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Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-10-08
TRACK AND TRAIN

Fireman Evans has tired Of duty for
the present, so placed his name among
the lay-offs today and will not report
for duty until fully rested up.
Fireman Tingley, who muses. q val
liable reputation as a hunter and
dead shot, especially Of burros, placed
his name upon the lay off board this
morning and will linger among the
rest ups for several days 70 come.
The quick approval accorded the
paper-coyered edition of Prof. Dorsey's
Indians of the Southwest by the
reading public, will probably influence
the Santa Fe to bring GU an edition
in cloth.
Track laying has begun on the Santa
Fe extension from Middleton, on the
iCoCOiI uIducH u luC .. =. - NJ.
railway. in Arizona, to the Grown
King mine. This branch will be COM
pleted in about two months, opening
up a rich mineral country.
shorty Brown, the smiling and at
fable young tinsmith at the round
house, was numbered among those
who also ran today and vas putting
in his leisure time at home nursing a
bum lamp a large portion OF a To-
connective having entered the aforesaid
optic much TO the discomfort Of
Shorty.
The Santa Fe Is spending nearly
half a million dollars on its Kansas
City terminals, and will oon have
the most modern facilities in the west
for handling freight. Its new freight
houses have a capacity Of 240 carloads
daily. The drop truck system is used,
refrigerator rooms are provided for
storing perishable freight, and all the
loading platforms have steel runways.
New ground has been bought in Ar
gentine (near Kansas City and it is
planned here to lay out immense
yards, with almost unlimited track
age.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-02-17
NOT LIEUTENANT GENERALS.

Savannah. Ga, Feb. 16,-Editor 'Sa-
vannah Morning News: 1 notice that
Mr.. Sidney Herbert in his letters to
the Sunday News has fallen into some
mistakes in Confederate history To be
accurate in such matters, it is neces-
sary to refer to original sources of In
forma ton. For instance, he says that
Gen. John B. Gordon, and Gen. Wheeler
were lieutenant colonies. In the Re-
cord of the Confederate War ONCE
now preserved at the War Department
at Washington Gems. Gordon and
Wheeler are listed as major generals,
and this would fix their rank up TO
the evacuation of Richmond. After
that date, they could not have been
promoted fora condition precedent 10
promotion-there was no session OF the
Senate TO confirm their appointment 10
a higher rank, even If made by the
President. which, however, was never
done. Every soldier Of the army would
have been delighted n the gallant and
distinguished Gen. Gordon had attain
Cd the Well-merited rank Of lieutenant
general which no doubt he would have
done. n the war had continued much
longer. but the fact remains that he
aid not Obtaln a.. Gen. Wheeler was
serving AZ a major general under
lieut. Cen Hampton ~ 10 the SUR
render VI JghnetoA's Army. ~
The Savannah morning news., 1903-02-17
MEASURES IN THE HOUSE.
Bartlett Opposed to All the Cur
rency Bills.

rency Bills.
Washington, Feb. 16.-The House dis
posed of a number of bills to-day under
suspension of the rules, defeating two.
The most important measure passed
was the Senate bill to amend the rail-
road safety appliance law. special
order was adopted, which will practi-
cally make the Fowler currency bill
a continuing order for the remainder of
the session, not to interfere with con-
ference reports, appropriation bills and
other privileged matters.
Mr.. Bartlett of Georgia took occa sion
to correct a misrepresentation which
was abroad that the minority had
agreed on a substitute for the Fowler
bill. He was opposed to all the cur
rency bills.
Bills were passed to authorize a rail-
road bridge across the Tennessee river
at a point between Lewis Bluff and
Guntersville, Ala; to authorize the use
of $45, 900 for the purchase of additional
ground for the public building at Jack
sonville. Fla.
A bill to authorize George A. Camp
bell and associates to use the waters
of the Coosa river in Alabama for the
purpose of generating electricity was
defeated after considera Bile debate, 81
to AZ mot two-thirds)
The House adjourned until to-mor-
row
The Savannah morning news., 1903-02-17
Paine'S
Celery Compound
The Great Nerve Builder and
Blood Purifier.
A Remarkable Restoration to Health
After Failures of Physicians.

