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The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1906-03-10
Only in Safe America.

1t is becoming quite safe to
live in this country after all.
just the other day the Associated
Press made note of the fact that
President Roosevelt was seen
walking alone. Ghosts of muir
derleovisky! What bravery dis
played by our strenerous Presi-
dent. But he knew the situa-
tion for on the same date social
lists were holding a rousing meet
ing in Toledo, Ohio, a lot of
Dagos, Russians, Turks and a
few crazy Americans were or
ganizing Debs Clubs in Chicago,
and a Miss Rosaleo Cochlivitch
Tor some such foreign Vitch)
was making a socialist speech in
Dallas, Texas, thus it was safe
for the President to walk alone
in Washington, d. G.
The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1906-03-10
A Comparison.

While the March blizzard was
sweeping over the West, snow
storms in the Rocky Mountain
states and disastrous tornadoes
and cyclones in Mississippi and
Alabama killing many people
and cattle and destroying mil
lions of property, we in Alamo
gordo, Otero county, New Mex
leo, were enjoying our usual
mild climate, bright sunshine
and invigorating atmosphere.
Here storm pits are unknown
and the deadly cyclone is always
o thousand miles off. What a
blessing! And do we really and
truly appreciate it?
The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1906-03-10
To Hound the McCurdys.

S. Fish, president of the Illi-
nOis Central railroad, will lead
a movement of investigation and
reform against the McCurdys OF
the Mutual Life Insurance Com
pany. Now that John A. Nc
Call has been tortured to death
the McCurdys are next on the
program, and without the assist
ance of Lawson of tell-tale fame,
Mr.. Fish will wage a war of in.
vestigation against the Mutual
Life and the McCurdys in the in
terest Of policy holders in both
America and Europe. 1t may be
best, after all, to be a poor man
and not be even able to take out
a life insurance policy let alone
to be a salaried officer in any Of
the big insurance companies.
The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1906-03-10
The Steunenberg Assassination

No stone is being left unturn-
ed in the search for the guilty
assassins who murdered ex-Gov-
ernor Steunenberg of Idaho.
The entire Pinkerton force is on
the trail of the criminals as well
as hundreds of other detectives,
police forces and sheriffs through
out the land, aud the assassins
had just as we'll give up or jump
off the face Of the earth, as the
hang-man's moose is ready for
the whole gang. Two parties
have made some confessions and
they are telling on others, and
may get number of Western
Miners in serious trouble, though
Socialist Debs sends forth warn
ing that "a million men will
meet the issue with guns" on
account of the arrest of two
Western Miners for completely
in the murder of Ex-Governor
Steunenberg, Debs, Of course,
thinks the two, Hayward and
Meyer, are innocent. As far as
Debs is concerned he only adds
ugly color to the affair, and while
this government is yet plenty
big to take care of Debs and his
million guns, yet this socialistiC
influence of the Debsites and
others of the same iIk show what
a few brains and a little prestage
and small following will make
out of some damphools who are
granted life under the American
flag.
The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1906-03-10
A Texas Holiday.

March 2 was Texas Indepen-
dence Day, also anniversary of
the birth of General Sam Houston.
The day was generally observed
throughout the state. Texas
gained her independence in 1896,
on March 2, and as that day is
also Sam Houston's birthday,
the day possesses double at
traction for Texas patriotism,
the one being the birth of a great
Republic and the other the birth
of one of the greatest men the
world has ever known.
The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1906-03-10
w. E. WARREN 8 BRO.
Drugpistst---s+on the Corner.
"NIGGER BILL DEAD
A Notorious Character Gone to
His Reward,

Thursday news reached Ala
mogordo that William Howard,
better known as "Nigger Bill" "
had been found dead near his
hut above Tularosa. He was
found lying on his back with one
foot under his body as if he had
suddenly fallen dead, or had
been knocked dead on the spot.
There was some evidence that
murder had been committed and
the matter is to be Investigated.
He was seen alive a short time
before he was found dead.
Niger BilP' was o notorious
character. He was very old, no
one, not even himself, knowing
his exact age. He had served a
term in the Illinois penitentiary
before coming to New Mexico,
ond after coming to this territory
was mixed up in the GOOD and
Cooper War;" a fued or factional
fight that cost q number of hu-
man lives, and Niger Bill"
was sent to the New Mexico
penitentiary to serve out a term
for murder. He often told it
that he had committed a number
of murders. He had no family,
and the last several years had
lived the life Of a hermit.
The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1906-03-10
Hazing Makes a Cripple for Life.

