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Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-03-02
Investigating Committee Files
Four Separate Reports
: Republicans 3, Dem
ocratS |.
MAJORITY REPORT
AGAINST ADAMS
However SIX of the Members
Reserve Right To Vote as
They Please When Leg
iSlaturc Decides.

DENVER, March -Four reports
were filed with Lieut. Gov, Jesse A.
Mcdonald by the gubernatorial con-
test committees 10 be presented today
to Joint assembly which will do
eide after hearing the arguments
wether or not Gov.. Alya Adams shall
surrender his oiNcA tosformer Govern.
or James II. peslpax who contested
the election FoNtIen republican
members a majority Of one, finally
signed the report insfavor OF ousting
Adams aud seating Peabody, but six
Of these committeeman declare they
reserved the rights TO vote asthey saw
1T after hearing the arguments In
Joint convention.
They said they signed the report
10 get II before the assembly.
Al the final meeting OF the COM
mittce yesterday, the Peabody report
was signed by thirteen members. One
OF these. Representative Dunngan,
subsequently withdrew his signature.
notifying Chairman Griffith by letter
that he signed through mis-nnder-
standing. Senator Alexander and
Representative Stewart who refused
10 SYN the report at the meeting yes.
terday, changed their minda during
he night and their signatures were
attached TO the majority report pro.
sented today. Alexander had pre-
viously filed the report In favor OF
declaring the election OF The governor
null and void and giving the office 70
the lieutenant governor, Nine DEM
ocratic merAlfrs made she report re-
eommendink sthe dismissal Of tho
Peabody contest as not proved. The
fourth report was prepared by VIM.
II. Griffith. chairman OF the commit
tee and bears In addition to his sig
nature those Of Representatives Nc
lntyre. Dunngan and Thompson, all
republicans. This report says there
were shown TO have been frauds In
forty precincts which was not dlsprov-
ed by Adams but that Adams proved
that sixty Of 104 precincts attacked
by Peabody were free from fraud. On
this account the report says Adams
has enough votes To elect him.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-03-02
The FraternaI
Sanitarium
Believed That Choice Of New
Mexico City for Institution
Now Limited to Las Vegas,
Santa Fe and Alamogordo.

G. r. Waugh, the well known COM
mission man OF Trinidad Is In the
city today attending to business. Mr..
Waugh happened to be In Roswell
when the st. Louis sanitarium COM
mittee was there. He says the COM
mittee has definitely decided against
Roswell or any other point in The
southern part of the territory with the
possible exception OF Alamogordo,
which had not been visited when Mr.
Waugh saw the committeeman. Leav-
ing ont Alamogordo. Mr. Waugh said
the decision was a toss-up between
Las Vegas and Santa Fe. AS far as
climatic conditions are concerned
there is practically no difference be-
tween The two cities-less than a de.
gree IN the yearronnd temperature
being shown by the government rec
ords. However, as Las Vegas in its
abundant pure water supply, in ils
much more accessible location. in It's
more beautiful surroundings. and
larger. better situated and more re-
sourceful available sites. has i'm
measurable advantages. the people Of
Las Vegas feel reasonable assurance.
that Shis. city will receive the pref
erence.
People heres.feIt A. much anxie,y
regarding the cfasms Of any of the
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-03-02
A New Play Coming.

