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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-12-28

WESTERN CANADA
OPPOSED TO Navy
Section Largely Settled by
Former Americans.

Ottawa, Ont, Dec. 27.--That the
new provinces of Alberta and Sas-
katchewan are in danger of becoming
Americanized seems to be the view OF
Richard B. Bennett, a prominent Cal
gary resident,
"The real problem Of the future will
be how to keep Eastern and Western
Canada together" said Mr.. Bennett
"At present they are bound by three
things, sentiment, which is rapidly
weakening; railway and steel and the
tariff Eastern Canadians have mis-.
sion to perform in preaching loyalty
to the empire and to Canada as a
whole The maritime provinces are
loyal and strong for a united Canada.
Quebec must be, because once out OF
Canada the Frenchman seems to be OF
little value. Ontario is also loyal
Manitoba is too old to be moved in ia
vor of secession and British sentiment
in British Columbia is so strong as to
preserve it intact, but in Alberta and
Saskatchewan a problem must be
faced
"Westerners whom l talked with dc
not favor the idea of a Canadian navy
at present. There is very large pro
portion of Americans in the Canadian
West and many of the leaders among
them hold the view that the talk OF {
Canadian navy at the present time IL
idle"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-12-28
SECURING EUROPE FOR COOK
Score of Correspondents Trying to 10.
cate Explorer.

Paris, Dec. 2S.-Telegrams sent to
DIR. Frederick A. Cook at Nice were
delivered, according to telegraph of
ficials, to a person authorized to act
for the doctor, but no replies have
been received as yet. 1t was believed
that Cook was at Nice, but concealed
his identity under an assumed name.
A score of correspondents from all
over Europe are trying to find the
discredited Brooklyn explorer. They
have found evidence that he was al
Toulon on Thursday and Friday. He
is now believed to be either in Nice or
Monte Carlo.
Still other expeditions are being
fitted out to search for the elusive
doctor and his final discovery bids
fair to be as great an achieyy ment as
his alleged discovery Of the North
pole.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-12-28
GREAT STORM ON
ATLANTIC COAST
MANY Lives Lost and Prop
erty Damage Immense.
CHELSEA, MASS, FLOODED

Huge Waves Break Down the Dykes
and Sweep Thr,ush the Streets OF
the City, Rendering Two Thousand
People Homele, s-Nunnber of Per.
sons Perish in New Yrk City and
Traffic Is DemoraIized.
Boston, Dec 2S.-News dribbling in.
to Boston makes it certain that at
least a dozen lives are lost and mil
lion in property damage occasioned
by the huge fall of snow and the ter
rife winds which prevailed in the New
England towns.
In Chelsea, where a tidal wave
swept the town, making 1000 home
less, Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius Harkins
were drowned in their beds and Mich.
ael Callahan, an aged man, died OF
shock while being taken from the sec.
ond story of his flooded home. Half a
dozen people are still missing and it
is feared some of them have perished
Never in the history of Massachu
setts has a more severe storm swept
the coast. The gale in most places
was only about forty-fctF miles 81
hour, but along Cape Cod it ragged al
an eighty -four-mile speed and huge
waves were swept before it, carrying
death to any vessel out of shelter
What the total loss along the coast
will be no one at present can estimate
| From Portland, Me, down the whole
| coast to Rhode Island, each and every
| village and town has it's tale of ruin
Hundreds of people have lost thei
| homes and the damage is SO wide
spread that any attempt to particular
/ ize would be in vain. Nowhere, how
| ever, was there such great damage a
| in Chelsea and in the other town
| along the shores of Massachusetts bay
Driven by the terrific wind hug
waves broke down the Chelsea dyke
which has stood firm for sixty years
and swept up through the streets
practically flooding the whole town. i
every section families were taken fror
the upper stories of their houses an
in boats and wagons were conyeye
by hundreds to places of safety unt
the water receded
The total damage in Chelsea wi
reach more than $250000.
In Boston proper there was less su
fering, but the damage will be heav
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-12-28
BOYS FIND BROKEN Rail
Youths Save Loaded Train From Dis
astrous Accident.

