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The Old Principles and No New Party

Our esteemed contemporary, the Rich
,nond Times convinced that the Popocrats
of this State have no choice but to stick to
the Chicago platform, reaches the inevita-
BILE conclusion that this State must con-
tinue to be Republican until 1900. New
Yorks great commercial interests" says
this clear-sighted Virginia observer, "bind
the State too firmly TO the principles and
philosophy of progress to allow the State to
cast her vote upon any national issues for
the reHctionary and revolutionary PROPOSE
tions of the Chicago platform"
This is proGnosis exactly in accordance
with the facts. but in it's disgust ct the Chi
cago platform the Richmond Times wan
ders away among gossamers Of dreamland ::
Every Gay the prospect increases that q party
will arise in 1900, composed of the men IN both the
old parties who love Justice. respect tho rights Of
property demand the equality Of all citizens
before the law and believe in the unhampered deve
opment of our gigantic natural resources If the idea
matertalires. It will be party 70 Be reckonod with"
There is no such prospect visible in these
latitudes. There is no such prospect in
Virginia or anywhere else. The Old Do
minion student of the signs of politics here
mistakes introspection for prospection.
Doubtless many generous minds have
dreamed of such new party of justice and
conservative progress az he desires, but no
Utopian abstraction will help that practical
defence Of justice, good order. the rights of
property, and the free development of the
great modern agents of business, prosperity,
and civilization. That defence may have to
be made even moro stoutly in 1900 than 1t
was made in 1896, and by the same means.
That means is the Republican party, aided
by those Democrats who have not surren-
dered and will not surrender to the forces
of populism, of social discomfort, of finan-
cial quackery and anarchistic fanaticism,
which control and seem likely to control the
so-called Democratic or Popocratic party.
Any attempt to organize a new party
for the purpose of resisting Organism
would be nothing but an attempt to weaken
the side of conservatism and order. and
| could result only in injury to that side,
| There should be no such division among
the men who. Of whatever party they may
be, believe that the theories Of the Chicago
platform are false and dangerous. Every
body who 30 believes is bound to continue
his opposition to them in the only practical
way, by continuing TO be an ally of the Re
publican party until the Chicago platform
is abandoned by its present supporters.
That will hardly be in 1900.
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The Record OF the Regulars.

The regular army formed but a small
fraction of the total Union forces during
the civil war. According to a report of the
Provost Marshal General, 1t numbered 49,
367, present and absent, on Jan. l, 1851,
and two years later %, ,463. At this last
date the volunteers, present and absent,
were s92, ,72S strong, and on May l, 1868,
no fewer than 1,O0O,516.
But while the disparity in these figures is
great, the regulars always showed a good
proportion of effective strength, while that
they did their full share of hard fighting,
side by side with the volunteers, is an.
other unquestionable fact. The Adju.
tant-Generals report for 1869 says that
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The amount of material that has been col
Iected by the Venezuelan Boundary Com
mission, MS shown in the report sent by
President MCKINLEY to Congress, fully
justifies its modest expression OF belief that
the result will "abridge the labors Of the
arbitral tribunal" which has taken its
place, and will insure an earlier solution Of
the question involved. Its atlas alono in
cludes seventy-si maps, and the documents
from the Dutch and Spanish archives are
most valuable.
Apart from this labor Of collecting ma
terial Commissioners BREwER, ALVEY, CoU-
pERT, GILMAN, and WHITE point out that
the appointment of their body was "equiv-
alent to an invitation to the two contend
ing nations to appear before the bar of pub
lie opinion with their claims, and appears
to have been 30 recognized by them.
1t seems to us, however. that there is an
other fact still moro suggestive, and still
moro likely to so into history as the char
acteristic one, although on this last the
commission, with delicate diplomacy, does
not very greatly dwell. That fact is that
the express purpose Of their appointment
was to draw upon the map, for the practical
guidance OF the United States Government
in its enforcement of the Monroe doctrine.
the true divisional line between British
Guiana and Venezuela. That was the great
novelty in this affair which history will
never forget and when it is added that the
result was Great Britain's consent to fair
arbitration, after having for years fought
against it, the other fundamental fact that
will interest history is also set down.
The report of the Boundary Commission,
IN view of the present state Of the case, po-
litely refrains from emphasizing these two
points, beyond what the official records
show. Indeed, 1t graciously and magnani.
mously surmises that, while preparing the
evidence to be submitted to it, each nation
became impressed with the view that the
case was not one for the law Of the stronger,
but for judicial determination by arbiters.
1t might go further, and say that Venez-
uela had thought so years before. We can
certainly assent to the conclusion that the
commission has been potent factor in
bringing about the reference to an erbitral
tribunal, but we shall also concede to 1t q
persuasiveness beyond what 1t claims, based
on the fact that it had the United States at
its back, ready to accept its conclusions and
to act on them.
With this report and its accompanying
documents this novel and interesting body
closes It's labors, and passes into history.
1t will form the nucleus Of many q speculn'
tion hereafter as to what might have been
vet its great lesson for after times will not
be it's intelligent industry in collecting ma
terial, but the great practical result which
its very creation accomplished.
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Nr. CaIhoun's Errand and It's Prob
able Sequences.

