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The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1883-06-23
LIBRARY MEETING.

gentlemen as tnat OF last saturday
night, on the occasion of the for
mally opening to the general public
the free reading room. The school
house was packed, and the every
auditor gave evidence by deport-
ment of innate interest in the pro-
iect.
The orator of the occasion was
j. E. Sigh, whose effort gave evi-
dence of research and careful stu
dy. He paid glowing tribute to
the men, "the Missionaries of the
Cross" who came hither $50 years
ago, erected the emblem of their
faith, planted churches and school
houses, thus laying the ground
work tor civilization /; and thus the
speaker travelled down the steps of
time until he reached the present
era and the White Oaks Reading
Room.
Then followed music, instrument
tai and vocal, which was indeed en-
trancing, interspersed with recita-
tons and declamations. The reci-
tations of Masters Davidson and
Parker were especially felicitous.
But the treat of the evening was
Col. JEwETr's ADDRESS,
which we epitomize. He opened
by saying:
Your committee have, I see set
me down for a speech, which is
more than / promised. l have
been for many years rather man
of action than of words. A busy
lite leaves little time for keeping
abreast with the knowledge of the
times, or for cultivating the graces
and habit Of speech.
The gentleman who preceded
me has said all that there is to be
said with reference to our enter
prise in most of its points of view.
1t possesses an Importance in our
eyes, which it has perhaps in no
others, and yet it is possible that
we underestimate it's influence up
on our future lives.
The day Of small things is not to
be despised. History is full of
the records of mighty results,
which have flowed from causes as
small.
The British Museum, with the
first library in the world, had its
origin in a collection of their old
books and pamphlets made by few
men of letters, into common stock
for common use.
The town of Boston in the early
years Of this century kept in the
Town Hall few neglected books,
which afforded at once pleasure
and improvement to young Joshua
Bates. Joshua Bates when an old
man in grateful remembrance of
those old books gave his native
city a fortune, with which was
founded the great Boston Library.
From the hopeful toll of three Door
printer boys, sprang the publish
ing house Of the "Harpers," one of
the greatest educational forces in
the world.
From a chance article in the
North american RSviel0 sprang
the Brooklyn Bridge. From a
band of outlaws, not more respecta-
bic, and not much more numerous
than the band of Billy the Kid,
sprang tho mighty Roman Empire
with its II centuries OF power
and gradeur.
In Rome's palmiest days, there
lived few thousands OF halfnaked
pirates upon the bleak and foggy
shores of the lower Baltic sea.
They were too obscure and poor to
tempt conquest, or to receive more
than scant and passing notice from
the chroniclers of Rome. And yet
those storm-beaten and wretched
folk, were theprogenitors Of race,
which has attained q wealth and !
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1883-06-23

The outlook now is that the
editor of the LEADER will be un.
able to attend the Tertio in person,
but he has made arrangements
with Lincoln county gentleman
who Shoves ready pencil to dot
down for his readers succinct de-
details of the grand exposition.
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1883-06-23

The Ne'0 Nerican Re0ieao is a
daisy. We recognize as its head
Maj. Ballaische, gentlemen whom
we knew in antebellum days as
one Of the editors and proprietors
Of the Springfield Ill.) Journal,
then the leading paper of the
state. He has had wait experience,
which, coupled with a finished
education, qualities him to publish
first class paper.
The trial of Frank James has
been continued until August Goth.
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1883-06-23

Hon. Roscoe Copking was in
Kansas City last week and on Sat
urday he delivered an argument
before the United States district
court in the oleomargarine case.
The court room was packed to its
utmost capacity with people an
xious to hear the great New Yorker
make his speech.
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1883-06-23


We have in the White Oaks
mining camp several mines that
will pay to mine, and the ore will
pay to ship. These mines have
been locked up most of the time
for the past three years, and the re-
suit is, that a great many miners
and prospectors as well as business
men, are losing money and
valuable time waiting on the own
ers (or would be owners) of these
mines. They have never made
any demonstrations towards
machinery except that which
showed fraud or it's face, and we do
not propose to allow those men
to run the camp and starve the COM
munity much longer, and if they
do not work these mines in a very
short time we will take them and
work them ourselves and ship tho
ore and by so dong show to the
world that we actually have what
we clam to have--Good ore pay.
ing mines,
No.
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1883-06-23
MIHER

