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The Socorro chieftain. [volume] (Socorro, N.M.) 1902-1959, 1904-01-30

WANrED-Several persons of
character and good reputation in
each state Cone in this county
required) to represent and adver-
tise old established wealthy
business house of solid financial
standing. Salary s21.0O weekly
with expenses additional, all
payable in cash directevery We'd
nesday from head Offices. Horse
and carriage furnished when
necessary. References. Enclose
self-addressed envelope. Colonial,
1872 Dearborn st. Chicago.
The Socorro chieftain. [volume] (Socorro, N.M.) 1902-1959, 1904-01-30
Masonic.

At the regular convocatiou of
Socorro Lodge No. 9, A. f. & A.
NJ, Tuesday evening, Doctor
Chas. h. Keyes and Geo. w.
Byron were passed to the degree
of Fellowcraft.
The Socorro chieftain. [volume] (Socorro, N.M.) 1902-1959, 1904-01-30

An assortment Of fancy station
cry at The Chieftain Office.
The Socorro chieftain. [volume] (Socorro, N.M.) 1902-1959, 1904-01-30
SCHOOL OF MINES NOTES.

Professor brakes classes in
Spanish, German, English, aud
Rhetoric continue ? last term.
Mathematical classes under
Professor Atkinson continue the
work of the present half-year
from that of last term.
The class in physics under
Doctor Maguussou is determin-
ing the focal length of lenses as
laboratory work this week.
Rev. c. L. Forester, who has
been called to Socorro to preside
over the Presbyterian church, was
a welcome visitor at the School
on Wednesday.
h. Harlaud Case, a former
student of the School, registered
this week for the regular mining
engineering course. All of his
friends welcome him back.
The telephone company finish
ed setting its poles to the School
of Mines this week. Wires will
also be strung to DIR. Sayler's
residence and to Mr.. Lilies house.
Doctor Bagg's classes in miner
alogy continue during the year.
The new classes formed are in
Photography. Field-work will be
conducted on Fridays and Satur-
days.
Mr.. Dominiau has organized a
large and enthusiastic class in
conversational French. Mr.. Dom
inian is a fluent and entertaining
talker and a thorough French
scholar.
The mine surveying, with
Prof. O. h. Smith, will meet five
times a week, with all day on
Saturdays devoted to field prac-
tice. The registration for this
work enabled two large parties
70 be organized.
New classesin mining engineer
ing, ore dressing, and masonry
construction have been formed
this semester under the direction
of Prof. r. p. Smith. His other
classes in machine design and
mining methods continue as
usual from last term.
During the past week the as
say laboratories have been rear
ranged and improved under the
supervision of Professor Lincoln
and Mr.. Riddell. The tanks
supplying the gasoline furnaces
have been removed entirely out
side of the building and room
thereby made for two additional
furnaces. The muffle furnaces
have new muffies, a new style
from England.
The library has recently receiv-
ed an important memoir on "The
Rocks of Nugsuako Peninsula
and It's Environs, Greenland" by
William c. Phaleu, formerly
professor of geology in the New
Mexico School of Mines. Profess
sor Phalen is now chief curator
in the geological department of
the national museum at Wash
ington, d. c. He is reported to
be doing a large amount of
original investigation.
The Socorro chieftain. [volume] (Socorro, N.M.) 1902-1959, 1904-01-30

Professor brakes classes in
Spanish, German, English, aud
Rhetoric continue last term.
The Socorro chieftain. [volume] (Socorro, N.M.) 1902-1959, 1904-01-30
NOTICE FOR BIDS.

