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The herald., 1898-12-02
CHARGED WITH CoWARDICE
Facts Coming to Light Regarding the
Seventy-First's Staff officers

Now that the Seventy-frst New York
regiment has been mustered out, the facts
are coming to light regarding the previously
reported cowardice OF its staff officers at the
battle of San Juan. 1t has been generally
accepted by the public that, though the rank
and file OF the regiment were brave enough,
the staff officers conduct was either not at
all what it should have been or such as to
need explanation. Corporal JOSEPH C..
Roush of Company X of the Seventy-frst
regiment has come forward with long
statement, in which he accuses Col. Wallace
a. Downs, the regimental commander, of be-
ing absent from his post of duty during the
action at San Juan on July lst. He does
not attempt to say where Col Downs was
during the fighting or why he was not at
his post, but he declares that Col Downs
and his staff did not act with the regiment
during the fighting, and did not come to its
position on San Juan hill until 1890 o'clock
at night, after the hill had been taken by the
American troops.
Gen. Kent, the division commander, he
says, noted Col Downs absence and inquired
for him and his staff. When no answer in
explanation was Forthcoming, Corporal
Roush says that Gen. Kent ordered that an
officer be sent to find the colonel and staff
of the Seventy-iirst and tell them that their
place was with the regiment.
In corroboration of Corporal Roush, the
statement is vouched for by Capt Colds
borough, acting major of the regiment at San
Juan, and First Sergt. Alfred Hallihan,
both of Company NJ, and Lieut.. Hutchinson.
When Gen. Kent ordered an officer to find
Col. Downs, so Corporal Roush's story goes,
Lieut.. Boynton was selected for the duty
As regards Lieut.. Boynton's search for Col.
Downs and the other field officers, many of
the men say that the lieutenant finally found
The herald., 1898-12-02
A Public Market

FRESNO, Dec. l.-(By the Associated
Press.) When the state fruit growers con-
vention was called to order this morning
for the third days session, the first matter
to come up was the consideration OF the res
olutions introduced the preceding day in
reference to the California exchange and the
free public market of San Francisco. 1t
was proposed to reorganze the exchange
which was formed about four years ago for
the purpose of giving out information about
the fruit market. The exchange has since
lapsed into "innocuous desuetude," and it is
the intention to revive it and place it in
charge of the movement for free public
market on the San Francisco water front.
Though there was some opposition to the
resolutions, led by Russ Stephens and ex-
Senator johnson. the resolutions were car.
ried by good majority.
Secretary Lelong then read paper on
the condemning OF wormy and otherwise
infected fruit. and State Quarantine Officer
Craw followed with an interesting address
III which he urged the importance OF pass
ing laws that would prevent tie intruduc.
tion into California of dangerous insect
pests from our newly acquired colonies.
turla commissioners held meeting tonight
and elected G. P. Hall of San Diego county
president for the ensuing year II. p Stab
ler succeeded himself as secretary.
After passing the following resolutions
the association adjourned:
Whereas, 1t appearing that the interests
OF the fruit growers of California impera-
lively demand that the state law in refer
ence to the quarantining of infested fruit
be rigidly enforced; therefore, be it
Resolved That the state association Of
horticultural commissioners, each and sew
orally, pledge themselves to use every effort
to enforce the law, to the end that no pest
infested fruit shall be marketed in this city;
and be it further
Resolved, That all fruit growers and ship
pers be and they are hereby notified that all
fruit found in the market infested with cod
lin moth, scale or other pest will be quar-
antined and not allowed to be marketed in
that condition.
The herald., 1898-12-02
He Keeps Ducks in His Bath Room

Washington.-Th Chinese minister at
Washington has found a novel Use for his
four bathrooms. They are every one of
them beautifully tiled and provided with
porcelain tubs and wash basins to match.
But the extreme oriental idea of the purpose
of bathroom is different from ours, and so
it happens that the minister from China
has found better use for these convenicnces
than mere washing. He keeps ducks in
them. Where a supply OF running water is
available it is obvious that water fowl may
be kept, and so why not in bathroom? !?
Cinnamon, as everybody knows. are ex-
tremely fond of ducks. A bathroom, from
the Chinese minister's point of view, is ad-
mirably adapted for the purpose of a Give
preserve" and as such he employs it. Four
bathrooms will accommodate 32 ducks com
fortably, and thus the dinner table of the
legation on Q street is kept continually sup
piled.
The management of the ducks in the
bathrooms is remarkably complete. In the
daytime the porcelain tubs being filled to the
brim, they swim about as happy as can be.
Incidentally, they are fed TO fatness like
any ordinary ducks. At night the water is
withdrawn and they go to perch on sticks
conveniently placed across these receptacles
or otherwise bestowed.-Chicago Tribune.
The herald., 1898-12-02
Brooklyn's Baby Gorilla

