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Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1899-11-24
STOCK MARKETS,

Kansas City, Nov. 24-Cattle steady
Cattle 5000; native steers, $4.70@5.75
Texas steers $2.9O@525; Texas cows
$240@3.25; native COWS and heifers,
$2,0004s35; stockers and feeders $3.50
@5OO; bulls $325@4OO
Sheep 1000; active strong; lambs
$375@5.25; muttons $2.75@4.00. +
Chicago, Nov. 24-Cattle 1000; best
steady, others slower at decline;
beeves $4,1507OO; cows $3.00@425;
heifers $34O04.60; Gamers $4,000
2.85; stockers and feeders $4,000
4.70; Texas grass steers $3.75@415;
Texas fed beeves $4.10@5.25; western
$400@5.1O.
Sheep 6,000; firm. 1Oc higher; ma
tive wethers $3.65@450; western
wethers SO. 75@425; lambs, native
$4.00@525; western $47005.15.
New York, Nov. 24-Money> call,
steady, per cent prime mercantile
paper 51a@6 per cent; silver SO; lead
$4.40. W
Chicago, Nov. 24-Wheat, December
ss1s@6G; May 7OA@3s; corn, No
vember s1K; May S2B@SS; oats. No
vember,- 229s; May "a.
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Can Have Their Money Back.

Washington, Nov. 24-Any sub
scriber to the Dewey home fund who
wishes may have his money back.
John R. Mclean, speaking for his sis
ter, Mrs, Dewey, said: Mrs. Dewey
and the Admiral have been over
ghelmed with thousands of kilograms
of sympathy in the furious and
thoughtless attack upon their domes-
tic life. Emerson Mcmillan, of New
York, offers Immediately to reimburse
in full all subscribers to the home
fund who would like their money
back. All that is necessary for these
people to do is to forward their re-
quests to the admiral himself and not
rush to the newspaper Offices with
them" -,sx :
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EIGHT With a Lion.

Manuel Lopez, a sheep man in west
eih Guadalupe county, visited Roswell
recently and there told the story of a
fierce fight one of his herders, young
man 10 years old, had with a mountain
lion. The herder was eating supper
when he discovered that his flock of
sheep was restless. He rushed out Of
his hut and met large mountain lion
at the entrance He fired load of
buckshot into the beast and mortally
wounding him. but before the lion
died he engaged in life and death
struggle with the herder whose cloth
ing was torn to tatters, and he was
fearfully lacerated and bitten before
well-directed stab from his knife
finished the work Of the shot. The
herder managed to crawl into the hut
and was found there unconscious the
next day, in a precarious condition
from great loss of blood, but will
recover. The young man is native
of Mesilla, and his name is Preciliane
| Montoya.
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COULD NOT
STOP THEM
Beers Attemptto Stay the Move
ment of British Troops
Near Belmont.
BOTH SIDES LOSE HEAVILY
By a Brilliant Charge the Britons
Force the Beers From
Position.

Cape Town, Nov. 24-From ac-
counts received of General Methuens
fight with the Beers, it appears the
Beers from Fincham's farm shelled
the advance body of the British, No
vember %. The British arT-hery
shelled the hill which the British sub.
sequently occupied. Tie Boer main.
column left Fincham's farm during
the afternoon and camped five miles
anead. Thursday the Beers fired
from the hills thousand yards dis
tant on the British advance force
Other troops pushed up. The engage
ment became general. The British ar
tillery silenced the Boer guns. Cross
ing the fire zone amidst a storm of
lead the granadier guards and North
umberlands pushed up the incline and
reached the summit, doing great ex-
ecution with bayonets and capturing
a laager with guns, equipment, pris-
oners, cattle and sheep. The ninth
Lancers and mounted infantry pur-
sued. The Beers, Is is estimated,
numbered $500 men with their loss
unknown.
London, Nov. 24-The victory of
General Methuen's advancing column
over the Beers at Belmont has caused
as much anxiety as rejoicing. The
Beers must have been in a decided
minority yet the total British loss of
220 killed, wounded and missing
proves the effectiveness of their resis-
tance. The fact that no guns and
only forty prisoners were captured by
the victors and that the Beers carried
off their dead and wounded shows that
they retired in an orderly manner
and probably the Boer casualties were
not numerous. The road is now pre-
sumably open to the Boer position on
the Modder river.
Cape Town, Nov. 24--Late arrivals
from Pretoria estimate the Boer cas-
ualtles so far at 1000 men, half of
whom were killed. They say the race
course there is being prepared for a
laager for prisoners. A Maxim is
placed at the gate of the race course.
From President Kruger down, every
one is in favor of fighting. They be.
lieve they will succeed in annexing all
the beleagured towns. The flag of the
united republic is now ready. 1t bears
the Orange cross. The Beers expect
the war to last from four to six
months when they will possess South
Africa Commandant Albrecht and
Lieutenant Elo started with a com
mahd of followers to capture Bulu
wayo.
Mooi River, Nov. 24-The Beers
have only sent an occasional shell
into the British camp since this morn
ing. The range of the British guns is
not sufficient to be effective. An off
cial native runner corroborates thu
report that heavy firing has occurred
at Estcourt
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BEGINNING
OFTHE END
General Otis Claims the Filipino
Congress Is Forever
Scattered.
IMPORTANT OFFICIAL GIVES Vi
He Claims lnsureent Soldiers
VIII Soon Lay Down
Arms.

