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Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-07-21

these important staples There is
nothing in the agricultural outlook
| thus far but what is hopeful. Bust
ness and Industrial conditions In the
interior continue satisfactory. A much
more careful spirit is observable than
existed a year ago among those who
control and take the initiative, the
financial reaction and the prevalence
Of high prices and diminishing profits
being the cause Of this change OF at
titude. On the other hand, the vol
ume OF business shows no signs OF
diminution; traffic continues upon an
increasing scale and there are few
signs, II any, Of production having
overtaken consumption. Were 1t not
that prices Of manufactured products
are usually on such q high level. con-
sumption would probably be on q lar
ger scale, this being particularly true
OF iron and textile products.
A favorable feature Of much sigf-
canoe is the foreign buying Of our Sc
curlties, as well as the disposition OF
Europe to renew our credits abroad
after the prompt payments made last
spring. Il is probable that consider
able OF the railroad borrowings refer
red to above will be placed abroad
and these two influences have already
induced a heavy break in sterling,
which puts an end to all gold exports
for the present, Evidently we shall
be obliged to look to Europe for relief
In case of monetary stringency, and
fortunately It seems likely to be avail
able. As said above. the worst Of the
decline seems to be over, and the best
stocks should be a purchase on the
scale downwards.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-07-21

Emerson belongs to the English.
speaking race. and Il was altogether
fitting that q memorial OF the Concord
philosopher should be set up In the
English capital. The unwilling Of the
bust In Tavistock square Wednesday
was attended by Lord Alverstone,
chief justice Of Great Britain. Lord
strathcona, Canadian high commits.
sIoner. and other British ofhciels
ambassador Choatc gave the principal
address. The movement for a statue
Of George Washington, TO be paid for
by Englishmen. and placed In ST.
Paul's cathedral, will occasion more
surprise. but this again is very pleas
ant to note. OF Englishmen who are
commemorated by statues In the
United States there are not a few. but
most OF them date back to the time
In English history which belongs about
as much TO us as TO ~present-day Brit
ons-Springheld Republican.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-07-21
PAVING THE FIDDLER.

A year ago the people Of the United
States were greatly concerned over
the stupendous combinations Of capi-
sal which were calculated to cortroi
the Iron and steel Industries, the
commerce or the oceans, the traffic Of
the lands and me various necessities
OF life. Tic promoter was abroad In
the land Amid the great clamor for
legislative restraint and regulations
for these gigantic mel aces to the
welfare Of the people there were oc-
casionally to be heard the voices Of
prophets who rose up and declared
that these unnatural bubbles would
burst Of their own accord In due time
But even tho wisest prophet could
hardly have foreseen how soon and
how surely the day Of reckoning was
to come for the colossal Morgan :
his $50. 100000 mercantile marine
trust and $1,000. 0o0, 900 steel trust
The great money kings Of the coun'
try ia their heroic efforts to digest
the millions Of dollars Of watered
stock inx1hesesvastsco0bination had
to throw upon the market such hold
ings ~ the stocks q the pennsylva-
nIa, New York Central and Atchlson
roads, and consequently bring about
the general decline OF the market. A
single fnincler closely identified with
the United States steel corporation Is
reported TO have lost between Sit. 000.-
900. and $4,000 900 and others in
proportion. The one time colossus"
Morgan is now : severely criticised
person"
There we're those who maintained
that the market would never 90
down. They were probably no more
In error than those who now assert
that II will never 90 up.
But II will take II many moons to
recover its equilibrium and In the
meantime the promoters will have to
60 out Of business for a time.
The rest Of the world which has
from a safe distance. watched Wall
street have It's fun can now enjoy
seeing 1t pay the fiddler.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-07-21
TIE FINANCIAL slruATloN.

