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Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-01-02
New Year Call
Money Starts High

New York. January 2.--The belief
expressed last week In Wall Street
that the s.ringency in the money
market which sent rases for call
money soaring to record height
would be relieved in d marked degree
by the release Of funds which had
been gathered for the payment OF
year and dividends was not released
today The first call Of the new
year in money was made at 80 per
cent. per annum. From 30 the rate
taa hacH To 20.
During the afternoon call none,
was offered as low as 25 per cent, but
Just before the close Of the market,
loans were made at 50.
New York. January Prime mer
camille paper 6 per cent: silver 81
rs; money on call. s,rong, rs to GO
closing bid 80: Offered ct co.
Treasury viii Hello ~ut.
Washington. January 2--Secretar,
shaw announced today that the treas
ury department will anticipate the
Dsvmen Of interest due February
1906. on government bonds. The
amount anticipated amounts to abou'
81 100000.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-01-02

miles further on. u aead mule, The
mule had the pack saddle still on its
back and'a rife and buucket still fast
eMed to the saddle. which led me Ia
believe that Mr., Rails had fallen be-
tween this and the point where ! last
had his trail. | searched the country
thoroughly. but cOul. find no trace
Of the man. ~
! had with me from five to twelve
Papag0 Indian trailers and one Amer
lean companion. We searched the en-,
tire coast Of the mainland IN from oi
TibulOp island for q distance of lOO
miles. and back into the mountains f0r
from twenty to thirty miles. and
think ! have covered every place
where the bodies mighl reasonably se
expected 10 be. We rode over S0(
miles on h0rseoacx. r
] have given up ever finding the
boys. but as last resort | have OIL
fered u reward to the Papago Indians
OF 5000 for each of the bodies they
nnd. II Is my opinion that the boys
wandered In their .frenzied condition
away hack into Ue mountains. Into
places where they never will be found.
Everyone here has been very kind IL
me In this search. especially Louis
Hostetter, the American consul. He
has been very considerate, and helped
me many timeM trust this inf0rma
ton WIN be Of value to your depart
ments Very truly.
( EP Guxnnll4 X
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-01-02
Descendant of lllustrious De- Z
easur On Triy Fer Eaazinsl i !
at Annapolia.
CLAIMS INNOCENCE
nis Wsed Against ThA Il ! Nss.bs u
Lowss CllssmsM Dgwsy : Rdalivs.
out WIl Not lNlesless.

Annapolis January. s.--Court mar
tiai proceedings against Midshipman
stephen Decatur. Jr, Of Poftsmouth.
N. H., charged with haxing Midship-
man Isaac n McCrary o( Texas. and
Gaylord Church Of Psansylvania. both
fourth.class nen, wan oOntlnhed this
morning Decatur gqlny on The stand
In his own behalf. Decatur dshisll ab-
solutely all statements which incSlni-
nated him. The court II thus left
70 decide between the testimony un-
der oath Of upper and lower class
man. Decatur's case u attracting
great attention, and ~ Desperate e.
fort Il being made TO save him. He
Il the great grandson of the famous
naval hero Of the same oause Md
stands number eth In the eiase which
graduates NEXT month. ~ II also :
relative 0f Admiral Dewey, bit little
help can be expected from Ills source
n Decatur Ii .CCnvicted x
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-01-02
Preparations For Trial Of Ac>
eused Insurance Officials.
EXPECTS SQUEALERS
District Attorney to Receive Valuable AID
from Inside sources Related 10 6iS
Compan'sA

New York, January 2.-The
World this morning says: District
Attorney Jerome will TO-DAY begin the
serious work Of preparing for the
prosecution Of officers Of the life In.
surance companies who have abused
their trusts. II was stated yesterday
by man In position to know
what Is going on within the various
insurance companies. that Jerome
would undoubtedly receive aid from
unexpected sources. he added that
before the month was out Jerome
would receive overtures from ~ ieas.
one sQueaier' AZ each 0, these CON-
panies--the Mutual Life, Providens
Savings Life, Life Insurance AssOcia
ton Of America and the Mutual Re
serve Fund association"
Mccall Digs Up.
New York, January 2.--JOhn A Nc
Cali, president Of the New York Life
has paid to the company $235,OOO AZ
vanced to Andrew Hamilton, and so
far not accounted for by Hamilton
lhOlnas w. Fowler, chairman of the
company's inves. jgating committee
appointed by the trustees. received
today check from Mccall for e66,.
900 and note l0r $laQ.000. Qpe oi
the members OF the investigating com
mittee OF the New York Life said
x~.<aav that rho raaahn all was moi
paid in cash was. because Mccall Is
poor man II il SAID he will go ou'
OF oifice with practically nothing ex
cept his lie insurance policy for $500.
O0U, and that In order 10 pay the
note Of 3l60.0O0 he may have 10 get
assistance from his wife and friends
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-01-02

