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Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-10-18
LIEN AGAINST
NTEC COMPANY
Chief Jwtice Mills Signs Decree u
iueelstino case-cass Alleged
fsnce Cutters Postponed.

In tht case OF Stearns-ROger Mann-
facturin company and Smith NC
Kay. pdttioners VS.. The Aztec Gold
Mining md Milling company, the
Maxwell Land Grant company. James
Lynch. receiver. Henry +. Moore
trustee. valentine s. Shelby. James
Lynch "a Thomas B. Catron. re.
spondens. Judge Mills today signed
a decree In the case, giving 70 the
stearns Roger Manufacturing COM
nany 4 len under the mechanics Hen
law of Ne territory In the sum OF
20 ae2 "a and to Smith Mckay Hen
for tha ann of s939.73. on the prop
prtv Of tAe Aztec Gold Mining L MIL
ing conssny. situated in the Eliza-
bethtowrI mining district; consisting
of tho samp MILL the LAND upon
which t1e same is located, and the
Aztec ,oIe or mining claim, situated
on tho sastern sldpe of Baldy noun
tain rea, the head Of Ute creek, 10.
gether With all tramways, tracks ana
other bsildings. Mixtures ana ap
pliances situased on the premises.
Tho fac,s of the case were that IN
1sos tho stearnsRoger company fur-
nished machinery for a forty-stamp
mill to h located on the Aztec prop
ertv for the Aztec Gold Mining 4
Milling company. When the company
ceased b,siness there was balance
,,uo Tho stearns-Roger company OF
sss1041 and TO Smith MCKAY o,
s575 90 Mechanics liens were placed
On tho property by these parties. anu
~ cos has lust come to concur
sion by tie court sustaining the con. n
tent;on ofthc petitioners ana eraii'ihs
. len fo, the amounts above sta'eo
ON the ppperty The case VIII pro
badly be appealed 10 ihe sup e"e
court Of the territory 49, county
The paties confined N 'ne oo"n,n IVY
iail charged with cutting FENCES on u,
I ,ha nj grant did not have their
nro,;n,nar hearing before Juage
Mills today as was expected. Having my
been an sftorney in the been .s,,oh s.ah!
Irrigation prior to going on the pehun .n.
I,dsa MEMS may request one OF the
associate justices TO preslue -. !" r,a, at
nrsl;m,nar examination. or 'he mac
ter may be taken up. before SUM-
ius,ica of the peace hitting as as
n, 1n,,n,,,,os 30 magistrate. on the return
of Distric, Attorney > D Da.ns, a,,o, VIZ
Is now in the east on '"'"
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-10-18
Masonic OFFICERS.

The following appointive officers
were named by Grand Master James
G. Fitch at the Masonic grand lodge
meeting:
Grand Lecturer-Robert Kellehan
II Roswell
Grand Chaplain-w. D. Clayton ol
Albuquerque.
Senior Grand Deacon-Frank John.
son Of San Marcial.
Junior Grand Deacon-C Clinton J
Crandall of Santa Ce.
Grand Marshal--W. B. Walton oi
Silver City.
Grand Sword Bearer-P. J. McNul
~ of Deming.
Senior Grand Steward-A. l. Ken
dali of Cerrillos.
Junior Grand Steward-A. r. Cecil
of Artesia.
Grand Tyler-A. Mckay Whitcomt
Of Albuquerque.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-10-18
DEADLY TOR.
MADO WRECKS
sorrento
Five Killed. Thirty.five In.
jured.; Much Damage
Done
Forty Houses Blown 10 Atoms Train
HURLED Into Crek. Terrific Storm
Makes Clean Path 81. Louis
Suffers

St. Louis, Oct 1S.--The storm that
partially wrecked Sorrento delugs
Alton, His. where there was cloud.
burst st. Louis also suffered from
the terrific thunderstorm. Grafton
fourteen miles distant, was deluged
and The main street was three feet
under water. Ten miles north OF
Alton. Chicago, Peoria & st. Louis
freight train struck washOut and
plunged into the creek. The cars
contained cattle and horses, many
OF which were drowned. The train
crew escaped by swimming. II Ia
believed that several tramps were
drowned,
The dead are: Mrs. Thomas File;
Mrs. Nm. Stewart, VIM. Mann, Har'
rison Mann.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-10-18
PANAMA
FORTIfICATIO

