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STRAWBERRY PLANTS. ALE THE

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IN FARMINcpAtE, A FARM OF

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and cherries. Pasture well watered, plen-
ty of wood. Town out of debt. taxes low.
c. S. Fogg, 6 Summer St, Augusta
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HORSE RENA WILKES, SLEIGH.
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THE LARGE TRACT OF LAND
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known as The Circus Field" also. TIVE
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HOUSES IN AUGUSTA, VARYING
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FOUND.

LADIES' WRAP ON WESTERN AVE-
nue.. Chas. Il. Beck, Western avenue.
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Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-01-30
Concluded on Page Four.)

Special 10 the Optic.
Santa Fe,N.M.. .Jan.30 On first bal.
lot Las Vegas was chosen as the place
for the holding Of the republican con:
yention for the nomination of dele.
gates to the republican national con.
yention. in the meeting Of the repub.
lican central committee today Las
Vegas was given thirty-eight votes,
Las Cruces got only eight votes and
the choice Of Las Vegas was made
unanimous on motion Of Dona Ana
county member OF the committee The
date for the holding Of the convention
was fixed at March 10. the advocates
~ IN early convention winning an easy
struggle Members from Sierra and
Sandoyal counties arrived at noon
leaving but three counties nnrepre
scented. The rate OF representation
was fixed at one co,.n.y delegafe 70
each hundred and fifty republican votes
cast at the last e;est.on che con
#sention will thus cpaF.5t Of ono hun
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-01-30
RATES TO AslATlc
PORTS ADVANCED.

SAN FRANCISCO, Calf. Jan 90
On and after Monday next It Will cost
more 70 ship -four from the Pacific
coast points 10 the Orient than IL does
now. Under an agreement entered
into by all steamship lines engaged
iii trans. Pacific trade the rate has
been advanced to $i per ton. The
agreement provides also that the dif,
ferential in favor Of san Francisco
that has operated To the disadvantage
'of millers on the northPaciiic coast
shall be abolished. San Francisco
has had the benefit Of q Hour rate as
low as 81 per ton. but the northern
steamship lines would not follow the
cut of the China Commercial com
lpany to thai extent, Us the cost q
shipment between Puget sound 81
Portland and San Francisco mas been
sufficient to protect $3 rate. the ad'
dltional 81 being borne by the north
Tern mallers competing with those q
California for the Oriental trade.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-01-30
MORGAN TO RETIRE.
According to Report viii Make Home
at Aidenham Abbey and Son Will
Conduct Business.

NEW YORK, Jan 80, Rumors of
the practical retirement from active
business of i, Z. Morgan, circulated
and denied a day or two ago. when J,
i. Morgan, Jra arrived from London,
are reiterated today hy the American.
which declares Morgan. Sr, has de
termined 10 shift the burden Of his
great interests 70 his SON. He will
spend large part Of the time here
after In England al Alderman Abbey,
his splendid Hartfordshire seat built
in 1850, where he Will gather his vast
collection Of art treasures now loaned
to various museums and galleries
abroad.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-01-30
LAS VEGAS GETS
FIRST CONVENTION
Basis Of Representation Fixed At One to 5O Date Of Rig
Assembly Fixed at March 10

dred and seventy del,saias from corn'
ties, selected as follows by county
conventions to be he'd on or before
March 12.
Bernalilo IS; Chagcs .; Colfax 10;
Dona Ana 8: Eddy I; Grant G: Leon
ard Wood s.: Lincoln 5; Luna 2.
Mckinley 3: Mora s.: otero s, Quay 2.
Roosevelt 2: Rio Arrila ~: Sandoyal
10: San Juan 2: San Miguel 20; Santa
Fe III: Sierra 8 Socorro 10; Taos s;
uunion s.. Valencia 10.
An earlier dispatch from Santa III
says The republican central com
mittee met at II O'Clock this morning
All counties except Colfax, Eddy and
otero are represented The commit
tee adjourned until 2 O'Clock Will
chances greatly In favor Of Las Vegas
for first convention. Albuquerque will
capture the second.
Still another dispatch 70 The Optic
says the central committee will pas,
no statehood resolution.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-01-30

