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RECORD REsULTs~>TRY ONE
body was found in the river at New

body was found in the river at New
Albany
Knapp's trial lasted from June 90
to July 16, 1903, when a verdict of
first degree murder was returned. A
defense of insanity or degeneracy
had been set up without avail. A mo-
ton for new trial was over ruled,
and Knapp's attorney took the case
to the circuit court, which reversed
the common pleas on the grounds,
among others, that the state failed
to prove, according to law. that the
deceased came to her death in the
manner alleged in the indictment. the
only evidence being the confession
and that it was error to admit this
written confession and permit it to
be used in the argument Later the
supreme court reversed this decision
of the circuit court and affirmed the
decision of the lower court.
Though Knapp confessed to five
murders it is believed that he was
guilty of several more. Previous to
his final arrest he had spent two
thirds of his life in prison, but for
the murders to which he confessed
he had gone unsupported until a few
unguarded words set the law upon
him. For years he had been a strang
Ter. he admitted pouncing upon inno-
cent children and choking them to
death. He was twice in state prison
for fendish assaults upon women. At
was living with his fourth wife at
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A Battle Imminent.

garded as being imminent, as the
are only twenty miles from Lao
Yang. The advance posts are not
more than four miles apart and small
slirmishes are of daily occurrence
On the south the Japanese have re-
tired to Hal Cheng.
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srRANeLER PUT TO DEATH.
Knapp Executed in the Electric Chair
at Ohio Penitentiary.

Columbus, o.. Aug. 19.-Alfred A.
Knapp, the Hamilton stranger. was
put to death in the electric chair in
the Ohio penitentiary annex today.
A short time ago the murderer joined
the Catholic church and his last hours
were spent in the company of the
priest who has been constant visit
or to his cell for several weeks.
In order to find anything like par
allel to the case of Knapp It'll neces-
sary to turn back the pages of Grim
inal history to a decade ago when the
entire country was stirred by the
publication of the crimes of H. H.
Holmes, the arch-murderer who was
executed in Philadelphia. The SINH
larity in the careers of the two Grim
inals exists, however. only in the
number of their victims. According
to their own confessions and sustain
ed by the evidence dug up by the pO-
lice, both men were guilty of at
least half a dozen murders and both
managed to escape suspicion for re-
markable length of time. But Holmes
at least had motive for his crimes.
namely to get the insurance money
of his victims, while Knapp. so far
as has come to light went about kill
ing women and girls out of pure fiend-
ish desire.
The five cases to which Knapp con-
fessed after his arrest are as follows:
Emma Littleman, killed in lumber
yard at Cincinnati, June 81, 1894;
May Eckert, murdered in room on
walnut street, Cincinnati, August 1.
1894; Jennie Knapp. thrown into ca
nal at Liberty street. Cincinnati. Aug
ust z, 1894; Ida Gebhard, strangled
at indianapolis in July, 1895, and
Hannah Knapp. murdered at Hamil-
ton. O.. December %, 1902.
The crime for which Knapp was
indicted i'm March. 1908. was the mur-
der of his wife, Hannah Knapp. Re
garding this murder Knapp said that
when he awoke on the morning of
the crime he was seized with an i'm
nulse 10 strangle his wife. After ac-
complishing her death he got box
and nailed the corpse up. He hauled
the body two miles and threw it In
the Miami river. Some days later the
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President McGaffey, of the Terrific
rial Fair Association. within the next
few days will announce the names OF
the Vice President selected from each
honor conferred upon some loci! ciri-
zen by the Association, and each
vice president will take an especial
interest in his particular locality to
make as good showing as possible
at the big annual show. not only for
the good it will do his particular
neighborhood, but for the Territory
as whole.
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INSTRUCTS FOR SIMPSON
Roosevelt County Delegates are for
Jerry Simpson for Delegate to Con.
sress.-he Addresses Large Aud
fence at Elida.

