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Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-02-02

George Langerberg, OF Las vegas,
who has resigned as supervisor OF the
Pecos forest reserve, visited Santa Fe.
Cut this out and take it to any drag
store, and get a free sample OF Cham
berlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets,
the best physic. They cleanse and
invigorate the stomach, improve the
appetite and regulate the bowels. Reg
ular size, 25c per box.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-02-02

The new road from Las Cruces to
Mesilla Park, after a few years. will
be the prettiest drive in the whole
crr, h wocf
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-02-02

Prof. Skeats, Of Ell Paso, is treating
the water at Santa Rosa and at Plnta
da
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-02-02

Frank S. Cronk, the mining engin-
eer who recently made an extensive
tour of inspection in the Gold Camp
district, Dona Ana county, and who
was quite enthusiastic over the out
look, is now in the east looking to
the raising of the necessary capital
to work in that region.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-02-02

Captain ]. p. Corners Of Santa Fe Is
confined to his home With illness.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-02-02

The special postal service between
Jardin and Rociada, San Miguel coun-
ty, and Ledoux and Mora, Mora coun-
nv has been discontinued.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-02-02
500 REWARD, 500.

A couple of attorneys had some dit
ferences at Santa los when tney
settled out of court.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-27
OUT CARTHUSIANS GO
NO EXCEPTIONS MADE BY CHAM
BIER OF DEPUTIES,
NO MONKS STAY IN FRANCE
BILL TO DANISH THEM TAKES IN
ALL ORDERS,

Arguments Were Made ON Behalf
of the Carthusian Monks, the
Richest of All the Orders-Thcy
Sell Cordial, and Much of Their
Money Is Expended CharitabIy.
Premier COmbes Claimed That the
Carthusians Were Politically Ac-
tive and Dangerous.
Paris, March 26.-The Chamber of
Deputies to-day completed the gov
ernment's programme regarding the
male religious orders, which applied
for authorization to remain in France,
by refusing by large majority the
application of the Carthusian monks,
who were separated from the other
orders, as forming a class apart, they
being employed in manufacturing a
cordial, Theirs is the wealthiest or
der in France.
Able Lemire spoke to-day on behalf
of the monks, urging that they spread
their benefactions in the country
around the monastery and that the
money made by their industry was
true reason that the order was driven
from the country. said the speaker.
was that it was feared that their
money was used for political purposes.
This was untrue.
Premier Combes replied that the ar
guments in favor of the Carthusian
monks could be reduced to the asser-
ton that the order does good. and that
the decision against it would be pain
fully received by the country. His
opinion was absolutely different. The
Carthusian monks live under the same
regime as the other orders and should
be treated in the same way. They
should not be favored because they
were rich.
1t had been urged that their depart
ure would cause a serious loss to the
department of Isere, in which their
monastery is situated. But the Cham
her must not be guided by considera-
ton of material interest. 1t was debas-
ing religion to associate it with COM
mercial enterprises.
1t was asserted that the Carthusian
monks did not NEEDLE in politics. They
have not meddled openly with drums
and trumpets like the other orders, but
they conducted an active pagaEda
against the republic The superior & 5ii-
eral of the Carthusian order signed a
recent pamphlet, urging all citizens not
to pay their taxes and to boycott the
Republican officials.
The Chamber then, by a vote of 23S
to 231, refused to discuss the applica-
ton for authorization and adjourned
During the session an attempt was
made to demonstrate in favor of the
Carthusian monks. Some 200 persons
gathered in the street in front of the
Chamber of Deputies and began cheer
ing for the monks. The gates of the
Palais de Bourbon were promptly
closed, and the military guard turned
out. The police, however, quickly dis
persed the crowd.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-27
WILL REFUND BONDS.
CIRCULAR Touching Two Issues of
Government Securities.

