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A BIG INDUSTRY.
Roswell Does Not Appreciate the
Work that One of Her Large
Plants is Doinu

Plants is Doing.
Day before yesterday a visitor in
Roswell went into the various
church buildings. and was greatly
surprised when told that the recent
improvements that have been made
in the First Methodist church were
the product of a home factory. This
visitor could scarcely believe that
this was true. The improvements he
referred to were the new pulpit, the
chancel rail and communion table
OF the Methodist church. The work
is such that it would do great credit
to any plant in the country, yet ev-
cry part of it was done right here
at home by home mechanics All
and are beautiful specimens of
church furniture. The closest inspec-
ton only serves to emphasize the
nicely of the work. 1t is worth any
ones while to visit the church and
see these improvements They are
the product of the Roswell Planning
Mi Is. This is one of the pieces of
work among many others that is
making for this mill such an envia-
soon realize that there is no work
in wood which these people cannot
turn out better in ever way than
can be secured away from here Pull
pits, pews. tables, balustrades. win
dow frames. store fronts. Office fur
niture.-in fact they can do every
thing that an uD-to-date planning mill
can do. The machinery they have
is the very latest and best which
accounts in some measure for the
work the are turning out. Then,
Mr.. CHRISTOPHER Totten. the mana
ger and member Of the firm has
been raised in a planning mill. going
into the work when he was fifteen
years old and has been at it ever
since. There is not a detail of the
understand. and under his careful
management no work goes out that
is not the best. The other members
of the firm are J. A. Cottingham
and J. D. Render Since April this
firm has paid out in wages alone
more than $4,000. and the patronage
that they give to the hardware stores
nainters and other home men makes
the money they pay out more than
ten thousand dollars a year right
here in Roswell
The Roswell Planning Mill not only
deserves your patronage on account
of its high class work but it is an
institution that Roswell should take
pride in.
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is the first Of the great corporations
to make statement.
! The applications for new insur-
ance amounted to $475, ,O00.0 900 and
/ the new paid for business accepted
i by the company for 1903 is $325.-
/ 0O0.000.
President Mccall states that this
last mentioned amount is in excess
of the previous year by twentey-
three million dollars. y shows also
Gain of over $190. 900 GOO in total
paid for insurance outstanding
which is stated at one billion seven
hundred and forty-fve millions in
amount covered by $4,000 policies.
The income of 1903 is over eighty-se-
! ven millions and is in excess Of the
income of 1902 by more than eight
millions.
The company reports also that it
does not invest in or loan upon stock
of any kind and that no credit is ia
ken in assets for the excess Of the
present market values Of securities
over their cost value. which excess
is over two million dollars. The to-
tai resources of the company ex-
ceeds three hundred and fifty mill
ion dollars. It's bondholdings increas-
ed in 1903 -er thirty millions.
The policy reserves as certified by
the state insurance superintendent,
as surplus reserves have been in
t.creased during the year by more
than thirty-ive million dollars. The
various bank and trust company Off
cials predict an easy money market
and the stock and other exchange
members appear to be well satisfied
that trade stagnation and the doubt
f"l vinws Of business Improvement
VIII lilzn~-iee be cleared away in the
nar'v mart Of the year.
TIE l9rro building and railroad or
o~ations held rn by strikes and the
ti~ht rnrnv market will. it is believ-
cd NO rosTmed very early in the
now year
The government EXPORT and i'm
mort f~1lrns world seem TO indicate
that the total exports will fall few
millions below those of 1900 and he
about equal TO those Of 1901 hrt ma
teriallv in excess of those of 1902.
while the total imnorts will exceed
those of any preceding year and com
hincd with tho eXnorts mako the
| Grand total of commerce more than
! in anv rrecedin@ veer. also that the
nvn0rts of manufacture will exceed
those of 1902 hv several millions bur
| he somewhat below those of the rec
ord year 1900 and perhaps 1901.
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Washington. Jan. "a response
by Senator Reed Smoot of Utah to
charges made against him was pre-
sented to the senate committee on
Privileges and Elections today by
Senator Burrows chairman Of the
committee. The GOcum ant is in a
printed form and the members OF
the committee did not so through
the formality of reading it during
their session. 1t was agreed that at
the regular meeting of the commit
tee to be held next Saturday the at
tornevs for Smoot and the petitioners
should be heard
In the reply filed by Senator
SmoOt to the protest against his be-
ing allowed TO retain his seat in the
senate in which he sacmfwypcmfwp
senate he says that the charges of
his being a Dolygamist and that he
is bound by an oath or obligation
as member of the Mormon church
which is inconsistent with the oath
administered to him before he took
his seat in the senate. are the only
charges that could legally affect his
right to remain in the senate as a
representative from Utah. He denies
specifically the truth of those two
charges. and after giving the name
Of HI h1
had another wife and never cohab-
tied with any other woman. He re-
flutes the statement that there ex-
lists in the Mormon church circle
of fifteen which shapes the belief
and controls the conduct of mem
bers or that any one has power or
authority. nor does he encourage
polygamy. Practices that are viola
tions of the law in this respect he
has not countenanced or connived at.
He admits that the fret presidency
and the twelve apostles control the
spiritual and temporal affairs of the
church. but not the temporal affairs
of the state or members of the
church He also admits that the
church has made a rule in regard to
its leading members participating
in nolitics. but denies that the rllle
is fully and correctly set forth in the
protest. Since the proclamation of
President Woodruff issued in 1896
he SAYS that the practice of polyga-
nous cohabitation by those who had
been polygamists heretofore has
been abandoned in many cases. In
a few cases it was continual for a
time but when so conditioned it
was on the sole responsibility OF
snch persons and subject to the pen
alties of the law. He vigorously de-
nies that the church honored and
| protected violators of the law
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SWORN TESTIMONY
That Fire Broke Out in Iroquois the
First Niaht it Was Opened.


