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Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-02-12
FIRST PAYMsH- MADE.
Money Turned Over by Miss Driseoll
TO the Owner. Charles Hugo.

to the Owner, Charles Hugo.
san Antonio Feb. 1i.-Miss Clam
Driscoil has paid the FIRST Of the notes
given by the Daughters OF the Repub-
lie when they purchased the Alamo
property.
The amount OF the payment was
$4,000. Of which amount $4,000 was In
terest This leaves four notes OF slo.-
900 each still 70 be paid. and they will
be paid by the state out OF the appro-
pr.ation for that purpose The pay
ment was made by Miss Drlscoll q
Charles Hugo. the owner OF the prop
erty. The first payment made was
$4,000.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-02-12

81 Petersburg FEB. l1-First act Of
the new Russian minister WAS 70 go %
81 Whites home and seIzcd private pa
pers Latter Ia president of the cour-
Cil of the empire. Thirteen thousand
i-ou workers are on strike here
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-02-12
Material Eor N.vu nn.rn

FL Paso. Feb. il.-George AIDE. the
famous humorist and comic. opera au-
thor. arrived here from Mexico where
he has been gathering material. Il Is
understood. for a forthcoming comic
cpe-a.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-02-12
JUDGE LEA DIES.
Deceased Was One Of the Oldest Resi-
denta OF Peeoa Valley.

Roswell. n. NJ Feb. ii.-Judge
Frank Houston Lea. aged slxty-five.
United States commissioner. and one
OF the oldest residents Of the Pecos
valley died after an illness OF several
weeks. Deceased came 90 Roswell IN
1881. and built one OF the first houses
here. He was brother OF the late
captaia Lea. the 6fst mayor OF Ros-
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-02-12
Sullivan Challenge. corbs,..

ST. Louis. FEB. John L. Sullivan
has CHALLENGED James J. corbett for a
rSht. co.Artt's reply was: Il wish
h= had tn1sv .aith and youth to be able
10 fight he or anybody else. That's
al the bad luck wish the poor old
fellow
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-02-12

81 Petersburg. Feb 1t.-About 1900
students proceeded Friday afternoon TO-
the Nevsky Prospect and made "a de-
monstration
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-02-12
WE Oyer FOR SALE TO-DAY
COUNTRY PROPERTY.

600 acres. 10 miles norm Of Bryan, all fenced
With wires and cedar posts sabdlrlde into
c0nyef lent pastures; . prairie, Z timber Fine
grafe and watar Lhnl suitable for any kind Of
farming, stock. etc. Terms 3 cash, balance
and years
near Nadlsolvlis. Ter. 40 acres. one OF the
oss. improve4 ploces IN Msdls1n unty
TIE A. Hensariing place Of 93 acres, 9 mllss
from Bryan. one OF the incest country homes
M B-az0s county
100 ecn.s mile west Of Mkngar'c well, on
Mrmford road, unimproved.
some valuable farm lsnds IN Brazos bottom
aud on up lands fer sale or exchange
We sell, rent, and exchange property. titles
and claims carefully investigated anywhere.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-02-12
INSURANCE.

We are prepared TO insure any kind OF insur-
anle property stores, stocks OF merchandise,
machinery, corporation property, warehouses.
cotton, country property, gins. etc.
We can insure your hfe IN the best companies
on earth fOr q lees premium than many som-
panies charge for the same class OF properly.
This 10 important, a. statistics inform " that
Shile Fire Insurance IA a gocd thing Life In
surance IL more important a. out of 100 nre
risks one burns, where every min who insurcs
bis lie dies.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-02-12

wen. ana the man VINO -piazed the
way' In the Pecos valley.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-02-12
LOST MUCH CASH.
Merchant Claims to Be Out Forty Fiv,
Hundred Dollars.

