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received skeptically


sentatives of the Assd
Russia tried to raise M
Paris. Berlin, and An ana
that she seems to have Led to the
United States as a fOrforn nope pos
sibly with the>b4ew of reaping Incl
dental political advantages. But. it
is admitted that it is a question of a
short time when capitalists will have
to reckon with New York as a COM
petitor in high finance.
The Daily Chronicle comments upon
the fact that american capitalists
have the courage of their financial
opinions if they think they know the
European situation better than the
capitalists of the old world"
There is much interest here regard
ing the choice of a successor TO M
Ethan Allen Hitchcock as unlted
States ambassador at st. petersburg.
It is considered that the post demands
the presence of the strongest diplomat,
in view of the entrance of the United
States into the East. Russia has sent
one of her ablest men to Washington,
though a transfer from Washington to
Constantinople or Madrid has hitherto
been considered in the service as pc
ing promotion. Russia expects Pres
ident Mckinley to reciprocate.
MIR. Hitchcock carries nome with MIN
the conviction that Russia is still
staunch friend of America, which ne
has endeavored to impress upon the
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THE DATE FIXED.

East Liverpool, Ohio, December p.
Col. John N. Taylor. the reputed
head of ths Pottery Trust, who ar
rived here tonight, stated that the
trust would Wake possession of all its
plants between January list and 10th.
The AmericsG China Co.. of Toronto;
n i>e-sxkr6n China Co., and the Goodwin
Pottery Co., OF this city, will be alb
sorbed by the trust. The Harker
Laughlin and United States Pottery
Companies, % this city. have also
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QUEER DERVISH DRUMS.

Many strange and interesting relics were
picked UP on the field after the battle
between the English and Egyptian troops
and the dervishes by the troopers. They
have gone to make up a collection of
souvenirs of the Egyptian campaign
which will be placed in the British Ma
tional museum. Among the things which
were found were a number of dervlsh
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A STORE BURNED.


Special to the Register.
Charleston. W. Va, December "a
The general store of Robert Frazier,
in which was located Frazier's Bot
tom postoffice, thirty miles below here,
on the Kanawha river, was destroyed
by fire at eight O'Clock tonight. The
fire is supposed to have been started
by fire works, of which large stock
was carried. Loss, $4,000, partly in
Sured
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A SAD ACCIDENT.


Special to the Register.
Charleston. w. Va, December "a
The north bound passenger train on
the Kanawha & Michigan road to-
night struck and killed a little col
cred girl at Grimms Station. She
was going to the store TO buy Christ
mas goods, became confused as the
train approached, and stepped off the
track and then back on again.
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fact as stated by Mr.. Bullett that the
raiders took no stock in Warden Marion,
in fact disdiked him, but he was anxious
that the truth should be known for the
truth of history, and in order to relieve
the wardeu's memory of amy odium that
might have attached to it by reason Of
the escape of Gen. Morgan and his six
companions.
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he did not predict the Empress of Aus
tria's murder because he did not know
the hour of her birth. Bismarck died
rather suddenly, owing to the disas-
trous behavior of lunar eclipse.
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serve them from harm. Some of them
are so large that it would take several
men holding hands at arms length to
span their circumference
The trees which have become hollow are
large enough TO house three good sized
men. Where tho trunks have split, an
iron railing has been placed In order 10
keep people from entering them or de-
the insides.
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RECEPTION TO JUDGE DAY.

Canton, O.. December 24.-At meet
ing of the Stark County Bar Associa-
ton held here to-day, it was decided
to tender reception and banquet to
Judge William r. Day, the president of
the peace commission, on his return
to his home in this city. The date of
the banquet has not been definitely
fixed, but will be left to the convenience
of the distinguished guest of honor on
his arrival here tomorrow.
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lis PoOR AIRGrMHNT.

Your money is nothing at all to me"
The lover impatiently cried.
Then get out; you haven't a business
head"'
Ter rich old father replied.
Chicago News
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MORE INFORMATION.

Bobby-Popper, what does pot valiant
mean?
Mr.. Ferry-The fellow who stays all
through on a bob flush Is one OF en-
Cincinnati Enquirer.
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COMMERCIAL PROSPERITY
Is the Leading Topic Of Interest in
Europe.

