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Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-03-23
NEGRO WHO ESCAPED
LYNcHINc GETS HANGED

Poplar BLUM, Mo. March 23.--cur.
It's jackson, a negro, WIS hanged here
today. He committed an assault on 4
white woman in February, and. after
being arrested was nearly lynched by
a mob that invaded the jail.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-03-23
Murder and Suicide

Mansfield. o., March ~. llisa Cracr
zelIner, aged 2s, was shot ana killed
today by Roy Shanks, who thsn com.
mittsd suicide. She was well known
society girl and leader IN church WORK.
She and shanks had been sweethesSts.
4 Is thought the eirl had decided 70
heed her parents protests and pot
marry shanks and the trasedy result
ed.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-03-23
FINAL rFeoAT 70 eREAk
DEADLOCK or MINERS

indianapolis. Ind, March 23.--The
joint scale committee of operators
and miners went into executive ses
sion today in q final effort to breai
the deadlock that has existed since
the conference on the wage scale be-
gan.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-03-23
STANDARD OIL LAUNCH
SEIZED BY PIRATES.

Hong Kong. March 23.--A launch
owned by the Standard Oh company
was seized and looted by pirates near
Canton yesterday. The pirates secur
ed a number OF Winchester rifles and
a thousand rounds Of ammunition:
The United States gunboat CallaO y
proceeding to the scene of the ~
racy.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-03-23
Mi.psse Guilty

st. Charles, Mo, March 2s.--Anton
r. Mispage, former cashier Of the st
Charles Savings bank, who was on
trial two weeks on the charge Of EN-
bezzlement, was today found builty and
sentenced to two years imprisonment
in the penitentiary, the minimum pen
atty. He was convicted Of embez
element OF $4,000
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-03-23
Governor Patterson Of Ohio.
Admitted to Be Seriously III

resting well this morning The COVER
nor's physician fails to explain the
exact nature OF bis illness. but II n
known he has had alarming sinking
spells.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-03-23
Resolution Passed Instruct.
Ing Statehood Conferences
To Insist in Amendments
Bsveridss Dillingham; end Patterson TIE Conference
Committee, But Bsvsridss Gives Foraker Assurance
Thst Conference viii Support Senate Position
; ~~~~~ : - ~~~~~~A~~~~~~~~~<

Washington c. March appointed
himself Dillingham; Hampshire and Patterson OF Colorado
Dillingham; strong supporter OF Beve
ridges position and lmme
Of New Mexico and Arizona The ndvdual views
committeeman, however, Will not count the committee
will be by amendment resolution passed
Beveridg however voluntarily agreed with Foraker
Withdrew his motion to have the senate appoint the con-
ferees effort the senates position
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-03-23
Goodins Asks Labor Unions 4 1
To Have Orchard interviewed

2aGovernor told the state attorney and c
He them
declares
Haywood peibone
with
personally over the Idaho WIN have fair TRIAL
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-03-23

Columbus, Ohio, March 23.--Gover.
nor Patterson's secretary today said
Mrs. Patterson told him the governor
passed fairly good nigth, A. he Was
New-York tribune., 1906-04-03
REFORMS IN MOROCCO.
Dir. White Urges did for Jescs-
SLaCery Question Opened.

Algeciras, April 2-To-day's sitting of the
conference on Moroccan reforms, though prima-
rily devoted TO framing the protocol assumed i'm
portance owing to various delegates moving res
olutions directing the attention of the Sultan Of
Morocco to the need OF internal reforms Mr.
White, the chief of the American delegation.
with the support of the Duke Of Almodovar.
president OF the conference, directed attention
TO the unfavorable situation of Jews I'm Morocco.
Sir Arthur Nicolson, the British delegate, and
NJ. Revolt the first French delegate, advocated
the abolition of slavery in Morocco. Herr Won
Radowitz, the principal German delegate made
an appeal for the establishment of lighthouses
on the coasts. Count Bolesta- Koziebrodzk the
second Austrian delegate. urged the Importance
OF the publication of commercial statistics of the
country. The construction of railways was ad-
vocated by the Duke of Almodovar.
The conference requested the Italian Minister
to Morocco Signor Malmusi. to proceed to Fez
and communicate to the Sultan the fact that the
conclusions reached by the delegates have been
unanimously approved. The revised text of the
agreement will probably be signed on Saturday
New-York tribune., 1906-04-03
GOSLIN SAFE OPENED.
C. U Dunn, 1t Is Sad, VIII Make
Full Confession.