Shreveport. Feb. IA. L. walters.
formerly a merchant Of Columbia. Ia.
has enlisted the aid OF the police IN
recovering $500 IN cash which he al
leges he was relieved Of Thr amount
was the proceeds Of the sale OF his bus
iness. and with which he was proceed
Ing 10 ~ Paso. The police have made
two arr SIS.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-02-12
7. r. BATE IL FOUNTAIN
Atty AZ Law. Mgr Real Estate Dept
7. r. BATE & co.
Law. REAL ESTATE, AND INSURANCE.
T. r. BATE
AtflrafIar

WIN DO Gensral Practice OF Law. Real Estate
Handled on Sale and Rental Our Insurance.
Department. Fire, Life, and Accident. win Be
Under the Management Of an Experiences and
Enicient Person.
WE OFFER FOR SALE TO-DAY;
Two brick buildings on Main street
Lot 6K50 In rear OF MIS- Whife'a furniture
store. A bargain.
Tes acres of land. ave blocks southwest OF
!. A q ~ railroad
oiher city property, improved and unimproved.
OF eli kinds.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-04-08
IT HIT US AT LAST.

Through the medium Of a clipping
bureau we received this morning an
editorial from the Alamogordo Journal
of March II, In which We are taken 10
task somewhat roughly for publishing
statements derogatory to Alamogordo.
We must have overlooked the copy OF
the Journal that contained the "roast'
and all this time have been In bliss
ful ignorance Of the state OF mind
towards us manifested by our esteem
ed contemporary.
The Journal must refer to IN article
on the towns OF New Mexico published
early last month and written by q gen
tleman who had travelled over every
part Of New Mexico many times. We
don't recollect that the article was
particularly hard on Alamogordo OF
particularly commendatory Of Las We
gas. This city was merely placed on
a par, as regards climate, with Santa
Fe and Ration, while any loyal sor
would. Of course, have wished to have
heard 1t called superior to all. Silver
City was placed on almost equally
exalted ground and albuquerque was
praised highly. AS we remember
Deming got the worst Of it, though ex
ception was taken to the hot plains
about Alamogordo and the winds and
the gypsum dust. The region east Of
AlamogOrdo and east OF the White
mountains was spoken Of in the high
est terms.
The Optic doesn't know whether the
gentleman was correct in all his state
ments or not. 1t was published fol
what 1t was worth, with acknowledg
ment 10 the writer. At the time II
made interesting reading and 1t was
appreciated by Optic readers. 1t could
have done no injury to A%lamogordo OF
ony other town If the statements were
erroneous.
The Optic has no quarrel with any
town over the matter Of the fraternal
sanitarium, and neither this paper nor
the citizens in urging the claims OF
Las Vegas to the sanitarium commit
tee have done any knocking" against
other applicants. II Alamogordo gets
the Fraternal City, and Col. Smith In
forms. us that her chances are the
best, we will congratulate her heartily.
The institution will mean much to the
whole territory. no matter where II
goes.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-04-08

league, We ran readily imagine the
plausible explanations that viii be
forthcoming as TO the purposes OF tho
league, and tho cogent reasoning that
will be employed TO show
that all believers Ia state.
hood OF any kind esn stand
upon the common platform proposed,
However, we feel very certain that
those who arc for separate statehood
or none will never join a league that
provides n common standing ground.
Narrow, unreasonable they may be.
but the fact viii he found to BIO as we
claim.
But there are very, very few In the
territory who are for joint statehood
or no statehood. Whatever may bo
the preference, practically everybody
Is willing TO accept separate state
hood. Here IL The only platform that
our people raj get together on. II the
movement fails Joint statehood IL no
farther away. The people will then
have a chance TO vote on the Joint
statehood proposition. But let US not
weaken our efforts w trying to get
Joint and single statehood beneath the
same cloak.
The thing for the people Of New
Mexico to do Is TO make n more
determined. united effort for reparate
statehood. There Is Mt least just az
good q chance that congress will give
+" that iUf1if as that 1t will insist on
joint statehood. There is first the
p, avowed opposition OF the democrats
and several Of the republicans OF the
senate to the joint statehood plan to
be reckoned with. This opposition
has thus far defeated any joint state
hood legislation. Then there Is the
very grave chance that a joint state
hood constitution would not he rati
fled by the people OF the territories.
As for the separate statehood sit
uation, the most serious factor Is the
opposition OF a t%yrannical speaker
backed by a number OF supporters who
deny the first principle OF American
government--that Of the right Of the
majority to rule. A majority Of both
houses OF the American congress
showed themselves to be In favor Of
the separate admission Of New Mexi.
co. The majority will be bigger IN the
next house Of congress II New Mexico
and Arizona combine their efforts to
mako another bitter, determined fight
for separate statehood, leaving out Of
the reckoning for the time the joint
| statehood matter.
II the Joint statehood bill passes
congress We will use U utmost en-.
deavor to persuade the people OF this
territory to vote TO adopt q constitu.
! ton under 1t. But now is no time tc
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-04-08
mi ONLY PLATFORM.

