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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-04-24
CONDUCTORS SON KILLED.
Seven-Year-Oid Boy Meets Death from
Eirearm

John Remspear received word from
Peabody last night to the effect that lit
tie Fred Gray the only son Of Conductor
c. Z. Gray of the Missouri Pacific, had
accidentally shot and killed himself. Lit
tie Fred was living with his aunt, Mrs
Ayres. on farm six miles from Peabody
and was just years old.
Mr. Remspear, who is brother-in-
law of Conductor Gray's, said that the
boy WAS quite fond of firearms and that
he was probably playing with a re-
volver or rife when the accident occurred
No further information could be as
certained last night as to how the acct
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dent happened. The affair is a very sad
one. The little boys mother is dead and
he had been making his home with his
aunt, his father thinking that it would
be much more pleasant there for him
than at the home of a stranger. Last
night, when Conductor Gray come in from
Kanopolis, he had received no further
news other than that the accident had
hanDened
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-04-24

Mrs. Pauline SoethEeu leaves Tuesday
over the Santa Re foF Fitfz5arE. Pa.
where she VII JOIN her husband and make
that place their bore
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1904-05-28

was(in error when 1t stated yesterday
thatHthe bill of sale was n aGe ont Ed
Vale hca to G. T. Urton.s It was just
the opposite, G. T. Urton to I'D Val
enck. When Valenca had the bill of
sal{ made out he represented him.
self to be- Urton and had the bill made
to himself in reality and forged lTr-
tori name to the bill. The boy seems
to be a pretty smooth article. not
outstanding his ignorant appearance
Hettold Sheriff Higgins that his hone
wat below San Antonio but would
nOu give the location. The Sheriff
told him that he could not talk Span.
ish or English good and asked him
what nationality he was and what
anSuage he spoke. He replied that
he kould talk Bohemian and German
a little. The lad is very smooth in e.
vadI ing questions and has badly
tangled himself up several times.
shefiff Higgins is of the opinion that
he natural born thief and that
he as boys in the town about his
own age who were going to skip with
himh and do the wild western .act.
The boy is still in Jail.
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BUD WILKINSON

Taii(inQ Over Old Times With His
Roswell Friends.
Tie many friends of Bud Wilkin.
son are talking over old times and
are as glad to see him as il it had
beeI twenty years since he was in
the eity. He left here the 10th day of
lastE June to make his future home
in canada with his family consisting
of kife and son. They now have a
daul lehter, the little one having ar
rivA at their Canada home just four
mO}ths ago. Mrs. Wilkinson has had
perfect health in her new northern
hoh.e, and so have the children.
Their old family servant Ordric
CATER who left here with them is
alige and well notwithstanding the
report of his death. -.
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Notice Of Creation Of New Precinct
and Of Election for Justice Of the
Peace and Constable.

Notice of Creation Of New PRECINCT
and Of Election for Justice Of the
Peace and Constable.
Whereas, A petition signed by more
than fifty qualified voters and tax
payers. residents of the Territory
hereinafter mentioned. has been pre-
sented to the Board of County Com
missioners of Chaves county asking
the creation of new precinct as
hereinafter described and the cleo
ton of a justice of the peace and
constable to serve as such in said
precinct:
Now Therefore Notice 10 Hereby
Given that a new preci2c. has been
created in the county of Chaves by
dividing Precinct No. l of said coun-
ty, said new precinct to be known as
Precinct No. of the county of Cha
yes and TO be composed Of all that
part Of Precinct No. l OF said coun-
ty as the same now exists that lies
south of the Second Standard Par
allel South (Otherwise known as
Second street in the City OF RoswelD.
Notice is hereby furthe given that
an election is hereby called to be
held in the territory herein described
and at the machine shop of j. q. Cum
minis on Main street in the City of
Roswell and In the Fourth ward there
of for the election OF one Justice Of
the Peace and one Constable te
serve in the new precinct herein be
fore mentioned until their successors
are elected and qualified at the ensu-
ing general election for such officers
In the Territory OF New Mexico. The
said election to be held ON Tuesday.
June 7th. A. ID. 1904. The polls will
open at 3 O'Clock q. m. and close at
six o'clock p. m, and only such quail
fed voters as reside within the pre-
cinct hereby created shall be allow
ed to vote. The following, are here
by appointed judges OF said election:
J. G. Hedgcoxe. Fred Roth and w. c.
Burrus. and the following are ap
pointed clerks: H. ]. Wall and J. j.
Jones'
Done by order OF the Board this
9th day Of May. 1904 81,
w. NJ. ATKINSON.
Chairman of BOARD.
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Bought $500 Place.

