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The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1905-06-01

Festus J. Wade whose persistent optimism
has fairly earned him the title of the prophet
of prosperity for the west, gave the Missouri
bankers who met in Kansas City last week some
suggestive and inspiring facts about the wonder
full growth of the west. Mr.. Wade's theme was
the Financial Strength of the Middle West" and
he made 1t clear that the middle western states
are no longer dependent upon the east for money
with which to move the crops, and explained the
cause Of their independence. Mr. Wade confined
the subject matter of his address to the middle
states west of the Mississippi river, embracing
Arkansas, Louisiana, Texas Indian Territory,
Oklahoma, Missouri, Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska,
North Dakota South Dakota and Minnesota He
limited the scope of his inquiry to five lines
population, the four great crops decrease of state
debts, railway mileage and financial resources
Within the decade from 1890 to 1900 the acreage
in farms in these states increased from 228 24S104
to 377 1874 000 total increase of 149 145 1896 acres
OF cultivated farm lands. In the fourteen years
from 1890 to 1904 the production of corn rose
from 81 2599 500 to 1853 1928 900 bushels of wheat
from 1884, 900 to 321 S93517; of oats from 279-
$4,000 to 404,51 ,675 of cotton from 291O9O5 to
5,988436. The value of these four great crops in
creased in the same time more than 100 per cent.
from s701,072,224 to $1713, 500 000 It should
be borne in mind that these colossal figures of
wealth produced do not include other valuable
farm products, such as fruits, berries live stock.
poultry and dairy, manufacturing and mineral
products, the increase of which is even greater
in proportion to population Within the thirteen
years from 1890 to 1903 the railroad mileage
of the western states, without the inducements
of bonuses offered in previous years, increased
from 53,193 to 6S,463. The financial exhibit is
even better than the crop exhibit. The resources
of banks and trust companies increased three
fold in thirteen years In 1891 they were $500 915
671 and in 1904 they reached $1,794, O00 Mr.
Wade says that western banking institutions are
seeking investment for their surplus in the east
and have dollar deposit in the east for every
dollar that western merchants and manufacturers
owe the eastern banks.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1905-06-01

Affairs in Spain of late have been going from
bad to worse First there were the labor troubles,
then the of Andalusia, then the political tur-
MOL and NJ Villaverdes refusal to convoke the
cortes. All of these things have gradually pro-
duced state of affairs which is absolutely in
tclerable, and M Charlie Malato says in the
Paris European far from getting better the situa-
ton has not done SO and in fact gets worse from
both an economical and socaY point of view.
Strikes succeed strikes, riots success riots In
Andalusia," M. Malato continues, the misery and
want defy description and bread riots are affairs
OF everyday occurrence in this unhappy region,
principally in the section around XereS, Malaga,
and Cadiz There is also no reason to be aston
shed at the fact that criminal statistics have be-
sadly eloquent in recent times. To
eat To eat matter how, is the great ques
tion which is placed before the peope of Andalusa
every day, this Andalusia which was magnificent
garden in the time of the Moors, but which social
revolution has today made kingdom of hunger.
The destruction of property, the stealing of cat
tie, the abduction of individuals, acts of venge-
ance; this is the logic of the situation. The
days of the bandit and of the brigand again
in full swing But Andalusia is not the only part
Of Spain which is profoundly disturbed by the
economic crisis, which the government has sought
neither to prevent nor to ameliorate. At Vinaroz,
for example, maritime town situated on the
border of the provinces of Castellon and Tar
ragona, a movement has recently been put on
foot for the purpose of placing the city under
British protection and the Correo Iberco recently
published open letter on the subject to the min
lister of the interior. And M. Malato continues
'if this is the case, if such ideas are born today
today in the minds of the Spanards, the cause
il to be found in the fact that the government
has concusively proved it's incompetency. Spain
has always lived under the regime of good
pleasure, and this explains how we find accord
ing to the circumstances, now the most lively toll.
erance, now the most brutal savagery"
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1905-05-27
MITCHELL CALLS TURN
LEADER Of PARRY|TES
Rev. Chas. Stelzle Shows Dif-
ference in Character Of
Two Men Noted.
Parry Proves to Be as Much
Of a Prevaricator as He is
a. Blatherskite.

