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Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-04-24
BABY'S FUTURE
Something for Mothers
to Think About.
Lives Of Suffering and
Sorrow Averted
And Happiness and Prosperity
Assured by
CuticuraSoap,0 Ointment and Pills
When All Else Fails.

Every child born into the world with
an inherited or early developed ten
dency to distressing, disfiguring hui
mours of the skin, scalp and blood, be-
comes an object of. the most tender so
licitude, not only because of its suffer-
ing, but because Of the dreadful fear
that the disfiguration is to be lifelong
and mar it's future happiness and pros
perity:s Hence it becomes the duty Of
mothers of such afflicted children to ac-
quaint themselves with the best, the
purest and most effective treatment
available, viz, The Cuticura Treatment.
Warm baths with Cuticura Soap to
cleanse the skin and scalp of crusts and
scales, gentle applications of Cuticura
Ointment, to allay itching, irritation
and Inflammation, and soothe and heal,
and mild doses Of Cuticura Resolvent
Pills, to cool the blood in the severer
cases, are all that can be desired for tho
alienation Of the suffering of skin tor
tured infants and children, and the COM
fort of worn-Out parents.
Millions of women use Cuticura Soap,
assisted by Cuticura Ointment, for pre-
serving, purifying and identifying the
skin, for cleansing the scalp of crusts.
scales and dandruff, and the stopping
of falling hair, for softening, whitening
and soothing red, rough and sore hands,
for baby rashes, itchings and chafinss,
in the form Of washes for annoying
irritations and infiammatioEs, and for
many sanative, antiseptic purposes
which readily suggest themselves
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-04-24
IRRIGATION COMMISSION.

The territorial irrigation commits
sion adjourned yesterday afternoon,
after being in session in Santa Fe at
the office of Col. George w. Knaebe'.
secretary of the commission, since
Monday afternoon. A number OF i'm
portant matters were considered aside
from the routine business.
1t was decided to recommend to the
territorial land board the sale OF 2o.-
600 acres of land to the best and high
beard to advertise in the newspapers
for the sale of these lands. 1t is to be
disposed Of in tracts not to exceed
100 acres to one person. 1t is the in
tent to have the proceeds used for
making such investigation Of the irri-
gallon question as the commission Is
required by law 10 do, and also to make
experiments if they should be deemed
feasible looking toward the procure
ment of water in the Rio Grande val
Ley by pumping.
The commission also recommended
the setting aside Of a tract of land in
bona Ana county not to exceed 3d.
600 acres for reclamation by the
means of artesian wells. This land is
to be sold at $1.25 per acre in sections
in which artesian water in sufficient
quantities to reclaim the land is act
ually developed. 1t is understood that
parties with ample capital at their dis
posal are preparing to have the nee
essary experimental wells bored for
that purpose.
The commission also reaffirmed it's
previous decision TO recommend the
selection of lands to the amount of
200, 900 acres with a view to obtain
revenue for the rights Of pasturage
thereon and the granting of such
rights of p%asturage for the period al
lowed by law to parties who have of
fered to advance to the territory the
funds necessary for the cost and e.
pense of selling and entering these
lands and of carrying on the United
States land commission.
Several projects looking to the Gre
alton Of storage reservoirs under the
law Of 1901 were placed before the
commission, but non of these have
as yet reached a stage for final ac-
ton. The commission has received
offers for the purchase of large tracts
of land, but deemed the sale to the
highest bidder the pest means of dis
posing of them.
Adjournment vas taken, subject to
the call of the chairman. All meet
ings of the commission are held at
Santa Fe.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-04-24

