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Carlsbad current and New Mexico sun., 1908-05-22
ktIlrd Ru His Son.

News reached Santa Fc on the Ism
inst that q COS, aged SIXTY three, was
shot aud instantly kill"d the day he.
fore 10y his son, &. G. FuN, aged twcn'N.
two. at the cox ranch about twenty
miles south Of purtaIcs Thn verdict
OF the Curuucr's jury was iusuliabl.
homicide.
The elder Cox became suddenly de.
montod aul told his son, who was
working at the barn. that he was 60.
ing TO put the whole family muvr
Sew McNicu sod lie went tn the
house, closely followed by his son. sc.
cured a pistol ana rifle and struck his
daughter over tho h,ui wi'h the pistol
tie then laid the rifle down and drew
The pistol Un his wife, but before he
had time To shoot his son picked up
The rifle and shot his father The hui
let entered ius, back Of the right ear
aud death was instantaneous.
Carlsbad current and New Mexico sun., 1908-05-22
Indian Baseball Team.

\ laguua dispatch says The
Pueblo lndiHn Nillapc west OF here is
In the field with an allstar. all.Indan
baseball team, composed entirely Of
graduates OF Carlisle Indian school in
Pcnnsylyan a. The team includes some
of the crack players who have made
Carlisle famous. Ben Harvey well
known Carlisle man, is manager. and
Solomon Day, one OF the most famous
twirlcrs that ever pitched at the In.
dian school, will be- the star OF the
new aggregation. The team Is an
unique one and promises To make
things interesting for the other base
ball teams oi New Mexico this season.
Carlsbad current and New Mexico sun., 1908-05-22
OIL Tank Epplosion.

A dispatch from Dom.ng, received at
Albuquerque on tie ioth inst. says that
the storage tanks OF he Continental
OH Company at that place cNplod d
aud burned oally that morning. rcsu {,
ing IN the death of i. q. CLARK, man.
apor for tn COMPANY nnd the d'struc.
ton of thousands of do HrH worth Of
property. The fire also consumed scy.
rral large urchuusrs ul the Anheuscf-
Busch brewing Company. causing n
heavy loss, aud Santa +" railway ears
and tracks were also damaged
The fire started AT . o'clock irCcI an
explosion. the cause ut which is u
mystery As the fire gained hoadway
one after another Of the tanks eX.
ploded with terrific Jar sending
great volumes uf flame and smoke hun.
drcds Of feet In the air
Carlsbad current and New Mexico sun., 1908-05-22
new MEXICO NEWS SUMMARY
To Tour New Mexico.

II Is understood, says the New Mexi,,
can, that Governor George Curry, upon
his return from Washington. will head
large party of officials and citt
2,ns who will make circuit OF the
eastern part Of the sunshine Territory
Ia - special train in the interest OF the
sixteenth national Irrigation congrees
aud International Industrial exposition.
The excursion Is to start about the lat
ter part uf May.
In the party will be Governor Curry.
Colonel W. \ lIopewcll. chairman OF
the board of control of the Irrigation
congress Ralph H. Twitchell. secre.
tary rf the board of control, and many
other citizens
From Albuquerque the train will go
10 III Pdsu, Texas. where II will be
switched onto the III Paso and South
western lines and sent north through
eastern New Mexico Stops will be
made AZ Santa Rosa hlamogordo. Car
rizozO, Tucumcar and other flourish
ing towns In that part of the territory.
From TucumCari the train will 20 to
Clayton and Folsom and other towns
In that portion pf the country. then
back through Ration and down over
the Santa Fc railway To the Duke city.
Carlsbad current and New Mexico sun., 1908-05-22

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Carlsbad current and New Mexico sun., 1908-05-22
PLANTING Cotton sead.

Several seeks OF cotton seed have
been secured from the department OF
agriculture by Delegate Andrews and
distributed among farmers In Quay
and Roosevelt counties. The eXper4.
meuts In cotton growing In several
sections OF the two counties last year
were quite satisfactory and It Ia be.
lieYed that large areas in those coun.
ties can be successfully planted In
cotton and QuitJ remuneratiye crops
raised, Score another one for the
Sunshine Territory. In Ave years IL
will be numbered among the cotton
growing states Of the Union Santa
Fe New Mexican.
Carlsbad current and New Mexico sun., 1908-05-22
GENERAL NE VS..