At last the progressive CITY of Ros.
well is to have a new depot. The ma
terial was being unloaded today and
the work will begin in a few days.
A car of brick is being unIoaded as
the first move. The new depot will
cost about $500.
w. ID. Garwood, Superintendent NJ
the Pecos Valley Lines, who has
been in the city for several days ar
ranging the preliminaries, left for his
home at Amarillo this morning.
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LARGE SHIPMENTS.
Eighty-Seven Cars of Cattle Shipped
to Trinidad, Colorado.

to Trinidad, Colorado.
Eighty-seven cars of cattle passed
through the city last evening from
Washington's Spur, en- route to Trim
idad, Colo. They were shipped by the
Bloom Cattle Company and will be
fed on the Colorado ranch of the
Company. About twenty. cars were
shipped by the same company the
first of the week More shipments
will be sent out tonight and tomOr-
row, and in all eighty-seven cars of
cattle will be shipped to Colorado
10 be fed They will average A to
the car. They are worth $40 per head
or $4,000. The cattle were in excel
lent condition.
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DEMOCRATS OF ALL THE
WARDS AND OF PRECINCT NO.
MEET AT THE COURT HOUSE TO-
NIGHT AT EIGHT O'CLOCK
TO SELECT DELEGATES TO THE
COUNTY CONVENTION.
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Preaching at the Methodist Church.
R. w. Lewis. the Children Evangil-
list will preach in the Methodist
church Sunday in the absence of the
Pastor Rev. w. e. Lyon. His even
ing subject win be Doing a Big Busi-
ness"
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INDICTMENT FOR ExToRTioN

Against the Leader of Strike of the
Building Trades.
New York, Aug. 18.-The grand jul
ry today handed down an indictment
for extortion against Philip Weinimer
leader of the strike of the Building
Trades and allied trades. Weinimer
is charged with extorting $2,7OO from
George Essig, a plumber.
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TO REMOVE RECEIVER.
Venezuela Requested to Release Prop
erty of Asphalt Company.

Port of Spain, Island of Trinidad,
Aug. 19.-Advices were received from
Caracas today saying that the Amer
lean Minister Bowen, in the name
Venezuela to remove Mr. Carnock.
the receiver appointed to take charge
Of the property of the New York &
Bermudez Asphalt Co., and to return
the asphalt lake to the American
Company.
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Russian Gunboat Sunk.

Toxic. Aug ia Russian gun
boat of the Otvajni type struck a
mine and sank off Lioti promontory
the extreme southern point of Kwans
Tnng peninsula on which Port Arth-
ur is situated, at eight o'clock Thurs
day night
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st. Petersburg, Aug. ia feeling
akin to despair reigns in the much
tried Russian admiralty The official
report of Vice Admiral Skrydloff co
ming on the heels of the known loss
es sustained by the Port Arthur squa-
dron in its desperate sortie of Aug
nst 10, and anxiety over the fate of
the war ships still unaccounted for
not only confirming the sinking of
the Rurik, but showing that the in
juries sustained by the Gromoboi and
the Rossia in the fight with Vice Ad-
miral Kamimuras squadron were
greater than anticipated, completes
the crushing nature of the blow to
Russia's ill-starred naval forces in
the Far East. So far as the immed-
late future is concerned the admiral
ty does not disguise the fact that the
Vladivostock squadron is destroyed
The effect on the public is also most
depressing. The report is confirmed
that the losses of officers and men
on board the Rossia and Gromoboi
nd
25 per cent on the latter, showing
the dreadful havoc of the Japanese
guns even at range of three miles.
Detailed reports of the injuries sus-
tanned by the Gromoboi and Rossia
naturally are withheld, but no doubt
exists that they are serious enough
to require going into dry dock. So
far as known there is only one dock
at Vladivostock, and this is now oc,
cupied by the Bogatyr. Consequently
this will make the repair work very
slow. The hope of accomplishing the
cherished plan of the admiralty by
uniting these two far eastern Rus
sian squadrons to await the coming
of the Baltic feet now seems almost
hopeless, as the fighting strength OF
the Port Arthur squadron has been
greatly reduced and there is no lon
ger any possibility of aid from the
Vladivostock squadron. Nevertheless
the admiralty expects the battle ships
if they return to Port Arthur to sally
forth again to certain destruction.
But the whereabouts of the battle
ship division and protected cruisers
Diana and Palada are not considered
here to be established, the weight of
opinion continues to correspond with
the foreign reports that the battle
ships are hack at. Port Arthur. But
some officials at the admiralty cling
to the hope that they escaped.
E.&m~ a.. Eoa
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National Bank Closed.

