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VOL 2 VII.
EAST LAS VEGAS, NEW MEXICO, TUESDAY EVENING, JULY 21, 1890.
NO. 224
THE POPS PROVOKED
They., Captured the Chicago
Plattdrrri, but They Object
to iit Man SewalL
THE STRUGGLE FOR BRYAN
Everybody Is Yet at Sea as to
What AcIIoh (he Convention
Will Take To-M.orrow.
of
A NUMBER OF PLATFORMS
St. Locis, Mo., July 21. A ooupl
of months since it looked as though the
political situation in this presidential
year would be becalmed. McKinley i
nomination was conceded; the demo
crate were at sea regarding a cand
date, and the populif.tu were about in
the same condition. But tho signs of
. the times wero wrongly interpreted
and as a result the present summer
tvilnoaaoa nna et t.ha mant. Axlranrfti
nary political conditions in the history
of the country.
The forecast of the republican nomi
nee has proven correct; the democratic
national convention, instead of being at
sea reeardlne an available candidate
was confronted with a plethora
them, and the next two or three day
in this city are likely to witness the
iuusl extraordinary uumpuuaiiuus ui nu
extraordinary political year that the
most vivid imagination could conjure
Two national conventions open to
morrow that of the silrerites, who
throw all other issues to the winds, in
order that the while metal may lead
and the other the populists, who are
equally enthusiastic in favor of the 16
to 1 doctrine, but who nevertheless
hold that it should not be given over
whelming precedence, to the exclusion
of the nationalization of railroads and
telegraph", individual ownership oi
land, government control of banks
equal suffrage, the referendum, and the
many other radical reforms that go to.
ward making np the platform of the
people's party of the United States,
As to the matter of candidates, the
difference of opinion is about as great
Some of the silverites pure and simple
believe that the most diplomatic course
U to endorse the nominees of the
democratic national convention.
' .1.1 - f . .1 . U Uw. Un
'viiiers, ajEuu, uuuiouu iui ui tut?
nomination of Senator .Teller and a
southern silver man, the cause of the
white "metal would be strengthened,
and a majority of the votes in the
electoral college assured. So also th
populists. Some are Instructed or
favorable to Bryan, others instructed
or favorable to Teller, while the ma
j jrity are on the fence. The leading
powers of the Knights of Labor come
out openly in favor of the distinguished
statesman from Colorado, while on the
other band, some of the best minds " in
the populist convention hold that' only
the endorsement of Bryan and Sewall
would be good politics. The fact that
the American Bi-Metahic union, under
whose auspices the silver convention
to-morrow is to be held, has come out
in a proclamation characterizing the
Chicago tickst as a splendid one, and
urging its endorsement and ratifica
tion, still further complicated the
situation. It is a mixed up condition,
all around, and tven the most astute
of the populist and silver leaders are
in a situation in hen they wonder just
where tbey are at.1'
The morning before tin opening of
ths two conventions find but little
change in the situation, so far as the
Straight-out, middle-of-the-road popu
list are oonoerned. Thy have been
mollified by the intimation thrown out
by the chairman of the national demo
cratio committee, that if they endorse
the ticket ho is prepared to give them
a representative on the executive com
mittee of the democratic party. The
utmost concession the extremists sug
gest is the nomination or endorsement
pf Bryan upon a distinct populistio
platform of their own devising, and the
substitution of a populist in the place
of Sewall. The real test of strength
between the Bryan und the anti-Bryan
forces will some at to-day's meeting of
the national committee.
. A COMPROMISE PBOP08ITION.
E-. J. Jtfiies, one of the Michigan
delegates to the convention, has pre
pared a compromise proposition,
which he believes will be acceptable to
both factions of the party. It pro
poses that in the states west of the
Mississippi river, where the populists
greatly outnumber the democrats, only
uopulfst eleotors shall be voted for.
In Michigan, Indian?, Illinois, Iowa,
Wisaonsin and other doubtful states of
the middle west, democratic electors
alone shall receive the combined vote
of the two parties, ii proportion as
democrats are stron.er there than
populists. Ia the south, both parties
fusy contend for the eupremacr, with,
out spy attempt at a combination. If
when the states are counted, the com
bined ticket shows a majority, then the
party casting the larger vote in the
combination shall take the presidency
and the other, the vloe-presidency.
