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Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-12-18
LOOKS BLACK
FOR ABE RUEF
STARTLING TESTIMONY GIVEN AT
HEARING TO-DAY sT Ru-
pulpH sPREcRLEs.
Surprise TO Defense
Attorney Planned 90 Gail Street Rat
way Strike in oroer 10 fierce Fraud
utent eond Sale.

San Francisco. Gal. Ik.t. n starr
liug testimony was gis"1 b! Rndnlph
Spr,cklrx YESTERDAY in ihr l'r,r'+~i
Ingy before Superior Judge Dunnr in
whtch Mayor Eugene SchmltZ and
Abraham Kll..f are sea King To sat aRid"
the five Indictments found against
them for eNtorton SpuCkles. Who
had hs~en called 10 the witness stand
bS the defense. testified during his
examination that Ru"f had called on
him at the time If the big municipal
bond issU" and asked him To form
syndicate to take all tn" bonds Thus
authorized Sprerkles was unable 30
see what guarantee there was that II
th" syndicate was formed II could buy
The bonds. aS under the Law they must
h" pat up at ruhliC anc:ion and sold
Ia the highest bidder Ru"f informed
SpreCklcs. according tn his testimony
that this could easily ln arranged
for h" would have general sttik"
called an all the street railroads and
with San Francisco in this condition.
no outside capital would bid and the
syndicate would have clear field
SpreCklcs also te7tified that Rucf call
cd upon him and demanded that he he
retained as attorney Of the San Fran,
cisc" Gas l. Electric company
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-12-18
HARTMAN TURNS
TABLES ON HILL
Wrests Victory In the Shadow Of De-
feat In Most Effective Coup Ever
Executed In Financial Battle.

Chicago. Dec. iS.-The Chronicle
says: Edward II. Hartman has re-
paid James J. Hin In his own coin
by wrestling victory from him in the
shadow of defeat through one of the
most effective coups ever executed In
a financial battle. The control of the
Chicago, Milwaukee 4 st. Paul rail.
road. which Morgan and Hill conf.
IDENTIFY believed TO be theirs yesterday,
Is still lodged with the Hartman
Standard Oil interests. and viii be
strengthened. As Hin threw Harri.
man out of the Northern Pacific In
1901, so Hartman Gusts him from the
ownership of the st. Paul. Hill exc
cuted his flank movement by retiring
the preferred stock of the Northern
Pacific In which his opponents con.
troll centered; Hartman and his
friends maintain control of the Sc.
Paul by issuing two.thirds Of $780,.
100000 increase TO the holders of the
preferred stock. For a month the bat.
tie for the control of the st. Paul has
ben fought in the open market, and
last week was the disturbing feature
of Wall street and the money mar
ket. Much Of the old bitterness has
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-12-18
KANSAS CITY CAR SHORTAGE

Kansas City. Dec. 1S.-The journal
today says: The lack not only Of
cars and locomotives. but insufficient;
yardage, warehouses and elevators are
causes of the movement which brought
about the freight congestion in Kan
sas City and probably elsewhere.
Every freight house in Kansas City is
gorged and every storage track is
crowded As many cars are waiting
20 be unloaded as are waiting to be
loaded. Loads cannot be dumped on
the ground and the empties cannot
be loaded faster than about so many
per day. The roads are frequently fore
ed to order cars brought to Kansas
City without waiting for loads, be.
cause when loads arrive here there
is no place to put them. Warehouses
and elevators must be emptied before
they can be refilled."
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-12-18
SAD EINjSHOF
BACHELOR7RIO

Lakewood, y. j.. Dec Is, Mrs
Flora Loise Clement, u wealthy
Washington society woman. will be
married today to Captain Sydney A
Cloman, OF the United States army
The ceremony will be performed nj
the winter home OF Mr.. and Mrs. John
Hays Hammond near this city
Captain Cloman was recently ap
pointed military attache of the Ameri
can embassy at London and will leave
with his bride for that post immedi'
ately. reporting 10 Ambassador Reid
on January |. The wedding Is render.
ed notable by the fact that Il marks
the finish Of a famous bachelor trio,
consisting Of Captain Cloman. Bunker
Ham OF the artillery corps and John
GibboE Of the navy. For many years
these men were inseparable compan-
ions whenever their duties allowed.
and are reported to have made a SOL
emn vow that they would never mar.
ry. Gibbon, who Is now the naval at
tache at the United States embassy In
London. was the first to succumb TO
female wiles, marrying Miss Ely, a
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-12-18

RAILWAY STRIKE
DIFFERENCE or CENT As HOUR
MAY CAUSE THOUSANDS
TO CO OUT.
FIVE ROADS CONCERNED
Men Have Already Voted 20 Strike
But Sanction of Grand chiss Morris
sey Necessary.

