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Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-06-03

The audience at the opera house lis
tened with deepest attention last
night to one of the strongest sermons
of the series, as DR.. Smiley discussed
1.-The objectionable Sim" The mere
curiosity with which many came in
was quickly replaced with a searching
sense of the reality and fatality of
sin. The text was Mark 1928, "All
sins shall be forgiven to the sons OF
men, and blasphemies wherewith they
shall blaspheme; but he that shall
blaspheme against the Holy Ghost
hath never forgiveness, but is in dan
ger of eternal damnation. because
they said, He hath an unclean spirit"
These words the evangelist began,
seem to have in them only the thund-
ers of impending judgment, not the
sweet harmonies of the gospel Yet
even amid the hoarse reverberations
of the storm, the music of the gospel
floats: on the cloud smiles the bow OF
promise, "All sins shall be forgiven
and blasphemies. What boundless
mercy is here. One sin is excepted
only one, What If God had said all
but ten? or, all but fifty?
| But what is the one sin never par
doned? Jesus uttered the words OF
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-06-03

The Las Vegas Mutual Improvement
company, which has for its object the
building of houses for Las Vegas, was
formally organized last night at the
meeting held at the Commercial CLUB
the capital stock being placed at $780,
00O
F. H. Pierce, chairman of the COM
mittee appointed at the previous meet
ing to arrange details, reported that a
martial canvass Of the city had brought
gratifying results that the plan had
been enthusiastically received and that
there would be no difficulty in secur'
ing the amount Of subscription money
necessary to launch the enterprise on
q solid basis.
Upon motion of Mr.. Pierce. seconded
by E. D. Reynolds, it was decided to
organize the building company. Mr.
pierce was named to carry on the
work necessary for the incorporation
of the company. The following direc
tors we're named: f. d. Reynolds, ID
T. Hoskins, F. H. Pierce, s. Bacharacf
and G. c. Robbins. After some fur
ther discussion of plans the meetins
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-06-03
Excitement in Wall Street
Over Equitable Mixup
Frick, Hartman and Bliss Resign From Board OF
Directors and Begin Fight on Could Who Sup.
ports Hyde---Great Railroad interests Involved
Frck Investigating Committee Declares Excessive Commissions
Excessive Expenses Excessive Salaries and SperuOus Sal
aries ShOnld Not be Tolerated.

NEW YORK, June 3--Not since the
great Northern Pacific corner four
years ago has there been so much ex.
citement In financial circles as ex-
lists today as the result of yesterdays
developments In the Equitable Life In
surance society's affairs. The char
acter of the defense made by Hyde,
and the resignation of Frick. Hartman
and Bliss from the society's director.
ate have created situation wholly
unforeseen and indicating new
alignment Of forces In high finance
astounding TO the general public.
According to Herald Frick, in hand
ing in his resignation, said he never
again would sit as director In any
corporation of which Hyde was also
a director. According TO reports the
Union Pacific and PENNSYLVANIA rail-
road interests and Frick joined to-
gether 10 oppose Gould who supports
Hyde A semiofficial statement was
made today that Gould expects TO
have his lines finished to San Fran
cisco bay before June l. 1907. What
Wall Street and the general public
discussed most today. was the qnes-
ton as TO what is to be the next step
taken The selection Of new chair
man of the board of directors, who
is to be named by committee within
the next few days, Is awaited with the
greatest interest. A promise has been
made that he is to be man of ma
tional reputation for business ability
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-06-03
Proclamation

Whereas. The race meet to be held
at Gallinas park on June ). 6, and z,
A. ID. 1905, under the auspices of the
Las Vegas Driving Park g. Fair asso-
citation Is OF the greatest interest and
benefit to the citizens of this city and
community; and
Whereas, All public spirited citi.
|zens should heartily cooperate with
the association to insure the success
of this meet and TO that end all places
ot business should close and allow
their employees to attend The races.
Now,
Therefore, 1t Is respectfully re.
qucsted that the afternoons OF June
5, 6 and Z be observed as half holi.
days and that all places Of business
close their doors from | o'clock to
) o'clock p. m. OF said days and allow
their employees to attend the race
events, and In that way lend proper
announcement 10 the deserving citi-
ems through whose untiring efforts
and foryent zeal the success Of this
great event seems assured.
Done this 3rd day OF June, a. ID.
1905 +. T. OlNEY
Mayor Of the City of Las Vegas.
Attest Chas. Tamme, Clerk.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-06-03

