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Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-07-15

Two Mexicans, OF Fulton, by the names
of Catarino Garcia and Mares Samora,
were found in a box car in the yards here,
this morning, and we're taken before Judge
Wooster and fined each IS and costs for
trespass.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-07-15

L.. Schaefer has returned from Chicago.
whittier he went, in company with M.
Cohn, to purchase elegant furniture and
fittings for the bar, billiard and dining
rooms and cafe, soon to be opened by them
in the new Veeder block on the plaza.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-07-15

II. b. Ferguson, a delegate to the
Chicago convention and the probable
nominee of the democratic party for dele
gate to congress from New Mexico, this
autumn, was a passenger for his Albuquer-
que home, on last evenings train. He had
q supply of Bryan campaign buttons In his
valise for gratuitous distribution among
1.-THE untsrrifed", down In Bernalillo
county.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-07-15
Call for Plans and Bids .

Designs, plans and bids, for building a
public drinking fountain, will be received
by the undersigned until August 1st. The
fountain must be cut from native stone,
and must be constructed so as to accom-.
modate all domestic animals, as well as
the people. The right to reject any or all
plans is reserved.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-07-15
WV WvvvYvwW WyNvvvvvv
%r2 First-class Goods
M at Lowest Prices.
GRAF Z BOWLES,
Fancy and Staple
/ -. Groceries
! Fruits and Vegetable,
Fish and Oysters. 49,.
in Season. Telephone 10.
81

For Rent--The Watrous hotel will be
rented and the hotel furniture sold. A
good opening for the right party. Terms
and price on application to
Mrs. J. CALLAN,
211-10t Watrous, N. NJ,
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-07-15

Mayor Olney is the only republican who
applied at THE Optic office, to-day, for a
Bryan campaign button. The supply on
hand had been exhausted before he
dropped into the sanctum.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-07-15

Put a few dollars with the Columb,s
Building and Loan Association. Absolute
security and satisfactory profits. 2l1-tf F:
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-07-15

Go to G. v. Reed & Co., for your plumb
ing and tin work. ALI work done at very
reasonable prices. Try us and be con-
WINGED. 20O-tf.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-07-15

A citizen caught a minnow in a water
faucet, this morning. No comment neces-
sary.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-07-15

Fall samples are now in, at Amos F.
Lewis The only place in the city where
fit, make and style are guaranteed for
from $12. so up on suits and $500 up on
trousers. 1t
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-07-15

Miss Jennie Heaps attained her nine
teenth year, to-day, and begins to feel a
trif1e older than she did.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-07-15

The condition of Mrs. 8. Hartman re-
mains about the same, and it is not as ia
yorable as was hoped for.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-07-15

1t will pay you to call and examine the
furnishing goods, boots, shoes and hats,
that Amos F. Lewis is offering at such re-
markable bargains. 1t
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-07-15

Miss Caroline Jempsen is at the east side
post-ofice window, during the absence of
Mrs. Geo. T. Gould.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-07-15

Mrs. j. Easton, postmistress at the hot
springs, is again at her post of duty, after
q weeks illness.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-07-15

Bob Cullen ornamented the Macbeth wa
ter wagon, yesterday.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-07-15

The logical democratic candidate for
delegate would seem to reside in Las We
gas, judging from the national platform of
that party.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-07-15

A number of friends gave Jake Block a
most happy surprise party, last night.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-07-15

The Columbia loans money, on the mos
favorable terms in Las Vegas. 2l1-tf
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-07-15

Good Words for Macbeth Water.
I have used Macbeth water, during the
past six months. and consider 1t q valuable
remedy for stomach and liver troubles, /
would use it il it cost So. instead of fifteen
cents per gallon. JOHN SHANK.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-07-15

Society hop in the suburbs Of the old
town, tonight.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-07-15
Good Words for Macbeth Water.

A meal Of plenty, we'll cooked and serv-
ed, at the New Brunswick. 108-tf
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-07-15

Sow a dollar-rsap two aud one-half
dollars, with the columbis Buildipg and
Loan Association. sii.tf
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-07-15

The $500 diamond bracelet will be ratified,
Sunday at l O'Clock, at the Office Of the
Plaza hotel. 219-4t
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-07-15

The New Brunswick restaurant for al
appetizing meal. lVo-tl
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-07-15
THE | U
ITS Eleventh Anniversary drandiy Observed
by Members, Last Evening.

