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Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-09-18

After Cattle Thievcs.--For the past
two weeks cattle thieves have been
staying cattle near Montoya. Eight
head were shot down nj place and
ten at another. All OF the cows had
CALVES and Ii is supposed that they
were driven to an out-of.the way place
shot down and tho calves taken away
and branded by those who committed
the crime. $50
Last week Sheriff Street and Cattle
Inspector Sim Mcfarland made a trim
TO the west end of the county IN
search of tho men who had killed the
cattle, After spending two or three
days in the search they captured a
Mexican whose name was Lucero.
They found in his possession a guam
tlty Of beef and as his past record vas
far from perfect he was arrested. lie
lives IN Leonard Wood county and
they took him 20 Santa Rosa where he
was turned over 20 the officials az that
place To await trial.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-09-18
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aI reglhe and elsfwhsre. must de-
pend very largely upon the work Of
the government In testing new Ideas
and introducing those which prove
beneficial.
II Is estimated that about 600.000
ceres pf land at present under irriga.
tion ID the western United States are
lying idle solely because they con
tain TOO much alkaIi TO permit paying
crops being produced. Whenever prac-
ticable. 1t Is advisable to reclaim land
or this character BY washing and
drainage. Nevertheless. In much Of
this land and that which may be irri-
gated In the future, The establishment
Of = proper drainage system could not
be proftably undertaken under EXIT
Ing conditions. The question, Il, can
anything else be done With such land?
TO answer this query The bureau VI
plant Industry Ii enaeasorIns 10 So
#EAMg# @N#B
cure crops suitable for cultivation IN
soils. Other parts " The world
where the alkali problem Is a serious
bnel Ore being explored with d view
10 importing such Of their useful plants
as endure n large amount Of these
harmful salts, Az d result, seed Of re
~slsiant alfalfa has been obtained from
Algeria and TurkestaD, cotton from
Egypt for trial in the warmer parts Of
the southwest, and promising yarie.
ties Of wheat and barley from various
countries Of the old world. Resistant
fruit trees, such as the date palm and
the pistache, have also been import
cd.
tits not proposed merely To distrib-
ute these things az they are received
by the department. Plants breeding
methods are being resorted to In order
to fix and, II possible by careful selec-
tIon, increase their alkali resistant
qualities. Small tracts OF alkali land
are being planted with the imported
seed and from the best individuals
that survive. seed II taken for continu
Ing the experiment. similar breeding
and selection work is In progress TO Sc,
cure greater aIkali resistance In our
native crops as sugar beet, alfalfa, etc,
III this way we expect ID breed In d
few years alkalireslstant strains 81
some or the most important field crops
grown III the semiaria parts or the
west.
III the United States alfalfa does moi
generally stand more than one-hali
per cent Of white allsali' In the upper
six feet Of soil. In the 8 Id the
Sahara Desert, a kind has been found
which thrivcs I'd soil containing as
much al one per cent Of these salts In
the surface foot. II this alfalfa can
be adapted to American conditions and
retains here its high dngree Of resist
ance. a large per cent Of the entire
100000 acres OF nlkall land alread,
mentioned could be put out into this
crop. In the great increase In irri
gated area which IL RAad nseome Ii
1.-THE near future, this work wfll becom,
still greater In importance, whom allta
In has to DO contended with and drain
ago is not practicable"
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-09-18

Members Of the Portuguese army
have been plotting against their king.
Perhaps they have heard Of what hap,
pened to the officers who plotted
against Alexander Of Servia.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-09-18
CHRONIC SORES
Signs Of Polluted Blood.

