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ANTA FE NEW MEXICAN
VOL. 45.
SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO, WEDNESDAY JUNE 10, 1908.
NO. 101
THOMAS
C.
TMESJIS LIFE
Despondent Lawyer
Seeks Relief in
Death
LEAVES lint) PARTNER
Pathetic Epistle Explains All
Once Leader of His
Profession in East.
TAFT WINS IN
Committee Decides
All Contests in
His Favor
No Partiality Shown Hitch
cock Not Worrying About
Vice-President.
The body of Thomas C. Lyng was
found in the office of Richard H. Man
ila, In the Laugh! in block, this morn
ing about 5:30 o'clock by Miguel Rod
riguez, janitor of the building, when
he opened the door of the office to
sweep it out. Life had been extinct
for several hours.
In the right hand of the corpse was
a 38-calibre revolver, identified as be
longing to Mr. Hanna, containing five
loaded cartridges and one empty. A
bullet wound In the right temple bore
grim evidence of the manner in which
death occurred. The body was on a
couch with the face to the wall. Be
hind the couch was a pool of blood
which had dripped off the couch and
came from the bullet hole in the head.
In the pocket of the dead man's
clothing a letter, addressed to Mr.
Hanna, was found which indi
cates clearly the manner in which the
deceased came to his death. The let
ter reads as follows:
Explains All in Letter.
"Dear Hanna: As a last kindness
to me I ask you to forgive my desecra
tion of your office. You will say that
It is the act of a coward, but I have
been tired of life for so many years
and these last few months have been
so crushingly discouringly that living
has grown to be an intolerable burden
to me. Yesterday and today I have
tramped for miles out into the moun
tains trying to fight off the despond
ency that has not been absent from
me for six months; but I tailed as I
have failed in my life always.
"I want to thank you gratefully for
the generous kindness that you have
always shown me since we came to
know each other; and to ask you to
help my brother by the same friendly
aid and counsel in this grevious trou
ble I am bringing on him.
"T. C. LYNG."
Shot Heard About 1 A. M.
As near as could be determined at
the inquest held this morning the fat
al shot was fired about 1 o'clock this
morning. Mr. Lyng was seen at about
10 o'clock last night to go up the stair
way leading to the floor on which Mr.
Hanna and he had their office. This
was the last anyone saw of the de
ceased alive.
An inquest was held early this
morning by Justice of the Peace Jose
Ma. Garcia and six jurors with the
result that the following verdict was
reached:
Verdict of Coroner's Inquest.
"We, the undersigned, justice of the
peace and jury, who sat upon the in
quest held this 10th day of June, 1908,
on the body of Thomas C. Lyng, found
in precinct No. 17 of the county of
Santa Fe, find that the deceased came
to his death by committing suicide at
about the hour of one o'clock in the
morning of the 10th day of June, 1908,
by shooting himself with a 38-calibre
revolver.
(Seal.) "JOSE Ma." GARCIA,
"Justice of the Peace.
"H. J. WILSON,
"JOSE1 R. VALENCIA,
"MIGUEL SANCHES,
"JOSE CAERIE,
"LOCARIO LOPEZ,
"LORENOZ SILVA,
"Jurors.
"Witnesses: Richard H. Hanna,
John P. Lyng, J. A. Davis, Miguel Rod
riguez, Jr., C. H. Ingraham."
Had Been Despondent For Some Time
As mentioned in the letter the de
ceased left addressed to Mr. Hanna,
Mr. Lyng had been despondent for
some time. Vainly he tried to shake
off this state of mental depression by
taking long trips in the mountains and
yesterday evening he returned from a
walk, tired and seemingly very much
depressed in spirits.
Prominet Lawyer at One Time.
