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Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-12-10
woMAN.s yEMPeRANcH rEMpLE.
Only Fourteen Days Mofs to Complete Raisins
the 5000, ,ooo.

| CHICAGO, December 10. Fourier
days, counting the intervening Sun.
days, remain TO the temperance womt q
|of-the. country to raise the sum ol
$500, 900 that Is necessary to save the
Woman's temperance temple, 10 this
city. According TO the announcement
Of Miss Willard, the fund must be
completed by the annual crusade day,
which cumes, two days before Christ
mas. II the women succeed, 1t Will be
one Of the greatest fnanclal feats ever
accomplished by the sex. Every
lWhIts-ribbone 10 the United States has
bsen asked to raise 90. II ID no
matter where they getit The money
u the brewer, or the distiller or the
moderate driDker Will be welcome for
tns good cause. on th8 principle that
the end islifies the means. Every
white-i:oboner In the country --and
there are nearly 15c. 900 Of them
mas received four cards, each
having little space for the insertion
Of fifry.cent silver piece. These
cardsslhey are asked to send out to
their friends outside OF the
white ribbon lines. with an invitation|
TO Subscribe the fifty cents, and send
the card to tho temple. Ii Miss Will
lard and her associates haye the suc.
cess that they aniiclpnte IL will be
necessary next week to hire a process
sion of drays to convey their mail. and
the entire force in the temperance
offices of the temple will have to be
called into rsquisition to count the
half dollars. The $500 600, If it is
raised, will pay off the trust bonds
now on the temple and give the wo.
men the controlling interest III the
A strenuous effort is being
made to raise The full amonnt, to ths
uttermost farthing, in order to relieva
Miss Willard from her pledge to
sacrifice her 10000 home and the
fund ot S3 600 presented to her on her
fifieth birthday in order to make up
any deficiency that may exist.
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MIIwaukee Morality.

MILwAuKEE, Wis, December 10 -
An ordinance has been signed by The
mayor forbldding the, presentatlon Of
immoral plays in this city, The meas-
ure gives the police authority to stop
immoral shows, and provides that q
1us Of from $50, to 5000 shall be i'm.
p sad on parties responsible fqr snch
txhibltions. y
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nre.,.r New vorlr.

NRw YoRK n X. December TO-
Four children were born to Mrs. Lens
Brsslsu, OF Brooklyn. Three were
born Tuesday, another yesterday and
asiiI another is ex 'ected. Mrs Bres-
Iau e doing fairly we'll under the cir
cumsmncer, an is extremely happy,
because her fondest hopes bave been
rsslized. She wanted boys, and The
youngsters are boys, lusiy. strong aud
vociferous Their weight aggregates
twenty pounds
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star 0axers L cave London.

LoxDoN. England, December TO-
S'r Joseph Norman Lockyer, who has
charge OF one Of the three ofiicial ex.
pediIions sent out hy the eclipse CON-
mIstee Of the Royal astronomical
society to observe the total eclipse OF
next month, left here for Colombo.
He vas ACCOMPANIED bv DIR. w. j
Lockser and Prof A Fowler, Of The
Royal society. The party takes with
IL number of telescopes and vast
quantity-of Photographic apparatus.
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CAN THIS BE TRUE
Gigantic New Mexico Bond
Scheme TeIegraphed From
Washington.
STARTLING ACCUSATIONS
Wall Street Bankers and Mon
eyed Magnates Said to be
Interested.
TO OWN THE JUDICIARY

