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The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-06-10
MIR. KNAPP's ROLLER BOAT
Going to Washington to See About
Building It

Inventor Knapp of roller boat fame is
going to Washington to try to make ar
rangements with the American govern
ment 10 construct an enormous rolling
boat for use as a troop ship, the boat to be
modelled something like the roller boat
that has been seen in Toronto harbor.
When the members of the Spanish lega-
ton were in Toronto, Senior Du Bose, the
first secretary, inspected the rolling boat
there, and is said to have been favorably
impressed with 1t. He advised Mr.. Knapp
to communicate with the Spanish consul at
Montreal with view to opening up nego-
tiations with the Spanish government for
boat, but Mr.. Knapp preferred to deal
with the American government.
He says that he can build a roller boat
200 feet high in three months, and it would
be an ideal troopship.
THE boat propose to build" said Mr..
Knapp, would be capable of carrying
$1,000 men, and would Of course, be much
faster than any of the ordinary vessels at
present running on the ocean. Drawclg
little water, such boat could get close
in shore and would not need to enter any
particular port, but could land troops at
any point on the shores of Cuba.
1.-THE boat, too, would carry 10000 tons
of freight, and could be used as coal
boat, With $4,000 tons of coal on board,
the roller boat would be a movable coaling
station for the fleet. Both ends of the
boat could be armed with guns so that an
enemy would be unable to capture it,"
Pending the result of his negotiations
with Washington, Mr.. Knapp has post
poned his intended trip down the lakes
with the small roller boat built in Toronto
last summer.-New York Sun.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-06-10
WOMEN AS SOLDIERS
History Not Without Incidents of
Their Having Fought

Military records contain quite a number
of instances in which women, disguised as
men, have distinguished themselves on the
battlefield, their sex not being discovered
until years afterward.
In 1872 a soldier. who had enlisted under
the name of Paul Daniel, attracted the
attention of a sergeant while drilling body
of recruits at Portsmouth. At the conclu-
sion of the parade the sergeant sent for
Daniel and stated his suspicious in regard
to the recruits sex. On seeing that the
game was up, Daniel confessed that she
was a female ana burst into tears when
she was informed that she could no longer
continue with the regiment. 1t appeared
that her husband, after getting through a
large fortune, had fled to Germany. where
he enlisted, and his wife performed the de-
ception in the hope that as soldier, she
might be dispatched for service in that
country and thus discover her unfaithful
partner.
A most remarkable woman was found to
be serving as an ordinary soldier in GER
tain German corps toward the end of the
last century. Her sex was revealed owing
to a false charge of theft being made
against her. She had been doing military
duties with the regiment for over si,.
months. Before this she had served in n
regiment of cuirassiers for two years, In
one engagement receiving a wound in the
arm, and afterward joining the grenaders.
Being captured by the enemy, she man.
aged to make good her escape and prompt
ly enlisted again in a regiment of volun-
teers, and, but for the unfortunate charge
referred to, might have spent her life in
military pursuits.
A woman who boosted that she had a
unique career died in 1882 at Poplar. For
the greater part of her life she had served
as an ordinary seaman on several man-of-
wars, where her true sex was not sus-
pected.
AS opposed to these women who have
fought in the ranks. there are no less than
nine women colonies in the German army
today, several of whom draw their pay
regularly They are the empress of Ger
many, the dowager empress, widow of the
late Frederick Charles of Prussia; the
Queen Regent Sophia, the duchess of Edin-
burgh the duchess of Connaught and
Queen Victoria.-Kansas City Star.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-06-10

60 the work there is $500 available and the
commissioners were not willing to spend
that amount of money on the park.
From the start said Mayor Snyder,
Sunset park has been the city's white ele-
plant. We have 1t. but do not know what
to do with it. I was in the council when
the park was acquired, and 1 regret the city
ever got 1t. We cannot take care of 1t, as
itl should be take care Of. II iy Is really to
be park, and besides, 1t would cost bar
rels of money to put the place in anything
like decent shape" The other commits
sioners agreed. and the storm drain was
filed to await the rains ofAby and by.
The commission ordered fifty new benches
to be purchased, to be divided among the
parks under the direction of the superin-
tendent of parks. The superintendent was
ordered to procure bids for the benchSs and
purchase them where he could buy them
cheapest
A fumigatng box for the park nursery
was ordered A number of rare plants will
be cared for in this way until hardy enough
to take their places in the open air.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-06-10
For Sanitary Reasons

