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Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-03-08
0N'T-PLEASE DON'T
Gen. Miles May Insist That a
New Residence be not
Presented to Him.
PRESIDENTS IN DEMAND
The Builder Of the "Monitor''
viii be HonOred With a
Banquet in Chicago.
THE THREATENED STRIKE

WASHINGTON, ID. c., March s.
While Ii can be stated that there Is no
immediate foundation for the report
that has been current in army circles
and at the clubs, to the effect that,
following the example of Minister
Bayard, in the matter OF the London
Daily 7elegraph's testimonial fund,
General Miles had requested the COM
mittee which is soliciting funds TO pur-
chase him house in the District to
discontinue it's efforts in that direction,
yet it is known that the unfayorable
comments of representative news
papers on the project, and the in-
production into the senate OF bill pro-
hibiting the acceptance OF such gifts,
have gwen considerable annoyance,
not only to General Miles himself, but
to some of those who have been partic-
ularly active in the movement. De-
spite his valor in the field and bis
courage in action, General Miles Is ex-
tremely sensitive to personal criticism,
and some OF the comments upon the
house-p presentation scheme have been
so merciless that it would not be at
all surprising that he had intirnated a
desire that the committee should wash
its hands of the whole business.
Where this body seems to have put
its foot into it, is in the suggestion
that the gift is to be recognition OF
the generals service in ordering troops
to Chicago to subdue the so-cslled
riots Of 1894. As matter of record,
however, General Miles acted at that
time simply as soldier obeying the
instructions Of President Cleveland,
these instructions having been agreed
upon at cabinet meeting; and with
out such instructions not company OF
federal troops or single piece OF
ordnance could have been brought into
active service at Chicago. 1t is UNDER
stood that not more than one-half of the
amount required for the purpose has so
far been subscribed, although most OF
the subscription sheets issued have been
returned.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-03-08
A GOOD WOMAN GONE
Mrs. Henry Ward Beecher Passed
Quietly Into Better World {.
Than This To-day.
GERMANY'S NAVAL CRISIS
Greece Replies to the UItimatum
of the Powers in Courteous,
Positive Terms.
A DENVER MAN SUICIDES

STAMFORD, Conn, March 8.--Mrs
Henry Ward Beecher died at 10;4z
o'clock, this morning. Mrs. BeecheI
came here on Thanksgiving. A few
days later, she fell. cutting Ia cash in
her forehead. She fell second time,
fracfurIng her hip. For a time, she
seemed 10 improve, but recently her
physician abandoned all hope.
Eunice Beecher was born in 1912 In
Sutton. Mass, the daughter of DR..
Billiard, q physician. Several Of Mrs.
Boocher's brothefs won high disiiuc.
tion. One ofeieem, Talbot, was q
physician. Ills Volunteer services in
behalf OF the wounded troops from
Indiana after the battle OF Pittsburg
landing, attracted the favorable notice
OF the governor OF Indiana. lie died
soon after the battle Of ylcksburg.
Mrs. Beecher has always been de-
votedly attached 10 her children and
husband. or the former, four are liv-
.ng and four are dead. One Of the
living 10 Herbert Beecher, captain Of o
Istea mboat at Port Townsend, Wash.
Shortly after moving to Brooklyn
from the west, Mrs. Beecher wrote 9
little book about the early trials and
successes Of her husband. For some
years, Mrs. Bsecher has been In feeble
health. In November, 1896, during
the Thanksgiving season, she sustain
ed q bad fall, and month later, she
again fell and sustained injuries which,
with her advanced years, brough;
about complications from which she
was unable to recover.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-03-08
Dangers Of the Grip.

The greatest danger from La Grippe
is Of its resulting in pneumonia. II
reasonable care is used, however, and
Chsmberlain's Cough Remedy taken,
all danger will be avoided. Among
the tens OF thousands who have used
this remedy for la grippe, we have yet
TO learn OF single case having re-
snlted in pneumonia, which shows
conclusively that this remedy is GER
tain preventive of that dread disease
It will effect permanent cure in less
lime than any other treatment.
The 25 and DO cent sizes are for
sale by Il. d. Gooiall, Depot Drug
Store.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-03-08
rRAoA AND TRAIN.

