davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The age-herald., 1900-09-18

Dom Paul Kruger has 5oined the ex- presidents who do not know what to do. All kinds of schemes can be f1oated in Wall street, which is noted for its water. The paramount issue around the hard coal section is the filling of the coal bin.
  It is the Vaal river colony now-one of many in Africa from the Cape to Cairo.
 -- The narrow-eseape man from Galveston will soon be abroad in the land. Vesuvius is preparing, it is thought, to see the century out in good style. Dewey's gift house in Washington re- mains deserted and neglected. to other iron and steel prices. The shirt waist man is slowly but surely receding in autumns haze. Warmed-over f1oppers are about all the present campaign affords
 
 Galveston really needs more aid and less advice.
The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1900-08-02

itself honored If the club will repeat the
concert.
The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1900-08-02
THE TRIP TO CLOUDCROFT
CONTINUED FROM LAST WEEK.

CONTINUED FROM LAST WEEK.
At Pinto (painD the grade "runs into
the ground and as sailors would say, a
tack is necessary, so the road makes a
mule shoe curve in directly the opposite
direction, still climbing the mountain
until the 'Grand View Curve" is reacl
ed, at the point from where we saw it in
the sky from near the water tank, and
also just before reaching Round Hill.
Excursion trains stop here for the view
which is unsurpassed on the American
continent except when nearing Clord-
croft, and to enable us to study the
birds eye map of the road below We
are on top Of what appeared to be the
mountains when looking from the water
tank, but now we discover 1t was only q
''bench" or Jump oil" and the real
mountains tower far above us on be-
yond. In couple OF miles we have
passed Highrolls. station; are back on
the Fresnal above the canyon and fol.
lowing the green fertile valley OF the
Upper Fresnal, bordered by green hills
of cedar, juniper and pinon, climbing
at the rate of SO feet In every hundred,
and are now at an elevation of 1000
feet above the sea, in the home OF the
robin the twelve-month, and a climate
for oil the year round that is unsur.
passed.
At Fresnal we pass the big Sulphur
springs which some day will have fa-
nous bath house. From FresnaI we catch
glimpse of the road ahead, with 1t.
white earth embankment, far above u,
and near, the top OF the mountain Just
before reaching Cloudcroft. We got tt
the "Grand View Curve" from El Vale
so now there are no skeptics. All th,
way to Toboggan the scene is beautiful
and picturesque. Gradually we ar
coming into the timber and that inter
ests those who will pass their first da,
in the forests 1T CloudcFoft
The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1900-08-02
MONEY FOR FIRE BOYS.
Insurance Companies Pay Their Faxes for
the Year Ending Nay l, 1900.

Thursday morning Judge r. White,
as the representative of fire insurance
companies doing business In the city,
paid into the county treasury the sum
Of $53.44, which is part OF the two per
cent tax levied on premiums OF all poll
cies written during the year ending
May |, 1900, for the maintenance Of the
local fire department. under tho law
passed at the last session of the Terrific
rial legislature. This money will be I'm
mediately turned over TO the treasurer
of the AlamogOrdo fire department. t..
There is still a balance due OF a.. sc,
which win be paid In as soon rs received
from the companies, making the total
amount s6l.1O. This money will be .
great aid to the boys, and will enable
them TO pay of good portion Of their
Indebtedness.
The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1900-08-02

Following are the hotel arrivals fol
the week ending, August end, 1900.
Hotel Alamogordo;- j. A. Rogers and
wife, c. B. Stevens, E. Krause, C. D.
McCintock, Ell Paso; Miss Luttrell, Miss
Brodie, Louise Luttrell, Elnora Luttrell,
w. Mem Luttrell. Mpscalero; ]. M.
Hale, st. Joseph; j. Law, Captain; L. o.
Rudisill and sixteen pilgrims, Ell Paso;
c. r. Styron, F. A. Seamon, Mr.. and
Mrs. j. B!anco, Mrs. Walz, E. NJ. Bray,
j. X. Merriam, A. Matthias, j. w. Mago-
fin, j. F. Coles, Ell Paso; j. Fl. O'RielIy,
Albuquerque; Mrs. MiIlard Patterson,
Mrs. Tracy, Mrs. D. Y Hadley, Mrs. A.
P. Coles, Ell Paso; l., H. Darby, Denver;
w. H. Mo6ley, NJ X. & T. r. R; H. A.
Sumner and wife, Miss. Mable Stewart,
White Oaks; w. S. Peters, Malaga Spgs;
G. B. Sloat, Ft. Worth; B. f. Derbyshire,
Ell PasO: c. d. Sherman, Chattanooga;
Numa Raymond and wife, Miss A Fren-
ger, N. C. Frenger, Las Cruces; s. T.
Gray, Gray; L. Migeon, Tularosa.
The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1900-08-02
General Passenger Agent Of the
Rock Island Falls in Love
With Cloudcroft.
No ONE HAS SEEN WORLDS WONDERS
Until They Have Made the Trip to the
Breathing Spot of the Southwest
Beautiful 0loudcroft is Gain
ing Just Fame.
Special Correspondents to Tnr News.