Coddled in blankets like child and with
all the pathetic helpesness of a child as well,
the only gorilla in America on Tuesday is
living in Brooklyn. 1t is only eight months
old and weird specimen of the big monkey
family. In complexion it resembles an old
hair trunk, with just about the same quota
of hair; head like cocoanut; big, expressive
eyes, and beneath them large, bulging, white
pouches of flesh. There came into Rock-
ems boarding house at IL President street,
Brooklyn, Sunday last the steward of the
British ship Cragern of Glasgow. His name
was f. H. Baker. With him he brought a
boarder, the baby gorilla. On the way back
from Japan he bought the youngster at
Borneo. On arrival at Brooklyn he played
nurse for the hairy infant as well as he could
for few days, but when the ship was ordered
to sail for Brazil on Sunday last Baker de'
cided to transfer his charge to other hands,
From a New York Dispatch.
Chicago News: Train up your child In
the way he should go and keep in the mid.
die of the same road yourself.
The herald., 1898-12-02

Micky,' said the would-be orator, gazing in
! scorn on the little fellow.
"An' what's that?"
"You keep your mouth open too much"
"I'm not catchin' amy flies wild me mouth,
amy way" was the quick rejoinder.
The speech remains unsaid. - Chicago
Chronicle.
The herald., 1898-12-02

the commanding officer and his staff and
Chaplain Van de Water lying in the long
grass near where the horses had been left ior
safety This was several miles from the
firing line. The men of the Seventy-first say
that even now they would not make these
charges if there were not persistent effort
on the part of the ungallant officers to push
to the wall those who are cognizant Of their
shortcomings.
The herald., 1898-12-02
Los ANGELES FlERAID FRIDAY MORNING DECEMBER ,, 1898

island, with view of obtaining water
supply for the naval training station soon
to be erected there. The United states
training ship Adams, at present anchored
OFF the island is still awaiting the arrival
of her batteries from the east. When her
guns arrive the training ship Will start out
on a cruise which will occupy nine months,
and during which Honolulu, Samoa, China
and Japan will be visited.
The herald., 1898-12-02
FRUIT men IN SESSION
ASK PROTECTION AGAINST IN
SECT PESTS
A FREE MARKET RESOLUTION
Passed After Some Opposition-The
Delegates Treated to an E1cur-
sion and Banquet

SACRAMENTO, Dec. l. Special to Her
AID )-In the discussion of the fruit tree pests
at one session of the fruit growers today,
Secretary Lelong and Alexander Claw read
napers which developed several new facts.
The Goblin moth pest is under such control
that California apples can be raised whlch
NAV be eaten in the dark with safety
Legislation was advocated to prevent the
importation of fruit and plant pests and
diseases from our newly acquired territory
San Francisco commission men VINO op-
posed stringent law against the traffic IN
infected fruit year ago now urge 1t.
A vote of thanks was given Horticultural
Commissioner Ehehorn of Santa Clara ooun-
ty for his work on the peach borer and other
pests.
The excursionists to Clovis and several
VINEYARDS were banqueted by George Malt
er at his St. George Vineyard. Music, reci'
tations, refreshments and dancing were the
features of the Ladies Parlor club enter
tainment of the convention tonight. Miss
Edna Doolittle distinguished herself in elo-
cution and Miss Jessie Foster in singing.
Miss Murcutt of Australia, who will lee
ture in Los Angeles next month, compared
Australian and California climates, soils,
gumtrees and rabbits.
The committee on fertilizer law, instruct
ed to report tomorrow, will ask time for
Dr. Woodbridge of Los Angeles and Prof.
Hilgard OF Berkeley to get together on diff
ferences in the two laws proposed by them.
These differences are now confined to the
means OF raising revenue, the number of
brands and privileges for experimental
work
Mai Berry of Visalia is the funny man,
Senator johnson is the parliamentary ex-
pert and r. d. Stevens the long talker OF
the convention.
The herald., 1898-12-02
Vallejo Board Of Trade

