May 20 thoy did not" leave. I am perfectly satisfied thoy did not leave whilst we wore there." Judge AdvocateI am reminded by this court that this refers particularly to In formation that you have. "I rocelvod my dispatch from the Navy department on May 20 that the Spanish squadron had arrived on May 19 in Santi ago." "Had you any personal knowledge?" "No." Dy the Court Did you report to the senior officer present tho Information on which you based your belief respecting the loestlon of the Spanish squadron on that date? "As stated first, I was Intercepted by the order from Commodore Schley from Vixen to take Merrlmac In tow. Caniain Slgibee of St. Paul Immediately went on board. Brooklyn was a mile and a half ahead. It Immediately went to Merrlmac and made preparations to take It In tow. And so far as my communicating with Commodoro Schley, no." Tho Judgo advocate, at Admiral Dewey's Instance, Invited attention to the dlnpatcli as follows; WASHINGTON, May 20. 159S.-Yule. care American Consul. Cano llavtlen: Inform every vessel off Santiago de Cuba flying squadron Is oft Clenfuegos and that orders hayo been sent today to proceed In nil pos sible dlsputch for Santiago do Cuba. LONG. The court asked why that order was not carried out. Captain Wise said In reply: "l Informrd St. Paul. Harvard and Minneapolis and I notified Captain Phillip of the same thing." Tho court then adjourned until tl o'clock tomorrow, saying It would hold only one session tomorrow and would take a recess. THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. THUHSDAY, SEPTEMBER i:6, ltfUl. . i " 1 Tnere ino niv ' K'Trnrnvn vuit Gret American's Qntiuitioa at Dtrtmcnt 0m Huncrid Yma Afo. HOW THE LVINT WILL BE OBSERViD Cornerstone of i Meinnrlnl llnll He l.nld Hpoeha In the Life of the Knilnrnt Stntca- Dartraouth college celebrates tt.day th centennial of the graduation of Daniel Web ster from thaf Institution. This afternoon the cornerstone of Webster hall, the new administration and memorial building, will be laid by Samuel Appleton, the only living grandchild of Webster. The exercises will close with a banquet at which several eml nent citizens are scheduled for addresses Including Edward Everett Hale, Chief Jus tlce Fuller, Senator Hoir and the governo of New Hampshire Tno event to be commemorated naturally brings to mind the career of one of th greatest of American atatt-smen; Porn In Salisbury (now Franklin), New Hampshire on the 18th day of January, 17S2, Daniel Webster gave little promise of developing Into the splendid mental and physical vigor that were so prominent In hi later years. His father. Ebcneze Webster, had been so hard pressed struggling for mere existence on the New Hampshire hills In his boyhood that he ha! never been able to give himself much "schooling," but he was by no means an Ignorant man. He was strong In body nnd daring In temperament nnd he had Just at talned his majority when the great French war broke out. He became n soldier and a fearless Indian fighter, and when the wa was done ho settled down to the career of a farmer In New Hampshire, Dulldlng himself a log house on the edge of what was then a wilderness he married and brought his young wife to It, Here they endured toll nnd hardship together for ten years when Mrs. Webster died, and within a year Ebcneter wenster marrien again and his son Daniel wor the son of the second wife, whose maiden name had been Abigail Eastman. A Itetolutlonnry Fntlier. When the wnr with England began Eben cier Webster's patriotic spirit ran high ond ho raised ft company of 200 men and marched to Iloston with them to Join tho forces thero It Is said that he was one of the most splendid looking men of his day- tall, dark nnd of noble figure. He made such an Impression on Wnshlngton that It 1b on record that Washington said to him "Captain Webster, I am sure that I can trust you." Daniel was the ninth child of his father, nnd when he was born the neighbors won dered how it happened that he should have been such n frail little follow when his father was such a splendid specimen of physical vigor nnd bis mother a sturdy womnn whose other children were well and strong. No one suspected tho hidden pny slcal power In the little Daniel, nor did It develop much during the years of his boy hood, And ns for the splendid gift of ora tory that thrilled the world In later years, thero was no trace of It at all In his early school days. Ho was so timid nnd self' conscious thnt he could not emulate the ex ample of tho other boys and "speak pieces" for tho edification of visitors when he was In school. And yet