CLoUDCROFT, N. NJ, August IL
Charles B. Sloat, General Passenger
Agent of the Chicago, Rock Island &
Texas railway, B. F. Darbyshire, of the
Texas & Pacific railway, and C. d. Sher-
man of Chattanooga, Tennessee, were
Cloudcroft visitors to-day. The gentle
men were exceedingly enthusiastic over
their trip, Mr.. Sloat expressing himself
to- the News representative in the fol-
lowing terms:
"There is nothing too good that You
can say in my behalf relative to my inn
preston of Cloudcroft. The Cloud
Climbing Route is gaining just fame, for
it is unquestionably the grandest speci-
men of standard gauge railway engin-
eering in the known world. Sight seers
will come from all over the United
States to experience ride over this
wonderful road and view the grandeurs
of the Sacramento mountain scenery.
No one, no matter how extensively they
have travelled, can say that they have
viewed tile scenic wonders of the werld
until they have made this trip.
while l know nothing definite about
the Rock Islands plans relative to con-
neetion with the White Oaks Route,
there is no doubt in my mind. but what,
with proper advertising, the trip to
CIoudcroft will attract tourists from all
over the country and that such tourist
traffic will add very materially to the
passenger receipts of our roads. The
climate here is superb and had no idea
that such vegetation and climatic condi-
tions could be found in this latitude.
Mr. Sherman was equally profuse in
his praises of the resort He said:
''It is an ideal place to spend the sum-
mer, and it strikes me that it will prove
especially beneficial to the women and
children of the lower southwestern
country, even if the heads Of the fami-
lies cannot spend all of their time with
them. No wonder the Ell PaSo people
refer to this place as "El Paso's Roof
Garden" The ride over the railway is
simply grand. have been around the
"Ioopn and through the Clear Greek val
ley in Colorado this summer, but this
ride is way ahead of that or anything
else that Colorado has to offer. When
ever | strike Ell Paso, | shall certainly
arrange to spend few days here"
The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1900-08-02

asked TO enquire II we are 10 have tn,
satisfaction OF seeing any Republican
candidates this summer. We are great
on variety over here. If you should
happen 10 catch one send him over.
That he will draw, there can be nc
doubt.
The Gospel is being well spread BY
the Methodists, first at Weed some four
weeks slncei then by the Christians at
Cox canon. Both seem to have been
very successful. Now Upper Penasco
Is being preached to by Elder Burnet Of
the Church of Christ.
Two serious accidents have occurred
since my last communication. First, a
Miss jackson of Penasco canon. suffer
ed from fracture of limb near the
knee joint; then son of Mr.. Ingram,
OF Wills canon, dislocation of elbow.
Both were thrown from a horse. They
are each doing quite well at the present
writing.
The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1900-08-02
FROM WEED,

Weed, New Mexico, July 30, 1900
We are the most jolly crowd over here
just now you ever saw. Rain! rain!
every day, and oh, the grass so green,
so long, and Is pure gramma. KlondIke
will not be in It II this continues.
The people report one light afflictlon
occasIoned by 90 extra number OF Dem.
ocFattc capdidstss. AN respectfully
The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1900-08-02
Meehan & Co.'s Large Furniture
Store Burned to the Ground
Wednesday Night.
LOSS ABOUT SIX THOUSAND DOLLARS
Partly Covered by Insurance Origin Of
Fire Unmown-Fire Company Rem
dered Effective Service but Gould
- Not Save Buildings.

