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New-York tribune., 1910-02-22
FEAR or ELECTIONS.
Irish Leader Refuses Support
to PrPmicrs Plan.
TBv The Associated !.ross 7

London, Feb. 2l.-The players in the
game of politics threw their cards upon
the table in the House Of Commons to-day.
The government is without the allies nee
essary to carry legislation. and the pres
ent prospect is that the country viii be
stirred up by another general election
within q few months.
Premier Asquith announced that the
financial legislation would be put ahead
Of the proposals 10 curb the power of the
House of Lords. John Redmond, the Irish
leader. said fatty that the Nationaists
would not support that programme The
Laborites are holding meeting to decide
their course. They probably will follow
the Irish members.
The government may be able to adopt
the budget by the grace Of the Conserve
tives, who possibly will vote for il in or
der 10 avert financial chaos and keep the
wheels Of the empire turning, but the en-
actment Of the budget viii. as Mr. Red
mond pointed out. leave the winning cards
in the hands Of the lords, who then Will
DE free 10 reject the bill for the reforming
Of their house and force another election
The meeting of Parliament to-day was a
momentous one. for the Cabinets policy
was not revealed 20 the country until the
moment Premier Asquith took the floor
Seldom IN The history of the House of
Commons have its proceedings been
watched with more intense interest by the
small. distinguished assembly Of spec
iators who were able To gain admission
and lhe millions who depend on the news
papers for their information.
IRISH PARTY IN CONTROL
MI RedInon6 and has irish colleagues
controlled the course of events His an
nouncemeHt that the Irish members would
not support the Prime Minister was the
sensation OF the day. and il appears 10
have settled the administrations fate IL
il reported that IN eaty y-iiYe Radicals have
New-York tribune., 1910-02-22
BOUTROS PACHA DEAD.
Egyptian Premier Victim of Student !.
Bullet ~

Cairo, Egypt. Feb. 21-Boutros Pacha
Ghali, the Egyptian Premier and Minister
of Foreign Affairs, who was shot by stu
dent yesterday. died at o'clock this morn
ing.
The ASSASSIN. who is in custody, is q
Nationalist. and declares that he sought
to avenSe certain acts of the government
which were displeaslng to the Nationalsts
New-York tribune., 1910-02-22
NO SUFFRAGE DISORDERS.

Berlin, Feb. 2l-The Socialist suffrage
demonstrations in the Prusaian provincial
cities were made quietly Yesterday ana
there were no disorders anywhere. Appar-
entity the police had received orders from
Berlin To assume cautious and unpro-
Socaure attitude -5 ---
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1910-08-27
TUCUMCARI TO HAVE
SOME GOOD SHOWS
Evans Opera House Is Now
Receiving the Finishing
Touches and Will Be OPP
ened Labor Day.
DANCE SCHEDULED
FOR THAT NIGHT

The Evans Opera House is receiving
the inishin" Duches this week and will
be opened on September 5th for the
Fireman s Annual Ball. This building
is a credit TO the city of Tucumeari and
the men who are erecting IL. II Is To-
Gated on South Third street near Main
and will be accessible from all parts of
the city. The management is arrang
ing to give Tucumcari "a class of shows
this coming winter that il was impossi
bile to secure heretofore because Of lack
of II suitable place in which TO accom-
modate them.
The building is To be upto.date in
every respect. The builders have plan.
ned il so that ii there should he "a fire,
the entire audience may escape from
the building Ia two minutes. II il pro.
vided with two large exits on the north
over which will hang large sign mark.
ed EXIT In the rear and at the
north side of the stage are large doors,
that can be quickly thrown open, and
there are three doors in the front. which
with the others will permit several hun.
dred person TO pass out in two minutes.
The ceiling is divided into twelve pan
els in the center, and there will be
archcd cciling on each side which wiz
extend down as far as the top of the
windows, making a beautiful effect.
There will be private boxes on each
side of the orchestra circle. aud bal.
cony will bc erected over the entrance.
The curtains and decorations have ar.
rived and when put in place wn, make
the house a thing of beauty.
Electric fans will he placed through.
out the building, and will make the
house comfortable.
Tucumcari il proud of the Evans OPP.
era House, and her people will in the
futurs be able 10 take care of any of
the conventions of the new state.
No doubt there will be AN immense
crowd a, the opening September 9Th.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1910-08-27
Flames Broke Out at Two
O'clock In the Buchanan
Livery Barn and Spread
Rapidly.
ORIGIN OF FIRE
STILL A MYSTERY

