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The herald., 1898-05-29

This Is the Arsenal; from floor to ceiling,
Like q huge organ, rise the FURNISHED
arms;
But from their silent pipes no anthem peal
ing
Startles the villages with strange alarms.
Ahl what sound will rise, how wild and
dreary,
When the death-angel touches those
swift keys!
What loud lament and dismal Miserere
Will mingle with their awful symphonies!
1 hear even now the infinite fierce chorus,
The cries of agony, the endless groan
Which through the ages that have gone be-
fore us,
In long reverberations reach our own.
On helm and harness rings the Saxon ham,
mer,
Through Cimbric forest roars the Morse
mans song,
And loud amid the universal clamor,
Ger distant deserts sounds the Tartar
gong.
hear the Florentine, who from his palace
Wheels out his battlefield with dreadful
din.
And Aztec priests upon their teocallis
Beat the wild war-drums made of ser
pent's skin;
The tumult of each sacked and burning vii
lage;
The shout that every prayer for mercy
browns;
The soldiers revels in the midst of pillage
The wall of famine in beleagured towns;
The bursting shell, the gateway wrenched
asunder,
The rattling musketry. the clashing
blade;
And ever and anon. in tones of thunder,
The diapason of the cannonade.
Is it, o man, with such discordant noises
With such accursed instruments as these,
Thou drownest Natures sweet and kindly
voices,
And jarrest the celestial harmonies?
Were half the power, that fills the world
with terror
Were half the wealth. bestowed on camps
and courts,
Given to redeem the human mind from
error
There were no need of arsenals or forts;
The warriors name would be a name abb
horred
And every nation, that should lift again
Its hand against brother, on its forehead
Would wear forevermore the curse of
Cain!
Down the dark future, through long gen.
erations,
The echoing sounds grow fainter and
then cease;
And like bell, with solemn, sweet vibra-
tions,
hear once more the voice of Christ say
"Peace"
Peace! And no longer from It's brazen por-
tails
The blast Of Wars great organ shakes
the skies!
But beautiful as songs of the immortals,
The holy melodies of love arise.
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
The herald., 1898-05-29

Various Committees

The finance committee of the council met
yesterday morning and after auditing the
demands and warrants for the recent cleo
ton adjourned without report to the
council.
The board of public works met at 10 to
listen to various protestants regarding the
route of the proposed Pasadena boulevard
AS no one appeared to protest, the board
promptly adjourned.
A special committee consisting of Coun-
cilmen Baker, Mathuss and Nickel and Oil
Inspector Monlux visited the oil fields to
ascertain whether the owners of wells
were complying with the law regarding
pump supports which cross the streets
They found the order generally complied
with
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WANT MORE SOLDIERS
THREE HUNDRED MEN NEEDED
IN THE SEVENTH
The Companies to Be Increased tc
Their Full Strength-Present
Members Preferred

From indications, there is every proba-
bility that the volunteer companies of the
Seventh regiment, now at the Bay District,
San Francisco, may swallow several
hundred more volunteers from this Sec
ton. as a telegram received yesterday
afternoon in this city by Lieutenant Ga
briel Allen from Captain Wankowski of
Company A would seem to show. The
message reads as follows:
CAMP MERRITT, San Francisco,
May 2S.-Lieutenant Gabriel Allen, Ar
mory Hall, Los Angeles: Strength of
companies increased. Have twenty-fi
good men ready to leave at moments
notice; include two good cooks. Give
present members preference. Will
write later.
ROBERT WANKOWSKI.
Captain ]. T. Jones. who commands Com
pany A. when asked as to the significance
of the message, said that he construed 1t as
meaning that twenty-five more men were
needed for each company. which would
require three hundred In all. 1t is prob
able that this number can be secured from
the members of the Seventh who have en-
listed since the departure of those who were
mustered in some weeks ago. At any rate.
there will be a surplusage of volunteers
as soon as the order is published.
When the first call for volunteers was
issued. the militia companies. whose
strength was 103 officers and men. re-
cruited up to the limit in expectation of
going to the front. Then CAME the order
for mastering In with a company strength
of S officers and men. This left many of
the recruits out in the cold, but there now
seems to have been change In orders, and
they have another chance.
The officers of the regiment will be at
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Auditors Figures