A lot Of idiots at Creighton
Medical college makes a life
cripple Of one Of their number
by the insane crime of hazing.
The parents of the young man
will sue the college for $50, 900
damages. After this sum is
paid Gas it should be) the United
States government should des-
troy the college building, put
the guilty students in the peni-
tentiary for life and send the
professors and members of the
faculty to South Africa where
they can find plenty of their
blood and ilk.
The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1906-03-10
Ina HOgg, IRA HOgg and Mora
Hogg.

The death of ex-Governor Hogg
Of Texas recalls the old story of
the names Of the daughters Of
Mr.. Hogg, viz: Ina Hogg, IRA
Hogg and Mora Hogg, when the
fact of the business is there is
only one daughter in the Hogg
family and her name is lima.
Yet, more than a score Of people
have been heard to say that they
knew the Hogg girls we'll, and
that they have actually talked
with lima, IRA and Mora Hogg.
Isn't it greathow some folks get
wise?
The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1906-03-10
20 Ban Into Switch.

Mondays 90 passenger train
ran into an open switch, at de-
pot here. The wind was blowing
the smoke down in front of the
engine which prevented the en-
gineer from seeing the open
switch, but going slow prevent
ed any damage, save brushing a
Mexican who was on main line
after the train backed out of the
switch and pulled in on main
line. An open switch is not q
good thing to go into any old
time.
The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1906-03-10
J. \. BLAZER POST
No. 10 Organized Here Last
Saturday by Old Union Sol
diers.

Last Saturday q number Of old
Union soldiers met at the Office
of County Treasurer j. @. Dunn
and organized a post, named in
honor Of DR.. ]. II. Blazer, now
deceased, No. Is, with the fol-
lowing members: DR.. J. w.
Long Of Tularosa, commander
N. II. Herbert of AlamOgordO,
Sr. vice-commander; Frank J.
Bush of AlamOgOrdo, Jr. vice.
commander; A. j. Messer Of
Alamogordo, adjutant; Jas. G.
Dunn of Alamogordo, quarter
master; Chas. @. Meyer of La
Luz, surgeon; Jno. s. Kerr Of
AlamogordO, chaplain, and as
members, ]. II. Lucas of Cloud
croft, Henry Creamer of La Luz,
H. H. Rapier, Ed. Kreamer, G.
III. Walker, Of Alamogordo, and
d. NJ. Sutherland of La Luz who
was elected officer of the day.
Lee H. Rudisille of White Oaks
assisted in the organization Of
the post.
After next meeting which will
be called by the commander, the
regular meetings of the post will
be on the last Friday of each
month.
The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1906-03-10
VEIN OF HOT WATER STRUCK
By Man Digging Prospect Hole in
the ]. A. Eddy Soda Mine.

Quite bit of excitement this
week over the finding of a vein
of hot water by a man digging a
prospect hole in the j. A. Eddy
soda mine. out at the famous
White Sands" Mr.. Eddy is
having development work done
on his soda claims and it was
while digging a hole that this
vein of hot of water was struck.
As this water cOOls it quickly
crystalizes into soda compost
tiOn. The men at work there
attempted to bathe their face
and hands in the water and
found that it eat the skin as
will potash. In that hot solution
there is found a peculiar and tiny
fish-like specie. 1t is a strange
looking little living thing with
large eyes and tiny fins and its
movements are fish-like.
This discovery no doubt solves
the mystery of the creation of
the tons and miles and mount
aims of one of the worlds won
ders-the White Sands" As
this underground stream of hot
liquid or solution of soda has for
ages been adding its deposits of
crystals as the water became ex-
posed and cooled.
A bottle full of the hot liquid
was brought in and placed in the
show window of w. +. Warren
and Bros, also a quantity of the
water has been shipped for
a chemical analysis.
Mr.. Eddy has always claimed
that there are millions and mil
lions dollars worth of soda at the
white Sands" and now the
most skeptical are being con-
verted to Mr.. Eddy's belief and
and to see in the future the
largest soda manufacturing es-
tablishment on earth located at
Alamogordo:
The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1906-03-10
CHILDREN
If You Have Any Ailing Ones This Will
Interest You.

