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The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-02-23
Bishop of Portugal in Illinois.

Chicago, ILL.,, Feb. 23-The Bishop
of Lisbon, Portugal. is in Chicago to-
day and tomorrow will go to Joliet to
address the Portugues mill workers
The Bishop is visiting America for
the purpose of investigating condi-
of this country.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-02-23

Miss Ivia Elliott returned yester-
day from a two weeks visit in St
Louis and other eastern markets,
where she was studying styles for
the spring millinery trade. Miss Ell-
lott is head milliner at the store of
Joyce, PrIit & Co
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-02-23

Mrs. A. H. Rockafellow and two
daughters. Misses Susie and Joesale
Rockafellow, arrived Friday morning
from Evart, Nina, for al extended
visit with Mrs. Rockafellow's sister,
Mrs. G. A. Richardson
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-02-23

Misses Rose White, Daisy Babcock
and Adelia Scudder, all popular ROs-
well school teachers, went to the
ranch with Mr.. and Mrs. Carroon
near Orchard Park, Friday morning
to spend the three days holiday aff-
orded by Washington's birthday, Sat
Irday and Sunday.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-02-23

Mr.. and Mrs Frank Divers return
ed this morning from a two months
visit in San Diego, Los Angeles and
Pasadena, California. They report a
very pleasant visit and that Califor-
mia has the green of summer
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-02-23
John Dekker LEFT Frida,

JOnn Dekker ieIL fTlOay TOT MS
nome in Marshall, Minnesota, having
spent two weeks here with the family
of his father A Dekker He will re-
turn to make his home il he succeeds
in closing out his interests there.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-02-23

Millard Stone returned Friday night
from Lincoln county, where he has
dipping cattle. He has badly poisoned
hands from the latter work He ge-
ports some scab among the sheep IN
the mountains.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-02-23
While Running Around Curve on Heavy Grade at
the Rate of Fifty Miles an Hour
ALL PASSENGERS ARE ACCOUNTED FOX

Bolt Breaks Under the Big Engine and the Train is Deraed
Going Into the COnenaug River There Pas
sengers Board and While all We're More Less Injured
all Have Been For. None Were Killed. Early
Reports Showed Fourteen Missing But Later Details
Report all Passengers Accounted For.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-02-23

Mrs. Smith, wife of the former car
inspector of the P. W & N e raii-
road here. came in on the auto to-
day from willard to visit her daugn-
ter, Mrs. Haydn Croft, VINO is i'll.
Hamilton Says New County Wins.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-02-23

Harry Hamilton, postmaster OF Ar
tesla, returned today on the auto from
Santa Fe. He states that Artesia
county has already won out and will
be established. He said 1t was too
late to fight the proposition further.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-02-23

Bernard Pos returned on the auto
today from a trip to Phoenix
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-02-23

Altoona, Pa, Feb. $50 far as
can be learned from officials of the
killed in the wreck of the 1S-hour fly
er near Johnstown last night Only
one passenger, John F. Kline, post
master of Joliet, was fatally injured.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-02-23

Sheriff C. L. Ballard went to SAM
Ia Fe on the auto Saturday.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-02-23
A REPORT
ON WOLVES
SAID 1T SAVES AT LEAST TWO
MILLIONS A YEAR.
is A LIVE SUBJECT

Remarkable Work of Vernon Bailey
in the determination of Wolves
Heavy Bounties for Their ScaIps
Paid in Various States.-Best Meth
ods OF Killing Them.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-02-23

a sie DEAL AMONG
MINING COMPANIES.
Boston. Mass. Feb. 22.-Announce-
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-02-23
DEFENDANTS WIFE SAID TO BE
SHOWING EFFECTS OF
THE TRIAL.
TO PROVE THAW INSANE

Jerome May Ask That Commission
in Lunacy Be Appointed to Exam
inc Thaw.-Bets on the Result of
the Trial Being Placed at Odds.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-02-23
Norwegian Vessel Ashore.

Copenhagen, Denmark, Feb. 23.-
The three masted Norwegian vessel
Timaru went ashore off Fjaltring
west coast of Jutland yesterday The
ship was a total loss, and her crew.
numbering Is men, were drowned.
Chief of Police Attacked.
Odessa, Feb. es-A bomb was
thrown beneath the carriage of Chief
of Police Colonel Won Gesserge rs
he was leaving his Office in the cen
ter of the city this afternoon. The
explosion of the bomb wrecked the
carriage, severely injured the chief
and shattered windows in all the
houses of the surrounding neighbor-
hood The would-be assassin escaped.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-02-23
PRESENT MAYOR OF CHICAGO
RE-NoMINATED TO-DAY BY
ACCLAMATION.
HARRISON WITHDREW

The Senate Discusses Financial Bill
Today.-President and Mrs. Roose-
velt.- Visit Their Sons at School
Will Also Go to Cambridge.
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THREE MORE SUR
VIVoRs RESCUED.

