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Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-04-12
THE WEIGH or MONEY
0oceDtavs ADDeaFance o. Metal q
t$.y gyS37. yVell - Paper. y l5k d s$ =.

% = . 81 4, F~ S.
Dsceptlvs ApDearaace 81 Metal -
&,,s Well - Pager.
The weight Of money Ii very de-
eeptive," said an employee Of the treas
ury. For instance, q young man came
n here one day. with young woman.
! was showing them through the de-
partment and happened to ask him IL
he thought the young girl was worth
her weight In gold. He assured me
that he certainly did think 80, and
after learning that her weight was 1Oe
pounds we figured that she would be
worth in gold SIS, 847. The young man
was fond enough Of her to think that
was rather cheap. @HS5gT IRE. 4 !.
: Another thing that deceives many
people," he continued, "iss the weight
Of paper money. Now, how many one
dollar bills do you think It would take
30 weigh as much as one Ave dollar
9Oldpiece? 4. * :aiHY" 6&+&Q@' i5}aFI
On guess the visitor said fifty, and
the clerk laughed. ~. '1'sset -
II have heard guesses on that" he
said, "all the way from so to 500,
and from men who have handled
money for years. The fact Of the mat.
ter is that with 4 Ave dollar goldpiece
On one scale you would only have to
put six and one-half dollar bills on the
ether scale to balance it. AZ sS,,,%.st1.-e
"The question afterward was put to
several people and ELECTED answers all
the way from 20 to 1000. the majority
guessing from 800 to 800. % r
taking the weight Of gold coins and
bills given at the treasury, it was figur-
cd that a five dollar goldpiece weighs
.296 Of an ounce avoirdupois. The EN-.
ployee at the treasury who handled
the paper money said that 100 bills
weigh four and one-half ounces. That
would make one bill weigh As Of an
Ounce, and between six and seven bills
would balance the goldpiece.
On the proposition Of how much
money one can lift, figures were OBJ
tained at the treasury. Where certain
numbers Of coins were placed in bags
and weighed as standards. for exam
PIE, the standard amount of gold coin
u 5000, which weighs 1874 pounds.
Five hundred silver dollars weigh 351k
pounds, while $500 in halves. or 400
coins, weigh eleven pounds.
Two hundred pounds Of coin money
sf various kinds is made up as fol-
lows: Silver dollars, $2,617; half dol.
lars, $3.50; quarter dollars. $3.657
dimes, $3,615.90; nickels, SOFT; pennies
429561: t>:t 20 ..-
In one dollar bills the same weight
would amount to $71,111.-Washingtor
Star.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-04-12
The Are Of Hurry.

There is no backwater to which this
mpetuous tide Of hurry has not pene-
trated, and II we try to find one where
n we may lie in punt on pink cush-
IONS under tree we are certain to be
made restless by the long single boot
q fussy steam launch or the short
double. one OF a tearing motor car and
instead Of lying still we jump up and
cry: "Oh, wait for me and take me!
I'm in q fearful hurry to get there
and do it with your" And when we
are taken In and have recovered our
breath and are well on our way there
20 do it, we remember to ask where
we are bound for and what we are 60
ing to dol-A Countess In London Out
hook,
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-04-12
Held bible ana Rudder.

Come years ago japan was neither 30
Aee nor SO friendly with other nations
% she is today. In those old days,
when foreign ship entered the Japa.
nese ports, the captain was obliged to
place his Bible and rudder in charge
It the chief officer. Of the port and
leave them there until he was ready
70 sail. OF course he wouldn't sail
without either, and the Japs could
easily keep tabs on the movements Of
III ships In their harbors. @ ;s% H., j
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-04-12
Only : BeginninS,

Job showed the little round sore
pot on his arm to his physician. S
What is that, doctorY' he asked.
That 10 boil, =" pronounced the
nedical man after a brief examination.
"a boily' echoed Job. well, that's
q new one on me!, b
Later. however, there were others on
1am Chicago Tribune. II
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-04-12