government securities.
Washington, March 26.-The Secre-
tary of the Treasury published a circu-
lar announcing that on and after April
l, 1903. he will receive for refunding,
under authority of Section II of the
act Of March IA, 1900, to an amount not
exceeding $10O,OOO.O0O any of the bonds
or per cent. loan of 1908-191S, and the
4 per cent. funded loan of 1907. They
may be surrendered at prices yielding
to the Investors an income of PA per
cent. per annum, and the new bonds
will be issued in exchange at a pre-
MUM of per cent. Accrued interest
on both old and new bonds will be
calculated to date of exchange.
There are now outstanding about $97,-
100000 3 per cent bonds and 1888, 900, 900
As of 1901 which are affected by the
circular issued to-day. There are also
outstanding about S446, 900 of the 2
per cent. conSOlS of 1890, issued under
the act of March Il, 1900. These 2 per
cent. bonds We're issued in 1900 at par,
under provisions of the refunding act.
If the new bonds We're to be issued
now at par, there would be a profit to
the owners OF the DOndS, taxing the
present market valuation as a basis,
of about per cent. for the per cent.
bonds surrendered, and about 5R per
cent. for the As of 1907.
The Secretary desires to obtain an
equitable share of this profit of per
cent. upon the new bonds to be issued.
The Secretary stated in explanation
that he desired to put out a larger
amount of 2 per cents, which would be
available to increase circulation in case
of a stringency.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-27
WOULD AVOED TAXATION.
General Merger Would Mean Saving
to steel Corporation.

Pittsburg, Pa, March 26.-The only
explanation offered in Pittsburg for the
filing of articles of merger at Trenton
to-day by subsidiary companies of the
United States Steel Corporation is that
the latter is about to carry out it's plan
of merging all of its constituent COM
panies, practically abolishing the sub
divisions of the general corporation,
and having the parent concern become
the operating, as well as the stock
holding, concern.
This plan will do away with the in
dividual organizations, while a tremen-
dous saving in capitalization tax will
follow.
At present the United States Steel
Corporation pays a tax in New Jersey
on its general capital. while each of
the underlying companies pays a tax
on its individual capital. In other
words, the corporation is paying taxes
twice on its capitalization. The officers
of the new corporation are an old Off
Gals of the Carnegie Company.
President Schwab of the United
States Steel Corporation arrived in
Pittsburg to-day. 1t is said his visit
is business one. and that he will be
here for several days. His arrival re-
vived rumors of proposed merging of
Independent steel interests into the
corporation, but he refused to say any
thing in reference to the reports in
circulation,
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-27
ALL WERE WHITES
NO NEGRO WOMEN AT THE NEW
ORLEANS CONVENTION.
ATTENDANCE WAS SMALL
BECAUSE OF STORY THAT THERE
WOULD BE NEGROES.

National Council of Women of the
United States Assembled at New
OrIeans-PresidentD Declared There
Was Never Any Probability of
the Attendance of Negro Women
ut the Social FunctiOns-Oniy
Two Negro Women Entitled to
Attend the Business Meetings.
New Orleans, March 26.-The threat
ened trouble over the color question
having simmered down, the National
Council of Women of the United States
opened their executive session here to-
day and the general officers held their
public reception tonight.
No negroes were present on either oc-
casion Mrs. May Wright Sewall, pres
ident of the International Council, said
there had never been any probability
of the attendance of a colored woman
at the social functions. Similar recep-
tons had always been given at the
North, but on no occasion had a ne
gro woman attended. she said. There
are only two colored women in the
WV Au ChbAllNu " NC Bi0SGiA at NiAC OOo-
mess sessions here. said Mrs. Sewall.
One was the Yates woman of Missouri,
the other was the Williams woman of
this city. The former could not come
and sent her proxy.
But Mrs. Williams, to whom the
proxy was forwarded has written me
that she never had any intention of
participating in the meeting" contin-
ued Mrs. Sewall, land so there has
never been any danger of mingling
of the whites and blacks during our
stay in New Orleans"
Mrs. Mary Wood Swift, vice presi-
dent and acting president, presided
over the meeting to-day, which was
executive. Mrs. Sewall and Miss Su-
san b. Anthony, honorary president of
the National Woman's Suffrage Asso-
citation, were the guests of honor. Mrs.
Flo Jamison Miller, corresponding sec
rotary, presented a report, reviewing
the work of the council during the
year and calling especial attention to
the serious blow which it had sustain
ed in the death of Mrs. Halmuth.
There will be an open business session
tomorrow.
The Committee on Peace Interna-
tional Arbitration presented its report.
showing the spread of the movement.
The unfortunate announcement of
possibility of c5lored Gelegl ties, which
inipe!led local women to Withdraw from
the reception arrangements, not only
made to-night's reception by the ma
tional officers a slimly attended af-
fair, but will probably result in the
future separation of the National Suf-
frage Association and the National
Convention of Women, which have
heretofore always been held in the
same city at the same time.
The suffragists held a meeting to-
night at which Mrs. Carrie Chapman
Gait delivered an address on women
in municipal government
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-27
CUBAN TREATY'S CHANCES
Seem Slim, Unless a Concession Is
Made by United states.

