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Las Vegas daily optic., 1907-01-15
BROWN Chosen FOR
SENATOR BY LEGIS.
LATURE OF NEBRASKA

Lincoln, Jan 15.-~The legislature
today, In separate session. elected
Norris Brown, republican, United
States senator to succeed ]. II. Mil.
lard over w. II. Thompson. democrat.
Brown win be formally elected at a
joint session tomorrow.
In the house the vote stood: Brown
67, Thompson. In the senate: Brown
|2s: Thompson ..
Las Vegas daily optic., 1907-01-15
TIMEkEEPERS BOOKS
SHOW eleven dead

Pittsburg, Jan. 15-~B. r. Jones, Jr..
president OF the Jones Il Laughlin' s
Steel company said today relative to
the recent catastrophe at the Eliza
furnaces that the books of the time.
keeper had been checked up and CIV.
cry man had been accounted for. The
company list show eleven dead.
Las Vegas daily optic., 1907-01-15

At the regular meeting of the Las
Vegas lodge, No. 4, T. O>0. r., the fol-
lowing officers were installed by In
stalling Officer VIM. M. Lewis: r.. o.
Williams, noble grand; A. s. Cook,
vice noble grand; A. ]. Wertz, sec
retary and w. e. Critics, treasurer.
Las Vegas daily optic., 1907-01-15
ACT fAvORABLY
ON NOMINATIONS
SENATE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE
FINALLY APPROVES cosTEm.
PLATED CHANGES
CALL ON PRESIDENT
Committee Appointed by Nasionat ne.
eiprccsl Demsrsags Convention Talk
To Roosevelt.

Washington. Jan. 1.-THE senate
committee on finance today agreed 10
report fasorahly the nomination Of
Postmaster General Cortelyou 10 be
secretary of the treasury aud james n.
Garfield. commissioner of corporations,
tn h. secretary of the interior.
Las Vegas daily optic., 1907-01-15

A chicken ranch on large scale
Is contemplated by people who have
recently arrived from Albuquerque.
The land opposite the insane asylum is
being plated out for this purpose and
It is said that the chicken house will
be built Of adobe. this being the best
material for the purpose In this elm
ate.
Las Vegas daily optic., 1907-01-15
GIRL KILLED IN
MAD RUSH FOR AN
ELEVATED TRAIN

Chicago Jan 15-In the rush OF
passengers 10 board an elevated train
at the Canal street station today Miss
Lillian Dahlke was pushed from the
platform. The girl fell between the
train and platform In such way that
1t was found necessary to chip away
a portion Of the platform to extricat"
her. Her spine was fractured and in.
ternal injuries render hrr recovery
impossible.
Las Vegas daily optic., 1907-01-15
LONG DISAGREEMENT
BETWEEN NICARAGUA
AND HONDURAS ENDS

Sew Orleans. Jan lS.~The paeay~
une says.
The dispute, which has existed seg~
eFal years bGtween Nicaragua aaa Hon
daFas 10 to the boundary line upon the
north has been settled. This question
wis left To the King OF Spain as ref
eFee and he gave Honduras ali claimed
by President Roalla and more.
Las Vegas daily optic., 1907-01-15
Destructive FIRE
RACES in CHICAGO
Over Halt a Million Dollars Worth
Of Valuable Property Burned on
Dearborn Street.

Chicago. Jan. 15.-~Haif a million
dollars worth Of property was destroy.
ID early today by fire that partially
burned an eight story building on
Dearborn street, occupied principally
by NJ. A. Donahae l. Co. printers and
publishers. A dozen other firms had
places Of business destroyed.
Las Vegas daily optic., 1907-01-15

Washington. Jan. 1.-THE vote on
both cortelyou and Garfield was unani.
anaoas. the members Of the committee
asserting 10 the view that the prsxs.
dents should be- allowed TO elect his
own advisers.
Las Vegas daily optic., 1907-01-15

A petition IL being circulated adj
dressed to the sheriff OF San Miguel
county. Recommending the appoint
ment of Juan d. Martinez az chief Jail.
or Of the San Miguel county jail.
Las Vegas daily optic., 1907-01-15
governor STEWART
TAKES HIS OFFICE

Harrisburg, January 15.-Edward S.
Stuart took his seat as governor of
Pennsylvania, today succeeding Sam
uel w. Pennypacker, to whose law of
flee, Stuart, when an errand boy. de
livered books The Inauguration was
simple.
Las Vegas daily optic., 1907-01-15
Presidential Nominations.

