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JoURNEYMEN CONFIDENT.
Horseshoers Believe They Will Win
Out in Strike.

meeting of the Journeymen Horse
shoers' Local Union No. Il was held last
evening at Costellos Hall. 9th and G streets
northwest. President Martin presided. The
announcement was made and received with
loud applause that the prospects were good
for settlement of the strike now In prog
ress in favor OF the journeymen within the
next few days.
Committees reported that several addi-
tonal shops have agreed 20 pay the ad-
vance in wages demanded by the union to
$50 per day. The apprentices who re-
manned loyal TO the journeymen and walked
out with the strikers have been kept on
the pay roll, and last night were paid their
wages for the week just ended.
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REACHES DANGER zoNEv
Puritan Arrives at Solomon's Island
Ready for Wars Alarm.

1t was officially announced here last even
Ing that a telegram had been received from
Admiral Dickens, United States navy. to
the effect that the u 8. S. Puritan, man.
ned by the Naval Battalion. National
Guard OF the District of Columbia. arrived
at Solomon's Island, near Annapolis. Nd.
about noon yesterday. The local jackies
are participating in the joint army and
navy exercises part of the coast squad
ron commanded by Admiral Dickens. and
are moving the Puritan without the assist
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prove the rivers condition in order to save
It from destruction. and request and urge
that you. and y2Yr neighbors win co-ope-
rate to that end"
Discussing the question OF injury to the
water Major Sylvester said that most Of
the damage Is now being done in the Vi
entity Of Cumberland, Nd. as the trouble
complained OF at Harper's Ferry. w. Va.
has been remedied and there Is no longer
any refuse from the mills there being
emptied into the river. 1t is thought by
the anglers that with purer water there
will be more black bass in the river.
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Power Launch to Go Into Service

The little power launch Alice owned by
parties here, viii shortly go into commits
SION on the river. The Alice has recently
been equipped with a new five-horse-
power gasoline engine of the Palmer tyne
and her owners are expecting her To he
speedy. The launch is at Cumberlands
boat house for cleaning, painting and 4
general oNerhaullng, and will be ready
for service in the latter part of this week
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MARRIED.

on Thursday. June S 1896 NJ
the residence of her parents, 800 gth street
southwest. 10y the Rev. u. W. Skelinger
ELMER L. ALLEN and W. II. WATERS
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ance of offIeers Of the regular naval estab-
lishment.
The Puritan left her station here shortly
after o'clock last Friday afternoon. She
is due TO return the evening OF the 18th
instant or the following day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-11

II you are fat woman and want to get thin
or a thin woman and want to get fat. Won know
about how to accomplish it
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-11

We take stock every July and naturally wish
to have stock in best possible shape that time We have
made big prices great patterns that do
intend reore and also reduced prices lot of other
things another. These before stock taking
sales of looked forward to by great people who
have learned what big bargains they the quantities
Las Vegas daily optic., 1905-12-19
Santa e Has An
other Bad, Wreck


Kansas City, Dec. IA special
from Reading, Kansas. sayt Santa ~
train No. II was wrecked at Badge
Creek bridge, about nve miles west
Of Reading early this morning. Tho
tender left the track. detailing all
the baggage and express cars and the
first two coaches. One express car
turned over and caught hre. in which
one passenger was killed. The en-
gineer and two messengers were re-
riously injured, the latter fatally. .
Wrecked train was west bound.
The dead are:
E. q. Derrick, express messenger.
Harry Davis, engineer; died Of IN
juries.
Derrick's body was badly. burned
before It could be recovered. DaSis
died shortly after being removed from
the wreck. Two 4passehkers IN the.
smoker were slightly injured. It II
believed the train was derailed By
wreckers. Spikes securing one rail
and fishplates had been removed.
Las Vegas daily optic., 1905-12-19

