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Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-02-14

II. A. Eisemayer, who for some
time has been employed as night
clerk at the Castaneda hotel, will
leave tonight on No. s for his home
at Springfield. Ohio. Mr.. Eisenmay-
or has made many friends during his
residence In Las Vegas who will re-
gret to see him depart.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-02-14

AZ the Eiks' meeting held Tuesday
evening the question Of giving a
grand bali was brought before the
meeting and Il was decided TO give
one sometime during the first OF
April.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-02-14

william e. Barnes. secretary of the
territorial cattle sanitary board. who
has been In Washington for some
time as n of the committee of cat
10 confer with the president
and congressional committees on a
land bill. ssili leave the capital to.
for New York and after q
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-02-14

MIR. and Mrs. e. Moses have left
this city for the coast after a visit
here with friends for several DAYS,
Their son. Paul Moses, will remain
here until their return as the guest
OF The Charles Ilfeld family.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-02-14

Inspector Jaramilio come in from
the country this morning and re.
ports a fire at the oother side OF the
Las Vegas grant and also a fire NJ
RomerovilIe. which was extinguished
before doing any damage.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-02-14

The woman's Library association
are planning to give a grand ball az
the opera house Immediately after
Lent for the benefit Of the library.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-02-14

You become independent when o
establish a system OF spending less
than you make, Open an account 10.
day with the Plaza Trust and Saw.
tngs Banh %
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-02-14

MnS Walter Pratt o Louisville.
CuIn. arrived in the city Tuesday To
sa%-nd the summer with her parents.
Mr., Aad Mrs- l.. T. Trainer.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-02-14

Charles 1lfeld and Simon Bacha.
rach returned home to this city yes.
terday afternoon from Santa Fe,
where they spent q couple of days In
consultation with the house and
council committees on county and
county lines.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-02-14

d. J. HeTron. representing the Ar
ussnr Packing Co, left on No. 10 so
day for u visit 90 his customers al
Wagon Mound and Springer.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-02-14

Contractor Rogers OF this city Ii
constructing a large barn on Erb
and Westerman's demonstration
farm east OF the city.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-02-14

Grand social bail. Saturday. Feb.
10. at Ro%senthai's hall. Good music
and courteous treatment. Tickets at
the door. Ladies' free.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-02-14

w. q. Rush. Of Des Moines. Iowa,
stopped Off from his way 10 Los An.
geles to take a look at the farm
land In this vicinity today.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-02-14

l. .. Webb Of the Crystal Ice Co.
Is In Ration installing the machinery
for an artificial Ice plant 1t that
place.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-02-14

q. J. johnson In In the city Today
On business from his home at Las
Animas, Colo.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-02-14

The weather continues up 90 the
Fair tonight and Friday.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-02-14

have Just received an advance
showing of Ladies' Spring Hats. Mrs.
FRANK Strass. o-49
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-02-14

short visit 'here will return home tt
this city.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-02-14
Sheep: Receipts. 5000. =.
Market: Strong.


Wool Market
st, Louis. Feb. IL. - Wool. steady.
Territory and western mediums. -
@ IS.
Fine mediums, IS @ 20.
Fine. is CD II.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-02-14

Kansas CITY. Feb. 14.-cattle: Re-
oelpts. 5000: including 500 sOutherns.
Market: Steady.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-02-14
Why not have your family washing
Rough Dried

by Us? It's cheap and does away with the nuisance at home. All sheets
pillow cases. towels, table cloths napkins, etc ironed; Starch clothes starched
ready to iron. We will be glad tosend you price list.
Our SHIRT, COLLAR and CUFF work cart be beat anywhere.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-03-19
AFFIDAVIT ADMITTED.
PurPorts to Show ThaW Beat Evelyn
Nesbit Numerically Many Times.

