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Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-08-24
BOLD THIEVES ROB
HARDWARE STORE

Thieves robbed the hardware store
of ]. L. Bell On South First street yes
terday, getting an assortment OF cut
lery and firearms.
The theft was committed some time
between the hours of in the morn
ing and in the evening.
The proprietor of the establish
ment, as is his usual custom, came
down to his place of business Sunday
morning to turn out the light In the
office. which is kept burning nightly,
That evening he again came down at
6 o'clock to again light them, to fnd
show cases ransacked. Upon investi-
eating he found that robbers, evi-
IDENTIFY two of them and both old
hands at the business. had entered
the store some time during the day
through the sky light which lights the
office in the rear OF the store. and
after ransaeking the entire store, de-
parted with safety razors, Ave revolv-
ers and knives.
Five valuable rifles and shot guns
were found this morning on the roof
of the building, the burglars, possibly.
fearing detection and arrest should
they be seen with so many firearms
on their person. The goods stolen
amounted to somewhere in the neigh
borhood Of 500 and up to the pres
ent no clue to the thieves has been
secured.
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-08-24
FORMER TRACTION
MAN IS IN TROUBLE
Albuquerquean Who Was at the
Head of Street Hallway Company
in Jail at Denver.

The following story from the Den
yer Post tells of a former Albuquer-
que man who is in trouble in the COL
orado city. w. Ii. Greer was former
ly the general manager of the Albu-
querque Traction company. The Post
says:
w. II. Greer, once prominently
mentioned for governor of New Mex
ico, a former wealthy stockman of
Texas, son-in-law of a Bakersfield,
Calf, millionaire, with his brother
Julius Greer, to fortune and fame
less known, are prisoners in the Dem
yer county jail on the charge of beat
ing the Albany and Brown Palace no.
tells out of 500 and $500, respective
ly, and of passing a worthless check
on John w. Springer for $500.
They were arrested at the instiga-
ton of the proprietors of the Brown
Palace.
The brothers have been in Denver
for two months, and w. II. Greer
spent the last week at the Albany. He
was at Mercy hospital for several
weeks and is said to have left without
settling for his treatment there.
The two brothers are said to have
been on big spree for the last two
months.
w. H. Greer moved in the best So
ciety at Bakersfield, Calf. and at El
Paso, Texas, where he was heavily
interested in the cattle business and
his checks were worth their face
value in gold at any time. His wife
left him and he has since been dissi-
pating.
When searched at the county jail q
quantity of morphine was found II
their clothes.
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-08-24
CAPTAIN HAMS
BREAKING DOWN
Slayer OF Annis Is on Verge of Col
lapse-IIis Hearing Postponed.

New York, Aug. 24.-Captain Peter
C. Hams and his brother. II. Jenkins
Hams, were taken to the magistrates
court at Long Island City today. the
former charged with killing William
E. Annis at the Bayside Yacht club
and the latter with being an acces-
sorry to the act. BY agreement with
the district attorney the arraignment
was postponed until next Friday.
Captain Haines appeared on the verge
OF a nervous collapse.
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-08-24
MANY BURNED IN FIRE.

Constantinople. Aug. ga fire IN
the Stamboul quarter of the city last
night destroyed more than 2,UOV
buildings, mostly built OF wood. y
number OF firemen, women and eni,-
dren are reported burned to death.
The homeless number seven thousanc.
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-08-24
BRYAN AND MACK
GO TO INDIANAPOLIS
They Will BE on Hand When Kern
Is Notified Tomorrow.

Chicago Aug. ga Cheered by the
scores who thronged around the
train. william j. Bryan, accompanied
by National Chairman Mack, Senator
Culberson and members Of the Demo-
cratic national committee, departed
at noon today for Indianapolis to at
tend the notification of John w.
Kern, candidate for vice president.
Bryan expressed himself as greatly
pleased with the progress OF events
and feels assured OF Democratic sue
cess in November.
Bryan today cancelled his engage
ment to speak at the state fair at
Syracuse, N. Y, September IS, for
the reason that the managers insisted
on charging admission.
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-08-24
WIDESPREAD PUBLICITY
FOR IRRIGATION
CONGRESS
F. L. Vdndegrift Is Supplying
Newspapers With Up.to.
Date News of the
Big Event.
FRENCH ENGINEER
SAYS He WILL COME
He viii Also Prepare and Deliver
a Speech During the ExpoSi-
tion--NoteS of Exhibits, the
Exhibitors and Notable
Visitors.

