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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-29
THE WORLD AND THE DOOR

BY o. HENRY.

and bankers. He attached himself to
Merriam's elbow, introduced him to
every one in La PaZ who wore shoes,
borrowed SO and went back TO his
hammock.
There was a little wooden hotel in
the edge of banana grove, facing the
sea, that catered to the tastes of the
few foreigners that had dropped out
of the world into the triste Peruvian
town. At Kalb's introductory:
shake hands with -" he had obedi-
emily exchanged manual salutations
with German doctor, one French and
two italian merchants, and three or
four Americans who were spoken of as
gold men, rubber men, mahogany men
anything but men of living tissue.
After dinner Merriam sat in a corner
of the broad front galeria with Bib, a
Vermonter interested in hydraulic min
ing, and smoked and drank Scotch
Smoke" The mOonlit sea, spreading
! infinitely before him, seemed to separ-
ate him beyond all apprehension from
his old life The horrid tragedy in
which he had played such a disastrous
part now began. for the first time since
he stole on board the fruiter, a wretched
fugitive, TO lose its sharper outlines.
"One year more" said Bibb. land I'll
go back 10 Gods country. oh. / know
II S pretty here, ana you get dolce far
niente handed TO you in chunks but
this country wasn't made for a white
man to live in. You've got to have TO
plug through snow now and then, and
see q game Of baseball and wear a stiff
collar and have a policeman cuss you
Still. La Paz is a good sort of a pipe
dreamy old hole And Mrs. Conant is
here. When any of us feels particularly
like jumping into the sea we rush
around to her house and propose It's
nicer to be rejected by Mrs. Conant
than it is to be drowned. And they say
drowning is a delightful sensation"
Many like her here?" asked Mer-
riam.
Not anywhere" said Bibb with a
comfortable sigh. shes the only
white woman in La Paz. The rest
range from a dappled dun to the color
of a b-fiat piano key. She's been here
a year Comes fronl-weIl. YOU know
how a woman can talk-ask 'em to
say string and they'll say crow
/ foot or cats cradle. Sometimes you'd
think she was from Oshkosh. and again
from Jacksonville, Fla, and the next
dar from Cape Cod
Mystery ventured Merriam
..M-weIl. she looks it: but her talk :
translucent enough. But that's a wo-
man. / suppose if the Sphinx were to
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A favorite dodge to get your story
read by the public is to assert that it is
true. and then add that Truth is strang-
er than Fiction. / do not know if the
yarn I am anxious for you to read is
true, but the Spanish purser of the fruit
steamer Ell Carrero Swore to me by the
shrine of Santa Guadalupe that he had
the facts from the United States vice
consul at La Para person who could
not possibly have been cognizant of half
of them.
As for the adage quoted above 1 take
pleasure in puncturing it by affirming
that I read in purely fictional story
the other day the line: BE IL So
said the policeman" Nothing so strange
has yet cropped out in Truth.
When II. Ferguson Hedges. million
aire promoter, investor and man-about
New York. turned his thoughts upon
matters convivial, and word of it went
down the line bouncers took a pre-
cautionary turn at the Indian clubs,
walters put irOnstone china on his IA
vorite tables. cab drivers crowded close
to the curbstone in front of all-night
cafes, and careful cashiers in his regu-
lar haunts charged up a few bottles to
his account by way of preface and in
PRODUCTION.
On the evening that the material ale
E.IlOn OF IACIS DeBlilS- I1tuScS was Dlu-
ding dull care BECOME in the company
of FIVE or six good fellows-acquain
ances and friends. who had gathered In
his wake Among them were two
younger men-Ralph Merriam, brok-
er. and Wade. his friend.
Two deep-sea cabmen were chartered
/ At Columbus Circle they hove to long
( enough to revile the statue of the great
navigator unpatriOticaIly rebuking him
/ for having voyaged in search of land
| instead of liquids. Midnight overlook
/ the party marooned in the rear of a
cheap cafe far uptown
| Hedges was arrogant, overriding and
duarrelsome. He was burly and tough.
/ iron-gray, but vigorous. good" for the
! rest of the night There was dispute
about nothing that mdtters-and the
fve-fingered words were passed-the
words that represent the glove cast into
the lists Merriam played the role of
/ the verbal Hotspur-
Hedges rose quickly, seized his chair,
swung it once and smashed wildly
down at Merriam's head Merriam
lodged. drew a small revolver and shot
/ Hedges in the chest. The leading
royster stumbled, fell in wry heap
and lay still.
Wade, a commuter, had formed a
habit of promptness. He juggled Mer-
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begin talking she'd merely say, Good
ness me, more visitors coming for din
ner and nothing to eat but the sand
which is here. But you won't think
about that when you meet her. Mer-
RAM. You'll propose to her, too"
To make a hard story soft, Merriam
did meet her and propose to her. He
found her TO be woman in black with
hair the color of a bronze turkeys
wings. and mysterious eyes that-well,
that looked as if she might have been
a trained nurse looking on when Eve
was created. Her words and manner,
though. were translucent, as Bibb had
said. She spoke, vaguely. of friends in
California and some of the lower par
ishes in Louisiana. The tropical eli
mate and indolent life suited her; she
had thought of buying an orange grove
later on; La Paz, all in all, charmed
her.
Merriam's courtship of the Sphinx
lasted three months, although he did
not know that he was counting her.
He was using her as an antidote for re-
morse until he found. too late. that he
had acquired the habit During that
time he had received no news from
home. Wade did not know where he
was: and he was not sure of Wade's
