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Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-12-08

New York. Dec. Copper was
lower Ia London with spot quoted at
fG2. rs. Cd and futures at f63. f2s.
Cd. The local market was dun and
nominally unchanged with lake quot
cd at S14.371a M14.50; electrolytic at
S14I2R aI425. and casting $4,000
.1412h.
Lead advanced to f13. sd in Lon
don. The local market remained dun
at s425I4.30. spelter was unchanged
az f2l, 2s. sd in London and at $50
SIS locally. Bar silver ~ &c. Mexi-
can dollars 45c.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-12-08

Inmates by private experts of the dam
age done to the crop last week. The
violent break in the price of wheat
which followed the appearance Of the
report was due to the previous adj
vance based on these expert reports.
The commencement of dividends at
the rate of four per cen on Wiscon-
sin Contra preferred stock was a sus-
tanning factor in keeping alive specu-
lative interest in that class of stocks
which have furnished the features OF
the market for some time past. Paris
again took the available supply of
gold in Lonodn and discounts ad-
vanced there. Closing stocks:
Amalgamated Copper -. .,.... SO
American Car and Foundry :. 46A
do pfd -. ..,..,,......'...lOt
American Cotton oil ...... AZ
American Hide and Leath, pfd. S012
American Ice Securities ... 25A
American Linseed ......... l5h
American Locomotive ...... SO
do pfd. ................lO9
American Smelling and Ref. E. S9A
do pfd.
American Sugar Refining .....l3l
American Tobacco pfd .,..... 93&
American Tel and Tel. ...... 1889
American WOODEN ...,....... 81
Anaconda Mining Co. $500. 491s
Atchison ............ 971s
do pfd . lVl -
Atlantic Coast Line .....,..l1O&
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-12-08

Total sales for the day. zoe. 900
shares.
Bonds were firm. total sales par
value $4.3S4.00O. United states bonds
registered advanced Y per cent on
call.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-12-08

Chicago. De-. Wheat prices on
the local exchange declined two cents
today for May and July deliveries oW-
ing to the general selling based on
a besrish showing Of the government
report. Tho market closed weak at
the lowest point Corn oats ana pro-
visions also closed weak.
The wheat market closed AZ the low
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-12-08
New York Cotton.

New York. Dec. Cotton futures
opened steady at an advance Of 4
points to a decline of / point and
closed barely steady at 4 net decline
Of 9mS points.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-12-08
ST. IOuiS Wool.

st. Louis, Dee. Wool unchang-
cd; medium grades, combing and
clothing 1SM23c; light fine 15Ml9c'
22l2 a 30c.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-12-08
Now Orlcnns Cotton.

New Orleans, Dec, Cotton spot
quiet; middllng SIC.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1908-01-09

cnunty carefully scrutinize the above
list, and il there is any person on
said list who should be stricken off,
the Board desires the same to be re-
ported 70 them.
There being no further business
on motion Board adjourned until the
next regular meeting in February.
T. Z. MARTIN, Clerk.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1908-01-09
ProceedIngs County Commissioners.
Madison, Fla, Jan. 1st, 1908

mdulSOuS Ilu' Jans 1oti lCOo
The Board of County Commits
sioners met this day in regular SEES
sion, all members present. Boar d
was called to order by the chairman
and minutes OF last meeting were
read and approved.
Petitions to have Obediah Bird
and Yina Holland put on pauper list
was on motion granted at $500 each
per month from date. Flora Kelly
was put on pauper list at $3.50 per
month from date as was also Mary
Virgins at $3.50 per month from
date, and Henry Sapp at $500 per
month from Dec. /, 1907.
Chairman J. w. Bishop was i'm
structed TO order one carload of
sewer piping l.S 24-inch, 10 II,
inch and the balance IS inch to be
shipped from Macon, Ca, to Green
vile, Fla, at once.
Commissioner Bishop reported
that he had let contract to repair
Sandy Ford abutment to H. Horton
ior $1,000.
On motion Commissioner Rye
was Instructed to sell the remaining
county mule as soon as possible.
Petition to open public new road |
from Pinetta to intersect Bellville |
road as petition, on motion granted
provided same is done without cost
70 county.
Or motion all Road Commission
sN for 1907 were ordered paid in
on for their services.
The following Road Commissions
.fs we're appointed to serve for The
Feat D 9os as follows;
District L. e. Moore; JIG.
liant and w. B. Rye.
District 2. J. A. Brunette, H. A.
Wood and S. y. DnvaL
District 9. A. J. Pettis, /. 2.
Ioghey and N. B. Sanders.
District 4. N. w. Campbell, R.
/. Henry ard 5. T. Kelly d
District s. J d. Mccullough, I
a splliyap and w W Webb, lf
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1908-01-09
credit Of the different funds To-

