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The morning times., 1896-08-22

that the Dominican Republic will dcnounce
the commercial treaty between the republic
and Great Britain aRd that the convention
viii cease to be OF effect on July IA, 1907.
The morning times., 1896-08-22

Ex-Speaker Sydney E. Mudd, Congress
sionai candidate in the Firth Maryland
district, came to Washington last night
and enga ged a suite of rooms. where he
was visited by Il number of pr eminent Re-
putlicans OF the District.
The morning times., 1896-08-22

Henry jenkins of Tucson, Ariz., now
aging at Inc National Hotel in tins city,
tells OF the meteor winch fell near his native
town short y over u week ago. Mr.
jenkins ls".I the mining business and has
been superintendent of Tie Ripsey mines for
the past four years. -.
.Dr. P L. NJ. smith of Hagerstown,
Nd, and u party OF prospectorS Rad been
out on TRIP" said the mining expert las,
night. and upon their return tod us that
they had Witnessed the fall OF large
meteor on sunday, the 9Th of August,
about two mics north OF Halls Ranch.
The window panes in the ranch buildings
were tSoken and the furniture overturned
by the conclusion. A hut in which a
herier. his wife and three childrehn liveG
was covered over By the earth thro wn up
by the meteor. The heat generated by the
sudden arresting of the mctcor's motion
was SD great that 1T was two days before
the place could be approached.
The air for miles around was filled
with sulphurous gas. and the meteor came
down red ana Smoking. Before l left a
party was organized To 20 out and inspect
the aeroiite. The meteor is said to cover
two acres"
The morning times., 1896-08-22

James b. Collins OF Petroiia, Cal, is
registered at the ShorehauI- IN Couyersa
ton last evening Mr. Collins said:
You did not know. perhaps, that Il
daughter of Abo.itiorist Juhu Brown Is
now living and is in destitute circumstances
in Petrolia. She is the eldest OF the three
daughters OF j oan Brown OF Kansas by Ills
second marriage, aud the only known sur
vivor of the party at Kennedy farm, where
John Brown spent some months before his
capture. at Harpcrs Ferry.
she married man named Ada ms and
removed 10 retroiia from another town
in California several years ago. The
Adams homestead burned down We months
ago and not u thing WIS saved OF what
comprised their all. Mr. Adams is an
invalid and the family have taken refuge
III an oiG dismantieu mil, Which has been
turned into Il blacksmith shop.
Their DeiShbors assist them somewhat,
but substantial provision and shelter VII!
be required by them before the approach
OF cold weather"
The morning times., 1896-08-22

PALMER DELAYS WARRANTS
Alexandria County ShertI Protects the
Lawbreakers.
The morning times., 1896-08-22
IN THE CAMPAIGN
PILOT HOUSES
What Party Workers Are Doing at Rspub-'
lean and Democratic HEADQUARTERS.

Michael Doran, for many years the Dem.
ocratic boss in Minnesota, will arrive in
New York tomorrow from an European
trip, which has been suddenly and mys-
terlousIy shortened Mr.. Doran expected
to have remained abroad until autumn,
taking i course of treatment at Carlsbad
Springs, but the presurAptiOni is that James
j Hill, the Northern Pacific magnate, who
furnishes the sinews uf war for the party
in his state, has requested Mr.. DOrans
speedy return in order that he may take
an active part III preventing the election OF
Lind, the PopuliSt- Democrat nominee for
Governor and also the possible election OF
Bryan electors from Minnesota 1t is also
likely that Mr.. Doran may attend the
Indianapolis sound money convention and
help in the selection of an old-time Demo
cratic platform and ticket. Both Hill and
Doran are gold hugs of the nj St pro-
nounced species. and Will leave nothing
uncone TO prevent the advocates OF free
silver from controlling The state OF Mime
sofa.
The morning times., 1896-08-22

