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Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-12-18
FORT RILEY INQUIRY
SUDDENLY TERMINATED

Junction City. Kan, Dec. ll.-With
the release OF Rev. c. NJ. Brewer OF
olustee, Okla. proceedings in the
Fort Riley dynamtting cases seems to
have come to a sudden end. The mill
itary authorities admit that the re-
lease of Rev. Mr.. Brewer and Of Mrs.
Anna Jordan is a severe setback
Private Michael Quirk the comics
scr. and the other five members OF
his company are still being held at the
post. The belief thar Quirk's confes-
sion was given merely that his long
solitary confinement might be term
mated, gains ground here.
Friends OF Rev. Mr.. Brewer and
Mrs. Jordan do not believe that the
charges against them win he pressed.
although il is maintained that new
warrants win be issued at once.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-12-18
WOMAN MAY SIT IN
TRIAL OF PACKERS

Chicago, Dec. l7--Seventy-
venremen summoned over the sun
day recess Of court, Will appear to-
morrow to furnish one Of their num-
Der to complete the unfinished pros
pective panel of Jurors to try ten in
dicted Chicago meat packers In the
United states district court on the
charge of having violated the crimln-
al section Of the sherman antitrust
law.
Among those to appear tomorrow
will be a woman, Mrs. A. s. Wood.
who was summoned by error She has
announced she VIII Insist on serving
A jury IL expected TO be secured by
Tuesday night.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-12-18
FIRE IN THEATER. BUT
AUDIENCE REMAINS CALM

New York, Dec. i7.--l'ire broke out
in the basement of Keith's theater,
14Sth street near Broadway, tonight,
while performance was In progress.
Smoke was making its way into the
auditorium when a fireman went to
the stage and explained the situation
to the audience.
With almost perfect order the
crowd filed out ana Joined a throng
In the street watching the firemen
fight the fire. The damage was con-
fined to the basement.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-12-18
WIFE REQUESTED D
BODY Be BROUGHT
TO HOSPITAL
Corpse of Mine Victim Carried
Into Sick Room That Patient
Might Look Upon Husbands
Features for Last Time,
IBy Morning journal Special Leused Wire.

IBy Morning journal Special Leused Wire.l
Knoxville, Tenn, Dec. 17.-Ten
bodies were removed from Cross
Mountain mine at BriceVille today,
leaving seven or eight more in the
mine. Today's removals bring the to-
tai of identified dead up to seventy
seven, while the total number of VIC
Tins will be eighty-four or eighty
five.
The funeral of Mayor Thomas
Watts of Coal Creek, prominent in the
work of relief of the Briceville suf-
ferers who met death Friday morn
ing, was held today. Mrs. Watts has
been confined to Q hospital for
week as result of an operation Tor
appendicitis and at her request the
funeral cortege today stopped at the
hospital the coffin was removed
from the hearse and carried by the
pail bearers into the hospital, that
Mrs watts might pet last look at
the features of her husband.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-12-18
President Serves Notice That
He viii Veto SuIzer Treaty
AbrOgatioN Resolution Unless
Il Is Modified,
SUBJECT NOT T0BE
LIGHTLY DEALT WITH
Chief Executive AIIayS Any APP
prehenSioh Car May Have
By Communication Sent
Through Ambassador Guild,
SPECIAL CABINET SESSION


Washington, bee. l7.-Presi- =
. dent Taft called the five menu .
Q bers of his cabinet now in Wash .
. ington. TO the White House to- .
. night and conferred with them :
. from 10 o'clock until midnight .
. ON the Russian treaty situation. Z
. Nothing was given out for .
publication at the conclusion of .
. the conference, but II is under .
. stood that the attitude OF the .
. administration was decided upon .
. and the message to be sent to the .
. capitol tomorrow outlined.
In the message, ii is said, the
senate will be urged to adopt a .
. resolution abrugating the treaty .
OF 1882. eouched In language .
. that will not be- offensive to the
. st. Petersburg government.
Attending the conference were =
. Secretaries Knox. Meyer. Wilson,
. MacNeagh aud Attorney General z
. Wickersham.
Secretary StlmsOn, Secretary .
. Fisher and Postmaster General Z
Hitchcock were out of the city.
.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-12-18
Blind Boy Made to See.

New York, Dec. 17--John j. Gal
lick the 7-year-old son OF farmer
~ sampson. Pa, who has been blind
for three years. can see again. The
cause Of his blindness was tumor
beneath his skull. which paralyzed
the center of vision. BY a delicate
nneration the tumor has beon re-
moved.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-12-18
GENERAL STRIKE ON
WESTERN ROADS
MAY OCCUR
Shop Employees on All Lines
From Chicago to the Pacific
Coast, Numbering 100000,
May Walk Out Today.


