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Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-03-26

The republican members of the ways
and means committee informally de-
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glass discs, used in the manufacture of
spectacles, and every kind OF eye
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list, where they have been for num-
Der Of years.
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TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
All druggists refund the money If it fails
TO cure. 26c.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1897-12-29
CHICAGO COLISEUM suRNeo.
One Person Burned to Death and Several
Have Narrow Escapes.

nave NhrroW Escapes.
CHICAGO, Dec. 27.-The Coliseum
building, at Sixty third street and Stony
Island avenue. in which Hon. William
j. Bryan was nominated for the presi-
dency Of the United States by the Dem
ooratic party. was Friday night de-
stroyed by FIRE. This is the second time
that the great structure in its history Of
less than three years has been laid in
ruins.
= The building had been rented for an
exhibition of q manufacturers exposi-
ton and was filed from end to end
with booths, all Of which burned with
their contents. Three hundred persons
connected with the exposition were in
the huge structure when the fire began.
In attempting to save their personal eff
fects many bad narrow escapes from
death.
N. H. johnson was burned to death
He was fireman employed about the
building. He had evidently remained
at his post until the last moment. Then
he rushed toward an exit. Within q
few feet of the door an immense piece
of glass fell from the roof, pinioning
him to the earth, while the flames slow
ly smothered him.
According to figures given by the ex-
hibitors and managers of the various
concessions the total loss is S702, 800.
The prdL cipal losers are: Coliseum
company, ON building, $400, 900; Colise-
UNI company, ON interior properties,
100000; carruel.s and toboggans IF.
Hostock), 100000; Biblical paintings
(Dr. Valentine), $4,000 Streets Of
Cairo and Congress of Eastern Nations
stock, $4,000. On this there was an
insurance of only $4,000.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1897-12-29
- CHRISTMAS AND A HAP
CLovERPoRT, KENTUCKY, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 49, Is
NOW A aAvrNa MANIAC.
A Faithlsss Lover Responsible For Ruin-
ing Two Lives.

ing Two Lives.
LOUISVILLE, Dec. 24.-Emma Delicus
was looked up at the Central station
yesterday raving lunatie. The girl 10
native of Germany. While living
there few years ago she became be-
trothed TO Godfrey Darrowski His
poverty made marriage impossible. so
the girl gave him 81 900 which she had
and told him to go to America and es.
tablish himself, after which he should
send for her and they would be mar.
ried
Darrowsh came to Louisville. but
Rquandered the money the girl had
given him and forgot her.
She remained faithful and, unwilling
10 wait longer, wrote letter to Oar.
iowski last April, telling him she would
come to Louisville and marry him de
spite his poverty.
Overcome by remorse, Darrowski, en-
the day he received the letter. threw
himself beneath a train on the Jacob
bridge and was crushed to death. Mean.
while the girl had left home and knew
nothing of her lovers death until she
reached this city. She had remained
with friends since, but her mind had
Deen steady failing.
Yesterday morning she was found
wandering on the Jacob bridge at the
spot whsre Darrowski had killed him
self
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1897-12-29
ONLY THREE PEOPLE INJURED.
An Electric Car Runs wild Down a steer
Hill.

An Electric Car Runs wild Down n steep
Hill.
PROVIDENCE, Dec. 27.--At noon yes
terday Camp street electric car ran
wild and rushed down Olney street hill
with the speed of an express train and
shot across North Main street and init
the corner of q frame building. The
impact of the collision was so great
that some Of the heavy iron work on
the car was doubled up and the corner
post OF the building, which acted as a
buffer for the runaway car. was badly
splntered That the occupants of tbs
car escaped with their lives is remark.
able There were about 10 passengers
in the car at the time besides the motor
man and the conductor. The injured
are
Mrs Sarah Malufsky, crushed and
bruised in the abdomen and head cut.
Conductor | + Mott, shoulder dis.
located and bruised about the upper
part of the body.
Charles Holmes, bruised about right
leg and back injured
One of the most surprising things was
the escape of the motorman, Louis E
Morrow who stuck to his post.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1897-12-29
A RIOT
IN HAVANA.
Cries We're Raised of Death to
Americans.
Two Hundred Arrests rIade Before
The Disturbance Was
Quleted.
A Serious Engagement Has Probably
Taken Place Near
Havana.
OTHER CUBAN NEWS.

