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Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-01-27
ORDER AIMS To
STOP LAND
E|FRAUDS
PRESIDENT DETERMINED
TO END IRREGULARITIES
Hereafter Patent Shall Not Is
sue Until Examination on
Ground Has Been Made by
Government Agent,

IBy Morning Journm special Leasee <Tire,l
Washington, Jan. 26.-President
Roosevelt has determined to put an
end. if possible to frauds in the acQui-
sition of public lands by individuals
and corporations. He has directed that
hereafter no patent shall be issued
to public land until an examination OF
the ground shall have been made by
an authorized agent Of the govern
ment The presidents order is in the
form Of a letter to Secretary Hitch
cock and under its provisions orders
are being sent to officials of the gen
eral land office
Following is the letter:
The Secretary Of the lnterior-Sir:
To prevent the fraud now practiced in
the acquisition of public lands of the
United States ! have to direct that
hereafter no final certificate, patent or
evidence Of title shall be issued under
the public land laws until an actual
examination has been made upon the
ground by an authorized officer of the
government but the following shall be
excepted from the force of this ORDER
"1-All claims which have hereto
fore been examined upon the ground
by an authorized agent of the govern
ment whose report is found satisfac-
tory.
''2-All claims where heretofore an
officer of the government other than
officers authorized to make final
proof, shall have been present at the
taking Of final proof to Cross-eXamine
claimant and Witnesses if such proof
is found satisfactory.
t.3-All claims where claimants, t
compliance has been established by
contest or other regular adverse pro-
ceedings.
"4-Entries which may have been /
confirmed by virtue of an act Of con- I
gress.
"5-Selections and entries in which T
no residence or improvement is re- I
quired by law, when the lands en-
braced there are strictly speaking in I
agricultural districts. or when charac-
ter has been fixed by investigation and
made in accordance with
law
Ceases Of rc-issuance of patents
because OF SOME clerical error occur
ring in the patent heretOforeissued.
"7-All Indian allotments which
have been regularly approved in ac-
'ordancc with Instructions of the sec
etarv of the interior.
you win issue all necessary in
,t1uctions to carry this order into ef-
'CCt.
This order is in lieu Of my order
If December 13 1908.
THEODORE ROOSENELT.'
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-01-27
AMBASSADOR MEYER
DECORATED BY GAR

St Petersburg, Jan. 26.-Ambassa-
dor Meyer was received by Emperor
Nicholas in special audience this af-
tcrnoon and presented his letters of
recall At the conclusion of the audi
cnce. which lasted half an hour and
was marked by great cordially, the
MI. Meyers term as ambassador nav
ing exuired al the presentation of his
letters of recall the car personally
conferred on him the grand Gordon OF
the Alexander NevslSi order
The emperor expressed regret al
his departure and asked him 10 trans
INIT greetings to President Roosevelt
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-01-27
DISCHARGED NEGROES
WOULD AGAIN ENTER ARMY
Official Dispatched to Fort Sill 10 EX-
anime EX-Soldicrs of the
2oth Infantry.

Washington, Jan. 26.--Major Good
year, assistant judge advocate general
Of the United States, has gone to Fort
sill, Okla, after consulting with the
officials of the war department. to eX-
anime some Of the half dozen members
of the discharged battalion of the
Twenty infantry, now at that
place, who have applied for re-enlist-
ment. 1t is said that less than twenty
such applications have been received
by the recruiting officers.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-01-27
BIG FORCE AT WORK TO
CLOSE COLORADO BREAK

Imperial. Cal. Jan. "a specia.
ip the Daily standard from Imperial
Heading where the break in the COL
nrado river is being repaired. says tnat
the long struggle to complete the treS-
Tie across the break in the river was
finished last night, and the dumping
of rock began this morning An inn
mense quantity of rock iS on hand
ready 90 be dumped in the gap and IL
l~ believed that sufficient rock can
he placed to close the break in two
weeks time great force OF men
and teams is an WorE and also on a
protective dyke.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-01-27
READY FOR PENR0SE
COURT MARTIAL TRIAL

