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The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1904-04-12

THE RECORD IS THE OFFICIAL
PAPER OF THE COUNTY OF
cHAvEs AND THE CITY OF
ROSWELL.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1904-04-12

and scrupulous integrity and has in
all things acquitted himself in a man
ner highly creditable to himself and
satisfactory to his employers. If Sc.
lected as treasurer and collector OF
this count the tax payers can and
will feel assured that the Office will
be intelligently conducted and the
public funds faithfully accounted for.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1904-04-12

Daily, Six Months ............ 800
Daily, One Year ............ 500
DAILY Except Sunday.)
Member Associated Press.
THE RECORD IS THE OFFICIAL
PAPER OF THE COUNTY OF
cHAvEs AND THE CITY OF
ROSWELL.
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
hereby announce myself as a
candidate for the nomination of Su-
perintendent of Public Schools of
Chaves county. subject to the decis-
ion of the Democratic voters of said
county.
B. L. JOHNSON.
The undersigned hereby announc-
es himself as a candidate for the Of
fee Of superintendent Of schools of
Chaves county, New Mexico, subject
to the decision Of the Democratic
party.
L. w. MARTIN.
/ hereby announce myself as a
candidate for the nomination to the
Office of sheriff. subject TO the decis-
ion Of the Democratic voters at the
coming primaries.
TOBE ODEM.
hereby myself a can
didate for sheriff of Chaves county,
subject to the Democratic primaries.
E. H. SKIPWITH.
We are requested ana authorized
to announce F. P. (Neighbor) Gayle
as a candidate for reelection to the
Office Of Probate Clerk and ex-off1cio
Recorder, subject to the action of the
Democratic primaries.
hereby myself a candi-
date for reelection to the Office of
Assessor of Chaves county, subject
to the action Of the Democratic pri-
maries.
JOHN C. PECK.
We are authorized to announce
J. A. Gilmore as a candidate for cleo
ton to the Office of Treasurer and
ex-oficio Collector of Chaves county,
subject to the will Of the Democratic
primary election.
/ hereby myself a candi.
date for reelection to the Office of
County Surveyor, subject to the &C
ton of the Democratic primaries.
". R. KENNEY.
l hereby myself as a can
didate for the Office of Treasurer and
ex-of1cio Collector of Chaves County
subject to the will of the Democracy
as expressed at the primary election.
SMITH LEA.
I hereby myself a candi-
date for reelection to the Office of
Commissioner of Chaves county from
Commissioner District No. 1, subject
to the action of the Democratic pri-
maries.
T. d. WHITE.
hereby announce myself as a can
didate for reelection to the Office of
Probate Judge of Chaves county, sub
ject to the action Of the Democratic
primaries.
]. T. EVANS
I hereby myself as a can
didate for reelection to the Office OF
County Commissioner for District
No. 8 Of Chaves county, subject to
the viii of q majority of the Demo
Gratis as expressed at the primary
election
A. NJ. ROBERTSON.
Attorney General Knox has SO far
made no effort to invoke the criminal
phase OF the law against the defend
ants in the Northern Securities cases.
~ |
Southeastern New Mexico is at
tracing more attention and NOR peo
pie now than at any time in her past
history. We can stand the scrutiny
~ All comers and Incidentally wei
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1904-04-12
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Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-04-21

from all indications the first half OF
he charge had been rammed home
and the second section was being
ahmed home, when gases from the
shots previously fired, or portions of
he cloth cover, ignited the powder,
The breech was open and dull
'hud gave notice of something UNI
Usual. No loud report was made, but
lanes were seen to leap from every
portion of the turret. A few seconds
alter another explosion, somewhat
more fierce, occurred. This was in
he handling room below, where 1,600
pounds of powder, or four charges
ready to be hoisted above, had ignit-
ed. Fire quarters were sounded and
in less than five seconds after the
(irSt explosion two streams of water
were being played in the rooms, and
when volunteers were called for ev
cry man of the ship responded.
Captain Cowles gave his commands
and but for his presence of mind and
that of the officers of the ship the
Missouri would have gone down. The
ocNblu tNpluSlOu OCtulTeu near one
i. the magazines and so hot was the
IRE that the brass work of the maya
| zines was melted.
Three minutes after the explosion
al the dead had been brought on deck
and the surgeons from the Missouri
Texas and Brooklyn were attending
! to those not dead.
The twenty-five men of the turret
we're found lying in a heap. They
had started from the exit when the
first explosion occurred and had just
reached there when the more terrible
explosion in the handling room oc
| cured, which burned Gld strangieC
| them to death Lieutenant Davidson
the officer in charge of the turret, evi
IDENTIFY had given some command tC
the men, as he was on top of the
heap of men.
The accident is the most seriou.
that has occurred in the America,
navy since I Q blowing up Of the
Maine in Havana narbor in 1898.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-04-21
Cotton Crop of India.

