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Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-02-24
HOLDING THE CELLO.
An Anecdote of Duport and the Elm.
 peror Napoleon.


 Napoleon, in way, was fond of music. It is admitted that the mu- sical tastes of the Corsican ogre" were not elevated. But for all that he loved singing so much that many a time after a concert he ordered the vocalists to come to the palace and sing before him and the Empress Jo- sephine.
 A curious anecdote is told of his bruGque manner of dealing with art isis. One night at a concert at the Tuileries. while Duport, tue famous violoncellist. was performing solo. the emperor suddenly entered. Ills majesty nodded his head approvingly and when the piece was finished said to Duport:
 How the deuce do you manage to keep that instrument so motionIessf" And, taking up the cello, he tried to jam 1t between his spurred boots.
 Poor Duport nearly fainted when he saw his treasure treated like a wa= horse. For several minutes he looked on, trembling from head to foot. At last, however, he darted forward and called out "Sire!" in such pathetic tones that the emperor handed him back the instrument.
 Duport thereupon showed how the instrument was held, but every time his imperial master extended his hand to attempt to do it himself Duport threw himself back in alarm till final ly Josephine whispered something to her husband, who burst out laughing and put m end to the cello lessoD.-. New York Sun
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-02-24
The chinamar and His Dragon.

If Chinaman wishes for happiness and peace In this world and the next he feels obliged to consult his majesty the dragon as 10 where his house shall be built. and his grave be made. Through the earth, so say the Chinese, flow two currents - the dragon and the tiger. Now, for man to have good fortune in life or. as he would say in pigeon English" to "catchee chance" his house must be put in certain position in reference to these currents. If he is to rest quietly in his grave, that also must be correctly placed. So called ,,s,vise men" make business of choosSs favorable sites for homes and graves. professing by means of a wand and incantatiops and other kinds of tomfoolery to be able to detect the presence of the dragon and the tiger and to tell in wha. d. rection they flow.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-02-24

unsuccessful, search by desert miners for many years after the death of the
 mained prospector, until it finally was
 classed as one of those alluring and
 mythical romances created by the vivid
 imaginations of tho early searchers for
 the auriferous treasures hidden in the
 inhospitable waste in the southeastern
 part of the state. But the story of
 Pegleg's alleged discovery is now re-
 vived by the return of miner from
 that section of the Colorado desert ly.
 ing east of the San Jacinto mountains. in San Diego county, bearing with him gold nuggets, the largest of which weighs nearly four ounces, and speei- mems of gold-bearing quartz assaying $l0,000 ton, which he claims to have obtained from the longlost "Pegleg" mine. This rediscoyery, if it be one, constitutes part of an aboriginal TO- nance of some years ago, when an old Indian is alleged to have revealed to the miner the location of the rich de- posit on a pledge that the secret should be kept until after his deotl. The lat. ter occurred recently, and the miner was prompted to relocate his claim by the recent discovery by two other min CTS of an equally rich ledge on Steam boat mountain, which he at first sus- pected was the "Pegleg" vein, but whhh turned out to be eighty miles west of the latter. Whether or not eith- CT of these rich finds are in reality the " Pegleg" vein, they go far to proce the great mineral wealth of the Colo rado desert region, which has long been suspected by mining men familiar with its geological formation to be the rich est natural treasure storebouse in the state, and which, when its conquest shall have been completed, will proba- hly prove to be so.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-02-24
LOST PEGLEG MINE ROMANCE IF
 WEST
AN OBJECT OF SEARCH FOR GEN ERATIoNs AND BELIEVED
 TO BE MYTH.

The story of the discovery and loss of the "Pegleg" mine in the desert region of the southern part of the state has been oft narrated with many vari- ations, says the Oakland Tribune. It is one of the earliest mining romances of southern California following the dis eovery of gold at Coloma by Marshall In the original form the story went that Pegleg, desert prospector, so called because he was maimed, crawled into Bakersfield on one of the early days in q partially demented condition, produced by the privations he had suf fered, bearing with him nuggets and gold-bearing quartz specimens which, he represented, he had taken from ledge of incompatible richness he had dis covered in his wanderings in the desert region, but which he was never after able to relocate. His story was on par with that other desert myth known as the "Gunsight'' mine, wherein a prospcctor had used piece of native gold he had broken from the outcrop- pings of ledge which he came across in his roamings in the desert to re- pair the barrel of his riue, and the bearings of which he was not after wards able to relocate. When the Vel low Aster mine at Randsburg was dis covered, about twelve or thirteen years ago, desert prospectors settled down to the belief that the "Gunsight" mine had been found.
 The "Pegleg mine remained, how ever, an object of persistent, although
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-02-24
For that Terrible Itching

Eczema, letter and salt rbeum keeI their victims in perpetual torment. The application of Chamberlain g Salve vii instantly allsy this itching, and man. eases have been cured by it's use. Fo sale by All Druggists.
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1909-05-14
ROBBED FRIEND
WHO HELPED HIM
Actor Awakens to Find Room Mate
Searching His Pockets, and
Misses Much Money.

