Albuquerque Citizen, 1907-09-27

WITHOUT AJULL MOMENT Cowboys Will Ask Governor to Take Dinner With Them In Old Time Cow Camp So Socorro - corro Socorro Rough Riders to be on Hand. Upon the Invitation of the Socorro fair management and of the mayor of Socorro, H. O. Bursum, Governor George Curry will go to Socorro to tomorrow - morrow tomorrow morning and will participate In the "doings" of the biggest day of the Socorro fair "George Curry Day." The governor and his party will arrive in Albuquerque on number one tonight and will remain here un until - til until tomorrow when they will leave aboard the special train at 7 a. m., for Socorro. A reception committee arrived in Albuquerque this morning from So Socorro - corro Socorro and will meet the governor at the Alvarado hotel tonight. There will be a good sized delegation from Santa Fe, Including the Santa Fe baseball team on number one to tonight. - night. tonight. Many Will Attend. In addition quite a delegation of Albuquerque people will also leave here In the morning for Socorro. By leaving here at 7 a. m. the special train will reach Socorro toe toe-fore - fore toe-fore 10 o'clock and the excursionists -will have practically all day in which to take in the fair. The special train will return Sat Saturday - urday Saturday night In time to reach Albu Albuquerque - querque Albuquerque by 10 o'clock. This will give the people practi practically - cally practically a whole day's outing and allow them to reach their homes in sea seasonable - sonable seasonable time. The Santa Fe has made a rate of one and one fifth fare for the round trip. Koutfli lUdor Ileccptlon. At Socorro the governor will be met by the Socorro rough riders of San Antonio led by the youngest rough rider in the woTld, Captain Merrill Kennedy, the three-year-old son of M. G. Kennedy of San An Antonio. - tonio. Antonio. The boy rides one of the biggest horses in the troop and looks like a small doll seated in the big "cow "cow-puncher's" - puncher's" "cow-puncher's" saddle of his father. The citizens of Socorro have pre prepared - pared prepared to accommodate all those who come to the fair and there will be no lack of good things to eat and place where comfortable sleeping quarters can be secured for a nomi nominal - nal nominal cost. A. J. Hilton, the popular merchant at San Antonio, sprung a surprise on the fair officials at the last min minute - ute minute by announcing that he would send to Socorro a company of boys uniformed in khaki. The youngsters will form a part of the big parade In honor of the governor. Many Already There. A special to The Citizen from So Socorro - corro Socorro today btated that already a big delegation of cowboys (had ar arrived - rived arrived and the town begins to look somewhat like a frontier village of thirty years ago. The cowboys are dressed in cus customary - tomary customary style and have formed a big camp where they will entertain the governer at dinner in true Tanch style. The committee in Albuquer Albuquerque - que Albuquerque today stated that a number of well ' known New Mexico sportsmen had entered for the big trap nhoot ami this end of the sports is likely to be quite a lively affair. There will be bast-ball morning and afternoon during the three days of the fair and the winning team car carries - ries carries away three hundred dollars. It will be a case of the best team win. Everything Heady. The agricultural and mining ex exhibits - hibits exhibits are already In place and are said to be the best ever seen in So Socorro - corro Socorro county. Men are at work today putting the last touches to the track over which koine horse races will take place that ' are expected, to smash some Socorro county records. The cowboy races will decide the fastest horse on the Socorro county range and it Is said that some fine looking range horses are now being tried out. This is the first fair Socorro county has had In a number of years but the citizens of Socojro say they ex expect - pect expect hereafter to make it an annual event. "BIG FOUR" CRUISERS ARRIVE AT FHISCO San Francisco. Sept. 27. The ruber squadron from the Asiatic station, comprising the armored cruisers West Virginia, flagship; Maryland, Pcnns ivania and Colo Colorado, - rado, Colorado, under command of Hear Ad Ad-n.nal - n.nal Ad-n.nal Dayton arrived here this morn morning - ing morning several hours ahead of their ex expected - pected expected time. Arrangements had been made to give the vcf-sels an elaborate reception and a wlrele.-s message a- sent advising ArirnlrHl Dayton In defer entering port until this after afternoon. - noon. afternoon. The message either was not received or was disregarded, for at 7:30 tliis morning the "Big Four," as thes-- cruisers have come to be known, passed through the Golden Gate. As they passed Black Point, a salute was tired from the big guns at Port Mason.

