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Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-07-08
the day upon which the strike was in

the day upon which the strike was in
angurated.
TT Ii unnecessary to say that we
keenly regret that the miners of Col
orado and Utah have not succeeded In
| their efforts to secure higher wages
and the more favorable conditions o.
employment, and II Is also a source
lof keen regret that the revenues OF
our organization are not sufficient to
permit us to continue our present ex-
penditure in defense Of our fellow
workers In district IL: We are, how
ever. compelled by circumstances be-
tyond our control ID Withdraw further
financial support and to terminate
1.-The strike upon any terms obtainable.,
III Is our sincere hope that all those
\ who have participated In the struggle
may be able to secure their interest
lin the organization and prepare them
selves for d more successful movement
/. at the first favorable opportunity. y
Ills not our intention to abandon the
!. work of organization in Colorado and
Utah. We propose continuing our ef-
forts 10 organize the men OF these
Fields. We are. yours fraternaily,
JOHN MITCHELL.
president.
1T. Il LEWIS.
"vice President.
Nv. b. WILSON.
"Secretary.Treasurer,
~. M. w. OF A.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-07-08
KANSAS CITY
THREATENED
Great Wholesale District and
Union Depot Will Be Under
Water Before Night
BAD BREAK IN
KAW RIVER
Still Raining West or Topeka.
Conditions at Wichita Still
Serious. Stock Market
Closed

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, July S,-All
of the west bottoms on the Missouri
side including the Union depot and
the great wholesale district Of Kansas
City will probably be covered BY wa
ter before the day closes. A break IN
the Kaw river near Armourdale is
causing the flood. There will be Gleat
damage, but not SO great as last year:
I'LL Is still raining west Of Topeka. Az
Wichita conditions are still serious,
many persons being homeless, ~
North Topeka the water Is receding
slowly and people are re.entering
their homes.
Business at the stock yards was
suspended today and there were no
markets On account Of the flood.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-07-08
REDUCTION IN TAXES

The county commissioners have
made the tax levy for A. D. 1904, and
The Optic has the qualification and
pleasure to announce that its forecast
of lower taxes, made some few weeks
ago, was correct, The tax levy for
county purposes this year is eighty
five cents, per 100 valuation, lower
than for last year; and Ii the county
were not compelled to raise its levy
for territorial purposes, the total re
duction this year as compared with
last. would have been ninety.fiye
cents per 800 valuation.
However, eighty-fiye cents is a
handsome reduction and 1t has been
brought about by efficient admins.
tration of county affairs.
The following comparative table is
self-explanatory, and interesting:
Taxes on the 500 valuation:
1903. 1901
City of Las Vegas. s6.7S $5.9S
Town OF Las Vegas. ..... 5.S3 Ats
Outside precincts ...... 4.50 3.65
Levy for wild animal bounty, cattle
indemnity and sheep sanitary Is ex
ira and special taxation, on live stock
only, and is omitted from the above
i Ifa.51g IS Il tg.s&& q \.
as it applies only to live stock own
ers
The Optic Is gratified to be able tc
inform the people OF this county that
there is the best Of prospect also fol
an additional reduction for the veal
1905.
/ CONTINUED on page column p
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-07-08
Tremendous Struggle in Committee on Resolutions as
Result Of Which Bryan Succeeds In Knocking Out
The Gold Plank. Nebraskan Will Support
The Ticket on Platform Adopted
ANTONIO LUCERO NAMED V|C[-PRES|DENT FOR new MEXICO

