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Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-12-15

tested by the miraculous cures attested
to in the following diseases: Paralysis.
Rheumatism, Neuralgia, Consumption,
Malaria, Bright's Disease Of the Kid
neys, syphilitic and Mercurial Affec-
lions. Scrofula, Catarrh, La Grippe, all
Female Complaints, ETC., etc. Board,
Lodging and Bathing, $3.50 per dayy$14
per week; $50 per month. Stage meets
Denver trains and waits for Santa Fe
train Upon request. This resort is at
tractive at all seasons, and is open all
winter. Passengers for Ojo Caliente can
leave Santa Fe at 1908 q. m. and reach
Ojo Caliente at s p. m. the same day.
Fare for the round trip from Santa Fe
to O1o C~aliente, 81. For further partic-
ulars, address
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Ranch For Sala

About 1S0acres at Los Luceros, un-
der ditch with plenty of water, two
story house, out houses corral and
stables, 5000. fruit'trees in"orchard etc.
A bargain, also a business house on San
Francisco st. Apply at this office.
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u. S. Weather Bureau Notes

Forecast for New Mexico: Fair to-
night and Sunday.
Yesterday the thermometer registered
as follows: Maximum temperature, 50
degrees, at $3.50 p. M; minimum, 25 de-
grees, at $50 a. m. The mean tempera-
ture for the "a hours was 38 degrees,
mean. daily humidity, SO per cent;
Temperature at 600 a. NJ. today, 20.
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Embossed initial note paper and en-
velopes at the New Mexican office, suit
able for holiday gifts.
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FROG LEGS"
Yes or any other old thing in the eating
line at the Bon-Ton.
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'FRESH FISH"
And all kinds of game in season at the
Bon-Ton.
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Belgian Hares.

Fine young stock now for sale, also a
few Breeding Does bred to ''Banbury
Boy" Score 9319. Prices very reasonable.
Eggs from thoroughbred b. Plymouth
Rocks, 81. 90 per ID. VIM. Strover, Te-
suque Rabbitry & Poultry Farm.
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Deeds Recorded.

Clean cotton rags wanted at the New
Mexican office.
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For Sale.
"FROG TEGS.'l

For Sale.
Fine chickens and Belgian hares; par,
ticulars at Fischer Drug Co.'S.
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KANSAS CITY MEATS"
Can be found at the Bon-Ton.
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s EE OUR

Stuffed Olives in Glass.
Bulk Olives and Pickles.
Catsup, Sauces and Relishes.
Fancy Walters and Biscuits.
Homemade Fruit Cake.
Oyster or Soda Crackers, Box 10c.
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SEE U
Fine Cigars by the box.
Cigarettes, Stogies,
Little Cigars and Cheroots.
High Grade Tobacco.
Pipes and Cigar Holders.
Tobacco Pouches and Boxes.
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but would you like TO be the Niger,
thought" / asked him.
mo. no." he answered quickly, bad
as I'm off ! would rather be what l
am"
JAIL NOMENCLATURE.
Hobos are credited with having a
slang language and ! soon discovered
that inmates OF the county jail have
also nomenclature OF their own which
they class as cellology, Of which the
following are a few samples: The
main squeeze, the Tailor; punk, bread;
flop your map. show your face; flop
your block, put out your head study
your block, stop 10 think; slouehed'
when caught; scoffins, food; Java, coz
fee"
one OF the prisoners had his violin
upon which he played quite pronolently,
much 10 the enjoyment OF all, and occo-
slonally some songster would burst
forth in melodious strain; but with
one exception. a fellow whose burden
was Il Mus Telephone Ma Baby all
the songs were of sober vein, such as
Where Is my wandering boy tonightY'
Home. Sweet Home" and similar re-
trains.
SOME QUEER CHARACTERS.
Among the prisoners in the rotary
was a Chinaman. But for the fact that
ne ate his meals regularly, he was as
impassive and silent as q sphinx. HIS
face was a blank-a sealed book. He
had the most vacant gaze ! ever saw.
He moved like an automaton and took
his medicine like stole.
AS every community has invariably
q character In its midst, the county
iail was not 10 be exempt from the IN
fiction. He entered the prison with
smile on his furrowed countenance and
viewed the surroundings with the self
satisfied air OF person returning
home" He had been an Inmate on
many a former occasion. II he had
drank himself into prison he was GER
tainly intoxicated with his own To-
quAcity and verbosity, When he didn't
talk he sang, and when he ceased both
he snOred sonOr0usly- eXasperatingly |
should say. At times he was quite droll
and caused much amusement. but gen
erally he was simply intolerable and we
had 10 implore the Tailor to give him his
Quietus. which gave us some surcease.
The Jail boasts Of 8 very select H.
brary. which is a great boon TO the in
mates and materially helps 70 pass
many weary hour pleasantly and
probably.
Among fifteen or twenty prisoners II
would be surprising II there were not
some refractory ones. who become over
bolsterous and sassy" There was one
OF those during my first weeks stay,
hut a twenty-four hours sojourn In the
sweat-boX made him as docile as a
lamb ever after.
IL Is not surprising that the seclusion
OF the cell should prompt It's inmates In
TO poetic illusions. The following lines
which I quote from a number OF verses
under. the caption Of I'm jail Agin,'
which have been placed In the prison
scrap book are from the pen OF John
Smith. the dynamiter:
"For what is life when liberty is want
ing?
Night without a morn.
Gazing mid drear blank walls.
Nature 90 dead. no dawn.
II was once an honest orphant
| labored hard for honor and for
riches.
Until I was tread upon
by those who put me In the bitches"
THE JAIL ENVIRONMENTS.
Though unquestlonably the majority
Of the readers OF the News" have read
. description OF the county jail. yet the
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TRIAL ON MONDAY.

