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Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-07-20

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sattle on.

LAO YANG. July 2o.-A general
engagement. 1t is said here. began
yesterday morning to the east be-
tween the forces 81 Lieutenant Gen.
eral Keller and General Kuroki. It Is
also reported another engagement be-
gan simultaneously at Ia Tche Kiao.
from which the Japanese for some
days have been only six miles dis
tant.
The Associated Press correspon.
dent lately travesed the Feng Wang
Cheng road. which is at the height
OF military activity and offensive
with the odor Of dead animals.
4 IA Cossack report sof an inspection
Of the Japanese camp shows that the
Japanese troops are suffering from
dysentery. which is now at its worst
stage.
The hest information received here
indicates that the siege Of Port Ar
thur Is now being much more closely
pressed. and there arc more extra,
warrant rumors of losses On both
sides No foreign correspondents
have yet witnessed even the simplest
military operation, but yesterday the
correspondents were notified that
they may go to Ia Tche Kiao.
q. Petersburg Discouraged.
ST. PETERSBURG, July 2O.--The
war office has no further details OF
the Russian repulse at Mo Tien pass.
The loss of men which it Is freely ad-
mitted will probably be considerably
In excess OF General Kuropatkin's
figures given out last night, is greatly
deplored. But evidently the engage.
ment at least served the purpose Of
demonstrating that General Kuroki's
army has been hesvilys reinforced
north and the general HAff is now in
clined to belfese that the japanese
commander may have decided that q
frontal attack from the south is In
advisable and Ii concentrating his
forces for q direct attack on Lao
Yang. 58
R.ssians Lest Two Thousand.
CHICAGO. July 2o.--A special to
the Daily Nsrs nom New Chwans.
says:
Hard fightiAs has hssn going a
for several dAys n ne aeisA b6sespd
Il sA., |,
'lsgsllsx issSs n III nlshfs shEigs
iisse tas s,1oo md the JapsnsSe ioss
ll.Soo. Thx JApansss ALEC have bsen
In active contast With Russians east
" Hal Cl'sAs. whore there have been
i6ahy missf acttons.
III IN o., y ~ " itt55z3
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The Las Vegas Hot Springs sanater
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Articles d lneespsratlen ef
The Las Vegas Hot Springs sanater.
ium cempsey.
Be Il known, Thasswe. the under-
signed william T. Brown, Robert j.
Taupert, James G, Mctsary, Charles ii.
field. Millard W. Browne, Fred ! H.
Pierce and Andrieus 4. Jones, Ill be-
ing citizens Of the United States, and
residents Of the territory Of New
Mexico. except the said william r.
Brown. who Is resident Of the state
Of Wisconsin. desire 10 form 4 cor
poration under the laws Of the terri.
tory contained IN the complied laws
Of 1897 Of said territory Of New Mex.
leo title chapter I, sections 4li to
45s inclusive, together with iii the
laws Of said territory supplemental OF
additional thereto, and to that end
do hereby make, sign and acknowl.
edge this instrument IN writing, to-
wit
ARTICLE !.
The corporate name Of said com
pany shall be The Las veEas Hot
Springs sanatorium company.
ARTICLE il.
The objects Of said company are
the operation and maintenance pf 1
sanatorium. or sanatoria, bath houses
and medicinal springs and to those
ends buy, lease, hold and sell real
estate or personal properly, construct
buildings and other improvements, and
in general to do and perform any and
all things incidental or necessary in
carrying out any or either Of the
aforesaid objects.
ARTICLE III.
The principal place Of business OF
said corporation shall be Las Vegas,
San Miguel county. New Mexico.
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THos. !. MALoNEY Sg
DEAD IN KANSAS CRY.

