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Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-03-05
He will be q Member OF the 50th
ConereSs-Get Down to
Business.
WIN. A. DAY ASST ATTORNEY
The Colorado Mine Owners will
Pay no Attention to the
Miners.
NEED NOT PAY THE DEBTS

WASHINGTON, d. c., March s.
The United States Senate met at
noon today, in special session. called
by the president. 1t was an interest
ing event as such sessions do not us
nalIy occur except when a president
of the United States is induced into
Office. at the beginning OF each new
congress, and today was the first ses-
sion of the senate of the fifty eighth
congress. The oath was admin tered
TO thirty senators who take Office for
six years. OF these seventeen were
re- elected and thirteen were new
men.
AS soon as the senate was called
to order, Mr.. Hoar obtained unani-
nous consent to make a statement
for Mr.. Burrows. chairman of the
committee on privileges and elec-
tions. Mr.. Hoar's statement was sup
posed to have reference to Mr.. Smoot.
but he did not mention him. 1t was
to the effect that any man having Gre
dentials could be sworn In. The SEN
ate then proceeded to administer the
oath of office to twenty-six senators
including Mr.. Smoot. The proceedings
were frequently interrupted by ap-
plause from the galleries. No Objec-
tion was made to Smoot. Four were
not sworn in, Ankeny, Clarke, Car
kansas), Gallinger and Stone.
WASHINGTON, d. c., March s.
President Roosevelt sent to-day the fol-
lowing message to the senate:
To The Senate: IL have called the
senate in extraordinary session to con-
slider the treaties concerning which it
proved impossible to take action dur
ing the session of congress just ended.
l ask your special attention 70 the trea-
ty with the republic of Columbia Sc
curing to the United States right to
build the Isthmian canal, and to the
treaty with the republic of Cuba for Sc
curing a measure of commercial reci-
procity between the two countries. The
great and far reaching importance OF
these two treaties to the welfare of
the United States and the urgent need
for their adoption requires me to i'm
pose upon you the Inconvenience of
meeting at this time.'
THEODORE ROOSEVELT
White House, March 5, 1908.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-03-05

CONTINUES TO GROW.
NEW YORK, March 55.-According
to the report Of President LederIe,
of the health board, based on figures
complied by his inspectors, the pOpu-
lation OF New York is 1892, ,903.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-03-05
Wool Market,

ST. LOUIS. March 5.-wool quiet;
unchanged.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-08
A DAY OF BIG FINES.
In Five Cases Judge Feagin Sentences
 Negroes to Work One Year Each.

To certain extent yesterday was a day of big fines and of many bind overs'' to the criminal court from the police court In five cases Judge Feagin sentenced as many negroes to work one year each on the city streets. He also bound over two men to the criminal court with bonds of $500.
 Pleas Williams and Howard McElwane, two negroes, were bound over to the criminal court on SsO0 bonds on charge of grand larceny. They were crested by Policemen Bob Patton, Murphy 'Iix, Ray and Elledge on various charges. and it was shown that they had commltted several burglaries in the city recently. The negroes were both caught with ste- len property in their possession and evil dence was to the effect that they had stolen it themselves.
 Robert Murray, little negro boy, one of those who had been placed m propa- ton, was fined 800 and ,S0 days on the streets On similar charges of petty lar- ceny, Richard Hatherly. Will Truss and Bud Thurmond received the same size fine and sentence. Frank Copeland, on a charge of larceny of B s from the per- son of Jeff Brown, was fined $50 and sem tenced to work 20 days on the streets.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-08
ALL IS QUIET.
No Apparent Move Made By CoIom-
 bIan Government.

