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Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-05-24
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The sport is declared to be more ex-
citing even than that furnished by the
tarpon or any OF the other big sea fsh
that anglers have been attacking the
last few years. About twenty tunas
have been captured on hand lines dur
ing the past season at Avalon, but the
most remarkable capture was the one
made at Santa Catalena by Col. G.. P.
Moorehouse Of Pasadena, who hooked
a 1S0-pound tuna on a light rod and
line, and secured 1t after a struggle
of more than three hours. During the
fight with the great fish Col. Moore
houses boat was towed about three
miles. The leaping tuna of the Pacific
is described as ranging in weight from
100 to 800 pounds, and from six to nine
feet in length, and as having a habit
of leaping from the sea ten or fifteen
feet into the air. The 180-pound tuna
which Col. Moorehouse caught was the
only one taken on a rod. Those which
were caught on hand lines ranged in
weight from 80 to $50 pounds. The
tunas have been about the Santa Cat
river, and they are to be found in the
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-05-24

After many other interviews, a poi-
Icy OF silence was decided upon. Mr..
Beecher wrote TO Mrs. Tilton to trust
Implicitly In Mr., Moulton. saying In O
letter; His hand Il was that tied up
the storm that was ready to burst
over our heads" Notwithstanding the
secrecy decided upon. i~nsinuations and
~innuendoes began to float around. UNI
I'll Mrs. Woodruff published the card
referred to In May following. Gossip
was rife for over a year, and In Novem-
Der. 1872, the story in the Woodruff
and Claim Weekly appeared and
brought things to a crisis. Mr.. Tilton
was accused In Plymouth church OF
~slandering his pastor. and his name
was dropped from the rolls. but Mr..
Beecher took no public notice Of the
story until six months afterward.
when he published a card denying II.
BY this time the pressure from other
Congregational churches became SO
great that Plymouth church was com
PEELED to take action, and an ecclesias-
tical council was called, nomlnally to
condemn the i~rregularity OF the action
OF Plymouth church in expelling TIL
ton without a hearing. but really to
have something approximating an
investigation Of the Beecher-Tilton
scandal. Nothing was accomplished
except to add to the scandal. Finally
Mr.. Beecher demanded an investiga-
tion and a court of six members OF the
congregation was formed. The ses-
sions continued through the summer
of 1874, and they declared Mr.. Beecher
innocent of the charge OF adultery pre-
ferred bv Theodore Tilton.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-05-24
THEODORE TILToN.
photograph taken in 1871

In August of that year, Tilton
brought suit against Mr.. Beecher for
100000 for the alienation of his wife's
affections. In January, 1875, the trial
was begun in the Brooklyn city court
before Chief Justice Nelson. 1t lasted
liz working days, beginning on Jan.
II and ending on July 2. There was
a mighty array of lawyers. Mr.. TIL
ton had Samuel D. Morris. Thomas E.
Pearsall, Roger A. Pryor, William Full.
lerton, and William A. Beach. Mr..
Beecher had Thomas G. Sherman,
John w. Sterling, John l.. Hill, John
X. Porter, Benjamin F. Tracy and Will
liam NJ. Eyarts. The testimony filled
5000 foolscap pages, and over $50 docu.
ments and 100 interviews were made
the subject of inquiry. Tilton, Moul-
ton and Mrs. Moulton swore. to comics
sions of adultery made by Mr.. Beech
er. Mr.. Beecher's letters were made
the subject of all sorts of analysis to
prove this. The defense was THAI the
charge was the result of a conspiracy
WlIH DldChIldll ao a AlOllNC, lldl luC
original offense Of which Mr.. Beecher
was accused was making improper adj
vances, a charge that Mr.. Tilton sub
sequently recanted. Mr.. Beecher's
explanation of his letters was that he
had written them in the belief that
he had unwittingly suffered a wife to
transfer her affections to himself, and
had unconsciously broken up a house
hold, which he loved and in which he
had found almost a second home, and
that he had mistakenly advised Mrs.
Tilton to leave her husband. He adj
mitted that Mrs. Tilton had given him
her affections, but they had been I'M
sought and unreturned. The trial re-
suited in the disagreement Of the jury,
nine standing for the defendant, and
three for the plaintiff. Mr.. Beecher's
reputation was fatally damaged by the
trial, and a serious rupture resulted in
the Congregational bodies of this part
Of the country, a breach having been
formed that has never been wholly
healed.
After the trial Mrs. Tilton made a
public confession, covering practically
the same ground as the first. Mr.. Til
ton went abroad shortly afterward,
taking with him his two daughters,
Florence and Alice. whom heyput in
school in Stuttgart They were there
four years, and both of them were
married abroad. The two boys, Car
roll and Ralph, younger than their sis
tiers, remained with their mother. Both
sons are married now and live in Chi
cago. For years Mrs. Tilton had had
40 direct communication with her hus-
band. The children always stood by
her and supported her loyalty. She
was a charitable worker among the
poor, so far as her limited means would
permit. and had many friends among
them.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-05-24

