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The Socorro chieftain., 1905-07-22
SOCOURO'S WATER SYSTEM
The City Improvement Association
Appoints Committee Of Three to
Make Investigation.
REPORT THAT PRESSURE IS LOW
And That Not to Exceed One
Tenth of the Water Used
Is Paid for.

Some time ago a committee of
three substantial citizens of Socor-
ro was appointed by the Socorro
Improvement Association TO
investigate and report upon the
condition of the city's water
system, the method of its
administration, etc. Jos. f. Smith
is chairman of this committee.
Mr.. Smith called at the Chief
tain Office Wednesday morning
and said that, while the COM
mittee was not yet ready to make
an exhaustive and final report,
still it had in its possession certain
facts which the fire of the day
before ought to make of vital
interest to every citizen of Socor-
ro. Mr.. Smith said that, for
illustration, the committee had
found that the pressure in the
water mains is only from II to IL
pounds, although every insurance
policy issued on the city property
is based on the suppoSition that
such pressure is so pounds. The
committee had found further,
said Mr.. Smith, that from II
o'clock midnight to 4 o'clock a.
m. there is usually no pressure of
water in the pipes west of Park
street and frequently none west
of Sixth street, the first street
west of the Windsor hotel site.
According to the same authority,
water is constantly being used in
violation of city ordinances and,
furthermore, less than one-tenth
of the water consumed is paid
for.
In regard to the matter of
insurance, Mr.. Smith said that
as a result of existing conditions
one strong company had already
cancelled all its Socorro risks and
that unless conditions were i'm
proved it would not be at all
surprising if all other reputable
companies did likewise.
The Socorro chieftain., 1905-07-22
Mining and Metallurgy.

w. b. Walton, secretary of
the territorial board of the
Louisiana exposition managers of
New Mexico, has issued an Of
fetal list of the awards made at
St. Louis to New Mexico ex-
hibitors. In the list are the fol-
lowing:
Group 1l6-Gold-Territory of
New Mexico, Santa Fe mineral
resources, New Mexico worlds
fair commission, Santa Fe, coal
and ores.
Group 116- Silver-New Mex
leo School of Mines, Socorro, zinc
ores and minerals.
Group 116-Bronze TT c. H..
Laidlow, Fairview, mineral
specimens. A. b. Renehan, San
Pedro, mineral exhibit. New
Mexico Fuel and Iron company,
Santa Fe, bloedite and bituminous
coal. Kelly mine, Kelly, zinc
and lead ores. Graphic mine,
Socorro. zinc ores and calcites.
Mogollon Gold & Copper COM
pany, Cooney, copper ore. c. b.
Hickman, Pinos Altos, copper
minerals. Central mining dis
trict, Hillsboro, native copper.
The Socorro chieftain., 1905-07-22

Little Miss Josephine and
Master Irwin Smith entertained in
honor of the second anniversary
of the formers birth Friday
afternoon the following little
friends: John and Alma Savage,
John Gatliu, Ina and Anna Lee
Terry, Sidney Bartlett, Mary
Harris, Ralph and Ruth Fair
weather, Dorothy Hill, Bessie
Kutzner, Isabel Gordon, Louise
Terry and Lloyd and Stanley
Mayer. All had the time that
only children can have, and after
dainty refreshments were served
and little more good time all
bade the little entertainers good
bye wishing, the writer imagines,
way down in their little hearts of
hearts, that Josephine's birthdays
would come faster.
The Socorro chieftain., 1905-07-22
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Meet as a Board Of Equalization
and Find Work Enough
to Do.
MANY TAX RAiSES ARE ADATED
All Bills against County Are Paid
and Many other Matters of Bust
ness Receive Attention.

The board of county commits
sioners met in this city in regular
session as board of equalization
Thursday, July 9. Present: Com
missioners Ed Jaramillo, chair
man, Alfredo Armiio, and Abran
Contreras; Clerk b. A. Pine; and
Sheriff Leandro Baca.
Attachments were made from
raises made by either the assessor
or the board of county comDris-
Sioners as follows:
The Socorro chieftain., 1905-07-22
To Build a Tunnel Under a Tunnel.

