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Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-10-11
THE CAUSE or STATEHOOD

Our reports from all sections Of
New Mexico show that so far as this
territory IL concerned. the prospect
for u big majority In favor Of jointure
IN every day becoming better. and
there Is good roason to hope that the
majority In favor Of the proposition
in New Mexico will be 80 emphatic
that congress win no longer keep, this
territory out Of the union. even though
sarizona refuses to come In.
The friends Of joint statehood feel
that for the present very encouraging
outlook they are in a very large meas
ure indebted to the earnest. able and
nnsiriag efforts Of Governor Harer.
man, who takes advantage of every
minute that a properly be spared
from the regular duties Of his office,
to put In a lick for statehood Mt sou.e
place where IL viii count. This nee.
essarily keeps him on the road a good,
~ portion Of the time, and since the
nearest approach Ia u palace car In
some sections Of New Mexico In n
farm wagon or bnrro. it would not be
asTiating from the truth In u meas
ure to say that sonle of tn. JOURNEYS
he makes for the purpose of talking
Joint statehood to the people are not
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-10-11

T@ e EAasaaar @ WAw asaar

T@ Mr. Eaaas~ ut IT. 02aAr
A m@ shma lar Ea8a am~ awAnal
ama m4@Aa "a u w~eaa~ga#l Amsw h~s,
II @~ s@< e@n h ~s-Msas
$50 ii as=@ III e2ss shssa ~msaaanx
~tms@ haA s@A@& w.as p~nns* 10
saEa*aaG the na@BspF. eaRg csaaaneaa -
ta@aaa@#a M ah* atassaFy hamsA H. .o
~ams shes shsassa 10
n . matter q fasa ~I'n~ae ssn hzs
seHeE sad = cent II taxss in thls
a"~a. aha sh&sws ~, tneAinasaaaa. Il. do
@A fs"~ easy In h. IA, Ae gsnegs..n.
y"a~ eEen liberal Nth other peagas
taasnasF gising advice Gusts nsahanx
especially IL b. tan get bis effasgan
saa,ashsai In The Optic far no.hine.
TIE neesas d" take particular delight
I'm casting reflections on the uaayor,
members u the city council and libra
~ hasssa- Ia that IonS. meaningless
seFs*d. h. takes seeassnn 20 cast re.
faseaa"ns on the new members os afse
a@saFd He says. the old a&aara gss N
Int" their taol heads tina. the city
ought 10 live up 10 It's contract. and
takes a fling at the new members by
saving "Methe. the new board won't
h" N" 's~'nf"apds.i ~particulas about
sseh fise paints ~ etiquette" Thus
trying 10 create the impression that
the three new members and the board
are Il BOT of dishonest scrubs. esree.
iaily selected by The mayor 10 do his
dirty work.
Non. anyone Who knows Mayor
tsossdsii. knows that he is the soul Of
hon"r and As for Messrs. Heifrich.
York and Hood they will average I'M
In honesty and integrity With Uncle
silf" or any other COW puncher. that
ever hit the burg. "'Tis only fools
that rush In where angels fear %
tread" CITIZEN
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-10-11

Someone by the name OF Pandolfo.
Ne believe II Is. has been promising
the democrats Of Quay county that II
they will only elect him 10 the legisIa.
tnre. he win. single handed and alone,
divorce the BeIi ranch from San MI
g.iei county and couple u up with
Quay Il Is just possible that San
Miguel county wifi have a way coming
herself.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-10-11
TIE REPUBLICAN NOMINEE

