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Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-04-10
The Demand for High Duties
on Local Products Finding
Favor in Washington.
BRYAN ON "THREE FRIENDS"
A Commission Proposed in Ad-
ministration Circles in the
Interest of Bi-metallism.
RELIEF FOR SUFFERERS

WASHINGTON, d. c., April TO-
The pressure from the west, for the
highest duties on local products, is al
ready bearing fruit. The sub.commit-
tee Of the senate finance oommittee,
\ considered on all sides the subject Of
\ the duty on hides. While the matter
is not definitely settled, conclusions
have been resohed which will warrant
the statement that hides will be re-
moved from the free list. This con-
scession means the surrender of eastern
ipfuepces to the exigencies OF the
situation.
WASHINGTON, ID. o., April To-
Marshal Field, OF Chicago, with q big
delegation, is here fighting The tariff
bill. He says: s'It's the worst tariff
bill that was ever drafted; not only
las regards the rates of duty imposed,
but 10 the complicated and ambiguous
methods OF imposing them, There is
scarcely line in she bill that will not
nave to be inter preted by the supreme
court
Jerry Simpson was sharply criticised
by Speaker Reed, to-day, in the house.
He complained of one man power.
Congressman Mahany, of New York.
was applauded vociferously, he being
the only republican who openly man.
sitested his opposition to the speakers
policy.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-04-10
The New chzIru,,,s,

CINCINNATI, Ohio, April 10.--It is
announced, this incoming, that President
Mckinley has deci .ded to make w. w.
Peabody, general manager Of the
Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern, sue
cessor to Char man Morrison In the
Interstate com merce commission.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-04-10

CHrUAGo, Illinois. April 10. -Cudahy
Broth ers deny that they have any IN
tention of forming quadrangular ar
range emsnts for tho control Of the oil
markets Of the world. They say, they
will never consolidate with the Stand
srd oil 60 mpany.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-04-10

KEY WEST, Florida. April 10
While lowering boat, to-day. from
the United States cruiser .. Mar ble-
head', the davits broke and tn zee
sailors were thrown into the sea- T,'o
were drowned. Several canon shots
were fred ii 40 attempt to bring tn !
bodies TO the surface.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-04-10

BALrIMoRE, Maryland april 1O.--
President Mckinley and Ms. MelNn-
10y visited the u $. naval ncadd snv at
Annapolis. this morning. The ''Dol-
phin" left Of noon on the return ttip to
Washington.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-04-10

DETROIT. Mich, April lO.---Prss-
ident Vanderbock, OF The Detr Dit team.
Is negotiating for the Louisvils . natlou-
81 league franchise. and says. to-day,
that be has hopes Of arrangi az 1t 81 .
satisfactory price.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-04-10
Baltimore. May IS. 1906.

D"@ht-A-cASs nay Aof Ao9o.
Wells, Richardson & Co.,
Gentlemen:--It is impossible for me
to express the emotions of my heart on
the great good Mrs Bailey and have
derived from the use of Paine's celery
compound. am a new man. We
have taken together eight bottles, and
! wish to continue its use. The peo-
pie of my church are very kind to the
poor, and have given to some of the
poor money with which to purchase
the medicine You may use my name
ifyou wish and viii with pleasure
answer all communications sent me.
/ believe the remedy is the best in the
world. Yours very truly,
Vim. I. Bailey,
Pastor Curtis Bay Baptist Church.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-04-10

her, and one bottle of Paine's celery
compound has done her more good
than all Of the other medicine. She
and Iare together using Paine celery
compound, and | will with pleasure
know the resnlt. Fraternally,
M William T.. Bailey.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-04-10

Housekeepers looking for carpets, mat
tings. rugs aud oilcloths. need only visit
flfeid's carpet room to be made Happy.
Ihero il displayed about eYSfy tiii1K Il II av;
sired for the springtime renovation Of the
houso II
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-04-10

Engineer Geo. Wheat, one Of the most
careful men on the road, has serssd hve
days suspension on account Of getting 3
pair Of wheels or short rail.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-04-10

