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Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1905-07-10
TO Crafty
MERE WH|M
Walter Scott, Millionaire Mine
Owner, Starts on Trans.
continental Trip.
TO BREAK THE RECORD
Will Endeayor to Beat the Time of the
Famous Lowe Special Made
in 1903.

Topeka, Kans., July 1O.-Special.-
Walter Scott, the millionaire mine
owner, has chartered a special Santa
Fe train, consisting of a baggage car,
a Pullman sleeper and a dining car,
for quick run from the Pacific coast
to Chicago and thence to New York,
being desirous of making the fastest
transcontinental trip on record. The
record IS now held by the Lowe spe.
cial which the Santa Fe ran on Au.
gust 19, 1903. The purpose of Scott's
| trip is the qualification of a desire to
beat the trips made by Lowe. Peacock,
Cheney, Huntington and others who
made fast trips on specials because of
the desire to reach home on account
Of the sickness of some member of
the family, The Scott special was ex.
pr. d to reach Albuquerque at 9:3O
o'clock this morning having left Los
Angeles at l o'clock yesterday after.
noon. The time allowed from Los An.
geles to Albuquerque was q hours
and 80 minutes, which is eight hours
and fifteen minutes quicker time than
is made by the Santa Fe limited train,
No. 4, between the same points The
running time between Albuquerque
and Las Vegas will be three hours
and five minutes, more than an hours
cut on the time of the limited.
Lost Time Through Arizona.
Los Angeles, Calf, July 1O.-Ad.
vices received at the office of the train
dispatcher of the Santa Fe Railway in
this city show that the Scott special.
which left here yesterday in an effort
to make record breaking run to Chi.
cago, has been losing time, and at
Kingman, Arizona, was 90 minutes be.
hind time. The average running time
Is 4S miles an hour. 1t is expected
that time will be made up after leav.
ing Albuquerque.
Made Up Time Before Reaching Al.
buquerque.
Topeka, July l0.-The Walter Scott
special on the Santa Fe road reached
Albuquerque at 9:35 this morning and
left at 9:37. Santa Fe officials here
report the train practically on sched.
ule time at Albuquerque.
Travelling Engineer James Carroll
is on the special, making the trip from
Winslow to Albuquerque. The engine
is the No, 1922 of the Prairie type and
Engineer Reedher is on board. The
train is in charge of Conductor Dullen.
From Albuquerque to Las Vegas the
engine will be the 1911, also one of
the high wheelers with Engineer Sears
and Conductor Rhodes in charge.
The train has clear track, with
-en minutes over all passenger trains
md fifteen minutes over all freight
raffic.
Exciting Doines on Board.
Albuquerque, July 10.-Scott has as
MS companions on board the special
TWO or three of his boon companions,
and several newspaper men, who are
sending volumes back to Los Angeles
about the course Of the special. There
was tale in the yards of trips to the
engine at every water tank by Scott in
which he handed encouragement and
ten dollar notes to the engineer, of
royal feasts in the dining car and of
exciting bursts of speed.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1905-07-10
Sunny italy Has it's Share.

Rome, July 10.-Reports from the
projects of the provinces announce a
great unmber of fatalities due to the
heat In the province of Alessandria
Piedmont, there were 6S cases of sun.
strokes and II deaths; at Palermo in
Sicily there were % sunstrokes and
five deaths; at Masina there were IL
sunstrokes and two deaths, and at
Bari there were eight sunstrokes and
swO deaths.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1905-07-10
Albuquerque Reports SO Degrees.

Albuquerque, July 10.-There is apt
to be a demand for fall overcoats in
Albuquerque if the present weather
continues for many days. The max
imum temperature yesterday was SO
degrees the coolest July 9th in sever
al years, according to the records of
the weather station. The cool wealth.
er will end within twenty-four hours,
according to the forecast.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1905-07-10
COTTON TAKES JUMP
OF 81 A BALE

New York, July 10.-An advance of
more than 81 bale was recorded in
the cotton market here today on the
report of heavy rains in the west. pri.
vate advices of crop damage and the
belief that the June acreage report of
the bureau of statistics had underesti.
mated the percentage of decrease. The
movement was accompanied by great
activity and excitement.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1905-07-10
DEATH FOLLOWS FALL
OF NINETY FEET.

Las Vegas, July 10.-John NJ. Riley,
well-to-do mining man, died here
late Saturday evening from injuries re-
ceived by falling ninety feet to the
bottom Of mine at Rociada. He "
part owner of the mine.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1905-07-10
Children Suffering.

