Albuquerque Citizen, 1907-10-30

CONFIDENCE HAS iBEES FULLY RESTORED False Story Causes Run On Bank In Plttsburg-Certined Plan Working Smoothly Through-out'Country-Washlngton Enjoying Holiday. New York, Oct. 30. The banking conditions in this city appear normal again. The situation Is so well In hand thaj no further conferences on the partOt vthe bankers are expected. The bankers declare that the clear ing house certificate plan Is working out smoothly and is rapidly bring bringing - ing bringing about normal conditions. The stock market took a remark remarkable - able remarkable plunge upward this morning. Not in a score of years has Wail itrect experienced such a flood of buying orders. Majority of orders are in lots for transfer to purcha-ers and come In small blocks of from five to fifty shares. Several sales of two shares were recorded. c. r. BUYING SIX X 'K 1XJK INVESTMENT . J. Wellman, of J. S. Bache and Company, bankers and brokers, said that such sales by that firm amount ed to between 1500.000 and $750, $750,-000 - 000 $750,-000 and that the orders are coming from ail parts of the country. "People are buying stocks for In vestment in small lots and p.'ylng cash lor them," said Wellman today. "This Is bringing thousands of dollars or cash to the market and is assist assisting - ing assisting materially In relieving the situa situation. - tion. situation. ? hli:V It s-.fo t sue liiat there are more than four hundred thousand more names of Stockhold ers on our books of various railroads and other big corporations now than other big corporations now than there was a year ago." IMhTUmtANCES Will, 1IEDITK THE (OST Ol' LIVING Chicago, Oct. 30. The jobbers, wholesales and retailers of meat, eggs and other food products agree that the present dii-'Uubed financial condition may bring aoout a i;eneral and substantial reduction In the tost of living. Eggs and butter are now lower than before the disturbance. WEEK OK 1IOI.IB.W l'OH WASHINGTON Olympla, Wash.. Oct. 30. Govern Governor - or Governor aiead has declared a legal holiday for the remainder of this week, principally for the protection of the country banks, whose requests for money have been denied by the bunks in the clearing house titles, KANSAS BANKS AIMIT CERTIFICATE PIAN. Topeka. Kan., Oct. 30. At a regu regular - lar regular meeting of the bankers of the city composing the Topeka Clearing House association yesterday a reso resolution - lution resolution wW adopted practically the same as that now in force in Kansas City and New York. The resolution embodies the adoption of the New York clearing house certificate plan of accepting exchange In clearing house balances. Another resolution was adopted binding all the banks of the city to stand as a unit for their own and depositors' protection which means that in case of trouble at any bank that the others will stand back of ttie Institution. The action taken at the meeting Is not in anticipation of trouble of any kind but merely as a precautionary measure and to Insure the safety of every bank and every depositor in the city. FALSE STOHV KTAltTS BI N OV 1'lTTsBlBG BANK. Pittsburg, pa., Oct. SO. A run was started shortly before noon on a small national bank, whose de depositors - positors depositors were mostly foreigners. The run was started by a story to the effect that the otlicers had run away This was denied at the bank, and the Institution is declared solvent. ANOTHER CATHOLIC SCHOOL FOR SANTA FE eianta Fe, N. M., Get. 30. Ground was broken yesterday for a new nar- ochl.il school in connection with the Catholic pariah which will be erect erected - ed erected at the corner of San Francisco fiireet ajid Cathedral place. It is ex pected to have the foundation laid this winter so that work . on the building proper can be begun in the early spring. The new parochial building will be utilized exclusively for boys. It will be built of brick, two stories in height and contain eight rooms. The contract for the building has been let to Carlos Digneo and K. 1'. Crich Crich-ton. - ton. Crich-ton. It is estimated the cost of con construction - struction construction will be approximately $14, $14,-000. - 000. $14,-000. Por four of five year past a chool for Catholic girls has been conduct conducted - ed conducted in connection with the Cathedral, in which the children are taught studies customary in the primary and grammar grade of the public schools in addition to being given a religious education. The school has accommodations for 2 40 pupils and it is filled to its capacity every term.