We fe#a disposed IN naake n pEaph.
ery. Secretary Taft vii: H. the ns.t
noaninae II the Ftpasasean PARTY al she
nssioa foE pEeaIaeat eg ske uasssa
States.
There n b. mn doubt bna Mr., Taft
In President R~oosevsl,ts efnaee tor ahe
place. This sas appaEsns Asfose ths
staiwau secretary xss sent 10 Cuba
10 conduct tho p~aeifesslon pro.ea.
lnss. n II true that Secretary Tan h
admirably fitted for such work as IN
had 10 Do I'm Cuba. but there ran b.
little doubt. also. that President
Roosevelt, expected Secretary Tan 10
demonstrate 20 the American people
his ability 10 cope With our NJ the
most aeiicat. situations that has ever
fallen 10 the bot NJ this government 10
deal With. and also his ability rs Q
ruler.
That Secretary Taft has succeeded
IN his nainsion win recommend him
ssiIi more f~syorsbiy IN the American
people. who already have q high opin.
Ion of his astuteness and his states.
manship.
The victory Of peace which secre.
tary TAIN has won In Cuba. not spec.
~tscuiar. not sensational. has yet been
n of the greatest victories ever &C.
compiished NJ q result Of American
diplomacy. That q ausrreisome. ~.
ciiahie people. one week tearing nj
each others threats. should have
been brought the next week to lay
down their arms and consent TO u set.
Element of their difficulties at the
word of' n man supported BY n few
marines. speaks, III course. highly for
the lnstre that shines upon American
arms. but II testifies also TO the clever
tactics II the man who planned the
bloodiess campaign.
One false move. one act that seem,
I'd 10 indicate selfish interest on the
part Of the United States, one prick
Ia the vanity or pride of the opposing
leaders. and the fight would have gone
IN tiil hundreds II lives had been lost
and vast property loss been suffer. |
ed.
Shrewd. polite. taetful. diplomatic. |
but ever firm, Taft handled the diff.
cult Cuban matter with consummatc
skill.
The readiness with which the Gu.
bans submitted to the dictates Of the
United States testifits 10 an over. |
whelming degree Of confidence In the
good will. fairness, an well an the re.
sistless power at this government.
That OUT forces will be withdrawn
from Cuba the moment the cubans
manifest an ability TO run their own
government they have no doubt. Tina,
a great many Cnbans want to sec
Cuba a part u the United States Ia
certain and such a contamination |
may be reached when, and only when, |
the majority OF tho Cubans 40 testify
by their acts. May be reached,
for u In not nj all certain that the |
United States would care to accent
Cuba on any consideration as a part |
Of the union.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-10-11

We have a bigger problem right in
our sunny south than We have In o.
ba. Although il+natured critics maj
say that We had better settle our ~
troubles before going abroad. yet By
the Platt amendment. this country IL
bound to intervene In Cuba when her
welfare or independence In threateo.
ed.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-10-11

The New Southwest" the frs,
number Of which has just been pub,
lished, contains several yer, sr,od Las
Vegas pictures. which hela 10 illus
trate a leading article. dealing with
southwest.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-10-11

Territorial Auditor Stafford has re.
eeised the tax rolls from all the eoun.
Ties Of the territory. Tie reports an
Increase Of taxable property In the
territory Of over three million dollars
worth.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-10-11

There I" tntre than AN even chance
'hat Nh, Bryan will bring back from
Australia something else that will
prove n boomerang.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-10-11

Since the dry farming movement
was inaugutated. land In III paso
county. Colorado, has risen fro,n 81 to
81 au acre.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-10-11

1852
Immigrants continue / o pours INTO
quay county, The county is tsscou,
'hg II "f the most prosperous In fhe
territory.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-10-11

The time appears 10 have COM In
the history of Mr.. Hughes and Mr..
Hearst "to talk of many things. N
ships and shoes and sealing wax and
cabbages aud things"
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-10-11

~f X T.
Base bali amid snow storms has ns
disadvantages, but Chicago EN- Ia
enjoying II nevertheless
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-10-11

BY depositias q postioa Of your IN
come each month. In the Plaza Trs,
and Savings HAnk. ysu can pave the
way to a peacsfnl' old age Of rest and
plenty. s.i-
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-10-11

Beginning this meath We will allow
. five q, per cen discount on siec.
trio light bills, II Assd at our Office
On or before the loen Of every msnth.
LAS VEGAS RAILWAY AND row.
Err co. i0-2S
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-10-11
THE MARKET REPORTS
Kansas City Livestock

Kansas City. Oct. ti.-Cattle: Re.
ceipts 5000 head. including 1000
southerns.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-10-11
NEW work. STOCKS

The following quotations receive,
from T. J. GRAFT & Co, Albuquerque,
n. NJ. correspondent for Logan q
Bryan. long distance phone:
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-10-11
Chicago Livestock
st. Louis Wool

1t. Louis. OFT fr.--Wooi,. ssessay>
unchanged.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-04-05
REPUBLICANS GET BUSY.
Hold Meeting and Name Men for Con
 gressionaI Campaign Committee.

