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AMARILLO TEXAJ THURSDAY OCIOhlk 1907
NO. 40
VAST CROWDS
Hundreds of Boats In Great River Demonstration
' and Long Procession Escorts Roose-
velt Through the City
AMOfiai d !'.. "-" "
St. l.niii. Oct. 2. Welcomed by
screaming whistles flanging bells
thunder of bursting bombs and hur-
rahs from thousands of human
throats president Roosevelt landed
at St. Louis at 9:47 today marking
the first atop on his voyago down
tho Mississippi river from Keokuk to
Memphis whero ho will altond tho
Lakos-to-lhe-Gulf Deep Waterway as-
sociation's tonvcntlon Friday. The
cruise Is the President's active re-
sponse to a general Invitation from
th governors of statca along tho
Mississippi river given in tho belief
that he will bo so impressed with tho
enormous wasto of freight carrying
energy that ho will exert a powerful
influence 1n favor of committing tho
government to act with definite and
larger spirit toward deepening tho
great Inland channels for navigation
by ocean going craft.
Procession Formed.
When the President landed he was
greeted by the governors of fifteen
taten many congressmen and city
"dignitaries. Tho lino of procession
was quickly formed for tlin drive to
the Jalalal building In tho western
portion of tho city five miles from
the river whero the President de-
livered his speech.
.A'-'.'. tiatcd .ri'tii. -' '
St. Louis Oct. 2. "I havo often
visited St. Louis before" said Pres-
ident Roosevelt In beginning his
pce h hero today "hut It has always
3f"i by rail. Now I am visiting It.
TO FORFEIT
CHARTERS
Vestern Union and Postal
Companies to Answer
- Charges
Associated Press.
New York. Oct. 2. Tho Western
Union Telegraph and the Postal Tel-
egraph companies were ordered to-
day .by Justice Ford of tho supremo
court of New York stato to show
cause -on Friday why the stale's at-
torney general should not bo per mil-
led to sue them for forfeiture of
their charters on ground that they
had formed a combination to in-
crease telegraph tolls.
Made Agreement in January.
Attorney General Jackson in his
application alleges that the combina-
tion was mado January 1. 1807 Htad
hat a new and Increased schedule of
rates was put into effect and that the
:ompanles agreed to maintain joint
sfflc's at certain points and to di-
vide profits of business received
herein.
VANDERBILT HEIRESS
CHOOSES A LORD
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associated Press.
New York. Oct. 2.' Miss Gladys
Moore Vanderbllt who is said to have
Inserted over $12000 (too from her
father Cornelius Vanderbilt is to bo
the next American girl to wed a for-
eign title according to a story pub-
lished in 'the American today. The
announcement of her engagement to
an Austrian noble it is stated will
be made this week at the Vanderbilt
villa "Tho Breakers" in Newport.
"PardneiV at the Deandl.
"Pardners" the four-act comedy
iramt presented this week at the
HEAR PRES DENT
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In tho course of a trip by water a
trip on the great natural highway
that runs past your very doors."
Tben tho president took up at
sonio length the development of
moans of transportation in this coun-
try and commented on the fact that
water highways have been neglected.
This ho criticised as being an un-
healthy condition which the umntry
ho said 'is just now beginning to
correct.
Conserve t ion of Natural Resource.
"Within the last few years.' he
continued "there has hem an awak-
ening In this country to the need of
both tho conservation and the de-
velopment of our national resources
under the supervision of and by the
aid of the Federal government. This
is especially true of all that concerns
our running waters. On the moun-
tains from which the springs start
wo are now endeavoring to preserve
the forests whirh regulate the water
supply and prevent too startling
variations between drouths and fresh-
els. Relow the mountains In the
high dry regions of the western
plains we endeavor to secure the
proper civilization of the waters for
Irrigation. This Is at the sources of
the streams. Further down where
where they become navigable our aim
must. b4o iry to drveiop 'a " policy
which shall secure tho utmost ad-
vantage from navigable waters.
Finally on tho lower courses of the
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Doaudl by the Grand! Stork company
Is a story of life among tho western
mining campa in the early days and
deals with the plotting and counter-
plotting of men and women for the
possession of the "Golden Oiant"
mine. The play abounds in strong
situations and iheart-louching scenes.
One especially tstrong srene is that
between the two "Paidncrs" Alex
Fairfax and Jack Mason played by
Robert Grand) and Harry Marlin.
Fairfax tho big clean-hearted miner
discovers that Mason his impulsive
young partner Is in love with his
liltlo sister. Although Mason Is his
best and closest friend Fairfax re-
fuses to aliow the love-making to
go on because he has a high ideal
for his sister and Mason is a gamb-
ler. The two life-long partners separate
and Mason goes away.
