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Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-07-06
ORDER oP ELks.
The Annual Re-union and Meeting Of Grand
Lodge,

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., July 6.-The
annual reunion and meeting OF the
grand lodge of the benevolent protect
i've order OF Elks, which opened to-
day, has brought to the city between
10000 and $4,000 members OF this
famous organization, representing the
principal lodges Of every state. The
city is gaily decorated in honor OF the
visitors, and for the next few days
Minneapolis will be the center OF q
cyclone of gaiety.
The opening session OF the grand
lodge was held ia the lodge rooms OF
the local organization, Grand Exalted
Ruler Detweiler, Of Harrisburg, Pa,
presiding. Indianapolis and New
Orleans are in the field for the honor
of entertaining the reunion of next
year. This afternoon the ladies were
given drive about the city, as the
guests of the entertaining committee.
Many Of the visiting lodges, including
those from Louisville, Cincinnati, Bos-
ton, Indianapolis and Cleveland, will
keep open honse during the week.
One ofthe principal events Of the re-
union will be the competitive prize
drill, for which teams from all the
crack lodges have been training for
months. The grand exalted ruler said
this morning that the present session
was the largest in the history Of the
order.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-07-06
Yhe GOLD Convention.

DENVER. Colorado, July 9 The
advance guard Of delegates to the gold
mining convention, which opens on
Wednesday, began to arrive yesterday.
The reception committee, composed OF
prominent citizens, went on duty yes
terday morning. Every train will be
met by sub committee and the dele
gates escorted to their stopping places.
The programme OF hospitality. which
was finally completed this morning,
indca es that the visitors will be mag
nifcently entertained during their stay
In the city.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-07-06
rHa TEACHERS.
The Tnlrty-slxth Animal Convention Bsins
Held In Milwaukee.

MILWAUKEE, Wis July 0 The
Cream city has capitulated to the army
OF teachers who have journeyed hither
by companies and regiments from every
section OF the country.to do their share
toward making the thirty-sixth annual
invention Of the national educational
association a feast of reason and Aow
Of soul. Estimates Of the number Of
strangers within Mllwaukes's gates,
this morning, run all the way from lb,. (.
900 TO 20. 900, the latter figure being
probably nearest the mark, Conspicu-
GUS by their badges and blue ribbons.
they have possession Of the hotels,
clubs, principal streets In the business
section, parks, halls and schoolhouses.
1t 10 notable gathering Of those who
have assumed the mission OF instruct
ing mankind from the first stages In
the kindergarten to the final ones In
the university. Men and women dis
tinguished in the history Of the pres
eDt decade are 10 be encountered at
every turn.
At this mornings session of the
national council OF education, In
Temple Emanuel, B. A. HinsdaIe, OF
Ann Arbor, Mich. presiding, SUM-
versity ideals" were discussed by
Professor Ormond, of Princeton, and
President Baker, OF the University Of
Colorado. rhe section on secondary
education also held it's opening meet
ing, to-day, q. III. Thurbur. Of Illinois.
1t was devoted to prin-
cipals' round table, conducted by
Principal F. L. Bliss, OF Detroit.
Questions relating to the amount OF
work that should be required Of teach
srs, the right OF high-school principals
% voice in selecting assistants. and
he desirability and possibility Ct so
studies as to 6t students
'or college at sixteen or seventeen
ears cf age, were among the ques-
ions discussed.
The annual report Of the secretary
IL the association, Irwin Shepard, Of
shows that the organization
las over 1900 active members and
,ver 8. 600 associate members 1t has
slso permanent fund of SEC, 200.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-07-06
THE SUGAR BOUNTY
AIlison's Amendment to the
Tariff Bill, is Delaying
it's Prompt Enactment.
ASSEMBLING or TEACHERS
Delegates TO the Gold Convention
In Denver, are Pouring
Into the City.
FRUSTRATED FROM HEAT

