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A MOTHER'S SACRIFICE SAVES THE LIVES OF TWO YOUNG CHILDREN Mrs. Malkemaus of farmlngton Dies In the Attempt to Rescue Her Burning Family STOCKTON, Cal., Aug. 23.—The story of a woman's terrible death by fire and the probably fatal burning! of her six months' old baby was brought to this city today by the Rev. F. A. Morrow, pastor of the Methodist church at Farmlngton, where the funeral of the unfortunate wife and mother took place yesterday. * ' , The victim of the flames was Mrs. C. E. Malkemaus, the young wife of a man em ployed In the mines of Tuolumne county. ■With her three children, ranging in age from six months to five or six years, she resided In a cottage three miles from the town of Jacksonville end about thirty miles east of Farmlngton. Last Sunday evening at about dusk, Mrs. Malkemaus prepared to wash the children, and set a lamp near a tub of water ln the house. She stepped out doors for a minute, and on returning found that the little ones had overturned the lamp, from which the blazing oil spread over the floor. With a scream of terror the young mother seized one of the chil dren and ran with It to the open air. Dashing back Into the house she found that the flames had caught ln the clothing ot her baby and of the eldest child, a boy of five or six years. She tried to extinguish the blaze with a blanket, but ln spreading it over the children she fanned the now fierce flre against her own clothing, which blazed up in an Instant, completely en veloping the poor woman. Though burn ing to death she picked up the baby, hug ging it to her breast, and ran shrieking from the house. In the meantime a man who was at work ln the vicinity of the place hastened to tbe cottage, attracted by the screams. As he reached the woman her clothing dropped from her body. Her arms sank helplessly to her side and her little child, with cloth ing all ablaze, fell to the ground. The moth er's last thought was for her offspring, and, as she sank down, she cried out, "Don't help me, but get my little boy." The flre within the dwelling was making fast headway, but the rescuer darted Into the house and took the boy out. Tbe little fellow was burned on ths left side of the face, the burns including his ear and nose. Mrs. Malkemaus was literally roasted, the flesh being terribly burned over almost her whole body, but, her life fluttered until morning, when she died. The babe was also frightfully burned, most of the surface of the body having been roasted by the flames, and It Is thought the Injuries will be fatal. The house was completely de stroyed, and had It not been for the last words of the unfortunate mother as she fell to the ground, where she lay uncon scious, the little boy would have been burned to death ln the house. Mrs. Malkemaus was only twenty-one years of age. The remains were taken to Farmlngton, and a telegram was sent to the Rev. Mr. Morrow, who was at Pacific Grove, asking him to return and hold the funeral services yesterday. The funeral was one of the largest ever seen at that place. A COWARD'S CRIME A Fresno Dastard Dynamites a Private Residence FRESNO, Aug. 23.—A dastardly attempt was made at 10:30 tonight to blow the fam ily of A. G. Laverone, who lives at E and Merced streets Into eternity, a dynamite bomb or stick of giant powder having been thrown on the top of the house by the would-be assassin. The explosion was ter rlfllc and tore a great hole ln the roof, playing havoc with the contents of the room beneath. Laverone was absent at the time, but Mrs. Laverone, her children and an Italian cook named Gianlni, who has a room in the house, were at home. Ths room which received the full force of the explosion was used as a storeroom and considerable damage was done to the con tents. The explosion set flre to some of the material and had it not been for the prompt arrival of officers, who extin guished the blaze the house might have been destroyed, for the Laverones were too badly frightened to venture into the build ing. There is no clew as yet to the per petrator of the outrage. The Laverones have had trouble with a number of people over business and family matters, and suspicion is directed against some of these. The officers are making a thorough Inves tigation, though no one has been arrested yet. THE PENSION LIST 'A Tremendous Increase During the Past Tear WASHINGTON, Aug. 23.-In the forth coming annual report of the commissioner •f pensions, H. Clay Evans, it will be shown that on June 30, 1897, there were on the rolls of the pension bureau 976,014 pen sioners. To this must be added 6862 orig inal claims granted but not recorded and 762 restorations which were not entered at the time on the books. ' Commissioner Evans granted 63,648 orig inal claims during the past year and re stored 4085 pensioners to the benefits of pensions. The pensioners now aggregate 3c040,356. More pensions were granted last year than at any time from 1869 up to 1880. There is absolutely no means of even ap proximating what the claims will be un der the recent war. The pension office has done nothing with the claims that have been filed up to this time. They do not aggregate a hundred and for the most part are claims of widows and the next of kin of the soldier boys who fell before Santi ago. Before a claim can be perfected It must contain the full record of the sol dier's service and this information has not yet been compiled by the war department. When this Is done the claims will be speed ily taken up. Want to Let Go LONDON, Aug. 23.