exact address, and was afraid to
write he InOuSHt ne Idu DtlleI let
matters rest as they were for awhile.
One afternoon he and Mrs. COnant
hired two ponies and rode out along
the mountain trail as far as the little
cold river that came tumbling down the
foothills There they stopped for a
drink. and Merriam spoke his piece
he proposed, as Bibb had prophesied.
Mrs Conant gave him one glance OF
brilliant tenderness. and then her face
took on such a strange. haggard look
that Merriam was shaken out of his
intoxication and back to his senses.
Il beg your pardon. Florence" he
said, releasing her hand; but I'll have
to hedge on part of what 1 said
can't ask you to marry me. of course
1 killed q man in New York; mar
who was nv friend-shot him down
in quite a cowardly manner. 1 under
stand. OF course, the drinking didn't
excuse 1t. Well. couldn't resist having
my say: and I'll always mean it I'm
/ here as fugitive from Justice. and
1 suppose that ends our acquaintance"
Mrs. Conant pIucked little leaves as
siduously from the lOw-hanging branch
of a lime tree.
Il suppose So she said. in low anc
oddly uneven tones; but that depends
upon you I'll be honest as you We're
poisoned my husband. 1 am self
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riam out a side door, walked him to
the corner. ran him a block and caught
a hanson. They rode five minutes and
then got out on A dark corner and dis
missed the cab Across the street the
lights of a small saloon betrayed its
hectic hospitality.
Go in the back room of that sa-
LOOM" said Wade. land wait I'll go
find out what's doing and let you
know. You may take two drinks while
am gone-no more"
At ten minutes to 1 o'clock Wade re-
turned.
Brace up. old chap" he said. "The
ambulance got there just as did. The
SoctOr says he's dead. You may have
one more drink. You let me run this
thing for you. You've got to skip. 1
don't believe chair is legally a deadly
weapon. You've got to make tracks,
that's all there is to it,
Merriam complained of the cold quer-
ulously, and asked for another drink
Did you notice what big veins he had
on the back of his hands?" he said.
81 never could stand-I never could
Take one more" said Wade, land
then come on. III see you through"
Wade kept his promise so well that
at IL o'clock the next morning Mer-
riam, with a new suit case full of new
clothes ana mar brushes stepped quiet
] ~ on board little 500-ton fruit steam
err at an East River pier. The vessel
had brought the seasons first cargo of
/ lines from Port Limon. and was home
ward bound. Merriam had his bank
balance of $500 in his pocket in large
bills, and brief instructions to pile up
as much water as he could between
/ himself and New York. There was no
time for anything more.
From Port Linen Merriam worked
/ down the coast by schooner and sloop
| TO Colon, thence across the Isthmus to
Panama, where he caught a tramp
bound for CallaO and such intermedi-
ate ports as might tempt the discursive
skipper from his course.
| 1t was at La Paz that Merriam de-
cided to land-La Paz the beautiful a
little harborless town, smothered in a
living green ribbon that banded the
foot of "a cloud-piercing mountain.
Here the little steamer stopped to tread
water while the captains dory took him
ashore that he might feel the pulse of
the cocoanut market. Merriam went.
toe. with his suit case and remained.
Kalb, the vice consul. a Graeco-Ar-
menian citizen of the United States.
born in Hessen-Darmstadt, and edu-
Gated in Cincinnati ward primaries.
considered all Americans his brothers
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made widow. A man cannot love a
murderess. So suppose that ends our
acquaintance"
She looked up at him slowly. His
face turned little pale. and he stared
at her blankly, like a deaf and dumb
man who was wondering what it was
all about.
She took a swift step toward him
with stiffened arms and eyes blazing
Don't look at me like that" she
cried, as though she were in acute pain.
Curse me. or turn your back on me,
but don't look that way. Am l a wo-
man to be beaten? If I could show
you-here on my arms and on my back
are scars-and it has been more than q
year-scars that he made in his brutal
RACES. A holy nun would have risen
and struck the fiend down. Yes, ]
killed him. The foul and horrible words
that he hurled at me that last day are
repeated in my ears every night when
sleep. And then came his blows. and
the end of my endurance. l got the
poison that afternoon. 1t was mis- Gus
tom to drink every night in the library
before going to bed a hot punch made
OF rum and wine. Only from my fair
hands would he receive it-because he
knew the fumes of spirits always sick
ened me. That night when the maid
brought il 10 me l sent her downstairs
on an errand. Before taking him his
drink I went to my little private cab
met and poured into it more than a
teaspoonful of tincture of acOnite-
enough to kill three men. so I had
learned I had drawn Sc. 900 that ! had
in bank. and with that and few things
in a satchel / left the house without
any one seeing me. AS l passed the
library I heard him stagger up and fal'
heavily on a couch / took night traiT
for New Orleans, and from there
sailed to the Bermudas. l finally cast
anchor in La PaZ. And now what have
you to say? Can you open your mouth s.
Merriam came back to life
Florence" he said earnestly. az
want you. I don't care what you've
done. If the world"
Ralph" she interrupted. almost with
a scream. "be my world
Her eyes melted; she relaxed mag
nificently and swayed toward Merriam
so suddenly that he had TO jump 10
catch her.
Merriam and Mrs COnant were very
happy According to the strange
mathematics of the god of mutual af-
finity. the shadows that clouded their
pasts when united became only half as
dense instead of darker They shuc
Continued on Page 8.
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MORE PROOF OF WISDOM.
philadelphia Press

