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Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-04-09
Troopers Due
Tomorrow

Two troops Of the Fifth United
states cavalry, en- route from Fort
Logan. Colorado, TO Fort Apache, Ari-
zona, went into camp at Watrous at
a o'clock this afternoon and will reach
Las Vegas early tomorrow afternoon
They will go into camp here and re-
main until Tuesday morning. when
they will continue on their way west
ward.
The commanding officer Of the reg
iment is Major Johnson, who passed
through Las Vegas several weeks ago
on his way to Fort Wingate.
The two troops making the over
land trip are Troop e, Captain Gold
man and Troop G, Captain Dallam.
In addition to the officers and men,
about one hundred and thirty in mum
ber, there are accompanying the cav
alrymen supply train Of seven wag
ons, one hospital ambulance and ten
pack mules. According to their timer
airy, the calvacade would have arrived
here today and rested until Monday
morning, but heavy SHOWS encounter
ed in Colorado delayed the march two
days.
In order to make. up this time, the
march has been continued uninter
rupted for the past fourteen days. An
haverage OF twenty-five to thirty miles
day is covered. The regimental
quartermaster. Capt.. Mcclure. rider
on ahead Of the troops each day
chooses the site for camp and ar
ranges for the supplies for the troop
ers and animals.
One Of the officers Of the regiment
when asked BY an Optic representative
in regard to the story Of q clash be
tween the National Guard and som,
Vi his IHtlI dI Iluludut lSpiiSu LILO
the story was doubtless without foun
dation. As the city is under MARTA
law and all dispatches are censore'
by the officers of the guard, It wa
evident thar they permitted the stor.
to be sent out as reflection on th
conduct Of the regulars. He said tina
a few Of their men were permitted I,
| go into Trinidad. when the troops wer
encamped near there, and that SO ia
ais their officers could learn they ha
been guilty Of no misconduct. He sal
that throughout their entire trip tn
best Of discipline had been obser,
ed by the men and they had stoo
the march we'll. He said they wer
on peaceful mission which inyol'
ed, none the less, arduous labor, an
that il they got into trouble II woul
not be Of their own seeking.
j Doubtless the Cavalry boys and tn
citizens Of Las Vegas will arrang
n 10 enliyen the visit Of the trooper
4 and officers in Las Vegas by appr'
i pirate courtesies on Monday evening
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-04-09
YOUNG ROBBERS
CAPTURED
Four Tough Connecticut Boys
Steal $4,000 From
Hermit
FULL CONFESSION
Youngest Lad Peachesand Shows
Partofthe Loot. Eight Thous-
and Recovered

WATERBURY, Conn, April ~
Four boys suspected OF connection
with the robbery at Lanesville, Conn.
when $4,000 was stolen from the
home Of Henry Davis, recluse, were
arrested at their homes here today
About $4,000 was found in their po
session. All the boys are under q
years Of age. John Turner, - years
old, arrested at New Milford. charged
with completely, is said to have made
a full confession, taking the officers
to Brookfield junction, where they
found $1,000 hidden under q stone
wall.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-04-09
Burns Now
The Winner

DES MONIES. Ia, April 2. The dc.
cision OF the district court al Count
Gil Bluffs IN the case of James Doyle
against James Burns. president Of the
Portland Mining company Of Colo
RADIO, was reversed BY the Iowa 81.
preme court The decree Of the low.
er court COVE Doyle s449.922. together
with interest and costs. Tho case has
become famous By suit iiled IN which
Doyle claimed nearly q million dol
lars in payment for interests In yari
ous mining claims which form part
Of the Portland company. The suit
was first brought IN 1898. and ha'
since developed many sensational fea
tures.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-04-09
WOOL AND
THE TARIFF
Tariff Ripping Likely u Be
4 Principal Issue in Fall
Campaign
DECLINE OF MERINO
Supply Now Limited and COnfin-
ed % Poor Grades. Little
Being Imported

