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i mini VOL. 20. NO. 284. i FEAR OF LOSS OF JUDGE II Storm in Lower Pecos Valley Was Worst Known in Many Years. Much Damage Done. (T- FOURPERSONS ARE REPORTED DEAD RESULT OF EXPOSURE IN TORRANCE ITbp Evening Citizen, last Satui-j day, on the strength of serious ru mors of tho freeing to death of .Indite A. A. Freeman and the awful weather condition of the ' lower Wo Pecos I valley, wired for Information to the Carlflmd. Eddy county. Argus and to tne Kuewdl, Chaves county. Record, and the following dispatches were received late that unernoon. after The Kvenlng Citizen had gone to Wild Exaggeration. f ' pecial to The Evening Citizen: CavUbad, N. M.. Nov. 24. Tbe ru mor that Jttdge Freeman is dead or frojen Is false, and was sent out by a sensational newspaper ccirrespond- ent. The Judge la bear miming in ( the Guadalupe mountains, but mere Is not the slightest reason to sus pect that he is not sate and well, as he is With experienced inountainers. The whole thing Is a wild exaggera tion.' The severity of the storm here lias ahso been distorted by the am bitious press man. The Roswell Report. Special to The Evening Citizen. HoswcII. N. Nov. 24. Judge A. A. Freeman and party are hunting in the Guadalupe mountains and friends are uneasy on account of the severe storm, but It is not believed they are lost, as the party was well equipped. The storm is the severest In this spotloa Cor many years, about eight-1 een inches of suow fell, but it is now t raining and much warmer. clock suffered some, but no preat damage was done. A ntunlier of Mexicans are unac count y tor and it Is feared they have perished :n the storm. Jack Kemp, mail carrier of Artesla, and Bdgar Lamar, of Carlsbad, were found frozen. Final results of the storm wl'l be to frreaCly benefit stock intercuts aiM farmers. Coal ia King. Trie fallowing special dispatch from Carlsbad, nnder date of Nov-eni!)". 23. is cUppod from the Deliver TInieK PROPOSED GREAT AMERI- CAN ART GALLERY. I New York. Nov. 26. The construe- J Washington, Nov. 26. On March 3, tion nad endowment of a home for athe terms of thirty members of the national gallery of American art. In j United States senate will expire. In -this city. Is now only a matter of time' only a few states, and those republi cs the oammittee having the arrange-lean does the re-election of. sitting ment of tbe preliminary matters, iu members or the choice of their suc hand which met today, disposed of cessors remain in doubt. Where dem homs very important business in con-jocratic senators arc to retire in the nectiea rilb the proposed gallery. It south their democratic successors wa onsnnnced that the national ; have generally been named as in the academy of design will provide a site i case of Senator Berry, of Arkansas, on Ct1iedral lark Drive covering land Senator armack of Tennessee, sixteea city lots and Mr. J. C. Nicoll who will make room for Gov. "Jeff" tatn that it was Intended by the I Davis and "Fiddling Hob" Taylor. protnoU rs to resemble the Taft Gal-! Senator Patterson of Colorado, will leryla Ixmdon. A great meeting of all persons Interested In American art will called snd it will be pro posed to wect a moiiunif ntal build ing, with the aid of academy funds, on Uu academy silo at 100th street and Amsterdam avenue. With the necrtaaary endowment tbe gallery would cost about $2,000,000 and the j like touch could turn republican votes academy has promised $300,000 fori into gold. In at leant three states the scheme. If a central site in the the republicans are sharply divided, city would be decided on at the forth-j In Kbode Island enough Independent comiag tnotting, an expenditure of republicans have declared themselves from $4,000,000 to $3,000,000 will be ' against the corrupt Brayton-Aldrich rcqeired. The idea of the promoters I machine to threaten the extinction of is to have a national art gallery free-1 Senator Wetmore and to give hopes, ly open to the public every day in j through democratic co-operation of tho jca The academy has already the election of Col. Goddard. Senator several hundred worked available for Drydons chances of re-election in New this purpose which would be a fine I Jersey grow slimmer as the time for nucleua and as every academician af-lthe assembling of the legislature ter ejection would l rtquired to pre sent the academy with a fair speci men of his work in a few years the gallery would be a truly national