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Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1904-05-26
GETTING Ready FOR SaLE.
Proposition to Place Fort Marcy Do.
nation Tracts Upon the Market to
Be Disposed of Next Meeting.

The old Fort Marcy Military Reser
Ivation, land mark Of the early days o
american occupation Of Santa Fe, is
jsoon to be cut into city blocks anG
Isold to whoever wishes to buy.
BY proclamation of the President the
reservation was donated to the city OF
Santa F'e and the city authorities turn
ed it over to the city board of educa
ton for public school purposes. This
board. which consists of r. B. Cat
ron, president; N. B. Laughlin. vice
president; A. G. Ireland, c. f. Easley.
Sixto Garcia. Jose Segura, Pedro
| Roibal and James l.. Seligman, with
! Professor J. A. Wood as secretary, has
| decided that one block is all that is
building with necessary lots for a
kindergarten building The rest of the
reservation, consisting of five blocks
divided into lots. is to be sold. Be
fore this is done two streets and an al
ley will be run through the tract
One Of the proposed streets is to be
called sherman and will run straight
across the reservation from east to
west, commencing on Washington Ave
nue. opposite the Palace Hotel and
ending on Grant Avenue opposite the
Presbyterian Church. This street will
run parallel with Palace Avenue. The
other is to be called Sheridan Avenue
and will be cut through the center of
the present block lying between Lin
coin and Grant Avenues. 1t will run
parallel with those avenues and will
end on Federal Street. The plan is to
run Sheridan Avenue from Palace Ave-
nue. to Federal Street. An alley is to
be run north and south through |
block 5.
Opinion is divided in the school |
board as to which block shall be chos-
en- for the high school site. The board |
which preceded the present one was
in favor of setting aside the entire ter
rtory bounded by Federal and Sher-
man Streets on the north and south
and Lincoln and Grant Avenues on the !
Is inclined to believe that this is far
more territory than is necessary for
school purposes so the high school |
will probably occupy the |
block in the northeast corner of the |
which is block number 5. |
On the plat OF the reservation. 1t is |
'25 feet wide,
The houses will be sold with the lots
upon which they stand. The lands of |
he reservation have recently been ap- |
praised by special committee of citi
ems appointed by the board for that
purpose and subject to approval by
he board They will report the valua-
ion of each house and lot as we'll as
# the unoccupied lots at the next
Meeting of the board which will be the
rst Monday in June. At just what
rice each house and lot and the unoc-
upied lots are appraised, the mem {
ers decline to state for the present,
ut it is given out that the total valu
tion will be in the neighborhood of
60 900.
The site of the high school building
nd other important questions will be
ettled at the next meeting in June.
he special appraisement committee
onsists of Frederick Muller. /.
parks, Grant Rivenburg. Frank Del
ado and Marcelino Garcia.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1904-05-26
BOILERS
EXPLODE
The Tow Boat, Fred Wilson
Blown to Pieces at a
Louisville Dock.
THE MORTALITY GREAT
Thirteen People Killed and Many
Others Injured Cause Of Disaster
Unknown.

Louisville, May 26--Thirteen persons
were killed, three fatally injured and
five hurt by an explosion of boilers
which totally demolished the tow boat,
Fred Wilson, off Riverside Park today.
The aead are: Captain Joseph Price,
an unknown white man believed to be
Pittsblrg insurance agent travelling
with Captain Price; William Quinn,
steward; Albert Miller, pilot; Sher-
man Shjvely, second engineer; first
cook, name unknown; - Patrick; four
white deck hands, names unknown,
and two colored men. The fatally in
jured: Emma Williamson, chamber
maid; j. Lettewcouth, deck hand,
and Cliff Johnson.
The Wilson was the property of the
Monongahela Coal and Coke Company
and left Pittsburg last Friday with six
barges, twelve coal boats, and four
flats bound for Louisville. She ar
rived here early this morning and was
about to tie up when the explosion oc-
CURED. The cause of the accident is
unknown.
Thirteen members of the crew were
saved, All of them with the exception
OF two were more or less injured. The
Wilson was literally blown to pieces
and her hull sank in eighteen feet of
water. The Wilson was valued at
$4,000
Unknown Man Identified.
PittsDurg, May 26-The unknown
man who was killed in the explosion
at Louisville was William Holland, a
business man of Braddock, Pennsyl- |
vania, and neighbor of Captain Price
He was on pleasure trip as the guest |
of Captain Price.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1904-05-26
BROOKLYN HANDICAP.
Twenty Horses Have Been Entered
and Crowds Are Expected-Tracks
and Weather Fine.

