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GRANT’S CUBAN POLICY.
He Had Seen “’ar’s Terrors and Guided
the Nagpur out of a Renewal.
The action of President Grant in re-
, gard to Cuba is so frequently referred
to in certain quarters as a correct p1 ec-
edent to follow, that some reference to
the circumstances of that time cannot
fail to be interesting at the present
juncture.
In 1873 the Virginius, an American
steamer, was engaged in ordinary com.
merce between this country and Cuba. '
She was purchased by some American
citizens who were anxious to wrest the '
“Pearl of the Antilles" from the pow-
er of Spain. While engaged in head-
ing with a mixed cargo of passengers
and supplies for Cuba, the Virginius
was pursued, overtaken and captured
off the shores of Jamaica.
Those on board were taken to Ha-
vana, being starved and insulted on
the voyage back, and then subjected
to a. mock trial such as Spain merci-
fully provides for military offenders of _
the worst sort. Conviction followed
'without even the show of decorum that
accompanies the ordinary drumhea
court-martial, and the prisoners were,
sentenced to be shot. » The crew and
passengers shared equally the chivalry
of Spain. The whole proceeding was
carried out with that fierce spirit of
brutality, that celerity of despatch
which the annals of Torquemada. em-
balm in the pages of European history.
From one end of this country to the
other a. wave of popular indignation
swept when the people heard of the ex-
ecutions and the heroic spirit, which
bore up the nation’s hopes at Vicks«
burg and at Lookout Mountain, cried
to Washington to have the flag of Cas‘
tille and Arragon share the fate that
had so lately befailen the Empire of
Maximilian. '
The nation’s excitement Was Quite
as intense as in the case of the Maine’ 3
bluejackets.
joined in the demand that the honor
of the United States could not be
stoned for --by an apology and could
only be satiSfied by prompt and effec-
tive measures of retaliation. Caleb
Cushing was then the American Minis-
ter to Madrid. Hamilton Fish was
Secretary of State. Cushlnz was the
son-in-law of the Secretary Who did
so much to make Grant’s second term
the prelude to a. third. Fish was an
able man but’ln‘ a‘crlSis'like this he
was a. weak man.‘ “He was'the repre-
sentative also of New YOrk's interests _
. in the Cabinet, and New York was
then the pivotal state of the Union;
and in contra—distinction to the great
virile‘and’unspoiied 'West, New York
then also represented much the same
'forCes ”as it does to-day.
Grant with the true instincts of a
brave soldier ordered the Navy to be
put on a war footing when the Vir-
ginlus affair had stirred the hearts of
the American peOpie. The President
made undOubted preparatibn to vindi-
cate the honor of the country and to
Punish Spain. Accordingly Fish was
instructed to tell the Dons that they
would have to let the Cuban people 30-
There ensued a long diplomatic corre-
spondence, and meantime the still
small voice of Wall street passed the
word along to keep cool about the Vir-
ginius affair; to do nothing rash and
to act with the requisite prudence as
well as with the requisite energy. Such
was the gawky phrasing of the period.
While Grant was a firm; and patriotic
American he was also the most tender
and humane of men. He had quelled
the greatest rebellion in all history,
and was not anxious to subject a na-
tion which he had raised erect and up-
on its feet, so soon again to the dread
hazard of war. _ The era. of resumpe
tion and of reconstruction was in full
swing; and if Spain made suitable
reparation and compensation to the
families of those butchered to make
a Spanish holiday it was said to be
savoring of cruelty to smash Spain in
her distant colony at a time when Ser-
rano and his 'extemporl‘zed Cabinet
were earnestly seeking to bring’the
Spanish Monarchy into the great fam-
ily of republics. Serrano was repres—
ented as the saviour of the Spanish
people, and as a great soldier himself,
and as a Marshal in the Spanish Army
he-could toady “the tende'rest part,"
the heart of another great soldier, then
too the President of a sister republic
in that new civilization Which Spain
had formerly given to the world.
There was a sublime pathos in the
situation that was artfully turned to
account in the case of a. man whose
fame was linked with that of Caeser,
Cyrus and Napoleon, and who could
not do a small, petty or inhuman thing
even if he tried to. Grant erred by
not punishing Spain then and by lis-
tening to the influences to which he
was subjected, but he erred on mercy’s
side. Thus the vaciilations and sud-
den changes of policy of that time fur-
nish a. painful precedent if a prece-
dent at all for those of which, they
remind us in 1898. The questions
then as now were questions of inter-
vention, of independence and of recog-
nition of the Cubans in arms.
