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Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-05-12
Court Comment.

M, b Goldenberg 4 Co. of Tucum-
carl, have filed suit IN attachment
against Il. A. Moore to recover value
Of goods. si55.
Rosa B. Fisher sues for Judgment
against Simon A. Clements, Jr., in the
amount Of $3.50.
The case of the United States VS..
Nj. w Mills occupied the great part
|of the day in the district court. The
charge is selling oleomargarine con.
trary to The U. s. statue governing
the disposition Of amateur butter. The
prosecution finished It's case this
morning, Messrs, Childers and Reid,
both being present in behalf Of the
government Long a. Fort, who have
the defendants case. arc being heard
this afternoon. The government
sought to show by several witnesses
including one young lady brought all
the way from Georgia, that defendant
sold the oleo without complying with
the statutes, statutes with which he
was familiar; and that he sold il for
butter. The defense claims thar Mr..
Mills took out the required license
and that he gave instructions 70 his
foreman before leaving Springer that
the statutes should be observed in the
disposition Of the product Even IL it
be shown that the required notices
were not properly posted. the defense
urges. the fault was not that 81 the
defendant who was absent but II the
foreman who disobeyed instructions.
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Hayward
Goes Free

< ~ 1Ss
DENVER, May 12 Justice Of
Peace Hynes cdur4 to6by w. d. Hay
ward, secretars ~ Western Fed
Grafton of NJ Sasssd with desc.
Grafton of was discharged.
Justice Hynel had 4hs case I'M
der consideration for ssveral days.
Hayward's defense was that the law
does not cover using pictares Of the
flag for advertising purposes but only
when the flag itself is used is there
any infraction of the law. The point
was also made that the Law vas
probably unconstitutional as !; is 3
direct copy of the Illinois law which
has been declared unconstitutional BY
the courts OF that state. Justice
Hynes gave no reason for his decision
today, merely saying when the cast
was brought up: Prisoner is dis
charged" I
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I Territorial
Physicians

The meeting Of the Territorial Med
fical association closed last night in AL
Ibuquerque with d regal banquet served
at the Alvarado, the local medicos be-
ing the hosts. The dinner was sump-
|tuous and the, speeches that follow I'd
showed that there could be as much
fun and fellowship in a meeting Of
grave and dignified physicians as in
d meeting OF judges Or college pro
fessors or any other body 81 men much
given to levity.
The following subjects. terrifying
and uncanny In the extreme to the
lay brethren. were discussed at the
session yesterday afternoon:
a. ta) Fracture OF Both Patelae.'
tb) Some Clinical Experiences
Wuh Strepolytic Serum
Edwin b. Shaw, NJ. D.. Las Vegas
H. Total Avulsion of the ScaIp--with
Report Of q Case" (By Invitation).
Ernest J. Mellish. NJ. p, FL Paso
Texas.
l3. .Migraine Us Symptomatnlog,
and Treatment
g. w Harrison, M. p. Albuquerque
4, Melano-Sarcoma Of Scrotilm, On
ieration. Recovery.
Buford D. Black, NJ D., Las Vegas.
.. Special address tby Invitation
committee Of arrangements).
"'rhe Mechanics Of Fractures" J. T
Kaster NJ D.. chief surgeon A. 7. 4
8. + Hospital association, Topeka
Kans.
j6. "The Arid Regions of the Unite
States Their Therapeutic Indication
in Pulmonary tuberculosis
| j. Frank Mcconnell. M. ID, Las Cru
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-05-12
ENGLAND INVOLVED
IN COLORADO TROUBLE
British Ambassador Investigates Death OF Col
Inns Who Was Killed BY Strikers

WASHINGTON, May i2.-The
British government has become In
volved IN the labor troubles in Colo
RADIO. L II alleged that Launcelol
Collins. Britisher and non.union
miner was killed al Telluride BY the
strikers and the case was reported to
the British embassy here. Sir Morti
mer Dnrand, finding that one allega
tion was that the man was killed
for lack Of proper protection by the
authorities called the attention
of the state department to the matter
rhe department In turn forwarded ths
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LITTLE BAND Of DEVOTED JAPS AT ANU
KEEP C0SSACKS At BAY FOR Twelve HOURS
up three times that numbs Of troops.
Denies Report.

