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Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1909-12-23
NEGRO PROVES
To Be A HERO
Saved the Lives of e Score of
White Persons at
Kansas City
RISKEO HIS OWN SAFETY
Half Dazed He Rescued Medical
Student by Carrying
Him Out.

Kansas City, Mo-, Dec. 23.-Heroic
rescue work by j. Washington John
son. negro janitor, saved the lives
OF Il score of persons in the Rialto
building, a fivestory Office structure
at Ninth street and Grand avenue
this city, which was destroyed early
today by a fire caused by a gas eX-
plosion. The loss is 100000 When
the fire was discovered, Johnson
dashed through the halls on the floors
above. where a number of physicions
and medical students were sleeping,
and gave the alarm. When he be-
lieyed he had aroused every one, he
started to leave the building, but
( learned that Charles R. Manley, was
still missing Johnson Immediately
plunged into the smoke-filled halls,
found Manley, and half-dazed, carried
the man to safety.
a second explosion occurred just
as the firemen arrived and half q
| dozen OF them were blown severa
! feet. None was severely injured.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1909-12-23
LONG DISTANCE
INTERURBAN LINE
Antonio-Power House Every
Twenty Miles.

San Aantonio, Tex, Dec. 23.-C. L.
Hodges of Chicago, one of the princi-
pal promoters of the San Antonio
Fort Worth interurban railway has
announced that the surveys for the
road have been made and that the
rails will be down in about nine
months. The road will be standard
gauge and electric throughout. Ar
rangements have been made by which
the street railway systems of the
cities to be touched will be utilized
by the new road. Freight as well as
passengers will be carried. Power
plants will be located twenty miles
apart and wherever possible branch
lines will be run to towns not on the
main line In many cases these will
be extended into street railway sys-
tens. Among the cities to be touch
ed by the main line are: New Braun
fels, San Marcos, Austin, Georgetown,
Temple, Waco and Hillsboro. The
country to be traversed is well set
tied.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1909-12-23
COLORADO SPRINGS
AFTER ANOTHER PARK

Colorado Springs, Dec. 23.-Souih
Cheyenne Canon, famous for it's Seven
Falls, Pillars of Hercules and other
gigantic works of nature, will soon be-
come a part of the park system Of Co
dorado Springs, if the park commits
sion consumates pending negotiations.
For nearly 30 years this great scenic
resort has been in private possession
and an entrance fee has been charged
An option has been given for 1900
acres. and it is proposed to call al
election for the issuance of bonds fol
$50 500 Immediately, this bond issue
together with interest and the mort
gage to be ultimately liquidated from
tle. profits of the canon during th'
next 10 or 20 years. The acquisition
of South Cheyenne canon by Colorado
Springs would give it a park system
unrivaled in all the world
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1909-12-23
DEATH BUSY WITH
RUTHLESS HAND
Strikes Down Senator A. j. McLaurin
While Seated in Rocking
Chair.

= Jackson, Miss, Dec. 23-Unlted
States Senator A. j.. McLaurin died
suddenly last night. at his home in
Brandon. Death was due to an at
tack of heart failure and came with
out the slightest warning at 6:3C
o'clock.
When the fatal stroke came upon
him, Senator McLaurin was seated ir
rocking chair in front of the fire in
his library He suddenly fell forward
without speaking a word and life was
extinct when members of his family
reached him. The swift summons ot
death followed within a few moments
a remark by Senator McLaurin that
he was then feeling better than al
any time since his recent severe i'll
ness, resulting from an attack O.
ptomaine poisoning.
No announcement as, to funeral ar
rangements had been made at late
hour last night.
AS to the successor to Senator Nc
Laurin, it is pointed out that an ap
pointment might be made imme
diately by Governor Noel, or that the
new Senator might be selected by the
state legislature which meets in Jan
uary.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1909-12-23
FLYING EXPERIMENTS AT
FORT SAM HOUSTON.
One of the Wright Brothers viii Be
Asked BY Government to
Participate.

San Antonio, Tex. Dec. 23.-Ai-
though Lieutenant Benjamin Foulois
will have charge of the areoplane ex-c
periments to be made at Fort Sam
Houston in a few weeks time. it has
become known here that one of the
Wright brothers will be asked by the
United States government to assist
in them. Incidentally it is asserted
that the maneuvers to be made with
the areoplane will be the most extern
sive yet conducted by the government,
the terrain at the military reserVa-
tion in question being admirably suit
ed for the purpose. 1t is understood
that at the same time, the Wrights
will try to recapture the $4,000 Niche
lin prize, being at present the holders
of that trophy.
the scene of the flights will be the
cavalry drill ground at Fort Sam
Houston. This comprises over 100
acres of cleared, level ground on top
of an elevation higher than either the
city of San Antonio or the Fort Sam
Houston barracks. There are practic-
ally no high winds to interfere with
the program of the ayitors. The flights
will be made unler the auspices of
Company "I' of the United States
signal corps.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1909-12-23
HERO OF CHICAGO
FIRE is DEAD.

