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Arizona republican., 1898-07-26

to take little cover until we changed our position, and he wouldn't do it. He never knew what struck him, and he never even moaned. Our troop has lost five killed in this fight and nine wounded. Harry White was wounded in the leg by piece of shrap- nel. We have taken magnificent ground, better in some respects, than the Spanish are still holding. If they don't surrender we will surely make it warm for them. They tried a little charge on us the other day, and it was very similar to shooting fish. They can't charge much. We took these hills, covered with their trenches, by charging with our carbines across a bottom about mile wide under hail of bullets, and what is most remark able, it is said that we killed more ct them than they did of us. The Rough Riders and Tenth cavalry (coloreO are side partners now. They pranced right along together. Of course Cap tain O'Neills death, just before the final charge was a very sad and de- pressing blow to our ardor. S:ill, many of our troop were among the first on the hill. We'll, I can see the Dons standing over there in the trenches. We expect to fix them as soon as they take down that white flag. Goodbye, old man. I will write you from Santiago next.
 "They are exchanging prisoners for Lieutenant Hobson and his men, about 200 yards on my left a. this moment, 3:15 p. m., July G."
 The troops casualties above de- scribed are killed: Captain O'Neill, c. B. Perry, James Boyle, Champlin, Reynolds, and in the first fight, G. H. Doherty, Stanward Liggett. Wounded, Stanley Holster, w. w. Greenwood, J. T. Greenley, Edward O'Brien. F. w. Bugbee, Harry White, J. H. Waller, c. B. Jackson, Emil Cassi.
 |. Writing day later, Lieutenant Car ter says: "We had quiet night last night, but it was not according to pro- gramme. We were notified that hos tilities would resume at p. m. yes terday, but guess it was bluff, be- cause up to this moment, 8:3O a. m-, there has not been another shot fired, and flags of truce are constantly pass ing to and fro, making medicine,' our boys call it. While this has been go- ing on, unarmed details of Spanish can be seen in the ravine between our trenches building fires over dead bod ies that are past burial. We did con- siderable trenching last night; trenehed to our outposts. We had done scarcely anything like that be- fore during the truce, because we re gard trenching ahead as a violation of truce, but had built some shrapnel proof covers of dirt and boards to lie in under. so that bombs bursting overhead might not throw small pieces of iron upon our men, who are other wise lying in cover from direct at tack. This shrapnel is a bad busi- ness; it caught Harry White and Har- ley HOlliste of our troop; also O'Brien. Hollister is a Harvard boy, one of the most lovely men I ever knew. His wound was ugly, but not fatal. The same bomb threw dirt in my face and wounded Frantz in the little finger nail. None of these wound ed men with ordinary care should be in any danger of dying. Holsters s wound seems to me 10 be the worst.
Arizona republican., 1898-07-26

He was struck by piece of shrapnel, which opened gash in his ribs about three inches long. Whites wound was a similar one in the leg. Waller is on duty with bullet through his arm, and Jackson Is on duty guarding at the last camp some troop property, with a hole through the fleshy part of his neck. Greenwood's wound is a nasty one, a bullet wound through his foot from instep to heel"
 Speaking of Captain O'Neill's indif- ference to Spanish ihail, the writer continues: During this truce both sides have been getting each others range down fine, and it's not going to be healthy should firing resume, for any man to expose himself. Before the truce, officers used to walk up and down the trenches. talking to the men, but don't think I'll do much more of that sort of funny business. I never have been daredevil, but we all have to be exposed at times in order to see and talk to the men. Captain O'Nefl1 was constitutionally opposed to get ting under cover, and remarked that he didn't think the Spanish bullet was moulded that could kill him. That is what cost the brave fellow his life Other officers would see their men un- der cover, and then take to cover themselves, while Buckley would light cigarette and walk around in a hail of bullets. It was inevitable. The storm would be so thick at times that it seemed impossible for single man to escape. How could it be other wise, advancing for an hour across a bottom against entrenched Spaniards and rapid-fire guns, and crossing two creeks and several wire fences?
 1.-The spot where Captain O'Neill was buried was we'll marked and will be easily found. It would have been we'll to have buried him where he died, but that place was being kept too warm by Spanish sharpshcoters, they having got several of our troopers about there, until the boys learned their style of fighting, and then they didn't last long. The sharpshooters were mostly in the tops of cocoanut trees. They shot lots of our men who were carrying wounded men back. Lieutenant Carr of D troop was ill and on the morning of July was be- ing carried to the rear, when sharp shooter managed to hit him, wounding him in the thigh ''
Arizona republican., 1898-07-26
HOW CHpT. DWELL DIED
An Interesting Letter From Lieufen-
 ant Carter 0f Prescott.