6eUtSS UepVFNs
ST. PETERSBURG, May l2.-Gen
eral Pflug, telegraphing from Mukder
under today's date. describes the re-
ports that New Chwang has been ev
acuated and that the troops guarding
the railroad are to be withdrawn and
be replaced by Chinese is being de
void Of foundation.
Docks Blown Up.
ST. PETERSBURG, May l2.--4:l5
p. m.-viceroy Alexieff teiegraphed to
the Gear announcing that The Russians
have blown up the docks and piers at
Dalny Lao Tung peninsula presumed.
.ly TO prevent the Japanese landing.
Plan That Failed.
Port Dalny, on Talien Wan bay, on
the east coast Of the Lao Tung penin
sula, was intended by the Russians to
be the chief commercial emporium OF
its eastern domains. Talien Wan bay
is one Of the finest deep water har.
bors on the Pacific. 1t is free from ice
IN winter time and ships drawing
thirty feet can enter at low water,
Five large piers had been construct,
ed, each supplied with numerous rail.
road tracks and immense warehouses
and elevators, gas, electric lights and
water. Docks for foreign vessels
steam and sail, extended between the
piers and along the shore for two
miles. There were two first drydocks,
one intended for ordinary ocean steam
ers and another designed for the ac
commodation Of the largest vessels 81
war and commerce. Over s5,o00,00e
have been expended and planned Il
expend total Of $20,O0O,000.
Railroad Not Restored.
TOXIC, May 12.-S D. b, ofiicial
inquiry shows that yiceroy AlexieT /
report that railroad communication
with Port ArthSS has bean restorcc
since Monday ii9 untrue.
Fight on Near New chWang.
SHAN Hal KWA, N. e., May 12.--
5 p. M Firing is reported to havs
been heard today south Of New
Chwang.
Battle REPORTED at Port Arthur.
ST. PETERSBURG, May 12.--6: Al
p. m. Rumors are widely curren
here that fighting is in progress d
Port Arthur, but there Is no officia
news confirming reports Russians
still hold New Chwang
Port Dalny Destroyed.
ST. PETERSBURG, May ID, $40 D
N. Later kilograms received indicat,
that the whole Of Port Dalny ha
been destroyed by Russians
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Defenders Lose Only Four Soldiers While
Enemy Leaves Fifty Behind Held
Fire Till Russians Reached The Gates
Nicholas Wants to Fight.

ST, PETERSBURG, May 12.--Em,
peror Nicholas is arranging to so Ia
Kharkoff May 20 to bid farewell toAtile
Tenth Army corps upon its departure
for the far east. The Associated Press
learns from the highest source that
the emperor is exceedingly anxious 10
go to the front, To his intimates he
has spoken much on this subject but
realized that conditions demand his
presence at home. Nevertheless, it is
now not considered impossible he will
follow the example of all the Roman
off dyanasty during the last century
and undergo his baptism Of fire.
Closing Round Port Arthur.
ST. PETERSBURG. May Prom
official advices received here it is evi-
dent the Japanese are proceeding very
cautiously towards the investment Of
Port Arthur While the interruption
of the telegraph and railroad may oc-
cur at any time communication with
the fortress was open last night. Ad.
vices received by the general staff
show that the invaders who landed at
Pitsewo are marching slowly on Kin.
chou, which is an advanced position
defending the Russian Gibraltar, de-
taching only small force to cut the
line at Polandle, thus giving rise to
the reports that they had effected a
landing at Port Adams. The Russians
have occupied Sistheo bay, on the east
side Of the Lao Tung peninsula, oppo
site Kinchou, showing they have nc
intention Of withdrawing further south
Stubborn Resistance.
On the contrary indications point 10
a stubborn resistance. The presence
Of General Fock at Port Arthur re,
yealed in an official dispatch may
signify that the garrison is much
stronger than the Russians desire the
enemy to believe. II his whole diyis.
ion Is with him General Stoessel has
at least thirty thousand men, which
would render the investment extreme.
ly difficult unless the Japanese bring
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-05-12
Orient Gets
Big Subsidy

KANSAS CITY, Mo, May 12.-The
Mexican government has issued an
order for the payment Of the 100000
as a subsidy to the Kansas City,
Mexico and Orient railroad. promised
when the road should have com
pleted the firss 100 kilometers Of the
line in Mexico, which has been &C.
complished according 10 a telegram
fromP President Arthur E. stilwell, who
Is now In the east.
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Russians Blow Up The Docks and Piers at Port
Dalny To Prevent elpFrom Falling Into i
The Hands Of The Enemy Collapse
OF Fair Plans
Clearing the Passage.

