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Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-05-19
Assembly
AT Dallas

DALLAS, Texas, May 1.-THE gen.
eral assembly Of the Cumberland
Presbyterian church convened In Dial.
las this mornings Il Is estimated that
the attendance sgover 500. The com
missioneIs represent preshyteries ii
the territory extending from Pennsyl.
vania to California and from Iowa 70
Louisiana. The sermon Of the rstirins
moderator occupied the most of the
opening session.
AT the opening session telasramts ID
congratulation were exchanged Will
I the Presbyterian general assembly
which began It's session III Buffalo 10
day. The consolidation Of t,le tas
denominations, which has been agitls
ed FOR years. Ii one of the foremost
matters t6 RECEIVE attention II iii
present assembly. II Ii expected inal
both assemblies will take action fas
Iorable to the proposed amalgamatiol
Other matters affecting the doctr,lst
and discipline of the church VII b,
considered and acted upon during th'
week Of Ten days the assembly Vii
I be hi session
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FINE UNION STATION
ASSURED FOR Ell PAS0
General Manager Nudge and Other Officials Visit
Local Shops. Strike Situation Every
where Satisfactory

General Manager 4. y. Nudge, Of
the Santa Fe, General superintendent
D. 4. cain. General Superintendent
Faulkner. of The lie and timber ser.
vice, and Engineer II. G. Phillips,
passed through The city last evening
In special train Their destination
was III paso, where the final steps
will BE- taken II The matter of the
union depot.
10 The Optic, Mr. Nudge said that
the strike situation on the line d the
Santa re was eminently satisfactory.
hi Topeka he said that more men
were at work than before the strike
and At every shop town In his teri.
tory conditions we're as favorable III
they could be, He declared that any
compromise Or any further conference
was absolutely out Of The question.
The Santa re would never recognize
the closed shop, would never dlscrim.
mate against men because they didn't
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FittIeth Ballot Fails.
bankers At
Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES, Calf, May 10
There was little room % spare In the
large assembly hall Of the Hotel An.
aelus when. at 10 O'Clock this morning,
the eleventh annual convention Of the
California State Bankers association
was called TO order by the president,
]. X. Lynch Of San Francisco. Thos
In attendance numbered several hun
dred and included the foremost bank
ers and financiers Of the state.
The opening feature Of the program
was an address Of cordial welcome
by Mayor snyder, ITO which re
sponse was made In behalf
Of the association by Joheph D
Radford Of San Jose. The presidents
annual address and the reports Of The
other officers, Followed BY the appoint
ment Of the usual committees, occu
pied the remainder Of the morning
The afternoon program provided fol
addresses BY }. A. Graves Of Los An
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infantry returned here yesterday af.
ternoon. The Russians seem bewilder-
ca and disheartened and unable to
form lasting plans II Is believed the
Russian authorities at Mukden are re-
sponsible for this vacillation.
Threas.n Manchurian Road.
MIANnONAII, May Is, (Station
on Manchurian railroad The task of
Safeguarding me railroad against con,
stspt and determined attacks Of the
Japanese and Chinese agents causes
the Russian military authorities unre.-
milling labor.Th limo must be preserv-
ed at oil hazards and $4,000 Russians
u smalf lies arc guarding 400
miles.
Bombardment Feared.
ST. PETERSBURG, May 19,--A
copy of the vladiyostock vostochny
vestnik. which was received In this
city, expresses fear that the next bonn
bardment of the Japanese Will be
more effective than that of March 8.
| It Is said It Is expected tbs enemy's
ships will take up d position In Amur
bay, now free from Ice, In which they
could not maneueyer In March. The
paper forsees great loss Of life when
the Japanese next bombard vladivos-
ltok. Hundreds of non-combatants
have been ordered 70 leave tho city.
Covering Retreat.
/ SEOUL, May 1a.-At japanese head
qnarters here II Ii said Col. Kino
Shitas' infantry battalion, which Is
lpursuing the Russians, arrived ct Kai
Chyong May III Small parties scout
ed the country ahead ana reported
,,the Russians were covering their re-
itreat by destroying bridges and block
ing passes In the hills.
i Korea Repudiates.
/ WASHINGTON. p. q, May 49,
| Minister Allen cables the state depart
| ment from Seoul today as follows: The
Korean government BY an imperial
decree issued last night has annulled
lall treaties and agreements with the
Russian government The annulmsp,
comprises The Yalu timber conces
sions. These timber cuncesslona
Iware one of the causes of friction
between the Russians and Japanes,
!, that led 70 the war.
ii Denial.
n ST, PETERSBURG. May 18th,
admiralty denies that Il has been Of
iicially advised of the Jananesa occn
patton of New Chwang.
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belong % union, and while the man.
agement had no objection 70 union
men and would always be ready 20
treat with their own men Il wouldn't
deal with officials who lived In Wash.
lngton and knew absolutely nothing
about conditions along the Santa Fe
ines.
Mr. Nudge said the III Paso union
depot was assured. The big meet.
Ing Of officials Of various roads cen.
tcring there which Ii on today, Is for
the purpose of adopting plans and
letting contracts The Santa Fc man
says The new station will Dc fine
one and that Il viii be admirably nd
apted for The purposes % which Il
Will be devoted.
The officials took time yesterday
10 visit the shops here and found
everything going on satisfactorily. II
addition 20 the regular quota q worl,
me force has been engaged on en-
pines from other districts.
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Immense Crowds Throng To
Spacious Church In Buffalo
Where Impressive Open.
Ing Il Held
~ #ass sAs#5
NOTABLE QUESTIONS
Matter 81. Consolidation ot the
Cumberland Branch With
Regular Church Three
Assemblies