COCHRAN MAY BE CHAIRMAN
Gold Democrats Talk OF Having Him Pre-
side over Convention.
The morning times., 1896-08-22

RESULT OF FREE COINAGE
Pr9t- Sues Says This Country Would
Lose All Its Gold.
The morning times., 1896-08-22

WAR ON STREET CAR MEN
Eastern Companies Arrange q Blacklist
Scheme.
The morning times., 1896-08-22

NITkIEWICZ UNDER ARREST
Charged With Obtaining Money by Falls,
Pretenses
The morning times., 1896-08-22

BRYAN'S SMILE OF HOPE
Dantorth Trying to Win Senator Hill
Over.
The morning times., 1896-08-22

ALL ARE AFTER JONES' SCALP
Democratic Chairman's Life lis Becoming
q burden.
The morning times., 1896-08-22

LAWYERS DISCUSSING Law
Closing Session OF the American BAR
Association.
The morning times., 1896-08-22

ROBBED LEWIS OF HIS WIFE
6he Went Off With Van Horn, a Car.
penter.
The morning times., 1896-08-22

PROJECTIONS OVER LINE
commissioners Make an Amendment OF
Building Regulations
The morning times., 1896-08-22

HIe CHILD FOUND AT LAST
Father Searched the Country for Five
Months.
The morning times., 1896-08-22

TOM. THE PEPPER, DUCKED-
Three New Jersey Bathing Girls VISITED
Punishment Upon Him.
The morning times., 1896-08-22

PILGRIMS TO THE RESORTS
Everybody Who Can ford 1t Is Ha wing a
Good Time
The morning times., 1896-08-22

GOODWIN SEEKS A DIVORCE
Rnmored That He wil Marry Maxine
The morning times., 1896-08-22

DETAINED ON ELLIS ISLAND
Parisian Elopers Not Allowed to Land
In America.
The morning times., 1896-08-22
BONA-FIDE CIRCULATION.
A reference to the state.

BONA-FIDE CIRCULATION.
A reference to the state
ment below will show that
the circulation sworn to is a
bona fide one
1t is easily possible for a
newspaper with an elastic
conscience to swell its legit-
I'm a te circulation enor-
mously, I'm order to deceive
advertisers. by sending out
thousands of papers to
news stands, which are re-
turnable, and which are in
fact returned, but neverthe-
less are included in what
purports to be an honest
statement of circulation.
Intelligent advertisers,
however. judge By results,
and bogus circulation doesn't
give them.
The family circulation OF
The Times is many thou
sands in excess of any other
Washington paper and is
believed to be fully two
times that of its afternoon
contemporary.
The circulation of The Times for thu
Eek ended August IA, 1876, was as fol
The morning times., 1896-08-22

The speech of Secretary Carlisle, made
before the workingmen OF Chicago, has
been translated into German by the kepub-
hcan committee and will be sent out in
large quantities as campaign document
CONVERSATIONS OF other important speeches
are also being made and will be sent out
to the German voters in the original ougue
of the fatherland.
The morning times., 1896-08-22

TAKING A wHIRL AT ROBERT
Member OF L. A. w. Racing Board
Resign.
The morning times., 1896-08-22

Much surprise is expressed ut Republican
headquarters at the action OF the Bladeus-
burg and Hyattsvi:le Republican clubs ia
adopting resolutions regulating the nomi-
nation Of sydney Z. Mudd as a Congress
sional candidate from the Fifth Maryland
district. II is believed that purely local
issues must have influenced the course pur-
sued by these two climbs. aud that II will
have no real effect upon the canvass.
The morning times., 1896-08-22

sCHMELZ OUGHT TO RESIGN
should Show Some Consideration for Mr..
wagner.
The morning times., 1896-08-22

REPUBLICANS FULL OF JOY
Mr.. Babcock Enthusiastic over the Ont
look in New York
The morning times., 1896-08-22

MONEY PROVED HIS CURSE
John Bayne, an Amateur Actor OF Tbi
City, Attempted Suicide.
The morning times., 1896-08-22

BENILE AT EIGHT MONTHS
Remarkable Case or an Infant in St.
Louis.
The morning times., 1896-08-22

GOT A FORTUNE FOR JEWELS
Pauline BradNhaw Heiress OF a Wealth
Russian, '" >"i'u
The morning times., 1896-08-22
TOLD BY TRAVELLERS.

