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ALBUQUERQUE MORNING JOURNAL. f HIRTIETH YEAR. ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO, THURSDAY, AUGUST 6, 1908 TRAGIC FINISH OF ZEPPELIN tears were streaming from his eyes as he stood in an attitude of despair In front of the shattered mammoth acro plnne. Then friends Induced him to enter a motor car and return to Stutt gart, whence he left by train for Frlederlchshafert. An explanation of the accident by experts is that probably one of the balloonettes, of which the Immense envelope was constructed, burst, and a spark from the motor Ignited the gas when the balloon was carried Into the. air. Count Zeppelin's secretary said to night that the count Is already prepar ing plans for another balloon. IN BERNALILLO COUNTY? THE ONLY ISSUE IN MONDAY S PRIMARY ELECTION A J PASHA SEIZED QUI I AND LYNCHED IN TURKEY THIS IS RESTORED BALLOON VOYAGE Mighty Airship, After Record Breaking Trip Over Europe Totally Destroyed by Explo sion and Hurricane. FOUR MEMBERS OF CREW DANGEROUSLY INJURED Universal Sorrow at Mishap Suffered by Aeronautic Won der Worker Who Is Already Busy on Plans for New Craft, IBv Morslng Journal Bscctei Lmssd Win. Echterdlngc n. Aug. B. A dra matic end came today' to Count Zeppe lin's long endurance flight In his mon ster dirigible balloon, and tonight the proud airship which yesterday was cutting rapidly through the air and outdistancing pursuing automobiles, lies in a" open field near here u maw of twisted, useless metal. A chapter of accidents occasioned by bad moods of nature and the failure of mechan ical appllarfces combined, was respon sible tor the untimely end of the bal loon, the flights of which have held the attention of the world, and for blasting the ambitions of its inventor, Count Zeppelin. The count, almost broken-hearted and unable longer to endure the sight of his shattered craft, has left by train for Friederiehshafcn. The airship had left Nackeiiheim, the scene of its first mishap, and over night had visited Mayence and begun on the homeward Journey, when mis fortune overtook it. Soon after its departure It was found that the front motor was working badly, owing to the fusing of metal in the groove In which the piston rod ran. This was caused by friction. Consequently Count Zeppelin was compelled to rely on one motor on the rear platform throughout the night, which consider ably reduced his speed. During the night he made an ascent of nearly ,000 feet, losing a considerable quan tity of gas. This deprived the balloon; of some of its buoyancy, over Ech terdingen. Count Zeppelin decided to land. Although this was the first time that such a maneuver had been at tempted with a regular balloon, the landing was effected smoothly, only one of the steel wire stays being broken. The engineers Immediately set about making repairs to the bal loon, which rode at anchor in the cen ter of a large force of miliary which had been called out to keep the crowds away. Count Zeppelin telegraphed to Krledrirhshafen for more gas cylinders and then went to a neighboring inn ! for luncheon. He was away for over two hours and was destined to see only l the wreckage of his airship when he returned. The local railway companle ran special cars to convey the at I r (DIM sightseers to the spot, while l cdes trlans. automobiles and wagons I iaed with peasants also flocked to the vi cinity. It Is estimated that the crowd around the monarch of the air num bered nearly 49,009 persons. At 2 o'clock this afternoon a wind suddenly sprang up and some of the weather-wise bystanders called the at tention of the officers to the fact that a storm was brewing and advised the officers to secure the balloon. Their warnings were unheeded. The balloon swayed too and fro, MiMietlmen rising a few feet from the ground. At 2:f8 o'clock a formidable gust of wind struck the airship broad side. At first the craft heeled over and then her bows rose In the air, car rying with them a number of helpers holding the ropes. After poising for a moment at a height of fifty feet. It rushed forward against a .. cluster ot fruit trees. The Impact uprooted them. The airship returned to the earth even more suddenly than It rose, and came crashing to the ground. With a thunderous roar the forward motor exploded. From the bows of the balloon shot forth a livid flame, while from the rear escaped thick clouds of black smoke which caused the entire structure to disappear from the view of the thousands of specta tors. When the air cleared the balloon was seen lying In an open field on a high plateau, with only the ragged, tangled strips of the aluminum envel ope still remaining. The metal stays and hands and portions f the motora were strewn about in piece like old