The fear expressed in some quarters that
the stay of the Presidents Special Com
missioner in Cuba would be unduly pro-
longed Is already shown to be unfounded.
1t was surmised that his investiga-
that the fervent sympathy now felt in
Congress for the patriot cause would cool
little. Or, at least, it seemed a possibility
that, when the President got ready to act
on Mr.. CALHoUN's report, both branches of
Congress might be immersed in the final
stages of the Tariff bill.
But Mr.. CALHoUN's errand is already
nearly done, and it is announced that he
will leave Cuba on Thursday with his &C
count of the terrible condition of the island.
while it is also thought that Gen. LEES
report on the Ruiz investigation is already
on it's way to Washington.
1t is not impossible, therefore, that the
next ten days may see the reports both Of
Gen. LEE and Commissioner CALHOUN not
only laid before the Cabinet, but followed
by the sending of a proposal of the Presi-
dent to Spain for the restoration of peace
to Cuba on the basis of independence.
1t is certain that the President, with
the return of Mr.. CALHOUN, will have all
the essential facts he can hope to gather for
n long time to come as to the futility of
SPANS efforts to conquer Cuba, the terrible
suffering imposed upon it's people, and the
heavy losses sustained by our own country
from the continuation of a struggle so
costly to Spain, and of prospects SO gloomy.
But what IL Spain rejects the Presidents s
overturesf The Administration and Con-
gress may then be brought more nearly to
the same mind as to what practical action is
demanded. Assuming that Mr.. CALHoUN's
report is what it is expected to be, the
defiant rejection by Spain of the proffered
mediation, might convince the President
that it only remains for him to do his
duty by Cuba and by our own people,
leaving Spain to make tho best of it.
In that case e strong expression of Con-
gress in recognition either of the belliger.
ency or the independence Of Cubs might no
longer be regarded by him, we may Eurmise,
as untimely, but rather as necessary.
This present month Of June promises,
therefore, To be momentous IN clearing up
our relations with Spain and Cuba. The
signs increase that, II the war is still to &c
on, the patriots will renew 1t, when the
new campaign opens In autumn, inspirited
and aided by the lawful, just, and friendly
acts of this land.
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Foreign xe,ss or Real la,s-~s,.