If You Have Any Ailing Ones This Will
Interest You.
I'VE see so many little hoys aud girls
about town who are weak, thlnlegged
and hollow checked" said member Of
the firm OF w. Il. Werten & lsr0.. our
well known druggists. ..it seems u shane q
TO allow them 70 remain so for they will
grow up into weak, sIckiy and nervous
men and women, without the vitality to
work or enjoy life.
"If.r continued he. ''the fathers and
mothers OF such children wou believe
what we say OF Vinol. we would see n
great difference IN tho appearance or
the younger generation OF this city.
You know Vlnol is not a patent medicine
and Is just the tonic growing children
need II win make for them good
healthy flesh. sound bone. hard muscle,
and Tichs red blood.
True, Vln0l Il cod liver OIL prepar-
atl0n, but IL does not contain drop Of
OIL. or any bad iastlhg feature. II Il 30
delicious that al children love II. vet ii
actually does contain all tho medicinal
cnratlvg elements found III fresh cods'
livers. and Is the most wholesome and
best medicine for children We ever eaId.
s.lt Is because we SnOw what Vinol
Twin do that We guarantee iflt fails "a
make four children we'll rugged and
rosy, to Fefund your maney W. &.
Warreu& Bru., Druggists.
The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1906-03-10
Mrs. Pendergrass Dead.

Mrs. Matilda Pendergrass died
here Wednesday at a few min
utes past 2 o'clock p. m. at the
home Of Mrs. Della Brown, aged
So, Of kidney disease. She had
been sick five days, and was
brought in from the ranch sever
al miles out, and only lived
about an hour after arrival. A
husband and seven children sur
yive. The deceased had lived
with her husband and family il
this section for 18 years. coming
here from Comanche county,
Texas. Funeral and burial tool
place Thursday afternoon at La
Luz.
The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1906-03-10
Nogal POstofIiCe Burglarized.

Postmaster J. NJ. Hawkins Of
this place received information
Wednesday from Postmaster
Thomas w. Henley Of Nogal, N.
NJ, that his Office had been burg
larized. and that the postofIlce
safe could not be opened, and he
couldn't tell what the burglars
took. He was Of the opinion
that the attempt of the burglars
to open the safe had locked it in
a way that it could not be open
ed, and he was asking for an ex-
pert safe opener to open it. No
other information was received.
The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1906-03-10
An Ell Paso Pioneer Dead.

Samuel Schultz, who had been
a citizen of FL Paso since 1854,
is dead. He was ever a pro
gressive citizen and in many res.
poets what FL Paso is today was
made by the hand of Mr.. Schultz
He was 20 years of age, and died
on March 2, at his home in Fl
Paso, after about one year of ill,
ness. He leaves good fortune,
having been prosperous in life
A wife and several children sur
vive.
The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1906-03-10
Commits Murder While at Prayer

A Greensboro, N. O., physician
kills his wife while on his knees
under the guise of praying, his
wife being at the time recover
ing from an overdose of morphine.
The physicians present didn't
know what was up till it was too
late, the husband kneeling at
the bedside and while seemingly
praying for his wife slipped his
hand under the bed cover and
administered a hypodermic in
lection Of strychnine in his wife's
body, she dying soon after in
great agony. Fires Of hades.
And Judge Lynch suffers the
fiend to squander his said-to-be
great fortune on lawyers who
make-believe that they save his
neck.
The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1906-03-10
ReeeutiOu to Mr., Piersop,

Last week the women OF the Guild OF
st. Johns Episcopal Church. gave re-
ception to Mr.. Piers0n. who has lately
been appointed bv the Bishop as lay
reader to this church The reception
was held at the home OF Mrs. Bridges
president OF the Guild. and was enjoy ed
by the large number present who found
Mr.. and Mrs. Bridges most efficient ia
the capacity OF host aud hostess.
The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1906-03-10

The ladies Of the Presby yteriaH Church
OF this place gave reception party to
Mr.. and Mrs. st Clair 5ioau at the
beautiful home OF Mrs. +. L. Carson. as
sisted by Mrs. Carson. on Friday even-
Ing. A very interesting program was
rendered Mr. Sloan has been filling
the pulpit at Presbyterian church dur
ing the absence of u regular pastor Mr..
Sloan Is an able minister OF the Baptist
church and his home is now in Alamo
gordo, though he has no regular charge.
The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1906-03-10
n. ]. Anderson Receives Appoint,
ment.