Attorney Says People Had Better Put Up With Extortion Than to Trample on Prlvleges Granted by Great Constitution. If the increase In coal prices of late months was justified, it Is a pe peculiar - culiar peculiar fact that the owners of the coal yards and representatives of the mine interests have refused to tell the grand Jury why the price wa raised 01 ' to answer any except trivial questions. The recent indignation of the pub public - lic public in regard to the high Dries of coal has at last resulted in an official Investigation of the matter. Yester Yesterday, - day, Yesterday, in answer to summons to ap appear - pear appear before ths territorial trrand jury, a number of officials of the American Fuel company, which con controls - trols controls the coal fields at Los Cerrillos and in the region of Gallup, W. H. nann ana jonn Heaven, the local coal dealers, appeared before the Jury, but refused to answer questions put .to them. - Today at 2 o'clock, these same parties were summoned before Judge Ira Abbott to show cause why they should not answer. At the hour set the interested parties appeared In court together with their attorneys. Judge Caldwell Yeamans, of Denver, ana ri. ai. Dougnerty, or Socorro, represent the American Fuel com. pany; O, N. Marron represents John Beaven; Neill B. Field represents W. H. Hahn, and District Attorney Clancy the territory. "Uuncltcd Tltem." Attorney Field, representing W. H. Hahn. in his address to the Judge this afternoon stated that the situa situation - tion situation In which his client was placed was In a measure identical with the situations of the other defendants and that his remarks would apply largely to all. He then entered in into - to into an explanation of the Sherman act and the term "restraint of trade." The tenor of his argument was to show that the defendants, or the paries summoned before the grand Jury, could not legally be compelled to answer the questions put to them by the grand Jury. The Questions. The questions which were asked of the local coal dealer, W. H. Hahn, yesterday, and which he refused to answer, upon the advice of his coun counsel, - sel, counsel, are practically the fame ques questions - tions questions asked of all the parties. Mr. Huhn was asked If he dealt in the coal from McKinley county and Los Cerrillos; why coal was higher this year than last; what was the cost of delivering coal from the base of sup supplies - plies supplies to Albuquerque, and several other vital questions bearing on the present high prices of coal fuel. Of all the questions asked he answered but two, and these were of slight Im Importance. - portance. Importance. The object of the terri territory - tory territory in summoning the coal dealers and operators before the grand Jury Is to determine whether or not there has been entered Into by all parties concerned, a combination In restraint of trade. Constitutional Right. In his address to the court Mr. Field maintained that his client and those similarly situated were not bound to answer the questions put to them; that they had a constltu-" tional right not to answer them. He said It were better for the people to submit to the extortion of tradesmen rather than disregard constitutional rights. He did not infer that the people were compelled to submit to extortion in the present instance or that there was any extortion, but he sought to show what were the con constitutional - stitutional constitutional rights of his client In the matter and why he should not be compelled to answer the questions put by the grand Jury. At 4 o'clock the attorneys for the coal Interests had not completed their arguments. PETTIBONE WAS IN COURT TODAY Boise, Idaho, Sept. 27. George A. Pettlbone, one of the men charged with the murder of former Governor Frank Steunenberg, has so far re recovered - covered recovered from his recent illness that he was able to appear in court to today - day today and listen to the order fixing his trial for October 15. Both prosecu prosecution - tion prosecution and defense announced that they would be ready at that times Pettlbone plainly showed the ema emaciating - ciating emaciating effect of his sickness. BIG FIRE CAUSES Hong Kong, China, Sept. !T. Hundreds of houses and many boats were destroyed today by Are at Wu Chow. It is feared that the loss of life Is heavy. The conflagration Is said to have been due to incendiary incendiary-ism, - ism, incendiary-ism, growing out of the establish establishment - ment establishment of a new interior custom sta station - tion station at Wu Chow. The inhabitants are bitterly opposed to extra taxation.

