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Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-12-14
HORRIBLE
SLAUGHTER.
Dead Literally Covered Slopes
and Crest Of 2O3.Metre
Hill
CHEERFUL RUSSIAN
DEMONSTRATION
Believe Psychological Moment
Has Passed For Japan. Cold
The Ally of The CxAr

Before Port Arthur. with third Jap
anese army. via Fusan. Dec. 1.-THE
work Of removing the dead from the
slopes and crests Of 203.Meter Hill
has been completed on the north side.
The south slopes are still covered
with bodies buried under the debris
OF trenches and bomb proofs. A long
line OF Japanese dead is laid out on
top Of the hill and the slopes pre-.
vious to the interment presented an
awful appearance Most Of the bodies
were partially naked and horribly
torn by dynamite bombs.
Russia Optimistic.
ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. 1.-THE
general staff apparently 10 entirely
satisfied with the military situation
In Manchuria being convinced the
japanese have reached high tide. A
high officer said to the associated
press. THE Japanese have missed the
psychological moment. They should
now be at Hardin with VladivostOk
and the eastern shore literally cut Off.
instead OF wintering where they are.
Cold is Russias ally as II was
against Napoleon They are not
strong enough to attempt to turn
Mukden now and will not be even II
Port Arthur falls and $4,000 re-tti.
forcements are sent to join Oyama
III the mean time Russian troops are
pilina mp behind Mmkden. In Februt
ary, before the port Of New Chwang IS
ice free, knropatEin will have close TO
half million men, amply suffieien.
to turn Oyamas position at Shakha
river and force the Japanese hack in
to Korea and Lao Tung peninsula.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-12-14
Christmas Money

NEW YORK, Dec, i4.---The sub.
treasury IL kept busy these days I'll.
ling the demand for Christmas cur
rency, The amount Of new money re.
quired at this season amounts In the
aggregate TO very large sum. though
naturally the greater demand Is for
coins and bills OF the smaller demon.
nations Ten days or two weeks he
fore Christmas, when the holiday
trade approaches the floodtide, the
New York department stores take
great quantities of small coins from
the subtreasury. The amount taken
In pennies IN very large, as much as
$4,000 In pennies being taken at n
time
The requests for new currency are
not, however, restricted To the hum
BILE copper cent or even to one and
five dollar bills Many new twenty
dollar gold pieces are In demand,
There are probably very few people
who have any need OF $4,000 gold
certificates for Christmas presents.
aud for the most part those who AK
for such bills need no more than one
OF them. Tho raie. however, Is not
inyariablc, Last Christmas as many
as six such bills were taken by The
aame Individual 10 distribute N
Christmas morning to the members
II hiA family
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-12-14

To the war have consented 10 divorce
on the understanding OF remarriage
should they return. Their marriage
law In Russia refuses to recognize
q widow ms such unless the death Ger.
utieate of her husband is signed by
two eyo.witnesses OF his death. The
rabbis refuse TO accept the military
returns whore merely the fact OF
death In battle or hospital Is stated,
AS in the great battles many hun.
dreds are killed whose bodies are not
recovered, their widows. II they are
Jews. cannot romarry, Their an
thorities now sanction the temporary
divorce.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-12-14
STEEL TRUST
BILL TABLED
Secretary Of Rural Delivery An
sociMtiOm tO Be Investigated
For DisObcying Presi-
dents Order

WASHINGTON. d. c.. Dec. IA
committee Of the ho,ise appeared at
the bar Of the senate today and no.
titled the senate that the house had
impeached Judge Charles Swayne.
President Protein Frye Informed the
committee that the senate would pro-
coed In accordance with the notice.
No message from the house has been
received In years that 80 profoundly
impressed the senate
Trouble For Tumhsr.
WASHINGTON. Dec. l4.--Orders
issued today for investigation Of the
case Of Secretary Tumber Of the ru.
raj carriers association whose sigma.
tpre as signed to papers In puhlica.
tion OF the postal authoritiea was on
q circular letter sent 10 candidates to
congress asking them ~ to their
position on legislation affecting car
riers. lumber Is employed a. a rural
letter carrier at Lockp0rt, N. Y> and
a large number Of letters are alleEcd
to have been sent out by him In con.
travention OF legislative order Of
President Rooseyelts
Bakers Bill Tabled.
WASHINGTON. Dec. l4.--Immed-
lately after the house met today
Speaker Cannon announced y commit
tee Of seven to prepare charges
against Judge Charles Swayne OF the
northern district Of Florida. who was
impeached yesterday. From the com.
mittee on judiciary Jenkins, Of Wis
consin, its chairman. reported back
the resolutions recently introduced
by Baker Of New York, demanding an
inquiry into the so-called steel trust,
with recommendation that the resolu.
tion lay on the table. The recommen.
dation was adopted The house then
went into committee of the whole TO
consider the urgent deficiency OF tao
bill.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-12-14