The city auditor made his usual weekly
trial balance yesterday, the figures being
as follows:
Cash fund, credit balance, s27,751.64; sal
airy fund sS4934; fire department fund,
80 657. 80; common school fund, s16O3O.42; Ii
brary fund $3624.09; new water fund, $3.50 SO;
funds overdrawn-Dog fund, $l175; boiler
fund, 21.01.
Collections during week ending May 2Stf;
from taxes, $12,74776; apportionments dur
ing week ending May 2Sth $40 000 total re-
ceips, all sources, week ending May 2Sth,
s16,03724; demands audited during week
ending May 2Sth, s11 $685. SO; treasurer's bal
ance, May 2Sth, $2G5. .62032.
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Schley's First Command

How Commodore Schley got his first
command is an amusing episode IN MS
early career, says the New York Ledger.
After leaving the Niagara he was prompt
ly promoted to a lieutenantcy and as
signed as executive officer of one OF the
00-day gunboat.. the Owasco of the CUR
squadron. Her commanding officer-his
name is of no consequence and he is DEAD
now-was devotee of John Barleycorn,
and periodically had to retire to his caDln
for repairs, where he usually stayed Tor
week. The Owasco was stationed on MO-
bile and was one Of a small squadron OF
which Captain James Alden of the Ricn-
mond was senior officer.
One day quartermaster of the Rich
mond reported to Captain Alden that the
captains gig of the Owasco was ap-
preaching, the captains pennant flying.
Supposing his visitor to be the captain of
the Owasco, Alden put on his uniform
coat, the side boys were ordered and the
boatswains mate made ready for his
three pipes at the gangway. When the
Owascos gig came alongside the man
who sprang up the ladder was Lieutenant
Schley.
Il expected to see Captain of the
Owasco," said Alden, with slight sar-
casm.
II am commander of the Owasco, sir,
said Schley.
"Since when?" asked Alden.
"An hour ago, SIR" said Schley.
"Where is Captain -?"
Locked up in his cabin, sir. drunk"
"Who locked him ?" asked Alden.
Il did. I first put him under arrest
and then shut him up in his cabin. Then
I took command of the ship and here
am to report for orders"
Alden was fond of joke and he was
at first disposed TO laugh at the young
mans summary action, but he said:
well, the first order I'll give you is for
you to lower that pennant in the rig. go
back to your ship, sir, unlock that cabin
door and restore Captain -- to duty.
Then report to me in writing if the cap
tain's illness still incapacitates him and
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Resisted the Officer

A. r. butcher, a member of the high
school, was ordered by Officer Ritch to
keep back of the ropes, but refused to do,
so, and when the officer started to put him
where he belonged, butcher resisted, and
is alleged to have struck the officer. At
any rate, he was sent to the police station
and charged with battery butcher claims
that Ritch was dressed in citizens clothes,
and did not display his star. butcher waa
released on his own cognizance.
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will know what to do. Don't be in too
great a hurry to get command Of ship,
Mr. Schley"
New Electric Quarters

Now that the fire bonds have passed,
Electrician Francis of the fire department
hopes to get a little shanty "ali tol his
lonely" in the rear of the city hall and ad-
Joining the office of the chief. In this he
will erect his new storage batteries. place
his new repeater and arrange for the po-
lice telegraph relay. when they get the
service.
A new room is badly needed where the
electrical instruments can be kept free
from dust and dirt
The herald., 1898-05-29
Final Ordinances Ready