GALVESTON SUFFERS GEEA1 L08S0F PROPERTY Beaumont and Houston Suffered Also-Several Persons Were In Injured - jured Injured and Many Had Narrow Escape-Communication Completely Cut Olf. Oalveston, Test., Oct. 30. -A fierce wind storm swept southern Texas this morning causing much damage to property and suffering to human human-Ity - Ity human-Ity and stock. IXaln accompanied the wind and fell In sheets for sev several - eral several hours. A number of residences In the western end oT this city were blown down and wrecked and several per persons - sons persons are more or less injured. The lower part of the town Is flooded, and many people have been driven from their homes by water, which has risen to be several feet in depth In places. All telegraph communications, ex cept associated press Wires arc down, ; Women Save Children. The suffering of the people driven irom tnetr homes by the rlsln wat er Into the downpour on the outside lj inleiigo. The police department has lent assistance to the needy, and those driven from their homes have been given shelter In the houses up town. . One woman living in a small cottage in the lowest part of the .western end of the city escaped with a small child under each arm by waning through water up to her n;ps, lhe property loss will ujiiTe gate .-thousands of dollars. Storm llenclietl Dallas. Pallas, Tex., Oct. 80. Telegraph, telephone and trolly wires are down In southern Texas today as a result or a severe wind storm, which pass. ed over that section of the state early this morning. Several houses were blown down at Galveston but no fatalltlos have been reported. Property loss is re ported to be heavy. Telegraphic communication with Oalveston was cut off at 9 o'clock by order of the underwriters associa association, - tion, association, ordered that all power plants in the city shut down owing to the tangle the wires were In. At Houston and Beaumont the storm did muFh damage to the wires. Hoth of these cities also suf fered conlderiihle loss through buildings being blown down and flooded, but no Injuries have been re reported. - ported. reported. SOUTHERN NEW HO TELEPHONE CHANGES Line In Couise of Consructlon Will Connect Many Towns. I.as Cruces, N. M.. Oct. 30. The Sliver City, Kl l'aao and Kouthwest telephone company has purchased the Texas and New Mexico Tele phone company line between this place and Kl Paso. Churlea Miller was the principal stockholder of the company bought put. The Sliver City, El I'aso and Southwest Telephone company is practically a new company which Is now Installing a long distance line to connect Kl Paso, Ias Cruces, Kin Kin-eon, - eon, Kin-eon, Kngle, I ..os I'alomas, Silver City, Oem'iig and all Intervening towns. The company Is capitalized for $100, $100,-000 - 000 $100,-000 and the line being Installed Is a metallic circuit with red cedar poles. The men who are the principal stockholders are also nil Interested in the local telephone business in the various towns named. John H. Mor Morgan, - gan, Morgan, of Kl Paso, who Is the manager of the Southern Independent Tele Telephone - phone Telephone company of that place; W. K. Maker, of the I,as Orueeg exchange; Win. r. Murray, President of the Silver City Telephone compuny, and C. H. ltorworth, of Doming, are the principal men Interested in the new venture. The line is about all com completed - pleted completed ami will be ready for opera operation - tion operation In a very short time, the lines In the ltlo Orande valley being al already - ready already working. SECKiriWUY I.Ol II KILLS A 11KAK Helena, Mont., Oct. 30. William Ixieb, private secretary to President Koosevelt, who with Menator Carter, Harry Child and Thomas H. Miller of Helens, have been hunting near Cook City, has ended his trip, after having killed a bear, two mountain sheep and a deer to say nothing of smaller game. lid has started fur Washington very well pleased with his showing. There were no unusual incidents in connection with the slaughter Of the game.

