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Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-07-20
BABY HuMoRS EI' :s.s ); ;' sy ;s;'Si .' s':s.Is.: !,

Pardee. a. Que umv p,t,ner f.r The
Albuquerque Browns, who has neen
o pitching for the St Joe base ball team
this season, writes TO this city that oe
has sie ned to play with the kansAs
City clnr NIX Year.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-07-20

Cleanse the boot. strengthen the body,
IMPROVE the appetite and digestion ana oo-
tai, sound. retire sbing sleep ny using MAC
DpNALD's BARLEY ELIXIR A nne, deilc'
ioqs tasting tonic n plood pur,nsr'
Price, 81. 90. Sold by Murphey- Van Pet
ten Drug Go.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-07-20

GRAssHpPPERs are reported to have
appeared in S nth d kota in such
swarms as 0 completely eat up fields
Of grain and grass. They seem to have
cluded that it IS no use to let the
trusts and polit clans have a monopoly
OF eating up the %sustenance of the
people.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-07-20

Prof A E Bsnnest aud Rev. A A.
Hyde are 10 m Ike a tour OF the Cha
Frisco and adj scent cou,try. In the
interest # the Silver City Normal
school.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-07-20

The work on the road between Red
RIVER City and La Belle progresses.
H. Finch is in charge Of the operation.
ana soon there will be q first-class
road between these points
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-07-20
Don't Tobacco sp;; an

Don't Tobacco Spi, anu snoke Your life Away.
To quit tobacco easily and forever, be rag
netic, full OF life, norye and yiger, take MOTTO
Bac, the wonder worker. that makes weak men
strong. All druggists, SOC or Vi. Cure guaran.
tsed Booklet and sample free. Address
sterling Remedy Co. Chicago or New YORK
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-07-20

II takes longsr for u letter to 90 by
mail from LaBslle to Red River. a di,-
lance OF twelve miles, than II does from
New York TO Red River.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-07-20
East.bound oates.


Special one way continuous passage,
eastbound rates from Las Vegas TO New
YORK, 6rst- class. s41.65; second class, $S9ss.
IS: Phil sdelpLia, r t-class, $4k65; second
class. S36. IS: Boston. first-ciass. $42,6o;
second class, $40 Go; Chicago, $23 90 st.
Louis, SCI 10; Missouri river points, $lS.69.
All ticke,s to be limited to continuous pas.
sage to destination commencing date OF
sale Date of sale July 14th to 18th, In
elusive. July 2ist. Oath. July 2Sth, and aist.
August 4th, 7th and 11th. 1897:
CHAs. r. JONES, Agent
Trans Mississippi Commercial Congress
jelly t4th to 18th, 1881; Utah Pioneer
Lake, Utah. For the above ocrasions, we
will sell round trip tickets, Las Vegas 70
Halt Lake and return, at the rate OF x27.0
for the round trip; dates OF sale, July 10th,
nth and 18th, '97; continuous passage In
each direction; final return limit, thirty
days from date Of sale. "a
G. F. JONAS, Agent.
The great lakes and the inland resorts
OF wisconsin, Minnesota and Michigan
afford means OF enjoyment, despats the
beak of summer. Cool breezes. generous
shade II you want q vacation at reasoh-
to agent Santa Fe Route. or W. J.. Black.
IJ 49, $500
ror oetaiis. Su'cAiy ieaoneo - oe
re route. =
Thu ,ovv rate Of 500 from las Y epas to
san Fran.isc /. and all Intermediates on d.
ract line an account Of the National con.
~vsution ", p a. q. "a. Dates OF sale and
limits as follows: ,Juue 8Otb. july 1st. Cd,
"A snd-bth. 1897. uassepgers must com.
mence the journey on date OF purchase;
continuous passage. ss..s
y
$500 -
summer tonrist rates 20 Co.orado iron
La 2 Lo Denver anu re1ur": sno.lv;
TO Coierano springs snn pepurn, @io.oO, 20
fuenio p ;retlrn, Sio..u; stop overs a..
lowed east OF Fuepio; ma iimlt, octooei
Slst. r. JONES, Agent
New Gold Fields.
Recent sensational gold discoveries In
tte Red River district, northern New Mex
leo, indicate thar this locality vii! shorty
he as widely celebrated as cripple Greer.
Aiready me rusn OF miners a"1 pro pecsors
fnl,v melted. thousands viii be- on I'M
vro1nd. F
Take the Santa Fe route To Springer. N
M. from which point there is a stage, dai
ly. to Elizabef htown, Hematite and Red
X. n-A --ar -
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-07-20

