The Socorro chieftain. [volume] (Socorro, N.M.) 1902-1959, 1907-07-27
THE NEWS OF THE WEEK
Condensed and Classified from Press
Dispatches for the Benefit of
Busy Readers.
FOREIGN, NATIONAL, TERRITORIAL
Such Things as Every Intelligent
Citizen OF New Mexico Ought
to Know.

The Chieftain presents the news
of the week condensed and classi-
fed as follows:
NATIONAL.
Many prostrationS and deaths
have resulted from heat in Chi
cago this week.
The Haywood murder trial is
still in progress at Boise, Idaho.
1t has been expected that the
case would be given to the jury
today.
The Thaw murder trial is be-
ginning to be discussed again
preliminary To the second hear
ing.
Ninety-three lives were lost on
the steamer Columbia which
went down in a collision of the
California coast a few days ago.
Ell PaSo, Texas, is making
elaborate preparations for the re-
ception of Secretary of the Inter
ior Garfield, who will visit that
city next month.
The famous United Verde
smelter at Jerome, Arizona, is
closed down on account of the
sinking OF the ground on which
il is built. The Smelter is built
over the underground workings.
The Arizona Copper smelter
at Clifton has been closed on ac-
count of the walk out of 140 men
who are demanding so cents in
crease in wages. The present
scale ranges from S2.25 to $3.50
for eight hours.
Those favoriug another cam
paign for President Roosevelt
have inaugurated a novel cam
paign. Thousands of postal
cards bearing a picture of the
White House and the inscription,
Uncle Sam will renew the
lease" have been sent to the
White House.
FOREIGN.
Russian newspapers accuse
Japan of intriguing to absorb
China as she has absorbed Korea.
Japan has just forced treaty
agreement upon Korea by which
the latter country is practically
absorbed by the former.
Vice Admiral Ijuin of the
japanese navy has said in an in
terview in Paris that his coun-
try'S naval program has not been
modified since the late furry
with the United States.
The best of feeling prevailed
between the officers of the Amer
ican and Japanese squadrons in
the harbor of Brest, France,
Wednesday. Precautions were
taken to prevent trouble between
the iackies of the two squadrons.
TERRITORIAL
Work has been begun on the
Texico- Brownwood cutoff of the
Santa Fe and it is expected that
the line will be completed in two
years.
Fourteen applicants took the
civil service examination for for
est rangers held at the Office of
Supervisor Ross Mcmillan in
Santa Fe this week.
1t is proposed to build a rail-
road from Cowles on the Santa
Fe line to point up the PecoS
river nineteen miles distant.
The preliminary survey has been
made.
William Mcintosh of Albu-
querque, the financial hacker OF
the Albuquerque Browns, made
the team a present of $500 for
winning the game OF baseball at
Santa Fe last Sunday.
w. V. Snyder of Albuquer-
que has sued the Western Union
Telegraph company for 81, 900,
alleging that the non-deivery of
an important message caused
him to lose that sum.
There is a big rush OF home
seekers to San Juan county be-
cause of the recent restoration of
10000 acres of valuable agri-
cultural and grazing lands in
that county to settlement.
Between 100000 and $50, 900
will be expended if the proposed
wagon road is built through tbe
Pecos River national forest COM
pleting the scenic highway be-
tween Santa Fe and Las Vegas.