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Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1903-02-23
THE COUNCIL.
Morning Session.)

It was 1880 o'clock this morning
when President Chaves called the
Council to order. No chaplain was pre-
sent and Mr. Martinez moved that Mr..
Hughes, as the Oldest member, act as
chaplain. Mr.. Hughes said 1t would be
better if each member acted as his own
confessor, and the journal was ordered
read.
President Chaves then handed down
the following telegram which was read:
washington, d. c., Feb. 23.-Hon J.
Francisco Chaves, Santa Fe, N. MI
have the honor to mention the receipt
Of your telegram of the goth, and beg
YOU to convey to the Legislative Coun-
Gil and through it to the Legislative AS
sembly of New Mexico my acknowledge
ment Of their kindness, which sincere
ly appreciate. M. s. Quay.
1t was ordered that copy of the tel
egram be sent to the House with
statement of the action of the Coun-
Gil.
President Chaves then issued a call
for a meeting of the finance committee.
He stated that he had been informed by
Mr.. Hughes, chairman of the commle-
tee, that he was unable to secure a quo
rum, and if the members did not at
tend, 1t was his intention to proceed
alone and report the bills now pending
before that committee. Mr. Fall said
he thought that at this stage OF the
session there should not be any ad-
journments from Friday until Monday
and he moved that the committee on
rules be instructed to report one tomor-
row by which the Council cannot ad-
journ over any day, except Sunday, un-
til the close of the session. This was
ordered. A recess was then taken un-
til o'clock this afternoon.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1903-02-23
A new BEEF TRUST.
It is to be Organized on Broad Plans SO as
Not TO Conflict with the Antitrust Laws.

Chicago, Feb. 23.-The Post today
says: The plans practically are complete
for the merging of the interests OF the
firms that comprise the beef trust. I'm
less something unforeseen arises. April
l will see the official announcement OF
the incorporation Of q securities COM
pany which eventually may control the
meat trade of the world. Unlike the
popular idea OF the packers merger,
however, for the time being, it is not to
embrace everything in sight, nor is it to
be capitalized at $50,ooO,oOo, as is an
nounced for the United States Packing
Company. Further plans contemplate
no friction with the federal courts, be-
cause of the recent decision by Judge
Grosscup against the packing house
combination. The nucleus OF the great
combination of worldwide interest is
the merging of the smaller independent
plants bought last year by the big pack
ers preparatory to the general merger
planned at that time The securities to
be held by the new corporation are
those of the G. H. Hammond Packing
Company, the Omaha Packing Company,
the Anglo American, the Fowler Com.
panies, the st. Louis Beef Company, and
the United States Dressed Beef Com.
pany, and possibly several of the outside G
stockyards now controlled by Chicago
interests. Chicago will be the head
quarters Of the combination, but as far
as the public is concerned here, there
will be no immediate change In opera
ton of the individual plants under the
new regime.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1903-02-23
HARKET REPORT.
MONEY AND METAL.

New York, Feb. 23.-Money on call
Silver, 4s.
New York, Feb. 23.- Lead, quiet.
s1O.12h. Copper, firm, $19eo q
$13.1O.
Chicago, Feb. 23.-Close. Wheat, May,
77%; July, 73X.
Corn, Feb, a.; May, ASK.
Oats, Feb, 81; May, a5A q 35N.
PORK, LARD. RIBS.
Pork, May, sl7.67k; July, $17.1o.
Lard, May; $9.57K; July, 50, 42K.
Ribs, May, $9.67k; July. $9.5sh.
STOCK.
Kansas City, Mo., Feb. 23.-Cattle, re-
ceipts 5000, including 1900 Texans;
market steady.
Native steers, 80. 40 q IS. 25; Tex
as and Indian steers $500 q $500;
Texas cows, S1.75 q 50. so; native cows
and heifers, 81 90 q $4 25; stockers and
feeders, 81 25 q 81. 40; bulls 9. 25 @ 4.25;
calves, $3.50 q $500; western steers;
81. 90 q $500; western cows, S1.75 @
s.. 90.
Sheep, receipts 5000; market strong.
Muttons 81. so q sc. 90; lambs, $500 q
s6.75; range wethers $500 q $3.50;
ewes 50. 25 q $40.
Chicago, Feb. 23.-Cattie, receipts,
25, 900; market steady.
Good to prime steers, Is. so @ 35.75;
poor to medium, %. .25 q 81 so; stockers
and feeders, 81. IS q $4 so; cows d. 40 @
"a. so; heifers, $500 q $4.75; Gamers,
$40 q s2.5O; bulls, $500 @ A.e5;
calves, %. so q IS. 65; Texas fed steers,
%. so q $4.25.
Sheep. receipts, 90 600; sheep steady,
lambs steady.
Good to choice wethers, e5. 90 q e5 II;
fair to choice mixed, $500 @ $50,
western sheep, e4.75 @ s5.75; native
lambs, 94.75 q $7.25; western lambs,
&4.75 q Sis.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1903-02-23
THE HOUSE.
(Afternoon Session.)

