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Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-11-16
THE 3 MIDDLE.

II the subioinea article from the.
San Marcfal Bee. a fearless, fair md
honest republican paper. expresses
the truth 81 the Socorro muddie. The
Optics claim that Abran Abeyia
should BE- driven from Aft Prominence
In the republican party gains
strength There Is something wrong
with our administration Of Justice
when a man can pay back 10 per cent
If a large dcfaleation and stay cut
of tho penitentiary The Optic, for
one. doesn't Ike tfe looks 81 the so
zorro compromise IL would have
been better 10 have carried 2 criminal
prosecution to It's limit. It Is better
that crime should be punished than
stolen money be recovered In this
more than the 40 per cent spoken q
by the Roe could probably have been
recovered BY ciyil process. The Ut.
icle follows:
"Tlie ex1treagufer Of Socorro county
bis lawyer, the commissioners, and
their lawyers. reached an agreement
the fore part Of the week Abran
turned oyer $4,000 and was given a
clearance, shorn Of q vote q confi-
dence for his official Integrity. This
amount ii believed To represent lust
about 40 per cent of his pilfering
But Il settlement on this basis casts
no reflection On the commissioners
ii was that amount Or nothing Pc.
iiticaliy speaking. the democrats have
gained no prestige by the wrong 90
Ing Of this man. II we're the demo-
Gratis that elected Ahran treasurer the
first trip. defeating s. q Hanna OF
San Marclal, i square republican and
mn honest. capable business man AZ
the end Of this term ID Office Abran
professed d weary feeling for his
party, and was picked mp and boosted
by the republicans He IL thought w
have been halfway honest In his Of
fee work until he asplred 70 the dicta.
iorshlp Of the republican county ma.
chine, and rot very ehummy with the
boss Of Bernalillo county. Then his
platform was 70 H. with Bnrsum,
otero ct al. From that moment Alb.
raj began to take a toboggan ride,
and ho kept on sliding TIL The ballots
informed him that he no lonscr had
any lceway as a leader OF men. lie
may reform when be re.enters tbs
democratic corral, but the risk 20 that
party IL something dreadful 70 con-
template, noted as It Is for taking long
shots when the political game pre-.
SCENTS d very doubtful front"
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-11-16

Word comes from Washington that
the geological survey has endorsed
the proposition. for reservoir At
Hondo. in chayes county. and that as
soon as the secretary ~ the Interior
has given his approval tho a%pproprt
alton for building the Irrigation works
will be available. The project Is q
rather unimportant one. and ~ eve
cution viii MOI interfere seriously with
The undertaking OF enterprises 81 4
large nature IN New Mexico The
holders ~ land along the Hondo deed
ed their rights % the government, 20
be held In trust until the reservoir
was completed. An agreed 70 take In
payment for their rights just what u.
lie The government might decide 10
give them in the completed work
The scheme worked well, and the
Hondo reservoir will be assured.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-11-16
TIE kAlsER,s TROUBLE.

The surgical operation on the kais.
er's throat makes every one think OF
cancer. IL Ii at once recalled that the
kaiser's father and mother and grand.
mother died Of cancer. and that one
OF his aunts Ii now dying OF that
disease. The surgeons describe the
operation MS the removal Of q non-ma.
lignant polypus. and scout the idea
that the growth was cancerous. They
would be compelled for reasons OF
state 10 deny most cmphatically the
rumors Of cancer in their royal IN.
tlent, ever were cancer there. and
that fact. so well known to the world,
deprives their assurances 81 much
weight. In the case Of the present
kaiser's father. the physicians and
surgeons who attended him admitted
very late the real nature OF his dis
ease. And this Is remembered. Poo.
pie. however. may we'll consider that
the kaiser IL not seriously III. and
that. In the absence Of symptoms
showing any d~ccpscatcd trouble, Y
is proper TO take The physlcians' I {
ment nj It's face valua3 aEvcryrmni
, including kaiscrs. Is entitled not - b'
| condemned To- death before his time
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-11-16

rhe city council II Chicago has IA.
ken action which ought 10 lead the
way for similar action throughout tbs
country An ordinance Was paseed
Monday evening which prohibits the
sale * 10y pistols In thar city The
wonder IL that such ouilawine has
been 20 long delayed Each Fourth
Of jay has rolled M rs great quota
Il deaths from tctanus directly M
duccd ~ the 10y pistol, and nothing
has been done until o % stop the
deadly fooiishncss The leadership
o. Chicago il TO be welcomed and
followed Springfield tMassD Repub
'lican
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-11-16
ABOUT FOREST RESERVES.

