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Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-12-23

It will be good news the mothers
Of small children to learn that Group
can be prevented. The first sign Of
Group Is hoarseness. A day or two
before the attack the child becomes
hoarsel This Is soon followed by a
peculiar rough cough. Give Chamber.
lain's Cough Remedy freely as soon as
the child becomes hoafse, Or even III.
ter the rough cough appears, and 1t
will dispel all symptoms Of Group. In
this way all danger and anxiety may
be avoided. This remedy Is used by
many thousands OF mothers and has
never been known TO fail. It is. in
fact, the only remedy that can always
be depended upon and that Is pleas
ant and safe to take. For sale by all
Druggists.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-12-23
a Timely Topic.

AL this season Of coughs and colds
Il Is well 70 know that Foley's Honey
and Tar i the greatest throat and
lung remedy II cures quickly and
prevents serious results from d cold.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-12-23

NdtIUHdI ~ StUtk NksUCIdtIUHs
Portland, Orc: January 1915. 1901
Annual convention National wo,
Growers association. Portland Orc
gon, January fi.is. 1904.
For the above occasions tho SAINT
re Will sell excursion tickets to Por,
land and return via Pueblo. COLORADO
Springs Or Denver At the low rate 3
1890. Liberal stopover privileges al
lowed.
Dates Or sale, January 7sS.s and IL
1904. Final return limit January Al
1904 W J LUCAS. Agent.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-12-23

Take a double dose Of Chamberlain
Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy
as soon rs the first indication OF the
disease appears and a threatened at.
tack may be warded on. Hundreds
vi people who are subject TO attacks
of bilious collie use the remedy in this
way with perfect success, For sale
by all Druggists.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-12-23

Fvstsrnsi Union Of America meets
frst and third Tuesday evenings Of
each month at Schmidt building, west
Of Fountain. At s o'clock. D. G. Pit.
tenser, Fratcrnal Master; w. y. Koog-
Ter, Secretary.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-12-23
could not rise to my
feet without fainting.

II had suffered for three years
Or more al monthly periods, Z writes
Miss Ella Sapp. Of Jamestown,
Guilford Co. N G III seemed
as though | would die with pains
in my back and stomach ! could
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-12-23

The Territorial board 81 health at
its last meeting appointed u o G.
McEwen. Of Pennington. as health
officer Of san Juan county.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-12-23
Fine picture Framlno.

Take your pictures for Christmas 10
Pitteuger's and have them framed In
the best style. Glass work Of ali
kinds properly done. 1922
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-12-23

RED MEN meet IN x. 81 r. hall the
seoond and fourth Thursday sleeps
OF each o at the Seventh Run and
goth Breath. Visiting chiefs always
welcome At the Wigwam. d. u. Roscn.
valid. Sachem, w. u. Hiett. CHIEF II
Records.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-12-23

Hsbeksn Lodge, /. o. o. r, Meets
second and fourth Thursday evenings
u each month Ill the 4 o. q. II. hall.
Mrs, Clara Bell. II. d: Mrs Lizzie
DALEY. Y. o.; Mrs. A. ] WertI. Sec.
Mrs sofie Anderson. Treas.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-12-23

Eastern star, Regular communlca.
ton second and fourth Thursday even.
iugs Of each month, All visiting broth
ers and sisters are cordially Invited
Mrs. Julia Webb. worthy matron.
Earnest Browne. WI r.. Mrs. Emma
Benedict. Sec Mrs, d 4. Howell.
TtrM.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-12-23

Al The yaIe 4ae draws mai. ,hc
Becker BlackN L oompanys clerks
al Magdaicia aaela q le busy from
carly norm till i lata hour ii night
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-12-23

j. X. Hilderbrand and family are
at present occupying one Of Judge
Pendleton's houses. until be can erect
d dwelling on his own property west
OF town.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-12-23
Large Stock to Select From
Next Door to La Pension Hotel.
Victor

Johnny Bonbter,a il III cantata
which vii be produced by the Presby.
terian Sunday school 1T The church In
Las Cruces On Christmas night.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-12-23

Rates.
For the Christmas md New Year
points within 200 miles at rate Of one
fare for the round "trip.
Dates Of sale. December 2i-e5 and
81. 1908; and January /, 1904, Finai
return limit January 4. 1901.
w. y. LUCAS. Agent.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-12-23
Boys Life Saved From Membrancui
Croup.

