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Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1906-08-17
TERRIBLE WORK
OF EARTHQUAKES
City of Valparaiso
Wrecked Says
First Reports.
THERE MAY Be MANY KILLED
But Details are Lacking
Weather Bureau Records
Heavy Shock.

New York, Aug. 17.--Cable advlces
report the city of Valparaiso, Chile,
badly damaged by an earthquake.
Many persons were killed and in
iured
One report received here says the
situation in Valparaiso may prove as
serious as the San Francisco disas-
ter. Practically every building in
the city was damaged and there are
fires in different parts of the city. The
earthquake interrupted the cable facil-
tiles of lower South America. Com
munication is restricted to the route
via Lisbon. The report Of large loss
of life is not confirmed.
Gable Companies Again in Operation.
The Central and Southern Ameri-
can telegraph companies have re-es.
tablished their main Office in Valparai-
so and are working with that city
now. This would seem to show that
conditions are not as serious as were
first reported.
Washington Seismoeraph Records
Shocks.
Washington, d. c., Aug. 1.-THE
weather bureau today issued the fol
lowing earthquake bulletin:
"a very heavy distant earthquake
was recorded on the seismograph at
the weather bureau in Washington
yesterday afternoon, beginning at FIVE
minutes and twenty-five seconds past
seven p. NJ, seventy-ffth meridian
time. Complete and perfect records
were obtained both Of the north,
south, east and west movements Of
the earthquake. The earth tremors
at Washington were comparatively
slow and deliberate in their motion,
each complete movement covering
from sixteen to forty seconds time.
Lasted Continuously for Several
Hours.
The earthquake lasted continuously
for several hours and finally ceased at
about midnight The most violent
shock occurred at 7:42 to TAG D m.
From press reports this is evidently
the record of the great Chilean earth.
quake OF August 10th, and is the
heaviest recorded In Washington
since the San Francisco earthquake.
No Serious Damage, Says Later
Dispatch,
London, Aug. 1.-THE earthouake
shock felt at Mendoza Argentine. last
night, did not result In any serious
consequences, according to a dispatch
TO the Reuter- Telegram Company from
Buenos Ayres.
Fires Add to Horrors and Bodies
Buried in Ruins.
New York, Aug, 17.-One renort
which reached here said that portions
OF Valparaiso were burning all night
and that the bodies of hundreds of its
residents were buried in the ruins of
buildings.
FIfty-one Shocks in Eight Hours.
Kingston Island of st. Vincent, Aug
l7.-An earthquake was experienced
here August IA, and several shocks
and tremors were felt on st. Lucia.
There were four shocks here August
2 and on the Island of St. Lucia.
within the space of eight hours there
were hfty-one distinct shocks.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1906-08-17
G.. II. INGRAHAM
GOES FOR FAMILY
viii Leave La Harpe, llinas to Re.
side Here-Taos Valley Savings
Bank Soon to Open Doors.

C. H. Ingraham cashier of the Uni.
ted States Bank and Trust Company
in this city, left at IL o'clock this
morning via the Denver and Rio
Grande for his former home at La
Harpe, Illinois. He will return by
September / with his wife, three
daughters and car load of household
effects, to make the Capital City his
bone.
Il actually don't like to leave this
cool bracing mountain air, for the heat
| know ! will experience en- route to
La Harpe, but then ] can cheer my
self with the thought that it will be
only for a short time. have made
all preparations possible for moving
my family to this place in advance
and it will not take me long to pack
and 'vamose.' We viii occupy the
house recently vacated by II. p. Bard
shar on Lincoln Avenue. 1t has al
ready been put in shape for the COM
ing of my family.
Il will spend my time in the future
between my work here and the Taos
Valley Savings Bank, soon to be in
corporated. am treasurer of that
institution. The other officers are:
President H. s. Reed, who is also
president Of the United States Bank
and Trust Company of this city;
Judge N. 3. Laughlin, vice president,
and p. S. Wilson, cashier Mr.. Will
son was formerly of Denver, where,
under President Cleveland, he was
director of the United States mint
there He is a very competent bank
er.
THE Taos Valley Savings Bank
will probably be incorporated and do
ing business by August 20. | have
been busily engaged in preparing the
papers for incorporation and today
sent them to Taos where the final
signature of member of the com
pany will be attached. The new bank
has a capital stock fully paid in oil
$4,000. | believe that there is good
opening for such business at Taos
and look forward to a substantial and
growing business there.
81 have only been in Santa Fe for
few months, but cannot adequately
express the impression it has made
upon me. | could not imagine a finer
place to live than the southwest and
Santa Fe, in particular.
We'll, goodbye, won't be gone
long"
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1906-08-17