Washington, Oct 1S.-The f0rtifl-
cation of the terminals of the Panama
canal Is one Of the subjects to be con-
sidered by Secretary Taft when he
makes his visit to the isthmus. and
for this purpose he will be accom-
panied by members of the first COM
mittee OF the Taft Notifications board.
This committee consists Of Major
General J. p. Storey, former chief Of
artillery, retired: Brigadier General
Alexander Mckenzie, chief OF engin-
eers: W. NJ. Crozier, chief Of ordin-
ance; Samuel M. Mills. chief Of ar.
|tillery, Captain Charles Sperry Of the
navy. and Major George Woethals,
corps of engineers. All the members
|of this committee will not accompany
the secretary unless definite orders
are issued and 1t Is probable that Gen.
eral Storey, Captain Sperry and
Major Woethals will be the members
who will go to Panama.
The fortification OF the canal was
forbidden by the first Hay-Paunce-
fote treaty, but this treaty WAS SO
|aMenk1hd 1enut6 stiiat = Great
Britain rejected it. The canal treaty
which was finally adopted and is nov
in force and which superseded the
Clayton-Bulwer treaty. has no men,
tion of fortific3tions, but does allow
the United States to use such mill
tary force 40 may be necessary to
police and protect the canal. As
nothing is said regarding fortifica-
tions this government assumes the
right to erect such works as will
adequately protect the canal.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-10-18
Artisans Coming to L,s VEGAS.


Seven residents OF IronwOod. Mich.
igan, arrived In the city yesterday. to
make Las Vegas their future home.
Three Of them are stone masons and
three brick masOns, ana one Is help.
er.
The gentlemen heard Of Las Vegas
In their home city, OF the location OF
the Fraternal City here. and Of the
vast amount Of building going on. due
to the growing recognition Of the city
as a great health resort and decided
that 1t would be an excellent place
for men Of their vocation.
Within a few hours after their ar.
rival there was big demand for their
services and three of them went to
work Immediately. The other four
wanted to do q little sight seeing first
but all started to work this morning.
The gentlemen are all greatly
pleased with the climate In this p0r.
ton Of New Mexico and state that
there was foot Of snow In their
home town when they left.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-10-18
JUDGE SAYS PACKERS
ARE NOT MoNopollSTs

Chiqgo. Oct. 1S.--Federal Judge j
Otis Humphrey today gave a decislc;a
ON the demurrer Of the meat packers
charged with Illegal conspiracy. He
Overru|ed the portion Of the demurrer
In which the packers attacked the
odd numbered counts. charging con
spiracy in restraint OF trade. The
demurrer to the even numbered
counts charging conspiracy in re
straintO of trade The demurrer to
the eNn numbered counts charging
monopoly was sustained.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-10-18
FOUR PERSONS KILLED AND
THIRTY.FlvE INJURED

ST. Louis, Oct. 1S.--A tornado struck
the villaga Of Sorrento. ILL.,. thirty.two
miles northeast Of st. Louis last night,
killed four persons and injured thirty.
five others, of whom three will prob
ably die, and did great amount Of
damage. Forty houses were blown to
atoms and carried far from their foun-
dations. Everything in front OF the
tornado was swept away.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-10-18
FRANCIS INDICTED FOR
USING MAILS TO DEFRAup

Philadelphia, Oct. Is. Stanley
Francis. who has been on trial in the
United States district court since Oc-
tober 3 charged with using the mails
to dafraud. In connection with the de-
funct Storey Cotton company. was to.
day found guilty on every count i'm
the indictment. Francis, who was
known under several aliases, was
charged by the government with be-
ing the principal in the Storey Cotton
company, which, when closed by the
postal authorities, owed nearly three
million dollars to customers through.
out the country.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-10-18
INTERESTING
INSURANCE
TESTIMONY
Son Of Former Comptroller
Of Equitable Loses
Ills Father
MeCurdy's Attorney st Upon BY Chair.
man Armstrong snd ths Rs.
doubtabIe Attorney
Hughes

