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Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-04-15

Hearst. Immediately the convention
was thrown Into pandenonium, and o
score Of delegates sought recognition
from the chair.
FERGUSON secured the floor and made
m eloquent plea for Hearst, followed
by Dongherty Of Socorro. who opposed
the resolution. Speeches followed In
quick order by Bunker OF Las Vegas,
McMillen OF Albuquerque. and Hope
well Of Santa Fe. opposing the resolu.
tion. and by Antonio Joseph and u. G.
Dc Baca Of Las Vegas, fayoring II.
Dougherty offered as an amendment a
resolution commencing Hearst for his
efforts In behalf OF statehood for New
Mexico. BY saying nothing Of the ter.
rltory's vote at the national convention.
The real test of the Hearst strength
came TO a trial In the vote on this res.
olution, which was defeated BY a vote
OF rs 10 81. The Hearst amendment
was then taken up and carried by two
majority. The delegations from
Chavez, Eddy. Lincoln and otero coun.
Ties In eastern New Mexico. and from
Grant and Luna counties In western
New Mexico, champloned the Hearst
cause, while Bernallllo. Socorro. San.
Miguel and Colax proved vigorous op
ponents. Messrs. Tarpey and Locke,
Hcarst's representatives, who have
been present during the convention,
are jubllant over the result. and have
kept two stenographers busy during
the session reporting the condition Of
affairs to Hearsts string Of papers,
Las Vegas was decided upon for the
convention for the nomination Of q del.
egate to congress, the date to be decid.
ed upon by the central committee.
a. y. McMillen OF Albuquerque was
chosen permanent chairman Of the
convention at the opening OF the ses-
sion yesterday. with A. p. Renehan Of
Santa Fe and II. r. M. Baer Of Ros.
we'll M permanent secretaries.
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the narrow entrance preparatory 10
entering II.
At about $40 o'clock there was a
terrific explosion OF the boilers. fol-
lowed a few seconds later by a tleto-
nation from the wellstored magazines.
Huge gaps were torn in the hull OF
the ship and the water rushed in. The
center Of gravity having gone the
ship rolled on her side and sank.
All Information tends to prove that
q mine was responsible for the de.
struction Of the Petropayloysk
MakaroHs opinion.
ST PETERSBURG, April r5.-An
official bulletin conveying the iDtelli.
gence Of the loss Of another torpedo
boat destroyer and the accidental Grip
pling Of another battleship, tho pobei.
da. was almost as severe blow as the
loss Of the PetropayIovsk and plung.
the whole town anew into grief The
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-04-15
definite OFFICIAL INFORMATION RECEIVED IN PARIS
THAI. BIG NAVAL BATTLE WAS FOUGHT At PORT ARTHUR

PARIS, April 15.--lnforma,lon Ie,
|ceisca 5hSshe government quarters
now sstabli hes the fact thai 4. naval
battle eeQurr between the Japanese
fleet, co1sistlng Of fourteen warships,
and force under the late Vice Ad.
miral Makaroff. From this the off
cials strongly belieWthpt the destrrc,
tion Of the Russian Inds oAna the loss
Of the admiral resl naval
engagement, Howe zxse -. CEN
mite official informatidl appind d Lat,
tie occurred and It Is bsll& Japnqt
ese submarine boats took part IN tte
engagement and caused the desluc,
5tion OF the Russian ships.
An American Opinion.
NEW YORK, April l5.-- The express
sion from st. Petersburg of the belief
that the Japanese are usiag submars
inc boats in their Port Arthur attacks
are given color BY the statement of
a retired naval officer in this city.
He declared It to be the only way to ac.
count for the succession II disasters
met BY Russian ships.
1T is Incredible" he said, that
ships which undoubtedly havc charts
Of mines aboard shouli be blown M
BY them. one 81 the nrst things Ad.
mIral Makaroff when 10 reached
Port Arthur wa@ . sdTey the harbor
and locate min whet Is the sense
OF these constEH bohbardments II
they ale not jeinis 10 ntice The Rus
sian ships DIT. The theory that the
Petropavloy& struck ono Of her pwn
mines, and that tie Japanese planted
the mine during Y night are untea.
able. and we kuoxs NE Japanese have
submarines. A United States naval
officer landedats wrong dock. appar-
entity an unused one, in japanese
town before the waF and saw sub.
marine surrounded On three sides b.
high fences sethat Il was visible only
from the water side. Before he had
opportunity to examine r Japanese
soldiers drove him away with fierce
threats. They seemed highly irdig-
nant that he should have caught sight
of the vessel at ALL"
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-04-15
SULLIVAN AND M,kEEvER
70 BOX SIX ROUNDS.

