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Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1908-03-28
WOMAN MURDERED
IN A CEMETERY.

Arlington, Mass, March 2S.-The
body of an unknown woman with her
throat cut and showing many other in
dications Of having been brutally mur.
dered was found in pit in St
Paul's cemetery by two boys today al
Z o'clock.
The head had been nearly severed
from the body. There were traces Of a
struggle on the ground. The woman
was about rs years Of age and of very
slight build.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1908-03-28
NEW MEMBER CAPITOL
EXTENSION BOARD

Governor George Curry today ap.
pointed Major R. J. Palen, president
of the First National Bank Of this city,
as a member of the Capitol Extension
Board, vice Frederick H. Pierce OF
Las Vegas, resigned. The resignation
Of Mr.. Pierce was rendered because he
could not find the time to attend pro.
perly to the duties Of the Office.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1908-03-28
GOVERNOR GUILD
SLIGHTLY IMPROVED

Boston, Mass, March 2S.-Governor
Curtis Guild passed the best day today
of any since his illness reached a crit
ical stage. He continues to improve
slightly and while the gains are not
very noticeable, the family feels more
encouraged,
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1908-03-28
COOPERATIVE STORE
BURNS; LOSS $50,0OO

Chicago, March 2S.-Fire today
partly destroyed the Bohemian Ba
zaar, a cooperative department store
at 534-53S Blue Island avenue. The
loss is $4,000. Several persons liy-
ing in adjoining buildings were over
come by smoke and had to be assisted
to the street.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1908-03-28
SOUTH DAKOTA BANK
CASHIER is ARRESTED

Deadwood, S. D., March 2S.-George
Horace, cashier of the Hot Springs,
Is. d. National bank, which failed
last October, was arrested today on
the charge of embezzling $4,000. He
waived hearing and was bound over
for trial in the sum of$5,000 bail.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1908-03-28
AGED SPRINGER WOMAN
SUccUMBs TO OPERATION

Trinidad, Colo, March 2S-Follow-
ing a delicate operation, Mrs. Marga-
ret Jacquot, wealthy resident of
Springer, New Mexico, died here yes
terday, she having been brought here
several days ago. She was CA years old
and leaves son and two daughters.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1908-03-28
U. s. SENATOR PENROSE
is HOLDING HIS OWN

Philadelphia, March 2S.-United
States Senator Boise Penrose who IS
sick with erysipelas and other COM
plications, passed good night but to
is reported by the attending physicians
be still a desperately sic man"
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1908-03-28
DAWSON POSTMASTER
CONFIRMED BY SENATE

Special to the New Mexican.
Washington, March 28.-G. l.. Brad
ford, recently appointed by the presi
dent to be postmaster at Dawson, Col
fax county, was confirmed by the Sen
ate today,
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1908-03-28
THE FIRST. FRENCH
CAR PASSES OGDEN

Ogden, Utah, March 2S.-The first
French car left Ogden this morning.
A Union Pacific bulletin announced
that the German car will be sent to
Ogden from Rock Springs, Wyoming,
by railroad instead of under IT'S own
power.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1908-03-28
TORNADO DOES
GREAT DAMAGE
II es troys Muc h
Property atPekin
Illinois
PATH OF TW|sTER WIDE
Storm Extends Over Indiana
Houses Wrecked, Build.
ings Unroofed.

Peoria, H., March 2S.--A tornado
which swept over this part of the state
last night did great damage at Pekin,
where number OF residences and
barns and one distillery was destroy
ed. The loss Is estimated at 100000.
There were many narrow escapes
from death.
Tornado at Monmouth.
Monmouth, H., March 2S.--A tor
nado last night destroyed several resi-
dences here, injuring half dozen peo-
pie, two seriously.
Indiana in Path Of Storm.
indianapolis, March 2S.--A damag.
ing storm swept over Indiana early to-
day Wires and trees were prostrated
and many buildings damaged. AZ
Frankfort, $1,000 damage was done. At
Petersburg roofs We're blown off.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1908-03-28
Bomb Thrown at Police.