New York. Dee. ia difference
q one cent an hour between employees
ana managers may cause a strike On
i've sEeat railway systems. The men
affected are 3.ooe yard conductors.
brasemen and other employees III the
railroad terminals, and the companies
are the Delaware, Laekawanna q
Western. tha Central Ut New Jersey.
the Lehigh Valley. Baltimore a ohio.
and the Erie. The officlals II the
various railroads issued \ statement
last night I'm which they declared that
under no conditions viii they grant
the demand for five cents an hour in.
crease. but offer four cents. The men
have voted 10 strike, hut the vote will
require the sanction or r.. III. Morris
sey. grand chief nf railroad lrainmen
who win arrive In the city today. Hi
win. u Is said. make an inyextigatio,
and confer with the railroad official
before announcing his decision.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-12-18

Washington socisty belle. about a
year ago. Cioman acted an best man,
and was soon called upon to act In
q like capacity when Ham became q
benedict. Left to his own resources,
Cloman sought solace for his sorrow
In the society Of the charming young
widow. and today's wedding Is the re"
sult Captain Cioman has seen ser
vice In the Philippines as a member Of
the staff Of General Otis. and was for
three years governor of the island
Of Twai Twai. At Washington be was
on duty at the War college and was at
tached to the Twenthy-third infantry.
He is a member Of several leading
clubs of the capital city. including
the Army and Navy, Metropolitan and
Chevy Chase.
The bride In the widow Of Victor
Clement. mining engineer. and Is re-
puted to be immensely wealthy. For
the last two years she has maintained
elaborate apartments i'm Washington,
and has been active In social circles.
Her first husband made his fortune
In the diamond mines OF South Africa.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-12-18
COUNTING VOTES IN az
INSURANCE CONTEST

New York. Dec. fS.-Balloting for
the new officials of the New York
Life Insurance company and the Mu-
tual Life Insurance company began
today. In the office of the New York
Life nearly 100000 ballots were turned
in before the end OF the first hour.
Practically all were cast BY proxies.
The representatives OF the "adminis.
tration ticket" made up OF the pres
ent officials of the company turned In
i15.0oo proxies at one time and 4 few
moments later the antisadministration
party handed In ten hoxes containing
$500 proxies each. At the offices Of
the Mutual Life voting was not 50
heavy. III
While It will require some time to-
determine the exact number Of votes
cast, 1t is estimated that the New
York Life ballots will reach nearly
400. 900. while the Mutual Life vote
promises to exceed 2s0o00. Whether
this remarkable expression Of the de-
sires of the policy holders viii favor
the administration Or International
committee tickets Is vet IN doubt ana
will be settled only by the counting Of
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-12-18

Washington. Dec, 1S-~"Mormonism
is a greater curse To the country than
slavery was," declared Mrs. Fred Du.
bois. wife of the Idaho senator. In an
address I'm this city. She said should
Roosevelt take a "trip through south
ern Idaho he would no more declare
there was nothing In the Mormon
question. Six United States senator's
owed their election 10 the influence
of the Mormon church. Mrs. Dubois
said: Mormon children In Utah and
idaho spit on the American flag"
Much attention was given Mrs. Du-
bois while delivering her address.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-12-18
ERENCHD DUKE FOR
7HEODORA SHON7S

Washington. Dc. 1S-Thc formal
opening of the handsome New Hamp-
shir" avenue home Of Theodore ShontS,
chairman of the Panama canal COM
mission. will be- rendered notable in
Washington circles by the debut Of
the Misses Shonts at a party which
will be- attended by the leading lights
OF the capital official set
The debut of the Young ladies' has
revived the rumor that Miss Theodore
Is to become the bride OF the Due de
Fhaulnes at Picquigny. dissolutn
French nobcman, and despite the in
dignant denialS OF Papa Shonts il Is
generally believed that the story is
not without foundation. elt In known
that the duke has paid marked at
tention 70 Miss Shonts. and that both
of the commissioners daughters are
intimate friends of the dukes sisters.
Those who know Miss Theodore are
inclined TO believe that while Papa
Shonts may deny as he pleases, the
young lady will settle the matter for
herself.
The reputation acquired by the
young Due de Chaulnes ct cetera is
not by any means the most enviable
10 be had even upon the European
nobility's bargain counter Known
charitably as the black sheep" of
one of the oldest of French families,
he would probably be termed a de-
generate bum If not possessed of
title. His habits of life are reputed to
be such as would do credit to Bow
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-12-18

