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Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1909-04-05
|merce.
sELLs-FLOTO CIRCUS

Sells-Floto's second circus train
pulled into Las Vegas from Denver,
distance of 397 miles, shortly after
10 o'clock this morning, the first train
having preceded it Friday morning.
The parade at noon was a fine one
and was witnessed by thousands OF
people. The feature of the parade
was the Armour world-famous $4,000
prize winning horses. i :
The attendance at the performance
this afternoon was large and all
speak highly of the entertainment.
The Bartik, Partisan troupe, are
seen for the first time in America,
the original Nelson family are among
the big acts; Marie Meers of the
Meers Sisters, the Riding Rooneys;
the Brono troupe of acrobats have no
peers. The Rhoda Royal menagerie
and high school horses are seen only
with this show. The clowns are fun
lily. the gymnasts clever. the elephants
numerous and the menagerie is large.
Another performance will be given
this evening.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1909-04-05
MAY TURN OVER HIS OFFICE
REPORTED THAT HE WILL GIVE
WAY TO SECOND VICE
PRESIDENT.
COUNTRY IN GREAT TURMOIL
BELIEVED THAT CASTRO WILL
ATTEMPT TO START BLOODY
REVOLUTION.

Caracas, April Q. via Willemstad,
Curcao, April Sit is reported that
the new president, Vicente Gomez,
may turn over the presidency tempo
rarily to ]. A. velvtini, the second
vice president of the republic. It was
to Gomez that President Castro han
ded over the reins of office when he
left for Europe last November. Less
than month later Gomez overthrew
the existing government, appointed 9
new cabinet and himself became
president 1t was believed that the
deposed president would. remain
abroad, but now that he is actually
on board steamer bound in the di
rection of Venezuela. whether or moi
he will come to Laguaira, the great
est speculation prevails as to his real
intention. It is hardly thought that
Castro will proceed beyond Port Of
Spain. Trinidad, because there is a
certainty of imprisonment and proba-
bly, death should he debark here. II
is believed Castro will take up his
residence in Trinidad and await a
chance to start revolution.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1909-04-05
FRENCHMAN wins
GREAT MARATHON
RACE in GOTHAM
HENRI ST. YVES DISTANCES COM.
PETIToRs BY MORE THAN
FOUR MINUTES.
Longboat and Shrubb Quit Track Ex-
hausted While Unknown Runner
Breaks Into LimeIight BY Defeat
ing Famous Distance Men.

New York, April 5.-Henri st. Yves,
|of France, won the great international
Marathon Derby for professional run
|ners at the National league baseball
park here Saturday afternoon. Do
|rando Petri, OF Italy, was second;
John G. Hayes, of New York, third /;
and Matthew Maloney, of Yonkers,
fourth. Tom Longboat, the Canadian
Indian, quit the track in the TWEEN.
tieth mile, and Alfred Shrubb, of Eng
LAND, gave up in the twenty-fifth mile
both were completely exhausted in
trying to keep to the terrific pace
lset by the Frenchman. Shrubb made
a game struggle from the twentieth
to the twenty-fifth mile, but the pace
was too fast and the distance too long
for him.
st. Yves, the almost unknown, GOV
cred the distance,o26 miles, SS5 yards
lin 2 hours, 40 minutes and so S-5 sec
onds, remarkable performance un
der the conditions, and finished will
fast sprint in good condition. Do
rando was 4 minutes AZ 3-5 seconds
behind the Frenchman, while Hayes
followed the italian across the finisi
1line minutes and so seconds later
mo time was taken on Maloney, thu
fourth man. st. Yves took $1,000 o
of the prize, Dorando, $4,000; Hayes
$500, and Maloney, $1,000. Shrub
and Longboat go unrewarded TO
their brave efforts.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1909-04-05

speed, when the accident happened
However, the clouds of dust and the
crowds Of people on their way to the
circus grounds obscured the vision
of the driver of the machine, as well
as that of Captain Wilson and his
little son and also distracted their
attention somewhat from passing We
hicles. Captain Wilson and son
were Immediately carried into the in
surance office of A. d. Higgins near
by and physicians summoned.
Captain Wilson was placed under
-chloroform ind his right limb which
had been thrown out of place at the
knee cap was Strengthened. He. is
also badly bruised in the temple and
on the back part Of the head and may
be hurt internally. The boy is not SO
seriously injured, though he was also
put under chloroform while his
wounds were being examined.
Both father and son. were later
moved to their home at S04 Grand
avenue.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1909-04-05
BUSINESS BOUsESDECORA7ED
SHIPS, HOTELS AND RESIDENCES
FLY THE STARS AND
STRIPES.
EX-PRESDENT DISEMBARKS
MslTs CITY IN COMPANY WITH
UNITED STATES AMRAssA-
DOR cRIscoM.