toriety that would follow should they
be compelled to testify. What effect
the arrest ofMr. Wltbeck yesterday will
have remains to be seen.
HOW BENBRooK SPENDS THE
TIME.
Benbrook will. no doubt welcome the
trial. as a break in the monotony Of
prison life at least. He has been In
confinement now for seven months.
spending most OF tho time In the county
jail He is abut ~ years OF age, and
has been twice married, his first wife
securing a divorce. He was born at
Fayetteville. Washington county, Ar
kansas. and comes OF an old and re-
spected family. Both his father and
mother are now dead After passing
his childhood and youth on the farm
and securing a fair education he came
west, and finally located at Phoenix.
Ariz., where he went into politics and
became sheriff. establishing a reputa-
ton for courage He then drifted into
a sporting career and for some time
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following brief outline may not be I'M
interesting; The front part OF the
building Is occupied by the sheriff and
his family, which is spacious and re-
plete with all modern conyeniences. and
the facade is OF the most modern style
OF architecture. The prison which adj
joins is a two story structure, and like
the residence portion is built Of brick.
all the windows being heavily barred
and covered with stout steel screens.
The Office has an entrance on the west
side and is also accessible from the resi-
dence. Here the prisoner is handed
over 10 the tender mercies OF the jailor
and Is made TO unload every article he
may have In his possession. which Is
made into a package. labeled and put
away until his release. A heavy iron
door and barred gateway leads into an
other room, from which the prisoner
either enters the rotary room. ascends
10 the next floor or occupies ono OF the
two cells that adjon il; but as the ma
jority OF the prisoners are placed In the
rotary we will inspect II for a moment.
The mechanical apparatus for opening
the barred gateway are certainly in
genious and as securely protective as
they are intricate.
THE BIG ROTARY.
The room in which the rotary stands
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.BENBROOK'S