In "A jolly American Tramp" r.. T.
kidder the well known playwright
who wrote "A Poor Relation and
Peaceful Valley" for Sol Smith Rus
sell. solves the problem that has vex
cd the rural communities for years
In II Mr.. kidder attempts to show
that with kindness and just appre-
citation of men, even II In rags, and
the consequent respecting Of his
rights Will impel even the most con.
firmed hobo 10 think he is on earth
for a purpose, In this play the aathor
promises a new and rather novel mo
tive, that Of n rascally husband In.
suring the life Of his wife, then stu.
pyfying her with drugs. hiding her In
an attic OF deserted tand supposed
To be hauntedj house, substituting an.
other body for hers. and collecting
the insurance theron. Through the
medium Of an ordinary tramp the
wronged wife IL liberated ana roator-
ed 90 rights TINT had been wrested
from her and. The guilty punished.
There Is a happy blending
Of pathos aud wit IN "A Jolly Amer.
lean Tramp" The cast contains the
names Of such well and fayorahly
known players as Joe Kearney, who
PLAYS Happy Jack" the tramp. Miss
Irene Knapp, The dainty little sou.
brette; Miss Bernyce childs, the we'll
know comic opera prima donna, late
of y Castle Square company. Miss
Madge Wood, clever character
lrishman, and in fact every pert is
in the hands OF competent people. and
the play is said TO be one Of the most
successful comedy melodramas on the
road this season.
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owned by the insr'tltion Abundant
quantities OF srg2tables and same
fruit are raised but more land can be
utilized to advantage. The better con
ditions which prevailNat the sanitar
ium OF late have resulted In much in.
crease of the value of the labor of
the patients, which last year amounted
70 $25snQs
Among the most pressing needs OF
the institution as embodied In the re,
port OF the medical superintendent,
DR.. w, r. Upton, are two dining
rooms, another annex comprising two
wards, new heating plant. a change
of name from insane asylum to hos
pital, apparatus for pathological work
and large maintenance fund,
The number of patients now In the
hospital is 1l3. The percentage OF
cures has risen to 3i.57 almost double
Of the figure for seven years ago
This IL the best dividend that can be
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southern towns The spectacle Of
such physicians as DR.. Villas Of Ell
Paso gravely informing the commit
teemen that patients did well there
in the summer time was somewhat
Astonishing to those who are familiar
with the facts. Patients may hold
their own in the warm Eel PasO win
teIs. They never do well in the sum-
mers FL paso in all its history can.
not point 10 single case of the cure
Of tuberculosis. while the northern
cities of New Mexico furnish hun
dreds of illustrations of complete re-
storation. Any one who cannot get
well In the more elevated and cooler
regions OF this territory cannot get
ern torrid towns are good places TO
send patients TO die easily. II ls the
snnniness and the elevation and the
dryness, coupled with coolness that is
never entirely absent from the hills
that produce ahe good results. The
warmth and the low attitudes OF such
towns as El Paso and Roswell offset
their other advantages as sanitarinm
sites. DR.. Lemke. Dir. Murphy and DIR.
Ingals. all famous physicians. have
tried Phoenix. for instance, and they
are familiar with this territory. They
declare without any reservation. that
Las Vegas combines all the advan-
tages sought for sanitarium, and
that II Is the best place on the con-
tinent for the treatment Of the d.
sease, Roswell Is frank enough 10
admit that Il IS not the proper town
for tubercular sanitarium. while
other southern towns claim only
be suitable for winter resorts. II re-
mains for El Paso alone with It's char
acleristic spirit 10 attempt TO bolster
up the theory, exploded By America
and Europe. that heat is non lnimical
10 the treatment OF tubercuiar dlseas-
es
Las Vegas people want the man
ayers to locate their sanitarium In
she place where the best results have
been obtained. but best results have
fh city who does nor believe. II the
committee has been able 10 get At the
facts regarding the places visited. that
the decision will be in favor Of Las
Vegas.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-03-02

The new catalogue and report for
1908, Of the New Mexico hospital for
the insane has just been issued BY
reference to the publication and by
information gained from the officials
Of the institution, IL Is found that the
hospital is In the best of condition and
that It's promise for future usefulness
was never before so good Especially
gratifying is steady increase in the
percentage of cures during the past
seven years since the present manage
ment took charge
OF course the most notable feature
in connection with the institution Is
the construction OF the new annex,
which viii be opened for use in a
week or two.
The annex is forty-eight feet long
and twenry-three feet wide, two stories
in height and well built Of brick. II
contains fifty-five rooms. two Of which
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-03-02
Mrs. Leland Stanford Ger
faii7ly Victim of Poison,

SAN FRANCISCO. March News
received from Honolulu that strych-
nine had been discovered IN hicarbon-
ate soda bottle from which Mrs. Jane
Stanford took a dose shortly before
her death. convinced most Of her
friends that she was the victim
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-03-02
The Markets
Chicago Livestock.