M1chins guns have teen supplied to the cueea's
Life ounrdA Ano gradually all tie BrsriSh cavalry
regiments VIII b armed with them.
complete sst OF thirteen JIsobeAn silver apostle
spoons. OF the only three eompists ssss In ex.
istsncs. wAS sold In London the other day for
S8.e5o.
Carbide OF calcium has been found to Be . remedy
against the phyiioIerA. according to . swiss rraas
Journal. aud IN os also exesIlsnt fertilizer
plAnts OF all kinda
Germany had $500 miles OF railroad open on
March 81. an increase OF ATS mnss over last year.
The earnings for the year we're sl7.7oo Ter mile.
m increase Of so.s . mile.
Or. Jacob GsorE AEardh. ssmsrftus professor Of
botany ai the CniverSity OF Lund. IN Sweden. who
Il 50 years Of age. has received this years goli
medal OF the LnnRAn Society for his researches Oh
tho AkR.
Yemsn's Arabian Jews have asked Nsgus Nsae.k
for permission ssttle In the towns OF Abyss'ui.
on the ground that Nsuelsf is one OF the chosen
peopls. being deEesAdsd from King Solomon lsd
the Queen OF shebA-
Mr.. AprinA Turapa SEatA. fur.bloodst xIer.
who holds the degrees OF bachelor OF srts Ara Of
laws from Canterbury College. has bssu admitted
TO the par ~ Auckland, bsinE the nrst OF bis rANs
TO accomplish the feat.
Great Britain's second oldest ship in commission,
the Grampus. tuilt In l7s4. has been sold 10 o'
broken up. 1t had been used for many years - .
powder bulk ~ Portsmouth. Nelson's NlrtoTy "
the onIy older Ship In the service.
Maria Thsresa's equestrian statGs. recently ia
vsiied By Emperor Francis Joseph at Pr"Ssourg. 70
said to bo the nrSt monument crested In HaaEaU
20 . sovereign OF the HApsbuTE line. which b"
ruled over the country for S7i yeATL
The KAiIA OF the Benz HAmSd. which in the sler
| snth century was . town OF $4,000 inaSeiiAH'''
the capital OF the BArbAry States, Moroceo. A.Se'
| and Tunis. and had long completely disaPpoAie' =
| has been rediSeovsrsd By II. Blanehet, F'en''
archssoloEiSt. Among the buildings broHSht -
light are a mosque sixty nve by nfI.nve metres ~
| area. covered with green enamel Aut containing
| pink marble columns. . palace, puuic foua'aih'
and tower. which even In its present condition .
nearly nifty feet high. These buildings date IRON
| 1907 AAd are the oldest hoSIsm monuments u -
6sTtA-
The sun., 1897-06-01
WAITED H1s rUxLoUeH rr,,
a Request nat Naae NE Csaraac- na,,, 1.
the Presence sf Great DanEer.

Fror tAs chicago Record.
John W. North OF Necsho. Mo. reporter IN, a..
st. Louis Court Of Appeals. says he is one q, N.
few surviving private soldiers OF the civil Va
lit Is strange" he said. "the great numb, =,
private soldiers who were killed outright in N.
conflict died Of their wounds or sickness a,,,,,
ward, OF have left the country. But .tranr. a..
is this feature OF the strife, IL Ia nothing In con-
parison with the large number OF ofloeru vh.
yot survive and live 10 tell OF the conflict, Az
yet, in my experience during the war. most ~
judge North belonged to a Wisoon,ghne on men, n.-,
ment during the war and served to the end Sss
ring such time as he was laid up with wonbSs
which lack the heroic finge so often me, " si,SS S
During the war he only asked for furIo1rb "a. "a
one occasion. and then IL was denied hirn 7,
seems he was a. warm personal friend Of ~ ~
Colonel commanding his regiment, and the iA,
ter had repeatedly informed him Niter be LA
ten days furlough at any time requests5
Shortly before sherman commenced bis mAsch
s,os S Ss se1 % MSeSD iSssD 5Sdas Sass SSf SfB
heavy Confederate force
Prior to the battle every soldier knew tina, IN.
would lose their Hives. In following order,
Judge Norths regiment formed the front line o;
the adTanoe, The situation the.e men wera
dier could see the danger for himself. and few
entertained hopes Of escaping alive. While N,
advance on the Confederate stronghold ,hs
Colonel passed along the line. As he approachs3
Judge North the latter saluted him, and caiIsd
out 60 all those near could hear him:
Colonel, have you not repeatedly told ne
that could procure ten days furlough ., any
time applied TO you for the samer
The Colonel, who was as pale Is q ghost him.
self and probably as badly scared as Jusr.
North. replied rather hesitatingly that such wss
fact
Then" said Judge North. Il wan, a ten
days furlough right now. and want It vorss
than ever wanted anything In my life"
The ridiculousness OF such q request rnd.r
tho distressing circumstances did not faI "a
cause emile to spread among the men who
were facing death
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The Ban,s PIatfOrR-