Everything that tends 20 make an enter
at the disposal Of the MonteEuma Club to
assist In properly celebrating its eleventh
anniversary, last night. A beautiful even
ing, a fanltless program, and a large and
appreciative audience, SO inspired the per-
formers, that all entertainments Of the past
were 80 effectually eclipssd, that the his
tory of musical successes dates from last
night. II is unnecessary t, review each
number, when, by a broad statement, to
the effect that every number was rendered
with the skill and perfection which only
artists acquire, describes the program In
Its entirety. All OF the performers have
appeared before our audiences In the past,
but never before did they appear and do
so well.
The full program was as follows;
MUSICALE.
i. Overture. 'Begrar student Miiioecker
2. TWO stsP; ; ttsa Il Il. e eia T.. Hsso
Hands Orchestra
Miss KnicRerbocker
Mr. Louis 9; Iifeld
o. Vocal. ........Polly Wiiiis''........Arne
Mrs. Ii. W. Greene
@, Violin .."Petite Symphonic. .Moret
Miss Atkins, Miss Reynolds.
Z. vocai'Dearest Heart OF My Heart"
Mrs. R. O.. Rankin
8. Violin EinagIe 18th Concerto"
..... ue beriot
Miss Atkins
Q. Vocal, without Thee. "a Hardelot
Miss Knickerbocker
10. Piano. 80. ,,ssPolonaise''. ...MosEkowski
Mr.. A. ION Sodring
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-07-15
BIcxcIes for Pant.

Bicycles for Rent.
New, standard make, '96 Model bicycles
to rent, by the hour. to both ladies and
gentlemen.
THEo SCHUERMANN,
212-tf Gunsmith. Center St.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-07-15
One Way Rates.

On July 18th, 10th and Goth, will sell
one-way tickets to st. Louis, S23.6 5; CHI
cago, $3l.15; Missouri river cities, $40. 65,
@. #. JONES, Agent.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-07-15

Who sat on the hall stairs, last night,
and listened?
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-07-15

Macbeth Water cures stomach
troubles. SoStI
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-07-15
METROPOLIS MISCELLANY.
WEEKLY OPTIC, to. morrow.

J. Biehl, leading undertaken.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-07-15

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The San Francisco call., 1896-02-05
LOCAL MUSICAL TASTES.

The charge that the large audience as
sembled to greet the Tavary Opera Com
pany on its opening night contained but
very meager number of ''our best people,
should be in all fairness considered in
connection with the fact that on that
evening fashionable society had prior
engagement in the shape of splendid
wedding in a fashionable church. That
fact in nowise diminishes the credit due
the foreign population for turning out in SO
generous numbers to greet the distin-
guished singers.
Exhibitions of musical taste by our
best people have complex character.
For instance. when Scheeps Orchestra, a
good band of musicians, who could play
symphonies as well as Souza's marches
such a band may be seen in any of the
great beer gardens of the Continental cities
OF Europe-was forced to quit because of a
lack of attendance, concerts by favorite
local musicians nearly always have crowd
ed audiences. Whether. this may be
accounted for on the assumption that
these last-named entertainments are re-
garded IN the light of what some of us
have the easy but incorrect fashion of
calling a function" or whether excel
lently rendered music of the chamber
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-05
0VERHAULING LAND FRAUDS.