drop curtain painted III oil has been
made for the STAGE
Before the dance began, Mayor Sc
cundinO Romero made a short, dedi.
cat0ry address In English, which was
pronounced a masterpiece and evoked
the heartiest applause, A compadres
dance was principal feature of the
program.
The judges for the selection OF the
best masked dancers ON the floor,
were Cleofes Romero, George IL.
Hunker and J. l.. Tooker, They
awarded the hrst prize to Mrs. A. \.
Sena. who was dressed In q costume
made from artificial flowers, the see
ond prize to Miss Ant0nia Ruvio, who
was masked and garbed as a little
Chinese girl. and the third prize 10
Rafael Siddio who represented Happy
Hooligan." The members Of the baLd
wore their uniforms. The music was
excellent and the dance lasted until
2 o'clock In the morning. The band
boys cleared about one hundred dol.
lars on the affair and are to be con.
graduated on their success.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-01-02
COMMITTEES Named.
Special to The Optic.

Santa Fe., Jan. 2.--The following
committees will have charge Of the
work Of Arranging for the reception
to the incoming Governor Herbert ].
Hagerman Jan. %:
Finance Arthur Seligman. Il A.
Hughes. J. H. Vaughn. A. Staab, A. j.
Fischer.
Decorati0ns--A. NJ. Bergere, J. w.
Reynolds. q. G. Watson. J. D. Sena,
Frank Owen. with such ladies a. the
committee may select.
Printing and Pubiicity--Panl A. r.
Walter, Percy r, knight, Edmund C.
Abbott, j. A. Massle. David Knapp.
Music and Dancing--R. c. Gortner.
8. Spitx, A. L. Morrison, Jr, James l..
Seligman. &. II. Easley.
Floor Committee--Levi A. Hughes,
Frank ,NicKajn. Frank CrandaAl,
Charles 9, catron, and Clarence
Pierce.
Reception. w. Reynolds, r. J.
Phlen, A. r. Gibson. John X. McFie,
George w. Prichard. H. o. Bursuln.
John r, Victory, Marcelino Garcia.
Pedro Perea. M. q. L.lewellyn, II. r,
Bardshar and - b. Grimshaw.
A ~ oNAlsrt AmsIr.
The Inaugural ceremonies being
confined 10 reception and ball, Il will
be sought to make these brilliant and
memorable. About $1,000 will be raised
for that purpose II y believed that
many visitors will be present frUen ev.
cry part Of the Territory and from be.
yond the boundaries Of New Mexico
Further details Of the program will
he announced ~ soon a. the Anal
arrangements are made.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-01-02
The Duncan.

| The members Of the Las Vegas fire
department, No. I, gave big New
Years ball at the Duncan last even.
ing and the opera house was crowd
ed with dancers and spectators. The
/, floor was In excellent condition, but
In the early part Of the evening was
so crowded that II was almost imp0s-
sible to dance. sN
The opera house was decorated In
bunting for the occasion and the
floor was in the best possible shape.
Each dancer was given y very appro.
pirate program, which will be treas.
ured as souvenirs OF the enjoyable 0c.
casion. An excellent orchestra fur.
nished the music for the affair.
The members Of the department
wore their new uniforms and made b
very attractive and striking appear.
ance in the blue suits trimmed In
gold
At about the middle 0f the program
a long intermission was taken and
the majority; of those In attendance
repaired TO the Montezuma restau'
rant where light refreshments were
served. Dancing was then resumed
and continued until about 3 o'clock
when the program was completed,
1t was an enjoyable AGAR and the
young men cleared good large sum
above their expenses. a.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-01-02
Printers Strike in Cleveland,
Little Disturbance in Chicago

Chicago, January 2--The national
eight-hour workday of the printers
union was declared by the organiza.
tion to be In effect today III this city,
The introduction Of the program was
not marked In this city by strike
Q fany magnitude, the bulk Of the
militant employers having anticipated
he movement weeks ago by locking
out their union men and continuing
heir shops with non-union men.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-01-02

