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Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-08-31
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NEW YORK. Aug. sl.-The metro
poliitan theatrical season for 1904
i here. and another fortnight will see
Broadway itself again after the dull
ness Of midsummer The principal
opening announced for tonight is at
the Broadway theatre, where James
T. Powers appears in a new musical
production. entitled "a Princess Of
Kensington," by Basil Hood and I'd.
ward German. Another premier pro
dnction of tonight Is at The Victoria
theatre, where Blanche Ring appear
in new piece called THE Jerses
Lily
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-08-31
THE RATION PICNIC.
View of the Affair Taken BY Gate
City Paper.

The Ration Gazette speats as fol-
lows Of the recent picn 9:
The Ration picnic to Las Vegas last
Saturday was glittering success The
attendance was as large as the most
radical Of the executive committee ex-
pected and, taken all in all, 1t was -
pleasant an affair as one would expect
Excursions usually result In . tired
and disgusted crowd, but il there was
any perceptible number In that mood
when the train reached here at mid
night Saturday It was not noticeable
on the surface. q q
The train left the Ration station ct
6:35--five minutes late. II consisted
Of ten coaches and one baggage and
was drawn by engines 1864 and lls7,
with G. e. Donnelly and p. w. Mont
gomery at the throttles. The ride
down was delightful. and to one who
had never been along the line before
was q great treat.
There was not a skip nor break
and the train pulled UP to the Las We
gas depot at exactly 10 o'clock. max
ing the run Of Ill miles In a trifie less
than three and one-half hours. Stops
were made at all the points, anS sey-
eral minutes we're lost at Watrous in
passing No. s. Conductor Palmer Nc
Abce was In charge OF the train.
The train was met at Las Vegas BY
a local reception committee. There
was music BY both the Ration and ve-
gas bands and the crowd commenced
10 scatter. Some lock the nrst cars for
,the Hot Springs and Montezuma hotel,
while Others sought dinner at more
convenient places in town. In the af-
tcrnoon the program provided by Las
Vegas was rendered. -.
| II was the most orderly excursion
we ever attended and there can he no
Kick coming anywhere. on the Ration
end OF II, at least. The local commit
tee is 70 be congratulated upon the sue.
cessful manner in which they man.
aged the whole affair.
The train left at 8 o'clock for home.
reaching here at ~ o'clock. with one
engine pulling-No. 1864 In charge Of
Engineer DonnelIy The run nome
was highly creditable to both engine
and engineer.
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law was designed as an instrument to
rob the people OF their lands. And,
with rare exceptions, it has been used
strictly in accord with that design.
Room for Forty Thousand.
Ten acres of good irrigated soil in
the semi-tropical valleys of California
will support an average family in COM
fort. Four hundred thousand acres
would. then, support 10000 families or
10000 persons if the families con-
sisted Of four each. This is the num-
Der Of landed proprietors who might
now be in possession OF the greatest
irrigated farm in the world il the ma
tional irrigation law had been passed
twenty-five years ago and If the land
had been reserved for the people un-
der genuine homestead law.
The great issue of the hour is this:
Shall we have on the remainder 4.
the public domain the land monopolist
or the multitude Of small proprietors. !.
Shall we have the two families or the
10000? Shall we give the public do
main away, or shall we put it into the
hands Of those who claim it as birth
right-or those who will build their
homes upon it and use 1t for the sup
port Of their children?
These burning questions can be
eyaded no longer When congress
meets again they must be answered
once and for all. While we are talking
about it the lands are being absorbed
by those who know their value onls
too well and who propose to sell then
at enormous profit to the real home
makers, or to hold them as great pri
vate estates.
In his last message the presidenl
urges the repeal of the Desert Ian,
law, of the Communication clause Of thu
Homestead law and Of the Timber ali,
Stone act. But this great measure 3
reform did not even get out Of th'
committee room Of the house Of rep
resentatives. And it will never pas
except at the behest Of an imperiou
and irresistible public opinion. Ever,
patriotic American should lend hi
voice and influence to the making 0
| such a public opinion before eongres
meets again.
/ WILLIAM Il. SMYTHE.
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Charged with Manslauohter.

NEWARK, N. j., Aug. 31.--Presl,
ident cassatt and six other members
OF the executive committee Of the
board Of directors of the North Jer.
sey Street Railway company appeared
today Ii Essex county court for trial
"a ia Indictment charging them With
maualaugbler, based on The collision
of February - between a clifton ave.
aus iroiiey car and lacka@anna
train in which nine Newark birth
school students we're killed
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Runaway Train Wrecked.