.
The Denver News to day publish . d
special from Washington, saying.
Strong financial aud political IN.
Auences, with headquarters In Wal
street, and having connections in nc
less than Eve OF the states OF the union
West Virginia. Connecticut, PENN
sylvania, Kansas and Coiorado--a,e
said to be cooperating with Governor
Otero, Of New Mexico. now here in his
efforts 10 induce President Mckinley
to name majority OF thenew suprem-
court judges Of that Territory, friendly
to the governor and his enterprises.
When Otero was named fer governor
by the president It was noised about
that certain eastern bondholcers, and
those representing large land grant
and mining interests in New Mexico,
had much to do with the appointment.
Now it appears that the Wall street
firms Of Colera & Sons ard Moore &
Schley, OF which latter ex Senator
Calvin Brice II partner. and
others holding bonds or
other claims against New Mexico.
have organized to work with Governor
Otero 70 secure disappointment BY the
president Of judges who can be relied
ON to foster and encourage certain am
bidpus plans whereby New Mexico is
TO be gwen complete financial over.
hauling, and all past due Tsrritorial
and city paper merged into one grand
funding scheme, charged up against
the people as aTerritorial debt payable
out of the Territorial treasury. The
plan is to have congress pass an ac
authorizing the governor Of New Mex
ico TO appoint commission of three
sitiKsns to investigate and report upon
all financial matters. and then prerent
The report to the Territorial supreme
,ourt for ratification. Hence the in
,erebt Of the governor and his asso-
states in having friends to conslitu
majority OF the court. It appears thai
The above named Wallstreet firms, or
persons represented BY them, hold
something like 81, 100000 in New
Mexico securities. The securities were
purchased at fifty Gems on the dollar
md one half Of it is alleged
las been declared by the
courts fraudulently issued. The ar
,ient militia warrants, issued yenrs
lgo during the early Iadian wars, now
u the hands of an Influential ciqne of
New Mexicans, who p.id eight c. nt-
IN the dollar for them, also go into
his funding pooi. The aggregate
mount OF all these securities, good,
lad and Indifferent, is over &5 900 900
The 'srake-off'' for manipulators OF the
leal is estimated at fully 50sper cent /,
)ne Of the comnissionerships 10 prom
sed to Las Vegas banker, and .safe"
ner-shat is, parties agreeable to Wall
treet interests--haye been selected for
he other two places. Should the
'roject go through, it will burden the
people Of NV Mexico for the mex
but, to those who do the
ngineering, it, will prove the mot
'roftatle enterprise ever worked fr'm
Washington upon a western com
nnniku 81. ,s.n
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-12-10

CREEDE. Colorado, December 10 =
Arden Hamilton. mistress Of a dis.
reputable house, during the night shol
and killed Kate Cassidy. one ef hel
girls. during a quarrel. The woman
was arrested this morning. Tbs rea
name Of the murderess Is Mrs. JOSEPH
Hamil'oo. She came here from Texas
ranenilY.
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wan snstalned.

DALLAS. Texas, December 10.
Clarence Mexia, OF Dallas, Texas, a.
legged son of the late General -Mexih, q
noted Mexican soldier sod statesman,
lost the SUIT brought to break General
Mexia's will, which disinherited
Clarence. AMI bequeathed to bis
daughters, Inez and Adele, bis prop
srly worth $4,000, 100. Judge F,.rbes'
decision sustains the will. Clarence
Mtxia's lawyers gave notice Of an
appeal.
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eik., Revised Ritual.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, December 10
AT the last session of the grand 10 igf
of the order Of 2 ks. at Minneapolis, 9
committee was appointed, with George
R Perry, of this city, as chairman,
to revise the ritual. II has completed
its tasx aud tonight the new ritual
will have It's first exemplificanon In
Daisy lodge. TIE grand officers and
state dspu les from many parts Of The
Q uniry will be in attendance.
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No m.terlal change.

CANroN. Ohio, December 10.-At
O'Clock this morning. Mrs. Mckinley
was in restless state, but her condi
tion is not materially changed since
last night. Abner Mckinley said il
did rot appear she Q ruld live two hours
CANTON. Oaio, December 10.-Mrs.
Mckinley is sinking rapidly. DR..
Phillips laid, at 2 o'clock, that SHE
would not survive the day.
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No Action on tho Message.

WAsHIHGToN, D c., December 10. g
The presidents message has not bee,
ref rred to in the senate, and is sii
laying upon the table. Administration
opponents are waiting for the repub.
licans to make move, and will give !,
reasonable time. but il not done early
next week, it is the understood purpo Q
Of several silver senators to bring u
incidentally several subj-c's Of tne
message. Then, it is said a very llv u
debate will commence
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No Wonder ne Dled.

