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Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-09-11
EDITORS DEATH DUE
70 ASSAULT

Jacob H. Thompson, an exchange
editor of the New York Times, died
in Fowler hosnital at 1O:35 recently.
He was found in his apartment at the
St James hotel, No. 1O9 West Forty
fifth street. about o'clock in the
morning unconscious and in a criti-
cal condition from injuries about the
head.
The surgeons of Flower hospital be-
lieve that Thompson was assaulted,
strangled and beaten into insensibil-
ity. The police are now working on
that theory.
The dead man was sixty-five years
old. At the hotel II was said that he
was regular in his habits and seldom
had callers, except few relatives. On
Thursday night he had dinner in the
hotel and left the building about 1880.
John Waller, an elevator boy, informed
the police that Mr.. Thompson return
ed about 1890 and went to his room
on the fifth floor.
A woman who occupies room next
TO Mr.. Thompson's apartment said
she did not hear any noise or loud
talking during the night. The hp'el
employees declared there were no late
callers for Mr.. Thompson.
Mary Moran, maid. unlocked the
door of the dead mems apartment al
$50 o'clock. Mr.. Thompson's body
was on the floor and blood was spat
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-09-11
TEN PEOPLE DASHED TO
DEATH IN NEW YORK CITY
Elevated Car Jumps Street and Falls Crashing Twenty
Feet to the Street Below.
Criminal Caresnsm Of Swehmaa Believed to Be Responsible lo
the Awful Accident. General Manager Has Another
Theory.---Forty Injured.

New York, Sept. l1.--Ten persons
were killed and more than forty In.
jured by the derailment of car Of an
elevated train at Fifty.third street
and Ninth avenue today. The train
was southbound on Ninth avenue and
should have continued on the straight
track Instead OF being switched to a
curve by which the Sixth avenue
trains proceed on Fifty-thlrd street
from Ninth avenue to Sixth. The
switch lever wasNopen. The first car
az tie Ninth avenue train took the
switch, barely staying on the rails
and turned into Fifth-third street.
The switchman. when he saw the
blunder, 1t Is alleged. turned the
switch back again to turn the train
down Ninth avenue. The third car
got around the turn but the second
was thrown off the track and fell into
the street turning completely over
and landing upside down. The fourth
car struck the building at the south
west corner oe Ninth avenue and rest.
ed against the fire escape. The pas.
sengers climbed through the windows
and descended to the street.
II am satisfied the accident was
due to the neglect of the switchman.
said Coroner Scholer. In the first
place he made mistake In turning
the Ninth avenue train into Fiftyrthird
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-09-11
JAKE LEVY DROWlVS IN WATERS OF KROENlG'S LAKE
Which Hreas Atnt
fore Eyes Frantic Sister and Party Lake Being an

time he called to those On the shore
that the boat was sinking and asked
them to send help. 1t is regarded as
certain that upon his first attempt to
swim ashore he found the water so
cold as to make progress exceedingly
difficult. The young man was a strong
swimmer and under ordinary circum-
stances swim across the lake would
have been play for him.
Mr. Levy padded desperately in
the effort to bring the boat nearer
shore. Then he again plunged into
the frigid waters and struck out for
safety. He was perhaps two hundred
yard from shore when he left the
boat. DIR. Lefkovits says he was swim
ming with fine easy side strokes and
making rapid progress, when sudden
ly without word he disappeared
from view and never rose again.
Mrs. Drukker and Miss Levy tainted
and were revived with considerable
difficulty A start was made for Los
Alamos and Miss Levy tainted again
before the village Vas reached. Tele-
phone messages were sent TO the city
and 10 Watrous for help. The ladies
were sent to the city while DR.. Lefko-
Wits and Mr.. Drukker returned 10 the
lake with VIM. Frank and sons. They
we're soon joined by J. d. Hand and
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-09-11
AFTER THE
"CHIlNKS"

Prof. r. M. Moore Of San Antonio,
Tex. is here under. instruction from
the United States government. to
establish station from which .
watch viii be kept for Cinnamon un-
lawfully In the country. II 10 believed
that many Of these gentry come
across the Mexican border, make .
wide detour and take passage on the
trains after getting some distance
within Uncle Sans domain. Las We
gas u thought TO be q good place
from which to catch these invaders.
Prof. Moore exDects to remain here
for several months. He Is an old gen.
tleman Of broad culture and high at
tainments. ~
Prof Moore Ia a native Of Illinois
and he entered the army during the
civil war as colonel Of the Seventeenth
Illinois. He became brigadier general
In General A. c. Smiths command
and served through the entire war.
After the war he went south and for
twenty-eight years he has resided in
San Antonio, for q large part OF that
time being a professor in college.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-09-11

