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Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1899-09-22
TWO BAD ACCIDENTS.
Mar The Festivities Incident To The AL
buquerque Fair.

A telegram from Albuquerque, dated
Wednesday, September 20, says:
Immense crowds, fair weather and
interesting events characterized the
second day of the carnival. The hose
race was won by the Albuquerque
team. The Alamogordo baseball team
outclassed Montgomery's Albuquerque
team and won with ease. The people
go wild over the representation of the
battle of Manila, which is srikingly
realistic.
Two very interesting features of the
| day were the maypole and scarf dances
| by score of Albuquerque's fairesi
young ladies. The first program oi
| fireworks by the Los Angeles company
was given this evening and proved
highly satisfactory The carnival il
turning out to be the biggest thinl
ever given in the city,
| Two sad accidents marred the pleas
ure of the day. Charles Collins, while
making a forty-five foot dive into {
pool of water, only four feet in depth
failed to make the turn and lay IL
the water as If dead. He was pullet
out and 1t was found that his bacl
was broken. He cannot live through
the night. His partner, Professo
Zeno, the aeronaut, was. injured an.
had a narrow escape from dealt
while making an ascension. TIL
parachute loosened Unexpectedly AM
IZeno fell helplessly with his feet en-
tangled. until within a few feet of tn
Iground, when the parachute opene
and though the balloonist struck tn
ground with great force, he escape
fatal injury.
! Collins, the high diver. die
from the effects Of the jump.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1899-09-22
Result of the Conference Not
Yet Known In
Lt[ndon.
MINISTER'S WERE CHEEREu
War Spirit Still Predomlnates-
Other News of the
Crisis.

London, Sept. 22.-When the cabinet
went into session no new developments
in the Transvaal situation transpire1.
Dispatches from The Cape continued to
be of war-like tone and voiced the in
dignation of the British contingent
against the Orange Free State and
Afrikander attitudes. An impression
is current here, though not based on
anything tangible, that publicly the cab
met would only take steps tending to
protect negotiations, while, secretly, 1t
would prepare details Of an aggressive
campaign, perhaps deciding to convoke
parliament, though it is scarcely believ
cd the latter determination will be an
nounced Immediately. News from South
Africa is eagerly awaited, as many
think the cabinet council will be i'm
mediately followed ty Boer raid. The
cabinet meeting ended at 2:40 p. M.
The ministers were cheered as they
came out of the foreign office.
COST Is HEAVY.
Bombay, Sept. 22,-The remainder of
the Niaetaenth Hussars and cavalry
staff today sailed for the Cape. The cost
of transporting the Indian contingent
to South Africl is estimated at 100000
pounds.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1899-09-22
Boston Wool Market.

Boston, Mass, Sept. 21.-The wool
trade has been brisk in spots this
week. Several houses have put out
big lines of WOOL which have been
snapped up by the manufacturers. The
larger operations have been in terri
tory wools, which have sold on the
secured basis of 50@52c for fine me
dium and fine. Fleece wools are quiet
but the market holds firm. Austria
liam wools are well cleaned up, and
what lots are held here are firm in the
absence of sales. Quotations
Unwashed medium, etc., Missouri
quarter blood combing, 21@22c; braid
combing, 1920.
Territory wools-Montana and Da
kota fine medium and fine, 16@1Sc;
secured, 50@5212c, staple, 55@57c;
Utah and Wyoming fine medium ant
fine, l601Sc; secured, SOC; staple
53@55c; Idaho fine medium and fine
16@17c; secured, 5O@52c; medium
17@1Sc; secured, ,45@46c.
Australian secured basis combing
superfine, S0@S2c; good, 7S@S0c; av
erage, 75@77c.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1899-09-22
CHURCHES
RESPECTED
So SAYS General Otis Concern
Ing Sacred Edlfices In
Philippines.
WAR DEPARTMENT INQUIRIES
Catholics In This Country Gather
Data and Make Com
plant.

Washington, Sept 22.-The war de
partment today received the follow
ing cablegram from General Otis re
garding the military use of church
property in the Philippines:
Referring to your cablegram OF
September IS, sixteen churches in diff
ferent localities are occupied by the
United States troops. Four are only
partially occupied and religious ser
vices are not interferred with, also
three converts are occupied by the
insurgents. Church property is re
spected and protected by our troops. y
IsA PART OF WARFARE.
Washington, Sept 22.-At the cab
met meeting today the subject OF
Chinese exclusion in the Philippines
was discussed at some length. 1t was
proposed to ask General Otis for def
mite information as what had been
done. A telegram from Otis relating
to the occupation of churches by the
United States troops in the Philip
pines was read and discussed. No
orders will be sent General Otis on
this topic, as it is regarded a part of
warfare to occupy churches.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1899-09-22
Returning PvthIans.

