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The Socorro chieftain., 1904-07-23
NATURAL ICE IN JULY.

To the Chieftain;
Magdalena, n. M. July 18, 1904.
The natural formation of ice
during July at any of the moderate
elevations of New Mexico we'll
exhibits the peculiar atmospheric
conditions now prevailing, and
also proves the extent of earth
radiation from treeless areas and
during clear summer nights here
there is perhaps 'sweltering"
weather in the East which will
not allow Of comfortable sleep.
Report comes from the sheep
ranch of Mr.. Frank Bartlett on
the San Augustine Plains, about
fifteen miles southwest from
Magdalena, that early in the
morning of three days, so far,
this month. c. the 9th, 7th and
14th-thin ice was found on the
surface of the water in the
troughs used by the sheep; the
ice having, of course, formed
during the night from the effects
of evaporation and further lower
ing of temperature following the
radiation of heat collected in the
day time.
The elevation of the Ranch is
only about 1000, feet above sea
level and as the water which is
still further heated throughout
the day by the hot summer sun,
its cooling to the point of ice
production on even a small scale,
in the middle of a hot summer, is
rather remarkable.
The Socorro chieftain., 1904-07-23
FieId-Cameron.

The home of Mr.. and and Mrs.
]. S. Mactavish at Magdalena
was the scene of a very pretty
wedding on July IA, when their
niece, Miss Annie Cameron, a
charming and accomplished Scotch
lassie who has made her home
with them for the past five years,
gave her heart and hand to Mr..
Foss Field, one of the efficient
clerks in the employ of the Becker
Blackwell Co. of that place, and
a brother of Mr.. N. A. Field of
Burley. The bride was attired in
travelling dress a combination
of white and champaign silk.
The happy couple were attended
by Miss Mary Blinn, daughter of
DR.. Charles Blinn of Kelly, and
Mr.. John Kane of Magdalena.
They left on the morning train
for a honey moon trip of some
weeks, after which they will be
at home to their many friends at
their cosy home in Magdalena,
prepared by Mr.. Field for his
bride last winter. They were
the recipients of many handsome
presents.
The Socorro chieftain., 1904-07-23
KANSAS CITY LIVE STOCK MARKET.
Special to the chieftainr

Special TO the Chiettain"
Kansas City, Mo, Wednesday.
July 20, 1904. Too many cattle
came in Monday and yesterday.
aud prices were sharply lower on
most kinds. The run dropped of
to-day and prices are better, and
in some cases, as good as close of
last week. Prices for killing
cattle are shakey, being regulated
by the ability of the packers to
handle the receipts. Outside
buyers for small slaughterers buy
quite a number of cattle, but the
main dependence must be put in
the packers. In their present
crippled condition they are able
to handle 5000 cattle per day.
Straight range grass steers, 1900
lbs. sold to-day at S5.15. against
$500 for the same steers Monday.
Best she stuff is selling all right,
but after it gets below medium
quality prices are from weak to
absolutely no demand. Packers
will not buy Gamers except at
ruinous prices, as they are not
operating canning departments
at all, only trying to fill orders
for fresh meat. Trashy cows are,
therefore, almost unstable. Fair
to good grass cows bring $2.2 to
$500. Veal calves sell well, at
54.00 to $3.50. A good many
stock and feeding cattle have
been included this week, and
country demand has not been
large enough to hold up prices.
Spectators have taken every
thing, but there is no snap,
although prices are not much
below a week ago. A big string
of Oregon stockers, 695, lbs. sell
to-day atS3. 20, and some feeders in
same shipment, 96S lbs, at So. 25.
Others sales of Western stockers
to-day were at $500 to $500.
Future prices depend a good deal
on the out come of the strike; if
there is a settlement soon, normal
conditions will be established at
once, but if not, it will take quite
a while to get things moving as
usual. Not enough sheep have
been coming to test the market,
and not many can be used,
Packers are paying very little
attention to the sheep business,
and are hard to sell to. Spring
lambs sold up to $5.85 to-day, and
two doubles of Nevada grass
sheep, 104 lbs, sold at S3.75.
J. A. RIcKART,
L. S. Correspondent.
The Socorro chieftain., 1904-07-23
Sooorro Drng and SuppIr Co.

