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The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1904-04-19
LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.
The INDEPENDENT b0 cents per
month.
The baud played the Kirau off st
noon today.
Colin Campbell, Attorney at Law
$40 Kaahumanu street.
The band will give concert at
the Young hotel this evening.
Asa, the Japanese burglar, has
been given year imprisonment and
6ued $1,000.
To the school baseball league
Mills Institute yesterday defeated
/ the Kamehamebas.
ST G 3 Sayers has purchased a
controlling interest ia the business
Of McChesney & Sons.
The monthly smoker OF the
Spanish war veterans will take place
on the evening OF April 26.
Captain w l. Bowers, head OF the
Merchsnts' Patrol, has opened Of.
fees 10 the Mode. block, Fort street.
Arrangements are being made for
another encsmpmsnt by the Nation
al Guard with the regulars OF Camp
Mckinley.
James Love has fled suit insthe
Circuit court against the Water
house Trust Company for an &C.
counting.
The Office OF HE INDEPENDENT 10
in the brick building next to the
Hawaiian hotel grounds on Bere-
tania street, Waikiki OF Alakea.
First floor.
The case OF Clerk Meheula, the
House voucher matter, has been
continued in the Federal court until
Friday morning. 1t was originally
set for yesterday,
The Kamolani aud Ksiulani tracts
OF land, which have bsen msnipulat-
ed by w G Achi for some years on
"spec" have been taken back by the
Kapiolani Estate under foreclosure
of mortgage.
The nachur man IL gud peepl
when cum to no him reel vel.
The liquors and treatment at the
Shamrock, Nuuanu street between
King and Hotel, are also OF the best.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1904-04-19

Colin Campbell, Attorney at Law
$40 Kaahumanu street.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1904-04-19

The baud played the Kirau off a
noon today.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1904-04-19

The band will give concert at
the Young hotel this evening,
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1904-04-19

The monthly smoker OF the
Spanish war veterans will take place
on the evening OF April 26.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1904-04-19

Asa, the Japanese burglar, has
been given a year imprisonment and
6ned $1,000.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1904-04-19

The iNsrpENDENT bO cents pei
month.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1904-04-19

To the school baseball league
Mills Institute yesterday defeated
the Kamehamebas.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1904-04-19

ST G B Ssyers' has purchased q
controlling interest in the business
Of McChesney & Sons.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1904-04-19
Residence In {
Manoa Valley
For
Rent or Lease

The residence of Jas. II
Boyd at Manoa Valley is Of
fered for Rent or Lease.
Possession can be given i'm.
mediately.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-10-04
AFTER COAL
Three Companies Have Men In
Field South Of Durango.

interesting news comes from the
lower country between the La Plata
ard san Juan rivers, where the goy.
ernment survey Is 20 hegin within a
day or two 20 establish reservoir
aiies i II said that three bic out.
Il's are al work to prove the exist.
ence of coal under recent coal I'll.
ings, One party. said TO be the
Rock Island railway, has about forty
men at work, another party. said TO
be the Colorado Fuel and Iron Com
pany, has nearly as many, and a
third party supposed To represent the
parties making the railway survey
south OF Durango. has about twenty
men. The work consists OF drifting
on coal appearing at the surface and
sinking for It where the coal lies at
from twenty to fifty feet below the
surface, The lower country with
the government and coal hunters at
work this fall and winter, promises
TO he very active IL l. likely that
some OF the recent coal filings have
been made since the government
made a withdrawal OF about eighty
thousand acres OF Land for the pur-
pose of establishing reservoir sites.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-10-04