Rev. George Selby returned this
morning from a trip to Silver City,
where he attended meeting of the
grand lodge of the Knights of Pythias.
Rev. Selby was one Of the delegates
from this place and speaks in the
very highest terms Of the treatment
accorded the Knights by the citizens
there. He met many old friends and
in fact, had a delightful time.
Las Vegas was highly honored, Mr.
Selby says, by the grand lodge Err
nest Browne. who has been grand
chancellor of the grand lodge, was
chosen as supreme representative, in
spite of the fact, too. that there were
others asserting their claim to the
position by virtue of priority. c. E
Perry Of this city was chosen grand
keeper of the records and seals.
Mr.. Selby was the first to return
home. Mr.. Browne stopped over II
Albuquerque and will probably arrive
! In the morning. Messrs. Perry ans
lRosenthal went to Lordsburg to as
sist in the dedication OF 3 lodge room
at that place.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1899-09-22
Returns from Mexico

r. e. Twitchell, assistant counsel in
New Mexico for the Santa Fe road,
returned this morning from two
weeks trip to Mexico, during wAicn
he visited the City of Mexico, Aguas
Calientes, Queretaro, San Luis Potosi,
AcamDoro, Toluca, Cholula and other
places. He was in the City of Mex
leo during the national fiesta, Septem-
Der IA, 15, and 16, and was greatly
pleased with what he saw of that mag
nificent spectacle. During his trip he
met former Las Vegans in the persons
of Tom Mulhern, who is now train
master on the Inter-Oceanic railroad,
William Sandiver. now conductor on
the Mexican Central, and sBo Long,
who is taking orders for advertising
novelties. -.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1899-09-22

Colorado Cattle Sanitary Board
Lets Down the BarssS

Denver, Sept. 22. Action was taken
by the Colorado state veterinary sanitasy y
board. which will permit the iMports-
ton Of cattle from Mexico into Colo
RADIO. "The Colorado veterinary board
hereby agrees to allow Mexican cattle
to come into and through Colorado
after SeptemberS2b for the balance Of
this season. proyidedthey are accompa-
MED with a United States government
bill of health and pass examination by
our inspectors and are apparently free
from ticks (boophilus Bovis)
The resolutions we're passed atthe
request of large cattlemen and in view of
the approaching colder weather. Cattle
have been scarce for some months in
the western portion of the state and In
Wyoming, and 1t is believed the new
order will permit fully 10 600 yearlings
to be imported from Mexico within the
next two weeks. Cattlemen in the
White river district are willing TO risk
their stock with the new arrivals with
out fear of an epidemic of splenic fever,
which the ticks produce IN the animals.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1899-09-22

| Complaint was made to President
Mckinley of alleged desecration of
churches in the Philippines by the
Metropolitan Truth society through
| it's president, Rev. DR.. William f. Nc
Ginnis.
| The Metropolitan Truth society was
organized two years ago and now has
branches all over the United States.
It's object is to correct misapprehen-
sions of doctrine or to combat erro-
neous statements of alleged fact
against the Catholic church, its disci-
pline or practice. The headquarters
of this society is at No. 225 Sixth ave
nue., New York, and among its mem
bers are most of the prominent eccle-
siastics and laymen of the church in
America. D
For some time its members haze
been gatherilfg and classifying all the
evidence colCrerning the alleged desc
crations andA htrages upon the church
es in the Philippines and the thefts of
lpriestly vestn ents and sacred vessels
and their use in insulting ways.
| Beside this representation to Presi-
| Ident Mckinley, it is intended to lay
the whole matter before the board of
Catholic archbishops at the Catholic
university on October IL.
Dr. McGinnis in his letter of COM
plaint makes specific charges of desc
leration of churches. He says that the
indignation felt by Catholics on the
lsubjeet is based, first, upon newspaper
reports and comments thereon; sec
lond, upon private letters from soldiers
Irrh nu cnruinO
lin the Philippines; third, from sacred
vessels sent by United States soldiers
to this country and publicly exhibited
lin New York and other cities; fourth
upon the accompanying copy of New
York weekly giving a photograph OF
United States soldiers in the very act
of desecrating an altar in a church by
lusing it as a field telegraph station
one of the soldiers being represented
as posing for the photograph, cigar in
lhand.
Catholics, he says, afe willing to al
low for some irregularities during
military campaign. He considers
however, that the picture in the publ
lcation referred to refutes the asser
ltion made by Professor SchurmaI
that the CuuiCHSo al iOoPOSeOu e.iiN
quotes letter from private in the
philippines, disturbing the dead in thu
Guadalupe church DR.. McGinnis re
fers to the absence of such things
during the campaign in Porto Rict
and Cuba and thinks the practices
. lcompiained of arise through lack 0
military discipline. In an interview
he stated that the alleged abuses wer,
! not found to occur where the regula
| troops had control, and large par
of the unfortunate occurrences har
t pened where the officers were unpraC
J tised.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1899-09-22
Down With The Constitution.