cry bum. and his csCapadrs and little
ecccntricitics range from the usual
chorus girl variety to chronic and
avowcd hitting the pipe" Despite
these peCuliarities, he Is immensely
popular In the social circles of Paris.
especially among the women 0f the
American set. His fortune, never Of
much magnitude, is now reported to
he at the lowest ebb Ind II Is known
that for some time be has been seek
ing an alliance with a wealthy Amcri-
can heircss.
The recent history Of the de- Chaul,
ncs house abounds in scandal and so,
cial rottenness. despite the fierce aus
trri:y of the grandmother of the pres
ent duke. who was in charge of his
early training and who sought to make
him churchman. The dukes father
was what would he called In America
a "rOunder," and his mother chiefly
memorable because of little affair"
with the Count de Dion about a score
of years ago. The matter became a
public scandal and the enraged and
sirtuous husband turned the duchess
from his door. The unfortunate wo-
man died few years ago in an OBJ
scure garrett in the slums of Paris. at
tended only by faithful maid, who
herself paid the cost of the funeral
With all these facts staring her in
the face 1t is difficult to believe that
the charming Miss Shonts would care
TO own title at the cost of matrimony
with such a character as the profligate
duke.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-12-18
CHRISTMAS MAILS HEAVIER
THAN EVER KNOWN BEFORE

New York. Dec. ls.~-Though this Is
the gladstone season In most places
In the postOffice the merriness Of
Christmas Is expressed In beads oi
perspiration and one grand hurry and
scurry. From all reports the pressure
OF business has been greater this year
than ever before. Each year the for.
eign Christmas mails grow heavier
aud this year the increase has been
most marked.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-12-18
OF BILLIARD
STARS IN NEW YORK

New York. Dec. 1S.-Followers of
the green table sport are on edge In
anticipation odf seeing tonight anoth-
or uf the great championship match
es which have made the present win.
ter notable in the history Of billiards
in the metropolis.
The stars who are to compete to
night are Willie N>ppe and George
Sutton. The match. which takes
place in the Grand Central palace, is
to determine the 1872 championship.
the title to which Is now held by Sut-
ton. The winner of the match will
be challenged by Jacob Schaefer.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-12-18
souTH DAKOTA CORN
GROWERS IN SESSION

Mitchell. :. d., Dec, Progress.
I've farmers fr"m every county Of tho
state were nn hand today at the open.
Ing of the annual meeting and corn
show Of the South Dakota Corn Grow.
erS' association,
During the three days sessions
practical talks ON corn growing win
be gicen.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-12-18
Supports President

Washington. Dec 1S.-lnterstatc
Commerce Commissioner Clarke ap-
ppared before the house committe
IN public lands today in support ct
President Roosevelt's suggestion that
the government cease TO sell coal
lands and lease them hereafter u
mining companies. He reiterated his
charges that the great corporations
IN league with the railroads have
"cornered'' lands and forced the
prices up to an unreasonahly high
point. When questioned by members
Of the committee as to the present
difficulty In getting cars, Clarke re.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-12-18
wllL REFRAIN
FROM VISITING AMERICA

haa0aaan. nee Is The Jataansss
e"n&ua here says thp Visiting squad
tsas which wail arrive MI Honolulu I'm
r"sfaAFy. . will not pEoeeea "a san
F'~nessea - originally intended. be-
'@@Ae . E~peAatAon af the Maine aikas,
'"F l. isaEsa. 0wing so the alaeEed
osef"F"agAa coalition os American
feeling.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-12-18
NEVADA coat FAMINE
NOW ALMOST OVER

Ogdsn t'tah. Dee, ~ ~- The coal
famine in Seyada il about al aa end.
In answeG 90 an appeal from she pe0'
pie os the mining camps and railroad
towns. = ,rala load Of coal started
west frum hege yesterday and seven
carloads were shipped ta.S morning.
Tonopah. GOldfield and other mining
censs4rs have been without coal for
several days aud much suffering 70"
suited.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-12-18
oEATH OF SHAH or PERSIA
IS EXPECTED HOURLY