GREAT BRITAIN APPEARS TO HAVE
BECCiME RECONCILED TO THE
CAPTURE OF THE IRON NAH
KETS BY THE UNITED STATES.
THE RUSSIAN LOAN-OUR NE-Ai
REPRESENT ATIVE TO 81 r.
TDRSBURG-GE l. y n DUN
GOSSIP.
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Topeka Kas., December 24.-"Guilty
of murder in the first degree was the
verdict returned at 9 o'clock tonight
in the case of young John Henry Col
Inns, charged with the murder of his
father, James S. Collins, a prominent
real estate and insurance agent of To-
peka, who was shot as he lay asleep in
bed early one morning in May last.
John Henry Collins, the convict, was
student in the Kansas State Univers-
ityVand licensed lay reader of the
~ leading Protestant Episcopal church Of
Topeka. The motive of the crime|was
found in the youths greed for money,
which would come Thin upon the
death of his fa1p The elder Collins
carried >sbs6O of life insurance and
it provided that of this amount
900 should go to the con.
The young student was enamored of
Miss Frances Babcock, of Lawrence,
whose family is considered wealthy,
and the trial developed the fact that
Collins had lived beyond his allow
ance at Lawrence; that he had con-
sity town which he could not pay, and
that he had planned to join the Bah
cocks when they went to spend the
summer at an Atlantic coast resort
Jesse Harper, of Lawrence, and
Johnson Jordan of Topeka, two of the
most notorious negroes in Kansas,
were important witnesses against the
youth. They swore that, working
through Jesse Harper, Collins had hir
ed johnson Jordan to assassinate his
father The negroes after securing
money and valuables from the youth,
refused to carry out their contract and
then, according to their testimony, Col
Inns boasted that he would "dofhe job"
10 Topeka tTom Lawrence,
ness, Retired at the usual
tcording TO the theory of
kther as the latter lay asleep
ke of the youths first acts after the
I.nIrder was to run tdSa telegraph Of
flee and despatch a message to Miss
Babcock, in which he said: Father is
dead. Tell nothing" The investiga-
tons of the detectives revealed the in
formation that Collins had told Miss
Babcock wild stories about his fathers
life being threatened by negroes. They
also produced numerous letters which
Collins had written to the negroes
whom he had hired to kill his father
In fact, the story OF the negroes was
"a llllDas,as+syS-tgtaX and they
iced the watch and diamonds
blhns had given them as a
Or the money which he had
to pay when he should realize
fathers life insurance.
Babcock was among the wit
for the state and told of the
stories which Collins had related
er about the threatened assassin
On of his father.
Mrs. Collins, the youths stepmOther
who lay beside her husband when he
was shot, has from first to last urged
the innocence of her stepson, and in all
her testimony there was not one word
which would implicate the youth.
The jury which returned the verdict
of guilty delberated about five hours
But one ballot was taken, the verdict
being uninimous from the first.
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QUIT THE GAME.

Santander. Spain. December 24.-The
papers have ceased publication owing
to the severity of the censorship.
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WHAT 1899 MAY BRING.
Zadkiers Reading of the Stars for All Ma
tions.

London News.
Zadkiel, starry sage, again weighs in
with mis- prophetic Almanac
Did we dwell
Where Zadkiel,
And Zadkiel whore We
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! o. =.

OF JOHN HENRY COLI
TRIAL FOR TILE MUIR
OF HIS FATHER, A PROMI-
II REAL ESTATE AND INlSUR-
nee MAN CT THAT CITY-A HIS
TORY OF THE CRIME.
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Ohio Republican league.

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Feb, 11:- Young
republicans from ever county in the
state are taking part to-day in the
thirteenth annual convention of the
Ohio republican league. The morning
proceedings were purely routine and
interest centers mainly in the eleventh
annual banquet to-nighi, which will
take the form of a celebration Of the
birthday of Abraham Lincoln, which
comes Tomorrow. The affair will
bring together number of men, prom
inent in public life, iRciuding Senator
Burrows, OF Michigan; Congressman
John p. Doliver. OF Iowa; L. ]. Craw-
ford. of Louisville, president of the
Kentucky republican state league ;
l. c. McElwee, of Nashville, for three
terms, the only colored member of the
Tennessee legislature; J. Adam Bede,
of Minnesota Lieutenant Governor
Jones ana other state officials. The
guests will sit down at the Chittenden
hotel at o'clock.
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line UP ON SILVER
Addresses viii Soon be Issued
BY the Various
Chairmen.
MARTIN AND DEPUTIES
Sensational Developments in the
Wilkes Barre, Pennsylva-
MIA, Court House.
A SCORE OF DEAD BABIES


