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Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-05-10
MONDAY EVENING. MAY 10, 1897
as TO ANNEXATION.

President McKinley's attitude toward
the Hawaiian government is well
known. He has positive convictions
on the subject. He favors annexation,
and SO does young Sswall, who has
just been appointed to represent this
government on those islands. That is
one Of the reasons why the president
appointed him. Minister Sewall will
make a careful study of the situation,
and II he finds that the majority of the
white population Experimentation,
this administration will act promptly.
The only difficulty to overcome is
the opposition OF Japan. For years
there was a treaty between Japan and
Hawaii which allowed unlimited i'm
migration, but the latter's law-msking
body claimed the right, just as the
United States congress did, regard to
China, to abrogate the treaty, and
passed q law that no Japanese could
enter against the consent of the board
of immigration, and as a result about a
1000 of them were not long ago re-.
fused permission to remain in Hawaii
and were sent back home. II this
government attempts to annex the
islands, 1t may have a race question to
deal with. The japanese are a sensi-
tive and proud race, and preponderat-
ing as they do in numbers, have
evinced some desire to take part in the
government of the country. II this
sentiment grows and particularly il
they are r%e.infnread nv fresh immigra-
ton, the situation may become serious.
With the Chinese it is different ;jthey
are content with any government that
treats them justly and show nj inclina-
ton TO NEEDLE in political matters
They make good workmen, and their
numbers will not increase, because
there was never amy treaty with China,
and immigration from there has been
stopped. The difficulty is that numeri-
cally the whites are weak. There are
of the Teutonic element, all told, only
5000, while of the Japanese there are
$4,000, and 10000 Chinese. HaNa ali
for many years has been looked on by
the Japanese laborers as a paradise.
In their W country, they get only S.
a month wages in silver, but in the
islands easily make 1926 a month.
That has taken them to Hawaii in great
numbers.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-05-10

WATER AND TYPHOID FEVER
The value Of pure water as q pre-
%ventive Of typhoid fever is becoming
more apparent as the study Of the
disease progresses. II has long been
conceded that this dangerous type OF
foyer 10 most often communicated to
the human system through impure
drinking water, and numerous expert
mems have been made 10 show 10
what extent pure water mag be relied
upon as a preventive.
Gao cf the most remarkable OF these
tests is that which has been conducted
In the highlands OF New Jersey, where
pure drinking water has been substi-
tuted for the polluted water OF the
Passalc river, resulting in a great de-
crease in the number OF cases and in
the death rate.
The record OF health for Jersey City
shows that sin January, 1896, the
oity's water supply was a mixture com
posed OF 2S per cent. pure water and
~ per cent. Passaic river water, and
the deaths from typhoid fever mum.
bered %, In February, the per cent
age Of pure water was 40 per cent. and
the number Ct deaths so, showing that
the per centage of pure water in Janu.
ay had been too small to have any
effect. In March, April and May the
per centage Of pure water was in
creased respectively to 43, So and %
per cent, and the humber of deaths
fell TO 16, 9 and g.. In the five months
from June to October inclusive, the
per centage Of pure water averaged 80
per cent. and The number of deaths A
per month. During the next four
months, pure water alone was used
and the number of deaths averaged
only 8 per month"
1t is estimated on the basis of these
figures that the introduction of a sup.
ply of pure water has saved in Jersey
City, in the last eight months, no less
than seventy-ive deaths. How about
Las Vegas in this respectp
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-05-10
NApoLHoN's VALUE OF VICTORY.
II .Flnds a Striking Counterpart In Recent
World Triumphs.