Washington, April 1.-The republicans of tho Senate and House of Representa- . tives met in joint caucus at the close of the session of the House today and se- lected members of the republican con gressional campaign committee. Senator Allison called the caucus to order. In doing so he directed attention to the fact that this was the first step in a campaign which would doubtless prove very inter- esting and the importance of which was apparent
 He nominated Speaker Cannon as pre- siding officer of the meeting and the speaker was received with applause. He. too. spoke brieffiy of the situation, indi- eating that the campaign already was be- ing made and the result in November depended on legislation now being en- acted.
 The committee was then named.
 A meeting of the committee for organi- zation will be called either the last of this week or the first of next. Among the members selected on the committee were as follows;
 Kentucky. ]. B. Bennett; Maryland, s. E. Mudd; Missouri Richard Bartholdt North Carolina. E. s. Blackburn; Ohio, Nicholas Longworth; Tennessee, N. w. Hale; Virginia. Campbell Slemp; New Mexico. w. II. Andrews: Oklahoma, B. & McGuire.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-04-05
BOXING TOURNAMENT ON.
Eastern Cities Are Especially We'll
 Represented at Frisco.

San Francisco, April 1.-The national amateur boxing tournament opened at Mechanics pavilion tonight and will con- tinue Thursday and Friday evenings Four cities, New York Boston, Chicago and St. Louis are especially well represented with emient fighting talent The consensus of opinion is that although greatly out numbered by the local aspirants, the east erners will win out in a majority of the events.
 The following officials have been select ed to serve throughout the tournament:
 Referee. Edward Graney; judges, P. M. Wand and William Cartwright; timer Fred Butz; announcer, F. w Thompson.
 The bouts tonight were all three-round affairs; the losers retiring from further participation during the meeting. while the winners will gradually work toward the semi-finals and finals, which will be pulled off Friday. the last night of the tournament.
 The results of tonight's' bouts followi
 One hundred and five pound class-W. Austin, Passage club, defeated William Lucey, Metropole club. in the first round.
 R. E. Gresham. Missouri Athletic club, defeated c. F. Robinson. Hawthorne club, in the second round.
 James Carroll, Olympic club, defeated Joe yarela. unattached, at end of the third round.
 John Batterfon. Sunset club. defeated Abe Labet, Imperial club, in the second round ,se,
 Ed Lennon, 'Metropole club, defeated J. Robertson unattached, in the second round
 Louis Lazar, Alamo club defeated As tone, Hawthorne club, in the fourth, an extra being necessary before a decision could be rendered.
 One hundred and fifteen pound class, Harry Williams defeated Mike Kutches. Both men represented the Sam Thorn club An extra round was required to decide the result
 Thomas A. Stone of New York defeated S. F. Barboe, unattached, in the second round.
 w. OBrien, unattached, defeated George Knottner, Imperial club, at the end 1.-the third round
 Thomas F. Rawson of Boston defeated Dave Campbell, unattached in the sec- ond round.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-04-05
COURT CLERKS MEET
 TO FORM ASSOCIATION
Will Seek Enactment of Legislation Establishing Uniform Fee System
 Throughout State.

A large number of the circuit court clerks of the sixty-seven counties in Ala bama met in this city yesterday for the purpose of organizing themselves Into permanent association
 A temporary organization was formed at brief session yesterday morning. In the afternoon the work of the forenoon meeting was ratified and the association was given permanent existence.
 l. E. Watson of Anniston, clerk of the circuit court for Calhoun county, who was made temporary chairman of the mornings session was elected president of the association, and Asa B. Fuller, cir cult clerk for Cullman county, who was the temporary secretary, was elected to the same position in the permanent or ganization.
 The object of the organization is to seek the enactment of Legislation establishing a uniform system throughout the state and the creation of other laws that will facilitate and benefit the clerical de- partments of the circuit courts.
 A committee on constitution and by laws was appointed and will report today. Other matters preliminary to a working basis were taken up and passed on.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-04-05
Shooting in Al. campbelps.

Hary Haynes, a well-known man about town, shot up the saloon of Al Camp bell in the First National bank building yesterday afternoon in true western fashion It is charged that he walked into the bar and knocked several glasses off the counter. Upon the protestations of the barkeeper, MT Satterfield he drew pistol and fired five shots into the glass and wall indiscrminately, and then, it is said he seemed to make an attempt to get over the bar. At this juncture MT. Humphry, who has charge of the cafe in the rear, succeeded in securing the pistol
 No sooner was the first pistol out of his hand than Haynes drew another 1t Is said which he leveled at Satterfeld's head. With the assistance of some one who ran in, on hearing a call for help, Humphrey finally disarmed Hayne$.
 When Policeman Norrel arrived and placed Haynes under a $50 bond, MT. Campbell. the proprietor, remonstrated with him on the size of the bond. q told him in the first place. MT. Camp bell said, that If he would search Haynes he would find another pistol, to which Officer Norrel replied that Haynes was in the hands of his friends and had made bond"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-04-05
City Court Suits.