r Warrington, Nov "a General Otis
cabled today: The claim to a govern
ment by the insurgents can be made
no longer under any fiction; its treas
urer, secretary of the interior and
president of eongres are in 5IFShands;
its president and remaining cabinet
officers are in hiding, evidently in the
different central Luzon provinces; its
generals and ?, troops are in small
bands Scattered through these prov
inces acting as banditti or dis
persed and playing the role of amigo
with arms concealed. The indica-
tions are that Aguinaldo did not es-
cape through the lines of Lawton or
Wheaton, but fed westward from
Bayambong railway station. Tele-
graphic communication to Dagupan is
established and probably will be San
Fabian today; by relaying nine miles
of track with material at hand railway
communication with that point will
be re-established.'
Another dispatch from Otis gives
the results of the fighting at Iloilo as
follows: Hughes, Iloilo, reports the
enemy driven back into the noun
tains; the insurgent capital at Coba-
tuan is captured. The only serious
action was that of Carpenter at Pavia
total casualties five killed, or since
died of wounds, 81 wounded. The
enemy's casualties are not stated.
Manila, Nov 24-Bautista president
of the Filipino congress presented
himself to General Macarthur today,
and formally renounced all further
connection with the insurrection. He
says the Filipino, congress and cabinet
is scattered never to reassemble. He
believes the Filipino soldiers will lay
down arms everywhere as soon as
they learn the truth. ~
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Heavv Cloud-Rurst.

Kansas City, Nov, 24-A Star spe-
cial from San Antonio. Texas, says
a portion of the town of. Cotulla, go
miles west, was washed away by a
cloud burst this morning. -Four in
ches of rain fell in thirty minutes, A
merchant named Walker and his wife
were drowned.
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Secretary Roots Report

Washington, Nov; 24--President
Mckinley has received a synopsis of
Secretary Roots annual report These
are some of the most essential fea-
lures Of the secretary's observations
and recommendations The imme-
diate appointment of civil governors
for Cuba and Porto Rico; substitu-
tion of civil government for the Phil
ippines Immediately following the
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eoebel Still Fighting.

Frankfort, KY, Nov. 24-Candidate
Goebers attorneys arrived here today
with an appeal from the decision of
Judge Jones that 1913 votes in Mel
son county enormously certified for
w. P. Taylor should be, counted for
w. S. Taylor.. The case was argued
TINS afternoon.
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Charleston is Gone.

Washington, Nov. 24-The navy de-
partment received the following cable
gram from the naval station at Cavite:
The Cullgoa report that the Charles
ton has disappeared. The Culgoa
was the relief ship sent from Hong
Kong. This report dissipated the last
hope of saving the ship.
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Conspirators Sentenced.