many years, they spend more money
for the necessities and even the luxu-
ries of life. Hence the Increased trade,
The business, which was lost by Las
Vegas several years ago by the build
ing of the Ell Paso and Southwestern
Railroad has Deen made up in the last
Two years by the increase or people
in the territory, more Immediately
tributary to our town and by the bet.
ter business and financial conditions
that have obtained and are now the
rule. Our wholesale houses carry larg.
er stocks than ever and our retail
merchants are busy.
New Line Projected BY FL Paso &
Southwestern.
Il am informed by what | believe
to be reliable authority that the Ell
Paso and Southwestern will build a
railroad to Santa Rosa via Las Vegas
to Dawson. Several surveys have
been made for the line and one of
them has been located as the perma.
nent one. believe the report Is cor
rect. AS soon as this road shall be
built, Las Vegas is bound to be one
of the best towns not only in New
Mexico, but in the entire southwest
I hear that actual construction Of this
line will commence within the next
two months and that preparations for
this work are already being made at
Santa Rosa. Contracts are being con.
sidered and may be given out at an
early date. have the greatest faith
In the future of the city Of which
am resident and If this connection
between Santa Rosa and Dawson
shall be built, 1t is bound to expand
and grow to remarkable degree. The
fact that the Las Vegas land grant
is its property and that there are as
yet thousands of acres for disposal,
is in itself sufficient to make the pros
perity and growth of the city assured
for many years to come"
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1906-08-17
SUNDAY BASE
BALL HERE
Santa Fe Team viii Meet AIbuquer-
que Team on st. Michaefs
Campus AUGUST 26th.

Santa Fe baseball fans Will nave
an opportunity of witnessing a series
of three games here upon consecutive
Sundays between the local club and
outside teams. The contests will be
pulled off on the diamond Of SIT.
Micael's College, which the locals have
been allowed to use for three Sun
days, in order ito raise money enough
from gate receipts to compete In the
tournament during the fair at Albu-
querque. The first game will be
played on Sunday, August 26, when
the locals will cross bats with the
Albuquerque Browns. There is talk
of having an excursion on that day
from Albuquerque. The other two
games have not as yet been settled,
but it is expected that one of them
will be with the Antonito Club.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1906-08-17
UNION AND SOUTHERN
PACIFIC DIVIDENDS
Announced Stockholders Get Good
Returns on all Investments
Prosperous Season.

New York, Aug, 1.-THE executive
committee of the Union and Southern
Pacific Companies announced today
that the following dividends had been
declared. A semi-apnual dividend of
two per cent on preferred and semi,
annual dividend of five per cent on
common Union Pacific stocks, a semi
annual two and one half per cent on
the common stock of the Southern
Pacific Company.
A five per cent dividend on the
common stock OF the Union Pacific
Company compares with previous d.
vidends by three per cent increase
on that stock. The dividend on the
Southern Pacific common stock is the
first ever declared on that stock. The
official announcement says:
1t is understood that the dividend
of five per cent on the common stock
Of the Union Pacific is charged to the
surplus earnings of the railroads and
the two per cent to the income from
investments.
The past season has been a pros,
porous one.
Scene Of Excitement on Stock Ex
change.
The scene of excitement on the
stock exchange following the an
nouncement of the first dividend for
Southern Pacific Common and an in
crease of two per cent in the Union
Pacific copmon stock had hardly been
equalled since the memorable strug.
gle for control of the Northern Pa.
cific five years ago. There was a
frantic rush Of brokers to buy those
two stocks. Many held orders for lots
Of ten thousand shares each. The
Union Pacific rose to 179 3-4 in the
final hour but fell back from that
level
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1906-08-17
MURDERED WOMAN
IS IDENTIFIED
Anonymous Letter Tells Of Body
Found in Canon Near Santa
Monica, California.

