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Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-04-05
There vas 4 rear-end freight wrec

There was 4 rear-end freight wreck
between two extras Oh the Santa Fs
this afternoon at Ribera, resulting
the destruction OF the eahoose of ms
1rst freight and the blockading of the
east.bound trains for four Or five
hours. Al Bloom, Just east OF Ration
d light engine ran into train No. :
and delayed II for over four hours
TIE track and light engine were con
si4erably damaged. but no one was In.
tuled. The COLLATION. Will cost the
SanlA re about one hundred dollars
No *was the cnly train 10 arrivt
III this CITY today IN until four o'clock
this evening. III trains being held III
slight wrecks.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-04-05

#&
NEW YORK CLOSING STOCKS

Thursday. April 5. ise6,
The follow ing a~tankaEllzas FsreiF~d
from T. u. Graf Al Co. Albuquerque.
~. Mexico. correspondent for Logan
4 HrsAn- l0nx dtstaare pAotae
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-04-05

Chicago LIVESTOCK
Chicago. April 5.Lrattie receipts,
1000; market slow and dull. Beeyes,
si.00ns625; cows and heifers. sl.so
mssge; stockers and feeders. s275@
siso; Texans ss.75ast.so,
Sheep Receipts.
sheep receipts, $4,000: market 10
cents lower. Sheep. s365@s6.2S;
lambs slaoass.6s.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-04-05

Chicago MarketA. N
Chicago. April s.-Wheat--May u
IA: July ~ - T.
Corn-May rs Is, July Is Ia.
oats-May 81 1.4@s-s: July 20 5.s
asa.
pork-May 16.12 t2s July 1907 IL.
Lard-Mass.3s July SAT H.
Ribs--May and July s.57 -.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-04-05

st, Louis Woo

81. Louis, April a.-Wool steady:
unchanged.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-04-05
Sheep Receipts


New York. Aprii s-Money on CAL
strong and higher. highest 10, lowest
ruling 1ogi2; prime mercantile
paper s l-4di-2: silver "a Is
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-04-05

ST. louis, Mo-. April A-speltei
quiet. 6.
E a
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-04-05
New York Metal

New York. April 5~-t.ead quiet
5.s5a5.ls. copper firm. IS 1894.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-04-05

The Lone Trail.
We knew the roundup trails that
swing ~
DER sunny plains where faint winds
drift,
up through tie canyons dusky rift
10 some hill meadows moss.rimmedi
spring; 49,
The trail that nlods through wind
sns0 he'd sands, -.
when lips are black, and canteens
csanK. 80
!. from SITTER spring and dust'hiled
tank,
Toward dim sey lines Of lonely lands:
trails arifted deep with SHOWS that
n fall,
when the last daylight fickers out
Aud. on the peaks, the storm-winds
shout s
Among the pines; we knew them all.
10 Love. the trail today you ride ~
Toe fearful Is for me 20! tread-
The lonely pathway Of the dead.
Itt leads across the Great
--Neliie Suydam In Out West
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-10-25
TESTIMONY ALL IN.
Counsel Will Now Make Their Argu-
ments in Case Against Standard
Oil COMPANY of Ohio,

Findlay. o., oct. lS.=Both the state
and defense rested their case in the
trial here against the ida Oil
company. of Ohio. for alleged conspir-
acy AGAINST the trade today. Argus
ment of the counsel will follow.
The end OF the trial came suddenly
In sight at the conclusion of the ses-
sion of h court yesterday. The state
was precluded by the ruling of Judge
Banker from Offering II line OF evidence
intended to show that the Standard Oil
company gave secret rebates to re-
tail dealers In oil.
Mr.. Phelps, for the prosecution. adj
mitted the state had no means of show
ing that the Standard Oil company au-
thorized its agents to authorize or give
rebates.
The court said hat 1t was n funda-
mental rule of evidence that the au-
thortty of the agents must be shown.
'Then the state will close it's case
in ten minutes tomorrow remarked
Attorney Phelps. and the jury which
had been excused for this argument
OF counsel was called In and court adj
1ourned.
An agreement was reached between
Prosecutor David and the attorneys for
the Standard OH company, whereby the
case against John ID. Rockefeller will
not be set for trial until after the
present case has been finally disposed
of, whether this Is i'm the probate court.
now conducting the trial. or before the
supreme court OF the state, after all
appeals have been taken.
Until this agreement the Rockefeller
case had simply been postponed until
after the present trial of the
in the probate curt.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-10-25
IOWA GIRL REVEALS
PLOT TO POLICE
Believed Extensive Conspiracy
Has Been Found to Lure
Girls to Ruin.
THE CHICAGO POLICE ACT
Secure Young Woman's Trunk by
Breaking Down Door-She Had
Escaped from a
Resort.