Hook of Holland, Feb. 23.-In the
early hours this morning the three
remaining survivors were taken off
the wreck of the steamer Berlin by
the same life boat crew which has
done such splendid work during the
past sixty hours. All three are wo-
men. This makes the number of saw
ed Is out of 141 who were on the YES
Sa1
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No One Killed.

all the passengers have been accoun-
ted for
The Lamar register., 1907-03-20
PRICES OF STOCKS TUMBLE.
Great Demand for Money the Cause
Similar Results in Europe.

New York-Cne of the worst waves
of liquidation in many years. which
was accomplished by violent bear OPP
erations, swept over Wall street
Wednesday causing shrinkage in
market values in single day of $780,
900 900
There vas no panic. as there were
purchasers for every share sold, but
the buyers of securities in the main
were those who had previously sold
them expecting to buy them back
cheaper later, and this they did to-day.
Wall street was not alone in the col
lapse of security values. Prices went
to smash in several European money
markets. In London. British consols,
the worlds premier security. sold down
to S4A, the lowest price since 1866.
Other gilt-edged British securities
were also affected.
Northern Pacific sold below any
price within six years. Union Pacific
lower than at any time since the dec
laration of its ten per cent. dividend,
and Amalgamated Copper and United
States Steel preferred sold below par.
The 18th of the month calls for
some large dividend payments and for
stock and note subscriptions and 1t is
supposed the banks were Obliged to
call loans to provide resources for i'm
pending requirements. Western rail-
road stocks were the weakest, but de-
clines up to two points and over were
generously obtained all Through the list.
The Lamar register., 1907-03-20
JAPANESE SCHOOL QUESTION.
San Francisco Board Rescinds Its
Action.

San Francisco.-The San Francisco
Board of Education kept its word with
President Roosevelt. unanimously re-
scinded the resolution of last October
by which Japanese were segregated in
the public schools and adopted an al
tentative resolution in accordance
with the understanding reached at the
Washington conference between the
President, Secretary Root, the school
board and Mayor SchmitZ. The board
President Roosevelt and Hon. Elihu
Root, secretary of state:
AT a regular meeting of the Board
of Education, held this afternoon, res
olution as agreed upon with you was
adopted unanimously, and certified
copy was given to United States DIS
trict Attorney Devlin."
The President having telegraphed
Mayor Schmitz yesterday that he
would direct Mr.. Devlin to dismiss the
suits against the board in the United
States Circuit Court and the Supreme
Court of California as soon as the &C
ton stated should be taken by the
board, members of that body look upon
the Japanese incident as now closed.
insofar as San Francisco is concerned.
There is, however, II is stated, an I'M
written reservation to the effect that
should the Presidents reciprocal prom
Uses to the board regarding discretion
airy restriction of coolie immigration
to California not be carried out, the
board may feel at liberty to re-adopt
the October resolution and again segre-
gate the Japanese.
The Lamar register., 1907-03-20
FOUND WITH BODY
MEXICAN STANDS OVER HIS DEAD
COUNTRYMAN.
TRlNlDkD1RAGEOY LAID BARE
Companion Of Dead Man Arrested
Says Rock Thrown From Win
dow Killed Him.

Trinidad Colo-About 4:30 o'clock
Sunday afternoon several people pass
ing along Plum street found the body
of a man lying in an alley, and stand
ing near the body was another man
holding a large rock in his hand. Of
licers were notified and physician
summoned, but the man lying on the
ground was dead.
His name is said to be Juan Cordova.
The man standing over the body, who
gave his name as Frank Martinez,
stated that while he and Cordova were
coming through the alley someone
threw a rock from a window OF tho
brewery wash house which struck Cor
dova on the head. killing him. Marti-
nez exhibited the rock that he held in
his hand to substantiate his story.
Coroner Guilfoil thoroughly exam
inted the surroundings and found that
the lower sill of the brewery window
is eight feet from the floor. Several
men six feet tall and over stood on
beer key and were not able TO see q
man passing through the alley. Mar
tinez was arrested.
An autopsy conducted by county
Physician Forhan revealed that Cor
dova's larynx was torn loose from inc
ligaments and several small bones
were broken, although there was no
outward mark of violence on his neck
The officers are unanimous in the
belief that the two men were quarre.-
ing and that Martinez caught Cordo' "a
by the throat, crushing the larynx'
causing almost instant death. MART
nez, however, tonight sticks 10 tne
window story. No one witnessed the
affair.
Both Martinez and Cordova are Mex
loans and strangers here. They have
been working at an extra grading
camp for the Santa Fe at Morley. ten
miles west of here. They came 10
Trinidad together and were drinking
n good deal during the day. An III
kuest will be held
The Lamar register., 1907-03-20

