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Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-05-19
CANNON FLAYS
TRAITORS To
PARTY
Veteran Speaker Makes Vitrol-
ic Attack on Progressive Re-
publicaas and Is Wildly
Cheered by Manufacturers,
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New York MaN shooting is too
eenuemanly a tate for certain repuh-
hcans, tGundered speaker Cannon Of
the national house of representatives
tonight as he addressed the annual
banquet of the National Association Of
Manufacturers at the Woldorf-As-
toria.
Speaker Cannon was making an
eloquent defense az his conduct as
speaker ana he was widely cheered
"Nou believe We have majority ~
forty-five in the house Of represen-
tatives ANA tWn-thirds OF the United
states senate. said the speaker "and
Net We are under the SWAY viii not
say of dishonest -of mistaken people
aud NOW and then demagogue, seek
ing power, and / can pick out among
them men who would have competed
with Judas who betrayed his master.
we have great president and
republican majority, yet We cannot say
whether there are not enough cow
ards tu flock with the populisttc dcm-
ocratic mlnoritN and leave us with
out an efficient republican majority.
IT there were two armies drawn up
i'm actual conflict. do you know what
would be done with such menf"
asheet them eried one of the dim
crs.
shoot thcm!" Numbered the
speaker. shoot them That would
be too honorable "a death for them.
hanging them would be their tate.
1T IS in the essence Of popular
government that maiorities should
rule ana he held responsible for
their mistakes. Therefore ask you
to make a manly fight for the replh-
lean marty SO that when the polls
close in November you may give q
majority to the republicans IN the
house af representatives and hold it
Responsible or give q majority to the
democratic populistic minority.
"ln 1912 We elect president, on
March he present congress goes out
OF existence VI I were "a mere parti-
san ia like to see NE democrats have
fun power Ia both houses So that they
would be forced. because Of their op-
position To- the PAYNE tariff law. 10
act upon their preteusions and enact
Il new tariff law. Then they have that
10 defend rather than misrepreSa' the
present tariff law. They'd have a
bahv of their own to protect.
"If ! were mere partisan ia well
come DolliVer, BristoW. La Toilette
ana Clapp of Minnesota. join hands
with Champ clark ana company. But
that would bring sorrow shortened
wages ana misery To millions 0f
therefore, as a man OF
"a ho VIII soon be where ! viii wear
either q muslin or asbestos halo a
rather march to defeat Ia the future
than ~ have eur pepulistic, or social
ed progressive friends, reaping a vie
tors.
II would rather that we carry the
most house aiid senate hy sound real
republicn n.t0ritv even though We
lose in 1912. I'd postpone the evil
lay as long aa possible and perchance
though = is forlorn hope-visdom
ma, oiue south oi Mason 3md Dixon $
inc"
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-05-19
TIAID NEW WORKERS.
REASSIRFD BY Ptpi '.
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New Gork. May 1S.-From the
fur great bridges across the East
river from the decks of ferryboats'
from the pier ends and wharNes, from
the islands in the harbOr from roof
tops ana for the entire length OF RlN-
erside drive, the people of Manhattan
swarmed and clustered tonight to peer
into the west for the incandescent tau
of the receding comet. some prayed
ana all watched.
Nobody carried salt, but few car
NED bottles in which to seal up the at
mosDhere for future analysis. What
these ANALYSIS win show cannot ne
foretoid, but there were no bodily IN
dications OF cyanogen gas.
Word received from the west late
today that violent disturbances mad
been observed on the face OF the sun
added greatly to the curiosity OF the
crowd who reasoned that II thc sun
was susceptible. there was cause 10 be-
heve the earth might he. Laymcn
We're not wanting who argued thal
the showers of the morning and after
noon were attributable to the presence
&c comet dust in the air. the SKY
was overcast for the greater part OF
the day and no observations of the sun
We're possible But even III they nae
been. the fact remains that the great
EST university center of the country -
without a first-class telescope
Dr. II. Jaceiy Rutherford. proIes-
sor of astronomy AZ Columbia unlNers-
liN said tonight that the sun spots re-
rorted today from various ohserNator-
les in the west might be due To the
passage OF the comet across the face
of the sun or they might be merely
fortuitous
The sun spot observed. he said.
is unusually large. but not the largest
recorded
! shall be very much interested IN
near the detailed reports of these OBJ
serraters that watch the sun. Colum-
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-05-19
VETS TRIUMPH
IN DENVER
ELECTION
ANTI-SA-O0N FORCES
LOSE BY IS THOUSAND
Amendments of City Charter
Including Initiative Refer
endunl and Recall Provisions
Adopted by Voters,