PurPorts to Show Thaw Beat Evelyn
Nesbit Numerically Many Times.
New York, March 19.-There was a
fifteen-minute delay at the opening of
the Thaw trial Monday morning.
When the proceedings finally began
Mr.. Jerome offered in evidence broken
pieces OF Photographic negative, the
last page of the famous Hummel aft.
davit. bearing the signature of EVELYN
Nesblt. Mr.. Delmas promptly object
ed to its introduction and began an
argument on this point.
Justice Fitzgerald overruled the oh.
lection and the negative was accent.
ed in evidence Mr.. Jerome then of
fered in evidence a Photographic print
from tn negative.
The defense had three new experts
in court, making seven all told an
pearlng for defendant The alienists
new to the case are: Dr. Charles w.
Pilgrim, superintendent of the Hudson
river state hospital at Poughkeepsie.
and president of the state .lunacy com
mission; DR.. w. A. White, medical SUI
perintendent of the government hos
pital for the insane at Washington.
D. c., and Dr. Minas Gregory, in
charge of the pavilion for the insane
at Bellevue hospital, this city. The
other four experts for the defense are:
Drs. Britton d. Evans and Charles G.
Wagner, who have already been on
the stand, anu Drs. Smith Ely Jolliffe
and Graeme M. Hammond who have
not as yet been called, but have been
in court daily.
The Hummel affidavit was admitted
in evidence by consent and read to
the jury. In it Evelyn Nesbit accused
Thaw of numerically beating her
many times in Europe in 1868.
Jerome has rested the case for the
people.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-03-19
CONDENSED NEWS

There are l 500 rural mail routes
in Texas.
W B. Mattox has suicided with car
bolic acid at Terre Haute, Ind.
While 200 persons were awaiting an
audience with the pope a woman died
of syncope.
At GAINESVILLE, Pa, cat sucked the
breath of a baby, causing the litt.e
ones death.
Texas Farmers Union will put tElir-
ty workers in the field to increase
membership.
Sacul, Nacogdoches county, Texas, was
destroyed by fire.
A temperance move is sweeping eve.
Tennessee Ex-senator Carmack l.
aiding in the movement.
St. Patricks day was gsnerally o.,
served this year by religious services
only, It falling on Sunday.
In shooting affray near Birmins,
ham, Ala, j. B. Brown and William
Stinson were critically wounded.
In a coal mine explosion in WIS,
county, Virginia, due to tiredamp. ST.
men were killed and several hart.
A Belgian running a truck farm i.
the suburbs of Kansas City uses his
wife and daughter to pull his plow
By the explosion of a steam pipe on
a torpedo boat at Ajaccio France
two men were killed and third NOR
tally hurt.
A St. Louis syndicate has bought
10000 acres of land near Brownsville,
Tex 1t will be irrigated and sold in
several tracts
At Brazil, Ind, was ground to death.
only shreds of his head being on his
shoulders, Brown Glenn. A ponder
GUS crusher, did the work.
Vance apartments, San Antonio ho-
tel, was damaged $4,000 by fire. The
guests. and those in the adjoining Nav
erck hotel were panic stricken.
The bill abolishing the city charter
of Memphis has passed both houses
Of the Tennessee legislature. The gov
ernor is given power to appoint Off
Gals.
Confluente sugar plantation, near
Guantanamo, CuDa, mas been damaged
$500 900 by fire. The president Of the
company owning it is Mayor Lima of
Madrid.
The body of Mrs. Mary O'Grady
badly decomDosed, was, found in New
York tenement. Kate, her feeble
minded daughter. continued to live
there contentedly.
Jordan Watson, an old-time negro
fiddler, who was a slave in the family
of of Governor Campbell's family
ways calling the executive young
marster," died at Jacksonville, Tex.
Mrs. Mabel Ehrhart of Lafayette,
Ind, alleges that because she refused
to elope with him, Frank Blankenbak-
er assaulted her with a tea kettle.
She admits having previously tried
to scald him with its contents. She
sues him for $4,000.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-03-19
BREvITlES PUNCHED.

Bulgaria has a new cabinet.
Myrna is a new town in western
Oklahoma.
Forest fires near Monclava, Mex,
did great damage.
Fire at Genoa, Italy, caused oveY
$1,OO0,OO0 damage.
A copper bust of Admiral Nelson has
been presented to the naval academy
at Annapolis by King Edward.
Two negroes charged with stealing
brass in Indian Territory and ship,
ping it to Texas have been arrested.
Probably the first church edifice
erected at Oaxaca, Mex, in $50 years
Is now under construction.
The war department has issued an
order that military bands must play
national anthems without any varia.
tions
Through the death of an aunt in
Texas Walter Walker. clerk in a
Chickasha restaurant, fell heir to
$4,000.
B. R. Stephenson of Ringgold, Tex.
while en- route home from Nocona, was
assaulted by highwaymen and robbed
of $40.
John Yarbrough was cut on a cheek
and dangerously wounded by large
bread knife in a Houston restaurant.
Dan Gallagher, a waiter, was arrested
The secretary of Vincente Segura, a
City of Mexico millionaire, discovered
a young man in the act of stealing
$12,500 worth of jewelry belonging to
Segura.
During an alteration in a Denison
hotel Stamford Roberts, white cook,
was struck with a heavy weight and
critically wounded. Lee Oregon, a
negro, was placed under arrest.
Nicaragua Honduras war originated
of Honduras by thirty-five Nicaraguan
soldiers and the refusal of the latter
government to pay for the animal
The little son of DR.. r. L. Alexander
of Coahoma, Tex, got a strychnine
tablet from his fathers vest and was
chewing it when discovered BY hard
work the child was saved. This is
the third time the two-year-old boy has
been poisoned
At Selma, Ala, w. Gregg, negro
shot through the door of Walkers sa-
loon, killing b. f. Davis, farmer,
and wounding negro boy. The pro-
prietor pursued Gregg and shot him
to death The negro was angered at
being elected from the saloon.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-03-19
SHERIEE"S SALE.

