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KNIGHTS OF MACCABEES
IN CONVENTION AT DETROT

Detroit, Mich, July 16.-The elev-
enth trie1nial review of the Supreme
Tent Knights of the Maccabees of the
World, opened here today with one
hundred delegates representing 100000
members. Supreme Commander Mar
key in his report recommended the
adoption of a new ritual with three
degrees, that the laws be amended to
increase the representation to the su-
preme tent, that the total disability
feature be re-established, that a fund
for aged and orphans and that Junior
Maccabees be organized.
The report of the supreme record
keeper showed a total membership of
100000 scattered among 1890 tents
or lodges in various parts of the coun-
try. During the past three years
lis, 900 new members were admitted
and 7,O44 death claims were paid, to-
falling over $9,30O,OOO
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WAGING A CAMPAIGN
AGAINST THE WEEDS.

The city authorities have had
blanks printed, giving five days no
tice to cut down weeds. These blanks
are now in possession of City Marshal
Rascoe, and ne has instructions to
enforce the city ordinance covering
the matter. Yesterday afternoon he
served mis- first notice, and his first
victim was Fred J. Beck, City Clerk,
who will no doubt be held up as a
horrible example to other victims.
There is another view to be taken
of this matter, which has probably
not occurred to the city authorities,
and that is that the city itself is the
worst offender against the weed ordi-
nance. No doubt Uncle Jesse" will
some time today serve the Mayor and
City Aldermen with five day notices
to get busy and nave the city set an
example to the private citizen.
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Great Western Trotting Circuit.
Chicago. Ill, July 16.-With the
most f1attering prospects in its nis
tory, the Great Western harness horst
campaign opens today with a foul
lays meet at Lbertyville. at which
$40, 900 in purses will be distributed
According to reports received here
he best class of trotters ever seen on
4 Great Western track are entered il
this opening session. The big events
eor the circuits season will be the
2.06 trot and the 2:06 pace, which will
be recognized by purses of $1,000 in
each case at the Hamline track and
me Wisconsin state fair meeting. The
total amount to be distributed in purs-
IS will be s173. 900.
The circuit shows several changes
from last season. Terre Maute. at one
time one of the strongest towns in the
Grand Circuit chain. but which of late
years mas conducted 10 meeting now
comes into the fold next week and
will give ST. 900 in purses The horse
thusiastic and intend to have an old
time meeting on the famous four-cor
nered track.
Decatur. when opened the circuit
last gear. comes in third this season
having been assigned dates from July
30 to August .. Davenport is back in
line again and the promoters are con
fident of a successful meeting August
20 to %. following Galesburg and
Pekin. The dates of the latter city
are August 16 to Is, and the Peltin
dates August to 9.
Dubuque is next on the program,
August 27 to 80 and then follows the
big Minnesota state fair meeting at
Hamline, with its s26 900 il purses
Milwaukee comes next September 9
to 13. with $3.50 hung up for the
winning trotters and PAGERS.
The circuit will wind up with tae r.
linois state fair at Springfield. Septem
Der % 10 October 5. where s25. 900 in
purses are offered
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Horse Show at Atlantic City.

