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the tires etc, and finally, about 4:SO, went
into the back yard with his father and
played quoits until nearly supper time.
In his statements Harold was corroborat-
ed by both his father and his mother. Rev.
Smith was specific In every statement
made. He remembered clearly the 11th
day Of March and his movements upon tina t
day. He fixed his movements by letter
which he had written to friend, by call
which he and his wife had made on their
next door neighbour and by a letter which
the latter had that day received, and finally
by the game of quoits in the back yard with
his son. Mrs. Smith corroborated his
statements and amplified them with de-
tails Two nelghbors, Mrs. Prescott and
Mrs. Ida M. Gray, both substantiated the
facts as stated by Mr.. and Mrs. Smith and
had seen father and son together in the
yard at the hour when the latter was said
to have been scorching on Main street.
Perhaps the most important testimony
was that of Sheffield Miller, district mes
senger boy who was arrested at the same
time and place as was young Smith. Mil
Ter stated that on the 18th of March, at
about o'clock p. M, he was sent on an
errand to Twenty-first and Los Angeles
streets to deliver bundle. He started
down Main street on his wheel and when
near Twelfth overlook a boy riding an
orange enameled bicycle, who was cutting
out lively pace. Miller sprinted and
passed the other, who tackled on behind,
and the two sailed down toward Twelfth
street. At the corner they were intercept
ted by two policemen-Redfern and Fifield
who stepped out from the sidewalk and
placed them under arrest for fast riding.
After taking the names and addresses
of the two boys, and ordering them to APP
pear in court the next afternoon, they
were allowed to proceed, and they rode
off together, going slowly south on Main
street. The boy who was arrested with
young Miller, and who gave the name OF
Smith. is described by. the messenger as
being apparently eighteen or twenty years
of age, wearing a brown suit of clothes
and brown derby hat. dark hair. and
dark complexion. His fellow unfortunate
told Miller that he lived in University, but
did not give his name. AT Twenty-firs,
street young Miller branched off to de-
liver his bundle, while his companion
kept straight on out Main street, and he
had not seen him since. A positive denial
that Harold Smith was his companion
in arrest was entered by young Miller. Al
the corner of Washington and Main
streets the messenger claimed that he
passed two officers standing by a tele-
graph pole, Baker and Arguello; that
upon his return from delivering his pack
age he stopped and talked with the officers
and told them that he had been
arrested a few moments before
at Twelfth street, for riding too
fast. His whole testimony. except as to
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OFFICER FIFIELD TO BE
REPRIMANDEO
GOT THE WRONG BOY
WHO HAD TO PAY A FINE OR GO
TO JAIL
AN ALL DAY INVESTIGATION
Dog Catchers' Trial Decentralization
Licenses-tSharp Shooters
Rifle Range

Some of the tallest lying. either accident
al or intentional, ever heard before an in
vestigating body, was done yesterday be-
the trial of the charges against Officer
Fifeld, who was alleged to have extorted
the sum of 50 from Mrs. r. w. Smith upon
the threat that unless payment was made
and confine him in Jail for three days.
The hearing of the charges has been
pending before the commission for several
weeks, and a full house was in attendance
bright and early TO listen to the testimony.
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Snaii request .no Guy a''o-y
aPpiopfia.e Steps ~ - ;,
LUZ 'ne'n Aro"a tho city
Dog Trial Postponed
Although Dor Catcher Walters and Eu.
gene Bassett. the one who had preferred
charges against him for catching his pet
mug. were present. the board had no time
during the day to take I'D the hearing of
that case. Mr.. Bassett had a number of
witnesses ready. but Walters relied upon
the affidavits Of his catchers already filed
and the statement of the city attorney,
which he was expected to make when called
UPON
IN aooition Waiters nleo aInoaVi's =.
MISS Jane beamer' MIS- II. r. DacAei anu
hlmseiI' stating tnat' IN reiatlon 10 Jug
wnicn was caught curing Marcn a. ao'
North Grand avenue, the men nao oeen
requested by the TWO women 10 eaten 'ne
dog and take 1t away as 1t was IN the last
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1Qff,ter F;e.clA