r,ououine the raid of Saturday on the offices of
Alfred r. Goslin, at No ll6 Nassau street. De-
tective Sergeant McConville went TO the offices
again last evening with safe experts and tackled
the inner compartment Of Goslins safe. The ex-
perts drilled hammered and pried for several
hours before they able to open il.
When the steel door yielded, length. McCon-
willie removed the contents Of the compartment
finding documents of less value than had been
expected lie placed them in sealed envelopes and
carried them away 10 turn them TO the Dis
trict Attorney.
The safe opened last night was in an inner office
of the Manhattan Realty Associates the latest
Germ used n cloak for Goslin. There was a re-
port yesterday that GOslin. whose bail was for
feted several days ago. was in Montreal with
Bernhard Uhran, one of his associates. who also
had jumped bail
Some of the captured papers show Goslin's con-
nection with the defunCt Hanover Bank OF Boston
and the Imperial Trustee Company of Jersey CITY
it is said. William V. Leary, of Brooklyn. now in
the Tombs awaiting trial n charge of swindling
jewellers of Manhattan through orders the Han
over Bank OF Boston, is believed to be tool OF
Goslin.
There a report in the Criminal Courts Build
ing yesterday that Charles NJ. Dunn one of Cos
Inns partners. had expressed a Willingness to make
a full confession about Gosn's operations. Dunn
is in the Tombs in default of ss.OO0 bail Among
the things he wants 10 tell. IL Is said. Is an at
tempt of GOslin TO swindle Mrs. Francis ]. Crosby
of No. LOIS De Graw street. Brooklyn, out of a
parcel of real estate by bogus certificates OF bank
deposits
According 10 Dunn, quoted. Mrs. Crosby en-
tered into contract with Mrs. Margaret IL I.eary
wife of William V. Leary 10 sell Mrs Iearv the
real estate. Bernhard Uhran acting as agent. After
the contract was completed what appeared to be
an assignment OF Mrs. Ieary's interest In IL to
Annie Irene Magher. Of Brooklyn. for long time
Goslins private secretary came to the front
Dunn declares that an attempt 10 nav Mrs
Crosby for the property with bogus certificates OF
deposit was made. but that IL fell through He
also alleges that the assignment OF Mrs Leary,s
New-York tribune., 1906-04-03
SECOND ADJOURNMENT IN LIBEL CASE
Witness Had Not Returned from Trip to the
West Indies

Another adjournment in the hearing Of tbe
charge of furnishing libellous information 10 q
newspaper, made by James L. Quackenbush gen.
eral counsel for the New York City Street Rail-
way Company. against Louis E. Julian a former
investigator for the company. was taken yester-
day, when the case called before Magistrate
Wahle in the West Side court. The application for
the adjournment was made by Marshall B. Clarke
ex-Assistant District Attorney, who appeared
for the prosecution on the ground that the testi-
mony of the reporter who wrote the story was
necessary. He is on HIS way back from the West
Indies.
At the last hearing, Robert L. Turk counsel for
a Mrs. keenan,. who has a suit against the Met
ropolitan Street Railway Company. swore that he
had given the alleged libelous information to the
reporter. Yesterday Mr.. Clarke testified that ON
March he had told Turk he investigating the
story for the railway company. that he found Turk
was involved in II and that the latter then de-
clared that he had not given the information on
which the story was based.
Clarke produced an affidavit signed by the re-
porter in which the latter said that Julian
railway company, and that he had gone to Turks
Ralph IL Holland, counsel for Julian. objected 70
THE charge is childish one he said: there IS
evidence TO support 1t, and II should never have
been brought Turk has acknowledged he gave the
information Why don't you arrest hfm?' he
TITS very likely that we may" the latter re-
torted. I'VE should have done in the first
place"
DIR. Wolfred Nelson, who, Turk said told him
he had been approached with improper PROPOSE
denied that any such conversation took place
Monday April Is, at p m. at the West Side
ssnne that Counsel could aqrae WIN nn ine m under
date If the reporter returned TO New York earlier
New-York tribune., 1906-04-03
GIANT BATTLESHIP'S NAME.
Objection in the Navy to Calling Her the
New York

Washington. April 2-The suggestion that the
O,0o-ton battleship which Congress is expected IN
authorize at the present session should be named
the New York. involving the abandonment of that
name for the armored cruiser which was the nap-
ship of the Atlantic feet during the Spanish War
has caused some commotioI in naval circles While
realizing the policy of securing support for the
navy by identifying the ships with great cities
many naval officers hold that for sentimental rea
sons ships should receive the names of vesset,
that have been famous In their own time; but tha :
the latter should be permitted TO retain for Them
selves Ts Whatever OF reputation they have earned
Inc New York Is set down perhaps the moSt
servtceable ship In the navy according 10 tbe
record She has been always ready for the hardest
and most unexpected service and IL Is said Of re-
that seven years after she FIRST went into commits
sion she made the run from Boston 10 New Yorl,
at an average speed of twenty knots reneatins
easily her initial trial trip record which ia without
precedent In the navy After undergoing two years
repiairs .pi at the ,B9ston navy yard. the New York
VIII be recommissIoned practically n new shin and
the majority of naval officers believe that she
should not be deprived of her name and saddIed
with that OF a lesser city az must ha ths 90 "a
under the law II any change is made
New-York tribune., 1906-04-03
PLOT TO KILL ALFONSO.
Amarchist Conspiracy to Murder
Three of Royal Family.

