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Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-01-28
BLAZE IN CITIZEN OFFICE.
Fire Causes Considerable Damage II
Home Of Albuquerque After.
noon Paper.

Fire ID the jon printing department
and press room Of the Daily Citizen
last night did several hundred dpilars'
damage In q very few minutes. and
but for the fact that the blaz was
discovered al once. the entire building
and plant might have been destroyed.
The fire was discovered about 10: 80
o'clock by an employee who was sleep,
Ing on the second floor and who was
awakened by The smoke which poured
w the stairway and elevator shaft.
He at once gave the alarm, and the
department responded promptly. The
principal damage was done by water
which destroyed considerable valuable
stock. although che heat damaged
rollers on presses and other machinery
70 some extent. Business Manager
Mctireight of the newspaper said last
night that he placed the loss between
slx hnh seven hundred dollars. all
though this o. necessity was d Ii
carcfil estimate. The plant III fully
covered BY Insurance. and the flames
fortunately reached % paft of tho
composing rooms. which are on the
story, 10 that the newspaper
viii suffer no DELAY III publication ,
As nearly III can be aacertaincd tho
was started fro ma match thrown
narelcssly Into waste paper On the
q the Job department by an en-
ploye who lind been WORKING after
and who lighted II I find bis
way oui 81 The building after turning
a The electric motor Albuquerque
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-01-28
Good scheme.

quite 4 hit a. interest Ii taken Ii
ihe Buckeye boiler SKINNER which
has becn pnt on thu shop boiler i'll Ala
mogurdc. The device purifes Tie wa
ter " ali solid matter and blows II
on Heretofore The shop boiler IN,
Y he cleaned about twice i month.
but with this skinner at work The
boiler would 10 for Il yeaf without
cleaning This means quite 4 saving.
An effort Will Do made 10 anIx one II
these swimmers to q locomotive boiler.
and ~ case Il VIII work il win mean
thousands Of dollars saving TO western
railways.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-01-28
TO SETTLE
WAGE SCALE
Important Matter Up Before
Miners Convention in
Indianapolis
PROBABLE OUTCOME
Both Operators and Men Making
Demands. Little Likelihood
or Change

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. Jain. rs
Opinion Ii III variance ~ 10 The prob
able outcome Of tho annual wage
scale conference begun here today By
Representatives of the coal mine cper.
stors and The United Mine Workers.
but Il ii generally conceded that the
conference IA one Of the most irnpor.
fant Of The kind YET held. not even
excepting thai which preceded the
great anthracite coal strike.
When The miners left indianapolis
last year they did 70 with d ~ ~ per
cent increase In wages Record
breaking Industrial conditions making
unprecedented demand for coal, the
shortage of coal for NIL kinds 0f con-
sumption. due 10 the strike In the All.
thracIte region. the wrath Of the pub
Nc at the operators, caused BY the
coal comAincs. and the fact that the
mining industry was about the only
one that had not shared In advanced
wages. all contributed 70 The success
fui demands of The miners for substan
fial increase In wages.
This year the conditions are mater.
tally changed. Industrial conditions
are not 80 good, the operators assert.
that there M over production al the
mines. and prices have been seeking
lower layels The result n thai the
operators have come % lhe present
conferences prepared 10 make demands
for 4 decrease IN wages, and probably,
as q bun. AT first demanding d i5 or
20 per cent reduction. As a counter
move, the minors scale committee
viii make a demand for an increase,
amounting 10 about 10 per cent, Not
withdrawing these conflicting de
II ID believed that neither side
70 accomplish IT'S announced
purpose. bat that both will he salts.
led. on the other hand, 10 allow wages
stand pretty much AZ they are III
he present time,
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-01-28
Watlace,s sad piiaht

Ray Morley, Columbia football
coach and wollknown Socorro county
ranchman Is in the city for a day OF
Two on business. Iii d conversation
concerning the case Of Irwin Wallace,
who has been on trial at Socorro for
the killing of William Mccammon In
the Datils Morley said yesterday
The case o. Wallace certainly Is a
pathetic me. He is stlli in Jail al SO.
zorro awaiting another trial, and Ia
pretty Respondent over his condition
Wallace has worked for me several
years. and ] know him pretty well. I
think. For twenty years he has toiled
and shaved in COW camps and cabins
and on the ranges with no ambition
possible OF fulnllmcnt except a com.
Portable old age He has been the
most persistently hard working man
ever saw, and after al this time had
accumulated $50 head OF cattle and
little lee. Those cattle and hts little
ranch meant 10 him a life OF unremit.
ting labor. and now he has lost them
and apparently has nothing In the
world 70 look forward 70. II lie Is ac.
quilted. except more drudgery until
he dies During this twenty years The
man was IN Albuquerque twice. and
that n ali he has seen of real cIyillz
alton in that long time.
He has endured every hardship
which falls to the lot Of men OF his
vocation and has had almost nothing
81 the pleasures thar his fellow cow
men enjoy AZ FAR as j have known
him, he has been d simple minded
.plodding. good natIred toller. who
would net hurt even i moaqulto III
think he has Che sympathy Of almost
every person "a socorro count, Aibu
qlefaue Journal.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-01-28
NEW TIME CARD,
e. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 4,

