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Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1905-12-15
LOVERS OF KNOWLEDGE
IN THE LONG AGO.

Marlborough, Pa, Dec. Is. - The
citizens of this town are celebrating
today the one hundred and fitieth
anniversary of the founding of the
Union Library. 1t was founded in
August, 1856, but for various reasons
the celebration was postponed until
now. Prior to the erection of the
present building, which was erected
in the early part of the last century,
the library had no fixed quarters, and
during the first fifty years of its ex-
istence it was moved from one place
to another ten times. The library
now contains more than 10000 books
and is supported by 14O shareholders
in the association ana by private SUB
scriptiou The 1ibrari2r ia f. G.
Erdman.
The most treasured possessions OF
the association are the original In
strument of Partnership" drawn In
1855, and Record of Proceedings,
prepared about 1895. Both documents
are in a remarkably fine state OF
preservation, all handwriting being
perfectly legible. Prevalent ideas 15C
years ago are strikingly illustrated in
the opening clause of the instrument
of Partnership" which reads:
Whereas, Black and dark ignor
ance with all the horrid concomitants
that accompany and flow therefroH
does about this time prevail in these
parts, and no general scheme on foot
for the promotion of knowledge anc
virtue; this by some of the serious
and thinking people being looked up
on with concern; therefore, proposals
were made for forming a public lib
rary Of select books as the most likely
way to promote knowledge and eXpe
the gloomy clouds of ignorance anC
open profaneness so much abound
ing"
This preamble, as recorded in the
instrument Of Partnership" was pre-
pared at the conference by the Rev
| Charles Bently, the Rev, Joshua Potts
| John Lukens and Joseph Hart in July
/ 1855, and a few weeks later the lib
rary was founded. The sum of A.
Lstr. and Z Shillings was sent to Lon
don to be invested in books.
Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1905-12-15
Railway Officials and
Shippers Charged by
Grand Jury.
DOWNS INSURANCE COMPANY
Pfister OF Milwaukee Sentinel
Cleared From Charge
of Larceny.
GREW FROM SOME BAILEE MATTER

Kansas City, Dec. 15.-Fourteen In
dictments were returned by the fed
eral grand jury here today against
common carriers, railroad officials,
shippers and freight agents, charging
the giving of rebates and conspiracy
to gain rebates. a
Those against whom the indict-
ments were returned are: Geo. III.
Crosby, general traffic manager of the
Burlington; Geo. l.. Thomas, mer-
chandise broker of New York; l.. ID.
Taggert, Crosby's chief cleis.; Chica-
go & Alton railway company; John
N. Faithorn and F. A. Wann, former
ly vice president and general freight
agent respectively of that company;
the Cudahy Packing company; Swift
& company: Armour Packing COM
pany; Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
railroad company; Nelson Morris.
Edwin Morris, and Ira N. Morris,
comprising the partnership of Nelspn
Morris & Co.; d. N. Bresky, freight
broker of Kansas City.
Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1905-12-15
DINING OF RICH MEN
AT CARNEGIE'S TABLE.

New York, Dec Is. - AS in former
years, the members of the Carnegie
Veterans Association will be the
guests of Andrew Carnegie, at his res
idence, on Fifth avenue, at dinner
given by him every year in honor Of
the founding of That organization. The
Carnegie Veterans Association is
composed of men formerly in partner
ship in business with Mr.. Carnegie,
and was formed when Mr. Carnegie
moved from Pittsburg to New York,
after selling out his vast interests in
the United States Steel CorpOr ltion.
The association comprises in its men,
bership most of the men who were
partners in the Carnegie Steel com
pany when it was an independent
concern. Most of the members are
wealthy men.
Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1905-12-15

