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Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1898-02-17
CORN PRODUCERS.
An Important Meeting OF Those Interested
Assemble In Chicago.

CHICAGO, Illinois, February 49,
Farmers and shippers from the corn
belt. members OF state boards Of
agriculture, railway representatives,
manufacturers Of corn products and
and representatives of various other
interests identified with corr assembled
here today to a total of several hundred
for the purpose of devising means for
increasing the use Of corn, both in this
country aud abroad. The conference
will outline plans for an elaborate corn
exhibit at the Omaha exposition and
for a national corn exposition to be
held i'll Buffalo next year. From these
displays exhibits will be made up for
the Paris exposition. A resolution has
been prepared for submission to the
conference asking congress to divert
the appropriation now used for the
purchase of seeds to the purpose Of
advertising the uses of corn. Secretary
of Agriculture Wilson is said to favor
this idea.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1898-02-17
DEN OF mAlIoE,

The contemplate ilng In the Ner
Msrican, evidently aimed at the retiring
chief justice, Is the highest evidence OF
a malicious and pusillanimous quality
of character.
1t has been said Of old time that no
people ever worshiped the setting sun.
A live dog is better than a dead lion.
The king is dead; long live the kingl
These aphorisms express the PECULIARLY
Of human nature, which bows In adula-
ton before the coming power and Tor
gets that which is passing away. And
yet, there's q feeling in every honorable
human breast that he is q bastard who
heaps upon a retiring Official such
obloauy az, he had not dared to inter
had the retiring party remained In
power.
The filings Of the .Nsw Mcrscan at
Judge Smith are contemplate in tina
highest degree, because they r utterly
undeserved. While The OrTIo en-
dorses all tho NeW Merican says or can
say laudatory of Judge W. J. Mills,
Judging his future by his past, we
have but a poor opinion OF the
head and heart which cannot
speak well Of one without maligning
another.
New Mexico never had a purer, q
more spotless, q more upright Judge
than Thomas Smith. He retires from
the chief j~usticeship without SO much
as ever the shadow Of contamination
upon his garments. Never during his
administration was it ever limited, much
less suspected that politics or private
interests, personal favoritism or indi-
vidual grievance, ever swerved him sc
much as a hairs breadth from his duty
as a Judge, his honor as a man, hi
knowledge as a jurist. Courteous II
manner, learned in the law, logical II
thought, eloquent in speech, honest IL
every emotion of his heart and purpose
of his life, the worthy son of illustriou'
slres, Judge Thomas Smith leaves
record in New Mexico which malig'
nancy itself will never be able to smirch
}, THE OPTIC speaks that which i
knows when it says that not a leading
and reputable Republican in Judge
Smiths district but would have beer
pleased to have him retained on tn
bench, and the ISLANDERS Of the Nsa
Merican can but brighten a reputation
it is impotent to injure.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1898-02-17
CATARRH OF THE STOMACH.
A Pleasant, Simple But Safe Effect
nal Cure For 1t.

Catarrh of the stomach has long beer
considered the next thing I incurable
The usual symptoms are a full OF
bloating sensation after eating, accom-,
panied sometimes with sour or watery.
risings. q formation Of gases, c~ausioe
pressure on the heart and lungs and
difficult breathing; headache, tickle
appetite, nervousness and q general
played out, languid feeling.
There is often a foul taste in the
mouth, coated tongue, and il The
interior of the stomach could be seen il
would show a Shiny, imiamed condi-
ton.
The cure for this common and OBJ
stinate trouble is found in a treatment
which causes the food to be readily,
thoroughly digested before it has q time
to ferment and irritate the delicate
mucous surfaces of the stomach.
To secure a prompt and healthy d.
gestion is the one necessary thing to
do, and when normal digestion is Sc.
cured the catarrhal condition will have
disappeared.
According TO DR.. Harlanson the safest
and best treatment is to use after each
meal a tablet. composed of Diastate,
Asept;c Pepsin, a little Nux. Golden
Seal and fruit acids.
These tablets can now be found at all
drug stores under the name of Stuart's
Dyspepsia Tablets. and not being a
patent medicine, can be used with
perfect safety and assurance that
healthy appetite and thorough digestion
will follow their regular use after
meals.
Mr.. N. j. Booher. OF 27l0 Dearborn
ST., Chicago, H., writes: "Catarrh
is a local condi,io ion resulting from a
neglected cold in the head, whereby
the lining membrane Of the nose be-
comes infiamed and the poisonous dis
therefrom, passing backward
INTO the throat, reaches the stomach,
thus producing catarrh of the stomach
Medical authorities prescribed for me
for three years fur catarrh of the
stomach without cure, but to- day | am
the happies. of men after using only
one box of Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets.
| cannot find appropriate words to
my good feeling.
| have found flesh, appetite and
sound rest from their use.
Stusr!'s Dyspepsia Tablets is the
safest preparation as well as the
simplest and most convenient remedy
for aoy form of indigestion. cstarrh OF
stomach, biliousness, sour stomach,
heartburn and bloatIng after meals.
Send for little book, mailed free, on
stomach troubles, by addressing
Stuart Co. Marshall. Mich. The
.abIets can be found at all drugstores
1856 9 o d 1t.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1898-02-17