WASHINGTON, D. c., July e.
The tariff bill was taken up In the
senate, Immediately after to-day's ses-
sion opened. Senator Bacon made a
personal explanation as to the vote
which he had given yesterday, for Mr..
Mills amendment TO tax American
manufactures per cent. He had gwen
that vote, he said. without due consid-
Grafton. but would favor such PROPOSE
on, II it was confined TO the sugar
trusts and other gigantic moDopolies.
MIR. Bate. of Tennessee, gave a pre-
pared speech against the bill as one of
manifest inequality and of enormous
taxation. He declared that whether
Intentionally or otherwise, the act
would be ssa barrier to the free coinage
of silver'' on account of the hostility
which it would provoke In foreign
countries.
Mr.. Morgan, OF Alabama, favored
the amendment offered by his col
league. Mr. Chiffon. of Texas, argued
in favor Of the principle OF Mr.. Pettus'
amendment, declaring against trusts
and combinations as ha 7ing "ruined
every competition and poisoned every
stream of Legitimate trade"
Now that the sugar bounty amend
meut has been dropped by the repub-
licans, democratic leaders say they are
ready for vote on the tariff bill.
The only thing IN the way Of a vote.
to-day. is the fight Senator Allison will
put up for the sugar bounty, and the
amendment he offered,
Mr.. Pettus offered an amendment
for the forfeiture OF all sugar or ma
teriai for making sugar. imported on
account Of any trust. combination or
conspiracy, and addressed the senate
Ia fpyor of the amendment, which he
sajd did not attempt to restrain free
commerce on sugar, but only to pre-
vent and punish tSe common law Of
Tense known as "forestalling.
The republican senatorial caucus,
this morning. decided to abandon the
beet sugar bounty amendment to the
tariff bill.
The president has determined to not
recommend any further legislation
whatever, at the present session OF
but will gladly agree to ad-
tournament Immediately after the tariff
bill is enacted. This statement is au-
thoritative.
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COLUMBUS, ONO, July 6 President
Rathford said, this morning: ave are
much gratifed at the expressions OF
sympathy in our strike from the Oh q
operatives. Particularly II. l.. Chap.
man, president Of the Ohio operators
association, Is quoted as saying be
hopes be will win she fight, but ii they
sincerely wish us to have the wages we
ask, the best way to ask, the best way
to help us get them, would be TO
propose to give it,"
MCKEEsPoRr, Penn, July c. Near
ly all the miners Of the first pool, on
the Monongahela river are out, although
not in sympathy with the general strike
ordered by the miners officials.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, July 6. - The
Columbus press estimates that the Ohio
coal miners will lose $17, 900, the rail.
roads &23 600 and the Ohio operators,
$4,000 each day. by the shutting down
of the Ohio mines.
NEVADA, Mo-, July 6.-Fifteen hun
dred miners employed in this (vernon)
county say they will not strike, even If
called out BY the united mine workers
association.
MAsILLoN, Ohio, July CAS- far as
Masillon and the surrounding districts
are concerned, the strike called by the
miners national organization is gen.
eral. Not Masillon miner went to
work, to-day, and the mines at Dillon
vale are also idle.
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wine Murderer Eiscsroeutea. .

SING SISG. N, n, July 6 John
Henry Barker. the negro who shot and
killed his wife 10 White Plains, was
put to death In the electric chair in the
prison here, this morning. for his bru-
tai crime. He was an ex. convict and
o dangerous man. Owing to continual
abuse bis wife left him, but Barker
visited farm house, where she wa
living, and discharged both barrels OF
a shotgun at her. She fell and he
then picked up spade and beat her
until she was dead.
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Kisses ana Cheers.

NEW YORK, N. r., July g..
Cleveland's name was hissed at the
Tammany celebration here, yesterday,
when his letter Of regret was read,
but Bryan's name vas wildly cheered
when bis letter Of regrat was read.
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The hlII Posters.

ST. LOUIS. Missouri. July g.
The annual convention OF the interna-
tional association Of bill posters opened
here, day, with Charles Stein Brsn-
ner, Of Cincinnati, presiding. There
was a large attendance of delegates
from the principal cities Of this country
and Canada. A number Of questions
.ef Importance. affecting theatrical and
other people using bin boards, will
come up for consideration.
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Operative Potters.

