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VOL. III.
IIOLBROOK, ARIZONA, SATURDAY, MAY 21, 1898.
NUMBER 24
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SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
Some Important Happenings in
the South
THAT MAY PLEASE OUR READERS
An Assortment of Newsy Events That
Occurred In our Midst That Cannot
Fall to Interest.
Of the Seventh regiment, 155 men
tailed to pass the physical examina
tion. A colored regiment is to be organ
ized at Pasadena to act as a home
guard.
The new canning factory at Ana
heim will have a capacity for 25,000
cans a day.
Battery D, Third United States ar
tillery, of San Diego, is enlisting to its
war strength of 196 men.
Word has been received that the
Arizona regiment, is called ."Mounted
Riflemen" in the war circles at Wash
ington. Rumors of disloyalty among the
Spanish-American population of 1
Montecito Valley have been most em
phatically denied.
The Valley Railway was completed
into Bakersfield last week, but no
business will be undertaken until the
27th of this month.
A - company of sharpshooters at
Pasadena for home defense, includes
three bank presidents, five ministers
and school directors.
The Arizona and Southwestern Rail
way Company has decided to extend
its road from Bisbee to Nacosari, but
the proposed route is not yet known.
Martin Trimmer of Descanso, San
Diego county, 72 years old, is anxious
to enlist He is an ex-Confederatí
and declares he is not through fight
ing yet.
Arizona has the honor of being the
first State or Territory to muster in
its full quota of men, and is also the
first to have her volunteers leave for
the scene of conflict
Major Halpin, of Los Angeles, has
offered his services to the - United
States navy. The major is1 an ex
Lieutenant in the British navy, and
has volunteered as a private.
Tourist travel to Southern Califor
nia is continuing much later than
usual this season. The "orange per
iod" is tapering off and the sea-fishing
season has begun. Our present visit
ors get the benefit of both.
Dr. F. M. Gardner, of Los Angeles,
has received a letter from the ted
Cross Society in New York, tendering
him a position in the medical corps of
the society, which he has accepted.
He has no knowledge as to his as
signment The Oxnard beet-sugar factory has
been compelled to suspend work in
several departments owing to theall
ing out of the Santa Paula and Ven
tura companies, of which nearly forty
men employed at the factory were
members.
The noble red man is taking ad
vantage of the war excitement to get
in his deadly work along the Arizona
border. After teaching Spain a lesson
in virtue and humility, the boys in
blue will probably amuse themselves
by cánnonizing a few Indians just by
way of dessert.
Riverside's rabbit . bounty experi
ment was quite expensive. Over 60,000
of the beasties were killed in March,
February and April, five cents a scalp
being paid. Just how much of the ex
pense should by rights be charged up
to adjoining counties is what worries
the Supervisors.
Preparations to rebuild on the site
of the structures destroyed by the fire
at Randsburg have already begun. The
loss is heavier than at first reported,
and it is now thought not to fall far
below $75,000. Eighty-one residences
were totally destroyed, in addition to
the numerous store-houses.
Bakersfield is unique, unapproach
able, standing above and beyond all
other cities of California in its splen
did isolation. The Californian says,
"Bakersfield is probably the only town
in the State where water is furnished
to consumers below the rates estab
lished by the city government"
The ranchmen in the vicinity of
Phoenix, Ariz., are complaining of the
scarcity of hay balers, saying that
they cannot bale their product in time
to catch the first market. In Souin
ern California we have hay balers, but
precious little hay. Why cannot an
equitable exchange be effected?
Adj. Morgan of the Third squadron,
Southern California volunteer cavalry,
has received word from Maj. Starin,
who is yet in San Francisco. The
major sends word that the cavalry
regiment will be the next to be called
upon, but from whom he received such
assurance is not stated in his com
munication.
Edward Bennerscheidt, a resident
of Anaheim, is engaged in improvis
ing a cannon from a steel shafting
twenty feet long, which was formerly
used in a mill at Yorba. It is stated
that it originally came from Spain.