TEN.
taking effect November LIST, 1909:
Train No. I will leave III Paso 7Joo
p m tnountain time). arriving
santa Rosa same time a. At present
t6.25 q. nj
No. I will leave Santa Rosa ~ ..
M and arrive 81 Pass 7:se =.
mountain time.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-01-28
Opposition To
Land Legislation

WASHINGTON. d Z. Jan. ~.
The determined opposition which has
developed at Washington 10 any real
land law reform legislation for the
west shows how fierce Is the fight 10
secure ownership 10 the remaining
public domain, which ma, become
valuable for agriculture through In.
rigation improvement. Probably the
only measure before congress which
warrants the undivided support
81 the country on this question
Is presented BY Senator Qaariea OF
Wisconsin which unequiyocally stops
land theft by providing for The abso
lutte repeal u the land stealing laws
the Desert act, The commuters clause
Of The Homestead act and The motor.
ious Timber and Stone act. Il repeaIs.
~ fact. everything but the homestead
act as originally championcd 81 Gal
usha A. Grow, warspeaker and for
years nestcr OF the house.
With this Quarles Repeal bin before
y, congress a well afford 10 pigeon
hole the various notifications and
amendments proposed u ihe land
laws. as things dangerous.
Already n amending Bill miro
duced BY a prominent western sena.
TOR has been discovered 10 contain an
innocent looking clause. the eject of
which, Il enacted Into Law, would VI
70 allow The most rampant speculation
ny the big land interests 10 The very
lands which DE government haa ia.
served for the federal irrigation aud
settlement into snail farms Tho
friends Of honest land administration
~ ne ~est and who believe III he
principle that no more government
iands should be disposed TO g~yndIeates
and corporations. but should no held
by the government uhtil settled ~apnn
py actual homemakers, are giylne snp
OFT 70 the Quarles bin.
The Merchants Association ~ NJ
sork' an immense and innuen,ia, ~.
sanizstion. comprising the PRINCIPAL
business houses d the metropolis, has
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-01-28
Labor Statistics Of Coal Mines.

The average number OF men EN-
ployed In the coal mines on the Unit
ed States during 1902 was 5lS.307, and
tho average number of days made by
each man was 1877 for the year. This
was In contrast u the previous year,
when an average number Of 485 ,5t4
men worked ZIG days each. or the
SIS, 3o7 men employed In 1902. 148.141
found occupation In the Pennsylvania
anthracite mines and the other 370,-
iG6 In the bitnminons mines of the
country. The average number Of days
worked by each miner In the bitumln-
Gus mines waa 230. These figures
were naturally an Increase over those
of 1901 In The number Of men and the
days shown for the bltuminous mines
and 4 decrease In the returns for the
anthracite mines. During 1901, an ay.
srage number q $4,000 nen was en-
IN the Pennsylvania anthracite
fields, and 1gG was the number Of days
af each mans activity. On the other
hand. only aiN.235 men were employed
In the bitnminous coal mines, and
they represented al average of 225
WORKING days each.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-01-28
What Has He Done?

General Orders No. ..
/. For the good OF the service. Cap
tain James II. Nicholson. commandins
Company r. First regiment Of infan
try. National Guard OF New Mexico. Ii
hereby removed fom Office, and thu
commission issued 10 him on the ID
day of October. 1905, ii cancelled and
revoked.
First Lieutenant II, e Abbott Ii
hereby appointed captain and assign.
81 % The command Of Company Il,
First regiment Of infantry. vice, James
II Nicholson removed from Office. 10
take effect this day.
a Second Lieutenant Manuel b.
otero Is hereby promoted to irst lieu.
tenant and assigned 10 Company n.
First regiment OF infantry. vice, ".
~ Abbott promoted, 10 take enect
this day
ny order o. Miguel A otero, gov
ernor and commandments
VI II WHITMAN.
B~figadier General. Adiutant General
Orders for inspection OF stock.
Commissioner " A Richards has
issued the following circular letter ID
forest officers Of the general land Of
flee:
Hereafter the owners Of all stock To-
be grazed III the forest reserves viii be
required % submit the stock to the in
spectors OF The bureau Of animal indus.
lry q the department Of agriculture
Tor inspection when called upon 10 do
g. and when found necessary. to have
me stock dipped or otherwise treated
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-01-28
Re Tine Table.
East Bound.