Conductor Bob Moore Is on the streets,
after . severe Siege Of sickness.
The iiYer, this morning, was an hour
late, t~o engines bringing her in.
John A. Ross, which means travelling
engineer, has bes'5 visiting Santa Fe.
General Manager j.. J. Frey arrived
from Santa Fe, BY special train, this after
mon.
A train Of thirteen cars OF fruitfor the
east changed eusinss at Las Vegas, this
morning.
Engineer John r. Kirk Is happy over the
arrival Of $40 galas:coek from =. Hoss-
feldt, OF Topska.
Engineer Fisher, wife and daughter, are
now comfortably domiciled at the NAL
boeuf residence.
Freight Fireman John w. Cook has been
promoted 70 passenger service. and placed
in charge Of engine fs7.
Engineer "rimbsrlinep Smith has been
regularly assigned 20 angins 7Os. the third
engine on Gloriefa mountain.
Engineer u. Gallagher Is starting engine
9lG, whilo the regular afqia.axed " .. a.
1s-ns, - enjoying noedad rest.
Fireman WALK has almost entirely recoy
cred from the effects Of his sore hand and
viii report for work, tomorrow.
Car whacker Albert Underwood has re-
signed. He has boen employed by the
company, In thntcspacity, for ten years.
Div. Supt Hurley, stcnographer dtfsr,
TraInmaster Fox aud Rig.ansf Way
Agent Kilmer, went over to Sapta Fe, last
night.
Conductors Cunningham and Hill have
been rs-instated. and the former took out
No. 2, last night, the latter punching tick
cts on the flyer, this nornIng
Brakeman Diamond had sufficiently re-
covered from his injuries to leave the Las
Vegas hospital for Albuquerque, Saturday
evening.
The American express company, Of Lee.
ton, No, offer $1C0 reward for information
that will to ths arrest Of q, o. Gordon, for
embezzlement.
DIR. Yancsy is said TO have refused the
position Of chief surgeon for the Atchison
company, bis old company having compli-
mented him with an increase of salary.
The Pecos Ne,cs says that o. HI. AlberIs
roadmsster on the Pecos Valley
road, has secured a position on the Atcbi-
son, in Nav Mexico, where hIs family will
join him shortly.
Dispatcher Carson came down from
Ration, last evening, and has gone to work
In the Las Vegas Office, under Chief Dis
patcher Wray, who will soon have two full
sets Of train directors pounding brass for a
livelihood.
Presidents J effrey ,itof the Denver 81 Rio
Grande railroad, denies the report pub
lished, to the effect that the Rio Grande
ID given notice to the Union Pacific, Den
ver & Gulf that, at the expiration Of nine
~ days, the Gulf could no longer use the
tracks Of the Rio Grands between Puebl Q
and Walsenburg, as at present.
The squabble among tie Kansas City
st. Louis lines over passenger rates, may
result in an open rate Of S5 being declared
to st. Louis. The Alton, through its com
bination with the Memphis from Joplin,
seems to have the best Of the situation and
has been securing the lions share of the
st. Louis traffic. Competing limos charge
the Alton with placing its tickets in brok-
era hands.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-03-08
CRISIS AvERTED.
pfiscs Hohcniohs Addresses a Budget 70 thu
committee Of the Rsichstsg.


BERLIN, Germany. March s.-Pfince
HohenIohe, imperial chancellor, adj
dressed budget to the committee Of
the reIchstag, to-day, upon the govern
mcnt's demands Tor extra oredit for
its increasing navy. He said that
Co.. --.--'' s-i-iy- -4fz{Fad Al irr-eess
Of her feet, but the Tune n Ven such
navy could be created depended upon
the financial position Of the admiralty
and the will OF the reicbstag. The
statement made by the chancellor was
received with manifestations OF approval
and the threatened crisis over naval
credits clearly has been averted.
GERMAN STEAMER SIGHTED.
LONDON, England, March s-The
German steamer, "Meisr,'' Captain
Msn:z. from Bremen for New York,
was sighted, to-day, off Lizard. She
signalled that she had been on fire, but
the flames had been exlinguished.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-03-08
Denver Citizen Suicides.