CHICAGO, March Cattle--Rc.
eeip's 10000 Strong. Good to
prime steers $525M$G.00: poor to me.
dium. s3.boM$5.O0: stockers and feed
ers. $2.40Ms400; cows. s3.00ms426:
heifers $2.50G$i75: Gamers, $1,000
$3.50 bulls, $20odisi00: calves.
sa5O0$700.
Sheep--Receipt $4,000, Steady.
Good 10 choice wethers, 5000 se.25:
fair 10 choice mixed s5.25ns5,75;
western sheep s5.25fi $685. native
lambs. $5.75m$5s5, western lambs,
sc7oms7so.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-03-02

poison The apparent absence Of a
Plausible motive fer auch a crime haf
fles her acquaintance as well as the
detectives Mrs, Stanford did not
leave large estate as she bad decided
nearly al b~ property to the uniyer.
sity during aer life. Her attorneys
hsye not yet made public her Will.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-03-02

Mrs, Harriet Van Petten entertain.
ed II, whist yesterday afternoon and
at siy-hand enchre In the evening.
Both affairs were highly enjoyable
and at both delicious refreshments
were a feature, The winners last
night were Mrs. G. II. Baily. Mrs.
w. II. Ungles. Messrs. VIII Rosenthal
and II. J. Taupert.
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Chicago Crsn Letter.

CHICAGO. March 2.--W Wheaf- May.
f15 1915, July. ss 7.smss. sept.
e1m1.S.
Corn May is ask; July, As "a:
Sept, as 3-s.
Oats May, 81 i-sdf6s: July, 81 IL;
Sept, 30 "a,
Pork May si2s2; July si2s7;
Sept. 10000,
tard May, sGe5; July $40; sept.
s720 bid.
Ribs May. $3.50. July, 5000 Sept.
s702.
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I. BARE HOPE or AGREEMENT .
I. ON STATEHOOD BILL. /.

!: WASHiNGTo.,, March Bal, !.
I. ley's resolution for the discharge !.
: of conferees on the statehood bill :.
!. was laid before the senate today. !.
!. Bailey said. Il understand there !.
!. is bare hope OF agreement by !.
!. the conference committee and so :.
!. j will not press the resolution. !.
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Greenleaf bill.This morning an amend.
ment was adopted to allow Miss
Greenleaf no money until her work
had been approved and accepted.
The friends OF the bill secured an ad-
journment before the amended bdll
could be passed. The fight on final
passage IL on the afternoon.
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Japs Keep Up y Tremendous
Bombardment But With
Indifferent Success.
SEVERAL RUSSIAN
POSITIONS CAPTURED
Troubles for Russia Continue at
Home Strike at Moscow
Rapidly Spreading.

SEIAKHETuN, ManchnIia, March |,
"A stubborn tight is waging on the
left wing. Vigorous attacks of the
Japs on The village Of Kudaza have
been repulsed and the Russian main
tanned their positions thanks 10 the
intervention OF relief column which
attacked the Japs' left after two pass,
es had been occupied This column
was hard pressed by the Japs and
suffered greal losses II advanced in
detachments 10 the neighborhood OF
Ubennpusa and was attacked thrice
during. the night. but repulsed the
Japs unslaughls. To the westward
the Japs made night attack on Ku
tai pass. Some OF the assaults were
repulsed but at nine in the morning
the Russian advance guard vacated
two ont works which had been de-
stroyed by saps and retired to ad-
jacent and better fortified positions.
Strike Spreading.
MOSCOW, March 2-The strike
area in the city and suburbs Is ex-
tending. There are now $4,000 men
out.
Emperor Honors Stoessel.
ST. PETERSBURG, March 2.--Gen.
Stoessel was today received In au-
dience by Emperor Nicholas, who In
vited him TO luncheon.
Rioters Killed.
ST PETERSBURG, March 2.--Ac-
cording to reports from Moscow sew
eral rioters have been killed in con-
fliets with workmen of the Orechow
Sujewo manufacturing district. 1t
appears the fighting was between
faction. who assaulted the manufact-
urers and others who intervened for
their protection. Troops were dis
patched to the scene of the disturb
ance. Ten thousand more men struck
today in the large factories of The vi
borg quarter of this city.
Close 70 Mukden.
NEW CHWANG, March "A de-
tachment of 400 Japanese cavalry
with one gun raided Sin Mintin, 80
miles west of Mukden, this afternoon.
With the guns trained on the main
street the troopers ranssacked the
railroad bridges and Chinese inns.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-03-02

You might not think IL, but there
are others. In What Happened to
Jones'" Saturday matinee.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-03-02

Don't fail 10 see Robt. Sullivan as
The Bishop of Ballasalt,' in What
Happened TO Jones'" Saturday matt
nee.
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Page B. OtcrO Confirmed
Today As Game Warden
House INDUCES In Lively Contest Over Passage
Of Greenleaf History Bill-Friends Defeat the
Amendment By Securing Adjournment.
Special to the Optic:

Special to the Optic:
SANTA. FEE. March 2.
The council this morning confirmed
the nomination Of Page b. Otero to
be game warden. The council passed
the militia bill and several other min.
or measures. The house engaged In a
lively fight over tn" passage OF the
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-03-02
montefIore Congregation.