lake, the boat undoubtedly filling. his
paddle practically useless, the safest
plan, without question, seemed to him
to be to divest himself of the cloth
Ing that would cucumber him and
trust to his tried swimming ability.
Ordinarily the plan would have been
the safest. and It 80 seemed to those
on shore. No one could tell that the
current would have carried the boat
ashore before II completely filled or
that the fatal cramp, which doubtless
seized the young man, would come
before the scant two hundred yards
were measured.
Nothing sadder has happened to
Las Vegas for many years and there
IL deep sympathy for the bereaved
family. Twenty years ago, the old
timers remember VIM Ring and Geo.
Slocum, as a result Of the collapsing
of their skiff, lost their lives in the
frigid waters and several years earlier
another man was drowned. Walter
Benjamin was with Slocum and Ring
but he was good swimmer and ma,S
aged to get ashore.
s. X. Dearth reached the city soon
after daylight this morning with the
report that the work Of dragging the
lake had been kept up all night with
out success.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-09-11

party, who brought a boat from Wat.
rous. Using seine they dragged the
waters at the spot where the body dis
appeared but could lind nothing.
Several parties went out from the
city supplied with nets and graphing
hooks. but up to noon today no word
Of success has come from the party.
Max Levy. manager of the Albu.
ouerque office Of Levy Brothers, and
Sam Levy of FL Paso, were notified
and left by the first train for Las
Vegas. the former arriving on No. s:
the latter on No this afternoon.
The sad affair has caused pail Of
sadness TO settle over the city II Is
unutterably sad that a young. vigor.
Gus useful life Of so much promise
should have been cut off so suddenly.
To make II harder. 1t Is generally be
lieved. If the young man had remained
In the boat, II would have drifted
ashore before sinking. Wlrn the
party returned from the hasty trip
to Los Alamos. the boat had reached
the shore and there was not enough
water in II to justify the belief that
1t would have been In imminent dan.
ger Of immediate sinking If a mans
weight had been added
However. when the Young man
found himself In the middle Of the
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-09-11

street and then added to Ms blunder
by turning the switch back again In
the attempt to divert train into Ninth
avenue"
Cornelius A. dickinson, the switch.
man blamed for causing the wreck.
fled, but was arrested at his home.
He maintained that he had set the
switch right General Manager He'd.
ley Of the lnterborough Rapid Transit
company. said. 1T was an impos.
sibility for the switchman to have
turned the switch while the train was
moving rapidly over Il. Statements TO
| that effect are absolutely incorrect y
He explained that the switch was turn.
ed and signals set In the tower for the
Sixth avenue south bound train and
the Ninth avenue train took the
switch at a rapid pace. The strain
was so great that the coupling be-
tween the first and second cars broke
and the second car jumped the rails
the curve at this place not being bank
ed.
The identified dead are: f. p
Scheible, New York; 7. n. Huspach
member of the New York hoard oi
trade; Solomon Nugast. negro; John
Morris, a negro; Cornelius McCarty
, laborer. Vim. Lane. electrician: John
Cochrane. joseph Bach, policemen
Bach was struck by the falling car and
crushed.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-09-11

Las Vegas was Mortified to hear
yesterday afternoon that Jake Levy,
manager of the local Logan & Bryan
office had lost his life in the chill
waters of Kroenig's lake, twenty miles
from the city. The young man, scarce
ly twenty years of age. was extreme
ly popular and he was making crafty
ing success of his business. His sud.
den death brings the deepest sorrow
to father. sister. two brothers and
sincere regret to large circle OF
warm friends.
Mr.. Levy. with his sister. Miss Net
tie Levy, DR.. NJ. Lefkovits and Mr.
and Mrs. Henry Drukker were angling.
at the lake. The young man had got
ten into a leakv boat. and. using a
piece of board for paddle, had push
ed o-t from the shore. 1t is believed
that his intention was to shove out
only few feet in order to secure a
better cast of his line but that he was
unable to keep the boat from being
carried out by the current.
Those on the shore saw him use the
paddle vigorously until the boat was
near the center of the lake. Then he
doffed HIS clothes and plunged into
the water After swimming for a
short distance. he returned to the boat
and again took up the paddle. This
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-09-11
CONTRACTS
ON HAND