WASHINGTON.-The government
of India has issued its final general
memorandum on the cotton crop of
British India, for 1903 and 1904, show
ing that the area under cotton of H.,
67O,599 acres, is over 100000 acres
larger than the corrected area of last
year, which was then the highest re-
turned. The official figures of the es-
timated yield is 2,S74S93 bales. The
estimate total yield for this season
Excluding the returns from Assam
and Mysore, which did not report last
year, is approximately the same as
for the last season
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-04-21
FUND FOR HEROES
FIVE MILLION DOLLARS FOR
THOSE SAVING LIVES.
1T is CREATED BY CARNEGIE
His Great Endowment Will Be Known
as the Hero Fund-Trust Placed in
the Hands of Commission Of Prom
inent Men.

PITTSBURGH was made known
here Friday that Andrew Carnegie has
created a fund of S5000,000 for ue
benefit of the dependents of those
losing their lives in heroic efforts to
save their fellow men or for the vic
tins themselves 81, injured totally
Provision is made for medals to be
gwen in commemoration of heroic
acts. The endowment is to be known
as The Hero Fund" and consists of
5000 600 of first collateral per cent
bonds o. the United States Steel cor
porat,on.
The trust is placed in the hands of
a commission composed of the follow
ing gentlemen: w. l.. Abbott, Edwin
II. Andrews, W. w. Blackburn, Ed
ward M. Bigelow, Joseph Burlington,
w. e. Frein Il. Jackson, Thomas
Lynch. Charles c. Mellor, n. Miller
Thomas Morrison, Frederick p. Per
kins, Robert Pitcairn, II. Kirk Porter.
James F. Reed, W. L. Scaife, William
Scott, w. H. Stevenson, E. M. Wilmot-
secretary.
lt hNAu l1b ~ 81 hANNN
ing here Friday and made known the
project. 1t is learned that the scheme
was concelve1 by Mr.. Carnegie i'm
mediately after the Harwick mine dis
aster, when he summoned to New
York Mr.. Taylor, chairman, and Mr..
Wilmot, manager, to discuss with
them plans for the relief of the suffer
ers from this catastrophe.
On this occasion Mr.. Carnegie an
nounced to Messrs. Taylor and Will
mot his intention to endow fund for
heroes, outlining his plans, and asked
that they consider the project and
write him regarding it, making such
suggestions and giving such ideas as
might occur to them. This they did,
and on March 10, just before his de
parture for Europe, Mr.. Carnegie for
warded a letter to Mr. Taylor an
| nOuncing the plan and stating that
the certificate for the bonds had been
| placed in his hands.
Mir Carnegie warns the commission
against the danger of interference OF
conflict with the pension funds for
municipal employees that exists in
many cities and urges it to act in halr
mony with such funds. This, as is the
case with all the details of the funds
administration, is left to the commits
! sion.
The claims upon the fund for some
years cannot exhaust it, After some
years pensioners will become numer
Gus. Should the commission find, al
| lowing literally for this, ,that sur
plus will remain, it has power tC
make grants in case of accidents
| preferably where a hero has appear
ed to those injured.
The field embraced by the fund is
the United States and Canada and the
waters thereof
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-04-21
THAT FATAL MINE
FoRTY.FIVE OFFICERS AND MEN
Persisted.
THE FIGHT Off PORT ARTHUR
Rear Admiral Uriu Announces the
Great Japanese Victory-Says that
in the Engagement tss Islanders
Sustained No Losses.