The Atchison will build a
tunnel nearly one mile in length
on its main line in New Mexico
and through Ration Hill, 144
feet below the present tunnel, at a
cost of 81, 900, 600. There will
also be a double track laid fio.a
Trinidad to Ration. At present
it is intended to operate trains
through the new tunnel by
electricity. The boring will
probably take two years. 1t is
believed that the tunnel will
result in a saving in fuel and do
away with the splitting of freight
trains to get them over Ration
Hill, as is now necessary. The
Atchison is preparing a cut off
for through freight trains that
will have practically a water
level. This road runs south of
the present line and a steel and
stone bridge is now being
constructed over the Canadian
river for this cut-off--R Railway
World.
The Socorro chieftain., 1905-07-22
Nov pus and oarrlage ssrvios.

Ramon M. Olguin will be
prepared on and after Monday,
July "a, to furnish fine carriages
for customers within the city,
will meet all trains, and will at
tend phnctually TO all calls in
any part Of the city. Round trips
special for travelling salesman.
Phone SO. Come, everybody.
The Socorro chieftain., 1905-07-22
Done Piedad B. de Raca. '

Dofia Piedad b. de Baca, wife
of Hermene II. 3aca, iie,i at the
family home at Escondida Satur-
day, July Is, at 5:3o o'clock in the
evening, at the age of 81 years,
months, and'9 days. The de-
ceased had been afflicted with
poor health for several years. A
very large number of relatives
and friends from Socorro and
elsewhere attended the funeral
services at the residence and the
Methodist Episcopal church Mon
day morning. The remains were
laid to rest in the cemetery at
Escondida.
The Socorro chieftain., 1905-07-22
0HOl To the Land Of Sunshine. y

The Territorial Bureau of Inn
migration, Col. Max Frost Sec
retary, has just published a very
valuable little hand book under
the above title. The book is
valuable to prospective inn
migrants aud to residents of the
Territory as well. The book is a
complete compendium of informa-
tion concerning the public lands
within New Mexico, and deals,
also, with the subjects of stock
raising, agriculture, irrigation,
character of population, etc. II
can not fail to be a powerful
factor in inducing immigration
into the Territory.
The Socorro chieftain., 1905-07-22

The Improvement Association
has begun work on the walk to
the Santa Fe station. The fact
that Conductor p. j. Savage has
entire charge of the enterprise is
a guarantee of good work and
money we'll expended.
The Socorro chieftain., 1905-07-22

Mrs. F. A. Jones and son,
Frank, will leave Saturday morn
ing for the Jemez hot springs,
where they will remain for sew
eral weeks. Albuquerque Citi-
zen.
The Socorro chieftain., 1905-07-22

Attorney and Mrs. Jas. G.
Fitch and daughter Susan left
yesterday morning for two
weeks outing at a ranch 10
miles west of Magdaleua.
The Socorro chieftain., 1905-07-22
socoRRo DRUG AND SUPPLY CO.

Capt. John F. Fullerton of the
New Mexico Mounted Police was
in Santa Fe today on business
with the Executive of the Terri
tory. Captain Fullerton said that
everything was quiet and that
with the exception of the need of
rain the crops were in the best
of condition. He returned to
Socorro this afternoon.-Santa
Fe New Mexican.
The Socorro chieftain., 1905-07-22

The home of Superintendent
and Mrs. Jose Antonio Torres
was made glad by the arrival of
a fine boy baby Saturday morn
ing.
The Socorro chieftain., 1905-07-22

Judge ]. h. McFie of the Santa
Fe district was in Socorro the
first of the week to inquire, in the
absence of Judge Parker, into the
sanity of a man from the western
part of the county.
The Socorro chieftain., 1905-07-22

