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Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-03-28
A SNAP CONVENTION.
A Pretty Kettle of Fish that the Dem.
ocratic Politicians are Try.
ing to Fry.
10 tho Editor Of the 0petc

40 INC EdH0r o. Inc ODctG
EAST LAS VEGAS, N. M, March 28th,
1896.-The democrats are good or
snap conventions. Four years ago,
growing out of the conflict in New
York. between Cleveland and Hill, the
friends Of the latter tried to take "snap
judgment" against the ex-president
and called a "snap convention" which
raised a row In the democratic camp.
But who would have supposed that
New York methods would be intro.
duced in Las vegasP A few days ago.
the veteran politician, Michael s. Hart,
fresh and blooming from Santa Fe,
appeared on our streets, and by some
queer coincidence, J.. H. Crist, the
chairman Of the democratic Territorial
committee, and Mr.. WHY'S, Judge
Laughlin's court clerk, came at the
same time. Whether these gentle
men we're bearers Of secret instructions
from the governor or not your cor
respondent has not learned; however,
q common attraction seemed TO draw
them to q common point. A. meeting
at the Office Of the ex-distriot attorney
was hastily held, at which such noted
local democratic politicians as w. E
O'Leary, j. w. collars, Redmond
MacDonagh, Col. Mike Hart, sto etc.,
were present. While the pow-wow
was in progress, your correspondent
observed the veeder brothers in old
town whether from lack of interest
Or because they were not hidden to the
feast, is not known. As several dem.
ocratic politicians are anxious to send
their party as delegates to Chicago, it
is thought that this meeting had for
its Interior purpose, to set up a San
Miguel delegation which would
leave Don Felix and his follow !
ers out in the cold In the
Territorial convention and secure
q representation to put the estate can.
didates'' through, and to reach that
end to resuscitate the remains OF the
democratic contingent In San Miguel,
and gradually work 1t wei to the sup.
port of those manipulating the demo-
cratic machine.
Aho aOAuuou 0CmiVCLhthc CfQuS WHICH |
disorganized and died, two years ago,
was resurrected and a simon-pure,
FALL wool and-a-yard-wide', democrat
ic meeting called at the A. O. u. w.
for Wednesday night, under the
OF the club. What is queer about
his call is that 1t entirely ignored the
democratic city central COM
1t was the evident purpose Of
his new move to get the bulge on the
'itizens' meeting held at Billy Bunker's
,fice and to sit down on the demo-
city central committee.
AT the meeting of Wednesday after
loon, the citizens committee appoint
ID to confer with the democrats. was
0mpletely snpbbed, bnt the valiant
believed they would fare het-
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-03-28
SOME VARIOUS NOTES.

Ii the Editor al the OpsSa
WATRoUs, N. NJ, March 9th, &c.,
Carpenters from Las Vegas have been
at work upon Mr.. Lang's residence,
for two weeks. 1t promises to be the
finest In town.
Messrs. S. E. Upton and w. Thorp
are protecting their properly along the
river by a breakwater of rocks and
brushwood. So much Of the bank has
been washed away each spriRg that
nov the river is encroaching upon val
liable property.
The little daughter OF Alec. Winsns
has been very seriously i'll, but is now
convalescent. At one time matters
were SO serious that a consultation was
held between Drs. Upton and Rolls.
G. w. WIldenstein leaves, next week,
for Deming, where he will visit his son
and try to recuperate his health.
Mrs. Callan has returned from q
months visit at her sisters, In Albu-
querque.
Photographers have been in town all
week and many OF our good citizens
have p. 81 their favorite smiles and
paid them o visit.
L. Kroenig IS the recipient Of many
hearty congratulations these days and
also of many requests to s'set en-, up"
the occasion being the arrival at his
house of a fine. bouncing baby boy.
Ex-Gov. Hadley is In Chicago. 1t is
rumored thai Mr. Hadlev ia TRYING tn
dispose of his property, with a view of
moving to California.
On Wednesday night, Joseph b.
dine, Of Tiptonville, had a paralytic
stroke, from which the doctor thinks
he will not ecover The paralysis in
clndes the left side of the face and the
left arm and leg. The right side
shows a slight loss of power.
jar Con.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-03-28
Took q shot ut Him.