In another column OF this Issue is a
call published by the Albuquerque pa
pers for the formation of n non.parti-
a statehood league In that city. The
call announces that n Of the pur'
poses OF the organization Ia TO secure
the extension OF formation OF such
leagues In all other cities towns and
counties Of the territory. Those cit.
liens who favor statehood, either
jointly or separately, arc called upon
to join the league.
Just here is where we believe the
citizens OF Albuquerque who are be-
hind this movement are making a mis-
take. As easily will fire and water
mix as will many Of those who favor
separate statehood mix with those who
favor the other form or are willing to
accept 1t In an extremity.
The Optic represents many Of the
people OF this city when It declares in
favor OF separate statehood, but says
that 1t would accept the jointure rath-
or than remain a territory. Those
who agree with US In this position
might Join . league composed Of those
who favor either form Of statehood.
sim despite any assurances to the
contrary that might be made. the i'm.
~plication given by tho members Of the
league favorable or sufferable to joint
statehood would leave tho impression
that the organization was willing to
accept jointure II the other form were
not possible.
Such IN Implication would make II
altogether impossible for those who
favor separate statehood and would
accept no other kind to Join tho
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-04-08
A FIELD FOR ACTION

Tho Optic agrees with the Ventura.
Calf, Democrat that material for
names IL not so scarce as 10 compel
a resort 20 n %patronymic for two
or three places IN the same general
region. The cas- taken 10 point the
moral IL Las Vegas. N. NJ, aud Las
Vegas. New, n new town on the Salt
Lake railroad. Already much confu.
sion Is resulting In newspapers and
IN the mail service. The same mail
that brought from Aliens Clipping bu.
reau at Los Angeles, brought the fol
Loving from the Pomona, Calf. Pro-
grcss, which the usually wcll-informed
bureau sends along. evidently with no
suspicion that IT refers to a'place OF
about one.fortieik ~ the Importance OF
this: ar EtE.l
J. NJ. Beatty. who went from Po-
mona, to Las Vegas. N, NJ, a few
weeks ago, writeNlo the Progress as
follows under the date Of March
cath. He also sends a sketch OF the
new town OF Las Vegas and the pro-
posed car shops and other improve
ments there:
Editors Progress promised to
inform my friends In Pomona
through the columns OF the Progress
about this town. The railroad com
pany has not put its property on the
market yet but expects to In the
near future. The present outlook Is
good for a big town. There is talk
Of moving the county seat from
Phoebe to Las Vegas and II they d.
that this place is SUR to boom.
There are now 300 or 400 people
here and more coming all the time.
Las Vegas Is a supply center for
the mines within a radius of 12O
miles and the nearest point by rail
from southern California to Bull
Frog and intervening points.
bought a team and wagon and start
cd VIII for Bull Frog yesterday with
a load Of passengers. 1t takes four
days to make the trip. The fare Is
$50 with fifty pounds Of baggage.
The road Is said to be good with no
bad hills to pull over Business Is
not overdone here In any line; any
good rustler has a chance to make
money. l am waiting for the rail-
road company to put It's property on
the market"
Such a statement sent broad cast
by a newspaper and a clipping bureau
is likely to do us much harm. And It
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-04-08
SPANISH sTENooRAPHY.

The gratifying announcement IL
made that a business department will
be re-established at the Normal next
fall. 1t appears to us that the course
in Spanish stenography given in the
! A. ana M. college at Mesilla Park
might be worth looking into. Scores
of graduates in Spanish stenography
have been sent out from the college
and every one who cared to do so has
secured a highly lucrative position in
the Mexican republic, in the Philip
pines or in the South and Central
American states. Indeed, so great has
been the demand for men and women
versed in this subject that the bust
ness department of the college has
found it difficult to retain its pupils
until graduation.
The principal Of the department.
Prof. Lester, informs us that a Span
ish-English stenographer requires
more than a knowledge Of the two Ian
guages and a knowledge Of stenogra-
ply. A special training in taking dc
tation in either language and writing
it in ste%nographic terms Of the other
is needed. Special text books are re.
quired. The college uses a series
written by Prot. Lester and Prof Bark
er, the latter q former teacher Of
Spanish in the institution.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-04-08

