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Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-04-01

The usual number of April fool pranks
were played about town, to-day, some OF
them being ridiculous in the extreme.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-04-01

The public school examination In dis
tricts l and 4, Saturday afternoon, were
largely attended.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-04-01

Robert Mingus will make a shipment of
cattle from Watrous, tomorrow.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-04-01

A meal of plenty, well cooked and sery-
ed, at the New Brunswick. lO6-tf
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-04-01

Jos. J. Behr has resigned his position as
dry goods salesman al Ilfeld's.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-04-01

The New Brunswick restaurant for an
appetizing meal. 106-if
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-04-01

The plasterers have had possession of the
court house corridors, to-day.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-04-01

Wall paper and picture mouldings, all
new 1896 patterns, at Fl. G. Coors' 126tf
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-04-01

The Thermometer registered u degrees
above zero, before the sun was up, this
morning.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-04-01

- Hartman is agent for Wanamaker .
Brown and Mills g. Merrill, fine tailor
made clothing. See samples at Hartman's
store. 60-tf
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-04-01

j. Biehl, leading undertaken
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-04-01

Just received. goods for the season: Gar
den tools, rubber and cotton hose, sprink-
lers, MOBILES, couplings, members, ETC..
poultry netting and screen wire; prices
to suit the times, at H. G. Coors'. 111tf
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-04-01
II. @. @. 2

A special meeting sof the /. Q. o. f. is
hereby called for Friday evening at 7:3O
O'Clock. By order OF
A. T. ROGERS, N. G.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-04-01
A
SHIPMENT
or
Fancy Bakery Goods
Just Received.
STEARNS.
The Grocer.
s POINTERS.

Walter Dearden, assayer and chemist
Trinidad, Colo. 1877
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-04-01

+ How's Your Liverf
Only SO SO, eh? Fix 1t up; don't be a
human clam; drink Macbeth's natural
mineral water and be a man
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-04-01

WEEKLY OpTrc, tomorrow.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-04-01

For painting your house, Shervin Will
liams' ready mixed paint is the best and
the cheapest, and for your walls, kalsom-
inc, to be had at the old own hardware
store, new building D. Winternitz. 126-tf
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-04-01

New Msrco Has The Finest Climate ii The World
METROPOLIS MISCELLANY.

WEDNESDAY EVENING APRIL /, 1896.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-20

guns OF one kind or another, but at such
close quarters as we were likely to have
these were as good as any.
''Stand boclS!" the colonel cried. "anl
don't fire till they're close TO the gate
way" We drew back to the inside OF
the short, arched passage, and 1t was
well we I'D so, for almost instantly n
hot fire was poured into the mouth of
the entrance by wide circle OF marks
men who sprung up among the shrubs
and ferns on the tangled edge OF the
Jungle. Suddenly 1t ceased, and the
coloners voice said, quietly: "Wait till
/ give the wordl" We had OILY sec
ond or two to wait. for with rush and
O cry number of men with dark faces
and white turbans hurled themselves at
the mouth of the gateway. They surged
into the passage till they seemed to be
almost upon us.
Now" he said. "fre!"
We fired. every man straight before
him, into the leaping, struggling, YELL
Ing crowd of evil-lookng, dark faces.
Then, clubbing the guns. we rushed in
upon them. How IL happened | don't
know. but they seemed TO melt away
before us as we rushed forward. One or
two were partly down and struck fierce
ly - those Of US who were nearest them.
ana were On turn beaten 10 the grOun0
with the gun stocks, but none Of the
others waited. They were yards in
front of us az we emerged from the
gEreway.
Back" shouted the colonel. back"
We fell back Just I'm time. for a num-
her OF shots were fired and two OF our
party were slightly wounded before we
had regnined the shelter Of the old
arched passage.
We waited. somewhat hreaihlessly.
for a renewal OF the assault. but none
came. With ell the characteristic rapid
ity OF the tropics the light wansd. now
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-20
NEW AUTOMATIC BRAKE.
Lever with Shoe Attachment Clamps "a
tho Lower Forks.

