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Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1899-08-15

1t will be observed that Las Vegas
heads the list with six million pounds.
In addition to this, between three and
four million pounds of the wool re-
ceived from first hands at other places,
is handled by Las Vegas dealers or
through them, making the total amount
of wool handled by Las Vegas mer-
chants between nine and ten million
pounds, valued at over million and a
quarter dollars.
OF the two and one-half millions
placed to Albuquerque credit over half
comes from first hands direct to Albu-
quer9ue, the balance coming in from
points on the Atlantic e Pacific. In
addition to this, Albuquerque dealers
handle between one and two million
pounds from other. points, SO that the
total amount that can be placed to the
credit of Albuquerque dealers and COM
mission men as handling would amount
20 perhaps four million pounds.
With the exception of The great state
of Texas, New Mexico takes first rank of
all the states in the union in number of
sheep and in wool production, and it
means no little item of trade for city
the size of Las Vegas to handle over
one half the entire product, which re-
presents this year upwards of million
and a quarter dollars.
The three big wool securing plants
have about all the work they want to
do and everyone who has had anything
to do With sheep, from the herder who
watches the gelden-hoofed fellows on
the plains atnight to the big dealer in
Las Vegas who handles one'to two mill
lion pounds year. is satisfied and feel
ing good over the outlook and what
has already been accomplished this
year, ,r
The magnitude and Importance of
this one industry to the business life
of Las Vegas and vicinity can be bet
ter realized when it is stated that 1t
takes between 1900 and 1000 wagons
to haul six million pounds Of wool, with
a proportional number of drivers and
teams; it has taken the attention of
about 600 herders the year round to
look after The sheep from the backs of
which this wool was clipped and it has
taken the labor of over j ,000 sEearers
for four or five weeks to clip this
amount of wool from the backs of the
sheep. Then there are innumerable
side issues, where men are employed
and business gre lilly stimulated in all
lines, such as the various processes of
handling until it reaches its destination,
in the east. the buying. of hardware,
groceries for the men, sheep dip to keep
the sheep free from scab and multi
tude of other ways in which the entire
community finally benefits. Well
might Las Vegas say "Wool is King. .
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1899-08-15
Recruiting. Not Ended.

Lieutenant CoIeman, accompanied by
4. NJ. Mennet of Las Vegas and Abe
Leyens0n, have gone to Alamosa via
Santa Fe TO open recruiting stations,
From this 1t is EVIDENT that the Thirty
fourth regiment Is not entirely filed
although enlistmenta are being made
rapidly
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1899-08-15

The locally famous meals at the
Plaza hotel are equal to the best to be
found anywhere. Superior food, pre-
pared by professional cooks, served by
courteous walters from snowy tables,
leaves nothing TO be desired. Every
meal is pleasant surprise and tooth
some delight. 136-tf
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1899-08-15

New York. August IS. Eight hun
dred cloak=nake employed in fifteen
Shops Joined the ranks Of the strikers
today, increasing the number on a
strike to a total OF about 1000 The
strikers demand better wages and 3 re
duction IN WORKING hours.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1899-08-15
The Jersey I.iIv Marries.

LONDON, August l5.-Mrs. Lilly
Langtry. actress, was married July 81
on the Island of Jersey, to Hugo Ger
aid de Battle, 2s years of age, the eldest
son of Sir Henry Perc:val de Battle,
Bart, a retired general and CFimean
veteran, sA. ~ t
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1899-08-15
win Garry Relief.

WASHINGTON. August Secretary
Root received q dispatch from WsL.
GnIllaudean of New YORK today saying
the Old Dominion Steamship company
Will transport contributions in aid of
the sufferers by the Porto Rico hnrri-
cane, free Of charge.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1899-08-15
Quarantine Against Portugal

MADRID, August l5.-The Gazette
tomorrow will announce quarantine
on everything arriving from Portugal.
Sanitary posts have been established on
the frontier for the inspection Of traYel-
lera
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1899-08-15
newey Remains Indisnosed.


