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The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1903-12-28

Mr.. and Mrs J. A. Cottingham
spent a night of terror Saturday
night and the agony they endured
can only be understood by a parent
when they think their child has
been kidnapped or lost. All kinds of
fancies entered in their minds as
to the whereabouts of Erma Cot
tingham, their IA year old daughter:
and the entire tosEn was searched
from one end to the other by Mr..
Cottingham and numerous friends
and officers of the law. Finally about
4:30 o'clock the desperation of the
caused the fire bell to be rung to
arouse the citizens of the town to
aid in the search for his child. Near
ly 100 men were aroused and they
gladly assisted Mr.. Cottingham in
the search. At $3.50 in the morning
the child was found at the Shelby
hotel and was restored to the mo-
. ther, who had spent a night of ter
rible anguish and who was in
state of complete nervous prostra
ton.
The facts are that Erma Cotting
ham and Cora Dovoy went out on
a stroll Saturday night with Joe
Offer, aged about %. and young
man named Jones who works at the
Frost studio. The children did not
come back until a late hour and
were afraid to go home. Joe Offer
10:40 and told the night clerk he
wanted a room for two girls. The
clerk told him to bring them in
quick as he was fixing to close up
and wanted to get to the barber
shop in time to get shaved before
they closed at II o'clock. Offer re-
turned with the girls at 1880 and
they did not register as the clerk
had closed the book for Saturday.
He assigned them to room IA and
Offer accompanied the girls to the
room with the clerk. The clerk or
dered him out of the building and
thought nothing more about the
girls, as he supposed they were in
from some ranch to spend Sunday.
A railroad man saw Offer bring the
girls into the hotel and told Fred
Hunt about it next morning. Mr..
Hunt went to the hotel and told
Mrs Buoey about the missing girls.
Mr.. Hunt accompanied her to room
IA at $3.50 o'clock and the door was
locked. Mrs. Buoy knocked on the
door and the Cottingham child oD-
ened the same. Mrs. Buoy said, "My
child. what on earth do you mean
by such conduct. Your parents are
frantic about you," and she replied
ssWell, let me down the back way,
| was afraid to go home last night"
The Dovoy girl had disappeared from
the hotel before Mrs. Buoy went to
the room The Cottingham child
went down the back stairway and
met nor rather d SHOIl uiSLdnCc 1ioii
the hotel. She threw her arms around
his neck and began to cry.
Joe Offer and young Jones were
arrested and placed in jail, but were
released this morning.
Mr. Cottingham talks very reas-
onably in regard to the indiscretion
of his child and came to the Record
Office this morning and made de
tailed statement in regard to the
matter. He SAYS: 81 want to be un-
derstood correctly in this matter,
My little daughter asked my wife
early in the evening If she could go
to see Cora Doyoy. fifteen year
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JEWS MUST FLEE.

Another Attack to be Made on Them
January Seventh.
Kishineff, Dec 28.-As a forerun-
ner of another anti-Semitic demon
stration called for January 7th (the
Greek church Christmas) in a re-
Gently issued anonymous circular,
indicate that attacks on the Jews
have already commenced. The only
safety for the Jews seems now to
be in flight, and all of them are pre-
pairing to emigrate
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BRITISH INTERFERENCE
Russia Resents the Action of Eng
land in Advancing into Thibet.-
Situation is Critical.

