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Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-06-05
A PLUCKY WOMAN.
she DEFENDS HER HOME FROM
RoBBERs WITH A WIN
CHESTER.
MIscreants Thought to Secure q Sum
Of Money Which Was Supposed to
Be In the House, But Were Fright
ened Away.

Higgins Garcia, who resides at La
Liendre, received sum OF money In
a transaction there one day this week
and left the same day for this city
to deposit the same, and remained
over night. His wife, who was left
alone in the house that night, was dis:
turbed by two men who demanded ad-
mittance and who upon being refused
broke down the door and entered.
However, they were up against 1t, as
the plucky woman grabbed Winches-
ter rife and began to pump lead at
the miscreants, which had the effect
of changing their views on the sub
ject and made them very anxious to
shake the dust of that locality from
their feet as speedily as possible,
which they did in the most approved
style.
The identity Of the men Is unknown,
but 1t is very probable that they wero
aware that Mr.. Garcia had received
a sum Of money that day, rs he was
away from home, and imagined that
they could easily obtain the same b.
frightening the woman, with the re-
suit above stated. which Was evidently
not to their liking.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-06-05
DEAD AND INJURED
Number a Full Scorc--MiNcd
Orders Cause the Fatal
Collision.
THE INJURED WILL RECOVER

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, June 5.--Fol-
lowing is a revised list OF the killed
and injured in Santa Fe train wreck
at Stillwell, Kans.: Link Day, Los An
geles; VIM. Newmiller, Plainfield, N.
j.: Dan Monyhan, Prescott, Ariz.; E.
f. Ward, Newcastle, Pa; c. A. Knis-
kern, Monett, Mo-; Carlos Tarpardo,
Porto Rico; Frank Johnson, conductor
Of the pullman, and two unknown men.
The most seriously injured are Bag
gage Master Owen Patchin, who will
probably die, and A. l.. Xellers, North
Manchester, Ind, condition serious;
John Green, Indianapolis, Ind, left leg
fractured; Thomas Mcdonald, Temple,
Tex, right arm broken, three fingers
cut on and other injuries; VIM.
Woods, North Forest, left leg crushed,
internal injuries, serious.
At nine this morning the physician
in charge reported all the injured as
doing as well as could be expected
Train No. / was going west at full
speed and crushed into the Chicago
section Of No. s east bound. No pas
sengers on the west bound train were
injured Theree tramps who were
stealing a ride on the Chicago train
are among the dead. The only mem
ber of the train crew to be hurt was
Conductor Frank Johnson of the pull
man company. ,e%s
Ine rrairr were rvusvu -ovovAs sss'
Missouri Pacific tracks on account q
the foods, which have washed out tn,
Santa Fe tracks. Orders were sen
out by the train dispatcher today TO
both trains TO meet at Stilwell. 1t II
charged at the Santa F'e office her,
tonight that the crew on the Chicag,
train disregarded this injunction ant
ran mile or more past the meetinl
place. No. did not stop at Stilwell
but on running slowly by, the enginee
saw no other train, and as he had
clear track according to his orders
he rushed ahead.
No. whistled before the east boun,
train had proceeded far, but too lat
to avoid a collision. ,.sr
Note.-The frightful wreck was tn
cause Of the delay of No. /. due to al
rive here at 1855 today.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-06-05
Stocks Take slump.

NEW YORK, June 5.-New records
We're made in some stocks at the open
ing Of today's market The entire list
was under pressure. especially such
market leaders as Ainalgamated Cop.
per and Pennsylvania and Canadian
Pacific, and some others in the same
class. Copper sold down to 81 IL and
losses Of a point or more were quite
general. Heavy buying orders rallied
the list soon after the opening decline
but the tone Of the market soon be
came feverish again.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-06-05

Father Pouget was handing around
prime cigars yesterday and today. He
is celebrating birthday No. -
Father Pouget is in communication
with Chevalier Pietro Buzzi, the cele-
brated Italian lyric tenor, with a view
to securing the services OF the sweet
singer in this city at an early date.
The gentleman will be accompanied
by the gifted soprano. Madame Puer.
ari. Both singers belong to tho "a
nous lombard Grand opera company.
II the negotiations begun by Father
Pouget terminate successfully, Las
Vegas people may be ensured OF one
Of the greatest musical treats Of their
lives. IN 45AI
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-06-05
Simeon In Philippines.