KANSAS CITY. Mo-, July So.--
Thomas :, Maloney, ! Denver poll
tician. died here today He came
here several weeks ago for health.
seeking a lower altitude.
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Put up raspberries this week M
they are as cheap as they ever win
be. Ryan & Blood. 7.l0f2t
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TO LET-Furnished house. {, %
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Red raspberries for preserving 40
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Mike slattery, an old-timer, Is re.
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ships May ss Released.

PARIS, July 20. -- Information
reaching government quarters here
leads officials TO believe Russia will
release the British and German mer.
chantmen seized IN the Red Sea as q
means Of averting national complica.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1904-12-20

yerfolgungen Der &epolutionsmGn
ner entsangen. Mit bieiem Bapiel
oerleben, bottle and Der GbepaIier
Der @efabr, entoeft unb Dem 9lutae.
ritt iiberliefert 81 merben, al ent.
geben. Seoenfaus mar er, anae.
terert onrd Den 8ebanfen an
gianco, bereit, @aes 81 masen. llna
10 lentte er utper5agt feline Sdritts
nab Sranoiue bin, no er ben Sag
5n5ubringen 9~ebod)te, Ga es feline slb.
ltdt NOR, crit eesen s(beno aitf Dem
Sdlciie be Warq,lis anSulanaen
uno bort Elm llnterfommen 31 begeb.
rem fiir Den Sall, DOB basielbe be.
mobnt iei.
&aum Bate er cine babe MeiIe All.
riidgelest, oils er 5tpet IGnner on-
traf Die oamit beid)Gftigt tparen, ben
fteleligen 9oben nit Sarfen peasu.
ld}arren, i'm on gefpiiien Steleh Ser.
tieflngen CUR Iufnabme Des Meer.
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elmer iol6en Muloen in oie anoere
gefibrt, oamablig perounItet nno
auf benz @ooen oils Sas ierne getrod.
neten Sal5tbeile binterlGBt. Inn
fei1en Mrgipobn 81 erreeen, trat
Selir ben beiben MGnnern nGber uno
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oes m~ormannii6en 8olfes an, oenn
abgeIeben oabon, oaB es unooriidtig
getueien mare, itumm noriiber az
seben, bottle er audi aus benz Wunoe
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umgeseno 81 erfabren.
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oiiitern uno argpobnii6en Miene an
uno ertpioerte ibm, mGbreno er al
arbeiten fortiubr:
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it, ionit naren mir nidt bier. Mber
on ideinIt bid AUDI friib aufgematt
81 baben?"
OSuj io'lll'e poH SuHll HlluJel.
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ebenio' erfabren, als mas in meinem
giinSel lit. SD min bort nelle Gin.
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Wfantes arlsgegangen."
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MAIDEN, iaate Ger anbere arbeiter.
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uno cine fleine idpar5 allsgebrannte
feife aus Der Saife 5og.
ngi nun, ib bab' mid nift 81
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fllldten s(riItofraten pom Salis
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Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1904-12-20

p%erloren, alein in Der @elt itebe unr
meme @efiible MIR Sbrer Samilie ge.
meibt iino1-Sd bin felt entidloiiel,
fin Dos Slid Der Sbrisen mein Sc
ben ein3uiesen."
Stein, nein, sl bieiem tboridten
llnternebmen fam id meme GinpiI.
lisrng nidt geben, bieies Spfer
nebme ih nift an"
@abrenb Der Marquis Dies ipra6,
iln1arrnte err Ileris uno briifte ibn
nit Snniafeit OIL iid. Gieier ent.
manb iif) ianft ben Irmen bes alten
goelmannes uno e~rpioerte:
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miiben, mid bon meinem @ntihlulis
ab5ubrin9en. @as i6 geiagt, fibre
i6 aus. SpGteitens in adt Sagen
ieben sic mid wieoer, Denn nidt -
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9ei bielen @orten %entiernte er iid).
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@iertcS &apitel.

