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Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-03-21

Equipment, rails, labor are much
higher, but the freight rate situation
has remained about the same. Speak
ing in a general way, if the rates
on the Atchison during the last
year had kept pace with the mils-
age increase and had been proper
tional to the cost of equipment and
maintenance, the AtchisOn would
have shown more earnings by several
million dollars. The territory along
the Atchison in the west and south
west never showeda more prosperous
condition than it is today. and there
is no use of freight being carried
at q rate that is too low to snow a
profit. In a great many instances
new institutions, new lines of trade.
have been favored on the line Of not
only the Atchison. but Of all the
big western roads, and it is high time
that the railroads we're at least get
ting their rights in the matter OF
rates.
There is a great deal OF corn to
be moved along the line OF the Atchi-
son. but it will not be rushed to the
market owing to the fact that 1t is
in good condition and will find ready
sale when it is shipped. In many sec
lions of the west the corn will come
out in the shape of live stock. as live
stock is being fed in large numbers
and the present prices are attract
i've. Hogs are now selling at the
banner figures Of the ear.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-03-21
COS. ana 1 carry Pullman Ears only.

Nos. and 4 carry Pullman Cars only.
No 2 Is the local train east bound; also car
rjes Pullman sleeper for Denver. Kansas City
and Chicago; also tourists cars This train
arrives La Junta 1870 p. NJ. CuInsction for
Pueblo, Colorado Springs and Denver
mo. 81 leaves La Junta 70 a. NJ. arrive
Pubic 5 s15n. m. Colorado Springs $40 a. NJ
Denver $3.50 a. N.
No. / 8 q local train west-bound and Is 4
a Southern California tt air, carries Pullman
sleeper and Tourist slee pers and Chair Car
for Los angeles
mo. is Nortnern California traih carrying
Pull man and Tourist sleepers AID Chair
Cars for San Francisco; also carries sleeper
for Ell Paso rrivas lbuquerque 10: 4 II
M. Connection for El Paso, Deming and ST.
yer city. Leaves Albuquerque il:GO p. N.
| Arrives Ell Pa,o 7:5,a. m; Deming 40 a. IN.
Silver City ! :i5 y n.
No. 8 is through irain for Chicl acarrying
| Pullman and Tourist ~slcepers and Chair car
| Arrive La Janta 1895 u. III. Connection for
| Pueblo. Colorado Springs and Denver
mo Bo3l leaves La Junta i2;20 p. M. arrives
Pueblo 2;1u D, M: Colorado Springs $40 .. m.
Denver . - III
santa re branch ira ms connect with Nos.
1, z, I and =.
10 Der .-a -sstas a,zaf
Ccxa mutation tickets between Las s7pre and
got S,..sn.s ~ -ttes = ~ t3rs,n FL Jast
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-03-21
Another Ration Killing.

From the Range.
Tuesday evening about Z o'clock
Dave Thompson and VIM. b. Moore,
both employees in the Santa re
shops. were considerably intoxicated
and were walking up first street. At
the corner of First and Clark ave-
nue. they met Fine LettOn. Thomas,
who had some grudge against Let
ton. Immediately began to abuse him
and struck him in the face and 9th
erwise beat him up. LettOn pulled a
revolver and shot at his a~ssailant,
ths bullet grazing the left hand OF
the latter and speeding on struck
Moore, the wound causing his death
| several hours later.
AS soon as the shot was fired both
| Moore and Thomas a away The
| wounded man ran down Clark ave
nue. to the alley between First and
| Second streets and fell PROSTATE
near the First National bank, where
! the city marshal found him shortly
| afterward, and supposing he was
merely drunk, tool him to the wine
room Of Andy Cencils. He begged
not to be arrested, saying that he
was drunk. He lay in the wine room
until about 8 o'clock Tuesday morn
ing when it was discovered that he
was bleeding and investigation
showed tina he had been shot. Drs.
Shuler and Hart were Immediately
summoned, and on arriving investi
gated the wound which was found to
be fatal, the ball striking about
three inches below the breastbone
and lodging in the left kidney. from
whence it was extracted by the sur.
geons. fl@
Moore suffered great pain during
the last few hours and died at ~
O'Clock Tuesday morning.
Moore was a boiler maker heipeI
never before known to become In
and the shop men say that he was
never before known to becom IN
toxicated and that he was an honest
kind hearted man and was generally
liked. He leaves a wife and nve III
tie children in very modest circum
stances, and they certainly deserve
all the kindness and comfort whlcf
our people may hestow upon then
in their bereavement.
Fine Letton was ARRESTED.
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Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-03-21
The Ration Oil Well.