MILWAUKEE, Wis. April 15.-The
Milwaukee Boxing club has arranged
a good programme for It's weekly show
tonight. The principal event will bring
together Twin Sullivan, the welter-
weight champion Of New England, and
Charley McKeeyer, the Philadelphia
middleweight. The articles Of agree
ment provide foi a sik.round bout al
15s pounds. Both fighters have been
training faithfully and appear to be In
good condition for the contest.
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COLORADO MURDERER
CONFESSES HIS GUILT
Azel D. Galbraith Admits Killing His Wife and Son.
Attempts to Lynch Criminal Foiled By Sheriff

Justice Hooper then remanded Gal.
braith back to the county jail and
bound him over to the June term Of
the district court without bail. Every
thing was quiet here today and there
was no attempt TO repeat the Efforts
to lynch Galbraith. The mob which
gathered around the jail last midnight
was only prevented from taking Gal
braith By the Arm stand Of sheriff
Cody who threatened to hill the first
man who approached the Jail. Tho
mob was leaderless and soon sissolv-
al N
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Special to The Optic.
SILVER CITY. N. M. April 15An
instructed delegation for William Ran.
dolph Hearst for the democratic nom.
ination for president will go from New
Mexico In July. A resolution to that
effect offered as an amendment to the
Original resolution was carried this az.
ternoon by vote Of 70 10 ~. One
vote against would have made the re;
suit 4 tie. and when the decIslaa i, xss
announced. chesr-rfter cheer went ip
the air in Morrill, hall, where the cei1.
vention was held. The deiegaas5 and
alternates were elected as follows:
Delegates at-large.--James d. Fitch
Of socorro; alternate, Samuel Elliot Of
Rio Arriba county.
First district--N B. Laughlin or
Santa Fe, Alternate, A. B. Renehan
OF Santa Fe.
Second district.-E v. Chaves OF Al.
buquerqne, alternate, X. X. Scott Of
Gallup.
Third district. OLIVER Lee of fOtero
county, alternate, A. }. Clark Of Luna
county.
Fourth district Antonio Lucero Of
Las Vegas, alternate. F. @. Matteson
Of Leonard Wood county.
Fifth district.--L X. McGaffey Of
Chayes county, alternate, j. O. Gamer.
on Of Eddy county.
Hon II. r. FERGUSON Of Albuquer.
que was reelected by acclamation for
national committeeman. The resolu.
tions which were passed reaffirm al.
legiance TO the well.established princl-
pies Of the democratic party, express
disapproval Of the tendencies Of the
republican party toward colonial sys.
TEN, the enforcement OF the con.
stitution and the flag In our ISL
and possessions. the maintenance
Of war tariff in time Of peace,
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CENTRAL CITY. Colo. April TO-
Azel D. Galbraith. the self confessed
murderer OF his wife and nine year old
son was arraigned before the Justice
Of peace at 1880 this morning. lie
was charged with the murder or his
wife and son on two separate counts
and when Assistant District Attorney
Miles finished reading them and he
was asked TO pleai he said in a low
voice:
ITO the best Of my knowledge am
guilty.
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where he was drawing lp 10 iins of
battle when the disaster to the pe.
tropayloyslS occurred. 1t Is cerlain
that both her boilers ana magazine OK
ploded but it is not sure that she
touched q mine although tho weight
OF the opinion Of the admiralty Is that
such was the case and II so II was d
Russian and not Japanese mine 1t
is absolutely denied that Admiral Ma
karoff's ships participated in naval
battle. The injuries to the Pobieda
are declared TO be slight, The explo-
sion which injured her took place Just
below the water line. The opinion ex-
pressed at the admiralty here Is that
\ was caused by spent whitehead
torpedo. i
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'tached to the ninth judicial circuit
Proper provision is made in the
usual way for pending causes in the
territorial courts during the transi.
tion.
Oklahoma is allowed five and Ari-
zona two members Of the house Of
representatives, representation being
based on the last census, and each
state Is divided into congressional dis,
tricts.
The Schools.
Proper provision Is made in each
state for nonsectarian common schools
and The teaching of English there
Suffrage is well GUARDED. and strong
antipolygamy clauses are in the bill.
The new states are to assume and
pay the debts OF the territories. re-
spectively.
The capih Of Oklahoma is fixed at
Guthrie uffil 1910 and that Of Arizona
al Santa ne until the same year, at
which time 1t is expected that condt
tions viii have SO shaped themselves
that state capitals may be established
BY elections provided for that purpose,
with entire fairness to all parts OF the
states concerned.
Oklahoma is given two sections Of
non-mineral land In each township
within the present territory Of Okla.
homa for the support and maintenance
Of q system Of public non-sectarian
common schools, besides certain speci,
fic donations Of land for Its education.
al and other institutions, Oklahoma is
lcontinued on Page seven.)
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Interesting Statement by Re-i
tired United States Ofiiccr.
Twelve Percent of Japanese
Troops In Korea Said no Bo
Suffering From Beriberi