3mei Gage nod Der 5tpil6en Dem
Warquis unb Dem Gbepalier itattge-
funbenen Ssene perlieb Elm nah Der
Sniel Seriep perlaoenes fleines 8auf.
iabrteiifiif 0oper. Inn ben iran.
soiiiden Sfiffen aus5upeihen, iubte
es leinen 2anf 10 piel oils moglib in
Der Witte Der Weerenge - Oes To-
genannten Canal De la Wande" -
gu balten. Hafoem es has @orse.
biree bon la 2osue an Der &iilte Der
Ncrmanbie, mo Dor etDa bunoert
Sabren Die bereinieten Slotten Der
@nel1nber uno SouGnoer eegen
Sranfrei6's Seemabt eiuen beSeu.
tenben Sieg baponsetragen, umihifft
batte, neil es in einiger g%nifernune
bon Ser Wiinoune bes fleinen 6luiies
Soule. Gin fleines 8oot muroe bin.
untergelalien, iporalif elm junger
Weni6 b~ineinitieg uno bas feline
Sabr5ellg, BON bier traftigen Wtan.
nern in 8eDegung geiest, pieillbnel
Die &iiite erreibte. Sier iprang Der
jlin9e Meni6 bebenoe ans ufer uno
ioete 81 ben Watroien in enslilfer
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- oenn er mar es - blieb auein am
8eitaoe.
Sein Snneres mar bon berifieoe.
nen Gmpfinounsen eingenommen.
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monniee @eiiibl, iid auf oaterlanoi'
ifem 0oben 81 b~efinben, Die beiratb'
lite Suit nah Sabren oer Spff'
nunesloiigfeit Uieser e%in5uatbmen.
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erGngte iih inn audi Der 8eoanfe
uui melfe idipere Mufgabe er iiber,
nommen unO nur oes Simmels be-
icnberer 8eiiiano linn Die @usflb'
rring berieIben ermoslid)en Tonne.
geim AnbIid bieier einiormisen,
m~eiBi6immernoen 9iinen uno Der
mebr abwGrts iib melt erltredenoen
@ieien nit ibrem friid)en @rlnL
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gelperbiIeibisen Stabt @ranpille er-
bob, oad)te Ileris nibt obne elm 9e.
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lleberfIuB unb 3uirieoenbeit berrif-
te, @rmutb unb Gleno unO an Die
Stele irieblider Mube Die @rduel
Oes 9iirserfrieses berbeigeiiibrt
batten.
lin ieinen eigentbiimIiden Stano
81 perbergen, trus er ben Inau9
zines berum5iebenoen Saulirers.
Sieier In5ug beitonb aus einen leoers
Een, bis ans &nie reibenben ga.
maiden, eilem braunen fur5ell
@ams, weiten 8einfleiOeren bon ae.
ltreiitem 3piaih uno eiuem brett
frGmpigen grauen Sil5but. Sn
einem nit Hiemen auf ben Hiiden be-
~ieltisten leinenen God fiihrte CT Ieine
neutrality-suspicious., beIteheno aus
bunten llmiblag. in6 Saihentii'
hern, tleineu Meiiern, Sabafsooien,
fleinen Spieseln nno oergleiden,
nit iih. @as i'm peranlabt batte,
geraoe bieie @erbIaun9 su pGblen,
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beircunoeter Gmisrant ibm eineu,
elm Sabr 5rpor bon Der Seborbe BON
Sonilerr mlsgeiertigten Heiiepab
ilberseben bate, Der arrf einen ge-
niiien Soiepb Subert loutete.
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iib Der gmigrant bon Dem linn beim.
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gelprBt mar er IN Der audi bon
H!lleris ~aelpablten @~ertlsibuna Sen
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-12-29