Regular sabbath services Friday
night at s and Saturday morning at
10 O'Clock Sermon IN Friday night.
snbbath aohoJ sudaI morning at
10 and 10 30 o'clock The public at
large is cordially invited 70 attend
our services.
M u I I.rsI nNtiu.s, rnA1I
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FORMER v. s. SENATOR .
WALCOTT DIES IN FRANCE.

Z. DENVER, March 2;---Tmme !
!. diately on calling to order the !:
= Joint assembly this morning, ad 4
:. Journment was taken till tomor. :
= row out of respect for former U. !.
!. y. Senator Walcott, who died 4:
:. last night at Monte Carlo. France. !.
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The post office IN Las Vegas flot
Springs has been re.ostahlished with
Trinidad Martinez as postmaster. IL
win at present be served from Las
Vegas,
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-03-02

DIR. d. LEFKovlTs, Babbi,
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Emperor Honors stoessel.

ST. PETERSBURG, March 2.--Gen.
.Stoessel was today received In a,l-
dience by Emperor Nicholas, who In
vited him TO luncheon.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-07-21
Held Memorial services.

Last Sunday afternoon memor-
ial services were held at the Nor
wegian Lutheran church by Rev
E. Peterson, of Montevldeo, for
the two daughters of Mr.. and
Mrs. M E. Fossum, who died
last month, but on the account OF
the home being quarrantined nc
funeral services were held at the
time of the burial. The names
of the deceased children were
Clara, who was eleven years OF
age, and Esther, aged four
years. Both were i'll but a few
days preceding their deaths.
After the services at the church
those present went to the Gem
etery, where a number of fora
tributes were placed over the
graves of the little ones and q
last service held.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-07-21
Deserted His Wife.

Sheriff Murray received a tele-
phone from South Shore We'd
nesday asking HIM to investigate
a reportthat Mrs. Henry Selchert
had been murdered. Upon look
ing into the matter the sheriff
found that the husband of the
woman had deserted her, leaving
her and two children penniless.
In fact the woman had not enough
money to buy postage stamp to
send a letter to her father. The
sheriff supplied her immediate
needs and reported the case to
the county commissioners. 1t is
said that the woman, who was a
widow at the time she was mar
ried to the fellow who has desert
ed her, had farm at that time,
which she sold and her hus band
squandered the proceeds. The
family were living in a small
house just north of the railroad
and Selchert had worked for
some time for j D. Burkhardt
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-07-21

A team owned by John Miller,
living four miles north of the
city, became frightened Satur-
day at piece of paper and broke
loose from where they were
hitched and ran away. One of
the tugs came unhitched and the
tongue dropped to the ground.
In this manner the team ran
from Main street to Fourth
where the wagon tongue struck
under the cross walk and dumped
the wagon over, couple of men
standing near catching the
horses. The wagon was not
badly damaged although the
harnesses were. Mr.. Miller
took advantage of the moment
and went over to j A. Samel-
IS, theSecond avenue harness
maker, and purchased new
harnesses for his team, after
which he went on his way home
rejoicing.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-07-21
SUMMER SCHOOL BETTER
Than In Previous History
Teachers Enjoy Outing and
Instruction at Simpson
Park

County superintendent of
schools S. A. Raberge and wife
returned from Simpson Park
last Friday night and may now
be found at the court house rust
ling to catch up with their school
work which has gotten the start
of them since their sojourn to the
park. In speaking of the sum
mer school Mr.. Raberge thinks
it was a great success taking it
from a general standpoint. The
attendance as whole was not
as large as the last two years,
but the average daily attendance
was the best this year of any
thus far in the history of the
school. There was also larger
number of the teachers who
stayed through the full term
than on any previous year. The
general session had been the
most successful aud harmonious,
everyone working with one view
in mind-to make the ms titution
a grand success. General salts
faction was expressed by all, and
many declared that although
they had attended other summer
schools the one at Simpson Park
was the only one for them here
after.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-07-21
ZONE Every Minute,

