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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-23
Effect of Reciprocity.

The United States never made a reel
Even though the arrangement with Canada
way back fifty years ago was very I'M
popular, it caused a decided gain in the ex-
change of merchandise. The Blaine treaties
of 1891 with Cuba and the Central and
South American countries had only a brief
trial. but in every instance the exports and
imports were considerably advanced and
great Improvement in our trade with the
countries interested had already begun
by Congress. The second year 1892 of the
Blaine reciprocity treaty with Cuba is the
only one in which the trade with the
United States approached the figures of
1904. Our imports from Cuba increased
from S54 ,62S,71 in 1890 to SIS. 2eS .542 in
1872, and our exports to Cuba from SI3,-
329, 493 in 1890 to 500 ,244 ,S1S in 1892. And
the moment the reciprocity treaty was re-
voked imports dropped back to SJf.71S $50
and our exports to $9,49S,0J4. There was
no mistake about that Every man engag-
ed in producing or handling the trade be-
tween the two countries was of the same
opinion. He credited the increase to the
reciprocity treaty and charged the decrease
to its repeal.
During the first six months of 1904 the
exports from Cuba increased from forty
four to sixty millions, and the imports of
Cuba from thirty-two to forty millions
There was an increase of eighteen millions,
or 81 per cent. in our imports from Cuba,
and the returns from every other one, of
the West India islands show a decrease
Our exports to Cuba increa Sed nearly ~
per cent, while there was a decrease of a
little more than per cent in the exports
to her countries
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-23
OUR TRADE WITH CUBA
Increase Ascribed to the Reel
procity Treaty.
PECULIAR TO AMERICA
THE EMPLOYMENT OF THE TERM
SCoTCH-IRISH.
Prominent Factors in This Country 5
Acknowledgements Inhabit-
ants-Unsettled Lands.
Ely VIM. f.. CURTIS.


Written for The Evening Star and the Chicago
Record Herald.
Whatever may be said about the man
agement of the Cuban finances and the
extraordinary generosity of the government
toward the people who pretend to have
taken part in the revolution. the material
condition of the island has improved rapid
~ during the last year or So Much of this
Improvement is attributed to the reciprocity
treaty with the United States.
Those who are opposing the reduction or
removal of the tariff on sugar and tobacco
from the Philippines assert that the sugar
trust In the United States has derived all
of the benefit hat has grown out of the
reciprocity arrangement: but that does not
seem to be true and cannot be possible.
The trust may have enjoyed some advau-
tages growing out of the treaty, but it is
absurd for any one TO say that it has en-
joyed them all.
No one can deny that :omething has hap
pened to improve Industrial and commercial
conditions in Cuba. and it is natural to
attribute that Improvement to reciprocity
for the first six months of the wear 1904
Immediately following it's enforcement were
the most prosperous, from a commercial
standpoint. that the people of the island
nave ever enjoyed. and, while the figures
are not yet reported. there is reason to be-
lieve that the second six months will lie
even more so. The calendar year 1904 will
be a record-breaker in both exports and
imports. This may be merely coincidence
but the reciprocity treaty went into effect
December -. 1903. four days before the be-
ginning Of this good year. and the planters
and shipping agents of Cuba who are most
directly interested i'll the subject. believe
that their prosperity is very largely due
to the commercial advantages afforded by
the treaty.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-11-14

An order has been issued on the
Santa re that Is making the porters
feel blue. Until the time Of the pro.
mitigation Of the order porters were
accustomed TO get a rest Of thirty.six
hours between trips. and II they we're
called out for extra duty during the
time allotted to them for rest they
received extra pay for the time they
were on. The new order does away
with that, so a porter ran be called ont
at my time 10 make an extra TRIP
without additional pay.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-11-14

There will be no attraction at the
Duncan tonight but on tomorrow night
the George Samuels Stock company
will produce 1.-The Great Conspiracy.
"A Wise Woman" was to be given to
night but owing to an accident the
play could not be produced. While IN
Arizona some OF the stages were 0c
small for several Of the drops and
they were forwarded to FL Paso and
were burned when the opera house IN
that city was destroyed by fire. They
will soon be replaced but until they
arrive the company will not be able e
successfully stage "A Wise Woman
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-11-14