BUFFALO. N. II, May ls. The
Lafayette avenue Presbyterian church,
spacious though II Il, was scarcely
able ID accommodate the crowds who
sought admittance this morning at
the opening Of the 11eth annual ses-
sion of tho Presbyterian general as.
sembly. The gathering was called 70
order at III o'clock BY the retiring
moderator, the Rev. Robert Il. Coyle,
ID. d. Of Denver. Two hours prior to
the formal opening the chapel was
thrown open to receiye the credentials
Of the commissioners, numbering near
III 700, and an equal number Of alter
mates, and from that hour until the
assembly convened the Rev. Dr. Will
liam II. Roberts, the stated clerk, was
kept busy distributing badges and as-
signing the delegates to their places.
The galleries Of the ediiice were
crowded to suffocation when the open
ling hymn was sung. the spectators
joining with the commissioners and
alternates iii the rendition Of the an,
4 them.
Thesermonofthe retiring moderation
Il occupied tha entire morning session
and at Its conclusion the assembly
1 adjourned until d late hour In tho al.
ternoon 70 prepare for the election 81
the new moderator, the most import
ant practical business Of the day
The session heguns today viii cop
tinue for ten days orsiopger. Al con
stitnting the highest court In tht
church, the assembly viii be i lnattel
of widespread interest and many mat
tiers Of Importance will be brought be
fore II for discussion and settlement
There are no heresy trials. and no re
vision Of the confession Of faith Is ex
peeted, but the many questions of doc
trine and discipline which are con
stantly coming up III all sections q
the country, and which have beel
brought 70 the assembly for adjudica
tion, will inject plenty o. doctrinal dls
cussion into the sessions. Il.
Foremost among The questions !
receive attention Is the proposed cor
solidation Of the Presbyterian an
Cumberland Presbyterian churches
Doctrinal differences have separate
these churches for years past, but q
late they have been drawing close
together and now there seems to b
little difficulty I'M The. way Of bringin
about consolidation. a Joint con
mittee has arranged plan OF consol
dation, which must now be ratifed9b
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We celebrate this year. with the
generous assistance Of friendly
world, the most important event in
the history Of this great valley. an
even which in far-reaching and las
event which In far.reaching and last
ing results IS surpassed BY few in the
life Of the nation II Is perhaps true.
that % the philosophic mind all pc.
riods ara criticai--that every hour Is.
the end OF an area and the beginning
of new order Of ages. But to us ordin-
ary observers there occur from time
to time crises in history when the
line Of cleavage between the old and
new Is clear and destinct where the
aloe blooms, where the avalanche
leaves the mountain top, where the
.leisnrely march Of events Is quickened
to the dynamic rush Of irresistible des-
tiny. The transfer Of this imperial do
main from European to American con
troll was one Of those transactions
which render the period Of their ac-
complishment memorable for all time.
In no other act did the men who made
the revolution men,, as Lowell
called them, with empires III their
brains more clearly show their mar
velous prophetic insight. The United
States was, in 1903, a feeble folk, with
hardly enough population to occupy
the long Atlantic seacoast: with the
great spaces Of the middle west scarce
" vet pickatea BY adventurous pion-
|eers; with imperfect means Of defense
against world which still looked
askance at the half-known upstart
which might prove dangerous hereaft-
Concluded From Page TWo.)
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Magnificent Address Made By Secretary ol State
John Hay 70 The Assembled Writers
SPEAKS FOR The PRESIDENT AND NATION
.
Inspiring Ideals Of Orator. scholar teraeu and Statesman
And Eloquent Retrospect

