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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-06-01

S. Munn, Son and Company were mem
bers of the Chicago Board Of Trade. The
principal trouble. they said this after
moor, was in the Chicago account the
eaton and coffee losses being slight. The
cotton market was very little affected
by the suspension.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-01-25
GEORGE DIXON is
STILL IN FIGHTING GAME,

LONDON. Jan 25.-No pugilistic
event in long time has attracted the
attention that Is manifested in the
bout between George Dixon and Jem
Bowker which Is 70 be contested at
the National Sporting club tonight.
During his present sojourn In England
Dixon has met and defeated Pedlar
Palmer and other star men Of his
class. and as result is regarded high.
" by the British sporting fraternity.
Bowker Is the present holder Of the
bantamweight championship and Is
counted on to give the colored boy a
hard fight. Win or lose. this is to be
Dixon's last fight in England before
returning to the United States.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-01-25
GOOD MAN GONE WRONG.
Leading New Hampshire Banker En-.
beetles Large Sum Of Money.

NASHUA, \. II, Jan. 25,John P.
Goggin, treasurer Of the Nashua Trust
company, was arrested today charged
gith emtezzling sum Of money from
the bank. The amount is placed be.
tween $4,000 and 100000. The com.
pany did not open its doors today and
the institution is in charge Of the state
bank commissioners, pending further
examination
Goggin was held in $4,000 bonds for
the grand jury. He made no statement
but it is said his downfall is due to
having given assistance from time to
time to a friend Goggin is one OF
the most prominent banking officials
in New Hampshire
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-01-25

w O. Oglc was passenger for Wat.
rois this Afternoon Saturday Mr.. Ogle
came through Wagon Mound. where
the flre which destroyed the hotel oc,
cured He reports that the big blaze
resulted from the carelessness Of a
travelling man who went away on d
might train leaving his lamp burning.
Mr. OgIc says one travelling man cut
hia hand badly with glass in making
bis escape through d window The
guests ~ the hotel lost an their pos.
sessions, one having twenty-five dol.
lars III cash burned. SO quickly did
the building burn that absolutely the
only hing saved was one trunk be.
longing TO the landlady. Mrs Rogers.
The building was partially insured,
but there was liiile or nothing on the
furniture
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-01-25

WASHINGTON, d. c., Jan. rs.
the senate today Culberson introduced
a resolution drawn by committee ap.
pointed at recent democratic CON
ference for the purpose OF getting ad.
ditional information concerning the
Panama situation. 1t asks the presi-
dent 10 inform the senate whether or
not all correspondence and notes con.
cerning the canal passed between this
government and Colombia, and II the
communication between the officials
of the United States and representa-.
lives or Panama had heen sent TO the
senate, and il not, he be requested to
send the remaining correspondence
and notes TO The senate in executive
session.
Resolutions went over under the
rules. Tillman called up his resolu,
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-01-25

Territory bill is 10 be passed first,
and, shortly before the session ad-
journs, the Arizona New Mexico bill IS
to be placed on It's passage. With re,
gard to the matter, il was decided that
the new state shall bear the name Of
Arizona. and the capital shall be 10
Gated for five years al Santa Fe.
In this arrangement the democrats
eff the senate and house have not been
taken into consideration. and it is
quite unlikely that any plans now
formed with regard to the proposed
legislation would be materially modi-
fed by their attitude They are in
favor of the admission of each of the
territories as a separate state and
their opposition To the proposed plan
will probably Ne active. although the
republicans are taking into account
that both the new states will be demo
cratic until the influx of capital and
eastern enterprise can work change
In the political complexion Demo
Gratis, it is thought, will construe the
admission Of these states as calculated
to give the Republicans additional
prestige in the coming campaign,
With such notifications elimated as
may result from this complication, the
program Is fixed as here stated. It Is
the intention not to discuss statehood
until after the Panama treaty has been
ratified and the majority of the big
appropriation bills have been passed.
The Oklahoma bill will then be ac-
lively pushed to its passage under the
leadership Of Senator Quay. In the
last congress any form Of statehood
legislation was bitterly fought BY Sen
ator Beyeridge, chairman Of the com
mittee on territories, who is now in
the combine for joint statehood. His
leading supporters we're Senators Hale
and Plat of Connecticut, who were
at the head Of a combination of New
England and eastern senators who
met daily in the committee room Of
the committee on naval affairs and
were bitterly arrayed against state
hood They are also in the combine,
and with them are Senators Aldrich
and Allison. practically uniting all the
republicans in behalf of the Quay bill.
Among the chief points Of interest IN
the Quay bill are the provisions that
at least one of the United States SEN
ators representing the new state shall
be Of Indian descent and that il shall
be represented in the lower house by
six representatives.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-01-25
TO OBSERVE M'klNLEY
DAY IN NEW YORK.

