The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1883-08-24
NEWS AND COMMENTS.

The country east of New Mexico is
taking all the rain and there is none left
for this territory.
A storm very destructive to crops and
other property visited Wichita, Kansas,
and vicinity. on the 18th.
The Silver City Enterprise should
consider that cOlumn-and-a-half arti-
Gle if worth clipping is worth credit
ing.
Chicago had a 100000 FIRE on the 10th
the U. 5. Rolling Stock car works lOca-
ted on Blue Island avenue near RObey
street, having gone up in smoke.
A petroleum well recently sunk near
Canyon City, Colorado, flows forty gal
Ions pei day. This puts another tooth
in an old saw that every country is
good for something.
L. c. Fort an attorney, II. J Franklin
city marshal and A. NJ. Martin jailoT,
all of Las Vegas, have been arrested
charged with aiding in the escape of
Thos. Delaney L. S. prisoner from the
Jail last month.
The great bridge across the Colorado
river was completed and the silver
spike driven which united the Atlantic
and Pacific and Southern Pacific rail.
roads on the 10Th. This lire is now
open for public traffic.
Slugger Sullivan knocked Slade, the
Maori, out of time in the prescribed
three rounds and now Paddy Ryan will
see if the champion can do the same
by him. ParSOn Davies of Chicago
will back Ryan for one thousand dol.
/ lars.
Silver City now has telephone COM
municatIon with Georgetown and is
agitating the extension of the line to
Lake Valley. Hillshoro and Kingston
This would be considerable of an addi-
/ ton and a valuable one to Silyer's pres
ent metropolitan features.
The Silver City and Fort Bayard base
ball clubs played game lately when
the game stood nineteen to twenty-eigbi
and the local papers talk about these
players as If they are something extra
Such a score wouldn't be mentioned fol-
shame up here.
The United States Senate sub-com.
mittee on education and labor is now
taking'evidenee in the subject of the
telegrapher's strike. If the invest
igatiOn results in the government as
suming control of the telegraph system
the inquiry Will be worth all it costs.
The tertio millennial exposition at
Santa Fe has closed but the mineral ex
hibits have not been removed and the
gfounds are still kept open to visitors al
a reduced entrance fee. The director:
are making a noble effort to make The
receipts cover expenditures, but hardly
hope to succeed.
The Chandler mill with a capacity o.
sixty tons per day, and the Glass mil
with ten stamps, started work al White
Oaks simultaneously last week and the
metropolis of Lincoln county is breath
ing the breath OF like. The RANGE
sends its kindeSt wishes for a continu
ance of the prosperity.
Each additional piece of evidence in
the case which is received fOrtifieS The
assertion that the Indians IN Old MexI
co captured Crook and made their OWL
terms with him, instead of his routing
and capturing them. Crooks herOisn
appears to consist solely Of the story
with which he brayely attacked tht
American public.
The backbone of the telegraphers
strike is broken and the Western Union
company is selecting the most eompe
tent men and employing them at tn,
old figures. 1t is a pretty well eStab
liShed fact that there are too many la
borers in proportion to the number Of
employers in the world TO admit of I
successful combination of the latte
against the former. There is too mucf
peace in the world to admit Of time;
being real good.
Up in Valencia county, at Estancia
sixty five miles southeast of Albuquer
que, on the 18th inst, ]. G. hhItne,
agent TOR the owners of the Eslancii
grant and brother of the president o.
the Silver City and Deming railroad
was shot in the side, hand and head. 4
Fernandez was instantly killed. Man
uel b. 0tero was shot in the left breast
and DIR. Henrequez was shot in the side
The trouble arose ove- ejectment paper
from the grant which The two persons
first named attempted to serve upon thi
/ two last and others.
The secretary of the interior has de
cided in the case of the Rob Roy min
eral lode Helena, Montana. that Wheri
two applications are made one of which
/ has been abandoned, the ground il