MANILA, June ga hurricane has
swept over the Philippines and great
damage has been done to shipping
The United States transport Shams
hui Is reported wrecked. This, how
ever, is not confirmed. The u. s
steamer Perla viscaya was totally
lost on Comores island. Part Of her
crew were saved. The United States
steamer Haurafel and the schooner
Maynower have been driven ashore
|off Ormoc. west Leyte, and win prove
10 total loss. All on board were saved
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-06-05
Hioh Water In Illinois.

CHESTER. H., June 5.--The river
At this point is rapidly rising. The
rise has been so great within forty
eight hours that it threatens To do
great damage to property Of persons
living It KaAlaalkiA Island. Tha home
Of Stanley Jones, on Koskaskia Island
| is entirely surrounded by water to-
day, and friends of the family In Ches.
ter have sent boat to their rescue.
There is great damage to crops in tho
lower section OF the country here.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-06-05
Machen viii Be Indicted.

WASHINGTON, ID. c., June 5-The
federal grand jury which has been
considering the case of A. w. Machen,
former superintendent Of the free de.
livery service of the postoffice depart
ment, charged with accepting bribes
in connection with department con-
tracts, after being in session ten min
utes this morning adjourned to report
to the criminal court No at | o'clock
this afternoon. 1t is understood that
the grand jury will return a true bill
against Machen.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-06-05
Fire DESTROYS a Town.

LA CROSSE, Wis, June 5-The
business portion of the town OF New
Lisbon was almost entirely destroyed
by fire early today. and the loss is
approximately $4,000.
Two entire blocks Of buildings were
entirely destroyed. The fire started
in Stein Bros. & Co.'S store about
midnight from an unknown cause.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-06-05
DEVASTATING FIRES.
BEAUTIFUL ADIRONDACK NOUN
TAINs BEING CONVERTED IN
TO A NAKED WILDERNESS.
Fires Have Denudcd Forty Miles OF
Forests and Are Still Raging with
Undiminished Fury.

SARATOGA, N. ", June 5.--The
sun today is still obscured by dense
smoke and ashes from the Adiron-
dack forest fires Reports which
reached here today from the Catlin
lake region are that the fires covered
a territory fifteen miles in width by
twenty miles in length and are still
spreading, despite the efforts of hum
dreds of fire fighters. The fires in the
Cold river region cover twenty miles
square.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-06-05

NEW YORK, June 5.--During the
early afternoon heavy selling move
ment broke out, starting in Atchison
and Union Pacific, thousands of shares
Of which were thrown over at declining
prices. Atchison fell below 70 and
Union Pacific below so. Some stocks
went lower than Mondays low rec.
ord.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-06-05
Strike Settled by Compromise.

PUEBLO, Colo. June 5.-The strike
of the structural iron workers employ
ed by contractors at the steel works
of the Colorado Fuel and Iron COM
pany was compromised today on a
basis Of As cents an hour for an eight
hour day and extra for over time. The
men had demanded so cents and the
contractors had heretofore offered 40
cents. ~
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-06-05

ST InIl1c. Jnn~- E----rTha. river tA.is
morning attained the stage OF sa,h
feet, a rise of Ia feet during the past
twenty-four hours. The crest Of the
food which is expected by Sunday,
may go to SO feet and may go even
higher, as the rivers north and west
still pour in their quotas of water In
north and south st. Louis the river
is several miles wide. Along the river
front, however, it is encOaching on
buildings, making necessary the NOV
ing of household goods and business
stocks.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-06-05
Many Destitute in Georgia.

WASHINGTON ID. G.. June 5.--Gen.
Chaffee has sent to Gen. Corbin a COPY
OF the following dispatch from Lieu
tenant Kear at Gainesville, Ga: Elf
teen hundred people are dependent
upon charity, 200 Of whom are serious
ly injured. Have requested 1000 ra-
tions and medical support from Fort
Mcpherson No further immediate
relief is necessary
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-06-05

concert will be given there. This even.
Ing rare treat may be expected In
Hillside park. A number OF selections
will be dlscoursed by the band, and a
large numbe rof beautiful stereoptian
views of the Grand Canyon and noun
tain and maritime scenery along the
western portion of the Santa Fe route
will be exhibited.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-06-05
Arguments Bcinu Heard.

