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TRAIN ARRIVALS . No I 7. 45 p. m. No. 4 6 55 p. m. No. 7 7. ro p. m. No. 8 7. 10 p. m. No. 9 11.4 s l1- 111 LBUQMER TIZEN WEATHER FORECAST fewer, Colo., Dec. 4.-Fa;r lanlgM and Thursday. WE GIST THE NEWS FIRST" VOLUME 22. ALBUQUERQUE. NEW MEXICO. WEDNESDAY EVENING. DECEMBER 1, 1J07. GOVERNOR " GURRY Wilt OF JAPANESE HERE ARE UNCLE SAM'S SOLONS ON THE JOB 3300,000,000 IS SUM TROUBLE BREWING Ifl SUPPORT IRRIGATION 1 s. .... VT "Wf J I hf i A QUE AfiWSADOR I SENSATION 5 1 r Executive Telephones Con gratulations to Officers Says Committeemen Aro a Good Selection. Hopewell Will Preside Over Both Committees Construction of Convention Hall Will Begin : at Once-Men Who Will ' Manage Fair. 0"Vrnir furry i'l a telephone mcss-i.ae to Hon. W. Hopewell, v ho . ;is la.t -lihi selected vice li:min i;i ot I lie National Irrigation congress, ami j'lositl- i t of the next tcrrimri il fair, expressed pleasure nt the efficient committee rl business men which will have charge of the nation 1! Irrigation congress nnd lltilm.il hi hearty support to the wnrkeis. " The irrigation runflpjr, of such magnitude, bell.;- of interstate and Internal ionul Importance," .aid Gov. Curry. "that vny res: Z. 'nt of the tcirlmry interested in the growth and ful uro a dv.i ncemcnt of the ter ritory should work i.cilou.sly for its , IS UC i f "Il means so liui. h to the terri tory 1 eleK itcs from foreign couu-trie- and high i eprescntative from our ok n national government will be here and we want to impress them most favorably. In fact, every public I h it I man in .he territory should hold himself personally responsible for. the - uccesw of the undertaking. "I, for one. plge my hearty sup port. I vtll give it my careful at tention and do whatever I can to make it a most successful meeting:, llopouell Srhffotl Vine Chairman Hon. W, S. Hopewell was the un animous choice for th) office of vice chairman of the National Irrigation ri,rrfKi,,p) presijnv of tltn Twen eisii'ii unr.uai u-nttorlal taJr hf the. committees having; these two big vent in charge. After the selection of Col. Hope well a committee of two composed of O. L. Brooks and M. L. Stern was appointed to notify Mr. Hopewell of his election and bring him before the meeting. Hopewell was escorted to the hall by Brook and Stern and was given a rousing cheer whn he entered. In his addre of acceptance Hope well asked for the hearty co-opem-tlon and support of the business men which a pledged by those present, and closed by saying that he would work tirelessly to the bet of his abil ity for the success of the big Irriga tion congress and territorial fair as well as the bigger International con gress. Following the report of the' com mittee of twenty-seven on the irri gation congress, of which George Ar not was chairman, the fair commit tee convened. Its report making W. S. Hopewell, president; M. I.. Stern, vice president; J. H. O'Rielley, vice president; Felix Lester, vice presi dent; M. V. Flournoy, treasurer, was read and adopted. (Secretary Hlamm read a synopsis of hia report of the twenty-seventh territorial fair, which showed a defi cit of $ 1.9H5.00, which was referred to a committee of three to be au dited. Committee ApMhitcl. The board of control of the Na tional Irrigation Congress, over which Colonel Hopewell will preside as chairman, was, selected by the committed of twenly-i-even as fol lows: Albuquerque 1. A. Macpherson, O. N. Marron, E. Washburn, Solo mon Luna, lva: Grunsfeld, E. L. Medler, Berthold Spitz, W. G. Hoje. Ias Crucea Martin Dohman, H. B. Holt, Oscar Snow, W. H. H. Llewel lyn H. O. Bowman. Nicholas Galles. Taos T. P. Martin, Arthur Man by, Antonio Joseph. Mora Estaveu Biernhaum, Ulrica Strong. Kspannla Frank