II only M OF hundreds. The Com.
mcreial club. the business mems or.
ganizatlon and the postofflce author.
tiles should take UP the matter with
the ~postoffice department and induce
Il 10 compel the Nevada town 10
change It's name.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-04-08

raise the Issue OF joint statehood, but
every son OF New Mexico should join
In a moyement-in the last tremcn.
dous effort to induce the congress OF
the United States 10 do justice to this
territory.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-04-08

For Sale-An Underwood %typew1t-
er. almost as good as new. al half
price. Inquire at The Optic office.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-04-08

New line Of CROCHET BED SPREADS. Red
spreads. size, 76.-7S inches, white crochet
hemmed. good weight, neat styles at $500.
Bed spreads, size 76-oo inches, white crochet
hemmed. extra weight at $l.35. Bed spreads
5000 inches, heavy fringed, at S1.75.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-01-15

cable messages and the receipts there.
from, was 81 cents, as compared with
43 cents in 1880. s
The total receipts of the commercial
telegraph companies in 1902 amounted
to $40,390,03S, OF which S6.2 per cent.
represented the gross receipts from op.
GRAFTON. The operating expenses
amounted to S2G,592.411, the net in
come to S9,9S2,OO4, and the net surplus
Tor the year to $3.725.311
The commercial telegraph compa,
MES reported 1,318,35O miles Of wire in
operation in 1902, but also made a re-
port OF 1,307.O46 miles as owned or
leased OF the latter mileage. G2.5 per
cent. was operated by the single or
Morse system, al per cent. by the ,lu-
pick system, 22.G per cent by the
quadruplex system, and the remaining
eight-tenths OF l per cent. by machine
or automatic systems
The commercial telegraph messages
sent during 1902 numbered BIGGEST.
of which S20.49S were cable messages.
There were GAS railway companies
that reported the operation OF tcle-
graph Or telephone lines in connection
with the transportation business.
Along their right OF way these compa-
MES had 1.127.1S6 miles of single tele.
graph and telephone wire. of which
they owned 21.5 per cent.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-01-15
SUPREME JUDGES SHOCKED.
Jurists Addressed as You Fellows by
Counselor From Kansas.

With Enthusiastically breezy clio.
quence, A. E. Crane. of Kansas, com.
pletely upset the solemnity of the Uni
ted States Supreme Court yesterday
by injecting into his argument some of
the ginger" and snap" peculiar to his
Western training and practice Dig
nifty gave way to amused surprise
when the black-robed justices were as
sured that you fellows must realize
the Importance of this decision"
In the easy. go-as-you-please presen-
tation of his case Mr. Crane intended
not the slightest disrespect, nor was
there any disposition on the part Of
the court to regard it in such light:
but he ruthlessly trampled on all the
time-honored traditions, and actually
conveyed the idea that he wasn't
afraid to speak out in meeting"
Mr.. Crane declared that the govern
ment in this case assumed TO separate
the Indian citizens of Kansas into two
parts, and insisted that it took more
than the power of the United States to
separate man from his appetite, and
especially in Kansas He protested
against the contention of the solicitor
general that the government had juris-
diction over the appetite Of the Kansas
citizen, and the State over his person.
Correspondence New
York Tribune
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-01-15


all exchanges operated in these States
and Territories.
1t is impossible to make an exact
segregation OF the statistics so as to
show the number of lines, the wire
mileage, and the number OF telephones
devoted primarily to telephone work
in the country as distinct from the ur-
ban districts. approximately, how
ever, there were 2l,577 such lines. of
which 1928 per cent. were owned and
operated by commercial systems, 4.6
per cent. were the mutual systems, and
the remaining 23.l per cent. were IN
dependent farmer or rural lines. The
total length Of wire was 259,3O6 miles,
or an average length Of about II miles
per line. The total number of tele-
phones was 266.968, giving an average
OF about ~ telephones to each line and
little less than one mile Of wire per
telephone. Considering the figures by
main geographic divisions. it appears
that the North Central States again
held first rank. Of the several States,
however. New York and Pennsylvania
were no longer high in rank, the first
five places being divided among the
States of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa
and Missouri, all in the North Central
DIVISION. Illinois ranked nrSt IN mum.
Der of rural lines and wire mileage
and Iowa first in number Of telephones
Telegraph Systems.
The commercial telegraph systems
numbered Is in 1902, as compared with
II in 1880. This striking decrease is
due, however. to the number Of consol-
idations which have taken place. the
magnitude of the equipment and bust,
ness showing great increase. At the
present time the telegraph business is
practically controlled by two compares,
yet the number OF miles of wire in OPP
GRAFTON in 1902 was more than four
times, the number of messages almost
three times, and the receipts from mes.
sages more than twice, as great as in
1880. The average rate per message
In 1902, after deducting the number OF
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-17