An automatic brake for bicycles Is
among tho latest inventions. 1t is a small,
almost unnoticeable arrangement applied
to the rear wheel and is the long needed
substitute for the clumsy brake operated
by hand at the handle bar post.
1t consists simply of a lever with shoe
attached, clampcd TO tho lower forks of the
frame. The free end of this lever Is provid-
ed with "A ball bearing roller, which rests
just above, but normally docs not ride
upon the chain. A rider desiring 10 slow
down or stop, or TO keep his wheel In check
descending grade or hill, instinctively
reverscs action on his pedals or holds back.
This action instantly srraightens the lower
reach of the chnin and transfers the slack
which heretofore had bcen in the lower
reach 10 tho UPPER reach. AS the lower
reach straightcns il catches the ball bear-
ing roller, lifts and carries the lever back
ward, drawing tho shoe against the tire
The amount of brake power applied de-
ponds on the force uscd in back pcdnling,
and is gaugcd and controlled to nicely
by the rider.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-20
He Is now Cured, and No Thanks God
and P. P. p, Lippman's Great REM
cdJ For n

Mr. George Briggs, of Moore, Okla,
suffered almost indcscribablc torment
for three long years. Neuralgia held
him captive. The right side OF his face
was so badly affected that the slightest
touch would cause the unfortunate
man intense agony. For several weeks
he could open his mouth jsst wide
enough TO be fed with liquid nourish-
ment, and in this manner life was sus-
tanned. Read the following extract
from his letter: Truth 10 stranger
than Fiction"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-20

historical playwrlChts cannot bc too
careful la regard g. questions OF fact. In
n drama recently produccd in Paris by
Bcrgerat and De Sahitc Cr0ix curious
error was d!-royorcd 1ho drama ~ emit
tied "Manon Roland" and presents vivid
picture OF the revolutionary porlod. Among
the characters Francois EJzot. tho Girond.
in, known 90 hs coUtem gcrdricsHs Lc ROi
Buzot. "a rivon as Gn interCstinc. bachelor
Evidently the play was written without
sufficient rese1rch. DuGos was not only
married, but lcft l.rgc family Hls do
sceuGauts addressed u comyialrt to NJ
jules ClarCtlc, tls manager ~ the Como
die Franchise, asking that the correction
be made. Fort Iua.cly tSc dc5ccndante
wore not disposed ~ ta..a'thc matter TOO
seriously. and box was provide, from
which they might Wow their ancestor ON
the stage. Tais satisfied their demands.
and the matter was dropped
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-20
SAW TIE VIRGIN MARY.
wealthy New Jersey Farmer Describes .
Xiainn ThEt surprised Him.


Moses Depue il known as tho wcalthiest
and most staid tillor of the soil residing In
Pahaquarry township, y. j. He isa deacon
IN tho Lutheran church, superintendent of
Sho local Sunday school and comes from a
good old Quaker family, his father having
been a colonel in the Revolutionary war.
He has been treasurer OF the township n
member Of the county board Of freehoflcrs
and until last week appointment candidate
for state senator. He Is now looked upon
with suspicion by his neighbors, and there
are few who question his veracity.
He was sitting on the front porch OF his
Hne old farmhouse the other evening when
he told the following story:
Last Thursday afternoon about 5
O'Clock, while fishing for bass from boat
at the hend Of Salnbo rift, in the Della
ware river, was suddenly startled by see
ing n hugo white cloud arise from tho
stream near the Jersey shore, from which
there emerged the strains of sweet music.
It's strange shape and the way In which 1t
arose, ia the form of "a cross, riyeted me 10
my sea. As tho cloud reached IA height of
about so feet it parted in the middle, and
there in the center was tho form of beau
tiful woman.
Her sweet face was radiant with a
strange light, her beautiful golden hair
fell In heavy rolls over her shoulders and
shining crown Of silver adorned her
brow. The figure, which was Of natural
size, was robed in garment OF white,
which reached to her feet. AS the appari-
ton arose and floated over the Delaware
heard sweet songs and music from over
head.
"The figure bore striking resemblance
TO portraits of the Virgin Mary and was
so dazzling in its brightness that placed
my hands before my eyes When rccov-
cred from my astonishment, the vision
Ind vanished. -
There is no question that Mr.. Depuc Is
firm in his belief that he saw the appari-
tion described.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-20
PATRIOTIC TREE PLANTING.
A Happy Suggestion For Golden Gate
Park, San Francisco.