VALLEJO, Dec. 1.-The business men Of
Vallejo have reorganized their board Of
trade by electing the following officers I:
w. T. Kelly. president Senator Luchsinger.
vice president; Samuel Hirst, secretary;
and John Brownie, treasurer.
The herald., 1898-12-02
Affairs at Goat Island

SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 1.-Engineer
Franklin c. Brindle, L. S. N. arrived here
today. and will a once assume charge of
the work of sinking artesian wells on Goat
The herald., 1898-12-02
When a babv

When a baby
smiles in its sleep
1t is the mothers
fond belief that
an angel Is kiss.
ing it. No woman
attains the SUI
preme joy of wo.
m a n h ood until
she knows tho
caressing touch
of a first bofn's
fingers. No wo-
man knows the
supreme sorrow
of woman hood
until she sees her
baby in the cold
embrace of death
The herald., 1898-12-02
A Valuable Bird

A Valuable Bird
Fried-How was your Thanksgiving tur
key?
Scribbler-Fine! Had twenty-seven jokes
about it ccepted.-Brooklyn Life.
Evening star., 1898-08-27
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Evening star., 1898-08-27
rom London Public Opinion.


Since the emancipation Of the Balkan
provinces the manufacture of altar of
roses has become a great industry In Bull
garia, and has been taken up on a large
scale in Germany. We have all been ac-
customeu to connect the fabrication of at
tar of roses with Persia and Syria, and
even now India and ConstantinopIe furnish
probably the largest markets for 1t; but
although the art of making it was discov-
OF quite died out and the center of the
business is now the country about Kazan-
Iik on the south slope of the Balkans, close
to the Shipka or Wild Rose Pass, famous
in the history of the Russo-Turkish war.
The rose-growing belt Ia situated at an aver
age altitude of 1000 feet above the sea,
and extends to length of about seventy
miles, VITA an average breadth of ten miles.
On this ground are produced annually from
5000, 600 600 to 6,oO0000, 900 rose blossoms
The number of varieties cultivated is
very small. Ninety per cent of all the
blossoms are taken from Il bushy variety
of the Rosa Damascus, or damask rose,
known to our gardeners mainly as the an
cestor from which the infinite variety of
hybrid perpetual roses derive large part
iof their. blood. Of the remaining 10 per
cent q part are gathered from the white
musk rose which is frequently planted as
a hedge around the fields of pink Damas-
cena, while the rest are furnished by
dark-red variety of Damascena- Other
yield no altar at all. and others give an
essence having the perfume of violets, or
ptneapples, or hyacinth, rather than of
roses
Evening star., 1898-08-27
WAR BREEDS NATIONAL INSANITY.
Opinion Expressed by the Universal
Peace Union at Mystic.


At the third day of the thirty-second an
nual convention Of the Universal Peace
Union yesterday at Mystic, Conn, letters
were read by President Love, among them
being one from Charles Schley, brother OF
Admiral Schley and a relative of Miss
Jessie Schley, who went to Madrid on an
errand of peace The letter expressed re-
gret at and denounced as false the stories
published to the effect that the young
lady went to Spain without the consent of
her parents.
A cablegram was read from the Austrian
Peace Society, which said: "Bless your
work.
At the business session the election of
officers resulted as follows: President, AL
fred H Love of Philadelphia, and seventy
five vice presidents in various parts of the
United States and Europe; secretary,
Charles P. Hastings, Philadelphia; three
corresponding secretaries, Belva A. Lock-
wood Washington, D. c.; c. V. w. Clarke,
Ogden Utah, and Herbert w. Rathbun of
Mystic.
committee reported ten resolutions, the
substance of which was as follows:
That they were thankful that the war
was over; that General Sherman was right
when he said WAR is HE'LL and that hu-
manity demands that reason and arbitra-
ton be substituted for the military system.
They Were also convinced that war breeds
national insanity; that war is the enemy of
the poor people, and that war for conquest
means Imperialism.
Evening star., 1898-08-27
CLEVER LEGAL WORK.
The Service for Which the Lawyer
Received His Fee.