EAST LIvERPooL, O., July 6-The
annual convention Of the national
brotherhood Of operative potters opened
here, to-day. One Of the principal
matters to be disposed Of is the pro-
posed consolidation of the organization
with the potters' national union, which
has its headquarters at Trenton, N. j.
The union of the two organizations ap
pears 70 be faaored by . majority Of
the delegates.
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EAST BUFFALO, N. Y, July 6 -
John Scanalan, employed at the freight
departmsn Mt Of the Lehigh Valley rail-
road. was held up and murdered, on
Bailey avenue, this morning. Scana-
Ian was shot through the heart and bis
pockets rifle
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-07-06

HAzELToN, Pa. July 6.--Nary Sholt
and Augustus Stanaker, three and fur
years old. respectively, wandered away
from their home on April 4th, and this
morning berry -piokers found their
dead bodies. they had lost their way
and starved TO death, searching parties
having looked for them 10 VAN.
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MADRID, Spain, JnIy "A dispatch
from Havana to The Imperial says that
during the month OF April and May,
10 four toWps. whose aggregate pop
ulasjon Ia 10000. there Wefe 6.0as
dessbp isom yellow fever.
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VIII be completsa Ts.morrow.

WAsHINGToN, D. C, July e.
Judge rsnfeld, solicitor of the state
department, expects to complete Als
exhaustive report on the Ruiz case, to-
morrow, when be may deliver it to the
president,
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proafraflona Eron liaat

TRoy. N. r., July g. The hot wave
sweeping over this state westward.
seems to be intensified. to day. The
thermometer stands at 1902 and many
prostrations are reported.
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WAsHINGroN, d. o.. duty ~ cena-
tor Harris, of Tennessee. is very III to-
day, the severe hot weather having
brought on stomach troubles. He is
very feeble and may not survive.
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Los ANGELES, Calf, July 6.--W. j.
Bryan received an immense ovation
here yesterday. He attacked Mckinley,
and declared that the free coinage- Of
silver would surely win at the next
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-07-06

WAsnlNeroN, D. G., July Q So
President MCKINLEY and party arrived
nt the capital from Canton, a. l;60,
ShIs afternoon, all well.
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BIGGEST ON RECORD
The Coal Miners Strike is now
-on, and Effects 100000
People.
THE FoURTA's FATALITIES
A Jealous LoYer Shoots His
Sweetheart and then Ends
His Life.
THE FouRTA's FATALITIES
THE CRIMINAL CALENDAR

PrrrsBURa. Penn, July s.-Ths
miners strike was launched. this
N ,rniug, and vast majority OF the
miners In Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, West
Virginia and Pennsylvania Joined 10
the struggle for an advance in wages.
President Rathford, OF the united mine
workers union. telegraphed miners
officially here. this morning. that the
most encouraging reports had been re-
ceived from all quarters, and expressed
the belief that the movement would be
successful 10 the Pittsburg district.
A conference between the miners and
operators may be held in the near
future. A telegram has been received
at the miners national headquarters
from prominent Chicago operator
suggesting IL.
NEW YORK. N. Y. July 6.-In a
published in the jour
nal, the leaders of the great strike
make strong plea for arbitration.
The document, after alluding to $780,
900 men battling for living wages,
says: ave trust that some arbitration
plan may be devised to stay the pres
ent conflict while yet young, and that
It's causes are not grave beyond repair.
A con- mission with equal representa-
tion from the operators and miners,
and q man like Bishop Potter, as q dis
acjudicator, would, IN our
belief, result IN an efiicacious adjust
ment OF this strike" 1t is signed by |
M. ID. Rathford. president Of the united |
mine workers of America.
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NEW YoRK, n. Yn July e,~
Silver doi lead, qs.st,
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Mer's Fancy Bosom Shirts
With Extra Cuffs
Worth $l.25 for $l.O0
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-08-02
PERSONAL MENTION.