Napoleon knew well the value OF O vic
tory. After Austerlitz the world seemed
his. Fame invited, fortune favored, every
thing stimulated bis aspiring ambition.
With growing power. he gathered the
fruits OF victory. And SO has 1t ever been.
Success succeeds. A notable illustration Of
his truth IL furnished by the great vic
tories won at the Worlds Fair In 1913 and
the California Mid winter Fair in '94 by DIR.
Prices Cream Baking Powder. Ever in
creasing sales and popularity have been
the result. The people have promptly
ratified the official verdicts that declared
DIR. Prices. for lesvening power, keeping
qualities, purity ana general excellence,
the "foremost baking powder In all the
world" Quite as quickly as the great
Emperor do they know the value of a
victory that means world wide supremacy.
14l-6t
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-05-10

THE first Red River City man TO
suicide was q member Of the newspa-
per craft, 0. D. Crane by name. He
shufflsd eff the mortal coil at Trinidad
by the poison route. He was a broth
'er OF Judge l.. A. Crane, of Pueblo,
Colo. and his family consisting Of a
wife and six small children are left IN
destitute circumstances at Bellevue,
Idaho.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-05-10

Mrs. ADA MORLEY JARRETT, of New
Mexico, whose address is now Denver,
Colo, postofice box 1913, will have her
book on Francis Schlatter, ''the healer
ready for sale by May 10Th. 1t is call
ed, "The life of the harp in the hand
of the harper" and The little work has
been compiled and published in ope
dience 10 his commands by his hostess /;
illustrated, price fifty cents.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-05-10
How,s This I

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
for any case Of Catarrh that cannot be
cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
f. j. CHENEY q CO., Props,
Toledo. o.
We, the undersigned, have known f. j.
Cheney for the last 10 years, and believe
him perfectly honorable in all business
transactions and financially able to carry
out any obligations made by their firm.
WEST & TRAUx, Wholesale Druggists,
Toledo. O.
WALDINe, KINNAN g. MARVIN, Wholesale
Druggists, Toledo, O.
Halls Catarrh Cure Ia taken internally
acting directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system. Price, Zoe. per
bottle. Sold by all Druggists. Testimo-
mails free.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-05-10

THE Tennessee supreme court has
decided that it is entirely legal for
alawyers to shed tears while pleading
sfor their clients, and that it makes no
Indifference whether they are real tears
sor only the crocodile variety. Whether
the court could be induced to draw
the line at using onions to make the
tears come, was not a%scertained, as the
appealing lawyer Unfortunately did not
save the point.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-05-10

from the Fhirhnven On. ~ HeBI1tof.
Mr.. James Rowland, of this village. states
thar for twenty-five years his wife has
boon a sufferer from Rheumatism. Anew
nights ago she was In such pain that she
was nearly crazy. She sent Mr.. Rowland
for the doctor, but he had read Of Cham
berlain's Pain Balm, and instead Of gong
for the physician, he went 20 the store and
secured a bottle OF II. His wife did not APP
prove Of Mr.. Rowland's purchase at hrst,
but nevertheless applied the Balm thor
oughly and In an hours time was able to
60 to sleep. She now applies Il whenever
she feels an ache or a pain and hnds that
II always gives relief. He says that no
medicine which sbo had used ever did her
as much g,cd. The rs and 80 cent sizes for
sale by h. d. Goodall, Depot drug store.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-05-10
Another Township Heard From.

From the Red River Mining News.
A statesman, located somewhere in
the Hematite hills. in a recent issue OF
the Las Vegas OPTrc, contributed q
lengthy article, which, although it may
not have proved anything else, GER
tainly satisfied all who read it, that
the writer was a little angry because so
many people were locating in Red
River. 1t does seem that a whole lot
OF people, for some cause, are never so
well pleased as when making asses of
themselves.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-05-10

AL of the executive departments OF
the government are receiving large
numbers of letters from ex soldiers, in
dicatiDg a general misunderstanding as
TO their rights to appointment TO office.
Many of the veterans seem to labor I'M
der the mistaken impression that they
can be appointed to positions in the
civil service construction. The law,
however, goes no further than to allow
officials making acquisitions on the
civil commission for a list of eligible
appointees, 70 favor the veterans who
may happen to be IN the list.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-05-10

The ladies' OF tho guild Of the church
OF the Holy Faith, met at Santa re at
the house Il Mrs. Gerdes. aud after the
transaction OF business, the following
officers were elected for one year;
Prosidenf, Mrs. Palen; vioe-prtsldent,
Mrs. Ireland secretary, Mrs. Cross f;
treasurer, Mis-. Crosson.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-05-10