Naples, April 5.--The steamef
Hamburg. with Ex-President Roose.
velt aboard, arrived here at 1:05 this
afternoon. It is calculated that fully
1000 foreigners have come to the city
especially from Capri, Sorrento and
|Amaifi, to catch a glimpse OF the
former president.
The Hamburg was given a hearty
greeting as she dropped anchor in the
outer bay. American flags fioated
from the consulates and the hotels
and many private houses. All ships
in the hafbor were decorated. When
the Hamburg was sighted cheers
burst from thousands of throats and
small craft Of all sorts leaped from
the shore to surround the liner.
Though the police had taken precau-
tions many broke through the lines
and came alongside. cheering and
singing.
The passengers applauded the sing:
ers and Roosevelt could be seen
smiling in appreciation. Crowds
gathered on the shore at every point
Roosevelt landed at the arsenal
docks at 4:30 this afternoon with Am
bassador Griscom.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1909-04-05
eleven FOLLOWERS
OF ". ]. BRYAN join
!. REPUBLICAN, PARTY
GREAT LOVE FEAsT HELD SAT-
uRDAY NIGHT At MAckEL's
HALL.
Fidel ORTIZ. late Candidate for sher-
iff, and County Central Committee
man Adelaide Tafoya Joins Grand
Old Party.

The republican love feast at Mac
kel's opera house on the plaza, Sat
urday night, was rousing assem-
blage, fairly bubbling over with en-
thusiasm that could not be suppress
ed. Upon the gathering of a crowd
that exceeded the capacity of the
hall, Mayor Secundino Romero called
the meeting to order, in his capacity
as chairman of the San Miguel coun-
ty republican central committee. He
tersely but pointedly stated that the
object of the great and enthusiastic
gathering of members of the party of
the counties of San Miguel and Mora
was to formally and effectively vel
come into the ranks of republicans
eleven democrats who had been ear
nest and stanch in their advocacy of
the tenets of democracy, but who had
now seen the error of their ways and
had experienced change Of heart
and mind politically without promise
or expectation of reward. being of un.
animous opinion that the best inter
ests of the country would be subser'
we'd by keeping the republican party
| in power.
Nominations for officers Of the ev.
ening having been declared in order
Don Eugenio Romero was made pres
ident; E. H. salazar and M. A. San
chez, vice presidents, and Felix Gar
cia, secretary.
CONTINUED on Page 80
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1909-04-05
CHANGE DUTY ON PETROLEUM
TEXAS REPRESENTATIVE SAYS
PROTECTION CLOCK STRIKES
TWELVE IN PAYNE BILL.
|FILlPlNOs ARE SUSTAINED
BUSINESS INTERESTS NOT FAv-
oRAHLE TO PRESENT TARIFF
MEASURE.

Washington, D. q, April 5.-
Ia rule is to be reported to-
day in the house to govern
amendments to the Payne tariff bill
which will provide rs per cent ad
Ivalorem dury on petroleum in place
LOT the countervailing duty and will
permit vote on the question of free
lumber.
"The projection clock strikes II
in this bill as certainly as 7 am
standing here" said Mr. Burgess Of
Texas in opposing the protective pol
icy Of the Republican party. "You
|are deluding, you are making an ef-
fort to give the people bread but you
know you are not doing it, he ex-
claimed.
Messrs. Leeario and Ocampo, the
resident Philippine commissioners.
today received cablegram which
they regard as a complete rebuttal
of the statements issued from the In
sular bureau to the effect that the
business interests Of the islands is
favorable to the Payne BILL The
message is from President Fernan-
dez of the Filipino chamber of com
merce.
The final vote on the tariff bill has
been fixed for Friday at 8 p. m., in
a rule reported today. The order
limits amendments to those coming
from the committee on the lumber,
hides, barley and malt paragraphs.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1909-04-05
Rules Against Company.