City Clerk Hance reported that the fol-
lowing ordinance:N arc ready fo< passage:
Widening of Lafayette street from Turner
to Ducommun; widening of Bellevue ave-
nue. between Buena Vista and CASTELAR,;
sewerng of Fourth street from Alameda
to Colyton street: sidewaking Of Twenty
second street from Thornton street to Ver-
mont avenue; Improvement of Fourth
street between Alameda and Short streets !;
Improvement of Santa Fe avenue between
Willow and Seventh streets.
The herald., 1898-05-29
Commencement Exercises

The annual commencement exercises Of
the College of Medicine, of the University
Of Southern California. will be held in the
Los Angeles theater Thursday evening.
June 2. at o'clock. The graduating class
Of '9s are Titan James Coffey, Peoria,
H.; Henry Manning Cary, Fresno. CAL;
II. A. Johnston, Minesing, Ontario, Can
ada: ]. G. Mackey. Banning, CAL; Maud
The herald., 1898-05-29
Another Alarm

While the department was engaged al
the Crandall fire on Los Angeles street an
alarm was sounded at $40 from box 46, corr
ner of Pearl and Sixth streets, and two
chemicals were sent in response. The Sec
ond fire proved to be a hay shed in the rear
of y. L. Parmelees residence, at 401 South
Pearl street. About two tons of hay, the
shed and about twenty feet of fence were
DESTROYED, entailing a loss of SIS.
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Gives Satisfaction

The board of trade yesterday telegraphed
Senator White at Washington as follows:
May 2S, 1S9S.-Hon. Stephen -. White,
Washington, D. c.. Appointment of Har-
rison Gray Otis as brigadier general gives
great satisfaction. Hope same will be
confirmed at once. Los Angeles Board of
Trade; p. M. Daniel, President; Gregory
Perkins, Jr., Secretary"
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Wanted a Front Seat

C. A. Smith thought that if those who
had business inside the fire lines were there
he would invade that section, too, yester.
day afternoon, and wien Officer Rosso or
dered him back. Smith declined to go. and
resisted being relegated to the front ranks
of the crowd outside of the ropes. He was
sent to the police station and charged with
disturbing the peace.
The herald., 1898-05-29
Union Reform League

Today Is "womans day" at the afternoon
session of the Union Reform league. Mrs.
G. NJ Severance will preside; Miss Beres-
ford Joy will sing two numbers, "Life's
Lullaby" and 1.-The New Kngdom;" Mrs.
Gapin will talk on woman in Industry"
and other short addresses will be made.
The meeting will open promptly at 4
o'clock, after which supper will be served.
The herald., 1898-05-29
Death of Rev. Daniel Read, DID

A telegram was received yesterday con.
veying the sad intelligence of the death OF
Rev. Daniel Read, DID,, pastor emeritus
Of the First Baptist church of this city, at
the home of his daughter in Emporia, Kan-
sas. DIR. Read was the pastor of the First
Baptist church many years and 1t is to his
ability and wise administration that the
present prosperity and numbers are due.
The remains will BE brought to this city
for interment.
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Lecture-Recital

One of the events of the coming week
will be the lecture recital at Music hall next
Friday by Mrs. Hickman of Santa Barbara.
Mrs. Hickman comes to Los Angeles at the
request of numerous friends who have
wished her to repeat the paper on the
mission of Music" read at the Womans
parliament last October.
The herald., 1898-05-29
Will EQUIP Five Ambulances

The money to buy and equip five ambu-
lances has been contributed by as many
individuals, and the first New York AM
bulance Red Cross society has had it's first
meeting. The equipment society is a prop
erly authorized branch of the National
Red Cross. 1t has worked swiftly and has
accomplished mich.
At the next meeting 1t Is expected the
subcommittee will report the number of
ambulances which will be sent to the front
at once. These subscriptions were report
The herald., 1898-05-29
CITY NEWS
INDEX OF LOCAL EVENTS
Chronicled on pages 6, Z, II and 1s.