GEN. LEW WALLACE, of Crawfords-
vile. Indiana, a former governor OF
New Mexico, was offered $4,000 and
all expenses to go to Turkey as the war
correspondence OF the New York Journal,
but the apparent early termination of
the trouble between the Greeks and the
Turks put an end to the negotiations.
This is only an instance of the vast
expense to which the wspapers Of
the country will go in order to get the
news. General Wallace has some &C.
q%uaintance in Turkey, and for that
reason it was desired to have him ac-
cept the offer. 1t was agreed that he
was to receive an annual salary Of
$25, 600.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-05-10

There are a great many Of the unfortun-
ate ones in this world, greater 10 number
than those who are blessed with good d.
gestion. To some people the greatest mis-
fortune is not to be able to eat every thing
set before them. 81 suffered for years
with Dyspepsia, and everything l ate dis
Simmons Liver Regulator and was cured.
/ now eat everything.".-M. Bright, Mad
ison Parish, La.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-05-10
Railroad Rates.

General Assem- ly Cumberland Presby-
terrain church at Chicago, ILL.,, May 2Q.h,
June End, NJ. Fare and one-third on
certificate plan for round trip.
Annual meeting Supreme lodge A. o. U.
W., Milwaukee, Wis June 8 to IL '97. Fare
and one-third on certificate plan for
round trip.
Annual meeting American medical as
ISOLATION, Philadelphia, Pa, June to 4
plan for round trip.
General Assembly of the United Presby-
terrain church of North America at Rock
Island, ILL.,, May rs to June s, 81. Fare
and one-third on certificate plan for round
trip.
Annual Congress of the Intern ational Di-
vine Science Association, at st. Louis, Mo-,
May 18th to 10th, '97. Fare and one-third
on certificate plan for round trip.
Annual meeting of the American Asso-
citation Nurserymen. at st. Louis, Mo.
June 9th and 10th, '97. Fare and one-third
on certificate plan for the round trip.
Quadrennial General Conferences of the
United Brethren in Christ, at Toledo,
Iowa, May 10th to 25th, '97. Fare and one
third on certificate plan for the round trip.
@. F. JONES, Agent.
Santa Fe Route-cailfornla Limited.
Leaves Chicago 600 p. m. Wednesdays
and Saturdays, Kansas City $3.50 q. N. and
Denver $3.50 p. M, Thursdays and Sun
days, reaching Los Angeles in 70 hours
and San Diego in rs hours from Chicago.
Connecting train for San Francisco via.
Mojave. Returns Mondays and THURSDAYS.
Equipment Of superb vestibuled Pullman
palace sleepers, buffet smoking car and
dining car. Most luxurious service via any
line.
Another express train, carrying palace
and tourist sleepers, leaves Chicago and
Kansas City daily for California.
Inquire OF Local Agent, or
AT & s. F. R'y
W. J.. BLACK, e. p. A.,
Topeka, Ks.
Meeting Benevolent and Protective Or
der OF Elks at Minneapolis, MINI, July 9th.
1897. Open rate of one regular standard
fare for tho rnnud trfS.pius I'd
cents. Tickets on sale July 2n.I and 3rd.
1897; final return limit to be July 10th.
1897; subject to extension Of limit to not
later than July 31st. 1897.
@. F JONES, Agent.
Young Peoples Society Christian; En-
deavor, at San Francisco, Calf, July 18th |
to 18th, 1897; SAL for the round trip. Tickets
on sale June 22nd, 23rd and Goth and 30th. |
apd July 1st, End and 3rd, 1897. Going |
trip to begin only on date Of sale and to he |
passage. Tickets shall not be |
good to leave San Francisco earlier than
July 18th, and final return limit shall in
no case exceed August 18th 1897.
G. r. JONES, Agent.
EA -LH ~ A 4
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-05-10

From The AIbuq uerque Democrat.
"Aj ax,v the Albuquerque CORES
pondent Of The OrTHc, seems to be
rather worried about The water In the
Rio Grande. Our acquaintance with
"Ajax" had not led us to consider
"water'' as one Of his specialties, in
fact, we never before heard him men.
ton tho subject except son the eide.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-05-10
Ony Rave You