When completed the cannon will be
presented to the town trustees, to be
used in the defense of Anaheim.
Randsburg's pluck is indomitable.
Burned out three times, the young
mining camp is preparing to build
better and bigger than ever before. It
is having the experience through
which every mining camp must pass.
It is to be hoped that stricter regula
tions will govern the present rebuild
ing, in order -that future liability to
great fires may thus be lessened.
The big cable to be used in mining
the harbor at San Diego arrived from
the East last week, by fast freight. It
is in eight sections, of half a mile
each, being wound on a mammoth
spool. The cable is an inch in diam
eter, and is made of the finest steel
wire, in strands, and covered with the
most durable coating to protect it
against the action of salt water. Each
section weighs six or eight tons.
Prof. John Duff, an eminent archae
ologist and scientist detatched from
the Smithsonian Institution, discov
ered an immense Gila monster in the
Jaspar Cliffs, near Jerome, last week.
The specimen is four feet eight inches
long.weighs forty-seven pounds eight
ounces, and is alive and frisky. The
professor states that it is over three
hundred years old. When captured,
it hissed in a peculiar manner that
could be heard three miles.
In consequence of the defeat of the
Spanish at Manila, a number of capi
talists and men interested in trans
portation projects have commenced
the formation of a company to engage
in the conduct of a line of steamers
to ply from San Pedro to Hawaii, the
Philippines and Hong Kong. It is
thought that the- government would
be willing to grant quite a subsidy to
such a line, and make it the mail car
rier for the regions mentioned.
The Azusa Pomotropic calls atten
tion to the fact that some of the pro
jected electric-power systems are lia
ble to prove a menace to irrigation, as
they seek to gather a number of small
mountain streams from their natural
courses into pipes, thus leaving the
canons through which they flow with
out water, in which case a large
amount of vegetation must die, and
thus tend to the denudation of the
mountains and the diminishing of the
water supply. It is claimed that the
government should grant no privi
leges on reservations without first
making careful inquiries into the ef
fect of the proposed works on irriga
tion rights.
Capt A. F. Dill of San Diego served
as Ensign under Dewey when the lat
ter was a Lieutenant in the Navy dur
ing the War of the Rebellion, and
both took part in the battle of ivort
Fisher. Judge N. H. Conklin, an
other San Diegan, was in the Navy
under Schley, who, according to Judge
Conklin, will give a good account of
himself If ever the occasion should
arise. As an example of the bravery
of the commander of the flying squad
ron, Judge Coniain tells of the time
when Schley ordered the engines of
his, ship stopped and floated past a
rebel fort where 140 guns were trained
in his direction, in addition to guns of
all sizes planted in the immediate
vicinity, and all the time the ship was
drifting slowly past. Schley stood on
the bridge of his wooden vessel as
though in no danger whatever.
THE NICARGUA CANAL.
The present war has opened the
eyes of the American people to the
imperative need of the Nicargua
canal. In the case of the battleship
Oregon, for instance, which left San
Francisco over a month ago on her
way to the Atlantic coast, and will
yet require nearly two weeks to reach
her destination, making a six weeks'
voyage that could be accomplisned
easily within two weeks through the
Nicaragua canal. Moreover, by tho
latter route, the danger of destruction
or capture would be reduced to a min
imum, as the United States would
control the waterway, and war on
merchant vessels, while sailing from
ocean to ocean, would be compara
tively near our own coasts. Besides
the need of speedy communication
between the Atlantic and Pacific
oceans in time of war, our growing
maratime commerce imperatively de
mands quick communication between
Atlantic coast and Gulf ports and
those of the Pacific coast and Orient.
Senator Morgan of Alabama has in
troduced another bill in the United
States Senate providing for the build
ing of the Nicaragua canal with gov
ernment aid, the money realized from
recent sales of Pacific railways to be
used, with proper restrictions, for that
purpose. It should pass both houses
of congress, and work upon the great
waterway be undertaken immediately.
