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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-03
MONEY is A PUZZLE
THE SITUATION IN GOTHAM
FOR THE WEEK
RESERVE IS STILL SMALL

Only AbOut Half That Reported for
the Opening Week in December.
1S9S-Owfng to the Larger Volume
of Business BEING Done. Banks
VIII Not BE Able. Even if willing,
to Encourage Rise in Loans.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-03
Great Trade in Canes.
Eyes and Lunacy.

The Congo region exports about 5000 600
walking sticks q year.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-03
EXCEPTIONALLY METROPOLITAN
VERY NICE PLACE IN WHICH TO
LUNCH AND PURCHASE
SWEET VIANDS

Messrs. Spencer d Hartman TOmOr-
row VIII Open the HandSOmeSt
and Most Complete Luncheon and
Confectionery Establishment in
the West.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-03

If you want fur coat see G. F. George.
Furrier. 327 St. Peter.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-03

NEW YORK by the 500 Line sl7.OO.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-03

and cost you $500 no one will be able to distinguish
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-03

your neghbor, who, through good luck more than
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-03

stylish clothing that for which your friend pays ex-
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-03

from the suit for which his tailor charged him $50 co.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-03

orbtant prices? It's the talor's name for which he
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1899-12-07

There seems to be a well and deep
laid plan on the part OF some very
large interests in the United States
to get law through the present con.
gress that will enable few big syn.
dicates to lease great quantities of
the arid lands of the west constitu-
ting practically all of the open range
in the west, and form big land trust.
The secretary of agriculture, in a
bulletin recently issued among other
things, says:
Il have looked carefully into the
condition of the ranges in most of
the states west of the Missouri river.
lnjudicious grazing has
greatly impaired the capacity Of the
ranges to produce meats. Careful in.
quiry shows that in many cases the
ranges do, not support more than half
the meat-bearing animals they did ten
: years ago. The ranges have been
overstocked, the grasses have been
eaten bare and pulled out by the roots
and where formerly nutritious grass
supported a large number of animals.
there is now left nothing but a desert
of drifting sand.
"The principal reason for this CON
dition of the ranges undoubtedly is
that no single individual has an inter.
est in any one part of the public do
main. The object of the flock master
is to secure all the grass possible. ir-
respective of the effect it may have
on the future condition of the pasture.
Thousands of sheep that can not find
grazing on the plains are being taken
into the innermost recesses of the
mountain systems.
'It would seem wise to inaugurate a
more sensible policy regarding these
public grazing lands. They should
be rented to individuals in sufiiciently
large areas and for sufficiently long
time to induce the lessee to give at.
tention to their improvement"
This all sounds very we'll and If it
| is intended that the law shall be so
framed that it's operations will be just
to rich and poor, small and large own
ers, alike, The Optic would heartily
ravor such plan, but. IL 1t is to be
carried out on the plans which many
believe the promoters Of the scheme,
or trust, have already framed in the
shape of bill to place before con-
gress, at an opportune time, it will en-
able one Individual or one individual
through his hundreds ofaagents, If ne
cessary, to acquire great quantities
of the open range which now supports
thousands of small owners of cattle
and sheep. Deprive them of the open
range and their vocation is gone and
their only alternative will be for a
few, and very few at that, to work
for the big sheep or cattle combina-
tion that through leasing win monop-
olize the range on which they now de.
pend for the support of themselves
and families.
tst4@
OF course it will be contended, that
the small sheepman or cattleman will
have an equal chance with anybody
else to bid for certain body of land,
| but it will be nine times out of ten a
case of man worth $1OO attempting
to compete with a man worth $1,000
or 100000 That will be about the
proportion of the small stockman' S
ability to compete with such com.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1899-12-07
The Kentucky Contests.