When Fred II. Elliot, who Is play
ing the part of the "Rube Kid" with
the Toreador Opera company at the
Colombo theatre this week, awoke in
his room in the Metropolitan hotel
this morning he found his room mate,
William Tape, searching through
his trousers which lay on the floor
near the door of the room. Elliot
asked Tape what he was looking for
and Tape answered that he had made
mistake He said he thought the
trousers We're his. Elliot noticed his
empty pocketbook, in which he
usually carried small change, lying
open on the floor, and jumping out
of his bed started Toward Tape. Tape
was too quick, however, and slam
ming the door, dashed out into the
street. He has not been seen since
by the police, to whom the matter
was Immediately reported. Elliot
made an inventory and found that his
wallet. which contained over $50
in currency and the contents of an
other pocket book, containing some
small change, were missing. Tape
has been employed by the operate
company as a bill boy and Elliot let
him share his room to help him
along.
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1909-05-14
zANONt GUILTY
OF SELLING LIQUOR

Leo Zanone, the defendant i'm the
first of a number of cases in which
liquor dealers are charged with SELL
ing to minors, was found guilty yes
tcrday after a brief trial The trial
of John Azario was taken up today.
The present term Of court will close
tomorrow morning with the sentenc-
ing of prisoners convicted az this
term of court and not yet sentenced.
Monday Judge Abbott will open court
at Gallup for Mckinley county. The
length of the docket there is not
known but Judge Abbott hopes TO
finish within ten days.
District Attorney Klock will, next
week, turn his attention to preparing
cases for Valencia county.
The term closing here has been one
of the longest and most interesting in
the history of the district The juries
We're summoned In March The terri
torial petit jury worked steadily for
eight weeks and Sheriff Romero says
that there is still enough business on
the criminal side to continue for
eight weeks more. However, a big
inroad has been made in a badly con-
gcsted docket.
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1909-05-14
CHILLY WEATHER
HELPS SITUATION
There l. Much Water in the River.
But No Danger Is Now
Anticipated.

The present cold snap is another
period of weather favorable to the
high water situation. While the
river has not as yet been threatening
ly high, a continuatio of the hot
weather. of a week ago would have
undoubtedly brought an uncomforta-
bly, large volume of water. Early in
the week it was higher than at any
time last year, Today it is back in
its banks again and running almost
normal with the average spring
tide. That is the situation in the vi
cinity Of Albuquerque but down the
river from Socorro south there is
strong feeling of discomfort. The
treshet that passed here early i'm the
week is being felt down there now.
At san Marcial the railroad tracks
are all that is holding the river out
OF the town Water is seeping into
the low places in the streets but the
situation is not dangerous. At FL
Paso the Hood has reached the high
water mark and was still rising yes
terday North of the Pass City a
number of fields are flooded.
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1909-05-14
STRONG WATER PRESSURE
SAVED NEW YORK MONEY

New York, May 14.-BetWeen
S4OO, 900 and 100000 year has
been saved in insurance premiums
since the installation OF high water
pressure fire lighting system in this
city, according TO the statement Of
Arthur Williams, general inspector of
the New York Edison company. Mr.,
Williams says this city's two pump
ing stations can pump 10000 gallons
Of water a minute-24O,0OO pounds
of water every sixty seconds. A maxi
mum pressure OF 800 pounds to the
square inch has been obtained which
was powerful enough to batter down
brick wall.
II is Mr.. Williams intention 10
bring the subject before the insur-
Snce companies and to advance the
adoption Of the high pressure system
by all large cities.
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1909-05-14
VETERANS MEET
DURING JUNE
Orders Are Issued by Department
Commander for Sessions to BE
Held at AlamogordO.

