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Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-02-18
MckiuIey dettinr Along

/ CANTON, Ohio, February l8.-Msjor
Mckinley passed very comfortable
night, and WAS a-.great deal better,
tnlS morning. *ft+
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PARIS, France, February 1S-
France and Brazil have signed . pre-
tocol,. referring to their dispute, regard
ing the territorial boundaries. to arbi-
stration, the president Of the Swiss oon
federation to be the referee.
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n VIM. Ambrose.of Cheyenne. Wyo.. a
priuter, was. mnrried to Miss Kate
Bryant, q former resident OF Albuquer
qua.
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Mrs Howe, ,smother of Chas. Howe,
thcrsnchmap,iissq squita sick at their
home, few miles south Of Albuquer-
one.
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Mrs. Pat Markham and children,
who have been spending the winter in
Tucson, Arizona, returned to Las Cru
ces.
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s. The Shriners. Of Albuquerque, are
arranging iorlas grand entertainment,
IN the near future, probably next week
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-02-18

G. r Honsingsr and r ,bt. Reay
made a shipment al ore from the
"Calamiiy"'at Kingston.
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TREATY'S REFUSED
It Was Called Up in the Senate
But the Regular Calendar
Proceeded With
THE DEFICIENCIES BILL
The Physician Who Attended Gen.
MaeeO is Reported to Have
Been Assassinated.
FOREIGN FLAGS AT cANEA

WASHINGTON. d. c., February 49,
Almost the first business in the senate,
to-day, was the passage OF the bill to
extend the uses of the mail service.
{ The routine morning business being
declared closed, the senate went into
executive session to consider tho arbi-
tration treaty.
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tO-uoys WAS Luc pdcpnS0 VI tuo Uiit W
extend the uses of the mail service
The routine morning business being
declared closed, the senate went int,
executive session to consider the arbi
tration treaty.
In executive session, to-day, Senator
Sherman called up the gen era treaty
OF arbitration, which met with re-
pulse. The motion was made and car
ried that the business ON the calendar
be proceeded with.
The nomination of VIM. H. Munger
Of Nebraska, to be district Judge, wa.
confirmed. The nomination of Charlei
F. Amidon, to be district Judge oi
North Dakota, was then called up.
Indications arg that the total sundry
civil bill, when reported to the sen ate,
will be increased by large number OF
amendments, providing for the carry
ing on of certain public works, omit
ted by the house. The senate commit
tee, this morning, ordered favorable
reports for the following purposes :
Increasing the contract, authorized for
the improvement Of the harbor at Oak.
land, Calf ito 81, 042, 80; appropriat-
ing, now, $500, ,577 for the dredging OF
the channel at Mare Island strait; to
enable men. Of war to reach the naval
establishment on that island, $318, $50;
for the construction of tidal Indicator
In the harbor at San Francisco, 81, 500.
d In the house, to-day, the general de-
] skciency bill was reported. The chair
man will, tomorrow, ask the house to
take it up.
The joint resolution, sppropriating
$5s 200 for the extra expenses OF the
senate, in connection with the inaugu
raj ceremony, passed.
Royse, of Indiana, addressed the
house on the contested election case of
Hopkins VS.. Kendall, Of tho tenth Ken
tucky district,
The general deficiency bill was pre-
sonted In the house, to-day. 1t carries
the following: Completing revenue
steamer for the Pacific coast, $12 600;
for the armament and equip.
ments, S22, ,764; to enable the attor-
ney general to represent and protect
the interests OF the United States in
matters affecting the Pacific railroads,
$50, 600; to pay the balance OF the
judgment Of the Southern Pacific, ST.
310,427.
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An Invitation,

1 All msmbsrs ofsHpse Co. No. 1, are In
,vited by Hook and Ladder Company tc
attend their mask ballou February 22nd
in full uniform on mask.
ss..s...s W. W. PRIcMoRE,
D.. r. MAcKEL, Foreman.
Eacretarv.
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ALL QUIET.

