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The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-08-02
RUMoRs FROM KRoNsTADT.
Said That Mutineers Gained Control
OF Fort.

ST Petersburg. August q The
widest reports are in circulation
here as to what occurred at Kron-
stadt. Communication with that city
is cut again. II is reported during
the night mutinous sailors, soldiers,
sappers and miners seized the fort
OF Constantine, but were dislodged
and compelled to surrender after
heavy fighting with loyal regiments.
Besides 100 killed. many were
wounded. Some mutineers succeeded
boarding a steamer and escaping to
Finland.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-08-02
MRS. WHITE SAILS FOR EUROPE
Wife and Daughter Of Harry Thaw's
Victim Leave America.

New York. Avg. At was report
ed today that Mrs. stanford White and
her daughter sailed for Europe today
on the steamer Baltic. Another pas
senger on the Baltic was Chas. F. Me
Kim. OF the firm OF McKim. Mead 4
White, of which Stanford White was
a member.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-08-02
Il costs a heap OF money to affor

II costs heap OF money TO afford
the rank and file or Democracy an
opportunity to directly express its
choice for governor and United
States senator. The Democratic state
central committee has announced
that the actual cost of the primary
for state officers will be the modest
sum of $4,000. Candidates must dig
down in their Jeans for their share
Of the expense. Some Of them, DOL
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-08-02
JAPANESE CABLE OPEN.
Direct Communication Established,
First Message Over New Line.

Toxic, August q A new tele-
graph cable, which establishes d..
rect communication between Japan
and the United States. was opened
to the public today, this being the
first message transmitted over II. Bo-
min is on a group OF islands on tho
coast of Japan.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-08-02
BRYAN AND ROOSEVELT
Both Increasingly Popular In Missis-
sippi.

Washington. August - Con
gresham Gambler. OF Mississippi.
was among the visitors at Democrat
ic headquarters today. He declared
the sentiment for William Jennings
Bryan, in Mississippi is overwhelm-
ing. He said the feeling against
Roosevelt Is not so bitter as former
ly.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-08-02

Washington August - Prof A.
II. Thompson of the United States
geological survey died last night.
aged 81 years. He was a noted geog-
rapher.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-08-02

The monthly report OF the police
department for July shows four per.
sons arrested for vagrancy. II is
claimed that a dozen were taken to
police headquarters and warned to
go to work or be fined, and their
names were not entered on the rec
ord. Early in the month the police
started crusade on loafers. but of
recent weeks the crusade has laps
ed, whether from lack of material or
lack Of initiative we are not able to
say. II all the Paducah loafers have
gone TO work. It is pleasant
thought. but from the midnight ac-
tivity of. at least. one versatile indi-
vidual. who turns highwayman.
porch climber, window worker, or
common sneak thief. as fortune d.
reefs, we are inclined to the opinion
that some further efforts on the
part OF the police in the nature of
draghet might result in putting
stop to the depredations Of this lone
robber.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-08-02
A Hard Training.

y HUFu FTUFFfFUVs
Head Of Firm
Have you had
any experience In
collecting?
Applicant II
should say l had.
I used to be q
country minister.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-08-02
''aDs" USED IN CAMPAIGN WORK
Cullom and Lowden Intiotlucc New
Methods in Fight.

Sterling. H., Aug. 2.-Shelby NJ
Cullom has introduced a new factor
in his campaign work having placed
display lads" in all newspapers In the
Thirteenth congressional district. The
method has won whiteside county for
Culom.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-08-02
Practically su-
perstitious.

