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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-02-09
III the House.
fBy Associated Prcss.)

WASHINGTON, Feb. S--This was prob
ably the last day to be DEVOTED to private
pension legislation by theRiouse Of Rep
1.esentatives in this Congress. High water
mark made in the Fiftytirst Congress,
was almost reached to-day when 1Si bills
were passed against 1877 passed at a single
session in the former Congress. In all the
House at this Congress has passed about
800 tils a number considerably exceeded
in the Fifty-tirst Congress, A general pen
sion bill was passed to restore to pension
rolls widows of soldiers who subsequently
married and became widows or divorced.
BY the terms of the bill, however. its
benefits are limited to widows of soldiers
who were married before the close of the
Civil War and who are now dependent
upon their own labor for support.
A bill was passed TO establish light
house and fog signal at No Point, Chesa-
peake Bay.
The Speaker laid before the House a let
ter from Acting-Secretary of State Hill,
saving that the House resolution relative
to Queen victoria's death had been laid
before the King, and that by the Kings
command, Lord Lansdowne expresses the
Roval appreciation of the marks Of re-
spect shown by the House.
At $40 p. NJ. the House adjourned.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-02-09
WEATHER FORECAST.

Forecast for Saturday and Sunday:
virginia-Rain Saturday. with rising
Temperature: Sunday. clearing, fresh
northeasterly winds. becoming variable.
North CaroIina-Rain Saturday; Sunday
fair. except rain in extreme eastern por-
tions. fresh northeasterly winds. become
ing variable.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-02-09

Amendnlen e Army Bill.
CBy Associated Press
WASHINGTON, Feb. Sin the Senate
this evening Mr.. Spooner offered the fol-
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-02-09

The House Committee on General Laws
met and ordered q favorable report on a
number of local bills
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-02-09

The Senate Committee on Roads held
meeting Yesterday afternoon and reported
several local charter bills te- which there
was no opposition.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-02-09

Hon. Charles T. Bland, of Portsmouth
has been selected to deliver the oration
at the annual reunion of the Junior Order
United American Mechanics of Virginia.
to be held in the Casino at Newport News
on February 22d, the birthday OF George
Washington His subject will be our
Country and Our Flag.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-02-09

Miss Daisy Eggleston, daughter of Sen
ator D. Q. Eggleston. Of Charlotte, and
Miss Fannie X Watkins, of Charlotte
daughter of Captain Frank &. Watkins,
sergeant-at-Arms of the Senate, are at
the Lexington.
White Oaks eagle. (White Oaks, N.M.) 189?-190?, 1901-08-15
MAN MING OUT.

The Las Vegas Record of the
3rd inst contained an announce
ment that J. F. Manning,> until
that date editor of that paper had
been removed and discharged and
that c. p. Downs had succeeded
him. Concerning the matter the
Optic of the same date says:
THE business management of
the Las Vegas Record has again
changed hands, ]. f. Manning
retiring and c. p. Downs taking
charge. A suit to recover certain
monies was filed in the district
court last evening, and it is more
than likely that if settlements
are not made in the near future
others will follow"
White Oaks eagle. (White Oaks, N.M.) 189?-190?, 1901-08-15
OLDEST CITY.

What is the oldest American
city? Santa Fe and St. Augustine
have had long dispute as to pri-
ority. Now comes a Mr.. Hilzinger,
who gives the date of settlement
of Tucson, Arizona, in 1855, some
half century earlier than the
founding of Santa Fe or St Au-
gustine. He bases his claim up
on authentic documents, includ-
ing a parchment discovered
among the records of the old mis-
sion of San Javier, dated 1852,
when the settlement was ordered
to be established, and attached to
which is an account of the found
ing of Tucson, written in the
hand of Marcus de Mia, who
explored Arizona.
White Oaks eagle. (White Oaks, N.M.) 189?-190?, 1901-08-15
WORK OF LINCOLN
COUNTY'S lSSlONERS