1. G. Yeargin. Of Lexington, Okla,
ho& &la, is in the city and has bought
lalti He win bring his family in the
faN and locate He bought land six
mNes below Artesia. He got IS acres
of improved land and one-third in
terest in the Hunt well. paying for
ahk same $500, cash. He is prac-
tidl farmer. and an uncle of r. w.
YeArgin who recently located at Pc
nasco.
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Two Candidates.

w. r. Cummins, alias Red Hoss"
Cummins, and Uncle Billy Formwalt
have already announced themselves
as candidates for Justice of the Peace
in the new district. Both are for the
same constable, but they will not
tell who. Uncle Billy is going to run
on the Prohibition ticket, and he pro-
poses to give the Red Hoss a hot
chase.
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Charles l.. Morrison and James NJ
Miller returned last evening from "a
trip to Wichita, Kansas, where they
went several days ago to have the
Scottish Rite degrees of Masonry
conferred upon them. They were both
highly pleased with the trip and the
reception given them at Wichita.
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Muno & Ratcliffe are getting aloI z
nicely with the artesian well they are
drilling for Walters and Shaver .t
Mcmillan. The casing is 7H and they
are down 200 feet at the present TIME
They expect To go down 500 to 700
feet before the big flow is reached.
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Dropped Rotary Shoe.

After several weeks delay from the
dropping of a rotary shoe, the work
on the artesian well at Hagerman is
progressing nicely. The heavy rotary
shoe was dropped by the workmen
and it took week to pound it up
with heavy drill. The well is now
down about six hundred feet.
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iowa state Athletic Meet.

fesMoines. Iowa. May 2S.-The
crack athletes of the leading col
leges and universities of the Hawk
eyc state are competing for field and
track hOnOrs here today. The Occas-
iort is the annual meet of the Iowa
Int nt.rcollegiate Athletic Association.
The. institutions represented include
lh& State University of Iowa, Iowa
State College, the State Normal at
Gel sar Rapids, Drake University and
Grfnnell.
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Toxic, May 2S.-The Japanese as
the fiercest and bloodiest affairs in
modern warfare. In the earlier Fushes
of the engagement every man partici-
pating was shot down before he
reached the Russian trenches. 1t was
found necessary to stop the infantry
charges and renew the artillery fire
from the rear before the final and
successful assault ON the Russian pO-
sitiOn could be made. The success OF
this assault was brought about by a
detachment of Japanese troops who
succeeded in piercing the Russian
line A splendid stroke of fortune
was the discovery and destruction
by the japanese of electric wires lead
ing to mines at the eastern foot OF
Nan Shan hin. This prevented the
Russians from exploding the mines.
1t is positive that the fortune of the
day hinged on these mines, for the
Japanese losses would have been
enormous had they exploded.
Toxic, May 28.-Japan paid heavily
fer her victories at Kin Chow, Nan
Shan and Taldeshan, losing 5000
men in killed and wounded. in the
repeated assaults against these strong
positions. but she scored sweeping
and valuable victory over the Rus
slams, capturing fifty guns, clearing
the way to Port Arthur and inf1ict-
ing losses on the Russians which in
the end are expected ITO reach to-
tai of two thousand men. 1t is doubt
ed if the Russians will stand again
north of Port Arthur. They retired
from the field beaten and they failed
to rally at Nan Quanling where it
was anticipated that a second stand
would be made. The desperate on
slaught of the Japanese on the height
of Nan Shan were telling, for the
Russians left 300 dead in the trenches
there. A complete search of the field
is expected to show a greater num-
Der of dead. Estimates of the number
of Russians engaged in the defense
of Kin Chow, Nan Shan hill and south
of Talien Wan bay vary. but it is ev
ident that the Russians drew for men
from the forces at Port Arthur and
offered all the resistance possible. 1t
is understood here that Lieutenant
General Stoessel, commander OF the
military forces at Port Arthur was
in personal command of the recent
operations. AS soon as the. Japanese
have rested they will press to the
south
The Japanese squadron which was
assigned to cooperate in the attack
on the second army at Kin Chow
and Nan Shan hill, composed OF four
gunboats and the first torpedo boat
fiotilla, entered Kin Chow bay Wed
nesday A heavy sea prevented its
participating in the fight of that day.
The weather cleared on Thursday NOR
ming, however. and in spite of the
shallownessso of the water. the squad
ron steamed close to the shore and
bombarded the Russian batteries.
Early in the action . shell passed
over the forward deck of one OF the
gunboats and killed Z lieutenant and
two petty officers and wounded two
men. Later the captain was killed
and four men wounded The torpedo
boat iotilla shelled the railroad near
Sha0s river, The torpedo. b0ats took
soslndinsn and guided the larger -
ssls. The a9aaaron adsansed uith|
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Refuses Permanent Injunction.