Henry Ciews In his weekly review
OF the American financial situation
reports another week Of heavy and
mysterious liquidation. Further loss
O. were incurred. and rumors Of EN-.
barrassment were more or less cur.
rent. There IL not much In the way
OF new explanations for the decline.
The old reactionary forces, though
still 1t work. seemed to have lem
porarily exhausted themselves. until
the bear contingent. encouraged by
past success. discovered fresh points
Of weakness that yielded to attack. A.
Z result Of the latter operations prices
again touched the lowest point In the
present movement. and good support
was entirely lacking At times. except
when symptoms seemed panicky.
Whenever panic. however. seemed I'm
minent It wn sbssrved the decline
was stopped: and In high financial cir
Giles the absence Of concern at the
markets g~yrations was very notice
able.
Immense quantities OF railroad pa.
per are In the market. the big rail
roads being borrowers in this form
TO an altogether unprecedented de-
gree. Pennsylvania heavy borrow
inss will soon a TO be a factor
in the money market. that corporation
having been more successful than
Others In changing Its loans into fxed
capital ! but Lake Shore, New York
Central. Hooking Valley, Burlington.
and haally Union Pacific. have all
been. o. will be, heavy borrowers
within . short period Of time.
More encouragement is found in the
crop vitbstion II present than else
whore. Wheat, corn and cotton have
I'll made great progress during the
lest two weeks. and the chances are
good FOR liberal yield Of all three Of
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-07-21
PRESS COMMENTS.
STAMP IT OUT.

The most d~isgraceful affair that
ever occurred in Albuquerque took
place upon the principal street OF the
city on Saturday evening. when q
party Of thugs assaulted a nan known
as Jerry Michaels, and tried to incite
a mob I. lynch HIN. He WIS quietly
walking down the street, attending
to his own business and doing nothing
to give offense 70 anyone, when one
Of the gang declared that he was a
man who had helped to break up a
strike somewhere at sometime, and
without further ado the whole COW.
ardly gang set upon him and pounded
him brutally. He a for his life, and
finally succeeded In finding refuge in
the Blanchard meat market, or very
likely he would have been murdered
II appears that Michaels Is a Greek
by birth, is a n~aturalized citizen OF
the United States, has been in Albu-
querque for the last four or i've days
seeking employment, and had made
arrangements to go to work for the
electric light company in the morn.
ing.
The feeling among the people OF the
town in regard to the matter Is n
Of most intense indignation toward
the gang Of rufians who have made
a blot upon the fair record Of Albu
querque by such dastardIy brutal and
cowardly conduct.
This Is the first time in the history
Of this place that the mob spirit has
asserted itself in Albuquerque and the
most vigorous measures should be Ia
ken to make 1t the last. Let It be
stamped out at once. and in a most
thorough manner. journal Demo
crat.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-07-21

An experienced man will have
charge Of the irrigation OF the farm
and the various products will be
grown on one-acre tracts. There will
be alfalfa, wheat, oats, potatoes, wat
ermelons, cantaloupes, Strawberries
and representative products Of the
state on the farm during the exposi.
ton. The tract will be plowed this
fall and winter wheat will be sown.
Those acquainted with irrigation
will be able to see what it is and
what it accomplishes. There will be
main and lateral bitches, h~eadgates,
rating fumes and a complete produc.
ton Of the irrigation scheme OF a
typical western farm. 1t is believed
that the farm will be one OF the most
attractive features Of the exposition
to many Of the visitors to the fair.
The whole arid west will share the
benefit Of Colorado's excellent idea.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-07-21

and South American republics, beet
sugar industry, the encouragement Of
home manufacturers, statehood for
the territories, legislation for Alaska,
Isthmian canal, merchant marine,
consular service. preservation Of for
ests. postal service, etc.
This congress Is working for the adj
vancement of the entire west. Espec-
tally is its support Of irrigation i'm
portant to this section. A number Of
Las vegans will doubtless be present
at the congress.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-07-21

A very choice business room Il Of.
fered for rent by W. NJ. Lewis. being
the one now occupied by Hambiin
brokerage Co, who ind they require
q warehouse. /. ice
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-07-21

A charter has just been issued to
the New York. Buffalo Air Car COM
pany which proposes to run trains be
tween New York and Buffalo at an
average speed of ninety-fve miles an
hour. But England goes us n bet
ter, for parliment has recently au.
thorized the construction Of a high
speed electric railway on the Mono
rail system between Manchester and
Liverpool, on which a sped OF 1lO
miles an hour is to be attained. Sure
" the world does move
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-07-21

When the Pennsylvania, the Lake
Shore. the Union Pacific. the Bur-
lington and the New York Central are
scrabbling on the open money market
for loans at 8 and 7 per cent 1t Is
time for the ordinary small borrower
to watch his Fps and Qs."
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-07-21