Washington, Aug. 19.-The Peoples
National Bank at Swanton, Vermont,
was closed today by order of the
Comptroller of the Currency. Nation
al Bank Examiner Frank L. Fisk has
been appointed receiver
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DEMOCRATS OF ALL THE
WARDS AND OF PRECINCT NO. 1
MEET AT THE COURT HOUSE TO-
NIGHT AT EIGHT O'CLOCK
TO SELECT DELEGATES TO THE
COUNTY CONVENTION.
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ESCAPING CONVICT DROWNED.
Mould Have Been Pardoned in 4
Few Hours.

St. Louis, Mo. Aug. l9.-M. r. Ben
nett Of DesMoines. Iowa. was drown
cd in the Mississippi here after leap
ing into the stream In an attempt to
escape from the work house. The
act was committed a few hours be-
fore. unkwonn To him. he was 10 have
been pardoned. He claimed 10 be an
insurance man and said he was relat-
ed 10 prominent persons in DesMoines
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Che Foo. Aug. 19.-Chinese who
have arrived here from Port Arthur
declare the Japanese position at Pa
lung Chang, from which they poured
a heavy fire into Port Arthur and
the inner forts. has been re-talIen
the Japanese retiring to Shushiyen
Chinese who embarked from Lao
Tie Shan promontory at IL O'Clock
yesterday morning report continuous
heavy firing. They say the Japanese
have occupied Pigeon Bay and are
within striking distance of the Lao
Tieshan forts, which. however, are
still occupied by the Russians. Accor
ding to these Chinese, the Russians
at Port Arthur are making their final
stand.
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SPEAKS AT ELIOA.

The Hon. Jerry Simpson Addressed a
Large Crowd There Yesterday.
Hon. Jerry Simpson returned last
evening from Elida where he ad-
dressed large gathering of farmers
yesterday afternoon. The meeting
was in no sense a political one. but
simply social gathering of the far
mers of that vicinity To enjoy a bar
becue and a good speech, both Of
which they had. Mr.. Simpson WAS
It his best, and was roundIy applau-
led throughout the speech.
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INsTRucrs FOR SIMPSON.
Roosevelt County lnstructs It's Deie.
gates for RosweIPs Candidate.

The Roosevelt county Democrats
nave secured an increase of their
delegation to Las Vegas from two
members 10 eight members. and at
their county convention instructed
their delegation to vote for Hon. Jer.
ry Simpson for Delegate to Congress.
This insures Mr.. Simpson the united
support of this section of the Terri
tory.
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The Russian Admiralty and the People are Much
Worried Over the Condition of Affairs.
BIG BATTLE IMMINENT

Japanese Forces But Twenty Miles Distant From Lao Yang
and the Armies but Four Miles Apart.Russia Loss
More War Shps.Japs Enter Che Foo and Capture AnOth
Russian ShipVladvoStock Fleet in B ID Shape.It is
Hoped That Russian Ships Can Yet be Gathered Toget
to Await the Arrival of the Baltic Fleet. .PigeOn Bay
in the Possession of the Japanese
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Japanese Enter Che Foo.

Washington. d. c., Aug. 1S.-The
state Department has received the
following from Che Foo. dated to-
day. 'eThis morning seven Japanese
destroyers entered the harbor and
met an unknown steamer entering
which they captured. Two Japanese
cruisers are outside the harbor.
Textnally the dispatch is as fol-
lows: Che Foo. Aug. 19--This morn
ing seven Japanese destroyers ent-
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BUTCHERS
STRIKE
UNION OFFICIALS SAY IT WILL
BE NECESSARY TO CALL
OUT TRANSFERS.
"A HARD CROWD"

President of Butchers National Org
anixation Calls Non-Union Men
Hard Names.-Majority are Ne
groes.-White Men Said to Be For
eisners and Greeks by Nationality.
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RAINING Continuously.

Lao Yang, Aug. 19.-Rains have
and the roads in many places have
been completely washed away The
Japanese are not making any moves
so far as known here.
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THE MoNTEzuMA BALL.