Washir gton.-Alleged Irregularities
n reclamation service work in Idaho
arc pronounced by Director Newell to
Ne complaints made by contractors
,gainst classification by engineers in
barge Of work performed by those
contractors. who claim in some in
stances that they have been discrimi-
mated against and their work classi-
fed as ecrth excavation when 1t should
have been rock.
These complaints. Newell says. we-e
received some time ago and were in
the nature of appeals from local en-
rineers. He at once convened board
Of engineers to meet at Boise, March
30 to consider and report upon tho
complaints. The members of this board
will be Engineers Sanders, Wells and
Wiley, who will hear complaints nf
contractors and recommend proper ac-
ton to the director of the service
Newell said that special care had been
taken at all times to conduct the af-
'airs of ths reclamation service in an
honest and business-like manner. and
he invited the fullest investigation of
reported Irregularities.
The Lamar register., 1907-03-20

steps without Interference. I gave the
candle to the girl. cautiously put a
shoulder against one of the doors, and
gave gentle heave. 1t was not
locked Through the thin crack
looked out upon the bright world of
moonshine and crystal. Instantly l
permitted the door to settle into its
accustomed place. ! readily under
stood the burglars reasons. Seated
IL. a box, less than a dozen feet
away, and blissfully smoking one of
the clubs cigars. sat burly police
man. So they had arrived upon the
scene!
What is it," asked the girl, as
motioned her to retreat.
1.-The worst has come; the police!"
dramatically.
Gracious heavens, this is frightful!
We shall never get out now. oh dear!
Why did | ever come? 1t will be in
the papers, with horrid pictures. We
ought not to have left the ball room.
Our very actions will tell heavily
against us. Awful"
Now, don't you worry. They will
not take any notice of you, once they
set eyes upon me. Homo sum. They
are looking for me. There's only one
superluous ten of hearts. l have it"
But l shall be found with you, and
the stupid police will swear / am an
accomplish" She wrung her hands.
But no jewels will be found upon
u.s." argued half-heartedly.
They will say we have already dis
posed of them"
But the real burglar"
They will say that he came into
the cellar at our bidding"
This girl was terribly reasonable
and direct.
Hang it! l know Teddy Hamilton.
the NJ. F. H. He'll go my bail, and
yours, too, for that matter. Come,
let's not give up. There must be
some other way out
Il wish 1 might believe it. Why
did / come?"-a bit of wall stealing
into the anger in her voice.
This is Tom Fools Night, and no
mistake" assented ruefully.
But I am bigger fool than you
are; had an alibi, and good one"
IAN alibi? WIN on earth, then. did
you follow me? What is your alibi?"
Never mind now. We should still
be in this miserable cellar. briefly
What night! A am so ashamed! l
shall be horribly compromised"
I'll take the brunt of 1t all. I'm
sorry; but, for the love of Heaven,
don't cry, or 1 shall lose what little
nerve l have left"
Il am not crying!" she denied en-
phatically. My inclination IS to
shrek with laughter. I'm historical.
And who wouldn't be, with police Of
ficers and cells staring one in the
face? Let us be going. That police
man outside will presently hear us
whispering If We stand here much
longer"
There was wisdom in this. So.
once again I took the candle, and we
marched back. There wasn't a sin
gle Jest left in my whole system, and
The Lamar register., 1907-03-20

