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Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-12-03
soc,GrlEs.

o. P. o. G., Meets First And Third
ChSrSday evenings, each month. at
Sixth street lodge room. Waiting
brothers cordially ivitod.
A. A. MAL0NEY. Exalted Ruler.
T. n. BLAUvELT. Sec.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-12-03

Have Hope: The people Of Noun
tainair are greatly encouraged at the
prospects OF early mail service on the
Santa Fe Central. When this Ii In
augurated Mountainair will get daily
mail service from WaIlard. The ted
ious Star route service now in vogue
Is very unsatisfactory and entirely un.
necessary.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-12-03

Mr.. and Mrs. j. W. Lewis, who we're
recently married in Santa Fe. have
gone to Albuquerque to live.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-12-03
Mlsc ELLEANo

GOOD BOARD and lodging. cheapest
In town. Mrs. r. L. Barker. 1908
Mora emu
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-12-03

Chapman Lodge No. 2, A. r. 4 a. N.
Regular communications third
Thursday In each month. Visiting
brothers cordially invited. chas. II.
sporleder. secretary: o. L. Gregory.
w. n.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-12-03

Territorial Funds Received: Ter
rltorial Treasurer j II. Vaughn has
received the following public funds.
From II. o. Bursum, superintendent
Of the New Mexico penitentiary, ST..
100. convicts' earnings. From Mark
Howell. treasurer and ex-onicio collect.
or Of Chaves county. s63.23 taxes for
1909, and s226.96 taxes for 1908.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-12-03

Commissioners Of Deeds Govern.
o. Otero has appointed the following
commissioners Of deeds. Charles s.
aundy to be commissioner Of deeds
Iii thu District of Columbia Tor the
territory OF New Mexico, with Offices
In Washington. D. G lsidor ]. pock.
.sr 70 be commissioner o. deeds lii
New York state for the territory Of
New Mexico with Offices IN New York
CHS.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-12-03

Stock Sale: J. w. Cox Of Datil, re
turned Monday morning from Kansas
City where he went to market two
carloads Of steers. He said that he
received a good price for the load Of
rough cattle. but that there was
hardly any sale for the load OF good
ones. Mr.. Cox has been in town all
the week on jury duty.-scoorro
Chieftain.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-12-03

FOR SALE-One square piano. very
cheap: talk quick. Rosenthal Bros.
1871
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-12-03

Moves On: Rafael Luna. who. for
the past two years has been operator
for the Postal Telegraph company in
Socorro. has resigned his position and
goes 70 San Antonio where he Will be
connected with the Mcintyre Mercan-
tile company.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-12-03

FOR SALE--50 registered, thorough
bred Angora Bucks. Inquire at II.
fields or Of Forkner q Boyd. breed
ers, at ranch near Hot Springs. Ad.
dress c. J. Boyd. Las Vegas. Hot
Springs. N. M. 10-ll7
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-12-03
MINES, FARMS, RANGES, ETC

Notary Public Appointed: Govern
Or otero has appointed the following
notary public: John F. Wielandy,
Santa Fe. Santa Fe county.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-12-03

An Author: Misses Alice MCGOWAN
and Mary Mitchell Of Chattanooga,
Tenn, who have been spending
some time on the Morley ranch in the
Datils, collecting material for maya.
zine articles, returned home during the
past week. A story written by Miss
MCGOWAN appeared In the November
number OF Harpers.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-12-03

FOR SALE--One Of the choicest
residences In the city on new cleo
trio car loop; many fruit trees. IN
quire DR.. williams. 1918
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-12-03

Transfer Of indian School Teacher:
John L. Ballenger, teacher OF the day
school at the San Juan pueblo in Rio
Arriba county, has been transferred
TO the Omaha Indian boarding school
at the Omaha agency, Nebraska. with
orders TO report Immediately.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-12-03

FOR SALE-Cattle and sheep. 200
cows, heifers, steers. is. 2's and up;
also 1900 ewes. Inquire Geoffrion 4
Desmarais. Plaza. lI.6O
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-12-03

Large Shipment Of LAMBS: a large
shipment OF lambs from New Mexico
90 Colorado was made at Lamy Tues
day by James A, Milne. The shipment
consisted or sixteen double iecked
carloads. containing In all about 5000
TO 1000 head. This will be followed
by other shipments. ais soon as more
cars for the purpose are available.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-12-03

FOR RENT--Store 25x100 It. next to
Bridge Street Hardware store. Call
Vegas Phone 265. 10-155
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-12-03

FOR SALE-Good saddle horse. Call
At Roy McLean's, one door west Of
Duvall's. 1876
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-12-03
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS.
WANTED.