MY little boy had a severe attack
|of membranous Group, and only got
relief after taking Foley's Honey and
Tar. says G. w. Lynch, d prominent
citizen Of Winchester. Ind. He got
relief after one dose and | feel that 1t
saved the life Of my boy" Don't be
imposed upon BY substitutes offered
for Foleyts Honey and Tar. For sale
by Depot Drug Store.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-12-23
MISCELLANEOUS.


There IL NH unclaimed wheel al the
city hall. 1890
GOOD BOARD aud lodging cheapest
ii town Mrs T !. BARKER, 1908
Mora avenue.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-12-23
THE TERRITORY.
tiricf Resume Of the impOrtal,
DOings Iii New Mex
leo Towns.
MINES, FARMS, RANGES, ETC

George Rice and family have novel
% M~agdalena this week from Cap
Mountain.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-12-23

Fine Pictures: Professor Atkinson
~ The mathematical department 81
the school ~ mines has received d
number of ftne steel portraits al
famous mathematician. They In.
elude the engraving of Ieihnitz5 by
Hall from the celebrated Florence
picture scriyen nne steel plate,
from The original picture by Wander
bank. Of Sir Isaac Newton. Hollis re-,
mnrkahle reproduction IL Hais' origin
a painting II lbs Carlos. and L clear
steel % III Place frnm Ncdcon's pic.
tute engraved III pofselNhite. There
i also 4 quaint old copper plate d
Euclid from an old French work Oh
The WIGS des Hommts Iilstres 1
These portraits win be appropriately
framed and hung On thc wallis of tho
mathematical lecture room
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-12-23

Go 20 Santa Fc: Prot. G. NJ. Sufrus
and his wife have resigned their work
al teachers at Magdalena, as Mr., Suf,
rus has recently received an appoint
mont III tho civil service as teacher
In the Indian school at Santa ne. The
school board and patrons accepted
his resignation with much regret, as
Mr.. snfrus has proved himself 10 b
d f~rst-class teacher In every respect
and an enthusiastic worker In thu
school.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-12-23

FOR sALE-One Of the choicest
residences in the city on new cleo.
tric q loop; many fruit trees. In.
quire Or. Williams. I0.i5
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-12-23

The remains Of Rafael Duran, who
met death BIZ falling $50 feet down q
shaft at Jarillas last week. were burn.
ed in Las Cruces Tuesday.
Fight Will be Bitter.
Those who will persist IN closing their
ears against the continual recon-
mendation Of DR.. Kings New Discov-
cry for Consumption. will have q long
and bitter fight with their troubles,
II not ended earlier by fatal termina-
ton. Read what 7. A. Beali
Of Beall, Mississippi, has to
say: Last fall my wife had every
symptom Of consumption. she took
DR.. Kings New Discovery after every
thing else had failed. Improvement
came at nee and four bottles entire
" cured her. Guaranteed by all Drug
gist. Price SOC. and 500. Trial bot
ties free.
A petty thief broke into Henry Ry.
nesons saloon at Las Cruces AMI
robbed two slot machines. The
miscreant made away with the CON
tents Of one machine. but failed to
work the combination on the other.
%
A Costly Mistake.
Blunders are sometimes very expen-
siye. Occasionally life itself Is the
price Of a mistake, but you'll never be
wrong II you take Or. Kings New Life
Pills for Dyspepsia. Dizziness, Head
ache, Liver or Bowel troubles. They
are gentle yet thorough, 25c. at all
Drug Stores.
Sheriff Lucero Is using his prison.
ers' physical powers 70 improve the
streets Of Las Cruces.
IA Thousand Dollars Worth Of Good.
4 have been afflicted with kidney
and bladder trouble for years, pass.
ing gravel or stones with excruciating
PAIN says A. H. Thornes, q well
known coal operator or Buffalo, o. II
got no relief from medicines until
began taking Foley's Kidney Cure.
then the result was surprising. A few
doses started the brick dust like ine
stones and now / nave no pain across
my kidneys and | feel like d new man.
Il has done nj $1,000 worth OF good.
For sale by Depot Drug Store.
A. N. Claire and daughter. from
near Pueblo. Colorado. are health
4SF xfSitnr. - Aztec
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-12-23


MI Leon Dominian II spcorro has
written i ysrs exhaustive account 81
mining conditions III Tie Turkish en-.
ptre. which Will appear ii tho En-
cheering Mining Journal d New
York This 4 The trst IL 4 series oi
articles q slmilar subjects which
will appear u rapid sucr scion Alto.
eetlter these papers viii firm the most
valuable conirtbuti 81 anr knowi.
edge 81 The mining IntIuftries ii the
Sultan's domains that ~ hive. The
exceptional opportunities which Mi
Dominian has had % Investigate this
subject makes The accounts o. unususl
saiie q mining men.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-12-23