ST. PETERSBURG, May 12.-The
explanation Of the explosions heard at
Port Arthur which led to the report
that the Russians were destroying
their war ships in chat harbor is furn-
ished here. 1t is to the effect that
the garrison at Port Arthur is en-.
deavoring to clear the harbor entrance
of the stone laden ships. 1t is said
divers were sent down and succeeded
in blowing away enough cement and
rocks Of the cargoes with, dynamite to
admit the passage Of torpedo boats
|through the channel.
Same Old Way.
ST. PETERSBURG, May l2-
Through the posting BY the general
STAFF Of list containing twenty names
Of officers and men killed on board the
torpedo transport Amur, April 25, a
navy disaster not before reported
comes to light. According to the in
Il 54 4 Ar :. r 4
formation the Amur was laying mines
lin Port Arthur roadstead when she
was struck by one and sank!
cyril's Condition Serious.
ST. PETERSBURG, May 12.-Grand
Duke Cyril's whole nervous system and
his heart are somewhat seriously af-
Ifected as a result of his experiences
at the time of the explosion OF the
Petropavlovsk off Port Arthur April
l9. His medical attendants say he
will require the closest attention and
that with the most careful treatment
his cure viii be difficult an dtedious
process.
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note q the ambassador to the COVER.
nor Of Colorado. who explained that
owing 70 the existence OF martial
law at Telluride II was not possible
to make a legal investigation TO de.
yelop satisfactory answer to the
British note.
II Is expected that further proceed
ines will be taken when the labor
troubles end In Colorado and IL Il
should be found that the complaint is
well founded application will be made
to congress by the state department
for p. suitable indemnity for the kill.
ing OF Collins.
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forced since that time On salt mack
erel It practically increases the duty
50 per cent and the general average
increase IS about 40 10 SO per cent.
A mass meeting of those interested
was held today to prepare the full
facts Of the case for the appraisers
hearing tomorrow.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-05-12

president Of the union, 3, b. Williams,
of Des Moines. The business seq
sions begin tomorrow and continue
through Saturday. Papers will be
presented by well known teachers
from Cedar Rapids. Chicago, Peoria,
Omaha, Kirksville, Mo-, Marshall
town, Ia, and a number of other
places. x
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-05-12
HOTEL ARRIVALS.

castaneda: Chas. Roa, Albuquer,
que; + 4. Dougherty, Sheboygan
Wis; Harry Glow, Chicago, II. +. Kel'
", La Junta; Ben WELLER. Los An
geles; II. A. Paul, Washington. .. G
Eldorado: Thos. G. Cranel. Denver:
II. d. Skyler. Cleveland. o.; Sam Cof.
I'm, Fort Worth,
La rsnsion: Thos N. Young. Bos-
ton; F. A. Robinson. W. w. Robinson,
Denver.
New Optic: w. u. coberly ,1'uslen,
Calf; Marcario Gallcsos, Emulio 90.
liz, Mora.
Rawlins: G. i. Tipton. Albuquer-
que.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-05-12
WILL FIGHT DUTY
ON BRINE

BOSTON, Mass. May 12.-General
appraiser Fischer will be in Boston
borrow to hear the arguments OF
those who object to the payment OF
duty on the brine in which cured
fsh are kept. The government never
attempted to collect duty on brine
until recently when such an assess.
ment was made on a small shipment
q SAT- mackerel which was received
at Port Townsend, Washington. The
mackerel weighed 200 pounds per
barrel, and the brine about 100 pounds,
which made the duty ss a barrel, In.
stead Of q. This ruling rs been en-.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-05-12
Hoosiers viii Undoubt.
edly Instruct Tor Park
e.. Big Fight on At
Springfield O yer.
Temporary Orsani-
zatiOn

fsht over the seating OF the delega-
tions in the temporary organization ot
the republican convention. NJ nom.
nations viii be made today.
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His Honor
Not Injured

Judge B. S. Baker received fall
from his horse yesterday afternoon
just after mounting III front of Ills
home on West Copper avenue, which
will keep him pretty close TO the
house for several days. II is prob
able that this time the Judge will re
fleet seriously on the vanity OF an
English saddle. In his boyhood days
It is said that Judge Baker could take
an old cowboy saddle and ride most
anything that runs the range, but the
English saddle Is somewhat different
II Is slightly larger than a hot cake
and just about as tricky. Far from
a comfortable resting place for one
Of Judge Bakers dignified bearing. In
the future II Is probable that the
Judge will use the carriage or the au,
tomhobile or perhaps the electric
street car. Yesterday when the Judge
decided to 20 out for constitutional
he ordered his favorite Jack pui
under the saddle. He mounted bui
failed 70 gethis balance and when the
horse started into a lope the eminen,
Jurist was piled up in the road The
family doctor has ordered the Judge
70 stay In doors for q few days and
from the latest advlces Ii Is believed
that he will obey the order. His In
juries are not considered serious.
Il Is related thai when friend
reached the Judge yesterday he asked
anxiously, Is your honor hurt?.'
No replied the Judge. but m,
back Is badly bent"-Journal.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-05-12