Chicago. oct. lS.-A request for aia
IL recovering a trunk which Was io'keu
up in A room at St sherman street,
made 10 the Harrison street ponce 70
day by Miss Gcorslana Gordon. OF
Usage. la. led To the discovery ol an
extensive plot of ~procurerS To secure
girls in Iowa. Wisconsin and lndiitho
and other states. -,
Miss Gordon. who looks about III
wears. and claims to he 10. Is being
held by the police pending the answer
To a query sent To chief McWeeney, OF
South Bend. McWceney arrested IA
Syrian ON sunday. who gave his name
as Saline Shafer. Shafer had II grip
filled With Syrian novelties and beads
and under the guisc of being a peddier
had been going through the country
towns % ndian and Wisconsin and
getting girls To come to Chicago by
promise of good employment.
Shafer met the Gordon girl at a
country fair at Kilbourn City. Wis.
three weeks ago and 1t is said ne per-
suaded her . come to CHICAGO by
promising ~ n!ve her employment. He
took her t. south BEND. Ind. Sunday
morning ara according to the story
told .>y the girl placed her in an al
legged resort owned by Ars. Bertha
King. who paid him for doing so.
Miss Gordon escaped n arrived In
Chicago last night on her way to Usage.
la, where her mother lives. The po-
lice had to break oper Skaters room
to secure her trunk for her.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-10-25
r WOMAN AS
HOTEL WAITRESS
Former Russian Actress Said to Have
Earned Living in Adj
rondacks,

New York, oct. 19.-The sailing OF
Maxim Gorky and Nine. Andrieva. his
actress companion, on the Princess
Irene. developed the surprising story
that the beautiful woman who has been
living with the novelist as his wife in
this country. has been earning the
means for their support as a waitress
in an Adirondack summer hotel.
Although Gorky and his friends had
given it out that he was travelling
through this country to study it in the
light of a problem and lesson in So
GEOLOGY. as II matter of fact, Gorky and
Nine. Andrieva spent a large part of
the sumlne in the ~Adirondacks, in
either ~self-chosen. or probably, en-
forced poverty.
Gorky was a memper of a sort of
socialist colony at Hurricane. Essex
county. The community was presided
over by Il Staten Island m Gorky
took his trick with the rest, at the
broom, mop and %scrubbing brush.
Apparently. Nine. Andrieva was not
eligible for membership in the colony,
for she hired out as n waitress at a big
hotel. st. Hubert's Inn, at quite some
distance from the socialist community,
at Il humble wage. and smilinglN re-
ceiving such tips as the generous Of
fered.
The once noted actress sacrificed
fame and kopeks for a 'principle' and
To be near the famous author. Guests
at the hotel could not help observing
that the trim little woman, with her
handsome face and hair brushed back
smoothly. was beneath her former sta
ton in life.
She would alight from a carriage with
the grace of a grand dame. and the ac-
compliShed actress she was. Her iden-
tity was finally discovered through he
frequent circumstances that she and
Gorky took long walks together. They
appeared very happy together. They
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-10-25
TALL BUILDINGS CAUSE
.LUNACY IN BIG CITIES
Victims Of Disease Grave TO Be Near
the High Vertical
Strueturcs.

London. Oct. 1S.-The Lancet pub
fishes a description by DIR. MERCER, a
famous physician on mental diseases.
Of how a patient was cured from such
Il structure he has a feeling of agro-
phobia, u rare disease, which is seldom
cured. 1t is n nerve disease of the cit
les. The subject Graves to be near some
tail vertical structure. When away Of
dread of impending danger.
In going to and from his office, the
patient treated by Dr. MERCER would
sneak through all the alleys. courts and
narrow streets he could use. When he
came to "A vide street he was seized
with a reasonless panic. and had to
take n bus. If 1T were not very wide
he might get through by holding on
TO n cart. Bridges were impossible to
him. If he were compelled 10 go over
a bridge he had to get into a bus some
time before he reached it. and keep
his eyes shut while he crossed.
Fof his disease DIR. MERCER found no
cure, but the mans daughter finally
cured him. she ran away with a mar
ried M 10 whom the patient objected
very strongly. The shock completely
cured the disease. and il is the only
case of a complete cure that DIR. Mer-
cier has ever known of.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-10-25
COED NEW SPApERlKG.
e ditcr Gets $1,000 Reward for Public
4'vice and Turns 1t Over to
Stensland's Victims.