The publisher of the Ration Range
the oil well of the New Mex
Oil and Gas company on the
McKown ranch last Sunday. AS oper-
ations had not been resumed since
the drill became fast In the well,
none of the workmen were on the
ground but. C. j. Flood. n Of the
drillers, who courteously showed US
all there was to be ssen. He lowered
q rope with q can attached into the
well to the depth of about fifteen
feet and drew up q can full OF
green oil mixed with water. This oil
struck during the last three
hours drilling before the drill be-
came fast in the well. and is of a
different character from that which
was struck at 700 feet ard which
was cased on. and judging from the
fact that fully three hundred feet
Of the cable which was withdrawn
from the well is saturated with OH
it would seem that there is now 8
considerable volume of oil in the
well and that but one. two or three
days more drilling will be necessary
to develop q paying we'll.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-03-21
Il CLOSING y
The Optic Correspondent2TeII Of n
Closing Hours OF the Legislature

SANTA FEE, N. NJ, March 90
Both the house and council chambers
were packed last evening with
to witness the closing OF
the general assembly.
In the house Mr.. Bowie OF Mckin-
ley, presented Speaker Montoya
with a handsome dinner set in be-
half OF the members Of the house.
The employees also presented the
speaker with a silver e service
and Chief Clerk Sofford vas also
remembered with a silver cream, SUI
gar and spoon service.
Persons who are in position to
know, state that MIR. Stafford. who is
to be the first travelling auditor OF
the Territory, had made one of the
best clerks the house has ever had.
Everything under his charge has
been conducted in clock work order,
and in fact all members praise his
work.
In the council H. B. No. 1872 pass
ed. This bill provides for an exhibit
of New Mexico at the Louisiana pur-
chase exposition and making an ap-
preparation of $4,000 for same. Mr.
Hawkins opposed the bill, saying
that the principal business industries
of New Mexico are the mining and
grazing business; that New Mexico
challenged anyone to show where
one cent of capital had ever come
in to develop mining property or to
be interested in any line through
any exhibit New Mexico had ever
made. If money was to be expend
ed he favored doing 1t for the pool
al home and the insane that are
kept in the county jails. Councilman
Hughes also spoke against the apprc
priatiOn. On the passage OF the Dbl
those voting no were Messrs. Hughes
Hawkins. Fall and Jaramillo.
The regular capitol employees. si'
in number, were voted $50 each ex
ira.
Ii was twelve minutes to twelve
O'Clock when the council adjourned
sine die.
The 35th legislative assembly en-
acted 1872 new laws. Of which o
were house bills end 67 council bills
Representative Pollard of Demine
left today for California to be gon'
a month for his health.
Representative Howard left for nj
home in San Marcial. Socorro county
this afternoon. This "a Mr.. How
/ ards first experience at the capito
: and he certainly made a record t
be proud Of. The bills he introduce
during the session were good an
solid ones. When he rose IN nj
seat to speak he always had som
thing worth hearing, too. This gel
tleman should receive further honor
: from his constituents in Socorr
r county.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-03-21

The First National bank is unavoid-
ably delayed in getting into its new
Office in the Crockett building. The
bank is ready to move and will Occu-
Ply the new quarters at the earliest
possible date.
The Plaza Trust & Savings bank is
now open for business at the office IN
the First National bank on the Plaza.
All persons having the home safes
of the Plaza Trust & Savings ban
who desire to have their safes opened
and accounts started this month may
do SO by bringing the safes OF the Of
fee Of the bank on the Plaza. c
1O5-3td. st EOD
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-03-21