Facts about summer: (Washabe)
Bents for ladies'. See Rosenthal
Bros. adv
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NEW YORK. May l2--Lead and
copper quiet and unchanged.
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COMMERCIAL TEACHERS

WATERLOO, Ia, May 12.-several
score Of instructors In business col.
leges and normal schools are here
for the annual convention Of the Cen
trail Commercial Teachers Union. The
convention formally opens this even.
ing with the annual address Of the
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-05-12
New Mexico
Exhibits Arrive

ST. LOUIS, Mo-. May l2.--Nine
cases Of exhibits arrived at the worlds
fair grounds today 10 be Installed in
the building Of the woman's auxiliary
committee Of the New Mexican com.
mission. Mrs. NJ. A. Otero. wife of
the governor Of New Mexieo, Is chair.
man Of the committee Of ladies', who
collected the interesting display OF
relics and handiwork.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-05-12

NEW YORK. May l2.--Money on
call easy. i%G2; prime mercantile
paper. sA W4h; silver. 5Gls.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-05-12

zine New Cabinet Frames, Warnings
5s2
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-03-18
DISTRICT
Republicans Of Minnesota Favorable
to President Roosevelt.

Republicans Of Minnesota Favorable
to President Roosevelt.
st. Paul, March 1.-THE Fourth
congressional district convention, held
In st. Paul Wednesday. passed Roose-
welt resolutions and selected Frank B.
Kellogg and r. G. Rogers Of st. Paul
as district delegates to the national
convention, both instructed for Roose-
welt.
Joseph B. Cotton and G. p. De Lait-
tire of Aitkin were elected delegates to
the Chicago convention at Duluth yes
terday and instructed for Roosevelt.
Senator A. D. Stephens of Crooks
ton and Amos Markell of Perham we're
chosen at Crookston yesterday Is dele
gates to Chicago by the Ninth district
congressional convention. The dele
gates are pledged to the nomination Of
Roosevelt.
The First, Second, Third and Sixth
districts also elected national dele
gates favorable to President Roose.
velt.-
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-03-18
0LplERs OF CIVIL WAR WILL
SOON Be ALLOWED AN OLD
AGE PENSION.
IhELD As PARTLY DISABLED
MI VETERANS OVER slxTY-TWo
YEARS OF AGE ENTITLED TO
MORE MONEY.

Washington, March 17.-Commfs.
Homer Of Pensions Ware, with the ap-
Ibroval Of Secretary Hitchcock,
Wednesday promulgated the most i'm
Nbortant pension ruling that has been
issued In q long time. It directs that
beginning April IS, next, If there is no
kontrary evidence and all other legal
requirements have been met, claimants
fcr pension under the general act of
tune 81, 1890, who are over sixty-two
kears old, shall be considered as dis
hbled one-half in ability to perform
manual labor and shall be entitled to
k6 a month, over sixty-1ve years to
Us, over sixty-eight years to $40, and
pver seventy to $12, the usual allow
hnce at higher rates continuing for
disabilities other than age.
The order itself is preceded by a
preamble which, after citing the law,
says the pension bureau has establish
Id with reasonable certainty the aver
hge nature and extent Of the infirmity
Sof old age; that t~hirty-nine years after
The Mexican war congress in 1887
placed on the pension roll all Mexican
Bwar soldiers who were yer sixty-two
old.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-03-18
rELEeRAPHlc HREvlTIEs.

