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The Minneapolis journal., 1904-07-30
NoRTHFIELD's METEoRITE
Thought to Be the Real Thing, Tho
| No One Saw It Fall.

Northfeldy MINI, July 3o.- What is
believed to be meteorite, freshly
fallen, was found today insa pasture
on Spring Brook farm, about 211a miles
south of town Tt weighs I3o pounds
and is eighteen inches long-and three
feet in circumference. A fragment
heated In smith s forge became red
hot and was pIable under The hammer.
No one has been found. who saw the
meteor fall, but it is believed here to
be genuine and is attracting great at
tention. s.Ssss . S5szssssssss.s. 3;
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-07-30
TOGA FOR ELIHU ROOT

Republican Leaders Will Bait the
New York GOyernorship.
New York Sun Special Service.
New York, July 3O.-It has been
decided to pledge to Elihu Root an
election to the United States senate if
he will permit himself to be nominated
for governor this fall. This was
agreed on by the republican leaders
last night. Mr.. Root $ chief objection
to taking the nomination has been
that he could not afford to remain
longer in public life. e.sgAs member of
the senate, however, he would be able
to continue his law practice.
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-07-30
Heinze Sued for s22, 100000.

Butte, Mont, July 3O.-With the
fling Of another suit today by the
Boston and Montana against the Mon
tana Ore Purchasing company, the
aggregate of the damages sought
from F; Augustus Ieinze and hi his
agents becomes Szz,Goo,ooo. me
Of $5,200000 for alleged theft Of ore
from the Pennsylvania mine, but asks
that Heinze and his agents be en-
joined from further alleged looting
of the property.
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-07-30
NEW REyoITf 8 [. IN HONDURAS.

Mobile, Ala, J u1y I.3U.--OfHcers and
passengers Of the fruit steamer Helen
from Puerto Cortez say Spanish Hon
duras is on thesverge of another reyo-
luton. President Bonilla is main
tanning martial law despite the fact
that congress is in session.
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-07-30
MULTITUDE THERE
81, 900 Persons Attend Northwestern
Saengerbund at Milwaukee. .,.

Milwaukee, Wis, July 3O.-The
crowds attending the saegerfest of the
Northwestern saengerbund approx
mate $4,000 persons. Governor Rob-
ert La Toilette and staff occupied a
box at the evening concert.
Theodore Behrens of Chicago, the
present vice president of the saenger-
:bund, will probably be elected to sue
sceed Charles Richter as president.
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-07-30
GAGGED AND ASSAULTED.
Vile Deed of Two Tramps at Ell
River, Mimi.

bert Brazier, on the outskirts of town,
bound and gagged her, committed a
criminal assault. took some rings from
her fingers and provisions from the
house and made their escape,
q About five hours later the woman
attracted the attention Of a man pass
ing and was released, and gave a
good description Of the tramps, but
they have not been captured.
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-07-30
BY SARCASM,

n ,UaSSeIIS s IOnuOn Journal.
: restaurantkeeper noticed that some of his
customers annexed the current days papers for
irritatinglys long time: He hit. on this little
piece of sarcasm Prominently displayed
walls was the announcement. ~
''Those learning to read are requested to use
Yesterdays papers,
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-07-30
i PASSING OF MONTANA PIONEER.
Crao;al ~ The sTn,,S,a5 + (

Helena, Mont, July 30.-Colonel w. B.
IIundley, a well known Montana pioneer,
was found dead in bed today. He was
born in Kentucky in 1928 and prior to
coming here lived in Illinois. He was a
member of the Montana territorial coun-
Gil and of the constitutional convention,
and was serving as a county commissions
er. Two sons survive him. He had large
livestock and other interests.
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-07-30
DEFINED &

s$ss55 Town Topics. = ;9ssSGSSJ5sS ~ s.
Dad. said little Reginald what q. buck.
etshop2 2'' q ssssss@sssss ,ssssssy I
"a bucketshop, my son.. said hi. father,
feelingly; ID sbncketshopis asTnodern Eceoterage
establishment to which a man takes GRs barrel
and brings back the 'bunghole.' = sssf -
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-07-30
BATTLE WITH BIG GUNS q
Foes Couldn't See Each Other {
Ta-tChe-liaO.