Three separate and unlike movements
have been started aim ost simultaneously
to overhaul land titles in California and
protect the public domain. The first, with
which the public is now familiar, is the
series of bills presented in Congress by the
California Miners Association for tie pur-
pose of preventing the patenting OF min
eral lands to the railroad as agricultural.
The second is the suit just filed by B. F.
Bergin on behalf of the Attorney General
of the United States to set aside titles
fraudulently obtained to $1,000 acres of
redwood timber land in Hum ooldt County.
The third comes in the form of a
petition from Zach Montgomery to the
President and Congress, praying for an
inyesti CATION of the titles to many of the
largest and richest bodies of land held
from Sacramento to San Diego under
grants from the Mexican and Spanish
governments.
The Humboldt suit is exceedingly i'm
portant, not alone by reason of it's in
trinsic merits, but also because it assails a
condition that by no means is confined to
humboldt. 1t has been notorious for
years that valuable timber lands in the
Sierras also were secured by rich corpora
tions through dummies. The greater part
of the valuable Government timber lands
of the State have been lost to the people
through these fraudulent entries, in which
there is every reason to believe the local
Government officers conniyed.
The Montgomery petition is more ex-
traordinary affair, and If considered by
Congress at all will undoubtedly be
reviewed with great caution. 1t shows
in an elaborate presentation the fol-
lowing alleged facts: That the value
of the Spanish grant lands held ille-
gally and recoverable to the public
domain is $3.50, 100000 comprising some of
the most valuable agricultural lands in
the State; that the commission created by
the act of March 8. 1851, for lIeuiring into
the claims to Mexican land grants, ex-
ceeded its jurisdiction IN many cases, set
ting titles which it had no authority un-
der the act to examine; that in the con-
firmation the terms of the act were vio-
lated in ailotting greater acreage that the
Mexican granting law warranted; that the
surveys made by the Government officers
were absolutely fictitious and fraudulent;
that fraud, deceit, perjury and bribery ran
through the whole business, and that they
were all practiced in the interest of
wealthy owners and to the harassing and
damage of poor claimants.
Not one of these three attacks upon land
titles-except inferentially, perhaps, that
made by Mr.. Montgomery-comes within
the category of actions which sometimes
operate TO alarm present owners, cast a
cloud on their titles and induce them to
buy quitclaim deeds. The best policy of
the State is to defend existing titles which
are regular on their face, otherwise extor-
tion schemes which have been SO profitable
in the past might be of endless recurrence,
and California has suffered too much in
that way for her people to regard with
favor anything that looks like an attempt
to revive them.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-05

order happens to be more popular here
than heavy concerts, is matter for special
lists to determine. 1t can hardly be denied
that when certain concert, of whatever
kind, is deemed the proper thing, it inya-
riably is largely attended.
Nothing more instructive to student OF
human nature can be found than the at
tendance at the park concerts on Sundays.
These are free, and if the day is fair the
number of persons present may run to
5000 or 10000. 1t is pleasing to observe
with what silence and pleasure they listen,
and how patiently they keep awkward po-
sitions when good seats are not obtainabse,
and it is instructive to note how marked
is the absence of those who know what the
correct thing is. Probably this is explain
able on the ground that persons of means
have opportunities for hearing good music
(for that at the park is exceedingly good)
which are denied others.
Although this separation OF what we
unfortunately call "classes" is universal in
the United States and England, it is not so
common in European cities, where the
boulevards and beer gardens are visited by.
all classes. A difference in Sunday Gus
toms largely explains the matter.
As rule, San Franciscans of the wealth
ier kind are appreciative of opportunities
to hear good music, but they demand it
under the most agreeable conditions.
Patti, Isaye, Madame Tavary and many
others can give testimony to the fact, and
the hopeful outlook for the newly organ
/ lied San Francisco Symphony Orchestra
adds graceful finish to the picture.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-05
CHINATOWN DIss0LVING.

