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The herald., 1898-06-28
ATTACK SPAIN
Fleet Ordered to Proceed to
Spanish Coast
Bombardmemt of the Ports Will
FOlloW-RelatiVe Strength
of the Squadrons
BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SPECIAL WIRE

BY ASSOCIATED
WASHINGTON June 27The department at II is posted
the following bulletin today the Newark
join Sampson when he will take under his command armored squad
with cruisers and proceed off the Spanish coast
should Admiral Sampson by Thursday
morning perhaps earlier for the Newark having been extensively
repaired swift warh The operations before Sampson are OF
such character that will admit employment the best advantage Of
big bokadng gunboats
blockadng off Santiago just
the squadron gotten ready and this fortunately owing
the completeness Of the naval mobilization will be short time
wATsoNs SQUADRON.
The navy department also posted bulletin showing Commodore
Waso squadron designated the Eastern squadron and
follows
Flagship Newark baeshp Iowa and Oregon Yosemite
coes Scandal Abarenda and Alexander
The will be made from Santiago The bulletin also
showed the following changes designation Of the division Of
vessels:
North Atlantic feet Sampson oommandng
squadron Commodore Howell ommandng Second squadron Com
modore Shley commandng Naval base Key West Fa Commo
dore E. Remey commanding.
WHAT THE FLEET WILL MEET
GIBRALTAR June 27-The Third Spanish squadron, it
here consisting cneros Numanc
va monitor Pug three torpedo Metero
XIII and Mnrat commanded by Admiral Barrosa has been ordered
to assemble at Cadz as early possible
of the mentioned composing Spanish
much behind the The Numanca built
1851 capable steaming according the registers eight knots and
having five and half inches odfashoned
consists of eight 0nch muzzoadng Armstrong guns
secondary battery composed Of six e2 quickhng guns
TRAINING SHIPS.
training ship broadde frga class built
Her battery consists eight onch muzzleoadng Arm
strong guns She may be able to steam ten knots
The monitor PugCerda is the Spanish torpedo training
She mounts 6nch gun and 47nch bronze mohbore
is calculated that she eight
four inches thick Her coal supply small
little n outside of harbor.
TWO GOOD BOATS
The Cardinal Cisneo frstca the most
type built in 1896 having armored
thick 10 IL inches her gun positions
and amod deck two inches thick and eight torpedo
about 1900 tons Of COAL built to 20
displacement and 5 indicated horsepower and
guns ten 1o5nch quickfng two 27nch four 92noh
guns and four 1inch and two smaller rapdfre guns
built 1892 She
displacement and indicated horsepower enable
20 knots Her armored three quarters
inches and she four 7Snch guns six nch
quicre guns 6pounde four 3poundes small rapid
fire guns.
NOT HASTY MOVE
decision of the administration squadron of warshp
Spain made hastily For the has
under consideration and strong
practice the Spanish keeping great of the
public ignorant the actual state affairs contended
cd bringing the home the people of would
American squadron there harass the shipping
lombard orfcatons The bring the
to realization Of the hopeesness continuing the
Since the departure the Cdz Philippines there
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Captain Capron who lost his life In the heroic charge of
Riders against the ambushed Spaniards the
battle of La Quasna Thursday morning the of Cap
of the First United States Artillery and
sdred the best and most efficient acticans
in the regular In 1890 he enlisted in of the
cavalry the Presidio his
sodery ability him the regard OF his superors and
persuaded study commission under the tutor
ship of several officers the post In 1894 he passed bril-
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liant examination at the Preside and second In large
of candidates at the final Leavenworth
He assigned to the infantry second lieutenant
and afterwards transferred the calvary with station
in Florida.
When the began Captain Capron left the regular
to accept a captancy Woods famous regiment of
horsemen The officer extremely popular intense
ly devoted to his military work. and had given abundant
promise of rising to high rank during the
The herald., 1898-12-04
roH SALE
Houses
FOR sALE-HousEs-sNAps-