\ tornado swept through Mercer
and lloun counties. Illinois Monday,
touching several towns and doing con.
sid, rablr damage Mrs Gotch, an
elderly woman, was killed. at Glove.
land
Members of tho Chicago noatd ~
Trade defeated proposal 10 forbid
the "curu,rlue' uf grain, The dealers
IN cash grain were generally In favor
~ the rule, but the traders were
against a.
The MvN,Cau government has an
uuur,,d positively that II the Naqui
Indians surrender II will be uucon
dtuuuullN The requests ot the Chiots
Tor treaty carrying certain privileges
ana cNcmpl uns are being positively
dcuiod
New YORK woman sunragists will
conduct canal boat campaign, travel
ing from Albany throughout the length
ot the E"ic canal Suffrage banners
will wave from the canal boats and the
passengers Will speak at towns along
the route.
Martin Van Buron. fayorile nephew
ana namegake of Andrew Jackson's
successor as president. died Ia lodg.
lngs at Albany. New York, a few days
since In pcnlTy and ohscurity, and Was
buriod in the soldiers plot IN the ~.
raj cemetery
Carlsbad current and New Mexico sun., 1908-05-22
eelen cut.oH Completed

A Bclen dispatch Of the lith inst.
says. The last ana Golden SPIKE Oh
the ltio pucIco end Of the nov famous
Bclcn cuton was driven last week
when the last permanent rail was ldid
making the nnal connection Ot the
great transcuntinDntal route oi the
Santa Re. Grant Brothers of Los
Angeles, who had the contract for this
work have moved out and their Outiit
is now being shipped 10 Nugalcs, Ari'
zuna. where they have large contracts
for railroad building with the southern
Pacific
General Manager j. T. Hurley In
his private car No. Is. accompanied
by General Superintendent II w.
Sharp Of la Juntl, came down from
Albuquerque Monday evcninS ana
spent some time In inspecting the i'm,
proyements at lBclCn after which they
went to Rio Pucrco, ne ting President
Ripley in private cur No. II, ana Gen.
eral Manager \. G.. Wells of the coast
lines in private car No. .. After mas.
ing thorough inspection Of the Rio
puercu end Of the line aud arranging
for the mo- cmcut OF trains into Bolcn
the entire party LETT for the east via
Nllt 'ulb blls w ~ ] ~ ihlihH'l " 10
going as lar as Vaughn, from when
point he returned u BclCn. lnStruc'
tiuns have been received that the on.
tire line OF the Eastern railway VIII
be turned over to the operating de.
partmout on July lst and the finishing
touches have been ordered rushed as
rapidly as possible.
The various improvements ~ liclcn
are progressing nicely and If there are
any doubts rs to this place not bec0m.
ing an imp, rtant railroad center II ~
only necessary to note the extensive
Improvements now under way. Two
large eel tguks have just been COM
plctod. while power house ana wa
ter treating plant, together with "A
large store huus" are being erected.
Tracks for storing several thousand
cars have already been laid and still
more are coming new depot llar'
ycy eating house and reading and
recreation room for railroad employees
will also be- constructed during the
present year.
IN" Rio puorCo end OF the Eastern
railway Of New Mexico viii become IA
part uf the Coast lines. with It's tenn.
mus at Be'cn, which Will also be- the
nrs' division ot the utOn Heavy
stock shipments are now mnvuug over
the Rio Grnudc division aud SrycE'l
hundred cas- will move east via Bolon
and the en- of within the next ton
days The" j. noticeable increase
IN freight moving to points ON the Cut.
On showing that the country tributary
to this lin, ls rapidly settling up.
Carlsbad current and New Mexico sun., 1908-05-22
Oppose Enlarged Reservation.