He Was Seeing EN-: An Indian
from San Felipe told i story about
an animal which he called a Pararia.
lilo said II was about q foot long and
three o -four inches wide and about
one half Inch thick. He stated il had
killed several sheep and cattle. His
story Il that II would Jump about
eight o. ten feet and fast itself onto
my part Of the animal, and he said
~ bite WAS deadly 20 either human
being Or animal lie also stated there
wore several of them which made
their appearance about Two miles from
Gaiisteo Z few days ago, Some PEG.
pie who know &c such nj animal say
Il Is ~ uncommon Iii Old Mcxieu
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-12-23
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS.

|ckuOtmENIO.
HELP WANTED.
WANTED-Teacher. middle aged
lady. 10 teach In family In country;
$35 and board. Apply Mrs. ]. Stern,
city. 1896 |
Wanted-Good cook at the ladies'
Home. Il-76
FoR RENT.
FOR RENT-Sixsroom furnished
house On Jackson 81. Apply Geo
bunker. 1902
FOR RENTNice Groom house With
bath. 9l9 Fourth 81. Inquire 800
Fifth st. 1903
For Rent--4sroom house with dix
acres Of irrigated garden plat 9 \
Springs road; outbuildings complete.
Cali Or address Montezuma Farm.
1870.
FOR RENT-Furnished rooms and
housekeeping rooms. 7l4 Main 81.
12-S
FOR RENT-eightroom brick
house; bath. hot and cold
water, cor. 18th and Columbia
ave. i. ..s....s... $30. w
FOR RENT-Two nice rooms In
Union block for light housekeeping.
1894
Moore Real Estate q Invst, Co.
M00RE NsAl Estate and Investment
1884
FOR RENT4room house on SOW.
enth street. Apply, Mrs. Danziger.
Plaza. 1885
FOR RENT--Piano for six months.
RosenthAl Furniture Co. li.l22
FOR RENT-Rosenthal hall for dane
% and parties. Apply Mrs. corson,
i1.S..
FOR RENT-Store 25xiO0 II. next 10
Bridge Street Hardware store. Call
vegas Phone 2G5. I0.I5l
FOR GALE.
FOR sAI4E-Ladles ticket 10 1nicago
Address A., Optic Office. 1875
FOR SALE buy. sell. trade wagons
horses, etc: feeding soc per day
Old Well Corral Engcnio Rudolph
1899.
FOR SALE~-One square plano, yer,
cheap; talk quick. Rosenthal Bros
1871
FOR SALE-Cattle and sheep. 2Ot
cows. hoifors, steers. Ia. Is and up.
also 1900 ewes. Inquire Geoifrion 4
Desmarais. Plaza. LIFT
, FOR sALE-One Of the choices
residences in the city on new cleo
tric q loop; many fruit trees. In
quire pr. Williams. Io.l5
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-12-23
Revolution Imminent.

"A sure sign Of approaching revolt and
serious trouble in your system Is ner.
vousness, sleeplessness, or stomach
upsets. Electric Bitters will quickly
dismember the troublesome causes. II
never fails to tone the stomach, regu.
late the Kidneys and Bowels, stimu,
late the Liver, and clarity the blood,
Run down systems benefit particularly
and all the usual attending aches van
ish under its searching and thorough
effectiveness. Electric Bitters Is only
soc, and that is returned II 1t don't
give perfect satisfaction. Guaranteed
by all Druggist.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-12-23

Mining Outlook: ]. s, Lenoa Of RIOS.
well. who Is interested III the Mes.
calero Mining company on Eagle
Creek. amt to Captain Wednesday.
He stated that the company propose
%. DO considerable work On their pro.
periy during the winter and spring,
and hope 70 have i reduction process
on the ground 10 handle the ore be.
fore the daisies grow. Mr.. Lennox OK,
poets 10 see considerable activity In
the mining regions Of Lincoln county
during the coming year.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-12-23

Sold Out: The Trnjillo claim At.
Pillsbury has been sold for 5000.
Il contained $40 acres and Ii located
III the Apache canyon.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-12-23

Thos. Hancock. section foreman On
the Rock Island, purchased d lot from
". d. Jarvell, recently, In the Daub
addition At Tucnmcari. whore he viii
erect d residence.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-12-23
eoGETiEs.