Ask the readers of this paper who
are suffering with indigestion or
dyspepsia to call on them at once
aud get a bottle of Kodol Dys-
pepsia Cure. If you knew the
value of this remedy as we know
it, you would not suffer another
day. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure is a
thorough digestaut and tissue
building tonic as we'll. 1t is
endorsed personally by hundreds
of people whom it has cured OF
indigestion, dyspepsia, palpita-
tion of the heart and stomach
troubles generally, Kodol Dys-
pepsia Cure digests what you eat.
1t is pleasant, palatable and
strengthening.
The Socorro chieftain., 1904-07-23
LONG DROUTH BROKEN.
StOclSmen Feel Encouraged After Months
Of Depression Owing TO Fine Rains
In Western SOcOFrO County.
10 the Chieftain.

III NtAAtIM nNNNtlu NNMNAla
To the Chieftain:
Magdalena, N. NJ. July 21, 1904.
Following good showers here
on June 10th and 30th, and on
other dates at nearby points,
heavy rains occurred yesterday,
July goth, and with all the
characteristics of our best SUM
mer precipitations. At Magda-
lena three storms broke during
the day, covering extended areas
and flooding the ground with
torrents" of water, q. c. a total
of l so to 200 inches) and at all
visible, distant points-which
will comprise nearly the whole
of Socorro Couuty-similar rains
were seen to be in progress. The
benefit to the grazing interests
of the district can hardly be over
computed; tanks, arroyos, and
natural water holes being filled
and grass receiving added
stimulus which will provide
ample feed for present use and
will also give good start to the
growth necessary for next winter.
Conditions prevailing for forty
eight hours preceding the precip-
itation were most promising from
meteorological standpoint; high
barometer, slightly variable
with, but with decided
preponderance of both surface and
high air-currents from south
casterly directions, sensible in
crease of atmospheric moisture,
and persistent development of a
thick stratum of low-lieing,
threatening looking clouds of
cumulus character drifting up
from the southeast and overlaid
by other strata of light, higher
clouds. The wide extent of the
cloudiness showedit to be general
to most of central New Mexico,
doubtless shared in the abundant
precipitation.
Marked absence of electrical
manifestations during the show
ers, proved them to be of the bet
ter and more reliable type of New
Mexico's summer plateau storms;
and as the high barometer,
easterly surface winds, and
direction of the general cloud
drift (Which are among the most
significant indications of probable
precipitation through the sum-
mer months here) still continue,
all stock growers can be confident
that there is promise of further
encouraging conditions to pro-
mote stock growth and roundup
work.
With a continuance of the
present meteorological status in
the district, there is a most as
suring outlook for everything
connected with livestock and
agriculture during the next ten
years.
The Socorro chieftain., 1904-07-23

The New Mexico Midland rail-
way company have finished grad
iug between San Antonio and
Carthage and it is expected that
trains will be running over that
branch in about forty days.
John b. Terry returned from
Juarez, Mexico, Oh a visit to his
parents Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w. Ter
ry. He continued on to Water
Canon Wednesday where he will
rusticate for couple of weeks.
F. f. Smith, the we'll known
cattleman of Monticello. Socorro
county, is the happy father of
another bouncing boy. born some
two weeks ago in Denver, where
Mrs. Smith is visiting relatives.
FOR SALE.-A 12H X "a
Fraser & Chalmers throttling
engine, one hundred horse power,
good condition. Price, four hum
dred dollars f. o. b. cars Albuquer-
que. Apply WATER SUPPLY Com
PANY, Albuquerque, N. M.
p. A. Wickham, mine superin-
tendent for Smith, Durham &
Reid, and h. II. Reid, of that
firm, arrived from Los Angeles.
Cal, the first of this week and
left later for the mines out at the
Dolores camp. - chihuahua
Enterprise.
Sidney Bates, last years School
of Mines student has purchased,
and is now running a hotel in
Urbana, Ohio. From the dis.
cription given in an Urbana
paper sent to a friend in this
city, it is supposed to be one of
the finest hotels in the state of
Ohio.
Capt. T. J. Matthews aud wife
left Wednesday morning for a
vacation of two or three days,
which will be spent between San
Antonio and Carthage. The
Captain takes this outing in
order to look after the telephone
line now in course of erection
between the two named places.
The Mount Carmel institute
has just completed additions, also
painting, papering and repairing,
placing the institute in first-class
condition for the ensuing term.
They have also increased their
faculty and are now second to
none in this territory as an edu-
cational institute. They look for
large increase in scholarship
the coming term.
Thomas Dorsey, an old Socorrite,
but for the last FIVE years a
resident of FL Paso, was in the
city Tuesday on his way to Water
Canon where he goes to recuperate
and rest. Tom, as he was
familiarly called by his many
friends, was a resident of Socor-
ro for about twenty years and it
was by the few now left, that he
was given the hand of welcome.
Little Miss Josephine, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. J. f.. Smith,
celebrated the first anniversary
of her birth Thursday afternoon
by entertaining a number of baby
friends aud little folks, and some
of the mammas were there too.
and the way that delicious ice
cream and cake disappeared, the
writer doesn't think it was the
babies only, who enjoyed that
birthday party.
Leo Loeweusteiu, brother Of
M. Loeweusteiu of the iirm of
Price Bros & Co. of this city,
was in Socorro several days last
week. Mr.. Loewenstein has
disposed of his stock of merchan-
disc in San Marcial to Clark &
Co., and after some weeks spent
in collecting and settling up his
business in general, will leave
for Germany where he goes to
visit his aged pareutes.
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The pillthat will, will fill the hill

