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Sec. ct shall be the duty of the
commission to make full report of all
it's transactions, contracts, purchases,
sales, expenditures and all taings per-
tanning to the construction of said wa
ter works and sewer system at any
regular or special meeting of the City
Council, or, Upon written request of
the Mayor and Council, and said re-
port shall be made a part of the city
records of the City of Roswell, and
said commissioners shall, at least
report of the progress and construc-
ton of the water works system and
sewer system to the City Council,
and the City Clerk is hereby directed
to publish such reports for the infor-
nation of the public.
e 7.-For the purposes of this
Ordinance the Mayor is hereby auth
orized to call an election, to be held
in the City of Roswell, as provided
for by law, to vote upon the issue of
s12O, 100000 water works bonds, and
$35, 100000 sewer bonds.
Sec. S.-Tafs ordinance shall be in
effect from and after five days from
the date of it's publication, subject
to the authoritarian a1d approval of
said bonds by a vote of the legally
qualied voters of the City of Roswell,
as provided for by law, n if the
same shall be voted Upon favorably
and said bond issue shall be declared
to have been passed, then these com
m~issioners shall have full power and
authority to carry out this ordinance
as agents of the City of Roswell, and
this ordinance shall become and be
IN effect a contract between the City
of Roswell and the Commissioners
named herein for the performance of
their duties as provided for in this
Ordinance. and they shall hold Office
until the completion Of said water
works and sewer system and snail
not be subject to removal or the pas
sage of interfering ordinances by the
City Of Roswell; however, n of said
commissioners may be removed by
due process of law, and not otherwise.
In the event the bond issue for both
water works and sewer is not auth
orized by a vote of the legally quail
fed voters of said city upon its sub
mission, then this ordinance shall be
1ull and void.
Passed this 9th day of November,
A. D. 1907.
Attest:
(SEAL) FRED J. BECK,
Clerk of the City of Roswell.
Approved by me this 18th day of No
vember, 1907.
J. w. STOCKARD,
Mayor of the City of Roswell.
published Nov, 8. 1907.-Record.)
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GOVERNOR TALKS OF NEW
YORK SUMS CRITICISM

Albuquerque Journal Special.
Santa Fe, N. NJ, Dec. 3.-Governor
Curry today gave out a brief inter
view in connection with the statement
accredited to him by Washington cor
respondents. during the governors
recent visit in Washington. and in
the curse of which he was quoted as
follows:
u have not talked with the Presi-
dent about his third term boom. No
friend of the President has to. We are
going to have six delegates from New
Mexico, and the six will be instruct
ed for Theodore Roosevelt. 1 am not
going to be a delegate, and 1 suppose
no federal official will be, but will
be at the convention whooping it up
for the President. The real friends OF
the President need no instruction
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Notice.

Robert J.. McCIenny, administrator
of the estate of Mary E. McClenny.
deceased, has filed his final account
as administrator of said estate in
the Probate Court for Chaves cou
ty, New Mexico. 1t is ordered by ]
T. Evans, Probate Judge for Cnaves
county, Territory of New Mexico
that the first Monday in January
1908, be appointed as a day for tae
hearing of objections to said fnal &C
count and the settlement thereof.
Given under my hand n seal OF
office this goth day of November, 1907
F. P. GAYLE,
Probate Clerk for Chaves County
New Mexico. owed. 1920 t3)
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from him. They can go ahead and do
what they think wise and best for
his interest"
This interview has been widely CO.
pied throughout the country, and has
been severely criticised by newspa-
pers opposed to the administration,
especially by the New York Sun.
my attention has been called to
this interview said the governor to-
day, 'in connection with the criticism
by certain newspapers in the East,
which point it out as a violation of
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NOTICE..

