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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-10-20
m FAIRLY DEMAND
VERY FREELY FED
sesfng This the Bears Cease
to Cover.
AND PRICES SLIP BACK
0osas Weak and at a Dsc'ine, Bui The
Weather Proves Unfavorable Rains Being
Reported Over The Eastern and
Central Bells.
The Associated Press.)

ln-r The Associated 1reSS.)
r.r.. oct. 1.-The dry goods
49,. shows signs of increased activity
although transactions are not gen
IN. much larger in volume they ex-
&C.,. 7a-.rc on the part OF buyers to
f9r. their future requirements.
Viii. -.arr j. no Improvement IN prices
Certain quarters there has been a dis
~ .,a ta withdraw certain OF the con
t0.0- which nave been made during the
last few weeks.
NEW YORK COTTON
vor- York. Oct. 1.-THE cotton market
o.f weak at a decline OF 2 to 9
-,s following lower cables and real
tNr in the absence of the general frosts
-.5..-af for the Western belt. The
leather however, was not favorable,
raing more or less general over the
r.grs~r and Central belts and with frcsts
~ Abilene and Fort Smith, there was lit
.. #-7osIti1n to sell for short account
.,.a;rg Sunday, and the market after
,t, initial decline was steady to firm
Nth rrfces advancing slowly on further
.zer;uz. some buying by the recognized
t~1 ,arty. and purchases of March for
r~onjnent exporting interests. The frcsts
rsrorteI were not in important localities,
rrr added to the uneasiness of the shorts.
thought to be for long account
and about all the early selling was thought
r. be for long account.
yEw YORK, Oct. 17-Cotton spot closed
5nT. points higher, middling upland, $50
wf l0.A5. sales .,....baleS.
Futures opened weak Il closed
steady.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1903-11-21

N'al interest. Following the close
of Mayor Lows second term in 1885
four democratic administrations sue
cccdrd in uninterrupted order as
testimony to Mclauyhlin's sayncious
management. They were: One under
Daniel ID. Whitney. two under Alfred
d. Chaplin and one under David A.
Eooly. The two succeeding mayors
on the list of chief magistrates of the
city of brooklyn were Charles A.
Schicren and Frederick w. Wurster,
republicans. a result for which John
Y. Mckanc ana Edward M. Shepard
were respectively responsible, and
not Hugh Mclaughlin. All through
his history Mr.. Mclaughlin has had
''pcrsonnr headquarters, which have
virtually been the real headquarters
of the organization. They were first
located in the Atlnntc avenue market,
then shifted to the Union cabin in
Picrrcpont street, thence to the
"Whitc House," at Concord and Jay
streets; periodically in the coroncr's
Office, and finally in the famous ''auc-
tion rOOm." moved in succession
from 81 to 13 and 8 Wiloughby street,
the latter being its present location.
Included in the long list of two gem
crations of pilgrims to the "auction
room" are United States senators,
ministers, lawyers, state governors,
supreme court justices, champions of
the rOpcd ARENA and, in fact, men of
note in all walks of life. A year ago,
after the Hon. Bird S. Coler, Mr..
McLaughlin's "fair-haircd boy" had
rolled up the fine plurality Of nearly
$1,000 to his credit in Kings county,
the auction room was thrOnged all
day with the BOss's lieutenants, con-
graduating him on the result and pre-
dieting in spite of his defeat in the
state a great political feature for his
prOtege. What a contrast in the
scenes of the auction room these
days! The visitors are few and far
between ana most of the time the
aged political chieftain is left in al
most complete solitude, court now be-
ing paid even by those whom he
raised from obscurity to place Of pow
cr and profit to the new political star
in possession of the regular party
headquarters in the Thomas Jefferson
Persons who have had an opportunity
to observe Mr.. Mclaughlin at close
range believe that Willoughby street
would still be the democratic council
chamber if Mr.. Mclaughlin had not
in the recent campaign reversed his
lifelong habit of deciding on all i'm
portant political matters only after
consulting with his trusted lieutenants
and others whose opinions on party
politics he had reason to respect. 1t
is now we'll known that he did not
follow the advice of his old and trust
ed associates, but, on the contrary,
even against their protest, decided,
single handed if necessary, to oppose
the city ticket to the bitter end, in
spite of the consequences to the or
ganization as whole or the individ-
ual district leaders. "Bcarlile" is
how one of Mr.. McLaughlin's closest
associates described his attitude to-
ward Leader Charles f. Murphy Of
Tammany. But, erring politically
Continued on Page 81
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1903-11-21