iron, and blackened with smoke and scorched. Officers rushed forward and found that several soldiers had been hurt. The four engineers who were on the front platform of the airship had cs eaped death, but they were suffering from Injuries. They were taken to a hospital. The men tried, when the balloon broke away, to couple up the motors, ao as to ascend beyond dan ger, but they were unsuccessful Count Zeppelin was Immediately sent for. When he arrived and saw the hopeless wreck he broke down. His head was bowed on his cheat and MINISTERS SEND MESSAGES OF SYMPATHY TO ZEPPELIN Berlin, Aug. 5. The ministers of all the federal states have telegraphed condolences to Count Zeppelin on the los of his airship, expressing the hope that the disaster would only spur him to further efforts toward the attain ment of his ambition. Minister von Bethmann-Hollweg, imperial secretary of state for the In terior, after a consultation with his colleagues, has decided to forward to Count Zeppelin tlüS.OQO. the proposed estimate In the imperial budget for aeronautic experiments, as a reward for the count's many years of sacri fice of this character in the interest of the fatherland, and Dr. Theodore Lc- wald, privy counsellor, who was com missioner general for Germany at the world's fair In St. Louis, is carrying a check for this amount to Frlederich shafen to present It to Count Zeppelin. When the airship was destroyed. Dr. Lews Id. who was a member of the committee appointed t' decide wheth er the airship should be taken .over by the government, received from Count ZeppVlin a dispatch explaining the reason for the two descents from the balloon. It says: "The future of my airship depends upon the motors. Yesterday's descent on the Rhine was occasioned by the fusing of white metal in one of the grooves of the piston rod which al ready had stood the test of several trips. 1 traveled today from Mann helm with only one motor. As soon as possible I intend to return to Frleder ichshafen." Subscription lists foj( funds with which to provide Count Zeppelin means for building a new balloon have been opened In Berlin, Bremen. Stutt gart and other towns In Germany, and in Switzerland. Ml LMTI DE waiting fob FINISH KEENLY DISAPPOINTED Frlederichshafen. Aug. 6. The news that Count Zeppelin's airship exploded at Echterdlhgen and was a total wreck came like a thunderbolt amid the festive preparations for a re ception of the famous aeronaut at Frlederichshafen. Tens of thousands of people had come from all parts of Germany to witness the return of thO Mtht from hfc lemarkable voyage in the air, and they were walking up and down the wide main street of this town along the lake shore and making merry In anticipation of the forthcom ing Jollification. Since early morning automobiles and carriages had been coming Into town and speeding through the streets, while peasants from the surrounding country clad. In their picturesque Sunday clothes, gazed In amazement at the unwonted scene and the gaily decorated houses In the park. In front of the principal hotel the military band was just on the point of beginning its concert when at 4 o'clock a man rushed excitedly from the of fice of a local newspaper and affixed a telegram on the blackboard at the en trance to the building. . A crowd of people gathered to read the news, expecting to hear that the airship had left Kchterdlngen on Its way here. One man began to read the message. Suddenly he slopped as if he could not believe the news, then h cried out, "The balloon was burned. the balloon has burned up." This Intelligence traveled like wild fire down the main street. Some peo ple would not believe It, and declared that It was a bad Joke; but the doubt ers were soon silenced by the pitiful expressions on the faces of the em ployes of Count Zeppelin, who rushed about with every evidence of conster nation. Many inquiries went up from the dense crowd congregated around the offices of the count, and people de manded to know If he was safe. They were told he was, hut the lat est bulletin from Kchterdlngen said that four men had been hadly burned "May be some rascal set the balloon on fire," aome one volunteered, excit edly, and this probability was discuss ed for some moments. Throughout the crowd there were frequent expressions of sorrow over the i'l luck of Count Zeppelin In the loss of his magnifi cent airship. Just then the count's daughter ar rived In her carriage, she still being In ignorance of the end of her father's voyage, and of the hlusting. at least for a time, of his greatest ambition. A hush fell over the masses as the countess alighted, and in wonderment at their strange altitude toward her. she went Inside her father's office. Soon afterwards she was heard to cry: "That will