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Today's Government Receipts.

National bank notes received today for
redemption, 81. 39O.O15; government receipts
from internal revenue, $7O9, 76e; customs,
1925, 535; miscellaneous, $63, 562; expendi-
lures, 81, 100000. ,-,--.-
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Closing Quotations

- Closing Quotations
At the close of the stock market the fol-
lowing stocks had changed in price since
above quotations. there being no change in
balance of the cio-ing prices:
Amalgamated Copper, 1l3&.
American Car and Foundry, 43k.
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Philadelphia Stock Exchange.

Furnished BY Dick .sros. & Co., l4Io q st, n,
Phones Main 644u-6i4l.
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There was some trading in the bonds OF
the Washington Railway and Electric Com
pany on the recent level, which is 85b and
S5A. and fifty shares of the common stock
was bought at 4Oh by broker, who sold
an option at 4O1h
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-02-14
.UNTIMELY Death OF
DIR. v. ]. ROTHROCk

DIR. w. J. Rothrock. who came TO
this city about year ago to seek
relief from tuberculosis, passed away
this morning at 3 o'clock at his home
at so6 Third street. He was a broth
er OF Mrs. I'd Ward and had a large
circle OF friends here.
Deceased was born at Lawrence,
Kan. and was a graduate in pharma.
cy and art at the Kansas State Uni.
versity. He afterwards graduated al
Rush Medical college. and for four
months practiced at the Chicago
Emergency hospital. He was only Is
years OF age. He leaves q mother,
three sisters and three brothers to
mourn his untimely death. The for.
mer. Mrs. Kate Rochrock and a
brother. r. l.. Rothrock were Mt his
bedside when he passed away. Fun
eral services viii be held tomorrow
a. the residence at 10 o'clock. Rev.
Skinner having charge OF the ser
vices. All friends are invited. In.
terment in the Masonic cemetery.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-02-14

ward L.. knowaes. n negEo soada#s oi
the famous 2sEh Infantry. wiii be
eoart maEaiaied ut Fort SIT. OLA
t0moTEow. The charge which
Knowles viii face IL assault wish In
tsnt % kill Captain Edgar T.. Mack.
lin of the 18th infantry. Who vas &c.
tleer og the day At the time u the
Brownsville affair. As q result of the
riots and the discharge of the negr0
soldiers that followed. the eolored
men are said to have entertsinea y
gFudge against Maeklia.
The shooting of Captain aaeklin
occurred On the night of December
81 last. Three shots were fired. two
Of which struag the captain and I'm.
fiicted serious wounds. The third
shot was not accounted for and N IN
believed that the negro accidentally
shot himself I'm the struggle with
MacEiin. The evidence against the
negro corporal In o blood stained
khaki blouse bearing his initials,
which was found near the post.
There was a bullet hole In the sleeve
and q corresponding wound was
found ON Knowles arm. Captain
Mackitn viii testify that Knowles In
Of about the same height an the man
that shot him and that his voice IN
IKE that of his assaiIant. Another
point In the evidence against tho ne
gro is that he treated his wound ne.
cretly. contrary 10 the usual custom
OF soldiers. who take advantage Of
amy pretext for asking TO be placed
on sick leave.
The negro has declared from the
first hat he is innocent. and has
said that he can prove an afibi hy
sixteen witnesses. He declares that
the wound on his arm was caused by
a nail. u In declared here that
Knowles is wanted by the navy de.
partment for desertion and that he
VIII be tried on that charge IN case
he is acquitted Of assaulting Captain
Mackiin. Lieutenant Hensley, Jr.,
VIII bs fudge advocate at the court
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-02-14
Governor Gets Another.

A short time ago the council passed
council bill No 2. providing for the ap-
pointment of county officers in case of
vacancies, but In Difference to the wish
es of Governor Hagerman, an amend
ment was tackled on to allow thirty
days to expire before the law should
take effect. This amendment was dis
cussed considerably in the council be-
fore the amendment was finally con-
CURED In. When the bill was sent
down to house the amendment was
taken off and then passed. The coun-
Gil took up the action of the house
this afternoon and passed 1t by vote
of 6 to 4, Murray and Dalies absent
The purpose of the governor in having
the thirty-day amendment placed in
the bill was so that he could make
the appointment of sheriff in Tor
rance county, who Is liable to be re-
moved by the district court. The gov
ernor will be compelled to either ap-
prove or veto the bill within the next
three days and then in case Of veto,
the governors strength will be shown.
In the council this afternoon Presi-
dent Spiess introduced council bill No.
As, an act relative to quowarranto and
for other purposes. This bill was re-
ferred to the judiciary committee.
A message from the house was re-
ceived announcing that that body had
passed house bills No. 3, 4. 8, 81 and
13, and council bills No. 2 and 81 as
amended.
When business on the president s
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-02-14
BILL INTRODUCED wHlcH TAKES
POWER Or REMOVING COUNTY
OFFICERS FRom GOVERNOR.
REVISE DUNCAN BILL
Resolution For The Assessment. Levy.
Ing and Collection Of Tabes consid-
cred In the Council.
Especial to The optic)