Colorado Springs, Dec. 23.-John
Hopkins, hero of the historic Chica-
go fire and driver of the first pony
express between ST. Louis and San
Francisco, died at the county poor
farm in Colorado Springs a few days
ago. Born in Illinois in 1882, Hopkins
was living in Chicago at the time of
the big fire; he saved many lives and
was portrayed by many northern
newspapers as the hero of that con-
fiagrltion. After his experiences as
driver for the pony express, he settled
here in 1873 and spent his time seek
ing gold and hunting bear.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1909-12-23
LOSSES BY FIRE
CONTINUE TO BE HEAVY.
Whisky Warehouse at Cincinnati
Goes w in Smoke-National
Guard Armory at Pittsburg
Destroyed,

Pittsburg, Dec. 23.-The Fourteenth
regiment armory Pennsylvania Ma
tional Guard was last night totally de-
stroyed by fire. Loss 100000.
Fourteen thousand blank cartridges
stored in the building exploded, add
ing to the hazardous work of the fire.
men fighting the flames.
Cincinnati Had Bad Fire.
Cincinnati, Dec. pa fire that
threatened the destruction of an en-
tire block in the heart of the citys
business center, last night destroyed
the five-story whisky warehouse of Sol
and Sig Friedberg, Fourth street and
Central avenue, and the firms stock
Of whisky, valued at $125,000. The
entire loss is estimated at more than
100000. The firemen turned their
attention to saving the surrounding
buildings. The Grand hotel for some
! time was in danger.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1909-12-23
BATTLE
SHIP AFLOAT
Utah Was Launched at Cam
den, New Jersey, This
Forenoon
HEAVIER THAN DELAWARE
Fifth of the Big Gun Type of
Fighting Machines fer
Uncle Sam.

Philadelphia, Pa, Dec 23.--The bat
tleship Utah was launched at the New
York Ship Building Company's yards
at Camden, n. j., this morning, The
New battleship is declared 10 have no
equal aaoat as a first-class fighting
machine. She is fifth of all the big
gun battleships for the United States
navy. Her displacement is nearly %
000 tons, two thousand greater than
the Delaware and North Dakota and
she is expected to develop a speed of
more than twenty and three-fourths
knots an hour There will be ten
tweIve-inch gun in the main arma-
ment and sixteen five-inch quick fir
ing guns 10 be provided for defense
against torpedo boat attacks. The
main armor belt is about eight feet
wide and of an average thickness of
ten inches. She will carry a crew of
one thousand men.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1909-12-23
AIRSHlP
MAKES ANOTHER FLIGHT.
Mysterious Aviator HoVers Over Wor-
cester and Throngs Watched
Its ManeuVers,

Worcester. Mass. Dec. 23.-Flying
at a speed Of from thirty TO forty
miles an hour, mysterious airship
last night appeared over Worcester,
hovered over the city a few minutes
disappeared for about two hours and
then returned to cut four circles above
the city, meanwhile using a search
light of tremendous power Thou
sands thronged the streets to watch
the mysterious visitor.
The airship remained over the city
about fifteen minutes all the time at
height of about 1000 feet, too far
to enable its precise shape to be seen.
The glaring rays of the great search
light, however, were sharply defined
against the snow which covers the
city. The dark mass of the ship
could be dimly seen behind the light,
After time it disappeared in the
direction of Marlborough. only to re
turn later.
! At the time of its visit Wallace Z.
! Tillingtast, the Worcester man who
recently claimed to have invented
marvellous aeroplane. in which he said
! he had jourueyed to New York and
return by way of Boston, was absent
I from his home and could not be To-
! Gated.
The visitor from the clouds was
! first sighted over Marlborough at
500. The sixteen miles between this
| city and Marlborough was covered in
/ thirty minutes. Coming up from the
southeast the sky voyager veered to
the west, remained in sight few
minutes, then disappeared to the
northwest In five minutes the search
light was again seen glowing in the
darkness like a monster star and the
ship came up, lowered over the city
a short time and disappeared to the
southeast,
Two hours latter an eager shout
from the waiting crowds announced
its return. Slowly, its light sweeping
the heavens, it circled four times
!above the city and then disappeared
finally, heading first southerly and
then to the east.
Marlborough Reports Strange Visitor.
Marlborough, Mass, Dec. 29.-An
airship was sighted over Marlborough
early last night going northwest at
thirty or more miles an hour. Per-
sons in all sections of the city re-
ported having had glimpse of it. It's
general course they say was in the
direction of Clinton.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1909-12-23
TWO CONSTITUTIONAL
CONVENTIONS IF NECESSARY
Revised Statehood Bill Makes Provis
ion in Case First Attempt
Should Fail.