140 COUNTS HMD IN THE INDICTMENT Many Violations of Shipping Laws Through Port of San Francisco to Chicago Alleged to be Cause for Extensive Prosecution.' San iFrancisoo, Cal., Sept. 2". Ac According - cording According to a report -In circulation here, six Indictments were found yesterday by the federal grand Jury against the Pacific Mail Steamship company and tne Southern Pacific railroad company. In these indict indictments - ments indictments it is understood that the names of Edward H. Harrlman. John C. Stubbs and it. P. Schwerin are mentioned. The indictments, it is said, embrace 140 counts and relate particularly to violations of the law on shipments from the Orient through the port of San Francisco to Chicago. Many Witnesses Examined. A large number of witnesses have been before the grand Jury in rela relation - tion relation to this wholesale indictment during the past few weeks, and many of the records of the steamship and railroad company, and the collectors of the port have also been produced In evidence. The specific charges in the various counts are said to each concern some individual offense, most of them toeing of the same na nature, - ture, nature, though alleged to have been committed at different times. The relation between the Pacific Mall Steamship company and the Southern Pacific railroad company was also investigated by the grand jury, and it is stated that, the evi evidence - dence evidence tended to Htvfvr thit'-Edwarfl H. Harrlman la the owner ' of tk largest amount of stock in the .two Institutions, and that the freight car carried - ried carried by one Xor export or import, is monopolized as far as possible by the other, to the exclusion of other roads and steamship lines. , Ilarriinan's Connections With Of Offense. - fense. Offense. It is said that Harrlman's connec connection - tion connection with the alleged offenses is due to the fact that he is the principal owner of the transportation lines, and not to the belief that he per personally - sonally personally committed the violations, if there are any. Harrlman, like any other railroad owner, is responsible for the acts of his employes to a certain extent and attorneys declare that no criminal knowledge of the offenses named in the Indictment need be proved to se secure - cure secure a conviction. liclicvee Cose is Strong. The prosecuting attorney today re refused - fused refused to make any other statement concerning the indictments further than to state that there was plenty of evidence at hand to sustain every Indictment returned by the Jury. He would not admit or deny that the in indictment - dictment indictment had been returned against the steamship and railroad com companies, - panies, companies, Harrlman and others. WATKHWAYS PARTY NOW IN ST. PAUL. St. Paul, Minn., Sept. z7. The in inland - land inland waterways commission arrived at St. Paul this morning and the members were entertained at break breakfast - fast breakfast at the Commercial club. Ad Addresses - dresses Addresses were made by J. J. Hill and Archbishop Ireland. BISBEE HUSBAND KILLS MAN WHO STOLE HISJFE She Declared Her Love For Dead In Presence of Slayer. Douglas, Ariz., Sept. 27. "You horrid thing; you knew I loved him," were the words addressed to a man named Parks by his wife yesterday after he had shot Claude Howell to death at the Union hotel at Cananea. Parks and his wife were both arrest arrested - ed arrested and are being held incommuni incommunicado. - cado. incommunicado. Howell came to Cananea from Bls Bls-bee, - bee, Bls-bee, Ariz.. two weeks ago. Last Monday Mrs. Parks Joined him but they registered as husband and wife. Their names appeared on the regis register - ter register as Mr. and Mr. Langaton. Yesterday Parks appeared from Bisbee and after an investigation, went to Die hotel and represented himself as a friend of Langston. The clerk willingly conducted him to the room occupied by the couple, and as he supped Inside. Parks began fir firing - ing firing at the maii who had stolen his wife. Two shots went wild but the last two killed Howell. Mrs. Parks Is of a prominent Cali California - fornia California family, but ha long been dis disowned - owned disowned because of her actions. Parks bear a good reputation. Drowns in Lake. Chicago, Sept. 2 7. Ctaaa. . Hunt, aged 30. was drowned in the lake today.

NATIONAL TRANSIT CO. WAS USED AS A MR Comptroller Tells of Loans Made to Subsidiary Stand Standard - ard Standard Concerns: MANY PERTINENT FACTS WERE DISCLOSED . New York, Sept. 27 George Ches Ches-brough, - brough, Ches-brough, comptroller of many of the subsidiary pipe line companies own owned - ed owned by the Standard Oil company, took the stand today In the govern government - ment government suit against the Standard Oil Company of New Jersey, to give test testimony - imony testimony regarding the operating costs and profits of the pipe line compa companies. - nies. companies. Prosecutor Kellogg questioned the witness regarding the Buckeye Pipe Line company. "I notice following the loans made by the Buckeye Pipe Line company to the National Transit company, as shown by the alance due the Buck Buckeye - eye Buckeye company In 1899 of 13,317,141; In 1900 of $5,251,287; In 1902. 15. 15.-638,618; - 638,618; 15.-638,618; in 1903, $8,ll5.153; in 1904. $6,515,488; In 1905, $3,389,326, and in 1906 $4,616,514. What were these loans?" "They represented funds on de deposit - posit deposit with the National Transit com company," - pany," company," replied Chesbrough. "You carried these loans as as assets?" - sets?" assets?" "Yes, sir." "Why did you deposit these funds with the National Transit com company? - pany? company? "We used the National Transit company as a bank and we could call for funds whenever we wanted them." "I notice $2,231,901 is carried oh the Buckeye book as oil purchase contingent fund; why is such a fund carried ? "To cover loss by shrinkage in carrying oil," said Chesbrough. Boise, Idaho, Sept. 27. Several "dummy entrymen," who made deeds conveying the title to their lands to George S. Long, were ex examined - amined examined at the morning session of the Borah trial today in order to get the deeds in evidence. These deeds all bear endorsement as having been recorded at the request of W. E. Borah. The entrymen making them declared that they paid noth nothing - ing nothing for recording the deeds, autho authorized - rized authorized no one to pay fees for them, never employed an agent or attor attorney, - ney, attorney, and never even saw the patents issued to them by the land office at Washington. The entrymen examined today all declared that they got their money through former State Senator John Klnkead. Borah's counvel continued the policy of not putting the alleg alleged - ed alleged "dummies" under cross examina examination. - tion. examination. GREATEST GAME OE BASE BALI SEASON Philadelphia. Pa.. Slept. 27. Probatoly the most important series of base hall games In the American league this year will begin here this afternoon when the Philadelphia and Detroit teams, which are tied for first place ill the great race for the pennant, will meet for their final clash of the year. The Detroit play players - ers players accompanied by a large contin contingent - gent contingent of "rooters" from their home city, arrived today from Boston, full of ginger and confident of taking the series. Four games will be played, one today, one tomorrow, and two Monday.

