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Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1906-10-17
MRS. JEFF DAVIS
IS NO MORE
Aged Wife of Con-
federate President
Ends Long Life.
SOUTHERN VETERANS MOURN
The Pacing of Last Link to
c .ct Them With
lly Executive.

New Work, Oct. 17--Mrs. jefferson
Davis died last night.
William T.. Mickle, of Mobile. Al.
jutant General and Chief of staff of
the United Confederate Veterans mas
issued general order announcing the
death of Mrs. Jefferson Davis. rhe
order says in part.
with Il heart full Of grief the gen
eral commanding, announces to his
beloved comrades the death of Mrs.
Varina Jefferson Davis, which occur
red in the City of New York. Tues
day night. she being at the time of
her death over eighty years of age
Thus passes away another of our dis
tinguished Confederates. and the
bonds which connected our people of
the south with the household of our
first and only president have been
wholly severed with the exception of
the one link yet remaining
News Received Throughout South.
The news Of the death of Mrs.
Davis was sent by wire throughout
the south and expressions of mourn
ing were evidenced on all sides. At
the hotel in New York, hundreds of
kilograms of coincidence and regret
at the taking off of a once leading
Southern woman were received today.
Many messages from northern friends
of the wife of the Confederate presi.
dent were also received.
Telegram Of Coincidence From Presi.
dent and Mrs. Roosevelt.
Washington, d. G.. Oct. l7.-Presi.
dent Roosevelt today sent the follow.
ing telegram to Mrs. j. Addison
Hayes, expressing sympathy for the
death of Mrs. Jefferson Davis:
pray accept the most sincere sym.
pathy of Mrs. Roosevelt and myself.
Signed, Theodore Roosevelt"
The President and Mrs. Roosevelt
also sent flowers for the funeral of
Mrs Davis.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1906-10-17
Pardee's Motion Adopted Unani-
noously.
WORLDS TEMPERANCE
UNION IN SESSION
At Boston-Thousands Of Women
From All Over World in Attend
ance as Delegates.

Boston, Mass, Oct 17--From far
away Japan and Australia and from
more than fifty other countries, thou,
sands of women interested in temper
ance reform have come to this city to
participate in the Triennial Worlds
convention of the Woman's Christian
Temperance Union which opened here
today In the absence of the presi,
dent of the Worlds Union Lady Henry
SOMERSET the presiding officer will be
Mrs. Lillian NJ, N. Stevens, president
of the National w. G. T. U. and vice
president of the Worlds body.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1906-10-17
RAILROAD MEN
BEFORE GRAND JURY
Heads Of Departments Of Big Lines
Subpoenaed BY Uncle Sam
for Relating.

St. Paul Oct. 17.-Subpoenaes hava
been served here on the comptrollers,
treasurers and heads of the claim de-
partments Of the Great Northern,
Omaha, Minneapolis and st. Louis an /
the Wisconsin Central railroads, IL
recting them to appear before spe.
cial grand jury in the United States
district court at Minneapolis Tuesday
next, with the books and records of
their respective departments. This
action is said to have been taken as
a result of an investigation by the
government OF the giving rebates in
connection with the shipments Of
freight,
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1906-10-17
NEGROES BURNED
WHOLE TOWN
OF Seneca, South Carolina - Alleged
TO Have Been Done Because
College was. Dynamited.

Atlanta, Oct IA special from
Greenville, South Carolina, says
"As a result of race troubles Sen
eca, South Carolina, is in ashes. The
work is alleged to be that of inceu
diary negroes, seeking revenge for thf
dynamiting of the negro college there
last Friday night. The fire started
early today and burned rapidly, con
snming the whole business section
of the town which has population
of 1000 people. Everything is quiet
this morning although the negroes still
show some feeling. No arrests were
made. The estimated loss Is placed
at $150O00.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1906-10-17
SHORTAGE IN j. S.
SUB-TREASURY
At St. Louis Report
ed to w ashington
Officials.
s6l,500 MAY Be MISSING
Clerk in Cage Denies All
Knowledge---$20 100000
Must Be Counted.