The President’s sympathy like that
of the vast body of the people was
with Cuba. But the casuistry cf Span-
ish diplomacy and the fine hand of
Fish provided a wealth and coping of
argument on the other side that the
straight and simple mind of Grant
was unable to resist. Accordingly
having actually written a. message in
favor of Cuba as the dickey birds of
the White House say, the' President
was induced to change it at the last
moment, and so the precedent as it
stands, is the very reverse of What it .
might have been had the hero of Appo
mattdx been left to his Own instincts
and to his unbiased judgment. This
is histdry but history that has yet to
be written.
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Blue and gray alike.
iwas‘ persuaded that they had not the
country could not do so without incur-
ring vast responsibilities for the na.
tlon whichundertook to recognize them.
In his message Grant briefly stated his
views of the Cuban question transmit-
ting at the same time a despatch to
the Spanish Government, written by
Fish, and which was sent to the other
Powers inviting their cofoperatiop
with the United States in putting an
end to the cruel war then raging in
Cuba.
The Powers to whom the despatch
was sent snubbed Secretary Fish and
the President's message was also re-
ceived coldly by Congress, being con-
principles to keep aloof from foreign
alliances. The invitation to the other
Powers was regarded as opening the
door to negotiations that might give
theselPowers an excuse to infringe on
the Monroe Doctrine. This 11383389
indicates how the sympathetic vein of
the President was worked: “Our own
civil conflict is too recent for us not
to consider the difficulties which sur-
round a government distracted bya.
dynastic rebellion at home, at the same
time that it has to cope with a separate
insurrection abroad.” What Congress
was asked to consider was the belliger-
ency of the Cubans and the butchery
of American citizens in the Virginius
case.
Neither the despatch of Secretary
Fish nor the response of the European
powers, by the way, was ever pub-
lished in American diplomatic corre-
spondence, and the entire precedenttis
divested of’that authority with which
the sympathetic circumstances under
which the message was written. Spain
therefore escaped the terrible crisis of
the second Carlist rebellion by almost
as fortunate a chance as she had saved
Cuba twenty years before on the ad-
vent of the Crimean war. She there-
fore got over the Vlrginlus affair by
an apology, and through availing her-
self of the same leniency- extended to
Great. Britain in the Alabama award.
A TERRIBLE BATTVLE.
The Night Battle of Wei Bel Wei Beva-
lutlonized Modern Warfare. .
The battle of Wei Hel Wei revolu-
tlonized those notions of naval war-
fare 111 t have Come down to us from
the days of Nelson and Trafalgar and
demonstrated that the fortunes of war
depend upon rather uncertain condi-
tions and miner tactical advantages.
The Chinese came out of that. cam-
paign with 111033 of thirty-four pro-
tected cruisers and men-of-war.. Of
these twenty-two were destroyed—the
greater proportion in the single; en-
gagement—and twelve were captured.
On? the other hand the Japanese lost
but on. gun vessel and one torpedo
boat throughout the operations. cap-
turing the fort of Wei-Hei-Wel and its
commander and utterly routing the
Chinese forces both on sea and land.
Five miles out at sea the Japanese
fleet was visible on that fatal March
evening as it kept its armed vessels
under steam ostensibly waiting an op-
portunity to attack the Chinese fleet
which lay at anchor in the bay and
protected by armed, forts on either
side. The Japs awaited the cover of
darkness and then quietly sent a fib-
tilla of fifteen small torpedo boats to—
wards the' East entrance of the harbor.
They stole past the line of torpedoes
and booms protecting the harbor of
Wei Hei Wei, and before their pres-
ence was discoveredvthey were in the
midst of the Chinese fleet, each deadly
torpedo tackling one of the fourteen
ironclads, cruisers, gunboats or other
naval craft lying at anchor. Two tor-
pedoes were directed towards the more
powerful “Ting-Yuen" and the great
ironclad sank at once. Suddenly the
greatest consternation reigned in the
harbor; and men were screaming and
ships going to the bottom in all di-
rections. Ironclads partly keeled over
'and forts new combined opened a wild
fire, while .the speedy Wasps of War
that 'industriously plied their stings
upon every '..0 :ect bearing the Dragon
flag with which they came in .con-
tact. Having caused havoc to the
Chinese fleet the swiftly moving tor-
pedoes all shot back around the point
from which they came, having sus-
tained a loss of one beat with its'crew
of eight men. The more powerful
vessels of the Japanese squadron did
not lift an anchor, though some of
them steamed over next morning to
exchange congratulations with their
brothers who had also silenced the
guns of the forts, or to view the beach-
ed vessels of the Chinese fleet strand-
ed and crippled in the water.
A Painful Custom.
When ladies go to buy a dress in
Japan they tell the shopkeeper their
age and if they are 'ma'rried or not, be-
cause there are special designs for
the single and double relations of life,
as Well as for ages. The consequence
'of this painful custom is that you can
'tell the age 'of every lady you meet,
"and know whether she is married, pro-
015er as though she were labelled or
you were a census taker.
