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PEACE In CUBA REMOTE.
SPAIN WILL NOT LISTEN TO
OVERTURES OF nEDiATION.
Statement That President Mckinley
Has Offered to Intervene Semi.
Officially Denied.

MADRID, May 2S.-A semi official de-
NAL is given to-day Of the published
statement that President Mckinley has
made overtures to Spain On the subject
of Cuba. 1t is reiterated that it is i'm
possible for the Spanish Government to
accept mediation on a question which
concerns Spain alone"
NEW YORK, May 2S.-A special to
the World from Havana. Cuba. by
way of Jacksonville, Fla, says: General
Garcia ambushed two detachments of
Spainards near Vintegas, Puerto Prin-
cipe province. After fighting them all
one afternoon he attacked them at night
and managed to get them separated For
a while they We're so confused they fired
at each other.
One detachment finally became panic
stricken and fled Garcia fell on the
other and defeated it. inflicting a loss Of
100. He then pursued the retreatinf
force and, catching up with them ten
miles from the coast, killed or wounded
GA more Spaniards.
TIL NuneZ brothers recently captured
a Spanish fort near Palacios, Pinar del
Rio, and after occupying it three days,
burned it. taking away large supply of
ammunition and provisions found there.
There was also sharp guerrilla fight
ing at Minas and st. Felipio, Havana
province, the Cubans under Martinez
and Garlic compelling the Government
troops to retire in both instances. The
Spanish loss is not known, but more than
200 wounded soldiers have been brought
into Havana since Friday, the men being
brought in at night so as to avoid obser-
vation. The Spaniards say that Garlic
is wounded but the report is not be-
1iaya6
The record-union., 1897-05-29
MURDER MAY HAVE
BEEN COMMITTED.
A Mystery Connected With the Death Of
a Woman at Nevada City,
" ho Was Found Hanging in the Rear
of a Hotel.
A Scheme to Rob the Postoffice at
Portland, Oregon, Disclosed by One
of the Parties in the Conspiracy
Four Men Connected With the
Robbery Placed Under Arrest.

NEVADA CITY. May 2S.-F'or nearly
six hours the dead body of woman,
which was found hanging early TINS
morning, in a woodshed at the rear OF
the National Hotel, lay on table at
the City Hall. Shortly before noon
George Gehrig, a prominent brewer OF
this CITY. identified the body as that of
his wife. who left him and their chill
dren last Wednesday. The tragedy Is
most mysterious The facts that her
domestic life has been unhappy ever
since she came here in the early eigh-
ties with her husband, and that on
Wednesday last she had sent TO the
Transcript a rambling letter com
planning of her treatment, added TO hef
sensational flight from home, would IN
dicate that she had. taken her own me-
but the officers who have been 1nVestl-
eating industriously all day think they
have many strong grounds for suspect
ing that murder has been committed
Late Wednesday evening Mrs Geh-
rig came to a hotel and registered as
Mrs. Frances Heitler. and paid in ad-
vance for a nights lodging. Next
morning she failed to appear, and 1t
was noon when a chambermaid finally
unlocked the door and entered the
room. The chambermaid found her
still in bed, and asked her if she was
ill., Instead of replying the woman be-
gan to sing. She went all day without
eating, and on Thursday evening she
roamed around the halls.
This morning about 6 o'clock. as Of
ficer Carr was passing through the
woodshed he found her hanging by the
neck from a piece of clothes line that
had been fastened TO a tenpenny nail
driven in the side of the shed. She was
cold and stiff, her feet being drawn up
and her knees touching the ground.
There were several gashes in her
head. There was a pool of blood thirty
feet away and at another point pile
of split wood was bespattered with
blood, two or three sticks having the
appearance of having been used for
clubs. There were seven wounds on the
head. ranging from half an inch to an
inch in length. The skull was fractuT-
ed in four places.
From the nature of the wounds. it
hardly seems probable that the woman
could have hanged herself after she
had inflicted them. Her wrists have the
appearance of having been grasped
tightly. From the appearance of the
shed the woman had walked to one end
of the building, and then had walked
or was carried back about to the GEN.
ter of the shed, where she was found
hanging as there are blood stains all
the way.
The record-union., 1897-05-29
PRESBYTERIAN ASSEMBLY.
Adopts a Statement Opposing the
LIQUOR Traffic.