Bruce Ogletree filed a suit in the city court yesterday against the Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph company for s5ooO damages for alleged personal in- juries.
 The plaintiff alleges that while in the employment of the defendant company and engaged in moving poles on Feb- ruary [ 1906. he was caught between some of the poles and his feet and legs man. gled and bruised and other Injuries of a serious nature sustained.
 B. P. Trey brought suit against the Louisville and Nashville railroad for s2oo for alleged failure to deliver box of merchandise promptly and for damaging a rocking chair.
 The American Bolt company filed a suit against David Blake for s1755 for alleged breach of agreement.
 c. B. Sims filed formal petition yester- day asking the court to require Lovelace Walton to pay him the sum of s5O00 for knocking him down and injuring him with an automobile last Christmas day
 The plaintiff alleges that the accident occurred at the corner of First avenue and Twentieth street and that his arm was broken, hip sprained and his body bruised and lacerated generally
 Joseph F. Evans, adpinistrator of the estate of Rosa Evans, deceased, filed a suit against the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company for s250oo dam ages alleging that the intestate was thrown from a car of the defendant com pany sustaining injuries that caused her death
 The accident is alleged to have occurred on September 10, 1905, at Twentieth street and avenue B.
 Clarke Bros. vs. Inez Jones and William H. Jones. suit on note.
 B. r. Lee vs. c. T. Rainbow and Ella Rainbow, suit on account.
 G. w Ratliff vs. Ada $. Smallen and M U. Smallen, suit on note E The following consent verdiets were taken:
 Mrs. Emma Martin ys. Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company, s10o
 James Martin against same defendants $50
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-04-05
NEGRO WOMAN HAS
 DREAD OF 100000
SHE HAD BEEN THREATENED WITH LOSS OF HER SPEECH AND HER TONGUE SHE VALUED MOST HIGHLY.

trial before Judge Feagin in the police court yesterday morning brought out in a marked degree the remarkably super stitious nature of the negro.
 Three negro women of more than the average intelligence or their race-all cooks for prominent southside families were arragned for quarreing and fight ing. Stella Evans had Mollie Anderson and another woman arrested for going to de white fokes' house. Tuesday after noon and abusing and assaulting her.
 Coupled with the history of her mis- treatment Stella told most graphic story of jealousy on the part of other women due to her superior pnlchritude and bou- yant youth and so thrilling was the mar rative that those in the court room look ed as if they had been listening to An Evening with Bertha M. Clay.
 But Molle Anderson. the chief depend ent, had another story to tell and while not quite so romantic, was even moro interesting. When she took the stand she said:
 Judge, I'm gwine to tell yer de truth about dis scrap. Dat nlgger Stella, got mad wid me and to1' friend of mine dat she was gwlne to have white woman on de northside hoodoo me, so I couldn't never speak agn. Judge, when heerd dat I got so skeered dat I couldn't hardly speak right den Cause, Judge, l wants ter live jest as l-o-n-g as I kin and as long as I live I wants de use CT dis tongue, fer it's de only weapon l has to 'fend my chile and if the hand of silence WIS placed on it. I'd be a ruined nigger oman and dat chile an orphan
 "Yessir. dats right. Judge" continued Mollie. l ics as soon lose my whole body as de use CT dis tongue. and I sho did take my frin' here and go to see Stella fore she could get to dat white oman"
 Say" interrupted Judge Feagin, "did you believe that you could be hoodooed?7
 'Yessir, I suttently did
 Do you believe now?"
 "Yessir, l knows it.
 How long have you been believer in hoodooism?" asked the court.
 Jest about one year." replied Mollie. Judge. about year ago frien' of mine was hoodooed and dat nigger aint had grain of sense since and dats how come sho will fight for dis tongue of mine"
 Judge Feagin was so impressed with Mollie's sincerity that he dismissed the cases against the defendants and required Stella to pay the cost in both cases.
 Look here, Judge, you aint got dis case straight" put in Stella at this june ture.
 T know l haven't" quietly remarked the court "but I will have 1t straight when you pass s5 bill across that rall- ing to the clerk
 Stella was game and after being per mitted to conceal herself behind column in the court room for a second or two she walked forward and passed the 30 note to the clerk with the air of Vanderbilt paying an excessive speed fine to New England country constable.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-04-05
JASPER OFFICERS
 HAVE WRONG MAN
Scientific Comparison of Photographs Shows Some Slight Differences
 In the Two Men,