Total.......,. ..."......"S lO,l72a
which was ordered reported to the
State Auditor.
Bids for the hire Of the county
convicts for the ensuing year were
opened aud considered and upon
motion all county convicts of Madi-
son county were leased 10 T. E.
Bridges Comp Of Ocala, Fla, for
TIE sum o. 1913 so per month each,
aud all 1907 convicis who have not
served out their sentences, SAID + {.
f. Bridges & Co.. to pay s25 per
month each until said sentence ex-
pires or are worked out. And tue
clerk was instructed to have the
county attorney prepare contract in
duplicate together with bond for
81 600 and said contract to be ready
to be signed by the Board on Jan y.
9th, and Immediately forwarded to
said T. E. Bridges a Co., to be
signed by them.
The Board contracted with the
county officers for the year 1908 as
follows
Chas. i. Davis, county attorney,
for The sum of 800. for the year.
DR.. Geo. 0. DAYS., County ply
iician for $500 for the year.
T. z. Martin, Clerk and County
Auditor for 5000. for the year.
G. II. Tedder, Supervisor OF
was continued at
'l75 90 for the year.
There being no further business
N motion the Board was paid up to
nd including this date, and Board
djourned until Monday morning
ext.
IL. MARTIN, Clerk.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1908-01-09
hH. N. DayIason 49, Auau. .

Owing to the fact thar we were
unable y get lights this week, we're
again late With our issue and Just as
we are gong to press with the last
form saturday morning. $500 the
sad intelligence reaches us Of the
death Of Col r. ID. NJ. Davidson.
This will be a great shock to the en-.
TIRE South as Col. Davidson was one
OF 'ne most prominent as well as one
o. the most brilliant men Of bis day.
Owing to The Iateness OF the issue
Ye are unable to give the details OF
20. David on's demise, but vo
l''''e's'and Tat death was CAUSED
''g'n acute Indigestion, and win give
ig'aV' next week Quincy Times,
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1908-01-09

7. W.. Dale, county treasurer,
came before the Board with his
books and accounts to make settle
ment for the month Of December,
upon checking bis books and accounts
they were found correct, and The
following balances appesr 10 tbs
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1908-01-09
Jan'y 9Th, 1908.
7. 2. MARTIN, Clerk.

Jan'y 9th, 1908.
The Board Of County Commits
noners met this day for the purpose
Of selecting names Of qualified voters
% leFSe y jurors ioF iRe Circuit
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1908-01-09
NOtice.

will be at each precinct in this
County on dates named below for
the purpose Of assessing taxes for
1908. Meet me, and make returns
OF your property. as the law directs.
Look for me as follows.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1908-01-09

Court for the year. Presently. w
Bishop, chairman, II. e, Rye, j. E.
Williams and Blakely Mcleod.
Board was called to order by the
chairman and reading OF the minu-
ties Of last meeting was dispensed
with.
g. II. Tedder. Supervisor of
Registration, brough, the Registra-
ton books before the Board and
they selected therefrom the follow
Ing names to serve as jurors for the
year as aforesaid, tc-wit:
Names here mitted.
Upon motion the Treasurer was
instructed to pay TO Citizens Bank
$3.50 in settlement of note given
by the Board to Good Roads Ma
cbinery Co., held by it for collection.
On motion Converse Bridge Co. /,
was paid 5000, in settlement for
steel bridge across Little AucilIa
River.
On motion the county printing
was given to the New Enterprise for
The present year. An minutes Of
the Board to be printed for the
year for the sum of $4,000 and all
legal printing at legal yates.
Tue Pauper List was revise and
the following named persons we're
on said list at she follow.
ng amounts, to,wis:
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1908-01-09
for me as follows.

The Tax Collector will be With me
at MoseleY HALL. Harmony and
Greenyille.
Respectfully,
RoBr. j. rArrnsoN,
Tax Assessor.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1908-01-09
Board adjourned for dinner.
AFTERNOON SESSION.

9lls were taken up and paid as
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-11-13
MORSE STILL DEFIANT.
Former Ice King VIII Fight Against
Serving 15-Year Sentence.

