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Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-09-30
clarkson For Chairman.

CHICAGO. Ills, Sept. 30.-ln re-
sponse TO the call Of President ].
Hampton Moore. the members OF the
executive committee Of the national
republican league are rounding up In
Chicago for conference to consider
ways and means OF conducting the
campaign Of 1904, and Of fixing the
time and place Of holding the next ma
tional convention Of the league. Bal
timore is leading candidate for the
convention and invitations from sever
al other cities have been received. The
conference scheduled for tomorrow
has attracted several republican lead
ers of national prominence In addition
TO the committeeman and some inter
esting political development are not
improbable. The arrival in the city
today Of General James s. Clarkson
has revived the report that he Is
slated to succeed Senator Hanna as
chairman of the national com
mittee and among the leaders
gathered here many favora
Bile comments anent his candidacy are
heard. All seem to agree that Gen
Clarkson would be as able man as
could be chosen In the event Of the
Ohio senator's retirement from the
chairmanship
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New York Stock Letter.

NE WYoRK. Sept Market was
strong at the opening but the advance
brought out fresh liquiuation. During
the rest OF the day stocks were ex.
treInely weak Leading shares lost
from two to three points Heavy sell
ing of Pennsylvania was q disturbing
factor and It gave color to rumors Of
d fight in that quarter. United States
steel securities were again under pres
sure. The closing was quiet and
heavy. Noteworthy weakness was
shown by high priced stocks. The In.
dications are that lower prices Will
he seen tomorrow. Total sales. 743.,
700: money closed 2 IL per cent.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-09-30

LONDON. Sept. 80. Sir Michael
Herbert, British ambassador to the
United States, died at Davos Platz,
switzerland, today.
The death of Sir Michael Herbert
was announced at today's session Of
the Alaskan boundary commission.
II was supposedly from rapid con
sumption, from which the ambassador
is knoWn,to have suffered from the
time Of his appointment to Wash
ington, but his death was sudden and
unexpected The counsel on both
sides paid a tribute TO the dead am
bassador.
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HIS HANDS ARE TIED
Says He Has Eighteen Months
Left and Will Get Some
Of Them Yet.
CORRUPTION AMONG POLICE

e 1
CHICAGO, Sept 30.-"If could fire
all the men suspect Of grating they
would be jumping from every window
in the city hall This hall is full Of
graft, big and little. You know It
and can't prove it. have eighteen
months left and | will get some Of
them yet"
Mayor Harrison thus expressed him
self on the subject Of municipal ser.
vitude. He asserted that his hands
were tied, as convincing proof was
lacking, and he could not discharge
anyone without It under the civil ser
vice. The police department, he alse
said, was full Of suspected cases q
corruption.
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IN VIKING LAND.
BERTHA sUkDT, OF LAS VEGAS
WRITES INTERESTING LETTER
10 FORMER TEACHER.
Visits Many places Of Interest In Nor.
way--church Erected Before the
Birth Of Columbus.

Miss Bertha Sundt, the bright
daughter of NJ. NJ. Sundt, who is in
Norway with his family, visiting the
scenes of his youth. writes to a former
teacher Of Cambridge, Wis, as fol
lows:
Dear Miss Stewart.
Six weeks ago last Sunday night we
landed at Christiania.
II took us nine and half days from
Montreal 10 Liverpool, but we hat
quite nice weather except Il was pret
ty cold coming over the Atlantic
Neither Of us we're very sick.
When we reached Liverpool W,
found out that we had 70 stay ther'
for four days. as there was no shiI
that went from HUI 70 christiania I'M
Ill that time. While we were Their
we visited the museum where we say
many interesting things
Friday, July 10, we left Liverpool 70
Hull where we boarded the $. $. An
geloe for Christiania. We left HUI
that evening and reached Christian
sand Sunday morning July ~, wher
VIZ fforSed for about an hour. II wa
nice 10 see land again, as most OF u
had been sick on the North Sea.
The scenery was very beautiful &c
ing up the ChristIanla Fjord. w
reached Ghristlania In the evening, 3
we stayed there over night We LEI
the next day for Holmestrand on th
boat "Syan." II took us about foii
hours TO reach that place Mamma
father met us there. We had to rid
about seven miles ont In the conntr
to his home We had nice tim
while we were there going IN N
woods and picking berries, There az
30 many berries here. Skaug Is th
name ~ the farm.
We stayed at Skang three week
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passena Chiefs Confer.