The House was called to order at 2:15
D. m. and prayer was offered. Ine
reading of the Journal was interrupted
to receive a message from the Councli
announcing action on bills before that
body. The message announced Senator
Quay's telegram; action on Council Bill
No. "A, An act relating to mayors ana
other officers of cities; Council Bill No.
27, as amended, relating to the Sunday
law;sCouncil Bill No. AZ, relating to
bounties; Council Bill No. 35, relating to
the consolidation Of benevolent socie-
ties; Council Bill No. Al, relating to the
desecration of the flag; Council Bill NO.
81, relating to corporations; Council
Bill No. 81, relating to the annexation
Of contiguous territory by cities; Coun-
Gil Bill No. GA, to amend the election
law; Council Bill No. 65, relating to
elections; Council Bill No. 6S, relating
to injury to bitches; Council Joint Res
olution No. II, to correct bills. It was
also announced that the Council con-
CURED in the amendments to the bill to
create Quay county. "
Committee on stock and stock rails
ing adversely reported H. B. No. 81, An
act to amend the law relating to boun-
ties, The same committee favorably re-
ported House Bill No. "a, on the same
subject.
House Bill No. 116 was introduced by
Mr.. McCash, An act to repeal part of
Section 1909 of the Compiled Laws of
1897. Referred to the committee on ju-
dietary.
House Bill No. III was introduced by
Mr.. Cristoval Sanchez, An act to re-
n,ire an annual report by all officers.
Referred to the committee on territorial
affairs.
House Bill No. 11S was introduced by
Mr.. Cristoval Sanchez, An act to allow
the United States full possession OF the
Spanish archives now in New Mexico
Referred to the committee on territor-
ial affairs.
House Bill No. 11s was introduced py
Mr., Cristoval Sanchez, An act to regu-
late the practice Of medicine. Referred
\ to the committee on territorial anairs
House Bill No. 120 was introduced by
Mr.. Baca, An act relating to the prac'
tice Of osteopathy. Referred to tn
committee on territorial affairs.
House Bill No. 121 was introduced b.
Mr.. Baca, An act to construct a-roat
from Santa Te to Las Vegas BY convic
labor. Referred to committee on road
ana highways.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1903-02-23
1HAwEo OUT DYNAMITE CARELEssLY.
As Consequence Four Persons Are Dead and
4 Number Are Badly Injured.

Pittsburg, Pa, Feb. ga dynamite
explosion this morning at lockwood,
100 miles south of here, killed four per-
sons and injured number Of others.
A gang Of men working on the baltimore
and Ohio railroad were thawing out
dynamite when the explosion occurred.
Four men were killed outright and .
number were injured. Three OF the
victims were blown into the Castleman
river. They were horribly mutilated.
The names have not yet been learned.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1903-02-23
There Are Many Formidable Difficulties in the
Way of Compromise on the Omnibus State.
hood Bill Yet it Must be Gotten Out of
the Way This Week.
THE DEMOCRATS WOULD
LIKE TO SEE AN EXTRA
SESSION OF CONGRESS

