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Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-05-15
LAS VEGAS NEWS.
Water Rates-Fraudulen Accounts
Political Matters.

Special Correspondence.
Las Vegas, N. NJ, May IA, 1897
One Of the leaders Of the so-called
"Union" party remarked one day this
week that his party might as we'll dis
band az far as Las Vegas is concerned
unless the "Union" council and mayor
got move on them" in regard to the
reduction Of water rates. II was solemn
pledges Of this that elected tho "Union''
ticket in Las Vegas this spring and Just
how the pledge is to be carried out IL
hard to tell and probably never thought
Of until nov whom the water consumers
are demanding action. n
II 10 true that Las Vegas is paying an
enormous water rate and that much
cheaper system could be devised, but are
the "Unionists" able to do itf In fact,
will they try to do III For they un-
doubtedly sec the handwriting on the wall
that the Republicans will sweep the field
at the next election.
yoR WAYS THAT ABE DARK.
The Bateman law hes created unbound.
ed confueion In San Miguel county. The
intention Of the bill ia doubtless good,
but II il 90 vaguely framed that the
chances are Il will plung the counties in
TO debt I'll the more. Il has the merit,
however, Of opening up an investigation
here that 10 wholesome thing for San
Miguel county. First, the sanchez for
gefiss came to light, which probably
never would have besn discovered had u
not been for this Law, though It does
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-05-15
The Daily New Mexican
BY THE NEW MEXICAN PRINTING CO.

egg Entered as SecondClass matter at the
Santa Fe Post Office.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-05-15

THE SEVENTH Beet Sugar factory in the United
States erected at Eddy, New Mexico, in 1896,
and made its first Campaign" beginning November
18th, 1885, and closing February 18th, 1897.
THE CONTENT OF SUGAR in the beet" of the crop
grown in the Eddy and Roswell sections of the val
ley has proven to be more uniformly high than any
other part of the United States,
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-05-15

STYLISH AND EFFECTIVE.
Andover-green taffeta with black dots
and figure, is made up very effective with
black Clifton and black satin in the de-
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-05-15

1874 separate analysis chiefly carload lots showed AN
AVERAGE of 1901 per cent sugar in beet; 84.1 PEI
cent purity.
THIS REMARKABLE RESULT accomplished by
raw farmers, unacquainted with the culture of beet
root on new land and under very trying crcum-
stances as the factory assured unit May
majority of the acreage was planted between JUNE
LIST AND AUGUST 10th.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-01-30

s"aeh as shown IN the accompanying
picture. This spool, when wound with
less than 100 yards of silk. looks like a
bargain at one-half the regular price,
and when thus offered is snapped up in
quantities by women shoppers who do
not discover the fraud until the silk is
unwound.
The ends of these dummy spools bear
the mark "full size" and this adds TO
tho deception. the idea being to make
the buyer think she is getting an or
binary soO-yard spool of silk for one
half Of the customary price.
1t Is easy to detect the fraud for the
pushing away of the silk with the
thumb nail from one end of the spool
will quickly expose the "swell" in the
wood, and also disclose the fact that
there are only two or three layers of
silk wound on IL.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-01-30

chosen profession, he soon won emf
nence in politics also. Politics sought
him out, in fact. He became prominent
in state and county conventions, and
his speech nominating Chief Justice
Agnew drew to him the attention of po-
litical leaders of the state. He was as
ISOLATED with Cameron, Conkling and
Logan as delegate-at-large in the
memorable battle of the 1906" All
these things were more in the nature of
means to ON end rather than ends them
selves. Mr.. Brown is lawyer pure and
simple. He has never permitted any
thing to interfere with the claims of his
profession on his time, talents and
energy. His experience as a lawyer has
been broad and deep. For twenty years
in County, Supreme and Federal courts
he has had a most varied practice as adj
vocate or counselor, before jury or the
court, in original or appellate jurisdic-
ton. His natural perceptions of what
the law ought to be are only equaled in
accuracy and acumen by his ready rec
objection of cases deciding what the law
is. Mr.. Brown has considerable bust
ness interests. He is one of the found
ers and largest stockholders in the Full
ton National bank, the Lancaster Trust
company, the Pennsylvania and Lam
caster Traction companies, which own
and operate extensive street railways,
and he is largely interested in local gas
and electric companies. Mr.. Born is as
sociated with w. n. Hensel in the prac-
tice of law. He was urged warmly for
the vacancy on the Supreme bench of
the United States that was filed by the
appointment of Justice Shiras. Mr..
Brown is a bachelor and lives in home
stead nine miles from Lancaster.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-01-30
ECCENTRIC CHARACTER GONE.
Death Of . Money Miser Whose Room
Was q Curiosity.


