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The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-02-16
THURSDAY, FEB16, 1905
Too Much Cotton.

Tie shortage in last years cotton
crop, accompanied by abnormally
high prices, haslproduced it, natural
result Of a record breaking crop this
year, followed by an industrial crisis
in the South. Notwithstanding the
efforts of the boil weeyil to restrict
production, the census reports of
cotton ginned indicate a total output
of not less than 100000 and pos
sibly 13,5O0,O00 bales. That is al
most enough to supply the entire
needs of the world, and it exceeds
b. about two million bales the sup
ply of the former high-record crop
of 1899, in which year cotton sold
below 81 centsa pound in New York.
The publication of the last ginning
report drove the price of spot cotton
down to Z cents, and the January
option to 81 cents. A 100000
bale crop at 81 cents pound would
bring $4a2,Soo,ooo. A 100000
bale. crop at15 cents would bring
$3.50, 100000. A farmer raising
half . bale to, the acre on 16O acres
of lsnd would get $2,6ooat 81 cents
a pound. If he sacrificed quarter
of his crop and sold the rest at Is
cents, he would get $4,000. Such
considerations might be expected to
lead the planters to listen hospita-
bly, to suggestions that they put
part of their supply into the hands
of trustees to be held for higher
prices, but some of them have gone
beyond that to the point of accept
ing the crazy and criminal propo-
siticn to turn large crop into
small one by burning the surplus.
A certain amount of cotton was thus
sumlnsrily "lynched" at Fort Gaines,
Georgia, on December 81 and similar
incidents were said to have occurred
at other points; but the early reports
were preposterously exaggerated.
There was deep feeling throughout
the South, however, that something
ought to be done to prevent the fall
of prices below the cost of production
and schemes for limiting the acre
age of the next crop are now under
active discussion. There is an idea,
too, that the truth about large crops
ought not be permitted to leak oat,
and attempts, properly rebuked by
the Director of the Census have
been made to secure concerted re-
fusal on the part of ginners to fun
nish the reports required by Law.
In the meantime, while our grow
ers are trying to keep down their
production, their foreign competitors
are energetically working to take
their place in the worlds market.
The British Empire Cotton Growing
has received royal
charter. The work is going on IA
vorably in Egypt. in the Soudan,
and in the British dominions on both
sides Of Africa. In Australia, cotton
of the finest quality has been grown |
on trees which merely require little
every year. Experiments
are under way in FIJI. France isl
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1905-01-07
Bio Live Stock Convention.

Denver, Colo, Jan. 7.-Unless pres
ent indications are misleading the
convention here next week % the Ma
tional Live Stock Association will be
the greatest gathering of stock rails
ers ever held in this country. No for
NAL program has been prepared for
the convention, but the list of sub
jects prepared for discussion together
with the number of prominent pers-
ons who have signified their inten-
ton to be present assures the most
notable convention in the history of
the association.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1905-01-07
DolNes OF ROSWELL
COMMERCIAL CLUB.

The committee of the Roswell Com
mercial Club selected to appoint com
mittees. announces 1.-THE following: \
L. K McGaffey, H. F. Barnett and
Hon. Jerry Simpsok have been selec-
ted to decide on suitable site for
the Fraternal Sanftaritm. to get data
and other infor)h )hatioh h together 20
present to the fomm tttee from st.
Louis VITO will be here some time
The Board Of Directors on the Com
mercial Club have selected Messrs.
Richardson. Eahoon. Jaffa, Morrow,
and w. G. Hamilton to get in touch
with the officials of the proposed
railroad from Torrance to Roswell
and to ascertain their requirements
and demands. so that we may have
things shaped up by the time they
are ready.
w. C. Reid, John w. Poe, H. J. sHa-
german and w NJ. Reed have been
selected by the committee to take
up the proposition of regulating the
flow of artesian wells and to prepare
a bill to be presented to the iegisla-
ture which meets the middle of this
month, the bill to embody require
ments which are greatly needed here
in the Pecos Valley. One of the re-
Quirements is that all wells should
be capped, with valve as a precau-
ton. This will tend to insure no de-
crease in the artesian we'll flow Of
the Valley.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1905-01-07
GREAT TIDAL WAVE.