4
cation says Rear Admiral ur.a's re-
port shows that Japanese torpedoes
sunk the Petropaylovsk ana damaged
the Pobieda and declares reports that
. submarine boat did the damage il
Incorrect, as the Japanese fleet had
no submarine boats. The Japanese le.
gatlon paid high tribute 10 the late
Vice Admiral Makaroff.
No More Marcorigrams.
WASHINGTON. APRIL 15.-The
Russian government has given notice
that newspaper correspondents using
wireless telegraphy will be treated is
spies and shot.
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ARBoR DAY is OBSERVED
in COLUMBUS, OHIO.

COLUMBUS, O.. April Is. In re-.
sponse TO the proclamation Of Gov
ernor Herrick, Arbor Day was gener-
ally observed throughout Ohio today
by tree-planting and special exercises
under the auspices OF the public
schools and colleges.
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Submarine Boats Thought To Have Been Res
ponsibls For The Blowing Up Of The
Two Ponderous Battleships


ST. PETERSBURG, April IL, The
admiralty has received official Infor.
nation that varestchagrin, celcbrat.
ei painter q battle scenes, was among
those who were lost on the Petropay.
loysk. The fate Of Nicholas Kraytch.
enlo, q well known Russian military
man and acting Associated Press cor.
respondent. is still unknown.
Roosevelt Expresses sympathy.
WASHINGTON, April 15.-count
Cassini, the Russian Ambassador, hav-
Ing formally expressed TO the president
the coincidence Of his government up
on the accident sustained by the Mis-
souri,, the president Id turn personally
expressed his deepest sympathy for
the loss sustained BY Russia In the
death Of Admiral Makaroff and the
sinking Of the Petropavlovsk.
Torpedoes Old II.
PARIS, April l5.--The Japanese lc-
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Imperial Palace Burned.