Frankfort, KY, Dec Arguments
in the election cases will be conclud-
ed this afternoon. A decision of the
commissioners is not expected before
late tonight or Friday. 1t will re-
quire all this morning for Judge Har-
gis to deliver the closing argument of
the Democratic side, The commits
sioners will spend much time in going
over the authorities cited by the attor-
neys.
Harris opened the argument with
a strong arraignment of the tactics
alleged to have been pursued by the
Republicans of Louisville. He de.
clared that by reason of the militia
and United States marshals gathered
in the city the Democratic ticket was
deprived of ten thousand votes. The
judicial acts of Judge Toney in issu.
ing orders of the court directed
against the Democratic election off
cials were declared to be an unlawful
assumption of authority. Republican
state officials had, Harris declared,
filled the streets of Frankfort with q
drunken, lawless mob" for the pur-
pose of overaweing the board in the
discharge of its sworn duty. Com
missioner Ellis said today that there
was little probability of the decision
of the board being reached before
Saturday
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1899-12-07
SMALL STOCK OWNERS WILL BE CRUSHED
Secretary of Agriculture Recommends Leasing O
Public Lands In Large Quantities.
QUESTION IN WHICH EVERY vEGAN is VITALITY INTERESTED

binhtion for instance as Promoter
Loving of Texas is trying to organize
and perhaps if the truth was known
this lease law business may be
a part of the Texans giant scheme
scheme. 'f
An Optic representative during the
past few days has interviewed a large
number of business men in this city
on the subject. All of them,view the
proposition as a scheme to form a
big land trust and the large firms
state frankly, that if they consulted
their own selfish interests they would
favor such a plan and take theil
chances on bidding for a lease on
great quantities of land with anybody,
but all agree that 1t would be high
I1y detrimental to the best interests OF
the country and result in forcing out
of business the small owners of cattle
and sheep, and where the profits of
stock growing are now distributed
among thousands of small stockfnen
under the system of leasing lands in
great quantities these profits would
go to onls a few individuals or big
companies. @ai'
In this connection The Optic here
with prints an open letter to the press
of New Mexico, signed by three gen
tlemen of southern New Mexico. The
only criticism The Optic would make
on the letter is that 1t emphasizes toe
much the injury that will result tolthe
sheepmen by the enactment of ma
tional, lease law, when as a matter Of
fact it would be just as injurious to
the small owners of cattle. The let
ter is as follows:
To the editor of The Optic: .
Sir:-With the belief that you are
earnestly concerned in all questions
having bearing and effect upon the in;
terests of your particular community,
and of the Territory of New Mexico
as a whole, we address you upon a
subject of most vital Importance to
both:
The. effort now being made to Sc
cure enactment bv congress Of ma
tional lease law.
This agitation is viewed by the peo-
pie of New Mexico with an apparent
Indifference that can result only from
an utter unfamiliarity with the rigor
GUS and wide-reaching result that will
follow should success result to IL.
1t will mean; first and pre-eminentl
/ ly, the utter destruction of the sheep
and wool interests and small stock
business of New Mexico; and what
the effect of the destruction of this
industry-now the predominant one
of the territory-would be, it is not
necessary to picture.
That, the matter may be brought to
the attention of the people and they
be melted to efforts to prevent the
passage of the lease measure pro
posed, it is necessary that the press
OF New Mexico should give careful in
vestigation to the subject, and after
satisfying, itself of the injury that
would resultato the whole people
from it's adoption, give the facts to
the public that it may be thoroughly
informed.
To that end the following Is respect
fully submitted for consideration:
That well organized plans have beer
- TConfinund IN second Dagel X.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1899-12-07
MEXICO. THURSDAY EVENING" DEcEMBER I 1884,
PHILIPPINE AFFAIRS.
The End of The War Now Admitted
to be Long Way off.