ST. PAUL, Mimi, June 5.--Argu-
ments were begun today before Unit.
ed States Judge I1ochran in the case
OF the state OF Minnesota against the
Northern Securities company and the
roads whose control is merged in the
New Jersey corporation. The argu-
ments may last two or three days.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-06-05
Younas and carriq.

BRADFORD, Pa, June 5.-Consid-
erable interest Is manifested in sport
ing circles in the meeting here tonight
between Joe Youngs. the Buffalo welt.
erweight. and Jach Carrig. Of Boston
rh-v Ashss scnso~led for the rounds 81
.catchweiRhts. Both T9rn have beer
training faithfully and appear to be ii
shape to put up lively bout.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-06-05
Another Levee Breaks.

ST. LOUIS, Mo, June 5.--A special
to the Post-Dispatch from Louisiana,
Mo-, says: The Sny levee broke op.
posite here at 10 o'clock this morn
ing. A hundred thousand acres OF
farm land protected by the levee will
probably be flooded, and the estimated
losses resulting will aggregate mill
ions Of dollars.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-06-05
Fierce Fires on Long Island.

SAYVILLE, L. l., June 5.-The sec
tion of Long Island that has suffered
most seriously from the forest fires
is that in the vicinity. Of Medford and
Farmingville and the individual losses
will reach into the thousands. Many
of the fire fighters have been injured
or burned.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-06-05

GLENS FALLS, N. Y, June 5.-Re-
ports today from the North Creek
region state that the fire fighters are
holding the flames back. Nearly 5000
men are at work fighting the fire in
the Hudson river water shed.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-06-05
THE CORONADO BAND.

The famous Tent City band. from the
beautiful sea washed southern Cali
fornia resort Of Coronado. arrived on
No. tilis afternoon The train was
late. but II the band can reach the
Plaza in time this afternoon a shert
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-06-05
Floating Bodies Seen.

-Four bodies passed down the Mis-
souri, within an hour before noon today
with quantity of drift that came out
with the current from between the
Armour and Fowler packing houses,
situated at the mouth of the Kaw. The
bodies were carried along SO swiftly
that they could not be recovered.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-06-05

Pittinger has Just received Z fine
assortment OF picture frame mould.
ings and mats; also the latest patterns
and colorings In wall paper. $40
Sixth street. 137-tf
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-06-05

The Rev. Frank G. Ward and his
bride, who until Wednesday was Miss
Mary Richie, arrived this afternoon
from Tuscon, Ariz. Mr.. and Mrs. Ward
will be at home to friends next week.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-06-05
Waters Fast Receding.

TOPEKA, Kans., June 5.-The river
today was nine feet below the highest
recorded point, the water having fall
en- during the night at the rate OF an
inch an hour The approaches to the
Melan bridge on Kansas avenue were
completed early today and steady
stream of people carrying shovels and
brooms were soon on their way to
North Topeka to clean their homes
and stores. The water has receded
from the main business streets for a
distance Of five blocks north Of Cor
don street and has left an accumula'
tion of mud and slime that in some
cases is piled three feet high along
the fronts Of stores and in many build
ings. In spite of the most determined
efforts, the water company has been
unable as yet to force the water out
over the entire city.
At 10 O'Clock one wall of G. w.
Thompsons store in Gordon street
collapsed, wrecking the building. No
Il one is reported injured. Other build
ings are reported in weak condition.
An Added Dead List.
TOPEKA, Kans., June 5.-To the
list of known deaths must be added
the names Of ten persons whose bod
les were recovered or seen in the wa
ter up to noon today. Seven Of the
victims were swept away in a body
from the vicinity of 1900 North Harri
son street. They are; Mrs. Schumk
weller, George Schumkweiler, Mrs
Jessie Stout and four children. The
bodies Of Nellie Watson and George
Mcdonald. both aged, and Peter Ed
wards. all colored, were discovered
on the north side.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-06-05

The worst thing about the skeleton
in the family closet II that It refuses
10 remain there.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1903-01-09
TATToo1NG FOR HORSES.
seogests4 a. Better Than BRaadlna
~ . Means Of Idsatifyias
the Aninals.