The Central City school board ma
engaged Capt q H. kirkpatrick a.
principal and Mis- Decker as assistant
The later has taught in the Central
City schools for a number of years, and
is loved by the pupils and people
The former has been principal of The
jackson township high school at Sug :
Grove, Iodiana, and recently of tn.
Mogollon school. He brings a record
as a tn rough aud successful educator.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-07-20

Notice Is hereby sIven thst. the UNDER
signed have been appointed administrator
T The estate or Isaac Jarobson, deceased.
nd an persons holding claims against . ia
state will present the same o the pro-
n court fur a~'law4uce within o 9 year,
thsrwise they will be ba req. nd ali per.
rs inGehted to said est>te viii settle with
b undersigned.
MARTIN DELGApo.
Administrators,
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-07-20

Summer tourist rates to Colorado from
La Vegas: To Denver and return. $23. 10
to Colorado Springs end return, $3.50; 70
Pueblo and return, SIS. 70; stop overs al
lowed east of Pueblo; Anal limit, October
31st. G. II. JONES, Agent.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-07-20

18th to 17th, 1887; Utah Pioneer
Goth TO 25tn, '91; AT Salt
Lake, Utah. For the above ocrasions, we
will sell round trip tickets, Las Vegas 20
Halt Lake and return, at the rate OF $3.50
for the round trip; dates OF sale. July 10th,
18th and 18th, '97; continuous passage In
each direction; final return limit, thirty
ia wa from date of sale, ~ IA,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-02-09
HER CONVOY In COLLISION.

VINEYARD HAVEN, Mass. Feb. 9,
1Ss7.-The steam tug Canbonaro ar
rived here this morning with the barge
Brookside in tow. She reports that when
between Shoveful and Pollock Rip shoals
at about 12:45 clock this morning, tow
ing the barges Past, for Newburyport,
and the Brookside for Portland, both
laden, the Brookside was ran into by the
four-masted schooner Sycamore, of Taun-
ton, Mass. from an Eastern port for Bal
timore, in ballast.
The Brookside' was struck on the port
side. at the main rigging and cut down
to the waters edge causing her to lea L
badly. The Sagamores jibboom broke
through her pilot house and Stove her
boat.
She also sustained other slight DAMAGE.
Her own steam pumps were able to keep
her free, and she was towed here by the
Carbonero to await instructions from her
owners. The Sycamore is supposed to
have received but slight damage
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-02-09
TO MAKE OUR OWN ARMOR

WASHINGTON. Feb. 9, 1S97.--The ar
NOR plate question which has been trou-
bling the Senate Committee on Naval
Affairs for many weeks will probably be
disposed of within a few days. The
committee this morning agree that the
maximum price to be paid for armor plate
should not exceed the sum named by
the Secretary Of the Navy, $4CU. Mr..
Chandler, in his report, found that ar1nor
ought to be furnished, with a fair profit
to the manufacturers, at $500 ton, but
the committee thinking that this was too
low, will report in favor of scale be-
tween these two figures, leaving the Mkt
mum as found by the Rohrer Board,
which was composed of naval experts in
armor and it processes of MANUFACTURES
The Secretary win also be authorized,
If the recommendation of the commit
'tee are carried out, to secure plant for
the manufacture of armor by the Govern
ment in the event that he cannot make
satisfactory contracts with the Carnegie
or Bethlehem people. For this purpose
one and half million of dollars will be
asked, the committee and the Secretary
believing that this will be sufficient Mr..
Chandler's structures on Commodore Fol-
ger have been softened but otherwise the
request will be submitted to the Senate
about as written by Mr.. Chandler.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-02-09
ZINC O0MPANY's CASE.
Vice Chancellor PItney Was Right
In His Elernerlr

