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The Monmouth inquirer., 1907-01-31
SENATE FAvoRS RAISE.
Both Houses Vote to Increase Salaries
of Officials.

Both Houses Vote TO increase salaries
of Officials.
Washington, Jan. 30.-The senate &C
cepted the proposition of the house OF
representatives to increase the salaries
OF senators, members and territorial
delegates to $500 annually and those
of the vice president, the speaker of
the house and members of the presi-
dents cabinet to $4,000. This action
was taken by vote of 80 to 81 and
followed q discussion of nearly three
hours An amendment combining the
increase to cabinet officers and the pre-
siding officers of the senate and house
was voted down, as was also PROPOSE
ton to postpone the increase until 1913.
The president has sent to congress a
message calling attention to the great
desirability of enactment of legislation
to help American shipping and Ameri-
can trade by encouraging the building
and running of lines Of large and swift
steamers to South America and the
orient"
The pension appropriation bill af-
forded the house an opportunity for
number Of representatives to make
speeches not only in behalf of the bill
itself, but on the tariff and on the San
Francisco school incident
Senator Beveridge made an address
on his bill forbiddlng interstate com
merce in articles produced by child la
Dor.
The house of representatives vot-
ed to abolish all the pension agencies
throughout the country, eighteen in
number, and centralize the payment
of pensions in the city of Washing
ton The pension appropriation bill,
carrying $13S.000,OO0 was passed.
The president sent to congress a
message favoring a model insurance
law in the District of Columbia.
The Notifications appropriation bill,
carrying $2,O41, 706, was passed by the
senate, as was also the diplomatic and
consular appropriation BILL carrying
$3,OS5,477.
The agricultural appropriation bill oc-
cupied the house, and when the amend
ment striking out the free distribution
of seeds was reached the members
from the farming districts outvoted
those from the cities, reversed ruling
of the chair by vote Of 1856 to So and
restored the paragraph as has been the
law for number of years.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1907-01-31
FOREIGN

n,~--o Ill Wal sttNEe-l -ie
w United States a I'll Sos
OF INTEREST. many has beea 81
ed by the joint commissions. Tbs i is
of "a long term arrangement. as i. IS
automatically put, was agreed L On,
subject to ratification by the coa& e;S
and the reichstag.
The German government he's wA Il
definite victory in the general electlans
held for a new reichstag .flle Liberal
Radical and Conservative parties. SIP
porting Prince Won Bulow's colonial
policy, have won at least twenty seats,
but more important for the government
is the defeat administered to the So
cialists, who have lost eighteen or
twenty seats.
''The famine is ten times worse than
anything known in this part of the
empire for forty years" writes Mr..
Haynes, the American consul at Nan
king, China. BY March / the famine
will be more severe than that Of 1878,
when 10,OoD,000 persons persisted, ac-
cording to reports.
From $50 to 200 coal miners were
killed by tremendous explosion of
fire damp in the Reden coal mine at
St Johaan-on- Saar, Prussia. The coal
mine is owned by the Prussian gov
eminent
Russia has decided to begin the evac-
uation of Manchuria without waiting
for April Is, the date fixed for, this step
in the Portsmouth treaty
The Irish labor conference held at
Belfast voted down the proposition to
transform it into socialistic organiza-
ton.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1907-01-31

quently mentioned as presidential
possibility. President Mckinley in
1896 appointed General Alger secretary
of war from which post he retired
early in 1900 after the ''embaImed
beer scandal. In a posthumous inter-
view given to the Milwaukee Journal
in 1900 on condition that it be left I'm
published until his death General Alger
attacked President Mckinley, saying
that he lacked backbone"
Mrs. Isabella Beecher Hooker, the
last Of the famous children of Rev.
Lyman Beecher, sister of Henry Ward
Beecher and Harriet Beecher Stowe,
died at Hartford, Conn She was born
Feb. %. 1922. she was well known
as an advocate of women's suffrage
Her death was closely followed by that
of her niece, Miss Harriet Beecher
Stowe, daughter of the author of ''Un.
Gle Toms Cabin" Miss Stowe was
seventy years old.
Rev. Henry Martyr Field, the well
known clergyman and author and for
forty-four years editor of the Evangel-
ist of New York, died at his home at
Stockbridge, Mass, after an illness of
several weeks. Mr. Field was born in
Stockbridge on April 3, 1922. He was
the last of the four famous Field broth
ers, including Cyrus w. Field, who laid
the Atlantic cable; Justice Stephen J.
Field and David Dudley Field, the re-
former.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1907-01-31
s,va+t.nbar Report Kent Secret.