edward Orr, business manager o.
the Roswell Register" writes q friend
Of the Albuquerque Citizen. sscame very
near being killed the other evening,
Mr.. Orr was At his Office, sitting al biz
desk reading a paper, when asknock
was heard at the front door. MFss0rr
responded, and just as he opened tts
door a shot passed uncomfortablyzH
to his body. He jumped backs
he did so the would be assassfh
heard moving away. Mr.. Orr-tA9n
left his Office aud reported the attempt
upon his life to the officers, but up to
the hour Of mailing the Citizen this in
formation no clew to the shootist had
been obtained.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-03-28

ter at the A. u. u. w. hail asSemblage
but by the time OsLeary finished hi
catechism OF DR.. Milligan, it was evi
ident the managers expected the clti
zens to abandon their call and pu OF
the democratic uniform. The member
Of the citizens committee were plainly
told they must muster as democrats, O
they couldn't be Ia the procession.
Having thus s.knocked OUT, In thu
second round. and completely squelch
ed the citizens movement, the nexl
move on the board was to supersede
the democratic city central committee,
so the managers called q snap conven.
ton for Monday, the 30th, to nominate
candidates for the various city offices,
and primaries Ia the various wards, to
! elect delegates to this city convention,
There IS an air Of hot haste in these
movements, following the visit'of the
distinguished democratic statesman
from Santa Fe, who manage d the late
democratic defeat Ia the Territory,
which smacks strongly Of machine pol
itics. 1t is the first move on the dem.
ocratic checker board 10 San Miguel
to control the delegates to the Territor.
ial convention. Whether 1t Is an anti
Childers or anti.Miller move, II Is yet
too early to determine. There Is prob.
ably very little disinterested politics In
1t. Somebody, or probably several
somebodies, have a political axe to
grind, and they are getting the politi-
cal grindstone ready. Our unsophisti-
Gated democratic brethren are, it would
seem, to beafsed to pull somebody's
political chestnuts out Of the fire. Our
genial friend, Col. Mike Hart, may be
expecting to 60 as delegate to Chi
cago.
A year ago, there was a democratic
city convention at Judge Wooster's
Office. Its president was DR.. F. II
Atkins and John L. Zimmerman was
To keep up the regularity
Of democratic organization, DR.. At
kins, Col. Mike. Hart, Judge E. ".
w. A. Givens and John L. Ziin.
were appointed a city dem
central committee to serge
until April 1st, 1896. 1t looks as II
some OF the democratic potentates were
afraid to trust this committee TO call
the city convention. At least, the
10 entirely ignored BY the
gentlemen who have been moving
,ince the visit Of the chairman Of the
democratic defeat to this city.
This writer is not on the inside OF DEM
political orders. but 1t looks as
I the governor and his friends have at
inc lick put to sleep the citizens
movement, retired DR.. sM liigan, laid
he wires TO ostracise Don Felix and
.ivsn the democratic city central COM
nittee q slap 10 the face. As the head
Il that committee is ann. D., he may
70 able to bind up the wound.
ssBehold how good It is for brethren
dwell together in unity"
An OBSERVER.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-03-28

THE time for holding our city cleo.
ton is fast approaching, and our citi.
zens should begin to devote some
thought to the selection of good men
for the various offices. Great care
should be taken in the selection of o
board of trustees, and none but ex-
perienced business men, who are in
terested in a wise and economical
city government, and who will do all
in their power to promote the welfare
of the town, should be chosen for this
Office.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-03-28

SUCCESS at any election eve de-
ponds upon a judicious selection of rep
resentative citizens as candidates.
Where caucuses and conventions are
manipulated by intriguing politicians
for the advancement Of unworthy aspi-
rants, defeat is sure to follow in the
wake of such unfair proceedings. The
intelligence of the people in the
governing powers at the polls, and
when heelers and hitters attempt to
gain control of a municipality OF a
state, public indignation centers upon
such efforts and the protest Of the
peoples sovereignty registered in over
whelming maiorities against such pal
pable corruption. But when the masses
meet in convention and dIspassionably
discuss The merits of their favorite sons
and with the exercise of deliberate
judgment select stapdard-bearers Of
moral and political worth, then their
success in the canvass is assured, and
good government vouchsafed. We take
great pleasure in assuring our readers
that the ticket placed in the field by the
republican convention, next Tuesday
evening, will be selected with care and
with a view to having our commercial
and business interests faithfully repre-
sanfad
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-03-28