THE Las Vegas optic truly says:
''Lincoln county is in a peaceful
and orderly condition.
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1883-06-23

Sherman's entire loss of men
in his march from Atlanta to the
sea was 1888 in killed, wounded
and prisoners. This included the
capture Of Fort McAllister, near
Savannah, aud of that city, which
Hardee evacuated. The march oc-
cupied eight weeks, and 35, 900
horses and mules had to be fed, as
well as the soldiers. by foraging on
tho country, but the latter duty
was so vigorously attended to that
men and animals reached Savan-
nah in better condition than when
they left Atlanta. So great a mill
tary exploit with SO little loss is
probably not paralleled in history.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-05-05
Is DIAZ AFTER A LOAN
The United States Party In Mexico and 1
pinns--Ths Elr,o of aruot aoa mia,

The United States Party In Mexico and Its
Pians-The Firm of Grant and Dlaz.
The real object Of General Diaz in visit.
ing the United States at the present time
is TO prospect for national loan OF con
siderable amount. In Mexico, as well as
here, the understanding is that Diaz is 10
Mexican policy In the United States, o.
which Grant Is the leader, aud OF the Unit ed
States policy in Mexico, Of which Diaz is
the leader. Mexico's finances are so ar.
ranged as not TO run long without
running deeply in debt. She has a
vicious banking system, and a particularly
vicious arrangement with English, Span
ish and other capitalists, whereby the
most aggravated evils Of an excessive issue
OF paper money are beginning to be felt.
Her engagements with the railroads are
large. Somehow, while an impetus has
been given to enterprise and development,
coin is going out inconveniently fast, ard
embarrassment in the national finances s
not disguised,
A national loan comes in the regular
order Of things. |, w,il be the next Mexi.
eau project In the United STATS through
the machinery worked by Grant, Romeo,
and their associates. The election OF Diay
will be the downfall and virtual disappear.
ance Of the opposition to the United States
IN Mexico. The United States party will
then have full swing.
It's understood that Diaz returns TO
Mexico feeling that he has received the
necessary assurance rs to the loan. Diaz
and u loan are regarded as the two steps
preparatory to the perfect ascendancy Of
the United States party's influence In
Mexico.
Essential 10 the plan Is the ratification Of
the treaty Ibid over by the senate Ut the
last session. Diax, like other Mexicans Wis.
iting the United States, has expressed
solicitude on the subject Of ratification.
Though scarcely understanding the part
which ftctional influence In the republican
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-05-05
BREAKwATER AT VERA CRUZ

Our dispatches from the city OF Mexico,
published yesterday, announced the execu-
ton of n contract by the government, with
French company for the erection of Il
breakwater and other harbor improve
ments ut Vera Cruz. This is pleasant and
gratifying news to at least one citizen Of
Dallas. In January, 1866, after two visits
t. Vera Cruz, MAJOR John HENRY Brown,
in communication to the Mexican Times,
urged this Improvement rs entirely praoti-
cable and calculated to render the harbor
of Vera Cruz one of the best on the Allan.
tic sea-board and perfectly safe at all sea-
sons, as 1t was landbound on the west,
thoroughly protected on tho coast by the
island and coral reefs Of San Juan
de Ulloa, headland on the
south, and was only exposed
on the north, from which come down the
Texas northers. playing sad havoc with
shipping. MAJOR Brown commended that a
breakwaler from the shore, mile or two
north OF the city, extended out far enough
to cover the northern approach to the har,
Dor, would afford absolute immunity from
storms, yet leaving sufficient inflow o.
current through the east or northeast en-
trance to scour the already deep harbol
and keep II clear. lie commended that II tn,
harbor was thus protected, docks bull
along the shore, aad, as sanitary meas
ure, the sea wall built against the bucca
neers In the the last century, removed
Vera Cruz would become prosperous sea
port city. These views wsr,
elaborated throughthe 1.-Two Republics
newspaper In 1860. with suggestions favor.
Ing the raising aud draining Of the marshy
lands adjoining the city, as sanitary ad
juncts, and were highly commended by sew
eral Of the leading papers In the city o
Mexico. Many considered them chimerica
~ applied to anything Mexican, but tn,
readers Of the HERALD arc well aware tina
MAJOR BRowS has uniformly entertained
and often written pictures Of the future o
Mexico and 10 people far In advance Of IN,
uIually accepted opinions Of American.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-05-05