Washington. Jan. l5.-The president
has sent to the senate the following
nominations:
To be postmasters: Williams, Aria.
F. W. Smith Pennington. y. NJ, ]. A,
Duff.
Las Vegas daily optic., 1907-01-15

II. l. Bigelow. the real estate agent.
has purchased the beautiful west side
property Of A. J, venz situated on
the boulevard.
Las Vegas daily optic., 1907-01-15
Fertilization Hu conslosrsd.

Washington. Jan. 1.-THE house to-
day. after the passage Of a few meas.
ures Of local interest. resumed eonsid.
Grafton Of the fortification bill.
Las Vegas daily optic., 1907-01-15
ANOTHER Wreck
ON ROCK island
TWO TRAikMEN KILLED. ONE
MISSING AND ANOTHER
FATALLY InauREn.
due TO Open SWITCH
Head On Collision Near Leavsnworth
Kansas Between Freight and Passsn~
ger Train.

Kansas City. Jan. 1.-two trainmen
are known to h. dead and another bs~
liaved dead. and a fourth was prob
ably fatally injured In q wreck mt
waidron. No. twelve miles from Leay.
enworth Kansas. last night. caused by
In head ON collision between Rock H.
land passenger train No. 90 and .
freight. Several passengers we're
slightly injured.
Theoexd:
Engineer Jas. Mcqueen. Of freight.
Baggageman Charles Hart.
Engineer King of the passenger train
In missing and In believed TO be under
the wreckage. Fireman Geo. 8. MIL
wood In probably fatally injured. An
open switch was the cause of the
wreck.
Las Vegas daily optic., 1907-01-15

OLLIE MACK RECEIVERS
FROM SEVERE ILLNESS
Special TO The Optic.

Special TO The Optic.
Pueblo. Colo. Jan. 15.~~Back In har"
ness again after q severe illness from
'erysipeias. Feeling fine. Play here TO-
might
OLLIE MACK.
The Florida agriculturist., 1907-10-09

would have drove her back up the
mountain like shot.
81 laid there watchin' her and chuck
lin, even in my fix, at the scare she
was goin' to get She didn't see me on
account Of the little hollow where I was
lyin' and the mixed smell bothered her
considerable
"I took a good long breath and sud-
denly let out a whoop that would have
made one Of those Espee freight engines
over on the mountain jump the track
with envy.
''That beast went straight up in the
air, like a rabbit when bullet strikes
just under it's belly. There was yellow
streak across the canon, and before I
could even get a chuclle out, the lion had
clean vamoosed the ranch.
81 laid there and snickered to myself
like kid at the way the beast went
stiff-legged into the air, but was brought
back to realize my fix by twinge from
the leg.
Five minutes later, happenin' to cast
my eyes at the foot Of the trail, I no
ticed the bushes waver a trifle, and
little later, by thunder, out sneaked that
selfsame lion!
''It kind O. tickled me to think Of her
havin' nerve enough to some back after
the scare she had got, and I fixed up to
have some more fun at her expense, as
long as she seemed to like it.
"I let out another whOop, and again
she shot for the trail but this time came
sneaking back again in thirty seconds.
"She crouched by the edge of the wa
ter, her eyes shinin' green and her thick
tail lashin' her ribs, sizin' me up and
the fix I was in.
The Florida agriculturist., 1907-10-09