Olympia, Wash, Dec. 27.-Harry
Hunter, twelve-year-old boy, saved
a heavily loaded Northern Pacific pas
senger train from a disastrous wreck.
Hunter and Sam Burrows. boy OF tn
same age, were gathering Christmas
decorations along the right OF way
east of Olympia when they discovered
broken rail, which left an opening
in the track several feet long. They
then stopped an approaching train.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-12-28
SUES WOMAN FOR SLANDE2
Reesie de Wee Asks 100000 From
Friend Of Frank Gould.

New York, Dec. 23.-New York so
ciety is wondering what will be the
next card played by Bessie de Voc, the
dancer. who is suing Frank J. Gould
for $3.50, 600 for breach of promise. She
has also brought 100000 suit for
slander against former friend OF
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-12-28
Striking Switchmen Reject
Offer of Employers.
ULTIMATUM IS PRESENTED
Carriers Agree to Reinstate Old Men
When Vacancies Occur, but Refuse
to Gust Present Employees in Order
to Take Back Those Now Out.
Strikers Claim to Have Made All
Concessions in interest of Peace.


St Paul. Dec 2S.-All hope of
bringing the railroads and striking
switchmen together was abandoned
when the railway department council
of the American Federation of Labor
refused to accept a proposition made
by the railroads of the Twin Cities
after conference with Governor
Eberhart in the governors Office at
the capitol.
The fight of the railroads is said to
be against Frank T. Hawley, president
of the Switchmen's union; that with
Mr.. Hawley eliminated the strike
would have been settled before this.
The railroad officials representing
the thirteen lines running into the
Twin Cities first went into conference
with Governor Eberhart. They pre-
pared a statement which was their
ultimatum. The members OF the FED
Grafton council were then ushered into
the governors Office and the state
ment was read to them and, through
It's counsel, the federation refused 10
accept the terms of the railroads.
Every possible argument was
brought to modify the disagreement;
but nothing that was said had the
slightest effect on the railroad posi-
ton and the federationists, who COM
plained bitterly that they had con-
ceded everything and that the rail
roads had conceded nothing, refused
to consider the terms further.
Position of the Strikers.
After the railroad officials left u
was stated by one of the federation
conferees that nothing would be ac-
cepted from the railroad side OF the
argument that did not include an I'M
mediate or reasonably soon relnstate-
ment of the men in their old POSITIONS
the question of wage scale and nours
to be settled on the Chicago basis.
The railroad officials, in their ulti-
matum, declare that they believe they
have met the governors recommenda'
ton in full by agreeing to abide by
The terms of the Chicago conference
settlement, together with the rem
statement of striking switchmen as
there may be places vacated for them
The officials refused, however, lo
reinstate any strikers at the expense
of others who have done the WORK
since the strike was declared on NOV
30.
The railroads also refuse to reduce
In rank those employees who nave
been promoted to fill places vacated
by strikers.
The railroad off cials say that many
of the old err ployes can De given me y
old positions, but they refuse TO one
any guarantee or to state any tlm'
within which all or any NUMBER OF ln'
strikers may De returned to work
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-12-28

Gould's and of herself, making the an
nouncement that three witnesses
prominent in New York society, whom
all the money in the world cannot
buy" will testify in her behalf in both
cases.
The former friend whom Miss de
Voc, who is known in private life as
Bessie Van Dorm, accuses of slanderine
her, is Mrs. Edna T. Slayback, the
wife of W. A. Slayback, a New Yorl
broker.
Miss de Voc says Mrs. Slaybacf
made derogatory statements regard
ing her to Gould and that this is The
reason Gould changed his mind abou
marrying her.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-12-28
6CHOOLMATES FIND BODY |
Pittsburg Youth Had Been Missing for
TWO Weeks.

Pittsburg, Dec. 2S.-Under the di-
rection of Superintendent of Police
McQuaid every detective of the local
force is working in fopes of finding
some clue that will lead to the arrest
Of the murderer of James Lawrence
Friel, whose frozen body was found in
m abandoned house by party of his
schoolmates. Young Friels throat
was hacked apparently with small
socket knife He had also been cut
near the coi!a., bone and horribly mai
treated by the murderer before he
was killed. The boy has been miss
Ing since Dec. IL.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-12-28
Storm at National Capital.

Washington, Tee. 2S.-Not since last
Inauguration day has the national cap
ital been the victim of so severe a
climatic disturbance as ragged here
during the past forty-eight hours. The
city was practically cut off from com.
munication, with the North. The bliz,
zard put both the telegraph and tele.
phone wires out of business.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-12-28
Reyolutionists Victorious.

