The Roswell Daily Record from Roswell, New Mexico • 1

MSWELL MELT VOLUME 4. ROSWELL, NEW MEXICO, THURSDAY EVENING, JULY 5, 1906. NUMBER 107 Ladies' $2,50 and S3. 00 Silk Waists at $1.95 at PRICE CO 1 1 (I COUNCIL MEETING MUCH IMPORTANT BUSINESS IS TRANSACTED. TAX LEVY MADE Ordinances Passed.

Money Set Aside for Tiling Ditches. Bills Allowed, and City Printing Matter Settled. The city council in its regular monthly session Tuesday night disposed of more business than has been handled at any one meeting since the new administration went into office. Mayor Stockard by his gentlemanly," fair, quiet and businesslike manner of presiding has finally succeeded in breaking the new mem bers to work with the old ones and the whole team now moves along as nicely as one of the Mayor's big 'Buick automobiles with very little gas or noise. Instead of spending the time wrangling and kicking at each other and everything else in sight, the council gets right down to busi ness and pulls for the advancement of Roswell.

All the members, except White- man and Kinsinger, were present on Tuesday night, Mr. Wbiteruan having lieen called to Carlsbad on business aud Dti, Kinsinger being unavoidably detained by professional business of an urgent character. The report of the finance committee was the first thing taken up, and as this included a recommendation for the a.uial tax levy, had to be passed by until City Attorney Scott prepared an ordinance covering the tax levy. Chairman Wiseley of the streets and alleys committee reported an ordinance prohibitingvthe posting of handbills, which later was adopted. Mr.

Wiseley said that the committee could not make any further report on the matter Jf grading and drainage until the city engineer had furnished the profile and plat requested at a former meeting. Mr. Dills promised to prepare the com-pleteprofile in a few days, Mr. Bell of the sanitary committee reported favorably an ordinance referred to the committee, and mentioned the fact that weeds are becoming quite rank throughout the city. There was already an ordinance requiring property owners and tenants to cut the weeds on their premises, and Mr.

Bell stated that City Marshal Rascoe had taken steps to enforce the ordinance. Mr. Wyllys, of the water and lights committee, reported that for some unknown reason the water the Smock well no longer flowed high enough for filling street sprinklers, and suggested that the pipe, hose, be moved to the Skipwith well on North Main street, this privilege having been tendered free by Dr. Skipwith. This location would be more convenient for filling sprinklers, saving a trip of five or six blocks for re-filling.

This matter was left to the committee for action. In regard to'the application for an arc light in front of St. Mary's Hospital, the committee favored and the council approved furnishing the light if possible. As it would be necessary (to extend. the arc circuit in order to do this, 'oowever.

It was thought that, a large incandescent lamp would be the best possible at present. Mr. Bell suggested that -there was an arc light in his neighborhood, "standing like a lone highwayman," several blocks from other lights and serving only to blind people, that might be moved. The committee was instructed to ascertain the cost of putting in the light at the. hospital, and if it could be done at reasonable expense proceed to Install same.

Mr. Church of, the sidewalks committee introduced two sidewalk ord inances, and reported that several walks contracted by Mr. Petty had not been built. Mr. Cottingham and Mr.

Kemp ap peared "before the council to protest in behalf of -the retail lumber dealers against paying an occupation tax of $80 per year, which they considered unjust in comparison with the tax paid by other large retail establish-ment8 of the city doing as much business as the lumber yards. They were willing to pay a reasonable pro-" portion of the occupation tax, but now they pay the highest tax of any retail business in the city. Referred to finance committee. Cashier H. P.

Saunders of the American National Bank presented the report of City Treasurer Hedgooxe, showing funds on hand July 1st, $14,023.15 Captain Haynes inquired if the ci ty was ready to build bridges across Spring river and the ditches on the street graded through his land west of town. Referred for investigation. Mr. Church explained, his reason for preparing a separate sidewalk ordinance for extending the sidewalk two blocks on Lea and Union avenues to the Pauly school house. This was a hurry job, as the school board had decided to conduct the high school in this building, and the walk should be finished before the open ing of school.