Chicago. ILL.,. May 19.-Rev. Chas.
Stelzle. the Presbyterian minister, and
chairman of the Workingmen's depart
ment Of the Board Of Home Missions,
who is a machinist by trade, told a
good story before a sociological club
yesterday on the difference in character
between the two leading men now in
the lime-light
Il met John Mitchell in the east.
l like him very much. The one thing
about the great coal miner that i'm
pressed me was the kindness and con-
servatism Of his expression Of opinion
OF the prominent enemies of the union.
I said to him: Mr.. Mitchell, what do
you think of men like Parry, Post ct
all?' He replied: Well, I belive they
are honest in their opinions. They
think that they have honestly dis
covered great evil which they think
must be wiped out. They are victims
of their own environments. l feel no
hostility toward them. They are do
ing what they think Is right This
moderate statement of Mr.. Mitchell
rather made me like him more than
anything else. I was in Minneapolis
a few months later and was asked to
come to a business mems meeting of
some kind. When l arrived at the
place I discovered that 1t was an un-
usually important meeting, and that
Mr. Parry was to be the guest OF
honor. 1 sat through it all and at the
close was introduced to Mr.. Parry.
We talked Of general industrial condi-
tions for few minutes. l finally
De- hot do
of John Mitchell?' Quick as a flash
Mr. Parry replied: think he is the
greatest rascal in the industrial world
today He sold out the anthra cite
miners and is building a mansion in
Indianapolis at the cost of $80,OO0.'
This startling statement from the lips
Of M Parry astouded me. / thought
the matter over a day or two and
finally determined to write Mr..
Mitchell to satisfy himself whether or
not the statement of Mr.. Parry was
true Mr.. Mitchell promptly replied
to my letter, and said that nothing
would suit him better than to have
Mr. Parry repeat the charges over his
own signature. l then wrote MIR.
Parry asking him to give Mr.. Mitchell
a chance to defend himself. Mr.. Parry
wrote back asking me to drop the mat
ter. I wrote back that I would drop
the matter II he would write a retrac-
ton and give it as mich publicity as
his original charge had been given.
In few days 1 received a reply from
one of Parry's clerks, in which he
charged that I was detective in the
pay of the American Federation of
Labor. and that Parry would have
nothing to do with me-
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1905-05-27
MEAT WORKERS WILL
COMPETE WITH TRUST
Members Are to Be Assessed
For Ten Years to Build
Cooperative Plans.
Big Union to Raise $50, 100000
to Give Beef Trust a De-
served Battle.

New York, May 25.-Two hundred
thousand meat workers are to be as
sessed to raise $50,0O0,O0O to fight the
Beef Trust and drive it out of business
If possible.
The abandonment Of the strike policy
by the Amalganlated Meat Cutters and
Butchers Workmen of America in war;
ring on the Beef Trust was yesterday
announced by General Organizer Henry
L. Eichelberger. Since the failure Of
the national ~+rike against the Beef
Trust las year, the officers of the Am
algamated Meat Cutters and Butcher
Workmen of America have come to the
conclusion that it would be impossible
to win another national strike against
the Beef Trust for fifteen years at least.
National secretary Homer D. Call,
Of the Amalgamated Meat Cutters and
Butcher workmen Of America, will ar
rive in this city tomorrow from Chica~
go to confer with General Organizer
Eichelberger concerning the establish
ment of national cooperative
slaughtering and packing system to
compete with the Trust.
General Organizer Eichelberger said
yesterday: 1--WE will fight the Beef
Trust by establishing slaughtering and
packing houses on the cooperative
plan. We have been experimenting
with the system in San Francisco and
our experiment has proved successful,
the plant doing a business of over
s1SO,OOO a month. A millionaire ranch
owner who Is against the trust is sell
ling us cattle.
"A plan to raise $5o,0oo,0oo with
which to start cooperative plants to
compete With the trust is meeting with
considerable favor among the members
Ct the national organization. Our plan
VIII be placed before the next annual
convention of the Amalgamated Meat
Cutters and Butcher Workmen Of Am
merica at Buffalo.
1T is proposed that 100000 meat
workers in America be assessed for ten
years until $50,000,000 have been raised.
This is better than losing millions of
dollars in wages in an unsuccessful!
strike. Since the Beef Trust has an in
vested capital of 100000, about $780,
100000 will be required to successfully
compete with it."
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1905-05-27
MINERS COT SECRET
MD FROM RICH Man
John Mitchell so Declares in
Letter to New York Fed
Grated Union.
Leader of Miner Makes State
ment in Defense of Civic
Federation.

