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Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1898-12-19
THAT TAOS TROUBLE.
Clifford Rescued--ScrIbner's Mag
azlne Men-The Story In
New Form.

The chances are that many a day will
elapse before much mslgned New
Mexico will hear the last Of that recent
affair at Taos. The press Of the coun-
try at large has taken up the subject
and some very uncomplimentary and
unpleasant things are being said of this
Territory and It's people.
And more Of it is In sight, for 1t ap.
pears that the two strangers in Taos,
who were the victims Of the first as
sault by the deputy sheriffs. are repre-
sentatlves of Scribner's Magazine, an d
artists who are apt not to lose such an
opportunity as this episode affords 70
get up thrilling illustrated tale of ad-
venture in "the wild and weolly west.p
Albert Clifford, whom the friends of
Sheriff Trujillo, of Taos county. accuse
Of shooting the officer, was spirited cut
of Taos on Saturday by Deputy U. s.
Marshal Sheridan and turned over to
the custody of Sheriff Kinsell at Santa
Fe. 1t is said that Clifford was conceal
ed in an old well for five days following
the original ruction.
The Santa Fe New Mexican says:
"Mr. Sheridan's story of the troubles
in Taos clears up many matters which
could not be understood in Santa Fe,
and removes suspicion of race war.
The story first sent out that the shoot
ing resulted from the arrest of the two
tourists representing Scribner's Maya
zine for not removing their hats while
9 church procession was passing, is not
fair statement. The procession was
not one held by the church, but one by
penitentes, and the facts are that the
strangers did take their hats off while
the procession was passing, but because
they saw fit to leave the street and re-
place their headgear before the rag-tag
and bob-tail of the penitentes were out
of sight, they were assaulted, insuted
and thrown into jail by drunken sher-
iff and his intoxicated deputies, all of
whom are members of the penitente Or
ganixation."
The following comes f. ON respon-
sible citizen of Taos county:
To the Editor Of the Optic.
TAOS. N. NJ, Dec. 16.-Will you
please give this matter publicity. The
facts are these:
Last Monday night two eastern artists
who are here painting Indians, went
down into the. plaza to see the process
sion in honor of the patron saint of this
town, which occurred about 7 D. M.
The saint was accompanied by the
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1898-12-19
COLORADO BONANZA FIND.
Rich Discovery is Followed by a
Rush-Dawson City Grows
In a Night.

CANON CITY, Dec. 19.-The scenes In
and about this city remind old timers
Of the LeadviIle excitement. Ex-
perienced mining men from other
camps are now on the ground and unite
in saying that the gold-copper discovery
made last Wednesday is genuine one.
1t is claimed that the vein has been
traced for distance of fifteen miles,
and some believe that 1t is an extension
of the famous Bassick lead of Silver
Cliff.
The scene of this newest gold excite
ment is about FIVE miles southwest Of
Canon City In the old abandoned Grape
Creek district. The vein is fully seven
ty feet wide, containing gold in large or
small quantities the whole distance,
but the rich ore full of free gold is
about three feet wide and is nearly in
the center Of the vein. Assays of this
ore give returns of from $500 to SIG,
400 to the ton. The country around
about is alive with people sticking
stakes.
Every train brings in strangers and
prospectors and all the large syndIcates
in the state have representatives on the
ground.
The following particulars concerning
the strike were obtained from Mr.. |.
b. Dawson:
1--WE had excavated aud built our
cabin fifteen feet from the tunnel and
were excavating place for woodpile
at the entrance to the cabin, between it
and the tunnel. My son was engaged
upon this work. lie was standing
back upon the dump and looking at the
side Of the solid rock after shot had
been exploded, and detected yellow
specks all over the face of the freshly
exposed rock. 1t was from the discov-
cry made while excavating for our
woodpile that all this excitement. has
come"
"A townsite has been surveyed, and
the town is named Dawson City, after
the owners Of the Copper King. Fully
1900 strangers are now in the camp.
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parish priest and about twenty men
firing guns and beating drums. These
artists did not remove their hats. SO the
constable Of this precinct rushed up,
knocked off their hats and a crowd inn
mediately surrounded them and COM
menced to beat them. The county
sheriff rushed IN and arrested them and
threw them into the county jail.
After leaving the jail the sheriff, with
q pistol In his hands, rushed into Edg-
cumb \ Roberts saloon and commenc-
ed to shoot at AlGIfford. The result
was that the sheriff Is now dying of
three gunshot wounds, two directly
through the skull and one through the
windpipe. Following this q mob Of
Mexicans smashed up Edgcumb &
Roberts place and then went to Poak
Il Dunn's place where they smashed up
everything. Then with cries of ''dewn
with the Americans they started cut.
They went to several American resi-
dences and searched them.
Clifford went to Santa Fe today. The
Mexicans are holding meetings ell over
the county. They went to the Pueblo to
get the indians to help them wipe out
the Americans, but failed in that. Will
Governor Otero give us martial law
Win the government at Washington
allow such mob'rule to jeopardize the
life and property of American citizens
10 the Territory? Taos county has been
the hot bed of revolution for two hun
dred years. The officials of the Terri
tory, as you well know. are familiar
with the condition of affairs but to boom
statehood and provide lot of chronic
officeholders with places, the public is
kept in the dark as to the actual con-
dition of affairs.
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An Eastern Blaze.