The police started TO disperse the
crowd when the meeting developed
into an anarchistic demonstration
The square was nearly cleared when
a man rushed suddenly forward and
a squad of policemen had been sta.
toned. There was a loud report and
q number of persons were seen to fail
lslig Slverstein who was taken
to hospital dying, is said by the
police to have thrown the bomb.
The outrage was not unlike the
Haymarket riot in Chicago.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1908-03-28
BOMB OUTRAGE
IN NEW YORK
Two AreKilled and
Large Number
Injured
LIKE HAYMARKET RIOT
Police Were Battling With
Mob of 10000 Unem-
ployed at Time.

New York, March 2S.-Two men
We're killed and many injured today by
a bomb explosion during a battle be
tween the police and ten thousand
men and women who congregated In
Union Square this afternoon to take
part in demonstration of the un
emnlOyed"
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1908-06-26

ture, and the applause for La Toilette
merged into the futile. stupid attempt
to stampede the crowd to Roosevelt
and for a quarter OF an hour the
yelling continued.
1t was quleted as the roll call on
president began and continued down
to Iowa. There silence fell, and con-
tinued until Taft was nominated
Now written down here in thou
Of stirring episode. Yet it covers
events that lasted from 10 o'clock
until $50. There was some formal
cheering of something like two and
siX-elevenths seconds for each of the
allies. and this is the best part OF it
all-those who had sought the nom-
ination the hardest. Cannon and
Knox and Fairbanks. got no more
than Foraker. who took what he
could pick up. There were no diff
ferences between the SIS picture fire.
works and the ten-cent roman candle
they all fizzled and went out in
gloom.
Abner Handy Talks.
But to go back to some OF the earlier
days Of the convention, some of the
days before the fireworks were all ex-
ploded, the days when only the fuses
were sizzling. 1t was on Sunday. |
think, that I met my friend Handy
Abner Handy from the Ninth Kansas
district. Mr.. Handy. who has been out
OF politics in Kansas since 1902. was
unable to get to the convention before
Sunday on account Of floods in the
Kaw bottoms. and until his arrival the
pre-convention milling had been rath-
er tame. But the arrival of Mr.. Handy
in his Prince Albert coat and black
slouch hat, with his massive head of
hair protrudng fiercely. and his little
Sits of eyes keenly measuring up the
situat!on-Mr. Handy is an expert on
the situation'-added new life to the
crowd In the Annex, and one may say
that the convention began with his ar
rival.
1T has been 10 years since I at.
tended Republican convention" said
Mr.. Handy. as he lolled in a red plush
divan In alimony alley and spat
through his teeth at the onyx mop
board. "and meet great many new
faces. l first saw Fairbanks in the
st. Louis convention, and I have Just
been talking to one of his managers
one OF the new men in Indiana poll
tics-born since l left the state-a Mr..
Ade-George they call him. Clever
young man. apparently. He tells me
there is strong undercurrent for Fair
banks. and wanted me to help him
bale it up so that there would be some
surface indications.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1908-06-26

fit through the hotels like lost spirits
and recall the dear dead days when
there was politics in this mans town,
and railroad attorney with a book of
transportation was a bigger man than
old Grant. And that's what your re-
form has done. Put a lot of Wilies
in serge suts-'nine ninety-eight,
marked down from fourteen fifty
into control of the destinies of our
great republic.
what has become Of our common
heritage?" exclaimed Mr.. Handy, wav-
ing his glass wildly. Where is our
manifest destiny? Who's gone and
stolen the pride pointer and the alarm
viewer? Is it in the platform? No,
you reformers are making terms with
Gompers; and Taft's liberal views
as they call them, are going to pre-
vail over the fine conservative views
of our peerless leader. our grand old
man. freedoms champion, the defend
er of the faith of the fathers, the man
WhO-the man who-the man who
reiterated Mr.. Handy-"the man who
I refer to Hon. J. G. Cannon of Dan
vile, III.
where's your keynote speech In
this convention? I'll tell you: It's
fastened in Burrows time lock. Who
is going to sound clarion note here
to-day? There will be no clarion note
The name Of the gallant Blaine will
not be heard in the hall. The party
that saved the country, that broke the
shackles on 100000 slaves, the party
that preserved the Union, is represent
ed here by the allies, and they are
tossed around like lot Of last years
alfalfa. They came here asking for
the presidency: they were willing to
compromise on the vice.presidcncy
and sprung the name of Jim Sherman.
1T reminds me of the time Col. Ana
doneran ]. Balderson of our town
started out to be minister to England
under Cleveland's first administration.
He found that job gone, and compro-
missed by applying for assistant sccrc.
tary of state. Failing in that, he asked
for United States marshal Failing in
that, he asked for the postoflice at
home, and then. failing in that,
Strengthened himself up and said:
Thank heaven, we have Democratic
governor in Kansas, and he will not
turn me down
He came home three months later
with a pair of Gov. Clicks old trous-
ers. and to that end has your reform
brought those who for 40 years have
been fighting the party's battles"
Mr.. Handy rose proudly and said:
orin-reforIn-what crimes are
committed in thy name."
The Big Crowds Tribute.
What a curious thing Is a big crowd
of civilized men and women gathered
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1908-06-26