There Is nothing 50 repuhwc looking and disgusting as an old sore.
You worry over it. till the brain grows weary and work with it until the
patiencei is exhausted, andth very sighto OF the old fostering, sckly looking
place makes you irritable, Respondent and desperate.
A chronic soreisth very best evidence that your blood is in All unhealthy
and impoverished condition, that your constitution is breaking down under
the effects Of some serious disorder. The taking Of strong medicines, like
mercury or potash, will sometimes so pollute and ytiate the blood and if-
pair the general system that the nerest scratch or bruise results IN obstinate
nonhcalng sores Of the most offensive character.
Often an nherted faint breaks out in Fl ighhl eating sores upon the limbs
or face in old age or middle life. Whenever a sore refusesto heal tie Ii mi
isalways at fault, and. while antiseptic washes, salves, soaps AMI p3wesgs
can do much to keep down the inflammation and cleanse the aAs is .@.
never heal permanently till the blood itself has been purified ara
germs md poisons destroyed, and with SIS. s. thiscanb be aecoaa4
- polluted blood is purified and inyigorated, aadvsNi
(S rich pure bloodi again circulating freely tlfQsgaf+t
M the body the flesh around the old sore begins / "a
o11J@yo on a natural color, the discharge Of matter e4 @
@~ and the place heals over.
54 s. SIS. Is both a blood purifier and tonic that puts Your blood III oaaet
and At The same time tones up the system and builds up the general health.
II you have q chronic sore write us. No charge for medical advice.
1aasn to ,a spaJ THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO.. ATLANTA. ca.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-09-18

Some day perhaps tho czar will
make d promise concerning Manchuria
IN good faith, and then, alas! nobody
will believe him.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-09-18

Explorer Mcmillan has been dumped
into the Blue Nile, thus completely
satisfying him as to the question he
embarked 70 settle. rs the Blue Nile
navfgable?v
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-09-18

Many have been killed In Venezuela
In the recent battles there. That Is
moi rcvolution-it is war.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-09-18

A Texas ~reviyalist warns us thai
hell has a temperature OF 453 degrees
Fahrenheit. There's no place like
home after all.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-26
Indiana Notes.

HARTFORD CITY.-William n. Entler,
editor of the Warren County Sentinel. at
Pine Ridge, who committed suicide at La
fayette, was at one time editor and pub
Usher of the Weekly Telegram in Hartford
City. A few years ago he had charge or
the Elkhart Truth, Colonel Conn's paper;
Huntington Democrat, Athens tO.) Journal,
Macarthur co. Enquirer, Warrington CIV.
Va.) Advocate and Sullivan County Qnd.)
Democrat
ALEXANDRIA--The Alexandria Coun-
Gil, knights and Ladies of Columbia, held
a social session Saturday night at Red
Mems Hall and initiated a class of twelve
candidates and their regular installation
services. Supreme Deputy w. s. Peterson,
of South Bend, was present and directed
the work and installed the officers. The
initiatory ceremonies were performed by
the Anderson Council and about thirty An
derson members were present.
MUNCIE.-At a meeting of the library
board Saturday it was decided to spend
$1,000 in the furnishing of the new Carnegie
library, which will be completed and occu-
pied the coming spring. Cathedral glass
will be placed in the dome and the rOtunda
will correspond in beauty and design. The
Jackson-street gable will be adorned with a
statue which is to be chosen later.
LAGRANGE-The farmers of Lagrange
county held their annual institute here last
week. The attendance ranged from 900 to
1,500 Many of the ablest men and women
in the county were on the programme and
the state management was ably represent
ed by .. +. Lane, of cambridge, and G..
Erwin, of Bourbon, as lecturers.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-26
Thinks the Bill Is Right.

To the Editor OF the Indianapolis Journal:
We have a great State, full of competent
and WORTHY people, not excelled by any
commonwealth in our confederation of
Statesmen by the score who would grace
the presidential chair, and by the hundreds
that would make competent and worthy
governors, senators and congressman. Yet
the trustees, or board of control. appointed
by the Governor in obedience to an act Of
our Legislature for the State Reformatory
at Jeffersonville found that the State had
no competent material for q superintendent
and went to another State for one. Is not
this libel on the fair name of our State?
Yet these same trustees go into Spasmodic
fits when their acts putting this humilating
odium the fair name of this State are
questioned and rush through two and a
half columns of slush TO bolster up their
untenable position. The Governor Is right.
the people of this State of all parties will
uphold it, If the theory of these trustees
is correct, then we might go TO neigh
boring States for our Governors, our state
officers and throw state pride and state
lines to the winds. The Senate acted as
Indianians when the fair name of their
State in question.
The young man from Indiana who writes
such glowing euloges about his State has
only to go TO his father and have the old
gentleman give him few lessons in state
pride to cause him to go back to a position
that will be in harmony with his writings.
w. NJ. COCKRUM.
Oakland City, Ind, Jan. "a.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-26