: Memorial exercises by the school !
? children. \
More volunteers needed to complete \
= the quota of the Seventh regiment. \
= Program of exercises for Decoration \
: day; patriotic services at the churches !
= today. 4
Big fire In the wholesale district; !
= three firms damaged to the extent of \
= $3.50, 900. !
Grand Marshal Holabird issues a \
= ringing Fourth of July proclamation !
: to the public.
The fate of "Stingaree Mary" now !
= in the hands of jury: Indian Pete !
: sent up for life.
A warm reception given to the pass !
ing regiments from the south on their i
way to San Francisco
Prince Hooker again beats out the i
= bicyclists by narrow margin; close !
7 of the war fund races. i
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Superintendent Foshay reports the re-
ceipt of $246665, contributed by the school
children toward the American Boy fund
Officer Miller arrested Lo Yuen, Chin
ese, yesterday on warrant charging him
with having stolen 5000 from Woo Ark, a
fellow countryman.
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NGE1ES HERALD: SUNDAY MORNING MAY ~, 1898

Aura Markey, ]. A. McGarry, Clarence w
Pierce, Arthur M. Smith, Kate Wilde, Los
Angeles; E. M. Palette. Vernon; Evangeline
Rowelaven, Pacific Beach; Curtis w.
Welch, New Haven, Conn.
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Where Spain's Fleet Would Be
Valuable

Spain had better order her feet to Mad
rid. Being an inland city, her ships would
be comparatively safe, and they could as
s.st in keeping the inhabitants in order
Pittsburg Times.
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Deputy Constable Mugnemi arrested
Frank Granger yesterday and sent him to
the station to serve a sentence. Granger
was given fioater recently. but failed to
leave the city.
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Better Than Enlisting
THE ARSENAL AT SPRINGFIELD

Women who once spent their pin money
for candy now invest it in flags.
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EVENTS OF TODAY
Orpheum-Vaudeville.
Burbank-'The White Squadron, "

duutNlllc.
= Burbank-"The White Squadron" :
= .Coursing, Agricultural park - 1920
+ q. m.
Live bird and merchandise shoot.
= grounds Of the Los Angeles Gun club
= $3.50 a. IN.
= ''The Judgment"-11 a. m.
Church of Christ, Rev. David Walk,
= First Christian, Rev. A. C. Smither.
= Goods Revelation"-11 a. m.
= st. Pauls Episcopal. Rev. John
= Gray, "The Sons of God"-11 a. m.
= Simpson tabernacle, Rev. L. M.
= Hartley. patriotic sermon-11 a. m.
: Church of the Unity, Rev. C. w.
: Wendte. patriotic address-11 a. m.
= Emmanuel Presbyterian, Rev. Hugh
\ X. Walker. 1.-The Armies of the Skies
= Ill a. m.
Fourth Congregational, Rev. B. z.
\ Howard. 1.-THE. New America and the
Worlds Future"--11 a. IN.
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The average length Of whales jawbone
Is seven feet.
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more than you know now about patriotism
and honesty"
Mannion was held in $500 bail for trial.
New York Sun.
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Others gave smaller amounts. The cost
of each field ambulance. including the
wagon, horses. harness. utensils, instru-
ments, surgical dressings, and the uniforms
of six attendants, is estimated at $1,000
From a New York dispatch.
The herald., 1898-07-27
ON THE OREGON
Report Of Captain Clark of the Sinking
of the Colon

