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The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-01-16
Special to the Daily Record.

Special to the Daily Record.
Santa Fe, N. NJ, Jan. ia session
of the New Mexico legislature is near
at hand. Already the action of the
law makers who will assemble in
this city next Monday is being dis
cussed and plans are being matured
by officials and politicians to secure
legislation.
One of the most important matters
which will be brought to the attel-
tion of the legislature is a new cleo
tion law. Many of the leading attor-
neys of the Territory are in favor of
the enactment of an entirely new
law on this subject. The old law is
the result of more than forty years
of patching and is about as unsatisfac
tory as a law could we'll be. The lead
ers of both political parties are anx-
ious to have a new law passed and,
at the present moment, it appears
that about the only difficulty in the
way is an agreement as to just what
the new law should be. There are
~
tenn, but it is not likely tnat this will
be adopted on account of the opposi-
tion expected from the natives to a
proposition of this kind. There are
thousands of natives to whom an Aus
tralian ballot would be as intricate as
n Chinese puzzle. There is hope,
however, that some agreement will
be made whereby some modified form
of the Australian system will be adop
ted
There are at least a half dozen new
county schemes in process of evolu-
ton. Some of them have assumed
quite definite proportions and it is
understood that there will be strong
fights by the parties of the measures
One of the propositions is to erect a
county out of portions of Chaves and
Eddy counties, with the county seat
at Artesia. 1t is proposed to call the
new county Artesia county and to
take the southern row of townships
of Chaves county and the jog in the
southwestern part of the county and
four of the northern rows of town.
ships from Eddy county. 1t is under
stood tnat there will be a determined
effort made to get this county formed
at the coming session.
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pany's steamer Prinz Joachim, which
sails from New York for Kingston
Saturday.
The Royal Mail Steamer Packet
Companys Office in this city has re-
ceived instructions from the home
Office in London to carry free to
Kingston supplies for the sufferers
from the disaster there. The first
steamer of this company from New
York to Kingston will be the Atrato
which sails Monday.
An Earlier Report.
New York, Jan. 16.-Few additional
details of the earthquake disaster at
Kingston, Jamaica, reached the city
during the night. A brief message
came from the Holland Bay cable
from Kingston. 1t brought the infor-
nation that the disaster was not as
great as first reported. Only part of
the town was ruined by the earth
quake, and the loss of life was plac-
ed at thirty, while 800 were report
9Q Injured. 1HS IRE WHICH started al
ter the tremor is said to have been
brought under control Monday night.
The panic in Kingston was short
lived, and it is stated that the work
of rescuing and caring for the injur-
ed is under way. Many persons fed
from the city and took refuge in the
surrounding country, fearing a recur-
renee of Nthe shocks. An official dis
patch received at the colonial Office
in London today confirms the report
that the destruction was not so wide
spread as at first reported. The great
est number Of casualties occurred in
military camp where thirty color
ed soldiers were killed.
Boston, Mass, Jan. 16.-The United
Fruit Company in this city reCeiv
ed telegram from Jamaica today
dated at Holland Bay Jan. Is, stating
that several hundred persons were
killed in Kingston, and that the mer
camille section of the city was com
pletely destroyed by earthquake and
fire.
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Hartley Spence Killed Near Corona.
The Ell Paso papers bring the news
of a wreck on the Rock Island near
Corona a few days ago in which
Hartley Spence, of Corona, was kill
ed. The young man was in Roswell
last week on a deal to buy big
bunch of sheep from Will Johnson.
He is known by many Roswell people.
He is the son of George Hartley, a
real estate dealer at FL Paso. He was
engaged in the sheep business near
Corona and was quite wealthy.
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Booming Proposed New County.

D. R. Britt was circulating a map
and statement of the proposed new
county of Artesia on the streets OF
Roswell today. The map and state
ment are supplemental to a petition
asking for the formation of the new
county. The proposed new county
would take land from Chaves county
as far north as the north line of. Lake
Arthur township, Including the Low
er Penasco country, and land from
Eddy county to the south line of
Lakewood township. In other words.
by the new arrangement Chaves
county would lose two good town
ships w. NJ. Atkinson, chairman of
the Board of County Commissioners,
declares there is a big mistake in the
statement of figures II the paper cir
culated by Mr.. Britt, and urges that
all citizens consider the matter thor
oughly before they sign a petition to
divide Chaves county.
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A Roswell Suit Decided.

