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The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-12-29
WAS A BOSS BULL FIGHTER

Some of the memb ers of the late One
Hundreth Indiana volunteers are wont
to refer to Captain O. w. Brouse Of
that regiment as "boss of the bull
fighters" To this he retorts that the
regiment had large number of torea-
doris. 1t appears that in one of the
Georgia campaigns the captain was sent
out with command to forage. After
long search that had been fruitless
he entered a house and found two
women and several children within.
They said the men folks were hid in
the woods. This, the federals knew,
probably meant that they we're in the
confederate service. The women had
nothing in the house that would make
a meal for a hungry "yank." AS the
men were leaving the premises they
saw on hill far away several cattle.
"Whose cattle are those?" the captain
demanded.
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"They are mine," one of the women
replied. 81 hope you will not take
them. From their milk we have sub.
sisted for months. The children have
nothing else, and without the milk
they would have starved. But there is
ON animal among them, not mich
COW, that | cannot object to your TAX
ing if you give me quarter of the
beef. You will find him hard to ap-
proach and dangerous at short range"
The federal captain directed his
men to strengthen the stake and rider
fence around the barn lot. When this
WAS done, the company deploye1 and
drove the bull into the inclosuTe. The
The captain mounted the fence
at the highest and strongest section
and sent skirmishers into the in
closure. It was in the enemy's country
and orders were positive forbidding
the discharge of firearms unless at
tackled by the ccnfederates. With
fixed bayonets the troop advanced
upon the bull. He seemed to think
it some diversion for his benefit I'M
til the troops attacked him in the
flank and severely prodded him. Then
he charged headlong, and the soldiers
formed several times, and by and by
the bull was bloody from the wounds
inflicted and was in a fury. Laying his
tail fiat along his spinal column he
made final assault. When he had
broken through the ranks OF men he
did not pause, but went straight for
the fence. He hit the rails with such
force that he went through the fence,
scattering it for many q rod on each
side of the breach. The troops pursued
but the bull had the start, and was
soon out of sight. Several minutes
later a shot was heard do yn the road.
Presently soldier came toward the
bull fighters. Smoke was coming out
Of his gun barrel.
"Who fired that shot?" demanded
the captain sternly.
didn't hear any shot," the soldier
said.
Did you see anything of runaway
bull down the road?'
"Yep. He's dead down there"
Dead? Who killed him."
"He ran into tree and butted his
brains out."-Indiangpolis News.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-12-29