New York, May 25.-A letter contain
ing a defence Of the National Civic
Federation was received yesterday by
the Central Federated Union from John
Mitchell. He declared that in 1907
the Federation prevented a reduction
in the wages of the mine workers
through the offices of Oscar S, Straus.,
Cornelius N. Bliss, the late United
States Senator Hanna and others.
Wealthy. members Of the Federation
secretly contributed large sums to the
fund of the miners during the last gen.
eral strike, Mitchell asserted.
Mitchell made a strong denial Of the
charges that he had smoked non-union
cigars at the annual banquet of the
Federation, and made the statement
that he did not know that the bread
was non union since the slices had not
been labeled.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1905-05-27
STUDENTS ACTING #
AS STRIKE BREAKERS

STOCKHOLM. May 24.-Students sof
the high schools are cleaning the city
cleaners, who have struck for improved
conditions. Plenty of volunteers seem
ready to assist the municipal authori-
ties and it is said that in the event of
a continuance Of the strike. military
officers and civil officials intend to
form a street cleaning brigade and take
turns in attending to the sanitary ne
cessities of Stockholm.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1905-05-27
PRIEST GETS: MACHINE
TO COUNT SMALL COIN
Device for Which Father Far
rell Of Atlanta City, is
Granted q Patent.
Expected that Novel Machine
Will Save Time in Banks ]
and Many Stores.

Atlantic City, May 25.-Father John
J. Farrell, of this city, has been noti-:
fled by the Commissioner of Patents
that his application for a patent de-
vice for the rapid counting and wrap
ping of coins of all denominations has
been granted. The machine, in a single
operation, counts and wraps coins of;
any denomination and Of any desired
size bundle in from three to five Sec
onds.
1t will count and not wrap, that is,
will verify the amount or number of
coins reviewed in bulk, as in a bank,
from the Sub-Treasury or from very
large depositors. 1t will wrap even If
the counting is done by hand. Crook
ed, foreign or mutilated coins are
snapped out when detected. BY throw.
ing register into action the number:
OF all coins is recorded or registered.
1t places the owners name on the
wrapper of each bundle for indenfica-
ton by the bank receiving his deposit.
When the number Of coins In the hop
per of the machine is insufficient to
make full package, the counting
mechanism will lock, and remain SO un-
til released Or more coins are placed in
the receptacle.
AS for accuracy it will not vary one
coin in it's count of a million because
1t is so constructed that it cannot make
mistake. If fed and kept in opera
t1on the wonderful machine will actual
ly. count 100000 coins in an hour.
Father Farrell met with many dis
couragements in trying to have his in
vention tested, but finally he interest
ed the president Of one of the largest
banks in the country. The banker
provided 100000 in fractional cur
rency. then witnessed the operation in
amazement as the coins were neatly
wrapped and counted and returned to
him.
1T is what all bankers and money
counters have been looking for since
the production Of coins assumed NAM
moth proportions" said he. Its ne:es-
sity in the banking room can well be
appreciated"
Father Farrell also holds a patent
for coin asserting device. Any NUM-
ber Of coins may be thrown into the
machine and after three or four half
turns the device opens altomatica
and all coin lime pennies ntc1lo.
|quarteea Aaid nor t6ll1 8 81
each denomination IN its own draissezr -
or compartment at the base Of the,
machine.
A thousand coins totalling $165 have
been placed in the machine at once,
and in less than one minute the as
sorting was accomplished. The machines.
are SO constructed that they can be
combined into one and operated with
success. Father Farrell has had many
offers from capitalists who are anx-
ious to invest in the enterprise, but
the priest has not yet decided for the
future.
Father Farrell is hermit of the
order of St. Augustine. He has been
an assistant at st. Nicholas's church
for ten years.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1905-05-27
AGED ACTRESS DIES.