Philadelphia, Pa, Nov 24-Ellery P.
Ingham, ex-United States district at
torney. and his former assistant, Har-
vey K. hewitt. were today sentenced
to imprisonment for two years, and
six months and fine of 81 and costs
for conspiracy in attempting to bribe
the secret service operatives in con
nection with the recent big revenue
stamp counterfeiting conspiracy.
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suppression of the present insurrec-
tion. A complete system of suffrage
in the Philippines. Cuba and Porto
Rico, with educational and property
qualifications required for all voters;
immediate construction of cable be
tween the United States and the Phil
ippines. No general reorganization
of the army win be recommended.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1899-11-24

Those that have not been supplied
with tickets to the sixth annual ball
of the Brotherhood of Railroad Train.
men. November 29th, can secure them
at K. d. Goedall's drug store w. w.
Beebe, Secretary. 3-18t
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Cabinet Meetinu.

Washington, Nov 24-No important
business was transacted at the cabi-
net meeting today. Annual reports
were under consideration. All mem
bers will accompany the president to
Paterson tomorrow to. attend me fun
era1 of Hobart.
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have placed some elegant pat
terms on sale for the next ten days
at the low price of $40 suit,
giving all an opportunity to get a
first class custom made suit at these
reduced prices. George Rose, the tail
or, Railroad avenue 15-6t
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carneqie's offer Accepted.

Tucson, Ariz., Nov. 24-Andrew
Carnegie's offer of $4,000 for public
library building has been accepted by
the city council voting site on the
military plaza for a building and 81
900 per annum for the maintenance
of the library.
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The kentucky,s Speed.

Boston, Nov. 24-In trial run to-
day the new battleship Kentucky
made an average speed of 1851 knots
per hour, not quite equalling the
speed Other sister ship the Kearsage,
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1899-11-24

For saddle and harness repairing,
carriage trimming, ETC., call on ]. G.
Jones. next to S. Patty's, Bridge street.
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House For Rent

A small house of four rooms and
bath, hot and cold water in house,
suitable for small family, unfnrafshedi
for $40 per month. Inquire at this. of
fee. 14-tf
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1899-11-24

FOR Cheap-two or three
furnished rooms suitable for patching
or light housekeeping. Inquire of J.
L. Myer. 15-6t
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Advertised Letter List.

The following list of letters remain
ed uncalled for in this Office for the
week ending November %.
Arrarol, Tabeario Dawson, Newton
Ancient, Lewis Kight Paul
Bell. 1. Niells, M.
Clark, ]. w. Pawling, John, q
Persons calling for these letters
will please say advertised"
]. A. CARRUTH, p. M.
FOR RENT-A nicely furnished
room, with bath and CRATE. Inquire
at this office.
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Lss Vegas-The City Of
Homes. 100000 in new
Buildings in three years.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-02-01
Atneric2's Greatness.

Like the empire of Charles ", the
United States is now land CD which
the sun never sets. Going westward
the difference in longitude between
Eastport. Me-, and Manila is about
175 degrees. To the dwellers on the
Atlantic coast OF the United States
Manila is very near the antipodes.
Travelling westward from the eastern
verge of the country to its western
boundary in the far Pacific, circuit
OF about half of the globe is made.
Except in midwinter the sun rises in
Eastport before it sets in Manila. In
summer, autumn and spring it is day
light along the eastern coast OF the
United States before it is night on its
western boundary. England, France
and Germany also have territory so
widely different throughout the globe
that the sun shines on some part of it
every hour of the twenty-four. but, OF
course, in contiguous territory the
United States is far ahead of oil OF
these. In area, exclusive Of colonies,
the United States is the largest nation
in the world except China. Louis
Globe-Democrat.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-02-01
Reading Aloud.

Reading aloud as a mere physical
exercise is of great Importance and
efficacy. Cicero in some one of his
letters speaks of curing himself Of
troublesome and alarming weakness
by reading aloud for some hours every
day. Certain temperaments are inhu-
enced by it, as actors are affected by
their own playing. 1t is said of
Madame Testa that she would come
home from the opera and sit in a PAS
sion of tears at the recollection of
what she had been acting. It was ell
tireIy unaffected. She would soy she
knew it to be idle, but that she 'could
not get the thing out OF her head. -
Medical Record.
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ROUTE OF THE PROPOSED TRANsPACIFIc CABLE.