| lance Of the mother country. Regard
ing taxation, he said:
"Eight hundred thousand of the
| 100000 people have to pay all the
| taxes. The budget of last year was
$27,000,000, or 1875 per person. The
corruption of the officials is so great, it
is readily conceded, that as much more
is taken by them as the demands of
the home government call for, or an
average of about $40 per capita. 1t
would seem as if SPANS whole object
! is to stifle ambition, to kill and to Grip
pie industries. Cuba pays these mill
ions yearly to Spain cut of the prod
ucts of the soil.
"To detail some of the various
methods of taxation: The government
exacts crown due of 81 per head on
cattle killed on the island. The birth
of calf or a colt has to be registered
and the fee is 25 cents for the stamped
papers of registration. Also when a
horse is sold the amount of 81 must be
paid for the transfer. No matter
wheth er you raise and kill an animal
for eating purposes, you must first get
the permit, pay the dues, even if you
have to travel forty miles to do it.
The penalty of trying to evade the law
is very great
sIf you wish to sell piece of prop
erty, say home valued at $4,000, the
government eXacts a crown due of 3
per cent, civil government due of l
per cent, or total of $500. The notary
public, another government officer,
must receive $750to make the transfer.
Your attorney and clerical dues
amount to about $3.50 more, or a total
value of $500 for the sale, or 10 per
cent of the total valuation of the prop
erty. The same transfer in this coun-
try would not cost to exceed So. After
you have bought this property you
may desire to make garden in the back
lot. In Cuba before you put spade
into the ground, with hat off and hum
bic demeanor you must go to the gov
eminent official, state your desire, pay
for your permit and then go ahead. A
pane of glass is needed. Off goes your
hat again, and in the august presence
of the government you again pay for a
permit before you can move in the d.
rection of repairs. Again your wife
asks for better sanitary work; she de-
sires bathroom put in the house, and
in this country you telephone for
plumber; but in Cuba off goes the hat
again, you pay $3.50 for the permit alone
and then you are man once more.
"You wish to marry and the senorita
is willing. In Cuba you strike the
ubiquitous notary, pay $l5 for the per-
nit, 60 to the priest that has the special
right to marry and give him $25 more
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torpedoes would be placed is known
only to the government engineers, who
carefully guard the secret. 1t would
be very close to Fort Wadsworth, how
ever, and a room from which they
could be fired electrically, either singly
or altogether, would be fitted up in the
fort. They can also be arranged to eX-
plode upon contact with a vessel.
When all these plans are completed
the entrance to New York harbor of a
hostile fleet by way of the Narrows
will be practically impossible.
The Notifications designed for Long
Island sound are equally formidable,
though not so extensive, because the
approaches are easier to guard. The
first line of defense will be Plum and
Fishers islands and the other little
islands reaching across the entrance to
the sound. A whitening cross fire
could be kept up by the batteries on
these islands, and their long-range
guns would commence operations
while the enemy was yet five miles
away. The heavy mortar battery on
David's island is nearly completed,
and when the batteries are placed on
Sands point opposite, there will be a
second line of defense.
The narrow passage between Willet's
point and Fort Schuyler will also be
strongly fortified, forming the third
line of defense. At Willet's point
there has long been an embankment
thirty-tive feet high of concrete and
sand, but there are 10 guns in position.
A battery of sixteen mortars, in groups
Of four, the same as at Sandy Hook,
will be placed there, besides two ten
inch guns and one eight-inch gun.
The pattern Of the mortar batteries at
Sandy Hook will be followed here, as
in all the other fortified places.
The rified mortars, which look like
long-range guns sawed off, are regard
ed as the most powerful weapons
known with which to fight warships.
Deep down in concrete-lined pit.
they are almost secure from the fire of
an enemy, while they can be aimed as
we'll as if high up on the land. A
high-power long-range rifle can only
be placed in full view of the enemy, or
else raised and lowered by a disap-
pearing carriage. This method is very
costly and consumes much valua BILE
time when the gun is in action. A
mortar can be fired from its pit as fast
as it can be reloaded, with minimum
of danger to its crew and the mortar
itself.
The high-power guns on Willet's
Point will have a seven-mile range up
the sound, past Stepping Stone Light
and Execution Rock, and will come
into action long before the mortars can
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-12-29
Electrically Heated Water

In any house equipped with incan-
descent electric light wires the water
for bath may be heated in most sat
isfactory manner. 1t frequently hap
pens that in case of illness the patient
is unable to utilize the regular bath
room. The exact temperature Of the
water is often, under these circCm-
stances, matter of vital Importance.
The results are achieved by simply
immersing connecting feed electric
wire in the vessel or portable bath tub,
and within a few minutes the exact
temperature is secured. This requires
no costly or intricate apparatus. The
wire that will feed an electric lamp will
heat the water.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-12-29
Los ANGELES HERALD SUNDAY MORNINGS DECEMBER 49,

be successfully fired. There are also
in the fort sixteen old eight-inch cam
non, which have been converted into
breech-loading cannon, but they are
almost worthless against modern ships.
From Willet's Point to Fort Schuyler
a string of torpedees will be stretched,
with second line of mines behind it,
so that vessels breaking through the
first will be unpleassntly surprised by
the second.
Each approach to New York city
from the sea will thus have four lines
of defense, and one Of which would be
sufficient to keep out moderate-sized
fleet.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-12-29
&se Plans Are Carried Out as Laid Out by Gem
eral Miles No Invading Fleet Could Pass
the Big Forts and Batteries
HAS DESIGNED FOUR SEPARATE LINES OF DEFEN
Lever and Upper Bays and the Sound Be Strongly Guarded From
Store, Several Nets of Torpedoes With Fire
- the Forts Will Add to the fiarbor
Decnses

could proceed, for at Fort Lafayette,
and reaching across to the other side,
would stretch string of electric SUBJ
marine mines, while Whitehead tor
psdoes would go whizzing out from
Fort Wadsworth side. These tor
pedoes are always kept in stock, and at
twenty-four hours notice the Narrows
could be blocked by those terrors of
modern warships-submarine mines.
1t is big undertaking to clear away
a nest of torpedoes-an absolutely i'm
possible one under cross fire from
two forts. The exact spot where these
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-12-29
Dire SIS and Address

Mrs. Isabella Martin of San Fran
cisco created something o. furore in
court the other morning by appearing
IS her own attorney. She stated her
case, made objections and took excep-
tions with the easy grace of person
bred to the law. And all the time she
wore Paris gown.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-12-29

The most humorous phase of the
financial question is the large number
of individual financial failures who
know exactly how to regulate the
financial affairs of the government
jackson, Miss, Wing.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-25
AT THE THEATER.
Mrs. Minnie Maddern Fishes En-
gagement To-day and Tomorrow.