"Now, that old beast knew mighty
we'll that was pinned down and that
my gun was out of my reach. You can't
tell me that animals don't reason. 9th
erwise she never would have showed up
in that clearin' second time.
'"The notion of the big cat really
maxim trouble for me never entered my
head. AS I said before, I had killed
dozens of em, and would have been
willin' to bet that a good-sized horny
toad could have run six Of them across
Ventura county. I had seen 'em run
from a little ki-yi dog about as big and
dangerous as four months old kitten
and [ had never heard of one Of them
tacklin' full-grown man.
"I picked up a pebble and slung it at
the old lady, twenty-five feet below me-
Tt rolled down close to her, but instead
Of runpin', she hit that rock a swipe
with her big paw that sent it spinnin'
across the canon.
""There wasn't any doubt about the
size and strength of the lions. They
were plenty big enough and strong
enough to carry off small COW, that is,
anything under yearlin', but the trou-
BILE was they didn't have the grit.
GAS she crouched there she looked just
like a big ugly yellow cat that used to
belong to a neighbor o'mine in Ventura,
and I got distaste for her company.
'I let out another yell, and backed that
up with a whistle and rock to help
things along. That fetched her for a
time, and she ran up the trail and didn't
show up again for ten minutes, but at
the end of that time, back she was.
'T began to take notice. She had more
nerve than any lion I had seen yet, and
The Florida agriculturist., 1907-10-09
ROLLINS COLLEGE
WINTER PARK, FLORIDA

FLORIDA'S OLDEST COLLEGE.


the stu
n
Of and ma
~ - ~ F PhD,P eddent
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-11
MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS
IN ITALY IMPORTANT
Clerical Forces, Facing Defeat, With
drow from Field and Opponents
Win Without Diff
Guilty
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
ROME, Nov. 10,-General municipal
elections were held in this city today
and 1t Is being declared throughout Rome
tonight that the anti-clericals have gained
their greatest victory since the fall of
the church from temporal power.
only municipal offices were filled, but
the election assumed distinct political
character
Their importance were not only local,
but extended all over Italy. The contest
came as a conclusion to the anti-clerical
campaign which had its beginning prin-
cipally with the present ponti1cate, for
the clericals were then allowed for the
first time to participate in the political
life of the country.
There was a reactionary movement
among the anti-elerical element Some
of them swung over from the Conserva-
tives to the Socialists and the municipal
elections in Rome were chosen as the
battlefield. Defeat being inevitable, the
cIericals for the first time since 1870 with
drew from the field, and as a result the
anti-clerical victory was complete and
without precedent.
The vatican organs maintained that the
abstention of the clerical voters was
nothing more than a matter of tactics.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-11
FORMER LIEUTENANT
KILLS SELF IN PRISON
By Associated Press.

by Associated freSS.
NEW YORK, Nov, 1O.-Giovanni de
Chichicia, who until he was compelled
to choose between love and duty was a
suicide today in the Tombs. His inn
prisonment had been brought about by
his brother Luigi, banker of this CITY,
The latter believed Giovanni insane
According to the police reports he fell
in love in Italy and unable, as an army
officer to support his wife as he wished,
deserted and sought his fortune as a
cowboy in the American west. The ven-
ture was not a success and finally leav-
ing his wife in their home, he came to
New York to get a new start. Again
unsuccessful and penniless he asked aid
of his brother. The meeting of the broth
ers was not amicable and at a second
interview Giovanni is alleged to have
peremptorilly demanded first $1,000 and
then $2O00 from the banker. He exhibited
a revolver and, 1t is charged, threatened
his brothers. life. The banker wished
IN have Giovanni detained as insane but
the court would not entertain this charge
and the former was held for trial on a
charge of carrying concealed weapons. In
the Tombs Giovanni became despondent,
complained bitterly of former friends
and constantly grieved for the girl wife
left alone in the west.
When the doors were opened to per-
init the prisoners to go to the yard for
their daily air today Giovanni, who oc-
eupied a cell on the third tier, stepped
quickly out on the balcony and then
sprang upon the guard rail- He dived
headforemost from the jail floor. twenty
five feet above.
Several hundred of his companions
witnessed his death.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-11
DEMAND FOR GOLD CONTINUES
STRONG IN GERMAN CAPITAL
BY Associated Press.