First Night it Was Opened.
Chicago. Jan. 9.-Sworn testimony
was given today that a fire broke
QUIT the IroGuOis theatre on the
first night it was opened. The first
fire only preceded by a few weeks
the great disaster which resulted in
the loss of hundreds of lives. The
testimony regarding the initial blaze
was given by John Bickles, a work
man employed in the construction
of the theatre He said that he was
in the basement on the night the
theatre opened. He heard a loud re-
port. and saw flames come over the
partition from the adjoining room.
He was told that some kind of a gas
tank had exploded.
In the light of this evidence the
sworn testimony taken TO date goes
to show that there were two prev
ious warnings to the Iroquois man.
agement before the great final ca
tastrophe.
The curtain manager has testified
that there was a fire on the stage
, the week before the holocaust.
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ESCAPED BY BEING LATE.
A Former Resident Of Roswell Saved
From the Chicago Holocaust.

A Former Resident Of Roswell Saved
From the Chicago Holocaust.
Many OF the readers of the REC
ORD viii remember Mr.. and Mrs.
A. S. Sherlock of Chicago. who
made their home in Roswell several
months last summer. The following
clipping taken from the Monitor
Press of Wellington. Kansas. Mrs.
Sherlock's former home. tells of the
narrow escape she and her baby had
from being among the victims of the
Iroouois disaster:
Mrs. May Sherlock, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. H. C. Mcleod of Avon
township, had a narrow escape from
sharing the fate of the hundreds
who met death in the Irocuois fire
horror in Chicago last week. With
her little child she had gone to the
of "Bluebeard," but being late was
unable to secure a ticket and so she
went to the Garrick theatre. few
doors away They knew nothing of
the tragedy at the Iroquois until
coming out at the close of the per-
formance thew saw the sidewalks in
frc Il Of the former theatre covered
with rows of dead bodies. The
sight. together with the thoughts OF
their own narrow escape from a like
fate. was so horrifying that it made
her quite ill.,
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position to deport all strikers has
been abandoned under orders from
Governor Peabody.
Telluride, Colo, Jan. 9.-Four
more strikers were deported today
under orders of Major Zeph T. Hill.
making the total So evicted since
martial law in this district was es.
tablished by the governor six days
ago.
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HiuhtoWers Have Located.

S. w. Hi-htower. wife and three
children, of Custer county. OSlaho-
ma, have arrived here and joined
their two BOYS. who came here last
Saturday with the immigrant train
from Custer county. Mr.. Hightower
has purchased the Farmer iarm near
this city and they will locate.
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ARMENIANS ARMED.
The Local Governor and Other
Officials Have Fled.