The Board Of Trade of Farmington
has passed strong resolutions which
viii be- presented to Governor Curry.
together with a request ;hnt he pre-
sent them ia President Roosevelt, In
which they wish the President to 10.
sCiud his order of some months ago, by
which the Navajo Indians have had ad-
ded to their reservation some 100000
acres OF land, about half Of which is In
New Mexico
The resolutions set forth that thCro
are already .OUuOOU acres In the Nav.
aIor res 'ryltiun. including many acres
at good land which the indians, n IL
said. have not attempted to use. and ~
this amount some 3UOU000 acres in
New Mexico, mostly IN san Juan cuuu.
ty. The resolutions set forth tha, ihis
tract is sufficient Tor the Indians with
out further allOumonts
The i0UO.Uuu acre allotment IN
Cludcs i2u. .uuu acres along the east
boundary ut san Juan county. and gov
crnmcnt AGENTS there. 1t is said, are for.
hi ding sh"cpmon from crossing this
land with their herds Shecpmen have
been In the habit of crossing This land
Ia reach their summer ranges ever
since white men have occupied these
paris There are about 10000 Navajo
Indians on the reservation
Carlsbad current and New Mexico sun., 1908-05-22
rHE LATEST IMPORTANT DIS.
PATCHES PUT INTO SPORT,
CRISP PARAGRAPHS.
STORY Of THE WEEK
SHOWING rrE PROGRESS OF
EVENTS IN OUR OWN AND
FOREIGN LANDS.
STERN NE VS..

The MNoumg Democratic COnycn.
ton ustruo cd It's delegates 10 vote for
BRYAN
DotTDf viii be- the place uf meet.
ing tor th, next annual convention ~
the National Roal Estate exchange.
Denver ui"d for 1t but couldn't get
it
~ san Francisco Thursday Joe
Cans, the lightweight champion added
another victory tu his long string by
defeating Rudolph Unhulz the rugged
lipDr from South Africa, ia the eleventh
round
Th" United States transport Thongs
arrived u San Francisco on the lgih
inst from the Philippines with the otl
c"rs ana $40 men oi the Eighth inian
Try, besides log oasuais ana twenty
eight prisoners.
m, $t.uuu silver service to be- pre-.
scented hN he state ut Montana to tho
cruiser Montana has been received by
tur state and viii be- presented To The
cruiser when the Atlantic llcvt returns
tu Hampton Roads
Five persons are known lo have been
. killed. wu fatally injured AMI many
others badly hurt by e tornado IN Cuss
aui Sarp} counties. Nebraska. on the
l.rh inst ) great amount ol damage
WAS done o. property.
~ the bond elections In San Fran.
cisco uf all the huuI propositions, ear.
l'lu" total of SlNuuuuuu have s".
cured the necessary iwo'hirls vote
ana are carried The money h. tu be-
used for civic improvements
Ia The Sucialis' convention at chi.
oHFu an open letter addTc. scd tu Pres.
tdvut Roosevelt severely scoring him
for bis alleged dlsparnuiug remarks
about Socialists IN his last message
tu Congress. was voted down
4 = p,rriu", express messenger on
tho Great Northern train between Sc.
utfl" ana Vancouver. British Columbia,
was beaten over the head with a rcyul
N'r and ti,d hand Jud foot 10y two men
who looted the strong buN ut a sum
estimated AZ from $1,000 to $4,000 and
escaped
10 call the attention of the govern
m,ui tu what they believe ia d,liu.
crate attempt to rob them ul lands a
d,pulJ'iru uf Indian ,hi,is. represent
Ing cNurN tribe ot BRUSH columbia
coast Indians Will leave Vancouver for
b'tIWl uu Mal goth. tp interview Sir
NillId lIuripl
The Denver y RIO Gunlr railroad,
n,t.us tor the Western IHriuc has sold
Sl.WNu 900 ot iWoN,uU slN p,y cent
hut,H with tn puNrnr ul rNt,uiiur
them l.r three NynJ, from 1910 PTu
,,,IH ot no. aaI, ul thy-" notes viii be-
used iu completion uf the construction
ui ihy Western ray0y
FyliN Guudy Sudacr cNposor ~ the
Golden circle. dropped dead M ChiCago
q few duys ago Stfdrrr was secret
service muu during the Two last years
ut lh, CNl War tie worked his way
into tho ur1,r uf Suuthymvrs IN the
northern -tn.cs known us thn kuiphts
uf the Golden ClJ,lv ana became one
uf ltH chIvr officers
Wl.hug gold les now In progress in
NIsnl aud British Yukon gold miuin.
camps The Yukon river opened last
Friday I'm front of Dawson Wnd nav
ratim viii soon hr IN tull swing This
viii n" the busiest season ever known
to Yukon and It's tributaries Dur
lur the last six months -trlkys have
been made that ar, comparable IN i'm
purIauyu To- ihus, of the kluudihc. Ia
mana aud Nuwr
Carlsbad current and New Mexico sun., 1908-05-22
CONGRESS AND THE CAPITAL

