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Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-06-01
A CLOUDBURST.
It Caused Considerable Damage In an 1lli-
nois Town,

Champaign, ILL.,, June 1.-The little
town of Dewey near hore sustained
heavy damages last night from cloud
burst. Sidewalks were torn up, many
residences damaged, and farm fields
were flooded. The corn and oats just
appearing above ground were uprooted
by torrents of rain. Some cattle were
drowned.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-06-01
Low Rates Via D. 3 r. q, b. B. "a
Republican National Convention
Philadelphia, Pa, June 10th

One flrst-class fare for the round
trip is authorized from all Denver &
Rio Grande railroad points to Philadel-
phia and return. Selling dates. June Is.
IA and 15. 1900. Tickets to be good leav-
ing Philadelphia up to and including
June 26, 1900. All tickets limited to con-
tinuous passage in each direction.
r. J. HELM, General Agent,
Santa Fe, N. N.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-06-01
4 SUSPICIOUS DEATH.
An Infant Who Died at San Francisco Nav
Have Had the Plaque.

San Francisco, May 31.-Dr. O'Brien
Of the board Of health, reports the
plague situation unchanged, no deaths
nor new cases having been reported.
In the case of an infant whose death
was reported last night rs suspicious,
the doctors concluded that the condi-
tion OF the body warrants postmortem
which will take place today. A house
to house inspection is being carried
out,
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-06-01

St. Louis, June 1.--Wool dull; prices
unchanged.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-06-01

The best 2b-cent meal in the city at
the Bon-Ton.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-06-01
THE SANTA FE MOUNTAINS.

With the settled condition of the
weather and the disappearance of snow
from the higher points, prospectors
have commenced to pour into the Santa
Fe range in search of mining claims.
Three prospectors, J. w. Taylor, late of
Chicago; G. D. Jordan, Of Red River,
and e. Smith, Of Denver, packed burros
with provisions and left yesterday for
the head Of Santa Fe canon. William
Werner, late arrival from Prescott
Ariz., went up to Monument Rock to-
day, and T. r. Shacklitt and C. q. May
nard Colorado prospectors lately from
Cochiti, are outfltting with pack bur
ros, camp supplies, etc, with view to
spending some time searching the
country between Monument Rock and
Bald mountain. Warren Reynolds and
Cyrus Smith are already in carap at
their new copper discovery, four miles
beyond the rock, and Antonio Windsor,
who Is also interested in claims there,
goes out next week. It thus appears
that the mountains near Santa Fe bid
fair to be very thoroughly prospected
this summer.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-06-01
BOARD OF REGENTS.

In the afternoon and evening sessions
OF the board OF regents were held and
much important business transacted.
Regents Prince, Curran, Richardson,
Moreno were present. The financial
affairs of the college are being put In
good condition as rapidly as possible.
1t will be remembered that when the
present board took charge they were
confronted with a deficiency of $s, 100
in the Morrill, fund and the positive re
fusal Of the Washington authorities to
pay any more government appropria-
tions to the college until the sum
should be restored. The time limit for
this repayment was June 80. BY most
rigid economy the regents have saved
81, 500 this year from the territorial
funds, and this with the reduction of
5000 in the salary of the secretary and
treasurer, which Regent Curran has
placed at the immediate disposition of
the board, reduces the deficiency to
SIS 900. This sum has been subscribed
by the faculty and teachers of the col
lege and the citizens of Las Cruces, as q
loan to be returned as soon as the board
has available funds for that purpose.
The crisis Is thus met, and the Morrill,
fund made intact. BY recent deci-
sion of the department officials in Wash
ington, any part of this fund remaining
unexpended at the end of the fiscal
year June 3O) has to be returned to the
U. 5. treasury, so immediate steps
had to be taken for the use of the
50, 100 now restored. Two thousand
five hundred dollars was appropriated
for the increase of the library and the
remainder for live stock, implements,
machinery and apparatus to put the
agriculture and mechanical departments
on an improved basis.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-06-01
A COLLEGE EVENT
Ex-Governor L. B. Prince Delivered
the Commencement Grafton at
the Agricultural College.
MEETING OF The REGENTS
The Deficit Of $500 Made Up-A Large
Amount to Be Expended for New
Apparatus and Books for the
Library.