Foreign Flags Plying at canea and Greek
Emblem Lowered.
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| b.. r. MAcKEL,
| Secretary.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1897-07-07

not be crying about hard times. No
one who studies the annual appropria-
ton bills which are passed by both
houses of congress, and approved by
tie PRESIDENT, no one who takes the
Blue Book and studies the list of sal
aries which are paid for clerical serv-
ices; no one who can be sufficiently non
partisan to make comparison between
the appropriations and expenditures of
the government, and who viii contrast
tie official salaries of men with those
Of the business world, will fail to see
that the extravaganza of the govern
ment of the United States is simply APP
Palling
He win be q very narrow-minded man
who will view these things from a
partisan standpoint, and seek to place
the blame upon the political party to
" Eich he does not belong While the
politicians are inducing the people TO
"blame it on the other fellow" they
are the most successful in plundering
their deluded hearers.
TO be practical, let instances be cited.
Wen, there are six auditors of the treas
AIRY each Of whom receives a salary of
5000 You have right in your own
town several bright young men who
are well educated and perfectly cap
able of performing the functions of a
treasury authorship as we'll as any
ward politician on earth; and any one
OF those young men would be glad 10
fill the position of an auditor, and have
four years Of residence in Washington,
even If The salary wers only $1,000, in
stead of $4,000 per arUlm. Now that
being the case, why should the govern
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Inent pay each Of those auditors $1,000
per annum2 Is it not a sheer waste Of
$500 per annum2 Would any bust
ness man pay more for salaries than is
absolutely necessarily
Why then does the government pay
these excessive salaries to the auditors?
Simply because the senators and mem
bers Of congress who make the appro-
priations want their political friends
rewarded for party services; and they
give them fancy salaries, but the over
taxed people have to pay the money.
II is simply highway robbery, and moth
ing else. But these six auditors Of the
treasury are insignificant as compared
with the whole story.
In this city alone there are over 1000
clerks who draw salaries OF 81 500 or
81, 900 each; and there are about 1000
clerks who draw salaries of s. 400 or
81 500 each. There are plenty of intclli-
gent young men and women through
out the country who would be glad 10
live in Washington, and work from nine
o'clock in the morning until four
| o'clock in the afternoon, for 5000 per
annum; and you know of several good
and competent men in your own neigh
/ borhood who would gladly accept such
a position for 5000 per annum. Well,
! there is nothing difficult in the work Of
! these clerks, and there are plenty Of
| good men and women who would be
glad to take the places at greatly re-
/ duced salaries. figure it that there are
about 1900 clerks in Washington alone
| who are receiving each 81 900 more than
! should be paid them. Do you realize
what that means? It means that the
oyer-taXed people of this country are
annually paying at least $4,000. 600 more
than ought to be paid for clerical serv'
ices in Washington city.
Look at the postal system. There are
/ Postmasters in every town Of 1000 OF
more inhabitants, who are drawing
salaries ranging from 81 900 up to So.
090 per aunum; and in other business
| lines those gentlemen would find il
difficult 10 earn more than 5000 per an
mum. Just think Of it, There are 70,
! 600 post offices: and in at least 10000
| of those post Offices we are paying an
average of $500 each year more than
we should pay. That shows a total
waste Of about 10000, 900 each year
Without going more into detail as to
/ figures, il may be said that any man of
experience can sit down and demon.
strate to his friends in the parlor. or
in the schoolhouse, that the people have
| been robbed of not less than $50, Co.,
o0o each year, for at least ten years;
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writhed in spite Of him. Surely he must
be found out now. But the captain
was riding too high a horse to see any
thing. Maybe his credit with all whom
he commanded was at stake.
He hesitatcd no more than a second
over the strange name, then adopted il
with an old-aCguaintance air.
The bald-face HIM. All. YES! Now
| recognize the style Of architecture.
Are they very rare about here, these
bald-faccs?"
Il reckon there may he a thousand or
more within a half mile"-"6r half a
yard he added, inwardly, drawing the
dangerous thing back little, in spite
of himself.
"A thousand-faucy! And all Of them
with such wonderful aptitude, such fer
vOr of execution
Every one of EN- with aptitude aud
fervor,' echoed John, wagging his head
s7geiy. Especially fcryor! Their fer
for of execution is just beyond any
thing! Listen, captain"
As the captain took the nest and
bent over the opening conjunction
seized the boy
The captain looked up at him with a
startled air. The boy was odgingaway.
but with a face as calm as possible.
The officers had drawn i'm rather dense
group about them. Curiosity had
brought most of the men nearer than
they had any right to be- The captains
ear was close TO the hornets doorway.
shake it little" cried John, push.
ing gently back through the ring.
shake il little, sir They'll strike up
again"
All eyes were on the captain and the
experiment. 1T is so, he reported. "
looking up delightedly. 81 can hear the
birds humming like an aeoliau harp.
Yet how they contriye it IN such mar.
row quarters-that passes me. Yes,
yes, what awakening; what deepen
ing thrill in the tone; how rich and
warm-ah! al! all"
For his enthusiasm had quickcued
theirs, and he was getting the thrill
and warmth in most bewildering way.
One hand fought the air wildly about
his eyes; the other dashed away his
tormentiug prize 1t struck the deck
violently in the midst of the crowd,
bursting on feet and knees and planks,
filling all the ar with insect fury and
the yeIls of men.
BY this time John Duhamel was at
the taffrail, in fun flight from both
kinds of wrath to come Overheard he
went headlong, with a great splash.
When he came up, something washed
against nina piece of hewn timber
from the shore, as he afterward found.
He seized it, and the incoming tide bore
him quickly away.
In few moments he could see the
indescribable commotion behind, the
men battling as if with demons.
Discipline was no longer possible; of.
ficers and men alike went nearly fran.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1897-07-07
THE SUNSET CITY.