st Louis, oct H. -- The Republic
today prints the following
Three experts working under the
United States deputy treasurer. count.
ing more than $20,OOOOOO in the
vaults Of the United States sub,tre3a-
ury, have discovered u shortage If
$4,000. United States Sub,Treasure
Thomas j. Atkins stated that no state.
ment would be issued until the in
vestigation was completed and eE-
pressed the hope that the re.checking
would disclose no shortage" ..
Assistant Treasurer Reported Short.
age to Washington
Officials Of the treasury department..
at Washington have been informed bv
f. J, Atkins, assistant treasurer of the
United States at ST Louis, that there
Is probable shortage in the accounts
OF his office of about $Gl 500 aud at
his request all accounts are now be-
ing checked by treasury experts.
Chiet OF secret Service Sent TO Work
on Case.
Al his request also, Chief Wilkle
OF the United States secret service
has been sent to St Louis with a
view OF determining who is respoI..
sible for the shortage, if 1t is actually
found to exist Ii is understood that
the assistant treasurer in checking
up one Of the cage in his Office found
the cash short to the amount stated
but on being confronted with the fig
ures, the clerk in charge insisted that
he knew nothing of it and that there
must be some error in the bookkeep-
Ing. Mr.. Atkins, however was of the
opinion that there was an actual
shortage and Immediately notified the
department and asked for prompt
examination Of his office.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1906-10-17
SANTA FE, N M, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER II. 1906.
NEW FOREST RESERVE.
Official Proclamation of President Es.
tablishing "The Mount Taylor
Valencia County.

The following is the official proc
lamation of the President, declaring
and setting aside the Mount Taylor
Forest Reserve in Valencia County, in
this Territory:
Mount Taylor Forest Reserve.
New Mexico.
BY the President of the United States
of America, A Proclamation.
Whereas, the public lands in the
Territory of New Mexico, which are
hereinafter indicated. are in part Gov
cred with timber. and it appears that
the public good would be promoted
by setting apart said lands as a public
reservation;
And whereas, it is provided by Sec
tion twenty-four of the Act of Con-
gress, approved March third, eighteen
hundred and ninety-one, entitled "Al
act TO repeal tmber-culture laws,
and for other purposes" THAT the
President of the United States may,
from time to time, set apart and re
serve in any State or Territory haV.
ing public land bearing forests, in
any part of the public lands wholly or
in part covered with timber or un.
dergrowth, whether of commercial
value or not, as public reservations,
and the President shall, by public
proclamation, declare the establish
ment of such reservations and the
limits thereof"
Now, therefore. l. Theodore Roose.
welt, President of the United States
of America, by virtue Of the power
in me vested by section twenty-four
of the aforesaid act of Congress. do
proclaim that there are hereby reserv.
ed from entry or settlement and set
apart as a Public Reservation. for the
use and benefit of the people, all the
tracts of land, in the Territorv of New
Mexico. shown as the Mount Taylor
Forest Reserve on the diagram form.
ing part hereof.
This proclamation will not take ef-
feet upon any lands withdrawn or re-
served, at this date, from settlement,
entry, or other appropriation. for any
purpose other then forest uses, or
which may be covered by any prior
valid claim, so long as the withdrawal.
reservation, or claim exists.
Warning is hereby given to all per
sons not to make settlement upon the
lands reserved by this proclamation.
In witness whereof, have hereunto
set my hand and caused the seal OF
the United States to be affixed.
Done at the City of Washington,
this 5th day ot October, in the year
of our Lord one thousand nine hun
dred and six, and of the Independence
of the United States the one hundred
and thirty-tirst.
(SeaD
THEODORE ROOSEVELT,
BY the President.
"ELlHU ROOT.
Secretary OF State.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1906-10-17
MORE ENTHUSIASM
FOR FALL FAIR
In Santa Fe Shown at Meetina Last
Night-Project May Not Be
Abandoned.