Professor w. r. Twining, who
served as principal of the public
schools of this city during the
scholastic year l9o4-19oS, has
been appointed principal of the
Socorro public schools. Professor
Twining is a competent and eff
fcient teacher and filled the
Office of principal of the public
schools of this city very accept
ably.-Santa Fe New Mexican.
The Socorro chieftain., 1905-07-22

Prof. F. A. Jones, the we'll
known mine expert, will leave
this evening for Lordsburg,
where he will examine the mines
in that immediate vicinity, and
he will then go to the copper
districts of southern Arizona. He
will be absent about two weeks,
and on his return will write out
his reports on the properties
visited. -Albuquerque Citizen.
The Socorro chieftain., 1905-07-22

The Chieftain acknowledges a
pleasant call from l.. u. Morris,
who has just succeeded j. +.
McNally as superintendent of the
Rio Grande division of the Santa
Fe. Mr.. Morris formerly spent
thirteen years on this division, so
he is by no means a stranger in
the field of his present operations.
The Socorro chieftain., 1905-07-22

There is need of more work on
the dam at the point of the
mountain. The dam has not given
way, to be sure, but the gravel
in the middle of the arroyo just
below the railroad is heaped up
fully as high as the dam and it
would not be at all surprising if
the next flood that comes down
from the mountains were thrown
against the dam with disastrous
consequences. Anybody who
thinks that the dam has averted
no danger from Socorro should
view the work done by the water
in its channel between the rail-
road and the river.
The Socorro chieftain., 1905-07-22

RAISES were sustained and APP
peal taken on the same as follows:
Francisco Castillo y
f1no .......
Jose Felipe Castillo. .
Chico Sheep Co. 5000 90
Juan Garcia. ia......
Frank Hubbell ...
Price Bros. & Co $40. 43, 100 90
The return made on the proper
ty of Francisco Armiio, deceased,
was abated in whole for the rea-
son that the property had been
distributed among the heirs.
Taxes were totally abated as
follows:
Hood Bros, l901.. S1OO 90
Elfego Baca. ...,... 90
Mrs. Elfego Baca, 1900,
previously paid % 03
II. o. Bursum, 1901. ia %
The resignation of Geo. A.
Durborrow, j. p, precinct No.
IS, was accepted.
The reports of a large number
of justices of the peace were ap-
proved.
The report of Jose +. Torres,
collector and treasurer, for the
quarter ending June 80 was APP
proved.
Butchers bonds were approved
as follows; Ben Mcclure, Magda-
lena; Vicente Pine, Carthage;
.(ConfinEsd on Page a.
The Washington times., 1905-11-26
WOMAN DISTRESSED
BY DIAMOND FAMINE
Scientists in Paris Redouble Their Eff
forts &c Produce the Genuine
Article AIt:fcislly.

PARIS. Nov. 25.-Greatly to the re-
greet of Parlzi;r women Who love the
sparkling stones probably more feTyent-
ly than their american SISTERS. diamonds
are becoming scarce. and Gearer here
every day.
II is said that even The rich mines OF
South Africa are being rapidly exhaust
ed and no new ones are discovered.
In the meantime the efforts 10 manu-
facture genuine diamonds artifcially are
beginning to give mere nope OF success
and ia o great shop on one or the boule-
wards one may now see diamond
weighing a little over Z carat and OF
the purest water, which has been made
by a young French scientist, NJ Leme--
rier. who is carrying on his experiments
with the financial assistance Of one OF
Paris most prominent cealers in prec-
.OGs stones.
The young inventor works in a little
house outside Of Paris. at Colombo Gar
ennes. which Is as closely guarded as
any fortress. and his methods are kept
q deep secret.
He hopes to b. able 10 manufacture
diamonds Ct any size within very
snort time. at i cost which viii be
nominal compared 10 the present price
OF the blue white stones.
The Washington times., 1905-11-26
E HADJl PASHA
EXPLAINS MISSION
Menelik'S Man Here for
Commercial Purposes.
PRAISE FOR PRESIDENT
Thinks Roosevelt One of the Best Ever,
and a Ruler of Kings and
Queens.
PRAISE FOR PRESIDENT
Meaning of the Title OF
MeneLik S Representative

