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Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-06-12
SUPREME COURT
TO REVIEW CASE
He Was Found Guilty of Murder
ing Five Members of a Family
and Was TO Have Been
Hanged Today. Governor
Refuses TO Interfere.

Chicago. June 12.-Herman Blllik,
the Bohemian fortune teller, con-
demned to death for murder of five
members Of The Vzral family, was to-
cay granted a stay of execution until
he has been afforded an opportunity
TO appeal his case. to the supreme
court.
Judge Lands, of the United States
district court, who yesterday declined
to issue a writ of habeas corpus, to-
day decided the prisoner had the
risht to appeal from that decision.
The case viii now be taken to a high
er federal tribunal to pass upon the
consitutionaiity of the question in
volVed.
Billik was to have been hanged
this morning, Governor Deneen hav-
ing refused to interfere and the state
supreme court having decided that
the case had been properly tried in
the criminal court. Yesterday applica-
tion was made to Judge Lands, who
at first refused to issue a writ of h9-
beas corpus, but who granted an ap,
peal from his decision today, thus CIV
ing Billik the chance to carry his
case to a higher court.
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-06-12
MEXICAN SOLDIERS
PURSUE THE INDIANS
Four Thousand Troops Are Out
After DiSgruntied Indians. Who
ACCseded to Every Demand
But That of Giving
sUp Their Arms.

Tucson. AriZ.. June ia special
from Hcrm osillo, Mexico, says that
1000 Mexican soldiers under COM
mand of Gen. Lorenzo Torres are in
the country in hot pursuit of the va
qui Indians.
All negotiations for signing a peace
treaty were suddenly broken off last
night. The Yaquis insisted on re-
tanning their arms and ammunitio on
after having acceded to every other
stipulation of the Mexican govern
ment.
The Mexican officers stood stead
fast and the Yaqu's withdrew from
the conference. Immediately orders
were issued to the Mexican troops to
take the field and resume hostilities
1t is not believed the campaign will
last long, as the Mexicans have all the
water holes in the Yaqui country sur
rounded.
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-06-12
MODERN W00DAtN
ASK RECOGNITION
Representative Goes To Head Camp
I'm Effort TO Have New Mexico
Taken Into the Fold and In
cidentally TO Advertise
Albuquerque.

c. o. Young. recently selected as
representative to the head camp of
the Modern Woodmen which begins
it's annual session at Peoria, ILL.,, June
16, left today for Peoria, and will
work during the session of the head
camp for recognition of New Mexico.
The fight Is being waged by Palmer
Social camp in this city. and while
recognition has been virtually prom
ised Mr.. Young will be on the ground
to see that the matter isn't over
looked
He will be met by o. G. Taylor, ID.
A. Wise and II. ]. Fouts, who are now
in the east, and who will be at Peoria,
an dthe four will bring the matter
to the attention of the head camp.
Incidentally they will do a lot of
boosting for Albuquerque and New
Mexico generally. Mr.. Young will
have hundreds of Irrigation congress
buttons. a RIBBON to go with each one,
and many of the souvenir booklets
recently published. These he will dis
tribute among the Woodmen at the
meeting and expects not only to Sc
cure recognition of the Woodmen
camps in New Mexico but to also
boost the big exposition here this fall.
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-06-12
DEMtNTED MANS
BODY UNCLAIMED

The body of Louis Kuhn, the man
who died at st. Joseph's hospital yes
terday, mad been unclaimed at "A late
hour this afternoon. A man, Kuhn
by name, supposed to be brother of
the dead man, living in Pennsylvania,
had not been heard from. The body
was removed from st. Joseph's hos
pital and is neld at the undertaking
parlors of Frank II. Strong, North
Second street.
Thomas McMillin, chief of police.
has deposited a sum of money. be-
longing to the dead man. in a local
oank, to await the action of the
courts or or relatives in disposlng of
the man 5 estate. Kuhn was taken
into custody ny the police about two
weeks ago I'm a demented condition,
and sent to the hospital He died
without ryganing his right mind,
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-06-12
ALL SIX DELEGATES
WILL Be SEATED
Party Is Confident Taft Will be
Nominated on First Ballot and
Will Work for Him All the
Time--PrOminent Men of
Territory Will be There.