EIGHT GREEKS KILLED WHEN TRAINS COLLIDE Uninjured Section Laborers Drove American Crews Into Hills Along Road. ATTEMPT, TO AVENGE "7. THEIR DEAD COMRADES Bakersfleld, Cal. Sept. ' 27. Ac According - cording According to the latest accounts from the scene of the wreck of the South Southern - ern Southern Pacific work train, which col collided - lided collided with a freight train near the entrance of tunnel 17, two miles west of Tehachlpl, last night, eight Greek section laborers were killed, and twenty Injured. The crew of the trains are hiding in the hills to save themselves from the enraged com comrades - rades comrades of the dead men. After the accident the uninjured men attacked the train and threatened destruction to much railroad property, A special train with twenty armed men on board has been despatched to the rescue of the beleaguered trainmen and the relief of the wounded. There were about fifty Greeks In the car which was demolished. Greeks are Angry. In addition to the Greeks who were on the wrecked train, a num number - ber number of others from this part of the country Joined the crowd which drove the trainmen to the hills and a good sized riot was soon in pro progress. - gress. progress. Unable to talk English or to comprehend the cause of the dis disaster, - aster, disaster, they became so angered at their comrades' deaths that they at. tacked the first American who came in sight. Several members of the crews were severely beaten before they could escape. It is believed, however, that the posse which reached the scene today will simplify affairs in a short time, though the train crew is still in hiding. RUSSIA DON'T WANT A New York, Sept. 27. J. Hamilton Lewis, of Chicago, who went to Rus Russia - sia Russia to Investigate a project to tunnel Behring strait and build a railroad connecting Siberia with Alaska, re reports - ports reports that he found that the Rus Russian - sian Russian government has not granted a concession for the Siberian end of the tunnel and that it is regarded by the Russians as undeslruble for military reasons. NINTH EXPLOSION IN GAMBLERS' WAR Chicago, Sept. 27. Another ex explosion, - plosion, explosion, tht: ninth, was added last night to the mysterious series cred credited - ited credited to feuds between the factions or Chicago gamblers. This explosion shattered the rear windows of the Morrison building at 123 South Clark treet, the ground Moor of which is occupied by the "Cash Reg Reg-ller" - ller" Reg-ller" business of Monte Teiines. Tiiis is the third attack on Teniit-s. FIRE IN LAUNDRY CAUSES A PANIC Co chocton, Ohio, Sept. 27. The explosion of gasoline In the dry cleaning department of the Eureka laundry and Domestic Rug company here today caused a panic among the fifty girls employed there, and many of them were slightly hurt. George Stltt was fatally, and Mrs. Herbert Knox seriously burned. The loss is $50,000.

