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looked for eastward, due to move
ments Of the Japs or the Russians
which il is not revealed. No news has
reached the war office Of the reported
humiliation OF a Russian battalion
while crossing the Taitse river. A
dispatch from General Sakharoff dat
ed last night report all quiet along
the front yesterday, and in spite OF
the soggy condition OF the country
roads the Russian scouts continue to-
examine the Japanese positions. The
reports that Generals Rennenkopff
adm Meyendorff are wounded are de-
MED The formers chief OF staff Col.
Rossisky was wounded.
A dispatch to the Bourse Gazette
from Mukden, dated October 10, says
that on October Is a detachment OF
the Russian vanguard Oh the west
front surrounded a Japanese battal-
ion and compelled it to stack rs
arms.
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and w. E. Bowen of Hagerman was
in Albuquerque attending grand
lodge and was not served with nc
tice. A special venire was issued for
eight men, so as to be sure Of getting
the four required. The venire was re
turnable at two o'clock.
Afternoon Session.
Court convened at two o'clock
A. c. Swanson, who was accept .d
this morning as a grand juror, Was
excused. From the special ven;re
summoned this morning the follow
ing five men of this city were quail
fed as grand jurors and accepted,
making the required number Of seven
teen: Harry Jaffa, Eliza White, F.
H. Williams. j. F. Patterson and +.
Smith Lea Harry Jaffa is the fore
man.
AS We go to press. Judge Pope
is charging the jury, and he is giving
one of his characteristic strong talks
The charge is exhaustive and thcr-
ough
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EXTRA SESSION.
Council Met in Special Session Yes
terday Afternoon at Mayors Office

SOuHCiI mcl III 0PSCldI 0cSoiOn IcS'
terday Afternoon at Mayors Office
The council met in special session
yesterday afternoon with Mayor Hin
kle in the chair and Aldermen Wyl-
lys, Church, Burns, Ogle, Parsons,
Brooks present.
The meeting was called to receive
communication from the Citizens
Mass Convention committee appoint
ed to take action for flood protection
Mr.. w. T. Wells. chairman of the
committee, appeared before the com
Gil. Mr.. Wells said that before the
committee submitted it's final report
it would like to know what to figure
on in regard to the dam along the
Rocky Arroya If the dam was to ne
repaired the committee would have
one proposition to make, and if it was
to be torn down the report would be
an entirely different one. While the
ready, Mr. Wells gave the Council
some interesting figures as to the
amount of water that the town had
to take care of in the recent food.
The actual water that came down to
Roswell was equal to stream 100
feet wide, 10 feet deep, flowing down
a grade of ten feet per second. Mr..
Wells further stated that if the Rocky
Arroyo dam had not broken thei"
measurements showed that 80 1-3 to
so per cent more water would have
come down on the town. For this
reason it would make a great differ
ence in the report of the committee
if this dam was to be repaired.
The Mayor and Council Ye{e of
the opinion that the Counch~'coul
not give Mr.. Wells any ansSe1 OH
this point but that the corS.ittee
should submit figures in reaafd to
both propositions,-with thgr3 dam
and without the dam. The Epuncii
fixed Tuesday night as the r0ne tc
hear the report of the conn Gttee.
The Council ordered thIw$ more
teams put on road work. X
1t was ordered that any property
owners on Main street fronosrst toS
Seventh might put in cemenH CROSSE
ings if they SO desired. and that the
city would bear half the cost. pro
vided this half did not exceed $500
1t was ordered that all those VINO
were in arrears in road tax by Nov
ember 1st, that these taxes should
be put in the hands of the Marshal
for collection.
The city is doing much work now
on the roads, and it needs the money
now. The members of the Council
wish to urge on the public the neces-
sity of paying the road tax this
month.
The Council adjourned to Tuesdey
night.
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Fiqhtinu at Port Arthur.

Che Foo. Oct. 20.-A junk has ar
rived here with a number of coolies
from Port Arthur. They say that on
October 18th there was fierce fight
ing for several hours on the Slopes
of Rihlung mountain during which
the Japanese lost three hundred men.
They were unable to give details. but
it was apparently one of the nun.
GUS sorties made by the Russians.
Japanese wounded say that the sold
iers in the trenches are suffering of
cold, although the Japanese army is
almost completely supplied with win
ter outfits. 1t is said that the Port
Arthur garrison is frantic for news
of the operations OF Kuropatkin from
whom the defenders expect relief
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From Australia to Wed.