SWettenhan1 Report Kept Seoret-
London, Jan. Bottle colonial Office
is now In possession of official adyices
from Sir Alexander Swettenham con-
corning the exchange of letters be-
tween himself and Rear Admiral Da-
Wis. but the extent Of these advices
and whether they contain an explana-
ton, an apology or extenuating circum-
stances has not been disclosed.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1907-01-31
DEATHS
OF NOTED
PEOPLE.

ington He was seventy-one years old.
General Alger had brilliant civil war
record, rising from the rank Of captaiu
to that Of colonel After the war ne
was breyetted a major general. Tie
a1nassed large fortune in the lumber
business In 1884 he was elected gov
ernor of Michigan, and he was FREE
The Monmouth inquirer., 1907-01-31

no Americans Dead In Kingston.
New York, Jan 30.-In cablegram
to the World Governor Swettenham
says that no Americans were killed or
injured in Kingston
The Monmouth inquirer., 1907-01-31

sor their services in handling the goods.
The Advance on sailing left tons of
provisions on the dock.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1907-01-31

General Russell A. AL
ger, United States SEN
ator from Michigan.
died suddenly in WASH.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1907-01-31
GRIM Es
AND
CASUALTIES

CASUALTIES. Mass. was destroyed
by fire. causing loss estimated at
almost S1,OOO,OO0. The firm publishes
Good Housekeeping, American Agricul-
turist. Orange Judd Farmer, New Eng
land Homestead and Farm and Home
DR.. Charles w. Townsend, one of the
best known physicians and surgeons OF
Staten Island. died after being shot
while lying in bed in his home at New
Brighton n. u The case is surround
ed by much mystery. John Bell, a
Brooklyn car employee. was arrested
in Brooklyn on suspicion. His wife
died about year ago while under
treatment by DR.. Townsend.
The Columbia county (N. - court
house at Hudson, N. H.. was burned,
with loss of about 100000 Mrs.
Charles Walker and her young son had
narrow escapes from death.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1907-01-31

Landed Mar at Kingston Only After
Being Requested by Colonial secre-
tary and Inspector of Police to Help
to oueEi Threatened Mutiny--Thank-
ed by stenham.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1907-01-31
NEWS OF
OUR
uT-n@n.->>~

connects the gulf of Mexico at Coat
zacoalcos, ON the gulf of Campeche,
with the Pacific port of Salina Cruz, on
the gulf of Tehuantepec The new road
will be serious competitor with the
Panama railroad and canal
The Wood Hagenbarth ranch i'll the
states of Sonora and chihuahua, Mex
leo, changed hands. The ranch is al
most as large as the state of Connect
cut. The price, which included $4,000
head of cattle, was more than SlC89-
600.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1907-01-31

A plan to avoid 4 tar
if war .eyweea the
United States Il Il! Cos
The Monmouth inquirer., 1907-01-31

The entire plant Of the
Phelps Publishing com
pany in Springfield,
Mass was DESTROYED
The Monmouth inquirer., 1907-01-31

President Diaz of Mex
leo participated in the
opening OF the Tehu-
anfenet. abroad which
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-03-22
EXAMINING THE GUNS
TO DETECT CRIME.

Washington, d. c.. Mar. 22.-Secre-
tary Taft today transmitted to the
Senate Committee on Military affairs
the report of Brigadier General Gro
zier, chief of ordnance, with reference
to the number of guns assigned the
negro soldiers of companies B, c and
d. of the 25th infantry. upon the
night of August Is last, when Browns
vile was "shot up" 1t appears from
the letter OF Crozier that upon the
face of the lists of guns forwarded
by the officers of the companies there
are certain errors, arising probably
from mistakes in tra1scribing from
the property books of the companies.
The effect of this is to raise doubt as
to whether two of the guns, held by
expert examination to have been used
in the ARRAY, were in the arm chests
of Company B under lock and key
and not issued to soldiers as was in
dicated by a former report sent the
committee by the ordnance depart
ment of the army.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-03-22
LIMITED
WRECKED