The T. Romero Hose company
wishes to acknowledge receipt Of inyi-
tatlon extended hy The East Las We.
gas fire department 10 The annual
ball 20 be given December a9th, at
the Duncan Opera house All mem.
hers ~ the company win please take
notice aua appear in full uniform.
CtH. BAlLY. Foreman.
w. II STApP, Secretary.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-12-14
Episcopal
Bishop Of Mexico

HOUSTON, Texas, Dec. 1.-THE
consecration of the Rev, H, D. Aves
as Episcopal bishop of Mexico took
place today. The ceremony was the
most brilliant of its kind ever seen
in this city. Christ church, where
the conservation took place, VAS
crowded long before the hour set for
the beginning Of the ceremony Prom
inent among those who took par in
the ceremony were the Right Rev.
George Herbert Kinsolving. shop
of Texas. the Right Rev. A. =, Ga.,
rett. bishop of Dallas; the Righs Rev
J. s. Johnston, bishop of western
Texas. and the Right Rev. ". A.
Leonard. bishop of Ohio.
The Right Rev H. D. Aves becomes
the first Episcopal bishop of Mexico
The necessity for bishop of the
southern republic has long been con
tended for, but it was not unit! ,hc
late Episcopal general convention
that decisive action In the matter
was taken. Bishop Aves will take
up his residence at an early date In
Monterey, but he will make his head
quarters and home in the City Of
MpYicn
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-12-14
Democrats Win Victory in Boston

BOSTON, Der. i4--Although The
municipal election yesterday resulted
IN o s@eeping victory for the demo
crofs The republicans gained one
member Of the board Of aldermen and
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-12-14

two II the council. OF the thirteen
aldermen elected. eleven were demo-
Gratis. The council viii stand twenty
six republicans and fortyniue demo
Gratis No mayor was elected this
year
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-12-14
Hungarian Calm Succeeds Riot

thereafter adjourned The orderli-
ness OF the procedure was attributed
to the absence of President Perczel
and his body guard who yesterday
were driven from the house.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-12-14
HEARING ON GRAIN
RATES BEGINS TO-DAY.

LOUISVILLE, KY. Dec. 1.-THE
interstate commerce commission met
here today to take up the charges
OF unjust discrimination and undue
preference In grain freight rates in
favor of Louisville on shipments to
and from points east, north and west
of this city. The defendant roads
are the Norfolk & Western. Chesa-
peake 4 Ohio. Chicago q Alton, Big
Four. Mobile & Ohio, Louisville e.
Nashville, Southern, Illinois Central,
Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern. and
the Pennsylvania.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-12-14
Mrs. Chadwick
Optimistic

BUFFALO. Dec, 14.--Mra, Chad.
wick passed through here this morn.
Ing on her way from New York to
Cleveland The train IL due In Cleve-
land al l1;10 but owing to snow and
cold weather 1t will be two hours late
In arriving Mrs. Chadwick was
closely watched last night by deputy
marshals but seemed to sleep the en-.
tire night. TO an associated press
representative she spoke optlmisiical.
iy OF the ultimate outcome OF her
difficulties.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-12-14

BUDA PEST. Dec. 1.-THE lower
house of the hungarian parliament
openel telay Ia perfect calm The
ros sa' re sipt convoking the diet was
listened te aftentively and the house
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-12-14

Friends win be pleased to hear that
j n Fmrlong, who Is III with pneu,
mcula II tie home of DR.. j NJ Cum
ninwhafn Is better today.
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Mrs. Chadwick Indicted.

CLEVELAND. Dec. 14.--The spec
ial yenire of the grand jury today re-
turned five indictments against Mrs
Chadwick four against President
Beckwith Of the Citizens national
bank OF Oberln and -four against
Cashier Spear OF the same concern
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-12-14

Rev rr. Balan, parish priest al Mo
ra, visits town today.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-11-21
SAVINGS BANKS DEPOSITS.