A Notice Calling an Election to Vote
Upon the Issuance of S35,000.cO of
Bonds of the City of Roswell for the
Purpose of Extending and EnIarg-
ing the Sewer System in the City
of Roswell.
Public notice is hereby given that
a special election is hereby called
and will be held in the City of Ros-
well New Mexico on tae 18th day of
January, 1908, for the purpose of vot-
ing upon the question of issuing
bonds of the City of Roswell to the
amount of thirty-fve thousand 1885,
000) dollars for the extending and
enlarging a sewer system in the City
of Roswell.
On the question of issuance of said
bonds. no person shall be qualified
to vote except he be in all respects a
qualified elector of the City of Ros-
well AID the owner of real or per-
sonal property subject to taxation
therein, thus persons ~fayoring the is
suance OF said bonds win east a bal
lot reading, For the issuance of
bonds Those opposed to the issu-
ance Of said bonds shall cast a ballot
reading, Against the issuance of
bonds.7
The polling place at which said
election shall be held is as follows:
The east door of the Roswell Auto
Co building, corner of Richardson
yenue and Second street, and the
following officers have been duly ap-
pointed TO conduct said election: c.
L. Wilson, c. w. Johnson and John
Y Thornton, Judges; Chas. White
a and Walter PayIor. Clerks.
By order of the City Council of
the City of Roswell, New Mexico.
this 9Th day Of November, 1907.
Attest:
FRED J. BECK,
(SEALl City Clerk
J. w. STOCKARD.
Mayor of the City of Roswell.
(9-15 t5fri.)
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AGRICULTURAL PROSPERITY.

Van Norden Magazine.
The ten years of prosperity liz
country has enjoyed since 1897, and
the revolution which has been wrought
in the agricultural industry, has plac-
ed the American farmer in a position
of financial and economic i~ndepend-
ence such as the rural population of
this or no other country has ever
known before. The fixed capital repre-
scented in the agricultural industry to-
day is approximately $25, 900, 900, 900,
or more than four times the capital
invested in all of the manufacturing
industries in the country. From the
position the American farmer now
occupies, no financial disturbances,
no business failures in the outside
world, no failure OF any one Or sew
eral crops, no hysteria or political az
itatioa, can hope to dislodge him.a
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happened. A Rough Rider has resign
ed.-Springer Stockman.

In nominating john Sharp Williams,
who was elected minority leader of
the house by reclamation, Represen-
tative Thomas, of North Carolina,
said: "Re-elect him minority. leader,
acknowledgements, and from whatever
part of the Union of States you come,
whatever your personal views as to
Democratic policies, o will find aim
fair to all, aggressive, yet conserva-
| tive, the best of Southern statesman
ship, of a Democracy which believes
with Jefferson in equal rights to all
and special privileges to none; which
| opposes monopoly, which stands for
strict construction and stands always
for the rights of the people and the
states"
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the expressed desire of the President,
sent out in a circular letter and warn
ing office holders not to seek election
to the national convention, with a
view to advocating his endorsement.
| have not received this circular as
yet, and all l know about it is what
have seen in the newspapers; but /
suppose l will receive it in time. II
the meantime, it is well known that
l have always publicly stated that
was opposed to any federal office
holder in New Mexico going to any
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The difference between the average
Democrat and the average Republican
is Unborn, n could not be changed
by any argument whatever. Democrats
often fight each other to the death
but you can't make Republicans of
them, no matter how bitter the fac
tional warfare. Mr.. Bryan probably
did not vote the Republican ticket,
even if he did work against the cleo
ton of Judge Parker, and long before
thai fight Cleveland.
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NO. 112.