Caused Enormous Damage on East
Coast of Great Britain.
London, Jan. IA tidal flood on
the east coast this morning caused
enormous damage at the watering
places from Scarborough as far south
as Dover. Eight hundred feet of pier
swept away, and the promenades on
the sea front were broken up. Nearly
all parts of the town of Yarmouth
were inundated. Hundreds of houses
were flooded and the inhabitants had
to vacate the ground floors. The up
bare Similar destruction occurred at
other points.
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| Denver. Colo. Jan. THE cleo
| tion commissioner of Denver late last
| night refused to turn over to The leg
| islative committee of fifteen appoint
| ed yesterday any of the ballot boxes
| in his possession. This morning At
torney John Waldron, representing
the legislative committee. applied to
the supreme court for an order on
the commissioner directing him TO
surrender to the committee certain
ballot boxes. Senator T. M. Patterson
| appearing for the commissioners and
requesting until ten o'clock Monday
| morning to answer the petition, he
was given until two this afternoon
During the debate the argument be-
tween the two attorneys became so
heated that Chief Justice Gabbert di-
rected the bailiff to get between the
two men who stood face to face argu-
ing fiercely. Waldron in upholding
his legal contention cited a local case
in which the supreme court had ta-
ken action, and alluded to the man
whose. name he mentioned as friend
of Senator Patterson. IF you say he
is friend of mine, you say what is
not true" said the senator He was
a friend of yours. He never was
friend of mine" The senator arose
and approached Waldron and The two
stood with their noses about six inch
es apart. ives not he a friend of
l.,
always fought him. MIR. Bailiff get
between those men, said the Chief
Justice. The bailiff stepped between
them and pushed Senator Patterson
gently back into his seat
IF you two men cannot act as at
the Chief Justice, I'VE will not hear
either of YOU" Quiet was thus res
tored and the argument proceeded.
Colorado Legislature.
Denver, Colo, Jan. THE legisla-
ture was called to order at Ill 10 and
Representative Griffith moved for
recess until four o'clock, saying that
the decision of the supreme court to
be handed down at two O'Clock would
determine whether or not the commit.
tee of fifteen was legally constitu-
red body. and incidentally would set
tie the question of whether the speak
er of the house or the lieutenant gov
ernor has the right to preside over
the joint sessions of the legislature.
A recess was taken by the house. IN
the mean time there were stirring
times at the opposite end of the hall
where the senate was in session Fif-
teen Democratic and four Republican
senators insisted that the senate go
into joint session with the house and
that the lieutenant governor be seat
ed as the presiding officer. Several
fiery speeches were made. and the
senate also took a recess.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1905-01-07
To be Tried for sIocum Disaster.

To be Tried for Slocum Disaster. .
New York. Jan. 7.-After every
means of escape known to the law
had been employed by their counsel
President Frank A. Barnaby and the
other officers of the Knickerbocker
Steamboat Company We're arraigned
in the United States Court today to
plead to the Indictment found against
them as a result of the General Slo-
cum disaster last June, whereby more
than one thousand persons lost their
lives. The company OF which the ac-
cused are officers owned and operated
the Inflated steamboat When ar
raigned before Judge Thomas today
all pleaded not guilty to the indict-
ment
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1905-01-07
Russian oncers in Disguise.

st. Petersburg. Jan. IA special
dispatch from Che Foo says it is re-
ported that Rear Admiral Prince Ouk-
tomsky and Rear Admiral Dockinsky
launch. Prince Ouktomsky assumed
command of the Port Arthur squadron
after the death of Admiral Makaroff
Later the Prince was replaced by the
ate Rear Admiral Without, and after
the latter was killed the Prince again
assumed command, and it is said con-
trary to orders returned to Port Ar
thur for which it was said he was TO
be tried by court martial. The name
of Rear Admiral Dockinsky has not
figured in the cable dispatches from
the far east.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1905-01-07
TO sEslEeE WASHINGTON.
OkIahomans Will Make a United Ef-
fort to Secure Passage of the
Statehood Bill.

Guthrie, o. T., JAM Tone of the
largest delegations that ever waited
on congress will leave Oklahoma this
evening for Washington. The purpose
is to make a united effort to procure
the passage of the Hamilton state
hood bill. The delegation which trav-
els by special train, is made up CT
influential business and professional
men representing all the principal ci-
ties and towns of the territory.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1905-01-07
Live Stock Market.