Inyaki Wattosi, a young man OF the Jap
anese nobility, who has been attending
Johns Hopkins University Tor the past three
years. and is now returning to complete
his education after Il year spent At his home
in Toxic, is a transient guest at the Ebbit
House.
should the Americans decide not TO
push the Nicaragua cana! venture to its
speedy Completion" he said, the JAP
anese steamship lines will in ali likelihood
take up the matter"
The japan Company, which has recently
closed Negotiations for TIE opening OF a
branch llEe between Toxic and Seattle,
thus adding 10 their already extensive
interests, Is very anxious To be allowed to
complete the Nicaragua Canal anu have
ihe support OF the JaEanese government
pledged them. Ali OF the cotton sent by
the Pacific is carried by the Canadian
Pacific, but the new Seattle terminus
Will lead 10 the shipIEent OF large Quanti-
ties OF the prodnc; by the Great Northern
What the Japanese want is Il means
OF communication WITH the southern ports,
which Will foster their fabric Industries.
The Nicaragua Canal would afford a direct
water route between Japan ard the great
Cotton fields, ard 10th the japanese steam
ship lines and The Japanese government
are willing TO spend great sums of money
10 obtain this end
The morning times., 1896-08-22

Robert Grain of Baltimore, lawyer W no
was appointed by Gov. Lloyd Lowndcs as
the Democratic member OF tie beard o.
poliiaD Hotel last evening Mr. Grain has
occupied many high Offices in tie gift of
the people, but although Il young man had
retired from public life and devoted himself
TO his law practice. WHEN, in compliance
with the wishes OF the Democratic voters
OF Bal imcre. he was induced TO accept the
proffercd election supervisorship rendered
him hy the Governor to fill the vacancy
caused by the resignation OF Thomas Lana
han.
his associates on the board are +. W.
Hoffman, i member OF large coal firm.
and Robert Smith, a lawyer, who was de-
feated by John J Cowen. now the pres-
dent OF the Baltimore and Ohio, III the
Con gressiopa race last fall. In dis
cussing the political situation in Mary
land Mr. Grain said: There is no doubt
but that the Democrats are in the ma
io.ity in Maryland. This year many
Maryland Democrats think that the Chicago
nominees are not true Democrats and
are of the opinion that the Democratic
party has no ticket in the field. What
the result may be We cannot tell, but
we are determined that we shall have
an honest election.
"A new election law was passed by the
last General Assembly aud in it have been
embraced all the admirable features of the
Massachusetts and New York election en-
acrments of recent years. All that Is
needed 10 insure au honest election is the
executions of the provisions OF this law,
and we have determined that TINS shah
be DONE
The morning times., 1896-08-22

W. F. Gurley has just returned from New
York. where he went to attend the meeting
i'll Madison square Garden, which was adj
dressed by Bourke Cochran. he says IL
is impossible to compute the good results
that will flow from the delivery of this re-
nIarkable speech, especially in New York
city. In walking up Broadway Mr.. cur
ley says that be counted tweuty-seyeu
Mckinley and Hobart banners displayed
with not "a siugle Bryan and Sewall flag
in sight, except the one ut Treasurer ST.
Johns headquarters i'll the Hotel Bar
tholdi.
The morning times., 1896-08-22

