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Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-03-20

had been furnished and the people
mere got gait on them. Arizona
had already received a million and a
half for irrigation purposes and
New Mexico not a cent. He predicted
la political revolution at the next
election If the bill was defeated and
bosses will be shaken from their
thrones as Tweed and Crocker have
been in New York. 1t was an out
rage, he continued, that this land
should be given to the cattle barons,
instead of the poor people of the Rio
Grande valley so that they might live
in happy and prosperous homes. In
closing he appealed from Pennsylva-
MIA politics to the honesty of the
voters of New Mexico.
He was followed by Messrs.
Hawkins and Spiess who favored the
bill and made long arguments in its
favor. A number Of letters and doc
uments were read by Chief Clerk
Martin to substantiate their state
ments. Mr.. Andrews also sent a gov
ernment book with an article on the
subject to be read in opposition.
The bill was killed by Messrs. AL
bright, Andrews, Duncan, Hughes,
Martinez, Pinard and President
Chaves. Those who favored it were
Messrs. Amado Chaves, Fall, Haw-
kins, JaramillU and Spiess
H. b. No. 213. by Mr.. Baca, an act
to regulate county institutes and for
other purposes, which is the last Of
the school bills drafted and pushed
by the department OF education, got
<hn h ic uf.
ter having been voted down at last
nights session by a large majority.
This was the house substitute for the
original council bill No. 2, provid-
ing for the expenses ofthe members
of the territorial Board of education
in attending meetings and providing
also that the expenses of the cOun-
ty Institutes be paid out of the cOun-
ty school fund instead Of being q
charge or a tax against the teachers:
The members seemed to be bit
groggy and failed to comprehend
hence the polling last night, but this
morning Mr.. Cross, clerk in the
department of education, and several
other friends of the bill, got around
among the members and explained
the provisions and upon the sugges=
tion of Speaker MOntoya Mr.. Baca
moved a reconsideration and 1t was
carried and the bill passed.
Other bills that passed the house:
An act to take small strip from
Socorro county and attach it to
Otero county; an act amending the
law regarding the licenses of mer-
chants SO that those whose sales
are less than $4,000 shall pay H.
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RICHARDSON IS
TURNED DOWN
The Council Refuses to Confirm
Appointment on Irrigation
Commission.
RUSH AMENDMENT WILL HOL D
---
Missouri Fines Beef Combine
A Precedent for Other
States.
RUSH AMENDMENT WILL HOLD
THE COMMISSION APPOINTED

Special to The Optic.
SANTA FE, N. NJ, March 2O.-The
governor sent the following nomina.
tions to the council this evening:
Commission of irrigation for two
years. Frank Springer, San Miguel;
G. "A. Richardson. Chaves; George
w. Knaebel, Santa Fe; Charles E.
Miller, Dona Ana; Carl A. Dalies,
Valencia. All were confirmed but
#. H. Pierce, San Miguel; Louis
MIR. Rishardson.
Board penitentiary commissioners:
Ilfeld, Bernalillo; W. Fl. Newcomb,
Grant; Juan Navarro, Mora; Mala-
Quias Martinez. Taos; ]. Francisco
Chaves, Valencia, superintendent of
public instruction.
Board equalization: Venceslao Jar
amillo, Rio Arriba; Alexandra Sando-
val, Bernalillo; J. A. Mahoney, Luna;
James s. Duncan, San Miguel;
James F. Hinkle, Chaves; at large,
Martin Lohman. Dona Ana county:
Robert p. Erving, Union. The gov
ernor did not nominate a game and
fish warden.
Wound up With Fight.
SANTA FE, N. NJ, March 90
Both houses of the legislature ad-
journed sine die at midnight, passing
just before adjournment, an appropri-
alton of $4,000 for an exhibit at St.
Louis, which had been bitterly fought
because one of the ST. Louis papers
opposed statehood. Just before the
house adjourned Member Pedro Ro-
nero from San Miguel pounded up,
terribly, Ex-Member Zacarias Valdez
in political dispute. Both were put
out of the building. and Romero was
jailed this morning. Valdez injuries
whi3e sscYi0us, are not fatal.
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A SELF CONFESSED
MURDERER sURRENDERs.