NEW YORK, Jan 25.- Reminders
are being circulated by The Carnation
League of America Of the approach
of Mckinley day, which falls next FRI
day, the anniversary Of the presidents
birth The league is anxious that the
memory of Mckinley be renewed In
the hearts of the citizens on that day
by the custom OF wearing d carnation,
McKinleys fayorite flower. in the la.
pei in the hair or at the throat.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-01-25

Luckily. No. 5. the express train, was
thirty minutes late, An east bound
freight which had pulled into Florence
70 walt for the passenger. was given
the right Of way to siding few miles
further on. The freight fell into the
trap, The engine and several cars
went safely over, but twelve ears were
ditched and smashed almost 10 bits.
There was little Or nothing in the
wreckage that could prove useful to
the young criminals. They heard
much talk OF the atroeity Of the crime
and became frightened, The three
Florence lads left town and heal their
way 70 Las Vegas. The Canyon city
boy probably returned home
Marshal Outright became convinced
by the peculiar and uneasy actions OF
the lads that they had been guilty Of
some crime. As they came from
Florence. he thought II possible they
had been implicated In the wreck. A
telegram was sent TO the Florence
marshal An immediate response,
Hold the boys came. The matter
was turned over To the d. Il n. q.
and Special Oilicer Burnazzi was put
on the case. Saturday afternoon he
arrived In the city. Aldrlch was Sc
lected as the boy most likely tc CON
fess. The hours OF Saturday eyenina
dragged wearily enough, doubtless, for
this boy. He occupied a hot seat in
the sweat box and Outright and Bnrn-
azzi piled him with questions. Not
withstanding the fact that the ofhcers
claimed to know all about the crime
and the connection Of the boys with
| It, Aldrich stoutly denied having any
connection with It. Still there was
Sufficient lack OF certainty and evi.
dence of wavering to induce the sweat
ers to continue their efforts. II was
when they convinced him that II he
told the whole truth he would get OF
much easier than his associates that
he gave way and made clean breass
Of the who!e .i'lianous transactiop.
Officer Burnazzi left yesterday after
noon for Florence. taking the hard
ened youngsters with him. Denton.
especially, seems 70 be moral per
vert, the only evil thing about crime.
being In bis regard. the consequences
Of being found out Last week the
Denver papers contained articles re-
! lating 70 q crime by Aldrich's younger
i brothers. They stole $l25 ahd after
being arrested, confessed to the theft.
II Is the intention OF the ID. Il n.
q. TO push the crime against the boys
: 10 the limit. Officer Burnazxi speaks
highly OF Marshal Curtrights efforts
IN the case. The Las Vegas Official
will doubtless come in for hand
some acknowledgement.
il
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-01-25
PHILADELPHIA ART
SHOW OPENED TODAY.

PHILADELPHIA. Pa. Jan. 25--
The seventy-third annual exhibition
Of the Pennsylvania Academy 81 Fine
Arts opened today and will be the
center q interest among art lovers
until i closes, March s. For several
reasons this years exhibition sur.
passes all Of its predecessors The
choicest works Of art from the Carne-
sic institute exhibition at Pittsburg,
including many prize winners, are
shown, and there are also displayed
for the first time in this country
number Of important paintings sent
from Europe to be exhibited al the ST.
Louis worlds fair.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-01-25