but put machine and crew out OF
the running. The little car was blow.
ing along at fifteen mile an hour
clip when very sharp curve sud
denly loomed up. Ordinarily II could
have been rounded In safety. but the
treacherous .,sand gave way beneath
the wheels and car and occupants
wrere sent hurling down into the
depths below. Fortunately The crew
had a start Of the car and they held
their distance all the way to the bot
tom, otherwise the cruise of the
Mountaineer would have ended right
there and then, Despite the terrible
tumble, the car was little the worse
for It's fall, and. after several inches Of
black courtplaster mad been used to
patch up the crew Where they hit thu
high places In going down the preci-
pice, the road across the desert was
once more followed, the car having
been dragged to the top Of the cliR
with windlass and cable, carried Tor
just such emergencies.
All day Friday the REQ Mountaineer
battled against the fury ol the desert
sand storm that piled the sand high
In places and all but blinded the tour.
lists. At noon the rays Of the sun
were completely hidden from view,
and the sand plains were as dark as
night. The wind kept increasing all
day and the fine sand and pebbles
driven before the gale stung the
faces Of the travellers until they
were in agony. Through II all the III.
tie sixteen-horse power car struggled
manfulIy, and that night eighty-nine
miles had been covered through the
storm.
All day Sunday was spent In get
ting across the Colorado river, be-
tween California and Arizona. There
was no ferry-boat and, as. a last re-
sort, the REQ Mountaineer was load
ed onto row boat and poled across
the rapids by Indians. Several times
the boat .lurched and nearly upset,
but the Arizona bank was eventually
reached, and after several hours Ut
tugging az windlass and cable, the au-
tomobiIe was hoisted to the top Of the
bank and proceeded eastward. An ef-
fort Is being made by Megargel to
have his car In New York city in time
for the automobile show In January.
Las Vegas daily optic., 1905-12-19

which are being hurried forward by
Gen, Linevitch from Mancnuria. In
the meantime the governments fear
is that the rebellion which u extend.
Ing southwark to the Polish frontier,
may arouse the Poles to an armed up.
rising. fS
\. Reliable details regarding the 60.
tAblishmept Of so-called republic at
Khsfkoff have at last arrived. The
workmep's socialistic organization,
Joined BY 300 troops. took possession
" the city, and With the aid OF the
military. established A government or
federal council, % the executive COM
mittee WAS called. This council issued
dscfees which ths- authorlties were
perfectly powerless to resiss.s It de-
clared war on the thieves who pre-
!viousiy terroriEed the city. When n
r0bber was captured he was placed un.
der ! trip hammer with threat It
would be dropped unless he revealed
the whereabouts Of his booty. This
Fas usually effective. and the recov.
1red plunder Was returned to the
owners. Two notorious robbera. wsrs
honged IN the public eduaf&. Va ,,ss
Las Vegas daily optic., 1905-12-19

prlds. oostb sefere Destrvestea.

Pride 0osth Dsfore Destrycttea.
A correspondent Of The Optic
writes from Peach Springs. A. r.,
concerning the REQ Mountaineer, the
great automobile, which Is expected
In Las, vegas within d week or two
on its trip across the continent, as
follows:
Peach Springs. Arizona, Dec. 15.-
With smashed madguards. twisted
steering gear and broken lamps, the
transcontinental automobile, REQ
Mountaineer Of New York pulled into
town this afternoon, showing only
too plainly the fierce Dattle put up
by machine and men in being the frs:
automobile to cross the Great Anne.
rican desert. Its crew, Percy F. Me
gargel and David F. Fasset Of New
York, and William G. Vaughan, Of
Eus Angeles, we're fast asleep within
an hour after their arrival, complete.
.ly tagged out by their labors.
The desert has always been re-
garded a. safe from the invasions Of
automobiles, as all who have attempt.
ed 1t before have been obliged to turn
back, some OF them on foot, leaving
their machines to, be towed In or to
be loaded on fat cars where aban-
doned. Whether It Is machine or
crew that is responsible for the sue.
NJ DnrS fv1 rndprf n IL n q
in which so many have failed will
probably never be known but both
were made welcome by the inhabi.
tants of Peach Springs, the majority
of whom could hardly believe their
ears when the pun, pun, of the Noun.
taineer was heard miles out on the
desert, coming nearer and nearer, un.
", the gallant little car rounded into
the main street of town. Word had
been received some days ago of the
proposed crossing OF the desert by
the New Workers, but the majority
OF townsmen, who have heard of the
coming Of countess other machines
which never came, put little faith In
the neswpaper dispatches.
The battered appearance Of the
REQ Mountaineer is not due to the
seven thousand miles 1t has already
Travelled through twelve states and
territories, but to bad upset and a
roll down a steep precipice some
miles out OF Los Angeles, that all
Las Vegas daily optic., 1905-12-19
Carnegie Refuses.