It iiad been found that unless this school building was occu pied the property would revert to the Pauly heirs, hence the board had determined to make the necessary repairs, and requested the city to have the sidewalk extended. On motion of Mr. Wyllys the rules were suspended and this sidewalk ordinance was in due form issed by unanimous vote. The other sidewalk ordinance providing for walks in various parts of the citv, was referred to the committee and will follow the ordinary course. Attorney Scott then read the ordi nance making tax levy as follows for the year 1906-7: 6 mills for general purposes.

1 mill for Carnegie Library. Va mill for Parks, etc. One-tenth mill for interest on fire department bonds. 2 2-10 mills interest on sewer bonds. Two-tenths mill for interest funding bonds.

The rules were suspended and this ordinance adopted by unanimous vote. The levy is the same as last year. The levy of 10 mills by the school board was approved by unanimous vote, and both levies were certified to the Board of County Commissioners today. A resolution was adopted setting aside $3,000 of the funds now in the hands of the city treasurer for the purpose-- of paying the city's portion of the expense of tiling the irrigation ditches, the contract having been completed and the obligation becoming due when the work is finished. Mr.

Bell was the only councilman who voted against the resolution, and he explained that he thought the ditch companies sh-sald be made to pay the entire expeuse themselves. An. ordinance providing for bonding railroad ticket brokers and imposing an occupation tax, caused considerable discussion, and failed of passage. The avowed purpose of the ordinance was to protect purchasers against invalid and worthless tickets, and, incidentally to protect the railroad company against inroads upon its legitimate business estimated at a loss of two thousand dollars a month. Mr.

Burns intimated that the company would withdraw all special rates to the Pecos Valley unless some restrictions were thrown about the traf- FOURTH OF JULY Close Out Sale We have a pood stock of Rtfrigerators yet on hand and for the balance of the season will close them out AT COST Rather than to carry them over until next season. A few pood second hand refrigerators which we have taken in exchange. Big reductions in our line of Peerless Ice Cream Freezers, Hammocks, Old Hickory Lawn Furniture, Etc. olf Fill Cl THE LEADERS. fic in homeseekers tickets by scalp-1 ers.

An ordinance defining the duties of the city scavenger, prescribing his fees, was laid over on account of the absence of Dr. Kinsinger, the author, some parts of the ordinance requiring explanation. The ordinance petitioned for by draymen, licensing drays, was taken dp and brought to a vote, resulting in five ayes and three noes. Mayor Stockard thought the council made a mistake in refusing money that came in as easy as this that if the ordinance should prove bad as a similar one had once before, it could easily be repealed. Then came the report of the finance committee on bids for city printing.

Messrs. Stone and Wiseley in the majority report recommended that the contract be awarded to the Register-Tribune, the Republican or gan's bid being considered the low est. Mr. Johnson submitted a minori ty report, recommending that inasmuch as the bids were practically the same tliat. none of them be accepted and that the City printing in future be let by private contract wherever ihe best terms could be secured when the work was needed.

The reports were voted on separately neither of them securing the necessary majority and the printing matter stantls just as it did before. The vote was four to four in both cases. Bell. Jump, Stone and Wiseley voting in favor of the Register-Tribune bid, and Burrus, Church, Wyllys and Johnson voting for the minority report. Mayor Stockard started to make some remarks aliout the printing proposition, and got as far as the statement that two mistakes had been made, the first being in asking for bills at.

all then he was interrupted by an explosion of fireworks and did not have an opportunity to finish his talk. All bills approved by the finance committee were allowed, and after hearing the report of the City Physician and referring the matter of em ploying a driver tor the fire engine to the chief, the council adjourned a few minutes before midnight. The Fourth a Quiet One Here. Outside of the various social attractions, mentioned, eliawhere in this issue, there was "little doing" in Roswell on the Fourth of July. There were many private picnics, that could not be mentioned.

These took great numbers out of town and the cele bration at Carlsbad drew another big delegation. This left only the peace-loving portion of the population at home and they had their heart's desire. WALTON'S STUDIO. Call and see the new pictures, fin est collection in town. THE PRESS SHOULD GET TOGETHER.