party played In laying the treaty over, he.
IKE the Others, accepted the assurance
that II Will be all right when the senate
| meets in December.
Dlsz and Grant are the two great factors
IN the schemes Matching as well as Matched.
IN furtherance OF these schemes the two ex.
presidents are cooperating. and to promote
them the distinguished Mexican's visit TO
the United States was undertake en-.
The strong Mexican flavor noticeable in
Washington last winter, did not cease with
the session of congress The visit of Diaz,
which was planned on this side of the line,
has given it increased pungency. Able
Me x'cans rem,in in the United States In thu
interest OF plans yet to be unfolded, as
veil as OF those on foot. 4 party in Mexico
iavors placing the loan in England. Here
toiore, to considerable extent, this party
has dominated in financial matters. The
return OF Disz to the head of the Mexican
government is expected to correct some of
the errors of the past in discriminating
asai nst the United States, and in favor Of
England. This is one of the great things
10 be accomplished. Persons in the Mexi-
can circle in this country, express no doubt
on the subject, unless the well-known
tendency in Mexico to political revolutions
shonld develop. OF this however, no posi-
tive fear is expressed. II is believed that
there is in Mexico no man able to stand
against Diaz TO- the presidency, and to
Illustrate the plans having their origin with
the United States party in Mex co and the
MeXican party in the United o,ates.-[New
York Sun.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-05-05

WHILE our people and the Legislators and
The regents themselves are busying them
selves about the university and the fund
necessary TO insure its success, they must
not forget that money alone will not make
great school of learning. 1t requires
something more than Chances to give uni
versity standing and fame, and draw within
It's walls the youth of the land in large and
enthusiastic numbers. This fact is abun
dainty illustrated in the pres
ent trouble OF Cornell university IN
New York, the richest institution Of learn
ing in the whole land, perhaps, 1t is
worth seven or eight millions ofdollars, and
h Is an annual income of 100000. but the
faculty complain of the small number Of
students, and refer to the fact that even
these are not OF the better class. They are
engaged, therefore, in devising ways and
means by which the trouble can be rene.
died and the institution be rendered more
popular. The fact is the troubles of such
character, generally, are attributable to the
composition of the faculty itself, and they
ever fail to see 1t.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-05-05

Tho Town Wideawake and Prospecting.
TAYLOR, May 4.-Mr. Jake Il. Furn, oui
ticket agent, left yesterday for two
months visit east, and II. n. Allen take.
his place in the office.
Ever alive to the city's hest interests, and
not satisfied with a new opera-house, 4
three.story brick hotel, and q
thorough system of water-works, OF !
public-spirited business men hay,
taken the initatory steps toward
forming what in the future will be known
as the Taylor Hardware company, with a
naid-up capital Of $25, 900. A meeting will
be held Monday evening next, when the or.
ganization will be perfected, stock stated
officers elected and the charter discussed
This will be great thing for Taylor.
The new Taylor public school building is
being pushed rapidly to completion.
The city is ON great boom. Nearly
thirty new houses are now in course of con.
strlction. The water-works will soon BE-
I'M Iteration,
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-05-05
UNCLE RUFUS HATCH
Predicts Large Amount of Foreign Oar
tai IL Coming to this Country

mi Ia Coming to this Country
New York, April, M-Rutus Hatch ar.
rived in this city to-day by the Adriatic
England" said Mr.. Hatch, "is bsnkrup,
in soil, politics and religion. Between titles
and rent, which are spent In London a 4
on the continent. the farmers are unable 10
get along and are giving up their farms.
Business and professional men are waking
up to the fact that the country is over.pop.
ulated, and within the next twelve months,
900 wealthy immigrants will come to THU
country. bringing at least iitty million dol.
lars with them. Next year not less than
500, 100000 of foreign capital will arrive
here, In Ireland saw nothing but suualid
misery, and In France the condition OF the
peasantry is about rs bad Us possible, and
economy with them Is not n virtue but d
necessity. The English are beginning "a
see that every thousand miles of new rail
way In this country Is opening up the great
west and bringing It's products nearer 10
the English market. They want and will
buy at fair prices every pound Of food VIC
can send them. Their crops will be fail.
ure this year and We will have an ampl,
market for all we can export"
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-05-05

