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Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-12-24
locomotive FIREMEN OF
SOUTHERN PACIFIC STRIKE

Oakland. Cal. Dec. 24-The paci.
fic system of the Southern Pacific,
comprising the lines west Of El PasI
and Ogden and South Portland, have
not been affected by the locomotive
firemen's strike. The ulumatum Civ.
en- by Grand Master Hanwhan of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive FHremen,
. applied TO the Atlantic system, east
Of FL Paso.
Local railroad officials say that
they do not look for spread of the
strike. as the trouble In to great
extent local aud Is not primarily a
question of hours
Houston, Texas. Dec, 24.--Pursuant
to an ultimatum issued Saturday by
the officials Of the Brotherhood at
Locomotive Firemen, following a ref
erendum vote Of the members Of the
brotherhood. strike of locomotive
firemen went into effect yesterday
afternoon at o'clock on the lines of
the Southern Pacific In Texas and
Louisiana,
About three or four hundred men
are involved In the strike and the
lines to which the strike order ap
plies are Morgan's Louisiana & Tex
as, the Iberia Il Vcrmillion, the Lon.
isiana & Western. the Texas G. New
Orleans, and the Galveston. Harris.
burg G. San Antonio.
These lines extend from New Or
leans to El Paso. with tWenty-eight
important by-points In the two
states.
The trouble has been In incubation
ever since the Southern Pacific com
pany, according to the firemen. abro-
gated the agreement with them sev.
eral months ago by signing an agree
ment with the Brotherhood Of Loco.
motive Engineers and the Firemen's
brotherhood on grievance commit
tees.
A large percentage OF firemen be-
coming engineers maintain their
membership and insurance in the
firemen's organization, instead m
Joining the engineers brotherhood,
and this fact apears to be at the bot
tom Of the present trouble. notwith.
standing the specific declaration OF
the firemen that their grievances are
against the company and not against
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-12-24
SENATOR STONE WITH
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT
Resieses Exseutlse DID Right in Dis
charging Negro Troops 80 Grown
vile as Matter Of Sentiment.

k@nsas Clt!. dec - United
States Senator Stous bell, YES that
President Roosevelt did right In DIS
charging the Negro snid.-rs at
8ruwnville
I ~ glad to have the opport unity
10 say 50, but | wish tp Ia. under.
stossd right" he declared last night.
i have not looked Iuao tne legal
phase of the matter am Ent ,eady
to give an "oInion oa that But. 80
faI as sentiment is TA~*rneal. In 80
Il the offense itutiI am In hear.
e, sator II the step .sA.m by presi-
4, =: Rosrs. ve,e ard Secretary Taft"
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-12-24
Chattanooga SHERIFF
GUILTY OF CONTEMPT
suprems ceuTt Of United States De
sidss Adversely 70 officer ard
T@eaty-sis Others annaieatee.

Washington. Dee, - The sH
pseHae eoaEt today decided adversely
10 ahs defendant In the preliminary
unestlon involved I'm the case u sher
1T Ship and twenty six others Of
{ chattanooga. Tenn,. charged With
contempt for the supreme court. ir
the lYnching of n negro named John
son after the court had taken eogniE'
anee Of the ease
The 0pinion was handed down by
Jesse Holmes, who announced that
after the preliminaries were dasPos'
ea af, the court would proceed with
the prosecution. lie did noi say
when tho next step would be taken.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-12-24
BLACK HAND" ASSAULT
At COLORADO MINES

Pueblo, Colo. Dec. 2a.'~-Seven Aus
trian miners. alleged to have been In
volved In o black hand" conspiracy,
were brought before the district court
today to answer to u charge OF muir
derous assault upon two Italians, Mich.
olo Giorlandi and Frank comeso. The
latter were attacked with slags AMI
stones and were nearly beaten 10
death. The assault was the result OF
an old fned existing among the Itai-
ians and Austrians employed by the
Colorado Fuel and Iron company at
Ito works near this city. Feeling Ii
high among the foreign miners and
the authorities fear a bloody outbreak
during the week.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-12-24
HOLIDAY STAKES
At new ORLEANS