such talent as wns within the boy could not bo concealed, and when he road In school or aloud at home It was noted that he had a beautiful voice and that he gave wonderful expression to any thing he read. His father began to under stand that his boy was of no ordinary men tnl capacity and he determined that he should have as good an education as possi bio. So it happened that when Daniel was about 10 years of age he was sent lo Exeter academy to school. He made rapid progress In hU studies and during tho next year his father took him to Poacawen to put him under the Instruction of a learned minister, Rev. Samuel Wood. His father now lm parted to Daniel the Joyful news that he was to go to college. The Information made such nn Impression on the knowledge-loving boy that he literally wept for Joy. nenlnnliiK Professional Mfe. Webster was admitted to the bar In 1S05 and he returned to Now Hampshire and opened an office In tho town of noscowen. His Income did not exceed J500 or $600 a year, but that was regarded as n very credltablo sum for a young lawyer to earn In those days. In 1808 Webster was marrlsd In Salisbury to Miss Orace Fletcher, the daughter of a minister, and he took his bride to Ports mouth to live. Mrs. Wobstcr was a beauti ful and refined woman and the homo life of Mr. Webster was a very happy one. In 1613 Webster wns elected to congress, where he came Into contact with the most bril liant minds of that day and where ho attracted great attention by his oratory and his mental vigor nnd power. Mr. Webster moved from Portsmouth to Iloston In the year 1816 and when he re tired from congress the next year he re sumed bis law practice, bis Income Increas ing from $2,000 r year In Portsmouth to $20,000 a year In Poston. Dut his pros pcrlty was saddened by the death of his oldest child, n little girl to whom ho was devotedly attached. Each year brought Webster Increased fame and by the year 1820 he was regarded as the greatest ora tor of his day. It was In this year that he delivered his fnmous Plymouth oration commemorating the 200th anniversary of the landing of tho Pilgrims. This wonder ful oration was printed and It produced something of a literary sensation. John Adams called Webster "the most consum mate orator of modern times." Another of Webster's orations that cre ated ft profound sensation was the one de livered nt the laying of the cornerstono of Bunker Hill racnument In 1825. Then came tho famous eulogy upon Adams nnd Jeffer son nnd other orations that sustained tho reputation ho had made at Plymouth. Work In Coiinreaa. In 1823 Webster again took bis scat In congress, and ho retained his seat for the next six years, Increasing his reputation at home and abroad as one of the greatest of living American statesmen. In January, 1828, theie came a great sorrow to Webster In the death of his dearly loved wife. This was a blow that almost prostrated him for a time, but he sought consolation In hard work and In cnrlng for his motherless chil dren, It was on January 26, 1830, that Web ster made his fnmous "Reply to Hayne," In which he reached the highest pinnacle of his fame as an orator and a thinker, Webster's second wife was a Mlsi Leroy of New York. His political nmbltlons had now risen so high that he had his eye on the presidential chair, and he hoped to re ceive iho nomination thnt Henry Clay re eclved. Again he sought the presidency In 1836, but he did not receive thn nomina tion, much to his disappointment and cha grin. In the summer of 1R39 Webster went to Europe with nls family and he received a great deal cf attention. He hoped to re ceive tho nomination for the presidency In the year 1810, but was again doomed to dis appointment, the nomination having been given to Harrison. On the election of Har rison, Webster became secretary of state, s position he filled with great credit to him stlf aud his country, Webster bad purchased a farm at Marsh- field before the death of bis first wife and when his dut es as secretary of slate were uone he retired to his farm, which was vlthln nn hour's ride of Boston, determined to withdraw from political life, but he again entered the senate and resumed his interest in the political affairs of the country. In 1S50 Webiter again took uu tne duties of secretary of state under Presl dent Fillmore, whom Webster honed to suc ceed as president, but again he was doomed to disappointment. I'nllliiK 5lmlim. In the summer of 1SS2 Webster's health rpldly declined and early In September he went to his beautiful farm In Marshfleld. Early In October It became annarent not only to his friends, but