Santa Fe. n, NJ. Feb I4-There Is
very little doing in legislative circles
today. A few bills Of minor import.
anee have been introduced In both
branches OF the legislature. but prac.
tiealiy all OF the time has been con.
sumed In the consideration OF pend
Ing legislation.
The council vas called to order al
the usual time and the committee ON
territorial affairs reported Council
Bill No Is with the recommenda-
ton that it be passed. This author.
izes justices Of the peace who live
beyond ten miles from county sea
TO Issue marriage licenses.
Council Bill No. 4. by Senator sar.
gent. was the only one introduced.
The bin is an act providing for the
taxation OF express companies. This
was referred to the committee on
railroads. The council then went In.
to committee OF whole to take M
the consideration OF Council Bill No
33.
The council then adjourned until
10 O'Clock Monday morning.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-02-14

table vas announced. tho clerk read
eouBeil bill No. : IS amended- The
amendment struck off the thirty days
that weEe tO tEanspire before the Law
should b. i'm effect. The hifi. ~
amended. vas passed by . vote Of 10
!. Duncan Chavez. Sargent and salzer
voting no
House substitute for council bill 81.
passed a. amepded. Spiess voting no.
The bill provides that for the next four
years. blind persons from the ages Of
s 10 Is shall be admitted 20 the asylum
for the blind. MIR. Spiess objected %
the four year limit.
Several house bills that the house
has acted favorahiy upon were brought
10 the council and referred to the prop.
or committees.
by far the most important step in
the house this afternoon was the intro
duction Of house bin No 75 by Repre-
sentative Ruppe. by request. The act
Is an act for the creation Of Artesla
county and for other purposes. The
bin was referred 90 the committee on
county and county lines.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-02-14
Workinn on Duncan Eill.

The members of the council are de-
termined that the Duncan bill for the
assessment, levying and collection of
taxes, and to revise and harmonic ex.
listing statutes pertaining to revenue,
shall be one that will benefit the tax
payers Of New Mexico. They are
going carefully over the bill. section by
section, as a committee of the whole.
and are revising it. The bill originally
consisted of 1T sections and covers
SO pages. When passed and sent to
the house OF representatives it will be
In shape to be quickly disposed OF by
that body.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-02-14
claims Captain
DESERTED ship
SURVIVOR SAYS PASSENGERS
WERE LEFT TO SHIFT FOR
THEMSELVES Nv CREW.
MADE
nesey Says That Ne Remained by His
Ship. The tarehment. Until She
Went po~n.--known Dead. tss.

Providence. Feb. IA new ele-
ment was injected into tho horror at.
tending the loss Of the steamer Larch-
mont I'm Block Island sound Monday
night. when Captain Mcvey Of the
steamer Larchmont early today admit
ted that his lIfeboas was one of tho
first II not the first 10 leave tho sink-
ing ship. This statement was made n
reply TO charges by Fred Hlergsen.
one Of the survivors. that the passen-
gers were left 10 shin for themselves:
that the ships crew crowded the boats
without attempting to provide for tho
passengers and that Captain Mcvey
was the first 70 desert tho ship Nc.
vey explained that while his boat may
have been the first In the water. II
was because he Ind n good crew and
that he remained by HIS ship untII she
went down. He said he made no move
10 get into his boat until no had given
orders 10 the men to lower all the
boats and clear away the rafts. While
his boat was In the water n was fast.
ened To the ship by q rope. whose run
ming gear became foaled and this was
cut by the boafswain, Who saw that
a. the ship settled the boat would be-
drawn down with II. Tho captain
claimed that he called upon the pss-
sengers 10 Jump Into his boat. which
would hold twenty-five. hut I'm tho
darkness and confusion no one Needed
his summons He claims hin boAt ~
driyen nom the ship by the wind
Al eight O'Clock this morning the
number Of known dead stood Al 13s, Of
whom seventy-one bodies had been
recovered with forty-nine identified.
The weather today moderated and nu-
der the circumstances there are iittie
expectations Of more bodies being
washed ashore today.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-02-14

and resisting the police. Mrs. Desh-
ard. sister of General French, was
the leader of yesterdays attack, was
sentenced to pay a fine of $40, or
twenty-one days in Jail. Some of the
women. who had previously been Inn
prisoned. were fined $40 with the op-
ton Of a months imprisonment The
rest were fined IS or two weeks n
Jail. All elected to go to prison.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-02-14
Yesterdays Proceedings.