New Orleans, La. Dee. "a. - At
the resumption Of racing at the fair
grounds this afternoon. the Crescent
City Jockey club inaugurates the
biggest series Of holiday stake events
In the history Of the New Orleans
turf. Five great stake races are on
the cards for the next two weeks.
beginning today with the Gentilly
stakes for all ages, distance six and
a half furlongs. with value Of $4,000.
Then entries for this event numbered
l49. breaking all previous records for
a southern track. and included a
strong showing Of eastern horses, as
well as many good performers from
Kentucky. Arkansas and Texas tracks.
Tomorrow the feature will be the
annual Christmas handicap for all
ages. distance mile and a sixteenth.
with q value Of $4,000. Next Saturday
the famous Speed handicap, a six fur.
long sprint for all ages. will be the
event and viii round out a
week OF sport such as has never be.
fore been known in this city.
The New Year handicap a Derby
trial for young horses becoming three
year'olds on the first OF the year and
the Magnolia stakes. a mile dash for
three-year-olds and upwards, will be
the big events Of next week. The
former will have a value of $500
and the latter. which will be run on
January s. viii be worth $4,000. The
for the Magnolia stakes sur
pass even the record-breaking Gen,
till stakes. reaching a total OF 151.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-12-24
NOT GUILTY OF MURDER
BECAUSE OF INSANITY
slipped Up Behind Hls Own Father
and Struck Him With an Axe for
the Purpose Of Robbery.

Spokane. Dec 2a.~"Sot guilty by
reason Of insanity" was the serdaet re
turned BY the jury today In the case
Of Sidney Sloan. the eighteen-year
old hoy charged with the murder Of
his father. Robbery was the motive
for the crime The boy came up DE-
hind his father. while the latter was
eating his midnight lunch. and struck
him six terrific blows with an axe.
He then took the money from the
dead mans pockets. The body was
found next morning and the boy was
arrested and confessed. The defense
claimed that the boy had shown in
sanity since infancy.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-12-24
EIGHT KILLED
THIRTY MANNED
SWITCH ENGINE Ano CROWDED
PASSENGER TRAIN ~ TER.
RiBLE WRECK.
FLAMES ADD HORROR
Engineer Of Passenger Train was
Tive Hours late and was Trying
90 Make Up Time.

Minneapolis. dec. ?s.-EighI killed
and thirty injured is The total cas-
uaisies resulting from collision III
south bound passenger train on
the st Paul road aud switch gu
CINE near Enasrsin. North DaAo:a
yesterday morning OF the injured
f0urteen were seriously hurt and tea
slightly
A revised list Of the dead lis az fol.
lows:
CHAS, BUCkuS. Bergen, \. d.
H. j. vOLKERlNG, Annanlous 4,
n. d.
TONY GLENN. velva. \. ID.
ID. J. BEREsFORD. Medicine Har.
Canada.
HERMAN ROsENBAuM. v.l,s,
~ d.
W. n. DA%IELSCN. Sheldon. \ ID,
NELS HANSON, Kenmare. N ID.
OLE THOMPSON starbuck
Story Of Disaster
The train wrecked was the accom-
mediation which runs from Moose
Jaw, Saskatchewan, to st. Paul, II
Is due at Enderlin at ll:45 p. M, but
yesterday morning was two hours
late. The engineer was running at
high speed In an endeavor to max"
up the lost time As be swung around
a curve just before entering the
yards al Enderlin a switch engine
was shifting string of box cars on
to the siding The cars did not clear
the main track. and the passenger
engine collided headon with the
switch engine.
Both engines were wrecked. and
the passengers were thrown down
small embankment al the side of the
track. Several of the day coaches
were turned bottom up and the pass
engers pinned beneath the wreckage,
which took fire from the stoves nse6
to heat the cars.
The passenger train was heavily
loaded with people going To their
homes for the holidays. Most Of the
casualties occurred in the smoking
car and the first day coach, both OF
which were badly splintered.
Enderlin is the divisional head
quarters of the railroad and rescue
party was soon at hand end"av"rinS
to release the imprisoned passengers
from their perilous positions. The
groans of the dying mingled with the
cries of anguish of the passengers
less severely hurt but who were IN
imminent danger from the fiameS'
which were fast spreading through
the cars. Axes were welded by will
ing hands and the roofs of the over
turned cars were broken upon ana
the dead and injured taken ont as
quickly as possible. 1t was race be-
tween the rescuers aud the fIames'
but bv herculean efforts all of the IN
;ured were removed before the
flames reached them.
Ten dead bodies were taken out
and laid beside the track while inc
injured were conveyed to the hosp'-
tails and the hotels.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-12-24
TWO WOMEN kill over
One HUNDRED INFANTS
Dahl. Of Paris Discover That MIG
Wife Burned Bodies OF Babes j"
LARGE Stove.