MUNICH, May 24.-Amalie Schoen-
chen, an actress, who was we'll known
OIL the German stage for 80 years,
died last night at the age Of u. -,
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1905-05-27
DULUTH WRESTLER
LOSES THE; MATCH

BRA1NERD, Mimi, May 24-Carl
Mattson, Of Minneapolis, defeated
johnson, the Duluth wrestler.
here tonight in match in three
straight falls. 1t was the best contest
ever held in the city but Mattson was
too strong for his opponent Mattson,
challenged Charles NTH for any sum
from 800 to $500, the match to take
place either in Duluth, Minneapolis or
Rrainerd
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1905-05-27
LAW is INVOKED.

FERGUS FALLS. Minn:, May a.
The death of Samuel Webster. the COL
ored boy who was stealing a, ride on a
train here Saturday morning, has
aroused the local authorities, and Os-
car Rosengren, Albert Holmberg and
Ole Ellefson, who boarded the train
with the dead boy, were arrested to-
day charged with climbing aboard a
moving train. Holmberg paid a fine,
but his two companions were sent to
Jail for IS days.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1905-05-27

Continued on page 5.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1905-05-27
WOULD REST ON. SUNDAY.

today's meeting Of the general assem-
bly,. Of the y Northern Presbyterian
church, the committee on Sabbath and
family religion recommended the dis
continuance Of giving and attending
Sunday mails. newspapers and trains.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-04-27

Petit Jurors-M. Greenberger, Las
Vegas; j. Fl. Stirrat, Las Vegas: +. b
January, Las Vegas: Merenciano
Baca, Las Vegas: Marcelino Montoya,
Las Union; Manuel Silva, Las Vegas.
Jose l.. G%allegos, Las Vegas; Indalecio
Herrera, Eel Cerrito: Francisco Ware
la, San Geronimo; Brigido A%rchibeque
Upper Las. Vegas; Sanjil Ruiz, Upper
Las Vegas; Marion Stewart, Las We.
gas; Trinidad Griego, San Miguel;
Jose Sena, Emplazado; Encarnacion
Valdez, Los Fuentes: J. G. McNary,
Las Vegas; X. j. Taupert, Las Vegas;
Andres Griego, Puertecito; Antonio
Griego, Trementina; Juan Aguilar.
Puertecito; Antonio Archuleta y
Flores, Rowe; Fernandez Baca. Teco-
lotto; Carmen Gonzales. Los Fuentes;
Ramon A. Trujillo. Sabinoso.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-04-27
Territorial Jurors

Following are the names of the citi
zens OF San Miguel county, drawn {,
serve on the grand and petit juries a
the May term Of court In Las Vegas
The list Of U. S. Jurors is not yet read!
to be given out for publication:
Grand Jurors-Felipe Medina, Puer
%tecito; Nicanor Tafoya, Upper Las We
gas; Pedro A. Martinez, San Jose
Sostenes Delgado. Chaperito; Emil,
Sanchez, Upper Las Vegas; Faustil
Garcia, %Trementina; Juan b. Martinez
%Trementina; Tomas Martinez, Ire
mentina; Timoteo Fresquez, Los vi
giles; Clemente Segura, San Jose; ia
cinto Ortega, G%allinas; A. Fl. Whit
more, Las Vegas; +. II. Pierce, La
Vegas; Roman Moya, Las Vegas; A
7. Rogers, ST., Las Vegas: c.. w
Daniel, Las Vegas; Juan ID. Martinez
Cabra Springs.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-04-27
Bad Gang Broken Up.

The shiftless gang that has been
maintaining a club for INDECENT and
idle colored people of both sexes, in
a building on Grand avenue, has been
broken up by the police. One unsav.
DRY looking specimen who was called
Texas, said, when given so many
hours to place a respectable distance
between himself and the city, that all
the robberies and %burglaries commit
ted during the last two weeks had
been done by II George Turner who
left the city a couple of days before,
Several suspicious characters who did
no work and could give no satisfactory
account of their means of livelihood
We're ordered to move on,
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-04-27
Met Accidental Death.

