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The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-05-27
HUNTING THE ASSASSINS
OF ARMENIAN PRIEs

New York, May 27.-Up to an early
hour today, although they had thor
oughly secured the Armenian district
o. the city for suspects, the police
had failed to make any arrests in
connection with the murder of the
Armenian priest, identified as Father
kasper, whose body doubled up in a
trunk was found Sunday in a small
apartment at 333 West 37th street.
Three Armenians, two of whom lodg-
ed in the tenement where the body
was found, are suspected Investigation
revealed the fact that the murder
might nave been due to the exposure
recently of an attempt to usurp the
throne by a pretender who is suppos-
ed to be in Jersey City. The story is
said to have been given out by the
priest.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-05-27
CAPTAIN RUPEE DISCUSSES
PECOS VALLEY CONDITIONS

From Albuquerque Journal.
Captain Bernard Ruppe, president
of the territorial board of pharmacy.
returned Friday night from Roswell,
where he has been presiding at a
meeting of the board which has con-
tinued for several days.
I'VE were called upon to examine
the largest class of candidates since
the organization of the Board" said
Captain Ruppe +fIn all fifteen candi-
dates for certificates appeared, and
of these fourteen were successfully
passed.
Conditions have never been SO ia
vorable as at the present in the Pecos
valley The whole country is growing
at a remarkable pace aad the rate at
which it is being settled up is re
markable Considerable damage has
been done to the fruit crop this year
by the late severe frosts. but there are
so many crops in the Pecos valley
that the loss of portion of the fruit
is a comparatively small item
''I find the keenest interest in the
political conditions in the territory ev
idenced by all the people of the Pecos
valley They are taking very lively
interest in what is going on in this
part of the territory, and it can 40
longer be charged that the valley is
not a part of New Mexico, for I find
that people over there are taking an
even greater interest in the political
situation and in the management OF
territorial affairs than is shown by
our people in this portion of the ter
ritory''
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-05-27
CARLSBAD ARRANGING
FOR BIG CELEBRATION

From Albuquerque Journal.
Rev. E. Mcqueen Gray. of Carls-
bad, who was in Albuquerque Friday.
predicts an enormous success for the
big irrigation celebration, which is
to be held in Carlsbad July and in
recognition of the completion of the
Hondo and Carlsbad government irri-
cation projects.
Il do not believe that the people
of the Territory realize as yet the
significance of this celebration" said
Mr. Gray. ut is a recognition of the
completion of the first of the great
national reclamation projects, and it
means much for New Mexico. The
celebration is going to be good one.
The people of Carlsbad and Roswell
and of the entire Pecos Valley have
gone into it with great enthusiasm
and it is certain to be a success"
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-05-27
A BILLION CAPITAL
This Colossal Merger Will Be Known
as the Greater Pennsylvania Sys-
tenn and Will Have Through Connec-
tions to New Orleans and Mobile.

Chicago. May PA dispatch to
the Inter-Ocean from Washington
says: While the eyes of the whole
country have been centered on E. H.
Hartman as the master manipulation
of the railroad world a greater and
more extensive combi.rat1on of rail
road interests has been in process of
perfection until now plans are matur
ed for public declaration. More than
one thousand million dollars capital
is involved. This colossal merger
when perfected will be known as the
Greater Pennsylvania System. 1t will
embrace practically all the railroad
mileage in New England, together
with the present Pennsylvania lines
with through connections to New Or.
leans and Mobile
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-05-27
Much Improvement on Cutoff.


Clarence Ullery returned Saturday
night from a three weeks trip to
Texico and points along the Belen
Cut-off. He went to look for locations
for more stores for the Ullery Furni-
ture Co, but has taken no steps tow
ard establishing any as yet. He states
that the country along the new road
is booming and tnat lots of building
is now in progress. He says that the
road from Texico to Amarillo has
been rebuilt, practically, as but little
of the old road-bed is being used. and
the new route is almost straight and
without grades. Some big fills and
cuts were made to accomplish this
end 1t is Mr.. Ullery's opinion that
it will not be long before the trains
to Texico will be running on sched-
ule time Then the trains on the Pc
cos Valley branch cannot nelp but
run on time. The branch will termi
nate at Clovis, eight miles from Tex
leo.
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PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT
TO SPEAK AT LANSING.