To be Given at the Territorial Fair
A Swell Social Function.
The Montezuma Ball to be given
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Land Script For Sale. 5.
TOtzek, Phone. 364. 44-6t
ENTERTAINMENT LAST NIGHT.
Excellent Program at the
~ Opera House.

The concert given last night AT the
opera house by Prof. Andrew Axel-
son assisted by Miss Nina Rabb. was
a most excellent one in every partic-
ular. The program was carried out
in full, and every number was enjoy
I'd by the audience present. Prof. AK
elson in his violin solos and Miss
Rabb in her vocal work exhibited a
talent which is not often Witnessed
in towns the size of Roswell. Thu
paragon player also added 10 the eva
ning's enjoyment.
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For Fire Insurance. see s.
TOtzek. Phone 364.
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ICE CREAM AND CAKE.
The ladies of the Catholic
church will serve ice cream and
cake during band concert FRI
day night.
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NOVEL WAY TO CATCH PUMAs
Dummy Leaves Cause Do wnfaIl c'
ProwIing Beast Of Prey.

About 200 miles up the Amazon
there is tribe of Indians who ar
expert hunters of big game. They
have a remarkable way Of capturii
puma.
young pig or goat is tied TO
tree before night. For yards arcI-a
this tree the Indians scatter leaves
covered with a preparation made
from the sap of the gum tree
When night comes, the puma crawl
up to the bait. and devours it, Hay-
ing finished he discovers that his paws
are covered with leaves. He tries to
rub them of with his nose and tncv
stick all over his face Then. in Ges.
peration, he rolls about and becomes
literally caked in the gummy leaves.
About this time the natives charge
with torches and ropes, and the puma
is so helpless and blind that he cal
make no serious resistance. Then he
is carried alive to the village.
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will not avail The introduction
of another Wilson bill would be
the signal for retrenchment of busi-
ness ventures of every description,
! even if panic were averted. We
read of the conditions that prevail
i'll Free-Trade England in a cable
gram to the New York "Herald, "
as follows:
Men out of employment, whether
skilled clerks or artisans or un-
skilled laborers, are discovering
that situations are even more
difficult to obtain than hitherto
and throughout every trade and
profession increasing difficulty is
being experienced in collecting
money for goods supplied or work
done.
Yet all the while the cost of the
necessaries of life show a tendency
to increase. Charitable institutions
are in the depths of despair, while
Stock Exchange stagnation is no
longer needed, complaints having
become chronic.
That picture might stand for this
country under the administration
OF Cleveland, who denounced his
own party because the wreckage
wrought upon the policy of Protec-
ton was not more nearly complete.
Cleveland now indorses Parker,
whose Tariff views if he has any
are unknown. 1t is fair to pre-
sume that as Parker has played no
tricks with that part of the platform
he is an advocate of the fatal Free
Trade fallacy. Therefore no voter
who talks of a change in the govern
ment because he has lost little in
the past twelve months should be
allowed to forget the time when all
was lost. The empty factories,
the mortgaged home and the soup
kitchens of ten years ago are
memorials to be kept in mind.
New York tMail
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Sussex,

God gave all men all earth to love.
But since our hearts are small
Ordained for each one spot should prove
Beloved over all:
That as He watched Creations birth.
So we, in Godike mood
May OF our love create our EARTH
And see that 1t is good.
So one shall Baltic pines content
AS one, some Surrey glade
Or one the palm groves droned lame.t
Before Levukas trade
Each to his choice, and i rejoice
The lot has fallen to me
IN fair ground-in a fair ground
Yea Sussex by the sea
SO to the land our hearts we give
Till the sure magic strike
And Memory. Use. and Love make live
Us and our fields alike
Ihat deeper than our speech and
Thought.
Beyond our reasons sway
Clay of the pit whence we were wrought
YeNns to Its felow-clay.
GOD gives all nNAn all earth to love-
But since mans heart is small
Orda1ns Tor each spot shall prove
Beloved over all
Each to his choice and l rejoice
The lot has fallen to me
In fair ground-in a fair ground
Yea, Sussex by the sea
.-Kipling.
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The TELEGRAM Was Not Sent.