CTS think the political future of the United States will disclose two well dlnerentiated parties, no matter what names they bear--a conservative party and radical party. Last year the re- publicans were the conservatives, with a radical candidate, and the democrats were the radicals, with a conservative hgurehead. Of course the radical can didate won. What will happen the first time the two parties name leaders in harmony with their tendencies, no one knows. As shrewd a guess as one could make, perhaps, would be that, as the presidential campaign rolls along, 1t will be found that there is some thing like attenuation or rotation be- tween the two general ideas--radical- ism triumphing now, conservatism then. If the forces of conservatism obtain control within the republican party, it will name man unlike Theo- dore Roosevelt and more like Elihu Root. Many think that Root is the coming man. He is likely to have the support of the business element, the solid people," the men of substance who are weary of experimentation. If the corporations plump too enthusias- tically for him, on the theory that he made them good lawyer and may make them good President, they will kill all his prospects. On the other hand, the progressive elements of the republican party, which, after all, must form a large part of the constituency of any political organization in coun- try like ours, may obtain the mastery. If they can be induced to take Roose- velt at his word when he says he will not accept another nomination-which they may not be willing to do, under any circumstances-then they will de- mand another Roosevelt, if another Roosevelt can be found-a la Toilette, for example.
 Since MT. Root accepted the secre- tary of state it has been favorite theory with many observers that he would not have returned to public life without some sort of understanding with President Roosevelt as to 1908. Men who guess at things, and, of course, often guess wildly, were sure that Root was to be "the administra- ton candidate" three years hence.
 
 They were as sure of this as they were, few days earlier, that Taft was to enjoy the same favor. The fact is-and 1 know whereof I speak-that there was neither an understanding between Pres ident Roosevelt and MT. Root as to the latter's political future, beyond the state department, nor even the thought of such a thing. Moreover, 1t is almost an insult to President Roosevelt to say that he would set out to dictate to his party whom his successor should bc. The President said bluntly to one Of his visitors, not long ago, that he hoped people know him well enough to know that he was incapable of such a thing. He added, with his usual frankness, that he should keep his hands off, absolutely, as to the next presidency. The field is open. It IS the partys business, and the party's alone, not his.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-17
Southern Railway Co. Schedule In Effect July 23, 1905,

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 12:25 p. m.-No. S5. for Columbus, West Point. Winona, Greenwood and creenville; also Sheffield and Florence and North Ala bama points
 $40 D. n.-No 15. for cordova. Oakman, Corona and way stations; also Blossburg 6:45 a. n1.-No 22 for Annlston. Hefin and way stations; also Rome. Ga. $50 D. m.-No. 36, for Atlanta, Charlotte. Richmond. Washington. New York and the East. Pullman Sleeping Car Birmingham to Richmond. Va. S:05 pm.-No. 24, Anniston. Atlanta and way stations; also for Jack sonyille, and all Florida points also Talladega. Ala. Pullman sleeping car Birmingham to Brunswick. Ga. 10:20 D. m.-No 37, for Columbns, West Point Winona. Greenwood and Greenvills. Pullman Ora w. ing Room Sleeping Car Bir- mingham to GreenvilIe. 10:35 D. m.--No. 21, for Selma. Mobile and way stations. Pullman Draw ing Room Sleeping Car Bir- mingham to Mobile. Il :30 D. m.--No. 9S for Atlanta, Anniston and way stations. Pullman Sleeping Car Birmingham to Atlanta. Sleeping car can be occupied at Union station e:30 D. m.
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