The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1883-09-28
NEWS AND COMMENTS.

c. c. Wheeler, general manager Of
the A. T. & s. F. railway has sent in his
resignation.
The crucible Of the Golden Retort"
is sizzling for a state, and an higher
state Of taxation.
james. G. Whitney, a principal In the
Estancia ranch trouble has been arrest
ed. and released on $4,000 bonds.
The New York Times has been re-
duced from four to two cent paper.
and the New York Tribune to three
cents.
There has been 800 deaths from yel-
low fever on the Mexican coast during
the past six weeks. and several instan-
ces Of people buried alive.
A boiler explosion in Pittsburgh Pa,
resulted in three persons killed and
twelve seriously injured. setting fire to
several buildings and damaging proper
ty and windows for quite a distance
around.
Postmaster general Gresham has sat
down" on the L. S. l.. by refusing to al.
low the mails to be used to carry
money orders and registered letters
through the agency OF the New Orleans
national bank.
Mexico protects bunko men by refus-
ing to deliver them to the Ell Paso au-
thoritles. If Mexico is an haven for
the bunko element the sooner they all
60 there to stay, the better for this
country, Ell Paso to the contrary.
The Leadville board of aldermen
have suspended e. G. Joy four weeks for
further consideration of his case Of
assault on editor Cowan. There is q
lack of backbone in the council or they
would have suspended him to tele-
graph pole.
The funniest paragraph yet invented
is one to the effect that Phoebe Couzins
the woman's Rights girl, was blown
away in the Minnesota cyclone. The
cyclone that strikes Phoebe will have
all 1t can do to get out of town with a
whole hide.
They will not be able to prevent a
stampede in St. Louis much longer.
The good looking girls have been slip
ping out of town one at a time for Il
month past and now two prominent
citizens have disappeared. The people
who remain are said to have an anxious
far away look in their eyes.
Massachusetts prohibitionists have
nominated Charles Almy for governor,
and full state ticket. Resolutions for
equal political rights for both sexes,
civil service reform. protection of Am
erican industries and war on the liquor
traffic were passed. The republicans
nominated Robinson on the first ballot
by 996 votes out of 1.16S.
The increased arrival of Mormons is
attracting attention. 1t Is an anama-
lous fact that the propagation of this
faith is going on abroad steadily in
spite of all that is done in the United
States TO enlighten the world. and in
spite of the antagonistic attitude of
our people and Government to some of
the worst features of the sect.
On Sept. 18th, the post-ofice depart.
ment began distribution of the new two
cent stamps and the requisition on con-
tractors was the largest in number Of
pieces and value, ever issued In one
day. Order was for S7'S79,SSO postage
stamps; 7,lS195o stamped envelopes
and 5,9sS,OOO postal cards, the aggregate
value of the whole being $95O,OOO.
There is no romance about Cuban
slavery. A girl who made her escape
from bondage says she was branded on
the back like cattle, and was hitched to
a plow with two other slaves and made
to plow field, one of the three having
a bit in her mouth. all of them being
whipped along as though they were
horses. By way Of exercise she was
whipped three times a day.
The New York "Financial and Min.
ing News" says: Notwithstanding all
the structures that have been passed
upon the mining business, and many of
them have been we'll deserved. 1t is
noteworthy that there has been moro
money lost this year by reason of the
shrinkage of prices In the stock market
than there has been lost in mining
shares in the past three years.
Butcher Knife Bill, man named
Forrest who went by the the name of
Pony, Joe Fowler and a fourth party
named Nc Gee, cowboys, were the par
ticipents in a fearful tragedy three miles
from Socorro last week. Butcher Knife
Bill. Pony and MCGEE have gone to that
land where six-shooters, Winchester
rifles, tooth-picks and shot guns are un.
known, and the world Is well rid of
two men who were disgrace to them.
selves and their profession. McGee
was a quiet inoffensive man who hap
pened into bad company in time to meet
his doom.