rs.-.s q city that lies in the Kingdom OF
a.. riGriaus country on high.
,,r An azure and silvery curtain en-
shrOuis,
.,s.rrru it from mortal eye.
1--we. NJ temples and turrets OF gold.
.r5..r rI.am hy a sapphire sea,
r... levels more splendid than earth may
o-..,r dreamed Of by you and by me.
And about it are highlands Of amber that
,..-, ,,qy It'll they melt in the gloom
waters that hem an immaculate beach
wan frfuEcs Of luminous foam.
,ar.4f bridges ~ pearl there are,
,gF lrIfries Of marvellous shapes,
,r4rHsnthOuse TT boy the evening star,
THgr suarkIes on violet capes,
Al. hanging gardens that far away
TrrHautedly float aloof,
k...nro paylious in avenues gay,
And banners Of glorious wool,
wien The summer sunsets crimsonlng
fires
Are aeIow I'm the western sky.
.rFs rgrrIm discovers the domos and
or m.s wonderful city on high;
,,f Gazing enrapt as the gathering shade
crrap- over the twilight lea,
eae4 ralace and pinnacle tower and fade.
And -iHk in the sapphire sea;
rrl .aa vision loses by slow degrees
m. ma-fcaI splendor II wore;
TB. sIvcry curtain is drawn and he sees
The beautiful city no morei
boston Transcript
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1897-07-07
WORTH THEIR MILLIONS.
Mnss"chusett- ConEre~-men Have y