A Washington letter says that the
statehood bill that will be introduced
in the Senate by Senator Borah will
be in part a duplicate of the new bill
introduced in the House by Mr.. Ham
ilton on December 14th, this latter
bill having passed the department OF
the interior with the approval of the
department. The bill has been rewrit-
ten and in many details differs from
the bill introduced by Mr.. Hamilton
on December 6. There are some
changes as to details concerning the
donations of land for common schools
and the various institutions, as we'll
as to the manner of selecting lieu
lands and the revenue and admins,
tration of lands which are now within
forest reserves.
The most important change, how
ever, is the insertion of provision
which will allow the forming of a
second constitution to be submitted tc
the people should the first constitu
tion fail of adoption. Under the orig
inal bill the constitution once sub
mitted to the people must be adopted
or rejected If rejected, the entire
issue stopped. In the rewritten bill
a provision is made that in case the
people of the two new states should
fail to adopt the first constitution
submitted, the governor shall, within
twenty days after the vote has beer
taken, call the constitutional conven
ton to reconvene and form another
constitution which, in turn, will be
submitted to the people in the same
way.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1909-12-23
TAKES
THE OFFENSIVE
VIII Listen to no Compro-
mise and Will March on
Managua
FEEDS HIS PRISONERS WELL
Such as Declare Willingness to
Espouse His Cause and
His Arms.

Bluefelds, Dec 23.-Geue1al Es-
trada, it is said. will Immediately as
sumo the offensive against the gov
ernment of President MadriZ. The in
surgent leader holds that the Zelayan
element was removed from consider
alton by the sweeping battle of Rama.
A march on Managua is believed to
be imminent The prisoners captured
at Rama have been well fed and all
who now espouse the cause OF Es-
trada will be armed and enrolled in
the ranks of the insurgents.
1t is understood that Estrada S
movement on Managua will be by way
of Greyt0wn, which he is expected II
capture with little show Of resistance.
Today Bluefields realizes what real
war means. The wounded fill the hos
pitals and dead lie in many homes
American surgeons from the cruiser
Des Moines are giving splendid assist
ance in the care of the wounded.
ZeIaya Will Resist.
Washington, Dec. 23.-Messages re
ceived by the state department toda!
indicate that Zelaya has assumed tht
direction of military operations il
western Nicaragua and stubborn
resistance to the advance of the revo
| lutionary army is looked for. Riot'
are reported at Masaya and Granada
The officials here however, regard th'
recent overwhelming victory of tn
revolutionary forces at Rama the be
ginning of the end of Zelaya, Madri
and their faction as potential factor
in Nicaragua, and that within mont
General Estrada will be the de fact
president of Nicaragua.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1909-12-23
No FIGHT At
SALT LAKE
Governor of Utah Throws
Out Hint to Direct
Question
ALTITUDE is TOO HIG H
Jeffries Is Accustomed to San
Francisco Says Diplomatic
Executive.

Philadelphia, Dec. 23,-I do not
think the Jeffries-Johnson fight will
be ever held at Salt Lake" said Gov
ernor William Spry of Utah last night.
The governor and party arrived yes
terday to attend the launching of the
battleship Utah. The governor was
asked directly whether he will per
nit the fight to be pulled off at Salt
Lake. 1T is a question of what in
my official capacity should allow" he
said smilingly. The fact is this, JEFF
fries has been accustomed to fighting
in San Francisco, and really, gentle
men, | do not think he would be able
to fight in the high altitude of Salt
Lake
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1909-12-23
NEW NATIONAL
GUARD COMPA ANY
Mustered in at Tucumcari
With Otto F. Elder,
Captain
1910 POLICY FORMS APPROVED
Inspectors Found no Diseased
Dairy Cattle in Santa Fe
District.