Washington, April 5.--A decision
today, rendered by Commissioner
Bennett of the general land office, ia
vor the contestants and is against the
Red Lands Irrigation & Power com
pany, Colorado corporation, in the
case involving fourteen desert land
entries appropximating 1900 acres in
the Montrose land district. 1t recon
mends that the entire entry be can
celled on the ground that it was moi
made in good faith. 1t is subject tc
further appeal.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1909-04-05

tracts whereby 1t has either marketed
a part or all the product of the inde
pendent refineries or has limited the
output,
One of the evidences of monopoly
it is charged, is the company's enor-
nous earnings summarized as fol
lows
The Standard Oil trust and the
Standard Oil company on an invest
ment of $69, ,O24, ,4S0 had earned up to
the end of 1906, $Sss,7SS,7ss. Adding
the estimated profits of 1907 and 1908
we have substantially a billion dol
lars earned by this company in 27
years with an original investment
of about $4,000, ,000.'
Further on the brief says:
1T has usually been claimed for
large corporations in this country
that they have increased business
and decreased the cost to the con-
sumner, but in the case of the Stand
ard, it has during ten or fifteen years
actually increased the price to the re-
taller and this, good deal more than
the prices of other products, although
the price of its raw material and
cost of manufacture and sale during
these years has increased very little
If any,"
1t is stated that from 1874 to 1882,
the Standard obtained control of
all of the pipe lines then
existing and brought them together
under the control of the National
Transit company and ever since it
has sought to prevent, or destroy
pipe line competition. It first sought
to control the Tidewater Pipe COM
pany, then the only pipe line to the
seaboard and succeeded in getting an
agreement for division of the bust
ness. Through this and other agree
ments, the Standard, it is alleged, has
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Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1909-04-05
SUGAR BEET WORK STARTS.

M. L. Burris, whose arrival from
La Junta, Colo, with carload of ef-
fects. has already been noted in The.
Optic, comes to take active personal
management of twenty acres Of the
Montezuma farm which will be plant
ed to sugar beets by the Las Vegas
Sugar Beet Growers assocfation.
SaMr. Burris comes here highly rec
commended as an expert in sugar beet
culture and is to receive a salary of
$500 a month.
Flowing began on the Montezuma
farm this morning and second plow-
ing will be made later.
1t is thought that the association
will not only get back the amount Of
money advanced. but a profit on the
investment will likely be realized.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1909-04-05
servia Willing to Negotiate.

Belgrade, April 5.-Servia has told
Austria Hungary it is willing to me-
gotiate a commercial treaty. Crown
Prince George, who formerly was
Prince Alexander, will continue his
studies at German university. The
former crown prince will make two
months tour of Europe and will then
join a Cossack regiment in Russia.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1909-04-05

Acapulco, Mexico, April SIN def.
erence to the memory of those who
lost their lives in the recent theater
holocaust, Governor Damien Flores,
has asked that there be no demon.
strations on the date of his second
Inauguration this month. The people
killed had gathered in his honor and
the governor has ordered decorations
this time be discontinued.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1909-04-05
GIVES her LIFE IN AN
. EFFORT TO Save LEPERS

winchesdon, Mass, April 5.-A ca
BILE from Molokai, island Of Hawaii,
brings news of the death Of Mrs,
Walter R. Brinkerhoff, formerly Miss
Nellie White of this city. daughter Of
the multi-miIlionaire, Nelson D
White, and niece of Ex-Governor
John D. Long. She went to Lepel
island with her husband, to give hel
life in an attempt to find cure fol
the lepers there.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1909-04-05
storm Has Wide Range.

Denver, April 5.-A heavy snow
storm is prevailing over the entire
Rocky Mountain region, extending
south to Santa Fe, New Mexico, north
to Central Wyoming and west to-Salt
Lake City. More than eight inches
has fallen here. The storm will be
"a great benefit and the railroads re
port but little inconvenience.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1909-04-05
PRINCESS DE SAGAN
d LOOKING FOR HEIR

Chicago April S-The Record
Herald says that news has been re-
ceived that Princess De Sagan ex-
poets the arrival of new heir to the
De sagan rame and the Gould mil
lions, June CT July, which win give
her the whip hand over Count BON
de Castellane, Under the win Of heI
father she may give the fortune ia
any of her children she desires and
she may dislnherit Boni's children
liz he persists in being stubborn.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1909-04-05
HAS MONOPOLY OF BUSINESS
KELLOGG ALLEGES THAT COM.
PANY CONTROLS PRICES
AND TRADE.
BRIBES RAILROAD employees
OBTAINS BY UNFAIR METHODS
INFORMATION As TO BUsI-
NESS OF COMPETITORS.


