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Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-04-01
i9hsst Of ali in Leavenag Latest U. S oovy Report
Rlla! q! BssasgE BssiRg

s. A. Clements, proprietor OF the New
Mexico planning mill, has just received an
assorted stock OF building materials Of all
kipds and styles, which be offers for sale
at prices to suit the times. He keeps on
hand always native and redwood lumber,
and shingles end gives special attention
70 builders and contFaptars In want Of
building materials' Corner Seventh and
Jackson streets, East Las Vegas. Goods
delivered free Of charge in the city, 1906 II
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-04-01
Damaged by Water.

ATHEN, Tenn, April The great
or portion OF this town is under water,
and it is still raining. The damage is
already estimated at $4,000.
MrDDLEsBoR Ky. April Five
inches of rain have fallen within ifty
hours and all streams are flooded to
great height. The railroad tracks are
destroyed and traffic is suspended.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-04-01

Central freight association. This is 10
accordance with the ag cement reached
at the recent Chicago conference ct in
terested lines, which provides that
business going directly to the Ohio
river and TO points In the south be con-
trolled by committee TO be known a.
the Ohio river committee. of the Gen.
trail freight association. This provis-
ion was made to meet the objection "a
the Monon, Chicago " Eastern illinois
and Illinois Central to having their In
terests united with those connecting
directly with the eastern trunk lines.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-04-01
I. Mining Accident.

vICroR, Colo, April Nv. 4.
Caskey was killed, Joseph Wiegand
seriously injured and Harry Stull
slightly hurt by the explosion of
twenty-five lcks of giant powder at
itihe "Erie" mine, this morning, while
thawing it.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-04-01
The Zinc Box Mystery.

CHICAGO, Illinois, April l The
mysterious body in box has positively
been identified as that of Prosper Cha
zal, identification being made possible
by phenomenon so rare in medical
annals that the occurrence under the
present circumstances is locked upon
by physicians as almost a miracle.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-04-01
Train Held LIN.

LEBANON, Mo-, April 1.-The east
bound cannon ball train on the St.
Louis g. San Francisco road was held
up by three masked men, this morning.
The express safe was blown open and
Its contents extracted. The passeDg-
ers were Enmolested. The amount OF
th loss is unknown,
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-04-01
smothered While Sleeping.

New YORK, April Ten Italians,
three men, four women and three chill
dren, were suffocated in Brooklyn
tenement house by fire, this morning.
The fire was in hallway, all escape
was cut off and all snothered while
s1ee ping
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-04-01
A Stop to Gold Contracts

WASHINGTON, d. G April --Sena-
tor Butler has introduced bill in the
senate requiring the acceptance of cur
rent legal tender funds in payment of
notes, bonds and private obligations.
with the declared purpose of putting
q stop to the gold contracts.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-04-01
Letter List No. ~.

r The following listsof letters remains un
called for in tfespostof1lce at Las Vegas, N
NJ, for the week ending March slst, 1898
Persons calling for these letters vii
please say "Advertised'':
Bundick, P. W.; Bane, Mrs. F.; Domin
Romero y; Romero, Florencita Baca dc
6paulding, Harry Wessling, A. g.. Wilder
C.w.ALLHN. p. M.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-04-01
Outlaw Killed,

GUTHRIE, Oklahoma, April -
Carl Thomas, alias .DIamond Point"
o notorious outlaw, was killed this
morning at Dover by Deputy Sheriff
Richards, who thus secures $4,000 re-.
ward.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-04-01

Judge H. S.Wooster and Barney Daley,
OF East Las Vegas, and Dionicio Montolla,
Of Rociads, are named as witnesses for r..
H. Hunt In homestead entry case that
will como up before the authorised county
officials on May Goth, 1895.
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Murdered by Apachss.