L. Gray Williams and Miss Lucy
Spackman were quietly married at
the Methodist parsonage by Rev. !.
R. Twitty Miss Spacknian arrive
last night from her former home,
Wellington. New Zealand, Australia.
Mr.. Gray-Williams is also from Aus
tralia. but directly here from Denver,
Colorado. He is Mr.. Walton's assist
ant in photography. Mr. and Mrs.
Williams will be at home in the Bap-
tist parsonage after November first.
Those present at the wedding we e
Mrs. Twitty, Misses Gardner, Farris,
and Mr. AXelson.
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Weiuhed in the Balance.

The weighing party given by the
Ladies' Auxiliary of st. Andrew S
was a success both socially and finan-
cially. The tickets bought at the door
had numbers on them and the perS
ons with corresponding numbers
were partners for supper. They both
weighed and the one weighing tie
most paid for the supper, cent per
pound for every pound difference. The
ladies cleared over twenty dollars.
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Both Sides Worn Out.

Mukden, Oct 2O-The big battle
has practically worn itself out. leav-
ing the two armies facing each other
with the Shahke river as the dividing
line The exchange of artillery fire
continued all day on October 18th,
the Russian center advancing slight
ly each day under heavy shell fire.
On the left the Russians are in good
positions on high ground overlook
ing the Shahke river. which they have
held since October 18th, despite the
almost continuous bombardment anc
frequent infantry attacks. On the
right the Russians are using mortdrs
in the endeavor to dislodge the Jap.
anese from a small hill in Lost plain.
Recent rains have flooded the rivers.
Owing to these floods it would be
necessary to use pontoons in cross
ing the Shahke river, which has not
been bridged.
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-O--
Dl ED,
Young Edgar Murphree Succumbs to
Typhoid Pneumonia.


Typhoid Pneumonia.
Last evening at $50 o'clock at the
residence Of Will Holsteen on East
Seventh street Edgar S. Murphree
who has been i'll with typhoid-pneu-
monia for the past nineteen days,
breathed his last. For the past two
years the deceased had been employ
ed by the Pecos Valley railroad as
hostler and fireman in the shops at
this place He was most excellent
young man and of high moral char
acter He leaves a sister and one bro
ther in Leesville, Texas, where the
deceased passed eighteen years of
his life. He was born in Little Rock
Arkansas, and was % years of age
at the time of his death. His illness
was induced by working in the wa
ter during the flood
The funeral will be held tomorrow
morning from the Ullery mortuary at
$50 o'clock All friends are cord
tally invited to attend the services.
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Rev. William Rease Has Returned

Pastor William Rease of the NJ. E
Church of this city returned last
night from Ration. N. M. where he has
been attending conference Mr.. Reass
was returned to this city y Hle~eeT
ference and this will be Acceptable
news to the members Of his cOngrega-
ton and the citizens generally. 1t is
the intention of this organization tn
erect an elegant church building here
in the near future.
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Social Circle Entertained.