ment OF tragedy and despair after
fancied immunity from peril.
Study closely the actions OF the
enemies OF Christ and you will see
this process completing itself and
fatally enmeshing its victims. They
were jealous of Jesus, because his
popularity was eclipsing their own.
He exposed their sins, and their
power was endangered. Therefore
they set about undermining his popu-
larity. II they could convince the
people that He was ignorant of the
law or Indifferent to Its practice, they
could accuse Him of being an i'm
poster. So they set detectives to spy
on his every act and word. Skilled
lawyers were set on Him to entangle
Him In argument. But these could
only report. Never man so spake."
They accused Him of violating the
ceremonial laws. He turned their
accusations upon themselves and tri-
umphantly asked, (Which Of you ac-
cuseth me of SIM" Stung by failure
to more desperate attempts, they
hired men to assassinate Him. But
His mysterious holiness intimidated
the assassins. and mo man laid
hands on Him." Foiled on every
hand, yet made more obdurate in deli
berate sin, they launched at Him their
most fatal shot--the most damning
suspicion in a superstitious age--"He
hath a devil" the fatal charge of
witchcraft. Outwearied by their
| malignity, Jesus openly challenged
their cunningly whispered ISLANDERS,
secuted the charge with the contempt
of common sense, and then uttered
in the hearing of all the people those
most terrifying words that ever fell
on human ears--the possibility OF
hardening the soul in sin. until 1t Is
clutched in the wise of habit. APPALLING
Is the calmness and certainty of Jesus
lutterance, the relentless mveiling OF
an inexorable law inherent sin soul
| life.
But note, the speaker went on, the
nature of this shining. II is first OF
iall sin against knowledge. They
know there was nothing wrong in
Christ. The feeblest common sense
KNOWS that doing good, healing dis
tress, making hearts holy and stirring
them with divine aspirations. Is not
the devils doing. But willfully deny
ing this knowledge and persisting In
the denial surely swings them into
the smothering coils of that "old ser
pent, the devil" till the very breath
of spiritual life is crushed out.
Reason, If given a hearing, would
compel men to shun the beginning o1
sin as the transcendent peril. The
terminal in prison says, "If hat
Ionly known" But he did know. Goo
has endowed men with all necessary
knowledge. Every one who "sell.
Ieternity to buy toy knows what hi
bargain means. "The wages of sir
is DEATH" Sin puts on allurinl
lsmiles; yet all the time men know |
is sin. The innocent child may chase
(COntinued M, mage 6.O
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-06-03
Horse Talk

Joe Mcclure, the famous trainer OF
the Estabrook stables In Denver, ex.
pects to enter J. j, NJ. Jr, at the races
here, This speedy one finished second
In 2;20 at Fort Collins, but did not get
a chance to enter In Albuquerque. lie
Is expected TO make a good showing
here.
George II. ketchum. the globe.trot.
ter, Is expected to give good account
OF himself In the running races. lie Is
eleven years old and for that reason
does not do his best In the first race
or tWo In a season. He rot limbered
up Up Fort Collins. did better at Albu.
QuerQue and is expected to get down TO
his level best here,
+. A. Frost. trainer for Joe Barnett's
Albuquerque stable, says that Stranger
o. which he believes will win from
Winfield Stratton here. Is the most
peculiar horse he ever made the ac.
quaintanee Of. zone to get him at his
best must work him to death, and
when he hasn't an ounce Of flesh on
him, then he Is In condition to do his
best work. ] knew that Winfield
Stratton would beat me In our last
race, though gave him as good race
as was In Stranger. Last year Stran.
ger was slow for the first few meets,
but continual and hard driving finally
put him In shape ana when be went q
mile in 2:0SA one TO look at him would
not think him capable of stepping a
mile in three. He Is race horse
from tip 10 tip, and | will be able to
give Winfield Strauon dust before the
season is over.
Joe Barnett and lot more Albuquer.
que boomers will come up tonight.
The exhibition mile to be given by
College Maid. the "Guileless Wonder .
/ Is being looked forward to with con,
considerable interest.
There are number of sports who
are willing to stand hy their faith that
Los Angeles won't win the Derby here
However, the lank Los Angeles horse
has the heaviest end of the backing.
Woody r. and McCarty, who were
credited with the closest of the Albu
querque harness races, will be in II
again for blood at the races here. Al
the Albuquerque meet, McCarty took
the two first heats. then Woody r
TOOK two and the fifth was won by
McCarty by nose.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-06-03

