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Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-08-06
A Plan That Failed

Various reports have come to hand
regarding the trouble In Albuquerque
in which BILLY" Mason and Con
stable Jas. Smith were badly injured
There has been something doing in
the juctice courts down there ever
since Now the constable has been
fined fifty dollars and costs for un.
provoked assault by Juctice Crolett,
A gentleman from Albuquerque gives
the following story Of the case:
Several strike breakers had been
invited over to the old town to a
dance in the association hall. They
learned, how, no one can tell, that
a plan had been made by sympathiz
ers of the strikers. to have them
slugged They enlisted the support
of a lot Of old town people, and out.
slugged the sluggers. Mason and
Smith are said to have been two ef
the party hired to slug the strike
breakers. President Marinan of the
boiler makers and number of other
of the strikers were In the gang,
Marinan and a number OF others
have already been haIei nefcre the
justice court and Smith lollowei as
soon as his wounds were nealed
The inwardness Of The Iaatter
didn't come out, it is said. Oh the
trial of the cases.
The story as told by the strike
breakers on the stand is practically
as follows: They were at the dance
| in old town Saturday night when
Smith came IN and searched Bland
The strike breaker protested but the
constable persisted in the search.
Smith said that he had received word
that the man was armed and making
trouble, and that that was the reason
for his action ar that time. No
| weapon was found on Bland's per.
son. The strike breaker, after think
/ ing the situation over. arrived at the
conclusion that Smith was acting
without authority and went up TO
Smith and asked him to show his
authority. Smith answered. I'll
show YOU, and grabbed the man by
the throat. The procession then fol-
lowed to the jail, the witnesses testi.
fyisg that twice the constable with.
out cause hit the man be said was
!, his prisoner over the head and drew
blood. Bland had an old wound on
| the top of his head, which was opened
bv the blows OF the constable.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-08-06

A very weak base ball team left for
Santa re this afternoon TO play the
Santa Fe Central team. Hin. Cross,
Taylor and R,ybal couidnt so AMI
Tanning Is 10 pitch for the Centrals.
The following left for the capital ON
No. z this afternoon: Deniels. Dick
erson, Manhart. Tiptcn. Ortsgcs
Rhodes. Leason, Flynn 0HafSssu.
Ellsworth. Rhodes ! IN fipe Iorn
and royal pitchers' baltic may be
expected between the twp speedy I.as
Vegas men. Santa re has ~
chance Of It's life to win from Las
Vegas. when several II the hesH
hatters are out. This boys VIII an
boom the encampment cseIis. of ,<xt
week. }'
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-08-06
RAY BRoM PERSISTS IN
DENYING HIS IDENTITY.

SEATTLE. wash, Aug c.-4Ray
Brom. accused of the murder Of Rich
ard Roberts in Decatur, Ills. last
An'il, aud who was arrested by De,
tective Bancroft Of this city let Sat
urday night was Identified by the
sheriff Of Macon county, Illinois. who
arrived here He denied everything
and says his name IL Joe Leeper,
and his HON II FL Paso. Texas.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-08-06
NEW MEXICO MAN
GETS HIGH HoNCRS

WASHINGTON. a. ", Aug. o.. The
democratic congressional campaign
committee was announced today John
r Shafroth, coloradoi G. y. Ran,
dali. Texas: John Il. Osborne. Wyom.
Ing; +. v, Chavez, New Mexico. are
among the house members. Senate
members include chas. A. culberson
of Texas
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-08-06

The Rev. a. c. Geyer has received
word that ). F. Kates, former secre'
tary Of the y. M c. A. here, Is lying
al the point of death at the home
OF his SON Charles In Michigan. The
gentleman was in very poor health
when he left Las Vegas. going to Tu.
soon. A. T., on account Of the lower
altitude. He was very III there also
but for the time recovered. For years
he has been troubled with rheumatism
with heart complications. The gentle.
mems Las Vegas friends hope to hear
OF his recovery.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-08-06

w. @. ogle came In from Ned Riv-
or. Colfax county, today bringing
specimens Of gold ore found out there
recently which runs ten thousap4 dol
lars 10 the ton. Mr.. Ogle says tha<
several rich strikes have been made.
One vein on which assay values Of Ten
thousand to the ton have been receiv-
ed, is three feet wide- There Is con-
sidrable excitement In the district and
prospectors are pouring In.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-08-06
WARMING UP
LAS VEGAS EXCURSION

