The herald., 1897-08-18

interest. Mr.. Thompson replied that he
is the man. and that he remembers his
correspondent. perfectly. He had supposed
himself and Solomon Brown the only sur
vivors of that fight. He was not shot
through the lungs though he was very
seriously wounded. The Black Jack scrim-
mage was fought in Kansas, about six
miles from Lawrence, between twenty-siX
free-state men, under John Brown, and
about eighty border ruffians. Under
lag of truce John Brown, and nine men
at distance, visited the border captain
n nearby wood, to whom Brown re-
used demand of surrender. Instead,
he border men surrendered to Brown.
Mr.. thompson has suggested to Mr..
Bondi that he, Solomon Brown and Mr..
Bondi the last three survivors of the
fight. hold a reunion on June 2,1s9S. the
forty-second anniversary of the battle of
Black Jack.
THE ROGERS CASE
The latest in the Rogers BRIDE Of three
lays case is a letter which Joseph Rogers
If Los Angeles received yesterday 1t is
from Nettie Lewis Rogers. or purports to
be. and was signed "Nettie." The letter
said that the writer did not love Joseph.
her husband. She had been under some
strange spell, which he influenced over her
If he loved her he will not try to see her.
for it will be of no use, as she is very far
she continues, and no one is influencing
her. The letter is very decided in its dec
.arations. but nevertheless Rogers has
taken vacation in order to further prose-
cute the search for his missing wife.
BOGUS CHECKS
G. Fl. Kenisten of Los Angeles. tie gen.
tleman who was swindled by means of
bad check few days ago, was in the city
oday looking for DR.. William E. Miller.
Miller bought s32 worth of goods of Ken
isten's firm. paying for same with a check
written upon plain piece of paper. Miller
said he was a physician, staying at Hotel
Green, this city, He bought surgical tools,
and appeared well posted concerning them.
He is described as a short, stocky, clean
shaven man of good address. The che ok
was upon the First National bank of Pasa-
dena and was dated August 18th. Ken
listen had no suspicion that the check
might be worthless until ii was returned
to him. No such person as DR.. w. f.
Miller is known here, and the Green, where
he pretended to reside has been closed
since May. A description of Miller has
been left with Marshal Lacey
BREvITIES
The Catholic School of the Holy Names
which has been recently located in the old
Ball place. on North Fair Oaks avenue
will be ready for scholars on August 30th
The school has been founded by the Cath
olic church of this city and is in charge
OF the .Catholis sisters from the Ramona
convent, of which it is a branch. Girls
of all ages and boys under 13 years will
attend. The course is similar to the
academy course, and music, painting and
embroidery will be taught. number of
alterations have been made in the house
TO suit its new tenants.
Gus Bayer who is doing night watch
Inf in v,1no Of q
a time, shot a dog last night. About 2
o'clock this morning Bayer was going his
rounds in the rear of s. G. Rushton's
bakery on West Colorado street. near the
postoffice, when Mr.. Rushton's dog at
tackled him. Bayer shot twice with his
revolver, and the dog is now very dead
The shots awakened a number of people
in the small hours, and it was not until
this morning that the noise was accounted
for
An unfounded rumor has been circulated
to the effect that the Mount Lowe road
and bondholders had come to an agree
ment out of court with the receiver c.
w. Brown. The matter must be settled
in court. The bondholders allege that a
verbal agreement was made with Mr.
Brown, whereby he was to serve for $500
per month for certain period, and after
that period for $3.50 per month.
At the melting of the ladies of the De-
gree of Honor last evening in A. o. U. w.
hall, three applications for me mbership
were received. Several literary renditions
were given after which DIR. Emlin Lewis
spoke upon phrenology A delicious col
lation was served in honor of the birthday
of Mrs. Lathrop The remainder of the
evening was spent socially during which
time Mr. Ryan presented the order With
a handsome regalia cabinet. On August
30th a social will be given
At a meeting of the executive committee
Of the M. E. church yesterday in P. M.
GREEN'S office, it was decided that the
foundation. of the new church should be
built by contract. The contract, which
involves about $500 or $500. has not been let
The following events will be on the pro.
gram of the Y. M. c. A. bicycle meet on
the 26th of this month: Morning, road
race; afternoon. track races (one-mile nov
ice. one-third dmile open, two-mle handi-
cap. one-quarter-mile open. one-mie open,
team race).
Owing to the unclean condition of the
hands and knives of the girls at the time
of the explosion in Wallace's cannery Sat
urday evening. blood poisoning is feared.
Miss Nina Stonehouse. who received Sc
we're cut on the thumb, suffered a fresh
outbreak of the wound after it was sup
posed to have stopped bleeding.
Edward Haney of the Munger & Griffith
company corps of employees, is enjoying
an enforced vacation of two or three weeks
on account of crushed finger. The first
finger of his right hand was badly crushed
yesterday by some machinery.
The Hindoo Bramacharin lectured last
evening at the Universalst church upon
"The Condition of the Women of India,