New York, May ga notable array
of horses was announced for the
Brooklyn handicap today and track
and weather conditions could hardly
have been better. Twenty horses are
entered and an enormous crowd is ex-
pected. The distance for this famous
race is a mile and a quarter and it's
value to this years winner is about
$4,000.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1904-05-26
MARTIAL LAW PROCLAIMED,
In the Flame Swept City of Mississip
pi-Loss Estimated at Near
100000.

Yazoo City. Miss, May 26-Yazoo
City is under martial law as the result
of yesterdays confiagration. Several
negroes We're caught attempting to
steal salvage and have been arrested
The loss is estimated at between ST.
100000 and S2.OO0,O0o and the nsul-
ance will perhaps be half The devas-
tation to the business district is com
plete Twenty-eight blocks we're
swept clean.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1904-05-26
EMPEROR NICHOLAS TO
LEAVE FOR PETERHOF
With the Imperial Family viii Occupy
Small Alexander Palace for the
Summer.

St. Petersburg, May 26--The imper-
ial family from Tsarsko Tselo is going
to Peterhof on June 6, where Emperor
Nicholas will remain for the rest of
the summer He will not occupy the
grand palace bu the smaller Alexander
palace in the imperial park. On ac-
count of the war the Emperor will not
go to Skiernewio, Russian Poland as
usual this summer.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1904-05-26
EMBEzzLED over $4,000.
Auditor of the Corn Exchange National
Bank of Chicago, Arrested in
Mexico.

Chicago, May 26-Herman E. Haas
former auditor of the Corn Exchange
National Bank, who is charged with
the embezzlement of over $4,000 has
been arrested in Mexico according to
information received today by the po-
lice. Haas disappeared from Chicago
about ten days ago.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1904-05-26
NO BIG ARMY MANEuvERS,
in September and Target Practice
Will Be Held.

st. Petersburg, May 26-No big army
maneuvers will be held in European
Russia this year. Instead all the reg
iments will go into camp in September.
A special feature will be made of tar
get practice.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1904-05-26
FAMILY POISONED FROM
nRlMKlNG WATER

Mrs. Jose Tafoya of Las Vegas. died
Monday from arsenical poisoning, and
the rest of the Tafoya family are SER
iously i'll. The family was poisoned by
drinking water from a barrel in which
chemicals for treating sheep pelts had
been mixed.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1904-05-26
SUBSCRIPTIONS OPENED TO
CUBAN PER CENT LOAN

Frankfort on Main, May 26-Sub
scriptions were opened here today for
$11 100000 Of the S35 100000 five per
cent gold loan of the Republic of Cuba.
The books We're closed at 10 o'clock
because the loan was heavily oversub-
scribed The subscription price was
SO.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1904-05-26

PICKET WINS IN THE
BROOKLYN HANDICAP.
New York, May 26-The Picket won
the Brooklyn handicap, Irish Lad Sec
ond, Proper third. Time 2.06 3-5.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1904-05-26

All legal blanks at the New Mexican.
Holbrook argus., 1904-08-13
Doctor Forgot His Name.

Dr. Beverly Cole, the late dean of the medical department of the Univer- sity of California, at times during tho last years of his life was troubled with loss of memory. It greatly em- barrassed him and he strove to hide the fact that his great mind was slow ly but surely giving way before the weight of his years. He did not al- ways succeed, greatly to his chagrln. It was only few months before his death that he had a little experience that brought home to him the fact that he was getting old.
 It happened in this way: One Sun day, when he was awaiting the ar- rival of an important letter it dawned upon him that mail was not delivered on Sundays. He accordingly went to the posto0ice station nearest his home and took his place in line with the fifty or more people on the same er- rand as himself. When he reached the window he asked the man if there was any mail for him. The man at the window handed him slip of paper and a pencil and said: "Step over to the desk and write your name. Next"
 Dr. Cole withdrew and went to the desk as directed. He started to write and suddenly stopped. He bit the pencil, scratched his head, looked sheepish, and finally swore and drop- ped the pencil. Then he picked it up again, but without better results. He could not remember who it was, and it was only when an acquaintance stepped up and said, "Good-morning, doctor" that he regained the use of his faculties. Then in rapid manner he wrote "Dr. Beverly Cole" stepped over to the window, handed in the slip and got the letter he was looking for.-San Francisco Call.
Holbrook argus., 1904-08-13
CHILps MINERAL WEALTH.
Great Resources of This South Ameri.
 can Country.