young peaches are forming from the
blossoms. Plenty of irrigation water.
Highest temperature, 70; lowest, "a;
no rain.
Miera-F. Miera-Grass about an
inch high. Losses on sheep have
! ceased. Calves on the range and
there are good prospects for lambing.
| Total loss in sheep for the season not
over ) per cent; o n on cattle.
Ojo Caliente-A. Joseph-Alfalfa al
ready six inches high n looks well.
Wheat coming up nicely and bids fair
to be a good crop. Grass on the
ranges growing rapidly. No grasshop-
pers have appeared in this immediate
vicinity.
Santa Fe-U. s. Weather Bureau
High winds and cold nights. The soil
has dried out rapidly, but is still in
fair condition, and irrigation water is
plentiful. Trees have started but lit
tie: alfalfa looks we'll started, but
there mas been little spring planting
done. The killing frost of the 13tf
did little or no damage, as fruit trees
were not sufficiently advanced. High
est temperature, 60; lowest 81; rair
0.O4.
Teel-Hugh A. Teel-Warm days
but nights cool. Peaches, plums
pears and cherries in full bloom. Gar
dens are planted; alfalfa is six inches
high. Oak brush is budding; rang
grass starting; cattle in fair condi
ton.
Wagon Mound. r. Aguilar-Higl
winds nearly every day have dried u
the new grass. Sheep doing well, bu
cattle are in poor condition. Alfalf
coming up nicely.
Watrous-M. c.. Neeiham-Consif
cradle planting has been done, but ov
ing to the high winds and cold night
. vegetation is making little progress:
April is giving stock a most sever
trial, u the loss SO far is less tina
last year Highest temperature. 81
lowest, IS; no rain.
r. NJ. HARDINGE.
Section Director.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-04-24
FRIDAY EVENING, APRIL "a.
IHg posToFrlcE QUESTION.

The Optic is OF the opinion that
with a system OF free delivery in full
operation, the postofice proper is OF
no Importance in the matter OF at
tracing business 10 the stores IN the
vicinity OF its location. We think the
idea many have of the Importance
of the p~ostoffice in this particular, is
greatly exaggerated. The only consid-
Grafton demanding a central location
OF the postolicc Is the public conyen-
fence and this should be consulted
in determining its location. The PEG
pie on both sides Of the town. who are
to be served by this office have the
right 10 have sach ONCE SO located
as 10 furnish them the greatest pos
sible convenience in procuring their
mail. There ARE frequent occasions,
Notwithstanding free delivery, when
the citizens of both sides are com
PEELED to SO to b postoffice for their
mail or for greater advantage prefer
10 do SO, and On these occasions the
matter of location is of vast impor-
tance. Every Sunday The people are
compelled 10 go TO the postoitice for
their mail or leave 1t until the fol-
lowing Monday TO be delivered by
The carrier. So. too. with the business
men, who wish to get their buck
board mail in the evening in order TO
I'll any orders that may come in and
get them out the next morning. No
being delivered after 4 p. M. under
the free delivery system, and the buck
board mail arriving after this time,
the filing of sucl orders must be
delayed two or three days unless this
mail is obtained the same evening.
In these ard other cases that might
be enumerated, tho importance of a
central location is apparent. We
therefore insist that the Dublie's good
demands that he single postoffce. we
have. be located centrally. In addition
to the reasons above given, which
should control the action of the depart
ment. there is a further reason Of great
concern 10 rs. viz: the effect OF such
central location would have in bring
ing together the two sides Of me town
and making out of it one community.
To be henceforward known as the
Greater Las Vegas.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-04-24
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING.

Office of the Las Vegas and Hot
Springs Electric Railway, Light and
Power company, Las Vegas New
Mexico, April 1st, 1903.
The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Las Vegas and Hot
Springs Electric Railway, Light and
Power company will be held at the of
fee of the company in the City of Las
Vegas, Territory of New Mexico, on
Monday, the fourth day Of May, 4. D.
1908, at the hour of 8 O'Clock a. m,
for the purpose of electing four di-
rectors. each to serve for a period OF
two years, and o vote on the follow
ing proposition, then and there to be
submitted, viz:
First. To authorize a board OF di-
rectors. and the Missouri Trust COM
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-04-24
%eERMALlLLo RoMesHELL