F. L. Vandegrift, chairman of the
committee of publicity of the Nation
al Irrigation congress and Interna-
tional Exposition, Albuquerque Sept.
20-Oct. 10, weekly gets into about L.
200 country papers of the southwest
with information of the National Ir-
rigation congress. This includes
Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mex
leo, Colorado, Arizona and California.
This information is written On MINI
eograph sheets, and consists of stories
or paragraphs of the progress of the
board of controls preparations for
the congress and exposition; the
leading incidents of the daily pro-
gram of the congress; the notables
who will attend, etc.
In addition to these sheets prepar-
ed for weekly and local daily papers
of the Santa Fe southwest, Mr.. VAN
degrift sends longer and more detail
ed stories to the large dailies of the
Pacific coast and the northwest. By
this means, people of those sections
interested in the congress and the ex-
position, especially people interested
in irrigation for the mountain west,
are kept in close touch with the
board of control, and will know in
advance the general features of the
big meet
Much of this information is sent to
Chicago, where it finds its way into
the Associated Press, which carries it
Widespread over the east Many
stories written by Col. r. e. Twitchell
r. e. Wilson and Mr.. Vandegrift have
been printed bodily by the big dailies
of the east. Next Sunday Mr.. Wilson
will have an illustrated page story in
the Chicago Record-Herald.
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-08-24
NEW YORK FIRM FAILS.

New York, Aug. 24.-The failure
of Meadows, Williams and Co. was
announced on the New York Stock
exchange today. The firm has Drancn
offices at Buffalo and Hamilton, ont.
1t was said that the firm is not heav-
ily involved and its embarrassment -
due to recent market movements.
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-08-24
French Engineer to Come.

Monsieur Rene Tavernier, engineer
in chief of the ministry of agriculture
and public works of France, who Is
sent by his government to attend the
National Irrigation congress and In
ternational exposition, Albuquerque
Sept. 29October 10, acknowledges
the letter of the board of control, in
viting him to deliver an address be-
fore the congress. The letter Is in
the French language and has been
translated for the board by Howard
Clark of Albuquerque. 1t Is written
in the pleasing and courteous style
of the educated French, as follows:
Dear Sir:-I thank you very much
for your kind letter of the 18th of
! July, together with the offer in the
name of the board of the congress to
address you on a subject, the choice
| of which you leave to me. My only
regret, in deferring to this request is
that | have not had time sufficient to
prepare a work worthy of this con-
gress. | will give to my address, IL It
| does not inconvenience you, the fol-
| lowing title: Hydraulic Forces of Ir-
| igation-Recent Studies by the Min
| lister of Agriculture of France
81 hope to send you this address,
| which will not be very long, as well
| as the photograph which You asked
| for as soon as they arrive in New
York, the 18th of September, next.
In the meantime, you should address
me in care of the consul general of
France in New York.
81 have received a note from Mr.
! Mcqueen Gray and l will not fail to
! present myself to Mr.. George C. Dill
| lard on my arrival In New York.
| intend, If l do not receive any new
advices. to go to Albuquerque by way
of New Orleans and Ell Paso, and to
return after the congress by way Of
the Grand Canyon, Los Angeles, San
! Francisco and Chicago.
"I would like to know IL IL would
be possible with my excursion ticket
to stop over on my route; for ex-
ample, at El Paso. Mesilla Park, and
the great project of the reservoir at
| Elephant Butte.
81 will be very gratlfed II you will
advise some competent bureau OF my
| desire TO engage from September 28
| suitable lodgings in Albuquerque for
myself and two other persons who
! Will accompany me. One OF these
! persons Is my son, who having been
in America two years, will act as my
interpreter, I am able to read Eng
lish but not to speak 1t. unhappily.
I'm awaiting the pleasure of seeing
you, l beg of you. Monsieur, to accept
the expression of my sentiments most
distinguished and devoted.
| (Signed) IN. TAVERNIER.'
Question Must Be Settled.
]. Goodwin Smith. who farms by
| irrigation in the Colorado valley of
Texas was at the Alvarado for break
fast this morning. He had read Sec
retary Garfield's interview on inter-
! state waters. and said to a reporter
on the subject:
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-08-24
RICHARD CROKER HONORED

Dublin. Aug. 24.-Richard Croker
today became honorary burgess OF
Dublin. He received from Inc lord
mayor certificate granting him the
freedom of the city
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-08-24
INTIMATE FRIEND Of
The ROOStVtLTS
He Was Well Liked by Officials
and Others In Washington Where
He Has Spent Many Years.
He Is Survived by
American Wife.