San Domingo, Sept. 22.-A war ship
from Porto Rico, with forty political
exiles on board, arrived here today
The return of the exiles aroused much
enthusiasm among the populace.
A decree of the government has been
Issued fixing October 6 toOctober Tor
primary elections. and providing for
a meeting of the electoral college dur
ing the last week of October Al
though revolutionary in action and
against the constitution, it has been
well received. The governments ac
tion has been ratified by a popular
demonstration, crowds crying
Down with the constitution" There
is apparently no opposition to the de
cree. Oficers will be elected for the
full term of four years, Jiminez is
.4e only candidate for the presidency
of the repubmc.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1899-09-22
DITCHED A TRAIN.
Insurgents Within Short Dis
tance of Angeles.

Manila, Sept. 22.-2:35 p. ma
party of insurgents ditched the rail-
road train a mile and half south OF
Angeles this morning and then opened
fire upon the railroad cars from a
bamboo thicket close to the track,
killing two Americans and wounding
five others. Lieutenant LONE and
five of his scouts were on the
train and made vigorous defense and
caused the enemy to flee. Six dead
rebels were afterwards found in the
thicket from which the rebel fire came
General Wheaton with six companies
proceeded from Callulet to the relief
of the train but his services were un
necessary
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1899-09-22
The Kentuckv Colonel.

ssThe Kentucky Colonel was the
play that was so well received at the
Iycenm last night and that will be
played this afternoon and for the next
three nights. Particularly well
taken were the parts of Sandusky
Dolitt1e, Joe Lorey and Uncle Ned.
The race course scene in the third act
was brought to climax rarely achiey-
ed. Of marked excellence were the
specialties by Profs. De Harport and
Lucas in their mandolin and guitar
duets. The company is putting up a
first-class performance.-Leadville
Reporter.
The BIethen company will appear al
the Duncan opera house next week
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1899-09-22
CATTLE REACH $3.50.
Kansas Bunch of Steers Brings
Highest Price Since 1896.

Kansas City, Sept. 22.-The prices for
cattle, which have been gradually climb;
ing upward for the past month at Kan
sas City on account of the scarcity
reached a high point Tuesday. The
Globe Commission company sold 10.
cal packer three loads of Kansas steers
at $3.50 per hundred.
This is the highest price paid for cat
tie at the Kansas City stock yards since
1896. and as high price as any cattle
have brought here since 1884. The steers
sold for Sc 80 were of extra fine quality.
and were shipped here by S. q. LongreD,
of Wollsburg, Riley county, Kansas.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1899-09-22
The Claire Hotel, sss' e. J: :

fee from up stairs to the coiher
known as the Arcade, which makes
one of the finest Offices in the terri
tory, this, together with large sample
rooms and excellent dining room,
places the Claire ahead OF anything
in the hotel line that has ever been
in Santa Fe, the convenience of which
will surely catch the ''drummers."
241-m1
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1899-09-22

Thanks to considerable of work on
the part of ]. G. Adlon, of the Las We
gas foundry, The Optic is again able
to come out in it's regular size after
appearing in abbreviated size couple
|of days, the press on which it is print
ed having been overhauled and put in
good order again.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1899-09-22
TaiIors Dissatisfied.

Detroit, Mich, Sept. a. Two hun
dred journeymen tailors went on a
strike today, because their demand for
ten per cent raise in prices on all
garments was not complied with.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1899-09-22
G. A. .R. Not Participate.

