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Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-02-20

The second meeting Of the Ho0sler
club Of New Mexico was held at the
city hall in this city last evening, ana
: permanent organization formed.
Permanent officers were also elected.
There were over fifty Hoosiers pres
ent, and . good time was enjoyed'
The meeting WAS . very enthusiastic
one and an organisation was formed
that ID bound to "a . great deal o.
GOOD for ali New Mexico
Judge =. v. Long, the temporary
,presidept CALLED the meeting 70 order
and the smlnufes Of the previous meet
ing were read and approved. Tnt
committee appointed 10 draft . con
stitution and q set cf by.lays wai
called upon for sits report, snd tn
constitution was adopted by sections
After the sdoption or the constitu
| tion. the matter Of election Of PEI
Inanent officers Was taken up an
the name Of Judge r. v. Long va
presented TO the organization 10
president. The election Of Mr.. Lon
| was made unanimous.
The first and second vice pres
dents were the next officers 70 2
elected and Mayor P. 3. Olney and v
IF Miller were named respectively i
these positions. Chas 8. Petersc
| was elected recording secretary, MI
Iw. r. Gortner, corresponding seer
i tary and John A, Ross, treasurer.
After the election Of officers u
isecretary read letters from vario'
D1dianians, among which was on
from Senator Albert J. Beverids
who wished the club all success In
efforts.
II A committee Of three laSies, Nj
IF.'E Olney, Mrs. w. Il. Gortner q
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-02-20
HOLSTERS ENTERTAIN BIC CROWD
At COFFEE KLATCH LAST NIGHT
Many New Members Added to Club List Fer
]. mAnent Organization Erected. Appreclanve
letters Received From Outside.

Nrs n. Clamp was appointed to 70
lsct an emblem and button to b
worn by the members Of the Ho0sier
club Of New Mexico These ladies'
viii report At the next meeting, which
viii be held 1t some suitable place
the first Monday In April.
The ladies' Of the club furnished z
fine luncheon Of hot coffee and sand
wiches which went great way 70
ward making the meeting very inter
esting. The ladies were extended :
vote Of thanks.
The constitution provides 3oy:ssth
eaxa ablishment Of other sIsdiaaA NlN4l
over the territory and tAs Axeeutivs
COMMITTEES wfl immediats)y take ~
| the matter Of extending the orgsnisa
it,os. A social committee Of five 70
| dies win BE- appointed BY the presi
dent and also an information com
mittee, whose duty y Will be to se
that Indianians are taken care Q
! when they come into the CITY,
i The following .Indianians who IN
| not before registered signed the TO
and became members Of the club:
i Eugene Thompson. Lafayette, Ind
| Mr., and Mrs. David Overman, Mario1
: Ind: Mrs. Emma J. Miller, 70
II Wayne, Ind; Miss Gladys 4. Mile
! Fort Wayne, Ind; Donald Crite
J. warsaw, Ind: psrt Adams, TER
Hsute. Ind: Mrs. N. p. Clay. Mario
q Ind: Mrs. ,P. 8. 0'Keefe, Mario
= Ind: B. G. Pittinger. Brazil. Ind
} | Mrs. y. G. Pittinger. Brazil, Ind:
!. Iden, warsaw. Ind; Mrs. claren'
: Jdep. Warsaw. Ind; Mrs. =. r. Clap
Ligonier. Ind: Mrs. Jesse Crashs
!. indianapolis. Ind; Mrs. Mary
q Howard, Auburn, Ind; MRS. a.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-02-20
ALL READY
FOR GOVERNOR,
NAG[RMlN ]
Distinguished pasty q AIM
from Santa e To,nessow
emo, ~. S y
|clyb assspt'se = esnRaaas \ 80.
Program Y Msslsala.

Governor HassrmAn INA sts Sec
resary and Mira. j. w. Raynolds. Mr..
and Mrs, n. @, Bursnm. VIII arrive
on No. 10 tomorrow afternoon. They
Will be met at the dspCt~by the mesn-
bers or the reception committees s0C
the Commercial club and BY other
citizens.
The club guests Will begin gathe~
ing about eight O'Clock ana IT $3.50.
after all are seated the musicale Will
begin. The formal reception Will
last from $50 to 1880. and later
thee will: be dancing TO the runsc q
an eightpiece orchestra. Quests are
requested to make al especial e6ort
to reach the club befnFe $50.
IN work Of decorating the club N
going ON today The effect prumises
to be- highly pleasing. Preparations
are making tot delicious Dunet
lunch.
The following constitute the rs-
ceptiOn committee:
+. II. Pierce, ]. N. Cunningham.
Jefferson Reynolds. Ike Davis, J. >.
Duncan, IA. sA. Jones'. Max Nprdhaaas.
IA. II. Whltmore, IKE nacharach, r.. Y.
Taupert. h. r. Twltcheh. Nm. ":
Browne. Nv. IA. Hnddecke Williei &
Mills, Y. q. Olney. secun M
ro. John 3. Clark. Ds |sIs'
~ Xallv Eunxm<M H ET7s
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-02-20
No Cause fos Alarm.