w n1Lo OdkS, N. M =, Aug L.
Editor Herald: note an item
in your issue of July 80 in regard
to a representative of the county
commissioners forcing the laborers
of the E. P. & N. E. railroad to
do their road work. That's all
right as far as it goes. There
are certain employees of the COM
pany that are residents of Lin
coin county and are subject to
road work. But l wish to state
that the New Mexican legisla-
ture passes laws and certain laws,
certain officers must enforce. The
county commissioners have only
the power to make the appoint
ments of road supervisors and
we must appoint same according
to law. Further than that, we
have no jurisdiction in the matter
only to approve their reports. 1t
is simply a case of the road su-
pervisor trying to enforce the
law, as set down by the above
legislature. The board has not
had the intent to lay any stones
in the way of the company-to
hinder them from pushing their
work as fast as possible, but have
tried to be a source of help to
them in as many ways as possible
and | will further state that we
stretched our authority by pass
ing certain resolutions to further
help said company and will do all
that is in our power to assist in
enforcing the same. | write this
for the information OF those that
are interested, that in the future,
every move made in this part OF
the county must not be blamed
to the commissioners as their acts
Yours very respectfully,
Sol u W1uNrup
Chairman Board of County Com
missioners, Lincoln County,N.M
White Oaks eagle. (White Oaks, N.M.) 189?-190?, 1901-08-15
AS SEEN BY THE ENEMY.

If anybody knows what sort of
a fight was put up by Admiral
Schley with the Brooklyn it
should be Captain Eu1ate of the
Vizcaya, who had orders to en-
gage Schley's ship. Two years
ago he told his story, and his
high rank makes his word offset
that of those who say that in
turning his ship to meet the ene-
my, he was running away. Cap
tain Eulate said:
"The Brooklyn was a half mile
closer to us than any other ship,
and | determined to ram her, so
that the Colon and Oquendo
could get away, and | started. for
her big broadside, and as I start
ed | thought surely | would get
her. But she had evidently seen
us, and very quickly she turned
about and, making a short circle,
came at our port side, SO |
thought she would ram MS. |
moved in toward the shore so that
| could avoid her and then | saw
that the Oquendo had gone ashore
also, her steam pipes having
evidently been severed by shell.
The maneuver of the Brooklyn
was beautiful. We opened rapid
fire at her with all our big guns,
but she returned it with terrible
effect. The Oregon also hit us
several times, but the Brooklyn's S
broadsides crushed through our
superstructure, simply terrorizing
the men. She simply drove us to
the shore, at one time fighting us
at 100. yards. The Brooklyn
prevented me from getting away,
for | could have beaten the Ore
gon out, as l had a two-mile lead
of her. My orders were to try
and sink the Brooklyn, and I did
my best to carry them out. I did
not think her battery could be so
terrible as it was"
White Oaks eagle. (White Oaks, N.M.) 189?-190?, 1901-08-15
rife cyclone.
The News Of Aug. 10, say

The News of Aug. 10, says:
One of the heaviest filings ever
made in the territory took place
here last Saturday, when the Al
amogordo Lumber Co. filed with
county recorder 4S9 instruments,
being deeds to 26,OSO of timber
lands in the Sacramentos, the
price paid for the land being So
per acre, or S7S,242. The fees for
recording amount to SOIL.
White Oaks eagle. (White Oaks, N.M.) 189?-190?, 1901-08-15
EL PASo g. ROCK ISLAND.
ProQresS and DistanCeS---StatiOns and Their
Elevations on the New Line.

IiCNdIUhS Ut tItC WOW LiHCs
From reliable information it is
learned that the building of the
Ell Paso & Rock Island railroad
to connect with the Chicago,
Rock Island & Pacific railroad at
Santa Rosa is being pushed
rapidly, and that it is expected
that a connection with the latter
road will be made on December /,
1901, and that through trains
will then be running from Chica-
60 to Ell Paso, Texas. The dis
tance to Carrizozo station from
Ell PaSO north is 142 miles. At
Carrizozo station the Ell PaSo &
Northeastern will connect with
the Ell Paso & Rock Island and
the distance to Santa Rosa, where
connection with the Chicago,
Rock Island & Pacific railroad
will be made is 13O miles. Twen-
ty-five miles of this extension
have been fully constructed and
work trains are being operated
over this distance. Seventy-five
miles of grade have been finished
and it is expected that the grade
will reach Santa Rosa within six
weeks and that the laying of rails
will follow rapidly, SO that by
December l, coming, active oper.
alton of the road can commence.
The following are the stations tc
be established on the El PaSo s
Rock Island railroad between Car
rizozo and Santa Rosa and theil
elevation.
White Oaks eagle. (White Oaks, N.M.) 189?-190?, 1901-08-15
FOREST PRESERVATION
WHERE FORESTS ARE LEFT.