Chicago. oct. 10. The Chicago Clear-
ing House association sent to James
keelev managing editor of the Chi
cago Tribune. a check for $4,000, the
amount of the rewarl offered by the
association for The capture of Paul o..
Stcnsl"nd. the former president of the
Milwaukee Avenue state bank, who
was arrested in Tangier, and who is
now serving a sentence in the peniten-
thar! at Joliet.
The check was by Mr.. Kelley. for
the Tribune. al once turned Over to the
receiver of the bank, to be included
among the assets and ultimately dis
tributed among the dcpositors.
In addition to sending this check to
the receiver of the bank. the Tribune.
which bore the entire Expense incident
to the pursuit. capture and return of
Stensland, has made "A present to the
taxpayers of Cook county of the total
sum expended in the Undertaking..
which amounted to another $4,000.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-10-25
GHOST Of MERGER
COMES FROM GRAVE!
Case Filed in New York Charging J.
J. Hill with Misconduct-eought
c., B. & @. Stock illegally.

New York. oct. 1S.-An action
against the Great Northern Railway
company and j. j. Hill. wherein chargeSI
of misconduct are made against Mr..
Hill, as president. and n director OF
the railway company. and restitution
in an amount said to exceed $4,000. 900
Is asked. was begun by Clarence Ven
ner in the United States district court.
Ncnner, who claims to hold 300 shares
of Great Northern stock. alleges that
in 1901 President Hin wrongfully and
illegally carried ont IL plan to purchaser
Chicago. Burlington and quincy rail-
way stock In the open market, at a
price said TO be a little over $3.50 per
share. but which, it is alleged. became
the property of the Great Northern
and the Union Pacific railway jointly
at $500 per share.
The amount paid is alleged to have
exceeded $4,000. 900. and President Hill
is charged with making a profit of over
$4,000 900. The complaint asks that
restitution be made to the stockholders
of this money.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-10-25
NEW YORK CENTRAL
GUILTY OF REBATlNG
and Company and Its Agents
May Be Fined $4,000.

New York. oct. ia verdict of
guilty of granting rebates on sugar
shipments was returned by n jury in
the United States court here yesterday
against the New York Central Railway
company and Frederick l.. Pomeroy.
the company's general traffic
Sentence was deferred until Friday TO
permit the attorneys for the defense to
file motions with the court. In discuss
ing the jury's verdict Austen q. Fox,
counsel for the defendants. placed the
responsibility for the conviction of his
client upon public opinion.
You cannot defend rebate cases in
the present state of public OPINION
he said.
In the provisions of the Elkins act,
Under which the convictions are Sc
cured. the maximum penalty is 5000
AS the Central and the personal de-
PENDANT. Frederick L. Pomeroy, are
convicted by the jury on all of the six
counts charged in the Indictment, the
total fine for each can be $l2o,o0o.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-10-25
WORLDS TEMPERANCE
WORKERS. CONVENTION
Fifty Countries Represented in Won
derful Meeting Being Held
at Boston.

Boston, Oct. more than fifty
countries in both the eastern and western
hcmispher.s thousands of women inter-
ested in temperance reform have come to
this city to participate in the triennial
world convention of the Women's Chris
tian Temperance Union. which opened here
TO-DAY. The convention will continue
through the remainder OF the week.
In addition to the bust ess sessions many
public meetings have been arranged at
which prominent women temperance work
crs from this country and abroad VII do
liver addresses. The convention proper
and principal additional meetings will be
held in fremont temple.
In the absence of tho president OF the
worlds union. I.ady Henry Somerset. the
presiding officer at the business sessions
will be Mrs. Lillian NJ. NJ. Stevens, pres:-
dent of the National Women's Christian
Temperance union.
There will be meetings devoted to Young
Womcn'e Christian Temperance Union,
Loyal Temperance Legion and White
Ribbon" missionaries.
Among the foreign delegates who Will
speak at the various sessions Will lie Miss
Agnes f.. Slack, honorary secretary of the
National British Women's Temperance as
sociation: Mrs. Kali YAKIMA, president of
the Japanese w. G. I. T.: Lady Dorothy
Howard for England: Mrs. Julie Kasowitz
don. Mrs. ALI Trygg from lielenius. Fin
,and: Miss Sovasti Callisperi from Greece.
Miss Amy Swankic Cameron from Lon
don ana Earl Carlisle from England.
II was arranged ihat today should be
observed as 'pcvotional day. beginning
with an evangelical service at the Park
street church. followed by "A noontia.
prayer service in r'aneuil hall. after which
an Informal reception viii be held by tho
Suffolk county ". G. +. T.. mother scry-
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-10-25
N ON MURDER
OF YOUNG WOMEN
New Precedent Set in Bloody Russia
by Commandment at Capital-Girl
Wantoniy Shot.