BERLIN, Nov. 10.-The advances in
the Reichsbank rate of discount has
not yet checked the American demand
for gold, while cable transfers to New
York are selling at lower prices than
before. Exchange on London rose to
2O.6, the highest price in generation.
This is due to American transactions
in financial and commercial bills, the
proceeds of which are being trans
ferred to London for gold purchases.
It is7understood that gold continues
to be taken from the Reichsbank in
considerable amounts for American ac-
count. DR.. Koch, president Of the
Reichsbank, informed the central COM
mittee OF the bank on Friday that the
withdrawals for the first seven days OF
November amounted to more than 31,-
600, 900 marks.
Although German investors have not
begun to buy American shares In any
considerable quantity. 1t is believed
that they will do so as soon as it Is
seen that the American situation Is
fully restored to normal conditions.
Financiers are beginning to take a
more cheerful view OF the American
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-11
ASK MILLIONS FOR
ARTILLERY SERVICE
CONGRESS WILL CONSIDER BIG
APPROPRIATION
Buildings VIII Be Constructed on the
Pacific Coast for sheIterine
Troops-Barracks to BE
Erected

Ry Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Nov. 1o-The
annual report of Secretary Taft, to be
submitted to Congress at its convening In
December, will contain estimates aggre-
eating s5525,920 for construction and 9TH
er work in the coast artillery service dur
ing the fiscal year 1909
This construction work is to provide
in part for shelter for the coast artillery
troops authorized by the act of January
25 last for which it is necessary to erect
thirty company barracks. six band bar
racks, IT'S sets of officers quarters and
218 sets OF noncommissioned staff Off
GERS quarters.
BY the legislation of the last Congress
the coast artillery received an increase
of forty-four companies with cores
ponding number of officers.
In accordance with the decision of
Secretary Taft last November. con-
centration scheme is being worked out
in the coast artillery service by which
some of the seventy-eight separate forts
where modern coast Cefenses are installed
or in process of installation, are to be
completely manned, and the remainder
placed In the hands of caretakers Thirty
two of the principal forts were selected
as main posts, having as nearly as prac-
ticable garrisons of 100 per cent of
full manning detail, the remaining forts
being regarded as sub-posts, which are
to be left to such caret akinc deta achments
as are necessary for the proper care and
preservation of the defenses.
1t is proposed, in furtherance of the
construction scheme, to concentrate at
the main posts the necessary barracks
and quarters for accommodating the in
crement to the coast artillery provided
for by Congress, and to follow with the
construction at those main posts of the
barracks and quarters necessary for the
a accommodation of the troops now at the
sub-posts. The posts at whic work is to
be done and for which appropriations
will be asked include the following
amounts asked for. given in round num-
bers:
Baker, Cal, s1s5, 900; Stevens. Or, s107,-
900; Winfield Scott, CAL $392,cOo, and
Ward, Wash, $S34,ooo.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-11
TO MAKE DEBUT
IN sCRUCIFIXUS'
ESTHER HOOVER WILL OPEN
GAMUT PLAYHOUSE
Actress Coached by Famous Instructor,
Edwin 3. Hay, Produces a Ro-
nance of the Passions-Pre-
sented In East

Crucifixus: A Romance of the Passion" I"
is the attraction to be presented by Es-
ther Hoover and her players for the in
augural week of the Gamut club play
house, which will be formally opened
tomorrow evening as a regular theater.
The play is founded upon a romance of
the time of the passion and will be elab-
orately staged and costumed. One of
the features connected with the produce
tion is the adaptation of Bach's oratorio
of the Passion for organ rendition as
the music of the play.
The attraction was successfully present
ed last season by Miss Hoover and her
company in the larger eastern centers.
Miss Hoover is a dramatic protege of
the late Edwin r. Hay of Washington,
one of the foremost coachers of the
classic drama Her work is highly
spoken of. and she has been called "one
of the most graceful actresses on the
stage"
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-11
BOY PLAYS BURGLAR
TO MAKE EXCIT EMENT
Thief Supposed to Have Fired at Mrs.
X. Eldred Proves to Have
Been Younester with
Ennui