II you want to buy or sell c attic, wool.cr
sheep, don't fail to see or write j. Mini. m,
wool and live stock broker, East Las Ve-
money. w222&dtf
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-04-10

IifoIdfs furniture show room Il now
crowded with all manner Of desirable
household furnishings, but there a another
carload to arrive yet Ilfeld's will have to
sell some furniture to make room for It.
Il {rVEtp's, the Plaza.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-04-10

There VIII be exquisite new things in
Easter hats aud bonuets exhibited at IL
feId's Monday. Ladies must order early
to avoid disappointment. 1t
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-04-10

just received. a complete stock of new
wall payer, by "A. G.. Coors. 1l6--tf
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-04-10
NOW WITHOUT A RIVAL!

NO Remedy Can Conapare
with PaanS's CELERY COMPOUND.
..Ne
Read the Really Wonderful Experience Of
Rev. DIR. Bailey and His Good Wife,
and the Endorsements of Other Emil
nent Divines. MI
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-17

John" said Mrs. Wisely to her liege lord
the other evening, according to the Detroit
Free Press, 81 want to have a very frank
talk with you Do you realize that the boys
are old enough now to observe and are be-
ginning to form their chatacters?"
"Of course 1 do. Great boys"
Eyes, and we want them to be great
men. They naturally look up to you,
John, more than to anybody else. For their
sakes you must be careful in what you do
and say. You fell-over chair the other
day and used some very improper Ian
guage I heard Willie repeat it when he
stubbed his toe in the back yard"
The little rascal! He didn't?" chuckled
the father.
yes John, and they pretend to smoke
cigars and pour drinks from an imaginary
decanter. Can't you set them better ex-
ample?"
Say, little one / heard Amy playing
keep house one afternoon lately. When
callers were announced she sent out word
that she was not at home. When she did
consent to receive anyone she combed them
down to beat the band before they were
admitted. one was an old trump, another
was an intolerable BORE and a third better
a good deal be at home cleaning house or
looking after her children. You couldn' t
have done it better yourself"
81 see what you mean sir. No use of
rubbing in it, But wait, dear" in a softer
voice, Let's both do better. It's for their
sakes, you know"
''I'u go you,' and they shook hands.
AS John left that evening he slipped up
on the front steps and made the air blue.
Around the corner he lit his cigar. Mrs.
neighbor. And yet the children seem to
thrive
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-17
Taxing Life Insurance Policies.

While it is true that a good deal of
money is paid for life insurance in this
state every year, the amount paid by each
person insured it not large The amount
therefore which the state loses annually
la not taxing payments for life insurance
is not very great. If all life policies were
taxed in accordance with their surrender
value the state would receive a very con-
siderable sum, because, in some kinds of
insurance, the surrender value of old poll
cies is almost equal to the amount the pol
icy calls for. State, county and city taxes
on policies of this kind would be almost.
If not quite, as great as the premiums.
What would the result be If the PROPOSE
ton to tax life insurance policies were to
become law? 1t would, in all probability,
be that half the insurance carried In the
state would be dropped. Many of those
who are row carrying life insurance are
just about able, by the hardest kind of
economy, to make their annual payments
If, in addition to their premiums, they had
to pay taxes on their policies almost equal
in amount to their respective premiums
they would be swamped financially, and
their families would lose the provision
which had been made for them.
1t would be bad policy TO tax life poll
cies. Let the thrifty poor make provis-
ion for their families if they can. The
rich, who have life insurance policies, pay
as a rule enough in taxes without paying
tax on their life policies.
We assume that the promoters of this
scheme to tax life policies live in the coun-
try, where there is compare lively little life
draw q greater amount of taxes from the
towns. In view of the fact that the towns
now pay the greater part of the taxes
which the state receives this attempt to
still further tax the towns should meet
with strong opposition from the represen-
tatiyes of the towns. Some of the coun-
ties in which there are no towns of i'm
portance don't contribute a cent to the
support of the state. In fact, they draw
out of the treasury more than they pay in
to it,
1t would be better to tax life companies
| on the amount of business they do than
to tax policies. If the states expenses
| are greater than its revenues let the leg
| islature reduce expenses. It can easily
do that by meeting only once in two years.
| Biennial sessions would be much more ac-
ceptable to the people than annual ses-
sions.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-17

