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ldings and isolated groups c

buildings and Isolated groups of
houses.
Petoskey. on the west side of the
state, reports that the fire situation in
that neighborhood is better than last
night. Hastings, summer resort,
near Conway, is threatened today, as
is Roggsville.
Bay City, Mich, Oct. 17.-Wesly
Irwin, a Bay City travelling man.
who was one of the survivors of the
Metz relief train disaster. gave a
thrilling account of the forest hre to-
day. He said:
1.-THE train left Metz about o'clock
Thursday evening and ran into the fire
three miles south of that place. A
burning pile of cedar had warped the
rails and into the trap the train
leaped, carrying its human cargo to
destruction. The five box cars i'm
difficulty that the 200 people in them
escaped. In a deep-bodied steel coal
car were located the women and chill
dren and as the heat increased they
were unable to escape. Men were
forced to seek places of safety and
witness and 1 hope 1 will never be
compelled to go through such agony
again. 1t made ones heart sink as
the pitiful cries Of the women and
children reached the ears OF the flee
ing men, calling pleadingly not to be
left alone in that seething furnace.
The women clung to their little ones
and begged for aid. Agonizing cries
rent the air and caused the blood in
ones body to run cold.
"A party of seven of us took to the
woods and were forced to jump over
burning logs and run through fire in
making our escape. 1t was the only
chance to take and we thought it
preferable to remaining with the
women and children and meeting the
same fate. For five miles we ran
through smoke and fire which seemed
every minute to be taking our
strength away. Within half mile of
Posen my eyesight gave out and I
could only depend upon the railroad
track to guide me through. Only
two of the original party reached
Posen that night. The others
struggled along one at time"
Arthur White of Metz, another
survivor of the fire said:
when the relief train reached a
point about mile south of Metz we
ran into a regular hell of flame and
setting our clothing on fire and
singeing our hair. All of a sudden
the engine went off the track and we
stopped right in the midst of a mass of
flames which surrounded us. My
brother and his little boy were next
to me. I lifted the lad over the side
of the car and dropped him and got
out my self. could not find my
brother, but I picked up the boy and
struggled through the flames and
smoke to an open field"
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is FOOTBALL DAY.
Big Elevens Over the East and
and the West Clash.
Most Important Battle That of
Yale and the Army.
WEST POINT FAVORITE
Minnesota and Nebraska in Con-
test at Minneapolis.
Penn VS.. Brown and Michigan
VS.. NOtre Dame Scheduled.

West Point, N. Y, Oct. 17-Yale
and the Army in the first of the bip
football games of the year, made
west Point the chief focus of
amateur athletic attention today, when
the teams from the great Connecticut
university and the United States Mil
ftary academy were to meet for their
annual football contest. Interest. al
ways keen, has been intensified this
fall by last years nothing to nothing
tie, and by the exceptional prepara-
tlons made by each eleven for the
game. Yale has had almost as large
an array of grads" working over her
men this week as before the Harvard
and Princeton games. These former
football stars include Brink. Thorn,
captain of the 1896 eleven, L. Hoyt,
secretary to Ambassador Whitelaw
Reid, James McCrea, Jr., secretary OF
the president of the Pennsylvania rail-
way; James Hogan, and others.
Realizing from this the rigorous
course of training through which the
civilians must have passed, the cadets
likewise have not been idle. Every
afternoon the team has been at work
on the field here practicing. AS re-
suit of this assiduous training the
cadet eleven has come to the point
where it is pronounced in unusually
good condition for an early season
game, whereas Yale is believed to be
slightly "off FORM Coach Upton, OF
West Point, has perfected new for
ward pass, which If it should prove as
effective this afternoon as it has In
practice, may bring a victory to the
soldiers. Great reliance Is also put
upon the foot of Dean, left halfback
whose drop and place kicking have
shown wonderful improvement lately
However, West Point anticipates that
Yale will produce formidable team
which imbued with the famous Tight
ing spirit of all her elevens, Is certain
to make today's struggle exciting and
close.
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LAURIER IS THROUGH.
Canada's Premier Making His Last
Campaign, He Says.

Montreal, Oct. 17.-In speech de-
livered last night Sir Wilfred Laurier,
-Canada's premier, announced that the
present campaign, which ends in a
general election october 26, will be
his last.
shall be engaged" he said, with great
earnestness. 1.-The years have already
left their mark on me and can not
hope that they will stand still now
All 1 ask is your support to enable me
to complete the work 1 have begun in
the last IL years"
Sir Wilfred predicted that his gov
ernment will be sustained by a ma
jority of from 80 to so. At present it
has &c.
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BAH Magnates to the Woods.