WASHINGTON, D. c., February 1 -
Addresses to be issued by chairmen
of the various political parties COM
mitted TO free siluer will he made pub
lic within few days. Frequent con-
ferences are being held, and those prom
inent assert that there will be a com
plete union of the silver forces in the
congressional contest to be waged this
year. The aim will be to poll the en-
tire silver forces for one candidate.
The first Congressi election will be
for two members from Oregon, in
June. Ex-Congressman Towne has al
ready commenced to put his silver en-
thusiasts at work in that field and hard
efforts will be made to capture these
districts.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb., 11.-In
an interview printed this morning,
Senator Chandler says: The republi-I a
can party will certainly go down to
defeat in the congressional elections
next fall il the campaign is fought
upon the money issue alone. The
administration must come out boldly
for the annexing Of Hawaii and the
freedom of Cuba. 1t the United
States should deliberately ands COM
pletely declare its determination to-
make Cuba free, Spain will not lire the
hrst gun. There will be no war"
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EXECUTIVE cLHnHNcy ASKED.
The President Of the Country Asks 0overnor
to Reprieye Condemned Man.

SACRAMENTO, CAL, Feb. 11.-This
was the date that had been finally sci
for the execution of Salter T. Wordsn
who was convicted Of participation in
the wreck of a train near this city dur
ing the great American Railway Union
strike in 1894. Extraordinary efforts
have been put forth to save Worden
from the gallows. His case was car
ried through every court up to the su.
preme court of the United States, but
in each and every case the decision was
against the condemned man. The
sympatbies of President Cleveland
were enlisted and twice he besought
Governor Budd to exercise cemency.
Not long ago Mrs. Mary Jones, the
mother of the A. II. IT," presented to
President Mckinley petition signed
by thousands of people in all parts of
the United States and appealed to him
to use his good Offices with Governor
Bndd. The president promised to in.
vestlgate the case, but in the meantime
Governor Budd announced his inten-
tion of granting respite until next
summer. Meanwhile the commission
appointed to determine Worden's
sanity, is taking evidence. With the
exception of the famous case Of
Preller. the st. Louis murderer, where
the federal authorities at the instance
of the British ambassador, urged the
desirabllity of clemency upon the part
of the governor of the state, the pres
ent is the only other instance known In
which the interposition of a president
was vouchsafed in behalf of a man
under state sentence to death.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1898-02-11
The Klondike Rush.

VANCOUVER, B. c., Feb. 1t.-Some
idea of the rush to Klondike is gained
from the fact that Mann, the Stickeen
river railway contractors experiencing
the greatest difficulty in getting trans.
portation to Wrange for 150 horses and
400 men and supplies to be used in
building sled road from Wrangle.
All space on steamers geing north is
booked for days in advance.
DENVER, Colo, Feb. 1l-Judging
from the large rounding up at the
Albany hotel to-day there are any num-
Der of people in this city and state, who
are willing to try their fortune in the
Klondike. A general invitation has
been issued TO would-be goldseekers by
committee headed by w. III. Harring-
ton, and the hotel was thronged from
an early hour This afternoon and
evening addresses are to be delivered
by returned travellers to Alaska who
will elucidate the questions of trans
portation and food supplies in order
that those desiring to join a colony
may know what they have to encoun-
ter and what preparations are needed.
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A DlsgracefuI Scandal.