t. Morris learned from the messenger
where Il had come from, and then,
putting the note into his pocket, went
forth to his death
The note was addressed TO "Mr. Bur.
ton c. Morris Mccormick block" and
read as follows:
Burt-Don't call for me tonight. |
don't care TO go TO the show. You
need not call for me. won't be home.
OF course you'll be surprised but you
can think anything you like. ! don't
care. LhDA'
Monday GAS p. m.
when Morris reached the restaurant,
ne went W stair and into the room
where Benbrook and Miss Stromberg
we're sitting. A quarrel between the
men followed hot words passed and,
perhaps. blows were exchanged. At all
events, Benbrook left that room and
went into one adjoining. About this
time Steve Keene, the proprietor OF the
restaurant, came up stairs, and at
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time reading. He has irnproyised q
sort OF pulling machine near his cell and
every day exercises diligently. When
last seen by the News" representative
he discussed such matters as the war
between England and the Beers most
intellgcntiy and with interest, but pO-
litely declined 10 say anything at all
upon any phase Of his own case.
LEDA sTORMBERG.
Leda stromberg. who has already
achieved So much n0t0riety. VIII cut a
prominent figure az the trial She is
now about % years OF age,
and FOR some years past has managed
70 keep before the public. She Is said TO
be a talented musician and her faclna-
tons have won her admirers by tbs
score, After the killing Of Morris. she
was again brought into prominence last
summer Il viii be remeut .red. through
the diamond necklace contest a Saltair.
WILL BE A LONG TRIAL.
There IS much speculation as to how
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Set Women o,is1 deferred, VIII come e,, UP
n itll :, 'S ~ followed with more IN.
nll ~, viii any p cas- case Of the kind ever
r'si 'hao nal, ~, court is, perhaps not a, a
ol y u'' statement. This not only MY
% '''e' ,so parties concerned in the the
s.sy are ali wen known ,, a Du' ted
ss' y. lake .s' Is a human life, ,,,.,,
.. Il .sa ',tr now both sides have Oeeh
~ l n1n for the contest. The prosec u,
l''l y. worked diligently to forge an
I. AZ Of evidence Into -, eha de,s snss
y u, b broken, while the osiense
1iI NJ S y undone to secure a yer.
- o.u,ital The state will be
Y ... !, Ell BY senator Arthur Brown VA,
w Attorney C, F Putnam ana us
S'nV eay Van Cott Judge Pow
,,..h from his victory in the MINIS
q ' Nm be the central figure in the
49,. -, Associated with him are Juose
Zane, Lindsey Rogers D. NJ
...,so and Joseph LIppman' sueh an
' s.' ., Legal talent has rarely been
"a h criminal case here
STORY OF THE TRAGEDY.
-. story Of the tragedy Itself can be
-, n few words-indeed. scarcely
"a, telling. Tor the public is familiar
.,u Leaving out the points in con-
,~r,,sy. which viii be presented and
-h,,tsd at the trial itself, the three
..-issl figures IN the tragedy are Bur
\. r Morris. the deceased, John Ben
,.,,s defendant. and the inevitable
ian M the case" Leda StrOmberg.
M Morris. young business man, be-
ing 10 one OF the Oldest and most
-,setsd families IN the community,
,Ssi in Toueys regiment OF rough
s,,n during the war Long before
rTstment he made the acquaint-
"a Miss stromberg, and returning
,,us renewed friendship with her.
fhs Is sufficiently evidenced by the
.rt that they were very frequently
vss together. Although Miss Strom-
sTsa slrlkingly handsome young
I.usn, AMI possessed OF many accom-
,hnsnts her career In Salt Lake
IS not been such as to give her stand
n Ia society. such was her reputa-
a hat the family Of young Norris
syssd bis association with her, but
!. tragedy left the final outcome OF
D. affair undetermined
N the afternoon Of July 18th last,
Y Norris and Miss Stromberg were
e.Aer and Il seems had made an
rDLiment 10 go 10 the dog show.
la they had separated, the woman
III John Benbrook, a professional
h-tsr, who, from all accounts is pop
z u the sporting world, and they
4 timer IN a private dining room
IN Merchants Cafe.
THE FATAL NOTE.
las while so engaged that Miss
h15erg recalled her engagement
nHorris for that evening. and her
Eta with reference to II throws a
Ezl light on her character. She
VIZ The young man a note. and that
nGpaper brought about his death.
LIZ writing IT, she called in a mes
Kfs and from the restaurant sent
y nlsslye 10 Morris at his place OF
lisisss In the Mccormick block, only
HI block away, When he received
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his claim. Certainly he has intelll-
gence and refinement in no small de-
gree, and he has acted the part Of an
honorable man since his Incarceration
a man who desires TO atone for his in
discretion and go away in few days
never TO return TO the city In which
he fell. Recently he contracted a desire
for drink and one day he was short in
his accounts with his employers. The
sum was not great, only $3.50. Blu, IL