Fully half of the indisposed. weakly
and sick people around us are victims
of nerve troubles and unhealthy blood.
They seem to forget one important
fact, that the nerves regulate the
blood supply through the body" 1t is
now an accepted truth that upon the
action of the nerves depends health
and happiness. Diseased and flabby
nerves bring on insomnia, dyspepsia,
headache, prostration. irritability and
lassitude; these in due course cause
more serious ills. Paine's Celery Com
pound is the only medicine that can
bestow a full and lasting measure of
health to men and women who suffer
from nerve and blood troubles. This
wonderful agent feeds, nourishes, and
strengthens all the nerve centers, puri-
fies and enriches the blood, tones the
stomach and invigorates the entire
nervous system. Miss Mary Dahl,
Richville, Mich, writes thus;
For two years l have suffered with
dyspepsia, debilitated nervous system,
and palpitation of the heart. had
an awful bad feeling in my stomach,
and a bad taste in my mouth. | tried
three different physicians, but could
gain no relief from any of them. At
last / heard of Paine's Celery Com
pound, used it, and owe my restora-
ton to health to my use of that grand
medicine. L only took four bottles,
and it cured me-"
The Savannah morning news., 1903-02-17
ADDICKS MAKES THREATS.

Wilmington, Del, Feb. 16.-J. Ed
ward Addicks, Union senatorial candi-
date tonight issued statement on
the senatorial situation, in which he
says:
mo man who refused to vote for
]. Edward Addcks in the legislature
will ever be allowed TO hold any office
in Delaware, nor will any bolter SYM
pathizers be permitted to come to the
front Union Republicans will nomi-
nate a straight ticket in Wilmington
and throughout the state in the long
future. AS to the appointments, Con-
gresham Bali cannot get a federal
appointment. After March 4, the ap-
pointments. according to custom, ought
to go to the chairman of the Union
Republican State Committee, and the
national Committeeman, J. Edward
Addicks. We will see where the power
will lie.''
The Savannah morning news., 1903-02-17
APPETITE COAXING
Not Necessary When Proper Food Is
Used.

Coaxing up an appetite is hard work
and unnecessary when a little thought
is given to scientific feeding.
Fill the stomach with the wrong
stuff and it is not long before the pail
ate too is affected and even the sight
of food is nauseating. Stomach and
nervous ills of all kinds soon come and
the body is left without nourishment.
Then take on Grape-Nuts for q few
days and see the difference. Eating is
no longer duty, but a delight. for the
food is made of the proper grains pre-
pared in a natural. scientific manner
and the flavor is delicious. The case
of schoolma'am of Cedar Mills.
Mimi is interesting. She writes: Il
used to go without lunch many a day,
not finding it tasty. In consequence l
the afternoon session was over and
felt nervous and cross.
Il had almost concluded to give up
teaching on this account when a
friend induced me to try GrapeNuts.
/ will say frankly / did not care for
Il at first, but tried IL two or three
times and then found myself beginning
to enjoy the crisp, nutty flavor.
"The food has changed the order OF
my life / carry II for lunch every day
now. The color has come back 10 my
cheeks and lips and | have no more
headaches or nervous spells.
My body Is full OF energy and new
life, and life seems worth the living
row that / have found the proper
food" Name given By Postum Co..
Battle Greek, Mich, ,
The Savannah morning news., 1903-02-17
KICKS TO THE COMMISSION.
Ferhand1na Doesn't Like the
Freight Rates

