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Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-03-07
AccEPTs nae INEVITABLE.

A strong opponent OF the claims Of
New Mexico for statehood during It's
long fight has been Harpcr's Weekly,
which can Nc safely classed among
the influential periodicals Of the
country.
II has reflected the most radical
sentiment which has prevailed
throughout the hierarchy Of eastern
states and ono would as soon have ex.
pected the Weekly 10 come out in
support OF the theory that the moon
was made OF green cheese as 10 have
admitted the Justice OF granting the
great territories Of the southwest, the
right Of self government.
IN its last Issue. however, the Week.
~, In tho following article. Joins the
great army OF those who, whether
they approve or no. believe Joint
statehood 10 be the inevitable for the
four territories now remaining out
In the cold.
The Weekly says: III begins
70 look as II, during the life
of the Ftfty.eighth congress. the dc.
Kires Of arizona. New Mexico, Okla.
homa and Indian Territory for state.
hood would, IN one way or another.
be graiincd There will then bc no
such thing Ms a territory between
Canada on the north and Mexico on
the south As 10 the solution OF the
statehood problem. with which con.
gtcss has been Cor some time oecu.
pied. il Il understood that Arizona
and New Mexico which, by The cen.
sus Of 1900, had collectively d popu.
lation ot a littIe more than AIS 900.
Will have ~ renonnce their individual
aspirations and accept admission as
. single state Politically, II Is be
that The state Will 30 repub
ltcan, but 4 g moi expected to take
part IN the nost presidential election
Oklahoma also, though In 1900 It hal
q larger population than Arizona aud
New Mexico put together will have TO
give up the hope OF entering the i'm
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-03-07
ruE BALKAN

The Russian eagle with Its two
heads is just now feeling the need
Of d third head. While n looks upon
the far eastern situation and the other
upon England In Thibet, the Balkan
situation escapes her attention. The
Turk Is not slow to appreciate the
state OF affairs. The Balkans are
the meeting point OF Turk and Rus
sion. This region, composed Of q
number OF lmpotent states. some nom
inalIy free, others under the domin.
ion OF the ottoman empire. Is the prey
of Russian Influence. Through these
Rnssia has always hoped to get an
exit on the Mediterranean She was
cheated or her desire at the end OF
the first Russo Turkish war, and now
that her prestige Is weakened by war
In the far east, Turkey, II signs be
read Alright, Is ready TO strengthen
her own position. Internal affairs are
also tending to an outbreak. Bull
garia. which Is nominally free Is send
ing arms and encouragement to the
rebels In Macedonia, which belongs TO
Turkey. Macedonia is In revolt be-
cause the Mohamedon subjects are in
dignaut over the reforms i~naugurated
by the Porte for the Christians. II the
reforms are not carried out the Chris.
Etians will rise. So that in any case
Turkey Is pretty likely to have trouble
In the land OF the Great Alexander.
She ID also pretty likely to take ad-
vantage or the absence Of Russia, who
has partial charge over Bulgaria. to
chastise the BuIgarians for the inter-
est they arc taking In affairs over
the line. She has addressed a note
To the powers explaining the situa-
tions ais she secs II, which is Turkeys
way Of preparing them for a conflict Of
arms.
The war, when ii comes, will be as
are all wars OF the Turks, bloody and
brutal, Nothing permanent Ear be ac-
complisired. y Is q anestie1 II good
governments could avail much In the
Balkan states. Bad government like
that Of Turkey certainly can not. These
are composed OF a Heterogeneous
mass Of people. From the time when
the Cloths made this region their
stamping ground to the time Of the
Turks. wave after wave OF migration
has swept over 1t. Traces OF all these
migrations are to be seen There Is
little or no national feeling. Though
mlsrule the people have become even
more degenerate.
The Balkans seem fated to be the
scene Of tyranny and war until some
strong benevolent power steps In and
straightens things out. With Turkey
maintaining itself merely Try the con.
sent OF the rest Of Europe, or rather
by the jealousies Of the rest OF Eu.
rope, and with the fear Of the Russian
bear which all states Of Europe feel.
The time Is not In sight when any 9th.
or power can step In.
a joint action OF the powers would
stop the trouble. but might lead to
international complications. And af.
Ter NIL The peace of Europe Is worth
more than peace 70 the poor degener.
ate Balkan states.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-03-07