On Tuesday night at two o o'clock, fire
broke out in the livery barn Of Tom
Buchanan on Main street, and at 4
q clock, everything had been swept by
the ire from the barber shop on north
Second street TO the stone building oc.
cupied by Joseph Spencer on Fast Main
street and owned by Perlstein Bros.
The flames broke out near the Office
Of the livery stable, but no one was in
the building at the time, and the origin
OF the fire still remains a mystery.
The fire spread 80 rapidly that soon
the pool rooms of Sam Brewer, west
Of the livery barn was burning, and then
the Legal Tender saloon, owned by Fow.
Ter and Ianigsh caught and was soon
entirely destroyed. The oboe building
north Of the Legal Tender was burned
leaving only a part Of the walls stand.
ing. The adobe building was occupied
by Chinese Restaurant, and u bar.
her shop. Mr.. SaDdusky succeeded in
getting all Of his fixtures out Of the
barber shop, and his only loss will be
sens articles in the bath room. The
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1910-08-27
A. A. JONES ADDRESSES
A SMALL AUDIENCE

Hon. \. \. Jones spoke in Tucumcari
"Wednesday evening at the Court House.
The audience was small, but Mr.. Jones
made very able address from the
democratic standpoint. II is to he re-
GREETED that there were not more persons
out t0 hear the address, ms Mr.. Jones Is
an orator of more than ordinary ability
be greeted by such a small audience in
city where there are 80 many of the
ock.ribbcd and unterrifcd. We
will try and do better when Mr.. Larra.
Zola comes.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1910-08-27
UGLY BLAZE HERE
LASTS MANY HOURS

proprietor Of the restaurant had small
loss
In the livery stable there was a lot
Of hay aud feed, harness, buggies, sad
dles and eight horses. All Of the horses
were gotten out, but the buggies, har
ness and saddles were all burned.
Fast of the livery barn on Main
street were the Offices of VIM. Troup,
John Bell, The Hamilton Insurance
Agency and The Evans Realty Com.
pany. These were all burned hut the
losses Of the occupants were small,
Joseph Spencer occupies the build
ing east Of the Hamilton Insurance
Agency. II is stone building and was
saved. Mr.. spencer suffered quite a
loss TO his stock by having II dragged
TO the street. Before he reached the
scene of the fire his stock had been
taken out Of the building by those
present. In the Hittson building
across the street from where the fire
burned there are four or five temporary
quarters. VIM. Troup, John Bell, Evans
Bros, and C. h. Hamilton are occupy
ing the building Fortunately there
was only one casually One Of the Are
men, Mr., Sheppard, suffered severe
cut OF one foot by stepping on a piece
Of broken glass,
The windows Of the First National
Bank and the Elk Drug store were
Continued on sixth page)
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1910-08-27
TRAGIC RECORD
OF DISASTER

Spokane, Wash, Aug, 2l.--A Wal.
lace, Idaho, special says that the wind
has gone and AZ ~ o clock fires around
Wallace seemed To have. died down. The
blaze ut Mullan is reported under con.
troll. \ bad blaze is raging above Burke
but will not reach the town.
The staff correspondent of the Spokes.
man Review at Wallace wired at $3.50
=. m.
"Safc for the moment. NJ least, the
people of Wallace are looking to the
hills around them through bloodshot
heavy.lidded eyes, watching forest fires
that ring them on every side. lest they
should break through and destroy the
city. Lines Of hose are laid along the
west side of the city where the fire
will strike first of IL comes, and all
available fire fighters are being held
ready To start work at once.
From Mullan, up the canyon, refu'
gees bring word that fires have almost
reached the buildings and that the wat,
ar supply may be cut OF at any time.
In every direction the sky is red with
flames and rising wind would bring
them there.
The list Of fatalities will run high,
lust how high no one will know for
day or two. There are parties Of
fire fighters scattered through the
woods everyw here and il is regarded
as certainty that n great number Of
men must have been cut OF by the
Flames.
1t is said that not less than fifty have
pOrished.
Fatalities known AT Wallace are,
John Boyd, father of Captain viii
liam Boyd. suffocated in his home while
trying TO rescue his family; two un.
known men whose bones were found in
the ruins of the Michigan hotel; un.
known man burned in the Couer D..
Alene hotel; William Ilearmou'h of
Winnipeg, fire lighter, single and Joe
fene, fre fighter, single, suffocated in
the tunnel on Placer Creek four up,
identified lire fighters. suf'ocatcd on
Placer Creek; unidentified fire fighter
burned to death near Mullan.
Reports have reached the forest su'
pcrvisor that n crew Of twelve has
been burned in gulch on Big Creek
and that several groops Of from two
to six are missing Out Of gang OF
sixteen who were caught near Mullan
four are so badly burned they will die
Forest Ranger Pulaskie, who was in
charge 0f the gang caught in tunnel
near Placer Creek is severely injured
aud may lose the sight Of Que eye.
In every conceivable conveyance peo
pie are flocking from the fire swept
district to places Of comparative safe
~. Special trains made up of hos
ears. baggage ears and few coaches
are flocked with refugees. At Ward
ner and Kellogg, people have thrown
their homes open wide Ia the Wallace
sufferers, many Of whom lost everything
they had in Saturdays fire.
stories OF narrow, escapes and stir
ring adventurers come in with ever,
group OF weary fighters,
In a tunnel Of the old War Eagle
mine on Placer Creek, seven miles from
Wallace, forty.one men under Fores
Ranger Pulaski were packed tightly to
gether to escape sheet Of flame tha
swept down the gulch They hugge'
the ground and buried their faces ol
tAs floor Of the tunnel until the 6r'
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The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1910-08-27
TOWNS AND HOMES
UTTERLY WIPED OUT