one. FLORENCE DYNAN DIVORCED FROM HER HUSBAND. Now York, Nov. 26. In the su preme court in this cltv Justice Mc Lean granted absolute divorce in the j m "xys past, and i.llam C. Mcmii case of. Mrs. Florence Dvnan, ofjlrt. the former senators son. Morris Syracuse, against her husband. Stop-! Brow n Is Muted to take the place of hen Dynan, formerly a well known Senator Millar I, or Nebraska, and young ma a aliout Syracuse, but now I Senator Benson of Kansas, who by a chaffeur iu thU city. The' interlocu- J appointment is serving out the unex tory decree was granted on Aug. 24 . Iir-tl term of exSeuator Burton by Justice Mcl-uu, Mr. E. Luther which Burton is serving In jail McLure, of New York petitioners at-! cxi eels to bo elected. In New Hamp torney stating that no defense would j shire Winston Churchill, leader of the be set up. The marriage thus ter-; Lincoln republicans, may appear as minuted id the husband's second, bis; a candidate for Senator liingiianis first wife having been a university j seat. Iu I view are. Senator Alice may student, and the marriage having been be replaced by a Du Pont man. Ken Kptodily followed by divorce. Aliout l tucky lias tlii ady elected Judge Payn that timi after having spent the ; ter to succi ed Senator Blackburn next Mimmer at Thousand Islands, Miss I March and the recent elections Indl Florence Murdock, who had for twit j 'at id Gov. Beckham as Senator Mc years previous been on the vaudeville : Crearys successor alter March l!lO.l, Mago in -a little society sketch came i So fur democrats have lost voting to Syracuse and met Dynan. They ' strength ia iht fcenato and not improv soon married, and Iiynan, who was f'd the character of the parly repre lcfl a very large sum of money, by sentation. while the republicans have his father, rapidly got through. ' gained three Sil ts and can by drop Artaltcry and cruelly were the ciuses 'Ping Wetmore, Dryden. Alice and Al of t!i termination of both his matri- Rer better their position considerably menial ventures. Mrs. Tynan has ' if they will. hien guen, by the court , Ih custody of her fonr year old son, Son Ire p. ADMIRAL ENDICOTT RE- Dynan. NOTED AUTHOR WEDS IN PHILADELPHIA. I'hilaiK ipi.ia. I 'a.. Nov. IVi. The marriage a liiiiitly celebrated Sat urdty of Mi s Kva C. Stcwnsor.. of I rcx'ntjtou. Kentucky, and .Mr. Geo. W. Cable, i.ovelist. war :,! n ii ml journalist. Air. I'ald , who H the author .of "Old Cieole Days." wa sutytwo ye.irs old e:: II, October I t -t, umi Iu lMI'j Tied In U llaitlett K'lb of wtc. ni.ii - ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO, MONDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 2G. 190G FELT AT no and show that "coal Is king" in that town : "A coal famine Is causing great distress at Carlsbad among all classes. A few tons stored of the truly black diamonds sold at $20 per tin. Merchants are binning bacon for fuel In their stores. The people were caught entirely unprepared and are now suffering greatly. There Is absolutely no coal In the city, all that was en route having been confiscated by the railroads. "The first mall train from the north since Sunday came iu this morning. The thermometer ts still around zero and the snow Is a fool deep and two and a half feet on the plains. The schools are all closed on accoimt of the cold." Four Dead in Blizzard. The Santa Fe New Mexican of No vember 24 contained the following account of a blizzard which prevailed in Torrance county: "Four men frozen to death and an other believed to have met a similar fate in a sequel to the recent blizzard In Torrance county. Marino F. Bena, junior member of the meat market firm of Abreu & Sena, whose place of business Is on lower San Francis co street, returned last night from Torrance, bringing news of ...e ter rible suffering caused there by the excessive void. Mr. Sena made the trip into the Kstancia valley several days ago for the local butcher shop. He was forced to return home with out making any purchases. ' "Wliile he was at Torrance the body of one of the men who had sue cumbed to the effects of exposure and exhaustion was brought in by a party of men who had discovered the corpse lying half burled in the snow. He was Informed that three other men had lost their lives and that an other was. reported missing. He said that the snow was sixteen inches deep on tho ground and in some places was drifted to lully twice mat depih. He did not learn the names of tho victims who had