Colon. December News received by cable from Buena Ventura say that all is quiet there, and there is no indication on the part of the Colombian government to move troops in any direction.
 The Colombian gunboat Bogota which is still at Buena Ventura with coal is considered quite harmless The United States supply ship Culgoa has arrived here The auxiliary cruiser Dixie will to- morrow land a company of marines who will go into camp at Empire Station near Culebra Cut. The battleship Maine is coal reanr Bocas del Toro.
 The Panama authorities have seen out several parties on both sides of the isth- mus to seek information and watch pos sible movements on the part of Colom- bia. One such party was sent out from Colon in a small sloop which was prob- ably lost near Memar on the San Plas coast. The boat was found bottom up- ward and it's occupants missing. Pana- ma expeditions on the Pacific side are destroying canoes, etc, found in the rivers for the purpose of hindering the movements of Colombians who might att tempt to come down the rivers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-08
EVANS WILL MAKE
 AN INVESTIGATION American Ship Attacked Near Island of BoteI 1obago JAPAN ALSO INTERESTED Government at Tokio May Be Asked to Give an Explanation of the
 Affair and Punish the
 Offenders.
JAPAN ALSO INTERESTED

! Washington, December 7.-Rear Admi- ral Robley D. Evans, commander-n-c chief of the Asiatie fleet, has dispatched the gunboas Annapolis to Tamsui, Formosa, to make a thorough investigation into the attack on the crew of the American ship Benjamin Sewell, which was aban- doned October about forty miles south east of the island of Botel Tobage. Upon the result of the mission of the Annapolis will depend the decision of the state de- partment as to whether an inquiry of the Tokio government will be necessary. Of ficial details of the boats crew from the wreck of the Sewall made by the Don Juan de Austria and the Wilmington are contained in reports received at the navy department. Two of the three Japanese sailors from the Sewalls crew told the story of their experience to Lieutenant Commander Denefel, commanding the Don Juan de Austria, briefly to this ef- feet:
 ''The Sewall shipped from Singapore for Shanghai with cargo of teak. When three days out she was struck by ty- phoon and lost aAl three masts and was abandoned. Aokl who tells the story, went in boat in charge of the chief of- ficer together with the third mate and his wife, two Japanese seamen, two Manila seamen, an American negro, a Chinese cook, a Chinese carpenter and Russian seaman. Shortly before sunset on Octo- Der 10, when five miles from the north shcre of the island, they were attacked by four canoes, each manned by about twelve savages, armed with knives.
 ''The savages ran alongside us,' said he, "and stripped us to our skins, not even sparing the woman. They then capsized the boats After this they made off"
 Aoh says that the negro, the Chinese cook, and the chief mate quickly drown ed. All of the remainder made for the shore, except the third mate, who was an American, and the woman, whom, as she could not swim to the shore, the third mate refused to leave. When the Japanese reached the shore they hid among the mountains, fearing another at tack from the savages. After remaining in hiding five days they were rescued by a party of natives and brought to the police station.
 The Japanese government has ordered thorough search made for the five mis- sing persons on Botel Tobage Island.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-08
NEGRO BUY BREAKS PROMISE ID JUDGE First Instance in Which Proba-
 ton Plan Has Failed JUNK DEALERS ARE SCARED Judge Feagin Tells Them That They Are Training Criminals By Buying
 Stuff Known to Have Been
 StoIen-Warns Them.
JUNK DEALERS ARE SCARED

The first of Judge Feagins probation boys has gone wrong and was yesterday hned $9O and sentenced to 1S0 days on the streets, the limit of the time which Judge Feagin is able to give on one charge. The little negro Is Robert Murray, who was charged with stealing two barrels ana selling them to a junk dealer. It was afterwards shown Tn court that the boy with several others had gone to this Junk dealers place and stolen the barrels second time.
 The boy was placed on probation on last Friday and his name and address given the probation officer. The boy promised to stay at home and help support his family. Yesterday his mother and broth- CT appeared in court and told Judge Fea- gin that the boy was not sticking to his promise. Judge Feagin sent the probation officer out after him and fined him the limit
 While the case was being heard Judge Feagin took occasion to deliver one of the most severe lectures ever heard from his bench. It was to the junk dealer who had bought the barrels, and the Judge warned him and other dealers that they had better look out for the wrath which was to come to them the first time he caught them in a clear case of buying and receiving stolen property. Judge Feagin warned a leader tffat he would put him on the streets of Birmingham and make him work for year with shackles on his feet if he wer guilty of such practice.
 Judge Feagin said in part:
 You junk dealers are responsible for a large part of the stealing which is going on in the city, and you are blocking all efforts made to reform the little negro boys in the city. If you would not buy this stuff, which you know they have stolen. they would not be tempted to steal so much, and it would be possible to get them started in an honest living. But you junk dealers, or rather many of you, for there are some honest ones. are getting rich by making criminals in Bir- mingham, and I feel inclined to give you the limit of the law where there is clear case against you. Look in there, that is the place you belong, you are training criminals. wish I could turn all these little negroes who steal from you loose and arrest you instead.
 You junk dealers know perfectly well that these boys cannot come by these things legitimately. but you encourage them by buying all this stolen stuff All you want is to get money by hook or crook and you don't care whether you are honest or not. If I ever get one of you before me with a good case against you, look for the limit of the law"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-08
SHOOTS 4 PRETTY ACTRESS Story of Royal Scandal Sent
 Out from Prague HE PRINCE UNFAITHFUL It Is Reported That Princess Elizabeth Marie Fires on Woman Whom She
 Found in Her Husbands
 Apartments.
HE PRINCE UNFAlTHFUL