Interest has revived in the proposed
annual fair and the soliciting commit.
tee is making renewed efforts to Sc.
cure the needed amount of money to
perfect the organization. An enthus-
lastic meeting of the promoters was
held last night at the Office of Judge
n. b. Laughlin Judging from the
reports of the business men interested
IN the movement the balance of the
subscriptions will be forthcoming in
a few days
A communication was read from s.
b. Grimshaw, general manager of the
Santa Fe Central Railway, in which
he stated that he had been in cores.
ponlence with officials of the Denver
Rio Grande Railroad, and had been
given permission to lay a third rail
broad gauging the latter company's
| track from the Union depot to the
foot of San Francisco Street. The
Santa Fe Central System will have to
furnish the material for laying this
extra rail. and the next step in the
. negogotiatiOns will be to agree on the
compensation
The site favored for the fair grounds
is a short distance beyond the L. s.
Indian Training School, and this Ian 1
adjons the right Of way of the Santa
fe Central line. At former meeting
it was suggested that trains could be
run from the city TO the fair grounds
at intervals on days when an attrac-
tion was held there, and that the pas.
sengers could be carried back and
forth at regular street car rates. NJ.
GrlmshaW thought the proposition a
good one and as it was proposed 70
have the fair trains leave from a
point nearer the heart of the city than
the depot it was decided to have a
platform built at the foot of San Fran.
cisco Street and by placing an add.
tional rail along the narrow gauge
track of the Denver & Rio Grande
Railroad convert it also into a stand
ard width for the use of the Santa Fe
Central trains.
.. G. watson, who Is a member Of
the soliciting committee, and who is
endeavoring to make the fair associa.
ton project a fact, has written letters
soliciting subscriptions from the
Atchison. Topeka & Santa Fe. the
Denver & Rio Grande and the Santa
Fe Central Railways As an annual
fair here to say nothing of the base
ball games which it is proposed 10
have during the summer season would
mean increased passenger traffic for
the three railroads entering the city
he said he felt justified in having them
purchase some of the stock to get the
enterprise going.
Negotiations are progressing favor
ably for the purchase of the land in
question, and it is expected that the
deal will be closed in few day.
when the committee having this in
charge is assured of full subscrip.
ton list. The grounds will embraca
between eighteen and twenty acres
and can be bought at a reasonable fig
ure.
The following additional subscrip-
tions have been secured since the
list was last published in the New
Mexican: Fl. s. Kaune, $500; C. W.
Dudrow, 5000; Selgman Brothers,
5000; Digneo and Napoleon, $lO0 j.
r. Vaughn, 800.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1906-10-17
ENGINE RAN OVER AND
KILLED TWO CHILDREN.

Folsom, N. NJ, Oct. 17.--Jose Lopez,
age five years, and Emilio Lopez age
three years, were run down and kill.
ed recently by an engine on the Colo
RADIO & Southern Railroad, near this
place. They were looking for lost
horse. The smaller child evidently
caught his foot in cattle guard and
his brother was trying to assist him
when the accident occurred.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1906-10-17
MINING CONGRESS
DISCUSSED BILLS
One to Create Drainage Districts and
Another to Have Department of
Mines Established

Denver, Colo, Oct. 1.-THE discus
sion of the bill which it is planned to
have introduced in the legislatures OF
all the mining states, providing for
the creation of mine drainage districts
occupied the opening session of the
American Mining Congress in this city
today. Before the Congress was called
to order, the committee on resolu
tions met and received number of
resolutions, but the only one reported
this morning was by Governor Pardee
and provides for the establishment
by the general government of a new
department to be known as the De.
partment of Mines and Mining with
q head department occupying a seat
in the Presidents cabinet
Pardee's Motion Adopted Unani.
mousy.
Governor Pardee's resolution was
adopted by unanimous vote and the
president was instructed TO appoint a
committee of five to devise ways and
means and report the best method to
secure the creation of a national de.
partment of mining.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1906-10-17
EX-SENATOR BURTON
SUBJECT TO SENTENCE
v. S. Court Issued Mandate Giving
Trial Court Power to Send
kansan to Jail.

Washington, D. c., Oct, H. - The
mandate of the Supreme Court of the
United States in the case of former
United States Senator Burton, under
conviction and sentence for the viola.
tion Of his oath as senator was issued
today by the clerk of the court. This
is the usual method and is a notice to
the trial court that it is at liberty to
execute its sentence.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1906-10-17
CLAYTON NEGRO SHOT AND
KILLED BY RIVAL.

Clayton. N. NJ Oct. II. Eugene
Bryant. negro, was shot and killed
here recently by Samuel Burts also
colored. in a fight over Josie Collins,
Bryant's sweetheart. Burts escaped
to Texas, Bryant was buried and Josie
Collins is in Jail All were at the
mouse where it is said, Bryant and the
Collins girl had been living. A row
started, Bryant threw Burts into the
street, the Collins girl attacked Bryant
with knife and Burts ended the fra,
cas- by firing twice through window
with the above result.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1906-10-17
STANDARD OIL
CASE TO JURY
Concluding Argument to Be Finished
Today Judge Baker viii Then
Deliver Charge.