Los Angeles Record.
PACIFIC COAST NEWS
Important Information Gathered
Around the Coast.
ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST.
A .Summary of Late Events That Are
Boiled Down to Suit oar Busy
Readers.
A San Francisco special says over
300 .oi pedoes and a number of sub
marine destroyers have beia placed in
San Francisco harbor an! its ap
proaches. A Washington special say that Pa
cific toast cities are safe from an at
tack by a Spanish fleet as Spain has
no base for conducting operations in
the Pacific.
Two Oakland burglars the other day
got away with an oak bedroom set
and most of the furniture from the
parlor and dining-room of a house
they entered.
People in Oregon are complaining of
an unusually heavy crop of tramps,
which doubtful blessing they attribute
to the drouth in California. It's an
ill drouth that benefits nobody.
Another claimant for a big Mexican
land grant has come to the front An
Oakland bootblack is taking steps to
establish his title to a modest little
patch of 200,000 acres or so down in
the State of Sonora.
Jos. Gardello, .a laborer employed
at Mare Island Navy Yard, has been
escorted from the place by a file of
marines, because he was heard to ex
press sympathy with the cause of
Spain. He added that should he ob
tain opportunity be would blow up
every American vessel he could get
near.
The Red Cross society of California
asks assistance In raising funds to
provide such articles for the care of
the sick and wounded soldiers and
sailors as. are not provided for by the
government of the United States. The
society desires to raise $10,000 immed
iately, and hopes for a generous re
sponse to its appeal..
An unsuccessful attempt to hold up
the Redding stage was made near
Alturas. The driver, William Conery,
was shot through the cheek.
Miss Babe Bean, the mysterious lady
who wears male atttire, and has been
unable to speak for five years, was
thrown from her buggy near Stockton.
The accident restored her voice.
General Merriam, commander of the
department of the Columbia, has is
sued an order directing Capt Eldridge
Fourteenth infantry, stationed at
Skaguay, Alaska, to proceed with one
company of Infantry to Fort Wrangel.
This order is occasioned by reports
of wholesale robberies and hold-ups at
Wrangel by thugs and gamblers.
Word has been received that Robt.
Peck, a former San Diego boy, who
has bien at West Point for the fait
ttiree years, has been appointed to the
position of first navigation officer on
the ram Katahdin. This is a special
appointment, and San Diego sh.mUl be
proud of ' Bob" Peck, an attendant a
iow yiai ago at the Ris3 High
School.
It is expected that the guns and
other implements of defense, promis
ed by Secretary Alger to the artillery
regiment of coast defense, will be re
ceived and in working order by the
Fourth of July. The regiment has
planned to give a great "Dewey cele
bration" on that day, and it is hoped
that Sampson and Schley will also
come in for a share of the honor.
The question of a coal supply is one
that is agitating the Pacific coast con-,
siderably, and as it is contraband,
and the slope supply has depended
largely upon the imported article
the apprehension in trade circles
grows hourly. This condition will
enable the product of New Mexico to
be marketed in this section affording
an outlet for home production, and
give employment to an increased num
ber of men.
Another glimpse of the obverse side
of the glittering Alaskan medal is
given by this comment of the Oakland
Tribune: "Many a story of misery is
coming in from the Klondyke, none of
perhaps more signficance than cue
contained in a letter from Frank Sla
ln, the ex-prlze fighter. Even his
splendid constitution has broken down
under the rigors of Arctic life and he
wants his friends to raise $500 for him
on a claim he possesses so that ha
can get back to the comforts of civil
ization again."
