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Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-05-27

Snyder will leave for Mexico City
in a day or two.
The first tramway was built al
Newcastle. England, 300 years ago
the first railroad less than loo years
ago. The United States has more
miles of railway than all other coun'
tries of the world combined.
J. L. Farwell, chief engineer of the
Santa Fe Central railway, has gone
to FL Paso TO hold a consultation with
Senator W. H. Andrews, president Of
the Santa Fe Central, and w. S. Hope
well, general manager of the New
Mexico Fuel & Iron company.
B. +. James has been elected as
sistant treasurer and assistant sec
rotary Of the Colorado & Southern
railway. A circular issued by Presi.
dent Trumbull names Mr.. James as
successor to II. Van Mater in these
positions. The appointment is Ell
fective May 80.
A bulletin has just been issued by
Superintendent Gibson, commencing
the service rendered at Gallup recent
ly BY Engineers Klumpf and Maloney.
They have each been given en- merit
marks for getting No. 4 out Of Gallup
without delay having received but q
fifteen minute call,
Details Of the new concessions se-
cured by the Southern Pacific railway
authorizing the construction OF an eS'
tension Of the Imperial branch across
the Colorado desert Of Mexican terri,
tory, are published. The rates ter
passenger and freight traffic are the
same AZ granted 10 the Mexican rail-
ways.
over 100 new books have been re-
ceiyed at the Albuquerque Santa Fe
reading room. Thy comprise hisior
ical. high-class fiction and mlscella.
neous works by standard authors. The
santa Fe reading rooms are being kept
al 4 high standard and are a great
benefit to- the railroad man and bis
family.
Engineer Frank simmons has re-
turned to Alamogordo from an ex.
tended trip. He visited Chicag.
thence to Los Angeles, where he was
+, delegate 20 the brotherhood Of 10
comotiye Engineers convention, re.
turning via III Paso Mr.. Simmons
! ! after all that he saw, this country
Still looks good to him.
Eight m~achinists arrived In Albn.
o,,eraue last night from Denver and
one boilermaker from Topeka. There
are now 100 men employed as machin'
ISIS. which Ii fifty per cent more than
mere we're before the strike. There
also 100 men employed ~ q boil
tmakine department, which Is sixty
agc per cent more than before the
strike was declared.
The Santa Fe has begun work Of.
he new passenger depot al Florence.
Kansas, which when completed win
~ one of the best on the system The
company will also erect a freight le
and other improvements il The
yards which WIN cost $1,000 The.
work Is TO be completed ty september
Isl. The passenger depot viii be.
Of brick @veneerine. With all mod
~ improvements. The old passeps
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-05-27

Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Barnes left
Albuquerque for st. Louis where they
expect to remain indefinitely.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-05-27
Railroad Notes.

Railroad Notes.
Tbe work at the shops is quite Keep
Inc IN with the demands
The shop force in addition 70 les
own work. has two or three engines
ON hand from other districts.
superintendent r. 2 Easley ietulh'
Cd last evening from a southern UP.
Trainmaster Mcmahon has returhe'
from his southern trip.
i r. Franks has resigned MS =
.,,,on II the auditors Office a. Ara
raocordo. and will remove his fanny
- ohio. probably Toledo.
4 p Kelly and Ben schupp q
s-,sroraaper Clusters office, are AZ Ga''
~ taking inventory q the Santa reg
.,are house al that place
cond,elor n N Carter and Ens'n.
nce two Of the oldest and best
eer ~ Nh winslow division, we're
=, n, the other DAY for alleged lrres.
ularities in tagging
! y
"a p.rney. general agent for the
Denver & Rio Grande failreap. -
bring liz wife ana ~ SAN 49,
bext month Then inteni IL mas
the latter city their permanent nome
John snyder. formerly 4 ~.
conductor here. nov yardmaster Tor
ny Mexican Central in the CITY q
Mexico, has returned 70 the ci,y iro'n
his ranch in colfss county, where
bis family viii spend the summer We
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-05-27
Fired Unioh Clerks.

