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Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-09-02

london has over us miles of sram.
ways.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-07-19
Germany Receives Cop.
per Contract from China

The largest single contract for re-
fined copper ever placed by the Chin
ese government or Chinese merchants
In the New York market since the be-
ginning Of purchasing operations by
these Oriental interests in this cOun.
try was secured last Saturday by the
representatives of the most prominent
firm OF copper dealers In Germany.
This contract. which was awarded by
Chinese manufacturers of electrical
equipment, called for an aggregate Of
more than 5000 tons Of electrotype
copper to be shipped directly to Hong
Kong, the deliveries to be made at
the rate Of 1000 tons a month and to
extend from August | into the spring
OF 1906. The price paid by the buyers
was understood to be about Is cents.
The total takings of refined copper
on Chinese account since last August
have aggregated 100000 tons. With
the increased purchases by the Euro
pean meters, the contemplated ship
ments to China will probably swell
the exports from this country to an
average of more than 10000 tons a
month throughout the remainder of
the year.-Denver News.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-07-19
Gardening as a Diversion.

Gardening as a diversion Is be-
coming more and more popular among
professional men each year." said J.
H. Finn. 1T affords a break or the
continuous strain of business thought.
No real lover and possessor OF a gar
den ever died of insomnia. This Is a
| disease which follows those by night
| who cannot throw off the thoughts
OF their daily life. The effort to leave
| behind the business Of thu city
for the pleasures of the trees
| end flowers of the suburbs las
saved umerous lives that would have
| otherwise been broken down. This
seems better understood In the Old
| World than with us. The famous jur
list, Lord Penzance, did not take his
law studies to his country home
| There he thought only Of his gar
den and the floral treasures It con
tanned. One of his hobbies In the gar
den was the improvement Of the sweet
brier. and the many beautiful var
ieties he raised obtained as much
fame for himself as did his legal opin
ions, to say nothing of the pleasure
the flowers brought him.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-07-19
Seized the Right Man

That's the way they ought to do
with all Of them" was the remark
which Colonel A. s. Taylor immedi-
ately proceeded to explain this morn
ing. Colonel Taylor was busily EN-.
saeed in perusing a paper from Rus
sellyille, KY, when suddenly he
3ned his thigh, emitted a hearty
laugh and gave rise to the above re
mark.
The explanation vas that a Russell.
vile mob attempted to lynch a man
charged with some offence. The
furious throng surrounded its victim,
seized him, dragged him several hun.
dred yards and was just In the act OF
stringing him up to a telegraph pole
when to It's horror the discovery was
made that the mob leader had been
seized by mistake and was just going
to be shuffled off this mortal soil
when his identity was revealed.
The colonel's remark applied to the
mob leader. not to the Intended vic
tim. The narrator believes II II
wasn't poetic justice that was beinl
meted out to the trouble starter l,
came pretty close to 1t.
Colonel Taylor further argues tina
an excited mob intoxicated with the
idea Of taking the law into its owr
hands are just as likely to hang the
wrong man as the right one, and he
| cites the above instance to prove 1t
They are not apt to get hold OF al
| deserving a criminal as this moi
leader.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-07-19
or CURRENT INTEREST,"
TOLD OF JAMES J. HILL

James ]. Hill keeps the closest
track of all details regarding the prep
critics which he controls and this fact
Is known to his subOrdinates. While
journeying on the Great Northern road
some time ago. examining work that
was being done on an extension. he
asked the division superintendent how
many ties had been cut. The superin-
tendent did not know. but he felt that
It would never do to let Mr.. Hill be-
come aware Of the fact. He hesitated
a moment and then boldly hazarded.
up to this morning the count showed
IS. O00-7S.42O the exact. I believe"
This crisis was passed. but the super
intendent feared trouble was ahead.
At the next station he left the a and
Sent this message to the division en-
gineer who was to meet the train at
a later stop: III j.. H. asks how many
ties have been Cut tell him 1920
True to the suspicion Of the superin.
tendent. Mr.. Hill later asked the en-
gineer how many ties had been cut,
"Seventy-eight thousand four hundred
and twenty" was the ready response
OF the engineer. evidently a little to
! the surprise Of Mr.. Hill.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-07-19

