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Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-09-19
MEXICAN RECRUITS
Hundreds Of Armed Mexicans
Gathering at the Border to
Invade Mexico.
WEEKLY BANK STATEMENT
The National Bank Of Troy, New
York, Forced to Close
Its Doors.
A TREMENDOUS EXPLOSION

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, September 1s.-
J. C. Lawlings, well known ranch
man OF Presidio county, arrived here
yesterday and reports large bands Of
armed Mexicans congregating on the
Texas side Of the Rio Graode TOR the
past ten Gays. The bands numbered
fully 500 persons when he left there,
yesterday, and their leaders stated that
they were going 10 cross into Mex
and join 70 followers of Santa Teresa
ALI were we'll mounted and armed,
The recruits are ignorant Of their lead-
ers' plans. The ATTENTION OF the an-
thorItles has been called to the re ndez
vous, and the sheriff and company oi
rangers have gone TO the locality. Al
effort will be made TO arrest the Mexi.
cans on the charge of violating .ht
United States neutrality laws.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-09-19
AT cLAy's BIRTH PLACE.


FREpERrcKsBURa, va, September
19.-Up at dawn and off for Washing
ton at Z O'Clock, was the way Mr..
Bryan began his program for to-day.
He arrived here at o'clock, delivered
speech at ii, and left for Washing
ton at :49 p. IN. Ashland, the seat
of the Randolph. Macon college had Mr..
Bryan two minuses, ana most OF those
who heard him there were students.
To them he said; 81 believe this
county els ms he honor Of being the
bjrt hplace of two of Americas greatest
men, Henry Clay, the mill boy OF the
slashes, was born in this county, as
was also Patrick Henry. believe the
policy for which we stand IN this cam
paign in some respects revives the
memory of both men. Henry Clay in
lS45 described the effects OF contract
ing tie currency and Patrick Henry
was in favor cf an Ameri IN policy" +"
At IL O'Clock, Mr.. Bryan ives taken to
the monument erected 20 the memory
Of Mary Washington, mother OF George
Washin. tor, who lived here with her
distinguished son for many years
Here a stand had been erected and the
candidate addressed large gathering
OF Virginians.
FREDLRIcKsBURG, Va, September
|19.-The crowd that assembled 10 heal
Mr.. BRYAN was disappointment will
regard to numbers, but was fully up u
expectation in expressing enthusiasm
Between 1900 and 5000 were present
Congressman Jones introduced Mr.
Bryan, who started by saying he wa
glad to visit this historic place. Inc,
ssy here that George Washington ono
came and threw silver dollar acros
the river; but remember, my friends
when he threw that silver dollar acros
the river, it fell and remained OF
American soil. TGreat applause.] The
thought that great feat then, put W
have developed so rapidly in the las
hundred years, that we have financier
now who can leave George Washing
TOMS a hievement far behind. Weno'
have financiers who have t3en able 4
throw gold dollars all the way aeros
the Atlantic, and then bring item bac
by the issue of bonds. Great cheer
ing
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-09-19
THE FALL IN TEMPERATURE.
Government Weather Bureau Gives Out Some
Figures Of the Cold Snap.

WASHINGTON, y. G., Septemar 19.-
The weather bureau furnishes the fol-
Living special to the press:
The deciled fall Of 20to 20 degrees
in the past twentY-four hours has given
the lowest temperatures ever reporte q
IN this decade in the upper Missouri
valley and at Duluth. A temperature
Of % degrees is reported q. Bismark
"a degrees at Huron. Killing frosts
we're reported this morning at Miles
City, Morehead, Huron and Valentine.
There were heavy frosts at North
Platte and Detroit and light at st. Pau
and Des Moines. 1t is possible that or
Sunday morning this cool wave vii
give killing frost ss low, if not lowel
temperatures than before noted in low
er Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Mis-
souri,, Oklahoma, and the Indian Ter
rltory. although the present tempera
tkre is quite high.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-09-19
The Fourth MIa.summer Concert.

