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The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1904-09-30

Below is given a list of some
of the property losses. This loss
will not be great. The people al
1.overs s<>qn are insthe best of hu
NOR, and max ing the very best
out kof a bad Situation. The
Public School and the Military
Institute have. been dismissed
for tile day, and not only the
ehildsen but the adults as well
are F,king a holiday until The
waters $. snbaide.
Main Street today has resem-
Neda streetla Venice minushh
pnElolas. TIE waters are
Ve4etian blue however alth
an IEalian sky has smiled ipon
the1 but they are darkly shad-
ed Ifh Hondo mud: All kinds
Of sshts were to be seen. on
Mafnstreet this mornings nd
mofetnan that the wholes wn
seehea to be out to seeem.
onEmaay parts OF the sidewalk
tn k.Water was more than knee
dsp, while there were portions
ofthe streets where horses could
swim. The amateur photograph
or as Well as the professional was
on hand, and the pictures of the
day vail be preserved Every
kind Of Vehicle was brought in
to use The drays put lawn
benchS in their wagons and
people through the mud
dy sat Young people made
lsts "a, tias ssss .aireds,.s4 wagon
fof e entire nEernlng. A man
get as a horse and
wit hs1hi wife riding behind
WI BOX the landscape or
or Escape DER. A horse
woHd occasionally fall and his
rid krAybuld come to the surface
coVe1B1 with water and mud.
p PeofeWould attempt to cross
a s1aig where the crossing
was q and receive q dCcking
for / FIR mis-step. Society young
wofah waded through the most
dam rous places totally uncon-
sciEAS of a too free display of
ho$FIg. In fact all false dignity
ands3prudish proprieGy have
bed but aside for the day and in
tho 4hsh of waters men and wo-
men boys and girls, have had
all fhe enjoyment possible out
Of TIE Hondo's latest escapade.
EvA Tracy of Carlsbad would
haYd smiled to look upon the
scaha. The last day of Septem-
bel fEill be long remembered in
maRy ways and by many people.
THE DAMAGE.
A3 the hour of going to- press
III Is impossible to estimate the
aage done by the food.
Tie adobe building in the rear
6fsEhe Oriental Saloon fell this
sorning at $50 O'Clock. For
eiInately tile occupants had fled
&om the building.
The adobesbuilding in the rear
Che Grand Central Saloon fell
'sing the night
Tho adobe btilding on Main
Street, next to TIE seay, Gill &
Morrow store felN early in the
night.
Nearly every storA in the city
was damaged and the extent of
the damage is impossible to es-
innate at this writing.
It was rumored about day
light that a woman and child
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1904-09-30

part OF the city, but lnVeSt1ga
tion failed to verify the report
Almost every chicken in thu
city has bitten the dust.
| About seven O'Clock this morn.
ing the house occupied by H. j,
Wall and owned by A. NJ, Rob-
ertson began to fall. Mr.. Wall
will lose much of his furniture.
In many parts of the city small
adobe buildings are down, and
it is impossible at the hour af
going to press to get a list OF al
these. Ss5 81. III !
| In several of the. business
houses the floors had to be cut
to prevent the under flow of the
water pushing it up. This was
done in the postoffice and also
in Walker Bros. store.
The Citizens Meat Market on
Main street, is a complete wreck.
The little adobe that was oc-
cupied by Shoemaker Welter and
was destroyed by the flood was
owned by H. w. Scurlock. This
damage is about $500.
The family of Mrs. Cobean had
to move out of their residence
on North Main street.
One wall of Mitchell's livery
stable and one wall of j. NJ.
Jumps stable has caved in.
1t is feared that the flood has
played havoc wish the sewerage
system.
On the east side of Main street
many of the business houses
prevented the water coming in
by putting boards across the
doorway then filing back with
rags. sacks, and in fact most
any material at hand. Last
night was a time to tax the in
genuity of a genius.
The rear end of the Palace Sa-
loon has fallen in and the placed
is closed.
The rear end of the Citizens
Meat Market has collapsed and
the place has been closed and
ropes placed in front to protect
the pedestrians.
Judge Evans residence has
fallen and also tree adjoining
che building.
Uhe residence of f. NJ. Smith
is badly damaged.
The side of NJ. d. Minter's resi-
dence was torn out.
D1lley & Sous estimate their
loss at $3.50.
The Western Grocery company
at the corner of Fourth and
Main probably suffered the
heaviest loss of any of the mer-
camille establishments. Their
loss will probably go over a
thousand dollars. 1t was from
their ware house at the rear of
the store that the fire. alarm was
sounded about midnight last
night the water coming up to
some lime that was stored in the
building. The fire company
made one of the quickest runs
that they have yet made despite
the darkness and water. The
engine was on the ground in
probably less than three minutes
after the alarm was turned in.
The fire was soon put out.
The Roswell Wool and Hide
Company got out with little
loss only little hay and a few
hides got wet. By noon to-day
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Good Work in San Domingo.