San Juan, Porto Rico, Dec. 27.->-he-
ports from Santo Domingo tell Of
bloody battles between the govern
ment and revolutionary forces on that
island, in which the former suffered
defeat 1t is declared that President
Cacaros cannot much longer hold out
against the revolutionists, who are
headed by former Presidents Jiminez
and Morales.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-12-28
y ~ Ror,rs' Brother Dead.

Chicago. aec. 2S.--Rufus A. rogers
brother of Sic late Henry II. Rogers,
y;ca nres.etrt OF the Standard OH
company, era who shared to the ex'
tent of s2oe Geo in the will OF the LAT
ter. died ere Of heart disease. lie
was i'll onl, a lew days. Mr. Rogers
was born II Fair Haven, Mass. y
1RAa and cane to Chicago sixieef
years ago.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-12-28
CHINESE REGENT IS STABBED
Father Of Boy Emperor Murderously
Attacked.

Picking, Dec. 28.-A Manchurian, for
merly a cook in the imperial palace,
made a murderous attack upon Prince
Chun, the regent and father OF the
boy emperor. Chun was stabbed as
he was approaching the palace. but
only slightly wounded His assailant
was arrested.
The would be assassin Is believed
to have been actuated by the belief
that the Manchu dynasty is threatened
by the new regime.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-12-28
seth BULLOCK kEtro JUD
South Dakota Friend of Roosevelt to
Be Reappointed Marshal.

Washington, Dec. 2S.-lt was an
nounced at the White House that Seth
Bullock, United States marshal Tor
South Dakota, is to be reappointed
for another term of four years from
Jan. 13 next. Bullock has keen known
as the close personal friend of Theo-
dore Roosevelt.
The rea, pointment is said to be
both a reeo. nition Of what Bullock has
done as wcl as compliment 70 ths
former president.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-12-28
STOvAlNE WAS SUCCESSFUL
Three Patients Operated Upon In Ex.
ceIIent Condition.

Rochester, Mimi, Dec. 2S.-Mrs.
Gertrude Olson, eighty-two years OF
age. treated for hernia; Lars B. Lee,
fifty-two years of age, also treated for
hernia. and Robert Bohaunon, twenty
wears of age, negro whose arm was
amputated. while the patients were un.
der the influence of the stovaine anaes
thetic. by direction Of DR.. Jonnesco
the famous surgeon, on Saturday last
are reported in excellent condition.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-12-28

Washington, Dec. 28.-The docking
of the General Guerrero, the Mexican
gunboat, at Salina Cruz, with former
President Zelaya and party On board
is not regarded as a change in the for
mer presidents plans AS understood
here it was his purpose at the time
he left Managua to proceed to the CITY
of Mexico and there is no doubt that
will be his destination. How long he
will remain in Mexico, however, is not
known here.
The departure of Zelaya from Mica
ragua is not regarded in official cir.
cles here as at all conclusive that he
will escape punishment for his crimes
| in that country. The United States
government has never taken any steps
| whatever for the apprehension OF Ze
laya or to prevent his leaving the
country 1t preferred to proceed with
| deliberation, knowing that should his
/ presence in Nicaragua be required al
| any time to answer for his misdeeds
| his person could be secured with lit
tie or no difficulty.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-12-28
zELAYA IS NOW
ON MEXICAN SOIL
Deposed President Of NIcdra-
qua at SaIina Cruz

Salina Cruz, Mex, Dec. 2S.--The
Mexican gunboat General Guerrero
having on board eX-President Zelays
of Nicaragua, who fed from Managua
by way of Corinto on Christmas eve
has docked here.
Accompanying the former president
were the ex-minister of war and foul
other Nicaraguans.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1909-09-21