No. 1ooo6-In First Judicial District
Court of Caddo Parish, Louisiana
Felix WELLER VS. James Bryant,
Jr., ct al
By virtue of writ of seizure and sale
to me issued in the above entitled and
numbered suit, by the Honorable First
Judicial District Court of Caddo Parish,
Louisiana, have seized and will offer
for sale, at public auction, for cash,
without the benefit of appraisement, at
the principal front door of the court
house of Caddo Parish, Louisiana, dur
ing the legal hours for saieS)o
SATURDAY, MARCH 20, 1907,
Lots seven, eight, nine and ten and north
half of lots fifteen and sixteen in section
twenty one (2D, township sixteen (I6),
range fifteen G5), in Caddo Parish,
Louisiana, together with all buildings
and improvements thereon. Said prop
erty seized as belonging to the defend
ants and to be sold to satisfy the debts
specified in said writ in the sum Of
$222 so, with per cent per annum in
terest from October 60 1908 together
with all costs of suit, including 5 per
cent on said sum and interest as attor
ney's fees.
J. P. FLOURNOY,
Caucasian, Feb. 10. Sheriff
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-03-19
JEROME AND HUMMELL.

During the progress OF the haw case
District Attorney Jerome, i'll many IN
stances, could not refrain from exhibit
ing his personal malignity against the
prisoner and his wife, Evelyn Nesbitt
Thaw. His conduct has been more OF a
persecution than prosecution. HIS ex-
animation of Thaw's wife was simply
scandalous. Jerome's motive is PLAIN.
Stanford White was his friend and he
would be his avenger, but the climax
was reached when Jerome called Abe
Hummell to the stand to dlscredlt the
statement of Evelyn Nesbitt Thaw which
is familiar to readers of newspapers
throughout the world.
Will jury of self-respecting men be-
lieve Huminell, self-confessed perjurer
and an ex-convict, the ready and willing
tool OF Jerome?
To evidence the extraordinary effort
at contradicting the story of the victim
of Whites lust, who declared, as wit
ness, that she had never been mistreated
by her husband, the defendant on trial
for his life. Jerome encouraged and,
from appearances, aided and abetted in
Hummers affidavit, from which is
quoted the following paragraph:
in this affidavit Miss Nesbitt charges
Thaw with having attacked her with a
cowhide while they were stopping at an
old castle in the Austrian Tyrol, and
the lashing of her bare skin until she
became faint from the pain and swooned
He repeated the attack the next day
according to the affidavit, and afterward
in Paris he beat her at half-hour inter
walls throughout one entire day, leaving
off only when she would faint away anG
could no longer understand what was
happening
The lie is stamped on this declaratin
Of Hummell by its extravaganza, its I'M
reasonableness and its inhumanity. Had
Miss Nesbitt been chastised as narrated
by this willing tool Of Jerome, some OF
the stripes of these lashings would still
be visible, if so delicate woman had
survived such barbarous treatment.
This much is said ip connection with
this case simply to rivet the attention
of all fair minded men to Jerome's ex-
tremity, in introducing into court of
I On, aud .,sstica n man noted nc a self
confessed perjurer, a coward who would
strike down a woman and damn her
everlastingly From a standpoint OF
honesty and justice Hummelrs affidavit
is worthless. 1t has strengthened
Thaw's defense 1t is the feather which
will break Jerome's back in his persecu-
ton and secure 1haw's acquittal beyond
all reasonable doubt
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-03-19
EVERYBODY LANDED.
There Were One Hundred and Sixty
Children on Board the Suevic.