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Denver. May 1S--Although it will
require the official count to settle
the fate Of the different amendments
to the city charter balloted on at yes
terday's election. all sides practically
admit tonight that the initiative and
referendum and recall carried as well
as the proposition for a water com
mission Tho latter provides for a
commission Of three members to dis
pose OF the question Of municipal
ownership of Denver's water plant
and involves a decision whether the
present system of the Denver Union
Water company shall be purchased by
the city at a price not above $4,000
000 or new plant constructed for
which bonds shall be issued All Of
these amendments were proposed by
the citizens party
The democrats viii have control of
the board OF aldermen, with eleven of
the sixteen members. the republicans
having three and the citizens two.
The board of supervisors will consist
of three democrats, three republicans
resentative is George Kendell, noted
throughout the country as a militant
adv ocatc of lower freight rates ana
express rates. Kindell is in the man
ufacturing business in this city.
The elections commission VIII in
clude a woman in its makeup, Miss
Ellis Meredith. a Well-known author
and newspaper woman and a candi-
date on the citizens ticket having
been elected The other two mem
bers of the commission are democrats
The law provides that only two of the
three members can be members OF
the same political faith. The present
board is dominated by republicans
both Of whom were defeated for re-
election yesterday.
IL is now only "a question of the
majority rolled up by the "wets"
ia their fight against the anti-saloon
people. Which is estimated as high as
5000. The "drys' announced today
that they viii carry their fight into
the legislature next winter In an cf-
fort 10 have a constitutional amend
ment providing for statewide prohi-
bition adopted. Not only was the
made to wipe out the saloons
in Denver beaten yesterday. but the
plan Of Mayor Specr to limit the
number of saloon licenses and raise
the uricc voted down also.
Practically complete returns on the
twenty-year water franchise sought
by the water company show a major
lty OF $500 against IL.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-05-19

