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Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-10-15
BURIED ALIVE
in COAL Mine
EXPLOSION WRECKS ENGLISH
CCLItEET AND TWENTY.
SEVEN PEEtsE
ENTONBS TWO HUNDRED
Fcrty-fcur Mer Ltoeratrc an" At IS
Thouat,> tnat '3i More VII &c
Released Ee:aEe Night,

In.h.r. FL Oc ~. t>!.;''
,,cn oc, n't.-i IA W.n%:'" r'i'" y
near ...r a:,ou' m3h"':r' '>e'rih%
ir c'"' .utn t"in4 .n,.l:'-d >'"A'
-" ~ jns,.. 49,. 'n.ii'vtl fn '., >Ai"
lr the trA.r .A,t e.. rh" .":tr. !rt
there Az b.fH,,it ''" ale! =" u,n IN
tn" >rAt4 v.lrr" A." di~u~:.r m.ct,'.
'"d Ia I" I" "rl"rh hi. n"tnin
ten b.eIi''* ~tlc recovered and ever,
~:'"tt IL b"iEg mad" l." ascertain the
fat" 1t The remainder
t'p 4" = a'chck This afternoon =
bodies N"te recovered and =" min,'s
wcr' h'"Akht UuI alive"
F,srf, :1"n Were liberated from an.
,ih''t l'ttt If ~" cnlli"r> Il j. tV-
p'ctt~i ina: ~ 'nrn ~ N". II i. AN.
r"unct'd. al" confined III III" kW"r
Vein, will b" hluurht nr hrfnr"
'i2hf They hav" signaltd they Al"
all right and are not considered in
dangtt TN. total uumh'-r of deaths
from The explosion apparc:3l> cans
- by fiu damp. IN -
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-10-15
SUNDAY DRUNkS LAND
IN THE POLICE court
One Of Them Claims to HAVE Bought
Wine at Golden Rule Saloon Sun
day Morning.

Felipe Garcia and Juan lsaca were
up In fore Judge Hupe this morning
charged With placing themselves up
nn the exterior oF larger supply Of
liquid enthusiasm than they could
carry and maintain a state Of stable
equilibrium. Being shy on dinero
the magistrate decrced that they
should lahor for the cIty's welfare for
IN week.
About n 30 Yesterday morning tha
proprietor of the Golden Rule saloon
sent for the city marshal and com.
plained that two men were drunk at
his place The marshal came and de-
Mvrrtd a message 10 Garcia and the
other chap After remaining In the
cooler all night they were sufficient.
~ pcnittnt this morning. One Of the
men said he had bought two bottles
of wine at the Golden Rule. while the
other said he had brought bottle
uf whiskey to the place with him. u
IL understand that the charge that
the wine was bought at the Golden
Rule Sunday morning In violation of
the territorial statutes will be- inves'
iigaspd
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-10-15
INTERSTATE
. Investigating
WEEPING MAN TELLS OF llliN,
oIs GRAIN TRUST WHICH AC-
coMpLiSHED HIS RUIN.

Chicago. Oct. u, Testimony was
h,Arl today hcf0r" three members OF
the interstate commerce commission
relative to the pnssibl" rxistcnc" Of
a grain trust
The first witness WAS 4. T. ANgarn
Of Pontiac. Illinois. who told of his
struggles against the Illinois Grain
Dealers assOciation Aygarn broke
into tears on the stand and 1t was
necessary To excuse him from giving
further evidence He declared as hf
left the stand tears streaming down
his face and his voice hruken by grief
that he had been ruined because he
had dared 10 deal with farmers and
with track shovclers. He declared
tha discrimination against him had
been doubled, because the railroads
refused 10 aive him ears In which TO
transport grain.
J. f. Brann0n and l., G. Dunn. grain
solicitors from Chicago house. told
of the struggle between the farmers
and the organized commission m@n 0f
Illinois and Iowa. both men declared
their firm had been b0ycotted and
blaCkliSted because 1t persisted In
buying grain from farmer elevator
companies and not alone from mem
bcrs of the grain association.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-10-15
PRESIDENT, CASTRO
At DEATHS DOOR
Fierce Revolution Likely 70 Break
Fierce Revolution Likely to Break
Away.

