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The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-01-28

Saarbuck, Rhenish Prussia, Jan.
2s.-Several hundred miners were
eatombed early today at the Rede1
At 1:30 this afternoon 164 bodies
and IT dangerously injured miners
had been taken out.
(4:00 p. m.) An outbreak of fire
il the Reden mine has driven out the
rescuers. 1t is considered probable
that thirty or forty men are still in
the mine. The number of dead is
now estimated at two hundred.
A Terrible Disaster.
Lens, France, Jan. 28.-A terrible
disaster, involving the loss of many
lives, occurred today in a coal mine
at Levin. in the Courriers district.
The catastrophe was due to the ex-
plosion of fire damp in one of the
pits.
A panic followed the explosion and
the greater part of the population of
the town rushed 10 tae mouth OF the
pit, preventing the work of rescue
until the gendarmes restored a sem
blance of order.
Of 812 miners who descended into
the pit this morning, $50 had been
brought to the surface at two O'Clock
this afternoon The bodies of the
CL1eI engineer anu lWO
horribly mangled, were recovered.
1t is not yet known how many lives
were lost
Searching For Gas Leak.
Paris, Jan. 28.-Advices received
at tae Ministry of Labor indicate that
the chief engineer and his two assist
ants were probably the only victims
of the explosion of the coal mi7e at
Lieuven. It appears they had gone
down in search of a gas leak, the
task not requiring the assistance of
any of the mine employees.
Four Killed in Ice Factory.
Chicago, jan 28--Four men were
killed and sixteen seriously Injured
today as the result of the explosion
of an ice machine in the power
house of Armour & Co. Twenty men
were working in the room when the
tCoatinued on Fourth Page.)
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tion was given a good majority for
the same office, making a good record
in that important body.
In 1898 he was appointed district
attorney for Santa Fe district and ac-
ceptabiy served in that capacity until
removed to Las Vegas in 1899, where
he again served the public as prose
cutor.
In 1901 he was elected to the legis-
lative council from San Miguel, and
honored with a reelection.
He was not opposed as candidate
for president of the council of the 81
legislative assembly, as it was gener-
ally conceded that mis- party services
had earned for him that honor. He
is treating the democratic minority
with great fairness.
He is more often mentioned in con-
lection with the next republican no.
mination for congress than any other
man, and will undoubtedly be given
an opportunity to refuse the nomi1a-
ton.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-01-28

End. Such county division is not
just to those WHO have opened up
and developed the country and have
a right to enjoy such easement of
taxation as may come from the in
creased population.
"3rd. The tendency toward county
division has reached a dangerous linn
it, and should be called to a halt
within reason.
4th. 1t would be a setback to the
material development of the Valley
that can hardly be estimated.
18th. For these reasons and others
we are absolutely against division of
any sort that has any tai1t of polit-
ical jobbery or speculation, and urge
that all such movements be estop-
ped until the honest property values
and the proper administration of gov
ernment makes county division
timely.
9th. Because, as relates to the di-
visions proposed on the south, the
people outside of few favored points
are against the change and desire
to remain as they are, and no move
for county division should have
weight until it is the express desire
of all the parties in the territory
that desires to secede.
The following amendments were
offered and lost, but two votes being
recorded for them:
I'VE do not regard it as expedient
to create any new county unless the
property within the proposed new
county amounts to $1.000,000, and
that there is no less than $1,000, 900
in value in each of the counties to be
affected by the creation of any new
counties"
I'VE further oppose the creation
of any new county unless a majority
of the property owners, that is, ma
jor part of the property to be affect
ed desire the creation of said new
county
After these amendments were lost,
discussion of the original resolutions
was taken up, many speaking briefly
in its favor. w NJ. Atkinson stated
that the people of the Lower Penasco
and Plains countries were against
the new county move. He said it was
understood that Hagerman, the only
township in favor of the change, had
realized the hopelessness of the
move and was now content to let
well enough alone. He said that it
had taken sixteen years to build up
the county to the position of the ban
ner county of New Mexico as ad-
mitted by the Santa Fe New Mexican,
and that it was not time 70 cut it
down yet.
o. r. Tanner, of Hagerman, was
induced to speak against his will He
said that he always had been oppOs-
ed to division until it was forced on
Hagerman as an issue by Artesia- He
said that since all hope of securing
a "Hagerman" county had fed, ne
had 40 further interest ia the new
county proposition. He said tnat all
Hagerman wants is square deal,
and that they were not afraid of not
getting ii under present conditions
Judge Richardson poured oil on
the waters by remarking that in the
whole fight there was no feeling
whatever against Artesia, except a
good feeling of appreciation of their
desire to come to the front, which
was but natural in community tnat
has done so much good work IN de
veloping the lower valley. After that
the resolutions were voted upon and
adopted.
At the conclusion d. R. Britt made
long speech IN favor of the new
county Mr. Britt is a resident OF
Roswell, but has considerable inter
ests In Lake Arthur.
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MURDERER SOUGHT
REVENGE ON DOCTOR.

