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Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1903-12-24
CHRISTMAS MENU
AT PENlTENT|ARY
Worlds Unfortunates Will Enjoy a
Turkey Dinner and Other Luxur-
les Tomorrow.

The $50 inmates of the New Mexico
penitentiary will feast on turkey and
other good things tomorrow, for Super
intendent H. o. Bursum believes in
showing the worlds unfortunates lit
tie variation from the 1aiiy prison rou-
tine and bill of fare on holidays, espe-
cially on Christmas day. The Christ
mas menu follows:
Breakfast
Mutton Stew. Canned Corn,
Chilli Sauce
Coffee with cream and sugar.
Dinner.
Roast Turkey,
With Dressing and Brown Gravy.
CRANBERRY Sauce Mince Pie
Coffee with Cream and Sugar
Supper.
Fresh Apple Sauce With Cream;
Tea With Cream and Sugar.
The First Cavalry Band will give a
concert in the chapel from 2 to A
o'clock.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1903-12-24

Connellsville, Pa, Dec. 24-As the
result of last nights wreck on the Dns
quesne limited of the Baltimore s.
Ohio Railroad near Daws.n, 62 iead
bodies fill the morgue of this city anu
it is believed that nearly score more
will be added to the death list when
the day is over OF the bodies "eaov-
cred "a are unknown" mostly bei,ag
foreigners.
The scene of the wreck is awful.
The cars are piled one on another,
while the trucks are piled high upon
the banks and among the bushes as
though thrown there by giant hand.
Full 200 yards from the point where
the contact with the obstruction oc
Cured, lies the engine with battered
sides and dismantled trucks.
Almost 100 yards beyond where the
engine toppled over is the forward
baggage coach lying on the slope Of
the bank This great train, pllnglng
as it was through darkness, at GO miles
an hour, dashed around curve head
long into pile of &timbers and WAS
wrecked. The speed of the train sent
it pllnging ahead ab the Wheels lefN
the rails and bumped over the ties
until the rails were ripped up and the
big engine fell over. The two baggage
cars dashed on ahead past the engine,
leaving the track and plunging over
the bank The first passenger car
rushed past the engine and titled over
to it at the same time.
This car was filled with passengers
and all were killed.
Most of the fatalities were caused by
escaping steam from the engine, and
the escape valves which had been torn
off. The steam shot into the wrecked
smoker where the struggling mass OF
humanity was held fast by the wreck
age of the cars. AS fast as the victims
could be released they were taken out
and laid on the frozen ground. the
work being carried on alone by Ben
iamin Nichols steward of the dining
car until help arrived.
After being tossed about in his cal
he managed to escape before it took Its
last lurch and Fastening forward took
in the situation in the smoker anC
climbed in and began hauling out the
inanimated forms. He worked until ne
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1903-12-24
CHRISTMAS
GIFT FOR
LIFE CONVICT
Acting Governor J. W. Reynolds
Extends Executive Clemency
to Antonio Chacon.
SERVED ELEVEN YEARS
Oldest inmate Of the Institution and
His Conduct Had Been Most
Exemplary.
His Christmas gift a conditional par

