Mesa free press. [volume] (Mesa, Ariz.) 1892-1901, 1898-07-01

Last Friday, soon after landing from
the transports, they started out Il
4 find the enemy. After march O
several miles in burning hot SUI
and over rugged, brushy hill, they
were ambushed by two thousand O
the enemy who poured in murder-
ons fire upon them from the brush
/ Our boys stood the fire like veterans
I and advancing steadily upon the un-
seer enemy drove them from
their position. The Spaniards took
refuge in block house some eight
hundred yards away. This, too, was
charged and the Spaniards fed tc
Santiago. The Phoenix flag was
raised over the captured block house
Twelve or more of our brave buys
were killed and about sixty wounded
among whom were Capt. James III,
McCIintock of Phoenix and Cagt.
Brodie of Prescott. Capt McClin-
tock's right leg was broken and Capt.
Brodie was shot in the left arm.
Mr.. j. T. Campbell. who left for
his Chicago home Wednesday evening,
spent over fifteen months here for the
benefit of his health, and he goes back
to nis hon e practically g we'll man.
Mr.. Campbell says he has travelled
extensively and in no place which ne
has visited in Search of health, has
he found an atmosphere so beneficial
in cases of lung difficulties, as that of
this valley. Mr.. Campbell also speaks
in the highest terms of the hospitality
and kindness extended 60 strangers
by the residents of Mesa, and says
that the social courtesies extended to
the stranger health seeker is potent
auxiliary to the genial atmosphere in
restoring health. Mr.. Campbell's
friends here-and they are numbered
by the score-are pleased that his
health has so materially improved, and
while they regret his departure from
among us, they will always be ready
to give him cordial welcome on his
return.
Arizona gets only three companies
of the regiment assigned to the terri
tories. Governor McCord will be the
Colonel of the regiment. The COM
panies will b.. designated as the north
company, the south company and the
Phoenix company. The officers .oi
the companies are, Phoenix company
Captain E. G.. Russell; FIRST Lieu-
tenant, j. w. 'Crenshaw; Second Lieu-
tenant, F. w. Hill Officers of the
southern company, Captain, r.
Drachman; First Lieutenant, tl"rhert
Dray and Second Lieutenant Wiley
Jones. Of the north company, Cap
tain, G. E. Donaldson; First Lieu
tenant, F. G.. Hockderfer; Second
Lieutenant, Walter &. Scott. The
Phoenix company will be mustered in
Saturday, the south company on next
Monday and the north company on
Tuesday. Capt. Baldwin of the reg
ular army has been designated as the
mastering officer. 1t is expected that
the volunteers will rendezvous al
Whipple Barracks
A. A. Long, city assessor and taa
collector of Phoenix, was arrested or
Wednesday and placed in Jail. His
books were exported and they showed
shortage Of something over $28QO
His bondsmen, among whom are Mr.
Fickas, Mr. Luhrs and Mr.. Christy
will have to make the amount good
to the city.
The procession on the morning oi
the Fourth will form on the corner Of
Main and Macdonald streets and
march to Morris street, thence coun-
ter-march to Shrine street, thence
countermarch again on Main to Rob-
son street, thence on same street to
HILBERT street, thence north on Hib-
bert street to the grove
Frank Watkins brother Abe is q
member Of the idaho troop of Rough
Kiders and ia now in Cuha .Tohn