NEW YoRK. December 10.-Thomas
Carroll, who d just served term for
grand larceny, was found this morning
in a tanement house 10 Hoboken. III,
made a wager thai he could drink
'more than any one 10 crowd OF his
companions, and drank two quarts OF
Hoboken whisky.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-12-10

wAsHIScToN. D Z december 10 -
rbe house devoted itself TO the pension
bill, ibs debate taking wide ranga, in-
solving the civil service Brown aud
Or,svenor. or Ohio. wsrs The prinoipal
talksrs, bot no hoal action wss taken.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-12-10

New Y, RK. December io.-Special
dispatches to the Journal, to-day,
from London and Hadri1, intimate
th., Sam Is nm the brink OF CarIis'
revoI-. Important Developments are
expected at suy moment.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-12-10

WAsHINGroN., D c., Dscewher TO-.
"a compact is reported hav pg besH.
entersd into between Senator'S Esraker
and Hanna. by which Foraker makes
ell the federal appoin mems ~ seutb.
.ern Ohio, and Hanna tn northern Ohio.
McKiuIey L said to have given the
plan his endorsement.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-12-10

WAsHINcroN, d. u, December TO-
The Delegation OF Hawaiiaus, who
have come to Washington to profess
against the annexation treaty, was re-
Q. iv-d by Secretary Shermans to-day,
bnt as citizens, not officially
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Hanna Recovered.

WASHINGTON, D G December 10.
Friends OF Senator Hanna are granfied
10 learn. this morning, that he had
practically recovered from the illness
hat COZ fined him to his room for tw o
daYs.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-12-10

NEW YORK.. December 10 .--The
Erie boat .'Pavonia" took five hours to
get to New Yo,k from Jersey City, this
morning. A dense fog hung over the
river, snd this pilot could not see
he front of his own boat. q
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Wanted rlore vIctIms.

IRwINvILLE, ga, December 10 -
Henry Nesbit, colored, was hanged
his morning. He had killed nine
negroes, and announced on the ssa ffoId
hat If he could get loose, he would
,kill nine more.
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wrsscS. Miss D~cembeF lo,-
Charlie Jones. the negro who mar-
6ered Mrs Brown Smith and four
children. b6s been caDiufed aud
lsnchad h1 an 1rlattd mob.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-12-10

LoNpoN Epgnnt pnembat no =,
Uplled States AmbRssador Hay and
Mfs Hsy will dine Is the CUES " lhr
queen a. Windsor, this fYsni &, an ]
spend the nigh bt the castle.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-12-10

Letter-heads, statements, cards, envel-
opss, invitations. programs, etc., etc, in
abundance, at this Uffice. Call and get
prices. II
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-12-10

Ia al lts ..Hunisfsus and dll
verso branches dUns 10 Il
should bs at THE OPTIC JOB
Rooms.
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-23
WERE ONLY OUT A FEW WEEKS.

Raymond, alias Moore, one of the des-
perate robbers who shot two IN en- in the
Grand Hotel at Baden at an early hour
Wednesday morning, has made a confess
sion. He accuses George Willis, alias
Willett, a well-known criminal, of having
planned the robbery.
Both men are ex-convicts. Willis or
Willett was convicted of robbery in the
southern part OF the State in 1885 and
sent TO Folsom for ten years. While in
the penitentiary he met Ray mond, who
was also undergoing a sentence for rob-
berry committed in this city.
They became warm friends and were
discharged about the same time. Ray
mond went to San Mateo County, where
he hired out as farmhan
In his confession RAYMOND says short
time before the shooting and attempted
robbery e met Willis, who was in hard
luck, as expressed it. The latter had
been drinking heavily and was anxious to
turn a trick They walked to Baden
and going to the Grand Hotel, they had
several drinks together. This was the
night before the shooting. After leaving
the place Willis proposed holding up the
hotel.
1T is like getting money from home"
he is said to have remarked. cali we have
TO do is TO tell them to throw up their
hands and they will do the rest
Raymond readily agreed to the PROPOSE
ton and after short discussion it was ar
ranged that they should make the attack
on the following morning.
Prior to entering the hotel both men
consumed a large quantity of whisky in
order to brace them up, as Raymond put
it. He first entered the place and was
followed by Willis. The latter was arm ed
with 3S- cali Der revolver. Raymo ond also
had revolver, but before entering the
place he cautioned Willis against using il
unless it was absolutely necessary.
Failing to ind uce the proprietor 10 come
downstairs under the pretense of being
an xious to buy a bottle of whisky, Willis
wanted to shoot him.
Just then Andrews and Connolly, who
were living in the house. appeared and en-
deavored to disarm Willis. The latter at
once opened fire upon them, shooting
Andrews in the groin and Connolly n the
leg The former died TWO days later from
the effects o the wound.
The desperate man then ran from the
hotel and disappeared in the darkness.
Raymond was arrested some di, tance
from the scene of the shooting and was
taken to Redwood City.
In his confession, which is in the hands
OF Chief Lees. Raymond positively de-
clares that Willis fired the fatal shot.
Since obtaining he confession the Chief
and his men have been working indefati-
gably to locate Willis. They believe that
after leaving Baden he came to this city.
AS he is well known they are confiden OF
his early capture
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-23
HELD IN 1.-THE TANKS"
James Ginter Cannot Explain His Pos
session of Six Cases of Medical
Bandages.