WHEN the proposition was before
congress in 1887 to change the ratio
between gold and silver from Is to / to
16 to 1, Thomas Benton made a speech
favoring the measure in order to hold a
a fair proportion of gold in this country,
as under the old ratio, it following the
controlling ratio of continental Europe,
was u~ndervalued here and naturally
drifted away. Two or three newspapers
in the United States are dishonest
enough, because of that, to charge that
Benton favored a gold standard. They
ignore the two very clinching facts that
the silver dollar was still left the unit
of values, and an unlimited legal tender.
They ignore another fact. Thomas H.
Benton had q soubriquet. 1t was not
"old silver" it was not "old gold," it
vas .'Old Bullion"
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1898-02-17
President Coram Satisfied.
ON the Albuquerque Democrat,

A recent number of the Boston
Financial and Trades Journal says,
president j. A.. C0ram, of the Co
chit Gold Mining company, has re-
turned from New Mexico. He re-
reports that in addition to letting the
contracts for the mill, they have let
all the contracts for the machinery, and
that everything has been figured with
the view of having a full months run
in the month of June. The develop
ment work in the mine is being pushed
with the same average results. They
have a full force of men excavating
end putting in the foundations for the
mill. and work is being pushed rapidly
In all directions. The pipe line will be
before the mill is finished.
The ore vein now shows fully twenty
five feet in width and maintains its
strength with Depth
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1898-02-17

IF the United States cannot get dry
docks honestly built, or ammunition
furnished to it that is genuine, it seems
about time TO try a touch of the Duke
of Wellington's remedy. 1t is not,
perhaps, necessary to go the full length
the Iron Duke did in hanging q con-
tractor, but in the opinion of the Pitts
burg Dispatch, the spectacle of a few
contractors and inspecting officers in
the penitentiaries would go a long way
toward stimulating honesty in the per-
Torrance of public contracts.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1898-02-17

A SINGLE individual can do lots of
harm sometimes, even to the extent OF
embittering nations against each other,
Tie death of John Laird, of Dirken-
head, England, the head of the great
ship building firm of "John Laird &
Bro" was the man whom the 290 sub
scribers to the fund for building the
privateer alabama" entrusted the
work of building, secretly, the famous
craft. 1t cost England s15.OO0,OOO to
settle the damages made by the ship,
came very nearly making war be-
tween the United States and
Great Britain, and left a null
titude of memories so bitter that
they are not all sweetened even new.
1t is true that most of the a~ristocracy
the rich manufacturers and exporters,
most of the leading classes of England
including many Of her statesmen, most
of the English church clergy, and ever
Mr.. Gladstone, wanted Great Britain to
directly interpose in behalf of the con-
federacy. But Her Majesty, the Queen;
the Prince Consort. Disraeli, John
Bright and the poor Of Lancashire
[, TODD firm, and finally. in sight of the
white cliffs Of England. the ill-omened
craft went down under the thunders Of
Union guns.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1898-02-17
ONTARIO A. 0. U. W.
Grand Lodge Holding Its Twentieth Annual
Session In Toronto
A preary Journey.

SEATTLE, Wash, Feb. 16. - The
United States relief expedition to the
whalers and whaling vessels now in the
ice pack off Point Barrow has been
landed at Care Vancouver and started
away across the bleak stretch of snow
and ice, 400 miles. When it will arrive
at its destination. if ever, is problem
atical. The party Of four white men
and a number Of natives in charge of
Lleat. Berry, started for st. Michael,
the first stop, December 18th, good lack
have been met with in securing q guide.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1898-02-17
New Mexico and sheep.