The New York Sun thinks state
hood Legislation will be enacted By
the present congress. The Chicago
Record Herald believes 1t will be left
10 tho next congress to offer joint
statehood TO the four territories. But
no person or newspaper Of any
description. out side OF New Mexico
or Arizona, continues 10 talk abon,
there being even a remote possibilit,
OF separate admission.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-03-07
AFFAIRS IN SAN DOMINGO.

San Domingo y again in the throes
Of a revolution This time affairs are
taking ~ turn which makes interyen,
lion on the part OF the United States
very possible II not probable. San
Domingo and Hayti, which occupy the
Island of Hayti, are known as the
black republics of the western hcmls-
phere. lii government they are like
the Spanish republics which abound In
South America. that ID to say that
rebellions are frequent In San Do
mingo the percentage OF blacks Is
much less than In Hayti In the lat
ter republic 90 per cent are black. In
the former only 40 per cent, The
country Is an extremely rich and fer
tile n Tropical fruits. coffee and
sugar ane grow In abundance. The
curse Of the country Is its political
revolutions, The present president,
Gen. Carlos +. Morales, has been chief
executive for about three months, de-
posing President woz y Gil. Tho only
president who has been able to main.
tain bis government any length OF
tiIne was Gcaeral ~Itoureaux who ruled
from 1854 70 1898 At the present
time Juan Isidro Jimencz, a general
~ course. who assisted the present
ruler 10 acquire his position. is striy.
lag fer tho chief executives chair
SO far the story reads like many 9th
efs which have had san Domingo for.
their scene Recently. however. tho
insurgents shot one Of the engineers
Of the united States ship Yankee and
violated the American consulate al
SANTANA. This has aroused especial
attention in the United States gov.
ernment Germany, France and Eng.
land. who have special financial in
terests in The island, particularly
France. have lost patience with the
conditions OF affairs They cannot
intervene without defying the prin
ciplcs Of the Monroe doctrine. for ac.H
cording 20 this doctrine a foreign
power cannot even establish a tenn
porary protectoratc over a western
hemisphere government. ana d tempo
rary protectorate seems The least step
that could be taken 20 s~traighten out
the tangled conditions OF the repub.
lie, ~ these powers Insist there Will
BIO nothing for the United States 10
do hui take 4 hand In The proceed
iMgs OF eourse this Is Violently on
posed by a certain element III this
country which fears 10 sec our eour
try nach ont its hands 20 foreign soil
Tor any reason They condemned the
policy - the United States 3n regard
70 Cuba They crlticise The Philippine
blniness They are afraid lest inter.
fentiou IN San Domingo Will lead into
likn lhe latter They are
not prepared - follow the nag into
ne realms of International activity
Il " bound 10 80. Doubtless
ihesc opponents are IN the minority.
The step has already been taken for.
ward and II Is impossible 4 80 back.
We may III the interests d humanity
and commerce be Obliged 10 step into
The affairs Of san Domingo. This
does not mean that we must annex
her Though Il doubtless does mean
that The American influence In the
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-03-07
Chicago Livestock.