this programme. If he can succeed
in starting the ball rolling; the expert
ment will be watched with utmost
concern by all kinds of people every
where.
Mr.. Chase has been connected with
labor agitation and organization ever
since he was boy. He is an unusu-
ally bright and well-irformed young
man, and is looked up to by the work.
ingmen in the town. The new mayor
was born in New Hampshire, and
went to Haverhill eighteen years ago.
As boy he worked in shoe factories
and wooden mills, and spent his even
ings in study.
Haverhill is one of the most indus
trious of the manufacturing towns Of
Massachusetts,. It has a population
upward of 10000. It has about twen-
ty miles of street railways, gas plants
and electric lighting plants, about a
dozen grammar schools, public high
school, public library and four fine
parks. In Haverhill are nearly 500
factories, covering nearly seventy in
dustries and employing nearly 20, 900
men. The principal industry is the
manufacture of boots and shoes, in
which are invested many millions of
dollars.
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The LIQUOR Trade in America


Though there are doubtless many eua.
ployers otlabor on this side says the Lon
don (England) Hospital, who are affected
in their choice Of workmen by the fact that
these are or are not abssaiuers, We do not
think that the question has ever been made
the subject of Government inquiry hero.
Not 80 In the United States, where the
commission appointed by the Government!
schedules the replies made by no less than:
6901 establishments, detailing their prac-
tice in regard to the taking on Of the ,745,-
92s employees IN their service. The eg-r
ployers include individuals or companies
engaged In agriculture, manufactures, !
mining and qunrrying, transportation and
retail trade. The habits and opinions Ok
these different employers are naturally,
varied. With+1613 the report is that tho
habits OF the prospective employees regard
Ing drinking are not taken into con1ldera-
tion, but the large majority, vIs.,i 6s6S,
takes means to discover what a mana
habits!are. Besides those who object to
their employees taking into1lcaIts at any,
time, whether on or OF duty, there are q
number Of employers who insist merely
abstain from liquor, and also those who,
while they do not lay restraint, ,on. the MAJ
jority ct their employees, insist on those In
responsible positions refraining; from
drink. Thus In all departments OF Industry
there are a.good many firms who demand
abstinence from engineers, managers ana
watchmen. In agriculture stress Is laid on
teamsters being non-driukers, Tor fear ofi
carelessness and cruelty IN the handling Of,
cattle on the part of intoxicated men. In
mining and quarryIng the restriction Is Rp.,
piled chiefly to handlers OF explosives and
to electricians and the like, any blunder
on whose part might lead to great injury
to their fellow workers, not 'tofspeak Of
damage to property. In transportation
almost all branches of the service are, ID
some companies, forbidden to have. any
men, conductors, telegraph operators,
electricians, swltchmsn and pilots. :,
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cipal legislature. This is the first
time, so far as is known, that out and
out and avowed Socialism has won in
an election of any Importance in this
country, and all Massachusetts, is
stirred up and talking about it.
Mr.. Chase declares that he will
carry out the policy of his party as de-
fined in the platform on which he was
elected. He is only twenty-eight
years old, and at the time of his cleo
ton was a clerk in cooperative
store of Hayerhill. He is thoroughly
imbued with the doctrines of Social
is is the President of a Haverhill
c. perative society and one of its
founders, and has been very active
in Socialist agitation for some time.
Not only did the Socialists elect
their candidate for mayor, but like
wise three aldermen and three coun-
cilmen. Their platform demands that
the city shall own and operate all pub
lie utilities requiring franchise, the
operatives to elect their own officers;
that the city shall furnish food, shoes
and clothing to children who are COM
PEELED to stay from school fdr want of
these necessaries; that the city shall
give employment to the unemployed
on new public works; that taxation
shall be equalized; that secret ses-
sio1s of the council be abolished; the
adoption OF initiative, referen dunn and
proportional representation, and other
plans generally approved by Social
lists. Young Chase receives a salary
of $4,000 year for trying to carry out
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-02-01
A PHILIPPINE COMMISSION.
President Mckinley Appoints q Board to
Investigate the Islands.