OniCl2lS rave FlcC.
Constantinople. Turkey. Jan. g
Adyices from Erzerol say the people
OF Sassoun are in a state of semi
panic, fearing a repetition of the
events of 1894. The local governor
and other officials nave fed Tewfik
Pasha with several battalions OF
troops and six guns has arrived at
Marsh where the fighting anxiety
is intense. Detachments of Kurdish
cavalry have been stationed at all
the villages along the Russian from
tier TO prevent the passage of Arme-
nian bands. A thousand armed Ar
menians are in the district of Sas-
SCUM.
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Will Visit His Sister.

r. r. Miller of Kimballton. Ohio.
arrived here on last evenings train
to visit his sister Mrs. Eliza White.
He the leading druggist of his
home city.
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as negotiations with Russia are 60
here are hopeful. They believe the
chances for for a peaceful settlement
of the dispute are distinctly better,
emily more favorable than the early
reports suggested.
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Gone to Santa Fe.

County Commissioners ". NJ. At
kinson and Thos. White. accompa-
MED by L. K McGaffey and Samuel
Atkinson went to Santa Fe this NOR
of Equalization.
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NOT MANY ARRESTS
Under Vaerancy Order Requiring the
Strikers to Leave District.

Cripple Creek. Colo. Jan. 9.-On-
" nine arrests have been made by
the military force here since Tues
day when the commanding officers
vagrancy order requiring strikers 10
find employment or leave the dist
rict became effective. and the union
leaders have concluded that the pro
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Mrs. Mary B. starkweather Dead.

Word has bean received today of
the death OF Mrs Mary P. Stark
weather. Janrarv 1st at the home
of her birth in Marshall Texas Mon
dav the Record will publish the obit-
uary notice taken from the Marshall
Messenger.
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Ladies' Bazaar Supper.

The ladies of the Methodist Epis-
copal church will give a bazaar and
supper Saturday, January 30th. 1t
will begin early in the morning and
last all day at their room in the op-
era house block
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WEATHER STATION.

Recommended that One Be Estab-
Ished i'm Roswell.
Special to the Record.
Washington, Jan. 9-The chief of
the Weather Bureau today recon-.
mended to the Committee on Agri-
culture the establishment of a station
at Roswell.
B. S. RODEY.
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Attention Odd Fellows.

Tonight there will be a special
meeting of the Encampment for
work in all the degrees.
r. s. CRAVENS. c. p.
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JAPAN REPLIES

Official Advices Indicate that in the
Reply Japan Received on the 9Th
Russia Conceded Many Points. ia
pan Grants Russia Few Days
More for Definite Answer.-The
Little Island Likes the Attitude of
England and America.
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WANTED-A one horse power or
smaller gasoline engine. Inquire at
the Record office
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NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE co
During 1903 Acceoted $4,000 900
More Business than in 1902

6GF'IQ 1850 ACCCOlCO pZO-OoO.OoO
More Business than in 1902.
NewYork Jan. 1.-The close of
1902 finds many people expectant AS
10 the renorts OF the large financial
institutions.
1t has been assumed that with the
charges in valuations of the stock
and bond list since. Julv 1. there
would be considerable falling off in
values and on the reduction of SIR
pIus holdings.
The New York Life Insurance Co
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DENIES THE TRUTH OF THE
CHARGES AGAINST HIM.
ONE WIFE AND NO MORE

He Refutes the Statement that the
Church Controls the Temporal Af-
fairs of it's iations
of the Civil Law are Neither Coun-
tenanced nor Connived at by the
Officials of the Church.
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FOR RENT-A three room cot
tage. Inquire at the Record office.
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Toxic, Jan. 9.-Japan addressed a
note to Russia today through Min
lister DePOsen It's character has not
been disclosed but it is said that
Japan requires an answer within a
given number OF GaYs. Whether the
note mentions the time making the
document an ultimatnm or whether
the time is intimated otherwise is
unknown. The government. however
is determined to have an early re-
sponse, and will close the discussion
ii the effort should be fruitless. 1t
is understood that Japan adheres
closely to her original contentious.
and it is believed that if Russia fails
to fairly meet the demands war will
ensue. The attitude of the British
and the Americans greatly encour-
ages the Japanese war spirit which
is now stronger than ever.
The meeting of the elder states
men has been deferred for a day or
SO. The Russian war ships which
left VladivoStock recently are ex
pected to be returned there instead
of proceeding to Port Arthur as ex-
pected.
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AND GEN. JOHN B. GORDON IS
NOT EXPECTED TO LIVE.
FAILING RAPIDLY