THE plea Of guilty" entered by two OF
the Dublin prisoners arraigned for compli.
cityin themurler ofCAvENplsu and BURKE,
after they had been told the effect OF the
ploa, and that no mercy would BIO shown
them. was an extraordinary occurrence, but
certainly places the testimony of CARrY and
the conviction OF BRADY and the others in a
new light. 1t is so strongly a confederation
ofOARRY that the government now has all
the advantage, and ought to have the sym.
pathy ofthose everywhere who condemn
the oowardly practice Of assassination or
secret murder from any motive.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-05-05

The composition OF the lower house Of
congress is exceedingly gratifying to the
democracy, and will enable 1t to distance
lis rivals in point of ability and legis'
lative experience. One of our exchanges,
in noticing the matter, remarks that one
cannot but be impressed with the number
of able men the body in question will con-
tain and proceeds to say; at will be also
be remarkable for the large number OF dem
ocratic members of acknowledged power
and for the small number of republicans
who have made any reputation worth
speaking Of Among the strong men on
the democratic side will be GENERAL SLo
CUM, S. S. Cox, WILLIAM DoRsHRiaER,
ABRAHAM s. HEWITT, PERRY
BELMONT and JOHN AMor, of New York
SAMUEL ]. RANDALL, ANDREW CURTIN
JAMES Ii. HOPKINS and J. MORTIMER ELLIOT
Pennsylvania; NATHANIEL j. HAMMOND, o.
Georgia. RANDOLPH, of Virginia, WILLIAM
x. MORRISON. of Illinois; WILLIAM s.
HOLMAN, of Indiana; JUDGE GEDDEs, john
+. FoLLErr, Isaac B, JORDAN and FRANZ
HURD, of Ohio; LEOPOLD MORSE and 7. A
COLLINS, Of Massachusetts,; JOHN G
CARLISLE, of Kentucky; JAMES o. BROAD
HEAD, of Missouri; Il. JoHS ELLIS
of Louisiana; JOHN HANCOCK, OF Texas
and score of others who are men
of experience in public affairs, and all oil
good character, both as citizens and poll
ticians. The democratic side of the house
will DO stronger than was that of 1915
which did 80 well in the interest of wise
and economical government, while the re-
publican side will compare unfavorably
with the republican representation of that
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-05-05
GALVESTON.

Races FOstponed-rhe School Hoard
Ochiltree.
GALVESTON, May A. -[Speciall The
races announced for to-day were postponed
untiltc-morrow, in consequence ofinclement
weather, which prevailed during the fore
noon, rendering the track heavy.
The Galveston school board at a meeting
last night, authorized the chairman of the
committee on school property to advertis,
for plans and specifications for a $l5,OOC
public school building.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-05-05

GOVERNOR lnxLAsps reply to the recent
insoleut note Of SECRETARY FRKLISanuysKN
was timely and caustic, and extremely
oreditable to our state executive. The only
excuse for Fn.LISonuysKN's insiuuat,on
that special attention was necessary to be
called 10 crime in this state to ensure
an enforcement Of the law in the premises,
is the fact that he halls from the foreign
province ofNew Jersey, and isnot expected
W know much about this country, or any.
thing else for that matter. He should have
Known, however, officially II not personally
that roguery and crime Of whatever charac.
ter is punished with as great promptness in
Texas as elsewhere.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-05-05

TnE committee on subscriptions to enter.
tain the Texas Press convention on the 10Th
inst, commenced their work on yesterday,
and succeeded in securing portion Of the
necessary funds. A large amount Is vet
required, and II Is hoped our citizens will
literally respond to what will be one Of the
biggest advertisements the city Of Dal,
las has ever had. There will DO over zoo
papsrs represented, and throughout N,
stats and abroad in other states. the fam,
Of Dallas viii b spread IL shs treats arish,
tasss nswspapsr men. We viii publish 70
Ooncw he names o. the donor thus "a
eubxflblps.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-05-05