His Christmas gift conditional par
don.
Pursuant TO the custom to extend
executive clemency to some unfortu-
nate prisoner in the New Mexico penl-
tentiary on Christmas day, Acting Gov
ernor ] w Reynolds, has brought Joy
to the heart of Antonio Chacon, life
prisoner from Dona Ana County, who
has been an inmate of the ms: tuition
since 1892, and the Oldest prisoner by
granting him conditional pardon, The
full text of the document follows
Executive Office, Santa Fe, N. NJ, Dec.
"a. 1863
Whereas, 1t has become custom for
the executive of the Territory OF New
Mexico, to extend executive clemency
to some unfortunate prisoner upon
each national holiday; and
Whereas. Antonio Chacon, convict
No. $50, was sentenced on October Is,
1892. to the territorial penitentiary for
the term of his natural life; and
Whereas There are on file petitions
and letters numerously signed by re,
sponsible citizens of the Territory tes-
tifying to the previous good character
of the said Chacon; and the superin-
1endent Of the territorial penitentiary
recommends that executive clemency
be granted in this case and states that
his conduct in prison has been gooo !;
that he is one of the oldest inmates OF
the institution. and that OF late years
he has been obliged to spend most OF
his time in the prison hospital owing
10 the poor condition of his health
Now. therefore, I. J. w. Reynolds.
acting Governor of the Territory OF
New Mexico. hv virtue of the authority
in me vested after having carefully
investigated the case in question, 40
this day grant to the said Antonio
Chacon a reprieve from the further
service of his sentence, subject to his
good behavior while at large, and to
the further condition that he report
monthly in writing to the superintend-
ent of the territorial penitentiary, stat
inc his whereabouts and occupation;
and the superintendent of the terri
torial penitentiary upon receipt OF this
executive order properly signed and
sealed will act in accordance there
with.
Done at the executive Office this the
oath day Of December, A. D., 1908.
Witness my hand and the great seal
of the Territory of New Mexico
]. w. RAYNOLDS.
BY the Acting Governor
j. w. KAYNOLDS,
Secretary of New Mexico.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1903-12-24
ESCORTED BY TROOPS,
Was United States Minister Beaupre
On His Way to the Coast From
Gogota.

New York, Dec. 24-Cable reports
from the interior of Colombia an
nounce that United States Minister
Beaupre. who is on his way to the
coast from Bogota bound for home on
a vacation, has left Honda on Magda-
lena steamer with a company of artil-
lery as an escort.
The Colombian government sent
soldiers at his request, hostile demon
strations being feared on the river
ports along the line. Beaupre is due al
Cartagena on Sunday.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1903-12-24
IN FULL RETREAT.
Are the Forces of President Jiminez
After Second Defeat BY Gen.
eral Morales Troops.

Puerta Plata, Santo Domingo Dec
24.-After a second defeat at the
hands of General Morales troops the
forces of former President Jiminez
are now in full retreat. Nine were
drowned while attempting to cross the
Cangrejo River. The Dominican gun
boat Presidente which has begun to
lombard Puerta Plata was first fired
upon by the fort.
A demand has been made for the
surrender of the place by o'clock on
Thursday and shots were the only re-
ply. Small damage is expected from
the bombardment.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1903-12-24
RUSSIA TO
C0NCEDE TO
JAPANESE
Great Britain 1t Is Understood
Has Decided That the Mika-
dos Demands Are Just.
PEACEFUL SITUATION
Russian Ambassador at Berlin Inquir-
ing Freely for the Opinions Of the
Diplomatic Corps,

Berlin, Dec. 24-An intimation has
reached the Japanese legation here
that Russia will concede Japan's re-
quests Inquiries made by the AssO-
ciated Press as to the particulars of
this intimation, whether it came from
Toxic or from ST. Petersburg, brought
out nothing more than that the peace
full situation was entirely probable.
The British government, it is under
stood from another source, has repre-
sented to the Car that Great Britain
deems Japan's demands just and earn
estly expects that Russia will grant
them. The Russian ambassador here
has for several days been inquiring
freely what the opinions of the dfplo-
matte corps are
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1903-12-24
ACCEPTED FROM
THE CONTRACTORS
Chief Engineer A. G. Kennedy Of Santa
Fe Central Pleased With New
Union and Freight Depots.

Union and Freight OepotS'
The new union depot erected for the
ioint use of the Santa Fe Central and
the Denver & Rio Grande systems,
and the new freight depot of the San
"a Fe Central have been accepted
from the contractors, by Chief Engln-
eer A. G. Kennedy, Of the Santa Fe
Central.
Windsor had the contract for the
new union depot which is of red
pressed brick, and Charles D. Eggles-
ION the contract for the new freight
depot. which is frame structure
3OOx16 feet. with 80 feet boxed in for
perishables, and 200 foot transfer
platform.
"The two depots represent an out
Law Of $4,000 by the Santa Fe Central
Railway Company, said MIR. Kennedy
TODAY. Both are good jobs through
ont and we are not ashamed OF them.
The contractors of both depots are to
he congratulated upon their work, as
the structures are certainly credit to
Santa Fe and the Santa Fe Central.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1903-12-24
NO MINERS
JURY AS YET
No Material Progress Was Made Today
in Examining TaIesmen at
Georgetown.