en- that the cry of danger! danger!!
could be sounded in the ears OF all
who unthinkingly buy and use such
receptions and frauds.
Fortunately honest druggists de-
spise such worthless remedies and
refuse to sell them. They will tell
YOU with candor that Paine's Celery
Compound is the spring medicine
they can recommend. They know
its composition, are acquainted with
the facts of marvellous cures effected
by it, and have seen it's happy re-
suits amongst their personal friends.
Can you, dear sufferer, hesitate to
try this disease curing-remedy? II
has restored to health n the full
enjoyment OF life tens OF thousands
whom doctors were unable to cure
Mrs. H. A. Welcher, of Kingston
Tenn, says
..It gives me great pleasure to tel
the world what Paine's Celery Com
pund has done for me. For % years
| have suffered with chrome HuA ~
ulcers Of the bowels. | have hat
eight or nine of the best physician;
of the state at different times to wal
on me, but never had any relief.
was treated by several of Knoxville'
best doctors, and after seeing g
many testimonials and SO many tina
knew, l was induced by my son t
try q bottle, and before | had use'
the first bottle / could feel quite
dinerence-that l was getting strong
er, and I enjoyed my food more, an
after taking four bottles was entire
ly cured. l only wish that h met
icine could be placed in the reach Q
all suffering humanity"
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-03-21
The OPTIC vINpicTEp.

How times do change things and
among other things. h changes are
occasionally noticeable among the
newspapers. While all the New Mex
leo dailies in the past have used their
scissors literally on The Optics news
columns, they have uniformly steered
clear of it's editorial columns, up TO
within the last few weeks The
OPTICS editorial comments have been
entirely consistent for several years
past and arc along the same lines
OF reform and striving for right prin-
ciples that they have been for several
years. The change is in h other
newspapers whose views since they
threw OFF the domination of the bos-
ses are coming around to be in line
with those of The Optic. Up to a
few weeks ago all were as blind as
bats to official m~alfeasance and dumb
dition was thai the Santa Fe New
Mexican had the big rake-off attach
cd 10 the public printing and the Al
buguerque Journaf-Democrat was,
through its manager, Geo. F. Albright.
tied TO the bosses, the Hubbells down
there. A few weeks ago, however,
The New Mexican was shelved
through the appointment of Jas. S.
Duncan as public printer and the
owner of the Journal-DemOcrat Of
fciaIly asserted its independence,
ousted Albright and came out strong
~ for the people and their rights
with the result hat it is piling ur
subscribers on its subscription book
and receiving a much larger adver-
Using patronage. The Albuquerque
Citizen. however. like a chronic ONCE
holder. has become 30 dependent on
public pap for its support, that 1t
does not believe it can exist without
the county printing and is still prosti'
tuting itself and c~hampioning the In
terests of the Hubbells and ignoring
he true interests that END to build
cities, and uplift humanity. The
-~--- ~
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-03-21
Paul Marion Says that There Mustb be
an Increase in Freight Rates.

In speaking of the real situation In
the west, Paul Marion, second vice
president of the Atchison. says that
an absolute increase in freight rates
is absolutely necessary. There a
been a great Zeal of talk about ad-
vancing the rates." said Mr.. Morton.
but in the main it has ended In
talk. The ~so-called increases which
are alleged to have been made In
various tariffs are not increases at
all but are merely re~storations to
rates that formerly were in force.
There must be a general advance In
freight rates if the roads expect to
show a fair margin of profit. Dur
ing the last few years the price OF
nearly everything has advanced.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-03-21

Drying preparations simply devel-
op dry catarrh; they dry up the secretions,
which adhere to the membrane and decom-
pose, causing far moro serious trouble than
the ordinary form of catarrh. Avoid all dry
ing inhalants, fumes, smokes and snuffs
and use that which ~cleanses, soothes and
heals. Ely's Cream Balm is such o remedy
and will cure catarrh or cold in the head
easily and pleasantly. A trial size will be
mailed for 10 cents. All druggists sell the
SOC. size. Ely Brothers, Sc Warren ST., NY.
The Balm cures without pain, does not
irritate or cause sneezing. It spreads itself
over an irritated and angry surface, reliev-
ing Immediately the painful Inflammation.
With Ely's Cream Balm you are armed
against Nasal Catarrh and Hay Fever.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-03-21
SATURDAY EVENING. MARCH 81
SAME HERE TOO.