Santa Fe. N. NJ, Feb. 12.-Couucil
bill No. A. introduced by President
Spiess in the council chambers this
morning. takes all the power of remoy.
ing county officials out Of the hands
OF the governor and places II with the
judges OF the district court. The bill
provides that all officials who are TO
be removed shall have trial. without q
jury. before the district court, and not
otherwise. The bill, If passed. will
leave the power of removal of only
territorial officers In the hands of
the governor.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-02-14

years old, is suffering from double
pneumonia and liz now passing through
the crisis of the disease. Mrs. Bolton
passed n restless. sleepless night and
her attending physician says that she
has no better than an even chance OF
recovery. The Thaw trial was In ses-
sion only a few minutes this morning,
when information regarding Mrs. Bol-
ton caused Justice Fitzgerald to order
a recess until two o'clock this after
noon. DR.. Evans was called to the
stand and his direct examination by
Delmas was resumed. He stated that
during the first three visits TO Thaw
he formed an opinion as to his mental
condition. This opinion was formed
ON an oral statement which was very
essential. Jerome said he would offer
no objection to conversation with
Thaw during the first three visits. as
result Of which the a,ienist formed
the opinion that the defendant was Of
unsound mind. Evans was about to re-
late the conversation when the recess
was ordered. - II n
Jurors Wife Dies.
New York. Feb. 14.--Mrs. Joseph b.
Bolton. wife Of a Juror In the Thaw
trial, died OF pneumonia today.
Mrs. Bolton, who was unconscious
all the forenoon, died just as her hus-
band reached the bedside. :
Jurors Allowed to Go Home.
New York. Feb. 1.-The Thaw trial
was postponed until Monday morning.
Il was agreed on a motion of jerome.
Thaw's attorneys concurring that the
eleven other jurors should not be kept
under lock and key any longer, but
should be allowed to return to their
homes pending the resumption of the
trial Monday morning. The justice
appealed to their honor not to read
stories OF the case nor to talk about
the case. p <z. r..
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-02-14

Representative Abbott has easily dis
tanced all competitors as the petition
man. He presented his eleventh peti.
tion this morning from the people OF
Estancia county. protesting against the
removal of the county seat from Es.
tancia TO Willard. II was suggested
that he be. searched to see II he had
other petitions secreted about his per.
son. 1t was also thought advisable 10
set apart a special day for receiving
petitions.
Mr.. Ruppe presented n petition from
citizens Of Eddy county asking for the
creation Of the county Of Artesia. It
was referred to the committee ON coun.
ty and county lines.
Mr.. Lucero y Montoya introduced
house bill No. "a. being an act to i'm.
prove the Rio Grande. Referred to the
committee on territorial afafirs.
House bill No. Is by Mr.. Ruppe. an
act to create the county of Artesia and
for other purposes. Referred to the
committee on county and county lines.
House bill No. 76. by Mr.. Bernham,
relative 10 the issuance OF worthless
checks and for other purposes. Refer
red to the committee on judiciary.
House bill No. n. by Mr.. Gailegos.
relating to proceedings IN lunaey cases
and for other purposes. referred to
the committee on judiciary.
House bill No. rs, by Mr.. Gallegos,
an act TO repeal section 1856 of the
laws of 1897, relating to railroads. re-
ferred to the railroads committee.
House bill No. 70. by Mr.. Gallegos,
an act appropriatlng funds with which
to build bridge across the Pecos
river at Santa Rosa. Referred to the
finance committee.
House bin No. 81. by Mr.. Trujillo.
an act regulating marriages. Refer
red to judiciary committee.
House bill No. 81, by Mr.. Abbott, an
act to fix salaries Of probate judges.
Referred TO finance committee.
House bill No. 50, an act to repeal
chapter 116 of the laws of 1895 relative
to drawing jurors and to re-enact chap
ter 112 of the laws of 1903. Referred
to the judiciary committee.
Tomorrow morning at Z o'clock the
members of the legislature will EN-
bark on one Of the deep sea goihs
trains of the Santa Fe Central and
will travel through the county Of
Torrance to find out how much the
people of Terrence county will give
to have the town lot court house To-
Gated there. Senator Dalies of Will
lard. will 60 along as spieler, and 1t
is probable that by the time the leg,
isIators arrive there he will have
them in thorough condition to see
the advantages of his own town.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-02-14

