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Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-03-21
afro.Amerlcan Club.

rhe following articles of ineofpo'h
lion have been filed in The oitice OF
Torritoria, Secretary J. w Rayno'a7'
at Santa re: -,
The Afro.Amerlcan club; tho incor.
porators are William White, Henry
plnwidy John i. Scott aud Ar'hu'
Hardy all Of Las Vegas, New Mexico
The objects ~ the lncorpora,ors a'e
TO conduct club for social ana pen
eyolent purposes and 70 further 'n'
| interests of the eol1red people 't "a.
Vegas There IS no capital stocN
The term Of existence is fifty years
..~ha- ~ ,ctors tar the first year Of 'h
clubs existence will be the ino"rp'
| rators
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-03-21

nEs MONIES, Iowa, March z'
r,o Rocky Mountain limited, west,
hound ON the Rock Island raiifoao
was wrecked near Himes'eao' io"a' a
early today and seven persons VIZ
injured. According to the rallfoaa
officials the wreck was caused by roo
hers who, after witnessing the havoc
they had wrought, made their escape :,
IN the darkness without attempting 70
ro,, tho train. Six persons were hui.'
.ana Il Is believed, fatally. Accoru
,np 10 the roadmaster the spikes Wo''
removed from two rails Inc - -
and Colorado sleepers, the engine
mail car and composite car went ., ose
the embankment into ditch' ioi'.
c,a feet below. The only passehse
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-03-21

WILLEMSTAD, Island of Cumco,
March 2t.-~The Venezuelan govern
ment, It is announced from Caracas
has received note from the Amer.
lean minister. Mr.. Bowenreqnlring an
answer as to whether Venezuela VIII
arhitrato the questions pending and
SAYING that in case OF refusal the
United states viii feel free to take
any step which may be necessary 10
secure justice. The charge dasfa'rea
Of the Netherlands seav :" ''g'' ''-'
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-03-21
New York stock Letter

,By private wire to Levy Bros'l
NEW YORK, March ILL Mafks' 10
closing lower and weak, The opening
was strong. showed quite iit,ie
a,rength but all through tho session
The market seemed under pressure
with the old time favorites particular
~ In pac conspicuously weak Corn
nroducta broke badly on the reoue'
zion of the dividend rate on the pre-
ferred from seven to four per cent.
Tho closing Of the market tonight
| shows Il decidedly weak tone anu
clearly suggests the buying power ior
,he moment nj least, has been ex'
hauated LOGAN & RYAN.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-03-21

stph Jones escaped from the explo.
sion with u few bruises In con
fused state of mind he walked to an.
other shoe factory in the city, applied
for and was given employment. and
worked through the day, Not until
ho returned homo aud found HIS fam.
lily mourning him for dead was his
h,ain sufficiently clear to enable him
to recall the incidents OF the day.
When the boiler ploughcd It's way
through the factory, many operatives
were blown TO pieces, II is believed.
ANA this Is offered 10 account In part
for the discrepancy between tho mum.
Der OF bodies recovered from the
ruins aud the number reported MISS
Ing.
shortly after i o'clock another
body. the tirtyfifth, that of woman,
was discovered ID tho debris,
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-03-21

CHlcAGo, March 2l~~oa'lio NV
ce,n,s Aooo. Steady Good TO PRIME
s,eera s5.is6ps6.25. poor 10 meo'uhh'
a. ~ dosb 90. adockers and aeeoo'a'
= 7ofes46o. cows, sa.ooast4o; ho'1.
ara 0oas5.oo, Gamers sieoW
q "a. bulls. s25oas4.oO; calves. sS''e
agG.a0
sheep Receipts 10000 10 cent. !.
blgber. Good TO choice wethers soia .
q sG 20; fair TO choice mixed, soVog '
$3.50. western sheep. so.ioa so.Ov %
na,iye lambs s5.5ods75o; westefl
lambs sG.00ms775.
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Malicious Crime.