New York. Jan. 2S.-Suspected OF
knowing something about the shoot
ing of DIR. Charles w. Townsend, OF
Staten Island, who was mysteriously
murdered at his home Friday night
the police have arrested Jonn Bell
formerly street car conductor, al
his home in Brooklyn. Suspicion was
directed against Bell by the discovery
that his wife died about a year ago
after al operation attending child
birth DIR. Townsend attended the
woman and had charge of the opera
ton. Bell is reported to have blam
ed DR.. Townsend for ner death.
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ELECTION OF DISTRICT
ATTORNEYS BY PEOPLE,

The following telegram was this
morning sent to J. o. Cameron, mem
ber of the Council from this district:
Roswell N M, Jan. %.
ITO ]. o. Cameron, Santa Fe, N. NJ.
I'VE, the undersigned Democrats
of the Chaves County Bar, are heart
lily in favor of election of district at
tor1eys by vote of the people, and
prefer measure to elect at once, and
respectfully request that you vote for
such a measure.
0Signed) J. w. Eden, w. A. Dunn,
U. S. Bateman, F. Williams, A. L..
Love, K. K. Scott, Ed S. Gibbany, j.
NJ Peacock, w. w. Gatewood, En-
NETT Patton, ]. T. Evans, G. A. Rich
ardSOn.
Democrats of Roosevelt County
Bar: Jesse l.. Reese, Sam ]. Nixon,
W. o. Young.
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EIGHT JURORS SECURED
IN THE THAw CASE

New York, Jan. 28.-Ona more ju-
'ror has been added to the panel which
IS to try Harry K. Thaw for killing
Stanford White, making eight thus
far selected. All the members of the
Thaw family were in court today, ex-
cept Josiah Thaw. brother OF the ac-
cused. The Countess of Yarmouth was
sufficiently recovered from her cold
to attend. Her constant coughing was
sufficient refutation of the statement
that she was remaining away be-
cause of dissensions ia the family as
regards Mrs. Harry Thaw and her
companion. Miss Mckenzie. The lat
ter was also there.
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WALTON'S STUDIO.

During this kind of weather anna
teurs as well as others may spend
their time profitably by putting their
unmounted kodak prints and post
cards in albums. A large and complete
assortment kept in stock. soft
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WOMAN'S BODY BURNED
APPARENTLY WITHOUT FIR

Pittsburg, Pa, Jan. 28.-Albert
Houck found the body of his wife ly-
ing on a table il her room, burned
to a crisp, when he returned home
late last night. Nothing else IN the
room, not even the table on which
the body was found, had been burned
Houck says all the doors were locked
AID the lights out when he returned,
and he climbed through the cellar
window. The police are mystified.
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euroIar Enters PeeIer,s store.

Saturday night burglar entered
the rear of the Peeler Shoe Store and
stole a couple of Stetson hats, a few
pairs of shoes. some old coins from
the cash drawer (everything else OF
value having been removed) and a
few trinkets- This is the first burgla-
ry in Roswell in a year. 1t was re-
ported yesterday that a burglar mad
entered the store of Price a. Co.. but
Sidney Prayer, of that firm. states
that the report was a mistake.
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Alabama sunday Schools.