OHE OF the disgraceful and greatly to be
regretted results of reputation in Virginia
Is tho fact that all the money heretofore
raised for the erection Of a magnificent
equestrian statue of GENERAL LEE in Ricl :
mond, has been literally thrown away by q
generous and admiring public, it having
been invested in Virginia bonds. The work
has TO be commenced anew under far
greater drawbacks than had to be originally
commended against.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-05-05

The great railways leading out from San
Francisco are carrying considerable quaint.
ties of produce and merchandise to interior
points in the state, as we'll as adjacent states
and territories, and also across The Missouri
river into the western, southern and mid
die and eastern states. Nearly every month
some new article is called for and Is added
to the freight bill. The through freight
east from San Francisco by the Central Pa
cific, in 1882, aggregated 3S0000,0O0 tons,
against 260, 900 600 tons in 1881.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-05-05

Telegraph poles cost about 81 each; the
wire stretched over them costs SIS a mile;
the cross arms cost five cents a runnir 9
foot; the insulators cost two and halfcents
each by the hundred for light wires, and
seven to eight cents for heavy wires. With
these figures anybody can figure out the
cost of putting mp a telegraph line, adding
the cost OF labor, OF course it is much
cheaper to string wires above ground, and
that is the reason telegraph and telephone
companies oppose the underground sy stem.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-05-05

THE advertising and accounts of the Gin
clnnati Dramatic Festival are evidently de.
signed to keep pace with the grand proper.
tions supposed popularity to characterize
the festival Itself The handbook of the
affair thus speaks Of the festival: at is the
Hottest recorded work Of human attain
ments in the efforts to scale the heights OF
SHAKsPEARE's genius"
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-05-05

A MAN who served with KElM, the newly
appointed civil service commission exam.
liner In a journalistic capacity, declares that
the appointee can neither write or spell In
tue English language. This is civil service
reform with vengeance, but 1t is nothing
more than might have been expected from
he present administration.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-05-05

In Is earnestly requested of the citizen
Of Dallas that such Of them as can accom-
MEDIATE with sleeping apartments, either
furnished or unfurnished, any of the Texas
Press proprietors and editors to convene
here on the 10th inst, will leave their names
and location of their house at the HERALD
oi'lcc with Mr.. W. l.. HALL. chairman
committee of arrangements.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-05-05

Two hundred papers In this state writing
up Dallas, her industries, her enterprise
her appearance, and her prospects, will
proclaim all these things to the world. The
; sum of $4,000 contributed for this purpose
will be an average of only $40 for each pa.
por, provided they mention the matter
only once, but II will be the theme of their
writings for year to come,
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-05-05
W
SAN SABA.
A Very Destructive Hail-storn,

very UcstrUCtIVo HHII-Storm.
SAN SABA, May 4.-lSpeclal.l IA man
came in from Horse Creek, in this county
to day, and stated that a very destructive
hail'storm visited that vicinity last night
literally burying corn and cotton into the
ground.
Messrs. Smith Il Elliot will begin to re-
oeive cattle ON the It'll of this month. Thew
will get between 5000 and 1000 yearlinc.
In this county, for which they will pay
about $4,000.
The Stults dramatic company have beer
playing here all this week.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-05-05

lr will require some 81 800 more to.pro'
vide even moderately for the due entertain.
nient Of the editorial convention. 1t is To
be hoped that amount will be secured to-
day without any difficulty, 80 that ade.
quate arrangements may be forthwith
hauuu
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-05-05

THE New York legislature has passed q
law to regulate primary elections, just such
Il law as should have been enacted ere this
in all the states. If the New York statute
is enforced properly it will be productive
doubtless of great good, and the hummer
and machine and ward politicians will be
shorn of much OF their strength-a consum
nation devoutly to be wished everywhere
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-05-05

WHILE several of our leading mercantile
houses have subscribed. and some Of them
generously, to aid the Texas Press
members. there are many thus far who
have not helped in the great cause.