Mrs. Minnie Maddern Fishes En-
gagement To-day and Tomorrow.
Mrs. Minnie Madden Fiske will be seen
at to-days matinee and tonight in Dau-
diets A Queen of Liars. Tomorrow night
she will be seen in A Light From st.
Agnes and in Ibsens A Dolls House.
The fact that Mrs. Fiske is supported
by Mr.. James NELL adds an interest to
the engagement. Mr.. Neill has not been
seen here professionally in some time,
and he will receive a warm welcome.
Mrs. Fiske has been so thoroughly an,
nounced that there is little that can be
said of her except to announce her play.
A well known Boston critic se,s of her:
Her art is undoubted, her power great
She brings to her aid the most cofsum-
mate skill in concealing the wonderful art
which she uses. She may be said to
stand in the front ranks with living ar
lists. 1t is seldom that an audience has
witnessed anything more sWeetly tender
that her scene at the close of the first act
where she merely raises her face to her
lovers caress. Nor is ii likely that the
modern stage has seen many more ex-
quisite pieces of work than her portrayal
of the onScience-Seared woman of the
next act. And yet outwardly there is lit
tie to show the fierce tumult which Is
going on within. She plays the woman
from within most marVelously and her
work becomes more of psychological study
than moving piece of dramatic art"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-25
WHERE DID 1T COME FROM,
Talk of Chatham COunty's Issuing
Bonds Which Were Never Acted

Talk of Chatham COunty's Issuing
Bonds Which Were Never Acted
Upon.
The latest mystery in county circles
is the publication in the Daily Bond Buyer.
a paper published in New York city of
the following statement:
The governor has signed the bill au-
thorizing the board of county commits
sioners of Chatham county to issue bonds
not otherwise described, to the amount az
$4,000. We know nothing of the present
financial condition of this county and
have written to the county clerk for par
ticulars."
So far no letter has been received from
this paper asking information with regard
to the bonds. but one came yesterday from
E. H. Gay & Co. of Chicago bond deal
ers, asking what the bonds We're and. why
they were issued. Messps. GAY & Co also
wanted TO be given an opportunity of get
ting the job Of placing them on the market
The origin of this piece of Information
is yelled in mystery. None Of Chatham
county's representatives to the legislature
know anything about any such measure
ever having been contemplated even
There has been some talk of a bond issue
for road and drainage purposes. but il has
never taken any definite shape
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-25
LOCAL PERSONAL.

Mrs. n. Dewald and daughter have re-
turned, AFTER a pleasant visit to Cincin-
Mr.. Abe M. Brown left last night for
Atlanta to spend few days at the expo
Miss Katie Schiller has returned to bar
nome IN Augusta, after spending two
weeks very pleasantly in Savannah.
Invitations are out for the MARRIAGE of
Mr.; james +. LAWN, formerly of this citSl
ana MISS Carrie NJ. Wilson, at ST. Pauis
chureh, Washington, D. c., Monday, Dec
80, at o'clock D. m. Dec'
weather Observer Smyth has eona 70
CIharleston Tor several days During his
apSence Assistant Observer Wambs,iab
VIII nave charge of the local wea tb rs 4.
bureau Mr.. Smyth will return FRIDAY
Or. Robert p. Myers, formerly wen
savannah, who is now living in Honoi,,1U,,l
HaWali had charge of one of the nrinc;Ts ];
hospitals Of that city during the iafa
cholera epidemic '''0 I@Ie
Mf; James Neill, who is Mrs Minnie
ma NJ auoern F1ske's leading support this sea
soI, arrived in the city yesterday ana viii
n ell VIII be seen in A Queen Of fiars =. u
the theater this afternoon and to-nieb. aI
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-25
IN THE CITY COURT.
a Variety of Cases Heard by Judge
MacDOneII.