J. p. Earickson has had an extreme.
" large sized apology due from The
Optic. Yesterday he took particular
pains TO impress the fact that II was a
girl and moi a boy with which his home
had been blessed and yet the paper
declared that II was a son and heir
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-11-14

The B. 4 NJ. company has renewed
its license 10 do a wholesale business
for twelve months and Eugenio Ga
llegos has been granted a license to
conduct a mercantile business in Las
Vegas for three months.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-11-14

Notice the list OF merchants who
sell the Las Vegas Art Souvenir. The
Souvenir Is the handsomest advertise
ment OF Las Vegas ever published and
should be made to reach a large num-
Der Of eastern people.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-11-14

According to unofficial rumors II
Is understood trains Nos. l. 2. . and
s will be the only mail trains hereaf'
ter with the exception Of No. 3 which
will carry pouch mail. No. I does not
cary mail any longer.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-11-14

Pat Dugan. an old, old timer Of Las
Vegas writes TO NJ 8. Belden concern.
Ing some propertylhe holds here and
makes inquiries after a number Of the
pioneers Of the city.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-11-14

The following have been granted
licenses to wed: Guadalupe Tafoya
and Emilia Wallace OF Las Vegas;
Fred Delmar King and Annie Rode
Gibbons of Las Vegas.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-11-14

The maximum temperature yester-
day was 81. the minimum %. Gen.
orally fair weather IL predicted for
the territory t4onorrow.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-11-14
Resolution NO. tot.

A resolution In reference TO the
grading and improving OF Fifth street
between Main street and Baca avenue
In the City Of Las Vegas. New Mex
leo.
Whereas, the city council Of the
city Of Las Vegas did by resolution
No. 80 approved the 18th day OF Sept.
A. d. 1905, ordered the city engineer
OF said city to crOss-section Fifth
street, between Main street and Eaca
avenue and to make an estimate OF
the total cost Of grading said streets
and estimate the number OF cubic
yards OF material necessary to be us
ed In the grading thereof and to be
e~xcavated therefrom; and
Whereas. the city engineer OF the
city OF Las Vegas has filed his re-
port Of said cross.sectioning and OF
said estimate Of the cost OF said work
etc, so made by him; and
Whereas, the city council Of the city
Of Las Vegas. is Of the opinion that
said named street and the portions
thereof above mentioned should be
graded, and has fixed and hereby
does fix the 22nd day Of November.
1905. az the time when said city coun-
ell will take definite action In re-
gard to requiring said work to be
done:
Now, Therefore, Be It resolved by
the city council OF the city OF Las We
gas, New Mexico, that the 22nd day
Of November, 1905, in the council
chambers in the city hall In the city
OF Las Vegas, be and the same hereby
are set as the time and place at which
1.-THE owners Of property abutting OF
the portions Of said street so to bt
graded and improved, viz:
Fifth street, between Main stree
and Baca avenue. or any other person
or persons interested therein. ma
, appear before said city council AM
, be heard as to the propriety and ad
visibility OF making such improve
ments and Of grading said streets ant
). az 10 the cost thereof, and as to tn
! manner Of payment therefor, and a
: TO the amount thereof to be 'assesse'
against the property AUDITING thereon
and as to any other matter pertaining
/ to said grading or Improvement Q
/. said portions OF said streets allow
5 mentioned that may be proper to b.
heard at said time and place. and tn
city clerk and marshal are hereby IN
I structed to give notice hereof as re
I quired by law.
y Adopted this Sth day Of November
A. d. 1906. I.
Approved: r. r. OLNEY.
Mayor
Attest: .CHAS. TAlME.
-. rynu1
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-11-14
= 4 Brass RAMD

who hsd arrived. There isn't the
least chance In the world. either, for
about the first time On record, for
blaming the mistake onto the intel
ligent cOmpOsitor or u refractory
linotype machine.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-11-14