The Great Confederate Chieftain Ly-
ing on His Death Bed at Miami,
FIorida.-LittIe Hope of His Re-
covery Enterta ined.-The Former
Day at Springfield, Ohio.
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Springfield, o.. Jan. 9.-Charies
Foster. formerly governor of Ohio.
and secretary of the treasury during
President Harrison's administration,
had a hemOrrhage today and is re
ported by General Keifer to be in a
very serious condition. Foster. who
was at the home of General Keifer,
was stricken with cerebral paralysis
late last night.
Bulletin:-Foster died at 11:30 to-
day.
He was 76 years old and is sur
vived by his wife and daughter.
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Vienna. Jan. 9.-The Austrian Hun
garian foreign Office has received a
cablegram from Toxic saving that
Japan has no intention of taking any
offensive measures in Corea SO long
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NOT SO
WAR LIKE

THE SITUATION is YET CRITICAL
BUT PEACE PROSPECTS
ARE BRIGHTER
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Miami. Florida. Jan. Gen. John
b. GordOns condition today is not
improved. 1t is believed that the
General is gradually sinking and
that the next twentyfour hours will
see the end.
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Paris Jan. 9-Official adviceS re
ceived today further convince those
highest in authority that the Russia
Japanese war crisis has been avert
ed at least for the present. The re-
ports coming chiefly from Toxic but
also from st. Petersburg, give a clear
view of the circumstances leading
up to the sudden Improvement of
the situation. They sLGw that the
Russian answer actually reached To
and proved to be the turning point
Prior to it's receipt Japan had been
making strenuous preparations for
sending two divisions to southern
Corea The note received on the 9th
disclosed to Japan for the first time
that Russia fully conceded Japan's
The Russian concession thus gave
to Japan practically what she was
preparing to assert by force, and ac-
cordingly, military activity has been
SuSp00U0U. he SuSD0ISIOu VI Illllld-
~ activity is regarded as removing
the most dangerous aspect of The
situation, and as giving hope that
Japan is likely to receive the Rus
sian answer in a conciliatory spirit.
II is not known whether Russia's
concession goes to the extent of re-
linquishment of her contention for a
neutral zone across northern Corea.
Genoa, Italy, Jan. 9.-The Japan
ese armored cruisers Kasaga and
Niasin have left Genoa. The general
opinion is they will go through the
Suez canal. but no one knows ex-
actly the route they will take on
their homeward journey. Even the
commander before leaving acknowl-
edged that they were in the dark
regarding the Instructions contained
in sealed orders.
Vienna, Jan. 9.-The Austrian Hun
garian foreign Office has received a
cablegram from Toxic saving that
Japan has no intention Of taking any
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NEW YORK, Jan. O.