Havana, March 26.-The chance for
the carrying through of the reciprocity
treaty appears slender tonight, unless
the United States government comedies
the right to the Cuban Senate to pro-
vide that the treaty shall not be effec-
tive unless it is ratified by the United
States Congress during the present
year.
The Senate Committee on Foreign
Relations met this afternoon and de-
cided to report tomorrow in favor of
the adoption of all the amendments
added by the United States Senate to
the treaty, but also to adopt a sep
arate provision as an accompaniment
to the effect that the ratification must
be complete before Dec. 81
The chairman of the Foreign Rela-
tons Committee. Senior Bustamente,
made statement to the Associated
Press correspondent at the conclusion
of to-day's meeting, at which were
heard the representatives of the com
mercial, manufacturing and agricul-
tural interests, who all favored the
ratification of the amended treaty and
urged that it be made effective as ear
ly as possible.
During the afternoon, said Senior
Bustamente, the committee were in
formed of the contents of a cablegram
from Secretary Hay to the effect that
the treaty could not now be amended,
that the amendments covering the ref
erence to Congress applied only to the
United States Congress and giving as
surances of President Roosevelt's in
tention to call special session of Con-
gress prior to December.
The best opinion tonight, expressed
by the government officials and others.
is that no condition whatever can be
attached in any manner to the treaty
without invalidating it, President
Palma and his advisers will strongly
endeavor to induce the committee to
omit that feature of their report. 1t
is believed tonight that the ratifica-
ton will have a slight majority, with
out the Objectionable provision, and
larger one with it.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-27

New Orleans, March 26.-With the
river practically stationary during the
day, there has been little change in
flood conditions The early morning
reading of the gauge was 20.2, a rise
of one-tenth in twenty-four hours.
From morning to night the hight tluc-
tuated and reached 203 as a maximum.
The phenomenal speed at which the
current is flowing and favorable winds
doubtless restrained the upward tend
ency Rises are reported from Red
river down, but with the present spell
of dry and sunshiny weather conf
dence increases in the ability of the
embankment on both sides to sustain
the strain. A vigilant eye is being
kept on every foot of levee from Red
river landing to New Orleans.
The local weather bureau to-day
again advises preparation for a 21-foot
stage at this point if the entertainments
hold.
Ample provision has been made here
to care for the highest water now
promised.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-27
TRAINS INTO MEMPHIS.
Railroads ut Last are Managing to
Operate.

Memphis, Tenn, March 26.-The
river tonight is 1877 on the gauge and
falling. The fall since o'clock this
morning has been one-tenth of foot,
but the reports which have been re-
ceived from points north of the city
say that the fall has begun to have an
appreciable effect there, and this fact
indicates that the rate of fail will not
increase here.
The Iron Mountain Railroad has at
last succeeded in running a train into
the city from the west. The Little
Rock passenger train arrived this aft
ernoon, shortly after o'clock, and a
little later the st. Louis train follow
ed. Three trains were sent out to-
night by the Iron Mountain and Cot
ton Belt. 1t is reported that the other
roads will resume passenger traffic
tomorrow. The Iron Mountain will
begin accepting freight for Western
points tomorrow. and the first
westbound freight train out
or the city since the sus-
pension of traffic by the flood will
probably leave tomorrow afternoon.
The YazoO and Mississippi Valley ex-
poets to repair it's line south before
Saturday.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-27
MARRIED THE DAUGHTER
DESPITE THE MOTHER.
Mother Wired for the Father, Who
Brought His Pistol,

