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Newspaper
Albuquerque Morning Journal
Location
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1908
Page
1
City council decided at last night’s meeting to hold a separate vote on a storm sewer proposition. The bond plan, totaling $290,000, includes additions to the engineer’s report by Gray and Gladding, bringing the sewer network to over thirty miles.
Albuquerque city council calls a January 19 1909 special election to issue 290000 in four and a half percent bonds for a sanitary sewer system. The plan includes inspector costs and separate storm sewer funding, with changes from the American Light and Power Company.
At the session Mayor Lester and Aldermen Auge Beaven Coen Neustadt Learnard were present. The record notes their attendance as part of the council proceedings on city matters.
Passengers aboard the steamer Allegheny report sidelights on a Haytian revolution that toppled the government. In Jeremie the gunboat Croyant was run aground and later found by an auctioneer selling its furniture to locals at nominal prices.
Six vessels forming the fleet of tenders and lightships that departed New York on September 2 for the Pacific coast were delayed in Valparaiso today due to a cylinder break on the tender Sequois.
The Albuquerque city council discussed for two hours the American Light and Water Company of Kansas City proposal as read by Mr Ballock. A resolution was passed to accept the proposition and prepare a contract pending voters approving bonds for a sanitary sewer system and possible storm sewer work. The council adjourned to resume Monday night on the storm sewer question.
In Telluride Colorado twelve residents including City Marshal Runnells and Mayor Helten house received threatening letters. The communications are in a female hand, no money demand is made, and authorities believe the writer is insane. Police will pursue the author who may have sent multiple letters to some recipients.
The National League appoints a four member committee to investigate umpire reports of an attempt to bribe officials at the New York Polo Grounds game between New York and Chicago on October 5. The committee includes Joan T Brush as chair and Harry C Pulliam and Charles H ebbetts and August Hermann. Names of the alleged bribe party were not disclosed.
The final hearing in the case of the British steamer Olambia, captured by Russia during the war, will be held December 12 by the supreme prize court in St. Petersburg. The government argues the kerosene cargo could be used for war purposes, noting kerosene was used to cremate Japanese dead at Port Arthur.
Melbourne reports the Victorian government denies plans to fund passage or provide cash and land credits to agricultural settlers arriving in Australia. The government says articles circulating in American papers misstate policy and it is not ready to aid settlers in the described manner.
Federal officials in Helena believe two escapees from here McDonald and Frank Hauser participated in the Spokane train robbery last Wednesday. They had escaped from custody several months earlier while awaiting trial on a related charge.
John F Schulte aged 38 exteller of the first National Bank of Racine was sentenced to five years imprisonment at Fort Leavenworth. He pleaded guilty to embezzlement of $15,000 and asked for leniency.
Dutch authorities vow firm action in the blockade of the Venezuelan coast. The battleship Jacob Van Heeskerk and the cruiser Gelderland departed Williamstadt for Venezuelan waters this morning, cleared for action, signaling readiness to enforce measures begun last week.
A House committee of five was appointed to seek Kennedy over an alleged offense to the dignity of Congress. The action centers on claims of disrespect toward members. Further hearings are anticipated.
Representative Perkins of New York introduces a five member special committee to examine that portion of the president's message criticizing the secret service detail. The move forms a companion inquiry in the Senate with a similar committee to be named. The resolution passed with Perkins Denby Weeks Williams and Lloyd named to the panel.
Secretary Metcalf in his annual report highlights the Atlantic fleet voyage as epoch making. He notes the sixteen battleships endured a global practice cruise with minimal repairs, despite earlier criticism and fears of extensive damage. The cruise, begun spring 1907, shows ships like the Oregon performing as in 1895, with repairs after the voyage deemed negligible.
Lord Northcote, retiring governor general of Australia, lauded the American battleship fleet and its officers at a Lawyers' Club luncheon in New York. He said the visit broadened Australian views of Pacific power and left a creditable impression of the sailors and their conduct.
Wireless dispatch says the American battleship fleet is near Colombe at 6.26 north 68.15 west and will reach port Sunday morning. The Georgia sailed from the fleet December 4 toward Colombo at 14 knots with a minor smallpox case aboard. An electrician from the New Jersey fell overboard December 7. McDonald was rescued while Brawicks was not found after a thorough search. The voyage from Manila is otherwise uneventful with daily tactical maneuvers.
Wool growers and representatives from New Mexico and Wyoming urged the House Ways and Means Committee to retain or raise the wool tariff. Testimony cited rising sheep-raising costs and claimed American manufacturers price foreign goods 25 to 40 percent below domestic levels, with Idaho and New Mexico figures highlighted.
President-elect Taft and Republican members of the Ways and Means committee reach agreement on free trade with colonial possessions. Sugar from the Philippines will be admitted free up to 300 000 tons annually, with duty on excess sugar, while tobacco limits are undecided. Democrats favor free trade with the Philippines and may summon sugar and tobacco interests for more details.
Washington reports that the ways and means committee will hold tariff hearings throughout the short session. President-elect Taft plans further meetings with the committee and a broad revision of the tariff schedule is anticipated, with focus on Philippine sugar and tobacco and input from affected manufacturers. The committee may subpoena additional witnesses after the Christmas recess as it moves toward a comprehensive tariff bill.
President Roosevelt and President-elect Taft held a late night White House meeting to discuss cabinet makeup and policy, with George A Knight of California named as a potential cabinet candidate. Other discussions covered currency reform, Indian bureau matters, and diplomatic staffing for the Northwest.
The House approved the legislative, executive and judicial appropriation bill for 31,665,220 dollars with virtually no debate. The session featured unanimous consent to dispense with the bill’s reading and a quick vote. A committee was formed to review references to the secret service in the president’s message.
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