Madrid April Cvia the frontier)-The Span
fish authorities have discovered an anarchist
plot at Lebrija twenty-nine miles from Seville,
the centre of the Black Hand movement, to as
sassinate King Alfonso. the Queen Dowager
Christina and the sister of the King, the Infanta
Maria Teresa at the time of their visit to Seville
in Holy Week.
The censorship prevents sending details re-
garding the conspiracy.
Several attempts have been made on the life Of
King Alfonso. In 1896 a bomb was found on the
railroad tracks over which the royal train travelled
from San Sebastian Madrid. At the celebra ton
in Madrid OF his coming Of age, May, 1902 an
insane man tried 10 attack him. In January, 1903.
in Madrid, shot was fired at the royal process
sion his majesty the way from church
In April, 1904 at Barcelona, several persons were
wounded by the explosion of bomb hurled at the
King At the time OF King Alfonso's visit to Paris
IN 1905. bomb was hurled at him May 81 while
he was returning from the opera with President
Loubet The bomb exploded among the escort of
curassiers and severely wounded many of them
The King and the President escaped unhurt
New-York tribune., 1906-04-03
STRIKING TENANTS IN COURT.
Rejoice Over Postponement of Case and Saw
They'll Fight Raise.

ne rent strike, begun by fourteen of the fam
iles living in the double tenement at Nos 367 and
369 East 10th street, will last at least three
more. Representatives of the fourteen families
who are resisting 20 per cent raise in rent ar,
peared in the 9Th District Municipal Court vester-
day, ready to do legal battle with the lessee
uel Weidhorn, who had served them with dis
possess notices because they refused to pay the
increase
Nearly all the families are Russians. Early yes
terdaY morning they gathered in the lower hall
OF the tenement and excitedly outlined their course
or action They had decorated the front of the
Dulldlng with hags. bunting and lanterns to ac-
centuate their defiance of the landlords mandate
The started off for court together, marching two
abreast. When the cases called the defend
ants moved forward and hung every word that
passed between Justice Mclaughlin and counseI
Meyer London, for the tenants, argued for DELAY
the attorney for the lessee said that sufficient time
had been given the defendants. Justice AIcIaugh-
I'm agreed with Mr.. London and set the case down
for Thursday. ~
Even this adjournment served as a source Of sat
istaction TO the tenants, and they talked and
laughed so loudly that ii became necessary for the
court 10 suppress the jubiation.
Wen fight this to the end" said Mrs Kempfer.
later at her home.
Yes" interjected Mrs. Schlatman and we won't
then either ''' :
New-York tribune., 1906-04-03

IFrom The Tribune Bureau
Washington. April
ORDERS ISsUED.-The following orders havs
been issued;
Major GEORGE +. E HARRISON General star % Office
OF chief Of artillery Washington ~
Major EDWARD r. NORRIS surgeon and Eri-v+ Han,
tenant JOHN r.. DEVEREJTX assistant silrgs,r an
pointed meGlcai BOARD 10 meet at Fort Logan Nay
iOr examination OF applicants for medical corps
Retirement OF Colonel LUIGI LOMA artillery eorps an
nounced. 'p'' ~
Captain EDWIN LANDoN. artillery eorps 20 school OF
heving Captain Richmond T. Davis artiIlsr,~ corrs
Retirement q Brsadier General CROSBY p MILLER
NAVY
Lieutenant r. D. WHITE to Naval ..,s.
Lieutenant W. e. WATTS. detached the rexas
second @n @n Lieutenant w. c. POWERS. Jr appointed in
MOVEMENTS Cy wARsHIPs- fo,loyin-
movements of vessels have been reported TO ths
Navy Department:
ARRIVED.
March 3lThe Denver az Norfolk: IN. stc,x a. p,r,s-
inOdth' y n. the scorpion. Monte Crsti
April Tho Dubuque. Cristi the Columbia At
hampton Roads; the Marcellus al Key West: mo
Naynower. at Havana the oregon. at san Francisco.
April THE MarceIus. Tortugas.
SAILED
March SlThe Denver from Hampton Roads for NorfoS:
the Severn and the Hercules from Norfolk Tor
Annapclis the Maine the Missouri the Kentuekv ths
NeaFsarse lhe Alabama. the Illinois the indiana. tho
iowa tne West virginia, the Colorado. Ma
and the Pennsylvania fror Cuanfansmc ,0r ra-eet
grounds; the Lebanon from Bradford sor Norfolk.
Crtsti ' A"A ''' NS
April 2-The Marcelus Key West TOR rortusas;
taiIao from Canton Tor Hong Kong
COMMISSIONED.
Apf1 E-rae Wilmington. naval station. c2vitA
New-York tribune., 1906-04-03
BALLOTING LIN RUSSIA
VICTORY OF MODERATES.
The Count Postponed IN Capital
No Disorder at Polls.