Investigate the Islands.
WASHINGTON, D. c. Especially D.-A commits.
sion has been appointed by the President
to inquire into the social, economic and In
dustrial conditions Of the Philippine islands
and to report to him.
The Commission Is as follows: Rear-Ad.
miral Dewey, Major E. s. Otis,
Professor J. G.. Schurman, President OF
Cornell University; Colonel Charles D enby,
former Minister to China, and Dean G.
Worcester, OF Ann Arbor University.
The Commission will not be asked to
recommend form OF government, rs was
the Hawaiian Commission. Its labors will
be confined to an investigation into the
character OF the people, methods OF living,
habits, customs and capacity for self-gov-
ernment. 1t will be expected also to
secure such Information on the general
condition OF the islands as they may deem
advisable. It Is expected that the Com
mission will make complete tour OF the
important islands, visiting the Int srior and
the chief towns.
The commission is not subject to the
confirmation Of the United States Senate,
but has been named under reserved au-
thorlty Of the President, and its expenses
will be paid out Of the war appropria-
tions.
The three Commissioners will leave for
Manila about February /.
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Notes of the Crusade.

A saloon is the DEVILS recruiting station,
1t Is true that every instance OF excess
began with moderate use, and thatt ttt Is I'M
possible to predict which person WILL stay
within moderate" limits and which one
will 20 on to "excess." It Is ulso true that
what is generally termed moderate use''
is itself excess.
At the National Vegetarian Congress,
held In London last month, the Importance
OF total abstinence In dietetlc reform was
discussed. 1t was generally claimed In the
papers presented that the absence OF meae
diet materially assisted the drlnker to over
come his appetite for alcohol.
There are 7,OOo,o total abstalners in
Great Britain.
"Watch and Be Sober" is the motto OF
the Army Temperance Association, which
has 4 mem mbership OF over %, 900 men in the
service in India.
The temperance women OF Lexington,
KY, are prosecuting not only law breaking
lIquor-selers, but as we'll faithless public
officers who have been conniying with the
yiolutors Of the law. The Mayor aud Police
Commissioners, together with l0l saloon
keepers, ure under indictment.
The Roumanian Minister OF Education
has sent circular to the police authorities
Of Jnssv and Bucharest, instructing them
o arrest and punish all students and pupils
Of universities, colleges and schools who
frequent cafes, inns or other public places
where intoxicating liquors are sold. -
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pINcuEY's IMPOSING FUNERAL.
President Attends the Services Held In
the House of Representatives.

the House OF Representatives.
WASHINGTON, D. G. (SpecisD. AN i'm
pressive state funeral was given the
late Representative Nelson Dingley at
noon on Monday in the House Of Rep
resentatives, where he has 80 long been
such a commanding figure. The Pres
bers Of the Diplomatic Corps, mem
bers of the Supreme Court, Senate and
House, and distinguished men IN military
and civil life were ranged about bis bier on
the floor OF the hail. while the galleries
were occupied by the families OF those who
sat upon the floor, and other prominent
personages invited to be present.
The casket was placed on bier In the
urea in front of the marble rostrum Of the
Speaker, and for an hour the public, which
would have no opportunity to witness the
official ceremonies later, was allowed to
view the remains as they lay In state. At
the head OF the easket was magnificent
wreath Of orchids and lllies-oi.the-valley,
tied with deep purple ribbons, which had
been sent by the President.
At noon Speaker Reed called the House
to order. Imm ediately thereafter the Vice.
President and the Senate were announced.
They were followed by the Diplomatic
Corps, all In mourning attire. Then followed
tue C0leI JUSTICE duu, AsSOUldto duStlCeS VI
the Supreme Court in their black robes,
and they In turn were followed by the
President with his Cabinet. Across the
aisle from the Presidential party sat the
family Of the deceased representing three
generations.
When all were seated, from out Of the
loft In the rear OF the press gallery the
notes OF an organ echoed through the hall.
1t was the first time In the history OF the
House of Representatives that music had
been heard in it. Aquartette sang impress
sively "Crossing the Bar" It was very
simple service. The Rev. 8. II. Newman
read the fourteenth chapter OF st. John
and spoke OF the deep soiemnity OF the oc-
casion. The Rev. DR.. Coudan, the blind
chaplain OF the House, made touching
prayer and the exercises were concluded
with the singing by the quartette, to the Or
gan accompaniment, OF "Jesus, Lover OF
Ny Soul"
The body lay In state In the hall Of the
House until shortly before the time for the
departure OF the special train which con-
veyed the remains and the party to Lewis
ton, where the funeral services were held
and the body laid In It's last resting place.