st, Louis. While waiting for the re.
port OF the resolutions committee the
committee was then appointed TO walt
on the platform committee to ascer.
tain when they could expect the rs.
port.
In anxiety to learn when the com.
.miitee on resolutions would be ready
10 report the list of national COM
mitteemen had not been confirmed and
the oversight was remedled by mo.
ltion which carried and the procedure
was Strengthened out The roll call
was then ordered On the list Of honor.
airy vice presidents. This was done
more for the purpose OF keeping the
convention quiet than anything else.
Calls were made for speeches BY
Bourke Cochran and G. A. Towne, but
they declined.
Hobson Speaks.
( Richmond Pearson Hobson Of Ala,
bama was invited to address the con
vention and accepted. His voice prov
ed to be the strongest heard az the
! convention.
| He created some enthusiasm ant
was applauded when he closed Will
a picture Of the approaching battle be
tween the parties, saying LET Vi
make the republicans name the battle
field and LET us make them call !
waterloo
The committee which had been nj
pointed to visit the resolutions con
mittee appeared at this point and ar
nounced that the platform committe
would be unable to REPORT to the cor
yention before 8 o'clock, at whie'
time they would bring In unanimou
report signed by every member o
the comittee. New York. NebrasRs
Virginia and Wisconsin have a
! Joined hands and will bring in pla
form that viii carry us to glorious VI,
tory in November A shout wer
up at the announcement and INN,
diately after the convention adiourne
iii eight tonight.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-07-08
NUR0K| DETAILS
HIS PLANS
Port Arthur and New Chwang
To Be Strongly Fortified
and Held at Any Cost
JAPS STILL
ADVANCING
Rumor of Big Naval Battle In
Which Russians Got The Bet
ter Of The Argument

LAO YANG, July 8.-General kuro-
hi. talking to a Russian officer, who
had been taken prisoner, said the Japs
intend to take possession Of all south.
ern Manchuria, establishing them
selves at Port Arthur and Yankow
(port of New Chwang) which it Is pro,
posed to fortify, garrison with large
bodies Of troops and supply with long
range artillery. II the Russians then
recaoture these places. kuroki de-
clares, it will be at the cost Of an enor-
NOUS amount of money and 100000
fresh troops from Europe. In the re-
cent attack at Hogan the Japanese
lost 200 killed and 500 wounded.
Kuroki Advancing.
ST. PETERSBURG, July S.--A spe-
cial dispatch from New Chwang dat.
ed yesterday, says General kuroki Is
advancing all along the line and adcs
that Japanese officers are organizing
Chinese bandit bands throughout the
Lao valley for an attack on Mukden
1t is reported from Lao Yang thai
there is a persistent rumor there q
a naval engagement at Port Arthur II
which twenty-five Japanese Warships
participated, and which resulted In {
Russian victory.
Important Operations.
TOXIC. July Separations Of par
amount importance are going on with
Is the war ozone, but the government
succeeds in yelling them in almos
absolute secrecy. Since the occupa
tion Of Dalny. the government Off
cials have been silent concerning con
ditions at Port Arthur. 1t is general
" known, however. that the Japan
ese army and navy are daily tighten
luclT IClCntACSo slip oh zehSl ~
seiged city, and that final assaul;
followed by the fall Of the fortress
rs now only matter OF weeks. 1t !
known that engagements of yaryin
Importance are constantly occurrin
on the hills surrounding the city. TIL
fleet of Admiral Togo Is in motto
day and night and is frequently engai
ed, but the forces and number of gun
of the beseigers as well as their pos
tions, details Of past operations, an
future plans, are secrets which prol
ably will not be revealed until
final and decisive action occurs.
Fragmentary information from va
ious sources, especially Chimes
reaches Japan. but lis publicatio
here or sending It abroad is forbidde
under severe penalty.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1904-11-03

cuticle heals. But not
before. The most sue
cessful and effective
blood purifier and skin
cleaner is undoubtedly
a new remedy discov-
cred by the wellknown
DIR. David Kennedy,
and named by him
Cal-cura Solvent. Its
properties and powers
are unlike those Of
any of the old time
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1904-11-03
The Sparrow Pest.

The Engllsh sparrows. orce aud not long
since confined exclusively to the cities, hav-
Ing seized upon every available hole and
corner for nesting places, have spresd to
the country towns and hanlets and from
there to the farm HON, steads Of the coun-
try and may now be found 10 n),ks OF a
thousand or more around every country
place, an all around nuisar ce to the far.
farmer. Later they will unless arbitrarily
restricted still further multiply, ard vast
hocks Of them, just as they do In the coun-
tries Of the old world, will become II SER
ious menace to the grail crops. The win
ter season Is tn, time to destroy them. BY
fixing Q coop under the roof Of shed or
barn, with convenient outside entry for the
birds, and batting them there cold, stormy
night will find raft CT them inside, when
TIE opening can be closed and the birds des-
Iroyed at leisure. Many can be killed by
soaking wheat or nillet reed In solution
Of stry chnine and placing 1t on the roof OF
some shed where the fowls cannot get 1t.
Some may be shot, ard the farm cats will
In time develop the sparrow habit just as
they have In Europe, where the cat is one
Of the principal ager clos Tor keeping thi'
bird pest under control.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1904-11-03
AGR COUTURE.
Old Age and Zero.