hia does not observe the sun and We
have nothing to record here"
A child of nine, gazing for the
comet through n broken bottle-the
best telescope she had--was shot dur
ing street battle tonight in Littlc
Italy. Her spine was shattered and
she will die. No arrests were made
In another street in the same quar-
ter. 500 Italians fen To their prayers
when they saw hearing down on them
from the heavens a. bright ball of
flame. There was q panic in which
many were trampled when the sup
posed acrolitc exploded into small
fragments. somebody had been un-
kind enough on this of all nights to
send up Il fire balloon.
At Rayonne, ~ j., Italians quit
work for the day in Il body and spent
most OF their time in church.
There was an impressive demon
stration in front Of old st. Patrick $
cathedral, now a parish church in the
Italian quarter with which the police
dealt tactfully and sensibly Down
the street came 200 little folk in white
dresses chanting q litany Behind
them. intoning supplications in
deeper voices, paced their elders. The
police inquired what II WIS all about
and the elders silently pointed To SO
much of the western sky as could be
seen above the roofs Of the tenement
houses
Slowly the procession filed into the
church yard ana knelt on the stone
Tagging In fear of panic. the re
serves we're called out and going from
one To another persuaded the chill
dren to leave their prayers for then
beds The presence Of the police
seemed To reassure them and many
fell asleep against blue shoulders as
tI,,,. AADl.n IN min nnnflA q A,.llA-
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-05-19
HUNDRED DEAD
IN DYNAMITE
EXPLOSION
HORRIBLE DISASTER
I'M CUBAN BARRACKS
Soldiers Removing Deadly Ma
teriaf Blown to PieceSi Entire
Families Wiped Out in De-
Struction of Their Homes,
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Havana MAY tS.-1'wo almost sim
lutaneous explosions of dynamite.
supposed to consist Of 3 GOO pounds.
completely demolished the rural guard
barracks in the city OF Plnar del Rio
this afternoons Fully a hundred per
sons were killed and nearly as many
injured.
Most of the dead were rural guards
hut the entire families OF several Of
ficers Of the rural guards, it is report
ed. were killed also, as well as several
employees or the public works depart
ment ana residents OF the city on
which fell Il deluge of masonry ana
debris.
It IS not known whether the explos-
ion was the result OF an accident or
was due to an act ~ conspirators.
Several relief trains carrying surgeons.
Officers and men of the rural guard,
land government officials, started this
AFTERNOON from Havana To the scene
of the catastrophe, los miles away.
The barracks was q massive huild-
ing OF Spanish construction and occu-
pied an eminence in the outskirts or
the city to the north During the
late Intervention. it WAS the headuuar-
ters of Colonel Parkers regiment the
EleVeDth cavalry
In consequence Of the alarm over
race disturbances, the government or
derod an dynamite i'm the vicinity In
the possession of contractors for road
construction and other public works,
to be removed to the barracks for
safekeeping This afternoon the work
Of removing the dynamite from the
barracks for shipment Ia Havana WIS
begun by the employees of the public
works department, assisted by rural
guards.
They were engaged In loading cases
Of the dynamite on wagons when the
explosions occurred. strewing the cen
trail court in which the work was go-
ing on. with dead an1gwoupded
The work Of exhuming the dead and
searching for Those VINO stil may he
alive. is going on tonight, but il is
greatly retarded by the destruction of
the electric light wires and the fear
that a quantity of uneXploded dNna-
mite may remain in the ruins.
Captain Alfredo Ravena and Cap
tain Gaspar Betancourt OF the garli-
son and their families, are reported to
he buried in the ruins.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-05-19
WILD PANIC ON
SINKING RIVER
STEAMBOAT
GOODNESS or VESSELS
CREW AVERTS DISASTER
Hundred and Fifty Men, Wom-
en- and Children Stampede
When River Vessel Strikes
Snag,
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Kansas City. May lS.-Panic strick-
en- BY the realization that they were
men, women and children. struggled
and fought madly to escape from the
excursion steamer Uncle sam when il
struck sand bar and capsized IN tbs
Missouri river near here this after
noon. only the coolness OF the
boats crew prevented the loss of life.
The accident occurred in mid
stream. where the river is wide ana
deep. The steamer was attempting to
turn round, and while backing down
the river with the rapid current,
struck The large sand bar sduarelN,
crushing in the entire right side Of
the boat.
The boat filled swiftly, and men
and women began to scream: shes
sinking, she's sinking
Instantly the officers and crew
found themselves in the midst of
struggling mass of humanity.
The boat was headed for the shore,
but before arriving there it sank on
one side, submereins half the deck.
A few people jumped overheard, bur
as the water was shallow they were
rescued without difficulty Officers
of the government steamer Missouri,
seeing the plight Of the Uncle Sam,
rushed their boat to the rescue. The
crew Of the excursion boat found it
impossible to make use of the life
boats.
In less than ten minutes after the
boat sank every passenger was safely
on the shore
The boat was so feet long and 32
$4,000.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-05-19
MANUFACTURERS RETAIN
KIRBY AS president 7

New York May u.s. John Kirby,
Jr of Dayton ohio. was reelected
president OF the National Association
of Manufacturers today and the as
sociation finally adjourned The am
nual banquet was held at the Wal
doli-AstOrla tonight
Compulsory provision bY legislation
FOR sickness and old age relief Of
wage workers is antagonized in rcso-
lutions adopted tonight
"Occupattonal Diseases are alone
excepted IN the resolutions which
state that compulsory old age pen
sions would be a departure from ac-
cepted doctrines. contrary 20 Ameri-
can ideas and detrimental To thrift
and economy,
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-05-19
YERKES OBSERVATORY
REPORTS AURORA IsOEEAIiS