Freight Rates.
Tallahassee, Fla, Feb. 16.-The Rail-
road Commission recently handed
down decision refusing to grant the
request of the citizens of Rockledge
that the Seaboard Air Line place an
agent at that point, on the ground that
business will not warrant it. There
seems to be a difference of opinion in
this matter.
One OF the members, R. Hud-
son Burr, who is thoroughly ac-
quainted with the conditions and who
was with the commission when inves-
tigation was made has filed a dissent
ing opinion. Mr.. Burr concurs in the
recommendation for better facilities at
Cocoa, but says an agent should be
stationed at Rockledge, which is more
than two miles away.
Fernandina has filed a complaint
with the commission charging the At
lantic Coast Line and Seaboard Air
Line with discriminating against that
city in favor of points outside the
state, meaning Brunswick and Savan-
nah.
The charge is made by the
Business Mems Association of Fernan-
ulnd, Wncn REMINDS the commission
that the state has done much for these
roads in the way of land grants and
other privileges. In return for these
favors, says the petition, they are
using their influence against points in
the state in favor of seaports in Geor-
gia. The compliments ask that the
commission alter the freight schedule
so as to give Fernandina the benefit
of rates lower than are allowed by the
railroads to the Georgia cities. The
case will be heard on Feb. 26.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-02-17
WHY Won H0LLEBEN
WAS RECALLED.
Claimed That He Used His omcial
Position Improperly.


Position Improperly.
New York. Feb. 16.-The World to-
day says that from evidence in the Mil
waukee Circuit Court il appears that
Emperor Williams sudden and mys-
ferrous recall of Baron Won Holleben,
German ambassador at Washington.
closely followed the charges that he
had used his official position to adver-
tise certain wine. This wine had been
urged in vain by the embassy for use in
the christening of the Emperor's yacht
Meteor by Miss Roosevelt.
Herbert Limburger. member of the
law firm of Hoadley, Luterbach &
Johnsoi, who figured in the litigation In
the Circuit Court at Milwaukee. re-
turned to New York" says the World.
and told the first time these charges
against Ambassador Won Holleben were
presented in person by Edward Lauter-
bach to Secretary Hay; that President
Roosevelt had directed an investigation
or the charges, inaSmuch as he HIM
self had taken a conspicuous part in
the launching of the Emperors yacht
tie of wine at the christening. Mr..
Limburger says that Count Won Quadt,
secretary of the German embassy, adj
mitted on cross-examination that Am
bassador Holleben had received a let
ter from the producers of a certain
wine, offering him twenty cases if he
would designate that wine for the
christening of the Meteor"
When seen by a reporter at his home,
Mr. Llnburger gave details of the af
fair. 1T is true" he said, that charges
were filed last summer against Ambas-
sador Won Holleben with the State De-
partment at Washington, accusing him
OF using his official position 10 adver-
use certain wine, and further ac-
cusing him of having sent a wilfully
false telegram to the agent at Milwau-
kee the night after the launching of
the Meteor, saying that his wine was
used at the christening, when in fact
it was not
Upon cross-examination Count Won
Quadt admitted that no Instructions
had been received by the German en-
basSy from the Emperor, but that AM
basasdor Won Holleben's action in urg-
ing the use of a certain wine was in
stigated by letter to him from the
makers of that wine, in which they Of
fered the German ambassador twenty
cases of their wine If he could desig-
nate it for the christening of the Me-
teor by Miss Roosevelt.
United States Court Judge Seaman
in Milwaukee, after hearing all this
testimony in the Milwaukee Circuit
Court. instructed the jury that the re-
port which had been made public that
this wine of German make had been
selected by the Emperor and another
substituted by trickery and subterfuge
was ibelous and false, and that our
client was entitled to damage for the
circulation of that report. The jury
on Saturday afternoon brought in
verdict for damages, said to be the
largest ever awarded for libel in the
state of Wisconsin,
The Savannah morning news., 1903-02-17
SCALP HUMOURS
Itching, ScaIy and Crusted
With Loss Of Hair
Speedily Cured by Cuticura
Soap and Ointment
When Every Other Remedy and
Physicians Fail.