MassRchusett- ConErc~-rnen Have No
Need 90 worry over Money Matters.
The Massachusetts, delegation in the
house probably contains more million
aires than are sent to Washington by
any other two states. 1t is not very
far out Of the way to state that every
representative in the last congress and
In the present one will measure up TO
that financial standard, although there
are two or three exceptions. OF the
representatives OF the Bay state who
retired March 4 from congress there
was Gen. Draper, of Hopedale, whose
family practically owns that little bit
Of town and pays all the taxes there.
lie is many times a millionaire. Elijah
Morse is probably worth S2,000,0O0. He
is said TO receive an income of 100000
annually from his stove polish. Mr.
Apsley was very rich, being president
Of a great rubber works, shoe factory
and at the same time was interested in
numerous other enterprises.
The present delegation is headed in
the financial column by Mr.. Sprague,
Gen. Diapers successor, whose wife
came into a heritage Of $4,000, 900.
s. w. Mccall began life as poor man,
but when his wife came into possession
of a large estate he is said to have given
up his law practice for the purpose of
attending TO her large financial inter
ests. However, he is very unostcnta-
tious and would not be taken for rich
man from his style of living. Joseph
II. Walker. of Worcester, is large real
estate owner in that city and Chicago
and has achieved great success in bust
ness enterprises. Mr.. Lowering, of
Taunton, really lives in Boston, on
Beacon street, and is a very wealthy
manufacturer. ". S. Knox is a bank
president not position that often falls
TO poor man.
John simpkins Is one Of the richest
men in the delegation, having inherited
fortune I'm Calumet and Hecla mining
stock. Fitzgerald, the only democrat
from View England, was engaged in the
real estate business with his brother
and is probably worth under $4,000.
Samuel j. Barrows is a clergyman and
editor of the Christian Register. lie
is understood TO have reaped the or
binary reward that follows a pious and
frugal life. Representative Moody,
Gen. CogsweII's successor. began life
as poor man. but has built up very
lucrative law practice that pays over
$4,000 year. lie yields his time from
this practice very reluctantly and prob
ably viii not serve long in congress
ON that account. W. f. Barrett is re
ported to be worth 100000 lie made
lots Of money out Of the capitalization
of the Boston Advertiser, and his Bos.
ton Record is a very valuable paper.
Mr. GiIlett is a good lawyer, practicing
in the middle part of The state, and is
credited with having a fortune of SlG0,-
900. Ashley B. Wright is thrifty mer-
chant in the small city of North Ad.
ans, but is said to owe his success in
reaching congress to a rich democrat.
Albert {. Iioughton, who had a personal
grudge TO satisfy and layished his eff.
forts 10 secure Mr.. Wright's election.
g. W. Weymouth. Of Fitchburg, is an
other very wealthy man who is inter
estcd in numerous enterprises.-Wash.
iugtou Post.
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tic. Hands and garments were flour
ished wildly in the air, heads duched
under covering, forms jostled blindly
against each other, voices howled and
screamed and swore. Devils! Devils"
cried some one.
Mo- called back John, still within
hearing, at full compass of lungs. Not
devils; only Americans! A long-sutfcr-
ing race, but they make things lively
when they turn. Good luck to your
humming birds!"
That drew scathing yolley of mus
ket balls aud curses; but he had little
need to fear any aim out of that Tophet
Besides, there was only moonlight ON
the water; there were no splashes very
near him.
lie had done his work and retrieved
the lost ground. As the water ran out
OF his ears the roll of a drum filled
them from over the land, while distant
voices proved that at last the Ameri-
can camp was now astir. Whatever
else befell, there would be no further
surprise that night.
wings of the sloop spreading, and the
anchor drawn up on the side-but with
loud complaints and uproar, as though
their yeugeful insect visitors took fresh
umbrage at every motion and would not
let them be This disturbance continued
until the hostile vessel was quite be-
yond earshot, and no one ever knew
Just when the fight ended or the pur-
suit grew weary.
While the war lasted the cruisers gave
a wide berth to that point Of sore i'll
fortune. The would-be scientific cap
tain never quite regained his prestige,
though he lived long and prospered, be
ing very useful man in his proper
sphere,
John was very much more than for
given, in consideration of having routed
the enemy single-handed, with no
trouble to anybody; and his cumming
birds" have been rewarded for their
good service by an honored place in ira
dition ever since.
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he, "but we seem to have got into the
wrong shop. You must 20 back with
us, my boy. Maybe the captain can
make more out Of you-he isn't a man
TO put up with anything short of an
answer. And yet it's a shame. WHATS
that about an otter slide? What villa
otter-slide?"
lie asked these questions musinpIv
John was very willing to enter ON a
harmless topic, and more than willing
to delay his departure. Dreadful recoi-
lCctions rose in his mind Of British
prison ships, and he was in some terror
OF that dimly-hinted captain. Maybe