Atlanta, March 26.-The elimination
Of an interesting romance came to
light here to-day. Chas. l. Sherwood
of Ossing, N. Y, a hotal man, has
been in Florida for his health. At st.
Augustine he met Mrs. ]. A. Donal-
son and Miss Velma Donaldson of Car
rollton, KY, wife and daughter, re-
spectively of a prominent judge Miss
Donaldson is a pretty, attractive blonde,
only 20 years old.
She and Sherwood fell in love with
each other. but when the subject of
marriage was preached to the mother.
she almost flew into rage. She came
at once to Atlanta with her daughter.
Miss Donaldson managed to let Sher-
wood know of her plans, and he came
here
Sunday they were married by a Pres
byterian preacher. The daughter went
to her mother and told her story, and
asked for her clothes Mrs. Donaldson
not only refused 20 let her have her
clothes, but detained her and wired
for Judge Donaldson, who came here
yesterday. Sherwood went to the
mother, who was visiting at Decatur.
to claim his bride, and says Judge
Donaldson met him with pistol. He
came in and got lawyer and finally
an agreement was made that the bride
and groom should remain apart until
June l. that being the time until which
they had originally agreed to keep the
wedding secret.
Tonight Judge Donaldson, wife and
daughter left for Kentucky, and Sher-
wood took the train for New York.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-27
REMAINS OF MACDONALD
Will BE Inferred i'm His Native
Scotland.

Paris, March 26.-The body Of Maj.
Gen. Sir Hector Macdonald, who COM
mitted suicide at the Hotel Regina
here yesterday, was removed to-day
to the British mortuary chapel, where
it will await shipment to it's final rest
ing place in Scotland.
1t was said at the British embassy
that no orders have been received
from London concerning the dispo-
sitlon of the body, and 1T is expected
that the family of the deceased gen.
eral will make the final arrangements.
Both the officials of the British errr
bassy and the consul general of
Great Britain disclaim any knowledge
of the existence of the letters, which
were reported to have been found on
a table in the room where the general
killed himself. Mr.. Inglis, the British
consul general, said to the Associated
Press correspondents;
ct have been personally assured by
the commissary of police that no such
letters have been found"
There is evidently desire on the
part of the officials to shield the MEM
DRY of the general out of sympathy
for his family.
Efforts have been made to-day 20
trace the letters and documents re-
ceived by Maj. Gen. Macdonald from
the War Office shortly before his sui
eide, as it was thought they might
throw light on the motive, but mag
istrate, who has taken charge of the
dead mans effects, says no letters or
documents were found, except some
unintelligible scribbling, which would
indicate that the writer was in dazed
condition.
The Figaro asserts that one of the
letters received by Sir Hector Mac
Donald from the War Office on We'd
nesday morning was an ultimatum,
ordering him to leave forthwith for
Ceylon, thus destroying his last hope
of a reconsideration of his case by the
war authorities in England. The fact,
however. that the general took his life
soon after he was observed scanning
two newspapers published in English,
giving the charges made against him
and publishing a portrait of him, is
taken as indicating that pain at the
publicity, rather than any action by
the British War Office, determined his
act.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-27
NOT YET DETERMINED
Whether Further Mergers VIII he
Undertaken.

New York. March 26.-Elbert H.
Gary, chairman of the United States
Steel Corporation, and a director of the
neMlx,sl6eoiporeted iSational Steel
Company, says that the question of
merging all or some of the other con-
stituent companies has not yet been
considered. The merger of the compa-
MES, as reported to-day. he adds, was
decided upon some months ago. and
was made solely for the purpose of pro-
noting economical administration.
The outstanding shares of stock of
the three merging companies, prefer
red or common, are to be exchangeable
or convertible into stock of the con-
solidated corporation at the rate of one
quarter share of stock of the consol-
idated corporation for every share of
stock of the merging companies.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-27
CHANGES IN UNIFORM
ARE TO BE MADE BY THE GEoR-
GIA STATE TROOPS.
OFFICERS TO CHANGE FIRST.
TWO YEARS BEFORE MEN GET
NEW UNIFORMS.

