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Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-01-07
THAW CASE IS
Progressing SLOWLY
Two Jurors Arc Dismissed and Two
More Are secured.

New York, Jan. with nine jur-
ors i'm the box all subject to per-
emptory challenge and with new
panel of a hundred talesmen to draw
from, the Thaw trial resumed today
1t has been agreed that each side
shall have thirty peremptory chal-
lenges.
The tentative Jurors selected yes
terday are as follows:
Charles Z. Gremmels, ship broker
John r. Hatchett, cigar dealer
George B. Morewood, importer.
Floyd $. Sanford bank manager.
James E. Conway, hotel keeper.
William f. Brewer decorator.
Arthur X. Naething, baker.
Maurice Bouvier, exporter.
George w. Carry dry goods deal
er.
OF the above men It was generally
predicted that Mr.. Gremmels would
be chal' ,nged by the district attor-
ney. He declared ne had scrupes
against capital punishment, but could
lay them aside If sworn as a Juror.
Mrs. Evelyn Thaw was again the
center Of interest even to the exclu-
sion Of the defendant himself at yes
terday's session. She was followed
by throngs of curious persons as she
entered and left the court house for
the morning and afternoon sessions.
She did not attend the night sitting
The long court hours and the tedious
monotony of the repeated jury eX-
aminatiOns proved intensely fatigu-
ing
Every possible convenience is to be
provided for the jurors who are to be
locked up throughout the trial. They
are TO be quartered in one of the
fashionable hotels on upper Broad
way and luncheon is to be served at
an expensive downtown restaurant.
The jury examinations did not de-
velop such a strong veil of unalter-
able opinion as was anticipated and
many OF the talesmen were excused
on other grounds than bias upon the
reading of extensive reports of the
first trial.
Josiah Thaw was the only member
of the defendants family present at
the evening session. The unexam-
ined talesmer were the sole specta-
tors. Thaw seemed thoroughly to
relish the idea of being out of the
first experience of the kind since his
incarceration following the roof gar
den tragedy Of June %, 1906.
During The progress Of the morn
ing session two men were dismissed
from the jury and two others were
selected, making nine men in the
box al the end of the morning ses-
sion
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-01-07
WAS ABLE TO CREEP
BACK UNDER OWN STEAM
Had Encountered Violent Gales on
Christmas Ddy--BOilerS Began
Leaking and 1t Was Found
Necessary to Turn Toward
Irish Coast.

Queenstown, Jan. THE overdue
steamer Mount Royal. of the Canad-
ian Pacific Railways Atlantic Steam
ship line, bound to st. John from
London and Antwerp with about four
hundred persons aboard, was sight
ed off Old Head off Kinsale sixteen
miles west of this port early today
just one month after the date of her
departure from Antwerp.
The vessel was proceeding slow
ly under her-own steam and signaled
she was making for this port. She
made no signals indicating what
caused her delay and return.
The steamer declined the help OF
a tug sent to assist her and came In
alone. The Mount Royal after leav-
ing British coast encountered vio-
lent gales.
On Christmas eve trouble with the
boilers developed and the captain
decided it best to make for the Irish
coast. The passengers and crew are
all well.
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-01-07
HIGHWAYMEN ATTEMPT
TO ROB TRAIN At
STATION
Conductor illustrates HOldup
by Striking Robber With
His Lantern.
THIEVES TAKE TWO
VALISES AND RUN

Kansas City, Mo-, Jan. -Four
men attempted to rob the passeng-
ers on the Missouri, Kansas and Tex
as passenger train due to depart for
the southwest at 2:20 o'clock in the
Union Pacific station here early to-
day.
They fiourished revolvers and COM
manded the passengers to give up
their valuables. Conductor II. w.
Drew entered the car aud hit one of
the men with his lantern. The rob-
bers fled with two valses, which
they grabbed and escaped in the
yards.
The robbers were white men well
dressed and wore no masks.
Passengers Frightened.
Although the car the robbers en-
tered was crowded with men no ef-
fort was made to resist and none
of the women In the car made out
cry. The robbers moved so quietly
that several persons were not awak-
ened at all and others did not know
what was taking place until after
Conductor Drew hit the man with
his lantern. When the robbers start
ed to run, some of the passengers
took courage and pursued them but
the chase did not reach farther than
the limits of the station house.
The grips carried away did not
contain anything OF great value.
Both were filled with articles of
clothing. After the robbers had fed
the conductor was surprised at his
own courage. He said that he did
not know what was taking place in
the car when he entered 1t.
A squad OF policemen and plain
clothes men were upon the scene
within fifteen minutes after the rob-
berry and securing the depot and
railroad yards for the robbers. Sew
eral suspects have been arrested.
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-01-07
TRUST is BLAMED
FOR ToBAC<,o WAR.