New York, Dec. 16.--E. II. Harri-
man was called to the insurance in
vestigating committee when it opened
its session today. He said that he
learned of the sale of the Hyde stock
on the day Ryan bought it. He tele-
phoned to Ryan and asked him If he
had bought 1t.
Ryan said the purchase was con-
ditional," said Hartman, "and that
he wanted to see me and talk with me,
and that he wanted my help. | criti-
what he meant by 1t. Ten or fifteen
cized his plan and wanted to know
minutes later | went to Ryan's office.
He told me he had decided to buy the
stock and said II was time for him
to make a name for himself. He said
he had decided to buy Hydes stock
providing he could get his nominee
elected chairman of the board. He
said he had made a good deal of
money but had never done anything to
make a name for himself. | question
ed his motive. He told me that he
wanted my help and that | was the
one man in New York whose help he
desired"
What kind of help?p inquired Mr..
Hughes.
"To help him get his nominee elect
ed chairman of the board" replied
Mr.. Hartman.
Ryan's Action Staggering.
Asked upon what ground he criti-
cized Ryan's plan, Hartman replied:
"Well, 1t was rather staggering TO
anybody that Ryan wanted to control
the Equitable, or should be allowed to
have control of IL. ! told him. con-
tinued Hartman, ''that If was salts
fed that he was acting from pure and
unselfish motives in the interest OF
the Equitable, | would help him, He
told me his plan. | did not tell him
that | wanted to share in the Hyde
stock. | assisted him To get his nom
inee elected"
o, Press, Spare Them!
Hartman said that movement
was on foot to give the control of the
Equitable to James w. Alexander and
his friends, by means of legislative
action at Albany. He wired certain
persons at Albany to keep him in
/ formed as to the progress such pro-
| ceedings might make. When asked
who these persons at Albany were,
Hartman requested that he might be
/ excused from answering, as he did
not want to give occasion for sensa-
/ tional newspaper headlines. After
/ a consultation, the committee decided
/ that he must answer and he did so
/ by saying that the persons from whom
he had requested the information
we're Governor Higgins and the late
! Speaker Nixon, of the assembly. After
4 Hartman answered, Senator Arm
strong, chairman of the committee
said: "We are sorry you gave such
great mystery to this matter as we
all know such inquiry is regular and
common" Hartman then said: 81
ask the press to spare these men and
Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1905-12-15
NORTH cARoLINlANs
DINE AT BALTIMORE

Baltimore, Md. Dec. rs. - Many
prominent men will attend the annual
dinner uf the North Carolina Society
OF Mary land this evening Governor
Robert Glenn Of North Carolina viii
sit al the table with Governor Edwin
Warfield Of Maryland. Mayor TIman-
u.s. Cardinal Gibbons, and over one
hundred other North CaroIiuians,
now residing in this state, The din.
ner viii be given I'm the banquet hall
OF the Hotel Crowell this evening and
Cardinal Gibbons and the Two COVER.
nors will be among the speakers.
Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1905-12-15
RODEY AND CHILDERS
GO TO TUCSON

b. s. Rodey, the joint statehood
champion, accompanied by Attorney
w. B. Childers, left last night for Tue
son, Ariz., where Mr.. Rodey will ad-
dress a meeting Of joint statehood
sympathizers, who VIII hold q mass
meeting Saturday night in that city.
Before his departure Mr.. Rodey
stated that over thirty petitions from
different points in the territory had
been sent in to congress expressing
a desire for joint statehood and petit
tioning congress TO pass the Omnibus
bill
During their absence. Messrs. Rodey
and Childers will distribute a large
amount OF joint statehood literature
among the residents OF our sister ter
rit0ry and will endeavor to demon
strate to the unbelievers in the move
ment that joint statehood is "the
thing They are expected back Sun
day night.
Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1905-12-15
TURKEY COMPLAINS OF
THE RUSSIAN COURSE,

Constantinople, Dec. 15.-The Tur-
kish ambassador at st. Petersburg has
been instructed to draw Russia's at
tention to the serious situation at
Tifis, Caucasia, where it is alleged the
Russian authorities are distributing
arms to the Armenians and melting
them to massacre the Tartars. The
Armenians, it is alleged, with the as
sistance of the troops, have taken full
advantage of the opportunity and
have invaded Musselman residences
including those of Turkish subjects,
slaughtering women and children as
well as men.
Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1905-12-15
SENT A BULLET OF
Big CALDER INTO HEAD
George B. SOmerS, an Old SOIdiar and Pioneer,
Planned Suicide and Committed the Awful 2
Deed Sometime Last Night.
THAT PARALYSIS WAS FEARED WAS NO DOUBT THE CAUSE