apekin. February 2O.-Foreigners
here are receiving kilograms from re-
latives indicating that there is a
feeling of alarm abroad over the pos
sibil,ty OF outbreak Of Chinese hos
Utility. No disquiet whatever Is felt at
pekin. and all the foreign ministers
agree that the Chinese we're never
more friendly towards foreigners. per
sopally. although following on inde
pendent lines politically. There u
no antiforeign movement In north O
China likely to lead to hosti'ities.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-02-20
Germany and France Fail .
To Agree and Reach Crisis

NJ. Revolt. head Of the French mis-.
sion. and Herr Won Radowitx. chiei
~ the German delegation. at which
they have been seeking to find &C.
cord The failure to agree promises
10 result Is q prolonged crisis N
witch each side will maintain the
position II took before the open cor
ference.
II is expected that the strained si'
nation will have the efffect Of renew
ing alarmist war reports. ana the
arousing Of public apprehension.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-02-20
s,o rum sTARTgc
on CHICAGO SANK

Chicago. feb. 3O-~A run started "
day ca the Jackson Trust = Savings
bank, It being thought by many g.
positors that the instituticn = ~
volved by ~ failure of ~ oank q
America three days 80. II y knOvn
the institution II ! loeer throagA
loans to r. G. Freeman. whose Ioons
from the Bank Of Ameriea were -
immediate cause Of The cloalng = that
concern. The Jackson Trust = ~
ings bank. accordiag u recont rspost
or its IiAhillties. held savings deposits
to the amount q elSo.0oo, and ccm-
mercial deposits q e7so,ooo.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-02-20
Resolutions Of Approval

To the Honorable William ]. Mills.
Chief Justice Of the Supreme Court
Of New Mexico:
Sir: We the undersigned, appointed
a. q committee. representing the re-
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-02-20
o,o expLoeloN IN
GmoLlsh sAn6Acks

London, Feb. 20. - The Evening
News this afternoon published = dis
patch from Cairo, Egypt. announcing
that I great explosion has occurred
at the British barracks IN Khartoum.
Considerable loss Of life and much
sdamage II reported.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-02-20

Miss Cornie Murray, who wAs pre-.
vented from attending her school
room duties for Two weeks, q result
Of Illnes~ has resamed hets WORK Y
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-02-20

sidents and business men Of Las We
gas, New Mexico. respectfully repre-.
sent that said residents and business
men OF Las Vegas, al meeting held
on the 7th day Of February, A. D..
1906, appointed us AZ u committee To
make It known to you ON their behalf
that the appointment Of Hon. Sscun'
dino Romero a. the clerk OF your
court has met with the utmost appro
val by all citizens Of Las Vegas.
That We desire ON behalf Of said
residents and business men TO ex'
press to you. our most heartfelt
thsnks and gratitude for making the
appointment You did. feeling ~ We do
tliaasrhel best interests Of the COM
munity have been subserved BY his
appointment.
Mr.. Romero's high qualifications for
the office and his honesty and inseg.
rity merited such an appointment,
and We are grateful to you for the
selection that you made for your
clerk Your action In that behalf be-
Ing another proof OF the fact that
YOU are the ablest and best Judge
this district has ever had.
II was moved and adopted that this
resolution be published In ri lndepen'
diente. The Las Vegas News, The
Optic, and the Santa Fe New Mexi'
can.
CHAS. A. SPIESS.
EpITAClO QUlNTANA,
JOSE G. ALARCON. s
JUAN GUIRfN,
PROSPERO S. BACA.
MANUEL A. SANCHES.
PAnl4O ORTIZ,
APOLONlO A. SENA,
+. H. SALAZAR,
BENIGO MARTINEZ,
ENRIQUE SENA.
IGNAClO LOPEZ,
FELICIANO MARES,
T.. BARBER.
rLORENTINO MONTOYA.
| Committee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-24