The Alamogordo News speak
ing of the necessity of the Interior
departments relation to forest
preservation says:
1.-The Interior department has
resolved upon a new line of policy
in dealing with timber thieving
from public lands. Heretofore,
when a man was caught cutting
timber from Uncle Sans domain,
he was arrested and punished,
but no attempt was made to
reach the parties who employed
him, it being the rule that in
nine cases out of ten the pilferer
Of public timber was hired by
some firm or corporation. In
future the department will go
after the principals instead of the
subordinates. Most of the dep
relations are now committed by
mining and railroad companies
and other corporations which
should interest themselves to
protect instead of destroy the
forests. Formerly they were in
different to the law and would
allow their Subordinates who act
ually did the work to be arrested,
fined and imprisoned, and paid
them we'll for it. But now the
Government officials are reaching
out for the presidents and man
ayers of such corporations and
bringing them into court under
indictments for OffenSeS that are
punishable by imprisonment as
we'll as fines. For years miners
and lumbermen have stripped the
forests of timber without COM
penSatiOn to the Government, and
have not only stolen what they
could use or sell, but have COM
mitted incalculable damage by
malicious mischief and careless
ness. The amount of timber
burned during the last twenty
years would have been sufficient
to supply the entire population
for almost as long a period; but
this is being gradually stopped,
and by the activity of the agents
of the Interior department the
timber thieves are being prosecut-
ed and the public is being taught
to respect public property"
1t might be we'll for the News
to investigate the condition OF
timber preservation in the Sacra.
mento Mountains. 1t appears tC
an outsider that incalculable dam.
age is being done to the Sacra.
mento forests, and at the present
rate of destruction time is valu.
able. Two years more of lumber
ing will give the southern end OF
the Sacramentos the appearance
of having been the path of ter
White Oaks eagle. (White Oaks, N.M.) 189?-190?, 1901-08-15

Ira Wetmore of Captain, is 60
ing to the new railroad, Dawson,
to open livery business.
White Oaks eagle. (White Oaks, N.M.) 189?-190?, 1901-08-15

Thirteen-thousand homesteads
have been filed on in Oklahoma.
White Oaks eagle. (White Oaks, N.M.) 189?-190?, 1901-08-15

The Dowager Empress of Ger
many is dead.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-17

Then she got up and walked back to the
door. She waited inside the car, but the
piece of rolling stock went right on By
Grotto street.
The average woman would have jump
ed three times, pulled open the door and
started trouble for the conductor right
then and there, but not SO the quiet but
determined matron. The squared chin
moved up a trifle higher and again she
leaned over and pushed the little knob
between the windows. Then she waited
some more and the car went right by
Avon street.
: Then the conductor who was hard at
work figuring out where the company
was to get only what it had coming
heard the door yanked open, and then
he heard words coming fast enough to
give a crack stenographer writer's
cramp.
why don't this car stop?' shouted
the quiet but determined matron.
You did not signal for me to STOP
replied the conductor. showing his day
book into side pocket with one hand
as he clutched rapidly and wildly ut
the bell rope
.I did signal: I signaled twice. Stop
this ear at once or I'll have you and
the motorman discharged for carrying
me by"
But, mdQdm, i cdIIed the streets au0
looked through the car and you did not
sign to me that you wanted the car
stopped protested the conductor.
NO." replied the matron with a sar
castle drawl that made the street rail-
way employee vince, 'but pushed the
button and 1 think that is explanation
enough
.sYou could not have pushed BUTTON"
persisted the conductor.
.'De you mean to insinuate that I am
telling fafsehood?'
mo, madam. but we have no signal
push buttons on this car. This is one
of the old cars
The quiet but determined matron gave
a look and discovered she had twice
tried to push a. plain brass screw head
farther into the side of the car, and then
without word she stepped down off
the company's property at Fisk street
and disappeared in the night
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-17
Zone side
- Remarks