to Webster himself that his da)s were a'most numbered and thst he must "set his home In order" for his final departure He died at 3 o'clo-k on Sunday afternoon, October 24, 1SS2. fully conscious that the end was at hand. He tcok an affectionate leave of his famflv his servants and his friends. Then he said "On the 24th of October all that Is mortal el Daniel Webster will be no more!" A little later he said solemnly "Heavenly Father, forgive my sins and welcome me to Thyself, through Jesus Christ." After mid night ho roused himself from a troubled sleep and said: "I still live." They were his last words Tho funeral of Webster occurred on tho 2Pth of October and It was attended bv fully 10.000 people, many of the most Illustrious men In the country being present. He was laid to rest In the little cemetery not far from his home by the side of his wife and children. no VOI? WKAIl A l'IIOWM:it f w Womnn Una n evr Wrinkle to Cure Wrinkles. In tbo halcyon days of the south, when time was no object with slavea and ftlr ladles scorned even to pick up their own handkerchiefs, thero was felt among la naute societo a common dread. It was that of wrinkles those Inevitable mark logs of Father Time. Then n beautiful complexion was esteemed to be one of woman's greatest charms. Tho sunburned golfer had not come flamboyantly Into fashion, nor was the "literary wrinkle" ono deep crease between the eyebrows looked upon with favor, neither had the ruddy coloring, the charm of today, while reddened arras exposed by rolled-up shirt slectcs would nnurcdly have been regarded as extremely vulgar. A delicate skin was tho supreme desire of overy well born woman, and considered half the battle In wtnlng a lover. In tho privacy of her own chamber, therefore, she engaged In such small arts at would en hance thin beauty, the most efficacious be ing n strip of white ribbon or a soft hand kerchief tied tightly about her forehead, that It might prevent It from puckering, or falling Into set lines, ns she sat rrudlng or thinking. To further old In smoothing out the brow the band wns dlpcd In cold water. Often eho slept nt night with this band tied firmly about her head. In these days of ultra modcrnncss the subject of wrinkles Is still one of vast Importance aud a new preventive has heen evolved. It Is called by the suggestive name of "frowner" and consists simply of a rather stiff bit of white paper about the size nnd shape of a postage stamp nnd having on Its back a similar i "ntlng of gum. hspeclally Is It drsigncd as i. pre ventative of tho wrinkles between the brows or at the corners of tho eyes, and In these places, after being moistened, thetc should be pasted whenever one Is nbout to engage In some, occupation that causes tho habit of "wrinkles.'" At the fashlotablc shops of large cities frowners nre now as regularly on sale as almost any other accessories of the toilet. Many, however, profor to make them at home, a process simple and Inexpensive. It has also been found by thoso who are ingenious that It 1b best to cut them cir cular In shape Instead of square, as they leave less of a traco when removed. Heavy writing paper from which to fashion them Is nvallable to all and n little dissolved gum arsenic wtll stick them on good aud tight. CUI1.VS WOMBX Alt I- nOMHSTIC. Ther Mnke Model Wires nml the Fonileat of Mothers. The Cuban woman of high class Is the Ideal wife and mother, relates a corre spondent of the New York Sun. No ad vanced notions have as yet found their wny Into the beautiful homes of the Island, although the young women of the less aristocratic families have speedily ahsorbed the knowledge of their nbtltty to compete with their brothers In tho trades nnd pro fessions. Hut the grnnde dame remains de lightfully womanish Her children, her husband and her home follow ench other n tho gamut of her affections, for, nbovo all, the Cuban womnn Is n mother. The casual visitor to Cuba's capital does not come Into contact with the women of position In Hnvana. They cannot be called women of fashion or of society. for In neither of those particulars do they shine. Put In tholr homes, guarded most exclusively from promiscuous acquaintance one Is confronted with an exquisite sim plicity nnd sincerity not always associated with tho feminine flex of other nations. .nd these two qualities may be said to constitute their chief charms Tho fashionable residence section of Hnvana lies along thn Idalo, n beautiful road that stretches from tho foot of the Prado by the very shores of the great, bluo Mexican gulf. Hero ono sees country villas surrounded by gardens of