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Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-09-07
Fearful Odds Against Him.

Bedridden, alone ard destitule.
Such. hi brief Ii tho condition or an
old soldier by name OF ]. ]. Ravens,
Versailles, o. For years no was troub.
led with Kidney disease and neither
doctors nor medicines gave him 10.
lief. Al length he tried Electric BIT,
tnrs. II put him on His feet Iii short
order and now he testlfles. I'm on
tho road 10 complete recovery" host
on earth for Liver and Kidney troubles
and NIL forms Of Stomach and Bowel
Complaints. Only soc. Guaranteed by
all druggists.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-09-07
Labor
Day Speech
Continued from Page ID

AasS
rem from whom he vas about to de-
part, and when we may consider the
services of him who came triumph
AMI out of the impending gloom of de-
feat, in whose day Patrick Henry said
we have millions for defense, but
not one cent for tribute" and the i'm
mortal Declaration of independence
was proclaimed to a listening world.
The suffering and ~privation of Wash
ington and his brave soldiers amidst
the SHOWS of Valley Forge and a
thousand %biyouacs, was but the tray.
all out Of which was born the Americ-
can republic.
Another law is to commemorate the
birth Of Lincoln, whose tragic end oc-
Cured during II OF the most fratri.
cidal and bloody wars the world has
known. and whose life eliminated in
a proclamation declaring the freedom
OF all men.
Thanksgiving Day the last Thurs.
day in every November, the day on
which We annually offer thanks for all
the blessings which we enjoy.
Decoration Day, May 30. On this
day We meet TO leave flowers and a
prayer on the graves of the blue and
the gray, whose heroism showed their
fighting blood, and who, though op.
posed in life, now lie equal and silent
in pathetic dust.
These acts Of congress, and gener.
ally of the states, merely have force
to postpone, till the following day the
performance of certain obligations
which might become due on those
days. and do not comand any particu.
lar observance Of them. The acts OF
congress have no force elsewhere
than the district of Columbia where
the executive departments are locat-
ed. n they give a holiday to the
government employees there and pos.
sibly elsewhere. have been unable
anywhere TO find any law in New
Mexico mentioning Labor's Day. and
there Is no authority for the pruela.
nation issued for It's observance by
the HONORABLE executive Of the Ter
ritory. ! do not make a criticism Of
this action, however. but merely tate
It TO call your attention to the condi.
tion Of the statutes ON the subject. III
this territory we have as legal hoii.
days. July 18th. December 18th and
January Isl. together all days dasig-
mated by proclamation of the governor
as fast days Or thank giving days Or
which Labor Day Is not one
The ACT of congress declaring The
first Monday In September Iabor's
Day-not Labor Day, for in thi day
vie essentially refrain from labor
was passed in recognition Of a ctistom
existing among The laboring people Of
the United States. While all The peo
pie were Of course at liberty 10 enjoy
all the holidays and feast days have
enumerated. yet labor demanded
something distinctive. and thus we
have "I.abor's Day and 10 this holi
day we " this pleasant occasion,
when all classes OF labor, from the
man with The hoe TO him who burns
the midnight oil In searching the stars
or whose voice Is heard in the halls
Of congress. may mingle I'm that old.
fashioned democratic simplicity which
has made this country great and
strong and whose continuance viii
preserve II from decay.
II II Il peculiar fact that public hnli.
day occur III November. December.
January hrnary, March April and
MAY then skipping every other
month n inlt and September
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-09-07
Gallinas Park.
HORSE RAGING
PURSE B2,5OO

&. f. BAKER. = superintendent.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-09-07
Neglected Colds.