If half the stories about discoveries of
gold which have appeared In the public
prints within the last few weeks were
true this age could very properly be called
the age of gold. Marvellous accounts have
been published of the richness of the
Klondike gold fields in Alaska. There is
no doubt that there is a great deal of
gold there. Thousands of people have
gone there and thousands more will go
early next spring. Already very large
amount of gold has been shipped from
the klondike mines, making it certain
that the stories of the productiveness of
the mines rest upon a pretty solid founda-
ton.
The announcement of the finding of ex-
ceedingly rich gold deposits near Rawlins,
in the state of Wyoming, is attracting at
tentlon. If what some of those who have
visited that locality say is true there rs
gold enough there to put all the silver
standard countries on a gold basis and
close the gap between gold and silver
which now exists at the ratio of 16 to L
More facts about the Wyoming mines will
have to be forthcoming, however, before
1t will be believed that there Is a verita-
BILE mountain of gold there as there is al
lelged to be.
The world, of course, knows all about
the Cripple Greek mines in Colorado
They have been proven to be very rich.
In 1893 the Colorado mines yielded only
100000 worth of the yellow metal, but
for the year just closing their output Will
not he far from $23OOO,00O. That is an in
crease of pretty nearly 800 per cent. in
four years.
There is no use saying anything about
the gold mines of Georgia and North Caro-
lima. In both of these states there is a
great deal of gold, but it win not pay to
mine it until a genius like that of Edl-
sons discovers a process for extracting
gold from low grade ores at profit The
time is coming, however, and it may be
near at hand, when the output of gold in
Georgia and North Carolina will be an inn
portant part of the worlds annual yield
of gold.
But what is to be bald of the alleged
discovery by the Rev. Prescott r. Jerne-
gan of a process for extracting gold from
the water of the ocean! Is the story of
his discovery a fake or a fact? Nobody
will believe it until it Is demonstrated
that he, can do what he says he cam. He
says that he and his partner, Mr.. A. B.
Ryan, are taking 800 worth of gold daily
from the sea, and that they will soon be
taking from that source millions OF dol
lars worth Of gold annually. If there
is onertenth as much in his claim as he
says there is. there need be no further
worry over the silver question. There will
be more gold than the world will know
what TO do with. The chances are, how
ever that the Rev. Mr.. Jernegan is the
victim of a vision, and that his prospect
for becoming an inmate of lunahc asy-
lum Is better than it is for becoming a
multi millionaire.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-17
Too Much for His income.

Yes admitted the young man, with a
smile that was not altogether happy,
says the Detroit Free Press, Its all over
between US. There is not the slightest
doubt that 1 was fathoms deep in love
with the girl, but poverty is an unrelent-
ing tyrant and drove me out of the field
She has always had her own way, you
know, and despite her apparent regard for
me, she never seemed to suspect that
there might be limit to my financial re-
sources.
While We were having that beautiful
weather In the early fall 1 asked her one
evening to go riding with me the next
afternoon. 1 had just told her of my new
tandem, without telling her that it was
purchased on the installment plan, and
at heavy discount. because of the late
ness of the season. and / don't see how
she could misunderstood the nature of
the invitation. But when 1 rode up on
the tandem and was admitted, she appear
ed in a stunning afternoon costume. 1t
was as plain as if she had told me that
she expected me to take her driving. /
stammered out that was just on my way
to the livery stable, but wanted to make
sure that she expected me. The polite pre-
varication didn't trouble me half as much
as the fact that 1 had to visit four sta
bles before I could get credit, and then
L Hdu " ledNe my WdtCn anu tdHueH DIS
security. That's only sample. When we
had our best run of opera here 1 asked
her If she expected to attend. She thank
ed me sweetly, and said we would go every
evening. 1 never, had such a time stand
ing off washerwomen or my landady and
borrowing from all the fellows 1 knew.
But the last straw was when she took the
bookings for this season and marked these
we should attend. There were mighty
few nights she left open, and l would have
TO turn either counterfeiter or burglar to
meet the ngagements@ 1 told her that I
had decided to devote my spare hours to
reading law and must forego the theater,
as well as all other pleasures, for a time.
What she did was to laugh, mutter Cure
No. r. and assure me that if she would
ever want a divorce she would look me
up. 1 don't quite understand her"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-17
The House Drainage Scheme.