perished In tlie snow or the one not accounted for." SENATORIAL CONTESTS AND THE CHANGES. yield probably to Simon Guggenheim, who is credited with having financed the republican state campaign, and the legislatures of Idaho, and Montana will replace Senator Dubois and Sen ator Clark with republicans. Thfl good old days seem to have passed In Montana when Clark with Midas- draws nearer. But he is fighting des perately pnd lias been in Trenton marshalling his forces in person. Michigan has four leading candidates who aspire to Senator Algcrs feat Representative William Adler SniRii, Representative Charles E. Townaend, Arthur Hill, a wealthy lumberman. who fought the old McMillan machine TIRES FROM SERVICE. Washington. Nov. 2'!. Hear Ad miral Moiilccal T. KndJeott, chief of hie lri an of yards and docks, navy b part iiu at. t;diiy r ached tbe statu lory age of sixiy-lwo End in ac-r.n! a-.ice with previous col ice retire? from i be (ii .artiiient. Hear lrir u ;:uii- con i-eiil l si ill serve three and a half !.-. liiu't r bis commission tut ha i:i,i,i,d to re'i.e x .(Vd-i to (li-vote ,; eutiie sei-wres to tbe Isthmian ' fan-': t'.i.'iew-i-m of wliica be is a MAYBE IDENTIFIED fSOME INSIDE FACTS AS A NAVAL OFFICER! DEMOCRATIC MEETING Caldwell May Have Been Sea Faring Man at One Time. A PICTURE RESEMBLING HIM ' . i Body May Be Photographed and! Plcture Sent Maryland j People. i .. -T7 : "Undertaker A, Borders believes he has discovered the relatives of J. A. Caldwell, the psotido federal detec tive who was fou.id dead aliout fifty feet from the Sauta Fe tracks near Algadones on the morning of Novem ber 8 last. A picture which striking ly resembles Caldwell was received today by the undertaker from Gaith ersburg, iMd. Assistant Chief of Po lice Kennedy was shown the picture and after carefully scrutinizing the features of tho dead man who lies at! the undertaking parlors, ho declared i tho likeness is striking, although tbe l photograph, which was evidently I taken at sea. Is rather indistinct, ow- j ing to mo ausence ot Daci;grouni ami the resrtltant contrast. The picture Is that of a naval officer with glasses in his hand. J.ater Chief McMillln looked at the picture. He is in doubt about tbe re-1 semblance, pronouncing the naval officer a younger man than Caldwell. "I do not think they are identical," ho said, "although there is a possibil ity that lie Is the o;ie." Other details confirmed chief Mc-1 Millln's onlnion that Caldwell is not tho man the Maryland people are seeking. Ben Williams, chief of the secret service department of the Sunia Fe between Albuquerque unl Kansas City, compared the photograph and the corpse this afternoon and said that they were as much alike as a picture and corpse could be, and that In his opinio.i the corpse was that of tho Maryland man. Two physicians compared the pic ture with Caldwell and declared the resemblance was pronounced. The letter, which was written b John W Fish, tvldently a farmer be cause a rural route address Is given, declares that his brother is missing. Mr. Fish saw a story published in the Washington Times which gave a description of the man found near Algadones. It reads: Galthersbtirg, Md., Nov. 22, litOt;. Dear sir: I saw In the Washington Times where you were trying to find tho relatives of C. A. Caldwell. I have a brother whom the description fits. His thumb on the left hand wai mashed In tbe cogwheel of a fan umi left him a truck nan. l mink tie H. F. tattooed very faint on his hand. lie put in a run enlistment in tne United States navy. I will send '"! a picture of him, and please let me know if it resembles tbe man u have. The bust time I heard from iny brother he was going under the name of Mark Graham. He Is now thirty : years of age. Please lei me know I whore this man came from to Albu-. querque, and let me know bow he! was killed that is, if the desc-ript Ion fits him and oblige, JOHN W. FISH. I Gnithersburg, Montgomery County, Mai y land. i F IX No. 1. ! The thumb nad on Caldwt il's left hand has evidently been mushed, but the undertaker believes his relatives may he mistaken about which hand it was. I lie iv Is no evidence r latum e,v 1, :i ids marks on ids hand, but ns these aiCi discolored at this time and the marks are said to he faint, it Is impossible to di termlne whether then' is a tat too mark on either of them. Mr. Holders will probably have a; plitmri:ph mad" of tbe body lie is1 holding h '.. which vill be tm warded to tliu people ill Maryland who ere aiixi'tusiy waiting particulars. H" will also k ud uiarked enpv: of The Event!"