st. Petersburg, July 3o.-A special
dispatch from Liao-yang giving a
graphic picture. Of the fight at Ia
-kiao explains that the Russian
immunity from damage by the furl-
Gus Japanese bombardment was be
cause. the Russian guns were mostly
behind. a range of steep hills and
were concealed cleverly by high grass
and trees and because the Chinese
We're therefore unable to heliograph
erly had done, to the japanese artil-
lerymen. 5i
The Japanese had many large cali
Der guns and used chiefly shrapnel.
They used also high explosive shells.
The fight was almost wholly an artll-
lery duel and was a magnificent spec
tacle. The crests Of the hills held by
the Russians were converted into
raging volcanies, and earth was
thrown up in geysers by the continu-
GUS rain Of bursting shells until sand
and dust hung in, a cloud overhead
and fire among the trees and grass
started by the shells addedEa sitting
smoke and heat to the awful glare OF
thetropical sum- The shrapnel like
great white-winged birds sailed over
head. The moan and 3drone of their
coming could be heard plainly and
the Russians threw themselves behind
rocks and other shelters as the mis-
siles burst The Japanese shifted the
position Of their guns both to escape
the Russian fire and to locate the
Russian masked batteries. Late In
the afternoon they got in a position
that enabled them to sweep the plain
behind the hills s&occupied by the Rus
slams and came dangerously near 10
eating, tho they did not quite find the
Russian batteries
The battle was remarkable, also,
and even suncanny in that durirg:th e
thirteen hours it lasted the Russians
could not make out a. single Japan
ese soldier with the most powerful
glasses. :A~ F l5-
Every one except the commanders
were surprised and disgusted at the
order to retreat. The Russians
burned everything valuable atsTa-
tche-kiao before leaving.
Ta-tche-kiao Casualties.
Toxic, July o.zz--The Japanese cas-.
ualties at the battle Of Ta-tchekiac
| were IL officers and 1876 men killed
and AT officers and ;846 men wounded
va total Of / ,043s killed or wounded
Fleet Bound for Vladiyostok.
a Toxic, July 80, g. p,m.----The Vladi.
vostok squadron passed >s Tsugafu
straits, on the way ITO Vladivostok Al
| I o'clock this afternoon.
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-07-30
ALIKE IN ONE WAY.

Princeton Tiger.
He-That fellow reminds me Of Atlantic City
She-Why, is he sandy?
He-No. He's got bored walk.
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-07-30
Charges Against Police.

{ Strong charges were made today
against Police Inspector Hunt and his
men in resolutions presented to Sher-
iff Barrett by the allied trades. It was
declared that the police are absolute
ly at the service Of the beef trust y
and that the commanding officers en-
tirely ignore municipal law by at
tempting to create riot, ow-beating
and coercing strikers, arresting union
men without warrant and other high
handed proceedings.
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-07-30

/ Little Wesley-Is radium expensive, papa?
Papa-Radium, my son. is to Mr.. Rockefelle
what coal is to me.
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-07-30
BOLT DESTROYS A CHURCH.

Red Wing, Mimi, July 30.-Light-
ming struck the Swedish Lutheran
church., two miles east Of Bay City,
Pierce county, Wis, early this morn
ing, and twas burned. The loss is
$1,000 to $4,000; insurance, $500.
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-07-30
A GOOD. CONSCIENCE.

Let no pleasure tempt thee, no profit allure
thee no ambition corrupt thee, no example
sway thee, no persuasion move thee to do any
thing which thou knowest to be evil; SO shalt
thou always lire jollfly for good conscience Is
a continual Christmas.
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-07-30

vERNAL ENERGY.
The sweet spirit of spring-how it makes busi.
ness bound =
When a mans wife and children need clothes all
around indianapolis Sentinel.
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-07-30
Fleet Bound for Vladiyostok.

TOXIC, July 80, 8. p.nl.-The Vladi-
vostok squadron Il passed Sd Tsugafu
straits, on the way to Vladivostok at
L o'clock this afternoon.
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-07-30