The pill that will, will fill the hill,
Without gripe.
To cleanse the liver, without a
quiver,
Take one at night.
De Wits Little Early Risers are
small, easy TO take, easy and
gentle in effect, yet they are so
certain in results that no one who
uses them is disappointed. For
quick relief from hiliousness. sick
headache, torpid liver, jauudice,
dizziness and all troubles arising
from an inactive, sluggish liver,
Early Risers are unequalled.
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Co.
The Socorro chieftain., 1904-07-23
OF HOME INTEREST.

III tne city ms week.
Furnished rooms at Winkler's.
Mrs. w. II. Lilies is i'll at her
home north of the city.
Fresh fruits in season at Wink
ler's.
Prof. E. A. Drake, ye editor,
is expected home next week.
Ice cream with crushed fruits
at Winkler's.
L. E. Kittrell aud M. X. Nc
MILAN are spending a few days
in FL Paso.
Mrs. Nathan Hall was in the
city Monday from her Water
Canon home.
H. M. Dougherty left Thurs
day morning for Los Angeles on
legal business.
1t in need of a good cheap
watch, call on +. l.. Smart, the
Manzanares avenue jeweler.
Will M. Gwisher returned from
Albuquerque, Santa Fe and other
territorial points this week.
Manuel Sanchez e. Son have
purchased the N. A. Field
merchandise business at Burley.
Miss Sadie Murphy, proprietress
of the Park House has been spend
ing the week in Water Canon.
Miss Effe Berry, Socorro's pop
ular assistant postmaster, re-
turned Wednesday from Water
Canon.
DR.. f. p. Blinu, formerly of
Socorro, was in the city Tuesday
shaking hands with his old
friends.
Miss Stella Kiehne returned
home from Water Canon Wedues-
day and reports having had an
enjoyable outing.
Miss Lena Reid spent Sunday
in San Antonio visiting her
parents. She was accompanied
by little Miss Iona Terry.
Parties going to Water Canon
should take their blankets and
winter clothes as it is quite cool
there since the rains set in.
J. f. Smith went out to Mag
dalena and Water Canon Monday
last. Joe says the mountain air
is building him up rapidly.
J. ]. Leeson is strengthening
the dam in front of his residence.
He is looking for high water to
follow our long continued drouth.
A. D. Coon's poultry house has
been suffering from depredations
by Coyotes for the past two weeks,
having lost fourteen of his best
hens.
Sam'l n. Oedrick was in from
his Cerro Boluda mine several
days this week and was guest
of the Palace Hotel.-Chihuahua
Enterprise.
e. w. Eaton returned from
Kelly Tuesday where he went
to look after his extesive mining
business. He reports that camp
prospering.
w. A. Lane will leave Tuesday
morning for visit of a month
to his old home al Chatham,
Ont. He will also take in the
Worlds Fair.
Judge w. H. Pope, OF the fifth
judicial district, left Santa Fe
Thursday for his old home in
Atlanta, Ga, where he will visit
relatives for several weeks.
Miss Cecil Alexander is at
present in st. Louis attending
the Worlds Fair, where she holds
the responsible position of
Spanish Interpreter in the New
Mexico building.
Little Miss Clara Bursum, who
has been visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
w. E. Martin for several weeks,
returned to her home in Santa
Fe Thursday. Mr.. Martin ac.
companied her home.
The New Mexican Says: A
letter addressed to Miss Stella
Kiehene, 2,348 Broadway, Water
Canon, New Mexico, is held be.
cause there is no postofiice oI
that name In the territory.
Francis c. Lincoln and wife
expect to leave Monday morning
for Sonora, Mexico, where he gce:
to accept the position ofassistaut
superintendent Of the Ruby Gold
and Copper Co. His postofiice
address will be Ortiz, Sonora,
I Mawirc
The Socorro chieftain., 1904-07-23

An assortment of fancy station
cry at The Chiettain office,
The Socorro chieftain., 1904-07-23