New York, N. Y.-Defiant still, de-
spite the sentence of Is years imposed
upon him by Judge Hough. Charles w.
Morse Saturday denounced his prose-
cution as a sop to the clamor for a
victim from abe ranks of the "preda-
tory rich"
"Tm a sacrifice" said the former
ice king, ito the desire Of the public
to see a rich man go to Jail. The poll
ticians are responsible for my convic-
ton.
why" Morse continued, I'm So
years of age now. Judge Hough might
as well have given me life as 10
years."
Morse slept well In his cell in the
Tombs. He has been supplied Satur-
day by his family with all the ward
robe comforts the regulations would
allow and he looks forward to success
In regaining his freedom, temporarily.
through the. efforts of his counsel to
get bail through a writ of error grant
ed by Judge Lacombe.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-11-13
Chicago Physicians Warned.

Chicago, Ill.-The physicians of
Chicago were warned Friday by Health
Commissioner Evans that failure to-
report cases of consumption coming
under their notice would be followed
by prosecution and fines. The number
or cases of death from consumption
in the city statistics have been largely
in excess OF the number reported by
physicians. In it's campaign of educa-
ton the health department Is using
placards, the street car companies
donating unsold advertising space In
their cars for the purpose.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-11-13
vlCToRlEN sARDou is DEAD.
Dramatist's Death. Makes Six Nacan-
* cies in the Academy.

g. H4.- Lt - -f 18Th" : H 49, . q. -
Paris.-Victorien Sardou, the noted
dramatist, is dead. from g, pull.
monary congestion, which had enfee-
bled him for several months. His
sons notified President Fallieres,
Prime Minister Cleneneeau' and the
director of the French Accidents of
their fathers demise. M. Sardeu's
death makes. the sixth vacancy in, the
academy, the total: membership. Of
which should be '40g;,.. All six chairs
remain TO, be filed
Victorien Sardou was a man of sin
gular charm. He was greatly beloved
and there is universal regret that he
left mo- memoirs. He was born in
Paris September, g. 1881, the son Of
Leandre Sardou, an educationalist and
the compiler of several publications.
AT first he studied medicine, and was.
obliged, in consequence of the en-.
barrassments Of his family, to give
private lessons in history, philosophy
and mathematics. He also made at
tempts In literature, writing articles
for several reviews land for the, minos
journals.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-11-13
PINE BLUFF DANGER PAST.
New Revetments Hold River Banks
in Place.

Pine Bluff, Ark.-After working
hard night and day since last Satur-
day to protect the banks of the Arkan-
a river, which had been rapidly cav
ing into the stream, property wners
were able to see the first signs of hope
when the fascines, just completed,
virtually stopped the crumbling of
the banks.
For a week the swift current has
been striking directly against the
south bank of the stream, near the
courthouse and property estimated in
value from 100000 to $4,000 has
caved into the water, white hundreds
of thousands of dollars worth of pro.
perty has been in imminent danger.
DR.. j. l.. Caldwell, secretary of the
Board of Trade, has telegraphed ask
ing Congressman Joe T. Robinson to
come here to look over the situation,
SO that be may ask congress to ap-
propriate money to protect the entire
river front at Pine Bluff. This would
cost about 500, 000.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-11-13
PATRIOT DIES
TOMAS ESTRADA PALMA EXPIRES
AT SANTIAGO DE CUBA.
FIRST PRESIDENT OF REPUBLIC
Leading Figure In Struggle for Lib
erty and Prominent In lnsur-
rection of 1868.

Havana.-Thomas Estrada Palma,
former president of Cuba, lies
dead at his farm house at Santiago
de Cuba, a victim of the infirmities
of old age and Disappointment yer
political reverses.
Palma was 70 years old and had
been seriously i'll for several months.
He. was a leading figure in Cuba's
struggle for liberty, and was prom
inent in the insurrection Of 1868 and
in every uprising since that time.
In the last Cuban revolution Palma
was delegate.at-large to Washington
and minister plenipotentiary for the
republic. After the Spanish had been
driven from Cuba Palma was made
president, assuming office in 1902.
He was reelected, but during his
second term political troubles arose,
and the second occupation of Cuba by
American soldiers resulted. After ap-
pealing to President Roosevelt for aid,
Palma resigned.
Palma accused the Liberals of being
responsible for most of his troubles,
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-11-13
BROWN FAILURE COMPLETE.
New $3,5oo,ooo Claim Filed Against
Bankrupt Brokerage Firm.