SAa SfAaN, Arizona, April L.
Apache Indians killed Alfred Hands,
an old settler, horribly mutilatlng bis
body and destroying his dwelling. The
United States cavalry aud cowboys are
In hot pursuit,
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-04-01
KILLED BY MISTAKE
An American Tortured to Death
il Cuba BY the Blood
Thirsty Spaniards.
BARBARlsM MUST STOP
Senator ButIer's Bill for the
Acceptance Of Current. Legal
Tender Funds.
LATEST NEWS OF THE DAY

WASHINGTON, d. c., April ! APP
parently authentic reports from Cuba
state that DSgart, the American, has
been killed by Spaniards by horrible
torture, he being mistaken for Cuban
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-04-01
Heavy Snow Storm.

MILWAUKEE, Wis, April The
present snow storm is the worst that
has prevailedain years. Drifts are ten
feet deep in northern Wisconsin, and
the railways are blockaded.
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Informed by Wire.

WASHINGTON, D. g., April i.--tioy.
L. G. Hughes, of Arizona, has been
instructed by telegraph that he has
been removed and for him to turn the
gubernatorial Office over 10 Secretary
Bruce
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-04-01

PrrTsBURG, Pa, April Five per-
sons were injured this morning in q
wreck on the West Pennsylvania road
near Freeport; J. e. McKelvey prob
ably fatally injured.
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LONDON, England, April Lowing
to the gravity of the situation, the gov
ernment is preparing to send 5000
troops into South Africa Immediately.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-04-01

CINoINNATI. Ohio, April 1.-The
boiler in Fred Gravis' saw mill, near
Milford, exploded to-day, killing two
and badly injuring three employees.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-04-01

I People Wishing to sell or buy improved
or unimproved real estate will do we'll to
see g. Il. Hutchson q %. 2abtf
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-04-01
Out Of Existence.

CHICAGO, ILL.,. April 1.-The Chica-
go and Ohio river traffic association
goes out of existence to-day and here
after will form component part Of the
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-04-01

Tourist rates to Phoenix, Aria, and rs.
turn from Las Vegas, $4s50 Limits,
fiftaen days, in each direction, with final
limit of six months.
Il c. F. JONES, Agent.
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Mining stock for sale.

The Las Vegas Mining and Prospecting
company, Incorporated under the laws OF
the Territory of New Mexico, with capita
stock Of sl6O,0O0, now offers 5000 shares Of
stock for sale at 25 cents per share. All In.
quiries shonld be addressed to the presi-
cent or secretary VIM. q. CRITEs.
FresideHt,
THos. E. BLAuvELr,
Secretary. 9S mi
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RopfIn9.

RoefIng.
Tar and gravel or steel. If preferred.
Call on Trad Cochran. 1877 3t
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-04-01

Las VEGAS, N. NJ, March oh, 1885,
Found triprates to City Of Mexico, from
Las Vegas, 5000. Going limit, sixty
days, with final return limit, Of six mopths
from date of sale,
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SPECIAL attention given to brand.
ing irons, and general blacksmith
ing and woodwork. All work
promptly done and satisfsc.:c::,
guaranteed.
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NTANTED--Position as governesa % CON-
w panion. VIII travel or 20 into the
country. Address, 1illie NJ. smith, Las
Animas, Colo.
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ENOR RENT-Nicely furnished rooms. at
Il the residence OF VIM. Malboeuf -l26- 1t
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EyOR StLE-Cheap for cash. a fully
IL equipped restaurant, In Bland, N. ii, ,
Fpr fn, ther Information apply to 3 H
Shaw, BLAND, N. NJ. los 26t
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RATES 10 pHoRNIx
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WANTED=-A position on q ranch by man
stock ranch; Enquire at chaf1n & Dun.
cans livery barn l29,i
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-09

