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VOL. 44.
SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO, WEDNESDAY DECEMBER "1 8, 1907.
NO. 261
GAMBLING LID 10
BE CLAMPED DIN
"Tiger" Will be
Driven Out on
January 1
AUTHORITIESARE ADVISED
Circular Letters Sent Out
Pertaining to Enforcement
of Anti-Gambling Law.
That Governor Curry and Attorney
General Hervey propose to see that
the anti-gambling law which goes in
to effect January 1 is rigidly enforced
is evident from a circular letter sent
out today by the latter to the various
district attorneys of New Mexico.
Not only will the various forms of J
gambling specifically mentioned in the
act be prohibited but mechanical
gambling devices commonly known as
slot machines are also under the ban
in pursuance with an opinion ren
dered a few days ago by the attor
ney general.
The district attorneys are instruct
ed to advise the authorities in their re
spective districts regarding the strict
enforcement of the anti-gambling law
and the prompt prosecution of any of
fenders. The circular letter relating
to the matter follows:
Text of Letter Anent Anti-Gambling
Enforcement.
"Your attention Is called to Chap
ter 64 of the acts of the Legislative
Assembly for the year 1907, prohibit
ing gambling in the Territory of
New Mexico. The governor requests
that all the district attorneys see to
it that this law is properly enforced,
and that you advise the proper coun
ty officers, including the sheriff, to
see that all violations thereof are
promptly dealt with according to
law, and along this line I refer you
to the opinion heretofore rendered
and sent you in regard to slot ma
chines and in order that there may
be no confusion I submit to you the
following observations:
"Under Section 1 of said act every
game that is named of course is pro
hibited, and not only those games but
all games of like character, and you
should always resolve the doubt in
favor of the people of the territory
and proceed with prosecutions if there
is any doubt, and the act not only in
cludes the games named, and games
of like character, but in addition to
those, any other games played with
dice or cards.
"A 'game' as used in this statute
nieans one at which money or other
property is or may be won or lost,
and a 'banking game' is a 'game' con
ducted by one or more persons where
there is a fund against which every
body has a right to bet, the owner of
the bank being responsible for the
payment of all the funds, taking all
that is won and paying all that is
lost,' and therefore the question as to
whether the house has a rakeoff or
percentage is not material."
District Attorneys Must Not Defend
Cases In U. S. Courts.
Attorney General Hervey has also
sent another circular letter to the
several district attorneys of the ter
ritory "requesting them to desist in
the practice which has been in vogue
for some time of appearing as counsel
for the defense in criminal cases on
trial in the federal courts. This com
munication follows:
"The governor asks me to request
that hereafter the district attorneys
in New Mexico do not defend crimi
nal cases in the United States courts.
This has been done in the past and
no objection has ever been raised, and
has been done by some of the best
officers the territory has had, but in
the future .the governor desires that
this practice be discontinued as some
complications might arise therefrom."
NEW YORK SOCIETY
WOMEN LOSE JEWELS.
New York, "Dec. 18. A package of
diamonds was stolen last night from
a wagon of the United States Express
company.' The diamonds were valued
at $32,000 and were consigned by the
Alfred H. Smith company to New
York society women who are stopping
at Washington. The package was tak
en from the wagon, somewhere be
tween the express company's office in
Thirty-ninth street and Communipaw
New Jersey.
SENATOR CULBERTSON
DISCUSSES RESOLUTION.
' Washington, Dec. 18. Senator Cul
bertson of Texas, today discussed his
resolution directing the committee on
finance to investigate the causes of
the financial stringency. He referred
to the messages of the President in
which he suggested the necessity of
legislation on the subject in the near
future and, said either the President
had changed his mind or Congress
was -loath to carry out the recommendation.
MARCH MAY BE
SURVEYOR GENERAL
Is Endorsed for Position By Republi
can Territorial Organization.
Special to the New Mexican.
Albuquerque, N. M., Dec. 18. It is
reported on good authority that after
a consultation here this morning be-1
tween uovernor uurry, unairman H.
O. Bursum of the Republican territo
rial central committee, and National
Committeeman Solomon uwna, it was
agreed upon to recommend John W.
March, a resident of Estancia, Tor
rance county, for appointment as sur
veyor general of New Mexico. The
applicant is endorsed by the Republi
can county organization of Torrance
county and by the members of the ne
publican territorial committee of the
same county. He has also consider
able endorsements from leading Re
publicans as to fitness for the position
and standing as a citizen. He is a
consistent Republican. He came to
the territory about four years ago
from Ohio and engaged in the practice
of his profession, that of a civil en
gineer and surveyor. Mr. March was
in Albuquerque today and called upon
the governor, Mr. Bursum and Mr.