New York December 7.-Prince Otto of Windsich- his youthful and immensely wealthy wife, the Princess Elizabeth Marie. whom he married only a year ago, and a pretty actress of the | opera at Prague, are the central figures in an extraordinary story cabled from Vienna to the World.
 The Princess, who is the grand daught- CT on her fathers side of the king of the Belgians, is only 20 years old and royal parsonage who renounced her rights to the throne of Austria in order to marry as her heart dictated, is asserted to have shot and seriously wounded a handsome actress with whom the Prince is alleged to have had a rendezvous.
 The affair is said to have taken place in the palace of the estate of the Princess family at Prague.
 It appears that Prince Otto had been secretly paying attention to the actress, whose beauty has been causing sensa- ton in Prague. The Princess, presum- ably informed by disappointed suitor or the footlight favorte that a rendezvous had been arranged in the palace, was thrown into a passion and hurried to the Princes apartments, with a small re- volver he had given her. valet stood at me uOOT anu ItluStu ilti She drew the revolver and fired, 1t IS stated The valet fled, screaming at the top of his voice.
 Entering the rooms the princess con- fronted her husband, who attempted to hold her arm, but she is said to have fired at the actress who covered in corner. The woman fell seriously but not fatally wounded over the breast and the princess fell in a swoon. The victim was hurriedly carried to her home and her servants spread the story despite strenuous ef- forts to hush it Up.
 Prince Otto is 90 years of age and was a lieutenant in the First regiment or Uhlans. The Austrian emperor, whose favorite granddaughter is the princess was opposed to the match but finally con- sented and gave away the bride, whose marriage was celebrated in magnificent way at Vienna after the archduchess had renounced her right of succession to the dual throne of Austria and Hungary. In consideration of her enunciation, the em- peror gave to the bride securities valued at $1,6OOO00, a yearly allowance of $25O,- GOO, jewels worth $1,0O0,0O0, a gold dinner service and several residences.
 The princess is the daughter of the unfortunate Grown Prince Rudolf, whose tragic death at his hunting lodge several years ago was the sensation of the day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-08
ENDEAvoRERs TO MEET.
Large Attendance Expected at the First
 Presbyterain Church.

The Jefferson County Christian En- deavor union will hold a, meeting tonight at o'clock in the First Presbyterian church An entertaining programme has been arranged and a large crowd is ex- nected to be present. The following is the official programme and announce ment of the meeting:
 Praise Service-Mrs. H. L. Morrow. Open Parliament-"Our Past Q90S) Our Future Q904)"
 One Minute Reports from Societies-Led by MT. J. B. Hixson of Huntsville. Vocal Solo-Selected-Ms Louise Moi fit.
 Business
 Report of officers and committees for 19O3-Election of officers for 1904. Mizpah--
 Note As this is the annual election of officers, your members are urged to be present. Please have your president or one member be prepared to give your re- port under the head of the open parlia- ment Don Barber,
 President.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-08
VACANCIES TO FILL.
Civil Service Will Hold Examination
 for Trained Nurses.