the Cape Ann waters which range
from 1900 to 1900 pounds In weight.
The fish is a very familiar one to down
east fishermen. but In this part OF the
world II Is called by a different name.
The Cape Ann fishermen call It the
horse mackerel. II Is known as the
funny to the Engllsh-speaklng people
OF Europe. and as the ton or tuna to
the people who border the Mediterra-
mean.
Except It's deadly enemy. the killer
whale, II Is probably the most active
fish that is TO be found in the sea, and
New Workers should cherish no hope
OF seeing a specimen of it in the aqua
rum. for 1t Is altogether too much on
the move to be kept for even a little
while IN captivity. But the idea of
treating It as a game fish and seeking
its capture with rod and reel seems
never to have occurred to any one
until the Pacific fishermen went after
II in that way.
On the Atlantic coast 1t has been
hunted and captured for many years
with the harpoon. just as the sword
fish is captured. In recent years 1t has
been taken in nets Of rope. The horse
mackerel is known scientifically as
Thynnus orcynus and it is a member
OF the mackerel family. 1t is a very
handsome member Of that family, too,
being arrayed. like nearly all its rela-
tions, in handsome shadings Of metal
lie blues and grays. with intermixtures
of some more brilliant tints. 1t makes
its appearance in June and stays until
October. When the fish arrive they are
usually very thin. but they are vora-
cious feeders. and by the middle of the
season they are heavy with fat. They
feed upon every kind of smaller fish,
and the pound fishermen for many
years looked upon them as simply an
almost worthless nuisance, since they
would go through and through the nets
in chasing their prey. They were not
50 bad as the big sharks, however, in
their effect upon the nets. for they
would not get tangled up in them, but
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-05-24

UNI SOiutlDuS. luu.
United Brethren Church at q small place
in Kent County, Mich. Being of an am
bilious nature, l applied myself diligently
to my work and studies. In time / noticed
that my health was failing. My trouble
was indigestion, and this with other trou-
bles brought on nervousness.
my physician prescribed for me for
some some time, and advised me to take a
change of climate. l did as he requested
and was some i'm proved. Soon after, l
came here as professor in physics and
chemistry, and later was financial agent
of this college. The change agreed with
me, and for a while my health was better,
but my duties were heavy, and again l
found my trouble returning. This time it
was more severe and in the winter l be-
came completely Frustrated. / tried vari-
GUS medicines and different physicians.
Finally, | was able to return to my duties.
Last spring / was elected president of the
college. Again had considerable work,
and the trouble, which had not been entire
~ cured, began to affect me, and last fall
l collapsed. / had different doctors, but
none did me any good. Professor Bow
man, who is professor of natural science,
told me of his experience with DR.. Viii
liams' Pink Pills for Pale People and urged
me to give them a trial, because they had
benefited him in a similar case, and / con-
cluded to try them.
''The first box helped me, and the second
gave great relief, such as | had never ex-
perienced from the treatment of any ply
stefan. After using six boxes of the medi-
cine ! was entirely cured. To-day / am
perfectly well. | feel better and stronger
han for years. | certainly recommend
this medicine
To allay all doubt Prof. Barnaby cheer
fully made an affidavit before
LYMAN J. ScUDDER, Notary Public.
DR.. Williams Pink Pills for Pale People
are sold by all dealers, or will be sent post
paid on receipt of price, so cents a box or
six boxes for $3.50 (they are never sold in
bulk. or by the 1907, by addressing DR.. VIII
liams' Medicine Co., Schenectady, N. Y.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-05-24