Mail will be made up for No, 3 at
$50 .. m. hereafter. instead Of at
& o'clock,which will give patrons fifty
minutes longer to get their mail to
the postoffice.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-11-14

a baby girl has made her arrival at
the home OF Rev. and Mrs. r. A. Nor
ley Of this city. The happy father Is
the pastor Of the local M. E. church.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-11-14

The Ladies Aid will sell home made
bread. cakes and doughnnts at Bouch.
er,s grocery store Saturday. November
18th from 2 to 6 p. m. ll-SS
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-11-14

An order has been issued by the
postoffice department. appointing
Charles O. Van Note Of this city, 9
temporary letter carrier.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-11-14

The moving pictures Of the big
prize fight ct the Duncan on Thurs
day and Friday nights promise to be
D etrOng attraction.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-11-14

An order has been issued by the
postoffiee department to take effect
ON November 30th, disseminating the
Sibley postoffice.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-11-14

Sullivan Lyon has received his ap.
pointment as temporary general dell
very clerk at the Las Vegas post.
office.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-11-14

a. u. Higgins 4 Son have sold to the
Investment q Agency corporation the
Teats property, corner Seventh and
National.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-11-14

Judge II. 8. Wooster. who has been
confined to his home for a week from
Illness. IL again able to be around.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-11-14

Las Vegas Art Souvenirs on sale at
The Optic. Just the thing to send
east to friends.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-11-14

Ralph Coke Is getting his rooms
ready ut AIS Railroad avenue for his
Wholesale and retail liquor business
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-11-14

John Nash, who has been employed
at the local postoffice, has received
his appointment as mailing clerk.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-11-14
Clerk.

Virginia Mondragon, minor has been
placed under the guardianship OF To
mas velasQuez and Cleofas Cdedosa.
Pedro Mondragon., a minor. has been
adopted by Juan Pablo Cordova and
Estafanita Padilla de CordOva.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-11-14
MEADOW CITY BRIEFS

Meeting OF the chronological club
tonight.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-11-14

"The Great Conspiracy" at the
Duncan tomorrow night.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-11-14

Meeting OF the board Of directors o.
the Commercial club tonight.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-01-20
Resume 81 the news.
In the CAPITAL.

The senate committee on territories
authorized favorable report on the
nomination of John G. Brady for gov
ernor of Alaska. The nomination has
been held up several weeks at the re-
quest of Pennsylvania commercial in
terests in Alaska.
Representative Maynard (Va), in a
bill introduced, proposes TO increase
the salary of the president to $4,000
a year, the vice president $4,000, and
to give the president on his retirement
from Office an annual salary of $685.
per annum for life.
Indian Agent Campbell at Ashland,
WIS, has reported to the commissions
er OF Indian affairs that smallpox has
broken out in one of the Chippewa res
efvatlons there. The Indian bureau
VIII Immediately forward a supply of
vaccine points to the agency.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-01-20
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1he conference on the proposed
Jewish settlement in British East AT
RIGA is proceeding, but no decision has
been reached.
The Liverpool Post says on author
ity that Lowther, Nj. p. will succeed
Lord Minor as commissioner to South
Africa in April.
While leaving Venice, the Austrian
steamer Feerica, Capt Calm, from
New Orleans, collided with the Italian
steamer Rhone, which sank.
severe cold continues in the princi.
pal towns of Italy and a heavy snow
mas fallen in Naples and in Bari. The
MYERS Ormo, Odige and Cevere are
frozen over.
The refrigerating plant of brewery
AT Colburg, Germany, overweighted
with ice, collapsed, burying nine work
men, five of whom were killed and
four seriously injured.
The North China Daily News at
Shanghai reports that Choueu, the new
Vlceroy at Marking, has appointed a
German named Bass as manager of the
Chlnese arsenal at Shanghai.
France and Morocco have settled
their recent misunderstanding and the
french minister at Tangier is proceed
ing TO the court of the sultan for an
audience. No foreigners will leave the
capital, in view of the outlook for
peace.
The earl of Demontalt aged SO, died
suddenly at Holyhead, while on his
way to his home at Tpperary. Ireland.
During demonstration of people in
the streets at Cadiz against the new
municipal taxation, gendarmes fired
into the crowd. Three were killed and
many were injured.
Nine. Pierre Carolus, daughter-in-
law of the famous painter, committed
suicide in Paris in sensational man
ner In a cab in Boulevard st. German.
Domestic infelicity is said to be the
cause. Recently she left her hus-
bands home to live with her father, an
eminent advocate here.
DR.. MazZeni held a consultation at
Rome with specialists from Naples and
Perugia, and concluded that Foreign
Minister Tittoni, who was believed to
have been stricken by apoplexy, had
been attacked by influenza, which pro-
duced cerebral and pulmonary conges-
ton. This is gradually passing off and
Ilttonl is considered to be out of dan.
ger.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-01-20
HARD FIGHT FOR FlRemEN.
Thirty-Five Companies Combat Flames
for Four Hours.