WANTED-Board and lodging In pri-
yate family for gentleman. his wife
and 2yearold child; no invalids.
Address W." Optic Once. 11-127
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-12-03

FOR RENT-Three furnished rooms
for light housekeeping; use OF bath
900 Gallinas Ave. 1915
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-05
DEUTSCHLAND IN MUD.
Six Tugs We're Unable to Bring
the Big Steamer OFF.

New York, June 5.-The steamer
Deutschland grounded yesterday in the
channel is still fast, although six tugs
worked on the liner from high tide till
about half past three this morning. The
steamer has suffered no damage and as
soon as she is foated will proceed on
her voyage In the meantime she is in
no danger, although surrounded by
heavy mantle of smoke and fog. Blame
is placed on the first class passengers
and their friends for the accident Cap
tain Barends figured on crossing the
bar at 3:15 yesterday afternoon but 50
many friends of the passengers crowded
the vessel that she was late in getting
away. In the interval the smoke had
settled over the harbor and bay and the
big steamer had to crawl slowly on her
way out to the open sea She was un-
der a slow bell when she struck and the
engines were reversed, but despite this
she buried fully half her length in the
muck. Communication was established
with the Marconi station at Fire Island
and from there the news was sent to the
New York agent.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-05
FOUR BODIES
Float Out of the Kaw's Mouth
at Kansas City.

Kansas City. June 5.-Four bodies
passed down the Missouri within an
hour before noon today with a quantity
of drift that came out with the current
from between the Armour and Fowler
packing houses. situated at the mouth
of the kaw
The bodies were carried along SO
swiftly that they could not be recover
ed.
Rivers throughout Kansas are still
falling while a cloud burst. which sub
merged fields. swept away small build
ings, washed out bridges and culverts,
and caused a small creek to rise six
feet within half an hour is reported
from Paola- AS far as learned no lives
were lost.
At Leavenworth the Missouri fell z
inches during the night, at Lawrence
the Kaw went down two feet and IS
now about eight feet below the highest
mark. and at Enterprise the Smoky
Hill is down six inches No details have
been received from Linwood. the small
town near Ieavenworth. which yester-
day was reported completely submerged.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-05
NOT A SOUL LEFT
Bashf- -BazOuks Make a Clean
Sweep of a Town.

Monastir, European Turkey, June s.
Horrible details are arriving here of the
slaughter of the inhabitants of the vii
lage of Smerdash, south of Lake Presba,
May q, by Bashi-Ba zoukS. It appears
that on the arrival of the Bashi-Ba-
zOuks, Chakalaroff's band of insurgents
withdrew to the mountains without sus-
tanning any loss. AS no rebels were left
in the village, the inhabitants expert
enced no anxiety until suddenly at sun
set the Turks, who had completely sur
rounded the place, commenced a regu-
lar bombardment, whereupon all the vii
the artillery ceased firing during part
Of the night, the Turkish infantry fired
all night long. The artillery lombard
nent was recommended at daybreak, but
as it was ineffective the Turks set fire
to the village on all sides and COM
menced q general massacre slaughtering
women, children and the aged. About
300 houses were burned and more than
200 persons, mostly women and children,
were killed. The women and children
were murdered while resisting outrage.
Whole households were slain. One fam
lily of seven was slain and their bodies
were heaped upon the hearth. Not a
living soul was left in the village The
survivors, many of them half burned
or otherwise injured, fed Some of the
their ears and noses cut off before they
were butchered.
The report adds that 1.500 villagers
were IN the mountain without clothing
or food. One band of these, consisting
Of forty women and children, were
caught by soldiers in a ravine and were
killed after horrible treatment.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-05
NAVIGATION HELD UP.
Fire Stops Boat on the AdirOn-
dack Lakes.

Saratoga. N. Y. June 5.-The sun to-
day is still obscured by dense smoke
and ashes from Adirondack forest fires.
Reports today from the Catlin lake re-
gion says the fires cover a territory fif-
teen miles in width and twenty miles in
length, and is still spreading despite the
efforts of hundreds of fighters The
heat is so intense and the smoke so
dense that the fire fighters cannot ap-
proach within two miles of the fires.
Navigation on tie Adirondack lakes is
practically suspeL ded.
A steamer with a gang of fire fight
ers has been missing on Long lake for
three days The fires in the Cold river
region cover twenty miles square
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-05
ABOUT THE MAILS.
Official Report of Postal COndi-
tioDs in Flooded Regions.