To the Editor OF the Indianapolis Journal:
Why all this controversy about the Re-
formatory muddle? Every Loyal Republic
an OF southern Indiana commends the Gov
ernor for the stand he has taken in this
matter. 1t appears to me that the Gov
ernor would have been justified in not wait
ing for the Legislature to have taken action
in this case after the studied insult he re-
ceived at the hands of the board of man.
agers-for ii was nothing more or leSs-but,
II necessary, to have called out the state
troops In order TO get clean house the
Journal says the passage of the Goodwine
bill Will pave the way for future legisla-
ton Of like nature Very well; in the
event of the State going Democratic at any
future general election about how many
Republicans does the Journal think would
have voice in the management OF any or
our penal benevolent institutions?
commend Senator Fortune in his far-sight-
edness in getting his little amendment
tackled on, as that gives his party an equal
chance at the pie counter. Another ques-
ton 10 the Journal: Would a Democratic
board of managers send to Ohio In order TO
get a competent man for superintendent?
Step out on the street and ask this ques-
ton of the first intelligent Democrat you
meet, and, my word for il, IL will be no.
There is one good redeeming trait with
the Democratic party: when they gain
victory they don't distribute the patronage
OF II among their opponents.
CHARLES A. M'COMB.
SellerSburg, Ind, Jan. II.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-26
REFORM In THE HOUSE.


WASHINGTON, Jan. 25.-The House of
Representatives to-day inaugurated the
experiment Of holding memorial services
for deceased members upon the Sabbath.
1t will! be followed hereafter during this
session end probably will become the gen.
eral practice in the House In the future
Heretofore, except on very rare occasions
the House has broken in on its regular
work Friday and Saturday to listen to
eulogies on deceased members, but the
time has seldom been propitious and lately
the practice has been meeting with grow
ing disfavor. At the session to-day tribute
was paid to the life and public services of
the late Representatives Russell, of Con-
necticut, and. Shepard and Degraffenreid
of Texas. each of whom died during the
Congressional recess. The attendance in
the galleries was quite large and there
was numerous assemblage of the friends
of the deceased on the floor
The coming week probably will witness
the passage by the House of the Fowler
currency bill. The House managers have
arranged to bring I'm a special rule making
that measure a continuing order until dis
posed of, beginning on Wednesday next
While it is anticipated that the bill will
precipitate very lively debate it's friends
believe that its passage is assured. The
antitrust bill viii not come up until next
week.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-26
FREETHINKERs ADJOURN.


LEXINGTON, KY, Jan. 25.-The first an
nual congress of the National Liberal party
closed tonight. st. Louis was selected as
the next place of meeting, during the ex-
position. Following are the new officers:
President, DIR. ]. b. Wilson, Cincinnati;
vice presidents, Mrs. Josephine Henry, Ver-
sailles, KY, Mrs. Harriet NJ. Close, Web
ster City, Ia, and DR.. j. Barnes, Hinds-
boro, ILL.,; secretary. Morris Sachs, Cincin-
natl; treasurer, Morgan Warmsley. Of
Cleveland, O.
A dispatch was received stating that
Judge Parrish b. Laid, a noted free
thinker, was dying at his home in Alameda,
Cal, and a telegram was sent to him.
The platform adopted deplores war, op-
poses government protection to mission
aries, condemns the liquor traffic, also race
prejudice, asks investigation by the gov
eminent that may lead to rendering strikes
impossible, advocates equality of sexes in
rights Of citizenship. a fuller liberty of
speech and press, favors initiative and
referendum in legislation, that all money
be issued by the government and that
church and State be kept separate. The
resolutions invite the cooperation of social
lists. single tax advocates and lovers of
liberty. deplore diplomatic relations be-
tween the United States and the Pope re-
garding friars oppose closing st. Louis ex-
position gates on Sunday, denounce the
COmstock agency as a means of intimidat-
ing free speech and condemn ecclesiastical
encroachments on public schools.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-26
Wrong I'm Spirit and Purpose.

