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Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-12-21
UNIVERSITY IS
WITHOUT WATER;
BIG TANK FALLS
0omitorieS TrembIe and Lights
Go Out, Causing Students 10
Think That Earth Is Quak-
ing.

The University Of Now Mexico was
In darkness and without water last
night when the big water tank, which
supplies the entire institution. toppied
from iiH timber supports with crash
that caused students In the dormlto-
ries to think an earthquake was oc-
curing.
The tank fell on electric wires.
breaking the circuit and plunging the
h6rmiforien into darkness. Only o
few students were on the hill. most
of them having gone home for the
holidays. Several Of them rushcd
outside. They quickly learned the
cause of the disturbance. An automo-
bile party saw the tank fall one Of
the poles broke aud the sudden shift
ing OF weight caused the others TO
snap like toothpicks.
Would Have Forced Closing.
Had not the university been closed
last week for the holidays the aoci-
dent would have forced the closing, az
the tank wna itp sole water supply. A
few Students who viii not go home
during the holdings are nj the dormi-
tories. Temporary connection with
the Water supply oompany's main
Will be made today to furnish them
With water The light wires were re-
strung soon after the tank fell
The electric pump which fills the
tank was not damaged owing 10 the
fact that Il IL in a pit
The report was circulated In the
city that student or workman had
been caught under the falling tank
and seriously Injured II was learned
ut the university. however. that there
wasino foundation for the report.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-12-21

santa Re. Dec. 2o.--The school
bond election at Roy resulted in II
votes being east for the bonds and
IL votes against. according to mes
sage received today by the depart
ment of education. The bonds were
carried because OF the efforts of the
women at the polls, who were most
inslstent that the building of the new
schoolhouse. which is already COM
pleted. should be ratified.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-12-21

Santa Fc. Dec. 20.--The Presbyte-
rian church opened the season of
Church Christmas celebrations today,
with special exercises at the vesper
services. The music was of high
character, The pastor. Rev. d. u.
Mccullough. preached Christmas SER
mons both forenoon and evening and
those Of the Presbyterian mission
schools on Thursday evening.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-12-21
DEATHS AND FUNERAL S.
Mis- CarolIne nrndsllnw.

Miss Caroline bradshaw, ~ years
old, died at o'clock last night at her
apartments In the Highlands. She
came here three years ago from Port
land Ore. Only one close relative sur
wives brother, George T. Bradshaw,
who lives at Portland The body was
taken TO c. r. French's undertaking
rooms. The brother was notified by
telegram. Funeral arrangements will
he announced leter.N
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-12-21

Santa re. Dec, 20.--Mrs. Ella John
son, an active worker in Womans
club and W. c, 7. L. circles, aged Sc
years. died suddenly OF heart trou-
bile Mt III paso where she went from
Clovis, She was buried at the side
OF her son at Clovis, who died three
Years ago and since whose death she
had been failing
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-12-21
ONE WOMAN MURDERS
ANOTHER FOR MONEY
Isv soamsa .oo.a.l srrel.l ls.sso snrsl

Detroit. Mich. Dec, 2D.--Mrs. An
toinette Becker. SIS years old, con-
fessed tonight, according to the po-
lice, that she killed Miss Frances
Bomholt. the aged woman who was
found beaten to death in her home
here last Wednesday,
Robbery was the motive, Fifteen
dollars. which Mrs Becker told the
police she took from a drawer in Miss
Bomholt's house.. was found concealed
In the slayer's home.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-12-21

Santa Zee, Dec. 2Q,--Henry Moore
Of Arrey is responsible for the report
that two nimrods from Colorado,
travelling in nm automobile, killed be-
tween twenty-five and thirty beavers
on the Rio Grande. Sierra county.
Mr.. Moore reports another colony of
twenty beavers at Arrcy.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-12-21

Santa Fe. Dec. 20.-Four cases of
diphtheria are reported in the family
OF Ysabel Chavez at Hillsboro. ac-
cordng TO reports TO the department
of education. Because of the cases,
no Christmas entertainment will he.
given at Lake Valley, and other points
In Sierra county.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-12-21
Cruiser Reaches Canal Zone.

Colon, Dec. 20.--The United States
cruiser Tacoma. ordered TO the Canal
Zone in response TO Colonel Cocktails
request for warships to maintain the
neutrality of the canal. arrived here
today from Guantanamo.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-12-21
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY

FOR SALE Farm horse, cheap: 10
years old, weight, i,ioo pounds. In
qulre s0i West Central.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-12-21
Henry's Delivery and Mes
sengers. Phone 939.

