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Sharp County record., 1904-01-08

luded to in a forceful and touch
ing manner, and the speakers
rousing declaration that he would
not have pardoned the black brute
if every man, woman and childlA
Conway county had signed a Pc
tition requesting it, took ns
crowd by storm and swept IT OIL
its feet.
Continuing, Judge Wood saA
that it was not 50 much a vlnd'
cation that Governor Davis wan'
ed, as it was a chance to warm
the seat of James H. Berry IN 'l'
United States senate, but Gaorlel'
horn would blow several days DE-
fore that desire met with frutluOu
Sharp County record., 1904-01-08

The Baptists of America have
decided not to accept any further
gifts from John D. Rockefeller.
The Baptists are correct. Every
time John Rockefeller endows a
college or educational institution,
you can bet he makes his contri-
button back by an advance in oil,
and US poor devils are the ones at
last who do the coughing up,
while pious John gets the credit.
John D. Rockefeller gives MOTH
ing away, and he is greedy
enough to corner the oil of saliva
ton if it were in his power.
Sharp County record., 1904-01-08

Judge H. T. Bradford has an
nounced as a candidate for re-
election as commissioner OF mines,
manufactures and agriculture.
Judge Bradford during his first
term has greatly increased the
benefits of this Office to the state
at large.
Sharp County record., 1904-01-08
STATE SENATOR.

We are authorized 70 announce ! n, PeqNey
otLaVrence county a @. indicate FOR the 01lre Il
STATE senator from this the second s-nIIDrlaI
district, subject 10 the action Of the democratic
party.
The Record announces r. Mccall 0fLav-
renee county candidate for STATE Senator from
this the ~ecOud senatorial district, subject 10
the action o. the Democrat party.
Sharp County record., 1904-01-08

Don't keep a man in Office too
long. He gets to thinking the
Office belongs to him" If any
body happens to ask you, tell
them Governor Davis made this
statement when he was campaign.
ing against Senator Jones.
Sharp County record., 1904-01-08

Some of our exchanges u
speaking of a candidate tell 'nsn !,
readers to "consider his CLAIMS
What claims, wonder? NO ln''
has a single claim on any olii,''
The offices belong to tho pe0p,s
and even the proverbial man WI.
claims the earth, can't prove
title to an elective office,
Sharp County record., 1904-01-08

1t will be pleasant news to our
readers to know that the social
season has opened at the White
House. 1t has.
Sharp County record., 1904-01-08
CENTER.

James Payne is talking ofgoing
to Beaumont, Texas, soon.
Christmas mas passed, the new
year is in, and not a tracking
snow yet.
Mrs. DR.. Spikes commenced a
term Of subscription school Oh
January 4.
The Christmas tree at Center
was not as big a thing as Bar
nuns show used to be.
W. R. Blagg opened up his new
store last month, and is doing a
good business in the grocery line.
Wheat is looking very badly.
The weather has been too dry
and frosty for the plant to do any
good.
Charley and Ernest Bensch are
at home from East St. Louis,
where they have held positions
for the past twelve months.
Circuit court is in session at
Hardy this week. Notwithstand-
ing this fact, the tranquility Of
this section IS not much disturbed,
Dr., Rich and family are in
Missouri on a visit. The doctor
intends to remove to Lawrence
county on his return, and we viii
again be without physician.
W. F. Stewart recently shipped
a carload of sheep and came out
all o. k, and last week ne sold "A
head of staIl-fed cattle shat
weighed 24,675 pounds, at S2.75
per hundred.
The moving season has come
around. John Lott has moved to
the David King place, ono-half
mile east of town. James Payne
has moved to the Lott place, and
DR.. Spikes to the Grandma Glib
bins place. Ben BarnhiIl has
moved to the DR.. Rich residence.
Uncle David King died on De-
cember 81. He had been afflicted
with paralysis for the past three
years, and had been very feeble
for several months previous to his
death. Uncle Dave has made
Center his home for more than
twenty years, and will be sadly
missed. -
Five families from Dunklin
county, Missouri, have recently
come into our midst. Two of
them have bought land, and the
others are wanting to buy Or rent.
Henry Williams has sold his farm
to one of the newcomers, and is
preparing to go to Texas in the
Spring.
Miss Virgie Graham died near
here on December % of consump-
ton. She had been afflicted with
the dreaded disease for the past
two or three years. She was
twenty-one years Of age, and
much esteemed by her kindred
and friends. She leaves three
brothers, her father and mother
both being dead.
4
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Now that Mr.. Vandeventer is
out Of the race We notice that
Gov. Davis still keeps up his
habit of leaving the house when
he finishes his address. The gov
ernor should stay and take his
on all occasions.
Sharp County record., 1904-01-08