xAcHUIC VI OURtNAAA SAesA - ~ e>~~
of the Colon
Following Is the report Of Capt @. T..
Clark of the Oregon:
". 8. S. OREGON (first-class), OFF
SANTIAGO DE CUBA, July 4. 1sss-Sir:
First-I have the honor to report that at
$3.50 a, m. yesterday the Spanish fleet was
discovered standing out of the harbor at
Santiago de Cuba. They turned to the
westward and opened fire, to which our
ships replied vigorously For short time
there was an almost continuous fight of
projectiies over this ship, but when our line
was fairly engaged and the Iowa had made
a swift advance, as IL to ram or close, tha
enemy's fire became defective in train as
we'll as range The ship was only struck
three times, and at least two of them were
bv fragments of shells. We had no casual
ties.
Second-As soon as 1t was evident that the
enemy's ships were trying to break through
and escape to the westward, We went ahead
at full speed, with the determination of
CARRYING out to the utmost your order: IF
the enemy tries to escape, the ships must
close and engage as soon as possible and
endeavor to sink his vessels or force them
to run ashore"
We soon passed all Of our ships, except
the Brooklyn, bearing the broad pennant of
Commodore Schley. At fire we only used
cred that the enemy's torpedo boats were
following their ships we used our rapid
IRE guns ~ well ~ the 6-pounders upon
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her first burst of speed the result was never
in doubt She fell, in fact, far below what
might reasonably have been expected of
her Careful measurements OF time and
distance give her an average speed from
the time she cleared the harbor mouth I'M
I'll the time she was run on shore at Rio
Turquino of 1871 knots. Neither the New
York nor the Brooklyn stopped to couple
up their forward engines but ran out the
chase with one pair, getting steam of
course as rapidly as possible on all boilers.
To stop TO couple up the forward engines
would mean delay of fifteen minutes or
four miles in the chase.
Damage to Our Fleet
Fourteenth-Several of the ships were
struck, the Brooklyn more often than the
others, but very slight material injury
was done. the greatest being aboard the
Iowa. Our loss was one man killed and
one wounded. both on the Brooklyn. It is
difficult to explain this immunity from
loss Of life or injury to ships In a combat
with modern vessels of the best type; but
Spanish gunnery is poor at the best. and
the superior weight and accuracy Of our
fire speedily drove the men from their
guns and silenced their fire. This is borne
out By the statements of prisoners and by
observation. The Spanish vessels, as they
dashed out of the harbor. were favored
with the smoke from their own guns. but
this speedily diminished in volume, and
soon almost disappeared. The fire from
the rapid-dre batteries of the battleships
appears to have been remarkably destruct-
i've, An examination of the stranded ves-
sells shows that the Almirante OQuendo
especially had suffered terribly from this
fire. Her sides are everywhere pierced,
and her decks were strewn with the
charred remains of those who had fallen.
Fifteenth-The reports of Commodore W.
S. Schley and of the commanding officers
are enclosed
Sixteenth-A board appointed by me sew
eral days ago has made critical exam
nation of the vessels, buth with view of
reporting upon the result Of our fire and
the necessary features involved and of
reporting upon the chance of saving any
Of them and of wrecking the remainder.
The report of the board will be speedily
forwarded. Very respectfully.
(s;eneN w. T. SAMPSON,
Rear Admiral. U. S. N.
Commander United States naval
forces North Atlantic squadron.
To the secretary of the navy department,
Washington, D. G.
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YELLOW FEVER
OVER TWO THOUSAND CASES AT
SANTIAGO
Gen. shafter Reports as to the Health
Of His Troops-oMcial Figures
of the Losses