About two dozen OF the striking
boilermakers and machinists in Ala.
mogordo came in On the passenger
train this mornsag, says the Fl Paso
Herald.
They gave no reason for coming
here. From what a be learned, u
seems that the organizer Of the tinted
Brotherhood of Railway Employees VS.
tied Alamogordo yesterday and az
tempted to get up a strike on the part
of the railway clerks in that city,
many of whom belong to the order,
IN sympathy with the striking boiler
makers. The company had taken the
matter in hand, however, and using
Inc slack business on the road as an
excuse, dispensed With the services
Of a majority Of the clerks and oniy
two men belonging to the uniteu
brotherhood Of Railway Employs r.
manned. These men, when they
found that a strike was 70 Be declaf,
cd. both resigned their positions II
is said. rather than participate N q
strike
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-05-27
Noted Indian Fighter
and War Veteran

Gen. W. r. Melbourne. Famous Indian Fighter and Mexican War
Campaigner, Tells Of His Wonderful Cure Of Indigestion
and Dyspepsia by Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-05-27

LH+ aEA
ger and freight depot burned Febru-
airy Sth Of this year.
Edward Entwistle, who vas the en-
'gineer Of the first passenger
train in England, Is a resident Of Des
Moines, Iowa. The old mechanic.
hale and hearty, Is just entering his
ninetieth year, and he looks back over
a long vista Of progress and inven-
tion, and tells with wonderful enthu.
siasm how George Stephenson, whom
he knew, established his great inven-
tion as d practical possibility.
A decrease in railroad earnings dur
ing the past two months almost as
.Sn& - l.s... ~ .No.tn 81. - 1UnD
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-05-27

B. F. James has been elected as
sistant treasurer and assistant sec
rotary OF the Colorado 4 Southern
railway. A circular issued by Presi.
dent TrumbulI names Mr.. James as
successor to II. Van Mater in these
positions. The appointment Is eff
fective May 80.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-05-27

]. L. Farwell, chief engineer OF the
Santa Fe Central railway, has gone
to FL Paso 10 hold a consultation with
Senator ". H. Andrews. president Of
the Santa Fe Central, and w. S. Hope
well. general manager of the New
Mexico Fuel & Iron company.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-05-27

The first tramway was built at
Newcastle, England, 300 years ago,
the first railroad less than 100 years
ago. The United States has more
miles of railway than all other coun,
tries of the world combined.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-05-27

A bulletin has just been issued BY
Superintendent Gibson, commencing
the service rendered at Gallup recent
" BY Engineers Klumpf and Maloney.
They have each been given ten merit
marks for getting No. 4 OUT Of Gallup
without delay having received but q
fifteen minute call.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-05-27

Snyder will leave for Mexico City
in a day or two.
M s
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-08-04
THE SECRET CLOSET.


R S a detective in England. | was
/S\ connected with the following
very remarkable case:
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-08-04

1t Is said. could not exercise authority
until after the formal hunt, when his
advisers would be selected. The hunt
bore little resemblance TO that Of forty
years ago.
Extinction Of the Bison.
Time was, within the OF
many living men. who are not so very
Old either. when the American bison,
or as he will perhaps always be called
here. the buffalo, existed in the West
ern country in numbers incalculabIe.
Between the eastern range OF the
Rocky Mountains and the Mississippi
River they roved in herds so large as
to seem impossible to one who neve
saw them There is a weIl-authenti-
Gated story that the garrison at Fort
kearney actually fired their cannon at
an immense herd one to prevent them
taking the fort In a rush. Many officers
and cavalrymen who were stationed
On the frontier years ago tell Of travel
ing for months at a time and never
being out of sight of their countless
numbers. The bison was particularly
numerous in Kansas at one time.
owing to the fact that the buffalo
grass was there most plentiful. At
times the plains were a solid, moving
of monsters; as far as the eve
,ould see they were visible in enor-
numbers. Trains were often de-
aged while a herd crossed the tracks
# the Union Pacific Railroad.
At one time they roamed all over the
'ountry. Naturally migratory. the In
Knew their wandering habits,
nd followed them. They were In those
lays Of the greatest value to the In
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-08-04

Eagle was chosen, there were about
COCO in the tribe. Only eight survive
OF those who hunted the buffalo at his
Inauguration. The Council Of Advisers
consist of ten, and since he can no
longer draw the necessary quorum he
has retired. and his son. Horse Chief.
takes his places at head OF the tribe.
Selected In a Buffalo Hunt.
In accordance with the traditional
laws of the tribe. the chief and his
advisers are selected in a buffalo hunt.
At this hunt sixty bucks take part.
forming twelve hunting parties OF five
each. The most successful ten In the
hunt are selected as the council. and
when one OF them dies the next best
hunter among the remaining fifty who
participated in the chase Is put in his
place.
But the Poncas have been dying
fast, owing to the unremitting atten-
ton of their enemies and the forget
fulness OF the Federal Government.
White Eagle. who was one of the lead
ers in the ghost dance In 1890. Is very
old. and this fact together with the
small number OF advisers left him,
made his resignation a matter OF
As a matter OF fact. this ac-
ton was decided upon last year. when
his son was selected. but Horse Chief.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-08-04