Frankfort, KY, Jan. THE mat
ter OF settling the tobacco war; in
Kentucky now lies with the heads
OF the trust, the American Tobacco
company, in New York The con-
ferences of the last few days be-
tween representatives of the trust
and the tobacco growers came to
nothing except promise by the
former to Inform the heads of the
company Of the conditions in this
state.
In the meantime there is much
anxiety throughout the tobacco belt.
The Princeton, Hopkinsville and
Russellville might rider" raids and
the statement of Governor Wilson
that the raiders will be punished has
served TO keep up the excitement.
The situation is the result OF a
fight OF the growers OF tobacco
against the American Tobacco COM
pany and other purchasers and the
complications are best explained by
the following recounted sequence OF
events in chronological order:
First-iThe apparent passing of
the leaf tobacco market In Kentucky
and Tennessee into the control of the
American Tobacco company with
the consequent elimination of nearly
all the middlemen or independent
tobacco buyers and rehandIers.
Second--The awakening OF the
farmers TO the situation and the for
nation by them of the American So
ciety Of Equity and two subsidiary
organizations, the Burley Oight col
ored leaD Tobacco association, and
the Dark Tobacco aSspciation with
the purpose Of producing and hold
ing their crops until they could OBJ
tain what they considered fair
price from the American-Tobacco
company and ahiliated concerns.
Third-The failure of the attempt
by the farmers societies to win over
a sufficient majority Of the growers
of tobacco to their pooling plan to
enable them Immediately to compel
the company TO pay the price de-
manded.
Fourth-Ostracism and petty per-
secution directed against so-calleu
dependents'-the farmers who
were unwilling or unable to pool and
hold their crops Of tobacco and who
sold to the trust"
Fffth-Whipplng Of tobacco buy
ers and farmers who sold their
crops; destruction OF beds OF young
tobacco plants; burning of tobacco
barns containing the harvested crops
of Independents; shooting into homes
and the warning OF refractory inde-
pendents to leave the country.
Sixth-The elimination of mob
spirit in the attacks on Princeton.
HopkinsYle and Russellville, towns
OF from 1000 to 10000 inhabitants,
which raids resulted in blowing up
and burning tobacco warehouses con-
trolled by the American Tobacco
company, the killing of several of
the raiders, the wounding of several
citizens and the destruction OF prop
erty owned by innocent neutrals be-
cause the raiders refused to allow
the fire departments TO work.
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-01-07
CHICAGO BISHOP
PERFORMING MIRACLES
News of Cures Causes Throng of Vic
tins TO Gather at Church.

Chicago, H.. Jan. 7.-More than
fifty persons crowded around the
doors of ST. Paul's Reformed Epis-
copal church, Winchester and Adams
streets, one day recently, waiting for
Bishop Samuel Fallows, TO beg him
to cure them OF their ills.
The news of Bishop Fallows' sue
cess in treating diseases by laying
on of hands and the power of sug-
gestion, or Christian psychology. as
he designates Il, has gone all over
the country, and the bishop Is delug-
ed with petitions that are sent by
mail and brought by the sufferers in
person.
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-01-07
OLDEST FIRE INSURANCE
PRESIDENT PASSES AWAY
Death ON Same Day of Two Greatest
Fire Insurance Sages Strange
Coincidence.

st. Louis, Mo, Jan. Captain
George Taylor Carm died here toI
day at the age Of 73, Carm bore the
distinction Of having served longer
as the president Of any insurance
company than any man In the eoun-
try with the exception OF George f.
Chase, Of Hartford, Conn.
1t Is a rather strange coincidence
mat Chase should die today also and
that the two oldest insurance presi-
dents should die the same day with
I'm a few hours of each other.
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-01-07
UNCLE SAM WILL
CONDUCT PROSECUTION
Alleged Bank Robbers VIII Have to
Answer to the United States
Government

Helena, Mont, Jan. Charles Nc
Donald and George Frankhauser, al
legged to be the Great Northern train
robbers, who are charged with the
theft of $4,000 consigned from St.
Paul to the postmaster at Spokane.
We're arraigned in the federal court
here today, the state having relin-
quished control of the case.
Judge Hunt fixed Monday as the
day for the pleas to be entered.
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-01-07
WHOLESALE GRAFT IN
ST. JOSEPH'S CITY
GOVERNMENT

st. Joseph. Mo. Jan. THE
county grand jury today reported
that it had unearthed gross frauds and
graft in the city's electric street
lighting department and returned a
number OF indictments said to be
against heads of the department and
other city employees No names have
been made public. 1t was found that
dead men had been carried on the
payrolls for several years.
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-01-07
WOULD ORGANIZE
ARMY IN AMERICA
Armenian Society Leader Would
Have His Country Freed From
Turkish Rule.