PHILADELPHIA. Pa, April 81
The question of unsound ncney is !
not likely to be disturbing feature Of
the coming campaign, but that OF tar
iff ripping may be. The Reform club
and the Free Trade league are already
|out with circulars soliciting subscrip-
|tions to promote campaign Of freer
trade. or reciprocity in natural prod
ucts such as farmers produce, Ike
wool and wheat, and IN view Of the
fact that prominent republican gov
| Iernor (Cummins of Iowa) publicly an
Inounced his intention 10 seek election
as delegate to the coming national
Republican convention In Chicago, to
insert plank fayoring tariff reduc-
| tion, It would seem that tariff ripping,
as III the last ave elections, ~ likely
to be the issue again this year.
Merino wool In the United States
fine medium and fine territory after
being remarkably steady, ID now 20
per pound below the prices Of thirty
days ago and 10 per pour1ti below those
OF May lst OF last year. while mefino
woods abroad, In the face Of 9 short
age Of 10000 bales, are &c per pound
cheaper than at this time last year.
The decline Of domestic merlnos
within the past month probably 10
ceivei It's greatest impulse from tne
Influence OF the presidential election
|ycar theory, although the unsatis..,c-
tory condition 81 the WOODEN e. ~
market and the weakness Of mesino
woods at the London auctions we're
not without their depressing infu-
ences.
The supply ut present is almost ex-
|clusively merlno, and the bulk Of il
Is fine medium and fine territorial
wool Of poor character, which sells
above or below 50c clean according
To It's fneness. and sound or tender
and mushy staple. and is but little
above its value In London. This is
because merino wools are not being
Imported, as there Ii already more
on hand than is Immediately wanted.
or can be used before the market
will be freely supplied with the new
clip, and the prIce-lifting effect Of the
tariff Is now affecting this. class Of
wool TO the full extent, as Il is on
crossbreeda for the above reasons.
Imported greasy mnrino with the
duty added costs over zoe per pound
. clean, and It Is out Of reach OF gem
eral use for woolen goods on their
, present low price basis. Manufacture.
ers are therefore III d measure forced
! to use the less sound. shorter and
weaker staple domestic fine and fine
!, medium merlno wool. IN place of the
: better grown. handsomer American
! wools which are SO popular.
The supplies OF low medium woDls,
lowing TO The requirements OF fashion,
were early reduced. ana prices ad.
I lyanced 50 far above the duty paid
cost OF foreign crossbred that manu-
/ facturers promptly turned to the lat.
ltor % carry them over until their
wants can Be supplied from The ap-
proaching domestic clip. which win
!. meet with prompt sale, provided Ii
does not sell above is parity with
/ foreign.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-04-09
Army Landing.
SENATOR GREEN'S HEARING
FOR POSTAL FRAUDS

NEW YORK, April 9.--The case Of
State Senator George L. Green was
up for hearing today before Judge
Edward Thomas Of the United States
circuit court Senator Green Is charg-
ed with being implicated IN the post.
office contract frauds The case has
been postponed number Of times, but
1t is probable that the trial win pro.
ceed before Judge Thomas next week.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-04-09
ATTEMPT ON THE LIFE
OF W.. C. GREENE

NEW YORK, April 9.---An attempt
was made today to shoot w. C. Green
Of the Greene Consolidated Copper
company. Greene's assailant gave the
name Of J. G. Goodman. He said he
was a machinist and that he had been
robbed.
Goodman has been In the city since
last September, having given his ad-
dress as Nogales, Ariz. He has been
understood to be representing a mining
company at Sonora, Mexico. II is al
legged there had been some differenc.
es between Goodman and Greene.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-04-09
Mississippi
Still Rising

MEMPHIS. April s.-The Missis
sippi today showed a stage Of 5.s feel
above the danger line. From Bar
field to Memphis It is stilf rising and
the crest of the flood should reach
this city by tonight. The small pro
lection levee in front Of Luxira, Ark.
gave way today and the low part of thu
town was flooded. The May levee
however, remains intact. The loca
situation is not alarming, although
quite a large portion Of the poorer
classes ON Bayou Gayoso have beer
compelled to move.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-04-09