Warm shampoos with Cuticura Soap
and light dressings of Cuticura, the
great skin cure, at once stop falling
hair, remove crusts, scales and dandruff.
soothe irritated, itching surfaces, des-
troy hair parasites, stimulate the hair
follicles, loosen the scalp skin, supply
the roots with energy and nourish-
ment, and make the hair grow upon a
sweet, wholesome, healthy scalp when
all else fails.
Millions of the worlds best people
use Cuticura Soap, assisted by Cuticura
Ointment, the great skin cure, for pre-
serving, purifying and identifying the
skin, for cleansing the scalp of crusts.
scales and dandruff, and the stopping
of falling hair, for softening, whiten-
ing and soothing red, rough and sore
hands, for baby rashes, feelings and
chafings, in the form of baths for an
moving irritations and infiammations.
or too free or offensive perspiration, In
the form of washes for Lucrative weak
nesses, and many antiseptic purposes
which readily suggest themselves to
women, as we'll as for all the purposes
of the toilet, bath and nursery. Cutl-
oura Soap combines in one soap at one
price the best skin and complexion
soap and the best toilet, bath and baby
soap In the world.
Complete treatment for every hui
mour, consisting of Cutlcura Soap, to
cleanse the skin, Cuticura Ointment, TO
heal the skin, and Cuticura Pills, 10
cool the blood, may now be had for
one dollar. A single set Is often SUN
Gent 20 cure the most t0rturlng, dlsfig-
uring, itching, burning and scaly hu-
mouFs, eczemas, rashes and irrltations,
from infancy 70 age, when all else fails.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-02-17
RYAN Is ARRESTED.

st. Louis, Feb. 16.-John J. Ryan,
head of the turf investment company
bearing his name, was arrested this
afternoon on a bench warrant issued
by Judge Douglass. Ryan had been at
the Four Courts all the forenoon in
company with his attorney. Charles B.
holland, waiting to testify before the
grand jury. The indictment alleges
fraud and conspiracy to commit fraud,
which is the same charges brought in
the indictment against Arnold and Gill,
who are believed to have gone to Mex
leo
The Savannah morning news., 1903-02-17
Margaret Blake Robinson and the
Donkey.

One of the most amusing incidents in
Margaret Blake Robinson's new book,
The Left Side Man." is that of the
Dublin lawyer and the Castlemulln
donkey. This is founded on one of Miss
Robinson's own childish experiences in
her Irish home. She was. and is still
full of energy and mischief, and 1t hap
pened that her father owned a refrac-
tory donkey named Bill, who was ter
ror to all the village children, and, who,
Ito use a phrase of Miss Robinson's 81
was ready to kick corners out of Pur-
gatory If you touched his ears" On
her tenth birthday Miss Robinson de-
cided to subdue Bill, and so she got
astride his back and kicked her heels
into him, at the same time holding on
to his ears. In vain the donkey bucked
the plucky rider held on, cheered by a
crowd of schoolboys and girls. Just
then Miss Robinson's father and moth
er, and the Roman Catholic Bishop ap-
peared. The mother was Mortified, but
the father applauded, and the rider
sturdily refused to give up till the dom
key was subdued But the donkey
wasn't for after a ten minutes fight
he pitched the rider in a ditch. When
the Bishop laughed she yelled You
couldn't stand it that length of time,
you wouldn't dare!" The Bishop
wouldn't take the dare" He mounted
the donkey. who deposited him imme-
diately in a stream of water, from
which he was helped by little Margaret
who said. you're a brick. and 1 wish
you could confirm me-" This was most
surprising, as the plucky little donkey
rider was far from being of a religious
turn of mind then. though at the pres
ent time she combines athletics and
newspaper work with the work of the
Gospel Settlement she and some friends
founded in the Five Points district IN
New York three years ago.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-02-17
WELTERING IN BLOOD.