524 East Main was likewise referred.
c. F. A. Last. a liquor dealer, and John
Hauerwass of Adloff & Hauerwass, APP
peared to urge immediate action in grant
ing a license at Sixth street and Broadway
to Ernest Rudolph. The saloon has been
closed for some weeks, license having
been issued to s. H. Duncan. but the place
had been closed by creditors and no license
paid for some time. Both Mr.. Last and
Mr.. Hauerwass asked that the license be
granted to Rudolph at once, as they had
considerable money tied up In the place.
which there was no prospect of getting out
of Duncan. On favorable report by De
tective Bradish as to the character of Ru-
dolph the license was granted.
Upon motion of Mr.. Preuss, Charles w.
Endl was granted a transfer of license
from 504 to 500 Alameda street, next door,
as he wishes to make alterations in his
store.
r. L. Jennings was made a special po-
liceman without pay from the city for
duty at the Record office. The applica-
ton of Maurice ]. Jones for appointment
as special policeman was received and re-
ferred to the chief for investigation.
Miss e. b. Sanchez, in pathetic letter.
collecting from Officer Pasqual Hiriart q
bill of $50, which she claimed was due her
for board by him from her, both before
and since his appointment on the police
force. She averred that he had PROMISE.
tt pay her last month, but had failed to dc
so, and as she is sick and needs the money
she had been compelled to seek this means
of collecting the bill The subject was re.
meeting.
City Tax and License Collector Gish re-
ported the following saloon licenses de-
linquent for the month of May: 8. H. Dun
can, Thomas r. Plant, W. H. Ross. The
license of Plant was Cancelled, as also thai
| of Duncan.
The Los Angeles sharpshooters( Kelly:
| Coyotes) were granted permission to use
as a rifle range gulch In the hills in the
Hunter Highland View tract in the an,
nexed district. precinct of the First ward
The range Is inclosed by small mountains
and there Is no danger of anybody getting
| hurt by wild shooting, except the sharp.
shooters themselves.
Ordinance Signed
| Mayor Snyder yesterday signed the or.
| dinance of intention calling the election
| for tunnel and park bonds This was done
! to hasten the matter so that the final ordi
nance fixing the date of election may bt
passed at the earliest possible moment.
Another Protest Filed
B. Ballerino, the star protester of a.,
professionals, has filed protest against the
proposed opening or extending of Tenth
street.
A protest was also filed with the city
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him especially, as he had had occasion
only two days before to warn the same
boy, that unless he moderated the speed
at which he rode he would get into trouble.
In contradiction of this testimony
young Smith was again put upon the
stand, and swore that, while he acknowl-
edged having been warned at one time by
an officer against fast riding, the warning
had been given two days after the date of
his alleged arrest by Officer Fified. The
messenger boy Miller, having stated that
after being released he had passed Officer
Baker and Officer Arguello standing at
Washington and Main streets, and had
talked with them there, testimony was
offered by both of the above named pa
trolmen denying absolutely that either OF
them was at that point at the time named
Arguello being near Figueroa and Wash
ington streets, and Baker, as he had
stated, at the corner of Pico and Main
streets.
With this mass of contradictions before
them, the testimony in the case was
closed and the matter submitted to the
commissioners, who retired to the mayor s
private office and after twenty-five min
| utes of grave consideration brought forth
the following verdict:
| s"The commissioners believe from
the evidence that officer Fifield and
| the other officers who were with him
| and who were offered as witnesses.
| acted and testified under a full con-
viction and honest belief that the COM
plainant. Harold Smith. was the same
| nerson whom Officer FiGeld had ar
| rested.
az. .ho s,,,a .,,,,o wa oro -
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FOR HOME DEFENSE
A Finance Committee to Secure Funds
for q Battery