st. Louis, April 5.-Frank B. Kel-
logg special assistant to the attorney
general of the United States. today
filed brief with the clerk of the
United States court and commenced
argument, after two years evidence
taking in a government suit 90 dis
solve the Standard OIL corporation Of
New Jersey for alleged violation Of
the Sherman antitrust law.
The argument was heard by the
full circuit court bench, Judges San
born. Vandeventer, Nook and Adams.
He told of the combination effected
by John d. Rockefeller. William
Rockefeller and Henry M. FIagler, in
1879, conceived. he declared. to effect
a monopoly in the petroleum trade
It was at that moment he declared
that the Illegal conspiracy was con-
ceived.
The brief reviews the history Of the
company, and declares the testimony
shows that the various defendants
have pursued system of unfair COM
petition whereby the Independent
companies selling and marketing Pc
troleum have either been driven out
of business or so restricted that the
Standard has practically controlled
the prices and monopolized commerce
in petroleum products.
This system, it is contended. has
taken the form of price cutting in va
rious localities while keeping up high
prices or raising them still higher in
other localities where no competition
exists; of paying rebates to custom
ers as a part of their system of
price cutting; of obtaining secret in
formation as to competitive business,
largely through bribing railway EN-
ployes and using their secret informa-
ton to procure the countermanding
of orders of independent producers
and to facilitate the price cutting pol
ICY. Of the use of companies held out
by the Standard as independent,
which are engaged in price cutting,
while the Standard maintains the
price through its well known com
panies and other abusive competitive
methods against the competitors.
The Standard eDil company, the
brief alleges, is particularly able to
carry on this competition for the rea'
son that it does not sell its product
at central markets or through ordi-
nary channels as most other ordi'
nary manufacturers. 1t markets its
products to the retailer in every vii
lage and community in the United
States and it sells directly to the
consumers.
1t is also held that the testimony
taken in Standard prosecutions shows
that the company through the Galena
Signal Oil company also controls
about 971s per cent, of the fabrication
Of Illinois. and that it sells to most
railroads at enormous profits. This
is evidenced by the net earnings o.
the company. which in 1906 were
about 112 per cent on the capita
stock actually paid in and about a1o'
per cent on a liberal valuation Of the
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1909-04-05
Must Remain Chinese.

Peking, China, April 5.-A new law
for naturalization, promulgated today,
declares that Chinese may no longer
adopt foreign citizenship and all who
in the past have become subjects to
other nations still are Chinese.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1909-04-05
CAPTAIN WILSON RUN
over BY AUTOMOBILE

Capt. S. ]. Wilson and his eight
year-old son were badly injured near
the Higgins residence this afternoon
by being run over by an automobile.
The machine was being handled by
Billy Adlon in his usual careful man
|ner and it was not going at unusual
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1909-04-05
SUPREME COURT FINDS MASON
and VANDERWEID NOT GUILTY

cial agent Of the departm ant OF jus
tice at a coal mine in La Platte coun
ty. Colorado. The men pleaded self
defense and were acquitted in the
state court. The federal district
court upheld this verdict and an ap
peal was taken.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1909-04-05

Washington. April 5.-The supreme
court Of the United States today at
firmed the decision acquitting VIII
liam R. Mason and Joseph Wander
weld, who in 1907 were charged with
the murder of Joseph Walker, spe'
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1909-04-05

Tulsa. Okla, April 5.-Governor
Haskell and six other prominent Ok
lahomans, under indictment for an
alleged fraud in the Muskogee town
lot cases, appeared IN the United
States circuit court this morning for
trial. Judge John A. Marshall, of
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1909-04-05
GOVERNOR HASKELL OF OKLAHOMA
ARRAIGNED IN land FRAUD CASE

Utah, special Judge to try the cases,
was present, besides the strongest ar
ray of counsel ever interested here
Ia motion to quash the indictments
was first taken up, the motion of the
defense charging wrongful conduct on
the part of the government attorney
lin obtaining indictments.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-11-06
The Presidential Party.