Advices received ut Democratic head
quarters from Kentucky seem to Indicate
an o!3-fashiored ma iority OF from 40 .GG0
10 80. 600 for the Chicago ticket. The
Eastern districts are united, Democrats,
POpuiists and Free Silver Republicans all
working alike for the success OF Bryan.
In Louisville ex-Gov. Brown has accepted
the strong request made to run for Congress
on a silver platform. c. Il. Jacobs, candi
date for ma yor of Louisville. ana ex Repre-
sentative Caruth, candidate for circuit
Judge. are both actively supporting the
Chicago nominees. The Fifth Congress
sionni district Is believed to be good tor
5000 Democratic ma !ority.
The Democratic committee has decided
to prepare a campaign document contain.
lag extracts from the speech delivered In
New York by BourSe Cochran. in which he
refers TO professional farmers and the de-
sire to reduce the price OF farm products.
This Will he circulated in agriculture
communities.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-04-01

coLLsoa REPUBLICANS.
Thoy Are Arriving In Chicago to Attend Their
Pifth Convention.

CHICAGO, ILL.,, April 1.--College re.
publicans from all over tho country are
beginning to arrive for the iifth annual
convention Of the AIIgs;oan college
league, and the Indications are that
there will be more political enthusiasm
let loose in Steinway hall on Friday
morning than that temple Of music has
ever seen. before. President Vaughan
opened headquarters atth Auditorium
hotel, this morning, and with the local
members OF the league is busy looking
after the reception and accomm odation
Of the arriving collegisns. Delegates
will be present from $50 colleges and
universities, the schools Of the west be-
ing particularly well represented. A
sharp contest for the presidency Of the
league is brewing, and a dozen candi-
dates are already announced. The
western colleges will insist on west
ern man for president. and as Cornell,
Harvard and one or two other eastern
institutions are friendly to this project,
1t is believed that it will be unanimous
ly carried through the convention. Il
is said the strongest western man
named is Charles B. Csmpbell, Of the
Northwestern university while the lead
ing candidate mentioned In the east is
James Martin Hawkins, of Harvard.
Osher leading candidates in the field
are Grant Van ZAnt, of Minnesota uni
versity, and w. ID. McWilliams, Of
Kalamazoo college.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-04-01
PRINCE BISMARCK
His Eighty-First Natal-Day Is
Observed by the Usual
PiIgrimase.
THE APACHE INDIANS OUT
A Train on the st. Louis 4 San
Francisco Road Held Up
To-Day.
RHODE ISLAND ELECTION.

BERLIN, April 1.-To-day is the
eighty first birthday Of Prince Bis
marck and, dispatch from Fredrichs-
ruhe states. that although he was ad-
vlsed by Or. Schweninger to remain as
quiet as possible in view Of the uncer-
tain condition of his health, the verer-
able ex.chancellor stoutly insisted on
receiving in person the many deputa-
tions and individuals who came to offer
congratulations. To the remonstrances
OF his physician and family, he simply
repeated the statement he made under
like circumstances last year, to the
effect that all visitors must he allowed
to come, for, he acded, II cannot last
much longer. and they will help me
through these melancholy days"
The usual pilgrimage to the House
Under the Elms, at Friedri0hsruhe, is
going on to-day, the delegations 1om-
log from this city, as well rs from
Hamburg, Bonn, Leipzig, Munich,
Frankfort on the Nam, Nuremberg,
Bremen, Stuttgart, Chemnitz and other
places. The sIron Chancellor" re.
ceived in the large hall of his residence
a delegation from each OF the deputa-
tions, with him being Count Herbert
Bismarck and wife and his son-ln-law,
Count vnn Ran'zau, and wife, and
afterwards witnessed from the balcony
a procession OF the delegations.
Tonight there win be big torch
light procession In the grounds o;
headed BY the Ham
burg delegation, and following which
Prince Bismarck Is expected to make
brief address. simultaneously, there
will be torch-light professions and
bapquets in large number Of cities,
owns and villages throughout the en-
pire, and bonfres will be lighted on
,he high hills and mountains.
The wires to Friedrichsruhe were
,urdened to-day With dispatches of
1t is understood that
he emperor wrote kindly letter Of
greeting to the ex-chancellcr just be-
ore starting on his Mediterranean tour.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-04-01
CHRISTIAN ENDEAvoRERs.