Something OF CONSERVATION muse
have prevailed in the breasts Of the
commissioners Of Eernalillo county APP
pointed by the late legislature in oppo-
sition to the wishes of the people wLa-
District Attorney II. w. Clancy fled
before Judge Baker in the district
court an information III the nature of
n quo warranto signed by Edward l..
Bartlett. solicitor general of New Mex
leo. that the two commissioners ap-
holding their Offices in violation to
the law, that their appointment is
void: ana calling upon them TO make
answer 10 the territory and show by
what right they claim 20 nave the
privileges. powers. emoiuments and
several other things carried by the
office OF commissioner OF Bernalillo
county.
The information fled by the district
attorney il signed by the solicitor
general and originated with them. 1t
is supplemented by an affidavit sign
ed by several prominent citizens OF AL
buquerque relating 10 the fairness OF
the information.
Judge b. s. Baker granted 10 Mr..
Clancy the right TO file the informa-
ton and at once ordered warrants for
tne two commissioners. Gutierrez and
Sanchez. which must he returned at
once n giving the defendants until
The 29th OF Augil 10 ile their answer.
or just one week from the date of the
filing of the information.
The ground upon which this action
is taken appears 10 be that the law
of congress known a. the springer
act" and which IS paramount law in
a territory. prohibits special legisla-
toin in any case covered BY Q gener-
al territorial statute. ana there Is 4
general territorial atatute which pro-
yides that vacancies IN Office shall be
filed through appointment by the gov
ernor. This attempt en- tie part Of the
legislature is special legislation Of the
sort prohibited by the Springer law.
and hence null and void. This is the
view taken Of the matter by The soIic-
itor general. the district attorney and
other able attorneys
II looks more than ever as though
the good government league Of Aibu-
querque q strong committee of which
signed thu affidavit. setting forth the
ground Of action. has the matter more
than ever in hand.
Mrs. Philip II. Sheridan has sold the
house the admirers of Little Phir'
gave her. but win continue to live
in Washington. The buyer is her
neighbor. Clifford Pinchot. head of the
bureau of forestry. who viii enlarge
his present home IN the ground mex,
it, but viii retain the Shcriuan house
as an investment.
The proposed consolidation en- MAJ
1st Of The Las Vegas Optic II the In.
Vegas Record will give tile Meadns
City one prosperous daily newspaper
49, -
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-04-24
TO CURE a cold IN ONE DAY

TO JUNE - NOL1 0NI 80
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab
lets. All druggists refund the money
il it fails to cure. e. w. Groves sig
nature is on each box. 25cts.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-04-24
ROBBED THE GRAVE.

A startling incident, is narrated by
John Oliver of Philadelphia, as fol-
lows: Il was in an awful condition.
My skin was almost yellow, eyes
sunken, tongue coated. pain continual
~ in back and sides, no appetite,
growing weaker day by day. Three
physicians had given me up. Then
was advised to use Electric Bitters;
to my great joy, the first bottle made
a decided improvement. ] continued
their use for three weeks, and am
now a well man. l know they robbed
the grave of another victim" No one
should fail to try them. Only Doc
guaranteed, at all druggists.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-04-24

Judge Daniel Mcmillan of the fed
eral court of New Mexico has arrived
in Washington to present final argu-
ments and documents in defense OF
the charges filed against him by the
is expected to be named the rres-
ent week.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-04-24

Drying preparations simply deyei'
op dry catafrh: they dry up the secretions,
which adhere to the membrane and decom-
pose, causing a far more serious troublathan
The ordinary form of catarrh. Avoid all dry
ing inhalants, fumes, smokes and snuifs
and use that which cleanses, soothes and
heals. Ely's Cream Balm is such Q remedy
and win cure catarrh or cold IN the head
easily and pleasantly. A trial size Will Dc
mailed for 10 cents. All druggists SOL tne
soc. size. civ Brothers, sc Warren ST., NY.
The Balm cures without pain, does not
irritatc or cause sneezing. It spreads itself
oyer an irritatad and angry surface, feliev-
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-04-24
it's Just a Cough

that gets you lungs sore and weak
and paves the way for Pneumonia or
Consumption OF both. Acker's Eng
lish Remedy will stop the cough in
a day and heal your lungs. 1t will cure
Consumption, Asthma, Bronchitis, and
all throat and lung troubles. Posi-
lively guaranteed, and money refund
ed IL you are not satisfied. Write to
US for free sample. W. H. Hooker
& Co., Buffalo. N. Y.
For sale by o. G. Schaefer. Drug
gist.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-12-31
PADUCAHANS CLOSE CALL
WAS IN THE lROQUOIS WHEN
THE EXPLOSION OCCURRED

Mr.. John ". Scott, Of the PAducsh
Peanut company, returned this morn
ing from Chicago and was the only
Paducahsn, so far as known, VINO
was in the awful Iroquois theatre fre
at the Windy City yesterday after-
noon. He escaped without injury
being one of the first to get out Of ths
fiery tomb.
Mr.. SCOTT did not witness the entirs
work Of rescuing the injured, ~ bs
was forced 70 lesve shortly after the
terrible disaster in order to catch o
train home.
81 had witnessed the play Of NE
Bluebeard Tuesday night Mr.. Scott
explained, "apd intended to leave
the city that night but missed. my
train. remained over until yester-
day afternoon and meeting two friends
decided to take in the play again and
witness one particular act. The SEQ
ond act WINS going ON when we arrived
and intending TO remain q few mo-
ments only ,did not take off our coats-
We had seats in the last row of the
psrquet, the ground floor, and were
going to remain just long enough to
see Eddie Foy, who is the principal
comedian and who assumes femals
role.
Sin the second act Foy goes to
He'll. A trap door in the floor of the
stage is let down aud as Foy disap-
pears there is slight puff of fianse
and all is over. Foy has the stage to
himself during this particular act and
we were expecting the explosion. IN
tending to leave Immediately after
Instead of the usual slight puff Of
flame there came q tremendous ex-
plosion and the entire stage seemed to
lift up and then the fatal crush began.
My friends snd ! started rell NELL out
of the theatre and were among tho
first dozen to gain the street. The
crowds following NJ out pushed %
clear across the street and almost inn
mediately after he explosion bells and
alarms were souuiing everywhers
Policemen .-s-sd about putting out
fire lines md still the people surged
out of the theatre. We were fcrced
across the street against the buildings
opposite the theatre and while thera
not longer than fifteen minutes, 1
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-12-31