Tucson (Ariz.) Star. There will be a meeting of the members of the Territorial press of New Mexico during the holding of the Territorial Fair. Would it not be well for the members of the Arizona press to meet with our' neighbors of the press. This would enables us to get acquainted and perchance some of our Arizona editors might discover that the New Mexico editor is just like all other newspaper men, the hardest working citizens of the Ter ritory. Few of them are appreciated as much as should be, and altogether a mighty good set of citizens.

Then the editors of the press of both territories getting acquainted would be an important step in get ting the people of both territories acquainted. The sooner this is done the better for there is going to be a union of Arizona and New Mexico as a state, and the press will be called up on to introduce the families of the two geographical divisions, and get them acquainted with, each other. The coming together of the repre sentatives of the press as suggested will result in very much good and certainly no harm. Let this matter be taken under consideration by the members! of the press of both Territories. If the press can get together the people wfH follow them in all things which have for their purpose "the general well-being of the people of both sections.

Gentlemen of the press, let us get together. Currency Problem Not Settled. Bluff Point, N. July 5. Frank A.

Vanderlip, vice president of the Na tional City Bank of New York, spoke on "The Currency" at the New York State Bankers' AssociatJon meeting today. He eaid that the currency problem in this country was far from settled, and declared It the duty of the New York Association to lead in a consistent movement Xor the-betterment conditions. RUSSIAN POLITICS POT CONTINUES BOILING AND THREATENS TO EXPLODE. STORM IN HOUSE Member of Parliament Beaten by Police, and Demand is Made for Protection. Czar Wants the Army In vestigated.

St. Petersburg, July 5. There was a stormy scene in the lower house of parliament today, which further emphasized the split between the Constitutional Democrats and their radical allies and the group of toil. M. Sidelnekoff, a radical Cossack member, was beaten last night by the police, after exhorting a crowd of people to resist the police who were breaking up a mass, meeting.

When the session of the house opened today SI. Sidelnekoff proposed that the house interrogate the minister ot the interior, asking him what measures had been taken to punish the policemen guilty of assaulting a member of parliament and to prevent the recurrence of such incidents. M. Alladin, a fiery orator of the house, made a wild harangue in denunciation of the government for permitting such violations of the inviolability of the persons of members. He declared that he expressed the views of the group of toil in announcing that if such incidents recur no minister would be permitted to speak in the house, and that he could not answer for their personal safety.

The speaker was finally forced, amid a wild tumult, to leave the tribune. The Interior Minister tlien gave the house assurance that ample measures would be taken to insure the inviolability of persons of members, and that if the police were guilty in this case they would be punished. Cries of derision compelled tne minister to cease speaking. President Mouroveff administered a severe rebuke to the members left for lowering the dignity of the house. The interrogation was adopted unanimously.

Emperor Nicholas has taken the almost unprecedented step of publicly diret.ing Grand Duke Nieuolae-vitc-h, commander of the forces of the military district of St. Petersburg, to investigate and take measures to stop the disorders among troops. General Ozeroff has been dismissed in disgrace. All attempts to purge the army of the spirit of disloyalty will, however. probably prove futile.

The revolutionists are rejoicing at the success of what they regard as the final phase of the work of preparing for the coming revolution. Further extension of the agrarian disorders is reported. The issues of five great newspapers of this city were confiscated last night. Over two hundred papers in the interior have been seized during the last fortnight. Mayor Dismissed.

Bialystock, July 5. Gen. Bogalev-ski, temporary governor general of Bialystock, which is still under martial law, has dismissed the mayor because he refused to accept a petition from the inhabitants asking for the convening of an extraordinary ses sion of the town council to deny the accuracy of the report of General Ba-der, former governor general on the recent massacre of Jews here. Twelve policemen have been Indicted for participation In rioting. General Strike of Proletariat.

Tifiis, Caucasia, July 5. A general strike has been declared by the proletariat organizations here in sympathy with the demand for pardon of 27 soldiers sentenced to be shot because they refased to fire on the populace during the disturbances here last March. If the condemned men are executed a revolt of the garrison is feared. DAILY PAPER AT AMARILLO. To be Started by Former Editor of the Socialist Paper, "Appeal to D.