The commencement exercises of the
College of Agriculture and Mechanic
Arts proceeded very satisfactorily yes
terday at the college building at Mesilla
Park. Rev. B. c. Meeker acted as
chaplain. Abstracts from their theses
were delivered by Messrs. Sage, Thomas
and Meeker, of the graduating class,
and the valedictOry was pronounced by
Mr.. Charles l.. Post The address to
the graduating class by Hon. l.. 3.
Prince was 1.-The Duties of American
citizenship"
Governor Prince congratulated the
president and faculty and pupils of the
college upon the advance and progress
made in almost every branch of the col
lege work. He pointed out the neces-
sity OF a feeling of pride in the success
OF the institution and in its good name.
He stated that the college would have
much larger sum at its disposal this
summer than formerly for the addition
Of books to the library and the purchase
of mechanical appliances and apparatus.
He expressed himself as pleased at the
harmony prevailing in the management
Of the institution and emphasized the
fact that the institution is a college of
agriculture and mechanic arts, whose
business it is not so much to turn out
clergymen, physicians, lawyers, poets,
bankers or insurance actuarieS, as
young men and young women able to
take charge OF farm or an orchard, a
cattle or sheep ranch, to superintend or
practically to perform ths building of
house, steam engine or an electric
motor. He said in part:
SIN this age it is the young man who
is thoroughly equipped in his vocation
who is eagerly sought for by employers
or gains success in business for himself.
Half knowledge and superficial informa-
tion are not wanted. 1t is the man who
can be implicitly depended on to know
what to do and how to do it that gains
the goal, In the fierce rivalry of our
crowded business life the mediocre has
no chance for real success To reach
the summit in any calling, one must be
as nearly perfect as human limitations
permit. And what say of young men
applies eqnally to young women. There
are dozen openings for the woman
who is complete mistress of her art or
profession, when she whois only fairly
good will not find one"
Governor Prince then spoke of the
duties of citizenship. He enlarged on
the influence which the educated and
intelligent classes should exert in the
government of the country and the re-
sponsibilities which their opportunities
entailed. He attributed most of the
evils in legislation and local government
to the selfish, the vicious and the cor
rupt, and he urged his hearers to cul-
tivate spirit of patriotism and to do
their whole duty as citizens of this great
republic.
The diplomas, comforting the degre,
Of Bachelor of Science, were then pre-
sented to the graduates by President
Sanders.
Excellent music enlivened the program
and large audience was in attend
ance.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-06-01
MINERS INTERESTED

Mr.. McKinnie's wide reputation in
mining circles makes his good OF inion
of New Mexico worth a great deal, and
will serve to attract hither other Colo
RADIO mining men. He said Cripple
Greek had grown so fast and become so
phenomenally rich as to push prices Of
property there too high for anybody
short Of the very wealthy syndicates to
take khold of, and he thought great
many miners and capitalists in that
locality would be coming into New
Mexico camps during the next year or
two. He asked great many questions
about the Cochiti district, Of which he
had heard only good reports, and said
he expected to visit Bland shorty and
make an examination Of the mines and
prospects thereabouts.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-06-01
NBW MEXICO MINES
A Colorado Mining Man Expresses
Himself Favorably Of Terrific
rial Mining Prospects.
A PROSPEROUS FUTURE
Colorado Investors are Turning to New
Mexico for Investments Prospects
Must Be Developed Before They
Find Buyers.

J. r. McKinnie, of the McKinnie-D Da-
vie Investment Company, Colorado
Springs and Cripple Creek, reputed to
be among the most reliable AMI sue
cessful mine operators in the west to-
day, left here yesterday for his home
after trip of two weeks in New Mexi-
CO. Mr. McKinnie is a practical miner
organizer and financier, and his word
is good for cool million the world over
wherever mines and money are in
vOlved. II am satisfied that New Mex
leo is all right from a mining mans
point of view,' he said. II have trav-
eled over the territory somewhat, have
seen enough to whet my appetite, and
shall come again. During the past year
we have expended over 81, 500 in car fare
alone, sending experts from our office
force into the camps of New Mexico to
look around, and their reports have
been so uniformly commendatory that
concluded to run down and view the
landscape DER for myself This is my
second trip within few months, and
having acquired several promising
groups Of properties adjoining the Han
over and the Santa Rita holdings in
Grant county, l am arranging now to
have them patented. Generally the first
move we make after buying mining
claim Is to secure government patent
on 1t. This we find is the safes, the
business way, to proceed, for when pat
ent issues all defects as to title are
wiped out and the owner knows just
where he is at Your country down
here has very bright future. The min
eral riches are certainly here, and only
intelligent development is required to
reveal them. Abundant capital is ready
and willing to do it's part if the claim
owners will do theirs, and they will SIM
ply have to be fair in their demands if
they wish to see their camps prosper
and grow and get a fair return in cash
for themselves. 1t takes cash, and lots
of it, to develop a mine and invest
ments in mines have within a very few
years been practically reduced to sci
entif1c business system. Nobody buys a
prospect hole for mine these days.
That time has gone, never to return.
There are too many men of brains and
Drawn engaged in the business now for
any more of that, and, besides. the ev-
er alert press is too glad to go after and
expose mine fakes to permit any sort
of humbugery. Nowadays the rule Is to
buy prospect and make a mine out of
1t. That Is, the claim owner puts up his
claim against the other mans cash to
go into development work. If this work
proves the claim to carry the values the
man with the cash takes it, after it is
opened and developed, mind you, at a
price agreed upon beforehand. That's
business. and fair all around, both to
the claim owner and the mine invest
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-06-01
OFFICIAL MATTERS.
PENSIONS GRANTED.