He assured the convention that
under Fairbanks there would be no
government by impulse" and the
crowd knew what he was driving at.
and his usefulness as an orator was
ended.
New York has a sense OF humor.
and when the delegation was called
for New York the delegates rose
laughing and let Gen. Woodford make
the shortest and most appropriate
speech of the day. nominating Hughes.
And when he said that only two men
beyond a doubt could carry New York
one being in the White House and
the other in the governors office at
Albany-he made the crowd restive
and quit just before his credit gave
out
The Clarion Note.
The only real clarion note of the
convention was sounded by Knight
of California, seconding Tafts NOM
ination. For knight has a voice. and
Mr. Burton of Ohio, who put Taft's
name before the convention grace
fully was not heard as we'll as such
speaker should have been heard.
Knox also was 1astefully nominated
with proper eclat and without too
much wind -jamming.
And If the young football player
Cochem of Wisconsin, who gave the
convention La Follette's name. had
cut his speech in two, it would have
made the hit of the afternoon. But
he slid past the crowds limit. and the
smile which captivated every one
wore off and he grew angry, and the
subsequent proceedings interested
him no more"
1t was Mr.. McGee--remember the
name-who, seconding the nomination
of La Toilette. started the whoop
heard round the world. There seems
to be no question that of all the can
didates besides Taft, La Toilette got
the best demonstration.
But after that complications oc-
CURED. Some one walked across the
gallery back Of the speakers platform
with flag containing Roosevelt's s pic
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1908-06-26

Young men with stiff straw hats and
boyish faces are dominating the
crowd.
What can you expect" asked the
coloneh earnestly, as he drfted out of
the Taft headquarters, "of gang like
that? No whispering-no one coming
ont OF the consultation room like a
man from a dentists ofi1ce-with his
teeth in his hands-a sadder and wiser
man; nothing but idle speculation
about the vice-presidency."
Signs for the Old Days.
The colonel waved for the waiter
and sighed and shook hia head and
said: "A promise is a promise-when
your wife issues the door keys-yes.
another bottle OF those liquid hair
pins"
Then he resumed his lamentations:
4 saw some forlorn fellows solemn
" hayfooting 1t down Michigan ave
nue. this morning. They had a band
and were in procession. Was it
funeral? 1t was not. Was it the
doomed man walking to the gallows
with firm step after eating hearty
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1908-06-26
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION
Story of the Great Gathering Told
by a Master Pen.
Incidents and Sidelights-Picture of the Nomination
of Secretary Taft-The Old Politician Talks of
Politics of Yesterday and To-Day.
By WILLIAM ALLEN WHITE

1t was under orders, and nothing could
move it. So it moved majestically
along. 1t adopted the platform, for
mally voting down, by overwhelming
majorities, planks advocating pub
licity in campaign contributions
recommended by the president in his
messages, valuation Of railroads,
recommended by the president in his
messages, and the election of senators
by the people.
A Roosevelt Convention.
For that convention was for Roose-
welt policies only when it had them
In the regular order and the authen-
ticated form. The Roosevelt policies,
as such, did not interest the conven-
tion. for it was under orders and took
only the real milk of the word as it
came through the committee. and it
believed, and probably with some jus
tiflcation, in the fact that Roosevelt
did not care to have his policies come
into the convention by way of Wis
consin.
So it voted for the program and
went on to the next order. And the
next order was the nomination OF
president. And that is serious bust.
ness.
1t is curious to know just how forms
and conventions and precedents are
worshiped without sense or reason by
apparently clear-headed men. But
there sat 1000 delegates and 10000
spectators and listened to five mortal
hours of utterly useless, entirely mean
ingless and absolutely vacuous
speeches. These speeches were made
putting men in nomination for the
presidency who had no more chance to
be nominated than they had of pick
ing out harp check and joining the
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1908-06-26