Detroit, Feb. 16.-Edward Knappman
of Chicago was found to-day fatally
wounded at 1912 Gratiot avenue, and
on the floor in the same room lay the
dead body of Edith Martin. or Agnes
Mooney, as her correct name was, with
"a bullet through the head.
Knappman, who the physicians say
has no possibility of recovering, says
that after quarrel Miss Martin shot
him and then committed suicide, The
police think that Knappman did The
shooting,
The Savannah morning news., 1903-02-17

New York. Feb 16-After a day OF
sleet and dr!zzling rain, snow began
TO fall in this city at o'clock. The
fall was heavy and fast. and at II
O'Clock had reached a depth of -four
inches. The storm did not cause ma
terial delay on the elevated trains. but
the surface lines had some difficulty
in keeping up to their schedule time
On the down town horse cars there
was much trouble. The ferry boats
had to slow down their regular sched-
ule owing to the binding snow that
swept across the rivers.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-02-17
KILLED BY A NEGRO.
Kunsinger shot at WalhaIIa-To-
baccO Experiments.

Columbia, S. c., Feb. 16.-At 9 o'clock
last night in Walhalla, Christopher T.
Kunsinger, a young white merchant,
was fatally shot by a negro named Bud
Priestly. The particulars of the tragedy
are not known. Priestly escaped, but
his early capture is expected. Officers
are in hot pursuit.
OF the state. ten leading farmers, en-
couraged by the success of planters in
the eastern part of South Carolina
have organized to experiment In to-
bacco culture. They win employ an ex-
pert and a large acreage will be Guilt
waited this year. A similar experiment
on smaller scale is being made in
Spartanburg county.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-02-17
NEWS FROM DOUGLAS.
A Plan Afoot to Bring Residents
from the West.

Douglas, Ga, Feb. 16.-The capital
lists of the Ocnulgee River Lumber
Company are in the city, looking az
ter large timber holdings near the
city.
Mr.. w. w. Sparks. Western agent
for Frank c. Clark Ticket and Tour
list Agency of New York, and general
Northern agent for Southern Immi-
grafton Company, is in the city, and
will, if properly encouraged by land
owners, place a high class of West
ern farmers from in and around Con-
nersville, Ind, in Douglas. Mr.. Sparks
. is highly pleased with the climate and
the future agricultural and horeicul-
tural possibilities of Coffee county, and
its accessibility by rail from all points
The Savannah morning news., 1903-02-17
J. r.. waddy, Norfolk.

Norfolk, Va, Feb. 16.-Col. J. r.
Waddy, postmaster of Norfolk, died at
his residence here tonight. He was
reappointed by President Roosevelt
after a very hard fight and the great
strain incident to the struggle is
thought to have brought on the stroke
of paralysis which he suffered two days
ago on his way to his office.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-02-17
CARTER UNDER ARREST.

Manila, Feb. l6.-The court-martial
of Lieut.. Commander Fidelio Sharpe
Carter as the result of the grounding
of the United States steamer Piscata-
qua during the naval maneuvers off
Subig, was concluded to-day. The
verdict was not announced, but Garter
has been ordered to return to Wash.
ington under arrest, and it is believed
that the verdict is guilty and that he
has been sentenced to be dismissed
from the service
The Savannah morning news., 1903-02-17
IF ADDlCKS GETS OUT.
That is the ProvisO of an Effort at
Compromise.

Dover, Del, Feb. 1.-THE Union Re-
publicans conferred to-day on the
counter proposition of the regular Re
publican assemblymen offering to give
and take a United States senator from
each faction to end the Delaware con-
troversy, provided ]. Edward Addicks
withdraws.
1t was announced that a committee
had been named to draft a formal dec
lination.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-02-17
16 DEGREES AT NASHVILLE.
Continued from First Page.

about 10 o'clock to snow. which is still
falling tonight. \ strong wind blew
all day, and tonight between 9 and
: o'clock developed into a gale. street
car traffic being seriously fnterfered
with for a time. Railroad schedules
ara disarrangeF At O'Clock the
official thermometer was 10 degrees
and falling
The Savannah morning news., 1903-02-17
RAIDED THE OFFICES.
The Police Found the Books Had
Disappeared.