A letter from Lieutenant J. D. Carter of Troop A, Rough Riders," to his brother in Prescott, is the most com prehensive that has come from the battlefield in front of Santiago. The following extracts are taken from it: Trenches, one and al half miles from
 Santiago, July 6, 1898.
 T am sitting on the bank of the trench in full view of the Spanish trenches. Flag of truce on their band. I have this shift, 10 a. m. until D. m., with forty-eight men in this trench. We have been in it over five days. Captain O'Neill fell bravely the first day, July 1, about 10 a. m. He wouldn't have fallen if he had no. been too 'nervy.' We had a heavy flank fire on our trocp, and begged him
Arizona republican., 1898-07-26
s25.s5-sEA SIDE.

And return via the cool and scenic $. F. P. 6 P. route every Thursday at 9:3O p. m., city time Get tickets good returning until October 15, with stopover at pleasure west of Barstow. Why not secure tickets to San Diego and return; then stop off at the differ eat coast resorts along the way? Let us assist you in planning your trip. Office, A West Washington street. Information cheerfully given.
 E. W. GILLETT, General Agent.
Arizona republican., 1898-07-26
CANADA'S NEW RULER.

London, July 25.-The Earl of Minto has been appointed governor general of Canada in succession to the Earl of Aberdeen.
The herald., 1898-02-18
University Notes

Miss Mary Peters of Fallbrook is visit
ing Miss Elnora Arbuthnot of Vermont
avenue.
The Y. W. F. NJ. society of the Methodist
church will meet Saturday afternoon at the
home of Mrs. C. w. Brown, corner of Bud
long avenue and Twenty-n street
The Athanasian Literary society, at its
semi-annua1 election, chose the following
officers: President. +. G. II. Stevens; vice
presidents, Clyde Bott and H. Vann: secre-
tary, George Cook: treasurer, Ernest Tarr;
censor, F. c. McCarty; chaplain, C. H.
Bott; usher, G. c. Cook.
The faculty and advanced students of the
college of music of the university, as
sisted by Miss Gertrude Auld Thomas, So
prano, and the college glee club, will give
a concert in the Methodist church Friday
evening.
Miss Ellen Emery of Boston has been
spending a few days at the home of Miss
Cook on Hough street.
Cards are out announcing the wedding
at San Jacinto on the 22d of Miss Leonora
Ellis Black and L. R. Bradley, a forme er
resident of University.
The Methodist church has just completed
two-story ten-room parsonage on Thirty
fifth street. west of McClintock. The pas
tor Rev. F. M. Larkin. occupied his new
home at the beginning of the week
Professor o. P. Phillips has been elected
manager of the college glee club, vice E
B. Bradley, resigned.
Rev. M. c. Briggs, secretary of the Cali
fornia State Sabbath association conducted
the chapel exercises yesterday and after.
wards made a short address to the stu.
dents,
The herald., 1898-02-18
MAY HAVE A FIESTA
If S8197 More Is Subscribed Before
March Sd

Yesterday afternoon the committee OF
thirty held a special meeting at Flesta
headquarters, in the Byrne building, ana
passed the following resolution:
whereas, since the last meeting OF the
committee of thirty a renewed interest IN
the matter of Fiesta has seemed to be-
come manifest.
whereas. in addition to the sum Of
s6e2o.50 previously subscribed, other
amounts aggregating s15s2.50 have been
reported, making the total amount appar-
emily available to date $7SOS.
whereas, this renewed interest and the
additional subscriptions would seem 10
warrant the committee OF thirty IN making
another attempt to hold q Fiesta this year
and whereas, the net amount received
from subscriptions last year amounted 10
$l6 709: therefore, be 1t
Resolved, That it is the sense OF this
meeting that if, within two weeks, or at q
period not later than March 3, 1885, the total
sum of not less than $4,000 in bona f1de
subscriptions shall have been received,
that the action taken at the last meepng
of the committee of thirty shall be re-
scinded, and that work shall then lmme
diately begin in preparation Ior sranu
Fiesta. the equal, IL not better than any
nrevious ones. to be held not later than
the last week of April.
"Resolyed That the executive commit
tee be hereby authorized at once TO place
solicitors in the field to aid those VINO are
now voluntarily at work"
A vote of thanks was passed for the vaiu-
able work done by the Times in arousine
renewed interest In the great local celebra-
tion and another vote was taken that all
other papers be asked to cooperate toward
the same end, /. e., having Fiesta Tor SS
Hancock Banning was elected mempe1
of the committee of thirty.
The herald., 1898-02-18
COMEDY OF ERRORS
Mr.. Hoppe and MI. Fontaine's Lack Of
Linguistic Attainments