In a private Pullman car, which
will be attached to the Chicago limit
ed, the New Mexico delegation to the
national Republican convention will
leave for Chicago tonight.
Nearly all of the delegation ar
rived here yesterday and today. Those
who are not here now will board the
car at points along the route. Gov
ernor George Curry arrived in Albu-
querque this afternoon and will head
the New Mexico delegation.
H. o. Bursum, Republican terri
torial chairman, was also an arrival
here today and he will journey to
Chicago with the party.
The New Mexico delegation Is for
Taft, first, last and all the time, and
the members predict Taft's nomina-
ton on the first ballot. Assurance
has been received that without doubt
the entire delegation of six from this
territory will be seated at the Chi
cago convention, giving New Mexico
full representation.
The New Mexico delegation will be
joined in Chicago oy Solomon Luna,
national committeeman, and by w.
H. Andrews, delegate to Congress.
1t is estimated that about 100 we'll
known Republicans from this terri
tory Wi lattend the Chicago conven-
ton. although all of them viii not go
with the governor and his party. 9th
ers will leave Saturday and Sunday
from other points in the territory.
Among those who are here today
to join the delegation are:
('nVrV Of Santa En. q
Bursum, of Socorro: w. H. Newcomb,
of Silver City; II. B. Holt, of Las
Cruces; A. b. Fall, of Three Rivers;
Gregory Page and Mrs. Page. of Gal
lup; w. II. H. Llewellyn, Of Las
Cruces; G.. H. Webster, Faustin Gale
gos and others.
1t is stated that T. B. Catron and
Mrs. Catron, Charles c. Closson and
Ex-Governor NJ. A. Otero will join tn,
party at Lamy, going there from
Santa Fe. Chief Justice Mills and q
party from San Miguel county will
join the party at Las Vegas. Others
will board the private car at RatoI
and points in Colfax county.
Governor Curry announced today
| that he had appointed Charles "
/ Stafford, territorial travelling auditor
as the New Mexico delegate to the
bankers convention in Ohio. Mr.
| Stafford will journey as far as Chi.
cago with the delegation, joining the
| party at Lamy tonight. The private
| car will be comfortably filled before
| it leaves the territory. Several otner
/ parties will leave this city tomorrow
and Sunday for Chicago.
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-06-12
NOW IT'S A PIANO TRUST.

New York, June IA consolida-
ton of the piano manufacturing firms
os william Knabe & Co. OF Baltimore,
Chlckering & Sons of Boston and the
Fos, er-Armstrong company Of Roch-
ester \. Y, was effected in this city
today. The articles Of Incorporation
concern the name of the American
Piano company. II will be incOrporat-
ed In New Jersey tomorrow ana will
have a capital stock OF six million dol
lars preferred and six million dollars
common. The officers will be Ernest
J Knabe. Jrr presiden-; George q.
Foster. William Knabe, Charles II.
Eddy and William b. Armstrong, vice
presidents, and George Eaton, treas
urDr.
II was announced that the present
management of the respective proper
ties will remain in active control of
the business and operations Of the
new company and the manufacture of.
pianos viii be continued at each
branch.
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-06-12
FLOOD PREVENTS
FIRtMEN WORKING
Explosion Of Gas Started Blaze
Which Resulted in Quarter Of
Million Loss and the Death of
two Men Quantity of Stored
Meat Is Burned.

Kansas City, June 1.-Two labor
ers lost their lives, two others were
seriously injured and a property loss
estimated between d quarter of a
million and s350,00O was caused by a
fire in the packing plant of Morris &
Co. in Kansas City. Kan, this morn
ing. The first explosion was sewer
gas, resulting from a watchman light
ing match in the cold storage
department. This was followed by a
second explosion of "a quantity of
ammonia nearby and a stubborn fire
was started, which took the depart
ment FIVE hours to get under control
For a time the entire plant seemed
doomed
The fire started before daylight and
rad by O'Clock. progressed so far
that it was feared the entire structure
would be destroyed. Dynamite was
being used to stop the flames.
Two laborers were killed and an
ether perhaps fatally injured. The
plant is in the flood district and is
entirely surrounded by water.
The fire started by an explosion in
the chemical department Because of
the flood the hremen were unable to
reach nearer than two blocks to the
building with apparatus and engines
from the Missouri side were called for
hut could not get across the flood dis
trict
The sausage department was first
t. GO Telephone communication with
the scene is impossible the wire SER
vice being destroyed by the food and
A. is difficult to get accurate informal
tion.
When the building was completed
in 1905. it was valued at $2,225,0 900,
Of which the buildings represented
S1.245,0O0, machinery, $44S,0O0, and
other equipment $4S2,O00.
The daily slaughtering capacity of
the plant was l 500 cattle, 1000 sheep
and 5000 hogs. January 30, 1908,
fire damaged the plant to the extent
of $750,0
Loss of meat in the present fire is
enormous. Coolers were packed to
capacity as the flood interfered with
railway traffic long before water shut
down the plant.
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-06-12
FORCED TO SHOOT
TO SAVE HIS LIFE
Two Men Had Trouble Over AL
legged Attempt of Boy to Force
Entrance to SdlOOnkeeper'S
HOuSe---WinCheSLer and
Pistol Duel Followed.

