Albuquerque Citizen, 1907-08-27

WOULD DEPRIVE IT OFF Sensational Move Expected When Big Suit Against Trust Opens Next Tuesday In New York. Prison Sentences For Officials. Waslngton. D. C, August 27 As a reinforcement to the big suit which opens in New York, September 3rd, and w.hich is aimed at the heart of the Standard Oil trust, the govern government - ment government is planning to make an imme immediate - diate immediate attempt to deprive the trust of its franchise. This action differs from the other in that the suit filed at St. Louis and heard In New York for convenience, seeks only to force the trust to dis disintegrate - integrate disintegrate by giving up the companies It owns or controls in states other than New Jersey, the home of the original Standard Oil company. The matter of going after" the trust's franchise was the subject of a conference between Attorney General Bonaparte and Judge Frank B. Kel Kellogg, - logg, Kellogg, of St. Paul, and Charles B. Morrison. Mr. Kellogg is the gov government's - ernment's government's special counsel In 4he fight to wrest commercial mastery from the oil trust, and Mr. Morrison, who was formerly district attorney at Chicago, had a great deal to do with the preparation of the case, which resulted In Judge Landls fining the Standard Oil Company of Indiana $29,400,000. May AmIc Prinon Sentences ' In addition to the plan to deprive the trust of its franchise, it is inti intimated - mated intimated that the attorney general is making preparations to prosecute in individuals - dividuals individuals of the Standard OH com company - pany company under the provision of the Sherman act, which provides for Im Imprisonment - prisonment Imprisonment of guilty persons while the Elklns act does not. Should the government succeed In Its attempt to kill the oil trust (and It would seem that It Is In a fair way to do it) the world's greatest monop monopoly - oly monopoly will be broken. Organized in New Jersey, the Standard has spread its tenacles until it not only controls the oil trade in this country, but also handles a large proportion of the oil sold in England, Russia and other countries across the water. Seven states Missouri, New York, Ohio, Illinois, Mississippi, Louisiana and Tennessee have filed suits against the trust, and in addition the government has eight suits against it. the most important of which is that which soon will begin. Collect Fines Only Some of the mate actions simply are to collect fines, while others are aimed at the present company of New Jersey. But all seek to break the grip which the trust has upon national business and industrial life, and consequently, upon the nation Itself. 8ix thousand three hundred and twenty-six federal Indictments rest against the Standard, In addition to the thousands of state indictments, and If the maximum penalty were to be Inflicted in each of the federal suits, as was done in the Chicago case, the Standard would be called upon to pay into the treasury of Un Uncle - cle Uncle Sam $126,520,000. This. In addi addition - tion addition to the fine of $29,400,000 im imposed - posed imposed by Judge Landis, would make the total $155,920,000. Such a penalty would be a stag staggering - gering staggering blow even to the group of tre tremendously - mendously tremendously wealthy men who com compose - pose compose the Standard Oil group. Standard Oil has a surplus fund that runs into figures almost incom incomprehensible - prehensible incomprehensible to the average layman. Conservative persons estimate thij surplus at $200,000,000, but others say that it will reach close up to a half billion dollars. ' Hair a Billion In Dividends Between 1KS2 and 1906 the Stand Standard - ard Standard Oil paid out In dividends, ac according - cording according to a recent complllation by the government, the enormous sum of $551,922,904.50. For several years the policy of the company has been to distribute about 60 per cent of its actual earnings In dividends and add the other 40 per cent to its surplus fund. The actual earnings or profits of the fu'i period between lDS'l and 190r, never have been disclosed. It la known, however, that the total pro profits - fits profits from 1902 to 1906 were $244, $244,-026,485. - 026,485. $244,-026,485. In that period the dividend distributions amounted to $164.40t, $164.40t,-406, - 406, $164.40t,-406, leaving $78, 536, 025 for the sur surplus - plus surplus fund. The period of the Standard's greatest earnings has been since 18 96 In the ten years its dividend distri distributions - butions distributions amount to $387,432,4 46. For only three of those years, 19u3. 1904 and 1905, are its profits known. In 1903 It distributed $42,877,516 In dividends, and in that year Its pro profits - fits profits were $41.30O.0oO. lu 1904 it dis distributed - tributed distributed $35,401,788 In dividends and Its profits were $01,500,000. In 19i)j It distributed dividends. $39,395,320, and its profits were $57,000,000. Fur these three years its profits ainnunted to $199,800,000, while 113 divided distributions were $117, $117,-634. - 634. $117,-634. ,424. leaving in that period alone JS2.1S.1 376 to be added to the sur surplus, - plus, surplus, au average of $27,305,125 a year. Pivstigt Would Suffer If the surplus additions averaged tha: amount f-ir 10 years, it would make a total of $273. !5 1.250, which, added to the s-urplus fund. up to 19i6 wou'd make a grand total of $S5:t.4S7,275. With a surplus reserve fund of