EAGLE LAKE Qnd), May 2S.-
When the Presbyterian General Assem-
bly, gathered this morning it was under
stood an effort would be made to COM
plete the sessions to-day
The Committee on Bills and Over
lures reported briefly upon the petitions
as to certain liquor bills and Sunday
legislation pending in Congress.
The statement was made that suffi-
cient information was not at hand for
deliberate judgment, but general
statement was adopted covering the
subject as follows:
THE General Assembly reaffirms its
deep interest in all legislation by which
the cause of temperance and morality
is wisely furthered, and commends the
efforts of the Christian men in our
State and Federal Legislative assem-
blies to safeguard social purity and
prevent the maintenance of liquor sa-
looms in Government buildings"
The record-union., 1897-05-29
EARTHQUAKE IN NEW YORK.
The Central Part of the State Experi-
ences a Seismic Disturbance.

WATERFOWL On. W, May 2S.-
Dispatches from points in Jefferson and
ST Lawrence Counties state that the
inha bitants were greatly frightened by
an earthquake last night, and rushed
out of their houses in their night
clothes Houses were shaken, window
sashes broken and lamps overturned
In some places heavy doors were shak-
en- from their hinges.
SARATOGA On. ", May 2S-An
earthquake shook this section at 1915
last night The tremor lasted almost
two minutes.
ROME On. ", May 2S.-Houses were
perceptibly shaken here by an earth
quake last night.
WHITEHALL On. W, May 2S-An
earthquake lasting about forty-five sec
onds occurred here at 1920 o'clock last
night Reports from Plattsburg and
Ticonderoga indicate that the
shock was felt throughout the Cham
plain Valley. No damage is reported.
ELIzABETHTOWN On. W. May %
"A heavy shock of earthquake occur
red here last night. lasting nearly two
minutes. The noise was like heavy
thunder. The wave was from east to
west.
The record-union., 1897-05-29
CABINET MEETING.
Nothing Sensational Developed at
Yesterdays Session.

WASHINGTON, May 2S.-The Cabi-
net meeting to-day partook more of
routine character than usual, being
largely devoted to discussion of the
small matters of the departmental
business. For the first time in many
weeks Cuba was not mentioned at the
meeting. General Lees advices to the
effect that he had a sufficient store of
food and supplies for immediate neces-
stiles going a long way to allay the de-
mand for speedy action.
Estrada Palma of the Cuban Junta
called at the State Department to-day
and had a short interview with Assist
ant Secretary Day. He was introduced
to Judge Day by Third Assistant Sec
retary Gridler in a purely personal ca
pacity, and it was stated positively that
the call had no connection with any
propositions for the purchase of Cuba,
or, indeed, with the politics of the situ-
alton at any point.
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SAID HE ACTED ALONE.
Trial of the WOuld-be Assassin of
King Humbert.

ROME. May 2S.-Pieto Acciarita, the
iron worker who attempted to stab
King Humbert April 22d, was put on
trial to-day. In his examination Ac-
ciarita violently attacked the prevail
ing social conditions. He said he acted
alone, and in despair, as men do when
they commit suicide. The object of his
attempt to kill the King was to strike
a representative of the class living in
comfort His act he affirmed, was un-
premediated, otherwise he would have
tbroxyp :, h0n1h
The record-union., 1897-05-29
FRANK J. McCOPPIN.
The Funeral of the Late Postmaster
an Imposing Affair.