days have battled the flames in the
forests, are staggering to safety with
bloodshot eyes and aching limbs, i'm.
merSing themselves in streams or bury
ing their faces in mud for protection
from maddening heat.
The only improvement in the situs.
tion is at Wallace, where the remnant
Of the town that was left seems safe
from fire, and at Mullen, where the
town, threatened all day yesterday, 10
believed to be safe.
The towns Of Taft, DeBorgia, Heldsr.
son and the old part OF 81. Regis are
IN ashes.
The old placer town Of Murray, Ida
no, is in danger.
The flames have the upper hand Of
the situation in IA score of places and
rain Is the only salvation Of hundreds
of miles Of timber and many camps
and small towns.
Men have fought the flames to the
limit OF human endurance and are
withdrawing from the contest in many
places.
The damage so far Isl
Fifty dead in and around Wallace,
Idaho.
Property loss, $l,00O,O00.
Mullen probably safe, but fires threat
ening.
E1L (ify rannrtad atill uuhuenaA
Four or more dead in fires near New
port, Washington.
One hundred and eighty men in the
forestry service are missing in the st.
Joe country.
Taft, Montana, has been burned.
Saltez is surrounded by Gre. DeBor.
gia and st. Regis are seriously threat.
encd. Hsughan, Mont, is reported de-
stroyed.
Solid line Of Are from Thompson
Falls, Mont, for fifty miles to Idaho
line. with portions of Belknsp, White
Pine Noxon and Heron burning.
Conflagration RACES in Gallatin for
est, Mont.
| Thomson Falls is in peril.
Hard Work To save Town
Wallace, Idaho, Aug. 22.--The steady
work Of the city fire department, mem
bers of the Twenty6fth infantry, ne
groes. and the forestry forces, alone
saved Wallace from total destruction.
II is estimated that the loss in the city
is about 81 100000. The entire eastern
section from Seventh street to Canyon
is destroyed with three terraces OF res
licences on the hillsides.
about l5O residences are destroyed
and many small and several large
business places Providence hospital
and the Federal Lead Company's big
mills are the only buildings saved in
the east end.
Twelve Dead Recovered
Al big Greek i2 dead were recovered,
two injured and three unfortunates who
were completely blinded. One 6ghtsr
was found dead near Mullen and 10
who were more or less seriously burn.
ed. Al Pine Creek three arc dead, ave
blinded and Ave others injured.
Two or three hundred people are left
homeless In Wallace, many having lost
their belongings. A thick pall Of smoke
stili hangs over the city and watch
Is being kept at points Of danger. The
water supply is good. The lighting
plant, disabled last pieht, hes rsumsd
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1910-08-27
THE FLAMING FORESTS WIPE OUT MANY TOWNS
MONEY RAISED AND
ROAD WILL BE BUILT
This News is Welcomed In
Tucumcari and Construc.
tion Work Will Commence
At Once.
BONDS SOLD FOR
A NEW RAILROAD

Roswell, y. NJ, Aug "a 4
Alvin r. Morrison has wired 1
James +. Ilinkle. Of Roswell, 4
} from New York City that he 4
had sold 100000 IN bonds for 1
the Roswell, Tucumcari & North 1
ern and will he here next week 4
to begin surveys and prelimin.
AIRY work and will bring n con. 4
tractor 10 look over the line.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1910-08-27
Sigucd,
i. +. IIENKLE.