Representative MondeIi OF Wyoming
has introduced a bill to transfer the
administration Of forest reservations
from the interior department To the
agricultural department, and 1t has
good prospect Of becoming a law
II the proposed transfer Is made the
interior department. will retain juris-
diction over the sale or other disposi
tion Of the lands included within
these reservations, but control Of the
forests will be intrusted 10 the depart
ment which Is most directly concerned
about matters Of that kind.
The care OF forests is In a sense
agricultural work, and SO Is tho regula-
tion Of their use for grazing purposes.
The department Of agriculture o n
tains a bureau OF forestry which has
given much attention to such matters
In all parts Of the United States. 1t
employees a corps OF experts whose
business 10 TO encourage forest growth
and preservation and to instruct own.
ers Of forest lands In the best methods
OF caring for the growing timber SO
that q revenue may be obtained from
It without destroying the forests.
II Is said that the department Of
the interior would gladly be relieved
OF the obligation to look after the
reservations, and II this is true, there
will probably be little or no opposition
TO the proposed transfer.--Denver Re.
publican.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-11-16

The business men who are 70 build
the rows Of cottages on the Boule.
ward deserve the gratitude Of a long
suffering community. The enterprise
will pay In dollars. too. which Is prob.
ably more 20 the purpose.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-11-16

Colombia Is awfully hot under tho
II would be Just Uncle Sans
rare luck. though, to be able 10 es.
cape In some miraculous way the
.thrashing Colombia Is going to admin,
lister 10 him.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-11-16

The democrats will mud the Colon.
bian question . mighty poor issue.
The little game Of graft that q few
adventurers composing the Colombian
government tried 10 work was about
the coarsest scheme that has ever
been tried. Here's 10 Panama and the
panamcn.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-11-16

The Chicago Chronicle wants Pres
ident Roosevelt 10 resign. No doubt
the president VIII he glad to obligc
the Chronicle.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-11-16
Notice to Contractors.

Bids will be received until Nov.
18th for the erection OF a store
building for ]. II. Hunter. Plans and
specifications can be seen at the office
OF Holt & Holt, on the plaza. lilo
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-11-16

It is coming along now to Thanks
time and IL there are any poor
folks known to you In the vicinity it
might be well to remember that a
little assistance in their behalf will
be COON in the sight Of God, the giver
81 all gifts, temporal as well as spirit
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-11-16

W. d. Porterield Of Silver City will
leave the present week on a trip
through the territory in the interest
Of the exhibit hing collected by the
territorial board for next years
worlds fair at st. Louis.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-11-16

" b sites arrived in silver city
last week from Palmyra. Mo-. having
been called there by the illness Of his
daughter. who is visiting her grand
parents. Mr., and Mrs, John A Heather.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-11-16

Hon. Champ Clark Is q member Of
tho ways and means committee.
Champs ways were always amusing.
but he means all right. :
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-11-16

A friend hopes that. while on his
way across the brlny. Col. Bryan will
become so sick that he will throw lip
his fight on Grover and ~pluocracy.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-11-16
me welfare q mankind and the

The welfare IL mankind and the
progress Of America demand the
building Of the isthmian canal. Co.
lombia's trying 10 block the enter
prise was about ss sorry n spectacle
as the Indians who undertook TO stop
a train with a rope.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-11-16

The Hon. John T. Morgan thinks
the crime Of 1883 was mere diversion.
innocent rs chlld's play. compared
with the crime Of 1909. Poor old
Johnnie.-the world do move.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-11-16