those that brought us, In the loud
putting and whistling steamers Of the
olden time. to the Mecca o. our rural
fancies, The bright and busy metro.
polls II st. Louis.
The historical value Of the Missis..
|sippi is not less than Its geographi-
|eal and natural importance It's course
through the pages Of our country !
story Is as significant as the tremen-
dous sweep Of its waters from the
crystal lakes which sleep beneath
1.-THE northern stars to the. placid ex-
ipanse OF the Gulf of Mexico. Its ma
lyigation was prize fiercely contend
I ed for BY every chancellerie Of west.
Tern Europe. Many suitors have look
ed upon it since that gallant Prince
Charming, fernando de Soto, parted
lthe curtains Of its repose, and all have
found it fair. 1t aroused equally the
intrest of the Briton, the Iberian, and
| the Gaul. When BY virtue Of one Of
1.-THE Gaul When by virtue Of one Of
1.-THE greatest caprices Of the great game
of diplomacy ever known II became
our cherished possession, It gave rise
Ito the fiercest political contest, the
Imost far-reaching combinations. When
1.-THE accumulated passions and pur-
poses Of hundred years at last burst
forth in a tempest OF war, It became
the center Of worlds bfsathless in.
Iterest and was flooded with the fatal
and terrible light which plays about
1.-THE battiefields of fame and Shines
in the sudden making of splendid
names So long as its waters roll
to the sea, SO long will the world re
member the high resolution with
which Grant and Sherman hewed
their way southward ana the chiyal
rous courage with which Johnston
ana Pemberton opposed them. ss
Immense Is the value or that silya q
bar that binds together the framework
Iof the welded states.
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the two denominations II is expected
that this will be done. though there
will be opposition TO the step, both
at the assembly here, and at the as
sembly Or the Cumberland Presbyter.
ians, which meets today at Dallas.
Another question Of far.reaching I'M.
portance touches the color line In the
Presbyterian church. For some years
past oyertures have come to the gen.
eral assembly. asking the privilege q
establishing separate presbytaries for
white and eolored ministers In the
same territory Such proposition
has always been defeated and u II
expected the committee III charge u
the question, and which has been De
liherating on II for the past year, vii
again report against II.
Another important committee which
Is to report at the present session II
that which Is known as the $50. .0o0, ,00t
committee on the endowment Of col
leges, especially in the west This
committee will submit plan for rals
ing the needed money and this repori
will doubtless provoke much discus
sion.
Southern Presbyterians Meet.
MOBILE, Ala, May l9 The annual
session Of the general assembly Of tho
southern Presbyterian church was
called to order today by the retiring
moderator, Rev. Abner G, Hopkins
p. p. Of Charleston. NJ va, Abonl
200 commissioners were IN attendance
half being ministers and half rulina
elders. They represented about eight,
presbyteries and more than / 100000
communicates, scattered variousl,
over the states Of Virginia, West vir
ginia, Maryland, North Carolina, Soutl
Carolina, Kentucky, Tennessee
Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi
Louisiana. Texas. Arkansas and Mis
souri, ana Indian territory.
l.
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r. 4. COMPANY DouBLEs