Asleep man said this week that
here is not q ton of alfalfa to be
bought in Chaves county, everything
having been secured for sheep feeding.
This new phase of the sheep business
here promises more profit, when
properly handled, than any other
proposition now before the stock men
in thegwest. There is 10 section that
offers al many advantages to the sheep
man as southeastern New Mexico.
With our open winters, no cold rain
and abundance of feed and pasture,
which make lambing in January pos
sible, our sheep men can get on the
market with fine big mutton lambs at a
season when they viii have practically
no opposition and can get The top price
of the market. Every indication points
to the sheep feeding business In this
valley growing faster within the next
three or four years than any other
Industry.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1898-02-17

AFTER the issue of this week the
STOCK GROWER and WEEKLY OPTIC
will no longer have a separate existence,
but the two will be merged into one
paper, the subscribers to each being
supplied by the combined journal. The
management think that this will give
the subscribers a better paper than was
either of the old papers separately.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1898-02-17
lutheran ceIebration.

NEW York, Feb. 16.-English and
German Lutherans all over this coun-
try will this evening, in their churches
and Sunday schools, observe the 401st
anniversary of the birth of Philip
Melacthon, the scholar Of the German
reformation. and co-laborer with Mar
tin Luther. In Germany the Luth-
Grams observe the anniversary as a
holiday, and some of the celebrations
are on an elaborate scale.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1898-02-17

write this to let you know what | would
not do: l would not do without Chamtnr-
lain's Pain Balm in my house, II it sost
1000 per bottle. 1t does all you rectm-
It to do and more-J. h. WALLACE,
w allaceville, Ga. .Cbamberlain's Pain
Balm is the best household liniment inthe
world and invaluable for rheumatism, lame
back sprains. and bi uises. Be readyfor
emergencies " buying a bottle at X d.
Goedali, Depot Drug store.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1898-02-17

HEREAFTER the weekly issue of The
OPTIC will be known as the WEEKLY
OPTIC AND STOCK GROWER, the two
papers being merged into ene. The
combined paper will reach its readers
full of the latest Territorial and loca
news, stock items, market reports and
the like, making it indispensable to
every one who cannot or does not sub
scribe for the DAILY OPTIC. The COM
bined paper will have three times the
circulation Of the old WEEKLY Optic,
thus making M of the very best ad
vertising mediums in New Mexico.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1898-02-17

In Massachusetts, but 630,6S0 mar
riages have taken place in the past forty
years. Yet there are 2,250,0O0 people in
the state. "The mean age for men to
marry" says the official statistician, sis
twenty-nine years." 1t is a mean age.
But why proclaim it in a public
documents
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1898-02-17

TIE blowing up of the Maine is
likely to prove a very serious matter.
That Spain had it done directly, hardly
admits of belief. This would be a
declaration of war with a vengeance.
But if it was dons by a subject of
Spain, then that country is responsible
and must indemnify III country for
the loss of the ship, and the families Of
the deceased for the losses they have
sustained. Even this leaves a large
possibility for war. That the loss of
the ship resulted from an accident on
board, is believed by few or none, at
this writing,
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1898-02-17

In union there is strength. A united
Las Vegas, united in interest and
effort, means the best town in New
Mexico. THE OPTIC and the Eramines
have set the example; now let all
others follow in their footsteps.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1898-02-17

CHARITY toward all, malice toward
none; defence of our friends, but
Justice to our enemies. Such The
OPTIo will endeavor to practice in all
that il saws.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1898-02-17
The New Mexico Mattress Rsctorx.

Making over mattresses and upho'ster-
Ing, sewing and laying carpets, furniture
repairing, at reasonable prices. Work
guaranteed. Shop at Juterbock's place.
poetic Normsl school. 2s-tf
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1898-02-17
,orrIoIAL PAPER OF TIE CITY.
FEBRUARY--l696.
THURSDAY EVENING, FEB. II, 1898.
CUBA must be free!