1t did not require the Rev. f. ]. Masters
who knows what he is talking about, to
assure US that Chinatown has lost at least
10000 of its population within the last
eleven years. If this were not sufficient
the evident intention of the Chinese prop
erty-owners to borrow all they can on their
property and then abandon it, and the re-
fusal of many of the banks to lend on that
security would be amply convincing.
The exclusion laws passed by Congress
explain the situation to considerable ex-
tent, but other causes have contributed.
One of them, the value Of which is likely
to be overlooked, is that the clannishness
of the Chinese and their absolute holding
aloof from American customs and affilia-
ton indicate wonderfully strong love of
their native country and desire to return
to it as soon aspossible. Many of the men
here left parents in China, and their flial
affection is probably stronger than in any
other race. ~
Besides that, what would be bagatelle
in America is princely fortunei in China.
A Chinaman owning $500 in this country
changes it to Mexican silver coin before
going home, and that means he lands on
sufficient to support him and his family
IN comfort without hard exertion. A Chi
nese who earns $25 month in this coun-
try can save nearly $3.50 year above his
living expenses. Out of this he has to re-
imburse the company which advanced
him his passage money ,hither, and SUBJ
NIT to certain extortions and blackmall,
besides contributing to the support of the
secret society to which he belongs, and
whose main purpose is to prevent the
operation of our laws. All in all a Chi
nese can generally save sufficient in five or
six years to establish himself as a rich
man in China. When he returns the ex-
clusion laws prevent others from taking
his place.
The scattering diabolical murders OF
employers which Chinese have committed
have made many persons afraid to employ
them. At the same time the thinning OF
the Chinese ranks and the increase in the
number of white persons seeking employ
ment have raised Chinese wages. reduced
those of white persons and thus naturally
operated to the supplanting Of Chinese
with white workers. A gratifying consid-
Grafton is the fact that the constant work
of organized white laborers to supplant all
the demands for labor have been very
important factor in the case.
Chinatown has been doomed for some
time. Its decay henceforth will proceed
as rapidly as is possible in the dissolution
of so great body. Portsmouth Square in
time will be surrounded with handsome
structures, and lower Kearny street and
Montgomery avenue will become impor-
tant business thoroughfares, forming the
natural link between North Beach and
Market street.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-05

stanch or perpetual champion than the editor
of the Silver State. He talks silver in his sleep,
and does great deal of sleeping-that is, after
the campaign is over; but just before election
his journal gets out an evening edition and
morning edition, and the editor never Tetires
until the last ballot is counted.
But, to continue, and find some one for Mr..
Nixon to talk silver with. He crossed the cour-
til, walked into the billiard-room, around the
grill, out into the courtil again and presently
spotted San Francisco friend They clutched
ut each Others hands and retired to corner to
have 1t out.
George, you're looking pretty slick. How
do you manage to keep up such good front
in Nevada?' said the EDITORS friend, in BAN
tering way.
"Probably because you San Francisco people
have concluded to let up on us q while"
'What have we got to do with you Nevadans,
anyhow, I'd like to know?" inquired the San
franciscan, looking across the table in an in
quiring way.
Every thing. said Nixon, taking long pull
at his cigar. ''We built your town."
"What?" exclaimed the City man, bringing
his feet down from the opposite chair with
bang. "Gixon, you're crazy"
"That's what said. Wait minute and I'll
San Francisco in business. In the first place
par with"
"oh, rats, George. There you go on the silver
question again."
'Wel, propose to stick to It," rema rked Mr..
Nixon, tapping his left hand violently with the
finger of his right. sWhen silver was on par
with gold at the true ratio of sixteen to
one, and the Comstoek mines were rum
ming full blast there were about five men ris-
ing from millionaires to multi-millionaires
who were sinking their money in California
and particularly San Francisco One of them
was the founder of the fortune that built this
hotel and bought that iniaid table now. being
adorned by your native son feet. Look at the
Board of Trade, the Mills building, the Stock
Exchange, the Wenban block the Fair build
ing, the Flood building, the California Theater,
the Nevada block and all the best buildings in
this City. They were all built with Nevada
silver, and your beef comes from Nevada and
all the decent butter and cheese on your table
is produced in Nevada. There are hundreds of
homes all along the swell streets in San Fran
cisco that were put up and furnished with Ne
vada gold and silver. / tell you this harbor
would be nothing like it is now were it not for
the fact of Nevada's being the adjoining State.
Silver has done it, and silver will double the
size of the town and the population of the
Pacihc Coast. Get your feet off that table and
come to breakfast with me. We will have some
Nevada tenderloins and fresh Nevada creamery
butter and Pll pay the bill in silver even if it
is as long as the funding bill protest"
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-05
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Personal.