Nerkes Observatory, Williams Bay,
Wis. May lS.-As the wbrld passed
through the tail of HalleYs comet as
tronomcrs at the YerkeY observatory
tonight secured photogrAphs and ac-
curate records Of meteoric phenomena
and varying heavenly illuminations
under atmospheric conditions nearly
perfect for work with camera and
telescope.
The pictures and data are consid-
cred of unusual value and may de-
velop scientific Information and theor-
les of unexpected Importance
Despite a spectacular display OF
Aurora Lights which moved across the
sky from east to west. Professor Frost,
i'm charge of the observatory and Pro-
fessor Mitchell OF New York, do not
connect the phenomena directly with
the comet The Aurora Lights tonight
followed the observation of three mug"
sun spots late this afternoon.
while the glow Of the comets tail
is readily disccrnible." said Professor
Frost shortly before midnight, we
have observed little striking positive
phenomena that can be attributed TO
Halleys comet. But that does not les
sen the value OF negative observations
secured"
Professor Edward f. Barnard. one
of the worlds greatest authorities on
comets. vas much pleased with inc
result Of his observations. which nave
extended almost without interruption
for forty-eight hours.
4 most painstaking search was
made through the tail of the comet
for spots where illumination might be
lacking This lack OF Illumination, II
was indicated. may aid greatly IN de-
termining the substance Of the glow
that follows the comets head.
The passing of the comet said
Professor Barnard. "will greatly en-
rich science. 7 consider the negative
observed tonight OF as
great [alue 10 science as positive phe-
According to first computations
from observations made here the earth
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-05-19
HUNDRED THOUSAND
PASS BEFORE
KINGS BIER
Constant Stream of Foreign
Representatives, Princes and
PotentateS PourS Iato Lon
don to Attend Funeral Rites,

London Nav tS-ovor 100 900
nprenns r,nr.bino i'm dotbfa ffa on
aithc, sidn ~ tba .,t.fnlnn. ~, u.ni,b
rosie mo cofrir of Edward VII n,,se-
ed throusb Westminster han todav
and vshon rho doonrs were closed .f
10 o'clock tonigbt thore were miles
Of them sin I'm line
Throuehont tbe afternoon Victori.,
station wns me scene Of a constant
stream or rornfpn reprosentott,ee ar
rii.t,,', e I s,',,,.,.,l -, ,n,,,,
~ r,,7t,,i,,,,, .,,,l NM Ntannel &c r,or
riIe.aI 0ere moi n, king C;eoree ana
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-05-19
NEWS AGENCY PUTS
KERBY ON Payroll

Washington, May 1S-1fredericl NJ.
kcrhy, the stcnogra phcr who was dis
missed by secretary Ballinger as re-
suit OF the statement he issued re-
garding the Lawler memorandum to
the president on the CLAWS charges.
today said that he had taken " posi-
tion with the press association to
which ne gave his Information but
that the character and place of his
had not yet been decided.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-05-19
PRINCETON PROFESSOR
DISAGREES WITH SCIENTISTS

I'rlnCciOn, Y. j., NaA IV.-AI )
o'clock this morning Or, Henry n
Russell. professor Of astronomy at
Princeton University, declared that
contrary to general predictions. the
earth has not yet passed through the
tail of Halley's comet.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-05-19
Kills Himself to
Escape the Comet

Youl all have to go when I
. the comet hits YOU Friday. I'm
. going to beat YOU CO. lt."
. After giving This warning I
. Augustine paresise. an old Z
> French rtnchman. % wears old, {
. living near Corrales north OF
. ola Albuquerque. swallowed a Z
. compound oft copper and other Z
. poisons last Thursday News "
. the suicide reached here only Z
. YESTERDAY Tho old man. who {
. leaves only a. young sister. was Z
. buried Friday mst 10 IS said {
. that ever since he was injured Z
. about the head IN % runaway .
> fourteen years ago he had never 9
, been right mentally. and brood .
, ing over the expected cometary 9
, disaster proved too much for {
, him. lie nus well known by the 9
, old-timers and was years ago =
, gardener for the Christian .
, brothers at Bernalillo. .
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-05-19
ROOSEVELT TO DINE WITH
MEN OF OLD REGIMENT

New York May lS- Colonel Theo-
dore Roosevelt has accepted the invi-
tatiou of the National Roosevelt
Rough Riders association To be the
guest of honor at luncheon TO be
given ~ New York in his honor
Iuua J4
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-02
sOUTHs|Ot TRACT
SOLO FOR $4,000
American Tobacco Company Con
summaries Deal for Twenty
five Acres.
HAVE BEGUN SURVEY
Will Build Fourteen Big Ware
houses AT the Old Baseball
Park.