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The Saint Paul globe., 1904-06-17
TOUGH TROOPS COME
Europeans at Tangier Get Du-
blous Protection

TANGIER, Morocco, June 16.-About
400 Moorish troops of the worst type
were landed here today. They were
sent by the sultan for the protection of
Europeans. These troops had an ex-
ceedingly bad reputation at Casa
Blanca, wnence they came to Tangier.
The residents of this city are uneasy,
as the troops have no discipline what
ever and endanger life and property.
Their arrival is exceedingly danger
Gus to Messrs. Perdicaris and yarley
Raisuli is almost certain to consider
this treachery on the part of the sui
tan and cease the negotiations, which
up to the present appear favorable.
The British and American authorities
were entirely ignorant of this move
until the troops landed and strongly
protested to Mohammed FL Torres, the
representative of the sultan. The COM
mander of the troops brings letters an
noUncing that more soldiers will prob
ably arrive here soon.
Raisuli demands as a further con-
dition for the release of his captives
that he be consulted about the gov
ernorship of other tribes in Northern
Morocco. This has been granted al
ready.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-06-17
FIGHT FOR DIAMONDS
IN COURT TODAY
Merchant and Government
Claim Ownership of Ninety
Nine Stones

The celebrated case of the United
States VS.. Nine-nine Diamonds is
/ due, to come before the United States
district court this afternoon, when
Judge Lochren and a jury will wrestle
with the question whether or not the
entering of diamonds as an owner,
when the consignee was in reality the
agent of the owner, is sufficient ground
for the government seizing the goods
as contraband.
While the title of the case is the
United States VS.. Ninety-nine Dia-
mends, Henry Bockstruck, an East
Seventh street diamond merchant is
the intervener and claims the diamonds
now in the custody of the collector of
customs as his property.
The diamonds, ninety-nine in num-
Der, were entered at the ST. Paul port
May 4, 1903, and when it appeared
that their appraised value exceeded
their entered value at New York, as
declared by the party making entry to
the United Ststes, Bockstruck, under
direction of the New York firm of
Fink, Bodenheimer & Co., diamond
importers, filed a protest and appealed
to the board of general appraisers from
the increase made by the collector of
the port of st. Paul. General Appraiser
Sheretts, of New York, came to ST.
Paul and made new appraisement of
the diamonds, and Bockstruck was
sworn as a witness. In his testimony
Bockstruck swore that the goods were
imported in his name, and that he had
the privilege of their purchase, and if
q 10 ho n1oc Il
return them to the New York firm.
Collector Seized Gems
When the testimony developed, on
the order of the secretary of the treas
ury, the collector seized the consign-
ment of stones on the theory that
Bockstruck had entered them as their
owner when in fact he was simply the
consignee. The law requires the man
who enters diamonds to state whether
he is the owner, agent or consignee,
and the government contends that the
st. Paul merchant has put himself
without the pale Of the laws protec-
tion in this case.
The consignment of diamonds is
roughly valued at $4,000, and if the
court finds that title to the stones is
in the government they will be for
feited and sold. The contention of the
St. Paul man is that. he had a right
to import the stones in the way he did.
Albert H. Washburn, special coun-
sci of the United States treasury de-
partment, New York, is in the city to
assist District Attorney C. c. Haupt in
the trial of the case for the govern
ment and e c. Stringer viii he as
sisted by w. Wickham, of New York,
an expert attorney in customs cases.
It is probable that the case will be
reached this afternoon upon the con-
clusion of the case of Cook Bros. VS..
Foley Bros. and others, which has been
on trial before Judge Lochren and a
jury for more than week in the fed
eral court.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-06-17
THE NEWS INDExED

PAGE
Northern Pacific Train Held Up
Russians Defeated at TeIissu
Big Lawsuit Over Diamonds
Steamer Slocum Horror
Republican Committee Settles con+aet.
PAGE il
St. Paul College Of Law Alumni Ben.
quet
Albert Haas, Grocer Who sw;rdIad
Said to Have Been Located
PAGE III
News of the Northwest
News of the Railroads
Minneapolis Matters
PAGE Nv
Editorial Comment
Deplorable Conditions in South Africa
PAGE v
In the Sporting World
PAGE vi.
OF Interest to Women
PAGE VII
Governor General of Finland Assassi-
mated
PAGE Viii
Popular Wants
PAGE TX
Financial and Commercial
PAGE x
Bookbinders' Committee to Report on
Miller Case
Frank Eppel Commits Suicide
Minnesota Republican Delegation Plans
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-06-17
LOSE THEIR HEADS FOR
OPPOSING M'LEAN
Members Of Iowa University Faculty
Removed and President Exonerated