Luna, requesting the aid and recom
mendation of the Republican territo
rial organization looking to his appointment.
MINERS DID NOT
TAMPERWITH WIRES
Landslide Destroyed Line of Power
Company Which Supplies Gold
field With Light.
Goldfleld, Dec. 18. The break in
the transmission wires of the Nevada
Power Company was discovered at an
early hour this morning In the White
mountains and was soon repaired.
The break was caused by a snowslide
which carried away several poles.
The alarm felt when the wires were
broken has been dispelled as a result
and the camp is going along as usual.
Three mines were in operation to
day, together with the Consolidated
Mining company's mill and the Neva-da-Goldfield
Reduction Works. Gener
al Funston will leave Goldfleld tomor
row for San Francisco and Governor
Sparks will also leave.
About $2,000 worth of -high grade
ore was recovered this. morning in a
raid on a cabin. occupied by a miner
named Roth. A few new men arrived
in camp this morning to work in the
mines, coming from the southern part
of the state.
ATTEMPTED HOLD-UP
ON NORTHERN PACIFIC
Three Men Try to Flag Overland
Train Near Spokane But Engineer
Disregards Signal.
Spokane, Wash., Dec. 18. An at
tempt was made to hold up the west
bound Northern Pacific train eleven
miles east . of Spokane last night.
Three men attempted to flag the
train but the engineer refused to
stop. Harry Draper with a posse and
his bloodhounds, hurried to Trent in
a special train. A freight train was
stopped and three men started to flee
from it. One man, D. H. Murphy,
was caught by Draper and it is be
lieved one robber was wounded. The
bloodhounds followed the trail five
miles. Under a bridge near Trent
the officers found five dynamite
bombs, some safe crackers appliances
and a fuse. .
ILLINOIS CENTRAL
MEETING TOMORROW.
Chicago, Dec. 18. After a consulta
tion the attorneys in controversy
in the Illinois Central injunction suit
decided that the annual meeting of
the stockholders of the company
which should have- been held at noon
today, should go over until noon to
morrow. They also agreed for fear
the arguments in the injunction case
would go over until tomorrow morn
ing that counsel use the remainder of
today in an effort to reach an agree
ment as to the date to which the an
nual meeting should be readjourned.
CLEVELAND MAY HEAD
NEW JERSEY DELEGATION.
New York, Dec, 18. Robert Davis,
Democratic leader of Jersey City, is
heading a movement to place Grover
Cleveland at the head of the delega
tion from New Jersey to the next
Democratic national convention,
II its
Arrested for Pass
ing Worthless
Checks
Secret Service Officers Un
earth Swindling Scheme
in Chicago.
Chicago, Dec. 18. J. C. Dean, head
of the firm of J. C. Dean and company
stock and bond brokers, was arrested
last night, on a charge of obtaining
$31.25 on worthless checks from A.
M. Roberts, proprietor of the new
Waldorf hotel.
Attorney James Edgar Brown, coun
sel for the Colorado Capitol Coal Min
ing company, one of Dean's clients,
and George W. Haynes, of Hill's Na
tional Reporting company, a firm "of
financial investigators, say they will
have an interesting story for the
grand Jury concerning Dean's opera
tions. Dean opened offices here eight
months ago. He immediately started
an aggressive advertising: campaign.
In Dean's mail last nlgut the post
office inspectors found 400 bill3 for
advertising from newspapers in every
part of the United States. As in
quiries came in . Dean sent out a
glowing prospectus, insisting that
advances In amounts of from fifty to
a thousand dollars be paid for expens
es before contracts were made. Af
ter "expenses" were paid, it is al
leged little or nothing was done by
the Dean firm. .
The Colorado Capitol Coal Mining
company, owning property at Lafa
yette, Colorado, contracted with Dean
to float a fifty thousand dollar bond
Issue and although the company sent
$135 for lithographing the bonds, the
Columbia Bank Note Company report
ed its bill of $70 for this work had
not been paid.
GO
RAILROAD SYSTEM -RAISES
DIVIDEND
Pennsylvania Company Makes Ad
vance From Six to Seven Per
Cent.
Philadelphia, Dec. 18. The direc
tors of the Pennsylvania Railroad com
pany, which operates all Pennsylva
nia lines west of Pittsburg today
raised the dividend from six to seven
per cent. It declared a semi-annual
dividend of four per cent. The last
semi-annual dividend in June was
three per cent.