alma fishing grounds all winter, 1t Is
said, and they promise such sport this
spring that a number of eastern sports
men are said to be going to the Cali
fornia coast to try their luck with
them. The men who have fshed for
the tunas declare that they have more
vim and go in them than a tarpon Of
double their weight, and that they have
broken more rods and run away with
more lines than any other fish on the
Pacific coast.
If the eastern sportsmen are anxious
to have a go at tuna fishing there does
not seem to be any eason why they
should go to California to search for
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-05-24

Despite the TACT that Siam is rapidly
embracing civilization and western
methods, a kind of slavery still exists;
people still sell themselves and their
families to any wealthy chief who viii
BAY off their debts. usually contract
ed through thriftlessness or gambling.
These debt slaves give service for a
specified term, and If there is any dan
ger Of their evading the, fulllmcnt OF
the contract, the chief orders that their
ankles be chained together. and this re-
striction Of movement is much pre-
ferred to the alternative confinement in
prison.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-05-24

tits a small thing to mention" said
the middle-aged man, in a tone o.
apology, "but while we're among stran-
gers here I wish you wouldn't call ms
colonel. I'd rather be known as cap
tain"
But you are fully entitled to the
designation"
II know ( am, and I don't want you
to think I am not proud of my mill
tary recore. But everybody who gets
a title WITHOUT having been in the army
seems to De called colonel. 1t isn't
always a ,pan's own fault; his friends.
who meaa we'll, are responsible. They
never distinguish him as captain, anc
that's why I'd like to have you uss
the word in my case. 1t serves me to
identify me with the army and il
sounds Ipore genuine
Star.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-05-24
DIVING FoR A WIFE
Curious Matrimonial Customs OF the Greek
Sponge Gatherers.

In many Of the Greek islands diving for
spOnges forms n considerable part of the
Occupation Of the inhabitants. says the Pitts
burg Dispatch. A visitor to this unfrequent-
ed region describes the following rather
startling custom. He says: "Himla, which
Is a little Island directly opposite Rhodes, Is
worthy of notice on account of the singular
method by which the Greek Inhabitants OF
the island get their living. On the bottom
of the sea In this locality the common
sponge Is found In greater abundance than
In any other part OF the Mediterrnnean
''The natives make 1t a trade to gather
these. and their income from this source Is
far from contemplate; their goods are al
ways In demand among. the Turks. who use
an incredible number Of sponges In the abb
lmtions prescribed by the Mohammedan rit-
uai. A girl IN this island Is not permitted
to marry until she has brought up n certain
number of sponges and given proof Of her
skill by taking them from a certain depth.
But In certain Of these islands this custom
is reversed. The father of a manageable
daughter bestows her on the best diver
among her %suitors; He who can stay longest
in the water and bring up the biggest cargo
of sponges marrles the maid"
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-05-24

The IDEA has been put forth by Brit
ish glass workers from time to time
that ordinary plate glass material is
better adapted for an enduring monu-
mental structure than the hardest
marble or granite known to stone
masons glass being, in fact, practical
ly indestructible, wind, rain, heat and
cold, have their well known effect upon
even the hardest rock, solid granite
eventually crumbling away, nor is the
o~bliteration uncommon of an inscrip-
ton on a stone ~gravestone only fifty
years old. On the other hand, a glass
structure for such purpose will present
as fresh an appearance a couple Of CEN
tur.es after it's manufacture, it is as
as on the day 1t was erected,
aad the inscription can be made inef-
faceable. Thick plate glass for a
inc exposure is found to resist the stor-
sea and is practically unbreak-
able.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-05-24