Sheriff ]. w. Vann, Of Kerrville, is
at the Southern.
| Charles B. Shoat, of the Rock Island
railroad is in the city.
| Anton Beetz, the Castroville hotel
man, is at the Arcade hotel.
Mr.. John Schroeder, ofNo. COG wy
| oming street, has gone to Elmendorf
on business.
Ed. Sells, of the American Refrig-
orator Transit Co., returned to the city
this morning.
Miss Clara Sennett, a popular young
lady of North street, is spending few
days in Yoakum.
Miss Hattie Rabe, accompanied by
Mrs. Kayton, has gone to Boerne to
spend several weeks.
Charming Miss Lizzie France, who
has been spending the past week in Sc
gum, is expected home today.
Harry Felthouse, of Montana street,
returned home yesterday afternoon af-
ter spending a weeks vacation at Gal
weston enjoying the gulf breezes and
visiting friends.
Nor. C. NJ. Bonham, formerly of Aus
tin, late with the Laredo Mercantile
Co., of this city has gone to Houston
to accept his old position with large
firm in that city.
Mr.. ]. D. Mccall and family of FIVE
are at the Arcade hotel. Mr.. Mccall
was formerly the proprietor of large
hotel in Cleburne, Texas, and has sold
out and is travelling for pleasure.
Miss Minnie Smith, a charming
young lady of Government hill, resid-
ing on Crosby street, left last Satur-
day for Kingsbury to be present at the
marriage of her sister which takes
place at that place today.
H. L. Kokernot, of Gonzales, arrived
in the city last night, accompanied by
his family and Miss Mamie Vanham
and Miss Eta Reeves. who left for
Mexico this morning. Mr.. Kokernot
remained here and is stopping at the
Maverick.
Mrs. L. Caswell and two daughters,
Misses Lizzie and Seawillow, leave for
their home in Beaumont next Thurs
day. They will be accompanied by
Miss Addie Small, who goes with them
on a visit. From there she goes to
Nashville and other points of interest.
Miss Dora Kleinsmith, a charming
and popular young lady of Luling, who
has been visiting Miss Schatzky on
avenue B for the past few weeks has
returned home, accompanied by Miss
Schatzky who will spend several weeks
with her. While here Miss Klein
smith made many friends by her kind
and lovable nature.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-08-02
THRILLING LOVE TALE.
Sioux Maiden wooed and Won By q
Cultured Foreigner.


Cultured Foreigner.
Recently there was wedding cere-
mony at Bismarck, N. d., that
was the elimination of an ex-
traordinarily strange love romance.
Thomas Dulaine Cronan married Pic
ture Eyes. Cronan is young Irish
man of fine family and excellent con-
nections in ireland and England. Pic
ture Eyes is the daughter of John
Moose, a full-blooded Sioux Indian.
Picture Eyes is very pretty Indian
maiden. She is now well educated and
her tastes, inclinations and surround
ings are cultured. She is 25 years old,
and as pretty, well-dressed and we'll
groomed a girl as is to be seen shop
ping in Bismarck.
The story of the love that won her
and changed her condition of life, men,
tai and material, is as melodramatic as
tale of Ouida's. Seven years ago
there came to this section of the coun-
try Thomas Dulainc Cronan, a young
Irishman, a stalwart chap, good-look-
ing, well-dressed, welleducated, and
with the manners of man of the
world. He came over to look after the
interests of an English syndicate with
large holdings near Bismarck.
His ponsor was Moreton Frewen,
the noted English advocate of bimetal-
lism, who visited the United States last
fall to write of the strenuous cam
paign of the free silver men for the
London Times. Cronan one night
rode into Medora, the town established
by Marquis de Mores, when that
young French nobleman embarked on
his fantastic enterprise of raising cat
tie for the worlds markets, and at the
came time running the beef monopoly
established and maintasned by chi
cago's big Four" and found q mob
surrounding the Jail.
The mob was clamoring for the life
Of an Indian who was a prisoner in
the Jail charged with horse stealing.
A plucky little deputy sheriff was on
the steps of the Jail standing off" the
mob by his pistols. Cronan leaped
from his horse, and actuated by Gu
riosity to see such wild western
scene as lynching, sbouldered his
way into the mob. While listening to
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-08-02