NEW YORK, Sept. 3o.-Representa
tiycs Of number of southern and
southwestern railroads met here to
day ri consultation with their gen
cral counsel and 70 consider condi
tions arising a. d result of The Elkins
antirebatc and other laws relating e
interstate commerce. Among The
lines represented at the conference
we're the Illinois Central, the Louis
vile & Nashville, Southern and Allan
tic Coast line.
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ber mills and box factory which will
employ five or six hundred men. would
never have come to Albuquerque.
Mr.. Nordhaus says good houses for
rent are not to be obtained in Albu'
querque and people who come in are
forced to build houses if they want to
live comfortably The house now oc
cupied by Bernard Ilfeld has been
purchased BY yice-Presdent w. s
Hopewell Of the Santa Fe Central
This may be taken as an indication
that the Albuquerque Eastern will rs
built to Albuquerque, and Of this the
officials give every assurance.
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Serious Riots at Buda Pesth.

VIENNA. Sept. s0.Serious riots
have occurred at Buda Pesth. The
striking van drivers came In conflict
with the police and sixty persons were
injured, ten seriously. The police vi.
tImately fred on the rioters and sew.
eral Of the latter we're wounded.
Troops were summoned to restore or
der.
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ALBUQUERQUE PROSPEROUS.
Las Vegas Merchants Find Some
thing Doing Down There-How
The People Pull Together.

Max Nordhaus of the house Of Chas.
Ilfeld has returned from a business
and pleasure trip to Albuquerque. He
brings word that the Duke City pre-
sents a busy and prosperous appear
ance these days. The big new saw
mill which will begin work within a
few weeks, and the houses that have
sprung up around, make up a good
sized village. Mr.. Nordhaus speaks
Of what has been accomplished In
Albuquerque as result of the bust
ness men and citizens pulling togeth-
er.
When the American lumber company
purchased the splendid tracts Of white
pine timber In Valencia and Mckinley
counties II had no idea Of building its
mills In Albuquerque sixty miles away
from the forests. The directors didn't
believe such plan feasible. But the
business men got together and made
representations to the directors. The
reply was that the company could not
entertain any proposition Of locating
the mills anywhere but In the timber.
But the matter was not allowed TO
drop. A valuable piece of land on
the outskirts Of the city was offered
Concessions In the way Of lights, wa.
ter and immunity from taxation were
given, efforts were made with the San
ia Fe 10 SECURE low hauling rates fol
rough lumber. and the advantages Of
Albuquerque as lumber market. as q
place to secure workmen, as location
for other wood working establish
ments were set forth. The company
came to Albuquerque. II there had
been the least dissension among thu
business men on the question. the lum
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Haryey's In Autumn.

Now are days OF most brilliant skies
and warm sunshine.
Nights clear and frosty evenings hy
the bright fireplace an ever new de
light.
Excursions daily TO the Wild can
yons and high peaks.
Sharp appetites and plenty to cat
Accommodation for the winter may
now be secured BY limited number
Carriage out every Saturday. Inquire
Murphey's. Judge woostcr's or Optic,
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BRYAN Will Speak in Ohio.

COLUMBUS, Ohio. Sept 30-It was
announced today that Hon. VIM. J,
Bryan will be in Ohio Oct. 9Th to lend
assistance to the democratic caucus
He will sueak at Napoleon and Oak
Harbor during the day and at San
dusky at night. He has promised to
give three days to the Ohio conyen
ton, but preparations for his Euro
pean trip reduced this to one.
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Gar and Emperor Meet.

VIENNA, Sept. 3O.-The czar, ac-
companied by a numerous suite, in.
cluding Foreign Minister Lanadorff
arrived today, and were met at the
railroad by the Emperor Francis Jo
seph and arch dukes. The greeting
of the monarchs was Of the heartiest
character. They kissed each other
twice. A royal salute was fred as
their majesties left the station.
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Democratic Notification Meeting.

ALLENTOWN, Pa, Sept. 80. The
democrats of Pennsylvania fire the
opening gun Of their state campaign
here tonight. The occasion is the for.
NAL notification of the candidates on
the state ticket, Congressman Mar
Gus Kline of this city will preside
and the speakers will include besides
the four candidates on the state tick
ct, Chairman Hall of the state commit
, tee, and Col j. II. Guffey.
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Worcester Music Festival.