photograph taken in 1874
when, at the instance of Mr.. Bowen,
he wrote to Mr.. Beecher, demanding
that he abandon the ministry Of Ply
mouth church and quit the city of
Brooklyn. On Thursday, Dec. 20. 1870.
Mrs. Tilton made a written confession
Of unfaithfulness duplicating Mr..
Beecher. On the night Of Dec. 80, 1870,
Francis D. Moulton, a friend Of Til
ton and known afterward as "the mu-
tual friend" induced Mr.. Beecher to
meet Tilton at M~oulton's house. In
that interview Mr.. Tilton, in accord
ance with a promise made TO his wife.
withdrew his demand that Mr.. Beecher
should step down and out from the
Plymouth church pulpit. Tilton also
consented that Mrs. Beecher should see
Mrs. Tilton, who was sick in bed. Mr..
Beecher saw her that evening and OBJ
tanned from her a retraction Of her
confession, which retraction contained
a promise to defend him against a
council Of ministers in case the ac-
cuser was any one but her husband.
On the next day Mr.. MouIton got pos
session Of the retraction. and Of a
letter OF confession.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-05-24

instead made round holes often as big
as the mouth of a bushel basket. Dur
ing those years the fishermen looked
upon the horse mackerel as practically
unfit for food and good only for oil.
When the horse yrackerel were fat the
fishermen would attack them with the
harpoon and kill them for the oil
which they yielded. The oil came
chiefly from the head and belly, and a
good-sized fish would yield twenty gal
Ions of it. In those days the
were cast away or sometimes used for
chicken food.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-05-24
A MADRIOAL.
loston Globe.


The ~tr0ubadours Sing merrily
OF maids of wealth and station
Who have no occupation
Save breaking hearts. but, verify,
My wit must run contrarlly:
For. with unfelgned citation.
| sing n maid without renown-
Sweet Dolly In her gingham gown.
She smiles on me dlurnally
AS | pass by her posles.
Just now she prunes her roses
And talks to me fraternally,
But dazzles me ~supernally.
When her flared gown discloses
The fairest throat In an the town.
Sweet Dolly's In her Bingham gown!
Heighol IL | were not so old
Long years too old for yolly-
This dear suburban Dolly
Might find me seeming OVERLOAD:
Might not complain that | am cold
And growing melancholy!
All WE'LL she'll wed some youthful clown
VIII Dolly. In her Bingham gown!
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-05-24

One of the most picturesque old
towns in Europe is lie Puy en- Vilay,
the capital of the French Department
of Haute Loire. 1t is built in the form
of an amphitheatre on the slopes of
Mount Anis. Growing the mount and
overlapping the houses is a vertical
rock with a tabular summit, called
Rocher de Corncille, or "Corneille's
Rock" and on this are the ruins OF an
ancient episcopal castle. OF still more
remarkable appearance, though much
less lofty, is the great natural curiosity
shown in the accompanying illustra-
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-05-24
STAYED ON Impending Evii.


Mrs. Bimley met her husband in the
hall and gave him a good hug and
kiss.
"Oh, George" she said, I'm go glad
you've come. Your slippers are by
the fire, and l have a nice hot supper
for you, and some of that ounce mar
malade you like so well. When you
are away I'm SO lonely I don't know
what to do, and l thought l would ask
you if"
Here said Bimley, hurriedly draw
ing from his pocket a $40 bill; 'this
is for a spring bonnet and I'll have
that set of diamond earrings sent UP
first thing in the morning. Don't say
a word; you are perfectly welcome"
Later on Bimley wiped the p%erspira-
ton from his brow and muttered to
himself:
Got that visit from her mother
headed off once more, but it comet
high."-Detroit Free Press.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-05-24
MADE VICTIMS OF WHITE CAPS
Masked Men Living Near Covington, KY,
Beat Harry Hamlin.

Masked Men Living Near Covington, KY,
Beat Harry Hamlin.
At Oklahoma, a settlement just south
Of Covington, KY, recently, six men,
dressed as women, and wearing white
masks knocked at the door Of a hut
occupied by Harry Hamlin, better
known as Rough Tough. Living with
Hamlin was Mrs. Alice Harrison, who
had left her husband. Mrs. Harrison,
clad in her night clothes, asked who
was there. when the men burst open
the door. Three Of them seized Mrs.
Harrison, and the other three Hamlin.
The two were dragged to the bank of
the Licking river. a stop being made in
a thicket. Both victims were stripped
and dashed with heavy switches, all
six white caps taking a hand. The vic
tins were left lying unconscious on
the ground. They have both been In a
serious condition since. but were pro-
nounced out Of danger tonight. Mrs.
Harrison states that she was dragged
from the hut by the hair, and was in
sensible before the men began beating.
The back of each victim is badly bruis-
ed. Mrs. Harrison recognized the six
men. James Meyers. a young laborer
living near the scene. was arrested. He
denied having been a participant, but
admitted knowledge of the white cap
ping. He gave the police three m Is
and tonight Benjamin Nienaber was
arrested.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-05-24
500 70 Any Man.
WILL PAY 500 FOR ANY CASE
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Fail to Cure.
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This MAGICAL TREATMENT may be taken
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Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-05-24
SIXTY MILES AN HOUR.
The speed which "a Homing Pigeon Make
with a Tail Wind.