The Social Circle ladies were en-
tertained yesterday afternoon by Mrs
j.. B. Tannehill. The time passed ol.-
Hy too quickly for the merrymakers
:who accomplished wonders in fancy
:work ere the delicious refreshments
:were served. The Circle feels indebt-
ed to Mrs. Tannehill for one of the
most delightful afternoons of the sea
son.
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and Deputy Henry Brown and made
the first time a man had ever come
to him and told him 10 come with
him. The negro has always borne a
good reputation here The Indian Ter
ritory officers have been notified to
come after him.
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Hear Ye, Hear Ye, Hear Ye, The
honorable district court of the Ter
ritory of New Mexico of the Fifth
Judicial District, sitting in and for
the county of Chaves, is now open
This was the cry that came from
the lips of Deputy Sheriff Horace Ad-
dington last night at the court house
shortly before 12 o'clock, and by this
act the present regular term of the
court was saved. If the words had
failed to ring out before II O'Clock,
the present term would have lapscd.
The court was Immediately adjourned
until this morning at nine o'clock.
The entire proceedings last night did
not take up over three minutes of
time
The race of Judge Pope against
time was mentioned in yesterdays
paper. The race was an unusual one,
and was not made for any grand
stand play on the part of Judge Pope.
His presence in Santa Fe was nece5-
sary last Monday, and the train was
detained at the Canadian by IN ;
transfer of passengers. Judge Pope
explained the situation to Avery FUR
ner at Amarillo, and Mr.. Turner told
the Judge he could put him in Ros-
well by II o'clock, or he would put
him in the ditch. The fastest run for
a long time was made from Amarillo
with Dad Cowell at the throttle.
1t was the provision of the law
that the court should be opened at
Portales the same day as here, and
Midnight was the last hour of grace
.cordingly the train was stopped at
ortales and the court officials were
n waiting. Court there was convened
and adjourned in three minutes. This
was the first term of court ever held
in the new county of Roosevelt and
the term was adjourned to the second
Monday in December. The court oti-
cials were in waiting here and tae
Hon. Carl M Bird was at the depot
waiting in feverish anxiety. The
train arrived at 11:40 and Judge
Pope was the first passenger to
alight. He rushed with Clerk Bird
to the court house and held the sholt
term of court and before the mid
night hour the Judge had reached the
against time had been won and court
assured. Those present at the short
session were Judge Pope, Clerk Bird,
Deputy Addington and Deputy Brown
In about one minute after adjourn
ment in walked Marshal Witt and
newspaper correspondent.
Court convened this morning at 8
o'clock, Judge William H.. Pope pre-
siding. The first business was to call
the grand jury venire, which was
composed of the following men:
Samuel Brown, Roswell; Theo.
Burr. Dexter; w. E. Bowen, Hager-
man; F. A. Crisler. Roswell; E. IL
Galloway, Spring Mound Valley; w.
p. Chisum. Roswell; C. C. Formwalt,
Dexter: Ed Gessert, Roswell; J. H.
Goodhart, Roswell; A. T. Gunter,
Hone: Otto Hedgcoxe, Roswell; c.
w. Haynes, Roswell; R. L. Moss
Glen: A. c. Swanson. Roswell; M.
York. Elk: r. N. Miller. Hagerman;
j. w. Langford, Hagerman.
Theo Burr was excused on account
of not being resident; M. York, on
account Of age. Samuel Brown Illness
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Don't fail to supply your
needs for winter wear at For
syth & Co., during their closing
out at cost sale.

DR. P. NJ. Baker. who was formerly
employed with DR.. j. w. Kinsinger
here as assistant several months ago
returned last night from an extended
visit to Washington, D. c. and to
the worlds Fair at ST. Louis
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J. P. Dyer, the well known Artesia
merchant, is in the city looking after
his business interests. Mr.. Dyer own
ed the house that was occupied by
in the flood
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Get a hump on you and get into a
nice. warm, swell-ftting medium
weight winter suit, and be able to
thoroughly enjoy this glorious weath-
er. ''If | don't make your suit or over
coat, we both lose money. Tom
Campbell Tailor.
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BOTH
RESTING
TWO ARMIES WORN OUT, STAND
FACING EACH OTHER.
MUCH RAIN

Port Arthur Awaits With Impatiencc
News From kuropatkin.-The Loss
es in the Seven Days of Fighting
Have Been AppalIins.-Like Two
Beasts the Armies Will Soon Be
Ready for Another Death Struggle
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Mrs. Best's entire stock of
millinery at actual cost, IOcat.
ed at Forsyth & Co.
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JUDGE w. n. POPE ARRIVED A
FEW MINUTES BEFORE
MIDNIGHT.
JUST IN TIME

Judge Convenes and Adjourns the
Court-The Session Today.-Grand
Jury CompIeted.-Harry Jaffa Fore
man.-The Judge Delivers a Strong
Charge.
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Ge to Forsyth & Cor
for Blankets and Suits
you can buy them at cost.