East Bound.
No. 2 fdailD-Arriyes las p m
departs 2:10 d. m.
No. 5 ldaily)-Arriyes 1870 a. N
departs 1:40 a. m.
No. 4 tjaily)-Arriyes ABS q. N.
departs 40 a. m.
West Bound.
No. / ldaily)-Arrives 1885 p. m
departs 200 p. ~.
No. I ldaily1-Arrlges 5:15 p, m.
departs $40 p. m.
No. 9 daily)-Arriyes $40 a. m;
departs 5:45 q. m.
Nos. 3 and california Limlteds
solid Pullman trains. with dining com
partment and observation cars.
No. 2-Has Pullman and tourist
cars to Chicago and Kansas City, and
a Pullman car for Denver Is added al
Trinidad. Arrives at La Jnnta To-
p. m, connecting with No. s., leaving
La Junta at $40 q M; arriving at
Pueblo 500 a. m; Colorado Springs
6.35 a. M, Denver $50 a. m.
No. 8-Has Pullman and tourist
cars to Chicago and Kansas City. Ar
riyes at La Junta 1870 a. M, connect
Ing with No. 603-leaving La Junta
1910 p. m, arriving at Denver at 600
p. m.
No. HAS Pullman and tourist
cars for Southern California points.
No. HAS Pullman and tourist
cars for Northern California point ana
Pullman car for Ell Paso and city of
Mexico. Connection for 81 Paso, Dem
Ing, Silver City and all points in Mex.
go and Southern New Mexico and
Arizona.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-01-28
10 Extend Electric Lines.

al r. Gibson ~ this city, " ". Mill
ef. mining engineer and expert Of Den
yer, Colorado j q. Bonner, collector
Of the port Of Toledo. Ohio, and Col
anel w, y. Hopewell. manager Of the
New Mexico Fuel and Iron company
Will be IN Albuquerque tomorrow ID
consult with leading citizens and bust
ness men Of the Duke City upon the
matter OF extending the lines OF the
Capital Light and Power company
from this city 70 Albuquerque for the
purpose Of furnishing power 10 various
manufacturing enterprises there, says
the New Mexican. II Is believed that
the power furnished by the Peeos riv
falls fourteen miles east OF this en-,
and which will be conducted TO this
by the Capital Light and Power
as well as to Las Vegas is
ample TO furnish electric power need.
cd for manufacturing purposes In the
Duke City. II the line should be az.
from Santa Fe to Albuquerque.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-01-28

The many friends Of Fl. g. Hansen,
engineer. l. 2. & w. r. r., at present
iiYing IN Lima. O., will be pleased to
know Of his recovery from threatened
kidney disease. He says II was cured
BY using Foley's Kidney Cure, which
I recommend TO all. especially train.
men who are usually similarly affict.
For sale by Depot Drug Store.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-01-28
,. & z. q. System
Santa Fe Branch
Tirne Table: No. VI.
lEIectige wednesday april /. 1ana.l
EASE nonNn
WEST nnnNn
Trains run daily excent sunday

A
connections with the umain. line and
branches AS follows.
~ Antonito for Durango, silyerton ana nj
points In the San Juan country.
Cat Alamosa with standard gauge, for / /.
Veti, Pueblo, Colorado Springs and Denver
also with narrow gauge for Monte vista. Del
Norte Creede and all points inthe san Luis
valley.
atsa'ida With main line standard gauge,
TOT al points east and west Including Lend
vile and narrow gauge points between SAL
Ida and Grand Junction.
~ Florence sud Canon City for the rold
camps " eripp = Greek and Victor.
AZ Pueblo, Colorado SPRINGS and Denve,
With az Missouri river Hines Tor ali points
east. "
FOR further inform tion address the under.
signed.
through passengers from Santa Ne IN
standard gauge sleepers from Alamoss can
nave oerths reserved on application.
=. y, DAvIsiAgent,
Santa Re. N N
X :. HooPrn. G. 2. A.
Denver, Colo
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-01-28

How comfortable it is
Schilling J Best-to know what
you have IN your spoonl and
the buying is equally comfort.
able, at your groccrs.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-21
Mine Accidents in Illinois.