snyder this afternoon demanded that
w. w. Gatewood, II OF the attorneys
for Tallmadge, apologize for certain
remarks he had made NJ the morning
session. Gatewood refused and Synder
said he would have him Jailed for con.
tempt and fined, The attorney said,
Proceed with your action, as | will
not apologize"
There was a great storm OF public
approval created In favor OF the de.
PENDANT by the first refusal Of the
commissioner TO grant the change OF
venue. II. r. Tallmadge. the Chicago
manager, said that he had 100000 In
currency with him, and II need be
| would spend all OF II In defending his
brother from what he called a black.
mailing scheme.
General Sherman Bell of Colorado
attended the hearing and stated that
II was the most outrageous proceed.
Ing that he had ever witnessed.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-07-19
Hiawatha on Card Parties.

From the Milwaukee Sentinel.)
"Tell me, please" said Hiawatha,
did you ever spend an evening
Struggling with progressive euchre,
Cinch or whist or, say, casino?
Did O ever have a partner
In. a game Of whist, for instance,
Who had played the game since child
hood
Who was so much interested
That each slip you made In playing
Brought down on your head, defense
less
All the wrath Of twenty demons
Concentrated in one sentence
Such as "Well, what ARE you doing :
"One short week ago, my children.
| was sent an invitation
To attend a whist revival
Given at the swell apartments
OF the church's leading pillars
In a swell Wisconsin village.
There were present at the party
Three young clerks. two leading mer-
chants.
Two old spinsters. three young ma
irons
! And the village undertaken.
was given for a partner
One of the aforesaid spinsters
| who had monkeyed with a whist deck
Since the days when she was nsted
| As a little bud with prospects
| Every time | dropped a ~pasteboard
On the polished center able
| She would glare at me and mutter
| Really, that is most PECULIAR!
| All that night | ran the gauntlet
OF this aged maiden's roasting
| Till the time arrived for going.
|"Iike an arrow from the crossbow
| Fled your uncle, Hiawatha,
| From the awful e OF torture
| From that stale old whist revival
| And behind | heard the footsteps
or the village undertaken
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-07-19
The Rain Cure.

The rain cure Is now being tried
by a number of persons In this city
whenever opportunity u offered Tor
taking the treatment, Some OF those
who have taken 1t say that It Is a pan.
acea for all chronic diseases as well
as many of the lesser ills OF the body,
There Is nothing complicated about
the rain cure. All that Is required OF
the patient Is that he shall stand in
the open, with his body bare OF all
clo.eing. and let the falling rain pour
upon him.
The sensation Is said to be very
agreeable. Those who have tried the
new treatment assert that the rain
falling upon the bare body invigor'
ates the whole system and is especi
ally Strengthening to the nerves.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-07-19
THE PHELps.Doooe LINE.