Henri Fontaine is a Frenchman, who
has no English, but his 5-year-old son acts
as his interpreter. Unfortunately, the 9TH
er day, when Mr.. Fontaine was hunting
blackbirds and squirrels out on the rail-
road track near Manhattan station, and
his horse undertook to eat up all of Neigh
Dor Koppes alfalfa and was tied to tree
while caught in flagrante delictu, the little
interpreter was. playing marbles.
So, when Fontaine, who had his shotgun
on his shoulder and 1abbered the widest
kind of French, proceeded to unite his
horse, under the impression that Hoppe
had feloniously acquired it, and Hoppe
said something about -four bits" they both
jumped at conclusions which were not
justified. Fontaine swung around his gun
like the arms of a windmill, and this made
Hoppe believe that his time had come
However, the gun was not loaded, Fon-
taine having expended all his ammunition
on three blackbirds and two squirrels. AS
his demonstrations had caused Hoppe to
leave the place where the patient steed
was taking in the whole comedy Fontaine
drove him away triumphantly. Yesterday
he had no trouble in convincing Justice
Young that his intentions were not san
culinary, and he was let off with kindly
admOnition,
The herald., 1898-02-18
Cases Set For Tomorrow

DEPARTMENT ONE-Judge Smith.
(2443) vincente Sepulveda; appeal; hear
ing.
(245O) John Woodruff; embezzlement; sem
tence.
(29012) A. B. A. Bates; contempt; hear
ing.
(24e0) Asbery Feezell; grand larceny;
arraignmcnt.
(24ss) J. A. Colcord: grand larceny; ar
raignment.
DEPARTMENT TWO-Judge Clark.
(2SSS2) Huddleston VS.. Huddleston.
(29, ,903) Hall VS.. Hall.
DEPARTMENT THREE-Judge York.
Pattison VS.. Pattison.
DEPARTMENT FOUR-Judge Van Dyke.
(29,10D In re petition of T. Bauer for de-
termination of community property
rights.
DEPARTMENT FIVE-Judge Shaw.
(25, 209 Sobrino VS.. Eberle.
(23,S2D Eberle VS.. Eberle.
DEPARTMENT SIX-Judge Allen.
(2S,795) Slocum VS.. Maginnis.
TOWNSHIP COURT-Justice Young.
People VS.. Yturaldo; 1880 a. m.
Van Epps VS.. Wiley; demurrer; 1:30 p. m.
People VS.. Carr; 80 p. m.
People VS.. Mcclure; l 80 p. m.
White VS.. Wiley ct al trial; $3.50 a. m.
Allen VS.. State Loan and Trust company;
$3.50 a. m.
The herald., 1898-02-18
Laborers' Claims DISPUTED

w. C. Petchner yesterday sued Jay
Scott, sheriff of Fresno county, Wong
Lun Shue, Low Moon and Ton Sing to
recover 1926, which is the aggregate
amount due by Wong Lun Shue for labor
to M. Rosenthal and fourteen Celestials,
whom he employed during the latter part
of the year. These people assigned their
claims to the plaintiff, after having served
upon the sheriff and the other two Chinese
defendants, who had attached Wong Lun
Shues property, a notice in writing that
they were entitled to payment for services
rendered within sixty days prior to the at
tachment. The defendants dispute the
several claims of the laborers
The herald., 1898-02-18
sPENcER's SECRET
Knows All About Making Soap but Is
a Poor Collector

George C. Spencer commenced suit
yesterday against Byron Erkenbrecher for
s400. Spenoer's story is that he agreed
to reveal to the defendant a secret process
by which he could make good, merchanta-
BILE soap. He would introduce in one or
more of Erkenbrecher's frames of ingredi-
ents one hundred pounds of his mysterious
compound, which he said did not cost more
than cent per pound, and the mass would
turn out a good grade of soap.
This suited Erkenbrecher, and he was
agreeable to pay Spencer 500 down II the
process turned out all right and $500 when
the soap was dry enough to sell. On De-
cember 18th the experiment took place at
Erkenbrecher's soap factory on Upper
Main street, Spencer contributing 300
pounds of his secret preparation and the
defendant 27O0 pounds of the usual ingre-
dients that soapmaker uses to turn out
a good article.
Erkenbrecher was well pleased with the
test, and gave Spencer 500, but since then
the plaintiff says he has repeatedly been
refused the balance due, although the soap
is now dry and in perfect merchantable
condition.
The herald., 1898-02-18
rs INTRICATE
A Bank That Needs Help of the Court
to Dispose of $3.50 Certificate