Lansing, Mich, May 27.-President
Roosevelt will be the principal speak
er at the semi-annual celebration OF
the Michigan Agricultural college and
elaborate arrangements are being
made by the students, faculty and cit
izens for his reception. The celebra-
ton began today and will last until
Friday, when the president is expect
ed to arrive from Indianapolis. Lead
ing educators from prominent col
leges and universities all over the
country will take part in the week S
program. The state legislature has
made a liberal appropriation to cover
the expenses. The presidents visit
will be a hurried one, as he will arrive
Friday morning and leaves late in the
afternoon
The Michigan Agricultural college
was established fifty years ago and
was the pioneer institution of its
kind in the United States. Today it
is generally admitted to be the great
est agricultural college in the world.
A majority of the leading agricultur-
al authorities of the country are now
among it's graduates. Its mechanical
and women's departments and short
courses in dairying and forestry have
also become famous.
In the Michigan constitution of 1850
provision was made for the founding
OF an agricultural college. and tiis
was put into effect by the state leg
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-05-27
Killed copperhead at Station.

W. S. Ferguson. brakeman on the
Pecos Valley & North Eastern, tells
Al interesting story of how he killed
a two-foot copperhead snake at the
ladies' entrance to the railway station
at four o'clock last Thursday morning
He had just come in from a run.
Walking by a coiled snake at the en-
trance of the door he thought that
some of the railroad men had put
a rubber snake there to fool him. He
waved his lantern at the reptile and
it struck, hitting the lantern squarely.
Disillusioned as to the reality of the
snake. Mr.. Ferguson secured a pole
and killed it,
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-05-27
Miss Leila Adams Gives Porty.

Miss Leila Adams, who has been at
lending the Sisters Academy at Carls
bad during the past winter, came
home Saturday and celebrated her
twelfth birthday Saturday afternoon
by giving party to her young friends
At the home of her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. ]. L. Adams, at 221 North Grand
lvenue. The little folks spent very
pleasant afternoon playing games and
with various amusements and at the
close nice refreshments of ice cream
and cake were served.
The little hostess reteived many
nice presents, chief among which was
a piano from her parents and gold
watch from D. V. Crandall. Her
guests were Olive and Lula Amis and
Eva Everman, Gladys and Ruth Aiken
Grace Ferguson, Stella and Goldie
Farmer, Mittie and Alice Turner, Ro-
tha and Leo Ditmore, Otto Farmer,
Mable Russell, Willie Wheeler and
Grace Mcdaniel. Invited guests de-
tained by illness were Jessie Russell,
Elva, Matte, May and Bud Glover.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-05-27
Dedicate Masonic Temple.

Guthrie. Okla, May 27.-Formal de-
dication of the recently completed
SIS, 1000 addition to the Scottish Rite
temple in this city will be the fea-
ture of the spring reunion of the
Scottish Rite Masons of this district
which began today. The meeting will
extend through three days and will
be made notable by a number of
elaborate entertainments and social
affairs. The new addition to the tenn
pie equals in cost the main building
itself and makes 1t one of the finest
edifices of its kind in the Southwest.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-05-27
ADJOURN UNTIL FRIDAY
The Trial of Mayor Schmitz, of San
Six Jurors Have Been Secured
Lawyer DeImas Engaged by Other
Grafters.

Boise. Idaho, May 27.-With &c per
sons, including twelve talesmen, seat
ed inside the bar as spectators, the
trial of w. d. Haywood was resumed
today This is the thirteenth day OF
the trial. 1t is probable that court
will adjourn some time today. Anoth-
er special venire will be summoned,
and If this is done court probably will
adjourn until Friday. as the venire
cannot be brought together in time
for the session Wednesday. and
Thursday is a legal holiday.
The state exercised its ninth per
emptory challenge this morning, dis
missing Henry Curtis. At 11:4O the
defense passed finally Juror Harmon
Cox
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Transfers of Realty.

The following deeds have been fill
ed for record in the office of Probate
Clerk and Recorder F. P. Gayle:
Walter H. Weatherby to Mary j. Es
ties, for $40 and an agreement to To-
cate hotel thereon, lot 13, block 2,
BoaZ.
john A. Roper and wife to ]. NJ.
Dickson, for 81 a tract of 80 acres in
25-10-24 and rights from the Crow &
Garrett bitches.
Lula Dickson and husband to Her
bert Fitzgerald, for $1,000, same pro-
perty as above.
]. E. Allen and wife to Lela Brown
for $4,000, lot 6 in Haynes's subdivi-
sion of the Sc quarter of the Sc quar-
ter of 31-10-24.
B. ]. Sheridan and others to John
T. Mcclure. for $50. one-incn water
right from a well on lot 6. block z,
Roswell to flow on lot 13, same block.
Samuel P. Glover and wife to ]. r.
Cothran, for 1000 the west half of
lot %, Fairview, a tract of five acres
with right from Eureka or Stone
ditch.
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INCREASED WAGES FOR
COTTON MILL WORKERS