Such being the case it is but natural that
the creatures living there should be rad
ically different from the rest of their tribe
in other parts OF the world. But even so,
it is hard to conceive of rabbits eating raw
fish. And YET that is what they do on the
Farallones. They have been seen in the
act, and should one be inclined to doubt
the word of the men who make the state
ment there is no denying the fact that
there is nothing else for them to eat. 1t
is also known that rabbits are big eaters
and if they were deprived of food they
would soon cease to exist.
To count all of the rabbits on the Far
allones would be an endless task and GER
tainly require at least six figures to express
the number. They are there by the thou
sands and all seem healthy.
Even in the rainy season the islands
are almost devoid of vegetation, and such
as it is does not seem calculated to make
good eating even for rabbits The plants
are very few and OF slow growth. They
are also lacking in nourishment, being of
the lichen and moss varieties. Certainly
even when the islands are in their
greenest there is not enough to sustain
one-tenth of the rabbits that live there.
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-09

drawing, but it was difficult task for
them to get starfish to keep up their
studies during vacation. The only way to
do was to bribe the boys to go out and get
specimens for them. That is the way the
business started.
Some of the boys have made consider
able money out of the work. Two or
three days OF each week they spend out at
North Beach picking the starfish from
the rocks. 1t is pleasant work for boys,
and some of them stay out there all day
They usually take big basket with them,
and at low tide simply climb over the
rocks picking up any and all specimens
that are within reach. Each of the boys has
regular customers and they sell the star
fish for cents apiece. Some of the girls
buy two or three every week. The best
part of it for the boys is that the star6sh
do not keep" very well. After one of
them has served as model for day or
two it is no longer fit for service. If it
was the girls would trade them among
themselves and SO do the boys out of a
fine easy business.
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-09

for Tots

In the southern part of the City there is
n section south of Harrison street, between
Sixth and Ninth, that is known as "Fac-
toryville," (" from the fact that there are SO
many factories there. In that section
there is located the Stanford Primary
School, in which on every school day 400
little ones congregate for instruction, and
none of the pupils are over years of age.
These as rule are the children of poor
people who live in close quarters in the
district, and who have not the advantages
of the children of parents who are in bet.
ter circum stances and have neither the
room nor the opportunity to indulge in
any of the fancies that may possess
them. These children of the poor, as well
as those who are more fortunate, have an
innate love for flowers, and this is evil
denced by the pleasure they take in the
garden that has been set out in the school
house yard.
Nearly every schoolhouse has garden
within the Enclosure on which it stands,
and these are cared for by q public
gardener, but it is question whether any
is more highly priced by the little ones
than is the one at the Stanford Primary.
1t is not very extensive, but it contains
great variety. There are sweet peas in
every shade with tendrils clinging to
the walls sending out their sweet.
scented blossoms, single dahlias in many
colors that are attractive 10 the eye
though devoid of scent. gladiolus reach
ing high and suggestive OF Jacobs ladder.
sweet roses from delicate to deep hues,
lobelia that forms pretty horder OF blue,
pansies that afford an extraordinary at
traction for the little ones, and many
other specimens of those beauties that
nature has provided for the qualification
of mankind.
s'These little ones whose homes are such
that they have no room for garden
patches y said Miss Edith H. Crowley, the
principal "all seem TO have that love of
| flowers that appears to be natural i'm
planted passion without debasing motive.
They cannot, as just said, have a garden
at home for want of space, but they do
display their love for flowers by planting
slips in oyster-cans, broken bottles and
other receptacles that are of no service,
and once in a while some little one brings
treasure; to put in the school garden.
The little ones we have will not Gull
flower here, but they spend good deal of
their spare time in watching the plants
growing, and many watch particular
plants day by day with as much solicitude
as mother watches her baby to notice
the coming out of the first tooth. They
will come to me with the information that
new flower had come out. Many of
them are too yonng to know the flowers by
name, so they designate them by color.
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-09

But the use to which it has lately been put
is greater than all of these. 1t is that OF
serving as models to teach children how
to draw.
1t was some time last March that the
teachers of the schools in the northern
part of town introduced the starfsh as an
adjunct to their method of instructing
young minds in the matter of delineating
form on paper. From the first the scheme
was a success and the children made more
rapid progress than had ever been known
before. The reason for this is due to the
fact that starfish are all alike and yet very
unlike. All have five points and row of
queer-looking little Jumps down the CEN
ter of each. 1t is easy enough for a child
to ''see" these, and also easy to make it
see that in no two of the creatures do the
points turn in the same. Some of them
are very symmetrical and straight, while
others seem to all turn one way and have
all the curves of the proverbial ram s
horn. These differences are what cause
character, the same as can be seen in the
human face, and by teaching the children
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-09
T an Shoes
Going Out.