A. J. Nisbet, attorney for the res
pondent, received telegram this
morning from the clerk of the SUI
preme Court of New Mexico, advising
him that the verdict of the lower
court had been affirmed in the case
of w. r. PLANT against Hirsch. In
this case Mr.. Nisbet brought suit for
a liquor, cigar and tobacco firm ag-
ainst PLANT on an account and Sc
cured judgment in the lower court
Mr. PLANT appealed.
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FOR SALE.
Some Choice Residence Lots Cheap
as Dirt,

Some Choice Residence Lots Cheap
as Dirt.
An eight room house, lots, nice
shade trees, good sidewalks, close in
and conveniently located. Good arte-
sian well, $500.
Nice new five room house, 100 feet
southeast front, sidewalk. A good bar
gain at $4,000.
A spendid bargain in 16 acres of
unimproved land, Railroad and End
Street front. Two blocks from court
house. $1,000 cash, balance on easy
terms at low interest.
Some alfalfa land in artesian belt,
ditch water right; 26 acres sown to
alfalfa The alfalfa on adjoining 40
acres yielded a net income last year,
1906, of more tnal Is per cent. Near
town, spendid location.
A good 80 acres of Hondo water
right land. Some 40 acres of alfalfa,
good house, land fenced. Valued at
$3.50 per acre.
CARLTON G BELL.
303 n. Main street.
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PROPERTY OWNERS WILL
IMPROVE MAIN STREET

3 Several of the leading prop
3 erty owners of Main street
3 have been talking over the 6
3 Improvement question during
g the past few days, and as
g result of their conferences
g have decided to make a prop
g osition relative to the improve
g ment of Main street. They
9 have secured the services of
9 Judge G. A. Richardson to
g draw up a petition to be pre- 6
g sented to all the property
3 which they will agree to GER 6
g tain things, if the council will
9 do certain things. the terms
g of agreement differ slightly at
3 present, but the petition will 6
g unity them. The main part of 6
g the proposition is to have
9 the open cutters of Main put 6
g on a level and provided with 6
g cement guttoring, and to grav-
g el, roll and put in good shape 6
g the ground between. Some
g favor widening the sidewalks
9 four or five feet, as this work
3 would be cheaper than gravel
3 ing. The offer of property
9 owners will be to pay for the
3 graveling and rolling, or to
3 pay for the leveIing and gut
9 tering, or to pay for half of
g the whole.
2 While nothing has been done,
3 this move SHOWS that the
g property owners are more than
g willing to improve Main stret
g and that they, themselves,
g are keeping the question alive.
3 One man who was supposed to
g have been against the improve
3 ment has been the one to cir
g culate among the owners and
g get their sanction of the plan.
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Max gonzales WEEDS Toniaht.

Mrs. Gonzales, of 210 w Alameda
street, received a telegram today
from her son, Max, stating that he
would be married at six o'clock this
evening at Ration, N. NJ, and that he
would arrive here with mis- bride Fri
day evening. The name of the young
lady was not mentioned. Max Con
zales has been employed at the har-
ness shop of E. T. Amonett and left
here only short time ago for Ra-
ton and Denver.
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SENATOR CARMACK
DEFENDS PRESIDENT

Washington, Jan. 16.-In address
ing the senate today upon the
Brownsville affray, Senator Carmack
of Tennessee announced that he hear
tily supported the President in the
discharge of the negro soldiers.
The House today passed the forti-
ication appropriation bill. The meas
ure carried $5,411, 1888.
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The EeIection at i4aeerman.

