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THE CIMARRON NEWS AND CIMARRbN CITIZEN VOL. Ill CIMARRON, COLFAX COUNTY. NEW MEXICO, SATURDAY. JULY 8, 191 i. STATEHOOD IS REPORTED TO THE SENATE Washington, D. C, July 3. The Committee ol the Senate hav ing in charge the bearing! (or s'atehood in Arizona and New Mpxíco, have by a vote ol six to three recommended concurrence in the Flood resolution which came over Irom the House, and which previous to its passage in that body, had the O. K. of the Demo cratic caucus. Just at the present time Canadian reciprocity has the right of way, while the farmers' iree list and the wool tariff meas ure are securing the principal at tention of the law-makers of the Senate, and therelore there is lit- tie to be added to the story involv - ing patient waiting on the part of the people of Arizona and New M; R-ont PnressionS nn the part of the President and At torney General Wickersham ap pear to confirm, beyond all doubt, . if c i,i 1(1 liais III lcpuwn-r -i icri a who have interested themselves mostly in this subject, that the pas sage of the statehood measure will diaw a jiote from the President. The New Mexico and Arizona citi zens who have been here have found that their suggestions for different amendments desired by them, have proven of no avail, and the only solace or crumb of com fort that has been gathered by anv one have been the amendments made by the Democratic Commit tee ol the House at the suggestion oí memliers of their uarty in New Mexico. There is reason to be lieve that the Democratic law-makers in control of the situation, aid ed by the progressives, are at tempting to get whatever they can of party advárrtage outot the sit uation. In opposition-to the proposal to reduce the duties on wools and and manufactures ol wool, Dele gate Cameron of Arizona pointed out in the course ol his speech the. (act that Arizona possessed a sheep population of about one million. Hi ( piled attention to the lact that there are approximately sixty-seven million sheep in the United States and upon that basis the due pro portion was contained in the Ter ritory which ha represents. How ever, he directed attention to the fact that there were more sheep than people in Arizona, while in the rest of the country the condi tion was reversed. Mr. Cameron said that the sheep business is not one of the monstrous industries in which Arizona surpasses the world but he carefully impressed its im portance upon his fellow members of Congress, and declared that the Democratic position in reference to the wool tariffs contained a lot of buncombe, which he pointed out in the progress of his speech. Mr. Cameron declared: "It is no mean industry that is thus being stifled. For every sheep that is raised in this country the grower pays an average ol ft in wages alone, and the iggregate of labor employed directly in the business of growing sheep amounts to ffio,ooo,ooo a year. There are 150,000 people in the United States engaged directly in the care of sheep. There are 700,000 people in the country who year after year (Continued on tilth paga) loe Montoya has taken charge of the Oxford restuaraut and will Ite ready to serve meals at all hours to customers. T. .A. Brooks, who has been working at the D. H. Wood saw mill for some time, left the first of the week for Colorado. His fam ily will remaid in Cimarron for awhile. Traiff Uncertainty Depresses Wool Boston, Mass., uly 5. The uncertainty over the tariff action, at Washington is ascribed by trad ers as the principal reason (or the dullness oí the wool market dur ing the past week. Business has been confined to retail lots (or actual needs. Prices have remained practically unchang ed, but with slightly lower tendency 01 me muís are snut down i Sa,es of Ohio fine unwashed wool 1 of tne new c,iP in sample lots are rePrtd at 21 cents and unwashed I w -,, " '01 01 20,000 pounn Io1 Michigan three eights sold at 25 cents. Automobile Road, Cimarron to Tao A 'large force of men and twenty teams are at work west of Ute Park this week building one ol the best roads in New Mexico. The section ol road l)eing worked on now is a part ol the new automo bile highway to be built Irom Cim arron to Taos. More than $2,000 will be expended on the road from this city to the site of the Eagle's Nest dam, and when the work is completed it will lie one of the most beautiful scenic highways in the southwest. When the propos ed road from Taos to Santa Fe is completed Cimarron will be on the route most traveled by those wish ing to view the grandeurs of the Rockies. How to Enter The Office Advance Jo the inner door and give three raps. The devil will attend to the alarm. You will give your name, postotlice address and numter of years you owe for. the paper. You will be admitted into the sanctum and will advance to center of the room, where vou will address the editor with the follow ing countersign: Hold the right hand about two leet from the Ixidy with the thumb and fingers clasp ing a ten-dollar bill, which you will drop into the editor's hand, saying, "Were you waiting foi me?" The editor will grasp your hand and the bill, pressing it, and will say, "You betl" Contract Let For Church The contract for the erection ol the new Methodist church building was awarded Wednesday to Con tractor J. E. Chesworth. The new building will be on the site of the one that was destroyed last Febril arv bv the wind. It will be thirt v two leet by sixty and will seat about two hundred people, ft will be worth in the neighliorhood of three thousand dollars when completed. Work was commenced immediately and will be rushed through to completion.' Iron and steel manufacturers are to mi .! in Belgium and