A young man in New York wanted
to get married. He had a glass eye
and believed It would be conducive
to domestic felicity to take unto him
self a wife with a like defect. Sc
this enterprlsing young mar conclud'
cd to advertise for his fate and In
serted the following In a New York
daily: young man, moderate cir
cumstances and who has glass eye
would like to form tho acquaintance
OF young girl who also has q glass
eye or some other deformity not moro
severe: girl must be respectable;
money unnecessary: object matri-
mony.. In twenty.four hours the
young man received. among many 9TH
or interesting replies, the following:
Meet me at 46th street and Fifth ave-
nue. Mt 3:40 O'Clock Thursday after
noon. I shall wear a big picture hat
and you wear a pink carnation in
your lapel. I, too. have a glass eye
The moral is clear. When you want
a thing advertise for Il. II Is a good
way to Ill every human want.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-07-21

The day when the Sunday observ-
ance law in New Mexico will be OBJ
served is drawing nigh. even In Albu-
Querque. mark the prediction.-Ncw
Mexican.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-07-21

II dame rumor IL to be believed. the
Morning Bulletin Of Santa Fe has sus-
pended. No wonder.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-07-21

Pittinger has Just received q ane
assortment Of picture frame mould.
lngs and mats: also the latest patterns
and colorings In wall paper. $50
iAxA Atsnak a4z4D
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-07-21
UNIQUE FEATURE.

Colorado has hit upon a feature for
It's exhibit at the st. Louis exposition
that is sure to attract great attention
and cause profound interest How
many people east Of the Mississippi
have any adequate idea Of %irrigation9
The unique feature Of the Colorado
exhibit at the st. Louis exposition
and the principal Colorado exhibit In
many respects-will be an irrigated
farm. Ten acres Of ground will be
cultivated in true western fashion
and grains and fruits, such as are
raised on irrigated ground, will be
grown on the tract.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-07-21

II you want to gain flesh and fee
well drink Macbeth water; pure
sparkling. refreshing. medicinal; de
livered where you want It by Peter
Roth. lSS-tf
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1903-12-16

but that embraced "thc ealstmcnts
and enlistmcnts for long and short
terms OF service, the one hundred
days men, three months men, ,hc
veteran reserves, the home guards,
the colorcd troops Evidently this
includes much more than an available
force capable Of active service 10 the
field. ltincludcs many names used
twice, but the Austin monument in
crcases it by nearly 100000, while it
adds only 100 900 to DR.. Jones csti-
mate to get the Confederate total.
General Thruston makes use of sew
eral illustrations to Indicate how un-
trustworthy the comparison is He
shows that according to their own
claims six Of the eleven seeding
States furnished over 700, 600 Confed-
crate soldiers. lie argues that if the
Austin monument is correct as to the
number Of Confederates killed it is in
correct as to the number of eulistments
since cit seems impossible that there
should be loss Of over four.sevenths
of the entire enrolled forces Of the
Confederacy." He urges that the
number Of surviving Confederates dis.
proves the notion Of such email or.
my, and that it is disproved alao by
what is known as to the numbers Of
the Southern people end their very
general support Of the war.
All these arguments may be read in
the address and they give substantial
support to the generals conclusions. .
which are close to Mr.. Blaiue's so far
as they concern the Confederate SER
vice, the total of Confederate soldiers
being put at nearly 100000 mon.
And for purposes of comparison We
read: "They (the Confederstes) had
probably not one-hslf tho strength of
the forces engaged upon the Federal
side. perhaps less, much less than
one-half, but at the front, at the points
OF actual contact and conflict, in tho
great battles, owing to their interior
lines, railways and defensive advan-
tages, the South, as we know full we'll,
wes able to bring equal, or nearly
equal, forces into cction.'
A consideration Of all the facts and
circumstances demonstrates, the Gen
eral thinks, that there was pretty
fair Offset Of advantages and disadvan-
tage as between the forces, and that
the soldiers were alike brave in action,
whether they came fron, the North or
the South.
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WAR STORIES.
Greenville Mountainccr.