Findlay, Ohio, Oct. 1.-THE con.
Guiding argument to the jury in the
trial of the Standard Oil Company OF
Ohio, for an alleged conspiracy
against trade was begun today and
Attorney Kline for the defense, ex-
pected to occupy two hours. Attorney
General Ellis will follow and conclude
for the prosecution. Judge Baker will
then deliver the charge to the jury.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1906-10-17
SEVEN STATES IN PYTHiAN
COMPETITIVE DRILLS.

New Orleans, La, Oct. 17.-Sevar
states are represented in the competi.
tive drills which began today at the
Pythian biennial encampment and
which will continue through the week
to determine which Is the best drilled
company in the camp. 0
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1906-10-17
HURRICANE SWEPT
NICARAGUAN COAST
Killed Nine People After Destroying
Their VIlage-SWept Several
Hundred Miles.

New Orleans, La, Oct 17.-Nine
lives were lost in a hurricane which
swept the eastern coast of Nicaragua
last Saturday according to advices re-
ceived here today. The loss of life
was in village of Pearl Lagoon
which is reported entirely destroyed
The hurricane covered an area of sew
eral hundred miles.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1906-10-17
FINE SPAN OF MULES
STOLEN AND RE.CAPTURED

Ration, N. M, Oct. IA fine span
of mules were recently stolen from
w. R. Williams at Dorsey and after a
pursuit, the robber was overtaken
near Cimarron and the mules recap.
tured. The robber made his escape
Nafter abandoning the animals when
closely pressed.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1906-10-17
ELks CELEBRATE IN ROSWELL.

Roswell, n. NJ, Oct. 17,-The Elks'
opened their carnival Of all nations
here yesterday with a big parade of
decorated automobiles. The city is
filled with visitors and everything in
the city belongs to the Elks. Five
thousand dollars in prizes have been
donated by the citizens.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1906-10-17
GASOLINE BLEW UP
HARDWARE STORE
Four Persons Killed and Others Hurt
Fire FoIIowed--People In
Wreckage.

Celina, Ohio, Oct. Flour persons
were reported dead and several others
injured as result of a gasoline ex-
ploslon in hardware store at Fort
Recovery today. The explosion set
fire to the building and the injured
were imprisoned under the ruins.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1906-10-17

Train report at $3.50 p. m: Denver
& Rio Grande, on time; Santa Fe Cen
tral, no report; train No. L. from the
east on Santa Fe, one hour late. con-
Meeting train leaves Santa Fe for
Aamy at $40 ,. IN.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1906-10-17
taft AND PARTY
REACHED HOME.

Norfolk, Va, Oct, 1.-THE battle
ship Louisiana, bearing the Secretary
Of War Taft and his party homeward
bound from Cuba, passed in through
Virginia Cape this morning. The yes.
sci had rough passage up the coast.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-02-01
every patriue, as never before. must be
nersOnal a6Akatfon.

every patriue, as eve before. must be
personal agitation.
mo matter how unimportant the dis
trict in which he lives. no matter how
restricted his environment or his op-
portunhy. every effort to win some one
to voting Prohibition conviction will
count nightly for the rapid progress
Of the cause. The spirit of political in
dependence, Of fair minded respect for
our message and Of Willingness 10 put
our principles to the test Of experience
- spreading through the nation. The
wide distribution Of Prohibition litera-
ture and Of Prohibition newspapers BE-
comes the duty Of the hour. Every
Prohlbitouist Of the land owes it to the
Gauss 70 personally circulate our news
and argument among all who will ac-
cspt It and give it's contents attention.
The local paper should be constantly
used IN every possible way and the
Prohibition plate service secured a
place in its columns. And finally the
maintenance Of active local party Or
g~anixation is thk vital necessity Of our
whole movement. Upon it VIII depehd
al the advance Of the party in the
state elections Of 1906 and 1907 and the
national election Of 1905. With these
facts kept in mind the Prohibition par
ty enters the new year with every
promise Of encouraging advance in the
next thirty-six months. LIT US revef.
entity appeal to God for his blessing
upon our cause and 60 forward IN
faith to answer our own prayers with
all the zeal ut our command"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-02-01

Up till two years ago the Prohibition
vote OF Scribn. y. u. WAS less than {
dozen. but last fall 1t had risen to
thirty. and flow they have about sixty
voters enrolled. and new ones joining
every week. They are the Second
Party" in the l.ycoming district now
and expect to take second place In the
town within :: year or so.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-02-01
PROHIBITION WINS
VICTORIES IN 1905
Glimpse of Nation Wide Growth
of Liquor Issue In Past
Twelve Months.
CRAFT EXPOSURE KNELL OF DRINK
GRAFT EXPOSURE KNELL OF DRINK