When Goodman was arraigned in
the police count cleene testified that
goodman law IN wait outside his house
today and thai Goodman came up 10
him and said
you are the man am laying for
Now I'm going to kill YOU
Greene said be rubbed against lin
and felt revolver IN the mans pock
ct. Goodman followed him to his Of
flee, Greene added, and was there ar
rested. According TO the police twt
revolyers we're found IN Goodman's
pockets.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-04-09
Wood After
The Rebels

MANILA. April o. Major General
Leonard Wood with 1900 mon is about
to begin campaign TO compel the al.
legiance Of the sultan OK Laraca and
to force him to turn over 70 Ameri.
can authorities the persons of twen.
ty murderers and number Of stolen
rifles. Laraca Ii an island of Min
danao.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-04-09
EASTERN COLLEGES MEET
ON DIAMOND TODAY,

NEW YORK, April 9.--The princi-
pal base ball games 70 be played by
eastern colleges today are those Of
Cornell and Virginia at Charlottes-
vile, Brown and Manhattan at Prov
idence, Harvard and Vermont at Cam
bridge. Tufts and Princeton at Prince
ton, Trinity and Fordham at Fordham,
and Pennsylvania and Georgetown at
washington. At the polo grounds in
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-04-09
SCURRILOUS TAUNTS
LEAD TO MURDER

sMITHToN, Pa, April 9.--Dayid
Kelly, aged 90. is in Jail.
charged with killing Shepherd
Moore, aged 49,. Kelly was
was employed as a porter. He was
taunted by a crowd OF village boys,
who called him white Niger" on &C.
count df his occupation. Kelly shot
into a crowd. killing Moore. A crowd
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-04-09

WASHINGTON, D. G, April 9.-In
the house today Cochran Of New
York spoke on his resolution directing
an inquiry by the judiciary committee
as to whether there was authority IN
the Law for the recent executive order
relating to pensions for age disabil.
ity.
chinsss ousloN.
IN the cabinet M ~ md IN con-
ferences directly between the exec
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-04-09

In Pennsylvania many girls I've On
the money earned by picking coal from
the waste thrown from the breaker
These girls are peculiar characters
ami bubble over with quaint sayings
and natural hnmor. A dirt bank girl
Nancy Davis, is one OF the charac
ters in the drama, Slaves Of Tho
Mine.' which Ii 70 come to the opera
house next Wednesday, April 18th.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-04-09

OF excited people collected about tho
jail and made an effort to force the
doors, but without success. Kelly has
been removed to t;reenburg for bet.
ter protection.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-04-09
WEALTHY PHILADELPHIA
BANKER CLOSES HIS ACCOUNT

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, April 9,--E,
w. Clark. head Of the banking house
Of Il. w. Clark & Co.. one OF the old.
est financiers of this city, died today
at his home in Germantown, aged N.
He was identified with many traction
company enterprises.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-04-09

was attended BY foreign naval Off.
GERS ia port. IN ! speech he said the
efficiency OF the Japanese fleet had
not been diminished - a result Of
operations, and that not even tor
pedo boat had been lost.
Army Landing.
PARIS. April s.--The second Japan
ese army, according to st. Peters
burg dispatch, Is now landing in Ko,
rea. Extensive army maneuyers, the
correspondent adds, are being organ.
lied for Finland where large force Of
reserves is cautioned.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-04-09

Ben Hendricks. the Northland sing.
er. and his clever company will draw
q big house In Erik" next Tuesday
evening.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-04-09
this city Yale plays practice game
with the New York National league
team.
DEATH or Ex.oUEEN
ISABELLA OF SPAIN.

PARIS, April s.-Ex.Queen Isabella
Of Spain, grand mother Of King Al
fonso, died here at 9:45 o'clock this
morning Of influenza, with complica,
tions. The infants, Isabella, Eulalie
and Marie, daughters Of the late queen
were at her bedside when she died,
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-04-09
BISHOP JOHN MouAlp
DIES IN BOSTON.

BOSTON, Mass. April a.--John Nc
Quaid. one Of the Oldest and hest
known Jesults in America, is dead
here. aged 76 years,
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-04-09
New Consul to Mexico.