was a shortage nevertheless and he
had to pay the penalty Being unable
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Benbrook's request as nearly as can
be ascertalned. provided him with
revolver. Morris, who remained In the
other apartment with Miss Stromberg
for a short space OF time passed on into
the room to which Benbrook had re-
tired and the quarrel was renewed. In
the melee, furniture was upset and 9TH
ers on that floor heard the noise OF the
contest. but no one entered until after
the fatal shot had been fired.
A STRANGE COINCIDENCE.
Albert c. Morris, cousin OF the de.
ceased was by some strange chance,
dining in private room on the same
floor with two young women He was,
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TO make good the deficit arrest, convlc-
ton and a sentence followed in quick
succession The prisoner is a man well
along In years-a newspaperman By
profession, and once connected with the
Topeka Capital, the journal that the
Rev, Mr.. sheldon proposes 10 run for
one week In the near future "as Jesus
would" The prisoner whose identity
shall not be disclosed In this article. Is
free to express himself that he has
not been treated as Jesus would have
treated him under similar circum-
stances and thinks there is much In the
old saw that, There Is mercy In each
creeping thing, but man has none for
man" For the News" he wrote the fol-
lowing story this week, on the leaves OF
an old calendar found In his cell:
THE STORY.
Twenty-seyen years ago was stand
In on the forward deck OF an ocean
steamer In Cork harbor which was ly-
ing at anchor receiving the Irish con-
tlngent Of passengers and the mail"
Among the passengers who had EN-
barked the day previous at Liverpool,
] became interested In tall heavy
built Englishman. whose nervous ace
tons were quite noticeable. At the
time referred 10 he was standing near
the rail watching intently those coming
aboard. As is usually the case on
these occasions number Of peddlers.
carrying fruits, candles and other ar
tcles, came on deck 10 sell their wares.
and among them was a little man who
was trying 10 dispose OF some memoir
andum books. pencils etc. Going to-
wards the tall Englishmth. at the rail.
he tapped him gently on the back The
En-lishman gave leap as II a bomb
had exploded under him, and turning
round, his face an ashen white. he slut
tered.
well. what Is it?"
Buy a memo book. sir. only three
Yes yes, give me one. here's
shilling"
The look Of relief on that mans face
when the peddler had passed on | shall
never forget When the steamer
weighed anchor and we were fairly al
sea. questioned the nervous passenger
and by degrees ELECTED the information
that he was an ahscoNder.
A PARALLEL EXPERIENCE.
have recently experienced some
thing Of the same feeling as the Eng
llshman did. and OF all the sensations
that have during may lie passed
through. the grim presence and touch
OF the representative OF the law Is the
most horribly realistic that a sensitive
being can bass through.
Some thirty days since | was ar
rested, what for II Is not necessary 10
state, further than that the demon
drink" was at the bottom OF II. My ex-
perience over night In that filthy hole"
az the city hall among companionshlp as
foul as the place itself was something
horrible. For a time was the subject
for considerable speculation as to my
crime. etc, among the inmates. and I
discovered that when discussed I was
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Is at the north end about thirty-two
feet wide and this length is maintained
for the same distance where the build
ing branches OFF diagonally for twelve
feet on either side, the remaining ten
feet being straight, making the main
length about forty feet. The rotary,
which is placed nearly In the center OF
the room is encased IN an iron cage,
made Of inch and half and inch bars
The rotary IL a ponderous cylindrical
drum, double deck, built Of one-quarter
inch sheet iron firmly rlyeted together,
having twenty cells. ten on the lower
and ten on the upper floor. The cells
are conical IN shape being eight feet
at the entrance and two and one-half
feet at the end, eight feet high and ten
feet long, and each cell is supplied with
water faucets and lavatory. A coupls
OF hammocks are swung on one side
and each prisoner is allowed three
heavy double blankets Several Of the
cells are most artisucally decorated
with pictures which deprive them in
great measure Of their gloomy aspect.
The immense drum with its load OF
human freight is so nicely adjusted and
balanced that a healthy lad Of fifteen
can turn Il with ease. The dimensions
OF this revolving prison are eighty feet
(C/ntinued on page thlrteen.)
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CHAPTER FROM AN OLD MANS LIFE
Writes Paheticaly OF an ndscreOn and What Came of IT.
Composed for the News" in His Cell in the Big
Rotary of the County Jail.