LEGHoRN, Italy, August l5.-Ad.
mirsl Dewey is still indisposed. VaTi-
ops officers visited the Olympia today.
The admiral's departure tor Florence
has been postponed.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1899-08-15
All kinds of legal blanks at The oP-
TIC Office. 2O6-tf

For suit of clothes that will fit you
to perfection and wear well, and always
look nice until worn out 90 to j. b.
Allen, Grand avenue. opposite San Mi
guel bank. Agent for Ii. G. Trout. of
Lancaster. Ohio l56tf
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1899-08-15

For saddle and harness repairing, car
riage trimming. etc, call on J. C. Jones'
next TO 5. Patty's, Bridge street. 32
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1899-08-15

Wanted. "A second cook at the Mon
tezuma restaurant. 236 q
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1899-08-15
LAS VEGAS, THE WOOL CENTER
over One Half the Clip Of the
Territory Handled by Las
Vegas Merchants.
Eighteen Million Pounds OF Wool
Worth Over S2,000,000
VIII be New MexIco's
Record this Year.

TIE OPTIC has been gathering sta
tistics of the wool production of New
Mexico for some time past from men
who are thoroughly acquainted with
the wool markets of the territory.
2 From the information secured the
following table is compiled of the
amounts handled by the several places
In the Territory direct from frs. hands !:
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1899-08-15

PARIS, August 15.-The anarchist
organ, lie Journal du People, says, in
relation to the outrage on M. Labor.
the anarchists will hold General Mer-
cier and M. Drumont, Rochefort and
Judet as hostages and personally re-
sponsible for anything done against the
anarchists, a-s-aas asassssaa-.sssa s......,. i.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-08-17

No end of thrilling romances have
Desn written around the boasted
achievements OF the French police bur
Just now they are making a mighty
poor exhibition OF themselves. Accord
ing to the aecounts. Rennes was full OF
detectives disguised fantastically and
of secret service men of various degree
and OF plain policemen. Nevertheless
the murder Of one of the most prom!-
nent visitors TO the place was coolly
attempted and failed only because the
murderer didn't hit a vital spot. He
has so far been successful in eIudnC
pursuit and il is a disgrace that ne was
able to escape from the whole LOT OF
policemen and get out OF the place. I'm
Paris too a. pair OF jew baiters have
barricdded themselves in house and |
threaten To throw boiling OIL on the DO. |
lice IL an entrance is attempted or 10 |
blow up the house If the police get in
iide. This bluff seems 10 work beauti-
uily and the authorities are negotia-
ing for terms It's queer spectacle.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-08-17

softly. 1T makes one feel good. I am
so glad you dion't want to quarrel to.
! night"
"Or amy other night have been
going totell you SO for a long time. "
She laughed.
How strange DO YOU KNOW. I have
been wanting to .ay the same thing -
| YOU"
1T was right that the overture should
| come from me" She started and
| glanced at me again The moonlight
Ilt up her pretty thoughtful face and
glinted in her golden hair THE pret :
TEST effect OF the moonrfse Is invisible
to YOU" l told her.
Il think" she said. smllingly. "its
incest effect is that it has made two
quarreisome people" She hesItated
for the word.
Good frienSls? ?'' She nodded. cone
OF them Is very glad"
SO, she siad almost inaudibly. sis
the other
DO you know little Miss Vera
dreadfully as we quarreled. / liked Won
all the time. Only | thought that yo,,
dfsliked me SO much"
on, no." she cried quickly. Indeed
didn't"
That" I said. was the odd thing
about it, "e
She gave such a jump at the ouosa.
tion that she would certainly ba,.o
fallen OFF the sCat--if I had NOT Ma
the presence of mind to nut nv arr,
round her waist.
OWEN OLIVER.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-08-17