Pittsburg, Pa, Mar 22.-The Chi
cago Limited, from New York to Chi
cago on the Pennsylvania railroad,
while going 35 miles an hour was
wrecked today at Stuart, about II
miles east of here. The engine and
one was hurt. 1t is said there was ev-
idence that the track had been tam
pered with. Among the passengers on
the train was Tom L. Johnson, May
or of Cleveland
Investigation by railroad officials
showed that the fish-plates had been
removed at the rail joints, the bolts
having been taken out and the rails
bent inward. The train was derailed
on a straight track aad in one of the
safest stretches of the Pittsburg di-
vision. To this, no doubt. was due the
escape of passengers from injury.
The officials attribute the work of
the wreckers to either malice or an
to loot the train and pass
engers.
Street Car Struck by Train.
Detroit. Mich, Mar. 22-Two per
sons were fatally injured and nine
others, all girls, more or less SER
was struck b5 a Michigan Central
railway train. The car had got past
the gate at a crossing before the on
train was sighted. The view
was obstructed, and the engineer did
not see the street car until too late
to stop the train. The engine struck
the car in the middle, splitting it in
two and hurting the wreckage dis
tance of fifty feet
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-03-22
Kansas City AtehIetic Meet.

Kansas City, Mo-, March 22.-What
promises to be the greatest athletic
carnival and track meet ever held in
the middle west will be held in Con.
veation hall tonight under the aus
pices of the Kansas City Athletic Club
Athletes representing all the leading
schools and amateur athletic organi-
cations of the Missouri valley are ar
irving here today to take part in the
tournament. The features of the af-
fair will be the relay race between
the Kansas City Athletic relay team
and the Notre Dame college mea and
the intercollegiate relay between the
teams from Nebraska, Kansas and
Missouri universities. A novel feature
will be the relay between teams from
Fort Leavenworth and Fort Riley, the
contestants to race in heavy marching
order. The regular handicap events
will be a 50-yard dash, 5O-yard hurd-
le, 44O yard run, $50 yard run, mile
run, high jump pole vault and shot
put. Valuable cups and other tro-
phies are Offered for first and second
prizes. This is the second annual in
door games tournament of the Kan
sas City Athletic club and promises
to far surpass its predecessor, altho
the first carnival was unusually sue
ceSSful.
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Sentenced to Death,
Illinois Teachers Meeting

Jacksonville, H., March 22.-Cen-
trail Illinois Teachers, association met
in twenty-third annual session at the
Christian church this morning, May
or John r. Davis, welcoming the del
egates. The presidents address was
delivered by w. ]. Sutherland of the
Western Illinois Normal school. Pro
minent speakers on today's program
include Professor John M. Coulter of
Chicago university on 'The Mission
of Science in Education" and James
E Russell. dean of the teachers col
lege of Columbia university, on ''The
Trend of American Education" Ses-
sions were held this afternoon of the
sections composed of county superin-
tendents, principals, and high scaool,
grammar grade, primary school, mu-
sic, manual arts and rural teachers,
many prominent educators taking part
in the discussions The convention
will close tomorrow after addresses
by President A. w. Harris of North
western university and Dean Eugene
Davenport of Illinois university agri-
cultural college. Music was furnished
for the convention by the Illinois col
lege orchestra and the Jacksonville
high school glee club.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-03-22
PLUM AND FIFTH STREET
TROUBLE is SETTLED.

The city council committee, COM
posed of Mayor Stockard and Council
men Johnson and Robinson has set
tied the threatened trouble over the
opening of east Fifth street and Plum
street A brief history of the trouble
and the way in which it was settled
will be of interest to the public.
Some five years ago 1. E. Thompson
and wife, through a verbal agreement
with the county commissioners, gave
land for the opening of an extension
of East Fifth street thereby opening
a street of general utility east of the
city, and taking therefor the land
that made what was known as Plum
street Lately there has been move
to have Plum street re-opened and 1t
had to be recognized, especially since
such an agreement as that made by
the commissioners and Mr.. Thompson
is not considered legal at this time.
The council considered it the best
way out of it to have both streets
open, if such thing could be accom-
plished with reasonable cost; for
Fifth street is one of the principal
roads leading east of Roswell, and
Plum street could be forced open If
the case ever went to court. Accord
ingly, the councils committee was
given power to make a deal providing
for the opening of both streets. This
was done yesterday when an agree
ment was made by which Mr.. Tnomp-
son is to receive 1925 as a compromise
price for the land he gave for Fifth
street, and Plum street, to which he
never had legal claim, as viewed by
the council, will be re-opeled with
out cost to anyone.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-03-22
The Burden of the Few.

