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Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-12-21

Delegate Andrews has introduced In
congress a bill for the establishment
Of fish stations at Trout Springs and
at Gallinas Park. The bill viii be
warmly approve by residents Of San
Miguel county.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-12-21

Yesterday broke all records at the
local postotace for the amour: OF reg.
istry business done in q day. The
second largest record was made De-
cember 20. two years ago. Post Of
fice business of all descriptions has
been much heavier than ever before
during the past week. e
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-12-21

Mrs. l.. Pool Wright's name does
not appear in the list Of merchants
who are selling the Las Vegas Art
Souvenir. The lady. however. bids
fair to establish a new record. she
sold nine Of the booklets yesterday.
There are Just the thing to send to
eastern friends at this time Of the
year.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-12-21

Rosalia Medina. who was admitted
the territorial hospital for the in
sane July %. 1904, has passed away.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-12-21
ADDITIONAL LOCAL

st. Johns day is not being as gen.
orally celebrated today as usual owing
to the stormy weather.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-12-21
General Strike Declared in ST.
Petersburg and Extending
Rapidly.
Successful In Moscow. CKy In Dakasss
Stores Closed and Boarded up IN
Capital. wosamsn Say Coua.
tsy Will Be Dssnehed In
Blood.

st. Petersburg, Dec. 21.-The first
guns In battle which may deter
mine the fate Of Premier Whites ex-
pertinent with moderate constitution.
alism and introduces q complete revo.
luton were hred yesterday At Mos
COW. where general strike was sue
cessfully launched. The leaders OF
the movement Of the proletariat last
night we're making their last prepa-
rations here for Z general ensagemens
which will be oi " noon today. The
leaders profess to be greatly. encour.
aged at the news from Moscow, and
other districts. and declare there IL
no question that the tie-up will be-
complete, The workmsn's council
last night issued stirring proclama-
ti0ns. declaring that the government
had cast to the winds the principles
Of the imperial mansfesto qf October
80. and was now basing Itself on re-
action. trickery, and deceit. The pro
claination ended with the summoning
Of al the people Of Russia y toin In
the general strike. and not ceAss the
struggle until the demands for ! con-
stituent assembly. lInise nal suffrage.
release 81 Arrested leaders ~ The
proletariat, land for ths peasantry,
etc. ars granted.
rralns cuarcsd.
81. petersburg, Dee. 31.--At NQ1n
Asa 81 luIE'
raw station with military engine dfiy-
ers and a strong guard Of soldiAtz.
The tender and locomotive we're .pld.
the strikers having rendered all 9TH
ers useless. Two nles Of soldiera
were drawn up on the platform The
railroad strike began at Nicholas ata-.
tion at noon. but tie Baltic roan9
were still working at that hour. Eni.
ployee1 >of the Putilo6 iron works
to the number 0f f1,UU0 have struck.
" Moscow N Darkness. N
A0t. Petersburg; &c. a.. According
to ,information recsived' during ths
night from Moscow, that city was In
Z state Of great excitement Yesterday.
The iphabitants were scurrying about
buying supplies. candles, etc. The
stores we're closed and boarded up.
Last night Moscow WAS In darkness.
The strike leaders In Moscow are
boasting thst the strike viii be trans
ferred into an armed revolution. the
orators ct the meetings declaring Rus
sia will be dfsnched In blood before
the long struggle ends.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-12-21

ST. Louis, &c. Il. Wool steady,
unchanged. >,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-10-09
Japs In Bloody Fight

An Grafton on the fan OF Port Ar
thur. delivered by Y, Fukuda, a tall
or with a gifted tongue, at a rest
aurant on South Fifth. near Jack
son, Sunday morning, resulted IN the
fail Of the japanese orator and n
countryman. named n. Yama. 1t
was the opening OF the restaurant
and unlimited supplies Of beer that
caused the trouble between the two
Roth were placed under arrest by
Sergeant Mike Powers and PATROL
man Craudull. Later they were re-
leased on cash bail Of SEA each. after
they had been patched MP By "a city
surgeon ut police headquarters. Il
seems that tho oratarical Girhts uf
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-10-09