-- Cit"en contain!' - a -!-; i'.-il jm 'r . GETTING HIS FORTUNE Child Taking Notes Who Was Little Dreamed of By Those Taking Part. REPORT OF SOME SPEECHES """""" " Deliberations Were Never Expect- ed to Come to the Public Ear. S10.C03 For Contest. if 'teutrai -The oeniocrtmc lerritwn. committee, as announced in - Tho Citizen, held an all-day executive session last Saturday. Executive sessions of democrats have leaks, as well as executive sessions of other political committees, and even tiiosu of the United States senate, tf there is forglvenness for comparison. The object for Which tho .meeting was held was tho discussion of the advisability, from a democratic standpoint, of contestlnjr the elee- ctlon of Delegate Andrews, Hon. H. B. FergiiRson's volco was heard long and loud for war. He said among other things that the trend of the country was democratic; that the republicans who had been led Into voting for Larrazolo on the race issue would stay with him; that the Texans were coming Into tho territory rapidly, and nil this meant tho complete overthrow of the republican party In New Mexico, mo spent some considerable time in abusing Senator Penrose because lie was the friend of Delegate Andrews. Speaker Cannon also came in for vo ciferous denunciation. He further stated that Governor Hagerman was thoroughly in ttympathy with thent and would help to carry out the pro gram for contest; that the governor had a decided pull with the president, and that he would not only enlist thH president s innueuce in tno coniesi against the corrupt nouses in new Mexico, but would subscribe lo aid it. The speaker offered to guarantee all the democratic votes, as well as tuosc of thlrty-o.ie repuolicans, in the next congress, to unseat Andrews, do- spite "Undo Joe's" Influence. The modesty of thM guaranty is striking. This speaker, as well a Summers Burkhart. was emphatically of tho opinion that the Judges and clerks ol election iu the territory shold be in dicted, because in many counties the democrats were not appointed, ex cept, of course. In Bernalillo county.;"! divide profits amounting to more This exception Is to be made because Iarrazolo received a thousand or , more voles by the use of sticker 1 placed on ihe ballots before they! were sent out, in v'ldat Ion of the law. The speakers undertook to guar- antee Ibat lMstrlct Attorney Clancy i wou(i secure Indictments and pros - j .ctt. tne del Ion officers, especially , jn Valencia and Torrance counties! ; excepting, of course, Bernalillo comity. committee, n' " lawyers was , appointed to reitort upon the law turn j (I,,, ways and means of carrying on the fight. A recess was then takeu for lunch. At the afternoon session the committee returned with law ,,.,,,( flsii opens todav and u large aura hooks and recommended a contest, ; ,,, MI, l(:;:s Ure preparing to sail and the raising of $10,oim) to prose-1 f()f ,h(, Newfoundland banks In a few cutw It, stating uiai ine lawyers should l.e well paid for their serv-1 lees, as they were not willing to work for nothing. Thereupon it was unanimously agreed that success could be seemed only by raising all tbe racket and stench possible. Chairman Jones was emphatic in : his demand that the election officers n Taos and Ilio Arriba should be i prosecuted. He claimed that be had i made some special in rui.gements that should have ret-uiti-d in a majority for l.arrazol In Taos cou.iiy of 4'i' or more, und in K:o Arriba of boo to Suit. These majorities bad not ma uriuli'.ed. Theretmv. somothinj; was wrong: and the election officers Mi.. ul, 1 be Indicted. That eminent rtioHiier from Mi,ra county, Kafael Kuan in. Was dually nritiittiii..r... in i'.'tuai;ilillLT tne l.ifliet- m.-tii of it... eieci iin oMiceis In Mum A i ihe li,.- .a' ine M.eclmiul.ie it v mi. tj. ;i. I. Ive.l lo rai e TOLD the $10,000 contest fund. Thereupou "White Seal", was ordered, and some body paid for it, as the Curb does not do business on tick. Jones, how ever, is to receive r.aa disburse tho funds. Jones, presumably, ho pays the freight. Thus tho gamo of dem ocracy, 'luiion and reform goes mer rily on. NEW YORK EVACUATION DAY CEREMONIES. New York, Nov". 