IL ulcn't LOOK as II there was ever
going to be another supply. We took
the other side of the furnace. and at
length came to flight of wooden
stairs, leading somewhere into the
clue. 1t was our last chance. or We
should be obliged to stay all night in
some bin; for it would not be long be-
fore they searched the cellars. If
this flight led into the kitchen, We
were saved, for could bluff the serv-
ants. We paused. Presently we as
cended, side by side. with light but
firm step. We reached the landing in
front of the door without mishap.
From somewhere came a puff of air
which blew out the candle. l struck
a match viciously against the wall
and blundered into a string of cook
ing-pans! 1t was all over, the agony
of suspense!
BLANC! Rumpity bumpity blang-
blang!
l have heard many stage thunders
in my time, but that racket beat any
thing and everything this side of siege
guns.
Instantly the door opened and a po-
liceman poked his head in. Before l
had time to move. he grabbed me by
the arm and yanked me-into the ball
room The girl and l had made a
complete circuit of the cellars. aad
had stumbled into the ballroom again
by the flight opposite to that by which
we left it. Cheerful prospect, wasn't
it? The adventure had ceased to have
any droll side to 1t.
"Aha!" cried the base minion of the
law. Here you are. then! Hello.
everybody! HeHo!" he bawled.
Caught! Here we were, the Blue
Domino and myself, the Grey Capu'
chin, both of us in a fine fix. Dis
covery and election could have stood
The Lamar register., 1907-03-20

I stood with folded arms, awaiting
his approach. Nonchalance is always
respected by the police. / must have
presented likely picture, however
my face blackened with coaldust, cob
webs stringing down over my eyes.
my Capuchin gown soiled and rent
The girl quietly took her place beside
me.
so you took a chance at the cell
lars. eh?" inquired the detective ur-
banely. well you look it. Will you
go with US quietly. or shall we have
to use force?"
'In the first place. what do you and
your police want of me?" l returned
coolly.
He exhibited his star of authority.
81 am Haggerty of the Central Of
fee. l want you for several things"
Several things? stared at him
stupidity. Several things? Then it
came to me, with a jar like an earth
quake. The story in the newspaper
returned to my vision. oh, this was
too much, altogether too much! He
took me to be the fashionable thief
for whom half the New York police
force were hunting. My sight swan
for a moment in blur.
To be Continued.
The Lamar register., 1907-03-20

with fortitude and equanimity; but
there was bad business afoot. There
wasn't any doubt in my mind what
was going to happen. AS the girl said,
there would be fiaring headlines and
horrid pictures. We were like to be
the newspaper sensation of the day.
Arrested and lodged in Jail! What
would my rich, doting old uncle say
to that, who had threatened to dis
inherit me for lesser things! / felt
terribly sorry for the girl, but it was
now utterly impossible to help her. for
| couldn't help myself.
And behold! The mysterious stran-
ger / had met in the rioshop, the
fellow who had virtually haunted me
for six hours, the fellow who had mas
queraded as Caesar, suddenly doomed
up before me. still wearing his sardon-
ic smile. At his side were two more
policemen. He had thrown aside his
toga and was in evening dress. His
keen glance rested on me.
Here he is, Mr.. Haggerfty." cried
the policeman cheerfully, swinging me
around.
A detective, And Heaven help me,
he believed me to be the thief! Oh.
for Aladdin's lamp!
The Lamar register., 1907-03-20
okLAHomA's CONSTITUTION.
A Modern Document in Every Way
Riqid Liquor Law.

Guthrie. Okla.-The only state con-
stitution TO be produced under houer"
conditions-that intended for the pro
nosod now state of Oklahoma-has
finally been drafted here. The CONSTR
tutional convention has finished its
work and adjourned after having been
in session lis days The constitution
will he submitted to the people OF the
two territories at n special eiec'ioh'
August 9th. "
Woman suffrage was defeated by
few votes. The initiative and refer
endum, patterned after the OREGON
law, was adopted, as was provision
providing for ,hc nomination OF dh
state officers and United states seha
tors by primaries. Succession III s'a
offices is prohibited, and 1t Is PROVIDED
that the Senate committees shall not
he named by the lieutenant governor
but he sele cted by the body Itself
Oklahoma will be prohibition state.
the most stringent liquor law In exist
ence. prohibiting not only the SAFE put
the introduction OF liquor into the
state. being provided for. The enab-
ling act provided that Indian territory
must accept prohibition for twenty-ohe
years. The convention provided that
the whole state Stldii Sott oh 'hS 49,
ton, ami there Is no doubt that the
terms of the enabling act will be made
uniform over The whole state.
Provision is made for state rail
way commission, to be elective, and "A
2-cent passenger fare order. Hallway
companies are prohibited from owning
any productive agency OF natural
commodity. provision particularly In
tended to cover coal lands. A fellow
servant law is embodied in the consti-
tuition.
Corporations are prohibited from
owning more land than Is absolutely
necessary in the operation of their
business. The Issuance of watered
stock is prohibited, and the books OF
all corporations are made subject &c
inspection at all times. The organiZa-
ton of corporations to deal in real es-
tate outside of Incorporated cities rs
prohibited
A commission is appointed to nego-
tiate the purchase of the segregated
mineral lands in the Indian territory.
valued at many millions of dollars. and
state ownor ship and operation OF tie
coal mines thereon is contemplated.
A compulsory and separate schoo!
system IS established.
Commissions are created on labor
and arbitration. charities. insurance.
railroads, agriculture, oil, gas and
mines.
The Lamar register., 1907-03-20