tor Four Hours.
Chicago, Jan. II. - Thirty-five COM
panies of Chicago firemen for four
hours last night fought a FIRE in the
beef storage department of the
SchwarZschild & SulZburger company
at the stock yards, and when the fire
was finally put out not over $4,000
damage had been done The peculiar
conditions surrounding the place
where the fire had it's origin was what
caused all the trouble. In order to re-
tain a frigid atmosphere in the beef
storage section sawdust had been
packed into space eight feet wide
between the walls. This sawdust be-
came ignited, presumably from spon-
taneous combustion, and although
streams of water from more than a
score of engines were poured into the
space between the walls, it had no
noticeable effect on the fire for four
hours. All this time the men were
fighting an unseen fire as no flames
were visible. The volume of smoke
issuing from the walls was so dense.
however, that the men were COM
PEELED to relieve each other every few
minutes to escape suffocation.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-01-20
MRS. CHADWICK
A SMUGGLtR
THE OFFICIALS LOCATE $25o.ooo
WORTH OF JEWELRY SHE
BROUGHT IN.
HANDLES JEWELS BY THE PECK
GOVERNMENT is AFTER UNPAID
DUTY, AND is STILL I'M
VESTlGATlNG.
MEANS MONEY FOR CREDITORS
Cleveland Ohio, Jan. 1.-THE Plain

Cleveland, Ohio, Jan. 1.-THE Plain
dealer says:
Investigation into the charge that
Mrs. Cassie l.. Chadwick smu9Sled
large quantities of diamonds, gems
and other precious stones into this
country has developed the fact that
the woman brought in precious stones
to an almost fabulous extent In order
to make a case on the charge of SNUG
Cling it was found necessary for the
government officials to trace all the
deals for gems and jewelry made by
Mrs. Chadwick both in this country
and Europe.
The statement has been made b!
Collector of Customs Leech that con
siderably over $25o.o00 worth of jew
elry and precious stones handled by
Mrs. Chadwick had been traced and
Positively Located.
The investigation is still in progress.
OF this amount the government is di-
While the government is attempting
simply to collect any unpaid duty on
diamonds brought from Europe, it is
asserted that all the information Sc
cured through the Investigation will
be placed at the disposal of Receiver
realize thousands of dollars for the
creditors of the woman. The investi-
cation has led to the discovery that
oonly small portion of the precious
stones and jewelry was put up for
collateral for the loans made by Mrs.
Chadwick, and that by far the greater
portion went as gifts TO friends and
acquaintance.
The regular rate of duty on dia-
monds and jewelry brought to this
country is IA per cent OF the value of
the goods.
Handled Jewels by the Peck.
Figuring on this basis the govern
ment authorities expect to realize be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000.
The rest of the proceeds from the
sale of the jewelry on which duty has
not been pail will be turned over to
MIR. Loeser to be distributed among
the Chadwick creditoros.
1t is simply the truth to say that
Mrs. Chadwick has handled pearls,
rubies, sapphires. emeralds and gar
nets almost literally by the peck. said
q government official.
According to government officials by
far the greater portion of the jewelry
is in the hands of innocent persons
scattered all over the country.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-01-20
Crimes and Criminals.