WASHINGTON, April 9.--Among
the nominations sent to the senate BY
the president today was James R.
Parsons, jr., of New York, TO be con.
sui general at Mexico City, Mex.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-04-09
STATE DISCUSSING THE
INDIAN APPROPRIATIONS

WASHINGTON, April 9.-The sen
ate today passed number Of bills
ofminor Importance and took up q con
ference 10 report the Indian appro
priation bill.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-04-09
yapan,a EIsst Unlmpalred.

NAGAsKI, April 9.--M. Hirose, a
brother Of Takeo Hlrose. the naval Of
fIcer who heroically lost his life in
an engagement at Port Arthur March
"a, held a reception on the battleship
Yashmia At Chempulo. April .. which
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-04-09
Japs in China.

PEKIN, April 9.Since March 18th
at least nine Japanese dressed as Chi
|nese, with full stan OF Chinese sery'
ants, have passed north Of Kupeinko
Jehoe and PIngtsuan towards Chac
Yang. General Mas headquarters
There are about $4,000 foreign troops
at Chao Yang.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-04-09
Cause Of Russian Retreat.

TOXIC. April Sit is suggested
here that the scarcity OF provisions
and forage was probably the chief
reason for The Russian retreat across
the Yaln. The Russians apparently
stripped the country of everything ed
ibIe. There are reasons for thinking
that the Russian losses al Cheng Ju
March 2sth we're heavier than re.
ported.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-04-09
Enemy at Port Arthur.

PARIS, $50 D. ma dispatch TO
Temps from st. Petersburg, says
some OF the enemy's ships appeared
before Port Arthur last night but re-
tired when discovered BY the electric
search lights.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-04-09
Highland Cavalry.

ST. PETERSBURG. April 9.-The
war office has ordered the formation
of Caucasian cavalry brigade for act
I've service. II will be formed Of vol
.unteers from the Caucasian highland
.ers, who are exempt from military
service.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1904-01-06
Charcoal as a Cold Saver.

Charcoal was first used for the re.
covery of gold from cyanide solutions
by Mr.. Aitken. of Reefton School of
Mines, New Zealand. Mr.. Aitken
succeeded In saving only about sew
enty per cent Of his gold and aban.
doned the process. In the following
year. July. 1894, ". ID. Johnston,
of San Francisco, claimed II as an
original discovery, and secured letters
patent In the United States. Mr..
Johnston also failed In making his
method a practical success. Messrs.
Duncan Brothers. of Tarnsgulla and
Victoria, wsrs the first to
employ the process and obtain actual
working results. Their success was
so encouraging as to lead others to
use 1t. At the present time il Is the
method almost universally adopted
throughout the Victorian gold fields.
Athens and Johnston's failures
appear to have been due to INSULT
cient charcoal aud improper prepara-
tion aud handling. - Mining World.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1904-01-06
MAYOR MCCOLLOCH
BACK FROM PORTLAND

Mayor McColloch returned this
forenoon from Portland, where he
went week ago to spend the holi
days with hs family.
He brings back cheerful informa.
tion regarding business conditions in
the Webfoot metropolis; says that
the Christmas trade WAS greater than
was ever known before. aud that
verybody seemed to have more or
less money that they were willing to
let go of. lie says, further, that the
financial situation, rs viewed from
the standpoint of loans. IL greatly i'm
proved over what ID was six weeks or
two months since; that the market
has entirely recovered from the
stringency existing at that time and
that the effects of that incipient
furry have entirely passed away.
Regarding the kindergarten scrap
now on over the sewer question, the
mayor had heard nothing about IL at
one o'clock today aud was not pre-.
pared to discuss II, further than to
intimate that he will push the good
Thing along.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1904-01-06
Annual Stockholders Meetinq.