Mr. Lyng was born 51 years ago in
Bourbon county, Kentucky. He wa3
graduated from the law department of
the University of Kentucky and prac
ticed law at Paris, Kentucky for about
fifteen years. In 1892 he went to Wash
ington, D. C., and filled an important
position in the law department of the
treasurer's office. After the election of
President McKinley he went to Co
lumbus, Ohio, and engaged in the "prac
tice of law. He resided In Columbus
with his aged mother until eleven
months ago when he came to Santa
Fe hoping to retrieve his fallen for
tunes. In August of last year he en
tered the office of R. H. Hanna and
(Continued On Page Eight.)
BOSSES
WW
Chicago, June 10 The Republican
national committee resumed its hear
ings today, taking up the fight in the
Eleventh Missouri district. The anti
Taft people were not over hopeful of
success as the committee had decided
against them in the Tenth Missouri
district yesterday. The Missouri con
tests are between Hughes and Taft
and if decided in favor of Taft, Hughes
will lose the greater part of his in
structed delegates outside of the
state of New York.
The contests of the Eleventh and
Twelfth Missiourl districts were con
solidated and a decision was finally
reached in favor of the Taft delegates.
After the decision, Chairman Harry S.
New in discussing the work of the
committee with a number of newspap
er men said:
Contests Decided on Their Merits.
"I know it has been openly charged
that the Taft men on the committee
have been riding rough shod over ev
erything. I want to say, however,
that ail the contests that have so far
been settled by the national commit
tee have been decided on the merits
and on the evidence presented. There
has been no rough riding over any
body." The contest case of the delegates-
at-large from North Carolina were Special to the New Mexican,
then taken up and decided in favor of Roswell, N. M., June 10. Octaviano
Taft. The contest in the First and a. Larrazolo will be the nominee of
Second districts of the same state the territorial Democratic convention
4mm IwKiS-V pET'arH f iPf
MWVno rn M IP" SI
INSTITUTE FOR THE BLIND AT ALAMOGORDO, OTERO COUNTY.
1
Democratic Territorial Convention at
Roswell Develops Into Cut and
Dried Affair
i
i
OF
KANSAS
on
AT
MERCYOF FLOOD
Raging Kaw and
Missouri Rivers do
Great Damage
STOCK YAMER WATER
Railroad Traffic Practically
at a Standstill-Worst
Over at Topeka.
Operation Fails to
Save the Lii if
Millionaire
DELEGATES TO DENVER WILL BE INSTRUCTED FOR BUN PROMINENT IN POLITICS
Pecos Valley Unterrified Gets Into Bandwagon for the Delegate to Democratic Na-
Sake of HarmonyTo Get Other Favors
By Laying Down.
were also decided in Taft's favor.
No Interest m Vice-Presidency.
which convened here today to select a
candidate for d?Iegatp from New?1.?;.?
Manager Frank H. Hitchcock of the ico to the Sixty-first Congress and to
Taft forces today made the important name six delegates to the national
declaration in relation to the vice- convention at Denver. This much was
presidential situation. He said: 'practically decided before a delegate
"On the question of the nomination took his seat and is the result of a
of a vice-president, Secretary Taft and deal made by the Democratic central
his managers have made no combina- committee to the effect that it would
tions or deals. They will not, hereafter not be policy to allow the name of
make any combinations or deals and James F. Hinkle, of this city, to be
will not push the candidacy of any presented to the convention,
particular man. We are simply work- After several hours conference Hin-
ing to secure 'the nomination of Mr. kle and his supporters, with the ex-
Taft on the first ballot and when we ception of a few, agreed to let the
have achieved this we will be highly "bosses" and Mr. Larrazolo have a
satisfied. The Question of who will be clear field. The following of Hinkle
the vice-presidential candidate is for had grown formidable and was caus-
the convention to decide and there 19 ing the Larazolo faction considerable
no thought on our part of attempting trouble.
to influence this selection."
son delivered the address of welcome
and the response was made by Hon.
Antonio Joseph, of Taos.
Temporary Organization Effected.
Upon the recommendation of the
Territorial Central Committee E. V.
Cnav;8, of Albuquerque, was elected
tompurary chairman and K. K. Scott,
of Roswell, temporary secretary.
tional Convention in 1900-Ex-Member
of Congress.