The committee having charge ol
the Las Vegas excursion Of next
Thursday, are out working the thing
up, and are meeting with better sue
cess than at first anticipated.
large number Of women, as well d:
the men, Will take advantage Of th,
exceedingly low rate for tn round trip
The excursion fare Is 50 for The
round trip, which is $i.4O less thar
the regular fare one way.
The train will leave the local sta
tion between Q and o'clock In The
morning, and will leave Las Vegas
returning, about Z o'clock In the even
ing. Excursions will be run 10 the
meadow City on Thursday from San
10 Fe and Ration, as well as from Al
buquerque. Albuquerque Citizen.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-08-06

Az dance IN tho hall corner Of
National avenue and Twelfth street
last night, there was pugilistic en-.
counter. the parties to which were
Contractor Bradley and Prof. Tooley
Mr.. Bradley had his Jaw fractured and
the exponent OF the dancers art was
brllscd up n BIT. but retired with
se honors.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-08-06

George chayes, who was lsuffer-
Ing from blood poisoning caused by
necrosis Of the bone, underwent the
amputation of his foot just above the
ankle yesterday. The operation was
performed by Dr. Desmarais. who
was assisted by Or. Vim. Porter Mills
Before the operation the patients
temperature had risen 20 106. He
came out or the anaesthetic nicely
and rallied quickly although he Y
about 60 years Of age. His tempera
ture soon dropped TO 30. He has every
chance OF recovery.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-08-06
Fast Horses Coming
albuquerque Journal.)

thipuHuNfatN vVhfts.Nf
Not only will Albuquerque be rep
resented in the Las Vegas festivities
by the crack Brown base ball nine. but
a carload OF this cliy's fast horses
viii be sent TO the tournament Sun.
day morning. Local horsemen con
fidenily expect 10 capture at least a
few Of the purses held out temptingly
by the Gallinas park management and
representative horses will be sent In
force to compete In the numerous
events.
Horse owners have been working
hard to get their thoroughbreds In
the best Of condition for the meet and
several .crackerjacks" will be on
hand II the new vegas course TO show
the nelghbors that there are q few
runners left in Albuquerque. Among
those that will leave will be "Nimble
Jim." w. l.. Trimble's fast trotter;
Pap Greenleaf will take his crack
gray. "McGinty:" Emil Mann has rea.
son TO suppose "Boonee will be In the
finish; r. j. shinnick win ship
Action and Doc. Carncs also enters
Walter r. for the going.
This Is q fine string Of horses and
.t win take the best stock In Las
Vegas to beat II Among the li.ssrs
are numbered Jack Levy'e crack road
horse, 'shecan," Emil Ma,is "Exo.
cvs" and Bill Trimble's Moelle." /
! rndsome hay mare wh'sth is just 10.
ginning to race.
The opening Of the new track In
Las Vegas Will certainly draw some
fine racing and the local men are
SO confident Of being able TO carry
of few honors that they have shown
an inclination 70 cover any little Of.
fer d a side bet made by other own.
ers.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-08-06

A prominent medical men Of Las
Vegas informed The Optic today hat
he had been taking drive oyef the
city. There is nothing new. startling
or noteworthy about that but az the
result Of his drive the doctor has a
sermon 10 preach. lie says thar many
Of the trlmmest lawns and handsom.
est residences Of the city are mared
by having next 70 them lawns over
grown with weeds. lie says many oi
the alleys are not as well kept as
they should be. He believes the ex
erclse Of little elbow grease ami tho
Improvement Of some spare hours
would result In a better looking city
The weeds will Jook bad TO the eyes
of visitors next week and the doctor
maintains thar the rank growth is I'M
healthy.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-08-06

forces In Manchuria, deems II neces-
sary that foreign war vessels should
not either enter KingtoW or anchor
therein until order has been entirely
restored III that region.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-08-06

The rooms Of the cattle sanlenyy
board are unInhabitable today eHiag,
to the presence Of painters whp -
Transforming the interior Into =
bright green. The force. in conse-
quence was obliged. with great re-
luctance to take good whole hok
Iday.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-08-06
NAGAsAktA, Aug. 6 (noon)--iT IS
REPORTED HERE THAT PORT AR
THUR WAS CAPTURED BY THE