Prom the Crftic. Louisville, Ky.
New Journalism may come and 80. but THE Soy 70
mot diverted from its by the wave Of In
decency has submerged certain portions OF news
paper row In Manhattan town. THE srS is edited
with and sktn thai putS TO shame many Of its
slovenly contemporaries Its editorials breathe the
very essence OF Amencanism- freedom Of thought
and speech. defiance Of intermeddng foreign powerA
love for fair play. friendship for the weak open
hand 70 liberty FLOWING nations everywhere. That is
THE sUS's platform. Its news columns reflect the
life Of the metropolis 90 picturesquely and % 90
curateiy that TN the provinces" We arc lured
into participating In tho Affairs OF Gotham AL
honor 70 THE SUI for its talent and It's courage.
The sun., 1897-06-01

The production of gold in the United
States during 1896 was close to eco. COO 900. an
increase Of nearly 81 ,ooo. 600 over 1895. Yet
when We export few millions. the advocates Of
bAnk-currcncy grow frantic for currency re-
FORM" and set a-howling every Populist sixteen
to-wunner in the land
The sun., 1897-06-01
Ual,arlA.l.n in tho cAureh or Earlaua.

To TIE EDroH or THE srN-Sir; wnI you permit
me to naty contradict idea which the Rev Minot J.
savage gives In your paper OF the condition OF the
Church OF England? He has put II In such general
terms that t Is hard 70 fssten the libel but
in eect he says that the English Church is full of
UntariAniSm and Agnosticism. and that the priests
who have these views have plunged into rtualam or
philanthropy and stopped thinking. have no hesi.
tAton in saying that this is wilful and malicious
libel. VIZ. WRr MILLS
The sun., 1897-06-01
Raised PhstoGraphs.
Erom the London Ft0dro.

FToWs nc IOHuoH FEVuTO,
Mr Cecil Lawrence has Just been showing me pic
ture OF II. X. II. the Prince OF " Ales in the new
photograph" 1t vivid Likeness OF the Prince. but
the startling thing about this process 10 that
every rise OF the feature dress b reproduced by
similar risngs In the picture II looks like In
Mated pAtinotype and reminds you at of thoss
maps where the mountains swell from the smooth
surface They very expensive photographS-but
they arc bound TO be hit. Mr.. Cecil Lawrence and
Mr.. Frank McSaghten represent syndicate, OF which.
understand, Lord RothSchild IL . member.
The sun., 1897-06-01
Coco Aaviee. Tso.

johnny"
"Yesm."
Complete this HdAse for People who live in
gAAs houses EhOuld-'"
should pull down ths bliadsL"
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BiIna MAJ walking On = WAGER.

HoILDAISBUEo. May ss,-JAmss Jones. blind, 81
yeau old, u walking on . wager from Philadelphia
to Pittsburg. This his twenty day out. and he
u confident OF winning.
The sun., 1897-06-01

FroHa the herIedM Herald.
War by starr axiom Ia weJler 10 not TO Be recog-
nized it iS the eIterminAtion OF the com.
batsnt OF women and children and old men. and IL
should not 60
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COURT cULLINds.