the fourth id.summer concert given
by ]. A. Hands orchestra and Las vegas
military band at the famine opera house.
last evening, was ths most popular OF TINS
series and was so we'll attended that every
seat in the lower house was sold before the
curtain arose.
The orchestra never did better work
than it did last evening and 1t was very
siastically received, an evidence that
the people of Las Vegas have advanced In
their appreciation Of high class music.
Louis G. Ilfeld in his violin solo showed
remarkable execution, though as prob
able result OF nervousness his bowling was
at times faulty.
The Golondrina Mandolin club made its
first ap :earance, last evening, and was
warmly received. II has done remarkably
good work in the short time 1t has been
organized.
Miss L. G. Anchor, OF New YORK, made
her debut to the Las Vegas people In the
vocal SOLO, ..For all Eternity, with vio.
lin obligato by Master Arthur Hand, and
created favorable impression. The en-
| CDOT6 WIN NiOituSSit0 oN~NA~%fe~--
ment ending with duet with her brother
was one of the most beautiful and impress
sive selections ever given in Las Vegas
BIZ he work last evening she has taken
| ingj place in the hearts OF the music iov-
| in., peops Of this city.
When tae curtain arose on the last act 1t
was o present tie Las Vegas Militsry
band In their FIST public appearance in
their new uniforms, proud they were, but
| j.s.ly 50, and not more than every man,
woma, end child In the audience were OF
them. Those uniforms had been talked OF
| for months, discussed ia the papers ard
| q1l relied over on the streets, but there
they were, reality at last and handsome
| they are indeed.
After the first outburst of cheers, 1t took
the au Hence a half minute TO recognize
| Prof. J. A. Hand in his new uniform, but
wien ne was recognized, II was signal
for another storm OF applause. The music
rendered by shem was OF high order and
he execution was splendid. While tlis
band has been organized less than year,
the people of this city believe tito he the
| best organization OF The kind IN the Terri
| tory.
| The entertainment ended with this audi
| ence and the band rendering the star
| Span2led Banner,n requested by II. b. S.i
| witch i light be construed TO ,nean kodley
B. Echoonmaker. ls Is useless for IHE
| OprIC to repeat that all this excellent mu-
steal talent in Les Vegas is due to the un.
tiring efforts OF Prof. ]. A. Hand. The
people are beginning TO appreciate this, a.
| shown by their patronage last evening
1t is a good omen and one that should be
oft repeated.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-09-19
A National Bank &c IS Up.

TTRoT, h. T., September 19.-Tbe
National Bank of Troy, formerly the
First National bank, Of this city, closed
its doors this morning, because of q
run on the bank. 1t is now in charge
of United States Bank Examiner GA
ham. The banks officers state thea i
will be able to pay deposltors 10 ful
and from seventy five to ninety cen.'
on the dollar to stockholders. Its cap
ital was $4,000 The last report o.
its condition was made July 18th. last
and showed surplus profits of $25, 900
liabilities TO individual depositors
S449, 900; borrowed money, $4,000.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-09-19
Weekly Bank Statement.

NEW YoEK, n. Y, September TO-
The weekly statement Of the associated
banks shows the following changes :
Reserve, increase. $1,6S6, 800; loans,
decrease, $500, 800; specie, increase,
S1.473. 800; legal tenders, increase,
$2y3, 500; deposits, increase, $751;
500; circulation, increase, $500, 400
The banks now hold $10,454,375 in
excess OF the legal requirements.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-09-19
National prison Association.

MILWAUKEE, Wis, September u
Ooe week from to-day the Cream City
will be the Mecca of philanthropist IN
terested in prison reform, and OF Off
GERS and directors of penal institutions
from all parts of the country. On the
evening Of that day the annual con-
gress of the National Prison associa-
ton OF the United States will be FORM
ally opened with appropriate exercises,
in which Governor Upham will repre-
sent the state and Mayor Ruschenberg-
or the city. The congress will be 10
session three days.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-09-19
Campaign in Egypt.

CAIRO, September l9.-Gen. k,tch-
ener, commanding the Anglo Egyptian
expedition into Soudan, with Dongola
as its otj ective point, has wired to the
governor that his forces occupied ker-
ma, the Dervish post on the Nile, at
dawn to-day, without opposition.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-09-19

CHICAGO, Illinois, September -
Curvivors OF the United States zouave
cadets commanded by thela Colonel
Ellsworth, held reunion at the Sher-
man House to-day to celebrate the
thirty-sixth anniversary of the capture
OF the champion flag by that company.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-09-19
A ATremendous ExpIoslon.