St. Louis, Mo-, April 4.-(Special,) )-The St. Louis police department today notified the Missouri penitentiary authorities that after subjecting the photographs of the Jasper, Ala. suspect and H. E. Spencer to scientific comparison they were satisfied that Spencer and the Jasper prisoner were not the same man. The photographs were the same size and the general features much alike, but when the photographs were enlarged carefully so that the noses were the same length discrepancy was noticeable. The sus- pects face, particularly the chin, Is much longer than Spencer's. The noses are almost the same shape. The eyes are simila rand about the same distance apart and the general ape aarance talles so closely that the Aksoama police had right to think they had the man wanted In Missouri
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-04-05
BIRMINGHAM NOW
 BIG FRUIT MARKET
APPLES AND BANANAS ARE MOST OPULAR-FoRMER ARE VERY HIGH THIS YEAR-GRAPE FRUIT SELLS WELL.

Birmingham is becoming a great fruit market. All varieties of fruit grown in both tropical and temperate zones find a ready sale in the city.
 Bananas and apples are the staples. Hundreds of punches of the former are consumed weekly, and when the supply meets the demand something like one hundred barrels of the latter are dis posed of daily Just at present, how ever, there is scarcity of apples on the market and the price has jumped sky high. Good Baldwins are retailing at s7 per barrel, and they are the prin- cipal supply to be had this week. The fancy boxed apples come from Colorado and other western states.
 Lemons are scarce and are retailing at $4 per box.
 The public had to be educated up to the special value of Times, but now they are used in the place of lemons for many purposes. Where a few years ago twenty-five barrels would cover the year ly consumption of Birmingham. fully that many are required each month now. Most of those on the market at this sea son are imported from Honduras. The Florida Times will begin to appear in u few weeks
 ginning to appreciate Is the grapefruit. Quite a quantity come in with the Flor ida shipments annually.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-04-05
LETTER WRITTEN
 ABOUT BOND MADE
MAYOR SAYS OFFICER SHOULD HAVE REQUIRED LARGER BOND OF HARRY HAYNES YESTERDAY AFTERNOON.

The Mayor has written Chief of Police Wier a letter 1 nregar dto the bond ac- cepted by the policeman who arrested Harry Haynes, charged with discharging his pistol in Al Campbells saloon and cafe yesterday afternoon. which is as folows:N
 Birmingham, Ala. April 1, 19O6 W. D. Wier, Chief, City
 Dear Sir: Your attention is called to action of one of your officers in accept ing $50 appearance bond in case against Harry Haynes for wantonly and malici- ously firing q pistol number of times in Al Campbells saloon this afternoon when filled with a number of people. From reports reaching this office enough sections of the code were vio- lated all at once to demand a s50O bond or more, and 1t strikes me the officer should be reported to the police eommis- sion for either not knowing his duty or being afraid to do 1t. Very truly,
 G. WARD, Mayor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-04-05
committee to Meet.

meeting of the committee having in charge the programme for the enter tainment of the delegates and visitors to inc sixth annual convention of the Ala hama Federation of Labor will meet to- night in the office of the Labor Advocate to further complete the details. The con- vention will convene in Trades Council hall Wednesday. April 25, at 10 a. n., and will be in session two days. Two hun dred delegates from labor unions in all parts of the state will be in attendance, and the local committee. composed of one representative from each labor organiza- tion In the city is preparing to entertain them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-04-05
BOYS BAND BENEFIT.
Enjoyable Entertainment at East Br'
 mingham-Good Programme.

The boys band of the Alabama Boys Industrial school gave concert last night at Jacksons hall on Tenth avenue and Fortieth street. East Birmingham under the auspices of Juanita Tribe No. 16. Independent Order of Red Men.
 The entertainment was for the benefit of the uniform fund.
 The bank is composed of thirty-hve members under the direction of J. D. Henderson, music teacher at the school. A tuneful programme was rendered by the boys and all whom assembled at the hall to hear the band seemed very en- thusiastic during the entire concert.
 Numerous songs were creditably sung by the boys quartette. The moving 'plct- ures we're shown by Col. E. l.. liigdon, which were highly appreciated by the audience.