To Whom 1t May Concern: No
tice is hereby given that the regular
annual stockholders meeting of the
Golconda Consolidated Gold Mines
company will be held at the office of
the company in the Pendleton Saw
ings Bank building, in Pendleton,
Oregon. at 10 o'clock a. m. on Tues
day, January -, 1904; at such
annual meeting an election. will be
held for the election of Directors of
the said corporation, aud all other
and general business pertaining to
the affairs of the company will be
that may come before such
c. b. WADE, President.
j. II. RALEY, Secretary
Dated Dec. o, 1908.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1904-01-06
MAGNOLIA DEAL
T0BE PERFECTED

a. Burch aud Fred Burbridge, of
Spokane, constituting the firm Of
Burch n Burbridge, operating the
Independence and other mining prop.
critics In the district, arrived this
morning aud left ut once for Granite.
II IL understood that the object of
their visit Is to perfect the matter of
taking over the Magnolia. which was
recently bonded by George j. Bar
rett for them. They will probably
start operations at the Magnolia In
I he near future.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1904-01-06

essary, as The Miner has gone into de.
scriptive details on former occasi Gus.
The situation in the DeNeffe 4
Muzzy billiard contest remains prsc.
tically unchanged. Three games
were played last night. in which nei
ther of the McEwens, who are in the
lead, figured.
The games were as follows: Bell.
man and Derry, Bellman won; De.
Nefe and Derry, Derry won; a. L.
McEwen and Derry, McEwen won.
This leaves a. II. McEwen and X.
O. McEwen with their saTe records
of yesterday, and the chances OF vic
votory largely in their favor.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1904-01-06
new BOOK.KEfPfR AT
THE SNOW CREEK.

Edward X. Carter, formerly book.
keeper for the Sumpter Light aud
Water company, left on the train to
Whitney this morning to take u
place ut the Snow Creek mine as
book keeper aud assayer.
Fred ID. Smith, general manager Of
the Snow Creek, who was in to at.
tend the Masonic meeting. also re-
turned this morning. Nj. Smith re.
ports the satisfactory operation Of
the new mill, which recently went
into commission.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1904-01-06
SILVER DOLLAR SELLS
FOR TWO THOUSAND.

a United States dollar, now in Its
ninety ninth year, has been sent
from Denver to Portland. Oregon.
after having lain in a Denver collec-
tion Of coins for more than eighteen
years. Though the dollar Is about
the size of those coined during the
present year, and contains about
the same number of grains of silver,
1t brought in the neigh borhood of
about s5. 335 per grain of pure sill.
yer In its combination, and all this
because IL has been In the one form
for nearly 100 years.
The dollar Ia one of the coinage of
1874, of which there are only seven
now known to be in existence. Il
WAS bought by the late j. V. Dexter,
at the Chapman sale of coins In 1885.
At that time the coin had been but
lately secured from a collection in
Berlin, being the only one of the
dollars that is known to have been In
a foreign collection. Mr.. Dexter
paid $1,000 for the dollar, having
10 bid against several other collect.
'rs, the price being at that time the
largest that had ever been paid for
me of the coinage named. Since
hen one of the other coins has been |
old for 81, 200, u record that held |
'ood until Thursday, when II. q.
'rown. of Portland, Oregon, paid
y, 600 for the coin to X. q. Parvin,
'ho succeeded to the ownership of
he Dexter collection. Mr. Parvin
Id not willingly part with the coin
t that price, for he has held IL as
he key piece of his numismatic col.
nction.
The scarcity of dollars of the 1904
intage IL explained by an accident
sea. The largest part of the sill
or dollars of that year were struck
II to pay United States soldiers and
'ilors doing duty in Tripoli, North
frica, aud were SHIPPED to that
lace. The vessel that carried them
way from this country WAS never
card from again, so the entire cargo .
supposed to rest somewhere upon
he floor of the Atlantic ocean. Just
wen copies of the dollar of that
ear nre In existence, two lying in
ie mint at Philadelphia aud the
hers being in private collections.
1858 some copies of the coin uf
sOi were struck off, being known
"restrikes," but all but two of
lem were called In, the records
low, and destroyed. One copy Of
e "restrike" Is in the mint ut
Philadelphia, aud the other Is owned
England. No counterfeit of the
'Oi dollar was ever known. Den.
r. Republican.