The following circular letter has
been issued 10 6. A. r. Veterans by
the Department Commander:
To all members of the department
ur New Mexico. Grand Army of the
Republic, and all soldiers and sailors
OF the civil war. Greeting:
The twenty-siXth annual encamp-
ment of New Mexico will be held at
Alamogordo on June 5 and g. ]. II.
Blazier and II II. Rapier posts. the
ladies Of the Relief Corps of these
posts. extend a welcome to every
soldier or sailor Of the Civil war, and
their wives, all members OF the Re
lief Corps. and all ladies Of the Grand
Army of the Republic to this encamp-
ment, for which they are preparing
hanquets. entertainments rousing
camp fire, and the citizens will give
a loyal hearty welcome and the free
dom OF the city.
There will be an excursion up the
mountain on the cars, above the
clouds, where you can hear the an
gels sing. over the most beautiful
scenic route I'm the world.
Governor Curry and STAFF will at
tend and We expect the national com
mander Will be with us. This invi-
tation is extended to every citizen Of
New Mexico, who may wish 10 enjoy
this delightful outing with US.
DIR. J. w. LONG.
Senior Vice Commander. Department
Of New Mexico.
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1909-05-14
CAN'T KEEP BOOSTERS.

Washington, ID. c.. May 14.-Roost-
ers may no longer be kept in the Dis
trict OF Columbia. This is the prln-
cipal burden of the new chicken
regulations !. omdigated by lhr
health department of the district
The rules specify under what condi-
tions chickens may be kept, stipulat-
ing just what care must be given
the chicken houses and yards. But
the gem of the series of Chicken
regulations" is the following:
VINO roosters may be kept on
the premises"
A fine of from 50 to $40 day is
provided for all violations. The po-
lice say they are tired of the COM
plants of citizens who own alarm
clocks and don't want to be awaken
ed by cock crow. Hence the rule.
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1909-05-14
MINING PROM TERS
MAKING DEFENSE
IN COURT
Declare That They Promoted
1.-TWO Queens" Group
on Advice of
Miner.
ASSAYS SHOWED
ORE TO Be RICH
Los Angeles Assayer Reported
That Ore Would Run ThouS-
dnds OF Dollars to the
Ton. Attorneys
Allege.

Kansas City, May 14-Testimony
for the defense was introduced to-
day in the case of the government
against Horn brothers. Raymond
Chase and S. $. Snyder, charged with
using the mails to defraud in con-
nection with the sale of stock in an
Arizona mine. Attorneys read the
deposition of c. q. Warner, a miner
of Arizona, who was vice president
and a director OF the first company
organized to develop the Two
Queens" mine.
The defense asserts t1atit.sszas or
the representation OF Warner that
they were impelled to buy the mine
In connection with this circular
was read said to have been inspired
by Warner, representing the mine TO
have valuable ore. Assays by II. l..
Perry. an assayer Of Los Angeles. stat
ed that samples of the ore showed a
range in values from $4,000 to So
000 a ton.
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1909-05-14
ROOSEVELT CHANGES
LOCATION Of CAMP
Former President and son Are Guests
of American Ranchman and
Wife.

Nairobi. May l4.-Roosevelt, ac-
companied by his son Kermit ar
rived at the Ju ia ranch of George
McMillin today They will remain
four to ten days, depending on the
kind of luck they have hunting i'm
palla, buffalo, wart hog and water
luck. At the conclusion Of the visit,
they will come to NairoDi.
The porter's expedition will go
straight south from the Ju ia ranch
To avoid contagion from smallpox
Roosevelt and Kermit will spend a
few days at Nairobi and then rejOin
the expedition
1t was learned today that Kermit
Roosevelt lost his way from his
fathers camp near Machakos last
Friday and spent an entire night
alone on horseback, riding through
region unknown to him. Saturday
morning he turned up at Kin on the
railroad. and learned the direction Of
his fathers camp,
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1909-05-14
RtlAT|vESIF|GHT
TO SECURE CORPSE
Father ana Daughtcr-inLaw Both
Want Possession of Young Mans
Body