gument In Famous Mining Prosecution This Afternoon. VERDICT EKPECTED EARLY T Counsels Speeches Were Fiery at Times. But Filled With Statis Statistics, - tics, Statistics, the Latter Causing Evident Weariness In Jury Box. Denver, Colo., August 27. T. C. W. Franklin, principal counsel for the defense, began his closing argu ment for the defense In the case of the Lost Bullion Spanish Mines com company - pany company today in the United States dis trict court. It is expected that the case will go to the Jury this after noon. The Jury will probably return a verdict tomorrow morning. Heavy Argument A heavy fire of legal argument opened upon the Jury In the Lost Hulllon Spanish Mines company trial yesterday afternoon. Promptly at 2 o clock, upon -the opening or court Ernest Knaebel, assistant to the at torney general, opened the argument for the government. For seven hours the Jurors were subjected to a steady fire of legal oratory. Attorney Knaebel. In the early por tion of his address, confined himself largely to the mlneralogtcal phases of the case. Mr. Knaebel is an expert mining lawyer, and haa handled the mining end or tne prosecution throughout the trial. It la expected that the greater part of his argument will deal with this part 01 tne case. The first argument for the gov ernment was followed by speeches by C. W. Franklin and Ralph Talbot, at torneys tor the defendants, and then District Attorney ti. J. Hone, special prpsecutor, who summoned up the case for the government. Kacn side had three and one-half hours in which to close up Its case. Ijost of F.vhloiioe In The last of the great mass of testl mony was submitted to the Jury Mon day. The defense rested its case Saturday night, and the morning session was taken up with rebuttal evidence for the government. That the examination of the Lost Hulllon mine made by Professor Ernest Karl Lindemann, star wit witness - ness witness for the defense, was worthless for determining the value of ine mine, was the testimony given yes yesterday - terday yesterday morning by Philip Argall of Denver. Mr. Argall, according to the government authorities. Is one of the foremost experts in the world on subjects connected with cyanide min mining. - ing. mining. He built the Golden Cycle mill at Colorado City, which was recently destroyed by fire. Mr. Argall was put on the stand by the government for the purpose of discrediting the testimony of Profes Professor - sor Professor Lindemann, who examined the Lost Bullion mine and said it was worth $42,000,000. The government witness declared the examination made by the old German mining engineer was not of such a nature as to enable anyone to Judge with any degree of accuracy the value of the mine. At Skating ltlnk Two witnesses for the government, C. A. Macomlc and James C. Cllmo, told the Jury that Mrs. George Du Hols, wife of the purported discover discoverer - er discoverer of the Lost Hulllon mine, was at a skating rink on the evening of February 22. It was on February 22 that Du Hols signed the last of his written statements, in which ho de declared - clared declared the Ist Hulllon scheme was a hoax. In his efforts to "back up" from these statements, Du Bols told the Jury that the postofflce inspec inspector - tor inspector had extorted them rrom him by threats, and that the serious illness of his wife had Impelled him to yield to the demands of the government- officer. Hoth Macomlc and Cllmo testified that Mrs. Du Hols was at a skating rink on the evening of the day on which the last or tne state statements - ments statements was signed. The last hope 'of the defense that the court might be Induced to ds- mlss the case against some or all of the defendants vanished Monday. Judge Lewis overruled the motion filed recently, except as to one of the Indictments against K. C. Hunt, Dan- ton P. Plnkus and W. n. Cameron, withholding his decision as to them until all the evidence was In. Mon Monday - day Monday morning the court overruled the motion as to the three defendants also. All of the lxst Hulllon promot promoters - ers promoters mu-t submit their fate to the Jury. , OF PACKING FAME, DEAD Chicago. III.. August 27. Nelson Morris, the well known packer of thU city, died today after an illness of veral weeks. Morris was the vic tim f heart disease complicated with kidney troubles. Morris was Iwirn In the hlack for est of Germany In IS 40. and came to this country when eleven year old 1I gradually worked his way west and i-iit to work in the stock yards here tor $3 a month. Mis lirst packing house was open opened - ed opened in 1 H 6 2 and ever since that year, he has been prominent in the pack packing - ing packing Industry. His fortune is estimat estimated - ed estimated at many millions.