A special from Washington to many
daily papers says:
A definite program as to statehood
legislation at the present session Of
congress has been outlined, and an
agreement has been reached providing
for the admission of Oklahoma and the
Indian Territory substantially under
the terms Of the bill introduced by
Senator Quay on Wednesday,. An
other bill will be introduced in the
course of a few days providing for the
admission jointly of Arizona and New
Mexico as one state. This agreement
was reached after a short but import
ant conference which did not last
above fifteen minutes, held yesterday
afternoon on the senate side. Present
at this conference were Senators
Quay, Beveridge Hale, Aldrich, Ali.
son and Platt of Connecticut repre-
senting every faction involved in the
last statehood fight in the senate.
This meeting was merely the cnl-
minating event of number of similar
conferences looking toward an under.
standing between the antagonistic fac
tions among the republicans, the up
shot Of which was an agreement with
Quay, in consideration of his help in
the passage Of important legislation
without unnecessary delay, that the
senate majority would agree to some
form of statehood legislation
Il was proposed to Senator Quay to
pass bills admitting the four territories
jointly as two states to which Quay
finally assented, Oklahoma to come In
with the Indian Territory, and New
Mexico with Arizona. As a result Of
this agreement, IL was the intention
of Senator Quay to introduce the bill
for the admission of Arizona and New
Mexico, but, owing to the inability Of
Delegate Rodey and other friends Of
the territories TO furnish him with the
necessary information prior to his de-
parture for Florida, the Introduction
Of the bill was postponed, and it Will
be offered in the senate in few days
BY member Of the committee on ter
ritories.
It was agreed that Senator Quay
should dictate the conditions of the
statehood bills and nothing material
will be done until he returns. No date
has been fixed and, as matters stand
now, nothing further has been map
ped out than what Is stated above.
except that the Oklahoma and Indian
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-01-25

before the appropriations and other
committees of congress and present
The resolutions of the last convention
of the National Good Roads associa.
tion, urging appropriations for i'm
proyepcnt IL public highways
throughout tbe United States The
association. II Ii said. VIII not IN
dorse any particular bin, but win con.
fne its efforts 70 making a strong ar.
gument for good roads legislation. The
BronIow bill, introduced by Represent.
alive Bronlow of Tennessee. providing
for federal aid IN road building. is
now pending In the house.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-01-25
RUSSIAN HOSTILITY
TO AMERICA DENIED

PORT ARTHUR, Jan %. The
highest officials here repudiate the
published accusations of Russian hos.
tility to the United States because of
IFS Manchurian policy and the appoint
ment of American consuls under the
new treaty with China IL Is officially
asserted that no large reinforcement
Of eastern forces is expected at pres.
ent The decentralization of the pas.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-01-25
Trio Of Tough Florence Kids and Canyon City
Boy Who Ditched D. &R. &. Train.
MYR0N ALDRICH MAKES CLEAN CONFESSION
Planned TO Wreck Fast Express Which Was Fortunate Enough
70 Be Late. Marshall Gurtrights Good Work

Three Of the wreckers Of the D. 4
r, g train near Florence, Colo, Jan.
10, were nabbed In Las Vegas by City
Marshall Outright. They were no
other than the trio Of tough kids run
In seven days ago for vagrancy. BY
clever work. the marshal, assisted
by Special Oflicer Burnazzi of the d.
q r. O., managed TO extort a confes
sion from Myron Aldrich. the young
est OF the precious trio. The story
told by Aldrich diseloses one OF the
most remarkable tales OF infant de.
pravity ever told.
Aldrich said that several weeks be-.
fore the wreck was planned. q small
railroad shanty burned The boys got
away with one Of the chinchers used
by section men for pulling spikes
With this the youths practiced dit.
gently for weeks They stole ties and
spikes and even laid rails In regula-
ti0n form for the sake OF learning how.
70 remove the spikes quickly and
noiselessly.
Then when proficiency had reached
a satisfactory point they debated the
question Of which train they should
wreck The three boys captured here
were Myron Aldrieh. aged thirteen.
Lowell Ellis. aged fourteen and VIII
Denton. The toughest Of the lot and
the leader of The gang. aged fifteen.
The trio lived at Florence. Colo Aid.
rieh's confession implicated boy from
Canyon City, Colo, whose name and
address we're given 10 Special Officer
Bnrnaazl
After a discussion the young desper.
ados agreed to ditch a fast west bound
passenger train Their object was
70 steal what yaluables might be scat
tered around as result OF the wreck
and 70 rob the bodies Of the dead and
badly injured. They purposed keep
ing the money and selling the articles
Of value collected. Their purpose also
included getting away from Florence
al once and starting ont to see ths
world
A short time before the express Sc
lected for destruction was due. the
boys stole quietly To lonely part oi
the road AldrIch confessed TO having
pulled Ave spikes himself and to hay
ing loosened half d dozen others. The
other boys. he said. took an equal
part In the atrocious villany.
But Providence. or accident. oi
some bil 81 good fortune interfored
70 save the express and the lives 81
scores of passengers. Had the fast
train proceeding at the usual tremen
dous rate Of speed struck Ii,
looscned rails no power on earth could
haye prevented one Of the most ter
rible railroad calamities in the history
Of the country.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-01-25