wonder ful beauty luld out In the French stvlo. There art rjreat cocoanut palms, dazzling fountains and graceful vine-grown arbors nd gates. The gay tropical bloom of Ihe country makes brilliant spots of color mid the green. To thoso fonder of tho wild luxurlanco of the old-fashioned garden these mathematically arranged parterres do not nt first appeal, but as an example of the perfection to which this sort of gardenlne can he hrnught and as a specimen of floral perfection In the wny of bloom and follago the Cuban garden rivals even tho stately errares of Newport with their hedges of hydrangea blossoms. The living room of tho Cuban house Is the central court, around which all tho finer houses are built. Tho court has a flagged or tiled flooring and Its roof la the sky Here a fountain plays, palms tower many feet high nnd during the warm midday tho Cuban scnoras and senorltas enjoy their siestas upon rattan couches or In grass hammocks. For the warmest admirer of the Cuban woman cannot call her In dustrious In the usual acceptation of the erm. Scrupulously neat and dainty, the toilet occupies much of her time. Then the care of her children, never loft entirely lo nurses, and her household encross her. but she Is delightful relief from the woman housekeeping affairs who gets lines In er forchrad over the sliver anil dish towel sts The Cuban woman knows nothing of th servant problem, for tho servants In Cnha re part of the family and sometimes one ftndt three generations In service in one home. They are devoted to tho Intere.t f their emplovers and faithful to death rrotertlng the children of the house. The Cuban women rule these servants with ove; tney mahe requests of them and never give orders and tho rule works ad mirably there, although It his been de- lareq a failure In the nort'j. The visitor In Cub always calls In the afternoon aud Is at once uibrred Into the j i coo) courtyard Here the mistress of the .rl.-.,CB , n cooi musnn gown, witn a tose In her hair and rarely a Jewel. An .....v..u, w.u(iii:iii iiir upun mis oil Ol !-," ww.u m me uu.... nousr is good taste, was told that all the fine Jewel startling to an American visitor and fre caskets of Havana had gone to defray the ' quently It takes considerable time to be-1 expenses of the war. Hut It Is here at IhU , come accustomed to the hammock netting hour that the Cuban woman Is at hsr best, i thnt takes the place of a msitreaa A thin delightfully hospitable and Informal, yet nign oreu ,o ner nng-jr lips. Frequently sho procures and pours the glass of cool wine tendered the visitor and serves the cake hetsclf, a thing surprising to the northener so used to our somewhat osten tatious flunkeylsm. If embroidery or sewing Is the task which occupies her and the Cuban woman reuds little as a rule she continues It. yet It Is Impossible not to feel that this sim ple mode of entertaining has Its charm after tho formal call of New York and other big cities. Many of the Cuban women aro Intellectually gifted. They have their poets, their musicians and accomplished scholars, but It cannot be said that the Intellectual Is the prevalent type. The Cuban girl In her bringing up Is so carefully guarded from contact with the world that he U alntriilarlv childlike an,i after her marriage and motherhood this trait often remains most marked. As an example of this the Cuban woman's most precious possession which she displays to ft visitor, as an American girl athlete will. ner gou iropnics or a belle win snow ner gowns and Jewels, Is the baby cabinet, a particularly characteristic bit of furniture In tho Cuban household It Is a closet, glass walled and doorcd. similar to our hrlcabrnc cabinets. Here, arranged upon the shelves are the various dainty belongings of th- Cuban baby and few households nre without ft , baby In Cuba. Before Its coming the cabinet Is stocked as women of the north prepare th basinet or baby basket. But In the cabinet ot the nursery the little coats and boots ud caps nre not folded demurely, but nre displayed as though in n shop window, tho dainty Ince flounces outspread, the ribbon bows nnd rosettes In full evidence. The other shelf Is given to the christen Ing robe .always plentifully flounced with rare lace that sometimes lias heen In the family for generations. On other shelves are the small belongings, the tiny Jewels, the hlrth gifts of thn most Important per sonage In the Cuban home. This baby The contest of rival yachts for Ihe Amerlcn's cup. which has been miccessf.llly defended by New York's nautlcnl sporls for fifty years, excites keen Interest among apneouMers