Owners Of pure-bred registered an
finals are often bothered by the cues
ton of how best to mark them, to dis
tinguish them in case they stray, and
to establish their identity under any
circumstances. The central expert
nent farm at Ottawa, Ont, suggests
.attooing in place of the more usual
branding. The branding iron not only
frequently leaves an unsightly and dis
figuring scar, but it fails to serve every
purpose, since it indicates the owner
rather than particularly Identifies the
animal. The tag and button devices
commonly used in the ear are usually
a ource of annoyance. due to the
aptitude they display for attaching
themselves to everything they may be
brushed against.
Various live stock associations, saws
the Springfield Republican, have de-
vised at n time and another more or
less ingenious, and less or more salts
factory devices to insure identified
ton, but nearly all are open to the OBJ
lection that they fail in a short time
to serve the end in view.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1903-01-09
DESERT PLANT RESERVOIRS.
a . OF Cactus That stores Up
water In . stronghold With
in itself.

Many a traveller in desert lands. when
in danger of dying from thirst has been
saved by the plant known as the water
or fshhook cactus. During the moist
season it stores up a large quantity Of
water for the subsequent dry one,
when all the ground is parched with
heat, and only channels filled with
stones mark the course of former riv-
ulets, says the Portland Telegram.
SO well has this cactus provided for
the safety of its precious liquid that
it is no easy task to obtain it,. The ex-
terio-. skin is more impenetrable than
the toughest leather, and, besides, it
is protected with long wiry spines
curved into hooks at the end, yet so
strong and springy that if a large
rock be thrown against them they re-
main u%ninjured. If the spines be
burned off one may, by long and tedi-
Gus effort, cut through the rind with a
stout knife; otherwise nothing but an
ak will enable him to get at the interior
OF this well-armored plant.
When the top is removed and a hol-
low made by scooping out some of the
soft inner part, it Immediately fills
with water-cool and refreshing,
though a blistering sun may have been
beating upon the tough skin above it
all day. The water when first obtained
has a whitish or smoky tint, but when
settled is as clear as crystal.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1903-01-09
Little German R.ra..

Where do the "little German bands"
come from? A writer in Blackwood,s
Magazine says: "Inhab itants of the
northwest Palatinate generally are of
a rowing disposition. The shoe hawk
ers of Pirinasens, the brush dealers of
Romberg and the showmen and ped
dlers OF Karlsberg are to be met with
all over. the valley of the Rhine. But
these must yield the palm in numbers
and enterprise to the ~musikanten, of
the Hartz mountains, who have made
the whole world their own. They are
not sc often seen on the continent as
they formerly were, but they go to
England, the Cape, Australia, the
states, Canada, Brazil, Argentina, and
one band has ventured as far as Chill.
I have known Of only two bands that
did not come from this district. The
one was from Nassau, the other from
Pforzheim, in Baden"
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1903-01-09
WORKING IN rHE A
O60oAlorts of Minfnr ReSo,. ~. r..
vsntAon of q Lamp Suitable for
UAder4F0uAd Use.

The difficulties under which coal
mining operations werec carried on be.
fore the scientist Davy had invented
his safety lamp must Nave been very
great. In many mines the only al.
Tentative the medieval miner had to
pitch darkness was the phosphores-
cent CLEAN from dried fish. The min.
RS implements, originally Ct stone
or hard oak, gradually improved; but
ne was forced to work in almost com
plete darkness until Sir Humphrey
Davy by his remarkable invention en-
abled him to light his way through
the tunnels he had excavated with
comparative safety, says a mining
journal. .
Agricola, an author who wrote
about the middle of the sixteenthscen-
fury, has left an elaborate treatise,on
coal mining as it was practiced during
the middle ages. From this we learn
that the horsegin, which survives to
the present day in some of the mining
of Great Britain and north.
ern Europe, vas the engine chiefly
employed both for lifting the coal and
TOT getting rid of the water. This lat.
Ter object was also sometimes effected
oy means of pumps turned by wind.
m,lls or by tunnels driven with great
i"oor TO an outlet at a lower level.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1903-01-09
TWO DECADES OF BIG SHIPS,
some OF the Great Ocean Liners That
dsvs Been Built Within the
Last Few Years.