do when Charles NJ schwAb says
he Doesn't anos anything about
railroad rchaiea
Trusts Humph. don't make me
laugh. There are no trusts. that II.
Ia the accepted sense 81 the word.
A trust IL an unlawful combination
OF interests. which seeks Height
matelY 70 control both the ouisui
and the price Of certain commodi.
lies. In my opinion. and | am sin
rsre. too. there are no such com
blnAtiona. No. lets not 20 Into de
tails on Tits subieci- haven't the
time nor the Inclination 10 discuss
Il.
4 belisye this il the center Of
trAdr with Alaska. and that u ought
% be- a source Of great profit Ia the
people Of Seattle. am sure that
this country 81 yours Is one Of the
beai places IN the world for safe aud
sure Investments. and you NAY say
that Ia the next few years. millions
of dollars will be invested in The
commercial devslupment Of the
northwest by fiuRneiers Of the east
My visit 90 Seattle has no pc
culisr siEnifleaHee We are merely
stopping over 20 make connections
with the Canadian Pacific for the
east and New York From what !
have nesn OF your CITY. I am i'm
pressed with lta hnEtllnE appear
anee and the beauty Of lts business
aud residence buildings It's the lit
tie New York OF the west
La the party with Mr. Schwab are
his wife and his sister Miss Ger
ifude Schwah. Mr.. and Mrs. John
McKane. % Tonapah. New. and well
known In British Columbia. whore
they formerly lived. and pr N r
Ward Of Pittshurg They arrived in
Seattle over the Northern Pacific
from san Francisco Monday morn
ing. and left the city for the east
Monday afternoon
While in San Francisco the party
Inspected tho Union Iron works. an
other Of Sir. schwabs many prop
critics
Charles n. schwab. whose name
is probably known 70 almost every
man aud woman in the United States
IL al the head OF the Bethlehem Iron
Company. 4 rival Of the United Steel
corporation. the ao-ealled trust. In
yiew OF the fact that schwah's com
psuy IN called the independent com
pany, his Views on the trust ques-
tloa ara peculiarly interesting
humoruua.
The entire party drove around the
city on Monday and then entrained
for the east.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-10-09
TRIBE OF BEN HUR WILL
HOB mob IN SEATTLE

Tuesday the Puget Sound district
court 81 the Tribe 81 Hon Hur. com.
posed exclusively Of past chiefs. viii
hold ita uuesday. nvui-uuuual meet
ing "a the Magguber temple Fourth
and Pine
Morning aud afternoon sessions
Tor the purpose Of tfanaaCtinE rou-
tine business viii be held followed
hy au evenings entertainment by
Oriental court No q. 10 Seattle A
large crowd Of candidates VIII be
Initiated al the evening session
After the initiation exhibition drills
by lReoma court 80 2 and Oriental
court No. 8 viii be given The vial
tors VIII be served with ia noon
lunch Ia the banquet hail and Rith
dinner at 6 o'clock. and later iu the
evening refreshments viii be served
number 81 out Of town past
chiefs aud q large number Of other
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-10-09
WEEKS OF INVESTIGATION RESULT IN WARRANTS FOR MAN
WHO rs ALLEGED TO PRINCE FAklRs

Ing into these papers aud examining
the records Of the alleged fake"
farm land in the east Chief Deputy
Miller with true sherlock Holmes
Instinct discovered a most ineons
sistent state Of affairs aud incident.
ally uncovered an alleged gigantic
swindling combine whose leader II
said 90 be none other than Common
himself Around this alleged crook
ed peraonage hans many satellites
or petty grafters. These include NJ
teast bakers dozon In this city
Attorneys and business men are said
70 have been drawn into the vortex
Of the scheme and have been In a
way made party Ca the operations.
Chief Deputy Miller learned by
correspondence that John q Wertk
a respectable citizen ot Mecusta
county. Michigan. Was the zeal own
~ nf the valuable farm land repre-
scented in the contracts.
a college at Odessa. Wash. seS-
lating and organized under the
laws 90 this state aH a corporation.
has heen found 90 be a mere myth.
The mortgage on the shS acres Of
land In Lincoln county has been
found fraudulent and the property
Is now In the hands q the Bahcock-
Cornish company. nt spokane.
prominent realty dealers 81 that
city. Through the sale ~ this prop
erty over a year ago Connor or his
hireilnEs are said 10 have secured
In some way the original papers
which were not delivered 10 the
firm after the title vas rciinquished
usiuE this As a working basis Con
nor and McQulllau are charged with
having dnped At least a dozen lodg
ing house keepers into fake sales
Of their business interests on
course part payments we're made In
each instance 20 luil the fears % the
victims. Afterwards the holdings
we're turned over 70 real estate deal
era some reputable and others
known for the system 81 sharp prac-
tLces. for disposal. while conuor
and bis aide de-campa iounKed
around the corridors ~ fashionable
hotels waiting for their falsely OBJ
tained property 20 turn to gold
Deputy Miller announced AZ the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-10-09
Thought Man Was Drunk
He Later Died From Injuries