Toxic, Dec. 28.-An important
joint meeting of the cabinet and pri-
vate council will take place today
to consider ways and means in view
of the grave situation, but no diff
Guilty is anticipated in providing for
extraordinary expenditures includ-
ing the completion of the Scout Flu
san railway. 1t is believed that un-
| less Russia modifies her reply ia
pan will Immediately safeguard Co
rea, though such step would not
necessarily mean war with Russia
ST. Petersburg. Dec 2S.-The con-
census of unofficial opinion, among
those associated with the govern
ment but responsible therefor
| is that the Gar is SO peacefully dis
posed that he will make such con-
| cessions to Japan as may be nee
essary to prevent war, provided no
unforeseen events force the hands
of the governments concerned At
the same time it is pointed out that
the Gar believes that the prepara-
ton for war is the best safeguard
of peace
The Russian government is watch
ing with keenest interest and at
tention the quite uncommon energy
shown by the Chinese in making
warlike preparations under the guild
ance of a large number of Japanese
| instructors. This broadens the situ-
alton so as to bring into play the
treaties.
Unofficial opinion, however, be-
lieves that the controlling party in
Russia regards Corea as necessary
to the consolidation of Russian in
terests in the far east and therefore
is determined to prevent the PENN
sula from falling into the hands of
the Japanese, and that any conces-
sions Russia makes to Japan will
only be with the object of deferring
the difficulty until a more seasona-
BILE time. The reason why the Brit
ish alarmist news fails to convince
the Russians is that the present sit
uation affords Great Britain oppor-
tunity to create her. own Manchuria
in Yang Use provinces of China that
will be brough about by her occu-
pancy of Thibet and extending the
projected railroad to point IN the
Yang Use valley which will be
reachab1e by gunboats from the sea
Her forward movement at a time
when Russia is preoccupied in the
far east is causing rage here.
Philadelphia. Pa, Dec. 28.-The
auxiliary cruiser Dixie sailed from
League Island navy yard today en-
route for Colon. carrying six hun
dred marines and five months living
and fighting supplies for one thous-
and men.
San Francisco. Cal, Dec. Is
Nearly train load of army sup
plies, hospital tents and blankets
have arrived here under rush or
ders having been expressed by the
government from Omaha to the SUI
vice in this city. The consignmerts
/ were carried on the fastest trains.
Kansas City, Mo-. Dec. 2S.-The
Russian government has placed an
order with Armour & Co. for a mil
lion and a half pounds of mess meat
The order it develops was placed
last week and is already one-third OF
its way to San Francisco The man
agement of the packing house are
unable or unwilling to say whether
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BARRIERS AND PRINTERS.
Will Contest for Bowling Suprema
cy Tonight.

A match game of ten pins be-
tween the BARRIERS and printers will
be played at the Coliseum alleys to-
night This is the second of the Sc
ries, the BARRIERS winning the first
by close score of 81 pins. The very
outcome of the first game promises
very close contest tonight. Both
teams are confident of winning.
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WILL GO HOME.
Colombia's Representative In the u.
S. Will Close Legation.

5. VIII Close Legation.
Washington, D. c.. Dec. 28.-Al-
though Secretary Hay has not yet
replied to the note of General Reyes
for the closing of the Colombian le-
cation here and the departure of
Colombia's representatives for home
1t is clear that they do not enter
tain much hope of a satisfactory re.
sponse by this government concern
ing Panama.
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st. Joseph, Mo-, Dec. 28.-Super.
intendent Perkins Of the Burlington
road received letter Saturday mail
ed at Weston. Mo-. a station on the
Burlington road. saying that unless
he deposited $4,000 on a spot desig-
mated Sunday night the writer Odell
Carter would kill him on sight. Per-
kins has placed the letter In the
hands of the Dostoffice authorities
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BURNED TO DEATH.
An Eccentric Old Man and a Boy
in Cabin.

q
Crested Butte. Colo. Dec. 28.-
Charles Ostraut. an eccentric char
acter aged about fifty and Joseph
BETTER, boy aged ten living here,
were burned to death in cabin near
Anthracite. The little fellow with
his brother George aged IA were
visiting Ostraut who is timber cut
ter. The cabin caught fire from an
unknown cause. and only the older
boy was able to escape. He is so
excited that he can give no expla-
nation of theaffair. The bodies of
the two victims were almost entire
ly consumed.
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Meyersdale, Pa. Dec. 26.-There is
not a mine that was running on the
Somerset and Cambria branch of
the B. & o. railroad before the
strike ordered went into effect that
is not working now. These places
had no organizations.
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LOST
FOUND
GREAT EXCITEMENT ON SATUR.
DAY NIGHT OVER SUPPOS-
ed KIDNAPPING.
INDlSCREET CHILDREN

Offer and Jones Were Arrested SUM-
day and Placed in Jail, but were
Released To-Day. and will not be
Prosecuted.
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NEW DEATH RECORD.
Chicago City and County Hospitals
Crowded with Pneunnonia

Crowded with Pneumonia.
Chicago. ILL.,, Dec. 2S.-With Pneu-
monia establishing a new death rec
ord. the Chicago and County hos
pitfalls are so crowded that patients
are sleeping on mattresses. on the
floors and less serious cases being
turned away. A serious problem con
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future orders from the same source
are expected, nor could they state
the exact destination of the ship
mants.
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Start the New Year right with a
new set of books. all kinds.-Inger-
soils.
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THE MARKETS.