COLORADO SPRINGS. Colo, Aug.
S1.-A runaway Colorado & Midland
freight train, No. l6. Of loaded box
cars, engine and caboose got beyond
control OF the crew five miles west OF
Colorado city up the Ute Pass at 6
o'clock this morning and plunged down
grade at an estimated speed OF 100
miles an hour. 1t ran into an open
switch at Colorado City and was com
pletely wrecked. The loss in rolling
stock is sis, 900. Engineer Frank Watts
and Fireman James Brandenberg sa,
the air brakes failed to work.
They jumped off. No one was hurt.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-08-31
DO THINGS" CLUB.
Notes Concerning the Y. M. G. A.
Party Which Spent 4 Week
In the Mountains.

]. +. Rates, with his party Of boys,
the DO Things club, returned TO the
city Saturday evening without a boy
bearing scratch from mlshap. There
We're eighteen In the party, as follows:
Karl Lehman, G. +. Lebow, John koo-
gler, viii Koogler, VIII Fugate, X. g.
Head, Jr., Tom Foster. Roy Morris,
Lorenzo Gregory, Gordon Griest, John
ME kates, Charlie Purcell, Jimmie Pur-
cell, Harry Moore. Fred Roth, Everett
West, Charley Hedgecock and Secre-
tary kates. Encampment was made
on the Gallinas at the very highest
point that can be reached by team.
From there the boys went trouting
up and down the stream, and upon
burros climbed the highest points oi
both Hermit and Guadalupe mount
aims. Many fine Photographic views
were prsusass rack. nvcnings were
spent about the camp hre playing
games, singing and In devotional exer
cises. Secretary Kates did the cook
ing act for the party and is declared
BY the boys to be unsurpassable. Al
this Is the first encampment of the
Y. M. G. A., the boys unanimously
agreed to call 1t Camp Starter" and
at the same time agreed that nexi
years encampment shall be on the Rio
Pueblo The only incident out Of The
regulation program was the straying
of the work team Thursday night
which after days search was found
compounded In Mexican village q
dozen miles away. Through the as
sistance Of an interpreter the Mexican
speaking officers Of the law were deal
with, pound fee of So paid and the
team brought TO camp IN time FOR the
home trip Saturday at the loss of i
whole days trouting 10 John and VIII
koogler These boys certainly showed
themselves good in following trail
The regular weekly meetlng Of til,
Do Things club will be al Secretary
kates home tonight at 7:so Il viii
undoubtedly be loud meeting, with 0
full attendance.
G. T.. Lebow presided at the Y. NJ
G. A. meeting yesterday afternoon
The opening talk was by Secretary
Hates on "The Right Use Of Time.
Text: walk In wisdom toward them
that are without, redeeming the time
Col. as. The four subdivisions VI the
subject made BY the speaker were
supplemented as follows: Promptly
by d. J. Osborne; Carefully" by IL
o. Brown; Under Divine Direction,
by X. Davidson, and with a Sense
of Responsibility by Il. A. Elliott. II
was an unusually good meeting, with
fair attendance.
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McFadden and Sweeney AGAIN.

MANCHESTER, NJ HI, Aug. Sl.-
Everything is in readiness for the
fffteen-round boxing bout between
George McFadden Of New York and
Patsy Sweeney of Boston, which is
to be decided before a local club to-
night. Much interest IS manifested
in the result. as McFadden and Sween-
ey are regarded as the greatest rivals
in the ring today. This will make
their fifth meeting, McFadden won
two fights. The other two were draws.
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The American Boat Leaves the Briton Hope
IessIy in Tie Rear.
GALLANT CAPT. BARR AGAIN SETS THE PACE
Low Winds Interfere With Good Sailing and Reliance
Fails to Finish Within the Time Limit.