- Petersburg, Dee ~ Dispatches
received here from Teheran today say
that sA,a shah is al the paint OF death
Ths ucc..sslun Ut his successor. Prince
Ali Mira. Is expected 10 pass off
quietly and without opposition, Great
Britain and Russia are uln.ns In CON
cert In this connection,
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-12-18
HARRY rHaw rsisl
TO BEGIN JANUARY .,

New York. dec. ls--Iiarry X. Thaw
will he tried January u tnr the muF.
der of stanford White, aeeoralnx 10
an order signed by Justice sewhnrreF
Today. The trial viii be- before gus.
tice Fitzgerald.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-12-18
CLOSE BETTING IN THE
GANs-HERMAN FIGHT

Tonopah. New. Dec 1S.--The betting
on the Gans-Herman fight which takes
place here New Years day opened
yesterday. One bet OF $1,000 to 500
with Cans on the top side was record
ed. The prevailing odds are 10 to
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-12-18
BOSTON WOOL MARKET
IN HEALTHY CONDITION

Boston. Dec is~~The wool market
Is In healthy condition aud shows a
tendency. It's understood
an unwished for feature In the sltua-
tion IL the absence uf stock from
quarter blo0ds up Fleece woods are
In limited supply.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-12-18
LEtiicH VALLEY RAILROAD
GRANTS INCREASE ~ WAGE,

Easion. Pa. Dee. fs.-The announce.
meat Ii made thar the Lehigh Valley
railroad has increased the wages nf
employees i'm the Transportation do.
partments from 10 TO 20 per cent.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-12-18
GRAND JURY INVESTIGATES
NEW YORK LIFE COMPANY

NcN York. ncc. lS. The grand jury
to-day began an investigation into tn"
New York Life Insurance company's
affairs as brought ont before the leg
islatiEc Investigation committee,
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-12-18
Or. MAHiE the ORATOR
UNIVERSITY or CHICAGO

Chicago, Ill. Dec. ls.-~The sixty.
first eonvocation of the University of
Chicago was held today. The convo.
cation address was delivered by DIR.
Hamilton Wright Mabie. associate ed.
itor Of the Outlook.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-12-18
KING OSCAR NOW Al.
MOST OUT OF DANGER

Stockholm. Dec. ls.-king Oscar Is
so much improved that the attending
physician will soon cease issuing bull
letins, The morning bulletin showed
gain In strength.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-12-18
JOHN WILKINSON ON TRIAL
CHARGED WITH GtRI's pEATH

Madison. Wis. Dec. ts.--The case nf
John u. Wilkinson. who ls charged
with manstamghter In the second de-
gree. was called for trial today
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-12-18
Presidents
JAPANESE MESSAGE
Simply Transmission with Little Comment Of Secretary
Metcalfs Report. Prophecy Of Advanced Position Of
Executive on Federal Power Unul6lled.

,piisd that IN his opini0n shippers are
as much 10 blame an carriers for the
present car shortage.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-12-18

]. W. Duyal of Albuquerque is In
the city this afternoon on business.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-12-18
Andrews Amendment Passes
Special to The Optic.

Washington, Dec. 1S.-Tne indian
appropriation passed the house with
Andrews $4,000 extra amendment
The delegate from New Mexico hopes
to get $4,000 more appropriated in
the senate. The house eliminated si5.'
900 for sixty-six extra Legislative
clerks. Andrews had Penrose OF Penn
sylvania re-introduce the bill In the
senate.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-12-18
To Investigate Car Shortage

Washington. Dec. IS. 1880 That Presi'
dent Roosevelt has taken determined
stand with a view Of finding legislative
remedy for the car shortage OF the
northwest which now threatens the
people with freezing and starvation
cause the railroads are unable To
transport fuel and food to them. was
indicated by a conference at the White
House today when the president sent
for Senator Hansbrough and asked
him whether the actual danger of saf'
fering is as great as reported by the
press dispatches and private tele-
grams of individuals. The North Da-
kota senator reported that from the
dispat ches he received the statement
of conditions In his state. Minnesota
and South Dakota had not been exag-
gerated. The president will prompt
ly give the question his personal az
tention with view to alleviating
any amount Of suffering and he desir'
ed Hansbrough to devote his time
and thought to devise some means to
prevent the occurrence again OF the
present situation.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-12-18
Insanity Increasing