ST. Observation-Disclosures Off
GERS and men persisted on board the
torpedo boat destroyer Bezstrashni,
whose destruction by the Japanese
has been announced.
TOKIO-A brief report from Rear
Admiral Uriu of Wednesday, Tight
irg off Port Arthur reach the navy
department Thursday afternoon 1t
says Vice Admiral Togo's fleet at
tackled Port Arthur in the morning
and succeeded in sinking battleship
of the Petropavlovsk class and one
torpedo boat destroyer. The Japa-
nese sustained no losses. One Japa-
ncse was wounded.
A detailed report of the engage
ment is expected hourly.
The first intimation Of the result
of Vice Admiral Togo's seventh at
tack off Port Arthur reached Toxic
at o'clock Thursday morning. 1t
was received with intense satisfac.
ton, particularly the reported de-
struction of the battleship Petropav
lovsk. There was note of regret,
however, upon the reported death OF
Admiral Makaroff for the Russian
admiral commanded the respect OF
his opponents and the Japanese adj
mired the manner in which he had
rehabilitated the fleet after the first
attacks upon Port Arthur, and the
splendid fight he was making against
odds. The navy department expects
adviccs from Vice Admiral Togo by
night 1t is known that he left in
the vicinity of Port Arthur Thursday
to return to an unknown base, and
it is CXI ected that he will reach tele-
graphic communication by night.
WASHINGTON - The Japanese
minister has received a dispatch from
his government embodying an official
report from Admiral Uriu, regarding
the engagement off Port Arthur, as
| follows:
According to the report of the tor
pedo destroyer flotilla No 3, our
feet approached Port A thur on the
18th of April and sunk one battleshlp
of the enemy of the Petropaylovsk
| type ana one lOIpSuO DOdI bSoIIOESi
No damage TO our fleet. No report
yet from Admiral Togo
ST REPRESENTATIVE Admiral
Stark, formerly in command of the
Russian feet at Port Arthur, in an
interview is quoted as saying:
In my opinion the Petropavlovsk
struck one of the contact mines laiG
off Cape Lao Shan, but which haG
been torn from its moorings by the
terrible storms prevailing last week
and which orifted under the stress OF
the south gales into the rOadstead
1t could not have been mine laid
near the entrance of the harbOr, be
cause the latter are not contact
mines, put are fired by an electric
wire from the shore"
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-04-21
REPORT ON DIETRICH.
Committee gives Nebraska Senator a
Clean Bill on All Charges.

Committee gives Nebraska Senator a
Clean Bill on All Charges.
WASHlNGTON-Senator Dietrich
of Nebraska has been declared by
special committee of congress to be
not guilty of any violation of the stat
utes of the United States or of any
corrupt or unworthy conduct relating
either to the appointment of Jacob
Fisher as postmaster at Hastings,
Neb.. or for the leasing of the build
ing in that city to the United States
for postofIice. The committee which
investigated the charges against Sen
ator Dietrich was composed of Sena-
tors Hoar, Platt of Connecticut, Spoon
er, Cockrell and Pettus. Three mem
bers of the committee are republicans
and two are democrats.
The report is unanimous. The re
port reviews the testimony at length
and the conclusion is reached that the
charges cannot be sustained.
The committee. with reference to
the lease of the building at Hastings,
finds that it was effected while Nh.
Dietrich was governor and before he
became senator, that it extended for
ten years and that the law governing
in such matters was not violated.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-04-21
CHINESE TROUBLE.
Complication with the United States
Have Arisen.

Complication with the United States
Have Arisen.
ST. LOUISA special to the Re-
public from Washington, D. c., says
that diplomatic complications in the
relations between China and the Uni.
ted states have arisen, according to
information derived from sources
closely identified with diplomatic cir
cles. because Of the harsh manner in
which the Chinese exclusion laws are
operating against Cinnamon OF conse.
qucncc who have business in this
country at the st. Louis Worlds fair.
Sir Chen Tung LANG Chcng, the Chi
nese minister, has filed formal pro.
tests in the matter.
The situation is considered deli
cate. not to say serious, because of
the war in the far east, which en-
barrassed all the diplomacy of the
Orient, and because of the added fact
that the whole Chinese exclusion ques-
ton is to come mp for another sclu-
ton. since the period covered by the
existing treaty will soon expire. At
the presen time the passive friend
ship of China Is of Importance in Asia,
that American interests may not suf-
fer there.
The incidents cited by the protests
are said to refer to two parties of
prominent Cinnamon bound for the
Worlds fair who though armed with
certificates from their government
and with papers endorsed by the
American consul general at Shanghai,
were detained at San Francisco.
1t is asserted that they were sub
jected to indignities which have been
the cause of their bitter resentment.
IN regard to the protest Chang You
Tong, secretary of the Chinese
Worlds fair commissions, said Monday
night:
My countrymen were subjected to
humiliating treatment in San Fran
cisco, where they were held for two
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-04-21
To Leave It to the President.