\ committee Of citizens was be.
fore the county commisioneS to.
day in the interest OF the residents
of the east and west Sides affected
by The recent flood disaster. Their
plan is to have an engineer 90 over
the ground thoroughly and make es.
t.mates OF the cost Of turning the
river into the old channel and max.
ing such improvements along the
banks thereof a. TO make the channel
permanent, the expense TO be divid.
ed between the county of San Miguel,
The town OF Las Vegas and the city
OF Las Vegas, the A.. r & s. +. rail.
road company and citizens. The
county commissioners signified by
resolution their willingness to assist
IN the matter, to the extent of one.
fourth the cost thereof, provided the
cost does not exceed hhe sum of
$1,000. The committee win take the
matter up with the railroad company,
the mayors of the city and town of
Las Vegas. and the citizens affected,
with view of enlistiug their aid as
soon a. the engineers report Is
made.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-10-04
MAILS WILL SOON
COME THROUGH
CnprOmisiny Conditions Still
Exist North of the City.
General Officers
Coming.

Encouraging news comes to the
bloodhound passengers today from
the south. 1t is believed the two
trains here will be moved tomorrow
evening or at the latest the following
morning. Word comes from Albu.
querque that the great gap at Ala
media was repaired yesterday, and
that big force would get across the
damaged Bernalillo bridge and up to
Elota this afternoon. The gang work
ing from the north Is expected TO
repair the damage in the neighbor-
hood of Ortiz in time to meet the
force part way across at Elota. 1t
is believed the track will be ready
for temporary service by Thursday
morning.
The damage has been tremendous
and the work of the repair gangs has
been more rapid than was thought
possible. From the north the reports
are as discouraging as ever. There
is no possibility of any transfer till
Saturday and it is very doubtful II
any passengers or mails can get
across before Monday. General Man.
ager Nudge and General Superintend
ent Cain started to ride from Spring
er to Watrous this morning. rney
are expected in on a work train this
evening
Every man that can be picked up
is being sent to the Watrous washout
A half dozen hobos were turned out
of the city jail this morning and sent
up the line to work They were of.
fered the choice between working on
the streets for nothing and working
AT Watrous for $f40 day The work
OF making a temporary bridge is go
ing on rapidly. The hardest work,
however. is beyond the bridge in the
canyon Where the locating of a new
line will BE mater of exteme diff.
Guilty.
Both the Santa Fe Central and the
D. e. r. G. expect to get their roads
open tomorrow. The Santa Fe Cen
tral however, can be of no assistance
to the Santa Fe. The big bridges to
the eastward are washed out and the
Santa Fe will be able to send its
trains over its own tracks to the
westward at no greater loss OF time
than would be required to send them
around. The d. & r. G.. however,
will be used to bring in eastern mails
and to send mails out to the east.
OF course no trains can be routed
that way as the road out OF Santa
Fe is narrow gauge.
Trains will hereafter run daily to
Santa Fe, and probably some eastern
mail may be looked for by tomorrow
night
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-10-04

There will be a special meeting OF
the city council tomorrow night for
the purpose of devising the best
means of restraining the Gallinas
from doing further damage at flood
time. II is realized that unless the
current Of the river can be directed
back into its old channel and kept
there, the flat went of the bridge
with all its business houses is in
serious danger. Citizens will do well
to be present at the meeting as the
matters discussed will he of impor-
tance to the welfare Of the whole city.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-10-04
District Court of Teller County
to Begin Trial of Thirty,
eight Men.
REHABILITATION OF
STRIKE TROUBLES
Exceedingly Doubtful Confess
sion of ROmaine May be
Used Against Fed
Grafton.