In November last ]. Robertson attached
some merchandise of the Socialfstic Co.
Operative Store and Productive associa-
ton, whose store is at 723 Buena Vista
street. which was claimed by H. NJ. Leach.
The two entered into an agreement shortly
afterward by which the goods were re-
leased upon Leachs depositing $225 GER
tificate of deposit in escrow with the
Farmers and Merchants bank. In jan
uary a judgment was rendered in favor OF
plaintiff Robertson in the Justices court
for $145.2O, which was not satisfied. He
then applied to the Farmers and Mer-
chants bank for the amount of his judg-
ment, to be taken out of the certificate
placed in escrow and Leach notified the
bank not to do so.
AS the easiest way out of the dilemma
the bank has now sued both Robertson and
Leach. so that the superior judge of De-
partment three may adjust the intricaces
of the case and give unto Caesar what be-
longs to julius.
The herald., 1898-02-18
SENIOR B CLASS DAY
Exercises at the High School-A Farce
and Music

Senior B held their class day e&sSS.|es
Yesterday at the high school, and the Star
and Crescent program was under their dl-
rection.
Thomas Haskins, president of the society,"
called the meeting to order. The secretary
Keturah Paul, read the minutes, and the
Blanchard-Schoneman orchestra 1ur-
nished the music.
A farce, by w. D. Howell, entitled "A
Sea Change" was cleverly presented. Miss
JessieMcArthur carried the honors as Mu-
riel Vane in the leading part, and Miss
Alma Foy was the up-to-date Ice princess.
The others who took part were Harry Aus
tin. Alfred Sill, C. Mabel Hazard, John
Moriarty, H. Stanley Benedict, Robert
Benedict Robert Newmark, Ethelwyn
Kennedy and Grace Coates.
Following the farce came the presenta-
ton of pins by B. Frank Kierulf, president
Of the Senior B class. The response was
by Gurney Newlin, president of the Senior
A. or graduating, class.
The programs were handsome and con-
tanned the names of the entire class. They
are in green and red, the class colors.
Today the graduation exercises OF the
Senior A class take place at the Los An
geles theater at 2 p. m.
The herald., 1898-02-18
AN EVEN TEN
Is What R. A. Bird Gets
for Forgery
HE WILL RESIDE AT FOLSOM
CONVICTION AND JUDGMENT Tc
BE APPEALED
Henry Bailey, the Rivera Rapist. Will
Probably Plead Guilty-Spencer's
Soap Compound Secret

r. A. Bird, ex-secretary of G. j. Griffith.
was yesterday sentenced to ten years in
the penitentiary at Folsom for the for
gerry of his employers name to q check
upon the First National bank for $780,
which amount Bird drew and expended in
riotous living. This check was only one of
a large number which Bird is alleged to
have thus forged and cashed, to the detri-
ment of Griffith.
Bird felt very uncomfortable when he
was brought from the county Jail to De-
partment one, and 1t was apparent enough
that he realized that the time had come
when his sentence could no longer be de-
layed, as his attorneys had given up hope
that motion for a new trial would be
favorably received. He was Joined by his
faithful wife few moments after he had
taken seat beside his lawyers.
Mr.. Meserve at once submitted his type
written documents and called attention to
certain parts of the transcript which he
thought might induce the court to grant
the motion, but Judge Smith was fully sat
isfied that the prisoners trial had been
fair and impartial. He denied the motion
and told Bird to stand up. Briefly sum-
ming up the facts which had brought the
defendant to his present pass, the court
said that Mr.. Griffith had given him
chance to get on in the world and to re-
trieve his former reputation. Instead of
showing gratitude, he had betrayed the
trust placed in him and had repaid his
employer by converting to his own use
the money he had in bank. The prisoner,
said the court, had been ably defended by
his counsel. who were, however, handi-
capped by the uncontroverted fact that
Bird had spent the proceeds of the forgery,
whether he had actually committed it or
not. The sentence of the court would be
Imprisonment in the state prison at Folsom
for ten years.
A certificate of probable cause was asked
for by Birds attorney which was granted
by the court. This will allow Bird to re-
main in the county jail instead of being
put at work in the Folsom penitentiary
pending the decision of the supreme court
on the appeal which he is about to take
from his conviction and judgment.
The herald., 1898-02-18
SCHOOL NOTES
Of Interest to Parents, Pedagogues
and Pupils

