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Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1900-10-04
NEW LAND MAPPED.
A Hitherto Unknown Stretch Has Been
Explored. -

Copenhagen, Oct. 4.-lieutenant
Amdrups of the Greenland expedition,
arrived here on board the Antarctic.
THE members explored and mapped a
hitherto unknown stretch OF land ex-
tending from Cape Town. latitude SO
degrees, 2S minutes north, to Agassiz
Land 81 degrees. % minutes north.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1900-10-04
Business is Better.

September was 0. K and October be better. Under
clothing demand The cool breezes reminders of the
need of apparel This store has all grads of Under
to suit the people. Look below the prices plain
they defy competition.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1900-10-04

FOR RENT-A nicely furnished
room for gentleman. Inquire at 933
Railroad Avenue. 2S2-6t
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1900-10-04

ers lost 400 men. Germans i've. Ths
latter are now said TO be burning box.
er villages around Pekin.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1900-10-04
B The Want Column

Brings business. If you want
to buy anything, rent any
thing, sell anything. the best
and quickest results are to be
had through The Optic wants.
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The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1900-02-17
1t was with regret we learned

1t was with regret we learned
that Mr.. August Clement, trambo-
mist, has withdrawn from the Greig
cornet band. Mr.. Clement is a good
musician, and is handy, because he
can play any instrument in brass
band. Mr.. Clement, we learn, will
devote his spare moments to the
organization Of a string band.
The people from almost every
part of the parish, of both faction
are anxious to see James Simon
come out as q candidate for Dis
trict Judge, and if he does, they
will give him a unanimous sup
port, and ss we consider Mr.. Fos-
ter a weak candidate in his own
parish, we feel confident that Mr..
Simon would be elected by q good
majority.
The Bank of st. Martinvihe
bought this week . lot of ground
on Main street, from Mr.. L. j.
Gsrdemal, and will commence
about the first of April, the erec-
ton of an elegant brick building,
and we learn that Mr.. Gardemal
will also erect an elegant brick
building adjoining the bank bull
ding, which will be quite an i'm
provement for that part of Main
street.
Since we suggested that our
friend James Simon run for Judge
instead of District Attorney, we
have heard q large number of per-
sons speak favorably of him. The
successful faction of st. Martin
parish, are supporting Jack Davis
for District Attorney, and due to
political combinations, some of
the best friend of Mr.. Simon are
supporting Mr.. Davis but if he
was to run for Judge, he would
get their solid support, and with
the popularity he enjoys in Iberia
parish, particularly in New Iberia
and Jesnerette, we are confident,
we could elect James Simon Judge
and Jack Davis District Attorney.
If Mr.. Simon was to decide to this
plan, we know some of our best
people who would take the stump
for him, and make hot, vigorous
campaign.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1900-02-17
LOCAL NEWS.

Mr.. Paul Dutel has re-opehed
his home made candy stand, Hnd
solicit the patronage of the public
in general.
Messrs. Don Foster and Antho-
ny Muller were in town this week,
docking, we presume, isfter their
political chances.
Notwithstanding the wet condi-
tion Of the soil, the irrigation Ca
nal Company had a large force of
men at work, and the levees of the
canal are well advanced.
Mr.. jean Domec of the fifth
ward was in town Tuesday, and he
says if James Simon is a candi-
date for District Judge: the fourth
and fifth wards will give him q
solid vote.
There are a large number of vo-
tiers in this parish who are supper
ting Jack Davis for District At
torney who would be glad to sup
port James Simon for District
Judge, and could give him q good
lift.
The incessant rains of the past
few days have greatly interfered
with field iabors, and some fear is
entertained that the seed cane
which is not properly drained,
may rot.
The candidacy of Capt. G. IT.
Cade, for Governor is not meeting
with much enthusiasm ID this pa
IRISH, in fact we have not heard
more than about half q dozen per-
sons speak favorably Of his can
didacy. Our people seem TO look
upon that combination as q farce.
Cotton is on q boom Monday
the market went up, and the price
of middling was recorded at 81
cents per pound, with an upward
tendency. All indication point to
a strong market FOR the coming
crop, if the planters only keep
down the acreage. Cotton at 8ctf
is a good and paying crop.
Breaux Bridge will have q Cot
ton Mill, an Ice Factory, and pos.
sibly an electric railway running
from that town to Lafayette. The
people of Breaux Bridge are Ger.
tainly exerting all their powers te
secure industries for their town
and we have no doubt that they
will meet with success.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1900-02-17
SUCCESS.
Bowling Green News.