CLEVELAND, Ohio, May 19.-At a
special meeting held at the general Of.
fees here today the stockholders Of
the Cleveland & Pittsburg Railroad
company took favorable action on the
Proposition Of the directors to In.
crease the capital stock from $1l,000,-
900 to s22,oOo.OO0.
The increase IN the capital stock Is
made for the purpose Of raising funds
to meet the payments for many i'm.
.proyements already made on the line
and 60 provide funds for completing
the double tracking Of the road from
Cleveland to Pittsburg, as has been
planned for years.
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geles, A. Kains Of san Francisco, and
Herman Silver, chairman Of the board
Of bank commissioners. The business
sessions will be continued tomorrow
and these witk the features Of eiabor.
ate entertainment provided III tha
local commercial and financial organi.
zations will keep the visitors In Los
Angeles until the end of the week
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-05-19
NOTED WOMEN
ARE GOING ABROAD.

NEW YORK, May ia consider
able number Of prominent womei., IN.
cluding Miss Susan b. Anthony, are
booked for Europe on the steamship
Frederick der Crosse sailing today.
They 80 to Berlin to attend the meet
ing Of the international Council Of
Women to be held in that city next
month. Several Of the American dele
gates, among them Mrs. May Wright
Sewall, president Of the international
council, have delayed their departure
until next week.
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g. @. p. CONVENTION
SPLITS IN WISCONSIN
Struggle Between Cook and LaFollette- Illinois
Convention lake Recess After Fiitieta Ballot

conferences held during the night had
for their purpose 4 combination 10
ominate Hamlin Ths nomination Is
said To have the influence Of Senator
Cullom and the moral support Of
Speaker Cannon. The efforts, how
ever. apparently failed to secure
enough delegates to assure the sue
cess Of the plan and Il Is not thought
any shift 10 Hamlin will occur today.
Ait noon after the fiftieth ineffectuaI
ballot, recess was taken till 5 o'clock.
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THREE or FIVE BISHOPS
ELECTED nv M. e. CONFERENCE

Los ANGELES, Calf, May l9.--on
the first ballot for bishops at the Meth.
Iodist' ganeral conference Joseph +.
Berry of Chicago was elected. On
the second ballot Henry speIlmeyer of
Newark and w. +. Mcdowell of New
York were ELECTED. A third ballot
was taken but the result Il not YET
announced.
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National Editors.

ST LOUIS, May fs,tTIia National
Editorial Association held Sits final
sessions todgy The forenoon was
deyotstt yto< addresses and the after
noon ii the election Of officers and
routing, business. A superb address,
waS delivered BY Henry Watterson
Who tooK fpr his topic: Editorial
Page.
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The Weather.

Maximum thermometer yesterday
SO. minimum 49, For today and to-
morrow fair weather Is promised in
the south. with local showers |n the
north an cooler temperature.
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MADISON, Wis, May 10. two
state republican conventions were II
session here today. The regulars ar
expected to nominate Cook for gov
ernor The anti third termers whc
bolted the regular convention yaster
day afternoon are expected 70 nom
mate LeFollette.
Fiftieth Ballot Fails.
. SPRINGFIELD. Mass May 19.-
Delegates 10 The republican state con
rention expect no nomination today
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Julio Lariba, an Old Mexico native.
who has been employed by the Santa
re as one Of the guards at the shops
III Albuquerque received his check
Tuesday. He Immediately got drunk
and gambled away all his money. He
could not stand prosperity, such as II
was, and. while still drunk, he at
tempted suicide. He snapped his gun
once at his head. then at his breast.
but the cartridges failed to explode.
He then tried It again and shot at ~
leg. This time the cartridge explodel
and the ball entered the fleshy part q
his leg just above the knee. The man
will be laid up for several weeks
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Killing in /
Colorado