nnd seafnrlng people who ere well up In the vnrlous phnsea of the gnme. Landlubbers well Inland are Interest":! chiefly through national pride. They, too, will wntch the battle royal with patriotic eagerness no Icsh keen because dlstunt from the scene. To assist landlubbers In iinderstnndlng the mnln features of the contest a few nautlcnl tips from the New- York Herald arc tacked below. The slight points of difference In these racing machines points npparcntly bo slight thnt even thane fairly fnmlllnr with tho contestants have dllllculty In dlscovsr- lug them, nnd which to the casual observer nre wholly hidden are to the yachtsman ns plain as nre the forest signs to a trained woodsman. For Instance, Constitution nnd Columbia f.o closely resemble each other thnt few oitslde the Initiated can tell one from the other. Doth hnve the same marble white hull, the same great towering mainmast stepped Just forward of amid ships, the fame great bowsprit spearing out from forward, the anmr- Mattcrhorn of canvas One unfnmlllor with the two might hnve before him a perfect technical de srrlptlon of each nnd the photographs of both and the chances nre he would earcit the pictorial representation In vain for identification of either. And yet there nre points of dissimilarity which the trained eye will distinguish as far as It enn see. The one distinguishing point In these two. which nil who sail may note. Is the double spread of Consti tution, whereas Columbia rnrrles only a single spreader To make plain what a spreader Is, It may be well to explain that It Is a small spar extending laterally or. either side of the mast for the purpose of 'spreading" the shrojds nnd In so doing giving them grenter strength and resisting power. As between the crmllentter anil the defender there will be no need of searching out fine points of differences, ns tho color of the hull will Indicate tvhlrh It which the one being emerald green, the other milk white, nut he or she who goes down to the course In an excursion craft may still be all nt sea ns to which Is winning the race or which comes In victorious across the finish line, as thero are rules which complicate results. One yacht, for Instnnce, will have to give the other n time allowance, and the one which to all ap- pearances mny seem the winner mny, whon tho count Is done, thow up loser by so manyv seconds or minutes, ns the caso r,ay be. There doubtless are few finer or more In spiring marine spectacles thnn that uf forded by two high clnsB racing yachts struggling neck nnd neck for the llnish line, nut thnt Is a sight one seldom has the good forUno to see, although many such heart disease finishes are promised In the coming contest, this by reason of Ihj Schley Tips for Landlubbers It Is not generally remembered that Cap- Ing. The weather being fair, nnd th?re be tain Samuel C. l.emly, Judgo advocate gen- Ing no fatal nnd treacherous water-blinks eral of the navy (who will represent tho to be seen from the crow's nest, the crewH government before the court of Inquiry created to look Into tho grent sen light nt Santiago), was a lieutenant on the Thetis under Schley when that distinguished otll cer commanded the Greeley Itellef ex pedition In 18M. "l.emly w-ns the most studious member of our expedition," comments ono of thj. brave men who went on thnt perilous un- dertnklng, In tho Baturdny Kvenlng Poit. "There were days when we had to mova nt the cautious rate of about two knots an hour At such times some of tho offi cers nnd men beguiled the tedium by shoot ing at walrus or at Innumerable flocks of little auks, Rider clucks, brant goese mid ptarmigan tempted our sportsmen when ever we were stationary in the Ice-pack, l.emly seldom Joined In these diversions, His Bpnro time was consumed over pond'.'r oub leather volumes. We used to call him the anchorite. And If any of his comrades, who esteemed him highly, nnd were proud of his Intellectual accomplishments, suc ceeded In getting him to shoulder n rlllo occasionally. It wns more to have a llttlo friendly fun nt the studlotiB lieutenants expense thnn In the hope that his Indif ferent marksmanship would add to the sto-k of game they were bngglng. His mind was not on the shooting. 