Georgetown, Dec. 24-The prospect
of securing jury in the Idaho Springs
dynamiting cases seems no brighter to-
day than for the past week. One
Juror was secured yesterday but to-
day the work of examining talesmen
went on without making any material
progress.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1903-12-24

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Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1903-12-24
REVISION IN DREYFUS CASE
HAS BEEN ORDERED.

The Dreyfus commission today
recommended revision
of the case by the criminal branch of
the court of cessation. The court will
assemble next month to hear the case.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1903-12-24
BAKERS STRIKE CONTINUES
AT The ERECH CAPITAL

Paris, Dec. Blowing to a continu-
ance of the bakers strike, mounted pa
trolls are circulating today throughout
the center of the city and detachments
of infantry are patrolling the suburbs.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1903-12-24
u, S, WARSHIP
FOR C0REA
Admiral Sterling, Commanding the
Asiatic Squadron Ordered to
Dispatch One There.

Washington, Dec. 24-At the request
of the state department Secretary of
the Navy Moody today sent cable
gram to Rear Admiral Sterling, COM
manding the Asiatic squadron, to dis
patch a warship to Chemulpo, Corea,
to protect the American interests
there
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1903-12-24

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public by advertising in your home
paper. A good advertiser Always has
success in any honest enterprise.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1903-12-24

The New Mexican Printing Company
employs superior workmen In its sever
al departments. Consequent tly It turns
out superior work and should receive
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Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1903-12-24
MAIL CARRIER
DROPS DEAD
Melton Espinosa, Dies in an Clubhouse
in the Mountains, En- Route
to Chilli.

to Chilli.
Special to the New Mexican.
Chilli, N. NJ, Dec. 24-MeltOn Espi-
nosa, the mail carrier between this
place and Chilli was found dead in an
clubhouse of a residence on the high
lands late yesterday afternoon. He
was crossing the mountains from AL
buquerque en- route to Chilli, and had
delivered mail at the residence on the
highlands prior to his stepping into
the Outhouse.
Later in the day he was found cold
in death. A coroner's jury was imme-
diately impanelled. The jury returned
a verdict of death due to heart failure.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1903-12-24
COTTON MARKET
VERY ACTIVE
May Advanced 10 Points-Rumor That
Another Bull Pool ''as Been
Formed.

New Orleans, Dec. 24-The cotton
market was very active today. May
advanced 19 points. 1t was rumored
today that another bull pool had been
formed on the same lines as the ia
nous bull pool last year.
II is claimed the pool has ten times
as much money as the previous one
and that it will make an effort TO
force cotton to extreme prices.
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The New Mexican Printing Com
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Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1903-12-24
MOST FRIGHT
MORTALITY IN A
RAILROAD WRECK

Limited on the Baltimore
& Ohio Dashed Around a Curve at
Sixty Miles an Hour HeddIong In
to a Pile of Timbers at Dawson,
PENNSYLVANIA Sixty Two Dead
Bodies Taken From the WreCkdge
and a Score More May Be Added
to the List Before Day Is Over.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1903-12-24

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Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-09-04

During the past 100 years the eight
popes of the period have restricted
themselves to the three names, Plus,
Leo and Gregory. If the new pontiff
had elected to be styled Urban, Boni'
face, Benedict. Adrain, Marcellus, In
nocent. SiXtus or some other OF the
historic names in the annals of the
papacy his choice would have been
welcomed by the lovers of a little
variety. Now, however, there is a real
Plus X, instead of the imaginary one
drawn by Hall Game in THE Eternal
City" Fourteen popes took the title
of Clement. The last of the Clemen-
tine pontiffs, who resigned from 1853
to Iva, earned the unique nickname
of the protestant pope" by suppress
ing the Jesuits in every land. Num-
erically John has been the most pop
ular title with the Popes. twenty-three
of them choosing it. No pope has
been or ever will be presumptuoW
enough to call himself Peter H., bun
there have been five Pauls.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-09-04
The Burmese Woman,

Except on festive occasions." says
book on children. when her face is
powdered, her hair deliberately coiled
and her arms bedecked with jewels,
the Burmese girl baby. is allowed to
run wild and do just as she pleases.
Soon there comes the eventful day
when her ears are pierced and she
leaves childhood behind her to enter
society; then there is very ceremoni-
Gus festival indeed. From that day
onward the Burmese young lady be-
gins to model her life on that of a
flower In appearance and movement
she strives to resemble heavy-head-
ed flower swaying in the breeze. She
tries in every possible way to attract
and captivate the Burmese youths,
and she almost invariably succeeds,
for a Burmese woman is one of the
most charming, attractive and alto
gether lovable creatures on this
earth"
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-09-04
The Rose of YESTERDAY.

