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Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1907-10-15
FIGHT AN ECHO OF
PANAMA CANAL
DepoSed President Of Illinois Cen
tral Believes He Can Prevent
Adverse Crowd From
Controlling Meeting at
Chicago Tomorrow.

Chicago, ILL.,, Oct 15.-Driven to
despair by his inability to arouse the
stockholders of the Illinois Central
railroad TO the hanger which, he
saws. threatens the property should
f. III. Hartman continue TO domt-
nate ii Stuyvesant Fish has dec4a-
ed to make an appeal to the courts.
All of Monday he remained closeted
with his attorneys, II. L. Burmeisler
of New York and II. w. Leman OF
Chicago, at the Auditorium Annex
preparing a petition asking the
courts to enjoin any person or cor
poration from voting and stock IN
the coming annual meeting that may
be shown to be owned or controlled
by the Union Pacific railroad.
In Anticipation of this action, Will
lam Nelson Cromwell, formerly of
the Panama canal commission, ana
one of the most noted corporation
lawyers in the country, is Fastening
toward Chicago to take charge OF
the Hartman interests.
Preliminaries Ready.
The preliminary papers are being
drawn by the two attorneys now on
the ground but j. b. Dill, a no less
noted corporation attorney than Mr.
Cromwell, has been summoned from
New York to take charge of the Fish
interests in the courts here.
Unless there Is some change In
the program, 1t is likely that court
proceedings will be commenced thus
afternoon. 1t is understood that
the court will be told that the
building of the Panama canal has
made 1t imperative that all trans
continental lines should have an out
let 10 the gulf.
seeing that the canal would threat
en- the supremacy of his east and
west lines II he did not have some-
thing to offset it, determined to OBJ
tain control of the Illinois Central.
Under Illinois Statutes.
The action. it is said, will be
brought under an Illinois statute
which prohibits one corporation from
owning stock in another. The at
ready declared, in view of possible
proceedings along this line, that the
illinois Central, by season of its
special charter, would be exempt
from the operation of this law even
if It were not fact that railroad
corporations are by implication ex-
empt from its operation.
1t is understood that 1t is the in
tention of Mr.. Fish to obtain tenn
porary injunction by which the an
nual meeting will be delayed until
the court can pass upon the import
ant question involved in the present
dispute.
Hartman Present.
f. II. Hartman arrived in the city
early today to take an active part in
the fight for control of the Illinois
Central. He declined to make any
statement. Chief interest in the strug-
gle centered i'm the court room of
Judge Ball, where both sides lined
up at the opening of court to fight
for and against the temporary in
junction, whereby 226,73l shares of
stock are for the time being with
drawn from the Hartman voting
strength.
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1907-10-15
SHOCK FELT FOR MANY NILES AND
BELIEVED TO BE AN EARTHQUAKE

southern Indiana and Hamilton,
Ohio, also report feeling the shock.
Scene of Terror.
The big mill composed of several
large brick buildings was at work as
usual this morning with a full force
on duty, when at exactly 9:15, an
explosion, caused no one will ever
know how, though probably by fric-
ton of machinery, occurred, which
threw every man in the main build
ing to the floor, many of them dead
or badly injured. "A second and then
a third explosion, caused by the con-
cussion of the first occurred in the
mills and in a few moments the
plant was a mass of flames, with
lesser explosions occurring every few
moments as the reat reached pow
der magazines. Men staggered out
of the burning ruins Injured in all
possible forms, bearing the remains
Of comrades, dead or worse injured
than themselves, many of them with
clothing aflame.
Town Panic Stricken.
For ten minutes after the explosion
occurred, with the exception of a
few, the people of the little town
whose import they knew from the
sound of the explosions and the dis
aster which was wrought in their
own homes, that they were unable
to move to the aid of their stricken
fellows. Indeed in many instances
so badly were the people frightened
that many of them have not recov-
cred and there will undoubtedly be
other deaths from the shocks. Many
people have become totally deaf be-
cause of the sound OF the explosion
and It. was with the greatest diff
Guilty that any organized relief work
was done for the first few hours af-
ter the explosion.
Fighting Flames.
The flames which destroyed the
ruins began to burn the town and II
was then that the people awoke to
the fact that they were still in dan
ger, and the fight against the fire
began, with sufficient success to save
the greater portion of the ruins OF
their homes. Not a house, however
is standing intact, everyone of them
being badly damaged II not wholly
destroyed.
The arrival of the Big -Four spec
ial with physicians and volunteers
4 signalled the real work OF rescue
which has been going on all day. i
| is believed possible that when a ful
investigation is completed, the deatf
! list will be considerably heavier.
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1907-10-15
10 KILLED IN WRECK ON
AN ENGLISH
RAILWAY
Disregard of Order to Run
Slow on Sharp Curve
Was the Cause.
CARS PILED UP IN A
TANGLED MASS