Horse shooting given very prompt
and careful attention. j. korbcr 4 Co.,
s0s North Second.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-12-21

For Christmas present nice box
of cigars. Prices reasonable. kirster
Bros, sos s. End Phone I40.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-12-21
u. NJ. WILLIAMS

Rooms ! and !, Whiting building.
Corner Second and Gold.
Phone No. 6Si.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-12-21

Auto springs repaired, re-arched
and made new. j. korbcr 4 Co.,
Phone SIS.
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that boat. When the Clermont was in
the Highlands some one proposed a
song and Harriet Livingston sang Fu!-
tons favorite: "Ye Banks and Braes
o Bonny Doom"
With noon of Tuesday some one
sighted Clermont and at 1 l.. NJ. the
first steamboat dropped anchor off the
estate from which il took its name.
In the twenty-four hours from New
York the boat had travelled 10 miles.
Some of the passengers We're to leave
the boat at Clermont and be the guests
Of the Chancellor. AS all assembled
to bid good-by to the departing ones
Chancellor Livingston climbed on the
rail and made the announcement Of the
betrothal OF Fulton and Harriet Liv-
ingston.
While the ladies' were grouping
around Harriet to wish her every
happiness and to tell her what a Won
derful man she was to be the wife Of
John X. Livingston was heard to remark
to John Swift Livingston: poor Bob"
the Chancellor), "he has had many
bee in his bonnet. but this steam one
will prove the worst OF ALL"
The Clermont went on to Albany.
Some one there asked Fulton how he
felt. Happy beyond utterance." he re-
piled. Perhaps the questioner thought
Fulton had only the successful outcome
OF the trip in mind. The sentimental
probably would think he had in mind
the girl at Teviotdale.
His marriage was made the occasion
OF an unusual celebration. His wife
was one Of the farest in the land. She
was young. lovely, highly educated,
deeply in love with him, and, withal. she,
or rather her family, was possessed Of
what in those days was accounted
wealth.
The lovers lived at Teviotdale as long
as Fulton's active brain would permit.
His mind was filled with ideas for i'm
provements in the steamboat and with
various inventions that he had never
been able to bring to perfection. He
could not Idle. His wife, unwilling to
be away from him. came to New York
city Nth him. They took a house at 100
Reade street.
His home life was perfect. There
was bit OF sentiment In the naming OF
his son that perhaps never was made
public before to-day. The boy was
christened Robert Barlow Fulton In
honor Of the man whose letter was
probably what saved Fulton from
marrying the English widow.
The War Of 1912 made life active for
the Fultons. From Reade street they
had moved to 1873 Chambers street. but
with the declaration OF war they took a
house at ~ Marketfield street. There
is Marketheld street In New York to-
day--an alley that extends from the
Produce Exchange Building to Broad
street, but the Marketfeld street OF Full
toms day ran from the Hudson River to
Broad street, taking In what Is now
Battery place and portion Of Bowling
Green.
The house in which Fulton lived was
on land now covered by the western
end Of the Washington Building, 1
Broadway He had to be near the
water. He was working on a torpedo
boat a submarine with which he ex-
pected to destroy any warship that
! came within striking distance. Next he
! built the first steam frigate.
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over the field co6f.ers were riding at top
sage. Suddenly the Emperor, galloping
from point to point to see with his own
eyes that all was well, came upon
Grouchy and his body Of splendid
cavalry hating, at rest, and waiting
for orders. lie received them by word
Of mouth from the Emperor and
rushed his troops forward: and then
Napoleon found Vandamme and his
corps not plunging into the massng Of
men who were to withstand the shock Of
the allied armies. but immovable, also
waiting, and waiting.
Where are your orders?" the En-
peror dema nded Of the General
II have none, sire"
Then. forward with your men!"
The Emperor knew that Soult had sent
marching orders to that man, but he did
not know at the time that they had been
sent by single courier. whose horse
fell with him and broke his leg. so that
the orders were never delivered. The
night of June II Napoleon spent with
his men. sleeping with them on the field,
and at daybreak he issued another ring
ing address.
Soldiers" 1t said, to-day is the ami
versary Of Marengo and Friedland.
which twice decided the fate of F;u-
rope. We were too generous after
Austerlln and wagram And now,
banded tOge her against us, the sover-
eigns We left on their thrones conspire
against the independence and the mos,
sacred rights Of France. Let us march
tn ha fnr
every Frenchman who loves his coun-
try TO conquer or to die"
II was not long after half past 3
o'clock on that morning Of June Is
when the army Of France crossed the
Belgian frontier; but D'Erlon refused
TO set his troops In motion until an
hour and a half later; while Nandamme.
having received no orders, remained at
rest. Gerard's orders were to start for
The prearranged rendezvous at 3
o'clock; he did not come in sight until
four long hours afterward. And then
the Fourth Corps was thrown into dis
may when one of its division command
ers, Gen. Bourmont, deserted to the
enemy. with his staff. several other Off
GERS and small escort Of lancers. In
stantly the entire corps was in con-
fusion. not knowing what to do, or
which way to turn.
The Prussian outposts were forced
back from Thuin. and the French
column under Reille seized the bridge
at Marchiennes, and by 10 o'clock had
crossed to the further bank OF the
Sambre. Napoleon himself commanded
the centre of his army. The right wing
under Gerard was delayed by the deser-
ton, already mentioned, of Bourmont,
who commanded its finest division.
Finally the van OF the French army
reached Charleroi. and there, for four
precious hours. Napoleon waited and
waited, not knowing where his several
detachments were or what they We're
doing. There sat the Emperor by the
roadside, sleeping in a chair. while ar
irving troops of wildly cheering men
swept past him. while drums rolled their
encouragement, while some of the SOL
broke ranks and ran to throw
their arms around the neck of his horse
Desiree, standing near by. Napoleon had
been in the saddle since 3 A. NJ. on the
eve OF battle his lethargy overcame him.
The battles of Ligny and Quatre Bras
were fought practically at the same
time.
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Robert Fulton's First Romance, Which Was
Checked by Letter From Joel Barlow The
First Trip of the Clermont on Which His En-
gagement to Harriet Livingston Was Announced