Port of Spain. Oct. l5.--Accordtng
to the latest advices received from
Caracas. Venezuela. the condition OF
President Castro, who has been Ill for
some time, has grown worse. 1t is as
serted that he can no longer speak
and move and his death may occur
In a. few days.
In connection with the critical state
of Castro's health. /, is asserted an
uprising is likely to become general
throughout Venezuela upon the an
nouncement OF his death. The signal
for the outbreak. it is further stated,
will he given by the inhabitants of
the western states. who are already
armed. The inhabitants of the rest OF
the interior of Venezuela are describ.
ed as being undecided. owing to their
ignorance OF the actual conditions of
The president which is carefully con.
ctaled by those in immediate attend.
ance upon him.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-10-15
MEETING or COUNTY RgPuB-
LlCAN CENTRAL COMMITTEE

An;@t every precinct Mas rpFr
~ 'sf'-d At The session of th" county }
republican central committee. which
'''*' i. meeting AT the tsm,t h",s.. this
u"nolu& TIL" date sur the county
s"ns'ntion Mas set t"r uc,"ntr ~
Th.' s..>~ion will h. held at the court
ht'is. In Las Vegas The call viii be
Fsni cat 10 every precinct b, special
m~ss.ug"r
II @as drc!i''l tu ALLOW "n.' ,icle-
&Ats ior every tNrlvs. >nteS cast for
del, Eat" ~" Years Aga This appor
ti"nm"nt will CIV" th., rity of Laa
Vegas - delegates and 81 TO the town
ri las Vegas
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-10-15
Steel Postal Cars.

Steel unit'rTramc postal cars are
lOukcd upon With favor h4 the ntfi'
cials Of the Atchison. Topeka Il Santa
+. railroad. aud al fast trains are
now equipped with malt cars OF this
description.
w" havr ihi'l\ nine Of these car
In service. now" said J. r Lindsay.
superintendent " mail service Of III"
Santa Fe. who is in Topeka attend
ing the time card meeting. In all.
ditiOn tn III" thhlN min" cars now in
service We hIN" an order In for fiv"
more which will be- delivered shortly,
This number Of cars iH sufficient 10
equip all OF the heavy uAin$. Th"
branch line trains and min0r main
line trains are by no means all
equipped with this class of postal cars
as yet hut plt sumo it Is safe Ia say
iha! no more postal cars will be PM
chased Whit il ar" without steel under
flamr> In addition to the modern
postal cars in uSr on the fast trains
there are prnNahlv ~ other p0St3i
on combination postal cars In scrvic"
Un the linz.
Postal ri,.ri,~ all over III" county
a" asking thai steel undcitram" cal :
br used on Account Of rhr fact that II
practically in~mrS raf'\ in ease Of
a wreck
w" had an experience with oar
train NJ. q rcc"nti> 81 the Western
division. S'>.lal nt ihe ralx lett III"
tracks. Hmnn@ them on" nf the steel
undtrfram" postal cars While the
postal car I"r N'rl the toughest of
the shock Ut the WI,rh. the rlrIks
Were not hurt and lht ear was hardly
damage Il 80 III" extent Of hundred
dollars Which is rcrhArkahlr
Steel nnd'IfrHm' cars cost alout
10 per cent m"r, shan th. wood fran,
cars which hay" always been uNrd
When the fact is taicn into cnnSidtla
tinn hnw',"r. that in cases Of wrecks
or d"railmcnis the liability to loss
from damages tu III" car is minimiZ"d
and that the safety of the lives Of the
clerks is assdled together with the
safety Of the contents Of the car. II
is regarded by railroad officials today
TO he the economical car.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-10-15
MISSOURI MURDERER SPIRITED
AWAY FOR SAFE KEEPING

Springfield, Mo. Oct. 15---Joda
Hamilton, who was placed In jail at
Houston yesterday charged with the
murder OF Barney Parsons, farmer.
the latter's wife and their three chill
dr.n, was taken TO Greenfield. Mo-.
In Dade county. and placed In jail
there for safe keeping. Hamilton was
brought to Springfield early today.
hut Sheriff Horner did not want the
prisoner. Hamilton was spirited to
and from the Jail here with the Ut
most secrecy and his presence In this
city was not known positively until
he was leaving,
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-10-15
ONTARIO BANK UNDER
FUR Large sum
GENERAL MANAGER ADMITS
SHORTAGE TO DC s1.2a00o
spEcuLATtoNs CARRIED ON