There la 10 belittlipg the fact that the
long cold winter OF the northern part OF
the United Stat,s Is a serious drawback,
and yet wiIbsiandng thi, handicap
here will be found it's best soils, Its most
reliable crops ard best type Of agriculture.
Cold weather makes men forceful and az
gressive. They must work Ia summer or
else stsrve and fret ~ IA winter, and most
men need some sort CT stimulant to force
them to do their best. This works all right
enough for the young and the vigorous, but
when one begins to get old, the blood thin
and the knees ihsky the snft ard balmy
southern winter { IT s many attractions,
and our people are fading out that the
winter warmth and perpetual sunshine Of
southern California tighten the burden Of
age and prolong lie. Thus we cordially
commend migration to these favored lands
as the grim northern winter approaches for
any and all whose sctive life work Is finish
ed. A funeral when the mercury Is 80 be-
low makes gloomy roundup Of living.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1904-11-03
individuality In DAIRY Cattle,

In order to deter mine accurately acow's
usefulness a. dairy animal 1t Is well to
weigh one days milk every week or ten
days during the lactatlon period, says the
Iowa Agricultural. At the tame time a
sample should be taken for testing. The
time Of freshepiDg should also be noted In
In order to determine the length Of the lac
tstion period. A good plan Is to keep q
book account v 18th esch COW, charging her
with cost Of feed col suned ard labor ex.
pended, ard credtipg her with value Of
milk ard calf. In this way 1t will not be
difficult to pick out the non.payirg irdivi
dusls.
There IL only one place for the unproflta-
BILE dairy COW and that Is the block. The
time to cullis at the end Of the second lac
tation period. BY this time acow will have
proved her worth or worthleafness as a
mixer. She will have less free board, ard
will make better steak than iikept longer.
Not only 10 the cafe Of the dairy COW 10 In
dividuality to he COZ sidered, but In that Of
the dairy bull a. well Ii Is even more i'm
portant In his Gaze, since he Is one half the
herd 10 the matter Of progeny. The bst
dairy herds are built up by raising the best
heller calves from otes own cows.
The dairy bull should, Of course, be
pure bred animal, iibce such one will
more surely tranimit bis own characters
tics and those Of his ancestors to his tfi-
spring. And one Of the principal thirgs
bis pedigree should show 10 good milking
qualities in the females.
However, II 10 not enough that he be
pure bred. He must be 3 good indivcusl
to insure bis getting good calves. Someot
has said 10 substance that 10 scrub IL 20
harmful ~ pure bred scrub. This 10 GER
tsinly true 10 the case oi The dairy bull.
For pure bred, 40 before stated, u mere
than an animal Of Dol deflript
breed, and bad quail lea are even more lie.
ly TO be trsntmitied than good ores.
Appearances are sometimes ctc,iviis,
and only time will tell What bull 10 really
worth. However, great deal can be &C
complished by good Judgment In selecting /
the animal which 10 TO head the hord. Above |
Ill, lock for Constitution. Nothing 10 40 /
10 dairy herd Is lack Of vital. 4
ity. Due TO the artificial conditions utcer 4
which dairy cows are efun kept, diiestes
IRE so ntmerous ard Of tueh variety that
ylgor Is most essential ID
order that the germs NAV not cbui.
oolhod.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1904-11-03
CONSTIPATION CURED!
A Bafpsown, N.Y.. Mars erpsri-
ence with Cai-cufa Solvent.