New York, N. Y.-That the failure
of the bankrupt stock exchange firm
of A. o. Brown & Co. was more than
complete is revealed by the filing Of
$3,500,00 of claims with Charles E.
Littlefield, it's receiver. So far only
$400. 900 of the s4,00O,O 900 assets the
firm claimed has been collected. 1t is
doubted If the remainder will ever be
realized.
The A. o. Brown hearing will be
continued mex Wednesday. G. Lee
Stout, an aged member of the firm,
was examined at his home in Bloom
field, N. j., by counsel for the re-
ceiver. Mr.. Stout had put 500, 900
into the Brown firm when it was or
gained, but had later withdrawn his
capital. Stout had taken no part,
actively, in its business. He declared
he thought the firms participation in
the Whitney syndicate had been i'm
mensely profitable, whereas it was a
total failure.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-11-13
MINERS NOT FOUND
SHOTFlRERS IN ILLINOIS MINE
HAVE PROBABLY SUFFoCATED.
SHOT WRECKED THE SHAFT
Rescue Party E~xtinguishes Blaze, but
is Unable to to Reach
Remote Sections,

Benton, lll.-At midnight Friday
no trace Is to be had of the
four entombed miners in the mine OF
Col. w. II. Rend, three miles EAST of
this city. Joe Rend of Chicago, a son
of the veteran mine operator, was on
the ground all last night and Friday.
He went into the mine and personally
gave assistance to the rescuing party.
instructing them to save the men re-
CARELESS Of the cost.
w. s. Turris Of Duquoin, state mine
inspector of the Ninth district, reached
the mine at 8 o'clock Thursday night
to direct the work.
All the work Is being conducted
through the air shaft, the main shaft
being SO badly torn up that 1t is USE
less. Black smoke boiled out of the
main shaft until Friday afternoon, in
dicating that the mine was afre, but
1t has been extinguished by the res
culng party. Inspector Burris says it
Is his opinion the trouble was caused
by a windy shot, which was quickly
followed by after-damp hat must have
suffocated the men within thirty min
utes. A few entertain the hope that
possibly the men are yet alive in some
remote corner of the mine. Eighteen
horses and mules were in the mine,
n every one yet found is dead.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-11-13
TO SOLVE MURDER MYSTERY.
Denver Man Says New York Million
%. ;aire Was Killed Through Jealousy.

New York. N. Y,,-The, mystery
surrounding the assassination of Or
lando P. Dexter, the millionaire, who
was shot on his vast estate in the
A~dirondaeks five years ago:i is about to
be. solved, If, the story told by a man
now in Denver is found to beftrue. 5.
"a This story. puts IA phase on the kill
ing that has not heretofore been sus-
,pected,, and, places Dexter. who was a
bachelor 49, wears, 9id. in. the light
OF an admirer Of women, though he
vas popularity. supposed to dislike the
gentle e sex and" to care little for the
'societyt:"o Of men. He ltved..hfuch alone
and apparently reafedn nothing for hui
man companionship. .4asn...in n.
- Information reached sNewsYork FRI
day ffomh, Denver SO Saying that a man
known therei as Erred Schmidt and
living at G3S Twenty-second street,
had told the Denver authorities that
he knows who killed Dexter. He has
offered to return east to prosecute the
man, he declares to t5efguiIy.
- ~ . = rHH . A .. g,E-a - l. - = L IN coy
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-11-13
CARS IRE AROUSED
CALLS HALT ON AUSTRIA'S
SEARCH OF FOREIGNERS.
EXCUSE IS CONSIDERED FLIMsY
Trumped Up Charge Doesn't Sat.
isy ST. Petersburg.

Vienna, Via Frontier.--The Russia
government Friday called a halt
on the action of Austrian author
halt on the action of Austrian author
tiles in OBTAINING and searching all
foreigners passing through Austria
who are suspected in the least of be-
ing agents Of any of the countries in
volved in the Balkan dispute.
The matter was brought to a head
by the arrest of Baron Reitzle, a spe.
cial messenger from st. Petersburg to
Turkey Wednesday night at Budapest,
and his detention over night in a cell.
The Russian government issued a per-
emptory demand on the Austrian for
eign office Friday for a full explana-
ton of the affair.
The excuse given by the Austrian
authorities is that they suspected
Baron Reitzle of passing counterfeit
money, and has proved worse than no
excuse at all 'inasmuch as Reitzle
showed conclusiycly that he was an
accredited agent Of the Russian gov
eminent. #ie.tf.,s. ,f.. m"t.
.r The charge against Reitzle was
.trumped up, Russia declares, simply
for an excuse to search the agents
baggage. Too many such cases have
taken place of late, Russia intimates,
to permit of the excuse that they were.
accidental. e.
The Russian note borders onto an
,1,,,,.1, A-N,a L - 70 @-..Na.1I &~
reply automatically and offer a full
apology, but Russia will hardly &C.
cept this unless it is accompanied by
a pledge against repetitions of such
outrages. ...,.,.. .....
The affair has increased the tension
between Russia and Austria and
makes it probable that Russia will OPP
pose Austria as far as possible in
future Balkan negotiations. .,a.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-11-13
Taxic;sb Strike Settled.

