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Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-01-12

and heads Of departments. and he
will devote the greater part OF this
week in acquainting himself with the
general conditions of the company's
affairs.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-01-12

Rev. D. Morrison, presiding elder,
and DIR. Clark held quarterly meeting
at Maxwell On Tuesday night. DR..
Clark comes as the new minister, TAX.
ing the place Of Mr.. Bollman, who
left a few days ago.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-01-12
10 Re.finance the system.

The stockholders Of the Chicago,
Rock Island & Pacific Railway com
pany will meet within the next two
or three weeks and authorize an Is
sue Of $780, 900, 900 of new bonds,
which will be sold to the banking firm
Of Speyer & Co, at the head of which
stands James Speyer.
This announcement was made Off.
cially Saturday. and 1t means the re-
financing OF the entire Rock Island
system.
The plan originally was for the is
~suance of $250,OOo,0OO bonds. but the
amount has been reduced by 100000,
600. and to proportions which will
permit Of its being handled with ia.
cility.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-01-12
New President.

L. F. Loree, the new president Of
the Rock Island system, Is now in
charge Of the New York Offices. and
was introduced to other members Of
the executive stan by the retiring
president, w. B. Leeds. Mr.. Loree
conferred with the principal directors
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-01-12
TO Build at once.

News comes from the offices at Kan
sas City of Vice.President Dickinson,
who is also general manager Of the
Orient, that the work Of building the
company's shops at Wichita will be-
gin in a short time. Work on all Of
the buildings necessary to this de-
partment will not begin at ono but
a portion of them will be put up with
the opening Of spring. In addition to
building a portion Of the shops, the
work of laying out a site for the
yards and sidetracks will also be fin
ished about the same time. The work
Of laying the steel into Wichita will
be postponed until the other work
begins.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-01-12

When in need Or up-todate. stylish
job work at rock-bottom prices. con.
suit your own interests and The op
tic ONCE at the same time.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-01-12

+. l. Oswald pays cash and good
prices for secondhand goods. 1910
National venue. Colorado Phone
l76. lO-103
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-01-12

The conference between the ofh-
cials OF the Santa Fe and the commit
tee representing the firemen EN-.
ployed on that road, has been brought
TO q close, but both of the officials and
the men refuse to say anything in
regard to the meeting. They say that
the meeting has been postponed in
definitely and that there Is nothing Of
interest 10 be given out.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-01-12

At Alamogordo the following
named old firemen have been
promoted to engineers: J. F.
Donaldson, H. w. Williams. A.
Young, M. saathoff, F. s. Kinds, A. H.
Barup, A. L. McClendon, 0. H. May,
s. A. Barnes, r. P. Cook and w. J.
Tricke.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-01-12

Engineer Ben Williams, who was
suspended a week ago for running
over the Missouri Pacific crossing
near Pueblo without stopping. has
been reinstatej. 1t was found on
investigation that he had reasonable
excuse for the action and he was
given his same run
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-01-12

The Kansas City Journal says:
The rumors that the Rock Island will
build its own tracks from Topeka on
entering Kansas City from the west,
and from Cameron on its eastern en-.
trance to this city in the near future,
are denied here. The Rock Island at
present uses the Union Pacific tracks
from Topeka and the Burlington from
Cameron.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-01-12

Daniel Sullivan, the Rock Island en-
gineer who was injured several weeks
ago in a collision on the Union Pa
cifc road, is lying in a critical con-
dition at Stormount hospital. His fam
lily has been summoned here from
Kansas City.-Topeka Herald.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-06-24
OFFICIAL IS SLAIN. (
Sheriff Harris, Of st. Croix County,
Wis.,, Meets Death in tho Per-
Torrance Of Duty.

