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Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1907-06-15
PRESENT TERM RIO ARRIBA
COURT BUSY ONE

The present term of the district
court OF Rio Arriba County, is busy
one. Several murder cases have al
ready been disposed of and other
cases and in which indictments have
been found may be taken up next
week for action. Five indictments
have been found against persons
who have sold liquor to Indians in
violation of recent law passed by
the Legislative Assembly.
Two men indicted for murder in
the first degree pleaded guilty yester
day, but it is understood that the
court will not accept these pleas. On
account of imperfect telegraph and
telephone connections, these cases
and their outcome could not be
learned today.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1907-06-15
GOLDEN STATE LIMITED
IN BAD SMASHiJp

The Golden State Limited on the
Rock Island ran into Southern Pa.
cific passenger train No. 10 at Dem.
ing last night Both engines were de-
molished and Engineer Wilcox of the
Limited was seriously injured. The
wreck was caused by a brakeman al
lowing his lantern to 60 out which
prevented the Limited being tagged
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1907-06-15
BIG CHICAGO
THEATRE BURNS
Fire Due to Cross
ed Electric
Wires
Loss EXCEEDS $4,000
Blaze Caused Panic in Hotel
Adjoining Several Fire.
men Hurt.

Chicago, June l5.-The Olympic
theater the Oldest vaudeville house
in Chicago, was practically destroyed
by fire at midnight. The loss will
exceed s150,0OO. Crossed electric
wires caused the fire.
The flames made great headway
and gave the firemen hard strug
gle. Several firemen, including Chief
Brown, were injured by filing debris
The guests of the Union Hotel ad
joining the theater fed In a panic.
The theater building was owned BY
the Ashland Block Association.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1907-06-15
HUGE DAM BREAKS
FLOODING COUNTRY
Colorado Town Threatened by Wall
Of Water Five Feet High Which
is Rushing Down River.

Fort Collins, Colo, June l5,--Great
alarm is felt here over the report tina,
the big dam as Chambers Lake, which
has been holding seventy million GU
bic feet of water, has gone out and
that a wall of water five feet high is
rushing down the Cache La Poudre
River. 1t is believed that all the peo
people in the lowlands escaped, but
some fishermen may have been caught
in the food.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1907-06-15
WANTS FEDERATION
TO PROBE MURDER
hnted That Union Organizer in Colo
RADIO Mining Camp Was
Assassinated.

Denver, June 15.--The Western Fed
Grafton of Miners in convention today
received communication from a
member in Las Animas County, sug-
gesting an Investigation into the kill
ing of Alexander Obrenski, a Fedora.
tion organizer, by Juan Eskinas, at
Rugby, Colorado, about month ago
The killing was alleged at the time
to have occurred in row, but a later
communication suggested that it was
the result Of conspiracy.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1907-06-15
LIMITED TRAIN
INTO DITCH
Two Killed in Dis
astrous Wreck on
Great Northern
WRECKAGE CATCHES FIRE
Passengers Narrowly Escape
Cremation--.Accident Due
to Spreading Rails.

Minot, North Dakota, June 15.The
Great Northern Oriental Limited went
into the ditch at Palermo, forty miles
east of Minot early this morning. The
engineer and fireman were killed and
several passengers badly injured.
The cars caught fire and the injured
were rescued with the greatest diff
Guilty The accident was caused by
spreading rails. The entire train was
consumed.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1907-06-15
scHMiTZ REFUSED BAIL
MUST REMAIN IN JAIL

San Francisco, June 15.-Bail for
Mayor Schmitz, convicted of extortion,
was refused today by Judge Dunno
when formal application was made by
Schmitz's counsel. Sentence will be
pronounced on him June nth The
convicted mayor is occupying cell in
the county jail.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1907-06-15
UNIVERSAL PEACE
is IMPOSSIBLE
Thinks Delegate Who Opens Hague
conference-Confiicts Between
Nations Unavoidable.

The Hague, June 15.--Delegate
Mnelidoff opened the Hague Peace
Conference today by affirming that
universal peace and disarmament
were unattainable. He believed that a
better plan for judicial adjustment of
disputes was possible, even though all
conflicts between nations was no more
avoidable than between individuals
He paid a high tribute to President
Roosevelt and to Andrew Carnegie.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1907-06-15
COUNT TOLSToi Is
CLOSE UNTO DEATH.
st. Petersburg, June ia dis.
patch from Tula reports that Count
Tolstoi is again seriously ILL.,

they ran away.
Peabody's testimony corroborated
Orchards testimony that he and an
accomplice waited at Peabody's house
on the night above mentioned to shoot
him, but he did not come with the
ladies'. Ex-Governor Peabody testi.
fed that he saw Orchard on the
streets Of Canon City after he and
family went there to live.
At this point recess was taken
until Monday.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1907-06-15
DELEGATE ANDREWS GETS
QUOTA OF FLOWER SEEDS.