san Antonio. Tex. Jan. -t.--lf was
said at the headuua rfefs uf tnr ae-
partmeut Of Texas today that all ar
r4ugsments had been perfected Tor
the court martial of Major q. w Pen
rose. TWeuty-fifth infantry 0u charge
af having been guilty of conduct tn
the prejudice Of rood order aud dis
eipline n the United states army in
connection with the Brownsville "ui-
rage ia-. August
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-01-27

ease Of the rare Oriental disease uI
beri-beri ever known ia the west. is
now being treated at tHe Union Pacih.
hospital here. Al. Mau7ki japanese
section hand on tho Union Pacific
railroad is the victim The other jap
anese with whom Mauoki closely as
sociated are being gI0 iv watched for
fear the disease Will -pread.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-01-27
F!PE WIPES OUT TALL
BUILDINGS IN EL PAS0

III Paso. Tex. JAIN. 20 -Fire this
evening destroyed the wholesale estab-
lishment of Gus Momenzcn q Co,
hardware. and Thornc q co.. dealers
In safes. and slightly damaged the de-
pot of the Texas q Pacific railroad.
The loss is estimated az 100000
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-01-27
CONVICT C0NFESSES TO
MURDER IN ILLINOIS

Leavenworth, Kas., Jan. 26.-Harry
AIT, alias John Ryan. an inmate of
the Kansas state prison. has confessed
to having killed Edward Stilkon, rail-
way station agent in Tuscan. MS, Sep
tember 20, 1900 He entered the
agents home for the purpose of rob
berry was caught by the agent and in
the sCufhe Alt shot Stilkons. He came
to Kansas and i'm December was SEN
fenced TO the state prison for grand
larceny.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-01-27
Ilcrchl,nI Mins Hnndicnp.

San Francisco, CAL, Jan. 26.-ker-
cheval a -year-old colt by the
Commoner and Tihonus- Tom Boy
ridden by Koerner, won the Burns
handicap today by two lengths In the
presence of $4,000 people. Logistilla
was second by a neck, while Sir Ed
ward secured third position. two
lengths i'm advance of Ramus. Nealon,
the favorite was fifth. The field was
we'll punched at the finish. Time,
2:0SA The winner was to 10 in the
betting.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-01-27
SUIT AGAINST FRISCO
SCHOOLS SET FOR MARCH

san Francisco. Jan. 26.-The first
hearing of the case by which the gov
.rntneut Ni. test the right of the
local board OF education 70 exclude
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-01-27

Washington. Jan. 26-Partly cloudy
Sunday. Snow in north portion; Mon
day probably fair.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-01-27
Deadly Fire Damp RESPONSE
Bile for Catastrophe in West
Virginia CoIIiery-BodieS OF
Victims Recovered,
SURVIVORS FIGHT LIKE
MANIACS TO ESCAPE
Wrecked Workings Conceal
Other Bodies Which Cannot
Be Reached for Days, It is
Feared,


lBy Morning journal Special Leased Wire
Weston. w. Va, Jam 26-Five
Americans ana seven Italians are
known to be dead as the result of am
explosion Of fire damp i'm the Penn
syIv9nIa company's mine at Lorfents.
w. Va, near Buchanan, which Oc-
CURED about $50 this evening Inn
mediately following the explosion the
mime c1Ved i'm and narrowly escaped
causing the entombment of all the
miners, estimated at 100 The bodies
of twelve dead men have been re-
covered and it is not known at This
time whether any others met death.
The Americans who We're killed
are.
CHARLES BOSERMAN.
WILLIAM BAILEY.
JAMES SCOTT
CHARLES JOHNSON
GLENN MILES
The bodies of seven Italians have
also been recovered but as they are
known only by numbers, their identity
is not possible until later.
The explosion occurred Just as the
day force was leaving the mine. Only
a few OF the men had reached the
surface when with terrific explosion
the fire damp exploded. The mine
elevator had just started for the top
about twenty men, and all
most eighty men were still at the bot
tom of the shaft
There was OulE one direction i'm
which the men still In the mine could
run and this was back into the drift
From this dry section, however.
strong flow Of gas was slowly envelop-
ing them Almost sufficated they
huddled together and shouted up the
shaft for rescue SoVeTaV reScueTS
The Mena weekly star., 1907-10-24
CARNEGIE LIBRARY.
First One in the State Will Be Opened
 at Fort Smith.