The Chancery suit against the New
Jersey Zinc Company to prevent them
from buying up mines in Pennsylvania,
Wisconsin, Ohio and New Mexico and
adding mortgage indebtedness of 81, ,7OO,-
600 to exploit their business, heard yes
terday before Vice Chancellor Pitney,
continued until late in the afternoon
Counsellor r. v. Lindabury, for the
Zinc Company, argued that the company
were obliged to buy over the mine at
Mine Hill, Sussex county, belonging to
the Lehigh Zinc Company, with whom
they had had long fights. These expen-
siye legal contests were hurting the COM
pany's interests.
You needn't go into that" interrupted
Vice Chancellor Pitney, 81 am perfectly
familiar with that matter fer I was re-
tanned by the company and my head is
full of zinc. Smiles from the counsel
and the Court joined in the joke.) I
mean that was the last retainer / had
at the bar and I am conversant with that
fight
You see," continued the Vice Chan
cellor, the question was simply this: a
vein of zinc was found running parallel
with another of Franklinite and then
they blended and the trouble was to de-
term1ne which was which,
Counsel, resuming, said that the pro-
posed scheme was for the benefit of the
grant an Injunction.
Vice Chancellor Pitney said that Friday
being legal holiday he will devote his
attention to his opinion in the suit.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-02-09

Return for the EarthOldf Statue.
The English and American rule has
ever been to test constitutions by time
and experience, and then, holding on to
what has proved successful, to substitute
for the part that has fatied some new
measure suggested by the failure itself.
What France has ascertained from ex-
perience is that her executive power, as
now constituted upon a priori principles,
unsupported by any historical precedent,
has proved in practice far too unstable to
Satisfy the end for which it was con-
stituted. 1t has failed to produce, even
approximately, the good results which
flow from a similar expedient, as now
employed in England's monarchical sys,-
tenn. The remedy is at once plain and
unSpeculative. Not long ago France, ever
generous to and appreciative of the
United States, sent her as, a gift a great
work of art, in which the republic beyond
the sea is made to personify upon her
shores Liberty Enlightening the World. +
The best return that America can make
to France for her splendid gift is her ex-
perience of hundred years with the
Presidential Office, which has been the
most successful part, perhaps, Of her
Republic now requires is such a firm,
stable, and continuous policy as the re-
production Of the American Presidency
would surely impart. During it's long and
prosperous history its capabilities have
been fully tested In the crucibles of peace
and war, and 1t has been copied into
every important republican constitution,
with the exception of that of France
alone. Upon the present French system
it could easily be engrafted without any
change whatever in the machinery by
which French presidents are now chosen
by the joint ballot of the chambers
machinery which has stood the test of
experience American Review for
February
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-02-09
OUR SILLY SENATE.

WASHINGTON, Feb Q. 1S97.-The Sen
ate went into executive session at 12:40
o'clock for the purpose Of resuming the
consideration of the arbitration treaty.
Mr.. Morgan. who had the floor when the
Senate adjourned last evening, took up
his speech against the convention at the
point where it was broken Off
There was some discussion soon after
the doors were closed this afternoon
about the unusual publicity and accur-
acy relative to the secret debate of yes
terday, Mr.. Vest calling the attention of
the Senate to the reports In the morning
papers. The Missouri Senator said it was
something of a farce for the Senate to
refuse to open the doors and then to
find the debate reported as fully as if
the reporters were in the galleries. He
accused no one, but intimated that he
should like very much to know where
the leak was. Mr.. Vest, however, did
not ascertain the source when the infor-
nation comes. Several Senators coincid-
ed with Mr.. Vest and a general criticism
was indulged in for few minutes in the
hope that the talkative Senators might
take the hint and cease giving away ex-
ecutive secrets.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-02-09
THE GRAB FOR BLUNDER.

{ WASHINGTON, Feb. 9, 1Ss7.-The Re-
publican members of the Ways and Means
Committee devoted this mornings session
to a consideration of the duty ON steel
billets. In the law of 1890 the duty on
steel billets costing one cent pound or
less was four-tenths of a cent. In the
present law the duty ON billets of this
grade is tfree-tenths of a cent. Some of
the manufacturers have requested res
toration Of the ). Mckinley rate, and this
led to a discussion Of the subject which
consumed the better part of todayss ses-
sion. The Committee passed over the
paragraph urytil tomorrow, In order to OBJ
tain further information respecting the
matter.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-02-09
SHOT BY HER BOARDER.