Atlantic City, n. j., July 16.-Hund-
reds of thoroughbreds, morse a1d hui
man equine ribbon winners and fair
summer girls, combined to make the
greatest social attraction of the sea
son at the opening today of the ninth
ATLANTIC City summer horse show
Thousands of visitors, II addition to
the usual quota of summer residents,
are in the city and the exhibition of
fine horses and beautiful women prom.
ises to be the most notable ever held
at this resort Free transportation
was furnished for exhibitors horses
and vehicles and as result nearly all
the best stables in the vicinity of the
metropolis are represented. Several
thousand dollars in prizes will be dis
tributed among the owners of first and
second winners in each of the sixty
one classes. The program includes
events for roadsters, PAGERS, tandems
four-in-hands, carriage horses, ponies.
saddle horses and jumpers. Some of
the classes, including the contest for
the Windsor Challenge cup, call for
amateurs to drive, while the condi-
tions of other competitions are for Ia
dies to drive or ride The show will
continue until Saturday evening.
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under consideration a proposition for
waterworks, and that the plans and
specifications when finally passed up
on by the city council will be submit
ted to the people for their verdict at
the polls.
In listening to the discussion held
on the streets and in the offices, an
observer gets the impression that
there is considerable division of opil-
ion on the very proposition of having
waterworks in Roswell. AS some per-
sons view it, it will be impossible to
operate a plant owned by the city
and secure a sufficient income from
it to pay running expenses and inter
est on the bonds. The people who ex-
press these views constitute a large
proportion of the people of Roswell.
On the other hand, there is a large
body of the citizens who believe that
such a plant would pay almost from
the start They argue that water
works are absolutely necessary to
Roswell. They say that the town has
grown to such a size that it is nee
essary to develop the nils on the
north, south and west, in order to Sc
cure cheaper residence lots, and that
the only way in which this can be
done, is to put water on these hills
These same persons also claim that,
with but a limited district in the city
proper, where sufficient pressure can
be secured to flush sewerage connec-
tions, that a large proportion of the
people on these flats would use city
water for sewerage purposes. Then
they bring up the matter of fire pro-
lection, always a most important one
in a city like Roswell, and argue that
a fire may start here almost any day
and wipe put a large section. With
waterworks, and a good fire pressure,
tnesire boys would be in a position to
put up an effective fight against al
most any kind of fire. At the pres
ent time the case is different. These
same people also claim that insurance
in the business district would be
greatly cut down.
That the people as a whole favor
municipal ownership, can hardly be
doubted, but it is a question whether
any large sum can be voted at the
polls for a system of waterworks at
this time
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Reunion Of Blue and Gray.

Norfolk, Va. July lG.-Hundreds OF
wearers of the blue ald the gray. who
faced eaca other on many bloody bat
tlehelds with deadly hatred burning
in their hearts. met today in the con
yention building % the jamestown ex-
position and joined hands IN fraternal
fellowship. All past animosities for
gotten. Johnny Bob" and "Yank"
tried valiantly to outdo each otner In
expressions and manifestations of
good viii. The occasion was the an
nual meeting OF the National Veterans
association and the exposition manage
ment honOred the assembled old sol
diers with special exercises In ,sonor
Of Blue and Gray day. The associa-
ton Is the first 10 adm veterans OF
both the North and the South and
was formed March -. 1906. in Allan
"a Ca. It's purpose Is 10 bring to
gether in a spirit Of 0rotherly love the
survivors Of the armies OF Grant and
Lee, in order that there might be- a
recognized union OF the warriors of
the once divided Union While the
southern soldiers were the first to hold
out the olive branch. the movement
is rapidly spreading through the North
and the promoters confidently believe
that before many years have passed
there will be a great joint reunion OF
the Grand ARM Of the Republic and
tae United Confederate Veterans.
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GRAND LODGE OF ELKs
MET THIS MORNING,

Philadelphia, Pa. July 16.-The
first business session of the grand
lodge of Elks was neld this morning.
According to the report of the secre-
tary, the order now has passed the
quarter million mark in membership.
with 1,0S1 lodges. The report of the
grand trustees recommends that ow-
ing to the large fund now in the treas
ury, more than s25O,0OO, the per capi-
ia tax be reduced Is cents. A feature
of the reunion is the elaborate enter
tainment of ladies accompanying the
out-of-town Elks.
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HAS AMPLE PROOF
County Attorney koeIsch Claims He
Can Sustain Charge in Both Cases.
State Would Introduce Miners Pa
per in Evidence Mine Workers
and Owners Confer.