New York, Jan. 7.-Gen. Hempapt-
zooian Boyadjian, head of the Hun
chaks or Armenian Revolutionary
society," arrived I'm New York yester-
day. He comes to attempt to orga-
nize his countrymen in America in
to armed bands that he hopes will
be called upon to rescue their coun-
try from Turkey.
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-01-07
SNEAK THIEVES GET
$4,000 IN JEWELS
President of the American Brass
Company is the Victim.

Derby Conn, Jan. THE au-
thorities have received a report Of
the robbery Of the residence Of Chas.
+. Brooker, president of the Ameri-
can Brass company and a member
OF the republican national commit
tee, IN which the robbers secured
100000 worth OF jeweiry The thieves
left no clue.
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-01-07
BALLINGER RESIGNS
AS LAND COMMISSIONER.
Assistant Fred Bennett Gets the job
by Appointment.

Washington, d. c., Jan. 7.-Rlch-
ard A. Ballinger, commissioner Of
the general land office, has tender
ed his resignation to President
Roosevelt and 1t has been accepted
to take effect March 4. Fred Ben
nett, assistant commissioner OF the
general land office, has been appoint
ed commissioner.
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-01-07
ENTOMBED MINERS MANY
DAYS YET TO WAIT

Ely New, Jan. THE work at
the Alpha shaft in which three min
ers have been entombed since Dec. 4
is going on slowly
The water pipe is in good shape
and now the men below have an
abundance OF air. food and water.
II is expected that solid ground
will be reached within four days,
when the work will be safer and
much better progress can be made.
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-01-07
NATIVE KILLED In
SAN MARCIAL YARDS
There Was No Witness to the Ac-
cideut.

San Marcial, N M. Jan. T.
Ebusto Aguliar, Aborer fell un-
der a moving car IN the local Santa
Fe yards at 10 O'Clock this morning
and was killed. There was no wit
ness to the accident.
The man is said to have a family
living in Mexico.
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-01-07
F FINANCIAL BILL IS
INTRODUCED IN
THE SENATE
Provides for An Additional
Issue Not to Exceed
S250.OOO.OOO.
CIRCULATION RESTRICTED
TO rs PER CENT OF BONDS

Washington, d. c., Jan. THE
financial bill. which for some time
has been in preparation by leading
republican members OF the senate
committee on finance, today was
printed and given to the public.
The bill provides for an additional
issue for bank circulation, which
shall at no time exceed $3.50. 900, 900
on bonds other than those issued
by the government including state
and municipal bonds. In approved
cases the comptroller of currency is
given the discretion of issuance of
proposed currency and is authorized
to decide as to the time and to the
amount to be awarded TO any bank
ing institution.
1t is provided that the increased
circulation shall in no case exceed 10
per cent of bonds deposited.
Senator Aldrich introduced the bill
in the senate soon after that body
convened.
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-01-07
Boston Wool Market Improvlng.

Boston, Jan. THE wool market
is showing better feeling than was
apparent at the close OF the year and
trading Is increasing. Stil the ag-
gregate transactions are below the
average.
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-01-07
STATE SENATOR or
CONNECTICUT DIES

Stamford. Conn. Jan samuel
Fessenden, a former state senator
and one of the most prominent men
OF Connecticutt. died today Of heart
trouble,
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-01-07
Fire Insurance Magnate Dies.

Hartford, Conn, Jan. 7.-George
L. Chase, president OF the Hartford
Fire Insurance company, died here
today.
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-01-07
SILVER GOING UP
BY LEAPS AND BOUNDS
Bull Spectators Caught Short and
Pay Dearly in Covering
Ip.
$3.50 SsSSS SSSSS SSS

) London, Jan. Silver jump .
} ed a penny and an eighth today o
) to 27 pence as a result OF the y
) covering Of a large bear sale .
) made some time ago. which fell .
J due today orders from Indian .
J bazaars as we'll as from China .
! helped to raise the price but the .
J market is very unsettled .
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-01-07
MOkU-
MENT IS UNVEILED
Rear Admiral Goodrich Delivered
Principal Address-Many Sol
diers and Sailors At
tend Ceremonies.