Paris Dec. "A midwife living In
the vivienne quarter has been arrest
cd ON a charge Of systematic mnf'
der of new born infants. The atteh-
ton of the police was attracted os
tho fact that no deaths of children
were reported from the establishment
and an investigation resulted in the
discovery that the midwife. with the
completely Of a servant. cut up and
burned the bodies of children In big
stove in the dining room of the mid
yife's residence. Evidence obtained
indicates that one hundred and twen-
tv children we're murdered by the two
women.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-12-24
MEMBERS OF SACRED
COLLEGE VISIT Pope
Church Separation in France DISCUSS
ed and Pope States Church Will Not
Finch From Attitude Taken.

Rome, Dec. 24-The members OF
the Sacred college went in body to-
day to the pope to present their
Christmas greetings. The pope receiv-
ed them in his private library. and
conversed cordially with all the dis
tinguished prelates. The chief topic
of conversation was the separation in
France. The pope said that the church
will not finch from the attitude It
has taken. no more concessions being
possible. but ne hoped that violence
and persecution would soon result in
better times.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-12-24
JAPANESE PLACE Steel
CONTRACTS IN AMERICA
Government VIII Establish Steel
Plant Wheh viii Cost Over One
Million Dollars.

New York. Dec. 24,-Contracts are
being placed In the United States for
the equipment OF the huge steel works
which the japanese government Is 10
operate under the name Of the I'm
perial Steel works. On the Island of
MOji The Japanes" plant will entail
cost Of sl0.o0o.O00 Orders for the
equipment call for two bar mills. a
tube millA a blooming mill. rolling
tables. f'sAlaces. cranes and n general
line Of sterl-making equipment.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-12-24
BAPTIST CHILDREES
CHRISTMAS PROGRAM

Program to be given by the Bap-
list Sunday school tonight at 1880:
Song by school.
Scripture reading and prayer.
Song by choir.
"A Christmas WISH" by c. Nicoi.
Icy.
Song by school,
Song by primary class.
Exercise by five girls.
Dialogue. Carrie and Pearl Harper.
Drama, "'rhe Birds Christmas Car
ol."
Song by school. Sc Ct.
Christmas tree. ~ IS
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-12-24
CUBAN RURAL GUARD HAS
BRUSH WITH INSURGENTS

Havana. Dec. 24.--~A dispatch from
Guinea. this province. today announc.
ed that a patrol of the rural guard
has had an encounter with five mount.
ed insurgents. The two parties ex-
changed shots with the result that
two OF the insurgents were killed and
two captured. The fifth escaped.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-12-24
CHANCES GOOD
FOR RECOVERY

Oklahoma City, Dec 24.--ln q tele-
hone message from Fort Reno this
morning, II was stated that Captain
Macklin passed good night and I'M.
less unexpected complications arise
the physicians believe that he will
speedily recover. His assailant has
not yet been apprehended. although
the officers are following a number
of elews that may lead to the arrest
SOON.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-12-24
KEEPING BUCKET SHOPS NOT
REPUGNANT TO FEDERAL LAW

Washington, Dec. 24.-In deciding
the case of Gatewood against the
state of North Carolina. in which
Gatewood was prosecuted for keeping
a bucket shop in 7Irham, the su-
preme court today held that the law
prohibiting dealing in futures to be
not repugnant to federal legislation.
thus affirming the decision Of the
supreme court OF North Carolina.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-12-24
CAMP OF
GOLDF|ELD DESERTED.
Miners Leaving BY Tainoads Because Of Strike Of Indus
mal Workers Of the World All Mines Mills and
SmeIters But Two Closed Down. Eight thousand
Leave In One Week

Goidtieid. New. Dec 24--As a ~
suit Of the strike called Friday by
the Industrial Workers of the
World. the miners In this section arQ
leaving by train loads. Goldfteld In
rapidly becoming a deserted city.
The population Of Golafield has de-
creased from $4,000 TO about 1000
within the last week. The strike viii
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-12-24
RAILROAD COMPANY SUED =
FOR coNFiscATING COAL

Omaha, Dec. al Il. Woodward
& company. coal dealers, operating
mines at Dietz, Wye, this morning
brought suit for $4,000 against the
Burlington Railroad company for coal
alleged to have been eonfiscated re-
Gently and secured from the federal
court a temporary injunction against
further confiscation by that company.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-12-24
COUSIN OF Ex.PREstDENT
CLEVELAND DIES IN ONO

Cincinnati. Dec. 24.-Harlan Cleve-
land. who served as United States
district attorney for the southern dis
trict OF Ohio by appointment of Gro
yer Cleveland. died today Of Bright's
disease He was a cousin Of the ex.
resident and nephew Of Justice
Harlan of the United States supreme
court
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-12-24

continue aud every mine. mill and
sna"lter, except the Hayes Monetla
and Francis Mohawk. h. closed. The
United States deputy marshals ap-
pointed under the terms Of the fedeF.
al lniunction issued to restrain the
stealing of high grade ore win take
charge today Of the Hayes Monette
and Frances Mohawk.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-12-24