IONA, Mich, April l.-Over l,00(
delegates from the various district
societies OF the Young Peoples Christ
ian Endeavor, Of Michigan, together
with q number Of divines from the
province Of Ontario, were present, to-
day, at the opening session OF the an
nual convention of the organization,
and which was presided over by w.
H. S'rong, OF D,troit. The conven-
ton which will be in session for three
days, is being held at the First Metho-
dist church, and the reports to be pre-
sented by the district officers will show
a great increase Of membership and a
corresponding amount of enthusiasm In
the work during the past year.
Among those from the outside who
will address the convention before the
adjournment, are: Rev. Francis E.
Clarke, D D., Of Boston, the father of
the Eudeavorers; Rev. j. G. Tolme, Of
Windsor. Ont, and Charles E. Hurl-
burt, OF Philadelphia, the head of the
Student Volunteer movement.
With one exception, all OF the eight
denominations which have churches in
the city have combined to give free
entertainment. to the delegates and
have borne their share In the Ana ncial
pars of the arrangements.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-04-01
STEPHEN A. DOUGLAS.
The Son Of An iiIustrious Father to Remain In
the West.

CHICAGO, April 1.-The shingle O.
Stephen A. Douglas, who with eacl
succeeding year more resembles his
once famous father. the "Little Giant, ;
Of Illinois, still hangs outside OF his Law
Office in the center of the city. Re-
port had it, few months ago. that
from to-day he would be resident OF
New York, and that his shingie would
be found on the door-post OF big
Office building in lower Broadway,
preparatory to hissbeing taken up by
TammaDy ard sent to congress from
one Of the districts upon which it has a
cinch--a move which would involve
not only change of residence but a
change Of politics, inasmuch as the son
Of dernocracy's idol during the years
of and following the war is staunch
republican.
There is no question OF the fact that
at the time publicity was given to his
proposed move, Douglas was in earn
est concerning his intention 10 move
to the eastern metropolIs.' but since
that time q change has come over the
spirit Of his dreams, and he has de-
cided to remain In the western repub.
llcan fold, and trust &C luck and tardy
recognition Of his merits as a cam
paigner, wheel horse and orator.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-04-01
a 1eoubIes ome controyersx.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, April THE board
Of arbitration which is to adjudlcate
the controversy arising from the gen.
eral dissatisfaction of the Texas rail
roads and cottonshippers over the ad-
justment of export rates without regard
10 The insurance Of differentials, began
its heariEg ia this city, to-day. The
board Is composed Of Vice president
Newman, OF the Chicago g. Northwes :
4rn railroad; Richard Lord and n. B.
Morey, late general freight agent Of
Hhe Illinois Central. The decision of
fhe board will finally dispose Of an i'm
portant and troublesome controversy
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-04-01
A BroodIess Encounter.

Special Telegram to the Optic.
SANTA FE, N. NJ, April This
morning, at IL o'clock, A. M Sosa, q
newspaper man, and II. L. Ortiz, city
attorney, became involved in quarrel
in the plaza, and when In full progress,
fst and skull, they were interrupted
by Policeman Ford, who has charge Of
the plaza, and driven out OF there. The
two antagonists went through the
plaza, west Of the postofiice, but both
seemed to be satisfied with the blows
that had passed and overlooking for
watch chains. The trouble seems
to have risen from the fact that Sosa
wrote up Ortiz, some time ago. The
city marshal escorted them both away
from the battlefield.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-04-01
TRACK AND TRAIN.