The News this week can't help
but be a triAue enthusiastic over
the Southern Normal School and
Bowling Green Business College.
The institution is of far greater
magnitude than this paper ever!
dreamed of, or the public consi-
ders it. It is the biggest thing
Bowling Green ever had and is by
far the best advertisement the city
could have.
This item is not written as .
"jolly" but is intended to convey.
to the public, in q measure, the
vast advantages the school is to
our city as we'll as the great good
it is doing in the cause of educa-
ton. This item, in fact, is writ
ten without either the knowledge
or consent of the Messrs. Cherry.
It was the pleasure Of q repre-
sentative of The News, on invita-.
ton of Cashier Raimey, to attend
the chapel exercises Wednesday
morning. Notwithstanding the
unpropitiods condition of the wes-
Their there were fully 500 young
ladies and gentlemen, students of
the school, present The words "la-
dies" and gentlemen" are inten-
ded to convey their full meaning,
for there, perhaps, was never q
school in which there were matri-
culated so many elegant people.
| Most of them are from the South.
After devotional exercises on
this particular occasion Prof. Cher
| nv and Prof. F. 3. Broussard eac b
| made talks. It is the custom, so
The News is told, for some Of the
instructors to give q talk each
morning.
The exercises Wednesday were
particularly interesting and enter
tanning in view of the fact that
Prof. Broussard, who leaves Feb
ruary Is, for Paris, France. made
a parting speech to his fellow
teachers and the students by whom
he is SO we'll liked. The profes.
sor goes to Paris to be an inter-
prefer during the Paris Exposi-
ton. He was appointed by the
government.
1t was only a few years ago
Prof. Broussard came to this city
and entered the school. At that
time he could not speak a word of
English. Under the best tutor
ship he learned rapidly and Until
he resigned taught French and as
sisted in the bookkeeping class.
He proved one Of the most popu-
lar instructors the school has ever
had and it is q matter of congfatu-
iation that he is to return and re-
sumo his duties as soon as the
great Paris Exposition closes.
! Prof. Broussard's talk Wednes-
day morning was one of the brigh-
test lectures ever given in this CT
ty. While it was entirely i'm.
promptu it simply scintillsted with
wit and humor and the professor
was applaudded time and time
again.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1900-02-17
CARNIVAL Low RArb;s.

The Carnival season in New Orleans 10 .
season of absolute gaiety and good humor.
The fame of the Crescent City in relation TO
fts Mardi Gras festivals has spread until Il
has enoompassed the entire earth. The
Carnival 10 made up of series Of ''6esils"
in which the people participate generally
and which creates q long train Of brilliant
occasions and gorgeous pagsants. q. The
Carnival OF 1900 will be the most brilliant
in the history of New Orleans. There viii
be two additional street psrades; the one
occurring February 2lst. at night. being
an electrical display, the others occurring
as follow: At night February End, No
mus; at noon February 18Th. arrival Of
Rex; on night of the Same dav. Protsns;
at noon February f7th.. Mardi 1rss Day.
Arrival Of Rex, and on Mardi GrAs night.
Comus.
Arrangements have been made for
general elaboration Of the various spects-
cles and street masking. The Southern Pa
cifc. Sunset Route. Will make ono fare
for the round trip rate. With tickets ON
sale February 18th to morning Of Feb. n.
inclusive. and good returning until March
10th. For particulars see sssnt
8. F. B. MORSE. LID. PARKS.
Pass. Ira; Manager. GenI Pass. T. A.
Houston. Texas
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1900-02-17