Ottawa, Kan, May 2S.-District
Judge Smart today denied the appli-
cation of the Santa Fe railway for
a permanent injunction against the
striking machinists here. He said
there was no evidence of any inten-
ton to commit disturbance.
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j. NJ. Mason, farmer OF Belding.
Michigan. who has been In the Val
ley for two weeks on a prospecting
trip. left for home yesterday. He
will return in the fall with his fami-
ly to locate. He has not yet purchas.
ed land.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1904-05-28

Pekin, May 28.-There has been is
sued an imperial decree ordering the
establishment of Red Cross society
in China, and that it join the Inter
national Convention. The sum of one
hundred thousand taels from the i'm
perial treasury has been devoted to
the society.
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Back From the Mines.

]. S. Lenox returned yesterday
from the old Governors Copp}r
Mines. The well has been startdi
and as soon as water Is reached tn.
plant will be put In. The mining
stock of the Old Governors Company
is rapidly rising and the STOCKHOLDERS s
are expecting great things from this
project.
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Two Families to England.

Mrs. John Jones and children and
Mrs. B.. Barton and children left this
morning for England where they will
spend a year with relatives. Mr..
Jones is the car inspector here, and
round house. They will batch it"
during the absence of their families.
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President az cettysburo.

washington, D. c., May 2S.-The
Efesident has arranged to leave Wash
iigton tomorrow night for Gettsburg
where he is to deliver the Memorial
nly Grafton on Monday.
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Outrageous Terms of Ransom.

Washington, May 2S.-The kidnap-
pers of PerdicOris and his step-son
Varle in Morocco have submitted
their terms for ransom, and the state
department has decided that they
are absolutely impossible of accep-
tance.
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Bought Near Dexter.

ltrnest Benton of Belding. Michi-
gah, who has been in the Valley for
twf months, returned to his home
ye4terday. He will come back July
1st with his family. He purchased so
ac1ss two miles north of Dexter and
hal erected house on same, expect
ind to make it his home.
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Dropped Dead at his Desk.

s4os Angeles, Cal, May SIT. s.
Ipserham. assistant to the Grand
Caief Engineer. of the International
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
dipped dead at his desk at the con-
vHntion today in this city from apo
ptexy.
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western Grocery Trading Economy

pedo boat destroyers, which arrived
at Macao. Portuguese settlement in
Kwang Tung providence. May a5th,
to support the demand of the vicer-
oy of Canton for the extradition of
fugitives from Chinese Justice ha Z
left Macao. The fugitives nave not
been surrendered.
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Good Rains.