There seems to be no quieter
man during this strenuous CUB
campaign than Jim P.
CottOnt0p.
Sharp County record., 1904-01-08

"War is hell, " said old man
Sherman. If he we're alive today
he would no doubt say this war
Russia and Japan are having on
paper is "hellAF."
Sharp County record., 1904-01-08
TREASURER.

We are authorized to announce f. L. Dickerson
OF PineY Fork township ~ a ca didate for re-
election to the Office oil treasurerof ~harp county,
subject to the action VI the democratic party.
Sharp County record., 1904-01-08
COUNTY JUDGE.

We are authorized 10 announce CALVIN Mobley
Of scott township candidate for reelection as
county judge, subject 10 he action Of the dem
Ocratic party.
Sharp County record., 1904-01-08

A poll of the Washington ooun-
ty democratic central committee
showed Wood to have 10 votes
and Davis 6,
Sharp County record., 1904-01-08

There's one great trouble with
the average selt-made man. He
boasts too much Of the job.
Sharp County record., 1904-01-08

II jeff Davis is elected again.
but JEFF Davis is not going to be
elected again.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-09-30
Missouri G. 0. P. Clubs

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, 30.-Delegates
from many parts of the state were
present this morning at the opening
Of the Missouri Republican Clubs
convention. President Charles F. Gal
lenkamp called the gathering to order.
Practically the only business before
the convention is the selection of dele.
gates to represent the state at the
meeting of the national league in In
dianapolis next week. When the busi.
ness has been disposed Of the con
vention will listen to addresses by
prominent party leaders and league
workers, including Cyrus p. Wal
bridge, republican nominee for govern
or of Missouri. ]. Hampton Moore
of Philadelphia, president of the Ma.
tional League of Republican clubs,
and Sid F.. Redding, president of the
republican league of Arkansas.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-09-30

be ascertained till the wires are
working.
7 1lp nost extreme report says thIr
teen miles has gone out and the
trains won't get over for a week.
Whoever got this report, ,howevi, must
have employed a wireless or been
an expert at telepathy. Doubtless the
trains will be running within two or
three days, but just now the isolaa-
tlon Of Las Vegas is complete. West
ern Union. Postal Union and depot
wires are all down beyond Watrous
and Lamy. and no mails can be sent
or received for several days. Some
OF the passengers who are lingering
here are in a hurry and are much in
cllned TO blame Providence, the rail
way company and various other agen-
cies. Others, and they form the ma
Jority, are taking the detention good
humoredly and are extracting as
much enjoyment from the stay as cir
cumstances will warrant.
A wire is working TO Denver over
the d. e. r. G., but scant telegraph
reports were available.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-09-30
Santa Fe Offers Reward
For Arrest Of 7raiI, wreck0re

The dispatch published blythe OpctI
the day before yesterday giving an
account of the wreck of No. passen.
ger train near Albuquerque racounted
that the wreck was caused by des.
peradoes. Neither of the Albuouer.
que papers gave this view of the case,
but events prove that The Optic cor
respondent was correct In his asser
tion.
The officials Of the Santa Fe com
pany IN Albuquerque made the state
ment yesterday that they are certain
that the disastrous wreck Of passenger
train No. was the result of the work
Of criminals who emoved spikes and
Joints from the track at the place
where the big train was ditched.
The company has accordingly offer
"a handsome reward for the anpre-
hension of the guilty parties. The
following notice has been issued.
Five Hundred Dollars Reward.
The Atchson, Topeka C Santa Fe
railway company hereby offers re.
ward Of five hundred dollars for the
arrest and conviction or information
leading TO the arrest and conviction of
each and every person who tampered
with or removed spikes and bolts
from the company's track on the
night Of September 9th, 1904. near
hhaio. N. NJ, tabout four miles south
of the city of Albuquerque. by rea.
son Of which Passenger Train No. ,
was derailed and wrecked about :4G
a m. September 2Sth. 1904.
ATCHTsoN. TOPEKA & SANTA
FE RAILWAY co.
By A. G. WELLS.
General Manager
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-09-30