New York. July 10.--Up to noon six
deaths, due directly to the intense
heat have been reported in the Bor-
ough of Manhattan and all the vic
tins were children under the age of
three years. Many persons were ov-
ercome by the heat and were taken to
the hospitals.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1905-07-10
Business ParaIyzed in Berlin.

Berlin, July 10.-The record break,
ing heat is psralyzing all branches of
trade. The schools are closed and
two hundred thousand persons have
left the city for the cool summer re-
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1905-07-10
y y
New York Reports Four Deaths.

New York, July 10.-During the q
hours ending at midnight there were
four deaths from the excessive heat
in this city, while a large number of
prostrations is reported
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1905-07-10
FATHER OF oENvER's
Ex-MAYOR is DEAD

Willbraham. Mass, July 10.-Rob-
ert B. Wright. father OF ex-Mayor R.
R. Wright Of Denver, is dead, aged "a
years.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1905-07-10
Sale to Be Held Tomorrow.

Today is the last day for receiving
bids on the furniture that was in the
New Mexico building at the Louisiana
Purchase Exposition in st. Louis last
year. Tomorrow morning promptly at
10 o'clock the auction will begin in the
old council chamber in the Sena block
on Palace Avenue. Bids will start
with the highest offer made during the
week and those present will have the
opportunity to bid the articles in at the
highest bid. For the accommodation
of those who have not yet seen the
furniture, Jose Sena will be at the
rooms this evening from $50 to 8
O'Clock to show the same and receive
further bids.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1905-07-10
OLD SOL is
AGGRESSIVE
Reports Of Prostrations From
Heat Coming From All Parts
of World.
SANTA FE EXCEPTED
Deaths Result From High Temperature
In New York, In Italy and Many
Other Countries.
= y X

\ \ SIS rs y
y While Santa Fe is enjoying
y cool weather, with delightful
y breeZes and the thermometer in
= the seventies throughout the
y day, other cities in the United
' States and in foreign countries :
' are sweltering under the most =
intense heat and prostrations
y and deaths are resulting every :
: day. The maximum tempera-
s ture in Santa Fe on Saturday =
) was 50 degrees, on Sunday it =
: was 70 degrees and up to three =
! o'clock this afternoon it was IA
s degrees for today. y
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1905-07-10

Have your stationery printed by the
New Mexican Printing Company.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1905-07-10
OFFICIAL MATTERS.

Irrigation Commissioner Appointed.
Governor Otero has appointed Hi
ginio Chaves of Peralta, Valencia
County, as irrigation commissioner for
water division No. 5. as provided in
chapter 102 of the Session Laws of
1905.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-07-20
No More Bridge.

one OF the prettiest girls in o country
cub set has foresworn bridge for cause,
and tells this tale Of the reason:
you know, belong to a charitable So
ciety which gives bridge parties at tho
members homes and devotes the money
to benevolent purposes. We charge $40
q. ticket, and the prizes are all donated.
10 the gate money is clenrSagain.
'Of course, each member Of the club Is
anxious To have her party show good re-
suits. When the time came for me-
knew could count on one man to take
a number of tickets and contrlbulhi
n handsome prize. Before asked him
< for this aid. however, | introduced him,
(. In a thoughtless moment to another mem-
Der OF tho club. It happened that she was
to entertain at her house the week fol-
lowing my affair, and 1t also happened
that she was swlfter than was. She
promptly asked MIR. B. to buy dozen
tickets to her party, which hesas prompt.
~ did, and she also secured his promise
to donate tko prizes. The unhappy man
thought he was being nice to Il friend
OF mine or course, l couldn't ask him
for a thing after that & III
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-07-20
4 SIX sKLEPTOMANIACS.
A Society Drama Delightfully."-
Presented at PALMYRA.
fcnoc,tol n rho Timcs-DIsp;It