DR.. Parkhurst declares that there
will DO two more years of "heli on
earth" On account Of Tammany's Vic
tory. The doctor is evidently a pessI
mist.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-11-16

Some day the churches Will follow
the good example or the theaters, and
ladies' will remove their heAdgear.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-11-16

WANTED Lady o. gentleman u fair
education q travel FOR a arm Of
ss50.0oo capital Salary, Store per
year and expenses paid weekly.
Address. with stamp. .. 4. Alexaa,
der. Las Vegas. y N ii.ss
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-11-16

The Ice business IN the canyon VIII
be doubled tnis winter.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-11-16

Don't worry about the Montezuma;
II will be taken are Of TO the great
advantage of this city.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-11-16

Let every honest republican make
honesty In his party in New Mexico
his first principle.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-11-16

Every fair.minded man, east side .or
west side, believes in q central post.
once.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-11-16

Oh, where. oh, where has her
chance for Doodle gone? Poor Colon
bia.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-11-16

The colombians are more silly than
tile Canadians.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-11-16
MONDAY EVENING NOV, 10, 1908

I.as Vegas must have the CONNER
cial club.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-11-16

The railroad men Of this division
are still complaining OF scant work.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-11-16
Rates OF Subscription.

News-dcaiurs should report ID the counting
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stmnles. br responsible tor the return or to
Afc keeping III any rejected manuscript, NO
Exception vii pc made 70 this rule, with re-,
xavi he sithur letters or enclosures. Nor Will
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The sun., 1903-12-09
CLOSE SHAVE FOR 4 BIC AUTO
Shot Across the Railroad Track Just Before
the Train Came.

A big automobile. containing three men
and two women. crashed into the gates Of
the New York. New Haven and Hartford
Railroad crossing at l3sth street, near
Southern Boulevard, at o'clock yesterday
morning The machine just missed a
northbound freight train.
The fagman at the crossing had let down
the gates 80 that the train, which was going
at the rate of about thirty miles an hour
might pass. When the train was within
100 yards of the crossing he saw the head
lights of the automobile. and swung his
red lantern, but the machine did not slack
en- its speed and reached the crossing
few seconds ahead of the train. 1t crashed
through the gates. smashing them The
machine came TO a stop 100 feet on the other
side. The flagman ran up to the party
and was surprised to find that none Of
them was injured. He insist ed upon getting
their names, when two of the men said
they were Dr. johnson and DR.. Mccarthy.
They refused to tell their addresses. They
told the fagman they wanted to 60 up
Southern Boulevard and were strangers in
The Bronx. They said they didn't know
there was railroad crossing on l3sth street
and were unable to stop their machine.
The machine was slightly damaged.
The sun., 1903-12-09
DEER CHASE IN SUUTH STREET.
Doe From Mexico Escapes Her Keeper and
Gives the Idlers \ Chase.

Longshoremen. clerks, sailors and travel
lers by the Wall street ferry saw an ex-
citing deer chase about O'Clock Yesterday
afternoon. 1t was real deer chase.
Allison G. Ames, shipping master of the
Ward Line. who lives at Flushing. l.. |.
had arranged with friend in Mexico TO
ship him deer, and when the Niagara Of
the Ward Line arrived from Mexico on
Sunday he was notified that doe was
aboard.
When the deer. which is little less than
a year old, was taken from the ship, she
did not feel at home in South street. and
in front OF the entrance to Wall street
ferry she broke away from her keeper
Just as the passengers of ferryboat from
Brooklyn were crossing the street.
Policeman Coon Of the Old Slip station,
Angelo Pasauale, who was stationed at the
ferry with Salvation Army kettle. and
about dozen longshoremen started in
pursuit.
The fawn was Get Of foot and fooled them
for time. The trucks on the street made
the capture all the more uncertain and
several times it seemed as though the deer
would plunge overheard
Finally John Sheridan caught it and after
much trouble managed to bring it up to the
shipping masters Office at Wall and South
streets. Ames shipped the doe to Flushing
later in the afternoon.
The sun., 1903-12-09
MERRY INQUEST on ELECTION.
| what nd 1.-THE Legislature, the Irlsh
| Vote, the Seaweed on a Clam"