New York, Sept. 22.-Generai Roe
said today he had not heard from
Governor Roosevelt regarding the G..
A. r. and as far as he knew the G.. A.
r. would not participate in the Dewey
land parade.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1899-09-22
WaItIne for His ChiIdren.

Carpentras, France, Sept. 22.-Ma-
dame Dreyfus arrived here last even
ing. A number of visitors called but
Captain Dreyfus refuses to see any
one until be had met his children,
who are to arrive tomorrow.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1899-09-22

jim Mair was awarded the contract
for the Stern & Nahm warehouse IN
|tbe rear of their place Of business on
Fridge street
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1899-09-22

Auction sale Saturday p. m. Sep
tember %. of nice furniture almost
new, at 700 Main street. :. 266-4t
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1899-09-22

Court officials are expected down
from Ration tomorrow to spend sun
The Forrest City times., 1899-11-24
HE HELD THE GIFT LIGHTLY.
ADMIRAL Dewey DispOses Of ths
House Bcstowed Upon Him ny
His Countrymen.

Washington, Nov. 21.--Admiral Dew
ey yesterday formally transferred ia
his wife the title of ownership to the
house at 1547 Rhode Island avenue, and
contents constituting a gift to him
made by the people of this country.
Two papers figure in the transaction
and they are now on file in the Office
of the recorder of deeds. The first in
deed in trust by which George Dew
ey transfers to John w. Crawford, tho
consideration being 81, the west 2?
feet of lot so and part of lot 81, square
159, in Lathrop's subdivision; also the
chattels at 1747 Rhode Island avenue.
in trust to convey to Mildred Mclean
Dewey.
The second paper is a deed by which
John w. Crawford, as trustee. conveys
TO Mildred Mclean Dewey, the consid-
Grafton being $40, the property. The
transfer was conducted through ths
District Title Insurance Co.
The Forrest City times., 1899-11-24

chests. drawers and wardrobes. utter.
ly regardless of her usually orderly
habits by ten o'clock that night, 20
men. women and children had been
warmed, bountifully fed and comfort
ably bedded.
Aunt Sarah felt . strange lightness
of heart as she and Susie Belle sought
| q hard bed in the attic. True, she was
at first unmindful of His command; but
had she not made generous atonement?
Even the garments of her beloved dead,
which she had aired and treasured year
after year, were put into use that night.
dry sob arose in her throat as she
thought of ''Jim's folks. ''Never
mind" she said to herself. perhaps
they will stay over Sunday, and i can
cook them another Thanksgiving dim
ner."
Morning dawned clear. Aunt Sarah
and her willing little helper were up
betimes preparing breakfast for their
numerous visitors, and a right COM
Portable one it was. Many of the way
farers set out early to return to the
doomed town or to seek friends or rela-
tives in the country. Others fingered as
though they were too weary and fright
ened from that terrible days experience
to think of aught else. Most of them
were of the poorer class. One among
them. however, was man of kind and
| gentle manners, who somehow won
Aunt Sarah's confidence at once. He
did not ssk many questions; but before
hsa tra1 ha% .I Iii. -I~
had told him of the expected guests,
| the disappointment and even the mort.
gage.
A little later Aunt Sarah was lowering
about her relatives, explaining and
| apologizing with tears in her eyes.
Wasn't it grand of her to do that ?"
said Jim's wife, who proved to be a
plump, kind little woman. Don't you
mind bit, lear Aunt Sarah. OF course
We'll stay over Sunday, and I will help
you cook tomorrow; and Saturday
We'll have a big dinner. I am not at
all afraid of starving in the meantime"
Although the dinner was two days
late, never was more tempting one
| placed upon a board nor ever did hap
| pier people gather around it. Just as
Cousin Jim had finished asking bless
ing, his eldest son returned from the
village, where he had gone upon an err
rand.
Here is letter for you, Cousin
Sarah" he said, handing her a large
envelope.
"a letter." she echoed ''Who can be
| writing to me?"
| She broke the seal and crisp bank
note fell upon her plate.
| She read aloud:
| Dear Madam:
| Il beg that you will pardon the liberty /
| take in sending this amount. / shall never
| miss it. as l am a wealthy man and have
| no family. One who knows how to make
| much good use of a home should certainly
not lose it. Yours truly,
| ROBERT UPTON"
''Oh, don't deserve it! don't deserve
! to be paid in this way!" and Aunt
Sarah buried her face in her apron
Eleanor Norton Parker, in N. Y. Inde-
| pendent.
The Forrest City times., 1899-11-24