Some months ago Mrs Peter j. Hughes,
wife of Magistrate Hughes of West Phila-
delphia, and member of Merton chapter,
Daughters of the American Revolution,
made the suggestion that Sequoia chapter,
San FranciGco, plant 13 trees In Golden
Gate park 20 represent the IL original
states, each state to send young tree from
some historic spot; also earth from other
historic localities, 60 be placed about the
roots of tho trees. The plan is that the trees
bo planted In an arch or semicircle, with
PENNSYLVANIA tree for the keystone, and
that tree to come from the historic camp
ground at Valley Forge.
Scquoia chapter has voted TO adopt tho
suggestion OF Mrs Hughes The tree
planting will take place Oct. 10, provided
the whole ID original states cooperate.
Mrs. Isabelle Hubbard of Sequoia chap
ter has been appointed committee TO open
correspondence with the Daughters OF tho
American Revolution in tho 13 original
states So far, July 2S, ten states have re-
sponded favorably, with three yet to be
heard from. New York will send n tree
from Saratoga of kind not yet specified,
Massachusetts an elm from Concord
Bridge, Pennsylvania a tulip tree from
Valley Forge.
Mrs. Hubbard asks That trees bc sent as
follows: New Hampshire, sugar maple;
Massachusetts, elm; Rhode Island, plane
tree (buttonwood); Connecticut, beech;
New York, white oak; New Jersey, linden;
Pennsylvania. tulip tree; Delaware, locust;
Maryland, liquid amber; Virginia, chest
nut; North Carolina, black walnut; South
Carolina, magnolia; Georgia, catalpa. Any
state may substitute "a tulip treo Qirioden-
dron).
1t is hoped that the tree planting will be
a great success ard the happy idea of Mrs.
Hughes prove IA link to help bind together
the east and west.-Aiargaret B. Harvey
In New York Sun.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-20


soul that you'll do it,
Unwilling as / could easily see all
the others were to surre.ider to me the
post of danger. the truth OF this vies'
was so evident that, after little demur
on the part of several of them, il was
tacitly agreed that / should make the
attempt. Under ordinary circum'
stances. as the colonel explained, the
plan adopted would have been to trust
to one of the native servants finding
his way through, but in this case we
had no one 10 send, as not one OF them
had been mounted, and therefore they
must either have been taken or dis
persed at the first alarm. Ii was clear
that / had better chance Oh my BIZ
cycle than anyone could have on foot,
ms in either case we must have kept
TO the track or road, being wholly M
equal to finding way through the
Jungle. / confess, however, that the
more we discussed it the less promising
II appeared. 1t was clear that / must
wait for night to come on, as ii would
be impossible to run the gauntlet OF
the road in daylight, but even then the
dangers seemed hardly less. a good
part of the road was through the open
forest such as we had met with dur
Ing the mornings journey, but part OF
1t ran through n gorge or cleft in the
mountains where the jungle was thick,
and which we heard, as we came up,
had been the scene Of good many ac-
cidents with tigers of late. found my
self mentally noting the various points
OF danger, and / confess they seemed
formidable. There was first the road
close at hand where must run the
gauntlet of no one could say how many
enemies; then, II / passed them, there
was the risk-by no means trifling
one i'll the dark-of losing my way; and
even If all went well so far, there seemed
an excellent prospect of adding one
more tiger tragedy to the ill-omened
Jungle that filed the long gorge lead
ing out of the higher levels of the table
land.
The colonel's expectations had so far
been justified, for, excepting an occa-
sional shot at any of the party who ex-
posed himself, no attempt had been
made TO attack us. Little by little the
remainder OF the afternoon slipped
away. The sun sank lower and lower
towards the western horizon until at
last his rim was dipping behind the
dense fringe of forest that bounded our
view in that direction. / was begin
ming TO think that in very short time
the moment would arrive for my adj
venture, and to pull myself together
To meet with coolness the calls il would
probably make upon my nerve and re-
sources, when / was reused by a shout
from overhead where two of the party
were stationed as lookouts. At the
same moment Col. Maitland came has
tily out of the large apartment which
had been allotted TO the ladies. 81 be-
lieve they're going 10 try il after all.
Have you rifle. Hall?"
"No, colonel. but this is good enough,
and know what am doing with it,"
replied, as l crossed the yard at his
side. There were already some half
dozen men under the arcbed gateway,
each armed with gun of some sort.
Most of them, II is true, were sporting
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-20
NEURALGIA, CATARRH AND RHcUlk-
TlSM COMPLETELY CURED.