Two hundred members of the Nineteenth
Century Club made merry last night at the
Aldine Club over the grave dug Tor the
Low administ tration last month and heard
explanations of the political overturn.
Robert B. Roosevelt led of by remarking
that in newspaper he had read ever
since he could tell one letter from another,
he had seen in the last campaign that Tam
many had increased the budget 1000
during the last ten years
at was the Republican politicians at
Albany, said Mr.. Roosevelt. They doubled
the paw of the police which cost S., 600 600
They passed the 81 500 900 school tax in
crease over Van Wyck' veto, and Warnings
historic record made into 81 ,0O0,0 600 what
Brennan and Coleman never thought OF
asking more than 81 coo 600 for. From the
sinking fund which, since 1873, 1ammany
has never dared touch fusion took $500 600
30 as to get out of the accusation of spending
more money. ,
AAs for the 2 per cent decrease in the
death rate, the W. c. 7. U. of Cincinnati say
that their temperance physiology reduces
demise twice that per cent. and some brands
of whiskey are advertised as even more
efficacious.
j. Francis Tucker remarked that Mayor
Lows personality was as lovable as the
seaweed on a clam, and Charles II. Knox
said that in 1901 Low was elected by the
Irish because "the leader Of Tammany
Hall had gone to live in England
Walter S. Logan presided, Frederick >.
Lamb made an address and Recorder John
W. Gofr had seat in the first row.
The sun., 1903-12-09
A FIFTH AVENUE SQUAD.
Capt. Piper Makes q Permanent Assign.
ment of Five Mounted Men.

So successful has been the scheme of
Police Commissioner Piper for The regu-
lation of traffic on Fifth avenue that 1t has
been decided TO establish a permanent
squad of mount ed men on the avenue.
When the plan was first put into effect
three mounted men we're Diet allied on the
thoroughfare between Fourteenth and
Fifty ninth st reefs.
Capt Piper ordered two more mounted
cops to duty there yesterday, and Rounds
man George Wood Of the Central Park
squad was put in command. They will
report to the Tenderloin station. The
avenue has been divided into five post 8.
as follows:
No. /, Thirteenth TO Twentieth street !;
No, 2, Twentieth to Thitieth at rect; No. 3,
Thirtieth to Thirty eighth street; No. 4,
Thirty eighth 20 orty-eighth street; No s.,
Forty-eighth to Fifty ninth st rect.
Capt. Piper has had blue enamelled
signs put on the electric light poles along
the avenue, on which, in white letters, are
direct ions to drivers as to what course
they shall take. These signs extend from
Eighth to 10th st rect.
The sun., 1903-12-09
WOMEN NOT YET BARRED OUT.
BAR ASSOCIATION VOTE CLOSE,
AMENDMENT BEATEN.
"TempOrarily Not Passed" Is the Way
IT'S Putt Would Have Restricted
Membership to Men--NO Woman Ever
Admitted-The Application Withdrawn.

The Bar Association failed last night to
pass the proposed amendment to its consti-
tuition by which women lawyers would be
excluded from membership. The amend
ment lacked very few votes of the neces-
sary two-thirds.
Az the constitution now stands, any
member Of the profession in good standing
who lives or practices in this city may be-
come a member by vote Of the association
on recommendation OF the committee on
admission.
1t is very probable, however that
woman applicant will find it difficult to get
the Recommendation OF the committee on
admission and it is not unlikely that before
long the amendment to exclude all women
will be brought up again when more mem-
Secretary Silas B. Brownell put it after
the meeting, the resolution was tempo
rarily not passed.
The meeting was held in the association 8
house at ~ West Forty-fourth street and
about $50 members-a few more than usu-
Alexander V. Campbell and Henry A. Eos,
ter spoke in favor of the amendment and
William A. Purrington, George Wicker,
sham, Payson Merrill and others voiced
the opposite ion
1t Is understood that the amendment
lacked only three or four votes of adoption
What brought the question up was the
application for membership which was
made several months ago by iss Rosaie
Loew as she is still known professionally,
although she was married In July last TO
Travis II. Whitney.
The committee on admission did not
report her name and, a few weeks ago. she
withdrew her application.
1t was generally explained in the organi-
zation that no one had anything against
Miss Loew, but that there was general
feeling against having women around on
account of the rest raint which the irpresence
would cause.
II was thought by many that the rooms
were places where the men could smoke,
drink and tell stories and that woman
there would be out OF her element. Miss
Low is the only woman who has applied
for membership
Twenty-one male candidates for ad-
mission were elected last night. Assistant
District Attorney Corrigan was one of them
The sun., 1903-12-09
President of the United States. What do