As explained by Sahmaha and
Serkis, in the suite of the Abys-
sinian prince, now in Washington,
his name and its adjuncts are as
follows:
Ell Hadji-one who has been to
Mecca.
Abdullah-Slaye of God, given
name as John, James, &C.
Aly-After a cousin. of Ma
homet, also q given name.
Sadick-A family name ike
Smith or Jones.
Pasha-A very high title con
ferred by the Sultan, and mean
ing general, carrying high prestige
at court
The Washington times., 1905-11-26

+ =. SKINNER,
Consul general
The Washington times., 1905-11-26

as some Of the New YORK papers. 1 hear,
have written about me
I was sent by his highness just to see
how business is transacted in the United
States, having visited other countries,
and 1 must see ST there is a possibility Of
arranging good commercial relations be
tween the TWO countries, believing Il
might be 10 our mutual advantage
II am a governor in Harrar. over the
Mohammedans and at the same time
head of the Merchants Association
there.
Praise for President.
ION my way 10 this country I had a
pleasant visit TO his highness the Sui
tan of Turkey. who conferred o. me 4
few months ago this title of pasha
soon after reaching the United States
had the honor OF meeting your ex-
cellent President. Theodore Roosevelt,
whom I consider one OF the best men on
the face Of the earth in this generation
L send you this letter merely TO show
that there are people who have been
writing write-ups about ne that are
fiction. May you live long. dear sir.
after hearing this read to him the
rasha ordered his interpreter 10 add TINS
4 postscript:
"Nr. Roosevelt is a great nan with a
fine personality Sir. he is fl to be q
] king over kings and queens. Major Car
son. he is a good administrator, Consul
/ skinner. VINO has been in our country
/ has done me lots of favors-
They are all fine men.
Il thank you for your courtesy. may
/ r.eace be with you"
In sDeaking about the pasha. Serl1is
said 10 The Times: Il hear DIR. Kahn
OF New York city. has been speskins
somewhat disparagingiy Of the Pasha
rioicuIing him for BRING : Ietter non
! MeneIik written in Abyssin.an. for not
having suite OF followers, and for ap-
pearing as a Mohammedan among yot
! Christians. I know OF DR.. Kahn a:
the physician AIenelik once sent L
visit his nother-in-law when she wa:
H. He may be better doctor thar
authority on Abyssinia OF things Abys
sinian. He does not know more thar
twenty words of the language to begiI
with Menelik always write in Abys
sinian for the simple reason that water
flows down hilI-he never was traine'
to 90 otherwise He came without :
+ suite because he did not come her
like a Witte 10 negotiate a treaty, bu
10 look around and make reports
1T need not appear strange that he
a Mohammedan, should come her
when you consider that his main mis-
sion was to visit the Sultan of TuFEey
La Mohamnedan of the highest order
thought Il a good scheme TO send hin
ove~ TO study your beautiful countr.
and 10 pay his respects 10 the grea
man at the head of it
The Washington times., 1905-11-26