HEW- MEXICO- SOLID FOR SINGLE tl So Says Governor Curry Interview Given Out In El Paso. In TERRITORY'S POPULATION ,i IN EXCESS OF 4CO.CC0 Kl Paso, Texas., Oct. 30. "The people' of New Mexico are solid for single statehood. We are all work work-log - log work-log hard for It and I Jelievo that New Mexico will be a state within 18 months at the very outside." This is tho Mutement made by gov governor - ernor governor George Curry, of New Mexico, who Is In the city and stopping at the Zeiger. Governor Curry Is Just completing a tour of New Mexico Inspecting territorial institutions and will leave this evening over the San Santa - ta Santa Fe for the capital of New Mex Mexico, - ico, Mexico, having finished his round. The paat week has been spent In the Pecos valley during which the gover governor - nor governor made a number of speeches to the residents of that section, where he was himself reared. May Not Get Hill I This Year. "I do not know if we will be suc successful - cessful successful In getting a single statehood bill before congress at this winter's session," continued Governor Curry. 'It is possible that we will not be able to get it considered until after the next election, hut we are going to do some hard work between now and the time of the convening of congress and during the approaching session and we have hopes that our effort will be crowned with success. Growing Sentiment for KUiu-IkwhI. "The growing sentiment for single statehood In New Mexico Is shown by the organization of a statehood league In almost every town and county in the territory. (But these leagues are not necessary for the purpose of creating a local public sentiment for single statehood," the governor addel. All Work Together for Ktutelioott. "The idea of these statehood leagues is to get all the people who favor statehood to pull together to the common point of statehood; to prepare and send out literature broadcast over the country pleading for statehood for New Mexico; to create a countrywide sentiment for statehood and use the combined in influence - fluence influence of every citizen of the ter territory - ritory territory upon the people of the coun country - try country to demand statehood for New M exlco. .More Tlitin 100 Per Cent Increase. 'That New Mexico Is entitled to statehood no one will doubt who has given the matter one minutes thought. The census of 1&U0 gave tiie territory slightly over li0,(i)0 population. Today New Mexico has u. population of over 4ou,0ou and people are coming Into the territory by every train, locating homes and building up Hie territory In wealth. Hy the census of 1910 New Mexico, 1 firmly believe, will have a popula population - tion population greatly In excess of half a mil mil-tiou - tiou mil-tiou and she cannot be denied state statehood - hood statehood upon her claims. Never in Mora ProMMroui Miapc. "New Mexico was never in a more prosperous romlTilon. Never in her history his her growth been so rapid and pronounced as within the past few months. The tide of Immigra Immigration - tion Immigration la only Just setting New Mex Mexico - ico Mexico forward and before It ends New Mexico can boast one of the most prosperous farming and industrial regions of the entire southwest or west." FILIPINO Alti: OIT Itm TAHIFF ItKIXHt.M. Manila. P. I., Oct. 80. Philippine papers are now asking for free trade with the United ISiates. Heretofore they have .been opposed to any tariff reform on the ground that It would bind the Philippine too chvseiy to the United States and endanger ulti ultimate - mate ultimate independence.

Hoswell, N. M., Oct. 30. A special dispatch to the Record from Clovls. N. M.i says that United States Com Commissioner - missioner Commissioner Curren is accepting home stead applications on 218,000 acres of land there heretofore held by the Santa Fe railway company. The rand Is In one body and runs north be beginning - ginning beginning four milea north of Clovls. All the land surrounding th tract, which Is said to be the finest In that part of the territory, is be being - ing being homesteaded. Excitement la high and a rush Is being made for the new land. JtEIOUT NYT THOUGHT TO BE AI THENTIO. The above dispatch Is not thought to be authentic here. E. W. lobKin, local attorney for the Santa Fe said this afternoon that he had no knowledge of the Kanta Fe owning any'nuch large body of. land in eastern New Mexico. Mr. Dobson said that he did not belleva that the report was true. Local otlicials- oT . the fianta F wero seen and none of them have any knowledge of the Santa Fe own owning - ing owning any large body of land in the vicinity of Clovls. One man said that he thought that tho report was started by some real estate firm hoping to start a run Into the Clovls district. Considerable land ha been settled -upon by home home-tewir - tewir home-tewir In thai tparf of the territory v v-recently. - recently. v-recently. Such a report would give the place wide advertising as a good place for horaeseekers. ... . -. . 4,763 CHINESE v LAND IN MEXICO Two-Thirds of Them Were Hound l-r the t'nltcd States. Moxlco City, iMexlco. Oct. 30. According to dispatches to The Daily Record, 4,783 Chinese have landed at the port of Walina Cruaa since the first of the .present year. More than two-thirds of them had the United Htates as their destina destination. - tion. destination. A large number of them had lived In the United States at some previous date and were under: the Impression that they could return. ARIZONA MILLIONAIRE IS CHARGED WITH GRAVEJRIHE Defense Claims Blackmail Blackmail-Mr. - Mr. Blackmail-Mr. Carpenter Complain Complaining - ing Complaining Witness. Pouglas, Arlx., Oct. 30. Jt. P. Ilurgan, of the Hurgan Development company, banker at Carnegie. Pa- owner of a big block of Calumet and Arizona stock, interested In coal and lumber In Pennsylvania, and rated locally as a millionaire, was arraign ed before Justice Mice on the charge of rape. lie was arrested on com plaint of Mrs. o. C. Carpenter, a slender, prepossessing woman who had rooms at the t'avoy hotel, where Mr. Hurgan has been stopping. Mrs. Carpenter's testimony is sun- ported more .or less by two witness es. The defense, which has not vet been commenced, will undoubtedly be attempted blackmail. On cross examination the defendant's attorney was not permitted to ask any ques questions - tions questions tending to attack the character of the prosecuting witness ami no testimony has yet been presented hy the defense. The hearing concluded this after noon without the defense putting a witness on the stand. IJurgan was bound over under bond of $1,000. TELEGRAPHERS ARE BACK AT WORK Norfolk, Va., Oct. 30. The tele telegraphers' - graphers' telegraphers' strike instituted in Aug August - ust August .which affected the Western Un Union - ion Union and Postal Telegraph companies at Norfolk, Portsmouth and at tho Jamestown Kxposliiou grounds, was officially declared oft today.