Toxic, July 3o.zz-The 3 apanese cas-.
ualties at the. battle Of Ta-tche-kiao
were 12 officers and 1S6 men killed
IA total Of 1,04s33 killed or wounded.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-06-23
Animated Meeting OF City Council

between stone walks, should be allow.
Ell TO do SO, providing that II Is CON
structed OF the red cement which
closely resembles stone, Mr..
Forsythe objected That an ordinance
prohibited this. The ordinance IN
question was read and was interpreted
otherwise and Mr.. Elwood's motion
carried
Plans and specifications OF the city
engineer, providing for the covering
of ditch that had impinged ON the
sidewalk on Ninth street, Later a
plank walk on the west side OF Ninth
between Douglas and Grand avenue,
covering this ditch is ordered.
The contract for the building Of
walks was divided between II. w.
Bruce and T. w. Davis. the bids hav.
ing been almost the same.
The council ordered the committee
ON public works TO see TO the
painting Of the flooring OF the new lib.
rary as soon as the contractor had
finished laying It. The matter Of ce.
ment or wooden steps to the library
building was referred TO the contract.
or J. L. consoul. for a report as to
cost.
The street and alley committee, Of
which X. II. Gibbons Is chairman,
was requested to communicate with
" $. Reynolds regarding the cost of
securing lands owned by him to en-
able the opening Of Eleventh street.
The mayor was authorized to en-.
pIoy an extra team for city work.
A petition asking for sidewalks on
the north side Of Gallinas street was
granted.
A bond for $4,000 for the city en-.
gincer was approved as to its form.
On motion the bonds of sidewalk con
tractors was placed at $1,000.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-06-23

The most picturesque part Of the
meeting Of the city council last night
had to do with the letting by that
body of the contract for the city print.
ing.
The printing committee. OF which
the chairman is D. r Forsythe, pre-.
sented contract awarding the print.
ing to La Voz del Pueblo, Spanish
paper of large Territorial circulation,
but so little known in the city that
member Of the city council In pro.
testing against such an unheard OF
action. declared that during his resi-.
dence Of nine years here he had new
er seen copy
As soon as the contract was read
by the clerk, Alderman T. NJ. Elwood,
a member Of the printing committee,
moved that It be fled. Alderman
Bunker, another member of the com.
nittee, rose to explain that the con.
tract did not carry out the Intention
of the committee, as Ii had been the
intention Of the committee to have
only unimportant matters published in
the Spanish weekly, while ordinances
Of importance. In the Judgment Of the
committee would be published In q
daily. Nevertheless. after Mr.. El.
woods motion that the report Of the
printing committee be filed had been
seconded by Alderman Helfrich, Mr..
Bunker offered as an amendment that
the report be adopted. To this the
council gave the negative. only Mea.
srs. Bunker and Fors.tL voting III
favor Or its adoption. Six votes being
recorded against. Alicrndn ElWooI
then moved that the matter Or award.
ing the printing III submitted - the
city cJIncil Ti.e con.i'l sDirI a;Iir.
matiyciy by a eD.t' ~ SIX io two. AL
che members I co.'s .prk Tsli
In the somewhat animated discussion
which followed Those who opposed
the idea of letting the printing 10
the Spanish paper said they might as
well throw the money into the ditch.
The paper was not read By the En-.
glish.speaking people Of the city and
II ordinances were worth publishing
at all. they should. Of course. be pub.
lished In a paper where people would
see them. Mr.. Bunker explained that
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-06-23

| his position was that some Of the
more nnimportant work might be pub
lished in the Spanish paper: that 9th
| er things being equal, he was In favor
Iof publication in an English speaking
paper and daily. but that the differ.
ence In price between The Optic and
the voz, one asking 1-3 cents a line
and the other s cents a line, had attu.
ated him IN voting for contract with
the former. Forsythe invoked the
shades of Lincoln and Jefferson In
support OF an argument against what
he called special privilege. lie was
a taxpayer, he said, and, ignoring the
fact that a large number of leading
tax payers had appealed 20 memhers
of the council not to cac.y out auy.
thing SO absurd as the p,ihtinf CON.
mittee proposed, he declared that be
would never tote % spend he olty's
money so foolishly as the other mem
bers proposed. He didn't seem at
all impressed, for some occult reason
or other. with the argument Of other
members that to pay money to print
matter where nobody would see it, was
throwing II away The fact was
brought ont that the printing of the
city for last year At the legal rate Of
8 i-3 cents a line, amounted only q
$3.50.
Mr.. Bunker moved that the printing
Of notices that required publication be
let to The Optic for 5 i.3 cents line
and that the commercial printing be
let out Ut the lowest rate. Mr.. Bank.
er joined with Forsythe Ia voting
against the measure, which the council
! adopted with six affirmative votes, AT.
iermen Elwood, Gibbons, Earickson,
Helfrich, Bacharach and Wallace yot-
Ing aye.
Mrs. Heraog addressed the council
asking 70 be relieved from building
q cement sidewalk on Main avenue.
II was found that she had not been Or.
dered % build the walk. but that d dec.
laration Of intention had been made.
No action was taken regarding the
matter.
The question Of sidewalks came up
for a rather full discussion. Mr.. FL.
wood moved that anyone who desired
TO build cement walk to All space
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-06-23
Noble Sentiments Expressed B,
=. =. Former Governor Frank Black
OF New York
Eloquent Words Of Praise For The Grand Old
Party and Sou!-stirring Commendation
For ldolizedlRspublican Leader