the ears. was for some weeks very tender
and sensitive, itching on the slightest
provocation. Flannel or wool next the skin
was excessively irritating. In conclusion
the doctor says:
Legal measures for the prevention Of
this trouble by the eradication Of the plants
should be taken. especially in thickly set
tied communities. Immune persons. Of
whom there are many, should be employed
to complete this destruction. This can be
done mechanically by uprooting, or, better,
by the application Of sulphuric acid, C. c..
to the stems every two weeks. till the
plants are killed. The brush should not be
left on the ground, nor the wood used as
fuel. for the poison is found in the wood
long after dead. and even in the smoke In
deed. there are persons who cannot pass to
the windward Of these bushes without suf-
fering from their venom. Others can ham
die them with impunity, and even inject
the poison under the skin without suffering
any inconvenience. 1t is possible, though
not probable. to transfer the poison by the
clothes or towels Of persons affected or
handling the plants. Immunes when han
ding the plants should wash with alcohol
to avoid carrying 1t to others. I claimed
and obtained accident insurance. Surely I
did not run into that bush on purpose"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-24
CIGANA Is A RARE BIRD.
Denizen Of South America is Posses
oor - Eo,,r Tat

Denizen Of South America Is Posses
sor Of Four Feet.
From the Detroit Free Press.
Edward Morris Brigham Of Battle Creek.
Mich, the wen-known South American
| traveller, has the only specimens in this
| country of a rare bird that has attracted
much attention among scientific men be-
cause It has four feet.
Its scientific name Is opisthocoma cristat
| and is known to the natives as the cigana
| Gypsy.
It Is SO contrary to the accepted order
| OF things that bird should have four feet
that the discovery of this quadruped bird
was a surprise to the scientific men. Mr..
Brighams specimens are preserved in alco-
hol
Mr.. Brigham found these birds in 1882
while making embryological studies in the
| interior OF the great Island Of Marajo. at
| the mouth of the Amazon river.
The bird confirms the evolutionary theory
| that birds descended from reptilian ances-
| tors. Many fossil birds show marked rep
The whole evolutionary process is shown in
| the Matching of the egg of the cigana.
The bird, progressing in its embryological
course, passes into its reptinan ancestral
| type and before its evolution has carried it
beyond the reptilian phase it emerges from
the egg as quadruped animal Matched
| from an egg laid by a two-footed, two
winged bird. There are wel-developed toes.
each terminated by large, well-developed
claws.
For many days after Matching and before
1t Is able to fly the young use these four
| claws to Climb about the bushes and trees.
But fore feet are purposeless for an or
| binary bird. Then the modification begins
and the fore limbs are developed into wings
the final post-natal result.
The adult specimen in size and general
appearance resembles a pheasant, but, OF
course, is no relation. as the cigana is the
sole survivor Of its genus, its family, its
| order. Of which biologists have found nu-
merous representatives in a fossil state.
Its geological range is quite limited. being
found only along the margins of the Anna
ION and the Orinoco. The bird lives and
perches upon the leaves Of the amiga, a
| large water plant with heart-shaped leaves
and callalike flower, varying in height to
| twenty feet. The pant grows in masses on
low, muddy margins Of water courses. The
cries uttered by the adult ciganas are I'M
| like those of any other birds and are SO
doleful and demoniacal that 1t sounds as If
| they were mourning for all their extinct
relations. These birds usually the most
demonstrative in the night.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-24

seems probable that there is some set OF
currents around the headaand of Wan2a-
mumu which deceves him into seeking a
passage to the Tasnan sea by boring into
the shore at that point. Whatever may
be the cause. the fact is that schools OF
whales hug the shore and pass very close
to great iOttinR rock at Nangamumu.
Straight out into the sea from the point
OF rocks Is stretched the whale net made
of three-duarter inch wire rome In six foot
mesh. each mesh being formed OF separate
sections OF rope attached to iron corner
rings. taking the places OF knots The top
edge of the net Is held close 10 the surface
by barrels serving as buoys. A whale cruis-
ing along the shore gets his head through
a mesh. and instead of attempting 10 back
out, he PUSHES forward and entangles him.
self hopelesslv in the net. One Of the pho
tographs shows a whale rushing into the
net and dragging the shorawatl buoy
through the water with r1u..n com'noiion.
Close to the shore can be seen the DIS
turbance Of the surface caused by the
dragging under Of the shore end of &c
upper wire rope.
From a lookout station On the top of the
headland a watcher signals the APP, sch
of whales. and the boats then put OF and
lie in walt. An entangled whale carries
away the net with his rush, but the great
weight Of the wire rope and the drag of q
long line Of buoys impede him. and instead
Of holding out to sea and going away at
great speed with the whole outfit, he
thrashes about and soon gets fins and fukes
entangled, when the boat approaches and
the whalers finish the business with har.
poon and lance, as In the old days.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-24
Pure Water is Sky Blue.
From ILLUSTRATION