SAN FRANCISCO. May 2S.-The fu-
neral of the late Postmaster Frank j.
McCoppin, which was held at st. Mary $
Cathedral to-day, was a most i'm
pressive one. Four hunderd postmen
in uniform escorted the remains of
their dead chief from his former resi-
dence to the cathedral and from thence
to the cemetery. \ large number OF
prominent citizens attended the funeral,
and the casket was literally buried with
floral tributes. Among the tioarl pieces
was an immense floral envelope ad-
dressed TO Our Postmaster" from the
employees of the Postoffice.
Among the candidates for the office
of Postmaster are John d. Daily, Harry
l.. Dodge and Benjamin Mckinney,
uncle of the President.
The record-union., 1897-05-29
MILLIONAIRE BALDWIN.
Has Another Bad Scare From the Ap-
pearanCe of Emma Ashley.

SAN FRANCISCO, May 2S-Million-
aire E. j. Baldwin had bad scare
to-day. for he was caught mapping by
his nemesis, Emma Ashley He was
sitting in the office of the Baldwin Ho-
tel reading a newspaper, when Miss
Ashley, who happened to be passing.
suddenly presented herself and asked
him to buy ticket for his little daugh-
ter's benefit. The millionaire dropped
his paper and nervously waved her
away The young woman, who carried
the same bag from which she drew
pistol in Judge Slack's courtroom one
eventful morning last year. was not
to be denied, however, and expressed
her disgust that she should be COM
PEELED to sell tickets for the support
of the child. She was finally induced
to leave. but assured Baldwin that she
would call again in the near future.
The record-union., 1897-05-29
TWO MURDERERS HANGED.
A Double Execution Occurs at the
City of Chicago.

CHICAGO. May 2S.-William T. Pow
ers and John baltimore, both cOlored.
We're hanged to-day, the first double
execution since the hanging of the an
archists in 1887. Both men walked
unassisted to the scaffold. Neither had
anything to say.
Powers was employed by John L.
Murphy a saloonkeeper On the night
of December 29th, last, Powers stole
into Murphy's bedroom and beat his
head to a pulp with a stove poker.
The object was robbery. Powers was
23 years old.
John baltimore and Henry Rucker
We're convicted of the murder of Louis
Marvec, on the tow path of the drain
age canal, near Summit, November
18th, last.
Rucker confessed, and was given
twenty-five years sentence. Tatti-
mores age was % years.
The record-union., 1897-05-29

favorable comments in the financial
press regarding the better class of
transatlantic railroads. Commission
house business in Wall stree also
shows evidences of improvement. The
principal basis for the expectation of a
general expansion of business, which is
reflected by the more bullish tendency
in speculation, is found in the develop
ments of the week at Washington.
Favorable crop reports from the West
have tended to create a better under
tone in the granger stocks, and there
have been evidences of bullish manipu-
lation in some of them as we'll as in
other parts of the list
BOSTON, May 2S.-The Commercial
Bulletin" will say tomorrow of the
wool market:
The market has ruled very dull. Be
yond some fair sales of South American
cross breds, nothing has been done.
New clip Wyoming fine mediums is Of
fered and neglected at 80 cents clean.
The market is fairly firm on fine
fieeceS, which are contentedly held.
The sales of the week are: 402, 900
pounds domestic and 29S3,0OO pounds
foreign, against l 1,549,O 900 pounds do
mestic and 2,704 900 pounds foreign last
week and 1,63S, 900 domestic and 593,-
900 foreign for the same week last year.
The sales to date show an increase of
39, ,20o, 500 domestic and 53,254 700 for
eign from the sales to the same date
in 1896.
NEW YORK, May 2S-The Evening
Posts" London financial cablegram
says:
The stock markets were dull, but
closed firm, except for Americans The
settlement in consols Is to begin to-
morrow. KaffirS, after a period of
dullness, closed strong, on rumors that
the South African Commission will
recommend a reduction in the dynamite
and railway charges. Americans open
ed dull on the disappointing prices
from New York. and the tone was
weakened further on the belief that the
Baltimore and Ohio would default on
the June coupon of two of their bond
issues. Prices closed at the lowest. but
Lake Shore was exceptionally good
Money rates are harder, because of
special requirements to-day, allotments
of payments having been made on the
new India loan. A South African loan
of IL 100000 was also largely applied
for 1t is a } per cent. loan and it
went at about 23l premium on a mini
mum issue price of %. The Japan loan
is expected Tomorrow
In Paris and Berlin markets were
steady
The record-union., 1897-05-29
A Sea nystery Solved.