In the city court yesterday a new trial
was granted in the case Of the state
against Sarah Lewis and Henry Houston,
charged with forcibly entry and detainer
OF lands.
Richard Doyle was found guilty Of car
rying a concealed weapon and sentenced
70 pay a fine OF SIS or spend two months
on the chain-gang.
William Austin pleaded guilty to the
charge Of assaulting and beating Maria
Turner and was sentenced to pay a fine
OF 50 and costs or spend three months
on the gang.
charging him with Issuing insurance lie
gaLy TO Mrs. Charles Robeen, was noiie
pressed on the payment Of costs
Inc Indictment against W. b. Brown
Tor running Nslot machine was nolle
pressed on the payment Of costs By the
defendant.
on the civil side Of the court, in the
case or G. Lucien Jones for the use of
Nelson- Champion & co. against Atmar
a. Rowland Judgment for Sl,57s.6l, prin-
cipal, and s23015, interest. was rendered.
New trials We're refused in the cases OF
Belle II. Middleton against the Savannah,
Ihunderbolt and Isle of Hope railway
and p II. Carter & Co against McDon-
ough & Co. both Of which were decided
against the defendants.
A demurrer to the case OF W. H. Har-
Ney az alnst the Pullman Palace Car Com
pany' IN which suit is brought TO recover
the value Of a diamond pin costing S1S5,
lost IN Pullman car between Savannah
ana " aycrOss, was argued by Messrs. J.
n. Dreyer and William p. Hardee for
the defendant. The matter was taken
under advisement
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-25
CAPT. ANDREWS AND HIS DoRY.
The Boat in Which the Hardy Nayf-
gntor Went to snnfn.

Capt. William A. Andrews is in savan-
nah with his wonderful little boat. the
sapolio, which was on exhibition around
the streets Of the city yesterday. This is
the little craft in which he made alone .
transatlantic voyage beating all previous
Capt. Andrews sailed from Atlantic
city, New Jersey. in his boat July 20, 1882,
and arrived at the Azores on Aug. 20 1850
beating by twelve days an previoms
records of crossing the Atlantic ocean in
a small boat S''4i III
The '.'SaDolio" is IA feet 6 inches long
over an, and is a canvas-covered FOLDING
boat, decked over, excepting a cock-pit 3
feet by feet. and feet long. fitted with
a sliding hatch. She carries $50 pounds of
lead on her keel f--'9 u
Capt. Andrews and his boat arrived at
Palos, Spain, (the port from which Column
BUS sailed on his voyage of discovery. on
Sept. 70 1882, in time to take part in tba
festivities held there in honor Of the ereat
discoyerer. Capt. Andrews was enter
tanned by the government, presented to
the queen and elected a member of the
Ninth Congresso de Americanistas held at
The ''SapOlio" was especially intended
Tor exhibition at the worlds fair.
The captain, his trip and the name of
MS little boat, stand as types of tho
highest grades of American grit.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-25
CHRISTMAS on THE TRACK.
TO-day's Programme of Events at
ThunderbOIt Driving Park.

Ao-tatfH programme OF Events at
ThundeFboIt Driving Park.
Those who wish to enjoy a pleasant af-
ternoon can do so by taking in the races
at the Thunderbolt driving park. Horses
for the first event will be called promptly
at O'Clock. Twenty horses, including
runners, PAGERS and trotters, will face
the starter in the different events.
Manager Doyle says that his programme
for the afternoon will last until 5:3O and
he will give the public a frst-class enter
tainment.
The entry list for the running events
closed yesterday. and twelve thorough
breds have been named, six TO start in
each contest. The entries include horses
from Nashville, Tenn, Columbia, Charles
ton and Ninety-Six, S. c. The card will
be as follows:
Three minute class: James Furlong b.
g., Al; W. I. Birch, b. m, Calico; George
Haight, s. e., Morgan; George Haight, T.
m, Ruby; A. p. Doyle, s. s., Little Clay;
J. A. Bland, Nashville, st. Claire.
Three eighth-unile Heats, Running-G.
ia; w. H. Fraser. Ninety-six, S: c., s. g.
Randolph; +. H. Frost, Columbia, b. g.
Shylock; ]. II. Hawthorne, Charleston, b.
z. Pacific J. A. Bland, Nashville, Tenn,
b. 8. Climax II; George Haight, Savan-
nah, b. s. Barianders
Mile Dash Running-E. H. Frost, Ninety
six, >. c., b. m. Marlei w. ii. Frazier,
Ninety-six, s. C, s. g. Duke of Kent; w.
H. Frazier Ninety-six, S. c., s. &. Ran
dolph; Lawrence Kelly, Savannah, b. m.
Emma Rhodes; j. II. Hawthorne, Charles
ton, b. g. Pacific; ]. A. Bland, Nashville,
s. &. Old South.
In addition to the above races, by special
request. Mr.. Doyle has arranged an eE-
hibition mile between Savannah's repre-
sentative trotter and PAGER, Oakland
Prince, and Palmetto Prince. The two
Princes will be driven during the after
noon.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-25
THE TAX RECEIVER RIGHT.
The Controller UphOIds Him in the
Property Assessment Case.