'l.emly couldn't hit one of Greenland's Icy mountains' was a specimen of the good-natured bnnter pro voked when tho bookworm t irned hunter. "It was reserved, however, for the law-yer-lleutenant to surprise our entire crew and hy one net to rise to enviable leader ship among the hunters. It occurred In Melville bay. We were anchored nl tha edge of arr Ice-bar where we had cllseni harked I.leutennnt Colwell nnd party to In terview Eskimos and to make a search for calrms, caches, writings, or other Indi cations of Greely s whereabouts On the Pear and the Thetis It was a clay of wait- cabinet Illustrates the Ingenuousness i.nonn matron oeucr man any Imnance that could be cited. ! pad Is spread between thl netting and the sheet and light counterpane llul It Is tho bed canopy that looks most formidable to unaccustomed eyes. All sorts of midges nnd files would make the Cuban nights un bearable were It not for this closely woven much-flounced, tented canopy. Reside the bed Is a Utile- marble-topped stand, upon which Is the earthen Jug that keeps the wnMr cool without Ice, but which never pleases the American visitor as well as tho national pitcher bearing lt glacier of frozen comfort. While the hotel cooking In Huvann lm - prosies one as being far below the ordinary In the Cuban ho.T.e the cooking which I of the modified Spanish style Is to be had In perfection. The service Is exceptionally stmplo and tht- foods chosen arc light, fish i and sal ids being much In favor. Cooking i ,H llone 1,1 ,hfc Cuban kitchen, entirely on ! charcoal stoves nnd oil Is exclusively used, , for frying. Grapevine leaves arc the gar- , nlshlng as we use parsley and cresses and I the favo.lte dessert of Ouava Jelly and I enrese is served on a ieai Then thoro are sweets In profusion ami ; always tne somewhat heavy coffee that nccomrsnles every meal and Is served in! the afternoon as wo serve f. o'clock tea. J The greon salads of Cuba are an Inspiration.! crisp, tender and with a fragrant fresh- j ness which makes them a most tempting, food In hostcts the tropical climate. The Cuban dresses and serves I ha alad at table. At that hour, the city seems to wake, volantes flash along tho Prado laden with graceful Cuban women In filmy gowns nnd the coquettish mantilla that they retnln with their American dresses, The band plays In the public park and It Is then that the Cuban senorltas may be seen with their duennas In atlendnnro, for, married or sin gle, tho younger Cuban women are never unescorted, While the Cuban women nil have the deep eyes of their Spanish sisters, they la?k general belief that challenger tind defender Hre more evenly matched than any ollvr two that ever fought out the battle for the trophy. Even drifting matches have pm exciting Interest for pome, but the writer, who hns drifted on the flank of many of these, has never been able lo extract ny excitement from Interests of that kind. Coming now to the projected race, these will be run over what Is known s he Sandy Hook course, the victor being the yacht which wins three out of five events. The races ore to be n fiftccn-mllr straight away beat or run to nn outer mark ntid back to the finish line, nnd a contest iver n trlaiiKUhir course with ten miles to each leg I.Ike racing thoroughbreds of the turf, racing yachts have their specialties, but In the case of the latter these mny be broadly summarized under the head of pointing, ren-hlng nnd'runnlng. rnqucsllonably n racing yacht's mot nd mlrable quality Is Its ftblllty to lie cloe. to the wind, and to sail fast when going In the direction from which the wind la coming. This Is technically known , as "pointing." nnd tho yacht which can sail Htrnlghtest and quickest toward the wltnl wdll. of course, brat any competitor which hns not t tilt quality of footing fast when pointing high. In pointing the mnln boom Is laid ns nearly parallel with the keel ns possible, and the sheets (ropes which con trol the sails) nre hauled aft until tho sails nre tnut as drum heads. In which position the ynrht la Fnld to b "close hauled," :. nd If good nt this sort of going It will "cat" Its way Into the wind nnd make slnntlng approaches to Its destination nt an angle well within four compass points, or forty- five degrees. Supposo then that nt th time the first race Is called the outer mark Is placed r'jo souih of the starting line nnd that the wind Is straight from the southward. Tin first part of the contest would naturally h n ben't to the outer mark. In which enne the contestants would hnve no opportunity of showing their respective merits In this mntter of pointing. The one which can rnll closest to tho wind and maintain good speed will naturally be the first around the mark Thence on will be ft run, by which Is meant that sheets (already explained) will be caned off or loosened, with the main boom at a brond nngle to the hull. Then If the wind Is not too strong the Immense bnl- loon Jlb and spinnakers, great expanses cf silk-like anils, are flung to