FOR OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
ON MONTHLY PAYMENTS.
62o-5 rooms, hard finished, fenced on
car line; 10 minutes from court house.
$1S50-5 large room cottage, porches,
modern and best built: mantel, china
closet: marble washstand, bath, ETC.; n
block from electric line, close in.
$2600-7-room, modern 2-story, nicely
decorated, best built, large cellar flowers,
bearing fruit trees, ETC.; street improve
rnents complete, etc. a beauty; owner
going east, must sell; block from Adams
and Hoover streets: also another house.
same size and price, In Bonnie Brae tract.
$17O0-7 rooms, nicely decorated, bath.
ETC.; barn. street improvements complete;
grounds covered with choice flowers;
beauty, and within walking distance.
$5600-8 rooms complete; modern con.
veniences, fine flowers, lawn, ETC.. best
built for owners home; perfect beauty
and best location on Alvarado, near Ninth
street.
S1000-4 rooms, hard finished, nicely dec-
grated, best built, large cellar; street i'm.
provements complete; close I'M terms
$3.50 cash. balance monthly. no INTEREST,"
rare opportunity.
5000 rooms. just north Of Plco street,
on Pico Heights
$350-4 rooms, large lot, Boyle Heights.
Also other houses from $500 OF $20, 600,
and vacant lots in all parts of the city.
Sc them.I
Money to loan from AZ to per cent net.
JOHN L. PAVKOvICH,
22O West First.
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MAYNE FINDS THE BARGAINS

S5OO-Cottage. 40-foot lot. barn. on south
side OF Eighth ST.; terms easy. do
$65O-Cottage, s rooms, on clean side Of
Florence ST.; easy terms. DID
$7504 rooms, screen porch, on Twenty
ninth ST.. easy terms. Q-3)
$S00--Cottage, 65-foot lot, good barn, on
Fredonia ave.. easy terms. DO
sl100-5 rooms, large lot. fronting south
side of Twenty-seventh ST.; easy terms.
90.
$l200-4 rooms. reception hall. south stdo
of Twenty-fourth ST.; easy terms. (2-2O
$1250-7 rooms, 2-story, south side Of
Sixth st; easy terms. (2-20
$1400-7 rooms. NE. corner of and
Twelfth sts.; easy terms cd
$l500-2 houses. large lot, on south side OF
Thirty-third ST.; terms easy. Clio
sl6O0-5 rooms. receptions hall, corner Of
Twenty-frst and Griffith sts.; terms
easy. (2-3U
$1,000 rooms, reception hall, large lot,
on Thlrtysixth St; terms easy. (2-22
enable strangers to SEQ
our beautiful city. we have provided a
6-horse tally-ho. with seating capacity for
20 people, free of charge. to all who wish
TO use 1t.
C. L. MAYNE,
l1S w. Fourth st.
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pHuRcH AND SOCIETY NOTICES
PUBLIC MEMORIAL

Services of the B. p. o. E.
(Elks). under the auspices of Los
Angeles lodge No. 80, will be held to-
day at o'clock, at the Burbank theater.
A cordial invitation Is extended to the pub
lie to be present, this being the first SER
vices ever held in Los Angeles. A number
of fine sacred songs will be rendered by
members of the Grau Opera company.
The following is the
ORDER OF EXERCISES
Opening voluntary, "Folkunger" ......
........................B Burbank orchestra
Remarks ...................F G. Finlay son
OPENING CEREMONIES
Prayer, from Martha. .Grau Opera Co.
Opening ode. "Auld Lang Syne,,
........... .Grau Opera Co. and audience
Tenor solo, THE Holy City.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Harry Davies
Eulogy.... ......Rev. Burt Estes Howard
Barytone solo, 1.-The Palms. '...........
............ .............. Sylvan Langlos
1.-THE Star+Spanged Banner. ........
......... Grau Opera Co. and audience
Remarks. ks...................Dr. ]. ]. Choate
Soprano solo, ''The Lord Is My Light
..................,.Mis Miss Mary Darlington
Grafton, "Fraternity". ".................
Senator Stephen NJ. White
Duet, Lost, Prescribed" from
C'Martha'o o........... ........ ........
...... Harry Davies and Geo Broderick
CLOSING CEREMONIES
Benediction ................. .Rabb, Solomon
The herald., 1898-12-04

HARMONIAL SPIRITUALISTS ASSO-
citation, Harmonial hall, 139 West Fifth
street. Children's lyceum at ! :15 sharp:
inspiratonal lectures, tests and spirit
messages, by Mrs. Maude l.. Won Freitag.
at 2:30 and 745 p. M: evening subject,
''The Mediums of Biblical History"
Music by the Harmonial quartette, under
the dictatorship of Prof. Carlyle Peter
silica. collection of 10 cents at the
door to defray expenses. Social gath
ering Wednesday evening. as usual. The
artistic. intellectual and spiritual charac-
ter of all Sunday services of this associa-
ton are such as to command the respect
and commendation of all who attend.
Strangers are cordially invited.
The herald., 1898-12-04