with reproducing the historic cabilio,
where the actual transfer 81 the Louis.
lana purchase territory took place one
hundred years ago. the Louisiana
state fair commission has decided %
lay out the plat of ground surrounding
this building 50 rs to resemble in
every particular the famous Jackson
Square New Orleans
The cabildp itself will undoubtedly
be one of the most interesting struc
lures on The grounds. rs furnishing
throughout will be OF the period Of the
early part Of the nineteenth century
and viii include many fine specimens
of old furniture loaned by the old
French aud spanish families Of New
Orleans. In addition II will contain
many priceless relies Of the Spanish
and French occupation Of the Louis
lana territory,
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-01-30

s~.-zs, :, - IS ss--r. -.ceept5 such
return and the commissioners approve
the same, there is then no way to
bring action against the owner iii ease
ne lefases or negiects 10 pay taxes.
rsor instance, there is case on record
Mners the TAX rolls showed IA piece ot
.i1eope.ty pounded on the east by the
Using sun ana on the west by the set
nng san, Sucn would be hard to get
al by due process of law. OI coarse,
Inis is 4 most. exaggerated example,
but every assessor In the territory
could cite plenty of instances, which,
ii not as ridiculous, would he as un-
profitable to the treasury.
according 10 the new order OF things
the assessor will be held responsible
for the correct return of property and
will be liable to fine OF twenty-five
aollars for each and every schedule.
an every case OF acceptance Of an in
correctly made schedule. The county
commissioners will also be expected
10 carefully exercise their power VI
approval.
In the direct line oil duty OF his Of,
lice, most important and farreach.
ing reform has been iIaugurated BY
the auditor in establishing lii every
county Of the territory uniform SIS
TEN Of bookkeeping and furnishing
blanks Tor quarterly and annual re.
Iports. Twenty out Of the twenty five
counties have already adopted his sys.
TEN and there now remain only San
ldoval. Taos. Rio Arriba and Mckinley
counties, in which he expects to have
the new system soon adopted and
working smoothly. This will greatly
simplify the auditors work in going
over the accounts Of the various conn
| ties. It will also be check 20 any
crookedness in the handling of pub
llic funds. BY, the publication Of these
reports, interesting and instructive
!. comparisons can be drawn between
various counties. as to the amount:
expended in each for salaries
schools. roads and etc.
In connection with equalizing th'
valuations In different counties, Mr
Stafford referred to the difficulty Q
j striking true comparisons Of valuel
in different towns and cities The et
fort will be made to accomplish thi
as follows: The idea is TO have al
/ property as speedily as possible re
turned al a uniform valuation Of g
! per cent. To do this, IN San Migue
lcounty for instance, the county CON
missioners will be directed to get e
lgether before next March and adol
La uniform scheme Of valuation
As for example, in the town 9
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-01-30
CATHOLICS MEET IN
DETROIT TO-DAY

DETROIT, Mich. Jan. 30--Thc
members Of the executive boari Of
the American Federation Of Catholic
societies, OF which Archbishop Mess.
mer Of Milwaukee. Bishop McFaul Of
Trenton, and Henry j Fries of Erie,
pa, are leading spirits. assembled In
semi.annual session in Detroit today.
Routine business Of the federation was
transacted and plans for the next
general convention discussed Tomor.
row the members OF the board will at
tend mass meeting which will be ad.
dressed by Bishop Foley and a mum.
ber of visiting prelates The afYairs
q the federation are reported ID
splendid condition with a membership
that II Increasing at q gratifying rate,
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-01-30
TESTIMONY COMPLETED.
Verdict In Case Of Stratton Disaster
Almost Ready--Indignation
Against White.