Boise, Idaho, July &c. w. Alter
former ticket agent at Cripple Creek
who had been arrested on the charge
county Jail last night in default OF
$4,000 bail, will be given a prelimina
| ry hearing today. He insists that his
testimony was true, but admits that
he may have been mistaken in dates
DR.. l. L. MCGEE, another witness for
the defense, VINO was arrested at Spo-
kane Sunday, reached Boise this NOR
ming. He is a man of means and is
not uneasy about bail. County Attor-
ney Koelsch says ne has ample proof
of the charges in both cases.
A Cogswell, of Wallace, Idaho, was
ming to further impeach DR.. MCGEE,
who is under arrest and who was
brought mere from Spokane. MCGEE
testified as to certain dates, fixing the
date of the county Republican cOnven-
tion in Wallace. Cogswell, who was
permanent chairman of the convel-
ton, gave different dates. While Cogs-
well was on the stand, the state of
fered in evidence a copy of the Idaho
Tribune, published at Wallace, and
identified as the official organ of the
local union of the Western Federation
of Miners at that time. The paper
contained a tnree-column account of
the blowing up of the Bunker Hill
and Sullivan mill which tae state de-
sired to place before the jury in an
statement that the defense would
show that the crowd which attacked
the mill was an unorganized mob. In
the argument which arose over the
admissibility of the newspaper, Attor-
neys Hawley for the state and Rich
ardson for the defense had a sharp
clash, and personalities were indulg-
ed in for the first time since the trial
started. Judge Wood took the matter
under advisement, indicating that he
probably would not admit the paper,
A T. Holman, mine superintend
ent in Colorado, now manager of the
Golden Cycle, and formerly superin-
tendent of the Vindicator mine, was
called to contradict statements made
by the witness Wood, who described
the condition of the sixth level in the
Vindicator mine Immediately after
the explosion. Hoffman was exceeding
ly circumstantial and careful in his
descriptions, using a chart to point
out the parts of the mine he describ-
ed. In his cross examination Richard
son went closely into the situation
in Colorado during the labor troubles.
Hoffman supported the contention tnat
the presence of militia was necessary.
Mine Workers and Owners Confer.
Denver, Colo, July 16.-The first
joint conference of the United Mine
Workers of America of District No
%, comprising the Wyoming fields.
and the mine owners was held this
morning in Eagles Hall. ]. J. Hart,
manager of the Pacific mines. was Sc
lected as chairman of the meeting.
The operators are hardly expecting
any request for an increase of wages.
but the hours of labor may be regu-
lated and conditions about the mines
considerably changed for the benefit
of the miners The best of feeling ex-
lists between the men aid the opera
tors
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Undoubtedly one of the most cry
ing needs to Roswell and the entire
Pecos Valley is another railroad giving
us a competing line over which to
haul the products of the Valley tc
market, and giving us better freight
rates into the valley. At the present
time, Carlsbad is putting up quite a
strong fight to secure a line to E
Paso and also to the northeast, and
it seems with some fair prospect OF
success
In this matter the people of Roswell
should not sleep, but should get busy
and get into the ring with Carlsbad
in making an effort to secure such a
line to this city from some point In
commenting on the possibility of such
a line being built, the Ell Paso Herald
prints the following concerning a new
project:
m ]. Elroy, of Detroit, Mich,
consulting engineer, is in FL Paso on
business relating to a proposed rail-
road from st. Louis to FL Paso by way
of Quanah and the Pecos Valley. Mr..
Elroy was sent out by a group of
and capitalists, some of whom reside
in Detroit and others in Pittsburg,
Cleveland, and elsewhere. One of the
Pittsburg men was mere a month ago,
and on his Recommendation the exam
ination was begun.
Il 1or ~ FROM a
nah, on the Red river. to Lubbock,
some 245 miles. From Lubbock he
went to Big Springs and came to El
Paso on the T. & P. On his trip across
the Panhandle, Mr.. Elroy passed
through aine or ten populous towns,
and he estimates that $4,000 to
100, 900 people are in the region trib-
utary to the projected railroad. The
country is largely given up to farm
ing, and the wheat, corn, and cotton
crops this year are very fine. There
is no irrigation, but the Campbell
system of soil culture is widely used
The country is fiat and open, and
there is not a large bridging PROPOSE
ton between the Red river and the
Pecos The engineer estimates that
the road across Texas could be built
for $4,000 or $4,000 a mile.
From here Mr.. Elroy will drive
overland to the Pecos Valley, by way
of Cerro Alto, and the pass between
the Sacramento and Guadalupe noun
faias, south of Weed. He will make a
report to his people on the resources
and prospects of the country, as well
as the engineering features. He says
the men wao sent him down here are
amply able to finance a big PROPOSE
4ion, and that they are interested in
the project as builders, rather than
promoters
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Boston, Mass, July IG.-Of the thir-
teen survivors of those injured thru
The ignition OF bag OF powder in the
turret of the battleship Georgia while
the vessel was engaged in target prac-
tice IL Cape Cod Bay yesterday, three
are believed 10 have but small
chances OF recovery. These are Ed
ward J. Walsh. seaman of Lynn,
Mass, Louis o. Meese, of Berea. o..
ordinary seaman and James p. Tho
mas, ordinary seaman, of Brooklyn.
New York
The cause of the accident was a
falling spark. probably blown from
the smokestack of the battle ship ON
a bag of powder which the loader
was carrying to the gua. The powder
burst into flames which enveloped
the p men who were penned in the
steel cage. The battle ship suffered
comparatively little damage, and re-
sumed target practice under orders
of the navy department. When the
Georgia arrived here yesterday she
carried six corpses of men who had
died of their burns. and last Night
two more died in the hospital One
of THESE was Lieut.. Casper Goodrich.
son of Rear Admiral Goodrich, com
mandant of the New York navy yard.
Washington, July 16.-The explana-
ton of the action of the navy depart
ment in ordering the Georgia TO re-
sumo target practice as soon as the
victims of the accident had been re-
moved from the ship is found in the
fact taat there is extreme danger of
general Generalization of the crew
which has sustained the accident II
permitted TO brood over Il before IN
dertaking again TO handle the big
guns. II was felt necessary to treat
this disaster as just such an incident
as might occur in the heat of action
with foe.
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ANNUAL CONVENTION OF
NEW MEXICO FIREMEN.

