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CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1903-06-25

The most desperate preconcerted at
tempt Of prisoners to escape from TIE
Colorado penitentiary known 70 the
history Of that institution resulted
Monday morning In the death OF one
Of the conviots. the serious wounding
Of two others and the rccapturs, With
In an hour and half Of the first alarm
of the entire half doseG concerned In
the break.
To protect Themselves In their es-
cape and render the guards Poweriess
70 stop them in their break for liberty
the convicts carried Mrs. Cleghorn,
wife Of the warden. with them.
They captured her In the yard while
she was returning from visit TO tho
female wards and held her In their
midst with knives uprsised over her
while they dynamitsd the doors
Leading from the yards through the
front entrance 70 the streets.
..rInsd guards stood all around In
the various towers and II the front
door while fhis was going on, but we're
= hslp,eD - though theJ he'd no wesp-
o0s.
Ths break was planned BY "Reddy"
Armstrong. . prisoner sent up from
Fremont county for burglary, and
vt,,h Yavh.uxsI, knovn :. the .Fil.
Ilrir, VA }, -, M fron, Cripp,e
t,r..h coovi,,.d of ....ult With intent
- ,n,,s.,
a..A.-. w.-. - o.. c..e.A
ru,l.ra.,, -. riil.d /, a rm.tron.
a..r.,.,.l, ~onndr.s n ,he cIh... that
solla.ed. R,eh hav. ban concerned
4, .,,.wre. ~ ....r. IN IN. p.as
nv,. .r.csIv a o,elock vhen the
a,,.nisin. AZ the ln.,de door leading
frun ~ yard 20 th. ,treet orcurrsd.
A s,.,.h i, sbe v.rien'. once stouped
\, ~ c.,,cu..son a. The Ar. shot
49, mt. e-,denc. a. ~ ttme.
No.. -. s,.t rh.,-. q. ,I.c~d :,
a.. 49, ~ ~. so..r door The iit,le
.,,.a - ,orv,r,. ran b.rk In The v.rd
dr..rine Mr.. C,eehoru with them.
Iuwsdi...I, ON ~. .bo, e.plodins
th.v ru.hed for the third of the steel
aoor, ,..aioy for liberty and placed |.
eb.rye In IL The second door vas
unl,ched.
An mi. time ru.rds .tood a, the
third door. In the entrance hallway.
~. IN. d..n.rs.- convict. kept Mr..
Cle~horp ia their midst, one Of them
,,.sn,n. her bv ,he shoulder, and turn
A., h.r Ara. an~ ~.v and then another
MI. . ..cr,nd .tane,in. over her With
..,.s h.ts. .h,,,.d q, ,ha "a.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1903-06-25
SEND A RrcoRD 70 YoUR TRENDS.

In addition the of the prison break told in the
you will find the fullest and
ate story of that exciting incident in print
Your pleasure in reading the extra would be appreci
your friends at distance If would send them
copy of paper Five the Record
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1903-06-25
\ DESPERATE A>|-sSSEMPT TO ESCAPE

Six Ms
Of Armstrong
CasC odona Thrssht Men
Hos an Incident Of the Bxat tan the Tia Fobwed
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1903-10-24
e. M. Abbott Skips Out.

About the biggest excitement In
town this week was caused by the
hasty and quiet departure OF L. NJ.
Abbott Wednesday morning from
the scene OF mis- activity the past two
years. Mr. Abbott left under a rather
dark cloud, caused by cashing spur
ious checks. leaving unpaid bills, and
worse still. deserving his family.
He leaves quite a number of debts
but on the other hand has probably
enough property to cover the same
Abbott came from Denver about two
and half years ago. and after time
launched into the contracting business
and has been quite energetic In bust
ness matters. He has transacted
thousands OF dollars worth OF business
In Alamogordo. and until recently
quite satisfactorily to his creditors
Within the last month. for some cause
he became a victim 10 drink and
gambling, which some assert caused
his ultimate downfall Abbott was
oeen in FL Paso late Wednesday night
by an Alamogordo party, but all trace
Of him disappeared Thursday, and II
Is supposed he left for Mexico.-Ala
mogordo Advertiser
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1903-10-24