Cleveland. Chic. January 1.-TWO
hundred and forty five employees Of
the printing houses joined 175 mem.
bers Of Typographical union in strike
here today. Three-fourths Of the
master printers having refused to
sign an eight.nour agreement and the
strike was declared. The typothetae
Is making efforts TO obtain non-unfon
men.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-01-02

New York, January ALBERT T.
Patrick. who Is under sentence Of
death, has retained new counsel tc
carry his case to the United 6tktes Su
preme Court. This was made neces
sary owing to the illness Of David B
Hill. The counsels are Archibald c.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-01-02
Patrick Engages New Counsel
And VIII 7Idk9sO One Other
Il Vigorous. Trial For Life

Shenstone OF Shenstone & Harding,
and former Senator Lindsey Of Ken.
aucky. The lawyers are to ask the
supreme court for writ OF error In
order to prepare the case, and It Is
said will ask Governor Higgins to
grant a stay of execution. Patrick
is sentenced to die next month.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-01-02
Entertainments On
New Years Night
Rosenthal Hail.

The annual Compadrts ball, given
under the auspices of the Literary
and Mutual Aid Society at Rosenthal
hall New Years night was very sue
cessful affair, over fifty couples being
present.
The hall was beautifully decorated
and on the stage was large Christ
mas tree, ablaze with lights and deco
rated In tinsel and other ado.nments.
The floor was in excellent condition
and as smooth as glass The music
was fine, being furnished by an or
chestra Of five pieces, the well known
Gonzales brothers San Minguel. as
sisting. The program was varied
one. of twenty numbers, consisting
CT two-steps, quadriles and native
dances.
The feature of the evening was the
Compadres aance at midnight, when
syery lady drew name from nat
to determine her partner FOR that
dance and received from him pres
ent. The presents given were beauti-
ful and appropriate, exceeding seven
ty-five cents in value up 10 any
amount the gentleman cared to give.
This dance was the most enjoyable on
the program. The Home, Swee,
Home" was rendered by the orchestra
Mt about 2:30 a. m, when the dancers
departed, giving it as their opinion.
that the last annual ball was the best
of any ever given by the society.
Miss Maggie Rhodes won the grand
prize of the evening, being successful
in drawing the slip from the hat, bear
ing the name of the society. and was
awarded the beautiful mantle CLOCK
on exhibition in the window OF L'i.
JAMS jewelry store.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-01-02
Barber Opera House.

The grand masquerade ball and
Compadres dance given by the May.
flower band, the well known west
side musical organization rs benefit,
vas a big success and the beautiful
hall was crowded to It's full capacity.
Over twenty five couples we're masked
in fantastic costumes and Furnished
= great deal Of amusement by their
queer garbsy laughable masks and
amusing antics.
The Opera house has Just been com.
p,eted and the dance vas given az y
spna Opsniag. Tie walls and hoxes
have teen repapered. the stage equip
ped with fine scenery and a beautiful
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-01-02

Miss Alice Smith gave very de-
lightful party at her hame on Doug.
las avenue, New Years night, large
number of young people being pres
eut. The evening @asp sosae u dane
ing and delicious refreshments were
served.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-01-02
Excellent
and Timely
Suggestions
.. 6. wiaten Urges Prempt Action 70
easur Covssament lsrigalisa pIaaG.
Wieh4 Ne wssId Name Newsa d.
sesvols.