wound that must have brought instau-
taneous death.
over his head, for the evident pur.
pose of deadening the sound of the
pistol shot, was an old army blanket
over the muZZle Of the pistol was a
cone-shaped piece of asbestos that
had also evidently been used TO
help deaden the sound of the shot.
His hands were in his lap, with the
pistol still grasped In the right hand
Death was evidently instantaneous, as
| the old man was sitting upright in
the rocker, his head inclined a little
forward, and the body fully dressed
with the exception of his coat, which
hung on a chair at the foot Of the
couch which he used as a bed.
Wound in Temple.
A bullet wound In the temple just
above the ear told the mute story of
a man driven 10 suicide through lone
liness and isolation Blood covered
his vest and had run down 20 the
floor, forming a little pool on the left
side Of the rocking chair The hair
which was gray and very scant, was
singed, and the flesh was burned
around the wound.
The house wherein the old man
lived was q oue-rOom AFFAIR al All
South Fourth street. and was owned,
together with the property upon
which It was built. by the deceased.
Tie single room of the house was
sCautiy furnished, despite the fact
thar the old man had a cash bank ac
count of over S2,5O0. A couch, which
he used for a bed, stood I'm the north
fcontjnued an n.os fvsN
Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1905-12-15
WICHITA WANTS A
REGULAR RAGING MEET.

Wichita, Kan, Dec. l5.-The lovers
Of the racing sport in this city are
hopeful tha, before long Wicnitl will
be included in the cities in Kansas
where regular race meetings are he'd
every season The sccratarie, Of the
Kansas grand circuit OF fairs will
meet here this evening in the Carey
hotel to consider the plan of giving
Wichita one week of racing every tall
provided the business men of the city
will organize a racing association and
provide for the maintenance II a
track There is considerable eutlus!-
asm here over the proposition ana il
is hoped that a favorable decision
VIII be- reached.
Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1905-12-15
NATIONAL CEMETERY AT
SANTA fE TO BE ENLARGED
BODIES NOW AT FORT SUMNER
WILL BE DiSlNTERRED AND
SHIPPED TO SANTA FE.

The national cemetery at Santa Fe
is to be enlarged in the, near future.
according to @. A. II. McCauley, chief
quartermaster supervising national
cemeteries in this portion OF the coun-
try with headquarters in Denver
And, incidentally, in connection
with this, some one will have rather
gruesome task. as all the bodies rest
ing at present In the old post Gene
terry at old Fort Sumner, in this ter
ritory, are 10 be disinterred. reboxed
and shipped to the national cemetery
at Santa Fe, where they will be re-
inferred.
Not only the bodies of officers. but
those of priyates and civilians as
well, who are buried at Fort Sumner.
will be dislnterred and shipped to
Santa Fe thus doing away entirely
with the old Fort Sumner post Gem
etery, which Is one of the oldest in
New Mexico.
As Santa Fe has failed to increase
her population 10 any great extent in
the past few years. this will be
greet chance for her. even II the new
arrivals are dead ones"
Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1905-12-15
FOR BENEFIT OF THE
OVERWORKED SALESWOMEN

Philadelphia, Pa, Dec. l5.-Con
lrary to the custom of former years
he Christmas shopping in this city
s being done much earlier than form
arly This Is due in great measure
20 the efforts of the Consumers Lea
que of Philadelphia. Supported and
endorsed by many promineAt clergy
men, professional men, merchants
and private citizens. the league has
sent out appeals to the public, asking
the people to make their Christmas
purchases early in the season, and, If
possible, during the fOrenOons, tc
avoid too. great a crush in the after
lOons of the week before Christmas
To former years this crush was SO
great that many of the overworked
saleswomen in the stores broke down
1nder the terrific strain.
Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1905-12-15
MITCHELL HAS DRAFTS
FOR PROPOSED DEMANDS

ShamolIin, Pa, Dec. 15.-Soon after
the opening of today's session of the
anthracite miners convention, Presi-
dent Mitchell, chairman of the wage
schedule committee, announced that
he was prepared to read drafts of the
proposed demand to be made on the
operators. The convention then went
into executive session to consider the
wage scale
Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1905-12-15
ANOTHER AVENUE CLOSED
ON INSURANCE ESCAPl