Was . Curiosity.
Eccentric John Weisbrode, of Cumber-
land, Nd, is dead. He had lived as a
recluse and was eccentric to the utmost
degree. During his illness he refused
medicine until the morning of his death,
when he took the first dose in his life.
Mr.. Weisbrode was a native Of Ger
many. He leaves a sister, residing in
New York, and a niece by marriage,
Mrs. Maggie Weisbrode, widow, liv-
ing in Cumberland. he owned store
building on Center street, nearly OPP
posite the city hall, which he rented,
living in rooms in the rear. He also
owned city lot, which he cultivated,
raising tobacco, besides vegetables. He
was reputed to be worth $4,000, but
he lived in squalor.
His rooms are a curiosity. In one OF
them he had nearly 1000 pounds of leaf
tobacco, which he had saved since the
war, when he was cigarmaker and bar
Der. He was also a shoemaker and a
timer. In his room are also 30 sewing
machines, which he kept since the war,
when he was an agent. He refused to
sell them except at the original price,
He also had two printing presses and
many cases of type, and nearly cor
load of crooks and jars. His food was
bread and milk. he did his own cook
ing, and his expenses were not over 10
cents day. He made his own clothes
Some years ago he operated a steam
boat on the canal. He made the most
of the machinery himself. Notwith-
standing his apparent penury, he prac-
tited charity, but made every effort to
shieSl his identity. He was noted for
his HONESTY.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-01-30
LEAVES HER HUSBAND SIS.
VIII OF q Rich South Carolina Woman to
He Contested.

VIII OF q Rich South Carolina "oihan "
BE Contested.
When the temporary administrator of
the estate of Mrs. S. G. Parsons, who
left her husband five dollars out of
$4,000, went to take charge of her prop
erty at Savannah, Ca, he was run off
by the agents representing DIR. Par
sons, who threatened to have him ar
rested if he interfered with the prop
erty. AS a result of legal proceedings
the administrator has been given con-
troll of the property and Waterman
placed in charge.
In the testimony which came out at
the hearing there was story which
gave some insight into the peculiar
characteristics of the testatrix. This,
il appears, was her second marriage,
she being formerly a Mrs. Alden, of
Boston She had a son, Harold Alden,
who, on account of his health, was sent
west in charge of a tutor about ten
years ago and nothing more was ever
heard from him. She spent thousands
of dollars endeavoring to find him, but
all trace Of him was lost at Denver.
This IS said to have embittered her
whole life, and she has worn black ever
since. It is stated that her action to-
ward her husband is due TO the fact that
they had some misunderstanding with
regard to the matter.
A warm contest will be made over the
will, and with it an effort, no doubt,
to show that she was not in her right
mind when it was made.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-01-30
ELECTRICAL VEHICLES.
A Company Organized to Put
Them In Use in London.
The Problem of Anti-Mobilism Seems to
Have Been Solved at Last-Cabs That
Are Fast, Noiseless and Easily
Controlled.

While French enterprise is expectant-
ly awaiting the perfection of the horse
less carriage on the gasoline or gas en-
CINE principle before embarking ex-
tensive capital in so new a field, the
English have found practical autom-
obolism by the use of electricity as q
motive power and have already put it to
a practical application. A company has
already been formed, known as tho
London Electrical Cab company, with
a capital of $3.50, 900, and in the course
of a few weeks $50 cabs, most of which
are already built, will be started in the
streets of London.
1t is claimed by the projectors of this
company that the electrical automob-
ilism has been practically solved by
the mechanism. whose patterns they
hold, and the amount of the capital
these men have invested in the enter
prise is certainly the guarantee of the
good faith of their claim. The state
ment will pass without contradiction
that, whether or not it really has solved
the great problem of the times, the
company certainly believes that it has.
Parliament recently passed the road
locomotives act, which went into effect
November Il, and authorized mechani-
cally driven vehicles to pass along the
queens highways at rate of speed not
exceeding IA miles an hour. twas the
passage of this act that started the
company some months ago upon the
scent of a thoroughly practicable auto
mobilecab. They engaged Mr.. w. c. Ber-
sey, the well-known English electrical
engineer, as their electrical manager, Sc
curing with him the right to use his
electric vehicles and the sole use OF the
important horseless carriage patents
belonging the British motor syndicate.
Previous to taking this step the COM
pany thoroughly Investigated all the
autocar inventions in the field. By
turn they studied gasoline, petroleum.
benzoline, and the various explosive oil
and spirit powers, with the result that
they discarded them all as powers for
use in such crowded thoroughfares as
those of London. No choice was then
left but electricity. And when the in
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-01-30
Suicide In the German Army.

