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The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-05

John w. Gates. the man whose greatest jo Is toying with millions and betting fractions of them on anything from the turn of a dice to whether a train will arrive on time, has succeeded in doing something that astounded even Wall street, which has become accustomed to expecting the unexpected from MT. Gates. lie has quit the game taking his son along with him. In their announcement father and son said that they would re- tire from active Wall street business for a year or so and travel. Within few hours after the announcement was made there were reports in circulation that MT. Gates had been trimmed" in the street so close that he was glad enough to get out The wiseacres remarked, however that they guessed Gates had enough left Ito bet a million" But Wall street would dearly like to know just how much he has left of that fortune that several years ago was estimated at $25, 100000. He has many enemies In the street and the report that he had been rolled for twelve or fifteen millions was a sweet morsel to them
 The former wire magnate. however is not what one would call lamb and the chances are that he got out with a whole skin and perhaps with a lot to the good. In his time he has cornered the wheat and corn markets, speculated in cotton and l'pocketed railroads overnight" as
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-05
A Case of plscretion.

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
 "Skinington went all the way to Wash- ington to call on the President"
 Didn't he see him?"
 No" At the last moment he backed out. He was afraid his veracity wouldn't stand the test"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-05
Mixed.

From slopers Half Holiday.
 Miss Fytte-We have heard that my brother in Australia has been nearly drowned They only just managed to save his life!
 The vicar-Dear me. l am sorry to hear that.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-05
BIRMINGHAM PROOF

John I've, corner Emma Ave. and Walker street, Birmingham, Ala, says: For several years 1 had been troubled great deal with kidney complaint. My kidneys were sluggish, inactive and did not carry off the secretions properly, I was full of aches and pains which seemed to come from my back and kidneys. and at times I did not know where l ached the worst. I had noticed for some time an increasing bodily weakness and lapguor that al- most unfitted me for work. 1 fought it on as long as 1 could until finally the over burdened kidneys and bladder could carry the load no longer, my strength gave out and was, compelled to go to bed This was the condition ] was in when | commenced using Doans Kidney Pills. I used about ten boxes, at the comple ton of each box, noticed greater improvement until finally 1 was restored to health. They toned up my run down system, gave me new life. so that at present I am enjoying perfect health"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-05

and seemsto be running down without. apparent cause, begin at once with Doan's Kidney Pills. the great kidney remedy that has cured so many of your neighbors It has given thou sands of working men and women strong, sound backs for their daily work.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-02-26
Our Ambulance Service is Prompt and Complete. Ri

and his prisoner reached the corner
of Pecos and First the Mexican be-
gan fighting the officer and trying 10
get away. The Mexican is big, pow
erful man, and officer Witt is but me-
dunn size. The Mexican was getting
the better of him and Witt pulled his
club and knocked the Mexican down
two OF three times. Once the Med-
can got the officer down. Finally the
Mexican succeeded in taking away
the officers club and started toward
him to use the club on him, when
and fired twice. This did not stop
the Mexican He came forward, grab
bed Mr.. Witt by the collar and was
about to club him when the officer
fred again, the Mexican falling this
time.
This is the way it happened, ac-
cording to Mr.. Wits statement. Po-
liceman Champion and other people
came up speedily, having heard the
shots, and Witt turned over his gun
to Champion, saying that he had shot
the man, but taat he had to do it in
self-defelse.
The wounded Mexican was moved
to st. Mary's hospital, and Doctors
Yater, Bradley and Mayes were sum-
moned. They decided that the man
they found that one bullet had enter
ed below the abdomen and gone thru
the body, lodging just under the skin
at the backbone. Another bullet en-
tered under the left arm and ranged
upward. He has little chance of re-
covery.
Ramon Gillen was about 40 years
old and had lived in this part of the
Territory many years. He was known
as a bad man, and many Mexicans
feared him. He worked as a sheep
herder for o. Caillouette. who con-
sidered him dangerous. About a year
and a half ago Ramon completed a
term of two years in the New Mexico
penitentiary for cutting the throat
mot fatally of Santiago Montene-
gro, in the Green Front saloon in
this city, about four years ago. Sew
eral stories are told of his having a
hong knife yesterday. He has no fam
lily or relatives, so far as could be
learned. He is given no sympathy by
those most familiar with the case.
Mr. Witt has been an officer here
and elsewhere for. twenty years, and
this is the first shooting
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-02-26
BOARD OF ARBITRATION
TO BEGIN DELIBERATIONS