CRIPPLE CREEK, Colo, Oct A.
November Goth has been set by the
district court Of Teller county for be-
ginning the trial Of criminal cases.
On that day will come for trial 3S
members Of the Western Federation
of Miners now out on bonds and as
many of the twelve for whom war
rants are now out as the sheriff may
be able to arrest in the meantime.
There are 1872 cases of this char
acter prepared for the hearing Of the
court. All of the cases grew out Of
crimes committed during the recent
strike in Cripple Creek or the upris-
ing of the people in indignation over
their perpetration on June 9Th. They
were all committed to one end-the
intimidation of mine owners and their
non-union workmen for the purpose
of compelling the employment Of
none but union men in the operation
of the mines.
The 1872 cases are for murder and
conspiracy to commit murder of at
tendants at the Victor mass meeting
in Victor on June 9Th and the attempt
to murder Secretary c. C. Hamlin of
the mine owners association at the
same time. Other cases are being
prepared for The murder Of Martin
Gleason, superintendent of the Wild
Horse mine in December, 1901, and
yet others for murders at the Vindica-
tor mine and the Independence de-
pot
When the law element of the COM
munity gained control Of Teller
county over the lawIess Western
Federation of Miners which had domi-
mated courts and peace officers all
through the year of the strike, one of
the first actions taken after the les
ser criminals of the organization had
been forcibly deported under the un-
written law of exit, was to set the
legal machinery at work on a system
attic. legal basis, with view to appre-
hending the greater criminals and
bringing them to justice for the acts
Ney had committed all through the
stfsNe period without check or him
drahse from the officers Of the law.
The dSgnty commissioners appropri-
ated $EA90O for the employment of
special pfcecutors and promised the
ne y sheiff the county all financial
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-10-04

assistance necessary to run down the
criminals who had taken alarm and
fled the country as soon as 1t became
apparent to them that the laws We're
TO be enforced.
Through the months that have
elapsed much work has been done to-
ward this end Warrants made out
early We're served or the heads OF
the Federation. Meyer and Haywood,
and they were placed under 100000
bonds each. Less prominent bur
equally active agents had fled the
country, going, some into other
states, hiding under aliases in out OF
the way sections, some to the republic
of Mexico, some to British Columbia,
out of the reach of American officers.
Many wanted by the sheriff were the
known active agents of the Fedora
tion in blowing up the independence
depot on.the morning OF June 9th by
which thirteen men were murdered
and seven manned for life. Others
had been in the plot to blow up
cage load of miners on the Vindicator
mine and kill sixteen--a plot partially
miscarried and murdered but two in
stead of the number II was fixed to
kill Many are charged with murders
resulting from the firing OF union
forces from union hall in Victor upon
a mass meeting of citizens being held
on vacant lot to protest against un-
ion outrages. There are dozens OF
other lesser crimes for which men
CONTINUED on Page Four)
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-10-04
DAMAGE ON
ROCK ISLAND
Great Bridge over the
Canadian River Gone.
Trains Routed by Fort
Worth.

TOPEKA, Oct. s.--The bridge of
the Rock Island over Cimarron river
near Mead, Kansas, went out with
the high water Sunday night This
Ks on the main line to El Paso. Trains
are being detoured through Texas.
The bridge over the Canadian river
near King Fisher on the Choctaw
division of the Rock Island also went
out last night The Santa Fe road re-
ports their bridges over the Canadian
on the Pecos valley branch out 20.
day.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-10-04
C.F. Molly Makes Confession
0fnnexan1pIed Doodle Sck,os,,o
Long oo1fdssd sDd Deep Lsad Plans Which Exiortsd
Money For Votes on Many BNIs

ST. LOUIS, Oct. 3.-In a written
confession today Charles F. Kelly.
speaker of the house Of delegates dur.
ing the period Of life OF the Doodle
combine relates a story of the COM
bine. He declares prominent local
politician promised himself and 9TH
ers implicated that the next circuit
attorney would be "all right and
promised If they would remain firm
he would secure for them either con-
tinuances until new circuit attorney
took office or pardons afterwards. He
declared that this man said the new
circuit attorney for which the office
nominations are TO be made by the
democrats today would be his man."
In course of his confession Kelly de-
tails the story of the city lighting
deal for which Doodle fund of $45.-
500 was divided between nineteen
members of the combine at Julius
Lehman's birthday party. In the
course of the confession Kelly said:
Il know from my own knowledge that
bribery has been going on in the mu-
nicipal assembly of st. Louis for the
past twenty-five years We did not
fear exposure and punishment for the
reason we believed no one would dare
do IL. A former prosecutor showed
signs OF starting after us but he was
bluffed off. When Circuit Attorney
Folk commenced his war upon us we
tried to intimidate him by threats of
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-10-04
Nominees Notified