This is good news for Tucumcari.
Tucumcari welcomes all of the rail.
roads that she can possibly secure, and
will be glad when we are connected
with the Pecos Valley. and can receive
her alfalfa and fruits, and can give
her our coal
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1910-08-27

The following telegram was receiv.
ed yesterday from j. +. Iienkle of Ros
well;
Roswell. y. NJ Aug. 20. 1910.
Report in Daily Record was a wire
to me from Morrison saving, the mon.
cy was raised and the road will bc
built.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1910-08-27
Prayers for Relief

Missoula, Mont, Aug. 22.--From ev.
cry corner of western Montana and
Idaho this morning there were prayers
that the weather bureau has hit it
right in forecasting for showers today.
Nothing hut rain could save the situa.
tion.
Hundreds Of weary men, who. for
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-04-26
CONTRACT MADE TO LIGHT
THE ALLEYS With TUNGSIFNS
Village Of Red Jacket Will Pay
Electric Light Co. S2S Per
Lamp Per Year.
BONDS APPROVED BY COUNCIL

At the Red Jacket council meeting
last evening the village entered into a
contract with the Houghton County
Electric Light company TO light with
a number Of Tungsten lights the al
! legs i'm Red Jacket at cost OF SIS
per lamp per year. The president and
clerk We're authorized TO sign the con-
tract today. 1t was further decided
that an extra light be placed I'm the
alley at the rear OF the Italian hall on
seventh street. Councilman Ulseth
pointing out that this was a very dark
| spot. and one that needed a light.
The janitor was instructed to get
new CRATES FOR the boiler and heating
plant OF the Red Jacket townhall.
President Schumacher last evening
offered the name of j. F. ID. Smith for
the office of plumber and sewer in
spCctor. on motion the appointment
was ratified by a unanimous vote Of
the council.
The street committee was instruct
cd to see that the necessary repairs to
the streets and sidewalks, as well as
several sewers be made as soon as the
weather permits.
The bonds Of Nightwatchman, Spe-
har, Glasson and MacNamara and
Marshal Joe Trudell were filed and ac-
cepted.
There were three. more liquor appli-
cations accompanied by bonds, pre-
scented TO the council as follows: An
tone Franciscovich. Charles Lakasaari
and John Shotkosd, also a warehouse
application from the Haas Brewing
company.
The following druggist bonds were
fled and accepted last evening: Vast
binder and Read, Vercillini and Brac-
co. Calumet Drug Co, l.. A. Lundahl
and the Eagle Drug store.
The following warehouse bonds
were received and accepted: Calumet
Brewing Co. Haas Brewing Co, Bosch
Brewing Co. and Schlitz Brewing Co.
The bonds of the following saloon
keepers were received and accepted:
Peter Martinac, Louis Wolski, John
Butala. Frank Shemetz Joe Furno,
John Plautz. August Hidden, Joseph
Mehelich, Charles Lakasaari George
A. AIDA d. Yauch and Peter Sauer.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-04-26
MEMBERSHIP CAMPAIGN TO
BE STARTED BY J. N. c. A.
Movement Will be Started Soon
After the Return Of Secre-
tary Westerman.
HOPE TO REACH 1000 MARX

soon after George ID. Westerman'
secretary of the Y. Nj. c. ~ returns
from Detroit, where he will attend the
Y NJ. {. 4. state convention, and Ian
sing. where he will look over the state
capitors Y. NJ. c. A. building, of which
he has been offered the seeretaryship'
another campaign will be started for
new members for the Y. N. c. A. here.
A director of the association said
this morning that the aim of the local
Y. NJ. c. A. is to bring the member
ship up to the 1000 mark, and until
this has been accomplished, there will
be no let-up i'm the campaign for mem
bers.
Just what steps the board of direct
ors will take toward increasing the
n cm0ei ship Of the association nave
not been worked out in detail as yet,
but it is understood that the matter
will be discussed at the next regular
meeting of the board.
1t is the consensus of opinion among
Y. NJ. c. A. members and members of
the board Of directors, that Mr.. Wes-
terman will decide-to turn down the
offer he has received from Lansing, al
though this cannot be confirmed, Mr..
Westerman being out OF town. An an
swer j. expected from him on his re-
turn, however, and it is believed II
will be in favor OF retaining his posi-
ton with the LEGAL association.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-04-26
MISS ANNA FISKE DIES
AT DEMMING, New MEXICO

