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Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-04-01
Az EXECUTION IN INDIA.
How "a Sentence Of Death Was Car
RED Out or Streets Of @tyceraeao.

The decision as to whether The
murderer should BE- executed or i'm"
prisoned for life sas. says the Civil and
Military Gazette In describing "a exc
cution At Hyderahad Of . Pathan sho
had shot his bFotheTin-aaw. a. IL
usual. left 10 the murdered mans relA-
tives. and his wife. the sister OF the
murderer. voted for death
On the day for the execution there
appeared il the streets = band Of
sxeepers armed wtlh Ieaty ,wigs. fol-
lowed by . squad Of the city Arab
police with fixed bayOnets- Then
came the criminal. dressed In new
white garments. with a new halter
around his neck and new ropes At.
tached 20 his arms, The ends Of
these ropes were held by policemen
The ordinary thing is for the con-
demned man TO walk. but in this case
he was 50 overcome that he had To BE-
conveyed in q tutka.
On arriving al the fatal spot the
murderer vas made TO kneel down.
while the policemen handed over
charge of the cords To the execution
er's attendants one OF whom. Selling
the end OF the halter stood In front
OF the felon. while others held the
cords pinioning his arms behind. The
executioner. brandishing a broad.
heavy sword. keen as IA razor. In a
suggestive fashion. and prancing up
towards his victim asked three times
In a loud voice; Who authorizes the
execution" The chief of the city po-
lice on duty thrice replied; The
Amin"
Then an attendant armed with a
long needle pricked the condemned
man In the back. causing him 10 start
forward. At the same instant those
holding the cords laid themselves
back in opposite directions as in a
tugof.war contest. with the result
that the wretch's neck vas stretched:
and. following the reply OF the chief
OF police. the executioner's blade de.
scended fair and true on the neck.
severing the head completely.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-04-01
MEMBERS OF CONGRESSIONAL
COMMISSION MEET TO-DAY IN
NEW YORK CITY.
none WILL ESCAPE
No Branch Of System viii Be Neg.
Ieeted and Many Changes are can.
tieipated-chiesgo Naval Station.

Washington. April L. The most
thorough and searching investigation
Of the conduct OF the post office lie.
partment ever attempted was com.
menced today In New York by the
members Of the congressional postal
comi1nlssion. provided for by the post
office Appropriation bill passed dur
ing the closing days the fits'hih'h
congress.
The personnel OF the commiss.Cn -
as follows: Senator Penrose of Penn.
%sylvania, chairman Of the senate post
office commission; Representative
Overstreet Of Indiana, chairman OF
the house p~ostoffice commission; Rep
resentatives Moon of Tennessee and
Gardner OF New Jersey, and Senators
Clay Of Georgia and Carter Of Mon
tana. The actual investigation is In
charge OF the first three named, who
comprise a subcommittee to conduct
the inquiry. Several experts have
been employed to aid In the under
taking, provision for this having been
made in the congressional act, thus
relieving the Investigators OF the me-
chanical part of the work.
The entire postal system of the
nation will be covered by the investi-
cations OF the committee and it Is
eNpected that many reforms will re-
suit. That the inquiry is intended
to be a thorough one Is evidenced by
the fact that congress appropriated
$751; 900 to cover the cost of employing
experts. One OF the important mat
tiers to be considered is the proposed
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-04-01
Gentle and Effective.

A well known Manitoba editor
writes: "As an inside worker find
Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Ia.
blets invaluable for the touches OF bill.
iousness natural to sedentary life.
their action being gentle and effective
clearing the digestive tract and the
head" Price, Is cents. Samples free.
At all druggists.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-04-01

Bitten BY a Spider.

Through blood poisoning caused By
spider bite. Jno Washington Ut Bos.
queville. Texas. would have lost his
leg. which became a mass of running
sores. had he not been persuaded TO
try Bucklen's Arnica Salye. He writes.
The nrst application relieved. and
four boxes healed all the sores" Heal
every sore. sc. At all druggists.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-04-01
TERRITORIAL FUNDS
RECEIVED FOR MARCH
Money Collected From County Treas,
rer and Other Sources for the
Territory.