OLEAN, N. Y, Oct. 4.--Lieut. Gov
ernor Frank Weyland Higgins, nomi-
nee for governor and his associates
on the republican state ticket were
today formally notified OF their nomi-
nation. Ceremonies We're held on the
veranda Of the home OF Lieutenant
Governor Higgins. Hundreds OF
prominent republicans Of western
New York and many from more dis
tant points were present to pay trib-
ute to the standard bearers of the
party Senator Chauncey M. Depew
made an address In which heculogized
Mr. Higgins and discussed the nation.
al candidates and the leading issues
Of the campaign.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-10-04
Rock Island Rules

CHICAGO. Oct AT the annual
meeting Of the Chicago and Alton r.
r., here today, j. r Moore. d. G.
Reed and Robert Mather. were elected
directors In place Of +. Il. Wins.o-,
c n Chappelle and Mortimer 4.
Shift. The meeting was entirely har.
mt Nous. New directors were chossn
- unanimou. vote. thai eltc.!n,
brought out the fact that the Rock
Island interests Of which the new df.
rectors are representatives came into
a majority OF the voting stength.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-10-04
The End Near.

WASHINGTON. Oct. 3.-At Las D.
m. one OF the physicians in attend
ance upon Mr.. Payne made the fol-
lowing statement to representative
of the associated press. Postmaster
General Payne is rapidly losing
ground. He is sustained now only by
artificial life"
Another Rally.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 4.-The fol.
lowing bulletin was issued at $50
O'Clock: Post Master General Payne
again rallied. His heart action is
very feeble. The condition is grave.
WASHINGTON, Oct. AT 3 D. m.
the family was summoned to his
bedside.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-10-04
outpost Fighting Here and
There in Manchuria With
Varying success
NOTHING NEW
AT PORT ARTHUR
Absolute Denial Of Story That
Attempt Was Made 10 Blow
Up The Cxar

the DlsouiEr occAsloMEp IN
ST. PETERSBURG ~ THE FAIL.
uRE or kuRoPATkiN's scours
TO LOCATE kuRokrs ARMY HAS
BEEN ALLAxED ey DEFtktrE IN
FORMATION THAT the JAPAN
EsE GENERAL HAS NOT ApPaE-
clAsLY CHANGED HIS POSITION
ALONG THE LINE FROM sEMsihu
TO BENTslAPuTzE. THE I'LL.
IN MOVEMENTS or A GENERAL
CHARACTER coNTiNuEs TO Dc
BROKEN ~ skiRMisHEs Muk-
DEN REPORTS THAT THE DAYS
ARE FINE AND WARM SUIT THE
NIGHTS ARE GROWING BITTER
" COLD.
Trip postponsd.
PETERHHOF, Oct. THE emper-
or has postponed for several days his
trip to Reval where he intended to
bid farewell to the Baltic fleet. Lieu
tenant General Grippenberg who ID
to command the second Manchurian
army win be received In audience by
the emperor tomorrow.
Outpost Fighting.
TOXIC. Oct. 4.--The following Of.
ficial report has been issued: Man.
churian headquarters reports by tel
egraph that a body Of scouts sent BY
our advance detachment on October
2. consisting of company of infan-
try and a Troop OF cavalry, attacked
and routed 6Nachment OF the en-
emy's cavalry, sixty strong occupying
Pao Hsing Tun, thirteen miles north
Of Lao Yang and nine miles west OF
Mukden road. While further recon-
notering In the vicinity force Of
Russian cavalry 2s0 strong attacked
the Japanese scouts. After fighting
for some time the Japanese retired.
The enemy's loss was about thirty:
we sustained no casualties State
of affairs at the front Of our enemy
remains unchanged.
Continued on Page Eight)
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No PEef01eDCe "a American
And Brifxsh Capifalisfe