SYRACUSE, N. T., Dec. 19.-At Bald
winsville, twelve miles north of this
city today, fire destroyed the plant of
the Kenyon Paper company, a building
occupied by the New Process rawhide
company, the stone mill of Hotaling &
Co., and building occupied by Clark,
Mercer & Co. The loss is estimated at
$I7SO00.
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Mrs. L. II. Grown has just completed
the building Of new kitchen and en-
larged, repapered and painted her din
ing and lunch rooms making this res
taurant one of the best places in town
to eat. The best Of everything the
market affords served. Meals, 70 cents.
Board by the week, s5. Lunch counter
in connection, open day and night Cor
ner Railroad Ave. and Prince st. Balm
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CHICAGO. Dec. 10. - Cattle-Re-
ceipts, 1900; steady to 10 cents higher;
beeves; S290@6.00; cows and heifers.
$2O0@4.15; Texas steers, S33004.50; /;
stockers and feeders, $2.8004.35.
Sheep-Receipts, 10000; steady to 10c
lower; native sheep &250@4.30; west
erns, $S0004.20; lambs, $40005.50.
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Kansas CITY Stock

KANSAS CITY, Dec. 19.-Cattle-
Receipts, 5000; strong to 10c higher: ma
tive steers, $2.75@5.25; Texas steers,
$3.25.@4.35; Texas cows, $2.25@310;
native cows aud heifers, $1.25@425;
stockers and feeders, $3.l5@425; bulls,
$2O0@$3.70 70.
Sheep Receipts. 200; steady; lambs,
$415@5.50; muttons, $200@400.
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Pictures 81 per dozen, also picturs
frames al half prizes for th next thirty
days, at the at Plaza gallery. s7-tf2
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1898-12-19

Wanted-Tc buy residence. If
you are anxious to sell, call on J Fl (
Teitlebaum, COS Douglas avenue: 20-tf
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Money savsrs in Christmas Fancy Work.

Complete lines OF stamped linens, 50 up.
Tinted table covers beautifully fringed
at Acc.
Sofe pillows at 35c, bargain at Toe.
Table runners, pure linen, knotted fringe
and stamped at Csc.
Importers sale of handkerchiefs-285
doz lot, is quite quantiny, but we have
them and shall sell them at prices abso-
lutely below what other merchants pay for
equal quality. Don't delay. The lot COM
prises elegant lace trimmed handkerchief,
beautifully embroidered bandkefehiefs,
fancy corners, drawn work, and embroi-
dered initials. Seven bargains:
Bargain Lot lat 5c worth 121zc
Pat 75kc " loo
Sat l0c 201
g 4-at 1910 '' 25c
Cat zoe 6 35c
Tat 20, - 45c
Sl25 ladies' 0-button kid gloves. all sizes
and colors at 75c.
500 boye' REFERS at $150.
$500 boys knee pant suits at SI'25.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1898-12-19

Delightful rooms for light house-
keeping. Enquire at Il12 Nation,
avenue. 1s-tf I
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T0vs We intend to carry none over and
have put special prices on every
remaining article. that will mean a great
saving TO you. Banks at5c and 25c. trum-
pets at DC, Zoe and zoe; kaleldescopes at
10c, kitchen sets at 10c and 25c; solid iron
many more correct things 20 make the lit
tie ones happy.
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Wanted Girl for general house work.
Inquire Fetterman building. s4-6t*
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CHICAGO. Dec. fs.- Wheat-Dec., sc
May, 675z@56.
Corn.-Dec, 341< May 35sS.
Oats.-Dec.. 26; Nay, 26M.
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NEW York, Dec. l9.-Money on call
steady, 21S per cent. Prime
mercantile paper, 3@4 per cent.
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Mrs. T. Troutman has leased the
Lusk property on Douglas avenue.
These rooms have been thorougly rem
ovated, new carpets, bedding and re-
furnished throughout. Can be had
single or in suite at reasonable prices.
Enquire next door TO Colorado tele-
phone Office, Douglas avenue. 24-1m
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* x