San Diego, Calf, Jan. I'm the
presence OF thousands Of people in
cluding officers and sailors from the
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-01-07
HAD BEEN LOOKING FOR
ILLINOIS CENTRAL
PROXIES ABROAD
Fish Agent Says That Fight
Is Hurting American
Securities.
DECLARES THAT HARTMAN
WILL BE DEFEATED

New York, Jan. Winthrop e.
Scarritt, financier, automobiles and
aeronaut, who went abroad to get
proxies for Stuyvesant Fish in his
fight with Z. II. Hartman for con-
troll of the Illinois Central railroad,
to be voted at the coming postponed
annual meeting in Chicago on March
2, has returned. He was still on
crutches as a result of his ugly fall
in the Hon. Charles $. Rolls bal
loon. He was met in the lower bay
by his friend p. r. Bomeisler and at
the pier by Mrs. Scarritt.
The agent of the Fish interests
was the happiest man on the ship.
At the concert he made his balloon
adventure the feature, giving the
audience graphic tale.
This controversy" said Mr.. Scar
rift, referring to the Hartman
feud, lis hurting all American securi-
ties in the foreign markets. British
money will not come to America un-
til we have cleaned house and exer-
cised Harrimanism, because British
ers get the impression that we are all
dishonest. They are so far away that
they cannot discriminate between
good and bad Americans, and they
say: Those d smart, swlndling
Yankees! "
When Mr.. Scarritt, assigned to this
special job, sailed away on the
Lucanla on Nov. 9 he did not know
until three days out that Alexander
G. Hackstaff, vice president and
general manager of the Illinois Cen
trail, was aboard. Mr.. Hackstaff said
he was going across for his health.
He was the busiest, healthiest in
valid / ever saw" said Mr.. Scarritt.
II found every intelligent, honest
man, unless he had ulterior purposes
or motives behind his voting. was
for Mr. Fish.
ROthschild's Appreciation.
Among the first bankers l saE
after reaching London was Lord
Rothschild. I have known Mr.. Fish
for thirty years. said Lord Roths-
child, and | know he is a cIean,
honest, able man. He handed me
his proxy and said. wish you good
luck
THE English Association of AM
erlcan Bond and Share Holders, Linn
tied. has already, by solid resolution
Of their board Of directors, voted to
give their aid to Mr.. Hartman, and
Chairman Smithers told me they had
settled the question
81 beg your pardon, sir I re-
piled; no question is settled until It
is settled right l got them to get
together the majority of their board
informally. They heard my story,
The chairman turned to his fellow
members and said: Gentlemen, there
is no question that we ought to sup
port Mr. Fish. His thirty years OF
faithful service to the Illinois Cen
trail makes him entitled to our sup
port
There was not a dissenting voice.
They had already signed their Har-
riman proxies, but they tore them
up and gave all to Mr.. Fish, more
than 1900 shares.
Circulars rejecting on Mr.. Fish
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-01-07
Challenges HackstaG.

The London and Dundee news
papers teemed with stories telling
what a bad man was Mr.. Fish. The
representative of a London newspa-
per wanted to sell me space to reply
for $3.50 a column. got a letter to
Lord Northcliffe, of the London Daily
Mail. Lord Northcliffe was out of
town. / saw Mr.. Butte, who didn't
see why the Mail should mix in II.
l convinced him to the contrary and
he sent Mr.. Harry Magge to me for
my side.
II issued a challenge 10 Mr.. Hack
staff to meet me on neutral ground
before the London newspaper men,
who should decide which was right,
the defeated man to pack his port
folio and go home. Mr.. Hackstaff
replied that Mr.. Scarritt was really
very kind, but he was over there
for his health.
These English bankers cannot i'm
sglne how Americans can tolerate
crooked banking. In England, in
cases approaching fraud, they kick
out the whole bunch.
"Over in England the stockhOld-
ers are the boss"
In the ascension with Mr.. Rolls,
upon landing, Mr.. Scarritt's leg was
caught between the side Of the car
and a 190-pound lunch basket. His
foot was twisted and the bone
fractured.
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-01-07

had been scattered broadcast by Mr..
Harahan. The first thing 1 did was
to send out circular letter written
by Mr.. Fish from the office of j. S.
Morgan & Co. l got the Ralli Broth
ers, largest merchants in the world;
the Tates, the great sugar house;
the Loefflers and the Brooks estate
in Huddersfield.
After telling Of his marked success
in Holland, Mr.. Scarritt continued:
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-01-07
TRAIN ARRIVALS

No. I-7.45 p. m.
No 4--S. SO p. m.
No. 7-1o.45 p. m.
No. SO. 40 p. m.
NO. o--u.45 p. m.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1908-11-14
PRISON FOR MORSE
ICE TRUST MAoNATE SENTENCED
TO FIFTEEN YEARS.
A. Il. CURTIS IS RELEASED
Wives Of the Two Convicted New
York FInancIers Collapse az the
Court Pronounces
Judgment.