L. Newkirk, of Girarf. Kansas, came in on the excursion last night and will make a trip down the valley to find a location for a newspaper and printing plant. Mr. Newkirk has been located in an adjoining building to that occupied by J.

A. Wayland, editor of the "Appeal to Reason" the big Socialist paper at Girard, and brings the news that Mr. Way-land is no longer in control of the Socialist organ, and that he has made all plans to move to Amarillo and Ftart a daily paper He has jnoved the perfecting press upon which the Appeal to Reason was printed to the Panhandle town and will soon have a Linotype machine there. Mr. Way- land is a man who does things and will probably create quite a stir in newspaper circles at Amarillo.

for a time at least. He visited Roswell a few months ago and bought land down the Valley. FOURTH OF JULY ACCIDENTS. Thirty-Eight Persons Killed and Three Thousand Injured. Chicago, July 5.

The Daily Tribune today publishes its ninth annual summary of deaths and injuries caus ed throughout the United States by celebration of the Fourth. At an early hour today the figures were as follows: Dead, 38. By fireworks, 9: by cannon, 1: by firearms. 11; by explo sions. by toy pistols.

by runaways, 1 by drowning. 5. The injured nnmlier 2.7s, exceeding last year's list by The fire loss was Last year forty-two persons were killed outright on the Fourth. and when lockjaw and other diseases in duced by the injuries completed their work lives had been sacrificed. After the close of the council meet ing last nignt the editors of both the Republican and Democratic I wipers assured Mayor Stockard in each other's presence that they would in future do the city work at the fig ures of tne lowest bid submitted, al though no obligation had been in curred so to do.

Accordingly the city will get its printing just a cheap as though a contract had been made, no matter who does the work. Mrs. Martin's Father Dead. liertolette Y. Yoder.

aeed Hi years. died at 1 this morning at toe home of his daughter, Mrs. C. C. Mar at the corner of Alameda street and Lea avenue.

Mr. and Mrs. Mar tin are two of Roswell's best citizens and many friends extend sympathies ar. this time of sorrow. Tiie funeral will occur tomorrow afternoon ar from the Martin home.

F-Wler C. C. Hill officiating. Interment will be made in South Side Cemetery. A native of Berks county.

Pennsyl vania, Mr. loiter moved his family to West Point. years ago. He went into business there, making a success, and moved to Omaha 1 years ago. There he had since con tinued to make his home.

Of recent years he has been in failing heairh. and last March came to New Meyi.o relief from Hodgkins' disease an enlargement of the glands. In A- ril his wife came here to join him and later a son and aughft joined them here. The surviving relatives are the wi dow, nine children and four grandchildren. The children are Mrs.

Martin. Elizabeth, Kim hail and liarland Yoder, all in Roswell: Mrs. W. Irwin, of Oak Park. 111.: Clara and Ruth Yoder, of Omaha: Hertolette.

of North Platte. and Soi. Yoder, of Monarch, Wyo. He also haves five, sisters. The deceased was a veteran of the Civil War, having fought three years in the Federal army.

He was a Mason and a citizen of the highest type. Cholera Situation Improved. Manila. P. July The cholera situation has improved.

The report for July 4th shows 28 cases, and I deaths. Five Americans nave been seized with the disease and two died. The disease is confined to the native sections of Manila. For the week end ing yesterday there were 11; cases and ia deaths. VISITS HOUSE OF COMMONS.

William J. Bryan a Guest of John Burns the Labor Leader. Ivondon. July 5. Wm.

Bryan was an interested visitor to house ot commons this af'ernoon as a guest of John. Burns, president of the local government board. BODIES RECOVERED. People Watching Display of Fire- Works Fell Into Lake. Omaha, July 5.

Five more bodies, four of them young women of Omaha, and an unidentified man, were recovered this morning from the waters of Lake Manawa. where last night at 10:40 over one hundred persons while watching a display of reworks were preciptated into six teen feet of water from aloqg the dock. The dead are: Mary of Omaha: Mary Sbeehan. Omaha; y-s-sie Hiland, Omaha: Mary Vet. Omaha: Lena Rosen-bloom, Omaha.