she also looks very pretty when she
After dinner our host who IS proud
OF MS scenery. suggested that we
anouiu goand see the moon rise over
Tan Hill | managed 60 escort Vera
ara 10 lose the others.
snail We have our usual quaI'rele"
she asked, when We had perched our
Selves upon big stile at the foot OF
NO" replied; Il don't want to
quarrel please
Don't your she said brightly.
Ardn You afraid we shall be dull?"
MOI In the least: but II you are"
oh' no. We can talk about-let me
The usual dhings?" I suggested.
S She looked swiftly at me. and gave "a
mt's, start took hold Of her arm.
tnousht YOU were falling i ex-
P'alnSa. Perhaps II would be safer IL
l-nSiu you. She didn't seem tp mind.
mine.
can't imagine YOU talking usual
,hhss, YOU know" she said with an
uncertain little laugh.
ENeryDody says usual things I'm the
n0onNght." 7 explained. See, II is
Ju,. rising over the hill"
we sat few minutes in silence.
Mdtching the yellow rim appearing. and
she pale light streaming down the
.leids dotted here and there with tall
~ is very. very beautiful, she said
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-08-17
W0MEN'S INTEREST IN GOLF.

Perhaps the most remarkable feature
| or our American golf is the w,deSnraa =
and steadily increasing interest talsan
in the game by women. Nearly all tho
clubs admit women To membership ON
virtually equal terms with the mon ana
in many cases the latter are outnn,m-
bered. Quite as many women as nen
are represented from week 10 week in
the various club tournaments. and tho
average feminine enthusiast probably
spends more time in practice upon the
links than does her masculine rival II
is no longer question OF whether or
mot woman may play golf: she does
and we have only 10 consider the
fashion in which she goes about II
It Is only within the past few wears
women have been accorded nnv nartt-
cular consideration among Scottish ana
English golfers. The ladies were Mt
supposed 90 want anything more exclt-
ing IMAM round or putting-holes. and
these SHORE courses" wef,, pe,er,1i,,
tucked away in an obscure corner of
the links and given httle or n, care to
keep them I'm playing condition. No
wonder that the women rebelled and
demanded something better Accord
ingly, at some of the clubs Lads,
were laid out, and these gen
srally consisted OF a series OF very
short holes, ranging anywhere from $50
Yards down 10 % or 20 yards. and en-
iirely innocent OF hazards Siich !,
'ourse might be negotiated IN crp,li,-
Ible figures with nothing more IN hand |
han q wooden puttcr. and the brassov |
hot through the green was unknovn |
finally the women took matters into |
heir own hands and began to orc.anize |
lubs and lay out courses for them |
Ewes According 90 a recent au.
hority there are over % clubs in the
'ntted Kingdom. whose membership |
ri management are entirely feminine.
-Harpcrs Bazar
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-08-17

The New York police have caught a
man who pawned some OF the jewelry
that belonged TO Mrs, Kronman who
was found murdered by her husband on
his return 10 his home the other even
ing. II is likely that the captured man
Is the murderer and the probability en-
phaslzes the brutality OF the treatment
which the police have inflicted on
hronman who was arresteyx without~ a
particle OF evidence. who was denied
the privilege of being at the bedside of
his wife during her last unconscious
hours and who was put through the
torture OF vicious examination while
attending her funeral in charge of ,he
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-08-17
THE YAQUIS OF MEXICO.
Habits Of Tho sM People Who As Nov IN
Rebellion Again