Rnnd. Springer M. X. Michaels. .Santa Fe Oenrga Curry. Charles F. Easley, L. R Prince, T. B. Cat ron, M. A. Otero. dioswell J. J. Hagerman. E. A. Cahoon, 1. II Tallmaiige, John W. Poe, G. A. Rirhardon. Raton Charles Springer, J Van Houten. Carlsbad Francis G. Tracey, A. X. I'ratt. Tlerr.i Amnrilla T. D. Hums. !I.os Alamosa J. D. Hand. Las Vegas V. A. Jones, H. D. RaynnMs. H. W. Kelly. J. M. Cun I. C. ntngham, R. Winters. leming H K. T Itchell, A, Jastro, N. Polich. H. P. lirown, Silver City P. n. Smith. -YV. 1. Murray, W. R WHltOII, frkeorro H O. Pursum Abe Coon. 'Aztec C. V. S.ifford. Anton Chico I.-ldoro f;al!egos. Three Rivers A. B. Fall. San Antonio C. P. Allaire. 'uha Eplmenlo M iera. Helen Carl Itiinkcti. Hillshoro H. It. Turier. Tucumcarl Donald Ste art. Elinendorf C. H. Klmendorf. Hatch Lafayette Clapp. 'Mcintosh William Mcintosh. Texiro It. C. Held. Mimbres K. A. Hickford, Bluewater K. Z. Boss. Los Palomaii A. E. Maxnell. A committee on trophies for the Irrig'it'on eoniress to be composed of R. E. Twltchell. chairman; P. F. McCantia and J. Van Houten, was also i.amed by the committee of twenty-seven. Following the reports the special (Guiitiuutxt oa I'aie l ive.) Leak In Official Circles Says That President Hud Interceded for Aokl. TREATY NEGOIMIIOSS . ARE BROKEN OFF Mikado Hurries to Lxplatn That Japan feds Most Friendly To- ward America-Preparations for War Continiie-O'Drif n's Injtructlon.s Stiffened. Chicago, 111., Dec. 4. A dispatch ' to the Tribune from Washington) says; "Th recall of Viscount Aokl, the Japanese ambusuador. is the dip-! lomatic sensation of the day in I Washington. Its slgnthi'miv-e ivus j helsiitened by the lnfurnmtioii uiluii - ! ed to leak out that he had been , withdrawn in spite of earnest inti- j matlon made to his government by 1 President lioosevell thai lie would I be glad to have the ambassador re main." While the authorities are not a little puzzled and a great deal con- ' cerm d over this strange course of : the Japanese government, they claim that Japan should have no doubt as ttedthsetatfe.t"dly mvp tha Unl An inquliy In naval cifclea elicited. Information tbat reports had been j receVed from Tokio, showing that , Japan was losing no t'nie in prepat-) Ing her navy for war. Possibility of Treaty Xow Dead. Washington, D. C. Dec. 4. It Is understood that since the withdraw al of Ambassador Aoki there has been a stiffening of the Instructions sent Ambassador O'Brien. There is no intention on the part of the president now to negotiate a treaty of Immigration with Japan, though thU might have occurred had ...iki remained in Washington. War Jtunrxtr iKr.Jr.t in Jaytu. i ' .'Toklo, Japan, pec. . Th' recaJl of Viscount Aokl, the Japanese am bassador at Washington, is the . re sult of his awn expression of desire to resign. It is now regarded as u foregone conclusion that he will not return to Washington. Baron Tak ahlra, the present ambassador to Italy a'nd former Japanese minister at Washington, will undoubtedly be appointed as Aoki's successor if it be acceptable at Washington. The Associated Press Is assured by the highet authority In the for eign office that the recall of Aokl Is not Intended as the slightest re flection upon his course, nor should it be construed to denote the slight est change In the friendly attitude of the Japanese toward America on the emigration question. It is added that Minister Hayashl Is determined ex ercise all the authority vested In a foreign minister to control the eml graton of laborers.