e. A. Cahoon and W. NJ Atkinson
have appointed Nathan Jaffa, as the
third member of the board of arbitra-
tioa that is to settle the trouble Of
the ditch companies and the city reia-
tive to tiling the bitches that run
through Roswell Both of the ditch
companies have filed signed state
ments that they will abide by the
finding of the board and the city's
council records show that the city
will do likewise. The deliberations
of the body are to be commenced al
once and tonight is set as the time
of the first meeting.
Both sides to the controversy have
filed all their documents relative to
the tililg proposition, and the exami-
nation of this documentary evidence
will require several night sessions of
the board, it is thought. After these
papers are thoroughly gone over. the
board will hear what the attorneys
for the two sides will have to say.
It is thought the board will have al
least four meetings before they will
be able to decide the different points
OF discussion.
The appointment of Messrs. CahoOn
Atkinson and Jaffa is entirely satisfac
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OFFICER WITT SHOOTS
A DRUNKEN MEXICAN

Night Marshal w. NJ Witt shot,
fatally, 1t is thought, a drunken Mex
lean named Ramon Gillen, whom he
was trying to bring to the county
Jail at one O'Clock last night, between
Main and Pecos avenaes, on First
street. Mr.. Witt was the only witness
to the shooting. and according to his
story, the shots were fired in self.
defense. His statement is generally
accepted. and it is not probable that
any legal move will be made against
him. although he gave himself up tc
a brother Officer after the shooting
and is practically under arrest, pend
ing the probable death OF the Mexi
can.
Witt and Night Oficer Jim Cham.
pion were on their way to Chihuahua
addition to quiet a disturbance when
near them just below Pecos avenue
the drunken Mexican began yelling
In such q manner as to disturb the
peace. They placed him under arrest
with Httle trouble. and Witt started
back TO jail with him, Champion go
tng ON toward Chihuahua- When witt
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New York, Feb 26.-E. H. Harri-
man took the witness stand again to-
day when the Interstate Commerce
Commission resumed its investiga-
ton into the affairs of the Union Pa
cific and allied lines. Yesterday Har-
riman answered all questions frankly,
except that he refused on advice of
counsel to tell of his personal hold
ings in the Chicago & Alton, even
after the Commission ruled that he
should answer. His refusal was re-
corded so that the question of con-
tempt could ibe brought ito the atten-
ton of the U. S. Court if desired, but
Frank Kellogg, of counsel for the
governmen who is questioning the
witness, said he might not ask for a
ruling of the courts, as the informa-
ton sought may be obtained from
other witnesses.
Yesterday was Harriman's 59th
birthday, and he announced his in
tention to retire when he is sixty.
Hartman testified yesterday that
he did not know whether or not he
had an interest in the Lacledc Con
struction Co., which had built the St
Louis, Peoria and Northern railway
and this morning Kellogg produced a
contract relating to the Chicago Ter
minal Transfer Co. showing that Har.
riman, George ]. Gould, James Still
man and Jacob Schiff were owners
of the company. The witness said the
document was no doubt correct, and
that possibly he had acted in fixing
the price of the road when it was
sold to the Alton.
After reciting the statement of the
Chicago & Alton showing interest
charges, Kellogg asked the witness
if he thought it right to put upon the
public large issue of common stock
which would never pay a dividend.
Did we ever tell the public it
would pay a dividend?" asked Harri
man.
Hartman told the story of the de
position of President Fish from the
Illinois Central, which he said was
done by the board because of Fish's
repeated use of the roads funds tc
pad the Trust Company statements
and his diregard of the desires of the
directors.
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John II. Galley, the great oil pro
moter of Pittsburg, Pa, who has
been here three days investigating
RoswelPs proposed oil field, left this
morning for his home and before
leaving gave a verbal report of what
he saw while here and his opinion
OF oil conditions. He said:
Il an greatly pleased with my Wis
it in Roswell. 1 came here to inves-
tigate the reports of spendid oil show
ings, and was not disappointed
find the Indications better than those
seen before the development of the
Beaumont field. l have viewed the
work of prospecting that has been
done and am pleased with it. l am
confident that if the Roswell Oil Com
pany's well were torpedoed today it
would make ty-barrel well. Tor
pedoing always greatly increases the
flow of a well. Both of the wells now
started should be put down to a
depth of 1000 feet before they are
stopped NO OH neiO Is QeVelOpeu uI-
tcSer that depth 1 have seen many
wells left in the condition of those
of Roswell and somebody else come
along, drill from five to two hundred
feet deeper and get a gusher.
"Of course 1 understand that pros
pecting is an expensive business. es-
pecially in oil fields. 1t is especially
costly in Roswell and vicinity. on &C
count of the price of coal and it's dis
tance from supply houses. Then, you
have some very hard rock to drill
through here. The work here is es-
pecially tedious and expensive. But
it ought to be done.
Il am not prepared to say just what
/ will do. if anything, toward Goa.
tinuing this prospecting. l will study
the matter over on my way home. 1t
is possible that when l reach Pitts
burg 1 will quit the oil business, as
/ have other extensive interests that
take much of my time. l will write
the oil promoters of Roswell as soon
as | reach home anu advise them as
TO what / will do
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cAZIER SELLS SHELBY
TO HARRY kERCHEVAL.