The red shoes are going. This is not a
joke concerning their movement as they
are propelled, but an announcement that
they are falling into disuse. This discov-
cry has been made by a representative of
The CALL on Market street, the great
thoroughfare of the Pacific Coast, upon
which all the customs and manners of the
peoples who dwell west of the Sierras
have exposition. A few months hence
and the red shoe will be as rare as the
extinct dodo.
Where there were dozen pairs of red
shoes on the feet of Market-street pedes.
trians a year ago, there are less than
half a dozen now. The same phenome-
non of the decadence of their popularity
has been observed at the seaside, at the
country hostelries, and wherever civilized
men and women have appeared in public
during the present summer. Hotel clerks
have noticed it; social philosophers have
moralized because of the fckleness of the
public taste; bootblacks have chuckled
because, while their thews and sinews
have been exercised, a shining and un-
ceasing stream of niekels has trickled into
their Golfers. The well-dressed man now
covets the velvety black gloss to adern
his shoes which only the skill of the pro-
fessIonal bootblack is competent to pro-
vide.
A leading shoe-dealer confirmed the OBJ
servations made by the representative of
THE CALL who was looking into this SUBJ
ject. Another year." he said, '.wilI see
the red shoe as uncommon as it was dur
ing It's first appearance. There are many
less calls for red shoes than there were one
year ago. What is the reason? / cannot
give you one. The shoe-dealers generally
are glad that the public are taking this
turn. The returning preference for black
shoes will enable the dealers to carry on
business with much less capital. The red
shoe has appeared in the same variety as
the black footwear, button, laced, high
and low. This has made it necessary to
keep up practically double stock, as we
have TO meet demands for all sizes and
styles in both red and black shoes.
s'I am surprised at the varieties of styles
there are in shoes although have been
familiar with the business many years.
The shapes of toes. the shapes of heels
and the descriptions of curves are many.
Now so far as / have been able to learn
there is no special reason why the red
shoe be abandoned. No ultra fashionable
has decreed it. This appears to be case
where the public has tired of fad. The
red shoe first came into common use in
San Francisco about 1893 and for two years
its local popularity continually increased.
1t came from the first in all varieties,
like butterflies for instance.
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-09

Just been washed ashore. It is interesting
to know that the rabbits that live on the
Farallones have contracted their present
mode of living within the last thirty
years, as they are the descendants of
tame rabbits that were brought there by
the first ighthouse-keepers. They are not
as pretty as their ancestors. In fact they
have become very lean and haggard look
ing and have much the appearance of
half-starved coyote. But the fact that
they have adapted themselves to their
new conditions is only another example to
show that there is some foundation for the
Darwinian theory. However, it might be
we'll to state that tame rabbits that are
raised with chickens have been known to
eat scraps of meat and other refuse from
the kitchen.
A strange thing about the Farallon rab
bits that eat shellfish is that they seem to
be struck by some sort of plague about
once year. At such times they will die
by hundreds, and on one occasion the
island was nearly depOpulated. The sick
ness always comes after the rainy season.
when the green feed Is at its best. Pos
sibly mixing the decayed fish and green
food may be the cause of the trouble.
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-09