THE cost Of the Cuban war to Spain
from February, 1895, to December, 1897,
is officially given at $240,O00,000.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1898-02-17

Aud orange blossoms Ia delightful south
ern California. Only fifty four bburs
away by the California Limated-Sanm Fe
Route.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1898-02-17

Lac Vegas Koyai Arcn chapter, No. 8,
Regular cOnvocations, nrst Monday In each
month. Visiting companions f~raternally
invited. O. L. GREGORY, IL. H..
l.. Fl. HOyAEr5TER Ser.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1898-02-17
SOCIETIES.
a. r.. 4 a. nj.

Chapman Lodge, No. 8, meets frst ano
third Thursday evenings OF each month IN
the Masonic tomple. Visiting brethren are
trRternally invited.
1. Il. Hofaeister. w. M.
20. Fl. Sporleder, Sec.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1898-02-17
DREsBYTERIAN CHURCH,.
REV. NORMAN SKINNER, Factor.

Preaching at II. am. and 8 PM Sun-
day school at 0:4p Am; Society Of Christ
ian Endeavor at pm.
All people are cordially welcomed.
Strangers and sojourners are invited to
worship with us.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1898-02-17

Sunday school at 10 a. a.; Morning pray.
er at II am; Evening prayer At 3 pm.
A cordial invitation Ia extended to all.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1898-02-17

Las vegas ommandory, No. a. Regular
communication, second Tuesday eacE
month Visiting knights cordially vel.
coined. JOHN HILL, X. O..
L. FL. HoFxEIsTDR. Rec.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1898-02-17
CHURCH DIRECTORY.

81. PAUL's EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
REV. GEO. sELBY, Rector.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-05-14
as.~-.--'s-.->.., .s-:SsScc-Eer


Joe Lewis of Abilene is registered
at the VendOme.
G. A. Hile of Kansas City arrived on
the T. & p. this mOrningr
VIM. Davis left on the Santa F'e this
morning for Denver, Colorado.
Joe Franklin left this morning over
the Santa Fee for Tulare, California.
w. Nj. Smith went to Leadvi]le,
Colorado, this morning over the Santa
Fe.
J. A. Follensbee, of Chihuahus was
among the passengers on the Central
last night.
Bartlett Richards, an eminent cattle
man of Nebraska, Is In town shipping
cattle from Mexico to his home.
]. K. Barre, accompanied by his
wife, mother in law and sister, left
over the santa Fee this morning for
Buffalo, New York.
Rollin Anderson, wife, and family
arrived last night on the Central from
chihuahua. Mrs. Anderson continued
On through to her home in Maryland.
Miss Anna Mayhill left yesterday on
the White Oaks TO visit her brother
in the Sacramento Mountains. She
will 90 by stage from the end OF the
White Oaks.
Peter Wehner left today for the
southeast Texas. Before he returns
ne will visit Key West and should his
government need him he will go tC
Cuba. Peter things heavy artillery
would be In MS line.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-05-14
THE FLAG SUPPLY.
Supply Nearly Exhausted , and Prices
THRILLED.

lrlpleu.
New York Tribune
While business generally is injured
py the existence OF state OF war, all
those lines which have any direct re-
IatIon 10 the war are exceedingly &C.
tive and prosperous. One of them is
the flag trade, the activity in which
must have been proved to every one
40 has seen the daily increasing num-
Town, in the residence districts as well
as the downtown business streets, and
on the East Side as we'll as in FiftI.-ave.
The dealers in and manufactures of
flags confirm the general Impression as
TO The condition OF the trade.
One of the largest hagmaking con-
Germs in the Unlted States is the
American Flag company, of No. Al
Elizabeth ST. A Tribune reporter who
the company WAS far behind on its Or
ders-ln fact, was oversold two or
three months. The orders were for
ali kinds of flags, silk, wool, bunting
and cotton, as well as for the red,
white and blue drapery which is pop
ularIy known as bunting, and they
we're coming in from jobbers in all
parts OF tue country. Not a small pro-
portion of the urgent orders are from
the SOutu. uC uSmouO3 IL Was dOuSu,
was the heaviest in The experience OF
the company. There had been sudden
rushes of large volume, when flags
were needed for some special celebra-
ton; and great business was done
during q few days in ihe National cam
paign of 1896, when the people
responded so enthusiastically to
Chairman Hanna's suggestion OF Flag
Day. But all those demands, although
heavy, were brief.
The company had not worked up q
very large stock of bunting in anti
cipation OF war, as there seemed to be
a general impression that hostilities
would be averted. When the rupture
of relations with Spain came the peo-
pie had no thought of waiting until a
battle had been fought before display
ing their flags, but the orders began
pouring in from the day war was de-
clared, and they have been pouring in
ever since then. The growing scarcity
of bunting has had the effect of raising
prices about three hundred per cent in
the last month.
At the H. B. Clafiin company's Of
fees it was said that there never be-
fore had been such q demand for the
Stars and Stripes as existed at presenr.
An enormous number OF flags had been
SOLD OysLulS 'uOuoS, VIC VI oOi COuluS
from north, south, east ADD west. the
southern demand for flags of the bet
ter grades being unprecedented. There
were about twenty Gag manufacturing
concerns in the country, it was said,
and they were al doing their best to
fill orders: yet the demand was greater
than the supply, and the Clat1in COM
PAW found it impossible to get stock
enough to enable it to keep fully
abreast of its orders. Tue most popui-
ar size was by feet. Bunting flags,
it was added, had doubled in price in
tbe last few weeks. and silk flags hav+
advanced considerably. At Durham,
Buckley & Co.'S Bag demand for all
sort, of flags v-as reported. The firm
CHANGED to have a large sock of bunt-
ing on hand when the rush set in, but
il was much depleted, although it YVES
still possible to supply customers, and
the price had lately advanced.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-05-14
Unwarranted Recklessness.