Ias following story portrays only too
'll the fact that a single step taken
h'as wrong direction often leads from
s''s'!seliiy and honor to disgrace, hu-
naa'l'n and punishment. A few weeks
" Tie writer, now an unfortunate in
l''' o. the county Jail, walked a free
~ before the law He declares that
= lao never transgressed II before:
~ De had ever tried to lead a life
!, 'sproaoh. That may or may not
we However, there is no one
. -. nss challenged the correctness Of
49,
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
THE WOMAN in THE CASE.


so far as has been disclosed, the first
"a enter the room where the men were
after the shots were fired. Benbrook
held the revolver and Burt Morris was
endeayorlng TO take II away from him,
hut was even then dying and imme-
diately afterwards fell to the floor. He
was unarmed.
That is an outline Of the killing II is
not a secret that the defense viii claim
Benbrook shot In self-defense.
PASSING OF THE CAFE.
Since the tragedy, events closely or
remotely connected with Il have fol-
lowed In quick succession One striking
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conducted a gambling establishment
known as the Sheep Ranch on Main
street This he afterwards removed TO
Commercial street, and II Is understood
that he still controls the place, his in
terests being looked after by his brother
and others. During his confinement in
the county jail he has spent most Of the
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the Merchants at the time Of the
tragedy. Recently II developed that
they had departed and the publicity
given the fact brought out the state
ment from John Witbeck, father OF one
OF the girls, that he had furnished them
with the money for their expenses IN
order that they might avoid the no.
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Me,chants' Cafe Is now only a MEM
Dry
Then It became known that Leda
Stromberg was going away. and that
Steve Keene contemplated leaving. The
state interposed and both were placed
under bonds to secure their appear
ance.
JOHN wITBEcKs ACTION.
Two important witnesses for the pros
ecution have departed, however, and II
does not seem likely that their pres
enoe can be secured They are Mana
Witbeck and Emma Mathison, who
were the guests OF Albert c. Morris at
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long the trial viii last. II Is certain
that several days will be consumed In
obtaining a jury. but 80 FAR as Is known
the testimony will not occupy an un-
usual amount Of time for a case OF this
character The opinion among those
best informed Is that the trial viii not
occupy more than two TO three weeks.
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feature was the immediate loss Of pa
tronaRe at the restaurant where the
shooting occurred. owing TO the senti-
ment excited by Mr.. Keene's action In
sending the revolver up 10 Benbrook.
The place was fitted up In sumptuous
style and had done the business OF
the town" soon closed It's doors and the
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(C/ntinued on page thlrteen)
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-07-20
CARGO ZOF SOFT COAL

Shipped to England-of Unusual
Importance, as, It WIN be Used on
/ British Railroad.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. July 1s.-The
first cargo Of Pennsylvania soft coal
ever sent from. this city to London will
leave here shortly on the British steam.
ship Queenswood. which has Just been
Chartered for that purpose. 1t Is said
/ that only two Other cargoes have ever
been shipped to London from this coun-
try. and these we,c, gent from Norfolk.
Unusual Importance. It is said, In coal
circles. attaches 10 the present ship
,.nent because the coal is to be used as
fuel by English railroads, principally
the London & Northwestern, Whose ex-
penscs have baen considerably increns.
ed OF late BY the high prices they have
had to puy for English coal. Tho
oucenswood's cargo WIFI consist OF 1000
tons, for which she will rccslye sixteen
1shlllings about 81, per ton freight, Even
at these prices, which will make the
coal cost in England something like 81
ton, the Pennsylvania product Is said
to be somewhat cheaper than the ma
tive cGal. The Quecnswood Is now due
from England, iand VIII load her; out
ward cargo, inStime TO leave here this
month. .-# s'5' y
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BLUE .Lll AND GRAY

Mingling Together in the Reunion
at Administrations of Well
Known. Warriors Present.
ATLANTA, Gu, July 19.-Hundreds
ofveterans. here to attend the Blue ami
the Gray reunion. to-day visited the
battlefield and stretches OF woods in
which bloody battles OF the civil war
were fought.
The veterans spoke enthusiastically
of this gallant charge and that Stubborn
retreat Which chased the maneuvres OF
both armies fighting for mastery, Al
they walked arm In arm. along tho
trenches and breast works once red
dened with their own and their com
rades blood.
" Ohio. Michigan. Minnesota, Wiscon-
SIN, New York, Indiana. Illinois. New
Hampshire. Vermont. Maine, Massa-
.chusetts. Georgia. South Carolina. Ten
nessee. Kentucky, Alabama. MISSISSIPPI
pi, Louisiana, Arkansas, North Caro-
lima. Virginia, Florida, Texas and many
other states were represented.
Among the visitors are General Al
bert G. Shaw, commander in chief, G. A.
r.; Generals Willard Warren, Alex. P.
Stewart and Stephen G. French aud
Colonel a. B. Crane, Of New. York; Col
ouei W. c. r. Breckinridge. OF Ken
lucky, and his brother, General John c.
Breckenridge, of Washington.