The United States Civil Service Commis- sion announces examinations on January to fill the following vacancies in the po- sition of trained nurse in the Indian ser vice, and other similar vacancies as may occur:
 Riverside school. Wis. $500 per annum; !; Osage school. Okla, 5000 per annum; Fort Totten school, North Dakota, s60o per an- mum; Chilocco school, Okla, s6o0 per an- mum; Hayward school, Wis, $500 per an- mum; Navaho school, Ariz., 5000 per an- nun; Albuquerque school New Mexico. $720 per annum. sssas qs 7
 The age Emit is 20 years or over. The examinations are open to all citizensiea the United States who comply with'the requirements.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-08
EDGE ARRESTED.
Is Charged With Embedding $1o0,o00
 From a Paterson Bank.

Memphis, Tenn, December 7.-James NJ Edge, alias James Kane, was arrested here late today by local detectives charg- ed with embedding large sum of money, said to amount to about s10O, 1000, from the First National bark of Paterson, N. J. Edge has been in Memphis several months and his arrest today was made at the in- stance of the assistant superintendent of a New York detective agency. who ar rived here last night.
 The detective states that Edge admits his identity and confessed that his pecu- lations amounted to S100000. He held the position of note teller in the Pater- son bank and disappeared there about three years ago.
 Edge, it is said, claims to have lost the money in turf speculations. He will waive extraditlon proceedings and will be taken to Paterson at once.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-08

"The Burgomaster,' one of the great musical comedy successes of recent years, with a big company of sixty people, will be the attraction at the Jefferson theatre this afternoon and night.
 This years production of the tuneful opera comes with the prestige of having a successful run in Chicago, where the critic declared that it was superior in mountings, costuming and cast to the original production. The company in- cludes Ruth White Oscar l.. Figman, Thomas Ricketts. William Riley Hatch, Charles Sharp, R. J. Move, George Me I<issocll, Helen Dexter, Harriet Sheldon, Louise Bracket and Josephine Dit. There are half dozen new song hits in "The Burgomaster'' and one of them, entitled ''Mdlle. New York" is said to rival in popularity the famous "The Tale of the Kangaroo
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-08
ATTORNEYS WILL FIGHT.
Enter Appearance as Counsel in In
 Blair Will Case.

St. Louis, Mo, December 7.--Henry Kent, J. F. Lee and A. F. Lee entered their appearance in the United States circuit court today as counsel for James L. Blair. Mrs A. P Blair, Percy A. and Frank P. Blair, in the suit brought against them by the Mutual Life Insur- ance company of New York, to cancel Blar's s2Oo.OOO policy taken out with that company January s, 1902.
 With the appearance, was filed a petit ton for the appointment of a guardian for Percy A. and Frank r. Blair to re- present them in the suit. Mrs. Blair and her sons are defendants because they are named as beneficiaries of the policy.
 The defense now has until the first Mon day in January to file it's answer to the charges of the insurance company.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-08
ALABAMIANS DISCUSS
 PRESIDENTS MESSAGE

the Panama canal To be against Pan anna now is to be against any canal"
 Representative Richardson of Alabama says of the Presidents message:
 ''There is nothing in 1t but the Panama question. It relates largely to routine matters, among which might be classed frauds in the government departments. On the Panama question the message is a studied literary effort to show that the taking of territory from Colombia was a moral right. I, of course, think that the canal situation has reached such a stage that the Panama route will be built That portion of the Presidents message relating to the publicity section is nothing but a farce. There has never been any effort to get at the facts and figures of trusts. We know no more about them now than we did when the law was passed"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-08
DOES NOT FAVOR
 IRON ASSOCIATION
PRESIDENT J. c. MABEN OF I'll SLoSS-SHEFFlELD co. RETUR FROM NEW YoRk-THE MAEk OUTLOOK IMPROVING.

President J. c. Maben of the
 Sheffield Steel and Iron compan spent last week in New York, retf Birmingham very confident that t
 market is not only much firmer
 was in November but that pric
 be materially higher early in tf year than they are now.
 In New York MT. Maben was so on the question of joining a nov to reorganize the Southern Pig Iron citation. Several large interests il district are known to be in favor O cert action in maintaining prices. Maben said, however, that while might be urged in behalf of organ and especially of reviving the sol association he was not inclined tol anything of the kind. My expd teaches me that independence on til of companies in the Birmingham is preferable" said MT. Maben. \
 The Sloss-Sheffield company stand not only at home but in the firI world of the east. President Ma, joys the reputation of being very When he is in New York he disco anything like booming his own adl tration. But in spite of conservatisI transactions and the status of Slc| tract attention and cut big figure investment market.
 MT. Maben met Senator Marc1 Hanna in New York and talked Il as well as business with him in a g| way. MT, Hanna did not tell MT. that he(was barred from the presi| race; neither did he annctnice fol But MT. Maben ventured to say Ohio statesman that if any repu| could command support in AlabanI Senator Hanna, was the man.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-08