Good rains have fallen. and more
are coming. The government guage
at the Institute shows that as hund-
redths of an inch have fallen with
in the last two days.
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japanese Assault On Nan Shan Till One of the b|OOd-
lest Affairs in Modern Mrfare.
TOTAL LOSS FIVE THOUSAND

apanese Lose Three Thousand Men the Rssans Two Thou
sand Repeated Assaults We're Necessary Before the Position
Could be Carried Japanese Discovered Wires Connected
Mines and Cutting Them Prevented Their Explosion.
Thus Saving Many Men. Russians Say Positions Were
Taken by Display Of Desperate Courage and FghuI
Cost. Road is Now Clear to Port Arthur.
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FOR SALE.--5-room house. 3 lots.
50x20O, plenty of water, east front
good location, cor. Kentucky and
Santa Fe. Will sell furnished or
unfurnished. Call at once for bar
gain.-R. p, Farris. Farris & Bird.
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Beaver, Pa, May 2S.-(3:O0 p. m.)
Senator Quay is dead. The end
came at $3.50 p. m.
Beaver, Pa. May Ex-senator NJ.
S. Quay's condition is alarming. The
change for the worse came about
o'clock this morning, and he may not
live through the day. DR.. Litchfield,
one of the physicians who is in con-
stant attendance at his bedside. stat
ed to the Associated Press represen--
tative that thN Senator is slowly
ed constantly in the hope that it will
revive him. DR.. Wilson said he did
not think the Senator would regain
consciousness.
The doctor thought the end would
come about sundown or little ear
lier. The Immediate cause of Sena-
tor Quay's condition is exhaustion
due to inability to assimilate nour-
ishment Chronic gastritis and infiam
nation of the stomach is the foun-
dation of the trouble;
At one o'clock this afternoon Sen
ator Quay was sinking. DR.. Litchfield
said he might live one hour or eight
hours.
Matthew Stanley Quay.
Matthew Stanley Quay was born
in Dillsburg, York county, Pa, Sept.
80, 1898; was prepared for college
graduated from Jefferson college in
1850. He was admitted to the bar in
1854 and was elected prothonotary of
Beaver county in 1855 and reelected
in 1859. During the civil war Quay
was lieutenant in the Tenth Pa.
Reserves, Colonel of the 134th Pa.
Volunteers, Lieutenant Colonel and
assistant commissary general, state
military agent at Washington, priv
ate secretary to the governor Of Penn
sylvania. major and chief OF trans
portation and telegraphs, military Sc
cretary to the governor of Pennsyl
vania, from 1861 to 1866.
After the war Quay was elected
a member Of the state legislature.
and held q number of political Offices
becoming secretary Of the common
wealth. which he held 1928, and
1882. Was delegate to the Repub-
lican national conventions OF 1879.
1876, 1880, and was elected state
treasurer in 1885. In 1885 he was
elected a member OF the Republican
national committee, becoming Its
chairman in 1888 and conducting the
successful campaign of that year.
Senator Quay was q delegate to the
national conventions OF 1892. 1896
and 1900, and was elected In 1887 to
the United States senate. reelected
in 1893, and in 1899 was defeated by
q deadlock. The governor Of the
state appointed him q. s. senator, but
the appointment was not recognized
by the senate On the day Of his re-
jection he was nominated to succeed
himself and was elected January
is, 1901.
Senator Quay's health has been bad
for years. and he has spent much
time u the south, but to no avail.
One sof the most startling deeds In
his career was his fight for statehood
tor New Mexico, and had his health
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Danoerously III.

,SThe condition Of Postmaster ]. b.
Matthews. who is seriously i'll. re-
mains about the same. was the state
ntent of the attending physician this
afternoon.
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Typewriters for sale or rent. Call
on Pitts & Co. Kirksey's old place.
back of Citizens National Bank.
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FOR sALE.-New Smith Premier
( No. g. Has not worn out first rib
/ bon. Call at Record, Office.
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FOR SALE.-High grade chainless
bicycle. Good condition. used one
year. Call at Record office.
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WANTED.-Young woman to keep
house for elderly lady and young
man. SIS per month and board.
Add. p. o. Box l13. Lewis Fort. II
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A NOTED CAREER

An Alarming Change Came at Eight
O'Clock This Morning, and He
Slowly Passed Away.-A Sketch Of
Senator Quay.
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A LUCKY DEAL.