The Ottawa (Kan.) Herald has a
good sermon in the following editor
ial: "The duty of helping the town
extends to everyone in the town, but
the burden of carrying on the active
work OF prompting public enterprises
always falls upon a few. The final
aim of every active commercial club
must be to extend the willingness
even the eagerness-to take part In
town boosting. To tais end clubs and
societies OF every kind must join with
the central business oganizatioa in
the promotion of feeling of town
pride
There will alweys be the challeng-
ing inquiry, What has the CONNER
cial club done, or why doesn't the
commercial club do sometning?'
Trace the inquiry down to It's
source and depend upon finding q citi-
zen who has made few II any sacrific-
es of time or interest to help the
commercial club do something.
The heart to work for the town
can only come from a fair and gen
eral approval of the good work"
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sen. BURTON
RELEASED

Ironton, Mo-, Mar. 22.-Joseph R
Burton, who until his conviction in
Federal court, was U. S. Senator
from Kansas, was this morning re-
leased from Jail here, having complet-
ed sentence of six months imposed
for violating a Federal statute by ap-
pearing before a governmental depart
meat as the paid representative of
an alleged get rich quick concern
of ST. Louis.
Burton's sentence also included a
fine of $4,000, and the statute under
which ne was convicted debars him
from holding any Office of trust or
remuneration under the Federal gov
ernment. The fine, which was not
paid, will be held against aim as a
civil Judgment.
Upon leaving the Jail today Burton
issued a signed statement il which
he said: ''The impression has gone
out that I propose to live for revenge.
This is mistake. l have no such
purpose" After declaring that he
was innocent of the crime for which
he suffered, he said that ne proposed
publishing paper which would re-
fleet his ideas. His fight would be
against bad measures, rather than
against men. He has prepared his
tory of his case, and it will appear
in serial form in his paper. He says
the story will not be sensational, but
will be truthful.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-03-22

great interior valleys which flooded
vast tracts of land and threatened
several cities, have fallen rapidly,
and no more damage from this source
is apprehended. Telegraphic commu-
nication. which for a time was inter
rupted in every direction, has been
restored. The weather bureau pre-
diets clearing weather, although
showers may continue to fall for sew
eral days. The railroad blockade is
not yet lifted, but both the Southern
Pacific and Santa Fe are making
strenuous efforts to repair their lines,
which were damaged by wasnouts
and landslides. Trains are being run
over both the Ogden and San Joaquin
Valley Lines to the East, though not
on schedule time. Traffic on the
Shasta route cannot be resumed for
several days and the coast line TO
the South will be blocked for two
days more
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-03-22
Attend the demonstration in
our Grocery Department, Sat-
urday from 3 to 5 p. m. Jaffa,
Prayer & Company.
Crescent City Derby Saturday.

New Orleans, La, March 22.-To-
morrow the big thing will be pulled
off-the Crescent City Derby, the
great event of the New Orleans rae
ing season, worth $4,000. Every in
coming train today brings scores of
followers of the turf from all parts
of the country, eager to witness the
battle of the three year olds for the
richest purse ever offered at a south
ern track. The attendance at the
Fair grounds tomorrow is variously
estimated at from 1900 to 10000,
but it is almost certain to smash all
previous records. Last year over TO-
600 people saw Jockey Martin ride
home on Guiding Star. wearing the
colors of Sam Hildreth, who took
down $4,000 as his snare of the mon
ey. With the bigger purse offered
and better horses entered this year
an attendance of 10000 is apparently
not an exaggerated estimate.
Following are the probable starters
with unofficial weights, in the great
mile and an eighth race for the $40 900
a1d the Derby .nonors: Gid, 122;
Judge Post, 122: Conville, 122: Mont
gomery, 122; Sir Toddington, III;
Marathon, 117; Temaceo, III; Nor
ales, III; Tileing, III; Mortfboy, III;
I1dIbdIu, LII, dHIdSllC, LII, AHA W
maise, 114 Bitter Miss, 112; Lens,
112; Yankee Girl, 112 and Grace Lar
sen, 112.
1t is from this list that the winner
of the Derby will sure come, bat pick
ing a sure thing is not an easy matter
for even the most confident dope ar
tist. Tileing is a favorite with many
turfmen, and Judge Post is being hea-
Willy backed. Marathon and Montgom-
cry are likely colts and Temaceo looks
good to many dopesters.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-03-22
THE JOYcE-PRUIT CO.
ANNUAL SPRING OPENING.