with a Tall Wind.
The great ambition OF the fancier is to
have pigeons that Will fly 800 miles In the
day. The performance can, II Is stated,
readily be done ON a favorable day. and
many ~fancIers In and about London accom-
plished the ronte from Thurao, In Scotland,
IN. July last, the winning bird flying sol
miles, with an average velocity OF 1,4oi
yards per minute for the entire distance.
These 500-mile performances In the day are
quite common In Belgium, and the dis
lance has also been covered In America,
says the New York Journal.
The rate at which the homing pigeons fly
sometimes Is almost Incredible. With A
strong tail wind birds have accomplished
more than sixty miles an hour. But even
when the conditions are not favorable some
OF the records are remarkable. Birds are
liberated In the south to fly 200 miles into
the north OF England. with the wind blow
Ing at the rate OF upward OF a mile a min
ute dead against them; and yet dozens Of
the birds will be In Their lofts under 400
minutes. IL the day is such that the birds
cannot see their way, but have TO feel ~,
and the wind bloweth from the quarter that
Is neither good for man nor beast, then the
winning birds velocity IL reduced TO about
700 yards per minute, and a bare . per cent.
OF the liberated birds come home the same
day.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-05-24
Like Many Others.

II Thought you were going to get
your share OF the pie" said the man
who had stayed at home.
II guess ] couldn't wait lo3s
enough" said the man who had gous
to Wsuhingtons in a sleeper and coraa
back IN the smoker. II seem to hags
got M farther than the soup."-Insi.
anspciis Journal.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-05-24

A reporter recently called at this famous
seat of learning and was show into the
room of the President, Prof. Alvin p. Bar
naby. When last seen by the reporter
Prof. Barnaby was in delicate health. To-
day he was apparently in the best of health.
In response to an inquiry the professor said:
sob, yes, | am much better than for
some time. | I'M now in perfect health
but my recovery was brought about in
rather a peculiar way"
''Tell me about it, said the reporter.
"Well, to begin at the beginning said
the professor, II studied too lard when at
school, e~ndeavoring to educate myself for
the professions. After completing the
common course l came here, and graduated
from the theological course. / entered
he ministry, and accepted the charge of a
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-05-24
Told by the Editor.

Here's a magazine with only six
pages of advertising. How do You sup
pose it car liver
EASY enough. Each contributor
must send on fifty subscribers to in
sure the Acceptance Of his article
Cleveland Leader.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-05-24

their game. The great fish are to be
found in plenty on the Cape Ann coast.
off Provincetown, Gloucester, and other
Massachusetts, towns. and at many
other parts Of the Atlantic coast, clear
ap to the mouth of the st. Lawrence
European waters all the way from the
Mediterranean to the Lofforden Islands
in latitude So degrees north. Fisher
men who go after the tuna on our
coasts will have the advantage Of seek
Ing a bigger FISH than the tuna hunter
Of any other part of the world, for It
5 not uncommon to ind specimens in
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-05-24

ton. 1t is known as the Rocher de
st. Michel, or st. Michaels Rock. This
is an isolated conical rock of basaltic
tufa, rising abruptly from the margin
Of the River Borne to a height of two
hundred and sixty-fHe feet, with a cir
conference at its base of 500 feet, and
at its top of from forty-five to fifty feet.
The sides of this remarkable rock are
almost perpendicular; but a winding
stair cut into the stone conducts to the
summit, which is surmounted by a lit
tie ~Romanesque chapel Of the tenth
century.