Isn't Columbus dead, popr'
why, certainly he's dead, years and
PEARS and years ago. What put such
. question into your head. my sonf'
why, the little boy what sits next
= me In school said his father address
"a letter to Columbus yesterday. d
Where did he send Il, sonf I"
10 Ohio." Yonkers Stateaman.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-12-10
AS VEGAS NEW MExIco. SATURDAY EVENING

j. +. kitson 20 six monihS' impyison'
rient and $500 fine and costs each,
end Patrick Reid three months i'm
prasonment without fiuh rhe ex'
perts reported that aboit eighty bal
lots found In the box from thN pre-
cinct had been east by repeaters, The
court today granted the attorneys for
defendants IN the contempt cases un'
IN February l, next, TO file o bill OF
exceptions for the purpose OF carry
Ing the cases 20 the United States
supreme court TO contest the power
of the state supreme court to assume
the original jurisdiction and TO take
charge OF the election In this city,
Tho ballot box from precinct 10, ward
Z, was opened today by order OF the
court ana the ballots We're turned
over to two experts in handwriting for
examination,
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-12-10

A number of Las Vegas cl,izeas
have for a long time been quietly
working on the project. Others are
taking up the matter in earnest and
the chances Of this city are as good
as those OF any of the contestants. Dr.
Percy J. Farmer, who practiced for
a number of years in st. Louis and
who is personally acquainted with
DR.. Mayfield and other promotes OF
the enterprise, has written to tie doc
tor and TO some of the directors set
ting forth the desirability of this lp-
cation for such sanitarium az the
one contemplated.
DIR. c. II. Bradley is preparing a.
BILE comparing the climate of Las We
gas--the days OF rain and sunshine:
the extremes Of heat and cold, mean
temperatures, etc.-with that Of Chi
cago. Boston and other eastern cities.
There is a general belief in this city
that the question Is one Of sufficielt
Importance TO be taken up in earnest
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-12-10

by the city council. the grant com.
mssioners, the commercial club and
perhaps by mass meetings. Other
proposed locations are doing this.
Certain 1t is that II Las Vegas
wants the sanitarium It must go after
1t in earnest and must at least offer
suitable location and grounds.
Such additional inducements as free
water and lights and exemption from
city taxes will help. II win not be
forgotten that the sanitarlum has s5,-
100000 behind It and the support Of
many big men of the nation.
Or w, II. Mayfield of 81 Logis,
head of the Mayfield Sanitarium and
one Of the prime movers In the great
Fraternal project, has visited Las
Vegas in the interest Of the enterprise
and Is very favorahly impressed witt
disadvantages Of this locality He
has also written to Las VEGAS cite
zens and has acquired specific u
formation regarding the climate and
other conditions.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-12-10

high tide up to the upper deck below
the coming tower. Tho Pallada and
pobieda heel considerably to port and
starboard respectively exposing the
hull below the water line and II high
tide part Of the upper deck washes.
The Peresviet submerges at high tide
up to tho stern walk at stern and
to the torpedo tube at the bow. The
Giliak IL close TO the shore listing
considerably and II 10 believed. resting
on bottom The Sevastopol at dawn
Friday was removed from anchorage
to the outer roadstead, presumably
for escaping shells. The commander
Of the thisd squadron reports the
cruiser Saiyen while engaged In coop
Grating with the army and blockade
near Port Arthur fortress Nov. 80,
was hit by Russian mechanics
mine and sank. The complement
were saved except thirty.eight off,
GERS and Capt Tajia.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-12-10

examination before him as she hal
intended, but viii resist The efforts Of
the federal officials to take her %
Cleveland
CLEVELAND. O., Dec, l0.-The
Plain Dealer says When the con.
tents of the mysterious securities
held for Mrs Cassie l.. chadwick, by
Ira Reynolds in Wade Park bank are
revealed to the outside world it will
be found that the signature of An
drew Carnegie has apparently been
forged on notes ana other papers to
the total amount of $13,750OOO. The
securities held by Reynolds together
with those held by the Citizens ra-
tional hank at Oberlin and already
made public, aggregate this amount,
They are itemized as follows:
first note for $5.000,0o0 bearing
the signature of Carnegie. A second
certificate Of trustceship which states
that Carnegie has in his possession
stocks and bonds to the amount Of
$7,500000 held in trust by him for
Mrs. Chadwick. This paper also
bears Carnegie's signature. 1t is
positively known she had borrowed a
million dollars in the last three years
on these securities. Besides these
the Citizens national bank Of Oberlin
holds notes for s1,250,000. To put 1t
briefly, the Chadwick bubble has
burst and there is no hope apparent.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-12-10