Governor Curry. Territorial Treas
urer NJ A. Otero Travelling Auditor
Charles V. Stafford and Captain of
The Mounted Police went to Albuquer-
que yesterday and returned today.
Policy Forms Approved.
The insurance department of the
Territory today passed upon and ap-
proved forty-four forms of policies for
The Equitable Life Insurance Society
of New York and forty-five forms for
he Pacific Mutual Life Insurance
Company of Los Angeles to be issued
after January l, 1910, and the limited
payment life form of the Germanic
Life Insurance Company.
Found No Diseased Cattle.
The tuberculosis test of all dairy
cattle in this district has been COM
pleted and not single diseased ami
NAL was found in the entire inspec-
ton district of E. E. Van Horn, OF
this city. Mr. Van Horn today inspect
ed shipment of cattle made by S. M
Reeves of Stanley, southern Santa
= Fe county, to Santa Fe.
Notary Public Appointed.
Governor Curry yesterday appoint
ed A. NJ Edwards of Pennington
San Juan county, notary public.
New National Guard Company.
A company of the First Regimen
of Infantry of the National Guard has
been mustered in by Acting Adjutan
General Brooks, with Otto F. Edler a:
captain; B. F. Littlcton, first lieuten
ant and Frank H. Donahue as secont
lieutenant Under the Dick bill, 81
men are necessary before compan.
can be mustered in.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1909-12-23
AUTOMOBILES
FOR FARMERS
Saskatchewan Visitor Pur-
chases 100000 Worth
in Chicago
WHEAT CROP PROSPERITY
Horny Handed Sons of Toll Have
Lots of Money to
Spend.

Detroit, Dec. 23-J. c. Coe, a Sas.
katchewan farmer, dropped into De-
triot yesterday, and by the time he
had finished his visit had purchased
thirty automobiles for his farmer
friends in the far northwest. He is
not an agent He told his neighbors
he was going east, and they gave him
their orders, accompanied by bank
drafts. The deals are mostly cash
and aggregated nearly 100000. The
cars he bought are all high grade
several being in the four to five thou
sand dollar class. The bumper wheat
crops of the northwest it is said, were
the cause of so much prosperity.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1909-12-23
TWO FATAL
EXPLOSIONS
Workman Killed and Two
Injured in Rock Quarry
at Tecolote
TWO DEAD At WEAVER MINE
Fire in Old Workings Causes
Terrible Disaster at
Gallup.
Special to the New Mexican.

Special to the New Mexican.
Alamagordo, n. NJ. Dec 23.-An ac-
cidental explosion at the stone quarry
of the El Paso and Southern Railway
at Tecolote. Lincoln county. caused
the death of one native laborer who
was blown to pieces and serious in
jury to another native as well as to
w. T Wells of Alamogordo, who was
injured about the face. Both OF the
injured men were brought to the hos
pital at Alamogordo.
Fatal Explosion at Gallup.
Porfrio Garcia and Miguel Amanda
are dead at the Weaver coal mine neal
Gallup, Mckinley county, and a dozer
were seriously injured by an explosion
of gas yesterday caused by the fire
which has been burning in the ole
workings the past seven years. Gar
cia and Amanda died few minutes
after being taken out of the mine.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1909-12-23
MRS. WATSON DECLARES
HER HUSBAND is SANE.

New York, Dec. pa cable mes
sage from Havana has been received
from Maureen Watson, the bride OF
William Watson the poet, in which
she denies that her husband is insane
and calls in question the motives OF
Robinson Watson, whose statement to
that effect was given in explanation
of his brothers attack on the AS
quith's. Mrs. Watson says:
'Mr. Robinson Watson's message tC
the world is wicked attempt to ruin
my husbands reputation in America
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1909-12-23
KNOCKS OUT
ORGANIC ACT
Attorney General Wicker
sham Hands Down an I'm
portant Opinion
WHY NOT IN NEW MEXICO
No Limit to Size Of Parcel of
.Friar Land That May Be
Sold.

Washington, Dec. 23.-Attorney
General Wickersham today rendered
an opinion for the war department
that the Philippine government has
the right to sell the 'friar lands" in
any number of acres desirable, not.
withstanding the organic act of the
Philippine government, which limits
the sale of unapportioned public lands
obtained by treaty from Spain to for
ty acres.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1909-12-23
CROWNED KING
ALBERT !.
Church Bells Ringing and
Shouts of Popular
Approval
SPEECH FROM The THRONE
Promise That Administration
of Congo Will Be
Humane.