SAN FRANCISCO, May 2S,-Private
advices from Sydney to the owner OF
the American bark Oregon, just re-
ceived furnish the solution of the mys-
terry surrounding the discovery on the
Samoan Coast of drifting lumber
marked "B. 3. B." 1t now appears
that the Oregon encountered a hurri-
cane when some thirty days out from
this port, and lost her deck load of
lumber consisting of 40, 600 feet.
The record-union., 1897-05-29
THE CONSPIRACY DISCLOSED.
A Scheme to Rob the Portland POST
office Fails.

PORTLAND, May 2S.-A scheme to
rob the Postoffice in this city was dis
closed this afternoon, and as a result
Julian Epping, Chief Clerk of the Reg
istry Department; City Jailer Watson,
Detective Holsapple. Eugene Gautier
and a man by the name of Simpson are
all under arrest for conspiracy.
The scheme was to bind and gag
Epping, who would previously arrange
The record-union., 1897-05-29
COOPERATION A FAILURE.
The Scheme Started by Socialists in
France Leads to rIisery.

PARIS, May 2S.-Forty workmen
have left the cooperative glass works
started by the socialists at Carmaux
about year ago. and have applied to
Russeguir, the glass manufacturer and
capitalist, to re-employ them. They
declare their wages for several months
are in arrears; that the capital of
5000, 900 francs, which was obtained by
lottery, is exhausted and that the So
ciety is heavily in debt. The misery of
those belonging to the society is ap-
palling. the wives of many of them be-
ing obliged to beg in the streets.
The record-union., 1897-05-29
Will Wed a Chinese.

SAN FRANCISCO. May 2S.-The an
nouncement is made in this city that
on June 4th next another of the beau
tiful daughters of the wealthy Chinese
merchant of Honolulu, All Fong, is to
marry an American. The prospective
groom is William a. Henshall, formerly
of this city, and one of the most prom
inent lawyers of the Hawaiian Capital.
Miss Helen All Fong is said to be even
more beautiful than her sister. whose
marriage to Captain Whiting of the
United States navy created a profound
sensation in naval circles some two
wears AGO.
The record-union., 1897-05-29
TAILORS' STRIKE.
Forty Thousand Garment Workers
Will be Called Out rlOnday.

NEW YORK, MAY 2S.-A statement
from Leader SchOenfeld indicates that
the entire host of garment workers in
Greater New York will be called out
Monday These number 10000. The
Childrens Jacketmakers' Union has
succeeded in forcing eighteen contrac
tors, employing 300 hands, and five
wholesale manufacturers, to concede to
their demands 1t was reported to-
day that fiftythree manufacturers and
105 clothing contractors had yielded to
the demands of the striking workers.
They employ 1000 hands. The new
agreement provides for an increase in
wages and the abolition of the task
and piece-WOrk systems.
The record-union., 1897-05-29
John E. Redmond Suspended.

LONDON, May 2S.-John e. Red
mond the Parnellite leader, was sus-
pended in the House of Commons to-
day, owing to his perSisting in circu-
lar discussion of the financial relations
between Great Britain and Ireland.
John J. Clarcy, William Redmond and
William Field, for similar conduct, were
removed by the ergeant-at-Arms.
The record-union., 1897-05-29
The Engineer and Fireman Meet With
Instant Death.
But for the Prompt Action OF the
Engineer, Who Stuck TO His Post
After He Saw the Open Switch,
Many More Victims Would Prob
ably Have Been Added TO the Death
List.
List.