From l. Illus traton.
After long hesitation scientific men agree
today in admitting that water. physically
pure, seen In mass is sky blue. This color
is that taken by the white light Of the sun
when absorbed by the water in consequence
of phenomenon the explanation of which
would be a little long.
1t is not due to the chemical purity OF
the water since the sea which is the bluest
water is also that which contains the most
salt. Nevertheless, according to Forers
experiments, the matter in solution should
be the predominant cause Of the modifi-
cation of color, upon which act. besides the
matter in suspension, as color Of the bot
tom and the reflection of the sky and of the
bank. consequently blue water is pretty
rare liz nature; a good many seas and lakes
that give us the impression of this tint are
green.
The water at present acknowledged to be
the bluest is that of the Sargasso sea, be-
tween the Cape Verde Islands and the An
TILES. The water of the Mediterranean off
the French coast and around Capri Is
bluer than that of Lake Leman much less
blue itself than that Of the Lakes of Kan
dersteg and Arolla, in Switzerland. Pure
water containing a millionth of ferric hy
6rate appears brown under a thickness OF
SIX meters; 1O-millionth is sufficient for
1t to be green. and in order that II may
remain blue Is needed less than 2o-mil-
uonth.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-24

Smoky always works around the agency.
and usually for the Indian agent.
Last year 1 had japanese cook at the
agency. Several days after he came to
work for me three Jap section men from
the Burlington railroads gang came one
evening to see my cook. They were in the
kitchen jabbering away when Smoky came
In.
"a few minutes later the negro came
into my library and told me the Japs
were talking Crow instead Of their own
language At that time l could speak In
diaI only in limited way. but 1 went into
the kitchen and asked my cook (who could
speak English) about It. To my surprise
I found that Smoky was partially correct,
and that many of the japanese words were
used in the Crow language with identically
the same meaning. am not enough OF
an ethnologist to say where these identi-
cal words came from. or whether or not
the Crows and the Japanese had a COM
mon origin, but it Is a curious fact that
these languages are very much alike
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-24
Poison Ivy and It's Work.
rom the Literary Digest.

from the Idtefary DlgeSt.
Writing of his own personal experience
as a sufferer from ivy poisoning on two
different occasions, DR.. E. S. Mckee, In the
Pacific Medical Journal, tells of his symp-
toms and their treatment. AS the season
1t at hand when any one may make the ac-
quaintance of this plant. synopsis of the
doctors observations will not be without
interest. The common poison ivy or poison
oak (Rhus toxicodendron) has three leaflets
and may thus be distinguished from the
Virginia creeper, or American Ivy, which
has five. DR.. Mckee met with a fine speci-
men Of rhus toxicodendron in one Of the
suburbs Of Cincinnati and touched the
plant before he was aware Of its nature.
The next morning an eruption appeared
whose symptoms were most distressing he
writes:
me about as near the crazy line as care
to get. My hands seemed poison. and every
where they touched me the disease was
spread or aggravated.
After trying various remedies, he found
that a solution of So per cent OF alcohol
and Al per cent of distilled water, in which
enough acetate of lead was dissolved to
make a saturated solution. was the most
useful in stopping the burning and itching
and checking the spread of the disease
This lotion afforded relief within six or
eight hours The doctor states that II ne
were poisoned again he would 1, wash siaoh ms
to dissolve and remove the poison. The
nervous symptoms that followed the poison
ing in DIR. McKee's case were very dis
tressing. For two weeks he was exhausted
by a single professional visit or even by
the labor Of making out bill. sometimes
he went to sleep on street car from sheer
exhaustion. and he could hardly write ms
name or think. But when natural sleep
returned his perves soon regained their
normal state. The greater part of his skin
peeled on, and the new skin, especially on
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-24
Railroads in Japan.
From Engineering News.