Andrew Carnegie, through his sec
resary, James Buham, has refused
to assist the members of the Women's
Board Of Trade In erecting a suitable
library building In, this city, says the
New Mexican. For number oI
months. the women have been work
ing constantly In an effort to secure
a donation from Mr.. Carnegie.
A short time ago. however, the
WOman's Board of Trade received
the following letter which they con.
slider as a final answer to their re,
guest for assistance:
Yours of the Gath received. Peru.
ing the correspondence II appears
that you are in very comfortable
quarters now, and ,nat what was
necessary was money for mainten.
ance, which you have by now oh.
tanned.
Respectfully.
JAMES BUHAM, Sec.'
Las Vegas daily optic., 1905-12-19
Crowded House.

A packed house greeted the pro
duetion OF Utah." four-act com.
edy drama by the Mcdonald Stock
company at the Duncan last night.
The play was new one to most Of
the audience and was full ol humor.
Gus situations.
The part Of Daniel Strong was play.
ed by Earl Mcdonald In q very &C.
ceptable manner and @. w. McDan-
aid ~ Joe Caldwell brought many
hearty laughs from the spectators.
M. w. McGee and IVA Hays render.
ed their parts excsilently and we're
favorites with the audience.
The specialties were fairly sood
and the orchestra carried BY the show
rendered q number Of excellent sc.
lections.
Tonight will be given THE Soldiers
Honor.r one Of the best plays in the
company's repertoire.
Las Vegas daily optic., 1905-12-19
Profit in Young Stock

There IS considerable interest ~
- present .tidla through the west,
over the subject u making baby beef.
1t Is only lately that the rangemen
have been interested in making beet
at all. hut the advent Of the big pack,
ers into Denver has created . big de-
mand for finished beef close to the
range and there 10 more feeding going
on this winter than ever before In the
history Of the west. General Manager
Petrie Of the Western Live Stock
show. to be held On January 29th re-
ports that he has heard Of . number
o. gtockmen who propose to exhibit
,earling steers weighing around 1.10O
to 1900 pounds. 1t is expected that
these steers will bring about five
cents per pound from the packers. ~
they are Just what are wanted for thu
western trade.
Those who have been experiment.
ing tell me that there II much more
money in producing this class Of beef
than anything else In the, cattle line"
says Mr.. Petrie. Calves taken from
their mothers this fall, are weaned
into . diet Of hay and roots, mostly
beets, and they are kept growing all
winter. am told that 400 pound
calves can be carried into grass next
spring weighing 600 to 700 pounds.
and the rest ID easy. The stockman
winters his cattle but one winter and
It Is claimed that this item, with the
increased value Of the cattle thus
handled, win much more than make
up for the Axpehse. 81.
"A three-year-old steer, weighing
1000 pounds and worth from $50 to
S35 on the market costs about all that
II received from him. It ID claimed
that for the same money 1900 pound
steer can be made at tweaty months
Of age and at no greater cost. but
worth $50 on the market. Our western
cattlemen are Just commencing to fig
ure economical methods of making
their business pay. and at the big
show in January many are coming Just
to see what their neighbors are doing
and to get the judgment of experts on
the result Of the work.
Las Vegas daily optic., 1905-12-19
CIarke's Partner
Goes Bankrupt