The hand of death seems to be
pointing It's index finger at the men
who have been convicted, or who are
held on the charge OF contempt before
the supreme court. says Denver dis.
paruh TO the Pueblo Ch!eftain. 1T is
not always the prisoner that suffers
thc most" Is saying that has thrice
been proven true since the election of
1904. Three near relatives OF those
who have becn arrested have passed
away. and In each case worry over the
arrest OF loved ones is given as a par.
tial cause. Late last night Mrs. Jere-
miah Winters, wife of one OF the
county couri watchers. who disappear
ed because charges were being
brought against him, died. II is said
that Mr.. Winters came home during
her last few hours, and then Lett and
he was also home to attend the funar,
al this afternoon but again disappear
Ell tonight, The other two deaths were:
Mrs Sweeney. wife Of Edward Swee-
ney, and the father of Joseph Ray
The death of these three coming 40
rapidly has cast gloom no, only
over their relatives who are In Jail but
the remainder Of the men who are in
prison on the charge OF contempt
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-12-29
FOUR HAzERs ARE sus-
PENDED FOR GOULD AFFAIR

NEW YORK. Dec, 2s.--Four second
year students at Columbia Uniyersi-
~ have been suspended by President
Butler. This action was the direct re.
suit of the attempt TO kidnap Kingdom
Could. when the young man turned
upon his tormenters and fired four
shots over their heads The suspended
men are Arthur Aigeltinger and Regi.
nald w. Cauchers of this city: A. Doty
OF Yonkers and J NJ Finch of New
Rochelle. The suspension order went
into effect at noon today and Is to con
tlnue until Feb. 8. 1905.
The decision no sooner had been
announced than students mass
meeting was called in Earl hall. Dun.
can Hodge Brown. president of the
senior class. occupied the chair. He
advised the students to conduct them
selves with moderation both of speech
and action, with regard to the decis
ion. 1t was resolved to petition the fac
ulty to reinstate the four suspended
sophomores
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-12-29
ADAMS ASKS
FOR |NVES-
TIGT|0N

DENVER. Colo. Dec 2S.-Alva
Adams, governor-elect this morning
visited the supreme court and filed a
petition asking that tribunal to make
an extended investigation OF the past
election. requesting that every ballot
used in the city and county of Den.
yer during the last election be opened
and their contents examined by hand
writing experts. At three this after
noon the court will decide If the appli.
cation may be considered as filed
Adams states in the petition that mas
mllct AS the court has already taken
jurisdiction in election cases IL has
the power to accede to the request
made in the petition
The governor-elect demands that
the whole truth be revealed and
charges OF conspiracy He says, Your
petitioner further AYERS that by rea-
mission of Irregularities and frauds
at the general election. many evilly
disposed persons in the city and coun-
ty of Denver have undertaken to stir
up strife and discord to the threaten.
ed peace of the state OF Colorado for
the purpose of achieving and accom-
plishing unlawful ends and objects
and to unlawfully and corruptly over
throw the will of the people. express
ed at the polls and to place the gov
ernment OF Colorado in the charge
and custody OF persons rejected as
candidates by the people of Colorado"
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-12-29
NEWS ITEMS REWRITTEN;
STOLEN AND OTHERWISE G

Australias wheat yield will be
larger this year than last by over a
million and a quarter bushels
The murdered woman at Colorado
Springs is assuming many doubles as
several sections are claiming her
The two days OF fog cost London
$1,000 900. while the death rate Is ex-
pected TO rise because of influenza.
District Attorney jerome OF New
York opposes bail for Nan Patterson.
snd saws he will hasten Il new trial
A correspondent who has toured n
portion OF the west of Ireland declares
that distress Is general and Is the con
gested districts board fails to furnish
relief
New Jersey Jail inmate. released
by a Judge. is detected over the loss
OF feast in jail and Intends 10 be-
come drunk and disorderly 70 as to
get back
O.
Thirty million dollars will he ex-
pended by the Pennsylvania Railroad
company In Chicago In acquiring addi-
tional land for site and in construct
ing a modern railway terminal station.
Attorney General Moody Is after
the paper trust. This Is where we are
interested. even II we do receive our
paper in jag lots OF POO and 400
pounds c. o ID
King r. Conners, colored Repub-
lican Of Pueblo. was fined $4,000 and
sentenced to the county jail for one
year. because he refused to answer
questions asked him by the grand
jury. The case will be appealed to the
supreme court
The state supreme court yesterday
refused the application OF Democratic
candidates in Las Animas county for
writ OF supercedeas from the ruling
Of Judge Northcott. who Issued a man.
damus compelling the county commits
sioners to count the returns OF votes
polled at McPherson.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-12-29