WANTED-LADIES' AND GENTLE
men to save money by having their solieo
nv faded garments cleaned, dyed or rem
oyated equal to new. THE AMERICAN
DYE WORKS. 21Ols S. Spring ST., Tel.
$50. Work called for and delivered to all
parts Of the city. Mail and express or
ders promptly attended to. Send for our
new revised catalogue and price list.
Eu-tf
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SPECIAL NOTICES

GEO. A. RALPHS-GOLD BAR FLOUR,
Sl10; city flour. s5c; pkg. coffee, loc! gran
ulated sugar, 1S lbs 81; 4 cans tomatoes 25c
8 bars German Family soap. rs; Chal-
lenEe Milk, 15c; 10 lbs corn meal. 15c; bar
Gold Medal Borax Soap. 25c; II lbs rolled
wheat or 10 lbs oats, 25c; cans salmon,
z5c; lib can beef, 10c; cans Lily Cream
Csc; boxes sardines. 25c 5-gaL gasoline.
'~75c; coal oil sc; X. c. baking powder
2Oc; lard, 10 lbs SIC; 10 lbs beans Zoe.
col 8. Spring ST., cor. Sixth. Tel. 6l6 II
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SEWING MACHINES-FOR ONE WEEK
only, In order to reduce our large stock
or will offer for sale for cash on easy In
stallments a lot of high grade machines
New Home, Domestic, Wheeler & Will
son and Singer-new but slightly marred
at greatly reduced prices; this is an op-
portunity you may not get again; come
early. 349 s. Spring st. Sun-u
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FOR sALE-THE BEST PAYING WOOD,
coal and hay yard In the city; do the
largest volume of business of any other
yard in the city; will sell right for cash {;
any ONE wanting to invest and E1eafr.ng
business will make no mistake by inves-
tgatipg this proposition. Address e., box
Z, Herald office.
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ELLA M. WHITE, 122 8. OLIVE ST.,
well known Psychometric and Clairvoy-
ant Medium. 12-N
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A-s225 WILL BUY A COMPLETE STOCK
of millinery and fixtures; good trade; In
town of 1900 lnhabitantsi stock viii In
voice about 5000; located in San Diego
county; parties wish to 60 out Of business
Address Box 1903, Downey. Cal.
The herald., 1898-12-04

UNIVERSAL BROTHERHOOD (THEO-
sophical society in America, Internation-
al Brotherhood league); lectures ct Aryan
hall. 525 W. Fifth st. al II a. M. The
Kingdom of Heaven" by II. A. Gibson; at
7i5 2. M, "a New Type of Manhood" by
Mrs. Neil; public meeting, Wednesday
evening.
The herald., 1898-12-04

ESTHER DYE, THE MAGNETIC HEAL
er. has returned from Honolulu, and
taken rooms ct the Hotel Portland. 444is
S. Spring St; eight years successful heal
ing in Los Angeles; diseases diagnosed
and located without asking questions;
history of ancient and modern healing
free to all applicants. II
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for sALE-THoMAs s. EWING, 22o VII.

FOR sALE-THOMAs s. EWING. 22o WILL
cox building.
s2l00-New modern cottage on w. Tween.
ty.third ST., convenient to both Traction
and University cars; sand walls, tinted;
porcelain bath, electric lights, walks and
lawn.
$le60-New modern cottage on University
car line; porcelain bath and electric lights.
Sll50-New modern 4-room cottage, close
In.
Terms-small cash payments and month.
ly installments.
The herald., 1898-12-04

FOR SALE-sl60o; MUST BE SOLD TO
avoid foreclosure. 80 feet, with broom
house, on Fourth st., near Los Angeles ST.:
the lot alone Is worth $2250. F. G. CALL
KINS & CO., 304 Loughlln building.
The herald., 1898-12-04

DEN BARNEY. CLAIRVOYANT, TEST
and rapping medium, tonight, at Friday
Morning club hall, S3Oi2 S. Broadway.
Mr.. Barney invites honest investigation to
test his power; nothing sensational; pure
Sprtualism practically demonstrated;
special music by Miss Barney.
The herald., 1898-12-04