PORT JERVIS, N. Y, Feb 8, iS97.-Mrs
Jennie Marshall a widow, who keeps a
boarding house here, was shot in the
right breast early this morning by q
boarder named Edward White. White
the story goes, returned home drunk at
l:S0 O'Clock this morning and went to
sleep on a sofa in the sitting room. He
subsequently awakened and found a
nefshbor named John Elstin in the house,
his presence there having been requested
by Mrs. Marshall. This incensed White
and drawing a revolver he pointed it at
Elstln. The latter fed from the house.
hite then proceeded to the room of Mrs.
Marshall and finding the door locked un-
tremendously burst it in. Mrs. Marshall
grappled with White, who held the re-
volver In his hand. In the struggle the
weapon was discharged, the ball lodging
IN the woman's breast. The police were
summoned and White was placed under
arrest. Mrs Marshall claims that the
snootng was accidental. White will be
arraigned this afternoon
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-02-09
OUTRAGEOUS CRUELTY,
S. r. c. A. Ought TO Eaelp Mr. Peters
In This Complaint.


The following advertisement appeared
in a paper today
WITNESSES TO THE CRUELTY DONE
near ferry, Jersey City, on Sunday MORN
ing, please communicate with Edward
Mcclure Peters, box 9S, Jersey City.
A Jersey CITY News reporter called
on Mr. Peters at his Office. He was at
first unwilling to speak of the matter,
saying that the whole case was in the
hands of the S. P. C. A. He finally said
"The facts are simply these:-On Sum
day morning 1 was walking up Mont
gomery street and was near to No. 27
when I noticed a-little horse trying to
drag out from the alley an apparently
heavy load. Upon investigating I found
that it was a seemingly dead horse that
was being dragged forth from the stables
in the rear. The animal had a rope tied
around its neck and another around its
attached to the collar of the horse who
was dragging so hard.
"A second glance showed me that the
PROSTATE horse was anything but dead,
draught animal not making progress
enough, the gang of brutes who were SUI
and attached it to the fore legs of the
sick horse. The men then began to
pull and the, poor animal began to squeal
Anyone who ever heard a horse squeal
knows that it never does so unless it is
in extreme agony. AS far as I know
from my own observation the animal was
dragged every bit of twelve or flfteen
feet
The sight was enough to make any
one shudder with horror. I afterwards
gutter. Why could it not have been
shot IN the stable in the rear and dragged
out when dead, and not be subjected to
sucn extreme torture and cruelty? I have
perfect confidence in Mr.. Mccarthy the
President of the Y NJ C. A.. and while
I am adverse to notoriety, yet 1 am anx-
i4us and willing to see this matter
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-02-09
EAST JERSEY WILL SUE.
City Omcials VIII Then Have the
Price Determined.

Messrs. Collins and Corbin, counsel for
the East Jersey Water Company. have
at last decided to sue the city for the
recovery of the s2fs,ooo which they claim
is due the company for water furnished
the city from the Pequannock plant.
Ever since the company failed to full
fill its agreement to give the city an ade-
quate supply of water last summer there
has existed absolutely mo contract or
agreement, verbal or written, as to what
sum should be paid per million gallons for
water furnished Conferences on the sub
jet have been held ON many occasions;
bit the city officials and company could
never arrive at an understanding.
In its claim of $243,O00 the company
charges at the rate of $43 per million gal
Ions. Mayor Wanser objects to the pay
ment of such a sum-. He is willing, he
says, to pay a fair price, but SAB he con-
siders excessive, circumstances considered
1t is for the purpose of establishing how
much the company is entitled to per mil
lion gallons that suit is to be brought An
interesting legal battle is anticipated.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-02-09
LIVES FOR A MATCH.