Wagon Mound, n. NJ, June Ia
Especially Shot through the abdo-
men, Daniel Archuleta Is dying at
SolanO, and J. V. Melugin, the pro-
pretor of a saloon in that town, Is
under arrest and on his way to the
jail at Mora, where he will be held
for firing the shot that wounded Ar
chuleta. 1t is stated that Archuleta
will probably die.
Archuleta was shot during a fierce
gun fight in the streets of Solano yes
terday, during which he exchanged a
number of shots with Melugin. II is
said that Melugin did not fire until
forced to do so to protect his life.
After wounding Melugin he gave him
self up to an officer.
Melugln recently went to Solano
from Texas and had been engaged
in business there but a short time.
Three days ago he had trouble with
Archuleta, but it is not known what
the trouble was about, although 1t Is
said that Archuleta tried to force an
entrance to Melugin's house while the
latter was away. Archuleta is but 10
years of age.
Yesterday Archuleta appeared IN
front of Melugin's house and Is said
to have made indecent motions and
| used abusive ard profane language.
Melugin expostulated with him and
tried to make him leave, but finally
gave up the task and went into the
back yard to cut wood.
Mrs. Melugin, fearing that Archu-
leta would attempt to do harm to her
husband, kept watch and warned her
husband when she saw Archuleta
draw a revolver. The boy opened fire
on Melugin and fired three shots be-
fore Melugin could gain the protection
| of his house.
Melugin went inside and returned
with a Winchester, and as he emerged
| from the door Archuleta fired at him
again. All of the shots fired by the
boy missed their mark.
Melugin fired at the boy but missed
and fired again. The second shot
struck Archuleta in the stomach and
the boy fell.
Melugin then sought deputy sher-
| iff and gave himself up. He was
taken into custody and at once start
ed for Mora, where he will be held
pending the outcome of Archuleta S
! wound. Archuleta was at once placed
under the care of a physician, but 1t
is stated that he cannot recover. the
bullet having penetrated the abdomen
and causing internal bleeding which
cannot Oe easily stopped.
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-06-12
RUSSIANS ARE LEAVING PERSIA

st. petersburg, June ia growing
state Of anarchy in Persia is reported
here. While there Is an attempt to
maintain an attitude Of optimism Of
fic'ally. there is evidently a concealed
fear of a serious turn in events, and
in some quarters fears are entertain
Ell for the safety Of he Russian min
lister at Teheran.
\ dispatch from Tabriz says that a
strong anti-Russian movement has
broken out In northern Persia, en-
couraged by leading members Of the
national council who are hostile TO
NJ. Hartwig, the Russian minister TO
Persia, owing TO the protection which
he extended to Emir Dieng. head OF
the reactionary party. The bazars a.
Tabriz, according 10 the dispatch. are
closed and the people in a state OF
panic. An all night session OF the To-
cal council was held recently and de-
mands were framed for secession and
a declaration Of independence In
Azerbaijan province the Russian col
ony is leaving for Russia.
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-06-12
GAVE S25. 400 FOR 4 sNuLE.

Chicago, June l2.-AlthOugh Giles
Gilbert Duluth, Mimi, millionaire,
has been accustomed, as a fiuancier
to deal IA more substantial articles
at the regular market rate neverthe-
less, when he came to die he placed
a valuation Of just S25 900 on a smil-
ing face
The girl who wore the smiling face
a. "A matter Of habit, and who had
meyer iu her life thought Of listing it
IN IN, stock market is Mss Edith
Bane who teaches finger music eNer-
cises ami other technical mysteries at
the sherwood music school.
Miss Gilbert. a daughter of the Mil
lonairc. was IN Chicago a year and
a haIf ago taking treatment for an
aiIm,ut which subsequently caused
her death Mss Bane gave her much
attention, and II was her cheerful
manner that comfortod both Mr.. and
Mrs Gilbert The legacy was un-
looked for ny Miss Bane. AMI she has
not decided what she will do with the
money,
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-06-12
PUBLISHERS AGREE
TO CONTINUE FIGHT
They VIII Make Determined Effort to
Have Price of News Print
Reduced.

