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The herald., 1898-07-05
Welcome to Augeleuos

Eight hundred Angelenos visited San
Diego last week, and yet the San Die
gans think we don't love them.-Los
Angeles Herald.
No one can for moment doubt the love
Los Angeles bears San Diego. 1t is ex-
pressed every day in the papers OF that
city, in the wonderful stories told of San
Diego. But We are truly glad to have Los
Angeles people visit us, and zee with their
OWN eyes that we have something more
than bay and climate to offer them, that
we have beautiful city, with elegant pri-
vate residences, splendid business blocks,
pommodious and artistic churches, fine
school edifices, first-class public library
and one of the best and safest harbors on
The coast. and with preparations making
10 build extensive wharfs and warehouses
10 accommodate the steampship line, which
will make San Diego the connecting link
between the Orient and eastern markets,
shortening the distance between the east
and the Orient by 500 miles, and with the
eompletion of the Nicaragua canal will place
San Diego sin the SWIM" making it one
Of the most important commercial points
pn the coast, port with its great dry docks
and coal bunkers, where vessels can be
lifted for seal and coaled for long voyages.
Yes, we are glad to have our neighbors come
down and see us, and with their own eyes
behold that the half has not been told about
us, and see the many advantages we have
over all other Southern California towns.
Send your people along, brother Herald.
and we will welcome them with hospita BILE
hands to San Diego's beauties. beer, bay
and cltmate.-San Diego Vidette.
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The WOUNDED
SCENES ON THE FIELD OF Ell
CANEY
BEFORE THE SECOND FIGHT
A Talk With shafter, in His Tent.
Many Dead Will Never Be
Found