Commander Dillingham; of the cruis n De-
troit has III him the sort of stuff that makes
the American navy famous the world
around for efficiency and readiness He is
at present stationed in the waters adjacent
to the island divided between the so-called
republics OF San Domingo and Haiti OF
late he has been rather busy watching the
fractional lighting In the former country,
but ne has not been required by the cir
eumstances until lately to take hand d.
dectly in the game. His dispatch to the
Navy Department. dated January 6, indi-
Gates. however, that he has now gone into
the affair with such vigor that order may
possibly be soon restored in that unhappy
region. The ms and the Outs-there is no
better way to describe the contending par
ties in San Domingo-came into conflict the
other day at Sosua, and fight took place
on the premises of a fruit company COM
posed chiefly of American citizens 40
cording to Commander Dillingham;, houses
were looted the lives of our people were
endangered. property was destroyed. and
women and children were compelled to fee
Tor safety. This was tho naval commanders
cue. He forthwith proceeded to the scene
and served notice upon both sides that they
might fight Ii they so desired, but that they
must confine their operations to certain
limits In fact. he drew ring and told the
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Clean the Streets.

Tho wretched condition of the streets,
now that the sun has developed sufficient
strength to melt the ice and snow. is GER
tain to give rise to much dissatisfaction if
the authorities do not promptly utilize their
cleaning forces and dispose of the slush. 1t
is a common practice for the street cleaning
department to husband its resources by
waiting few days after a snow fall to al
low the sun to do some of its work for it.
But this is not good administration. 1t is
far better that the funds be used fast as
occasion arises, and if they are exhausted
before the close of the fiscal year. that fact
will stand as the best possible evidence that
the annual appropriation should be larger.
Some years ago 1t was the practice to per-
init the gas company to light the street
lamps only during the hours when the moon
was not scheduled to shine. The result was
that when the sky was obscured with
clouds during the period of theoretical
moonshine the clty's streets were absolutely
dark. The Star called attention to this
slip-shod method and indicated the dangers
to which it exposed the people. In conse-
quence the practice was changed to the
present plan of lighting the lamps on every
night of the year regardless of the moons
schedule. The same principle should OBJ
years funds should be based upon GER
tain ascertalned maximum of probable need,
not upon an average of many years. nor
upon minimum estimated to suit the ideas
of the congressional economists. The fund
should be used as needed. not with partcu-
lar reference to the proportion of the year
that has passed. AS long as the funds are
skimped and made to cover in some fashion
the fiscal year, the appropriation commit
tees will never be broUEht' to realize the
necessity of providing fully and literally for
this important branch Of the District gov
eminent There should. indeed be money
enough to enable the Commissioners to at
tack the streets at the very first moment
OF a thaw after such freeze as that Of
Saturday night, so to restore the thor
oughfares in the shortest possible time 20
1rst-class condition.
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CHARITY FUNDS Running Low.