Ii was considered that d moro Wig,
orcus and strict judge was imperative.
~ needed In his place u was for
these reasons that change In the
was concluded upon and not
because Judge Baker WAS deemed dis
honest or corrupt. Judge Baker was
fully examined and his statements
taken down for the Information or the
president, hut so far as reasons for
his removal were concerned, his ey-
plantations were not deemed sufficient
to prevent change Of Judges Del.
egate Rodey Of New Mexico called nt
the White House today to urge tho
president to give Judge Baker hear.
g !. assiit he saaTnaa TINT BAKER hgd II
ready been removed and that The
case could not be considered further,
Santa re Hears Il.
Special to The Optic,
SANTA. F'E, NJ NJ, Dec. l0.--Dis.
patches were received last night from
Washington announcing that Presi-
dent Roosevelt yesterday signed al,
order for the removal Of Judge Ben.
jamin s. Baker from office. Serious
and numerous charges were preferred
against Baker, all Of which have been
thoroughly investigated They were
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-12-10
Golden Jubilee

The fiftieth anniversary of the
PRONUNCIATION by Pope Plus TX OF the
dogma of the Immaculate Conception
of the Blessed Virgin Mary was cell
ebrated Thursday at the east side
Catholic church with more than or
dinary pomp and ceremony. Some
200 people attended the first mass
at 7:30 o'clock a. m. Rev. FIR. ].
Redon of Mora was the celebrant OF
the 10 O'Clock mass.
The music on this anniversary
church occasion was extraordinarily
good. the choir work being particular
ly excellent, all praise to Miss Fan
ming, visitor from Ration. The mu'
sic was In perfect accord with the IN
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-12-10
Sorosis Entertains

Sorosis entertained handsomely az
the home OF Mrs, A. ID, Higgins last
night, Some forty guests were pres
ent at the function. The home was
tastefully decorated for the gala occa'
sion, red carnations forming the base
OF The adornment.
A feature OF especial interest was
an address by Prof A. s. Otto on
"The Relations Of Chemistry to Every
day Life A clever and ezstful game,
"a Book Romance" was played. Pro.
gram cards had been daintily painted
by Miss Roland. one of the members
of the club.
Worthy of especial note were the
beautiful gowns worn by the ladies',
The supper was such one as might
be expected from the members OF So.
ross. Hot turkey. pineapple salad,
cake and coffee We're among the deli
cacies.
Among the out-of-town guests may
be mentioned Or, Johnson and wife o
Pennsylvania, DIR. Seward of Goshen,
n T., and Mrs. Shaeffor and Mrs
wallace OF Iowa.
The committee on which deyolyed
the most Of the work in preparing for
the delightful open meeting was com.
posed Of Mrs, F, =. olney, Miss Nc.
Kay and Mrs John York.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-12-10

injustice which such step would in
fliet upon citizens of the United
States. and the people Of this territory
are greatly discouraged by the fact
that no definite assurance has been
given them that they will not he
robbed of their surplus waters
through the claims of foreign gov.
ernment. the satisfaction of which, as
an attorney 'genefa~'at the United
States has said, mother the comfy
of nations nor treaty rights demand.
That there are accusations Of land
speculation dependent upon the build
ing of the socalled international dam
is a matter of current report and
newspaper notoriety, However, the
construction of government irrigation
works on the Rio Grande and Its
tributaries within New Mexico Will
be accepted as tacit assurance that
the federal government will deal just
ly and literally with the people OF
the territory.
A number OF public buildings have
been erected or are under construc-
ton in various parts OF the territory.
The territorial deaf and dumb insti'
tuition at Santa Fe has been com
pleted; a miners hospital is being
erected AT Ration, and a territorial re-
form school at El Rito; territorial
orphans school at Belen Ii under
roof new dormitory Is finished at
the New Mexico Normal school at
Silver City; 100000 addition Is al
most completed to the New Mexico
Insane asylum at Las Vegas, a terri.
torial institute for the blind Is being
built nj Alamogordo, the dOrmitory
at the College Of Agriculture and
Mechanic Arts has been enlarged
and nj other territorial institutions
new buildings have been erected OF
other extensive improvements have
been made. Roosevelt and San Juan
counties have completed substantial
court houses, and Quay, Luna and
other counties intend to build new
court houses and county jails In the
near future.
In the line of industrial develop
| ment the governor calls attention te
the fact that during the past -four
years 737 companies filed incorpora
tion papers with the territorial sec
| retary, having an aggregate capital
zatlon Of s413,SSf.sG6, and that dur
ing the past year 1874 companies were
4 Incorporated with an aggregate cap
ifal of l04,17290 There were writ
ten during The year life insurance
policies amounting 90 $3,725.3G4.72
fire insurance policies amounting tt
$1,000. o.2l5.G4 and premiums Thereon
we're collected 20 the amount of 1892
249.3G. The losses paid were 1912,
g25.74 The amount of internal rev
enue iax paid IN the territory aggre
gated sie354795 The revenue oi
interstate express business amounted
Is s3291755
Under fhe aer Of congress approx
an JUne q 1885, donating a limit
8rca ID public land for the benefi
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-12-10