Boston, Dec. 15.--A decision estab-
fishing the validity of the so-called
incontestable clause, in life insurance
policies, was handed down yesterday
in the United States circuit court of
appeals.
=" The case came before this courtson
appeal by the Mutual Reserve Fund
Life Insurance association, from a
judgment of the circuit court in favor
of Sylvia Austin, executrix of the will
of Jonathan w. Austin, to the amount
of $l6,930, on three insurance poll
cies.
The company claimed that the
agreement as to incontestability was
purely conditional upon the Insurance.
having been. ~ force, and that the
insurance was not in force because at
the time of the delivery of the policy.
the insured was not in good health.
The court finds that the argument of
abs 3nee ce s0Stiruoas frrcc + pradi-
Gated upon fact not appearing in
the policy. The court declared that IL
the defendants argument is adopted.
policy, instead of being incontesti-
bic, is contestible always
Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1905-12-15
Powers Will Financially
Have Control of Mace.
dOnia Affairs
FLEET WILL LEAVE AT ONCE
Charged That Russian 0ffiCi-
ais Give Arms to Mas
SaCre TartarS.
ARMENlANS HAVE DONE THIS

Constantinople, Dec. 15.-Turkey
last night formally surrendered to the
demands of the powers and accepted
the scheme providing for the financial
control of Macedonia. The communi-
cation to this effect was handed by
the porte to the Autro- Hungarian
ambassador, and the question which
has been a subject of negotiations for
eleven months was closed. The in
ternational fleet will be promptly
withdrawn.
Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1905-12-15
.sssssssssssssss
HocH MUST HANG
SAYS SUPREME COURT

Chicago Dec. ia telephone
message received from Springfield
says that the supreme court has af'
firmed the verdict of the lower court
in the case of Johann Hoch, now un-
der sentence of death for poisoning
his wife, Marie WolckerHoch. Hoch
will hang February 23.
Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1905-12-15
TWELVE COURSE DINNER
MADE ENTIRELY OF CORN

Wilson of the Department of Agri-
culture will be the guest at corn
banquet at the Lincoln Hotel tonight,
which is given to celebrate the close
of the Corn Exhibition. The menu
viii consist of twelve courses OF corn,
prepared in various ways by the
French chef of the hotel
Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1905-12-15
LAND OFFICE PEOPLE
GET THEIR OLD OFFICES.

Washington. d. c., Dec. IS. - The
president sent the following nomina-
tions to the senate today:
Surveyor General of New Mexico,
Morgan o. Llewellyn, of Santa Fe.
Registrars of land offices-Manuel
r. Otero, at Santa Fe; Edward Fox,
at Clayton Howard Leland at Las
Cruces.
Receivers of public moneys-Fred-
erick Mueller, at Santa Fe; Henry
d. Bowman, at Las Cruces.
Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1905-12-15
COURT SAYS PFIsTER
DIDN'T STEAL THE MONEY.

Milwaukee, Dec. 15.-Judge Brazee
today decided that Charles f. Pfister
was not guilty of larceny as bailee.
The charge against Pfister was that of
larceny as bailee of $4,000 belong
ing to the Wisconsin Rendering COM
pany. He acted as stakeholder in an
effort by that company to obtain the
garbage contract in Milwaukee, $685.
900 being placed in his hands. 1t
was charged that he did not account
for $4,000 of this.
Pfister is one of the most prom
inent business men in Milwaukee.
He is connected with various enter
prises including a tannery. a bank, a
hotel, and is also proprietor of the
Milwaukee Sentinel. He is well known
throughout the country.
Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1905-12-15
TO VISIT THE ICE
BOUND WHAlERS,

Dawson, Y. T., Dec. 10. - A detach-
ment of Canadian mounted police
started from here today for the pur-
pose of ascertaining the condition of
the whalers that are icebound off
Harschel Island. They will be Joined
by an expedition organized by DR. An
tone Varicle, the prime mover in
the proposed yukon Polar Expedition.
The expedition will carry the mail for
the officers and members of the crews
in the districts to be visited on the
way north.
Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1905-12-15
COLLEGE DEBATE ON
COLLEGE FOOT BALL

Cambridge Mass, Dec. rs. - This
is the day set for the debate between
Princeton and Harvard on the foot
han question. The subject Of the de-
bate is Resolved that intercollegiate
Foot Ball iu America Is a Detriment
Rather Than a Benefit ana while
Princeton will uphold the affirmative
side of the debate Harvard win take
the negative side. Some of the best
debatOrs OF the TWO uniyer tiles win
take part in the debate. the outcome
OF which Is awaited with considerable
interest.
Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1905-12-15
PRESIDENTS OF TRUST
COMPANY GET TOGETHER