On 6OaTQ Lie SOGsSs
London, March 1S.-Details received
of the disaster to the White Star line
steamer Suevic, homeward bound from
Sydney, New South Wales, by way OF
Cape Town, with nearly 900 passen-
gers and cSew on board, show she
struck Brandies rocks, close under the
Lizard lighthouse, at about 1890
o'clock Sunday night, and will proba
bly, be a total wreck. The lifeboats
and tugs from Lizard and Falmouth
soon reached the scene, and, together
with the Suevic's own boats, COM
menced landing he passengers. The
women and children were the first to
be sent ashore. There were no fewer
than 100 children on board, many OF
them being babies in arms, whom the
local fishermen and the wives lifted
out of the boats and carried through
the surf to nearby cottages.
By l p. m. all passengers had been
landed, but the crew was still stand
ing by the wreck. Captain Selby,
commander of the Suevic, had been at
sea for thirty-nine years, and this was
to have been his last voyage.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-03-19
WALL STREET FURRY.

During several days of last week Wall
street was in great furry of excite
ment. No failures were reported but
many of the SPECTATORS and investors
were frightened almost into distemper
There have been several such furries of
late, and possibly the next may be more
aggravated and ruinous, but there is
comfort in the reflection that the stock
jobbers and legalized highwaymen OF
New York can no longer hold up the
country in their mad speculative ven
lures.
Once upon a time furry in Wall
street would haye had an alarming eff
feet throughout the United States, but
the fights between the Bulls and the
Bears are barely noticeable now, except
as matter of news. 1t may be noted
with some qualification, especially in the
South, that New York can not now ex-
ercise its influence as in the past, and
panics which may involve millions will
be as local disturbances. When this fact
is fully realized by the Wall street
sharks more rational and legitimate
system of speculation will prevail
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-03-19
VIA OF RockEFEllEH.
Contents of Document, II Is Said, Will
Astonish the World.


New York. March 19.-The Herald
says: According to a member of John
D. Rockefeller Jr's Bible class, and
who is also a personal friend of John
D. Rockefeller and in a position to
know of his affairs, the latter pro
poses soon to make a princely gift to
New York City. 1t will amount to at
least 200 600. 1t will be partly
charitable and partly educational
The Herald adds: This man said
that when Mr. Rockefeller was confer
ring with his son at Lakewood, n. j..
a fortnight ago, the meeting was not
for discussing an immediate gift, but
was on the subject of Mr.. Rockefeller's
will, which document the oil king will
then complete, with the aid of his son
and his lawyers.
In his will, the Herald's informant
states, Mr.. Rockefeller has provided
three things-bequests for religious
purposes, though not of large sums;
liberal requests for education and
what are described as princely be-
quests for charitable purposes. 1t is
said there is scarcely a man, woman or
child that will not benefit in some
way by these prospective donations.
1t was said that this document will
astonish the world when it is made
public 1t will, it is declared, donate
no less than $3.50 100000 for charitable
and educational purposes, and it will
be bestowed that the benefit there
from will be almost perpetual.
The manner in which these be-
quests vii be bestoweA it is said, will
be mainly to charitable and education
al Institutions. While there are some
contributions for religious purposes
it is stated that Mr. Rockefeller does
not think 1t necessary to extend any
great financial aid to churches. To
his manner Of thinking, the churches
are growing stronger and stronger, and
there is no danger that they will ever
need any great financial assistance
from any one man.
Mr. Rockefeller, however, is said to
be much in favor of the growth of edu-
cation, and to the furtherance of this
end, he has done much in his will. He
believes that education will make this
country the greatest in the world and
that every cent contributed toward
that object will hip to make better cit
liens and better Christians.
AS to the charitable requests, it was
said some time ago that Mr.. Rockefel-
Ter had in mind building some model
tenements for the poor, such as have
been erected in some European cities.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-03-19
ESTRAY NOTICE.

Taken up by ]. H. Sempe, on the HUI
ron plantation, about 3 miles west O.
Caspiana. La. and estrayed before me
the undersigned authority, one bay
horse colt about 3 years old; white feet
no brands The owner will come for
ward, prove property and pay all tlt
cost, or the same will be sold at the HUI
ron plantation store at IL o'clock m.
on Saturday March 20, 1907.
w. B. DANIEL,
Justice of the Peace, Eighth Ward, Cad
do Parish, Louisiana.
The Caucasian, Feb 81, 1907.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-03-19
CARLOAD OF ONIONS.