PEKlNG, Oct. At is announced
by the American legation. with ref
erence to the Canton-Hankow railway
that the previous statements to the
effect that II foreign capital should
be necessary in extending the rail-
way beyond the limits Of American
and Belgian direction by the con-
struction OF line to Chung King in
the province Of sechuan, S32 miles
above Hankow, American and British
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-10-04

assassination and when this had nc
effect we laid all sorts of traps for
him without success. Then 1t was
resolved the best plan would be TO
s,srt a newspaper and libel him so
fi.icely as to draw his fire by TAX
Ing up his time in libel prosecutions
or II he did not his influence would
he destroyed. Libels were deliberate
iy made up for the purpose Of af-
fecting public sentiment. The plan
was participated in not only by meu'.
bers OF the house of delegates un1er
indictment for boodling but by proca.
inent financiers of st. Louis who
feared exposure by those who gave
us money. We never though; of
passing bin out of which any
money could be obtained unless; we
were paid for our votes. We wen;
about 1t In business like way and
had combine meetings at stated
times and fixed bribe prices. Then
we would select one of the com5ile
to go out and get the money. These
agents would rarely ever betray us.
In one OF two instances they con
fiscated part Of the money but as a
general rule they were honest with
US. Among ourselves we had a high
code of morals and 1t was considered
extremely dishonest for a membe- If
tue combine to accept bribe money
without dividing 1t among bis fel.
ows.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-10-04

toward the general attainment or
peace will continue through Friday.
Edwin d. Mead Of Boston made the
opening address today. A special
matter to be brought up for consider.
alton was a cablegram received last
night from Sir Thomas Barclay Of
England by Robert r. Payne of
American Peace society, referring to
the desirability Of treaty Of arbi.
tration between Great Britain and
America.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-10-04
New York Day

ST. LOUIS, Oct. 4.--One OF the
most successful state celebrations at
the exposition both in point of inter
est and attendance was that cf New
York state observed today. Beauti-
fully decorated and crowded with a
brilliant assemblage, the New
York building was the Mecca
of visitors today. Addresses
were made by Director of Ex-
hibits Skiff and Commissioner B:n,
to which Governor Odell responded
NOTED SCULPTOR
DIES IN PARIS.
PARIS, Oct. frederick Auguste
Bartholdi, sculptor, died at 5 o'clock
this morning.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-10-04
GIVEN NOISY
WELCOME At RED BLUFF

RED BLUFF. Oct. 3.-The Fair.
banks train was welcomed 90 this
place by the screeching of locomotive
whistles and the beating of drums
and a good crowd Senator Fair.
banks appealed for a continuance OF
republican policies saying that we are
so constituted that we must all 20
up together under republican policies
or down together under democratic
policies. The speech was literally an.
plauded.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-10-04

financiers would have preference, is;
incorrect. What the Chinese gov
ernment promises rs that II foreign
capital is sought the application will
first be made to American and Brit
ish financiers, but there is to be no
preference.
The Canton Hankow railway wua
Incorporated under the laws or New
Jersey. and the majority Of the ori-
ginal stock is held in this country.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-10-04
Robert Treat Payne for
President Of Peaco C0s,p-oss

BOSTON. Oct 4.-Robert Treat
Payne of Boston was today elected
president of the International Peace
Congress. BENJAMIN F. TruebTood Of
Boston was chosen secretary. The
first formal business meeting of the
Thirteenth international Peace con-
gress was held today. The three de-
Lucrative sessions at which the dele
gates are expected to- enter into a
free discussion Of the subject looking
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-10-04
VIM. J. BRYAN
BEGINS TOUR OF NEBRASKA

OMAHA, Neb. Oct. 3.--William J.
Bryan today began a weeks tour of
Nebraska making his first speech at
Grenata twenty miles south Of here
where he was met by Congressman
He will start tomorrow
on the western trip.