New York. June 10. 0. H. P. Bel
mont died at his summer home at
Hempstead, Long Island at C: 43
o'clock this morning. He had been
seriously ill less than two weeks. Ap
pendicitis developed on June 1st and
last Thursday he was operated on. Heated to begin to fall
rained irom tne operation, Dut m tne
Kansas City, Mo., June 10. With
I lie flood waters from the Kaw reach
ing within one block of the Union Sta
tion and covering a quarter cf the
lower part of the Union stock yards
rendering useless some of the railway
tracks coming in from the west and
beginning to creep into the basement
of the big wholesale houses in the
west bottoms, Kansas City found itself
this morning in the throes of the most
serious flood since 190r!. There is a
possibility, however, of the waters
reaching the great flood stage of that
year when millions of dollars worth of
damage was done.
Railroad Ti affic Demoralized.
Railway trad c was badly demoral
ized and at the stockyards business
was nearly at a standstill. One quart
er of the pens on the Missouri side
were under water that stood from one
to six feet deep. On the Kansas side
a third of the quarantine dist rict was
under water. The principal trouble of
the present floods laid to the Missouri
Pacific and Union Pacific railroads
whose bridges spanning the Kaw riv
er acted as dams, causing the water
to back up and spread over territory
that was otherwise safe. The stage of
the rivers at seven o'clock this morn
ing were: Missouri river, 27.7, a rise
of 2 feet, 5 inches in the past twelve
hours; Kaw. 27 feet, as against 25.2
feet twelve hours ago.
The crest of the flood will be reach
ed here this afternoon and in another
twenty-four hours both the Kaw and
Missouri rivers at this ioint are ex-
ntternoon of the same day a severe
Chairman Chaves made a fiery sinkincr bhpII followed ami sinr-P then
speech bitterly denouncing everything there had been but little hopes for
and everybody not agreeable to his his recovery. I
political views He aupointed the com- Mr. Belmont was 50 years of age'flood wnen great damage wag done ,n
miHctoum.icucijiiaii) aim icauiuuuus aim was a sun oi lire laie August aei- virinltv
Great Damage at Leavenworth.
Missouri Rising at St. Joseph.
St. Joseph, Mo., June 10. The Mis
souri river continues to rise here and
is now four inches above the danger
line. This is higher than 'ast year's
Leavenworth, Kans., June 10 The
TO OUST TEACHERS
Anti-Tuberculosis League Determines
Such Action Is Necessary to Pre
vent Spreading of Disease.
Glowing Promises Turned the Tide.
What turned the tide Is said to be
the glowing promises made to the Pe-
'cos Vallev contingency if the opposi-
WITH WHITE PLAGUE 'tlon to Mr. Larrazolo would cease
J fighting. The "smoothing over" pro
cess has lett many sore spots ana
many of the delegates are disgusted.
The convention assembled at 10:30
o'clock this morning with all counties
represented excepting Sierra and San
doval. Two hundred delegates were on
the floor of the house when the Rev
rend J .W. Smith, of the Methodist-
Episcopal church, this city, delivered
'St. Louis, June 10. Before adjourn
ing the Anti-Tuberculosis League
which has just closed a three days'
session here, passed resolutions to de-
termlne the best method of ousting the invocatloni jayor G A Elchard
consumntive teachers who are SDread
ing the disease in the public schools
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lives of the pupils.
Another resolution was made that
persons suffering from tuberculosis
carry with them a cup in which to
expectorate, instead of a handkerchief.
Steps were also taken to secure leg
islation requiring all railroads to run
special coaches1 for consumptives, that
the spread of the disease from-that
quarter may be curbed.