Court Stenographer w. f. Baker
south this morning and has entered
on his duties at the court house Mr..
Baker is considered the most efficient
court stenographer in the Territory.
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The suspension of actual fighting
in Manchuria continues and the first
battle of the Shahke river may De
said to have ended. Both the Russian
and Japanese commanders are rest.
ing their battle worn troops and ma
king re-disposton, and in Russian
military circles it is hinted that the
next developments may be expecte5 j
in the eastward. The roads continue
sogey, impeding operations on an ex.
tended scale. No official estimate of
the losses in the recent fighting have
been received, and fragmentary ana
unofficial reports are contradictory.
Toxic hears that the Russian forceo
have been reinforced by about 10000
men, and that in all six divisions CT
the Russian army confront the Jap.
anese left.
There are reports of continued ac-
tivity at Port Arthur.
With Gen. Oku's army at the front.
Sunday, via. Tien Tsin, Oct 2O.-The
seven days battle north of Yentai
was the heaviest blow yet struck the
Russians by the Japanese, so far as
loss of life is concerned. The left Jis-
panese army during the week buried
400 Russian dead left Oft the front
of it's lines. Conservative estimates
place the Russian casualties at not
less than $4,000. Probably many more
dead are on the field at places not
yet .lssrssaG. 5Rs@spanese report
their total casualties at little over
5000 killed and wounded. The prinCl-
pal Russian--easuafrres occurred IL
the determined counter attacks aS-
ainst each village occupied by e
Japanese. The Russian attacking for
ces were in many cases entirely ami
hilated- The Japanese left army with
a front of nearly ten miles moved for
ward about five miles, ighting every
inch of the way. The final retreat o.
the Russians was almost a rout. De-
tails of the operations OF the right
and center armies are not obtainablc.
Loss Estimates Increase.
Toxic, Oct 20.-Reliable reports
received from private sources estin.-
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Buy that OyerCOat now, we
have them for Men and Boys.
they are yours for what we
paid for them. ---FOrsyth & Co.

The securing mill has closed down
for the season. This enterprise is
good thing for Roswell and employs
about fourteen hands.
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PROBLEMS IN PHILIPPINES.

Today's Session of the Mohonk Ind.
dian Convention.
Lake Mohonk, Oct. 20.--Today's
session of the Mohonk Indian conven.
tion was devoted to consideration of
problems in the Philippines. F. w
Atkinson of Brooklyn Polytechnic In.
stitute and w. Leon Pepperman OF
the Bureau OF Insular Affairs OF the
War Department, were The princi-
speakers.
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2. T. Stearns of Rosalia. Kansas is
among the many visitors TO the city
Frank H. Anderson of Hagerman
is in the city.
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A complete line of Selz Shoes
for Men, Women and Children
at just what they cost at the
factOry..--FOrsyth & Co.

One of the best entertainments OF
the season will be given at the Meth
odist Church, south. tomorrow night.
Tickets on sale at Daniels drug store
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Wool Dress Goods, FIannels,
ETC., at actual cOst.-.-FOrsyth
& Company.
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Loss Estimates Increase.

Toxic, Oct. 20-Reliable reports
received from private sources estin.-
ate the losses of the Japanese left
army during the recent battl9 af
about five thousand< FheE44IhRsr Of
dead Russiana 1HstS1lt Increased by
furtR eo0koeefies of bodies. ne t;
withstanding the nightly removals.
The Russian forces-~4rave been rein
forcedpgfth about thirty thousand
men Of the seventeenth corps and
portions of the fifth and sixth Sibe-
rian corps which recently arrived. In
all six divisions of the Russian army
now confront the Japanese left army.
Heavy rains have impedad the move
ments of the opposing forces since
October II.
1t is announced at headquarters
here that the left Japanese army has
captured near Lamtouchieh six ammu
milton carts, 1884 rifles, 1920 rounds
of field gun ammunition, Il 900 rounds
of rifle ammunition, and many tents
clothing, sabers and accoutrements
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-~ Winter Underwear for every.
body, at cost. .---FOrsyth & Co.

Don't be sour when pure honey II
so cheap. In glass jars; quarts 20
cents. half gallon jars, 80 cents.
81 If Roswell Produce & Seed Co.
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Let us sell you a new Kings
bury Hat at what they cost.
Forsyth & Co.
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Mrs. NJ. NJ. McManigle of Dallas.
Puckett, left for home last night,
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1000 Ink and Pencil Tablets
for &c each at Forsyth & Co.
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Suspension of HostiIities.