best known, most highly respected
and most popular women In New
Mexico and numbered her friends In
the Sunshine territory and at her for
mer home in Kansas City. kas., by
the hundreds. All who had the good
fortune to know her and who have
ielt the influence of her charming
personality and fine intellect and
many social graces will sincerely do
plore that the end mad To come to her
while she was still IN the prime of
life and while many years OF useful
ness In the ordinary course OF human
life might have been hers. rrovi.
dence, however, decreed otherwise.
During the last few years, she was a
confirmed invalid, but she bore her
sufferings with great courage and a
true womanly spir d. bearing up her
IDEALLY and keeping up the struggle
Tor life as long as IL was possible. In
this, as well as In everything that
came to her in life, she did her full
duty. She has gone TO that LAND from
whence no traveller returns. All is
wen with her now.
She is survived by ner husband,
Solicitor General -. l.. Bartlett, but
leaves no children.
The funeral services were held this
forenoon at the Cnurcn of the Holy
raith by the Rev. W. X. Dye, and
thence the body was taken to Fair.
view cemetery Tor interment A large
concourse of friends OF the family was
present, both at the church and at the
grave. The floral offerings were
many. very beautiful and emblematic
of the high character and great worth
of the dead. And thus ends the last
chapter of the lite OF .nrs. Cora l.,
Bartlett.
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1903-10-24
EL PASO WON.
They Defeated Santa Fe In Game
Played Saturday Afternoon.

F'oJSd ooth'udJ fNlNc'HNUHs
The Twenty-third Territorial fair
base ball tournament closed Saturday
afternoon with one OF the most excit-
ing and hard fought games ever wit
messed in Albuquerque Eel Paso won
from Santa Fe in the ninth inning OF
the sixth game Of the series by a
score of TO 6. and by so doing defeat
ed the Capital City boys out OF the
big end of the iair association purse
OF $500 With the finish OF the game
each team OF The tournament had two
games TO its credit and the contest
was undecided. The situation was puz.
cling. The fair was over and the base
ball purse was still unclaimed. Man.
ager NJ. T. Hickey OF the base ball
tournament was up against a real
snag After the game he called the
captains OF the bali teams TO the
judges stand and after these worthless
deliberated at length on the situation
II was decided that the only way out
| OF the predicament was to play the tie
| OH, and IL was announced at the
grand stand that the tie would be
played OFF yesterday afternoon. Blu,
Saturday night the base ball captains
| got their heads together and split the
money up. each team taking an equal
| share of the $500
Santa Re started off with a nice
lead. scoring four runs TO III Paso's
two in the first inning.
No more scores were made until the
fifth inning, when the Capital city
| boys scored one run.
The score tnen stood TO 2 In favor
| Of the Santa Re boys until the seventh
inning, when the boys from the nortt
again scored single run. But they
were fated not to win.
In the eighth inning Lembke. whC
was doing the twirling for Santa #,
and had so far in the game conducted
himself with proprlety, let down TO
two singles and one three base hit
These. with errors by Nichols in RICH
field and Shirk at third base. let II
four runs, This tied the score and tn,
finish was uncertain. In the ninth Il
Paso got two more hits and through
an error by W. Parsons and cleve
base running scored the winning runs
Try as they would Santa Fe could no
do a thing and so lost.
The feature OF the game was
home run by Nichols in the first inn
ing, which brought in three scores
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1903-10-24

LIFE IN PHILIPPINES.
Personal Letter Written to Citizen by
Former Albuquerque oBy.