Another rainbow OF promise looms
up In the heavens above Las Vegas.
The two ends where the pots OF gold
may be discovered are the Dawson
coal fields and a point on the El Pas0.
Southwestern about thirty.fve miles
southwest Of Santa Rosa. According
to the lei paso dispatch In last ven
ing's Optic, the P~heps.Dodge people
don't relish the idea OF hauling i'm.
mense quantities OF coal and coke for
their Arizona mines around two sides
Of a triangle through an unproductive
country when by hauling across the
other side OF the triangle they a
save 100 miles OF haul, penetrate a
very resOurceful region and secure a
share OF the traffic Of what promises
to become the first city OF New Mex.
leo. This sounds very sensible and
would be worthy OF the astute a
agement Of the great Phelps.Dodge In
dustries.
A look at the map shows the follow.
ing to be true: From Dawson to TIL.
cumcari, the route OF the coal branch
of the El aso-Northeastern, Is 1872
miles, the road running In a southeast
erly direction. After hauling their
coal and coke 1872 miles southeast. to
Tucumcari, according to the present
situation, the Phelps-Dodge company
is compelled to turn around and haul
II back 100 miles southwest past San.
Ia Rosa and on to a little station call
ed Leoncito where they would inter.
cept a straight line drawn from
Dawson through Las Vegas to the u.
p. 4 N. II.
The proposed new line from Dawson
to a point west Of Santa Rosa. prob.
ably Leoncito, through Las Vegas
would save a haul OF at least 100 miles
and place a rich and settled country
tributary to their road. It Is not easy
to understand why the Dawson branch
was not built originally through Las
Vegas and the rich country alonl
such a route instead of through q re
gion which scarcely supports sage
brush and boasts OF no town Of any
sise. Nor Ia It easy to see why Las
Vegas did not induce the Rock Island
people to bring their road this way
That was a mistake Of the past which
no obstacle seems to justify.
II, as IL reported, there Is a prob
ability Of the construction Of this new
line. or II there Ii even q remote pos
stbility, Las Vegas should get a hustle
on herself and make a herculean ct
fort to bring the Phelps Dodge line
this way. There al a more
Opportune time for Las Vegas to make
a strong case for the building Of an.
other railroad. The suggestion which
has come from General Manager Sim
mons Of the I'll Paso 4 Southwestern
system should give the Commercia
club plenty Of inspiration to work on
with enthusiasm. The way to gel
things, sanitariums, reservoirs or rail
roads. Is to Go After Them.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-07-19
HEARTY SUPPORT.

Everybody Ia for the Las Vegas fall
festival. Now let everybody boost
the fair from now on until the On.
tertainment has been given.-Las We
gas Optic.
The people Of northern and central
New Mexico Will give the fair festival
project hearty support and endeavor
TO make 1t q success. Get to work
New Mexican.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-07-19
Americans First Fire Engine

From the Philadelphia Record.
1t is a we'll authenticated historical
fact that Bethlehem had the first
hand fire engine in the United States.
This claim has often been disputed,
but never disproved.
1t was brought to this country from
London in 1898. on the good ship
Hope. having been purchased at sec,
ond-hand there for e43 12s. 1t had
a flow of seventy-eight gallons per
| minute. and was used continuously
up to 1S4S. The Perseverance Fire
company, now out of existence. which
was organized in 1862. had charge OF
the machine. Prior to that time 1t
was the property Of the citizens gen.
orally, for up to 1862 the town had
no organized firemen. There were
emergency men," and when a fire
| occurred every man in town turned
| out to fight it.
This famous relic Is harbOred in
| tact in the museum Of the Young
| Mems Missionary society of the Nor
| avian church, which body is the old
est of its kind in America.
Optic Wants Pay.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-07-19
GOOD ADVICE.

The Ration Range urges the farmers
of Johnson's Mesa to build their own
creamery and to supply Ration with
the ton Of butter and the half ton Of
cheese that It nsum every week.
and which are at present imported
from Kansas. The advice Is good
and points out an avenue to wealth
In other parts Of the territory. A ton
Of butter sells for $500, and a half ton
of cheese should be worth at least 500
more. A creamery that would have
an income Of 5000 per week would not
only make its proprietor rich. but
would also distribute something like
100000 annually among the farmers
supplying 1t with milk.-New Mex.
lean.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-07-19