.ss VsANcoUyER. B. q, February H.
The steamer Empress of China" brings
mail advices of disgracefid scandals in
Shanghai. The British consuls there
have discovered that Chinese youths
attached to the legation have been mar
rying English girls. In fact, it has
been fad among the girls to teach
these celestials English and then marry
them. The Chinese youths, having no
regard for the scanctity of the marriage
law, have treated their English wives
as playthiDgs for the hour and, as soon
as tired Of them, sold them.
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Suicidal Family.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, February H.
Mrs. Elizabeth Huffman, aged fifty
three, died this morning from the
effects of cocaine taken with suicidal
intent. Her daughter, Edith. recently
committed suicide with. earbolic acid.
The mother made several subseq uent
attempts at self-destructi0n. The
daughters act was caused by the sui
eide Of her lover, Harry Phillips.
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GLOOMY FOR MARTIN.
Dramatic Scenes In the Wilkes Barre Court
Room. 60

Wilkes BAKRE, Pa, Feb l1.--There
were intensely dramatic scenes today
in the court room where Sheriff Martin
and his deputies are on trial for the
killing of nineteen miners during the
Lattimer strike. The wounded ones,
after relating the tale of blood. stripped
ard displayed to The jury the rugged
scars where bullets had pierced their
bodies. Intense hatrad OF the dep--
uties was aroused in The breasts Of fffiiel
witnesses as they did this. All the
horrors of the bloody scenes were re-.
called and the miners glared at the.
sheriff and men, while the jury were
manifestly impressed. The outlook Is.
gloomy for. Martin M
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Moi Down and nut.

BALTIMORE, Nd, February 1.-THE
closest friends of Senator Wellington.
the deposed "Duke of -Marylands = give
an effectual denial to thereport that he
proposes to retire from political life.
He has, they say, too many friends to
reward and too many .enemiesIto pun
ish to make it at all likely that hs.will
make his farewell bow to the political
arena.
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Attempted ftold up.

q DALLAS, Texas, Feb. l1--As the
Houston s Texas Central freight train
was passing through Stringtown it was
attacked by a baud of seven negro ruff
fians.b They boarded the traia and tried
to eyerpo wer the conductor and a
brakeman named Johnson, who fought
and finally threw them off. A negro,
named viii Fahm, drew pistol and
shot johnson dead. Most of the gang
were arrested.
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Formal contest Flied.

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Feb. 1l.-A
special frsm Columbus, this morning
says: Mayor McKisson, of Cleveland
sent to the clerk of the United States
senate his formal notice of contest
against the seating of Senator Hanna
for the short and long term. He bases
his contest upon the grounds that Sen
ator Hanna was not legally elected, be-
cause he used illegitimate influences te
secure the necessary votes. #
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The De LONE Episode May
Precipitate HostiIities
PrematureIy.
BUT WE ARE PREPARE D
Spanish War Vessels Being Has
tened from Their Own and
Scotch Shipyards.
THE RUSH TO KLoNDIKE

WASHINGTON, d. c., Feb, 11.--Ai
the cabinet meeting to day, the presi-
dent told the members that the govern
ment was in possession of no informa-
tion relative TO the the De LONE
matter that had net appeared in the
newspapers. The fact that Spain had
not yet disavowed the responsibility
for De Lome's utterances, leads to the
emphatic statement that within a
reasonable time, rapidly elapsing, she
will be compelled to do SO.
WASHINGTON, d. c., Feb, 1.-THE
fortitcation bill, reported to the senate,
to-day, appropriations doubled the
amount OF last year ,aMd this is regarded
as significant. The appropriates is over
$9,O0O,0O0 now, against 81, 100000
WASHINGTON, ID. G., Feb, H.
Fecretary Sherman has not been kept
informed of the De LONE affair. Judge
Day has been attending to the whole
thing, fact reviving old stories of
Sberman's mental capacity.
GLASGOW, February 1.-THE Span
1sh government has requested the Clyde
ship building company topush work on
the Spanish vessels in course of con-
struction in the company's yards. The
company despatched from the yards,
yesterday, a high speed torpedo boat
destroyer fully manned with Spanish
officers and crew. Other Spanish de-
stroyers are about completed ane the
crews have arrived
MADRID. February ii The greatest
activity characterizes the naval work in |
progress in Spanish ship yards. Re-
pairs AMI construction arebelng pushed |
under the greatest pressure, and this |
display of energy on the part of the
naval authorities tends to satisfy the
prevailing excitement.
's WASHINGTON, ID. 9, Feb. H.-But
fer the situation in Havana, the sever.
ance of all diplomatic relations with
Spain would receive immediate Con
sideration. The De LONE incident re.
mains wide open. Spain has added In
suit to injury by allowing De LONE Sto
get off with mere resignation aRd
failure to disavow his utterances. This
country has again been insulted by the
naughty Spaniards.
WASHINGTON, d. c., Fehs IL .-z-Secfe-
tary Dubose, now in Aeharge of-the
Spanish legation, called on Assistant
Secretary Day at noon and spent an
hour with him. When he left he de-
clined to say anything. Day also de.
clined positively to give any informa-
tion as to the character of the inter-
view.
WASHINGTON, d. c., Feb. 1.-THE
De Lone affair has caused President
Mckinley to withhold his proposed
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CHICAGO. Feb. 11.-Chief of Pulicc.
Ripley has issued an order to the effect
that beginning today living pictures
exhibited on stages of local theatres
must wear draperies, all topical singers
must4prune their verses and eliminate
anything which might Prove risqueand
the general tone of theatrical perform
els must be raised.
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Got the Limit