There was no burglar in the home of
Mrs K Eldred at 1921 Walnut street
Saturday night.
After searching the neighborhood for
traces of the man who was supposed to
have been in the house and fired four
shots at Mrs. Eldred through the bath
room door, Patro,man Hickock secured
confession from the boy, Justus Tay-
Ter.
Hickock had the boy mounted on the
back of his motorcycle and he was maxi
ing the machine hum to get from one
point to another quickly.
Young Justus hung on with fear-mad-
dened clutch and fihally when the ma
chine had hit chuckhole or two and
almost shaken him from his seat he
gasped out: Say, mister, just let me
off this thing and I'll tell you the truth"
Hickock stopped his machine and asked
the boy what he meant.
There wasn't any burglar" he said.
81 fired those shots myself to make ex-
citement in the neighborhood then we
told tho burglar story to explain the
shooting"
Young Justus was sent back to his
home after a severe lecture and the
police are thinking of installing motor
cycles as a regular adjunct to the third
degree process.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-11
AMERICAN CRUISERS GIVEN
RECEPTION AT RIO JANElRo
Rv Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
RIO JANEIRO, Nov. 10.-The American
cruisers Washington and Tennessee, Ad-
miral sebree, which arrived here Nov. 4,
left this afternoon for Montevideo on
their way to the Pacific. The series OF
official entertainments rendered the Amer
lean officers by Brazilian authorities
came to a conclusion today when Presi-
dent Penna, accompanied by number OF
military and civil authorities, visited the
Tennessee, where he was received by lrv-
ing r. Dudley. American minister to Bra
zii The visitors went over the warships,
after which they were entertained by
Rear Admiral Sebree in his cabin The
rear admiral in a toast proposed the pros
perity Of Brazil and the development of
Brazilian navy.
In reply President Penna toasted the
Unitel States navy and President Roose-
velt. AS the Brazilian president was
leaving the American cruiser the crews
of both the Tennessee and Washington
saluted him with cheers.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-11
TEXAS OUT TO SMASH
SOME MORE TRUSTS
Suit Filed by Attorney General, AL
legins 12o Milling Companies
Are In Illegal Comhl-
nation
By Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. t0-An antitrust
suit has been filed by the attorney gener-
against 120 Texas milling companies, al
legged to be in a conspiracy in restraint of
trade.
The state alleges the defendant COM
panies have violated both the 1899 and
1903 acts, and asks for penalties against
each defendant In the sum of $4,000 for
the alleged violation of the act of 1899,
and $56,250 for violations of the act of 1908.
The state also asks for judgment of for
feiture of charter rights, and franchise
of each domestic corporation and concel-
lation of the permit to each foreign cor
poration, and for an injunction perpetu-
ally enjoining the defendants from tran
sacting any further business in the state.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-11
LOS ANGELES MAY GET
NEXT MINING CONGRESS
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
JOPLIN, Mo-. Nov. 1O.-A number of
delegates and visitors arrived today to
attend the eleventh annual session Of the
American Mining Congress, which will
convene in this city tomorrow morning,
in sessions which are to continue through
the week.
First Vice President Thomas Ewing of
Vivian, Ariz., was the first of the nation-
al officers to arrive. Visitors came today
from Mexico City, New York, Nevada,
California, Wyoming, Pennsylvania and
Colorado.
There will be a spirited contest for the
honor of entertaining the next annual
congress. Spokane, Wash; Los Angeles,
Reno, New, and Columbus, Ohio, are now
actively in the race. The candidacy of
Columbus Is in the interest of move
ment to make the congress yet more ma
tional and International than 1t has been
heretofore. Previous congresses have
been held in the west.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-11
OUTLINES REFORMS
TO ROOSEVELT
Continued from Page one.)