He-Are you SUI
perstitious about
opals?
She - Well, 7
think it's unlucky
to lose a chance
of getting one.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-08-02

Personally appeared before me.
this August 1. 1906. e. J. Paxton,
general manager of The Sun. who af-
firms that the above statement OF the
circulation of The Sun for the month
of July, 1906, is true to the best of
his knowledge and belief.
PETER PURYEAR, Notary Public.
My commission expires January
22, 1908.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-08-02

'No man can carry both today and
Tomorrow" HaTWK
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-08-02

The Question OF
Age.
Jean - | heard
May say thirty.
Ethel 80 So she
was-at one TINA
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-11-15
BERNALlLLO BALLOT
BOX CARRIED AWAY
Votes Of Los Grsegos Precinct Stolen
After Returns Were ln.--Six in Jail
Awaiting Triad.
Special to The Optic.

Albuquerque, Nov. 15.-When the
county commissioners officially can
vassed the vote of Bernalillo they
counted the vote of Los Griegos pre-
cinct without the presence of the bal
lot box. The ballot box and poll books
were stolen from this precinct after
the returns were in. The certificate
of the election judges was intact. how.
ever, except that there was no record
of the vote on statehood.
at is alleged that Maxin.o Gutierrez
David Griego, Saloman Candeleria, Ma
tividad Gutierrez, Antonio Serna Die
go NUNS and David Perea know some
thing about the disappearance Of the
box and poll books, the latter having
been taken away from one of the
election judges, who was brutaily as.
saulted when he went to leave the
voting place.
The above named persons have been
arrested on complaint of the district
attorney on charges of "rioting" and
"uniawfully touching and threatening
house" a statutory offense. Bonds
of 5000 each were fixed on the separ-
ate charges.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-11-15
President ARRIVES
IN THE CANAL Zone
Prominent Officials and Public
School Children Greet President
Roosevelt at Colon.

Cnlon. Nov. 15.-President Roose.
Welt left the flagship Louisiana at
1:30 this morning and landed short.
ly afterwards. He was met by Com.
missioner Shonts, Chief Engineer
Stevens, General Manager Bierd Of
the Panama railroad and other high
officials.
All the school children of Colon
were assembled i'm groups about the
pier where the president landed and
sang The Star Spangled Banner"
and America"
Some time later President and Sc,
nora Amador and the Bishop Of Pa,
mama reached the spot and greeted
President Roosevelt The entire par
ty boarded a special train and start
ed id the direction of Panama, run,
ming slowly, to enable the presiden-
tial party to have good look at all
points of interest along the route.
A heavy rain fell this morning.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-11-15
COUNCIL STILL PLANNING IMPROVEMENTS nv STREETS
AND CROSSINGS GOOD WORK WILL RE KEPT ,,1

The first regular meeting of the
city council for couple of months
was held last night at the chambers
all the members being present with
the exception of Councilman Webb,
and large amount of important bus.
iness was transacted. The present
board of aldermen is working hard
for the improvement of Las Vegas.
and with the exception of the reports
of the various city officers and COM
mittees almost the entire time of the
session was taken up in plans for
added improvements.
The reports of the clerk, treasurer.
marshal, city attorney, chief magis-
trate, city physician, city engineer
and the various committees were
read by the city clerk and referred
to committees for approval.
DIR. w. L. Kaser. city physician, re-
ported that during the month of Sep,
tember there We're five deaths, two
resident and three nonresident. The
same month in the year 1906 showed
eleven deaths, three resident and
eight nonresident. During the monta
Of September there were four births,
but the doctor failed to show wheth.
er II was an increase mr. foiIfp. nff
During the month of October there
were six deaths in this city, three be-
ing resident and three nonresident.
This as a falling off for October of
the year 1905, here there were nine
deaths, five being resident and four
There were also four
births during the month of October.
OF contagious diseases. there was
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-11-15