Imperial Palace Burned.
PARIS, April 15.--A cable report
received at the foreign office hero saya
the imperial palace at Seoul. Korea,
was completely destroyed BY fire last
night The fire began In the even.
Ing and lasted through the night. Only
the ruins of the palace remain. Tho
emperor and his suite escaped to a
nearby refuge. The report does not
mention any loss OF life nor give the
cause of the fire, but the recent 20.
litical unrest leads to the fear that
the destruction Of the palace was the
work OF the rebellious element.
Grand Duke Reported Dead.
ST. PETERSBURG, April 15.- Per
sistent rumors are circulated that
Grand Duke Cyril is dead. but tho cor.
respondent Of the Associated Press Is
unable to secure confirmation. On the
contrary. Lieut.. Gen. Prince Galltzinc.
master OF Grand Duke vladlmir's
household, states that a telegram rc.
ceived this morning reported the con.
dition Of Grand Duke Cyril as bet
ter.
Troops Suffering from Beri BerI.
TIEN TSIN. April 15.--It Is assert.
ed here that the reason for the delay
IN the movements Of the Japanese
arms In Korea Is thnt over twelve
per cent Of the troops are suffering
from a malignant sickness described
as a species OF beri beri.
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General Belief That Loss
OF Russian War Vessels
u Was Caused By Japanese
Feeling Against War.

VIENNA, April Is. Serious demon.
slrations against the war are reported
! Kharoff- Kharoff is the center of
- densest industrial population in
Russia. All schools and colleges are
closed pending the return Of tranquil
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Continued on Page Five,
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PARIS, April l5.The Japanese lc.
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lcontinued on Page seven.)
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-09-07
DEES lx2Gg;2rT517S
t,ss,Sl Sssszs 4 lGssssEa a.
rs s; y ~ -
--R- SSSl2GA~

chicago-Cattle, common to prime,
$500 to $5.95: hogs. shipping grades,
$500 to $500; sheep. fair to choice. So %
ITO 500; wheat, No. red, S1.07 to $1O9;
corn, No. .. 52c to 53c; oats. standard,
sc to 33c: rye. No. .. Toe 10 tic: hay.
timothy, $3.50 TO $3.50; prairie, $500 TO
$1,000; butter. choice creamery. 16c to
1Sc; eggs. fresh. 14cs to Ice; potatoes.
42c TO 45c.
dianapolis-Cattle. shipping. $500 to
S5.75: hogs, choice hsht $500 to $3.50:
sheep. common to prime. $3.50 to s3.s5;
wheat, No. =. S109 TO 81. 10: corn, No. !.
white. 54c to Soc; oats. No. white.
33c TO SIC.
St. Louis-Cattle. $3.50 TO S5.T5: hogs.
$500 TO $50: sheep, $500 to $3.50.
wheat. No. .. S1.09 to S1.1O: corn. No. =.
Sic TO SIC; oats, No. >, 32c to .S}c; rye,
No. ., zoe TO Tie.
petroit-Cattle. $3.50 TO $3.50: hogs.
$500 to $500; sheep. $3.50 to S3.75:
wheat. No. ., S1.10 to Sill; corn. No. 3
yellow, SIC to 5Sc; oats, No 3 white. 23c
to SAC: rye. No. >, &c to TSc.
ToIedo--Wheat No. . mixed. Sill to
SII5; corn. No. ? mixed. Sc to Sc;
oats. No. mixed. Sc to sac: rye. So .,
74c TO T6c; clover seed. prime. $3.50.
Arilwaukee--Nheat. No. northern.
81. 10 to $112: corn No, 3. sc n 55c:
oats. No. white. sc 10 33e; rye. No. !.
T3c TO 74c: barley, No. 2, sic 20 Sec:
pork, mess, S11.S5.
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NEGRO POPULATION is 5000. 900
United States Have More than Any
Other Country Outside of Africa.