It. Is an Intense scene and both
parts are handled capably.
Tho work of B. A. Nevin as Jim
Blxby the camp roustabout and
"gentleman" who does aynthing for
money added a touch of humor and
comedy to tho piece.
'Tardncn" continue tonight. To-
morrow It gives way to -Sol Smlth
Russell's great play "A Bachelor
Romance1."
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$5000000 TUNNEL
FOR MOFFAT ROAD
Associated Press.
Denver Oct. 2. Articles of Incor-
poration for the Continental Tunnel
company signed by Tbonias F.
Walsh John W. Springer. James P.
Blood Herbert George and W. O.
Temple have been made ready for
filing at the office of the secretary
of stale. The company is orguniztf
to build a tunnel through James
Peak at an estimated cost of fS.OOO-
00 for the use of the Moffat road
in cutting out the present steep climb
over the range and reducing the pos-
sible running time of trains between
Denver and (Salt Lake to twelve
hours
-Glenwood is bound to lead them
Watch Glenwood grow. 60tfc
all.
DILI) KIDDENLV.
.Mrs.
W H. Vosa Par Away
at
(lie Home of Hrr rion.
With but a few minutes warning
and before her son could reach borne
from his offlco down town MrB. W.
H. Yosh succumbed this morning to
an acute attack of neuralgia of the
heart. The attack this morning was
wholly unexpecsted and after it
seized 'her Mrs. George W. Voss hor
dauglilor-lii-law was unable to even
get help from tho neighbors before
death came. Her son waa summon-
ed a physician sent for at once but
neither succeeded In reaching tbe
house in time
Mrs. Voss had been here with her
son George W. Vots and family for
several months and was apparently
in the best of health. Although
well advanced in age it was her pride
that she had never been at any time
beret with serious Illness. Phe look
active interest in the life and we
fare of those about her and during
her stay here has made many warm
friends In tho town and in the eon
gregatlon of the Fillmore Street
Presbyterian church of which ahe
was a conscientious member. Iltr
remains will he taken this evening to
tbe old home in Iowa.
SURPRIRE IN THE
BORAH GASE
Associated Tress.
Boise Idaho Oct. 2 -'1 he Borah
trial was Interrupted for a time yes
terday to allow the special grand
jury whirh has been investigating
tho chart's of misconduct against
District Attorney Ruick to report
The grand Jury declared that the
charges were not a true bill and re
lurned Indictments against two of
t men who (Had affidirlti agilnat
The trial was conMued today.
" Jwdgo Whltsoil refused the motion
of the defense for instruction of a
verdict of not guilty. Borah took
the stand as the first witness in his
own bnhalf.
CHANGE IX GROCERY FIRM.
T. O. Henry Becomes Partner Willi
Lambeth Brothers
Lambeth Brothers & Henry Is the
name of tho new grocery firm lhat
succeeds and lonliues the business oT
Lambeth Brothers at the corner of
folk and Seventh In the Blade block.
The new partner in the firm is T. O
Henry who takes active place in the
business this week.
T. O- Henry is already well known
In Amarillo. He has been with the
Wells-Fargo Express company at
Wichita Falls Quanah and Amarillo
for five years and has won a high
place In tho confidence of his em-
ployers and his associates. He now
resigns his position as cashier with
the down town office of the comany
here in order to take a place In bus-
iness for himself. The store is ono
of the best established grocery stores
In Amarillo and enjoys a substantial
businesa which the new firm fth its
added energy expects to steadily in-
crease . w
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IS AVERTED
Associated frcsw. '
New York Oct. 2. -The threaten-
ed strike of prlntpg pressmen in Job
printing plants throughout the coun-
try which was achcduled to go Into
effect yesterday In offices that de-
clined to yield lo the demands of the
International Pressmen and Assist-
ants union affected only three offices
in Chicago according to advices re-
ceived here today. At the offices of
the New York Pressirien s local union
It was today asserted that no trouble
was anticipated and the indications
were that most offices in this city
would sigu the proposed scale.
INDIAN SCHOOL Bin NED.
Hargrove College at Ardmore Is a
Total Loss.