Experts who examined the rails
and the joints Immediately after the
accident say that they are absolutely
positive that the track had been am
pered with.
There is no doubt in the world the
wreck of No. was deliberately and
malciously planned" said Agent F. L.
Myers, to the Albuquerque Journal.
In the first place. the track at this
point was newly laid with heavy
eighty.five pound steel rails, brand
new. The track had as usual been in
spected on the previous day and the
work was evidently done during the
night"
The angle bars of the rails were
found lying at the foot of the en-
bankment many feet away from the
wreck and had the appearance of
having been laid there. The loose
rails which caused the accident were
ihhilu th1htiS uiiIJuftu. H6lHE ntlhu-
or bent nor twisted and had every APP
pearanee of having rolled from under
the engine without any resistance,
showing that they were not held in
place by spikes The joints and
spikes had evidently been carefully
remoevd, leaving the rails simply ly-
ing In place.
Mr.. Myers did not state as to
whether there was any clue watever
TO the guilty parties. "It is a hang
ing offense in this territory" said Mr..
Myers, "and If the men are discovered
they will he prosecuted To the full ex-
tent of the law.
ut is one of the most remarkable
wrecks in my experience and 1t Is
nothing short of miraculous that at
least two score people were not kill
ed.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-09-30
GOOD FIGHT EXPECTED
WITH THE llGHT-WElGHTS

BALTIMORE, Md. Sept. 3O.--Sam
Langford, the Boston colored boxer,
who has won decisions over Joe
Cans and Joe Walcott. and Dave Hol-
ly, the colored Philadelphia light
weight are to furnish the CHEZ at
traction at tonight's show Of the Eu
reka Athletic club. ~rr,ey are sched
uled for fifteSSn.round bout at catch
weights, 10th men are regarded as
I among the best of their class and as
a consequence their meeting is ex
pected to result in one of the hardest
battles seen in this section for some
time The two have been training
faithfully for some time and appear to
be in fine condition for the contest.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-09-30
Las Vegas Entirely Isolated
RY Series Of Wask1OllfS
Wires Dow" m Fve~v rfracfon and an Trains Stalled
One PASSENGER Train ir the Desert
8as~'1or two Gaps.

Santa Fe passenger trains No |
and No of yesterday each with a fall
complement Of passengers, are still
in the city and likely to remain sew
eral days. One section Of No which
dared the southern road last night is
stuck between washouts near Canon,
cito and Lamy The passengers who
are here are faring sumptuously at
the expense of the Santa Fe company.
Just how hungry the passengers on
the No. / which was unfortunate
enough to start may not be guessed
There are many washouts between
Raton and Albuquerque, how many
cannot be ascertained as the wires are
still down north of Watrous and south
OF Lamy. Five hundred yards of
track just south of the tie picker
went out during the night and the
water was washed under the rails for
a half mile. big force of men is
at work repairing this damage
Near Canoncito there is a washout
and south OF Lamy there is serious
trouble. Just how serious it is can't
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-09-30
WILD STORM TO
THE EASTWARD
Telegraph Lines down and Santa
Fe Tracks Washed Out
Both East and
West.