New York. Oct. ls.--Frank B. Jor.
don. son Of Thomas d. Jordon. fo"m-
es comptroller Of the Equitable Life
Assu,tnce society, was the tirst wit.
ness before the legislative investigat.
ing committee today. From him ef.
forts were made to learn Of the
whereabouts Of his father. Hughes
wishes to question J0rdsn, Sr.. about
the mysterious loan Of 16Ss.0O0 made
by Jordan to James w. Alexander.
former president OF the Equitable.
Jordan said that he had not seen his
father since September 4th and did
not know where he was. McCurdy
was then recalled to the stand. He
declared he knew nothing about sew
eral vouchers amounting to Thousands
Of dollars drawn IN favor 0f several
persons for alleged legal services.
Also that he knew nothing OF adver-
tising contracts of the company.
There was = sharp passage at
arms at the insurance investi-
CATION today between Chairman
Armstrong. Of the committee,
Counsel Hughes and james M.
Beck, acting for McCurdy. president
OF the Mutual Life Insurance company.
Beck protested that Hughes had fire.
quently led up to points which gave
the newspapers opportunity Ito put
ugly imputations against McCnrdy." )"
and that Hughes dropped the inquiry
before McCuTdy had opportunity to
explain. Chairmun Armstrong said
that Beck could make requests or sug-
gestions to Hughes privately or to the
committee, but that the committee in
tended to carry out its purposes to
make life insurance safer and did not
desire the work obstructed. The COM
mittee wanted all the helpful infor-
nation 1t could get. Hughes then said
that II he had erred at all 1t had been
by showing courtesy when the circum-
stances justified other measures.
"The witness who gets himself into
! false position" he said. has only
himself to blame"
II was brought out that Thebaud
was In charge Of the department q
AGENTS that handled exceptionally large
risks before De became . partner.
This department was known - the
l.executive special department. Spe-
cial books were kept for the depart
ment. and the witness thought that
anv interest in the business that Tne-
baud might have was On resu'a.
commission basis. He did not Know
however, that Thebaud did have az
interest. McCurdy said he did no.
know that this business was turned
over to G. H. Raymond & Company
wher Thehand entered that hrm.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-10-18
scHlFFeR is PLACED
BEHIND PRISON eARs,

Denver. oct. 1S.-District Judge
H0lbrook refused today to issue q
writ of habeas corpus for Isaac w.
Schiller. the Alamosa banker. charged
with fraud, or to reduce the bail
which was fived at 100000 by the
Alamosa Justice of the peace. Failing
TO give bond. Schiller was placed In
jIa here.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-10-18
,>>>>>>>>>>~>>>>
NO HOPE FOR SIMPSON.

Wichita. Oct. lS.--Ex-Con-
gressman Jerry Simpson had
several hours sleep last night.
When he awoke this morning
he wanted to talk but this the
attendants would not allow, as
exertiOn brings on hemorrhage.
His physicians have absolutely
no hops and believe the next
hemOrrhage will cause death.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-10-18
FoRMM OWNER or
MRTFQgo couRANT DEAD

Hartrrd, Conn.,, Oct. 18.-Thomas
Mills ny, formerly editor and propri-
etor .ot The Hartford Courant, died
here 1af evening. He was the father
in-law I Charles ]. Bonaparte, secre-
tary Of the navy.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-10-18
I>>>>>>>>>~>>>>>
BANK CASHIER SUICIDES.

Washington. Oct, lS,-The
Enterprise National bank at
Allegheny, Pa. closed Its d1Grs
.o,!ay by direction Of the conn.,
troller OF currency upon re-
port Of the federal bank ex.
aminer that the bank was In.
solvent. The cashier has COM
mitted suicide. The bank was
established In 1870 and &C.
cording to the last statement
II owed the depositors $780,
900.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-10-18
FACULTY RECITAL.

The people Of Las Vegas will have
nn opportunity tomorrow night TO hear
tfle first faculty musical recital ever
rendered In the city. Though. only
formal announcements Of the opening
s'f the musical department of the Nor
NAL have been made, the response has
been hearty indeed. The formal
opening will occur tomorrow night at
Normal Hall. TO which a cordial invi-
tation is eyteAded to all. The follow
ing program will be rendered;
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-10-18

Concluded on Page Five.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-02
MARITAL Condolences.

Mrs. Jones-D0n't you think ! grow
better looking as I grow older2
Mr.. Jones-Yas. and it's really too bad
you can't live as long as they did in
Bible times. You might then become a
xeritabIe beauty.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-02
HIS CAREER.