The German minister of war has issued
a general order to the effect that mill
tary honors are no longer to be rendered
at the funerals of officers who have
committed suicide, whose names are
likewise henceforth to be made public
instead of being kept secret. Emperor
William has been led to take this step
by the extraordinary increase Of late
in the number of suicides among the
officers of the army.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-01-30
LoNDoN's NEW ELECTRIC CAB.

LONDON'S NE" ELECIRlC CAB
yestigators examined the contrivances
whose rights they have inexperienced,
they have unhesitatingly decided that
they had the solution of the veNed
problem.
They consulted the greatest cleo
trical traction engineers in Great Brit
ain as to the financial aspect of the I'M
dertalking before making the plunge,
and Messrs. Kincaid, Waller and Man.
Vile reported that the cabs they are
about to put upon the streets are "prac-
tically noiseless and vibrationless, easy
of control, and extremely economical in
maintenance" These experts further
stated that it was their fixed opinion
that electric traction for hackney car
riages must supersede horse traction
The same firm has made an estimate
as to the relative cost of an autocab and
the common hanson cab. This brings
out that the cost per day of the electric
car, including all the capital charges,
is $1.35, as compared with 1898, which
every owner of q hanson cab charges
his driver. This difference alone rep
resents profit of $4,000 to the Lon
don Electric Cab company on stock
of $50 cabs.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-01-30
Carrier Pig ons a, smuegiers.

Recently anexhausted pigeon fell into
the hands of the New York police. 1t
was found to have a quantity of dia-
monds attached to its body, and had evil
IDENTIFY been set free from the deck of an
ocean steamer by some one who wished
to bring the diamonds into the United
States without payment Of duties. Sew
,eral diamonds were tied under the bird
tail, few others around its neck, and
two more were made fast to each of IDS
legs. The weight of so many diamonds
was beyond its strength, and it was un-
able TO continue it's homeward fight.
The bird is believed to be the property
of regular organized band of SNUG
glers who take the birds to Europe and
when on the homewarf voyage andnear
land. tie TO them diamonds purchased
abroad, and set them free.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-01-30
DUMMY SILK SPOOLS.
Women Bargain Hunters Are Readily
Deceived by Them.

Women Bargain Hunters Are Readily
Deceived by Them.
Sam Slick has been outdone. The old
time Yankee who fooled his customers
with wooden nutmegs and oats made
from shoe pegs, would be as a child in
the hands of the tricksters of the pres
emit day. His methods were crude and
awkward in comparison with those now
in vogue.
One of the latest devices for cheating
people in traders dummy spool which,
when wound with a few layers of sew
ing or knitting silk, has the appearance
of full7sized package, and, unless
closely examined, will deceive even ex-
perts. These dummy spools are bought
largely as leaders" for special sale
days, and big business is done in the
manufacture of them, says the Chicago
Tribune.
4 regulation spool, used by a respon-
sible firm, holds about one-half ounce
of crochet silk, equal TO 300 yards in
length, and at retail sells for from IL to
16 cents. This spool has large ends and
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-01-30
Indian Student, I'm FoeIand.

There are 300 natives of India now re-
siding in Great Britain. mostly for the
purpose of study. Cambridge seems
more attractive to them than Oxford;
but the majority are in London. reading
for the bar. Out of dozen Baroda
students, two are studying agriculture.
one music, one engineering, one bank.
ing, one Matchmaking, one cabinet
making. and one pottery.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-01-30
RAILROAD TIME TABLE.
|. & G. N. RAILROAD.