The only FIRE of consequence that has
occurred In AIamogOrdo since the burn
Ing of the El Paso & Northeastern rail-
way company's depot building on Sep
tenber 30, 1899, took place Wednesday
night, when the frame building occupied
by A.W .Meehan & Co, furniture dealers,
with their stock, and several small build
lngs used as warehouses we're almost
totally destroyed by fire, resulting In the
loss of about $500, on which they have
insurance to the amount of $4,000.
The fire was first discovered in the
building used as warehouse back Of
the main store building at about 11:35
Pm. by D. NJ. Barringer, who immed-
lately turned In an alarm, which was
taken up by the Lumber min whistlesl
and was promptly responded to by thd
efficient fire company. There was som
little delay in making hose connection
owing to the fact that considerab
amount of hose was off the reels, whi
we're standing behind the new buildi
on Tenth street at the time, and
nearest water plug to the building be
at least a block and half away, wi
neccessitated the connecting up of
available hose in order to reach
building. But the boys worked raE
and soon had a good stream playing
the fire, which while it could not sd
he main building, prevented 1t fir
preading and doing any further damae
Before many minutes had elapsed afi
be first alarm was given, a considera
sEaOa ted, Il alUa.nCcene OF N
The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1900-08-02
Died.

Nancy NJ Pope, aged II years, died
Thursday morning at > o'clock at the
home of Rev. r. P. Pope. The funeral
will be held Friday morning at ten
O'Clock from the Baptist Church. The
deceased was the mother of Rev. R. P.
Pope of this city.
The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1900-08-02

danger for awhile that the FIRE woulC
spread 70 the building adjoining, tn,
Isanghlln buildings on the north aud th,
Meehan building, occupied by J. Nee
han As residence, on the south, bott
of which we're also frame. The con
tents Of the latter were taken out aud
moved to place of safety across the
street, while the fremen kept both
soaked well with water, and thus pre-
vented any damage to them. The small
building, standing few feet away from
the main structure, and used as a store
house for paints and oils, also caught,
but was kept from burning entirely, al
though another frame warehouse and a
tent rooted "shack," standing nearby,
were both destroyed.
1t was probably an hour after the fire
started that the roof and walls fell, and
II was only matter of few minutes
more until ill that remained OF the
structure was a heap of smoldering
ashes. All the buildings were as dry
and inflammable as they could possibly
be and at no time was there any hope of
saving them, and it was fortunate, in
deed, that there was absolutely no wind,
for IL there had been, several other
buildings in that vicinity would have
been doomed also.
The buildings and stock were both
owned by A. w. Meehan & Company,
and were insured for $4,000, Agent r.
White holding So, 500 in the Orient Insu
rance company of Hartford and the Fire
Association of Philadelphia, while
Agkut w. H. Slaughter has 81, 500 in the
pern Assurance company. The ad-
s have been notified and will prob
e in Alamogordo soon to arrange
lement OF the loss which will be
a total one, as the value of the
re saved will not amount to more
%, the greater part having been
warehouse. Mess. Meehan g.
will no doubt open up tempor-
er the loss has been adjusted,
~ rebuild, replacing the old
with substantial one OF adobe.
york of the fire department was
ly effective and the boys are de-
Of credit for the manner in
hey respond to calls and their
tion. There is a great need,
Of building to store the hose
and also of another cart, as the
now have are not sufficiently
carry the amount of hose nee
times to reaclzal
The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1900-08-02
CLoUDCR0FT.

Its location is immediately upon the
summit of the mountain, which to the
west drops off abruptly, while to the
east the slope is gradual, thus afford
ing always a grand panorama to the
west and vast easily traversed coun-
try, with beautiful natural drives and
bride trails, on the eastern slope. Ev-
erywhere are forests traversed by the
most delightful grassy glades fringed
with evergreens that would fill the land
scape gardeners of our city parks with
envy. Every few hundred feet the
scene changes to some new glade or
bank of dense forest covering some
mountain side, or may be choking some
narrow detile with the tall straight fir
whose symetrcal tops seem to reach in
to the sky.
Leaving all conveyances, and explor.
Ing on foot those forest shades the lover
OF wooded romps is in paradise. Such
carpet never graced a wood before.
Soft yielding MOSES ease the foot, and
ferns, wild flowers and delicate under
growth of maple and dogwood blend
sweetly with the foliage of pine, fir and
balsam No lovlier woods exist! In
scene you are thousand miles from the
arid west, although "as the crow flies
but twelve miles from the hot, blister
Ing desert OF cactus and horned t0ads
about the oasis Alamogordo. It is hard
to realize that the intervening distance
is SO short, and In this cool, balmy at
mosphere, ever like may day In old
New England, one feels sure the wealth
er must have cooled also on the plains
below.
And here | find myself mile and
three quarters above the level OF
the ocean waves, surrounded by all the
richest gifts and greatest luxuries with
In the influence OF Mother Nature.
About me ripple rills of the puresl
water In all the earth; towering above
me are the giant forest yines; under my
feet a carpet of strawberries In fragrant
bloom, some bending beneath their bur.
dens OF ripening berries. Paradise
Lost by Milton said TO myself, but
Paradise found by me- The suns
rays mingled with the delightful ozone
as II gently watts through the dale's
mat of ferns, added voIuptuousness tC
luxury In such abundance that could
not control the thought as 1t passed
through my mind: Uneasy lies th,
head that wears crown" but s'thai
does not apply to as salf-solitar-yrnIInl
kings
! CONCLUDED NEXT wEEg.
The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1900-08-02
BEST EVENT Of THE SEASON.
AlamOgOrdO WOmen's Club En-
tertains Crofters With Excel
lent Musical Program.
A RARE AGGREGATION OF TALENT
Each Rendition Applauded to the Echo
The Affair is Considered the Best
Ever Given at the Famous
Mountain Resort.
Special TO the News:

Special to the News:
CLoUDcRoFT, n. M, Aug. 1.-The en-
tertainment of the AlamogoFdo Women's s
Club Saturday evening, at the pavilion,
was revelation to the residents of
Cloudcroft. Such an aggregation of
rare talent was not anticipated and ere
the first number on the program ended,
it was evident that every person in the
audience considered that they had more
than their moneys worth. Following is
the program rendered:
Piano solo o..........,.,.. Mrs. 0. d. WarDock
Mandolin solo. .............F Frank Rhomberg
Vocal duet Mesdames Howe and Welch
Violin ....J. G. Law
Piano solo .................. Miss Chittenden
Vocal solo, violin obligato Mrs w. Howe
Mandolin Frank Rhomberg
Vocal solo. ..M Miss Lucius Welch
Piano solo ..............., Mrs O. d. Warnock
Vocal duet MeSdames Howe and Welch
The ability of the performers was not
unknown to the Ell Pasoahs of the au-
dience, many of the singers having at
previous instances delighted the people
of the Pass City at local affairs of a like
nature. The first number, by Mrs. War
mock, was heartily applanded, the Croft
ers taking especial pride in the knowl-
edge that she was considered purely To-
cal talent. The vocal duet by Mesdames
Howe and Welch was encored to the
echo, and their efforts brought forth
two beautiful bouquets from admiring
friends. James G. Laws performance
on the violin opened the eyes of the mu-
steal critics, and the selection was so
vigorously applauded that he responded
" lbagpipe imitation that created
US laughter. Frank Rhomb0rg,
brought down the house with
dOlin selections. There is no
the minds of the listeners but
nix can justly be termed the
western mandolin perform
Chittenden's piano solo ex-
D expectations of those pres
Iforts pronouncing her an art
ability. Mrs. w. D. Howe,
favlorite with FL Paso audiences,
over lin better voice and her solo
tened to with the wrapt attention
deserved. Mrs Lucius Welch's
onal contralto captivated the en-
iiende and brought for her pro-
and repeated encores.
thstanding the fact that the
was arranged on short notice,
theIperformers had no oppor-
rehearse with one another, or
aceompanist, the affair was
"a brilliant success, and one in
cqacerned can take a just
th the talent at its command,
gordo Women's Club can ever
of good audiences, and the
80 asOSLef Cloudcroft will consider
itself honored If the club will repeat the
The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1900-08-02

cIOuderoft is ORly about q mile be-
yond Toboggan but is likewise nearly a
mile above. The valley is TOO steep 70
follow further and too narrow In which
TO turn with even a 80 degree curve, so
we simply "switch back" toward Alamo
gOrdo, but all the time climbing mp, up
on the side Of the mountain until we are
looking far down on the track In the
deep narrow valley below Toboggan.
Another switch back and we are climb
Ing the side OF the mountain headed to-
ward the east and the grand divide OF
of the Sacramentos. At Bailey's the
grade "runs into the ground again and
we cross the valley with another mule
shoe curve, as at Pinto, and climb along
the other side OF the valley going In the
opposite direction. From here to Cloud
croft the view is not confined to any one
point, but always grand, sublime and
absolutely indescribable. Immediately
before us mountains covered with dense
forests; Immediately below the beautiful
valley of the Upper Fresnal, with the
birds eye map of the road and our wan
derings, while in the distance and far
beneath us the great white ocean OF
white sands, bOrdered by the San An
dreas range of mountains, seventy-ive
miles away, and still beyond occasional
peaks west of the Rio Grande, two hun
dred miles or more distant, AS a grand
finale we swing around the cut under
Scenic Point at Cloudcroft on trestle
sixty feet high, carrying a double re-
verse curve, the floor swaying first one
way and then the other for the eleva-
tiOns of its respective curves, giving the
appearance of dilapidated, tottering,
crazy structure, with only the sky above
and eternity below, as If to put to f.
nal test the nerves already injured to
reckless disregard by the perils before.
But we are over it in safety, through
the cut, and in short half mile stop at
the pavilion at Cloudcroft, on the sum
nit of the Sacramento mountain, 5000
feet above the sea, one mile higher than |
Ell Paso, 4,s00 feet above Alamogordo |
and twenty-five miles distant. No
grander scenery nor more wonderful
feat of railroad mountain climbing can
be found in any land! Is it safe? Per-
haps it is late to inquire, but the
thought win surely suggest itself
Eternal vigilance is the price of safe
ty," and this is the watchword of the |
men who operate this road. Every pre-
caution and every appliance known to
science is brought into requisition. The
engines are among the most powerful
built and were especially constructed
for the peculiarities of this road. The |
air pumps are the largest made and
they have air, water, steam and hand |
brakes, while the cars carry a double
air line, so that if one breaks "there
are others" The history of mountain
road operation is that there are less ac-
cidents than on ordinary roads. 1t is
because of eternal vigilance" the ex.
tremc precaution.
The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1900-08-02