SAN FRANCISCO, June 9.-General Mer-
Ram, commanding the department of Cali
fornia, has finally decided to abandon
Camp Merritt and place all the soldiers in
camp on the Preside reservation. This
move was found necessary for sanitary and
moral reasons. Camp Merritt is without
drainage and many saloons have sprung
up all around It. The city's streets run
ming through 1t cannot be closed, and are
usually throngedwith civilians. Allthis can
be remedied with the camp on government
land.
The Iowa volunteers will reach this city
In the morning. They arrived at Oakland
tonight but did not cross the bay.
It was stated late tonight that the Idaho
volunteers would be added to the troops
to sail next week.
Col. Mcclure, chief paymaster, was in
structed today to pay off up to July LIST
all the troops now concentrated here as
soon as possible. This will require the ex-
penditure of S940 900.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-06-10

was the discovery by Mr.. Drake Of shoe
prints ten inches long near the wagon of
the dead man. Peter Labourdette, who runs
roadside saloon, was the only man in
that vicinity whose footprint corresponded
to that of the mysterious track near the
wagon, so he was called on to give an ac-
count of himself. He did SO to the satisfac-
ton of the Investigators.
From the evidence and circumstances
thus far secured 1t appears that Ashby fell
down upon the whiffe trees % the wagon
in the dark, and being unable to draw HIM
self up was caught and dragged for half
mile over the rough road. His skull was
not fractured, as had been claimed by the
officers, and his death presumably was
caused by internal injuries. Another wit
ness will have to be examined before the
case will have been closed.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-06-10
PROBABLY MURDERED
MYSTERIOUS CASE REPORTED
TO THE POLICE
A Woman Who Sent Her Hired Man
for Help Stating That She Had
Been Poisoned

A ,;ar,, s,sn,.,, 80 .,,, ,.a,,s 20 20
,,,,,r7or -. - 80, 80. .,s,,.,,s
was reported to the police late last night.
A Mrs Bouster a Swiss woman. is the
victim of the supposed crime VIM. Fox,
a hired man in her employ, is the author
ity for the story. About o'clock this MORN
ing telephone message was sent to the
police station from the Palace livery sta
bles at Washington Gardens, stating that
man mad come in from a place on Ner-
mont avenue about mile and a half
soutn Oh the city and reported that wo-
man hau peeh poisoned. This man was
FOX anu ne was directed to go to the po-
ne s'a'ioh
IVA stateu ehdl yesterday AFTERNOON about
ooiocN ne went 10 the place OF Mrs Bous-
'ei Vi brewster 10 act as hired man. The
"' e' i'iiii at worh III the garden set
ing ou' VINES ana she went to visit
'eh!Hs roA .hat shoulo any ono
""N "'n ioi nei ho' u ten where sne
, son 'oine 'iiiie after Mrs. bouster
~ ,"e Pi"oe hei husoahu appeared
49,, " ''ie oiu "oniah was. Tux
Nv Az. WI MN anu 'iieii tie huspaho SAID
.ia. nc ""n'eu ~ get noe "hlch had peen
uoi "eu anu return 1t. lie then walked in
'ie uiiee'ioi VI the house' Out FOX dld not
pay any a''en'ioh "hether ne had gone INTO
''e i'ouse Vi ho''
Mrs. bouster returned about twenty mill
utes AFTER her husband mad left, and Short
~ after this her son and his wife drove up,
and the pair began quarreling with the
woman what was said Fox could not
state, as he is very deaf. In any event, the
newcomers went away soon, and Mrs.
Bouster, on going into the house, discov-
cred that somebody had been there during
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-06-10
A CURIOUS AUSTRIAN CUSTOM
Emperor Washes the Feet of Twelve
Old Men