Special to The New Mexican.
Washington. June 15-Through the
efforts of Delegate w. H. Andrews, OF
New Mexico, the Department of Agri.
culture has forwarded another quota
of flower seeds to that Territory FOL
distribution.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1907-06-15
CHINESE TROOPS PUT
REBELS TO RoUT.

Hong Kong, China, June 15.--Re-
ports from Wei Chou say that two
regiments of Chinese troops recently
engaged a body of insurgents at Pats
zetan. The insurgents were driven
driven across East River and later
dispersed.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1907-06-15
SOUTH FAvoRS GEORGIA
MAN FOR PRESIDENT
Special to The New Mexican.

Special to The New Mexican.
Washington, June 15.--Chairman
Griggs, of the Democratic Congress
sional Committee, says that the senti
ment is increasing among the South.
ern Democracy for candidate from
their ranks for president. Griggs says
that Georgia is unanimously in favor
of Governor Hoke Smith as a candi
date for the presidential nomination
and that Smith is also favored by
other Southern states,
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1907-06-15
WAR sEcRETARY's
ILLNESS WAS BRIEF

st. Paul, Mimi, June 15.-Secretary
of War Taft, who became suddenly III
at Fort Smelling yesterday noon was
much better today and will resume his
journey tonight,
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1907-06-15
BRITISH CRUISER NABS
AMERICAN FISHING SMACK

Halifax, n. S., June 15.--The gov.
ernment cruiser today seized the
American fishing schooner, Fannie E
Prescott, upon the charge Of fishing
inside the three mile limit.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-04-11
OLD BUILDINGS
 BEING DISPLACED
". M. Patrick ani R. D. Sale & Co. Will Have Concrete
 Structures.

w. M. Patrick yesterday put a force of hands to work tearing down the old frame building be- tween Petty's hardware store and K. D. Sale X Co.'S general mer- chaudise store preparatory to the erection of a one-story building 25xll0 feet. The building will be of concrete blocks. such as are manufactured by MT. Patrick.
 K. D. Sale X Go. are also com pleting arrangements this morn ing for the moving of their old building to the vacant lot be- tween its present location aud .. 5. Tankersley's grocery store. When this is completed they expect to erect building of the same dimensions and material as this oue to be erected by MT. Patrick.
 As soon as the latter building is ready for occupancy, their old frame building will be moved away and Mir. Patrick will erect another building, exactly the same as the above two, on that lot.
 This will he great improve lnent along Pickering avenue and when completed will ma an almost solid block, where here tofore the buildings have been those erected in Mena's earliest days.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-04-11
PRESIDENT EDSON'S
 GENEROUS RESPONSE
Save City $500 On Park Improvement Work By Consenting to Deliver Fifteen Cars of Gravel Free
 of Freight Charge.

addressed letter, enclosing one from our honor ble mayor and one from the president of the Commercial Club, to Meua's big hearted friend. Mir. Edsor, president of the Kansas City Southern railway. His generous hand has dealt out to us the fol- lowing ,etter;
 April, 5, 1907.
 Kansas City, Mo. "Gentlemeu:-
 "I have your respective com- munication of April 2ud, relative to efforts of the citizens of Mena to improve aud besutify the park grounds, and in response to your appeal for assistance in the way of waiviug freight charges on gravel from Joplin to Meua, beg to say: If you will advise me how many yards the total ship ment will comprise, we will ar range 10 move same as last as we have cars going south empty. When you have completed your arrangements for obtaining the material, also for loading and uu- loading promptly, please advise
 Yours very truly,
 "J. A. Edson."
 We asked Mir. Edsou to waive ireigbt charges on fifteen cars ol gravel. He grandly responds saving us about $500.
 The Literary Club did excellent work, receiving generous re- sponses. The auxilliarles oi the railroad orders expect to do then part toward the end of this month They are preparing the.r plans well and good results are ex' pected and good returns here \ all that is needed, with the city appropriations and the L'teray | Clubs grand results, 10 make MT 1 Edson's donation show up, ant make the park improvements success. Father Gallagher,
 Park Com
The Mena weekly star., 1907-04-11
A Dream of Frenzied Finance.