Hunting for clue TO persons who
/ IL is believed murdered 12-year-old
Lola Roach by giving her poisoned
pie, Des Moines physicians are exam.
ming her stomach.
For the second time in six months
and the fourth time in two wears.
Abram and James LAM, with their
sister, Sarah LAM, were tortured and
robbed at their home at Beaver Pa
Buried in glass jar on West 155th
street, New York, detectives have
found more than $4,000 worth of Jew
elry, the property of Mrs. Ambrose
Clark, daughter-in-law of Bishop Henry
G. Potter.
Jens Veersmersch, an aged man. lies
at his home at Clinton, Iowa, in crit
ical condition as the result of an as
sault made on him by his son-n-law
who had deserted his wife, who was
staying with her parents.
II killed Birdie Hoffman, and if you
ever tell. III knock your head off"
This is the statement which John Hud-
son told police officials at Peoria, Ill.,,
that Otis Bolts recently made to him,
directly after the supposed suicide of
the Hoffman girl.
Marie Dessanti, aged "a, was found
dead by her husband at Buffalo. She
appeared to have been strangled to
death. A few days ago she had in
formed neighbors that she had receiv-
nj 11t{ nj
ETY. demanding 5000 under penalty of
death.
At Underwood, small station in a
scantily settled section of West Vir-
ginia IAN attempt was made to wreck
the fast New York and Chicago ex-
press on the Baltimore & Ohio road.
heavy iron bar was driven in the
switch with such force that it required
twenty minutes work to remove it.
Charging that it's officers. F. E. ELL
lngson. manager; T. S. Baker. book
keeper. and Treasurer Haugen,
nephew OF Congressman Haugen, are
responsible. the Farmers Mutual Co
operative Live Stock Association of
kensett began suit at Northwood,
Iowa. to recover $4,000 alleged to
have been misappropriated.
Murder in the first degree was the
charge under which Beverly Walker
was arraigned in the court of Justice
Christy at Des Monies. 1t was al
legged that he killed Thomas Bradley
In fight at Marquisville, and that the
murder was willful and premeditated
His bond was fixed at $500. Being
unable to furnish this amount, he was
taken to the county Jail.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-01-20
Accidental Happenings.

Fire at Olathe, Kan, destroyed the
business buildings on the East side
square. Loss, $4,000.
Capt. Mcleod of the schooner Alice
M. Colburn of Bath. Me-, reported that
three of his crew were washed over
board and drowned on Jan. 8.
Genevieve West, aged four years.
daughter of r. M. West of MARSHALL
town. Iowa, fell backward into tub
Of boiling water and was scalded to
aeath.
The immense plant of the st. Louis
Plate Glass company at Valley Park,
twenty miles west of ST. Louis, was
partially destroyed by fire. Loss,
$3.50. 0O0.
The city hall at Springfield. Mass,
two-story brick structure. completed
In 1855 at cost of $4,000, was de-
stroyed by fire. The total loss is 5000.
900.
5. R. Good and F. G. Ungerer of Fort
Wayne. Ind, signal men employed by
the Pennsylvania railway. were struck
by a west-bound passenger train and
instantly killed.
Nearly every window in the borough
Of Christiana, near Lancaster, Pa, was
broken by the explosion of 1000
pounds of dynamite. which had been
packed about steam pipes to thaw out
A lamp exploded in the house OF
Peter Smith at Brodericks. Pa. The
dwelling and one adjoining were to.
tally destroyed. Bertha Smith, aged
five years, was burned to death. and
Mrs. Jacob Fritz was probably fatally
injured by jumping from window.
Four men were instantly killed and
two others injured at shaft which is
being sunk at Rockland, Mich, by the
Victoria Mining company for a by
draulic power. The accident was due
to the breaking Of cable while six
men were coming to the surface In q
skip at the noon hour.
! Three men were killed and woman
badly burned in wreck OH the Cotton
Belt railroad at Piggott, Ark. A local
south-bound freight was standing at
Piggott station when q locomotive
crashed into tho caboose. reducing the
car to kindling. The wreck caught
ore.