THAT gambler who was just sent to
prison seems to have had checkered
career
"Checkered? Worse than that. Check
ers were too tame for him; he went in
for cards"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-02

Cautious Customer-But if he's a
young horse why do his knees bend so?
Dealer-Well, sir, to tell you the
truth, the poor animal has been living
in a stable that was too low for him,
and he had to stoop.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-02

Might Want 90
Escape
'Do you be-
4 lteve in the open
door policy ?"
I W e H. yes,
! when I am talk
ing to the father
J., of the girl on a
, delicate subject.
The Princeton union., 1905-02-16

The city council of St. Paul decided
not to make any compromises with
the St. Paul City Railway Co. but
hung out for a final legal test of the
validity of the ordinances of that city
governing the company. The home
rule charter of St. Paul calls for a
gross earnings tax OF, five per cent
from the railway company in consid-
GRAFTON of any franchise rights
granted, modified or extended. The
courts so far have ruled for the rail
way corporation, but the people of
the city will take the matter to the
supreme court and find out just what
the law means. 1t is tangled mass
OF legislation. The people are wise
not to compromise the matter. If the
law is faulty the people of that city
have. it within their power to enact
new legislation that will protect them
in their rights as municipality.
Good horse sense and dogged per-
sistence can beat out a slick corpora
ton every time.
The Princeton union., 1905-02-16
That PigeOn-Holed Report.

State Auditor Iverson has asked the
legislature for an investigation of the
charges of ex-Public Examiner John
son against his administration Of the
Office, and it will doubtless be found
that the wrong doing like that reported
against Mr.. Dunn, exists only in the
imagination of Johnson. A belated
report made by the attorney general
to the governor says that of all the
charges preferred against r. C. Dunn
only one had even the semblance of
foundation and even in that instance
it was very doubtful whether any
blame attached to the former State
auditor. That report of the attorney
general was, of course, carefully
pigeon-holed by Gov. Van SAINT dur
ing the late campaign. Walker Pilot.
The Princeton union., 1905-02-16
Where Van SAINT Played the p

An opinion rendered by the attor-
ney generals office Sept. p, 1904, re-
garding Public Exminer Johnson s
report on trespass matters. etc., came
to light by the merest accident on
Saturday. The opinion passes upon
the charges made by the public ex-
aminer against Mr.. Dunn's official
acts as State auditor, and holds that
the settlements made by Mr.. Dunn in
cases mentioned were as advantageous
to the State as could be made at the
time. The opinion further holds that
the State would not have any standing
in court on the position taken by the
public examiner in the Mabel Evans
cases. If Van SAINT had wanted to act
manly, he would have given that re-
port and opinion to the public imme-
diately after it was made to him. But
he did not propose to give any reports
out that would help Mr.. Dunn in his
campaign against the mean attacks
made against him by the public exam
iner. Van SAINT was also busy nurs-
ing his senatorial boom about that
tlme.-Isanti County Press.
The Princeton union., 1905-02-16
JOhnSOn'S Parting Shot.

Public Examiner Johnson gave a
parting shot as he left Office. His last
report was handed to Gov. johnson
on Saturday. It has to do with Mr.,
VERSIONS conduct of the office. But
as with his previous reports, the man
whose official integrity and honor is
attacked, was not shown the report,
was given no chance to explain alleged
faults or charges. It was at once
made public by Gov. johnson as good
political plunder, as besmirching the
character of a Republican official.
The report includes Gov. Van SAINT in
its charge as a violator of the law. It
seems that W. r. Brooks of Mime.
apolis, had permit to cut certain
State timber and paid his advance of
SIS, 600. Conditions were such that he
could not get the pine out and his Ii
cense was extended a year. Again he
could not get out the pine and when he
went to the State timber board consist
ing OF Gov. Van SAINT, Auditor Iver-
son and Treasurer Block they unani-
mously agreed to cut the red tape of
the law and let him cut the timber.
He did so and paid for it and interest.
This report holds by it's charge in this
case that the $4,000 paid by Mr..
Brooks should have been kept by the
State and if he cut the pine after his
license ran out he should have been
sued for trespass. The people are
asked to believe that by their action
Gov. Van SAINT, Mr.. Block and Mr..
Iverson swindled the State, acted dis
honestly and betrayed their trust.
Maybe the people will believe this,
maybe they will simply be more than
ever convinced that Mr.. Sam johnson
is a sneak, an assassin of character.
and a man who has used his official
position for his own personal ends
and not for the public good. In three
other instances where Johnson states
that trespassers have not been made
to settle, the money is in the States
treasury. This whole series of reports
from the State public examiners Office
have been an outrage.-Fairmo
News r'-
The Princeton union., 1905-02-16