and Guards as He Is Being Conveyed From Omaha. BODY RIDOlFwiTH SHOTJFTER DEATH Was Charged With Killing Man and Wife at Bancroft and After Afterward - ward Afterward Mutilating and Beat Beating - ing Beating Their Bodies With Club. Bancroft, Neb., August 27. Mad Maddened - dened Maddened by the delay In the course of the written law In the revolting mur murder - der murder case of Louis Kay Higgins, the 2-year-old Denver man who, on May 10, shot, beat with a club and mutilated the bodies of Walter F. Copple and his wife and left seven children orphans, on a farm near Rosalie, a mob this morning over overpowered - powered overpowered the three officers who had .the prisoner In charge and hanged him to a bridge near the town and riddled his body with bullets. Mrs. Cora A. Higgins, the mother of the victim of the mob, who re resides - sides resides in Denver, has been notified. As precautionary measures, Hig Higgins - gins Higgins was given his preliminary hear hearing - ing hearing on an Overland Limited United Pacific train and has since ben held In the Jail at Omaha. Neb. Sheriff Young of Thurston county went to Omaha last night, secured the pris prisoner, - oner, prisoner, obtained two other guards to help him offset any attempt at lynch lynching, - ing, lynching, and started for Bancroft, the county seat of Thurston county, where Higgins was to have been placed on trial. When Sheriff Young left this place Sunday night he was accosted by citizens who asked him what he would do If an attempt was made to lynch Higgins. "Shoot the first man who trie U," was the response, "Well, we Just thought we would ask," said the committee of citizens, "because the chances are that you will have some shooting to do." Thus forewarned, Young took ev every - ery every precaution to guard his prisoner. On the train Higgins, noticing the ex extra - tra extra guard, smiled and said: "There Is no need of this; I won't try to get away." He did not seem to realize his danger and was cheerful on his trip to Bancroft. The train bearing Higgins and his guard arrived in Bancroft at eight o'clock this morning. A mob of more than a hundred men awaited it. All the men were armed and they scrambled on trie coaches be before - fore before the train had stopped. Locating Young, his deputies and his prisoner, a demand was made for the murder murderer. - er. murderer. Young and his men resisted, but were soon overpowered and the prisoner, a trembling, miserable hu human - man human being, taken from them. lUiltllcd With Shot Higgins was made to stand in the bed of a dray, being held up by mem members - bers members of the mob. The remainder of the moddened crowd ran shouting af after - ter after the vehicle. The dray was driven at a rapid pace under the bridge, wher a noose was already hanging. As the wagon passed under the bridge the noose was dropped over Higgins' neck and the speed of the wagon Jerked it taut and sent the victim to eternity. As the body swung In mld-alr the mob ran yell yelling' - ing' yelling' around It and shot hundreds of bullets Into the swaying corpse. The body was later cut down and delivered to the coroner, who will hold an inquest. Sympathy was expressed on all sides f.ir the aged mother of the murderer in Denver, but as Higgins' crime was one of the most revolting ever comniited In this section and as Justice had long been delayed, no re regret - gret regret for the action of the mob is felt even among the most conservative citizens here. BIG SYNDICATE WILL BUY 840,000,000 OF J. P. Morgan and Other Fi Financiers - nanciers Financiers Will Take New York Paper. New York, August 27. The an announcement - nouncement announcement that the city of New York has decided to ask for bids In September for the biggest bond of offering - fering offering ever madJ by any city has created a stir in the financial district. The bond issue amounts to forty mil million - lion million dollars and an interest rate of 4 is offered. The financial district did not at first take kindly ti the prospect of fuel, a heavy demand upon 'is rcsouii-ts but reports quickly spread that many of the leading financial houses had Joined In the organization of a syn syndicate - dicate syndicate t bid for the entire issue. It is reported that J. P. Morgan & Co., are identified with this plan t'ity otn.ials state thin afterno n thai tin-re is not thu slightest doubl of I he t iuii - is.-ue being taken al a good premiaai when the sale occurs. Tile bunds were made al 4 per cent owing to the fact that financiers would not take a 4 per cent bnd at tills lime.