And SI<irfs-yss. DRESS SKIRTS
or UfnERSKIRTS-
the like OF which for correctness IN style,
quality of material and Iowness Ia price.
were never shown n LIS Vegas Dress
Skirts at s1.35. SI.5o. 81 %. - 90, - 50 $ ~
$780, 81 80, x200, $50. $3.50, $500 and up.
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WAsHINeToN, Dec. 19-The house
adopted resolution providing for a
holiday recess from December 2l, to
January 4.
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MORE MONEY WANTED.

WASHINGTON, Dec. Ex-senator
Hanna has introduced In the senate
and Representative Payne in house
bill to grant subsidies for American
shipping.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1898-12-19

PertunereS pss ns' q S hghy yGay 'ay as '1aes nes
bottle Of cologne9 Celebrated extracts in all the
popular odors-beautifully put up at SC, 7c, 1Oc,
15c, 25c and 65c. These prices mean saving Of at
least so per cent on prevailing quotations elsewhere
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Metal Markel

New YoRK, Dec. 10. Silver 59166
Lead S3.55.
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An old bachelor says a woman's
tongue is an organ without stops.
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HOLIDAY RATES.

Open rate of one fare for round trip
to all points on New Mexico and Rio
Grande divisions and to points in Col
erado and Kansas within 200 miles.
Dates of sale Dec. "a. %. 20 and 81 and
all tickets. Continuous passage in
each direction. c. T. JONES. Ag't.
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AND TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE

nol7o--25 cents will buy dolls with kid bodies
UUllS bisque heads--usua price so cents.
We have others, too, at SC, 1Oc, &c. 6Oc, 74c and
up to $780, in every variety and pretty--well
you must see them and be convinced.
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Rosns.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1898-12-19

In the house, Bailey. Texas. leader of
the minority. created a furry by offer
ing the following resolution for refer
ence to the committee on rules:
Resolved. That The committee on ju-
dietary be instructed to ascertain and
report to this house:
First. Whether any member Of this
house has accepted any Office under the
United States.
Second Whether acceptance of such
once under the United States yaeates
TIE seat Of the member accepting 1t.
ANOTHER At PHILADELPHIA.
u the house this afternoon the bill
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REPORTING THEIR DELEGATES.
Men Who VIII Attend the Monetary
Convention.

The commercial organizations of the coun-
try are beginning to respond very early to
the invitation to send delegates to the none
tary convention. Many of these bodies have
notified the executive committee of dates
within the next two weeks when they will
chose delegates. and some of them have al
ready forwarded the names of their dele
gates. while some others have notified it
that their delegates have been chosen, but
have not yet forwarded the names. Presi-
dent Fortune, of the Commercial Club, of
this city, has submitted the matter to the
directors of the club. and they have elected
d. F. Erwin, John II. Holiday and Albert
E. Metzger to represent the club. Other
organizations have notified the committee of
the selection of the following delegates:
New York Chamber of Commerce-John
Harsen Rhoades. William T.. Dodge. George
Foster Peabody. Charles s. Fairchid James
Speyer and ex-Mayor William l.. Strong.
Brooklyn Manufacturers Associati9n-R
Sherlock Davis. Thomas Z. Smith, William
Vogel.
Baltimore Board of Trade-Eugene Lever
ing and Charles c. Homer.
St. Louis Commercial Club-Col George
L. Leighton, Henry 6. iaarstick, W. H.
Lee Dr. Taussig and George o. Carpenter.
Wichita (KunD Commercial Club. H.
Black, l.. w. Clapp, c. V. ferguson and
Dean Gordon.
a.
Pugsley.
Dallas (rex) Board of Trade-Col. John
NJ Simpson and Col M. l.. Crawford.
Davenport Ua.) Business Mems Associa-
tion-Mayor +. s. Smith eX-Mayor c. A.
Feike, Col. J. X. Nutting and Judge Ma
thaniel French.
Detroit Board of Trades. S. Smith.
LAFAYETTE Ind.--Austin L. Kumler. John
f. McHugh, j. o. Perrinc.
ST Paul Commercial Club-Wilham Il.
Clough +. V. Smalley. Joseph A. Wheelock
Chamber of Commerce, Charles L. Noyes,
William b. Dean, Emerson w. Peet.
WinstOn-Salem Chamber of Commerce, y.
CT. w Fries, r. j. Reynolds and c. III.
Fogle.
Correspondence concerning the plan of the
Monetary Commission is pouring in upon
the committee from individuals in all parts
of the country. and the tenor of these letters
is commentators. Some men differ with
the commission upon one detail and some
on another while numbers of them pro-
nounce the plan splendid one all the way
through. All of them agree upon the main
propositions advanced
Chairman Hanna will leave Tor Wash
ington ON Monday to attend the meeting
of the executive committee in that city on
Wednesday. on this same day the COM
mission will have hearing before the
House committee on banking and currency
on the bin introduced by Mr.. Overstreet.
The commission will be represented at this
hearing by Senator Edmunds. Charles $.
Fairchild j. w. Fries and Judge r. s. Tay-
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Albert Gall
II and - West Washington Street.
EIGHT NEW POSTAL CLERKS.
Division of Cleveland and st. Louis
Route Is Made.