The directors of the Pittsburg, Chi
cago, Cincinnati and St. Louis pan
handle lines, also controlled by the
Pennsylvania railroad, today declared
their regular semi-annual dividend of
2 1-2 per cent on preferred stock and
a regular semi-annual dividend of 2
per cent on common stock.
The directors of the Lehigh Valley
railroad today declared a , regular
semi-annual dividend of two per cent
and an extra dividend of one per cent
on common stock. The usual semi
annual ividend of five per cent on pre
ferred stock was also declared. The
extra dividend On common stock is the
same as declared at the last dividend
meeting.
PNEUMONIA CLAIMS
WESTERN WRITER OF NOTE.
New Yfrk Dec. 18. Mrs. John R
MacMahon, a western writer well I
rita Hamm, is dead of pneumonia
here. She was 36 years old.
JEWS WARNED TO
LEAVE VLADIVOSTOK.
St. Petersburg, Dec. 18. A dispatch
from Vladivostok says that Jews there
have been ordered to depart within
t four days. Jewish property holders,
'however, are given eighteen days in
which to liquidate.
INVESTIGATORS ARE
LEAVING TERRITORY
Exodus of Special Federal Agents Has
Begun and Soon Territory. Will
Know Them No Longer.
The exodus of the special agents of
the federal government who have
been in , New Mexico for several
months engaged ostensibly in probing
alleged violations of the U. S. land
laws, has already begun and all but
two or three have hied themselves
back to Washington. Ormsby McHarg
and Peyton Gordon, special assist
ants to Attorney General Bonaparte,
who had charge of these investiga
tions are still in Santa Fe. It is said
they have completed their labors so
far as New Mexico Is concerned and
are simply tarrying here to rest up af
ter their strenuous work before also
returning to the national capital, O.
D, Olmstead, T. J. Butler and other
special agents who assisted them have
left the territory.
Disappointed Bid
der Brings
Action
Of Panama Canal Securities
Secretary of Treasury
, Must Explain.
LARGE NUMBER OF
NEW CORPORATIONS
Over Three Hundred Companies of
Various Kinds Are Incorporated
During Fiscal Year.
Washington, Dec. 18. Justice
Could of the District of Columbia Su
preme Court today cited George B.
Cortelyou, secretary of the treasury
to appear in court January 3, to show
cause why he should not be enjoined
from turning over or delivering the
balance of the $21,450,000 issue of
Panama canal bonds to certain banks
and persons to whom he has announ
ced allotments.
The citation is based on the peti
tion of George W. Austin of New
York, who declares he offered to our-
chase bonds of a face value of three
million dollars at the rate of 103.375
and stands ready to deposit that
amount with the assistant treasurer
at New York.
BANK CASHIER
MISUSED FUNDS
Sudden Death of Officer of Massachu
setts. Institution Causes Its
Suspension.
North Attleboro, Mass., Dec. 18.
The Jewelers National bank of this
city whose vice president and cashier,
Frederick M. Sargeant, was found
dead In a bath tub at his home last
night, failed to open for business to
day. Bank examiners are examining
the accounts of the institution.
Dead Cashier Misused Funds.
New York, Dec. 18. Albert H. Wig
gin, president of the Jewelers Nation
al Bank of North Attleboro, who lives
in this city today made the following
statement : . -
"The sudden death of Cashier Sar
geant naturally excited suspicion and
caused an immediate investigation of
the condition of the bank. This shows
Sargeant exceeded his authority and
without the knowledge of the direc
tors made loans to local concerns- in
which he was interested. The direc
tors pending an examination of the
books thought it best for the bank
to remain closed temporarily."
PETTIBONE TRIAL
MAY BE DELAYED
Continued Illness of Clarence Darrow,
Chief Counsel for Defense, the
Cause.
Boise, Dec. 18. The continued ill
ness of Counsel Clarence Darrow may
cause a delay in the Pettibone trial.
This announcement was made by Ed
gar Wilson, of the counsel for the de
fense, when the trial was resumed to
day. "
The prosecution began the day's
proceedings by introducing articles
from the Miners' Magazine, the offi
cial organ of the Western Federation
both at the time of the trouble in the
Coeur de Alenes and before and after
the death of former Governor Steun
enberg. The purpose of the introduc
tion of the articles was to show the
bitter feeling . which existed against
Steunenberg in the Western Federa
tion. '
Over three hundred new corpora
tions were organized in New Mexico
or authorized to transact business in
the territory by filing copies of char
ters from other Btates during the
fiscal year which ended on November
30. The exact number was 324 and
of these, 271 were domestic and 53
foreign corporations.