George w. Cazier has sold the fix
lures, furniture and business of the
Shelby Hotel to Harry Kercheval, a
late arrival from RoclSport, Ind. The
deal was closed and the new land
lord took charge this morning. The
consideration of the sale was $4,000.
The new landlord is accompanied
here by his wife and two children,
and they consider themselves perm
anent fixtures in Roswell. Mr.. Kerch-
eval will start in on progressive
scale by giving a big, chicken dinner
tomorrow Mr.. Cazier will rest for a
while, during which he will take a
trip to Missouri. He will continue to
make Roswell his home.
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Nine. NordIca in Kansas CITY.

Kansas City, Mo-, Feb. 26.-Mme-
Lillian Nordica and Florehcio Constan
tino. the great Italian tenor, are here
18th the San Carlo Company and will
appear topight In a rendition OF LA
Giocoada," The engagement viii lass
three nights and the operas to be sung
include '-Rigoletto." La Traviata, .
and The Barber of Seville. The
company win go from here TO the Pa
cihc coast Tor an early sprdng season.
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New Leo From DOGS Bone.

Los Angeles, Cal. Feb. 26.-By the
removal of ten inches of diseased
bone from his right leg and the in
sertion of a bone of similar length
freshly taken from the hind leg of
a dog, little Daniel Buck, the 10 year
old son of DR.. ]. H. Buck of Lansing,
Michigan has been transformed from
an apparently hopeless cripple to a
healthy youngster sound of wind and
limb The operation, considered one
of the most wonderful in American
surgical annals was performed about
year ago by Detroit surgeons, but
the bandages have just been removed
and the boy is allowed to discard his
crutches. He now runs about freely
and is apparently as strong as any
boy of his age.
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Traction Fight in Chicago.