This plan provides that tbe populists
Shall nominate their own ticket, which
will not inolude the names of either
Bryan or Sewal).
IX SKCRKT 8E;810lf.
The national committee of the
national silver party met this morning
at the Lindell hotel, but after a brief
session, a recess was taken until 1
o'clock, this afternoon, when a secret
session was held at Dr. Mott's room at
the same hotel ; George P. Keeney, of
California, presided. -
THK ON LI TWO CONTKjTS.
There are but two contests of im
portance, those from Colorado and
Illinois. The former has involved the
entire state delegation; the latter has
tffisnty-scven delegates from Cook
oounty, (Chicago) The Colorado
roctes' ants were headed by ex Governor
Waitc, bu he having declared In favor
of the Bryan nomination, bis colleagues
have dip sid him for anothir leader.
INCRKA'KD REPRESENTATION.
After the matter of tbe membership
of tbe committee itself had been de
termined, the committee proceeded to
oonsider the applications by a number
of states for an increased representa
tion in tbe convention, In making up the
table of delegates f jr this convention,
the nationnl committee was compelled
to act upon data contained In tbe various
political almanac?. In the case of a
cumber of ttates, this information
proved Inaccurate. Tbe committeeman
from each southern state demonstrated
by certified copies of tabulation of
votes in his state that tbe populists are
entitled to an increase In the' number
of delegates of from one to five, the
latter cumber beiog allowed Texas
Tbo several Territories are allowed six
delegates instead of four. Oklahoma
is given the same right of represents
tinn . as tbe stales that is, one
delegate for its delegate in congress,
one for each 2.000 votes, which made
its total representation nine. B cess
was then taken.
TEMPORARY, CHAIRMAN.
On the matter of a temporary obair
man, the two c-indidates are Gen. J,
B. Weaver, of I wa, who represents
the Bryan Sewall element, and Senator
Butler, of North Carolina, who is op
posed to the endorsement of the demo
cratio ticket.
It is understood that General J. B
Weaver, of I iwa, will be chosen tern
porary chairman of the convention
Thus far, the opponents of Bryan have
not united upon their man for tbe
place. .
MOST BLOODY DEEDS
Two Awful Tragedies Occur in
Which Human Blood Flow
ed Freely Enough.
A DEADLY CLOUD" BURST
New York Banks Conclude to
Dump Several Millions ,. of
Gold Into the Treasnry.
BRYAN LEAVES LINCOLN
Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report
EM
A TERRIBLE FAMILY TRAQEDY,
A Michigan Farmer Kills Three of HI Chll
, dren and then Suicide.
if yb
Gen. Jams B. Wcavkb,
of lows.
A CONFERENCE HELD.- '
The middle-of-the-road people held
conference in their rooms at the
Laclede hotel, this morning. Oaly
delegates were admitted to the rooms,
which were crowded. Speeches were
made by advocates of a separate ticket,
and the middle-of-the-road people
were urged to stand together and op
pose tbe nomination or endorsement
of Bryan. .
POPULIST NATIONAL COMMITTEE.
The national committee of the popu-
ist party met at 10:30 o'clock, this
morning, to perfect the temporary or
ganization of the convention. Chair
man Taubenectc presided and about
fifty members were present.
H. B. TACBENKCK,
National Cb air in in and antt-Bryan Leader.
NO PROMISES UADE. s
Senator Jones, of (A-ckAnsas, was
quite confident, Ibis morning; that thje
endorsement of Bryan, woajJcJ be the
outcome of the populist con4ation. In
tbe course of his talk, Senator Jones
denied thai; he had made any state
ment offering to place a certain num
ber, or any number, of populists upon
tbe democratic executive committee.
"No promises of any kind have been
made by me," said Senator' Jones,
but I have said, all the time, that in
this fight for the cause ot free silver,
republicans, democrats, populists and
silverites must stand together. So far
as I am personally concerned, I pro
pose to do all I can to bring about this
union of foroes."
BRYAN MEN NOT SO CONFIDENT.
Some of the Bryan men are notsa
confident, to-day, of their ability to
control tbe convention. Congressman
Jerry Simpson, of Kansas, says that
the outlook for Bryan is not so encour
aging and he is disposed to hedge a
little on his prediction that Bryan
would be an easy winner.
I'LKKTT OF PLATFORMS.