Let us cover up the sunbeams Lying all around our path; Get trust on wheat and roses; Give the poor the thorns and chaf1. Let us find our choicest treasure Hoarding bounties of today, So the poor will have scant measure, And the prices have to pay. Yes, we'll reservoir the rivers, And we'll levy on the lakes, And we'll lay trifiing poll tax On each man who partakes; We'll brand his number on him That he'll carry through his life; Wen apprentice all his children; Get mortgage on his wife. We'll capture e'en the wind god And eonfine him to cave; Then through our patent process We the atmosphere will save; Then we'll squeeze our little brother When his lungs he tries to fill, Put a meter on his windpipe, And present our monthly bill. We will syndicate the starlight, And monopolize the moon; Claim royalty on rest days, A proprietary noon. For a right-of- thru oceans spra, We'll charge just whatit's worth; We'll drive our stakes around the lakes n fact, we'll pvn the earth,
The Mena weekly star., 1907-04-11
Ten Years Ago This Week

We nave just been informed of rather a strange co-incident caused by the mixing up of the mail coming to this office ad- dressed to John Zwicker. It be- came evident that there was another John Zwicker in Mena besides the wine maker who is better known as Dutch John,' and Mir. Zwicker made some at- tempt to find the party bearing the same name. His efforts were rewarded short time ago by the discovery that the other John Zwickcr was bis nephew. "Dutch John" left Switzerland thirty-five years ago, ani few years later his correspondence with relatives in the old country ceased. The pleasure of finding so near a relative aud so far from their old home was fully appreciated by Iwicker and his nephew.
 Mir. F. A. Waters was in from his home near Dallas and reported quite seiious storm three miles east of Dallas. A strip of timber about quarter of mile wide and half mile long was blown down and scattered over the , country. Four houses belonging to George and John Corley, Allen Little and Newt Fitworth were wrecked by wind and tue inmates very badly frightened. No one was seriously injured.
 John Garrett has given the con tract to ]. w. Edwards for the material and building of a neat cottage on Hermann street below The Star office.
 Thursday evening the fire boys received ladders to furnish their hook and ladder wagon with. It now presa little more useful appearance.
 N. M. Roach had three car loads of produce in the wreck that occurred this side of Siloam Springs last week.
 J.I. Alley is making prepara- tions to erect residence on bis lot in the Eureka addition.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-04-11
A SURPRISE WEDDING.
Henry q. Wright and Miss Foy Griffith
 Married at O clock this Afternoon.

Henry c. Wright and Miss Foy Griffiths were married at 2 2o'clock this afternoon at the home of the brides parents, Mir. and Mrs. H.. H. Griffiths, one and one hall miles south of this city. The Rev. l. L. Green of the First Presbyterian church performed the ceremony. Only the im- mediate relatives and the wife of Rev. Green were present.
 No announcement had been made and their wedding will take their friends in this city by com- plete surprise.
 MT. Wright arrived here Satur- day afternoon from bis home at El Dorado, Ark, and was out to church yesterday in company with Miss Grlffiths, but their friends were given no hint of their approaching marriage.
 The bride is the youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. II. H. Griffiths and is we'll and favor ably known, especially in the Presbyterian church circle in which she has been faithful worker for several years.
 The groom is also well known here, having been resident ol this city for some time up to a year ago, when with his parents he changed his residence to E Dorado.
 Mir. and Mrs. Wright drove im' mediately 10 the station alter the ceremony and left on No. 3 foi Eldorado to make their future home.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-04-11
SENATOR cLARk's MIsHAP.
Plunged Into Mountain Stream by Breaking Down of Carriage
 in Colorado.

Trinidad, Col. April Limited States Senator William A. Clark of Montana, while on tour of inspec' tion of his coal properties 20 miles west of Trinidad Friday met with an accident in consequence of which he is confined in bed in his private car in the care of a physician. when crossing a river his carriage broke through the ice and upset, plunging the senator into the stream. He was rescued by other members Of the party as he was being washed under the ice. The senator was hurriedly taken to a ranch five miles away and when he arrived there his cloth ing was frozen. After being fur nished with dry clothing the party prceeeded to Weston, eight miles dis ssni. where tho aenatofs cer vas waiting Mf Clark has n severe coia put aa serApf fssuile aeN 9Al'NFFA1sa.
 Ne .ss.s, ~
The Mena weekly star., 1907-04-11
RHOTON WANTS
 S26,OO0,OOO MORE!
Additional Suits Filed Against Cor porations Charged With Violating Anti-Tru Law Makes
 Grand Total of 59 Million.