San Francisco, dec. 24-"The exc
dus of Japanese laborers from the
sugar plantations of Hawaii to the
United States Is showing a decrease"
said c. X. Matubara, the new Japan
ese vice consul at San Francisco yes
terday. The Japanese immigration
societies sent laborers from Korea
10 Hawaii and these societies. accord
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-12-24
SUIT AGAINST STANDARD
FILED IN WRONG COURT

Findlay. O., Dec. 24.-Judge Dun.
can, of the common pleas court, today
decided that information flied In the
probate court against the Standard
OH company on a charge Of violating
the Valentine antitrust law was illeg
al and that the case should be filed In
the common pleas court. r.. -.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-12-24
STOCK EXCHANGE EMPLOYEES
GET BIG CHRISTMAS GIFT

New York, Dec. 24.-More than
$4,000 was distributed among the
four hundred employees of the stock
exchange today. This represents the
annual collection among the mem.
bers as Christmas bonuses to EN-
ployes.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-12-24
DECIDED DECREASE IN
JAPANESE Immigration

ing to Matsubara. are directly inter.
ested in the holding of laborers on the
sugar estates once they arrive there.
These societies have brought power
full pressure to bear upon the Japan
ese government to compel coolies to
stay out and It Is becoming apparent
that the immigration societies are
winning their fight.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-12-24
FRANCE DENIES ALLEGATION
THAT NOTE WAS SENT POWERS

Paris. Dec. 24.--An official note
was issued this afternoon announc
ing that the statements published
abroad to the effect that the French
government sent a note to the pow.
ers In anticipation OF q protest from
the vatican against the expulsion of
Monsignor Montagnini was absolute
ly false.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-12-24
GOLD WEATHER IN
EAST AND SOUTH

ment thermometer today touched six.
teen degrees. the coldest by ten de.
grees, of the season. Freezing wealth.
er Is reported from the weather as
far south as Tampa, Fla, where tssen
ty-eight degrees Is reported. The
wave extends over the east h4.f ot
the southern states,
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-12-24

New York, Dec. 25.-The coldest
weather of winter came today when
the thermometer went dowr 10 eight
degrees below. A keen northwest
wind blowing twenty mi'cs an hour
added to the discomfort.
Cold Day for Georgia
Atlanta, Ca. Dec. 24.-The govern.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-12-24

the Brotherhood tot Locomotive En-
gineer~
The full effect uf the strike VIII
not be apparent for several days. anu
no announcement Of the intention OF
the company relative 10 their filling
the places Of the men who have gone
out has yet been made.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1906-09-16
LOS RELAMPAGOS
''veIoz como eI reIampagO."
Todos los reIampaqos son
jguaImente veloces.
APARATO CURIOS0
Ell professor aleman NJ. Mech
midi, inventor. -Sus no.
tables experlenclas.

La frsse <velox como el relGmpA
gos ea una ex 0essIdn proverblsi cue
80 epeusntYa en- todos los idlomas, 10
cual prueba que ell relampsgo 90 On 10
opinion popular al u nbolo do 10 gran
veloeidsd.
Muchss vecss ae hA pregunsAdo sl
todos los relimpsgos eran ig ialmense
vsloees, pero 10 sussli6n no 30 hs po'
dido resolvsr hasta e1ocA reeicnte.
LAS divsrgsnclaa de spreciEcl6n e'An
considarable,; 10 msyaria de los fiL.
COS atribufan al relampagor una du'
rAcl6n dsmasisdo breva para aer me.
dida, y FAradsy adrmAba hAher OBJ
ssrvsdo relkmpag1s que durAron mas
de un sfgdndo.
La verdad probable es que h'y
relkmpsgos dc diferenteE duracionss'
Para eomprobarlo. sl professor slemAo
| M. Mshntdf, he invsntAdo an sparsso
muy earioso.
Con un disco dc cir 90 centfmetros
do diGmetro qus girabs, grasiss q M
aparato de relojerfA q raE6a de ein'
cuenta vueltAs por segurdo y 81 sl
cual 30 veiG una cruz blanca con bra
7os de dos milimetros do largo dihu-
/ jada sobrs iondo negro, ha pedido
obsarvAr durante violentisimAs tor
mentAs que & la luz do eierioa rslani'
pagos, lA cruz Apartcia unS scla We,
con nisidez y brillo.
En- otrAs ooasioneG, la cruz apara'
lcia dos, 6 tres y hssta mas vecss, ian
Ito con iuse,valos sprecis bliss, como
Ieon uns sucea'6n tan prssipitsda que
pareefa que lbs & montarse una eruS
on osra y mientrss que 10 primera era
imuy luminoss, loa destelloa do las si'
guieosss ibAn on diEminuei6n, oeaaio E
lnaudo & ratios 10 impreai6n de quo 81
IrAbA en- Seutido inverse.
\ A 10 luz do un reAmpsgo muy
grande, VIC oil pre fesor una cruz 6oSu
pic, Ecuyos hrts7s estabAn coloeados q
distaneias igualss, sisndo IL primsrA
de las ocho imagsnss 10 mks brlllsnte
dc todas.
De todo clio deduce 81 expsrimen
Itador, qua 10 rapidsE do los rslAmpa'
COS vsriA mucho, pussto que 81 los
ha reglstrado do 0'50 4 0'035 do 90
igund0.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1906-09-16
Para los que quISraR COIOCaF
bien su duneFO