kill him." This was followed by an outburst of sobbing, und the people who had been loitering about the building silently moved away some distance to get be yond hearing of her distressful cries. The next message received from the scene of the disaster said that a thun derstorm upset a quantity of benslne which Ignited and caused a great ex plosion, and that the great airship was destroyed. After reading this bulletin the peo ple moved In long lines down the streets of the town toward the rail road station and the steamship docks along the lake front, while automo biles scurried off In all directions, some of them even heading for Ech terdlngen. The music of the bands was hushed and the musiclana silently packed away their Instruments, while the vil lagers Immediately began taking down the flags and festoons which had been hung In honor of the home-coming of ( Cont dined on Page 2, Coi. 4.) STERN JUSTICE METED OUT TO EX-OFFICIAL Resignations and Arrest of Sul tan's Advisers Incidents of Reorganization of Govern ment Under the Constitution, I By Morning Journal Special leased Wire. Constantinople, Aug. f Said Pasha, the grand visler and the newly form ed ministry have resigned. The sul tan, has accepted the resignations and tonight Invited Lcmalledtu Effcndl. the Sheiff-ultlslum and Katnll Pa dia to form a new cabinet. The newspapers assert that Memh (I Bey, minister to the United States, has been relieved of hi.s functions. He is the son of Izxel Bey, former secre tary and adviser to the sultan, who, after the proclamation of the consti tution, fled aboard the steamer Maria bound for a Mediterranean port. The notorious Kehml Pasha, for mer president of the council of state, has been lynched at Yenishair, in the vlllayet of Brusa, Asia Minor. Memdud Pasha, and Rcchld Pasha, respectively ex-minister of the Inter ior and DiariOS and former prefect of Constantinople, were arrested today and conducted to the ministry of po lice, amid the Jeers and hisses of the populace. The arrest has been or dered of other prominent officials of the old regime and Tehn Pasha, for mer first secretary to Sultan Abdul Ha mid and Obdul Huda. court astrol oger, already have been taken Into custody. Fehml Pasha was the sultan's nephew and a man of unscrupulous character. He was appointed chief of the spy department and in this posi tion terrorized the country. He en riched himself by establishing gambl ing saloons in the capital hut he Anal ly overreached himself in a dispute with a German Arm In 1907. He selasd a cargo of wool destined for Ham burg. To this Germany anade a pro test had us a reftuH an Imperlal'raW1' was issued In February of that year banishing Fehml to Mudanian, Asia Minor. HFI INTERESTED L Bar Association Discussions Provide Entertainment for the Candidate Who Is to Partic ipate in Program Today, I By Morning Journal Nupcial leased Wire. Hot Springs, Va., Aug. I. Candi date Taft evinced his intense Interest in legal affairs today by attending the morning session Of the Virginia Bar aaoclation and devoting the afternoon to the preparation of the speech on 'The tAWl Delay" which he Ls to de liver to that body tomorrow. The address today of former Sena tor William Lindsay, of Kentucky, on "The Man and the Corporation" evoked considerable enthusiasm. Mr. Lindsay pointed out that it was the duty of the states to remedy what he regarded as the present day evil of corporate supremacy over the Individ ual. The states, he maintained, cre ated till rporatlon and It was their duty to control their creatures. This course, he said, would relieve the federal government from Inter ference, which interference In regard ed aB not only of doubtful! constitu tionality but of doubtful expediency. The bar association at the conclusion of the address of Mr. Lindsay in dulged In a spirited discussion of the proposition to abolish the old common law system of pleading In the atate for a system based on the English practice act. Judge Taft gave evi dence of enjoying the sharp discus sion which was terminated by refer ring the matter to a committee tor consideration until the next annual meeting of the association. It was announced here today that Frank H. Hitchcock, chairman of the national committee, and Arthur Vorys, of Ohio, would each reach Hot Springs early next week. It Is ex pected that at this conference many campaign problems will be discussed and decisions reached . leva- Fears Yellow .lark. Austin. Texas. Aug. B. The state of Texas, through the health, depart ment, today established a rigid yellow- fever quarantine agslnst Mexico, an outcome of a recent tour of the repub lie by Dr. J. K. Eaves, of the state health department. Dr. Eaves report ed yellow fever to exist at Vera Crux, latguna and other points. Wilbur