years and was then transferred to
Denmark. Soon afterward he was
raised TO the rank OF minister resident
and accredited TO Hamburg
From Hamburg Count Cassini was
promoted to the Chinese mission. and
during the six years he remained al
Pekin he made an enviable reputation
by the masterful manner in which
he conducted affairs when the Japan.
ese-Chinese war was in progress. and
for the treaties- st,e negotiated. which
proved advantageous TO his coun.
try and resulted In large accessiuns
of territory to her. His reward for
these services was the post AT Wash
lngton. which was raised 10 an EN-
bassy In his honor During the six
Years he has been in Washington
he has added greatly TO his reputation
for perspicacity and skill In diploma.
cy. and today he ranks among the fore
most diplomats of the world
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-12-29
A HARp.hEAoeo FARMER.

Miss Minnie Bertha Learned will
now give us some very Interesting ex-
periments in chemistry showing the
carbonlferous character OF many or
dinary substances. aztec which she
viii entertain us with n short treatise
on astronomy. and an illustration OF
the geological formation OF certain
Substances. and close with a brief es.
say entitled. Philosophy W.. Ration.
alism,'" Thus spoke the president OF
a young ladies' seminary on the class
show day.
A hard-headed old.fashloned farmer
happened to be among the examining 4
board and he electrified the faculty
and paraiyzing Miss Minnie by ask.
ing
KIN MIss Minnie tell me how much
sixteen and three-fourths pounds OF
beef would some TO at fifteen and a
half cents a pound?
Why. really. -. sasped Miss
Minnie
KIN you tell me who IL the Vice
President OF the United States?
"Why--I-I--Mr r.. isn't he2 Or
Is it"
KIN you tell me where the Missis
sippi river rises and sets?"
''I--l--doA't Just know"
Il reckoned ye didn't. Gimme the
good old days when gals and boys
went to school to learn sense"
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-12-29
NEGRO is BLEACHlNG;
PUZZLES MEDICAL MEN

MONMOUTH. H.. Dec. 2s-It re
mains for Henry Wallace, full-blood-
ed negro of this city, 10 furnish an al.
hrmatiye answer to the scriptnral quo
tation questioning the ability of the
Ethiopian to change his skin. For six
Years he has been bleaching slowly
until now one-fifth of his body is as
white as Caucasian's. Thirty years
hence, II the rate of metamorphosis
keeps up he expects to be able to
qualify as a white man.
Six years ago Wallace was as black
as Il prince OF Numidia His complex
ion was of such midnight hue that he
WAS known as Coal Hole Henry"
One day he noticed spot of white on
his forehead and tried to wash 1t away.
thinking 1t was mortar The spot. how
eyaf was impervious to water. and
within six months il has spread over
Wallace's entire face. II went to his
scalp and turned his hair red and then
gray. From his collar up the Senegam-
bNn looks like a distinguished white
man, but his hands are black He
wears gloves always, To keep up the IL
lusion.
ate spots have appeared on other
portions of Wallace's body and have
spread until one-ifth his skin is
bleached to the chalky whiteness. His
arms are still ebony, while his broad
chest is half and half His case is a
puzzel to medical men, and several
skin specialists from Chicago who
have examined him are at a loss to
account for the transformation
Wallace is 50 years old and has not
been i'll day in his life. except a
week few years ago. when he was
overcome by the heat He does not use
alcoholics or tobacco. The transforma'
lion has made a difference in his dispo-
sition and bearing. Since his face turn
ed white he has refused to work at
odd jobs and insists on being called
MIR. Wallace" by other negroes.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-12-29
READY FOR WINTER MANeuvERs