Copyrighted, 1898, by the Associated Press.
AT GENERAL SKATERS HEAD
QUARTERS, July 2, a. M, per Associat-
ed Press dispatch boat Dauntless, via Port
Antonio, Jamaica, July 8, by way of King
ston, Jamaica, July 3, 1915 p. m.-
At daybreak the battle will be resumed.
After the capture of Ell Caney shortly
before dark last night, General Lawtons
division, with the independent brigade of
General Bates, who had fought all day
for the town. moved up and Joined the
force to that of General Wheeler and Cen
eral Kent The line was shortened by
night, and when the fight is opened today
the Spaniards will find themselves confront
ed within the space of three miles with
fully 1900 more troops.
Grimes, Cameron and Dillingharus bat
teres were also brought up during the night
and planted along the ridge of rolling
ground which confronts the city. Cen
eral Shafter, lying in his tent, which was
lighted by a tallow dip, remained up until
after midnight comforting with his brigade
and division commanders, discussing the
situation and plan of action for today. To
a correspondent of the Associated Press
the general said he was proud of the gallant
conduct of the troops and perfectly salts
fed with the results attained. At the
same time, General Shafter expressed deep
regret at the heavy loss which his COM
mand has sustained. He said the action
would be resumed at dawn.
But" he added, II cannot tell you
whether an attempt will be made to carry
the town by assault. owing to our troops
blng worn out and exhausted with the
hard days fighting"
Our troops bivouacked on the grou.-is
they have taken so valiantly but 1t was
stained with theb lood of many brave
men. Stricken homes and sorrowful lives
have been left behind, and many Brave
boy lay sleeping with the dew OF death
upon his beardless face and curling locks,
while mother or sweetheart far away FAY
dreaming of him, all unconscious that he
had given his life to his country.
| No fires were lighted, with the MOON
light streaming softly down upon the
scene of the days carnage. The men, most
of whom had not touched food during the
day, ate hard tack and raw bacon from
their knapsacks. and then, without blan-
kets or shelter, threw themselves upon
the bare ground and slept. During the
night fresh ammunition and food was
| brought up and distributed, but none OF
| the dead were carried off the field, and
the remains of many, lying in deep under
growth near the line of advance, WI
| perhaps never be found, save by the buzz
yards.
Tho wounded were carried to the rear
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to receive the ministratons of the doc
tors, which, no matter how early it comes,
is always tardy.
At the divisional medical headquarters
Major Wood and Captain johnson We're
dressing wounds, and their staff worked
all night.
AS the wounded continued to come in
it was found that the early number of
killed and wounded had been largely under
estimated. 1t is believed that the number
will reach at least 800 and possibly 1000.
1t is remarkable that in SO large a num-
Der of wounded, so few amputations are
necessary. The character of the fighting
in storming the main redoubt was not FULLY
realized until after the firing ceased last
night. The entertainments lay west of
the hills. Without cover the Americans
in their advance up the slope We're for
fully 300 yards exposed to the volley of
the firing of the men protected to the
shoulders in rifle pits. But they carried
the trenches by successive rushes, pausng
and budding behind every bush or rut for
like storm-driven sheep. The wounded
were dragged out of the death hail. After
each pause the men, undaunted, pushed on,
the trenches the latter were full to the
brim with the enemys dead. The Span
iards had fled over the summit of the hills,
but standing upon the bodies of their
fallen comrades they remained fighting
valiantly to the last.
They refused to give way, but continued
the work with their Mausers, enfilading
the American line as it came over the
frnn f,a
the Sixth infantry, under the direction
of Lieutenant Short, tumbled them for
ward on their faces. This was the charge
in which the Sixth, Third, Ninth and Tenth
cavalry and the rough riders all dismount-
ed, and in which the Twenty-sixth, Six
teenth and Twenty-second infantry and
the Seventy-frst New York were en-
gagged led in person by General Hawkins.
He was almost the first man on the sum-
nit. standing there, sword in hand, tar
get for bullets, cheering on his men. Lieu
tenant Lyons of the Twenty-fourth caval-
ry distinguished himself by deeds or per-
sonal gallantry, and there were many
others.
After the trenches and redoubts were
taken came bold attempt by the Span
iards to recover them. This occasioned
the nerceSt nshtlng ana the greatest loss
of the day.
When the Spaniards broke behind the
hill and passed between the reserves, who
came forward with a rush upon our
breathless men, striking and breaking
the line in several places. their impetuosity
for several minutes we'll might have made
our boys waver. Then, rallying gallantly,
they staggered forward, carrying con-
fusion into the enemy.
AS the Spaniards fled toward the city they
were shot down like rats.
In all nineteen Red Cross hospital flags
fioated from the buildings of Santiago
during the day. From at least two the
firing was continued. Several of our regi-
ments became entangled during the day in
the bush and fired into one another. The
stragglers were exceptionally few.
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Commander Arlington U. Belts of the
First Ohio battalion Of the naval reserves,
and the details are reluctantly admitted by
Lieutenant Commander Belts to be abso-
lutely correct.
Mr.. Belts was in the city of Mexico at the
time of the Maine explosion, looking after
his extensive rubber interests here. A
few evenings after the explosion he had
been to the Theater Principale, and short
ly after midnight was standing alone in
front of his hotel, when his attention was
drawn to remarks made by crowd OF half
dozen young Spaniards, who in half bro
ken English were making insulting re-
marks about the United States navy and
Americans in general. The intention of the
crowd to offer an insult to the young
American was clearly shown in the at
tempted use of the English language. Net
tied by this fact, Mr.. Belts moved away a
few steps, only to be followed by the men,
who continued their slurring remarks.
After submitting to their insults in silence
for some time, Mr.. Belts sprang forward
and with his ungloved hand struck the
foremost of the crowd in the face, follow
Ing this by throwing a glove at the Span
iard's feet Then he removed his other
glove, slapped the face of the next Span
lard within reach, and also cast the glove
at his feet. Two gendarmes came up at
this juncture and caused the crowd to dis
perse. Mr. Belts retired to his hotel, and
little later to his ROOM Hardly had he
entered his room when he was waited upon
by two Spaniards, each bearing a chal-
lenge to mortal combat, couched in proper
terms and written in Spanish. An inter-
prefer was called and the contents of the
notes made known. Being the challenged
party, Mr.. Belts had the choice of weapons.
He promptly chose for duelist No. a raw
hide whip thirty inches in length, of pre-
scribed size and weight. At this announce
ment there was howl of protest, the Sec
onds of the insulted Spaniard declaring
that it was not question of child's play
but Of honor, and fatty refused to accept
such an unmanly weapon. Mr.. Belts had
surrounded himself with a number of
friends in the hotel. He announced that he
would brook no interference In the choice
of weapons, and would give his challenger
one hour to accept his terms or be publicly
branded a coward. After some further
parleying the terms were accepted. Mr.
Belts elected to meet adversary No. 2 with
buckskn gloves, boxing rules to govern
This was also agreed to after protest.
Accompanied by their friends and doc
tor the duelsts met at o'clock in the
morning on Chapultepec plain, where Mr..
Betts thrashed his first opponent until the
fellow fled. He disposed of his second adj
versary in the first round with a heavy
dow on the nose, which drew blood. At
the sight of the blood the Spaniard's Sec
onds declared honor to have been satisfied,
and Mr.. Bets and his friends returned to
| the MOTEL for breakfast.-New York Times
The herald., 1898-07-05
JIM FISK HoOKER'S WAGER
Went Back to New Haven and Won
5000 by Being Freshman Again