—The Dally Chroni cle's Madrid correspondent says: The gov ernment proposes the cortes shall meet again before the peace commission assem bles in Paris. The suspension of the guar antees will be partially raised, allowing public meetings to be held for municipal elections. La Correspondenda de Espana, El Correo and Pals seem to favor the aban donment of the Philippines. The papers advocate making use of Spain's undevel oped mineral wealth for the country's fin ancial recovery. A government decree has been Issued canceling export duties on manufactured goods to the Antilles. Court Martial Trials SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 23.-The first base before the new general court martial ippolnted by General Miller was that of Private Andrew W. Scruggs of the First renaasaea regiment, charged with an as sault upon Dan Thomas, a negro, wtth in tent to kill. Second Lieutenant John W. Hausearman of the Twentieth Kansas, who had been assigned to defend the pris oner, raised the objection that the accusa tion was defective, because it failed to show where and when the alleged offense was committed. Without deciding the question the court adjourned. Charge's against several other members of the Tennessee regiment, of breaking Into the house of the Thomas family, will prob ably be taken up after the case of Scruggs has been disposed of. General Miles has appointed a board of officers to assess the personal and property damages to the Thomas family. MEXICAN COLONISTS Spanish Soldiers Not Anxious to Be Sent Home CITY OF MEXICO, Aug. 23.—1t Is re ported that Gen. Pando's visit here was not wholly for recreation, but that he proposed to leading resident Spaniards owning large tracts of land that many thousands of Spanish troops now ln Cuba, being ac customed to a tropical climate and anxious to come, would gladly come to Mexico as colonists, to be distributed all over the country. The government has given many liberal charters for colonies, and public opinion would favor this immigration, com posed of men who are strong and accus tomed from earliest years to labor, being conscripted largely from the agricultural class ln Spain. Cattle Thieves Caught ST. LOUIS, August 23.—A special to the Republic from Texarkana, Texas, Bays: The officers of this city received a request from the citizens along the Red river val ley ln the neighborhood of the Jafes plan tation to come to that place at once to lead a posse In the capturing of a gang ot negro cattle thieves. The settlers of the valley after a hunt of ten days have corralled the gang of IS negroes, who are heavily armed, and who will fight to the last. The negroes have entrenched themselves ln dense ra vines. The officers here have gone to the scene under Deputy Sheriff Melvln Ander son, fully armed. If the negroes are caught alive It to feared that they will be lynched. The Search for Andrea BERLIN, Aug. 23.—The expedition of Theodore Lerner, which started ln May last to search for Herr Andree and to prosecute scientific Investigations, has returned to Hammerfest ln order to enable his ship, the Heligoland, to refit, prior to starting on another voyage. Herr Lerner found no trace of the missing aeronaut, but achieved interesting geographical and sci entific results. Shafter's Report WASHINGTON, Aug. 23,-The war de partment tonight received the following from Gen. Shafter: "Adjutant General, Washington: Sani tary report for August 23: Total number sick, 900; total number fever cases, 631; to taV new fever cases, 71; total fever cases returned to duty, 85; deaths for three days, 8. SHAFTER, Major General." Spain's Commission LONDON, Aug. 24.—The Dally News' Madrid correspondent says: The Cuban and Porto Rlcan commission will meet on September 3d. The correspondent also says that the Spanish sailors In the United States refused to give parole that they will not take up arms against the repubtlo. Alaskan Advices SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 23.—The Alaska Exploration company has received advices bearing date of Dutch Harbor, August 7, and St. Michael, August 3, bringing news of the arrival of the steamers Resolute, Hol yoke and Navarro. The masters of those vessels report the weather on Bering sea calm, with plenty of water In the Yukon. Miss Gould's Bounty NEW YORK, Aug. 23.-At a meeting of the Woman's National War Relief associa tion at the Windsor hotel today it was announced that Miss Helen Gould had given 125,000 to purchase food and delicacies for the 111 and wounded soldiers at Camp Wlkoff. Easily Discouraged SACRAMENTO, Aug. Hart man, an employe In the railroad foundry, committed suicide this evening by taking opium. He leaves two children. The only reason known for the act was that his wife is a hopeless Invalid. Fell Into a Hole William Grany, an old man, fell into an excavation at the corner of Sixth and Spring, streets yesterday afternoon and sustained several cuts on the right side of the face and head. He was attended at the receiving hospital. The German Army BERLIN, Aug. 23.—1t is understood that the increase ln the German army will amount to 22,500 men, Involving an extra outlay of 14,000.000 marks, besides additions to the artillery and other services. St. Michael Passengers SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 23.