President of the United States What do
they amount to. anyway"
said TO him: My friend your faculties
are of the kind which have made you one
of the richest men OF the world. With or
without your money you could not be Presi- :
dent of the United States, nor Secretary OF
State. nor Speaker of the House Of Repre-
parties OF the country. lf Mr.. Blaine should
live n thousand years, he could not accumu-
late your fortune Your distinction Is that
YOU have what he cannot acquire. His dis
tinction is that he has what you can never
reach
We must remember that this must be n
ghastly world II there were not many stand
beyond the work which furnishes him with
subsistence and independence has the in
dustry and initiative TO pursue the i ines which
interest him, who can become friends with the
authorities on those subjects in his library,
who can make the authors OF the past and
present his familiars who In some pursuit
for which he has special talents can improve
II leisure which will give TO him that which
makes millionaires. statesmen. generals. Hu-
thors journalists, inventors men OF anairs
a sense OF superiority both honorable ana
gratifying and the sweet enjoyment OF the
incense Of power.
Senator Depew said also during his
speech that he thanked God that he began
his life as attorney Tor the noblest
man then in the world. Both he and Mr..
Rockefeller were cheered Justify.
The Rev. Willard S. Richardson, assistant
pastor of the church, announced gift from
Western admirer of Mr.. Rockefeller's
class who had heard that it was financially
embarrassed. The gift was q one cent
postage stamp.
The sun., 1903-12-09
RIVER LEAKS INTO TUNNEL.
Came Through q Split Rock. and Didn't
DO Much Flooding.

The rapid transit tunnel which is being
bored through the rock under the East
River from the Battery to the Brooklyn
shore connected with seam in the rock
under Pier yesterday. The seam let in
enough water to cause suspension OF
work until the compressed air plant could
be put into operation.
When the night shift came out of the
tunnel yesterday morning the men started
a rumor about South street hat there mad
been disaster in the tunnel. They, had
the hole flooded from five feet to roof deep.
Work was going on as usual yesterday
afternoon The engineer in charge ad-
mitted that considerable water had flowed
in during the night through IS seam m in the
had been through solid rock and it had not
been necessary to work under air pressure.
When the faulty rock was opened up the
water flowed in until the air pumps were
started and equalized the pressure. Then
the water was pumped out and work begun
again.
The engineers do not expect to find seamy
rock for many feet beyond the present
fiSSure.
The sun., 1903-12-09
GIRLS SCARED BY SHOTS.
Bullets Fired Into DOrmitOry In Nhic
100 We're sleeping.

OswEGo. n. Y, Dec. s.-Pistol shot.
fired in rapid succession at the Welland
the clearinghouse for the young women
attending the State Normal and Training
School created panic among the 100 women
students at an early hour this morning.
Frank Glynn Of this city and Herman
Weigman of Seneca Falls, both students al
the normal school, were arrested this
afternoon and confessed that they had
fired the shots.
The police say that the young men were
returning home after an evening spent
about the town and discharged their re
volvers to arouse the students.
The first shot struck the wall within a few
inches of several sleeping students, scatter-
ing the plaster over their faces. One
bullet passed over folding bed in which
two students were sleeping and lodged in
the door of a room adjoining.
Glynn and Weigman were held in $500
bail for examination.