Great Resources of This South Ameri.
 can Country.
 The famous coal mines of Lota and Coronel have an annual yield of 1,00O,- 0C0 tons and employ some 0,00O labor CTS. This not only supplies Chili's needs, but also coals nearly all the European steamers touching the bord- CTS. The coal is what is termed soft but 1t is of good quality. The country imports some hard coal. The most i'm portant mineral industry is of course the nitrate of soda. Chilli at present has over 100 nitrate works. The crude material (called caliche), is found un- der conglomorate, in beds varying from a few inches to 12 feet in thick ness. About 100000 metric tons of c,2O4 pounds each are annually pro duced, estimated to be worth $5i,000000 in Europe. About four-tifths of all the nitrate exported goes to England and the continent, Great Britain alone talk. ing one-third and Germany q little less. A large amount of British cap ital is invested in the nitrate fields, sixteen of the larger companies alone representing a capitalization of more than $4O,OOO,OOO The Gillian govern ment exacts duty of $11.52 ton on all nitrate exported.
 In metal mining, copper comes first both as to present output and further opportunity. The country needs mod ern metallurgical processes and knowl- edge of successful methods of handling grade ores. The present proGuc- ton is about 3O,0O0 tons of copper an- nually. Manganese is also an import ant industry. Silver, once very highly profitable, has declined; 74,0O0 kilo- grammes of silver were exported in 1900. Promising gold deposits exist, especially in southern Chilli; $30,00O,- GOO in gold ores and matte have been exported in the past ten years-Engi- neering Magazine.
Holbrook argus., 1904-08-13
Awkward for the Mayoress.

The wife of an English manufac. turer who had risen from the ranks to the dizzy eminence of mayoralty in- vited all the principal townspeople to a grand ball, and stood in resplendent at tire at the head of the stairs to receive her guests. One of the last to arrive was woman who had years before worked side by side in mill with the mayoress. Thrusting out large red hand, she cried in loud voice, plainly audible everywhere:
 "I've said all through that wouldn't patronize your ball, 'Arriet lass, seein' that you were mean enough not to ax me; but this mornin', over my second cup O tea, I says to myself, Happen poor 'Arriet, who never could dance any better than an elephant, will want somebody as homely as herself to talk to while the fine ladies and gentlemen are in the balIroom.' So for old times sake I pocketed the insult, put on my best blouse, and comed"
Holbrook argus., 1904-08-13
ZEBRA AS A SADDLE HORSE.
King Edward Has Broken One of the
 Animals and Will Use It.


 Zebras as carriage horses and for riding purposes may soon be a com mon sight, for recent experiment at the London Zoo has demonstrated that these beautifully striped animals can be easily tanned, and that they are even more docile and easily man. aged, when broken in, than the gen. tlest of ordinary horses, says Black and White.
 After spending four hours in break Ing in zebra Captain Horace Hayes is able to ride 1t handily.
 His first pupil was Jennie, nine- year-old zebra, presented to King Ed ward by the Emperor Menelik, of Abysslnia. When first led into the paddock she was fidgety and nervous. In order to soothe her, Captain Hayes stroked her gently with a long rod. She stood quite still during this pro. ceeding, seeming not to resent 1t in the least.
 But when man approached her with halter she plunged and reared, racing madly around and around the paddock. Presently she quieted down, and the trainer got near enough to slip rope around her right leg. She tried to kick it loose, but in doing so she got her left leg entangled in it. She was thrown forward on her front legs in a kneeling position, on her side. Her four legs were then bound with ropes until she was utterly helpless. For an hour she was left in this plight, then the ropes were re- moved from her feet, and she got up a meek and submissive creature.
 She stood still while bit was placed in her mouth and saddle strapped to her back. Captain Hayes climbed into the saddle, and Jennie consented to be ridden. She makes an excellent sad dle horse intelligent, fast and thor oughly to be relied upon.
Holbrook argus., 1904-08-13
Grating Under the Bark.

It is well known that branches and
 buds can be grafted, not only on the
 same but even on different species of trees, but few are aware that young fruit of certain species can be grafted
 on woody boughs called to nourish them. A Duchesse d'Angouleme pear, for example, taken from the native tree at the time when the young fruit re- quired thinning out" was grafted on a year-old twig of another tree by the method known as grating under the bark" Professor Courtois and M. Du- voire, of Beauvais, describe the proc ess as follows: The twig, or bough,
 was cut to length of four or five centimeters and the barL slit length wise. The stalk of the pear was then flattened so as to pass under the bark at the slit, and the whole bound with raphia and gummed with mastic. The loss of sap on the part of the fruit caused in the grafting delayed its ripening and diminished its size, but the investigators will continue their experiments under different conditions and with other varieties of fruits. They would be pleased if other horticultur- ists would also try the method. If 1t turns out practical success it will be valuable to gardeners, because the ex- cess of young fruit on some trees, now lost in thinning out" might be graft. cd on other trees able to nourish them.
Holbrook argus., 1904-08-13
Our Food Fishes.