CHICAGO. Dec 2s.-Cattle receipt
The Press., 1903-08-06
Decay Of cenfuciani.n..

Careful observers In China are motto
ing the gradual decay of COnfucianism.
Its sway over the minds of the Chinese
literati is by no means what 1t was
even as recently as thirty years ago.
1t is true that there is apparently no
marked dininution in the number of
ancestral halls. the existence of which
all over the land serves as an indica-
ton Of the vitality Of the state re-
hgion. Yet nevertheless the more the
country Is permeated with western
knowledge the more are the minds of
the educated class becoming alienated
from the teachings to which before un-
questioning obedience was accorded.
The reason for this state of things
1t is not difficult to comprehend. 1t is
misunderstanding upon the educated
young men of China that knowledge
OF the Confucian classics 10 no longer
what 1t was from commercial point
of view. And the comprehension Of
this fact Is sufficient to account for the
interest that is being taken
in the acquisition Of Confucian learn
Ing. 1t must also be admitted that, as
the broader and deeper knowledge in
troduced and inculcated by western
scholars Is becoming assimilated, there
Is an ever increasing realization Of
Its merits. to meet the
Of the present day. -
North China Herald.
The Press., 1903-08-06

The Paris rest. II;lnt reflects the con-
sentative views Of the Frcnchman. The
Partisan loves to sit on cushioned
benches along the wall and as like as
not enter into talk with his neiglbor.
Again, the parisian is IL true democrat.
Whatever his rank. lie is willing to join
in the fun going forward. | remember
one night iii the Cafe de Paris seeing n
Hungarian prince with rent roll of
scores of thousands stalk up 10 band
of his countrymen and take the first
violin from the hands of the leader
The next minute score of well known
people were gathered before him. a
count sang love song; Il ballet dancer
from the opera obliged us with re-
markable fandangO; a sugar rcfineI
gave us comic patter. Nobody cared
who his neighbor CHANGED to be. 1t was
good fun. That was sufficient.
Imagine a duke and an earl and a
rich merchant amusing the supper
crowd at the Carlton or the Savoy!
Decidedly they do these things better
in France.-Paris Letter in London Ex-
press.
The Press., 1903-08-06
Cause For Thanks.

When Colonel "Joe" Hickey was quite
q young man he had occasion to en-
ploy lawyer to collect bill against
a business man with whom he had had
plumber of dealings. AS he had never
before retained counsel he went to the
lawyer his father had always employ
ed and placed the claim - his hands.
The lawyer collected the amount, $276,
and notified young Hickey to call for
the money. In due time he called, and,
after waiting for some time, was
shown into the private Office.
Good morning, Joseph" said the
lawyer. I'm glad to see you are so
prompt in attending to business.
have your money for you."
Then ensued a general conversation
for a few minutes, in which the law
yer said among other things: Joseph.
knew your father well and for many
years. and l knew your grandfather
well and for almost as many years.
They were fine men,"
Eyes, SIR" replied Hickey, "but as
am in hurry, sir, would like to get
my money and 60"
"All right. Joseph. l will charge you
even money. I will take 5000 for my
fee, and give you the $76," said the
lawyer as he handed the money over.
"Very well. SIR" said Hickey, land
] am thankful you did not know my
GAeat-grandfather too.''
The Press., 1903-08-06
Thin Dog Cam smell.

There is a south side lady who owns
a Gordon setter which she believes Is
endowed with almost human intelli-
gence, says the Chicago News. This Is
not a hastily formed nor unfounded
opinion, but has been developed by
years of experience. Here Is one OF
the many incidents from which has
sprung her faith in her dog:
One Sunday, having finished her din
ner, the lady went into the drawing
room to read the paper. On rug near
Che window the setter was basking
drowsily in the sunshine. The lady's
two sons were still in the dining room
finishing the repast. and the mother
overheard something said about bones.
Now, the good lady has a mortal dread
that her beautiful dog will choke to
death on bone some day, so. raising
her voice. she called out. Boys, don't
give Dan any chicken BONES"
spelling these two words so the dogs
attention would not be attracted. Pm
afraid he will choke"
AS she spelled chicken" the dog
raised his head; at "bones" he got up,
walked into the dining room and look
ed at the bones the boys were picking.
The Press., 1903-08-06
THIRTY YEARS AGO.
Items OF local interest taken from the columns
of The Press, thirty years agol
August :. 1879.