I 4
\ @. Crumpacker, a local raiIroader, wa
arprehendsd In the old town, last evening
on the charge Of Carrying epnceale,
weapons on his person.
Geo. L. Brooks, live stock agent for th
Atchison, was met at the Las Vegas depot
Hast evening, by Z A, La Rue, secretary q
the New Mckee sanitary board.
Engineer Thomas Bourne, who wa,
caught in the Shoemaker wreck, up the
road, a few months ago, and who has re.
Gently been visiting In Missouri, has re-
turned to New Mexico, but ia yet unable
| for duty. sa
Forty Mexican laborers left for Lamar,
Colo, last night to enter the employ OF tho
Atchison company at that place. They
will be back in tins to vote at the Novem.
Der election. Of course. Not needed in the
city election, yon know.
The n. M. g. s. p. railway have fIsd
condemnstion proceedings for switching
grounds, up At Ration, against VIM. Full,4
bright, fos the oonA ,cation OF certain
property In that town. A board OF an.
praisers has been appointed 10 the persons
OF Col. J, w. Dryer, Capt q. W. Cook
and G. NJ. Blackwell.
Miss Susie McCabe, school teacher Of
Milwaukee, Wis, who had been residing
In Denver for several months past for the
teneit OF her health, died in the drawing
room OF Pullman car of the Atchison
east-bound train No. 8, short distance
west Of Dodge City, the other morning.
At the time Of her death, she was attended
BIZ her sister, Miss M, McCahe, sna Or. ],
b. Rurteling, of Great Bend, Ind.
II is reported that the stop over privi-
lege Is soon to be abolished by the rail-
roads In the east. Not many years aeo,
traveller going any distance, could !, stop
over at every station, II he desired, on any
form Of transportation, without paying a |
eept sxtpa fare. Ehe privilege was abused,
scalpers got rich, revenues suffered, and
the practice was condemned as nuisance
by the RAILROAD companies, Unlimited
tickets, which allowed stop. overs, for
which higher charge was made than for
the limited continuous train tickets were
then introduced.
Commercial travellers are continuing,
with slight progress, their efforts to induce
the railroads to issue an interchangeable |
!, 900 mile book. They say they are will
Ing that all reasonable restrictions be
thrown aroand the bQoks to prevent scalp
srs frem handling them. Every year the
general passenger agents become more
and more opposed to the use of miles
age books, and the proposition to aboliah
al interchangeable mileage shows how
'he railroad companies feel regarding the
matter. The6 0C0-m mile book, to be Of use
o travelling men, would have to be good on
'ome Of the short lines as well as the large
IS stems.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-04-01

WAsnsNaToN, u. G., April -
Senator Call has offered resolution.
directing the president 10 send an
adequate naval force to Cuba to end
she barbarism there. ard to protect
Amer can ciliz Is. Tie president 10
directed 10 ro'ify Spain that the U nited
States will forcibly interfere, unless
xke aombetlsss murders and outrsges
oease.
HAVANA. Cuba, April 1t is agaiu
xeported that General Gomez is dead.
Eumors u this nature have been per-
sIstenlIy circulated, time after time,
uci}5assizeport i not believed
~, y. Slain,
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-04-01
Voting In RIsade Island. /.

PROVIDENCE, r. T., April 1.-The
state elections in progress, to-day, are
devoid Of any unusual interest. Re.
turns received here up to noon indicate
that the republican state ticket, headed
by Charles w. Lippitt, the present
governor, will be elected by SUBJ
stantial majority. Governor Lippitt's
opponent on the democratic ticket is
Col. George Littiefield.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-04-01
Interstate League.

DETROIT. Mich, April 1.-The pro-
moiers OF the new inter state league
formed at Jackson last week, as a re.
suit of split in the Michigan league,
are in conference here today to COM
plete their organization and arrange a
schedule. It has already been decided
10 open the season on May 4lh. A
SIX. club circuit will probably be formed,
embracing the following cities: Fort
Wayne, Terre Hante, Toledo, Port
Huron, Saginaw and jackson.