26. Down in the battery where in past years elaborate patriotic exercises were ' held each year in commemoration of the evacua tion of New York by the Brittlsh soldiers end their allies on Nov. 25, 1783, and the triumphant re-entry of General Washington and his army, the park keeper yesterday morning ran the stars and stripes up on a flag polo near tho barge office. No body saw him do it and few who saw the tattered old flag realized its sig nificance. " Another ceremony yester rtn in con"ctlon wit V New York's historic day was held at the Jutnei mansion. Washington Heights where Gen. Washington had his headquart ers before the retreat of the British from the city Gen. Fernando P. Karle, who once owned the. historic building hoisted the flag on the front, porch at sunrise. The generals children and five members of Washington's conti nental guard were present.' In the evening a meeting of the sons of the revolution was held in Delmonlco's. Tho city In general seemed to have forgotten the anlversary of evacuation. For many years the old flag that was nailed by John Van Arsdale to the poi.at the battery when the Ameri can troops marched down from Har lem, was In possession of Lie Van Arsdale family, and was run up on each aniversary. Later the flag was burned with Itanium's Museum. For forty years John Van Arsdale, the son of the original flag raiser, attended the ceremonies nt the battery and conducted the flag raising. EASTERN RACING SEASON CLOSED. Brooklyn, Nov. 26. The racing sea son In tae east has ended and the lull will last till next Aprl but with its cose comes the same od stories j of now tne bookmakers took all the nioney. This Is true this season for , ,ne .mv e payers, wun comparatively few excel tions, were loosers, while the winnings of the bookmakers range all the way from $3,000 to $l00,ooo. Geo. Rose admitted that when lie retired for the season he was $100,000 ahead of the game and there are several of the big players who are even bigger winners. The rating associations are I big winners but this is only quite natural as the attendance was ex treme)' largo at all the meetings throughout lhe season. It is esti mated that tho various associations man one minion uonars. CLOSE OF BLUEFISH SEASON ON THE EAST COAST. ! New Wk, Nov. The blueflsh j and weakflsh season having closed on ' the easiern coast all the fleets will ! commence dismantling today and will ! be laid up for the winter, The blueflsh. so desired by epicures Hd prb.ed bboiisekeopers, were very secret' during the season and at one stage of the season prices soared up to 4n cents a pound. Weakflsli were scarcer than during any season for the past nine years and also com manded liluli nrieis. Tbe season for days. lUpo'ts to ha"d show at will lie unusually plentiful this i-cason. PROSECUTION OF OHIO RAILROADS Columbus, O., Nov. 20. The Bail way commission today commenced the hi aring of the charges preferred by the National l'etroleum Association aisaiist forty-fine railroads In Ohio whom it accus's of unjust discrimina tion in height rates on oil In favor of tin Standard oil company. CAPTAIN COURT MAR TAILED AT MANILA M.ihi .i, Nov. ti. The trial by court i mart 'at of Capi. Fndirie W. Cole, 'of tlu1 iiiiirieriuaslcr's department, If. i S. A , is charged with defraud . iii: ihe government to ihe amount of 1 S I n.tti.ii by padding h's avn-Ks, c rr met , I:' 'day. TAXPAYERS AND mERCHANTS TALK ON SALARY RAISES Good Reasons Given for Favoring the Action of City Council In Increasing Salaries of Certain City Officials. WITH EVERYTHING ELSE GIVEN UP WHY NOT SALARIES OF CITY OFFICIALS? Ai ropos of the general discussion precipitated by the unfavorable comments of tbe Moinrng Journal on tbe recent action of the council In raising tbe salaries of me miters of the police and fire departments, street commissioner and city attorney and upoa which The Evening Cttlzto took the ground at the time tiiat the action wag In tlie interest of good govern ment and was In no case exctssivc, a representative of this paper today interviewed a number of prominent merchants and taxpayers, caught on the, run, with the object of ascertain ing their sentiments. In no case did he find that the opinion was held that these salaries were too large. Ia fact it Is difficult to see how men of sufficient Intelligence can be ob tained who would be willing to un dertake the onerous service required even at the compensation offered in the new schedule. Taking Into ac count the fact that the necessities of life have been so materially advanced the action taken seems to this paper to be no more than fair. Some of the interviews obtained, with the