At the meeting of business men and
others last night to devise means of rails
ing $500 to purchase battery OF H.
pound rapid fire guns for home defense, the
following were appointed as finance
committee: Gen. Chas. Forman. Major l..
T.. Mosher, Gen. c. F. A. Last, John j.
Francis, A. Jacoby, F. X. Rule, M. H. New
mark, T. e. Gibbon, C. D. Willard and
William A. Spalding. Subscriptions for
this purpose should be made payable to
H. ]. Fleishman, cashier of the Farmers
and Merchants bank, who is treasurer.
Solicitors will be apportioned to the var
ious districts of the city within a few
days to canvass each house and individual
1t Is stated that Los Angeles should be-
stir itself in this matter, as this is the
only battery obtainable for private use
in this country at the present time, the
government having bought up all that were
on the market
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the one incident of his arrest, was con-
tradiction of that given by the officers.
George w. Moore, an uncle of young
Smith, gave some unimportant testimony
as to the reception accorded him by FL
field when he went to the police station
to inform the officer of the mistake ne
had made, and to ask that 1t be rectifed.
He emphatically denied that he had at
any time threatened that he would spend
ten thousand dollars to see Fifield lose his
job, or that he had made threats of any
kind against the officer He had made re-
peated calls in the endeavor to secure a
retraction of the charges made against
his nephew, had been three times put of,
and the fourth time fatty refused, where
police commission.
The Defense
This closed the testimony for the pros
ecution, and the defense opened with the
statment of Officer Fifield. He said that
there could be no mistake about the iden-
LITIGATION of young Smith as the person
whom he arrested at Main and Twelfth
streets. He had never seen the boy be-
fore that time, but the moment he laid
his eyes upon him, at his fathers house,
he recognized him as the one he wanted.
When arrested, the lad gave the name OF
c. Smith, or Carl Smith, he could not re-
member which, and told him that he lived
nearly opposite the Burbank theater, but
did not remember the number. He enter
ed the name and address in small MEM
oraitdum book, which he carried for that
purpose, and reported to the desk clerk at
the station, when he went in, but the
names were not entered on the blotter he
being told to give them the next day to
the bailiff, who would see that complaints
were issued.
Officer Redfern corroborated in all par
ticulars the statement of Fifield and une-
q,,ivocally identified young Smith as FL
fields prisoner, arrested at the same time
he arrested Sheffield Miller. Officer Baker,
who stood at Pico and Main streets, and
saw the two boys ride by, after they had
been released, also positively identified
young Smith as one of them, remembering
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State Endeavorers Meet

Preparations are nearing completion for
the annual state Christian Endeavor con-
vcntion to be held in this city June 1926.
The 9S committee, which has in charge the
arrangements for the convention was in
session last evening at the Y. M. C. A. par
Tors. Meetings Of this committee are be-
ing held every Monday evening. Large
delegations are expected from the north
ern part of the state.
Mr.. Leonard Merrill. who is the presi-
dent of the state union, has arranged with
rev. DR.. Wayland Hoyt Of Philadelphia
rad other prominent speakers to be pres
.ns.
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PERSONAL

Joe Jacobson, New York travelling man
IL here.
l.. Hache. owner Of a beet sugar factory
at Oxnard is here.
NJ. L. German, representing st. Josepf
wholesale house. is in the city,
Mr.. and Mrs. Gustav Kruger of Acton
Cal. arrived in the city yesterday.
Ben Schloss, who travels out of Sar
Francisco for a crockery house, is, in the
city.
Ex-Harbor Commissioner Charles f
Barrett and Gen. Robert M. Friedericn
commander -in-chief of the Republican
Army and Navy league of this state. are
hore from San Francisco. '
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CLASS STILL OPEN
Volunteer Army Nurses Organization
to Hold Open for Membership

At a business meeting of the volunteer
army nurses organization held at the
Westminster hotel last evening, several
members of the organization dropped out.
1t was decided to hold the lists open
for further accessions and that applica-
ton blanks for membership now ready for
those desiring to enter the class might be
obtained by applying either In person or
by mail to the president, Mrs. J. M. Grif-
fifth, 3O4 Westlake avenue, or Mrs Lillian
Whelpley, 1871 East Twenty-fourth street.
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CITY NEWS
INDEX OF LOCAL EVENTS


; Special meeting of the board of ed :
ucation summoned.
: Deciduous fruit growers organize a :
! central association.
; Female anarchist lectures to a small
) crowd at Music hall.
; Chino branch of the Southern PaA :
) cIflc being rapidly completed.
: A finance committee elected to Sc :
) cure funds for home battery.
) Frail female tries to end her trout :
) bles with corrosive sublimate.
) A contest over the will Of Mrs. Kate :
) Kern began in the superior court.
; Letters from the navy department :
; concerning Pacific coast protection. (
; Certificates for the subscribers to
; the American Boy" battlcship fund. :
; Consolidation of the companies COM :
; posing the Southern Pacific being ef- :
. fected. (
; Police commissioners find that the :
; arrest of the Smith boy was caused I
; by mistaken Identity. I
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No Doubt About His Power

"There is no doubt that DR.. Fourthly is
a powerful preacher. Have you heard
him.
"No, I have never had an opportunity to
do so as yet"
"You ought to come around some time,
nv all means. know you'd be impressed.
Why,upon several occasions have noticed
even the members of the choir listening to
him."-Chicago News.
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EVENTS OF TODAY