Alphonse Sena and joaquin Gallegos
were up before Justice Wooster this
afternoon charged with fighting. Gal
legos was fined five dollars and costs,
but after custom not entirely unheard
Of In Las Vegas, the fine was remitted
and the costs were collected. A mum.
ber OF citizens have argued Of late that
II one Is guilty enough to pay the
costs that 20 TO the individual, he Is
guilty enough TO pay the part Of the
fine that goes to the city
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-01-25

PITTsBURG, Jan. 25.-An explo-
sion occurred in in a shaft of the Har-
wick Coal company. near Cheswick,
Pa. today. From 15O to 1870 miners
are said to be entombed
About 200 men were employed in the
mine, 150 working inside and the re.
mainder on the tipple The men on
the tlpple were badly burned by the
explosion. With the loud report and
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-01-25

Chas. Sanford territorial auditor,
passed through the city yesterday ar.
ternoon, on his way to Santa Re from
Mora, where he made careful ID.
ytfigation Of the books and accounts
o{ the Office of County Treasurer Ro.
Iduldo Roybal District Attorney >.
ip Davis secured the following figures
~ the shortage which resulted from
the failure Of the p. d. st. vrain com.
pSany. which has been depository Of
th(e county funds: Total shortage s2..
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-01-25
FATAL EXPLOSION IN
CHESWTCK COAL NINE

an upheayal lii 40 earthquake, the
wood work 81 the tipple was destroy.
ed. The walls Of In shaft were filed
with debris Of rocks and earth, com.
pletely shutting OF al means Of es-
cape from The mine. The mine Il
about mile from chesweck and tele.
phone messages brought gangs Of men
from that place and Springdale 70 as
sist In the work Of rescue.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-01-25
CREDITORS REOPEN
PLANT IN PEORIA.

PEORIA, Ills, Jan 25 Pursuant
TO decision reached by the creditors
of the Acme Harvester company,
against which bankruptcy proceed.
ings were recently instituted, the
works OF the company resumed oper-
alton today. after a shutdown Of sew.
Ieral months Seven hundred opera
tives have been given employment.
1t is now believed all claims Will be
settled without forcing the concern
into bankruptcy.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-01-25
MORACOUNTY SHORTAGE
ALL MADE GOOD

7719i: amount Of treasurer's commits.
sions undrawn. included in this
amount, si7Os9: actual shortage to
the county. s2.301.02.
Mr.. Royhal Is IN today from Mora
and he announces that he has already
paid over every cent Of the shortage.
Mr.. Stafford says the irregularities
Of Deputy Sheriff Bias sanches we're
trivial and have been satisfactorily
arranged. Mora county is square with
the world.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-01-25
URGE APPROPRIATION
FOR GOOD ROADS.

WASHINGTON. ID. c.. Jan. 25.---
President w. II. Moore, Secretary r.
w. Richardson and other officers and
committeeman OF the National Good
Roads association gathered in Wash.
ington today for the purpose Of car.
rying the good roads campaign into
congress. The members will appear
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-01-25
LIEUT.. FLAKE KILLED
THROUGH TREACHERY

MANILA. Jan. 25.--It has Just been
learned here that Lieut.. Campbell w.
Flake Of the 22nd regiment was killed
while trying TO enter Moro Gotta in
Mindanao for the purpose Of examin-
Ing the locality. He was accompan.
led by Private Foy Of the same regi-
ment Flake was shot treacherously
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-01-25
SENSATIONAL BREAK IN
PRICE or WHEAT,

CHICAGO, his. Ian 25, 4 sensa-
tional break 81 Z IS cents in the price
Of wheat took place today The break
Is attributed g the selling b. q rep.
rcsntatiye Of Armour who is credited
with being The largest holder OF wheat
IN the Chicago market May option
fell from 92 SIS to SO.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-01-25

BY Moros firing on the party while
Major Bullard was parleying with
them,
Moro Gotta was At once taken by
assault with no further ioss 70 the
expeditionary force The estimated
loss among the Morss was twenty kin
cd.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-01-25
NATIONAL GUARD or
FicERS IN CONVENTION.

