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Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1899-11-21
Wagon Mound warblInss.

Wagon Mound, N. NJ, Nov. 20.--A
lamentable affair occurred yesterday.
Just as passenger train No. 1 pulled
out man was seen to drop from one
of the cars, From what we could; learn
there are conflicting stories as to,
what happened. One is that the man.
a Mexican by the name of Matias Bus
tos, with two or three companions got
on the train here to go down
to Las Vegas: that Bustos had about
5000 with him and was beaten over
the head with pistol or some other
such weapon, his money taken and
then thrown from the train by his
companions. Another version is that
he offered the brakeman $1.00 to ride
which was accepted; they then asked
for more, which he refused to pay and
was then thrown off the train. At any
rate the man lays here with frac-
tured skull. The most probable the
ory is that the first version of the
affray will turn out, upon investiga-
tion, to be the correct one.
A. M. Adler paid visit yesterday
to Las Vegas. es.st
Work has been stopped by the grad
ing outfit on account of bad weather
| ]. Jacobs has been appointed agent
for the Gem Laundry of Las Vegas.
]. H. Culley and John Hinde rode in
yesterday and instead of going fur
ther were glad to hug the stove.
|. H. Bond is on visit to Las Vegas
REGULATOR
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BIG COAL STRIKE ON TAPIs.,
Several Large Companies and Big
Railroads Will be Affected.

Indianapolis, Ind, Nov. 21.-Presi-
dent John Mitchell, United Mine
Workers of America, said indications
are that he will order a strike of all
miners employed by the Susquehanna
Coal company, the Nantichoke Pa,
and those working on the Missouri
Pacific, M. X. and T., and Cotton Belt
and Iron Mountain roads in Missouri,
Kansas, Arkansas and elsewhere
southwest.
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Receiver Asked For.

San Francisco, Calf, Nov. 21-The
Examiner says that Walter Morehead,
the London shareholder of the South
orn Pacific railroad company, who
seeks to set aside the reorganization
plan has filed supplemental bill in
the U. S. circuit court. The court is
asked to set aside the transfer of the
property of the Central Pacific to the
Central Pacific railway company OF
Utah. The appointment of a receiver
is also requested
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THE FIGHT IN AFRICA.
Rumors of a Big Victork Gained by
General White at Ladysmith.

Durham, Natal, Nov. 20-Seven hun
dred Beers from Weenan took up o
strong position on the high lands
thirteen miles south of Estcourt.
Major Thornycroft with a detachment
of mounted infantry and the Estcourt
Carbineers engaged the Beers ofwhom
three were killed including their com
mandant. The Beers withdrew, talk
ing 200 cattle captured on Turner'S
farm. The main Boer force south of
Estcourt is reported to have retired.
Estcourt, Natal, Nov. 20-Rumors
of glorious victory achieved by Cen
eral White Wednesday last are still
unconfirmed. Little confidence is at
tached to them. Reports from the
southwark say the Beers are operat-
ing in pillaging parties, looting stores,
stealing cattle and ransacking houses.
Paul d. st. Vrain and John r.
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Against the Trusts.

Springfield, Mo-, Nov. 21-Washing
ton has been selected as the place
where the next annual convention of
the National Grange will be held. The
executive committee in a report
through Chairman Woodman declar-
ed that efforts should be made to
crush the trusts out for they could
not be controlled.
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the Santa Fe. win become general
manager on January 1st, to succeed
]. ]. Frey. resigned. ]. NJ. Barr VIII
continue as third vice president in
supervisory control of the operating
department of the entire system.
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/ exas Senatorshin.

Dallas, Texas, Nov. 21-United
States Senator Clifton today by let.
ter to the Young Mems Democratic
Club of Dallas. Tex, declined to meet
Congressman ]. w. Bailey in joint de-
bate in their race for the United
States senate earlier than next spring
and then not unless Bailey formally
challenged him. 1t is understood. that
Bailey will do this.
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Postal Appointment.

Chicago, Nov. BE. L. West, for
mer assistant superintendent of the
railway mail service of the sixth di-
vision, has been appointed to succeed
the late L. L. Troy as superintendent.
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TO DEWEY's SON.

Washington, Nov. 21-Papers were
drawn up today by Mrs. Mildred Dew
ey wife of Admiral Dewey. transfer
ring all her right and title in the Dew
ey home to the admiral's son, George
Goodwin Dewey.
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pewey oets His Deed.