! Carlsbad has secured IN apprOpria.
ticn for the renewal Of the big irrl.
cation works down there. The first
appropriation has bean made for the
Elephant Butte project, the H0ndo
reservoir project 10 we'll along, and
Las Vegas IL still waiting for ! deflnite
report on her reservoir said b. q.
wtnesfs IN p0nversation With Tha
Optic yesterday. A@s
Mr.. Winters was not talking t0r
publieation and Etll without doubi
be surprised to zee his words In
print. but the view he expressed ap.
pears to be SO timely and his ideas
on the subject 70 gook that 1t Ii I
duty The Optic owes to the public
to give wider expression to the gen.
tleman's utterances.
Mr.. Winters went on substantially
as follows. Carlsbad induced the In.
terror department to appropriate q
large sum for repairing and enlarg.
Ing the Seven Rivers Irrigation works
by sending strong committee to
Washington and keeping up m agita.
tion for the appropriation until the
question was definitely settled. The
Las Vegas project ;began to be con-
sidered long before the Elephant
Butte Dam project land yet the iirs:
appropriation Tor the Elephant Butte
dam project has been made, that for
building the Leesburg diversion dam.
This was accomplished through a
strong committee sent to Washington
by the citizens Of El Paso and Las
Cruces.
Now the Las Vegas project won't
cost large amount Of money com.
paratively. There seems to be nc
doubt as to the favorable nature Of the
reports made by the engineers
The Interior department now has the
money although demands are being
made every day by those interested
in other irrigation projects. Now II
the. time, or at least the time will
come very soon, to SEM a committee
to Washington to make a big effort
to get our reservoir authorized al
once.
Mr.. Winters made another sug
gestion which he said It was bis
purpose to bring before The directors
of the Commercial Club. However
the gentleman will perhaps pArdon
The Optic for broaching II in advance,
as II Is something that will, without
doubt interest all the people. There
Ia the Hitchcock reservoir project
and the Roosevelt reservoir project,
why not name ours the Newell pro.
ject? Any man must feel some pleas
ure at such recognition show his ef
forts and Mr.. Newell has been our
friend In ,.iis reservoir matter GER
tainly the best friend we have. II
will do no hurt and may result ~
giving onr enterprise just little
warmer place IN his estimation, u We
formally name our project the Newell
reservoir system"
A meeting will be held at the resi-.
dence Of Father II. c. POuget tomOr.
rnw avonin0 f0r tho nuruOao Of OrwaN
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-01-02

A meeting will be held at the resi-
dence Of Father II. c. Pouget tomor.
row evening for the purpose Of organ
izing an amateur orchestra Practiss
will begin instanter. Father Poueet
who has always been leader IN the
musical circle Of Las Vegas hopes to
gather the best talent that Las Vegas
possesses into an organixation which
viii work purely for the pleasure and
profit TO be derived.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-01-02

Central Park hssls pusillsf crow
that can taIk. How could Il b. I -
gilist II Il didn't --New Yovk fleraJ1
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-08-10
IRsEN,s PERsONAL, TRA1rs

Ibsen, the son of Danish skipper who retired from sea to keep a shop in Norway, and of German mother, had the impulsiveness of one whose fore bears had drunk deeply Of bear and arr dent spirits. He himself drank freely (but not to the tippling degree) of whis- key, gin and grog.
 I saw him take in the coffee room of the Grand Hotel, where he held a daily levee, what I may call a Scotch glass of whiskey, neat, and in about three- quarters of an hour nip of gin. Most Norwegians of his years would not have noticed these potations, and they did not affect the poets head in the least. I dare say that spurious stimulant unloosed the ideas that had been collecting in his head and ena- bled him to fake satisfactory start in writing, for he did not take up his pen to answer letters until he had taken the pick-me-up.
 I noticed that he never took drinks with Americans who had made his ac- quaintance, and that he preferred con- ersing with fair Americans. They generally brought flowers to present to him on being introduced or on intro- ducing themselves.
 1bsen had no mock modesty in re- ceiving these acts of homage to his genius. Garden flowers, such as tea aLd La France roses, are not to be had for the asking in Christiania, and I should fancy must be imported as cut buds. Ibsn liked carnations, which have the perfume of the clove pink. On the day of my presentation I fol- lowed the American ladies in offering up a bouquet on the altar of genius that is to say on the little table be- hind which he sat at the far end of the coffee room of the Grand Hotel.
 As an homme-pontiff thought him immeasurably below Victor Hugo, bu still extremely interesting, and, some how uncommon and striking, though he might hae been a country lawyer, or doctor, or a minister attentive to externals, carefully dressed in super fine black cloth with buttoned up SOetl, WHICH save HIS ouldll llS uIe d spruce appearance, and cravat im- maculate in it's whiteness and tied in a perfect bow
 I almost think he talked better than he wrote. Speaking of women, he said that in a hidebound community they rose far higher in mind and spirit than the male clods around them. They had always some fresh or origi- nal ideas to bring out, and were really fore inclined to heresy than attached to orthodoxy, but were not prepared to fight for what they preferred Their worst enemy was gentility, which per- eredt he moral sense and placed mo- rally where did no exist.
 The French appeared to him in a better floral condition than the Eng fish. There was less self deception in France and wider practice of austere and stoical vitue.- London Truth.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-08-10