Homer Davenport. the cartoonist. was
talking al his Morris Plains stock farm
about Arabian horses, of which he makes
a speciality.
They must be treated kindly" he said.
Never 4 blow Of the whip That would
drive them mad with rage and humilia-
ton.
animals like children. must be kindly
treated. A blow spOils ALL
But. as regards children. you know"
the reporter objected, didn't solomon say
snare the rod and spoil the child p
..Ah yes" said Mr.. Davenport. but he
didn't say it till after he had grown up"
La voz del pueblo. [volume] (Santa Fe, Nuevo MeÌxico) 1889-192?, 1908-12-19
Las VEGAS NUEVo MEXICO sABADo 10 De DcEMBRE De 1908

no real de occidente po7iente
v dice que acaba de llegar Don Per
fecto Armijo 4 Albuquerque De un
viaje a los Estados, tenien6Ose que
venir def camino por que en- Cedar
Springs les habian arreado los indlos
Ia mulada del tren dejandolo tirado.
Las mulas del tren en- ese tempo va
lian ti2, 600. Menciona tambi6n
movimientos de ofciales prominentes
de la armada, entire ellos al mayor
BrothertOu, que en aquellos tiempos
sc hallaban estaclOnados en- Albu-
querque. Menciona al mayor Melchor
Werner, estafetero, a Enriquez Enri-
quez, ab0gadO, d Don Santiago Hub
bull y muChas otras persOnas bien
conocidas euarenta o mas amos pasa-
dos, quienes eran de los mas prOmi.
nentes en- aquel entonces. Tambien
contenia ell dep0sito monedas de pa
pei de d un peso, de cincuenta centa-
vos, verdes con caritas, de veinte y
cinco eentavos, an arrillas con carl
tas, de diez centavos verdes V de &
clnc0 centavos, anarillos, de la que
en- aquella epoca. FL ha,
llazgo trae reeuerios muy vivos del
lejano pasado, sus habitantes, eventos
memorables y personas de nOta.
La voz del pueblo. [volume] (Santa Fe, Nuevo MeÌxico) 1889-192?, 1908-12-19
HaIlazgO ImpOrtaRtc.
Dice La Bandern Americana:

Dice La Bsndera Americana:
Cavando en- los cimient04 del an-
tfguO comerciO de Don Francisco
HunDing, bien cQnocido residente Y
comerciante que fU6 en- la plaza vie
ia por muy largos afius, quien nuri6
hace tres 0 cnatro amos, Sc de-cubri0
IN iarro on 81 CuaI SO encmtr6 una
nolita diciendo que IN ese aflO (lSG4l
habian levantado el ediHeio para el
comereiO Y 81 mismO tempo eu ell
Rancho Seco Il Moliuo de h Glorie.
ia, q vapor, para ilorear, Tauhlen
contenfa 81 arro una capia de La
Gaceta det Rio Ahaln, puhiluA n p0r
el bien c0uocdo pez Hezekieh s.
Johnson, cuyos hijos viven todavfs
aqui Y cuyO peri0dicO da niuchas no
tlcias cOntempOrauea de aquella ne-
murable GlOaA meneipnaniO entire
otras, que II general Grant con las
tropas federses estaba las puertas
de Rifhmond, capita de 10 confele
"a ilu v vaTias 0tras NOTIFIES impo--
tantes fie 10 gnerra ivil. N0ta tam
tiGn dppretHcien, cont tidas por I0s
iudos 4 los Get entire NuevO Nc.
Sico Y Kansas City qua eut0uces era
u tCpu'Qo 'ie 0iieate G,g srsn cslui.
La voz del pueblo. [volume] (Santa Fe, Nuevo MeÌxico) 1889-192?, 1908-12-19
Mariana LarragOile.

Por esquela fiuebre recibida en-
estn redaccl0n el lueves ~ nos part-
cipa Ia defnnci0n del cabaltro cuyo
nOmbre encaheza estas ineas, ocurri
da EN- SAINT. .Fe Il mierroles, rs del
actual, q Ia etad de 81 ailos y 8 me.
ses. Las exe1uias fdnebres han de
haberse verihcado 81 Iueves 4 las 1880
de la mailane en- la igiesia de Nues-
ira SefiOra dc Guadalupe.
Con Ia dGfunciGn de Don Mariana
LarragOite desaparece de Ia escena
p0hlics uno de los hombres mas ge.
neralmente c0n0cidus en- el norte de
Nuev0 Mexico y en- ei sur de C0lora-
do doude fue muy eonspicuo durante
casi t0da su vida Va como official 8
como orador y escritor publico.
Larragoite era un hombre do ta-
lento exiraOrdinario y su amor q las
letras 10 hizo lucirse muchas veces
ante audiencias apreciativas, Era
de origen E4paho por Ia parte pater-
ua, aunque nHcido en NuevO Mexico,
y era muy c0rrectO on el uso del idio.
ma. Fue por dos 8 tres t6rmlnus
miembro de la asamblea legislative
del estado de Colorado cuando el es
tado Centennial fu6 admitidO Il la
Union; tambien fu6 varlos terminus
miembro de In asumbea del Territorio
de Nuevo Mexico, unas veres en- la
camsra y otres en- el conspjo y de-
sempeho otrOs eargos public 8.
Le sobreviven varios hBos y her
mauds y una crecida parentela, IN el
eondado de Rio Arri5a y en- santa
Fe, 4 quienes e1tendemos nuestras
simpatfas.
La voz del pueblo. [volume] (Santa Fe, Nuevo MeÌxico) 1889-192?, 1908-12-19
La Linea LimilrOle Entire Mexico
Y EStadOS UnidOS.

Dice un despachO de Washington:
"a petici6n de los vecinos de FL
Paso, quienes desesn que Sc dicte al
guna resoluci0n en- el asunto de los
terrenos del Chainizal, originado por
los cambios bruscos del RIO Bravo, el
diputado Smith Sc acerc6 al Departa-
mento de Estado hoy 4 preguntar
que arregl0s sc hacian para llegar a
un acuerdo en- 10 eoncernlente d Ia
formation de hancos en- el RIO en- 10
venldero.
Sc lie dijo al sr. Smith que estan
pendlentes varias proposiciones en-
un tratado Que 81 Sr. Godoy En-
cargado de Negocios de Mexico, ini-
clio en- 10 primavera pasada; pero que
4 consecuencia del recargo de otros
asuntos y las vaeaciones de verano,
POGO SO habia adelaBtadO.
Una de las prop0siciones que me-
dita el DepartaueDto de Estado e.
aumcntar Ia Comisl0n de Llmites y
formular nn tratado que presto d Ia
comisi0u facultades mas amplias ma
RI 81 arregIo acknowledgements, dc la
question de los hareos y dc Ia linea
on 81 rfn.
Hace dlez amos que los Estados
Unidos nombraron romisiouado al
General Anson Mills v el gobierno
Mexicano al Sr, Fernando Beltran y
Puga, constitdyeado una comisl6n
International de l.imites para aue
dietaran scprea del asuntn del Cha.
mizal Y oiras reclamacioues que SIR
brevivinieron por di.putss en- Ia NH.
caci6n ,le h linea liglsoria entire AL6.
xico Y los Estados Uuiits.
Los colnisionados uo pudieron llp-
gar q un avenimipn'o Y haee amos G
amos recommendation q sus respgctivos
g0biernos que fuera uonhrado un
tercer comlsionado para que actuara
en- la cOmisi0n.
Hasta la feeha, NADIA Sc ha deter.
minad0 con respect0 esta adici6n.
perO Sc cree que dentro de POGO sora
nombrad0 el tercerU en- discordia
que luegO Sc procedera al aluste de
las reclamaciones que han surgido
con motivo de los cambios de lecho
del Rio Bravo.
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Yaqul MueriO a BaIazOs.