| there is a population of 800, 900 in Ari-
zona, but objection has been raised by
the Democrats to this suggestion as it
\ now stands, because no provision is
made for a census, and it would be at
least 1910 before any test could be made.
The statehood compromise which Is
expected to unlock the present tangle In
the senate and remove the blockade.
proposes to admit two states, one to be
Oklahoma, according to its present
boundaries, with proviso that Indian
| Territory shall be added to Oklahoma
in 1906, when the treaty obligations with
| the Indians will not be in the way. The
other state is to be composed Of New
Mexico and Arizona, under the name of
Montezuma, with proviso that when
the present territory of Arizona has a
population of 100000 people it shall be-
come separate state, providing that
the people of the territory affected vote
in favor being divided from New Mexi-
co. Senator Spooner has been intrusted
with the legal questions involved, es-
pecially in regard to the rights of the
Indian tribes in Indian Territory. He
has been in consultation with the attor-
ney general and other law officers of the
government familiar with the subject
and the bill when drawn will be based
on information which Senator Spooner
obtains.
During the day efforts were made to
find Delegate Mark A. Smith of Arizona
to ascertain what his views would be an
to the proposed compromise, but he was
not at the capitol. He has been decid-
edly opposed to any such move all
along, and today Senator Blackburn
told some of his colleagues that the
joining of the two territories would not
be acceptable, and said it would cause
otrong opposition.
Another feature of the Democratic
position developed was that many. DEM
| ocrats are Indifferent as to an extra
legislative session of congress, while
some think that it would not be bad
policy to have such a session and have
the subject of trust legislation and re-
vision of the tariff discussed. This idea
was communicated to some of the lead
ers today and caused considerable url-
easiness. 1t is realized that with the
business now pending in the senate
very few men could force enough ap-
| preparation bills over to cause an extra
session of the 5Sth congress. At the
same time, the members expressed their
opinion that before the coming week
has nassed the blockade will be raised
J in some manner and all necessary legls-
lation disposed of by March 4.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1903-02-23
TIL. Sultan Promises Again.

Constantinople, Feb. s3. = Tewik
Pasha, minister of foreign affairs, noti-
fed the Austro- Hungarian and Russian
ambassadors today that the sultan had
agreed to adopt a scheme for reforms in
Macedonia.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1903-02-23
4 SUPREME COURT DECISION.
Lottery Tickets Caaaet Be Seat From One
State Into Another.

Washington, D. c., Feb. 23.-The
United States supreme court decides. IN
the case Of Champion OF Chicago, that
the United States has . right 70 prohibit
sending lottery tickets from one state to
another ss part Of its power to regulate
commerce between states.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1903-02-23
The Wool Market.

St. Louis, Mo-, Feb. 23 " Wool,
quiet, unchanged.
Territory and western medium, II q
1917; fine, 13 a l7%; coarse, 13 "a 15E.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1903-02-23
Stock Markets,

New York, Feb. o3.-Closing stocks
Atchison, s7h;; Atchison pfd.. 1OoH;
New York Central, 14s1s; Pennsylvania,
1494;, Southern Pacific, 64A; Union
Pacific, 1917; do. pfd., 95; United
States Steel, 80; do. pfd., ssA.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1903-02-23

Scratch tablets for sale at this
,fica ~ ,aiiI
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1903-02-23
vlCTlns OF TUE HOTEL FIRE.
One Of Them Cane frsm New York, aad the
Otter from llllnols..

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Feb. s3.-It is
now believed that the remaining un-
identified body taken from the Clifton
hotels ruins is M. E. Bruce, who regi-
stored from New York City. A. p.
johnson, another guest, is as vet un-
accounted for. Johnson Is supposed to
have come from an Illinois town presum-
ably.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1903-02-23
4 SALOON ROW.

A Killing in One Of the Suburbs Of Denver
Early This Morning.
Denver, Colo, Feb. ga saloon row,
growing out of disputed bill two years
old, led to the killing Of Harley Curtis
at about 1890 this morning In q saloon OF
Louis Benz, at Globeville. Benz shot
Curtis In the abdomen, death resulting
about halt an hour later. Benz was ar
rested.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-12-02
Intelligent Use of the Shears.

The editor who uses the shears intel
ligently, says the Burlington Hawkeye,
cannot be classed as lazy editor
Be 1t understood that TO read and un-
derstand ana appreciate the writings
of others and TO be able to Gull from
the thoughts of fellow editor the gist
of his argument so as to give the
readers the benefit is task in COM
parson with which the writing of q
long and ponderous ''leading" editorial
is child's play.
To have the mind capable of recog-
nizlng and cullipg the gems of thought
from exchanges is not lazlnCss. To
read with care the numerous editorial
pages that come TO an exchange table
so as to be thoroughly in touch with
the thought of the day and to select
with intelligence the best of this edit
orial thought is not laZiness. 1t is the
hardest part of n conscientious news
paper editors work.
The brightest editorial pages In the
State or nation are those which con-
tain, in addition 10 the thoughts of the
editor, a well selected symposium of
extracts from other newspapers. 1t is
this sort of editorial page which Is of
the most value to discriminating
reader, and it conveys more genuine
thought and imparts more pleasure to
the student Of the worlds affairs.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-12-02
When Linen is Translucent.