Five buildings standing in n OF
the popular residence districts OF the
city. and all within tine space of a
block. furnish good illustrations OF
the inequalities of the present assess
ment roll.
"A committee of real estate experts,
thoroughly familiar with property
values in town. appraised these v
pieces at u request. and reported
the market value ofeach as follows:
No. /, $4,000; No. 2. $4,000; No. 3,
$4,000; No. 4, $4,000: No. 5, $4,000.
Upon investigation we find that
these pieces. of property are assessed
respectively. at the percentage o. their
market value as follows: No. /. at ~
percent: No. 2. at 23 per cent; NO. 3,
at 20 per cent; No. a, at IL per cent;
No. >. at So per cent.
Thus No. l pays nearly twice as
much on every lola Of it's actual
value as No. 3, and E.o-e than twice
as much as No. A. while No. 5 pays
twice and ahalf times as much as NO.
9. nearly three times as much as No.
2 and more than three times as much
as No. 4.
And thu you will find it all over
the county .
Possibly. in this case. there was NJ
~intaation of discriminating against
the So per cent man or in favor OF the
II per ZEN man. 1t may have been .
simple ease of incompetency, but
that doesn't better the matter much
nor render any less imperative the ne
cessity of reform. Incompetency ant
dishonesty should be sent to the real
togashaf Democrat.
The conditions regarding taxation
are no better in San Miguel count.
than they are in Bernalillo. Almos
every business man in town can tel
of a score of cases that have come I'm
der his observation where one man
paying taxes on rs per cent OF tn
actual valuation of his property, Will
others are paying only fifteen or TWEEN
~ per cent. If an equitable basi
of assessments could be carried on
the burden of taxation would be NOR
evenly distributed and could even b
made much lighter and the rate Q
assessment cut down from six n
to three or four or ever less, perhap:
The Optic believes that il a con
mittee OF five citizens of this cit
were to offer its assistance TO the pre-
ent board of county commissioner
and to Assessor Frank Chavez wit
the object in view of adjusting tn
assessment rolls of the county on a
equitable basis. such committee woul
fine both willing To cooperate WI
them to tina end, and 1t is sure thu
such a plan would be hearth
endorsed by the assessor who is
young man of business ability an
who would welcome the assistant
that such a. committee would furnisl
and The Optic does no believe an
opposition To such an arrangcmel
would be made by anyone in tn
county.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-03-21

Louisville, Milwaukee. New Orleans,
Omaha, Peoria, Pittsburg, st. Paul,
and San Francisco. The treasury Off
Gals came to the conclusion several
months ago that the steel vaults and
safes used by the government were
by no means burglar proof. 1t had
been proved time and again that an
expert safe cracker could open any
OF them if he had the necessary
tools and time. Experiments were
made with various alarm devices
with the result that n combining
the most good points was adopted.
The system will near a largo saw
ing to the government for the wire
devices will cost much less than the
old style burglar proof rooms.
April is one of the best months in
the year to visit California. Wait for
~colonist rates to California points via
the Santa Fe April LIST to June 18th.
1903. 94-tf
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-03-21

Tii~ { pfic will not. under any circun :
st.,ii-es. be responsible for the return or tie
saf.s keeping 90 any rejected manuscript: No
txreaiie8l will be made tD this rule with re-
gard - either letters o. elcl sures. Nor will
Tie editor enter into correspondence corcern-
- fesected manuscript
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-03-21
ro Install Burglar Alarms.

A late Washington dispatch says:
The secretary of the treasury has
sent orders to twelve western cities
that will work q revolution In the
system Of safeguarding government
funds 1t marks the doom OF the
burglar proof SAFE" and installs
instead an elaborate system OF cleo
trical alarms. The cities that will ex-
pertinent with the new system under
130 0n0 AUTHORIZATION passed By
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-03-21

Not a single acre of the public
land of New Mexico should hereafter
be sold without due advertising in at
least three daily newspapers OF the
territory. Give the people a chance
to get the highest price possible for
the lands which are TO BE old for
their benefit.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-03-21
FOR BIDS.
To Plant Trees on School Grounds.

Bids will be received by the sec.
.esary of the board of education until
April 1, for the planting OF fifty
trees on the High school grounds IN
the city Of Las Vegas. Holes must
be large enough to receive the roots
of the trees in a natural position,
also to admit a quantity of loose
black bottom soil. For further partic-
ulars INQUIRE of Chas. Tamme, secre-
tary board of education. u
TO THE PUBLIC.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-03-21

The best or material. carefully pre-
pared, nicely and quickly served, by
attentive ana sprigntiy walters. on al.
tractive tables. In cooi and comfort
able dining room-such is Duvalfs
restaurant 2I6-tf
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-03-21

There should be harmony and peace
in republican ranks from now on. but
not the harmony OF the many sub
hitting to the few and the peace
which comes from abject submission
to the bosses. Rather war and de-
feat than that.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-03-21
the MAN IN ARMOR

WAS no match for the microbe. Giants
he might slay but this microscope or
canism defed him, and in many a cam
paipn more men were destroyed by camp
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-03-21

Flower festivals are held in Cali
fornia during April and May Take
the Santa Fee through tourist cars.
Colonist rates April LIST to June 18th.
1908. 94-tf
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-03-21

There was no FIRE insurance passed
at this session of the legislature for
which insurance agents generally are
truly thankful.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-03-21

The Santa Fee will have colonist
tickets to California IN sale April list
to June 18th inclusive, at rate of $50.
It will pay to wait for u rates. Ser
vice unsurpassed. 94-tf
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-03-21
HOT SHOTS.
From New Mexican.