Eight persons were injured and a number reported missing. Killed by Falling Trestle. Monongahela, July 5. One man was killed and five seriously Injured today by the collapse of a trestle 45 feet high at Shiroaks, nine miles west of here. Captain Wynne Resign.

Washington. July 5. The resigna tion of Capt. Robert F. Wynne.

L. S. Marine Corps, was accept 'id by Secretary Bonaparte today. IN THE SOCIAL WORLD. The Fourth was celebrated by many members of the Country Club, and their lady friends, by picnicing at the beautiful dub grounds northeast of the city, in the afternoon and evening.

During the afternoon music was rendered at the swimming pool and this was a popular resort for the merrymakers. At six o'clock barbecued lamb made the base of a splendid sup per. After supper the Mexican orches tra furnished music for dancing, which was continued until late at night. Fully 250 people enjoyed the pleasures of the picnic and the accommodations of the country club. The picnic at the Oasis ranch on the Fourth was a great success.

Between four and five hundred people were there. A big barhcue dinner made a btHtnteous refreshment for all A ball game in the afternoon, with a string orchestra for dancing afternoon and night were the amusement and all who attended reiKrt a good time. Eighty eo'le went to Carlsbad from Roswell on the morning of the Fourth Many had gone down the night before and thus there was a goodly repre sentation of Roswell people at the races and other amusements at Carls- had. It was a lively day for Carlsbad and the Koswell visitors all had good time. A dauce at night wia attended by several Roswell young people.

Tne race that were to een held Thursday were culled on on account of Ihck of fund an I the band returned home this morning. A FEW QUESTIONS. A Ail vertiwT. As some of the gang publ ictt tons in New Mexico, being dead to the truth. are setting up that newspapers find ing fault with the doing of the last legislaive as-emhly are liar, the following iiestioi)s are asked' Did not the legislative a-tsem- I appropriat thousand- dollars for "employes," and after purr in if the money into the hands of committees.

tail i i-c render ati trig'' Did not fne lust legislative appropriate several honsaiKts ltl lars for "junketing" coiiirnitievs, and was not that money so misappropriated as to force the administ rat ion lenders in the legislature to tight Catron's resolution asking for an accounting? Did not the last legislative assembly priming grafts aggregating more than ii a year? with someone representing the public primer, conspire to get twenty six hundred dollars of he people's money without making an adequate return for the same? Did not the Otero administration ise the money appropriated by the legislature for employes and junkets in paying political debts, and if nn, woat was done with the money? When members of the legislature cause money To te appropriated and honestly expended, is it necessary to rofuse an accounting? Has any gang organ in New Mexico, big or little, dared To comment iiHn the action of the Otero leaders in killing the resolutions calling for an accounting introduced in the conn cil bv Hon. T. it Catron? A "LEAKY ROOF" FLAVOR. From Hryan's Commoner. If Secretary Shaw were oiler would te justified in lieiieving him to 'he original of th "Arkansas Traveler" joke.

Shaw- oproseH tariff revision by the republican party before eleeriosi because it might operate hurr of the republican party. And he oppose- tariff revision after eU-noT lnv'iv; it would be in opposition he expressed wiil of the people ho showed by their votes for that they did not favor revision. It was the 0timist settler in the Arkansas Traveler" stoty whocHid n't repair the leaky rof when it rained, and when it was not raining there was no need to mend it. Secrvtary Shaw's logic has a "leaky rjof" flavor Blue jnnt maps of the Roswell oil fields at Carlton lc Bell's office. tf U.

ft. WEATHER BUREAU. (Local Report.) (Observation takes at a. Roswell, N. July 5.

Temperature, max. 77 min. mean fc: preen pitstion In inches and hundredths, wind, dir. NE. veloc.

2 weather, rlmniy Forecast for Roswell and Vicinity Local showers to-night Friday fair warmer Friday. M. WRIGHT OJBcUl la Ctaxyst.