4 Orpheum-Vaudevlle
= Burbank-"The Nominee" 1
4 Los Angeles-"The Story Of Calif1a." (
= Board of fire commissioners meets I
4 10 a. m. (
4 Special meeting board of education 4
10 a. m.
= National Veterans Reserve meets, I
4 Panorama halls p. m.
4 Walnut growers convention, cham (
4 Der Of commerce-10 a. m.
= Engineers and Architects assocla- (
4 ton meets. 230 West Twenty-first I
4 streets p. m.
= Fourth of July committee meeting, I
= Justice Morrisons court room, city I
= Jail buildings p. m. (
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Time. Bar. Th'r. r. II. Wind Vel Weather
ba.m 80 OS 81 SO SW Clear
8 p. m 20 96 20 % W 6 Clear
Maximum temperature, &C.
Minimum temperature, so.
Weather Conditions

Minimum temperature, so.
Weather Conditions
The pressure is rising west of the Rocky
mountains, and Is highest on the Nortehrn
California coast; it is falling east Of the
range, accompanied by cloudy weather and
general light rains. Generally cloudy
weather prevails on the Pacific slope, and
occasional light rain has fallen. The tenn
pcrature remains stationary on the Pacific
coast.
GEORGE E. FRANKLIN,
M Local Forecast Official.
forecasts
Local forecast for Los Angeles and vicin-
lty: Generally fair weather Wednesday.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 17.-Forecast for
Southern California: Cloudy Wednesday,;
fresh westerly winds.
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Final inspections Of the following streets
will be made Thursday at the hour given
by Street Superintendent Drain. At that
time any property owner having protest
against the work may ventillate It: Fifth
street from Bixel to Lucas, p. M. Little
Rock avenue from Tennessee to Alameda
streets. 10 a. m..: Magnolia avenue from
Pico to Sixteenth streets, 3 p. m.
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clerk against the opening and widening Of
Marchessault street between Main and the
intersection of Bellevue avenue, and Buena
Vista street. A protest against the pro-
test Is supplemental exhibit In the mat
Daily camera., 1898-06-10
They Now whistle for Johnny.

The Colorado & Northwestern CON-
struction gang have completed the line
to Ward and came down today. Their
principal topic of conversation was the
details of grand snipe hunt with which
they concluded their stay at Ward and
in which John Miner, the popular fire.
man of the construction train played the
no inconsiderable function Of holding
the sack" Miner. who is just from
Greensville. Pa. is not very we'll up to
tho game of snipe hunting ip the woolly
wilds OF the west and when his lonely
vigils on the hill side on the first nigh,
failed to produce bag of game, he
cheerlully acceded to Roadmaster
O'Brien's suggestion to try again. The
second night, in company with the Weis,
kopf boys, Miner proceeded down Lef,
Hand and at the foot of gulch below
Brainerd's camp, waited until 3 o'clock in
the morning for the juicy game. The
explanations that followed next day oil
the scope of the Joke that had been
played on him, SO dazed the genial hre.
man that vigorous flap of the arms o,
an imitationof the snipe whistle is signal
now for treat all round at his expense
Daily camera., 1898-06-10
CuBANs VICTORIOUS.
A Spanish Force Compel led Yield t. t. e
VaDquishing Insurgents

A Spanish Force Compe led Yield t, t. e
vaDqutsh,ng Insurgents
Washington, June o-News reached
the Cuban legation in this city today of
decisive battle which was fought on
May 28 in Pinar Del Rio province be.
tween the Cubans and the Spaniards
which resulted in the complete rout OF
the latter forces. The Spaniards were
strongly intrenched and we'll supplied
with arms and ammunition, but after a
hard fight, lasting several hours, the in
surgents succ .eded in routing them from
their stronghold. The Spaniards we're
forced to flee. and made their way II.
wards Bahia Hcn9a. closely io..o.e. ny
the Cubans, who continued to keep up a
hot fire at the retreating enemy. The
Spaniards left eight of their dead upon
the field near their Notifications.
Fifteen Of their soldiers also were in.
jured, some OF them mortally.
Among these was the Spanish Lieuten.
ant Carras, who later died. Upon leav.
ing Basilio Alvarez, the Spaniards burn.
ed eighteen dwellings and so far as they
we're able, destroyed their Notifications
and ammunition to prevent its falling in.
to the hands of the victorious insurgents.
Daily camera., 1898-06-10
SPAIN TURBULENT.