CHICAGO, March Cattle market
l0c lower. Good to prime steers, $500
1856; poor TO medium, s3.50&s4.SO;
stockers and feeders. s2.5O&i15; cows
$l.50&s400; heifers. s2.0O&s45O; can.
ners. sl.50&$2.50; bulls. s200&s4,0O
calves, s3.0o&s6.5O: Texas fed steers,
s4.0o&s475.
Sheep.-L0wer. Good to choice
wethers, si.25&s465; fair to cohice
mixed, sS.50&si25; western sheep,
s275&s5,25; native lambs. s450&$5.75;
western lambs, s475&s5.90.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-03-07
Raw or tnnamed Lunns

Yield rapidly 10 the wonderful cura.
tive and healing qualities OF Foley's
Honey and Tar. 1t prevents pneumo,
MA and consumption from 4 hard cold
settled on the lungs. "My daughter
had q terrible cough which settled on
her lungs says N. Jackson. on Dan.
Vile. III. WI tried a great many
remedies without relief, until We
gave her Foley's Honey and Tar.
vii stop the cough. heal and
which cured her.
For sale at Depot Drug Store.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-03-07

District Manager W. q. ogle, of the
Mutual, expects to so to Albuquerque
within a day or two to meet Pres. Nc
Curdy and his son, General Manager
Robert McCurdy Of the big company.
Mr.. ogle, who has just returned from
another trip. says the growth Of Ration
is surprising.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-03-07
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE in
ELMIRA THEATER.

ELMIRA. N, Y, March IA fire
that was discovered In a cigar factory
under the Lyceum theater last night
did damage to the amount or $500, 900.
The Lycenm iheater and the Auditor.
ium theater adjoining. were completely
Quilted. The fire Is said to have start.
cd from an explosion Of natural gas
but another report makes IL incen.
diary.
Central League Schedule Meeting.
SOUTH BEND, Ind. March THE
base ball magnates Of the Central
league began d meeting at the Oliver
Hous today TO conclude arrangements
for tho coming season. The adopting
Of the schedule is the chief business
OF the meeting, although there Is still
some talk Of the possible transfer OF
the Harion franchise 10 Peoria, but
those best informed az to the league
affairs arc Of the opinion that the IN.
diam city will retain It's membership.
Bankers to Dine Shaw.
PHILADELPHIA. Pa. March IL
Secretary Shaw Will come from Wash.
ington this evening to be the gues it
Of honor at a banquet 10 be given BY
thePhiladelphia Bankers association
The banquet viii be held at the Unicn
League club, covers. being laid for go
guests. Among those present Will be
prominent ~financiers from New York.
Baltimore. Boston, washing.on Pitts.
burg and other cities.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-03-07

Thos. Muenstermann. for many years
q business man Of Albuquerque and
Belen, passed through the city this
afternoon on his way to Florence,
Italy, where he viii make his home in
the future. Mrs. Muenstermann will
accompany him as far as Chicago, join
ing him in Italy later.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-03-07

When congress finally gives " the
opportunity 10 choose. II will be be.
tween Joint statehood OF no statehood.
And congress evidently intends TO
make joint statehood look M good to
rs a. possible.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-03-07

The track Is now clear for The ter.
ritoriai convention, Republicans and
democrats should unite AZ citizens Of
Las Vegas 10 making appropriate pre-
parations for the entertainment Of
visiting delegates and friends, We
have q reputation 10 sustain.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-03-07
YMHRkETJ

The following New FORK STOCK quotation
we're received by Levy Bros, members Chi
caso Board OF Trade). room32 and 3
EFT Block, Colo. Phone 30, Las Vegas Phone
SlLJ over their osn private wires from New
York, Chicago and Colorado Springs; cores
pondent OF the firms OF Logan & bryan N. Y.
and Chicago member New York Stock Ex-
change and Chicago Board or Trade, and VIM.
A. Otis & Co.. Bankers and Brokers. Colorado
springs:
Description Close
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-03-07

A private a which passed through
the city this afternoon carried Adolf.
plus Busch the twenty-five million.
airs brewer. andpartyont heir ~
aire and party on their way TO the
golden shores OF the Pacific.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-03-07
Kansas City Livestock.