Ardmore f. T.. Oct. 2. Hargrove
college a school for whites and In-
dians was destroyed by fire here ear-
ly today. Two hundred students
sleeping in the dormitories escaped
safely although they lost all their
belongings. The loss on the build-
ing is estlmattd at 130000
PURCHASE
IS POSSIBLE
City Attorney Reports to Coun-
cil That Water Plant Can
Water and telephone lompanles
both raiflc up as usual for discussion
In the city council yesterday after-
noon and it usual both gave promise
of bobbing up 'again at future meet'
Ings. Uul' the discussion yesterday
had a much more definite tone than
usual and la both cases the council
was able to work nssrer to conclu-
sions than has heretofore been pos-
sible. Franchise Report Postponed.
The application for a second tele-
phone franchise wblrh the .Nunn com-
pany presented at the last meeting
was brought up by the committee to
which it had been referred. Th
committee announced not ready to
make g report and on motion nf the
council was given six months in
which to investigate and report.
City Physician's Report.
City Health Officer W. W .Shirey
presented his report for the month
and gave a statement of all calls for
his services. On the inatler of se-
wer use and abuse care of strents
and alleys he commented at tome
length. He especially called atten-
tion t the open ditch east of tbe
Pecos Valley bbops whirh drains off
the waste fiom the abops. This be
reported lo be In bad condition and
he repeats-! if recommendation
made at former meetings that the
waste pipe fro the shop be turned
into tbe sewers so that the water
Inmaad. of coming nubile nnl-
ance by running in an open ditch
might assist In flushing the sewers
This recommendation wu immedi'
ateiy taken up by tbe council and the
elty engineer will be instructed to
make the necessary survey for tbe
proposed improvements.
Amount of Typhoid Is .Small.
"I am confident that there is not
uaij as mum ;ypnoia mis year as
there was last year" said Dr. SW-
rey in answer to a question from
Attorney Gee." The number of cases
Is not large and I am sure that it
cannot be traced to general cause
like elty water. The cases are scat-
tered over widely separated parts of
the town and the cause in each case
is probably something more local
than general. It might be from milk
which has not been properly cared
for or from cows that have become
contaminated. I have no exact fig-
ures as to the total number of cases
but I am sure it is not large. There
Is a state regulation that requires
every physician treating typhoid to
report the cases to the thealth offi-
cer. This has been neglected here
but I would be glad to have it more
fully observed. Tho statistics from
this source are of considerable value
and may assist -in getting at. the cause
of an epidemic or even of apparently
sporadic rases."
Accept New Roller.
W. R. Kills mauager for the J. I.
Case Machinery company appeared
before the council with the request
lhat the purchase order for the new
road machine be confirmed by the
proper officers. The complete road
test of the machine would be stated
be made the next meeting of the
council and the company would be
pleased to get the deal complete. The
guaranty covering the. roller Is aur.l
be assured the council that even if
the city paid cash for the machine
there would bo no loan In caso the
roller turned out to bo unsatlsfar.'
lory. The council granted tho re
quest and will accept the roller with
two years' time io pay out the cost.
Mr. Ellis also presented an appli
cation for g switch from the Rock
Island to connect with one company's
warehouse on North First and Folk
streets. This request was favorably
referred to the committee.
Ask Price From Water Company.
Mayor Miller then presented a let
ter from Judge Ramsey nf the hold-
ing company which owna the Ama
rillo Water Light & Power Co. in
which he stated that (t would bo
impossible owing to other business
arrangements to get to Amarillo with
other officers of the company for a
conference before the last of the
month or the first of November. He
further elated that the company waa
lis Acquired
MasaaBaaiM
proi ending with Its own plans for tho
plant but lhat if the city still wished
tu buy the plant that a price would
be given by tha authorities.
City Attorney Gee was then aiAcd
for a statement of (ho results fo his
Investigation in regard tu bond is-
sues and purchase nd in response
gave a report of ihls consultation
with tho attorney general at Austin.
"1 (omul lu looking up the matter
with iho state authorities" said Mr.
Gee "lhat there Is apparently noth-
ing In the way of the city's purchas-
ing the plant and assuming the first
mortgage bonds now out against It.
The bond mau In the office went over
fhe situation with ran and wu found
Homing against li ami lotind a ca;o
so nearly in point that it aisurcH ui
of our powers in the matter. They
say that bonds can be issued by the
city for purr hate."
Manager White of the water com-
pany who was present at the nieeimj
was unable to bay whether or not it
would be possible for the officers of
the company to reach a price without
making a valuation on the ground
here. He promised to assist the com-
pany In naming a price for the plant.
Attorney Ge further pointed out
that after the price b"ronies known
it will be necessary for the city to
vote to hold an election to determine
whether the dty f.hnuld buy the pres-
ent plant or build an entirely new
one.