HAVANA, Dec. 81. - The Christmas
saturnalia was brought to close by a
serious riot which was quelled by the
police, who used their swords.
In accordance with their custom the
Spanish population gathered Friday
night in the Parque Central to celebrate
Christmas by singing sons peculiar to
various provinces of Spain and dancing
Almost all were armed with knives and
clubs, fights being frequent. A large
force Of police were present, but there
was no interference with the festivities
until about 4 o clock, when most of the
crowd became frenzied from drink and
hostile cries were raised. Death Ia
Americans" Down with Autonomy
Down with Blanco," "Viva Weyler, "
sylvia los Voluntarios, were some of
the Cries.
Then the police closed in and a squad,
ron OF mounted gendarmes drawn mp
in front of the German club charged
with drawn sabers A panic ensued.
the mob, in which were many women,
fleeing in every direction. but the crowd
was hemmed in on all sides by the
llOuuteu anu dlAObg w hO w
out savagely with their swords. This
continued until the mob was thorough
ly cowed, many being wounded, and
then the police formed Gordon around
the square and proceeded to make pris-
oners Of the ringleAders of the demon
btration.
Two hundred prisoners marched ia
prefecture. Among them were many
officers of the volunteers On four OF
the officer were found bundles of cir.
cnlArs declaring Spain honor has been
compromised by granting autonomy
aud calling on all loyal Spaniards to re-
sist 20 the utmost. Copies Of these cir
culars were also found scattered IN the
streets the next morning
No further details are at hand regard
ing General PandO's operations in the
Orient, but IL is expected that & serious
engagement has already occurred
News Of the result Is anxiously awaited
al the palace.
General Gomez is again in the saddle
and using all his efforts TO prevent the
grinding Of cane Work on sugar es.
tates IL practically suspended. The
propriet0Ts Of the Caracas estate, the
second largest sugar plantation in the
world, have been notified that the slight.
est attempt 20 grind will be the sigma
for the total destruction OF this valuable
property Six estates In Havana prov.
ince were burned this week.
General Parade, with his force. ne
turned 10 Havana Friday night, after
a fruitiess attempt TO surround and cap.
turs Colonel Aranguren, who is not
officially admitted 10 be alive The
rebels had al Aed 10 Pinar de, Rio pro-
vince after the execution of Colonel
Rail- General Parade viii taxa the
fed again in a few days
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1897-12-29
ROBERT s. RYAN RANGED.
North Caroltnab Most Hardened Criminal
DIES on the Gailows.


RALEIGH, Deo, S4.-Robers 8 Ryan.
North Caro..na's most hardened Grim
inal, was hanged at Eoon yesterday fer
the murder of his wife His neck was
G.slocateG by the fail. Ryan was nervy
TO tbs last He said he was not sorry
fer the crime. but regretted thAt he was
going TO heaven. while his wife was a
he'll When asked by the sheriff # ne
wa, ready re replied Let her 60 "
On the night OF Dso. Ryan came to
his wifss gate and demanded money
H had been drinking IL was his first
appearance at home In many days Be
fore the woman could comply Ryan
seized her by the hair pulled back her
head and drew sharp KIN lie across her
throat
He was captured In few hours an
&c 10 minutes tired, convicted and sen =.
fenced
His two daughters saw him do the
trightfni Deed
Ryan was long known as an Out.aw
and drunkard
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1897-12-29
CRISIS IN
THE ORIENT.
Japan Stands Ready to Help Out the
British Government In Her
Undertaking.
LOOKS As IF A WAR WAS INEVITABLE
Forty-Seven Warships In the Near
Vicinity Of
Corea.