MINER IS ACCUSED OF DOUBLE CRIME Arrested For Insulting Women. He Killed His Captor, and Was Later Saved From Lynch Lynching - ing Lynching by Only Slightest Margin. Easton, Pa., August 27. For nlna hours a squad of policemen and dep deputy - uty deputy sheriffs surrounded th ecounty Jail here, while trusties on the inside under the direction of Sheriff Mason worked to double bar and secure every possible means of Ingress, in order to thwart a mob of Iron work workers, - ers, workers, whom, rumon stated, were en route to this city to lynch William Handy, a South Carolina miner, who was arrested last night and brought to the county Jail on a charge of kill killing - ing killing Policeman Mhumaker. Until dawn the guard closely watched every move outside and In Inside - side Inside the Jail but when the mob fail failed - ed failed to materialise at that time, and phone messages from South Bethle Bethlehem - hem Bethlehem made it certain that there waa no mob coming, the sheriff permitted the watchers to go home. The Killing.' Complaint was made to the police at South Bethl&hem, the Iron works town, yesterday that a negro miner, partly intoxicated had Insulted a numr.er -f white womm an -J girls, and the police force was ordered to secure the man. He was discovered near a saloon by Policeman Hhumak Hhumak-er, - er, Hhumak-er, who immediately arrested him. At first : the negro showed no fight, but as they walked to vard the city holdover, he suddenly pulled a gun and before the officer could grasp hia' arm, had. tired a shot In to Stiuraak Stiuraak-er'a - er'a Stiuraak-er'a body, causing Instant death. With a bound. Handy was lost In the dark darkness - ness darkness and the small crowd which col collected - lected collected at sight of the arrest waa un unable - able unable to catch the slayer. Taken to I -ii-ston. For several hours a search was kept up, the killing having taken place shortly after dark. Patrolman MoCue, a close friend of Shumaker, was a leader ln the search and his knowledge of negroes enabled him to successfully capture the man who killed his brother officer. He found Handy hiding In a low groggery and dragged him out. Unfortunately for Handy, quite a crowd of Iron work workers - ers workers at this moment, passed the sa saloon - loon saloon and the officer had a fight to save his prisoner from a lynching. As It was Handy was badly damaged by blows from the furious men. In order to safeguard the prisoner, he was brought to Kaston and con con-lined - lined con-lined In the county Jail. Mob FoniiH. At South Bethlehem, where Shu Shu-maker - maker Shu-maker was a popular officer, a mo-b of Iron workers and many other citi citizens, - zens, citizens, formed within a few minutes after the arrest and visited the city holdover, bu-t the man was not there, the police having feared Just that move. Handy had been taken In at the front door and a moment later spirited out and away to this city, leaving the Bethlehem Jail by a rear door. Word that the prisoner had been brought here was promptly forthcom. lng and the mob prepared to come to Gaston, but prominent citizens per. suaded the men to permit the law to take Its course. Handy today pretends that he has no knowledge of the events of last night but officers here are persuaded that he Is merely a desperate man attempting to elude Justice by means of that dodge. TAFT SPENDS DAY JSPilGFIlD Kansas City, Mo., August 27. Sec retary Taft Is standing the day trav eling from Springfield, Mo., to Kan Kansas - sas Kansas t'ity and is not booked for any speeches today. He is expected to arrive here this evening. The pro gram here Includes a drive about ihe cliy, a reception and an informal din dinner. - ner. dinner. The secretary will continue his