st. Paul., Mimi, June 20.-sherin G.
D. Harris, of st. Croix county, WIS.,,
was shot and killed Saturday night,
while attempting to make an arrest on
an Omaha train near Fall Creek, Wis.
The man who did the shooting, and
whose name is unknown, jumped from
the moving train and escaped. Sheriff
Harris had gone to Eau Claire on
business, and when about to board the
train for Hudson was informed by the
chief of police Of Eau Claire that q
man suspected of burglary was aboard
the train. The sheriff searched the
train and finally located his man In
the smoking car. He placed him under
arrest and was about to handcuh him
when the desperate drew q revolver
and fred three times, shooting the
sheriff through the head and killing
him instantly. In the excitement which
followed the. shooting the murderer
ran the entire length Of the tram,
jumping from the rear coach while the
train was going at high speed. He
then stole horse and buggy and made
his way to Augusta, where the animal
was found Sunday, but all: further clue
to the fugitive's whereabouts is ap-
parently lost.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-06-24
BLOoDSHED IN FINLAND.
Governor Generals Office Il At
tacked-Eighteen Persons
Are Killed.

{ London, June 20.-A dispatch to the
Express from Copenhagen says informa-
ton has been received there that re-
volt has broken out in Helsingfors, the
capital of Finland, where Gov. Gen. Bob
rikoff was assassinated last week. A
band Of Swedish revolutionists sacked
the offices of the governor general Sat
urday night and killed 10 employees, in
GLIDING q son of Admiral Pinken. They
also attacked and demolished the police
offices. It is believed that the revolt
will spread. More serious news Is an
ticipated. All Information is suppressed
in official quarters.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-06-24
SPURNED By REVENGE.
Bandit Raisuli, in Letter, Gives Rsa-
sons for the Kidnapping
Of Perdicaris,

London, June 2o.-Revenge on the
reason for the kidnapping Of the Ameris
can. Perdicaris, by Raisuli, according to
q letter from the bandit. The corre-
spondent Of the Daily Mail at Tangier
says that a letter from Raisuli was re-
ceived there Sunday, in which the
brigand recites the wrongs done by the
governor to his tribe, and declares he
harbors no enmity toward the Chris
tians. The letter ends with the threat
that the new bashaw must be just or the
present troubles will be renewed,
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-06-24
STRICKEN DEAD ..... !.
BY lightning
BOLT STRIKES TREE I'm PENN
sYLVANIA UNDER WHICH
FOUR BOYS STAND.
Three Of tho Youths Are instantly
Killsd-The Fourth Dies in
Short Time a. q Result Of His
Injuries.

Chester, Pa, June 2o-Four boys
standing under q cherry tree on q farm
near FELTON,, three miles from here,
were killed Sunday by q stroke, OF
lightning. The dead are: Ross Smith,
aged Is years. of FELTON,, son OF the
owner Of the farm; Alexander Fuller
ton, ,13 years. FELTON,; William Davis,
IA years, Upland; Samuel Clark, 10
years, colored, Chester. About q dozen
boys went from FELTON, to pick cherries
ON the Smith farm. Farmer Smith
told his son, Ross, who was about to
70 to Sunday school, to order away
any boys he might see at the cherry
trees. On the way young Smith met
Fullerton, Davis and Clark. AS they
approached the cherry trees the dozen
boys from FELTON, ran away. A storm
was coming up and the four other boys
went under one of the trees. They
had been there only a few minutes
when lightning struck the tree. Smith,
Fullerton and Davis were killed IN
stantly. The colored boy was so baby
injured that he died on tho way to a
hospital. o.
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TRADE REVIEW,
Leading Crops Show Marked Improve
ment-deneral Trade and
Industry Quiet. -