Mr.. H. j. Anderson, president
of the First National Bank Of
this city, has been appointed the
the transfer agent for the trans
fer Of the stock Of the FL Paso-
Rock Island Railway Co., Ell
Paso & Northeastern Railway Co.,
Dawson Railway Co.,, Dawson
Fuel Co, and the Alamogordo &
Sacramento Mountain Railway
Co., with offices in the FIRST
National Bank building.
The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1906-03-10

H. j. Simmons passed through
Wednesday. He goes over his
lines as fast as the wheels will
run and tits we'll that passengers
are not taken on his train, and
in case ''you understand plain
English you understand what
this means. While at depot
here some one Of our citizens
asked MIR. Simmons how about
the report .of the purchase by
his road Of the Santa Rosa and
Tucumcari line, to which he re-
piled that he had no knowledge
Of such a purchase, and we pre-
sumo this should be plain enough
English to be understood.
The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1906-03-10

When q member Of a Lodge
OF Masons, Knights of Pythias,
or any other Lodge, will take the
advantage of an occasion when
Lodge is at ease to rip out oaths
vile enough to stain the lips Of q
sailor, and all IN the presence Of
his Lodges charter, and the
open Holy Bible, he should forth
with 60 out and stay out till his
obligation hits his conscience
| full ii the face.
The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1906-03-10
Asafs Oourh Medicine For Children.

In buying cough medielne for chill
-drsn never be afraid ID buy Chamber
lain's cough Remedy. There Is no
danger from Il and relief Is always sure
70 follow. II i especially valuable for
colds. Group and whoopIng cough. For
Issle uy y =. Tstrep : DrO.
The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1906-03-10

Blessed be q Union labOrer.
Sometimes he goeth ont the
horns little end, but always
gOeth mat the big end.
The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1906-03-10

/. E. Bachtel went to 81 Paso
Wednesday to be absent from this
place several days
The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1906-03-10

Judge Edward A. Mann returned
Wednesday from Tucumcari where
he had been for several days on Of
fetal matters.
The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1906-03-10

District Clerk chas. 2. Downs re-
turned Wednesday from his Illinois
visit.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-02-08
RAILROAD ACCIDENTS.
Brakeman Killed Near Freeport-
Freight Deraiied Near Yarmouth.

Portland, Me. Feb = w. II. Sloan
Of Bartlett. n. H.. head brakeman on
freight No % from Portland and ar
irving at F'rccport at 6 a. NJ. was
knocked from the top Of Il car today by
an overhead bridge short distance
west of Frccport and crushed to death
This was his first trip on this division
Of the Maine Central. Coroner Eben
n. Perry Of Portland is conducting tho
inquest.
Five freight cars and IL locomotive
tender were Gcrailcd on the Grand
Trunk hallway near Yarmouth
"Wednesday and traffic WAS blocked for
an hour Gr two. Engineer G. Beaulcu
aud Fireman w. G. Burroughs of Is
land Pond, Vt. We're bruised by jump
ing. bat not injured. The derai!ment
was due to an open switch. which
caused the train to run upon a siding.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-02-08
Orders Investigation Of
Valencia Disaster.
Sends Three Special Commits
sioners to Seattle.
Led 10 Believe District Attorney Is Slow.
Latter Denies Il.