Postmaster General Payne is Sc
riously i'll with lagrippe.
Baron Won Sternberg, the German
ambassador, who has been suffering
from a severe cold, is much better.
AS an evidence of his special be-
nevolence, the pope received Arch
bishop Farley of New York again
Wednesday.
Nelson Mills, a pioneer lumberman
and capitalist, died at his home in
Marysville, Mich, Wednesday, aged
e%ighty-one years.
Marvin Hart was given the decision
at the end of twenty rounds over
Sandy Ferguson at Hot Springs, Ark,
Wednesday night.
DIR. James Brownlee Sanford, speak.
tives, died Wednesday at Denver OF
appendicitis, aged thirty-fve years.
DR.. Thomas McInnes, formerly sena.
tor from British Columbia and subse'
quently lieutenant governor of British
| Columbia, is dead of heart disease at
| Vancouver, r. G..
Socialists of South Dakota nominal
ed a state and congressional ticket in
convention at Sioux Falls. Freeman
Knowles of Lawrence county was
named for governor.
Several women were hurt in a crush
to get back their ticket money at 9
Pittsburg theater Wednesday,, wher
Virginia Harmed refused to play hel
part at a bargain matinee.
Samuel c. Hazard, husband of Viva
Fitzpatrick, must serve a term in the
penitentiary, Judge Brooks of Min
neapolis having denied the motion fol
q new trial in the bigamy Isl
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-03-18
TO DISSOLVE THE MERGER.
Number Of Northern Securities Off
Gals Hold a Conference.

K MAt
n New York, March IA number Of
SNorthern Securities officials, including
bPresident Hill, Vice President Clough
and Directors George F. Baker and
aJohn s. Kennedy, held q long confer
aence at the company's Offices during
the day. It was said that plans to dis
solve the company and return the rail-
road stocks to the original holders
were discussed, but this could not be
Iconirmed, inasmuch as Mr.. Hill de-
Sclined to make any statement. He did
say, however, that the general situa-
StiOn was unchanged. He refused to
discuss any of the reported alternative
Lawyers representing the various in
Sterests in the Northern Securities COM
Spany we're in conference with Presi-
dent Hill and other officials until late
Hin the day. Later Mr.. Hill said:
1--WE are waiting for the order of the
scourt. Nothing can be done until we
receive it. l would like to say, how
ever. that there will be no attempt to
aevade the judgment of the court.
1--WE haven't any definite plan or
under consideration. There has
sbeen altogether too much guesswork
3by outsiders. They have tried to
make a mountain out of a mole hill
land there isn't even a mole hill"
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-03-18
BIG A IN ALASKA.
There Are So Many Of Them That
stock Raiscrs Make Complaints.

There Are So Many Of Them Thas
Stock Raisers Make Complaints.
Senator Foster Of Washington state
has received a Macedonian cry for help
from the ravages of big bears i'll Alas
ka, says the Washington Post. 1t Pres
ident Roosevelt even again wants a glo-
rious hunt for bruin, MI. Foster is Will
ing to pilot him to the grounds Where
great game is plentiful. The Alaskan
variety Of bear is said to weigh from
1900 to 1900 pounds.
A recent letter in Mr.. Fosters mail
from Seattle tells the story. I'VE ship
ned 300 head Of cattle and 9,1O0 breed
ing ewes to Kodiak, Alaska, last
spring." writes a firm Of packers from
that city. ''The bears have been get
ting into the bunch and have killed
500 to date. During the mixup about
twelve bears were slain. About thirty
days ago two bears got into the sheep
and after killing twenty-one sheep and
tearing the coat off one man the bears
were killed. The United States mar
shall on hearing of this had all u men
arrested for killing the bears. Five of
our men were compelled to stand trial
at considerable expense to us.
1.-THE bears are very numerous on the
island" concluded this letter, land
since they have tasted sheep the sheep
are badly scared and are continually
piling up. Unless something is done
with the bears they will put US out of
business"
Senator Foster is puzzled as to just
how he can help his constituents in
their plight. They assert that "a boun-
ty of at least S. a head should be placed
ON the bears Tor IL year or two in order
to clean them out"
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-03-18
COLOMBIAN LEGATION CLOSED
Results From Events Ending in Seces
\ sion Of Panama.

Washington. March 1.-THE Colon
sabian legation in this city has been
sssclosed and DIR. Tomas Herran, who for
Esa long time has been acting as charge
ssd'affaires, will leave the United States
s@for his former home in Medelin in two
Sssor three weeks. Future communica-
lStions between the Colombian govern
5ssment and the state department will be
Sconducted through Consul General
ssArturo de Brigard at New York. The
sclosing of.the legation is the direct re-
1Ssult of the events ending in the Gees
lssion of Panama and the negotiation Of
1.-THE present Panama canal treaty. DIR.
sHerran goes home on an indefinite
leave of absence. 1t is thought that a
Hlconsiderable time will elapse before
the Colombian government again nomi-
mates a minister to Washington, as the
Ill feeling in official circles at Bogota is
tlgstill very bitter. DIR. Herran has adj
ildrs4sed no communication to the state
Hdepartment since early in February.