New York, June 18.-Bradstreet's,
reviewing the state Of trade, says:
Favorable features this week are the
further improvement shown in leading
crops and the ending of the tie-up on
the great lakes. Wheat, oats and cot
ton have improved, but corn is still
backward, owing to the cool weather.
General trade and industry have re-
NAMED quiet, and may be said to have
marked time" The notable underly-
ing feature Of the entire situation Is the
feeling that with an average crop of
wheat and large yields of the other
cereals and of cotton now in prospect,
good fall and winter business is to,be
looked for. Pending further progress
in this direction the tendency is to
await events. Railway earnings reflect
current quietness in business, and the
decreases of three-flfths per cent. Of
gross in May and Of six per cent. in
April net, indicated last week, are con-
firmed by fuller details. Transporter
ton business generally is better than
in 1902. Bank clearings, more Inn
mediate reflection Of current business,
show an enlargement over last week,
but grand totals will still show recess.
sions from a year ago.
R. G. Dun & Co., in their Weekly
Review of Trade, say: Industry sur
fers from an epidemic of ultra con-
servatism, emanating apparently from
the theory that q season of depression
must come every ten years, while the
coincidence of a presidential election
furnishes another precedent. AS re-
suit stocks of merchandise have been
reduced, railway traffic is lessened,
preparations for future business are
curtailed and less money is distributed
in the form of wages; while those hav-
ing capital to invest confine their At
tention to the highest classes of bonds
or hold back for still lower security
prices. r."
Failures this week numbered 257 In
the United States, against 213 last
year, and 16 in Canada, compared with
"a = year ago."
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TRAIN IS ROBBED.
Northern Coast Limited Held Up in
Montana-Bandits Secure
Sum Of $65, 900.

Bearmouth,, Mont, June 1s.-At II
o'clock Thursday night two masked
men held up North Coast Limited
Northern Pacific passenger train. east
bound, at about a mile and q half east
of this station. After bringing the
train to stop they dynamited the ex-
press car, blew open the safe and Sc
cured all Of its contents.
The robbers secured SIS, 1000 from the
Northern Pacific Express company's
safe, which they dynamited. The safe
was billed through from the coast to
Chicago.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-06-24

81 Several French soldiers, survivors OF
the Chinese expedition Of 1856, are re-.
sponsible for the statement that Cen
Kuroki, who is leading the Japanese
forces in Manchuria, is in reality half
French. His name, they say, is prop
erly spelled enrique. According to
the story of these soldiers, French
oficer, Capt. enrique, while serving
il China in 1856, married a Japanese
xirl. "A son was born to them, who
was given the Japanese name Kuroki.
corresponding to the French Curiqua:
.Thjo son is Gen. Kuroki, commanding
TIE Jsnanesa First army CORDS. -
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-06-24

The government crop report states
that on May / there were 100000
acres less in winter wheat than were
one year ago. In the month OF April
about 5,0o0,O0 acres Of wheat were
plowed up to be planted in other crops
because the grain was badly winter
killed. The heaviest loss was in In
dian and nearby states. This gives
some idea of the fearful damage done
by the hard. winter. The indications
now are for a short crop of wheat.
The plowed wheat land will mostly go
into oats and corn.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-06-24

The emperor of Japan, Mutsuhito, ID
very tall for a man of his country, be-
ing feet z inches in height, and
rather heavily built. He is 81 years
old, but looks older than his years.
His beard is long, and he has the
coarse black hair all his subjects have.
His eyes are coal black and very
bright when he Is interested, but gen.
orally their expression is dull and
heavy. It has been said that this
Mikado of "enlightened peace" as he
is called, is one. of the most remark
able men of the age.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-06-24

u q W. ~ ~ koSWtyo In
GthS panic th1t follow va thSts King
out of the flames on the General slo-
cum. and 1t least 200 persons we're
taken to the hospitals. Not = death
has occurred 80 far among these, and
many OF them have already bsen dis
charged. }&'@ - M n.
A Remarkable Experience.
Perhaps the most remarkable case
in the many appalling experiences Of
those who were on the Slocum was
that of Miss Clara Hartman, who was
picked up for dead, towed behind q
boat for several miles, wrapped In a
tarpaulin and tagged % dead, and then
recovered consciousness at the Alex
ander avenue police station. It II now
believed she will recover. &5..
Relief Sadly Needed.
Mayor Mcclellan on Thursday, after
receiving messages Of condolences from
many sources, visited North Brother
island, and later visited the morgue.
He issued proclamation to the citizens
Of New York, and appointed . relief
committee of prominent men. and re-
lief will be sadly needed in that little
East side territory which the vast ma
jority of those that persisted were &C.
customed to call home. '%=
Criticism for Crew.
There is open criticism Of the failure
of the Slocum's officers and crew to meet
the emergency, but as yet no. formal
action has been taken by either the
municipal or federal authorities. Capt.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-06-24