ally In advance, The provisions of
this ordinance shall not conflict with
any existing ordinance. giving the
privilege to any person to sell or dis.
pose Of goods or produce of his own
raising or manufacture in the streets
of Las Vegas without license.
Amy violation OF the provisions Of
this ordinance shall be considered a
misdemeanor and will be punished
by fine not less than five or more
than twenty-five dollars or imprisou.
ment at the discretion Of the court.
and each day any person may engage
In such business win be cansideref
a separate offense. This ordinance
is In full effect after It's passage and
publication.
A resolution was also passed reiat.
ing to the grading of Baca avenue.
between Third and Ninth streets
This resolution was passed ut a pre-
vious meeting. but the residents
whose property abutted the streets
to be improved had only been given
six days In which to file remon.
strances and the notice had not been
This win delay the con-
templated improvements until after
the first meeting Of the council In
December.
1t was resolved by the city council
that Baca avenue between Third and |
Ninth streets be graded and improv- |
ed and the city engineer was order
ed to cross section the avenue and |
make an estimate of the total cost of |
grading and improving. and to file a |
report with the city clerk. |
There being no other business Of |
pressing Importance before the
body. the council then adjourned.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-11-15

| placed In a safe condition. He said
that the building inspector could
condemn building and serve notice
on the proprietor and that the latter
would have the right to appear be.
fore the body and make remon.
STRANGE. If the council upheld the
inspector the building must be abay-
ed within the specified time and II
not the owner could be fined. II then
the building is not torn down the
owner can again be fined, the build
ing abated and the costs and fine
assessed against the owner.
Councilman Forsythe, chairman AZ
the committee on streets and alleys.
reported that twenty-seven and a
half new cement crosswaIks had re-
Gently been built. that twelve more
had been agreed upon and that ten
were under discussion. He said that
the work was being pushed as rapid.
1y as possible.
E. B. Holt was nominated and con.
firmed as city engineer. He was in
structed to supervise the setting of
telephone poles, complaint having
been made OF the many crooked poles
now in course of erection
The council then passed an ordin.
ance making 1t unlawful to sell, bar.
ter or give away. merchandise, pro-
duce or eatables from any vehicle or
stand In the streets of the city Of
Las Vegas without first having OBJ
tanned a license and having had al.
signed TO him stand or location for
said business.
Locations will be assigned on ap-
pfication to the city council and shall
pay for such license the sum of fifty
dollars per year, payable semi.annu.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-11-15

pFol'oFtaon Of refined oil exported frum
the United States: that this share u
business has been procured By a
course Of action which. beginning in
1870. has continued under the direc.
'n"l Of the same persons, In the main,
down 10 the present time; that these
persons now surviving are John D..
Rockefeller. William Rockefeller. Hen.
~ II. Rogers. Henry NJ. Flagler. John
ID. Archbold. Oliver ii. Payne and
Charles II. Pratt: that the design
throughout Of the persons having con.
troll OF this enterprise has been 10
suppress competition aud obtain as
far as possible monopoly: that be.
tween 1870 and 1882 the design was
effected through an agreement be.
tween many persons and corporations:
to enable the trustees to
control operations In such a way that
competition was suppressed; that the
plan was acted on until declared H.
legal by the supreme court Of Ohio In
1899; that during seven years follow.
ing the same individuals. as a major.
ity OF the iiquidating trustees. were
TO liquidate the trust. but
as matter OF fact were managing
the corporations in the same way:
hat in 1899 the Individual defendants
Increased the stock OF the Standard |
Oil company of New Jersey from $40.
100000 to sll0.oOO.O00 and acquired
Ill the stock heretofore controlled |
by the trustees, paying therefor by
he issue OF Its own shares In ex.
change; that the purpose and effect to
lse the Standard Oil company Of New
Jersey as holding company was pre-
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-11-15