Fort Smith, Oct. 17.-The finishing touches are now being put on the Carnegie library build. ing, the heating apparatus is be. ing installed and the lawn in front is being cleared of all trash and rubbish in order that the building may make the best pos sible showing, but there is yet much work to be done before the formal opening is held.
 A meeting of the Board of Re- gents will probably be held next Monday, at which time, Contract. or May states, he will be ready to formally tender the building to them on behalf of the city. The work of placing the books on the shelves will then be started, the catalog will be completed and printed, and Fort Smith will open the first Carnegie library in the state of Arkansas. It will be the first of November before all ar. engagements are completed.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-10-24
She Did Not Pear Deah.

An old lady on her seventy-third birthday once said, II do not mind getting old, and I do not fear death, but 1 live in constan, dread of paralysis"
 "For some time l have been wanting to tell you of the great good your wonderful Sloan's Linimeut is doing here,n writes Mir. James F. Abernethy. of Rutherford College, N. c. "In fact all your remedies are doing noble work. but your Liniment beats all. In my eight years ex- perience with medicine I find none to go ahead of it, having tried 1t in very many cases. know of oue young man, a brick mason, who suffered from a partial yes, nearly complete, paralysis of one arm. got him to use your Linlment, and now he can do as much work as ever, and he sings your praise every day. I get all to use 1t possible can and know there IS gr .at virtue in it. have helped the sale of your noble remedies about here greatly, aud expect to cause many more to bay them, as l know they can't be beat.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-10-24
THE MAolLL CASE.
Judge Cuchrsne Again Refuses 10 ih struct Jury for Verdict of
 Asdui.tal,

Decatur, H., Oct. 19.-When Fri days session of the trial of Fred Ma gill and Fay Graham Magill, charged with having caused the death of Ma gill's first wife was opened counsel for defense asked that the court instruct the jury to return a verdict of not guilty. The counsel contended that the letters found after Mrs. Magiirs death had been proved to be in her hand writing and that no testimony had been aduced to show that they were not Counsel argued that there was no proof to show that the murder had been committed as charged against the defendants. Judge Coch- rane refused to instruct the jury for acquittal, and arguments on the testi- mony began before the jury.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-10-24
STONES FROM PIKE COUNTY.
They Might Be Diamonds But Are Pret-
 ty Large.

K. H. Burnett of this city Fri day received from friend in Pike county small package con taiutng eleven Pike county stones that were picked up on the much advertised diamond field of that county.
 These stones range in size from that of a small marble to one which weighed nearly two ounces. They greatly resemble the stones frequently found at Horatio. MT. Burnett will send two of the stones to New York to have them examined in order to fad out whether or not he IS in possession of some genuine sparklers.
 All that glitters IS not gold; neither IS every stone that sparkles diamond.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-10-24
BRAKEMAN WILLIAMS STABBED
Assaulted by q Man at Pullman Who
 Had Been Refused a Ride.

Brakeman J. K. Williams, who runs south out of this place on the local, was badly injured at Pullman late Friday afternoon on his return trip, being assaulted and stabbed in three places, one wound in the head, one in the neck and in the left shoulder.
 It seems that when the train pulled into Pullman and stopped a stranger approached the train crew and requested a ride. He was refused this privilege which caused him to become very angry and drawing his knife made a murderous attack upon Mir. Will Hams and before he could be dis armed had inflicted several pain fnl wounds on Mir. Williams. He was hurriedly brought to Mena and on his arrival here was taken home and Drs, J. K. Davis and F. K. Watkins, division surgeons at this point, were sent for and dressed his injuries. His inju- ries while not serious are very painful aud he will probably have to remain iu his room for a week or ten days.
 It is stated that the man who did the stabbiug lives in Pullman but that his name could not be learned.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-10-24
IyE FARMERS CONGRESS
Delegates to National Meeting Art Getting Down to Business in
 Oklahoma City.
ANNUAL ADDRESS OF THE PRESIDENT
Mir. stshl Compares Farmers of coun try With Captains of High Financ, In Money Centers--Have Close Partnership with Almighty and thei, Wealth Is untainted.