Washington, June 5.-The official re-
port of postal conditions in the flood re-
gion, telegraphed from Kansas City to
the department. says the situation is
somewhat improved but still uncertain
The report says:
Water IS falling gradually and it is
hoped the platform at union station viii
be in sight tomorrow. Santa F'e trains.
west arriving and departing, are using
the Missouri Pacific tracks to Ottawa
No Burlington trains and prospects not
good. The Wabash IS occasionally oper-
ating trains, using the Missouri Pacific
tracks to Sedalia and the Katy to Mo-
berIy. Rock Island is all right west and
south of Herington. Tomorrow they ex-
pect to be open from Topeka south
Chicago & Alton has sent out trains
using the Missouri Pacific tracks and
Katy track Kansas City & Colorado
Springs open from Manhattan to Colo
, rado Springs. Union Pacific expects TO
get as far east as Salina today Kansas
City and Joplin only one train daily.
Frisco running between Rosedaie ard
Memphis. Katy doing fairly we'll.
Minor lines in Kansas unheard from.
but presumption IS that while all OF
them have been interrupted. service viii
/ gradually improve from now on.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-05
List Is Growing as the Searchers Continue
Explorations.
Nearly All Who Have Been Recovered Are
Identified.

the locality say it is the first house this
side of the cattle gap on the Union Pa
cific tracks The streets are so tangled
UP and the numbers so scarce in that
scribe locations accurately. Taylor was
man about so years of age, and was
sexton in church.
Sally Halyard, known in North To-
peka as Aunt Sally, lived on the rail-
road tracks, some distance from the
house where she was found. She was
probably trying to escape from the high
water when forced to take refuge in the
house where she was found She has no
relatives here except an adopted daugh-
ter, whose nome is Halyard. and who
lives somewhere on the south side. She
is a woman probably 20 years old
TIME Lyman. who also is generally
called Aunt TIME, lives near where ex-
Deputy Sheriff VIII Stewart does in the
west end of town. She has d son ia
Kansas City by the name of Cal Lyman.
Rock Island depot on Kansas avenue
James Philips is a boy probab bly, is
years old. His grandfather and grand
mother are said to be among the refu-
gees al the First African NJ E. church.
corner of Seventh and Topeka avenue.
Some of the cofins which contained
the remains of the victims were taken
out of the flooded underta king shops In
North Topeka. Others were brougar
over from the south side on the cable.
The body which was found Thursday
near c. T. Marbles barn has been
identified as that of Miss Louise Sea-
haven. the young girl who worked at
the woolen mills. who was known to
have drowned She was in a boat and
was being rescued with Mrs. George NJ.
Story and daughter The boat capsized
and Miss Seahaven and the child were
drowned. The accident occurred near
Forbes elevator. Miss Seahaven was
wearing a blue waist with a heart
shaped pin at the throat when she was
drowned.
Some of those who have been among
the missing are turning up, and per
haDs more will do So Mrs. IVA Mont
gomery. who lived on West Norris
street in North Topeka, whom some of
the lists gave as among the known
dead" called at the State Journal Office
Thursday evening to prove that she is
not dead. She escaped in safety and -
staying with Mrs. Barker. at 15lz
Quincy street.
Mrs. Peggy Clark. who has also. been
reDOrted as dead and was listed a.
missing BY the State Journal is safe.
She got over from the North side
Thursday afternoon and was taken 10
the Auditorium.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-05
WATER MAIN BROKEN.
Though Pumps We're Started
There Is No Supply.

The pumps at the pumping station of
the Topeka Water company were start
ed Thursday afternoon and pumped
continuously for three hours. but no
water reached the city
It is feared that a large break in he
mains exists between the pumping sta
ton and the city. Just east Of the
pumping station. in the asylum
grounds the water from the river made
a channel 200 yards from the river
where the mains of the water company
were laid At this point the dirt was
washed away and now there is twenty
feet Of water. It is feared that at this
point the big main is broken Superin-
teudent Shaw has a force Of men at
work today trying to locate the break.
and he hopes to have the city supplied
with water this afternoon or tonight.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-05
CARRIES THE MAIL.
Some ofthe Difficulties E. c. Quigley
Has Surmounted-