J. d. Nell was elected justice of
the peace, without OPPOSITION, in the
township election at Hagerman, Pre-
cinct No. 5, Monday. Louis Burk was
elected constable in a close race
with Frank Caldwell
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U. S. WEATHER BUREAU.
Local Report.A

Roswell, N. NJ, Jan. 16.-Tempera-
ture.-Max-. 55; min, 4S; mean, 50.
Precipitation, .01; wind S., velocity
2 miles; weather cloudy.
Forecast, Roswell and Vicinity:
Partly cloudy and colder tonight,
with local rain or snow; Thursday
generally fair.
NJ. WRIGHT,
Omcial in Charge
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London, JAN 16.-The contradicto-
ry and scalt character of the news
which thus far has reached London
from Jamaica renders it difficult to
caused by the earthquake and subse-
qnent confiagration. Messages re-
ceived by various steamship and ca
BILE companies, however, indicate
that while early reports of the des-
truction of Kingston and the great
loss of life were exaggerated, the dis
aster was still of a grave character.
Ruin and desolation are said to
stretch for miles outside the city of
Kingston. Shocks were felt from fif-
ty to sixty miles away, and one dis
patch from the temporary cable sta
ton at Bull Bay says tnat not sin
gle house between there and King
ston escaped damage.
No estimate of the loss of life
from official sources has yet come
through, but the Camp hospital ap-
pears to have been the center of the
VlSlIdClcl, as IO leSS IlldI ~ AcSlOSS
were killed there.
There were isolated fatalities am
ong the Europeans at Kingston, but
apparently the aggregate of white
victims is small The total distance
between the buildings known to have
been destroyed is taken to indicate
that the total loss of property will
be great.
According to the latest dispatches,
slight earthquake shocks continue to
be felt at Kingston. The West India
Committee of the Admiralty and pri-
vate concerns having interests in ia
maica are taking all steps possible
| to alleviate the distress in Kingston
itself.
1t transpires that Hall Caine, men
| toned in last nights dispatches as
being among the members of party
of English visitors at Kingston, head
ed by Sir Alfred Jones, president of
the British Cotton Growers Associa-
ton and president of the Liverpool
Chamber of Commerce, is William
Hall Caine, brother of the English
novelist. The latter called at the
| Colonial office this morning, and was
assured that the members of Sir Al
fred Jones' party were safe.
| The West Indian and Panama Ca
BILE Compa1y's Office at Bull Bay
cables that all the people of King
ston are camping in the open and
that the earthquake extended as far
as Holland Bay, where the cable
company's station is damaged.
the message adds, 'tthere is not a
safe house. Ruin and desolation are
everywhere"
| Negroes Causing Trouble.
| London, Jan. 16.-The following
cablegram was received from tne
press representative VINO accompa
MED Sir Alfred Jones and his party
to Jamaica: Fire broke out again
| tonight. The negroes are looting the
rum shops. At least 500 persons are
killed. There are weird and terrible
scenes. Forty-five invalid soldiers
Il were 10 QCdIH III lu6
| hospital Several shocks were fell
today This dispatch was undated.
| Ships Sent to Jamaica.
Washington, Jan. 16.-Secretary
Metcalf today wired Admiral Evans
| at Guantonomo to send one or more
ships to Jamaica, as he may deem
desirable.
Il
Steamers Carry Supplies Free.
| New York, Jan. 16.-Tae Hamburg
American Steamship Company an
7ounced at its office il this city today
that relief supplies for Kingston viii
be carried free of charge in the com
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303 n. Main street.
township onicers at South Spring.

Township Officers at South Spring.
The following officers were elected
at South Spring, Precinct No. 3, in
the township election Monday: S. T.
Peter, justice of the peace; G. H.
Buss, constable. Neither had opposi
tion.
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also thanked the people for all that
has been done for them. The Roswell
City Band furnished music for the
occasion.
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We wish to bring to the attention
of amateurs the fact that we finish
Kodak work daily, with greatest care
AID mount same suitably tiff
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Hondo Water Users Meet.

The annual meeting of the stock
Water Users Association was held
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The story of Santiago will be told
by al eye witness at the Chaplain
Bateman lecture at tae Military Insti-
tute Friday night
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FIVE MEN KILLED
Philadelphia and Reading Freight
Engine Explodes, Tearing One Man
to Pieces and Shocking and Scalding
Four Others to Death.