urers INC Other Sources tor the
Territory.
Santa Re. N. NJ. April 1.-The fol
lowing public funds have been receiv
ed by Territorial Treasurer j. II
Vaughn for month OF March from
county ~treasurers and other sources:
A. A. Keen. former commissioner
OF public lands. TO credit OF foilowine
funds: Water reservoir for irrigation
purposes s744.07: common schoo
1856. 10: College Of agriculture and
mechanic arts 5000; university 500;
normal university SIS: normal schoo
SIS: school Of mines 81 40; militar,
institute SIS: reform school s75.03;
blind asylum $500: dead-dumb in
stitute SIS: miners hospital $500;
insane asylum s71.07; p~enitentiar,
$75.13. Total $2,026.S7.
Arthur Trelford. superintendent d
penitentiary. convicts' earnings, 81,
697.64.
]. III. Sloan, insurance commission
er. insurance fund, l 1862.
W. G. Sargent. territorial auditor
dining car licenses, $500.
W. c. Barnes. secretary of cattl.
sanitary board. cattle indemnity fund
$l07.5o.
The Pullman company. Pullman cal
tax. s53o.9S.
Chaves county,. Smith Lea. treas
urer. Taxes for 1906. s961O, 1906
$6G2.95: total s759.O5.
Colfax county-George {. Pace
treasurer. Taxes for 1906. $3S9.7l.
Dona Ana county-Oscar Lehman
treasurer. Taxes for 1902, $5097
1903. s105.S7: 1904. $229O5; 1905
s6S4,6s; 1906, s1.O22.2S; total s2,os2.
IS.
Eddy county-W. II. Merchant
treasurer. Taxes for 1903, $3.50; 1904
$3.50: 1905. $3O2.72: 1906, s431.So: to
tai. s737.2o.
Grant contradiction Agee, treas
urer. Taxes 1904, $7.52; 1905. s93. %
1906. SEQ. 9E total $391.7l.
Lincoln county,. NJ. Penfield
treasurer. Taxes for 1904, s2O.O3
1905, 1915: 1906, sG4. o.: total 1881
Luna county-E. J.. Sarkadon
treasurer. Taxes for 1905, s162.21
1906. $44S.7 IS; total $6lO,9G.
Mora county-C. N. Strong, treas
urer. Taxes for 1905. 1864: 1906
s191,7; total s1S0.O6.
Otero county,. {. Dunn, treasur
er. Taxes 1904, s257.53: 1905. sl09.
81; 1906. s40O.41; total $167.SS.
Quay county-Florencio MARTINEZ
treasurer. Taxes 1906. s19S.73.
Roosevelt county,. NJ. Faggard
treasurer. Taxes 1905, s1S1.O3; 1906
s2.996.s7: total s3,17S.
San Miguel connty-Eugenio RI
nero. treasurer. Taxes for 1904. s73
Sc: 1905. s15O.27; 1906. 5000; tota
s933.62.
San Juan county-W. F.. Williams
treasurer. Taxes 1905. s14.29: 1906
s274.01; total s2SS.3O.
Santa Fe county-Celso Lopez
treasurer. Taxes 1905, $685.; 1905
5000; 1905. s1O9.69; 1906, s5s.1s
total, $es.2e.
Sierra c~ounty-John C. Plemmons
treasurer. Taxes for 1905, $3.50
1906. s147.So: total s171.4s.
Socorro county-Jose E. Torres
treasurer. Taxes 1904, $11.72: 1905
ss34.ss: 1906. 1892. Total $4,000.
Taos county-Nicolas Anaya, treas
urer. Taxes 1905. s11 so: 1906, s4313'
total $54.6s.
Torrance lcounty-Macario Torres
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-04-01
The Price Of Health.

"The price of health In a malarious
district is just IS cts; the cost OF a
box Of DR.. Kings New Life Pills
writes Ella Slayton, OF holland, Ark.
New Life Pills cleanse gently and i'm.
part new life and vigor to the system.
druggists.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-04-01
An lnsidious Dancer.

One OF the worst features of kidney
trouble is that it is an insidious dis
ease and before the victim realizes
his danger he may have a fatal mala-
dy. Take Foley's Kidney Cure at the
first sign of trouble as it corrects ir.
regularities and prevents Bright's dis
ease. and diabetes. Q. G. Schoefer and
Red Cross Drug Co.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-04-01

The Gallup Fuel company has been
compelled TO close its mines for lack
Of miners and lack OF capital to devel,
op further the coal measures which
have been opened. This means a loss
to Gallup of an annual payroll of $751;
900.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-04-01
Can He Do Il,

Luther Burbank had Just finished
his seedless orange, his thornless
rose, and his eyeless potato.
What are you going to originate
now?" some one asked him.
"A lemonless campaign" replied
the wizard.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-04-01