Washington, d. c., Dec, lS.-~Ac'
cording to a report just issued by the
census bureau insanity is on the In
crease in the United States. The re-
port shows that not only Is insanity
on the increase. but IL Is increasing
more than In proportion TO the popu-
iation. The figures show that there
are as a rule more insane males than
females. though In the southwest the
number Of insane females slightly
predominates. There Is much larger
per cent of insane foreigners than OF
natives, and of the foreigners the Ger
mans and Scandinavians furnish about
65 per cent. One peculiarity is that
insanity among the native-born popu'
lation of mixed blood is very rapidly
on the increase.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-12-18

II Washington, Dec is-The supreme
teourt of the United states today con
3nnued the hearing In the Kansas
Colorado irrigation case. growing out
! of the use Of the water In the Ar
kansas river Attorney Ashbaush ar
suiIE, for Kansas. addressed hts re
marks principally TO the overflow.
Attorney Lewis. also speaking for
Kansas, said that Colorado not only
claims the right TO all the water ol
1.-The Arkansas river. but actually
takes II all.
eensee In Accord
Washington. nec. is-The senate
today passed the urgent deficiency
bill enacted by the house Saturday.
Nomination
Waahington. Dec. ls~~The presi-
dent today sent to the senate the
following nomination.
Collector of customs. district of Sa-
btne. Texas. Russell ii. Dunn.
City OF Manila Bonds
Washington. d. G., Dec. iS~~At the
bureau OF insular affairs Of the war
department bids are TO be- opened to-
morrow for the s2000.00o 1880 per
cent bond issues Of the city Of Manila
by act Of congress these bonds are
exempted from taxation. The issue
is to provide funds to continue the
work of constructing an adequate wa
icr supply aud sewerage system for
Manila, for which contracts have been
awarded and which Is now under way.
. These bonds will be accepted by
the treasury department as security
for deposits of the public money OF
the United States In national banks
whenever further deposits may be
made, and may be substituted for t'ni'
ted States bonds now held as security
for deposits on condition that the Uni
ted States bonds thus released bc
used as security for additional circnla'
ton when. in the judgment OF the Sec,
retary of the Treasury II IL desired
to stimulate an increase In national
bank circulation.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-12-18
THEODORE Roosevelt.
The White House
December s. 1906.

December s, 1906.
Note: Secretary Metcalfs report is
long and includes many quotations
ercm Japanese and American newspa
9crs published ON the Pacific coast
Owing 10 the late hour at which IN"
special mtSbage was submitted. il IL
imuossiblo TO reproduce the secreta
RVS rcpOrt today.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-12-18

Continued on page AZ
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1906-09-06
LETTERS TELL TALES

Portland, Ore, Sept. 5.-To prove
State Senator Franklin P. Mays in
terest in the creation Of the Blue
mountain forest reserve, two letters
were introduced in evidence during
the trial in the federal court
and read by SPECIAL Assistant Attor-
Dey General Heney. The letters were
written by Mays to Congressman Bin
ger Hermann. One was dated at
Portland, July -, 1902, and earnest
IL urged the commissioner to follow
Forest Superintendent Ormsby's rec
ommendation for immediate with
drawal of the proposed reserve. The
letter recited that there was an unns-
ual rush of settlers to this section,
and there was danger of embarrassing
the creation of the reserve. Another
letter from Mays to Hermann, dated
at Portland July 10, only three days
later, was read, including a clipping
recited that there was a railroad
boom in Malheur and Harvey coun-
ties, and that as a result there was 8
lively rush for timber land, large
amounts Of which were being fled
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1906-09-06
NEW FOOTBALL RULES

Y Last evening about 90 Of the mem
bers Of the high school foot ball
squad held a meeting at the Office of
r. H. Elder and the smoke from this
council wig ways a message to the
effect that the team will play accord
ing to the new rules. The pow-wow
was lengthy one. The rules we're
raked from one end to the other and
we're battered out until each member
Of the squad understood them. Moth
ing in the way Of plays was discuss
ed, but it is said that the team will
have a new one that will eat mp the
ten yards more easily than i've were
last year. r. H. Elder will do some
Of the coaching and Middleton may
be Interested in helping with this
work.