Mobile, Ala, Jan. 2S.-At the annu-
al Mobile Sunday School convention
which opens this evening in the Gov
ernment Street Presbyterian church
addresses will be made by many pro
minent religious workers of southern
Alabama The meeting will last thru
tomorrow. Delegates will be select
ed for the state convention, which
meets IN Birmingham, April g.
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motion by Mr.. Hinkle that in
case of necessity, the mayor and
Commercial Club put a committee in
the field to do whatever work may
be necessary mere or at Santa Fe to
kill the new county idea, was pass
ed, after which the meeting adjourned
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CONCLUDED AT AMARILLO ON
SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
HOPES OF SUCCESS

Witnesseses Before the Commission
Return to Roswell With High Hopes
of Favorable Decision Attorney
cowan Says Rosweli's Case Was
the Best He Has Ever Had Against
the Railroads.
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FIRE LOSS NEARLY
A. MILLION DOLLARS.

Springfield, Mass, Jan. 2S.-Tfle
plant of the Phelps Publishing Co.
mere was destroyed by fire early this
morning. The loss is nearly a million
dollars. The company published sew
eral magazines, Including Farm and
Home aad the Orange Judd Farmer
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THE RESOLUTIONS

The Artesia Committee Present.
Sentiment Practically Unanimously
Opposed to Any Division of ChaVes
County.-A Motion to Put Work.
ing Committee in the Field Was
Passed.
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District Attorney Bill sent from the House to the
Council and there sent to JudiC
dry Committee
CAMERON INTRODUCES EMPLOYEES BILL

Would Limit Cost Employees $500 in the Council and
$4,000 the House. Cameron Will Favor Special Election
Amendment the Present bill Governor Friends Said Not
to Object Bill Special Election Clause Tackled the
Bill. House Met 2zO and Important Action Predicted
For This Afternoon
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FIFTY CHINESE CRAFT
SUNK AT HONG KONG

Hong Kong, China, Jan 28.-A ter
rife rain sqall broke over Hong Kong
this morning, and in a space of ten
minutes sank over fifty Chinese craft
in the harbor. More than a hundred
natives were drowned. There were
no casualties among the white popu-
lation. launches rescued many of
the occupants of the swamped boats
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THE FIRST
WEEK
DoINGS OF THE TERRITORIAL
LEGISLATURE.
STRONG FIGHT ON

The Gang Determined to Oppose the
Governor District Attorney Bill
Gives Selection of Attorneys for the
Next Two Years to the Council
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SAY
NOT YET

MASS MEETING DECLARES ITSELF
AGAINST ANY NEW COUNTIES
IN THE PECOS VALLEY.
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Watch for Fire Department Cards.
The Fire DEPARTMENT viii issue its
cards tome -king for contribu-
tioas fo Cartridges Every citi-
zen wfe Postofice should send in
the ret how much he
Wih !sniian River RYE. Auss' :
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Now is the time to Plant

Oats, Blue Grass and Onion Sets.
LARGE stock of each, extra fine.-Ros-
well Produce & Seed Co. 8Ot3w1
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MINERS
ENTOMBED
EXPLOSION OF FIRE DAMP IN A
PRUSSIAN MINE KILLS
FORTY MINERS.
A TERRIBLE DISASTER

Many Lives Lost by Explosion of
Fire Damp in French Mine Four
Killed in Chicago Ice Factory
Half Million Dollar Fire at Buffalo,
Arkansas Town Flooded.
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Hon. Charles A. Spiess,
DOR Sam Miguel Conntvl

The selection of Hon. Charles A.
Spiess, of San Miguel county, for
president of the council, has met
with the general approval of botn re-
publicans and democrats, and the lone
democrat in the council made strong
endorsement of mis- candidacy. He is
looked upon as fair minded man.
Mr.. Spiess made his first appear
ance in public life in Santa Fe county
as a member of the school board of
the city of Santa Fe. In 1895 he was
defeated for the council of the terri
torial legislative assembly by thir-
teen votes. and at the following cleo
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-01-28

w. Fl. Rhodes went to Portales this
morning On business.
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.ndIan RIver RYE
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-16

of the department and empowered him
 to select the members of the company and they are to be paid a salary and hook and ladder truck .is to be ordered
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-16
JOHN WANTS GOODWIN NEGRO IS IMPUDEN1
EX-CONSTABLE CONTINUES TEsTI-
 MONY IN SHIPP CASE.
Is Impertinent in Answering Questions and Attempts to Make Stump Speech While on
 the stand.