Washington, Nov. 21.-The formal
deed of conveyance was today placed
on file transferring from Admiral
George Dewey to his wife the house
presented the admiral by popular sub
scriDtiOn
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1899-11-21

We have the largest and best as
sortment of plain and set rings in the
city. Don't fail to see our line be-
fore purchasing elsewhere. Lujan &
Rivera. 14-et
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Frey's Successor.

Topeka, Kas., Nov. 21-The State
Journal says today that H. U. Nudge
at present general superintendent of
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For funeral supplies, monuments and
cut flowers go to Dearth, the under
taker. l. o. o. F. cemetery trustee
Both 'phones. m E 28-tf
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Paul d. St Vrain and John r.
strong left yesterday for their home
at Mora
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LIS Veeas-The City Of
Homes. S1.000.00O in new
Buildings in three years.
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-13
FILIPINO TIN THUNDER
OF THE HONGK0NG JUNTA

HONGKONG, April 12.-The Filipino
Junta here regards the proclamation of
the United States Philippine Commis-
sion as being Objectionable and has is
sued a grandiloquent statement to the
effect that it is tissue of generali-
ties, bristles with pharisaism and cant,
vaguely promises much and grants
nothing to the Filipinos, who are tired
of promises and surfeited by Spanish
promises similar to the American"
Continuing, the statement reads:
The proclamation proves that the fair
promises of independence under pro-
tectorate and President McKinley's dec
laration of the objects of the Spanish
war were only a mask of humanitarian
ism to cover the real intention. The invi-
tation of the United States Philippine
Commissioners to the Filipinos to get
them for an exchange of views is mean
ingless, as during the hostilities the rep
resentatiVe Filipinos are necessarily alb
sent from Manila assisting in the strug-
gle for independence.
The Filipinos continue to resist a vio-
lent and aggressive usurpation, not be-
but to emphasize their rights to protest
against ruthless invasion.
We emphatfcally deny that the aims OF
the American Government have been mis-
interpreted. The proclamation of General
Otis showed those aims clearly. We also
deny the legality of the sale of sover-
eighty over the Philippines by Spain, and
we reiterate positively that the Ameri-
cans began the hostilities on February f..
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-13
AGUINALDO SEEKS TO
PROL0NG THE STRUGGLE

NEW YORK, April PA Washing
ton special to the Herald says: 1t is
becoming evident to officials of the ad-
ministration that the insurrection in
the Philippines is apt to drag along for
a considerable time.
Dispatches received from General
Otis show that the natives retreat when
attacked by the American troops in
force, and the continuance of these
tactics show that Aguinaldo is deter
mined not to give the Americans an
opportunity of crushing his army at
one blow, as is so greatly desired by the
administration.
There is a disposition on the part of
some officers to believe that the at
tack made by the insurgents on General
Wheatons command was to draw Gen
eral Lawton from the vicinity of Santa
Cruz, where he is operating 1t is ap-
parent, however, that they found the
Americans in stronger force than was
expected.
Officials are becoming convinced that
Aguinaldo proposes to maintain a
guerrilla warfare which will keep the
island of Luzon in constant turmoil
and necessitate the maintenance of a
strong American army there, and the
approach of the rainy season. now only
a few weeks distant, will greatly en-
barrass the American operations and
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-13
SIDNEY A. MARTIN
ACCIDENTALLY KILLED
Shotgun Being Cleaned by the San
franciscan Is Unexpectedly
Discharged.

LOSANGELES, April 12-Sidney A Mar
tin Of San Francisco, by the accidental
discharge of his shotgun. inflicted a
wound in the abdomen which caused his
death in an hour. Martin came TO Los
Angeles several days ago to visit friends.
Martin, with Albert Lang and A n.
Heczkiah. formed a camping party that
chose hunting grounds near San Fernando
as its rendezvous. They left Los Angeles
last Saturday. Desiring TO replenish
their store of supplies they came to San
Fernando in their wagon this morning.
Martin. who had been cleaning his gun,
was standing in the rear Of the convey
ance, which had halted in front of the
postoffice. He placed the gun in the
wagonbed and looked into the barrel he
had cleaned. AS he arose from a stoop-
ing position. the gun was accidentally
discharged, the full load entering his
body. He was placed on a train that had
just arrived and conveyed TO Los An
geles for medical treatment, but died en-
route.
Martin was well known in San Francis
co, having been employed by the Standard
Oil Company for the past fourteen years.
His widow and child, who reside at 1856
Eddy street, have been notified of his
death and will reach here tomorrow
morning. The Coroner will hold an in
quest at 9:30 tomorrow morning and the
remains will be shipped north at noon.
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-13
THE LATE LIEUT.. PHILIP VAN HORNE LHNSDALE.