George Briggs, OF Moore, Oklahoma,
writes that p. II. F., Lippman's Great
Remedy, cured him of catarrh, facial
neuralgia and rheumatism, after three
years of intense suffering. The pain
Law i'm his check bone and temple. down
the right side of his face. along his
upper lip, and from the slightest touch
he suffered agonies for weeks ut a time.
Could only open hismouth wide enough
90 admit a teaspoon, and any acid in
his food would put him IN torture. lie
had n consultation of the best physi-
clans in Texas, but all TO no purpose.
Catarrh and rheumatism were also
causing him much trouble, until he
tried i. j. l.. He says he is well and
will swear that there are no cases OF
neuralgia, catarrh and rheumatism,
no matter how chronic or how old the
cases arc, that =. l.. L. will not make
"a total cure of.
Mr.. Briggs winds up his testimony
by saying nc thanks God and our med
icinc. =. y. r., Lippman's Great Rem
cdy. for the great cure.
Kidney troubles. il neglected, bring
about serious and painful and very
often fatal results. T.. Z. i. removes
the irregularities, and cures the dls-
eascd parts.
Dyspcpsia and Indigestion, skim md
blood diseases. can DC speedily removed
by 4. z. H.. Lippman's Great Remedy.
Ladies, take 4. II. i. and rid your
face of pimples. blotchcs. freclSlcs,
yellow or muddy skin, wrinkles and
vulgar rcdncsS
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-20

The ladies. little pale and tremu-
llous at the sight of bloodshed, had been
assisted from their saddles and the
horses led into the ruinous-looking
courtyard of the fort, and yet we had
heard no more of the enemy. II is the
pause after danger and cxertion that
IS the trying time, especially if the next
act in the drama is doubtful, l think;
or at any rate it seemed SO to me. as l
stood little apart. looking out through
the gateway and watching the strange
effect Of the blaze of the western sun
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-20

mat the sun had gone down, and the
shadows closed in, soft and mysterious.
on the forest and jungle. Ne had ex-
amined the little heap of bodies in the
gateway, but none of them appeared "a
have any life left TO care for. We
dragged the bodies 10 one side, SO as 10
leave passage, and. having done SO, Wa
waited for the darkness.
CONCLUDED TOMORROW
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-20

Many davs werk II lost by sick
headache. caused by indigestion aud
stomach troubles. DeWitis Little Early
Risers are the mast effective pill fer ever
coming such oiilicultios.
Johnstons Pbsrmacy. Sg3 Westminster
street; Metzgers Pharmacy $50, North
Main street; Aifreds Pharmacy, sil Eddy
street.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-20
MORTGAGE SALE
OF PERSONAL PROPERTY.

viii be sold at Publ Auction, Saturday. Aug
ust 2 A. D.. lgs at "a O'Clock, n, It Carpenters
CoTuer. fast froviieuce:
ky vtrfue Of the power Of sale contained in a
certain mortgage dCed. made aud executed on the
24th day of March A. ID. 1871, and recorded IN the
office ~ The Recorder OF Deeds in The gity OF
PToviden e. ia dee hook a, al psCe 81. the con-
diuons of said mortgage having Do.n broken.
One Par or + owe. I Kitchen stove larior Set
lar or Tables, 5 Kitchen Fables, Chamber Sets,
! Fedstpad DISK, 3 Carpets. and leo Ch 80, and
other small articies too numerous TO menti on
by ofdsr OF ;he MortcGRre. whu hereby gives
no ice OF his intent TO bid at taii sale or any
adjourn ment thereof. aul7-5t
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-20
Author of "The Track of a Storm"

BY OWEN HALL.

Icopyrieht. rs06. BY The Bachelor synaies,t.)
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1896-02-19

b etrect Dec. 5. lsg5. Central standardtlm
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1896-02-19
War in Kansns.

TOPEKA, Kan, Feb. 14.-There is
grave danger Of riot and bloodshed in
Meade and Comanche counties, with
the stoclmen on one side and citizens
on the other. Last week several stock
men fenced in a large area of grazing
lends belonging TO nonresident own
ers, Into this inclosure they drove
several hundred cattle, recently shipped
from Texas. Tuesday night the wire
fence was cut in dozen places, the
herd stampeded and scattered over the
country, more than 100 cattle having
disappeared entirely, The men who
destroyed the fence and stampeded the
herds posted notices eonspicuously,
warning the cattle men to desist from
occupying lands to which they had no
title or lease, threatening bloodshed If
they attempted to replace the fence.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1896-02-19
FOUND IHE NORTH EoLE.