WORCESTER. Mass, Sept. 30.--
The advance sale of seats indicate
that the forty-sixth Worcester music
festival, which opens tonight, will be
as successful from financial as from
an artistic viewpoint The various
works to be performed this year in
clude Mendelssohn's Elijah Edgar
Tiners "Franclscus, Dvorak's Sym
phony From the New World Rich
ard Strausss Death and Transfignra
ton" and number of Wagner ex
cerpts.
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ljuverecteduaA t-tflcrtaboth?jr ETAo
Hurricane in the Rermudas.

NEW YORK, Sept. aC.--A dispatch
from Hamilton, Bermuda, says the hur7
ricane which swept the island Monday
reached a velocity Of 100 miles an
hour. Only one person is known to
have been killed, but hundreds Of
houses were damaged and the banana
industry was badly injured. The
losses will amount to thousands Of
pounds.
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Iron Workers to Affiliate With a. r. |

Iron Workers to Affiliate With A. r. I.
KANSAS CITY. NO.. Sept. s0.-The
international association Of structural
iron and bridge workers, at its annual
convention here today, voted unani.
mously to afliliato with the American
Federation Of Labor and the secretary
was instructed Immediately to ask for
a charter. This action. which proba-
bly marks one Of the most important
steps in the life OF iron and bridge
workers, association. was received
with cheers.
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Miss julia Grants Marrow Escape.

SAN DIEGO. Cal, Sept. 30.-Miss
Julia Grant, daughter Of U. $. Grant,
and Miss Isabel G. Ingle. had a narrow
escape from death In runaway ac.
cident today, The horse overturned
the light buggy In which they were
driving, throwing both the young IA
dies TO the ground. They were bruised
about the head and sides. but 1t Is
hoped serious results will be avoided
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turkey Calls out More Troops.

CONSTANTINOPLE, Sept. 30.--An
imperial trace has been issued calling
out 10000 recruits in the districts Of
the Second and Third army corps, n
order 10 complete the effectiveness OF
the nizan tregular1 battalions in Mac.
edonia.
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A ball will be given at Roscnthal
hall Saturday evening, October 3rd.
for the benefit Of Mrs. Halls Young
and baby, who are in very destitute
circumstances. Every ono should
show his sympathy by attending this
ball or by providing them with prop.
or clothing for tho winter. Admission
to ball, 800; ladies', free. 9.1ii
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Tom Horn To Hang.

CHEYENNE, Sept. 3o.--The state
supreme court today denied the mo-
tion Of Tom Horn, the convicted muir
dercr of Willie Nickel, and sentenced
him TO hang Nov. goth.
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a Carpenter Kills HimseIf.

DENVER, Sept. so.--Thos. y. y.
Davidson. carpenter aged Al, killed
himself By shooting this morning,
Sickness has the cause. Ho leaves 3
wife and two children.
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Bank Robbed.

BYRON, Neb., Sept. so-The Mer.
chants and Farmers National bank
was robbed early today. The safe was
blown open and $4,000 taken. The
robbers escaped.
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New York Money

NEW YORK, Sept. S0.--Money on
call steady. IL q 3.
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Metal Market.

NEW YORK, Sept. so--Lead and
copper quiet and unchanged.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-09-26

their muscles and develop IL cir bodies
to that state Of perfection which we
often dream Of but seldom attain. Per.
haps the most plausible excuse for this
neglect Of physical training is the lack
of time to go where the apparatus for
the work may be found, but this ex-
cuse can not avail to justify entire
omission of exercise in the future, for
an apparatus has been invented which
can, be folded up and carried in the
vest pocket. It consists of thin rub.
Der bag, with an elastic cord connect.
ing it with a band passing around the
fingers, and is used practically the
same as the punching bag, the alert
ness and swiftness of movement re.
quired to strike the bag making up for
the lack of actual muscular exertion.
While the bag is small enough when
Debated to be stored in the vest pocket
it is fully eight inches in diameter
when filled with air, while its light
ness necessitates the employment OF
no inconsiderable amount of skill and
accuracy to drive it from the hand
even a few times without missing a
blow. Either one or both hands may
be used in the exercise, and to vary
the speed of the return it is only
necessary to change the length of the
elastic cord which connects it with the
finger loops. David ]. Wilson of Wash
ington, D. c., is the inventor.
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as models for the best craftsmen of