Chicago, III, Oct 17.-President
Charles A. Comiskey of the White
Stockings ball club is ready for his
annual hunt in the Wisconsin woods.
The boss of the White Sox will start
today with a party of twenty friends
for Mercer, Wis, where they will go
done for the past five years. This
year Ban johnson, the president of
the American league. will be one of
the Comiskey party, thus eementing
the peace compact between Johnson
and Comiskey, after quarrel OF sew
eral years standing
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LAST BALLOON FOUND.
But No Trace of Two Men Who Sailed
I'm the Hergzell.

Yarmouth. Eng, Oct. 17.-The Ger
man balloon Hergzell has been picked
up in the North sea. There was, how
ever no sign of the occupants and the
two are believed to have perished
The Hergzell was found floating half
Debated 100 miles northwest of He'll
goland by the Norwegian steamer
Naddod and brought in here.
Word reached here last night that
the German balloon Plauen and its
occupants had been picked up by a
fishing vessel 240 miles from Spurn-
heda and landed last night at Hull,
England The Plauen was one of the
balloons that started from here in the
endurance race test on Monday with
twenty-eight other competitors. The
Hergzell, under command of Lieuten-
ant Foertsch, is the only one of these
now unaccounted for.
The balloon races that were started
at Berlin on Sunday and Monday of
this week have been characterized by
the Hergzell is the only one airship
to end its flight. with the death of its
pilots.
A total of so balloons started in the
two races, the first for the international
cup and the second an endurance con-
queror and the Spanish Montanes, burst
in the air, the first at a height Of 1000
feet, and the second at a height of 5000
feet, and their occupants had miracu-
lous escapes from death. In each case
the remains of the enveloped balloon
formed a kind of parachute which
saved the pilots. Shortly after these
two mishaps had been recorded. the
airships began to be reported from the
North sea, and, as it was seen that
they undoubtedly would be driven out
over this body Of water, the German
admiralty sent. out fleet of torpedo
boats to effect rescues, while the Brit
ish government sent out two cruisers
Several of the balloons made success.
full landings on shore close to the beach
but five of them, the st. Louis, the
Swiss Helvetia, the Spanish Castalla
the German Brasley and the German
Plauen, all came down in the water
in the vicinity of Heligoland and theil
occupants had narrow escapes before
they were picked up. The race for the
international cup was won by the Brit.
ish balloon Banshee, which landed sue.
cessfully on the coast of Denmark
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HAINSES ARE INDICTED.
Brothers Must Answer for Murder in
First Degree.

New York, Oct 17-Indictments
charging Captain Peter c. Hams, Jr.,
and T. Jenkins Hams with murder in
the first degree were handed up by the
Queens county grand jury at Flushing,
L. l., today. The indictments are based
upon the killing of William E. Annis
at the Bayside Yacht club in August
last.
Although T. Jenkins Hams had been
held as an accessory to the murder,
the Indictment charges him as well as
his brother with being a principal.
Witnesses have testified that T. Jen-
kins Hams by the display of a revolver
prevented the spectators from inter-
fering while Captain Peter c. Hains,
jr., fired several bullets into the body
of his victim. 1t has not been charged
that T. Jenkins Hams fired any of the
shots which killed Annis.
The district attorney notified the
court that he would arraign the Hams
brothers next Tuesday and would ask
that their trial be set for November 9.
The witnesses who testified before
the grand jury did not include Mrs.
Annis or Mrs. Hams. the wife of Cap
tain Hains. The attitude of Mrs. Hams
in the trial has been the subject of
much speculation
Captain P. c. Hams, jr., of the
United States army stationed at Fort
Hancock. Sandy Hook appeared with
his brother, T. Jenkins Hams, on the
float of the Bayside Yacht club at
Flushing, L. l., on the afternoon of
August Is. AS William E. Annis, who
was on board his yacht, approached
the float Captain Hams opened fire on
him, inflicting wounds from which he
died within a very short time. T.
Jenkins Hams kept the spectators
from interfering. Captain Hains de-
clared after the shooting that Annis
had robbed him of his wife and that
Mrs. Hams had made confession.
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Weather Is Still Warm

Kansas has again regained it's normal
Meather condition for October, the surplus
wind which has prevailed for fhe naSt AZ
n9urs having apparently blown away. The
VINO today Is from the southwest as it
ty has been less than fifteen miles an hour
most or the day and there is no dust in
tRe arr, NEST of it having been carried out
OF the state by the high winds of Friday
ana the preceding day and night. The
temperatures are little higher today
than than those of Friday and the foreca st
lholcates the possibility of rain tonight
or sunday. The forecast says: Rain and
SoIoer tonight; Sunday partly cloudy with
loWer temperatures in the southwestern
portion The following are the tempera-
lures since O'clock this mornine.
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SPOKE AT MIDNIGHT.
Senator Beveridge Fills Late Date in
Oklahoma City.