HAzARDvILLE, Conn, September 19.
-Four mills of the Hazardville Pow
der company blew up early this morn
ing. The shock was strongly felt twen-
ty miles away. No one was killed or
injured, 50 far as known, as the work
men had not yet entered the mills.
The explosion was caused BY light
ming.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-09-19
p,obsbIv Fatally Wounded.

HELENA, Ala, September 19.-Rlch.
ard Cobb, son of Ex-Governor X. w.
Cobb, was shot and probably fatally
wounded this morning. He was walk
ing across bridge, when he stumbled
and discharged the rifle he was carry
ing, the ball passing through his lungs,
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-09-19
Eusion a Probability.

LOUISVILLE, KY, SepleMber ls.-
Chairman Johnston, of .ie free silveI
democratic central commit Tee, ana
Chairman Parker, Of the populist ex-
ecutive committee, had q CON- ultation'
to-day, and it is believed that they ar
ranged terms of fusion.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-09-19
sultan Won't be BIuffed.

CoNsTANTINoPLE, September 10
II is learned that yesterday the grand
vizier Hail Eifal Pasha had an audi
ence with the sultan, when he request
ed permission OF his majesty to resign
his Office unless the chIsf OF the Con-
stantinople police be at once dismiss-
ed. The sultan refused to permit the
grand visler to resign. nor would he
consent 10 the dismissal of the chief oi
nolice.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-09-19
The Day on { lhange.

. WALL STREET, N. Y, September l9
Stocks opened quiet and firm. sr
gur and grangers were in demand 10
both long AMI shoit account. ln'
former rose 55 to IA. improvement
other wise was less important.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-09-19

II you want to buy or sell cattle wool OF
sheep, don't failto see or write J. Minium
wool and live stock broker, East Las We
gas, New Mexico. He. will save ycl
money. s2aw6dtf
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-09-19

R9H!A!!!!! g! Rss!aRs Rssassz
ABSOLUTELY PURE

ABSOLUTELY PURE

Sixty days from this date. August 18th,
1896, the undersigned collector OF San
Miguel county. will place all delinquent taz
bills In the hands OF the district attorney
for collection, and on and after the 1st day
Of September fine Of 25 per cent. win b
imposed upon all delinquent taxes.
CARLOS GABALDoN.
Collector for San Miguel County, New
Mexico. Il
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-09-19

Five hundred and twenty acre ranch,
decided land twelve miles from Las Vegas,
large house and barn, shingle roof, river
and spring water. viii trade for house
aud lot In East Las Vegas.
27O-tf GEO. H. HUrcHIsoN & Co.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-09-19

If yo1 want to buy or sell anything in
the second hand goods line call on 3.
Kaufman, third door east Of the old town
postoffice 2O3-u
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-09-19

yIYANTED.-Two nicely furnished rooms
w for light house -keeping; good loca-
tIon; references exchanged. Addres, 4.
o. BOX l'S. No-z0
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-09-19
BUSINESS POINTERS.

Walter Dearden, assayer and chemist
Trinidad, Colo. lS7-u
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-09-19

Native bran at the Las Vegas Role
mills, at SOC. per 100.- l6O-u
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-09-19

yIyANTED.-A waitress. Apply here.
w 27l-tf
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-09-19

A LADY TEACHER, OF long experience,
n would ike a position fr family, tc
teach chlore J, for the winter. ADDRESS
THE OPTIC, Las Vegas. N. NJ. 2S6 6t
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-09-19
SPECIAL NOTICES.

TNOR RENE Delightful rooms. comfort
II ably furnished for house keeping, at 81
aud S. EACH Also rooms for lodging.
27y.lm MES. l.. HoLLE SwAoER,
Il.2 National street, east OF bridge.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-09-19

TSOR RENT-A seven room furnished
= house. Apply to Amos +. Lewis. 21S-ti
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-09-19

nrnfN cash and SIS a month for nine.
NIOtb ty-s'x months, will pay for IN
ELEGANT, four room house, having two CLOS
cts, out with grounds; best OF loca-
tion. Residence lots on ave years time.
152tf j. II. TEITLEBAUM.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1896-09-18
Adjudication OF Insolvency.