Notice for Bids to Repair Bridge LO.
Gated AecrOss the Rio Grande River
Between Sau Antonio and San
Pedro, In SOcOrrO County,
New Mexico, ut Point
Where there is a Bow
or Bend in Said
Bridge.
Whereas, II has become necessary to
straighten that part of the above named
bridge at a point about 100 yards from
the west end of said bridge where
there is at present a bow or bend of
about 100 feet in length (towit: between
the m tn and .. tn rows of piers
from the west end of said bridget by
removing and properly readjusting
and replacing any and all parts of
said bridge so as to properly straighten
said bow or bend in said bridge with
out removing or imparing the piers
hereunder in any manner whatever;
Now Therefore,
Notice is hereby given that the con-
tract for doing such work as Is herein
contemplated will be allowed TO the
lowest and best responsible bidder for
cash TO be paid upon completion and
acceptance Of said repairs by the Board
of the County Commissioners of So
corro County, New Mexico.
Bids must be accompanied by full
plans and specifications of the work to
be done, and new material TO be used,
The Socorro chieftain. [volume] (Socorro, N.M.) 1902-1959, 1904-01-30

For all kinds ofhauling, trans
fer, and express, phone No. 20.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-17
FOOTP AD HOLDS
Up ALAMEDA MAN
HighWayman and Victim En-
gage in Desperate Fight
and RObber Beats a Retreat
THIEF SNATCHES WATCH
Alfred ,Spanos Attacked on
Homeward Way, but Scares
Off Assailant by Yelling

ALAMEDA, April 16. = Alfred
Spanos, a candy-maker, was held up
by a footpad on Park avenue, be-
tween Santa Clara and Central ave-
'nues, early this morning and after a
determined struggle with the high
wayman succeeded in escaping from
his clutches. Spanos' watch and chain
were pulled from his vest by the rob-
Der, but were dropped in the scuff1e
that ensued and later recovered by the
owner.
Spanos and his young brother, Mi
chael Spanos, were returning from the
circus that showed at the corner of
Clement avenue and Walnut street.
AS the pair were walking on Park ave-
nue., toward Central avenue, the foot
pad stepped out from behind tree
near the sidewalk and with an oath
commanded the elder Spanos to yield
up some money, at the same time
snatching his victims watch, chain
and fob. Spanos and mis- brother
yelled for assistance and offered fight
to the footpad, who, scared by the out
cry, ran toward Santa Clara avenue,
dropping Spanos' watch in his flight.
Spanos and his brother are unable
to give a reliable description of the
highwayman 1t is supposed that the
footpad came to Alameda with the
circus and left here the same way.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-17
An Unclaimed Mummy.

A man who is believed to belonged
to a noble English family died from
exposure in Wayne nine years ago to-
day, and his body still lies unclaimed
in the morgue of S. P. Frankenfield's
Sons at Ardmore.
Mack was employed for several years
by R. H. Johnson, contractor of
Wayne. He was a man of education
and culture, and, according to rumor.
was the heir to a British title, which,
for some mysterious reason, he would
not or could not claim.
When the man died ]. S. Pearce, at
that time an undertaken, but who has
since retired embalmed the body, and
decided to hold it until it should be
claimed No one ever claimed it, and,
as the embalming was unusually sue
cessful, number of efforts have been
made by museums to purchase the
body, but Mr.. Pearce says he will not
surrender it except to some member of
Mack's family.
The body has been viewed by thou
sands of people, many of them Eng
lishmen, who hoped to identify it. The
skin retains it's natural color and the
sandy mustache and hair remain as
in life The nose has become unnatur-
ally sharp from having been pinched
by people who doubted If the man was
really dead Over the head of the
mummy a cuckoo clock is kept going
to keep him from getting lonesome
Philadelphia Record.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-17
Characteristic Story of whistler