10y hofHiHk Jouihii 'peSih scHhcu WfosI
Chicago, Dee. 17,-After meeting
of representatives Of strikers on the
Illinois Central and Hartman rail-
roads, concluded here late today. it
was said that a general strike of shop
employees on all arlroads between
Chicago and the Pacific coast may re-
suit from a conference of internatlon-
al union officials to be held in st.
Louis tomorrow.
Sympathy for the striking shopmen
OF the Illinois Central railroad and
the Hartman system Is said to have
caused the agitation. About 500, 200
mon are involved.
The meeting at ST. Louis win be
composed OF union officers from all
ol the western railroads.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-12-18
MEXICAN HIGHWAYMAN
RUNS AMUCK AT TOPEKA

Topeka, Kas.. Dec. 17.-One Mexi-
can laborer was killed. another NOR
tally injured and another slightly
wounded early this morning by an
unknown Mexican highwayman. who
entered a bunk car in which five
Mexicans were sleeping. An hour lat
er then slayer invaded Mexfca
rooming house several blocks distant
and opened fire on the inmates, but
failed to hit any. He escaped before
the police arrived.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-12-18
Young American Millionaire Di-I
yOrCed Two Years Ago, WedSI
Beautiful Divorce in England,
Yesterday,
RUM0RS OF MARRIAGE
OFTEN IN CIRCULATION
Mrs, Vanderbilt Once Cause of
Sensational Alienation Suit.
Filed Against Bridegroom By
Her Former Husband.
IRy MornInE journal Special Ieased wirel

IBy Morning journal Special Leased wireI
London. Dec. 17.--Alfred Gwynn
Vanderbilt and Mrs. Smith Hollis
McKim. formerly Miss Margaret EN-
erson of Baltimore, were married at
Reisate this morning.
The couple have gone on a motor
wedding trip.
1t was said at the Vanderbilt apart
ments in London tonight that their
destination was not known.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-12-18
Fowler Reaches Lake Charles.

Lake Charles. La, Dec. l7.--Avia' :
'or Robert G. Fowler reached this
cily late today on a flight from Beau-
noht Texas, covering the distance Of
about sixty miles In two hours with
out a stop. lie will start In the di-
''eilen Of New orleans tomorrow.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-12-18
Hospital DESTROYED BY Fire.

Poplar Mont, Dec. 1.-THE govern
ment hospital on the Fort Peck reser-
yation was destroyed by fire today
The inmates were taken safely out of
the building, but many lost their cloth
ing and personal effects.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-12-18

London Dee. l7.-Announcement
was made today Of the merger of the
union-Caste llne, The Royal Mail
Steam Packet company and the I'll
der Dempstcr line, making a total Of
12i vessels Of 73S,000 tons
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-08-22
KILL AUTOMATIC BILL.
Pros In the Texas Senate Defeat
the Measure.

Senate killed the Hudspeth bill pro-
viding for the repeal of the automatic
tax law. The bill was killed by the
adoptionsof the adverse minority re-
port by a strict pro and anti vote.
Before the senate investigation com
mittee r. M. Johnston, editor of the
Houston Post, denounced the state
ment made by peanut politicians y
that the Post was subsidized as an abb
solute untruth, and said the paper
had never received money in any cam
paign from auy except for adver-
tising purposes, and that no brewer or
saloonkeeper or anyone in any way
connected with the liquor traffic ever
owned stock in the Post, though pro
hibitionIsts did
Theodore G. Thomas of Houston
testified that the brewers in all Texas
cities had distributed cards marking
out his name in the race for railroad
commissioners in 1910, He said that
after an inquiry from Mr.. Walters as
TO whether he was pro or anti and
which he refused to answer, he re
ceived word that ssall not for us are
against US. Mr.. Thomas met With
defeat.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-08-22
NEW MEXICO AND ARIZONA.