Tho division of the Cleveland and st. Louis
railway mail route, which was forecasted
several weeks ago. is now an accomplished
fact. Indianapolis has been made the divid-
ing point, and the clerks, instead of being
required to work continuously for about
eighteen hours at a stretch are now divided
into more crews whose runs are much short
ened. 1t was fad few years ago to see
how long it was possible to make a mail
route, and some of the mail routes in the
West are thirty-sx hours in length These
long Western routes, however, are not diff
cult for the clerks. as they have opportuni-
ties to sleep between the long stops, and the
mail is never heavy. But some of the lines
in the central States have inflicted such a
severe strain on the men that work them
that their health has been destroyed and
some have even gone insane The govern
ment has also finally arrived at the conclu-
sion that these long routes do not result in
the saving of SO much time and labor as
was at first believed they would. After a
clerk has stood before his case in the car
for ten hours at a stretch it is found that
his efficiency is impaired for continued labor
Human endurance has its limits. A recog-
milton of this fact has led to the adoption
of the new policy of dividing up the routes
that entail too long continued service on
the men.
The division of the Cleveland and St Louis
route has occasoned the increasing of the
number of crews on the line from twelve to
sixteen. requiring the employment of eight
additional men. There are now eight crews
on the Cleveland division. composed of three
men each, and eight on the St. Louis branch
composed OF two men each. Four helpers
are also employed, two between Cleveland
and Belefontane and two between St. Louis
and Paris. The new men employed are A.
R. Dyer of Lodi, o.; II. Johnston. of Alton
ILL.,; G. l.. Hancs. of Liverpool. o.: T. l..
Allen, of Cleveland, o.: ]. w Myer. of Dam
VILE, ILL.,; 1T. III. Slater, of Blue Mound, Ill., :
j. II. Matthews. of Indianapolis. transferred
from the Pittsburg route, and w. Q. Win
tiers. There We're four promotions to the
position of clerk in charge. at 81 800 a year;
eight promotions to second clerkshp at
Sl,150, and eight promotions to Class 3. at
SlNVe; Inc pro PRONE. 10 rs are only temporary
ut Washington.
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Art students League.

The art students of the city who We're
formerly connected with the indianapolis
Art School, which was disbanded for lack
of funds. have completed the organization
OF the Art Students League and have Sc
cured quarters in the Cyelorama building
a school is 10 be conducted by the league
on the lines of the old art school. The work
VIII begin next Monday. Instructions in
drawing and painting will be given TO all
who wish to take the course. William For
syth will be in charge of the day and night
classes in life and antique work. The Sat
urday class will probable be under the sup
pervisiOn or Miss Tempe Tice.
Tuition fees are the same that We're
charged under the art school management.
The league starts with every reason for en-
cOuragement as the art students of the
city have exhibited Il good deal of inter-
est. After the art school was disbanded
they realized what privileges they had been
having and were so much in earnest about
continuing the work that the league was
organized. If for any reason 1t fails to
meet expectations 1t is the intention of Mr..
Forsyth to form a private class.
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The party, which will remain in St; Louis
over Sunday and Monday; MI viii co De the the
guests of the five clubs and the SouJ Li,i
m more of wf fhe building committee viii be in
charge of the party, which will INCLUDE 9o the
following: d. M. Ransdeli /; p Io re n
Adams ADAMS Chalmers timer brown, c.: c. Perry.
John B. Cockrum, Charles NJ; Reynolds, r.
Charles Rouser w. E. Stevenson. James L.
Roberts John M. Shaw, Otto Hasselman,
Henry Rauh, James S. Dunlap /: N Walk-
err. Admiral George Brown ana Johh ..
Lazarus. .s,-I,,
There will be meeting of the stockhold-
ers tonight to hear reports OF committees.
haen added to the club and it is expected
the limit will be reached by Feb. !.
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TONE COLOR IN POETRY.
DIR. CIark's Third Lecture i'm Univer-
sity Extension Course.