CHICAGO. March 2l.--At the gen
era, offices of the Rock lslahu ~
chicago the officials of the road eA'
nress doubt that the wreck was caused
by robbers. The officials, however
saia the wrecking of the train was
aore maliciously and with premedlta'
,ion It was found that the rails a.
ue point where the wreck occurre'
hoa not only been removed, but ai'e'
heins taken out of line with the res'
of the track. had been spiked uo"i
again.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-03-21

u ii Hutchinson. who has the cum
teact for the brick, stone ana cement
work on the new Hedgeock'hoos'e'
building on Douglas avenue mas ~
,un work. The mason work VIII b'
compleied within three weeks. MI
Hutchinson il using very fihe du"'
Ipv of red brick manufactured oy ~
hand with a slightly. cement darEehe'
Inv hone dust. The walls VIII pf'
sent an uncommonly attractive al
; pcarance.
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mondation ot these men, the matter
Was taken MP by Secretary Taft and
President Roosevelt, and four huild'
ings will be erected for work OF the
association.
The buildings viii be located 1t
Panama, Colon, culehra and Empire,
Three of these will be built from the
ground, The fourth, ut Colon, will
be the De lesseps palace, the finest
building In the city
social rooms, parlors. billiard and
puol rooms, lecture rooms and educa'
uonal class rooms, soda fountains,
lunch rooms, gymnasiums, baths, Ten.
mis- and golf will be provided TO oc
cupy the leisure hours OF the men, II
Il is decided TO push the work on the
canal both day and night, rs seems
likely, the buildings win remain open
"a hours out of each day
THE buildings will be built upon
bungalow lines with large yerandas,
airy rooms, and perfect ventilation.
Uncle Sam Is making provision for
splendid bachelor quarters which are
to be built Tho rooms will be spa
cious, with great doors aud windows,
10 allow the tropical breeze to have n
clean sweep There will be a shower
bath in every suite,
Coy Davis proposes TO yet every
single American out OF Panama He
plans to build an American city on
Ancou I'M. beautiful hill, GOO feet
n height Immediately adjoining the
city Of Panama Bachelor quarters
Wiu be ballt there three in number
at flrsl, holding probably zoo or $50
mcn Beautiful grounds have been
laid ont II is so high that the breeze
Is cool and refreshing Most Of the
canal officials have their residences
there now"
Mr. Thompson went on TO say that
the association building at Empire
Win be given up entirely to the ma
rinos, OF whom some 500 are stationed
there.
| The work of the association is not
| being done alone through the desire
Of the International committee 10 ex'
| pand its sphere of influence There
were not only requests from the Of
ficials of the canal zone, who saw that
social features were imperative u
| American men were 10 live on the
| canal zone ana be satisfied, bun many
travellers called al the New York oi
flee and esgges,s3,e,ll ,lr,rht tha yasaartifg rrfd'
n q mo place for white man Z
| uyer Az The result of the association
work coupled with the efforts OF IN
government to provide eomi"tap,
CHARTERS all this will be past, IL
hopea !,
United states Minister Barrett ha y,
placed himself ON record repeaee',
1 a. favorIng the work. In le''er
/, Mr. Thompson lately, he said
u you can realize how pleased "
bat the association work is 70 p'
press. | have been working 40 Ma
s for this end that | feel smali 'he'
n ure of personal triumph. MY sa''s''
il tion however, Is not so much person
,e as Il Ia for The good that Will come
In the young men who are 10 he 'o'''
-, on the isthmus"
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-03-21

G q. Bloom Of the Bridge s"ee'
r,arket now claims 10 have The manu-
so,nast delivery wagon IN the 19
an5 no mistake about It. The vehicle
was turned out Of the shop YESTERDAY
evening and appeared upon the s'fee'S
bright and early this mornins'
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-03-21

DENVER, March 2i--Ihe oi''e''
investigation committee when "as
Noon investigating the chafs's
brought by state Senator Morgan 'a@s M
General Manager j. NJ. Herbert Oh 'n' u,
colorsdo and southern and Dan sum
van postmaster Of Cripple oleeM .-
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-03-21

ST. PETERSBURG, March 2l.--A
couple of brief telegrams from Lane
witch, dated March 20, were given out
today. They merely say the troops
continued TO retreat northward March
10. that he allowed them to rest March
Goth, and that he inspected more new
arrivals from Russia and found the
troops In excellent condition.
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FOLK SIGNS DRASTIC
law AGAINST BookIES

trFFEp SON CITY, Match
Governor Folk today signed tho you
frev bill passed by the l'g's'a'u''
m,ling rcol selling and book maRlhH
q .c'ony in Missouri The ~" Oe
conas effective June l6
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-03-21
POLISH SCHOOL BOYS
sTR,kE I'M DISTURBED WARSAW.