Of the territory for educational and
other worthy purposes. the United
States commission, consisting of the
governor, the surveyor general. and
the solicitor general OF the territory,
has selected, located, and entered
233 ,4732G acres. The character of
the land so selected embraces about
5000 acres of timber lanf the re.
niaihtlet being mostly fol ggaxing p,fa
poses there yet remain to be select.
ea about $4,000 acres.
The court Of private claims this
year terminated ITS labors, which
have been OF great benefit to the ter
rilory In settling land titles, III le-
storing to the public domain millions
OF acres Of land, and In adiudlcati1g
controversies which were retardlng
,ht progress OF tho territory.
The wisdom OF preserving New
Moxico's forests ana the 5eneti de-
rived from the liberal activity of the
national government In that direction
are appreciated by the people OF New
Mexico more and more each year.
However, protest Is made against In.
cudng within forest reserves land
thar IL not timber land. and against
onerous regulations governing graz
ing upon the lands reserved for for
estry purposes. The people Of the
territory desire that the national gov
eminent take steps to prevent The
vandalism that destroys oI disfignres
It's unique, prehistoric cliff dwellings
rnd ruins, and they approve Of e res.
ervation that will include the greater
part OF the cliff dwellings, II the estab-
ishment Of such reserve does M, mean
the withdrawal from settlement or &C.
cupaIion Of vast areas Of which only
very small part is covered by pre-.
historic remains and structures.
One OF the most remarkable piecca
OF public work during the past year
has been the construction Of the so
called scenic road over the Pecos
river forest reserve between Sania
Fe and Las Vegas Not only have
about fifteen miles OF splendid wagon
road been built, but the problem OF
employing convicts without entering
them into competition with establish
ed Industries has been successfully
solved There In perhaps no other
road in the United States the superior
~ the scenic road in the magnificent
scenery which II traverses in crossing
| the Sangre de Cristo range at an
elevation OF 5000 feet and as II de-
scends into the picturesque upper
Pecos valley. The hope Is expressed
| that congress viii extend aid In com.
pieting the road as planned, for IN
greater part 1t passes over the public
domain included In the Pecos river
| forest reserve
Mecca for consumptives.
sttention Il called to th" append.
ed reports Of the officers In charge
/ Of the government sanatotiam AZ Fort
| Bayard and Fort stanton, and the
great success they have attained IN
Continued on page o.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-12-10
Mormons Summoned.

SALT LAKE CITY, Dee. l0.--Two
apostles of the Mormon church, Jonn
Henry Smith, cousin Of President
Joseph Smith, aud Charles w. Pen.
rose. editoriu,chloi OF Che nceiNt
News. the official church publication,
were served with suhpoenas 70 appear
before the senate subcommittee In
The Recd,Smoot Investigation at Wash
Ii ston OF thirty.flye or forty sub
poeuas sent for service In Utah oEl
Idaho. Il Ia understood, so far scarce
~ a dozen have been served
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-12-10

found 80 conclusive that the order. 81
removal was deemed necessary and
no resignation viii be allowed. Bals.
er's judicial action in the Bernalillo
county commissioners and assessors
cases are part OF the charges. The
presidents action Ii universally ap-
proved here as II win be over the
territory by all citizens desiring the
impartial and fair colduaf ~ courts.
II Is alleged that Judge Baker's par
tiality for the Huhhel faction also
had much to do with the reno III. It
IL believed the successor win be q
nonresident OF the territory.
ssAa.ts SAT
Statement q Judge Haker.
Judge Raker. accompanied by his
wife and Capt. w. n. Dame, passed
through Las Vegas late this after
noon ON No. Q. In answer TO tho In
quiries OF an Optic man. Judge Baker
stated that he knew nothing more
about the nature Of the charges than
was contained in the press dispatch
ca He said he had seen neither the
charges nor the evidence which had
ben submittd against him and he
had been convicted without trial. He
was on his way to Washington to
learn the cause Of his removal.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-12-10