As we understand II, the meeting of the
city council tonight is for the purpose
Of discussing various matters connected
with the House drainage scheme, and not
for the purpose of accepting one of the
bids No plan has been accepted yet. and
the question in respect to an outlet for
the sewerage system has not been deter
mined.
It is well not to be too hasty. Let the
people have time to discuss the matter.
A great responsibility rests upon the eoun-
Gil in this drainage business. While ev
erybody recognizes the imperative neces-
sity for house drainage and while there
has been a demand for 1t for ten years or
more, there Is a good deal of opposition
to it, chiefly by those property owners
who own houses which are not connected
with the city sewers or the citys water
system.
Council must be careful not to make any
mistakes, and the chances that it will
make no serious ones will be much less
II it takes time to consider every point
carefully than if it acts hastily. The very
best work should be insisted upon, be-
A careful calculation should be made by
the city's experts to determine whether
the bids taking into account the prices
of pipes and the cost of labor, are as low
as could, be reasonably expected and in
quiry should be made as to whether the
charge for supervising the engineering
work is that which is usual for the kind
of work that is to be done here We have
no doubt that the committee on drainage
it does no harm to remind it that the tax
payers are also. thinking of them.
A matter of the highest Importance. and
enc that should be given most thought
full consideration, is whether the work of
putting in the system should be done con-
tinuously or should extend over two or
more seasons. 1t is clear that if the whole
work cannot be done within the next four
months the system should be put down In
sections-that is, the system should be put
in one part of the city this winter and in
another part next winter, and so on un-
til the work is completed 1t would be a
serious mistake to permit the soil of the
streets and lanes to be turned up after
April /. The condition of the soil in the
lanes in the older part of the city is par
ticulariy bad. Why it is so is well known
to those acquainted with the city before
the present sewers were built. If, there
fore, the Waring system cannot be com
pleted by April l, provision should be made
for doing only so much of the work as can
be done by that time We don't want to
take any chances for sickness from turn
ing up the soil in warm weather, and
where so much is to be turned up it would
be advisable to limit the time for disturb
ing the soil to April 1 instead of May /.
Every step of councils action in this
matter of house drainage will be watched
carefully, and it should. therefore, pro-
coed with caution and elaboration.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-17
The Attnck on the University.

The underlying motive for the attack on
the state university appears 20 be free tut
ton at that institution. Chancellor Boggs.
while he does not say 20 in SO many words
seems to recognize that such is the fact
In an interview day or two ago he said
that he had known for a long time that
those interested In the UNCONVENTIONAL col
leges of the state had a grievance against
the university, and he stated quite frank
ly that he sympathized with them in
measure. With free tuition and the use
of the agricultural college fund the uni
versity has a decided advantage over Mer-
Ger and Emory colleges. They have to
charge tuition In order to get the means
to meet their expenses and consequently
many students which they would other
wise get go to the university. The Baptist
and Methodist denominations, which are
very strong In the state, while they have
no feeling against the university as an in
sttution of learning, do not think 1t should
have assistance from the state which the
UNCONVENTIONAL colleges haven't.
We do not know whether or not those
members of the legislature who are at
lacking the university are members of the
Methodist and Baptist churches, but We
are Inclined to think they are-or that some
of them are, and that the sympathies of
the others are with those denominations.
If that is the case 1t is pretty certain that
the policy of the university in respect to
tuition will have to be changed in order
to get the kind of treatment from the legis-
lature which it needs, and must have If it
is to be maintained at Its present high
standard.
There is much pride in the university
throughout the state 1t is the kind of an
institution which the state should have.
The purpose of it's friends is to make it a
great university such as Harvard, Yale
Princeton, Johns Hopkins and Ann Arbor
are. They have not been able to do a
great deal for 1t in recent years because
they have not lad tine means, but they
hope that as 1t attracts attention it will re-
ceive donations as other great institutions
of the country have. 1t would be pity
therefore, to cripple it. If we are right
is to it is due to it's free tuition feature
would 1t not be advisable to modify that
feature? 1t may be possible to beat down
the opposition to the university now, but 1t
will show itself again. Would 1t not be
better to remove the cause of the trouble?
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-17
MAN Who Wore a Daisy.