WARSAW. March 2l.-one hunofe"
and twenty.eight striking school boys
we're arrested here in the course u
the morning for picketing sehoo'
hn,laings and preventing the o'hef
boys from entering.
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" -..W.5}sMlNRkEL)

The following New York stock qso'"',g''. .' ,,e,.
,.ara received ny Levy Bros" tMemnef7 ~.
80 ,,o poa,, Of rradel. rooms ana o. .ivsNs.s
,,'tn,, s"eJ colorado Phone 100, Las Vegas faohe
a,n M, the,r own private wires from NV
~ c,io,go and Colorado Springs CORR
apooaent Of the firms OF Logan : n'sa' ,'' a,ao, @
York and Chicago, members New so'N - ~,
rxchanee and Chicago Board o. i,aao' , ,,,,, ~,
YIN. A. Otis Co. Bankers ana h'oe''s ~
| RADIO springs
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-03-21

F. IL. Pierce returned from 9an... 80.
re an No. S last night. lie was 'V
the fourth time selected preS'ue"t y
,so hoard Of penitentiary commission
- Iuan Navarro was elected sec
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-03-21
No Warships sent.

PARIS, March 2l-The foreign Of
flee denies that the French minister
at Caracas has presented an ultima.
tum 10 Venezuela aud aays that--n1
soa,herns; steady to strong Nae,yo
steers. si25usb,so; southern ssss's' ~,
sa.7S@sSoo; southern cows, ss'sa@
I, "a, native cowa and heifers, $2oo@
a75 stockem and feeders, ss.oVw
si75. bulls. sa.bo@sllo; calves, ssoV
| mseoo. western fed steers, saaow
$3.50 western fed cows, ss.aSusa,ov'
sheep Receipts 1000, Market iVe
higher MuttonH, AaoW$o.oo; lambs
az ro0s7so; range we,hers, $4,000
a 20. fed ewes, s4oo0$5.6o.
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lulrs VERNE REPORTED
DANGEROUSLY iLI'

PARIS. March 2i,--A dispatch from
kmlens confirms the report that 1uieS
Verne il dangerously ILL., lie contlh'
nd writing until recently when ne
was obliged 10 suspend work.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-03-21
Herher.f and Sullivan
Fxonerafed by c0s'''''"tee

hr,hod him TO vote for Adams In inc
recent gubernatorial contest mas
greed TO exonerate Herbert ana sum
van. No recommendation mas pee"
,.,ade as TO Morgan. Later, senator
pal,,ueer will bring up the matter "
<pel ne Morgan from the senate.
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japanese Loss.

GUNSuU PASS, eighteen miles
north of Tie,Pass, March 2i.~-Thq
Japanese losses are estimated by the
Russians to be 100000. Some of tse
troops employed TO cover the retreat
from Mukden were badly demorallzed,
losing their way in the hills eastward,
and only now are reioining their own
divisions
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-03-21
cAleano Grain and Provlslon.

CHICAGO, March 21.--Wheat--Mas
~ -. July. e2 5.s@s.4. sept, NJ S's'
Corn May, AZ rs; July, ~ sop''
40 i.Sdl-A 20
oats--May. 81 l.4Ma-s, July 30 1-s
msi; sept. 90 s-sMl.2-
pork-.May, $i2,sb; July sie'VV'
Sept, 10000 ~,
lard--May, $7i2: July. N,27' sept,
10000 60.
pibs---May. $500; July, s7loi sept
s7.27. 4
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EloHT.HouR BILL
RECOGNIZES COLORADO LAW.