Jourrw-y tomorrow. SHUT DOWN Al KELLY CAUSES UNEASINESS Magdaleua, N. M. August 2i. ( SiH-clal.) Some uneasiness Is felt by the people of both Mag daleua and Kelly on account of the shutting down of under- ground work by the Trl-Hulllon t company in the Kelly mine. There I grave apprehension as to the cause, yet the company is showing considerable activity with the surface work about the mouth of the mine in making improvements. A hoist Is being Installed over the Kelly mine that has not an equal in the southwest. Tri-Dullton stock Is ranging at fj.50 and it Is believed that il Is the purpose of the company to push it to 14.00. The com- t piny is Incorporated at $2.2 t "Dl. H t i f ( ( ) M M M i

SANTA FE ATTORNEY MAKES MORE Reported That Governor Cur Curry - ry Curry Received a Letter Sent . to Speaker Cannon. HANNA CALLED UPON TO MAKE GOOD Santa Fe, August 27. ( Special. There is considerable interest mani manifested - fested manifested here today In a rumor which is generally accepted as true that the president has referred a letter to Governor George Curry written. It m said, by Attorney K. H. Hanna and memibers of the Santa Fe Water and Light company to "Uncle Joe" Can non, speaker of the house of rep representatives. - resentatives. representatives. It is said the letter contains more charges to the effect that adminis administrative - trative administrative and Judicial circles in this ter territory - ritory territory are corrupt. Governor Curry would not discuss the affair in any form when a Citi Citizen - zen Citizen representative called to see him this afternoon at the executive of office. - fice. office. It la understood, however, that the governor has called upon the authors of the letter to substantiate the charges they have made and it said the results are quite likely to prove interesting. The president, It is understood. In Instructed - structed Instructed the governor to make a thorough and rigid investigation and act accordingly which Governor Cur Curry - ry Curry will probably do. It. II. Hanna is the attorney who gained considerable notoriety by making a sensational attack upon the character of Max Frost, editor of th New Mexican before the Bar associa association, - tion, association, at Koswell last week. more than $350,000,000, the Stand Standard - ard Standard could pay fines amounting to $155,000,000 and still be highly sol vent and with a surplus larger than that of any other corporation In the country. But its prestige as the dom dominant - inant dominant power In railroading and in In Industrialism - dustrialism Industrialism would be seriously crip crippled. - pled. crippled. In addition some of Its directing heads. if Attorney General Bonaparte pushes his demand for a prison sen sentence, - tence, sentence, may not be there to rebuild the fortunes of the trust. At the New York hearing John D. Rockefeller, his brother William. Hen'ry H. Rogers, "the brains of Standard Oil." and John D. Arehbold vice president of the company, will be called upon to testify. MOIIMXG JOUJt.VYL FILES DEMt'ItREIl IX Sl'IT. Santa Fe, August 27. (SM'-lal.) . In the district court here today Nelll B. Field, attorney for the Albu Albuquerque - querque Albuquerque Morning Journat, submitted a demurrer In the damage Fult of former Attorney General Georgs V. Prichard against the Journal. The demurrer contains ten sections and declares that no libel was committed. WILUE IKIS HIS SWORDS KEEP PEACE Berlin, August 27. Emperor Wil William - liam William in replying to an address of welcome l.y tlie burgomaster nf Han Hanover - over Hanover yesterday, said: "We have to thank the gracious dispensation of heaven. .also the swurds of our trn-'y troops that it has been possible to maintain peace f j lui.jj."