The Citizen has received from +, r.
Talbot, well known in this city, the
following letter, dated from Cavite,
Philippine Islands:
1t is an interesting account of our
little brown br, theirs. and soon to be
our fenow citizens, the Moros. In
whom the American investigator finds
new traits every day.
Believing that all Americans are
rich they put fabulous prices on all
they have to sell, making II difficult
to trade with them. II requires the
patience OF Job to get them down to a
reasonable price. MIR. Talbot is pur,
chaser OF eggs, vegetables and chick
ems, and his soul is weary of the bar.
ter. However, he has collected an In
teresting exhlbi, of bolos, kries and
swords, the latter showing marks OF
hard service Sports were held on the
Fourth OF July. rather ancient, at
Zambonza, the Albay's ball team get.
ting only second money. the soldiers
getting first. But the letter says:
The Moro of Sulu is a prince OF pi.
rates whose truth Is ever elastic and
to whom honesty Is a mystery. He is,
from his religion, naturally fanatic.
He is a very sinewy, athletic fellow,
very different from the Visayan or TIA.
gallo and quite different from the Phil.
ipino generally. and is distinct type
OF physical appearance in the Orient.
He has a bold and naughty bearing
and a freedom Of manner extending
to an almost defiant carriage. He
dresses In fanatic garbs Of bright and
brilliant colors and 10 AZ gay In man
ner as he 10 gauay In garb. A varie-
gated. unequally folded turban. a
highly ooiored silk sash to hold his
deadly, handsomely carved and sdorn.
ed borang or kries q short jacket or
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1903-10-24

ing the four days sport and many
tryouts not single steer WAS killed
and only one slightly injured,
The poor time made was partly due
4 extraordinary strength and fleet
ness of the steers and partially due
10 the fact that the cowboys had been
in the city several days before the
tournament, began.
The fourth department OF the tour
ney was tried out Saturday afternoon
ana the skin exhibited was about the
same as on previous days of the tour
nament.
An additional purse of 5000 was Of
fered for saturdays sport. Wiley
Philips won out with t:011s Davis
was second with l:t2 and Bawcom
was third with 1882.
The cowboy sweepstake, when five
steers were turned out at one time,
pursued and caught by the same num-
ber OF ropers, was very exciting
event f. w. Baw2om gave his steer
three strong pulls before he got him
down. but made a lightning tie ard
was the winner.
To finish the tourney. Havertiz. the
lucky" mounted a steer thrown by
Bojoquez of Hilsboro and rode IL to
the pleasure OF the spectators. The
steer cavorted around a bit but the
cowboy stuck to him like glue.
Col. Sellers p, It OF the program
came next Four Indians. two bucks
and two squaws. mounted on Indian
ponies started on circle of the track
1t was a good race, but not as excit-
ing as that Of the day previous.
The gallina (ch!cken) races by four
Navajoes was of rather a mild form,
a small cloth sack containing a few
shillings serve4 the purpose and was
finally Jerked from the hole in the
earth after many trials.
Taken from an amusement stand
point the out west features OF the
fair were a success, and Col. c. c.
Hall should feel fully repaid for his
efforts. The cowboys have returned
to the range and the steers will be
driven to the slaughter pen.
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1903-10-24
FUNERAL OF MRS. BARTLETT
Occurred at Santa Fe Last Saturday
Morning.