New York, Dec. 15.-The Trust
Companies Association of the State Of
New York will hold It's annual meet
ing and election Of officers this after
noon and I'm the evening George W
Young, the retiring president. will en-
terrain the presidents of the trust
companies of the state, as well as a
number Of prominent bankers. al
dinner ar the Hotel St REGIS. Promi
nent speakers viii address the meet
ing
Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1905-12-15
Has Poor Opinion Of Ryan and Intimates Ills
Opinion is Shared by Others, STAGGERING"
Being the Term Employed
PITEOUs PLEA THAT PRESS SPARE HIS FRIENDS
Creates Amusement by Saying Ode Gets Political Influence
Through His Connection With Hartman, and
That Goes For Answer.

not bring their names into the head
lines"
Has Faulty Memory.
Hartman said that Ryan told him
he would take no step without con-
sulting him, but later he proceeded
without him. At second conference
with Ryan. Hartman said, You want
my co-operation?" He said, "Yes,
and replied, Il will take half of your
stock If you will let me name two
Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1905-12-15
NEW MEXICO MEN
IN WASHINGTON
Impress on Senator Beveridge
Caring For County
Debts.
LIST OF NEW NOMINATIONS
Box Party Of New Nexicans Do
Honor TO Miss Claude
Albrieh
LIST OF NEW NOMINATIONS
yxyssyssxgsssSsss

.
8 Special to The Citizen.
Washington, ID. c., Dec. 15.-- :
: Messrs. Luna, Bursum, Easley, 3
3 Freeman and Delegate Andrews :
. have impressed on Senator Bev- Z
) eridge the importance of coun- Z
8 ty debt-paying provision in the
. statehood bill. This, according :
. to their Judgment, will strength
. en- the bill in both New Mexico Z
3 and Arizona.
Chairman Solomon Luna, of I
. the republican territorial central
3 committee, gave to the New
. Mexico contingent box party, Z
3 in honor of Miss Claude Albright, Z
. leading lady in the Savage Opera Z
. company.
Colonel Greer is now in the I
: city.
n
Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1905-12-15
YARDMASTER NUDGE
ASSAULTED BY TRAMP
'sSsGV1SSSYSSs1ss

Special to The Citizen. Z
Sooorro, n. NJ, Dec. 15-F. "A .
. Nudge, yardmaster at San Mar :
. cial, was assaulted with a rock =
. last night by John Cooley, a hobo .
8 Mudge's skull is fractured and he .
: is not expected to live Cooley :
. was brought to Socorro this after =
. noon and placed in jail. He is .
. not considered sound in mind. :
. The yardmaster Is a relative ot Z
. II. Il. Nudge eX-general mana :
= ger of the Santa Fe, now con- :
. nected with the Rock Island. Z
sssSss .
Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1905-12-15
SSos SSSSSS SSS
~ did il. No one to blame"
-Somers.
"PIease call J. c. 5aldridse.'-
. SomeTs.

The above notes, the first
. found upon the writing table in
. the room, the second tackled
upon the front door, tell the story
Of the self.inficted bullet wound
which caused the death of George
b. SOmers some time last nighti
When ]. c. Baldridge opened
. the door of the house at AT
South Fourth street, near the
. corner of Coal avenue this morn
ing at IL o'clock, with the keys
. left in his possession the day be-
fore, 10y George b. Somers, the
. sight that met mis- eyes was of a
. very gruesOme nature,
Sitting bolt upright in an old
. wicker rocking chair, with an
ugly bullet wound in the left
. temple, about one inch above
the ear, an old blanket over his
. head, and a 44-caliber British
: bulldog revolver grasped I'm his
right hand. was the dead body
of George b. SOmers, an old
. soldier, who came 20 Albuquer-
que in 1881.
a 4
Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1905-12-15
LITTLE CHECK SENT
TO OLD MARSE JOHN

New York, Dee D. - The dividend
lf $40 "a share on the stock of the
standard OH company, aggregatine
10000 600, is payable today A check
for S5000000 for his share of the divi
lend has been sent 20 John d Rookie.
teller
Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1905-12-15
HoM Deed Was pone

The old man had apparently been
dead for some time when found as
The body was stin and cold. Grasped
Iu The right hand was the revolver
with which he had inflicted the
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