—The steamer Cleveland sailed for St. Michael today. She carried few passengers, but a full cargo of provisions and mining supplies. German Good Sense BERLIN, Aug. 23.—As regards the dis position of the Philippine islands, the Ger man diplomats do not believe that America Intends to keep all the Islands. In Good Spirits WASHINGTON, Aug. 23.—A dispatch re ceived at the war department tonight from Gen. Merrltt says Ihe spirits of the troops at Manila are excellent. A Daughter Born LONDON, Aug. 23.—Mrs. George N. Cur son, wife of the newly appointed viceroy of India, was accouched of a daughter at the Priory, Reigate, today. Soldiers From Santiago BOSTON, Aug. 23.—The hospital ship Olivette, with nearly 200 sick soldiers on board, arrived at quarantine from New York today. Ironical Ifs If a pugilist stops talking he may get Into a fight. If noiseless powder comes Into general use we will never hear It. If a man has dyspepsia his wife generally suffers more from It than he does. If an original Idea happened to strike i some men It would simply paralyse them. ,If every man would fight as he talks the earth would very soon be depopulated. If cleanliness Is next to godliness soap ought to possess the odor of sanctity. If dreams are of no earthly use they at . least don't bother a man when he's busy. If a man could read his own biography It would surprise him more than anyone else. If a man looks up hU family tree he's ■ure to discover monkeys on some of the branch**.—Chicago News. SB» LOS ANGELES HERALD i WEDNESDAY MORNING, AUGUST 24, 1898 SOME NAVAL LESSONS LEARNED DURING THE WAR WITH SPAIN ... i i Admiral Sampson Pointedly Disputes the Assertion Made by an Eng lish Naval Expert BOBTON. Aug. 23.—A Boston Journal re porter interviewed Rear Admiral Sampson on the train for Washington. Admiral Sampßon was reminded that Admiral Cot omb, the English authority, had said that this war had taught no lessons ln naval ar chitecture or naval strategy. "If he said that," was the comment, "He does not know what he Is talking about, for the war has taught a great many things. For one thing, it has shown the necessity of making ships of war fireproof. It won't suffice merely to make the woodwork fire proof, ln my opinion, for there are objec tions to the process, as It Involves unneces sary expenditures, and ships ought to be built practically without woodwork at all, and there Is no good reason why this can not be done. After the way ln which the woodwork of the Spanish ships caught flre and caused the destruction of the ships there can be no question about the Import ance of this change." "We are not likely to hear so much about torpedo boats as we used to hear before the war." was suggested. "Probably not. At the same time, It must be remembered that torpedo boats have never had a really fair test. They have al ways been faulty ln construction; neces sary qualities have been, sacrificed to speed. There Is no good reason why a tor pedo boat should have a speed of more than twenty-four or twenty-five miles an hour, but It has been thought so important lo have them speedy that they have been made too light and ln some Instances they are little better than eggshells. The torpedo boat has its uses, but it ought to be built according to the right ideas. "It won't do, either, to draw too hasty a conclusion from the way In which the Glou cester, which was a converted yacht, did up the Furor and the Pluton. The Glouces ter was hastily transformed Into a torpedo boat destroyer, it Is true, but It Is not a small boat by any means." "How about the big guns? The 8-inch and the rapid-fire guns seem to have done most of the execution bolh at Manila and at Santiago, and a great many people seem to think the guns of higher caliber, the 12- Inch and the 13-lnch, are not of so much ac count ln battle. "Tho big guns will always be 'needed. There Is work which they can do and which Is out of the question for the smaller cali bers. "There Is the question of smokeless pow der for several reasons. First and most Important Is the great advantage in ve locity. With ordinary powder the velocity Is something like 2100; with smokeless pow der tt Is nearer 2500. Ships using black pow der are at a disadvantage, too, from the fact that when one gun has been discharg ed, the gun next to it must wait until the smoke has cleared away before the target can be sighted. These are some of the rea sons why smokeless powder Is to be pre ferred to any other." HAS MADE ANOTHER FORTUNE Jack Cudahy Has Paid All His Debts and Is Again a Rich Man Chicago grit and (resourcefulness are well exemplified by the career of "Jack" Cudahy. Had he possessed only a trifle less persistence, had he faltered for an In stant, failure complete and final would have been his portion. Six years ago he was. rated at four million dollars. Six months later he was rated at nearly one million dollars more, through a daring deal ln pork and provisions. Five years ago on August 1 his fortune wos swept away in one day in the wildest scramble ever seen on the Chicago board of trade. When the smoke and dust of that fight blew away John Cudahy was something Ilk? one and one-half million dollars poorer than penni less; he owed that sum above his fortune. Today he has paid