1 grew to know Mr.. Whistler well
in that Paris winter. The -Infanta had
quite bewitched him with her pretti-
ness and coquetry and attitude of a
bonne camarade.
Great people are isolated, lonely. 1t
must have been many years since any
one so young and audacious and irrev-
elant had dropped into merry kind
of friendship with Monsieur Whistlaire.
Although the Infanta worshiped him
secretly-made a fetch of him, count
ing him as the one deity in the art
world of living men-she treated him
with the fiippancy and possessive au-
dacity that an American girl bestows
on her best beau.
1t was the very incest way to treat
a great, lonely, satirical man, whom
few loved and most feared.
why have you withered people and
stung them all your life?'' asked the
Infanta of him.
MY dear" he said, II will tell you
a secret. Early in life made the dis
covery that / was charming; and IL
one is delightful one has 70 thrust the
world away to keep from being bored
to death h''-Annulet Andrews. in March
Lippincott's.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-17
Russla,s HoIr I.earne-

According to private letters from st.
Petersburg, there is much talk there
again about the activity Of the Holy
League" which was founded during
the reign Of Alexander III to protect
the sacred person Of that monarch from
the weapons of his secret enemies in
the ranks Of the Nihilists, or even the
malignants OF his court. Its author
was M. Besobrasoff. an ex-guardsman,
who is now supposed TO exercise a
paramount influence over the VIII of
Nicholas II. The Holy League" was
composed Of all kinds Of people in high
position. and its object was TO SPY out
intrigue against the Gar, as well as
to shield his person. On succeeding to
the throne Nicholas IL would not hear
OF IL, but now he appears TO have in
voked its assistance, and that is why
its organizer. NJ. Besobrasoff. is once
more in the ascendant.-London Daily
Chronicle.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-17
Odd yerdicts by Juries.

All stories of verdicts of Coroners
juries are of one type, and each is a
variation on some other story that the
reader knows. With this apology we
print one that lis going the rounds of
the English press. The Coroner had
directed the jury to find a verdict of
felo-de-se. well, chaps" said the
foreman of the jury. when they had
retired to consider the verdict, lit ap-
pears to me that this ERE chap shot
'isself with gun, after shootin' an
other chap with gun, but DIR. Jones,
the Coroner, who we, all know and
'ighly respect, e says that this ere
chap fell in the sea. Well, 1t amt for
the likes of us to go ,arguin' the point
with the doctor, for e knows more
about it than we do. So 1 propose
We find a verdict of found drowned
and they did. This recalls to a Buffalo
paper the verdict once directed by a
Buffalo Coroner in the. case of a pris-
oner who died suddenly in the peniten-
tiary-" -"intemperance, chronic asthma
and the visitation of God
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-17
Miss Vesta A. Clark
Crushed to Death
by Fender.

OAKLAND, April 16.-Vesta Ade-
laide Clark, the eight-year-old daugh-
ter of w. ]. Clark of 1896 Fifty-eighth
street, was struck and fatally injured
last evening by a San Pablo avenue
car at the corner of San Pablo ave-
nue. and Fifty-eighth street. She died
at IL o'clock this morning.
The accident happened while the
little girl was on her way to a nearby
store on an errand for her mother.
She was riding a bicycle and had just
turned the corner of Fifty-eighth
street, riding north on San Pablo ave-
nue., when In avoiding a team that
was coming rapidly toward her she
turned directly in front of car No. 164,
southbound, and before Motorman ].
c. Cronin, could stop the child had
been struck.
Several people who witnessed the
accident agree that the motorman was
in no way to blame for the occur
renee, as they say that the car was
only few feet away when the little
girl, confused by the approaching
team, turned in on the track. She
was rolled for several feet in front of
the car before it was brought to
stop and the lower part of her body
was caught beneath the fender,
though the wheels did not touch her.
Bystanders went to the assistance of
the motorman and conductor and the
little one was extricated from beneath
the car and taken to the office of DR..
j. B. Wood at the corner of Sixtieth
street and San Pablo avenue. The
doctor made an examination, but
could find no signs of injury except
removed to the home of her parents
and put to bed.
Several times in the night she COM
planned of violent pains in the head,
but as no injury was visible the doctor
thought she was suffering more from
the shock than from actual injury
During the early morning she seemed
to improve and talked nationally to
her mother, but about 10 o'clock she
suddenly grew worse and although the
doctor was at once summoned he was
the stupor into which she had sunk
and she passed away.
The shock was terrible one to her
mother, who is on the verge of nerv-
Gus prostration.
The case was reported to the Cor
oner and an inquest will be held. No
arrangements have yet been made for
the funeral.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-17
PALM ARRESTED
FOR CONTEMPT
Disobeys Order of Court Di-
recting Him to Turn Over
Funds of Heaton Estate
HELD IN COUNTY JAIL
Meets Final Defeat i'm Liti-
CATION With Daughter of
the Deceased and Must Pay
HELD IN COUNTY JAIL.
Oakland Office San Francisco Call,
1112 Rroa n Uov AnriI 16