ST. LOUIS, Jan. 9.-Wool nominal
unchanged.
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Special Correspondence.
Stiles, Texas, October 3, 1904.
EDITOR Press:
Not seeing anything from this
part of the globe | will just step
in and tell you n few happenings.
The public school has opened
with Prof. Sparkman at the post,
n good attendance and fine pros
poets of successful term.
At this writing it is raining
slowly and is very much appre-
ciateo by everyone. Everything
looks fine.
The Odd Fellows organized n
lodge last night. There were sew
eral people who rode the goat.
Several people came over from
Sherwood, and with such people
us that little village sends out
they always get what they go
after.
S. B. Ratlitf and family were
in town Tuesday shopping.
The young people were enter
tanned a few nights ago by a for
tune teller. Some of them are
now looking into the future
with pleasant thoughts, while
some don't think it 30 promising.
However, one of our most popu-
lar young men had a little extra
to his fortune and in consequence
had to "dig up" before he was
set free.
Mrs Bergrot, of Las Crucas,
N. NJ, is visiting her daughter,
Mrs. Stockton.
Miss Ella Cannon opened up
her school in the Walker district
and it is progressing nicely.
Parker Thaxton made a bust
ness trip to Big Springs this week.
Joe Gardner and sisters are at.
tending the Carnival at Midland
this week.
Mr.. Lucas, of the Z D pasture,
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in San Angelo society, a position
of long standing and won by
merit. lie 10 an exemplary gem
tleman, pleasant, affable and gem
timely southern in temperament,
a young business man of high
standing, capable and popular.
Mr.. and Mrs. CAN'T were joined
at Bolton this morning by Mr..
and Mrs. j. q. Landon and the
two happy couples went to st.
Louis to spend their honeymoon
seeing the sights of the great ex-
position.
The bridesmaids we're Misses
Leila March of San Angelo and
Bette Nelson of Bolton, and the
groomsmen were Messrs Smith of
Bolton and Sherman Murray of
San Saba.
The many San Angelo friends
of Mr., and Mrs. CAN'T extend
congratulations.
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was in the burg last night assist
ing the Odd Fellows.
Miss Susie Dell Cannon was
the guest Of the Stockton hotel,
Tuesday and Wednesday of last
week, enroute home from the D..
w. Berry ranch where she has
been goverliess for sometime.
The Stockmen have began their
fall work.
Those Sherwosdites vino attend
ed the ] O. O. f. organization
were: Judge Folk, w. D. Carr,
f. NJ Kester, Rev. Payne, J. o.
Carr, Terry Steinbaugh, Edgar
Lochart. The boys gave some fine
music and we hope they will come
again.
Hoping this will not find its
way TO the waste basket ! will
come again, with best wishes TO
the Press.
"IvAVtrpE -
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Gantt-WiISOn.

Mss Addie Wilson and Mr.. S.
r.. CAN'T were married yesterday
at Bolton, Texas. The ceremony
was celebrated at high noon at
residence of the brides parents
and was attended by only a few
friends of the contracting parties.
The bride is the daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. 5. O. Wilson, of
Bolton, and is one of the most
prominent members of Bolton So
ciety. She visited IN San Angelo
several weeks last summer and
was the honoree at one of the
prettiest club events of the sea-
son, She was the guest while
here of Mrs. n. X. Smith, who
was stopping at the Landon
Hotel. She made many friends
in San Angelo through her unaf-
fected personality, sweetness of
disposition and sterling worth Of
character.
Mr.. CAN'T is one of the leaders
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SOCIETY. X
Landon-Foreman.

Miss Nettie Mai Foreman and
Mr.. James Caughey Landon we're
married in the private parlor of
the suite of rooms occupied by
the brides mother at the Landon
Hotel, yesterday afternoon at 2
o'clock. Rev. Weems Wootton,
of the M. E. church, performing
the ceremony.
Only few intimate friends of
the contracting parties were
present. The bride wore hand
some gown of champagne brocade
crepe de chine with insets of
dyed lace and hand work. She
carried American beauty roses.
Her going away costume was of
blue shot tatfeta.
The bride is one of San An
gelo's most popular and hand
some young women and has a
number Of friends throughout
the state who wish the happy
couple much happiness. Mr..
Landon is the proprietor of the
Landon Hotel and is u courteous,
pleasant gentleman.
Those present at the wedding
ana and to see happy couple of
Mt the train were:
Mrs. w. W. Foreman, Messrs
w. +. and Walter Foreman,
Misses Fisher, Bell, Millspaugh,
Patillo, Messrs. Ralph Wallace,
Christy, Johnson and p. +. West.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Landon left on
the 3:l5 train for st. Louis.
They will join Mr.. and Mrs. $.
+. CAN'T at Dallas this morning
and the two newly wed couples
will see st. Louis and the Fair
together,
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Maier-WaIsh.

The following invitations have
been issued:
Mr.. and Mrs. T. Yates Walsh
request your presence at the mar
riage of their daughter Emile
Yates to Mr.. Harry Ludwig Maier
Wednesday evening, October the
twelfth, nineteen hundred and
four, at half after six o'clock, st.
Luke's Episcopal Church, Balti-
more.
Miss Walsh is we'll known in
San Angelo, having been here
with her father, Col. Walsh,
when he was experimenting the
ORIENT construction work. NJ iss
Walsh has many friends here who
wish the happy couple the best of
good fortune.