Wright Plans FIIkIU. Lemans, France, Aug. 6. Wilbur Wright, the American aeronaut of Dayton, Ohio, Is planning to begin his aeroplane flights here tomorrow. MES lhe Republican primary election, next Monday, August 10th, is the held in the county in recent years, not even excepting the election of 1906 when the great majority of the voters arose and overturned the corrupt ring of politicians, which under the leadership of Frank A. Hubbell had ruled the county for more than a decade. Hubbell was driven from control of the county government; but through his position as chairman of the Republican county committee, and the support of the territorial republican organization which was given him at that lime he managed to retain control of what was recognized as lhe reg ular party machinery in lhe county. Unable longer to resist lhe demands of a vast majority of the Repub lican voters of this county, the Territorial committee on July I Olh took the j control of the regular parly machinery out of the hands of Hubbell and his ; small circle of followers and placed it in which is now lhe regular and recognized county. The control which this committee has of the parly machinery, is, how ever, only temporary. This commission is to have charge of the conduct of BRISK WIS BID FIRE BLOW SENATE FIGHT TO NIK IN KANSAS INDUSTRY ! STUBBS REPUBLICAN I i CHOICE FOR GOVERNOR, Dennis Flynn Will Despute Sen- ator Gore's Right to Toga in iktommTTOtWirBW Leaos in Missouri for Governor. IBy Morning Journal siwcia' leased V Ire Topeka, Kas., Aug. d. The nomina tion of W. H. Stubbs lor governor and J. L. Brlstow for United .States senator on the republican ticket at the prima ries held yesterday, is tonight a cer tainty. Practically complete returns from 60 out of lu.l counties give Stubbs a lead of 13,222. The election of J. L. Brlstow was definitely deter mined lute ihls afternoon. Of the ltiTi legislative districts In the state, Brls-i tow has carried at least 89. Thiqre are seven districts yet to be heard from. At the headquartéff of Senator Ches ter I Long the nomination of Rrislow la conceded. Complete returns by counties so far received giw Brlstow a lead of ti.8.11 voten. Returns from the congressional districts continua to conic in slowly, but reports received here up to 6 o'clock tonight indicate the renomina tlon of all lhe present congressmen agulnst whom there was opposition, Wilier; Reader and Calrierhead. I 1ST OF SI ( l ssl I L NOMINEES IN OKLAHOMA! Outhrle, Okla., Aug. .. While posi- tive figures are not yet available, late returns from the primary election In Oklahomu Indícale that the following arc the successful nominees: United states senator Dennis T. Flynn. republican; Thomas P. (lore, democrat. Congress, First district Bird S. Mc (uire, republican; H. S. Jones, demo cratic. Second district Rtohard Morgan, republican ; k 8. Fuller, democrat. rhiril district C. E. Crager, repub lican; james Davenport, democrat. h'ourth district B. I. Haeklev. re publican ; Charlea Carter, democrat. Fifth district No republican candi date; Scott Ferris, democrat. COW lll.ltH I I IS IN It CE FOR (GOVERNOR r Missorm Kansas City, Aug. 5. With three precincts missing. Jackson county. In cluding Kansas L'ltv. fives W S. Cow herd, for the democratic nomination for governor, a plurality of 1 3,000. Here it Is estimated from the returns at hand that his plurality over the state will lie about 10,000, or about half of the plurality he received in the cities. Davin A. Kali will be the sec ond candidate in the race. DUTCH MINISTER HAS TROUBLE FINDING SHIP The Hague. Aug. 5. The delay of the departure from Curacoa of M. De Ileos, the former minister of the Net-herlands to Venezuela, who was expelled iei-eii(l by Piehlilent Castro, has caused great disappointment In the foreign office, where there Is a keen desire for first Information re garding the trouble with Venexuela. The foreign office desires to have the whole matter cleared up as soon as possible, ft appears that M. De Reus Is rinding difficulty in getting a steam er which will take him away from Curacoa without touching at some Venesuela port, but he hopes to sail August 11 by way either of Martinique or Barbadoes. This will bring him back here the latter part of August which is to be held in this county most important election which has been the hands of the commission of three Republican central committee of this) SMELTERS MUST CLOSE FOR LACK OF FUEL Flames Still Reported Raging in Wilderness; Valuable Timber Doomed to Deslfuctkn í Smallpox at Fernie. 