Chapman Lodge NO. z, a. r. q A. N.
Regular communications third
Thursday ID each month. Waiting
brothers cordially invited. chas. II.
sporledef, secretary. o. l. Gregory.
w. vi.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-12-23

Eiopers: A young mar named Bar.
rett and 4 young lady named Miss Car
RE Hughes, both Of whom live near
Angus, we're married Saturday evening
on the Ruidoso. Both parties are yet
In their teens. 1t was an elopement.
Illustrating tho truth that locks, bolts
and bars will fall asunder,' when
Cupid takes q hand in the game 81
hearts.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-12-23
A Costly Mistake.

Sheriff Lucero is using his prison.
ers' physical powers To improve the
streets Of Las Cruces.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-12-23

osTEoPATH-Or. ]. \. Cunningham,
oateopAth. Graduate Of the
American school ofOsteopathy under
DR.. sun. Formerly member Of the
faculty Of the Colorado College Of
outeopathy. Mrs. Cunningham. NJ,
sissant. Suite n. Crockett block.
Once hours . to 10 and l:30 70 s.
and W appointment. Il ". Phone
1es. Consultation and examination
fres. 1887
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-12-23

John A. Mclaughlin of Paris, TEX
Al. one Of the contractors on the new
school building at Tucnmcari. waf
there Monday and Tuesday or
business.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-12-23
Singer

The remains Of Rafael Duran, who
met death BIZ falling $50 feet down 4
shaft at Jarillas last week. were burn
ed in Las Cruces Tuesday.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-12-23

FOR SALE-Cattle and sheep. 200
cows. hoifors, steers. Ia. Is and UP:
also 1900 ewes. Inquire Geotfrion 4
Desmarais, Plaza. 1l.GU
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-12-23

FOR RENT--Piano for six months
Rosenthai Furniture Co. li.122
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-12-23

FOR RENT-Rosenthal hall for dane
% and parties. Apply Mrs. corson,
lib.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-12-23

Testimony Is beiAg taken this week
at Aztec. before +. S. Whitehead,
referee, in the case OF J.. M. Cornelius
ct al, against the Farmer Ditch com.
pany. Palmer for the Plaintiffs. and
Pendleton for the defense.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-12-23
HELP WANTED.

WANTED-Teacher. middle aged
lady. to teach In family In country;
{35 and board. Apply Mrs. J. Stern,
city. 1895
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-12-23

FOR RENT4sroom house on Sow
enth street. Apply, Mrs. Danziger
Plaza. 1855
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-12-23

To improve the appetite and
strengthen the digestion. try q few
doses Of Chamberlain's Stomach and
Liver Tablets. Mr.. j. H. Seitz, of De.
troit, Mich, says, They restored my
appetite when impaired. relieved me
Of a bloated feeling and caused a
pleasant and satisfactory movement
of the bowels" There are people In
this community who need just such q
medicine. For sale By all Druggist.
Every box warranted.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-12-23

Cold At Captain: Tuesday morning
the thermometer registered four de.
grees below zero In Captain. An Icy
wind from the northeast added to the
discomfort. Yet II might have been
worse. as reports from the middle
states show that the mercury ranged
from II 10 "A degrees below zero.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-12-23

The School Of Mines will be reprsst.
ed ut Santa re during the holidays
At Tho educational association BY DR..
M~agnusson, Or. Bagg. Prof. Lincoln
and Prof Smith. Papers will DO read
BY these instructors Of the education
al council and the academy Of science.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-12-23
0sTEoPATHs.

osTEoPATH-H W. Houf. d. O.,
graduate 1t kirksvills. Mo. under
founder. pr. A. 7. stiil Consulta.
tion and examination free. Hours
~ TO II :. u, ! 70 $ D. NJ. and BY
special appointment. Once, Qiney
Block. Las Vegas. Phone No. III.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-12-23

a glass or two Or water taken half
an hour before breakfast will usually
keep the bowels regular. Harsh cath
aftics should be avoided. When a
purgatiye is needed, take Chamber
tIain's Stomach and Liver Tablets.
They are mild and gentle in their ac-
ton. For sale BY all Druggist.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-12-23

For R~ent-~4-room house with six
acres Of irrigated garden plat on
Springs road; outbuildings complete.
Call Or address Montezuma Farm.
1910.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-12-23
ATTORNEYS.