Chattanooga. June 15.-Again this morning the testimony of Joe Frank lin was the feature of the hearing of eVldence in the Shipp case. Yesterday the negro ex-constable was impudent in many of his answers and again this morning he frequently went cut side or the questions to interject un- necessary matter into the record, and one time Commissioner Maher was compelled to call the witness down for making a regular stump speech This was after Assistant Attorney General E' T. sanford had insisted on Frank in answering the questions and keep Ing unnecessary matter out. In the course of the cross-examina- ton by J. J. Lynch. who represents Joe Clark, one of the defendants, the testimony of Franklin as given yester. 1 day, was badly shaken. The negro was eVldently very angry about the way ms testimony had been blished and when MT. Lynch, reading from the rec ora or the official stenographers, asked tranklin whether he had sworn. certain things, the ex- constable denied many things that he had testified to yester- day
 Alter having denied that he said he mad seen Clark with a pistol, Frank lin was asked If they got it down that way. they've got 1t down wrong?" asked MT Lynch
 They've got lots of things down wrong, said Franklin.
 And his tone was yer surlv uo said that he had been reported incor recently in the lnwspapers and that the white people ha8 it in for him general lE. He contradiCted himself a number of times about the badge" which he mad sworn in the cross examination yesterday that Clark had worn He
 
 Jall the night of the lynching, but could not say which crowd he was ln' m though he had stated yesterday that clark was among the number around the negro, Ed Johnson.
 ffanklin became very much mixed about this matter and refused to swear the same things that he had sworn yesterday although he asserted that ne had sworn the truth yesterday and that he was still swearing it.
 lie would not be sure about any thing. MT. Lynch continued question Ing him from the record what he had sworn yesterday and then Franklin broke out with
 hour
 How" was asked.
 You can go and get fellows to swear anything and that is just what you are going to do too."
 After having been questioned about hls sworn statement that Clark was a deput' saeriff at the time of the lynch ing Franklin said that he had not known any better until yesterday when after he had finished testifying, Clark asked him if he did not know that he ICIark had resigned some time ago. Then Franklin broke out with
 T knowed right then that they was fNlng mp some sort of a trick on me. l knowed that they was trying to i'm peach me and make 1t look like I was swearing what was not true"
 Then pointing toward the attorneys for the defense. Franklin cried: You
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-16

fellows are trying to get me into trou- ble. You are trying to do everything to get me in"
 A J. Ware was again introduced and swore positively that he did not see Bart Justice at the jail or the county bridge; that he had known him for thirty-five years and that on account of Justices commanding figure he would have seen him If he had been there. Justice himself, his wife and daughter and James James testified that Justice had been at the James home from to after 10 o'clock the night of the lynching.
 E. S. Daniels then took up the case of w. L. Marquette, another of the defendants and one whom Franklin swore he had recognized. pr. E. c. Johnson testified that Marquette was at MT. Holtzclaw's office from until g. Charles Karlsen and H. M. Allen talked to him at the Miller pharmacy about ten o'clock and Marquette was in Bowers restaurant during the af- ternoon. According to the testimony of these witnesses. Marquette could not have been at the jail or the bridge to take part in the lynching.
 After closing the case of Marquette, court adjourned to 10 o'clock Monday morning,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-16
OUTFIELDER PRACTICED IN MONT
 GOMERY UNIFORM YESTERDAY.
There is Hitch Though us to Salary and Title to GOdwin's Ser vices, Which May Be
 Settled.

Memphis. June 15.-(Special) )-Man- ager Malarky wants Jack Goodwin, an outf1elder, who can also fill the infield hitch in the salary question and about title to Goodwin's services.
 Goodwin is conceded to be the prop erty of the Cantillons, who never let a player get from their grasp. Ma larkey wants a clean title or none at
 In the meantime, Goodwin is here awaiting final decision. He was brought South by Manager Babb who turned him loos? when other players Montgomery uniform today but left for the hotel soon after the preliminary and Malarky said tonight that he had not signed any new men and did not know that he would.
 If salary and a bill of release can satisfV Goodwin, however, he may ap- pear tomorrow with the Climbers
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-16
First Communion in American
 English Church 300 Years Ago.