DENVER. May 2S.-A special to the
Times" from Glenwood Springs, Colo.
saws: An extra freight going west on
the Denver and Rio Grande ran upon
the Cabeza siding this morning 70 allow
No. t passenger. the Atlantic express,
70 pass The switch was left open.
The first section of the passenger ran
into the open switch. derailing the en-
CINE, mail and bagge cars and one
passenger coach.
Engineer John West and Fireman
Denny Donahy were instantly killed.
Passengers We're shaken up. Some had
to be rescued through holes cut in the
coach. Some were bruised and cut, but
it is thought none were seriously in
iured
All passengers on the wrecked Sec
ton were brought to Gleenwood on the
second section.
Those requiring medical attention
were:
Mrs. Imogene Brown. Los Angeles.
Cal. head cut, badly shocked.
Miss Porter of Maine. arm crushed,
severe nervous shock.
Mrs S A. Ayers of Minneapolis,
limb crushed body bruised.
Six-year-old son of Mrs. Nelker Of
Lincoln, Neb., cash in the side of the
head
Mrs. Sarah B. Barrows, missionary
from Moulmein, India, severe injury to
the spine and nervous prostration.
Blame for the accident seems to rest
with the brakeman of the freight, who
left the switch open.
Engineer West. seeing the open
switch. blew the whistle, reversed his
engine and stuck to his post. But for
his prompt action many more would
be numbered among the dead.
The accident occurred at n dangerous
point on the bank of the Grand River,
where a little more momentum would
have precipitated the entire train into
tho yyater
The record-union., 1897-05-29
An Invitation to the President.

SAN FRANCISCO, May 2S.-In view
of the fact that President Mckinney
contemplates a visit as far West as
Salt Lake. the Chamber of Commerce
of this city has forwarded letter OF
invitation requesting him to extend his
trim to this coast
The record-union., 1897-05-29

to have his safe open. Holsapple and
Watson We're to be waiting at the City
Jail when the alarm was turned in.
and We're to rush to the PoStoffice, take
charge of the case and insnre Simp-
sons getting away with the booty.
The conspiracy was disclosed by
Cantier
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-05-17
The cathoIIc PiigrImsge.

WICHITA, Kas., May 17.-Right
Rev. John j. Hennesy, bishop OF the
diocese Of Wichita, will lead as spirit
ual director the fourth annual Ameri-
can national pilgrimage to Rome and
Lourdss. 1t was announced, to-day,
at the episcopal residence that tho
NAN body of the pilgrims would leave
New York on July 9Th, on the steam
ship sWesternland, while prelim-
mary contingent would leave by the
steamship "Brittanic'' on June 2srd,
with view OF making tour OF Ire
land, Scotland and cathedral towns of
England before joining the main sec.
ton at Antwerp. The pilgrims will
include large number of Catholic
divines and representative laymeD,
most Of the latter being accompanied
by their families.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-05-17
A MAN HoR ALL THAT.
He Meets Obligations For Large Sum Rather
Unexpectedly.