Tuberculosis is contagious, it is com
municable, it Is preventable, it is cur-
after which the convention adjourned mont, the present August and Perry
until 3 o'clock this afternoon. Belmont, being his brothers. He had
mat w. J. Bryan wil be endorsed not been actively engaged in business Missouri rlver js rts m here
Z WvT THmee J,0" e foi;somf 'eara' today and heavy damage is being done
presidency is conceded There is The deceased wa a staunch Demo-' to farms Much lnconVenience was
practically no opposition to him here, crat and in 1900 was chosen from New caused here tod b the break, of
The delegation to be sent to Denver York as delegate at large to the na- the leading natural ag maln ag a re.
wiu go nonmi to cast its vote ror tne tional convention of the Democratic sut of tne flood
and two-thirds of the
vuuiiiiuuci in ai., liiai. imu H,u uie uuiB. party, rne same year ne was elected cjty js now without gas
i-diraioio un me rirst oaiioi. to congress irom tne inirteentn ;vew
It will be impossible to finish the York district.
convention work today and it
may
take more than daytime tomorrow. 1
it thought that Mr. Larrazolo will be
nominated on the first ballot late this i
evening unless questions as to the
seating of delegates come up which
will carry the nomination over.
The city of Roswell is gaily decor
ated and the welcome being extend
ed to the visitors Is a royal one. Ample
hotel accommodations ' are furnished
MONITOR FLORIDA
AGAIN TO BE TARGET
This Time to Have Torpedoes Sent
Against Her Side to Test Strength
of Bulkhead..
Worst Over at Topeka.
Topeka, Kans., June 10 The
government weather gauge in tho Kaw
river at this point registered 26 feet
at 9 o'clock this morning, which is
a fall of two feet since the water be
gan to recede. Busness men say their
only loss will be the loss of business
and the expense of moving their
stocks of goods. None of their goods
was destroyed as was the case during
,the great flood of 1903.
Salina reported a rise of 2 1-2 feet
Washington, June 10 Sacrificed for
everyone. There are many visitors the benefit of naval construction, the ' -
in the city other than delegates who nignt Bo4rw. I
are taKing Keen interest in tne con
vention proceedings.
WATTERSON GUEST
AT BRYAN HOME
Southern Democratic Leader and Vet
eran Editor Conferring With
Peerless Nebraskan.
Lincoln, Neb., June 10 Colonel
Henry Watterson, of Louisville, ar
rived here today and Is a guest of the
Bryan's at Fairview. He will remain
able. These were the four thoughts ! wlth Mr- Bryan until tomorrow after
which are placed before the public.
A national war against the disease
will be directed from St. Louis.
The death rate from consumption is
nearly six times greater than from
noon, colonel Watterson admitted:
"That various matters of Democratic
interest would be discussed." Con
cerning Bryan's candidacy he said:
"I have accepted Bryan as the inev-
any other communicable, contagious , ltable candidate of the Democratic
or infectious disease. It costs the Party and he wil1 be nominated on
country about 200,000 lives annually, me nrst Dallot- 1 tninK Tan is
and entails an economic loss of more stronger tnan ever Derore ana tnat ne
than Ji.nnn.ono.noo Tt is renorted that.1"" a mcn oetter cnance to win.
the fraternal insurance orders pay for
consumption annually $10,000,000 out
of $70,000,000 benefits. This has caus
ed the fraternal societies to enter the
war against tuberculosis by means of
educating their members.
with thn Vmnvtact- Tinvnl onn will nn
Saturday, June 13. be punctured be- 7T incth ''fVT?
neath her water line armor by tne Junction City is flooded. At Manhat
most powerful American Whitehead tan thKw river has fallen four feet
, ,.. . since the decline started. At Wamego,
torpeaoes. 'u-t n u
Liniijr luuere west, ui ueie uu uio nun
river, a heavy rain started this morn-
nn pr.ATr Aiunnnvc
"- 4 The first demonstration was to test
GOING TO CHICAGO the respective strength of armor plate
Completes His Labors at Washington the effectiveness of a new design of
I fighting mast.
I The torpedo is to be sent into the
j Florida that it may be definitely de
termined whether a water-tight bulk
head specially constructed within her,
Will Make Trip With Senator
Boies Penrose.
Special to the New Mexican.
Washington, June 10. Before leav
ing for Chicago, Delegate W. H. An-
standstill.