= T",ontn. O,' Ia General Mana
get MctAu of Ghc wr+cA~d Ontaria
bank admits u sh.HtaEe If 81 2in "lo,
Th.. hanArIs in tS,tma'InE the prDha-
hltl'y m thc!: Guarans"p ht'ing rn.
f"rt'i. place 'he lss>a through NJ
calls ~!srulA'tuas a. s10U "tss more.
Md:ill alsn admitted that these spec,
ulashms were carried on NithnuI tho
knoW letlgp nr the directors. hmt. he
declared foi the ultimate. gtInd of the
hank
Th" mSna%'t operations ran ~"
gasnu' "G m'st speculative stocks on
thu New lUrA market. ana even car
r,'si II tnto the Whcat pit In Chicago
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-10-15
SUPREME COURT
AGAINST BURTON

WASHINGTON Oct. L.. The United
States supreme court today denied
tn" petition IF former United States
s, nator Burton VI Kansas for the re-
hearing OF his case in which he is un.
der Scnt' nee of Imprisonment and
fine uIM"r the chare" of accepting
an attorneys fee in Il cas.' in which
he WAS SeTs ing as 3 SENATOR
Ihc effect II this decision viii he
'he immediate in priS09m" II uf Bar
ton. unless his ATTORNEYS devise some
other means to postpone the execu,
tion Of his sentence
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-10-15

Abilene Kan. Get la-~Jn,ep l
Ralph Barton. fmmer United State ;
%cnatcr from Kansas. when seen At
his home here today regarding the
action Of the United States supreme
court In r.fiSjnS him rehcnrin"
said
This is not m! time to talk"
u" ABSOLUTELY efrs"i to talk of III"
case, However. il is stated. from an
authoritative spuIc. that he already
has cDMn,un't ht"d With his attorneys
asking that his team Of Imprisonment
b" arranged SO as to begin at the ear
li"St possible moment.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-10-15
AMERICAN TEAM
NOW CHAMPIONS
CHICAGO CLuR or AME RtcAN
LEAGUE NOW CHAMPION or
The WORLD.

chicago. Oct L. Tn. Chicago club
"f he American League il th. cham
ln,u uf The world by Wiuutng Sun
. days Gam" y IN : against the local
Clah III III" National l~a&nc the Amer
cans earned the right 10 fly the
MD Champipn~h psnnant AS wei!
as The p"nnaut nf The American lea
que. la lIdr tO The grounds next sea.
>un In carriages and Ia have Worlds
Champions" i~ttcrrd on the blankets
worn by their horses, Yesterdays
game vas the sixth of the series and
the fourth Victory for the Americans
That the victory WAS n fairly ga, d.
ID Que In shown not only by the fact
! that the Americans won four out IN
six games incidental! making II un
necessary tn pla! the seventh. but by
The hits and runs The Americans all
told made - runs compared with N
by the Nationals. The! made ~ has"
hits ny against 31 for the Nationals
Tn" Nationals made hat five errors
compared with II by the Americans.
The latter also made the greatest
number Of extra base hits bat the
ground rules made nearly all of them
good for only Two base hits.
Among the expert critics Of basc
bali II Is generally admitted that III"
American pitchers have but twenty
sin >trtkeontS tn their credit against
thirty five for the Nationals. The
Americans gave ~ bases on balls as
against - by the Nationals Nntwith
standing this the American pitchers
were eff ctive when hits meant runs.
particularly against such men as
Chance, Schultz. Strinf"lt and King
These men, all consistent 300 hiltrr>,
Vel" all but helpless during the MOS,
0f The series On the other hand the
Americans. popularity called the .'Hn
less Wonders. hattrd more strongly
than their opponents Who. durin" the
Sc a>"n had done III" heaviest batting
IN III" National Lcacur In stealing
bases tn" Nationals had = SHADE. over
IN" Americans tatehers King and
Sullivan. who Canghr tn" entire series
We're both formidable tn base runners
b'lt nf IN" total II bases StGlcn, the
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-10-15
NEW MEXICO MaSoNs MEET
IN. ALBUQUERQUE