names ot the principals here follow: J. A. VVeinmann, president, and manager of the Golden Kulo Dry Goods company end a large taxpayer "I believe tho city officials are not being raid any too much. A raise of $10 to certain officials Is a very small matter, as ttie .increase only amounts to $1,400 annually. It the Good Government league fathers sre real reformers, they - should com mence with the county officials who are receiving exorbitant pay for very little service rendered, and I believe also that the county collector and assessor offices should be combined into one. The snaps are too easy. 1 am unalterably, opposed to any scheme to reduce .salaries in the city administration, and, 's a taxpayer, ap prove of the smafl increases tho city council has given to certain city offi cials." Charles Mellnl, secretary of the Consolidated I.iqnor, association, and a taxpayer "I am heartily la favoi 6f tho email raises Ir. the salaries ot the police and fire departments, es pecially tho firemen. I do not think the city council has overstepped its power, and as one I will stand by the members in this matter." Simon Stern, clothing merchant ANNIVERSARY OF DIS- COVERY OF PIKE'S PEAK Denver, Colo., Nov. 26. One hun dred years .ago today tho hlBtory of this state commenced when Lieut. Pike planted the national flag on fiie peak now known us Pike's Peak. Ceremonies tok place today, national Iu their character, in honor of the occasion. Members of the American Historical society today told the story of tho travels of Pike's little expedi tion ncroRs the western country until it was confronted and halted by the towering heights of the great moun tain, which now bears the name of Its discoverer. It was a story that should Inspire children with courage and patriotism and it was explained that Is was partly with that object that the celebration was held. It was on the nfternon of Nov. 15, 1S0C as Lieut. Pike tells In his simple but descriptive style, that he got the first glimpse of the mountain. It ap peared to him as a light blue cloud, and, not trusting his eyesight he diu not call the attention of thu others of his party to what ho snw. The next day the grrat mountain loomed clear and distinct to all. The almost exhausted party rushed forward ex pecting to reach it within a day or two but at tho end of a week the mountain was not perccplbly near er. On Nov. 2i the party began to climb one of the smaller mountains between them and tho higher peak. That night they slept ia a cave half way up tho side and awoko in the mornlug without food or water and oliiiotit exhausted. They readied tie top in tbe afternoon and azed -cross to the real Pike's Peak. Profiting by experience, they judged the baso of the mountain to be at least sixteen miles away, and the s'dea to be In accessible, lielng without food or water and not convinced of tho ad vantages of such a climb Ih -y retrac ed their steps. Pikes Poak was first ascended by Dr. James, of Major J.ones party, In 1820, and for some years it was known us James Peak. Later Is was rechristened and named after the brave man wh'i first dis covered it and liroii';bt. tli.- pews to civilization. DUKE OF ARGYLE SEEKS LOST TREASURE London. Nov. lit;. The Duke or Argyll-, who is endeavoring to raise the wreck of tiie Fljrentia, one of the richest ships ot tbe Spaninh armada, which lays in .lb (alliums of water In Toherinorrey Itav, off the Island of Mull, has up to the present met with some sueciss as some of the old ships limbers, bent ami twisted Ironwork, cannon balls, silver coins hcarim; the image of Philip II, and the skulU of sonio who saili d so proudly from Lis bon's mlnlity uirbor to sweep 11k illicit of Itritian from ihe seas, have hi en bronchi to the surface. Today in addi'ionul number of dive-s are yollig down as the lido will be the lowest for months and bis grace Is confident thai some of the bullion chest . will bo recovered. The Evening Cltlitn, In Advance, $5 par year. Oellvred by Carrltre, 60 cents par month. nnd extensive taxpayer "I believe in paying good waxes, not only to policemen and firemen, but to every body. Albuquerque Is truly a city of wage earners; thnt is, a great ma jority of her people receive wages and without good wages I cannot see how we will have Rood times. As tar as I understand matters, the police departtmnt has always been self -supporting, and 1 fall to see wiiero any thing will come out of the pockets of the taxpayers, directly