Charleston, ). O., Nov 6 President
TAFT left Charleston ct 3 o'clock today
fer Columbia aud Augusts. A ten.
minute stop was made ct OfangebuFg,
where the president addressed large
crowd from the rear Platform. A; %.
lumbia this afternoon Mr.. TAFT will be
sested in chair that Was used by nearly
all of the colonial governors OF the stste
The relic is the property Of the Safe Un-
iversity, but was loaned to Columbia for
this occasion.
st. Matthews, s. o., Nov. s --Presi-
dent Tails special tain reached St..
Matthews at half pas. eleven on the way
from Charleston. The presideutial train
stopped al Summerville, ST. George and
ONUgeburg. At each OF these places
President Tat appeared on the rear
platform OF the May flower and made q
brief address 10 The crowds which had
gathered to meet him.
OOlumbis, 8. o, Nov. 6.-President
Taft resched Columbia this afternoon
aud went Immediately to the State Fair
Grounds, where he made an address to
an immense throDg. His remarks were
devoted mainly to compliments to
tanners and to South OarolinisOs gen.
eIally.
From the Fair Grounds the president
was escorted to the Capitol for luDcheoo.
he leaves Oolumbis at 6:l5, and will
rect Sunday In Augusta, GS.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-11-06
Trial of Madame StelnheiI.

Paris, Nov. Madame Marguerite
Slienheil today faced an ordeal worse
than even the batting, bullying, storm
of questions, accusations and invec.iVe
that President OF the Court de Wales
and prosecutor general and other mem
bers OF the court poured at her until she
collapsed utterly at the end OF her exam
nation yesterday. Witnesses and judges
are ell against her.
Today's session opened with q victory
for the ~oman, however. The first wit
uesses was Remy Oouillard, valet Of
Monsieur Steinheil, who discovered
Madame SteiDheiI gagged and bound to
her daughters bed, aud who was later
falsely accused by Madame Steiuheil Of
the killing of her husband and mother.
Oouillsrd's testimony today showed
startling Inconsistencies with the story
told by him shortly after the crime.
When Oouillard concluded this de-
scliption Msitre AubiD, counsel fol
Madame Steinbell, produced the wit
ness's written statement, made shortly
after the crime. In this COuiIlsrd said
that Madame SteiObeil, when he found
Der, was bound tightly about the body
by heavy cords which passed under the
bed. Her body, be said, was nude to
the throat where her Dight.gowu had
been tightly knotted. Her hands were
held above her head BY cords which
bound them tightly TO the frame at the
head of the bed The position described
10 Oouilards frat statement precludec
any possibility that the womsn had tied
herself to the bed.
While practically all Paris today Is will
Ing to believe Madame Steinhell guilty,
there Is not one person who apparently
believes she will be convicted.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-11-06
FOREST FIRES.

Fires which have been raging 10 the
Blue Ridge and Msssanutten mountains
since the early part Of the week continue
with undated fOry in many localities.
On Thursday evening the large summer
hotel at Black Rock Springs, Is miles
southeast OF the G'ottoes, 27 cottages and
teupin alley belonging to Robert
Miller and located on tract adjoining
the hotel property we're destroyed.
The fire from the Msssanutten noun
tame threatened 10 destroy the town of
McGaheysville, in Rockingham county,
Thursday night, and only the efforts of
the entire male population aud acme OF
the women aud children saved the place.
Thousands Of dollars worth OF timber,
corn 10 the shock and fencing we're
destroyed, aud score of houses were
saved only with the greatest effort. The
situation is still serious, aud large num-
bers of men continues to fight the fire.
Messages received yesterday evening
from Gore, 10 the western section OF
Frederick county, state that about
1000 scres on the west side OF the
Great North Mountain have been burned,
together with a large frame house &C.
cupied by lumbermen, and stable, and
that great havoc has been wrought over
similar territory on the east aide of the
mountain in Hampshire county, West
Virginia. Large numbers of men are
battling with the flames on both sidee
OF the range.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-11-06
ChInamsn SHOT.

New York, Nov. Forty extra
plain clothes men, 10 addition to big
squad OF uniformed police, patrol the
narrow lanes Of Chinatown TO-DAY watch
ing the development Of Toug war that
began last night and this morning. Torch
aud gun play marked the opening OF the
new war, the cause of which wss the
eternal feud between the Ong LeoOg
Tong, and the Hip Sing Tong, augment
ed by the ak months troubles over the
killing of Elsie Sigel, the 20 year.old
Chinatown missionary, aid the execution
q. Boston recently Of three members OF
the Ong Laong Tong, convicted, their
fellow tong men say By the pr jured evil
dence Of the Hip Sings. One cbiuaman
was fatally shot last night and another
crippled for life. Magistrate OOonnor
today held three men who had been ar
rested for the shooting without bail.
Several ether Cinnamon caught By the
police during The night sud this morn
ing were also held to give the police a
chance to quiet the Chinese quarter