The appeal for funds issued by the officers
of the Citizens Relief Association will
doubtless meet with a prompt response
from the generous people of the District,
who have heretofore answered willingly
and in good measure to all such calls. The
severely cold weather of the past few days
has caused such suffering throughout the
District that the resources Of the charity
organizations have been virtually ex-
hausted. Although the weather Is now
moderating and in all likelihood the out
door works which give employment to
many hundreds and which were suspended
on account of the cold will soon be re-
sumed there will remain a considerable de-
mand for help. and to meet 1t additions to
the relief fund are absolutely necessary.
Furthermore, even though the immediate
demand falls to low minimum. 1t is the
part of wisdom to replenish the depleted
funds of the Relief Association SO that 1t
may be prepared later In the season for any
sudden emergency, such as that which
arose a few days ago. These charitable
organizations should be kept In a constant
state of preparedness for the war against
suffering and this can be done only through
the forethought of the officials in charge
and of the people with means who either
give without being asked or who generous
ly respond promptly to every call for as
siStance.
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the elements. But It Ii assured that such
an apparatus, even II not always in work.
ing order. would interpose further ele-
ment of safety between the passenger and
the disasters which are SO common of late.
Even IL the device does not entirely shut
of the power. but merely sets signal in
the cab which can not be missed by the
engineer and the fireman, 1t will go long
way toward reducing the percentage of
catastrophes. For no engineer will DELHI
erately ignore such final warning that he
has Numbered into dangerous territory.
The public sentiment on this subject is
steadily mounting higher. A demand is
forced by law to expend larger sums II
necessary to perfect their safety appli-
ances. or to reduce their schedules IL they
can not find the mechanical means to cor
rect the errors of their employees. 1t IS
nonsense for the railroad managers to de-
the public demand for rapid transit is re-
sponsible for the high percentage of dis
asters. If all the roads were to adopt
safety schedules, were to double-track
throughout, were to employ larger forces
and reduce the hours of work required Of
each man. were to double and even re-
double the safeguards against catastrophe,
they would be no more than doing their
first duty to the travellers of the country
Reasonable safety and rapid transit are not
Inconsistent
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-07
MI. German in Full Control.

The news from Annapolis indicates that
Mr.. German has the situation well in hand,
and that the legislature in it's principal per-
formances will act so as to forward his po-
litical fortunes. This has been expected,
and 1t cannot be denied that it is in accord
ance with the partisan fitness Of things.
Mr.. Germans fortunes were the issue in
last falls campaign. and the victory
achieved is properly entered to his account.
His drafts. as the game of politics Is played
in this country, should be honored.
First comes the matter of the senator
ship. MIR. German desires that the Office be
conferred upon John Walter Smith. His
reasons are easily OWNED. He and Gov.
Smith are warm personal friends, have
worked together tremendously in the past,
and would work together tremendously in
the Senate. Working tremendously with
Mr.. German, it is hardly necessary to say,
is working Mr.. German directs. He in
sists on being captain. Mr.. Rayner would
not fill the bill, being man of snowy parts,
with disposition to cut out work for him
self Wisely or unwisely, he insists on being
an individual in his own right. And so he
will remain in Baltimore, busy with his law
practice. and addressing judges and juries
instead of the most august deliberative
Then will come the measure for closing
the polls to the negroes. Both Mr.. German
and Mr.. Rasin advocated this, and their
friends will unite to accomplish the end.
1t cannot be done at once by a simple en-
actment. The process includes another
juggle with the ballots by amending the
present election law. and then the submits
sion Of a proposition to the people to
amend the constitution after the fashion of
the lower southern states. whereby white
ignorance may vote as a matter of Inherit
ance. but black ignorance may not vote
at all The object. plainly, is not to elimi-
nate unworthiness from the electorate
but to make secure partisan ma jority.
When the German program has been car
ried out, in obedience to the decision rem
dered in November, it will remain to be
seen whether the legislature in forwarding
Mr.. Germans political interests has for
warded the best interests of the people of
Maryland. That may be doubted. Mr. Cor
mans record, in local and national affairs.
shows more sickness than breadth of
purpose: more of desire to win than to
turn the winning to a wise account He
wants a majority, no matter how obtained
or how impossible it may be later to handle
1t for the public good. Take. for example
the majority he helped to roll I'D in 1892 and
then Knocked in the matter of legisla ton.
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Sympathy With Japan.
Walter Wellman writes to the Chicago Record
aid and PHILADELPHIA Press:

Walter Welman writes to the Chicago Record Her
aid and Philadelphia Press
Probably if a consensus of opinion at
the American capital could be taken not
one man out of thousand would be found
favoring Russia. Senators and represent
atives with whom 1 have talked tell me
popular opinion among their people at
home is running quite as strong
Not many years ago-three or four
Russia had many friends in the United
States There were many who adhered to
the traditional friendship between the
two countries. The myth that Russia
helped the north at a critical moment DUR
ing the civil war has played a persistent
part in effect upon public opinion. But
that tradition has been swept away by re-
cent events. Russia's treatment Of the
Jews. her tyranny in Poland and outrage
of Finland. her threats to make trouble
for the Swedes and the Norwegians by an
encroachment On the Scandinavian penin-
sula and, above all. her tricky diplomacy,
have Disguised millions Of Americans and
led to a complete reversal of public senti-
ment.
If Japan goes to war with Russia the
brave people of the island empire will have
the good wishes and sympathy Of nine
tenths Of the inhabitants Of the United
States.
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The Hearst Boom at Home.

There is q growing curiosity throughout
the county to know what the New YORK
democrats are going to do with or apout
the Hearst boom They have been Trying
to ignore It, to forget it. They treated IL at
rho outset as a diversion. AS Mr.. Hearst
,,aa frae white and tventy-one, they con-
.adad hin, the right to announce for Pres-
dent If Ii suited him, and to carry the Whim
as far as he liked and his purse warranted.
But they did not doubt that he would soon
give 1t up under the joint influence oI
economy and ridicule, and concentrate ms
efforts again on journalism In this they
were mistaken. The boom has shown h1e'
and in certain sections of the country mas
fiourished. and, in some fashion. has no" 10
he reckoned with. Mr.. Hearst is not only
in earnest. but has persuaded good many
people that he has prospects OF success.
How much longer, then, is he to De denieo
honor in his own coUntryf
That was a real indignity that Tammany
sought to put upon Mr. Hearst Monday
night And, moreover, it was an act of In
gratitude In the mayoralty contest Mr..
Hearst was the only editor of any conse-
quence in New Yorl, who supported Tam
many's ticket. He gave it full support. and
must have rendered valuable services to
to give dinner in celebration of the VIC
tory. Mr. Hearst next to Mr. Mcclellan and
Leader Murphy, should have been the OBJ
ject of most attention. Instead of that he
was ignored Mr.. Olney and Mr.. CASTOR
were brought down from Boston. Mr.. Hill
from Albany, and Mr.. De Almond brought
over from Washington. and all made
speeches in honor of the occasion but the
voice of Mr.. Hearst was not heard In the
land. The Cleveland boom, the Olney boom,
the Parker boom, and the German boom
were remembered, but that there was such
"A thing as the Hearst boom did not appear.
But. laughing last Mr.. Hearst laughs
best. The Tammany dinner. for the real
purposes in view was fasco. The country
has not been enlightened by. and has not
responded to, anything that was said there.
Mr. Olney nominated Mr.. Cleveland, but
there is no second to his motion Mr.. Hill
did not advance his fortunes by anything
he said. Everybody was solemn enough,
but nobody scored. Not even Mr.. McClel-
Ian made more than an average speech,
although so many bouquets were thrown at
him. But the Hearst boom rolls on. 1g-
nored at home, it is making its way in the
or later Tammany will have to take notice
of it. In that awful day what sort Of no
tice will il take?
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Light on the Treaty.

The President. we are told, was advised
rot to send in special message about the
canal treaty, but to communicate with the
Senate by document for its information in
executive session. He decided wisely. A
so-called confidential document would have
been treated as the testimony in the Wood
case was-been made the subject of parti-
san exaggeration and good deal of down.
right lying by those whose wishes and pur-
poses it bore heavily against. Let US have
this canal business, as far as possible, tried
in the open. Let those gentlemen who are
elamoring for light have all the light there
is. The treaty, under the Senate's rule
must be discussed and voted upon behind
closed doors. but, fortunately for the coun-
try. before the doors are closed we shall all
know everything that is worth knowing
about every important phase of the case
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belligerents to keep inside If they did not
want to get hurt by the United Statea
And. Furthermore. to make his threat good.
he left men and machine guns on the
ground to see that his orders were obeyed
This Dominican disturbance has lasted for
many months now. and 1t is becoming very
tiresome. OF course. as long as 1t does not
jeopardize American property or lives it Is
none of our business But it is demoraliz-
ing commercial interes in which this coun-
try is directly concerned. and 1t is by no
means desirable that our officers and men
and ships should be kept occupied indef-
initely in watching the anarchy-producing
ructions of riotous, cut-throat factionists.
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Now and Then.