llllAuNiS, ~ 'hlaN "dnlh.
CONGRESS AND THE CAPITAL
The eradication Of mosquitoes on
the ru omlc nat. has greatly decreased
the death rate u Washington
President Roosevelt has accepted the
pr' -id,nCy O, the International Con
rrrss Of tuberculosis which will be-
held In Washington CITY In the autumn
rho lious, committee on public
lands has reported bill extending
the acreage limitation of the Carey
land act to ,Ouu"lu acres iu the state
of Idaho.
\ hin author. ing the appointment,
rs Hu addition the regular military
adjustment, of may captains to com.
mani the rhilippu. scouts was passed
IN the House,
The cndowm,u' uf schools 1T mines
ana mining from proceeds uf public
land sales cutsid. rho irrignti II states
is provided Tor hl q bin pnsscd by the
Senate.
Aft,r a brief debate the House
passed the Moud,l dry farm bill, per
miltiug the hone .uIlug of not tn cN.
c'ud 32O acres u' uuulrrirablo, non.
nllh'lhl ana h"" 'luh'r'd puhIi'
lands
Senator Clark ~ Wyoming secured
th" Incorporation Dl an amendment In
tho ciNil appropriation bill increasing
fees uf witnesses iu United States
courts IN Colorado. Wyoming and
other Western states TO 81 day.
Returns indicate that there viii he no
difficulty IN securing the G,Oun recruits
wanted hy tho Navy Dcpartmru'. The
good times thai TIM boys on tho Allan.
tic Meet are having On their long cruise
may have something to de- with his.
Ncco,Iin. TO a reported interview
with RrUI. sentative Townsend OF
Michigan, President Roosevelt Will not
insist upu. anti injunction and Shcr.
man Iutii.ls' law amendments In the
present Pc sion ur tuncJ,es ANA there
viii h, no urh legislation
IN, Son. tr adoptrd tho GuggCuhclm
um,udm. tu The pustuiHCp aprrupria.
uuu bin xiv ug railway mail clerks cX.
pri,., not g. exceed one dollar per day
while absent from HON" on poatuilic"
business. Ih, bill carries an apprupri.
alton ut SluuU 600 10 meet this charge.
The for,si service has announced
the following appointments on colo.
RADIO national forests. John 49, cam.
mon, forest guard Gnnnisun national
forest. !. \ Peterson. q E Muuscll
ana Edgar j Firhurh, forest guards
san Juan national FOREST
Senator o. Her secured an amend.
mrut In tho SUNDAY ciNa appropriation
bin hy which Colorado is to be In.
rmdrd In lnr provision which was
placed i'm tho bill al the instance OF
senator Warren, granting the states OF
Wyoming ard Idaho an additional L..
uou. uun acrns If land under the Carey
! desert land act.
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Senate have received letters from Pres.
idrnt Roosevelt within the past few
DAYS declaring his supremacy as com.
| mandcr. in chicf, I'm all matters referring
| to the contru! uf the army and navy. lie
| denies that be- was under any ubliga.
| tious 10 give the discharged soldiers
or Colonel Stewart a court OF Inquiry.
Carlsbad current and New Mexico sun., 1908-05-22

Automobiles have not uriNcn an the
horses 60 the bone ward There arr
nearly 10000 200 horses Ia this coun
most s. 900. coo 600 In the decade dur
ipr which the motor car has been de
yelopod the number of horses has IN
creased by 1000 oOG. and the average
value ~ horse has risen Tho case
Is a little like tho experience o' trac
iion development In large cities when
new tunncla and subways are opened.
the old lines seem TO 10 Just As much
crowded as ever
Carlsbad current and New Mexico sun., 1908-05-22