ne SURE you get what you want
. when you ask for Hoods Sarsapa-
rilla. Unequalled in Merit, Sales, Cures.
There's no substitute for HOODS.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1900-02-17

l. Albert Biesenu. Cashier Of the above ham
ed Bank do solnnly swear that the above state,
Hnent is true to the best of my knowledge and
belief. ALBERT BiENvENU Cashier
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 18th
day Of February 1900. DAN. ". vooRHfEs,
Notary Public.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1900-02-17
REGISTRATION.

will be at Bayou Chene to Register
the voters:on the 26th Of February.
nj. L. BR0U6sARD. Registrar
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1900-02-17
/. TOWN COUNCIL.

Regular meeting of the Town Council
held Wednesday the 9TH day Of
February A. d. 1900.
The meeting was called to order by
his Honor T. j. Liable Mayor presiding.
All members present.
The following ordinances presented BY
Mr.. L. ]. Cardinal was unanimously
adopted.
Be IL resolved; that hereafter Vendors
of charcutery having paid their market
dues will be allowed to sell charcutery
such as sausages, hogshead cheese, blood
sausages, endouilies and etc, on the
street after market hours. provided that
this ordinance in no way permits the
sale of meat Of any kind at any time on
the streets. except as specified above.
Be It further ordained that all vendors
of oysters. peddling oysters within the
market limits will pay Is cents Market
dues per day.
= o
On motion duly seconded the meeting
was adjourned to Wednesday the l4th.
Liable, A.V. FLEMING,
Mayor. Secretary.
A true extract from the minutes.
A.V. FLEMING, Secretary.
Special meeting of the Town Council
held this day Feb. IA, 1900.
Pursuant to adjournment the Council
met this day in special session, his Ho-
nor T. ). Liable Mayor presiding.
On motion of Mr.. L. j. Cardinal the
following ordinance was unanimously
adopted:
Be it ordained that no factory where.
in steam, gaz or gazoline power is used
shall be established on erected within
the corporate limits Of this town without
permit from the Town Council.
On motion duly seconded the meeting
was adjourned.
T. ]. Liable. A.v. FLEMING,
Mayor. Secretary
A true extract from the minutes.
A. v. FLEMING, Secretary
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-07-17
a Lusty Revolt.

Wellston (O.) Democrat.
Bryan. the buffalo bull of the Platte,
stood on the railroad track of rogress and
snorted 16 TO l in defiance of the iron horse
of civilization, while Thomas, of Colorado,
Pettigrew and others of the same stripe
yelled necessarily for the wampum of the
fathers, and insisted that buffalo chips
shall supplant coal and gasoline as fuel in
all the States east of the Mississippi river.
The Modock shelters of the ava beds still
defy the American people and demand that
this government shall make a dollar out
of 80 cents, regardless of any other nation
on earth. and continue to back Bryan with
their means in order to accomplish their
purpose. The medium through which it is
TO be accomplished IS the once
great Democratic party, which, APP
parently, now contains nothing but
the wind and rags and jags brought to
it by the Populists and the ants of the uni
verse. The woods are full of real Demo-
Gratis trying TO find their way out, but they
will hardly reach the clearing in time to
vote and witness the grand spectacle of
the tail wagging the dog.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-07-17