were wrapped, placed upon the trucks
and hauled away to the dead HOUSE.
just like so much cord wood stacked
one upon the other.
Most commendable was the valued
assistance rendered by the merchants
doing business In the vicinity OF the
thester as they arose en- masse to the
emergency in splendid fashion and
sent wagon load after wagon load Of
blankets, rolls of linen, and packages
OF cotton with which to bind the
wounds of the unfortunate who es-
capped with their lives but were seri-
ously injured.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-12-31
1900 PEOPLE PRESENT.


As near as can DO estimated at the
present time, about 1900 people were
in the theater. Three hundred Of these
were in the first floor, the balance be-
ing in the upper balconies and in the
hallway back Of them.
THEATRICAL PEOPLE SAVED.
The members of the theatrical COM
pany, being on the first floor, had COM
paratively little difficulty in reach
ing the street, although their situation
was for moment highly critical be-
cause OF the speed with which the
flames swept through the mass Of
scenery in the flies and on the stage.
Eddie Foy, the principal coined ian
in the play, was one Of the last to es-
cape by getting out through rear
door, after assisting the women men,
bers of the company to safety. He
went into the Sherman house in his
stage costume and with his face COW
cred with grease paint, in order to Sc
cure surgical attendance for some
burns which he had sustained. In de-
scribing the commencement of the fire
Foy attributed the extent Of the catas'
trophe TO the failure Of the fireproot
curtain to work properly. Because OF
this, he said, the flames readily OBJ
tanned access to the main part Of the
theater and were by the draft carried
with it gas as well as fire. swept mp tc
the two balconies, where the loss OF
life was greatest.
MANY COULD HAVE
BEEN SAVED.
viii ]. Davis, one of the proprie
tors OF the. theater, was indefatigible
in his efforts to alleviate suffering.
He said;
There was no need as far as
know, of single life being lost.
There were over 40 exits TO the thea
ter The building is fireproof and il
somebody had not screamed Fire
Fret think that all, as far as those
killed in the panic are concerned
could have reached the street in safe
~. And of those who were suffooat
ed by the gas, nearly all would have
been out by the time the explosion oc-
Cured n order had been preserved in
making their escape. AS far as we
have learned, every body on the first
floor except three escaped, although
some sustained bruises ana other mi
nor injuries "
1t is declared by the management
OF the thester thst the fire was not
caused by the grounding of an electric
wire or any defect in the equipment
Of the theater. 1t startt d, they claim,
by the bursting OF calcium light APP
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-12-31

paratus. The conclusion was so great
that it blew ont the skylights over
the stage and auditorium.
WORKED AT RESCUE.
Men worked ct the task Of rescue
with tears running down their cheeks
and the sobs of tho rescuers could be
heard in the hall below, where this
awful scene was being enactsf7.-rbs
number of men were cor '~1sH son
abandon their task and give II ovei -
others whose nerves had not as yet
been shaken by the awful experience.
AS one by one the bodies were
dragged out Of the water-soaked, black.
ened mass of corpses, the spectacle be-
came more aud more heart-rending.
There were women whose clothing
was torn completely from their bod
les above the waist, whose bosoms had
been trampled into pulp, and whose
faces were marred beyond all power
of Identification.
PILES OF OORPSEs.
In some places they were piled up
in the aisles three and four feet deep
where one had fallen and others tripp-
ed over the PROSTATE forms, and all
had died where they lay, evidently
suffocated by the gas, Others were
bent over backs of Sc ats, where they
had been thrown by the rush Of people
for the doors and killed with hardly a
chance to rise from their seats.
One man was found with his back
bent nearly double, his spinal column
having been fractured ~ he WAS
thrown backward.
A woman was found cut nearly in
half by the back of seat. size having
been forced over it face downward
In the aisles nearest the doors the
scenes were narrowing in the extreme.
Bodiestlay in every conceivable atti-
tude. half naked, the look on their
faces revealing some measure the ago
ny which must have preceded their
death.
There were scores and scores OF PEG
pie hose entire face had been tram
pied completely off by the heels OF
thos who rushed over them and in one
aisle the body of man was found
with not n vestige of clothing for the
flesh or bone remaining above bis
waist. The entire upper p ortion Of his
body had been cut into mi ncemeat.
ARCHITECTS STORY.
pittsburg. Dec. 3l-Ben jamin Mar
shat, the young Chicago Ar ohitect who
designed the Iroquois cheat err, left FOR
his home tonight, taking advantage
of the first opportunity to view the
scene of horror Mr.. Marsh al is like
wise the architect of the XII ckson tho
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-12-31