The sale of California fruits in AL.
sace-L Lorraine and Baden, Germany, Is
many times greater than 1t would be
were there no local agents in Strass'
burg. This season one Strassburg
dealer has disposed of about IS car.
loads of fruit, principally apricots and
prunes. The same dealer has also sold
$50 sacks of California almonds, and
he anticipates an increased business In
fruits and nuts next season. There are
q number of other dealers in Strass'
burg buying direct.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-06-24
Surgeons Adjourn.

st. Louis, June 2o.-After deciding
upon San Francisco as the place for
the next annual meeting and electing
the following officers, the American
Surgical association has adjourned its
conventions: President, George Ben.
johnson, Richmond, Va: vice presi-
dents, Emmett Rixford, San Francisco.
and James Bell, Montreal: secretary,
Dudley T. Allen, Cleveland; recorder,
Richard H. Hart, Philadelphia; treas
urer. r. 8. Fowler, Brooklyn.
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N4eader Of the ul-Fated Church ExcuT.
aon.)
In the water or on the burning vessel
after she had been beached. The boat
was beached at the reef at the northern
end of North Brother island, where she
rapidly burned to the waters edge.
Decks Give Way.
1t was just before she beached that
the hurricane deck, the supports OF
which had burned away, fell with its
load of women and children, adding
to the panic and horror Of those on the
deck below. Very soon after parts
Of the second and third decks also caved
In. But before this happened the tug
Walter Tracey had come alongside the
burning steamer and been dashed to It.
Many of the passengers were taken on
by the crew of the Tracey, which re-
manned alongside the steamer until the
tugs pilot-house took fire.
Many Frightfully Burned.
Many of those picked up alive in the
river will die in the hospitals. Most Of
them were frightfully burned, having de-
layed leaping from the boat until their
clothing was on fire. Some died In the
fmprovised ambulances in which they
were hurried from the shore. Every man
on board who could swim went over
board loaded down with children. Many
of these heroes lost their lives, because,
burdened as they were, they could make
no Roadway against the overpowering
swirl of the tide as it PUSHES from the
East river into the sound.
Many May Be Safe.
There are number of places where
the living may have landed, and it is
believed that many that are now re-
ported missing are safe, and eventu-
ally will be heard from by the officials
who have the rescue, work in hand.
Indeed, surprising number of persons
reported to these officials that they
had been saved, thus cutting the list
Of missing down: considerably, as well
as the probable mortality list. =.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-06-24

According to recent Investigations.
It appears probable that hypnotism
can stop the action of q persons
heart and thus cause death. A. Jour.
net, Frenchman, reports that he has
increased and diminished the number
of pulse beats, at will, and as far az
he could venture with safety. 1t is
said to be also proved that circulation
is seriously affected, even If it is not
quite certain that the heart can be
sfleuced
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-06-24

Uncle Sam has paid big bills abroad
before now, but this Panama payment
tops them all. Six years ago he paid
Spain $20,00O,000 on account Of the
Philippines, but the amount was sent
in four warrants Of 100000 each.
Previous to that the most historical
warrants were 100000 issued to
Russia in payment for Alaska in 1868
and $5,5O0,O00 paid England for
awards in Halifax fishing infringe
ments.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-06-24

Backing shoes is the novel method
adopted by Miss Pauline Rockwell to
raise money for the Mount Holyoke
college library, to which Andrew Car
negie has pledged a large conditional
subscription. The bootblacking ar
rangements of Miss Rockwell, who is
a member of the freshman class, con-
sist of q chair and soap box In the
college post Office. Over the chair Is
the notice "Shoes BACKED. Five
cents"
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-06-24

Up to the present time tea from
China was imported into Germany by
sea and the cost was considerable.
In 1903 some Berlin firms made a trial
of ordering parcels of tea from whole
sale traders in Warsaw, and found out
that but for the high duty the trans
portation of tea overland would be
considerably cheaper than by sea. The
Berlin tea traders have made appli'
cations to have the custom house
duties on tea reduced.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-06-24
Verdict Upheld.