A striking illustration of the rapid
ty with which marine architecture has
developed during recent years is to
be had in the a of the old Anchor
liner City of Rome, which was built
In 1881, and for IL years enjoyed the
distinction of being the largest At
lantic steamship. She is being towed
now in England to an obscure port to
be broken into junk, says the Wash
ington Star. 1t is with difficulty that
one recalls the City of Rome as a
holder of records of any kind, al
though when she was in her prime her
name was familiar to the people on
both sides of the ocean. When she was
displaced from top rank in point of
size by the Lucania and the Campania,
IN 1898, there was much marveling and
many predictions that these vessels
would for a long time hold the head
OF the lists. But once the era of big
vessels opened it produced a rapid suc-
cesslon of largest ships" and during
the past five years there has been such
an impetus in the steamship building
line, especially in Germany, that the
announcement of another monster ex-
cites comparatively little attention,
Just at present the Oceanic and the
Celtic are the largest vessels in serv-
ice, and alongside of them the City
OF Rome would seem a pygmy.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1903-01-09
TROPICAL FISHES.
the Bermuda for this Aquari.~A
ums of All Lands.

The collection of tropical fishes fol
various aquariums throughout the
world, and especially for the American
aquariums, is now a recognized in.
uustry in the Bermudas, says the Phil.
adelphia Press.
It is carried on at all seasons, though
for obvious reasons the fish are
shipped north only in the summer
months. AS there are more than ISL
varieties of fish in Bermudan waters
and every variety is found in abun.
dance, it is notsa difficult problem tc
secure good specimens. Only a few
varieties reach this country, for the
reason that tropical fish, as a rule.
are unable to stand the trials OF
transportation. The ones on exhibi.
ton are the finest that can be caught
The native fishermen go far and
vide in search of specimens, for the
aquarium will pay only for the best.
POSSIBLY the most voracious fish
they have to deal with are the group.
ers and morays. The groupers have
peculiar habits. During the month
Of June, which is their spawning OF
swapping" season, they gather at two
spots on the south coast, known as
"grouper grounds" and rarely are
caught elsewhere.
Not many tropical fish are as Zero.
clous as the moray, but most of the
larger varieties are truly sporting fish.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1903-01-09
A N1NETY-YEAR-oLD BABY.
That IL One of the Few Relics
Of the PleoceAe Ags.

All things considered, the biggest
baby among all the. wild animals
owned by the New York Geological So
ciety is an infant nat is not an animal
at all, but a reptile-one of the herd of
testudo, or giant tortoises, natives of
the Galapagos islands, says Woman's
Home Companion. With his four COM
panions he forms one of the few relics
we have left to us Of the life of the
Pleocene age; these tortoises are the
sole survivors of the prehistoric rep
tiles. The young testudo is the small
est in the herd; he weighs only sc
pounds. His exact age is not positive
ly known, but it is variously estimated
that he must have seen from 80 to 100
years. That seems rather old for q
baby, but he is a child in arms com
pared with his relative-a testudo
vicina-who carries on her broad back
Git is four feet three inches by four
feet seven and one-half inches) the
weight Of something over four CEN
turtles, and who tips the scale at 1875
pounds.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1903-01-09
LINES IN
The Only Way to Find the Bira's-Eye
Il to Cut Int the
Tree.

Nobody seems to know what cause it.
is which produces those delicate and
beautiful lines in maple, known as
bird's-eye. Some people think they
come from the hundreds of little
branches which shoot out over the
trunk of the tree as o as a clearing
is made around it. Expert timbermen
say that is not the case. The only way
to tell a bird's-eye maple tree is to cut
it. There are no outward signs bv
which n can judge. The Railroad Ga
zette tells a story of the late George
NJ. Pullman. Many years g he was
offered a mahogany log for So, 1000, to
be cut into veneers. 1t was supposed
to be a very fine piece of wood, but this
could only be determined by cutting it.
He declined the offer, but agreed to
take the log cut into veneers for what
it was worth. The owner had it sawed
and was paid $1,000 for his veneers.
Anyone who can discover the secret
of determining the interior nature of
wood from the outside will have a for
tune.