Phoenix, Ariz, Die l0.-Un indlo
yaqui fue muert0 aver en Marieopa,
por el agtnte especial de policla de
frrrocarrile4, Miller, porque preten-
DO hscr nsi-tencia al 4tr aprphen-
ditto, "a laia eirAvea0 Il puIm6n
derrclla nnriendo FL ind!o en- caniuo
para Glle BeIpi donde era conduct
do para prtett,le atenci6n m6,Iica.
I'll indl0, que tra an homhre cor1n.
lent0, doni0d q los de lbs agente~ H.
rolicfa y yui,s@r1 sn pistoI8, prn c
tiro Se desvid Y antes de qur pudipra
disparar de nuevo, Miller 10 dei6
muert0 de I'm balazo Fl poirfa ira
taba dc aprehenderlo por el delito dp
Vender icor 4 los indios y llam6 vi
lie sheriff Lamb para que
le prestan auXifia euando ct yaqui
hilo rtsisteuclH.
La voz del pueblo. [volume] (Santa Fe, Nuevo MeÌxico) 1889-192?, 1908-12-19
lTendra RaZOn Darwin?

Darwin, un eminente escritor, fuG
Orgnarig de IN teoria que la raza
humaua We origin0 del mono, que
POGO 4 POGO, al traves dc los siglos,
re ha venido regenerando de cuadr0-
pedo en- bfpedo.
81 10 que asienta el slguiente despa-
cho de Paris, puhicado por la prensa
esta semana es verdad, VA Ina encon-
trado an secundo la teoria Darwiuia-
m.
Pari4 Die. ti.--En las excavaclo-
nes que practicau en Chapelle- Aux
Saintes, Francla, los ubates Bauyson
y Bard0u han nocoutrad0 los restps
humanos mas antiques de que Sc tie-
ne connciniento pues Sc suponp que
-u duelo vivi0 uuos l70, 000aiius atras
a mediados del periodic cuaternsri",
q sea el mas antique tie Ia historic
geologica.
Ia calavera ticne un fuerte pare
edo con Ia de un mono, quiIadas
alargadas y sin eaninos. Les otros
hueSs tieneu fuFina pfqueada de-
mo-traudo que entoncts aniihanlus
en las cuatr1.
La voz del pueblo. [volume] (Santa Fe, Nuevo MeÌxico) 1889-192?, 1908-12-19
Una Suggestion.

HemOs n0tai1 que durante Ia llti-
ma semana 81 han estado hacienda
esfuerzos vigorosos para colectar la
ttsaci0n personal de camlnos en- la
Plaza Y Ciudad de Las Vegas.
Durante varios dias, el dlputado
supervisor dc IA plaza vlejs, Benigno
Martinez, (no sabemos 81 por maIa
information 8 por ign0rancia,) exi.
gi0 a varios ciudadanos el pago del
rlinero rehusandOles el trabai0 por
sustituto, alegando que el que no pa
CARA el dinero tendrfa que ir 4 traba-
jar per-0nalmente y que no podfa
mandar ningdn sustltuto. Mas tar
de, debid0 a las muchas quelas con-
ira el deronOcido metOd0, II prOcu-
rsd0r Ie infrin6 que Ia icy no exi-
gla el tra b7iu personal de Ia persona
sino que padia SIR suniuistrHdp por
sustituto, y desie enlonce4 ha estado
acpptsndo su-tituto~ para Il trshHl0.
Nos ~ grstp drcic tue ettas diff.
cultAdes 10 se han u' tado IN ningu.
no de lS nlrus districts del coudadn,
donde ~ eltietde In ry Y - practica
tel cual 10 aeOuspja Il bueu jai'.ia y la
rectitud.
IIerhss estls PxpIicaoionts, desea-
m0s sugerir t,d,A lt,S ciu a'lanOs
que, esLudo snVt tos a a t4saci6n del
caluinr, no pne,iaa q 30 dp-een hacer
n tra halo ellcs n'iSno~. 'lUp enpten
lrahmjs gore pra a., 10 snat tiyitp,
al ha,vr esta sJgeat,d vi prrde1le'
La voz del pueblo. [volume] (Santa Fe, Nuevo MeÌxico) 1889-192?, 1908-12-19
La Evacuation de Cuba.