An overseer OF Abyssinian merchants |
~ cana over to see American ones by
order of Menelik the Second Emperor
CT Ethiopia, and lion Of the 'IiDe
which has conquered
succinctly put. this is the status Oh
44aati Aodulah Ali sadick Pasha' the
snakv Prince from Abyssinia who mas
49,, attracting so much attention -
the willard Hotel and about whose ere
denttals TO President Roosevelt lheie
has hung a cloud Of mystery ever since
his arrival.
rhe .cryptogram'' in the shape OF
Menelik's somewhat ''p-cturesQue' let
ter has been solved. Serlis Terzien Is
me Ignatius Donnelly who has come.
forward 10 The Times with cipher.
serkis is said 10 be an Intimate irleId
Of MeneIik. as well as the prince with
whom he is travelling. and although he
does not speak more than few words
OF English. he says he thinks and talks
in fourteen different languages lie mas
confined himself TO French. however, III
addressing The Times representative.
sergis Is Thinking.
serlzis has been doing lot Of thinking
lately IN his languages and mas finally
The letter from Menelik TO Roosevelt.
per Abduilah-
You may say that the reason the
uasha has not talked about the con-
tents Of this letter is because he con
sidered it to be the personal property
OF Menelik and President Roosevelt. He
has. however, conhded TO me that since
no one has been able TO read II,
Il contains, IN sum and substance. what
MssneIik wrote 10 Z. 5. Consul General
At sSarseIlIes. Robert p. skinner.
..Aenelik told Roosevelt that he sent
Abdullah 70 this and other countries 10
study commerce. as ne had been an
oYerseer OF merchants. and hoped 10 gel
q report from hts servitor that would
lead up 10 the establishment OF excel
lent commercial and friendly relations
between Abyssinia- and the United
States.
..Menelik also told Mr. Roosevelt
from whatsI can learn. from the pash2-
that he hoped 10 write him further OF
this question so dear 10 him CMenelikl
after he had had reports from Alb
dullah.
This explanation OF Serkis is made
clearer BY the following letter. giyeI
To The Times yesterday evening bs
Maj. John NJ Carson. chief OF the Blu
reau Of Manufactures. Department o
Commerce, after = long interview viii
the Pasha, Serlzis and the Pasna's in
terpreter, while in Washington. Masou'
5amaha, a Syrian, who has a stor
here and who is an Arabic scholar
This letter speaks for itself is az FOL
lows.
The Washington times., 1905-11-26
Hadii introduced.

MarseilIes, Sept 10. 1903.
National Association OF Manufacturers,
l70 Broadway. New York
Gentlemen:
take pleasure in Introducing 10 YOU
Hadu ADdullah Ali Sadick subject
OF his majesty, the Emperor OF Ethio-
pia. now about 10 proceed TO the I ntted
States, for purposes thus explained IN
& letter which he presents 10 me from
the emperor. and which J translate as
follows.
a lion Of the tribe OF ETHIOPIA has
conquered Menellk has been chosen
second of the King Of Kings Of Ethio-
pia- May this letter reach Mr.. Skin
ner, the American consul general May
peace be with him.
nadJi AbdulIah Ali Sadick. having
been OVerseer or merchants. we have
ordered him tG proceed to "A CONNER
ciaI inquiry 10 acquaint himself WITH
and TO see the various classes Of Tner-
chandise offered in ali countries; we
have az the same time sent him 20
disc. which ne may believe useful TO
"a
aid him with all my power 10 bring
10 a proper ending the affairs with
which gye have charged him. and that
thou VIII do what is necessary 10 faciii-
tate his return.
Vow, We wish 10 learn il thou art
Written at Adds Ababa Goth day
OF HedaF
1 have nor had the advantage OF meet
ing lhe representative OF the emperor
ia person. and j am therefore prevented
from knowing the exact nature Of his
business ] feel certain. however. that
You viii receive him with much pleas
ure and do everything lying in your
power 10 facilitate MS visit 10 America.
Very respectfully,
ROBERT =. SKINNER,
Consul general
Believing thar ne has been misrepre-
sented in some newspapers the Pashs
AbdulIah dictated the following letter
signed By him IN Arabic 10 hts inter
prefer sahama, who Kindly made this
transIat don or b.;
To tie Editor % The Washington Times;
-Gfeetlng-l w17Tf &c % TSsIIu as
70 print the followiIaS ia your gazette
under my own signature
II FL Had5l Abdaiiah Ally sadiels
Pasha. have come to this country OF
yours by he special orders OF MS I'M
periai Majesty Menelik H. but not IN the
capacity % an ambassador or minister.
The Washington times., 1905-11-26
sERKIs TERRAIN,

Ex-Abyssinian Governor and Chief
Under Menelik II, to Whom He Is
"Furnisher" of Arms, With
Residence at Harrar,
Abyssinia.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-03-10
Byron Rich . Suicide.