LONDON, Dec. PA special dispatch
from Shanghai says: 1T is reported
that II British warships are of Che.
mulpo, Corea, southwest of Seoul, sup
porting the British consuls protest,
really amounting to an ultimatum
against the kings practically yielding
the government of Corea into the hands
of the Russian minister. The protest
is specially directed against the dismis.
sal of McLeavy Brown, British adviser
to the Corean customs, in favor of the
Russian nominee. The news has pro-
duced CONSERVATION at Seoul, which is
heightened by the knowledge that ia
pan has feet of 80 warships awaiting
the result of the British representation
that Japan fully supports Jap is
irritated by the arrival of Russian
troops in Corea and it is believed that
she will oppose them"
, According to advices from Toxic,
Japan has offered to assist the officers
at Pekin IN drilling the Chinese army
and to consent to postponement of the
war indemnity. Many of the viceroys
and Pekin officials favor the proposal.
According TO a dispatch to The Daily
Mail from Shanghai, it is reported
there, from reliable sources, that Brit.
ish force landed at Chemulpo on Satur-
day and caused the reinstatement Of
McLeavy Brown. The same dispatch
refers to "a native rumor that the
Union Jack has been hoisted on an
island in the mouth of the river Yang.
Tse-Kiang.
The Pekin correspondent Of The
Times says: "The government refuses
to place the Dikin under foreign control
as security for the loan proposed by the
Hong Kong and Shanghai bank. and
asserts that unless the loan is procur.
able without this condition arrange.
ments will forthwith be made for q
Russian guaranteed per cent loan Of
one hundred million taels, to be issued
at SO net.
1.-THE security would be the land tax
which would remain under Chinese ad.
ministration. China in return wonld
give Russia q monopoly of the railroads
north Of the great wall, open port as
terminus of railway trans. siberian)
and would agree that Russian should
succeed Sir Robert Hart as director OF
Chinese imperial maritime customs. If
these conditions should be permitted,
British trade interests would suffer Sc.
verely."
The Shanghai correspondent Of The
Times says 1.-The sloop Phoenix sailed
Sunday under orders to join the British
squadron. The utmost secrecy is pre-.
served with regard to the latters move
ments, but gossip here suggests that its
destination is Ta-Lien- Wan"
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1897-12-29

TRAGEDY IN PENNSYLVANIA.
A Man and His wife shot and Killed on
Christmas Day.

A Man and His Wife Shot and Killed on
Christmas Day.
INDIANA, Pa. Dec. 27.-Milton Neal
and his aged wife were shot to death by
an unknown assassin at their home near
Jacksonville, nine miles southwest OF
here, some time during Christmas.
Their bodies were found at o clock
that night by their son, Harry. who
was passing the house and stopped to
pay a Christmas call.
When young Neal tried to enter his
parents homo he found the doors
locked He forced his way in through
the cellar, and on entering the sitting.
room horrible sight met him. On q
chair lay the form of his mother, her
face entire ? blown away. At her feet
was her husband with CHASTITY hole in
the side of his head. At his side lay .
double. barreled shotgun, the implement
of death.
There is nothing to indicate that the
crime was committed for plumber, as in
Mr. Neai's pocket was $40 BILL and a
$50 bill lay on the top of a dresser. The
friends say they have clew upon
which they will at once begin work TO
trlSe down the murderer
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1897-12-29

WASHINGTON. Dec. 97.--A telegram
has been received at the Japanese lega.
ton, announcing that the diet was
formally opened by the emperor ON the
cath inst. A vote of no confidence was
proposed in the house of representatives
and the diet was dissolved ON the 95th
inst. This result is ascribed entirely 10
domestic causes and is the preliminary
to new elections, as under the new con.
stitution q new diet must be convened
within five months after the dissolution
NJ the old
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1897-12-29

NoBLEsvILLE. Ind, Dec. IA atal
accident occurred at Terhuns. = small
town northwest Of this city Saturday
night. Mr. and Mrs. John Moors and
Miss Clara Brattam were returning
from Christmas entertainment when
. northbound freight train on thu
Monon struck their carriage Miss
Brattam's skull was fractured and shs
died at midnight Mrs Moore can DOT
recover, Mr. Moore was slightly 10
iured Mr.. and Mrs, Moore wers mar.
ried on Thursday aud this was tbs
first time they tad been away tom
home together
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1897-12-29
Counterfeit silver certIfoats.

WASHINGTON Dec. 24.-The secret
service division of the treasury gives
notice of q new counterfet o. silver
certificate 1t is of the series Of 1895 ;
check letter q, face plate No %, back
D. ate No. l2;J Fount Tillman. reg
ister, ID N Morgan. treasurer No
2S52687. IL is printed on two thin
sheets OF paper with the silk fbers be
tween them. The silk, however, Is
too heavy The most marked defect 10
10 the Numbering which 10 much too
ANAL while the green ink on the back
10 toe light in color.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1897-12-29
Fire Prom an overhsatsd Stove,

SANDY Hook. N j. Dec 27-The
office. storehouse. stable and one of the
lodging houses, all wooden buildings,
at Camp Low, were consumed by fire
early Sundey morning. Camp Low
was estabh' he'd at the former landing
Of the Sandy Hook boats During the
cholera scare few years ago the wharf
and platform were inolosed and rooted
over and several hundred passengers
were kept in quarantine The marine
hospital service abandoned the station
last year, and the buildings were pur.
chased by contractor who used them
as large boarding camp for the en-.
ployed in building garrison quarters a.
Fort Hancock An overheated stove is
supposed to have caused the fire.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1897-12-29
SHOT ANo KILLED HeassLs.
Another Society Woman OF Washington
lake, Her Own LIE.