ST. Petersburg, Oct. lS.-After in
v~estigating the killing of Mile. Sem
cnova, the young medical student con-
fined in the central prison AT
st: Petersburg. who was shot aho
killed by "A sentry September 10 when
she showed herself at the OF
her cell overlooking the courtyard, the
commander of the St. Petersburg gar
rison. in an order of the day, has
thanked the soldier h killed the girl
and has given him a reward or 80.
In addition the soldier, who belongs
To the S~eminovsky regiment. is upheld
as an example to his comrades of faith
full performance of duty.
Testimony of prisoners confined In
the detention prison and that of wit
nesses in behalf of the military author
tiles differed considerably.
The prisoners claimed the sentry
fired without any warning or provo-
cation. while the sentry said he ordered
Mile. Semenova four times to leave the
window, where she and some compan-
ions We're taunting members of the
Seminovsky regiment with the part
they had taken in suppression of the
revolt at Moscow.
Authorities are threatening to close
The universities ut st. Petersburg and
Kiev, as well as the university of Mos
COW, because of holding the revolution
AIRY meetings within the buildings n
the participation of non-students in the
meetings.
The police ut Warsaw today discov-
cred headquarters OF an deliberately or
ganizcd band of terrorists and captured
forty-inen members charged with hav-
ing committed many murders and rob-
berries.
At Voronezh the police today seized
twelve bombs found in the possession
of II peasant belonging to the village of
Pesski. center of the agrarian disorders
In that vicinity last summer.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-10-25
NEGROES IN REVENGE
BURN CAROLINA T
Seneca. Where Negro College Was
Dynamited, Reported as Totally
QestroYed.

Charleston. S. G.. oct. l9.-It is re-
ported that the town of Seneca. Oconee
county. this state. where the negro col
lege was destroyed by dynamite last
Saturday night. has been burned by
negroes.
Work is claimed to hc OF incendiary
origin by the ncgroes seeking revense
for dynamiting the negro college last
Saturday night.
The fire broke out this morning and
burned rapidly. consuming the entire
business section of the town which has
Il population of 1000. No fire lighting
apparatus was available ana the citi-
zens We're poWerlcss to stop the flames.
AS II last resort dynamite was resortcd
to.
Everything is quiet now. although
some feeling is still shown by the
negroes. No arrests We're made.
The loss is estimated 1T Sl5C, 600.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-10-25
SHORTAGE IN ST..
LOUIS S~UB-TREASURY
Expert Accountants from the Treasury
Department Counting Moneys
Wilkie Goes There.

St. Louis, Mo. Oct. l9.-The Itepub-
JIG today prints the following:
' Three expert accountants from the
treasury department at Washington
are working under the deputy United
states treasurer. counting more than
$50. 600, 600 in the vaults of the United
states sub-treasury. aud have discov-
cred a shortage of SCI. 200
John A. Wilkie. chief of the secret
service, is in the city. but declares his
mission has no connection with the eX-
animation.
! Sub-Treasurer Atkins admitted that
experts are in St. Louis. but said no
definite statement YOU he made by
him until representatives from Wash
ington had finished their investigation.
Washington. Oct. 17.-Offcials of the
treasury department have been in
formed by T. j. Atkins. assistant treas
urer of the United States. at st. Louis.
that there is a probable shortage in
the accounts in his office of about SOL
500. His accounts are now being
checked by treasury experts.
At his request Chief Wilkie has been
sent to st. Lou with the view of de-
termining who is responsible for the
shortage, il it Is actually found to
exist.
1t is understood the assistant treas
urer in checking up one of the cages
in his office Gun the cash short to
the amount stated. but on being con-
fronted with the figures the clerk in
charge insisted he knew nothing of the
matter and that there must be an error
In bookkeeping. Atkins. however, is Of
the opinion there is an actual shortage
and Immediately notified the Depart
ment n asked for a prompt examina-
ton Of the office.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-10-25
ROBBERS GET $50
FOR THEIR TROUBLE
Hold UP the Denver and Rio Grande
Passenger Train Near
Malta. Colo.

