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Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-05-08
GOOD Beginning.
Young Teddy X. Armiio Confu-
ses a Great Newspaper and
Rattles a Correspondent
MISIAKth FOR A WHOLE, ARMY,

is already getting himself mixed 10
with events of national importance.
Ii the beginning he has made proves
an augury he will grow up into the
amount of strenuosity that will CON-
mend him very heartily to The coed
graces of his illustrious godfather.
From the moment when the wires
flashed the news to the As
sociated Press that Teddy had
stood sponsor for a contradic-
ton Of race suicide tendencies in
the Ancient City of the Holy taitl,
little Teddy r. Armijo became a vast
ly important youngster. Metropolitan
dailies sought to obtain a copy OF his
distinguished phiz. and the history
of the noble family of Armijo, de-
seconded from the Spanish grandees
OF old, was investigated. One great
New York daily wired to its CORE
spondent in Albuquerque for interest
ing particulars. Thereby hangs a tale
dealing with the utter confusion of
the great minds of the paper and the
~ceinplete distraction Of the CORE
sp3ndent. The paper sent the follow
ing telegram to it's correspondent:
s.Mail at once pictures of Theodore
Roosevelt Armijo and his parents,
with history"
But through the perspicacity of the
intelligent operator, the dispatch
when ii was handed to the Albuquer-
que man read like this.
"Send pictures of Theodore Roose-
welt army and parents, with history
The correspondent studied long and
earnestly over the message and after
consulting a number of his friends he
concluded that the paper wanted pic
lures of the Rough Riders who live in
New Mexico and some history of their
native country. Ii was a big contract
and the correspondent undertook II
with fear and trembling. However,
H
the great paper will never be the gain
er by the noble effort, for, finding the
task a herculean one. likely to furnish
forth a hundred big papers and afford
pleasant work for a lifetime, the cor
respondent sent the following dis
patch of encouragement to the enter
prising publication:
"Can send fifteen pictures from AL
buquerque.. The rest are scattered
all over New Mexico.
Imagine the CONSERVATION in that
New York newspaper office when the
intelligence was flashed over the
wires that fifteen Theodore Roosevelt
ArmijOs, enshrined by the photograph
er's art, were coming from Albuquer-
queS and a numberless host from all
over New Mexico was likely to follow
with, no doubt, a voluminous history
of the whole caboodle of them. The
paper must have come to the conclus-
ion that Roosevelt had gone into the
godfather business, and that about
everybody in New Mexico was named
Armijo. No time was lost in sending
a despairing message to the CORE
spondent to send a picture only of the
son of the Rough Rider Ar%miio-George
and a history of that particular
branch of the family. The CORE
spondent tumbled to the meaning of
the original messag eand fastened to
make explanations and execute the
commission.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-05-08
GREATLY ALARMED.
BY a Persistent Cough, but Perma
nentiy Cured by ChamberIain's
Cough Remedy.

Mr.. H. p. Burbage, a student of law,
in Greenville. S. c.. had been troubled
for four or five years with a continuous
cough which he says, greatly alarmed
me. causing me to fear that | was in
the first stage of consumption Mr.
Burbage having seer Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy advertised, concluded
to try it. Now read what he says Of
it: Il soon felt a remarkable change
and after using two bottles of the
twenty-five cent size, was permanent
ly cured" For sale by al druggists.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-05-08
comforted.

Washington Evening Etar.
Can your husband afford to play
poker?'
Il asked him that the other day.
answer young Mrs. Torkins, land he
said the game owes him SO much
money that he can't afford not to play
it. It's a great comfort to know thai
Charley is so business-like."
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-05-08

From Simplicissimus.