New Haven, Conn.-James Fisk Hooker
is son of Col. Hooker of Brattleboro, VT,
and a graduate of Yale in the elias of '95.
Since he left here he has studied law and
made campaign speeches for Sound mon
ey' in Vermont. He took trip to New
York on last Tuesday and fell in with a
classmate, Nat Cowles In view Of their
reunion they Joined in the familiar chorus,
Here's to good old Yale, drink 'er down."
and closed their meeting by posting bet
of 5000.
Hooker wagered that he would go to New
Haven and hold palm plant in his hand
for twelve hours on Chapel street, the main
thoroughfare of the city. An additional
clause was that he would stand an hour In
front of the principal undertaking estab-
lishment of the city, just opposite the Yale
campus, without moving from the front of
the place.
Hooker started in yesterday morning. In
the early hours he paraded up and down
Chapel street. gazed at in amazement by
the workmen and clerks going down to bus
mess. Early shoppers stared at the tall,
silent figure walking up the street bearing
the palm, and passed him with the general
exclamation:
"Oh, that's an advertising freak. I sup.
poser
About noon Jim went into barber shop
and got shaved, still holding the palm in
his hand. No explanation was given, and
BARRIERS and patrons alike gaped in wonder
at the spectacle. Early in the afternoon
Hooker took his stand in front of the
morgue In compliance with another clause
of his wager, he lifted his hat politely to
every woman who passed. Most of the
women thus accosted laughed, thinking II
was a Yale secret society initiation, but
some fiared up and sputtered something
about yale students insolence" A clus-
ter of Yale undergraduates had surround
ed him before he was ready to leave, and
he finished his vigil by repeating one of his
Vermont lectures on Temperance"
The remainder of the bet was easy to fill,
and just as the sun set last evening the
young man threw his palm away and start
ed for New York to claim his 5000.
The herald., 1898-07-05
Typewriters' Wages in London

Although It Is believed that some thou-
sands of women are working as typists in
London, the first systematic attempt to In.
quire into the conditions of their work Is EN-.
bodied in the first installment Of a report
presented to the Women's Industrial coun.
Gil at the quarterly meeting last week by It's
investigation committee. Thirty-four en-
ployers have been interviewed and thirty
employees, who between them have worked
in sixty-five offices. The hours worked
average from $3.50 a. m. to 6 D. M, while
overtime varies from lone or two hours 90
casionally" to "three or four hours fire.
quently." There are exceptional cases Of
excessive hours. Sometimes till 49," 100
caslonally from a. m. to 9, 10 or II D. ma
"Once worked from $3.50 a. m. till 10 p. m.
next day, with an interval for 4 wash.
Meals taken at the machine"
Wages vary from los week to beginners
and the incompetent to Sos for frstrato
workers. Overtime is paid Sd or Is a night.
but in three cases no extra payment was
made.
The investigators divide the workers into
three grades:
l. The well educated girls, knowing one
or more foreign languages, and having good
all round information. These learn theiy
where the salaries are about 32 al week.
trade in typing office, but when fully
trained prefer to enter business houses,
where the salaries are about e week,
some times more, and where hours are mod
crate. 1.-THE better the house, the shorter
the hours"
O. Girls who, whether well educated or
not, are capable and intelligent The pay
of these varies from 2Os to SOs, and they form
the staple supply Of the better class of typ
ing office, or occupy secondary posts in
commercial houses.
g. Girls who in old days would have be-
come domestic servants or dressmakers, but
who are tempted by the supposed gentility
of the employment to enter upon what ID
an i'll paid wearing life. They usually mako
from los to los week, many of them being
partially supported at home. These work.
ers are turned out in dozens by the bir
typing schools. They are probably paid as
much as they are worth, and their work.
poor and mechanical as it is, supplies GER
tain demand.-Pall Mall Gazette.
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WHY BUCK GRINDs CoFFEEH
A Bit Of Humor From the Real Life of
Volunteer Soldier