flames she saw host of cold. haggard
faces. Unable to bear it longer. she left
the room on the pretext of seeing that
all was well upstairs. She passed from
one to another of the neat bedrooms.
Never before had the old-fashioned,
high-posted beds looked so inviting. She
paused in deep thought Suddenly her
eyes rested upon a faded sampler she
had worked when a child. The long.
uneven letters in red. green and purple
silk danced before her eyes. 'Inasmuch
as We have done it unto one of the east
of these, My brethren, We have done it
unto Me-"
Done it unto Me-" the words echoed
in her ears. What if He were out in
the rain hungry and cold, would she
have treated Him thus?
She sank beside the bed and bur-
| led her face in her hands.
Dear Lord" she sobbed, sit is so
hard, when it is the only pleasure I've
had since mother died, five long wears
ago. / wasn't expecting it, and it all
came so sudden like, and now TO have
it spoiled. But for Thy sake, Lord,
accept the sacrlhce.
''Susie Belle" said Aunt Sarah a
few minutes later as she appeared muf-
fled from head to foot, I'm going down
to the village. l hate to leave YOU,
though there isn't anything to hurt you.
l will hurry back as quick as can, and
you kindle fire in the kitchen stove"
The child, dumb with astonishment.
| could only gasp: "Yes'm." She stood
watching the resolute figure until it
was lost to view, and turned away with
a shiver as she thought of the distance
to the village. She knew nothing of
| the interview with Mr.. Stanton. She
understood, however, that only some
stern duty or pressing necessity could
| take Aunt Sarah from home so late and
on such a stormy evening.
Notwithstanding her promise to re-
turn promptly, il was nearly two hours
before Aunt Sarah threw the doors of
her sitting-room invitingly open.
"Come right in" she said, cheerily,
every one of you, just as fast as you
can"
Susie Belle, who had fallen asleep
after a weary watch, started at the
sound of Aunt Sarah's voice She fell
back a few steps and began to rub her
eyes. What could it mean? She was
surely dreaming. Pouring into the room
were rough mep and miserable.
drenched women, many of whom were
carrying small children.
''Here, child These poor people have
had their homes washed away. Show
the men into the kitchen while / get
dry clothes for the women and chill
dren."
And Aunt Sarah fell to ernptying
The Forrest City times., 1899-11-24
A Far-Reaching Franchise.

Columbus, O., Nov. 21.-The Conti-
mental Sugar CO., of Cleveland, o., was
Incorporated yesterday. with a capi-
tai stock of s500,00o. The company is
licensed TO make, buy and sell sugars
OF all kinds, TO own, lease and operate
sugar plants anywhere i'm the world;
to build railroads and canals. connect
ing their works with regular lines Of
transportation, etc. The following are
the directors: George T.. Ceilings, f.
f. Dyer, John Mitchell. J. r. Riddle.
+. Ii. Wetherhead and Charles Taylor.
The Forrest City times., 1899-11-24

much family and considerable room.
you might accommodate gooi num-
ber."
Aunt Sarah's eyes grew round and
her jaw dropped in dismay. At any
other time she would have made the
poor wanderers welcome enough. But
now-and, in Imagination, she beheld
the groaning pantry shelves, the shin
ing floors and the beds with their fresh
lavender-scented sheets.
"Mr. Stanton" she began, family, 81
never hated so much to refuse any
thing in all my life. 1t doesn't hardly
look Christian. and under ordinary cir
cumstances | wouldn't think of refus-
ing; but my cousin. that l haven't seen
for years, is coming tomorrow. His
children never have had real good
Thanksgiving, and l can't think of hav-
ing everything torn up before they get
here. / am dreadful sorry"
Mr.. Stanton was disappointed, yet he
went away glad that such an unexpect-
ed pleasure was coming into Aunt Sa-
rah's life. He quite understood her
feelings, though when he thought Of
the miserable unsheltered creatures in
the town, he wished it might have been
otherwise.
Aunt Sarah turned from the door
with heavy heart. The brightness and
warmth of the sitting-room smote her
with deep sense of guilt. She tried to
put the matter from her mind: but
every time she looked into the glowing