From Simplicissimus.
I'VE will have summer pretty soon
now"
Yes, the swallows are coming"
"They don't know anything; there
is Tony getting the seats and tables
ready In the beer park"
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-05-08

The man who spends a dollar a day
on cigars and 81 on drinks Is always
indignant at the extravaganza Of the
man who keeps a horse instead.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-05-08
Acker's Blood Elixir

positively Cures Chronic Blood Pois-
oning and all Scrofulous affections.
At all times q matchless system tonic
and purifier. Money refunded II you
are not satisfied. soc and $500.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-05-08

A woman can make herself believe
anything she wants to unless 1t is a
Apgical belief.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-05-08

City Magistrate Crane of New York
took it upon himself to read a red
nosed prisoner a moral lecture the
other day on the evils of drink, and
put great stress on the wholesome
ness Of pure water. Instead Of swill-
ing beer and whisky all the time. cult
vate a taste for water" he admon-
ished, and even when you're invited
to take a drink, ask for water
That's all right, Your Honor" was
the retort. But I've read by Bible
IN happier days, and there's only one
place recorded there where a man ask
ed for water. And you know where
he vast
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-07-12
Black AssafIant OF u Young Girl Al
legged to Have Been Cruelty
Tortured and Burned.
LITERALLY FLAYED ALIVE
PINS, TACKs AND KNIVES STUCK
INTO HIS BODY,
HIS Tongue Cut Out, Skin Slnshed on
and Distributed, and the Bleed
ing Form burned.

WHEELING. w. Va, July ia special
to the Register from Bluefield says: The
full details OF one OF the blacklist crimes
that has ever blotted the history of the
State has just reached this city. The little
town Of Devon. Mingo county. was the
scene yesterday OF the assaulting of a four
een-year-old girl by negro. followed by
his subsequent lynchirg by an enraged mob
numbering over 200 men. The little girl was
caught short distance from her home by
the negro and carried to a neighboring
wood, where her body was tied to a tree,
bound and gagged. Her absence was noticed
by the neighbors, who immediately formed
themselves into a searching party. She
was found in an almost dying condition.
but was able to tell to the scarchers the
story.
Wild were the cries for vengeance when
the little girls story was heard, but after
consultation it was decided to lay in
wait for the negro. In short time he APP
peared and was just renewing his assault
on the helpless child when the entire mob
Of concealed searchers emerged and ran
towards him. He would have been torn
limb from limb on the spot but the crime
demanded a more cruel death. Cool heads
kept the enraged mob back and the negro
was dragged to the village common and
bound to tree.
Again the mob gave vent to their wild
desire for revenge. and it was by the great
est efforts OF the leaders that they were
kept back. The clothing of the negro was
torn from his body and pins. lacks, PEN
knives and every conceivable weapon of
torture was stuck into the skin of the
negro as he struggled and vainly pleaded
for his life. He was allowed to suffer hun
dred deaths with his body bleeding in a
thousand places. The almost lifeless form
OF his little victim was then placed before
the glaring eyes of the tortured man, while
willing hands cut the tongue from his swol-
len mouth. His cries became incoherent
and before the enraged citizens could be
checked the skin was literally cut from his
body and distributed among the villagers
He died with his eyes on the little girl
whose life he had ruined. His heart was
then cut out with jack knives, his toes and
fingers CHOPPED off and carried away as me-
mentoes. His bloody and mangled form
was then soaked with kerosene and ignited
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-07-12
FOR LESE MAJESTY.
King George of SaxOny Demands
Punishment of an Editor.

BERLIN, July liking George of Sax
ony has personally demanded the punish
ment of a newspaper editor for lese maj
este. Some time ago the Dresdener Rund-
schau, weekly publication, printed an ar
ticle concerning a petition sent by a needy
widow to the Kings daughter, Princess
Mathilde, in reply to which the princess
sent her 'only marks for five starving
children" Another article in the same pa
per discussed the affairs of the crown prin-
cess in the form of a fable, whereupon fol-
lowed the confiscation of the issue and the
arrest OF the editor.
The proprietor Of the paper, advised by
Berlin lawyers that the Saxon authorities
had no right to take sucn action, decided
to place the whole matter before the King
In his representations to his Majesty
he called attention to the view of the Ber-
lin lawyers and also stated that the exist
ence or the entire family of the editor de-
pended on his Majestys decision. The edi-
tor, he said, had been bound to exclude all
libelous or Objectionable matter from the
paper and he would have been dismissed
except for the fact that his discharge would
have deprived his family, including his
father. who was suffering from tuberculo-
cumstances the proprietor of the Rund-
schau asked his Majesty to be lenient To
this the minister of law replied on June 20
that his Majesty has decided that the
author of the articles should be prosecuted
by law.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-07-12