AihIqn"rqne. y NJ. Ort, l5.-- Mt
SOUS from al parts of the territory
are arriving h,"" today tn attend the
meeting, Of the varimls Masonic
bodies of New Mexico to hc he'll
her" this week. The F and A. ".
grand lodg" will begin It's sessions
today, the Royal Arch sIason, grand
chapter on Wednesday and the
knights Templar grand commander ,
on Thursday. Many entertainment
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-10-15

iss:' "4 :.na"":a' ts4s"'> t:.i"r'n'~l
':' \>>>~At,t Ir~s 'sHt.> 'a.' ih-'
".s>s had t'r-m sa.lsaol, s.t'kd uul
'A eN"r1 The :"tma inclai. 'hr ;nl'-
lscaat'ss h -" rtA' nua1la II 'hs'
lAta3.s, N&&"tis." M tnit wtthd4 aw
nj tt m" stat. n"al~ e"n1lain."d ot
astA an ap,dng. and rr.sssahlH IA stat"
:ns-n' that thc =. ii'~ al offending az
!srl.-= Ain hr diNs"n,'rut,l Th" de.
feFsdamas alsn lNs, Gt,.hrfA c.lrts
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-10-15

TIE sssHrh%o:4,-,> "i sh~ t'htr4so lnlt,
~ Il ka"@as '1'' t&slEu44 h'9e. IsaAas
Il pf"sa.ea' +" .ac's-as* su.. c&lntal All
t".' rom I.a> t."m 81 .',.' s'sa, Ia, sik
'a""''s~' ~iil oe voted un Tsa- pro-
m"t-fs ..s~r: e." build isas' berN,z-..
THIS css4 -and III" Missouri IneF ami
d.t'laf* 'Ist tn, ~nrA III runeiEGr
Hh''s will s."n hs'El1 1t has h"+ \
un"s*~i that the u.-~ rad III n Mar.
'tnsan y~"h~1 ,,hI hl> II A+.niesi hs
'.,- Ags&A huIdcr>
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-10-15
A WILD STREET CAR
DASHES INTO FREIGHT

Chicago. Oct. ID A street car with
running on bad rail. dashed into a
road at West Fifty,frst street last
Night and twelve persons were injur
I'd, one critically.
The gates were down and The mot
Orman saw the danger signals but
could not stop the car owing 10 ;hr
deficient equipment
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-10-15
csm for Democratic Convention

Can ir hereby made for q meeting
vi d"mEraIIc voters ~ rr. ctnct M.
~ at Ci,, Nan. Fast las Vegas. New
Mexico. . ~ y M. Octnher Ii, for
election II drlcgateH To ID" count,
convention. which convcnes on the
18th da, Of October. 1906
W u. BUNKER,
Chairman Democratic Central Com.
nllt1@c. O.a0a
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-10-15

Roswell dispatch to the Denver
Republican says The Important an
n0tInrrmrnt was given ont that pancrs
incorpm ating the Roswell a. Eastern
railway hay" been sent tn the terri
torial secretary at Santa FL. Tn"
company is Incorporated for SlWn. 600
and ~ per cent has been paid to the
treasurer. Kirby =. Woodruff The
stock consists Of ,hnU shares. par
valnG Sln0 tn" incorrorat0rN are
Kirby = Woodruff Of Roswell! Chas
W, Retret$t Of Roswell, Richard +.
Barnett. capitalist. of Roswell: Geo.
T. Veal. Capitalist. ot Roswell. and
W. r. Sells. capitalist and. mepahast
ef Roswell ,~. ..
The company will construct road
from Roswell eastward To the Texas
line with the ultimate object OF q Tex
as connection Surveys have hcen
made and three feasible routes plan.
ned, Th" plans and estimates will be
ready In about ton days. The news
was received In Roswell with great
rejoicing. AS the great need Of R0s-
well has been railroad making con.
n"cti0n in Texas.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-10-15
DICISION SUSTAINS
GOVERNOR HAGEaMAN

ilhn1". rQ,r. \ II Oc1 /, .Iui%'
Iva \ Ascot M t," district c,mr'
this a't,ru"tn h2nd, j dawn hts de-
'i>Ion i. im Catron case. In which
hr sustnint N" p:"lamoii"n "f Gov.
"rmnr Has"rIn"n in r'',lEs'I-ictIn2 tie
tcIrit"r! 10, lr&isla'is" purposes. No
appeal will he taken "n account Of
lack uf TIM" tu l1lr I'll" SAME and
litigation 'htrrtor" ends
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-10-15
FRAuLE.N kRUpP WEDs
GERMAN ARMY OFFICER

Essen. Oct IS In the presence of
Emperor William and on" hundred
and forty guests. Fraulein Bertha
krnnp and Lieut.. Gustav von Rolen
uni Halhach. married TODAY in a littl,,
inpTn' iS' d chapel adjoining the
brides birthplace. TIL" ceremony was
performed by thc pastor of a neigh,
boring village whcr" the Krupp fam
lily has long worshipped.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-10-15
Potts 70 Eiaht Gardner.