35t Especial TO The Timcs-Dispatch.) 8 .et
PALNfYI,A,5y July 15--Fluvanna Is
much Interested in the outcome of the
effort which Is being made to require
the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Com
pany TO build n branch, road up the
Rivanna River. In default. of its contract
to keep UP the Riyannn ayagaton. ~ on.
Pembroke Petit. Judge James 9. she en-
herd and Mr.. Paul Petit. attorneys for.
the county, arc in Richmond this week
TO present and argue the case
3 The play given by the young ladies' OF
Palmyra last week was aEgreat success
and reflected much credit upon Miss VIZ
gilia Petit, who selected and trained
the cast. The first parrot the pro-
era mme was devoted to readings by. Miss
Petit and members of her summer Glass;
Miss Cora wills. Master Philip Kenni-
colt, Miss Margaret Haden, Miss May
Butler. Miss Eta Ayrcs.e'sst
After an internisslon When, refresh
n by tse T Hase sery Xia socs s he
six Kleptomanincs. was rend cred py
Miss Virgilia Petit, Miss Helen Her
rick Miss Tomasria Cowherd. Misses
Genevieye, # Lucille 2 and Martha Petit
Miss Burnie Thomas. Miss Lucy X osser,
Miss Bessie Anglin and Miss cara
Miss Petit left on Thursday for a
summer course Of study In New iork.
AZ Miss Ellen Douglas GarneIt. inc
charming daughter Of Judge Garneu IT, OF o,
Mathews county, is visiting MISS cara q
Petit. s. /.
Miss Daisy Snead, Of Fork Union, IS
visiting friends In town .
Mrs. Tvanhoe Sclater and children. OF
Richmond, are with Mrs, William scla-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-07-20
Do We Know How to Play?

Does the average family spend the
summer vacation season 4tnwsely? Inc
question is raised BY a correspondent IN
the current Hnrper's Weekly. who pre-
sents some new and sensible views on
the subject. He has in mind a family
consisting Of father. mother and two c ,l
dren, with an annual income OF Ihree
thousand dollars. A New York family OF
this type, as a rule, closes the town
house or apartment and moves into the
country to some pretentious summer no.
tel. where they live the conven,ional me
of the golf links and tennis court and
country club. ''They are Obliged to dress
In accordance with custom, and the most
delightful afternoons outingsls apt to DO
cut short by the mandate. Time TO dress
for dInncr.'f, Should not such n family,
argues the writer. accustomed to business
and social pressure most of the year,
spend its brief playtlme N g condltlon
more normal than the il!fc Of a summer
hotel? DO Americans, ne wonders know
how to play?
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-07-20
women ATHLETES
and THEIR RIGS.
Some Wonderful Costumes Worn
By Female Champions at
Their Sports.

The woman champion Is not always
as careful about dress MS some OF the
women who see her think that sho ought
to be, One OF the spectators at q re-.
cent golf tournament felt sort Of per-
sonal indignation that she had been de-
prlved OF seeing the crack player dressed
as she ought by rule to have been.
''When heard she was going to play,
this woman said with great disgust. II
went down from the clubhouse piazza
especially to get n good view OF her,
could hardly believe my eyes. There
she was In a white duck skirt Of the
tight style OF several summers ago and
flarcd out about the bottom. with
that she wore faded pink shirt waist
so fnr from the belt Of her skirt that It
had to be held to II by n snfety PIN
But tho worst OF all was a. pink tulle.
bow tied around the neck OF her shirt
whist and puffed In the back. That
was too muc, for me- Il started back
to the piazza and stopped only to see
that she had on tan pumps" -
ibid the clothes affect her playing?'5
asked ono Of the women with her.
mot a Bit" answered the first won1an'
''She Won everything 81
The champion Is often disappointing "
other sports One OF the women who
could do more than any OF the others
with q motor car down on tho Jersey
coast last summer was most dishearteh-
inEly unsportsmanllke In dress.
,.She was n wonder said one or tJ'e
game party OF women, land she was
better than some OF the cllauffeurs u
handling the racing machines. But how
she used to rig herset up' The day
she won her race at the Automobile Show
she appeared In m old-fnshloned blue
velvet skirt, n peeknboo shirt waist and y
pink chiffon hat. The only thing she
wore to suggest that she was In an au-
tomobile were her gloves and goggles,
,'I shall never forget the tennis tourna-
ment saw Mt Newport several years
ago." ono OF the women said when her
turn came, 1.-THE woman champion was
English. She came out to the court,
and the women who had never seen her
before could scarcely keep from gnsp'ng
out their surprise. She had on white
linen dress very much embroidered ana
was Enthusiastically rouged Her figure
was 40 stiff that she looked as Il she
might have on iron corsets, Over her
face as far down as her mouth was
drawn white veil.
Tin spite Of this apparently lnappro-
priate get-up she lived up to her repn-
tation. Corsets. veil and even the point !,
cd and high heeled white canvas shoes
she had Oh could not stop her, she beat
everybody"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-07-20
COURT PROTECTS
FLOATING P00LR0'0|.M
Associated Press.)