The total catch of food-fshes in the United States and Alaska, as shown by the last canvass, was 1,733, 3,314 1924 pounds, valued at 45,531, ,165. The number of men employed was 214,O5G and the capital invested was $72,261,- 646. The salmon pack of Puget Sound alone in 1901 exceeded $4,50O,OO0, an amount more than four times as great as the entire silver output of the whole region drained by the Colum- bia river. The salmon output of Alaska for 1903 is valued at $1O,000,. GOO, which exceeds by more than $2,. 50O,000 the amount which Alaska cost us; and if We add to the salmon the value of cod, ,halibut, and other fish cries of Alaska, the total greatly ex- ceeds all the other resources of Alaska combined,
Holbrook argus., 1904-08-13
Pedestrian and Autoist.

1903.-Jenkins afoot. Never owned motor, and tries to cross the street. "I believe l would be justified in shooting that scoundrel! He came within an ace of running me down. The law gives the internal puppies too much latitude. They think they own the streets, and that pedestrians must get out of their way. Hang the whole lot!'
 19O4.-Jenkins has bought motor Tries it up the street. "Get out of the way there, you crazy lubber! Do you want to get run over? Why in thun- der, you great fools, you can't keep on the pavement, where you belong, nobody knows. Hanged if I don't ride down the next idiot that gets in my way if it costs me header. The in- sane dolts! They don't want to leave US motorists even a strip of the road"
Holbrook argus., 1904-08-13
The Wrong Shape.

The scarcity of eggs last winter must have developed some pecularity in the eggs themselves. A little girl went to the grocer's, says the New York Tribune, and asked the salesman if he had any fresh eggs.
 "Yes," answered the man. How many do you want?"
 She was viewing the eggs critically.
 "Please, sir" said she, "these eggs isn't fresh."
 Certainly they are fresh, little girl"
 "No, they isn't" she persisted. 'I heard my papa tell my mamma there's a corner on eggs, and these are all smooth"
Holbrook argus., 1904-08-13
Umbrellas Are 10000 Years Old

"How rich I'd be-" said the umbrel. la salesman, If I patented the um- brella.
 The 1oorwalker smiled.
 "You might as well talk" said he "of patent on swimming or cooking. Umbrellas appear to have existed al ways. Wherever we excavate-BaDy- lon, Nineveh, Nippur-traces of the umbrella are found. This instrument coeval with mankind.
 Ut is of Oriental origin. The En- glish didn't begin to use it till 100. Shakespeare, with all his genius, had no umbrella to protect him from the rain. Jonas Hanway was the first English umbrella maker"
 The foorwalker paused to brush white thread from his long black coat Then he resumed:
 "Now, what you might do would be to patent some new sort of umbrella, some rain shield built on better lines. We have proof that the umbrella has existed for 10000 years, and yet in all that time it has not once been im- proved. Consider it.-New York News
Holbrook argus., 1904-08-13
Betrothed at Birth.

In some parts of West Africa the girls have long engagements On the day of their birth they are betrothed to a baby boy trifle older than them- selves, and at the age of 20 they are married. The girls know of no other way of getting husband, and so they are quite happy and satisfied. AS wives they are patterns of obedience, and the marriage usually turns out a success. |,
Holbrook argus., 1904-08-13
Who He Was.
success.

MT. Lightweight (airily, to conductor) Il wonder what that shabby old codger finds so attractive in this direction. He's been eying me for ten minutes.
 Conductor Qhoughtfully)-I guess he's wondering how you happen to be travel ing on pass. He's the president of the road
Holbrook argus., 1904-08-13
ANCIENT ORsINI PALACE.
It Was Built on the Remains of Julius
 Caesar,s Theater, Rome.