LINCOLN. Neb., March 20.-A
special from Fremont, Neb., says: A
man who gives the name of John Ben
nett, and who asserts that he is the
murderer of Nora Fuller, a girl who
was killed at San Francisco over a
year ago. has surrander..! to Shrrif;
Bau.. al here, and is bsiL.s hell. The
n..n appeared at the Jail door lasi
nj INT. and begged the sheriff to Inn
prison him, saying that the face of
the dead girl haunted him. Bennett
in his confession said he choked the
girl to death at house at 1921 Wal
nut street, San Francisco. He would
not tell why he committed the crime,
but said after 1t was done he left the
city hastily. He will be held for in
vestigation.
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SANTA FEE, N. NJ, March 19.--
The thirty-fiftn legislative assembly
of the Territory of New Mexico has
passed into hitory. No one will be
sorry except the army of employees,
the majority of whom have not done
any work during the whole session
of sixty days except to sign the pay
roll and look pleasant after getting
their checks cashed. Thousands of
dollars have been paid out for this
purpose, and the treasury thus loot
ed of money that has been paid in
by the taxpayers. Some of the ac-
tiOns of members during the ses-
sion are to be looked into later il
reports are true.
ment and the lobby was very busy,
too. ssl.I
The irrigation bill that passed the
house Ii to IL was the bone of
contention. A part of yesterday and
until noon today business was block
ed in the council owing to the tie
on the much discussed bill At ten
minutes to IL o'clock Mr. Fall pre-
sented some bills of minor impor-
tance from Messrs. Fall. Spiess and
Albright, the steering committee, and
set up the claim that reports by the
steering committee. under all parlia-
mentary law sustained by the courts
and by the ruling of the president
of the council at previous sessions,
constituted matter of special privil-
ege, the council having delegated to
this committee !. the power and the
duty to bring forward such Iegisla-
ton deemed most important for con-
sideration, and upon this feature Mr..
Fall asked for the ruling Of the chair.
Mr.. Spiess stood with Mr.. Fall in
making such request, and cOntended
that it would require a two-thirds
vote to displace any measure the
steering committee brought forward
under its specially privileged prerog-
atfves. President Chaves took some
time to look up the authorities on
the subject, but finally ruled in ac-
cordance with his previous rulings of
former sessions, which, as explain
ed above, was in line with the con-
tention OF Messrs Fall and Spiess.
The effect of this ruling was to
break the blockade and permit the
steering committee to bring forward
such measures AZ in It's Judgment
were most worthy of consideration
ct this late hour of the session. The
steering cmmittee reported H. B. No.
160 as favorable. Mr.. Fall spoke at
great length on the bill and reviewed
the irrigation legislation of the gov
eminent and said that no money
viii como TO the Territory until data
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A SPECIAL LETTER.
The Optics Old Correspondent
Drops in on Closing Scenes of
Legislature.

Special to The Optic.
SANTA FE, N. NJ, March 19.-Ths
most extravagant, if not corrupt, leg
islature that has yet met in New Mex
leo has closed, with the Hubbells
Enthusiastically on top. A square test
of strength was made by the admin
istration on the irrigation bill, Coun
Gilman Fall leading the administers
tion forces supported by Hawkins
and Spiess-supposed to be the big
three of the council The opposition
being led by Senator Andrews, ably
supported by Hughes, Duncan Pres.
Chaves and others to the number of
seven, the final vote being to 5.
Every possible pressure was brought
to bear by the administration forces
to whip the members into line, Audi
tor Sargent's nomination being held
back to whip Jaramillo into line, he
having voted against the measure
when it was up bfore, but, supposed
ly to save the auditor, he voted for
the measure today. Councilman
Chaves of Santa Fe county voted for
the measure, it is said being prom
ised the secretarysh:p Oh the COM
mission at $1,000 per year. However,
if half the reports are true he has
been mixed up in land steals before.
The lawyers of the judiciary commit
hn16 hoo he fSrv, aP
the solicitor general, and all the
district attorneys were held back no
doubt for the purpose of making them
and their friends stand by the admin
thanks to the able leadership of Sen
ator Andrews and the assistance of
the Hubbells The measure was de-
nounced as either bold steal or as
giving the entire donation Of the land
made by congress into doubtful hands
for the supposed exclusive benefit
of a small section of the territory.
That the administration forces feel
as though they had been struck by an
earthquake is natural After having
not only created many new useless
and expensive offices to further burd-
en- the taxpayers of New Mexico, but
divided up district attorney districts
to award certain members of the as
sembly or their friends for their sup
went glimmering. When the whole
work of the assembly becomes gen.
orally known it will be observed that
more of the peoples money has been
wasted by raids on the treasury than
ever before, even the sinking fund
to meet Territoriay bonds, that be-
come due next year and for which
the people have been taxed two mills
on the dollar for severai years past,
has largely been squandered for other
purposes The last of the new coun-
ties created by the New Mexico leg
islature, Torrance, promises, within
a few years, to become one of the
best counties in the territory Be-
sides the many wealthy stock men
residing within it's limit, it takes in
a long stretch of the Ell PasO & North
Eastern railway, about Ga miles of
the Santa Fe Central, and about the
same number of miles now building
of the Santa Fe cutoff Valencia
lost most of the best terri
tory which is now included in the
new county of Torrance, including
zana, Torreon, Tejique and Pinos
Wells.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-03-20
THREE WOMEN KILLED
BY FAST TRAIN