Washington, ID. c., Aug. 2l.-Presl-
dent Taft signed the joint resolution
for the admission of New Mexico
and Arizona into the Union at 3:Os
o'clock this afternoon.
As States of thes Union New Mexico
and Arizona may at some future day
embody in their State Constitutions
by amendments, the provisions
which provoked the displeasure OF
President Taft.
A few years since President
Roosevelt objected to several of the
features in the Oklahoma Gonstitu-
ton which were. eliminated to Sc
cure his approval and signature to
the bill, but later when Oklahoma
assumed the dignity and the rights
of State the people by an over
whelning majority had Roosevelt's
objection Incorporated by an amend
ment to their Constitution.
The objection was on the clause
similar to the Grandfather provision
in the Constitution of the State OF
Louisiana which practically ope-
rates against the negro in politics.
II the citizens of Arizona will in
sist on the recall of judges being in
corporated in their Constitution they
have the power by a vote of the ma
jority to have such clause in their
Constitution by an amendment OF
which the President can have nc
control.
By the same procedure the citi-
zens of New Mexico can have rein
stated in their Constitution what
ever clauses were Objectionable to
the President.
After all, the Presidents veto will
have little effect in determining the
policy of government of these two
territories now admitted as States,
provided such clause or. provision
does not. conflict with the Constitu-
ton of the. United States.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-08-22
BODY Of NEGRO
IS |NC|NERATED
Desperate Man Slain During a
Running Fight.
FATALLY ASSAULTS LADY
Gees Through Country In Vicinity
of DuFant, Okla. Holding Up
and Robbing PromiseuousIy, but
Finally Meets Death.

Following a running fight near the
town OF Platter, just north of Durant,
Okla, negro believed to have as
saulted and fatally shot Mrs. L. P,
Campbell. was taken from the officers
and publicly burned. Apparently a
desperate character, the negro was
shot to death in running fight with
Deputy Sheriff McFatteridge and
Constable Early. His body was taken
to Durant in an automobile and Mrs.
Campbell identified it.
After assaulting and shooting Mrs.
Campbell the negro went southwest.
Within a mile of the Campbell home
he held up another negro who was do
ing flag duty for treck crew. The
latter was knocked down the railway
embankment, robbed of his dinner
bucket and marched nearly mile in
the woods and informed by the desper-
ado that he intended killing him. The
fiagman made break for liberty and
although fired at three times managed
w SoSoEtO'
At Barwick's store he held up the
two clerks, and after learning that the
proprietor had just departed with the
days receipts started after him. One
of the clerks armed with a shotgun
intercepted him.
While robbing farm residence the
negro and the posse had the running
fight and he was finally surrounded
and killed
Mrs. Campbell was taken to Durant
and then to Sherman sanitarium..
dying in few hours.
The negro is thought to have been
the murderer of Secretary Freeman of
the Denison Young Mems Christian
association near Armstrong.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-08-22
BEATS GIRLSAND SUICIDES
John Williams Ends His Life to
Avoid Arrest.

Near Hamilton, Tex, in order to
avoid arrest for an attack upon Nit
tie and Jessie Lemons, sisters, aged
seventeen and thirteen years respect
lively, John Williams terminated his
existence.
The results are that Mittie is proba-
bly, fatally injured from a blow over
the head from scantling and Jessie
was less seriously hurt in the same
manner
Williams, who was about thirty
years of aye, lived with his wife and
three children on the Comanche road
near Hamilton. and the father of the
girls owns the farm npon which the
Williams lived. The parents of the
girls were away from home at the time
the affair occurred.
Some livestock were driven by the
sister, to the Williams place for water.
Williams insisted that the water in
we'll was too low, but the girls stated
they had been instructed to drive the
stock there for water.
Williams few iato a rage and seiz
ing the scantling knocked down Jes-
sic. She quickly arose, but not be-
fore he had dealt Mittie heavy blow
upon the head, telling her. After that
he attempted to strike Jessie again,
but she evaded him and started toward
her home with Williams in pursuit.
Her screams attracted the attention of
yonng man living near by and he
rushed to the girls aid. Williams
then fed.
After ministering to the wants of the
sisters Ray summoned neighbors and
the sheriff. Latter and posse went
in search of Williams and found his
corpse under tree about four miles
from the scene of the attack. From
ear to ear his throat had been cut. A
bloody penknife i'll his hand told the
story of how the man had met death.
Williams wife Witnessed the attack
upon the girls, but was unable to pro
tect them for fear of inviting the wrath
of her husband upon herself,
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-08-22
Succession Sale.