This Is the time when figures must be kent N nnt
Nhethe We wish i or not america this world Her
interests are IN on every tongue ana
IN the man whom will highest sense of av
= ~ ua esnpas 2 man Who typifes other living Amer
lean does the shirt poses Of the wentb sniu
does no claim 70 be The Solomon his Time this sure that
Aeos an things else he stands for courage and fair nay
which are the synonym OF The name Thee a,
when great Fitness Is hardly less than destiny when the
50 come together that they select they viii use
sometimes select the strongest lightning goes down
highest rod And 80 Is with those for many months
with unefrng sight have led name which am chosen
only 70 pronounce Gentlemen president Of he
United States The highest living youth the ygor and the
promise Of great age Theodore Rooeye, -
York 'i 81
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-06-23

When all the people have forgotten
VIII lawn golden err for this ~
'emocracy But the country Ii na1ss
ready yet to place 4 party ii thsasG b
Whose most expressive mot&1 q ~
chcefless word ''forscts That motto
may express conirition, but ii aces
not inspire hope Neither confidenco
nor enthusiasm VIII ever be aroused
hy any party which enters each cam.
paign uttering the language 81 the
mourner.
There is one, fundamental plank.
however, on which the two rreaf
parties are In full agreement .Both
believe IN the equality Of men. TkSt
difference is that the Democratic
party would make every man as low.
as the poorest. while the Republican
party would make every man as high
as the bsst. But the Democratic
course win provoke no outside inter.
ference now, Tor the republican mot.
70 Is that of the great commander.
never interrupt the enemy while ha
- making mistake
IN politics as in other fields. tho
most impressive arguments spring
from contrast Never has there been
q more triking example Of unity than
Is now afforded by this assemblage.
You are gathered here not as factions
torn by discordant views, but moved
by one desire and intent. you have
come as the chosen representatives OF
the most enlightened party ip the
world. You met not as Strangers.
for no men are strangers who hold the
same beliefs and espouse the same
cause. You may separate two bodies
of water for a thousand years, hut
when once the barrier is removed
they mingle Instantly and are one.
The same traditions inspire and the
same purposes actnate US all. Never
~ our lives did these purposes stand
with deeper root than now. At least
two generations havs passed away
since the origin Of that great move
ment from which sprang the spirit
! which has heen the leading Impulse IN
American politics for half a century.
~ that movement. which was both 1
creation and nm example, were those
great characters which endowed the
republican party at It's birth with the
attributes Of justice, equality and
progress, which have held to this hour
in line with the highest sentiments
q mankind. From these men We have
Inherited the desire, and 10 their mem
oryswe owe the resolution, that those
great schemes Of government ana hu
manity, inspired BY their patriotism
and established by their blood. shat
remain as the fixed and permanen,
emblem Of their labors. and the abid
ing signal Of the liberty and prosres,
Of the race.
Continued on Page a.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-06-23
Superb Nominating Speech
OF Governor Frank Black