DENVER, Colo, March 5 William
Hassan, grain merchant and we'll
known citizen, shot and instantly killed
himself, this morning. Dependency,
caused by financial trouble, was the
reason Of the suicide. Mr.. Hassan was
formerly prominent building con
tractor. lie was member Of several
secret societies and grand army
man.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-03-08

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, March s.
John d. Hart, who had been convicted
of aiding in the filibustering expedi-
tion on the steamer "Larada. N was
to-day, sentenced by Judge Butler to
two years. imprisonment, fine Of
$500 and the costs OF prosecution. Tho
court refused new trial.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-03-08

WALL srREEr. N. " March g.
The week opened with strong and
higher market for stocks. The ad
vance ranged frsm "a to Ia per cent.
tobacco, sugar, 81. Paul, l.. & ~, New
York Central leading Trading was
active especially Ia industrials and-in-
ternatlonals.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-03-08
BArHmAN's FUNDING BILL


Special Telegram to The Optic.
SANTA FE, N. M. March 9Th, 1897.
Representative Bateman's house bill
No. 67, for the purpose Of funding the
floating Indebtedness Of counties,
boards Of education, municipalN incor.
porations and school districts, will
pass the house, this afternoon.
Second one provides thai, after the
passage Of the act. Il shall be the duty
OF the board OF county commissioners
Of the several counties OF the Territory,
and Of the board of education In all
municipalities in the Territory, the
proper officials and representatives OF
municipal corporations Of all kinds
whatsoever, and of the school directors
OF the several school districts In the
different counties IN the Territory, 10
ascertain and determine the amount Of
the indebtedness, other than bonded
of the several counties,
boards Of education, municipal corpo-
rations and school districts that may be
floating, outstanding and unpaid, how
ever evidenced.
AGREEMENT REACHED. q
Special Telegram to The Optic.
SANTA FE, N. M, March 9th. 1897.
An agreement has been reached by
he joint committee on the fee and
salary bill. A general cut Is made.
It will take effect In eighteen months
rom the date of passage.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-03-08
An Important Arrest !.

CHICAGO. Illinois. March S.-John
Mcdonald alias Leonard, alias Bachel-
der, who is wanted In Denver, Kansas
City, Butte City, Colorado Springs
and other western cities, for mine
swindling, was arrested, this morning,
at the Sherman house. The prisoner
had neatly $4,000 worth of mining
stocks and deeds to property and bonds
with him.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-03-08

The joint committee Of the senate
and house If the Territorial assembly
At Santa re are working on a substitute
fee and salary bill, which is intended
70 make big reductions in county ox:
penses.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-03-08

w. L. Toxner, OF Springer, who,
something over year ago, went ia
Chicago, for an operation for cancer 10
.he fAce, is reported rather poorly, and
will be compelled TO submit again to
another surgical operation.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-03-08
Letters Of Recall.

I.oNpoN. England, March S.-Baron 8
de Corcel. the French ambassador to
Great Britain, weNIt TO Windsor, to-
day. and presented to The queen bis
letters of re- call.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-03-08

II is reported that settlement has
been made between tbs owners ard
Iessees Of the "B!aek Copper" al
Elizabethtown. tho cS:ditions being
that the lessees take $4,p50 worth q
stock each and give up iiisir lease.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-03-08

f. NJ .Donayan returned to Albu
querque from the meunta ins, between
Coyote and Tijsras can yons, ard
brought In with him some Of the finast
samples Of metal bearing rock seen in
that city for some time.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-03-08

WASHINGTON, D. G., March 81
Tha'fnal formallty in connection with
the induction into cflice LOT Attorney
General McKenna, was to-day OBJ
served in the supreme court. Of the
United States.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-03-08

LoNpoN, England, March In the
house Of lords to-day, Lord Temple
ton moved a second reading OF the bill
favorable to permitting women the
exercise 81 tho franchise ia parliament
eIactinns. The motion failed.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-03-08

CHARLESTON, w. Va, March s.
Jelsnke Brothers & Loeb, the largest
department store In this city, failed,
this afternoon. The assets and liabil-
ities arc expected 70 reach 100000.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-03-08

During the executive session, this
afternoon, Senator Davis moved to
refer the treaty Of arbitration between
tho United States and Great Britain
back TO the committee on foreign
relations. This action was taken,
without opposition.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-03-08
Notices

Anyone indebted to Jas. M. Cluxton, or
Model Cash grocery store, Will please call
and make some satisfactory settlement ten
days from this date, March stb, 1897, or
tho same will be prosecuted BY law.
JAS. NJ. CLUxToN, 1911
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-03-08
Your pcrtfaIts Resdy.