Or no other class Of people is Las
Vegas more proud than of her school
teachers. Their steady and constant
aim is to lead the children out upon a
broader stage, into more expanding
scenes, and to induct them into new
and stronger characters. They aim to
light up the path Of life with new
splendor and new power. II this is
their work and their aim, all their ef-
forts should be supported and second
ed by all right-thinking people. They
are to be more and more the leaders,
the personiication and the ready
agents Of whatever appears necessary
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-03-28

reelection ~ .hs behesls VI their
hiends, but no communication born ui
envy, malice or prejudice, will ind
place In It's columns. THIS, We know,
will meet the hearty appreciation OF all
good citik ems, those who have The best
interests Of the town sincerely at heart
and are interested Ia the election Of
good men and true to fill the several
city Offices.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-03-28

The Santa Fe New Mexican has be-
come so vindlctively personal and so
outrageously unfair in its political
uttelNnces, of late, that very little at.
tention is paid to them by the oppo-
sition press. The paper used to be
fairer, yer in political matters, than
it is now. What has come over the
spirit Of its dreams, anyhow
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-03-28
Blackboard Mails.
Malls on the star routes leave Las Vegas

as follows:
Anton Chico Los o%oIonais, Eden, san as
Monday, Wednesday and Friday, and ar
rive on alternate days OF each week..
Las Vegas to Fort Bascom, including
Bell Ranch, Liberty and Endee, tri- weekly,
on Monday, wednesday n Friday, OF
each week, and arrive on alternate days.
6apello, San Ygnacio and Rociada, tri-
weekly, on Tuesday, Thursday n Hatur-
day, OF each week.. and arrive on alternate
days.
IN Saturday.
Conveyance on Fort Sumner line, IL by
two-horse blackboard, on Fort Bascom and
Lesperanco by private conveyance
usually spring ago
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-03-28

They are made of refined, concentrated
vegetable extracts. Nothing in the least
harmful enters into their composition.
They hunt down all impurities, and make
Il: I'M move on." They are the product Of
many years. study and practice. Doctor
Pierre cannot afford to put forth . worth
less -+icle. Send for a free sample.
Address with II cents In one-cent stamps 10
cover cos. Ct mailing ony. Worlds Dispensary
Medical Ass -~ciation, Buffalo, N. Y, and get Z
free copy ."People's Medical Adviser"
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-03-28

IT were better to nominate and elect
a candidate for mayor on the strength
Of what he has already accomplished
in Office. than to nominate and try to
elect a candidate IN the strength OF
what he might accomplish.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-03-28

THIS paper stands ready and is quite
willing to publish any and all open,
manly, fair, well Intended criticisms of
the acts of the present city officials.
some OF whom wall be candidates for
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-03-28
ITCHING ECZEMA
nnAfruN-MA
All Edii@F's Little B0h Suffers
Terribly. Itching Intense.
Face Raw and Bleeding from
CONSTANT SCRATCHING
Every Known Remedy Tried.
Thoroughly Alarmed He Tries
CUTICURA REMEDIES
Noticeable Improvement
Next Morning.
Cure Speedy and Complete.
Cure Speedy and Complete.


Ny little boy was afflicted with Eczema In
acute form for nearly a year, during which
time we tried without success, II not every
known remedy, at least a sufficient humble to
become thoroughly alarmed. Remedies hat
proved efficacious for others had no apparent
effect upon the child. The disorder appeared
on the right check and was Of q blistery and
bloody form. His pillow, mornings, would
bear the bloody imprint Of the side OF his
face, while 1t was impossible to prevent the
little fellow from scratching his face, owing
to the intensity OF the itching. Being adj
vised to try CUTIcURA, I purchased q box. The
first application was made before putting the
child TO bed at night, and the statement may
be doubted, but 1t Is nevertheless fact, that
the appearance Of the affected parts showed
O noticeable Improvement TIE neat morning.
Continued use of CUTICURA fully demon
strated it's success, and as a result my child
mas as fair and smooth skin as can be found
any where. We used every local application.
bottle after bottle of blood medicines, all to
no purpose. 1t was only when CUTIoURA was
used did he find relief. These facts can be
verified by local druggists, Messrs. Baird
Bros. w. s. MERIDIAN,
Editor and Pub. Standard, Pataskaia, o.
SPEEDY CURE TREATMENT Warm baths, with
CuTIctRA, Soar, gentle applications Of CurIcuRA !oint-
ment). and mild doses OF CUr1CURA REsoLvKnT blood
purfer): .PorrER Drug AND CHEN. Cosr, Sole Propose
Boston, Mass.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-03-28