- Judge Parker burned the wires
in his haste to assure the Democratic
convention at St. Louis of his ad-
herence to the single gold standard.
A perfectly dead issue, this, which
could not possibly be galvanized
back to life by the negative policy
of silence. To say nothing in the
platform about the currency ques-
tion may have been triumph for
Bryan, but it was at most paltry,
pitiful triumph. If to leave free
silver undisturbed in the graveyard
of things though lost to sight,
to memory dear would placate the
Bryanite remnant of the Democratic
party, it was peace cheaply
purchased.
But the Esopus jurist saw a
chance for grand stand play, and
he made it. And it worked. The
fans fell to it. The gold standard
telegram instantly rose to the
dignity of a high historic circum-
stance. 1t was truly great stroke,
this saying of an undisputed thing
in such solemn way. The sphinx
spoken at last. But the sphinx was
not moved to unlock his lips by a
fact of infinitely more consequence
than mere silence on the silver
wreckers sight years ago. The
belief of these observers is based
upon advices about the crops, which
on the whole are very good; the
assured increase of railroad earning
$ because of big crops; the improved
feeling in the steel and iron trade !;
the profits of our exports because
of the war needs of Japan and
Russia, and the reports of good
collections both i'll the East and
West.
Meanwhile there are thousands
of men striking in different parts
VI tlc COuLlly. MOl III d lSW VI TIC
industries have lost positions or
suffered a reduction of salary. To
these men the old Democratic
sermon will be preached, and they
will be in danger of being deceived
into advocacy of far reaching dis
aster because of temporary
depression.
No American should be permitted
to forget the time of the Tariff of
'.perhdy and dishonor. ~ Parker
did not object to the St. Louis
demand for revision and reduc-
ton" of the Tariff, by telegram or
otherwise. A vote for him, there
fore, will be vote for such Tariff
tinkering and consequent industrial
distress as was experienced under
the Cleveland regime. The puerile
plea that a Democratic President
and House could do no harm be-
cause of the Republican Senate
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This certainly is a year fc

This certainly is year for
accidents involving losses of
thousands of lives. Every daily
paper contains dispatches1 from
some part of the world, where some
scene of horror has disturbed the
tranquility of the people. The
next terrible accident to befall the
American people may be the cleo
tion of Judge Parker.
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TO STRENGTHEN THE EYE.
System of Athletics Said to Be CT
Much Benefit.


That there should be special eyer.
cises for the eyes is perhaps a nov.
idea 20 many But it is said thst
one way to strengthen the eyes is to
turn them alternately upward end
downward as far as possible twenty
times in succession. Do this slowly
Next turn the eyes on the level from
right to left, repeating as before. Turn
them to TIE upper left corne. enl
then to logger right corner. Then FL
ternate the motion from the upper
right corner to the lower left corner
and repeat. Conclude these exercises
by rolling the eyes around, first to
the right, then to the left, in the ex.
treme lint Of the muscular exten.
sions. Be very careful when perform
Ing the exercise not to strain the
muscles
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81 Reward.

Lost between the Last Chance
head gate and St. Anthony Sunday
a week ago, new fly book, nearly
full of flies and containing several
leaders. If the finder will return
to this office reward of $2 will be
paid.
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Something Doing Again this Week

uEAl Iol PRICE SALE last brought fort orr old
VI anu Mai new customers pWh
'"a' eo our Store perfectly in apnrecia
ton OF last weeks results YOU another ve
Cut Prices on everything Scan the con,,
ad carefully These are only reminders = ~
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It is second nature for mer-
chants to boast of bargains.
Here's one. $3.50 Ladies'
Oxfords and Sandals
75c.
Shop around through all the
stores and then come here and
beat their prices. $3.50 and
S2.75 Oxfords, Ladies
ST so.
There are no dull times for the
hustler, we do not wait for YOU
to come, we go out after you.
BOYS $3.50 Canvas shoes
Csc.
Every penny we are able to
save is at all times shared with
our customers. Mems $1.75
Oxfords, Canvas
Csc.
Every item in this advertise
ment Offers testimony to our
superior buying facilities.
Ladies $1.75 Shoes
ST 90.