The whiteness and opacity of dry lin
en-, as of writing paper, are due main
ly to the fact of repeated refleXions
at the surface, so that the light is
wasted in these reverberations before
1t can reach to any depth.
The body of linen is a network OF
transparent fibres not in optical con-
tact. which intercept the light by re-
peatedly refexing it. Now, If the in
tertices of these fibers are filled by o
body of the same refractive index as
the fibres themselves the refexion OF
the surface is destroyed and the linen
is rendered more transparent. Water
does this; hence linen when wet Is
darker, but more translucent, just as
is the oiled paper used for tracings
by architects and engineers.
The same holds good with ordinary
glass and ground glass. the repeated
infiexions of the latter making 1t far
less transparent. To a similar cause
are due the whiteness and opacity Of
snow, Of salt and Of pulverized glass.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-12-02
Race Suicide In France.

Race suicide is serious question In
France, for the population OF the
country Is decreasing, not by emigra-
tlon, for very few Frenchmen leave
their native country compared with
those of other nations, but because the
death rate Is greater than the birth
rate. People are dying faster than
they are born. According to the re
turns of the bureau Of vital statistics
they were 25,9SS more deaths than
births in France last year and 10000
less births than during the previous
year, while the increase in the number
OF deaths was S1052. The record
shows only S27 297 births for a popula
tlon Of more than 100000. There
was n slight increase in the number OF
marriages. and a slight decrease in
the number Of divorces, which fell
of from 7,179 to 7,157 There were
1856 more boys born than girls.
No country in the world shows q
similar record. In all the European
states as well as III South America the
natural increase Of the population is
considerable every year. The number
Of our neighbors upon this blessed old
globe Is greater to-day than it was
yesterday and continues to multiply
by steady percentage. France alone
Shows a decrease.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-12-02
Reflections OF an Old Maid.

When man does any work around
the house It's more trouble to clean
up after him than to do the work your
self.
I've seen young women spend three
months time and hundreds of dollars
OF their fathers money In getting a
trousseau for the purpose of marrying
a 30-cent young man.
Some young fellows that are trying
to raise mustaches ought to write 10
a beauty doctor instead and find out
how to remove superiluous hairs from
the upper lip.
I'd just as lief promise to obey a
man as to promise to love and honor
him. It's as easy TO do one as the
other, and sometimes a great deal
easier.
There is nothing a man hates to do
worse than to pay his wfes dental
bills.
Many n widow marries q second hus-
band in order to get even with the
sex.
Marrying in haste is no worse than
any other kind Of marrying.
Brigham Young was merely a man
who had the opportunlty-Chica
Tribune.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-12-02
A Plague of Elephants.

Concerning the large increase in the
number of man eating tigers in India,
which is said TO be due to the whole
sale slaughter of deer and the conse-
quent difficulty on the part of Stripes
In finding his usual food, it may be
pointed out that there is plague of
elephants in Madras, owing to over
production. The damage done to crops
and to young forests is becoming quite
serious, and it is even limited that
many human lives are sacrificed in
the endeavor to combat the nuisance.
1t is estimated that in the last twenty
to twenty-five years the number OF
wild elephants in Madras has, owing to
protective legislation, been quadru-
pied, and some drastic measures seem
to have now become. absolutely neces-
sary.-King.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-12-02
Indian Poverty.

In a paper which he read before the
British Association, Sir Robert Gif-
fen put the annuol income of the 3OO.-
100000 people inhabiting British India
and the feudatory States at $2,340. .000,-
900, or S78 per cipita. Writing to the
London Times, William Digby. the In
dian authority, asserts that this is an
Overestimate. He says there is not
SO great an income, actually, for the
100000 600 Of to-day as there was for
25O,000,000 twenty years ago. He says
that the total visible income of India
in 1900 was $1,449, 100, ,595, which gives
each individual less than $50 a year
to live on. In the Presidency OF Mad
ras he estimated that the income Of
the 34.000000 Inhabitants is fve-
cighths Of . penny per head per day.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-12-02