1enemos parcpar abier
70 deparmeno
Joyera Relojera
Este Departamento ha sido equpsdo del
trsnjero contamos los
Para tacidad aqu espales has
ehoa han Uno
lnstaado
Il personal apto e
Nuestros los Undos e.
tsbajo del todo garantzado.
Depschamos cuaqme de los
ternno ~
2 Beuzet Hus6 Successor Juan
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1909-09-21
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The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-07-29

tied by the present session of Con-
gress. Until there is real, substan-
tial. downward revision, sufficient to
reduce the cost of living materially,
this issue will be the most important
ant before the country. And so
long as this issue is pending, just so
long-to give it the restricted appli-
cation-Should the principle of public
not merely party, loyalty be exerted
In favor of those who have been
good and faithful servants in his
cause. be they Democrats or Repub-
licans.
The interests do not care a rap
who serves them SO long as they can
command the requisite number of
men in Congress to do heir bidding.
They i've taken the utmost advan-
tage of the peoples willingness to
vote with their parties instead Of
voting for themselves. Let the vot-
ers of all parties rally to the support
of all the tariff re~visionists. You may
set il down as a safe rule that the
man who is right On the tarId will be
right no other public c1~estiJns.-
Kansas City Times.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-07-29
Notice of Election.

Public Notice is hereby given that a
Special Election will be held in the
County of Chaves on the 31st day of
August, 1909 for the purpose of vot-
ing upon the question of issuing bonds
of Chaves County to the amount of
One Hundred Twenty-Five Thousand
Dollars 1925, 900 for the purpose of
building a Court House and Jail. At
such election only qualified electors
who are property taxpayers are en-
titled to vote.
Those favoring the issuance of
Court House and Jail bonds will cast
a ballot having written or printed
thereon the words 'IFor Court House
and Jail Bonds and those opposed to
ale issuance of said bonds will cast q
ballot having written or printed
thereon the words Against Court
House and Jail Bonds" Said election
will be held at the following polling
places. the same being the usual plac-
es of voting in Chaves County, to-wit'
Roswell Precinct No. /. al Court
House.
South Roswell Precinct No. 2, at
Eagles Hall.
South Spring Precinct No. 3. a;
East Grand Plains School House.
Dexter Precinct No. 4, at Justice of
the eac Office in Dexter.
Hagernan Precinct No. 5, at Justice
of the Peace Office in Hagerman.
Lake Arthur Precinct No. 6. at JUS
tice OF the Peace Office in Lake Ar
thur.
Lower enasco Precinct No. z a:
Tillotson School House.
Plains Precinct No. s, at School
House in Plainview.
Cedar Canon Precinct No. 8 at Mum
dy's ranch at Hernandez Lake.
FL Yeso Precinct No. 10 at Justice
of the Peace Office in Dunlap.
Kenna Precinct No. IL at Justice OF
the Peace Office in Kenna.
Elkins Percinct No. IL at Justice of
the Peace Office in Elkins.
BY order of the Board of County
Commissioners of Chaves County.
tSEAL) w. VI. ATKINSON,
ATTEST Chairman.
F. p. GAYLE. Clerk.
By r.. F. BALLARD, Deputy.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-07-29

of the Democratic party is that OF
Senator Gore OF the new state of Ok
lahoma. Senator Gore did not wait to
he seasoned" Like Bristow, he took
an aggressive hand in the tariff pro-
ceedings from the first. He Is about
the only Democratic senator who has
made a fight for tariff reform in the
current session worthy of compari-
son with the efforts of the great mel
of his party who figured in other tar.
in battles.
But the country should TAX not
that this new member of h upper
house, where new blood Is sadly
needed. has made his fight as a pa
triot. not rs a democrat. He has
voted for downward revision in every
instance. not v e excepting the pro
posed duty ON oil. for which there
was a strong demand in his own
state. In substance he has ans wer-
ed his constituents that when a nan
is waging wal against a system of
graft he canno consistently ask a
share in the graft he finds himself
powerles to prevent.
Senator Gore not only talks and
NOlcS IKE a pdLIIOl, Dul nG DOlulg uc-
clares that his party loyalty would
not be strong enough to permit him
to oppose a republican member of
Congress who had made himself con
spicions by courageous honesty. II
that member should stand for re-elec-
ton. He declares that there should
be no democratic candidates in the
congressional districts represented
by Murdoch and Madison of Kansas
or in the districts represented by 9th.
er Republican Insurgents" who have
made the great fight for downward
revision.
This position Is not les sound De
cause 1t Is extraordinary. II Is q
rare kind of political independence.
Constituents have asserted IL in some
instances ON their own initiative. but
they have usually met with the dis
sent of the politicians Yet this Il
the best kind OF politics. because II
appeals to the public n Of hon.
esty and good iule.
The tariff question win mot be sat
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-07-29