The Indians rlads tools from the
hide. horns and bones OF the buffalo.
The hide Of the bulls was tanned and
used for lodge cover Dried in the
sun after the hair was removed. the
hide became almost as hard as hint,
and was used for moccasin soles and
belts. Laid on the ground, the dried
hide kept out the dampness and form
ed a fairly good bed. Raw hide was
cut into strands and braided into
ropes. Green hide was converted into
kettles and also into canoes. Battle
shields. which were impervious TO ar
rows or lances. were made from the
thick hide of the neck OF the buffalo.
No part of the valuable beast went to
waste with the Indian.
Enough has been told to show that
the practical extinction OF the buffalo
was not due TO the Indian. but to the
white man. While the Indian never
killed more than was needed. the white
man slaughtered relentlessly. Then.
too. the white hunter. when he was
a hunter and not merely a tenderfoot
cut on a sporting excursion. would
simply take the fur hide and leave the
carcass to the wolves. He was very
w%asteful, and the sportsman who
spent a day. killing OF perhaps hun
dreds. would not touch the meat, al
though the knowing ones found the
steak superior TO that OF the
beef OF m
The excitement of the old-time buf-
falo hunt was whetted by the danger
which IL entailed. for. while the huge
animal OF the plains was, generally
speaking. a peaceable beast, the habits
Of the bison were such that to become
entangled in a herd was a perilous 20
for both horse and rider. They
easily frightened, and. like sheep.
their leaders blindly. This
TACT also made 1t difficult for the old
bulls who always grazed at the head
II the herd to stop a stampede. when
'nce Ii occurred. The force behind
hem would push them forward. and
instances are known where the
stumbling or pushed over a
lin. would have the whole herd piled
over them in a mangled mass. Ii 4
8 easy TO see the perils OF a hunter
gainst a force like this. which. once
tarted. did not stop until exhaustion Z
vertook those behind. Buffalo hunting .
a science. and was only TO be en- |
aged in safely by those who thor :
ughly understood the methods OF their !
rev. :
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-08-04
THE BORROWING MOTHER.

Last night | dreamed he came to me;
| held him close and wept aud said:
"My little child. where have you beenr
| was afraid that you were dead"
Then l awoks; il almost seemed
A. though my arms could feel him ye'
l had been sobbing in my sleep;
My tears had made the pillows wet.
l cannot think OF him at all
AS the bright angel he must be.
But only us my little child
Who may be needing me.
Do not make him grow too wise.
Angels-ye who know:
l am duh and slow to learn,
Toiling here below.
Do not hll his heart too full
With your heavenly joy,
the mothers place be lost
With her little boy.
Lasr night the air was mild;
The rose clear. though late,
somehow then il did not seem
So very hard to wait.
There seemed so much TO learn,
So much for me 10 do,
my lessons here were done
And l was ready. too.
Those may dare to doubt who have
Their loved n here below;
For me, do not 10Y believe.
do not hope-I know.
.Harper's Bazaar.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-08-04
LAST BUFFALO HUNT.
PONcA INDIANS CHOOSE CHIEF
AND COUNCIL
Tribe that Was Once Part Of the Sioux
Nation Selects Rulers In Traditional
Manner-Recalls Practical Extinction
of American Bison.

There is a touch Of pathos in the
story from Oklahoma which recalls
the practical extinction OF the Amer
lean bison. 1t appears that the new
chief OF the Ponca Indians. who live
in Oklahoma Territory. was to choose
his advisory council. In the old days
when a new chief selected his oun
ell, they were taken from the band
that vas most successful in q buffalo
hunt. 1t was arranged to initiate this
ancient custom, but the contrast was
almost painful for the old-time hunt
ers who can remember when millions
of the shaggy beasts roamed the plains
in freedom. Three bufaloes from a
small herd In captivity were obtained
for the purpose. A sixty-acre tract was
inclosed with a substantial stockade,
at different places were ten small cor
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-08-04