NEW YORK, Aug 3l.--The autum
nal storm which Kept tie Reliance and
Shamrock forty-seven hours within he
shelter Of Sandy Hook bay subsided
sufficiently this morning to enable the
two racers to venture once more into
the open sea for the races for the
Americas cup. The gale, however,
had left heavy swell, SO that the
two boats when they turned the point
OF Sandy hook began to roll and wal.
low like couple OF coal barges. Dark
clouds seemed to threaten rain at any
moment, The decision to start thu
race was accepted with favor on all
sides, as interest in the races had
been well dampened.
The starting gun was fired at 1l:45
The starting time. official, Of both
yachts was 11:45.26.
The committee boat signallei the
course fifteen miles to windward and
return.
12.35.-The Reliance is quarter
Of a mile to the windward Of tht
Shamrock
1850 p. m. The yachts are still hold
ing on shore on port tack, sailing no
more than four MILES an hour In ,
light breeze.
BY Marconi 1880. Half way to tn,
outcs ~aAsa lhc RslisAce was LEADING
I BY halA mfle. Both boats are pound
ing badly.
2 p. m. Reliance has an apparen
lead OF mile and half.
Bulletin, by Marconi Four milel
from the turn the Reliance Is leading
about two miles.
The Reliance turned the outer mari
at 3:45; the Shamrock turned at 1921
4:52 p. m.-The Reliance has drop
ped her splnnaker and Is heading fol
the finish under her large balloon jib
II looks as II she had about two an,
one.half miles 70 go. The contest be
tween her and time is exceedingl.
close.
At 8 .. m. the Reliance is still on,
an onesnalt niles from the line. |
Is close, but almost hopeless race.
The race Is declared OFF. Both boat
were unablo 70 finish III the time limit
The time expired at 5.l5. with the re
lance half d mile from the iiu.ah llnt
NEW YORK, Aug. 3l.-i:05 p, m
Reliance has covered about half N,
distance 70 the finish line. The winl
has freshened somewhat and there /
a chance that the Reliance will iinisl
within the time limit at 1880 p. m
The Reliance is leading mile and I
half.
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Seven Suspects Arrested.

CHICAGO, Ills, Aug. 31-Of the
eleven suspects arrested, following
the murder of Frank Stewart and John
b. Johnson, employees Of the Chicago
City Railway company and the loot
ing OF the company's safe early sun
day morning, seven are being held.
One prisoner is John Sluder, former
employe of the company. The two
men who survived the fire of the rob-
bers can give but meagre description
of the assailants.
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Priest Sent Into Retreat.

LOUISVILLE, Aug. 31.--Father John
Gushing today denied the report EN-
anating from Denver that he had been
ordered to Gethsemane to remain
practically a prisoner for life because
Of his long fight upon Bishop Matz.
Gushing has been sent in retreat to a
Trappist monastery for a month or
less by Archbishop Falconio and there
after will return to Denver.
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i opened today under auspicious con

" opened today under auspicious con-
ditions IYe management has been
working hard 10 make the exhibits Of
more than ordinary interest this year
and the result has been the largest
anl best collection OF agricultural.
horticultural, dairy and live stock ex-
Llbits ever shown. The racing program
Us alsa superior 70 those offered Ill
former years At the opening 81 the
fair this afternoon the inaugural ad-
dress was delivered BY United States
Senator Fairbanks Of Indiana in the
presence Of an immense crowd.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-08-31
MINISTER VISITS HAY
The Turkish Representative
Says His Government Is not
Responsible for the
Trouble.
BATTLESHlPs HAVE SAILED

WASHINGTON, D. G.. Aug. 81
Late dispatches from Minister Leish'
man, ia Turkey, give in iatail the cen
ditions in Turkey. He has made nc
request for the withdrawal of Ameri
can ships from Turkish waters, as re
ported in some quarters. The Turk
ish minister made no request upon
Secretary Hay at the interview today
regarded the movements Of United
States war vessels.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-08-31

WASHINGTON. ID. c.. Aug. 3l,.--
Cherib I,ey, the Turkish minister. had
a long interview today with Secretary
Hay. lie assured Hay that the Turk.
ish government would use every ef-
fort to protect Americans residing In
Turkey. He discussed the insurrec.
tion In Turkey and said that the Turk
ish government was not responsible
for any u the disasters that had oc,
cured There Is no intention ot
changing the orders 10 the European
squadron at present.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-08-31
Duane VI. canole

FALL RIVER. Mass Ane 8 The
star feature of ihe boxing slow q
be pus on by Tie Troy Athletic club
tonight Is 70 he a tenrouna 50 between
Danny nnane of New York and Mar
tin canoie, the Fail River lightweight
Both men appear to be IN ine eondi
tion for the contest.
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ccnt.reAs 81 ActuarIes.