Paris, H.. May As. Brensen Da'
Wis has filled the grave OF his son
with cement and gravel to prevent
the removal of the body by the
widow of the dead man. His action
anticipated the filing of a petition for
injunction by Mrs. Davis to prevent
any interference with her wish to re-
move the body. Previously Davis
had stood guard. armed with a shot
gun. over the grave.
The petition for injunction and a
bill in chancery We're hled by the
widow, Mrs. Sarah Davis of Yer
million. william r. Davis, husband
Of the petitioner. was killed i'm rail-
road accident two years ago and
buried In cemetery lot supposed to
be owned jointly by himself and his
father. Recently the latter served
notice on the widow that the lot be-
longed solely to him and that she
could not be buried there.
Mrs. Davis thereupon began prep
arations for the removal Of the body,
but Davis mounted guard with a shot
gun. He also prepared to incase the
casket in concrete. so that it could
not be removed. Sheriff Winn, who
served the injunction papers, found
Davis had completed the work. tons
of concrete having been poured into
the grave.
Mrs. Davis says she will ask for a
decree giving her the sole property
rights In the corpse with the priv
ilege OF removal.
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1909-05-14
BIG SHELL FISH
HELD HIM PRISONER
Wyoming Man Kept Captive Two
Hours While the Tide Slowly
Crept Up.

Long Beach CAL May 14.-Roy 5.
Pratley, a visitor from Wyoming is
confined TO his bed with nervous col
lapse as a result of his terrible ex-
perience yesterday when he went to
Whites Point To gather shells. He
reached under a rock and his fingers
were caught and held fast by a big
abalOne He broke both blades Of
his knife i'm trying 10 get free, but
failed. Then the tide began to creep
up and he was soon up to his knees
in water. He was there two hours
before rescued by fishermen. He was
unhurt but the nervous shock sent
him TO bed.
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1909-05-14
MILK DOESN'T CAUSE
TUBERCULOSIS, SAY
TWO DOCTORS
Argument Is Made That the
Danger From That
Direction is
Overrdted.
HUMAN CONTAGIOA
THE GREAT EVIL
Students OF White Plague make
Startling Statements Be-
fore Association
Gathered at
Capital.

Washigton.. ID. c., May 14.-That
there is a tendency to ,verrate the
danger to children from milk from
tubercular cattle was the decided
view expressed today at the session
of the National Association for the
Study and Prevention of Tuberculo-
sis.
The subject was eXhaustively treat
ed in a joint paper by DR.. Henry L..
X. Shaw and Dr. Arthur T. Laird of
Albany, y. Y. who took the position
that the attention of the public should
not be diverted from the great real
danger Of human contagion.
They argued that if tuberculosis
milk is virulent, as many have de-
clared. it is difficult to conceive how
any children at all escaped infection.
They pointed out that the enormous
danger to children lies in the home
of a tuberculosis adult.
They also declared that tuberculosis
occurred more frequently in artif
cially fed infants. They said that
this was not necessarily due to bo
vine cause but that the bottle fed in
fant had less resistance power.
Both declared that the fight against
the disease would be more successful
II waged in the case of children.
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1909-05-14
FORMER RESIDENT
IN A MURDER CASE
ty sheriff. Testifies i'm Trial at
FL PaSO,

Charles Hunt a cattle man and
former sheriff of Bernalillo county,
appears as an important witness in
a murder trial on at Ell Paso The
case is one in which Joe Brown is
charged with killing Manon Glenn
ents. Hunt testified that Clements
had offered to kill a man for $1,000,
Other witnesses offered similar testi-
mony. The El Paso Herald says:
Charles F. Hunt was called. He
was in the saloon where Clements
was killed. He had been there half
on hour before the shot was fired. He
was standing near the cigar case
when he heard the shot. He knew
that an il-feeling existed between
Joe Brown and Clements Brown went
behind the bar He did not know
where Clements went. At the time
the shot was fired. Ito the best of my
knowledge, Joe Brown was behind
the bar He was serving drinks to
our party. / know he was behind the
bar because we were trying to josn
Joe Brown out of a drink"
Mr.. Moore: "Mr. Hunt. were you
implicated in any way in the killing
Of Clements; that is. were you behind
the movement in any way?" he was
asked.
II should say not" he replied
Hunt denied that Clements had
asked him to kill ]. T. Mcciammy,
but said Clements had said he would
kill McClammy for money. Hunt had
never heard that Clements had made
McClammy deputy constable in or
der'to protect MIN from Hunt,
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1909-05-14
ODD FELLOW PLANS
NEARLY COMPLETE
Details Of Construction of New
building Wnl BE Presented TO
Lodge Tonight.