Invitations have been received in
this city by the friends of Mr.. Earl
Vincent Announcing his marriage to
Miss Grace T'rindle on Wednesday
morning, February 20, at Washington,
Kas. The happy couple will be at
home to their friends after March 8,
at Marysville, Kas. MIR. Vincent will
be remembered as former employe OF
O. G.. Schaefer, the druggist.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-02-14
GOOD ROADS
CONVENTION
PROCLAMATION ISSUED FOR
THIRD ANNUAL SESSION Rv
GOVERNOR HaeERmaN.
Meets next week
Large Number Of Prominent Las
vesans Appointed as Delegates at
Large TO the Meeting.


Governor Hagerman has issued
the following proclamation calling
the Good Reads convention to BE-
held in santa Fe next week:
Coed Roads Proclamation.
Where as. The New Mexico Good
Roads convention Of 1906. held In Al.
buaueraue. adjourned TO meet In
Santa Re during the present session
VI the legislature: and
Whereas. The officers Of said con-
sention have called a meeting there
Of 10 be held In the capital on Feb
ruary sth. 1907.
Now. therefore. I. II. J. Hagerman.
governor Of the territory Of New
Mexico. do issue this proclamation
announcing that the third annual ses.
sion Of the New Mexico Good Roads
convention viii be held I'm t'sa cap.
tol in the city OF Santa Fe. on Mon
day. February 18th. 1907. ut o'clock
|p. m. All boards Of county commits.
sioners. mayors and councils OF cities
and towns, commercial organizations,
and local improvement societies are
invited to send delegates not exceed.
ing ten In number 70 said convention,
and hereby appoint the following
delegates at large 10 said conven.
ton:
r. r.. Twitehell. Ike Davis, W. r.
Gortner. J. D. w. veeder. D. d. Black.
N. Smith. n. D. shaw, q. A. F1em-
pg. = IT. Pierce. r. n. oiney, ]. n.
Maekei, r. c. Rankin. w. A. Bud.
decke. J. L. Zimmerman. Las Vegas.
B. II. Briggs, Maynard Gunsul, r.
W. Hadden. =. s. Slower. N. B. Field,
N. w. Flournoy. @. w. Klock, Geo.
l.. Brooks. sigfried Grunsfeld, Geo.
+. Albright. Albuquerque.
l.. d. Prince, Charles r. EasIey, Ar.
thur seiigman. Arthur Treiford. A.
Fl. srodhead. Frank Owen. NJ. A.
otero. Santa Fe.
Charles Springer. J. Van Houten.
q. G.. Champion, A. L. Hobbs, Ration.
N. ". Mills. Springer.
John Becker. Beien.
r, l.. Young. II. d. Bowman. J. d.
TinsIey. J. e. Carrera. Las Cruces.
]. J. Vernon, Mesilia Park.
w. p. Walton. IT. Fl. Belts, w. IT.
Newcomb. Silver City.
J. A. Mahoney. Deming.
Edward Hart. Gallup
Boleslo Romero, Los Lunas.
w. e. Kelley, Socorro.
.. p. Easterwood. Clayton.
Perfecto EsQuibel. TERRA Amarillo.
Gregorio Herrera, Santa Cruz.
J. r. DeMier Alamogordo.
c. L. Pollard, Espanola.
Juan Santistevan, Taos.
w. r. Wright, Santa Rosa.
Done at the executive office this
the 18th day OF February, A. d. 1907.
Witness my hand and the great
seal of the territory OF New Mexico.
(Signed) II. ]. HAGERMAN.
By the governor
lSignedl J. W. RAYNOLDS,
Secretary Of New Mexico.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-02-14
PASSENGER WRECKED
BY TAMPERED SWITCH

st. Lnuis. Feb. 14.--The fast 80.
Louis & San Francisco passenger
train was wrecked near Ranken last
night by striking q switch, believed
TO have been tampered with. The
fireman and the news agent were In.
jured.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-02-14
To Exclude Thaw Details,
B. KUPPENHEIMER dies
FROM A PISTOL WOUND

Chicago. Feb. 14.-B Kuppenhelmer,
manager of the firm of b. Kuppen-
heimer C Co, clothing merchants, died
at his home this morning from a pis-
tol wound It Is not known whether it
was suicide or accident.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-02-14

There was no council meeting last
night on account Of q lack Of a QUO
rum. only a couple Of city dads re-
porting.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-02-14
JURY DISMISSED
FOR FOUR DAYS
THAW PANEL NOT BE KEPT uN-
DER LOCK AND KEY ANY
LONGER.
BOTTOMS Wife dies
Jerome Agrees to Offer No Objections
to Conversations Held With Thaw
to Prove His insanity.