Ration wants free delivery OF mail
and In entitled to II. Many a town Of
much less consequence In other sec.
tions enjoys the free delivery OF mail
and all the adverse reports OF post.
office inspectors to the contrary, Ration
should have free delivery now and
should insist upon It's rights in that
question. There a be no doubt that
with the aid OF Delegate to Congress
william II. Andrews, the Gate City
will be given this privilege before an
other year has passed.--New Mexican.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-07-19

sold about steady with the range dur
ing the preceding week. Stockers and
feeders were dull at 10 to Is cents
lower prices. Veal calves strong.
Western grades are beginning to come
but the quality Is poor. Following the
liberal supply Of last week close to
16 5000 cattle we're in the pens today.
A few over 5000 we're In the quaran-
tine division. The quality was only
fair to good, including a large per cent
of plain western cows that brought
$500 to $3.50. Fat steers We're scarce,
only a few bringing above $500. Ma
tive heifers brought $500 to $500.
The market averaged 10 to ID cents
lower and closed with a number still
unsold. Good COWS brought 1925 to
S4.3O, veal calves $500 to $3.50. Good
choice light weight stockers were IN
demand but other kinds were not
wanted. A large number were plain
western grades.
Prices of hogs reached the high
| point of the year today, being ~
to 5 cents above last Saturday. The
top was $5.75, and the bulk OF sales
$5.67h to $5.75. The quality is gen
orally good, though in spots some thir
grassers and rough mixed grades were
offered. Light weights butcher hogs
were in best demand.
After a gain of Is to 25 cents in The
sheep division, prices were 10 70 II
cents lower today. Spring lamb.
bring $500 to $3.50, western sheep
$500 to $3.50; yearlings, $3.50 t.
$5.75 and ewes. $4.65. The demand OF
nearly all classes is expected to re
main strong with moderate receipts
Kansas City Live Stock.
Kansas City, July 19.-Cattle re
ceipts, 10000, incltding 300 southerns
steady; native steers, $4.25 O $3.50
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-07-19

southern steers, $500 a $4.45; south.
ern cows, 1925 % $3.50; native cows
and heifers, 1925 q $5.25; stockers
and feeders, $2.75 q $40; bulls. $2.25
q $500; calves, $3.50 @ $5.75; west.
ern fed steers. $3.50 % $5.25; western
fed cows, $2.75 q $4.25.
Kansas City sheep.
Sheep receipts, 400; steady; NUT
tons, $3.50 @ $5.75; lambs, $500 q
$40; range wethers. $50 @ $5.65;
fed ewes, $3.50 q 5000.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-07-19

The Roswell Record has been send
Ing out specials which charge United
States Commissioner Karl Snyder
with being p%rejudlccd against Tall
madge. We don't know anything
about the merits OF the case, but we
do know that Karl Snyder Is as
square a man as ever breathed.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-07-19
Special to The Optic.


Kansas City, Mo-, July 19.-Receipts
of cattle on the local market show a
material increase the past week over
those of the former week. With the
increase In supply, came a wide range
in quality, from the lowest classes of
steers and she stuff to toppy kinds.
The increase was mostly On the quar-
antine side and range offerings in
the native division. Prices have de-
clined Is to rs cents, showing the
entire advance of the former week
wiped out. Fancy heavy beeves were
scarce and values were not fairly
tested. The top was $5.65, while
offerings were plentiful at $500 to
$3.50. Plain half fat kinds were not
wanted. Mixed steers and heifers
81
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-07-19

The following New York stock quotations
were received by Levy Bros, Members Chi
caso Board OF Tradel, rooms g and \, Crockett
block. Colorado Phone 800, Las Vega, Phone
$40, over their own private wire, from New
York, Chicago and Colorado springs; corre-
York and Chicago. member New York Stock
Exchange and Chicago Board OF Trade, and
WIN. a. Otis sCo, BANKERS an' i'rokers Colo
RADIO Springs.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-07-19

Several years ago DR.. Gentry OF
Las Vegas, a member Of the A. O. u.
W., made a strong effort to induce the
order TO build and support a sanitar.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-07-19

ium In las Vegas, Al last his fond
est dream has been realized, and the
selection Of the site for The new city
by some OF the best experts In the
treatment Of tuborcular diseases Is an
endorsement Of his claim that New
Mexico air and water would cure In
clpient consumption and give relief 10
all those afflicted with II In lis differ
ent stages Western Review,
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-07-19
New Hearing in
Tallmadse Case