New York, June 12.-The directors
of the American Newspaper Publish
ers' association at a meeting today
adopted resolutions setting forth the
status Of the case before Congress or
the association against the manufact-
urers Of newspr.nt and stating the
necessity for keeping up he fight for
reduction in the prices Of paper,
expressing the opinion that whereas
the work SO far done on behalf of
the association has been carried on
by volunteers, that the president be
authorized 70 engage the service of
John Norris for a period Of two years
uron terms to be agreed upon by
them, for the promotion Of the aims
Of the association in the matter of
newsprlnt paper as he is fully equip
ped to undertake these services.
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-06-12
SMALL BLAZE ALARMS
ROOMING HOUSE GUESTS
Flames That May Have Been of In
ccndiary origin DO Little Dam
age in Basement.

A fire that may have been of in
cendary origin and which caused con-
sidcrably eNC.tment was discovered
after 9 o'clock last night in the base
meut Of the furniture store of Scheer
& Wlrlick at 2O6 East Central. The
flames started in some burlap where
several upholstered chairs were
stacked, but was discovered in time to
be oEtiuguished with but little loss.
The upper floor Of the building Is
occupied as a roOming house and the
guests, alarmed by the thick smoke
pouring from the basement, gathered
what clothes they could and rushed
from the building.
II was thought at first that the fire
was caused by someone throwing
cigarette or lighted match through
broken window into the basement, but
an Invest cation shows that the flames
started too far away from the win
dow for this unless some one deliber-
ately stopped down and threw the
match through the window. This gave
rise 10 the belief that an lncendiary
started The blaze. but Mr., WarliCk
says he doesn't know Of an enemy who
would attempt t. burn them out.
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-06-12
MARRIAGE LICENSE
BUSINESS INCREASES
Little Dan Has Been Unusually Busy
This Season. Despite Other At
fractions of the Year.

The climax to two approaching ma
tional conventions, the presidential
campaign to follow, the coming of
the Sixteenth National Irrigation
congress and International exposition
and Territorial fair, with incidental
costs of box seats at the races AMI
red lemOnadge, and frenZied finance
on Wall street, nave no horrors for
the little Dan Cupid" that dwells
in Albuquerque.
The first twelve days Of the month
have netted twenty marriage licenses
at the probate clerks office. almost
two marriages a day, breaking all
records.
81 never saw anything like it," said
the sympathetic deputy clerk at the
counter where the young folks swear
they are telling the truth and tell
their true ages. I'VE thought that
thirty-twO marriages--the number
taken out last June, was the high
water mark, but unless the demand
should fall off to nothing from now
until the end of the month, this
month viii carry away the banner.
They're coming I'm pairs. II seems
like a shame to take the money. II
costs a dollar, you know.
I'VE had charming young couple
yesterday. The young man was tall
and dark, and so frank, and the young
lady, hardly more than a girl, was
SO sweet. Came all the way from
Ohio to get married. And they were
so sincere. You can always tell
whether they have ever been here be-
fore. II they get up on their toes
and reach for the ceiling when taxi
ing the oath. why that is proof that
they mean what they say. The young
couple to whom l just referred were
very sincere and ne could reach oh.
so high.
Then yesterday We had an elderly
couple The man was somewhat old
er than the woman, but she was past
the years unmarried women usually
mention when referring to the time
they were OOrn. Well. this couple
held their heads very low. The man
could not lift his hand as high as
is head. The betrothed just wrote her
name without any prefix. but 1 could
tell that she had ben an applicant
for a similar document at some for
mer time by the busness-like and
customary manner in which she wrote
her name.
"Oh, yes. there's a difference"
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-06-12
NO i-CENT FARE IN KANSAS.

Topeka, June lZ-Ihe railroads mo-
thed Governor HOch today through
+. r. Mcleod, chairman OF the West
ern Passenger association, that they
would not grant The rate of one cent
a mile for harvest hands. Each of the
Kansas lines in the association here
refused to grant the rate. The reason
assigned is that it would be too great
a reduction from the 2-cent passen-
ger fare now IN force and that since
the rates already have been reduced
33 1-3 per cent a reduction Of one
cent per mile would be too great
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-06-12
THE MISSISSIPPI
RISES RAPIDLY
At ST. Louis 1t is Already Above
Danger Line and Weather Bu-
redu Predicts II Will Go Sew
erdl Feet Higher. Rivers Re-
Cede at Kansas City.