The nova days are brisk and sharp,
And time is measured more than gold
No more the minstrel lifts his harp
And sings as in the days of old
So swiftly through the world we fly
We scorn the joys of restful ways
We've scarcely time to pause and sigh
And miss the dear old then-a- days.
The folk who walked with stately grace,
And babe defiance to the bell
Which marked the tyrant times rude pace
They Were the folk who lived full we'll
Though we admire achievements grand,
Which rise to dazzle every gaze,
We miss the simple honor and
The kindness of then-a days.
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The First Railroad Disaster in 1904.

The new years record of railroad dis
asters opens with wreck near Topeka,
Kan which falls easily under the head of
preVcntable." The engineer of pas
senger train had orders to wait at certain
station for freight which was to take the
siding there. On arriving at that station
and seeing freight train on the siding he
thought IL must be the one he was to wait
for and pulling open the throttle dashed
ahead without stopping. He had made
mistake The side-tracked train was not
the one mentioned in the orders. That one
was a few miles farther down the track
coming ahead on The same rails. The head
on collision which resulted cost the lives of
upward of twenty people.
Where was the elaborate system of sig
mails? Had the operator at the side-track
station depended upon the engineers own
vision and neglected to show a red light !"
Or was the red light visible and did the en-
gineer ignore it. thinking that some one had
Numbered In It's manipulation? The list of
killed and wounded does not contain the
name of the passenger engineer, and pre-
sumably he escaped with his life. He
should therefore be available for examlna-
ton and. If found guilty Of the gross negii-
gence which is indicated in the reports.
punished severely for having caused the
death of the passengers.
This accident emphasizes afresh the ne
cessity of providing an automatic device
which will turn off the power whenever a
locomotive runs into prohibited block.
Such device. II WAS not long ago re-
ported. had been tried in Germany and
found satisfactory. 1t is electrical. and OF
course In subject to arrangement, as are all
mechanical and especially electrical appl-
ances which are to any extent exposed to
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All Eyes on the East.
Memphis Commercial Appeal.

From the Memphis commercial Appeal.
Our government has considerable inter-
ests in the east which must be guarded.
but our chief business viii be in selling
food and clothing and munitions 81 war to
the fighters. There Is no way in which we
can become involved in the hos Aities I'M
less some gross breach Of international
law Is committed by one or the other of
the parties. ALI eyes will be turned toward
the east for the time being. because only q
miracle can prevent the great drama from
taking place.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-07

There is vague but insstent impression
that Mr.. Bryan will not be one of those Eu-
ropean voyagers who or their return declare
they know so little about American politics
that it is not worth while to interview
them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-07

Every now and then the invention of a
successful flying machine is reported But
the machine that can be actually relied on
to fly is still to be produced
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-07

1t is not likely that President Roosevelt
prepared his Panama message with any
vain expectations that 1t would please all
the critics,
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Crushing.

do you think, then, that men decended
from cEimpanzees? asked Willie Wish
ington.
Some did, answered Miss Cayenne land
some merely remained stationary"
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Fireproof.

From the Philadelphia Record.
A pretty good definition of a furnace
would be "a fireproof building Allied with
material"
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Quest Of an Issue.
From the Cincinnati Enquirer.

From the Cincinnati Enquirer.
Some of the democratic orators OF this
banqueting season want just enough and
not too much tariff revision for an issue.
That's as easy as the proverbial rolling
off log"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-07

Governor Beckham's declaration that peo-
pie are safer in Kentucky than they are In
Chicago or New York sounds like nelan-
ChOlY satire.