New York. Feb. 14.-Because of the
serious illness of Mrs. Joseph B. Boil
ton. wife of juror. there Is some fea"
that there will be a mis.trial in the
Thaw case. Mrs Bolton. who Is So
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-02-14
KNOX Defends
SENATOR SMOOT
INSISTS THAT uTsH MEMBER
SHOULD NOT DC EXPELLED
FOR moRMoNlsM.
NO Danger OF WAR
Presidents of Nicaragua and sondu"
ras Assure President Of Malntep4
anee Of Peaceful Relations.

Washington. Feb. l4-Senator
Knox made an address 10 the senate
today In support Of Senator Shoots
title 10 o seat In the senate as a rep
resentatise from Utah. He strongly
opposed the report Of the committee
on privileges and elections. which
favors ousting smoot. Knox insisted
that Smoot should not be expelled
because Of his Mormonism as the
United States guarantees religious
federation. He should not be expell.
ed even 10 he approved Of polygamy
as no federal law against polygamy
Ia applicable I'm Utah.
Subject 20 the constitution. Knox
said. the states are left untrammeied
I'm their right to choose senators. It
10 an easy step after the first one
Is taken" continued Knox. because
OF a.man's religion. TO take the next
and logical one OF exclusion because
OF q mans politics. and then because
Of his notions upon economies and
then because Of his attitude towards
certain legislation.
ssraus Holds Cabinet Meeting,
Washington. Feb. IA new de-
parture was made In the administra.
ton Of the affairs Of the department
OF commerce and labor by Secretary
straus. who yesterday assembled all
the chiefs Of bureaus OF that depart.
ment for what is termed the first
cabinet meeting. "The secretary be.
lieyes that regular conferences of tn
chiefs win increase the efIielency OF
the department ana proposes to hold
his cabinet meetings twice a month"
Water Wagon for Congress.
Washington. Feb. 14.-Temperance
advocates. one thousand strong.
marched through the national capitol
today In support OF the bill intro
duced by Senator Weber OF Ohio, u
rid the District Of Columbia of .A.e
liquor traffic. Only fifty advocates
were able to get into the room while
Representative Webber and others
were speaking before the house CON-
mfttee on the District OF Columbia
In an effort to get a favorable report
upon the bill. but an army Of prohibi
tionists moved constantly past the
open doors Of the room and lent thar
support to the argument against the
sale of liquor.
Assure Peace.
Washington, Feb. 14.-Dispatches
received by the president today from
the presidents of Nicaragua and
Honduras give assurance Of the
maintainance OF peaceful relations
between the two countries. In re-
sponse to a Joint note Of the United
States, Mexico. Guatemala and other
Central American countries, both
presidents signified a willingness to
agree to submit their differences n
arbitration.
To Exclude Thaw Details,
Washington. Feb. 14.-Representa-
tive Wharton of Illinois introduced
bill into the house authorizing tho
president to exclude from the mails
any and all publications containing re-
voting details" Of the Thaw case and
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-02-14
BRITISH women
SENT TO prison
FIFTy-Six WOMEN SUFFRAGlSTS
WOULD RATHER GO TO JAIL
THAN PAY FINES.
TOPOSE AS MARTYRS
Were Arrested Within Precincts Of
Parliament and Charged With Dis
orderly Conduct.

London, Feb. 14.--Fifty-six women
suffragists, who were arrested within
the precincts of the houses OF parlia-
ment last evening. were arraigned TO-
day charged with disorderly conduct
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-02-14

Mayor X. ID. Goodali In on the sick
list and unable to be at his place Of
business.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-02-14
COURT MARTIAL FOR
COLORED CORPORAL
Charged With Assault With Attempt
To XIII on Captain Edgar G.
Mackiin.

Washington. d. C.. Feb. ia
In accordance with the orders OF
the war department. Corporal Ed.