Santa Barbara, Calif., Aug. IT,
Chief of Police Ross of this city re-
ceived word last night from the Los
Angeles detective department. that an
anonymous letter has been received
stating that the unidentified body of
a murdered woman found a week ago
today in canon, near Santa Monica
was that of Mrs. Clara Armstrong of
this city. Horace Lawn, a brother of
Mrs Armstrong, states that she left
here about four weeks ago and that
she was engaged to marry "Posey"
Horton, who found the body.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1906-08-17
STANDARD OIL
AT OLD TRICKS

Tulsart, l. T., Aug, 17.-Robert
Galbraith, one Of the largest opera
tors In the Territory was quoted yes
terday as saying that the three cent
reduction in the price Of oil made by
the Standard OIL Company will have
the effect of stopping operations in
that field.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1906-08-17
SECRETARY ROOT
VISITS OTHER CITIES
In Argentine, Accompanied by Presi-
dent and High Officials-Ameri.
can Capital Needed.

Buenos Ayres, Aug, 16.--11 p. M,
(delayed)--Secretary Root today Wis
tied Estancia and other places, ac-
companied by President Alcorta, his
cabinet ministers and members of
the diplomatic corps. This evening
the secretary was present at a re-
ception given in his honor by the
North American Society of the River
Plata. Mr.. Root spoke on the great
prospects of the future development
in his country by the investment Of
American capital.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1906-08-17
WILLIAM 3. CAHiLL WELL
KNOWN ACTOR DEAD.

New York, Aug. 17.--William B.
Cahill, formerly a well known actor
died Yesterday. He was born in Ire
land, and achieved a reputation before
he came to this country with Miss
Lydia Thompson. In the 1ifties he
toured the United States.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1906-08-17
KNEW NOTHING
OF OTHER GIRL
American Woman Wires to Relative
in Russia Asking of Miss
Smirnoff,

Avon, N. Y, Aug. ia dispatch
was received today by Mrs. Herbert
Wadsworth from her niece, Miss
Nelka Ironoff In Finland, saying that
she is we'll and knows nothing of the
case Of a Miss Smirnoff who was
beaten by the chevalier guards at st.
Petersburg several days ago.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1906-08-17
NEW FOREST RESERVE
FOR COLORADO
529,928 Acres Of Land to Be With.
drawn at Once From Entry Near
Telluride.

Washington, d. G., Aug. 1.-THE
Secretary of the Interior today or.
dered the withdrawal from all forms
of entry, 529,92S acres of land in
southwestern Colorado for the pro.
posed San Miguel forest reserves.
This tract is located in San Miguel
and Dolores Counties and includes
part of the San Miguel plateau and
mountains and the land lies about
thirty-six miles from Telluride,
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-02
CENTURY CLUB IS ORGANIZED
Men of First Christian Church Get
Together for Social
Purposes.

Some twenty-five or more OF the men
members of the First Christian church of
Omaha met Thursday evening for the pur-
pose of organizing mems club in the
church. W. A. DeBord was chosen chair
man of the meeting.
The general purpose of the proposed club
was outlined in the report of a special COM
mittee previously appointed to draft d
series of rules and bylaws. This report
stated that the object of the organization
should be to cultivate goodfelowship among
the men interested in the club; to afford an
opportunity for the consideration and dis
cussion of topics of current interest, and
to interest men in the work and service OF
the church. thereby promoting in all suit
able ways the intellectual, moral and re-
ligious welfare OF men.
The report OF the committee was adopted
and il was decided to name the organiza-
ton ''The Mems Century Club OF the First
Christian Church of Omaha" An organi-
cation was thereupon effected by the cleo
ton of the following officers 20 serve until
the annual meeting. which is to be held I'm
October next President. W. A. DeBord:
vice president, James A. Taylor; secretary.
F. r. Payne; treasurer A. W. Walt
1t is the purpose to hold meetings of the
club monthly at the call of the executive
open until the next meeting. TO be held a
month hence, and the desire is to increa e
the membership Of the club TO 100.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-02
YEARS ENOUGH
After Third of Century woman Seeks
Divorce from Man She Says
She supports.

Mary A. Hoskins in a suit for divorce
reveals a life story that recalls some Of
the things one reads of in books She has
been married to Edison d. Hoskins for
thirty-two years, taking the vow 10 love.
honor and obey at Upton, Ia. She alleges
that ever since the marriage she has been
compelled to earn the support for the
family, and that she would have sought
divorce long ago but for a desire 10 see
the three children married and settled down
before taking the step. She ssys she has
taken in washing, kept a millinery store.
run restaurant and done dressmakinG 10
keep the family, including the husband.
Through her efforts, the petition alleges.
two houses were bought In Seward, Neb.
Mrs. Hoskins at present manages a board
ing house on Farnam street in this city.
Fife Curry is tired Of living with Frank
or being behOlden 10 him in any way.
They were married at Minneapolis, Mimi.
in August, 1898 and she sets up that he
has failed to support her.
Florence Linton brings a charge OF
neglect and failure to support against Al
fred. whom she married IN this city on a
v-a-ry June day in 1919
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-02
YOUNG GROSS MAY RECOVER
Kept Under influence of Opiate, hut
Doctor IL Hopeful of saving
His Life.