Oklahoma City. Okla, Oct. 17-Al-
though he did not finish his address
here until 2 o'clock this morning
Senator Albert ]. Beveridge, of In
diana, resumed his speech making
tour through Oklahoma today.
The senator's train was four hours
late IN reaching Oklahoma last night
and 1t was midnight before he faced
the audience in Oklahoma City that
nad waited for him. He spoke for
two hours finishing a hard davis
schedule.
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Several Close Games Expected.

New York, Oct. T.-Todays football
schedule contains a rich variety of at
fractions, the three principal games
hereabouts being Yale VS.. West Point,
Pennsylvania VS.. Brown and Dart
mouth VS.. Williams. They will attract
the most attention though numerous
others battles promise good sport. 1t
will be the second hard game of the
year for Yale. In Brown, Pennsylvania
meets the most formidable opponent
she has struck so far and the result is
uncertain.
Harvard and Princeton have less for
midable opponents, Harvard playing the
Springfield training school eleven, and
Princeton meeting the Virginia mill
tary institute team. Cornell has spry
opponent in Colgate which team gave
Brown a sharp tussle few days ago.
with Notre Dame.
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CHANCES ARE EVEN.
Minnesota and Nebraska Teams
Should Have Great Battle.

Minneapolis, Oct. 17.-For the first
time in several years Minnesota rooters
are conceding the "Gophers" only an
even chance with the Nebraska team.
with whom they play this afternoon on
Northrop field. Nebraska outweighs
Minnesota several pounds to the man
and the Cornhuskers will have nine
veterans in their lineup, while Mime
sofa will have only three of last years
men. AS both teams have been spend
ing considerable time in perfecting the
forward pass, a spectacular game is
looked for. The teams will probably
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Nebraska.
KANSAS Is WORRIED.
The X. U. Eleven Fear Bennie Owens
Oklahoma Team.

Lawrence, Kan. Oct. 1.-THE foot
ball teams of the Kansas and Okla
homa state universities met on the
gridiron here this afternoon In what
will be the first regular game of the
sea son for the local men. Kansas
roters are dubious regarding the out
come as the Oklahoma team has won
both of the two games they have play
ed this year and the regular Kansas
team was beaten last week by the
freshmen. Coaches Kennedy and Moss
of the Kansas aggregation have made
a radical change in the lineup OF the
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ILLINOIS CONFIDENT.
The Eleven Outweighs Chicago and
Coach SIagg Predicts Victory.

Chicago, Oct. 1.-THE Illinois football
SQUADS accompanied by hundreds Of
IJrbana enthusiasts arrived here early
today confident of their ability to out
fieId. While tales of poor condition.
caused by excessive heat in training
preceded the Illinois, Coach Stagg dis
counted the rumors. The Illinois team
outweighs their opponents four pounds
and Van Hook, Rftchey Bremen and
Pettigrew are relied to hold the ILL
nois line against any Chicago attack.
rrha NnRuD:
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EllIs Lodge at Great Rend

Great Bend, Kan, Oct. 17-Lodge
NO; 1127 B. P. o. E, has been in
stalled here by the officers of Hutcbin-
son lodge Moo 453. District Deputy
j: >. johnston of Osawatomie present.
ed the lodge with its special disnenss-
tion. More than sixty members of
the order, mostly from this part of
kansas. were present.
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st. Louis and Arkansas.

st. Louis, Oct. 1.-THE football teams
of St. Louis university and the Uni
versity Of Arkansas clashed here today.
1t was a contest between Wisconsin
and Chicago tactics, Coach Eddie"
Cochems of ST. Louis. being from the
former institution, while Huge Bezdeck,
former star fullback on the University
of Chicago team, had charge OF the
Arkai sans. st. Louis line up was
strong including Lindsay, former
Dartmouth player at tackle
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Okeson. Umpire-W. Langford- Field
iudge-Mr. G. Charles. Linesman-
Mr.. Williams.
twelve hundred seats have been al
lotted to Yale by the cadets. A dress
parade was arranged to be held at
J.25 D. M, and a large crowd was ex-
pected to be on hand so as to take
advantage of both attractions.
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Wisconsin VS.. Indiana.