Ar Ordinance Constituting a Board
of Water and Sewer Commissioners
for the City of Roswell.
Whereas, it is deemed advisable for
the City of Roswell to construct,
own and operate a municipal water
works system for said City, and
the extension and enlargement of
the present system. being an
apparent necessity; Therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ROSWELL:
Sec. THAT there is hereby Great
ed and constituted for the city of Ros-
well a commission to be known as
the water and sewer commissioners,
to consist of three citizens, who shall
be owners of real estate and tax pay
ers in the city of Roswell; and John
are hereby appointed n confirmed
as such commissioners.
Sec. 2.-The term of service of said
commissioners shall be and continue
until such time as the water works
and sewer system are completed, and
in event of a vacancy for any cause
in said commission, the Mayor and
City Council of the City of Roswell
shall fill salt vacancy by appointment.
Sec. at shall be the duty of said
commissioners to provide plans and
specifications for a municipal water
works plant and an extension of the
present sewer system, to be construct
ed as they deem advisable, pon the
latest approved methods n plans,
to be durable and first class in every
particular and to cover as much terri
tory and supply as many patrons as
possible within the city limits with
the amount of funds available and
furnished by the city of Roswell for
said water works and sewer system
respectively.
They shall have power to purchase
all necessary materials for the Goa
s~truction of said water works system
and to employ a competent engineer
or engineers, or other persons neces-
sary to carry out the purposes of this
ordinance, at such compensation as
they NAV fix, and shall have full pow
er to construct said water works by
contract or otherwise and supervise
said construction to completion. Pro-
vided, however, an appropriation of
money n contracts shall be APPROX
ed and let by the City Council accord
ing to law.
Sec. fit shall be the duty of said
commissioners to have supervision of
the sale under direction of the Coun-
Gil a1d according to law. of all bonds
issued by the City of Roswell for the
purposes of installing said water
works system, and the enlargement
and extension of said sewer system,
and it shall be their duty to see that
said bonds are marketed at the higa-
est possible price, and the funds de
rived from the sale of said bonds
shall b. deposited in the City Treas
ury of the City of Roswell to the cred
it of the water works system and sew
er system. as the case may be, and
shall be used only for the co1strue-
ton of such respective systems. and
expense thereof. and shall be paid out
now provided by law.
Sec. 5-The City Council shall al
lew the commissioners travelling ex-
penses OF any necessary cost or out
lay expended in the actual perform
of their duties as sueh commits
sioners. n may II their discretion
allow a reasonable per diem for time
actually spent in the performance of
their duties.
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Of course we are for Bryan if he is
nominated-but it is the right of ev-
cry Democrat 70 say what he pleases,
before the convention at least. What
we fear is that after the convention
nobody bst Mr.. Bryan viii be allowed
to express an opinion upon any sub
ject, either in or out of the platform,
without being accused of "lese maj
esty.
Something exceedingly strange has
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NOTICE..

A Notice Calling an Election to Vote
Upon the Issuance of 100000 of
Bonds of the City of Roswell for
Street Improvement.
Public notice is hereby given that
a special meeting is hereby called
and viii be held in the City of Ros-
well. New Mexico, on the 18th day
of January, 1908, for the purpose of
voting upon the question of the is
suing bonds of the City of Roswell
to the amount Of Ter Thousand ($I0,-
000.00) Dollars for street improve
ment il the City of Roswell.
On the question of issuance of said
bonds. no person shall be qualified
to vote except he be in all respects
a qualified elector of the City of Ros-
well and the owner of real or per-
SOnal property subject to taxation
therein, thus persons faYoring the is
lance of bonds will cast a ballot read
ing, For the issuance of bonds"
Those opposed to the issuance of
bonds shall cast a ballot reading,
Against the issuance of bonds"
The polling place at which the cleo
ton Shall be held is as follows: the
east door of the Roswell Auto Co.
building at the corner of Richardson
venue and Second street, and the
following officers have been duly APP
pointed to conduct said election: r.
H. Harrison, S. l. Ogle and J.. G..
H~edgcoxe, Judges; C. d. Bonney and
w. S. Moore, Clerks.
By order of the City Council of the
City of Roswell, New Mexico, this
9th day of November, 1907.
Attest:
FRED J. BECK,
(SEAL) City Clerk.
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Republfcanism sometimes appears
to be a matter of cold-blooded mental
calculation. There is a warmth in
the blood of Democrats, a development
seems to make the Democrat natural
ly a hero-worsAiper. The Republicans
MAKE politics a business-while most
Democrats go into the arena with ex-
cited Imagination t fight and die for
sentiment.
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Mr.. Roosevelt probably does not
agree with Governor Haskell of Okla
homa that the quickest Dad to inan-
cial relief is to close the New York
Stock Exchange and fire the curren-
cy which it dominates and turn it
into the channels of legitimate COM
merce-" At any rate the President did
not recommend such a measure in his
message.
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The New Mexico statehood league
way TO get things from a Republican
congress is to go prepared for buying
votes.
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The war against dishonesty" will
continue. Teddy himself has officially
so declared-and his word is law. In
fact the war itself is merely a mat
ter of words.
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Professor Drake, of Il University
of Michigan. told the students he was
in favor of making Mr.. Roosevelt
King. Doesn't Professor Drake know
what the punishment is for those wno
negatives of the executive?-Springer
Stockman.
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o Tom Watson, of Georgia,
should be an authority on the symp-
toms of Populism-and he say that
Roosevelt and Bryan both make mo-
lions and sounds like Populists.
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Wind TANNER Billy seems to be the
infant terrible" of the Democratic
household, even as Meddlesome Ted
dy is the terror of the Republican
family.
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The time has come for the nomina-
tion of a Southern man for President,
regardless of what the Nebraska
statesman may think about it. Folk
or John Sharp Williams would fill the
bill.
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According to the Presidents mes
sage, effective activity" on the part
of the federal government dates back
o1ly six years.
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Why this persistent effort to change
rhyme" to @rime?" Don't the poets
frost enough as it is?-Chi-
cago Tribune.
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The recalling of the Japanese am
bassador nay be considered import
a1t-in Japan.
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And once again Teddy postpoaes
tariff revision.
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CASH FOR SMALL ADS.