Shrewsbury, England, Oct. IA
train made up of passenger coaches
bound from Scotland and the north
of England to Bristol, left the rails
while entering the station here early
cluding ten passengers, were killed
Northwestern railroad, on which
the train was running, curves sharp
ly near Shrewsbury, and there is a
standing order not to exceed ten
miles an hour at that point. Dis
regarded of this order is believed
to have been the cause of the acci-
dent. The cars piled up in a tangled
mass of wreckage beneath which
were the dead and injured. For
tunately the wreckage did not
catch fire.
Among the killed were the engi-
neer, fireman, guards, and the pos
tai clerks in the mail car.
Al Injured.
The wreck was one of the most
frightful that ever occurred in this
country The men to blame are un-
doubtedly among the killed, as 1t
must have been due to the negll-
gence of the engineer that the wreck
was caused.
A careful search of the wreckage
brought to light sixteen dead and
Al injured some of the latter so
seriously that death is probable. All
of the injured have been brought to
the local hospital, where they will
be cared for until they are able to
travel.
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1907-10-15
KILLED BY HER SON IN
FIGHT WITH A
BURGLAR
Awakened by His Mothers
Screams. Lad Fires
and Hits Her,

Kansas City, Mo-, Oct. 15.-Geo.
Smiley, aged II years, shot and kill
ed his mother, aged AZ, IN their
home at 2943 Myrtle avenue this
morning. In a statement 10 officers
Smiley said that he shot his mother
in defending her against a burglar.
He is being held for investigation.
The woman was Mrs. Lizzie Schol-
fer and she was separated from her
husband. The boy was her son by a
former marriage. He said that he
was awakened by his mothers
screams. She was struggling with a
man and urged her son to get a
shotgun and shoot the buglar AS
he fired. he said, the burglar push
ed the woman in front of him.
An investigation OF the house
showed that the burglar had taken
$3.50 and a gold watch and escaped
through a window. Smiley's story is
believed by the police since they in
Yestigated.
1t is evident that the burglar
alarmed the woman, who rose and
started to light a lamp, but he seiz-
ed her before she could secure the
light. Her cries alarmed the boy
and he jumped up, but In the dark
ness, the police believe he fired with
out knowing at whom he was shoot
ing. Tracks in the yard indicate
that the burglar was a big man. He
gained entrance through a rear win
dow, which he had to take complete
ly out before he could get through.
The police at first were of the
opinion that the woman's husband
might be implicated but they now
believe that the burglar was a ne
gro.
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1907-10-15
TRibfSSM!!!EEhl! !!!El! PHE[ ; PREPARE Re TO
MAKE RENEWED
ATTACK
Mulai Haflg and 5000 Troops
Are Marching on
Casa Blanca.

Paris, France, Oct. 15.-A dis
patch from Tangier, Morocco, says
Mulai Hangs army, 5000 strong, is
marching on Caca Blanca with the
intention of attacking General Drude.
commander of the French forces.
The tribesmen, who recently attack
ed the French column near oudka,
also are preparing for another at
tack.
General Drude cabled today that
he is ready for the attack, but that
IL possible, he will take the offensive
as soon as the Moors get into strdk-
ing distance. He has a sufficient
force, he believes, to easily over
come the tribesmen, armed as they
are with old time guns of poor quail
ity, and without proper discipline
among the ranks.
The whites in the vicinity of Casa
Blanca have all fed 10 the city.
bringing in their Valuables, and II Is
likely, should another attack occur.
that those who braved out the first
war some weeks since viii leave the
country.
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1907-10-15