Buck" was dejectedly grinding coffee In
little red cast iron coffee grinder.
I'm grinding coffee for 5000 men," ex-
planned buck" hopelessly. 1.-THE masni-
tude of the task makes you tired before
you begin.''
After a long pause Buck" added;
This is the kind Of work that makcs q
soldier Of you'll don't thinki"
Buck" was one Of the swell boys In Conn
pany 2. This company being a social tea.
ture Of the suburb, contained only "swau
boys" When the call to arms came, In.
stead of dropping out, like members Of other
companies in the Thirty-third regiment
Buck" made 1t point Of honor to stay and
be mustered in.
Long before we had any idea Of going to
war" explained Buck" ceasing to grind
for few moments, we were shy 4 first lieu.
tenant. None Of us wanted the place. ANY
one Of the boys who wanted to DO first
lieutenant could have been elected. While
the place was going begging along came q
young fellow who had been in the cadss
company in his school. We understood he
was nice fellow and crazy to BE- In the
military, SO we offered him the Job, and hi
gracefully accepted
He made a pretty good first lieutenant.
put seemed to reel rather swellei UP about
1t, which was only funny and did not inter.
fere with his performance as an officer
''Then came the wa. and here We are
mustered in as United States troops under
the orders Of that chap as United States
officer. We are in for 1t now. II we give
him any trouble we are liable to get .
chance at Boston prison.
"A few weeks ago that young fellow way
just common. scrub young man, stuck on
the military idea: now he 10 q higher being
and his precious hide 10 sacred Why, II
should raise my hand against him would
be shot!
He was sitting In his tent last night and
called out to me: Here, you, "Buok," fasten
down the flaps of my tent!
Fasten them down yourself said L
Look here, Bill. why don't you act like
soldier and do your own chores like we dor
You never heard us hollering for anybody
to fasten down the flaps of our tentl
Say, he turned red in the face and
swelled up in the neck like 10y balloont
He didn't say anything and the only reason
beside the look he gave ma that know
he felt it is that I'm on the coffee detail,
a-grinding coffee for the whole Missouri
volunteers. kansas City Star.
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The HOSPITAL Shin

The proposal of the Red Cross societies of
California to secure funds to the amount of
100000 to be expended in purchasing and
lifting up hospital ship is generous one,
but it will require much more liberal CIV
ing than we have seen yet to accomplish this
object. We thought when $4,000 had been
raised In Oakland in times like these, and
when San Francisco had given S35 900 or
10000, that very creditabe showing had
been made. To undertake to raise $500 900
is difficult task.-Oakland Enquirer.
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Sent the Rate Down

Another score to the credit of the Valley
road 1t has forced the Southern Pacific
to reduce Its rates to Bakersfield go much
that the through rates to Los Angeles were
greater than the sum of the local rates, and
q reduction In the through rate followed as
a-patural consequence.-Oakland Enquirer
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HE WHIPPED TWO SPANIARDs
When Challenged Mr.. Belts Selected a
Whip and Boxing Gloves

Toledo, O.-General Superintendent T. F.
Whittlesy of the Ohio Central lines has just |
given the details of an adventure that hap
pened few months ago to Lieutenant |
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Another Matter

Il wish" remarked the philosopher with
a wry face, that Spanish honor extended
to olives; then once in q while we might get
the real thing instead of green cages put up
in salt water."-Detroit Free Press
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In view Of the action of Cervera at the tina
Hobson surrendered to him.
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The newest slap at Milwaukee Is that
beer thickens the voice and makes it gut
tural.
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What caused the row between Balsam
and Crow?" ''They both fell in love with
the same three girls.'
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CONSULS ASK FOR TIME