THUR WAS CAPTURED BY THE
JAPANESE.
Needless Sacrifice.
LAO YANG. Aug. 6--Prince shir.
enski, an eye witness Of Lieutenant
General Count Keller's death says 1t
was due to his reckless inspection Of
batteries on foot During lull In
the fighting about midday on July
81, General Keller, though warmed BY
his subordinates that his white uni.
form made a fine target laughed, slip:
ped from his horse and walked to the
front Of the battery just as a shrap-
mel shell burst, He died within a
! few minutes after being wounded.
Would Rather Run.
ST PETERSBURG, Aug. 6.-Mili.
itary officers think II unlikely General
Kuropatkin is giving battle at Liao
Yang since this would involve the
abandonment Of stores totaling mil.
lions of pounds, accumulated there
and would be almost as bad as a gen.
eral defeat.
A Lawful Prize.
| NI.ADIyOSTOK, Aug. 1.-THE prize
court has adjudged the sunken steam.
er knight Commander and its cargo
a lawful prize.
Terrific Slaughter.
ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. GA des.
patch TO the Bourse Gazette from Liao
Yang says another great battle has
been fought in the neighborhood Of
Houtsiatze. on the railroad about four.
teen miles west Of Lao Yang in which
| the Japanese losses are estimated
from ten TO thirteen thousand and
the Russian losses insignificant.
The despatch to the Bourse Gazette
which Is dated Thursday says.
There has been fierce fighting
Tuesday, Wednesday and today. The
japanese made vigorous attack on
the center Of the Russian position at
Houtsiatze,. The enemy was fifty.
four battalions strong, thirty-six Of
which were regular troops and the
balance reserve men. General Kuro-
ki employed the reserve men In an
attack while the regulars carried out
feints intended to delude the Rus.
SLAMS. The reserve men attacked
with desperation. Their ranks were
decimated by Russian fire each time
they advanced. but the vacancies
were quickly filled up with fresh men
The Russians ultimately slowly re
treated to suitable positions. whence
they inflicted great losses on the
Japanese by heavy artillery fire. The
Japanese losseg are estimated at ten
to thirteen thousand men. Russian
losses were comparatively insignifi
cant.
Torpedoed Battleship.
LONDON, Aug. GA despatch from
st. Petersburg says the Russian bat
tleship Slava was accidently torpe
doed today at constadt but sustained
no serious damage.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6.-The
European squadron has been ordered
to Turkish waters.
New Works Opinion.
NEW YORK. Aug. Cit Ii not prob
able Nagasaki would be the first
point and only one TO hear Of The
fall of Port Arthur. There are no nd
vices from the Toxic or the japanese
Legations al London or Washington
confirming the reports.
contraband Question.
ST. PETERSBURG. Aug. G.-Rus
sia has communicated 10 the United
States the decision Of the vladivost6l
prize court August 4, IN the case q
1.-THE Portland and AslatIc line steamer
Arabia, captured by the yIadlyosiol
squadron July 22, confIscating sucf
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-08-06
contraband Question.

ST. PETERSBURG Aug. G.-Rus-
sia has communicated TO the United
States the decision Of the vladivost6k
prize court August 4, IN the case of
the Portland and AslatIc line steamer
Arabia, captured by the vladlyosiok
squadron July 22, confIscating such
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-08-06
Must Keep Out.

WASHINGTON. Aug. G.--Amcrican
Minister Griscom at Toxic has notl.
fled the state department that the
commander.In.chlef Of the Japanese
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-08-06
. Attempt That Failed.

NEW GHWANG, Aug. G.-RnssIan
spies made an attempt 10 destroy a
railroad bridge near Ylnkhow this
morning. They we're frustrated by
Chinese ID tie railroad employ Gen.
eral Fukushlma was supposed 70 be
on train about 10 cross the
bridge.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-08-06
Torpedoed Battleship.
Needless Sacrifice.

LONDON, Aug. GA despatch from
st. Petersburg says the Russian bat.
tleship Slava was accidently torpe.
doed today at constadt but sustained
no serious damage.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1.-THE
European squadron has been ordered
to Turkish waters.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-08-06
New Works Opinion.