8y Morning Journal Bsmilnl Lwusd Wit. Vancouver, B. C, Aug. 6. -The de structive forest fires In the Klk river valley have now burned past the re gion of the towns. Fertile is destroyed, hut Michel, llosmer and Cranbrook are now out of the danger zone. The flamen are still devastating the timber region of the valley beyond the settle ments. These bush fires may last a month, or until rain falla. The total loss of life In the burned area Is now placed at thirty-eight, and the property damage Is estimated at between IS.OOO.OOO and $8,non,noi. The women and children who were taken from Fernie and placed among the adjacent towns of Frank. Blalr more and Nelson are still In their places of refuge, but the men are back in Fernie and have begun the work of rebuilding the town. Tent and supplies of food and clothing have been received at Fernie from many places, and the people are working strenuously. Nurses und phy sicians are having n. busy time look- Ing after the Injured and taking pre- cautions to prevent pestilence. There are now two cases of smallpox In Fer- nle. The Fernie disaster has struck a hard blow to the mining and smelting industries of British Columbia. The big smelters of the boundary district, employing 2,1100 men, receive the bulk of their coke supply from the ovens and mines of the Flk river valley. snd as all colliers in that section are. In such condition that It will require months to put them back In a position to supply coal In any quantity, the smelters will he forced to curtail their operations, and in some cases shut dOWn. Tbls Would throw several thou sand men out of employment In the mines of the Interior directly and Indi rectly many In other lines as well. I, isr of DEAD M MtMUra IN CANADIAN c T s i HOPHF. Winnipeg, Aug. B. The committee at Cranbrook bs published the. fol- ' "owing persons as lost or missing J. P. Fink, mavor of Cranbrook. James Ryan, Rev. E. P. F. Llew ellyn, K. E. Wells, of Cranbrook. Missing at Fernie: Beatrice Atkins, Segar Brown: children of Mrs. Allen, Frank Bl ommlashach, Biggs. John Burgess, w. Cox, three sons and two daughters of David Coldwell, May Carlson, wife and child of Don- achle. Mrs. Kavlen and two children, Harry Murray. J. McKay, daughter of John Monk. Mrs. William Harris. Mr, and Mrs Robinson. William Ripley and Ruder Fraehouse. Mrs. William Ingram and four chll dren, of Fernie, are reported dead. FALLIERES ABANDONS WAR ON LABOR FEDERATION Paris. Aug 5. At the meetings of the cabinet held here at which Presi dent Fallieres was present. It was de cided to make no attempt to dissolve the General Federation of Labor be cause of Its recent activities on the ground that it was legally constituted. Moreover, dissolution could be follow ed Immediately by reorganisation un der another name. the primaries and of the preliminary organization of the county convention. When the convention is organized the committee passes out of existence and the county central committee elected by this convention becomes the regular and recognized central committee of the republican party in Bernalillo county. The county convention lo which delegates will be elected at the primaries Monday, has but two duties to perform. One of these is to elect sixteen delegates to the territorial convention at Sania Fe. ITie other duty is to elect a county central committee lo take the place of the present commission of three. Frank A. Hubbell and the little ring of followers behind him arc now making their last desperate fight; a determined, carefully planned, topical Hub bell campaign lo obtain control of this count) convention in order that they may control the new count) central committee and thus get possession again of the parly machinery which has been taken from them by lhe territorial com mittee for the íood of the part). Should they succeed in doing this Hubbell would be restored lo the position which he has held for years as chairman of the regular republican organization. In this position he has been the direct means of disrupting and all bul destroying the republican party in this county. Should he. be restored to the position he has occupied it Would undo all that the voters of this count) have succeeded in doing in the course of their long struggle to rid the count) of graft and bossism and ring domination. Il would result in the defeat of the great campaign for good government which, through its long fight of more than four years has succeeded in dragging this county out of bankruptcy and in placing it on a sound financial basis. The importance of this primary election to Hubbell and his followers is tremendous. If he can win it he is restored to a position in which he can dominate the situation within (he party. Such a result would mean inevitably one of two things; either the complete disruption and defeat of the republican party, or the restoration of the old corrupt ring with all its attendant evils. If this primary election is thus important to Hubbell and