Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-01-04
OUR PUEBLO PHOTOGRAPHER.
He Dishes Up PalatabIe supper for
"Optic" Readers With His
Usual Vigor.

To the Editor OF the Optic.
PUEBLO. Colo, December 30th, 1896.
Sheriff Glover, OF Gonzales county,
Texas, reached here with the neces-
sary papers to take back with him, the
colored murderer, Samuel Dillworth.
D,llworth's chances for climbing the
golden stairs, via the gallows' steps,are
A No. /, when no reaches Texas.
Fred Warde, the clever tragedian,
who has q firm grip on the top round
of the ladder OF histrionic fame, will
give u people q presentation of his
king Lear" next Monday night
Fred's make up as the mad king Is
just immense, and when he lays back
his venerable head and defiantly bids
the winds to rage and storm and do
their darndest, an almost visible wave
OF Arctic temperature chases up and
down the spinal columns Of the awe
stricken audience.
The recently discovered gold fields
on Tellsr's ranch, are booming, II
seems, In one direction at least. The
camp has at present four tents, one
frame shanty and a few shacks. The
floating population can still be ex-
dressed 10 two numbers. There is one
restaurant. n grocery and meat
market and five different men are re-
ported as having each opened up a
saloon. II the gold fails, "John
~Barleycorn'' will be found numerously
on hand to drown sorrow, at ten Genus
a drown.
At the Central Christian church, on
Saturday nigh bit, the Chinese Sunday
school scholars gave an entertainment
and supper to their teachers and
friends. The church was crowded and
the program rendered, Of unusual IN
~terest. The singing and declarations
by the Chinese was listened 10 with
close attention. A hymn, translated
into Chinese, were sung by the lady
teachers. Chinese music, on Chinese
instruments, gave a pleasing variety
to the EVENINGS entertainment, which
| closed with the exchange of presents
between the lady teachers and their
| Chinese pupils.
The Pueblo Chieftain man thinks
there is something inhuman and shock.
ing 10 the cremation of Kate Fields re-
mains. II the old man lives a few
years longer, he will be shocked some
more to find hat the present mode of
burial, which gives the bodies of our
loved ones as a feast for the worms, is
a relic of barbarism that will be re-
placed by cremation, which is the logi-
cal result Of human progress, and q
correct knowledge Of byglenic laws
The maddest man in this city Is one
of our local photographers. who recent
iy had a spirit medium for a sitter.
When several photos had been printed
from the negative, it was found that
the face of an infant, which proved TO
be the lady's baby which had passed to
| spirit life some time since, appeared IN
dim outline leaning against the lady's
shoulder. The features of the baby, at
first glance, are not visible, but when
attention is called to it, the features of
the spirit baby are seen as distinctly
and as readily, as is the figure OF the
mother, who sat for the negative. The
artist positively refuses to print more
copies of this remarkable picture, be.
cause he labors under the impression 1t
would hurt him in his business; Spirit
ualism being unpopular with the
masses. Nevertheless, Spiritualism is
a demonstrated fact, and it has come TO
stay.
The trial OF DIR. Carrie johnson, for
murder, which has been in progress
before Judge Dixon, for several days,
was brought to a close, last night. and
the case was su nitted to a jury. A
verdict is expected some time this
evening. DR.. johnson stands accused
of having caused the death Of a lady
patient by committing an abortion.
The accommodating doctor has been in
the meshes of the law, on a former
occasion, charged with the crime OF
abortion, but got cleared on trial.
CThe was found guilty OF muir.
der, in the second degree.-Editol
Optic. JOHN j.. BIPPUs.