Little Rock, April 6.-Prose- cutting Attorney Rhoton late this evening filed ten additional suits against five insurance companies for alleged violations of the Ar kansas antitrust law.
 The companies sued today and the amount of penalties demaded from each as follows:
 Nebraska Underwriters Sl. .000,- 900; Home Fire Insurance Com pany, S1,000. coo; Farmers and Merchants, S3, 1000, 900; Hamburg Bremen, 5000, 900; Palatine, S3, ,000, GOO; Com nercial Union, SS, ,000, 900; Hartford, S5,000, 900; Sun, SS, 900, 900. American, SS,- 900, 900; Niagrs, S3,00O, GOO.
 Total S26, 100000.
 The Home Fire Insurance
 
 Company ot Fordyce Is sued for representing and issuing policies for various insurance companies, not allowed to do business in Arkansas under the anti-trust laws.
 Among those companies 1t IS alleged the Home is representing g in violation of the antitrust law are the Royal Fire Insurance of London, the Hanover Fire Insur- ance Company, the Caledonia Fire Insurance Company of America. The London and Lan- cashire and The Teutonic Fire Insurance Company.
 This company Is sued tor ! S50O0 per day tor every day t IS l alleged it has operated in this state in violation of the anti trust law.
 The suits filed today and those ] filed yesterday amount to $50 ,ooO,- GOO.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-04-11
THE STEAL IN STEEL.

The United States steel tor steal) company has issued it's statement Tor l9O6 and from this statement it appears:
 First That the gross sales were Sogl, ,756, ,92l.01.
 ooS second That the company has zG, 457 employees.
 Third That the employees re- 'eiyed last year $147, ,765, ,540.
 :, fourth That the net earnings for 'he yea" amount to $l56, 624 ,273. IS. ;, from these figures it will be seen apat the net earnings amount to soeut 23 per cent of the gross sales, ,t nal the average Sbusiness man do ~ well when he has no monopoly?
 " Will also be seen that the net safhlngs exceed the wages paid to ,mpoyes. That means that each e.hPioye earns what is paid to him s snu m addition to that earns a profit UT ms employer more than is equal v HIS wages. The company makes nsae. n,ore than Zone hundred per cent ps9;ll psa; on the wages paid; can the v,sulliary business man do that well "1sh T ne has TO monopoly?
 ohane emplo Cs receive in wages sD aDVat zl per cent of the gross sales, a. RI yet the average tariff is about <, what neel has the stea company A Ani Ine tariff which it now enjoys nao ,a,u now long will 'Ne American Sevple Sop4 wat for the ar r to be re, tbmed tprmed by it's bene1~.aries? Will nn KY average business man who hf' ny nnoy.,nnohopoly continue to vote witt ',las,l'IssFs s,.s" Y ot the gtesl trust 2 Rry
The Mena weekly star., 1907-04-11
SEVERE HAII. STORM.
mena and vaclnity Visited By an tn.
 usual D0wnpour.

About midnightSaturday nigt, severe storm passed over this section of the country, accom-. panied by an unusual heavy fall. ing of hail.
 The way |. rattled on roofs and window glass lett no chance tor sleep and aroused consider. able fear that the glass could not withstand tho hail, which in many instances were as large as quail's eggs, bu, no breaking of glass has been reported aud the only real damage has been to orchards, gardens and flower beds.
 Apples are jist passing the blooming period and it is hard to tell just how much the crop will De damaged. Some farmers think It will be considerable while others believe no harm has been done. Peaches and plums, which are as large as full grown cherries, were knocked from the trees in great quantities, but as a rule there are still too many on the over. loaded trees. Of these, however, It IS feared that many are bruised and will develop into imperft ct fruit.
 Strawberry beds suffered and gardens looked trampled and "iattered" Sunday morning as did the flower gardens but the warm sun brought out new life and the damage will soon be overcome, while as 5. Browning who is now living in Colorado writes F. M. Reeves, that they have two feet of snow out there.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-04-11
WILL BUILD WAREHOUSE.
Bowie County Farmers Union Takes
 steps to Store Cotton.