The Emperor Francis Joseph, as the head
Of the most ceremonious court In Europe,
has many curious duties to perform during
the year. There is nothing more singular
or striking amongi his majesty's regular
functions than the Easter one known as the
ceremony of washing the feet. The recip-
tents of this extraordinary honor are twelve
old men and the same number OF ageu
danes. This year the ceremony OF wash
ling the feet of the old ladies was omitted,
owing to the absence of the empress from
Vienna, but the ancient danes received
substantial compensation for this imperial
neglect in the shape of money and other
presents.
At o'clock the old men were conveyed
to the ceremonial hall In imperial equip
lagos. Dressed in antique German costume,
they took their seats at long table. His
majesty and the whole court were at di-
vine service when the. lord chamberlain
ANNOUNCED that all was ready. His majesty
land suite entered the hall between rows
Of halberdiers. Diplomatists and their wives
gazed upon the scene from the ambassa-
doris box. In the train OF the emperor
were the archdukes, ministers, generals
land the household. The splendid uniforms
Of the Hungarian and Austrian dignitaries
Icontrasted with the brightness of the ladies'
dresses. The emperor, surrounded by his
courtiers, walked to the table and mounted
the steps. Below stood the archdukes, be-
hind the chamberlains and the aides-de-
camp His majesty welcomed his guests
and gave the signal for the meal. The
lord high steward and the pages brought
lin the dishes, handed them to the monarch,
who In turn placed them before the intirm
old people.
The ceremony of washing the feet, which
followed, was more symbolic than actual.
Court officials took off the shoes and stock
lings of the old men and placed a towel
across their knees. The court chaplain in
toned an "Evangelum," the monarch
handed his hat to the chamberlain. and the
latter handed It to an officer Of lower rank.
When the words eft coepit lavare pedes
ldiscipulorum" had been reached, the mon
arch fell on his knees and formally washed
and dried the feet of the twelvd men in
turn. A preate poured the water over the
feet and a papal house prelate held the
ever. At the conclusion of the ceremony
the monarch walked to the lower end of the
estrada and washed his hands, a page hold
ing the ever and the lord chamberlain
handing him the towel The imperial
bursar thereupon handed purses, each con-
tanning 80 silver crowns to his majesty
who hung them round the necks Of the old
men, and they were then driven to their
lhomes-Pall Mall Gazette.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-06-10
TEACHERS SALARIES
Schoolmarms Angry at the Alleged
Injustice of the Directors

The teachers salary warrants for the
month of May were audited and paid yes
terday. There was a little delay in get
ting the warrants to the treasurer, and as
. result the city hall corridors were filled
with the neatly-dressed ladies', who, not
being able to go to war. teacn the young
idea how to shoot.
While waiting for their pay the teachers
discussed the recent cut in salaries, and
with common consent the cut made was
condemned as unjust.
1.-THE school directors are always talking
about young teachers fitting themselves,
being up to date in school matters, and
as result every one of us has worked
hard. What is our reward? A cut in SAL
ary, while teachers who have been in the
department so long that they are fossiized,
who use the methods of twenty years ago
simply because they seem unable to get
out of the rut In which they have Travelled
SO long, are given better pay. What in
centive has the young teacher to work?
None. The harder she works, the less she
gets.
THE cutting of our salaries was shame
In no other city the size of Los Angeles are
teachers required to do SO much for such
scant reward. Money is not everything to
a teacher, but we have to live, and If they
keep on cutting salaries we will be COM
PEELED to take in sewing after school
hours"
This was, OF course, an extreme view, be-
cause the speaker was angry, in fact what
her pupils would call hopping mad" but
none the less, her views in general were
held by a majority of the teachers. One
young lady said:
my work to bring my school, up to
high degree of perfection has resulted in
compliments from school directors and e
reduction Of pay. 1t takes money to buy
bread. Compliments are very nice to listen
to, but they put no butter on the bread If
teachers begin to feel that each year their
work is to be rewarded by decrease in pay
I am afraid my enthusiasm in my work
will decrease in proportion
Just what to do the teachers do not seem
to know, but they are going to do some
thing II only to shake their combined fists
at the school directors.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-06-10
ALIBI DIDN'T GO
Dan Mcmahon Found Guilty of Grand
Larceny