CoRTEz, Colo, May IT,. Marshal
Humphreys shot ana killed Mrs G,
A. Herman and her son, Frank Inglea
In a quarrel over law suit. g. w.
Herman and lngles had done some
work for Humphreys and when the
latter failed TO pay filed mechanics
lien on the ranch. In turn Humphreys
swore out a warrant for the arrest Of
the two men on the charge Of stealing
d horse. Herman, his wife, and lngles
were returning 10 thir home near Ari-
ola after giving bail On this charge
when Humphreys appeared and open
ed fire on them with the above result
Herman escaped and gave the alnrm
and Humphreys was arrested.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-07-14
Which Shall 1t Bet

Editor Independent: Three possible
courses are open to the populist state
convention when it meets next month:
Ito appoint conference commit
tee to meet the democrats and en-
ocavor to secure division OF the state
ticket which both conventions will
ra!ify.
To name part of a ticket leaving
the remainder blank to be filled by
the democrats, with power to COM
mIttee to effect fusion.
a.--To nominate an entire ticket,
aaopt a platform and adjourn, leaving
the rest to the voters at the polls.
ihe events of the past few days
render some clear, frank discussion of
these courses in advance imperative
IL we are to have clear thinking,
STRAIGHTFORWARD action and unicn.
am no longer in active political life
and have other work which demands
more time than each day contains but
after fourteen years fellowship with
men protesting common ends OF pub
lie policy one does not lightly contem-
plate separation-and | am convinced
that for many members Of the peo-
pies party separation from the organ
ization Is certain in the event of pos
sible action which may be taken by
the coming state convention. AS one
OF these | am unwilling to remain
silent ip this crisis,
First of all the practical political
problems OF the time In which we live
is that that of union-how to unite
In one compact. homogeneous organi-
cation the progressive elements In our
society In order to accomplish pollti-
cal changes made necessary by the
great changes In production aud dis
tributlon Of wealth IN the past CEN
tury. Under system of party gov
ernment such as ours | do not believe
II reasonable "a expect these changes
until political party united upon
them IL formed. including the great
mass Of those who favor them and
atrong enough 10 carry them into
operation.
Twelve years ago we met In Oma.N
10 form such party. Who of those
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for society there declared will outlive
the ridicule and hatred of this gener-
ation--the brief vogue OF halfway
patchwork compromises-and become
the basis of the future social struc-
ture. l mean such declarations as
these: Land, including all the nat
ural sources of wealth. is the herit-
age of the people and should not be
monopolized for speculative pur-
poses" Transportation being
means of exchange and a public nee
essity the government should own and
operate the railroads In the interest Of
the people" The one serious mistake
the convention made, repeated in the
campaign that followed. was in empha-
sizing the free coinage Of silver as
means of securing the public welfare.
BY none of the strong thinkers in the
movement then was silver regarded
as the important question. The temp
tation to make it such arose from the
defeat OF the silver mining interests
In the democratic national convention
and their promise of substantial sun
port and an immediate harvest OF
votes from men who were ready TO
Follow the free silver flag. but were
not educated up to the fundamental
doctrines OF the platform.
Eight years ago there was a reyoIu-
tion In the democratic party. Fri
marily q fight over free silver, in the
outcome IL went farther than that
and touched the edges OF deeper prob
lens The victory OF the free silver
element In the democratic national
convention wa made the basis for an
appeal to the populists to place prin-
clples above party" and indorse' the
democratic nominations. The nomi-
nee for vice president was notorIonsly
out ot sympathy with the purposes of
tae peoples party and the effort 10 In
dorse him failed properly. After
struggle which rent the party organl-
zation. whose intensity only those
who went through II can ever rsalize.
the people party convention noml-
mated the democratic candidate for
president and for vice president
named one OF les own sons--a man of
democratic antecedents who shonld
nave been moro acceptable 10 the