Texark ana, April 1.-The Bowie County Farm srS Cn opera tive aud Educational tnlon at a meeting held yesterday at New Boston, adopted a resolution to build warehouse at some poin' iu the county for storage of cotton. About sl, GOO for this purpose was raised.
 A committee consisting of w. A. Shaw. of Texarkana, F. r. MsCormic of Texarkana, U. ' Meredith of N ,shville, u. b. Eubanks ol New Boston and J. ' Duffie of Boston. were appolnieu with power to choose the place location Tor the %arshoa 2 asd lock after details. lt IS 'bsagh' u ,6ahlg lt vii he heated here.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-04-11

maven iANitSt ypu 'hSiN, and 1 want you to understand that 1 don't want you to bring your slime and filth there; but l asked why you didn't get pin the senate and expose that, retorted MT. Rhocou while standing and staring straight at the witness.
 Bee ,use thought it would do no good in the world ans wered Senator Gross.
 Senator Harrison of Mississippi ceunty was witness. He said he might have talked in gen. eral way with Butt, Coviugton or other seyators in regard to the passage of bills, but as far as money considerations were con- cerued for the support or non-sup hort of any measure, neither they or anyone else had approached him. He said he voted for the $500 900 appropriation bill be caus. he wanted to see the capi' tol completed. <, On cross-cxamination be said he did not think the bill had beer drafted by the committee, but that 1t had been considered by tbe commlstee i.sh bY Item
The Mena weekly star., 1907-04-11
ALayer of Large Eggs.

Mrs. NJ. W. Turner, who lives uear Potter, reports that they have hen on their farm that makes a regular practice oi layiug eyys which measure over six inches around one way and over seven inches the other. In other respects she is q very ordinary zen
The Mena weekly star., 1907-04-11
TALK OF A
 SANTA FE LINE
p.oort From Little Rock That the Santa Fe the Railroad Would Build an East and West Road
 Through Mena.

The Arkansas Gazette of Sun- dap contains the following rail- road report;
 ..1t was whispered by select tew ,es,erdsy, and a few that are supposed to know, that the Santa Ee railroad was about to complete deal for the Neimeyer road, trown as tie Little Rock. Mau- u.lle anl Western, whereby the ,,,rk line would enter the state of Arkansas and reach directly inc state capital through the un- developed counties directly west oi I.,ttle Rock.
 .Thc Little Rec Maumelle .rd Westernis now being built from Little Rock to a point about ,wenty. five miles 10 the west in psrry county, where, at Fourche Valley, it will connect with a lumber line tbat extends on west. word to the extreme border of Perry county. From this point 1t is contemplated that the line will he ext,rd q through the northern na,t of Garland county into Mont pom ,iv, and with a temporary ,etmin Il at Mena, to later be con- reeted with the regular trunk l;ne of the santa Fla in Indian Territory.
 .In railroad circles there was no one to c,nfr l ' c rep, Il that inc Santa Fe line was really ahout to take over the unfinished Neime, CT line, but recent develop ments caused the general in.- pr,ssion that such was likely ( crclusion.
 IA. ]. Neimeyer. president and organizer of the Little Rock, Maumelle and Western road, has been in the ely recently.
 The proposed extension ol this ie. which would be brought about speedy with the Santa Fe line behind tue exten ,ion, Will mean the opening up and de- lopiug of ctiou of the state that is rich in both miners Il ard mber interes's. Montgomery county is practically as rich Tn timber as ever before in its his. tory. Its forests have never been invaded by the axe or saw. Slate interests are also attracting much atteution to Monte omery and Pike counties, while Yell county is another tat will be produc- tiv. of much wealth when trans portit'on facilities are secured.
 "The Neimeyer road was chartered in January, the capital stock being given at S250, eco, which it was anticipated would be the actual expense of construct ing the line. It was believed at that time that the road could he built for S2, 900 permile. A. J. Neimeyer is principal stock bolder, associated with Charles c. Rose, s. w. Reyhurn, A. C.. Becker and F.. E. Trustworthy. Whether the Santa Fe purchases the road or not, 1t will be com slructed as planned. It is being bnllt as a standard gauge liue.
 "The Santa Fe owns much land n Arkansas, secured while the desert land act was in operation. It IS well known that the Santa fe management had its eys on a New Orleans outlet, and the line through Arkansas would be an lmporta { link in such road.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-04-11

w, C, Rowton and John Prowse wera in from Black Springs to- dsg after moTchauaise f0r mer nhapls st thal place