Tho Truth OF Their Situation Is Beginning
to be Made Known.
Madrid, June 1o-The populace are in
a state Of terrible disorder over the dis.
covery Of the falsehoods that the govern
ment and newspapers have been telling
them regarding the condition of affairs
In the Philippines and Cuba. When the
entire truth Of the situation at Manila
and Of Cervera's feet becomes known.
the people Who are furnishing the boys
to be shot in the Philippines and starved
in Cuba, will demand the heads Of those
who brought about the conditions.
Sagassa's statement that bad new,
may be expected is not very reassurins
and the people are unable to grasp the
seriousness Of what may follow after the
lies which be uttered.
Daily camera., 1898-06-10
OiCQ Shot
House BUTTS.
WARDS HEAVY LOSS.
The Leading Mine of the County a Scene of
| DisasterOus Fire.

The Leading Mine of the County Scene o
| Disasts rous Fire.
/ Ward, June Io-[ Especial to Camera I
The widest excitement prevailed in tn,
camp Of Ward last night over one of the
most disastrous fires that has ever Wis
tied the camp. The Utica shaft house
and neighboring group of building.
burned to the ground. The FIRE origin
ated in the main shaft house, by wha
agency none are able to state. The da,
engineer had been gone but twenty min
utes when the fire was first discove red
but it wa.s then already beyond control
The news of the fire quickly spread
and it was but few momen:s befe re-
hundreds Of excited miners and citizens
arrived on the scene and attempted the
work OF checking the flames. There we, e
two liass Of hose in the shaft house, but
owing to the intense heat it was i'm ,os
s'ble to get at them. A small hose was
the only line that could be discovered
and with this the men had to be content.
1t was soon seen that nothing could be
done to save the buildings and their at
tention was directed mainly toward say.
ing the timbering of the main shaft.
These efforts were successful al the
timoering is intact. The group. Of build
ings, however, we're total loss. The
group included the shaft, boiler. engine,
oil,ore and air compressor houses and the
ore bins. The main loss will be the plants
of machinery including a % and 90
horse power boiler. I2x14 and an SxIo
hosting engine and 1o.drill air COM
pressor. Ali this property is believed to
be total loss.
The Utica mine is owned by the Utica
Mining and Milling company, close
corporation composed of Philadelphia
men, and is under the management of Al
Dawson. The Utica is the leading mine
of the county and has produced. it is
said, over szoo,eoo in gold. 1t is steady
producer and shipper and it is stated the
buildings will be rebuilt at once.
The night crew has been recently laid
of and it was due to this that the fire
gained such headway before it was dis.
covered. The loss is estimated at s2,,-
900 with an insurance of $4,000 carried
with Benedict & Gil! of Denver,
Daily camera., 1898-06-10
RUSH ORDERS.
Preparations for Departure from San
Francisco ReinE Pushed,

Preparations for Departure from San
Francisco Reinx Pushed,
San francisco. June Following all
urgent order received last right work on
despatching the second Manila expe Ii,
ton has been rushed with uau ual
vigor, The Zealandia received orders
to sail today but will be unable to ge,
away before tomorrow. The Iowa vol
unteers and New Orleans regulars ar
rived today at 10 o'clock.
Word from Santa Barbara states that
the Monterey in tow of the Brutus was
sighted off Gaviola. As this is off the
course of the vessel it is believed that
she was compelled to put into a quiet
port to lepair her machinery.
Daily camera., 1898-06-10
HAVANA STARVING.
Blanco May Surrender Without Makjps
Any Resistance,


KY West. Isane ls-F Fhere are in Hav.
ana $4,000 regulars and half as many
volunteers. The interior has been
abandoned TO the in-u,gents who are
ravishing the country and are daily at
tacking the picket lines in the suburbs
of the city.
1t IS the common talk that Blanco will
surrender after merely nominal resist
ance, as he has lost confidence in the
volunteers. The Spanish merchants
claim they bave provisions to last for
six months but the warehouses are empty
and every day shops are compelled ,o
close. The reooncentrados and laboring
classes are hopelessly starving in their
homes, not even endeavoring to get ou,
and beg for food.
Daily camera., 1898-06-10
SANTIAGO TAKEN.

sampson Blows Up the Merrimac and En-
tors the Harbor.
London. June 1o-It is reported that
Santiago has been taken by the Ameri
can Acct.
Admiral Sampson, it is stated blew up
the sunken Merrimac and entered Santi-
ago harbor. After bombarding the city
for three hours. Cervera surrrnd, I'd.
After sill lencing and destroying the forts
at the entrance of the harbo,, the task Of
entering was not difficult one.