as models for the best craftsmen of
to-day.
They were found in 1896 by Thomas
Nicoll, a farm laborer, while he was
blowing for Mr.. Gibson near Linn
avady, County Londonderry, on the
shore of Lough Foyle.
All the articles are of alleged gold.
The model boat is IN inches long and
8 inches wide, and is fitted with nine
rowing benches, oars, graphing iron
and other equipment. 1t weighs 3
ounces 3 pennyweight. The oars are
lance shaped, and there are fifteen CT
them, each about ~ inches in length.
The model is made of single plate Of
gold, alleged with silver, which is slit
and rejoined at the bow and stern. 1t
is, without doubt, a true representa-
ton Of the ancient seagoing craft of
the Irish, in which, as legend says,
they even crossed the Atlantic to
America before any other white man
saw it. The "carraghs' to be found
yet in use at the Arran islands and
at Tory, vessels made of rawhide
stretched over ribbed frame, are
but decadent forms of those early de-
signs. The bowls are of plain pale
gold, each beaten out of a single
sheet, and about the size of a tea
cup. The largest weight l ounce 5
pennyweight and II grains. It has
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The Swedish Goat-Girl's Soma.

When night with her peace Ger the sill
yer lake sleepeth
When sadly the wind DER the purple
pines sweepeth;
Then high from the lichen-crowned berg
where she dreameth
The goat-girls soft note riseth sweet-so
1t seemeth-
Rosa. Kosa:- My children. why far do
Rosa ks Rosa -, My children, tits time to be
Then down from the heights where dark
shadows are falling,
Then up from the lake shores they come
at her calling:
Goats distant, goats near, their soft bells
are ringing
AS children of hers, they list to her sing
ing
"Kosa, Rosa! My children. why far do
Rosa; Rosa! My children, it's time to be
home!'
Up, up from the vale where gray mists
are creeping,
Up, up to the sky where the first star
is peeping-
That lone voice rings out, entreating,
half-crying.
Waited out on the night-Hush! The
soft breeze is signing!
''Kosa. Rosa! My children, why far do
you roam?
Rosa; Kosa! My children it's time to be
Selected.
THE peculiar calling cry in Sweden for
the cattle and goats. The Swedish O is
sOftened. into u.
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manner suggested by the defendants.
The theory put forward that these
articles were votive offerings was, in
his opinion, very improbable one.
There was no evidence at all to sup
port the assertion that they were
votive offerings. They seemed to him
to belong to time between the late
Celtic period and the introduction of
Christianity into Ireland
Mr. George Coffey, Council Member
of the R. l. Academy, and keeper of
antiquities in the National Museum,
Dublin, deposed that, in his opinion,
all the circumstances pointed to the
conclusion that these articles were
concealed treasure. There was no evi.
dence that the ancient Irish made
votive offerings to sea gods. The
very fact Of the finding of these orna-
ments excluded such a. theory.
Mr.. Fraser, G. E., said he had made
special study Of the geology of the
north coast Of Ireland. His opinion
was that the elevation of the beach
was completed in prehistoric times.
Mr.. Grenville Cole, professor of &c.
ology in the Royal College of Science,
Dublin, agreed that the upheaval OF
the land at Tough Foyle occurred be-
fore the close Of the stone age in Ire!
land, and that age was distinctly pre-:
historic.
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+ QUEER NAMES OF. ESTATES.
Baltimore County, Nd. Furnishes
MANY in Cid Dee5s of Land.