preston Of sympathy. Last June there
was a fashionable wedding at Sidney
Smiths summer home in San Rafael,
when the gallant officer took Ethel NJ.
well known in society circles here; her
winsome beauty and cultured intellect
had made her hundreds of friends. The
marriage was essentially a love match,
Mrs. I.ansdale when the eXigencies of
naval service took her husband from her
side. The lieutenant was only Il years OF
age, and had been in the navy ever SINCE
he entered the Naval Academy at the
early age of 16 His father-in-laW, Sid
ney Smith, is well known as local CAPT
tallst and the president of the Cutting
Packing Company.
Charles S. Green, a California writer.
whose verse has won him much repute
and who is now editing the Overland
Monthly, is Mrs. Lansdale's uncle. He
states that the enforced separation of the
couple was the source of deepest regret
to the whole family.
1t had been expected prior TO the out
break of the Samoan trouble that the
Philadelphia would, on the completion of
her South American cruise, return to San
francisco and be permanently stationed
here. But when the Mataafa rebellion as
sumed serious dimensions the warship
was intercepted and sent post haste to
Samoa with orders to protect American
interests in the group at all costs. How
well these instructions have been carried
out is shown by the sad news which
reached here yesterday.
we feel" said Miss Smith, that this
is a matter of international Importance,
and oh. we do hope that somebody will
do something to the Germans who caused
all the trouble. OF course we have not
been able to keep the news from Mrs.
Lansdale. She is prostrated by grief, but
is bearing up as we'll as we could expect
under the circumstances. She is Of course
unable 10 receive any callers at present"
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-13
DEMANDS RETURN
OF MINING BOOKS

REDDING, April IAN interesting
point, and one of wide significance. was
raised in this county to-day by the ap-
plication of Waldo Elmore to County Re
corder Lowden for the return to him of
the. district records of the Flat Creek
mining district. Up to the enactment of
the State mining law of 1897 requiring
district records to be delivered to County
Recorders. Elmore had been a District
Recorder for thirty years. Since the re-
peal of the State mining law he is per-
haps the First District Recorder in the
State to apply to have his records re-
stored to him. County Recorder Lowden
referred the applicant to Judge Edward
Sweeny, who directed Elmore to apply to
the Board of Supervisors for a restoration
of the district records. 1t is doubtful If
the Supervisors with. order the records
transferred back to the original districts
Work has been ordered stopped on the
Jackson group of copper claims in the
Backbone district, under bond to New
York capitalists, headed by J. F. Cole
man and represented here by William
Forstner. A debt of $4,000 for development
work and supplies incurred by the bond
ers will have to be liquidated before the
owners OF the property will permit work
to be resumed. The property consists of
fifteen claims and 400 acres Of land.
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-13
QUAY HAS GAINED
PARTIAL VICTORY
Judge BiddIe Shuts Out
the "Red Book"
Special Dispatch to The Call.