A pension has been granted to Juan
Sandoval, of Los Corrales, Bernaliln
county, and to Geronimo Olguin, Of Ge
ronimo, San Miguel county, of Sc a
month each.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-12-31
FIERCE STORMS.
Heavy Snow, De|uging Rain and
Ga|esSWaepGTeat Britain

London. Dec. sl.--Abnormal snow
storms, deuging rains and furious gales
have created havoc in many parts of the
country and there have been disastrous
floods, land slips and wash9uts on all
sides
Much stock has been drowned. Rail-
roads and highways are blocked. build
ings and bridges have been carried of
and the overfowing streams have inun-
dated miles OF country, while the rains
have submerged the streets In some OF
the towns three to four feet.
At Coventry the devastation Is greater
than at any time during the last thirty
years. a number OF factories have been
flooded and hundreds OF the inhabitants
are imprisoned i'm their homes. Many
trains on the Midland railroads have been
stopped and their fires extinguished by
the floods.
The town OF Bath is endangered by the
rise OF the Avon. which is now ten feet
above the normal.
Immense tracts OF land In several coun-
ties have been transformed into island
seas, the inhabitants seeking refuge IN
the upper rooms OF their dwellings,. Many
villagers are altogether isolated and some
towns OF considerable size are without
gas, owing 10 the works being flooded.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-12-31
BETTER FEELING.
No More Failures Reported at
London During the Day.

London, Dec. 3l--The fears OF further
failures in connection with the collapse
OF the London and Globe Finance corpo-
ration limited, were not realized up To |
O'Clock this afternoon, and the whole
tone OF the stock exchange steadied in
consequence and Americans were marked
ZIP onc-haif.
Americans We're marked up from one
half 70 four points and the rapidity with
which all the offerings here were taken
lIr for New York bad a good effect in
steadying other departments. There WIS
even A better feeling in West Australians.
Lake Views showed a recovery but Lon
don and Globes were offered and further
declined - Gd. British Columbias were
STEADY I.e Roi No went ore higher.
The JOndon ava Globe finance corpu-
ration sent a circular 90 its shareholders
this morning caillng meeting for Janu-
ary q for the purpose Of passing rcsO-
luton 60 wind up the company.
The circular says the capital of tho
company IL locked UP IN securities. on
which az present A. is impossible Co real
ize, and The corporation. therefore. by
reason OF its liabilities, IS unable to car
~ on business.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-12-31
TAKES HIS LIFE.
{. Churchill COfiman Of New
York a Suicide.

New York. Dec. BE. Churchill Coff-
man. 45 years old. promoter, and for
merly a man OF ample means, committed
suicide in the New York Hotel. No. 80
East Forty-second street, by first drink
ing bottle Of carboiic acid and then FIR
ing bullet through his brain
About s o'clock Saturday evening he
registered at the hotel as Il. Churchill,
Philadelphia. by which name he was
known 10 Night Clerk John II. Simonson.
4. e went TO his room about o'clock yes
terday morning
AT 8 O'Clock last evening chambermaid
who went To PUT the room in order found
the door locked and the key on the In
side. She informed Mr.. Simonson.
lie opened the door and found Coffman,
half sitting. half lying In the bed. his face
and the upper part OF his body covered
with blood.
The empty bottle was on the floor and
n revolver was firmly clasped In his hand.
There was a bullet hole In his right tenn
pie.
He had left on the table a not written
with lead pencil, readng
PLEASE notify No. Sii West Fffty-nfth
street.
This is the home OF his wife. A letter
found In his pocket showed that he had
quarrelled with her on Saturday. When
Mrs. Coffman was informed OF the sui
eide she tainted
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-12-31
FINANCIAL NEWS
BULLS AND BEARS.