From Engineering news.
The chief of the japanese railroad COM
mission, Ichyj Yamanougi, reports to Kane
take Oura the minister of transportation.
that at the end Of the fiscal year 19O4-5
there were b,599h miles Of railroads in
Japan, of which 1850 miles were state rail-
roads, while the other $3.50 miles belonged
to thirty-nine different companies. OF this
mileage, however. 9O6 miles were not yet
in operation. The average cost per mile
had been $41,912. The rolling stock con-
sisted of 1874 locomotives, 5,242 passenger
cars and "a, 4O6 freight cars. The statistics
was equivalent on the average to just ten
trains each way daily over the whole mile
age, With an average OF fifteen cars per
train. The traffic amounted to 634 passen-
gers and $40 tons of freight each way daily.
Gn the United States the corresponding
average density Of traffic was 143 passen-
gers and 1,138 tons Of freight each way
daily.) A very large part Of the trains
carry both passengers and freight. The
trains are much better filed than here,
where the average passenger train load
was Q0O3-D forty-six passengers. but the
average freight train load 3OS tons. The
average length Of journey in Japan was
miles More than 95 per cent of the pas
sengers travelled third class, ~ per cent
second class and only fve-sixteenths Of l
per cent flrst-class
O.69 cent per mile; the average per ton of
freight LOB cents per mile. At these rates
the gross earnings of the japanese rail-
roads averaged 1920 per mile; 40 per cent
OF this was absorbed by the working ex-
penses, leaving s3,44O per mile Of net earn
ings, which compares very favorably with
the 81, 99S of net earnings per mile in this
country in the previous year.
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den. On the other side Of the orchestra
stand Is an open space. and here the life
on the garden is most interesting. The
smoke-stacks and steam-ppes are at the
extreme west end Of the railing.
At nine o'clock the garden is opened
and but short time is required to comfort
ably fill it. The hotel guests-and there
are always hosts of them even in summer
are not slow to take advantage Of the
change from their warm rooms to the de-
lightful quiet and GOODNESS Of the roof.
Casual visitors help to swell the crowd
and by 10 o'clock couple of hundred
people may be found sitting by the little
circular tables, slipping cooling drinks and
enjoying the music.
The best Of humor prevails and the hum
Of conversation is unceasing excepting
when the orchestra plays loudest.' Occa-
sionally the crowd joins in the chorus Of
some popular air. The music Is by an
The interior of the orchestra stand is bril-
liantly lighted and there Is also a series Of
electric lights above the ratings. This in
sures sufficient illumination for the visi-
of the soft lights is entirely agreeable
They play upon the beautiful gowns Of the
women who, with their escorts. are the
center of the life on the gardens. The
walters move noiselessly to and fro, bear
ing cold drinks and eatables from the
kitchen, which 1t at the southwest side Of
the garden. Prices are from 10 to 90
per cent higher than in the dining room
fourteen stories DelOW, OUT IL lS only Ica-
sonable that one should be asked to pay
more for what is served three hundred feet
in the air. BY twelve o'clock the visitors
have probably taken their departure, the
lights are out and the garden is quiet.
Theatrical managers have utilized the
roof garden fer their summer performances
with good results. The New York Theater
and the Madison Square Garden are lead
ers in this respect The former has tenn
porary roof as protection against rainy
weather. 1t Is the first season for both
roof theaters, and the Madison Square Gar
den gave its initial performance by a short
time ago. The occasion was signlized
by the killing Of Stamford White, the archi-
tect, by Harry Thaw. The attendance at
these roof theaters shows no signs Of falling
off, and 1t is possible that next year may
see further development in this respect
There is no more satisfactory and desirable
feature Of modern city life than the sum-
yner gardens. 1t helps to neutralize the tir-
Ing effects Of continued residence in town.
and bids fair to become universally
pODular.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-24
Netting Whales.
From Forest and Stream.

From Forest ana stream
If did not have photographs to offer as
proof 1 might hesitate to put upon fairly
well established reputation for veracity the
strain of standing for the assertion that the
business Of catching whales-not baby
whales, but big sixty-foot right whales-in
nets is carried on in the south Pacific.
The biggest fish stories ever told may be
heard by the wanderer in southern seas,
and some of the most amazing Of them are
literally true. This whale-netting yarn Is
not strictly fish story, because a whale
is not really fish. and it Is not the most
startling Of the collection In my South sea
note book: but let 1t go as fish story,
and after I have compelled belief il it l
may have courage to tell the others.
Wangamumu is little bay on the east
coast, a few miles south of prominent
cape. which iuts out to the northeast and
might easily be mistaken for the north
eastern extremity of the North Island. Dur
ing May and June the antarctic whale mi
CRATES north into warmer waters. and 1t