Penn, inthv 'lut machines Tor sell
ing gas are so popular IN London that
here rs almost a Rmiur In copper
,uius In tnat city Tho british mint
10 colniur four tons a day In an at
temp, ~ suppN the demand In 1907
1856 tons ot pennies were taken from
the automatic gas meters As the
motorp are opened only once In three
months, n can be seen that the
amount uf coin taken cut of circula
tiun hy thcm N considerable
Carlsbad current and New Mexico sun., 1908-05-22

Nccordiur 10 report. President
lluut of Harvard want 'u limit the
college football teams in iva games
season II such ideas are carried
out the cause ul higher education Will
hr. .ut u discount
Carlsbad current and New Mexico sun., 1908-05-22

Tho latest definition eft love is pro.
is upplaulrd hy u craving Tor q moro
substantial diet than the proIaplHsmic
hll of fare seems tu unrI
Carlsbad current and New Mexico sun., 1908-05-22

That Soutohmnn Who invented % run
that viii shoe, urni"clil" from ton.
don that viii land In Parts may sud.
d"rly take n into his head 'u invent
harpipcs that ,uu b" heard 'hr .amc
distance
Carlsbad current and New Mexico sun., 1908-05-22

II Is stated that more than thirty
railroad men from Now Mexico are
plnnuing % go to chile where they will
worl, ru "a railroad being extended
nom Valparaiso into the Interior.
Nllcr 'iNc DAYS ON his own resources
lohn Finn, The insane lrishman from
Mckinley county who escaped from
The territorial asylum at Las Vegas.
returned NJ his own accord. Even his
feeble intellect discovered the fact that
he was better off inside the institute
than att'mp. inr to TAX" care ~ himself
SO he Cum" back home
The Roy Water Works Company, 10
m, name Of stock company organ.
izrd ut Ruy hy the leading business
men Of the town, headed by q special
watcrwOrhs committee They have en-.
tered into . deep well contract tu sup.
ply the town with water \ drilling
outfit was placed ON the tOwusitc with
an expert drlllor In charge.
There has been restored "a public
domain lGI. Lao acres heretofore with.
drawn for forestry purposes in connec-
tion with the Manzanu a'iunal forest.
New McNicr. the same io become sub
iect to settlement ON and after August
| 1905, hu' rot to entry nling or se.
lection until on ana after August 81.
1905, AT tn local land office. at Santa
Fc, The area of lands 80 restored, but
embraced within pending or adverse
claims is believed iu amoun, TO about
10000 acres
The faculty Of the Now Mexico Mill.
tary Institute a. Roswell has issued
elegant invitations Tor the 1908 com.
mcuCcmrnt OF the institute, which Will
take place at Roswell COmmenCing Nav
lIth and ending May 10Th The grad.
nating class Is composed Of the follow.
ing: Louis r. Armiio, Nicolas r. Ar.
milo, Harvey H. Cake. H. ROudc Cool.
~, Ralph B. Cruwcll. Crahmc II. Frost,
q. u, Freeman, John l.. llill. James l..
Hubbcll, Jesse !. Lee WHY Parsons,
Melvin q. pador, Jr and EstanisIao
MOntoya
In connection with his visit to Ros.
well tu deliver the commencement ad.
dress AZ the Military Institute. Hon.
l.. II. Prince is preparing lecture
for use In that city and Carlsbad ON
The Pecos Valley In History" There
is a general idea that all tho romance
Of the spanish occupation was con.
fined 10 the Rio Grandc, and that the
Pecos has no part In ancient story.
but the fact is that enough can ho
CLEANED from the old chronicles to
make a very interesting recital with
regards 10 the latter In this lecture
everything relating 10 the Pecos will
be brought together and the whole H.
lustrated with ancient maps. which
show the various names under which
that river has been known.
An item in the public lands bill, as
introduced by Chairman Mondell per
mits the surveyor general and attor.
ney general OF New Mexico 10 receive
compensation not exceeding 5000 each
for services as members OF the land
commission.
Forest Assistant w. ID. Hayes, who
has charge or the government tree nur.
sery In Gallinas canon, near Las Vegas,
has begun the work OF reforestlng IN
an experimental way, by transferring
5000 Seeding conifers on the high
separating the Harvey valley from the
north fork Of the Gallinas.
Carlsbad current and New Mexico sun., 1908-05-22