bilee. 1t was joyful inspiring and
well executed.
In the evening Very Rev s. Per
some. s. j.. who has just landed in
America from trip back to his ma
tive home in Italy. where he was re-
ceived with marked attention, man
aged to be present, Notwithstanding
his physical ailment. and delivered
one Of his Enthusiastically Interest
ing and instructive sermons, wnic.i
must be heard, and listened to at,en
lively, to be properly appreciated.
Rev. FIR Ferrari s. j., gave the
benediction of the Blessed Sacrament,
assisted by Rev. FIR. ]. Ricard of Be
len
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-12-10

o CLEVELAND. o., Dec. TO- o
@ A special from Oberlin says the o
Q confession of President G. T. @
D Beckwith OF the wrecked Citi- q
q zens' National bank of Oberlin y
d states that Mrs. Chadwick Sc @
O cured immense loans from the @
@ bank on the written promise to Q
@ the bank trustee of S5,000,000 q
@ estate which has just been re- g
q vealed as a myth The written O
@ promise delivered by Mrs. Chad %
q wick to Beckwith was to the eff q
D feet that her affairs would be @
@ turned over to the bank July |, D
o 1908. In consideration, President o
@ Beckwith and the cashier were .
o to receive $4,000 a year for %
q their trouble. In addition the o
q bank was to be given a bonus y
Q close to $4,000 when the loan .
Q had been paid back. The story O
. Of how Mrs. Chadwick played her @
D victims as told by Beckwith is Q
. absorbing with interest. She calm Q
o ed their fears with the claim Q
D she was relative of Carnegie. O
q . Q o Q Q Q . . . . Q o . Q D q
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-12-10
STRONG SHOWING FOR NEW MEXICO
MADE BY GOVERNORS REPORT
Irresistible Showing For The Climate Of The Territory
A Mecca For Consumptives

The following interesting extracts
are taken from the report OF Gov
ernor NJ A. Otero to the secretary
of the interior:
With irrigation will come rapid
growth ana development, and even
If only one-twentieth OF New Mex
ico's public domain of 100000, 900 acres
IL irrigated. i viii cal attention to
the fact chat many OF the lesser
STREAMS and smaller valleys offer a
good fiela for public reclamation
work, where, at comparatively small
cost, tracts OF several thousand acres
each can be brought under cultiva-
tion as soon as water is available In
one week OF the latter part OF Sept.
ember and early part OF October, this
year. there was precipitation over
the entire territory Of from three to
eight inches sending immense flood
volumes from the mountain slopes
and hillsides, over 80 per cent OF
which flowed 10 waste for lack OF stor.
age reservoirs. aud yet millions Of
fertile acres lie waste just for the
want Of this water.
Agriculture the Chief Industry.
Agriculture IL the chief industry of
the territory today; still only "A quar-
ter OF a million acres are under cu-
tivation. There is no doubt that by
storing the 7 ood water this area
could he Increased ten times and
New Mexico would become the gran.
airy OF the southwest In this direc.
tion attention is directed TO the fact
that New Mexico wheat and other
farm and orchard products received
over score Of first and second prem
iums at the Louisiana purchase expo
sition at ST Louis this year, as well
as al the wor d 8 fair at Chicago. the
Pan American exposition at Buffalo
and al other great exhibitions,
The governor again calls attention
10 the undesirable agitation OF Ger.
tain land promoters and others for
the building of so-caled interna.
tioDal dam AT I1i paso He states that
there would be no objection to the
building Of this dam were 1t not for
| the fact that with It's construction
is to go permanent injunction
against all the people, not only OF the
Rio Grandc valley In New Mexico and
| Colorado but of al tributary valleys
| prohibiting them from making any
further appropriation Of waters be
| yond the appropriations already made
There gre 2o9,o0o people in the Rio
| Grande and tributary valleys above
III paso. and there IS room and wa
ter for many more If the flood wa
ters are preserved, with which could
be cultivated twenty tines as much
land as is a1w unter cGltiyation, Il
would add 20 The prosperity of The
territory Th building Of the inter
national dam would stop al further
growth and development Of the val
ley, which would gradually return 4
a desert waste
A former attorney general Of th'
United States has pointed out Ia,
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-12-10
Apaches Doomed.

El PAso. Texas. Dec. 10.~Jamas
T. Carroll. superintendent Of the Mes-s
calero Indian reservation, is in the
city and says that consumpii n y
making terrible inroads on shs IN
dians. He says the disease threatens
u exterminate the famous Apache
tribe I'm n few years.