Topeka, Kan, June IA terrific
rain, amounting to cloudburst in
many portions of the Kaw valley and
inches of water in others, and which
was accompanied by the heaviest
wind and electric storm in years,
swept over this territory between
and o'clock this morning. 1t is
feared it will tend to check the fall
of the Kaw.
At Topeka two inches of rain fell.
A small boy was drowned by the up
setting of a boat. Tully three inches
fell at Wamego, thirty miles west,
where the wind was almost tornado,
blowing down trees and unroofing
churches. Many trees were blown
down and crops were injured in other
sections.
Two inches fell in many sections,
including Junction City, Abilene and
Salina. Several places report three
inches and Valley Falls nearly four
inches.
Mississippi Is Rising.
st. Louis June 12.-The Mississippi
river, which has been practically sta
tionary for the past week, although at
flood danger mark, Is beginning to
rise rapidly. The gauge this morning
marked S0.7 feet, a rise of four-tenths
OF foot In the past tNttlty-loor
hours. The danger line Is thirty feet.
The weather bureau predicts 31.2 by
tomorrow morning and 33 by Sunday.
Thosuands of acres OF fine farm
land and miles of railroad track are
under water as a result of the present
stage of high waters in this vicinity,
out the slow rise has given ample time
for preparation and damage will be
less than in former years
Rivers Are Falling.
Kansas City, June 12.-Despite
heavy rains last night and early to-
day in the Kaw and Missouri valleys
reaching from Northeastern Kansas
to Omaha, both rivers in this vicinity
continued to fall today and general
flood conditions are better. In the last
"a hours the Kaw has fallen two feet
The Missouri is going down more
slowly. receding a half foot from eight
last night until six this morning.
A heavy downpour in Kansas City
caused more local damage in the
west bottoms, the stock yards are
still idle and packing houses are un-
able to kill even II they had the stock
Railroads are In better shape al
though schedules are still disarrang-
ed.
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-06-12
DICK EAGLE IS HELD
INCOMMUNICADO
He VIII BE Kept in Jail Here Until
Valencia County Court Meets
Local Attorney to Defend
Him.

Dick Eagle, the half-brecd Chero-
kee, brought here Wednesday evening
by Sheriff Baca of Valencia county
and placed in the Bernalillo county
jail for safe keeping, mas been placed
in a cell by himself and the jailer has
been forbidden to let anyone see him.
Eagle was arrested on the charge Of
numbering Santiago Vallo at Blue
water ten days ago. II is reported
that Eagle ras secured B +. Adams
to defend him.
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-06-12
FAILS TO FIND
ANY CONSPIRACY
jury in Pennsylvania Capitol Cases
Instructed To Acquit Men on
Trial

Harrisburg, Pa, June 12.-The jury
in the capitol conspiracy case retired
shortly before noon after having been
instructed to acquit former state
Treasurer Snyder, rormer Auditor
General Matthews and former Su-
pcrintcndcut Of Grounds and Build
ings Schumacher, on the ground that
the evidence did not show a cOnspir-
acy The jury will determine the
quit or innocence Of Congressman
Cas.ot and Joseph NJ. Huston, an ar
chitect.
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-06-12
PRAISE FOR AMERICAN SAILORS

Washington, June IA letter
commenting the conduct Of the en-
listed men while the Atlantic battle
ship fleet was in San Francisco harhor
has been received by Secretary Met
calf from Mayor Edward r, Taylor
Of San Francisco. The mayor said.
Nothing in connection with the
stay of the fleet here was more graft
flying than the manner in which the
enlisted men conducted themselves.
Indeed. no complaints were made
against them nor did they furnish
cause for any such
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-06-12
National Committeeman Solomon
Luna and 'The Smile That
Won't Come on"

The seating of contesting delegations
wears the smile that won't come off
Mr.. Luna says that Taft's nomination
Is assured on the first ballot and that
without doubt the delegation of six
Republicans from New Mexico, will
he seated in the convention. The
delegation is instructed for Taft, first
last and all the time. Mr.. Luna Is in
close touch with the Taft camp here
and is giving the Taft forces valuable
assistance