Ninety of the corporations organ
ized by virtue of the laws of the
territory during the past fiscal year
are classified as general industrial
concerns. Other principal ones by
classification were as follows: Eighty
six mining companies; 63 mercantile
companies; 24 irrigation companies;
15 banks; 7 live stock companies, and
2 railroad companies.
Of the railroad companies incor
porated one was the El Paso and
Southwestern and the other the Cim
arron and Northwestern. This latter
is a new railroad which will be thirty
six miles in length.
The fact that so many new corpo
rations were formed from the period
intervening between December 1,
1906, and November 30, 1907, which
embraces the fifty-seventh territorial
fiscal year, is another Indication of
the rapid growth of New Mexico, and
that considerable capital is being in
vested in the development of Its resources.
FARMER ASSAULTS
SCHOOL TEACHER
Young Woman Attacked on Highway
and Nearly Choked to Death
Lynching Narrowly Averted.
Jamestown, Pa., Dec. 18. Miss
Maude McCrumb, aged 23, a school
teacher, is in a serious condition from
an attack alleged to have been made
yesterday by Charles Summers, aged
33, a wealthy farmer of Turnersville.
Summers, who was captured later,
has been taken to Greenville, Penn
sylvania, to prevent mob violence,
threatened by enraged farmers of the
community. Miss McCrumb was near
ly choked to death and her face and
body were covered with scratches and
bruises before her screams attracted
tho attention of passing farmers.
Summers fled and was captured lat
er in a cemetery. He was taken to
jail and a mob of several hundred in
furiated farmers gathered about the
building demanding that the prisoner
be turned over to them. Because of
threats made by the mob, Summers
was rushed to Greenville for safe
keeping.
OPINION REGARDING
CONTINGENT EXPENSES
BILL FOR MORE
PUBLIC BUILDINGS
Delegate Andrews Asks for" Appropri
ations for Las Vegas and Roswell
Also Fish Hatchery.
Washington, Dec. 18. Delegate
Andrews, of New Mexico, yesterday
introduced in the House a bill provid
ing for the appropriation of funds for
the purchase of sites and the erection
of public buildings at Las Vegas and
Roswell. , The bill also Includes an
appropriation for the establishment
of a fish culture station at Trout
Springs,. New Mexico.
CABMEN'S STRIKE
IS CALLED OFF.
New York, Dec. 18. Through the
efforts of Marcus M. Marks, of the
National Civic Federation as concil
iator, the strike of the 1,000 cab driv
ers who went out yesterday to enforce
their demands for a 12-hour day and
$15 a week, was called off last night.
The cab men obtain their demand for
$15 a week and the question of hours
and other differences will be submit-'
ted to arbitration.
JEALOUSY CAUSES
DOUBLE' TRAGEDY
Young Man Shoots .Sweetheart
Through Heart and Then Turned
Weapon on Himself.
San Bernardino, Calif., Dec. 18.
George Perry, formerly a Santa Fe
railway machinist employed at Nee
dles, yesterday shot Miss Myrtle Craig
twice through the heart causing In
stant death. He then shot himself,
dying an hour later. The cause of
the tragedy was Jealousy.
Deficiencies of Past Fiscal Year Must
Not Be Paid Out of Appropria
tion for Ensuing Year.
Attorney General Hervey has ren
dered an opinion at the request of
the territorial auditor relating to
contingent expenses of the various
territorial offices where the expenses
incurred exceeds the amount of the
appropriations allowed for the period
embraced in a fiscal year. He main
tains that the contingent expense fund
for the Fifty-ninth' fiscal year which
began on December 1 can not be used
to pay expenses incurred in the fifty
eighth fiscal year. Where the contin
gent expenses have exceeded the
amount of the contingent fund avail
able for any one fiscal year he con
tends that this deficiency must be re
ferred to the legislature for action.
He quotes a decision of the New
Mexico supreme court handed down
in 1900 by Associate Justice Crum
packer to bear out his opinion.
ONE OF RINGLING
BROTHERS DEAD
Active Head of Great Circus Combi
nation Passes Away in New Or
. leans Sanitarium.
New Orleans, La., Dec. 18. Gus
Ringling(i head of the circus combi
nation which controls the suows of
Ringling Brothers, Barnum and Bailey
and Forepaugh-Sells, died today in a
local sanitarium from a complication
of diseases. He came here two
weeks ago in the hope that the change
of climate would benefit him.
NOT GUILTY OF
MANSLAUGHTER
Vice President of New York Central
Railroad Blameless for Wreck
Which Cost 24 Lives.
New York; Dec. 18. Alfred H.