WASHINGTON.-The house com
mittee on naval affairs on Tuesday
authorized a favorable report on the
Lacey BILL permitting the president,
in his discretion, to appoint as mid
shipmen in the navy former Cadets J.
II. LELAND, e. W. Chaffee and ]. d.
Little, who were dismissed from An
napolis last year for hazng The
cadets, if appointed, will go to sea
with their class as the lowest in rank.
Their class finished at the academy in
February last.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-04-21

days despite the fact that they had
sufficient money with them to justify
statements that they were reputable
citizens of China and not paupers.
They also had signed letters from
the American consul at Picking, stat
ing their financial and social stand.
ing in China, but they were forced to
furnish bond in the sum of $500 in
gold each before the customs officials
would release them. In st. Louis
they We're subjected to a Most rigor-
Gus inspection by customs officials,
but the treatment accorded them at
the Worlds fair was courteous"
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-04-21
Try to End Grain Rate War.

NEW YORK-A meeting of rail
road presidents will be held in this
city in few days for the purpose
of bringing to an end, if possible
the grain rate war between the east
ern trunk mes. Up to date this war
has done little damage, as the roads
have been carrying only nominal
amount of grain. Now that lake nav.
igation is about to open, large quaint.
ties will begin to move 1t is said
that 100000 tons of grain are wait
ing to be shipped from the west to
the Atlantic seaboard.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-04-21
Afflicted with Trachoma.

WASh4NGTON-There was landed
at Tacoma, Wash, recently fifty Fill
pinos who werc brought to the United
States under contract to take part n
the Philippine island exhibit at the st.
Louis exposition. Thirty.nine of The
NUMBER were afflicted with trachoma,
a disease of the eye. Under a ruling
by the attorney general natives Of
the Philippine islands and Porto Rico
are not aliens within The meaning Of
the immigration act and they had to
be admitted Congress will be asked
to meet such cases arising hereafter
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-04-21
IRRIGATION IN NEW MEXICO.
Average Cost of System Per irrigated
Acre, $16.87.

WASHINGTON.-The census bu-
reau, in preliminary report on irriga-
ton in New Mexico in 1902, shows
254,945 acres irrigated from all
sources. The number of farms repre-
scented was 1926 and the average cost
per irrigated acre s16.87 The 1,246
irrigated systems cost, initially, for
main canals and bitches and the nee
essary head gates, reservoirs, dams,
pumping plants, etc, $43O1, 915. The
entire length of main canals and
bitches was 2,S4C miles, an average
length per system of over two miles
Since 1899 the irrigated area has
increased 51,O52 acres, or 25 per cent,
while the increase for the decade
1SS999 was over 122 per cent.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-04-21
New York Bank Goes Down.

NEW YORK-The federal bank,
state institution in this city was
closed and officials of the state bank
ing department are in charge, David
Rothschild was president of the insti-
tuition until a few weeks ago. when
reports having come into circulation
that the bank was connected with the
Globe Securities company, which
loaned money on salaries, he resigned
and was succeeded by William
Woods, who, with Doolittle, had Sc
cured control of the bank, The
banks capital is $250,000.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-04-21
CRUSHING BLOW TO RUSSIA,
One of Her Ships Exploded and Seven
Hundred Men Perish.