and probily and to him Is to be en-
trusted the task of enforcing econo'
mics and OF making such other
changes as may be deemed necessary
to correct the present business meth
ods Of the society.
Extracts Published.
New York, June 3--Liberal extracts
are published today OF the report
made to the Equitable Assurance so.
ciety directors by the Frlck inyestl-
eating committee. The report con
sists OF thirty-eight pages. Its prin'
cipal points are as follows, Excessive
salaries, excessive commissions, ex
cessiye expenses and superiluous Off
GERS should not be tolerated. Invest
ments should be carefully made The
present management should be radi'
cally changed.
NEW YORK, June 3,--James w
Alexander and James II. Hyde, presi
dent and first vice-president OF the
Equitable, met today and 1t Is under
stood decided to forget their differ
ences and aot hereafter together In
Equitable affairs. The basis of the
agreement Is said to have been thai
they would now attend to life insur
ance alone and keep Wall street out
Of the affairs OF the society. After
the conference it was reported thai
Robert I. Lincoln was agreed upon as
the best man fitted to assume the
chairmanship OF the board of direc
tors The report Is not confirmed
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-06-03
BERLIN Halls
FAIR CECILIA
Lovely Brlde-to.bs Of the Crown
Prince Of Germany Received
With Joy at Capital.
ROSES STREWN
IN HER PATH
Marriage Contract Signed in the
Presence of Imperial Family
and the Schwerin FOi-
lowing.

BERLIN, June 3.--The business or
government paused and a million or
so persons took a half.holiday to well
come the eighteen-year old girl who
some time will most probably be Ger
man empress. Her way was rose
strewn, choirs Of children sang her
greeting, old guilds with emblems OF
their trades lined the route and the
artillery sounded duly in the immen-
sity OF the cheering, while at the end
of her progress through the people the
imperial family and all the great per.
sonages Of state joined with the en-
peror and Crown Prince Frederick
William in receiving her at the palace.
The day was brilliant and the -hole
spectacle was effectively staged. The
Duchess Cecilia Of Mecklenburg-Sch-
werin, who in her full title Is also prin-
cess of Wends, arrived from Schwerin
at noon with her mother, the Grand
Duchess Anastasia, her brother, Fred
erick Francis, reigning duke Of Meek
lenburg- schwerin, his wife and num-
erous following. She was met at the
railroad station by the emperor. en-
press, crown prince and other members
Of the imperial family and breakfasted
in the Chateau Bellevue. The process
ion began to form between 4 and 3
o'clock this afternoon and then moved
through z3egartsn and unter DEN IA,
fIden. The pageant started at o'clock
and disappeared at 5:45 p. m. through
one Of the arched doorways OF the pal
ace The duchess went Immediately
with members Of the imperial family
to the room Of the electors, 30 Called
and with the crown prince signed the
marriage contract. Afterwards mem.
bers Of the two families dined together
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-06-03
Baccalaureate

Following is the program to be car.
ried out at the baccalaureate exer-
cises at the opera house tomorrow at.
ternoon:
my Country 'Tis Of Thee"-congra-
cation.
Prayer.
Quartet (mixed) - Saviour When
Night Involves The Skies'-Shelly.
Scripture Reading.
Duet-"Blessed Saviour" Nevin.
Mrs. r. G Rankin, Miss Mareth Furro.
Vocal solo-"Fear Not Ye, O Israel"
Dudley Buck, Mr. w. p. Hanson.
Address: DR.. Francis e. Smiley.
Quartet (mixed) 10 It Is !" -
Faure. Shelley.
Nearer My God To Thee"-congre-
cation.
The following will constitute the
choir: Mrs. r. G. Rankin, Miss Mareth
Furro, Mr.. w. G. Barnes, Mr.. G. n.
Kinkel; C. c. Gise, accompanist.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-06-03
Las Vegas Improvement Com
pany aunched Under Favor
able Auspices Last Night

adjourned subject to call.
The movement inaugurated by the
Las Vegas Agency & Investment cor.
poration some Gays ago, bids fair 10
be of the greatest Importance to the
city. That desirable renting houses
are needed BADLY and as soon as pos
sible, there can be no doubt. The
meeting last night reached no decision
as to the class of house to be built, but
came to the conclusion that the build
ing should be done In various parts
of the city, in order, as near as pos
sible, to secure the uniform advance
ment of those sections that had be-
come attractive from building stand.
point.
All the houses built will be furnish.
ed with modern conveniences, one or
two of them will probably be hand
somely built and elegantly finished, and
not enc of them will be of the shack
variety. II it be found that apartment
houses or double houses are demand
ed. they will be built. The company
may even take up the building of a
hotel.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-06-03
coRBETT RELOCATED TO
THE BACK WOODS.