the Impelling breeze, nnd with "every stitch showlny tho yachts Urlvo before the wind to the llulsh Hue. Put It Is In going over the triangular course that the best all round qualities of a ynrht are brought out. The wind holding fair, if must show Its paces In every point of sailing pointing, runnlnc find renchlnjf, In renchlnnr, the boom Is eased off at an nngle., the Hcuteness of which Is determined by the nngle which tho wind makes to tho and Lemly of tho two relief ships were given ft holi day with tho privilege of hunting for bears and senls. Several hours later one of tho hunter who had separated from his mntes was seen' trudging over the Ice toward iho Thetis, Close behind, and unobserved ly the sailor, strode a polar benr. The sp.ic- tncle roused a commotion on board Some of tho crack shots had not joined In the chase, and here wnw their opportunity, ihty thought. It wns, of course, n difficult .mJ delicate situation, for n misdirected shot might have brought clown the sailor. Ther wns a lot of comedy In the picture, ion, and this, together with the general excite ment, mny have Impaired their marksman ship, At nil eventH, several shots v. ere alnly fired, the bullets sinking Ingtor'ously into tho surrounding hummocks. Tho sailor, supposing that they were shooting birds, cnm on. blissfully unaware of tho menace In his wake, and, fortunately lor his prate of mind, not turning lo look behind. The bear wns gaining on him. "At this Juncture l.emly seized n rifle. Ordinarily his brother officers smiled whin lie iook up n gun, nnd rome say they did on this occasion, despite the seeming peril In whirl, hi. .e.lnn l.l .... "I..... ' w... r," . " . ",a sailor, hut thero was a look of cleterinlna tlon In the lieutenant's face and a s tea II ness In his movements thnt disarmed Intvr ferencc. In the presence of danger lie had ceased to be the student, His habits if concentration come to his aid, Ho llft.M his weapon, took aim deliberately, und tired. The bear leaped and fell, shot thrnigh the heart. "We nil rushed niit( then, bravely enougn. I'p came two rubs gazing wonderltigly at their stricken mother and protector. We look them captive, nnd on our return to -he I'nlled States presented them to the menag erie at Central park, "Schley is a crack shot. He Is equally ofjhelr coquetry aud sptr.t They are al- mo,, hMvy )n tnrlr 8cri,m,n,-5 and pro- pounced domesticity. The wars th.U haw prevailed on the Island seem to hac di verted them of any sex frlvolm II All, HO l)'X OlH.ltl ATIO.. Mnninennt Hull u u of the Ivrnlurl.j Court ot Alie:tl-, A drunken man, In n helplcrj (omlltt u, bearded a freight train on a dark, rainy n fi'it, while II was stnndlng In a deep cut. He was Immediately elected from the trulu nnd left In the rut bv the train crow, who Knew of his condition. They nlro kn- w thai ,honly thereafter a tusfcngcr train would pliJ str ,hfi trK through the tut Tho eup'rlntendent of the road and the asent at ( ntar station were notified of the facts In ;tlme lo have savpd the man from danger, No prrciutlons were taken to preu'nl thr man frcm being Injured and he was run otr ,ud MlWd b the passenger train which followr.i the freight. On thr trial, the court give judgment for the railroac compnnv, bu' on appeal the court of apprali (Ktntucky) reversed this Judgment nnd heli thnt the facts commuted n came cf action The court held that th- law gave Ihe rlgh' 1 10 tn(, railroad tonipsny to ejeet the m.in. i hut lh!U tnp tnannet of the ejection, tha ,lm. -.i,,.-, .-.i ,.reuicin renderr.i th company liable for his death The court laid. "It would be a strange doctrine cf ethics nnd of law If an unfortunate man. on n dark, cold night. In a drunken and helpless condition. Iz on the tte-k of a railway company In a deep cut .and that fact 8 known to the superintendent. tne.-thi.r with Ihe knowledge that a pasicnger trn.n will soon pus-) over the tracks through Iho tunnel, and will probably kill him. thai tho company Is not responsible If the superin tendent could have molded th" Injurs by the exercise of onllnary care and failed tu do so," I liaomiil I'dlill. In an action to rccncr damages arising from fraud In the sale of unsound too.) for a sound price plaintiff must show ihai the seller knew the goods to lie unsound a the time of the delivery. SO S. E Hep (Oa.) 315. Yacht Racing; and Nautical Terms. direction of the course In n Close re.tch I Is little more than It Is for pointing, n i broad reach a little less than In running In reaching, n yacht, though sailing nga ns the wind, displays greater speed than I' does In going ilend before