The following self-explanatury note
OF information appears IN the last Is
sue Of the Ration Range, addressed to
the editor:
Strive note in your Issue Of Sept.
9Th. under the head Of Territorial
Dots that an Albuquerque cont s.str
has tho remarkable record of S1S.0Ji
in contracts on hand. II may show
somewhat the progress that Las Vegas
is making to state that NJ. N. Sundt,
"a Las Vegas contractor. has $4,000
worth OF work ON hand wh1e NJ. P.
Cousins has $39.500 to his credit. an
in course OF construction. Other con-
tractors have aggregate contracts Of
from $4,000 to $4,000 each.
(Sfgnetf) HOLT & HOLT,
Architects.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-09-11
GETS BAD 'HOMBRE


Ben Coles broke into what had every
appearance Of being particularly bad
criminal nest over on the edges OF the
town OF Las Vegas Saturday evening
He followed a clue furnished by IN
mates Of the Cfosson house, who ac-
cused Nora Montoya Of getting away
with pocket book containing dollar
or SO In money.
Coles traced the girl to her home
snd recovered the pocket book. minus
the dinero. Upon searching the house
he discovered the pocket book stolen
some time ago from Claude Rainev.
but the twenty dollars 1t contained
had disappeared. He arrested the man
Of the house, Quinn Montoya. and
upon making some investigation as 10
the contents OF his pockets. found the
watch belonging to Mrs. Chas. Lewis
stllen some, weeks ago.
Cole then made a thorough search
Of the premises, hut Jailed to find any.
thing furtheh In Judge Woosters
court this morning MOntoya was bound
over to the grand jury under bonds
amounting to $500, charged with THEFT.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-09-11
OYAMA ASKS TO ARRANGE ARMISTICE

Godyzani. Manchuria, Sept. IL
AT O'clock yesterday afternoon the
Japanese commissioner. bearing a
white flag and escorted by fifty sol.
diers arrived at post near the rail-
way and handed to the Russian Off.
GERS who went to meet him letter
from Field Marshal Oyama to General
Linevitch, congratulating him on the
conclusion of peace, and begging him
to appoint Russian plenipotentiaries
to arrange an armistice. Field Mar
shal Oyama had appointed GeASral
Ts&ushima as plenipotentiary for his
side, the letter announced, and he
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-09-11
Death Of . Child.

Myrtle. the beautiful nine-year-old
daughter Of MIR. and Mrs. Richard De
Graftenreid died yesterday morning
after an operation taken with the
last hope OF saving the child's life,
The family moved to the city some
weeks ago In order to give the little
one the benefit OF the best medical
treatment. She had been III for a
long time, and steadily grew worse.
The child was a happy.hearted, In.
telllgent. affectionate a one as ever
iejoiced the Hearts OF parents. and her
death Is u grievous and irreparable
blow. Much sympathy goes out ia
,hc sorrowing family. The funeral
will take place tomorrow with burial
In the Masonic cemetery.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-09-11

tered over the carpet and furniture.
The maid called the hotel manager,
who summoned q doctor from across
the street.
A Flower hospital ambulance was
called and the eIrgeon announced that
TIA man was In n dying condition.
Five dcctors examined the wounds OF
the injured nan ana reported these
Wounds:
Both ears cut and pruised. both
eyes hlack ard blue, ctntusions Of tho
Jaw. six scalp wounds neck discolor.
ed. larvax loose. possibly ruptured;
probable compound fracture Of the
skull.
When Capt. Gallagher Of the West
Forty seventh street police station,
was asked about the case. he said:
"corouer Scholer saws the man
d'ed ~ aoop'eyv. and the wounds on
~ Nead r~ohnb'v cane from the fall
w"'-N resu'ted from the stroke"
~Ne c"otp'r. however. was not salts.
fled with the roroner's report, and
took charge of the investigation, as
s'stcd nv Dot"ctive.Searsaant Dunn
ava 'vors NJ Jrsnectcr Mc' a"chlin's
office ord ''ve OF his own sleuths.
nv G. n. Hornbv, Of Fowler hos.
n'ta,, suspects that Thomnson wos
chcted into insersibilitv before he re-
ce'ved tho wounds on the head. Be
fore doa.h on examination was made
h~ nv po'rh A. Stewart, who declar-
cd NO ho''cf that tho ini"~ies wore not
accidentally received. He said:
"There was nothing about Mr..
rhomosop's condition to indicate that
10 was subject to apoplexy. but apo-
r'ovy nav have heen c"ueod nv the
shock Of apoplexy would have paraliz-
ed some part Of the bodv."
The investigation made bv the no.
lice last night revealed five distinct
Mood srcts IN 'he wo1l, six feet from
The floor rhis made stronger tho
'heorv that Thompson WIS murdered
~. T"omrcor was not knuwn to have
ancr''es. what the motive for the
asear't could have been nuzzles his
friends TIE MOTIVE certainly was
-ct ~~''-"~., ~~Nnc~- 'c~ SO was lcft
in the dead mans clothing. His books
nn"is. furniture and bed were not
disturbed.
A letter which Mr.. Thompson had
written and sealed wcs found on a
toh'e in his room It was stamped and
1dre ssod to his uioce Mrs Arthur
Wendon. Of West Eleventh street. Its
contents could not be learned last
ni~ht.
DR.. Frank Fuller Of No. 63 Fiftf
avenue. brother-in.law Of the dead
WOW learned that when Thcmneor
was found by the ann. she cut his
collar with shears.
Coroner Scho'er viewed the bod,
in Fowler 4hospital at midnight, ant
still clurg to his theory Of natura
death An autopsy will be held.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-09-11