The department of Commerce and
Iabor has given out an interesting
statement showing that the savings
blanks of the United States are carry
hug at the present time nearly 30
|per cent Of the total banked savings
4 of the world. The total Of deposits
[in banks OF this class in all countries
HI stated to be s10.500, 100000. con-
|4ributed by 82,640,090 depositors. fhe
share of this total accredited to the
limited States Is less than 9.5 per
cent of this total, but its provident
|.cisizens are owners of. more than 20
|per cent of the total savings depos-
HIS. In this country the average to
hch depositor is $41S,S9: that 70
ach deDositor in the countries in
luded in she total Is $l0lOi. The
report says:
"The average amount OF money IN
= ayings banks per inhabitant is Sll
Nor the world and $37SS for the Unit
Ell States. The lowest average IN
any country considered is In india,
where ii is but IL cents. However
several countries have larger
amount on deposi. per inhabitan'
han the United States. Denmark
seads with the high average Of S96.4l
Switzerland Is second with S622G.
and New Zealand Is third with $780,
In Austria the average per inhabi-
sant IS s43.47, in Prussia S43.lO, u
Germany $399S, in Norway sS994,
Germany has more depositors than
any other nation. Its total being 10,
432211. France is second with IL
29S,474. The United Kingdom Is
third with II ,e93, 4G9 Japan has Il
ACT ,452 depositors. as compared With
Z .305.4 43 in the United States. ano
4 $50 GOT in Russia, including Asiatio
. Russia
1t would be easy to draw erroneous
kcanclusions from such comparisons
/ as those above presented. National
habits must be taken into account
For example. the well known thrif'
OF the French people could not be IN.
ferred from the relatively small
amount of their savings bank depos
its. The reason for this is that the
French peasant when prosperous be
comes a financier in small way and
invests his savings In bonds OF bis
own or other goyernments--just now
with preference for those of Rus
sia. The gradual decline in the rates
of savings bank interest will prob
ably lead in this country to a some
what wider range Of small invest
ments, but for the moment che situa
ton is substantially as shown.-New
York Times.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-11-21

The building OF the Panama ca
mai means that the Ohio is to be one
Of the worlds greatest waterways
It's tributaries win form part Of one
graffd scheme Of internal navigation
sure 10 be eventually without an
equal Our Democratic contempo-
fary the greensboro Inquirer ac,
snowledges that the Ohio waterway
viii, as far as such an Improvement
can take on political complexion. be
a Republican work of Advancement
The iron and steel men Of Pitts
burg, the manufacturers Of Cincin-
natl and other cities in the Rspubli-
can section of the country are going
10 plead for the river, and their pray
ers will be heard. They are already
being heard to some extent through
the building of dams on the upper
Ohio, ana they will find that these
afford only local advantages and Will
demand that they be built through
out Che length Of the river. Then and
then only we shall get what we ought
to have tho pity Of it being that il
win come TO us, not through what we
hall do. but in spite Of all we have
done and may do. However the i'm
proyement of the Ohio river comes,
let us take it and be thankful.
THE improvement of the Ohio is
part and parcel of the general Repub-
lcan policy Of keeping American
home market for Americans, and by
turning out the best manufactured
goods, under the stimulating influ-
onces OF protection. capture in time
the markets Of the world. But as all
great national policies, successfully
carried out. benefit every and not one
lection merely Of the people, the en-
larged and improved Ohio is distinct
lively American and not partisan in
conception and execution. Its bene'
fits will enrich all alike. 1t is for all
the people. the producer and the con
sumner. the buyer and the seller. the
farmer and the mechanic.
Kentucky should, however. have,
as a business proposition sent a sol
ia Republican delegation to congress
this year, united in the advocacy OF
an improved Ohio channel Failing
that, there should have been con
gressmen elected from the Louisville,
the Covington and other river dis
tricts with decided influence on the
Republican side But even with the
small Republican representation ON
its congressional delegation, Ken
lucky can. through its commercial
bodies make itself felt for the nine
foot channel from PittsbWg TO Cairo.
KENTUCKY is more than any one 9TH
er state interested in the project.
Give it, then all the promotion It's
merits and promise deserve.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-11-21
IN WORDS OF one sYLLAeLE.