Washington, Dec. 7.-General Otis
cabled the war department as follows
respecting the military situation In
Luzon: In central Luzon there is no
insurgent force of Importance except
at Bulacan province near the noun.
tains, where General Pillar holds to-
gether.a "a thousand or more men which
will be attacked soon. General Grant
moved a small column down the east
coast of Bataan province, encounter.
ing little opposition; a column NOV.
ing westward from the mountains is
expected to reach the western coast
OF Luzon on the tenth instant. Many
small insurgent armed bands are in
the country robbing and in some in
stances numbering the inhabitants
which are being pursued by the
troops quite successfully. To the
south of Manila the insurgents still
maintain their positions but the ne
cessary force to scatter them will be
sent there soon.
New York, Dec. IA dispatch to
the Herald, from Manila. says: The
hope of ending the insurrection and
hating the military operation in the
Philippines which seemed bright a
few days ago has again faded into the
uncertain future. The insurgents
have had series of routs and dis
asters. The slaughter has been great.
They have lost a large quantity of sup
plies and munitions of war and more
than 1000 of their armed men have
surrendered or have been captured.
Their government has been scattered
or captured. Notwithstanding these
things there is no reason for an ex.
treme optimistic view of the situation.
Field commanders now think the end
still affair." 1t is admitted that little
is definitely known of the present
strength or whereabouts of the insur-
gents. Aguinaldo's entire army Is es,
timated at 10000 to 10000 armed
men scattered throughout the islands.
There are $4,000 American soldiers in
the Philippines, $4,000 being in Lu-
zon. These are greatly scattered.
Washington, Dec. General Otis
cabled this morning as follows:
Manila, Dec. 7.-General Young re
ports his arrival at Vigan on the even.
ing of the 5th, having encountered the
enemy at Narbacan, twelve miles
south Of the city, when he drove to
the eastward of the same into San
Quentin canon. His troops are now
pressing them back. The country is
extremely rough and strongly en-.
trenched. About 600 rGsoners who
escaped reported the insurgents al
lowed all but American and .promi
nent Spanish prisoners to escape
from Bangued. Later, the insurgents
were driven back to the mountains.
Will send transportation with subsis-
tence and medical supplies tomorrow
to Vigan to bring prisoners to Manila
and supply Young's troops with nee
essary quartermaster's stores Our
casualties were one killed and twelve
wounded, wounds mostly slight The
enemy left in the trenches twenty-five
dead, few rifles, and several thou.
sand rounds of small ammunition and
forty shrapnel. Young has sufficient
troops to meet all difficulties"
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1899-12-07
ROBERTS CASE.

Washington, Dec. THE special
committee of the house appointed to
investigate the charges against Mr.
Roberts, the Mormon representative
from Utah, held it's first meeting to.
day behind closed doors for the pur.
pose of determining the method OF
procedure. The chairman, Taylor,
of Ohio, presided. All other mem.
bers were present. They are Morris,
of Minnesota; Frere,of West Virginia.
Littlefield, of Maine; Mcpherson, of
Iowa; Lands, of Indiana; Republi-
cans; DeArmond, of Missouri; Lam
ham, Texas; and Miers, of Indiana,
Democrats.
Little progress was made today and
adjournment was taken until tomor.
row at 10 o'clock. 1t has not yet
been decided whether Roberts will be
allowed counsel or whether the hear.
ings will be open or private The
determination of the latter question
it is believed, will depend upon Rob
ert's wishes. Roberts will doubtless
be allowed counsel.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1899-12-07

Mems shoes absolutely water proof
to be had at sporleder Shoe Co. ast2
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1899-12-07
Factory Girls In a Fire Trap.

Reading, Pa, Dec. 7-Explosion Of
gasoline in the singeing room of the
Nolde and Horst Hosiery factory to.
day, set fire to the building and the
plant was completely destroyed. 1t
was valued at $25O.OOO. Six hundred
girls in the building crowded to the
roof and fire escapes in a panic.
Many jumped to the ground and at
least fifty were injured. Some are re
pcxted in a critical condition. Two
bodies were recovered from the ruins
burned to crisp. Three girls are
reported missing.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1899-12-07

CONTINUED on second page.l
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1899-12-07
Native Police Mutinv.

Manila, Dec. 7.-There has been e
mutiny of the native police in one of
the towns of the island of Negros.
An American officer killed; no partic.
ulars yet received.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1899-12-07

LIS Vegas-The City OF
Homes. 81, 100000 in new
Buildings i'm three years.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1899-12-07
To RepeaI the Law.

Berlin, Dec. THE Reichstag to-
day passed the third reading of the bill
repeating the law prohibiting work
mems association.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1899-12-07

ner from Ladysmith today reports all
well. Bombardment continues but
is ineffective. Boer shells are only hit
ting the houses.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-05-13
LIVE STOCK.