Coroner Carroll intends 10 in
qulre into the circumstances sur
rounding the death Of Thomas
Bailey. a laborer. Of 1888 strugia
road. who. according 20 the story
told by a motorman In the employ
Of the Renton & Southern railway.
fell from a l5-fOof embankmeut on
South Fourteenth late Saturday
night and was struck by the ear be-
fore the m0torman could get n un-
der control. The unconscious man
vas brought TO the city from the
scene Of the accident and booked
at police headquarters as a common
drunk Although the police attend
ed the case they claim that they had
no right 10 handle the case and
would not have done 50 II the tsle-
phone report received at headquar-
tiers had not stated that the man
WAS drunk.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-10-09

After three weeks uf quiet lnvea-
legations ON the part of Chief Dep
uty Prosecutor John r. Miller. that
official ordered the arrest. Monday
morning. Of Bert Connor. an alleged
swlndler. aud ". A. McQuillsn. "A
smooth assistant. after preparing a
lengthy information 20 be filed in
the superior court after the arrest
of the two men Informed against
Already Deputy Sheriff Liner Il
searching the city Cor the alleged
bunco artists and il armed with
warrants for each Of them.
They have been formally charged
with obtaining property by false
pretencss and by using false tokens.
This means that they have been liv-
Ing on the fat ~ the land and az the
expense Of q score OF guliihle vie
tins whose losses viii figure We'll
np IN the thousands, Out OF the
hong list Of complalnRnts the chief
deputy has selected the name 81
Susan A GinKras. recently the land
LADY and proprietnrcss u the Hotel
Grand. AZ 90d First Net long ago
the woman was approached by both
Mc0uiIlan and Connor after they
had In some way learned that she
desired "a dispose 81 the lease and
furnishings OF the hotel McQuillan
introduced Common as n wealthy
farmer and capitalist from MlchI-
gan.
She listened 70 their smooth talk
aud after much pressure consented
10 part with her property for the
sum Of s. coo when the money was
60 have been paid down MeQuillan
appeared for Connof ard told Mrs
GinKras that his client did not have
the ready money 10 put into the
business. but explained that ample
security could be offered. Al last
the deal was contaminated and the
alleged sharks handed over to their
victim saa0 The balance was Sc
cured BY = lien upon i60 acres Of
valuable land IN Mecoata county.
Michigan. As another guarantee OF
good faith the alleged green goods
men flashed a mortgage upon an
sss-acre ranch known as The .ifbY
ranch" al trby station. in Lincoln
county. near Spokane. After dslv-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-10-09
CHARGED WITH BLOWING
UP HOUSE WITH DYNAMITE

At the time ~ the explosion Al
freds and hta wife we're asleep ON
The first floor. 4 f-YeaF-old sun and
married daughter with an infant
we're asleep upstairs. They we're not
hurt. although the explosion
stunned them. Nothing bat the roof
and the four walla Of the house
we're left standing All PARTITION
were raEed and most of the furui-
turr was wrecked Even the floor
was blown away. and when Mr. Al
freds and hia wife dropped from the
ceiling after being blown up there
the spring mattress on which theY
were landed on the ground
= Deputy staywieh went Immediate
" TO the home Of Hadevia. on ae-
count ~ the threats the latter IL al.
legged 20 have made. and placed him
under arrest lie was In bed but
awake. starsich SAYS Hadeyis
asked Why he was being arrested.
and when informed. said he aid not
know anything about u. but ex-
peeted something n the Kind would
happen.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-10-09

Later be vas taken 70 the Seattle
General hospital. where he died
from an internal hemmorhags
caused either by the fan or from tho
car striking him. Patrol Driver
Weeden and Jalier Corning both IN
sisted al the time that Bailey was
not drunk. but severely injured.
Police Sergeant Macdonald de-
manGed that the company's doctor
be tustuoned ard an examination
made Bailey was evidently slight
~ iutozicaied and when aroused az
police headquarters insisted hat he
was Lot hurt. but only drunk. This
fact threw the police off guard and
they say that otherwise they had
70 right to touch the man at All
Bailey died Sunday m0rnieg AZ
10 80 O'Clock. lie Is survived by a
mother. = sister AM two brothers.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-10-09