NEW YORK. Aug. Cit Is not prob
able Nagasaki would be the first
point and only one to hear Of the
fall Of Port Arthur. There are no nd
vices from the Toxic or the Japanese
legations al London or Washington
confirming the reports.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-08-06
Advance Ten Miles.

ST. PETERSBURG. Aug G.--The
report Of the fall Of Port Arthur from
Nagasaki does not obtain greater
credence at The admiralty and war
office here Than previous kilograms
on the game subject.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-05-30
BASE BALL NOTES

The Washington Hill A. c, baseball team is playing in Danbury to-day.
 Laioie of the Cleveland team beads the American league i.l batting with a percentage of .46S. Drlli of Washing ton is second.
 Shortstop Donovan, recently releas- ed by Springfield, reported Wednesday to Manager Armou. of the Cleveland team and will be given try-out. Turn CT, the regular shortstop, is sick at a hotel in Boston, and will not Dc 0ble to play for some tint
 Billy Lush battea 1000 per cent Thursday. Tn three times up he got two singles and Il sacrifice Lush Is playing the game of his career and La joia, captain of the Cleve,ands, is be- ing patted on the back for Thc jutg- ment hc displayed in cinching Lush.
 Silver Braun, the old New Haven player. is now playing first base for the Denver team of the Western association. and i5 hitting the ball hard Piggy Ward, who used to play second base for the Hartford team, is now captain and manager of the Butte team of the Pacific national league.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-05-30
THE SPORTING NEWS.

king of umpires. If King Gaffney is any relative of this young man from New Haven, he'u haul the lad away from Dan Shannon's dictations. A man with binders on could have performed better after sleeping in q bed occupied by the original King Gaffney than the New Haven chap does, even though spurred on to greatness by bearing his honorable name. Evidently this MT Gaffney gets no inspiration from the coincidence.
 sIn the ninth Batch raised sky shoot. The ball came down few feet in front of the plate and toward the third corner. Burke stood in fair ground and tried to catch, but a high wind gave the leather a sudden twitch and it shaved Burke's mitt, struck bat that was in fair ground and bounded away behind the home plate. Batch reached second and was granted the base. While Mana ger Sam Kennedy was wrangling, Batch made a steal of third. Mana ger Kennedy's forcible following up of the umpire with oratory had its eff feet. Gaffney sent Batch back to bat. Batch bunted along the first base line and while running to the base came in conact with the ball. MT Gaffney fol lowed up his special code of umpiring by taking no notice of the incident. Manager Kennedy was satisfied even though Batch wasn't called out for be ing hit by batted ball, for the net Meriden gain was two bases and Hol- yoke's chance for run-making Later Batch got caught between bases for third out, but under ordinary ciEcum- stances, had Gaffney not been toyed with by Kennedy. Batch would have been watching his mates try to pull others across the run tablet.''
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-05-30
COLLEGE CHAMPION
 SHIP GAMES.

l The Harvard Pennsylvania base ball
 game prompted few queries regarding 1 the topic of the college championship"
 so called The term has come to have
 an arbitrary use, wholly misleading.
 A championship" among Yale. Har- ward and Princeton, for base ball hon ors, conveniently oyerIooks all other | games played during the season. It
 may not even mean that the team hold | ing it has won the majority of games 1 played during the season. a situation
 unlike that existing in any other branch of college sport The base ball situa- tion is chaotic and illogical, and the word championship" is out of place. 1 Take this season for example. Yale has been whipped by Georgetown. An dover. Tufts; Princeton has gone down before Georgetown, Pennsylvania State 1 college, Pennsylvania and Brown, and
 must take big brace to escape l trouneing at the hands of almost any old nine that comes her way. Now, if Yale or Princeton succeeds in winning the series played with the two other members of the three-cornered com. bination, there will be much jubilation
 over the winning of championship" All previous reserves will be forgotten,
 and the teams which have given them
 unofficial and informal drubbings will
 receive no laurels for it. It is not ab- surd to suppose that if one of this tri-,
 umvirate were beaten in every practice
 game of the season. and succeeded in
 winning the series with the two others,
 the championship" would be claimed
 and held2 Such state of uncertainty
 and upset shows more than anything else that base ball is national pas
 time" of which no group of colleges can claim monopoly of superiority. Football was developed among a few institutions. which have maintained their prestige more by systems of coaching and traditional football knowl
 edge than advantages of playing ma
 terial. But no advantages have en-
 abled any group of colleges to keep on
 a higher level by themselves in base
 ball. All of which helps to give to base
 ball the zest of uncertainty. and leads
 to the sports of less pretentious insti-
 tutions a large-sized stimulus. for at
 any time they are likely to whip the
 "leaders," and make occasion for uneX-
 pecteds jubilation.---R Ralph D. Paine in
 the Illustrated Sporting News.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-05-30