Baltimore County, Nd, Furnishes
Many in Cid DEEDS Of Land.
The peculiar names given to estates
In Baltimore county in days gone by
appeal strongly to the risibles of the
many lawyers who go to Towson to
search the old transfer books and
should delight the searcher after
unique nomenclature.
All the transfers in former years
began with THE indenture," which
has been of late years changed to
this deed" The first deed filed for
record concerned the transfer of Cub
Hill Resurveyed" from Michael C.
Jenkins and William H. Collins, Trus-
tees, to- Owen Donovan. This was fol-
lowed by the transfer of Airy Hills
and Pleasant Springs" from Amelia
Cannon to John Thomas Ritter and
then Adventure" "Solomons Wis
DOM" and "Beards Branch" were con-
veyed from Samuel Dicks to Alexander
Lehr.
In the Second District was a tract
of land called plains of Paran." ''Pet-
in the Sixth district, and General
Lafayette the friend of General Wash
ington; therefore, the friend of Univer-
sal Liberty is rather unwieldly appel
lation applied to a homestead in the
Sixth district. ''Stone's Adventure"
is near Towson. Devils Back Bone"
on the line of the Fifth and Sixth dis
tricts, and "Two Down at Once" is in
the Fifth district
Some other queer titles are ''Tipton's
Puzzle, y "Frederick Stradt Enlarged"
::'The Great Glads," Coop Hope Eel
lowship," Good WILL" "Frishe's De-
light" Fathers Last Will, or Max
Wells Point" "Bridewell Dock"
Works Chance" Little Britain"
lizard Scrabble" "Stephen's Bargain"
Addition to Amos Venture Resurvey-
ed" "Wilmot's Retirement" Short
Leg Tom,'' and "Soldier's Delight
Baltimore Sun.
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underhow toward the sea beneath the
great plains may sometimes take the
form of broad streams or moving
sheets OF water, but the movement is
excessively slow. :. ~
An Ingenious Invention.

An Ingenious Invention.
The Hoppe Auto Pedal is the name
given to an ingenious invention which
has just been placed on the market
by G. J. Hoppe &, Son, piano makers,
in this city. Its purpose is to correct
the injudicious use of the forte, or
loud pedal, in piano. When used
with the Pianola or other piano play
ing attachments, the Hoppe Auto
Pedal controls the pedal Of the piano
like an artist, and does it automatical.
ly, thus permitting the performer to
fully enjoy the music with no tax on
his mind as to this portion of the
playing. It gives the correct sostenuto
effect automatically, without requiring
perforated music to be cut especially
for it, and can be attached to any
piano player without changing origin
al construction. The invention was
conceived and planned by Florence J.
Hoppe, and was developed and con.
structed by Philip Wuest, Jr., super.
intendent of the Hoppe mechanical de.
Observation-Disclosures Ledger.
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STORY WITH A MORAL.
Gov. Cumnins Touched Conscience OF
Political Panhandler.

Gov. Cummins Touched Conscience OF
Political PanhandIer.
When Gov. Cummins of Iowa was
approached by a notorious offce-seek-
err and political panhandler for a polit-
ical promise a few days ago he in
dulged in the following story:
"A colored preacher whom l once
listened to made strong appeal to
save his church by increasing it's mem
bership. The Sabbath preceding the
contribution hat had been filled with
buttons and mutilated coins. So he
Lleaded:
'Bruthrun, am tryin' to prove alb
strepuously that de Lord God has
despitable hate for a deceiver and
falsifier, and you can't propogast him
by no mutilations, and solicit eagerly
and pointedly that the pussons what
put them mutilations and decepti-
tudes in the contribution hat last Sun
day will not come forward when |
calls for those who wish to pledge
themselves to support this church and
it's pastor
''The entire congregation took the
Pledge"
The office-seeker enjoyed the story,
but felt SO embarrassed that he went
away without any pledge-New York
Times.
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There were originally two golden,
or twisted, necklets, but of one only
about half is preserved. The perfect
specimen is about five inches in
diameter and weighs o. dwts. and
9 grs.
The collar which was found is of as
beautiful a design as any, though not
of such artistic execution as some of
the ancient goldsmith work in the
Irish museum. But it is an excellent
witness of the ability and skill of Irish
craftsmen, and to the high civiliza-
ton of Ireland in very ancient times.
The collar is ~ inches in diameter
and is hollow A section of the tube
measures liz inches across. 1t is
formed of repousse plates of thin
gold. folded over tubular frame, and
soldered together The relief work
is executed in dashing and brilliant
style. 1t is believed to date from the
first century of the Christian era
Arthur James Evans, archaeologist,
after discussing the possible Viking
origin of the ornaments, dismissed as
far-fetched the suggestion that they
were plundered from a shrine. The
collar, he said, was undoubtedly an
ancient Irish fabric, and was the finest
example existing of that class of gold
work. The conclusion which Mr.. Ev-
ans formed was that the articles were