Chicago. Feb. 25.-At meeting to-
day of representatives of various com
merciaI organizations, improvement
associations and citizens clubs the
Citizens Traction Settlement commit
tee was organized for the purpose of
making an enthusiastic but noparti-
san campaign in favor of the street
railway ordinances. The committee
will seek to secure the ratification at
the coming April elections of two ordi
nances recently passed by the city
council, whereby the city will become
a partner in the combined and con-
solidated system of street railways,
and entitled to 55 per cent, of the net
profits to be derived from their opera
tion,, together with the privilege of
becoming sole owner whenever it is
deemed feasible and desirable, upon
giving six months notice. The pres
ent street car service afforded the
people of Chicago is entirely made
quate and insufficient and the princi-
pal fight of the municipal campaign
will be waged over the various meth
DDS of remedying traction difficulties.
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Washington, D. c., Feb. 26.-h has
for the building of the Panama Ca
nal. This announcement was made
today following meeting of the
cabinet and after the President had
been in conference for an hour OF
more with Secretaries Taft and Root.
An explanation of the reasons for
the decision will, it is stated, be is
sued later.
1t was decided that there should
be no advertisements inviting pro-
posals for the construction of the ca
nal under the plan as first laid down,
but there will be full consideration
of the whole subject before determ-
lining upon a change of the present
procedure.
The President has received a let
ter from John F. Stevens, chief en-
gineer of the Panama Canal Commis-
sion, in which ae asks to be entirely
relieved from the work upon the ca
competent person and that person
can become familiar with the work.
The President has accepted Stevens
resignation. In order to secure con-
tinuity in the engineering control
and management in the future. the
President has asked the Canal Com
| mission to assign to tae Office of
Chief Engineer Major General George
Goethals, of the Engineer Corps.
Not Much Doing in Congress.
Washington, Feb. 26.-The confer
ees of the two houses on Rivers and
agreement and expect to report some
| time today.
The house resolved itself into com
mittee of the whole for considera-
tion of the ship subsidy bill. Five
hours are to be devoted to general de
| bate
New Mexico Case Decided.
Washington, d. c., Feb. 26.-In an
| opinion handed down yesterday the
| q. S. Supreme Court decided the case
of Cunningham & Jones VS.. Springer
| & Dawson, growing out of old litiga-
ton over the Maxwell land grant in
New Mexico, in favor of Springer &
Dawson. Cunningham & Jones were
suing for $4,000 attorney fees.
| No Trace of Thief.
Chicago, Feb. 26.-The government
officials who are working on the dis
| appearance of $4,000 from the u.
S. subtreasury of this city. today de-
clare themselves unable to trace the
theft to any one person, and they
have formed a strong opinion that
| the disappearance of the money is
not the result of theft. but due to a
| clerical error.
| Secretary Shaw's New Job.
New York, Feb. 26.-Leslie NJ
| Shaw, Secretary OF the Treasury, who
retires from the cabinet March 4tn
according to story published in the
Herald today, is to become president
of the newly organized Carnegie
/ Trust Company.
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Canvas. for Homes Begun.

caardson avenue this morning for
homes for the visiting cattlemen and
their wives during the cantiemen's
convention Sleeping places for about
14O were secured on one street. and
the committee is greatly pleased. The
whole city will be canvassed soon
and every house is expected TO take
some. Everyone should study the mat
ter over and be ready to tell the com
mittee what they can do when called
upon
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GEORGE w. PERKINS
CLEARED OF LARCENY.

Albany, n. Y, Feb. 26.-The Court
of Appeals decided today in favor of
George w. Perkins, vice president of
the New York Life Insurance Co. and
member of the firm of j. P Morgan
& Co., in the matter of the charge
OF grand larceny made against him
in connection with payment of funds
of the New York Life Insurance Co.
to the Republican national campaign
in 1904.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-02-26
New Machinery at Cement Plant.

A consignment of new machinery
has arrived at the plant of the Hon.
do Stone Manufacturing Co. that will
greatly facilitate work there in the
future. One machine is a mixer that
will do the work of several men in
mixing sand and cement for blocks.
brick, tiling. etc. Another machine is
a brick mould that will turn out 20
brick a minute. The Increasing busi-
ness of this enterprise has demand
ed the new machinery.
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Rutland, Vt. Feb. 26.-The grand
encampment of the Vermont Grand
Army of the Republic began here to-
day, with hundreds OF veterans pres
ent. Many prominent speakers will
deliver addresses during the sessions.
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gent expenses would fall within the
$4,000 allowed to be appropriated on
this account. Few governors of New
Mexico have a record of having but
one measured passed over the exc
crrtive veto in period of five weeks.
The governor is gaining strength con
tinually in spite of the unprecedent-
ed fight which Is being made on him.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-02-26
e. Ring No. 75---ULLERY FURNITURE COMPANY

tory to the general public and it is
thought that the people generally. as
well as the council and ditch COM
panies, will receive their finding with
out complaint.
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lFLEEcING TOURISTS AT
SALT LAKE CITY