San Francisco's impression of the
Southern soldier boys is thus voiced
by the Chronicle: "The rank and file
of the Seventh regiment have a business-like
look, and, considering that
many of the privates are new to tha
service, show a creditable knowledge
of drill. When armed with the Kragg
Jorgensen rifle, in place of the batter
ed muskets now in hand, these troops,
if properly led, ought to make a name
for themselves even in the guerril'a
fighting the hardest of all which
may follow an attempt to establish
Anieiican rule throughout the Philip
pines." The Fresno Republican remarks
that "the San Franciscans ara going
ahead with the preliminary arrange
ments for holding a world's fair in
1901. Their courage is to be commend
ed, and we hope their perseverance
is as great as tneir courage. If the
war should turn out to be a long one
the fair will probably have to be post
poned, but there is no indication that
the Spaniards will be able to hold out
much longer. It will require some
good work on the part of the general
committee to actively interest the
people of the remainder of the State
in the project, but once that has been
accomplished the rest would be com
paratively easy. We wish the projec
tors all success."
WASHINGTON NOTES.
The Oregon, Marietta and Nictheroy
are said to have been ordered to join
Dewey's fleet.
The house naval committee has
ordered a favorable report on the sen
ate resolutions granting a sword and
medal to Admiral Dewey and his
officers and men.
The Mexican minister at Washing
ton has received an official communi
cation from his government denying
that Spanish filibusterers are prepar
ing to invade Texas. He says his
government anticipated such a move
and reinforced the troops guarding the
frontier.
The War Department has issued or
ders to the officers in charge of en
campments of state troops to hurry
forward all troops as fast as they can
be mustered in without equipments.
The necessary equipments will be sent
to the Atlantic coast and will be
ready for the troops when they arrive.
Secretary Day, upon investigating
the question, discovers it will not be
necessary to formally notify other
governments of the blockade of Ma
nila. Dewey Is in possession, and he
will be trusted to use his own dis
cretion as to what ships, if any, shall
be permitted to pass the blockade he
has already established.
A special from Washington says:
Major-General FItzhugh Lee will be
the first military governor of Cuba.
For the next week he will act as the
official adviser of Secretary Alger. He
will have a private office and desk
near the Secretary's office, and will
either remain here or visit the various
mobilization points. When Havana is
taken, General Lee will be sent to
Cuba, and, with headquarters at Ha
vana, will assume the temporary dic
tatorship of the island until a repub
lican and stable form of government
is established by the Cubans.
Rear Admiral Dewey and his men
will not have been fully rewarded for
their victory at Manila when they re
ceive the thanks of Congress and the
medals ordered to be struck for them.
Under the law they have become en
titled to a rich bounty. Unless the
numerical Importance of the fleet of
Admiral Montijo has been overesti
mated and its losses overstated, the
officers and men of the Asiatic squad
ron will be entitled to share among
them something like $187,000 bounty
money, according to section 4635 of
the Revised Statutes of the United
States.
The stock ticker sends out the fol
lowing under a Washington date: No
peace propositions are on foot at
either Washington or Madrid, author
ized by the powers. All nations are
anxious for peace, however, in order
to avoid witnessing further spoliation,
and the humiliation anu punishment
of Spain. The situation in Madrid,
where competition is going on be
tween the Carlists and the present
dynasty in uttering rabid war senti
ments, does not promise a speedy
acknowledgment of Spain's defeat.
Keen observors believe that Sagasta
will be forced by military movements
in the United States to announce the
abandonment of Cuba within a month,
and Don Carlos will in the end gain
the throne.
The set-back received by the Amer
ican blockading squadron in its en
gagement off Cardenas harbor, and
the loss of five lives on board the
torpedo boat Winslow, has a sobering
effect in the element in the navy
which is crying out for rapid action
and efforts for destroying batteries
with unarmored ships. It is miracu
lous, In the opinion of the older of
ficers, at the department, that the
damage and loss of life were confined
to the Winslow, for the other boats
with her were very little better off in
the matter of protection, and scarcely
any of them could resist the fire of a
small rifle. It is likely that if such
work as was attempted at Cardenas
is to be done hereafter, the task will
be assigned to more formidable craft
EASTERN NEWS ITEITS.
A Hawarden dispatch says Mr.
Gladstone's condition is satisfactory,
considering the circumstances.