VICTOR, Col, Jan 20. The coroners
jury In the case of the Stratton lndes
pendence Mine accident In which l5
men were killed, has concluded tax
ing testimony, but may not reach Q
verdict until tonight. Inasmuch as the
jury has been assailed by Mine Com.
missioner White. Foreman Hamill
says the evidence will be carefully re,
viewed before the verdict Is made
up. The members Of the jury threaten
to bring action against White for de-
nounclng It as biased against the mine
owners. White has summoned a
special Jury 70 Investigate the disas'
ter. Manager Thomas Cornish, who
resigned -four days before the acci-
dent. has been given nm indefinite
leave OF absence. mt his resignation
was not accepted
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-01-30


WASHINGTON, D. O.. JAN 30.
The house today resumed the con.
sideration or the urgent deficiency
bill. Mr.. Fuller (of Illinois) proceeded
TO combat the arguments Of Littleheld
(Maine) on point Of order raised BY
Maddox tGaD on a paragraph provid-
ing for the second payment Of mileage
to senators and members. The dis
cussion on this question was pending
when the house adjourned yesterday.
Fuller said the question TO be de-
termined was whether this was the
second session Of the 5sth congress
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-01-30
URGENT DEFICIENT
BILL CONSIDERED


or continuation Of the session began
In November He differed from Little
fields contention that Il was con
tlnuation. He held that the Noyem-
ber session ended at noon on the day
fixed by the constitution for conyening
the December session. All business
now transacted Is In the second ses.
sion Of the 5sth congress.
Chairman Tarney overruIed the
point Of order raised by Maddox. by
q vote Of f67 TO none the house struck
out the mileage appropriation from
both house and senate from the de-
ficiency bill
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-01-30
MAN OF MANY NAMES
SAILS FOR PERSIA

NEW YORK. ian 20 llis excel
lency, All Asghar Khan Atabeck Asam,
wealthiest Of Persians, and until four
months ago. grand vizer OF his coun-
try, will sail today for Europe. lie
had Just arrived here from the west
and Is said 10 have been summoned
home by the Shah again 70 take Office.
His excellency's reasons for leaving
reheran last September are somewhat
wrapped IN mystery. but Il is appar.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-01-30

for territorial purposes, instead OF
paying a stated rate, For instance,
San Miguel county, instead Of paying
aiu ~ innis Oh ita valuation, Is re
quired to pay, say, $4,000, Property
owners in this county will therefore
be less reluctant to have their values
raised, for BY doing SO they will be
able to have their rate lowered.
The immediate result OF the opera
tions Of the board OF equalization, the
auditor and assessors, working under
his supervision. has been to raise the
total valuation OF the territory by
about $4,008,000 They also have re-
duced the present apparent valuation.
By about S2,000,00o, by eliminating all
cases Of double taxation This
amounted in BernaliIlo county alone
! TO about 100000. says Mr. Stafford.
All such. double taxation which ap-
peared on the books, but was never
Eenforced. represented false yalua-
ton. The result of all this Is that the
former valuation. t0taling S3S,000, GOO,
reduced s2.Oo0.o00, by eliminating
double assessments and increased by
i $4,e00,000 of property moi previously
returned, now totals s40,00O,0g0 of
valuations on which taxes can be col
liected. The work Of increasing the
total valuations of the territory which
thad been begun. will be carried on un-
It'll the amount will be very largely in
lcreased over the figure given above.
While not prepared to say what this
figure win reach.a and not quite as san
guine as Mr. Rodey,n Mr.. Stafford said
he hoped II could be. brought up to
$50, 10000. This will be accomplished,
lit should be remembered, by the ef.
lforts of the board OF equalization, the
auditor. the assessors and the boards
OF county commissioners. and last,
but not least, the taxpayers themsel-
ives, all working together to attain the
desired result
4 AS an important factor In bringing
this about. should be mentioned es-
pecially plan inaugurated by the au.
ditor On the new tax schedules,
i which are being prepared for distribu
i tion within the next sixty days, he is
Iprinting explicit instructions ~ the
Taxpayers as to the manner Of making
return of their property, as well as g
j the assessor, for accepting and LISTING
Il the same.
i These instructions have been careful
been approved by the board Of equali
zation ard Attorney General Bartlett
They will be printed on the back 81
Il the new schedules and. II carefully
followed by property owners and as
SCISSORS. will prove most useful IN
bringing about the desired reforms. In
this connection, Mr. Stafford stated
q that the laws Of New Mexico in refer
ence TO taxation are as good In his
opinion as those of any state In the
union. The difficulty has been In the
general disregard ol those laws and
ene ~ The duties VI The auditor is tc
see that they are properly obeyed. He
called attention to the imposslbility
Of bringing legal action to force the
payment OF taxes when property hai
not been properly returned Suppose
the owner through ignorance or indif
ference, returns property insufficient
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-01-30
Cotton Breaks
All Records