SECRETARY ROOT IS GUEST OF SAN Party Will Have Brilliant Time When It Reaches Mexico City. NUMBER OF RECEPTIONS HAVE BEEN ARRANGED San Antonio, Tex., Kept. 27. Sec Secretary - retary Secretary Root and party will arrive in this city tomorrow morning and a public reception has been arranged for them which will be equal to that accorded to the president when he visited this city a year ago. The party will be the guests of the city and until they depart for the City of Mexico tomorrow night. Secre Secretary - tary Secretary and Mrs. Root will be enter entertained - tained entertained in lavish style. The party will reach Mexico Mon Monday - day Monday night and on Tuesday Becretiry and Mrs. Root will meet President Diaz and in the evening will be his guests at a banquet in the national palace. Tuesday a dinner will be given at Chapultepec toy one of the cabinet ministers. Wednesday, a banquet will be tendered the secre secretary - tary secretary by the city council and gover governor. - nor. governor. Friday the American residents will entertain the visitors, and on that evening Secretary and Mrs. Root will receive in honor of the secretary at the American embassy. In Mrs. Root's Honor. A reception will toe accorded Mrs. Root by the American women of the city and also by the Mexican social loaders, and these will be the most brilliant affairs of the visit of the American official and his wife. Saturday, the last day of their stay, they will visit a number of his historic - toric historic places and will that .night be entertained by Ambaswtiir Thomp Thompson - son Thompson at a banquet at Chapultepec. During the secretary's stay, he will find time to consult with President Diaz concerning the proposed Cen Central - tral Central American protectorate which the latter Is desirous of forming. HENRY M. FLAGLER IS SERIOUSLY ILL N'ew York. Sept. 27. Henry M. Flagler, vice president of the Stand Standard - ard Standard Oil company, is seriously ill In Mount Washington hotel at Bretton Wood", N. H., with symptoms of a general nervous breakdown. His condition is regarded as erlous. PltOSPKITS BRIGHT htm Al.lll Ol liROl i; KASTKKN fffffritMiiifii W. S. Hopewell and W. S. Strlckler. the last of the party of business men who went to f ('hicago on matters connected with the Albuquerque-Eastern S railroad, to reach home, stated today that there was very little In formation concerning the road that they were at liberty to make public. 4 They staled. however, that the prospects looked very bright for the building of the road in the very near future. The Albuquerque jiarly had a 4 very satisfactory Interview with capitalists interested In the project and they state that everything Is progressing smoothly. It Is expected that several of the men most deeply interested in the road will visit New Mex- Ico again in the near future.

He Will Omfcr With President Pins SIX HUNDRED LIVES ARE LOST IN FLOOD IN MAN Rising Stream Passes Through Town Destroying Every Everything - thing Everything In Sight WATER ROSE 50 FEET IN ONLY FEW HOURS Victoria. B. C, Sept. 27.-Advlces of a terrible disaster due to the great floods prevailing In Japan have been received here. The overflow of the river Otonashlgaw, running through the -town of Fukychlya near Kyoto, caused a loss of over six hun hundred - dred hundred lives. The river rose more than fifty feet in a short time. Streams in every part of Japan are very high and the continual rains are causing a constant rise in the rivers, inundating the lowlands, and killing off people, animals, crops and every living thing. tiovenuiieiit is Aiding. The famine which followed the first flood several months ago was hardly alleviated when .the rains again caused another inundation of the lowlands in the northern part of this island. The second flood was worse than the first and thousands of people lost their lives. Hundreds of others died of famine. The present flood exceeds in height the other two and the fact that the rains continue and that all streams are far out of their banks, has led the government to again take up the relief work with a view to saving the lives of the thousands who are In danger. RAILROAD EMPLOYES ARE HELD AS RESULT OF Engineer, Conductor and De Despatches - spatches Despatches Charged With Manslaughter In Rallegh. Raleigh, .V. C, Sept. 27. The grand Jury has returned an indict indict-nu - nu indict-nu lit for inun.-laughter against En Engineer - gineer Engineer V. Rippey, Conductor C. M. Oakley, Chief Train Dispatcher B. P. Ketcham and Train Dispatcher Victor I'arkin of the Durham divis division - ion division of the Southern Railway for the deaths of the three men killed In a head on collision near Auburn on September 1. This wreck was caused by a mis misunderstanding - understanding misunderstanding of orders and the state ofticlals, owing to the preval prevalence - ence prevalence of this sort of an excusu over the country In ease of wrecks, decid decided - ed decided to -ifl the affair. It U stated that some highly sensational evidence was offered to the grand Jury and that the trials of the indicted men will lie of the most sensational or order. - der. order. The railroad's attorneys will probably defend the accused employ employes, - es, employes, all of whom are now under bond. MIGHT IXJIKKD IX COLLISION TODAY. Hariisburg. Pa., Kept. 27. Eight persons were injured in a wreck on the Pennsylvania lailroad at Jeanltta bridge at Duennon today when the Altoona accommodation ran into a freight train.

Albuquerque c WEATHER FORECAST Cenver, Colo., September 27. Fair tonight; cooler In the south and irtremi list portions ofltbi territory; frost In thi north portion; Saturday fair. ZEN " GEDT THE ISTHXVS FIRST" VOLUME 22. ALBUQUEKQUE. NEW MEXICO. FRIDAY EVENING. SEPTEMBER 27 1007. NUMBER 227