KANSAS CITY, March 7.-Cattlt
steady. Native steers, $4&s5.25,
southern steers, s3.40&s4.2O; southern
COWS, $2.4o&$3.2 %; native COWS ant
heifers, $2.00&$425; stockers ant
feeders, sa.00&s4.25; bulls, s2.5O&
$3.50; calves, s30O&s6.25; western
steers, $s.5o&s4.5O; western cows
$2OO&s350.
Sheep-10c lower. MuttoIs, $3.S0&
$50; lambs, $4.SO&$5.6O; range weth
ers. s i3o&s46O; ewes. s2.75&s4.2O.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-03-07

B. Ruppe. the president Of the ter
ritorial board of pharmacy, and A. J..
Fisher. the former Of Albuquerque,
the other Of Santa Fe, arrived this
afternoon to attend the meeting of the
board tomorrow.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-03-07

island will be increased. II the pres.
emit chaotic condition OF AFFAIRS con
tlnues it would be best for San Do
mingo. best for the world, for a
strong power to intervene. and that
power can be only the United States.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-03-07
Bankers 10 Dine Shaw.
ST. Louis Wool.

ST LOUIS, March 7.--wool. nom,
inal; territory and western medium.
isc and i9e fine mediums, f5c&i7e;
fine. i5c&lec.
FOR SALE Ticker 10 Deming Good
TIL the 18th Call al Eldorado hotel
.or Headauarte ~ saloon. 3l5.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-03-07

some newspapers and some indi.
viduals in New Mexico are attempt.
mig TO stand on both sides Of the
statehood question al one time. They
make themselves ridiculous.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-03-07
Summary Of the stocks.

NEW YORK, March 7.-Amerlcar
stocks in London heavy and lower.
Western railroad officials not quite
80 optimistic forecasts OF future.
Some possibility OF Northern Secur
tiles decision today.
Pennsylvania system recovering
from effects OF eyere weather.
Payment OF further dividend on
cord products common extremely
doubtful.
S~ixty-nine roads January average
net decrease 2f.1s per cent.
Twenty.seven roads fourth week
February average gross increase If.9s
per cent
Banks lost 70 s~ub.treasury on Fri.
day sS3e00O.
Texas Pacifc same week increased
s2s.362.
Fifteen banks reported less than
Is per cent reserve against fourteen
last week ana twenty.seven In cor.
responding week last year. D.,J&co.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-03-07

Il am for separate statehood, said
q citizen yesterday, and he was for
free silver eight years ago, And earl,
Ter, two Q years, he was for the
dismemberment OF this republic. And
once there was q man who believed
that chas. I Of France ought to have
his head chopped Of. And there have
been many more issues In the history
OF the world that have lived and died.
Separate statehood is as dead as any
OF them. The man who says Il am for
separate statehood is as much out Of
date as he who says Il am for the
maintenance OF slavery
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-03-07

Mrs. II. e. Hoke and daughters
Misses Ethel and Margaret, after
spending the winter In Las Vegas and
Rociada. left this afternoon for their
home in Hanover, Pa.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-03-07

". q. Rasmussen Of Denver has pur,
chased the Dilts bowling alleys on
Railroad avenue and will continue to
operate the west side alleys.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-03-07
MONDAY EVENING, MARCH I, 1904.

Politics. II should be remembered,
Ii singular. and sometimes more sing,
niar Than At others,
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-03-07

II Ii the part Of folly To attempt 70
evade the issue before the people Of
New Mexico today.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-03-07

lon as q separate state. Apparently
y will have to acquiesce in fusion with
Indian Territory; the state thus form
ed will have about a million inhabi.
tants. Although. however, a bill to
this effect may be passed during the
present session Of congress, II will
not become operative until the pro.
cess Of Transforming the tribal owner
ship shall have been completed in In.
dian Territory, and until also allot-
ments Of public land for school pur-
poses shall have been made. 1t seems
TO be taken for granted that the state
made up OF Oklahoma and Indian Ter
ritory will, as regards political lean
ing be democratic"
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-03-07

News-dcslsrs should report 70 the counting
r00sn any ~irsexuiarity or tnAttsptlons on tbe
part ~ carriers In The delivery OF q Optic.
% their dAu0tS 10 any part Of The city by the
carriers Orders or complaints can bc made
b. telephone. postal. or 10 person
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-03-07

Pork-May. 1887: July, si4o5.
Lard-May, s7se July. s742.
Ribs-May, s7.i7 ask; July, s7.a2.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-03-07
Chicago Grain and provisions.