Kansas City, Jan. Cattle steady.
Native steers. 3.50@5.35; southern
steers. 2.O0@3.25; native cows and
heifers. 1.15@4.5O; stockers and feed
ers. 2.75@4.O0; bulls. 2.5OaD4.00;
calves, 3.OO@6.50; western fed steers,
3.50@5.50; western fed cows, 1850
$50
Sheep steady. Muttons, 4.25@5.50;
lambs, 5000. 90; range wethers, 500
66.5O; fed ewes. 4.0O@5.00
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1905-01-07

with the county in regard to the care
of the pauper sick.
The bill of Miss Ward for the care
of sick person, the same amounting
to $62, was allowed, one half to be
charged to the county.
Lib Rainbolt was allowed $3.50 for
care of sick person. the county to
pay the same amount
The council then adjourned.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1905-01-07
TROLLEY CAR JUMPED TRACK.
Dumped Passengers in Two Feet oil
Slush and Water.-Sixteen In
iured, None Fatally.

New York. Jan. IA trolley car
of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Co.
carrying forty members of the Adj
rondack council of the Royal Area
mum. jumped the track on curve at
the foot of steep hill today and tur-
juring sixteen of the occupants, and
dumped them into slush and water
two feet deep. None of the passen-
gers were fatally injured.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1905-01-07
FOR BETTER PREPARATION.
Reason for the Withdrawal of the
Baltic Fleet.

Toxic. Jan. Tin naval circles
here the recall OF the Russian second
Pacific squadron is not regar led as
sign that Russia does not hope for
final success on the sea- It is consid-
cred thar the authorities at st. Pc
tersburg have realized the improba-
bility Of the second Pacific squadron
alone defeating Vice Admiral Togo's
fieet. and have recalled 1t to await
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1905-01-07

Ed Landvoight. editor of the Forest
City Times, of Forest City, Arkansas.
is in the city, arriving Thursday eve
ming Mr.. Landvoight is a veteran
newspaper man. He is pleased with
the Pecos Valley, or at least as much
as he has seen of it, He describes it
as good country in which to live. .
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1905-01-07
The wEATHER-LocAL REPORT.
THE WEATHER.-LocAL REPORT.
Roswell. N. NJ. Jan. 7.-Tempera-
ture.-Max. 81; Min. 25; Mean. 3s.
Wind N. E.. velocity miles.
Precipitation. 90: weather clear.
local Forecast.
Generally fair tonight and Sunday
Stationary. temperature
M. WRIGHT.
Oficial In Charge.

reinforcement and to further train
its officers and men preparatory to
officer said to the Associated Press
that Japan would now prepare for
the future of which she was not afraid
Toxic. Jan. THE Emperor today
issued a rescript thanking General
Nogi. the third army and Admiral
Togo and the combined fleet for TAX
ing Port Arthur. Admiral Togo has
issued an order abolishing from to-
day the blockade of Liao Tung penin-
sula.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1905-01-07
FauI,<ner.pitmore.

Mr. J. NJ. Faulkner of Artesia and
Miss Ida Ditmore of this city were
united in marriage this afternoon at
two O'Clock at the Probate Judges of
fee. They will leave on the evening
train for Artesia to make their fu-
ture home.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1905-01-07

L. d. Fort purchased today from
w. S. Prayer twenty-five feet of the
south side of the lots which Mr.. Pra-
ger recently bought from Chas. White
man. Consideration $4,000. This lot
is north of the one owned by the
Knights of Pythias.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1905-01-07

Samuel Atkinson left ON Ahe morn
ing train for Santa Fe. He Is a mem
Der of the Board of Equalization for
the P v & N. E. Railway Co. which
meets there next week.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1905-01-07

TEN PIN MATCH AT THE BOWL
IN ALLEY TONIGHT. THE TEN
BEST BOWLERS IN TOWN WILL
TAKE PART BEGINS AT EIGHT
O'CLOCK.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1905-01-07