or Indirectly, to pay tho policemen. I am la favor ot the Increases in salaries as order ed by the council." Frank Kfrster, clyar manufacturer and a taxpayer "I am In favor of paying the policemen and firemen all the city possibly can." . L. Kempenich, dry goods merchant and ai taxpayer "If their salaries are not sufficient to meet all necessary monthly expenses t am in favor of the increases, and really believe that the small salary raises mentioned in a recent ordinance of the city council will not hurt anybody." W. J. Johnson, assistant cashier ot the Bank of Commerce and a tax payer "I believe the policemen and firemen all deserve the Increases In salaries ordorer by the council, as they present opportunities toward se curing capable men In tbe depart ments affected In case of resigna tions. I am heartily in favor of the council, in this, particular matter.". M. Mandsll, clothing merchant and a big taxpayer "Everything .else ii the country has and Is going up and I think snlaries ought to go up accord ingly. I see so objection to the small Increases, and heartily favor the council's action in passing an or dinance authorizing lacrosses in the salaries of certain officials.".-" : , M. W. Floumoy, vlea president of the First National bank and a very heavy taxpayer "Am favorable to the council's action in raising salaries of certain city officials. We have good officials and they should lie en titled to reasonable compensation for . services j-ecdered." i - J. B. Herndon, cashier of the Slate National bank and a taxpayer "Div ing expenses are very high In this ' section of the country, and if tho old salaries 'were not sufficient to retain competent men I am in favor of the Increases." CARNEGIE IS SIXTY-SIX YEARS OLD TODAY. New York, Nov. 26. It Is just sixty-six years ago today since a baby boy destined to become world famous as a philantrophist, first saw the light of day at the little town of Dumferllne, Scotland. The boy was Andrew Carnegie. His parents brought him lo this country when he was still a mere child and at ten yeurs of age lie began bis career in i the blue uniform of a district mes senger 'joy in Pittsburg, a eity w'iiich has since benefitted Incalculably through his benefactions. In most of his biographies the date of his birth is given as 1835, which would make him elxty-eUht years old today, but Mr. Carnegie himself is autnorlty for the assertion that he Is but six ty-six. As a matter of fact the Laird of Sklbo is as sensitive regarding his age as he Is concerning the ub Jcct of death. Those most Intimately acquainted with hint aver that the mtiilitn of Ulner nib' jet In his pres ence is offensive to him. However true tills may he a number of his friends and business associates of this city made bold today to cable their congrat illations on the occasion of his birthday. Dotrr Mr. and Mrs. Car neglo are In excellent health. Mr. Carnegie's roost recent benefaction has been a life pension to the Uev. T. llooker Washington, the colored minister, who is doing so much for the uplifting of his race. REAL ANDWOULd". BE CHAMPIONS BOX. Los Angeles, Nov. 26. Jim Jeffries, retired champion heavyweight of the world, and Philadelphia Jack O'Brien, who defeated Jim Tremble and Fred Cooley at tbe Pacific Atheletic pavil- . lion recently, gave an exhibition Isix ling contest here tonight for the beue jtlf of the Police Belief Fund. The j Simpson uuditoriuiu where the contest j took place was crowded and thousands of people were turned from the doors. (The contest was ref( rreed by Alw At tel. tlie champion featherweight. OKLAHOMACELEBRATES I HER PROSPERITY. , Oklahoma City. Nov. 2ti. A great corn carnival started by the Cbam . her of Commerce was opened here to !dy to celebrate the preat prosper ity of Oklahoma. Tliure was an ex I hiliilioti of every' '" --"wn ' te slate and also agricultural machines, ! Ihe fair which nas ne.-n si tuicc.es I fully Inaugurated will remain oped j until December Mb. NEW COLD FIND IN THE NORTHWEST. , Ma'dstone, Alaska. Nov. 2fi. An ex .peiiencid mini r r imed Iloyee, who h:i.; been prospecting between here and Hiding litis announced that lie has (Uncovered placer diKglns cast of i his town' Tlie samples have a-sayed : well and lloyco states that Hie gold j covers a very large arej. Kxcituit nt j prevails and people are rushing here Mu great numbers. Many claims have (already ben staked and companies , aro being formed to extensively oper ate tho propertied.