Ihe Naquis. with whom Mexico II
now lighting. are people who have
long resisted civilization and persist.
ehtiy sought to exclude from theil
mountain fastness the whites. and es-
peeiaily the officials of the Mexican
government. Especially grievous TO tho
iaquis Is the Mexican law requiring all
men TO wear trousers. When the Yaquis
visit civilized village TO sell their rude
pottery. their woven mats and the few
o'her things they manufacture. they
uo not put on their. trousers until they
are about to enter the corporate limits,
anu on their journey home they take OFF
sneir mated garments as soon as they
are clear OF this village and put them
IN little bundles on top of their heads.
| AZ ordinary times the Yaquls are re-
served and exclusive rather than hos
,rie. They some times desert their VIII
,ases at the approach OF strangers.
iea'ihS behind them nothing that can
xxe xre ald or comfort 10 the invaders.
nen the attempt is made TO penetrate
",h mountain retreats then the Yaquis
'ahe measures OF resistance, but even
~, -, tnis case they often do no more than
,ueh , the paths by which the strangers
must advance.
at,a, oiner VINO attempted 10 PEN
ia'e INTO part OF the Yaqui country
some years ago met with these tactics.
rs ne ana his companion approached
q iaqul village at the foot of the, noun
,. ,alhs ahey coold sec the natives scurry-
,ms OH through the brush. When the
saaseiers reached the village they
.ouhd IL empty. Even the food and
oss ~ !" Itne utensils hal been carried
OH. The little thatched huts with
earthen floor standing i'm the midst of
slhail Dean patches, contained nothing
lized visitor. '' ie"S' WV
no violence was offered to the explor-
err, out as they began To ascend The
v,,un'dihs found evidence OF the pc
.Ni, RESISTANCE fthe Yaquis Great
a',u trees We're thrown across the
narrow trail. From time to tima tbay
.ouIu see the Yaquis peeping out al
.heHn from behind a distant rock or i'm
me ACT or throwing obstructions across
~. - % All. lhe resistance became SO de-
.erhhihed and effective at the end of
TWO days that the explorersturned their
pachs upon the mountain heights and
rowly by the Yaquis.
Much of the Yaqu country is alto
setner unknown To the civilized Next
aus ana has never been SURVEYED by
~ government engineers There are
eNtravagant traditions OF mineral |
N%aith IN these unexplored lands and |
me oeiief current I'm Mexico is that sbe |
aqui country hides the ruins OF an an. |
'lent ana splendid capital. This city.
'ccoruing TO tradition occupies a noun
am neight not to be approached save
- .,ahs which the Yaquis jealousy
'uard against intrusion.
'"e only strangers with whom fb, |
laquis are on friendly terms are stray
nemners fthe murderous Apache IN
nan tribe. Apaches outIawed from
nited states territory have found an
syium In the Yauui country. They are
keiy TO prove effective aids To the va
us In the present war.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-08-17

We believe big Six" is still fighting
The sun, and we hear good deal Of
their boycott. But the evidence Of The
Suns own pages is that il is all being
set up in its own establishment and
apparently rs keepfng up It's end amaz-
ingiy We'll IL seems likely. moreover,
that the attempt TO enforce boycott
against this newspaper will not meet
with the success that seems 20 have at
tended similar movement against the
Big Consolidated trolley company out
In Cleveland. in the latter case. there
are 'busses that prove acceptable sub
sututes for the trolley cars. But there
can be no substitute for The Sun.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-08-17
DIED..

BABLOW-1n this city Aug. 18th a,
the residence of her son-in-law
Vale street Rhoda VI. Barlow.
CARR-In thi- city. on the 18th ins,
Sarah A.. infant child Of Daniel and
Mary Carr. aged : month";. 81 davs
DAVIS-Tn Drownville. r. T.. Aug IA
Carlton r.. son OF Edgar n. ami
Annie l.. Davis of Providence. y.
aged 3 years. months. 2 DAYS.
DYSON--In Manton. n. L.. ON the istb
inst. Daniel Dyson. in the ieth wear
of his age.
FOSTER--At Ottawa. Canada. ON Atg
jth. 1892 after a short Illness. Ijzzie
J. Snnott. wife of Thomas Kn0witon
Foster.
this city. 18Th luat
Daniel T.. son CT the laie C1tborins
and Bartholomew Gaffney og Clvna
aged % years.
AfcC US<ER-In this city on the ism
inst. Isrnard siccusl<er.
this city On mo i-th
inst. Fannie. VIE ~ Grorge Sinn.
scn. aged 81 years s months and IS
days.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-08-17
The DIAMOND.
Us UdgIn EXPLAINED BY a fec.nl Dlseo,eu al
klmhe lev, SJulh Africa