- NICOLAS SENDS TEDDY HIS BEST St. Petersburg. Dec. 4. Secretary Taft was received In an audience today by Emperor Nicolas at Tsars koesela and received from his maj esty the frankest expression of Rus sia's sentiments of regard for the United States. The emperor request ed Secretary Taft to convey greetings to President Roosevelt. "UNCLE JOE" CANNON CALLING THE HOUSE TO ORDER i r ' ." " -. ... " V'."'': f ' ' '" " ; . , .. f '.' if) - " ' 1 -J., ..' . . .mm - 1 jr:-"MM J! WW t J 4 J t'vJ't - if I I A llciiinrkithlc FORD NOT GUILTY TAKING BRIBE OF i He Saw Coin Taken' From Mint. But Did Not Know What Became of It. JURY STOOD THREE TO NINE AT FIRST San Francisco, Dec. 4. Tirey L. Ford, general counsel for the United Railroads, was ncqultted lets last n ght of th charge or hnvlnj bribed ' lormer hunerviso, Jeiininst riHIllps to vote for . the overhead trolley franchise. on the first ballot, the Jury tood nine for acquittal and three for con viction. General Ford gave out the follow ing statement regarding the verdlcti "Under - the peculiar conditions now existing in our city It Is greatly to the credit of the twelve men who have Just rendered their verdict that they have the courage to do exact and even justice to a falsely .accused fellow citizen." The trial was one of those growing out of the San Francl-co supervisor scandal of several month ago, and was begun In October, but Interrupt ed Xovember 1 by the holidays pro claimed by Governor GUIett to pro tec, the banks. lie Saw the; Money. When the trial was Interrupted William M. Abbott, assistant general counsel for the United Railroads, was on the stand. To the question: "Did you. May 25, 1906, accompany General Ford to the United States mine and there receive ome mon ey?" the witness, upon the advice of Earl Rogers, chief counsel for Ford, refused to testify, uppn the ground that he was a codefendant with Ford. Abbott, however, declined to say that he refused to testify on the ground that it would Incriminate himself. Witness Avoided Testimony. At the reopening of the trial the court In an oral onlnion tiiIaH that Abbott was a competent wi(ness and to avoid testtfvine. ha mtiut avail himself of his legal right to say that r, t : - ' '"V.-,-,f ' " i-. - - v-r-1:. Snapshot of tlin Jxiwcr llou-o of Congress In Notion. to answer would "incriminate him self." Counsel for the difonsi- took X repiloii to tho ruling. When the lUi'stion was repented, Mr. Ab bott answered, "yea," and his ex amination was resumed by District Attorney Heney. lie testiiiVd to the riceipl of an unwrapped package of paper money by Ford ni the mint, which was divided in two patkarces and tak"n to the oftKc of the Unhed Railroads. What be''an.e of the money. he said, he did net know. He testified that he had never been In Uuef's of fice nor ever siw the latter with Gen. Fordi except in the presence of oth ers. "Where did voi' last ee the mon ey," asked Heney. "On Mr. Foul's table," replied Ab oott. "Were you told what the money wa to be used for?" Mr. Ahbott testlfW that he had afsisted Mr. Ford In drawing up an overhead trolley, franchise, "which, however, was more favorable to the company than the One that was granted by '.he surf.rvlsors." Different Vri-lt Kxpeeted. Couwl for 1 ;?nse declined to on sb Mirnlnc "iV -witness Mr. Ah-, bolt was foiiow.u on tho witness stand by J. S. Tobln of the Hibernla Savings bank and formerly a director of the United Railroads. Mr. Tobin testified that he attend ed the meeting of the directors of the United Railroads May t, 190, at which Patrick Calhoun and Gen eral Ford were present. At this meet ing and a subsequent . one In June there was nothing Faid about the re ceipt of $200,000 from the east for any purpose or tho expenditure of money In the endeavor to get an overhead trolley franchise. Neither had he ever heard that Ruef was in the employ of the United Railroads. The defense declined to cross exam ine the witness. "The prosecution rests Its case," announced Assistant District