The Prohibition party has never struck sail to the fear Of
temporary defeat. Its duty has been to preach the gospel Of
civic righteousness and rouse the nation to abolish organized
yficia' corruption in high places by destroying tho corner
stone of political graft, the Iegalzed traffic in strong drink.
Svenska monitoren., 1906-02-02
Danmarks konung d0d,

l mandags meoforde telegrafen
underrattelse att Danmarks Sldri-
&c konunng, Kristian TX, Stamina
dag aAidit ps!slottet Amalienborg.
Konungea var pa morgonen vid
vanlig helsa och hade pa formid-
dagen sin vanliga mandagsaudi-
ems. Efter dess slut intog han
lunch jemte sin famili och klagade
da Oliver illamaende. Hans bro
der, prins Hans. och hans dotter.
enkekejsarinnan at Rysslsnd,
hjelpte honom till hans sangkam-
mare och sande etter lakaIe. Da
dessa anlande. var konungen ma
stan sanslos. Kraftiga upplifvan-
de medel anvandes genast, men
utan verkan, och XII. $50 e. m.
Allied den hoge patienten.
Konung Kristian foddes den IS
april 1913 och var saledes nara SO
ar gammal. Som en- fattig prins
at Schlesvig. Holstein ingick han
1912 aktenskap med deR likaledes
fattiga prinsessan Lovisa at Hes
sci Cassel. bet ~fortaljes att den
nygifta prinsen maste gifva pri
vata ritlektioner for att skafa no
olga tighter for hushallet. 1868
besteg han Danmarks tron och
var i borjan af sin regering myc
ket unpopular. Danskarne stallde
till upplopp med fonsterinslagnin
gar m. m, for att visa slit missno-
ie, men missnojet lade sig efter
hand, och Kristian TX blef sd smS-
ningom en af Dannarks populara-
ste regenter.
Hans aktenskap valsignades med
en- talrik afkomma, och han blef
genom Observation-Disclosures De-
fryndad med en- mangd euroPeiska
turstehus, hvadan han ocksa kalla.
des Europas svariar. Han efter-
trades at sin son, kronprins Ere
dirk, hvilken bestiger tronen I'M
der namnet Fredrik VIII. gift som
bekant med Karl XV:s deter
Lov;sa. En- AMMAN son, Georg |,
ar Greklands konung, och en- son.
son, konung Hakon. regerar nor
Svenska monitoren., 1906-02-02
G. 8. Bennett for mayor.

Mr. c. S. Bennett, kandidat for
mayor pa den republikanska VAL
sedeln, understodjes icke allenast
af slit eget parti utan afven at
manga demokrater, hvilka onska
Sc honom som stadens hogste sty-
resman.
Mr. Bennett ar en- gammal och
val kand affarsman, dels som {. d.
kassor i Sioux City National Bank
och dels som fastighetsmaklare,
hvilken affarsverksamhet han nu-
msra utsslutanGe egnar sig at.
Han ar broder till bank exami-
ner Fred Bennett och bronson till
A.. 7. Bennett. {. d. vice presi-
dent for FIJI st National Bank.
Mr. Bennett har i pressen infort
EFT oftentlig tillkannagifvannde
ON sin kandidatur och sager i det-
ia tillkannagifvande bland annat
att han, derest han blir valid, kom-
mer att leda Administrations
enligt affarsprinciper. Han lofvar
att CORA slit basta for en- ekono-
misk torvaltning och sager att hans
gorande och latande 81 kommer
att paverkas at hans framtida
affarsverksamhet,
Vidare sager han sig vara emot
oftentliga ,spelhus och lof.ar att
han, derest han biir valid, kommer
att CORA ALT hvad i hans formaga
star att rensa staden fran dylika
halor och Sc till att po.isen uttor
hans order delta hanseende. Han
lofvar pa Stamina gang att vara
liberal i sin administration och
sager att staden ej kan ga franz
at genom utrotandet at ALT S. k.
ondt.
Han har som kandidat ej afgif-
Wit andra an ofvansagda lofter
och har 81 lofvat nagra utnam-
ningar inom poliskaren eller andra
departement och han onskar ej an
taga utnamningen som mayor
med hlnderna bandna at nagra
often.