Toronto, Ont, June 18.-The high
court of justice has upheld the verdict
for 5000 in favor of the plaintiff in
the case of Delehanty versus the Mich
igan Central Railroad company, tried
recently at Welland. Edward J. Dele
hanty, q professional ball player, was
expelled from a train Of the defendants
ct Bridgeburg, and lost his life BY
falling OH the bridge across the Nj
agara river connecting Bridgeburg and
Buffalo. The action was brought by
the widow and daughter of the de-
ceased.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-06-24
Mills Close Down.

Sharon, Pa, June 2o-The rod, wire
nail and blooming mills of the Car
negie Steel and American Steel & Wire
company at this place has closed down.
It is stated that the shutdown will be
temporary. About 1900 men are out
Of employment,
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-06-24

Miss ADELAIDE Michel, teacher IN
the art department of the Bradley
Polytechnic institute, in an attempt to
rediscover madden printing, has dis
covered chemical resistant that when
used on white duck with a stenciled
design makes possible dyeing in blue
and white. The design is clear, there
being no evidence of running colors-
The process is similar to zinc etching
vpork
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-06-24

M The city of Trebizond is one of tho
most important cities and ports on the
Black sea. It IL about 4S0 miles from
Constantinople and 100 miles from
Batoum. It is the port of entry rs
well as the distributing point for tho
interior, viz, Erzerum, Bitlis and Van,
and for the caravan route to and from
Persia.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-06-24
Dam Bursts.

Fort Lyons, Col, June 1.-THE Amity
dam. completed last year at a cost 81,
500, 900, has been torn out by the high
water in the Arkansas river. The loss
is total. immense damage ia. feared to
crops under the Amity canal, which can-
not secure water until the dam isst
built. ,ry m sa;
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-06-24
Orders so, 600 Bee stings

Orders 6U,UoU Bee 8tIn8s.
Beeville, Tex, June 20. a new api-
ary product comes to light by the re-
ceipt Of an order from 4 Philadelphia
firm Of chemists for, $4,000 bee stings.
The acid which the poison sacks Of
bees contain is said to be valuable in
the, manufacture Of remedy for rheu-
matism. ':
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-06-24
Nominated 4 Woman.

Nominated Woman.
Boston, June 1s.-The Massachusetts,
prohibitionists made q departure from
custom at their state convention here
Friday when they placed woman on
their state ticket BY nominating Mrs.
Fannie ]. Clary, of williamsburg, for
secretary of state. ~. o..
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-06-24

4 The area of Canada is 3,745,574
square miles, and the population est1'
mated in 1902 at 5.456,931, or 1.6 per-
son to the square mile. The total
area of the United Kingdom is 121 81
square miles, with a population of H.
605,22O. The total area Of the United
States. including Alaska, Is $3.50, O35
square miles, with. in 1900, a popula'
ton of 76,149,38
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-06-24


river where the General Slocum was burned
and hundreds of lives sacrificed. y@
Van Schaick and the two pilots are I'M
der arrest, but are held only as wit
ness. That there was terrible failure to
meet the responsibilities Is undoubted.
No effort, as far as can be learned, was
made to launch the life RATS or boats
and no concerted attempt made toward
equipping the helpless women and chill
dren with life preservers. There Is very
general criticism of the captain and pilots
for their failure to turn the vessel ashore
the moment they were informed that the
fire had gained Roadway. Engineer
Conklin, who, it was reported, persisted,
is now said to be alive and in hiding. A
search Is being made for him.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-06-24
III. HAwLEx Publishe,

The average age of the Japanese
navy 10 lower than that Of any other
navy in the world, No one over 20
years old is accepted for enlistment.
The average height is s feet 4 inches
less than the average height of any
other navy In the world.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-06-24
Confesses to Killing Boy.

Des Moines. Ia, June 2o.-Edward
Young, aged 20, Is held for the murder
of 14-year-old Harry Allen, found with
a bullet hole in his head by brother
and who is said. to have claimed, before
dying that stranger shot him. Young
has confessed, but claims the gun was
discharged accidentally.