Leadville, Colo, oct. 1.-two armed
me boarded the engine of Denve and
Rio Grande passenger train No. S at
Malta last night and at the point OF re-
volvers compelled the engineer and fire.
man to uncouple the express and bag
gage cars. Then they forced the engi-
neer to pull the cars several miles up
the road. When the train stopped the
bandits went to the express car II
covering the messenger with their re-
volvers attempted to blow open the
safe. They only succeeded in getting
about $50.
A posse OF eleven men. headed by
Sheriff O'Mahoney. is in pursuit of the
bandits. whose description tallies with
that of two men who blew open n safe
at White sulphur Springs. in Summit
county, n few nights ago.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-10-25
FOR FEDERAL CONTROL
OF LIFE INSURANCE
Beveridse Predicts the Supreme Court
Will Reverse Its Decision Within
Five Years.

Indianapolis. Ind. oct. l9.-ln Il
speech ut the opening session OF the Ma
tional Association OF Local Fire lnsur-
ance Agents convention today. Senator
Beverage strongly advocated federal
regulation of all Insurance.. including
fire, life and marine, urging that the
needs of the people Nere paramount.
He predicted that the supreme court
of the United States would within five
years reverse it's decision made In the
case in which 1t held that insurance was
not Il matter of Interstate commerce..
therefore can be made subject to state
regulations only.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-10-25
NO BALM FOR COP

Boston. Mass. Oct. 1S.-The case
against Shaun Kelley, the Harvard stu
dent charged with assaulting a patrol
man. which has been before the au-
,horities in different phases for the
past two weeks. was dismissed in the
municipal court today.
The case grew out of an attempt of
officers to arrest a party of Harvard
men who were skylarking or the Bos-
ton common. Theodore Roosevelt. jr.
with Shaun Kelley. being in the party.
One patrolman was injured In an en-
counter with the students.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-10-25
DOCTOR IS NOT GUILTY
Acquits New Jersey Physician Of
the Charge Of Wife
Murder.

Toms River, y. j., Oct. 19.-After a
trial lasting about ten days, DR.. Frank
l.. ouw indicted for the murder
of his wife by poisoning. was acquitted
Yesterday. The jury brought in a YER
diet of mot guilty inside of am hour.
When the verdict was rendered the
court at once became q scene of uproar.
Men and wolncn cheered and applauGed
i'm spite of the rapping for order, and
the court officers had difficulty in SUI
pressing the noise. Finally when quiet
YVES restored DIR. Brouwer was formally
discharged. He was SO overcome that
he could scarcely speak. When the eX-
element had died down somewhat DIR.
u shook hands with his coun-
sci and brokenly thanked Judge Hen
Erickson and the jury for their treat
ment OF him.
The doctor then shook hands with
each juror. AS he turned from the
jurymen. man, women and children
again pressed about the acquitted
man. who finally backed up to a wall
of the court room and grasped each eX-
tended HAND as the GROVE shouted its
congratulations.
Once free of the court roon, crowd.
DR.. Brouwer was hurried by his coun-
sci to the street. where another crowd
that had been waiting cheered and
followed him as he walke rapidly
towards his home. AS DIR. Brouwer
came within sight of his home his
aged mother and his little boys APP
peared in the doorway. The boys
quickly ran into the arms of their ia
.her. who. catching them up. one in
each arm. assembled the steps to the
house. AS his head reached her level
mis- mother threw her arms about the
three.
A moment later DIR Brouwer
turned to the crowd. which had re-
NAMED at his heels throughout the
affecting scene. and briefly expressed
ais thanks for the evidence of good
Will. With a final cheer the crowd
dispersed and the family withdrew to
The house.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-10-25
TWO ARE KILLED.
Freight Train DeraiIed on the Chicago
and Eastern Illinois
Railroad.

Chicago, oct. by the derailing of
n freight train on the Chicago and
Eastern Illinois road today near Crete,
ILL.,. John Wickley. engineer of Cham
paign, III. and j. S. Allen. a brake
Il were instantly killed.
Hans Haskell. fireman, was fatally.
and several others slightly injured.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-10-25

New York-The ruling OF Justice
Greenbaum 10 the effect that only
those which support the
candidacy of William r. Hearst for
governor are entitled to receive cleo
tion advertising as democratic papers
was sustained by the appellate division
of the supreme court. The decision
sustaining the ruling dismissed Inc APP
peal from Justice Greenbaum's ruling.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-10-25
MONEY MARKET.

New York. Oct. 19.-Money firm at
"a az per cent.
cent.
Sterling exchange asy at 81. "a. 600
(.S4.55 for demand. and $3.50. $50
(.So.4O for sixty days.