About $4,000 was paid out by Uncle Sam
for United States business before the court
this ter m.
The case Of the United States versus
Tomas Gardune. will be finished this even-
ing.
Judge BantE expects to leave In the
morning, for Kansas City to meet his
mother.
The case of Theodore Hainlen against
Thomas J. Ground for trsspass. has been
dismissed.
The grand jury was discharged, last
evening, and all Of the petit jury, except
those engaged In the case before the
court.
In th&dfvorcs case of Harriet T. Kings
ley versus Ramon r. Kingsley, the same
has been referred 60 W. q. Bunker, special
master.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-04-13

Albuquerque street cars ply between the
towns every fifteen minutes. The vehi-
cles of travel seem a long time In coming,
but, once aboard. they 60 like CREASED
lightning. The fare Is Eve cents. IL tickets
are purchased, but ten cents 10 the price oil
passage II the fare is paid on the cars.
This is perhaps because the Mexican driv-
ers are given to "~knocking down" the
fares that come into their hands. There
was an instance, OF Monday afternoon,
whom a one-armed passenger, getting of
at ths Gold Star saloon, slipped . silver
coin into the hands of an anxious driver.
with the remark, sabe2 Apparently be
did as the rattle Of the white metal was
not audible IL the fare box,
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TRACK AND A


Engineer Geo. Wheat Is laying off switch
engine No. 3l2, indisposed.
Thos. Evans is keeping engine No. 69l
hot, In the absence Of Fireman Shull.
Fireman Arthur Lowe has recovered
and taken charge Of his pet engine.
No. 3l5.
Engineer Clark, Of Emporia, has arrived
at this place, TO assist with the present
stock rush.
Fireman BENZ. Sulier has reported for
duty, humping Fireman Duncan Off Of
passenger engine No. 6S5.
Fireman Jno. r. Dane, one OF the mos 1
OF the most popular of his craft, 10 laying
OF engine No. s95, for q rest.
Fireman Chas. A. Hines is again in
sharge OF engine No. 425, humping Sam
Middlestate to the extra board.
The report that Conductor Moore, of this
place, had Joined the Albuquerque Saliva.
tfon army, proves to be incorrect.
L. e. Oyster, pilot on Glorieta mountain,
10 said to be forlorn and lonely and will
not be comforted, since his best girl left
Lamy for Dallas, Texas.
Engineer Barney Archibald, whom the
Atchison men believe to be the smoothest
Of his craft, in the world, says that many
engineers fail to make good ones, on ac-
count Of keeping their engines hooked
down too far.
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joS bohsrty b cvsr iroia Aoldi today
Bias Sanchez Is at home from I ttip no
tht sJdth.
Mrs O. van Houten will return to Ration,
to-morrow.
A. Mennet was a passenger home from
the south, this morning.
II. b. johnson 10 down from bis
mountain ranch, to-day.
A, J. Aber left, last night, to Join his
father ~attJuares, Mexico.
Mrs.. l.. K. Mathew and daughter, Of
Santa Rosa, are In the city.
A straus took the morning train fol
Pueblo; A. Luntzel, for Ocate.
Chas. Hswley, the Guadalupe county
shespman, IL in the city, to-day.
VIM. Hoehns, from the Pintada, is In
t%erviewIng our business men, to-day.
w. K. Martin, the coal oil Inspector,
came In from the south, this morning.
E. L. Robinson, grand-juryman from
Csbolla, left for home, this afternoon.
Hugh Loudon was out bound, this morn
Ing, for the Consolidated cattle ranch.
Rev. 8. L. Barker, his duties as grand
Juror over, returned to BeuIah, to-day.
Chas. Hainlon is in from the upper sa-
polio, laying in supplies for the planting
season.
Leon Manko has continued his trip from
Cerrillos and Albuquerque down to San
Marcial.
Mrs. W. II. Collins, mother of Mrs.
Twitchell, left for homo, St. Joe, NO., this
morning.
Miss Vita Abreu returned homo to
Rayado, this morning, after a few weeks
visit to friends.
II. 8. Davis. a brother of Mrs. w. e.
Gortner, passed through the city last
evening for Mexico.
J. Scott Robertson, OF the Harvey eating
house ranch near La Junta, came In on
last evenings train.
Mrs. J.. F. Williams and W daughters
returned to Cerrillos from a trip down to
Albuquerque, last night.
Glenn Lyon, agent for the railroad build
Ing and loan association, is interviewing
railroad boys in the city, to-day.
Miss Mary Heyl, sister Of Mesdames A
G. Schmidt and w. Il. Sbupp, boarded the
morning train for Westport, Mo.
Mute Sparks, who was questioned bald
headed, yesterday, before the grand jury,
return to Giendon Springs. to-day.
Marion Woodcock, who pas been In the
city for health purposes, leaves, % morrow
morning. for bis home in Marion, Ohio.
Juan Tixier and Luis A. C. de Baca, Of
Union county, left for home, this morning,
after furnishing their testimony In the
Garduno perjury case.
w. H. James, Santa Ne; r. H. Corwin,
Chicago; w. B. Childers, Albuquerque;
Joe Doherty, Mora, and w. e. Martin, So
corro. are stopping at the New Optic.
Rev. r. M. GiIchrist, who has been
spending the winter at Phoenix, Arizona,
came mp to Santa Fs, last night, from
which place be will drive across the
country to Las Vegas.
J. H., Bennett and wife, Omaha; ". r.
E~chteacher, Fl. Worth; w. A. Kinuear, J.
". Key, Pueblo; v. vizxstti, Kansas City {;
}. Scott Robertson, Byron, CAL; w. W.
Simpson, Dodge City, Kansas, and Thos.
German, Ration, stop at the Depot hotel.
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Mo RlYRR blsMIefl