The city council met in adjourned
session at the office of the city clerk
last night, with Messrs. Church. Ogle
Whiteman, Wyllys and Johnson pres
ent. Mayor Hinkle presiding
The resignation of Alderman Par
sons was announced by the Mayor to
be accepted In this connection the
attorney was asked TO :ook up the
proper manner of filing the vacancy.
The bids for the hauling of one
thousand yards of gravel were opened
and read, being as follows
Robert Crier. so cents per yard.
Lee Fountain. GO cents per ward.
P. It. Webb. As cents per yard.
W. H Smith, so cents per yard.
Henry Russell, 81 cents per yard
T. D. Wyman, 80 cents per yard.
H. r. Webb. 81 cents per yard. :.
M. E. Ewell. so cents per yard.
C. d. Burge & Emery Mcileen SO
cents per yard.
w. NJ. Fyffe. so cents per yard.
H d. Shanks and w. r. Pierson
5413 cents per yard
After reading the bids it was found
that p. t. Webb was the lowest bid
der. his bid being 45 cents per yard.
Mr.. Ogle moved that the contract be
given to P T. Webb. and that he give
bond to the amount of $500. The
motion was passed unanimously. 1t
sswas also agreed by rhe council that
sthe bond must be signed. not later than
Wednesday. 49, +-ss
Mayor Hinkle then brought up the
matter of the prevention Of foods
from the Hondo river. He was OF
the opinion that the council had wait
ed long enough On tho C:uzens com.
nirtee, which had not Yet reported
and was in favor of the council going
:, ahead and doing something in the mat
ter. The legislature met TN the six
teenth of this month. and as we might
have to have some aid from it in the
way of legislation 1t was important
that something be done at an early
date.
The mayor said that he had writ
y
to the power OF city to issue bonds
the power of the city to issue bonds
for this work and as to the amount
Mr.. Pritchard had referred him tc
District attorney J. Nj. Hervey, say
ing that in matters of this kind he
should be advised by him. AS the re
suit of his investigations 1t had beer
discovered that the city could issue
bonds for the work on the Hondo te
the amount of $4,000
The prevailing opinion of the coHn
ell after dicussing the matter. seem
ed to be that the Hondo reservoir
would do much to carry on surplus
waters but that the city shorld alst
take some measures to make doubl,
sure.
DE-. Kinsinger. who had arrived. sut
xesfed that the care of the floods o.
the Hondo would help our chances
OF getting the sanitarium we are aftel
and with very good prospects OF get
II was also suggested thai the new
railroad from Torrance might be
able to uHe the Hondo embankmen
for their road way.
city engineer DiIls said that M
could make a rough survey in abou
4 week. IL was finally decided tina
this be done. and that estimates o
the cost Of means TO prevent any f.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1905-01-07

The engine of the morning train
ran of the track at Lakewood today.
No damage was done except a little
to the track This caused delay of
one hour.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1905-01-07

w. r. Walton went 10 Dexter yes
terday with the Tallmadge party and
will be gone three or four days
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TEN PIN MATCH AT THE BOW
LING ALLEY TONIGHT. THE TEN
BEST PLAYERS IN TOWN WILL
TAKE PART. REGINSN AT EIGHT
O'CLOCK.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1905-01-07
Only Japanese Ships to Enter

London. jan IA dispatch to the
Japanese legation from Toxic in cou-
firming the announcement of the rails
ing of the blockade off Lao Tung pe--
ninsula, adds that for the present no
ships except those in the Japanese
government service will be allowed
TO enter Port Arthur
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1905-01-07

WANTED.-3 or 4 furnished rooms
for light honse keeping. Apply 213
N Main 63t3s
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NO MORE POLITICAL JOBS.

Appointments for Service in Connec.
tion With Canal Must Come
Through Civil Service.
Washington, Jan. 7.-Secretary Mur
ply of the Isthmian Canal Commits
sion announced today that all posi-
tions under the Commission which
by executive order are exempt from
civil service examination have been
filled. and that no additional appoint
ments can be made except through
the civil service commission, where
applicants desiring to qualify for ap-
pointments should apply for informa-
ton.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1905-01-07
NEAR TO BLOWS

Senator Patterson and Attorney WAL
dron Get Nose to Nose Until Sup.
RENE Court MISUNDERSTANDING
Times When the Legislature Met
Today
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1905-01-07

J. w. Knadler one Of the editors
Of the Garner Sisnal. OF Garner, To-
wa. Is i'm the city CHS week.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1905-01-07
The News at Mukden.