All that was earthly OF the late
Mrs. Cora H. Bartlett was laid to rest
this afternoon in the Bartlett family
plot in the Fairview cemetery, says
the New Mexican. The last summons
overlook the deceased thursday
morning She had been a great sun
erer for several years and death was
not unexpected. Mrs. Bartlett was
about As years OF age; she was a wo-
man of great intellectual powers, ..Le
and thorough educ, tion, a skilled mu-
stefan, bright. charming ard enter
tanning up to the time this last illness
overlook her. She was native OF
Iowa, but moved, In her early youth
to Kansas, in which state she attend
ed seminary and finished her edu-
cation in Boston
She was married TO Solicitor Gener.
al Edward l.. Bartlett, who was then
a practicing attorney In Kansas City,
at the age OF 20 in 1880, came with
him 10 this city, which pace she has
made her home ever since. she has
been a true helpmate. a loving and
faithful wife in the most correct and
fullest sense of these words. She
served as one OF the lady managers OF
the 1893 Chicago worlds fair from
New Mexico ana as such rendered
successful and valuable services 10
the people of the territory: she was
one OF the principal organizers and
the first president OF the Woman's
board OF trade OF this city, an organic.
alton which has ueen found OF the
greatest use and has done untold
good for the interests OF the city and
of the poor and needy here. Santa
FEES beautiful plaza with handsome
stone wall about II, will be lasting
monument to Mrs. Bartlett's public
spirit, hel untiring energy, her great
executive ability and her self-sacrific
ing character. Inc present very sat.
isfactory condition Of the plaza is due
principally TO her efforts and work as
president OF the Woman's board OF
trade. The deceased was one of the
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1903-10-24
HIS FIRST TRIP OUT.
Peculiar Circumstance Incident &c
Death OF Engineer McFadden.

Speaking Of the death OF Santa Fe
Engineer s. G. McFadden at the To.
peka hospital, the Chanute Tribune
says.
"..r. McFadden was about so years
of age, and had been in the service of
the Santa Fee on this division since
September 81, 1882. He commenced
work at the bottom as a wiper and
gradually worked his way up to the
head of that line OF service. In March
OF 1884 he was promoted to fire
mans bench, and in the same month
Ave years later ne made his first
trip as engineer. He leaves wife
and several small chiliren TO mourn
his loss. The deceased had lived In
Chanute for several years. and was a
MEMBER of the Methodist church. He
was also an active member of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engi-
neers. Independent Order OF odd Eel
lows, and other orders. A tragic cir
cumstance incidental to his death is
the fact that the trip upon which the
accident occurred was the first one
made after a half month lay of.
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1903-10-24
Notice of Suit.

Territory OF New Mexico. County of
Bernalillo. In the District Court.
Charles o. Snyder plaintiff,
VS.. No. 64i4.
Mary L. Snyder. defendant.
The said defendant. Mary L. Snyder,
Is hereby notified that suit for d..
vorce base been commenced against
her In the district court OF Berualillo
county. territory of New Mexico, by
Charles o. SNYDER the said plaintiff,
praying for decree OF absolute dl.
vorce from the said defendant, and
hat you. the said defendant, be for.
ever debarred from any estate or in.
terest In dover or otherwise in or to
any OF plaintiffs property. alleging as
grounds therefor desertion and adult.
cry That unless you enter your ap.
pearance in said suit on or before the
18th day of November. A. ID. 1903. n
decree pro confesso will he rendered
against you In said cause. Plaintiffs
attorney is n. + Adams. whose offbe
and postoffice address Is Albuquerque,
New Mexico.
W r. DAME, Clerk.
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1903-10-24
CONFETTI NIGHT.
II Was Last Saturday and Everybody
Had \ Good Time.

Although carnival night did not oc-
cur until Saturday night many out of
town visitors remained over for the
fun. The maskers began turning out
a. early as o'clock and one hour
later Railroad a. nue and the midway
were swermins mass OF humanity.
The confetti battle. which heretofore
H. the week mad been confined 20 the
midway, overlooked ana ragged far and
wide End fierce and fast. and none es-
capped the fleecy, penetrating paper
discs. II was II turmoil OF hilarious
revelry. The old and the young. big
and little, all joined in the fun.
The resorts OF the city were thrown
open and patronized freely Many a
fair hand rolled the bones or played
the red or the black as the ivory ball
circled the brass ribbed revolving
disc and clattered fascinatingly into
the pocket of fortune or misfortune.
1t was a night to be remembered
by the participants and II was near
midnight and the dawn of the Sab.
oath before the jewellers began dis
persing and took to their homes
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1903-10-24
LAURA SPUR VICTORIOUS.
Captured Rich Pacing EVent-other
Winners In Horse Races,