Davenport la Oct. l5-- Jimmy
Gardner of New England and Jim
Potts OF Minneapolis. hgS1tweishts,
will fight before the Tri,State Ath.
lttic club this evening The men will
fight at 1856 pounds and the winner
will get threefourths Of the purse.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-10-15
:s@taErHS witl b% pFns a&~A ht sh" No.
s%s ss" mbras ~ she orders
THo STRANDED STEAMERS
FLoATED WITHOUT DAMAGE

Eureka. Cal th' - Af,"E hing
all maghs en sh& hard sand nF snaa =
Spae ut The entrance uf .urwa4a bias
ta# "a hs's~ 'hrs weas ashore yaazaeF-
aa& tsss' steaHst hssamoAe carrying
-: ls.aaseag~rs, sas tA.ased Issdav
~Iaa the assistance nf = tug The
Es~aames Scotia ~ht.h ~a@ ais ,
st : II '3dtHi = - faAa1.aa
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-10-15
NURSE OF PRESIDENT
RooSEvELT's MOTHER DEAD

New York. Oct. - ~-I.annic Jack
SON. colortd nurse of RooScvcit'S : mo
'htr, is dead at Evergreen. L. l., TO
day. ~ years old She was brought
20 Connecticut Il Slave by stephen
Bullock. III" presidents maternal
-lnndfathrr,
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-10-15
SUDDEN PASSING
OF "SAM JONES

NJ. .mphs, Tenn. Oct, Ia" sam
Jones. the noted evangelist. dropped
dead today on a Choctaw. Oklahoma l.
Gulf train dear Little Rock. Jones
home Is at Cartrrville, Pa.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-10-15
History OF Case.
ESPECIAL to Tho Optic'

eNRaCt8l tD NG opkAGF
W.shington, Oct. is.~~Thr SUI
prp,nc court Of the United States tn
day handed down a decision affirm
tue the Judgment nf the supreme
court IT New Mexico In the case OF
Ifhe Territory OF New Mexico ex rel
IL J. Mclean a. Co. W. the Denver n
Rio Crande railroad company. This
ca~e was brought In the district
eo,,rt ~ santa Fe county fOf the pur'
nose of testing the validity of the So
called Hide Inspection Law" passed
bv the Legislature of 1889. by the
terms Of this law. all hides originat'
lns In New Mexico must be inspeetea
and n record Of their brands made
before they can be- shipped ont Of the
territory. The act was attFckei Us
unconstitutional as being an unwar'
ranted interference with Interstate
commerce. but this eontention was
oxerruled by both Judge McFie OF
the district court and the territorial
supreme court, and In this view the
supreme court of the United States
now joins. W. d. childers and Cat
ron & Gortner appeared for E. j. Me-
Lean 4 Co, aud Charles A.Spiess
and A. c. Campbell Of Washington
n. C.. argued the case for the re'
sponaepts before the supreme court
I'm January.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-10-15
CkEEFE AND THOMPSON TO
BATTLE ToNIGH

nutt" Mont. Oct II Mauric
Th0mbS"n Of Butte. and Jack
OKcctr Of Chicago w"ltrrW+ights,
will go twenty rounds ut catch
weights as the princira! featur" of
boxing show 10 be- pulled off here 10.
NJ. In
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-10-15

Jones was travelling from some
point west Of Little Rock, and his
dt estimation was Memphis.
The hody was found In his sleeping
berth and taken off the train at Little
Rock.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-10-15
HARDCONTkST OVER
A millionaire WILL
Estate :: So .ooo.oco .nvolyto - su,t
10 Sc: As,5e Lset wskes Of W.
ha'~ We Ti1tman.