WANTED-POULTRY PLANT, WITH
lease of house. near the city; give price
and number of chickens, whether from
incubator and brooder. rent OF house, II
water, terms of sale or lease. Address
@. O.. Box u, Herald. Q
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WANTED
TO Purchase

WANTED DRUG STORE: STATE THE
price, stock, location. WIESENDAN-
GER. 427 8. Broadway. dec
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FOR SALE-s90o; 5-ACRE RANCH, g.
room house, team. wagon, farming imple.
mentts. Address G. G., box 6, Herald. 6
The herald., 1898-12-04

WANTED-A LIVE SALESMAN AND
solicitor deliveryman desires position;
understands business thoroughly. Ad-
dress L., Box 15 Herald.
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WANTED
Situations-Male

WANTED-BY EXPERIENCED YOUNG
man, q position as gardener or COACH
man; or would work on fruit ranch. Ad-
dress F., Box "a, Herald.
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Sewing Machines

FOR SALE-SEWING MACHINES; WE
have fine line from IS to SO; every ma
chine guaranteed all kinds of machines to
rent, $50 month. 507 S. Spring st.
The herald., 1898-12-04

AGNES H. PLEASANCE, TRANCE ME-
diun; sittings daily. s55Hs g. Spring st.
The herald., 1898-12-04

CHRISTMAS MONEY-TURN YOUR OLD
jewelry into cash; mint prices. JAS. IR-
WING e CO., gold refners and assayers,
12S n. Main st; office, room II. su only
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GUITAR LEssoNs-PRoF. NJ. 9. ARE
valo Specialties: Technique. rich tone.
rapid progress. Studio. 12e Wilson block
102 s. Spring st. u
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FOR SALE-A FINE JERSEY COW;
gives gallons Of milk day; fresh again
this gpring, Address G., box A, Herald.
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WANTED-TO PURCHASE MEAT MAR
ket; state location. price, II horse and
wagon. rent, number of men employed
etc; unless details are given no attention
Will be paid to reply Address MARKET,
box s. Herald.
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FOR sALE-4-YEAR-oLD COW: GIVES
fine yield Of milk. Address G.. G., box 3.
Herald 6
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WE. RENT, REPAIR, TUNE, MOVE,
store exchange, buy, sell pianos; agents
best makes. A. G. Gardner Piano House,
lis Winston st. Phone, Brown 1225. limo
The herald., 1898-12-04

WANTED-BY EXPERT BOOKKEEP-
er and typewriter a position with reia-
BILE firm, wholesale or retail. Address
K, Box IA, Herald.
The herald., 1898-12-04

Los ANGELES MATRIMONIAL BU-
reau 12l Temple ST., rooms ard o. 1925
The herald., 1898-12-04

l.. A. STEAM CARPET CLEANING CO.
will cleon and lay all kinds of carpets Mt
&c per yard; all work guaranteed. 329 E.
SECOND ST. Tel Main IA. If
The herald., 1898-12-04
Live Stock

FOR SALE--A HIGHLY BRED TROT-
ter years old. black In color, gentle, for
q lady to drive: also a new rubber-tred
buggy and harness. 937 8. Hill St
The herald., 1898-12-04

FOR SALE-FOR $3.50 A MONTH AND
a small cash payment I will bund you
new 4-room cottage plastered and paint
ed to suit, In my Third Addition, Eighth
and Mateo streets. Why pay rent when
you can own your own home? c. A.
SMITH, 2l3 w. First st. II
The herald., 1898-12-04

FOR SALE-GOOD HORSE, HARNESS
and wagon; $50. Call Sunday 542 Crocker
st., or 208 e. Fifth street week days.
The herald., 1898-12-04

WANTED-BY A COMPETENT. INDUS
tr:ous and sober mddle-aged German, to
care for gentleman's place or on farm
Address j., Box 90, Herald.
The herald., 1898-12-04

CALL CITY HACK co. FOR RUBBER
tire hacks. Hacks for funerals, 81 to 5;
apiece. Stand, 225 s. Spring; tel. main
7S5; res. 7i9 Banning St.; tel. red Ss1. N.
kIPP, Prop. Sun-tf
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FOR sALE-A THOROUGHBRED JER-
sey COW. fresh. Address G.. box 49, Her.
aid. 6
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FOR sALE--A 5-YEAR-OLD HORSE;
good driver or worker. Call at DibbIe
feed yard, Sixth ond Los Angeles SITS.
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EDUCATIONAL