butes than the winged Of the oiympcs or the
owl of the Bohemians with their motto tWeav.
ing spiders come not herei?
OF course there is nothing new in clubs adopting
notices. As far back as history goes there
stories OF crests and emblems. The Romans. car
red the motto IS Z. @. R." on :her standards.
BY this irony of repetition of history people
days nearer home bow before the sign, '"S. p. r.
r." However, that is another stofR, as Kipling
used to say in his tales of India. So the clubs of
San Francisco have followed in the groove and set
up their standards
Probably none of the local clubs makes m ore OF
It's crest than the Bohemian Club. One never
hears OF a jinks or indeed any function of this
organization without stumbling across that old
wise owl of theirs 1t makes attractive emblem
does this same owl with the futtering wings and
watchful eye. and so it serves its purpose. Once.
a time the dignified bird associated with the
motto, "Weaving spiders come not here" but
then the club was truly Bohemian. But even il
the clubs character has changed and the men
who make 1t live in luxury his owlship still retains
an honored perch, for they are patr ms of art In
iIs fullest sense and are with Bohemia if not of it.
In point of years the Olympic Clubs emblem
sta nds first, while typical crest it lacks moth
ing by comparison with 9th ers. The club has
made this design its official seal. The original
emblem OF the Oily Hpics was designed by Arthur
and Charles NahI in 1S6 go, and then recognized by
the club its official crest That was in the days
of the San Francisco Olympic Club when the late
General John McComb was It's president. Out of
the old organization grew the present magnificent
institution. which tuok up the first design, with
slight mod ficat ons, as its emblem. The crest is
also used as badge by members, and has been
fashioned many a time in damon ds, rubies and
sapphires as souvenirs to distinguished members
The emblem of the Press Club was designed by
Briggs, who found his inspiration for the idea in
the clubs motto:
Let the world slide
Let the world go,
A fig for care.
A fig for woe.
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-09
DON'T PUT MONEY IN YOUR MOUTH

gan the microbes of the disease would
ding to the coin and when placed
between the lips, If there should happen to
be a cold sore there, or, as it often happens,
a rupture of the tissue, the germs of dis
ease would find lodgment there and the
party guilty of the practice would wonder
how it happened that there was anything
the matter with her. The microbes of
contagious disease Will attach themselves
to coin. and now you can see how easy it
is to transmit disease, not only by cold
sore or lip that is what is commonly
called cracked, but by inhalation.
1.-The practice" added the doctor, with
some vehemence. sis not only dangerous,
but it is positively disgusting, and | cam
not understand why SO many ladies are
given to it."
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-09

If the excellence, the variety and the number of
clubs. all tending better the socia side of mans
life, be any indication of the condition of society,
then San Francisco need have fears for her
reputation. For In all of these qualities in regard
to clubdom the City by the Golden Gate though
young iE years occupies position far in advance
of many of her older rivals Indeed the fact thata
city can present associations of men-clubs If you
will--the outgrowth of a high development, INTEL
lectualy, socially physically is proof of its
social advancement. This condition, it may be
assumed, reflects the culture and refinement of the
community. And San Francisco clubs in their
own respective spheres the peer of any other
cty's civic pride should extend to them.
The clubmen themselves are prou d of their or
ganization Meet a San Francisco clubman any
where on earth and in five minutes he will have
told you sonnet hing, story perhaps, or vivid de-
scription of his own clubhouse. He may talk to
you OF Bohemia, the club known all over the globe
wherever art is understood or good-fellowship APP
preciated; or, perhaps. the conversation may drift
into the subject Of physical culture, and then
worlds record and saltwater swimming tanks ana
other things will be mixed up in connection with
the pic Club. The Press Club may be men,
toned. Those nights with the cream of Bohemia,
those late watchesl And the wit, the glorious
voices and divine musicians from everywherel
Ah. those late watches! Nothing like them in all
the wide world. Mere memories OF those nights
when everyt hing goes but the clock. And so on
to the end. Each one unique, each most interest
lbg 70 Lne StrAuBtf. WIZ, II ne ls any Dooy, must
have caught something of the fame Of San Fran
cisco clubs.
Perhaps in no more striking way is this self
esteem better expressed than in the characteristic
emit blems and notices adopted by the different
clubs IL the club have strong individ uality
the more distinctive is It's crest emblem The
emblems are fostered and paraded with becoming
conceit until each is intangiby associated with
clubs name and traditions And then at last they
breathe inspirations. They betray the very es-
sence or spirit of the clubs. Can anything in its
way be more eloquent of the athlete and his attri-