A man may dress as well a.
as his own good judgement
and the assistance of an ar
tistic tailor may elect. He
may take his tubs" but if
) his digestive organs are out
:, of order, he will have an un-
wholesome appearance. His
complexion and the white of
his eyes will have a yellow
ish cast. His tongue will be
coated, appetite poor, his
teeth rusty, his breath aboin-
Unable. He Is one big, un-
mistakable sign of constipa-
ton.
The quickest, surest, cas-
lest way Is to take Doctor
Dsx---p DlaAe.- Dafintn
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-03-28
LAW Of -Newspapers.

II sabscribers order the discontinuance
OF newspapers, the publishers may con-
paid.
II subscribers refuse or neglect to take
their newspapers from the ONCE TO which
til they have settled the bills and ordered
them discontinued.
II subscribers move to other places with
out informiE Y the publisher, n the news
papers are sent tQ the former place OF resi-
hence they are then resDonsible'
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-03-28
RApTIsT CHURCH.
A. A. LAYTON, Pastor.

Sunday school at 9:45 a. m. Preaching
services at II a. m, and 1850 p. m. b. Y.
p. U. at 7:15 p. M.
All are cordially invited to attend It's
services.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-03-28

"Baby" Elliott, Of Rincon, who was
Ill for several days. again gladdens
the hearss Of Der plsytolloBs BY being
With them,
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-03-28
Geo, H. Hutchison 4 Co,
HAVE
Real Estate,
Mines, and
Mining
Property
For Sale or Lease.
PROPERTY FOR SALE:

House and lot, next to Central Hotel
cheap.
Store house, on leased lot-good
business property.
Ranch, 154 acres; under ditch;
good wire fence; fish tank, eight feet
deep-two miles from Las Vegas
Restaurant, complete fixtures; seven
rooms, three furnished-doing good
business.
Two good lots in Dallas, Texas-to
trade for Las Vegas property.
Small ranch, is acres, under ditch,
tank, all wire fence. 4-room house,
stable, n mile from Las Vegas bar
gain.
Ranch, 800 acres, 1876 cultivated,
105 pasture. good orchard, 4-wire
cedar post fence, river water, large g.
room house, furnished; one half cash,
n half notes or trade. u mile from
depot.
All letters Of enquiry promptly an
swered. Office, New Optic hotel.
GEO. HI. HUTCHINSON & Co.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-03-28

IT promises, after all, to be quite a
spirited city election, but with not the
least doubt of the result.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-03-28

First mass, for winter season, at $3.50 a.
m. Second mass, for winter season, at 8
a. m. High mass for winter season, at
1000 a. m. Sunday school at 800 p. m.
Vespers and Beneiiction at 400 p. m.
The Fathers will preach both in English
| and Spanish.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-03-28
EIRsT METHODIST EPISCOPAL cHURcI
HARTMAN J. HOOVER, Pastor.

Sunday school at 9:45 q. m. Preaching
at II a, m, followed by thirty minutes
class meeting. Epworth League at TOO p.
m. Evening service at 1880 p. IA.
The pastor and members extend, to all,
the welcome OF this church, and win be-
pleased to see you az its services.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-03-28
st. PAUL's EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
HENRY @. PARKMAN,
Minister In Charge.

Services at II a, m. and 1880 p. m. Sun
day school at 10 100 q. m.
Friday-Evening prayer, 4:30 p. M
Everyone cordially invited to attend
these services.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-03-28

NHURCH OF OUR LADY OF sOR,
~ ROWS.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-03-28
The u S. Govt Reports
show Royal Baking Powder
superior to all 0th4r&

United States Marshal E. L. Hall, Of
Santa Fe, is on a trip to SJger City.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-03-28
CHURCH DIRECTORY.
T1REsBYrEHiAN oHuRuh.
REV. NORMAN SKINNER, Pastor.

Preaching at II a. m. and 7:so p. m.
Sunday school ut D:4b q. M. Society OF
Christian Endeavor at 6:45 p. m.
All people are cordially welcomed.
Strangers and s0journers are invited 10
worship with US.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-03-28
GHURCHOFTHE IMMACULATE CON
~ CEPTION. W t.s,r
FATHER T. P. o'KEEFE, Pastor.