Word was received here today an
nouncing the death of Miss Anna Fis-
Ike. assistant librarian of the c. " II.
public library. which occurred yester-
day afternoon at Demming, New Mex
leo, where Miss Fiske had gone some
time ago in hopes of regaining her
health. The death was the culmina-
ton of an illness which extended over
almost one year. The decedent was
well known i'm Calumet and her de-
mise is generally regretted.
Miss Fiske had been assistant IL
trarian of the C. & II. library ever
since it was first opened. Previous To
tnat time she had been an instructor
f. the Calumet public schools. The
remains will be taken to her former
home at Schenectady, n. Y" where the
funeral rites will be observed.
Through her long residence in Calu-
met and her connection with the c. &.
w. library. Miss Fiske had many
friends i'm this city. to whom the an
nouncemeut of her death will be Sc
we're ehock.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-04-26
ADJUTANT FARMHOUSE AND
WIFE TO BE TRANSFERRED

Admtant and Mrs Farmhouse II
charge of the local salvation Army
have received word from headquarters
To hold themselves in readiness Tor
change OF location. No date or place
have been mentioned. but II is ex-
pected orders will DE received In the
near future.
This is the second time the local
Army officers have been notified tha'
they are TO be transferred to some
other corps. ON the first OCCASION
however the orders were cancelled.
1t is qquite likely that on the arriv-
al here Saturday OF Major Morton OF
Minneapolis. in charge Of the lake dis
trict. that Adjutant and Mrs Park
house will be given official notice of
their new charge. and a date VIII be
set for their departure. 1t Is also
probable that announcement OF the Of
fcers TO succeed Adiutant and Mrs.
Farmhouse will De made at the same
time.
The local Army officers have been in
charge Of the work here for the past
three years, and have worked earnestly
in the interests Of the Army. The an
that they arc to be trans
ferred to another charge will be re-
ceived with regret by a large circle of
friends.
Major Morton Of Minneapolis will
be In Calumet Saturday and Sunday
and will hold special services during
his stay here.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-04-26
MOCK SAD ALI COMPANY.

The Mock Sad Ali stock company
opened a weeks engagement at the
Calumet theater last evening with the
presentation of "Cozy Corners" which
was well received by a full house. The
Mock sad Ali company is one of the
strongest repertoire companies that
has ever appeared at the local play
house, the specialties in themselves be-
ing an entertainment OF exceptional
merit. The features Of the specialties
were Col. Bryden's troupe of trained
dogs. feats of magic performed by
Mock sad Ali himself, and the mind
reading. This evening the company
viii offer THE Favorite Son." said to
be an exceptionally strong number
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-04-26
coMMANDERY TO MEET.

There will be meeting of Montrose
commandery. knights Templar, in the
Asylum i'm the Union building, on Firth
street, Friday afternoon and evening
for the purpose of comforting degrees
Supper will be served the members at
6 p. m. A large attendance is expected.
Arrangements are going on apace for
the tri-ennial conclave of the Grand
commandery to be held in Chicago In
August 1t is quite probable that the
C. & II. band will accompany the loca
Sir Knights and their ladies to the
Windy City. 1t is estimated that al
least so members of Montrose com
mandery will be present.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-04-26
LACROSSE IN THE U. S.

AS serious sport for the first
class organizations lacrosse in the
United States, in comparison with la
crosse in Canada is a new thing. of
course it has been played here and
there for some time, but for the most
part clubs playing it were not such as
attract much attention. OF late years
things have changed, and lacrosse has
emerged from the. background it for
merly occupied. If lacrosse can make
Roadway against baseball i'm the home
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-04-26
PLAYER HAS HARD LUCK.

II any hockey player or athlete
ever deserved the name of being a
hard luck artist, Fred Kerr, of the OF
tawa team. certainly has just claim
to the title. He seems bound to keep
up his trips to the hospital for first
one thing and then another. AS there
was no injury received on the ice to
necessitate his removal TO the hospital
this spring, it was that dread but still
quite common malady appendicitis
that demanded the attention Of the
physicians and called for an operation.
At last reports he was doing well.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-04-26
SANTA RosALlA.

The home office of the Santa Rosalia
Gold Mines company, has received the
following from Supt. Hooper in a letter
dated April 20:
THE shaft is now 35 feet below the
$50 foot level and 10 feet of drifting
has been done towards making more
stump capacity. Ten feet more of drift
ing will. / think, give ample stump
storage. dhich I expect to have finished
by tomorrow. We will then fly at the
pocket and station. which with ordin-
ary good luck we will have finished by
the first of May, and possibly nave
crosscut started towards the ledge.
Banknotes, 1t is said. were first is
! sued in China 2697 b. G.