E. ". Long, Attornsy.AtLaW. ofica
II Wyman black, East Las vegas.
n. II
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-12-23

FOR RENT-Nice Groom house With
bath. sls Fourth 81. Inquire 300
Fifth st. 1903
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-12-23

FOR RENT-Furnished rooms and
housekeeping rooms. 7i4 Main st.
1s.s
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-12-23

a. a. JonsA Attornsy.AtILaM. or
1ce IN Crockett building, Eust La
vsgaA. N. n.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-12-23

FOR SALE-one square plano. very
cheap; talk quick. Rosenthal Bros.
ll.2I
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-23
BAR ASSOCIATION MINUTES. Proceedings of Twenty-sixth Annual
 Meeting Published.

The Advertiser acknowledges, with thanks, the receipt of a copy of the pro- ceedings of the jtwenty-sixth annual meeting of the Alabama State Bar As- sociation held in the city of Montgomery on the 18th and 20th days of June, 1903.
 This repoyt. Ike the proceedings of former meetings, was compiled by Hon. Alexander Troy, the secretary of the as- sociation for the last twenty-five years, and reflects credit on him as well as on the printers who published the book.
 The annual address by Hon. Edward M. Shepard of New York on '"rhe Prom ise of the Isthnian Canal" the address of the president. Lawrence Cooper. Esq, a paper by Edward de Graffenried on '"rhe Effect of Slavery Upon the Consti- tuition and Laws of the United States by Hon. Paul Speake on "wantonness in Personal Injury Cases" reports of the committee on legal education and admis- sion to the bar by Hon. W. s. Thortng- ton, on correspondence by Hon. F. G. Bromberg, a paper on ''The British Con- stitution," by Hon. W. l.. Martin, are papers of high merit and full of infor- nation and instruction.
 The memorials of Colonel John H. Caid- well. by Hon. W. L. Martin, and of Hon. Tennent Lomax by Benjamin P. Crum, have placed in enduring form the high estimate of the character and ability of these distinguished deceased members, held by their surviving brethren of the bar.
 This report also contains the constitu- tion and bylaws of the association as we'll as the Code of Ethics" prepared by Hon. Thomas c. Jones and adopted by the association many years ago. This was probably the first code of ethics ever prepared for and adopted by a legal body in the world. and the highest praise which can be paid 1t, is to say that it has been adopted practically as whole by a great many of the bar associations of the different States in the Union.
 The report contains other valuable in- formation and will well repay perusal.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-23
He May Be Henry King.

The police have changed their first inn precision of the negro under arrest in Knoxville. Tenn, suspected of being Henry King. who murdered Policeman Mulhn in Birmingham last September, and it is more than likely that Desk Sergeant Thomas Shirley will leave as soon as possible for that city for the pur- pose of identifying the negro. Shirley per- haps knows Henry King better than any other officer available, and after looking at the picture received by Chief Wier he was so struck with the similarity between it and King of several months ago that the risk of turning the negro loose is too great to run.
 The Knoxville negro was arrested by the police of that city on information furnished by the local department The only discrepancy in the descriptions of King and the suspect is the weight, King being a few pounds lighter when last seen in Birmingham.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-23
INTER STATE COMMERCE.
Commission Confesses It Cannot
 Stop Combination.


 A dispatch from Washington says:
 In It's seventeenth annual report to Con gress the Interstate Commerce Commis- grip of the railroads. and it Is aiarmed over the inordilate and general increase in freight rates It sees no remedy for this condition except hard times. Only diversity can bring about a reduction of rates. in the Opinion of the Commission.
 The effect of the freight rate increase is shown in the Commissions report of earn ings for the year ended June 20 1903. Gross earnings for the year amounted to 1,s90,- 150. 679. or 80, ,3S2 per mile of line Operating expenses aggregated $1 .24S. .520 4S3. or S6 ts7 per mile leaving net earnings of $641 63'.- 70; or SSlS5 per mile. Fifty-three million dollars in taxes was not included fin this statement of operating expenses. Com pared with the previous year the net earn ings are greater by some $34O00 900, and stock dividends are greater by nearly S10.- 600 O00. In 1897 the gross earnings averaged only $Sl22 and operating expenses $4,1oa per mile of line.
 The legislation passed oy the last Con- gress commonly known as the Elkins la | Is discussed. The Commission says that ! the original law. the act to regulate com l merce, seeks to correct two kinds of rail- road abuseS--first. to assure the publtca- ton of tariff rates which shall be just and | reasonable and free from discrimfna tons and. second to compel carriers to observa the tariffs 50 published without variation or exception.
 Tariffs as published and filed are now generally observed. but in some eases the | tariffs themselves are so framed and con- tain such provisions as to permit prefer.