off all of his obligations, and is once more enrolled among the wealthy men of the city. Grit was the potent factor ln this revival of fortune. Cudahy failed at a time when the nation seemed on the verge of smashing and when dollars were as big as cart wheels to rich men. The prospects for his recovering from the terrific blow In the belief of able financiers were mighty slim. Yet he went to work with hundreds of thousands of dol lars of paper out against Ills name; he struggled gamely until within five years he has paid all and has a good big fortune be sides. There has been a peculiar feature to John Cudahy's operations ever Bince he was a boy of 14. Five-year periods have been marked ln all that he has done. He was horn In Callan, County Kilkenny, Ireland, on November 3, 1813. Early ln 1819 his parents came to this country. When he was 10 years old they removed to Milwau kee. At IB he entered Edward Roddle's big packing houso, and ln a few years he was a trusted employe. Five years after he began to work for John Blankinton. He rose to the position of manage r and ln one more cycle of five years became partner, Just as the war broke out. Then a number of changes were made until 1876, when he came to this city and began packing and speculating. In five years he was rated as a millionaire and a leader on the board. Five years later' he had doubled his for tune. Five years later he saw his millions vanish and himself reduced to penury. In another five years he paid off all of his ob ligations and is rich again. There has been no fuss and feathers or hlare of trumpets in the making of John Cudahy's latest fortune. He has worked quietly, making no spectacular plays ln a speculative way, but all the time he has been a steady money maker. At the time of the explosion in Havana harbor he saw a prospective drop in stock values,and sold steadily. He knew, however, It could be but a temporary decline, and ln a few days covered his short sales at an Immense profit. Naturally, Mr. Cudahy has always been a bull, and during the early days of the Spanish-American war he bought every thing in sight. There are few things on the list which have not paid him enor mous profit, j He Is one of the few men on 'change to whom the wheat pit has not been an expensive luxury. He has had the rare good fortune to buy at the bottom and sell at the top, or reverse the conditions. When in his Judgment it has seemed a good thing to do either to buy or sell, ninety nine times out of a hundred he has been right. Back of all Mr. Cudahy's success Is the fact that) he Is a born speculator. He has never been a plodder, satisfied with returns for services with which the ma jority of young men would be satisfied. Said a board of trade director the other day: "It Is doubtful If John Cudahy has a single enemy in the long list of men with whom he has been thrown ln contact ln the i making of his millions. No man can say 'Jack' Cudaby now owes him a dollar or ever defrauded him of a single cent."— Chicago Chronicle. HE HUNTED THE EGRET Charles Mohnnann's Experiences In South America! Nearly six feet high, very dark from the burning ot a tropical sun, but sinewy and strong ln appearance, was Charles H. Mohrmann a few days ago a* he related his story ot the hunting of the egret ln South America. At first glance he would be tak en for an officer in the Spanish or Cuban army who had been exposed to the ele ments ln a campaign. He started ln his present career from the feather and hat district of New York city In an endeavor to reach the source of supply of this most valuable millinery decorative finery. In his quest he hunted through Mexico nnd Central America, only to find that the game was pretty much hunted out ln those countries, and traveled on Into Venezuela before he found the birds ln rookeries, for It Is ln «. gathering of this kind only that they can be shot with profit. These rook eries may be sought for years without suc cess. The egret Is a shy bird. Their rookeries are ln places not easy of access, but may be approached In a small launch. The birds roost ln high tirees stranding In water. The hunter approaches cautiously, anchors under the trees and then shoots from day light until dark. A fowling piece is the weapon used. The birds fall near the canoe and are picked up by the hunter. Dogs are not used, because the alllgatorß are very fond of dogs. These rookeries contain from 10,000 to 80,000 birds, about 15 per cent of which may be taken. Only the old birds are shot, and then not until the young ones are able to take care of themselves, which Is when they are about six weeks old. There are big rookeries on Aprene, a tributary ot the Orinoco. A privilege costs about $2000 and 60 per cent of the proceeds. Each bird Is worth $125. The feathers for which they are hunted grow on the back and hang down over a short, stulbby tall. About ' 8000 ounces were shipped from the Aprene region to New York last year. This would approximate about 200,000 birds. The amounts shipped to Paris and London are larger, but the figures are not obtainable. They are used In the English army for of ficers' helmets.