Kansas City. Mo-, Jan. 16.-The
most severe sleet storm in twenty
years prevailed last night and today
in the middle and northern portions
of Missouri. Scores of telephone and
telegraph poles were carried down
under the weight of ice, rendering
wire communication impossible. The
trains from the East and North are
late today.
Covered With Ice.
Arkansas City, Kan, Jan. 10
Southern Kansas and Northern Okla
homa are covered with ice today.
Hail fell last night and the tempera-
ture dropped below the freezing
point Conditions are bad for stock.
Wires are down and trains delayed.
Five Men Killed by Explosion.
Norristow1, Pa, Jan. 16.-The boil
er of a Philadelphia & Reading
freight engine exploded at Bridgeport,
near here, today and five men were
killed: Charles Stein, conductor; Jno.
Nobler, fireman; Roy Scheder, brake
man; Elmer Kane, brakeman; and
an unknown man in charge of a car
of livestock. A portion of the boiler
was hurled $50 yeards. Scheder was
torn to pieces. The others were
shocked and sca1ded to death.
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FOR SALE A first class neavy
team. one stallion and one gelding.
See Col. Page. 71t2"
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Don't miss the lectures of Chaplain
Bateman at the Military Institute on
Friday and Saturday nights.
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FORECAST OF THE COMING LEG
ISLATVE SESSION.
NEW tlfCTIoN LAW

Old Law Unsatisfactory and Antiquat-
ed Effort Will Be Made to Adopt
Australian Ballot New County
Schemes.
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Steamers Carry Supplies Free.

New York, Jan. 16.-Tae Hamburg
American Steamship Company an
aounced at its office IN this city today
that relief supplies for Kingston will
be carried free of charge in the com
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WALToN.s STUDIO.

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Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1907-09-18

has been little of interest, the main efforts being directed towards th" open ing up of ore bodies or the prosecution of development work. Shipments from the Calumet & Arizona, Superior & pittsburg. Shattuck & Arizona ana Dcnn have all been maintained at the average for the past few months, while at other points in the district the non producers are carrying on development operations.
 There is no doubt that the output of the district for September will be less than that of August owing to the re- trcnching operations of the Copper Queen.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1907-09-18
OBTAINS HIS HORSE BY SHEER.
 IFS ROUTE.
 (fso0 Danvss Da10Rl

Deputy Sheriff John Merritt return. cd yesterday afternoon from the New River country, where he took posses. sion of horse claimed by Joe Drew from the firm of Pike & Wilson, who drove tho animal from the Walnut Creek range with number of other animals, branded in what is known as the ~ NJ l." brand.
 Pike < Wilson claim to own the brand, and Joe Drew owns twelve sad. dlc horses branded in the same brand, for which ho ms n bin of sale on record in the county rccorder's office. In gathering horses, recently, for the Phoenix market, Pike & Wilson found the animal claimed by Drew on the range, and took possession of it. Drew notified them that the animal belonged to him. but they refused to return it to him, and told him that the only man who could get possession of it was the sheriff, Drew camo io this city, Wednesday evening, and had writ of roplcvin issued for the horse Pike & Wilson were known to have passed through Mayer that evening with n number of horses, among which was the horse claimed by Drew. Deputy sher, in Merritt left here immediately and caught the Pike & Wilson outfit at New River, and was given the custody of the horse. He returned here with it and gave it into tho possession of MT. Drew yesterday afternoon.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1907-09-18