Another Society Woman OF Washington
Takes Her Own Life.
AsHISeToS, Dec. 21.-The recent
tragic death of Miss Leila Herbert. the
daughter Of the ex.secretary Of the
navy !s given as the reason for the sui
eide which occurred yesterday Of Miss
Annie Virginia Wells, an accomplished
young society woman and daughter Of
Mr.. Lewis s Wells. we'll known at.
torney The young woman shot her.
self through the heart with her broth.
ers revolver at the residence of her
father. 1911 N street northwest
Miss Wells had met Miss Herbert
number of times and was very much
attached TO her. She herself had been
confined to the house for four months
by illness and this combined with the
shock caused by the death Of her friend
brought on melancho,ia. winch resulted
in suicide The deed was apparently
entirely unprecedented and coming
Immediately after Christmas festivities
in the house completely Frustrated her
aged mother Miss Wells was 83 Year,
of age and very beautiful
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1897-12-29
A SUSPICIOUS VESSEL.
The PnStboat somer, n. Smith Guarded
at Mobile, A,a.

The Pn0tb0ht somers n, Smith Guarded
at Mobile, A'a
MOBILE. Dec 27--lf pilotboat Somers
n. Smith of Pensacola gets out of this
pert with a filibustering expedition che
VIII have 10 run over the enter SewaId
&c the nver and the cruiser Montgomery
ca thu taF The Smith was here In
August last. was dooked aud black.
loaded and had a speed whee4 put n
also took of the figures of her smoke.
GiAck and went to sea at nighs bound,
rrmor afterward said. to Cuba with 50
men ON board and lot OF arms and am.
munltl0n No trace Of this expedition
wAs Afterward found, however, and
william Bazzell. commodore Of the
Pensacola Pilots ASSOCIATION, presum.
ally the owner of the tug denied EN-.
phAtioally that the Smith was n tbs
NlIbustenlng BUSINESS.
hNTwo weeks ago the tug reappeared in
Pensacola and came Immediately under
suspicion, the papers there saying the
cruiser Montgomery was on watch over
her. The papers also said the Smith
headed docking for repairs, bat that the
Mobile docks were too busy TO take her.
Nevertheless. she arrived here Thurs.
'Quy anu AhhnAntlaAtSAy Va sho 49,
bile ways. at tho foot OF Augusta street.
40 be reprinted. The manager Of the
ways says the point on her does not
need renewing ana is just as good as
when put ON four moSths ago
She is said to have been followed as
SAa as the port by the oruiser Montgom-
cry. TelegrAphio orders were sent
her through Mobile Saturday night ani
the collector was notified 40 be on the
lookout for flbusGers. Untted States
NArshAl Simmons went on Board the
tug yesterday and lad the boat searched
but nUthing was found on board. BAz'
eel, who Is here with the Smith, says
there Ia no Intention Of flbustering aud
that She Is merely here for repairs.
The cutter Seward dropped down the
river yesterday afternoon, and came TO
anchor just opposite the exit Of the ma
rtns WAYS and lies there with steAm up
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1897-12-29
THREE FlReMEN HURT.

oas wnI Die As Result Of the Burning o,
a Big Chicago building.
2 CHICAGO. Dec. q. Three fremen
were injured, one fatally and two seri-
onsiy, and $4,000 damage was done
by fire Saturday in the 6.story build
ing. Fifth avenue and Monroe street.
occupied by the Knickerbocker Shirt
company and u number of other con
Germs
The. injured are Captain Dennis
insolvency. fell from sixth story when
roof collapsed injuries fatal John
Kenney. tr" Gkman badly cut with
glass James McCambridRe, pipeman
arm broken + A Foster & Co, dry
goods, sustained the heaviest .oIs
S2O. 600
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1897-12-29
Frozen 10 Death.

CHICAGO, Dec. -scanislaw Cacocz,
a Polish labOrer. residing with his wife
aud 1--WE children at l24l Terondeloi
avenue was found frozen to death
left his home early in the evening for
The purpose OF purchasing Christmas
presents No money was found on the
body and II the man had purchased
any toys or candies for ms little once
who were &C anxiuusly awaiting hls
return his purchases were either stolen
or lost
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1897-12-29
HORRIBLE HOLOCAUST.
A Woman and Her Nine Children Burned
TO Death.