The Venezuela revolution. now that
Castro's brother and Gen. Davila have Sc
cured all the available booty, appears to
be petering out.
There is a deal of unnecessary worry
ing about that treasury surplus. Most
of us could put our finger on several peo-
pie, including ourselves, who would be
willing, for a consideration, to help wipe
it out.
Since his recent awful outburst the
weather man breaks it to us delicately
now, and softly murmurs "cooler today
from which, judging from the past, we
may infer that it win drop to forty be-
low.
President Roosevelt suffering from a
curious lack of political perception, does
not understand how Appraiser of I'M
ported Goods Wakeman can hold at one
and the same time the secretaryship of
the Tariff Protective league. Our chief
magistrate has no grasp of the Pooh Bah
method by which the appraiser asks him.
self to step into the next corner where
the tariff protective secretary cannot
hear him, and vice versa
II
mons and Sharkey in New York was
amazingly amicable. and lived up to ev-
erything advertised in that line The
champions shook hands, each said thank
YOU when the other punched him, helped
the other to rise after a knock down,
and finally the referee decided practically
that both men won-at least he said it
was draw.
When in doubt about Christmas pres
ents give a calendar, you can at all events
be sure it is always up-to-date.
One of the worst phases about this
weather is the appalling number of old
est inhabitant yarns it will work up into
fifty years from now.
That aching void in Nickel-in-the- Slot
Briggs tooth is likely to be responsible
for an abrupt vacancy in the superin-
tendent of the warehouses; position
Moral: Politicians who have lost their
pull shouldn't let their teeth ache be-
cause of the lack of it.
Brother-in-Law Stevenson says that
every time Prophet Dowie held a lay
ing on of hands interview he was touch
ed the last time to the tune of $50 600.
Obviously the collection was the most
important part of the Dowie religious
service.
The Indiana man who has invited his
four methers-in-law to his New Year
dinner is either endowed with splendid
courage or Is a dangerous schemer In
cidentally it may be remarked he rejoices
in this plethora of disguised blessings
by reason of his present wife, the death
of two former wives and the divorce of
another. Time alone will tell whether
he is designing villain who takes this
means TO rid himself at one fen swoop
of this superabundance of lawful rela-
tions, or whether being Of sanguine and
gallant mind, he believes that there is
safety in numbers and that they win
in a sort counterfeit each other.
A young married couple in San Fran
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-17

activities, and more despicable form OF
advertising is not easily found They
who benefit by such giving are those
who are as a rule as little worthy of
kindly attention as those who serve them
are worthy of thanks or consideration.
There is no need that the name of a
giver shall be known. Indeed the decd
is all the better and all the sweeter
when it is not known. Any man or
woman who wishes to add little to
the sum of human happiness these days
will find the way to do it without be-
ing known, through the church and the
church societies, or through the regular
recognized charitable channels. Nothing
which is intended to make poor per-
son happier during the Christmas season
is likely to so astray which is put IN
the hands of the agencies we mention
or is bestowed through Secretary Hutch.
ms or the men of the good Society Of
St. Vincent de Paul.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-17
The Globe $ s Ss~s.J@ay
The Rise and Growth Of Mealh
E BENJAMIN ANDREWS
BY E. BENJAMIN ANDREWS.

with the dominance of manufacturfna
ana commerce. The range of privata
property is immensely augmented. The
aristoerat, the Independently rich man.
IS no longer merely the great land hold
err A merchant as we'll may bear this
character, though hardly as yet a manu-
iaeturer. The new wealth tells in poI,ti-
cal aifairs; rich commoners take part IN
government and enjoy public honors.
This, as well as the decadence of slavery
tends to elevate the ordinary man. Man
ufactures, requiring little initial capt.
tai, may be engaged in by the poorest.
who, if they have genius, may thus soar
indefinitely in the social scale Intelfec-
tual wealth and its possessors have risen
INTO notice, the latter as teachers, clergy.
physicians. artists. forming an aristoc-
racy by themselves. Books schemes.
culture, higher ethical and political
ideals, richer personalities wait upon the
Industrial manifestations just reviewed
We said in that last lesson that a num-
Der of ancient peoples, the Egyptians. the
Hindoos, the Assyrians, the Babylonians
the Phoenecians the Athenians, the
Romans and the Carthaginians attained
this manufacturing and commercial level
of civilization, resembling industrially in
general way West European society q
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-17
CHRISTMAS GIVING.