Deposit your money in the First Nat
ional Bank of Alamogordo, New Mexico.
A national bank conservatively manag-
ed, with efficient officers and directors.
The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1900-08-02

Letters remaining unealled for in the
postoffice at Alamogordo, N. NJ, for the
week ending July 2s, 1900:
Brink, P. F., Beherns, L. b.,
BrickIy, Howe, Black, Mrs. w. H.,
Garcia, Auastacio, Garrett, A. r.,
Hamilton, Mr.. Ed, Murry, Mr.. w. NJ.
Miller, j. W., Montgomery, w, NJ
Post, Mr.. C. L., Rollos, Luis,
Riba, Madalena, Simantal, Paula,
Sutton, Walter, Sanchez, Kopilo,
Walker, w. w.
If the above letters are not called for in ,
weeks they will be sent to the Dead Letter
Office, Washington, D. c.
F. NJ. RHoMBEKg, P. M.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1900-10-13
CHARGEs.
Large Profits Being Made By the
ssmeltfng Trust.

Large Profits Being Made By the
Smelling Trust.
The Western Mining World, pub
lished at Butte, Montana, contained
the following In it's issue of October 8
The so-called smelter trust has a
nominal capital of $65, 600. 900, OF
which $11 900 900 has not been issued.
OF the $54. zoo, 900 actually issued,
$27, zoo, 900 is preferred stock and $27,-
is common stock. The COM
mon stock was given as q bonus to
those who subscribed for the preferred
stock. The actual capital therefore 10
$27, 0O0, 900. The company's state
ment shows that in tha year ending
June 30 last the profits we're 1924.
or over Is per cent on the true
The profits in the last six
months of the year were 80. 296, 0l8, or
at the rate of 1885,, 036 for the year,
which is at the rate of nearly II per
cent per annum on the real capital,
which suggests that q further reduc-
ton of treatment charges should be
made.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1900-10-13
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY.

Yellow fever prevails in Havana to
q greater extent than at any time since
1897.
An automobile stage line will soon
be in operation in Idaho. and if il
stands the test OF time at least one
other will be started.
The native Hawaiians are showing
much interest in the approaching cleo.
ton Of Q Delegate to Congress and are
registering rapidly and in great num-
bers.
The total customs receipts for the
island Of Cuba during the first eight
months Of 1890 were $lO.672, O29. as
against $9,493. OsS for the same period
OF 1897.
One can now talk by telephone be-
tween San Diego, Los Angeles, San
Francisco, CAL. Portland, Or, Butte.
Mont, Denver, Col, and Salt Lake
City, Utah.
At San Francisco last Saturday,
John NJ. Cretien, the attorney con-
victed of looting the Sullivan estate,
~ sentenced to ten years. imprison-
ment In San Quentin.
Cabell Whitehead, asssyer Of the
San Francisco mint, and at present
acting - expert agent Of the bureau at
Nome City, Alaska, in . report to
George Roberts, Director of the Mint,
says that the Nome beach has been
worked out practically, and that some
Of the sluices have not paid expenses.
Senator Clark OF Montana made the
definite promise at a banquet ct Salt
Lake City n evening last week that
the new railroad between Los Ange-
les and the Utah metropolis would be
in the near future. The
road ID to pass through the southern
part Of Nevada, but the exact route
has not yet been definitely decided
upon.