franchises for gas company ana q
street railway line. That night all
fell asleep late. the majority rolled in
blankets on the ground. "A cold north
err from Texas swept by and chilled
everybody to the bone.
THE next morning q troop of United
States cavalry awoke Us and made
everybody skedaddle out of the strip.
1t was a fake telegram about the bill
having passed congress at that tirse.
SO was mayor of Willow Springs from
midnight until morning. even IL it
was sooner town built on paper.
Besides almost freezing 10 death that
night, had 10 return TIE $1,000 do
mated TO the surveyor. ard It took me
six months 10 locate all rho men"
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the imploring speeches of the deputy
sheriff and the threats and curses of
the crowd of lynchers, he saw an In
dian girl, blanketed and moccasined,
darting hither and thither among the
clamorous throng, frantically and tear
fully making a plea in Sioux, tongue
unknown to- the tenderfoot from Ire
land.
Crouan quickly learned that she was
The daughter of the accused Indian, for
whose life the mob was clamoring.
Struck by her beauty and helplessness,
Cronan forced his way through the
throng, and, leaping up on the steps
beside the little deputy sheriff, drew his
weapons and added his voice to the
pleadings of the deputy sheriff. Gro
mans eloquence, added to the officers,
was effective, and the mob dispersed.
The next day the Indian proved an
alibi and was released. Cronan sought
out the Indian girl, the life of whose
father he had been instrumental in
saving. He found her in a miserable
unclean tepee in the Indian camp on
the outskirts of the town. He fell in
love with her. His love making was
all in the sign language, for Cronan
could not speak a word of Sioux, and
Picture Eye was equally ignorant of
English.
Cronan again returned to England,
but not until he had made arrange
ments for Picture Eyes education.
When he saw his bride next he found
her deinure, pretty, well-dressed
well-educated girl, thoroughly well
able to hold her place in any society
IN. Y. World.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-08-02
TWO ARMED MEN CAME UP.

To make the story short, the surveyor
drew a plot Of the town on paper, the
lots were numbered, and the slips of
paper bearing the numbers from 1 to
500 were placed in the hat. Then each
man drew a slip from the hat, and the
number Loo: Ted his lot. By this means
bLcoGshed was avoided. for, by the
old method of run, q dozen men with
guns would have rushed to each cor
ner lot.
AT night about 500 of the gam
blers and toughest characters of Guth-
RE came In and camped near by. They
'swore they proposed to drive my
crowd out at the point of Winchesters
and take the town site away from us.
We sent a committee TO effect q COM
promise with the invaders, but no COM
promise would be considered. They
said they had come to take the town
site, and they proposed TO take it. All
preparations were being made for a
battle with guns in the morning. Dur
ing the night l went alone with flag
of truce to the camp of the enemy. l
| lOulu tue W NC u hObSliOuS tbLl-
bier whom knew in Guthrie. l told him
of our lottery scheme, and proposed to
take his crowd in on an equal foot
ing with my crowd. That struck him
as a square deal. The enemy broke
camp Immediately and came over with
us.
That night a meeting was held in
a small circus tent that my crowd had
brought along. Everything was har'
mouious. A motion was carried that
each man should donate one dollar in
cash to the surveyor as fee for survey
ing. l was made treasurer, and about
81 900 fell into my hands in few min
utes. Mind you, the whole town was
still on paper, and the money was tC
pay for the surveying that would be
done.
Then several jugs of whisky were
opened, and under it's eXhilarating in
fluence the meeting became so enthu
siastic that it nominated and elected
me mayor of Willow Springs by &C
clamation, and went ahead and electet
city council, board of public work
and chief Of police, and even grante'
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-08-02
FOUGHT ABOUT A WOMAN.

officer Thurman last night arrested
Charlie Garrett and Tom Settle on Main
avenue in a house of questionable
character for fighting and Settle was
before the recorder this morning while
Garrett failed to put in an appearance
and the case was continued until to-
morrow, an alias warrant being issued
for Garrett.
The testimony taken this morning
developed that Settle struck one Of the
female inmates of the house with his
fist and that Garrett, taking it upon
himself to become regulator Of the
premises, attempted to eject Settle
from the house when the fight ensued.