Salt Lake, Utah. Feb. 26.-George
Sheets, chief of the Salt Lake police.
and George Raleigh, chief OF detect,
ives. were arrested today, charged
with completely in a conspiracy to
fleece tourists and travellers passing
through Salt Lake City.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-02-26
GALLEY Is
PLEASED
GREAT OIL PROMOTER VISITS
ROSWELL FIELDS.
DON'T PROMISE MONEY

Says That He Will Consider Matter
of Putting Up Money for Drilling
Wells and Will Write From Pitts
burs.-considers Oil Seeking an Ex-
pensive Business.
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TESTlFiES IN RAILROAD INvESTi
CATION BEFORE INTER-
STATE COMMERCE
COMMISSION.
He DID NOT KNOW

Could Not Tell if He Had an Interest
in the LacIede Construction Co..
This Company Had Built Railroads
and Hartman Was One of the
Owners.
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NONE WERE ACCEPTABLE AN
EXPLANATION TO BE Is-
SUED LATER.
STEVENS TO RETIRE

The President Has Received and Ae-
cepted His Resisnation.-WiIi BE
Succeeded by General Goethais.-
Supreme Court Decides New Mexi-
CO Land Case.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-02-26
A COUNTY COMPROMISE
Artesia County Workers Propose
Amendment to Do Away With It's
Objectionable Features This Does
Not Satisfy Cameron Some Gen.
eraI Observations.
Special to The Daily Record.

Special to The Daily Record.
Santa Fe, N. NJ, Feb. ga joint
resolution, No. Z, an appropriation for
employees was passed last evening
under a suspension of the rules 1t
carried a little more than seven thous
and dollars, being the remainder OF
the fifteen thousand dollars allowed
by congress, S4,19S for the house and
s3,O64 for the council. Hudspeth made
protest.
The Artesia people are today work
ing on a proposed amendment to
their county bill which they claim
will do away with many of the OBJ
jections to the creation of the pro-
posed county. Mr.. Cameron contends
that the bill cannot be made to meet
the approval of a majority of the peo-
pie in the proposed new county it
self. This morning the council pass
ed a substitute for Council Bill No.
z by Cameron, to punish certain
crimes. The council also passed the
house joint resolution No. for the
payment of employees, Cameron vot-
ing No. 1t now goes to the Governor.
Ruppe has introduced d bill placing
strict regulations upon the sale of
liquor, and placing the matter in the
hands of an excise commission of
three. 1t has merit, but will not pass.
San Miguel county delegation is
here asking for an increased appro-
priation for the Normal University.
Special to the Daily Record.
Santa Fe, N M, Feb. 25.-Fifteen
bills were introduced in the house
this afternoon, and one joint resolu-
tion. Among the bills was one by
Ruppe to regulate the traffic in intox-
icati1g liquors, and one by Mullens
in reference to artesian wells. The
resolution appropriates S7,260 for the
payment of employees and contin-
gent expenses covering the balance
of the fifteen thousand dollars left
by the former resolution.
Three bills were introduced in the
Council One by Miera provides for
better assessment of certain classes
of property. 1t taxes the output OF
saw mills and mines. A tax of fifty
cents per thousand feet, board mea-
sure, is to be imposed on saw mill
products. and ten cents per ton on
all coal mined.
The hearing before the committee
on Counties and County Lines on
the part of Artesia county has been
completed, and the report on this
matter may be made at any time
The indications are that a combina.
tion has been formed to pass several
county bills through the house, in
cluding Artesia county. Without a
combination of this sort no new coun
ty will be created.
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Some General Observations.

Special Mail Correspondence.
Santa Fe, n. NJ, Feb. 24-The
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Secretary shaw,s New Job.

New York, Feb. 26.-Leslie NJ
Shaw, Secretary OF the Treasury. who
retires from the cabinet March 4tn.
according to a story published in the
Herald today, is to become president
of the newly organized Carnegie
Trust Company.