The controller bphOlus Him In the
Property Assessment Case.
Capt. John r. Dillon. tax receiver, has
won his point outright in the matter of
the assessment of the property of the Sa-
vannah Cottage and Improvement Com
pany. He received the following letter
from Controller General William A. Wright
yesterday:
Atlanta, Ca. Dec. %, 1s95.-Capt. John
r. Dillon, Tax Receiver Savannah, Ga.
Dear Sir-I am in receipt of yours of the
Dist instant in reply to mine bearing on
the Savannah Cottage and Improvement
Company's tax assessment. You are en-
tirely correct that neither the grand jury
nor the county commissioners have any
jurisdiction over assessments made ac-
cording to law by the tax receiver, and
l have 50 written Mr.. Lazaron, the at
torney of the company referred to above
If your assessment is legally made there
is no authority given by law for its re-
view by anyone, not even the controller
Yours truly, William \. Wright
Controller General.
Capt. Dillon assessed the unimproved
property at $1,000, or $l00 per lot, and the
improved property at $4,000 or 81 900 per
lot, with house. This was doubled on ac-
count of the return not having been made
ar corrected by the company. The COM
pany'S return, which was not accepted
was $S75 for fifty-one lots and $3.50 each
for ten houses. The county commission
ers only have the power to relieve the
company from double tax in case thew
should see fit to do so.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-25
JUGS WITH JAGs IN 'EM.
Outgoing Trains Loaded with sus-
DfcfOus EarthenWare

BAcAOus EarthenWare.
This is the season when the agent and
the messenger for the Southern Express
Company sees nothing but jugs. The at
mosphere is Of a juggy hue, the fumes
from the cracked and broken juglet in
sidiously wind their way into his inner
most soul, and at night when he lays
him down to sleep he doubtless lives again
the life Of the day with jugs to right of
him, jugs to left OF him and jugs behind
him, until he begins to think all the
worlds jug with the seal broken and
the cork lost
central railroad depot is covered with jugs
every day. Something like 800 or 400 jugs
disappear from view on the trains leav-
ing thaL depot every twenty-fOur hours.
About 200 or 300 more catch the outgoing
trans on the Plant system within the
sumo space of time.
And such jugs! There are little jugs, big
jugs, medlum-siZed jugs half-gallon jugs,
gallon jugs, two-gallOn jugs, three-gallon
Jugs four-gallon jugs black jugs, brown
jugs, white jugs, yellow Jugs blue Jugs
notified jugs, long-necked jugs, short
necked jugs, round jugs, square jugs and
seVenty-three other kinds, the names of
which are withheld for obvious reasons.
ana the chances are they all mean jags.
mere VIII be the quiet jag, the noisy jag,
the DraWly jag, the jaggy jag and pretty
near as many different kinds as there are
OF course none of these jugs are going
20 dry counties. People who live in pro-
hlbltlon communities have no use for
them. Some few of them, however, may
get left at such places through mistake,
a mistake which very seldom if ever any
attempt is made to rectify
The most of these several thousand Jugs
are going TO people who just want to
have good time for the holidays, those
VINO enjoy an annual but evanescent jag,
ana VINO wind up on New Years day with
the customary swear off. Many of them,
however, are tagged for the regular pat
fOns or the jug trade to whom their ar
rival at Christmas time is an accident
rather than an intention to get it espec-
some OF them will be fed to the blind
tigers. They say that class of beast eats
up an enormous amount of them in a
quiet unOstentatious way.
VINO can predict the ultimate results?
Ihere is jug that is going to the house
hold of family which enjoys little
Christmas cheer, a bowl of eggnog or a
glass of light but enlivening, punch It
brings JOY for the time but Christmas
There is another jug, some larger, per-
maps, than the first. 1t goes to the gem
tlemanly ruftlan, maybe to the rascal or
the villain. Fired by the alcohol in a
moment OF passionate frenzy he becomes
perhaps the slayer of a human being. and
with the return of reason sees before him
the gibbet or a lifetime of penal servi-
tude. On how small trifies destinies are
sometimes dependent. 1t is the oft re-
peated history of the handful of rye sown
under some sunny sky, year ago per-
maps mat through varied stages marks its
the penitentiary.