Train service in and out of Topeka
is confined to the Santa Fe. Other
roads are at a standstill or using the
Santa Fe's tracks.
25,000 Acres Submerged.
New Orleans, La., June 10. A spec
ial from Grand Cane, Louisiana, says
that news reached here today that the
Red river had broken through the le-
designed with all the modern ideas of
drews has made all arrangements for construction, can be depended upon to
the payment of the appropriation of save a ship from destruction against
7h x, S it I? n I "Z7rV nt Z vw ZlZt . near Westdale, submerging 25,000
teenth National Irrigation Congress at Secretary of the Navy Metcalf has . . ' , , ,,
Albuquerque and also for pushing the invited Secretary of War William H.
plans and advertisements for the pur- Taft to be his guest, probably on the
chase of grounds and the construction Mayflower, to witness the demonstra
of the Federal hnildinfr at Roswell. ition.
FORMER INTERNAL REVENUE
COLLECTOR DIES SUDDENLY
BLIND SENATOR SEES FOR
FIRST TIME IN 27 YEARS
Washington, June 10. For the first
time in twenty-seven years Senator
Thomas P. Gore, of Oklahoma, was
able to distinguish an object when
yesterday for the brief period of six
ty seconds he could see his cuff with
St. Louis, June 10. Word was re- ms leit eye. For xne past two weens
ceived from Champagne, Illinois of the the Senator has been receiving treat-
sudden' death there today of W. S. ment at the Episcopal Kye, &ar ana
Forman, of East St. Louis, who was! Throat hospital here. If further im
three terms representative in Con-' provement is shown it may be un
gress from the old Twenty-first Illinois necessary to operate on the Senator's
district and commissioner of interna- eye as had been the intention. Senator
tional revenue under President Cleve- Gore is now more hopeful of regain
land, ing the use of at least one eye.
Senator Boies Penrose of Pennsylva
nia, who will be at the Republican
national convention, will have quar
ters at the Auditorium Annex and has
ordered that the room of Delegate W.
H. Andrews be assigned next to the
apartments to be occupied by him.
REGISTERED MAIL POUCH
CONTAINING $50,000 STOLEN
Kansas City, June 10. A registered
mail pouch en route from Los Ange
les to New York, is reported to have
been stolen at the Union Depot in
ENTIRE NEW MEXICO (Kansas City last Saturday night. The
DELEGATION TO BE SEATED local postal authorities will give no
Special to the New Mexican. i definite information but they admit
Chicago, June 10. The Republican that a very valuable pouch Is missing,
national committee has decided to From one quarter it is stated that the
seat the entire delegation from New pouch contained several thousand dol
Mexico, namely six delegates and six lars and another place its contents are
alternates. Rooms and apartments for .given as high as $50,000.
the New Mexico delegation and visit-'
ors have been engaged at the Strat-GERMAN EMPRESS VICTIM
OF ACCIDENT WHILE RIDING
acres of growing crops and drowning
much live stock.
SAN ANTONIO PLANS BIG
CELEBRATION ON THE FOURTH.
Special to The New Mexican.
San Antonio, N. M., June 10. This
town raised one thousand dollars to
day for a big Fourth of July celebra
tion. Governor Curry is expected to
be the chief speaker of the day. Bron
co busting contests, a balloon ascen
sion and a big display of fireworks will
be among the chief- features of the
day's program. Special trains will be
run here for the occasion from the
surrounding towns.
WESTERN UNION DECLARES
CASH QUARTERLY DIVIDEND.
New York, June 10. The directors
of the Western Union Telegraph corn
party today declared a quarterly divi
dend of 1-2 per cent payable in cash.
ford Hotel on Michigan avenue, a few
blocks from the Auditorium Annex.
National Committeeman Solomon Potsdam. June 10 The German Em-
Luna has made all arrangements for press while riding with the Emperor The dividend for the last quarter was
the reception and care of the dele- today fell from her horse. It Is report-. at the rate of five per cent per annum
gates. led that she was uninjured. payable m swck,