New York, N. Y.-Settlement OF
the taxicab strike which has been
in progress for several weeks in this
city was announced Friday night by
President H. N. Allen, of the New
York Taxicab company. The old wage,
scale is continued, 1t is stated; chauf-
feurs now in the employ of the COM
pany will be retained and old chauf-
feurs will be reinstated as soon al
they can be furnished with cars, after
they have made individual applica-
ton for employment"
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-11-13
RECEIVER FOR PHONE CO.
Application Alleges Company Failed
to Keep up Bond Interest.

Rock Island, III. The Union
Telephone and Telegraph Co.
having a telephone system in Rock
Island and Moline, ILL.,, and Daven-
port, Iowa., and capitalized at $780,
900 went into the hands of a receiver
Thursday on an application filled by
the American Trust and Saving bank,
Of Chicago, H. H. Bratt, general man
ager of the company and Leroy J..
Wolfe. of Davenport were named as
Joint receivers.
A bill filed in the circuit court al
leges that the company has not kept
up interest on $500, 900 of bonds and
has otherwise failed to meet it's obli-
cations. The chief offices are in Har.
risburg, Pa. George B. stuker, of that
city, being president.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-11-13
POLICE SHAkEUP IN NEW YORK.
Gambling Situation Supposed to BE
the Cause Of Transfers.

New York, N. "a "shakeup"
perienced in years took place Friday:
Four inspectors were reduced in rank
to captain; three captains were re
duced to lie%utenants; four inspectors
were transferred, five captains were.
shifted to outlying precincts, two
lieutenants were promoted to capt.
aincies and ten sergeants were made
li%eutenants. !
While police Commissioner Bingham
would not comment on the drastic.
step he had taken 1t vas generally I'M
derstood at police headquarters that
the gambling situation had caused him
to make the changes.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-11-13

FATALLY SHOT
ADWARD N. MORGAN, OF NEW
YORK, is WAYLAiD By DlsAP.
POINTED OFFICE SEEKER.
ATTACKED WITHOUT WARNING
Girls Screams Bring Citizens to the
Scene Just as Assailant Fires
Two Bullets Into His
Own Head.

New York, N. Y.-Postmaster Ed
ward NJ. Morgan was shot. perhaps
fatally, while on his way to his office
Monday, by a disappointed office seek
er named Eric H. B. Mackey, a ste
~nographer, who killed himself imme-
diately after his attempt at murder.
The shooting occurred near Mr..
Morgan's One Hundred and Forty
sixth street home, between Amster-
dam avenue and Riverside drive. Mr..
Morgan was walking With his daughter
Dorothy, who intended to accompany
him to the subway station, where he
took a train every morning for his Of
fee. .a.tft '
The man was lying in wait for Mr..
Morgan in front of Newberry's drug
store, at the corner of Amsterdam
avenue and One Hundred and Forty
sixth street. He had tried repeatedly
TO see Mr.. Morgan at his home after
failure to obtain a conference in the
p~ostoffice, but was denounced by the
postmaster.
The shot which laid the postmaster
low came SO suddenly Mr.. Morgan had
no time to defend himself. His daugh-
ter's shrieks brought several citizens
running to her fathers assistance
from different directions, but before
they could capture Mackey he had
fired three shots at himself. One
went wild and two took effect in his
head. He fell dead.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-11-13
WAR SCARE OVER.
Changes in Balkan Situation All
Trend Toward Peace.

London.-The correspondent of the
Times at Belgrade, in a dispatch,
says:
Complete changes in the situation
here in the past few days seems to
justify the statement that all danger
of war in the Balkans is over.
THE crown prince of Servia re-
turns from Russia as the harbinger OF
peace and doubtless in the future will
abstain from bellicose utterances, tbs
Russian government having shown a
determination not to aid or countn.
ance any efforts On the part Of Servia
and Montenegro to set aside what has
been accomplished or to obtain Ter
ritorial compensation by force OF
arms"
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-11-13
Shoots Father to Save Mother.

Charlotte, N. C.-Fearful that
his father strike his mother. whom
he was pursuing with an axe. Ernest
r. Hayes. 20 years old, shot and
MORALLY wounded H. T. Hayes at
Belmont, a suburb Of this city Friday
night. The youth at once surrendered
to the police. The father was taken
to the Presbyterian hospital, where
II is said he will die. To attnding
physicians the father stated that the
boy was justified in shooting him and
begged that he be not prosecuted.