pressed desire to see the Pontin. he said:
Il must refer them TO my doctors. IL tney
Will allow me TO do so shall be very nap
py to receive them.
Later I'm the day the Pope received the
two countesses. his nieces. and after u
short chat with them asked about Mon
signor Volpini, saying: what Is the MAJ la.,
ter? Why does he not come 10 see me.
1t explained to the Pontin that the
excitement of the past few days had over
come M. Volpini. who was quite unweli.
But the Pope was not informed that Moh-
signor Volpini was dead.
Ii was rumored this afternoon that the
Pope was suffering from infiammatio OF the
kidneys. A representative OF the Associateo
Press went TO see Prof Mazzoni in order
to obtain a direct confirmation or deniai.
The professor received the representative
in his study, where the most prominent oo-
ject is portrait OF Pope Leo When IN
formed of the reason for the visit the
professor said Immediately: Il know all
about ii. The news was spread by an
American doctor in Rome. / authorize you
to deny it emphatically, and TO make the
following statement: The disease or the
Pope is pneumonia, followed by pieurisy,
or. as it is commonly called, pleuro pneu-
Inflammation of the kidneys, the latter
must be diseased, while those of the Pontin
are healthy. His urine is scarce. but 1t is
normal. chemically and microscopicaliy
considered.
1t is reported that In the last medical bull
letin regarding the Pope's condition the
the kidneys had improved, wishing before
making this announcement TO have more
positive evidence of the fact. In the papal
antechamber DIR. Lapponi. speaking to the
Spanish ambassador, who had visited the
Vatican TO inquire regarding the condition
of the Pontiff. said: This is the first night
when it can be said that there is real
amelioration OF the patients heart trouble.
That organ is getting stronger and the pos
sibility of Pope Leo's recovery is not ex-
Guided" To-day he took his midday
nourishment of sweetbreads, chicken, jelly
and a small glass of MARSHA wine.
In one CT his waking spells tonight the
Pontiff said that in the morning he would
like to see one of his private secretaries.
either Mgr. Angelo or Mgr. Marzollini, as
he desired TO make some changes in his will
regarding his requests TO certain members
of his household.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-07-12

ally held in great tents. The old warriors
and squaws take their seats in a circle, 81
lently smoking. Presently the younger In
dians come In. The bucks are arrayed in al
All the manageable maidens enter the tent
with coverings over their heads. These are
gorgeously made and rattle az every steP
with beads and the teeth Of wild animals
AT the signal from an old Indian the
younger ones begin 10 dance. II is an IN
couth step, possessing no charm for the
white man. With a peculiar rhythm Of
movement the young bucks hop about from
maiden to maiden, lifting up their coverings
and looking at the faces underneath. When
at last the buck has found his lady love he
marches of with her. Under the native Gus.
toms the marriage is concluded when the
Indian takes his bride TO his tepee
But even the hot-blOoded Sioux has beer
tanned TO submission to the civilized mar
riage law. When the sacred dance is con
Guided the couple set of for the nearest
town or church. Justices Of the peace IN
Oacoma have been visited by as many as
thirty couples at the same time, all demand
Ing immediate marriage. The Episcopal mis-
sions are proving the most popular how
ever: The Indians are nystified and charmed
by the elaborate ceremony of the Episcopal
marriage, so they now look up these
churches TO finish the elaborate tribal Gus.
tom of choosing wives and husbands. They
want TO be married by high church form.
They think this more in keeping with their
own ceremony than the few informal words
In dingy Justices Office.
As many of the Indian marriages must
be performed through interpreters. so the
divorce proceedings are carried on largely
through Intermediates. II IS a novel sight
to witness copper-hued Sioux Indians
tribesmen with those who slew Clusters
ing with solemn mien the red tape OF
modern court"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-07-12
TUMOR IN THE PLEURA.
What the Shade OF Pope Plus II Is
Alleged to Have Told SpirituaIists.