A defense consisting of an alibi has to
be very strong to be successful Dan Nc
Mahon. accused of robbing an oil operative
by the name of J. M. Lugo at the corner of
Rosas street and Bellevue avenue several
months ago, in company with his brother,
an ex-convict, and another ex-convct
named Woods, proved during the trial by
several women that neither he nor his CO.
accused could have done the deed at the
hour alleged, because his time was fully
accounted for during the whole of the
evening and night of April 4th. But when
the state put on its rebuttal witnesses the
aspect of the alibi became shaky. ]. KEN
per and A. Weiman both swore that they
had been held up separately by William
Mcmahon and John Woods in the same
nelghborhood and within very short time
of the moment that Lugo had been robbed
by the trio of his purse containing IS and
of his pearl-handed knife.
The arguments commenced at 2:3O and
were so prolonged that night session be-
came necessary. The case went to the jury
at 905 last night. and 80 minutes later a
verdict of guilty of grand larceny" was
returned.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-06-10

the circuit. Tho name'n scare q rainstorm
In this section Of the country sure
Say, that amt half bad scheme" said
the copper. "but the sergeant's coming and
you'd better take sneak. Go and see Hart.
IL 1 run across any of the boys I'll tell EN-
about 1t. Rainmakers! Well, well! 1 re-
member the Haymakers of the old league
years ago and the name'll do. Pretty near
as good as Colts"
And the dusty ex-rainmaker headed in the
direction Of the nearest drug store to look
up the address of the president of the Rain
makers of the national league.-Chicago
Chronicle
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-06-10
MISTAKEN IDENTITY
A Preacher Who Thought Detective
Was a Robber

Detective Flammer arrested Rev. Y. NAL
ton. minister. and A. M. Clark. both col
ored, and sent them to the police station on
suspicion, last night after II o'clock. Ac-
cording to the statements of the prisoners,
the affair seems to have been a case OF mis-
taken identity on both sides. The pair were
on Sixth street east of Central avenue,
when they observed a stranger walking
toward them. They thought he was about
to hold them up, and at once stood on their
guard and ordered the man to keep away
and not try to pass them.
Clark, in order to back up this warning,
drew a knife. but this failed to hold the
supposed robber in check, who walked up
and placed both under arrest for the stran-
ger proved to be Police Detective Flammer.
The latter had thought the colored pair
were waiting to hold him up, and so took
them into custody. White and the preacher
were detained, pending an investigation.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-06-10
CONGRATULATED Aluminium

A German engineer has recently sue
ceeded in plating aluminium with copper
by welding process. and makes the COM
biped materials in such forms that they
may be soldered. rolled, drawn and plated.
If this process is successful on a CONNER
cial scale II would seem as If the in
creased usefulness of aluminium is to be-
come practically unlimited, as the copper
coating would remove all obstacles to its
use where 1t must be in contact with fluids,
soldered and painted or plated.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-06-10
Drawing Postponed

Owing to a Misunderstanding. the draw
ing for Sundays coursing at Agricultural
park did not come off last night. A num-
Der of dog owners did not put in an appear
ance, and, in consequence, the stake did not
fill. After a full and free discussion, all
differences were adjusted. and the drawing
will take place this evening at o'clock at
143 South Broadway in the rear. There Is
still room for a few entries
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-06-10
NOT A MURDER
Indications Point to Ashby's Death
Having Been Accidental

cation yesterday into the tragic death of
D. L. Ashby who was found dead by his
wagon near Los Alamitos sugar factory on
the 10th of last month. The casa was not
concluded when the investigation was first
begun by DR.. Campbell after the discovery
of the body, but was allowed to remain
open to enable the officers in that vicinity
to gather more evidence. The coroner was
summoned yesterday, as 1t was claimed by
the authorities that they could introduce
additional evidence which would tend to
show that Ashby had been murdered. The
most material point of the new evidence
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-06-10
NEWS OF THE RAILWAYS
DIFFERENCE OF OPINION ABOUT
THE NEW RATES
Jobbers and Retailers at Odds-Santa
Fe Engineers and Firemen Confer
With General officers