money more potent than he ever had
felt before. 1t was love.
At Clermont, the Chancellor's place
up the Hudson to which Fulton had
hurried soon after his arrival In Amer
lea, he had met Harriet Livingston.
She was the daughter Of Walter Living
ston, Lord OF Teviotdale, as he was
called whose estate of 5000 acres was
not far distant from Clermont. Fulton
knew the first day he met Harriet Liv-
ingston that he never loved the buxom
British widow.
The summer Of 1907 was the sweetest
in Fulton's life. The girl, in the way
girls have about such things, got him to
tell her all his joys and all his sorrows.
She was his confidant, his counsellor,
his inspiration. Nothing could dspirit
her. She was sure he was going 10 sue
coed. She was sure the world would
ring with his fame. There could not be
the shadow Of a doubt about It.
Fulton, going back to New York and
struggling with the embarrassments he
had to meet with paying the men in
Browns shipyard in Corlears Hook,
where the boat was being built, was
cheered by what the girl up the Hud-
son had said. No matter what other
persons thought, he was serene In the
knowledge OF her faith.
Faith may move mountains but there
are some persons who are short of that
quality. The expenses Of the vessel
and its furnishings greatly exceeded
Fulton's estimate A few weeks before
the trial trip was to be made he and
Livingston were so hard pressed that
they were willing to make almost any
sacrifice for ready money.
Livingston, VINO had looked after the
safeguarding Of Fulton's patents. had
obtained from the State OF New York
the exclusive right to the navigation Of
the waters of New York by steam craft.
They offered one-third Interest in this
grant for a comparatively small sum,
but could find no one willing to invest.
The fact that the Clermont was
tested on the East River a few days
before the date set for her trial trip
and that she fulfilled the expectations OF
Fulton did not satisfy people who
doubted. To Harriet Livingston, who had
come to the city to see the test the
Clermont was the most wonderful thing
ever created by man.
She had asked one favor Of Fulton
that when he made the trial trip up the
Hudson she should he permitted to go
along. He demurred. declaring there
might be an accident; that he did not
want to expose her to danger and that
he would never forgive himself IL any
thing happened to her.
Alas for the will Of n man when a
maid threatens tears Harriet Living
ston had her way. Some other women
were induced to Join the party.
The journey was triumph. The day
! was glorious, The spirits OF those
| aboard rose with the progress Of the
ClermOnt. Never was there such
another day 1t seemed to two persons on
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would be permitted to reside there per-
manently OF that he would be at liberty
to sail thence for America"
Then ensued another period Of still
greater anxiety for the distraught and
hunted man. He had deep rooted con-
viction that he might throw himself
upon the generosity of the English peo-
pile, rather than depend upon the good
offices of the British Government.
Therefore. abandoning the idea OF plac-
ing himself upon Government territory
in the shape of cruiser-he pur-
chased two small fishing boats, hoping
to embark on them with his compan-
ions, and sail outside the harbor. there
boarding a Danish ship that was re-
ported to be waiting for something.
Napoleon even considered the posi-
bility Of sailing all the way to America
on one Of the fishing boats, but they
were i'll fitted for such a voyage. and
would have to touch at some port in
Spain or Portugal to obtain necessary
supplies-and both countries were filled
with foes who longed to get their hands
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OF the Duchess of Richmond was ava
kened in her little bed and brought down
stairs to the centre of this gorgeous
ballroom scene, where the Duke was
standing. and with her tiny fingers the
child buckled on the warriors sword.
Five hours later the Duke OF Wellington
left Brussels. and at ten arrived on the
field where Butcher and others had been
planning and fighting and struggling
instead of lounging in the company OF
fair women a1fing choice viands. sip
ping rare wines. listening to adulation
poured into willing ears, while the air
trembled with music and laughter.
Wellington's army reached the heights
of Mont 81. Jean during the night of
June Il. and when the moment arrived
Napoleon gave the Duke a broadslde
salute-from 100 guns. Followed then
the terrific combat OF field renowned
throughout the world. Ney's cavalry,
even reinforced by thlrty-eight squad
rons, and at last by Kellerman's heavy
Dragons. again and again hurled itself
against the enemy formed in hollow