t,a.~ Nc rh'man.
'"'.,~' +, ;.'*. nc' l. T"' geo;
,'.If,.~' iA,. t-'Iu:,d ~ hAt" dS,l''4
i,Al,d t1r vii "t WiltAm W,,>A'
GIa" milii"t.,stI" tAt miot, VII" d"i
L." jng :sn 'n;a"" 'alh,'i at $''','H"',
ms'. Ma ca':,'i iut hearing t"'la! h,'
i,.,. I4slt. A>lman. / ud.r th', Aitl
G:.A,s AZ tn" forum" Was WiIltd to
his dan>hf'r NJ" Au"a M"t&H'u.AA
WAlj>"r tn" suit =" n"s art'v tlr"
Nir MAJ n~ti'It"d b, Mira ZONES.
Mister. h:~ dA1trt,n IL. ~. wh" mar
led a&.'in "p II" t'a;a "f w"i4rr
r.an ~nn. .I trl.i' If n'T mnn 'r
dLuck4."
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-10-15
HIDE INSPECTION
Law HELD GOOD
SUPREME COURT oF vAE UNIT.
co STATES AFFtRNs
DECISION.
A POLICE PROVISION
Tssr*eFy w'ns IN Case Of the Den.
~sr q RIO GFas9s Railroad Co. In
Regard to inspection of Hides.

Washington, H. e. Oct. iS,~~in the
opinion All Justice hay. the supreme
cnurt Of the United States today al.
Glrnlsd tbs. dectHlon of the supreme
euurf " New Mexico In the case of
Mel.ean Il Co. of DeHyer vs. the Den.
yer i Rio GGande railroad. The
case Involves the eonssitnliOnahty Of
the territorial law of New Mexiea.
requiring that hides of cattle Tor out
sial.. shipment should be inspected.
Justice Days optnlun proceeded on
tue theory that the Law Is a police
provision and therefore not an effort
to control Interstate commerce, The
Law ts upheld
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-10-15
IOWA TEt.EGRAPHERs GET
SUBSTANTIAL RAISE OF PAY

Narsha!lfown. Iowa Oct. IL ~G Gen
..ral Manager Day of the Iowa Central
railway to-day announced that effect
i've November J. telegraph operators
"f III" system with the exception Of
the AlG0na branch will be. given an
increase in wages The increase is
between S2.5n and s. 0o a month.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1906-05-17
DIVING FOR AM Der.

Amber is supposed to be gum which
exuded from trees that in some former
geological age covered certain parts
of the earth's surface, but of which
now not vestige remains, says Tech
nical World Magazine. In corrobora
ton OF this theory. We have the evil
dence of insects found imbedded IN
the amber, showing every evidence oil
having struggled hard to free them
selves from the sticky substance upon
which they had alighted or been
driven.
The shores of the Baltic Sea are the
worlds principal source of amber
Here large number of people earn a
precarious livelihood by gathering the
precious substance along the shore
They work only in rough weather. 70,
1t is only then that the bouIders are
tossed anu tumbled on the bottom
and great quantities of submarine
vegetation dislodged. hidden AMONG
the roots and branches of which ar,
humps of the precious gum. At some
points along the coast, divers search
the bottom of the sea for Jumps Of
amber hidden in seaweed or damned
between rocks.
The largest piece ever founc
weighed rs pounds. valued ut $50, 900
II is now in the Royal museum in Ber
lin.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1906-05-17

rected against them. AS early as 1907
few hardy spirits set sail for Boston
but the master of the ship, as soon as
their goods were on board, betrayed
them; they were rified of all they pos
sessed. imprisoned for month and
then sent back to the villages from
whence they came.
Most of them came from Scrooby
Austerfeld, Blythe and Babworth. and
in the church yards of these places
lie the ancestors of nearly all of the
venturesome souls who, in 1920. sailed
on the Mayfiower and succeeded in lay.
ing the foundation of the mightiest
nation of the earth.
effort to get away from England in
1907, a second attempt was made in
the following year to join Dutch
snip in the mouth of the Humber, be-
tween Hull and Grisby. towns that
have become important railway ports
The women and children were brought
round the coast in bark, which stuck
in the mud when the tide went down.
The men came overland. A boat load
Joined the ship, but while waiting for
the tide to rise and the bark to get
OF, company of armed horse and
foot Appeared. and the captain, becom-
ing alarmed, set SAIL The party was
thus divided. Those who We're left be.
hind were subjected to the same indig.
mites as before.
No further attempts were made to
leave in body. but they crossed over
to the continent in struggling parties
by the best means available in those
early days. Eventually Nj were re-
united at Amsterdam. They remained
at this place for about twelve months
and then removed to Leyden.
1t, is an interesting fact to note
that according to the railway reports,
only sixty OF the many thousands of