Bccn stricken with disease while your neigh
Dor escaped, or yicc-yerss? Both were alike
exposed, but IN one case the the disease germs
found Judgement in the impure bloodan weak.
ened system, Willie in tile other, the blood was
kept pure by Hoods S~arsaparilla, and the
body was in Il condition of good health.
Hoods Pills are purely vegetable and do
not purge, pain or grippe. Sold by all druggists.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-05-10

Memory Is a little treacherous now and
then, and causes one to forget some things
worth remembering, unless one has an ex-
perience like that which came to Mr.. ID. e.
East, Muffat's Greek, Va, who says Il had
been suffering for years with a torpid liver
and found no relief until / took Simmons
Liver Regulator when / was entirely re-
lieved of my troubles. l never intend be-
ing without Simmons Liver Regulator"
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-05-10

Miss May GulIiford, a younger sist, r
of the Misses GuIliford, arrived at Sal :
Ia Fe from London and New York I T
q brief visit to her parents and charm :
ing sisters, after which she returns o
New York to be married.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-05-10
Respectfully
RANDOLPH w. TINsLEY.

RANDOLPH w. 1INSLEY,
Prof. of Natural Sciences, u. DIN. NJ.
p. S-Prof. j. D. Tinsley of the
agricultural college, Mesilla Park, has
an adult that changed in his aquarium
into the adult form, one Of the speci-
mems | sent him when the reservoir
was cleaned out. t.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-05-10

Mr.. Justice Murray announced the
decision OF the court in the case No.
IA, San Jose del Eucinal land grant,
margarine Baca ct al claimants, b. S.
Rodey, attorney for claimants, con-
frming the title to the said tract.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-05-10

"THE general has returned to San
ia Fe and now we'll perhaps know all
about the political situation in WASH
ipgton, particularly as regards the
New Mexico contingent.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-05-10

Z. s. Buchoz, well known in Las
Cruces, has resigned his position as
stenographer With the Compsnia In
dustrial Mexicana to accept q similar
position vita the Krakaur-Y orks- Meyer
hardware company down at El Paso.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-05-10

Col. JOHN L. BARLOW, at one time
editor and publisher OF the New lfcri-
can at Santa Fe, died recently at Elber-
ton, Georgia.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-05-10

Delegate Ferguson has appointed
Clarence Link, OF Silver City, an
alternate to John B. Terry, OF Socorro,
recently appointed by him as a cadet
to the naval academy at Annapolis.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-05-10

ii. d. Smith and bride, formerly
Miss Nellie Hays, of E!izabethtown,
have been spending the past few days
in Ration, visiting friends and making
purchases for their new home.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-05-10

Nos, l and 2, Pacific and Atlantic express,
have Pullman palace drawing room cars,
Chicago and Los Angeles, San Diego and
San Francisco, and Pullman palace
cars n coaches between Chicago and the
City OF Mexico. K. COPELAND,
Gen. Agent. FL Paso Tex.
Round trip tickets to points not over 1886
miles at 10 per cent reduction.
OHAs.F. JONES,
Agent, Las Vegas, N. M.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-05-10

The stockholders of the "Bennett-
Stephenson mine held a meeting at
Las Cruces. The mine was again
LEASE ed to w. II. Skidmore.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-05-10

j. E. Robertson, jr., met with an ac-
cident at Las Cruces by his horse fall
ing in a hole. Mr.. Kobertson's arm
was badly %sprained. No bones broken.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-05-10

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Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-05-10

Miss Bessie Newcomb was eleven
years of age at Las Cruces, and q
number Of her young friends assisted
her in doing honor to the day.
The Yale expositor., 1897-09-17