'haas - ala~4 By The aPgaaAntnaena ef
~A-s~A@asas 1~S~aah = e. ha~xkharn vi
k~aa@~A&, Co4ua~4 G0ptAels will re-
c~tse Mt &nnual salary Of sl&.ss9 dur
Ing his iaeame%ary as Chairman u
the ts.hma@m coannisSaon-
Proposed changes in the aAaninis
trstioa u The eanal 1orBe wlll become
effective the middle u this EnoasA
and wn result in the abolition q al
Local municipal governments and th@
substitution of four administrative
districts under the control af the c.
nal commissioners. Who viii BE- ~
qalgea 10 reside / n Panama
Chicago Naval Station.
BIDS we're openei today al the navy
department for the construction d
the nee naval training station 10 BE-
established On the great lakes a. Chi
cage. The aEnoant nov available Tor
the work IL s750.o0e. but the COD
struetion Of the required buildings
viii involve an ultimate total expen.
IttuFe u not less than s2.ooe.o oo.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-04-01

restriction Of second class rates on
newspapers. enormously alleged TO
be the cause Of the deficit In the cost
OF operation Of the department. Al
legged abuses Of the Thanking privilege
will be probed and It is expected will
result In tho discovery Of the actual
source OF the deficit.
During the course Of the investiga-
ton a thorough inquiry will be made
into the accounting and bookkeeping
methods now In vogue In the depart.
ment. said TO be unduiy involved and
cumbersome. A new accounting sys-
tenn will likely be- recommended,
whereby records OF the receipts and
expenditures Of the department may
DO kept In such a manner as to show
the actual proportion Of the operating
expenses to be assigned TO each class
Of mail matter. The operations OF
such u system would show the cost Of
transportation and handling Of each
class Of matter and the cost Of the
services rendered the public by each
division Of the postal service. It
would show whether any class Of mail
Is being carried at too low a rate AMI
whether any division of the work is
conducted in IN extravagant manner
Tho present method OF issuing
fraud orders and Of conducting prose
tons against persons charged with
mailing obscene matter will be con.
sidered. Such matters are n0w en-
tirely in the hands of tie postal Of
nncAlals. without possibility OF appeal
by tho aGcc9seeGa parties. and numer-
GUS complaints have been made Of al
legged abuse Of the powers invested
In the heads of the departments.
The railway mail service will come
In for a thorough probing, and the
charge that the railroads extort ex-
orbitant rates for carrying the mails
will be investigated. The free deliv.
cry system and pneumatic tube serv-
ice In the cities and the rural free
delivery system will also be given an
overhauling. No branch Of the postal
service will be neglected, and when
the commission completes its work
there will likely be many changes
made In the conduct of the affairs OF
the department.
Goethels In Charge.
The appointment by Secretary Taft
Of Lieutenant Colonel Goethals as
chairman OF the Panama canal COM
mission and engineer In charge of the
IS a. H. k~I 100000
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-04-01

Ask the local dealers for Optic
Tablets. They are the best and
cheapest in the city. Both pencil and
pen. r.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-04-01
Goethels In Charge.

The appointment by Secretary Taft
Of Lieutenant Colonel Cocktails as
chairman OF the Panama canal COM
mission and engineer In charge of the
construction of the big ditch, becomes
effective today. The position of com
missioner left vacant by Colonel Goe-
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1907-11-30
Headache
Sufferers

Do you want relief-in
just a few moments and
no bad after-effccts.
If so, you have only to
take, DR.. Miles Anti-Pain
Pills.
If subject to headache,
have them with YOU al
ways. No harm can come
from their use, if taken as
directed, as they contain
no opium, choral, NOR
phine, cocaine, chloro-
form, hcroin, alpha and
beta eucaine, cannabis in
dica or choral hydrate, or
their derivatives.
Ask your druggist about
them.
at gives me great pleasure to be
able TO refer to the Gr. Miles Anti
Pain Pills as the best remedy We have
ever had in our house for the prevcn-
ton and cure Of headache. MY wife
who has been a constant sufferer for
years with the above complaint, joins
me in recommending lT. Miles Anti
Pain, Pills hoping they may fan INTO
the hands of I'll who suffer-
j. l. BUSH, Watcrvleit, y. Y.
Or. Miles Anti-Pain pills are sold by
your druggist, who will guarantee that
the first package will benefit. " It
falls. he win return your money.
rs doses, 25 cents. Never sold in bulk.
Miles Medical Co., Elkhart, Ind
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1907-11-30
re )I} X

The tanners in thu nvjghb"rhoo,
HAY, commenced killing their hog,
P"rk sells in uur streets AZ ST. 90 to 5;
per 100 pounds
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-06-20
Hard to Answer.