Not 'a Very Good Boy.
,_ Sammie had just.,re-turned from Sun-
day school, and his‘mro-ther asked him
if he had been a good boy.
“No, not very,” was the truthful re—
ply ‘ ’
“Then you didn't get a. good behavior
,card?’ ’ queried his mother. ' '
, “Oh yes, I did, " replied the precocious
youngster. “1 saved the money you
gave meter the heathen and bought
two from'the'otlmr boys."—-'l‘roy Times.
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, Though the Cubans in 1875 were
seven years in arms the President.
status of beiligerents and that this ‘
sldered as against our well established‘
it would otherwise be invested through.
The defining line between gowns de-
signed for children and those intended
for, grown up folks is hardly percepti-
ble nowadays. Women wear larger
models of frocks worn by the small
girls, with full, round waists and
guimpe,_,effects, while on the other
hand the wee maid as .young as seven
has her skirt cut in the-latest fashion,
with all the frills and furbelows em-
ployed cm the gowns worn by her mam-
ma, while the separate skirt and waist
has been adopted wlth avidity by the
children who feel quite grown up when
decked out in this conventional cos-
fume.
The blouse bodice is the most popular
model for youthful garments and
proves the most practical as well as
becoming waist in that 'it allows per-
fect freedom of movement to the grow;
ing child. These waists are usually
made with an emplecement set in to
form the yoke or are worn with
gulmpes of every material. The small
girl has the bodice and skirt made in
one and a pretty model is of blue serge,
to be wornwlth a white guimpe, or for
cool days a red cashmere gulmp with
a girdle of the same material about the
waist makes an'attraCtlve little frock.
The older girls, however, say from
tento sixteen, prefer the separate skirt
and little Eton jacket mode of costume,
which may be worn with a variety of
blouses or shirtwaistsg These useful
suits are especially appropriate for the
school girl, for while the journey to
and from the schoolhouse is often cold
and chilly, theclass room on the con-
trary, is apt to. be close and overheated,
and that being the case the jacket may
be removed and the pretty little blouse
disclosed to view. Plain materials,
such- as serge, broadcloth, cashmere
and poplins are employed for these
color.
The soft wool and silk and wool
fabrics will be largely employed this
.fallfor church and party wear, while
flace, velvet and silk will furnish the
trimmings and dainty accessories to
these frocks. Tucklng, shlrrlng and
'cdrdlng will also play an important
.part in the decoration of the up- -to-date
girl's Sunday dress, which when com-
pleted is often quite as elaborate as
her, debutante sister's.
A’ stylish frock for smiSs of thirteen
is] or Cuban red drap d’ete lined
throughoutiwlth dark red taffeta. The
summer with an attached flounce of a
rather odd design. is finished a little to
rieltber side of the front gore, and is
Econnected with two strapsanrl buttons.
The cersage a low necked bolero, al-
most meets down the center and is
[adorned with tiny black buttons, as is
also the pointed strap. which,ex_tends-
from either side of the side seam. Black
velvet" is employed for the collar and
belt, While the dainty little guimpe or
'underblouse is made of soft red and
white India silk. .
A pretty dress suitable for dreSsy oc-
casions is daintily carried cut in flow-
blned "with plain challle and finely
pleated silk mull. The full fiounce of
the flowered material has a band of the
tucked mull at the top, finished with a
little ruche, and is attached to a closely
'fitted round yoke of the plain goods.
The full blouse bodice is adorned with
a pleated collar edged with a fullbruf-
fie, arranged in fichu fashion, which
merges in with the fastening of the
waist slightly to the left side where it
forms a narrow ruffle. The yoke, stock
collar and sleeves are of flowered chal-
lle, while the ceinture is of crushed yel-
low satin, fastening 1n the front with a
dull gold buckle. The hat is the
latest design in headgear, being a
three-cornered affair turned back di-
rectly from the face and adorned with
black wings and ribbon.
The pelisse or box style of garment
appears to be the preferred model in
coats designed for young children. A
natty model for a miss of seven or eight
is made of smooth faced green broad-
cloth, lined with satln and trimmed
with stitching and buttons. ‘The skirt
portion of the coat has a simulated at-
tached flounce extending around the
sides and back, leaving the'doubie-
breasted front perfectly plain to the top
where it is finished with turned back
pointed revers of white cloth, heavily
stitched. A small shaped cape accom-
panles this coat, and a scarf of white
mull about the neck gives a dainty
finish.
-—-Flor ence Healy.
Linen Mesh Underwear.