? CASH FOR SMALL ADS. {
? Small ads, under one dollar, Z
3 must be paid in advance. We :
8 do this in order to avoid the {
3 keeping of many petty ac- {
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Som plays seem to live forever. Last season five hundred housand
dollars were expended ON plays tha failed, because they did not ring true
A play to succeed must appeal to the individual by sounding the keynote
of human endeavor
be a success, cannot be a failure, must be good. The story If NOAH VALE
the poor inventor, is typical of TIL struggle through which We must all
pass to win success We owe the character for his patience, his perse-
veranc against odds, and above ALL. or his kindness, hisq quaint phloso-
ply and his rare good humor. 1t is easy to drft with the wind an tide,
but it takes a man to win success when they are against him.. Mr. AY-r
LOR, who las played h part man many times, is acclaimed by IN
press and the public Is the only la who has yer successfully followed
Mr.. RUSSELL The management guarantees that "A POOR RELATION"
lever hd a better cast thar h one row supporting Mr. TAYLOR. The
play will b e presented in its absolute entirety.
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A Notice Calling an Election to Vote
Upon the Issuance of 100000 of
Bonds of the City of Roswell for
Street rovemen
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Mayor of the City of Roswell.
t9-15 t5fri.)
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The daily sentinel., 1907-12-19

This awful dlsaster-the second
appalling mine horror that has oc-
Cured in the Pennsylvania coal
fields within n period of three weeks
is beyond doubt one of the worst
calamities in the history of American
mining. This entire section of the
country is shocked ard appalled, be-
yond description by the horrible ac-
eldent.
The heart-rending scenes that were
witnessed at the mines of the Con-
solidation Coal Company near Mo-
nongah on December @. when nearly
500 men were entombei as re-
suit of an explosion and nearly 400
of whom rerished were repeated at
the Darr inlne teday. when hundreds
of women and children gathered
around the onening of the mine. fran
tic with grlei and beside themselves
with sorrow over the helpless plight
ot loved ones shut sut4yrom them by
great mountains of earth and by
walls of roaring. seething flames.
Such scenes as those witnessed this
morning heggar all description.
From the hour of the explosion
on through the afternoon great vol
umes of smoke poured forth from
the mines and the cracking of the
flames could be heard above the cries
The daily sentinel., 1907-12-19