ven and Hartford Railroad to a basis of cents per mile is being carried out just as rapidly as the company's off1- cials are able to make the necessary arrangements. To make the changes over one division entails a great amount of labor not apparent to the public, so that the work has to be carried out gradually.
 According to President Mellen's views the laborlng man purchasing a single ticket may travel over the road he manages just as cheap as the multi millionaire who buys a thousand-mile book for $20 The reductions in fares already made are quite heavy in many instances, meaning tremendous sav- ing to the travelling publls, Unusual as it may seem, too, there is no competi- tion from other steam roads where the fores were brought down to the lower level. It is simply voluntary reduc- tion on the part of the company, So that the casual patron may have the same advantages as the person who travels frequently and puts considera- ble money at one time into tickets.
 Starting from the western sections o1 the company's system, a few months ago the changes in the tariff have pro gressed actively to the eastward until more Bostonians are beginning to fee the advantages of the opeartion of President Mellen's liberal policy. Pat rons are quick to appreciate such a great sacrifice of revenue as this vol untary reduction of fares brings about, and the road has taken another move upward in the estimation of the travel ing public.
 Passenger tariff reductions on the Providence Division went into effect August l. so that now it is possible tc travel back and forth between Boston and Providence on a 9O-cent basis which is 10 cents less thas the old rate The distance betwee Boston asd Prov idence is 45 miles, so that the fare is flat cents per mile. Is all probability the estire system will be changed to the new basis by November | On Septem- Der l the Taunton Division north of , Mansfield will have the changes go in. to effect. A month later that part oi the system formerly known as the Oli Colony Division, taking in the Cape and South Shore, is to experience the general reduction in the price of fares Only few sections of the eompany's lines will then remain to be changed and by November r, therefore, the en ;! tire system ought to be covered.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-08-10
K. OF c. INITIATION.


 New York Degree Team to Work at
 Hartford Auditorium.
 Hartford Aug. 9.-A class reaching into the hundreds is to be initiated into Knights of Columbus mysteries in this city October IS, and the work will be performed by the degree team of San Salvador council, K. of C., Of New York, The initiation will be held at the Auditorium on Asylum street. It Is expected that the affair will be the most notable In the history of the order in Hartford.
 The degree team will be accompanied by a large delegation from New York, who will remain over and take part in the evening reception and ball at Foot Guard armory.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-08-10
MAYOR ASKS AID.
IAVITEs SOLICITATIONS FOR DEAD FIREMAN'S FAMILY.

City Hall Officials to Start List and
 Give Into Chief Fnncher's Keeping Nucleus of Fund-MayOr's Ringing Call TimeIy-Big or Small subscrip- tiOns WeIcOr.e.
 Mayor studley called to the attention of the board of finance at its meeting yesterday noon the tragic death of Fireman Joseph P. Robert, who was killed last Tuesday The mayor asked | the members of the board of finance for an expression of opinion upon his sug- | gestion that a request be made officially that subscriptions be invited in aid of I the stricken family. The mayors time ly suggestion was heartily endorsed by the other members of the board. A subscription paper will therefore be passed in city hall tomorrow morning and the money secured be turned over
 to Chief Fancher of the fire depart ment to start fund. Mayor Studley last night made the following state- ment as a public invitation:
 Joseph P. Robert, assistant engineer in the city's fire department brave fireman with a meritorious record, lost | his life on Tuesday last in an accident met in the performance of duty. He sacrificed his own life to prevent the killing and maiming of others, and also undoubtedly prevented loss of property when a triple hitch runaway team tore its way through thoroughfore that is usually crowded with teams and pe-' destrians. He showed the same bray- cry in that emergency that he was al- ways ready to show, and had shown previously in his career as a fireman.
 He was the bread winner of large family wife and seven children, who are left in needy circumstances by his sudden and untimely death. Believing that considerable number of New Haven men and women will gladly give by subscriptions, large or small, ac- cording to their means, assistance to the family that needs help after such a terrible blow, I sincerely urge those who are so minded to send their contri- buttons to Chief Rufus R. Fancher, of the city's fire department at city hall. He will acknowledge through the press any sums sent to him for this purpose. Subscriptions of any amount will be welcomed"
 Signed: JOHN P. STUDLEY.