Officers who Now Have SeryfceabIe
Equipment VIII Not he ReauIre,r
to Secure the New Uniforms Until
April L, 1@04-Whnt the Changes
Are TO Recorders Relating to the
Uniforms Are to BE Issued To-
day from the Office of the Adju-
tant GeneraI-News from Atlanta.
Atlanta, March 26-The military or
ders, making certain changes in uni
forms, will be issued by Adjt. Gen. ].
w. Robertson tomorrow. and copies
will be forwarded to the officers of all
commands.
This order makes numerous changes
in military uniforms to make them ac-
cord with the new government regula-
tions. The cap is changed to an ex-
IRENE bell shape. The stripes for infan-
try on shoulders and trousers will be
changed from white to light blue, and
all officers will wear a sabre of the
new style, with German silver trim
Inings
The present changes will apply only
to officers, as the changes for enlisted
men will not go into effect until the
government is ready to issue new uni
forms, which will be in about two
years Officers who now have service
able equipment Will not be required to
change until April l. 1904.
CIemency Declined.
The Prison Commission has declined
to recommend executive clemency in
the cases of John Perry of Dalton and
Joe Cleveland of Crawford county,
both of whom are sentenced to be
han-ed.
Perry killed ]. A. Walker, an en-
ploye of Robinson's circus, as the re-
suit of a drunken quarrel, and is sem
fenced to be hanged April 3.
Cleveland is sentenced to be hanged
April II, for the murder of another ne
gro.
The cases are now with the Cover
nor who has not passed upon them,
but there is, so far, no case on record
where a Governor has acted otherwise
than in accordance with the commits
sion's recommendation.
Military Commissions.
The following commissions were is
sued to-day from the office of Adjt.
Gen. Robertson: Capt. Warren Grice,
commissary Second Infantry, Hawkins
| ville Duke r. PeArce, captain, and
Edward NJ. Coleman, second lieutenant,
Company e, Second Infantry, Haw-
kinsvile; Max N. Newman, first lieu
tenant, and John w. Griffin, second
lieutenant, Company NJ, Second Infan-
try, Eastman.
No Atlanta Delegates.
e. o. Miles, president of the Atlanta
Post, I. 2. A, said to-day that it was
not likely the Atlanta post would be
represented in the National Conven-
ton, which will be held in Memphis,
Tenn. AS the Atlanta Post will send
no delegates to the convention in Sa-
vannah, they do not expect any dele
gates will be chosen from among the
Atlanta members.
Just how the difficulty will be set
tied is not known.
Farley Their Guest.
Philip Fl. Farley, president of the
National Association of Insurance I'm
derwriters, is in the city to-day, as
the guest of local insurance men. He
was entertained by them tonight at
dinner at the Capital City Club.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-27
SPENT MONEY FREELY.
But Its Possession Did Not Make
Reichenberg Happy.

st. Louis, March 26.-V. e. Reichen-
berg, guest at the Hotel CRAM, was
found dead in his room to-day from
the effects of a dose of laudanum,
and the contents of a chloroform-
soaked sponge, which was tied over
his mouth.
The deed evidently had been calmly
premeditated. A dozen letters were
found written to various friends, and
one was addressed to his mother Mrs.
S. Reichenberg of San Francisco.
On an envelope, containing the name
of Louis Kline a. Co., San Francisco,
was this inscription: ITO be de-
stroyed. To be opened after my death,
but not until my estate has been set
tied"
This note causes the belief that the
young man was well-to-do. While
here he spent his money freely about
the hotel.
A letter from NJ. f. Bixley & Co.
wholesale jewelers. OF Cleveland. I'm
which Reichenberg was offered a DO
sition as travelling salesman, with ter
ritory In California, was found in the
room.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-27

Vicksburg. Miss. March 26.-After
remaining stationary all of yesterday,
the river began rising last night and
three-tenths additional were shown by
the gauge this evening, the stage be-
ing SIT. Aside from this. there were
no developments in the flood situation,
reports from the levee being altogether
favorable.
The Yazoo and Mississippi Valley
Railroad is managing to run trains on
irregular schedules, but the depth of
water over flooded sections of tracks Is
steadily increasing and a shut down is
iminent. All mills and other industries
along the citys water front were
drowned out by the additional rise of
last night and to-day.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-27

New York, March 26.-The offer of
Secretary Shaw seemed to come as
surprise to bond brokers, some of whom
professed to be unable to understand
it's scope or purpOrt. 1t was generally
looked upon as an emergency or relief
move unless the offer will release from
S., 900, 900 to $4,000, 300, the amount de-
pending entirely upon the proportion
of IS or As turned in. One broker
thought the proposition was designed
to induce banks to increase their cir
culation. Nobody could trace any con-
nection between the offer and the COM
ing Panama canal payment.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-27
A BLOW Is STRUCK
IN VIRGINIA SENATE.

Richmond. Va. March 26-In the
course Of the debate in the Senate to-
day Judge Mann. senator from Motto
way. and father Of the bill for re-
strtcting the liquor trafic, which bears
his name, struck az Senator Bryant OF
Henrico. and almost precipitated a fight
on the floor OF the chamber. The blow
landed on the quickly uplifted fore
arm OF Mr.. Bryant
DoOrkeeper Donald wRs between the
two men in a second and order was
quickly restored, Mr.. Bryant cOntin-
uing his remarks.