What sorry spectacle to see the
aged cashier of the defunct bank of
Faribault turn his back on probity
and honesty and in his old age will
fully wreck the bank with which he
was so long connected and which held
nearly half million of the savings
of people who had trusted the bank
and it's officers. There is something
wrong in the examination of banks
when a cashier can manage the affairs
of a bank as did Cashier Clement OF
Faribault.
The Princeton union., 1905-02-16

protesting payment of taxes. This is
not the way to accomplish any reforms
in our tax laws. We have got to have
revenue to run our State, county and
local governments, and we are face to
face with the natural conditions of in
creased expenses in conducting our
State and municipal governments and
a persistent desire on the part OF
assessors and tax payers to underes-
innate valuations and shrink the same.
Instead OF increasing we are decreas-
ing in valuation, if we take the aver
age assessment returns. The State
board of equalization, while not being
| body capable of equalizing in it's
truest sense, was obliged to raise val
uations where returns Indicated an un-
warranted decrease, but in executing
the letter of the law there is no such
thing under present conditions as a
true equalization. Minneapolis is
no more sinned against or injured in
the matter of treatment at the hands
of the State board of equalization
than many other parts of the State.
If the tax dodgers of that city will
stop kicking and lend hand at real
tax reform, they will be serving their
State in a much better capacity.
The Princeton union., 1905-02-16
MINNE-iPOLIST TAX DODGERS.

Minneapolis tax dodgers are taking
steps to do the real thing. They will
cite the State board of equalization
to "show cause" for raising the valu-
ations in that city. The bill that crept
into the legislature some time ago
granting to every tax payer the power
to protest the payment of his taxes or
any part thereof and have thirty days
to institute an action for recovery, is
a Minneapolis measure, introduced
"by request, " if you please. The bill
is a vicious one, and the little Mime
apolis woodchuck ought to be killed.
With Tom, Dick and Harry protesting
their taxes and bringing action for
recovery our State, county and local
governments would be in chaotic
condition. Minneapolis is not faring
any worse than many other parts of
the State: Mile Lacs county tax
payers are paying a heavy increase
because of the action of the State
board of equalization in raising per-
sonal property assessments, but we
have not heard Of any tax payers in
Mile Lacs county trying to dodge
paying their taxes, nor backing such
ia vicious bill as that providing for
The Princeton union., 1905-02-16

Group pictures of the county officials
of the new county of Clearwater, and
also of the county attorneys in attend
ance at the State convention at St.
Paul last week shows clearly that
young men are at the helm of local
affairs in most places these days.
The group of Clearwater officials
shows a very bright looking lot of
young men. 1t is an age of young
men, and they can fill the bill.
The Princeton union., 1905-02-16
The chief industries Of the two terri.

The chief industries of the two terri
tories are live stock and mining, and
numbering to a. certain extent. The
pine forests of Arizona cover 10000
square miles of territory and is the
largest unbroken pine area in the
country today. There are interests
that would like to have a grip on the
state machinery of New Mexico and
Arizona as they can get better graft
with the territories out of the grip of
the federal government. It is said
that capital is suspicious of the terri
tories, but on the other hand there
might be grounds for suspicion with
capital having full sway with such ter
ritories under statehood. Arizona
and New Mexico are making rapid
strides in growth and development,
but they can we'll afford to remain
under the guardianship of the federal
government for few years yet, until
the population of the territories be-
comes better fitted for state govern
ment. The house should refuse to
pass the bill in it's present form, and
If New Mexico is fit for state govern
ment certainly Arizona is and without
taking slice off for the state of Utah.
There are interests behind that state
hood bill that will bear watching.
Matt Quay is dead but his spirit still
lives.
The Princeton union., 1905-02-16

Our present story, :'Moran of the
Lady Lefty" will be concluded in a
few more installments. Our new story,
'The Sowers'' will interest you. It
is alive with human situations and the
action is bold, rapid and fascinating.
More than this it deals much with that
phase of Russian government that is
attracting the attention of the civilized
world.
The Princeton union., 1905-02-16


Representative Comerford of Chi
cago who made the statement that the
members of the Illinois legislature
were boodling was summarily fred
from the membership in that august
body of citizens. "Down in Spring.
feld' there has been political corrup-
tion and rottenness for 10, these many
years, and it has been the dream OF
many an ambitious politician about
the state of Illinois to get seat in the
legislature of that state and shine,
and how often the dreams come true.