Chicago, May 12.-Cattle, fancy
grades brought $5.4O@5.50; choice
steers $5.15@5.35; mediums $4.65@4S5;
beef steers s4.10@4.60; stockers and
feeders $3.65@5.15; bulls S2.70@415;
cows and heifers s3.60@4.25. Calves
$4.50@700.
Hogs, fair to choice $3.S0@395;
heavy packers $3.55@3.771a; mixed
$3.65@3.90; butchers S3.65@3.92h;
lights $3.60@387k; Pigs $3.30@3.75.
Sheep sold at S3.50@5.25; chiefly at
$4.90@5.25; shorn lambs S4.75@6.QO.
Receipts ausle, 1,50O head; hogs,
1900 head; sheep, 5000 head.
East Buffalo, N. Y, May 12.-Cattle,
light supply and steady; veals higher;
tops $6.00@6.75; others s4.75@6.25.
Hogs, receipts, So cars; market.
steady at yesterdays close to srong:
tops $4.12k@4.15; others $4.00@4.l0;
pigs s4.0@410; roughs $3.40@3.5o.
Sheep and lambs, receipts, AZ cars;
market, excited and higher for lambs.
Sheep barely steady; top lambs $6.500
$50; Others $5.00@6.40; sheep s4.S50
$40: wethers s5.15@5.25.
East Liberty, Pa, May 12.-Cattle,
steady; extra S. 30@5 35; prime S. 200
5 80; common So 1904 90.
Hogs active and higher; mediums
81 05@4 10; heavy hogs 81 05@4 10;
best Workers 81 00@4 05; light Workers
IS 1904 90; prime SO so@3 Sc; roughs
50 5000 so.
Sheep firm; choice wethers S. 600
5 10; common 81 50@3 so; choice lambs
Sc 1906 20: spring lambs Sc 00@9 90.
Veal calves c6 0o066 75
Cincinnati, May 12.-Hogs, strong at
S3.10@3s5.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-05-13

IN a IS 4 81 IlEs MI ~
i lone n1 1e1lE i'll cdllSsd by
proat taking. but after thA market
quickly recovered and ruled strong.
during the remainder Of the session.
The reported presence of the Hessian
fly and chinch bugs throughout the
Middle West and Southwestern States
forced shorts to cover. Reports of re-
lief in the congestion at Buffalo and
predictions of frosts in the Northwest,
where seeding has already been serious
~ delayed, helped the advance. July
opened unchanged to n higher at 7OI
70Ac, advanced to 703sc, declined 10
69a4c, rose to 70A @70Ac and closed
with sellers at 707sc. Chicago received
50 cars, of which six were of graded
contract. Minneapolis and Duluth got
258 cars, compared with 515 for the
same day last year. The aggregate at
western primary markets was $4,000
bushels, against $4,000 bushels year
ago. Atlantic port clearances of wheat
and -four amounted to 433,000 bushels.
Cash demand was improved.
There was a sharp advance in corn
owing to small offerings and light re-
ceipts except in cash demand and in
fiuential country buying. Receipts, 131
cars. July opened A@@c higher at
331l@33%c, advanced to SAC and closed
at $3.50.
Heavy purchases by shipper against
cash sellers and predictions of frosts
in Northwestern States, where the crop
is sprouting, strengthened cats. he
ceipts, $40 cars. July started at hc
higher at 23A @23asc, advanced to 3SAc
and closed at 335s@33Ac.
The strength in cereals and higher
prices for Hogs steadied provisions.
The rally was only trifiing, as there
was sufficient commission house liqui-
dation to supply the demand from
shorts and packers. July pork opened
a shade higher at $S27h@8.30, adj
vanced to SS.371a, declined to 1925 and
closed with buyers at $3.50. Lard and
ribs were dull with fluctuations mar
row.
Estimated receipts for tomorrow:
Wheat, 25 cars; corn, 125 cars; oats
336 cars; hogs, 10000 head
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-05-13
A MURDERER HANGED.
Edward Smith Paid the Extreme Penalty
for His Crime.