discuss a world wide agreement lor making prices stable, but not necessarily lower. Fourth ol July Death Toll Heavy New York, July 15, Joseph Sennelli, 16 years old, was instant ly killed today and two other boy his companions, were badly burn ed by a belated explosion of fire works. The boys (uund two h'eavy mortar bombs and Joseph exploded the contents of one with his jack knife. When he reached the core there was a terrific explosion. The boy was blown Iwenty-hve feet and terribly torn and mangled. A majority of the accidents last night were gunshot wounds. Those who found themselves unable to buy firecrackers and blank cartri dges, used revolvers and ball cart ridges already in their possession. Thret? persons were killedsand 13 wounded by chance or malicious bullets. One boy of eleven was killed fty a youth ol 16 who said: "Watch me wing a kid," and de liberately fired, a mob chased him but he escaped. Philadelphia, )uly 5. A recap itulation of the celebration of the independent day in Philadelphia was made today and shows that it was as near an "old-fashioned Fourth" as any one would want it It was the hottest Fourt of July in thirteen years, and there were ir deaths from the heat and many prostrations. Twelve persons were drounded in the rivers and creeks about Philadelphia while bathing; there were two murders several attempted murders and numerous brawls. About four hundred persons were treated at hospitals for injuries received in handling fireworks. Pittsburg, July 5 Three dead forty-five injured, six of whom may die, is the casualty list as a result of the Fourth ul July cele bratiou. Keep on the showery side of the street. SAYS MAINE WAS DE STROYED FROM INSIDE Roswell (jumbling Den Raided A skillfully wired gambling den was raided at Roswell on Saturday and the proprietor, Theodore Dief fenbacher, and his guests Lon Holland, Samuel Mitchell, Marcus Iones and V. W. Cranor who were playing poker were fined 50 and coits each under the territorial statute. Saddle Stolen Tuesday night Fred Whitney rode horseback to the hill north of town to view the display ol fire works, on the return home several ol the party stopped at the Athletic Hall where the big ball was in progress and Mrs. Whitney drove home with the children ol Mr. Maiming. On the way across the river the horse broke the bridle reins with which he was tied to the .carriage and was not found for some time. He finally came home of tits own ac cord, but without the saddle and bridle. Some lover ol good riding leather hud relieved the horse ol the necessity of taking the saddle home. Mr. Whitney has spent some time hunting lor his property but to date has touud no trace of it. , i Chief of Police Killed By Raton Negro i Rocky Ford, Colo., July 5. Robert Harris, a negro, shot and ftstantly killed Chief of Police A. I. Craig and mortally wounded J.i 0I1 Kipper, night marshal, here list night, when the officers went to Harris' home to place him under arrest for creating a disturbance. The policemen entered Harris' home, the negro resisted arrest, and during a scuffle, Harris seiz ed Chief Craigs pistol Irom its hol ster and fired upon tht chief and &fr l . M il -y . i lueu siioi larsna. rupper. 1 ne negro fled and the greater part ol the night was spent in pursuit ol the murderer. Denver, uly 6. Governor Shatroth today ordered out a com pany of militia at La Junta, Colo., to prevent the possible lynching ol Hob Harris, the accused of kill ing Chief of Police Craig at Rocky Ford Tuesday night. Harris was CHptured this morning at Rocky Foid and hurried to La unta in an automobile. It is reported that a mob is forming at Rocky Ford to lynch him. Captain F. I 1. Bartlett, of Denver, was sent to La Junta at 11 o'clock to take charge of the local company, and Governor Shafioth has notified there other compnies to be ready to go to the Fcene i( required. Har ris was discovered in the parson age of the negro church at Rocky Ford. He had two bullet wounds in the head, indicating that the of ficers had fired upon him at the time of attempting his arrest. While hundreds of eager citizens were scouring the country for 1 li s in -every direction from Rocky Ford the culprit was safe) in their midst. Reports of his capture came from many different points, sent perhaps to cool the scent until he could be taken to salety. It was not known that he was wounded until he was found in the parsons home. Washington, D. C,, uly 5, The loss of the battleship Maine was caused by the explosion of her three magazines. No such effect as that produced upon the vessel ruiild have been caused by an ex plosion from without. Such is the opinion of General William H. Bixby, chief of engin eers, U. S. A. who has returned Irom a personal inspection ol the work of raising the Maine. General Bixby said that a por tion of the deck over the maga zines were blown upward and laid backward, and he said theie wen numerous conditions of the hulk which proved that no explosion from the outside could have caus ed the same result. "What the primary cause ol the explosion was." said Ceneral, Bix by, "will never lie learned." General Bixby docs not believe the bodies of those who lost their lives will be found on the Maine. He says they are probably buried 200 leet or more Irom the wreck in the mud. While inspecting the work Gen eral Bixby prodded around the bow of the vessel. He lound by his soundings that at least two thirds ol the bow was absolutely wrecked. The sides have been practically blown away and buried in the mud. This, he said, show ed conclusively that the wreck of the Maine was caused by an explos ion within the vessel. THE FOURTH CELEBRATED IN APPROPRIATE MANNER Charged With Assault With