Terre Haute, Ind. Oct. 15.-The
Latin and Rand powder mills at
Fontanet. eighteen miles northeast
of this city, exploded at 9:I5 o'clock
this morning, with all hands on duty,
practically wiping out the little min
ing town, Killing twenty men and
seriously injuring one hundred more.
The mills are burning and the bodies
of the killed cannot be recovered.
Every building in the town and with
in a radius of half a mile was wreck
ed The Big Four ran special train
to the scene of the accident with
physicians and the injured are being
brought to hospitals in this city.
Supt. Monahan, of the powder mill,
is missing and his body is supposed
to be in the debris. A state OF pam
ic prevails among the residents of
the surrounding country. Rhe tele-
graph and telephone wires are down.
Many Ran From Death.
The first explosion occurred in the
glazing mill and quickly following
the other mills blew up. there being
three distinct conclusions at inter-
walls of a few minutes. In the mills
at the time 20 or 80 men were at
work. When the glazing mill went
up the men ran for their lives from
other mills and many escaped death,
but received serious injuries. AT the
flrSt explosion the INHABITANTS OF tHe
town ran from buildings and thus
saved themselves. No one was killed
in the town, although there Is not a
building left standing.
Great Magazine Expiodcs.
AT 1Q:45. ninety minutes after the
first explosion, the heat of the burn
ing mill exploded the great naga-
zine situated IN hollow several
hundred yards from the mills. II
contained many thousand kegs OF
powder and the conclusion was even
greater than from the explosion OF
the mills. Among those injured from
the magazine explosion were several
physicians who were at work among
the injured. The heat was so great
that ii was impossible to remove the
dead from the ruins.
Shock Widely Felt.
The explosion was head and fell
over a wide area. 1t was heard In
Indianapolis and at Crawfordsville
thirty-five miles from Fontanet. The
shock cracked a brick wall and sank
| the tiling in a floor there one dnch
Many windows were shattered a.
Brazil, Ind, fifteen miles away. Gin
| cinnati reports feeling the shock. L
was thought to be an earthquake
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1907-10-15
TEXANS WOULD HANG
NEGRO FOR KILLING

Weatherford, Texas, Oct. 15.-The
town of Big Springs is in a state of
excitement over the case of Sam
HargreaVes, a negro, charged with
the murder of ]. =. Burke last night.
Immediately after the killing sew
eral hundred negroes, many of them
owning considerable property, were
forced to leave the town and since
then not a negro has been allowed 10
remain or come in.
Last Saturday the-case was up in
district court with the court room
jammed with Big Springs citizens,
judge j. l.. Shepard presiding.
Attorney Sam Shade, from Wealth
erford, representing the defendant.
made a motion for a change of
venue, alleging that his client could
not get a fair and impartial trial
in Howard county.
Immediately after this motion was
made citizens massed in front Of the
bench and informed the judge that
if the motion was granted there
would be a hanging in ten minutes
The crowd would listen to no rea-
son and Judge Shepard Immediately
adjourned court till Wednesday and
at once telegraphed Governor Camp
bell for a fan company of rangers
to maintain law and order.
People coming from there today
seriously doubt the rangers arriving
I'm time to save the slayer.
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1907-10-15
MONTREAL MARKET IN
PANIC BECAUSE Of
DECLINE
Detroit United Railway Failed
to Pay Quarterly Dividend
and Stock Dropped.
MANY WIDOWS AND
ORPHANS AFFECTED

Montreal, Canada, Oct. 15.-The
stock market was in a panic as the
result of the passing of the quarter
ly dividend of the Detroit United
Hallway, which stock was dealt in
here largely From so at the close
yesterday 1t dropped to 2Sk. The
whole market was badly affected. A
good sized fraction of the total COM
mon stock is held here and widows
and orphans in plenty are depending
upon the dividends of this stock for
part of their sustenance.
Scene OF Disorder,
me stock exchange was a scene
OF Wllu disorder yesterday when the
price OF the stock began to drop. and
his morning the same state OF af-
Ialrs prevailed, though under better
control as the officials of the ex-
change had arranged for additional
guards and the crowds Of angry men.
weeping women and children, and
other owners of Detroit-United stock
we're we're kept out or the pit into which
they had crowded yesterday.
III Is figured that at least az ner
cent or the Detroit-Unlted stock is
heid by Montreal people, much of Il
peIonslng 10 estates, and through n
hundreds derive a living. Its rapid
decline to almost half its price of
Se9eeIuay S,e3, morning was quickly
1. anu NllHlH a rev
nours after the decline began, the
market was surrounded by an angry
throng. Which blamed the officiais
ana ana brokers', apparently, for the fact
tHdt the stock was going downward
IN great sweeps and bid fair TO he
worth almost nothing by night. No
reason could prevail, and despite
every effort. many of the women
succeeded In fighting their wav 10
the pit where they practically ston1
ped the selling
Quieter This Afternoon.
On assurance that the market
would undoubtedly right itself ana
mat their stocks If they held on m
lhelh' We're not in any great danger.
many OF the holders We're nrevaiIed
upon 10 behave quietly today. thoueh
they watched the exchange dnri1o
open hours with a hawklike persist9
ency. The stock did not raise to anu
Perceptlble degree today, but there
rs prospect that it will react To-
morrow and again reach it's proper
The only reason given for the do
cllhe Is the fact that the COMPANY
could not pay the dividend without a
sdcrlllce or some Of its surDlus fund
winch the directors did not deem
wise. Extensive improvements nee
essitated by poor condition Of eonin-
ment' coupled with the financial
stringency is the principal reason for
the failure to pay the dividend.
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1907-10-15
ALLEGED SLAYER
CAUGHT ON RANCH