In every country of the civilized world
Sisters Of Charity are known. Not only
do they minister to the spiritua and intel
lectual needs of the charges CO limited to
their care, but they also minister to their
bodily needs. =.
With go many children to take care of
and to protect from climate and disease,
these wise and prudent Sisters have found
Peruna a never failing safeguard.
DR.. Hartman receives many letters from
Catholic Sisters from all over the United
states. A recommend recently received
from a Catholic institution in Detroit,
Mich, reads as follows:
Dr.. 8. II. Hartman, Col,,m bus. OHIO
Dear Sir:-"The BounG pfrt ,rho
used The Pcrund tcas suDeringJrom
taryngitfs. aud loss OF pofce. The
result of the treatment rds most
SATISFACTORY. She found great reiieG
aud after further use Of the medi-
cfne ,ce hope 10 be able TO say she Is
entirely cured. v-Sisters Of Charity
The young girl was under the care of the
Sisters of Charity, and used Peruna for ca
tarrh of the throat with good results, as
the above letter testiiies.
Send to The Peruna Medicine Co., Co
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-12-02
a RUSSIAN exe csrlnn.
Remarkable Sang Fsoid OF . Desperate
Criminal on the scsffoid.


Some time ago Russian criminal
was executed IN st. Petersburg, says
the Washington Post. He had during
the last two years murdered twelve
persons. the last one being a priest.
The law did not show the monster any
mercy, but speedily condemned him to
death.
Stebljanskl was the name OF this
wholesale murderer, and he hoped to
the last for clemency. When the
death warrant was read and the keep
er informed him that he had but six
hours to live he ragged and swore to
revenge himself In the most terrible
manner. After being left alone In the
cell the first thing he did was to break
his lamp. and. procuring some matches.
he set fire to the oil. In n moment the
flames broke through the window and
the entire building was for a time
threatened with destruction. Fortu'
nately. the fire was discovered In time
and got under control before much
damage had been done. but In the
meantime terrible struggle ensued
between the keepers and the criminal.
who had fortified himself with an iron
bar taken from his bedstead. The
first man to enter the cell was Knocked
senseless, aud II was only after being
almost sufrocated with smoke tnat the
prisoner was finally overpowered.
Next morning the execution took place.
The condemned man ascended the scaf-
fold with much bravado, made thor
ough examination OF the same ana
finally declared that the rope was too
short.
81 cannot get my head In the loop
he said. "and though II will cause me
some inconvenience to walt L VIII
smoke n cigarette while you are hav-
ing Il attended to-"
lie lighted n cigarette, and. turning
TO the executioner, made speech,
pointing out the detestable in his pro-
fession. and MS n condemned criminal
In Russia has certain rights no one
dared to interrupt him.
The executloner. who really was n
tender-hearted man. became visibly ar
fected by the moralzing words of the
murderer, and, turning to the crowd
assembled before the scaffold, declared
that his conscience did not allow him
TO proceed to take n fellow-belng's life.
and he then and there resigned his po-
sltlon and departed midst the shouts
of the assemblage.
This caused great confusion among
the representatives Of the law, for
where could they in hurry get an
other executloner? The question was.
however. solved by the condemned
man, who declared that he would exc
cute himself as soon rs he got through
smoking. lie started an interesting
conversation with the priest during
the five minutes or so which he had
left, and recommended that he read
Count Tolstol's latest book. which con-
talns striking remarks about the re-
latlon of capital punishment TO the
teachings of Christianity. He then
threw kiss to pretty girl among the
spectators. stuck his head in the loop
and kicked away the trap beneath his
Font
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-12-02

AS Il matter of fact, all estlmaulc
literature is but form of elaboration
of our American interview. Adams
report is an example, but not par
ticuarly felicitous paragraph of holy
writ. If Homer tells the truth he
is a star reporter. We account Plato
greater man than Socrates, whose
extraordinary loquacity he embalmed
1t is open to doubt whether the frame
of DR.. Samuel Johnson could have been
perpetuated save through the inter
views which Boswell set down, seeing
tnat his dictionary Is now nothing but
literary dust. 1t is unquestionable
that unless his several Wallets and mar
Bhals had recorded their luminous in
terviews and impressions we should
never fully have known how exceed
lngly great was Napoleon Bonaparte.
And in our own time we have seen
how the American newspaper man has
developed the value of the personal
note and interest in the interview; how
Horace Greeley, from having written
so much about other celebrities came tC
have so much written about himself
how George Alfred Townsend illum
mated the characters Of his political
contemporaries; how John Russell
Young did the same and gave us our
most intimate glimpse of Grant.
A hundred able interviewers have
performed biographical services OF
greater or less value. Thousands OF
them, in all civilized lands, are carry
Ing on the good work to-day.-Mail and
EXPRESS