St Petersburg, April 2.-The result Of the cleo
zion fn St Petersburg is not definitely known
tonight the electoral commissioners with CHAR
scterfstic Russian unconcern, having sealed up
the ballots and postponed the count until to-
morrow. A sweeping victory for the Constifu-
tionsi Democrats is, however. generally con-
oeded Many leading OctObrists. the strongest
faction in the Conservative combination, openly
boast of boltins the ticket and voting for Con-
stitutional Democrats. on account of their dis
trust of their Conservative allies. Professor
Paul NJ Milukof the leader Of the Constitu-
tlon Democrsts said tonight that his party had
carried every ward Of the city. with the possible
exception Of the Admiralty quarter and the resi-
dence section Of officials. Not a single instance
OF disorder has been reported
Voting began AT O'Clock this morning. There
an average Of fifteen thousand voters for
each polling place. Half the vote cast be-
fore o'clock in the afternoon. In some places
crowds gathered the polls before they were
opened. In the University district two thousand
persons voted in the first hour. Considering the
fact that four-ifths OF the voters exercised the
right OF citizenship for the first time I'm their
lives, there was little confusion. The great ma
sorfty appeared with ballots prepared home,
presented the certificates emitting them 10 vote
and dropped the ballots into the sealed boxes,
Great precautions We're taken 10 prevent dis
orders and possible bomb throwing. A Gordon
OF police surrounded each polling place. and no
one without a certificate permitted TO enter.
At several polling places peasants attired in old
Russian costumes aceosted voters and pleaded
with them not TO oppose the Emperor Vote
for God and the Emperor was the burden of
their appeal The general impression that
they were stage peasants" picketed at the polls
20 influence the lower classes in favor Of the
Conservatives.
The workmen's elections yesterday were al
most a complete farce. as were the elections
fortnight ago in the bigger factories outside the
city. Out Of siXty-seven establishments. the
wo-kInen Of twenty-nine boycotted the elections,
and OF the remainder only the minority voted
About one. half OF those elected We're Constitu-
uonal Democrats and the other half Conserva-
uves, or members Of the Black Hundred One
man elected Is now in prison and another de-
clined 10 accept election for fear that il would
subject him to persecution. The delegates Of the
workmen outside the city who had previously
been elected went through the form of select
ing candidates for the provincial convention. A
number OF them had been arrested since the
elections, and only seventy-two appeared at the
meeting. They chose four Progressives and four
Conservative
New-York tribune., 1906-04-03
STRIKERS USE DYNAMITE
French Trcops Kept Busy an Check-
ing Riots Near Lens.

Lens, April 2.-Further disorders have oc-
Cured in the mining region The strikers at
Ganger to-day destroyed house with dyna-
mite There We're casualties. AT Fou-
quieres and Hames the strikers erected barri-
cades which were charged by cavalry. One
striker was wounded.
Railroad employees to-day found four dyna-
mite cartridges on the tracks over which trains
with troops on board were passing. Soldiers are
guarding the tracks
Four thousand strikers marched in procession
to-day at Bruay, Department of the North.
Troops barricaded the roads and drove back the
strikers.
There are now about forty-one thousand men
on strike. The companies have informed the
strikers that they will hold no further confer
ences with them.
New-York tribune., 1906-04-03
LIBERALS UNDER FIRE
LABOR PARTY'S ATTACK.
Enecutions in Natal Cause Angry
Protests IN House.