IOWA CITY, Iowa, June 16.-The
designations of A. HI. Sims, professor of
engineering, and A. l.. Andrews, pro-
fessor Of chemistry. were asked for
today by the board of regents of Iowa
university.
This action was the elimination of
the boards investigation of the charges
recently made against President Nc
Lean. The. latter was exonerated.
Sims and Andrews were alleged to
have been active in the campaign
against Mclean.
The board of regents declared they
found no sufficient cause for any
change in the presidency. The resolu-
tions adopted charge Sims and An
drews with conspiracy against Nc
Lean to cause the alumni Institution
to demand his resignation. Twenty
members of the, faculty were called
into executive council and all but one
made statements against Mclean.
Sims and Andrews were given no OPP
portunity to defend themselves against
the charges. their dismissal being per-
emptory.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-06-17
ALTURA IS BURNED
Business Part of Wlnona
County Town Destroyed d
Special to The Globe

Special to The Globe
WINONA, Mimi, June 16.-Fire to-
night almost entirely destroyed the
business portion of the little village of
Altura, twelve miles from Winona, on
the Chicago Great Western road. The
flames started about o'clock and at
midnight they are still burning fiercely.
but 1T Is believed that the greatest dan
ger has passed. The fire originated
among some oil and waste in the ma
chine shed of E. r. Simon This shed
was burned together with Simons' large
hardware store. S. E. Cadwelrs gen.
eral merchandise store was the next to
burn and thence the flames went to
the w. w. Cargin company's elevator,
which was burned.
The Great Western depot and wind
mill and water tank were DESTROYED.
together with several carloads of coal
and lumber, which were on a side
track. Small dwellings and sheds in
the vicinity of the elevator were de-
stroyed. The Altura creamery, a stone
structure, was saved by hard work by
the citizens. The town has no fire sys-
tenn except large we'll, and the water
supply gave out. A bucket brigade was
formed and the work was effective on
the outer edge of the fire.
The loss will be very heavy, but is
well. covered by insurance The stock
of goods in the stores were almost a.
total loss and a large quantity of
wheat and seed grain was burned in
the elevator. 1t is believed that no
lives were lost, although there were
several narrow escapes. The families
living over the stores which were burn
ed barely got out of the buildings, and
their furniture was all lost.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-06-17
MANY REPORTED
DEAD ARE ALIVE
Victims of Steamer SIocum
Disaster May Not Largely
Exceed 700

NEW YORK, June, With un-
ceasing force search is goinggen for the
bodies of those who perished yesterday
on the steamer General Slocum. What
the list of the victims will total one
scarcely dare venture a guess.
Police and health department off,
cials have placed the number as high
as 1000 and more, but tonight it would
seem that the maximum fatality will
not largely exceed 200. All day anxious
searchers kept up their vigilance and at
dusk there had been recovered $50
bodies, mostly women and children.
Up to dusk 499 bodies had been pass
ed through the morgue, and of these
more than 800 had been Identified.
Down by the river, where the boats un-
loaded their dead, thousands gathered
throughout the day.
Up the sound, where the hulk of the
General Slocum lies submerged show
ing only charred paddle box, scores of
small craft aided tugs in graphing for
the victims.
Work Of Divers
Divers went down time and again,
and when their work ended. for the day
declared there were no more bodies in
the wreck. Scores OF times divers re-
appeared after plunge with the body
of woman or of child Two OF them
on one occasion had in their arms two
&ttle girls, sisters, clasped in each 9TH
er's embrace and their mother whose
dead hand tightly clutched the skirt of
one of the children.
At this point the water is deep and
the currents are swift, and beyond a
doubt many have been borne along
with the tides to be given up on a later
day at some distant point
There are places where the living
may have landed and it, is believed
that many that are now reported miss
ing are safe. Tonight a surprising
number of persons said to be missing
reported that they had been saved,
thus cutting down the probable NOR
tality list.
Many persons were injured in the
panic which followed the breaking out
Of flames on the General Slocum, and
at least 200 persons were taken to hos
pitals Not death has occurred so
Tar among these and many Of them
have been discharged.
Although many bodies taken to the
morgue were mutilated and the cloth
ing almost burned off, vaIuables have
been taken from them and are in the
keeping OF city officials to the extent
of 100000 or mores III Muchs jewerly,
according to the police, has been lost,
but it may have been destroyed in the
fire or lost, rather than have been
stolen by ghouls.
The cOroner's Investigation will. be-
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