TIw BWiil-oflMHl HtaKiiM-nt ts "ill. at tlM rxnirution or IiIm term In the stoic of New York. News ltctii. AMERICANS TIE-UP L Force on Whole Division Walk Out Because Two Are Jailed. GOVERNMENT ENDEAVORING . TO oETTLE 7R0ULLE! Mexico City. Mexico. Oct. 30. All of the operating force and shop shopmen - men shopmen on the Tnmpico division of the Mexican Central railroad walked out yesterday because a conductor and two train despatcrhers, Americans, were thrown in the prison in conse consequence - quence consequence of having engaged in a light at Cardenas. The strikers demand the release of the prisoner. A special govern government - ment government representative is endeavoring to settle the trouble. The strike covers the entire divi division - sion division and every American on it is out. The fight took place at Tamplco and was not a serious aiTair, as none of the bellgerents were seriously in injured. - jured. injured. The Americans say that they were In the right and are unjustly held In Jail. The situation is serious for the railroad company, as buslne-ss Is practically suspended, and It Is be believed - lieved believed that the government will see that the men are released. This is the nrst time the employes of any of the Mexican railways, which are In the majority . Ameri Americans - cans Americans have united In maintaining their rights. The pressure brought to bear by the railroad on the Mexican government Is said to be strong. YALE JUNIOR New Haven. Conn., Oct. 30. Ben Benjamin - jamin Benjamin Harrison iMcKee. of New York City, grandson of President Harrison, is a Junior in Yale. He ranks twenty-fifth in his class of 307 In scholarship in work of freshman and sophomore years, and in the llat of "Junior appointments" Issued this week is classed In the "high oration" group an arbitrary clarification. Mc- Kee has the dlstlnotlon of being the only boy ever born in the white house. For the four years of his grandfathers incumbency he was called "Baby MoKe," but at Yale he is "Harry" 'McKee to his Inti Intimates. - mates. Intimates. HOISEEKER'S TICKETS L NOT BE Railroads Agree To Raise Price of Them Instead. Chicago, III., Oct. 30. At a meet meeting - ing meeting in Chicugo yesterday the repre representatives - sentatives representatives of the large railway sys systems - tems systems agreed to not abandon the homeseekerjj' excursions to the west. .Since the pasusge of the two cent fare laws in many of the western states there has been talk of discon tinuing this rate. It is now agreed, however, that the homeseekers rates be slightly advanced after January 1. The maximum advance will be $5 on each round trip ticket. For ii ii-gtance, - gtance, ii-gtance, a round trip homeaeekerj' ticket from Chicago to Texas and other southwestern states will from $25 to $30.