Intent to Kill Owing to a barroom fight at Al buquerque, Frank A. Hubbell was served with a warrant charging him with assault with intent to kill and gave Ji.ooo bail lor his HPDeaiance in court. C. F. .SinH. i , m.rrhan, n, Bernalillo, well known in Santa Fe was seriously injured in the fight, being stabbed with a small pocket knife. Hub bell pleads self defence. Spaeder is a large, powerful built man, while Hubbell is slight of stature. The fight, it is said, resulted over throwing dice for drinks, a pratice that is prohibited according to late court decisions. Uues Rock With Fatal Results East Las Vegas, N. M., July 5. Word reached here this after noon of the death at Tecolete, N. M. of Leopoldo Montoya at the hands of Eoatloridito Baca. He knocked the man down, it is said, and beat him with a rock, inflict ing injuries from which Montova died Saturday night. Baca is under arrest and is await ing a hearing. About eight years ago he shot Moutoya through the arm lor a fancied or real offense. Montoya was intimate with Mrs. Baca at that time. Mr. Baca is a prominent sheep man of Tecolete. Baca admits striking and beating the dead man with a rock. Stapp Succeeds Joems at Raton Las Vegas, N. M. Official no tice of his appointment as clerk of the court for the Fourth judicial district has reached William B. Stapp. Mr. Stapp will take charge of the olfice at once, though he will devote a short time to closing his duties as assistant to Lorenzo Delgado, clerk ol the probate court. John loerns, the retiring clerk is getting the affairs of the office in shape to be turned over to Mr. Stapp. Mr. Joerns will go in a lew days U Santa Fe to assume his duties as territorial traveling auditor. Mr. Stapp has had a wide experi ence in clerical work. Kor sever al vears he was deputy of the Fourth judicial district. When he enters be office, hangs up his 1 oat and rolls up his sleeves there will be nothing for him to learn about his new job and be will be ready to transact business without anv preliminaries. Mr. Stapp is acquainted with every attorney in the district. The affairs of the of fice will be carried on in a business like way that long familiarity with its duties will make pdssible. in appointing Mr. Stapp Judge Clar ence J. Roberts picked out a man well qualified for thé place. The "Special Edition" ol the Rio Grande República, of Lai Cruces, edited by the Fosters, was a dandy last week. There was one thing lacking and for which we looked in vain. It did not contain a single roast ol Colfax county, neither was there anything said about the way we run things here without consulting the Fosters. For all such blessings we are truly thankful. e tourth at f.imarrnn , . tw ma spent in the most pleasant manner possible. The day was an ideal on (or celebrating the natal day of the nation and everybody took ad vantage of the opportunity to have a good time. The new sporting grounds recently fixed up by the Cimarron Athletic Club was the mecca of all who wished to see good, clean sports Tuesday. The first on the program was a race between a horse owned by H. H. Chandler, rode by Brown, and one rode by John Brackett. The race was (or one-iourth mile and was won by Brackett. The next was a pony race between ponies owned by Stanley Chase, Bill Whiteman and Harve Chandler; this race was won by Chandler. The third race was lor one-half mile, between horses owned by Fred Narciso Billy Howard and Narciso Valdez Fred Narciso being the winner. The fourth race was a pony race for three hundred yards on horses owned by Harve Chandler, Jeff England and two Mexicans, the horse owned by by England being the winner in this ti ----- ...... iucu came a relay race for one and one half miles between Billy White man and Stanley Chase, White man winning easily. The bucking contest was the next on program, but on account of the scarcity of outlaw horses in the wild and wooly west, there were only two on the grounds. They were ridden easily by Nar cise Valdez and Wallace. They both did good riding and the con test was declared by the Judges to be adraw. Later Mat Dormer rode an outlaw from the Chase ranch doing the stunt in approved wild west style. After the races a polo game was pulled off and some good and fancy work was done with the sticks. But the main event of the day was a ball game between Maxwell city and Cimarron, which was call ed at 2:30. The, Cimarron nine having been strengthened by the addition of a pitcher and catcher took the Maxwell boys down the line and got revenge for the defeats that they have sustained in the past. Some pretty work was done by members of both teams. The score, 14 to4 in lavor of Cimarron. In the evening there was a fine display of fireworks on the hill north of town. There are no fires, accidents or casualties to report this year, although young America in the city had all the fireworks, toy pistols and cannon crackers he could coax out of the head of the family. Getting Ready For Business The Matkin Shoe & Clothing Company is having the vacant store room next door to their place of business remodeled in order to use it as one department of their store. The front has been taken out, replaced with plate glass, also an arched doorway will connect it with their present clothing depart ment. The building will be used almost entirely lor pieice goods, with the exception ol a "rest room" which will be sumptuously furnish ed in the rear of the buiidiag. Everything necessary for the com fort ol the out-ol-town customers ol the company will be provided in the room. The work is in charge of Roy Tosier. The infant child of Mr. and Mrs. Bud Boyd died this morning at Bonito and will be buried in the Cimarron cemetery tomorrow. The