PHILIPSDALE. r. l., March 20
Three women were instantly killed
and fourth was probably fatally in
jured, while walking from Pawtucket
to this place on the tracks of the New
York, New Haven & Hartford r. r..
today. The victims in trying to
avoid one train were struck by anoth-
er.
The killed are: Rose McAlooni
Bridget White, Mary McTierney. The
injured are: Lizzie Mcknight. The
women were all under. 20 years of
ago. They were walking on the
tracks from their homes to the Glen
yon dye works, at this place, where
they were employed.
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WILL NOT INTERFERE
WITH RUSH AMENDMENT.

DENVER, Colo, March 2O-United
States circuit court today refused to
intefere with the consolidation of the
city and county governments of Den.
yer under the Rush home rule con
stitutional amendment, adopted at
the last election. Judges Marshall
and Hal!ett heard the arguments on
the application of Ex-County Commits
sioner Frederick p. Watts for an in
junction, and concurred in the decis-
ion not to grant the petition.
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Wound up With Fight.
MISSOURI MuLcHEs THE
BEEF COMBINE

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, March
2O.-The Armour, Cudahay, Swift
Hammond and the Schwartzcni1d and
Sulzberger packing companies, the
ings, brought by the attorney gen.
eral of Missouri, against the alleged
beef combine last summer, were
fined $4,000 each in the Missouri
supreme court today and ordered to
pay the costs of the case. Unless the
fines and costs are paid within thirty
days the defendants will be ousted
from the state, so the court orders.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-03-20
STRIKE COMMISSION
APPOINTED BY PEABODY.

CRIPPLE CREEK, Colo, March
2O.--The creation of commission by
the governor to investigate the strike
aroused slight interest here, as it Is
believed such a body will accomplish
but little. A majority or the union
members and citizens of this district
believe that the causes which led up
to the strike have been fully set be
fore the public. Everything was quiet
today.
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each share holder; an act to give
county commissioners the right of
condemnation.
Both houses and council are hold
ing night sessions.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-03-20

The Las Vegas Savings bank will
furnish their customers with metal
savings banks on application at the
Office of the bank 102-tf
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-03-20

The City Steam laundry guarantees
. beautiful finish to all work. Phones
Colorado SO. Vegas 156. 1922 National
street. TIT
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-03-20
EATING
APPLES
Firm and Juicy
Several Varieties
5 cts per Pound.
James A. Dick,
....GROCER.
GROCER

river situation is practically unchang
ed. The Mississippi is about station
airy at Memphis, and continues tc
rise below. At New Orleans thi!
morning the stage was 1876 feet, o.
above the previous high water OF
1897 The conditions from Memphis
southwark continue extremely criti
cal. Future developments depended
almost wholly on the ability OF the
levees to hold the water.
GREENVILLE, Miss, March 90
The protection dyke at Leland, Ark,
is rapidly slipping into the river and
it is now probable the river will seek
a new channel leaving Greenville in
the interior. The situation is most
grave. The river from Lunar, Ark,
bend of 1S miles and the current at
Leland is very rapid, washing against
the main line of the levee. To prOtec.
this the dyke was built and it is this
work that is going on. Capt. F. d.
Bollinger finds that $50 feet of the
dyke had been swept away leaving
but ESQ feet intact. The trouble here
is that the river is four feet above
the 1897 mark, and rising at the rate
of half foot a day. Heavy rain feN
during the night which VIII retard
the work and add to the danger of
the low lands. President Killough of
the st. Francis levee board says that
while the situation is serious, there has
been no actual distress except in a
few isolated cases. Another break
is reported at North Helena, where
the waters are rushing through an
eight foot gap in the small levee,
flooding the north section and driv-
ing many negroes to high land.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-03-20

+. L. Oswalt pays cash and allows
good prices for second hand goods.
1919 National avenue. Colorado phone
176. 61-tf
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-03-20

FOR RENT room brick house.
Modern plumbing, heating plant, up-to-
date. North side. Apply T. B. Nc
Nair, Office B. & M. Co. 11O-6t
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THE LAST DAY.