Next Monday the new borough of Stat
ford Springs will be organic vi and the
officers chosen.
Miss L A. Page has taken a cottage at
Cedar Grove, Narragansett Bay, and Mrs.
Annette Pease, Misses Della Davis. Phro-
nema Chandler, and Lillian Crawford Of
Stafford and Miss Fanny kellogg Of Toll
land are occupying 1t with her.
The neighborhood of the corner OF
Churchand High-sts has been wonderful
~ transformed this season. The grounds
about the Catholic church have been
cleaned, graded and turfed, wall being
built upon both streets, that on High
street being of faced granite, nicely laid,
and surrounded by neat iron fence. A
steeple is now being built upon the church,
being OF stone to the height of the ridge,
with thirty feet spire of wood above
that A bell will be procured and hung
when the spire Is finished. East Of the
new church, on High street, the new
parsonage Is about completed, a tasty two
story building with ell, surrounded by
broad veranda upon the front and west.
The lot next east of this contains large
house, also nearly finished, belonging to
Timothy Desmond. Oppositeis the house
Of John Hanley, also approaching COM
pletion. On Church street, several rods
in the rear Of the Catholic church Eugene
Sullivan has large house nearly COM
pleted and Florence Mccarthy has about
finished one upon a new street near by.
The Press., 1903-08-06

OF A Doctor IL am just up from hard
spell of the flux" (dysentery), says Mr..
T. A. Primer, we'll known merchant of
Drummond, Tenn. 81 used one small
bottle of Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera
and Diarrk9a Remedy and was cured
without having a doctor. consider It
the best cholera medicine In the world
There Is no need of employing a doctor
when this remedy Is used, for no doctor
can prescribe better medicine for bowel
complaint In any form, either for children
or adults. 1t never falls, and Is pleasant
to take.
For sale by E. K. Taft, III. F. Cady,
Stafford; g. Hall, Jr., & Co., South VIII
lington,
The Press., 1903-08-06
READY
FOR THE
fray.

There may be no question what
ever about your courage, but we'll
undertake to say that, though
you are as brave as a lion, you
won't want to have anything to
do with that kind of a fray.
Trousers and tatters don't make
just the kind of a combination
that you are hankering after, do
theyi Purchasers of Suits or
Trousers will have the advantage
of our Mark-Down Prices, and
will not be bothered with any
thing of the sort. They are just
as safe from it as though they
had a paid-up policy of insurance
against any such kind of un-
pleasantness. If our Suits give
you any hankering at all, they
will give you an ungovernable
hankerning for another one Just
like it.
The Press., 1903-08-06

gumiRg upon my relations with your
niece as to fall in love with her." Aft
or which I bowed In my very best
manner and went out. Fl
In the hall came face to face with
Miss Ellen herself, apparently In q
great hurry to get away from some
where. stopped and stared at her.
She stared back and tossed her head.
Il wouldn't stop here II were you"
she said. "Some one might insult you
by thinking that you were talking to
me-"
ELLEN, you heard" l gasped. She
nodded. Then u-you-listened"-
AT the keyhole? Yes" she replied
calmly. "Since 1t was my future that
was being discussed it seemed to me
that had q slight interest In the mat
ter. But ] never expected"-here she
began to bristle up again-"I never ex-
pected to hear man say that It was
an insult to be told-to have 1t thought
that he-that r. Actually there
were tears In her eyes. This would
never do.
But. my dear girl. don't you under
stand that l was only trying to con-
ceal the fact that-well, that / am al
ready your slave" The last words
came with rush. There 1t Is. Now
it's your turn to be insulted."
She looked down and then up at me.
IF your love is an insult" she said
very siuBiy, II think that the best that
I can do Is to accept the insult, don't
your Ana agreed with her.
The Press., 1903-08-06

A very large caterpillar stretched it
self from the foliage of a tree which I
was examining and startled me by its
resemblance to small snake. The first
three segments behind the head were
dilatable at the will of the insect and
had on each side large black pupil
lated spot, which resembled the eye of
the snake. 1t was a poisonous or VI
perine species mimicked and not an in
nocuOus snake. This was proved by
the imitation of keeled scales on the
crown, which was produced by the re-
cumbent feet as the caterpillar threw
itself backward. l carried off the cat
erpillar and alarmed every one in the
village where l was then living to
whom l showed it.-"Records of a Nat
uralist In the Amazon"
The Press., 1903-08-06