Alderman Shaughnecsy moved that
the city attorney request a propo-
sition In writing from Judse Ramsey
and the other otfirers of the company
an soon as possible.
Sevfr Defects.
E. F. True prepented a claim for
damage on account of the caving In
of a sewer dltrh a number of months
ago. He staled lhat Kh" 'repairs
which foe paid for amounted to 111
and that In addition to that h had
expended money and work In filling
the ditches. After iome" dif.cusslon
the claim was allowed. This brought
on a eonstdenaflon of rewerf and
ditching iixtiouji i.
Threaten Fines for Plumbers.
Tbe attention of tho council was
called to tho fart that plumbers were
In the habit of drilling holes through
tho sewer mains .in order to put in
party connections Instead of going to
the taps left at stated places all
along the mains. Jt was pointed out
that such prarjice was expressly for-
bidden by tho sewer ordinance. On
motion lh council ordered that all
plumbers guilty of such violation in
the future unless special permission
for such connection had been se-
cured as the ordinance provides shall
he dealt with according to the ordi-
nance. Defects in streeta from ditches
made by the gas nd water compa-
nies came in for a share of criticism
and the city marshal was instructed
to make complaints for any com-
pany's failure to properly repair
ditches caused In its work.
Unnecessary Whistles.
By request from a clUnen who la
a railroad man himself the council
took up a new proposition in the
way of a project to stop unnecessary
blowing of whistles. Many engin-
eers have Individual whistles or va-
rieties of noise and they are in the
habit of turning loose enough of
their special noise when they enter
or leave town to let all Interested
people and many who arc not know
the fact. This causes a great deal
of noise which the railroad man in
question as well as many other citi-
zens w'ould be glad to get along with-
out. Tho matter of locomotive whis-
tles however was counted too deep
a subject for the unaided efforts of
the council and the uiatler was ac-
cordingly tabled for further delib-
eration.
Tax Rolls Approved.
City Assessor Frank Ong brought
In tho tax rolls for tho enr at the
close of the meeting and the council
after learning the totals approved
the rolls. The (oIsIb this year are
a little over twlco tho valuations
last year.
ANACONDA RhPlTKS DIVIDEND
Amalgamated Ally Returns at Kate
of i!0 Per Cent.
Associated Press. -
New York Oct. 2. The directors
of the Aanaconda Copper company
the main producing company of tho
Amalgamated Copper company yes-
terday declared a dividend of $1.25
a share. This is a reduction of rn
cents from the last dividend declared
In the previous quarter and Is at tho
rato of 0 per cent per annum In-
stead of IS as was declared for the
previous quaitci .
DYNAMITE RUSSIAN
PASSENGER TRAIN
Associated Press. ' " "
Odessa Oct. 2 A I ruin having on
board over ort passengers un held
iifi last nlplit by robbers who opened
Hie mall car by exploding rivnumite
The rxplOi.inn set (he car cm fire and
by tho flainea which were communi-
cated to the crowded passenger car?
several women ami children wrre
badly hurned. While iho robbers
were trying lo open the jsafn wonie
gendarmes attacked them. Several
on both sides weio woundej. 'j'Tie
robber j cacaped.
woi lii hi:lp pi;.( i:.
Admiral I'oiiglil.in Helictcg in Naval
Activity.
Associated Prcsj.
New York Oct. 2 Rear Admiral
Joseph B. Coghlan retired Is quot-
ed at. leiiRtli In the American fh-
terday on iPiiding battlerhlps to the
Tailfic and Increasing th navy.
Both of lhe;e mesf.iiien the Adml-
rl contends would be nicnea to-
ward peace.
COOK EXPEDITION
LEFT IN THE ARTIG
Associated Pres-s.
n
North Sydney. N. ?.. Oct The
Amerlian auxiliary sehooner yacht
John 11 Bradley which left here In
July for the Arctic regions arrived
here late yc:;trd jy. The Bradley
landed Dr. F. II. Cook in command
of the expedition at. Smith's round.
The expedition exppcts to cross Eils-
lur.rjjyiij a. Uie g. ua u .nU- ii L
attempt lo rfach the pole by way of
the Polar era.
MU'ED INDIANA WOMAN DEAD.
Gen. Lew WIl.ic' Widow Dies at
CravtfordMille.
isooclatpd Tie's.
Crawfordsvllie ind. Oct. Mrs.
Kuran E. Wallace widow of Gen.
Lew Wallace died at her home Inst
night. ?ho had great HWary abil-
ity and assisted her hiit-band in hi J
writings.
At the DeandJ.