Boston, Moss, May 27.-An advance
in wages of 10 per cent. becomes eff
fective today il all the important cot
ton mill centers of southern New Eng
land, affecting nearly 100000 opera
tives. A substantial increase in the
price of cotton goods will result from
the advance The movement origi-
mated with the Fall River mills, where
about 5000 persons are employed
The 10000 operatives of New Bedford
and the %, 1000 employees of Rhode Is
land and eastern Connecticut mills
will also profit by the advance as well
as the 10000 working people in the
print mills of the New Hampshire,
Maine and Canada
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-05-27
LOCAL men SUBSCRIBE
Narrow Guage Railroad to Torrance
Would Be the Forerunner of a STAN
dard Railroad, 1t is Thought, and
Would Be an Improvement in Itself.

E. S. Alnutt, of Salina, Kan, the
man who is here endeavoring to pro-
mote Roswell street car system, has
had two more meetings with the Com
mercial Clubs committee and other
citizens with the result that he will
endeavor to put through a proposition
for a railroad from Roswell to Tor
rance, rather than strictly local sys,
tenn. The plan is to build narrow
guage railroad and equip it with mo-
gasoline.
Favorable to the proposition are
the expense of building, equipment
and operation, which would be much
less than that of a standard guage,
the use of motor cars, which would
be less expensive than steam engines
and cars, and the building of grades,
which would not be as laborious as
if it were standard road.
A narrow guage railroad would
supply all the needs of passengers 1t
would necessitate the re-shipment
from Torrance of all freight, but coal
is the principal commodity needed
from that quarter, and a chute at
Torrance would make loading not
more tnan fifty cents on the car ad-
ditional cost.
Nearly all the roads of Colorado
were once narrow guage. Some of
them are still in this class-and their
equipment can be made as fine as
that of the standard guage. In Colo
rado the narrow glrage has been the
fore-runner of nearly all it's standard
railroads. 1t would no doubt be the
case in the RosweIl-Torrance propo
sition.
Mr.. Allutt favors running the line
south from here to Artesia. That
would be a good proposition, for Ar
tesla people and those living between
nere and there would undoubtedly
put up the additional cost.
The estimate on the cost of a mar
row guage to Torrance, as put up by
Mr. Alnutt, is 100000. He says that
f the people here will raise 100000
he will see to the raising of the rest
and the building of the road. Sub
scribers will be notified that if the
road is not built, they will not lose
their money, but will lose ten per
cent of their subscriptions for ex-
penses in promoting the proposition.
Already 100000 has been placed on
the subscription list with no particu
lar effort. One conservative business
man is known to have said tnat he
would give $4,000. and it is known
that if necessary ne will increase his
subscription to $4,000. Stock will be
issued for the subscriptions in case
the road is built
The Commercial Clubs committee
is working on the proposed road. If
Roswell get a railroad, she will have
to be the one that puts it in. The peo
pie might as well begin to lift.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-05-27
SAM HOUSTON WAS
FOUND NOT GUILTY

Sam Houston, the negro who shot
and killed Charley Johnson, is to go
free. AT the last term of court he
was tried on the charge of murder
and found guilty. Upon application,
Judge Pope granted new trial, and
last week for the second time he was
given a hearing before a jury. the
case was placed in the hands of the
jury at five o'clock Saturday even
;ng, and they returned a verdict of
Not guilty as charged"
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-05-27