The gray haired stranger bent over
the desk.
Are you the society editorT he
questioned.
II am the IDENTICAL" said the Zip
pant young man.
Are you the person who wrote up
the accoant of the Mum receptionT
Eyes. Anything wrong about itT'
'"That's. what l want to find out
Look here. You notice that in speak
ing Of ny daughter you use this para
graph: She swept about the room with
an inherited grace that caught every
one Now. what was your purpose in
writing AhatY'
"Why, 1t struck me as a first class
chance for a neat compliment to her
esteeme4 parents; that's ALL"
''Sure you didn't mean to insinuate
that her father laid the foundation Of
his fortune by selling broomsT'
Certainly not"
Because I did. you know"
81 didn't know it."
''Then that's all right. Good day"
The Press., 1903-08-06

Shakespeare could lind tongues in
trees books in the running brooks, SER
mons In stones and good In every
thing" but he fails to mention the pos
sibility Of finding a picture drawn by
nature in a stone. In several d. the
ancient as well 40 modern scientific
journals we read Of lines and marx
ings In certain stone formations, par
ticularly agatcs. which bear striking
resemblances TO the outlines Of men.
animals, landscapes. etc.
One of these curiosities now pre-
served In the imuseum OF the Vatican Is
a perfect likeness OF a crowned king.
Many of these representations are so
lifelike that they have been mistaken
for medallion portraits. We read ac-
counts OF several ofythese wonders In
Albertus One plainly shows man in
the attitude Of running. another Is a
perfect figure Of the good st. Jerome.
but the most remarkable OF all is an
agate containing representation Of
Apollo surrounded by the nine muses..
The Press., 1903-08-06
Hunting on Treacherou. Soil.

Snipe shooting on an Irish bog Is an
excellent test of q gunner's skill and
enthusiasm. An experienced bog
shooter if he finds himself going down
throws himself fiat on his side or back
and ut the same time throws his gun
to his attendant, generally an unshOd
''gossoon." who rarely fails to catch
it. The sensation of being begged is
very unpleasant. but II man throws
himself on his side or back there Is
strength enough in the peat to sup
port his body.-"Forty-five Years of
Snort"
The Press., 1903-08-06
A Physician Healed.

DIR. Geo. Ewing, practiciDg physician
OF Smiths Grove, KY, for over thirty
years, writes his personal experience with
Foley's Kidney Cure: "For years had
been greatly bothered with kidney and
bladder trouble and enlarged PROSTATE
gland. used everything known to the
profession without relief, until l CON-
menced to use Foley's Kidney Cure. AZ
ter taking three bottles was entirely re-
lieved and cured. prescribe 1t now daily
in my practice and heartily recommend
its use to all physicians for such troubles.
/ have prescribed 1t In hundreds of cases
with perfect success" Sold by E. K.
Taft
The Press., 1903-08-06
Suicide Prevented.

The startling announcement that a pre-
ventive of suicide has been discovered
will interest many. A run down system,
or dependency invariably precede suicide
and something has been found that will
prevent that condition which makes sui
eide likely. At the first thought Of self
destruction take Electric Bitters. IL
being great tonic and nervine will
strengthen the nerves and build up the
system. It's also a great Stomach, Liver
and Kidney regulator. Only 50c. Salts
faction guaranteed by A. G. Eaton, Drug
OIL
The Press., 1903-08-06
End of Bitter Fight.

1.-TWO physicians had long and stub
born fight with an abcess on my right
lung" writes j. F. Hughes of Dupont,
Ca, land gave me up Everybody
thought my time had come. AS last
resort 1 tried DR.. Kings New Discovery
for Consum; ton. The benefit / received
was striking and l was on my feet in a
few days Now I've intirely regained my
health" 1t conquers all Coughs. Colds
and Lung troubles. Guaranteed by A. G..
Eaton's Drug Store Price SOC, and 81 co.
Trial bottles free.
The Press., 1903-08-06
consumption Threatened.

G. Unger, 211 Maple street, Champaign,
ILL.,, writes 81 was troubled with hack
ing cough for year and thought had
consumption. / tried great many REM
edies and was under the care Of physicians
for several months. used one bottle of
Foley's Honey and Tar. 1t cured me,
by E. K. Taft.
The Press., 1903-08-06
His ApOl0Ry.

"You mustn't eat with your knife"
said the city relative reprovingly.
Excuse me-" answered Farmer
Corntossel penitently. IL thought they
was regular knives. ] didn't know they
was only imitation, same as the pillow
Observation-Disclosures Star.