Rcd Riyet City has a new Jail. aud 10
was occupied as soon as completed.
Snow Is rapidly disappearing and mud
Is taking It's place.
Several prospects have changed hands
recently here and In the surrounding dis
tricts.
Another saw mill has arrived and ID
much needed, as the present one 10 work
ing night and day and Is unable TO ali the
demand.
Good prospects have been found on the
Urraca Greek, not far from this place and
several have already turned their faces in
that direction.
The camp Ia rapidly growing, numbers oil
new faces are seen every day and teams OIL
all descriptions can be seen. The old-fash-
toned fourteen or si~xtsen.mule teams string
out 80 ~ to cover as much Of the road al
possible and the burro pack teams make
their presence known by melodious notes
Reports show that there is great activity
10 these camps and that the snow is rapid.
ly disappearing. Travel via this route II
increaslng daily and IS yet the stages have
had very little trouble with snow. Ar.
rangements have been made to place on
sale through tickets both one way and
round trip from all points on the Atchison
line In Colorado to Red River City and
return via Springer.
THE OPTIc learns from . correspondent,
up the country, that Red River City strap
idly assuming the appearance of Q town Of
some years growth streets have been sur
veyed and buildings being erected. Yester-
day, a barren lot, to-day, . business store
or dwelling, 10 the way 1t 10 put. The nrst
Issue OF q local paper made its appearance.
last Tuesday. and the editor of the sheet
puts in his spare moments dispensing drugs
to those 10 need of them. II IL not fair to
presume, however, that all his readers need
apply for relief.
The Atchison railway Offices In Denver
are in receipt OF information from their
agent at Springer TO the effect that tho
stage route from Springer to Red River
City via Badly aud Elizabethtown Is run
ming regularly and is free from snow. Tho
new stage outfits recently purchased in
Denver by Manager Hankins are In service
and an average of about ten passengers
per day are being carried into the district.
As this Is the route carrying the United
States mall, the trip Is made daily, except
ing Sundays.