Any person who lost pictures through
the Lockwood Art Co., OF Los Angeles,
about six months ago, VIII please leave
word at THE OPTIC office. Photos will he
returned and portraits delivered. But ono
call will be made, SO have the cash In
hand. l04 81
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-03-08

A notice has been issued by w. s.
Prayer TO the effect that meeting for
the purpose OF effeeting an oFganiza-
zion Of the wool growers Of Lincoln,
Chascs and Eddy counties, will be
bcld at Roswell, on Monday, March
l7th.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-03-08

If you want to Luy or sell cattle, wool CT
sheep, don't fail to see or write J. Miniunl,
wool and live stock broker, East Las We
money. wS22&dti
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-03-08
corhett .rltzsinu,ons AthIetlc Exhibltlon.

Round trip, from Las Vegasto Carson City,
New, and return, S69.S0. Tickets on sale
March 18th and 18th, '97 continuous pass
age each direction; final limit, March 25th,
S97. O. n. JONES, Agent.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-03-08

Any OPTIc subscriberE having failed to
receive copies lately, will confer favor
by promptly informing the city circulator.
who will see that the negIectis promptly
remedicd.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-03-08
cattiemen's Convention.

| San Antonio, Texas, March Sth to 18th,
| 1897. Round trip tickets on sale March s. b
land 9Th. Continuous passage In each di-
rection No stop overs allowed; $34 .95 for
round trip.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-03-08
Senate Adiourns.

WASHINGTON. d. O., March II he
senate assembled at noon to day. A
message from the president was pre-
scnted. The senate then went into ex-
ecutive session. At o'clock p. M, I,
the body adjourned till Wednesday.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-03-08

An Albuquerque cynic who has OBJ
served the overwhelming desire OF girls
10 spell their names Nahnye, Maymie
and Kittye, substituting ssyn for an
81 believes that this conntry will
soon havs Mykes, Jimmyes, and Bill
lyes, also.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-03-08
we Want

A gentleman or lady agent to represent
us 10 this locality. Work easy and expe-
rience unnecessary. Salary or commission
apply at Mrs. Herzog', Douglas avenue.
98 f;ts
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-03-08

Rev. H. s. Gsllaudet aud wife,
left Las Cruces for Trinidsd, Colo,
where they will 10 future reside.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-03-08
~ r,,ppA "a, \ n ONE nav

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
to cure. 25c. IT.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-06-03
FARM AND GARDEN.
A wlFE.s ARGUMENT.

Some of the Reasons for FavOrinE tia 4
Good Roads Movement.
'Or~ of the telling good roads argu-
ments, il i.ot the most telling one ever
heard" said i Chicago merchant who
spends portion OF his summer at a.
western resort, was in the home of a
young farmer. and the farmers wife
presented it.
Il had spent the forenoon fishing in a
lake near their home. They invited me
to dine with them. i accepted. 1t was
soon after one of those heavy summer
rains, and the roads were very deep with
mud. The wife remarked that they
ought to go to a funeral four miles
away. They won't expect us to drive
four miles through this mud said the
husband. They came 10 us when the
roads were bad and we were weeping
over our first born
They went to the funeral. They
urged me to make another visit. / did
SO. The good roads discussion followed
I asked the gentleman what he thought
of the proposition to establish good
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-06-03
THE LAWS OF NATURE.
They Are Unbending and Must re
Gbeyed.

They Are Unbending and Must ns
Obeyed.
Nature has no pardon for Ignorance
or Illusions. She is no respecter OF
persons. Her laws and her penalties
consider only what is, and have no deal
ings with semblances. By this expert
ence we come to know what reality is,
that there is an external world to the
demands of which our senses, our rea-
son. our powers of action are all con-
cessions. The safety of each chain OF
life is proportional to the adaptation
of its links to these conditions. This
adaptation is in its essence obedience
The obedience of any creature is con-
ditioned on its response in action &c
sensations or knowledge. Sense, per
ception and intellect alike stand as ad
visers to its power of choice. The
power of choice involves the need to
choose right. For wrong choice leads
10 death. Death ends the chain OF
which the creature is a link, and the
life of the world is continued by those
whose choice has not been fatal. That
the sins of the fathers are visited
on the children is, In the long run,
the expression of Infinite Mercy, 1.-The
goodness and severity of God" Sc
verify of condition and stress of com
petition are met in life by the sur
vival of those adequate to meet these
conditions. Thus Sin creatures sore
bestead by the environment" when in.
stinct and impulse fail, reason rises to
insure safety. At last with the civilized
man reason comes to be chief ele-
1nent in guiding the choice of life
David Starr Jordan. in Appleton's Pop
Mar Science MONTHLY
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-06-03
PLENTY OF PURE AIR.
Cows Need 1t More Than Any other
Kind of Farm stock.