II was announced Wednesday that
the American Tobacco Company has
bought the old BASEBALL park Of Man
chester. consisting OF twenty-five acres.
for $1,000 an acre, and will utilize It
for the purpose of erecting fourteen
big warehouses for the storage of lear.
Engineers for the tobacco trust
Tuesday morning began survey OF
the property preparatory to the cree
ton OF the buildings. which II is said
will begin shortly.
This property was owned by All es-
tate and after negotiations pending
for several months the deal was sin-
ally contaminated through q Rich
mond realty f1rm
Marked interest has heen SHOWN n
Manchester over the plan for the
erection ot the storage houses. as tps
construction Of them Will mean d
strong demand for labor during this
winter, and thus afford plenty OF en-
piorment for abor.
Last week IL first became known
that the American Tobacco Company
vas contemp plating the erection oi
the buildings, though at that tim,
there had been no definite announce
ment.
1t Is now understood that AS soor
as the survey OF tho property is com
pIeted bids for the buildings Will ht
asked and the contract given cat Al
soon as possible.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-02
Y. l. w. EARNINGS
SHOW BIG INCREASE

Especial to The Richmond Virginian.l
ROANOKE, VA, Nov. 2.--The state.
ment Of the earnings and expenses Of
the Norfolk and Western for the
month of Septem Der. 1910, shows gen.
eral increase in volume of business,
but decrease in net earnings and sur
plus. Statements of the road during
the present fiscal year will be watched
with great deal Of interest; for they
viii show what effect increase OF
wages and taxes will have. In Sep
TENDER. 1910, the total earnings were
s3.2226.s44.11. an increase over the
corresponding month of last year OF
s1s1,319.7S. The operating expenses
were $1,92S.s8o.17. an increase OF
t211, 40s.7s, or IL per cent. Net earn
ings show decrease Of s24.0S9. ana
surplus. a decrease of S64,052. In
September. 1909, the increase of wages
had not been granted and as the in
crease of taxation has not yet gone
into effect. the increase in expenses
in September Is attributable almost
entirely to wage advance.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-02
WILL CELEBRATE
AL Souls OAY
Impressive Ceremonies viii Takc
Place at Mt. Calvary -
Cemetery.

Low mass was celebrated In all OF
the Catholic churches OF Richmond
Wednesday morning in observance Of
All Souls Day.
At ! o'clock Wednesday afternoon.
In memory Of the day, Catholics will
gather 1T Mt. Calvary cemetery. where
appropriate services will be held.
shortly before 4 o'clock all priests
Of Richmond, headed by Bishop Van
De vyver, and attended by more than
200 altar boys, Will wend their way to
the cemetery. Accompanying this pro-
cession will be practically every loyal
Catholic in the city.
At the cemetery there will be ser
vices impressive even to the meet
casual observer.
Priests, altar boys and ch1rchmen
will form In line and march around the
Mound. The altar boys will bear light
ed candles and AZ they march they will
chant one of the dirges which have
come down to the present generation
from the Catholicism which prevailed
cons and cons ago.
Having gone around the Mound"
there will be stop-sudden, somber.
impressive. Then Bishop Van De
Vyver will deliver brief sermon.
which will include eloquent prayers for
the dead. Many Of the priests will
take part in the ceremony.
Decoration of graves will follow.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-02
MULES RUN AWAY
DRIVER is HURT

II viii be u long ting before Charles
Hpxter. OF Fort Meade. Va. comes to
Richmond with another load OF chick
ems to sell.
shortly before noon Wednesday Mr..
Huxter. of Fort Meade. Va. comes to
load full of choice fowls. all OF which
should have been sold for a profit.
But when MIR. Huxter reached the
corner OF Twentieth and Marshall
streets the mules he was diving became
frightened and ran away. An re-
suit, the driver was thrown head FORE
most from his wagon and painfully
and seriously injured. his left law be-
ing fractured by wheel running over
Ii.
Pedestrians who witnessed the rum
away and its disastrous determipa-
ttion summoned the City Home am
bulance. 1t responded with DIR. Tune
in charge.
Mr.. Huxter was removed TO the City
Home hospital. where he II now con-
fined He probably will be able to re-
turn to his Fort Meade home Thurs
day.