Ia
NEW YORK, Jan 30 Never be-
fore has such an advance as that q
this morning been Witnessed IN cot
ton market and perhaps never before
has the market shown such wild ex'
citemeni Cables from Liverpool 70
ported an advance ~ from - 10 80
points when they were expected II
would De from 3 ~ 10 10 points lower
Before the cotton market was forced
10 q still higher level. with March
reaching 1876; May 1879: and July,
1890. net advance on these months
n u 70 75 points.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-01-30
WANT S|NEWS
OF WAR
Both Japan and Russia Making
Large Drafts on America
for Provisions
R USSIAN R EP l Y
What Shall the Answer Be: Il
It Prove Unsatisfactory Di-
plomary Will Go No Further

SAN FRANCISCO. Calf, Jan. 30
Railroad freight officials have addition
al advices relative to Russian and
Japanese shipments Of mess and
canned beef from the east by way
Of this port to their respective mill
tary depots in the Orient. Japan Is
ordering from Kansas City Omaha and
Chicago 2,5oOooo pounds Of corned
beef She has already contracted =
Cincinnati for $4,000 cases OF mess
beef I'll same country is taking from
Chicago, in sixty thousand pound
monthly shipments. 100000 pounds o.
mess beef. Russia's shipments Of beel
from the same cities almost aggregate
SIX million pounds inclusive Of three
million pounds now aboard ship IN this
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-01-30
Russian Reply.

TOXIC. Jan. 80. is said the GOV.
ernment does moi possess any Russian
information concerning the character
of the forthcoming note although the
majority of The various reports say
the reply will be satisfactory Tha
Japanese government, hqweyer, does
not anticipate the Russian reply for 3
few days. The presumption thai Rus.
STA has made concessions does not. IN
the least. warrant the conclusion thai
HI viii be peacefnl settlement OF ex,
listing difficulties. If the reply should
pruye completely unsatisfactory g
japan. the outcome Of the conference
Is manifest. Should II give partial
satisfaction an exchange Of notes Is
possible Slight room remains for ad
ditional diplomacy.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-01-30

ent he temporarily fell from power,
and found Il advisable 10 leave the
country without delay. lie Travelled
% RUSSIA by rail. crossed slberia,
spent short time in Korea ami Japan,
and from Ticn Tsin took ship Tor san
Francisco.
Governor Taft was fellow traveller
on the voyage. The grand vixer spoke
In glowing terms Of this country: You
are looked on an the most powerful
people In the world.' said h..
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-01-30
BANK CASHIER KILLED.
Albert Troll While Defending Broth
er's store Shot BY Robber.

ST. CLAIRsyILLE. Ohio. Jan. 30
a thief last night shot and probably
fatally wounded Albert Troll. cashier
Of the Second National bank and Mi,
brother. George. manager Of Trolls
clothing store. The brothers. wtS
were suspicious of the thief. were Iylnt
IN wait In the store They caught
Howard Papsico. colored. who manag
ed. however. to get oni Of their hands
and shoot his way OUT. a posse Is II
pursuit
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-01-30
DECORATE KING cHARLES'
STATUTE TODAY

LONDON, Jan, 30.--The annual dec
oration OF the statute Of King Charles
III, In Trafalgar Square, took place to-
day tthe anniversary Of his execution
In 1649l. The decorations consisted
OF wreaths and other floral offerings
sent by legitimist and Jacobs clubs
throughout the united kingdom.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-01-30