Notwithstanding the superabundance
of platform?, which . individual dele
gates have prepared to unload upon
tbe committee on resolutions, tbe sen
timent grows stronger that the Ne
braska platform, adopted in Omaha,
July 4th, J892, will form tbe basis ottbat
committee's recommendation.
IT LED TO A VOLT.
This was tbe platform that ex-Governor
John P. St. John, of Kansas, at
tempted to force upon tbe prohibition,
ists in Pittsburg, last June, and which
being rejected, led to the bolt of the
free-silver prohibitionists.
Halifax, N. 8 , July 21 The
American barkenline, Herbert Ful
ler," which sailed from Boston, a few
days ego, for Rusario, arrived
Halifax harbor, this mording, with the
Domes ot three murdered people ou
board. Tbe remainder of those who
left Boston on tbe vessel were itn
mediately thrown into prison. Tbe
three persons whose murder was
evidently tbe n suit of a bloodyoutbraak
on the part of some of tbe members of
tbe ore ware: Captain Nash, bis wife
and tbe second mate, Brunberg. Tbe
horrible triple murder occurred on tbe
night of the 13th instant. The affair
is, so far, wrapped in complete mystory.
notwithstanding that seven otbur men
were on board at tbe time it oocurred
besides a passenger named Monck.
The Body Embalmed.
Rome, Italy, July 21. The body pf
tbe late Colonel Daniel E. Hungerford
father of Mrs. John VV. Mackay, was
embalmed to-day. After the services
In the Protestant church of St Paul
to-morrow, the body will be laid in the
cemetery, and later, removed to tbe
United States, wbere it will be de
posited in the mausoleum of the Mack
ay family.
An Upward Jump,
Wall Street, N. Y.. Julv 21
The decision of the New York City
banks to turn from $15,000,000 to
zu,uuu,uuu gold into the treasury
lea to an active and higher opening
lor stccks. f rices jumped to 2,
per oent., under liberal purchases for
both aocounts. Chicago gas, sugar
ana the grangers led in tbe upward
movement.
Cleveland'! Centennial.
Cleveland, Qhio, July 21. The
principal features of to-day's exercites
ot the uieveiand centennial were tbe
opening of the log cabin and a centen
nial concert by the Ninth regiment
nana oriNew xorK. visitors are Dour-
ing in by the thousand for the celebra
tion, to-morrow, of Foundi rs' day,
feature of which will be tbe .military
ana civio parade.
DUxtroui Cloul-Buret.
Louisville, Ky., July 21. Reports
from Frankfort, h.y., state that a cloud
burst, this morning, at 4 o'clock, on
Benson's c-eek, four milps from Frank
fort, resulted in the drowning of at
least ten people. J he drowned, are
James Bradley, farmer, wife and five
ohildren; Mrs, Bryant, widow, and two
small children. O.her bodies may also
be found. 1 be Louisville & Nasbville
bridge was swept away and great dam
age was done to property in the county.
Bryan III Demand.
Lincoln, Neb., July 21. Every
preparation has been made for Mr.
Aryan's trip to Omaha, to-day. He
will ' leave Lincoln at 6 o'clock, this
evening, and return to-morrow.
bast . evening, a delegation from
Keokuk, Iowa, called on Mr. Bryan
nd invited him to make an address
there. He said to them that he could
not make any further plans until after
he wps notified officially of his nomina
tion; but be .would endeavor to comply
with their request.
SPECIAIiOTICESL
WANTED A good well-driller, can se
cure tteady employment at good
wage:, by ap plilng to J. Bljnl. 224-tt
mutt naua-uue uu u r 10 cow js.ii-
P niilra nf Un. W
quire of Mr
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1 icraduat or an eG rn buslne ol-
lere. exDrlenced It book keeoliii and
office work: sum knwledne of yo.
wrl lor: g od lefere-cea Turn sued. Ad-
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FOR RENT -Two nl-ely furnished front
rooms ; Inquire at Mrs. J. B. Howell's,
Grand avenue.
m 2t
FOR SALE A couple of registered Jersey
cows. Charles K. LlebscUner, Lag
Vegas, N. M.. 2il it
THE OOLUMIIIA BUILDING! AND LOAN
association r ffere secure Investments
for large and small sums.
on real estate.
T. W. HiiWAUD, . C
President.
Money loaned
r. Wrat,
Auent.
watches and Jewelry repairing of all
kinds done.
tf
S. LcJ.N A Co .
Bridge Street.