Or. Nelson Refuses $4,000 for the
Place at Seven Rivers.
DIR. C. H. Nelson, the dentist who
removed from this city several month
ago to Seven Rivers. near Mcmillan.
made a lucky deal when he purchased
the land. The place he purchased he
paid $4,000 for and at the time it was
considered very good price. A short
time ago he offered the place for $15,-
900 nearly double what he paid for
the place. A few days ago a purchaser
turned up with the $4,000 and he re-
fused to SELL Wonder If the Doctor
thinks investment in Pecos Valley
property beats pulling teeth.
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Ladies' skirts and waists cleaned
at the Roswell Panitorium. Goods
called for and delivered promptly
Telephone 1S3. No. 20S Main street.
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Join the class in dancing Monday
at 500 p. m.--Roswell Opera House
cor. 1st and Main.
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Four room house. furnished or un.
furnished. Nice garden spot with
plenty of water. Apply at 200 South
Kentucky. 74t3.
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The Woman's Home Missionary
Society of the First Methodist church
will give a mite social at the home
of Mrs. Mary c. Cobean Friday, May
27, from 7:3O to 10 p. m. All are in
vited.
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Gayle Talbot OF the Artesia Advo
cate vas n town today.
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New Chwang. May 28.-A staff Of
fcer just arrived from Mukden says
the deliberation and precision of the
enemy has surprised General KurO-
oatkin who believed the Japanese
campaign would be one of reckless
ness and dash. with more theatrical
display about maneuvers than STRAIT
egy. A Chinese merchant just arriv-
ed who left Dalny five days ago, says
the Russians have evacuated the
town, which at the time of his de-
parture had not yet been occupied by
the Japanese. The latter are still en-
gagged in landing troops at Kin Chow
bay 1t is said on excellent authority
that the Japanese plan is to use one
hundred thousand men in their op-
eratiOns against Port Arthur and to
take it by storm in fortnight. They
do not propose, it is said further. to
penetrate into the interior of the
country farther than Mukden.
Washington. May 2S.-The follow
ing cablegram from the foreign Office
at Toxic was received at the Japan
ese legation here today: The COM
mander of the army attacking Kin
Chow reports that q detachment of
our troops occupied Nan Kwanling
on the morning of May 27- The ene-
fed in the direction Of Port Arthur
after burning the railroad station.
On the 26th our troops captured fifty
guns besides other things. The num-
Der Of the enemy's dead left on the
field amounted to 400. Our casualties
Including dead and wounded are es-
timated- At 5000
Hang Koar Ma z8chinese war
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QUAY
IS. DEAD

THE END CAME At 2:5o p. NJ.
TO-DAY.
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the Japanese right flank and aided
in covering it. Later in the day the
falling tide compelled the with
drawal of the larger war ships.
ST. Petersburg, May 28.-There is
no attempt here to disguise the fact
that the successful forcing of Kwang
Tung peninsula proper puts practi-
cally an end to the resistance to the
enemy until he reaches the actual
Notifications at Port Arthur. Al
though there are many strong posi-
tions in the more than 25 miles be-
fore the perimeter of the fortress is
reached, the authorities admit the
Russians can offer little resistance
and must retire within the fortress
and undertake to defend themselves
against a siege. Neither the admiralty
nor the general staff has any direct
information. Like the outside world
the admiralty and general staff are
for news. Native reports, which may
be of some value are. however. ex-
pected shortly. While there is no dis
position to question the main facts
sent out officially from Toxic, some
unofficial reports from the Japanese
sources are received with caution.
The impossibility of holding advanc
ed positions around Kin Chow in the
face of Overwhelming odds has all
along been admitted, m,t on account
of the character of the position as
well as it's defenses the general staff
can but believe that the defense
must have been strong, and the posi-
tons were only taken by display
Of desperate courage and at frightful
cost.
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Banks Close Monda,

Banks Close Monday.
Monday being Memorial Day. the
banks OF the city will not be open for
the transaction of business.