PHILADELPHIA, April Ex-senator
Quay gained a partial advantage in
court to-day by the apparent refusal of
Judge Biddle for the present at least
to admit as evidence the famous
red book" which has figured so
prominently in the trial and which is
alleged to contain the key to the case
of the commonwealth. This book was
found in the desk of Cashier Hopkins
of the Peoples Bank after the institu
ton had closed its doors and that in
dividual had taken his own life. 1t is
an ordinary day book, twelve pages of
which are devoted to what the prose-
cution claims to be Hopkins record of
his transactions in money deposited by
the State Treasurer for the advantage
Of Senator Quay.
1t contains entries extending over
several years and figures are written in
it which apparently show the calcula-.
ton of interest on sums of money ap-
proximating the State deposit, less GER
tain deductions for the benefit of Sena-
tor Quay. These figures, the proSecu-
tion alleges, were posted from the red
book to the regular register of the bank
containing Quay's account In passing
upon the question of the admissibility
of the red book Judge Biddle said:
It does not strike me that knowledge of
the book has been brought home to Quay.
1t was not found among the books of
the bank at all. 1t was found in a drawer,
not in the ordinary shape in which books
of a public institution are kept, but
crowded in with a sort Of rubbish, and an
investigation of that book revealed these
figures. / am not satisfied, therefore,
that this book has been made competent
evidence against Senator Quay.
This decision was part of an oral
opinion by the Judge in which he estab-
lished the point that the regular books
of the banks We're admissible as testi-
mony. District Attorney Rothermel
quickly saw the advantage the latter
part Of the opinion placed him in, and
he sprang TO his feet to assure the court
that he had argued for the admission of
the red book" and had not formally
offered it in evidence and might not
find it necessary to make such offer.
Judge Biddle replied that he had un
derstood the argument of yesterday and
this morning to be on the admission Of
all the books and papers, but in view
of Mr.. Rothermel's statement he would
withhold his decision on this book until
it is regularly offered and the question
argued.
Counsel for Quay, seeing their advan-
tage, insisted that they had included
the red book in their argument against
the admission of the books, but the
Judge dismissed the matter for the
present.
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-13
LANSDALE
IS DEEPLY MOURNED

~ Y the death of Lieutenant Lans-
dale a San Francisco girl was
II made a widow before she had
been a wife a year. Three days
before the Philadelphia sailed for
Honolulu last summer the young naval
officer was married to Miss Ethel Ship
ley Smith by Rev William H. Moreland
of St. Luke's Church-now Bishop
Moreland of the diocese of Sacramento
in the little Episcopal Church in San
Rafael. The wedding was hastened be-
cause of Lieutenant Lansdale's knowl-
edge that he was liable 90 be ordered
to sea at a days notice.
Miss Smith was the eldest daughter
of Sidney NJ. Smith, well known in
business and financial circles in this
city. and the wedding was attended by
many friends of the happy couple. The
bride was attended by her sisters, Miss
Bertha and Miss Helen. Lieutenant
Gorgas, U. S. N, acted as best man
and the ushers were Edward Green
way. J. c. Morse Silverous, S. c. Board
man and Horace G. Platt. After the
ceremony a wedding breakfast was
served at the summer home of the
brides. parents.
While the Philadelphia was at San
Diego last fall Mrs. Lansdale made a
trip to that port and remained with
her husband until the cruiser was hur-
riedly dispatched to Samoa. She did
not realize when she bid her husband
good-by at that time that she would
never see him alive again. But the
young naval officer fell a victim to the
l.,
Mataafa and the young widow is pros
trated v ith grief at the home of her
parents a. Webster street and Broad
way. Her sisters are with her, but her
parents are absent in far-away Japan.
Philip Van Horne Lansdale was born
IN Washington, D. c., February 10, 1858.
He entered the naval academy at
Annapolis in 1873 and graduated in
1879. Three years later he was made
an ensign and assigned to duty at the
Washington Navy Yard, where he re-
mained until 1890 when he was ordered
to sea on the Philadelphia. In 1898 he
was sent to Chicago, where he had
charge of the caravels, and at the close
of the Worlds Columbian Exposition
he was promoted to a full lieutenancy
and ordered to the battle-ship Massa-
chusetts. \ short time later he was
transferred to the Alert and in June,
1895. he was ordered to Honolulu TO
join the Philadelphia as navigation of
ficer. He was appointed executive
officer Of the Philadelphia when the
cruiser was ordered to Samoa, succeed
ing Lieutenant Stevens, who was in
capacitated by illness Lieutenant
Lansdale was very popular in society
circles in this city and enjoyed the
respect of his brother officers in the
navy TO a marked degree.
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-13