Twelve Hundfed Dollars Realized at
% Chicago For First Car.
San Antonio, March 19.-Roy Cam
bell, sales agent for the Southern
Truck Growers association, has re
ceived a report Of the sale of the
first car of Texas onions in Chicago
which was shipped from Corpus Christi
ed 500 cartes and sold in Chicago at
$265 crate, or a total of 81 ,36J, the
highest price ever received for car
of Texas onions shipped cut of the
state. They were the earliest by two
weeks ever before shipped to Chicago
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-03-19
MIscHIEvoUs BOYS CAUSE.
indirectly Responsible For the Arrest
of Brooklyn Man.

New York, March ia crowd of
mischievous boys are indirectly re.
sponsible for the arrest early Monday
of David Stanhoff, Jr.. of Brooklyn, on
the charge of having murdered his
friend and next door neighbor, John
Hoffman. According to Stanhoff's
story he was returning home just after
midnight, when he came upon Hoffman
beating two boys in front of his home.
Hoffman was fearful with rage, he
said, and when Stanhoff demonstrated
the other man turned ON him. Stan
hoff declares he was forced to fight to
defend himselm. One of his blows
knocked Hoffman down, and as he fell
his head struck the stone curb, frac-
turing his skull. He died soon after
being taken to hospital Stanhoff
was Immediately arrested.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-03-19
HELD ON TO LIFE.
Survived Bullet Wound In Head For
TWENTY-FIVE DAYS.

Muskogee, March 19.-With a clean
cut bullet hole through his head, Tony
Porter lived for twenty-five days On
the night Of Feb. %, at dance near
Claremore, l. T., Porter was shot
through the head, the bullet entering
one side and coming out the other
He was taken to his home and lived
till March Is. George Walker, an In
dian was brought here by Deputy Mar
shall Webb OF Weleetka, charged Win
the killing
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-03-19
Explosion Does Danaue.

Cincinnati, March by an explo-
sion of $50 pounds of dynamite on the
site of the new city hospital enormous
damage was done to residences and
other buildings throughout that sec
ton. All windows within a radius of
half a mile were broken, sore fronts
blown out, furnaces dismantled and
sewers disconnected.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-03-19
SUCCESSION NOTICE.

No. II,I27-In First District Court OF
Louisiana: Succession of Catherine
Luchin.
State of Louisiana, Parish of Caddo
Nortice is hereby given that Ferdinando
Luchini has this day applied to be ap-
pointed administrator of said succession
and unless opposition be made thereto
within the time specified by law, he will
be appointed as prayed for.
Witness the Honorable A J. Murff,
judge of said court, this end day of
March 1907.
W. M. LEVY,
March 3. Deputy Clerk.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-03-19
Poisoned Peaches.

Richmond, Va, March 19.-As a re.
suit of ptomaine poisoning, caused by
eating canned peaches, Melvin lives,
aged thirteen, and Leonard l.. Ives
aged seven, sons of Mr.. and Mrs w
w. Ives, of Hampton, Va, are dead
and their mother is believed to be dy-
ing
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-03-19
Dupree's Effective Work.

Worth baseball team defeated the Phil
adelphia club of the American league
5 to 3. Dupree, the locals midget
pitcher, held the visitors down to two
hits, while Waddell was hit for two
triples and five singles
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-03-19
Civil War Veteran Gone.

Springfield, Mo-. March 19-Captain
Charles B. Owen, civil war veteran.
died at his home near here, aged
eighty years. He won distinction at
the battle of Pleasant Hill, La, when
his regiment lost nearly all of its off
GERS and about half of its men.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-03-19
Children Burn to Death.

Guthrie, March 1.-two small chill
dren the son and daughter of ]. Fl
Harrison, living on a claim fourteen
miles west of Geary, were burned tic
death in dugout while their parents
were out in the cotton field. lamp
explosion ignited the timbers an the
top of the cave fell in.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-03-19

Monroe Star: In these days when
most of the world travels somewhere
and some time, the first of all cares
should be for safety Luxurious fittings
and high speed should be subordinate to
safety. People have awakened to great
many abuses. and are pushing steadily
toward correction. They are beginning
70 realize that safety IS better than
speed that conscience and care are BET
ter fhan cushions and ceremony.