The census office has issued a bulletin
on Negroes in the United States" CON
tanning statistics with regard to the ex-
tent, character and condition OF the ne
gro population in the several States Of
the Union. The summary of results Civ
Gu in the bulletin is in part as follows:
The number OF negroes in the United
States Including Alaska, Hawaii and
Porto Rico is 100000, perhaps 4 larg-
er number than is found in any other
country outside of Africa. Nearly nine
| tenths Of the negroes in continental
| United States are found III the Southern
States. The largest number Of negroes
living in compact masses zee found ia
certain urban counties. several OF which
lie outside of the great cotton-grJwing
States. The four, each having over T5,-
600, are the District of Columbia; Shell
by County, Tennessee, containing Mem
phis; Baltimore, Md. and Orleans par
18Th, Louisiana, coextensive with New
Orleans.
The district in which the proportion of
negroes is greatest lies in the Mississippi
alluvial region along both links of the
lower Mississippi, where fve-eighths of
the population is negro, the maximum Je-
ing in IssaqHena County, Mississippi.
with more than fifteen negroes 10 each
white person. The center of the negro
population is in De Kalb County. Ala
bama, about four miles from the west
ern boundary of Georgia and thirty-three
miles south OF the southern boundary of
Tennessee.
l. the country districts as a whole the
slightly and in the cities the females out
nua46er the males decidedly. This dis
association of the sexes between city and
country is far more marked among ne
groes than among whites and has in
creased since 1890.
Among negroes 40 per cent are illit-
crate. The percentage of illiteracy has
decreased rapidly since 1890, when it was
51.1 per cent. llliteracy among negroes
is about seven times as common as
among whites and this ratio between the
races has not altered materially in the
last ten years.
Illiteracy among Southern negroes is
about four times that among Southern
whites. IL the per cent of i.literates
should fall IN each succeeding ten years
by great an amount as it did between
1890 and 1900, an improbable assump-
ton, it would reach zero about 1910.
There was decided increase between
1890 and 1900 in the proportion of mar
riages among young negroes. This in
crease of early marriages was yet more
marked among Southern whites of both
sexes and was probably due TO the great
prosperity of the country just before
1900
There are nearly 100000 negroes in
the United States engaged in gainful oc-
equations. These persons, who may be
called breadwinners, constitute 45.2 per
cent Of the total negro population. while
for the total white population the per
cent is 37.3 and for Southern whites 34.2
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pect in her history, and it would have
been safe until that time to estimate a
crop OF 1000 900 bales or more. In fact,
the government crop report. showing a
condition of Of per cent for Texas, would
indicate a crop of that size for the State.
The largest cotton crop Texas ever rails
ed was that OF 1S9S-lS99, when $500
600 bales were marketed.
4 percentage of 81 in condition would
show the plant to be nearly perfect as
to growth, vigor and fruitage. That the
government report was correct is accept
ed by all persons well acquainted with
cotton. But one thing the government
report did not take into consideration
was the ravage being wrought by this
boil weevil. For nearly two weeks the
State of Texas has been visited by heavy
rains The daily precipitation and the
heat have tended to multiply the weevil
to a surprising extent At the present
rate OF progress the weevil is making the
crop may be cut by from 100000 to
100000 bales. Great damage has been
done already and still greater damage
is feared.
1t is because the Boil Weevil Com
mission knows of no other method of
Nillu Oul the pas hF A44iu " lTt lHdl
the recommendation viii be made to burn
over the cotton fields. As all sorts of oils
and posons have failed to destroy the
weevi, the commissioners have come to
the conclusion that the o.h remedy is
fire. 1t is in October that the weevii
hihe-nates Mr.. Johnson's idea is TO have
the Legislature decree that upon GER
tain day in October all the farmers in the
State snail cut down their cotton plants.
pile the stalks in heaps and burn them.
In the general conhaGration weevil, eggs,
plant and hollis will be reduced to ashes.
There are nearly 100000 acres OF
land in Texas planted TO cotton. APP
proximately one-half Of this territory is
infested with the weevil. As it would
require NJ least one FIRE t. each acre OF
ccttcn land affected that would mean
100000 or more fires.
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MIMIC WAR AT BULL RUN.
Nearly $I,OOO,o00 to BE Spent in
Teaching $4,000 Soldiers.