James Ginter. man claiming 10 be
druggist from Mendocino County, is in
'the tanks at the City Prison, pending
an investigation by Detective Egan.
Ginter has been going to offices of physi-
clans in the city offering to sell medical
bandages at very low figure. The police
were notified aid he was placed under
arrest. 1t was found that he had about
six cases Of bandages, and as he gave con-
Trajectory statements as to how they came
into his possession it was deemed advis-
able 10 arrest HIM.
On being questioned he said he had
been a druggist in Mendocino County and
came to the city about six months ago.
No one of that name was found in the list
of druggists in Mendocino or any other
county, and although he said he had been
here for six months he could not refer the
police to any one who knew him.
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-23
Beef has gone way up.

Turkeys will be much cheaper on the
approach of Thanksgiving than fine cut
of beef.
Captain J. H. McMenomy, in SPEAK
ing about the rise in beef, said:
Beef on the hoof has advanced to seven
cents, where recently it was selling for
six. The Mckinley, or rather the Dingley
act, increased the duties on hides and
consequently beef is lower by half a cent
than the actual figures in the market
quotations. The offal is one cent higher
Than under the Wilson act. Beef is
higher than it has been for ten wears.
During that time there have been fluctuat.
ing prices. possibly they have reached the
present quotations, but it would be
trivial to say that they have held the
present standard now attained in the
market.
"At present We are paying 6% cents
wholesale on the foot. For prime cuts we
are charging 20 cents.
"Of course | am not making any cuts in
prices whatever, and l am not making any
advancement in my prices,
sit Is the small dealer who is increasing
his price for meat. and for the most hard
ened and indigestlble steak advances the
charge to 20 cents
I'm this market for the same kind of
beef we are charging IA. Is, 16 and II
cents"
There are 10000 turkeys in Glenn
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-23

County, and 10000 turkeys roaming over
the plains of Fresno County, struttinf
about in their pride and awaiting the VS.
ltatlon of the axman's hand. turkeys
yesterday, dressed. were quoted at ~ cents
per pound. Good judges OF this magnln-
cent bird, emble matlcal and typical o.
national Independence, predict that before
thanksgiving, devoid OF feathers and
their lordly strut, they will be selling at
cents per pound.
Beef has gone up and why? The ques-
tion can be simply answered. 1t is owing
to the falling prices and the retirement OF
the stockmen in Oregon, Nevada and
Wyoming. Beef, Notwithstanding the as.
sertions of the dealers in the market, has
reached, in the judgment OF many, top
notch figure.
The Wholesale dealers strenuously aft rm
that there is no collusion between the re-
tail dealers and themselves.
The man ACQUAINTED with the stock
ranges OF Nevada, Oregon and Wyoming
stoutly affirms that here is no reason why
this In crease in the retail price of beef pre-.
walls.
He emphatically contends that there
are more cattle on the ranges in Oregon,
Montana and Wyom ng than has ever be-
fore been known. Thus far the winter on
the great stock-ranges Of the West men
toned has been remarkably mild and the
cattle are in better condition than ever
before known since the settlement OF the
West.
1t is contended by the poor who pur-
chase small supply of meat in the mar
Kets OF the city that com blne mas been
formed whereby the millionaire butcher
OF the city may reap a harvest oil them.
The poor contend that there is no justin
cation for the present prices and that the
whole thing is a steal and 100.
The wholesale butcher asserts that
many men in the last few years have gone
out of the business owing to the depr g.
sion in prices, which, they assert, has
bankrupted many OF their class.
The poor consumer OF meat, raising an
inadequate supply of vegetables and other
soil products of California, stOuuy pro-
claims that the advance of meat is owing
to trust, specifically formed to rout his
endeavor in the cultivation of the field,
The vineyard, the orchard and the PLAIN.
There is an inadequate supply OF grass
hoppers TO properly develop Thanksglv-
ing, Christmas or New Years turkey
in this State, but owing 10 the eXigencie
OF the times the turkey has adapted him.
self to the situation, and consequently
those in the interior who'have studied his
character stoutly and vigorously proclaim
that he is ready for plucking, be it either
for 10, 1917, 1715 or 20 cents pound.
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-23
At the Orpheum.