—N. Y. Sun. Bismarck Had No Sympathy for Spain Frledrichsruhe—Bismarck's lack of touch with the Americans and their institutions was sufficient to account for the absence of any great Interest ln American affairs on his part, but I am able to affirm that ,as far as Spain Is concerned, Bismarck had but little sympathy for her ln her troubles. No prospect of gaining coaling stations justified her, In his far-seeing eyes, ln In curring the risk of a possible collision with America. However, Bismarck looked to Yon Bulow, Germany's foreign minister, with the greatest confidence and regarded him to the last as one of the most capable of those graduated from his own school and benefited by his teaching. Bismarck had the fullest confidence that Yon Bulow woull prove able to pilot Ger many's Interests ln this delicate matter. Sometimes, when this or that in the con duct of public affairs was not going exact ly to his liking he would burst out pathet ically to an Intimate visitor: "Ah! I should like to give a bit of my mind, but, alas! I have no longer the nerve or strength to do so effectually. Alas! I am no longer able to play that melody." Among other items which Bismarck dis approved was the introduction of the irri tating Sabbatarian ordinances. He said that their Irksome provisions were opposed to the spirit of the German national char actor. Now that Germany ts passing through the throes of hor cruet bereavement, or phaned and severed forever from com munion with the glunt parent mind which guided her safely toward her present mag nificent adolescence, these views sound as a solemn message from the grave and must command reverent attention. His one anxiety ln connection with the present struggle was that Germany should keep out of any entanglement ln thePhll- Ipplnes.—New York Herald. Better Than Prohibition Rev. Madison C. Peters of New York, ln an address at Ocean Grove on Sunday last, took up the drink question from the eco nomic side and declared that ln 1895 three times as much money was expended for liquor ln this country as was required to run the government of the United States, and he added as an estimate that fully one half of the drink bill of the country comes out of the wages of the worklngmen. But, whatever the extent of the evil, experience has shown that the remedy is not to be found In a repressive legislation; and Rev. Mr. Peters seems to have had that thought In mind when he said: Now, if you must drink, buy a gallon and make your wife barkeeper. When you are dry, give her 15 cents for a drink, and when the whisky Is gone, she wll! have, after pay ing for It, $6.75 left, and every gallon there after will yield the same profit. This mon ey she should put away, so lhat when you have became an inebriate, unable to support yourself, your wife may have money enough to keep you until your time comes to fill a drunkard's grave. This advice was not original with the di vine. The author of It, according! *o hi* statement, was an actor, who had thus counseled a friend' addicted to strong drink. It may be doubted whether either the stage or the pulpit has ever offered a more practical solution of a great social and economic as. well as moral problem. The plan suggested does not seek to break up the drink habit, but It does aim a blow at the treating habit, and therein lies Its great moral efficacy. Prohibition has proved a failure. The temperance move ment that should enlist on Its side th,? wives of the men who drink, however, could scarcely fall to attain a partial success.— Philadelphia Record. Stockings That Lace Up the Front The garterless stocking Is Ihe latest thing ln the way of hoisery. It Is made with eye let holes on cither side, which are crossed and lnced like a shoe. The stockings keep up admirably nnd are pretty to look at.— New York Sun. The Prince's Knee LONDON, Aug. 23.—The Lancet, refer ring to the recent Injury to the Prince of Wales' knee, discourages the fear that the prince will be permanently lame. Undelivered Telegrams There are undelivered' telegrams at the Western Union telegraph office for William Loftus and Hattle Gray. Twilight Red skies above a level land; And thoughts of thee! Sinking sun on reedy strand, And mystic sea! Coming night, and drooping birds; 0, my child! Dimness and returning herds. Memory wild! —Stephen Phillies ln Chicago Times-Her ald. : A RED CROSS HOSPITAL ADVOCATES BT THE LADIES 07 PASADENA First Regular Meeting of the City Council—Mountain Fires Well Under Control PASADENA (Office of The Herald, 68 East Colorado Street), August 23.—Mrs. J. A. Buchanan, who returned last night from San Francisco, whither she went! as dele gate to the Red Cross convention, will make a report to tne local society on Fri day. Mrs. Buchanan and Miss Bartlett, the other delegate from here, who will re turn on Wednesday, made a plea for a Red Cross convalescent hospital to be located in Pasadena. The San Diego delegation wish the hospital at that point, and San Francisco wishes to locate It somewhere ln the north. The question will be de cided probably ln October. The Idea is to maintain a hospital where sick soldiers returning from the Philippines snd other places at the front and not having homes may be cared for until they are well. Mrs. Buchanan and Miss Bartlett took north with them twenty-five letter-paper holders, and finding that the boys needed more than this number secured them from the San Francisco Red Cross society. They also secured chest protectors for boys who they found needed them. The delegates were assured of the gratitude of the soldiers for these articles and Intended to send 