Pittsburg. Dec 19--Joseph Hast
ings. for years associated in business
with the late Cashier Clark Of the
defunct Enterprise bank Of Alleghe-
ny, Pa, made an assignment. His lia-
binties will possibly reach 100000.
Counsel for Hastings issued state
ment that his client was pulled down
through trying to take bills for
Clark. Hastings was president Of the
Ohio Valley Water company, and was
conected with many other large enter
prises. both in Pennsylvania and
other states.
Las Vegas daily optic., 1905-12-19
GOVERNOR
HAcERMAN IN
Las VEGAS
Gentleman Will Return Early !
in the Year 70 Remain
p: Several Days.
VIII Saars No Ebert 10 Promote Eve'y
Matadal Interest Of New Mexico Dur.
Ing tiH Tenure Of Office.

Hon. Herbert J. Hagerman. who will
be the next governor Of New Mexico.
passed through the city last night on
his way to Santa Fe. Mr.. Hagerman
said to The Optic that he had nothing
to give out In the way Of an interview.
He was on his way to Santa Te where
he would spend day or two. Then
he would 60 to Albuquerque for .
day, going back to Colorado Springs
In time to spend Christmas at the
home Of his father.
Mr.. Hagerman says he will be In.
Las Vegas to spend z couple Of days
very soon after the hrst of the year.
He wants to meet the people In every
part Of the territory and familiarise
himself with conditions In New Mex
leo thoroughly. The gentleman spoke
In the most enthusiastic terms OF the
progress the Pecos Valley 10 making
The two big irrigation projects that
are assured will mean the taking up
Of q great deal more land and the
coming in Of many more settlers.
Mr.. Hagerfnan believes the joint
statehood bill will pass In both houses
OF congress and he will use his utmost
efforts IN the event Of its passage y
induce New Mexicans to vote for the
acceptance Of constitution, He
believes IN joint statehood as being
better than Separate.
Mr.. Hasefman processes his inten.
tion TO spare 90 effort to advance
every material interest Of tyew Mex
leo during Ais term Of ONCE He II
much interested II the educational
development Of the territory and In
the moral and social uplifting Of the
whole people. The gentleman makes
no secret Of the fact that he is going
to wage war upon licensed gambling
in New Mexico and that he will use
every endeavor to induce the next
legislature to pass . Law absolutely
prohibiting the issuance Of gambling
Iiceuses.
Mr.. Hagerman ID connected with
powerful corporation interests and
with wealthy capitalists in several
parts Of the United States. He is an
optimist and believes thoroughly in
New Mexico He Is already at work
on m Advertising campaign for the
territory and expects to zee vast
amount Of capital invested in New
Mexico during has term Of once. He
belives in the mineral and agricultural
and climatic resources Of the territory
and is convinced that tine development
has scarcely begun. While In Santa
Fe Mr.. Hagerman will SECURE guber.
Material residence. He II accompani.
ed BY his brother Percy J. Hagerman
Of Colorado Springs.
Las Vegas daily optic., 1905-12-19
ROOT TRYING
TO ARRANGE
MODUS VlvENOl

Washington. Dec. l9.-Secretary
Root is in conference with Secretary
Shaw and some customs officers Of
the treasury elideavoring to ascertain
how far he can 90 towards proposing
a basis Of feasible modus vivendi
to the German government. At the
expiration Of seventy-one days the
present trading relations with Ger.
many will terminate, according to
terms of annunciation already given,
unless either new treaty can be ar.
ranged or a modus vivendi provided.
Las Vegas daily optic., 1905-12-19
Condition in Chicago,

Chicago, Dec. 19.-Practically nor.
NAL conditions were restored In local
banking circlea to-day, and there was
not the slightest surface indication
OF the disturbance caused yesterday
by the suspension Of the Walsh banks.
The runs continue on the Chicago Ma.
tional and Home Savings banks. but
there is no excitement. United States
District Attorney Morrison and State
Attorney Healy both stated this
morning that nothing ID connection
with the position Of the bank mad
been called to their attention.
Las Vegas daily optic., 1905-12-19
SIX KILLED
S, lNOyNAMITE
ExPL OSlON