for His Crime,
Washington, d. c., May 12.-Edward
Smith, colored, was hanged in the cor
rider Of the District Jail at 1907 p. m.
to-day. He refused to the last to make
any confession OF his crime.
The crime for which Smith was hang
ed was the murder CT a colored woman,
Edmonia Jackson, in this city, on the
18th of November, 1897. Smith had
room in the house in which Mrs. Jack
son lived with her husband, and ap-
pears to have been jaelous of the hus-
band. The latter was at the time in
jail, and Smiths crime grew out of dis
satisfaction On his part because the
woman went to see her husband. She
was killed while in bed, Ratchet and
a knife being used to do the murder.
The body lay in the room four days be-
fore it was discovered Smith occu-
pied the place at night while the body
remained, quieting suspicious OF the
woman's inquiring friends by telling
them she had gone cut to service. He
at last called attention to the fact that
she was dead, but he denied that he had
murdered her.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-05-13
DRY GOODS

Few York, May 12.-Furthar ad-
vances reported in bleached cottons, in
GLIDING fruit of the loom, put up 70
64sc net. No change yet in Lonedaies.
Yard wide As squares are stiffening in
value and bleached cottons generally
quite strong. Brown sheetings and
drills very firm and tending against
buyers. Print cloths and other grey
goods quiet but firm. Prints strong
demand, moderate. Ginghams un-
changed. White goods and quilas firm.
Wooden and worsted dress goods quiet.
Mems wear serges and clay worsted
firm. Silks firm. Burlaps quiet,
steady. Linens also quiet at unchanged
rrices. is.Y
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-05-13

~ sS ssss 81 8 sS3s s s
Cheese steady.
Cincinnati. Ohio. May IL Flour.
dull and easy.
Wheat. quiet; No 2. red Tic.
Corn, quiet: No. mixed S6A 036H.
Rye, firm; No. 2, GA.
Lard, quiet at $3.50.
Bulkmeats. easy at $4.75.
Bacon, quiet at $3.50.
Whisky, steady at $1.26.
Butter, quiet.
Sugar, firm.
Eggs, steady at lie.
Cheese, steady.
Toledo, Ohio, May 12.--Wheat higher
and firm; No. cash and May 7SAc;
July 725sc.
Corn dull and higher; No. 2 mixed
3ikc.
Oats dull and steady; No. 2 mixed
271ac.
kye dull and steady; No. cash 5Sc
bid.
Glover seed quiet; prime new, cash
May So 20; October 81 35.
Oil unchanged.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-05-13
METAL.

New York, May 12.-Tin and lead
scored moderate gains and other metals
exhibited a steadier undertone through
out the day than has been manifested
of late. Business, however, continued
on narrow lines. Advices from pri-
mary points and abroad were chiefly
of an encouraging character At the
close the Metal Exchange called pig
iron warrants quiet but firm at $11.25
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-05-13
PRODUCE.

Chicago, May 12.-Whaat ruled
strong to-day on reports alleging dam
age to wheat by Hessian flies and pre-
dictions Of frosts. July closed with a
gain OF h@ssc. Corn advanced NC
and oats Zee. Pork and lard advanced
211c each and ribs SC.
Unexpectedly arm cables. foreign
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-05-13

New York. May IL. Tho Commercial
Advertisers London financial cable
gram:
The markets here were less active
and less strong to-day. Americans
opened hard, closing their accounts and
there being some fresh London buying.
New York accepted the rise for an hour,
then the market slipped away to the
worst. Enthusiasm is eyaporating
here.
New York, May 12.-Money on call
steady at 31z@4 per cent; last loan 31s
per cent.
Prime mercantile paper 3k04A per
cent.
Sterling exchange steady, with actual
business in bankers bills at $4.86& a
4.S7 for demand and at $4.S4& @4S5
for sixty days; posted rates $4.S5k@
..~.1s and s4.S7k@4.SS1a.
Commercial bills $4S4.
Silver certificates 61062c.
Bar silver 60sc.