The fendish savagery of the Chinese at
Peking is a startling revelation to the civ
ilized world. Years of contact with the
Chinese had led Europe and America to
regard the people of China as a nation of
noncombatants. Government and people
have yielded to the demands of European
governments. In the late war with Japan
the Chinese showed themselves TO be en-
tirely wanting in the military spirit. The
partition of China has been discussed by
European governments as If 1t were a mat
ter to be settled by the benefciaries of the
division. regardless Of the people Of that
country, who, if not too a%pathetic 10 take
an interest in the matter. were deemed too
cowardly to resist the destruction of their
rational existence. Now and then mobs of
natives would temporarily annoy foreign
residents, but the appearance of the small
est official force caused them to desist lest
some of them might be beheaded.
To have such a people take the agrees
sive against foreigners in the mot fiendish
manner. taking the lives of people whom
they could have compelled to leave their
country. is a great shock. The long pas
sive Chinese suddenly becomes an agrees
sive iend; the becomes a
fierce soldier who can assail, withstand
attack. and is not dismayed by carnage in
his own ranks. A race that has been non
resistent suddenly becomes the fend Of
carnage. 1t is a ~shockingly rude waken
ing to a terrible reality, of which the
Picking massacre is but a part. These bar
barians who have risen to rid themselves
of progress by massacre are well armed,
disciplined. and. apparently. well led. How
large an army will the allies need to sup
press the hostile Chinese? They have be-
gun as If a few regiments or d-etachments
of European troops can scatter the Boxers.
They have already been disabdsed of that
misconception. They have learned that
the Chinese they have met about Tien-Tsin
are not the inoffensive little men that they
have long been counted to be. Behind the
Boxers is the ruling dynasty at Peking-
how many of the 100000 OF Chinese of the
war age can they arm and bring into the
field as soldiers. and how long will IL take
the allies to collect an army that can un-
dertake successfully to suppress this bloody
uprising against civilization? These are
questions which the wisest cannot answer
to-day. but they involve matters of so
grave moment that every civilized nation
should drop all jealousies of the past until
| the crime OF China against the world shall
be punished.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-07-17
JOHN n. WILSON TALKS.
No One Authorised to Say What Gold
Democrats VIII Do.


John r. Wilson, who is the Indiana menu
Der of the national committee of the
sound-money Democracy, was asked yes
terday concerning one or two interviews
recently given out in the East concern
ing the probability of a ticket being placed
of these interviews was given out by w. ID.
Bynum, who said he did not think there
would be a ticket In the field. The other
interview was from another gold Demo-
GRAFT who thought the National Democratic
party would nominate a ticket. This is
nothing but the expression of individual
opinion of gentlemen" said Mr.. Wilson.
There has been no definite conclusion
reached on this matter by the committee,
which will meet in Indianapolis on the 18th
of this month. One of the questions TO be
considered and passed upon is whether
or not II is advisable TO nominate a presi-
Dental ticket. What the conclusion of the
committee will be / cannot say. L do not
believe there is any one at the present
time who can anticipate the result OF the
conference. There will be at this meeting
the members of the national committee.
So far as my observation has extended
and il has been confined TO this State-it
is my opinion that most OF the sound
money Democrats In Indiana are opposed
to an independent ticket"
In answer to the question as to whether
the sound-money Democrats would partici-
pate in the anti-imperialistic meeting TO be
held shortly in this city Mr.. Wilson said
that he knew OF no move In this direction.
There is no unanimity of opinion amongst
sound-money Democrats on the subject or
expansion" he said. They deem the cur
rency question the predominating issue OF
the ga mnaiQn'
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-07-17