in a similar manner. Enlist the states
rights men on your side. Keep the sub
1ect of incorporation AMI ordinary con-
trol-a state concern; make the local
laws harmonize If possible by appointing
a commission to investigate the entire
subject. Get the best talent Root
Choate, Dillon, Morawetz and others of
that type, will be glad to serve for pa
triotic reasons, and a result will be
achieved in the form of code based on
principles and experiences suited to our
dual government and varied conditions,
just as 1t was in Germany in 1S70-75 in
the enactment of laws by Prussia and the
other states of the empire which have
served the purpose and stood the test of
time"
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-11
.BATTLESHLP FLEET
IS NEARL Y READY
DETAILS OF CRUISE ARE WELL
IN HAND
At All Naval Works the Task Of Maxi
ing Necessary Repairs Is
Being Hastened
By Associated Press.


WASHINGTON, Nov. 1O.-Every de-
tail of the preparations for the sailing of
the battleship fleet to the Pacific ocean
is now well in hand. and by December
16, the date on which the vessels will
pass out of Hampton Roads in review
before President Roosevelt, members of
the cabinet and high officials of the
navy, arrangements for the men en-
route will have been attended to.
At all naval works the work of making
necessary repairs is being pushed and
these will be completed by December L.
Provisions are being stored aboard the
vessels and their coal bunkers are being
filled to their capacity. The cost of pro-
visioning the fleet is estimated at $780,
900, contemplating the feeding of 1900 men
for 100 days. Only this week contracts
were awarded for head cheese, sarrsages
and veal.
Advantage will be taken of the two
ocean cruises to make several tests with
the provisions aboard-their preservation,
packing and handling. 1t is desired to
find some suitable form of bagging in
which they can carry dried provisions. as
it is believed bags will afford the advan-
tage to compactness and greater facility
in handling in different places than II
their contents were packed in boxes or
barrels.
Incidental to the visit of the fleet to
the Pacific coast, the navy department
is making arrangements to obtain
place for small arms firing there, so as
to give the men an opportunity for e$pe-
rience in that capacity
1t may. be that improved targets Will be
established at Magdalena bay, where
there is to be considerable target prac-
tice, but the preference is to secure land
for the establishment of targets to ac-
commodate 1000 men, us at Guantanamo.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-11
SUlToR TRIES TO KILL
NURSE; TAKES HIS OWN LIFE
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
VICTORIA, B. c., Nov. 1O.-After
making u desperate attempt to murder
Susan Dodd of the st. Joseph's hospital
staff tonight, Samuel Toto, cigar
maker, committed suicide by cutting
his throat. Toto, who arrived from
Vancouver tonight, met Miss Dodd and
companion nurse as they were leav-
ing the hospital for church, and after
making a renewed appeal for her to
marry him, which she declined to con-
slider, fred three shots at her with
revolver, none of which took effect
He then drew a razor and slashed
her severely about the head and throat.
Toto then slashed his own windpipe
with the razor, cutting his throat from
ear to ear.
Miss Dodd will probably recover.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-11
ACCUSED ITALIAN MAY
STIR UP UGLY SCANDAL
BY Associated Press.

MILAN, Nov. 10-A local newspaper
known as the Organ of the Law Courts
has published a sensational statement
concerning the defense to be made by
Nunzio Nasi, former minister of public
instruction, who is being tried by the sem
ate on the charge of falsifying docu-
ments and defrauding the state treasury.
According to this paper Nasi is ready
to produce letters that the late Premier
Zanardelli asked for funds for the pur-
pose of subsidizing the press. He will
produce also receipts from certain pawn
brokers alleged to have been signed by
Zanardelli If Nasi follows the course in
timated by the paper he will arouse muca
Indignation.