ST. PETERSBURG-Wh going
out to meet the Japanese fleet off Port
Arthur, the Petropavlovsk struck
mine in the outer roadstead. heeled
over turned turtle and sank.
Practical the whole of her crew
was lost, including Vice Admiral Max
aroff.
Only four officers were saved, among
them being the Grand Duke Cyril,
who was first officer of the ship.
The Petropavlovsk was flying the
flag of Vice Admiral Makaroff.
Another account says twenty men
escaped from the disaster TO the Pc
tropavloVsk
Grand Duke Cyril was only saved
from death by miracle. His broth
err, Grand Duke Boris, witnessed The
catas trophe through a marine glass.
1t is estimated that from COO TO
700 men persisted when the Petropav
lovsll sank.
Reports are very conflicting as 70
Makaroff's death and as to whether
the catastrophe was the result of a
fight with the enemy or due to the
Petropavlovsk striking a mine in the
harbOr.
Some of the rumors declare that
Makaroff was on board the PetrOpav-
lovsk and others say he was not on
board.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-04-21
DUTY ON COAL MUST REMAIN.
This is What Austen Chamberlain
Tells Anxious Petitioners

LONDON-The combined efforts of
the coal owners exporters, ship own.
ers and miners have failed to induce
Austen Chamberlain, the chancellor
of the eXchequer, to repeal the coal
duty, A deputation representing all
the above interests laid the case be-
fore the chancellor Tuesday and
pleaded that the duty was disastrous
to every industry connected with the
coal trade and enabled their German
and other rivals to displace British
coal Mr.. Chamberlain in reply
lenSthily compared the arguments of
the petitioners with the facts in his
possession, and said there was no
reason for the abolition of the duty.
He said that the fact that the OK
ports for the last year were the larg-
est on record disproved the gloomy
forebodings of the deputation.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-04-21
Pension Deficiency Of $3.50, 900,

WASHINGTON, d. C.-Commis-
sioner Ware of the pension bureau
vas before the subcommittee of the
appropriations committee, which is
preparing the general deficiency APP
propriation bill asking for $500 600
o meet the amount required for pen
'ions under order rs, the age pension
)rder The amount was to cover the
expenditures up to July l, this year.
The amount has been included in the
lill, but the democrats have given
notice OF a minority report and a con
est over this item.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-04-21
Won't Open Sunday AGAIN.

ST, LOUIS, Sunday was the
last Sunday at the Worlds fair
grounds, as on April 10 the grounds
will be closed to all visitors until
the fair opens formally and there.
after will be closed on Sunday More
than 25.00O persons took advantage Of
the fair weather and visited the
grounds Sunday. The private car OF
e. H. Hartman OF the Southern Pa.
T nc road was switched into the fair
grounds and remained all night, being
occupied by President Hartman and
L.S party.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-04-21
DIETRICH REPORT is READY.
Will Not Be Made Pumlic Until Return
of Senator Pettus From Alabama.

OF senator PettuS FROM alabama,
WASHINGTON.--It is expected that
the report in the Dietrich case will be
made public upon the return of Sena-
tor Pettus, who has gone to Alabama,
but who is expected back on Thurs
day, The report, written by Senator
Plat, was filed with Chairman Hoar
In view of the absence of Senator
Pettus, who may decide to make some
alterations in the yerbiage of the re-
port as prepared by Senator Plat, it
was thought best by the chairman to
withhold any intimation of the nature
of the report until the full commit
tee had passed upon ii. 1t is thought
however, that just as soon as Senator
Pettus returns the action of the com
mittee will be made public. So far
as can be ascertained there is no rea-
son to doubt that Senator Dietrich will
be absolved from the charges made
against him.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-04-21
Rumor of Battle on Land.

LONDON-The st. Petersburg cor
respondent of the Standard sends a
rumor to the effect that Vice Admiral
Togo's feet escorted a Japanese land
ing of troops to the westward of the
Yalu river. When 10000 men had
been landed the Russian troops, which
we're lying concealed, suddenly attack.
cd them, driving them back to the
ships with heavy losses in men and
guns.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-04-21
BRAVERY is TO BE REWARDED.
Proctor Bill to Be Reported Upon Fa-
VoTably,

Proctor Bill to Be Reported Upon Fa-
Vorably.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Proctor
today introduced bill, which will be
fayorably reported by the committee
on military affairs, to authorize the
president to reward distinguished or
especially meritorious service render
ed by certain officers of the active list
of the army. The bill provides for
the creation of distinguished service
list, to include five colonies. six lieu
tenant-colonels, eighteen majors, ton
captains and five first lieutenants.
Appointments to the distinguished
service list are to be made on the spe-
cific recommendation of a board, as,
near permanent as may be, of five
general officers OF the active list of
the army.