Chicago, Feb. 16.-Continuing their
policy of aggression against turf in
vestment companies, the police to-day
raided the Office of J. c. Rose & Co.
thorough search of the office dis
closed the fact that all the company
books had disappeared, only a few pa
pers being found in obscure drawers
The office of George Silver was raid
ed to-day, but when the police ar
rived, the doors were locked and the
occupants had disappeared. Evidences
were found, however, it is said, which
tended to show that Silver had been
conducting a turf investment swindle
The Savannah morning news., 1903-02-17
w. n. Trigg, Richmond.

Trigg, president of the Richmond
Shipbuilding Company, died at his
home here tonight. aged 81 years. He
was native of this city. spent his
early life I'm mercantile and banking
pursuits, and was the leading spirit
in the establishment of the Richmond
Locomotive Works, as well as OF the
Richmond shiDyardE
The Savannah morning news., 1903-02-17

Tallahassee. Fla, Feb. 16.-The wife
of DR.. H. E. Palmer died Sunday aft
ernoon at 4 o'clock, after a short ILL
ness. She was one of the Capital City's
most popular society women, and was
a niece of Hon. F. r. Myers, and
Mayor German. The funeral took
place in the City Cemetery this aft
ernoon at o'clock She leaves
husband, four children and a host of
relatives and friends
The Savannah morning news., 1903-02-17

Tallahassee. Fla, Feb. 16.-Mr. o. II.
Myers, one of Tallahassee's oldest citi-
2ens. died yesterday morning, after a
short illness, and was buried in the
afternoon at 4 o'clock. He was past
so years old. He had been a promi-
nent lawyer, successful newspaper
man, and later a minister of the Cos
pei. Mr.. Myers was an uncle of Hon
Fred T. Myers, one of Floridas leading
LAWYERS
The Savannah morning news., 1903-02-17
OBITUARY..


Columbus, S. c., Feb. 16-Lewis
Wardlaw Simkins, prominent law
yer and former member of the Legis-
lature, is dead at his home in Laurens
He was 40 years old. Mr.. Simkins was
a son of the late Col. John c. Simkins.
who was killed at Battery Wagner
during the Civil War and was con-
nected with prominent families
throughout South Carolina, Georgia
and Florida.
Florida
The Savannah morning news., 1903-02-17

II wouldn't marry you, sir, if Won
were the last man on EARTH" said Miss
Diehl. But as I am not the last man
on earth and can't expect to be. I
suppose you will accept me-" said
Cholly Merry with calm assurance
Baltimore Herald.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-02-17
ID. y. sweenie. ChIcago.

Chicago. Feb. i6--Dennis j. Sweenie,
ChicagO's veteran fireman and former
chief OF the fire department. died Of
kidney disease early to-day az the
family residence. He had been In the
ere department since l8i9.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-02-17
To Include More Figures.

Liverpool, Feb. 16.-The change from
Friday to Saturday as the day for is
suing the weekly cotton statistics was
made in order to enable the cotton as
ISOLATION to include the New York and
Egyptian weekly figures in it's re-
port
The Savannah morning news., 1903-02-17
Conditions in Philippines.

Washington. Feb. 16.-In the Senate
to-day Senator Carmack introduced a
resolution authorizing the Committee
on Philippines to continue its investi-
cation into conditions in the Philip
pines. Upon objection by Senator
Lodge the resolution went over until
tomorrow
The Savannah morning news., 1903-02-17
New Schedule 30 An.u.,o

Leave Savannah via Southern Rail-
way daily except Sunday $3.50 D. m,
city time, arrive Augusta 1910 D. m.
Pullman cars all the way For infor-
nation apply at City Ticket oflce,
141 Bull street.--ad