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE SECOND
L Judicial District OF the State of Idaho, In
and ior the County Of Idaho.
solvent debtor
Franklin p. Turner having filed in this court
MS petition, schedule and inventory in insol
vency, by which 1t appears that he is an in
hereby declared to be insolvent The sheriff
OF the county of Idaho is hereby directed to
take possession OF all the estate both real and
personal of the said franklin p. Turner, ex
cept such as may be by, law exempt from ex.
ecntion, and Of all deeds, vouchers. books of
safely until the appointment of an as.
den to pay any debts to said insolvent, or to
deliver any property belonging to him or to
any firm person, corporation or association
Tor his use. The said debtor is hereby forbid
den TO transfer or deliver any property until
the further order of this court, except as here.
:, 1t is further ordered that all the creditors of
the said debtor be and appear before the Hon.
OF the Second Judicial District of the State of
Idaho, in and for the county Of Idaho in open
court at the court house OF said court in Mt.
Idaho in the said county of Idaho on the 18th
Gay OF october. 1896, at ten O'Clock a. m. OF that
day to prove their debts. and choose an as
slgnee OF the estate of said debtor.
IL Is further ordered that this order be pub
lished in the IDAHO COUNTY FREE Pass a
newspaper Of general circulation published at
Grahgeville in the said county of Idaho as
often as said paper is published before the day
set Tor the meeting of said creditors.
Ana II Is further ordered that In the mean
time all proceedings against the said insol.
vent be stayed. VIC PIPER
Judge Of the District Court
Dated this 10th day of June. 1896.
Endorsed: Filed this 10th day of June, 1896
w. 1ALKINGToH,
Clerk of Dist. Court
by W. n. KNOX. Deputy.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1896-09-18

A great many devices are known for
the purpose of enabling people in a
house to see what is going on in the
street without opening their windows.
A new invention of this nature is re-
ported from Ilalberstadt, Germany, be-
ing plan for so silvering glass that IL
reflects the image when looked at from
one side, but when looked at from the
other is as transparent as ordinary
window glass. If this is glazed in a
dwelling-room window anyone inside
can sec all the life Of the street, while
any passer-by looking in at the win
dow will see but n mirror and nothing
more. This avoids, therefore, the
annoyance sometimes encountered in
glazing either clear window glass or
ground glass, in combining the special
advantages of both. One object would
be that many people might stop to ad
lust their personal appearance at such
mirrors. An innovation on reverse
lines is that recently made in one of the
Vanderbilt ball rooms, where the win
dows by day become large mirrors bv
night through mechanical arrange.
ments, and thus add simply but won.
derfullv to the brilliancc of the scea,.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1896-09-18
HOPES FLATTERlNG TALE.
Deceitful, False and Hollow the Ynsur-
ance Agent Found IL.

Deceitful, False and Hollow the Ynsur-
ance Agent Found II.
The life insurance agent bit his lip,
kicked the wall and threw a book at
his cat. Then he felt better, but not
much better, for fate had been treating
him unkindly, not only punching him
numerically while he was up, but
beating him fiercely while he was
down.
III tell you my miserable story" he
said to chance caller, land perhaps
evoke your pity. There were three of
them, partners in crime, believe, and
l persuaded each of them to make an
application for fifteen thousand dollars
life insurance. And it took a lot of
persuading, too. First of all l gave
them dinner, then took them to the
theater, and then bought dolls for
their little girls. Each of them touched
me for a small loan. l could afford
these little attentions, as my commits
sion on the business would have been
about one thousand dollars.
II was hugging myself at the pros
pect of the commissions, and every
time one Of them felt doubtful about
being able to afford so much insurance
gave him a meal or box of cigars to
Jolly him along.
"They were all three examined on
the same day and all three were reject
ed. Though they looked healthy they
had about all the diseases under the
sun and they knew it. They had board
ed at some time or other at the expense
of almost every insurance agent in
t...-,,
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1896-09-18
THE GREATEST EVER KNOWN.
Probable Cause Of the Du Ponts' auupov.
der Explosion.