centcrs about the mysterious force
by which she battles all the laws OF
gravity. A Las Vesan who saw this
woman at the Alhambra In London a
few years ago. declares her powers
are entirely unexplainable, Ten men
cannot move n broom stick held In
the woman's open palm. Ten men
cannot lit the woman and yet she
with ease will lit two heavy chairs,
each containing four men. Any one
In the audience IL invited to test this
woman's wonderful power on the
stage.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-09-11
PEACE FAILS
TO STOP
FIGHTING
Russian Infantry in Msnchuria
Attacks japanese Outpost
More Trouble In Poland. Every Fac.
tory In Warsaw clessd Because
seeiallys Leader 10 Executed. \

Toxic, Sept. ll.-There has been
recent sEirmishing In Manchu1ia. Sep.
tember 9TH two companies Of Russian
Infantry with two guns opened an at.
Atack hut were repu'sed. II IL believed
forty are dead. The official Gazette
publishes TIE statement. based on
medical evidence. Of the use Of dunn.
DUN bullets by the Russians In en-.
PagNrents on the island OF Sakhalin.
], also charges the Russians with
abuse Of the red cross flag anil
cruelties to Japanese Killed In battle.
Big Strike.
Warsaw. Sept. 11.--In consequence, ,
ot the execution Friday of Ivan Kash.
rsk. socialist leader, who was con.
demned by a court marital for melting
the nolice to murder. all the factories
in Warsaw struck TO-DAY Cossaces
and infantry are patrolling the
streets. The theater in Lodz was
flooded with revolutionary documents
last night whereucon the police sur
rounded the theater and arrested
about 200 people.
'Nct Resigned.
Toxic Sept. 11.-rhe resignation of
Home Minister Yoshika has not been
accepted but It's acceptance Is eynect-
ed later. Privy council is holding a
special session. hearing reports or the
cabinet on the domestic situation.
Quiet prevails.
To Arrange Armistice.
Godzyadania Manchuria. Sent. IT,
Major General Ovanovsky has been
appointed the plenipotentiary to meet
the Japanese representative, General
Fukusfima, and arrange terms OF an
armistice.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-09-11
SANTA FE
ENTERS FAIR
GAMES
Line Up Of Strong Team from
Capital Which Will Play
in Bal tournament.
eueklno Bulls Prove Finest Attrao-
tions 81 Colorado Fairs. Novel and
Magnificent lIlunlnative Features
for the Fair.

Santa Fe has already entered team
for the base ball tournament In con-
nection with the Northern New Mex.
leo fair and following IL a list Of the
players:
Gallegos, pitcher: Sisler, catcher;
Newmeyer. pitcher; Gearhardt, first
base: ID. Anderson, second base: l..
Anderson. third base; Alarid. short
stop; w. Parsons. left field g. Par
sons. center field: X. Kawker, right
field.
Frank Owen Is manager Of the
team. II IL certain that the AlbuQuer-s
que Browns will enter the tourna-
ment. The three teams will ensure
the fastest kind OF base ball.
The Blues returned from their trip
to Colorado very well satisfied with
their success. Considering the fact
that the team was up against the
strongest kind Of pitchers In every
game. the batting percentages given
below are considered excellent. The
field work OF the Las vegans was OF
the stellar kind throughout.
Through some oversight on the part
Of the ball players the results Of the
last Silverton game were not tele-
graphed to the city The boys stayed
over and played Wednesday, The
day was cold and the hills around
were snow.covered. but they put up
magnificent game. losing BY scOre
OF 3-4. on errors that were unQuestion-
ably caused by the trying optical con-
ditions. Tanning pitched q giltedged
game. A home run was made Of =
little pop fly that came within FEW
feet Of Dickerson, but that steady
player looking into the air was en-.
tirely blinded by the dazxling sun on
the snowy hill and couldn't have. seen
an elephant. Rathburn. and nrpwn
/ made VIA throws and. q game that
would nave ns419 1.-the Blnee~S NO was
/. lost. Tanning held the locals down to
seven scattered hits.
Following are the batting averages
| OF the team:
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-09-11
ONE KILLED. TWO WILL DIE
As RESULT OF COLLISION.