Think not that the strength lies in
the big. round word,
Or thai the brief and plain must
reeds go weak,
To whom can this be :rue who once
has heard
The cry for help the tongue that
all men speak
When want. or woe Or fear is AT the
throat.
So that each word gasped oar is
like n shrek
Pressed from the sore heart or
strange Wild note
Sung by some fay or flend? There is
a strength
Which dies il stre,cned too far or
spun too fine,
Which has more height than breadth
more depth than length.
Let but this force Of thought and
speech be mine,
And he that will may take the sleek.
fat phrase.
Which glows and burns not, though
it CLEAN and shine;
Light, but not heat--a flash without
a blaze.
Nor is it more strength that the sacf.
word boasts;
1t serves Of more than fight or
storm to tell
The roar of waves that dash the
rock-bound coasts,
The crash of tall trees when the
wild winds swell,
The roar of guns, the creams OF
men that die
On blood-stained neids I; has a
voice. as well,
For them that weep, for them that
mourn the dead,
For them that laugh and Gance and
clasp the hand.
To Joys quick step as Wei as grief $
low tread,
The sweet plain words we learn at
first keep time,
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-11-21
RIVER IMPROVEMENT.

The Ohio Valley Improvement CON
vention is over and has given renew
ed impetus to the work Of improving
the Ohio river and tributaries. The
Cairo delegates who have returned
are confident that the prospects Of
accomplishing the object Of the Ohio
Valley Improvement association are
better than ever before, and promi-
nent men who viii work hard in the
cause have been interested from
Pittsburg TO Cairo.
The Louisville Herald says on the
subject:
THE elections over. Kentucky s
enterprising anu alert citizenship
should. irrespective of party. get to-
gather on the Ohio river improve
ment situation. Kentucky has a
frontage on the Ohio nearly as long
as that of the large and populous
commonwealth of Ohio, Indiana and
Illinois combined. To say nothin
of smaller streams, Kentucky's az
luents into the Ohio are rivers OF
such availability for navigation az
the Cumberland. the Tennessee. the
Green, the Kentucky. The Licking
and the Big Sandy, which lies he
tween West Virginia and Kentucky.
These rivers have all much more
than local Importance The cumber
land and Tennessee drain large sec
tions of Tennessee, the TENNESSEE
making a big bend into Alabama as
far south as Guntersyilie and receiv
ing tributary waters from both Ala
hama and Mississippi.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-11-21
ITEMS OF INTEREST

There is said TO be 4 shortage in
tie worlds supply of wool.
The peramhulating barber. shaving
customers on the street is no I'M
usual sight in the side stres ts Of Ma
Mia.
The trees Of Finland are The mon
ey bags of the people. a peasant
even makes his shoes from birch
bark. and matches his roof with
shavings. He virtually lives on wood.
Strangely enough. a woman is sell
dom grateful to you when you try
to help her make up her mind.
An association in Manchester. Eng
land. known as the Miunehaha ANA
3eur Ninstrels have made a bust
ness fot The pas' twenty-five years ct
giving performances for charity. In
that time ii has raised S3112o.
Swiss watchmafcrs have now add
ea a phonogFaph % some y thoir
wonderful watches. a smah fahbei
disc IS put In the watch and arraage
in such a wsy that the record If -
peatcd every hour Anything can be
put on the record that the owner
wishes.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-11-21
KuRoKi THE sToNEWALL JACK.
SON or THE JAP ARMY.

If Kuroki has been killed Field
Marshal Oyama has sustained a loss
similar 10 that which overlook Lee
when Stonewali Jackson was killed at
Charlottesville after he beat Hook
er's army
There has been a dash about Ku-
rold's movements that suggests
Stonewall Jackson to the military
mind.
jackson was Lees great fanking
general He moved his infantry az
fast as other generals marched their
cavalry Added 70 his splendid abil-
ity as a scout Jackson had The higher
knowledge of soldiership chat gave
aim ability as a general commander
in a pitched battle
Kuroki was the great mind at tl2
Yalu, ana to him is due the FIRST sue
cess Of Japan on land, when the re-
}pectiye fighting qualities Of he Rus
ian and Japanese were unknown. II
was Kurolli who took the heart out OF
The Russian soldiers in the early per-
lod of the war In the great move
inent against Kuropa'kin's army al
Liao-Yang he had the double work Of
turning q flank and then delivering
an attack. He did both in manner
that commanded the admiration Of
The military experts of Europe.
Napoleon los Dessaix at Marengo,
and in all Of his later marshals ne
found none that equalled the bril-
liant boy
Lee never found man so quick
md strnag as Jackson
Oyama viii sustain a greater loss
han defeat in pitched battle If Ku-
oki, the halifax and half-pole, has
leen killed.--Chicago Examiner
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-11-21

al Illinois Central, Mobile & Ohio
and Cotton Belt trains arrive and de
part form Central station, corner oil
Second street and Ohio street.
All Big Four and Iron Mountain
trains arrive and depart from the
Union station, Second street and Com
mercial avenue.
Mail may be deposited In the box &,
the transfer station, located at Cen.
trail station, 20 minutes before the de
parture Of any train.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-11-21