dilu Ills lOllOWefS were on the other.
Hugh Mclaughlin threw his intu-
ence with the Bradlcyites. The state
convention ut Syracuse in 1857 de-
cided in favor of the latter and Nc
Laughln returned from the conyen-
ton as the recognized party leader in
Kings. Mr.. NIcLaughlin's first ap-
pear:,nce before the people as Il candi-
date was in 1860, when lie was the
nominee for sheriff. The factionable
s1uabble in which he had been involv-
ed had not yet died out, and the rival
organization, known as the National
Democrats, put up John McNamee as
their candidate for the same office
The consequent division of the demo-
cratic vote resulted III the election of
Anthony f. Campbell, the republican
contestant. In the following year
Mr.. Mclaughlin was nominated for
register at Il great mass meeting held
on Fort Greene, by citizens, without
regard to party, and was triumphant
ly elected. The Brooklyn Standard
in one of it's issues in that period
thus described the then favorite demo-
cratic son of Kings county:
"1n stature Mr.. Mclaughlin is
about 5 feet II inches, of genteel
form, and has pleasant but deter
mined countenance. He is neat in
his dress and his personal appearance
is prepossessing. He is single man
and greatly admired by the ladies'.
Mr.. Mclaughlin, like the late senator
Broderick, is self-made man, and the
two are not unlike in their chief char
acteristics. Senator Broderick was a
stone-cutter by trade; Mclaughlin
was ropemaker. Both have good
natural abilities, nature being the
schoolmastcr of both"
In the same issue of the Standard
there is this tribute to Mr.. McLaugh-
Inns integrity: "No politician ever
sought Mr.. McLaughlin's influence
with money; it was generally quite
the contrary-he was always ready
with his money to assist them; and
we could name at least two prominent
politicians, who have availed them
selves of Hugh's purse to the extent
Of about $1,000 apiece, kept the money
about one year and then returned it.,
minus the interest" Mr.. Mclaughlin
was reelected register in 1864. He
was renominated in 1867, but was
beaten by Charles Schurig, a one
armed veteran Of the Fourteenth
Regiment, who had been employed as
dOOrleeper and messenger in the
mayors office. In 1870, however, Nc
Laughlin was vindicated by re-elec-
ton to the registership by a majority
of over 10000, his republican opponent
being the late Samuel Il. Maddox, ia
ther Of the present supreme court
justice. Mr.. Mclaughlin has never
since aspired to any public Office, be-
ing content to select the nominees
for all the important local offices and
to control the action of the Kings
county delegations in recurring state
and national conventions. On his re-
tirement from the registership at the
close of 1873 his reign as undisputed
master OF the Kings county democra-
cy continued, no further personal Of
fetal ambition diverting his attention
from the political game. 1t was in
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1903-11-21

that year that the late John w. Hun
ter was elected Mayor. mainly through
McIaughlin's fine political tactics and
in spite of the iai1ot box frauds in the
Sixth ward and the hostility of the
Committee of One Hundred. which
was organized for the special purpose
of accomplishing McLaughlin's over
throw. The mayornity election in
1870 proved one of the SOrcst diS;ll,-
point1nents to Mclaughlin in his
entire political career. His candidate,
Edward Rowe, was pittcd against the
late Fred a. Schroeder, who had al
ready made great reputation for
himself among the voters at large as
comptroller Mclaughlin worked
harder and with more zeal for Rowe
than he ever did before or since for
any candidate, and for the first and
only time in his life he took the
stump, talking four or five times each
night in various parts of the city.
Schroeder was elected and his ad-
ministratiOn was marked by IL fixed
purpose to undetermine the political
sway of Mclaughlin and destroy his
influence. In this effort he had the
assistance of such powerful democrats
as Gen. Henry w. Slocum, William
Marshall, William G. De Witt, Will
liam NJ. WINS and other democratic
warriors. He withstOod all these at
tacSs, however, and in 1877 had the
satisfaction of electing his close
friend, James Howell, as mayor. In
the mayoralty campaign of 1881 Mr..
Mclaughlin was confronted with the
most formidable rebellion ever raised
against his management. The late
Thomas Kinsella. editor of the Eagle,
headed the hostile movement which
eliminated in the organization of a
rival democratic county committee,
known as the Jefferson Hall commit
tee. Mayor Howell had been renom-
mated by the regulars at Mr.. Nc
Laughlin's dictation; Gen. Slocum was
put up as an Independent candidate
by the Jefferson Hall organization,
while Seth Low was making his first
political fight as the republican candi-
date. In this crisis in his political
fortunes Mr.. Mclaughlin capitulatcd
to his factional opponents, he agreeing
to retire from his position as party
leader and they to withdraw Gen.
Slocum and the rest of the Jefferson
Hall ticket. Mr.. McLaughlin's formal
''lettcr of retirement was the politi-
cal sensation of the year This is
part Of the letter:
McLaughlin's surrender did not
stem the tide setting in against the
democracy, for Low was elected by
big majority. The Jefferson Hall or
ganiZatiOn only survived the election
few months, and as many obscrvant
politicians of the time had predicted
Hugh Mclaughlin emerged from the
rumpus as the resurrected and more
potent leader of the so-called reorgan-
lied democratic party of Kings
county. With the exception of the
revolt of Edward NJ. Shepard in 1895,
Mr.. Mclaughlin was not, forced to
grapple with any serious internal
troubles in the organization since his
restoration to power in 1881 until the
present era, the Michael J. Coffey re-
bellion four years ago being only of
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1903-01-06
LOTS ARE DONATED.
Sites Secured in Roswell for a SAM
tarium and Catholic Church,