It. Thl mil sound Incredible, but It la nevertheless trie For Instance, ii Ih Inconceivable that n yacht going before n ten-knot breeze ran go faster Ihnn ten knots, whereas one reach ing on n ten-knot breeze might considerably exceed that gnlt. Although very simple, the terms m.ir board tack" and "port tack" confute nuin . Any sailing vesel Is sin Id to be on the starboard tnck when the wind Is rumlug from the starboard, or rlcht hand side, and on the port tack when the wind la i muim? f'otn over the left, or port side. The term "running" Is r.o plain as to tell Its nwn story, meaning Just what Is suyn. thai a vessel Is "ruining," and, of course, hef ,re the wind, as n sailing craft can run in no other direction. The cost of an attempt to "lift" the ip and the price of fending off such effort ore particularly Interesting. The ntntem'U thnt thin cup attaining ambition of .Sir Thomas will cost him In th iielgliborlmdl of n round million f'tr thU preient effirt alone many seem Incredible nt first reading, but It la not likely that his expenses will fall much below thnt figure. If n The building of Shamrock. the pay .nj maintenance of Its crew, th" cost in I maintenance of the nngnlflcenl steam yneht, Krln; the ehirter of Porlo Illco, a bis orenti going steamship which N to he used ns a tender for Shamrock, the charter of the yacht TII1K a preien sloua steam yacht which will be employed by Fir Thomns for Ihe use nnd convenience of his many guests; th? charter of the l' James A. l.awrenre and of th laiinrh Inf. ferln, must nil be counted In the cos'. Writing In Metiure's after the Inst Inter national ynrht races, Mr. Hay Stannard Hftkcr gnve some Interesting figures eon cernlng the cost of cup defenders. Speak ing of Columhla. he said: "It Is pr ib abln that no one outsldn of the builders and owners of Columbia knows exactly what It ccsl. It could be constructed. .n it well known builder told me, for JS1.fm. urn Iho Ilerrcf linrfs were Klvon carte blanche nnd the very best of everything wns useil In Its construction, so that It probably cost. Including the servlcea of tho designer, Cnptnln 'Nat' llerrethoff. fully double 'Imt sum. The. cost of Defender wns about $:00,COO, a striking contrast with the old America, which wns built for nbout JM.uflO. The famous cuptlofendcr Puritan, built In ISS'i. cost about U),C00, so Mr. George i.nrviey, its builder, told me. it will b seen that Ihe p'rice of dun defenders has cone up mirvelojsly in fourteen' years, A substantial merchnnt vessel of the samo length "of water lines ns Columbia, firm- class In every particular, can bo built am! fully rigged for $12 CO or $14,Crt," Together in the Res cue of Greely, BUrc, too, with carbine, rifle or revolver, but he took no art In the sport on th way north. There was too much nerluus business on his mind for any diversion. 1 never saw a mtui so deadly In enrnest. Uli one thought nnd purpore wns to effeti iin rescue of Greely. Schley had donned a hiie shirt and had got down lo a hard. Working t.nsis uerore wo Unci passed Clove riu r a island on our embarkation from New y "You will notice. In his book. Th- H-mui of Oreely,' a few pages nbout the erow a nest-n borrcl-llkc arrangement nttrch i to the foremast up against, the topsail foot ropes. In tha bottom in a trapdoor. To t t to this cyrle one must climb Hie i, in.es nnd then mount n Jacob's ladder -in m Iron rod above thu rrow'a nest Is Hied a telescope. Schley lells how from thin e. nlted station twine lln r.-nl. r.ii.r cylindrical attachments nt their lower da ii were run lo tno hrld-zr. nnd how n i me green meant 'titnri oi.rd,' on il l 'port,' on the green nnd red 'steni. ml so en. He tells, too, how from llil . 'dzn of vnntnge floes, bergs. Ire-hllnks. ildrs rti, curenls and all the myalerio is dun jcrs of Arctic voyaging eould. by Uu- lose.t wntchfuln'ss, be detected, hut h unnta to AV wlir IfAnl . . .l..a . I . . . Z. IJC ni ' ,r"B ,,Bh ' "a 0n'1 UV ""!" " W l 10m IIW1 lid T "Unself. I hnvo known hint to be m lint lookout forty-elghi bourn at a stretch. Thi oniy time he s,ient out of it, in fnci, hi h entire voyage frum St. John's to I'p.r navlk nnd beyond to the far dt snlntlons off Orlnnell Itnd until he finally reseii-l the helpless survivors of the Clrerl ex pedltlon were the enforced liilerv. ls ie. qulrrd for sleep Kvon then tlv sllnhKat alarm would arouso him nnd ncnd hi-n flying up iho ratlines. "We had Ico.ptlola on board tnd cfrir,t men In every capacity, but Schley wa de termined that no danger should lo uiifo.-e. ren and no error of navigation commuted through any netleet of duty on his put.