Received His Fee.
From the Chicago Post.
Our cleverest work" said the old law
yer reminiscently, lis not always done in
court"
''No?" said the young man. inquiringIy.
Decidedly not" replied the old lawyer.
Possibly you could give an illustration
suggested the young man
Undoubtedly l could, replied the old
lawyer In fact. 1 was thinking of the
case of an irascible old fellow who once
kicked servant out of the house
For what reason?"
principally because he was angry, but
] will have to confess that 1 have forgotten
the exact occasion for his anger. l believe
there was a difference of opinion as to the
amount of wages the man was entitled to-
At any rate, the testy old gentleman put
himself in the wrong when he elected the
man with violence of both language and
action and the man was smart enough to
know it, He hunted up a lawyer immedi-
ately and put the case in his hands. and
then l was called in The wrathy old fell
low was mad clear through. and he was
going to fight the case all the way Up to
the highest court and back again if neces-
sary- However. he was a personal friend
of mine. and l didn't want to see him waste
his money foolishly, SO l advised him to
compromise it.
" Not if he offers TO compromise for 10
cents he asserted, vociferously. III fight
this case clear to the limit; no matter what
it costs; --,., -.
He'd pay me anything 1 wanted to fight the
case, but ne wouldn't pay the plaintiff a
cent 1 suppose 1 would have been justified
under the circumstances in going ahea- and
letting him run into a lot of expensive and
useless litigation, but didn't like to do it
Evening star., 1898-08-27
PRINTERS SHORT HOUR DAY.
United TypOthetae of America Indts
posed to Act UpOn the Natter Vow.

United Typothetae OF America Indts-
posed to Act Upon the Matter Now.
After struggling through three long exec
utive sessions, during which the nine-hour
work day was the subject Of warm debate,
the United Typothetae of America yester-
day at Milwaukee disposed of the question
for the present at least by the passage of
the following resolutions:
whereas the question Of establshiHs 81
nine-hour work day in the printing busi-
ness has been brought to the attention of
this convention by committees appointed
by the International Printing Pressmens
and Assistants Union and the 1nternation-
al Typographical Union, and
Whereas this convention has given the
question careful and earnest defiberation in
all its bearings; therefore, be it
Resolved By the United Typothetae of
America, that this body does not deem 1t
practicable at the present time to recon-
mend to its members any change in the
hours of labor which constitute days
work.
Resolved, That the secretary of this con-
vention be instructed to forward copies of
these resolutions to the president of the
International Printing Pressmen's and As
ststants Union and to Mr.. George W. Har-
ris, chairman of the committee appointed
by the International Typographical Union.
Resolved That committee of five be
appointed by the convention to whom snail
be referred the question what measure If
any can be adopted by the employing print
ers which will make shorter work day
practicable without engendering undue loss
upon the employers, and that tnls commit
tee be authorized to confer with the repre-
sentatiYes OF the International Printing
Pressmen's and Assistants Union and IN
ternatonal Typographical Union and such
other similar organizations as it may deem
propax.'
Evening star., 1898-08-27
ALGER DEFENDED IN ENGLAND.
The Spectator Discusses Him and the
CIayton-Balwer Treaty.

The Spectator Discusses Him and the
CIayt0n-RalEer Treaty.
The London Spectator In its Issue today
says:
''The United States is learning with in
dignation the details of what its troops had
to endure before Santiago and is inclined
to make g scapegoat of Mr.. Alger OBJ
viously Mr. Alger is not Carnot, but it
is hardly fair to put all the blame on him.
The real cause of the misery and muddle
was the absurd belief, so widely entertained
in America, that you can make war with
out preparation. Amateur soldering, es-
pecially amateur transports and commits
sariat, is cruel work"
The Spectator argues strongly for the
abolition Of the Clayton-Bulwer treaty,
and says:
"A movement must soon take place in
America which will inevitably cause the
United States to trip up against the treaty
and make vehement demand for it's alb
rogation. That demand, unless 1t be prop
erly understood and explained beforehand,
might seem here unfair and unfriendly."
The paper argues that Americas s new
eastern possession will make canal a
necessity. The result of the treaty has
been veto of the canal. no company be-
ing willing to build it unless supported by
n powerful government.
In case of an AngIo-American war the
canal would give America the greatest ad
vantage but such a war is not to be con-
templated. If England should be at war
with another power, the canal in the hands
of the Americans would be neutral, where
fore England could quickly use it to re-en-
force her Pacific feet: If the canal should
be controlled by Nicaragua or Colombia, in
case of war, France or Russia might Sc
cure possession of it.
The spectator suggests that England will
not wait for America to ask for the abb
rogation of the treaty, but will arrange
treaty by which England and America will
mutually bind themselves to allow no power
save the United States to make canal,
the United States to keep 1t oren on equal
terms with all nations at peace with the
United States.
The paper says: 'fIf the diplomats must
have quid pro quo there are dozen Ca
madam points which might be set against
the tearing up of the treaty"
Evening star., 1898-08-27
Eng1and's Circumlocution Office.