chicaso.-A national convention is
III over but the shouting, when
the presidential nomination is made.
1t Is for that that the delegates assem-
BILE. High-browed men wrangle over
party platform planks, and fight it out
among themselves as to who shall
Be forced to accept the ce-presiden-
ual place. but in all of these things
the general public has but little inter.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1908-06-26

heavenly choir Boutell of Illinois
began it-naming Cannon
The crowd stood for him with some
patience, though no one listened to
him.
Gov. Hanly of Indiana, an unusually
able governor. and an otherwise sane
man. came little afterward and got
in row with the convention because
1t laughed at him and jeered him dur
ing the last half Of a perfectly un.
necessary speech.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1908-06-26

est Tho visitors In the galleries are
there only to see the hero crowned,
and once the ceremony is over. and
the shouting has worn itself out, their
interest in the convention rapidly dies
away-the show is over.
Thursday was hot day, and the
perspiration that the thousands shed
would have foated all four Of the pres
idents ba,teships. and the real trou-
bic OF the conven,ion-in day OF
trouble-began after the invocation
had been spoken, after Senator Hop
kins had given visible demonstra-
tion of the platform, which no one
heard and no one seemed to care to
hear, and after Congressman Cooper.
on behalf of the minority OF the com
mittee on resolutions. began scolding
the convention.
His speech. of course, did not con-
vince It was protest. rather than
an argument, and anyway the conven-
ton would not have changed that
platform, which it believed to be in
spired from Washington if the minor
ity had offered the Ten Command
uents. But Cooper scolded. and when
the authorized representative from the
railroad engineers and tiremen and
trainmen appeared and warned the
convention that the railroad employees
of the country were dissatisfied with
the anti.injunction planks. that made
20 difference, either.
Aabriel's trumpet would have been
II on the table for the regular order
by the convention. Its face was set.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1908-06-26

breakfast Of bacon and eggs? Not at
all. Was 1t delegation of flood suf-
ferers or q chain gang? No. but it
looked like the melancholia ward OF an
asylum out for mornings airing
and it was the Knox Marching Club!
They are here. The band is here
They have to do something-so they
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1908-06-26

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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-10-24
CIVIC LEAGUE ORGANIZED
At WELL ATTENDED MEETING

pulsory school law at the next session
of the legislature.
Hon. John z. Stillman, DR.. Schwartz
OF Temple Bethel, and Secretary j
H. Sheriff. delivered interesting adj
dresses on what can be accomplished
by such a league where the members
are determined and enthusiastic III
the work. A number of the ladies
present expressed themselves along
similar lines.
It was decided TO meet again next
Wednesday afternoon at the same
hour at the Y. NJ. C. A, when officers
will be elected. A nominating com
mittee, which will report at this meet
ing, was selected. composed of Miss
Margaret Mcintyre, Mrs. Friedman
Mrs. Wilmer S. Hall and Miss Matte
Whiting.
Another committee, composed oil
Mrs Frank l. Mayes, Mrs. Max l.
Bear and Mrs. Frank Marston, wa
appointed on constitution ana bylaws
Both of these committees will repor-
at the meeting of next Wednesday,
when ii IS hoped that all residents o:
the city Interested in the Civic League
will be present.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-10-24