Kind OF Farm stock.
An authority on dairying and certain
dairy breeds says that no successful
dairying is permanently possible unless
the stock Is kept in sound health. 1t is
true that we read of a great many dis
eased cows being killed which were at
the time Of their death doing good work
in the dairy, but such conditions are nee
essarily temporary. Even waving all
questions of contagion, such an animal
is bound, sooner or later, either to re-
cover or go down. The first requisite
for the dairyman is that he should start
with sound stock, the next that he
should keep it sound. To do this, es-
sentia1 conditions are necessary
Among these conditions there is moth
ing of more Importance than that the
cows should have pure air. To secure
this the stable should be of size proper
tionate to the number OF the cows and
then the means of ventilation, includ-
ing both outlets and inlets, should be
ample. In many dairy sections one may
go miles without finding a stable large
enough to afford healthy quarters for
the cattle it is designed to contain,
Numbers of stables can be found
| amongst good dairymen, too, which do
not contain over 300 cubic feet of air
space to the cow. Every stable should
contain at least double this amount Of
air space per cow and three times the
amount would be still better. Most OF
our stables are too low. Ten feet in
height is none too much. With this
height and with a stable 30 feet wide,
allowing four feet in width for each
COW, We have about 700 cubic air space
To each COW which viii do fairly we'll
Dakota Field and Farm.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-06-03
Lively Amnzona.

When the Seaforth Highlanders were
landed in Crete the other day as one OF
England's contributions toward the "pa'
cifigation" of that island, an astonisheo
resident of Gambia is said to have ex,
claimed: IF the men dress like this,
how do the women dress?' This aaec.
dote has recalled one that dates from
Balaklava- After the battle Russian
general asked an English prisoner who
ard what the queerly dressed soldiers
were whose thin red line had so con-
temptuously repulsed a charge of the
Russian cavalry. Instead of answering
that they were Sir Collins Highlanders
the man replied: Those? Oh, thoss
are the wives of the men on gray
horses" The linen on gray horses OF
course. were the Scots Grays, who hac
the same day taken part in the charge
of Scarletts heavy brigade and scat
tered a huge inert mass of Russian cav
airymen.-N. Y. Times.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-06-03
THE FUR SEAL.
Some Interesting Information Aboute.
the Am phibian.


The, male fur seal. or .beacImaS-
ter reaches fun maturity at The age
of seven years. At1hat time his weight
is about 400 TO 500 pounds. being con
siderabIy heavier when first in frozn
the sea in the spring, or after feeding
in the fall, than in the intervening
period, when he fasts on land aAd
grows gradually lean and weak. The
males vary considerably in color. the
general shade being black or dark
bf veliowish white. These are espc-
cially long and numerous on the thick
elseI back of the neck, forming the so
called wig" Ths wigged males have
% rough, coarse coat, and their skins
arc without market value. The animal
makes its home on the rocky shores
of the islands, in large, closely massed
bands, forming what are called ',rook-
cries" 1t is extremely gregarious' in
dividuals seldom venturing far from
the main body while on land, though
wandering about singly in the sea- The
female fur seal is much smaller than
the male, and has soft smooth hair of
varying shades of brown, under which
is the dense, short, brown fur The
female bears neI IltSB OTIS spring at inc
age of three years. but her fun growth
is not attained till two or three years
later. The average weight of the
grown female is about so pounds. The
young of the fur seal, called a pup,
is born soon after the arrival of the'fe-
male Its weight at birth is about ten
pounds The fur seal is polygamSus,
each male capable of holding place
on the breeding grounds having from
one to one hundred females in his
charge, constituting what is known as
.harem,'' the average number being
about so. But the size of each family
is subject to variation, depending not
chiefly on the strength of the malt,
but on the preference of the female for
location, and on the topography OF
the ground. The young male is very
similar TO the female in color and APP
pearance. He is not permitted to enter
the rookeries in the breeding season.
The old males are very particular in
this regard, and the bachelors, a.
they are called, are forced to herd by
themselves on what are known as the
hauling grounds" located near the
breeding grounds, but distinct from
them.--Forum-