Heidelberg, Aug. 24.-Baron Speck
von Sternburg, German ambassad dor
to the United States, died at Hotel
Victoria in this city about midnight.
The baron and his wife, who was Miss
Lillian May Lamgham of Louisville,
Ky, has been visiting in Germany
since May. The baron came here
from Hamburg last month to consult
with a specialist concerning a malady
of the left side from which he had
been suffering. The specialist dag
nosed the case as lupus and declared
that he could not cure 1t.
The immediate cause of the baron's
death was congestion of the lungs.
Friend of The President.
Washington, Aug. 24.-The death
of Baron Won Sternburg is regarded
as a distinct personal loss by Presi-
dent Roosevelt, Secretary Root and
the various officials of the state de-
partment, as well as those In official
and private life with whom he came
In contact in Washington. Won Stern
burg was an intimate friend of the
president and was always a welcome
guest at the White House.
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-08-24
FROST IN IOWA

Des Molnes, Aug. ga frost was
general throughout northwest Iowa
last night. A freezing temperature
was reported in the southern district
OF northwest Iowa.
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-08-24
Question Must Be Settled.

]. Goodwin Smith. who farms by
irrigation in the Colorado valley OF
Texas, was at the Alvarado for break
fast this morning. He had read Sec
retary Garfield's interview on inter-
state waters, and said to a reporter
on the subject:
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-08-24
TRAIN ARRIVALS

No. I-74S n. m.
No a. 5. SO ?. m.
No. 10. S. p. m.
No. s. 8. 40 p. m.
No. Gil As p. m.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-05-29
JOHN p. SARGENT RESIGNS
VIII Not Serve Longer as Road Com
missioner in wer nfattleboro.

John T., saIgrhl, Who has been Faai
commissioner for tho west part Of the
town since March, lsus. when /, WAS voted
yesterday afternoon rendered his foslgna'
lion Ia the seleetmen 10 take elect juno
l. II l. probable that the seleetmen sill
appoint Mr., saseni's successor at their
regular meeting tomorrow, While Mr.,
Sargent docs not care % 60 into detail
concerning his Icasons for giving up the
position he i irue 10 say that bis decision
- due Ia part 90 dissatisfaction that some
Of bis work has caused and IN part 10
letter be- received a day OF two ago
ipm County Commissioner David i,
Perry. Ia speaking Of the matter last
night Mr., Sargent said be- did not con.
sidrr q wise 90 make public Mr.. Perys
letter, bat he intimAted that the letter
contained some reflections upon his meth
DDS Of highway construction.
Mr.. Sanecnt completed yesterday about
q quarter mile Of state road near Cope.
lands mill in West Bnitleboro and has
also built this year about a half,mile Of
permanent stone road near the johnson
mill on the North Pond road beyond the
west village. &. NJ. Hamilton. who has
worked with Mr.. Sargent. would take
tho position OF commissioner II Il were
offered him. and II is possible that his
name will he recommended 10 the select
men. Mr.. Hamilton was mentioned last
March as possible candidate for CON-
missioner in case Mr.. Sargent refused 10
run at that time.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-05-29
$4,000 Available This Year.

The Washington correspondent OF
the Springfield Republican sent the fol
lowing dispatch yesterday: Appropri
ations for work on various public
buildings in New England have been
inserted in the general deficiency bill
so that a beginning may be made on
the buildings authorized in the omni
bus public building bill. 1t should not
be understood that these approprlc
tions are additional; under the system
which prevails they are merely to Gov,
er that proportion of the projected
work for which it is considered neces'
sary to have funds available during
the coming fiscal year. Among the
items thus carried are $4,000 for
Westfeld, $4,000 for Athol, 100000
for Brattleboro, Vt, $4,000 for Ben.
nington, VT, 100000 for the Boston
customs house site and $4,000 for
Chelsea.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-05-29