(By Associated Press)
Z CHICAGO. July 10. Indirectly protect
ed by a Federal court Injunction Chi
gcago's floating pool room, the City OF
Traverse will 60 into commission again
Tomorrow and receive racing news from
a wireless telegraph company as was The
practice before the Chicago police DIS
mantled the offices OF the telegraph COM
pany in the railway exchange building
some time ago. Judge S. II. Bethca III
! the United States District Court to-day
issued an injunction restraining MAYOR
Edward T.. Dunne.aChief OF Police Oneal
and their officers and agents from inter-
ferlng with the business Of the wireless
biography company II: ally May. tfo1l:cl
for the wireless telegraph company
raised the point that the city dii net
have the power to int.rfs!e with lnttr-
State commerce In the form Of messages
sent from state to State W 'ntns o.
telegraph, and h; WIS ulhcli rs NE
cniirt Hsls
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-07-20
SPAIN HAS A NEW
FLOATING SCHOOL

Considerable interest is being epinced
in Barcelona, Spain, In the establishment
OF n floating commercial school, which 1t
lis proposed to install on board suit
able steamship, to be purchased and
specially fitted up for the purpose The
course Of study will be divided into three
terms of eight months duration, during
which time the vessel VIII visit the Diff
ferent countries OF Europe America. AZ
RIGA and the East. The moral and ply
steal training Of the pupils will receive
careful attention, and special facilities
will be provided for gymnastic exercises
and games, while classes Will be held
when possible, on the upper deck The
basis OF the class studies will be COM
mercial geography and political economy
hut hook keeping, mathematics, mercan-
tile law. customs legislation, lnternati onnl
law. civil law, French, German and Eng
lish will also be taught. Practical In
struction VIII also be given In physics
and chemistry and IN any special sub
1ects coming under these heads.
Tho pupils will also. II they WISH DO
ablo to learn navigation from the ships
officers. so that during the second and
third terms, when the vessel crosses the
ocean, they may have the chance OF
qualifying for certificates as mates. a II
the eachers on board the schoolshp will
he foreigners, of various nationaites,
from the most advanced centers of learn
ing. At the end of three terms each
p,lpil will be required to draw. up II COM
'mercial report embodyng the result OF his
studies and personal observations during
tho time he has been on board. The
satisfac Glory compilation Of this report VIII
entItle him to diploma.
No pupils under the age of fifteen or
over twenty-five will be taken The cost
of matriculation for each term will be
about $3.50, everything included The shin
Win further carry a permanent exposition
ofa spanish products to he exhibited IN
the different foreign ports Of call The
King has granted handsome annual
subsidy to the enterprise and Juan An
tonic Guell, of Barcelona, who conceived
the idea and who has devoted the most
earnest efforts to It's practical realization.
feels assured OF achieving a notable and
useful success He b IS been cordially sup
ported by the press and the government
from the beginning
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-07-20
Submarine Mines.

A submarine mine Is simply charge Of
explosive Enclosed in Il case, and moored
under water In the river, hnrbor or chan-
dred and three hundred pounds. OF gun
cotton Is enough to blow a hole IN the
bottom OF most vessels even at g distance
Of twenty feet the mine either, re snd
By n bic so as to float q certain dis
5tancc below the surface FLOATING mines
ARE also called "buoynnt mines and dit.
fer among themselves mainly IN the way
In which they are llrea.
The simplest and oldest form, equally
dangerous to friend and foe. Is me con,
H ns pn oi This was Used BY the confeder-
ntes during tho Civil War, and also by
the Spaniards at Guantanamo where ho-
hesive and friendly barnacles fortunate
A safer and better arrangament dc,
ponds upon the closing OF an electrical
contact by the vessel collidlng elthor WIN
the mine Itself or with buoy ,connee!ea
VIII ich The charge can be fired either auto
matically or nj the will Of g. controlling
operator. This Is the usual expedLnt.
The wires arc led to shore station TT =, or
trIcal arrangements arc such that eacl,
mine. as soon as struck, signals that fact
10 the operator, usually by lighting an
electric Lamp lie nri hen c nresses ana s Sc
Modes the charge. He may be far In
lena and entirely safe from hostile fire.,
and Of course, 1t is not necessary for
him actually to see the devoted vessel
which thus sends In q signal for rs own
Ground mines. which rest on the bot-
tom, are fired IN The same way and are
especially employed when there are swift
currents which would tear buoyant mines
from their nnchornges. or where the Wa
Ter is shallow and there is not much rise
md fall OF tide, All mines are usually
laid III groups, SO as TO form so'called
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-07-20
ODD MAN. RAID
OF BLACK |. | |. SNAKES .|'|I 4. !.
Such is Name That May Be Given
a Certain Missouri
Doctor.
HAS ALL SORTS OF NERVE