privileged guest on board the ship.
I'VE went from Australia" remarked
MacMahon, ito the New Hebrides, thence
to New Caledonia. 1t was while we were
at Tauna, the notorious home of canni-
balls, that Freeman earned his sobriquet.
There had been a murder or two ashore,
and we had, as a matter of course, to
support our end of the white mans bur
den by burning a few villages and ar
resting some native chiefs. But Freeman
went into the business with unusual
VigOr, and as Captain Brown stood on the
bridge of the Tauranga beside me he ex-
claimed we must call him the destroy
ing angel in future.
II saw Lieutenant Freeman in Apja
only a few weeks ago, as we passed
through on the Mariposa- He was cheer
tul and happy, looking forward as every
naval officer does with delight to the
prospect Of active service. He was the
senior executive officer of his ship, and
risen to high rank in the service. He
was absolutely devoid of fear. When We
landed on Tauna in the midst Of the
most ferocious cannibals TO be found in
the world, Freeman carried himself and
his party through with the utmost sang
froid. His conduct on this occasion
marked him for promotion, and the ad-
miral of the station gave him special
mention in his dispatches
The Tauranga Is known in the British
service as a third-class protected cruiser.
and formed one of the special squadron
of vessels built to guard the coast of Aus
tralia. She is a sister ship to the Pelorus.
on which Kipling recently cruised in the
channel and which he made famous by
his series of articles on naval maneuYers.
The Tauranga was commissioned in
Australia on April l. 1887, and by a curl
Gus coincidence Lieutenant Freeman met
with his death on the same day of the
month, exactly two years later. He was
man of great determination and spirit,
but at the same time scrupuloUsly partic-
ular in the performance of his executive
duties on board ship. Many a time he
has reproaehed me for sitting on the tor
pedo tubes in the gunroom, although l
was wearing clean white clothes And
as to the ships goat, he insisted on having
the poor animal washed at least half
dozen times a day. The lot of a mascot
on board the Tauranga was by no means
holiday when Lieutenant Freeman was
in charge
His last words to me when met him
in Apia harbor expressed regret at his in
ability to dine with me that night. L
should like to come he said, but l have
just received orders to take a landing
party of a hundred marines and blue
jackets ashore. There will he some fun,
I think
There was more fun than poor Free
man expected, for to-day his headless
body is buried on Mulinuu peninsula. and
the Samoan crisis has reached a stage
of intensity which may at any moment
bring about great international war"
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-13
.BANDEEN FIRED
IN SELF-DEFENSE
Coroner's Jury Exoner-
ates the Rancher.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

SACRAMENTO, April IA Coro-
ner's jury tonight, sitting IN the case
of II. H. Pearson. a farm employe
killed yesterday afternoon near Elk
Grove brought in a verdict that the
deceased came to his death from pistol
shot wounds inflicted by John X. Ban
deem. and expressing the bel1et that
the shots were fired in self-detense.
After the verdict had been returned
District Attorney. Baker authorized the
discharge of Bandeen from CUSTODY
Randeen is one of the best-knoWn
farmers in the county. After having
killed his farm hand yesterday after
noon he drove to the home OF Uhoer
Sheriff Reese, near FlOrin, and sur
rendered himself. He was driven INTO
Sacramento by that officer this morn
ing and placed nOminally in the charse
of the Sheriff.
According to the story which BAN
deem tells, Pearson had been employed
on his place for five years. He was an A
iII-tempered man when in liquor, anV
one day quarreled with Bandeen's s son.
then an invalid, over possession OF
Sunday paper. Pearson went SO 1ar
on this occasion as to threaten the lie
of the son and even that of Bandeen
himself for his interference. me
farmer discharged Pearson, but the lat
ter returned tc the place when the
Marty brothers leased it. Bandeen sun
retained an interest in the farm, ana
he was working on it yesterday When
he encountered his former empoye.
Bandeens version Of what transplred Is
as follows:
Yesterday afternoon at about
o'clock l was plowing in the vineyard
and Pearson was driving moving
machine along the fence in an adJoln-
ing field. l had but recently been max
ing some repairs to the fence, Wnlcn oi-
vided the two pieces of land, and had
left some barbed wire near the renee IN
the field in which Pearson was moving.
Pearson drove into this and became
angry. He left the moving machine
standing, and, climbing the fence,
came over to where l was ploW1ng ana
began to abuse me. 1 said to him. L
do not want trouble with you; you go
your way and 1 will go mine. He then
left and walked around the house
II continued plowing and had mace
one round when 1 came close TO the
house There was a pile of kindllng on
the other side of the house with an ak
near it. When 1 came near the mouse
Pearson rushed out at me with the ak :
in his hand. I at once drew my revolVer\
and when he was close to me 1 fired.
He fell down, but did not wait to pick
him up. Instead, I hitched up and
drove into Gait, where I got doctor
and sent him out to the ranch. then
drove into Florin and gave myself up
to Under Sheriff Reese"