SAN FRANCISCO, June 3.--Eddie
Hanlon fought Young Corbett to a
standstill during the last rounds of a
twenty round contest last night, and
was awarded a hard-earned decision
by referee Homan. The fight was an
exciting one from start to finish.
In the eleventh round Hanlon went
to his knees and took the count Of
nine. He came up fighting and in spite
of Corbett's strenuous efforts to put
him out, he finished the round strong.
For the next four rounds Corbett went
at his man and in the thirteenth had
Hanlon very tired, but he could not
land a knockout blow.
In the twentieth Hanlon came up
strong and went right at his man.
They stood breast to breast each with
his head on the others shoulder and
slugged for all that was In them. Han
Ion got Corbett against the ropes and
had him at his mercy. W ss,f
The round closed with both men on
their feet, and with Corbett all but
out.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-06-03
. RUSSIAN CRU|S.
ERS At MANILA
--~
Rear Admiral Enqui,t With Three
Aof His Ships Puts Into Uncle
W Sans Ports.
VESSELS DAMAGED
MANY WOUNDED
Claim That NebOgatO Was Out
Of Powder Before Admiral
Surrendered His Ships.

MANILA, 7. J.. June 3.-Rear kd-
miral Enqrfist, who was commander OF
the heavy cruiser squadron OF the
Russian fleet arrived in the bay at .
O'Clock this morning ON board his
flagship, the protected cruiser Aurora,
accompanied by the projected cruisers
Oleg and jemtchug. All the vessels
,swere more or less damaged and there
were many wounded men on board,
Admiral Train. on board his flagship
Ohio. with the Wisconsin. Oregon,
\ Raleigh and Cincinnati was outside
Corregidor islands, maueuvering when
the Aurora saluted with thirteen guns
and the Ohio answered. Admiral
Train and his squadron accompanied
the Russian vessels to Manila.
Out of Powder.
ST. PETERSBURG June 3.--The
statement is made that Admiral Ne
begaioff's ships had exhausted their
ammunition when he surrendered.
This brings some relief 10 the feel
ing against the admired as it one
Of the conditions under the naval
regulations which allows naval
commander to surrender, the others
being when the crew is SO depleted as
to be unable TO manage the vessel
and guns. and when the vessel has
burned to the waters edge and is
about to sink. Stories OF mutiny still
4 circl,Iate but the admiralty will not
that 1t received any informa-
y fending to substantiate them.
~ ejestycnsky Better.
4 ssSCKft3, June 3.-aAdlHirsff Rojest-
vensky is resting well with no dan
gerous symptoms and his speedy re-
covefy seems certain The officers
of the Russian battleship Orel have
declined to accept parole. They have
been given an additional day further
to consider the question.
What Will BE Done.
WASHINGTON, June 8. - 1t was
stated at the state department that the
Russian vessels at Manila will be treat
ed precisely as were those which ar
rived in Chinese ports during the
early stages of the war, namely, they
will be allowed to remain twenty-foul
hours II undamaged and seaworthy
Otherwise they may make absolutely
necessary repairs or lastly they may
be interned until the end OF the war
It is expected the latter course will be
followed.
Roosevelt May Mediate.
ST. PETERSBURG, June 3. - The
cabled report that President Roosevelt
In conversation with Ambassador Cass
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-06-03
Foxy Tanning
Coming Back

The Las Vegas fans will be de-
lighted In right Rooseveltian style to
know that Foxy Tanning, he of the
coof clear head, rubber wing and re.
spectacle batting ability, will arrive In
the city on No. tomorrow afternoon.
Manager Blood has succeeded In buy
ing the release OF Tanning from the
Leavenworth team and the popular
pitcher will don the Blue and mount
the slab for the local team In the
race meet series with the Albuquer-
que Browns. The Blues man.
ager, has been negotiating with the
Leavenworth club for Tanning for sew
eral weeks. but the best answer he
could get until yesterday was I'VE
can't spare him till July / we need
him In our business" Then an ef-
fort was made to get Schaub from
Kansas City. and with the imminence
of the fair games, the Colorado towns
were canvassed. But good pitching
material was scarce and the manager
told Matney that 1t was up to him
to pitch the three games next week.
So Tanning is as welcome as though
he had fallen from heaven and the
players and the people are glad to
get him back anyway. He is good
pitcher and the team behind him al
ways does It's very best.
With Matney and Tanning on the
slab the Blue are well buckled up
in the pitching line for the season.
With Lyon and Brown for the big
mitt' duo and and good aggregation
of fielders, the Blue should make good
this season.
| II Is planned that Matney and Lyon
shall go In for the tomorrOw's game
that Tanning and Brown shall con
stitute Mondays battery and that
both batteries shall take whir1
Derby day,
II Is said here today that the
Browns have got back their old giant
Starr. If so, the Blues have nC
cinch as Starr is a game winner. Las
| Vegas should turn out In force ant
help the local men win the series.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-06-03
Hundred Dollar Purse Offered for
Breaking Of Territorial Record