it, taking advantage of every opportu- nity to swoop down upon, it's throat and breast The large bird was getting decidedly the worst of the encounter when MT, Judge took a hand. Soaring off the crows, he secured a firm hold on the feet of the big bird, suffering 3 claw dig in the. effort
 The crows followed their rescued en- emy some distance, but finally gave up the pursuit Mr. Judge carried the bird to Druid Hill paak. where MT. Boone declared 1t to be large specimen of the red-tailed variety of hawk The bird now has cage adjoining the one occupied by the bear.
 It is presumed that the battle among the birds started in midair, but the hawk was unable to retain his altitude against the united efforts of his an- tagonists. The origin of the battle is, likewise unknown, but as the hawk is not disposed to be overparticular about the means he employs in securing a meal, he may have excited the wrath of the usually peaceful crows by pill. eering from them.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-05-30
THIS IS GAEFNEY.

The other day 1t was asked in the Democrat who was the Gaffney that umpired the ball game in New Haven and rubbed it into Holy Cross, That question was not answered until Fri day when the same Gaffney did ehe self same trick to another Holyoke team. Here is what the Meriden cor respondent of the Springfield Union says about Gaffney ill his umpiring of the Holyoke and Meriden game Fri day:
 Having given MT Clancy recogni- tion for his masterly effort and turned the guilt upon the leaden-hoofed hikers for Holyoke. a word about young man named Gaffney from New Haven can't be kept back Mir Gaffney prob ably discovered 8 few months ago that man of the same name was once
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-05-30
RING SHOP NINE WON.

In a game full of interest and abounding with fine plays the em- ployes of the American Ring shop de feated the ebployes of the Plume X Atwood concern at Riverside park on Saturday afternoon. The scolt was 16 to s. A large crowd witnessed the game and the excitement ran high at times. Guernsey started in to pitch for the Plume x Atwood team but was knocked out of the box. w, Donahue pitched fine game for the ring shop and Dwyer of the R. A. c. caught fine ". Campbell, formerly of the Pas time team, caught a good game for the Plume X Atwood team. Among those who witnessed the game was r. w. Chesson, secretary of the American Ring C.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-05-30
BIRDS HAVE FIERCE FIGHT.
Baltimore Man Rescues Hawk from Vicious Crows and Presents It
 to Druid Hill Park.

While walking through the grounds of the Wyman estate, on Charles-S Street avenue, Baltimore, a few days ago, John Paul Judge, IT,, member of the senior class at Loyola college, rescued a red-tailed hawk from the onslaught of two vicious crows and carried it to Druid Hill park, where Superintendent Boone placed 1t among his collection.
 When MT, Judge first noticed the bat tie among the birds the hawk was fully occupied in trying to beat off the crows, which circled around and about
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-05-30
Could Not Keep His Booty.

When the first victory of the Japanese was announced in Osaka, Otojiro Kawa
 kami, the famous Japanese actor, joined in torchlight procession During 1t a skillful pickpocket robbed him of a watch presented to him by the czar when he played in Russia's capital. Tn the case was engraved an image of the czar. Two days later, parcel and letter were left at tho actors hotel. In the parcel was the watch The letter said the writer was a thief, but he wouldn't have anything Russian. no matter how valuable
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-05-30
French Military yyalklng Race.

PARIS, May 3O.- Tens of thousands turned out to see. the start in the Place de la Concorde of 2,00o soldiers in the great military walking race to St. Germain, which aroused intense enthusiasm among the soldier loving Parisians. The winner, private in the One Hundred and Forty-ninth reg
 iment of the line, did the distance of about 2S miles in 6 hours, IA minutes and seconds. Infantry triumphed all