OF the four hundred men, fully
one hundred are Americans, while
the rest are principally Hungarians.
At the hour of 1880 this morning
a terrific explosion shook the mine
and the country for many miles
around, the report of the explosion
being heard more than twenty miles
away. a few minutes after the eX-
plosion great volumes of smoke arose
from the mouth of the mine.
Fire is raging inside the mine, and
up until l O'Clock this afternooH all
attempts to rescue the imprisoned
men had proven Intellectual. 1t is
absolutely impossible for the rescu-
ing parties to enter the mine while
the fire RACES and there is great
doubt whether the fire can be placed
under control before every one of
the unfortunate beings inside the
mine has perished.
The mouth of the mine Is COM
pletely wrecked and this fact and
the fact that the mine Is a-fire gives
little hope for the safety of the men
inside.
1t is generally thought this after
noon that most of the men are dead.
Whether It was gas or coal dust
that caused the explosion, dt is i'm
possible to tell at this time.
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DOUBLE WEDDING OCCURRED
YESTERDAY AFTERNOON
With One Ceremony Two Prominent
Young Couples are United In
Marriage by Rev. Martin.-
Reception in Evening.

Employing one ceremony and In
the presence of large number of
relatives and invited friends. Rev. j.
NJ. p. Martin of the Baptist church
united in marriage Mr.. George Ed
ward Reed and Miss Violet Rosa Day,
both of Clifton. and MIR. Edward w.
NJ. Day and Miss Valeria o. Smith
both of Grand Junction. yesterday af-
ternoon at the hour of 2 O'Clock at
the Union church of Pear Park,
miles east of the city.
The church was most attractively
arranged and decorated for the oc-
casion, and the scene as the two
pretty young ladies and the two fine
looking young men stood before the
minister to hear the fateful words
spoken. was impressive and good to
look upon.
In the evening a reception for the
brides and grooms was held at the
home of the parents of one of the
grooms and one of the brides, Mr.
and Mrs. Day, in the Clifton com
munity. The reception was very
happy occasion.
The young people are all wei
known in this city ard In the Cliff
ton neighborhood, and those who will
wish them happiness are legion.
II was one of the prettiest double
weddings ever solemnized in the
county.
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of the sorrow-maddened people. As
each hour has passed. the hope of
rescuing any of the men alive has
dwindled
Big rescuing parties have been Or
ganized and every effort Is being
made to reach the men. but all in
vain. Nothing can be done until the
flames are checked.
Within few minutes after the
explosion the mouth of the pit was
surrounded by the relatives and
friends of the entombed men. The
scenes were most pitiful.
The smoke and flames made II i'm
possible to enter the mine and the
wives and children were frantic.
1t Is stated that the superintend-
ent of mine No. l is among those i'm
prisoned.
All efforts to subdue the fire have
SO far been unavailing.
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A VICIOUS ATTACK
ON PRESIDENT AND
GOVERNOR
(By Associated Press.)

Denver, Dec. 19.-Tn an address
issued by the executive committee of
the Western Federation of Miners.
labor union men are urged to rally
to the defense of officers and mem
bers of the federation charged with
the murder of former Governor Steu-
nenberg of Idaho, and other crimes.
and of the Goldneld (Nev) miners
who are on strike.
The address declares that financial
stringency was caused by the opera
tions of "frenzied finance" and Is be-
Ing taken advantage of to shut down
mines In order to destroy the min
ers' union.
Governor Sparks is referred to as
a ''puppet" of the Mine Oowners' AS
sociation and the president as "the
plant tool of the capitalistic inter
ests in It's attempt to crush organized
labor"
"The mine owners" the address
continues, "are determined to re-en-
act the bloody scenes of Colorado in
Nevada and II is our duty to do all
in cur power to prevent the accomp-
lshment of their hellish designs"
President Charles II. Meyer of the
federation and George A. Pettibone.
now on trial at Boise. Ida, are de-
clared in the address to be marked
put for slaughter by the cruel, des-
potic ruler of capitalism, whose only
aim is to crush the federation that
the mine owners may ride trium-
phantly over an outraged, Inundated
humanity; that labor may be bound
hand and foot and the last vestiges
of American liberty may be summar-
lily annihilated.