Johnnie Gross, the 6-year-old boy who
was run over Wednesday afternoon by an
automobile dri en- by Sewell Sleuman and
received a severe scalp wound and other
injuries, was resting we'll last night and
showed no signs of sinking, nor was there
any indication of improvement. nurse
watches at the little fellows bedside at
his home upstairs at Sixteenth and Cass
streets and listens to his breathing as he
sleeps under the influence OF an opiate
DIR. Porter, who is the attending physician,
believes that the lad has a good chance
to recover. One or two days more will
tell the story.
In speaking of the accident last night,
over the incident as a member 81 the fam
lily, and ! telephoned DR.. Porter 10 give
the injured child every possible attention.
want everything done for him that l
would do for my own flesh and blood -
Leon Gross, the boys father, is an en-
ploye of the Cudahy Packing company at
So0th Omaha. He returned home at 6
o'clock the afternoon of the accident to
his son and was greatly affected by the
news for two hours after his arrival. The
mother was nearly Frustrated. The father
said yesterday, speaking in broken Eng
lIsh: 'If l had been there when my boy
was hurt / could not have kept my hands
from killing the man. II the boy dies l
do not know what shall do and will not
be responsible for my acts. The man who
hurt my boy can never pay me in money
IL he were ten times as rich as he is"
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-02

Heretofore it has been the custom OF
great many ladies Of this city to purchase
their wearing apparel in Chicago, or far
Their east because of the absence here of an
up-to-date and exclusive cloak shop. This
exodus of Omaha money to the east has
been stopped since the establishment OF the
eastern firm OF 8 Friedrich Berger & Co
in this city. which opened last fall.
They are opponents OF correct style and
follow every variation of fashion as soon
as it appears in New York City. Mr.. Berger
visits the eastern market at least once
month to obtain new models, and every sea
son goes abroad. as well as having eastern
representatives there all the time on the
lookout for the newest creations, which are
forwarded to this exclusive establishment
Immediately upon their appearance in New
York City from abroad.
Mr.. Berger leaves again for the east to-
night
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-02
STOMACH ON THE BRAIN.
What IL y Man Gain the Whole World
and Lose His ADnetitep

The man with we'll behaved stomach
never thinks about II. He eats what he
likes and likes what he eats He knows
he'll enjoy it, because he knows he has a
stomach that will easily digest II. All
things look good 70 him: he will sit close
To- the table, and with a merry twinkle IN
bic eye and world-peace expression, he
viii start" on the delicious meal before
him.
But the man with the bad, brashy, gursly
stomach is the man who IL always think
ing about it. He can seldom eat what he
most likes, and seldom likes what he eats
His stomach worries him before meals
after meals and between meals. 1t is on
his brain. 1t robs him of his cheer ana
nterferes with his daily work. Around
him Is a dark spirit which presses itself
forward in his thoughts, crying: IT avn
agony. ! am disgust, ! am nausea. am
sickness, languOr, worry. / am conceived
in quick lunches and pappy food, and nour-
ished by gulpy meals. ! rob brains of their
forces and bodies OF their life. l steal
away nerve and vim. | bring heart disease
and apoplexy, l make the world a pit
VI WEAKNESS and darkness. l am woe.
am death. l am dyspepsia. But yet,
bring also hope, light and future health,
because Dy my uny presence 4 give you
waning ana a 4 ance to escape me-"
This is a bad cream, but II is the daily
ufealh OF the ~ 81 tpllC. IL ~ were not IOv
tne wHIte We cou.un I teal the black. Ii
1t were not iur dyspepsia We CUdIun [
know the Joy, the happiness OF a well-or-
Scred dIgest Ion. Ala ths world looks bright
TO Il man OF good nedItn, ana goUu neattn
Is Impossible without a soou, nearly suoni-
aoh. Ana any Sack or weak stomach can
ne made a 5000, strong one by Just tSkns
sOmethins which viii digest your food Tor
YOU. instead OF letting your tlred stomach
do f. stusrts Dyspepsia Tablets are the
most effective little tablets in the world for
this very thing- II YOU feel bloa ted after
eating. or you have nausea. aversion to
food braSh. Irritation, sour stomach, heart
burn or dyspepsia, Stuarts Dyspepsia Tab
let's will stop 1t because one grain OF An In
sredient OF these tablets will digest 2eO
grains of food
Your stomach 10 overworked. Let II take
rest You're moi yourself whsn you have
had stomach These tablets will do the
work that the stomach has TO do and make
you feel bright. think clearly and give you
ambition and power to concentrate your at
tention on your work You'll feel good.
You should always have a box OF Stuart $
Dyspepsia Tablets on your dining table.
They will make YOU get all the good POs-
'sibie ont Of everything you ssat, snd you'll
enjoy il
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-02
Dentistry