Bad as are results of the rain and
storm Of yesterday and last night in
Las Vegas, from other localities come
more direful reports. From the Wat
rous stone quarries comes report of
twelve deaths BY drowning and there
are reports Of other deaths up the
line.
The storm east of here yesterday
afternoon was the most severe for
eleven years, 1t poured down. for the
greater part of forty-eight hours all
the way from Las Vegas TO Ration.
Sometime early this morning the tel
egraph wires Went down east of
Watrous and nothing definite has
since been learned as to the condi-
tions further than that point, but it is
given out at division headquarters
that there will be no trains in from
the east for at least five or six days.
Train Master Mcmahon left here
this morning with force Of men and
material and reached Watrous about
IL o'clock having encountered several
small washouts up to that point. He
wires in that about two thousand
feet of track near the quarry is
wased entirely away and that he be
lieves two bridges east of the quar-
ry have gone out.
At Shoemaker and at the quarry
the water raised so rapidly that the
house OF the pumper, 0. +, Porter was
taken down the river and it is ru
drowned. At the quarry several Of
the bunk houses were also taken
away and report is that altogether
there has been loss of life of twelve
persons, whose names have not beer
learned at this writing. McGreeves
was found down the stream almost
dead
West of Las Vegas the conditions
while not so bad in the aggregate, are
of such dimensions that it is not ex
pected that there will be any train:
in for two days. The trouble at the
picker will probably be repaired b,
mi uh h,,t
larger washouts all along the line i
Is uncertain when communication viii
be re-established.
Fist section Of No |, which lef
here last evening tied up at Row,
last night and has gotten as far a
Canoncito up to noon at which poin
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-09-30
lAMENTABLE
LOSS OF LIFE
.Bridge Gone, Track Washed
away, Great Property
Damage and I'm
known Death
List.
Special to The Optic.

Special to The Optic.
WATROUS, N. NJ, Sept. 30.--The
Sapello and Mora rivers were both
very high yesterday afternoon.
About o'clock this morning a great
additional rush of water came down
the Mora canyon. The lower half OF
Watrous is flooded. The family ofRev.
La Britton was carried out through
the rushing waters. The Laird house
below town was surrounded. /. w.
Brown escaped with his family. Two
children of j. Il. Stephens who lived
In the same house were drowned
The family of Felix Villirael. who
lived in the house next to Mrs. Laird.
was drowned. The house was swept
away further down the canyon. Ash
ley Pond got his family out of the
house In their night clothes. They
were saved by few minutes. The
buildings on Ponds ranch We're all
but one destroyed. At Shoemaker
Glass and Murphey's store was wash
ed away, also the house Of 0. F. Por-
ter. Mr.. Porter was drowned. Sixty
feet of track between town and the
rock crNsher was washed out. The
| iron bridge at the crusher stands;
| 400 feet Of track on both sides of the
/ bridge washed out, about two miles
OF track between here and Shoemaker
washed out including two iron bridges
and two wooden bridges. Wetden-
stems and Watrous' houses are sur
! rounded and partly covered with
| water Can't get any news as they
| are on the other side of the Sapello
| river. There IL no news from up the
Nora valley, but probably great de-
| struction and many deaths.
The work OF rescue was carried on
all night by Or. Rolls. Joe Tipton,
| Otto Lange and r. Il. Sullivan. by
swimming through the flood on
| horses.
Mr.. Sullivan's story.
Mr.. r. %. Sullivan, Santa Fe tie in
spector over the La Junta-Albuquer--
Continued on PagC 81
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-09-30

there is break OF about one thous-
and feet,
Al Elota ii is reported that about
two and one.half miles of track is
washed entirely off the embankment
and the telegraph wires went down al
that point about 3 o'clock yesterday
so no report Of conditions south Of
there has been received except
around by the way of San Francisco
from the yardmaster at Albuquerque
who stated that freight had backed
in and he would start out train, with
men and material.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-09-30
SPEAKER cANNON'S

TUUH TN TOW
DES MONIES, la, Sept. 30.-Begin'
ming with meeting in Des Moines
tonight Speaker Cannon will be kept
busy in Iowa during the next few
days. Tomorrow he will make a nun
Der of rear platform speeches in the
second congressional district, winding
up with night meeting at Daven'
port. The tour will be resumed Mon
day and will conclude in the evelsns
with meeting at Clinton.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-09-30
Damage Increasing,

The afternoon reports from the
flooded district say that the damage
has been increasing during the day
The river Is sull high The current
strikes the bank near the dense grove
In The rear Of Stern & Nahm's and Is
hurled across TO the east bank where
1t strikes the building owned by Chas
HELD and occupied by Papen and
Clarke Moore Al o'clock this after
noon there was four feet OF water un-
der the Moore offices The lumber
from the yards and the stock In the
store is being removed as rapidly as
possible, II the river does not fall
soon II seems likely TO cut camel
across the street at this point, and dig
out its old bed in now populous part
of the city. Unless steps are taken to
change the channel this section OF the
city will be in danger at every period
of high water. even though II escapes
now
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-09-30
MANY. SCHOOL CHILDREN ARE
CICkIX

Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for
Children, used by Mother Gray, a
nurse in Childrens Home, New York
Break up Colds in "a hours, cure
Feverishness, Headache, Stomach
troubles, Teething Disorders, move
and regulate the Bowels, and Destroy
Worms. Mrs. Emily Maronn, Meri
den, Ct, says: 1T is the best medi
cine in the world for children when
feversh and constipated." Sold by all
druggists or by mail, Csc. Sample
sent FREE. Address Allen s. Olm
stead, Leroy, N Y.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-09-30

form and station disappeared within
a few minutes. The force of the
changed currents against the abut-
ments of the bridge caused the grav-
est fears Cor their safety. However,
the abutments had been sunk deep,
and the river falling soon, the imme-
diate danger was over. However,
considerable work will need to be
done to make the supports of the
bridge as good as ever.
Danger Averted
The change of the current Of the riv-
er to the eastward was opportune in
preventing serious loss to the busi-
ness men west of the bridge. The
water had risen until even as far
west as Ludwig fields hardware
store, the warehouses and cellars
were flooded and the water was creep
ing into the main stores. In Ray
woods John York's, Gibson & Seitzs,
Stern & Nahm's. LeDuc's and va
cant grocery store. the waters. thick
and grey with mud. had flooded the
yards, broken the doors and covered
the floors Of the main salesrooms with
a foot of filthy water. Lucky IL was
Tor these business men, that when the
sudden rise came, the changed cur
rent flowed eastward. Had il turned
as far 10 the west it would undoubt-
edly have swept clean channel
through these crowded business
blocks, inflicting loss of Thousands
or dollars. AS it is. the business
houses from Raywoods To Ludwig II.
fields inclusive, suffered severely
Each merchant will sustain a dead
loss OF several hundred dollars The
| dirty waters filled the outer ware,
| houses and cellars and eith4 utterly
ruined or badly damaged the goods
that happened to be on the floor.
The other Side.
| When the view changes 10 the eas,
side of the river il is gloomy enough
Every vestige Of the railway platform,
and depot and the tracks and embank
ments for considerable distance Il
swept away and the current of the
river runs strongest over the spo
| whore the depot stood. This IL tbt
property Of the Santa Fe company
/ though leased by the railway com
pany TO street car company. and st
great are the demands upon the com
pany forces in this section just now
that no workmen can be spared tc
repair the damage for some days.
Clark Moores Loss.
The loss to the Moore Lumber cor
| pany Is very heavy The sheds con
tanning the choicest lumber we're
washed away and many thousand feet
mas disappeared large amount ot
cement was ruined by being wet. and
the same fate befell lot OF drv colo,
paints. Mr. Moore has been week
on the border a a fever He was
chilled out int othe storm at o'cIoe
t O'Clock in the morning and worked in.
cessantly a greater part OF the day.
His fani'v md friends are apprehen.
sive of the results, but hope the loss
Of property will not be followed by
Illness.
/ Two feet Of water covered the floor
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-09-30

AT day crowds Of people have been
on the ground inspecting the melan.
eholy devastation of the flood II
viii be some time before the damage
can be repaired and the traces of the
inroad of the water removed II
will be a longer time before a mum
her of the losers can recover entirely
from the results of the flood OF
course the stores and stocks are not
insured against the ravages of flood
and the lces will be complete.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-09-30
LAS VEGAS DEVASTATED By
WHOLLY UNPRECEDENTED FLOOD
Property Loss on Bridge Street and up the Canyon
Approximately Fifty thousand Dollars. Aqua
Pura Dams Break and Bring Tremendous Volumes
of Water down the Ga|lnas.
Railway Washed Out Dams and Bridges Cone Every Establish
ment from Clay Rogers to Ludwig lfelds
Swept by Angry Torrent
Heroic Rescue Work.

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