Changing from night, social event
to a day, business affair is the notica-
BILE feature of the annual spring open
ing of the Joyce-Pruit Company as ex
emplified Thursday afternoon, when,
from one till six the doors of the
great dry goods department of this
bargain emporium were thrown open
in the first showing of spring and
summer millinery and summer goods
of all kinds.
The opening Thursday afternoon
was attended by a constant stream
of ladies who wanted to see the first
offering of summer apparel, and want
ed to see wnat would be the proper
thing in all lines during the coming
months. Many came to buy as well
as see, and the opening this spring
was more like a sale than the usual
social event into which the openings
have been turned il years past.
For this occasion every salesman
and Saleslady wore his or her best
apparel and brightest smile. The
store had on its glad togs," also and
everywhere the place was bright. new
neat and clean. Decorations of ten
weeks stock were more tasty than
profuse, and the souvenirs of cut car
nations. jonquils and daffodils, worn
by every lady who passed the front
The entire arrangement of the store
and the goods was planned WITH an
eye to the artistic and the store pre-
sented a very attractive appearance
to every caller.
One of the first things that attract
ed the attention of every caller was
the millinery gallery at the rear of the
building. This proved to be the at
tractive place for every lady, and
there the interest centered. There
was found the beehive of excitement
Millinery goods shown were a mar
vel of taste and beauty All the lat
est creations in spring and summer
millinery were represented. In dress
hats there were the mushroom and
Marie Antoilette Shapes in variety
of shades. The Cheyenne hat for Gail
dren was visible. Then there were
many of the other shapes and crea-
tions in myriads that will not permit
special mention.
The shades most noticeable were the
straws and champaigns, and browns
in variety. One hat in the new Nam
kin shade of straw color, on exhibition
in the window, was especially notica-
BILE for it's beapty. The trimming in
wheat and fruits were attractive even
to the casual observer. And the ple1-
itude of ribbon and flowers on all
kinds of hats show that the milliner
is in her glory this season. One nat
attractive to many Roswell motorists
is an auto creation that is on exhi-
bition.
II the main part of the store were
to be seen the many lines attractive
to people of refined taste. In the
dress goods department there are ma
ny attractive lines, especially among
the silks and woolens. The invisible
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-03-22
AN UNNECESSARY ACT.
OF DESTRUCTION.

The condemnation of the actions OF
the school board in cutting down the
trees on the school house square is
most general The Record Office has
received dozens of callers who came
for the express purpose of expressing
their indignation at the cutting down
of these trees One prominent bust
ness man expressed the opinion that
every member of the school board
who had anything to do with the de-
struction Of the shade trees should be
fined for committing what he coasid-
cred an act of vandalism.
Yesterday the city authorities
showed their opinion of this matter
by serving notice on the school board
not to cut down any tr ees on the
streets around the school property.
Mayor Stockard Is especially earnest
In his condemnation OF thu. board.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-03-22
Western SHOOTING Journeys.

Fall City, Neb., March 22.-The sea
son of the western trap-shooti1g tour
nament circuit was inaugurated here
today with a two day meet which has
attracted many sportsmel from all
over the state. The next meet On the
circuit will be that of the Missouri and
Kansas league at st. Joseph, next
Tuesday and Wednesday. Other meets
on the schedule are Ottawa Kansas.
April II, and IS; Cnanute, Kansas.
April 10 and 20, The season for the
western trap shooters will close with
the grand American handicap in Chi
cago, June 1S to 21
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-03-22
Minnesota paIrymen oraanize.

st. Paul. Mimi. March 22.-Minne-
sofa State Dairymens association is
holding a meeting in the old capitol
today for the purpose of perfecti1g an
organization for cooperation among
members in disposing Of their butter
and milk products without the aid of
commission merchants and middlemen
The plan agreed upon is to have the
propretors of the various dairies thru
out the state shio their butter direct
to this city, where is will be stored
aad sold by grades. The buyers can
then buy direct from the dafrymen.
eliminating the commission dealers.
To Discuss Brain Storms
lola, Kan, March 22.-Emotional in
sanity, brain storms, mental alie1a-
ton and similar subjects suggested
by the Harry Thaw trial win be con-