The advance sheets of the 22nd an
nuaI coal report of the state board Of
labor statistics Show Il vast increase
i'm this coal producing industry for
which the great state Of Illinois j.
world-famri. Figures submitted show
thar The total output in tons of 1000
each for The fiscal wear ending June
30 1908. was 3i.962.4>4 tons a. com
pared with 3O.O2I. 900 in 1902. and in
crease eff i.94I.1s4 tons. The increase
i'm total aggregate value j. over s.
1000.
Bur thi~ report brings not only en-
enlargement because of the vast in
crease n output and value OF coal-it
brings Gi~cuura cement when j. noted
The increase i'm mine accident fatal
tie>. There were 80 employees killed
in mine accidents during the Last fiscal
wear. a. compared with 90 during the
wear previous. True. the number Of
employees in and about the mines has
increased. The total number Of en-
piuyeS shows an increase of 3.SS1.
The figures which bring discourage
ment are those which show that the
percentage OF employees killed has in
creased. In 1902 enc man was killed
- every 800 employees. while in 1908
one person was killed to every $40 en-
pioye~.
Are the more modern methods Of
mimi. more dangerous" This j. the
question thai arises from the above
comparison az statistics. Do the OPP
orators and the miners bend every ef-
fort :" minimize the number Of acct
dents II - safe To say that the
miners themselves. whose lives are the
issue ~ stake in the event Of any
careie>~ue>> on their part. are eudea-
Noring To minimize the number of ac-
riGent~ a. a matter of >elf-pre>erva-
tiDr.
Perhaps the operators Go not CO.
operate to the extent they should
with the employees. II i possible thar
in their efforts To minimize the cost of
III -ir" the operators do not exert
themselves To the extent they should
To ui-ii-'-ize the danger Of mine acct
den. cen though these accidents
prove costly to the operators IL well
a 20 the miners.
E.fh operators an miners should
cooperate and double their efforts 10
Minimize the dangers OF mining. They
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-21
Cured After suffering 1oYears.

+. +. Hare. superintendent Miami
Cycle d Manufacturing company. Mid
dletown. Ohio. suffered for 10 years
with dyspepsia. He spent hundreds
Of dollars for medicine and with doc
tors without receiving any perma-
nent benefit. He says: One night
while feeling exceptionally bad | was
about to throw down the evening pa
per when l saw an item in the paper
regarding the merits of Eodol Dys-
pepsia Cure. ! concluded to try it..
and while | had no faith in it. felt
better after the second dose. After
using two bottles l am stronger and
better than | have been in years. and
l recommend Kodol Dyspepsia Cure
tn my friends and acquaintance suf-
fering from stomach trouble" Sold
by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-21

John j. cor. Of Morris. probably
= the youn"e~t court reporter in the
state Of Illinois. Recently a number
of drpu>ition~ in divorce case were
taken IN the office OF States Attorney
Hansen. CON was the most available
man TO take the proceedings in short
hand. and he was called 10 the office
for tn" work. When the attorneys
were ready /" ask questions the boy
sienngraphcr followed them up
through all of their rapid fire in cN-
aminiu" witnesses and in the wurdy
wars that were injected. When he
WIS called upon I" refer back IL a
previous question or an answer he
never WA at Il los. Gotf j. bur L.
years cid. He began the study Of
shorthand last June and got his diplo-
ma from - local school in December.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-21
Under the American Flag.

According 10 the American Syren
and Shipping. slave catchin" and sell
.n% under the American flag is Il -four
ishing industry in the Philippines 1t
says that friends OF the shipping trade
who have just returned from Manila
declare that one man in the trade.
formerly citizen of this city. made
S25.GDO clear last year in handling
young girls caught in the territory in
which our federal government gives
the sultan Of Sulu territorial rights"
Continuing it says:
These women cost about S91 q head
and were sold for immoral purposes for
5000 head. Quite lively business
is doing in likely young Moros from
sixteen to twenty-five years of age.
Who are caught by q syndicate of
Americans ard sold at 30 to - per
cenjum profit To factors who control
the fiber interests from which the so
called Philippine hemp is made. Ac-
cordinG 20 information gathered by
Americans in the Philippines who pur-
pose 10 put full details of the slave
traffic before congress, about $4,000
slaves are now held by spectators
from this country who are working
sugar. fiber and other plantations in
the Philippines. \ large number OF
FilipinOs have been recently sent to
Hawaii, where they are worked on
sugar plantations under a contract law
which makes of them nothing but
slaves, as is the case with the coolies
on these islands who are slaves in all
but the exact legal meaning Of the
word I"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-21
A Very Close Call.