True love is but transient thing,
And hearts are dull and cold"
So pessimistic poets sing
Whose songs are all for gold
The SNOWFALL bush beside the door,
The scent of new-mown hay,
Are there the same as of the yore-
Where is the rose of yesterday?
"There's not in all the world a heart
That e'er WAS true, wis
The same old pessimistic dart
TO pierce the target. bliss.
The shady lane of naples beck
The recreant away
From toll and spoil and stormy wreck
Where Is the rose of yesterday?
There is no kiss that's worth the pain
They're boughten and for sale n
The same old pessimist again, ~
In trouble aud bewai. ~
The ivy rope rhat used to hold
Just two. II swings away
For lovers new IN place of Old
There is the rose of yesterday.
Horace Seymour Keller.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-09-04
A NEW ROUTE.
The Road to MELVILLE.

It is by change of diet that one can
get fairly on the road to health after
years of sickness, for most i'll health
comes from improper feeding.
What a boon it is to shake OF COT
fee sickness and nervous headaches
as some can If determined
One woman accomplished it in this
way: "A few years ago | suffered
terribly from sick and nervous head
aches being frequently confined to my
bed two or three days at time, the
attacks coming on from one to four
times in every month. l tried
medicines of all kinds but
could get no real relief until my par
ents finally persuaded me to quit the
use of coffee altogether and try POS
tum Food Coffee. 1t had come to
point where l was so utterly miser-
able that | was willing to make any
reasonable trial.
"A person couldn't believe what FOL
lowed but the results speak for them
selves; that was two and half years
ago ana nave hSNCi SoSISu SoAN~>
since. I use Postum not only for It's
delicious flavor but more for the good
It has done me. All Of my troubles
disappeared as If by magic and 1 have
for the past two years been doing all
the work for my family of six.
seldom have even slight headache
and would not give up my Postum
and 60 back to coffee now unless
deliberately intended to commit sui
eide.
"All of my neighbors 1t seems to me
now use Postum in place of coffee and
some of them have been doing SO
for several years with splendid re-
suits from the health point of view"
Name given by Postum Co.. Battle
Creek, Mich.
Look in each package for copy OF
the famous little book, THE Road to
MELVILLE
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-09-04
THE ELks AND THE MAYOR.
carnival Society Men Have Fun a
Atlantic City.

carnival Society Men Have Fun al
Atlantic City.
There was big overflow of Elks
from the Baltimore convention here
last week and hundreds of them are
here yet. A party of about a dozen
of them were swinging along the
board walk the other afternoon when
they met Mr.. Stoy, Atlantic Citys
mayor, taking his constitutional.
The Elks knew him by sight one
of them stepped. forth from the gang
politely raised his hat to Mayor Stoy
and said to him:
beg pardon, sir, but do you live
here?"
why, yes" courteously replied tie
mayor, e.
Observation-Disclosures mo- " e?'
bawled the dozen or SO Elks in
hilarious basso chorus.
The mayor looked surprised for
moment, and then smiled good natur
eddy and engaged the Elks in CONVEX
sation.
WELL" remarked one of the Elks
to the mayor, as the party prepared
to move on, there's one thing you've
got here that we haven't got Out
West"
"What is that" unexpectedly re
piled the mayor.
1.-The East" howled the Elks, AGAR
in a laundering. deep unison, and ther
the mayor good naturally gave then
up and resumed his stroll.-Atlantit
City IN. j. Correspondence New Yorl
Sun.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-09-04
BORE THE PAIN WELL.
But When Told Her Beauty Was
MARRIED, Why Then She Fanlted.