From the London Telegraph.
The end of the circumlocution office is
not yet. At one of the best known of the
metropolitan county courts the clock, which
had solernnly licked off the flying moments
for fifty years, suddenly stopped and re-
fused to go again, afflicted, doubtless, by
the same malady which has recently trou-
blad many other public timepieces. Appli-
cation was made by the registrar, in due
form, to the office of works; requisition
forms were sent, signed and returned, and
two officials at different times were sent
down to report en- the condition of the pa
tient At length, to the joy of the court of
ficials, the old clock was removed and a
new enc was placed in position. In due
process of time ii became necessary to wind
the clock up, when 1t was discovered that
there was no key. Again the registrar
communicated with the office of works and
in reply was informed that ''as the applica-
ton was only for a clock, no mention being
made of a key, fresh requisition must be
put in for consideration"
Evening star., 1898-08-27
Handyritten BfbIe


From the Chicago Inter-ocean
some men have queer hobbies, and re-
htafKaoie one Is that of a Glasgow man
VINO mas spent the leisure of four years in
Ie"rlolhg The Scriptures He is a colnpos-
ltor with a wonderful gift Of turning out
oeautiful writing, ard in the time mon
tened he has managed to reach the ni6,u.,
of the Psalms. In two years he anticinatas
that the concluding verse will have baao
"ritten. feature of this remarkabl,,
Bible will be its illustrations. Each Oh
ter has its artistically designed initial le,-
ter, aud each book a pictorial heafliny mn.
iauVe OF the context. The writer is a ma
i've OF Dumfries, and in his boyhood days
ran errands for Carlyle to whom re reg
ultrly carried the local morning paper.
Evening star., 1898-08-27

Advertising is not an expense.
1t is business investment. If
you want to invest your money
prohtably you will therefore put
your advertisements in such a
paper as The Evening Star. that
is read regularly and thoroughly
by everybody worth reaching.
The Star is the recognized
household and family journal Of
the National Capital, and has
no rival as an advertising med
ium.
Evening star., 1898-08-27

Just the same. So went to see the lawyer
on the other side. He knew he had good
am costly fight Consequently he was in
clined to be reasonable. He hunted up his
client and talked it over with him. and the
clear for himself. His lawyer made rea-
sonabIe charge and l closed with them both
on the spot and paid them. Then went
back to my client, told him I had put up
such bluff that he never would hear CT
the case again. turned in bill that COW
cred the cost of the settlement l had effect
ed, and he paid it without a murmur. He
sometimes speaks to me now of the clever
work l did in that case, but he doesn't
know how clever it really was and what a
lot of cash 1t saved him."
Evening star., 1898-08-27
Has Its CompensatIons.
Frcm on Exchange.

FFcn On Exchange.
notice that there's a good deal OF
ague in this part of the country" said the
tourist, who stopped at the farm house
FOR drink OF water. That's a erest
drawback 1t units a man for work on
tirely, does 1t not?"
Gener'ly 1t does.' said the sallow wo-
man who handed him a tin Gun. "s,m
Wheh John has right hard fit of the
shakes we fasten the churn dasha,. % iIe 'ne
and he brings the butter inside of fifteen
Evening star., 1898-08-27

than the approach of bad habits. wnil
STEADY, persevering training will soon teacl
the children to comport themselves a, "a
blS so that they are not a trouble to an,
enc or an annoyance to the occasional Wis
itor al lunch.
Evening star., 1898-08-27

contain eight rooms and bath, concrete ceI-
lar, open porch front and rear, furnace
heat, cabinet mantels and blue slate roofs.