Every part Of the uco mem
brane. the nose. throat. ears. head and
lungs. etc, are subjected to disease
and blight from neglected colds. Bal
lard's Horehound Syrup Is a pleasant
and effective remedy. &c. 50c. 800
w. Akcndrick, Valley Mills. Texas.
writes: Il have used Billiards. Hore,
hound Syrup for coughs md throat
troubles; II Is n pleasant aud most
effective remedy"
For sale by @. q Schnofer.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-09-07

Y. d. Lorenzo. Of Santa Fe. is in
receipt Of a letter from Lieutenant
John ". campagunoli at Fort Brady.
Michigan, formerly of Santa Fe, stat
ing that he has been granted a leave
of absence and will come to the Capt.
tai City TO spend several weeks.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-09-07

The Swift Specific Company, Atlanta, Ga.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-09-07

Let me tell you about the low rates
We are offering Fnow TO Chicago, st
Louis and other points East.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-18
ARE NOT PLEASED
 WITH CORTELYOU Republicans Think He is Too
 Inexperienced MEANS ONE MAN GAM PAIGN Roosevelt Wants the Secretary So He Can Control the Whole Situation
 Himself-other Wash
 lneton Gossip.
MEANS ONE MAN GAM PAIGN

. Washington May (Special.)-Repub- lican politicians here do not attempt to conceal their dissatisfaction over the probable selection by the President of George B. Cortelyou for the chairmanship of the republican national committee. MT. Cortelyou is a man of ability and has ettained his present position at the head of the department of commerce through his own merit and industry. Starting as clerk in the postoffce department, he has won his way step by step to ore of the biggest offices in the government.
 But as a politician MT. Cortelyou has had absolutely no personal experience. He was never in political fight in his life, and the idea that he Is to run the republican machine in the place of Hanna CT Quay strikes the average politician as astounding The democrats here are high ly pleased over the situation and, if 1t is a committee battle, predict big yic- tory.
 The truth about the whole matter is believed by politicians here to be that the President Is going to run his own cam paign and Cortelyou is to be simply a figurehead The charmanship has been refused by every prominent republican politician who has been offered it-each knowing the difficult task he would un- dertake in order to please the President. Consequently Cortelyou is drafted into the service. It begins to look as if Roosevelt is the whole republican party, it's leader, campaign manager and platform.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-18
EIGHT BISHOPS
 WILL BE ELECTED
METHODISTS WILL VOTE FOR WHOMSOEVER THEY WISH, AS NO NOMINATIONS ARE MADE FOR THE POSITIONS.

Los Angeles, Cal, May 17.-Action on two important matters was taken by the general conference of the Methodist church at today's session. The report of the committee on episcopacy recommend ed that the conference elect eight bishops to fill the vacancies caused by death, res- ignation and retirement during the pres ent quadrennium, was adopted.
 At the close of heated and remarkable debate between Dr. James R. Buckley and Dr. Thomas B. Nicely. the two foremost parliamentarians of the Methodist church, the conference adopted the report of the special judiciary committee, which finds that the conference has no executive au- thority to re-distrlct the episcopacy; tfat is to substitute diocesan for the present :tinerant form of the residency and ad- nlinistration of bishops.
 The first official announcement of the vote by which on last Saturday the con- ference superannuated Bishops Andrews. Mallalieu, Vincent, Floss and Walden was made to the conference in the reading of the minutes at the opening of the ses- sion, as follows
 Andrews for retirement 5S5 against IS.
 Foss for retirement 500, against 16S.
 Vincent for retirement 5S5, against IS. Mallalieu for retirement SIP. against 90. Walden for retirement 573, against 90.
 The election of the eight bishops will begin tomorrow morning and 1t is expect ed to occupy considerable time accord ing to the number of ballots cast be- fore a final result Is reached Under the rules of the conference, there are no nominations. the delegates being allowed to vote for whomsoever they wish. but they must vote for the full number of lishops to be elected.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-18
Hearst Loses in Wisconsin.

Milwaukee, May 1.-The supporters of Edward c. Wall defeated the adherents of William R. Hearst in the democratic state convention today. a resolution fn- structing the Wisconsin delegation to the national convention at St. Louis to vote for MT. Wall having been adopted by a vive voce vote. In addition the convention adopted a platform which recognizes the last national platform as the code of na- tional democracy until a new platform is adopted Among other things the platform favors the enforcement of laws against trusts, tariff for revenue only, repeal of tariff on all trust-made articles, deposits of surplus public moneys in safe bank de- positories, an income tax law and the election of United States senators by di7 rect vote
 The only serious rupture in the proceed ings was the settlement of the contest over the seating of the delegation from Racine county, in which the Wall delega- tion was seated after several hery speeches were made by the supporters or both factions.
 The following were elected delegates at large: Timothy E. Ryan, Waukesha; David S. Rose, Milwaukee; Neal Brown, Weuseau; Charles H. Weisse Sheboygan Falls.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-18
FACTIONS MAY YET
 REACH AGREEMENT
REPUBLICANS IN ARKANSAS NAME CANDIDATE FOR GOV ERNOR AND SELECT DELE GATES TO CONVENTION.