To the Editor CT the Indianapolis Journal:
The ripper" bill should be decisively de-
feated. II has no merit and no sound rea-
son for its enactment into law has been adj
vanced. 1t is wrong in it's inception
wrong in its spirit-wrong in principle
wrong in purpose. 1t is being furthered
by means and methods foreign to legiti-
mate legislation. If Ii was born of a sup
posed snub and is being pushed by injured
official pride IL is a species of legislation
that will come back TO eternally plague
the party that puts ii upon the statute
book. IL there is wrong in the manage
ment let there be a searching investiga-
ton. Probe it to the bottom. II the board
is incompetent or corrupt there is ample
power 10 remove them for cause they
should not be removed without cause by
Governor General Assembly or any power
whatsoever. The Reformatory board Is
composed of men OF high character. of APP
proved competency, having the public good
at heart. They are entitled 10 a hearing
before summary removal The humblest
that. Shall that board be summarily GUST
ed upon ex parte statements by a special
bill for a special purpose at the special
instance or someone or more specially
grieved or interested and that without hear
ing or Investigation? 1t can only be done
unworthy Incompetent or corrupt: that be-
meath the surface there Is such corruption.
such Acknowledgement that IL can only be
remedied by heroic measures. namely, WHIP
ing out all present laws for the manage
ment or the Reformatory and wipin2 out
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-26
NEW WORKERS WIN IN WHEAT.
Shrewd Wall-Street Coterie, "Let in
on the Ground Floor" Of the May
Advance, Has Already Cleared

NEW YORK, Jan. 25.-Those New York
brokers. led by VIM. NJ. Townsend & Bro,
and their clients. who follow the Armour
banner in wheat pit deals. and have been
preaching the big advance to their clients
since last November, while practicing what
they preached by purchasing the staple on
every recession. have already cleared UP
more than 100000. They have known every
plan for the big corner since its inception
last fall. and have steadfastly stuck TO the
battle cry, Dollar Wheat" The market
is acting exactly as IL should in these Elk
celsior" movements, and every bit of infor-
nation. public and private, points TO
phenomenal final advance in prices.
Mr.. VIM NJ. Townsend, the acknowledged
authority on wheat, when seen at his offices
in the Produce Exchange building, said:
1T is not our fault that all the investment
seeking public is not In this big May ad-
vance. We have had inside information
from the start. and have outlined II freely
in our weekly market letters right straight
along. The letters have set forth the situa-
ton calmly and plainly. and the hundreds
of strangers who have written to us for
them have received every line OF Instructive
detail as we have received It,
I'VE are kept posted evry day and shall
continue TO keep our friends and clients
posted. l am as certain as of anything In
my life that Mr.. Armour will soon have
May wheat az the dollar mark
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-26
"Lazarre's" Trunk Found.
Milwaukee Wisconsin.

The most valuable of recent acquisitions
to the museum OF the public library of
Appleton, Wis, is an old uncovered trunk
believed to have been the property OF
Eleazer Williams Lazarre). the reputed
lost dauphin of France" The trunk was
placed there by Attorney K. G. Jones,
through whose efforts il was loaned from
the owner. John Mitchell. OF kaunkana.
The old relic was secured from the attic OF
an old log house known the "od home
stead" located near Little Rapids. and
where Ii Is known that Eleazer Williams
made his home for some time. The trunk
is about three feet square and is covered
with deer hide. On the cover are the ini-
tails ''E. W." in copper-headed nails. and
the trunk Is undeniably of sufficient age to
have been the property OF Williams, as the
initials would seem TO Indicate
When found. nothing was known of the
trunk by the occupants OF the house, who
stated that II was there when they took
possession of the place. and the same was
found true of occupants of the house for
many years previous, all OF whom found
IL in the attic of the house when they came
TO IL. and attached value to IL.
The evidence Is altogether convincing
that the trunk was once the property OF
that Eleazer Williams. whose romantic his
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-26
INTERSTATE BALL LEAGUE.
Five of the Ten Clubs Will Have
Their Home i'm Chicago.