New York.-The statistics collected
by the Iron Age show the output for
February of coke and anthracite pig
iron amounting to 2,045.0GS tons, as
compared with 2,205.G07 gross tons in
January. This is an increase in the
daily rate of production from 71,14S
tons in January to 73,O2S tons in Feb
ruary. an increase of $50 tons daily.
Indications from the achievements
thus far this month are that the
March output of pig iron and of fin
ished products Of the larger producers
will exceed the banner record of Oc-
tober last,
The Lamar register., 1907-03-20
Miners Get Increase in Wages.

Bisbee, Ariz.-The mining compnn-
les operating in this district have
posted notice of new wage scale.
raising tho wages Of miners from s3,75
to 81 per day, and adding rs cents 20
every man connected with the opera
ton of the mines who has heretofore
been receiving as much as $500 per
day. The increase also extends to the
men in the smelters at Douglas. In
November the wage scale for miners
here was increased from $3.50 to 1915.
The Lamar register., 1907-03-20

On an examination paper in zoology
the question was asked: "Of what
use to the farmer are the earthworm
and the slug?'
The reply of one promising pupil
read:
THE earthworm is of use to the
farmer because he eats the insects
and minute animals that are de-
structive to crops; he is also useful
because he can use him as bait whsn
the farmer goes fishing.
The Lamar register., 1907-03-20
WILL BOOST COLORADO.
An Enthusiastic Meeting at Denver
Launches Advertising Enterprise.

Denver - Believing that Colorado
has hitherto done herself an injustice
through falling to properly place be-
fore the world an adequate idea of her
limitless resources, the Colorado
State Commercial Association Wednes-
day night gave n banquet at the
Albany hotel to 200 business men of
the state, at which over $1,000 was
raised as "A nucleus for fund of $780,
900 to be used in publicity work SINH
lar to thp. which has brought thous-
ands of people to California and the
Northwest.
John r. Burns, secretary of the or
ganization, pointed out in forceful
address the manner in which Califor-
mia maintains a press bureau, has
$750,000 in the bank for carrying on
the immigration campaign of the com
ing year. and hires scores of experts
to distribute information in every pos
sible form, telling of the opportuni-
ties that California affords.
The following pledges were an
The Lamar register., 1907-03-20
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WITH Drawings By Harrison Fisher.

Possibly my idea was only an imi-
tation of his. There must have been
at least a dozen tens of hearts. My
dear young lady, ] would give a good
deal If you were well out of this.
believed my plan was for the best, and
instead l have simply blackened the
case against us. l have been too adj
venturous. The situation looks very
serious just now. OF course, in the
long run. we shall clear ourselves;
but 1t will take some fine arguing to
do it, and possibly half dozen law
yers."
ut is a terribly embarrassing pre-
dicament; but since we started out
together, well hang together" She
held out her hand to me. 1T will be
fun to extricate ourselves with full
honors."
You're a brick!" And l pressed
her hand tightly.
Now, l wonder why the burglar
didn't try those cellar doors?" she
murmured.
by Jove, I'll soon find out! Como
on! There's hope yet"
This time we reached the stone
The Lamar register., 1907-03-20
Total

towns of the state has been asked TO
contribut. to the fund, and there Is
a confident expectation that the full
100000 OF very near it will be sub
scribed before long. Simon Guggen-
helm wired his willingness to contrib
ute in proportion to the other sub
scriptions. and number of other in
dividuals are knovn to be merely
awaiting the action of last night be-
fore contributing heavily to the fund.
w. A. Hover announced himself last
night as willing to be one of ten job
bers to contribute $500 apiece. and 1t
is thought that other branches OF In
dustry throughout the state will adopt
similar methods.