Be vsnde 8 eFrienda sn Ponce, %
10 eaIIa ATOCHA, la mas eentriaa Dc
lA aiudad entire les dos PlaxaE PFipei-
palss, an Almason de mAmpoEtarfA J
MADEIRA del pEiE, de n pies 8 pulgS-
das s de rents por la calls del Sol y
50 II pulghdAE per ls dc AToCHAr
trsnta & las eAaas de Enmsnuslli = O.
r. valdssillA Hemanos b O.
FOR tsner este almAeen dos arri'
mos - hAss muy fkoil fabrisarls una
plsnta alta, aomdp kngnlo de man
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1906-09-16
FL professor George H Dar'
win da una inteFesah-
te cOnferencia.
1OMAD LECHE
Doctor Hatai. La <lecithin~,
production en- 'as razas fu.
turas verdaderos gigantes

< professor George Il. DG w.r,
10 del ceIebre naturslists, ha dsdo
cisntsmente en- L1ndrss una eorfs
jrcla. .acsrca de los msdioa may efsa
ses para sonssguir 10 longsvidad. El
eonferenelante, que es presidente de
10 Bsistish Association, ex auso 81
e5nformidsd con 10 tsorfa del professor
Mstehnik ,ff, el eual sssgurA que 10
lesh ,,lbien sea liquida 6 cuaiada, es el
msior espscf6ao para prolopgar 10 vi.
do,
Ia lsehs cusiada contisas uu abs.
sillus,s sl eual introducido On sl In.
testino humane, producs los mas s.
ludAblss efsctos. Ea ap6yo de esto
do & eonoesr una memoria del doctor
Hatai, professor do Neurologfa dc Ia
Universidad do Chieago, el eual AFR.
ma qua hA seubierto una maravillo'
% substaneia denominada slicithin,s
que estk llsmada & producer on les r.
zAs taturas verdadaros gigantes,
I'll professor do Chieago ha heeho
ya numsrosoa experimsntos do 10 sle'
sithinS On va.ios animales, los suales
han adquirido on POGO tiempo unas
proporclones dssconoeidas On su ss-
pseis, 1T doctor Hatai comenz6 sus
onslyos On unas ratas b!ancas, Las
suales eresieron On proporei6n do un
90 por oiento. Hssta ahora NO % 80.
bs que el tal invento ss hsya splicado
& nineiu ser rtc!onsl. psro 10 iusto
ssrfa que dieho doctor empezsss 6en.
sayar los prodiglosos efsetos dc la
slpciihins On % propia persona. OtrA
do las vsntsias do esta nusva panscea
90 ls que aelara To- vista, suprimi6n
dose por eompleto los lentss y Antso-
Jos.
siguiendo su diseurao al pre- fssor
Darwin, assgur6 que los diaR ereesn
acknowledgements Y que en- el trAnacurso
do los siglos, el eapaeio gus hoy con
sideramos como un dia entero, llegara
{ tsner 10 proportion de cIncuents J
c!neo de los aetuales. Para un plazc
ne muy leiauo, oil cont ,renciante 90.
dals que 10 durAei6n do un dia iguA
lara & ls qua ahora represents dos,
Las e9nelusionas del profszoi
Darwin han sido que el Acldo ac6tiec
prolonga eonsiderab!smente 10 vida
= que lbs gsnsrsciones futur ~, Al pal
que On proporeiones eorporales, ere
eerkn On longevidad, dsasparseiendt
laa enfsrmsdAdes Y no sobrevinisndt
10 muerts mes que por aecidentss M
lurales.