Brussels Dec. 23.-Albert l, King
of Belgians, with his queen Elizabeth,
made their state entry into the capital
from Laekin this morning. Cannon
doomed, the royal salute; church bells
rang and hundreds of thousands of
loyal subjects lined the streets shout
ing welcomes. King Albert's speech
from the throne was an eloquent trib-
ute to his uncle, the late Leopold III.
He said policy of humanity will be
applied to the Congo.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1909-12-23
ATLANTIC SWEPT
BY STORMS
French Liner Chicago Over
due and Had to Put in
Port for Coal
TREMENDOUS SEAS REPORTED
Lusitania and Other Big Ships
Fighting Their Way to
New York.

Queenstown Dec. 23.-The North
Atlantic is being swept by storms OF
unusual violence. The French liner
Chicago from New York for Havre
had to put in here to replenish her
coal and water supply, She is al
ready overdue at Hayre. a number
of big liners, including the Lusitania
are now fighting their way through
tremendous seas 10 New York.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1909-12-23
STRIKE OF SWITCHMEN
WILL END TOMORROW

ST. Paul Dec. 23.-The end of the
switchmen's strike will probably come
tomorrow. President Perham of the
Railway Department Council of the
American Federation of Labor ex-
pressed this belief today, saying that
the two cent differential in wages
granted the men of the mountain di-
visions will not hinder negotiations.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1909-12-23
GETTING 1T IN NECK
ON ALL SIDES
Special Committee of Explorers Club
Hands Down DR.. Cook Another
Lemon.

New York, Dec. 23.-The report OF
the special committee which inves-
tigated DR.. Frederick A. Cooks claim
having reached the summit of Mount
Mckinley will be delivered to the
board of governors of the Explorers
Club tomorrow. While the investiga.
tors do not divulge the text of their
report they do not deny it discredits
DR.. Cooks claim.
Another Cook Yarn.
New York, Dec. 23.-William L.
Cook said today that he believed that
his brother DR.. Frederick A. Cook
has been the victim of violence
abroad. Il had letter from DR.
Cook early this week." said his broth
er, "in which he said he is hurrying
to Copenhagen with his proofs OF
having found the North Pole. He
should have reached Copenhagen be-
fore this and as he has been threat
ened / fear his enemies have over
taken him."
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1909-12-23
AROUSING INTEREST
IN COOK CASE.
Order of Railway Conductors is Send.
ing Circulars Broadcast Through
out United States.


Guadalajara, Mexico, Dec. 23.-In an
effort to arouse the general interest
of the United States and to secure
immediate action by the state depart
ment for the release of James A
Cook, the American railroad conduc
tor in the penitentiary here, the mem
bers of Guadalajara division No. $40
Order, of Railway Conductors, have
prepared an appeal" to the Ameri
can people, sending it broadcast
Copies are being mailed to members
of Congress. In the appeal, former
Ambassador Thompson is declared to
have written a letter that prejudiced
the Cook case with the statedepart
ment.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1909-12-23
DIXIE is IN THE LEAD
IN POPULARITY.
Its Time is the Favorite of the Peo.
pie of United States-Yankee
Doodle is Second.

Washington, Dec. 23-"Dixie" final
ly has been officially proclaimed as
the first of American songs and music
in patriotic popularity" This is the
verdict of o. G. T. Sonneck, chief OF
the division of Music of the Library
of Congress, who has just issued from
the government press an exhaustive
report on four famous American musi
cal compositions. yankee Doodle
he says, though no longer a nationa
song, is still national air and second
only to Dixie" in the popularity con
test.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-08-30
BIBLE STORIES FANCIFUL
The Creation and Deluge Mere Tradi.
tiOn. O TheOlOgian Asserts.

Chicago, Aug. 3O.-The Bible is not
original with its supposed compilers,
according to the opinions expressed
by Prof. Gerald B. Smith of the fac
ulty of the divinity department of the
University of Chicago.
"The story of Creation and the de-
luge appeared long before the Bible
VAS written" the speaker declared.
"Roth of these stories are traditional
III the early literature of the Baby
lolians.
"The theologian of today is ac-
Quainted. as the theologians of former
days were not, with the reality and
vitality of non-Christian religion, and
in the investigation of the old testa-
ment religion it has been found that
many of its elements were derived
from Israel's contact with Babylon.
"The history of Christianity reveals
the fact that Christian beliefs have
grown and changed as Christianity
has not with the secular forces Of
its history. There are elements in
every pagan religion which every
Christian is compelled to recognize
asetruth."