Attor ney Heney. It was prophesied when the case was given to the Jury that the ver dic: would be for conviction. EFFORT TO ROB SAVINGS BANK SAFE FAILS Watchman Is Shot and May ' Dle-Robbers Make Good Escape. .Siilisbury. Mo., Dec. 4. Robbers tried to loot the Salisbury Savings bank here early today and shot and dangerously wounded City Marshal Damaron, who slept In a room in the rear of the bank. After shooting the marshal In the mouth, the robbers pounded him over the head with their revolvers until he uas unconscious and then attacked the safe. The failed to get into the safe, but made good their escape. NATIONAL RIVERS AND IN SESSION Washington, D. C, Deo. 4. With every mate in the union as well as Alaska and tho Hawaii Islands rep resented and with the broad object of promoting Improvement In land waterways, the National Rivers and Harbors congress began a three days' convention here today. The program for the convention includes addresses by Secy. Root, French Ambassador Jusaerand, Ger man AmbajaeaJor Baron Von Stern burg, Chairman Knapp of the Inter state commerce commission, and other prominent speakers. Holds In a Trust? Honolulu, Dec. 4. Hawaiian hotel rates have raised and United States Attorney Breckons will. It is said, make un investigation with a view of Hscertainlrg whether the anti trust law has been violated. 1 -1M.V. i . -V i I' i ... .,' BERKLEY POLICE WILL E 10 RELEASE I Witnesses Told One Story to the Officers and Another to Jury. NO EVIDENCE THAT HE KILLED FRANK BELLOWS Berkeley, C'al., Dec. 4. The Ala meda county grand Jury tonight re fused to reiuru an indictment against Harry Klelnschmldt, the wealthy oung college Ftudent who has been re;n , in-rou ny l a week un der, un 'information fcufl Vjpllet charge of murdering Frank Bellows filed by Detective Hnry Jamleson, of Berkeley. Tho decision of tho grand Juror was arrived at after an all day session during which they examined nearly forty witnesses whose statements had been taken by tne enter or police and district at torney, since the Investigation began. At 6:30 Foreman Charles Engler sent for District Attorney Brown and announced that the Jury had decided not to Indict. Brown at once Inform ed the waiting newspaper men of the result, and faid: "This ends the case so far as my office Is concerned." Continuing Brown Bald: "Under evi dence as It was presented, I think the grand Jury did everytnlng possible; I shall not pursue the case further. The Klelnschmldt case, no doubt, will close tomorrow when the habeas corpus proceedings come up for de cision. Blanche Kerfoot did not tes tify today, but I do not think her testimony would make much differ ence." Polio Were Surprised. Chief of Police Stollmer was sur prised at the action of the grand Jury. A few minutes before their decision was announced he stated to the newspaper men that he believed he had a complete circumstantial case. The news was first broke to Kleln schmldt by the newspaper men. When he walked from his cell h looked pale and haggard and had not Ink ling of the news that awaited him. "Well, Klelnschmldt, the grand jury hus refused to indict you; you go free tomorrow," raid one of the reporters. The prisoner did not si-em to comprehend the news. "I will mske a statement tomor row," he said; "I have been ordered not to talk by my lawyers; I can say nothing." Jle then turned to Jailer Sherry and said with, a return to college slang: "Is this straight dope?" "yes." said Sherry. Then Kleln schmldt smiled for the first time. He laughed and his face beamed with happiness. "You may tell them I'm glad, happy," he said as he skipped back down the corridor to his cell. lHputy District Attorney Carey ex plained tonight by saying that the witnesses did not tell the same