his following, it is very easy to see how tremendously important it is to lhe republican voters of this county and to every citizen who cares for the continuation of decent government here that Hubbell and his following should be given the final defeat on Monday which their mismanagement of county affairs and their utter disruption of the republican party warrant. the republican voters of Albuquerque turn out to the primaries on Monddy there will be no doubt of the result for a vast majority of the repub lican voters of Albuquerque are against any further Hubbell connection vitít party affairs the grave and serious danger is that the republicans of this town will; fnr realise the serinutn; of -the primary election and vM neglect to go to the polls. Hubbell will be sure to have every one of his followers at the polls. It remains with the republican Voters oj Albuquerque to say whether or not he will win the primaries. It is up to the republican voters of have Frank A. Hubbell for their boss or affairs. The only safe way is for every lhe tulfet composed of delegates pledged and against Hubbell methods in lhe conduct of party affairs. An effort is being made to conceal and hi followers. The effort cannot avail. Every man who cares lo see may sec for himself the activity of the old ring of Hubbell followers. Frank. A. Hubbell is sparing no means and no efforts to get votes for the primaries. The old Hubbell Guard, Eslavio Vigil, Nestor Montoya, and the four or five others who have always done the Hubbell work are working night and day. An effort is being made by the Daily Citizen, which has always been, and is now, Hubbell's chief backer and supporter in Albuquerque, to conceal the issue in the primaries, under the assertion that the fight being made against Hubbell is directed against W. H. Andrews. Mr. Andrews and the matter of the nomination for delegate to congress do not enter into this situation. They are not being considered in any way either by the republican who are alive to the necessity of beating Hubbell, or by Hubbell and his followers. Hubbell, himself, is against Andrews, has always been against him, and, by knifing him in 1904, took the first long step to the utter disruption of the republican party which he has brought about. It is now conceded that the delegation from Bernalillo county to Santa Fe will be favorable to An drews. The delegateship is not a factor in this situation. 77iere is just one issue it is: Will the republican voters of this county by staying away from the polls on Monday or by carelessness in voting and in getting their friends to vote, allow Frank A. Hubbell and his little ring to again grab control of the republican party machinery in this county and thus be in a position either to restore themselves to power, not only in the party, but in county government. There is no other issue. All the attempts to obscure it or to deny it which will be made by Hubbell's supporters are blinds through which any voter may see if he will but stop to look and consider. There has been a mistaken idea among some of the voters trnl ! -mission of three which has charge of the primaries, is a permanent county committee. It is not. Its authority ends when the county convention shall have completed its organization. The membership of the county central committee, elected at the convention, will determine whether or not the repub lican party in this county shall continue in the hands of honest, loyal republican! and whether good government shall continue. All this commission has power lo do is what it has already done: To in sure to the republican voters of the county an absolutely fair and honest pri' mary election at which they shall say who shall manage their party affair Frank A. Hubbell and his little ring, or the mats of the rank " TAe of the party. There is but one issue. If the republican voters of Albuquerque do their duly and go to the polls there will be but one result. It is up to the republicans of this county to say what they will have, a Hubbell party or a republican party. If the republican voters of Albuquerque and Bernalillo county let pass this opportunity to rid-the party once and for all of Hubbell's degrading and destructive rule, it is their own fault, and they must abide by the result. Prepare now to go to the polls on Monday between 4 and 9 o'clock p. m. and vote to place the republican party affairs in this county where they belong in the hands of the rank and Go to the polk on Monday and see that all your friends who are re publicans go with you. Albuquerque lo say whether they will whether they will manage their own voter to go to the polls and vote for against Hubbell and his itmwrcn, the work now being done by I lubbcll file of loyal republicans.