To the Editor of the Indianapolis Journal.
Notwithstanding the Democratic party
has never been duly grateful TO me for the
many bits of good advice / have given 1t
these fifty years and more. 1 cannot find
il in my heart to see IL in distress without
rendering 1t my kind offices. Its current
platform is fairly up to the average. ex-
cept that only by inference IL declares it's
policy on the Chinese question and ex-
cept that it might be stewed down to a
paragraph or two. instead of being so in
terminably long, and it's true meaning
would have been more readily understood.
For instance, IL might read as follows:
Resolved. That we unqualifiedly indorse
everything in the several Democratic plat
forms of the last forty years, and that we
commend the wisdom of our Democratic
fathers in persistently opposing every
measure ever proposed by the Republican
party. whether IL relates 10 war or peace.
Resolved. That We greatly rejoice in
the growth in wealth OF our country these
forty years, and in the Improvement of
every economic condition, and that we
point with pride to the unvarying opposi-
ton of the Democratic party to every
measure through which our currency has
been multiplied and perfected, our COM
merce extended and our home markets for
labor and the products of labor have been
improved.
Resolved, That We are opposed TO Mr..
Mckinley. and. true 10 the traditions of
our party we d~enounce everything he has
done or has proposed to do"
This would have brought the party down
TO date in good shape, and IL would have
expressed in a few words everything the
platform contains, but We are so near to
important events that the convention
should have adopted something like the
following. and my suggestion is that they
prevail upon Mr.. Bryan TO insert IL IN his
letter of acceptance:
Whereas, There Is a muss brewing In
China that is likely 10 affect many of the
great nations and may involve the United
States In trouble. therefore. I'm such an
event, We pledge 10 Mr.. Mckinley our
most unrelenting criticism and our most
determined opposition 10 any and every
measure he may adopt to protect our flag
and maintain the honor of our Nation, be-
ing sure in advance that. no matter what
he does. he should have done the other
thing"
Ii is quite probable that something will
nave to be done on the Chinese question
before November; hence the Importance OF
this resolution. But, no matter about the
resolution, the party will oppose every
thing done. all the same IL always does.
Indianapolis. July l6. L. L. SEE.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-07-17

A discussion in the Canadian House of
Commons has called public attention to the
practical failure of costly attempts to Sc
cure American immigrants for Canada.
1t appears the movement has been on foot
for some time in the two Dakotas, Mime
sofa, Michigan and the New England
States. Newspapers were paid TO publish
attractive advertisements, immigration
agencies were organized, travelling displays
of Canadian %oducts were made. etc. Dur
ing last year, il Is said, 5000 American
newspapers were publishing descriptive
Americans, and some go paid representa-
tives of the government of Canada were
engaged in working the matter up. As a
result of all this effort and outlay less
thar 5000 immigrants have been secured,
and these cost Canada $40 a head in Of
fetal charges. That is cheap enough for
good Americans, but 1t is a costly way of
populating a country. A correspondent at
Ottawa. in stating these facts. says:
1t is CALLING to Canada to see the stream
of immigration pouring past us into the
United States. We give free farms. we pay
bonuses TO agents in Europe and Amer
lea TO persuade people to come over and
take the farms, and yet only a small per-
centage of the best immigration comes
here. OF the small percentage that does
come here a large proportion leaves us
again for the United States.
There is a vast amount of unoccupied
good land in Canada, and it is by no
means a bad country TO live in, but in the
matter of immigration it labors under the
great disadvantage of being too near the
United States.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-07-17

A State Ticket Nominated mt Conven-
ton I'm This City.

The Socialist Labor party held a meet
ing in Mansur Hall on Sunday and nomi-
mated the following state ticket: Governor,
Philip H. More. of Indianapolis: Lieutenant
Governor, @. A. Dryer, of Logansport:
secretary Of state. Elmer w. Byram. OF
Muncie; treasurer of state. Jacob Fritz. OF
Evansville; auditor of state. Thomas f..
Soules. of Muncie; attorney general. John
Youngman, of Elwood; superintendent OF
public instruction. Oliver p. Stoner. OF
Claypool; statistician. William III. Singer.
of Richmond; geologist, John Burkhard, OF
indianapolis; electors at large. w. j. Col
bert. of Claypool. and Christopher Schaad.
of Evansville.
The convention adopted resolutions de-
claring that I'VE stand firmly on the prin-
ciples laid down in our national platform
and call upon all wage workers 10 advance
the interests of their class by afiliating
with and supporting at the polls the So
cialist Labor party" The resolutions speak
with favor OF the action OF the national
convention OF the party. which reiterated
a former declaration I'm favor OF a radical
change I'm the social system from the In
dividual ownership OF the means of pro-
duction to the social ownership and direc-
ton of the same.