DON'T PAY BENT $100 casb and 8 a
month for seventy months, will pay for
m mree-room residence, wun gooa ysra
and good neighborhood; centrally located.
j&eeiueuc-e ton nve years' lime.
Utt J. II. TElTI.KBAiriC.
Good Tab
Soar
c
$4.00
PER WEEK.
Also a Few Desirable
Rooms to Rent.
L'J. Ip,
309 Grand Are., Opp. Clements' Mill,
Attica, Mich., July 21 At 8
o'uiouk, inis morning, uorman swain
a farmer living near, hero, killed his
three yoflDgest children, Frank,' aged
eleven, Lucy, nine, and Jimmio, seven,
by cutting their throats with a butcher
knife. He then sot fire to the house
and shot himself in the heart. The
three eldest children slept at a neigh
bor's hous, last ngnt, and by so
doing probably savd their lives.
Swain was undoubtedly temporarily in
sane.
CHRISTIAN CULTURE.
Lecture, Conference and Religious Service
Occurring In La Porte, Ind.
The Royal Wedolng. . '
New York, N. Y., July 21,
A dispatch from Loudon says: The
finishing tauobes boing given to
day to the arrangements for the wed
ding to-morrow of the Princess Maud
ot Wales and Prince Charles, of Den
mark. Fashionable streets, as wll as
tbe portions of the city inhabited by tbe
wage-earning element, especially from
the Batik of England west,' are gaily
decorated. There n ill be four carriage
processions to the Chapel Koyal, and
the boi polloi wilt be kept to tbe side
walks by the combined efforts of the
police of the district and mounted
detachments of the grenadier guards,
the first life guards and the royal
artillery.
Commercial Law League,
Omaha, Neb., July 21. Members
of the bar whose forte is commercial
law, together with credit-men and law.
journal publishers, are arriving here in
large numbers to attend the annual
convention of the 'Commercial Liw
League of America," which will be in
session for tbe next three days. Tbe
objects of the organizUion - are "to
promote uniformity of legislation and
practice in matters affecting com
mercial law; to elevate -the standard
and improve the oouditioni of com-mer-'ial
law business;' to" encourage
honesty and foster among its members
a feeling of fraternity and mutual con
fidence. " . ,
La Porte, led., July 21 Tbe an
nual convocation of tbe National Chris,
tlan Culture assembly has brought to
the Baptist state Chautauqua grounds,
near this city, a most distinguished
gathering of divines, laymen and
women workers of tbe denomination
Chloago, Rochester, New York, Peoria,
Ills ; Baltimore, Nashville, Tenn.
Fort Wayne, Lafayette, Indianapolis
and Boston, are among tbe cities rep.
resented. The opening exercises look
place, this morning, in tbe presence ol
an immense throng. Prof. Ira N.
Price, of tbe University of Chicago,
was the president; the address of wel
come was made by Rev. Dr. W. T.
Stout, of Franklin Co'lege, and re
sponded to by Rev. Dr. H. M. Whar
ton, of Biltimore. Tbe annual address
was then delivered by lion. John II
Chapman, of Chicago, president of the
Baptist young people's union. Com
mencing, to morrow, and continuing
for two weeks, there will be hourly
lectures, conferences and religious serv
loes. . . .
Caldwell Nominated. .
Springfield, 111., July 21. Tbe
democratic congressional convention of
the seven'eenth Illinois district, to-day
nominated cs-Senator B. F. Caldwell,
of Chatham, to make tbe race against
Mal ir James A. Connolly, of this city,
who has been nominated by the repub'
lioans. At the election of '94, Major
Connolly defeated Hon. William M
Springer by a majority of nearly
SU.00U in a total vote of 40,000.
First National Bank,
LAS VEGAS, NEW MEXICO.
JOSHUA S. RAYNOLDS, President
JOHN W. ZOLLARS, Vice-President. A. B. SMITH, Cashier.
Accounts Received Subject to Check.
Interest Paid on Time Deposits.
A financial estimate is beln? made of
the advantage, to the company, of chaog
ing the service on the Lake Valley branch.
Instead of one crew for the branch alone,
an arrangement will probably be put In
operation whereby the daily -ran will ex
tend from Lake Valley to Deming, by
way of Hi neon.
t CR1TES'
TneJameson Trial.