Nearly SI,OOO,oOO to BE Spent in
Teaching $4,000 Soldiers.
Prince William county of Virginia. the
scene Of many bloody battles in the Civil
War, has been selected as the site where
nearly n million dollars will be spent
this faIi in teaching 5000 soldiers some
thing about the art of war. The maneu-
yers that have been planned for the week
from Sept. to Sept. II, inclusive. will
be the most extensive in the history of
this country. Nearly twice the number
of men and horses that participated In
the West Point and Fort Riley maneu-
vers will be present, and the sham bat
ties have been Planned on scale that
will cause them to resemble the evolu-
tons of an army belonging to ono OF the
military nations of old Europe.
Sixty.hve thousand acres Of farmina.
land, extending ever an area ten miles
long and five miles wide in the northern
part OF Prince William county, Va, ev-
cry foot of which was fought over time
and gain during the Civil War. has been
leased from the owners Tor manenver
purposes. The Southern Railroad marks
a straight line through the center of the
strip. which begins at Manassas and ex-
tends in a northwesterly direction TO the
little town of Thoroughfare Several
miles OF the Warrenton turnpike are in-
cluded in the strip.
The 1900 militiamen. together with
their baggage and equipment, will pour
in from dozen States at once on Sept. :
and the day following They will be met
at the station by specially detailed Old
GERS who will assign them to their posi-
tious on the felt. Four hundred wagons
OF the quartermasters' department VII
be on hand 70 carry away the tents and
baggage as fast as they can be taken out
OF the cars. Within six hours after ar
irving at their destination, be il Thor
oughfare or Manassas, the milltiamen
will be under canvas ready for the work
OF the week.
Sunday. Sept. 4. vii. be day OF rest.
but over night viii come transforms
tion. The two peaceful tented cities. ~
ing some ten miles apart. Will change into
hostile camps, hourly expecting the at
tack OF an enemy. Picket lines viii be
established. fires viii se covered. the
men will speak Ia whispers and all viii
be on the Qai vive awaiting the appear
snee Of the foe. The following day VII
CO., the mimic war.
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The Republican campaign textbook
has been printed
The Montana Republican State con
vention viii be held at Billings Sept. {.
TIE Idaho Democratic State conven-
ton will he held at Rock Springs Sept. 6.
The fusionists and middle-of-the-r
PopuIists of Indiana agreed to joint
convention.
The Peoples party win place fun
electoral and State ticket in the field in
New YORK.
Senator Elkins declares that West Vir-
eiuia is rs safe for the Republican, ticket
as Pennsylvania.
David b. Hi said the New York
Democratic State convention probably
would be held Sept. 20 NJ Saratoga
Gov. Yates OF Illinois has decided to
make his home in Springfield. where he
will wage his campaign for United States
Senator.
Republicans Of eastern Indiana will
oren the campaign Sept at Richmond.
when Speaker Cannon will be the princi-
pal orator.
STate Treasurer Kempf OF Wisconsin
has appealed To the Milwaukee courts 10
prevent his removal from the La Toilette
State ticket. charging that he resigned
under political coercion.
Peoples Democratic" party is being
organized in New Jersey by the former
Hearst element Its members will sup
port Parker. but an independent State
and congressional ticket will be noni-
mated.
Quotations from President Roosevelt :
books. crticisinG former executives. have
been gathered by the Democrats for use
il campaign pamphlet.
Plans for Il tour OF Massachusetts to
effect Democratic organization in ey-
cry town We're made at a meeting of the
State executive committee.
The New York Herald says Democrats
have a chance to secure control Of the
House by making gains in States regard
ell as certain to vote for Roosevelt
The Texas Populist State convention
nominated DIR. Pat B. Clark ~ Red
River county for Governor and a full
electoral ticket for Watson and Tibbets