The people of Roswell are actively at
work to secure the erection of Cath
olic church and sanitarium. When
Bishop Pitaval was there recently the
subject was broached to him and he
named as a committee to ascertain pub
lie sentiment on the proposition, w. p.
Lewis, John Guheen and Major Marti-
nj Mancini. The committee has made
an active canvas and substantial en-
enlargement has been received e. A.
Cahoon, chairman of the committee on
sanitariums for the Roswell Club, says
he mas been assured by Avery Turner,
general manager of the Pecos Valley
lines of the Santa Fe, that the railway
company will assist in the undertake
ing. l.. X. McGaffey has donated FIVE
lots in block 5, Fruitland addition, COM
prising about ten acres, as site for
the sanitarium, and two lots for the
church. 1t is expected the church will
be constructed of brick or stone and
will be rather elaborate. The report
will be sent to Bishop Pitaval to lay
before Archbishop Bourgade within o.
short time
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1903-01-06
WATCH RECOVERED.
John Francis Was Sandbaggsd and tho Tsplscs Taken
from Him.

A gold watch which was stolen from
John Francis, coal miner at Gardiner.
was recovered last week at Ration.
Francis was sandbagged and the watch
taken. He promptly notified the Ratop
jewelers., and the watch was offered to
A. r. Fairbanks for $40 by a colored
man. When Fairbanks examined the
watch, he found the name John Fran
els" engraved on the inside of the case.
He stepped back to where his revolver
was lying, and then told the man he
had instructions to hold the watch. The
man protested that 1t belonged to a
friend of his who was at the depot,
and he would go over and see him about
it. Neither one has been heard from
since. The watch is solid gold hunt
ing case, with Waltham movement, and
is valued at SIS.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1903-01-06
DRIFT FENCES WANTED.
A Petition to Congress 70 Permi
Them Through Eastern New
Mexico.

A petition has been circulated
through the eastern part of the terri
tory asking congress to pass law to
permit the building by private parties
of fences running east and west
through the belt of country in eastern
New Mexico, called the Staked Plains,
with proper and sufficient gates for
purposes of public use, in Preventing
cattle and other livestock drifting and
straying away from the owners.
1t is proposed that these drift fences
be so placed as not to be used for the
purpose of exclusive occupancy of any
portion of the public domain by any
one. That they be constructed at in
tervals of Is to 80 miles apart, under
such regulations and directions of the
government of the United States,
through it's proper officers and depart
ments as shall seem proper. The petit
ton asserts that unless drift fences
shall be built as requested, persons
cannot successfully engage in and pur-
sue the livestock business in the belt
of country referred to.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1903-01-06
CIGARETTE
CAUSED FIRE
William ClemoDs, Porter Of
the Hotel Somerset, Was
Smoking in Bed.
FOUR PERSONS WERE KILLED
Three Were Burned or Suffocated
and Ethel Saunders Jumped
to the Street from the
Fourth Floor.
FOUR PERSONS WERE KILLED

Chicago, Jan. 6.-Three persons lost
their lives and fourth was fatally In
jured in a fire at the Hotel Somerset, an
eight story brick structure. at Wabash
and 18th sts., early today. Three of
the victims, Mrs. E. r. Perry, aged So,
and her two daughters, and years
old, were burned or suffocated to death
in their room on the 4th floor. The
fourth victim, believed to be Miss Ethel
Saunders, jumped from the window of
a room on the same floor to the street
and was fatally hurt. Four persons
are more or less seriously hurt. A short
time after it was discovered that lives
had been lost, William Clemons, a por-
ter in the hotel, was arrested. From
made by Clemons, it is be-
lieved that he caused the fire by acci-
dentally igniting his bed clothes while
a cigarette. Miss Saunders
died in the ambulance on her way to
the hospital. She is said to have been
a niece of Mrs. Perry. The financial
loss is only $4,000.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1903-01-06
KNOX WRITES
OF TRUSTS
Says Present Law is made
quate for Their Proper
Control.
LEGISLATION SUGGESTIONS
Transportation of Goods at Dis
eliminating Rates Should be
Penalized With Power
j. ..4 of Enforcement.