London,' England, July 21. The
trial of Dr. Jameson and his fellow
offlocrs, In the Transvaal raid, was re
sumed, this morning. The court re
jected a motion made by Sir K J ward
Clarke, senior counsel for the defense,
yesterday, that the indictments against
the defendants be q'lhbhed. A jury
was then sworn iu and the difendants
pleaded not guilty. Sir R. E. Webster,
attorney general, opened the case for
the government.
Second
Hand
Store
FOB 5
W. E. Palmer is preparing to put up
a cement stone tonk. and irrigation
wind mill in his new orchard, two
miles south of the depot, at San An
tonio.
REFRIGERATORS,
And Household Goods of all kinds.
Next door to P. O., Bast Las Vegas;
WILLIAM BAASOH.
who 1. willing to stand or fail on hi
mSrltaa Daker, hae constantly
on saJe at the
LAS VEGAS BAKERY
Opposite Postofflce. West Side.
SBKSH BBIAO, CAKES AND PIES
Special orders filled on abort notice.
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f Fast Las Vegas and Soccrro. N. M.
Wholesale Grocers,
' Wool. Hides and Pelts.
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Picks and Shovels. ; ; .
BLASTINQ J GIANT POWDER,
Cement, Sheep Dips, Sulphur. Wool Sacks.
A Steel. Hay Rakes. .
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Capital Paid in
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$100,000.
50,000.
OFFlOKBSt
DU. J. M. CUNNINGHAM, President,
FBANK SPRINGER, Vice-President.
D. T. HOSKINS, Cashier.
F. B. JANUARY, Assistant Cashier.
ISTKEKST PAID ON.T1MK DEPOSITS tJsi
THE
AS VEGAS
SAVINGS-BANK.
Henbt Gokb, Pres
H. W. Kki.lt, Vice Pres.
D. X. Hoskins, Trcas.
Paid up capital, $30,000.
larHave vonr earnings bv depositing; them in ths LAS VaOAB 8a. Vines BABX, where
they will bring you an luooine. ' Every dollar saved, is two dollars made,"
Ho deposits received of less than $1.
Interest paid on all deposits of $6 and over.
O L. HOUGHTON,
-DEALER IN
Hardware, Stoves & Agriculmral Implements
OF ALL KINDS.
A large stock of Stoves and Plows now on hand, which will be sold a littlt
above cost. ' These goods are all warranted to be of the very best make In th
United States, and to give perfect satisfaction. . '
At the Old Stand on Center Street. EAST LAS VEGAS. N. M.
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The
city.
PLAZA HOTEL
La Teen, Net, Mexico.
only first-class hoube in the
Headquarters for stockmen,
A.DUVAL,
In charge of Cuisine Department. Ratts
35c per meal; $6 per week. Tables sopptltd
wltu everything tbe market afforda.
iRS.S. B, DAVIS
Lessee;
Booms by the day for 50o to $1.00: bv
month, $5 to $12. .
A large and complete line of
Plows and Points
Kept constantly on hand, together with
Garden Hose, Wire Netting,
Poultry and Fencg Wire,
STOVES AND RANGES
. of every description..
Your patronage is solicited at the
-Old Town Hardware Store,
NEW BUILDING,
D. VVINTERNITZ.
The
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Better.
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t. C. HOGSETT.
WISH, Notary Public. Established 1881.
WISE & HOGrSETT,
LOANS AND READ ESTATE,
Sixth and Douglas Aves., East Las Vegs, N. M. .
Improved and Unimproved Lands and City Property for sale. Investments made and
attended to Cor rton-resiaenis. lines examined, cents collected ano xazes paid.
CARRIAGE REPOSITORY.
The finest line of Carriages, BupKles,
Landaus, Surrey. FhsBtons and Road
Carts In tha Southwest, ol tbe beat
manufacture
Livery and Feed Stables.
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Plaza.
- Bargains offered of
UNEQUAL VALUES,
In all our Departments
THIS WEEK.
Our $2 Ob, $2.25 and $2.50
Parasols, in all Shades,
. With Large Ruffles,
We offer for $1.50.
We offer our assortment of f
Brocaded Figured Silks.f
In the most desirable patterns,
For 79c. Value Is $i.oo.
FANCY" .
SUMMER SILKS
Dark Ground,
FOR 25 cents.
HAEFNER & ROSSIER,
AND
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Agents for
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Soda Bottling Works.
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