LONDON, England, May 1.-THE
ommercial world has been startled by
remai k lble occurrence 10 which
Hcratio Bottomley, for many years
president OF the Hansard union, 10 the
c,ntral figure. The business OF the
union was the publication Of verbatim
reports 9th proceedings Of parliament.
corresponding to the Congressional
Record In the Uoited States. several
ye ,rs ego. the union combined with a
mum ,cr # large pointing es;al lsh-
ment mere stock aud bonls were Is
sued than the amalgamated concern
could stand, and as finale, there was
crash, in which the stock and bond
owners lost hundreds OF thousands Ct
dollars. The Indignation Of the un-
fortunates was focused in the main
upon President Bottomley, although
the legal investigation that followed
developed the fact that he was more OF
victim than a wrecker. In the few
years that have elapsed sluce iha crash,
he has managed TO accumulate large
fortune In speculation, and having
traced out all OF the stockholders Of the
old concern who were ruined or tant-
amount thereto by the failure. no has
placed in the hand, OF trustees 80 900 :
900, to be divided among the stock
holders in proportion to their losses.
The action is the more worthy from
the fact that there existed neither legal
nor moral obligation on Bpttomley's
part to meet any Of the liabilities OF the
defunct concern.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-05-17
RAILROAD RuMBLINcs.
Tho pay checks have come.


Conductor Maurice Leseny, of the wald,
branch, visited the city, yesterday.
J.P. Mason, the line repaIrer, went VI
the road again on tbs morning train.
| J. L. Talbot, an Atchison bridge man
came over to Morley from TrinIded, y ester.
day.
Division Supsrintendent Hurley has gone
to Topeka to assist in arranging the new
time card.
Dispatcher e. H. Young has been re :
lieved at the Las Vegas office and he has
gone north 70 pastures new.
Mrs. Mcconnell. wife OF the fireman Of
that name is confined to her house with a
severe case Of rheumatism.
David Benjamin and v. vezzsti, of the
Harvey railway eating house system, came
in from up the road, last evening,
g. G. King, the railroad contractor. is
said to have arrived in Las Vegas, last
evening, with bride on his arm,
Conductor Richard Hays, wife aud son
have gone to Topeka and Missouri points,
Conductor ohuriey stevenson, 70 UrpHna,
III,
Wm.Brown, who is prominently connect.
ed with the Atchison at El Paso, Texas,
was en- route for the border city, last even.
ing
F. G. Gay, general freight agent for the
Atchison company, was a through passeu-
ger for California points, Saturday even-
ing.
G. N. Baker, who represents the Casual
ty security company, st. Louis, has had
baby boy presented to him by his wife, in
Albuquerque.
General Agent 7. j. Helm, of the Dem
vera Rio Grapds at Santa Fe, has receiv.
ed 200 pounds of beet sugar seed, and Is
distributing the same to farmers at that
place and in the Espanola valley.
8. W. Bragg has won his suit against the
Atchison company at Emporia, Kansas. 1t
was for the recovery of $1,000, alleged to
have accrued from injuries and failure of
the company to provide him with employ
ment, after having expressly agreed SO to
do.
Five more big Shanghai engines have
been ordered for the Southern Pacific and
will be stringing along presently, says the
Deming Headlight. These engines, while
they sit very high, are buog below their
frames, and the englnemen say they ride
very easily. The ash pans will have to be
lowered, however, as they are too near the
rear axle, which gets heated up.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-05-17
That Kentucky Rumnus.

FRANKFORT, KY, May 1.-THE
split IN the Kentucky senateis growing
more serious. The silver democrats
announce that they will seiz, the SEN
ate chamber and bar out the gold dem
ocrats and republicans. Rumors are
current that the militia will be called
out. The assistant adjutant general
had long conference with Governor
Bradley, at ] O'Clock, to-day.
The result of the uproar In the SEN
ate, TO day, when the silver men re-
belled is that there are now two state
seEates.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-05-17
Great Musical Festival.

MINNEAPoLIs, Mlnn,, May 17.-The
anuual northwestern musical festival,
which opens, this evening, at the ex-
position, has attracted thousands OF
patrons OF music from this and adjoin-
ing states. The success of the festival
was SO well assured in advance that no
appeal was made to the business CON-
inunity for guarantee subscriptions to
meet possible deficiency. The
participants comprise most Of the lead
ing soloists at the recent Ann Ar5or
festival, including Calve, Nine. Blauv-
elt, Signor Campanari and the Boston
festival orchestra.