DENVER, March 2i.~-Governor NC
Donald signed the Stephens eikh''
honr ldll today. The measure ia not
satisfactory to labor unions.
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Chief Cause Of Dsquiede the Inability to Determine Fow
Rapidly the Japs May Advance Parallel Along the Great
Trade Route>>>Cenera Stationed at Sungari Bridge.
Russians Place Opinion Growing Russian
Official Rennekamps Whole Missing Division Is sur
rounded That Direction Confirms This Belief

ade in that locality is that Renne'
kampf has at length arrived at Tie
Pass, where the Russian armies we're
ordered to rendevoux In case OF re.
treat, but only to find the place oeeu'
pied by the Japanese. Consequently,
/. is feared that Rennekampf Is sur.
rounded.
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retary for a second term. Mr. rierca
saws that by the first of April he WIN
hawa considerable force OF conVic's
Al work upon the Las Vegas emu Q.
the Scenic Highway.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-03-21

THE e. A. degree Of Free MASONRY
,,.as conferred upon George hihke'
last night at Chapman lodge
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-03-21

Tickets are on sale for "Nettie' me
Newsgirl." at Warnings snu ""'
phey's.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-03-21

The new addition 10 tho ho'p''a'
for the Insane is now open i'' ="
rpception Of patients.
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Venezuela Must Arbifs.afe
Or America win Interfere

will use coefcive measures In view OF
the fact that she has been unable to
secure the release from Imprisonment
Of five Dutch sailors who have been
Illegally kept in prison for five
months.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-03-21
Tsayus Wreck Fast ROck
gsEauG DaR&nssn-1-- -,
ean;ne and Fonr Cars Hurled Over En'","n ,"s...
Eor,v-syve feet High, As Result OF "af,s Benny
Moved and Spiked Dow" o"s on ."'''
Notjve 0uosfionaaie- Marvel
GUS Escapes From Death

injured was Mrs. l.. Crosswite' Oh
coroant Colo. The others hurt were
employees.
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n.naaa city livestock.