ROME, July 1.-THE Romans are deter
mined by all means to ascertain everything
possible about the Pope. 1t is announced
that the local Spritualists have been in
council, have implored spirits to come to
their aid and were replied to by the shade
of Pope Plus TX, which declared that Leo
XIII has q tumor in the pleura of a papii-
lose nature and the cyst for which the
Pope was operated on some years ago.
In view of the serious condition of the
Pontif the Neapolitans have recourse to
their most sacred and seldom-used method
of rendering him assistance ST. Gennaro is
their greatest saint, and his mitre Is pre-
served at Naples. 1t is said to work mir
acles. The aristocracy and clergy of Naples
begged the archbishop to send the mitre to
Rome, and he allowed it to leave the city
for the first time in many years. The
precious relic was intrusted to Mgr. Prince
Caracciolo. who arrived with Ii safely in
Rome to-day. AT the Vatican the mitre
was received by Cardinal Rampolla> and
Mgr. Bisleti, who, with great ceremony,
thanked the Neapolitans for their piety and
self-sacrifice In allowing the mitre TO come
here. After the cardinal had invited Mgr.
Caraccolo to remain for some days in this
city, the sacred relic was deposited in the
sick room.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-07-12
TO ABATE SECTIONALISM
ILLINOIS PREACHER WOULD HIDE
"UNCLE TOMS CABIN,
Tells Baptists 1--WE Have Had
Enough" Of Harriet Bcecher
stoves Famous story.

ATLANTA. Ca. July 1.-THE third day
OF the international convention of the Bap-
list Young Peoples Union began with early
morning prayer meetings in various
churches of the city, all of which were we'll
attended. The morning session of the con-
vention proper in the auditorium at Elk
position Park was largely taken up by the
interesting exercises of the salutation Of
the flags conducted by Rev. DR.. Walter
Galley. Of Chicago This ceremony con-
sisted of long procession Of banners, borne
by young women delegates representing all
sections Of the country.
The afternoon session was devoted to the
Junior branch of the society. the exercises
being upon the general subject, 1.-THE Light
of the World" The principal address was
by Rev. A. w. Bourne. pastor OF the First
Baptist Church of Gloversville. N. Y.
The convention adopted resolutions
recommending renewed effort for the flu
ture; indorsing all efforts for the promotion
Of missionary intelligence and condemning
in emphatic terms the liquor traffic. SYM
pathy was expressed for the Baptists Of
Great Britain 'in their great struggle to
maintain the historical position regarding
the relation Of church and state and the
preservation OF soul liberty"
One Of the features was the speech OF
Samuel ID. Mckenney, of Alton, H., re-
spending for his State. Mr. McKenney spoke
for union of North and South and de-
clared that it was time for Northern peo-
pie to stop putting Uncle Toms Cabin be-
fore the eyes of the children. We have
had enough of Uncle Toms Cabin" de-
clared Mr.. McKenney, land the people of
the North should not give it TO their chill
dren TO read, engendering feeling and bit
terness We need to cease giving ear TO the
prattle against the South and to unite in
praising the name of Lincoln and Lee, of
Grant and Jackson"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-07-12
MURDERS OF THE SUN.
FROM FIRST PAGE)

NONCLODED FROM FIRST PAGE)
In the temperature in the evening. When
the thunderstorm broke the thermometer
stood at s! degrees, but fell to 6S within an
hour.
The number of deaths attributed to the
heat recorded during the day was seven
teen. Prostrations to the number of thir-
teen occurred.
Thousands of persons slept peacefully in
the parks of Greater New York during the
night, despite the heat, secure in the
knowledge that no policemen would awake
them and drive them back to their oven
like tenements, lodging houses and thickly-
peopled apartment buildings. One OF the
most rigid police rules was ordered sus-
pended and the officers in all boroughs were
notified to see that no orderly persons avail
ing himself of the privilege were disturbed.
The suspension of the rule will continue
during the heated term. 1t had become
almost imperative that some such relief
measure should be taken by the city Off
Gals. Men and boys had been sleeping for
two nights on benches and lawns all over
the city in violation of the police regula-
lions and, a general thing, the patrolmen
did not have the heart to disturb them.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-07-12
COTTON SPEAKS AGAIN.
Tells Britons He Brought n Message
of Love from America.