Tomorrow night the Grandi Stork
lompany will present Sol Smith Rus-
sell's beautiful society comedy "A
Bachelor'u Romance." This is Hie
pleto that had such a long successful
run in New York and Chicago a
few joars ago and will 'he put on
by lino Grandi company in all Its
beauty and splendor. Tho different
characters have all been well cast
and two new faces will be seen on
tho stage in this piece.
Tho second act of the piece rep-
resents a ballroom and people of
Amarillo will have a chance of see-
ing some of the new scenery thnt.
arrived last week Tho new palace
arch set with Its huge marble pil-
lars and Hlraicaso vrill he used and is
w iuli out a doubt one of the most
handsome settings that has ever been
seen In this city.
On Thursday nlglif. during the
performance a flash-light photo 'of
tho entire audience and stagn sr
ting of the second act. will hn liken
and sent away to several leading
magazines for publication.
Tonight the bill Is 'Tardiiers."
We have a snap for the work-
ing man up-to-date new .Vroom
house close in sin. ill payment down
balance in monthly payments. Mer-
rill Sanders & Co. OStfe
CLOVER LEAF
HAS THE ALTON
Associated Press. "r"""
Chicago. Oct. 2. The old Chicago
& Alton railroad passed under new
i-'jntrol yesterday by the election of
Edwin D. Hawley of the Clover Leaf
syndicate and II. A. Jackson first
vice president of tho Rock Island
system as directors to succeed Ed-
ward II. Ilarrimau and James Hllll-
man. The Hawley-Shonls Clover
Leaf syndicate appeared to bo lu ab
solute control.
EP1SC0PALS
.ma
Great Coratlo.i Marks 300l!i
Anniversary of the Ameri-
can Church
Associated Trcsa.
Richmond Va". Oct. 2. Facing all
problem that h ive been dlscu:;:o I
and passed over in convent ion: gone
by and a number nf new unction;
of great Importance Hie I'rntei.i.int.
Episcopal church of the I nl'rd Stati
iirsemhlod today for its forty-fifth
triennial convention whlcfi is ex-
pected to bo one of the tno:.t Inter-
esting In (lie history of the ibur h.
Right Rev. A. F. Winnin;-lon Ingram
bishop of London preached a icrmori
at (lie celebration of Holy Commun-
ion I hla being the openin- ceremony.
The only business meeting.! today
were for Iho purporo or"an..atioii.
MAIL WEIGHING
ON ALL ROADS
Afsoriated Tress. 'rs
New York Oct. 2 Yerlerdiy
mornins railroad mail clrka through-
out the country began weighing malb
ar has been required by a't of con-
gress. The weighing will continue
for thirty days. It. I: the first time
in the hl.-tory of the pout office de-
partment that weighing all mail mat-
ter on all trains over all roada on
been required. In former years spe
clal penoila were set. aside to deter-
mine the amount of certain lapses
of mail inatler carried over certiln
roads only The object of the thirty
days trial b to give t'ho department
and conperss reliable statistics to de-
termine the cost of handling and
traui-porling different classes of mill.
NEW HILE FOR CHINA.
Fntprese Declare Government Con
slit lit ionnl Monarchy
London. Oct. 2 A special dispatch
from Pekin says that tho Dowager
empress 'has issued a derree. declaring
the government of China a consti-
tutional monarchy. ...
Congregational Kibln Study.
Thero will bo Biblo idurty at. th?
First CongregalloD.il church corner
Buchanan and Tenth utreets Thurs-
day evening at. S p. in. subject
"Eternal Life What i:i it how ob-
tained when obtained can we loose
II.?" A cordial invitation Is extended
all. Come nd bring your UibJo
NEGRO PREACHERS
URGE ENFORCEMENT
Associated Press. "-wirrTjrr;x
Chicago Oct. 2 Resolutions were-
passed yesterday at a meeting of the
pastors of all African Methodist
Episcopal churches in Chicago de-
ploring tBo wavo of negro crime and
condemning tho lax administration
of tho parolo system which thoy al-
lege permits law breaking negroea
to Infest this city Special sermonn
will be preached In all churches of
this denomination nexl Sunday warn-
ing congregations against condoning
violations of law or giving encour-
aement lo tho unlawful.
COTTON CENSI S REPORT.Associated Tress. "" " T
Washington I). C Oct. 2.
The census burea'u reports that
K there were 1430 265 bales nf
cotton counting round bales as
half hales ginned from the
growth of 1907 up to Sept. 2.1
as compared with 11904 23
bales for same period last year.
The agricultural department re-
! ports tho cotton condition to
Kept. 25 was 7.7 against
72.7 at August 25 laiit.
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