Fire Chief Wniteman, of Roswell,
has received the following notice:
santa Fe, N NJ. July 10. 1907.
To tne Volunteer. Paid and Exempt
Firemen of New Mexico:
Greeting The Eighth annual con
vention of the New Mexico Associa-
ton of Firemen is hereby called to
meet at Santa Fe, N. NJ. on Tuesday
September 10, 1907, at 10 O'Clock a. m
According to Art XVI, See. l of the
Constitution and Bylaws of the As
sociation. Every city and town in
which this Association shall have
members, shall be entitled to one rep
resentative for every ten members
not including the vice president. who
is a representative of his city and an
off1cer of this Association"
The following members have been
appointed Vice Presidents Of the As
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FINAL DECREE OF DIVORCE
IN CASTElLANE CASE.

Paris. July 16.-Tne appeal of Count
Boni de Castellane from the decision
of the court on November IA last
granting a divorce to the Countess,
formerly Anna Gould, was dismissed
this afternoon, and the final decree
of divorce duly entered. The attorneys
for the Count made practically no
contest Although the Count, under
the law, ilas still sixty days in which
to appeal to the court of cessation
upon legal grounds. the judgment en-
tered today is regarded as final. as the
negotiations have been practically con
cluded by which Madame Gould is to
settle the claims of creditors. both
against herself and the Count
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hot weather, have formed the habit
of keeping their front doors open, the
way being closed only by screen
doors, these latter being locked. This
practice is for the purpose of giving
better ventilation il the shops, and
to aid in preserving the meats This
custom was taken advantage of last
night by the thieves.
Entrance to all the shops was OBJ
tanned by cutting through the screen
doors with some sharp implement,
and it was then a simple matter to
crawl through the holes thus made,
a1d once inside take wnat was wanted
The amounts realized by the bur
glars was so small, however, that it
would hardly seem enough to pay
them for the trouble and risk
At the T. c. Market, the cash reg
lister was forced and the sum of s1.15
was secured. At the U. S. Market,
three dollars was realized, and at the
P V. Market four donars. The Ros-
we'll Meat Market people had, nowev-
er, left no cash in reach of the mid
night visitors, and here they had their
trouble for their reward, securing no
thing in the way of cash.
The total amount secured in cash
was $S.15, a small amount consider
ing the risk the thieves ran of being
caught and Jailed. The officers are on
a still hunt for them, and have hopes
of finally running them down.
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Kewalee. ILL.,. July ia parade OF
fiTemen in uniform with departments
from towns and cities all over the
state represented. opened the annual
tournament OF the Illinois Firemen's
association today. All varieties OF con
tests have been arranged for the meet
which win last three days.
Anderson. s. C.. July 16-An inter
state tournament. in which fire fight
ers from several states will compete,
Is to be the feature OF the annual meet
ing of the South Carolina F1remen's
association. opening here today Pres
ident J. D. Mcneil. OF the National
Ffremen's association. will deliver an
address on modern methods of fight-
ing fire.
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sATA FEE TO NEW ORLEANS.
New Transcontinental Route From
Gulf of Mexico to Frisco.
The New Orleans Picayune last