\ Chicago Dec. 3i--Dsylight revealed
the fact that tho greatest holocaust in
the history of Chicago had snuted
out b64 liz rs. There are this many
bodies in the morgre.
There are 3H people missing. and
80 badly hurt and dying in the hospt.
ais.
None Of the dead IL reported OF very
great prominence, and no one from
Kentucky is reported among the dead
or missinG.
Most OF the dead are women and
children. Scores were inoinerated,
while hundreds were suffocated by
smoke and gas aud crushed into n pulp
while struggling to escape. Every un-
dertaking establishment in the city is
allied with bodies. many Of which pro-
bibiy never will be identified.
GOOD NATuRED CROWD.
Mothers aud their little ones bad
tics az ed die Foy," comedian. 1t
Yves m the mia1le Of the play, and the
chores, smiling and frolicsome, had
just concluded singing the moonlight
song
"There Is tho moon now" cried
little chap IN the front row A. curl
of smoke and tiny tongue of flame
shot cut from the wings TO the right
of che stage
The children olapped their hands in
glee. Mothers laughed and the whole
audionoe was in fine humor. But the
tongue OF flame reached out and caught
Shit of innammable scenery that hung
over the center of the stage.
Instantly there was larger ribbon
of flames. A calcium light on a stand
six feet above the level of the stage
had exploded, and IN moment every
thing hack OF the footliphts was q
broad wave IT nre that lighted the
half illuminated house with weird
effects.
CROWD PANIC STRICKEN
Foy. the chief comedian, stood out
on the stag o. assure the apdienoe
that there was no danger. Even rs he
spoke tho great ssb.sstos oaugh, and
failed 60 WORK. In another instant |
noke burst FROM the top of arch of
the stage and from under the bottom
of the curtain. Before a man or wo-
man in the seats could rise the whole
root OF he auditorium was ablaze. !
Two gas tanks exploded in the flies
an black, choking flames beat down |
in a cloud of death from every wall.
FOUGHT LIKE DEMONS.
Fear, uncomfortable and torrible |
n gned. Men and women fought like
wild beasts, filed only with the de-
sire Of self protection. Little babies
slipped from THEN mothers arms up
lifted, Hnc in nm instant their lives
were crashed out under foot. Girls
threw themselves from the balconies
aud Law crushed and dying, till snffo-
cation ended their miseries. More
tn n a thousand ps rsons in the orches-
TIN seats, WITH easy access to the doors,
er dunlly made their way to safety,
but raost OF them thra W aside wraps.
pooketbooks, hats-evarything that
seemed to burden them In their rush
"eeilIs ara she on :, eirsf.s g..
r sImRSEn< railrd {dQHTNIHG.
hid - ~f''~csirasteltA 10 ~ Ill
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HOW SOME WERE SAVED.

About a score Of peo Pile in the SEQ
ond balcony were saved by firemen,
VINO took them through the roof and
carried them down ladders in the rear
of the building. Two bodies tightly
locked in each others arms, young la
dies apparently about s5 years Of age
were found in one end Of the orches.
ira pit. They must have fallen from
the balcony above. The body of a
darkhaired girl, apparently ia years
of age. was found impaled on the iron
railing of the first balcony, She evi.
dently was thrown over from the sec.
ond balcony above.
With all of its clothing torn from it
hut 3 pair of baby shoes. the body of
a child about year old was found in
a far corner of the second balcony. 1t
had evidently been Knocked from its
MOI ker'ne~sfosJIwas tsamplsa bsi