WASHINGTON. d c.. Dec. 2s--
From today, which is the date set for
i;s assembling at Hampton Roads, the
ships OF the North Atlantic squadron
are to have busy time Of II until
The middle of MAY. The five months
will be spent in the usual winter ma
neuvers in the Caribbean and In target
practice. Next week the feet will be
Inspected at Hampton Roads by Sec
retary Moody and Admiral Dewey. One
week later the North Atlantic feet
will proceed to Culebra and will be
met there by the European and South
Atlantic squadrons. The search prob
lem and other exercises will begin
about Feb. I. and continue for two
weeks. when the fleet will start for
Guantanamo. From the end of March
until about the middle OF May the
fleet will engage in target practice
on the Florida coast.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-12-29
WHAT'S THE USE.

From the Wage Garner.
What IL The use Of a mans fretting
and stewins in this life To make any
thing for himself? Come to think OF II
who is happler than the tramp, who
cares for nobody and for whom nobody
cares? II man has no friend, then
b" will never sufYer the excruciatine
agony OF friends betrayal II he is
never loved, then hen never under
stand what love changed To hatred
menas These are some OF the rcfiec.
tons that are bound 10 come from
the ups aud downs OF life's various
trials aud tribulations
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-12-29
LIFT UP YOUR VOICE.
tFrom Success }

tFTOu SuCCcSS,j
A professor ~ the head OF the de
partment of music, In one OF our col.
leges. asked young man, not long
ago at rchea rsal. in which the whole
college took part, why he did not Join
In singing.
u cannot sing the young man
answered II have no voice"
Shout. then" replied the professor
make q noise with the others, for
we need It,"
"l was studying once. in berlin" he
continued. 10 The students, land we
were drilled In some OF the great ora
torlo choruses every noon BY Herr
H. one OF the finest directors In the
world had never sung note In my
life. and refrained from taking part.
because | was afraid OF putting the
others out Of pitch
After three rehearsals he came TO
me saying: Young man. why do you
not sing""
"'Oh, | replied. I cannot sing a
note, and should only put the others
out
Bah' returned the great man
in the chorus your roiee Will be
grand. | have missed II already and
shall look for You at tho hext rehear
sal
so. you See he said, that, when
We work together. every one counts
and the man who does not take part
n either ovcr-modest or lazy. both
very bad faults"
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-12-29
RETIREMENT OF ADMIRAL TERRY

WASHINGTON. d. c., Dec. 2s.-
The United States Navy loses a valua-
BILE and popular officer in the person
OF Rear Admiral Silas Wright Terry.
who was placed on the retired list to-
day by operation of the age limit. Ad-
nneal Terry is now on his way here
from the far East.
Aedhhira Terry retires with grand
record as n fighting sailor in Uncle
Sans service. He entered the naval
academy in 1858 from Kentucky. and
went through the civil war with ex-
,radordinary honor. He was in the Red
River expedition as commander OF the
transport Benefit. Admiral Portr. in
letter TO the Secretary OF the Navy
wrote several hundred words of the
highest. praise OF Terry. who was then
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-12-29
HISTORICAL SOCIETY coNvENes

CHICAGO. Ill. Dec. 2S-The Ameri-
can Historical association began It's
twentieth annual meeting in Chicago
today in conjunction with the annual
meetings of the American Economic
association and the American Politi-
cal Science association. The presiding
officer is Professor Goodwin Smith.
The meeting this year is notable for
the number Of distinguished men from
abroad who are in attendance. lnclud-
ck Keutgen of the University of Jena.
Charles w. Colby. Of McGill University
Paul Milyouhov OF Russia and Eltore
Pals of the University OF Naples The
meetings will continue until the end
OF the week