only one case of whooping cough re-
ported during the entire two months
The chief magistrate, Justice of
Peace Frank Bope, reported that dur
ing the month Of September twenty.
five cases were tried and disposed of
by him. Four were for vagrancy.
nine prisoners had been disorderly,
one for slaughtering within the city
limits, one woman for entering sa
loon. five drunks, one case of illegal
dumping, two cases were not made
out and one arrest was made for
splitting on the sidewalk.
Business was dull during the month
of October and only sixteen cases
were heard by the justice of peace
There We're nine cases for disorderly
conduct, six for drunkenness and one
for illegal dumping.
The marshal reported that the CITY
court was furnishing plenty of work.
men for the streets and that every.
thing was going nicely.
Alderman Mackel complained that
the city marshal could not always be
found when wanted, but could not
say that he was not performing his
duties satisfactorily. Mr. Coles in.
formed the body that he could not
set around the city hall on a chair
waiting for calls, as there was some.
thing doing In his department almost
every minute OF the day, for besides
looking after the prisoners working
on the streets, he had the entire city
to police and all kinds of disturb
ances to quiet.
City Attorney Rogers. In making
his report, stated that the city had |
the right to order any building In an !
unsafe condition, to be torn down or !,
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-11-15

Portland. Ore, Nor. Is.-pogtland
this morning Was cut off from com.
mnnicatioR with Seattle. Tacoma, Eell.
lingham, Spokane and every part north
and east af kelsn Washington.
Neither the Western Union nor Postal
has wires 70 the cities named. The
storm. which swept over the, entire
northwest. created a condition never
before experienced In the northwest.
Railroads In every disction are either
practically at n standstill or badly In.
terrupted. and communication BIZ rail,
except 20 tho south. IN wali night I'm
possible.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-11-15
PETITION in EQUITY FILED
against STANDARD OIL Concerns
Special Coun Report President Shows That Oil Company of New
jersey and Seventy Affiliated Corporations Conued to Restrain ComDe
ton and Secure Discriminating Rates from the Railroads

Washington. Nov. u, Attorney
General Moody today. acting through
the president and United States dis.
trict attorney. instituted proceedings
against the Standard OIL company oi
New Jersey ander the sherman atisi.
trust act. By filing In the United States
circuit eonFt al ST. Louis a petition in
equity against II and its seventy con.
sittuent corporations and partnerships
and seven individual defendants. ask.
ing thai the combination be declared
unlawful and In future enjoined from
catering into a contract or combina.
tlon In restraint OF trade. Attorney
General Moody made public a state
ment today In which he said In part:
In June last, by direction Of the
president, Messrs. Kellogg and Nor.
rison were appointed by me special
assistants attorney generals TO act
with Assistant Attorney General Pur.
dy to make Investigations I'm relation
10 the Standard OIL company of New
Jersey In regard 10 the business of re-
filming. transportation and distributing
and selling oil throughout the United
States, Counsel have completed that
duty and report that their investiga.
tion has received the careful consider.
alton OF the president and cabinet. In.
formation available TO the department
tends to show that various corpora.
tions. limited partnerships under CON
troll Of the Standard OH company OF
New Jersey. produce. transport and
sell about 30 per cent OF the refined
oil produced, transported and sold in |
the United States and about the same
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-11-15
ANCIENT CASE AGAIN
UP FOR RE.HEARING
Damages Asked for the uncerminsno
Of the Barnett Building Al Albuauer.
que Over Fourteen Years Ago.
Special % The Onlic.


Albuquerque. Nov. i5.--when the
district court convened yesterday
morning the case ef nj Palma and
Ruppe vs.. Barnett and weinan. which
has been conspicuous at stated inter.
walls during the past four years. came
up for rehearing. Some Of the hest
legal talent Ut the territory win be
arrayed In the litigation, which was
begun In 1909. ~
Id Palma and Rnppe sue tho defend.
ants for $4,000 damages I'm an action
for trespass. When tho new Barnett
building was erected at the corner
OF Second street and Railroad avenue
here workmen dug under d party wall
causing II to fall and me damage was
sustained as the result Of the alleged
negligence or carelessness of the de-
PENDANTS In digging under the wall. "
When the case was first tried IN
the district court of BcrnaliIlo coun-.
ty a decree was rendered I'm favor Of
the defendants. The plaintiffs took
exception to the decree and appealed
the case TO the supreme conrt' when
the decision was reversed and the case
was remanded for a new trial.
An element Of politics is alleged TO
have tinctured Judgment In the first
Instance. The Hubbeli regime was In
full control In those days and Ruppe,
who was recently elected to the terri
torial house OF representatives from
county on the Peoples tic
ket. was notoriously opposed TO the
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-11-15
Terrific AUTUMN STORM
Sweeps washington STATE
NEVER wTH'N TIE MEMORY MAN HAS sucs A sroRm
RACED ON TIE noRTH PACIFIC COAST. RAILROADS pEn
AlHeo RIVERS aAMPAciss AND TOWNS UNDER wATsa