Il stuck 10 my engine, although ev-
cry joint ached and every nerve was
racked with pain" writes {. w. Bel
lamy. n locomotive fireman. of Bur
lington, Iowa. Il was weak and pale,
without any appetite, and all run
down. As | was about to give up, |
got a bottle of Electric BitterS. and
after taking it. felt as we'll As | ever
did in my life" Weak. sickly. run
down people always gain new life.
strength and vigor from their use.
Try them. Satisfaction guaranteed by
Hartz & Ullemeyer. PRICE. so cents.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-21

~ a result Of the crusade against
crime in Chicago the Joliet prison au-
thnritie- are preparing To hang out a
'etandju" room only" sign. There
are now l..;IO convict~ there. which
taxes the capacity. and the prospect
IF ~jN additional judges in the Chica-
go crimina! courts causes the author
titles /" fear 4 deluge # prisoners.
The Chicago brideweli i said To he
flied. ami Warden Murphy declares
that many criminals. after serving
short sentences there. almost immcdi-
ately are sent to Joliet
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-21

John Mitchell told the United Mine
Workers convention that il had been
decided To continue the strike i'm Col
0rad0 until fair terms of settlement
are r"ach"d. or there WIS nothing 70
accept but defeat" He strongly in
d"rsrd the ei"ht-hour bill and the an
ii-iniunCtinn bill now in congress.
His Endorsement of the measures will
be enough to array the trust sena-
tors in opposition 10 them.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-21

have done much. it is true. but posi-
blV they can do more. Statistics Just
submitted showing the number of en-
pIoyeS killed, the number of wives
made widows. and the number of
children rendered fatheTleSs. should
prove potent lesson for good.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-21
Land Exeurs,ops to Oklahoma

Land excursions to Oklahoma will
he run over the Rock Island System
Jan. : and 10. Feb. and 16. March
and II and April ; and 70. For fur
Their particulars. call on or write
T.. f. MORGAN.
skinner Building.
HENRY ). GRIPP.
14IO Fifteenth Street, Moline. H.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-21

Shooting AT school houses i sup
posed 10 be great sport. However.
Ike some other KINDS of amusement.
il comes nigh when the bill of rN-
pense> J. paid. Charles Taylor. of
Orchard. Wayne county. recently en-
gagged in the sport and the fine and
trimmings in Judge Holt'~ court
Amounted 10 So.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-21
Thursday, January 81. 1904

The latest development in the re-
publican presidential Squabble i
found in President Roosevelt'~ per-
snnaI aGmonition to Senator Hanna,
that il was about time to fish or cut
bait" And the foxy Mark simply
answered Nh right" And there You
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-21

The National Association OF beauty
seekers VIII never acknowledge that
any beauty ills are incurabIe as long
as they have HOLSTERS Rocky Noun
tain Tea Sensible women. - cents.
T. II. Thomas. pharmacist
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-21

If You but knew the splendid merit
of Foley's Honey and Tar YOU would
never he without it. \ dose or two
Will prevent an attack of pneumonia
or Ia grippe. 1t may save your life
All druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-21

TERMS-Daily. 10 cents per week. Weekly,
per year In advance.
All communications of argumentative
character, political or religious, must have
real name attached for publication. No
such articles will be printed over fictitious
signatures.
Correspondence solicited from every town
anip IN Rock Island county.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-21
Notes From Nearby.

Mrs. Trott. an aged resident of Will
ton. Iowa. was struck by a fast
freight On the Rock Island ROAD Tues
day evening and almost instantly kill
ed. She had been attending an after
noon prayer meeting and was cross
ing the tracks on the way home. Her
body was thrown high in the air. and
she died in half an hour.
Cornelius Sweeney. 7O-year-"id
Monmouth resident. has decided that
the marriage he recently contracted
with his :5-year-oll wife i not sue
cess and has filed suit at Chicago for
divorce. He alleges that his wife has
been unfaithful and in his bill de
c!ares that she married him only for
his money.
DIR. {. +. Nash. president Of Lom-
bard college III Galcsburg. has re-
signed 10 accept the position Of field
secretary of the UniverSaIi>t Church
of America.
The Gene>eo News has discovered
that the people Of that town are pay
announces the official arrival OF &
o'clock morning and evening. and -
o'clock. noon The lighting company
j. under contract To maintain GER
tain pressure in the city water mains
with pumps. blowing the whistle be
ing incidental. A. the pressure j.
now supplied by >tandpipe which i
fed direct from arteSian wells the
company has nothing to do but whis-
tie for lis money.