100 more as soon as possible, but Mrs. Buch anan has since learned that the San Fran cisco society, taking the hint from the southern delegates, has supplied them. The convention showed that the California society Is better systematlsed than Is the eastern society. A delegate from the east who was sent out to instruct the Pa cific Coast auxiliary will return to tell the easterners to look to their laurels. A number of the boys were found to have con tracted coughs as a result of being without overcoats on guard duty. Recently brown Manila duck suits were Issued to the boys, and they put them on over their ordinary suits while on guard, hoping thus to keep warm. To their surprise they were ordered by the officer of the guards to take the duck suits off at once. One member of Com pany I, who hailed from Virginia, and en • listed In Pasadena, was In danger of going into consumption unless better cared for. The ladles saw this member released and placed on furlough ln San Jose, where he will be nursed until well at the expense of the Pasadena Red Cross society. The Council Meeting The city trustees held their first regular meeting this morning at the new schedule time, 9 o'clock. Trustee Lockett and At torney Arthur were absent, being delegates to the Sacramento convention. A. D. Cochran was granted permission to erect a wooden barn 14x24 feet north of the alley between Colorado street and Union avenue. The city clerk's tax report was received and accepted. The following resolutton was Introduced and carried: That all demands on the treasury, which are ln the hands of the city clerk not less than four days before the second Tuesday ln each month, be audited on that day and any demand not so filed shall He over until the second Tuesday of the month following. Resolution 966 was rescinded. This reso lution provided that bills be filed four days before the second Monday In each month. The Center street protest hearing was postponed one week. A petition was received and filed from John Adams of 619 North Madison setting forth that his property had been assessed too highly. The board then adjourned without having taken up the Terminal franchise, the hid for which has not yet been accepted or re jected. Evidently the council has gotten so used to Attorney Gibbon's eloquent per suasiveness that It hates to take any step in the matter unless Mr. Gibbon is there to persuade. Mr. Gibbon, however. Is in no hurry, and wishes to have the protestants against the road make use of their last card ln the belief that they cannot hurt th* Ter minal. The Mountain Fires After five days and nights of fighting, the men have gotten the mountain fires pretty well under control. The situation' Is about as tt was last night. A small flre Is burn ing way back ln the Arroyo Beco canyon, out of sight from this city. Unless a wind springs up to rejuvenate the falling flames no more men will be sent up. About forty five Bquare miles have been burned' over. Men were sent down this morning from Swltzer's for more provisions, and about $90 worth were taken up on mules. Owing to the remoteness of the Arc from trails, much difficulty has been experienced l ln supplying the fighters with grub. Colby's ranch was saved. Brevities Arrangements have been completed for the construction of golf links for Hotel Green on the corner of San Pasqual street and Wilson avenue, where the first Tour naments of Roses were held so-mesyears ago. Tho course will be 175 feet In width and 2750 feet long, containing nine greens. Teeing ground No. 1 wll be situated'at the southeast corner of San Pasquakand Wil son, and from there the course extends across California street, crossing a large gully. The electric cars will run to within a short distance of thif grounds, and they will be very popular, no doubt, with the guests' of the Green. Tho farmers' institute, which was to have been held early In September In this city, has been postpones to Sept. 2Uth, on account of the Republican county conven tion occurring Sept. 12th. The Institute promises to be a success. A dispatch received l from Colonel K. r. Clark from Camp Wlkoff, Montauk point, New York, is to the effect that Harvey- Randall's death, which was first learned here yesterday, occurred on Aug. sth from rheumatism ot the heart. The hand of death has fallen heavily upon the Buchanan family. Today Mrs. John T. Buchanan learned of the death of her father, Mr. Shea, which occurred, on Aug. 17th at Betlefontalne, Ohio, and Mrs. j. A. Buchanan, wife of Superintendent of Streets Buchanan, learned today also of the death of her father, John IX Wilcox, at New Albany, Ind. Mr. Wilcox wasß4 years of age and died Aug. 3d. The Y. M. C. A. boys have arranged for a bicycle ride to Los Angeles for Tuesday evening, Aug. 30th, leaving here at 6:48 o'clock. The boys will go to the Log An geles Y. M. C. A. rooms by invitation and enjoy a look around. They will engage in gymnasium work and hope to show the 'Los Angeles boys some points about ath letics. Ray Conger leaves tomorrow morning for the Klondike. He received a cablegram today from Fred Burnham, the African scout, who Is at the head of a party of ' Pasadenans, including the Bucks, Mr. la graham and others. Conger la a friend ot the members of the party. Prof. H. M. Howtandt Who for a year or thereabouts has had charge of the Y. M. C. A. "gym.," will open a private gymna sium for business men and others about Sept. Uth In J. Hall's building on the corner of Green street and Fair Oaks avenue. In the absence of Prof. Howland, George Braden has taken charge of the Y. M. C. A. athletes. The death of Miss Nannie J. Heroin oc curred' today. Livingston, the shoe dealer, of North Fair Oaks avenue today sold' out to Mr. Osborn of this city. Two young men, who were dressed as women, last night took occasion, to Insult some girls Who happened to pass by, and the act was reported. 