Caussapssiou Leads 70 worse. oftan Il 10
tbs oaass q appendicitis AlwEys Il beads
10 dangerous olsrcnia disoa~e Il should
nj be nu,slerseA. fsT should u l'g irmpaf.
Arily rehgreA With drastic pafgaiiroA. Here
- = oa~s IN posuiI
Hr. G. +. ossegfog.i,, a nsrytawn, y.
Y. Va. dissToss=ssl wiih inligcssien, ohHunic
eonsiipaisan and kidney trouble for four
Year,. Ho tired mABy medicines without
relief He hrard u CAl-caTa Solvent, br.
ksnnodys Hcgf medicine, ns-od il and began
10 Improve rapidly. Al 81 bis Old eom-
plants have disappeared and be owes
everything 20 Cal-oufa Solvent.
Rsmen.isy, Cal-cara hplrtat CURES astS
ef al easss " hldasy, Bladdey and Laeer
ds,onsers. You may have free sample
bottle q this wonderful medicine, and de-
ssriptivo booklet, by simply sending your
name and address TO Tho Cal-eura Com
psny. Kennedy Row, Roudout, NY. Large
botlss 800 (oaly oAs iiss) al druggists,
or II they do nos have il, send 10 the above
peopfictors.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1904-11-03

Galveston 10 becoming great ocean port
furnishing ,yiieree that tie theory ttaf
western products would ultimately se,k =
gelf rs,ber than a seabosrd outlet On the
Atlantic WAS correct. Tue past year ,lsT
vessels cleared from that pcit, and the value
Of csrsoes 10 and out amounted 10 ssis,-
73a 600. The wise railroad men are thas
who have bull. roads on this theory.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1904-11-03

We are hammering away
From morning till night.
Trying to please you
With all our might.
We have put in the Telephones,
Long distance and near.
i, takes but minute
To whisper in our ear.
If you live in New England
Or, even in the west,
just give us a tip.
And we'll do the rest.
We have a big stock
OF all kinds in our line,
And don't propose to be
A great ways behind.
Fancy Plumbing, Tin Roofing,
And eve.trough too,
Are just the kinds of work
We know how to do.
Occasionally, news papers
Give us puff,
Because they have found out
We are right up to snuff.
Two Thousand Sap Buckets,
And -Four Thousand Cans,
Will not be one-half
What our trade will demand.
We are buying and making
Both early and late.
So that our customers
Will not have to wait.
When Sugaring Comes
With its terrible vim
Remember that Davis
Is right in the swim.
And when things seem
To be going to smash,
He will help you out,
If you show him the Cash.
A. J. DAVIS.
Manchester Depot. Vt.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1904-11-03
Manchester Depot, VT.
Volcanic ERUPT|ONS

are violent but soon over. Skin eruptions
often last for years; sometimes all ones
life. They just stay and stick, like the
dreadful visitor who never goes or accepts
hints that you are tired Of his company.
Skin diseases are efforts Of nature to get
rid Of poisons in the blood or in the super
fetal tissue. Kill or e1pel the germs and
the disease disappears, and the inhamed
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1904-11-03

and obsolete medicines for the same pur-
pose 1t antagonizes and destroys all forms
Of disease germs in the body rs nothing
else does.
John Donohue, Of Chatham, n. T., suffered from
Scrofna aud Eczema for inhny years. All the doc
tors he consulted failed to give him any relief. AZ
last, Mr.. Barrngcr, his druggist. advised him 10
take Dr. Kennedys new medicine, Csl-onrs Solvent
lie did 90 and from the very first bottle he was ben
Gifted. The painful and foul appearing eruptions
on his face, hands and body all disappeared and he
has not been troubled with the disease aimee.
Women are more frequcatly afflicted with
skin eruptions than men. Their confined
lives, and carelessness abous their eating
and bowel movements, tend to produce
the chronic skin troubles that worry and
disfgure them for years. treatment with
Cal-cura Solvent restores health and good
looks. Refuse substitutes.
Send to the Cal-cura Company, DR.. Ken
nedy Row. Rondout, N. ", for a free
sample bottle. Large bottles $l.00, all
druggists. One size only.
Remember Only one DR.. David Ken
needy ever lived in Rondout City Of Kings
ton, N. Y, and the name ~ his nep and
latest medicine is Cal-cura Solvent.
Cal.curs Solvent is for Sale BY
a. II. PETTIBONE,
MANCHESTER DEPOT. VERNON.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-08-11
PORT ARTHUR
IS SURROUNDED.
Reported That Commanding
Positions Have Been
Taken.
ARE NEAR RUSSIAN DEFENSES
Cruisers and Warships Also Assist
ng-Big Advance Expected --Japs
Reported to Be Within Short Dis
lance Of Russian Fighting Line.