The old saying that "a sucker
is born every minute is hardly
sufficient to account for the
crowds who jostle each other in
their eagerness to get beat, un-
less on good many occasions
there are twins. The post Office
department has recently issued
fraud order against the "Peo-
pies United States Bank" a
swindling concern in st. Louis
carried on by E. G.. Lewis. The
manager of this concern has for
over year been widely booming,
in his Woman S magazine, this
scheme for Peoples" bank,
which was to do a banking busi-
ness exclusively by mail. All
sorts of grossly distorted and
false statements were made and
it was solemnly pointed out to
investors and depositors how the
bank was to make huge profits
both going and coming. Lewis
himself, who carried the idea Of
being a man of inexhaustible re-
sources, promised to put dollar
OF his own money into the bank
for every dollar received from
''people, and a most highly repu-
table and conservative board of
directors was to stand between
the intrigue and influence Of the
cold -blooded banking business
and the peoples money
The prOspectuses were word
ed so as to lure on that class of
people who think that something
can be made out Of nothing, who
have no faith in the old and time
tried methods Of doing business,
4nd who distrust especially the
national banks and other crea-
tions Of s'capital. Lewis ran
the full ganut in this key up and
down. and 65, 600 victims respond
ed, with coutributa.ions amount
ing to nearly II million dollars.
The bankers board ofdirectors
was Of course made up of Lewis
tools, and through them he Sc
cured s'loans" TO himself. his
magazine and his various
schemes Of practically million.
Moreover, he has not, according
70 the evidence, put q single cent
Of his own money into the 'sbank, =
- he had promised. He was
jnst preparing to increase the
sscapital Of the ssbank" to s., GOO,
600 when the postal inspectors
got hold Of him.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-07-21
Death Of s. M. PascO.

Rev. E. Fem Lyman received
a telegram from Mrs. S. M. Pasco
Saturday stating that Mr.. Pasco
died on the 18th, and that the
funeral would be held on Monday
the 18th inst. While the sad
news was not of an unexpected
character, yet it brought feel
ing OF gloom to the many old
friends and neighbors of Mr..
Pasco in this community, where
he had spent so many years OF
his life The deceased was one
Of the early residents of Mil
bank, coming here from Cresco,
Iowa, at the first settlement OF
the town, and was married to
Miss Eyaline Webster in 1881.
He was q practicing attorney and
had been continuously elected
city justice for many years back
He was 8 member Of number
OF the fraternal societies, being
particularly active in the Odd
Fellows and Modern Wood linen.
About two years ago he was
taken i'll with q run Of typhoid
fever which was followed by 8
disease Of the lungs, for which
no cure could be obtained. The
deceased spent q winter in
Arizona and one in California
hoping to be benefited by a|
Change Of climate, but no perma-
nent relief was secured, and he
gradually became weaker until
the end came at Bonair, Iowa,
where he had been for several
months. and where Mrs. Pasco's
parents reside. !
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-07-21

Interesting Items About People
You Know.

The subject of this sketch, Mr.. Ed.
A. Murray, came to Grant county on
the 9Th of November, 1883, from Cali
fornia where he had previously gone
from Minnesota. His parents, Mr..
and Mrs. B. F. Murray, came to the
county from Spring Valley, Minn., in
1881, settling on claim in Mazeppa
township, where the mother still lives,
Mr.. Murray having died in 1892. Ed.
Murray followed engineering the first
few falls in Grant county, and for
eighteen falls ran a threshing engine.
This work he learned when lad OF
fifteen years of age. He has nice
farm in Mazeppa township which he
took as claim and on which he and
his family lived until last December
hen they moved to this city. Mr..
Murray was married to Miss Dottie
Tarvin after coming to this county
and they are the parents OF seven
children. He is a staunch republican,
but last fall went the limit when he was
candidate for sheriff. With liberal
splashing of democratic votes, he
received the largest vote ever cast for
a candid ate in this county. He even
ran ahead of state or national ticket.
While Mr.. Murray has served only a
few months as sheriff, he seems to
have given general satisfaction to all
concerned.
| Another familiar face at the court
house and jail is Fred L. Cross, the
deputy sheriff under Mr.. Ed. A. Muir
ray. Mr.. Cross came to Grant county
from near Amboy, Mimi, with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. M. w. Gross
in 1879. settling on claim in kilborr
township, where the mother still
resides, her husband having died III
1900. While the duties Of a deputy
sheriff are not many, it requires the
most of his time at the Jail, where Mr.
Cross is always to be found wher
wanted unless it is when away per
forming some official duty. He is al
ways very pains-taking in the perform
ance of the same when entrusted tc
him. Mr.. Cross is the right man I
the right place.