MALONE. Y. Y. March 1d.-Byruu Rich. I farmer of North Bangor. com mittei suicide by hanging He had been III and Respondent He was about fifty five years of age.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-03-10
PEASANTS REVOLT.
Burning and LOOting of Russian Es-
 tntes at OrlOVkR.

Burning and LOoting of Russian Es-
 tntes at OrlOvka. D., ST. PETERSBURG, March 10. A dispatch from Kiev says: An army of 300 peasants from the Orlovka dis trict is advancing southwesterly. The burning and footing of estates is in progress. Eighteen estates have all ready been sacked The Michailoffsky sugar refinery. belonging to the Tere- schenkO brothers. in the Tchernigoff government has been burned, and all the employees have been robbed of their belongings. It is also reported that the peasants have burned the Deruiginsky refinery. belonging to the crown. A strong military force has been sent to suppress the rising"
 The report at Warsaw that Mukden had fallen was received with ill con cealed pleasure. It was quickly cir culated and was the subject of almost jubilant comment in the cafes and else where.
 One of the assistant commissioners of the police at Warsaw was fatally shot at : o'clock last night by an un- known assailant. who escaped.
 Colonel Progoulbtsky. governor of the province of Kutais. has been the object of an attempted assassination by two men at Sukhum. The would be murderers fired six shots from revolv- CTS at the governor. but he was not struck. The motive of the attempt is believed to have been polirical.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-03-10
Kaiser Praises Japsnese Soldiers,

BERLIN. March 10.-Emperor Will liam. addressing the naval recruits at Wilhelmshaven. held up the Japanese soldiers as a luminous example of pa. triOtism and soldierly fidelity.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-03-10
Suburban News
OAKVILLE HAPPENINGS

Mir and Mrs John Hopkins of Knob Hill are entertaining their. daughter, Mrs C. Holt of Hartford.
 \ flock of bluebirdS were seen re- gently near the residence of A. F.. QuesOn on RiveSide street
 Bartholomew Flynn and his sister went to Hartford last evening to at tend the funeral of their aunt. the late Mrs John Fitzgerald, which was held today.
 Mrs E Coleman of. Stamford was lately the guest of Mrs H. Nelson of Main street.
 F. Sippcrly the meat dealer who has been iH for some time is on the way to recovery.
 The G:2O train could not get beyond Weltons with three cars last evening. owing 10 slippery rails and an empty sand box. It had to hack down to the station to leave one of it's cars there and finally got through with the other two. The delay was one hour.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-03-10
a.tfprs,. r,r.,,,r st1p Des~.,.s.

SACRAMENTO. Cal. March 10. = A bill 10 prohibit prize fighting in Cali fornia WAS defeated in the assembly here by . vote of 35 to a
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-03-10
HIGH SCHOOL AHLAZE.
Philadelphia Structure Damaged.
 Librar= Destroyed.

Philadelphia Structure Damaged.
 Librar" Destroyed.
 PHILADELPHIA. March 10. - The new Boys High school at Broad and Green streets, considered one of the finest structures of the Norman type in the country and built and furpished at a cost of more than S1.500000. was damaged by fire and water to the eX- tent of about S15O,O0O.
 The fire began after all the classes had been dismissed. The only scholars in the building at the time the fire was discovered were the candidates for the various athletic teams, who were in the gymnasium. They numbered about POO and rendered good service in say ing books and other property.
 The fire started in the workshop of Monroe B. Snyder, professor of as tronomy and higher mathematics. and was caused by defective electric wir- ing. One-half of the fifth floor of the main portion of the structure and the entire observatory tower. which rises five floors above the main building, were burned out. The greatest loss was the contents of the observatory The main telescope. costing $25,O0C, a number of other instruments and an instrument for segregating the colOrs of the sun, of which there are only four in the world, were damaged beyond re- pair.
 The valuable library of Professor Snyder. containing books and papers that cannot be replaced. was also de- StrOyed