New York,-From a cell In the
Tombs prison. Charles w. Morse now
directs the efforts of his counsel to
secure his freedom, he having been
sentenced Friday to serve Is years In
the federal prison at Atlanta, Ca, for
misapplication of the funds of the
National Bank of North America and
making false entries In the books OF
the bank. 49,
Alfred II. Curtis, former president
of the defunct bank, who was jointly
tried and convicted with Morse, was
given his liberty on suspended SEN
tence.
The scene in the courtroom when
sentence was pronounced by Judge
Hough was most dramatic one. Mrs.
Morse, who through all the trying day
Of the trial had preserved an unruf-
fed demeanor, collapsed in her seat,
buried her face in her hands and be-
gan to sob convulsively. Still weep
ing she was led away to an anteroom,
where a moment later her husband
held her in his arms and sought to
console her.
Mrs. Curtis sat within the rail gaz-
ing intently at Judge Hough as he be-
gan to speak. She had been i'll and
several times during the trial had
been forced to leave her place in the
courtroom. Friday her face was
drawn and white, telling of night
Of mingled hope and fear while her
husband remained away from her be-
hind the bars of prison cell. When
the judgment Of the court-the most
favorable for her husband that could
be given-was pronounced, she faint
ed and would have fallen had not
kindly hands supported her.
In the case Of Morse, Judge La
combe granted writ of error based
on exceptions and made returnable
December g.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1908-11-14
COSTA RIcAN BOY A HERO.
Saves Fellow Students from Burning
School Near Washington.

Misunderstanding escapes and
heroic work by Costa Rican student,
Rubena Herrera, marked fire which
early Friday burned to the ground
the Bliss Electric school in North
Takoma, suburb of this city, at q
loss of $4,000, partially insured.
More than $50 students in the DORM
itories were awakened to find the
building in flames, and escaped In their
night clothes, many jumping from Sec
ond-story windows, while others who
were headed off by smoke and fire in
the corridors slid down ropes to safe
ty. That there was no fatality was
miraculous.
Herrera distinguished himself for
bravery by rushing through the burn
ing building and arousing his fellow
students, rescuing among others his
roommate, Evan Mickle of Reading,
Mich. Both young men, beaten back
by the flames and smoke, made a
spectacular descent down fire ropes
that dangled from the cupola, six
stories from the ground. Many stu
dents lost all their effects. Prof. s.
T. Cole, one of the instructors, was
badly burned.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1908-11-14
IMPORTANT NEWS
NOTES OF A week
LATEST HAPPENINGS THE WORLD
OVER TOLD IN iTEMIzED
FORM.
EVENTS HERE AND THERE
Condensed Into a Few Lines for tbs
Perusal Of the Busy Man
Latest Personal Infor-
nation.
PERSONAL.

Wilbur Wright, the American aero
pianist, was banqueted by the Aero
Club of France and presented with the
clubs gold medal and the special
medal Of the Academy of Sports.
President Charles w. Eliot, for
more than 40 years the head OF
Harvard university, rendered his res
ignation to take effect May 10, 1903.
The seventy-fourth anniversary OF
the birth of the dowager empress OF
China was celebrated at Annoy, and
the event was made the greatest day
OF the festivities In honor of the visit
OF the American feet.
Mrs. Alice Cheney Brown Of New
York swindled a Chicago brokerage
firm out of $4,000 in bonds, was ar
rested as she was leaving for Denver,
gave up her plumber, confessed and
was allowed to go.
B. c. Whitney of Detroit, proprietor
Of several theaters. sustained frac,
ture Of the skull In an automobile ac-
cident at Brownstown, Ind.
Thomas F. Lewis, postmaster at
Grant Works, ILL.,, was arrested on
the charges Of embezzling 5000 and
making false reports.
President Roosevelt issued the an
nual proclamation setting apart Thurs
day, November 26, as Thanksgiving
day. ~