BRISTOL, Tenn, Feb. 9, 1S97.-A quar-
rel over the possession of match re-
suited in a frightful shooting ARRAY near
Abdingdon, Washington county, Virginia.
Sunday evening. John and Reuben Tay-
lor and VIII Carswell, all young men.
engaged in the quarrel while returning
home. Using a pistol, Carswell shot at
Reuben Taylor and Taylor returned the
shot, piercing Carswells side with ball.
At this juncture Alexander Carswell took
up the fight for his wounded son and
fired several shots at the Taylor brothers,
wounding them both fatally. VIII Cars
well Is not expected to recover. The elder
Carswell was placed in jail at Abingdon
yesterday. Jasper Odom, young man
who took the part of the Taylors, used
his revolver freely, but without effect.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-02-09
INTERNATIONAL MONETARY CON
FERENOE BILL.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9, 1Ss7.-The House
Committee on Coinage. Weights and Meas
ures todaya further considered the Sem
ate bill providing for the appointment of
delegates to an International monetary
conference to be held at some later day
:. Mr.. Hill Rep., Comm, member of the
Committee on Banking and Currency, ad-
dressed the Committee in opposition to
the bill. He was opposed to it upder any
circumstances, especially at this time. He
denied that any responsibility laid on
members of this Congress on this subject
If the bill was a pledge of the st. Louis
platform it did not need the Endorsement
of John P. Jones and others of the silver
party
Further, it did not behoove a Democratic
administration to carry out the pledge of
the Republican convention. This obliga-
tien was upon the President and Memebrs
of Congress chosen at the last election,
and we should wait until the President
elect was installed in office before a cru
sade of this kind was begun.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-02-09
SHELDON MURDER EXPERT.
Condition of the FataIsWound E,x-
cIudeN the Suicide Theorr

AUBURN, N. Y, Feb. g. 1Ss7.-The ex-
pert testimony in the Sheldon murder trial
has been long inning. 1t was opened yes
terday afternoon by Chemist Hamilton,
who detailed the result of experiments on
cadavers in Bellevue Hospital with great
particularly. His testimony cannot be
viewed in any other light than as ex-
tremely damaging to the accused, and this
was shown by the nervousness and impa-
thence of the counsel for the defense. He
kept up g continual fire of objections and
was on his feet all through the examina-
ton, which was one of the hottest legal
engagements ever fought in the old Court
House. The battle was at its fiercest when
the District Attorney tried to elicit the
fact from the witness that from
measurements taken of the deceased
woman's arm proved she could not have
fired the fatal shot herself. After long
tilt, witness was allowed to answer the
question as to how far the victim could
possibly have held the weapon from her
head, crooked her elbow and pulled the
trigger. The reply was in the signifi-
cant words, six and a half inches.'
Earlier in the examination he had stated
the effect of a shot at this distance to
be as follows:-'DThe skin surrounding
bullet hole was covered with powder and
smoke over an area of four inches in
diameter. The powder grains were too
numerous to count and could not be
washed off as they were deeply imbedded
in skin" Nothing resembling these con-
ditions was found in Mrs. Sheldon's case.
Expert Hamilton was recalled to the
stand this morning and was questioned
again concerning shots at a certain dis
tance. He was asked if he found any
infiltration of gas or smoke in or around
the woqRd at the autopsy on Mrs. Shell
don. The answer was, No, sir"
Continuing, he said there was no burn
ing around the wound and no blowing
away of the hair as had been described
in experiments. The bullet hole was per-
fectly round and there was no lacera-
tion- All shots in his tests produced
laceration up to four inches distance
from the head.
General Charles A. Dimon, a cartridge
manufacturer, of Lowell, Mass, and man
ager of the United States Cartridge Co.,
was next called. He said it would be
impossible to fire 30-calibre cartridge
into human body at close range with
out leaving any prominent burns upon
flesh or clothing, and Embedding powder
grains in skin.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-02-09
MISCARRIAGE OF JUSTICE.
The Petit Jury Again Distinguishes


'T must say" remarked Judge Huds-
peth, yesterday afternoon, that this YER
dict is a miscarriage of Justice The
jury which tried the case of Maggie Nc
Dowell for grand larceny had acquitted
her.
Maggie was tried for stealing two gold
watches, a gold chain, pocketbook and
$40 in money. in Patrick Doyle's house,
No. 1G0 Tenth street, Hoboken, where she
was employed as a servant. The testi-
mony showed that the pocketbook was
found between the mattresses in Maggie S
bed and that she had admitted twice that
she stole the property. Her only defence
was a general denial and a statement
that when she confessed that she stole
the property she did not know what she
was talking about. The defendant S
the jury to acquit her without regard to
the evidence.