The total vote OF Illinois Novem-
her S was 1.eGf.221. or 1866 less
than II was in 1900 Roosevelts
vote was 62s, 024, or s0,os9 more than
mar given Mckinley in 1900. Par
hers vote was S2T.245. or 1896 less
shan that given Bryan in 1900. Debs
xnte vas e4.5s9. as compared with
s.6s7 four years ago, and the Peo-
pies party VOC. which was LII in
1900. vas 6.377 this year
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-11-21

The Richmond Dispatch says the
Oldest surviving Confederate soldier
IS Patrick Clark Of Lucky Hill, Va.
who was born in ireland in 1894, ser
we'd in the American army in 1912, in
the Mexican war and four years in
the Confederate army. He draws a
pension OF s12 a month from the ma
tional government for his services
in Mexico.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-11-21

Cy Lyle says that we writ an ar
tickle on The Beauties of Temper
ance" and then got drunk fer n week.
This is measly Islander. We was
full when we writ The artickle, or
we never would have writ lizard
eman Free Press
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-11-21

The above is a correct statement
of the circulation of the Cairo Bulle-
Tin. daily and Sunday. on the dates
stated, month OF October, 1904.
CLYDE SULLIVAN, Business Man
ger
Subscribed and sworn to before me
his thIrty-flrst day Of October, 1904
Il. L. GILBERT, Notary Public.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-11-21
Beat the Machine.

He dropped a single cent
Into the hungry slot;
Four lovely kings showed up.
And ten cigars he got.
Great lucki" he cried in giee,
And right away forgot
That previously he had dropped
Two dollars in the SLOT
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-11-21
Gen,ral Fire Alarm.

BY means OF an accidental short
circuit in one of the junction boxes
in an electric main in Melbourne. Aus
tralia. an alarm was sent in to every
fire department station and fifteen
hundred calls were received al the
same instant in the head telephone
Office.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-11-21

And that Ii thai words are good
when backed up hy deeds. II the
interests Of The south are as dear
10 the president rs arc The interests
of the nortA lar him prove it. Not
only The south. but the north, east
and west viii be glad to see him do
H.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-11-21
The Very Reason.

scribbles-I think I'll write a son
net of Miss Lovey
Crittick-Don't do it. Il may turn
her against you.
Scribblos-I thought she liked
poetry
Crit,ick-So she does.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-11-21

The president regretted greatly to
receive Eugene Wares resignation
as commissioner of pensions Still.
it might have been worse. MIR. Ware
might have written the resignation
in poetry
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-11-21

The st. Louis exposition manage
ment has paid the government the
entire amount of the s4.600,0o0 which
was loaned the company. This is
gratifying. Let us hope that the gov
eminent win not again go into the
exposition loan business.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-11-21
rhelr Smile cane of.

Maud-I always like to stand be-
tween a couple of brawny football
players.
Both (pleased) -Aw! Why, now!
Maud-Their hideous appearance
sets off a girls looks 50.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-11-21
The Now infirmary euiIaino.

The new infrmary building Is n0w
about completed and is substan-
Gal and well arranged structure
building Is located on the highest
point OF ground IN re city and pre-
sents an attractive appearance. All
derman Krundy. the contractor, has
in its construction performed a faith,
ful, honest and worHmanlike job OF
work.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-11-21

Jim Jeffres draws the color line al
so. He refuses TO meet the negro
Jack Johnson, who is said to want a
fight with him. Before | would box
with a negro | would retire from the
ring declared Ienries If he doesn't
look out Pre- den, Roosevelt will
take that belt away from him.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-11-21

The Republican majority in the
next national house of representa-
tiyes viii probably be as much as
ZIG. The Republican majority in the
present house is 30.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-11-21

A New England editor demands
the reputation of the solid south
as an essential prerequisite to Demo
cratic success in the future. The
trouble with that is if you do away
with the solid south there is no Dem
ocratic party
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-11-21

The New York Times has an edi-
torial on "how 70 carry umbrellas"
The great difficulty with most peo-
pie is keeping one to carry
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-11-21

In view of the fact that the steel
trust sells steel rails to the Canadi-
ans for SO per ton. 1t has decided to
reduce them to s2l to the Americans.
This is 50 generous OF the Steel
trust
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-11-21
CIRCULATION STATEMENT.

rerage daily and Sunday for ten
months, ending Oct Sl,19O4. 1896
terage daily and Sunday for
ronth Of October 1904 ...... 2092