SPRINerIELD, Ohio, Feb, .1l.-Wm
Carter, the xeni rapist, who escaped
lynching after arrest only by being
brought here for safe-keeping, to day
pleaded guilty of rape, and Judge
Miller sentenced him to the peniten-
tiary for 10 years. The judges tone
indicated that he would like to have
sent him for life had it been possible.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1898-02-11
srIyatIon Army commander.

WASHINGTON, d. c., Feb. 11.-Gen-
eral William Booth of London, founder
of the Salvation army, arrived here
from Canada this morning. lie will
probably be presented to the president
this afternoon and will address mass
meeting this evening. After the meet
ing he will leave at once for Pittsburg,
where to morrow he will meet the Of
ficefs ard members of the corps in that
city and Allegheny. Monday night he
will address an immense meeting in
Carnegie hall.
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An none,t official.

TOPEKA, Kas., Feb. 1.-THE sensa-
tional fact develops that during The
heat of the big insurance fight, the
state insurance commissioner, McNall,
was offered $4,000 at one time. then
$4,000. if he would ''lay down. and
permit the companies to do business In
Kansas without molestation. The Of.
fers were declined.
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The Wheelers In Sessi on.

ST.. LOUIS, Feb, 1.-THE third days
session of L. A. w. national assembly
convened this morning and resumed
consideration Of the LIST of amend
ments, the most important of which is
that which allows each state division
to decide for itself whether it will or
not countenance Sunday racing. The,
contest on this amendment is very
warm, but it will probably be defeated
The assembly decided to refuse in
the future to sanction six-day bicycle
races
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1898-02-11
stormy for storm,.

BURLINGTON, Iowa, February H.
Although erfect quiet leigns in Bur-
lington regarding the. Storms affair, it
is learned that 100 determined men
have. formed an organization for the
purpose OF capturing Storms and lynch,
ing him without 'parley. They say they
will be no mob, and that everything 9
will be done quietly and orderly.
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Texas Has a Storm.

HOUSTON, Texas, Feb. 1l.-A heavy
rain storm. with wind, prevailed
throughout south and southwest Texas
all yesterday. Joe Richardson. white.
and Joe Bates, colored, were killed and
three other negroes badly hurt at Fitz,
by kiln being blown over. The most
serious damage was done at Orange.
The loss of property is very great.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1898-02-11
s.llI storminoin Nebr..,r.

OMAHA, Neb., Feb. H. Reports
from the interior of the state today
show that much damage resulted from
the sleet storm and railroads have not
yet recovered from its effects. Cattle
men are much alarmed. Everything
throughout this and the a0j 0jacent states
continue covered with a heavy coating
of ice.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1898-02-11

NEW YoRK. Feb, 1L-John d.
Rockefeller is over $4,000, 900 richer by
recent advances in Standard oil stocks.
Ills wealth is now estimated at over
S200O00,000 An annual income of
ei2.00ol000 over s4I 900 per day.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1898-02-11

NEW YORK, Feb. ll.AA score of
dead babies were picked up yesterday
and this morningin in the Harlem dis
trict.. The police say there is baby
farm somewhere in the neighborhood
and detectives have been put on the
csse,
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1898-02-11
Michigan Murder.

LANSING, Mich, Feb, 11.-R. G..
Lauzen, a young man, was murdered
in the business section of the city, after
midnight this morning. Lauzen
operated gambling devices, and it is
believed. some of his patrons murdered
him for his money.