{: New York. Dec. ls.--.Six men were
killed and more than q dozen injur-
ed In dynamite explosion In an ex-
cavation for new building 0ppo-
site the Waldorf.Astoria hotel. 1t
Fifth avenue and Thirty-fourth street.
The explosion was caused by some
workmen who started to redrill par.
TALLY drilled hole In which several
sticks OF dynamite were left last
night.
Las Vegas daily optic., 1905-12-19
~>>~>~~>>~~~~~~~< 4
Pos. omice Matter.

Don Eugenio Romero yesterday re-
ceived a telegram from Delegate VIM.
n. Andrews which said that a post
Office would be established in the town
of Las Vegas under the name of Las
Vegas and that the post Office would
be continued In the city under the
name Of East Las Vegas. He also re-
ceived telegram from II. o. Bursum
which stated that a post ofiice would
be established in the town under the
name Of Las Vegas.
Las Vegas daily optic., 1905-12-19
Chicago Sheep
Kansas City Livestock.

Kansas City, Dec. 19.--Cattle re.
ceipts, 10000, including 400 southerns,
steady, Native steers, $375036.25.
southern steers, $2.50@$4.50; south.
ern cows, $2OOGs3.25; native cows
and heifers, $2.oo@s2So: stockers and
feeders, $2.755m4.50; bulls, S2.25O
$4.OO; calves, $3.00GS7.25: western
steers, $S.20G$4.s0; western cows.
s225@s3.5O.
sheep Receipts.
Sheep--Receipts, 1000 steady. Nut.
tons, S4.5o@S @S6.oo; lambs. s5.7s6S7.sO:
fed range wethers, S5.55@Se.e0: fed
eews, S4.75GS5.40.
Las Vegas daily optic., 1905-12-19
Arrnenians Turn Tables.

Constantinople. Dec. IA dispatch
received from TiAis. Caucasia. to-
day, says 800 houses OF Musselmans
were set afire by. armed Armenians.
who prevented the inmates irom leav-
Ing and fred on the hremen who at.
tempted to extinguish the AaImes The
total number Of Musselmens killed IL
unknown. but It is known tifty.seven
perished.
Las Vegas daily optic., 1905-12-19
MEN ENT0hB-
Ed IN TUk.
MEL SAFE
Wo,kmen Buried Under East
River Taken Out After
Forty Heura ~
Attempt mads ID Force Rs6I Of Tunnel
AbaadeNsa; T-Rssessd Men
Revive

New York, Dec. 1.-two men. bur.
led forty feet deep In . tunnel. facing
death from starvation. suifocation. or
drowning. and about 200 comrades
few feet above them digging against
time to save their lives, was the ut.
uation today At the Pennsylvania rail.
ruad tunnel In Long Island City. For
more than thirty nours those two mon
have been entombed In this tunnel By
= cave-in. and It ID by mo- means eer.
tain there are only two, q the police
|of Long Island City say there are
six.
1t will take several hours to pierct
the roof Of the tunnel and reach tbs
men. and II the shaft does not pierce
near where the men ore located they
lhsy Be drowned BY the rush Of wsfer
caused by the removal Of the air
pressure. The tunnel d being built
under the East river, but the entomb.
ed men are not under the river bed
and 20 may be Saved.
Rescued.
New York. Dec. 19,-The two men
who were buried In the East river
tunnel for nearly forty hours we're
taken out thja afternoon. The rsss
cuers penetrated the tunnel IN = boat.
Workmen are still attempting to force
the way through the roof Of the tunnel
10 Il II thought still other men are
imprisoned IA the tube. When the
rescued man had recovered sulIictens-
LIZ 10 4psAk intsltDsaiivI 4hsy saizE
taey wefe the only men caught IN the
tunnel md the rsscuers ceAaed work
dpon the shaft which was being push.
Cd through the c0ncyete.
Las Vegas daily optic., 1905-12-19