PORTSMOUTH. Eng, July 11.-Rear
Admiral Cotton, commanding the Ameri-
can squadron now visiting British waters,
and his officers were given a banquet this
evening in the town hall by the mayor. Re-
spending to a toast to the United States
navy Admiral Cotton said that he and his
colleagues brought message of peace and
love from the President and people of the
United States to the sovereign and the peo-
pie of England.
Vice Admiral Lord Charles Beresford.
who was among those who spoke. said that
such a demonstra ton, the visit of the Amer
lean squadron and its reception brought
together the two nations most instrumental
in maintaining the peace of the world.
Capt. Hedworth Lambton, naval aid-de-
camp to the King, General Montgomery,
Messrs. Majendie and Lucas, members of
the House of Commons for Portsmouth,
and many naval and military officers were
present. II. Clay Evans, United States
consul general at London, replied to the
toast to President Roosevelt in a speech in
which he traced the Presidents career. A
cable was dispatched to President Roose-
welt on behalf OF all those present, thank
ing him for the presence of the squadron in
British waters.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-07-12
INDIANS GETTING DIVORCES.
The Red Men Slowly Learning the
Customs OF the whites.
Washington Star.


THE Indians have discovered the beau
ties OF the Dakota divorce laws. and are
taxing advantage Of them said Gen An
drew A. Burt. AT the present rate of in
crease the indian divorce mill OF South Da-
kota In fve years will become more expen-
slve than the ready made divorce factory for
Fasteners. While an Indian divorce was an
unheard thing decade ago. sixteen petit
ions ior iegai separation have been filed at
Oacoma during the last year by fullblooded
Sioux bucks or squaws Divorces have come
10 the indians as one OF the heritagps OF
civilization. The Indian officials have been
Trying ior twenty years to induce the Indian
TO be married according to the white mans
law.
Now they have almost succeeded. But
the same law mas taught them the interest
Ing fact that they can change wives or hus-
bands. They fail TO understand that the di-
vorce law Is anything but a means to obtain
tne luxury or an unlimited number OF mar
riages Many bucks and souaws who know
not word OF English and bear no mark OF
civilization except that OF clothes come TO
the attorneys Offices and ask for divorces,
Wheh tney nave no reason but desire 10
form a new marriage They point 10 other
Indians who have hadsmany wives, and ask
why they cannot when the law provides
When the Indian tribes were placed on
reservations and cut of from their native
Wild life their respect for their own social
laws dwlndled II was not long before many
were fVing In utter disregard of the family
opiisations. Bucks deserted squSws and
squaws took on new husbands without any
forinality and without any reason except
their whims. Bigamy erased from the
tribal onenses. IL was TO remedy this evil
that the government officials and the church
missionaries demanded that the Indians be
married according TO the South Dakota law
Now that they have found out about the
divorces they have returned To their old
Tree lie through the divorce avenue.
Inc Indian marriage OF to-day is curious
mixture or civilized methods and tribal
ceremonies. Unwilling 10 give up their tradi-
tionai customs. the Indians are now using
pctn tribal and civilixqi laws. The young
DUCK t, chooses his squaw In the manner OF the
Snux' then Is married by q justice OF the
pea9 or miseionary clergyman.
Inc dance NJ which the sQuaws are pub
ilcIy CHOSEN BY eligible bucks has not lost lis
popp.sfity. At sufiiciently frequent inter-
ssv tneee DANCES ere called They are usu-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-07-12
MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS.

NEW YORK. July n.-Arrived: La Lor.
raine, from Havre; Philadelphia. from
Southampton. on Sandy Hook: E,trurja'
from Liverpool; Cedric, from Iiverpool'
Sailed: Pennsylvania for Hamburg. via
Cherbourg; Minnehaha for London: zee
land for Antwerp; Kaiser Wilhelm der
Crosse for Bremen via Plymouth and Cher
bourg; Astoria for Glasgow; Lucania Tor
Liverpool. ~
QUEENSTOWN, July 1.-Arrived: Um-
bria, from New York for Liverpool and nro
ceeded: Sailed: Celtic, from Liverpool for
New York.
PLYMOUTH, July u.--Arrived: Barba
rosa, from New York for Cherbourg and
Bremen and proceeded.
LIVERPOOL, July u.-Arrived: Armen-
Ian. from New York. Sailed: Campania
for New York
BREMEN. July u.-Sailed: Friedrich
der Crosse for New York, via Cherbourg.
CHERBOURG. July I.-Sailed: ST. Paul
from southampton for New York.
COPENHAGEN. July n.-sailed: Hecla
for New York.
ANTWERP. July r.-Sailed: vaderland
for New York.