Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-04-27
MOSTLY ABOUT PUEBLO.
Bippus Gets South OF the Boundary
Line Only Twice In This
Letter.

To the Editor OF the Optic.
PUEBLO. Colo, April 10th, 1897
The Central trades union, of this city,
which claims 10 be the champion OF
the laboring classes and advocates liv-
ing wages for all w~age-earners, should
use its influence, IL it has any, TO per-
suade merchants not to employ the two
young men, who advertised in one OF
the city papers, that they are able
bodied, and want work. but prefer
store work which they will &C
cept for their board. II merchants
give work to these able bodied dudes,
who prefer to work at store work
for board, rather than accept some
other kind of work that would require
constant physical exercise and the ex-
penditure of muscular strength, the
men who are now working In stores
for a salary, would find themselves out
of work, and In their turn they would
perhaps have 10 underbid some other
workingman in order to get a job. II
is this class of young men who run
dswn wages, because they fear TO have
their lily white hands soiled. They
are a nuisance that ought not 10 be en-
couraged.
Cripple Greek is to the fore again.
There was a belief that Pueblo whiskey
could make a man see any thing, that
no one under the sun had even dream
ed of, but the Cripple Creek brand of
4scofin varnish" knocks Pueblo cold,
for 1t caused a respectable citizen to
see the mythical air ship, go much
talked of recently apdt TO cap the climax,
he produced a battered aardine can
which he AYERS was let down by a
string from the air ship and contained
a message from It's occupants. The
Pueblo Ananias club is now IN special
session to get the bulge on that Cripple
Creek Munchausen.
Mayor Orman has donned the Of
fetal harness. He started the ball roll
ling by firing the entire police force,
from chief down, with perhaps two or
three exceptions, replacing these Of
ficials with democrats. The mayor
evidently believes that ssto the victor
belongs the spoils." The new mayor
promises to give the people an honest
and economical administration and
that all public work, while he Is in
office, shall be given to I'M but bona
ide residents of the city.
Fanny Brown, q lady sob color,n
With q penchant for anatomical studies, !
proceeded to carve another colored girl,
With a butcher knife, but before she
lad time to give the coroner a job, she
vas run In, and now ~languishes In
lurance vile, to sit out the assessment
made against her by outraged justice. |
Pueblo is herself again. The prestige
FAMED by that Cripple Greek man who
ound an old sardine box which con-
aimed q message from the air ship, has
zone a-glimmering. An equally re-
citizen OF this city, On Thursday
asst, found an empty bottle which con-
aimed a message from the occupants of
he air ship, stating that they were lost
nee more, and living on boot leg
While the gentleman was proud
0 find the message, he was consider
bly, disappointed to find that the orig
nal contents Of the bottle had been
bsorbed before sending IL down to ter
a firma. The beer bottle is now on
Exhibition as q proof Of the gentleman's
eracity.
A rescue home for fallen women is
, be established in this city, as soon
. the necessary arrangements can be
,ade. Rev. A. X. Harshaw)will be
ae president Of the association which
roposes to establish the home. 1t
ill be supported by contributions
'om the various churches and the
ublic. |.
All this talk about the air-ship, re-
has set us to thinking. Many
as Vegans remember Joe Mobilization /
nd the practical jokes he has all his {.
fe been playing On individuals and ,
a the public, and we are OF the opin- j
that Mulhatton is somewhere In
dorado, and the air-ship is the I
st child Of Mulhatton's fertile imagin- !
ion. i
Governor Adams has approved the !
w enacted by the legislature, pro- '
the b~lackhsting Of employees. .
is a good law, but 1t will hardly be q
practical value to wofkingmeu. =
hen an employer. or q corporation, !
ishes to prevent q discharged employed .
getting work elsewhere, they will 2
I'D a way to do so, in spite Of laws, /. :
yet escape the consequences. I
Pueblo has twenty-four ministers Of I
Q gospel. who each have q congrega- .
,n to look after. That looks encour- !
from q religious standpoint. As .
Offset to this small army OF preach
8, Pueblo has seventy saloons and
eY are better patronized than are the 8
urches. n
Corn in car load lots is daily passing Il
rough this city, principally from .
lnsas, billed to Bombay, India. for
relief OF the STARRING nnlivne Al