One day Robert Herrick, the novel
list, was impressing upon his class in
English literature, in the University Of
Chicago, the Importance of reading
what had been written with purpose
and had character and power. He con-
trasted forcefully such literature with
the light, vapid, frivolous sort that
seemed to appeal to such large per-
centage Of readers. He then asked
each student to tell him frankly which
kind he was reading. After nearly all
had confessed to something light, he
came to tall westerner, who showed
a tendency to evade the question. 1T
cant be possible, l hope" said Her
rick, that you are not reading any
,thing?" mo, 1t is not that" replied
the westerner THE fact is, am read
ing your latest novel, and l can't de-
eide to which class 1t belongs.
pincstt's Magazine.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-06-20
PLAcATED MR.. DAN SAMSON.
Coiored Minister'S "Retraction" a TrI-
umph of Ingenuity.

In Mississippi there was a colored
preacher noted in those parts for the
extreme frankness and candor of his
exhortations to his wicked brethren
to reform. On one occasion, relates
Representative John Sharp Williams,
the divine was holding forth on the
sin Of theft. Among other things he
said: 81 see befo' me ten chicken
thieves, includin' Dan Samson" This
bald statement of fact rather aroused
the resentment of the aforesaid Sam
son, and he threatened the minister
with personal violence. The latter's
friends persuaded the divine to with
draw the accusation If Samson would
promise not to offer the minister any
hurt. The question seemed about to
be adjusted, it being settled that the
clergyman should, on the following
Sunday, publicly retract his statement
as to the honesty of Mr. Samson.
Therefore, rising in the pulpit on the
day appointed, the minister said: 1T
pears dat remark of mine, in de SER
mon Of last Sunday, has been de cause
of offense, an 1 derefore amends it.
What l should have said was dis: I
see befo' me ten chicken thieves, not
includin' Dan Samson "-Harper's
Weekly.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-06-20
sANsHEE OR DEATH WRATH.
This Is One Of the Oldest and Most
Respectable Ghosts.

One of the Oldest and most respect
able types OF ghost is the banshee,
which may be regarded as a near rela-
tive of the death wrath" inasmuch
as it gives warning Of impending
death by uttering lamentable walls,
says Lippincotts. Some families take
great pride in the possession OF such
"spooks," a good example OF which Is
described by Mrs. Levey of z Castle
terrace, London, who writes: The
night when my mother lay dying was
one of great pain. At about nine
o'clock there came fearful wall OF
woman's voice. as IL swaying to and
fro past the windows. ran to the
window, but no human being could
be there, as the room was two flights
up and no houses near. She died at
1920 p. m. My father and family sat
at dinner on the evening of February
4, 1868, when the same fearful cry
or wall filled our house. At eight
o'clock next morning my youngest
brother died quite suddenly. The
same thing happened on my fathers
death in 1887; likewise on the death
of my sister in 1889, and on the death
of another brother in 1890" This
banshee seems to have been rather
out of place in London, such wailing
ghosts (Which are not seen and can
not therefore be properly termed APP
paritions) being especially domesti-
Gated in Ireland, where they are usual
ly associated with dilapidated castles
and an impoverished and long-de-
scended gentry.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-06-20
TONS OF DIAMONDS.
An Estimate on the output OF the
Mines Of the World.

Like all precious metals and stones,
the unit OF weight usually employed
In regard to diamonds is the carat, of
which 1917 go to make up a single
ounce. To think Of sacks of diamonds
by the ton staggers the Imagination;
indeed the average annual output Of
the Kimberley mines is not more than
half ton all told.
Statistics have been published re.
Gently at Cape Town giving the out.
put for several years past of the Kim.
berley mines and the river diggings.
These yielded in the three years 1903
05 nearly 7,250,0O0 carats, say a ton
and a half The monetary value of
these diamonds was G10,450,0 900.
Since the first diamond was discov.
cred by the banks of the Vaal in 1867
down to the end of 1906 1t is estimated
that the total weight of diamonds ex.
tracted from the Griqualand mines is
over 1871 tons, of market value of
fully G95,0O0,000
If statistics Of this sort can be trust.
ed--and in the case Of the South Afri-
can yield they closely approximate to
the facts-only II tons OF diamonds
had been mined all over the world to
the end of 1901. With the same rela-
tive output since that year from Bra.
I'll and India the worlds output Of dia-
monds is now more than 20 tons.
The figure seems small, considering
the ages diamonds have been worked
in India and elsewhere in the east,
and must be largely guesswork with
respect to the output in antiquity. 1t
is however, certain that more dia.
monds have been placed on the mar
ket In the last 40 than in the previous
thousand years.-Pall Mall Gazette.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-06-20
TOOK THE MINISTER'S WATCH.
Last Action Of Plekpooket Typical OF
His Life.