KANSAS CITY. March 2l.--caf'ie
pece,pts 10000 Including boo
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route, but officers say It can hardly
be large enough to constitute men
ace with the dispositions General
Lineyiteh is able to make with fresh
troops. Nevertheless ST. Petersburg
Is In the dark as TO the exact situa'
tlon and considering the resourceful
ness of the Japanese there is constant
fear that they may manage to get
astride the railroad and bar the Rus,
sian retreat.
Students For Medlcos.
ST. PETERSBURG, March 2l,-~ln
view OF the increasing number of doc
tors required at the front an official
order was published today permitting
during the war the appointment OF
students to medical posts and allow
inc foreigners to join the service
Fate Of Rennekampf.
LONDON. March Il, Russian of
fetal circles in london, although with
out official news. are inclined to cred
l. the Harbin story published in Paris
connecting the firing reported to have
been heard south of Tie-pass witt
General Rennekampfs division. The
dispatch from Harbin points out thai
the only explanation of the cannon
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valleys are dull with gloom ana the
weeping rain; but high over an there
shines a light that never goes out.
and down through the shadow there
floats the rainbow that never with
draws.
The toiler Turns from his lonely
furrow. and IN that Christmas Light
hnds the strength 10 endure and the
hope 10 overcome. Not yet has tho
MONDAY come for him. The curse
OF Cain is still untitled and IN The
sweat of his brow he eats hts bread.
selfshness and greed and wasting
strife sdll add to the primal burden
and make the heart less brave Class
wars with class and man with man
IN the inevitable quest for enough or
ia the unsatisfying lust for excess.
The hands are hard with the tools OF
toll ard the hearts are hollow with
the pretense OF trade. and. when. an
Il over. 20 what purpose has Il been2
But. without faring, without fading
the loye-light OF the Bethlehem Star
leads 70 the life Of Peace and Good
viii.
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And the Christmas Light shines
steadiest even as Of old, over the
place where the young children are.
II is not by the might of armies nor
by the power Of kings. but by the
simple life and the simple mind, that
greatness comes to the world A
little child shall lead them. Once in
the noisy round OF the year the
hearts cf men are young again and
their voices lilt the Christmas carols.
Not for one day, hut for all the days,
ana for the darker lights Of the hard
and troubled afieryears, the home
light Of Christmas Is a lamp 70 the
feet and a light TO the path. Not shy
and eyanishing, as though it we're
lost and out OF place In world like
this but with the mild persistence Of
strength and righ,. the Christmas
Star sim marks for men the way back
to the place Of the Child. The mys-
nc light and the song Of Peace and
Goodwill have kept unfaded the Wis
ion splendid. and touched the lowhest
lot with llfs'1 wonder and bloom.
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considered toe broad nowadays, but It
must be understood that at this time
the plays had passed out of the
church, and we're now acted on the
movable platforms in the public
streets. This frolic is followed by the
serious scene. An angel appears,
singing the Gloria" after which he
announces that Christ is born at Beth
lehem.
So the shepherds rn to Bethlehem
and make such presents to the Holy
Child as lie within their powers. One
presents a bob Of cherries" another
a bird and the other a tennis ball.
Acts of the Apostles"
During the reign of Francis l. in
France. the presentation OF a grand
mystery of the "'Acts of the Apos-
ties, given during the Christmas sea
son, was made the occasion OF a spec
laculsr proclamation in Paris, In an
account OF this procession around the
different quarters Of the French CAPT
tai. which is found in a rare little
tract published in Paris in 1541, we
learn that the procession started out
at s O'Clock on the morning of Dec.
16, attended by Officers of justice,
plebeians and others having the regu-
lation OF these, rhetoricians and gen.
tlemen Of the long robe. as we'll as
Of the short" They were preceded
by trumpeters and the mayors archers
and at every crossway or public
place repeated the proclamation in
the Kings name. The day fixed for
the performance was the feast of st.
Stephen. Dec 26.
Under the stuarts.,
Christmas Mosques. mere excuses
for gentlemen and ladies OF the court
to attire themselves in fantastic. gor-
geous or bizarre costumes. were long
popular In Italy and in France. and
Henry VIII, having paid visit 70 the
neighboring realm. imported them
into England.
During the reign OF Elizabeth
Mosques, the work OF poets, and in
the form we now know them, came
into prominence, and the greatest
writer of these pleasant but trivial en-
entertainments was Ben Jonson, who
wrote about three dozen during the
reigns Of James l. and Charles l.
These were sumptuous spectacular
entertainments, in which the cele-
brated architect. lingo Jones, was
employed to devise "the machinery"
or scenery, which was certainly more
elaborate in those days than had yet
been attempted upon the professional
stage. White the first Christmas kept
by Henry VllI cost e5s4 19s. I'd for
"disguisngs." the Mosques Of James
I. for the year 1903, nearly a century
later, cost 24215.
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phecy (chap. vii, 1910 of the coming
OF the Son of Man, and TO close the
play another angel appears, singing.
Behold. / bring you good ti6ings of
great joy etc, which being finish
ed, continues what might be called
the stage directions, IF it was done
at mathis, Darius begin TIE Deum
Laudamus. but If at vespers, Mag
nificat Anima .Mea Dominum.
"The slaughter Of the Innocents."
Another early Christmas play has
been found in an old Orleans manu-
script. It has for its subject THE
Slaughter Of the Innocents," and was
no doubt, frequently played during
the Middle Ages In one or another
French cathedral In France and on
the continent generally the plays
produced were usually the effort Of
a local learned doctor, although at
times copies of popular dramas were
made for use by neighboring towns.
In the play just noted Qnterfectio
Puerorum) the part Of the innocents
was taken by the choir boys, and the
other characters, including the wom-
en-, were represented by monks. In
one part Of the church was erected
manger in another a throne for Her
cd. A Instant corner was supposed to
repregent Egypt. and for fear these
distinctions might not be apparent to
the beholders, signs were hung over
these crude pieces of scenery bearing
the names OF the places represented.
Like most OF the mystery plays. the
story is briefly told and numerous
anthems are interpolated for the
benefit OF the choristers.
Wakefield Shepherds Play.
Toward the end Of the play the boys
(the innocents having arisen from the
dead) go into the choir; Herod's
throne is then taken by an actor. who
represents Archelaus; an angel lids
the Holy Family TO return from
Egypt, and then the precentor begins
the "Te Deum." and SO the perform
ance ends.
Some Of the finest comic touches to
be found IN these old religious plays
are TO be found in the Wakefield Shep-
herds play, written about the year
1900 The FIRST scene opens with
three shepherds watching their fiocks,
all of them complaining Of the cold
night A character called Max takes
part In their rude sport, and upon
opportunity steals sheep. Mak's
theft Is subsequently discovered, and
he is soundly thrashed. a piece Of
business" which was certain to
arouse laughter in a medieval audi
enee, for It seldom fails TO amuse a
modern one. There are certain parts
OF this comic scene that would be