The Epworth League supper which
10 to last for several evenings begins
tonisht At the Woodmaa hall. A
force ofsladies ana several masculine
assistants are very busy at the hall
today making preparations for the
event. az
Las Vegas daily optic., 1905-12-19

Troop A Of this city Win, probably
sive a big military ball and Bazaar
Of Nations" at the Duncan some time
In January. The plans are being for
nulated and II they mature the troop
will give the social affair Of the sea.
son. The members intend to spare
no expense nor labor to make the az
fair an immense success. The final
meeting for completing arrangements
will be neld the evening Of January
Sthe
Las Vegas daily optic., 1905-12-19

A calandsr that ID not at oil NAL.
apropos is being given out By Peter
Roth, the Douglass Avenue butcher
The calandar shows q fat happy-l0ok-
Ing, rosy checked Dutchman. . plate
Of sausage and other choice pork pro
ducts in one hand, while the other
hands rests caressingly upon . re-
imarkably handsome be.ribboned pig.
Las Vegas daily optic., 1905-12-19
Senator La foIIete.

Madison. Wis. Dec. i9.-Governor
La Toilette today cent In his resig.
nation ~ governor TO the Legislature.
t0 take ellect the hrEt Monday In
January. He will proceed to Washing.
ton to take his seat a. United States
senator. :.
Las Vegas daily optic., 1905-12-19

Meeting OF the social committee Of
the Commercial club at the room at
8 O'Clock tonight. The members Of
the committee are James @. McNary.
chairman; Robert Gross, T. F. Kea-
veney, Saul Rosenthal. w. H. I'm
giles, Earl Hoke, and DR.. William F.
Mills. s%
Las Vegas daily optic., 1905-12-19

V0vUpVvV ~ NUovNVWs
st. Petersburg, Dec. .9.-Despite the
statement that two army corps are.
being sent to the Baltic provinces It
Is learned that no such number of
troops is available, The government
has sent two regiments from St. Pc
tersburg In reply to the frantic ap.
peals for retnforeements. but. It is
considered too dangerous to 4eplete
the garrison Of the capital any 5furth.
er during the present crisis and the
government can only await the arri-
val Of Cossacks and otng tSoops.
Las Vegas daily optic., 1905-12-19
Postoflice Case
Appealed
sstU ss.
Special 10 fhs Optic,

Washington. psc. 19.-The
Postmaster General has appeal
ed the Las Vegas postoffice
case to the Supreme Court of
the United States. Pending
the decision Of the case In that
tribunal there will be no
change in any particular, the
postoffice service in Las Vegas
remaining in status quo.
Las Vegas daily optic., 1905-12-19
Savage Mobs AttacAlEiundreds Of Cossacks
\ and Dragons, XIII Them . Last Man
and Mutilass Their Bodies
Frig4dully.
Republic Established On Ruins Auocracy Khkef Social
ists Take Possession Of City and Aided by Troops
overpewer the Authorsies Compel Rob-
ber, 70 Disgosse Booty.

Mitau. Province Of Courtland. BY
mail to st. Petersburg. -Frightful sto-
ries are pouring In from the interior
where desperate fighting has occurred
between the troops and insurgents.
Revolving tales are told VI the barba-
rites practiced on German landlords
who are more detested BY the Let's
that are the Russians. In . Aght near
Takum, fourteen dragons were Kill.
ed and sixteen wounded. The esti.
mated insurgent loss y 400 killed.
Las Vegas daily optic., 1905-12-19

Miss Dunlap, stenographer ct the
once Of the Cattle Sanitary board,
was unfortunate enough to sprain her
ankle quite severely last night.
Las Vegas daily optic., 1905-12-19
ADDITIONAL t0CAk

Mrs. Edward Henry VS. out 70 day
after being connned to the house tor
several days with the grip.