The origin of diamonds. which for SC
long has been debated question an.
pears to be explained by recent dis
coVery near Kimberly. In both the In
dlan ana Brazilian diamond fields the
gem occurs like a pebble in certain
sravelly strata, but has not been traced
pacK TO any rock thai gives an indi-
cation of its genesis. After the dis
covery or the diamonds in the river
SAND on some South African rivers. a
peculiar material of a brownIsh- buff
color. which turned to a dark blush
unit, was found. 1t became harder as
the miners dug down. The diamonds
lay In this material together with sew
eral other minerals. such as garnets.
IRON ores, augite, olivine. etc. Exca-
vations-begun unsystematically--we
eNehtuailIy carried on on such a scale
that near Kimberly they have reached
a depth of more than 1,400 feet Here
the rock Is about as hard as ordinary
limestone. The blue ground is found
only in limited areas. The rocks around
are OF dark shades banded with hard
sandstone, in which sheets or dikes ~
basalt or some material which was
once i'm a molten condition are occa-
sionally found. The blue ground fills
a sort of shaft of colossal size in tnese
other rocks, and II itself cut up OF
by similar dikes. The opinion of geol-
ogists differs as To whether the gems
were produced where they now lie or
have been formed of some older rock
which has been shattered by volcanic
explosions. 1t Is thought that the mys-
terry has been at last cleared up. About
two years ago the manager OF a dla-
mond mine near Kimberly picked up n
specimen in which smaller diamonds
were apparently embedded in a garnet. |
This led to an investigation OF various |
powders. one of which was broken |
open and was found TO conta.nn dia- |
monds The rock Is of the description |
known to mineraloglsts as 'eclogite."
Ii Is apparently composed almost ex-
of red garnet rock and a rath-
er peculiar light greeu augite. The
rock IL coarsely crystalline and i'm all
was once like garnet dn n
molten condition. the diamond being
one OF it's original constituents Ex-
perts now tend to the belief that the
blue ground" in which diamonds Were
found is not their true birthplace. Hhe |
powders are often water-marked AMI
nay have rested for ages In an ancient
gravel at the very bottom of sedimen-
AIRY rocks of the district In course ,f
lime volcanic explosion shattered Tho
'ocky floor In which che diamonds vero
mbedded. OF which the powders were
'nly samples and dispersed IL Together
NTH the everything materials. IL Is he.
ieved that this IL the true explsnatiop
'f the formation Of the diamond boar
ng vblue ground"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-08-17

a strange suit brought by a New
iork young woman will not have a
tendency TO encourage the ALWAYS slit.
ish practice OF adopting children who
nave no ancestral records. one such
having turned out very bad now sues
ner roster mother fer ten thousand dol
iars because of the failure of the COOL
people who adopted her to properly cd
ucate her TO correct habits and 90 CO..,
ner from unhappiness in making her
way through the world. Her Sostor
rather. " appears, died and left no,b,na
Tor the young woman in his win ana
she had been practically dropnad ,ana
before as incorrigible. e
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-08-17

A few days ago the estimate of the
loss OF life IN the Porto Rican hurri-
cane was 1000. 1t had grown from the
five hundred OF the earlier reports Now
u Is increased again this time TO two
thousand. as more is heard from the
interior districts, which seem To have
suffered even worse than the coast viii
lasss. There are still other thousands
who are threatened with starvation
and whom il is all but impossible 10
reach quickly because the communi-
eating lines are destroyed and roads
and bridges are washed out. Neither
Kansas tornado nor Texas flood ever
quite matched the horror of the work
or the hurricane in this fair new pos
session of ours.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-08-17

The passing OF Col. Robert q -.
son seems to have started an urns,,.,
lot OF news about sgnostics ana ,ha,.
doings. And on the whole the ro,,.
OF kind to greatly encourage tho a.
vout. Prompted perhaps by tho =
ample OF Mr.. NJ. o. waggoner The r.
ledo infidel who has been recently con
verted and proposes % crema,o ~.
magnificent library OF agnosto wo,r.
the children of the late Henry n r.
bor CT New York have colIec,.a a.,
burned all the copies OF a book of wh,oh
nc was the author. entitled Faith or
Fact" This work was published bv ,bo
author In a limited edition. There ua.
an Introduction by Col. IngersolI h,,
u probably contributed only 10 a sman
degree 10 move the world TO lnndep,v
nevertheless his children who ala no,
Follow their father In his departure
from the Presbyterian church. were an.
x'ous to put out 81 the way every conv
iney oould lay their hands on. Her.
also is the leading lnfldcl OF Kapsa.
.f;y. hr. Joseph BenoIst. who has iust
Ned ard left the greater part OF bis
considerable fortune T. churches ana
c'isious charitable organizations
>h'eh Indicates that he Is likely to bo