Los ANGELES BUSINESS COLLEGD,
a12 w. Third st.; oldest. largest. best; day
and evening sessions: terms EeasonAblei
catalogue free. u
The herald., 1898-12-04

SPANISH TAUGHT IN GO LESSONS BY
new method. Terms very reasonable.
ia N. Main street.
The herald., 1898-12-04

"GEO.-TAKE A. M. PASADENA CAR
4 c."
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WANTED
Male Help
HUMMEL BROS. & CO.,
EMPLOYMENT AGENTS
A strictly first-class, reliable agency. All
kinds of help promptly furnished.
Your orders solicited.
3O0-302 w Second ST., basement,
California Bank building.
Telephone 500.
(Office open from a. m. to 1880 p. m,
except Sunday)

MEMS DEPARTMENT
Stenographer and typewriter, $40 month
ranch blacksmith, $50, etc.; mercantile
agent, eastern firm; young man, milk and
drive, s15, ETC.; chore boy, $40, ETC.; chore
man, SIS. ETC.; driver and milk. SIS, etc;
cabinet maker, SO week: pillow teamster
75c. etc; Swiss or German married man,
dairy, $50, house, etc.. milk wagon driver
$25, ETC.; ranch hand, $40, ETC. stable man,
$50, etc.
MEMS HOTEL DEPARTMENT
Second cook, S35, etc.. hotel butcher and
oyster opener, S35. etc.. candy maker SIC
week: all-round cook. s11 week: second
cook, s25 month: colored waiter s25; pastry
cook hotel, sS5; laundry washer. colored
S25. ETC.: vegetable man, Sc week: dish
washer $40, etc; pot-washer, 500, etc.
HOUSEHOLD DEPARTMENT
Nurse girl. SIG; German or Swedish sec
ond girl, SIS; second girl. country, $50; city,
$40; house girls. Riverside. Santa Barbara
$50: Redondo. SIS; house girls, city and
country, IS to s25
LADIES' HOTEL DEPARTMENT
Waitress. Arizona, $25, ETC.; waitress
$50. etc; lunch waitress, assist some in
kitchen, IS week: waitress, Arizona $25
Pasadena, 800 city and country, $50; 2
cooks, country. s2j: call Monday.
HUMMEL BROS. & co.
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sus1xnss orronruxrrzns

A PROMINENT PHYSICIAN AND SUR
geon Of this city having large and re-
munerative practice Of Is years standing,
desires to sell for . very reasonable cash
figure; he will devote himself to another
line of work in which he has Just become
interested; the fullest investigation Is In
v.ted. Address or call on B. F. FIELD,
151 Wilson block. First and Spring. 4-7-11
The herald., 1898-12-04

WANTED-TO BUY NATIONAL BANK
stock and good bonds. c. e. MAYNE &
CO., 11S w. Fourth st.
The herald., 1898-12-04

MRS. KATE HOSKINS, TRANCE ME-
dium; sittings daily; eve by appointm ant: |:
circle Tues. eve, 25c; 322 8. Spring st
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Real Estate

wANTED-WIIIL PAY CASH FOR SEW
eral good lots, between Seventh and Pfco,
F.gueroa and Union. EWING, go Will
cox building.
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THE HERALD.
Rates for Classified Advertising

Liners-5 cents per line for each
insertion. Notice of Marriage. Birth
or Deafh-Free. Obituaries, Funeral
Notices and Special Announcements
10 cents per line.
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Rooms

GENTLEMAN WANTS A ROOM. WITH
light housekeeping privileges: state par
ticulars Address a., box "a, Herald. 4
The herald., 1898-12-04

"WATER LrLY-I GO EAST TUESDAY
Meet me as before this p. m. PHIL" 4
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HAVE YOUR HAIR MATTRESSES AND
feather pillows renovated by latest i'm
proved steam process at ACME FEATH-
E,R WORKS, 513 S. Spring st. Tel Brown
1858
The herald., 1898-12-04