NO. 1o.56o-ln the First Judicial Dis
trlct Court of Caddo Parish. La:
succession of Will Mahoney.
by virtue of a commission to cell
70 me directed from the HonsrabIe
FIRST judicial District Court in and
lor the Parish of Caddo, Louisiana
IL the above succession. [ will offer
1or sale at public auction, at Oil
City, Gaddo Parish, Louisiana. dur
Ing the legal hours for sales, On
SATURDAY, SEPT. o, 1911.
Lot ~, block B, Oil City, La, with all
buildings and Improvements there
on one certain residence on LOT
owned by ]. S. Noel; one small house
IN Oil City, La, located ON land he
longing to J. S. Noel; and all ner-
sonal property, except cash. as
shown by inventory on file and of
record in the clerks office of said
parish, in the above numbered ami
entitled succession. Terms of sale
cash and according to law. to nav
cebts of said succession.
w. A. MABRY.
mug .. Administrator.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-08-22
SheriR'S Sale.
Caucasian, July 80, 1911.

No. is, 30f-1n the First Judicial Dis
trict Court of Caddo Parish, La. ::
Mrs. Sophia Hourregue VS.. J. F.
Fisher, ct ais.
By virtue of writ of seizure and
sale to me directed from the Honor
liable First Judicial District Court of
Caddo Parish, La, in the above en-
titled and numbered suit, l have
seized and will offer for sale at pub
lie auction for cash, without the
benefit of appraisement, at the prin-
|cipal front door of the courthouse of
Gaddo Parish, La, during the legal
hours for sales, on
SATURDAY; AUG. 26, 1914.
A certain tract or parcel of land
situated in the southeast quarter of
the northeast quarter of section 8.
township II, range IL, and more par
tlcularly described as follows: Be-
ginning at stake at the northeast
corner of said southeast quarter of
northeast quarter of section 8, for a
starting point, and running thence
west seventeen and eighty-six one
hundredths (f7S6) chains to a stake
on the right of way of the K. C. S.
n.y., thence along said right of way in
southeasterly direction nineteen and
two one-hundredths 1902 chains
10 stake on section line; thence
north SIX and five hundred and thir-
ty-flve thousandths (6.535) chains to
the place of beginning; said tract of
land containing 5.84 acres, in Caddo
parlsh, La, with all the buildings
ana improvements thereon. Said
property seized as belonging to the
above defendants, and to be sold for
the DEBT as specified in said writ cav
IN the sum Of s276.5o, less s24l *
PAID on June 20, 1910, leaving a hal
ance que on principal and Interest
OF sf52-8s, and all costs of this s,,it
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-08-22
as well as ten per cent attorneys
fees on said principal and interest.
J. P. FLOURNOY,
Sheriff, ex-Officio Auctfoneer.
Caucasian, July 20, 1911.
A dudannent.
No. IL, 26i-In the First Judicial Dis
trict Court of Louisiana: H. H.
Prescott We JOhO MI ppacootf

No. 15,26f-In the First Judicial Dis
trict Court of Louisiana: H. H.
Prescott VS.. John NJ. Prescott.
In this matter by reason of the
law and evidence being in favor
thereof, the defendant having been
personally served and herein repre-
scented by J. H. Stephens Jr., bein9
counsel appointed by the court, it is
ordered, adjudged and decreed, that
the defendant, John H. Prescott, be
and IS hereby interdicted, as prayed
Tor, and he is hereby deprived Of the
right OF administering his estate.
1t is further ordered that his wife.
Mary S. Prescott, be and is hereby
appointed his superintendent
1t is further ordered that the costs
hereof, including ten dollars fec.
payment of counsel to defend de-
PENDANT, be paid out of the estate.
rms done, read and signed in open
court this the 18th day of August
1911. II T pFIG
Judge.
Endorsed: Filed August 1 8,t9ii.
D. P. EUBANK,
Deputy Clerk.
A true copy.
D. P. EUBANK,
aug. ~ 1911. Deputy Clerk.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-08-22
LED FROM ROOM.
Reporter Would Not Testify as
to Certain Matters.