The aIIrnliun II Mindham county court
has this Nnrk hr~n eorupiod with the
suit oi Robert h. Lincoln against the
CsntTal Vermont Railway company IA
shirh the plaintiff seeks TO Teoosrf fla,'
va damages for injuries Teooirri On a
cure near So0il's htidse, tao miies above
| foNnshend. when the car an which Ian.
u0ln Was riding lrit the track aud Follci
down a siecp rmhAnkmcni, Lincoln :
l-ll lrg Mas - badly crushed below the
knee that the bones pnoiruied through
the flush, Ampuiation Aas nrsussaiy aud
on aos1unl II the rryrniy oi the injury
aud the general condition resulting a
second ampuiati0n aas performed. Ian
colin vas otherwise bruised and not the
leasi ii the results II th. accidents sas
the nervous shork sustained. lAnooln
sAs employed a. a brakeman.
The case all 50 to the yufy today and
Il il probable that verdict vail bc ~
tumed this afternoon. The plaintiff
showed that the outside rail was lower
than the inside rail al that point IN the
curve whcr the car leit the track, and
mainl ain.d that this defect Ia the rela
tive heigh, oi the rails was the sole cause
n the ao.ident. Contributing causes
were said 20 have been rotten ties and an
insecure road .lsrd. Ihe-e conditions were
known 20 the defendant COMPANY and not
"a th. plaintiff. Considerable expert tes'
timony was also introduced by l.ineoln
showing hi. physical condition from the
time ot the accident up 10 the present.
DR.. Thomas Rice Of nrattleboro aud Dr.
O.good of Townshcnd testified To the eN'
tent Of the injury at the time Of Us oc'
currcnce. DIR. George y. Roberts tesii-
fied as 10 Lincoln'- condition AZ the time
oi the second amputation. These men
also showed what his general condition
-eemd 20 b.. DIR. Shifres Of Montreal
gave evidenc. as 10 tho nervous condition
OF the plaintiff. lie also explained the
nature OF the INJURY and told Of the con
dition of the right arm and shoulder
which were smaller than the lett arm and
shoulder. lie said that Lincoln had curry
ature oi the spine. Drs. Pratt of Brattle.
boro and Hutchinson OF Montreal testified
Tor the defense. Each agreed that the IN
Jury had been serious but stated that
the plaintiff was IN a state OF rapid ~.
coycry. As 10 the rails and condition OF
the road.bed defense produced witnesses
10 show that the outside rail was not low
er than the inside rail.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-05-29
SOME APPREHENSION FELT.
Two Cases Of Scarlet Fever plseoy
cred Among school Children.

Cunsislufahi. apprehension locally Is
irll over tso Uasrs ui --aTlul lever that
have lorn discovered this week, aud u
the disease docs not beeoino epidemic 10
same extent at lrasi i will be safpfi,
10 the local health authorities. The case
that saasrs the most unrasihess ts that
II the soyeh,yeaFold daughter ei Jacob
krinIa III south Main ssfuei, The child
NAs taken III aiih a sofe throat aud rash
about ~ days ago and sas kept al home
most oi lasl AroA. On Monday, the child
returned 20 the pArechial school and ro'
NAMED there until "Wednesday, when the
case samc 10 the attention Of Dr, Henry
Tucker, health officer, Dr. Tucker ca
aininod the child and found that the dis'
casc had Progressed 10 the stage oi desluA'
nation of pecling The gifl Was sent
hoinc Immediately and PLACED IN sinct
quarantine aud the school rooms thor
oushly iumigaiod. Dr. Tucker Is Of the
opinion that thrw 70 little use IA closing
the school at prrscni but II any oi the
pupil, show symptoms Of the disease
prompt measures Uill BE- taken. While
The local health authorities hope that
there will be- no epidemic there u no use
denying the fact that they are PREPARED
10 scc more eases develop.
The second case j. that OF daughter
of Louis Clapp OF South Main street.
The child came down with scarf let fever
Monday night and as she had been at
tending the Washington street school that
day DR.. Tucker thought u best 10 Close
the school for a week or 10 days. II no
new cases develop among the pupil. oi
that school within that time the school
will Of course be reopcned.
Two children in the family OF Charles
+. U,oh OF south Main street have been
IN with scarlet fever for week but
they are ia strict quarantine and no iuf
,her spread of the disease Is expected
from these eases. All OF the cases that
have developed thus far are OF very
mild form
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-05-29