During this season of good cheer and
good will there are few SO poor that they
cannot present friend or two some
little Offering of devotion Still there are
such. Many of them are too poor to do
so, and the fault is not theirs in any
sense or degree whatever While there
are many good agencies at work to dis
cover and relieve such cases, they are not
always to be discovered by the mere
looking for them. There is a great deal
of pride among the very poor, very much
more than the weli-to-do folks know
anything Of, and societies of charitable
people, however anxious to relieve such
ing poor viii not seek charity unless they
have reached or even passed the danger
line
That excellent man, Secretary Hutch
ms, tells of case in which woman a =.
five young children were in dis
although, as stated, living next IL,
a millionaire, to whom their relief would
have been a small matter, their dist IS
remained unknown even to their neIl
bors. We do not find the poor Hpss4
next door to millionaires very often. 81
whether the neighbors of the decent roor
family are millionaires. or, as is usually
the case, are just able to avoid want, they
are more or less likely to learn of the
poverty of these they are rubbing Shout
ders with. according to their own worldly
condition is a near approach to that OF
their ill-supplied neighbor.
The poor resent charity. They take
as gladly as they give when they are
assured that the giving or the taking
proceeds from the spirit OF fellowship
ana good will,
There arc few of US SO poor that we
cannot do & little toward making the
holiday season happier for some poor
family There are few of US so rich
that We cannot find those whe would be
glad to have some little thing done fol
them at Christmas, If II came to them in
the right way
Every good person knows how much
more pleasure has come to him in the
character of giver than he ever realized
as receiver. We will have little difficulty
in finding some worthy family who will
be made happier by what to us is a
small moaey expenditure. If we don'i
Know them ourselves We can learn OF
them through the church We attend OF
if we arc unfortunate enough not tic at.
tend any church, through some known
Charitable agency or other.
There IRE those who advertise them
selves tiaoag-h their supposed charitable
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-17
WEATHER FOR TODAY.


Minnesota, Iowa, North Dakota and
South Dakota-Fair and colder Tuesday.
Wednesday fair and cold; northwestecly
wilsdS.
Upper Michigan-Gene-a ally fair Tues
day, except snow fiurrfes along the lakes;
colder Wednesday; fair and cold; fresh
ID west to northwest winds
Mentana-Fair Tuesday. with colder ia
southern portion Vein =sdaY fair and
w:.rmer; variable winds.
WIsconsin-Fa in western, probably
sncv in eastern portion Tuesday; colder.
Wednesday fair and cold. fresh north
westerly winds.
st. Paul = Yesterdays observations.
taken by the United States weather bu-
reau, st. Paul, P. f. Lyons, observer, for
the twentyfour hours ended at o'clock
last night-Barometer corrected for tenn
: perature and elevation: Highest temper
allure, 6; lowest temperature, 6; aver
age temperature, %; daily range, II;
barometer, 80 CO; Humidity, SO; precipita-
ton, .O1; p. M, temperature, 5; Z p. M,
wind. east; weather, cloudy.
Yesterdays Temperatures
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-17
The Political Game
-if, ST. Paul.

John sefb, shining light in the local
Republican organization, and withal a
good fellow, is being doomed by his
friends as a candidate for the Repub-
liean nomination for alderman of the
Fifth ward. Mr.. .Selb has his home in
part of the ward heretofore, the Repub-
licans claim lily represented, as the cam
didate has generally been selected from
the vicinity of Seven Corners Mr.. SeIb,
it Is understood, is not averse to MAX
ing the race, and intimates if he runs
that it will be on a platform of reform
and equal advantage to all. The ward
is at present represented by William H.
Timer, who is a representative figure in
the Democratic majority of that body.
He will undoubtedly ask to be reelected.
AS far as the mayoralty is concerned.
DIR. Rudolph Schiffmann has practically
repudiated any rumors that would con-
meet him with having aspirations for that
Office. As candidate for the nomina-
ton for the Office he now holds. alder
man from the Seventh ward, he has not
signified his intentions as yet. but it is
understood friends are insisting, and he
will undoubtedly harken to their wishes.
On the Republican side of the house T.
G. Walther is being talked of. He made
the race once before, bur was defeated.
If DR.. SchlHmann, desires to make the
race it is understood he will have no OPP
position.
Among the Republican. aspirants for
judge of the municipal court it is said
there is considerable tension, and this
accounts for the fact that no one so far
has filed a petition to be placed on the
ballot. Prosecuting Attorney Finehout is
the organization candidate. but Judge
Hine and his friends, it is understood,
are attempting to block his progress.
They want him to go away back. etc.
Judge Orr has definitely outlined his fu-
ture in a statement to the effect that
he will not be a candidate under any
circumstances. Mr.. Finehout is from the
First ward and has lots of friends.
F. B. Doran, president of the charter
commission. and also accredited with a
pronounced desire to serve the city in the
capacity of mayor. grasDs with ayidity