NEW YORK, Aug. 81. Tic fourth
international congress 81 actuarIes
met ii this city today Secretary Cor.
telyou of the bureau of commerce and
labor, who Is an honorary member.
was delcgated By the president TO open
the congress aud be delivered the ad.
dress. Tho session will continue Il
week
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Philippine Veterans.

ST. PAUL, Mimi. Aug. 31.-The vet.
Grams army of the Philippines are ar
riving on every train and it is expect
ed by evening that fully 5000 will be
in the city. At 2 o'clock the business
session held meeting over which
General Irving Hale, president and
delivered his annual address.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-08-31
Better situation in Colorado.

TELLURIDE. Colo. Aug 3l.-The
outlook for settlement Of the trou-
bles between tie mine magnates and
thc Miners union Is improved The
nnipii has inpdilied Us demand and II
willing q accept i reduction IL WAGES
for au oighthour lay rhe mine oper-
ators viii inset tIlis AFTERNOON 81 eon.
slider ihe unions oner.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-08-31
Record. Breaking Summer.

NEW YORK, Aag. u 'rho summer
OF 1903 passes into history as The cold.
est recorded BY the weather bureau.
The average temperature for June,
july and August was 80 degrees, three
quarters Of a degree lower than the
previous record.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-08-31
Patterson Talks About Alaska.

SAN FRANCISCO, Calf. Aug, s1.--
United States Senator Patterson Of
Colorado arrived here en- route from
Alaska to his home in Denver. He Is
q member Of the committee selected
by the senate to visit Alaska and re-
port Its legislative needs.
THE most urgent need Of Alaska, 4
said Governor Patterson, 'is good
roads. Another crying need is for law.
The mining laws need to be reformed
and courts appointed with power to
regulate the territory"
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sILvERToN colo, Aue. 81. san
Juan Mining association decided q g.
fuse the eight hour day for $3.50 mill
men III CHS district and wiil suner
The strike they say before they viii
eoncede a point
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-08-31
The Bartlett Ranch.

-. y. slpe. II. yoosbcck DrIIcr
shey and q. Il. Burns real tate
man from Denver, returned Iastyan.
ing on the z. & W. from Gle Bhett
ranch, where they went last satiiay.
The ranch is about twenty miles ON
Terclo and Is magniiiccn, fcc.
comprising some 100000 acres. he
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-08-31
Battleships Sailed Yesterday

GENOA, Aug. 3i.-The United
States cruisers Brooklyn and San
Francisco which sailed from Genoa
yesterday evening are bound for Bel.
rut, not Port Said, as previously ca.
bled.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-08-31
New York Money.

NEW YORK, Aug. 31.--Money on
call was easy at 1 IL and per cent.
Prime mercantile paper. COS l-2 Sill
yer. 81 7-S.
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Lord Salisbury Buried.

LONDON, Aug. 31.--The remains of
Lord Salisbury were inferred today
beside those OF his wife in the burial
grounds of the Cecils at Hatfield.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-08-31
Senator Hanna Better.

CLEVELAND, O., Aug. 31.-- Senator
Hanna was SO much better today that
he sat up for several hours
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Territory Woods.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Aug. 31.-Wool un.
changed; territory and western med
ium II q IS; fine medium Is q II;
fine Is q 16.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-08-31

The columbinc Music company, next
~ entrance Of Hotel In Pension, has
another cuarload Of pianos on the road
90 arrive today or tomorrow. s.fsS
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Minnesota state Fair.

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn, Aug. 81
The Minnesota state fair was formal
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-08-31
The Mortuary LIst.

CINCINNATI, o.. Aug. sl.-John
Carlisle. one of the most prominent
and formerly one Of the wealthiest
men In Cincinnati, died today. aged s7.
PRATT, Kans, Aug. sL-Judge J.
g. Ellis, one Of the best known law.
yers q western Kansas, died today.
lie tasted thirty.seven days TO cure
dyspepsia
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-08-31

Another canyon concert on Thurs.
day evening. ssfsTlmdHvng
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I
DENVER, Colo. Aug. I'll General
Don Carlos iIasseltene, laa i s,sA
uished scholar and linguist, died ieIns
at his home in this city He was born
at New Orleans III 1895. Of spanish
parentagc. Ills graat-grandiatber was
governor general of all tho Spanish
possessions In the now world. General
flnsscltino was a graduate Of Miami.
Yale and Hidelburg universities. He
entered the confederate army az a
major. was captured as spy and SEN
fenced to be shot, but escaped. After
tho war he studied engineering and
was a member OF Commodore Por-
ter's stan.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-03-13
WAS HOUSE BUNCoEDP
Members Believe Senate Played Trick
in Reform School Investigation.