Refined natures are nearly al
ways found in company with nerv-
Gus temperments. People Of this
particular class have, as a rule,
very sensitive teeth. Contrary 10
their natures they are often guilty
OF gross neglect of the condition
of their mouths, owing to their
very natural dread of the dental
chair.
Now in using the drill prepara-
tory to filling, | do not hurt my
patients. / know this sounds too
good to beStrue, but do not allow
increduality to prevent investiga-
ton. | substantiate what say in
my advertisements.
DR.. ]. B. FICKES,
Phone 537. 33s Bee Bldg.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-02
A. BOOTH & CO. WILL BUILD
Local Wholesale Firm to Erect Seventy
Five thousand Dollar Addition.
sUYs LOT AND WILL DOUBLE CAPACITY
structure Ii to BE Three stories in
Height aud Used for storage
Plant for Perisba bile
Goods.

A. Booth & Co. will buiid a s75,Ou0 addi-
ton 10 their cold storage plant at 1876
Leavenworth street and thereby double It's
capacity. Ground. 77xl32 feet. Immediately
west of the present plant, was bought
for the purpose Wednesday from Swift
and Company, the consideration being
$1,000.
Local Manager Longwen announced
Thursday the company would erect in the
spring a three-story brick building cover
ing the entire lot. The present building
is 22x132 feet, fronting on Lesvenworth
street and reaching the alley, with an ell
66x4s feet, fronting on Thirteenth street.
When the new building is up the company
will have l65 feet along the alley and
ninety-nine feet on Leavenworth street
The north half of the ground floor Of the
new addition will be made into a court
or loading platform, where wagons may
drive in and load.
A concern which handles large quantity
Of perishable goods is negotiating with
the Booth company for storage room and
operating department and on the CONSUME
nation OF this deal depends in some mea-
sure the nature of the plans. 1t may even
be decided 10 build another twenty-five
feet taking up the block TO the new
building OF the Gund Brewing company
on the west.
The alley will be double-tracked. accord
ing to an agreement reached last week
by representatives OF Booth, Gund, Cudshy
and the other property holders in the
block.
The Booth company has the most modern
plant west of Chicago, and the largest,
next 70 that of Armour & Co. at South
Omaha The company deals extensively in
fish and oysters, and stores eggs, butter.
| fruit and other perishahle goods for the
general public
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-02
east Life In New York" Mt the

EAST Life In New York" mt the krus.
Bing. That was Theodore hrtnIer scor-
ing another hullseye. Any time Theodore
doesn't land when he starts-well, look who
he is, with that name, too. When he wrote
Fast Life in New York he simply
dropped a little sand on the rails pulled
her tail out into the tank and let her roll
Red lights and green lights all look the
same to Theodore when he gets under he nd
way, not that he's color blind, but just
that he doesn't stop for ordinary signals
In this instance he starts in the bed
chamber of wealthy old man who has
welded an adventures. The old man Is
murdered for his money by the lover Of
his wife. who moves under the name Of
Guy Standing (the hero is named John
Drew, and the she-devil is called Elita
PROCTOR and then the trouble is fairly
under way till it ends in the fourth act in
Al Canheld's gambling den. The way lays
through the customary Kremer course Of
attic rooms. dives. bar rooms. pool rooms
and the like. The scenery Is strikingly
realistic, and the company is strong enough
to make the play so well. It is an uproar-
ious hit with the gallery and affords some
genuine thrills for all
The feature Of the performance is the
presence OF Julian Rose, recalled for his
appearance in vaudeville as relator of
dialect stories He has role that gives
him the same chance he had when he was
doing fifteen minutes in one" and is MAX
ing good as usual
Fast Life in New York" stays the week
out, with the customary matinee on Satur-
day