The new features of the bill this week at the
Orpheum are in line with the usual entertain
ments provided by the management of that
popular theater. Owing to severe cold con-
tracted by Miss Montana. she was unable to
appear, and Miss Marie Katherine Won Zieber
rep.aced her. Her voice is well calculated to
NIL the house, and she has q most pleasing
personality. Servais lie Roy, who is billed as
as the latest ParisInn sensation, did some OF
the most clever work in the legerdemain way
Inat mas oeen seen IN this city for some tim e
he Is very smooth, and while his makeup e.
sembles the features of Hermann the second,
MS cleverness moro nearly approaches that of
hellar But there is q personality to him that
places MIN above copyist and gives him rank
wlth those great magicians. The rest of the
OIL was up to the standard of the theater.
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-23
MAN0N LBSCAUH
is A SUCCESS
Another Notable Puccini
Opera at the California
Theater.

The hand of Puccini is versatile, but
unm istakable. 1t needed no announce
ment on the programme to tell the au.
dience at the California last night that
"Manon Lescaut'' is written by the COM
poser of "La Boheme." The relationship
is declared from every melody and
rhythm OF "Manon" The structural
scheme is Puceinfs-the flow of Latin
melody guided, guarded, dramatized by
the idlom of modernity is his; the splashes
of strong color are his-the whole work
presages the profile and personality that
are stamped in every bar of the later
"Boheme, land to any one whose
acquaintance with Puccini is limited to
these two operas it would seem an easv
matter to place "Manon" close second
in the race.
1t was not at all difficult for many of
the enthusiasts who flooded the LOBBY and
foyer between acts to concede absolute
supremacy to "Manon" On the spot. The
opera made an impression. The audience
was tumultuously pleased. At the close
OF the second act the curtain was rung up
again and again until the entire finale
was repeated. After the third there was
ohOodSi anu 1Or the nrSt
time during the season Vallini was
dragged to the stage by his colleagues
and given his proper applause at the
proper time.
AS to "Manon" being better than
"Boheme," say nay. 1t is remarkable
work, passionate, humor-lit and pictur-
esque, but for me it has not the delicacy
and distinction OF "Boheme"; it is more
obvious in its method, and for all its dra-
matte energy and dramatic orchestration
the music runs to sweetness that some
times clogs in spite of the frequency and
zest of the comic reliefs.
Every man to his taste, however, and if
l care more for "Boheme," it is not for
the lack OF hearty admiration for this
earlier work of the same composer.
"Manon Lescaut" is essentially volup.
tuous music. OF course. some of the
Abbe Prevost's story is preserved in the
translation to the opera stage, bat on the
whole the book has been reduced to its
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-23

cessities of life, but it has in its service
several trained nurses, who visit on an
average ABOUT ten families a day where
their services are urgently required. The
dinners the association will provide on
Thursday Wall go to the homes of the
families under its care who are absolutely
in need, and in all about 165 persons will
be made happy on their Thanksgiving
day.
To provide the dinners the association
requires help. The ladies in charge OF the
organization have sent out an appeal Tor
assistance, and the rooms of the society,
at 631 Sutter street, will be open until
Thursday morning to receive donations.
What they mos: require are turkeys and
mince pies. No Thanksgiving dinner is
complete without such dishes. Anything
will be thankfully received that will
go TO help out the dinner.