CHICAGO. Jan. 25.-At a meeting here to-
day managers of star mi-professional
baseball teams Of Chicago and nearby
towns organized what will be known as the
Interstate Baseball League. Towns in Wis
consin and Illinois, with five of the clubs to
be located in Chicago. will make up the cir
cult A temporary organization was formed
at the meeting and the names of the clubs
and towns TO comprise the circuit an
Eounced. The five clubs to make Chicago
their home are the Spaldings, Gunthers,
Marquettes. Athletes and the NJ. & d.
Ranges. The out-of-town clubs will be the
Elgin, Aurora and Sycamore, of Illinois,
ana the Kenosha and Racine, Of Wiscon-
sin.
This ten-club circuit will stand only tenn
porarily. 1t is the desire of the men back
of the league to have a twelve-club circuit
and il Is expected that the additional clubs
will be listed at the next meeting of the or
ganization, which will be held here Feb. g.
At this session the organization will be
made permanent and officers of the league
elected.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-26

the board by the supreme and incontest-
able power of the General Assembly. the
court Of last resort. II such condition
exists how easy for the General Assembly
to ascertain it. Make il clear by investi-
CATION and thus clearly justify its proposed
action. This is the manly. just and right
method. There is none other that will ap-
prove itself to the people.
Gentlemen of the General Assembly, you
are representatives of the people: they
are just but memorable. In the conduct or
our public institutions, in your dealings
with them. the people will hold you to
strict account. Pass this BILL and then
make your peace with the people.
GEORGE w. GRUBBS.
MartinsVille. Ind. Jan. "a.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-26

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
MONTPELIER, Ind, Jan. 25.-John
Smith, Of this city. local manager and one
of the heaviest stockholders in the Belle
view Oil Company has closed deal with
the Ohio OIL Company whereby the latter
becomes the owner of all of the Beleview
property in this State There were 1850
acres of leases with 104 wells. with a good
daily production and some of the finest
equipped leases in the State included In the
sale. The Belleview Oil Company is owned
principally by Mr.. Smith. of this city, and
&. A. Backer. of Boston. The company has
large holdings In Pennsylvania and Is capt.
talized at 5000. 900. The price is not known
but is said to be about 100000.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-26

NEW YORK, Jan. 25.-Fire in the thir-
teen-story Office building at No. Is Murray
street to-day damaged the structure 10 the
extent of about $4,000. The stock and fur
niture OF a number of tenants were dam
aged about 81, 900.
LOCKPORT, n. Y, Jan. 25.-The build
ing occupied by the Daily Review was
destroyed by fire to-day. Three adjoining
buildings were badly damaged. The loss
is $4,000. Herman Rhovy, a fireman, was
fatally injured.
RICHMOND, Va, Jan. pa large fac
tory building here, owned by Newton
Vaughn and operated as a tobacco stem
merry by the Continental Tobacco Company,
was destroyed by fire tonight The loss
is heavy, but neither that nor the insurance
could be ascertained tonight.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-26
Obituary..

CHICAGO, Jan. 25.-Joseph Shepard. as
sistant general manager of the western
division OF the United States Express Com
pany. died here to-day of a complication
of diseases. Mr.. Shepard, who was
seventy-four years OF age, had been con-
nected with the United States Express
Company the greater part of his life.
NEWBURG, n. ". Jan. 25.-Miss Ophelia
Odell. the elder sister OF Governor Benja-
min B. Odell, jr.. died to-day at the home
of her father from oedema of the lungs,
following the grip.
LOS ANGELES, Cal, Jan. 25-Joseph il.
Clark, sixty years old, brother OF United
States Senator w. A. Clark, died to-day at
the home OF his sister. Mrs. G.. +. Miller.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-26
CARS ARE TIED UP.
FROM FIRST PAGE,

but these, however, are in two of the fam
lilies already having the disease. Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Green have contracted the
disease from their son, and Mrs. Dudley
Lants from her daughter.
WINCHESTER.-The City Council here
has concluded the purchase of a Broom
house and two acres of ground i'm the west
part Of the city to be used as house of
detention in the present emergency and
later as a city hospital There is a move
ment here to ask the Legislature to pro-
vide for hospitals in each county in the
State.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-26
he Indianapolis journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
BLUFFTON, Ind. Jan. 25.-vaughn, the
fifteen-year-old son of ex-Commissioner
Sylvester Lounsberry. was instantly killed
late yesterday afternoon while hunting
with a companion of his own age. They
were on opposite sides of log watching
for rabbit. 1t suddenly darted out and
Lounsberry's companion fred without look
tng to see where the latter was. Louns-