The Paris Mo-, Mercury relates this
story:
Or. M. S. Bodine. OF Paris. was born
with mortal terror OF snakes. the mere
sight OF one congealing his blood and
sending the cold shivers up and down
his back.
!E On Sunday afternoon. as he lay sleep
ing, dreaming of this and that, he
was awakened by his mother and
Informed that there was a A snake
on the upstairs front porch AS he
was the only man about the house,
the duty Of destroying the invader de-
.volved upon him.. He secured long
pole with an iron hook on the end Of
1t and going to within a reasonable dis
tance. hit out gently at the intruder.
withdrawing every time his snakeshp
showed disposition to get busy. FL
naly the snake, which was a big black
one. firing OF sparring for points, dropped
into the lower hall aud ran into the
dining room. The doctor followed at q
safe distance, closed the door upon him,
and going out on the front veranda sat
down to smoke and think So far SO
well. He had outwitted the snake. but
where and how was he to get his supper?
At this juncture, Cleveland. the colored
boy who works for w. F. Buckner passed
and the doctor hailed him and the follow
ing converse ton ensued:
a"Ceveland. are you afraid OF a snake e.
mo. sab. How big is it?"
"Oh, not over two feet long. 1t Is in
tho dining room, and i will give you a
quarter to kill it,
/, why don't you kill It 20 self"
me? Why. I'm afraid OF snakes. ~
AFRAID OF snakes, and going around
with these girls? You'd make a great
bodyguard. you would, = and saying which.
Cleveland turned on his feel and left
the doctor, ,convulsed with laughter to
his fate, ~
Just as he was about to give UP In
despair. Harry stavely happened along
and with the doctors moral support, dis
patched the reptile. It measured nearly
| five feet and was inclined to fight. Flow
1t got into the veranda has not been de-
termined. DR.. Bodine has helped to cut
scores OF men to pieces and doesn't lack
nerve In other directions. but like lots
of other men, he has an instructive drcaA
OF reptiles.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-07-20
a M onument to the First Man.

Mark Twain, writing In the current anr-
pers Weekly. tells OF the project when ne
once advocated fora manumentl r. 20 i ns
how Darwin, In tracing the genesis Of the
human race back to It's sources, had !elt
Adam out altogether I'VE had, he says 3
OTHER ancestors but no Adam" So Mark
Twain, testing With friends N E!mira,
said there seemed to be q likelihood that
the world would discard Adam and accept
time Adams very name would be for
gotten in the earth Therefore, he
thought, this calamity ought to be avert
ed; a monument would accomplish this,
and Elmlrn ought not to waste this val
liable opportunity to do Adam a favor and
Y herself a credit. TO Marks SURPRISE he
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-07-20
.OFFERsNEW.P
FOR EQUITABLE ] ] ||I||| |. /.
Westinghouse Suggests q That hat Con- on
troll Be. Givei, to 5000
Policyholdcrs
MORTON 4 Il On. GUSTS JORDAN.
Says Comptroller Refused 70 Fur Fur.
1ish3 Him. ith3t1l1forinatio,
He Wanted.
GUSTS JORDAN Il J \
MORTON.
ny Associated l'ress.)

NEW YORK, July 10.--lxpressing the
belief that tho present. trustee arrange
mcnt for the control or the Equitable Life
Assurance Society may only very tempo
&rnrily satisfy either tho polcyholders Or
the public, and that II real solution OF
the socicty's differences has not been
reached. George Westinghouse has sug-
gested new plan for stock control OF
the society BY 1900 policyholdcrs. The
proposition outlined is that the society
stock shall consist OF 5000 shares Of $40
each, instead OF / 900 shares OF 500 each;
that one OF these shares shall dc sold to
each OF the 1900 largest holders. and that
only policyhoders shall become dlrcc-
tors. Mr.. Westinghouse said:
II believe the plan would result In tho
Eelcction OF 5000, Of the most Influential
policy-holders US candidates for the po-
stion OF directors and would tend great
ny TO strengthen the society IN the cstl-
nation OF the public. al
II Chairman Paul Morton, Of the E1nlta-
BILE IL re Assurance society, to-day sum
4rr1nrly removed as comptroller I. -. Jor-
dan and appointed III his stead VIII am.
IA. Day, assistant nttorney- generate OF tie
United States. Chairman Morton gave
Z put d statement In which he said
1.-THE reason, for Mr.. ordan's removal
vas his refusal to furnish me inforina-.
ton regarding important transactions OF
( The society which l am Investigating