they would insist on making an ANGEL OF
him, after all.
So he explained and expatiated. pour
ing out his full budget of otter lore
with zest that made them stare. 1t
is not often that a boy lectures on
natural history for his life.
"A young BufTon!" exclaimed his
captor. "A born naturalist. ! see. II
may stand your friend with the cap
tain"
rs hc-a najuralist?"
by that way in taste-which isn't
altogether common in so good a sailor.
Haven't you anything you could bring
along to show?"
Its clever of you to think Of that.
| have right smart at home, that would
interest him. | suppose" he began,
Wistfuliy, with dawniug hope. But
the officer was shaking his head.
It's pity" said John, crestfallen.
Il have the finest lot Of humming
birds nests. Did you ever see one?"
NO. We don't have 'em, you know.
They dangle their nests down from
trees, purse fashion, so I'm told"
Probably he had mixed the hummtnp
bird and the orioLc in his mind. for such
knowledge was rather foreign to his
profession.
John opened his eyes at this, but he
had no chance to say anything. for his
caPtor broke out, eagerly: 'Why. sure
ly. there's one now? Where can your
eyes be, my lad?"
His own were fastened on the hor-
nets nest. John gazed in astonishment.
knowing hornets-alas. too welll-the
error seemed incredible He could
hardly keep in his laughter as he saw
that the other was in earnest.
ITS right smart of a nest, and they
are good brisk hummers as you will
ever want to see" he answered, like a
judge, for it was beyond him to speak
in his natural way. A possibility was
dawning upon his mind.
Then get it, and be quick, " urged the
officer, with the air of one who had
little time and much work to do.
John began climbing very gingerIy.
1T won't do to scare EN-, he explained
in guarded voice.
Are they both inside, then? 1
thought only one stayed there, for
Matching"
20 they're inside, safe enough. Only
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they come out whenever they're dis
turhed.'
For a moment he thought Of giving
very striking proof of this, and taking
to cover. but his courage was growing
with the possession Of this living bomb
shell; his plans grew also. Here was
opportunity for a real stroke, that
would repair his fault and be talked Of
many a day.
AS he thought it out he cut the slen-
der bough very cautiously with his pen
knife as far as possible from the nest,
in trepidatiou all the time lest the eN-
plosiou should come too soon.
I'VE must be very careful he eX-
planned "or the captain viii miss real
surprise. He has never seen anything
like it l am sure. l want to get them
there asleep
Hadn't we better stop the oPeningP
said the officer, making a motion that
way.
Don't, dou't!" exclaimed John, step
ming back. III get 'em there safe;
never fear" Inwardly he was wonder
ing how much longer the miracle OF
their quietness would last, But the
cold had made them stupid.
The officer wondered, too, chiefly at
Johns behavior,
Come ON then, he said, in dissotis-
fed tone.
They had found nothing as yet but
this boy and his "humming birds and
whether any good would come of that
seemed very doubtful, 1t would not
have been doubtful at all, If he had
known.
On the way to the sloop John went
through deal Of anxiety, with alterna-
tioDs of hope and fear, Luckily ne
oI;,,,had the side in one of his Drawer
turns and it held. lie stood coolly
onouah ON one side, as hidden, while
f5s cantor made his report; and he
watched with rather more than interest,"
the love of this little world-hlS height
and nortliness. and rather pomPous Dig
nitv 1t was a pity, John thought, 70
! III surb fine figure of man. put
NV couldn't great English captains
e+,,.at home and let other people alone
Presently they brought the prisoner
- 70 be questioned; and before
many words had passed, he iell 'ha'
nndcra all this pretentiousness there was
some bollowness. For in truth, here
- man with a queer twist IN ms
'a '1 NOT content with what he really
80 he was absurdly willing to pni
| 80 counterfeit claims TO science, OF
,,-bicb he knew hardly anything
All" said he, "a young-a very
,.onng-American soldier. And some
~; 80 Of a naturalist, too, they tell me.
T NV, I myself take an interest IN all
-,,.b lines Of invcstiga alton He turned
- ~ +bs nest with a grayely interested
III, ~Of what yariety?" he asked
Johns heart beat fast. Was II II, posi- ss,.,
hIe thar the captain, too, could take
tbat thing for birds nest2
aTbe bald faces" replied john with
| a-a utmost etfroutery.
As he spoke there came into his mind
+bsse H.ds frontlets so burning
memory Of what portended that his hPs
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1897-07-07

The well-kuown love Of seals for mu
steal sounds too often leads to their de
structiou. When the Eskimo hunter
sees none of his prey about he begins
whistling, and sooner or later is sure
to attract an appreciatiye seal within
reach of his harpoon. Lying at full
length at the edge of the ice he contin-
ues whistling low plaintive calling
notes, and presently few of the ami
mails will draw near the spot, lifting
themselves as high as they can ont Of
the water and slowly moving THEN
heads TO and fro, as if keeping time tc
the music, BY and by one seal, more
daring than its fellows, will come very
close to the hunter, who then jumps to
his feet and Stays the creature. while
its mates make off as quickly as posi-,
Bile Cincinnati Enquirer.