1 hey have been ar rested. HIRAM MAXIM ON THE WAR Impressions of England and France as He Telia Them Hiram Maxim, the inventor of the first rapid fire gun, arrived on the Cunard liner Etrula Saturday with his wife for a two months' stay ln the land of his birth and early life. He will leave ln a few days for Wayne, Me., to visit his aged mother. It is the flrst time In sev enteen years that the inventor has had the opportunity. Just before the declaration of war Mr. Maxim was ln Paris. In the eyes of the Parisians the Americans had only a slight chance of defeating the Spaniards. "When I attempted to differ with them," Mr. Maxim said, "they seemed to pity my Ignorance. They tried to show me that the Spanish fleet was immensely superior to ours; that they had fast cruisers, whereas we had only one or two; They said we had had no experi ence ln fighting, and that we would soon find the Spaniards bombarding New York and Boston and leading us a merry ohase along the coast. "In England people thought Spain would give us a good deal of trouble and that the war would last about a year, but they all said we would conquer ln the end. "At the beglnnlg of the war," Mr. Maxim went on, "a good many Britons thought the Americans had no cause for fighting. It was the Impression the Maine was blown up accidentally. When I saw the report of the commission of in quiry I was convinced that It was an outside explosion, and I wrote articles under the signature of 'An Old Engineer' or 'An Engineer and Expert on Explo sives.' They appeared tn the London Times, the Pall Mall Gazette, the Paris Herald, and several engineering papers. I asserted that the destruction of the vessel could be satisfactorily explained only on the hypothesis of an outside ex plosion. My articles called out malty editorials, and, I think, were largely in fluential In changing English opinion to my own way ot thinking." There was a minute of thoughtful si lence before Mr. Maxim replied when asked what he considered the chief les sons of the war as concerns the person nel of the navy. "It has taught us," he finally said, "that a crutser has no business with a battle ship. That Is the opinion ln England. The war has also demon strated that torpedoes and torpedo boats are not as effective as was ex pected by many. "It has demonstrated that the best fighting arm is the gun of extremely high power—a gun which the projectile leaves at a high rare of speed so that Its trajectory Is flat. We must uFe guns of higher power. The war has also taught that almost everything depends upon the man behind the gun. A man who can shoot straight Is worth his weight ln gold. I don't think hereafter we will have any fads In naval con struction. We don't want another Ve suvius or Katahdin. We will stick to the regular models. There is also a strong feeling at present against the use of high explosives in any quantity aboard ship. "American gunnery has been so effec tive that it has caused a great commo tion ln England. They are asking if the English themselves could do as well under similar conditions. It is admitted that the accuracy of our flre was amaz ing." Regarding the results of the war, Mr. Maxim said the official English classes, with whom his business bad-frequently brought him ln contact, are deeply in terested. "They think It a great-Sharrie," he said, "for us to give up an inch of what we have won. They think we.should keep the Philippines at any cost." HE SANG "YANKEE DOODLE" Then the Frightened Spaniards Im prisoned the Mayor of, Ponce One of the humorous incidents which oc curred at the time of the occupation of Ponce hy the 1 American troops had the mayor of the Porto Rlcon city as its hero. On the day succeeding his entrance Gen eral Wilson received a telephone call from the prison. The call was from the mayor of the city, who wanted to get out. He had sung "Yankee Doodle" the afternoon be fore while the Spaniards were looting the stores before their departure. Some bright? minded Individual had suggested that the stolen goods might serve as a double pur pose, that of shielding them from the an ticipated bullets of the enemy as well as replenishing their wardrobe. The sugges tion was instantly acted upon. They grabbed socks, shirts and other ar ticles of clothing, wadded them together and stuck them under their own nttlre wherever they could find room. They helped each other and worked with frenzied haste to get themselves armored against the deadly bullets from the rear, which they already sefmed to feel in imagination. It was while this unique scene was being enacted that the Porto Rlcan moyor of Ponce lifted up his voice and poured forth the thrilling strains of "Yankee Doodle." Whether it was the manner In which he rendered the martial music, or the senti ments therein expressed that offended his audience, we do not know, but he was Im mediately seized by the Spanish soldiery and thrust' Into Jail. The fact th.it he was not shot on the spot would Imply, either that his vocal efforts temporarily para lyzed the mental faculties of his enemies, or with a grim determination to save him until such time as they could think up some punishment to fit the crime, they con tented themselves with locking him in a dungeon cell.