Wheat-May, u! taly, 81.
Conway. 50 81 d rs; july, 81
50 20 rs.
oats-May, AZ rs. July, 80 5s a.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-03-07

wANTED-Good waitress: apply
Model restaurant s44
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-11-18
Fatal Football Game.

NEW HAVEN. Conn. Nov. $50.
scph Massimimo, fourteen years old.
who was kicked in the head and rem
dered unconscious last Saturday in a
boys football game, is dead at his
home here.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-11-18

SARATOGA, \. Y, Nov. 1S.-Judge
Charles S. Lester, aged eighty, the
oldest member of the Saratoga county
lar, who practiced his profession here
for sixty years. is dead. He was born
in Worcester, Mass, in 1924 and was
educated at Washington academy.
Salem, n. Y.
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As9@ his S SS Sors u45a ''F N.gs IRON rs
Monday the 9th inst at 22o P.
BACoX-Entered into rest FRIDAY. May 8. Lucy Aner-
Hlagden Bacon. .. D.. OF Orange Valley. Notice OF
funeral hereafter.
1906 Nathan wnans BonneH. husband OF Jqliete Pier
vices from tho PTesbytear church Springfield " j.
f sssS NAY nyi2e5 10 attend p ar. sSifs s@f
I q sbs sag. sst Ssw Al at 1S0
DROwN-Ah his home. Woodbridge n. J.. May 5. 1904
Judge A. y Brown in The 10Th wear q his age Fu-
tives and friends invited.
Island Daniel D GsqIkiRs in the s9th year his
day. May o. 1904. $50 p m. '-'.l-
wife Of William NJ CruizsharE Funeral private ,'''A
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Amsterdam on sunday, May $ $50 ?. m.
KEBsE-At Roslyp; Long Island; Fifth month. 9TH;
Friends M Ieg House at Man5asss Third day
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Brooks ssl6y ass - years ana months Relatives
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Newark. on Monday, NAV at ESQ p. m. Relatives
will his residence. No - Clayst, at 1SO
p. where family service will be held.
sUTHERLAND-Suddeny Of pneumonia. at Geneva
" Y. J.. wife OF the late John l.. Sutherland
GaIasSer Funeral at Geneva Monday at O'clock Ss'S'
T,EIR-At Pine Plains. y. Y, May Albert NJ Weir.
woodlawn- A special car leaves Grand Central De-
pot 3:34 p. m.
WHEELER-At North Stonngton Conn. May . Thomas
S Wheeler aged 81 years. Funeral on Tuesday. at
o'clock ..
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UNDERTAT1ERs.
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s3d st. Tel l.22i or lSe5 Chelsea Frank T. Campbell
Rev stephen Merritt. the worldwide known IN
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Be Not Deceived.
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RESENTS DYER'S REMARK.
Freeman Says He VIII Demand an
Explanation.

South Orange. y. J.. May Embellishments
ing on the remark made last night at the review at
the Madison Square Garden. in Manhattan by
Colonel George r. Dyer. that, long as he was
president OF the Military Athletic League. he would
see to it that no New-Jersey military official should
again command a review. Colonel Freeman. OF the
LIST New-Jersey Regiment. whose forgetfulness in
spred the remarks said to-day:
II Colonel Dyer made the statement which IS at
tributed to him. I shall certainly demand ex-
PLANTATION"
The affair out OF the failure OF Colonel Free
order his troops to port arms which pass
ing the reviewing stand. Colonel Freeman says the
confusion due 10 the difference in tactics OF
the Canadian Sth Highlanders and the United
States troops who combined in the review
On that account IL had been impossible 10 give
some orders that would be uniformly Obeyed by
the whole force.