Rt. Rev. DR.. Chadwick, Bishop Of
Derry and Raphoe, in a speech at the
synod Of the Irish Protestant church,
referred to the story of a pickpocket
having been found dead with the
watch of the clergyman who had come
to attend him in his hand. The cler-
gyman in whose experience this
strange incident occurred was the late
Rev. w. H. White, chaplain of the
Savoy and chaplain to the speaker Of
the British house of commons in the
reign of Speaker Brand Mr.. White
was aroused in the small hours of the
morning from his sleep by sick call
when, early in his ministry, he was
q curate In Brighton parish. He
was summoned to bad quarter of
the town and was led to the bedside
OF a man who was rapidly sinking,
amid surroundings of restitution and
squalor. The man passed away while
Mr.. White was offering prayer in his
behalf, and Mr.. White, on rising from
his knees, discovered to his astonish.
ment that his watch had been removed
from his pocket and was held tightly
In the grasp Of the dead man.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-06-20
PRISONERS m A CAVE.
Party Of PlcnIckovs Has Exciting Ad-
venture In BasutoIand.

A remarkable incident occurred in
Basutoland recently, writes the Lon
don Nails Durham correspondent A
picnic party decided to make a trip
into the Basuto country, which they
entered by pass known as the Lahl
Ingubo, on the Natal frontier, and en-
| camped for the night in a cave In the
Drakensberg Proceeding on their
journey the following day they asked
native to direct them to a cave in
which they could take their midday
meal. The Basuto appears to have
given information Of their presence,
for toward evening the party was in
tercepted by a number of natives, the
old man who appeared to be In charge
carrying a gun. The Europeans were
then arrested accused Of being white
mems SPIES" and taken to a place
which had the appearance Of noun
tain stronghold beneath an overhang-
ing cliff. Here the visitors horses
were turned astray, and the headman,
telling them that they would not be
allowed to re-enter Natal, signified
that they would have to continue with
out their horses, and would have to
carry their saddles. After a night
spent under surveillance in a cave the
Basutos maintaining close watch
upon their captives, the party made
their escape by means of a strategem,
In which they were assisted by the
Basuto guide, who helped them to cap
ture the horsres and led them back to
the pass by which they entered. AZ
ter furious ride in the darkness, the
preciptous nature of the country lead
ing to several exciting adventures the
party reached the Natal side early on
the morning after their escape, thor
oughly spent and unnerved.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-06-20
Life of French Mechanic.

All mechanics in France are obliged
to serve an apprenticeship of from two
to three years, during half of which
period, at least, they receive no wages
and must board themselves. In addi-
ton to this, each one must give up
two years of his life for military serv.
ice, for which he receives 1 cent day
and board and clothes. 1t will be seen
that every mechanic In France must
expend four or i've years of his life
without wages, before he is prepared
to earn from 81 cents to SLIT a day.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-06-20
SERVANT PROBLEM IN CUBA.
Cook Is in Sole Charge of the Domes-
tic CUISINE.

Cook Is in Sole Charge of the Domes-
tic CUISINE.
The Cuban matron has little to say
in the management of her own house
hold, as the family literally board
with their cook, who has sole control
of the CUISINE. When cook is en-
gagged she is paid so much per month
$40, SIS or $40, as the case may be
for her work. She at once inquiries
how much is allowed for the market
ing, which she is to do each morning.
On being told, she figures out how
much she can save from the amount,
and If the graft amount to say Is or 20
cents per day, she is likely to accept
the position. She rarely sleeps at the
house, and usually has a family Of her
own who are fed from the larder Of
her employer. Early breakfast Is
light-fruit, rolls and coffee-and at
noon there Is a meal known as late
breakfast which resembles the Ameri-
can luncheon. When this is finished
the cook spends a few hours at her
home and returns at five O'Clock in
time to prepare dinner. A half-grown
girl is employed to wait on the table.
answer the door bell, etc. In some
families male cooks are employed. If
the meals do not suit the master Of
the house he adds more money to the
marketing allowance-Mrs G. R. Mil
Ter, in Leslie's Weekly.