The Mothers Voice of New York will
issue a California number in March.
Leslie Lynn, who has just graduated from
the normal school. has been appointed to
the principalship of the school at Wood
Vile. Mr. Lynn Is also graduate of Oc-
cidental college.
The National Congress of Mothers will
send, in pamphlet form, to it's constituents
and others interested throughout the cou7-
try the article, Personality in the Kim
dergarten," by Mrs NJ. Z. Staples which
appeared in the November Western Child
Life.
The department of drawing at the nor
NAL has Just entered class in the course
OF water-color work. This course was In
troduced into the curriculum only last fall
ard will cover three and half years, the
longest course given in any normal school
in the country.
The Los Angeles Business college has
the largest attendance in it's history, and
counts among its students large percent
age of young people from Mexico, New
Mexico, Arizona and Nevada. Among we'll
known men who have addressed the mem
bers of the college on business experiences
of their own were p. r. Moore and w. d.
Trask. w. C. Patterson will give a talk
at an early date.
The first annual meeting of the Home
and Child Study association of California
takes places in San Francisco March 26th
The plan of work for the ensuing year
will be presented, together with reports
of clubs and round tables that have united
with this association. The association is
designed to bring home and school into
nearer relations, and furnishes outlines of
programs and other working guides to
its constituents.
Teachers all over the country will be
interested in the results of the scheme of
The Cosmopolitan in sending the series of
leading questions, which it announces in
the February number, to chief officers of
the leading universities of the United
States, England and Germany. The fourth
and seventh questions are particularly
near to the problems of the educational
world today. They are, respectively:
'Inasmuch as the student, in a large
percentage of cases, Immediately follow
ing graduation enters upon a
professional or business career and
not infrequently assumes family
cares, should not provision be made for
thorough instruction by lectures on choice
of occupation or profession-the intention
being to afford him the widest possible in
formation regarding the occupations of
life, and to enable him to choose with
knowledge, rather than with prejudice"
do you hold that time should be OBJ
tanned for the most important studies by
omitting those which are least import
anti"
The herald., 1898-02-18
RIVERA RAPE FIEND
Held to Answer-Will Probably Plead
Guilty

Henry Bailey, the youth who feloniously
assaulted Mamie Wood few days ago
at Rivera, was yesterday taken back TO
that place for examination before Justice
Bourke and held to answer in the sum of
$3000 The evidence for the prosecution. in
troduced through the deputy district at
torney, was clinching. Young Bailey has
intimated that he is willing to plead
guilty to rape.
Louis Bailey, the brother, was also held
to answer but as there was not particle
of evidence against him, he was ordered
released on his own recognizance and no
information will be filed against him.
Whether the constable and the driver
who brought the Baileys to Jail last Sun
day drew upon their imagination or not
when they said that at one time it looked
as If there was going to be lynching bee
at Rivera in which Henry Bailey would do
the star act or whether the people of Ri
vera have cooled down since Saturday is
a point that cannot well be established
now. but they told the deputy district at
torney that at no time did they feel dis
posed to interfere with the course of the
law
The herald., 1898-02-18
soLoMoN's BARGAIN
Will Cause Him to Do Work in San
Quentin's Jute Mill

B. Solomon was tried yesterday in De-
partment one of the superior court on the
charge of having bought stolen goods on
October 18th of last year at Santa Monica
and found guilty by the jury.
fellow named William H. Eldred. an
old soldier stole from August Boyer, a
tailor. two Prince Alberts, two cutaways,
one sack coat, two vests. one pair of pants
and one pair of large tailoring shears of
the total value of $40 and sold them to
B. Solomon. The testimony introduced at
the trial showed that 1t was very probable
that Mr.. Solomon was quite alive TO the
fact that Eldred had not come by the goods
honestly. especially as he bought them
from him at night and gave him ridicu-
lously small sum of money in payment.
Solomons reputation as a fence for
thieves is well established in this commu-
nifty and he has served time before in the
penitentiary for buying property knowing
it to have been stolen. He will be sem
fenced tomorrow.