Evangelist Haudenschield, who held
a series of gospel meetings In Las We.
gas some months ago and who Is now
engaged in evangelistic work In lei
Faso, Texas, at the First NJ. T.. church
In that city, has been looking up data
relative TO the accidental killing Of his
brother, j. w. Haudenschield, in that
city In 1884. In the old Mari stables
on the site where the Angelus hotel
now stands. The mar was accidental
ly killed while carelessly handling a
reSoiver and ]. j. Sullivan, of the FL
pNo fire department, remembers the
occurrence, having been a friend Of
deceased, aud related the story of the
death 10 The evangelist.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-04-27
Subscriptions Now Due.

The board of directors of the Y. NJ
G. A., Is sending out a circular word
cd as follows:
The contract for tho Young Mems
Christian association building has
been let and work on the same has
commenced. According to The terms
of your subscription, o~ne-fohrth of the
amount Is payable when the contract
Is let; one-fourth ON completion OF
the foundation: one-fourth when the
building is enclosed, and one-fourth
when the building Is completed.
THE payment is now due.
"Your subscription is $. Amount
now due S.
Kindly remit this amount at your
earliest convenience to the treasurer,
f. b. January, San Miguel national
bank"
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-04-27
The Best Place.

Duvall Is the prince OF caterers. For
more than a score Of years he has min
istered to the epicurean tastes OF the
people OF Las Vegas and he has done
1t satisfactorily. Some have gone
away after strange gods, and have
Jared for a while at strange tables. But
after trying all the rest, the people
come back to Duvalls. He does the
best cooking, he gives the most at
tentiye service, he buys the best goods
that the market affords. Stranger and
citizen alike find Duyall's the most
popular Of eating places.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-04-27
President Must
Hurry Home

GLENWoOD SPRINGS, Colo, April
president Roosevelt will break
camp on May s, a week earlier than he
intended and VIII start for Washing.
ton at once. The only stops he will
make VIII he at Denver and Chicago,
where dates for his reception will be
advanced. Secretary Loeb announces
that affairs at Washington have neces.
STATED cutting short the trip.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-04-27
Stock Letter.

Stocks had a sensational break to-
day, but on account Of the wires being
very poor was unable to ascertain the
cause. Some stocks broke as much as
Sc, 81, and IS per share and the closing
was practically at the lowest prices Of
the day. LEVY BROS.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-04-27

A stub No. 0 will reach Las Vegas
on schedule time at SIS this evening,
all other trains from the east having
been annulled. The five passenger
trains from the south will be held here
all night, increasing the floating pop
ulation of the city notably.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-04-27

It's lots easier to slide down a hill
than It Is to climb up one. You can
slide down to ~obscurity without much
trouble, but 1t takes climbing and sys.
tematic saving to be somebody. The
Plaza Trust and Savings bank is the
best medium for savers OF money.
S-2-17.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-04-27

The Investment and Agency corpo-
ration will negotiate the purchase and
sale Of ranch and city property. mort.
gage loans and investments generally.
Office will open about May list. Ap.
plications a nov be made to A. A.
Jones, J.. II. Stearns or A. b. Smith.
4-133
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-04-27

The old Houghton corner business
room . lately occupied by the Lewis
shoe and clothing company, Is being
refitted by j. X. Martin, the contractor
and builder, for occupancy by Vincent
'Truder with his Annex saloon.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-04-27
LOCALNUCCETS
Race Meet.

H1Ce Meet. =
= June 8. Q and 2 q race meet will .
= DO held In Lac Vegas under the .
. auspices Of the Western Racing cir. .
. cult. The best horses In the west .
= will DO here. Liberal purses will =
. be offered and the program will =
= be attractive. Particular will bs .
= given upon application to r. z. .
= Tw|tehell. president, or r. J. Tau. .
= peri. secretary Of the Las Vegas .
= Driving association. .
80
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-04-27
Make Your Tax Returns.

Deputy assessor N. B. Rosberry has
established an office for the receipt
of assessment returns for precinct
20 at 613 Douglas Ave. Returns
should be made promptly. 3.111.