ST AUGUSTINE, Fla. Jan. 25.---
Nearly every state and territory was
represented ameng the military men
present today at the opening Of the
sixth annual convention Of the Inter
state National Guard association, The
association is composed OF the adju-
ltant general and commissioned Off
GERS OF the organized militia in the
several states and territories, and lis
general purpose is to improve the ef-
ficiency and standing Of the national
guard. The present convention. which
is presided over by Major General
Charles Dick of Ohio. will occupy it.
self with the consideration Of various
measures of state and federal legisia-
tion eeffcting the interests OF the na'
tional guard organization.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-01-25

seneer and freight traffic OF the Man
churian railway continues IN cunse-
quence of military activity.
Advice to Merchants.
MANILA, Jan. 25 Japanese mer.
chants OF this city have received adj
vices from the government that in
case Of an outbreak Of hostilities they
would better transfer business to
Americans.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-01-25
PARTS OF PARKERsBuRG
UNDER WATER.

PARKERSBuRG, W. Va, Jan. 25--
The lower portion OF Parkersburg, in,
Guiding the business part OF the town,
Is under water. Portions of the resi-
dent district, business houses and fac.
tories are flooded. Railroad traffic is
suspended.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-01-25
OLD INDIAN FIGHT.
ER, DIES IN BROOKLYN

NEW YORK, Jan 25.General Wm.
Chauncey Kibbe, an old Indian fighter
and gold hunter ii California in ~,
is dead at his home iii BROOKLYN from
tuberculosis IN mis- eighty.second year.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-01-25
CONDITION OF NATIONAL
BANKS CALLED FOR.

WASHINGTON. d. q, Jan. 25.-The
comptroller OF the currency today Is
sued call for the condition Of Ma.
tIonal banks at the close Of business.
January 20.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-01-25
GERMAN DEFEAT IN :
SOUTHWESTERN AFRICA.

BERLIN. Jan. 25 An official dis.
patch from Windhoek, German South.
west Africa. says that the Germans
lost heavily In an unsuccessful at-
tempt to relieve Okahandja. that five
settlers and families have been mnr.
derer and that the Hereros have been
threatening Windhoek.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-01-25

when Boreas blew his icy blast this
morning IL caught the broad side Of
the corral fence adjoining the store
Of Bacharach Bros. and laid II low.
The affrighted animals within waited
patiently until strong arm managed
to put II back in place.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-01-25
NORTHWEST
SHN[R|NC
eold Wave Stretching Across
National Boundary Line
Where Minimum Is
IS below
FROZEN TO DEATH.
Missouri, Illinois and Aebrask;.
Suffering Again From the
Power Of Storm King

Piercing cold made the whole north
west suffer today. The thermometer
reached fifteen degrees below zero in
Chicago. One man was found frozen
stiff, and there are countless instances
of frozen hands and ears. Traffic is
greatly hampered.
Stretching to the northwest the mer.
curry shows steadily descending
scale, the minimum in the United
States being at Bismark and Williston,
NJ d.. where the official figure is "a be.
low zero: The crest Of the wave,
however, is beyond the national
boundary line, Minnedosa, N. w. IL,
reporting 3S below.
Coolest of Season.
KANSAS CITY, Mo, Jan. 25.
Northwestern Missouri and northwest.
.ern Kansas are experiencing the cold.
est weather OF the season today with
"a still further fall OF temperature pre-
.dicted tonight. The temporary Of
Northwestern Missouri this morning
was 10 below zero and in Kansas 1T
varies from four to eight below. There
are snow flnrries In places.
Cold In Nebraaka.
LINCOLN Neb., Jan. rs. The TEN.
perature here Is fifteen below zero
this morning. Cold weather Is report
ed all over the state, the most severe
being in the northweste i part, where
temperature Of "a p.f s reported.
Deaths in Mamitoi,a.
WINNIPEG, Man, Jan. PA Sc
we're bzlizzard is raging here. There
we're blizzard is raging here. There
ure.
Illinois Suffering.
BLOOMINGTON, Ills, Jan. 25.--
The temperature Of central Illinois
early today registered II degrees be-
low zero, the coldest OF the season.
A t..........,.x., call a eyante I'd i1ua,, fra Y.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-01-25
GREAT ICE GORGE
IN THE DELAWARE.

PORT JERvIs, y. Y, Jan 25,-
ice gorge Is formed in the Deleware
four miles below here. A consider
able stretch OF territory 10 submerged.
No such field of ice has been seen
hereabouts since rs.