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limits Of a single brief sketch to furnish
even a skeleton account of that battle.
which Is one OF the greatest in history,
to make more than the slightest ref
erence to the deeds of heroism on the
part of the Old Guard. S well as Of the
Young Guard, many Of them hardly
more than children. But none can for
get that evening Of dusk when the
British army, 10000 strong, poured
down a slope, bloody and strewn with
corpses. trampling wounded and dead
in their terrible onslaught. while far
higher. than notes Of drum and bugle
and bagpipe rang the cries:
mo quarter No quarter"
Like the lightest snowfall before warm
sunshine, the army Of France seemed to
dissolve, melt away, vanish from of the
face Of the earth. Before the combined
armies of Wellington and Butcher they
could make no stand. Nothing was left
but retreat, and the once mighty EN-
peror was lifted upon horse and slowly
rode away, his eye glazed. his body on
the point OF collapse, his head sagging
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senger to the provisional government,
Offering to take command of the troops.
not as Emperor but simply as a General
OF the army Of France. strike the allies
hard and swiftly and save Paris.
At that time the allies were approach
ing Paris. but were marching thither
In separated bodies and not with their
strength massed. Nervously the de-
posed monarch waited for his reply, and
when 1t came he knew that all was
over. Fouche sent an answer, brief and
devoid Of respect or consideration, that
the government" no longer could be
responsible for Napoleon's safety.
Nothing more was needed. The hint
was all sufficient. and hastily slipping
into civilians dress Napoleon fled
toward Rochefort, accompanied by two
or three adherents. Five days were
consumed in the journey to Rochefort,
during which the refugee again showed
his limitless audacity by trying to enlist
garrison commanders in Bordeaux and
the Nondce To aid him in an effort to
overthrow the traitorous rovernme Mt"
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came. When it did this is what he
read:
WASHINGTON, D. c.. 3 March. 1906.
My VERY DEAR AND EXCELLENT FRIEND:
I write you with heavy heart.
Your letter of the 18th January came
upon us like n shipwreck We see in 1t
at least the wreck of our most brilliant
prospects of domestic happiness II not of
public usefulness. We can say nothing o :
your proposal except that you ought by
all means TO pursue your own Ideas OF
your own happiness. well weighed and
well considered
In this last clause I must offer a word,
though II may possibly come too late
to be OF any use. II indeed advice in such
cases can in its nature be OF use.
Ny friendship Is unlimited and un-
abated, and / have no reason to doubt
the excellence you find in the person you
describe. But her education, feelings,
character and cast of mind are English
and London.
And what is perhaps more important
for YOU. she has a fortune.
These things render Ii extremely inn
probable that she can be happy in this
country. ! should think 1t equally i'm.
possible that you can be very happy In
that country Your mind Is American
Your services are wanted here.
As to fortune ! would rather see you
with only what YOU have than with the
largest in the world. JOEL BARLOW.
II Joel Barlow never aid anything
other than write that letter he did
much for the world. He checked Fulton
in what might have been the ruin OF
his life.
Whether Fulton proposed to the
mature widow there Is no record, but
London and the lady soon lost their
charm for him. Across the Atlantic
he came the following winter, arriving
in New York in December after n
tempestuous voyage Of two months from
Falmouth.
OF money he had little, but of hope
"A great store. He had been shaving at
study over the problem Of a boat that
would go by steam, and when he showed
to the Chancellor how far he had pro-
gressed all the enthusiasm OF old was
revived in the lawyer.
Within a few months OF Fulton's re-
turn II was determined to build a steam
boat for use on the Mississippi A
demonstration would he made with the
vessel on the Hudson.
Livingston's finances would not stand
much OF n drain and II devolved upon
Fulton to find financial aid elsewhere.
John Stevens OF Hoboken, brother-in-
law OF the Chancellor refused to ac-
cept a partnership. having small faith
In the scheme. Fulton pleaded with
friends for money. One OF whom he
asked $1,000 told him he would let him
have 500 II he could induce other
friends to subscribe 5000.
After many rebuffs Fulton got the
men to give the 5000, but he had to
promise that their names would he kept
secret They feared that II their folly
became known they would he subject
| to public ridlcule.
! Fulton had spur in his quest for