Swatow, Province Kwantung, China.
May 27.-Rebellion has broken out at
Wong Kong, in the Uping district of
Chinchu prefecture. All the civil and
military officials at Wong Kong have
been assassinated and their Yamens
burned
The revolutionists concentrated for
attack upon the officials without being
molested by the populace. The militia
ry commander here has mustered the
scene of the outbreak
German Mission Destroyed.
Berlin, May 27.-According to dis
patches received here from Shang
hal and Hong Kong, native rioters
have destroyed the German mission
station at Lien Chow, near Pakhoi
The missionaries escaped. The Ger
man gulboat Iltis, with marines mas
left Hong Kong for Pakloi. and it
S expected that a British gunboat al
so will be sent
New York, May 27.-Four mission
aries of the Presbyterian Board of
Foreign Missions are stationed at
Lien Chow They are: Rev John S.
Sa1kle, Rev. Frees Edwards and wife
md Miss Elda Patterson. Five Ameri-
can missionaries were killed at Lien
Chow October %. 1905, and the hos
oital and other property destroyed.
Troops Sent From Canton.
Canton, China, May 27.-Admiral
ri, with two boats loaded with troops
s proceeding to the scene of the UP
Using in the Uping district.
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five O'Clock Sunday afternoon, and al
though Mrs. Van Cleve is laid up with
a severely sprained back, the two
children escaped uni1jured The Van
Cleve family were taking drive and
were passing over the crossing at the
Stone store corner, 5th and Missouri,
,wnen the accident occurred. AS the
buggy hit the crossing the back seat
broke loose and let the occupants
pitch backward to the ground. At
first it was thought that Mrs Van
Cleve was dangerously hurt. She was
carried to the nearby home of ]. R.
Dendinger, but later was taken to the
home of her father, w. A Caldwell
on North Pecos avenue. where she
is now confined to her bed
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-05-27
TRIAL OF JUDGE HARGIS
BEGINS IN KENTUCKY.

Sandy Hook, KY, May 27.-Today
marks the beginning of the trial of
Judge James Hargis, charged with
assisting in the murder of DR.. w. d.
Cox, at Jackson in April, 1902. Judge
Hargis, accompanied by his brothers
md attorneys, arrived yesterday
The killing of DIR. Cox occurred
Sunday night. April 13, 1902, and was
he first of a series of murders in
Breathitt county that resulted in the
1argises and their alleged henchme1
being accused and arrested.
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Sale of Estray Horses.

By order of the Cattle Sanitary
Board of New Mexico, and in accord
ance with Sec 223. Compiled Laws of
New Mexico, l will sell at public auc-
ton to the highest bidder, unless
sooner claimed by the owner. one
brown mare. sixteen hands high, nine
or ten years old, branded with lazy
''E'' on right thigh. and "R" on right
jaw: also one yearling filley, un-
branded
Sale in front of r. D. Bells Office
on Main street, at p. M, June "a,
1907. L. J. RICHARDS.
Inspector Dist. No. 5.
(non S-27 t4l
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CONVICTED PRISONERS
RECEIVE SENTENCE.

All the defendants in Territorial
cases who have either pleaded guilty
or were found guilty by juries during
the present session of district court.
except one, were sentenced this aft
ernoon at 2:3O, as follows:
Lon Reynolds, pleaded guilty to the
larceny of a calf from the Cass Land
& Cattle Co, the minimum, one year
in the penite1tfary and fine of $500
and costs.
Frank Hayes. found guilty by jury
of procuring money with fraudulent
checks, to serve out two ears and the
costs in the penitentiary.
J. w. Dodson, found guilty by jury
of uttering forged check, one year in
the county Jail and sentence suspend
ed during good behavior.
Jim Wilson, found guilty of picking
the pocket of al old man, one year
in the penitentiary, with costs.
T. Edwards, found guilty of carry
ing, handling in a threatening manner
and f1ourishi1g a deadly weapon, one
year and six months in the peniten-
tiary, with costs.
Arch Parker, pleaded guilty to the
larceny of a bicycle, six months in
the county Jail.
c. A. Puntley, pleaded guilty to
charge of assault and battery, fined
800 and costs.
Jim West, who was found guilty of
receiving horses he knew to be stolen,
was not sentenced, as a motion for
a new trial was filed.
The trial of civil cases was taken
up in district court this morning. The
case of sc. G. Smith against Darius
Hicks, on a land-renting contract, was
taken up and occupied most of the
courts time today
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-05-27
ADVANCE IN MEAT
PRICES EXPECTED.

Chicago, May 27.-Meat prices may
jump skyward this week, unless the
beef trust recedes from it's recently
announced intention to delay payment
on certain live stock purchased until
they have passed the government post
mortem examination. The packers no.
tilted the commission firms that be-
ginning this week they would no
longer stand the loss on condemned
cattle, and that in order to protect
themselves they found it necessary
to refuse payment ION COW stuff" un-
til it passed the governemnt inspect
ors. This action is expected to cut
the shipments tremendously
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Live Stock Market.