court. After argument, Judge Pope
ruled that ii vas a technical violation
and, owing to the eXtenuating circum-
stances, gave the light fine mentioned
John n Bob Sayls were recently sen
fenced to ninety days in Jail and to
pay a fine of 500 and costs, each, by
Justice A. V. Hair, of Dexter, on the
charge of stealing some brides and
parts of a set of harness. Bob had
pleaded guilty, but it is claimed. John
was sentenced without a trial or with
out pleading guilty. On this claim, ha
beas corpus proceedings have been
brought before Judge Pope to liber-
ate John. h case is to be heard
tomorrow.
w. Dominguez was tried before
Justice A. j. Welter in Justice court
yesterday afternoon on a charge OF
selling liquor without a license, A jul
~ eard the case and found defend
ant not guilty.
- motion for a new trial in the
Wade Swift case has been argued In
District court and is now under ad-
visenent in the hands of Judge Pope.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-07-29
RENTERS TO CONFER
WITH CITY COUNCIL.

The meeting of Main street renters.
held at the Commercial Club last
night for the purpose of discussing
the paving proposition, was fairly
well attended, many beng kept away
through interest in the reading of the
verdict in tie Wells case, which oc-
Cured at the same time. But there
was no lack of interest on the part of
hose present. All the renters are in
earnest on the paving proposition
and this was developed in the talk
of the evening, which was informal
and participated in by practically ev-
cry one present. In the crowd were
two property owners who oppose the
paving proposition at this time, u. s.
Bateman and r. s. Hamilton, who
counseled against 1t. Mr.. Batema1
urged that the town should get anoth
er railroad m spend all its extra
money to that end before taking up
such a luxury as paving.
The decision of the meeting was to
go ahead M get the paving through
Ii possible and to this end a commit.
tee was appointed to meet with the
city council for the of gett.
ing up some plan to secure the public
Improvement. On the committee are
Morris Price, a prominent renter. c.
G. Tannehill, a property owner and
president of the Commercial Club,
and w. H. Godair, a heavy property
owner, all of them strongly in favor
of the improvement.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-07-29
A PUMPING PROPOSITION

The time will undoubtedly come
when thousands OF acres of lanl in
the Pecos Valley will be irrigated by
means of pumping plants. Where
there is so much valuable and rich
land with large quantities of water
to DE had for the pumping at a com
paratively small cost, the pumping
plant is certain to be established.
OF cours the high price OF fIel is a
serious obstacle in the way at pres
ent but this will eventually be over
come and even as 1t Is 1t Is thought
to be a good proposition. Artesia Is
looking into the matter and will give
it a trial. Portales Is going after a
pumping plant n before many
years there will probably be dozens
OF them in the valley.
The Artesia plant expects to water
4,4OO acres of land, and in order
that the plan as there contemplated
may be fully set before our readers
we reproduce the following article
from the Pecos Valley News:
The gentlemen in charge of the ell
ectric pumping proposition for the
dry Ian west of town, called a meet
ing in the Offices of the Pecos Valley
immigration Co, Tuesday night and
conferred with experts as to he cost
of such a pumping proposition and
made other arrangements to assure
the success OF the undertaking. This
plant will water 400 acres of now
die land, 1900 acres having already
been subscribed and a committee con-
sisting of Messrs. Hayden, Hoffman,
Cline, Maltby, Porter and Robin are
now at work getting the rest of the
anu subscribed.
The plant Is to be put In by the
Buckeye Engine Co., of Salem, Ohio,
and will be as nearly perfect as is
possible to make. All costs of Install
ing. wiring and building the power
house is to be borne by the company
and the costs to the farmers will be
$50 per acre This anount is to be
paid in stallments. IS per acre to be
placed in the bank n paid when the
plant is running and the remainder
in five yearly payments of SIS each
The company will put up bonds to
guarantee its part of the contract.
The plant will be housed in a fine
cement building. 40xS0x1S, and h en-
gines will develop 40 horsepower
The wires will be heavy enough &c
| carry double the mou of power, Sc
| any tsme il is wished to double the
| capacity of the plant the same wiring
will do.
As soon as the local company Is
organized the Buckeye people will be
| gin the construction of the power
house. and in ninety days from tina
time they will have ii in operation.