Oklahoma City, Oct. 19.-Aboui 1000 delegates to the Farmers Ma tional congress took advantage of a free street car ride oyer the city start ing at o'clock Friday morning A large audience was present when the congress was called to order at 9:30 a. m. at Convention hall.
 After completing the programme which was omitted Thursday, H. D. Watson of Kearney, Neb., delivered an address on Dry Farming" showing how the principles developed could be used to advantage even in regions where rain fall is usually sufficient. He said experiments in his own state showed great difference in yields in fields side by side.
 Mir. Watson was followed by Presi- dent Stahl, who delivered his annual address. which was in part as follows:
 "The year drawing to a close has been one of unusual seasonal vicissi- tudes. In some sections heavy crop losses have resulted from insects and unreasonable weather; yet. because of higher prices the farmers of the Uni $1, ,000, ,000, 900 mora for their crop than they did last year can congratu- late you on your great material pro gress for the year.
 Unlike that of the captains of high finance, stock manipulators. buyers of governing officials. our wealth is clean. Every dollar made means that much more to feed and clcthe mankind, that much more for comfort and happi- ness.
 "Our wealth is made in close CO partnership with the Almighty being. Our wealth is made in harmony with the laws of nature. Our wealth is wealth created, gain, wealth where that much wealth did rot exist be- fore. But we are not to be congratu- lated alone on our wealth: No other class is being so thoroughly and wide ly educated in the broadest sense of the word; no other class has such pro vision for it's education in It's special work
 We have some 30 experiment sta tions and some 90 colleges, highly equipped and liberally supplied with funds.
 "In our country homes are still found the simple. sweet old faith. In them the bible is read and the highest morals are inculcated.
 Truly. in the tanners is yet to be found that training that produces the highest type of manhood and woman hood and upon which the country must rely"
 Friday afternoon Congressman Ed gar C. Ellis. of Kansas City. delivered an address on finland Waterways Transportation" and William Wick rrey, personal representative of the postmaster general explained the gov rrnments position of parcels post and recent orders.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-10-24
Work of a plps Llne walk.r


 Jack Hovey has walked over the Ifdewater pipe line from Rixford. Nc. kean county. to Williamsport contin- uously during the last 26 years.
 lie makes from 8 to 21 miles day, carrying a kit of tools weighing abou, 6O pounds, among which is telegraph instrument. which, in case of breaks or other accidents, he attaches to ths company wire which follows the line. and informs headquarters at VII. Transport. The distance is 145 miles as the line runs, up and down hill, across valleys and through woodlands ana forests 40 miles of it being through the dense Pottery county woods. with scarcely habitatiop along the Philadelphia Record
The Mena weekly star., 1907-10-24
VAIL STREET NEAR PANIC
Prices of Stocks Made New Low Rec ord for Year in the New
 York Market.
THE BANK SITUATION IS SATISFACTORY
Clearing House Committee, After h. vestisstion, Declare that With Ex- ceptlon of Changes In Personel of Management the city's institutions Are in Good Shape.


 New York. Oct. 19.-Precipitate de clines to the lowest prices of the year in the stock market followed a meet ing of the clearing house committed Friday, sentiment on the stock ex- change being disturbed by rumors as to the proceedings of the committee. Statements were made by several of those who participated in the confer. ence to the effect that except for pos sible changes in the personnel of the management of other banks than the Mercantile National, the situation was satisfactory. All of those present at the clearing house agreed that the ex. animation of the affairs of the Mer. camille National bank had shown that institution to be absolutely solvent with its capital stock unimparied. It was said also that rumors as to other banks were incorrect and that Friday s meeting of the clearing house had shown that all of the New York City institutions were fully able to meet their obligations.
 At first only metal stocks suffered sharply, but little later the railroads especially Union Pacific, Reading and St. Paul fell away on heavy selling to the lowest prices of the year. In some instances the quotations for stocks were the lowest since 1893.
 The weakness on the metal stocks was exemplified in sale of Guggen. helm exploration on the curb at 120 This is $50 share lower than the last preceding sale.
 There were heavy demands for call loans Friday which advanced the rate per cent shortly before two o'clock.
 The influence of intermittent liquida- tion of copper stocks, which prevailed on the stock exchange Friday was re- sisted by the general list for time, but was overcome when pressure de veloped against Union Pacific and Reading. A sharp break all around about noon carried down American Smelling 7ss to 63A. Amalgamated Copper 3%s, National Lead, "A, and Union Pacific, 3%.
 The market became extremely weak just before noon and in short time the decline became precipitate. Under heavy selling, Union Pacific sold down to 115A, American Smelling to 63A, Amalgamated Copper to 46, and St. Paul to 1121s. These are all new low records for the year. There was no news to account for the drop.
 Another crash in prices carried Smelling down 9ss, the preferred, 5A Union Pacific, SIS. Amalgamated Cop per. 4%, Reading. As. sugar, 4, South ern Pacific, 31z. Atlantic coast line and St. Paul. Northern Pacific, Illinois Cen tral and Missouri Pacific. 21a to PA.
 The market steadied shortly after 1 o'clock, when conditions seemed to be becoming panicky and sentiment was relieved. At 1:15 D. m. Union Pacific sold at 1l5A, loss of SIS points for the day. Reading lost 3A.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-10-24
CONSCIENCE HURT HIM
Escaped Prisoner Returns to Indiana Penitentiary After Being Con-
 vsrted on Western Prairies-
WORKED IN KANSAS HARVEST FIELDS
Had Become Successful Evangelist in Methodist Church, But Felt I'm pelied to Return and Serve Out His Sentence Although Denying His Guilt of the Crime Charged.