stories in the jury room that they told the chief of police In the original Inves tigation. Now that Ktelnschmldt has been purged of all suspicion of guilt he will probably re-enter college. He Is a member of the '09 class In the college of mines of the University of California. BOMB THROWER KILLED 8Y HIS OWN MISSILE Moscow, Dec' 4. While Lieuten ant General Guerschelmann, the governor general of Moscow, was driving today a woman hurled bomb at his carriage. The horses were blown to pieces and the coach man was seriously wounded, but the governor generul escaped uninjured. The woman was removed to a hospital dying from injuries caused by the bomb. COMITItOIXKK ASKS FOK bTATKMlONTS. Washington. D. C. Dec. 4. The comptroller of currency today issued a call for a statement of the con dition ot national banks at the close of bu-inesd on Deceuiber S. SI 00.000.000 Is In the Sav ing Banks and the Rest Is In the Na tional Banks. INCREASE OF $128,000,000 OYER REPORT FOR AUGUST This Is the Laraest Amount cf Ac tual Cash Ever In Big Windy City Institutions-No Wonder New York Is Short. Chicago, HI., Dec. 4. It was brought out today that there was approximately ( SUO.OOO.OOO in cash in Chicago banks, of which 1100. 000.000 was in the savings banks and the rest tn the national banks. When tne last call was made on the national banks, Aug. 28th, there wan t"is,uuo.OUO In tho Chicago nu ll iial banks. . Never in the history of (,,'lilc.igo banks has there been so must nctuul money on hand as at present. riti:zn i FINANCE caim:s many deaths. New York, Dee. 4. That the sjdden Increase ot mortality in New York Is due in part at least to the recent financial Hurry is the opinion of Dr. William K. Gullfoy, the reg lsterar of vital stat'stlcs. The record at the health depot shows 164 persons died of heart di sease during the week ending Nov. 30, an Increase ot 69 over the cor responding week of lust year. snow is r.ujiiXG IX XEW YORK. New York, Deo. 4. 'New York is experiencing tha first" roal snowstorm of the winter. It began snowing yesterday aid continued all last night. The temperature la falling fast. HERVEY OF ROSWELL TO BE ATTORNEY L Frank W. Clancy, district attor ney, late this afternoon positively de clined to accept the appointment of attorney general offered him by Gov ernor Curry about a wek ago. :Nathan Jaffa, territorial secretary, who Kpent today In Albuquerque as the personal reprseentutlve of the governor, maue every effort possible to harmonize matters but Mr. Clancy declined to consider the appointment tendereil him by the gorvernor fur ther which ot course terminated the matter. It Is understood that J. M. Hervey,' a well known attorney of Roswell, will be nppotnten attorney general. The appointment will likely be made tomorrow as there are a number of matters coming up which will de mand the attention of that official In the near future. Mr. Jaffa would not dlscu.'S tho mutter further than to say that Mr. Clancy had declined to accept the position and that another man would be named by the governor in a very Rhort time. . TAFT IS FAST The Secretary Will Not bo Notified Mission of Butte Mure Imixirt nut Than Dcutlibi'd Call. Worchester, Mass., Dec. 4. The condition ot Mrs. Douisa M. Taft has became so grave that her son Hor ace was sent for. A family confer ence was held as to the advisability of informing Secretary Tuft, that he may hurry home. Horace Taft announced afier the conference that no message would be sent to the secretary, as the fam ily considered his absence an artulr of slate and of more importance even that his presence at his moth ers deathbed. THREE ARE KILLED III BALTIMORE WRECK Baltimore, Md.. Dee. 4.