90 Death,
: LONDON, Dec. 27.-A Mrs. Jarvis and
her nine children, the youngest baby.
were burned to death at o'clock Sun
day morning in four-room cottage CO.
cupied by the Jarvis and two other
families in Dixie street, Bothnal Green,
London. The unfortunate family occu.
pied the upper floor.
By strange coincidence Mr.. Jarvis,
the woman's husband. who had been
suffering from consumption. died in the
noon without having heard of the dis
aster.
Mrs. Jarvis earned q scant living by
making matohboxes, and her rooms
were filled with infiammable material
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1897-12-29
Guards Driven From Toligatss.

johannesburg, Ky. Dec 27--Five
negro guards who were sent to protect
tho to!lgate near here. on the Maysville
PIKE. were attacked by raiders and pas
20 fight. The dollhouse was set afre.
but the green boards would not burn.
One OF the guards received two bird
sfot In the neck. and, so far as known
none Of the raiders was hurt The turn
pike officials may ask the governor
forItroops to protect this property.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1897-12-29
woman BADLY Burnsd.

CANTON. o.. Dec q Miss Clara
Shields. daughter Of r $ Shields.
former United States district attorney
was seversly burned at her LONE yea
day. Her clothing ignited from &c
open gas lire place. and her father an
swering her shrieks for help found her
IN flames The lower portion Of hst
body and limbs were severely Burned
but It 10 though. however that nothinz
terICus will result
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1897-12-29
Mother Mckinley. VIII.

CANTON. o.. Dec. 25.-President Mo.
K nley and his brother, Abner. are
named as executors OF the last will Of
Nancy Allison Mckinley The will
bears the date Of May 20. 1895 All the
p operty. save n little gift to q faithful
family servant. is bequethed to Miss
Helen Mckinley, the daughter. who
ii Ied with Mrs. Mckinley at the old
HOMESTEAD.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1897-12-29
spa,p TalkIpR About war.

MADRID, Dec. 81 - The impartial
urges that in view Of the character Of
the reply Of United States Minister
Woodford TO the note Of the Spanish
government in answer to the drst COM
munlcation of the American govern
ment through him, it is necessary to In.
crease the Spanish feet as against the
eventua,;ty Of conflict with the United
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1897-12-29
DAWSON PEOPLE NOT STARVING.
There Are Two Thousand People sufhsr.
ing For Food at Fort Yukon.

VICTORIA, B O., Dec 24.--A. P Nc
Quiilan passenger from the north on
the steamer City OF Seattle, arrived
here yesterday He says there is enough
food In Dawson TO last the 5000 men
now there all winter. those withous
TODD about 1000 in number. having
gone to Fort Yukon.
Major Walsh, the Canadian admin
istrator, Is now enoamped at Big Sal.
mon. He will endeRvor to break trail
through TO Dawson, but does not expect
10 reach the % until Feb. 1. He say he
will allow miners to stake claims in
blocks OF 10 retaining the adjoining II
for the government All claims on
Quartz creek are now staked and via
probably be as rich as Eidorado and BO.
nanZa creeks
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1897-12-29
engineer Blowu on, OF IN. Cat.

BRlDeEIoN \ j.. Dec e7.-James
Bowers az engineer on the West Jer.
sey railroad was blown out Of h;s cab
.ate last night between Hustled and Pal.
atm The vind was blowing Q gale.
when 8 sudden gust caught him and
whirled him 10 the roadside The fire.
man backed the train and found hiu-
some distance on He was painfully
but not fatally hurt
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1897-12-29
CHINA Giving wav 70 germany

BERLIN, Dec. 27-An inspired Chi.
nese organ published here says that the
Chinese emperor, in order to avoid the
reproach of having lost territory, will
lease Kiao- Chau to Germany in per.
petuity ut low rate with all the rights
of sovereignty that England exercises
at Hon
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1897-12-29
OTHER DANGERS THREATENED.
China wni He Lucky u Nothing but tho
Eclipse Hits Her.

LONDON. Dec. 24-A dispatch from
Pekin states that great alarm IS being
felt throughout China concerning the
coming eclipse Of the sun nexth month
and which 1t is feared will prove q
token of III omen to the imperial house
BY roya. proclamation the day is 10
be observed as one OF worship and the
bassadors. consuls and others the world
over, and presumably to Chinese colon
les IN other lands.