Bloomington. Ind. Oct. 1.-THE Indi-
ana university football team will strug-
gle for gridiron supremacy with the
powerful Wisconsin eleven on Jordan
field this afternoon. Both teams are
in splendid condition and a good con-
test is looked for. Indiana closed its
preparation for the game yesterday
with light signal practice.
The teams will Nnaun as follows:
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Weather indications.

Chicago. Oct 17.-Forecast for
Kansas: Rain and colder tonight
Sunday partly cloudy with colder in
southeast portion.
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DEATHLISTGROWS
TWenty-Seven Known Victims Of
Michigan Forest Fire.
Total Number May Not Be
Known for a Week.
SEARCH FOR THE DEAD
Exact Extent of Holocaust to
Be Determined.
Property Loss Will Run Far In.
to Millions.
Many Homes Destroyed in Path
of Flames.
SEARCH FORT THE DEAD
Property Loss Will Run Far In.
to Millions.
Dead in Metz Wreck.

Utttu III NICIL WTVCk.
WILLIAM BARTLETT. Alpena,
brakeman.
ARTHUR LEE, Alpena, fireman.
JOHN KONIECZNY.
MRS. JOHN KONIECZNY.
JOHN KONIECZNY. JR., aged 2.
JOS. KONIECZNY, aged 8.
HELEN KONIECZNY, aged
months.
MRS. GEO. CICERO.
MARGARET CICERO. aged 2.
GEO. CICERO, aged 8.
ATHEN CICERO, aged s.
MRS. EMMA HARDIES.
PAULINE HARDIES aged 9.
MARY HARDIES. aged 8.
MINNIE HARDIES, aged months.
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team, but it is feared it may go to
pieces under the first attack of the
visitors, developed by Bennie Owen
into team of no mean ability.
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A Topeka newspaper man who has
lust returned from a visit to Wichita
comments as follows on the change OF
sentiment in that town regarding pro-
El Nuevo mexicano., 1908-10-10

Anuncios invitando propuestas
para la construccion de Ia Arme
ria de Ia Guardia Nacional en- ests
ciudad Sc han publicado en- o
Nuevo Mexlcano, via elias SO LA
ma Ia atenci6p de contratistas y
CONSTRUCTORS de todAs parties de-
territorio. Los pianos han side
preparados por 81 arquitecto |.
H Rapp, dc Trinidad, Colorado,
que ha hecho mucho trabajo en-
Iesa direction y fu9 ell arquitecto
que prepare los pianos y dirigi6
Ia erection del edidcio del capito-
Ito y do III cArcel del condado en-
esta ciudad, todas estructuras de
hermosz apariencia, durables y
comodas v muy propias para los
fines 4 que estaban destinadas.
Eel ediicio de Ia armeria agregara
uno mas q los mnchos edificios
hermosos de esta cindad y sera
acogido con algeria por los ciuda-
danos de 10 capital, asi como tam
Dien por la guardia Nacional de
esta ciudad y por los muchos
visitantes que vienen para AGA.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1908-10-10

Antics de que Sc vayan visitaran
todos los distritos importantes
de mineria de'cHrb6n. y en- 81 cur
so de su viaje por 81 pals haran
iguales visitas a otras localidades
que producer carbon en- otros
estados.
"En 81 cercano porvenir prepa-
raran y someteran un informe
m0strando 81 resultado de sus
investigacienes y su~giriendo los
cambios que cream necesarios
para preservar en- seguridad q
los hombres que Sc ocupan en- Ia
mineria de carbon. Estas suges-
tiones seran hechas Ia base de re-
comendaciones para legislation
por 81 Congreso hasta donde 80
extienda la autoridad de ese
cuerpo, y tamblen para leglsia-
ci6n de estado.
sci enforzamiento de leyes que
gobiernan la industrial de Ia mi
neria de carbon es en- 10 principal
asunto que corresponds a los
estadOs. yiniendn como viene bajO
la Jurisdiction de la autoridad
nacional mas bien que de estado.
AL paso que este es verdad, la
administration ha obrado con
provision digna de encomio en-
asegurar los servicios de estos
peritos, quienes obrando bajo
autoridad del gobierno nacional
extenderan sus investigaciones a
todas parties del pals, mientras
que IN gobierno de estado SO
echaria encima I'M c0st0 gravoso
81 tnviese que emplear peritos en-
esta capacidad para visitar minas
de carbon en- todos los estados de
la Union para llevsr a caLo una
Investigation de esta especie.
Pero abrazando como abrazan
TODD 81 pals, OIL informe de los
peritos servira como guia q todos
los gobiernos do estado para que
provean la Legislation necesaria.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1908-10-10
e. IMP0RTANTE DEBER De lA.RE-
GlSTRACi0N.