Reported that Explorer Nausen 1Ias suc-
ceeded In Reaching the Goal of Many
Arctic Expeditions.
ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 1A--A dispatch
received here Thursday from Irl1utsk.
Siberia, says that a Siberian trader
named Kouchnareff, who is the agent
of DR.. ,Fridtjof Nansen, the Norwegian
explorer, who sailed in the Fran June
"a, 1898, for the Arctic regions, has re-
ceived information to the effect that
DR.. Nansen has reached the North Pole.
has found land there, and is now re-
turning towards civilization
DIR. Nansen is distinguished scien-
tist of Norway, and an enthusiastic be-
lever in the possibility of finding the
North Pole. lie is about S5 years of
age He entered the University of
Christiania in 1889, and two years later
went on sealing trip to Denmark
Straits. on the east coast of Greenland,
in the Viking. Later, in 1882, Nausen
was appointed curator of the museum
at Bergen, which position he retained
until 1883, when he led small eXpedi-
tion of six men to Greenland, crossing
the southern part of that portion of the
globe.
1t was probably during this trip that
Nansen conceived the plan of making
an attempt to reach the North Pole in
u vessel constructed specially for such
an undertaking. In any case, after his
return to Norway, Nausen took the
preliminary steps toward fitting out
his expedition, and the Fran was
planned and constructed She is gen
orally classed as three-masted sailing
schooner, but she had a 100 horse-pow.
er steam engine in addition to her sails
Her displacement was 800 tons, and hei
sides were so constructed as to force
all ice meeting the vessel to pass un
derneath her The Norwegian parlia
ment allowed Nausen about $52, 900 tc
fit out his craft, and in addition, h,
was assisted in his work by many pri
vate subscriptions, including one @
700 from King Oscar.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1896-02-19
A GREAT FIRE.
City of Guayaquil, Ecuador, Swept
Flames-Thirty People Reported Kille

City of Guayaquil, Ecuador, Swept by
Flames-Thirty People Reported Killed.
New YORK, Feb. IA special cable
dispatch to the Herald from Panama
says: A great fire ragged Wednesday
in Guayaquil, Ecuador, beginning at
o'clock in the morning. When the fire.
men and soldiers who were ordered
ont to help them finally brought it
under control thousands of panic
stricken persons were wandering home
less in the streets, many lay dead in
the morgues, and property worth
nearly 100000 had been destroyed,
including the noble cathedral and the
convent which adjoined it.
The panic, which begun among the
nuns in the convent, several OF whom
were burned, was contagious, and the
city became terror-stricken when the
seriousness of the situation was
grasped. President Gen. Alfaro, with
his family, took refuge in u steamboat
in the harbor 1t is believed that al
least 80 persons suffered death and il
is known that many were injured.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1896-02-19
THE STRUGGLE IN CUBA.
Reports OF Several Fights in Which the
Spaniards Were Defeated.

Reports OF Several Fights in Which the
spaniards Were Defeated.
SANTIAGO DE CUBA, via Tampa, Fla,
Feb. 14--0n January 81, Spanish Com
mander Gonzalez Moro with roo men,
met rebel Col. Tamayo and 500 insur-
gents in La Pedrera, Baracoa. After
fighting an hour the troops retired to
the city unable to defeat the rebels in
spite of the advantages of artillery.
The rebels had splendid positions.
Commander Moro was wounded in one
leg One officer and FIVE soldiers were
killed and 90 soldiers were wounded.
On the same day the Spanish Col. FL
guerez and 800 troops attacked rebel
party at the crossing of Rio Buey, Ba-
racoa. The Spaniards had one killed
and nine wounded. Rebel loss un-
known. February /, Spanish Col.
Tejeda with 1000 men in Majaguabo,
fought with the forces of Gen. Jose
Maceo under Brig. Gen. Cedreco. Col.
Sanchez made so strong an attack upon
the Spaniards that the latter had to re-
cross the river Canto, dispersed and de-
feated; leaving on the field two officers
and IS soldiers killed and several mules
laden with supplies. Four rebels were
killed and Is wounded
The bodies of several persons were
found a few days ago badly decomposed
in the sugar fields of the sugar estate
Confuente, one mile from Guantanamo
The administration of the plantation
notified the authorities, but they did
not pay any more attention than to
give an order to bury the bodies. The
unfortunate men were pacific residents
of Guantanamo who were taken from
their houses at midnight and shot by
guerillas, For the last few days the
number of men leaving this city to
join the rebels has increased consid-
erably. Smallpox is causing many
deaths in the military hospital here.