scales and flagman, j. w. Meadow,
track patrol, Jack Straussner.
The association voted 800 to any
horse that broke the territorial record
OF 2.13. made by Robert J on the
Albuquerque tracks several years
ago. This additional purse is for
either trotting or pacing.
The Las Vegas track Is admittedly
fast one, probably the fastest in the
southwest. There are some fast
horses in the bunch here, SO that It
will not be at all surprising II the
purse should be captured.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-06-03
Horses Sold

The report published in The Optic
yesterday that Los Angelina and Tar
Baby, the winner of the Albuquerque
Derby and her speedy relative had
been sold to G. w. Bedwell of Grand
Junction, Colo, turns out to be cor
rect. The purchase price is not sta.
ted. The two horses are from the IA
nous Cahill stables in Los Angeles.
They were the property Of M. M. Car
rol & Company.
Chas. Closson, the we'll known San
ia Fe merchant, appears to be getting
ready for the race track. He pur.
chased from R. r. Hogan of Denver
Elbertus and Seldom Wilkes, two OF
the horses entered at the races here.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-06-03
DIVORCE PAPERS SERVED
ON MRS. BRoDlE l. DUKE.

NEW YORK, June 3.-Papers In the
action for absolute divorce brought
by Brodie l.. Duke were served on
Mrs "A. Webb-Duke. whose marriage
to Duke last December was the begin
ming of sensational litigation. At the
same time proceedings against Duke
with the object Of having him declared
incompetent to manage his affairs
have been abandoned by the members
Of the family at whose instance the
suit was begun.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-06-03

The officers and executive commit
tee of the Driving Park & Fair asso-
citation held an enthusiastic meeting
last night at the Commercial club.
The officers for the race meet next
week were elected as follows: Chief
Judge, Magnus Flaws, Chicago; asso-
ciate judges, A. A. Jones, DR.. H. M.
Smith; timekeepers. c. Romero, w.
e. Gortner, 0. b. Erickson, Herman
Ilfeld, Secundino Romero; Official
starter, DR.. F. f. Stone; clerk Of the
course, r. j. Taupert; clerk of the
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-06-03

the text on an occasion when his ene-
mics asserted that his divine power
was given Him by "the prince OF the
devils" We can scarcely suppose,
however. that Jesus meant that the
using of that particular language con.
stituted in itself the objectionable sin
More natural and reasonable Is II
to believe that He referred to the ma
ture or condition of soul, which made
such an utterance possible. The
Greek text supports this view, as II
reads literally, shall be guilty OF
eternal sin" This would indicate the
condition of soul reached as the cul
mination of preceding series of will
full sins, series stretching perhaps
over many years. It is the climax o1
a continued story--a startling denoue
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-06-03

ini at Washington today indicating the
president had practically rendered his
good offices TO Russia created quite
sensation In official circles here.
While the idea that the president has
taken. such n step aroused surprise In
some quarters II was received with un.
concealed satisfaction In the belief It
would hasten the decision OF Emperor
Nicolas.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-06-03
Fears for Safety Of Apache.

NEW YORK, June 3.-Friends. of
Edmund Randolph of the New York
stock exchange, owner of the bark
rugged auxiliary yacht Apache, which
sailed May 18th in the race for the
Kaiser's cup. are beginning to express
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-06-03

fears for the safety of the racer. All
the other boats have finished and the
Apache has not been sighted since
May 90. In the Apache's course was
a field Of icebergs which several of the
yachts passed in safety.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-06-03
No Lives Lost on H. NJ. Carter.

NEW ORLEANS, June 3.--It was
ascertained today that no lives were
lost in the wrecking of the steamer
II. M. Carter, at Alexandria, La, last