crown TO nape, and even thb, ~ kept
cut quite close. Their arms reach
down TO their knees; they have a slight
stoop when they walk, and az both
men and women were stark naked
they presented an appearance disgust
ingly ape-like. Settled homes they
have none They wander about from
Island to island subsisting on fish
wild fruits, grubs, worms and clay,
They have enormous appetities, and
both men and women will easily con-
sumo about eight pounds of fish or
grubs at one sitting and then soon be
ready for more.
Their weapons are beautifully print
tive. The bows they use are made
of a peculiar kind of redwood indiSen-
Gus to the islands, the strings being
long strips of bamboo. The arrow
heads are made Of fish bones or flint
and the arrows themselves are un-
feathered, that is, so far as feathers
are concerned, but they cut two small
Sits in the butt of the arrow, into
which they insert pieces OF dried BAN
boo leaf. Every man carries short
heavy spear with fine flint head, and
they are singularly dexterous in the
use OF their primitive weapons. They
are all cannibals.
The next point OF interest visited
was Viper island. This was the island
on which the penal settlement was first
established in 1858. Here were sent
mutinous Sipahis, thugs and despera-
does from all over India. The island
rises sheer out of the water to a height
OF 300 feet on three sides and on the
east side it has a precipltous descent
into the water OF about 100 feet. This
island is the home Of 800 Of the most
desperate convic.s in the world. Muir
derers, mutineers, thugs, are all con
gregated here and will never leave tht
place until they die. This is the pun
ishment prison to which ill-behavef
convicts are sent from the prison
Port Blair. The discipline here is ter
ribly severe, as it needs to be to kee
in subjection such a hard crowd. Es
cape is impossible, as the island II
guarded by white troops and there Is
only one boat Of any sort allowed neai
the place, and that is an armed Gov
eminent cutter.
The Yale expositor., 1897-09-17

as II they even dreaded to see the last
of the vessel that had brought them so
far from the homes they would never
see again.
After a rather sleepless night, owing
to the savage onslaught of millions of
mosquitoes, we rose early and prepared
for a long days sightseeing, for the
commander of the island, our amiable
host, had promised to be our guide
on this day, at any rate. We had re-
ceived information that camp of
Mincopies, as the auUrigines are called,
were squatting at a small cove about
20 miles along the coast, and as this
camp was composed OF about 80 men
and women of the most warlike and
barbarous tribe on the islands, it
would be good opportunity for us to
see Mincopies in their savage state.
We had steamed along the coast for
about two hours without Fnaing SOL
itary sign of human life or habitation,
when we rounded a small promon-
tory and came upon a camp Of ma
tives. The camp consisted Of holes
dug in the ground to depth OF about
IS inches. Over the top Of these holes
leaves and branches OF trees were
spread and made some sort Of rude
shelter from the heavy dew which
rails there at night. Not a native Ess
to be seen, however. until the steam
whistle of the launch let out an UNI
earthly shrek. Then we could see the
little fellows crawling out of the pits,
all the men being armed With bow
about five and a half feet long. We
all got into the boat and were rowed
ashore to see what a Mincopie looked
like.
Not a man or woman among them
was over four feet six inches in height.
Their bodies were covered with thick.
yellow mud. made from turtle oil and
clay, and their faces were decorated
with red paint. made from a red earth
which Is found on the island They
plaster their bodies with mud for two
reasons-frst, to protect themselves
against the vicious insects which
abound in the jungles, and second. he
cquse they believe that by so doing
they will ward off the severe malaria
which is so prevalent there. The men
had no hair on their faces. and both
men and women were utterly destitute
OF eyelashes. With both sexes all the
hair on the head is shaven off with
the exception Of a narrow strip from
The Yale expositor., 1897-09-17
Names of Ch.crro Dogs.

The dogs that are now enjoying their
day in Chicago answer to the greatest
collection of fancy appelations ever
bestowed by unkind sponsors on the
canine tribe. There are Rum Punches
and Gin FIXES" and Cocktails" and
"Absinthes" until the noise Of peace
full neighborhood resembles the intox-
icating furore of barroom. There are
"Patricks" and Tim Toolans" and
Peter Kelleys" and Brian Borus" I'M
I'll the mind is filled with the thought
Of the shamrock and the shadow OF
the shlllalagh hovers unpleasantly
near. Rob Roy McGregor" Is the dig
nified title Of frollcsome Scotch col
lie; "Paderewski" calls a musical ter
rier with chrysanthemum shock OF
tangled yellow hair; Billy Sykes" is
an ugly bull; "Fingal," dainty poodle
and Uncle Dudley" a harmless pug
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