, It looks as if the next fad to which
, we must all bow down will be the linen
mesh- underwear. We have had Wool
of various thicknesses,- -from the web of
'a. fineness to go literally through the
wedding-ring to the fluffy sort that was
actually thick enough to measure; we
have‘had silk, heavy and light, and all
weights and qualities of cotton, and as
a novelty there is naturally left only
_ thalinen department to invade. The
advocates of the new underwear claim
, for it'coolness in summer and warmth
- in winter, and hygienic comfort .at all
times. '
The most magnificent work. of archi-
tecture is the Taj Mahal, in Agra, Hin-
dustan. ~ It‘ is octagonal in form, of
pure white marble, inlaid with every
sort of precidus stone. The work took
22, 000 men twenty years to complete,
and though there were free gifts and
the labor was free, the cost was $16,-
000, 000. -
Nevv Felt Sailor Hats.
and soft cream-white French felt are
very appropriate and stylish accom.
paniments to the tailor costumes of
white serge.- camel’s hair, mohair, and
other handsome wools.
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frocks, and- are relieved by trimmings,
, of bright plaid or some contrasting
ered challi-e one cream ground, ,com- ,
El.
Attractive: Culling Gown.
A pretty little gown is composed of
grey crepon, embroidered with asdalnt‘y,
leaf design. The skirt has the uppe‘:
fitted portion cut in scallops and en-
cicled with three little plain grey frills,
headed with a, cording. The attached
fiounce is made perfectly plain.
The full bodice is mounted on‘ a plain
yoke of the material, which is covered
with a fancy shaped collar and small
epaulets, trimmed with three rumor,
corresponding with those on the; skirt.
The sleeves are close fitting, with a
mu at the wrist. A satin sash tleing
in a graceful bow in the center of the '
back thiamine-wally; - _ ' V
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What It Meant to Hubby.
“What do: ,you think of it?" asked
the wife of the newspaper man who is
paid by the column. -
The .scrlbbler sighed and shook his
head doubtfully.
“I presume," he said. "that it is
quite the correct thing as gowns go,
but it looks to me as if it must have
cost a lot. "
“Well, of course gowns like this one
are not to be had for nothing,” she ad~
.mtted, “and this is just the nicest one
I ever had; but considering the work.
manship and material, it was really
very reasonable.
“How muclr‘""“‘lrer inquired, and she
handed him the bill.
Ari-heur later he Zwas's't-ill- deep in a
mass of figures, and she began to get
curious.
“What are you doing?" she asked.
“I am trying to find out what enter-
7 ed into the construction of that re-
markable gown, ” he answered.
“Well, you’ll never find out that
way,” she asserted. “Why don’t you
ask me? I could tell you. It. took
eight yards of the finest ” ’
He motioned to her to Stop.
“You couldn't do this problem in
eighteen years” he said. “Now, just
listen. and I will tell you what was
needed to make that gown. It- took,
first, a third of a yard of leading edi-
torial, a. yard and a half of special ar-
ticles, eight inches of verse, 11 full two
yards of editorial paragraphs, six
' yards of humorous items, an eighth of
a yard of financial statistics, eleven
inches of headlines, and half a yard
of literary review.
“This 'was trimmed with sixteen
inches of dramatic notes, and a yard
and a quarter of the Woman's Col-
umn. I tell you, Maria, that' gown
ought to be a good” one."
A Sherbet and an Ice.
The difierence between sherbet and
an ice is that the former has added to
it gelatlne or the whites of eggs after it
is taken out of the freezer. In freez-
ing, the sherbet must be stirred with .
the crank as is ice cream, the. ice being
left unmolested after a few rounds of
the dasher. Lemon water—ice is now
sometimes enriched by a half-pint of
rich cream that is stirred in with a.
Wooden spoon just as the mixture bee
gins to set. The can is then covered
and packed well in ice and salt, and
left untouched until thoroughly frozen.
Dainty Furnishings.
The beauty and perfection to which
furnishings for the country House have
been carried have produced their own
reward. From china to window draper—
ies, the inexpensive‘flttings intended
for summer use have achieved a popu-
larity that has given them longer life.
It is common now for these pretty, ef-
fects to be found above stairs at least,
' and in the family sitting-room in city
homes.
A Military Entertainment.
A recent entertainment by the war-
reiief committee took the form of a
military encampment. The hall was
hung with flags and military. insignia,
and the stalls were tents named for the
various heroes of the, present war,
Camp McKinley leading, with Dewey,
Sampson, 'SChley, Shaffer, and others
duly represented. The attendants wore
military costumes, music of a patriotic
character: was furnished, and a general
martial atmosphere secured.
Sntlfi Wall Papers. '
The choice of satin papers is permis-
sible in rooms where few pictures hang
upon the walls. Where the reverse is
true, plain, dull- finish papers should be
used. A polished surface makes a poor
background for a picture the reflec-
tions of light prove distracting, but the
same printed with some light pattern
is ornamental in itself.
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