From New Mexican.
Apparently this year is bringing a
change in the alignment of the lead
ing New Mexico newspapers. upon
political questions. There will be
more independent journalism in the
future.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-03-21

What makes q more appropriate
gift than a plate and a hundred en-
graved cards. in Gothic. Plain Roman.
Fancy Roman, Plain Old English, Or
Shaded Old English? Samples al
The Optic office LII
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-03-21

News-deaiers should report to the counting
room any irF.gularity ur inattcntiou on tn
part Of carriers IN the delivery OF The Opuc:
Ncws-dealers can have The ptic delivered
70 tieir dcpots In any part of the city by the
carriers ORDERS or complaints can ue made
~ phone postal. ar Ia person
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-03-21

The one way to
arm against micro
bic disease is to
keep the blood pure.
Impure blood both
breeds and feeds
disease.
The signs Of I'M
pure blood are easy
to read. Pimples,
boils, and ~eruptions
generally proclaim
the blood to be ini-
pure. Scrofulous
scores and swellings,
s~alt-rheum, eczema,
etc., are other signs
of a corrupt condi-
ton of the blood.
Doctor Pierce'e
Golden Medical Dis
covery puri6es the
blood and cures dis
eases caused by the
blood's %iiupurity. II
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-03-21
After Twenty-Three Years Of
Excruciating Agonies and
Sufferings Mrs. Welcher
Is Cured BY
Celery
Compound
The Life Saving Compound is
the Trusted Spring Medicine
in Millions Of Homes
Throughout the
World.

From time to time adventures and
spectators without conscience or
soul, actuated only with a de-
sire to make money easily and fast,
resort to the compromising of worth
less and dangerous preparations, and
advertise them as cures for the COM
mon diseases that aflict men and wo-
men in springtime. Would to Heav-
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-03-21
HuT SPRINGS Bi.ANSH

u las vegas y "a, 4. ii. Lv Hot rEriu2r ~ I n
~ Las Vee8s II 90 y n. Lv Hot nprjngr ! Wp
- Las VeA.- i Is j a Lv tot Spfnss - 10 u
l.. Las s.a a- 1885 ], nj Lv hot Springs 5:o5 y N
Lv LasVegaS :55 p m. Nv Hot Springs 800 y n
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-03-21

cures scrOfulOuS sores, DOLLS
eczema and other defling and dishgur-
ing diseases.
~It gives me great pleasure to express my
faith IN the virtue Of DR.. Pierce's Golden Med
ical Discovery" writes Mr.. Ezekiel Floro. OF
Craytown. Ottawa Co, Ohio. ri suffered every
thing for two wears with hurnor on my face.
which bafied the skill of some of the most
noted physicians. Was at once advised to o 10
the hospital: was doctored there for three
months without success Came home discour.
aged. Then began to doctor with a chemist.
ne also failed to help me. Then ! began Dr.
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery. with no
faith whatever in il. Did it oniy.to please my
ing five bottles am entirely cured"
FREE. DR.. Pierce's Common Sense
Medical Adviser is sent free on receipt
of stamps to pay expense Of mailing only.
Send al one-cent stamps for the book IN
paper covers, or 81 stamps for the cloth
bound volume. Address DR.. X. ". Pierce,
Buffalo, N. Y.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-03-21

If we cannot get President Roos1-
welt to stop of, what's the matter
with entertaining Grover Cleveland,
who is expected through here about
the same time that the President
makes his visit. Better entertain an
ex-president, if we can't entertain a
president.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-03-21

Governor Otero has r~eappointed
Granville A. Richardson of Roswell to
be a member of the commission OF
irrigation of New Mexico to succeed
himself. Mr.. Richardson was, on
yesterday by a close vote rejected by
the legislative council. This was done
in the opinion of those best posted,
to crafty personal pique on the part
Of Councilman A. B. Fall.