That's what Charles " Schwab
the man whomade Andrew CsneEla.
said Monday morning as he came
Into bis little parior ON the private
car. inrato. and filied IT up Blk
With a hlEueaa that's Kind aud gen
tie and fuli ~ the salt ~ iife= that's
the biguesa of Charles NJ. schwah.
man % steel
lie had Just finished n mighty
good breakfast. and shades of old
lady Gfundy. came into HIS little
parIor With q loothpick ia his mouth
and n cute. little twinkle in his 1T
lie. sparkling black eyes
There's absolutely nothing "a
cay. said he. as be walked out onto
he platform. 10 set a breath 0f Sc
atflea salt air
Il have Just complesed an inspec-
ton 81 the gold and silver fields oi
Nevada. Ia the Tonapah and Bull
frog districts In which ] and my as
snciatcs are Interested And want
20 say right here. and the sehwab-
tan breast avsiled up Just WEE bit.
and tho Sch Wahian corporation took
on another inch. that those fields
arr the greatest the world has ever
seen. The supply of gold and silver
Is practically lneHhauatibie. and vill
rival the klnndike In every respect
The steel industry 81 the north
west. ! am glad 90 uay. "a In a very
fluurishing condition. Rs Il il all
over the country The United states
ia selling and making more steel
aud iron than ever before In its
history and It's stlll growing Your
plant here in Seattle will rank with
any In the country. But ] want To
nay right here. that steel making
will not become one Of the north
vests great Industries. for the sim
rle reason that II II and will con-
tinue 20 be cheaper for you 10 buy
ycur steel In the east. and have II
shipped here. than TO make If here.
There's not enough demand for
steel snd iron In this section Of the
country to warrant you going into
the making Of 1t TO a very great eX-
tent. although I will say that after
things have settled down IN Japan
aud tho rest Of the Orient. that steel
as we'll as all other industries in the
Pacific northwest. will pick up and
pick up wonderfully. too. Now's
your chance to get the business. and
from what I can zee of your bust
ness men. and particularly Of Seat
ties. there Is no doubt but what YOU
will get all the business there II
- get
''The entire country realizes the
immense prospects Of this north
west. and ! can but add my sincere
belief. that It will be the mightiest
spot OF the land In a very few years.
What's that7 Railroad rebates?
Ny dear young man, | know moth
ing about them.
Well, he had that same little
twinkle in his eyes, and his smooth
shnyen lips had that same little.
famous smile, aud what could one
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-10-09
SoIons to Fight
Park Bonds

A communication from the park
board asking the council 70 call a
special election 90 vote upon the
Issuing Of $500. 900 bonds for the
purchase and construction Of land
for boulevarda and parkWays will be
presented % the council NJ It's next
meeting Monday evening.
The board states IN ita communi-
cation that the city viii not be sub
jeoted 90 needless expense II the
money needed for the purchase %
land mentioned IA the 0lmated plan
OF parks and boulevarda r. not pro-
vided before land values advance
further.
The board VIII also file COM
municatioH designating block In
the Denny Thurman addition FOL
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-10-09

members are expected 90 attend the
sessions.
Following are the officers 81 the
district court;
Past chief y. l. 1iiberly. Tacoma /;
chief e. p Maxfieid. seattle judge,
J. ~ Afutaon. Tacoma. teacher.
Mra. Laura Neirhendafer. hrliluE-
ham. scribe. ~ ~ Lund. Tacoma /.
keeper 81 tribute. Rev. .. l. Pow
Ter. uftiug. captain A. } Hedreen.
seattle guide. MfH Mary a. Henry.
Tacoma. keeper ot inner gate. Fred
Muller. grting keeper Of outer safe.
4. J lie Teurvliie. Seattle.
Seattle past chiefs are NJ. Z. v,
Lansing. 4. ncdfcsn. q y. Max
field. Df. y. =. ShellabArEafe. Mrs.
aary J Marsh. ". r. Hunt and A.
,. petoufyllie.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-10-09
Charged With Swindling on
q Wholesale Basis

close Of an interview with Star
man. who had also stumbled upon
the trail OF Common and his crooked
crew. that he intended 20 expose
the fraud and put Conner and a
number Of the rlngleadcrs behind
the bars II possible
This man had the audaelty TO
personally boast In the presence OF
one OF the victims that he once
worked hard Tor his living. but see
now my hands are unsplled. he tod
her. and she Is widow with two
crippled children To care for Con
nor beat her out 81 property we'll
worth $500 and So on down the
line. said the iuhilant prosecutor
AS he ran bis finger over a list OF
vletima
This man lost 81 600. this one.
$500. this ono. $500. and Ho ON. %
explained Miller
A Star man. after camping on
Connor'a trail. learned that he had
working wAh him Okcefe. said 60
be a Well known bunco artist. and n
Is believed that q kccfe played the
part 90 McQuillan When Common
attempts to explain matters IN court
he will be confronted with his en-
tire cutcrie Of dupea. who are ready
and willing "a swear 90 facts that
should land him Ia the state pcul-
Tertiary.
Conuor never offered the same Sc
curlty. but always had property in
different sections ~ the United
States 10 secure the victims In
tcreHt
One hour after he had purchased
the property ~ Mrs GlnEraa for
s. .e0o he had placed the same with
real estate dealer to sell for s. 600
caah.
Another plan vas TO mortgage
their holdings and after securing
the money 20 ALLOW the mortgage TO
default
Conner ana NcQniilsn were ar
rested b. Deputy sheriff Liner
Monday afternoon Common waH
found AZ the Grand hotel and Nc
Quillan vas taken az his office In
the sullivan building
10th men are hunting up friends
20 bail them out. Their bonds have
been fixed st $1,000 each. They in
alat Ia maintaining their Innocence
ard refuse % naY anything reehrd-
ing the information flied against
them
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-10-09