\ CIcy"laud,r has invented an air
ihip which ho says win stay up Tor
months We don't wish tn bo critical.
bat n does srrm as 1t the mos, en-
husIaa'ir ncruunu' would want ~
conn down tu earth a' least once Boo
two ur thrpu weeks
Carlsbad current and New Mexico sun., 1908-05-22

Though YOU may b" surprised to
hear II. nowhere has ~ bcou dccrood
by city, state ur nation that our WON.
onfolk must wear thua" hig lmpussi.
bic hats
Carlsbad current and New Mexico sun., 1908-05-22

4 straw hat was seen uu lhc streets
~ Philadelphia N" other day ~ II
possible that they think thor, that II
is Rtill last summer
Carlsbad current and New Mexico sun., 1908-05-22

: California man tasted Tor - days
and then ate clam broth one might
naturally think that he would have
taken food
Carlsbad current and New Mexico sun., 1908-05-22

Two cats have been declared legal.
~ dead In Philadelphia Nud yet the
supply at gossip iu that city is proba
bly not appociably diminished
Carlsbad current and New Mexico sun., 1908-05-22

aud rumnIns o,r b.
Sew Hm. m.u aged 81. had
hl. vito aa.I Gl. arrested Tor spank
Ing hnu Nrun, uulIyooddl"'
: California man tasted Tor ~ days
and then ate clam broth one might
naturally think that he would have
taken food
4 straw hat was seen uu The streets
~ Philadelphia m" other day ~ II
possible that they think there that II
is Rtill last summer
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Two cats have been declared legal.
~ dead In Philadelphia hud set the
supply at gossip in that city is proba
bly not approciabIy diminished
Though you may b" surprised To
hear Il. nowhere has ~ boou docrood
by city. state ur nation that our won.
onfolk must wear thoa" hig lmpussi.
bic hats
Tho latest definition ut love is pro.
tuplhsmiD hunger NtlDr warriar" II
is ,rrrIpri.d he a craving for a moro
substantial diet than Tho prulaplHamic
'''' -
That Soorchmnn who invented o run
that viii fhnn, rrpiryiiI, from ton.
don that viii land iu Paris may sud.
dnrly take n into his hrad 'n invent
harpipcs that can b. heard ,nr slmc
disiar,r
Ncrufdiur tu report, President
lliut uf Harvard want. ru limit the
college football teams 40 iva games
u season II such ideas are carried
out the. cause ul higher education will
ho.nt u Discount
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l1l'UON ana "a tNNu'li MAN VIII us
cover on hIll' inquiry. lhal tue
small boy win the hHh poll mas beat
"a hlm INT" the water
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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-02-01

ment land claim. The mother soon
siokened and died amid those inhos-
p.t1ble surroundings. and the dis
gusted and discouraged father gath
cred up his orphan girls and started
back to Texas over the long plains
road which appeared to have no end.
ing. Reaching Shafter Lake, Just over
In Texas from the New Mexico line.
the father became desperately sick
and could go no farther The family
was absolutely penniless. and al
Shafter Lake the children were told
II they could reach Midland they could
doubtless find assistance.
With brave spirits those Eve girls
hitched up their tired horses and
started on the long drive TO Midland.
Day after day the exhausted horses
toiled along the dim highway across
the plains. until their strength gave
out entirely. and they stopped 70 die
a few miles from the desired goal.
The girls were unable 10 go farther.
and there they stayed In their miser-
able camp until found by Mrs. Garrett
and brought into Midland. where a
considerable sum OF money was raised
for them.
Not knowing they were in the Vi
entity OF Midland. the girls were pre-
pairing TO start back on foot IN search
OF Shafter Lake when they were dis
covered. and must have inevitably per
ished but for the providential appear
ance Of the wife Of the rancher upon
the scene.