North bound trains leave for Aus
tin at 9:20 a. m, and 500 p. M; and
arrives from Laredo at 7:30 D. m.
South bound trains arrive at 8 a. M,
7:15 p. M, and leave for Laredo mt
9:45 a. M.
NJ. K. &. L. FROM 1. & G. N DEPOT
Trains leave for Waco. st. Louis
and Kansas City at 500 p. M; and
arrive nj 900 a. IN.
SOUTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD.
East bound trains arrive from Mex
leo and Eagle Pass at 11:50 a. M;
and leave at 1910 p. m. and $50 p. m.
for Houston, Galveston and New Or
leans.
West bound trains arrive from New
Orleans, Houston and Galveston at
7:25 a. m. and 4:25 p. m; and leave
for Eagle Pass and Mexico at As p.
N.
st. Louis Limited leaves for Waco,
Fort Worth, Dallas, Kansas City and
ST. Louis at TAO p. IN.
Arrives from st. Louis, Kansas
City, Dallas, Fort Worth and Waco
at S:45 a. m.
s. A. & A. omission ROUTE.
Trains leave daily for Cuero, Hous-
ton and Galveston at q. M; for Bee
vile, Corpus Christi and Rockport at
2:25 p. M; and arrive daily from the
former places at 7:05 p. m; and from
the latter at lao p. m.
Kerrville Branch = Mixed train
leaves San Antonio daily except Sun
day at 2:45 p. M; regular passenger
leaves San Antonio Sundays only at
$50 a. m. Mixed train daily except
Sunday arrives at San Antonio at
10:45 a. M; regular passenger train
Sundays only arrives at San Antonio
at $50 p. m.
S. A. &.GULF SHORE.
Train leaves San Antonio for Mar
tinez, Sanders, Atkins, Lavernia and
Sutherland Springs at a. m, daily
except Sunday.
Arrives at San Antonio at 2 p. m,
daily except Sunday.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-01-30
S. A. &.GULF SHORE.
E. BROM

is going to move from $685. East
Houston street, and will sell his en-
tire stock, at half price for 80 days
only. Now is the time to get bargains
in Clothing, Gents Furnishing Goods,
Hats, Caps, Boots and Shoes, Ladies'
Mems, Misses, Boys, and Chidrens'.
Mems So suits for $500.
Boys 81 suits for $1.00.
Mems 50 Alpine Hats for $1.00.
Mems $1.50 alpine Hats for 75c.
Misses school shoes, CSC and 75e.
Mems shoes for $1.00.
Ladies' shoes for S1.00.
and everything else in proportion. Re
member the place, 5061a East Houston
street. a e. BROWN, Prop.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-01-30
Failure of French ves,e,s

The frequent dismal failures Of
French vessels Of war is chiefly due to
changes of naval administrations, each
new one having its particular hobby 10
ride. The blame for overweight, I'M
seaworthy ships is therefore not to be
laid to the constructors, but rather
upon the superiors.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-01-30
JACOB HAY Brown.
He May BE Made Attorney-General by
the Next President.

the Next President.
Jacob Hay Brown, who is said to have
been rendered, and to have accepted,
the portfolio of attorney general in
President-elect McKinley's cabinet, is
one of the leading lawyers of Pennsyl-
vania. He is the foremost member of
the bar in Lancaster county, county
that for a century or more has been dis
tinguished for its great jurists. Mr..
Brown has been eminent in politics for
many years, and has more than once
been mentioned in connection with
very high offices in the nation and in
his stae. Winning eminence in his
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-01-30
Expen.e. OF Goyernment.

The cost of maintaining the fed
eral, state and municipal governments
in the United States in 1898 was $685.
945,05s. Among the disbursements
were the following: For charities,
s146, 905.671; for education, $145,5sS,-
u.s.. for roads. bridUes and sszrar.- ezs :
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-01-30
Camrhor as q Bs-ometer.

A piece of caraphor & I'M Is a very
good indicator Of What the weather is
going to be. II, when the camphor is
exposed to tia ,ir, thu gum remains
dry, the weather will lie frejh and dry,
but IL tho gum absorls tho moisture
and seems damp. it is an iniicstion of
rain.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-01-30

49, -; 80 pvsoaI service, $4,000 900;
for army and militia, 49,, 100000; for
police, s24,0Oo,OoO; for judiciary, $685.
100000; for prisons and reformatories,
$12, 100000.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-01-30
ANHEUsER- BUSCH BREWING AS
ISOLATION.