Kansas City, May 27.-Cattle re
ceipts, 5000. Market steady to strong
Southern steers. 3.5O@5.25; southern
cows. 2.5O@3.75; stockers and feed
ers, 3.5O05.0O; bulls. 2.75@4.6O;
calves, 3.75@6.OO; western fed steers
1850 $50; western fed COWS, 5000
4.65;
Sheep receipts, 5000. Muttons, $50
16.75; lambs, 6.5O@S.6O; range weth
ers, 4.25@7.25; fed ewes, 3.50@6.75
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J. A Graham returned last night
from Corpus Christi, where he ac-
companied his wife. who went for the
benefit of ner health, seeking a lower
altitude. He left Mrs. Graham getting
along nicely in comfortable quarters
il the large sanitarium near Corpus
Christi Mr.. Graham says southern
Texas is a beautiful country, but not
as pretty as Roswell and the Pecos
Valley
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-05-27
Drilling on Southwestern No. I.

Drilling on Southwestern No. 1, the
first oil prospect well of the South
western Oil Co., was started at nine
o'clock Saturday morning A hard
formation that gave the drillers trou-
BILE was struck just eight feet down.
The work will be pushed regardless
of difficulties, however. Five hundred
dollars worth of casing was sent out
this morning.
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weight, will fight twenty rounds be-
fore the National Sporting club of
London this evening. Bowker is a ia
vorite with London sporting men and
is believed to be certain of getting the
decision. According to Bowker's man
ager. if the little fighter is success
full in tonight's decision he will take
the first liner to America and will at
tempt to arrange a battle with Abe
Attell for the worlds featherweight
championship, to take place in Los
Angeles in June or July.
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WHERE QUALITY COUNTS---The Grill Cafe

islature in 1855. A tract of 676 acres
of land three miles from the city of
Lansing was set apart for the insti-
tuition, which was formally inaugurat-
ed in 1857.
At the present time nearly 1000 stu
dents are being educated here. the
college receives from the state an an
nual appropriation of S125, 900, the
general government also appropriating
a considerable sum for it's support
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TRIAL OF CRATER
ScHMITZ RESUMED

San Francisco, May 27.-The trial
of Mayor Sclmitz was resumed to
day, the examination of talesmen be
lag continued. Six jurors nave already
been obtained.
Dolphin NJ. Delmas mas been engag,
ed to defend T. V. Halsey and Louis
Glass, two of the officials of the Pa
cffic States Telephone and Tele-
graph Co. indicted for bribery. He
made his first appearance in court
this morning.
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Governor to Award Diplomas.

Baton Rouge, La. May 27.-Gover-
nor Newton C. Blanchard will award
the diplomas to the graduates of South
western Louisiana Industrial insti-
tute at the commencement day exer-
cises tomorrow. Colonel r. G. Pleas
ant of Shreveport. will deliver an ad-
dress and James B. Aswell. state sup
erintendent of education, will present
the medals
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IRON SPRINGS HOTEL
AT MANITOU, BURNED.

Colorado Springs, May 27.-The ia
nous Iron Springs Hotel at Manitou,
'alued at SIS 900. was totally destroy
ID by fire this morning AS the sea
son has not opened, 10 one occupied
he hotel except John A. Ray, the pro-
orietor, his wife and daughter Ada,
lged II. Miss Ray had a narrow es-
cape. The fire is supposed TO have
been caused by defective wiring.
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NEW HEARING IN THE
kANSAS-COJOR CASE

Washington, May 27.-On behalf of
the state of Kansas, Solicitor General
Hoyt today entered a motion il the
Supreme Court of the United States
for leave to file petition for re-
hearing of the Kansas-Colorado case
which was decided by the court two
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-05-27
NEW ENGLAND MILL
OPERATIVES GET INCREASE

Boston, Mass, May 27.-The wages
of eighty-five thousand mill operatives
in New England were increased ten
per cent today. In some districts
agreements have not been reached,
but it is expected that an increase
more mills.
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EAT YOUR MORNING AND EVE
MING MEALS A Ia CARTE AT THE
"GRILL CAFE" OUR MONDAY
LUNcHEoNS ARE SERVED TABLE
D'HOTE FOR ONLY 25c. WHY
WALK HOME FOR YOUR DINNERS
THRU THE HOT SUN, WHEN YOU
CAN GO TO THE "GRlLL CAFE"
AND ENJOY THE FINEST 25c
LUNCH you EVER ATE IN Ros-
WELL?