The reckless arriving VI al 1ndlvldua.
on a delivery wagon TINS norma x
nearly Caused a IiOus accident, OF
perhaps. death to d small Guild, on the
corner of Oregon ana Overland streets
this morning. The enid Was moving
along IeisuroIy, ODiivious of any d..u-
ger anu reached the crossing just "a
toe horse approached at fun speed
For u time IL looked as if The little One
would surely DE Killed, out oy-stand.
er attracted the attention of the driver
to the child and the little one was
saved. The hiud wheel uf the wagon
struck the enid out without etfectlng
ANY serious I'M uries.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-05-14
NEW TORPEDO BOAT.
One Hundred Can Be Built In Three
Months.

A Washing ton special TO the New
York Tribune says: The navy de-
partment today formally accepted the
torpedo boat Mckee, which has just
been successfully tried at Ham ..ton
Roads, making u speed of 1913 knots
without extraordinary exertions. tt Q
contract speed of the vessel was TWEEN
ty knots, but it was not deemed ad-
visable to drive her at tnis time, for
fear of possible breakdown. TIE
test through which she was put
demonstrated to the satisfaction of the
inspecting officers that she could east
ly.exceed the contract speed, if ne
cessary. The success of this vessel is
most gratifying to naval officials, who
have proposed in an emergency to
build one hundred just like her in the
incredibly short time of three months
by dividing the engines among the
various machine-shOps of the country
and constructing the hulls at seacoast
establishments. This project has been
temporarily abandoned, because no
urgent necessity apparently exists for
such vessels at this time, but IL may be
put into execution ut any moment,
if justifable in the light of future
events.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-05-14
The East-BOund Freight Movement.

"A Chicago dispatch says: AS q re-
suit of The wholesale rate-cutting
hich has been in progress, east
bound shipments by the all rail routes
were increased by 10000 tons last
week, as compared win those of the
previous one. ITney nearly doubled
those of the corresponding week last
year. 1t is also a noteworthy fact tn at
the increase was not cOnfned to grain
shipments. Cur. d meats, dressed beef
and miscellaneous articles increased in
about the same proportions.
This would seem TO indicate that the
cutting is not cOLhned 10 any one class
Of freight, but it is pretty generally
distributed over ali. 1t is also note
worth that whiie all-rail shipments
made such handsome gains, those by
the lake routes old not increase in any
hing like the same propurtion. ALI
rail- shipments aggregated 80. 4O3 tons.
against 10, 653 tons for the previous
week and 81 800 tons for the cores
pondlng week last year. Lake ship
ments for the week amounted to 16S,
429 tons against 160,226 tons for the
previous week.
The feeling among the competing
roads is not by any means amicable,
and no great hopes are entertained
that Tuesdays meeting will be pro-
ductive OF any very beneficial results.
1t is not at all lmprO bable that an
agreement may be made to restore
and maintain rates. The east-bouno
roads have acquired the habit of max
log such agreements. 1t has become
second nature to them, but they are
just as much in the habit of ignoring
them as soon as they are may 1t is
expected that anything they made now
10 will be but repetition of the old
experience.