DIR. S. Fl. Clark, instructor in elocuton
in the University of Chicago. delivered the
third of his university extension lectures at
the First Baptist Church last night. His
subject was Tone Color in English Verse .
His lecture was for the purpose Of illustra-
ting the effect in q poem of words COM
posed of certain groups of letters; for in
stance, he showed that it would be impos-
sible to express sorrow and sadness by the
use of words containing the Letter 'i'' in
large numbers and devoid of the more So
norous 20" By reciting, in his eloquent
manner, number of lines expressing sor-
row, he showed that the authors whether
Intentionally or whether simply without
consciousness of excluding or including par
ticular letters is not quite plain) had in
every case used in such lines only such
words as would necessarily, in pronuncia-
ton. give round, full-toned sounds, capable
of being long drawn out by the reader.
Poetry, the speaker said, is written TO
be read aloud, and must be so read, or at
least be heard in the imagination, to be
fully appreciated. The existence of rhyme,
rhythm, and ALTERATION indicates this, for
except poetry be heard. in fact or IN i'm
agination, these essential elements cannot
have any effect on the reader. In illustra-
ting this fact as we'll as the former state
ment in regard TO the use OF the letter IL
he recited a selection from Poes, The
Bells including the lines:
ITO the Naturalization that so musicaly
wells,
From the jingling and the tinkling of the
BELLS
The natural sound of the voice in reading
such lines would convey to any one an idea
of something light and fantastic and no one.
even If the language be unfamiliar. could
imagine such sounds as expressing sorrow.
Other emotions he held, are just as plainly
indicated by the vowels and consonants
used. Words having a harsh, cashing
sound are naturally chosen TO Indicate
wrath storms. battles and other subjects
embodying harsh ideas. The next lecture,
to be delivered Friday evening, will he on
rhyme and rhythm; with The Lotus Eat
ers'' to illustrate the lecture.
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recommendations.

The Central Live Stock Insurance Com
many. of Indlanapolis was incorporated
Yesterday. IT is q mutual company organ
lied under the laws of 1897. The incorpor-
ators are I w Kevick Michael +. Smith.
Charles e. Ruch. Charles NJ. Middleton and
Irwin Moore. all of this city. -
The Cedar Point PIeasu!lG, Tho csnjt,I
s Stock is $25C,d6o and the principal office is in
this city The company will carry t on a
health and pleasure resort on 1tadI Loi ~
island. near Sandusky O. The stockhold-
ers are Charles Il. Daily, George a. Boeck-
ling, John II. Cockrum, Robson NJ. case
and Edwin n Hicks. all of this city.
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Judge Harvey. Of the Superior Court, yes
terday made an order in the intervening pc
tition of j. K. Armsby, of Chicago, who
claims to have shipped to the Nrag-Rey-
nolds Company Dec. ! last, goods to the
value of $3.50. 1t is claimed a cash payment
was to be made on the goods, and the Pc
titioner ayers he has received nothing. He
asked the court to permit him to go into
the Krag- Reynolds storeroom and seek out
his property. Judge Harvey instructed the
receiver to accommodate the petitioner. The
ceiver to pay $500 a month for rent on the
building occupied by the bankrupt grocery
firm, as long as the quarters are occupied
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THE PARTIAL ECLIPSE.
a Fog Interfered Somewhat with tn
View.

Under fair weather conditions the partial
eclipse of the moon last night. lasting from
about $50 to 1850 o'clock, would have been
clearly perceptible from this part of the
world. Owing to the foggy conditions of
the atmosphere. however. it was impossible
to obtain a good view OF the eclipse. Still
it could be seen, especially about o'clock.
At that time the moon shone dimly through
a haze of fog, ana the ordinary observer
would not have noticed anything unusual.
Those who knew that an eclipse was due
We're able to detect that part of the
moons surface was obscured.