London, April 2.-The announcement of the
execution of the Natal natives was received with
angry cries of "Shamei" from the Irish National
list and Labor benches and from some Liberals In
the House OF Commons this afternoon One Min
isterialist amid cheers and some protests. de-
scribed the executions "bloodthirsty murder
and James Ramsey Macdonald, secretary of the
Labor Representation Committee, PROMPTLY
moved an adjournment of the House discuss
the manner in which martial law was being ap-
plied in Natal, and ito the imminent and great
danger to which the cative subjects of the
Crown are involved in its administration. The
debate on Mr. Macdonald's motion occupied the
evening session, but features were de-
, veloped
Mr. Macdonald represents strong contingent
of the government supporters, who are exceed
ingly angry at the governments precipitate
Withdrawal from the position which it first took
on the question OF the execution of the rebellious
natives. and consider the Intervention of the
home government In behalf of the condemned
men to have been both justified and necessary
Pietermaritzburg, Natal April 2-The twelve
natives condemned 10 death for the murder of
policemen In the uprising in February against
the collection of poll tax, shot this morning
The condemned men, who prayed and sang
hymns during the night, seemed Indifferent to
their fate. They conveyed mile outside
OF Richmond, and were executed in two groups
London, April 3-The Natal affair has been
the subject of stronger party recriminations
than any question that has come to the sur
face in recent years. Newspaper attacks con-
tinue both sides. Conservative organs fiinging
charges of little Englandism" against the gov
eminent, and Liberal papers. on the other hand,
attributng the whole trouble to Vaccinations
of the Chamberlain party desiring to discredit
the government in the eyes of the country. Lib
erai papers. although they admit that the gov
ernment did the best possible in the difficult cir
cumstances. are not yet satisfied that absolute
justice has been done, and point out that the
Governor of Natal himself wished civil trial
for the unfortunate natives.
THE London Tribune this morning editorialy
does not hesitate to declare that the British
people, including, in the calmer mood induced
after reflection. the people of Natal, will look
back on this wholesale execution as one c. the
ugly incidents in British history which national
pride buries out of sight and does not teach in
its history books for the young.
New-York tribune., 1906-04-03
CUTTING SWEDISH EXPENSES.

Stockholm. April 2.-The commission appoint
ed 20 remodel the diplomatic and consular SER
vices recommends the withdrawal of the Swed-
ish ministers at Brussels and at The Hague. ac-
crediting the ministers at Paris and London re-
spectively to those countries. 1t also proposes
the withdrawal of ministers at Madrid, Rome.
Vienna and Constantinople. placing these lega-
tions under the care of charge d'affaires instead
Of ministers. The commission also recommends
that the paid consulships at New York and else
where be given up.
New-York tribune., 1906-04-03

interest in the contract 10 Miss Na4bar ,v,- .1eo
bogus. and that he Gosin sign Mrs rsar,ss
name to the contract without her knowledse or
consent
detectives from the District Attornav.s oe4ca
r'aGe 4 raid on sunday on GoslIn's house at West
Ehd avenue and SD street, aud found a hatch ~
papers which will be of use. Assistant Dis+rc+ At
torney Lockwood thinks. in convIcting som. of
Goslins associates of larceny The house in Wesr
hhu avenue Is large and expensive and although
II IS believed TO be really owned by GOsD n is haI
now in the Tombs N'''4 p~'''Ne''
New-York tribune., 1906-04-03
GERMAN MINERS QUIT WORK.

Berlin. April 2-The miners of brown Goa.
from which briquettes made, have started a
movement through the middle OF Germany for
higher wages Four thousand men struck on
Friday and thousands of others stopped work
to-day The mine owners are holding meeting
al Leipsic. to discuss the situation, but gem
eral strike Of the brown coal miners is expected
New-York tribune., 1906-04-03

from ST Petersburg. saving that rumors OF
probable anti-Jewish uprisings in Russia were
unfounded. The message follows:
The government is convinced that there is an
impossibility of any such disorders occurring.
the most energetic measures have been taken
10 prevent them Yesterday, by order or Count
Witte, President of the Council, the Minister OF
Interior sent a circular TO all the governors or
provinces where there is Jewish population, 10
take, from the very first. the most energetic
measures for stopping disorders. TO defend by
tpoops the lives and property of the Jewish
people. The governors were informed that X
disorders occurred the local authorities wouio
be held responsible and brought to justice
New-York tribune., 1906-04-03
RUSSO-CHINESE CLASH?
Rumor of Serious Trouble Bre1Cing
IN Far East.

Moscow, April 2.-The "Slovo' has received a
telegram from its correspondent at Harbin. say
ing that hostilities are imminent between the
Russian and Chinese troops He intimates that
the Chinese, influenced by Japan, are moving
forward that the situation is so tense that the
Russian demobzation of troops has been
stopped and that General Grodekoff, the Rus
sian commander in chief, has Issued instruc-
tions TO prepare for serious trouble.