free to interfere whenever possible
which brought on a kind Of polo scrim-
mage, with the buffaloes for the ball.
The Poncas sent invitations to the
Osages, Pawnees, Kaws, Tonkawas,
Otoes. Missouris. Cheyennes, Arapa-
hoes and other tribes In Oklahoma TO
be present. Hundreds Of Indians ac-
cepted, more especially to see the bug
faloes, which are now so rare as to
be actual curiosities- A real buffalo
hunt in the brave days Of old was
very exciting and often attended with
much danger. What a changed The
modern travesty was nothing more
than driving a few tame cattle to
corral.
There are a little more than a hand
full Of the Poncas left: IL the white
man ever found a good Indian. which
some claim to be an impossibility, the
Ponca was a near approach to that
ideal. The tribe was part Of the Sioux
nation, and the original home was near
a branch of the Red River and Lake
Winnipeg. The Poncas have always
enjoyed a reputation for being very
~peaceable. They were driven from
their Red River home by their old
enemy. the Chippewas. who forced
them beyond the Missouri River. Fol-
lowing them up closely. the Chippewas
drove them away once more. when
they Joined the Omahas. which aili-
ance has had the effect Of preventing
their humiliation.
Although a part OF the Sioux nation,
the other tribes kept up a relentless
war upon the Poncas. as did the Paw
ness. Osages and the Kansas Indians.
What these wars left. smallpox and
the white mans vices nearly finished,
and from a total Of ABOUT 600 there
are only about 600 now. The remnant
was placed oE a reservation, near the
mouth of the Niobrara River. in Ne
braska, and here their ill-luck follow
ed them. This time it was not their
Indian enemy. brit the Federal Gov.
eminent which foiled them. Uncle
Sam neglected the terms of the treaty
made with them. and once more they
subsistence. They nearly starved TO
death, and, as II destiny had something
worse in store for them, they were
removed to Indian Territory,
the unwholesome water killed
,f their animals and depopulated
heir ranks.
Bsru years ago. whss Chief White
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-08-04
SOME QUEER sUPeRsTITIONs.
Bad Luck Sure TO Follow IL You Are
Broke on Thursday.

However smart a man may be.
however deep a brain. there Is yet n
tract Of superstition In his makeup"
said a thoughtful man to a writer on
the New Orleans Times-Democrat.
land often II exists and controls him In
various ways without his knowing
anything about it, IL you should tell
him that he was superstitious be would
resent Ii and in no uncertain way. But
all men are superstitious In some way
Just the same. There are little things
about which men are a bit cranky and
they develop into w~ell-rounded super
stitions. There Is Opie Read. who mas
a queer little notion that IL he gets up
Thursday morning without money in
his pocket II is bad luck and be be-
lieves in 1t so firmly that he will not
venture out OF the house and will not
turn his hand to a piece OF work II IL
happens TO him.
HE is generally very careful to see
that he has something left over
Wednesday night, a nest Egg. as the
saying goes. for Thursday morning.
But sometimes he-forgets and suddenly
discovers that he is dead broke. That
settles II. Not a step will he take from
the house on that morning. Now. how
Is that for superstition? Yet. call him
superintendent. you had better do
1t at long range. I know another man
In Chicago who has a queer little no
ton that II is bad luck to forget any
thing when you are leaving home in
the morning. One morning we had
to the car together. He sud
denly turned on me with the state
nent: I'll not go to the city to-day
When I asked him why he said he
had forgotten something. It's bad
Iuck.' he said. and he was uncere-
moniously making tracks for'the house
he said 1t. / suppose we all have
little notions and beliefs. but we
ire not conscious Of them and so we
ire apt to believe. quite honestly. 200.
hat we are not the least bit supersti-
But We are. just the same"
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-08-04

rails, n for each band of warriors
that participated in an endeavor 10 be
Upon this occasion the band that sue
ceeded first in driving the buffalo in
the corral assigned to II was declared
the winners. The other bands were
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-08-04
Her Resentment.

Tess-Jack Hanson isn't fat. is hel
Jes-Not at all. He's quite grace
full and muscular. Why7
Tess-I happened to mention him
to Miss Pechis and she said. "Oh. isn't
he .disgustingly stout?"
Jes-Ah, yes. She rejected him
some weeks ago and she's mad be-
cause he didn't pine away.-Philadel-
phia Press.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-08-04
h TheJ Need.