Captured Rich Pacing Event-other
Winners In Horse Races,
The racing program OF Saturday
was the best ~ the week. and It was
the last day OF very successful meet.
The best horses OF the west took
part and every race was pulled of
under satisfactory conditions The
fair association are satisfied from a
financial standpoint and the horse
men who brought their horses here
made money.
Laura Spur won the Edgewood
stake In three straight heats. The
horses in the money were Shecam
second, Marshall Good third and
Young Hal fourth
Time 219 2:20. 2:20 Exodus. Al.
fred G. and Bonnie Treasure were
drawn after the third heat
In the one mile dash for a purse of
$3.50 Dan Collins won, Lurdan second.
Billy Mason third and Harry Il. S.
fourth Time. 81.
In the hve.oighths mile dash, Gov
ernor John won, Henry II. second and
Bourbon third. Time, 1905.
A match race between Pat Dryers
PAGER and Joseph Barnett's Marguer-
lite was won by the little Albuquerque
mare in an easy finish Time. l:l0,
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1903-10-24
Notice Of Publication

In the uistrict court OF the county of
Bernallllo. New Mexico.
Emma G. Whitson, Plaintiff.
VS.. No. 6443.
Aaron ID. Whitson, Defendant.
10 the above named defendant, "A,
ron ID. Whitson.--
You are hereby notified that the
above named plaintiff. Emma L. Whit.
son, has MED her complaint In the
above court against you the said Al
ron ID. Whitson. praying for an abso-
Lutte divorce ana dissolution OF the
bonds OF matrimony existing between
YOU and the said Emma c. Whitson.
upon the grounds or desertion, aban.
donment and failure to support.
The said defendant. Aaron d. Whit.
son. is hereby notified that unless you
enter your appearance In said suit
and answer the complaint therein on
or before the 2lst day OF November,
1903, deere pro confesso will be
rendered against you.
Plaintiffs attorney, Il. l.. Medler,
whose postonice address Is Albuquer-
que. N. NJ.
Witness my hand and the seal of
said court. this LIST day OF October, A.
d. 1903.
(SoaD w. e. DAME. Clerk.
First publication. October 3. 1908.
Last publication, October "a. 1908.
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1903-10-24
Distinauished Visitors.

Congressman e. J. Hill OF Connect.
cut, his wife and daughter, and their
friends, Mr.. and Mrs. Treadweil. all
OF Norwalk, Conn, are on a pleasure
trip to the west and will go to the
Grand Canyon OF Arizona tonight.
They were driven around the city to-
day by Delegate Rodey and j. II. o..
REILLY. Congressman Hill. who was
against statehood at the last session
OF congress, expresses himself. as do
all the members OF the party. rs much
surprised and pleased with New Mex.
leo. The party spent yesterday In
Santa Fe and were much pleased with
that place. Mr.. Switzer OF the Har-
vey curio store showed them courte.
sizes this morning as did Herman Blue.
her and many others.
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1903-10-24
The Salve That Heals

Without leaving scar is DeWitt's.
The name Witch Hazel Is applied to
many salves, but DeWitts Witch Ha-
eel Salve is the only Witch Hazel
Salve made that contains the pure I'M
adulterated witch hazel. II any other
Witch Hazel Salve g offered you II is
a counterfeit. Il. G. 'eWitt invented
Witch Hazel Salve and DeWitt's
witch Hazel Salve is lie best salve
In the world for cuts. burns, bruises,
letter, or blind, bleeding, itching and
protruding piles. Sold by b. II. Briggs
& Co, and S. Vann a. Son.
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1903-10-24
coNDENsEs The sTEAM.
Santa Fe Mechanic at Needles In.
vents a Water Heater.