Chicago, Oct. 17.-Immaculately at. tired as a minister of the gospel. a stranger entered the office of the In diana state prison at Michigan City, Ind. Wednesday, and declared that he was an escaped convict and had come to serve the rest of his sentence.
 My name is Allen J. Lawrence, and I escaped from this prison in Septem. Der, 1905,' he said.
 Then he told Warden Ried his strange story. He traced his wander ings in the harvest fields of Kansas and Nebraska, where he sought only to keep from too close association with his fellow men, lest his secret be discovered. He described an ac cidental visit to a revival meeting on the prairie, where. fin the fiickering light of torches pitched in front oi the Prairie Schooner of a wandering missionary, there was opened the wis lon of comfort which came with be lief in God.
 Then he told of his decision to preach the gospel and of the success which had attended his efforts as a Methodist evangelist. And at last his voice broken with tears, he told of the flashing of his conscience which spurred him to reveal his true identity and return to the prison from which he had fled.
 Tt was hard" he sobbed but have won and l will serve the sen tence which mans law has imposed upon me, even though am not guilty of the crime for which am being pun ished.''
 Lawrence was sentenced in April 1906, from LaPorte, Ind, where he had been employed as a laborer. He was found guilty of attacking girl and was sentenced to serve from two to IA years. After he had been in the prison less than five months he was made "trusty." Almost immediately he escaped. He assumed the name oi James Williams.
 His wife, whose belief in his inno cence had never faltered until he es capped, declared then that if he had really been guiltless he would not nave run away. She applied for a divorce immediately and it was grant ed.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-10-24
DEMONSTRATION FARMS
Arrangements for Establishment of Twelve Hundred More in Arkansas
 With Six Additional Agents.

Little Rock, Oct. l7.-The demonstration farm work in Arr kansas. under the direction of the Department Of Agriculture at Washington, will be greatly en- larged within the next few weeks.
 Six local agents are to be ap. pointed to assist the four special agents in the state. A. V. Swaty of Little Rock and D. K. Swaty of Monticello willeach be assign ed one assistant, and w. $. Apple of Camden and E. Moore of Hope will each be assigned two assist ants.
 In addition to enlarging the force of agents. the order has gone forth for the establishment of 1,200 more demonstration farms ia Arkansas. There are
 
 now about 50 farms of this kind ID the state. According to the arrangements, Special Agent D. R. Swaty IS expected to establish 400 farms; A. V. Swaty, 100; w. s. Apple, 400; E. Moore, 300.
 In order to secure these farms, the residents in the localities where the sites for the demon stration work are desired are re- quired to subscribe $5 with which topurchase seed for each farm. At a meeting of the Board of Trade at Conway, Tuesday night, SIPS was subscribed for the establish ment of 25 sites. At the same time the citizens of Atkins, at a mass meeting, subscribed $60 for l2 sites and propose to contribute more for additional sites.
 These sites will contain each an acre or more of land, upon which the best of seed will be planted and the crops worked under the direction of the govern ment's expert demonstrators.