The plans for the odd Fellows
building. which is to be erected near
the corner OF Lead avenue and South
Second street, are almost completed.
They will probably be presented to
the building committee at a meeting
to be held tonight for approval and
IL they are found satisfactory. the
contract will be let Immediately A
prominent lodge member said this
morning that dirt may be flying for
the excavation within two weeks.
The building will be brick, two
stories high and front on South Sec
ond street. II will be 100 feet deep
and sixty-two feet wide. The odd
Fellows own the entire quarter block
at the northeast corner of Lead and
Second, but the building will be
placed next TO the alley between sill
Yer and Lead avenue. The first floor
will be store rooms, and the second
floor will be used by the lodge.
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1909-05-14
KElEHER FUNERAL
LARGELY ATTENDED
Many Friends of the Family and
Knights of Columbus Attended
Services.

The body of Lawrence u. Keleher.
whose death occurred Wednesday
latternQtn. wFs laid ~ sSs, Js S4nIat
Barbara cemetery this morning in
the presence of a large assemblage
of sorrowing friends and, relatives.
The funeral procession left the
home on Atlantic avenue at $40
o'clock and proceeded to the Immac-
ulate Conception church, where Rev.
A. NJ. Mandalari said requiem high
mass. Many beautiful floral trb-
rtes were offered by the young mans
many friends. The knights of Co
lumbus attended the funeral in
body and followed the body to the
grave. The pail bearers. all boyhood
friends of the deceased, were John
Tierney, Henry Sandoval. Bernardo
Apodaca, Wallace Hesselden, Jr.,
Fred Balling and Harry Truswell.
The knights of Columbus at a spe-
cial meeting adopted the following
impressive resolutions in honor of
their departed brother Lawrence
b. Keleher.
Whereas. 1t has pleased the Al
mighty God to call to his reward In
the full flower of his early manhood
our brother. Lawrence Keleher, and
Whereas, our dear departed
brother as a member of the order of
knights of Columbus and as an Off
Ger OF the council, No. Gal. by his
every act demonstrated that he fully
appreciated the trinity of virtues
taught by our order, and by his life
exemplified the traits and character
istics Of consistent Christian young
man, be 1t
Resolved. That i'm the death of
Brother Lawrence Keleher, Council
No. Gal of the Knights of Columbus
has suffered an unbearable loss; that
the memory OF his upright life will
be cherished by his brothers of the
order and VIII. we know, be an in
centive to them to strive to emulate
his example. BE 1t further
Resolved. That we deeply and
sincerely sympathize with his mother
and the members of his family and
our prayers will be offered that God.
who alone can, win comfort and
solace them in their affliction.
knights Of Columbus. Albuquerque
Council No. GAL.
"H. r. KAUFMAN
"P. F.. M'CANNA,
Committee"
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1909-05-14
OFFICERS LACKING;
GIRLS INVITED MEN

Palaquemine, La May IA so
cial miX-up occurred last night when
the battleship Mississippi arrived at
Dcnaldsville on the trip up the river
There were not enough officers aboard
for all the girls at the ball prepared
for the evening, so the girls sent in
vitations to the enlisted men. When
the officers arrived they found the
jackies in charge of the ball room
floor and of most Of the girls. Naval
regulations We're brought into play
and the jackies ordered away.
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1909-05-14
HEINzt NOW CHARGED
WITH MISUSE OF
BANK FUNDS
Another Indictment Is Return
ed Against Banker
Who is Under
Suspicion.
FORMER BOND
ALLOWED TO STAND
He Pleads Not Guilty to the Charge
Of Misapplication of
the Funds Intrust-
ed TO His
Care.

New York, May 14-F. Augustus
Heinze, already under indictment on
the charge of over-certification of his
brother otto Heinze's checks, was ar
raigned before Judge Hough this
morning on a new Indictment which
charges misapplication of the funds
of the Mercantile National bank in
March and October, 1907.
He pleaded not guilty with the
privileges of Withdrawing his plea
and making any motion h,s uvr'l 4
might desire. The -, c VAS Sci Cor
next Friday and as Heinze is already
under $4,000 bond, no additional Sc
curity was required.
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1909-05-14
COMBINE COAL COMPANIES.

bdIIImOre, May LITTLE CONSOLE
dated Coal company today announced
that negotiations had been completed
for merging the Piedmont Coal com
pany the Somerset Coal COMPANY
the Clarksburg Fuel company. The
Pittsburg and Fairmont Fuel COM
pany and their subsidiaries, including
railroads, floating equipment. docks
and other property owned, with the
Consolidated Coal company thus max
ing the latter corporation the largest
mining industry Of the kind in the
world.