PROBABLE Cause of the Du Points Gunpov.
der Explosion.
The greatest explosion of gunpowder
the world has ever known took place
at the Du Points works on the 18th OF
october, 1890. With their usual eau.
tious policy, says McClure's Magazine,
the Du Points have never stated lust
now great quantity of powder ex-
pioded at this time, but it is certain
That three magazines and three mills
In the upper yard were blown up, one
after another, and a safe estimate will
put the quantity of powder exploded
ut one hundred and fifty tons. In this
explosion thirteen men and one woman
were instantly killed, while twenty.
two men and nine women were injured.
some fatally.
The explosion occurred a little after
three o'clock in the afternoon. It be-
gan in the magazine for hexagonal
powder, the kind used in large guns,
and the most dangerous, being made
not in grains, but in reddish, six-sided
cakes about an inch thick, with a hole
running through the center. These
cakes look like nothing SO much as the
nuts on wagon wheel. At the time
OF the explosion cakes of powder were
being packed into large wooden boxes.
lined with tin, each box being about
three feet square. The tin Innings pro-
]ected above the tops of the boxes
about two inches, and, when a box was
packed, were folded down over a tin
cover fitted closely upon the cakes of
powder. 1t was the duty Of one of the
worl1men, William Green, to solder
these tin edges down upon the tin
cover, hot iron being used for this
purpose.
On the day in question what he
feared came to pass. A fellow work.
man, William McGarvey, was bringing
him the hot irons from a charcoal
brazier about twenty-five yards dis
tant. Green stood just at the door of
the open magazine, ard all around him
were uncovered boxes with the hexap-
onal powder, ready to be sealed and
slowed away. There were also dozens
OF boxes that had been sealed. Just
what happened will never be known, for
neither Green nor McGarvey were left
to tell the story. But the probability
Is that one of the soldering irons was a
little too hot and by touching particle
OF dirt on the tin cover produced the
deadly spark.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1896-09-18
Notice to School Trustees.

Blanks for census reports and
Trustees annual reports have been
sent to every district in the coun-
ty, but many of the districts have
failed to make and forward to me
said reports, as required by law.
l therefore request the trustees of
each district to give this their i'm
mediate attention, as it is abso-
lutely necessary to have a full and
complete annual report of each
district, together, with the census
reports, to enable the county
superintendent to apportion the
school money properly, and to
make his annual report to the
state superintendent.
All districts failing to comply
with this request will have their
apportionment of school money
withheld until their reports are
received at this office.
w. N. SCALES,
Co. Supt.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1896-09-18
DIRECTORIES WITH WINGS
seekers for Information Tear Out Pages
The Book Glued down.

Tho Book Glued Down.
Tive glued my directory to the
counter" said Chicago druggist the
other day, attached an electric alarm
to it, connected it with a mantrap and
a spring gun, and still it's getting away
from me. Directory thieves cannot get
it in the altogether and so amateur
thieves remove it piccemeal.
"A man is looking for chap named
johnson, whose first name he doesn't
know He comes in my store to look
him up. He finds so many Johnsons
that he decides to visit the house of
every one to ask him if he's he. It's too
much trouble to copy the names, SO
he just tears page or two out of nv
directory.
An unscrupulous stranger relieved
it of all the Smiths the other day. Evil
IDENTIFY he wanted man of that name
and he is probably now engaged in a
house-to-housc visitation. I've got the
Joneses still in the directory, but a lot
of the Robinsons and all the Browns
after Thomas j. are torn out.
Il suppose that if fellow went round
and tore few pages out of each direc.
tory he looked at he would get enough
in time to fix up directory for himself,
and all he'd want would be cover for
it. That would be hard to get. but
don't doubt that he'd do it if he per-
severed.
"You see, the list of streets and NUM-
cipal department has been stolen from
the back of my directory. I'm going to
get the publishers to print me special
copy on sheet iron next year, but even
then l guess my customers would get
away with the pages and use them to
roof houses with"
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1896-09-18

The Denver Planning mill will
furnish doors, windows, holdings,
and all kinds of mill work as cheap
.. l., ~. i.onell in T1okanc.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1896-09-18
Republican Primaries and County Con
vention.

Notice is hereby given that the county con
vention for the purpose OF selecting eleven
delegates to the state convention to be held at
Boise City, Idaho, on the 26th of August 1896
will be held at Cottonwood, Idaho, on Satur.
day the Sth day of August, 1896, a 10 O'Clock
L.. m.
That the county convention for the nomina.
ton of county officers will be held at Grange
vile, Idaho, on Saturday, September 10, 1896,
at 10 O'Clock a. m.
1t is recommended that the primaries be held
in the several precincts on Saturday, August
l, 1896, from to O'Clock p. m, that at such
conventions.
The several precincts are entitled to one
delegate for everys votes and major fraction
of s votes cast for the republican candidate for
governor in 1894,