FL Nuevo Mexicano llama la
atencion de los ciudadanos de
este gran territorio, sea cual
flere SD opinion polftica, q la ne
cesidad y al deber que tienen de
registrarse antics de la election y
de votar en- Ia misma. La ley es
Imperative y los ciudadanos de-
ben ser registrados antics de que
n dan ejeree 81 privilegio de
votar. La election venidera es
do la mayor importancia pal a
este territorio pues determinara
81 ha de haber estadoo no. Men
tras mas grande sea la votacion
mayor sera la Influenza para
asegurar estado en- Ell pals con la
administrator nacional y Ell Con-
greso de los Estados Unidos. "A
10 menos 60, 900 votos deben ser
dados y 81 este Sc hiciere tendra
IN efecto grande y benefco sobre
la question de estado. Cada vo-
tante debe votar por quien pre-
hera Ell dia de la election, no i'm
porta que partido tengA su prefe-
rencia, y naturalmente Ell Nuevo
Mexicanc, siendo uno de los prin-
|cipales peri0dlcos Republicans
y habiendo fomentado los princi
pios Republicanos por Az amos,
prefiere Ell 6xito y la victoria Re
publicana, pero dejando este a IN
lado quiere yer que sea dada Ia
mas grande votacion possible y g
resultado declarado honestamen'
te bajo una votacion libre y cuen
ia legal. Este peri6dico cree que
con tal vctaci6a y la election de-
Delegado Andrews, ell acta dc
habilitaci0n actualmente pen
diente sera I'm hecho asegurado
y que Ell estado de Nuevo Mexico
estara en- existencia para No
viembre de 1909, v una estrells
mas habra sido agregada a Ia glo
ROSA bandera de esta la republici
mas liberal y mas grande debajt
del sol. De nuevo 81 Nuevo Me
xlcano exhorta d los votantes d,
Nuevo Mexico, sin miras de par
lido. para que registrar su bolet'
El Nuevo mexicano., 1908-10-10

The Roswell Representations
da oil siguiente bnen consejo a los
negociantes del territorio, y como
es importante, sera escuchado y
seguido por ellos y de esta name.
ra redundant para gran bien al
territorio. Dice Ell Register
Tribune:
"Es un hecho marcado que los
mejores intereses en- el serritorio
demandan la reelection del Dele
gado w. H. Andrews. No hay
NADIA de misterioso en- ESQ. I'm
homb.e que tiene exito en- el con-
greso conoce q nm hombre que 10
tiene en- polftica. y votar por An
drews es un hecho directamente
en- Inca con tai conocimiento.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1908-10-10
cRACIAS Al C0BERNADoR CURRY Y
AL COLLECTOR BARDSHAR.

Entire las buenas obras ejecu
tadas por Ell Gobernador George
Curry y 81 Collector de kentas
|Internas H. p. Bardshar durante
su vista reciente d Ia capital ma
cional, So halla la obtenci6n de
de una appropriation de $1,000 para
reparar y pintar Il edi6cio fede-
raj de esta ciudad, la colocaci6n
de una nuevo planta para calen-
tar, nuevas alfombras y para
otras mejoras, siendo c~oncedida
dicha appropriation por 81 departa
mento de la tesoreria. Tambien
consiguieron 81 dinero necesario
para que sea hecho un parque en-
ell hermoso terreno ne circunda
el edificio. Los arboles de sombra
que sean necesarios seran sunni
nistrados sin costo por Ell Depar
tamento de Agricultural en- Ia pri
mavera que viene, Estas mejoras
son ~oportunas y necesarias y
haran mas c6modo Ell edificio
federal y seran el medic de obte
ner otro hermoso parque para la
ciudad capital. Las gracias de
esta ciudad son debidas q estos
oiciales por los beneficios que
devengaran con la appropriation y
81 Embellishments de los terre-
nos y del interior y exterior del
edificio donde estan las oficinas
federales.