Bloomington, Ills. Sent. 1.-Two
freight trains on the Illinois Central
were wrecked today In collision at
Thawville. A stockman named Green
of Blue Mound. H.. was killed; Chas.
Plano OF Farmer City. ILL.,. and a man
named Rothschild were fatally injured
aud eight others were hurt.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-09-11

Jack Strausner has returned from
his trip to the Colorado fairs With
wonderful stories Of the bucking bulls.
Several attempts to ride the outlaw
proved vain. hut furnished the great
est amusement for the crowd. The
tale Of the bulls Rocky Ford escapade
In breaking away from the enclosure
IL told elsewhere. The bull that some
expert COWBOYS can ride threw two
men while Strausner was looking on.
but he was fully conquered.
Strausner says that no feature Of the
Colorado fairs attracts az much atten-
tion and creates as much interest a.
these bucking bulls. Tho advertiser
reports plenty Of Interest In the North
ern New Mexico fair and declares that
a great crowd will come from the
southern Colorado towns.
President Twitchell Of the fair ~
sociation while in Albuquerque CON
tracted with w. II. Greer Of the Vic
torio Land 4 Cattle company to have
shipped from his Luna county ranges
a car load Of the most gifted buckfhg
bronc0s that ever caused cowboy to
pull leather. There will be q lot Of
cowboys along with the bunch and
both cowboys and "broncs" will be
secured from other sources. This
feature of the carnival will be a
dandy one.
Y McCuttdv ocd Wy q sa..
representing the Pen-American Dec
Grating company, are doing good work
In behalf Of the fair decorations. Mr..
Abrams Is visiting the business houses
while Mr., McQuiddy Is calling upon
those who wish to have floats decosat-
ed for the floral parade. Both men
are artists.
All classes OF races for the meet are
filling nicelv. Owing to the conflict
Of dates at Canon City andu Albuquer.
Que. Las Vegas will get a lot OF horses
from Colorado that will not be at the
territorial fair, IN addition 10 getting
all the flyers that enter there.
Saturday Of this week. the full pro-
gram for the fair including the events
for each day will be published.
The firemen and fair management
are collaborating on the pvrotechnic
and illuminative features OF the fair
and the result will be something
novel and brilliant beyond descrip-
ton. Some entirely new ideas will
be carried into effect.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-09-11
CATTLE STAMPEDE CROWD
AND lNJURE MANY.

Salamonica. Spain, Sept. 11.-A
hundred and twenty persons were in
jured, some seriously. here today dur.
ing panic at the cattle show when
frightened animals ran into the
crowds.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-09-11
FIVE PEOPLE INJURED IN
CANADIAN PACIFIC COLLISION

Ottawa. Ont. Sept lin a col
lision Of passenger trains on the
Canadian Pacific. twenty-three miles
east OF here today five persons were,
seriously injured Several othss1'
were cut and bruised.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-09-11

II. r. Barnes has left at The Optic
office some stalks Of sugar cane grown
without irrigation on his place five
miles north OF town that are indeed
a surprise to the natives as well as
everybody else in the land. The stalks
measure five feet, seven inches long
and were cut three inches above the
ground The planting was done In the
last days Of the month Of May.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-09-11
TWO OLD WAR.HoRSEs
GO THE WAY OF EARTH.

Denver Colo, Sept. 11.-David Alb.
ner Mills. former secretary Of state.
is dead aged fifty-five. VIM. H. Bris,
bane. state treasurer under Governor
Mcintyre died Yesterday after long
Illness, aged fiftyfour.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-09-11

Il ~ Las Vegas first fair. She In
vites everybody, sAe' wants 10 get
acquainted with the southwest. she
wants the southwest to get acquaint.
ed with her. The railroads offer the
best kind OF rates. Let all who can
do so "Vamos to Vegas"
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-09-11
WIFE KILLS HUsnAesn. WHO
ATTEMpTo HeR LlPe.

Butte, Mont, Sept. 11.-Wm. Frost,
mining promoter. was killed today by
his wife after he tried to cut her
throat with razor. She blew his
head from. the shoulders with two
charges from shotgun. Frost had
been drinking heavily.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-09-11

Frank Clark left today for Ga1linas
SDrings. accompanied by his father.
The two had not seem each other be-
fore in sixteen years. The, father re-
sides tn Boston and. coming out to.
the Denver encampment, he continued
his trip down to Las Vegas.