CHICAGO. June 23 Hon. Frank
Black, IN nominating Theodore Roose.
welt spoke as follows:
"Mr President and Gentlemen 81
the convention;
4 We are here to inaugurate 4 cam
paign which seems already to be near-I
ly closed. 50 wisely have the peo-j
pie sowed and watched and tended.
there seems little now To DO but TO-
measure up the grain. They are rang
Ing themselves not for bnttleshut for
harvest. In one column reaching from
the Maine woods to the Puget Sound
are those people and those states
which have stood so long together,
that when great emergencies arise
the nation turns instinctiyely 10 them.
In this column. vast and solid, Is a
majority so overwhelming that the
scattered squads In opposition can
hardly raise another army. The en-.
emy has neither guns nor amunition.
and II they had they would use them
on each other Destitute OF the wea.
pons Of effective warfare, the only
evidence Of approaching battle Is In
the tone and number OF their bulletins.
There Is discord among the generals.
Each would fight In his own way, but
before assaulting his Republican ad.
versaries he would first destroy his
own comrades In the adjoining tents
Each believes the weapons chosen by
the other are not only wicked but
fatal TO the holder. That Is true.
This is the only war OF modern times
where the boomerang is substituted
for the gun. Whatever fatalities may
occur. however, among the dlscordant
hosts now moving on 81. Louis, no
harm will come this fall to the Ameri.
can people. There will be no oppos-
sition sufficient TO raise a conflict.
There Will be hardly enough for com.
petition. There are no Democratic
plans for the conduct OF the fall cam.
paign. Their zeal Ii chiefly centred
In discussion as 10 what Thomas JEFF
ferson would do II he were living. He
Is not living, and but few Of his de-
scendnnts are among the Democratic
remnants of today. Whatever 0f pa
triotism or wisdom cmanated from that
distinguished man IL now represented
In this convention.
II III d sad day for any party when
its only means Of solving living issues
is by guessing al the possible attitude
Of statesman who Is dead. This con.
lition leaves that party always be.
einner and makes every question new,
The Democratic party has seldom
tried a problem on its own account
and when It has It's blunders have
been lis only monuments. Its courage
is remembered only In regret. Al
long as these things are recalled
that party may serve as ballast. bu,
II will never steer the ship
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-06-23
Boundless Enthusiasm Greets
Nominees of The Convention

XII
publican national convention met al IL
this morning with the expectation 81
nominating candidates and adjournine
' In time for the afternoon trains. The
coliseum began to fill at 3 o'clock with
j thousands permitted to hear the ora
tory.
CONVENTION HALL. Chicago, III.
June 23- The nomination of candi
dates IN the national convention Ii the
feature that appeals most strongly to
the public and the number Of visitors
this morning gave ample evidence ol
/ that fact. Half an hour before the
time set for the opening of the con
I yention there were as many visitors
in the galleries. ,as witnessed the en-
tire opening session Of Tuesday. Not
once since the opening Of the conyen-
tion have all the visitors seats been
filled, but the manner in which the
crowd poured through the entrances
today gave evidence that by the time
the gavel fell all seats would be taken.
There was some delay in calling
the convention. TO order to give time
for the preparation OF some resolu.
tions which are to be presented and
! it was l0:30 when the chairman's
gayel fell.
Rev Thaddeus Al Sniyely offered
the prayer today, After some an
nouncements the chairman announced
the next order Of business would be
the roll call states for the nomination
Of president of the United States. The
clerk called Alabama and Immediately
the chairman Of that delegation noun.
ed a chair and said Alabama had the
honor OF yielding lis place on roll call
to New York. Instantly the conven-
tion was in an uproar shouting wildly
and waving flags. Ex-Governor Frank
Black Immediately mounted the plat
form and in few words was introduc.
ed by Chairman Cannon. Governor
Blacks voice though not heav,, car.
Tied well and Increased in volume as
he got fairly under way. His epigrams
provoked laughter and his sharply
turned sentences never failed to raise
ripple Of applause.
Black pronounced the nominating
words at lust 1905. AS be did SO he
retired quickly from the platform.
Memorable Demonstration.
When Black concluded there came
the greatest demonstration yet seen
at the convention. Ten thousand
people we're on their feet cheering
and waving flags. Chairman Cannon
unfurled q tattered silk flag and adj
vanced 70 the edge Of the platform
and began waving Il. Il was the
same flag used when Lincoln was
nominated and IL added fuel to the
flame or enthusiasm The front OF
the stage was next given to J. Henry
Smythe, Jr.. with megaphone and
the flag. As he swung the flag from
side TO side he shouted the name OF
Roosevelt. The shout was soon tax.
en- up by the delegates and in
twinkling the whole assemblage was
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-06-23
I. New Officers.

Following are the new officers "
the FraternaI Union; T. NJ. Elwood,
rfaterDal master; N. r. sund. Jus.
tice; Clara X. Koogler, protector;
Mts Il. y. Gibbons, truth; Mrs. Jen.
ME Payne. mercy: Mrs. Rosia Kennes.
trick, guide; Mrs. Behringer, guard;
chas. N. Higgins, sentinel: John
Thornhlll, Addie N. Griffin. v. Jane.
son. trustees.