Washington, Feb. 7.-Formal d.
rections were issued by President
| Roosevelt today for an investigation Of
| the Valencia disaster which occurred
| recently on the north Pacific coast
President RoOsevelt's letter of in
structions to Sec Metcaf Of the de-
partment of commerce and labor directs
him to instruct Lawrence 0. Murray,
assistant secretary of commerce and la
Dor, and Herbert Knox Smith, deputy
commissioner OF corporations, as well
as Capt. William T. Burwell, Z. S. ~,
to proceed to Seattle, Washington, and
there to make thorough and complete
investigation of all the circumstances
attending the wreck of the steamer
Valencia and the cause or causes there
Of and any misconduct, negligence or
dereliction of duty on the part of any,
one related thereto and having any
bearing upon the loss of life occasioned
by said disaster: and also, as you may
direct, TO investigate such other mat
terS bearing upon the safety of traffic
in navigable waters of the United
States in that vicinity and the effect
iveness and sufficiency of the present
aids to navigation along said waters,
and to make full report thereon with
recommendations for such department.
al or legislative action as may be in
dicated by said report and findings.
Messrs. Murray and Smith will leave
here tomorrow and go direct to Seattle.
Capt. Brrwell, commandant at the
Bremerton navy yard, will meet them
upon their arrival
President Roosevelt received Informal
ton which led him to believe that United
States District Attorney Frye believed II
undesirable TIC go further into the Valen-
eia investigation than he already had
done.
The President sent to Attorney FRYE
reremptory orders TO place himself at the
disposal of the special commission ap-
pointed to make an inquiry into the Va.
lcncia disaster. Today the following tel
esram was received from Mr.. Frye at
Seattle by the department of justice:
Authorize you to say to the President
that / did not state that l had been
brought into the Valencia investigation
too late to do anything practical I did
say that I found it wouEl be necessary
to recall nearly every witness TO make
investigation thoroughly, which fact I
regretted as witnesses were scattering.
Criticized no one. Expect to conclude
Tacoma grand jury term next Thursday.
viii then proceed with vigorous investi-
CATION OF Valencia disaster
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-02-08
THE VALENCIA VERDICT.
Accidental Drowning and No Fault OF
Capt. Johnson.

Victoria. Il. G.. Feb. THE coroner's
inquest held over the bodies of the vic
Tins OF the Valencia wreck resulted IN
Il verdict OF death by accidental drown
ing, the jury adding that no blame
was attached to Capt. Johnson or to
the ship, as he did all possible for the
safety of his crew and passengers.
The search for victims of the VAL
cncia wreck has been abandoned.
Ninety-threc wreck victims remain un-
found of the 129 persons drowned.
At the investigation Tuesday Ed
ward Shields. seaman. testified that
within three minutes of the time Capt.
Johnson. shouted all hands on deck"
all the life boats had been sent away
without an officer in charge of any.
leaving only the working boat in
which the boatswains crew reached
shore next morning.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-02-08
A UNITED PARTY
BalfOur Yields to Chamberlain and
Calls Party Meeting---Latter Is
sues important Manifesto.

tariff reform. Second, the suggestion
that while not pressing for tariff re-
form under existing circumstances the
Unionists should unite on the program
known as half sheet of note paper .
between this program and that Of the
more advanced tariff reformels there
are two differences. First, the more ad-
vanced think that the probability of
having to place q moderate duty on the
wheat of foreign countries in return
for substantial preferences given by the
colonies to British manufactures should
be frankly admitted and defended. Mr..
Balfour has said that he has no objec-
ton to the principle of such duty,
but he accepted without protest the
statement Of freebooter that under
no circumstances whatever may be the
Offer of the colonies will they assent
to duty Oh wheat. Second, the more
advanced are of the opinion that il is
impossible to have practical and eff
fective scheme OF retaliation against
the excessive duties imposed by for
eign countries on the British products
without general tariff. Mr.. Balfour
would never have attempted to put for
ward an alternative scheme although
urged to do so by the free-fooders.
Mr.. Chamberlain denies that an at
tempt was made to impose on Mr.. Bal
four as Il condition of the Unionist par
tE the exclusion of those declining to
accept the whole program of the tar
if rcformers.
Continuing. Mr.. Chamberlain dis
cuSSed the ro-orGaniZat ton of the par
~ machinery, cOntcnding that ii should
he decided whether the organization
shall remain IN autocratic and nom
representative body or whether it ought
rot to be strictly representative of the
party as whole.
Answering the charge that the latter
proposal to popularize the party is
equivalent to an attempt to capture the
machinery for the furtherance of tar
if reform. Mr.. Chamberlain says this
is an admission that the party if pCpu-
lari?cd would vote for tariff reform.
Later on Mr.. Chamberlain says:
my own belief is that the great ma
icrity Of the party if not all are per-
fectiy ready to accept Mr.. Ralfcur's
general leadership. I think il probable,
however. that tie majority would vel
come a declaration by Mr. Eafcur
which would show clearly that tariff
reform will not be dropped and which
would indicate a definite and unmis-
takcable program for the future to
which they would give hearty support -
Concluding his letter, Mr.. Chamber
lain says:
"The tariff roformprs cannot accept a
policy Of inaction and mystification in
regard to the main subject of their po-
litical lives"