The above dispatch, received this
from New Mexico's delegate,
will furnish the most interesting KIND
ol reading for the people Of New Mex
leo The iaeI that Rndey 50 long the
champion of separate statehood, has
given in, Il willing 70 make The best
terms possible. should convince the
most ardent advocate of the separate
admission Of New Mexico, of the truth
Of the assertion made some time ago
BY the Optic that the fight along that
line would nc hopeless.
The New Mexico leaders know, and
they have long known, that at the
close II The long statehood battle, last
year, the leaders of the republican
party in the nation got together ant
agreed upon a settlement Of the state
hood trouble. Those senators opposed
to the admission of the territories
couldn't afford to have another senate
blockade. Neither, for that matter
could those In favor OF IL. The accusa
tions of bad faith made by the demo
als sseAed bound 10 in1ure the part,
! II they could be made during the mex
presidential campaign. The republi
cans got together and agreed TO pass
the statehood bills as party meas
ure. But compromise was necessary
The opponents OF statehood agree'
| 10 the admission OF all the territories
but they insisted upon q provision z
which our friends consented; namely
that two states must be admitted AM
not four.
This agreement was made at III
close Of the last session Of the fifty
seventh congress. The people Of Ne'
Mexico, the political leaders, at least
were well aware OF the plan. Th
program has never changed Nj n
publicans In congress have all alon
INTENDED 10 pass the statehood bill a
d party measure. And people Of III
Territories need not be very doubtful
as to the result. The combined stat,
hood propaganda will be carried nu
unless, indeed, the democrats defea
Iii By fiIibustering In the senate, q mos
unlikely eventnality.
| Delegate Rodey and Delegate WI
son have done their utmost 20 effcc
q change Of plans 70 secure what
undoubtedly our right separate stat,
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-01-30
Rodsy Telesraphs to The Optic Giving Up Fight
For Separate Admission
THE UNION MOVEMENT LIKELY TO CARRY
Delegate With the Consent Of His Constituents Will Do His Best
to Obtain Most Favorable Possible Terms Of Joiniure

hood. Delegate Rodey's chief ambi-
tlon In life has been, for the last four
years, 10 secure the admission Of New
Mexico as sovereign state. He made
a worthy fight but evidently Tecog-
nizes the futility of continuing Il.
The Optic, The Morning Journal. the
Albuquerque Citizen, and many oI the
weekly papers Of the territory have
assured the people that we must now
take our choice between joint state
hu0d ~ no statehood, Now Delegate
Roiey reluctantly comes TO the same
conclusion. Il ii rather pathetic that
Rodey must loose the battle % which
he has given the best efforts u his
life. Hut he admits his defeat. Like
The brave and capable man he Is, he
IS willing 70 make the hest possible
terms Of surrender.
IL Ii worse than lille. 1t is foolish
and dangerous To talk any longer
about separate statehood, The issue
has no trace of life remaining II we
longer try To catch this shadow, we
may lose the very tangible and meaty
bone that Il offered u.s. We can't get
separate statehood, much as We want
| II, Let every friend OF New Mexico
lenroli himself on the side OF joint
statehood. =,
New Mexico needs statehood. She
must have statehood. unless she Is to
be left behind in the struggle for ad-
yancement. She ought to have separa
ate statehood, but statehood at any
cost. will be of immeasurahIe ad.
vantage. We need representation in
congress; we need the influence that
senators can bring upon us; We need
men who can vote for our interests,
All the appointments. all the appro.
priations, all the honors have passed
lus by. New Mexico has been mis-
represented and insulted and deceived
and derided I'LL people and capital
cannot be persuaded to come 10 ns. 1t
is not too much to assume tha state
hood. separate or joint, will be the
cure to our worst ills. He who op
poses the movement now being made
to admit us to statehood Is an enemy
to our interests. II we cant get whal
We want, let us, In the memory OF the
NJ Ii yassal. take what we can ret.
as d a yassal, take what we can get.
In 1876, Colorado had smaller popu
lation, fewer industries, less develop
ment. than New Mexico One was tax
on and the other left. Colorado was
made n state. In flye years she had
left New Mexico far In the rear Nov
Colorado Is honorcd and praised rs q
great and wealthy state. New Mexi
co. with finer climate, greater reeour
. ces and equally progressive people Il
maligned and laughed at. az nncivil
lied, rude and unworthy The Optic
appeals TO all true New Mexlcans 4
forget this last refusal on the part o.
CONGRESS io DO US Justice and 90 unite
IN The attainment Of q position where
We shall at least have voice IN onl
! fntnre destines.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-01-30

Joseph. the Archduchess Marie Val.
erie. his daughter. ani other members
of the imperial family. For several
minutes the venerable emperor and
those who accompanied him hne,t ana
prayed beside the wreAthcOvered
tombs Of the crown prince ana Ais
murdered mother. The lcmprs<s Elin-
ss' !. .itsiit r