ST. Petersburg, Oct 20.-There is
still a suspension of ho3tilities he
low Mukden. IL is hinted here that
the next developments should be
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NJ. C. Mason. OF Portales. arrived in
the city last evening.
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BETTER TRANSPORTATION,

It Is the opinion Of some observers Of
current events. that We are on the eve
Of revolution In transportation, as
colossal as was the development Of the
steam engine. The vast capital In.
vested I'm steam locomotives preCludes
any sudden change, since no company
can throw away many million dollars
worth Of machinery as scrap iron. But
the change, IL is believed viii be as
rapid as economical considerations per.
NIT. limitations come from England,
Il IL said, that II Is now under serious
consideration there 10 equip all Of the
great subserylcc electric system with
the alternating current motors, In the
United States within a year or 80, 10
OF u electric railroads have been
equipped with this new system In
New York state an electric railway Is
under operation from schenectady TO
Ballston Spa, some 10 miles, upon which
the alternating current motor Is em-
ployed, and already with results which
lar surpass the expectations u those
who invested In the building and equip
ment Of this road. The satisfactory
results obtained seem to Justify tho
opinion expressed by some that
we have Just entered the true age Of
electricity and that men even well
advanced in middle life will live to see
a gigantic revolution In the methods
Of transportation.
The progress made IN this direction
since Watt commenced TO experiment
with steam, and Franklin with cleo.
triclty, is nothing short Of marvellous
But who can say what achievements
are still to be made?
SIR Isaac Newton, In his commentary |
on the prophecies OF Daniel wrote II
should not be surprised II the time
would come that men would travel at
the rate Of 10 miles an hour" That
statement was at the time regarded as
an absurdlty. In fact, Voltalre quoted
It as a proof that the study Of the
Bible makes men irresponsible. Note
Inc baneful effect Of Bible study" he
,ays as illustrated In It's effect upon
Inc great mind OF Sir Isaac Newton !
But Newtons vision has more than
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THE BALTIC FLEET.

A brief dispatch from Copenhagen,
dated oct 10, announced that the Rus
sian Baltic fleet has just passed Born
holm, heading, The dispatch says north
east. n this Is not mistake, the
Baltic squadron must have received or
ders 10 return 10 some Russian harbor
Instead Of passing through the straits.
The outcome OF the fearful battle south
OF Mukden must have decided the Rus
sian government to recall the squadron,
In the conviction, presumably that
without the cooperation Of Kuropat-
klns forces, which now Is out OF the
question. the warships cannot re-
levo Port Arthur Naval experts have
maintained, that Russia made a mis-
take IN not dispatchIng these ships TO
Port Arthur or Vladlvostok long ago,
and 30 have given opportunity FOR such
a concentration Of Russian naval
strength on the shores OF the Pacific as
would have prevented Japan from gain
ing or keeping control Of the sen, BY
bottling up the Russian ships In Port
Arthur and vladlvostok the japanese
have enjoyed great advantages This
Ia probably true, Russia has commit
ted a great many mistakes In this con-
hlct, and the greatest mistake was, that
she engaged In war with Japan, at ALL
That has already proved costly mis-
take.
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When our EpIscopallon bishops have
reached their conclusions on divorce,
how would II do To have conclayc
Of noyellsts pass on the problem? They
have long been at work on the mater
ials of which divorces are made Judge
Robert Grant, for instance, must have
an opinion, possibly he holds convIc.
lions, on the subject. though In read
Ing his story 1.-THE Undorcurrent' it
Is not easy for a careless reader TO de-
eide what views he cherlshes lie dis
cusses both sides with such sympathy
and presents all the arguments from
both standpoInts with such cearness
ana so persuaslvely that II is evident
he has thought more than many men
who talk upon this great question. And
perhaps he has conceived OF measures
10 be undertaken by the state or the
church or by society or by all three
factions that would bring about con-
dltlon 10 be desired Such recOmmen-
dations. then, MS he could make might
prove valuable at this minute Though,
of course, there Ia the possibility that
he Is only pretending he could help US
out Of our dilemma II he would. and
Is all the time having fun with us. II
that Is the case he has prepared a de-
liciouB bit Of irony that Is almost su-
periOr to the Bernard Shaw brand.