Some men have very ugly views.
And like to ventilate them.
When. really, IL they had their dues,
They ought to funiigate them.
Philadelphia Press.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-08-04

dams. They supplied nearly all OF
their food, and millions were slaugh-
tered each year for the s%ustenance Of
the red man. Not only did the buffalo
food. but furnished them with
robes and hides for clothing and
dwellings.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-08-04

All women secretly dsspiss old bach
sIorh
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-07-26
oveRpREssiNe In BUSINESS.

The girl who overdresses when she
goes to business has IDEAS OF Impress
Ing her friends with the Importance Of
her position.
with this end in view she puts bow
OF ribbon In her elaborate couture,
dons a silk blouse and n trailing skirt
and proceeds on her mission thorough
ly satisfied with herself
An elaborate white gown, a Gains
borough hat dripping with feathers and
all the fascinating little waves Of hair
In the world make small impression
upon the average man Of business.
lie finds fault with her just the same,
and generally he discharges her I'm the
end when she begins to learn that there
Is a difference between being well
dressed and overdressed. Neat, well
fitting clothes are for ofiice wear and
are duly appreciated. But fine feath-
ers" ere unnecessary and irritating In
a business house.
The girls who succeed in business
have the good sense 20 wear dark
clothes and neat hats and boots.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-07-26

tion, In the accepted sense Of the word
was made by the Hoaro brothers OF the
Salt Lake team, who kept the balls down
and played with straight bat. The ma
1ority Of the batsmen went In for happy
go-lucky "sloggng," which brought In the
runs but was not cricket Top score was
made by Il, h. Hayward, who was EVENT.
ually caught when IL seemed as though
he We're set Andy Mcpherson was the
particular bright and shining star for the
Ogdens. He slammed out % when j. W.
Young succeeded In getting through his
defense and bowled him.
w. Haddenham, who narrowly missed
coming to Salt Lake with the Pioneers,
was the wonder Of the day. This old vet
eran pegged away with a slow ball Of
good length and nailed w. Hoare after
he had compiled two runs, Hoare got
even when Ogden took the bat, however,
and with slow break ball took eight
wCl<ets for ~ runs, or less than three
runs per wicket--a performance that
would have been phenomenal IN first class
cricket
George Wilson for Ogden also captured
TWO wickets for no runs, which also Is
going some.
The Salt Lake eleven entertained the
visitors and provided u good spread for
luncheon which was served up In a mar
quee,. which had been pitched on the turf
for tho occasion.
The match game was watched during
the four hours the bail was I'm play by n
large and deeply mystihed audience,
among them being a number of veteran
Englishmen who volunteered information
To the uninltiatcd,
The story of the game follows, CO.
standing for caught and "b' for bowed;
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-07-26
WENT TO PRovo'S PRIDE,
samuelson Took one-Mile Match Race
From George COllett.

The races nt the saucer last night were
decidedly interesting, especially the One
mile match between billy" Samuoson
and George Collett which resulted IN a
signal victory for the lad from Provo
Samuolsou took the two FIRST heats so
that there was no need OF running third
to determine the winner. The nrst heat
was rather slow ON account of the pace
maker falling 10 get "a good start. For a
grpat-purt Of the distance Colett was
somewhat IN the lead, but the Utah boy
kept a sharp eye ON mis- movements ana
after permitting him to lead the way TN
almost the danger line had been reached.
SamuclsOn made one Of his famous sprints
aud lgft his competitor 30 yards In the
rear The time was 2,Oi For speed the
second heat was much better. this being
hade IN 20l 3-5. As I'm the first the Provo
boy uOtted along behind tin the last lap.
when he spurted TO the front and finished
an easy winner
The professional 6ve-milo was the race
OF the evening, This also was taken by
Samuelson who finished FIRST out OF a
bunch Of nftccn, or The number several
dropped by The waysido Collttt, Downing
and HOFFMAN being retired at three and
throe-quarter miles. The others contin.
ued on FIRST one taking the lead and then
another, Samuels0n tho while following
pace, 80 10 speak and keeping lust close
enough To the front To do tho trick palm-
err got second money. Holllstor third,
Stevens fourth and Achom nth Time
1885 is. Laps. Burris, 4 Samuelson, /,
Achorn, b stevens, 4; Williams, L. Hol-
lister 3; Hopper 3.
The first preliminary In the amateurs