Washington, December 7.-(special.)- Representative Bankhead says of the Pan- anna section of the Presidents message:
 "The country will be inclined to hold the President responsible for not obey ing the plain mandate of the Spooner act, which provided for a treaty with Colom- bia and upon its failure a reversion to Nicaragua. The President, for reasons satisfactory to himself, declined to en- ter into negotiations with Nicaragua. It seems to me that the matter has now reached stage that the attitude of the country will be to say to the President: We want a canal and inasmuch as you would not obey the law and go to Nica- ragua, the only thing to do is to build
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-08
CONFERENCE OF I'll
 METHODISTS El|
MUCH BUSINESS IS TRANsA
 BY MINISTERS ASSEMBLE
 ANNlSToN AND ANNOl MENTS ARE MADE.

Anniston, December 7.-(Specia Saturdays session of the Methods ference the Rev. J. G. Johnson was ed a delegate to the general conf MT. Johnson was formerly pastor Paurs Methodist church and is nd siding elder of the Anniston distruc M. Atkins of Hefiin was elected by lay electoral conference as delegat the general conference. John Ellis of city withdrew his candidacy. For re delegate, or alternate. J. B. Miller elected. W. l.. Groover was electt the deacon's orders. The name of Baker was called and continued ir same class. John T. Terry was p on the supernumerary list. w. l.. A, was continued In the same class. W Green was called and passed. Elija Harris was elected to the deacon's on
 The Rev Dr. Thomas B. Medley, a tary of the Sunday School union and tor of the literature, was introduced addressed the conference. The cal c. L. Mann was taken up and he wa ported as guilty of neglecting his The conference accepted the reporti was placed in the supernumerary
 The following names were called passed: A. M. Dykes, c. G. Mille1 w. T. Stokes. The Rev. s. s. Owepl called, passed and elected to th0/ orders. The names of c. N. B
 c. Owens, W. G. Wilemon,
 son. J. P. Rowan and c. $
 called and passed. The,
 troduced and a joint sessioiy
 mems conference was held to
 ters relating to the annuity
 Rev. J. T. Hopper and John E
 man of the committee, ,repol Creman in an address set forth ject of the annuity fund. The Re Johnson, Johu Ellis, the Rev. Croman, C. X. Johnson, the Rev. Powell, R. RI McClesl<y, the Rev. Burdeshaw jnd A. L. Beach wc' pointed as fa committee on wa. means to raise the annuity fund.
 Ths announcements were made corference adjourned with benedict tAe bishop.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-08
Petition Overruled.

Baltimore, Md, December 7--In the United States district court today in the case of c. Ellsworth Upton and Thomas w. McGregor, on trial for conspiracy to defraud the government on mail pouch contracts, Judge Morris overruled the prayer of the defense to take the case from the jury on the ground that the gov ernment had failed to prove prima facie case. Arguments will be heard tomorS row. An early decision is expected.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-08
"A Chinese Honeymoon"

The new attraction coming to the Jef- feison theatre Thursday and Friday and Fritay matinee is the much talked Of musical success, "A Chinese Honeymoon" Amoi the many musical comedies pro- duced in recent years, none has earned greate. popularity. Its merits in book music end mounting were so manifest when it was staged in London nearly two years ago that it started on a career of prosperity there which has not ended yet
 The cast includes John. F. Henshaw
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-08
Sherlock Holmes"

About six years since Herbert Kelcey broke away from his comfortable berth as leading man at a popular theatre In New York City He at that time held tbe rather unique distinction of having been a New York favorite leading man for thirteen years. At the same time Miss Effie Shannon severed a long connec- ton with the same company. The two artists formed partnership which has been continued to the present time and always with success. From time to time they have been seen in different plays but "Sherlock Holmes" the play in which they will appear tomorrow night, has been by far the most popular play ever offered by this clever pair of players.