New Transcontinental Route From
Gulf of Mexico to Frisco.
The New Orleans Picayune last
Friday said:
Plans of the Santa Fe system for
entering New Orleans and establish
ing a new trans-continental route
from the Gulf of Mexico to the Pa
cific ocean were made known today
by the visit of the officials of the
eral Superintendent Me kon, Chief En-
gineer Felt and General Freight Agent
Hershy, of the Gulf, Colorado and San
Ia Fe. made an inspection with the
Gould lines, which will put the Santa
Fe Texas lines into New Orleans by
September Is.
At the same time plans for the
transcontinental route were revealed
The Santa Fe proposes to build a con-
meeting line from their San Angelo
road in Texas to their main line to
the Pacific coast. This connection is
projected between either Coleman
Junction or Brownwood, Tex, to Tex
leo, which is on the dividing line be-
tween Texas aid New Mexico, and
will make a route to the Pacific about
800 miles shorter than the Southern
Pacific. Meanwhile the Santa Fe will
construct its own line into New Or
leans, using the Gould connection
temporarily The Santa Fe also pro
poses TO build a connecting line be-
tween Center, Tex, and Tulsa, 1. T.,
to furnish an outlet through New Or
leans for the Kansas, Nebraska, Mis-
souri,. Oklahoma and Indian Territory
district
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sociation for their cities:
Henry o. Alarid, Santa Fe, N. NJ
Eugenio Sena, e. Las Vegas, N. NJ.
Chas. Whitemaa, Roswell
]. E. Swepston, Artesia, N. NJ.
P F. McCanna, Albuquerque.
C. F. Ryan, Albuquerque.
The Secretary is now in correspon
dence with Eastern supply firms to
make an exhibition during the conven-
ton and also with noted firemen
throughout the country to address or
send paper on fire department mat
tiers to be read at the convention.
Those having the interest of fire ser
vice at heart cannot afford to miss
this.
The program for the tournament
and entertainments is now in the
hands of the local committee The us
teams can be made to the secretary
up to 9 o'clock a. m, Sept. IL, 1907.
All cities and towns as yet not NAM
ed should at once forward a list of
their members, their dues and the
name of a member to be appointed
vice president to the Secretary.
Hoping to have a large and repre-
sentative convention of the firemen
of New Mexico, we are.
Yours fraternally,
NEW MEXICO ASSOCIATION
OF FIREMEN.
B. RUPEE, Prest.
A NJ. DETTELBACH, Secy.
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Live Stock Market.

Kansas City, Mo, July 16--Cattie
receipts, $4,000. Market strong to 10c
lower. Southern steers, 3.sO@5.OO;
southern cows, 2J50@3.85; stockers
and feeders, 3.O0@4.90; bulls, 2.75@
4.5O; calves, 4.5O@7O0; western fed
steers, 40O@5.90; western fed cows,
275@460
Sheep receipts. 5000. Market stro"g.
Muttons, 5.15@6.OO; lambs, 1000
7.65; range wethers, 4.75@5.15; fed
ewes, 425@5.25
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ROBBERS HOLD UP
-r=.@H-

Cherryvale, Kan, July 16.-Two rob
bers held up a St. Louis and San
Francisco freight train five miles east
of CAerryvale early this morning aid
killed o. J. Brown and seriously
wounded Otis Taylor, harvest hands.
The victims were beating their way
home to eastern Kansas after having
worked in the wheat fields in the
southern part of the state They re
sisted the efforts of the robbers to
take their earnings and were shot.
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STRIKE
MAY BE SETTLED.

San Francisco, Cal, July 16.-It is
announced today that pending further
negotiations by President Small OF
the telegrapners' organization and o.
S. Labor Commissioner Neill to effect
an adjustment of the differences ex-
listing between the telegraph compa-
nies and the operators, no action will
be taken in the matter of calling out
the operators of other cities
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ST. Joseph. Mo, July 16.-After
weeks of preliminary preparation the
counter jumpers" of 81. Joseph gave
4 HILARIOUS reception to the numerous
delegates arriving today TO attend the
convention of the Retail Clerks Inter
national Protective association. Plans
for entertainment have been made on
a big scale and every visitor viii be
shown" what ST. Joseph is able 20
do in the way of hospitality. Tle bu-
siness of the convention will probably
occupy the balance of the week. Pro
jects for extending the influence and
membership of the union throughout
the country will be fully discussed