The railway men on both street and
steam lines are contributing generous
ly toward the battleship which they
propose to donate to the government
Clara Barton is anxious to deliver
the Cuban relief supplies to the recon
centrados, but finds that it can not
be done until the United States troopa
prepare the way.
Grain elevator D at Chicago, belong
ing to the Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy Elevator company, was de
stroyed by fire. Losses on building and
contents will aggregate about $1,200,
000. The enormous increase in the con
sumption of printing paper has led to
a sharp advance in prices, and may
become a serious matter to low-price
newspapers. During the Rebellion the
prices of such paper reached twenty
and even twenty-five cents a pound.
New York has exhausted her appro
priation of $9,000,000 for work on the
Erie canal, and as a consequence 15,
000 men have suddenly been thrown
out of employment The appropriation
should have been large enough to have '
assurred the completion of the great
commercial waterway.
Five sticks of dynamite, with fuse
and caps, have been found at Sault Ste.
Marie, Mich., about 500 feet from the
locks. It is thought the government
has information through its secret
service agents that an attempt is to b9
made to blow the lock gates or power
house up, which would cause millions
of dollars loss. Later another stick of
dynamite was found with the fuse
partly burned. The guards, which
will be doubled, will not allow anyone
on the docks after dark without in
spection, and sailors are not allowed
to leave their boats when locking
through.
Bob Fitzsimmons has announced h's
acceptance of the offer of Kid McCoy
to pay the champion $10,000 for a fight
at middle-weight, and also his accept
ance of the offer of James J. Corbett
of $25,000 for an opportunity to regain
the heavy-weight championship. Fitz
will meet either man before the regu
larly organized club offering the larg
est purse, but he will insist on a sida
bet of $10,000 in each case, and both
matches must take place before the
last of September of this year. This
announcement is accompanied with
the offer of Julian, Fitz, manager, and
the prize-fighter himself, to bet $25,
000 that neither McCoy or Corbett will
make good his offer.
FROM FOREIGN LÁNDS.
It is rumored in London that Queen
Victoria has personally appealed to
the Queen-Regent to sue for peace.
A dispatch says the insurgent chief
in the Philippines, Auginaldo, has is
sued a proclamation directing the in
surgents to stop massacres and obey
Dewey.
It is learned from a reliable source
that many of the Spanish shells used
at Manila were uncharged. Several
passed through the Olympia without
exploding.
The war office at Yokohama has is
sued an order for the Japanese troops
to withdraw from Wei Hal Wei with
in a month from May 7. The leading
newspapers advocate the purchase of
part of the Philippines by Japan.
Of the thirty-three large commercial
houses in Manila, fourteen are said to
be conducted by subjects of the Ger
man empire. This is believed to be
sufficient reason for the dispatch of a
German man-of-war to that port. 1 he
act is not regarded in the light of
hostility to the occupation of the
Philippines by the United States.
The Peruvian Congress has been in
voked in extraordinary session for
June 12, in order to discuss the proto
col of Señor G. E. Billingshurst, Vice
President of Peru, which arranges for
a plebiscite of the inhabitants of the
conquered provinces of Tacna and
Arica, to decide to which country
they belong, with the view of settling
the long-standing dispute between
Peru and Chili.
According to a dispatch from Paris,
Commodore Dewey's dispatches and
the completeness of the American vic
tory have greatly chagrined the
French press, which as been assuring
France that the Americans were
locked up in Manila bay. The Russian
papers are full of criticisms of the
Spanish fighting. They accuse the
Spaniards of losing the arsenal at
Cavite through cowardice.
The entire Spanish press greets the
so-called "success" of the Spaniards at
Cardenas and at Cienfuegos as being
a good augury for the future, and
hope is also revived on the subject of
Manila, the belief being expressed that
that port may be recovered owing to
the time which must elapse in prepar
ing the reinforcements for Rear Ad
miral Dewey, which, is is claimed
here, will give time for the Spanish
expedition to arrive at the Philippines.
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