F. c. Quigley. who is director Of ath-
letics in St. Marys college, but whose
home is in Concordia, is making the
trip from St Marys to Coneordia each
day and carrying the mail to St Marys.
He comes on hand car as far as Ne
noken. walks from Menoxen to Shorey.
and gets from Shorey TO the Union Pa
cific tracks in a boat: He made the
first trip on Tuesday. but at that time
he had to walk between st. Marys and
Kingsville.
This morning in coming down from
Shorey in a boat, the boat struck
snag near where the Rock Island
crosses the Union Pacific. Mr.. Quigiey
got out in the water to get the boat
loose and saw a piece Of cloth floating
near by He pulled It up and brought
up the body Of eolored woman with
If He loaded the body into the boat
and had it taken on to where it could
be brought across the river.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-05
The Known Dead.

EDWARD GRAFSTRONd. mechani-
cal engineer of the Santa Fe.
J. w HOUSER. employed at Wolff 5
Packing house, fell from Santa Fe
bridge
FORREST KUTZ, teacher.
MISS LOUISE SEAHAVEN. employ
ed at wooden mill; body recovered.
HENRY JORDAN, colored-
MRS. ALICE BISHOP, Oakland, died
at Christ hospital.
JOHN l. ADAMS.
MRS. KIRRIE BUFORD. colored, 109
Adams street, died at the hospital.
An old soldier named WARD of Oak
land
RAYMOND. the 5-year-old son of
Fireman G. H. Garrett.
Five-year-old daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. George NJ. Story.
SIMON TAYLOR. colored; body re
covered.
MRS. PHILLIPS, colored, $50 North
Clay street
JAMES PHILLIPS, colored. son of
above: body recovered.
JOHN JONES, colored-
MRS. SALLIE HALYARD, colored;
body recovered
MRS. KENNEDY. colored.
MRS. TILDA WATSON. colored-
MRS. MINNIE KING. colored-
MISS MINNIE PURYEAR, colored-
MRS NELLIE WATSON, colored,
so years old: body recovered
GEORGE McDONALD,c ,colored; body
MRS. NANCY sHONKWLIER, 1913
North Harrison
GEORGE sHONKWILER,151 1913 North
MRS. JESSIE STOUT and four chill
dren, 1913 North Harrison.
P EDWARDS. colored; body re-
covered at Central avenue and Soldier
creek.
NELLIE M'REYNOLDS, colored'
body recovered
The list Of known dead has now
climbed to SO. ten more than were
known to have ben drowned on Thurs
day. Each day will probably add to the
list as the clearing up of the wreckage
proceeds.
OF this number two died in the hospi-
tai. and of the balance nine bodies have
been recovered. All of the bodies which
have been recovered so far have been
from west of Kansas avenue. There
has been little search east of the avenue
thus far.
Among the first loads which came
across the new pontoon bridge from
North Topeka Thursday night were five
coffins containing the bodies of the un-
fortunates brought to light by the re-
ceding waters.
A morgue had been arranged by Cor
onor Hogeboom at 309 Kansas avenue.
and to this place the bodies were taken.
Coroner Hogeboom went to North To-
peka Thursday morning in response to
information that six bodies were in the
house owned by Jerry Merriweather on
Clay street between Gordon and Lau-
rent Dr.. Hogeboom says:
AT Merriweathers house we found
no bodies. though there was hole cut
in the ceiling where some one had
crawled up to the roof Next door we
found the body of the colored boy. Jas.
Philips.
"A man from an undertaking estab-
lishment brought in the bodies Of Sal
lie Halyard and TIME Lyman. He got
them at 826 Clay. and supposed them to
be the bodies of jerry AIerriweather'
wife and mother. He had an order for
those bodies. but 1t seems to be pretty
certain now that these are not the wo-
men he thought they were
Simon Taylor is an old colored mar
found tangled up with barbed wire
fence on Buchanan street"
Simon Taylor lived in little hous'
near Buchanan. Those acquainted WIKI
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-05
BLOWN up
DenOminatiOnal Fend Leads to
Use of Dynamite.

Rochester. Mimi. June 5-The Baptist
church was blown up by dynamite to-
day There has been a bitter feeling
here between the churches ever since the
the Baptist minister, Rev Mr.. Utton.
now of Lanesboro, resigned and united
with the Methodist church. No arrests
have been made.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-05
Cloudburst Near St Louis.