Washington Jan. 6.-Attorney Gen.
eral Knox has addressed Identical let
ters to Senator Hoar, chairman of the
senate judiciary committee, and Rep
resentative Littlefield, chairman of sub
committee of the house judiciary COM
mittee, giving his views on the subject
of trusts. These letters are in reply to
communications sent him by Senator
Hoar and Mr.. Littlefeld, asking the
views of Mr.. Knox. The letters en-
brace three subjects, questions which
have been decided by the courts, the
questions which are pending in the
courts and suggestions respecting fur
ther legislation. Under the latter head,
Mr.. Knox says: "The end desired by
the overwhelming majority of the peo-
pie of all sections of the country is
that combinations of capital should be
regulated and not destroyed, and that
measures be taken to correct the ten
dency toward monopolization Of indus
trial business of the country. I assume
a thing to be avoided, even by sugges-
tion, is legislation regulating the busi-
ress interests of the country beyond
such as will accomplish this end. In
my judgment, monopoly in any in
dustry would be impossible in this
country, where money is abundant and
cheap and in the hands or within the
reach of keen and capable men, if COM
petition were assured in a fair and
open field and protected against unfair,
artificial and discriminating practices"
eff the law will guarantee to the
smaller producer protection against
piratical methods in competition and
keep the pathways to the market open
and available to him for the same
tolls charged to his powerful competi-
ton, he will manage to live and thrive
to IN astonishing degree"
Mr.. Knox suggests legislation direct
Ned against those who give and receive
advantages enabling discrimination in
prices. This to take the former penaliz-
ing the transportation of goods, and
federal courts should be given power to
restrain such transportation. He says
the present law is not sufficient to meet
existing conditions.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1903-01-06
ENGLISH IS SPOKEN.
Seventy Pupils ID sehssI h Small Town Of 200
PeopIe.

There is school at Las Palas, a
small town As miles northwest Of Ros-
well, that is an argument for state
hood. The town and adjoining ranches
have population Of about 200 and
school is held there ten months in the
year and the salary paid the teacher is
SO month. The enrolment is 70 and
the average attendance the first term
this year was 81. Sixty per cent of the
pupils are boys, the Oldest being 10
years old, and the Oldest girl is IL.
There are eleven pupils Of American
parentage. No language but English is
used in the school, and English alone is
used by the pupils when at play.
There is great rivalry among them as
to who can attain the greatest prof.
cheney in the practical use of the LAM
guage.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1903-01-06
SANTA FE N. M, TUESDAY, JANUARY 1908.
BIG TAX COLLECTION.
T. B. Oatron Paid 1900 Due on
Rio Arriba County Property
for Many Years.

District Attorney E. G. Abbott on yes
terday collected from T. b Catron, the
sum of $l1, 500 due ON judgments for delin-
quent taxes on the TERRA Amarillo land
grant, and other property in Eio Arrlba
county, owned by Mr.. Catron. The
judgment was for taxes delinquent for
the years from 1891 to 1901 inclusive and
the amount paid was less than the judg-
ment, on account of compromise agreed
upon. District Attorney Abbott turned
the tax money received, ov,r ta District
Court Clerk A. M. Bergere, WHO trans
mitted the same today to the County
Treasurer OF Rio Arriba county.
For the period from 1891 to 1897 the
major portion of the taxes were paid by
Mr.. Catron but somc of the LEI es were
not paid. The entire tax levy ispr the
years 1898, 1899, 1900 and 1901 ,sas not
paid and is included in the judgment.
District Attorney Abbott has beer work.
ing on this case for about year and a
half. T
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1903-01-06
COMMISSION BUSY.
Hearings Of the Anthracite Strike
Trouble Were Resumed at
Philadelphia Today.