Denver, Colo, oct. l5.-Forced to
stop at the Dickson ranch house, sit
uated in a Wild part of the mountains
north Of Morrison, to relieve his hun
ger, Edward l.. Pierce, the railroad
clerk, who, on the night of october
Z. shot and instantly killed l.. S. Os-
burn In Kelly's undertaking estab-
lishment at 410 Fifteenth street. was
recognized by c. r. Bishop, an officer
of the state bureau OF child and ami
NAL protection, who covered him
with a revolver and forced him to
surrender.
Pierce was armed with a revolver.
the same weapon that he had used
when he killed Osburn, but he Of
fered no resistance whatever. He ad-
mitted his identity, expressed a will
ingness to be taken 10 Morrison and
locked up and said that within an
other day he had intended taking a
train TO Denver and giving himself
up to Chief OF Police Michael A. De-
laney.
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1907-10-15
KILLS YOUNG BRIDE
AND THEN SUICIDES.

Pikeville, Ky, Oct. 15.-General
Webb Syck, a civil war veteran with
a brilliant record, is believed to have
murdered his young bride of two
weeks and himself at their splendid
mansion in Fairview, a suburb of
Pikeville.
Just before daylight shot was
heard in the handsome Syck home
and a few moments later another
was heard. In the yard General
Syck was found The entire top of
his head had been blown away. In
side the house lay the body of Mrs.
Syck. blood oozing from a terrible
wound in her forehead, where the
bullet had passed out after tearing
its way entirely through.
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1907-10-15
EACH OF FIVE HAS
An EQUAL SHARE
Lawyers Had Been Retained and
Long Lawsuit Was In Sight
When Agreement to Settle
Was Made Charity
to Benefit.

Chicago, ILL.,, Oct. 15.-A thirty
million dollar viii contest that was
argued and settled out of court was
disclosed yesterday when the last
testament of Nelson Morris, the
packer, was filed for probate. The
principal provision of the will has
been nullified. Instead of carrying
out the arrangement which would
have held the bulk of the estate in
trust at least fifteen years, the widow
and four children will divide the
property equally among themselves
at once. Instead of half a million
and an annuity of s150,000 during
the next twenty years, each of the
five principal heirs will receive at
once six millions in cash and securi-
ties.
The property was allotted tn equal
shares to the widow and children in
binding agreements signed by the
executors of the estate.
Eldest Gave In.
All members of the family except
Edward Morris, the oldest son and
present head of the Morris packing
corporations, favored this plan, and
Edward yielded to their wishes after
lawyers had been retained and a
long drawn legal contest was threat
ened.
The Will.
The original will contained the fol-
lowing provisions: The petition ac-
companying the will estimates the
estate at not to exceed see, 1000, 900.
OF this amount not more than $780,
900 Is in personal property, and the
remainder in real estate. The bulk
of the estate is left in trust to the
executors for the various members
of his family. The sum of 100000
| Is to be paid Immediately to Mrs.
Morris, and she will participate in
the income from the estate at large
The following bequests are made to
charitable institutions: Hebrew or
phan asylum, Cleveland, 10000;
| Jewish orphan asylum, Chicago
$4,000, and $4,000 each to the fol-
lowing Chicago Institutions: Home
| for aged Jews. visiting nurses asy-
lum, home for incurables. home for
destitute crippled children. and Lit
tie Sisters of the Poor.
Fifteen thousand dollars is SCI
aside for the endowment of beds In
various hospitals for the benefit OF
the employees of Morris & CO.
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1907-10-15
AUTO KILLED HIM ON
HIS FIRST TRIP.