CONTINUED from page one)
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-07-19

The first Northern New Mexico fair
Is TO be held In Las Vegas In the clos
ing days OF September. This Import
ant point was definitely settled at q
meeting OF the citizens of Las Vegas
Friday night, following a meeting OF
the directors OF tho Las Vegas Driving
Park and Fair association, under the
auspices OF which the fair will be held.
II was determined to raise by sub
scription $4,000 10 be used In pre-
miums. Albuquerque Citizen.
There must be something In the
case against B. II. Tallmadge, the man
charged at Roswell with ~defrauding
the United States In a land deal. for
General Sherman Bell says the prose
cutiOn IL Outrageous,
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-07-19

Kansas City Live Stock.
Kansas City, July 19.-Cattle re-
ceipts, 10000, including 300 southerns.
steady; native steers, $4.25 @ $3.50;
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-07-19

Optic Wants Pay.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-12

great the cost. In speaking Of the matter
Mr 8mathers says:
Yes. 1t is true that am going into the
running game exclusively. and 1t Is my
aim to reach the top in due time. am go
ing to try to get together pretty strong
stable. now have sixty two-year olds at
Memphis In the care Of Hildreth. They were
purchased at the fall yeariing sales. OF
course you can never tell how these young
sters will develop, but am In hopes that
there are some high-class colts and fiIlies in
the string. It takes q high-class horse to
win anything nowadays. especially in the
The number of horses that will carry my
coi0rs this year will depend upon how my
string will turn out. 1t would be folly to
bring anything but the best to the Jockey
Club tracks and for that reason will have
all OF my horses tried out first in the west
Those that Hildreth thinks well OF will be
sent here and raced. The rest win remain
in the west. where they are not likely to
meet the best horses all the time as is the
case here.
Il know 1t is not an easy matter to get
together winning string. My experience
with the trotting game, as well as the rum
ners. mas taught me that. But I believe in
getting the best and II money can buy win
ners expect to have few In my stable
1 nave not decided upon regular stable
Jockey yet, as there is still plenty of time
but there are many good boys available.
and will probably land one of them soon. .
Jockey Dominick recently signed a con-
tract to ride for Hildreth for So. 600 year.
AS Hfldreth does not intend to race this
year on large scale Dominick may be
turned over to the Smathers stable.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-12
aFIFF STILL AFTER BRUSH.
Wants Giants to Play Highlanders
This Spring.

Undaunted by John T. Brush's latest re-
fusal to allow the Giants to meet the High
landers in a series of games next spring to
decide the New York base ball champion
ship. Manager Clark Grifith still has hopes
that he will be able to force Brush to
change his tactics.
"Brushs reason for refusing to play US.
that is, that the Giants have arranged a
schedule of spring exhibition games, is no
reason at ALL says Griffith. II have also
arranged full schedule for the Highland
ers, but would be willing to cancel every
one of the games If necessary in order to
get chance to play the Giants. If Brush
was willing to cancel games to play the
Boston Americans / don't see why he would
not do so to play the Highlanders. If he
was very anxious to play u.s. Of course. he
would do SO.
Possibly If the national commission
adopts BruSh's plan for fnterleague series
between the various clubs he may change
his mind before spring and play US series
of three or five games AT any rate, we are
willing to take all the chances of being In
condition. In this respect we could not pos
sibly have anything on the Giants, be-
cause, on the authority of Joe McGinnity,
all the New York National League players
were notified last fall to keep themselves
in good condition this winter in anticipation
of series of games with the Boston Amer
leans.
During the last two weeks President Pull
liam of the National League has been loud
in his demands for spring series between
the Giants and the Boston Americans. Now
that President Taylor of the worlds cham
pions has positively refused to play the
Giants spring series, l wish Mr.. Pulliam
would come out IS strong in favor of a
series between the Giants and the High
landers His doing so might possibly have
some effect on Mr.. Brush