Little Rock. May 1z-State conventions were held in Little Rock today by the regular republicans of Arkansas and by the faction of the party known as the Insurgents" which broke away from the regular organization two years ago. Only one candidate for governor and one set of presidential electors were elected. An understanding was reached which is ex- pected to result in the reuniting of the two factions before the opening of the campaign. Gen. Powell Clayton United States ambassador to Mexico, was a dele gate in the regular convention, and was active in the peace movements
 Harry H. Myers of Little Rock was nominated for governor without opposi- tion, and no nominations were made for other state offices. The delegates to the national convention were instructed for President Roosevelt. H. l.. Kemmel. Sid B. Kidding and M. W. Gibbs of Little Rock and Charles N. Rix of Hot Springs were elected delegates at large to the national convention. Gibbs is a negro.
 E. w. Kimball of Little Rock and Charles T. Duke of Baxter were elected electors at large.
 The ,nsurgent state convention endorsed President Roosevelt and adopted resolu- tions urging it's members to vote for the electors selected by the regular republi- cans.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-18
POOL ROOMS IN NEW YORK
 RECEIVE A SEVERE BLOW

New York. May 17.-Robert c. Clowry president and general manager of the Western Union Telegraph company, sud denly shut off the service of the racing news to all classes of subscribers In this city today This action of Colonel clowrys taken entirely on his own ini- tiative without instructions from his board of directors or any pressure from the authorities was the result of claims recently made public by police officials that the pool rooms of New York could not exist without the Western Union ser vice Recently civic organization, called the City club, made public charges that If the Western Union would assist them. the pool room evil in this city could be overcome The action of Colonel clowry is the result.
 District Attorney Jerome began today an inquiry into the pool room news mat ters. lie had before him Capt. F. Norton Goddard of the anti-policy society. Super intendent Burke of the same society, and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-18

a. man named Jones' Burke and Jones, it Is stated, told of arrangements made by which racing wire was to be placed in Burke's house.
 Commissioner McAdoo of the police de- partment when told about Colonel Glow ery's statement said
 If the Western Union Telegraph com pany has cut off. not only the direct wires leading from the central office to the poolrooms, but connections from the ex- changes with which they have been un- der contract. and which In turn retailed the news to poolrooms for gambling pur- poses, then this vice has received most damaging blow, and If 1t survives at all, 1t will have to do so under other forms and devices. If the information Is cor rect, no one will be more gratified than myself. both personally and officially I am especially pleased as it anticipates a reply to the resolution passed by the exc cutive committee of the Western Union company. which I was this day about to mail to President Clowery."
 The commissioner said that this was more radical action than he had dared to hope for.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-18
REPUBLICANS WILL HAVE
 NEW YORK HEADQUARTERS

Washington. May 17.-only four mem bers of the cabinet attended today's meet ing, Secretaries Hay, Taft Moody Shaw and Wilson being out of the city. Seere- tary Cortelyou and Postmaster General Payne continued for a considerable time in consultation with the President. The conference related to political matters.
 No concealment now Is made of the practical selection of Secretary Cortel- you to be chairman of the republican na- tional committed No official announce ment of the selection has been made and 1t Is quite likely at present that none will be made until the new national com mittee shall have taken formal action by electing MT. Cortelyou as chairman. The
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-18
WILL PAY OFF ALL
 ITS OBLIGATIONS
TENNESSEE CENTRAL MAKES FL NANClAL ARRANGEMENTS AND WILL BE ABLE TO HAVE THE RECEIVER DISCHARGED.