Smith, vice president of the New York
Central Railroad, was acquitted here
today of the charge of manslaughter,
through his connection with the
wreck of the Brewster express, at
Woodlawn, last February, In which
twenty-four persons were killed. Jus
tice Kellogg decided the verdict. "
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I ASSESSMENTS
SAN JUAN C0IJY
Net Gain in Year
of Over $70,-000
IDICAIESjiTO GROWTH
Latest Single Increase in
Farming LanaV-Valua-tion
Millon Dollars
A net increase of $72,351.13 Is lnrii-
cated in the assessed valuation of tax
able property this year in San Juan
county as compared with tho official
returns in 1006. Tho total tax assess
ment of this county last year was
$1,009,200, while for the present year
It amounts to $1,005,151.13, which less
the exemptions allowed under the law
brings the amount subject to taxation
to $083,351.13.
San Juan county has not been the
scene of as heavy immigration during
tne past year as has been the case
in the eastern tier of counties in New
Mexico but a glance over the tax rolls
shows a steady growth in the material
conditions and development. The
largest individual Increase in classi
fied Items i3 in ' agricultural lands
which have advanced since last vear
$44,412. City and town lots also show
a gain of $25,953.
The following is a comnarative ab
stract of the tax rolls givlnc the
amounts of the various classifications
as returned in the assessments of
1906 and 1307:
Comparative Abstract of Tax Rolls.
Agricultural lands. 190C. $427,685:
1907, $472,097, increase of $44,412.
Grazing land3, 1906, $80,071: 1907.
$79,909.88, decrease of $101.12.
City or town lots. 1900. $138,442:
1907, $164,395, increase of $25,953.
Coal lands, 1906, $30,855; 1907, $29,
705, decrease of $1,150.
Electric light plants, 1906, $950;
1907, $950.
Water plants. 1906. none. 1907. S5tJ.
increase of $500.
Toll bridges and roads, 1906, $200;
T907, $200.
Telegraph and telephone lines, 1906,
$4,096; 1907, $ 4,396.25, increase of
$300.25.
Ditches for irrigation, mQ6, $25,000;
1907, $25,000.
Water reservoirs, 1906. $500: 1907.
none, decrease of $500.
Flouring mills. 1906. $2,550: 1907.
$2,600, increase of $50.
Horses, 1906. $48,525: 1907. $51,033.
increase of $2,508.
Mules, 1906, $2,360; 1907. $2,650. in
crease of $290.
Cattle, 1906. $49,419: 1907. $46.-
0G8, decrease of $3,351.
Sheep, 1906, $54,942: 1907. $45,533.
decrease of $9,409.
Goats, 1906, $4,504; 1907. $7,581. in
crease of $3,077. '
Swine, 1906, $1,739; 1907. $2,208. in
crease of $469.
Burros, 1906, $122; 1907, $170, In
crease of $48.
Carriages and wagons. 1906. $15,619:
1907, $15,935, increase of $316.
Sewing machines, 1906, $1,889; 1907,
$2,495, increase of $606.
Saddles and harness, 1906, $4,895;
1907, $4,956, increase of $61.
Merchandise, 1906, $51,450; 1907,
$67,266, increase of $15,816.
Farming implements, 1906, $7,528;
1907, $7,655, increase of $127.
Saloon and office fixtures. 190G:
$5,247; 1907, $7,109, increase of
$1,862.
Money, 1906, $9,895; 1907. $9,400.
decrease of $495.
Watches and clocks, 1906, $764;
1907, $1,162, increase of $398.
Law and medical books, 1906, $345;
1907, $605, increase of $260.
Musical instruments, 1906, $2,611;
1907, $4,483, increase of $1,872.
Household goods. 1906. . $12,942:
1907, $15,027, increase of $2,085. ,'
Shares of stock In banks. 1906.
$18,180; 1907, $15,096, decrease of
$3,084.
Wheat, 1906, none; 1907, $522, in
crease of $522.
Oats, 1906, none; 1907, $425, In-
crease of $425.
Lumber, number of feet. 1906. $900:
1907, $3,000, increase of $2,100.
Mechanics tools, 1906, $565; 1907,
$800, increase of $235.
Other oronerty. 1906. $4,410: 1907.
$4,219, decrease of $191.
Total valuation, 1906, $1,009,200;
i907, $1,095,151.13. Exemptions, 1906,
$98,200; 1907, $111,800. Subject to
taxation, 1906, $911,000; 1907, $983,
351.13. Net gain, $72,351.13.
ANOTHER COLORADO
STRIKE CALLED OFF.
Colorado Springs, Dec. 18. A strike
which has been in operation In the
coal district of this city for the last
two months has been practically call
ed off. The men have been given per
mission by the union to find work
wherever they can. The strike was
called October 17, several hundred
miners going out.