It Was Built on the Remains of Julius
 Caesar's Theater, Rome.
 When Julius Caesar built his mag niflcent Theater of Marcellus he prob. ably had no notion that day would come when an Italian noble, hard up, would be forced to sell the famous pile in order to satisfy the demands of his creditors, says a Rome core spondent of the New Orleans Times Democrat. That has happened. how ever, for the Palazzo Orsini-which its princely owner has just disposed of by forced sale for $100,O ,O00-though it. self of immense antiquity, is chiefly in. teresting because the well-preserved re- mains of the ancient theater of the mighty Julius form the greater part of It's fabric.
 Prince Orsini, the present head of the family, whose name is so famous in Italian history, is heavily in debt in many quarters, and when his chief creditor, Commentator Menotti, pro- posed to pay himself by selling the an. ClcuL pdluCS Ok luC OlSlAl ldLully, ua immense public outcry arose against so interesting an historical monument being sold, if sold at all, to private parties. The Palazzo is unoccupied and practically abandoned at present, and nightly serves as a foregathering place for all sorts of poor and home- less creatures. A lengthy litigation has ended in its purchase by the Rome Savings Bank, though in the transac. ton the rights of the public have been safeguarded.
 The ancient theater of Marcellus, the remains of which most of the many American and other visitors to the Palazzo Orsini go to see, though begun by Julius Caesar, was finished by Au- gustus and named for his nephew. It was built to hold 10000 persons, and upon it all the architectural art of the period was lavishe6.
 The medieval history of the palace is interesting in the extreme. It was first turned into a fortress by the Pier leoni faction, to be used against the Frangipani, who had the Coliseum for the same purpose; but later 1t was transformed into a fortified dwelling, finally passing into the hands of the Orsini, who had it as their headquar- ters in their famous feuds with the Colonna.
 The Orsini family is one of the most interesting of medieval Rome. It has given five popes to the church and one grand master to the Knights of Malta. It's titles are amending, among them being very serene highnesses of the holy Roman empire, grandee of Spain, and, above all, prince assistant to the papal throne. This is the greatest lay appointment at the Vatican, and is held also by the head of the house of Colonna, having been especially cre- ated for the two opposing families by Pope Sixtus V. Pope, cardinals and people were sick to death of the brawl- ing and bloodshed of the two houses, so the pontiff created them assistants to the throne to "assist' in keeping the peace, in the churches, at least, as they would go there without retainers and unarmed.
 The present Prince Orsini is 60 years old and is connected with the Tor lonias through his mother. The prin- cess is an Austrian. she having been Countess Julia Hoyos, but they do not live together.
Holbrook argus., 1904-08-13
A Hebe.

Sister-You have told me her name, yet l know no more than I did before. Ia she beautiful?
 Brother-Beautiful? Why, she could make even the present fashions look ar tiatic.
Holbrook argus., 1904-08-13
The Poets Meaeer Fare.

"Will you say grace?" the poet asked, As the parson took his seat; And, gazing round, the good man said
 "Oh, Lord, what shall we eat ["
Holbrook argus., 1904-08-13
something New in Grammar.

Schoolmaster-Now, Jones, give me a sentence and then we will see ie we can change it to the imperative form. Pupil-The horse draws the wagon. Schoolmaster-.Nog put it in the i'm. perative. ,|
 Pupil-Gee-up up.-Ch ums.
Holbrook argus., 1904-08-13

The COox's Carrying Capacity. You are having trouble with your cooks?"
 "Yes. The first one carried on so." "And how about the last?'
 "She carried off so. lost two vests and a hat."-Philadeph Record.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1904-10-29
Total........".".""s2l ,9i7,846.7o

Total............."..s2l 81 7,846.7o
INTEREST PAID ON ACCOUNTS. In.
tsrest 10 paid on the checking accounts 81
individuals, Firms and Corporations.
CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT. csrtin.
Gates OF Deposit are issued Tor txed peri.
ods, on which interest 70 allowed at our.
~oaES ORDERS AND INreRNA.
TloNAL CHECKS. Money orders In sums
OF fifty dollars or less issued. payable at
par IN the principal cities OF this country;
ALEC international Checks payable at tixsd
rates OF exchange In the currency OF many
European countries.
LETTERS OF CREDIT. Letters OF
Credit for travellers issued available in the
principal cities Of thSword.
FOREIGN EXCHANGE. Foreign Ex.
change bought and sold. Cable transfers
made.
BONDS. Municipal, railroad. gas and
other corporation bonds bought and sold.
CORRESPONDENCE or q personal In.
tsvHsw with view to business relations
respectfully invited.
DIRECTORS.
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WIILiAM oEsT, JoHN N. SMviH
MA0aioG RosI.TGIO.
u q. WALsH, President.
GsM. olovNv, Woe pvssV.
!. ~. JACKSON, csshlsV.
NV. NOLAN, Asst csshisV.
~. shGA. Asst Cashier