Wall Street, Dee. 3l.--The fears OF finan-
ciai disturbances in London this morning
were not realized and quotations OF AM
erican stocks were advanced there be-
fore trading began here. The consequence
was very buoyant and animated OPEN
ing here I'm which the international stocks
were conspicuous. Nearly 10000 shares
opening rush with a resulting rise in price
of pa. The demand for Northern Pacific
was also very urgent and carried that
stock up 39s within the first few minutes
Of the trading The preferred stock was
advanced also over poiRt and Great
Northern preferred gained 1is.
outside OF this the gain was fractional
except for point rise in Rock Island
and Erie common. The Changers were
irregular. Burlington showing "a reaction
airy tendency after the opening The spe-
cialties and industrials shared I'm the
general strength OF the market.
The inevitable realizing movement de-
veloped. but the impression on prices was
slight outside OF Pennsylvania and Metro
politan Street Railway, which fell a point,
and Northern Pacific ia. The readiness
with which stocks were absorbed encour-
aged aggressive tactics by the bulls and
the general list rose strongly. The more
notable advances were Delaware and
Hudson 3A. Sugar pa, n. ", Chicago
and st. Louis second preferred "a. and {.
G. c. and ST. Louis and Rubber preferred
2 points each improvements of l6lA
were made by practically all the leading
railroads and fractions. Industrial and
steel stocks did not sympathize largely
except In spots. Among the high record
prices scored those of liS for st. Paul
and 1874 for Pennsylvania were notable.
The Erie stocks which have recently
fallen somewhat into the back ground
loomed up strongly and on animated buy
ing rose 2A and AZ. with the first pre-
ferred leading. The Readings and on
tario and Western followed strongly.
Elsewhere the fluctuations Were
mixed some stocks yielding on profit taxi
ing and others gaining slightly General
Electric declined and recovered . and
the debenture fives dropped 4sa. Brook
lyn Union Gas hardened 4is and St. Louis
and San Francisco second preferred
points.
Bonds were not very active and were
irregular.
The market gave way very generally
after midday, the few minor stocks which
continued 10 advance proving insufficient
10 sustain the market Declines from
the highest reacted "a In Northern Paei-
fic, in Northwesterns preferred and i%
in Kansas and Texas preferred, and about
a point or more in the most prominent
stocks all through the, list. a rise In
Sugar of IA over Saurday's level and In
Amalgamated Cupper Of rallied the mar
ket Northern Pacific recovering point
and the Eries rising TO about the best.
Iowa Central rose 2% and the preferred
as much.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-12-31
EMPEROR ACCEPTS |
POWERS DEMANDS
Prince Ching Requests Further Confer
ance--RGpOrt That ArmistiCe
las Been Proclaimed.

the final signatures arc affixed. In any
event Il is felt that the grayest features
OF the trouble are overcome by the sub
missive attitude of the emperor AID but
little remains now except To perfect the
details OF the peace treaty on the general
lines heretofore laid down.
Minister WA has returned 20 Washing
ton but Is sim without advices from Pc
kin as To what has been done. The report
OF an edict from the emperor directing an
acceptance has not reached the minister,
so that he had no occasion today 10 con-
fer with the state department.
ARMIsTIcE PROCLAIMED.
London. Dec. 8l.--A dispatch 10 the Pail
Mall Gazette from Pekin. dated Sunday.
December ~, says an armistice has been
proclaimed. .
PURSUING THE CHINESE.
Berlin. Dec. M.-Count Won Naldersee
reports to the war office under date or
Pekin, December %:
THE Chinese who fed south were pur-
sued by Priests SQUADRON 20 so klen, 100
kilometers southwest OF Pekin, where the
Chinese scattered. .
Gruebcrg's column seized great quanu-
ties Of munitions quick-fring ana krupp
guns MaXims. rifles. etc, at II Nan
Chen n kilometeTs east OF Pao II ifsien
which had been abandoned by the fleeing
Chinese.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-12-31
DEMAND $500.
Rev. Or. Peters Receives
Threatening Letters.