George Edmund Foss, a native of Berk,
shire, VT. is candidate for the United
States senate from Illinois. He has been
representative in congress Tor l6 years
Since the opening of the Vermont tuber-
culosis saHitarium last December 81 pa
tients have been admitted, eight of whom
have been discharged. Of the "A remain,
ing, eight are in the incipient stages and
Is have the disease in a more advanced
form. All have gained in weight from
to 81 ~ pounds. Only one OF the pa
tients in the sanitarium is from Wlndham
county.
The Glidden automobile tour, which
starts from Buffalo, N. Y, July and
will pass through six states on its l59l
mile trip. will cross Vermont July -
entering the state at Newbury and going
through the towns of Bradford, Hartford
Woodstock. Bridgewater and Rutland
The pathfnders who went through Yer
mont last week said that the scenery In
this state excelled that in any other sec
ton.
Richard McClintock, a private. in troop
F. 18th U. S. cavalry, stationed at Fort
Ethan Allen, accidentally shot and ia
tally wounded himself "Wednesday. lie
was about to go on guard duty when
his gun was accidentally discharged, the
ball entering under his chin and coming
out above the ear. He died shortly after
being taken to the hospital. McClintock
was p wears of age and leaves widow.
He enlisted from Baltimore Is months ago.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-05-29
An Offer for the S. A. Smith Co.

Offers have been made for IL of the
plants of the Hardware and Wooden
ware Manufacturing company and a
hearing on petition to the receiver
for right to sell the plants will be held
before Judge j. l.. Martin June 9. The
S. A. Smith company plant is one of
the IL for which offers have been made
by outside parties and separate pc
tition has been presented for right to
sell it, the other 10 plants intending
to operate together with main office
in New York. 1t is understood that a
good offer has been made by a manu-,
facturer for the local plant and that
if it is accepted more manufacturing
will be done here than ever before.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-05-29
BoATING ON CONNECTICUT.
Plans for National Regatta at Spring
field in August.

With the backing of the Springfield
board of trade and the added advantage
of being the home of two national cham
pions. Harry S. Bennett and Alexander
Warnock. all Springfield is working to
show itself worthy Of the distinction
given it when the Connecticut river
course was chosen as the scene Tor, the
championship clashes of the National as
sociation of Amateur Oarsmen. The con
tests will be fought out over the historic
collegiate course on Aug. IA and ID, and
already record breaking entry list is as
sured The ancient sport OF boat racing Is
growing steadily in popularity as the one
atheletic pastime which Is absolutely
above reproach, the sport that bears a
stamp of approval from President ELIOT
Of Harvard college as the ceanest and
unrest branch in amateur athletics: 1t Is
probable that $4,000 persons will view
the races on the Connecticut, for Spring
field has always shown itself capable OF
caring for any number of visitors and IL
will be a chance in lifetime for Connect
icut valley denizens to witness contests
in which national titles are at stake.
If will not be at all surprising II
worlds champion in the person OF Harry
Bennett will be competitor. For there
is every prospect that Bennett Will be
sent to England to compete in the oiym-
mic regatta and if he does go, there is 1T
tie tie doubt that he will bring back the
championship of the world as a single gle
sculler. Bennett is rated now as fully
the equal of Ned TenEyck when the Wor-
cester lad went over and won the famous
diamond sculls at the. Henley regatta.
The national regatta is conducted for
sport's sake alone. The Springfield com
mittee is on the hustle now, collecting
the fund of $4,000 required to finance the
regatta. for in this event there is no op-
portunity for financial reward. The course
over which this regatta will be held IS
admittedly among &c resar5ed rne ndSt IN 'na Certainty
tbat # is hut a question of few years
before Yale and Harvard will have their
annual tussles on this placid stream.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-05-29
HIS SKULL FRACTURED.
Greek Employed at Dam Site Badly
Hurt Yesterday Morning.

John Iaiyas Of Iinsdale, n. H., a
Grck employed at the damsite in Yer
non. was seriously injured yesterday
morning when a piece OF rock flew from
the impact OF the heavy hammer which
!. used 10 break stone and struck HIM
in the head, causing a compound de
pressed fracture OF the skull. The man
was brought TO the Lynch hospital IN the
ambulance yesterday morning and IS still
ia an unconscious condition. His reeoy'
cry is doubtful All the workmen, 1t ls
said. had been warned to keep at a sale
distance from the hammer while It was
in operation but Lalvas got within the
danger line.