"The British, Portuguese, Chinese
and Norwegian consuls have come to
my lines with Col. Dorst. They ask
if non-combatants can occupy the
town of Caney and railroad points,
and ask until 10 o'clock of the 9th
inst. before the city is fired on. They
claim that there are between $4,000
and 10000 people, many of them old,
who will leave. They ask if I can
supply them with food, which can
not do for want Of transportation to
Caney, which is fifteen miles from my
landing,
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General Of the Spanish Forces, San
tiago de Cuba - Sir: shall be
obliged, unless you surrender, to
shell Santiago de Cuba. Please in
form the citizens of foreign countries
and all women and children that they
should leave the city before 8 o'clock
tomorrow morning. (Signed) w. R.
Shafter, Major-General, U. s. A.
THE SPANIARD'S REPLY
Following is the Spaniard's re.
ply, which Col. Dorst has Just re.
turned at 8 80 p. M:
Santiago de Cuba, 2 p. m, July
3,1898.-His Excellenoy, the Gener.
al Commanding the Forces of the Uni
ted States, San Juan river - Sir:
have the honor to reply to your COM
munication Of today, written atT8 80
a. m. and received al lip. m, demand
ing the surrender of this city; on the
contrary case announcing to me that
you will lombard this city, and that
I advise the foreign women and chill
dren that they must leave the city
before 10 o'clock tomorrow morning.
It is my duty to say to you that this
city will not surrender, and that ]
will inform the FOREIGN consuls and
inhabitants of the contents Of your
message. Signed) Jose Toral, Com.
mander-in-Chief Fourth Corps
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MUST FALL
General Of the Spanish Forces, Sa

Continued From Page One.)
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A TRUCE DECLARED

"The following is my reply: The
Commanding General, Spanish Fore
es, Santiago de Cuba - Sir: In con-
sideration of the request of the con-
suls and officers in your city for de.
lay in carrying out my intention to
fire on your city, and in the interests
of the poor women and children, who
will suffer very greatly by their hasty
and enforced departure from the city,
I have the honor to announce that I
will delay such action, solely in their
interest, until noon of the 9Th, pro-
viding, during the interval, your fore
es make no demonstration whatever
upon those Of my own. (Signed) W.
R. Shafter, Major. D. S. " ="
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TROOPS WILD WITH JOY

TROOPS WILD WITH JOY
Following the above dispatch came
the following from the general:
playa del Este, $3.50 a. M, July
4-Headquarters Fifth Army Corps,
Santiago.-When the news of the dis
aster to the Spanish fleet reached the
front, which was during the truce,
regimental band that had managed
to keep its instruments on the line,
played "The Star-Spangled Banner"
and "There'll Be a Hot Time in the
Old Town Tonight" Men cheering
from one end of the line to the other.
Officers and men, without even shell
ter tents, have been soaking for five
days in the afternoon rains, but all
are happy. SKATER"
Pando's Troops
Gen. Skaters other dispatches breathe
the same air of confidence and determina-
ton as shown in his demand on the Span
ish commander.
Perfectly Confident
Several messages were received by the
information concerning their contents was
made public. When the dispatch ANNOUNCE
ing the arrival Of Gen. Pando and a force
OF 5000 men at Santiago was exhibited at the
war department, 1t was ascertained that
the department was already in possession
of the fact, indicating that the officials had
received confirmation of the press dis
patches No bulletins were posted tonight.
Siege Guns in Place
In another dispatch Gen. Shafter states
that his demand for the surrender of Santi-
ago is still being considered by the Span
ish authorities, which indicates that the
refusal of the Spanish commander to
capitulate was not final. In any event. -
o'clock on Tuesday marks the limit of
Skaters concession, and II Santiago has
not capitulated at that hour the great
siege guns, now brought to the front and
in position, aided by the batteries of lighter
field pieces, will begin their work of de-
struction.
No Urgent Need for Troops
The present need of reinforcing Gen.
Shafter is not felt, now that the Spanish
fleet is out of the way Large numbers of
men, however, are already on the way, and
others will follow,
Will Attack Spain Itself
The changed naval situation will bring no
| abatement in the activity of the authorities
here in carrying the war directly home to
Spain. There is renewed determination to
get Commodore Watson's eastern squadron
away at the earliest moment for the double
purpose Of striking blow at the coast towns
of Spain and of pursuing Admiral Camara's
fleet, which has halted at the entrance of
| the Suez canal.
Cervera for Hobson
The release Of Hobson and the other he
roes of the Merrimac incident is likely to
be another result Of the events transpiring
today. 1t may now come about either by
the surrender of the city, which would in
clude the surrender of Hobson and othe.
American prisoners in the city, or else by the
exchange of Hobson for Admiral Cervera or
some other high ranking naval official. I'm
til today the possibility of exchanging Hob
son were slight, as this government had no
Spanish prisoners of high rank to offer ir
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