Masses will be said at $3.50 and 900 a.
m, Sunday school at 8 PIN. vespers and
benediction, Of the Blessed Sacrament. at
1880 p. m. Daily morning mass at $3.50 q.
m. Sermon, at high mass, at 900 a. m.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-03-28

VERY REV. JAS. H. DEF0URI, Pastor
Rev. MAURICE OLIER, Assistant.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1896-10-06
NOT A BOOM.

1t is n great mistake to say that
Honolulu has had an exceptional
building boom in the past three
years. Probably more money
was spent in erecting business
blocks and structures of public
nature in any corresponding
period for a dozen years previ-
Gus. Indeed, the greater part of
business Honolulu, as it now
stands, was built in the ten
or eleven years prior to 1898,
and the same time witnessed the
rearing of Kaumakapili and Cen
trail Union churches, the Kameha-
meha school buildings, the Police
Station, the Kapuaiwa building,
No. 3 fire. station, and other
public or semi-public buildings.
There has been a gratifying
amount of activity in the extern
sion of the residential area all
along, with perhaps consi-
derably increased ratio in the
past year from different stimu-
lating causes. The town has
been growing right straight
along, one might say, from
the Inauguration of the recipro-
city treaty twenty years ago,
There is no particular boom just
now and it is wrong to send an
impression abroad that skilled
labor is in demand for the build
ing trades.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1896-10-06

off. The crowd denounced the
emigrants' action as both unwise
aud unpatriotic with such elo-
quence that many of the intend
ing passengers, including entire
families, recovered their baggage
and walked down the gangways
not to return.
These French. Canadians would
likely make valuable element of
labor supply for Hawaii if they
could be got. They are hardy and
industrious, and, when their con-
tracts were ended, would make
good settlers. OF one of the
brightest races in the world, their
children taught in our schools
would be good material for build
ing up the commonwealth. Used
to popular institutions the parents
would encourage their sons to
qualify for the franchise. There
are some points of resemblance
between the French and the Ha-
waiian races-lively spirits, natu.
raj eloquence, hospitality, etc.
These remarks are only in the
line Of suggestion, justified, how
ever, by the reported desire of our
planters to introduce labor of Eu.
ropean races.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1896-10-06
CHECKED EMIGRATION.

Brazilian immigration agents
lately worked up the French
habi aus of Quebec to such an ex-
tent that a large steamer at Mont,
real was crowded with emigrants
for the big South American re-
public. IT was in vain that the
press had warned the population
of the peril of flying to ills they
knew not of, for large proper
hon of the habitans never read a
newspaper, therefore is outside
the sphere of press influence, An
immense crowd of their COM
patriots, however, gathered at the
river to see the self, exiling people
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1896-10-06
ropean races

parent" is probably hypercriti-
cal in his satirical estimate of part
of the teaching methods to which
his child is subjected. Mangoes
ought to be as good-certainly
they are equally interesting, to
say the least-fnr counting SYM
bols in school as the UNBEATABLE
balls in an abacus. Still it can
not be denied that a great deal of
the text books, MS well as of the
methods of teaching, now extant
seems to have been invented on
the presumption that all children
are congenital idiots. Reading
books for children who have long
since mastered words of more than
one syllable are filled with non.
sensical jabber about nothing,
when they might better be the
vehicles of conveying useful in
formation to the growing mind.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1896-10-06
THE JUDGESHIP.

Should a mistake be made in
the selection of a Circuit Judge
now, if it is only bad enough to
be too bad, it would doubtless be
rectitied by the Senate's disap-
proval two years hence. Much
harm could be done, however, by
an incompetent incumbent in that
time. 1t is a great pity that the
office does not attract lawyers of
long residence, mature knowledge
and ripe experience. Nobody
could fill this bill more satisfac-
torily than Mr.. Rosa "a native of
the country, a well.read student
and above the average as an adj
yocate. That gentleman is under.
stood, however, to be averse to
giving up his practice for the
bench. The country is scarcely
far enough advanced to insist on
the local residence idea. How
many lawyers properly eligible
for the vacant position are there
in the Circuit whose residence
there is not comparatively of very
recent date ? With Mr.. Rosa in
temporary incumbency the Presi-
dent has timeto look over the whole
field and make the best choice
available. AS a lawyer and a
Judge himself, President Dole
scarcely needs any advice in the
matter.