oakland Office San Francisco Call,
111S Broadway, April is.
Charles w. Palm, special admins
traitor Of the estate of the late Warren
ID. Heaton, is under arrest on a charge
of contempt of court for having failed
to turn over to Jennie NJ, Heaton prop
erty belonging to the estate.
Palm was ordered last Monday morn
ing to turn over $2os5 in cash, some
stocks and other valuables He was
not on hand, nor were there any ar
rangements made to satisfy the in
debtedness. Judge Greene issued a
bench warrant for Palm, who, it was
learned, was IN Los Angeles, and I'm
der Sheriff Hanifin went to the south
ern city and brought him back a pris-
nner. Up to the present Palm has been
unable to get bonds, and is spending
his time in the County Jail as an Or
dinary prisoner. The hearing of the
matter will come up before Judge
Greene Monday morning.
AS special administrator of the Hea-
ton estate, Palm has been resisting the
claims Of Jennie M. Heaton to a
daughters share of the property for
over four years. Appeal after appeal
has been decided against him, until
he was finally ordered to pay over to
her the property in his hands. This he
has failed to do.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-17
FARM WHERE SEA GULLS
ARE USED FOR POULTRY
Retired Whaler Finds Out Plan to
Make Tough Birds Source
of Profit


The thousands of sea gulls which
have been making themselves at home
in the eastern part of this city and on
the water front for the past month or
more show no signs of returning to
their accustomed haunts along the
coast.
An old retired whaler who lives by
the Ladd tract, where the gulls most
do congregate to hunt for earthworms,
etc, has an idea of capturing and con-
fining a lot of them and keeping them
to produce eggs for market. He had
visited the Arctic regions on both this
coast and the east coast, and has seen
whole schoonerloads of eggs of gulls
and other seagoing birds gathered
about Labrador, in the Farallon Islands
and on the coast of Alaska and sent to
market He has many a time feasted
on omelet of gulls' eggs, which find
ready sale in many markets. He says
they are not so delicate as hens eggs,
having Slight tinge of a fishy taste,
but they are wholesome and nutritious
and are much better than no eggs at
all, which of late has formed a part Of
his breakfast very often. He believes
that if the gulls were kept here in con-
finement awhile and properly fed their
eggs would be as good as hens eggs
and much larger. Gulls are great pro-
ducers of eggs, as he has seen miles of
land and rocks covered with them. He
proposes to fence in piece of land
along slough, including a section of
the slough, and to confine there as
many gulls as he can procure, and
imagines that in little while they will
become tame and can be treated the
same as barnyard fowls.-Portland Ore
ponian
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-17
Bad Reputation Saves Him.