WASHINGTON. July 2o.-The war de-
partment at 1880 tonight posted the fol-
lowing:
SANTIAGO, via Hayti, July a.-To the
Adjutant General, Washington: The fol-
lowing Is the sanitary condition for July Is:
Total sick (other than fever), 287; total
fever, 213S; new cases of fever, 495: cases OF
fever returned to duty, Az.
Private Ward Mars, Company E. Thirty
third Michigan, died Of yellow fever July
24th. SKATER.
Many Missing Men
WASHINGTON, July 28.-General Shat
ter's detailed report of the casualties in the
battle of Santiago has been received at
the War Department and is now being pre-
pared for publication. The total number OF
casualties was 1895. Recaptulated, the
American losses were: Killed, % officers
and 2OS enlisted men; wounded, 50 officers
and 1908 men: missing, 81 men. The miss
ing are supposed to be dead, as, SO far 40
known. the Spanish forces took no prison.
erS.
In the First Division. Major-General
Kent commanding, the casualties were as
follows:
First Brigade, consisting OF the Sixth and
Sixteenth Infantry and the Seventh-f1rst
New York, killed, officers and 40 men:
wounded, IA officers and 262 men; missing.
80 men.
Second Brigade, consisting OF the Secord.
Tepth and Twenty-nrst Infantry. killed.
l officer and II men; wounded, 10 officers
and ia men; missing, men.
Third Brigade. consisting Of the Ninth.
Thirteenth and Twenty-fourth Infantry.
filled. officers and 80 men; wounded. II
officers and 1856 men; missing. men.
Second Division Major-General Lawton
commanding, First Brigade, consisting OF
the Eighth and Twenty-second Infantry
and the Second Massachusetts, killed,
officer and 10 men; wounded. s officers and
III men.
Second Brigade, consisting OF the First,
Fourth dnd Twenty-fifth Infantry. killed.
2 officers and IA men; wounded, officers
and So men; missing, 8 men.
Third Brigade, consisting Of the Seventh.
Twelfth and Seventeenth Infantry, killed.
officers and As men; wounded, officers
and 14S men; missing, man.
Cavalry Division, Major General Wheel
er commanding: First Brigade. consisting
of the Third, Sixth and Ninth Cavalry.
killed. 2 officers and 9 men; wounded, II
officers and 11s men, missing four men.
Second Brigade, consisting of the First
and Tenth Cavalry and the Rough Riders.
killed. officers and 80 men; wounded. 13
officers and ITO men; missing. men.
Light Battery Battalion. killed, men:
wounded, officer and men.
Secretary Alger is distressed at the num-
Der of missing carried on the rolls, and to-
day teiegraphed Gen. Smarter to hire all
necessary help and send men through the
r,er1a h,tt,t ,l,,o khax
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them with telling effect. AS we ranged up
near the sternmost of their ships, she
headed for the beach, evidently on fre.
We raked her as we passed, pushing on for
the next ahead, using her starboard guns
as they were brought to bear, and before
we had her fairly abeam she, too, was maxi
ing for the beach. The two remaining ves-
sells were now some distance ahead, but our
speed had increased to 16 knots. Our fire.
added to that Of the Brooklyn, soon sent
another, the Vizcaya, to the shore In names.
Only the Cristobal Colon was left, and for
a time 1t seemed as if she might escape, but
when we opened fire with our forward tur-
ret guns and the Brooklyn followed, she
began to edge in toward the coast, and her
capture or destruction was assured AS
she struck the beach her flag came down
and the Brooklyn signaed: cease firing
following with: Congratulations for the
grand victory; thanks for your splendid
assistance"
Third-The Brooklyn sent boat to her,
and when the admiral came up with the
New York and Texas and Vixen, she was
taken possession of. A prize crew was put
on board from this ship under Lieut.. Com
mander Cogswell, the executive OFFICER, but
before IL p. m. the ship, which had been
filling in spite of all efforts to stop leaks,
was abandoned, and just as the crew left
she went over on her side.
Fourth-I cannot speak in too high terms
of the bearing and conduct of all on board
this ship. When they found the Oregon had
pushed to the front and was hurrying to
succession of conflicts with the enemy's
vessels, If they could be undertaken and
would engage, their enthusiasm was in
tense.
Fifth-As these vessels were so much
more heavily armored than the Brooklyn,
they might have concentrated upon and
overpowered her, and consequently I am
persuaded that, but for the way the officers
and men Of the Oregon steamed and steered
the ship and fought and supplied her bat
teries, the Colon and perhaps the Vizcaya
would have escaped. Therefore, feel that
they rendered meritorious service to the
country, and, while I cannot mention the
name of each officer and man individually,
am going to append list of the officers,
with the stations that they occupied, hop
ing that they may be Of service to them
should claims of others for advancement
above them ever be considered.
Here Capt. Clark gives a list of the off,
GERS and their positions in the fight.