London, Aug. S.-The Times cor.
respondent at Toxic under date of
August z, says that there are unoffic.
ial reports there that the Japanese
have captured commanding positions
north and northeast OF Port Arthur
at distance of $3.50 yards from the
main line of Russian defenses.
Che Foo, Aug. S.--The Japanese
force which captured VOLTS Hill is
now entrenched in the valley about
two-thirds of a mile from the fortress
at Port Arthur.
A Japanese cruiser is alleged to
have struck a new mine and to have
sunk Immediately in the vicinity of
Cristova battery.
The Russian cruiser Bayan has
small hole above her water line
which was inflicted by the explosion
| of a mine, which had fioated to the
harbor entrance.
The Japanese have occupied Louisa
bay, landing troops with the probable
intention of attacking west of the city.
There has been no important fighting
in the vicinity of Port Arthur since
July %. The Russian artillery har.
asses the Japanese who are attempt
ing to advance their trenches.
The above information was brought
here yesterday by Russian refugees
who left Port Arthur August 4.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-08-11
No, Maude, dear; a river is never
fed through it's mouth. BI
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These trade marks must be mailed
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TENDER 1st, 1904 October and Novem-
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The tickets to the Exposition will be
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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-08-11

Some people fail to realize the
truth of this statement-read and be-
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RED CROSS Skin Soap free at your
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II is the best preparation ever discov-
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our Starch.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-08-11
OLD FASHIONE
But Still In the Fashion.

II Is an ever new and interesting
story to hear how one can be entirely
made over by change of food. .. If
For two years l was troubled with
what my physician said was the old
fashioned dyspepsia.
There was nothing could eat but
20 or 80 minutes later / would be spit
ting my food up In quantities until
would be very faint and weak. This
went out from day to day until | was
terribly wasted away and without any
prospect of being helped.
One day was advised by an old
lady to try Grape-Nuts and cream
leaving off all fatty food. ! had no
confidence that Grape-Nuts would do
all she said for me as had tried so
many things without any help. But
it was so simple ] thought l would
give it trial she insisted so.
well | ate some for breakfast and
pretty soon the lady called to see her
patient as she called me and asked
If Thad tried her advice.
"'Glad you did child. do you feel
some better?
NO | said, 4 do not know as
do, the only difference can see is
have no sour stomach and come TO
think of 1t haven't spit up your four
teaspoons of Grape-Nuts yet
Nor did | ever have any trouble
with Grape Nuts then or any other
time for this food always stays down
and my stomach digests 1t perfectly;
| soon got strong and well again and
bless that old lady every time see
her.
p "Once an invalid of 9S pounds | now
weigh 125 pounds and feel strong and
well and IL is due entirely and only TO
having found the proper food in
Grape-Nuts. Name given my Postum
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Get the little book, THE Road to
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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-08-11

other pains in the region of the kid
neys. These were especially severe
when STOPPING to lift anything and
often gould hardly straighten my
back. The aching was bad in the
day time, but just as bad at night,
and | was always lame in the morn.
Ing. l was bothered with rheumatic
pains and dropsical swelling of the
teet. The urinary passages were
painful and the secretions were dis.
colored and so free that often | had
to rise at night. | felt tired all day,
Half . box served toerelieve me. and
three boxes effected a permanent
cure"
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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-08-11

2 Toxic, Aug. S.-General Knropat-
kin's success in extricating his army
from the Lao Tung Peninsula with
out disaster has elected much praise
from the Japanese. The concentrat-
ing of his army at Kai Chou at one
time seemed certain to involve 1t in
disaster. 1t was popularity believed
that a generally decisive battle would
either be fought at Ia Tche Kiao or
at Hal Cheng, 1t is thought that XII
ropatkin sacrificed his prestige by
abandoning en- immense territory
without a battle. He was forced to
abandon or destroy valuable stores
and munitions of war when the trans
portation was almost the most seri-
Gus problem to the Russians, He also
impaired the morale of his army, but
he preserved his men and guns. it is
evident that he hoped and planned
to check the Japanese at Ia Tche
Kiao. Then after holding the enemy
in check, ii is, believed TO have been
his purpose to Concentrate his remain
ing force at Lao Yang and to strike
Euroki q #.W