orbosinthe. isoce =. shrd shrdlu
Master Mechanic Schaefer of the
Santa Fe shops at Needles, Cal, has
planned and installed at Needles a
condenser and water heater which
takes up all the steam from the ex.
haust pipes which heretofore emp
tied into the atmosphere. Now In.
stead of escaping the steam is carried
TO the condenser, where II Is condens.
ed and the heat from the steam Is
used to increase the temperature of
the water carried to the oollers II is
pronounced n very successful scheme
Conductor james Templeton has
been returned 70 the Barnhill branch
OF the Santa Fe running from Coz TO
manvel, Walter Copsey being trans.
ferred to the main nne.
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1903-10-24

namented. with bright striped silk
trousers that are tight In fit, make
him the most picturesque Of barbarian
people. He lives In simplicity; he Is
brave 10 fearlessness. a born pirate,
and essentially a fighting man. never
happy unless on a maraudlng expedi-
ton and stealing from his neighbors
friends and foes alike.
The chief, who is the most success
full thief, Is the most respected and
most powerful among them. lie Is
constitutional!y indisposed to work
and Will only do what is necessary
to sustain life and support his family
from dire want.
Two years OF patient and trying
American work among these Moros is
working wonders and hundreds are
engaged in various kinds of labor, and
each month adds to the number In
the most encouraging way. Fish, ma
tive fruits and vegetables and rice
mainly constitute MS diet.
He eats with has fingers. squatted
a la Turk. on the moor. his bed on the
ground. He Ia allowed -four wives by
the Al Koran. He has as many as he
can support. be they four or fourteen.
He has to quarter them In separate
shacks or huts as a RUE to avoid fam
lily quarrels. Concubines are in num-
hers, according TO his tastes and
means as are large numbers OF poems.
in mild form of feuda bondage. He
NTH fUh ~, arlg OF
days. in the various coin OF the realm
and foreign moneys Mt other times
He is free ocean trader. extending
his voyage as far north as the island
OF Negros and Rahay, south TO the
Celehes and Borneo. and westward TO
the falawan. lie is the most success.
full OF smugglers. and a little act Of
piracy. when the chance offers. goes
without mention. lie is the most per
feet OF Aquatic beings and skillful
small boat sailors or large pran navi.
gators extant
He can no more drown than a fish
There are no records of drowned
Moro. He can dive TO the bottom Of
the sea at depths from seventy Ave
| To 100 feet for the valuable mother OF
pearl His life is largely at sea from
infancy. Many OF their villages are
built over the water on the coast. His
means OF transportation for inland Wis.
its are by the native pony, in size re.
sembling the Shetland, though vary.
! ing In size and shape.
There Is not road In the Sulu ar.
| chipelago. One Is under construction
| twelve miles in length from Jolo to
Macburn. the capital of His Highness
| the Sultan. He rides In crudely
made saddle, that has a padded cover
to the seat; for stirrups he uses a
| braided or knitted hempen band,
through the ends OF which he places
his big toes in the loop made for the
| purpose. His favorite weapon Is the
terrible borang or kries. OF which for.
mer family of knives there are nine
distinct classes. while OF the latter
| there are eight grades OF straight
! Krieses and seven of the wary kind.
besides six kinds OF short swords, all
! formidable and all dangerous weap-
ons. He ever wears his knife. which
Is polished as bright as steel and whet
ted 10 a razor's edge. He wears II from
| custom and for dignity. and not for
ornament, put for frequent use as the
many scars he wears bears testimony.
He is a formidable enemy and sus.
| picious, superstltious and uncomfort
able sort OF a fanatical friend
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1903-10-24
he Learned a Great Truth.

1t is said of John Wesley that he
once said to Mistress Wesley: why
do you tell mat child the same thing
over and over again?" John Wesley
because once telling is not enough
1t Is for this same reason that you
are told again and again that Cnam
berlain's Cough Remedy cures colds
and grip; that 1t counteracts any ten
dency Of these diseases to result Al
pneumonia. and that II Is pleasant and
safe to take. For sale by all drug
gists.