New York. Dec. 31.-Taking advantage
OF the interest generally aroused by the
Cudahy kidnapping case, persons not yet
apprehended have. according TO the po-
lice, attempted by threats TO extort $500
from Rev. DIR. John +. Peters, pastor OF
+ ST. Michaers Episcopal church Full de-
tails of the plot have not been made
known.
Capt. Schmidtberger OF the Tooth street
station refuses to discuss the AFFAIR. be-
cause he still hopes TO accomplish the
arrest OF those who have threatened DIR.
Peters. The latter also refused to talk
OF the incident beyond making the state
ment that he is not In position to say
anything until the police give him per-
mission.
IL IL understood that several letters
all of threatening nature. were received
during the last fortnight by Or. Peters
who was finally Informed that the Cudahy
AFFAIR would be repeated with his daugh-
ter as a victim, unless he complied will
the demand for $500.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-12-31
THE YAWL RIG.
Three 80 -Footsrs VIII Bs
Under il Next Season.

New York. Dec. SLIT was learned last
night that Royal Phelps Carroll. OF the
New York Yacht club, intends to turn
his Herreshoff ninety foot cutter Nava-
hoe into yawl and that some Of the
work on the designs OF these altera-
tions are already under way.
Henry s. Redmond, of the New York
Yacht club has bought the celebrated
English 90-foot cutter Ailsa. The Ailsa Is
OF Fife design She already has the yawl
rig. under which she had proved very
fast. IL was also learned that Commo-
dore Percy Chubb. OF the Seawanhaka
Corinthian Yacht club. is having his for
mer cup defender Nigilant altered to
carry the yawl rig.
The intention OF Mr.. Redmond Mr.
Carroll and Mr.. Chubb ls 10 have n racing
class OF 90 foot yawls.
The fleet Will consist OF one English
keel and two centreboards. though the
Vigilant is practically n keel boat.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-12-31

Washington. Dec. ai.--The state depart
lnent has received a dispatch from Min
ister Conger at Pelxin. dated Dee. 30, an
nouncing that the Chinese plenipoten-
tiaries have notified the representatives
OF the powers that the emperor decrees
the acceptance OF their demands as a
and Prince Ching requests further con-
ference
They also desire that military eXcur-
sions into the interior should cease. it
is well known that this last request is I'm
accordance with the Views OF the presl-
dent.
In diplomatic quarters the acceptance
given BY the Chinese envoys rs regarded
as most ingenious stroke Of diplomacy.
Among diplomatic officials IL Is said that
this Is not an unconditional acceptance,
although IL IN such a concurrence In the
general principle OF the note that the
powers cannot well set II aside.
II appears 10 he directed toward re-
opening the word "irrevocahle' and Sc
curing more definite and, II possible,
more moderate conditions on some or
the points Involved. IL h. not clear
whether the ENJOYS will sign the note
first and then ask for negotiations or
endeavor To amcliorate the terms before
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-12-31
EL0ISE Y. TALKS.
Is Ready TO Help In Capture
Of Grove.

Omaha. Neb., Dec. 9.--A woman scorn-
bring Pat Grove 20 the bar OF justice for
the Cudahy Kidnapping
A few days after the kidnapping a let
ter was received by the chief OF police
dated Cincinnati, written on Windsor Ho-
tel letter heads. The woman signed her
name "Eloiss V"
These letters were IN different vein,
first derlding the police with their ineffI-
cheney and again Offering for n considera-
ton to furnish evidence sufficient 20 con.
Wet the kidnappcrs.
Now the woman has written a letter
giving her full name as Eloise V farrell.
aud saws she lives IN Cincinnati
She declares that she was in Omaha
with Pat Grove at the Windsor Hotel. on
November and ;. aud they registered as
J.. H. Hall and wife, city and occupied
room NO o..
She also said q man and wor an regis
tcring as y. Carver and wife. Chicago,
were with them.
She SAYS the reason she now desires 90
cause Pat Grove trouble IS that ne left
her for one Ethel Swain a cigar stand
clerk IN the Barker Hotel
The register at the Windsor Hotel was
examined and tire situation found exact.
~ as the Wounn Describes a. The sigma
ture Of Hall Is exactly similar 20 Pot
Groves and the y. Carver and wife Is in
the Handwriting of "ElOisc."
She asks that Edward Cudahy pay her
$500 60 come 20 Omaha and furnish FUR
ther evidence and then that she he paid
5000. Ethel Swain, whom Eloisc says
stole Groves affection from her. has sud
denly left tho city and cannot be located.
Robert Robinson. broom maker en-.
nloyed by the Schnclderwind Broom Fac
Tory, has positively identified Pat Grove
as the man who In his prcsence rented
The Schneldervind house Ga Grover street