Mukden, via. Pekin, Jan. Al
though the news of the fall of Port
Arthur first became generally known
here today. it&-was surmised by the
Russian army, January 4th, from the
cheering heard in the Japanese camp
along the entire line, when cries of
"Bazie" were distinctly heard. The
Russians are lost in admiration of the
wonderful and unexampled defense.
While it is impossible to telegraph
the tenor of opinion it is apparent
that greater event is expected be-
fore the end of the war
Gloomy Christmas for Russians.
St Petersburg, Jan. THE prevail
ing discomfort and unsettled condition
of business and affairs generally was
reflected most noticeably in the OBJ
sertance of the Russian Christmas
today The festivities with which the
day is usually observed in the capital
were wanting and, although the day
was holiday, there was little of the
holiday spirit manifested by the pop
ulace. The celebration was confined
almost entirely to the holding of the
customary special services in the
churches.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1905-01-07
THE CITY'S HEALTH

Roswell a Healthy city-Action for
Prevention of Fioods.-The Ditch
Cases to BE Prosecuted.-Other Bu-
siness Before the Council.
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RosweH Collection Agency. No.
1904 Main street Old accounts spe
cialty Give them a call II
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FOR SALE.-Ten TO twelve tons of
stacked corn fodder. Apply At Rec
ord office. tt
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STIRRING
TIMES

COLORADO ELECTION coMMiS.
SiONER DEFiES THE LEGIS-
LATiVE COMMITTEE.
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FIRE AT AMARILLO.
Central OFFICES of the Pecos Valley
Lines Badly Damaged.

Special to The Record.
Amarillo. Tex. jan THE cent
raj offices of the Pecos Valley Lines
located at this place were badly dam
aged by fire last night. 1t is not yet
known how the fire originated. Had
it not been for its early discovery and
the good work of the fremen the bull
ding would have been totally destroy
ed All the records and papers of the
railroad except the telegraph records
were destroyed The greatest damage
was not done by fire. but by water.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1905-01-07

Attorney Robert G. Reid returned
today from a business trip to Santa
Fe.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1905-01-07

Mrs Frank Chiies went to AmariL
10 this morning.
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CITY
COUNCIL

TRANSACTED CONSIDERABLE Ru
sINEss LAST NiGHT-GRA-
VEL BID ACCEPTED.
Gilpin observer., 1905-02-16
kIondike Is Prospering.

The Victoria, (B. CD Colonlst, pub.
fishes recent interview with William
A. Beddoe, editor of the Dawson
World.
Mr.. Beddoe has been a resident of
Dawson practically since the inaugur-
alton of the great camp. and has been
in intimate touch with its business and
its politics.. He is one OF those who
scout the idea that Dawson Is an evan
escent community destined soon to de-
cline; in fact. he offers proofs of the
assertion that 1t Is holding its own and
holding It we'll
In discussing the question with a
Colonist reporter, Mr.. Beddoe pointed
out that Dawson at present has a pop
ulation of 5000. which is 1000 less
than 1t was year ago. and the clean
up last year amounted to $4,000, 900,
or about $1.000,000 more than it was
the year previous.
This. in itself. Mr.. Beddoe thought.
showed the folly of any assumption
that Dawson's sun had set. AS to the
exodus due to the Tanana. he said
these people had left good country
for camp of very problematical hope.
The town of Fairbanks possessed be-
tween 5000 and 1000 inhabitants. and
had prospective cleanup for the
coming summer OF $2.000.00 accord
ing to the most optimistic estimates.
AN extraordinary feature of the
Dawson cleanup" said Mr.. Be6doe, "is
this; that 1t held its own-in fact was
little better than that of previous
years-and this years cleanup will be
as good as the last. And. at the same
time the old creeks are not working.
with the exception OF few, where
there Is a little open work being done,
practically all the output coming from
new discoveries within easy access OF
Dawson"
Gilpin observer., 1905-02-16
Chicago Bluebeard in Court.

Chicago, Feb. 11-Johann Hoch yes
terday heard himself for the first time
accused by witnesses and pointed ok
to jury as bigamist. Before big
and curious throng he sat while the
manner of Mrs. Walcker Hoch'e death
was described. .
Before entering the jury room in the
Criminal Court building where the in
quiry was held. Hoch confessed. the
police say. to having married thirteen
of the thirty-nine women who claim
him as husband. Two in Milwaukee
and two in Cincinnati were admitted
by him yesterday. But he holds firmly
to his denial that he poisoned any one
of them.
All along the route from the Chicago
avenue police station to the Criminal
Court building. crowds were waiting
despite the cold, as if a big parade
was anticipated. At the Criminal
Court building another throng was
lined up, forming an avenue through
which Hoch and the police in charge
of the prisoner had to pass.
Hoch kept his oyercoat collar turned
up and hung his head. All sorts Of re-
marks were made about him by the
throng, but he never responded.