St Louis June 5.-Reports are re-
ceived today of a cloudburst that struck
Fenton and Valley Park about twenty
miles west of st. Louis. The country
for miles around was flooded to a depth
of six inches for several hours. Loss to
crops along the Meramec river bottoms
is heavy
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-05

Washington, June 5-The court of ap-
peals of the District of Columbia today
decided the second class mail matter
cases for the government reversing the
decision of the lower court.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-05

Chicago. June 5-AIissouri Iowa. Ne
braska and Kansas. Partly cloudy to-
night and Saturday with possibly show
ers; variable winds.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-05
WHERE TO PAY.


Subscribers to the relief fund
are requested to send the amount
TO F. NJ. Bonebrake, treasurer, at
the Central National bank It
will be impossible for the COM
mittee to call upon subscribers.
F. NJ BONEBRAKE.
Treasurer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-05
REPoRr srocK FoUNp.


To every person that finds any i
stray cattle, horses or stock j
Please report the same to the !
Commercial club. either by letter i
or person, SO the owner can find 4
the same without delay. It is i'm !
portant that farmers have their 4
horses to go to work Rush in i
formation Immediately if any !
have been saved. i
COMMERCIAL CLUB, !
I Topeka, Kan. !
=
Newport daily independent., 1903-05-26
SECOND CANVASS TO BE MADE
Newport, Ark, May 26, 1903. he Bracy Confectionery Co.,,
Newport, Ark

Newport, Ark.
 Gentlemen:- In reply to your com munication asking whether or not a day electric service would be put in and when, we beg to say that we have not been able to interest the citizens of Newport sufficiently in the day ser vice to make it possible for us to furn- ish one.
 Our solicitor has been trying for q month or more to work up list of subscribers for the day current but he has not been able to secure more than thirty five names, and in no instance would any subscriber sign contract for the season beginning May 1 and ending September 1.
 It will be necessary for us to have at least fifty subscribers who will sign a contract to use the day current for three months-that is, from June to September 1-before we can start a day current. Even with this number we will have to operate the plant at a loss of over $60 per month, but we fig ure that when we have installed this number of fans we will have no trou- ble in getting a sufficient number of subscribers to secure us against loss.
 We will send our solicitor out again before the first of June, and if he can secure the fifty subscribers to the day current who will contract to use it un- til September l, we will start the ser vice June 1.
 The price will be $3.5o per month for a twelve inch desk fan and $45C per month for ceiling fan.
 Very truly yours,
 POND DECKER ELECTRIC LIGHT Co.,
Newport daily independent., 1903-05-26
PROGRAM.

Piano Solo.....,............,....... Willie Nash
 Chorus-W elcome. Invocation........... Rev. T. H. Simpson
 Chorus-W Welcome. Oration-"Is it Expedient or is it
 Righ?"-James Hogans. Quartette-"J "Juanita," NetUie Ander- derson, Beatrice Anderson, Hester
 Yandell and Bessie King. Oration-"The Advantage of System atic Procedure"- William Thompson.
 Chorus-"The Primrose" Oration-"rhe True Aim of Life"
 Hester Yandell Double Quintette "Moonlight Will Come Again"-Ida Mohead, Bessie King, Pearl Doherty, Annie ,Doherty, Hester Yandell, Joseph Anderson, Arnold Mcfarland, Ollie Chatham,
 Laura Thomas. Glass Address-Dr. T. fl. Jackson, D. D., L. L. D., President of Shorter
 College.
 Vocal Solo-Madeline Hester Yandell Awarding Diplomas-Hon. Gustave Jones, President Board of Education
 Class Song. Flag Drill Twenty four Girls Benediction Rev. s. E. Johnson
Newport daily independent., 1903-05-26
PUEBLO CONNECTION
 WITH BEULAH VALLEY.

The editor of the INDEPENDENT is in receipt of copies of the Pueblo, Colorado, OLiefta!n and beautifully illustrated booklet of scenes along the proposed route of line of rail- road that is soon to be constructed between Pueblo and Beulah Valley, the Compliments of all old friend, w. A. Beatty, railroad expert, who has the project in hand.
 The proposed road would afford an outlet to rich mining section as well as good agricultural lands and has such a roseate future that a number of experts have clabsed it 'the tight est little railroad proposition in the country"
 As promoter, w. A. Beatty has few equals and Ais executive ability has been proven more times than one. A we'll informed railroad man of ripe experience, he will no doubt find it an easy matter to interest the necessary capital for the construction of so promising an enterprise.
 MT. Beatty was general manager O the Deckerville- Osceola railroad prior to it's acquisition by the Frisco