Washington, Die ll.-IIoy di0 de-
tales Ia Secrebria de Guerra, por
primera vez, a. erca de Ia retirada de
tropas americanas de Ia Isla de Cuba,
en- donde han estado desde 1906. La
evacuation enpezara el prlmero del
pr6xlmo Enero Y terminara el prime
ro de AbriI. La ofcialidad yem-
pIeados del gobieroo, saldran de Ia
IIabana al dia siguiente de Ia inau.
guraci0n del Presidente Gomez Y las
tropas que permane2can t0davfa en-
toncps, serau retiadas seg1n loper-
mitan los faeildadea de transpOrte.
Tres transportes de guerra Sc emplea-
ran en- conducir las tropas d Newport
News Virginia.
La voz del pueblo. [volume] (Santa Fe, Nuevo MeÌxico) 1889-192?, 1908-12-19
I'm MCxiCanO MuertO pOr 0iiCia.
les,

III jueves en- IA noche, mieniras W.
psseaban II Ofrisl Especial G. y.
Miller, del Sur-Pacifco, Y el Dipu-
pdo Alguacil Frank lhud. del Con-
dad0 DE- Pima, en- ii Depot de Mari.
cOpa, yieron a una persona que 80
ocultaba en- Ia somhra, Y qulen para
elI0s parecia s0spechosa. Almomen.
to IL ordensron -alipra q laluz, prrp
aquella sombra extrana les c,Httst6
con un halaZo. Los oHUiales "a e-ta-
tan en- guardia, y unn DC clo- le
atrayes0 Il pecho con una bala. II
extranler0 nexicano cay6 AL shpia Y
tir0 su pistola, los oficiales innelm.
tameute la recojieron y levantarOu III
herld0, quien muri0 d l0s poc miun-
t0s. FL 0ccisO fue lpvadu al depot Y
contaba 80 afios de edld, no puditnlo
ser identiflrado. Sc cree que err al
gan bandid0, que temiendo -eT arrpr
tado, le hizo fges 8 Ia edrRlid,d 49,
la VIZ del Pos6ld Ne Phoenix.
La voz del pueblo. [volume] (Santa Fe, Nuevo MeÌxico) 1889-192?, 1908-12-19
DieZ MuerlOS, Cincuenta HerldOS
pOr una Explosion de Dina.
mita en- el Canal de
Panama.


Colon, Die. l2-Hoy hubo una ex-
pl0si0n premature de dinamita de
barrenos en- los trabalos del canal en-
Bas Obispo. Diez homhres fueron
muert0s y cincuenta resultaron heri-
dos, seg1n 10 que sc ha podido averi-
guar, aenque es possible que haay
mas muertos los, pues esc0mbros fue-
ron esparcidos por todas direccIones.
III cotte de has Ohispo dlsta como
treinta miIlas de Colon Y Ia concu /.
sion SO oyd dlstiutamente hasta aquf.
Hay varias ttorfas en- cuanto la
causa del accidente, pero segGn Ia
version oheial que So ha dado de La
Culebra, Ia cual da una estimation
del n1mero de muertos en- 10 Y Ia de
heridos en- 80, dice que mientras Sc
pouia Ia carga al ultimo barreno, So
dispar6 Ia carga de este y que al res
tante de lRs - toneladas hizo expo.
ci6n debido Ia conclusion. Ltsagu-
jerrs de los bcrrents no habiap sid
conechdos por medic de electrIcidad
pues no Sc esperaba dispararlOs hhsta
las cipco de Ia tarde. I'll ultimo egu-
iero e taha eargando por una de
los mas expeStos trabalalores de Io-
v0ra On el servicio de Ia comisIdu.
Ia mlyorfa de las victimas son Es-
paloles, pero entire los muertos hay
dos AmpriCanOs.