STARTED BY AN One Body Fell Through Open - Window to Street -Below. POLICE SEARCHING FOR ALLEGED FIRE BUG Oklahoma City, Okla.. August 27. Searching for exits from the death trap that hemmed them in on ail sides, four persons were burned to death early today in a fire on East Grand avenue. The dead are: LILLIAN HAYS. VIKGIE WALLACE. HA IMF, WARD. WALTER WARD. The fire is believed to have been of Incendiary origin. The building in which the-fire oc occurred - curred occurred was three stories in height and the blaze started on the lower Boor, spreading to the starways and windows where fire escapes were lo located - cated located before the Imprisoned people on the upper floors could escape, though many of them were saved by the firemen. Body Fell From Window. The four victims were evidently unable to reach safety after being awakened, though one body, believ believed - ed believed to be that of Vlrgie Wallace, fell to the walk from a window through which she had evidently tried to es escape. - cape. escape. The fire had caught and burn burned - ed burned her beyond all recognition, and her body fell only when the window supports burned away. The other bodies were recovered from the ruins. The police believe the fire was In Incendiary - cendiary Incendiary and they are searching for a youth whose disappearance leads to the conclusion that he fired the building In an effort to "get even ' with one of the Inmates who had re refused - fused refused to receive his attentions. DANGER OE STRIKE IS NOW PASSED Chicago. August 27. Danger of a ftrlke In the stock yards was remov ed last night when the packing house teamsters accepted the offer from the Parkers oti all except two points which relate to overtime and Sun Sunday - day Sunday work. The packers agreed to give all teaniHters one cent per hour In Increase - crease Increase of wages instead of the half cent advance offered before to sixty per cent or their number. This offer was accepted. TRAIN CRASHES INTO CBOWOffl STREET CAR t i i ) m t r i t m i 6 n I.at'roSsf- Wis Ani'Mut -7 A ne man was dangerously Injur- ed and sixty-five persons were badly shaken up and narrowly escaped death when a St. Paul train crashed into a street car on a crossing In North LaCrosse today. anic ensued among the nasseiiirers and for a time it W.,M ft-Mi-e.l th.ir tlt'tnl' Vi..l ).uor, JL killed ami ambulances ami phy- sielans were hastily dispatched to the scene. 4 James Gaskell. aged 60, hid both lees broken and crushed 4 The other passengers received 4 only scratches. 4

WITH INCITING A RIOT With Forty Others He Was Arrested and Tried " Today; EXCITING SCENES AT HIS PUBLIC MEETINGS Longford. Ireland. August 27. James P. Farrell, an Irish nationalist member of parliament for North Langtord, and forty others were ar rested early this morning and are now being tried by a special court convened for the purpose on a charge or taking part In an "unlawful as sembly likely to cause riot." Farrell has been holding meetings throughout his constituency at which exciting scenes occurred between the nationalists and members of the Sinn Fein society. In addition many cat cattle - tle cattle have .been driven from the graz grazing - ing grazing lands of the district, which the prosecution alleges was encouraged by Farrell and other speakers. Large forces of police are being dispatched here, trouble being antici anticipated. - pated. anticipated. Trouble. Probable. Excitement over the arrest of Far Farrell - rell Farrell and his companions Is likely to cause a riot at any moment, since Farrell and his policies were largely In favor with the people of this sec section, - tion, section, and indignation at the arrest is Unbounded. It Is likely, however, that the public Indignation will not reach the trouble point until the trial is concluded. WAGING WAR AGAINST "BLACK HAND" SOCIETY Pennsylvania State; Consta Constabulary - bulary Constabulary Has Already Caused Fifty Arrests. Ilarrlsburg, Pa., August 27. An effective war, It Is announced is be being - ing being waged against the black hand society through I'ennsyvanlu by the state constabulary, and indications are that the troops will soon rid the commonwealth of ifs murderous or organization. - ganization. organization. The state police authori authorities - ties authorities are in possession of information that the black hand operations are directed from a central headquart headquarters - ers headquarters In New York mid that agents ac ac-j - j ac-j tually engaged in the work of In- tlmidatlnn are not all foreigners, I some Americans being implicated. More than fifty arrests have been ! made by the slate police In the last ' six months in connection with these ; operations, nearly all being fined or imprisoned. PEACE CERTAIN IN CENTRAL AMERICA ! City of Mexico. August 27. It is jannounerd her that ptace In Cen Cen-; - ; Cen-; li il America Is now assured through jliie Inter tendon of the i'nited ! States and Mexico. Formal state ment will probable be Issued within I a few day.

Albuquerque Citizen WEATHER FORECAST. Denver, Co!., August 27 Local showers tonight and Wednesday. "WE GET THE NEWS FIRST" VOLUME 21. ALBUQUERQUE. NEW MEXICO. TUESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 27. 1907. NUMBEH 202 HANGSitORNEY GENERAL HAS PROSPERITY VS, WALL STREET LOST SPANISH BULL OFFICERS GUARD JAIL TO SAVE NEGRO A M ACCUSED OF m WAR ON CASE IN HANDS OF JURY