park purposes. md asking for the
councils approval Of the purchase
81 the property for t7.35o.
The park board viii probably en-
counter great deal Of opposition
ia the council against the calling Of
the bond election at this time. Sew
erai OF the councilmen are OF the
opinion that the city's bonded In
debtcduesa IL 80 large already that
Il should not be Increased 70 pro-
vide Tor parks. which are something
Of luxury.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-10-09

On a charge Of blawlng up AMI
burning a house Al Ravcnsdaie. With
the object Of Killing an entire fam
lily, Frank Hadeyis. a French miner.
was brought 20 the county jail on
sunday night By Deputy Sheriff Nat
Starwieh.
The wrecked house was occupied
BY Tease Alfreds. his wife and
TREE children Alfreds Is supeFin-
tendsnt OF the Northwest Improve
ment companys mine At Ravens
dale. A short time ago he discharE-
Ell Hadeyis. who. Il is alleged
threatened vengeance.
The explosion awakened the whole
town Deputy Sheriff Starwieh. who
lived next door. rescued the family
before they were dangerously in
tured. and he. with others. put out
he fire. The force Of the explosion
blew Alfreds and his wife to the
ceiling. the charge being placed an
dernaath the bedroom Mr. Star
wich thinks the mattress probably
saved their lives.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-10-09
TRIED To KILL DIVORCED WIFE
AFTER TWO OTHER ATTEMPTS
mAoogN1p DRINK DIVORCED HUSBAND cHAses wonAN
HOME

In spite Of the courts orders and
the advice Of the police. Charles
Wsidley. the divorced husband Of
Mrs Waidley. % Green Lake. re-
turned home Sunday al noon and
for the third time in the past three
months attempted TO Kill Ter. Mis-
Waldley managed to get away from
him and fled TO a neiRhbor's house.
where she notified the police OF
Waidley's presence.
City Detective Adams and Special
officer Clarke found Waidley hid in
an outbuildinE near his divorced
Wifc's home When found Waidley
made no fight and accompanied the
officers to the ear. stating that he
meant no harm patrolman Phil
lips had a hand-to-hand fight with
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-10-09

Waldley al the Green Lake home res
Gently. Acting Police Judge Waters
then fined Waidiev 800 and sen
fenced him to 30 days in Jail.
Waidley appealed his case 10 the
superior court and secured bonds
men. Because he insisted on rnk-
ing things miserable for his d.
vurced wife his bOndsmen withdrew
and his own attorney aided the po-
lice in locating him. lie served all
but five days OF the sentence When
he left police headquarters few
days ago he said that he was going
10 Reno. New. instead. he got drunk
and began a stili hunt for his d.
yorced wife After he serves the
balance OF his last sentence he via
be taken before Judge Gordon and
tried for being a disorderly person.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-10-09

Fukuda led him to sway from side
To side. aud the glass OF beer that
he held in his right hand tipped too
far and the contents spilled upon
the head OF Yama. who Was rooted TO
the spot by the flow OF eloquenee.
Strange TO say. he objected 20 the
immersion of foamIag beer. and
discharged his heavy guns at tho
tailor Then the row became gen
eral and assumed the proportions uf
a riot until the police waded i'm and
closed the meeting.
The two Japs were bleeding pro-
fuseiy when arrested
Both beligereuts had to explain
their disorderly conduct before Po-
lice Judge Gordon Monday morning.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-10-09
Indians Proud Of Travelling
First Glass Aboard Steamer

pairing to sail on Monday. at the
egutistical characteristics manifest
ed by the Indians In their desire 20
show the white folks they we're
travelling first class. Seated in chairs
about the hurricane deck. just abaft
OF the sign which read First class
passengers only allowed abaft Of
this notice" the Indians were clus-
tered close mp to the rail so that
every one on the dock could see
them. and gazed "pityinEly" at their
more unfortunate brothers and sis
ters."