Much Excitement Around LegisIa-
tive HalIs-Irrigation Bill is Kill
ed and Fall Gets Dramatic
| Another Educational Bill Pass
ed-BiiI Relating to Property
Rights Of Married Women Passed.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-03-20

Go and see Patty about new and
second hand heaters. Lots of bar
gains. 108-tf
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Pittenger Is clsing out last years
wall paper and remnants at greatly
reduced prices. 79-tf
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RIVER CONDITIONS STILL
CRITICAL IN SOUTH.
WASHINGTON, d. c., March 90
The weather bureau has issued the
following special river bulletin: The
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-03-20

FOR SALE-Six room house on Ho'
Springs boulevard; over 200 trees
on place, some bearing. Large lot;
good well and winumill with perma
nent water. This property will 90 al
a bargain il sold by April 1st. In
Quire of DR. B. NJ Williams. 3w
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-03-20
ROOSEVELT RE-APPOlNTS
REJECTED NOMINATIONS.

WASHINGTON D. c., March 90
The president today reappointed DR..
W. D. Crum, colored, to be collector
of customs at Charleston, s. c., and
VIM. NJ Byrnes. United States dis
trict attorney for Delaware. Both
nominations failed of confirmation at
the recent session of the senate.
Morris tribune., 1903-12-05

"Here son fill this prescription,
said deaf man as he walked into a
drug store.
Prescription filed, the clerk made
a neat parcel of it, and handing it to
the customer, said Seventy five
cents, please
Thrusting his right hand down in
to his trousers pocket, he drew forth
nickel and passed it to the clerk.
Il said seventy-fve CENTS" remark
ed the clerk
"Well didn't I give it to you?" in
nocently responded the customer.
"This is not enough; your bill is rs
cents" was the clerks answer.
odd I give you more than 5 cents?"
querie the aged man.
"No, you did not; 1 want rs cents, y
was the clerks reply.
There's your 5 cents. What's the
matter with you?" Indignantly ans
wered the customer.
ooh go to the dickens! I made 2
cents on you anyhow" -Exchange.
Morris tribune., 1903-12-05

MIR. Mealon Cousins and Miss Ruby
Lowater were married at the home of
the brides sister, Mrs, j. M. Bradley,
at Princeton, Mimi, ON Thanksgiving
Day. Both Of the contracting part
les are we'll known here and have
many friends. Mr.. Cousins is at the
present time employed in the electtrliieg
light plant, and is hard-working
and frugal young man, whose per-
manent location in Morris will be
appreciated by his many friends
The bride is tho daughter of George
Lowater, who lived here many years,
and won hight place in the esteem
of the people. With. best wishes
and congratulations, she is welcomed
back to Morris,
Morris tribune., 1903-12-05

The football game yestesday be-
tween the Morris Indian eleven and
the Wheaton Highs resulted in a
score of 43 too in Wheaton's favor.
The Indian boys were good players
individually. but did not play in uni.
son as did the Wheaton team, whose
mass pays we're all examples OF the
.stregth of united and concerted &C.
dion, where each individual is part
of whole. The Morris boys played
a gentIemanly game and there was
no rowdyism or kicking against
decisions. A bad accident occurred
at the enc of the last half, when Paul
La Rogue, one OF the Morris boys
who by the way is veritable Her
cules, possessing qnickness, strength
and weight and will some day make
q record for himself on the gridiron,
should he attend some of the colleges
was thrown backward, while at
tempting 70 check one of the Wheaton
rushes and sustained q fracture of
one of the lower bones OF his left leg.
DR.. Ames set the bone and made the
plaster cast enabling him to leave
for home, by traiu that evening.
Nheason Footprints.
Morris tribune., 1903-12-05

A carload of mulch COWS were sold
at Austin the other day at an average
of $500 each, and yet butter is
scarce and high.priced, feed is and
has been and is abundant and Mimi
esota can and should support three
times as many dairy COWS as she
does. What is The trouble? Is it
that hired help cannot be got and the
boys and girls on the farms are too
lazy to work? There is a mint OF
monev in dairy farming at prices that
have prevailed during the past two or
three years and no other kind of farm
ing is more profitable or certain.
But to get these profits somebodv
must do the work. We are afraid that
lot of boys and girls who ought to
grow up to be first cl So farmers and
farmers wives, are beng educated
away from the farms, and started
along lines where they will not
succeed half as well Montevideo
Lesder. A- 3iif ii''- ii.I 4
Morris tribune., 1903-12-05

He didn't have dollar; he didn't
have dime. His cloths and shoes
we're looking inst as though they'd
served their time. He didn't try to
kill himself to dodge mlsfortune's
whacks. Instead, he got some ashes
and he flied five dozen sacks. Then
next he begged dollar. In the
paper in the Morn he advertised tin
polish that would put the sun to
scorn. He kept on advertising, and,
just now, suffice to say, mes out in
Cali ornia at his cottage on the bay.
Morris tribune., 1903-12-05
X. p. Dolngs.