- Three; were killed and about twenty were ; injured In a rear-end collision of local pnssengcr trains on the Ualtl-1 more & Ohio railway at Hanover , this morning. Some of the injured may die. The dead were Negro track hand-i. i SlGAK MAGNATK DII2S OP INDH.UVriON. New York, Dec. 4. Henry C. Ilavenieyer, president of tho Ameri can Sugar Refining company, died at o'clock this afternoon at his home near Coiumack, Dong Island, after having been 111 with acute ln digestion for several days. HUS8BER 12 United Aline Workers Kefuso to Tako Part Cash and Part Certificates as Wages. PRESIDENT OF DISTRICT TEiERSJESISiTl Atincrs Refuse to Release Officer But Adopt Resolutions Demand ing Cash Payments-Mine Owners Are Uneasy as to the Result of Meeting. Ies Moines. Dec. 4. John P. n.mt. pit-Hidrnt and other members of tne executive board of. the United Mine Workers vt Uie American dis trict No. 12, embracing all of Iowa and a part of Missouri, . tendered their resignations nt a meeting ot delegate of nil locals here today. Several local demanded the resig nations because While and the other officers recommended that tne min ers accent half r.-ih nn.i v.jif .Qav. lers' ceri ideates for their pay during v...- Miinin mi i i niKenc v. The resignations will probably not bO acretlirfi. hilt i.An!itt l.,n Ing cash payments will be adopted. . Though lli miners have been working flnn.lilv nr. im . v, . - ...... u .... j.i crciit time, the owner express an uneasl- n-.- un io wnai me result, or the; mrf uiir win oe. VERY UTILE DOING Washington. D. C, Dec. 4. In- ntlmernliln nariHorta nnH - Kill- .u J- . . - - ' - u.aw. T 1 W offered in the senate today, a vast majority of the bills beinir nrivata pension measures. The houne is not 111 KeHKitl. The- house ' committee on banking1 rtr,(C 0OJ- Cmy - toiy authorizes Chairman Fowler to appoint a sub committee of three to draft a cur rency bill to meet the present ftnan- .Onl -lt...(lnn TllllKK-yKAH-OUl liOY ox LO.MU JOtllXKY AliONM X(w York, Dec. 4. There arrived, today on the Blucher of the -Hamburg-American line, the youngesl globe trotter that immigration offi cials remember ever to have entered port alone. His name is Edward Bau denblsteel, his age 3 years, and nt? is making a 6,000 mile Journey to Join his parents In Sun Francisco. It is by no means unusual lor chll- tic to parents or relatives on. this; side, but they generally corns in twos or threes. No one on tho Blucher could remember such a young per son alone making so long a Journay as Kdwqrd's. WILLIAI1S TICKET AGENT TAKEN FROM TRAIN Reed Is Alleged to Have Ab. sconded With Company Funds-Playing Poker. Don Reed, cashier of the Weils Fargo Express company and ticket seller for the Santa. Fe at Williams, Ariz., was arrested by the police last night on Santa Fe eastbound train No. 8 on advices received from Dep uty Sheriff Scotty McDougal of Co conino county, Arizona. Iteed is accused of absconding, but the amount Is not known. Tha Arizona authorities have been noti fied of his arrest and he Is being held awuiting them. Reed refuse to return to Arizona without re quisition. Ho told the police here that h got into hold-up poker game the night before he left, losing $100 and giving a bogus check for the amount. He says he then helped himself to a ticket to Chicago at the Santa Fe ticket ottke and left for tht city. Reed says he can't see where he Is ahead as llu tiuket Is worth $50 and the Santa Fe owes him mor than that in salary. When arrested he had $13 and u pistol on his per- MURDERERS OF EMMA LAVIN FOUND GUILTY The W oman l ill be Kltx-trocuteJ stitl Huibonil Will Die III ITbault. Monte Carlo. Deo. 4. Vere St. I Ker Goold and wife, who were on trial charged with the murder of Kmma Livin at Monte Carlo, wers found guilty today. Mrs. Goold was sentenced to death and her husband to hfe imprisonment.