Morenci, Mich, Oct. 15.-Arthur
Onweller, a merchant OF Lyons, O..
was killed in an automobile accident
yesterday five miles east of this city.
Mr.. Onweller had purchased a new
automobile, and was taking his first
ride IN IT. His wife and two chill
dren We're in the machine with him.
While driving at fair speed he lost
control Of the machine in some way,
and 1t ran into a deep ditch. turning
turtle and crushing him TO death be-
meath II. Mrs Onweller and one
boy were seriously hurt. The boy
was internally injured and has a
broken arm.
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1907-10-15
POWDER MILL EXPLODES KILLING
20 AND DESTROYING A TOWN

Plant at Fontanet Indiana Entirely Destroyed
This Morning. 100 Men Are Badly Hurt and the Bodies Of
Many Employees Are in the Blazing Runs-Not a House
Left Intact and Most Of Them Are RunedReief Physicians
From Terre Haute Hurt When Big Magazine Blows Up
People Frantic With Grief and Fear Over Terrible Accident
Many of Them Being Related to Men Who We're Killed
Injured. Wounded Are Being Taken to Surrounding Towns
For Care In Private Homes.
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1907-10-15
CHILD BURNED TO
DEATH At HOUSTON

Houston. Texas, oct. 15.-After
suffering hours from burns that left
the flesh cooked in strips, Elizabeth
Lambert died at her parents home.
2707 Sorrel street, from injuries in
ficted in a kerosene explosion at 3
o'clock today.
About noon the child attempted to
pour oil from a can on the fire un-
der a pot in the yard.
An explosion occurred and wrap
ped In flames she started for the
house. Her clothing could not be
extinguished In time to save her life.
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1907-10-15
TRAINMEN WILL ASK
FOR UNIFORM WAGES

New York, oct. ia joint con-
vention Of the order of Railway
Conductors and Railway Trainmen is
announced TO be held here tomorrow.
The delegates will represent more
than one thousand railroad employees.
The purpose OF the meeting is to dis
cuss a uniform wage scale.
At the present time men I'm some
sections are getting more pay than
others for the same work. Many
railroad presidents, II is said, have
expressed themselves in favor Of a
uniform scale.
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1907-10-15
JAP SUICIDES FOR
AMERICAN WOMAN

Denver. Colo, OCT. l5.-Heartsick
because Miss Katie Kansik. pretty
American girl Of salt Lake City, upon
whom he Is said 10 have squandered
every cent that he has earned the
last three years, failed to answer his
last letter. /. +. S. Ann, a japanese
laborer Shot and instantly killed
himself yesterday afternoon. The sui
eide was committed I'm the Korean
home, japanese rOoming house at
1855 Arapahoe street, where Ann
roomed since coming TO Denver three
weeks ago.
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1907-10-15
BANK FAILURE IN
OHIO ANNOUNCED.

Washington, ID. c., oct. 15.-The
comptroller Of the currency today
announced the failure of the First
National bank OF Dresden, Ohio,
which was caused by loans TO local
wooden manufacturers. who. It Is
said, had failed 10 pay.
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1907-10-15
.PETTT|BONE TRIAL
ON OCT. 2s

Boise, Idaho, oct 15.-The trial
of George A. Pettibone was post
poned today until October 2S. Judge
Wood said that he was certain that
defendants physical condition would
permit of trial, but the defense re-
quested few days longer delay and
the 2Sth was agreed upon.
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1907-10-15
FLOODS ARE CAUSING
IMMENSE DAMAGE

Barcelona, oct. 15.-FloOds I'm this
vicinity continue to be most serious.
Up to the present time five persons
have been drowned, Thirty thousand
people have been thrown out Of
work and the village OF Manresa has
been terribly ravaged
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1907-10-15
WEATHER FORECAST

Denver, Colorado, October Disparity
cloudy tonight and "Wednesday probably
local showers.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-04-05
STRIKE TROUBLE BREWING;
TROOPS IN READINESS
Authorities Anticipate Dis turbance When Force
Two Hundred Strike Breakers
Arrive a t Lorain.
Especial TO The Lake County TImeS.l

Lorain. O.. April 5.-There are omin-
Gus preparations for trouble in the
ship yard strike Company B. fifth
infantry. o. n. c.. is assembled in the
armory and the company is being put
through a rapid-fire drill with rifles
by Captain Cove. The captain has been
notified to be in readiness to go out
at a moments notice
The adjutant- general has ordered
Brigadier- General John c. Speaks. who
Is now in Cleveland. To proceed to
Lorain and report as To the situation.
Mayor King telephoned the adjutant-
general from Lorain at o'clock that
the situation is critical
There have been no further disorders
on the part OF the strikers today. They
are in sullen mood. however. and
the authorities fear that trouble Will
occur when about 200 strike-breakers
arrive. The latter are expected to come