Arizona republican., 1899-11-10

of TOcan." The play is a happy por-
| trayal of Cuban home life and the mis-
| taken policy OF the home government
in bartering distinctions tn wealthy
but profligate mobiles. a jolly Yankee
| Born and Bad) returning from Mexico
to Maine, breaks in on the scene, whose
wit, shrewdness and reckless daring.
where virtue and right are assailed.
! forces justice to the surface and rights
all wrongs. The play will be placed
on the stage in Social hall. Mesa Fri
day night. November II, with the fol-
lowing cast of characters:
! Tacon. governor general of Cuba)..
! Observation-Disclosures. V. Guthrie
Pedro Martinez. (boatman) .........
Seth Swap, Ga Yankee. .............
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS T. Pomeroy
Count Almonte, CSpan.sh noble)....
................ $500. Ellis Johnson
Jailor.. .... ..... Gallon Phelps
Miralda, (Creole GRID
$50. ...... ......Jeanette Johnson
Cecil. tderanged. marked woman)..
---...--Ottilie MaeSer
Loise. (housekeeper Alomonde)
......- ......... ......Debbie. Allen
ed States navy. arrived In Mesa yes
! terday from San Francisco. Seaman
! Lathrop's mother Mrs Briggs is a
resident of Mesa. Seaman Lathrop
ten years ago ran away from nome.
In SO he enlisted in the navy and was
assigned to the Philadelphia. Before
the war with Spain broke out. young
Lathrop was transferred to the Balti-
more and went with it to the orient
| LathrOp during the memorable battle
of Manila bay was shellman for 4
twelve-inch gun. He says that ali
the men In the fleet as 1t entered the
/ bay experienced terrible suspense. as
none knew when torpedo would send
ship To the bottom and also as
Dewey held his fire through five miles
( of Spanish shells and did not open on
the enemy until a range of SO] yards
was reached. When the first Ameri-
can gun was fired all the severe ten
sion gave way and none longer thought
I of the danger. 1t was aboard the Bal
timore where the only. man Dewey lost,
was killed. Young Lathrop saw him
killed. 1t is generally supposed that
/ the fatality was caused by shell eX-
I ploding on board the ship. This is
true, but it was the flying splinters of
wood that did the work. The
same explosion wounded several
other seamen. One man was
carried below without any wounds.
but apparently dead and so pronounced
/ by the physician. The dead man was
/ laid to one side out of the way. and
after the wounds of the other men were
/ dressed all went above but the dead
man. The concussiOn had caused his
1 head to swell out of all protortion. A
| half hour later the ships physician
saw his dead man walking on deck
/ but out OF his mind. He has not yet
| fully recovered.
/ Before Admiral Dewey started home
Lathrop was transferred to the Olym-
pia and shared in the glory of that
/ triumphaI cruise and partook. he says,
of the glory OF the unprecedented well
come home. He was sent with
thirty nine others from the Bos-
/ ton naval yard 10 the Mare
Island naval yard at Vallejo.
! Cal. where he enlisted and where ne
received his dischage. He Immediately
boarded train for Mesa to join his
mother and to settle down He wears
his uniform and also a bronze med3l
struck by Tiffany of New York city.
/ identifying him as a participant on
! board the Baltimore in the battle of
{ Manila bay.
Seaman LathrOp says the Spaniard is
/ u gritty fellow. but poorly drill
ed and consequently a poor shot.
He thinks General Otis a lit
! tie slow. Indian fighters after
| the style of Lawton Will be nee
! essary to round M tie natives Hob
son. he says, has gone the way of most
men who rise to fame. He conducted
! himself after his arrival at Manila 50
as to win. reprimand from Admiral
I Dewey.