c. L. Kavanaugh, representative of
the Fort Worth Star Telegram, was
elected from the room in which the
senate election Investigation commit
tee is meeting at Austin because he
declined to be sworn and testify re-
garding certain information said to
have been impaired to him during the
late prohibition campaign. He was
led from the room by the sergeant at
arms at Chairman Vaugban's direc-
ton.
Ed Mccarthy, formerly private Sec
rotary to Anti Chairman Wolters, de-
clined to answer a large percentage of
the questions propounded by Cullen
Thomas, counsel for the committee.
Mccarthy said the information sought
was impaired to him while he was the
confidential secretary to Mr.. Wolters
during the time in question, and that
he could not bring himself to answer
the questions asked.
The former private secretary's testi-
mony was plentifully inferspersed with
the "short and ugly word applied to
the testimony which Representative
Spradley gave on the stand few days
ago. The representative had told of
overhearing Mccarthy in an alleged
ssprivate conversation" with another
man over the old Martin cafe tele-
phone in Austin. During this con-
versation the representative stated he
heard Mr.. Marthy say that money was
coming into headquarters everp day.
~ denounce that as malicious lie
of the first water said the witness
when questioned regarding certain
parts of the Spradley testimony.
Chairman Vaughan asked the wit
ness to make use of more parliament
airy language in his statements.
Mr.. Mccarthy denounced as "un-
true'' the statement that he could
'shave taken $4,000 from the mail with
out liz having become known"
John w. Pope of Dallas, a local
option probihitionist, former secrc-
tary to Congressman Bell, testified
Representative JEFF Cox about July
offered to pay his expenses if he would
speak, and week later offered to let
him name his own price if he would
make twenty speeches against prohibi-
ton.
John M. Mathis of BRENNAN, anti,
testified he made three species, for
woich he refused pay or expenses: was
offered money to make speeches, but
declined.
Senate concurred in house amend
ment to house bill to fix contingent
expense appropriation at $40, 900 in
stead of $50, 900.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-08-22
Ia every County.

It is the intention of the department
OF agriculture OF Texas to organize
at least ono farmers institute in every
county In Texas. The great demand
for these institutes by the farmers oil
the state has increased so rapidly that
It Is impossible for the limited force in
the department to comply will all the
requests. ]. w, Neill, director OF
farmers institutes of the department,
organized IN San Saba county an in
stitute of over 200 members,
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-08-22
TEXAS
AND
TEXANS.

10 Light and Power
company. In consideration of grant
the company reduced the price af cleo
trio lighting 25 per cent, while amount
of water was increased 80 l-3 per cent
over the old price capitalization oil
the present company will be increased
and a larger plant erected.
By sixty nine majority the Pales-
tine precinct of Anderson county was
carried by the antis.
Sept. / is fixed as the date for the
Bankers Trust company and the Tex
as Trust company, says Houston
dispatch.
Eight negro crap shooters at Dallas
we're arrested and fined A ninth one
escaped with the dice and divers dimes
before the place was raided.
A. 81. o. Cowles, one of the Oldest
railway passenger conductors in the
state, died at San Antonio following
an illness of several weeks. He was
serenity years old, a native of Rochcs-
ter. N. Y, began his railroad career
on the Wabash road in 1864 and was
a conductor thirty years, twenty
eight of them in Texas.
Leroy L. Bristol, building inspector
under four Dallas mayors, resigned.
He wifi be in charge of the rental de
partment of Dallas estate firm.
The Texas City oil refinery has been
purchased by the Pierce Fordyce, Oil
association. Its capacity, at cost
of over $500, 600, is to be trebled, and
work, it is stated, will be inaugurated
at once. Between sixty and seventy
five men will be employed.
Citizens of Longview have offered
General Manager T. J. Freeman $500,
900 in cash and such land as may be
needed to locate the general shops OF
the Texas and Pacific and lnternation-
al and Geat Northern railways in
that city.
At German settlement in Montague
county six miles east of Bowie Leon
ard Eggenbecker was shot and killed.
Ernest Conrad surrendered to the sher.
if,
J. N. Richards, seventy years o1d,s
Federal soldier during the civil war.
was hit on the head at Dallas with
scantling and expired within an hour.
Claiming self-defense, J. w. Arnold
was placed under arrest. His hands
were gashed in a number OF places by
wounds, he asserted, inflicted by de-
cea sed with Ratchet.
A couple of masked men held up and
robbed Mail Clerk A L. Meitzner on
north bound Katy flyer inside limits
of Houston, securing nine packages
and making their escape at Eureka,
just outside Houston. No one else
was in the car and an alarm could moi
be gtveneuntil the first stop was made.
Neither was confronted by two pistols
and commanded to hold up his hands
and watched the men assert the regis
tered mail and hastily select all they
could conveniently stow il their pock-
cts and them jump.
The Santa Fe railway has awarded
to Harry Silver of Kansas City, Mo-,
the contract for the construction oil
that roads shops at Galveston, cost
being 500, 600. The structures are to
include a sixteen stall breick engine
house, brick store house, machine
shop, power house and sand house In
addition, the road forces viii build
couple of frame car sheds, that will
cost SIC, 600.
Jesse A. Sanders. HINT coonty
pioneer. died in the Shack community.
four miles northwest of Greeuyille. He
was in his eightieth year.