Recommends the use Of the greatest
OF all tonics, "Malt-Nutrine," and guar
antees the merits claimed for 1t. For
sale by all druggists. l-l9-29t
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-01-30
DEVICE TO INCREASE PROFITS.

is cut away in the center to make room
for the silk. The dummy spool is made
on an opposite pnttern-the ends are
the same size as those of the bona fde
spool, but the center. instead Of being
followed out. is made with q HariDR
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-01-30
nawonians.-nnrslcaI

: In a woniahS pnysicaI
life there are many crit
ical periods ; times of
change and transition /;
of crossing over"
from one stage of de-
velopment to another /;
from girlhood to wo-
manhood, TO wifehood.
and motherhood /; and
again when maternity
ceases. These are pc
RODS of danger if not
hedged about with
proper safeguards.
At these times any
weakness or derange-
ment of the feminine
organism is liable to
have serious consc-
quence. 1t is not safe
to neglect the earliest
sym ptom s of such
trouble. Any woman
NAV ohfain free of
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-01-30
AG00d Watch.

Is a good thing, why not have
one. We are now selling good
watches so CHEAP you can
easily afford it. Come in and
let us show you.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-01-30

charge, the professional advice Of a Skilled,
experienced specialist by consulting, either
personally or by letter, DR.. r. V. Pierce
chief consulting physician of the Invalids'
Hotel and Surgical Institute, of Buffalo,
N. Y. For thirty years he has been recog-
nized as enc of the most eminent living
specialists in diseases of women. His
"Favorite Prescription is known all over
the world as the most perfect cure ever de-
vised for all feminine disorders, and weak
nesses; and the most perfect strengthened
for prospective, or nursing mothers. 1t is
the only medicine for women which is pre-
pared by a regularly graduated, skilled
physician.
The most interesting and valuable book
for women ever written is DR.. Pierce's
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-01-30
WANTED:

Two or three Gentlemen Boarders in
private family, front rooms, with Ere
and good table, one block from car line.
"a UPSON STREET. 1-5-1m
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-01-30

Common sense meQiCal
Adviser. A splendid
thousand page volume,
with over three hun
dred engravings and
colored plates. A copy
of the present edition
will be Sent absolutely
free to anyone sending
twenty one cents in
one-cent stamps to pay
the cost Of mailing only,
to DR.. r. v. Pierce,
Buffalo, N. Y. The vol
ume is bound in strong
a French cloth embossed
!, send ten cents extra,
n all, to pay the cost of
lie and durable binding.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-01-07
PERSONALS.

Prince Bismarck is reported as en-
! 1oying the commotion he has caused by
his revelations
| The Sultan has appointed five Christ
tans--one an Armenian, the others
Greeks-ns deputy governors of different
provinces in Asia Minor.
| BorchGrevink. the Antarctic explorer.
has just been married to n Young Eng
l!shwoman ana has abandoned for a
time his plans for reaching the south
pole
| The eminent Hebraist. Professor Myer
OF the University Of Bonn. is quoted as
authority for the assertion that the lam
Suage spoken by Jesus Christ was not
Hebrew, but Aramic, a language now
| extinct.
| The Shah of Persia is a persist ont
carica turist. On the white paper walls
OF his private rooms he scrbnles quaint
pictures when the spirit moves him.
When he gets tired of the lot the room is
re-papered.
The new woman seems to have made
her appearance in Chnn. Tho dauehtAr
of magistrate In Shantlim acts az
treasurer in her fathers district. keeps
the books, pays the bills. and stlrs up
delinquent debtors.
Possibly the oldest woman in England
is Sarah Thomas. who on February 5th
Will be 100 years OF age. Mrs. Thomas
Huo sHiNHtp IL CiuS ptpc LOT SlNlE years,
and bids fair TO enjoy life and tobacc1
for some years 10 come.
| Dean Farrar quotes Tennyson as hay
Ing related 10 him the remark of far
mer. who. after hearing n fire and bri,n-
stone sermon from an Old style preacher
consoled his wife by saying "NeVer
mind. Sally. that must be wrong. No
lconstaiooshun couldn't stand it,"
RoclSland Mc) woman. who sings
! finely, has developed Il very strange
accomplishment-tha OF singing duets
| carrying two separate and distinct
parts. The first part is sung in the or
binary voice, while the second part,
which is produced by contraction of
the check. is low. but very distinct.
Max Muller, the distinguished philo-
logist, says In the current number Of
Cosmopolitan that he remembers poet
INLAND al Leipsic as little. old, wrink-
led man. who was very shy and retiring.
Once some students marched to the
poets house, sang some OF his songs,
and cheered him. and INLAND came 10
the window, but he was too timid To say
word.