Portland. Ore, Nov. Is Nvvel
. since the white man came 10 the sials
1of Washington has there been such 4
storm as ragged last night and early
this morning The storm, wind and
rain. which for the past week wrought
havoc with the coast wise shipping,
yesterday swept inland aud In venting
nnheard Of fury upon the whole state.
especially the Puget sound country,
and has reached the northern part of
Oregon and Panhandle OF ldaho Rail.
roads out Ut Tacoma and Seattle are
demofaiized. train service 90 Portland
only from the latter city In being
maintained. Rivers. creeks and brooks
are roaring torrents. On Puget sound
the towns Of Snohomish. Sumner and
Auburn are under water. I'm central
Washington floods are raging In the
Natehez aud Yakima valleys and
river Is out Of banks and
has done immense damage. Although
nothing was heard from WaIla Walla
u Is believed the floods east and west
Oh there and the rivers Of that part
of The state are on the rampage. Al
Portland a heavy wind is. blowing. nc.
companied by a torrential rain. There
was no damage here other than the
putting OF the electric lights and
street cars out OF commission.
Railroads Swept Away
Portland. Ore, Nov. I5.--practicalIy
Ihe last dispatch received from Seattle
before all commN Nsseation with the
north was lost was long special TO
ne Morning oregonian. telling of the
'iood conditions prevailing In that sec.
lion Of Washington. The dispatch.
which was filed last night, says IN
part:
The floods In White, Stuck and
ireen rivers. which began last night.
rave swept away hundreds OF miles
u railroad, inundated all the valley
owns, rendered hundreds Of farmers
lomeiess and have cost three lives to |
late. ~ |
IL will be two weeks before the
Northern Pacific win be able to TO.
ume regular train operations. The
treat Northern Is tied up for a short.
r period. Auburn, Kent. o'Brien.
'enton. orilla and half dozen other
mall towns in the valley of Three
lvers are under water. Residents of
Brien at noon were compelled TO
bandon their homes and flee to the
ills. At Kent a raging torrent In
anning through the town and Auburn
I'll suffer extensive damage unless
he waters recede. Scores Of farmers
nd others had narrow escapes. The
GOD Is the most serious known, ex.
eeding the disastrous flood OF 1903
nat destroyed hundreds of thousands
dollars worth of property. Two steel
ridges OF the Northern Pacific were
wept away. besides hundreds Of miles
track. |.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-11-15
SENATOR PlATT AND WIFE
ARE TO SEPARATE

New York. Nov 15.-Thc an.
nouncement that Senator r. C. Platt
and wife had agreed to separate and
had signed papers to that effect, IN
no surprise to the public. That the
senator had made settlement was
the general opinion among friends,
but II is not known what 1t was. It
is assumed II includes the property
at Highland Hills. where Mrs. Platt
is making her home.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-11-15
Ne. MEXICO 5aPTlsTs
GATHER AT PORTAlES

Portalss. u, n. Nov l5-NeaFi,
every Baptist church In NV Me&ics,
has sent delegates to the territorial
convention. which WiiI olaem In the
baptist church here this evening.
RegoEts from all over the territory
show that this has been The hesl
year In the hlsttFy ut The denonaina
'i"n. all churches reporting inereas-
sd membership and contributions
Many prominent Raptlst cievgymen
VIII deliver addresses during the
meeting.