Nashville, May H-Vice President W. c. Chapman of the Tennessee Central Railroad company said this evening that financial arrangements had been per- fected during the day whereby the road will at once be relieved of the receiver ship recently appointed upon application of holders of claims for construction work. Vice President Chapman made the following official statement:
 "All necessary arrangements have been completed to enable the Tennessee Central railroad to pay off all liens and valid obligations upon 1t, and formal no- tfce to this effect has been given to Re- ceiver w. J. Oliver at Knoxville.
 "The railroad company being prepared to pay off these obligations promptly, the receiver will of course be discharged with In few days"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-18
Port Arthur Itself is ths OnIv Point Not Actually
 Subdued
WORKS AT DALNY HAVE
 BEEN ENTIRELY DESTROYED
Approach to Port Arthur on the Land Side Is Said to Be Heavily Mined for the
 Japs.

St. Petersburg, May 1S.-(2 a. m.)-Ad- vices received by the general staff show that the Japanese are practically masters of all of the southern end of the Liao Tung peninsula, save Port Arthur and the territory commanded by it's guns. This result so promptly brought about is due to the failure of the Russians to make opposition of any consequence to the Japanese advance.
 member of the general staff said to the Associated Press that the removal of the guns from the Notifications erected at Kin Chau and in the direction of Port Dalny, were primarily for the purpose of concentrating the entire Russian force at Port Arthur. If the men and guns were scattered the effect would have been to distribute the means of defence of the fortress over number of points stategically weak The destruction of Dalny was the result of no sudden deter imitation, but was due to the probability that a force attempting to hold this place could be separated from Port Arthur and captured, thus inf1cting further loss of prestige to the Russians, which could not be permitted at this time. To defend the whole of the southern end of the Liao Tung peninsula 1t would have been neces- sary to have an army equal to that which the Japanese could have landed.
 Mobilize al PcsS Arthur.
 The weakness of the Manchuriar army, said this officer left on1y one course to pursue. namely, that of mobolizing suf- ficient troops at Port Arthur to hold 1t un- til relief came, abandoning every point outside which did not contribute to the strategic defense of the fortress. It has been learned that the ground over which the Japanese must charge to ture the fortress is heavily mined. 70 cap ture it. the officer said, II ay a frightful price. The destruction of palny is complete, the breakwater and build ings, as well as the piers and docks, hav- ing been blown up.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-18
cossacks Encounter Enemy.

St. Petersburg, May H-General Kuro- patlSln telegraphs to the emperor under date of May Is as follows:
 "On May 10 our cossaclks encountered force of the enemy composed of one battalion of infantry and two squadrons of cavalry belonging apparently to the Japanese guards division near Kuan Dian Sian, and the fusilade lasted for an hour and a half. The fire of the Japanese in- fantry and cavalry was poor. We had one cossack wounded and one horse killed and another wounded, and two cossacks miss ins.
 "On May 15 the Japanese vanguard oc- cupied Hai Hamenisa, in the valley of the Patao river Tsiangtao in the val ley on the left branch of the same riyer Shitsiafutsu and Hitvouchten in the val ley of the Al river and Kuan Dian Sian
 "On May II the Japanese occupied Po- landien with detachment of two bat talions of infantry and two squads of cavalry.
 "On May IA and 15 the Japanese re- connoissances had not pushed beyond four and half miles from the statioD of Wafandian.
 "On May 15 there was no advance of any considerable force of the enemy to the north of PoIandien."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-18
RECEIVED MANY INVITATIONS.
Locomotive Engineers Pleasantly En.
 tertained in Los Angeles.

Los Angeles. May 1.-The conference of the Brotherhood of Locomotive En- but nothing regarding their actions upon matters touching the interests of the members at large was given out after adjournment. It was stated by one of the delegates that nothing happened ex- cept consideration of routine matters, and reports from the various divisions"
 The engineers have received numerous invitations to visit points of interest in the vicinity of Los Angeles, and much time will be given to recreation during the afternoons of the present week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-18
Bids on Anniston Building.