bureau of Confederate archives at
Washington. The returns are incom-
plete, aud nearly all the Alabama rolls
are missing. The figures are worth
noting, however, as they show that at
least "A 524 were killed or died of
wounds, and that 59,297 died of dis
ease. Without meaning to make any
inyidious comparison, the tsbulstion
OF Gen. Fry's report shows that out of
the 74,524 who were killed or died Of
wounds, North Carolina and South
Carolina ere accredited with 80, ,595, or
more than 43 per cent. of the total
loss. The highest percentage OF loss
IN killed and mortally wounded, rated
according to the military population
In 1860, belongs &c South Carolina,
and is most complete vindioation Of
her actio- in leading the secession
movement, which the sonssand daugh-
ters OF the Confederate soldiers can
treasure as an adherence to principle
on the part Of their ancestry.
Mr.. Kirkley, the statistician of the
U. s. War Department. states the
deaths from battles during the Civil
War, as he terms it, at 11O,O7O. Of
which 67,058 are classified as killed
In action and 1902 as having died of
wounds. Estimating from the loss in
killed and mortally wounded, the con-
ciuslon is drawn that there were 275,-
I7o men wounded otherwise than NOR
tally in the Union armies, making the
total number Of killed and wounded
38o o,z45, within small fraction of the
total number Of effective mon in all
the armies of the Confederate States
during the entire four years, so that
for each man in the Confederate SER
vice there was man killed or wound
ed in the Federal service. The mum.
Der of wounded who were treated at
the Federal hospitals during the war
was Zi6, liz, which embraced nine
tenths OF ell the wounded, according
to the Surgeon. Generals estimate.
There is no way of arriving at the ex-
act number of killed and wounded.
but the hospital records are substan-
TALLY accurate, and tho losses in mi
nor engagements for which no Official
returns of casualties were made will
undoubtedly increase the total oonsid-
erably.
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Gen. Gary's Commission.
Edgefed Advertiser.

Our attention having been called
to the. fact that recently misinformed
correspondent to one OF the daily pa.
nars atated tha. the gallant Genaral
Martin w. Gary was never commits.
stoned as Major General, we rise to
correct the error. The brilliant
achievements Of General Gary, both
on the battlefield and in the trying
times OF the econstruetion, are we'll
known to the older generations, bus
let the record be kept straight as it is
handed down to those who shall come
after ut, and let no historian, without
protest, beeloud or detraot from the
records Of the sons OF Edgefield, who,
for their valor and deeds OF heYoism,
shall be remembered 90 long as mortal
man ehall live. AZ the best evidence
OF the fact that Gen. Gary was duly
commissioned, we publish an excerpt
from the speech delivered by the
Hon. George u. Tiilman on taking
the chair to preside over mass meet.
ing held at Edgefeld on June 80. 1881,
to raise Gary memorial fund, which
speech was published in full in the
Edgefeld Advertiser Of the issue Of
June 30, 1881, and is in part as fol.
lows:
The Master Anaiyzer OF poor fallen
human nature has said:
"The evil that men do lives after
them; the good is oft inferred with
their bonea.''
So let it not be with Gary. He was
an aspiring, positive and aggressive
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man, Just the sort to provoke undying
hatred IN petty cunning natures, who
may grant oblivion to his merits while
keeping open his grave to blazon forth
his peccadilloes. But no true Caro-
linlau and, above all, no right think
Ing citizen of EdgcGeld, will ever let
the good name end fame &C Mar. Cary
perish. He fought his way from
Captain up to Major General with
valor and persistence equalled by hut
few, and surpassed perhaps by none.
An organized remnant of his brigade
cut It's way through the enemy's lines
in Virginia, and, moving Southwark,
escorted President Davis and his Cabi-
net from Greensboro, N. c., to Cokes-
bury. For these services and his un-
qualing resolve to fight on as long as
there was q hope, as we'll as probably
for gallant conduct, just before Lee 8
surrender, he was made q Major
General, apd was perhaps the last Off
Ger OF that rank appointed in the Con.
federate army. ] know this gsct Of
my personal knowledge, because in re.
turning from General Johnsop's army.
to attend On extra session Of cur State
Legislature in 1865, I travelled with
Gen Gsry's command as his guest
from Charlotte, and I heard President
Davis allude to the promotion in the
house Of Gen. Gary s mother OF Cokes-
bury. / had previously heard Gen.
Breckenridge spesk Of it also in talk
ing about continuing the struggle.
The glory that Gary won upon hun
drcd battleieids sheds lustre upon
South Carolina, and especially on
Edgefeld. Our people should shield
his memory as sacredly as if it were
their own, and their grand old County
his home-whose people he admired
50 much and loved so we'll, should
see to it that whenever cowardly jack
ais attempt to dig up the memory of
his foibles, or vices if you please, they
shall first have to overthrow an i'm.
posing monumental pile, reared by his
contemporaries to his virtues.
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The Numbers in the Civil War.
Chicago Reoord-Herald.

