The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-03-30

The editor OF The INDEX received
word the other day of the serious wound
ing Of one Of his brothers at Manila, and
the following, which is from the Denver
News and contains about the latest in
formation at hand, is published for the
benefit Of many who have made inquir-
les. The article is dated Manila, Feb. IA;
"A bullet from an army revolver came
near ending the life Of Winfield Scott
Grove, battalion sergeant major in the
Ihirty-aixth infantry The bali was
accidentally driven through hia left
nnH pffy close "a af naafi lr naae
its exit from bdlad4n he h euaicaf
blade, The affair happnsd 70 Manila
last Sunday morning, February il,
Grove had been in Manila three days
and was preparing to return to Dagu-
pan and 60 from there to Join his batta-
lion at Mangatarem whom the nearly
fatal wound was inflicted. lie had been
stopping at the room Of Alexander Nor
rison, reporter Of the Manila Times, a
former comrade of his in the frst Colo
RADIO. The room is located in the Cen
tral hotel, a stones throw from San
Sebastian cathedral. Morrison and
Grove retired on Saturday night at l0:30
arose next morning and breakfasted
Grove made preparations to catch his
train.
1T is against orders for enlisted men
not doing guard duty in Manila to carry
reviewers on their persons in the city.
Grove had worn his revolver when he
entered Manila, and had been aceosted
- ~ n
good deal OF time aud trouble to escape
arrest, and having his gun conhscated.
He remarked that when, be started TO
return to Dagupan he would have his
weapon concealed on his person, where
the guards would rot be likely to per-
eeive it, He stepped upon a veranda
adjoining the roomyand scrutinized the
clock in the church tower He returned
towards the room and remarked: at is
7;45 and time was going" Just then
Morrison, undergoing a shage at the
hands OF his Filipino barber, heard a
shot. Grove fell forward from the YER
anda, with his head in the room Blood
gushed from a wound in his breast and
saturated his garments The accident
probably occurred while he was attempt
ing to force the weapon down inside his
blouse to conceal it from the guards he
expected to encounter on this way 10
tho tiain.
"a hospital private who was passing
by ia the street was hastily summoned
and he applied primary dressings to the
wound, while a messenger was sent to
the First Reserve hospital. An ambu-
lance was sent from there and the
wounded man Was at once placed 10 the
surgical ward He has been conscious
ever aince the accident occurred but for
two days his life seemed to hang by q
thread. Now the surgeons have an
nOuncsd that he will recover In spite
Of the fact that he had a hole bored
clear through him and fairly through
the region OF important arteries, 20 vital
spot was touched by the bullet.
"Colonsl Grove, brother Of the wound
cd man, was summoned and reached
Manila to-day. He was overtaken by
the telegraph message while conducting
3 military expedition in the wilds Of
Zambales pToviHee. Turning over Che
command to his lioutenaht colonel he
pushed back over his trail to Dagupan,
riding over seventy miles with an escort
OF two mounted men, and reaching the
railway on the morning Of the 18th and
coming direct to Manila. Finding his
brother out of danger, he will return to
his command tomorrow morning"
The ancestral bulbs Of the tulips,
which gave our dower-gardens Of to-day
such graceful form and superb color,
once came near oyerturniug the little
kingdom OF Holland The national fad
tor tulips reached tho stage Of madness,
and nearly al other business was neglec
ted in consequences. Everybody was
lrenzied with tho fever 70 speculate 10
tulips, and az much as three thousand
dollars was paid for a single bulb the
equivalent Of many times thRtsum to-day
rThe Flower That sot Nation Mad,
recalling tho tulip craze 10 Holland, will
be one Of iheieatures 10 theMay Ladies
aome IourOah