Bids on the construction of the Annis- ton postoffice were opened at the office of the supervising architect of the treasury today. They were as follows;
 w H. Bailey Henderson, Ky, $134,19S. John C. Robinson, Chicago, s109,962.
 Thomas Wolsoncroft, Anniston, $1&,213. The Athens, Ga, Contracting company, $9S, ,55L6O.
 F. L. Stevenson Construction company, Dallas, Tex, s111, 400.
 Clark & Howard, Lexington, Ky, s11s3l9.
 W. A. Chesterman, Richmond, Va, $119,S29.
 Miles & Bardt. Atlanta, Ga, s106,5oO Tone Lowell, Denton, Tex, s114,3T
 George Moore & Sons Nashville, Tenn, s114,7Oo.
 All the y.uders agreed to finish the work by the specified date of September 10, 195, except the Athens Contracting com pany, which promised to complete it by July l. 1905.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-18

matter Is recognized however, as being quite as we'll settled now as It can be in advance of the committee's action.
 It Is learned that the principal head quarters of the republican party during the approaching campaign will be in New York city. Headquarters also will be maintained In Chicago. In view of plans already tentatively mapped out, 1t will be really difficult to distinguish between the two headquarters in the matters of size and importance. 1t is not unlikely that a sub-chalrman will be in charge ok the headquarters in each city, and that Chairman Corteyou will spend a part of his time in New York and the remain der in Chicago
 No determination as to the secretary of the new committee has been reached.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-18
ARE FELLoW-SERVANTs.
Fireman Cannot Sue for Damages Caused by Operators Negligence.

Washington, May 1.-The supreme court of the United States has laid down the principle that a telegrf Dh operator for railroad company and a fireman on railroad engine 'are fel- low servants" and that the negligence of the former causing the death of the latter in the operation of trains was a risk the fireman assumed and was not ground for damages against the railroad company.
 The cause was that of Alline A. Dixon against the Northern Pacific Railroad company for damages for the death of her husband, c. A. Dixon. a fireman on the road, killed in col lision caused by the negligence of a tala1ranh anarafnr-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-18
HAS NOT ACCEPTED
 THE NEW POSITION
DR. J. G. MURRAY IS NOW IN NEW YORK AND HAS NOT EXPRESSED HIMSELF ON HONOR CONFER RED.

Baltimore, May 17.-Rev Dr. John Gardner Murray. rector of St. MThaels and All Angels church in this ely, who today was chosen bishop of the Kentucky diocese of the Protestant Episcopal church to succeed the late Bishop Thom- as Underwood Dudley, is 45 years of age and a native of Homecoming, Md.
 Shortly before coming to Baltimore from Birmingham, Ala. year ago last March, Dr. Murray was elected bishop of Mississippi but declined the office. pr. Murray left for New York yesterday and the rector of St. Mlchac.s said he was unable 10 state whether Dr. ST----S would accept the honor conferred upon him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-18
Count Keller NH Succeed Him
 in the Far East
WILL NOT BE OISGRACEO
Has Shown to the Enemy and to the World That He Possesses Courageous
 Heart

St. Petersburg, May 17-11:s1 p. m.)-- It is announced tonight that Lieutenant General zassalitch has been relieved of the command of the second Siberian army division, and that Lieutenant General Count Keller former governor of Ekater- inostav, has been appointed to succeed him.
 Since the battle of the Yalu it has been predicted that General Zassnlitch would not long retain his command. but there has been no. disposition to act hastily. The emperor's advisers could not forget that while zassalltch did not carry out the plan of operation which had been previously determined on. he had dis played a stubborn resistance which show ed to the enemy and to the world that the Russians had not lost the courageous spirit of the last generations.
 VIII Not Be DIseraced.
 What will become of zassalitch, wheth- CT he will remain in the far east or be assigned to less important region, can not be learned tonight but 1t is emphat- ically stated that there is no intention to disgrace him, and that if he returns from ehS iei eiSt' ie VIII oe VII sieA ie"Ne anu at his own request. 1t Is generally be- lieved that he will find it conversent to make such an application.
 Lieutenant General Count Keller re- gently resigned the governorship of Eka- terinostav in order to go to ihe front. He is a far abler soldier than an admin istrator, and younger than Gensral Zassa- Itch. being only 54 years of age He participated in three campaigns during the Turkish war. He is considered to be a distinguished stratesist. and the pos sessor of cool judgment.