DIR. Charles H. Parkhurst of New
York who is fighting the bill to open
the metropolitan saloons on Sunday
afternoons and evenings, was discuss
ing recently certain phases of corrup
tion
81 declare" he said when I see some
of the deceit that exists about me can
almost sympathize with the jury in the
Jerome Ess case. You have heard of
the Jerome Ess case? No?
well, Jerome Ess, a Western man,
was noted for his mendacity. 1t was
impossible to believe him. impossible
to trust him. He got, finally, in the
tolls of the law, and at his trial he
pleaded guilty.
He did we'll to plead guilty, for the
case against him was strong and ir
refutable Nevertheless, the jury in its
verdict declared him innocent.
THE Judge was thunderstruck at
this.
Innoeent?' he said Innocent? But
the man himself pleads guilty.!
1--WE know it. your Honor, said the
foreman of the jury, but he's such a
liar that we can't believe him."
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-17
FABIOLA DAY
At EMERIVILLE
Race Track Earnings Will
Be Turned Into Treasury
of the Alameda Hospital
AN IMPORTANT MEETING
Lady Managers Fill Vacan-
cies and Transact Other
Business at Busy Session
Oakland Office San Francisco Call.
111S Broadway, April 16.

111S Broadway, April 16.
Preparations for Fabiola day at the
Emeryville race track. the considera-
ton of vacancies at the hospital and
the arrangements for fete 10 be CIV
en- on May day at the home of Mrs. f.
NJ. Smith made an unusually busy ses-
sion of the board of lady managers of
the Fabioia Hospital to-day. A re-
port was also received of the result OF
the recent whist tournament held for
the benefit of the hospital. which
showed that $500 had been netted
from this source
The first matter to receive the con-
sideration of the board was the resig-
nation of Mrs. Dow, the hospital ma
tron. The retiring housekeeper has
been in the service of Fabiola for fif-
teen years and though the directors
regret losing her they feel that she
has well earned the rest she is about
to take. With her resignation was re-
ceived the designations of Miss Os-
from, house secretary, and Miss Glib
son OF the supply department. The
designations were accepted and Mrs.
John Yule. the president, was author
lied to I'LL the vacancies. Miss Os-
trom's place was filled by the appoint
rnent of Miss Lucy Churchill, and that
OF Miss Gibson by Miss Beckett. A
number OF applications are on file for
the position vacated by Mrs. Dow and
these will be well considered before
the appointment is made.
Next Saturday will be Fabiola day
at the Emeryville race track, Presi-
dent Thomas Williams having noti-
fed the ladies that the proceeds on
that occasion will be turned over to
the hospital. Mrs. Yule announced
that the ladies will be delighted TO re-
ceive their friends at the clubhouse, as
in years gone by. Miss Sallie Long,
the youngest daughter of General
Long. will present loving cup to the
winner of the gentlemen's race on that
day.
AS the ladies discussed business
their fingers were busy weaving
straw" for the paper hats, which
they viii dispose of at the May day
fete at the residence of Mrs. F. NJ.
Smith. Their millinery wares will be
raffied and promise to be the rage.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-17
Marriage Licenses.

OAKLAND, April 1.-THE follow
ing marriage licenses were issued by
the County Clerk to-day: Howard
Black. 25. and Pauline @. Bowers, %,
both of San Francisco: John S. Evans,
21, and Mamie Wolfe, 20, both of Oak
land Rudolph Horst, over 81, and
Alice NJ. Wright, over Is. Oakland !;
William S. Lincoln, %, and May NJ.
Oliver, 25, both OF Oakland: Manuel
p. Escobar, 81, Livermore, and Ade-
laide T. da Silveira. 19. Point Reyes.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-17
Charges Criminal Libel

editor of the Fruitvale Progress, was
arrested late this afternoon on a
charge of criminal libel preferred
against him by William T. Grubb, a
trustee of the Fruitvale school dis
trict. The complaint was sworn to
before the District Attorney and a
warrant issued for Leidecker's arrest
10y Justice of the Peace Quinn. The
arrest is the result of the publication
of an item regarding a bill for print
ing
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-17
new OFFICERS
are ELECTED
Army and Navy Republican
League of California Holds
Its Annual Encampment
OAKLAND MAN HONORED
George w. Hoguet Chosen
Commander in Chief of
Prominent Organization
Oakland Office San Francisco Call,
441O r,rosdu-a Anrfl 1e