mcnts made the company has a road completed from tho divide south of ina Senator mine, to the camp, at an e.. pcnsc of several thousand dollars. s,,. vcys are now finished for the propo.od narrow gauge railroad connecting tb. camp with the Poland terminus of ina Bradshaw Mountain railroad. Survey, for n branch line from the proposed narrow gauge to the Blue Dick anl Davis mines are also finished and all details are now almost completed to commence the grading of the roadbed It is also given out that the proposed narrow gauge railroad will be bull, ns far south as the Bodie mine, in the Crook Canyon district, where develop. men, has been in progress during the past year.
 Other companies owning properties in the district are also active. Machinery is being installed at the Dunkirk mine. owned by the Mount Tritle Copper company, which intends to install n concentrating plant in a short time.
 Sinking ia being pushed on tho Snoozcr vein, one of the Senator ser. ics of lodges being developed from the Senator tunnel. The Senator tup. ncl is also being pushed ahead toward, 
 the Snoozcr vein, which the manage. ment expects to tap in very short time at a depth of over 1000 feet. The tunnel in the Storm Cloud mine is being pushed forward. There is a good ore showing in N as we'll as ip the winze being sunk, which will be changed to n shaft as soon as con. nections are made with the surface by q raise. The II. J. Beemer com. pany, owning the Storm Cloud group, is confining operations strictly to ds. velopment.
 Work on the Davis group is also progressing satisfactorily, and 1t is said that the ore showing in the mine has improved wonderfully in the work done during the past month.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1907-09-18
ESTATES FINALLY SETTLED BY
 PROBATE COURT.
(Ffem fSioay's Daily.)

In the probate court, yesterday, the final accounts of John II. Robinson, nd. ministrator of the estate of Andrew Grubb. deceased, were allowed. np. proved and settled. The administrator was charged with having received $l97.76 in cash and credited with hay. ing paid out $il0.65, leaving n bal. nnce of $7s.1l on hand, which was or. dered distributed to Mary Ann Grubb, surviving widow of deceased, residing in Chillicothe, Ohio, with an undivided onc'cighth interest in n number of patented mining claims in the Hassa. yampa district.
 The accounts of John A. Throne, res. ident guardian of George l.. Throne, Frank B. Throne, Ruth NJ. Throne and Abbie M. Throne, minors, were allowed and settled as n final account. The guardian was charged with having re. ceived $2,l23.05 and credited with hay. ing paid out $604.55. The application of Percy s. King, nonresident guard. ian, asking that tho estate be moved to Napa county, California, was heard, and granted, and an order made grant ing authority to move tho balance of $l,io5.i5 to Napa county, California.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1907-09-18
PART OF SANTA TE OFFICES TO
 BE RAZED TO GROUND.
(Prea 4Aurs1ay's Dsily.)

One'half of the brick building on the southeast corner of Cortcx and Sheldon streets, occupied by tho offices of the general passenger and freight agent of the s. F., ?. ( F., is being torn down and tho ground occupied by 1t will be added to tho street, which is now too narrow at this point to accommodate the cvcr'increasing traffic.
 With the half of the building torn down and the site added to the street, the highway will still be narrowe, than the average street of the city and n number of citizens were heard to remark yesterday that the city eoun. ell should ask the railroad company to remove the entire building, grade the ground to tho established grade of the street and allow it to be used for street purposes.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1907-09-18
TWO RESTAURANTS BURN DOWN
 AT HUMBoLDT.
(1se0 Hu1lnUso 0u11D.)

Yesterday morning, at 6:3O o'clock, the building occupied by William Thomas' restaurant, in Humboldt, caught on fire and burned to the ground. The McAdams restaurant building located only eighteen inches from the Thomas place, was also to. tally destroyed, very little of the furniture and fixtures of either place being saved. The loss is estimated at about $5,0OO, partially covered by in. surancc.
 The fire caught in tho roof of tho Thomas building n few minutes after the Are was started in tho range to cook breakfast. An alarm was turned in but the fire hose was found too short Co reach from the fire plug at the Humboldt Commercial company's store and were 1t not for the brave work of the volunteer hremen, the entire town might have been destroyed.
 Buildings in the immediate vicinity were covered with wet blankets and quilts, many of which were consumed. The buildings, however. were saved by the bucket brigades which were formed after the fire started.
 William Thomas was absent at his ranch in Willow Creek when his build ing and it's contents were consumed. He arrived her elast night about s o'clock, when he was first informed of his loss. He stated that had but little insurance on tho building and its con tents, on accoupt of the nigh rate ask ed by the fire insurance concerns. He will make arrangements to rebuild at once.