CnlcegO RECORD Herald.
When o resident Of ono OF our
Northern States visits the South for
the first time he is apt to discover
that: all his preparations has hardly
prepared him for the generous num-
bers OF his oolored brethren, and o
complete absence Of preparation leaves
him absolutely bewildered by the
numbers Of the ConPedsrate naonu-
ments and other Confederate memor.
isle. These abound everywhere and
bear inscriptions which proclaim o
lasting loyalty to the ideas os he=e:sn
and sacrifice. They assert as it were
triumph in defeat and spurn the
thought Of humiliation.
One Of the monuments which stande
in Austin, Texas, appeals to Southern
pride With the following statistios on
the Civil War:
Number Of men enlisted: Confed.
crate armies, 100000; Federal armies,
1850, 1872.
Losses from oil causes. Confeder-
ates, 437, 900; Federal. 4s5, 5,216.
These figures would make the Fed
erals outnumber tho Confederates
four to one, while they sustained only
about the same number Of losses, and
they are pertinent to an old oontro.
versy which was reviewed in very
instructive and interesting manner by
General G. P. Thruston, Of Nashville,
before the Society Of the Army Of the
Cumberland in Washington. His ad-
dress, which is reprinted in the Olym.
plan Magazine, is entitled "The Num-
bers and Rosters of che Two Armies
in tho Civil War" and while it evinoes
warm affection for the Southern peo-
pie it expresses decided disbelief
in the accuracy Of their army esti.
mates.
The author says that the common
basis for the Confederate figures ia
found in paper by DR.. Joseph Jones
an ex'Confederate surgeon and score
tary Of the Southern Historical Sooie.
ty at New Orleans. DR.. Jones stated
that "the available Confederate force.
capable Of active service in the field,
did not during the entire war exceed
six hundred thousand men," This
calculation he gave Only as an approx
imstion, but it was quoted and requo-
ted throughout the South as If it were
absolutely authoritative until 600, 900
vas accepted with implicit faith as the
exact number Of Confederates in the
war.
General Thruston shows not only
that accuracy was impossible owing to
the defective condition of the records,
but that all comparisons should be ex-
amined' with the greatest attention to
details 10 order to prevent misle eading
inferences. For example, the full
Federal e1rollment was 9 ,77S, ,SO4 men, !,
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Will the World Get Its Cotton.

The widely varying cotton crop es-
Inmates, the repeated assertion that
not enough has been grown this year
for the world 8 spindles, the amazingly
low crop estimates put out in some
quarters this week, and tho rccea.
English figures on the ez tent to which
its use may lie cut down as a conse-
quence of the excessive price-all these
developments give keen interest to
the history OF cotton consumption in
the past. 1t is curious history.
Twenty years ago the world used for
its spinning industry some 7, 100000
bales of cotton. Ten years ago it con-
sumed 100000 bales. Last year tLo
use of cotton was to fully 14,3OO, 900
bales.
Most Of this huge increase bas been
rendered possible by the larger Amer
loan production. In 1883 cotton crops
outside this country we're figured at
l,8Oo,0OO bales: il 1893, et 2,1O0, 900;
10 the past crop year, at 1900, 900.
Meantime, the American crop, whose
1883 figure, 6,400, 900 baleo, was the
largest then on record, has since (1a98.
1889 reached II, ,000,O bales, bring
ing consumption up along With it.
Thia ia vhy threatened sheEt eEop
here brings dismsy TO the trade. In
1900 aud 1902 more cotton was used
than the seasons crops produced; but
this drawing on old reserves cannot
continue indefinitely.
But the woTld's 6 consumption hes
way Of contracting suddenly. tn the
year of trade reactions, 1884 .95, it fell
off 545, 600 bales. In 1892. SO, another
similar year, the decrease was 1885,
600. 1t decreased moderately, even
last year-a consequence Of high
prices. This is what Ellison's inti-
nation means when it hints at a DOS
sible lowering Of this seasons esti-
mate of consumption by half million
Dales.-New York Evening Post.