Oakland Office San Francisco Call.
IlIS Broadway, April le.
The seventeenth annual encampment
OF the Army and Navy League Of Cali
fornia was held this afternoon at Beck
er's Hall. 2nd after spirited contest
the following officers were elected:
Comma nder in chief, George W.
Hoguet OF Oakland: senior vice COM
mander. Allan Brant Of San Jose;
Junior vice commander, John Cook OF
Sacramento.
The principal contest was for the Of
fee Of commander in chief and was
between George w. Hoguet John lie
Blanc and Colonel ID. H. Bryant. The
vote Was as follows: Hoguet 80, La
Blanc "a and Bryant Is.
Marcus D. Hyde. the retiring COM
mancer in chief, presided. There was
no special business before the league.
The new commander in chief will
shortly appoint his staff.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-17
Fires shot at Chicken Thief.

OAKLAND, April 16.-Walter San
ford, who resides on the Redwood
road, near School street. reported to
the Sheriff's Office to-day that on last
Thursday night he shot at and wound
ed one OF three men that were rob-
bing his chicken COOP. Sanford says
that when he fired the man yelled and
dropped, but he does not think the
fellow was seriously injured, as there
was only small shot in the gun. The
man made his escape.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-17
Agree TO Separate

OAKLAND, April 16.-Unable to
tread the married path in peace John
Augsburger and his wife. Ethel. Of
Berkeley have agreed to separate. Ar
ticles signed by them were filed with
the County Recorder to-day The
wife is TO get all the furniture in the
house at 2410 Fulton street. Berkeley,
while he is to have all interest in the
California Sheet Metal Works at 537
Howard street, San Francisco.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-17
Distributes Merle Estate.

OAKLAND. April 16.-An order for
the final distribution of the o. Merle
estate was made to-day by Judge
Greene. The property is valued at
s750,000. The estate is divided be-
tween Mrs. Mary Merle. decedent's
widow, and. three children.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-17
FIERCE FIRE is RAGING
IN AN INDIANA HOSPITAL

Burning Building Is One of the
Largest in indianapolis and
Loss of Life Is Feared.
INDIANAPOLIS, April 16.-St. Vim
cents Hospital is burning fiercely and
it is thought there will be loss of life.
The hospital is the largest in the city.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-17
wife Asks Divorce.

OAKLAND. April 16.-Suit for di
vorce was begun to-day by Rosa v.
Dickerson against ]. M. Dickerson on
the ground of desertion- They have
been married several years, but for the
last year. she alleges. he has refused to
live with her.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-17
Reward of Trnthfulness.

Reward of Truthfulness.-E Employer
You are having a decided Irritation
with the girl who has charge of our
telephone wire?
Truthful Clerk with cold chills
running I'D and down his spine and
with visions of instant dismissaD-
Y-e-e-s, sir. but please. sir
ErHployer-Well. keep it up. She
will give more attention to our calls
If you do.-Tit- Bits
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-17
THE LOTTERY OF LOVE"
AT LIBERTY THEATER
Neill Company to Put on Augustin
DaIy's Celebrated Comedy at Oak
lands New PIavhouse

OAKLAND, April 16.-The Neiu
company is still carrying out a sue
cessful engagement at Ye Liberty
Theater and next week will present
The Lottery of Love-" said to be one
of Augustin Daly's best comedies.
This company is making friends with
the citizens of Oakland and its per-
formances are growing in popularity.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-17

II A. pays others TO pay YOU
wages. why not pay yourself?
PAYING INVESTMENTS are
the kind advertised i'm the BUSI-
NESS CHANCE COLUMNS
INVESTIGATE.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-17

Hothouse Strawberries brought $6 a
pound in London last month, and the
best asparagus was SIS bunch.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-17

The average annual contribution in
American Protestant churches is sl2
per capita
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-17

Church membership in China has
trebled during the last twelve years.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-17
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