Ulysses s. Cast of'st. Louis is at the Palace.
Cecil w. Ernst OF Oregon arrived here yester-
day.
A. c. Tonsey, q business man of Tacoma, is in
town.
A. Ritchel, a business man of Sonora, is at
the Russ.
Henry Fowler, the hotel proprietor Of Napa,
is in the City.
Ex-senator ]. W. Seawell of Healdsburg is
registered at the Russ.
H. H. Porter, an attorney OF Sacramento, is
here on q business trip.
S. T. Godbe, the d-time business man OF
Salt Lake, is at the Grand.
c. A. Beeton, large landowner of Winlock,
WASH, arrived here yesterday.
N. w. Calkins and w. T. Jones of Melbourne,
Australia, are at the Occidental.
Among the arrivals at the Russ is C. n.
Brown, a business man of Sacramento
DR.. ]. r. White, who has been for some years
residing at Redlands, arrived here last night.
Robert NJ. Clark of Carson, ex-Attorney Gen.
eral of Nevada, arrived here yesterday for q
brief stay.
Louis Dean, wealthy cattle-grower OF Reno
New, who has been long engaged in the bust
ness, is at the Russ.
The San francisco Music and Drama an
nounces that Maggie Moore will return from
Australia within the next few months
Frank Il. Short, long editor and one of the
leading owners of the Fresno Daily Repub
hcan, arrived here yesterday and is at the
Palace.
II. A. Unrah OF Arcadia, manager of E. ].
Baldwins Santa Anita ranch and who has a
general supervision over the millionaire 4
other property, arrived from the south yes
terday and is at the Baldwin.
Henry Rives Ellis, the mining expert and
mineralogist, has returned from six months
trip to Utah, where he has been exper ting
mining claims and looking into the reduction
OF ores through a process of his own invention
Mrs. Cora Urquhart Potter and Mr.. BelIew
have been eng aged for an extensive tour Of
Australia and New Zealand by Williamson
g. Musgrove, and the brilliant actress will
spend a short time in Oakland with hel
parents when she comes to this coast en- route
and it is quite likely that she may be seer
here in her favorite roles.-Music and Drama.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-05
sALIsBURY's POLICY.

The speeches recently delivered by Sails
bury, Cham berlain, Balfour and one or two
minor members of the British Cabinet are
more notable for what they suggest than
for what was directly stated. In express
terms they vaunteu the power of England
in her isolation and hurled defiance at her
foes, but they suggested an eager willing
ness to make alliances with almost any
first-class power and upon almost any
terms.
The purpose of all the speeches seems
to have been not merely to allay the war
scare and prevent anything like financial
panic, but to prepare the country for the
submission to Parliament by the Cabinet
of scheme of foreign policy involving
radical change from that which has been
pursued in the past. 1t seems clear from
what has been said by the Prime Minister
and the ablest of his colleagues, that Great
Britain will no longer oppose the colonial
expansion of other nations, particularly
of France and Russia, but will try by
conciliating them to obtain the support of
these strong powers in carrying out her
own schemes OF aggrandlZement in differ
ent parts of the world.
1t has been plainly stated that the pres
ent Cabinet has no objection to further
French conquests in Siam or even to an
advance of Russia into China far enough
south at any rate TO obtain Pacific port
that would be free from ice all the year
round. Clear and emphatic have been the
declarations also that if the United States
would consent to an alliance, Great Britain
would be willing to meet her more than
O In, foa Nf Ta1E
latest speech was almost special plea for
what he called an Anglo-Saxon alliance by
which all the English-speaking countries
of the world were to be united for the pur-
pose of carrying out what the orator called
''the duty with which providence has in
trusted us."
The suggested Anglo-Saxon alliance is,
OF course, out of the question. 1t is not
even debatable proposition. Whatever
chestnuts in the way of colonial possess
sions providence may have designed for
Great Britain, it has not intrustei Us with
the duty of raking them out of the fire.
The offers to France and Russia, however,
are full of wonderful possibilities. If the
three most aggressive powers on the globe
should manage to reach an agreement
| there is no telling to what extent the map
of the world may be altered in the next
few years. The empire of China, as we'll
as that of Turkey, may be dismembered
and divided and the colonies of the weaker
powers crowded out OF Africa to make way
for the domin ant three.
While such an alliance is improbable
owing to the conflicting interests of the
three powers, it is still possible, and it is
evident the Salisbury Cabinet is willing to
grant much to bring it about. Great
Britain has discovered her isolation and is
doing her best to overcome it. A new
move is imminent on the chessboard OF
diplomacy and the conditions next month
may prove to be almost revolution in in
ternatiOnai affairs