The retail and wholesale merchants OF
this city and vicinity are at serious odds
regarding the new freight tariff which has
been issued by the overland roads and
which was designed to protect the jobber
of this coast against the inroads of the
eastern dealers who had been in the habit
of shipping less than car lots at carload
rates. The Merchants and Manufacturers
association took the matter up some days
ago and the Pasadena merchants have
since then followed their example Com
mittees have been appointed and plan
OF campaign has been marked out. but how
the change can be overcome is not to be
seen. The present tariff was the result of
a series of meetings of the representatives
of transcontinental lines and it Will take
another series of conferences to modify or
abate the rates. They seem to have the
approval of the heaviest shippers of this
city and San Francisco and to have as
many supporters as opponents.
Engineers and Officials
The representatives of the Locomotive
Engineers and Firemens association have
been in the city for a day or two past in
conference with the general officers of
the Santa Fe Pacific. There were no diff
ferences between the conferees at ALL this
being the annual meeting of the two for
the purpose of talking over matters of
mutual interest and profit. The officials
were General Manager Nevin, Superin-
tendent Wells and Superintendent of Ma
chinery Clayer. The delegates were Trav-
cling Engineer w. II. Hamilton, E. Elms,
William Daze, e. Collet, NJ Rogers, s. S.
Small and Thomas Burke.
Notes and Personals
Official Photographer Lippencott of the
Santa Fee Pacific company is In the city
preparing for an expedition to the Grand
Canyon of the Colorado, where he in
tends to make an exhaustive collection of
views.
General Manager Nevin of the Santa Fe
Pacific is one of the most indefatigable
members of the Golf club of this city. In
his regard for this amusement he Is like
President Ripley of the same company,
who plays almost every day in Chicago
that the weather will permit.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-06-10
Modjeska

The sale of seats for the forthcoming
engagement of Modjeska at the Burbank
under the management of John G. Fisher
opened yesterday morning most auspic-
iously. The demand for the two plays to
be given next week, namely, Mary Stu
art" and "Magda," shows how keen is the
public interest felt in the temperance
here of the famous star, whose complete
recovery is a matter of congratulation with
all lovers of the drama.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-06-10
Charter Convention

w. C. Patterson, chairman of the city
charter convention, has called meeting
of that body to be held at Southern Cali
fornia music hall, Tuesday evening. the
14th inst, at o'clock. This meeting will
consider the proposition to nominate Il
non-partisan ticket for the board of free
holders, who will be charged with the duty
of formulating a new city charter.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-06-10
Hoolev'S Estate

LONDON, June 9.-Ernest T. Hooley, the
English company promoter, who applied
for and obtained receiving order in bank
ruptcy yesterday, promises in an interview
published today, to make startling revela-
ton regarding the extent to which black
mailing is prevalent in the city portion of
London. and adds that his estate will prob
ably show surplus of $500, 900.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-06-10
Sympathy Expressed

OLYMPIA, Wash, June Ex-Governor
Roberts has forwarded to Mrs. Gridley,
widow of the late Captain Gridley of the
cruiser Olympia, on behalf of the people
of the Capital City and the State of Wash
lngton, an eloquent expression of SYM
pathy for the loss of her gallant husband
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-06-10
SUNSET PARK
Park Commissioners Say It Is Burden
on the City

At the meeting of the park commissioners
yesterday the old, old question of what to
do with Sunset park came up. The park
needs storm drain, among score Of other
things, ana the engineer reported that the
drain would cost between $4,000 and $4,000. To
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-06-10
An Ode

If you but give an I o U
You'll surely lose your ee,
And be cut down like new-mown A,
Or p'raps you'll cross the C c.
-Pick-M e-Up.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-06-10
The French Deputies

PARIS, June 10-M. de Shanel has been
reelected permanent president of the
chamber of deputies.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1898-03-04
Los VgIultaTi0s do Cuba

De nuestro estimado colega cubano
LA Union Constructions" tomamos
los siguientes parfafos de un articulo
que con el titulo que antecede, dedica
a exponer las iuerzas de que consta
el Cuerpo de Voluntarios y los meri-
tos y servicios prestados.
Ahora que, por 10 visto, es mods
en- todos los paises del mundo civili-
zado ponderar las fuerzas militares y
adn las gu. no tienen relaoion con el
elemento armada, publieando estadis
ticas. parecenos opottuno y de relati-
va setualidad dar a conocer algunos
1atos que explican, aunque ligera-
mente, 10 que es y cuanto vale el ms
tituto de Noluntarios de Cuba. como
corporation esencial y desinteresada
mente patfiotica y como poderoso au'
xiliar del Ejercito regular, en- guarni-
cion y en- campana, siquiera sea para
que los conogca ALA en- la Madre Pa.
tria la inmensa mayoria de nuestros
compatriotas que ignora hasta la exis-
tencia de ese importante organismo
digno por muehos motives de graft
tud y respeto para todos los espa
ioles.
| La fuerza total del benemGrito jns
tituto la forman hoy S6.63I hombre'
3y Is.Ios cabailos, distribuida por ar
mas y unidades en- la forma que 81
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