Philadelphia, Jan. 6.-After recess
over the holidays, the Anthracite Coal
Strike Commission resumed it's work
today on hearing the non-union mems
side of the controversy in the great in
dustrial war in the anthracite coal re-
gions during the past year. The ses-
sions of the commission in this city are
being held in the U. S. circuit court
room in the federal building, and it is
expected that nearly a month will be
occupied in taking the testimony of
the non-union men, the coal operators
and the mine workers in rebuttal.
The session began at II o'clock The
court room was well filed when the
commissioners filed in and took their
seats. All the prominent attorneys
were present excepting G.. S. Darrow,
leading counsel for the miners who was
delayed in the west. The first business
brought up was the presentation by
their counsel of the wage statements of
several of the small independent coal
companies in the Hazleton region.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1903-01-06
TWENTY PRIESTS NET.
Selecting Names for Appointment
as Coadjutor Bishop Of st.
Louis.

st. Louis, Jan. 6.-Twenty priests OF
the Catholic archdiocese of st. Louis
met here today to select the names of
three priests from among whom the
pope will choose one to be the coadjua-
tor bishop of this diocese. After the
election, Archbishop Kahn will send
the three names to Bishop Hogan of
Kansas City, Bishop Cunningham of
Concordia, Bishop Fink of Leaven-
worth, Bishop Burke of st. Joseph, and
Bishop Hennessy of Wichita. The
bishops will meet within from 10 to 20
days after today's meeting and pass on
the names which will then be sent to
Rome. The coadjuator bishop will, in
time succeed Archbishop Kahn.
Bishop Dunn of Dallas, Tex, was
first choice, Bishop Glennon of Kansas
City, the second, and Bishop Messmer
of V isconsin, the third. The election
was a surprise. 1t was confidently ex-
pected that a st. Louis candidate would
be chosen as first choice.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1903-01-06
lteS nam ed:
Gold
TAFT 4 JUSTICE.
viii Probably sueessd shfss Some Time During Next
Month";

Washington, Jan. eff existing
plans carry, some time next month the
president will send to the senate the
nomination of Governor Taft to be an
associate justice Of the supreme court
to succeed Justice Shiras, who is expec-
ted to retire during that month. Cover
nor Taft will be succeeded as civil gov
ernor of the Philippine Islands by Gen.
eral Luke e. Wright, at present vice
governor and the latters place will be
filled by the appointment of w. w.
Rockhill, the present director of the bu-
reau of American Republics.
There are already many aspirants for
the place which will be vacated by Mr..
Rockhill, but so far the president has
mad, no choice.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1903-01-06
REPLY RECEIVED.
Powers Arc Trying TO Settle the ysaszuslan 1rosbIs
without Arbitration.

Berlin, Jan. 6.-The joint reply of the
powers to Castro's qualified acceptance
Of arbitration was handed to the Unit
ed States ambassadors at Berlin and
London today. The note aims to fur
ther smooth the way for settlement
which may possibly be reached without
arbitration. The powers do not aban-
don any Of thEfeservations contained
in their original proposal.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1903-01-06
Boston Wool Market.

Boston, Mass, Jan. 6.-Good business,
notwithstanding the holidays, is report
ed in the wool market. Manufacturers
continue to buy freely. During the last
few weeks there has been an advance in
combing wool of from cents to cents
per pound. and they are now fully on q
parity with the balance of the market.
Territory woods are quoted as follows:
Fine staple, Sc q 60; strictly fine, so @
SIS; fine and fine medium, SO q So; and
medium, As q 49, Fleece woods are in
good demand with prices firm.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1903-01-06
MRS. wILLErT DEAD.
wife Of 4 We'll kasuu Mlalsisr Of Ratsa Was swist
Yesterday.

Mrs. Willett, wife of Rev. J. o. Will
and was buried yesterday. She was
for several years sufferer from con-
sumption, and she was brought to Rat
on about year ago, but she came too
late for the climate to benefit her. The
funeral services were held from the
Baptist church. Besides her husband.
two children survive her.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1903-01-06
DISTRICT COURT NEWS.
Bonds Of San Juan County Officers Filed and Approved

Bonds were placed on file today with
A. M. Bergere, Esq, clerk of the dis
trict court of James r. Williams, coun-
ty commissioner of San Juan county,
for $4,000 with Monroe Fields, George L.
Bailey and Frank M. Frakes as sureties;
and of Joseph Prewitt, probate clerk of
San Juan county, for IS 900 with Fred
Bunker, Monroe Fields and John A.
Koontz as sureties.
The suit of Abraham Staab against
Narciso Sanchez and Herculiano Marti-
nez, doing business under the firm name
OF Sanchez and Martinez, Taos, has been
settled out of court.