They were giddy girls of the kittenish
age, and being out on a lark without chap
erons, they spoke their thoughts aloud
and made game of every one and every
thing they saw, on the principle that all
was fish that came to their nets, says the
Chicago Times-Herald.
One passenger on the elevated railroad
particularly amused them, from the fact
that, although 1T was the month of bleak
November, he wore a white daisy in his
buttonhole. a fine specimen of the ragged
edge variety. 1t was conspicuous from it's
size, and the girls regarded it as a legiti-
mate object of sport. Not being deaf nor
blind, the man who wore the modest flow
er with the yellow heart grew embarrass-
ed over the attention he received. AT
last one of the girls made a discovery.
1T isn't genuine" she suggested to the
others in loud whisper
"W-h-a-t!' they trilled in chorus.
ITS a base counterfeit"
No! Never"
Eyes, It's cloth daisyr
BY this time the man, upon whom all
eyes were focused, was ready to leave the
car. Before he went out he touched his
hat to his tormentors.
yes he said, pleasantly, this Is a
cloth daisy. My little daughter. who is
an invalid, made 1t and pinned it on. She
asked me to wear it, and 1 had not the
heart to refuse her. 1 hope l have your
permission"
A group of shame-faced girls sneaked
out of the car at the next station.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-17

II Is announced that a bill will be pre-
scented in the Maine Legislature to punish
hunters who mistake their fellow crea-
lures for game and kill or cripple them. A
large number of fatalities and a great
many more serious hurts have resulted in
ness on the part of hunters. Many anna
teur gunners, in their eagerness to bring
down game, fire into every moving bush,
without waiting to see what Is in or be-
hind it. The shot gun quarantine in the
southeast has not been nearly so danger
Gus as the shot guns Of the amateur hum
ters in the Maine forests
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-17
Could Introduce Him.

"Well. old fellow, I've called to say au
revoir. 1 sail for England in two days"
said the man, according to the Pittsburg
Chronicle-Telegraph
Going to England, are you? How nice!
wish 1 We've going with you"
We'll, pack up and come along"
I'D dearly lowe to go, but can't leave.
I'll think of you while your are gone. And.
by the way, how would you like me to give
you letter of Introduction to the Prince
of Wales, dear fellow"
"What?"
Il asked you if you would like me to give
you a letter of Introduction to the Prince
of Wales. ia just as soon do 1t as not"
I'D be delighted with such a letter
above all things. You don't know how
happy you make me- But-pardon the
question-but do you know the prince?"
NO, l don't know him. but l know
how to write.v
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-17
Saw Washington Monuments Every
where,

A party of southern gentlemen came to
town a few days ago to spend week
sightseeing, says the Washington CORE
spondent Of the Nashville Banner. As
they turned into Pennsylvania avenue they
found themselves next to saloon
Lets take a drink" said one of the
party.
1--WE have just had one" said another.
"It would be a good idea to settle on
how often we shall take drink during
our weeks stay" said the third
We'll" said the first, who just then
caught sight of the ever-visible Washing
ton monument, lets take a drink every
time we see the monument"
I'm agreed" said No. q providing we
don't take one any oftener."
1T suits me-" said No. 3, providing we
do take one every time we see it."
They were faithful to their plight. But
they didn't stay a week. Instead, they
took the o'clock train that afternoon
for New York, one of them remarking to
the conductor as they boarded it:
"Mosh shingler town. Everybody gone
daft on Geor Washton. Put up monument
to him every shtreet corner. George mush
been-hic-bully boy"