PROF. GEE. READINGS 81, s2sM s. Spring
II
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MAJOR l.. ]. LORING AND DAUGHTER
Miss Adelaide. of San Diego, have apart
ments at the Rosslyn for the winter.
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PLYMOUTH CONGRE G ALTON L
church, Twenty-first street, univer-
versity electric line. Rev. Joseph Wild.
DID. pastor Morning subject, why
Don't They Make Us Better Hell3"
Evening, "Why Don't They Make Us a
Better God?'
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WANTED--A FIRST-CLASS ADvERTIS-
ing solicitor; a good chance for perma-
nent work for the right man; good COM
mission paid: can so to work at once Call
on L. BEHYMER, room {, Los Angeles
theater.
The herald., 1898-12-04

WANTED-A SITUATION BY A GOOD
cook, city or country. Address e.. box 25,
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FRUITS AND VEGETABLES

LUDWIG & MATTHEW'S. WHOLESALE
and retail fruits and vegetables. MOTT
MARKET. 1876 8. Main st. Tel. ESQ II
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WANTED-SITUATIO BY MAN AND
wife on ranch; wife to do cooking and
housework; man general work around the
place. Address X, Box 20, Herald. a.
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FOR SALE-A JERSEY COW, 4 YEARS
old; gives gallons Of milk day. Address
G., box 46, Herald.
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WANTED-BY MAN AND WIFE, PO-
sition in hotel as porter and chamber
maid or waitress; best Of references. Ad-
dress X, Box IA. Herald.
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6ituations-Malo

WANTED--POSITION BY A FIRST
class coachman; thoroughly understands
proper care of fine horses, carriages, har-
ness; references. Address j., Box @
Herald.
The herald., 1898-12-04

WANTED-TO PURCHASE HALF IN
terest in a paying business in good min
ing town in Arizona: have little capital
Address, with particulars, E.. Box s. Her
aid.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-10-22

Omaha, Oct lS-It Is not often that Il
people on nationality has the opportunity
to celebrate on the same day the amiyer-
Saly of two great epoch liking events in
tue history Of their race, but this is what
host of Germans of this city and else
where in Nebraska and ncighboring states
are doing at the exposition today. 1t is
the 2l5th anniversary of the landing of
the first coterie of men from the father
land upon the shores of Amcrica-the lit
tie band of pilgrims who shortly after
wards laid the foundation of German
town, Pa, The day is also the anniversary
OF the battle of Leip,ic in which Napoleon
met his first defeat at the hands of the
German prince SchwarZenberg. In honor
of this double anniversary the Germans
paraded the streets of Omaha this morn
ing and marched to the exposition
grounds, where suitable exercises i'll COM
memOration of the two events were held
IN the auditorium.
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the porporaIS sleeves, and Poor l'aNlS
skunk away in disgrace. Here WAS
strange Thing. \ soldier who did not
hesitate to put himself in position to
he killed could NOT be induced to fire
unon the enemy. His sodierIy quail
ties were such that he had been taken
out Of The ranks, and yer he refused
40 carry ont a soldiers first duty-to
XII. We could not call him coward
no man "a coward who VIII face death
but we called him strange and won
dored what was back Of it all, the
men Of The company fell away from
him. and in a few days he STOOD almost
alone When we followed up the enc
nv after Yorktown there was some
heavy skirmishing With The rear guard.
Ambrose Davis was with the company.
and mon one occasion. when the hun
dred charged ana captured a gun. h"
led us all In the rush and was the first
man 10 pun Il hand on il. After hat we
said il was a case Of nerves. or mat
he had hereditary fear Of shedding
blood and he was looked upon more
fayorably.
We saw nothing more Of the Strange
ness of Ambrose Davis until the battle
which drove Mcclellan 10 make
change Of base For half day our reg
fmeut stood in battle line. waiting to at
tack or be attacked, and during this in
1eryal our company lost two men Killed
and three wounded. 1t required All the
nerve the men could work up to stand
there and be shot at without hring a
shot I'm return. but Davis showed no
more nervousness than any OF the rest
When at length we moved by the left
flank for quarter Of mile aud then
dropped down to open fire and hold our
ground. Davis was the man on my left
and as | loaded my musket l noticed
that he was firing high. Five minutes
later a lieutenant came creeping along
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In rear OF MS and warning each man TO
ann low. heard MIN curSlng Davis.
anu twice amer mat ere We ieil oa'&s
l 81" the man i'rIlS .h'o tue lree 'op9'
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