Today, the third Sunday after Trim ity. will be celebrated with peculiar solemnity in the Episcopal churches of Montgomery, for 1t marks the 300th anniversary of the first celebration of the Holy Communion, according to the Anglican rite, in the first permanent English settlement in North America. That celebration occurred at James, town on the third Sunday after Trim ity in the year 1907.
 Long prior to this celebration at Jamestown. there had been three cele- brations of the Holy Communion ac- cording to the rite of the English church-one on the Pacific coast where San Francisco now stands, when Eng fish ships under Drake touched there; one on the coast of Maine by a short lived colony founded by English churchmen, and one on Roanoke Island off the coast of North Carolina, where Sir Walter Raleigh established an ill., fated colony.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-16

But this celebration at Jamestown on the third Sunday after Trinity in 1907 was the first administration of this most solemn rite of the church in permanent English settlement in North America. This celebration at James, town in 1907 may be said to mark the planting of English Christianity in America, and also to mark the birth of a great nation.
 For this reason the services in the Episcopal churches today In commem- oration of the 300th anniversary of the epoch making event at Jamestown in 1907, will be peculiarly impressive.
 Rev. Stewart Mcqueen, rector of the Church of the Holy Comforter, will preach at that church at 93O o'clock this morning and at St. Johns Episco- pal Church at II o'clock this morning. A joint celebration of the Holy com munion will be held at St. Johns Church at II o'clock.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-16
MONEY ORDER SYSTEM.
Will He Extended To Many POstOmceS
 Now without Facilities.

Washington, June 15.-Of the 64.000 postoffices in the country at any one of Rllch registry business may be transacted only 3S,00o are authorized to do a money order business. While doUbting the feasibility of extending money order facilities to all postoffices, Postmaster General Meyer, to meet. as far as practicable, the needs of the business of the public and promote it's convenience in the transmission of money through the mails. today issued the following order:
 Tn furtherance of the aim of this department to promote public conven- fence, 1t has been decided to material ly extend the advantages now offered by the postal money orders system as means of safety of transmitting mon ey through the mails. by the establish ment of money order service at many postoffices not now authorized to trans act such business
 Power to establish money order business at postoffices is by law vested in the postmaster general who will consider the interests of the public in the exercise of his discretion as to which postoffices shall issue and pay postal money orders.
 Tt must be understood that the post office department will not brool inter ference on the part of its officers or employees with the policy above out lined and 1t Is enjoined upon all con- nected with the service to use every effort to promote the use of postal money orders for remittance by mail
 Failure on the part of any post master or postoffice employe to adhere to the requirements of this order will endanger official position of the delin- quent Failure to subscribe thereto on the part of an applicant for a position as postmaster will practically void his chances for appointment"
 It Is the intention of the postma ster general to extend money order facili- ties in the immediate future to many thousands of offices. his belief being that they will be beneficial alike to the department and to the people
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-16
 CONFERENCE BEGINS WORK Hague Peace Congress is
 Opened. NELIDOFF DELIVERS ADDRESS Universal Peace and Disarmament
 Are Unattainable. Marked Tribute Is Paid to Roosevelt, and a Resolution Is Offered
 for Dispatch to Czar
 of Russia.
NELIDOFF DELIVERS ADDRESS

The Hague, June 15.-M. Nelidof opened the peace conference today by affirming that universal peace and dis armament were unattainable.
 The deliberate utterances of the Rus sian statesman, although pessimistic to the extent referred to, were hope full when, later, he said he believed that a better method for the judicial adjustment of disputes was possible. even though all conflicts between na- lions were no more avoidable than conflicts between individuals.
 In the course of his address H. Nelidoff greatly pleased the American delegates by the high tributes which he paid to President Roosevelt and Andrew Carnegie, not mentioning any other countries or rulers.
 The reference to President Roose- welt in the speeches of both Dr. Van Tets Van Goudrain,s the Netherlands foreign minister, and M. kelidoff, were greeted with rounds of applause.
 The whole ceremony lasted hardly twenty minutes, when the conference adjourned until Wednesday. Tea was