Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-08-11

MASS, and returning stop In st. Louis
for ! time and then home BY the first
of October.
SAYS HE HAS BIG STRIKE: Mi
D. Gaylord i prospector Of New
Mexico. has Just come 70 III Paso
with the report or d Of the hugest
strikes ever made In the territory.
According to Gaylord's report. he has
struck ore In the Tangle mine near
Nogies. N. NJ. which assays 10000
TO tho ton. Gaylord will try to form
: company In ~ Paso % develop his
property.
FINE COMPANY ROAD: The
board Of aldermen Of Roswell. at d
special meeting. has removed Fire
Chief Parsons from office and an
pointed Harold Hurd. A petition
signed by l40 or the t~axpaying and
property owning citizens Of Main
street was presented 70 the council,
asking that Chief Parsons be retain.
"a. The petition was tabled by a
vote Of s 20 3. The action was taken
against Parsons during his absence
on i vacation. Every member or the
fire company has resigned.
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JUDGE TRiMBLE DEAD: The Hon.
Lawrence 3. Trimblc. for four years i
member Of congress from Kentueky.
died ycstcrday at Albuquerque al
the adsanced age OF so years. Judge
Tfimble was one of the few Union
congressman from The south during
the civil war and achieved d national
reputation. lie was q lifelong demo.
crat and. besides his work in con.
gress, had served AZ circuit Judge for
several years III the Bluegrass state.
For tho past twenty-five years he
had been living In New Mexico,
where until recently hc was fecog
nized az q leader In the councils 81
the democracy. He was d constant
advocate Of statehood and several
years q stumped tho territory When
The question Of tho adoption OF a con
srtutlon was voted BY tho people 81
the territory.
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HEARING POSTPONED: Tn,
heArinx upon The preliminary injunc
Siou "a tho Gaze of the New Mckee
Eastern railway vs.. the New Mckee
Aidland railroad, which was granted
last Friday by Assoctate Justice
Frank W. Parker. III tie third IidicIa
district court, and which was TO hnys
been heard In Santa Re on Thursda,
next, and wherein The New Mexicc
Midland was 10 show cause why per
m1nent Injunction at the Instance Of
the New Mexico Eastern railway
should not Issue against Ii enjoinIne
y from proceeding with the construc,
fion Of the railroad line from San
Antonio TO Carthage. d distance 81
about twelve miles. ON the abandoned
road bed Of the Santa Fe railway
branch between the two places, has
has been postponed for somc days
a. the instance Of A. II. Mitchell OF
Dallas, Texas,
a STRONG TEAM. The browns
viii 80 TO Las Vegas Thursday morn
Ing on the excursion with the
strongest aggregation OF base bal
lists this city has turned out this
season. strengthened by Meyers Of
~ Paso, the husky Indian. the
Browns should be able ID defeat The
Meadow City Blues by nm oyerwhelm
Ing cor IN Thursdays game Nc
Donald and Starr will form a nice
combination for the Browns. Meyers
will doubtless play third, while yor
hees and French will hold down theil
old positions at second and first. Hell
wig will preside at short The oul
field will be a speculation. Ortiz
Who has been doing some very good
stick work. viii doubtless be signed
20 the right garden. Among This
bunch the fan can pick some hard
and sure hitters. and II they don,
beat Las Vegas 10 Thursdays game
no little Albuquerque money viii b,
left 10 the town on the hin. But with
NJ these semi.professIonais, III,
Browns may find the Blues anything
but easy. Being fully aware Or III
Browns strength. Manager Blood d
the Blues. IL likely 20 spend a HUI,
money strengthening his aggrega
ton. One sure thing-the Blues All
going 10 have a brace Of strong twifl
ers-Citizen.