But When Told Her Beauty Was
MARRIED, Why Then She Fanlted.
A well-known society woman, living
in Central Park west, has always
prided herself on her Spartan indif
ference to pain. Never does she muir
muir when headache or rheumatism
or a bruise of any sort happens to be
her portion. But she had new ex
perience a day or two ago and now
admits the truth of the saying that
womans tenderest point Is heI
vanity.
She had been visiting at a friends
house in Rye, and while watching two
young men of the family practicine
with baseball, was struck squarely
in the eye by the ball, which was
missed by the man to whom 1t was
thrown. 1T hurt me awfully for
few moments" she said in telling the
story. but | bore it without flinching
Everyone rushed around with cold
water and various indictments, and
then suddenly someone said, 1 dt
hope, Mrs. Blank, that your nose ism
injured
81 gave one scream" said the lady
and then tainted. The thought Of
my personal appearance suffering was
too much. didn't mind the pain, al
though it was intense, but the mere
suggestion that my nose might DC
made permanently crooked was too
much. And believe any othel
woman would have felt the same wa!
about it."-New York Mail and Ex
press.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-09-04
Wouldn't Surprise Them.

A travelling man boarded the train
al Mexico early one morning. en- route
to jefferson City, only few hours
run, and complained about the gov
time the train was making. with
look that would crack ice the conduc'
tor said: You had better get on and
walk il the speed of this train does not
suit YOU" The travelling man said ne
would, but his folks didn't expect him
until train time.-Kansas City Star.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-09-04
ALTON RESUMES FAST ST. LOUIS
TRAIN SERVICE.

Passengers destined to st. Louis
and points east should go via the Ran
cas- City gateway, thereby securing
the advantage of the Chicago & Alton .
fast night train. leaving Kansas City
at 9 .. M, arriving in st. louis at 7;OS
a. m. Chair cars free of extra charge.
Compartment sleeping cars. The Al.
ton keeps then light ashining just
ahead OF the rest Write TO l.. u.
Cooper, Travelling Passenger Agent,
Chicago & Alton Railway. Kansas City.
No.. for lowest rates
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-09-04
Butterfly Farms.

Up to within year or two a butter
fly farm establishment at Eastbourne,
England, by William Watkins, an en-
tomologist, was the only one OF its
kind. To-day, however, there exist
several such farms in France. These
butterflies are reared in the interest
OF the silkworm industry and also rare
specimens are grown to be sold at
high prices to museums OF naturai
history in all parts of the world.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-09-04
500 Reward, 500.

Tho readers Of this paper will he pleased learr
that there Is at least dreaded disease that science
has been able TO cure in ell its stages and that is
cure now known TO the medical fraternity. Catarrh
being constitutional disease, requires constitu.
tional treatment. Halls Catarrh Cure 10 taken In.
surfaces Of the system, thereby destroying the
foundation Of the disease, and giving the patient
strength by building the constitution and assisting
much faith In Its curative powers, that they offer
One Hundred Dollars for any that II falls 10
Send for list Of testimonials.
Address F. J. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo, o.
Sold by druggists, $50.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-09-04
Group Of New Hypnotics.

Two Berlin chemists have discov.
cred whole group Of new hypnotics,
which enable doctor to induce q
sleep as deep and as long as he de-
sires. One of the group is called YER
onal, and while more potent than any
other soporific. it Is said to be per-
fectly harmless.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-09-04

No other systemic catarrh remedy has as
vet been devised. Insist upon having Pc
runa. There are no medicines that can be
substituted.
If you do not derive prompt and satisfac-
tory results from the use of Peruna. write
at once to DR.. Hartman. giving full state
ment of your case and he will be pleased to
give YOU his valuable advice gratis.
Address DR.. Hartman, President of The
Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus, Ohio.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-09-04
Cauas for low.

my darling! What delights you
so? What is 1t that fills your eyes
with the glad light Of happiness.
and" 20, Theobald, just think.
Cook is going to remain with us,
after all. Mrs. Goodparty. for whom
she was going to work. dropped dead
last night. o. wasn't 1t just too sweet
Of her. and. you know. had always
fancied she disliked me!"-Town
Topics.