—New York Sun. A Good Salad A new ana delirious paled Is made by throwlng Into clear boiling syrup si ces of peaches and nectarines, nnd some whole raspberries and strawberries. Pour over a claret glass of maraschino and serve iced.— Tjondon Gentlewoman. DIED QLASSELL—August 28,1898. at 1413 Temple street, Mrs. W. T. aiasyell, aged 30 years, 4 months and 12 days. HOW THEY WON MEDALS Richmond P. Hobson sunk the Merrtmas and won plaudits and promotion. He de served both. It Is a curloua (fleet that the) world, say* ln rare Instances, forget* all about the specific acts of Its heroes before ihe heroes themselves have grown grey headed. The exceptions to this rule are to be found ln those cases where the deeds of daring have "been made the subjeots of poems by men or women whose wrlttea words on whatever subject would live of themselves—wHness Balaktav*. CasahV anca and others. There are men of high rank, sow at the front who years ago-won advancement and medals of honor by deeds halltd la their day with as much acclaim as was ths act of Hobson and his mates'. Tet who to day outside of a few grizzled Veterans re members anything about what the speclfis act was which won silver leaves and gold stars for these old warriors who are still at the front? At Santiago General Joe Wheeler climbed a tree to look at the enemy. General Shaf ter, who weighs 300 pounds, said to him: "I wish I could do that." Tet hy climbing a tree General Shafter, May 31, 1867, won a medal of honor. He was badly wounded, and to avoid being seen by a passing sur-. geon who he feared would order him to ths rear, he climbed a tree. Then he came down, and with hardly a leg to stand on ha fought all day, and congress gave htm MS medal. General Nelson A. Miles, May 8,1863. was In command of skirmishers as colonel of the Sixty-first New York volunteers. They were holding a line of abattis against a horde of the enemy. Miles is a big man, and makes a fair mark. Yet to encourage his men he kept Jumping on an eminence and exposing himself. Inspiring his fol lowers by his voice. He fell, finally, badly wounded. He wears a medal of honor. Brigadier General Guy V. Henry, whom the soldiers love, fed his brigade ln an awful charge at Cold Harbor One horse went down under him. He mounted an other and led on. The enemy's breast works were reached, and General Henry spurred his horse at the obstruction. The steed was killed ln midair and with Its rider fell in the enemy's lines. The place was carried. Henry was and voted a medal. General Lloyd Wheaton's act at Fort Blakely, Ala., April 9, 189S, was officially called "distinguished' gallantry." He was leading the right wing of hts regiment across the open toward the fort In the face of a terrific flre of musketry And artillery. Reaching the place, he sprang through as embrasure from which buHets were rain ing. He was the first man to enter the fort. He wears his medal of honor mod estly. General Arthur Mac Arthur received his medal of honor when he was a subaltern In a Wisconsin regiment. The troops were charging up the bullet-swept slope of Mis sionary Ridge. The color-bearers were being picked off one after another. AtS critical moment the flag fell from the hands of a wounded sergeant. MaoArthW grasped the staff and! ln a few moments planted It with his own hand on the crest of the ridge In the face of the retreating enemy. General Henry C. Merriam at Fort Blake ly, Ala., was colonel of colored troops. With his men he was Impatiently waiting for the order to charge. Finally he asked permission to charge ahead of orders, and was told to go "If he wanted to bad enough," He led his negroes on on* of the most heroic tflfarge* ever made. He was promoted and 'was given one of the medals which every army officer covets a chance to win. General O. O. Howard's flghitlng days are ever, but he Is at the front neverthe less, leading religious services for th* soldiers. He wears a medal and carrlea an empty sleeve. He led a charge Jtma-kfS 1862, across the whole face of the enemy's line. A bullet struck his arm above the elbow. He led on. Another struck the same arm below th* elbow. He led on. The charge was successful. At Its end Howard walked to the hospital and had his arm cut off. General John R. Brooke, who, under Miles, Is commanding at Porto Rico, never received a medal of honor. There are comparatively few officers who have. Gsa cral Brooke, however, was Three-times ad vanced in rank for gallant conduct and specific acts of personal courage. He won an eagle at Gettysburg, a star at Spotsylvania and twin stars at 'Cold Har bor. Colonel Wesley Merrltt, now at the Phil ippines, has no medal, but he received more brevets for gallantry than any other offi cer ln the American army. They run from captain to major general, and wSfe received for special acts of gallantry at Gettysburg and at the different battles which tok place up to the time of the fall of Richmond.—Edward B. 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