The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-03-19
Tefeoraph News IN Brief.

Philadelphia, March 19.-Madame
Melba was the principal artist at a
benefit concert given by the A1umnae
association of Bryn Mawr College in
the Academy of Music this afternoon.
The prima donna was assisted by
Mile. Ada Sasoli, harpist, and Fred
erick Hahn, violinist. The concert
was given for the benit of the alum
nae endowment fund, which has as
its chief object the augmentation of
the college professors salaries.
New York, March 19.-E. H. Sotl-
ern and Julia Morlowe, who have just
lcompleted a long season in repertoire
| sailed today for London. They were
accompanied by a large party of liter
! airy friendd Their engagement at
the Waldorf theatre in London will
.. open April Is.
New York, March 19.-Many prom
inent politicians of Brooklyn will take
part in an Indian war dance which
will be the feature of a minstrel show
to be given in Arion hall tonight by
the Kings County Republican Club.
Denver, Col, March ia temper
ance mass meeting under the auspices
of the Colorado State Prohibition com
mittee is being held here today. At.
torney H. l.. Ritter was the chief
speaker and gave a summary of the
decision recently handed down by
Judge Altman of Indiana, who ruled
that the state had no legal right to
license a liquor dealer. The meeting
will close with a banquet tonight.
Oklahoma City, Okla, March 10
The Oklahoma State Optical Socie
ty and the Oklahoma jewelers. Asso
citation are holding their annual con
ventiols here today, with a large at
tendance of delegates.
Warsaw, Ind, March 19.-P-omi
nent ministers and laymen of the Me
thodist church are arriving here today
from all owe the state to attend tho
annual district conference. which op
ems this evening in the First Metho
dist church. The Rev. Herbert Welct
president of Ohio Wesleyan universe
ty, and the Rev. c.. w. Smith, state
president of the Epworth League. viii
be the principal speakers tomorrow
All of the visitors are being enter
tanned by local M~ethodists.
Chicago. March 19.-The American
Railway Engineering and Maintenance
of Ways Association began a three
days session here this morning, with
railroad men from all parts of the
country in attendance. Many impor
tant questions affecting railroad engi
1eering will come up for considera
ton.
Chattanooga, Tenn. March 49,
The birthday of William Jennings
Bryan will be celebrated this evening
by the Bryan Club of Chattanooga
Among those invited to respond tC
toasts are Governor NJ. R. Patterson
Senator E. w. Carmack, Senator Boil
Taylor n Congressman John Noon.
New Orleans, March 19.-The Rose
bud stakes for new two-year olds vii
be run by the Crescent City JocKy
club tomorrow. Seventy-nine young
sters have been entered for the event
Denver, Colorado, March 19.-Mike
Dwyer of Denver and Fred Beall o
Marshals1eld, Wisconsin will wres
tie here tonight before the Denver
Athletic club. The bout is to be the
best two falls in three, straight catcf
as catch can rules, strangle hold!
barred and pin falls to count. n al
encounter with Frank Gotch at New
Orleans last winter. Beall won tht
American championship, but lost i
again in a few week in another o
with Gotch.
Portland, Ore, March ia mys
FERROUS plague. declared by veternar
ians to be consumption, threatens tt
result in a great decrease in the jack
rabbit crop of Oregon. Thousand!
of the animals have succumbed to thu
disease within the last few Week
Farmers are glad to be rid of thu
pests and Iook upon the plague as al
act of Providence for their especia
benefit.