tial. / respectfully acknowledged re-
ceipt of the telegram, with the state
ment that | was ready to meet the
formal charges if t1e adjutant gen.
eral insisted that my conduct, record
and personal sacrifices for the state
troops merited such action.
The adjutant general acllnowledg-
ed receipt of my telegram by letter.
In this it is quite clear that the adj
jutant general was laboring under the
wrong impression as to my intentions,
he therein stating that my conduct
was susceptible of but one construc-
ton, namely: TO diregard the orders
of my superiors and do as | pleased
Such construction can be given TO my
conduct only upon the ground that
should have gone with the command
until | was actually advised that my
application had actually been approx.
ed. but such a construction would not
only be at variance from my conduct
and intention as eVinced by my max
ing application for the quasi leave OF
absence to be endorsed and forward
ed by Major Brown, but also would
have for its basis the bare technical
ity that | was absenting myself with
out leave. that is. without the actual
approval by the governor of the orig
inal application. If | had such inten
ton it is not reasonable u suppose
that | would nave written the appIi
cation or have taken the precautioI
TO have a copy of the same sent tC
the adiutant general
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-10-24

city authorities for cursing and using
obscene language.
Capt. w. w. Flournoy. of DeFuniak,
was in the city yesterday en- route to
Washington on legal business. From
there he will go TO Chicago on a short
visit.
L. Falzone was fined SO and costs
in the recorders court yesterday morn
ing for selling decayed oysters. He
conducts store near the l.. &c y.
depot.
A meeting of the Pensacola Library
Association is to be held this after
noon at 4:30 o'clock at the library
and all members are requested to be-
present.
Louis p. Head, who has been absent
for the past two weeks in South Flor
ida, where he spoke in the interest OF
the independence party, has returned
to the city.
Alderman J. y. Andrews is out
again. He recently stepped on a nail
which penetrated the right foot to a
considerable depth, causing MIN much
pain and annoyance
Twelve cases were docketed for
trial in the recorders court yesterday
morning. Two cases were transfer
red to the county court and fines to
the amount of $50 were assessed in
the remaining ten cases.
T. ID. Sale. of the Sale-Dayis Co, OF
Southport, Fla, arrived in the city yes
terday on his way to Southport. He
was in Mobile on a business visit,
when he learned of the destruction by
fire of the milling plant of his com
pany, and started at once for his home.
sacoia zyesterdayzSYas rs degrees a.
12:45 p. m, while the minimum was
so degrees at 6 a. m. Last year on
the same date the maximum was AZ
degrees and the minimum 81 degrees.
The average maximum for this date is
rs degrees and the average minimum
50 degrees.
The Atlanta Constitution runs a
daily cartoon feature entitled Men
OF Affairs in Atlanta" That feature
in its issue of Oct % represented Ar
thur NJ. Whaley. manager of the J. A
Roebling Sons Co. Mr. Whaley is a
former Pensacola boy, the son of Rev
p. Fl. Whaley of this city, and his
friends here are greatly pleased to
note the evidence of his success and
prominence in his chosen work else
where.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-10-24
Relieved of Arrest.

Il remained under arrest" cOntin-
ued Capt. Flournoy. for about eight
days. wnen | was relieved by wire
from the adjutant general. Until so
relieved l Obeyed the arrest as implic-
lily and as consistently as l have al
ways stood by my superiOrs. Had
been in camp | would have remained
in quarters. but being at the post of
the command. | went to AID from my
residence only for the purpose of ur-
gent business, and bv Cne most direct
route. | denied myself absolutely
from any social or pleasure entertain
ment. True il is, L visited Pensacola
once. but il was upon business IN
avoidable and returned immediately.
and in doing this l feel that / care
fully observed the laws and regula-
tiOns governing such eases. did
this not because 1 felt | had done
wrong or violated any orders of my
superiors. for / felt then and still
! feel that | have not, but il was be.
cause of my desire to obey orders in
order that | sligat set the proper ex
ample TO the enlisted men.
! Indeed, if | nave any hobby. il is
an effort by both preceDt and example
TO train the young men under my
command how TO obey orders, be po
! lite. tell the truth and 10 instilI into
fthem the necessary elements of dis
cipline. which If followed will quick
er than any other training change
| the crudeneSs OF the unframed re
cruit TO the lustre of . finished gen
| tleman. That which prompts me Il
be an officer Of the state troops is tc
do what I can to. bring to the young
linen some influence which will make
of them better men and citizens. ant
also because I believe We should bt
patriotic enough 10 make suffieien
lsacrifice to encourage IN every posi-
Bile way she organization and improve
y ent of a military force for the pro