The Knights of Pythias beld their
first meeting in the new hall on
Thursday evening. The hall is in
the second story. of the Lime block,
and when oil the furnishings are COM
plete, it will be the best lodge hall in
this part of the state, both in the
point of convenience, and in the ele-
.gance of finishing and furnishing,
Besides the large assembly hall.
there is dining room that will easily
seat Il people, and also a complete
series of anterooms, CLOAK room, and
"goat rooms" The K: of P.s are
proud of their new hall, and will
have the formal opening Dec. 18th.
At this meeting, D S. Long re-.
signed as chancellor commander and
J. A. Lime was elected for the un.
expired term.
Officers for 1904 wero elected as
follows:
G. CIV. G. Bicknell.
V. C-Max Trantow.
M. W.-D. S. Long.
X. of R & S. and M. Ed. W.
Stebbins.
NJ E.-.5 Larson.
M. A. B. Wells.
I.G.-H. c. Olson
o. G.-Hilfred rhomasson.
Trustees-N. Vinje, A. King.
Morris tribune., 1903-12-05

A German chemist has discovered a
preparation which will prevent the
frosting and sweating of shop wind
ows, and the American consul at Co.
burg has written the state department
in Washington about it. The appli-
cation consists of a mixture of 55
drains ofglycerin dissolved in liter
of 81 percent alcohol, containing, to
improve the odor, some oil of amber.
AS soon as the mixture clarifies it is
rubbed over the inner surface of the
glass. No frost forms and there is
mo sweating the bugbears of store
keepers during the winter months
Elk.
Morris tribune., 1903-12-05

The ladies of the Congregational
society will hold their Christmas
sale in Judge Darling's Office Tues
day afternoon and evening December
'22.
A full line of fancy articles suitable
for Christmas gifts will be displayed
Expert cooks are engaged to prepare
some Christmas danties such as plum
pudding, pies, and home made
candies. Orders for special fancy
articles and food are solicited and if
left early with Mrs. R. A. Stone will
be given earnest attention.
Morris tribune., 1903-12-05
10. O. F. Officers.

Crystal Lodge, No. 132, l. O. o. f
elected officers for the ensuing six
months at their regular meeting on
Monday night, as follow, -
N. c. u. E. Sawyer.
v. c. John Barrett.
PFC. ]. Zimmerman.
F..s.- G. F. Winkenwerder.
G. S. Chss. Wolff.
Treas. George Hogan.
Morris tribune., 1903-12-05

I have a few pieces of Stevens
county land which will be sold on a
very small down payment and half
the crop each year thereafter. This
is great opportunity for renter to
get control of land in the banner
county of Minnesota, For particu
lars. address or call on ne at T h g
Tribune Office. 7. C.MoRRIsoN.
Morris tribune., 1903-12-05

Nobody has ever seen fur lined
coat carried in stock before we came
to Morris. This is the ONLY place
where you can see a line of them
now, and we are selling them at the
right prices too. N. V1NRE & Co.
Morris tribune., 1903-12-05

D. Stewart last week sold his
residence property in the western
psrt of town to G. B Burpee, and left
the first of the week for Mason CITY,
Iowa, where he and his family will
make their home in the future. Mr..
Stewart will retain his business inter-
ests here. and only makes the move
to Mason City in order to look after
other interests there.
Morris tribune., 1903-12-05

Morris Lodge, No. 1O8, Knights of
Pythias ere making extensive pre-
parations to celebrate the opening of
their new hall in the Lime
block on Thursday evening,
Dec. 18th. A district con
vention will be held on that evening,
and it is expected that the neighbor.
ing lodges will all send large delega-
tons. The Grand Chancellor, James
L. Cromwell, of Duluth, and other
grand officers will be present.
Morris tribune., 1903-12-05

LOST:-Two black mare ponies,
bothwith white hind feet, one pony
branded B and the other LIN, left
my place near Alberta two weeks sgo
HENRY WALTER.