Again has trouble arisen over the in
dustrial school When the members
Of the house heard last evening that
the senate had rejected the Nash bill
providing FOR a reorganization Of the
board and that the governor had re-
appointed Trustees Hume and Wright,
they were exceeding WrOth.
II developed that house members OF
the investigating committee had agreed
TO "Whitewashing' report, with the
understanding that there would be an
entire reorganization of the manage
ment. Thus DO came about, according
10 members of the committee. that the
investigation was made not too search
ing. the report was drawn, signed and
adopted. generating the management
with the exception of j. D. Wallace, the
teacher, who was mildly rebuked. The
report having become a matter OF rec
ord. the senate killed the reorganization
bill, despite repeated efforts on the
part of the house to secure its passage,
When Speaker Hull heard what had
been done he was angry Indeed.
ITS an outrage" said he.
1T was the desire of the committee
TO avoid a scandal" said Represent
alive Spry. one Of its members, and
for that reasan, with the understand
ing that there would De a reorganiZa-
tion the report was made as mild as it
was
We've been buncoed," quoth Repre-
sentative Nash.
Ppm afriad we're helpless" said Rep
4 resentative SDry.
The senators simply smiled.
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District Court Notes.

John L. Dooly, formerly Of the Wells
Fargo bank has brought suit against
John II. White ct al. 10 recover $4,000,
the face value of a note executed Sept.
IS
On the 18th Judge S. w. Stewart viii
make a resetting of his nOn-jufy cases
for the January term.
Judge W. c. Hall viii set his equity
cases for the April term on the 20th.
II. Altman q Co. were yesterday
awarded a judgment for S,513-S5
against Fritz Riepen. On Jan. 4, 1894,
the former secured a judgment against
the latter for S4.37765. The second iudg-
ment includes the principal and in
terest from that date at per cent.
The Utah National bank has brought
suit against c. II. Hunt, George H., T.
II. and Fred Stephens to recover $1,000.
the face Of a note executed Feb. l3r
1900. and S268 interest.
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for confirmation the following appoint
ments which he had made since The
list submitted earlier In the day,
j. S. Daveler, salt Lake. member
state board of arbitration, four-year
term.
Charles Read. Fisher s. Harris. Elias
A. smith AN of Salt Lake, members Of
the state board of correction.
Angus T. Wright and Richard T..
Hume of Weber county as trustees OF
the state industrial committee.
ID. O.. Bulge. Cache county; a. $.
Condor, Weber county; A. @. living.
ELIAS S. Wright. j. a.. EancltctI and r..
81. FisheF, Sa5t Lake county, and
Briant SulHghaaN. Davis county. as
members of state board of medical eX-
amimers Tor term of Two years.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-03-13
MUST FACE SERIOUS CHARGE
An Information VIII Be Filed
Against A. G. Knott Today.

An information charging the securing
of money under false pretenses viii be
filed against A. G. Knott in the dis
trict court this morning by District
Attorney Dennis C.. Eichnor The de-
fedant is a resident of Montana.
The latter part Of December. 1902,
Knott came 10 this city from Dillon.
Mont, in charge Of a corpse, which
had been shipped to Salt Lake by f. II.
Brundage Of that place. After his ar
rival here Knott was instructed 10
present a bill for S20015 70 Anna d.
Tufts, but not to collect the same.
Representing himself as acting for
Brundage, Knott, SO it is alleged, pre-
scented the bill and asked for its hqut-
dalton. The money was given him. and,
as il is further charged Knott did not
make a return Of It to Brundage, but
spent IL,
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In the House

a communication from the senate
was received In the house stating that
The house j0lut resolution for a stand
ing conference commtstee had been laid
on The table. The ire Of the house was
aroused Instantly
II move that a committee Of two be
appointed to wait on the senate AID
find out why this was done burst
forth Wilson.
AYE voted every body. and Wilson
and stewart were appointed.
The tWo members faded from sight
and foated Down Go the senate. a lit
ne later they returned.
"Ihe august presence ~ AI". stewart
was mor- than they could stand, am
nCurced Wilson. The conference COM
mittee has been appointed
Whereat the members smiled, ap-
plauded and banished their resentment.