ARMY AND NAVY HEN ARE TALKING ABOUT IT Recruiting Stations Arc Getting Busy-Navy Yards Are Bee Hives-Atlantic Fleet Is Being Made Ready For Long Voyage. Washington. D. C, Oct. 20. That the' United States Is preparing far war Is evident from the activity of every department of the government In Washington. Preparations are ap apparent - parent apparent on every aide. Though they may be only a precautionary meas ure, nevertheless they fire being made. The war fever Is rampant through throughout - out throughout the army and navy. The officers to a man have the Idea fixed . that was la coming. Under orders from the navy de partment the entire working force at the navy yard on the Atlantic coast 1 ebelng employed in making ready the vessels of the battleship fleet for the Bo-called practice crul.se to the Pacific. Every class-of labor that can be utilized in getting the fleet into condition for its long voyage haa been withdrawn from Its usual duties and put to work on the ships. The navy yards and out fitting stations on the Atlantic const are the busiest bee hives of industry, in the whole country today. The army signal corns, under or ders of Oeneral Franklin Bell, chief m str,v d-vottrrg Itself excluslvery to arrangements for installing electric fire control apparatus in the fortlfl- . " v : t V, v General Itooiiurd Wood. cations at Subig bay, the new naval station in the Philippines. - Oeneral Wood in command has been ordered to rush this work to completion with all haste, even to the detriment of all other project.-. This order Is suid to have gone to Wood from President Roosevelt himself. A "torpedo company" of the army arlillrry corps has been sent to Nubig bay to chart and mine that import important - ant important body of water and engage in tor torpedo - pedo torpedo practice, .irmy rifles of 6, 10 and 12-inch caliber and 12-inch mor mortars - tars mortars are being sent to Subig bay as fast as they are completed. Contracts have been let for GO, 000 tons of coul to be delivered in the Philippines. All over the United States recruit recruiting - ing recruiting for the navy 1 being pushed with the greatest energy. Go to any naval Ociicral I ranklin Ikli. ivcrulUiig office and you will not full to apprecla'e this. I am able to tell you today the real, unvarnished story of the events that induced President lloosevelt to prepare the nation for an emergency. Some of It haa been hinted at but so little that many, in their ignorance of lh. alurmtng and astounding facts have severely censured the president for "Hying off the handle." The first disquieting information reached the army and navy depart departments - ments departments from confidential agents abroad. It is the truth that Secre- (CVintiiiucd on Page live.)

U 10 3.50 Labor Unions Agree to Abide By Contract Made With Mlno Owners. NEW SCALE GOES INTO EFi-ECI NOVEMBER I Kutfe. Mont.. Oct. 30. The min miners' - ers' miners' union and the smeltermen's union have received notices from the Amalgamated Copper company and other mining companies, that the old Kale of wages, which was in before the sliding scale was made, will be restored on November 1 next In compliance with contract entered Into by the mining companies and the labor unions of ilutte. The news Is received with some little impatience on the part of the miners, but the heads of the organ organizations - izations organizations have lsj-ucd a statement that the terms of the contract .would be lived up to. The reduction will mean fifty cents a day to the miners. the present wages of $4 being reduced to $3.50. WESTERN MEN BEAT UP CHICAGO BASE BALL SPORTS L. N. Olsen American League Park Keeper Charged With Stealing SI 20. Chicago, III., Oct. 30. Sporting circles of the Windy City were startl ed some this morning, when it 'be 'became - came 'became generally known that L M. Olsen, gate manager at the American L-ague park of this city, well known In sporting circles, was arrested, with several other men, and charged with leal.ng $120 from M. J. Meyer, a wealthy cattleman of Cheyenne, Wyoming. Meyer and Olsen, with "Jack" Sheridan and O. G, Glenn, the for former - mer former the baseball umpire, and tho latter a wealthy broker of Denver, Colo., had been together all night. This morning Meyer missed $120, which he had In the evening, and charged Olsen with stealing It. A tiKln ensued In which Hheridau and olsen were badly beaten. The men were searched at tho station and $2,S00 was found on Sh erldan. All four men were arraigned in the municipal court this afternoon and fined $10 each and costs. STl DENT TllltOWK HOMI1 AT Itl'SMAN PltlNCE Vittka, Russia, Oct. 30. As Prince Ooriehakolf. acting governor of Vlal Vlal-tk.i, - tk.i, Vlal-tk.i, wad driving from the cltldel I here at noon today, a bomb was hurled at his carriage but failed to explode. The perpetrator of the outrage then attempted to hoot the prince, but was hot himself by a soldier. I The would-be assassin waj a student of the local high school. Tho attempt on the prince's life has caused another quiver of excite- ment to run over the city and the guard has been Increased. The prince is being guarded with the greatest care as It is believed that other at- tempts will be made on his life by the socialistic friends of the man killed.

TRAIN ARRIVALS No 19.30 P- m. No. 4 5.50 p. m. No. 7 11.55 p. m. No. 88.05 p. m. No. 9 12. 1 5 a. ni. WEATHER FORECAST Denver. Colo., Oct. 30 Fair tonight lad Thursday. "WE GET ri-I I NEWS FIRST ALBUQUERQUE. NEW MEXICO. WEDNESDAY EVENING, OCJTOHEH 30, 1907. NUM13EH 203 VOLUME 2L THE SHADOW ON THE WALL SEVERE WIND STORM 216,000 ACRES OPENED LOOKS LIKE AMERICA SWEEPS SOUTHERN FOR ENTRY SAYS