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The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1884-03-29
EDUCATIONAL.

The startling amount ofilliteracy
in New Mexico, as shown by The
census OF 1880, certainly affords
wholesome food for reflection.
The large percentage of illitora-
cy in South Carolina, one of the
former slave states, which must, to
great extent, be tattributed to
slavery, an institution that must,
If for no other cause than self
projections. foster ignorance, and
subsequently by the fact, that a
large proportion of tins ignorance
was, and IS. separated from the
bulk of intelligence in that state
by the almost insuperable barriers
of race and color, is, despite the
above facts, less than our Territory
by 90 per cent.
| Nebraska has a population not
quite four times as great as that Of
New Mexico, but the number una
BILE to write in New Mexico is al
most five times as great as that of
Nebraska .
The force of the above compari-
sons, had, we believe, the effect of
prompting the governor to again
earnestly urge upon the Legislature
the necessity of passing some laws
1 tending to reduce illiteracy.
They certainly show the deplor-
!. able amount of ignorance that pre-
walls in our midst, and ask for
wise and speedy legislation, capa-
bic of reducing the same as early
as practicable /; that liberal appro-
priations be made from the treasury
Which will warrant tire same, ow-
ing to the rapid development OF
our resources and influx of capital
that the existing laws be repealed,
and others calculated to successful
ly carry outtheir object, be enact
ed ; and that the ignorant, using
the right Of suffrage, shall not con
tinue to make Legislatures, which
may also continue to make laby
rinths Of alleged laws; and further
more, that they shall not continue
to elect public officers, and in q
measure rule the destiny Of oul
Territory. sg aTFTFFW
\ Our Legislature certainly cannot,
and we hope and believe will MOI
let this session pass without repeal
B. ing the existing school laws which
are worse than none, ndgiving vi
one which will answer the urgenf
demands, and be in keeping witt
its needs and objects, but not one
that can be used to favor any class
p or religious denomination. Some
I religious societies are op
posed to public schools, because
they cannot be made to bear the
flavor of their own dogmas tn,
I home and church should shape thu
81 mould, as the school hous,
: fashions the intellectual nature o
+ the child.
, The people of the Territory de
r mand IN 1unmistakable language |
T. better system-rone that viii ac
! complish its purposes--one tha
c will bring good class of immi
. gratipn7nppc that sill speediI!
A reduce illiteracy and its attendan
D evils. f''''
/, The will and wishes Of the epeopI
) can be better interpreted by view
h ing and weighing their acts.
j. In this county there are abou
800 children of school age. Througl
2 private schools, voluntary contri
e buttons and the public fund, abou
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1884-03-29
VANCE.

The President has appointed
Judge Brewer, OF Kansas, 10 fill
the vacancy occaSioned by the res
ignation OF Judge McCrary. A
good appointment.
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1884-03-29

- Proof Of Labor blanks 10 be bad
fresh from the machine At this ofae.
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1884-03-29

JNO. A. BROTHERS,
Chm co. Cent? Com.
Attest, GEo, l.. ULRIcK, e0C Ia
-eps-- Acting Sec'y.
Whine Oaks, March s, 's4. '"'
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1884-03-29
Lunes 7 de Abril, 1884,

con el objecto de eseoger euatro
(4) delegados a In Gonvenc!on Ter
ritorial Republicans que sera teni-
da en- Santa Fe, el dia ? de Mayo,
1884, y para elegir ma comision
Central Republicaha del candado
por los dos auos venideros Y tam
bien para disponer' de tales nego-
cion como Ycpgap, ante la canYenI
cion. Los diferchtes precintos en-
ell condado sersn intitulados q rep
representation en- la convention
del candado comes signe !:
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1884-03-29
Convention Repulicana del CandadG.'
4 los Repnbl -tanas del CandsdO de lincoln.


En- conforlnida a un clamado
de Ia CUmision Territorial Repub-
licana por una Convention Terrific
rial en- los diterentcs Condados del
Territorio que sira tenida en- Santa
Fc, el Sabado dia 3dc Mayo, 1884,
con el objecto tic escoger . delega-
dos 3 alternatives a la Convention
Nacional Republicana que sera tc-
nida ell Chicago, JUNO 3, 1883, Y
como Presidente de Ia colnision
central del candaCo, convene a
mi deber causar una elamada en-
order suplicandoles los Republi-
canas del candadu de Lincoln en-
iuntarse en- una COnyencion Ell
Masa en- sus respectivos precintos,
en- tades lugares' como ellos cream
proprios Y Convenientes el Sabado
dia 20 de Mario, 1884, la | de la
tarde con ell objecto de escoger
delcgados para Ian 4Gonvepcion
Republicanas del candodo qve sera
tenida en- la casa de cortes Ell Lin
coin la cabezera del candado de
Lincoln, cl . q o.. i1'I' .-.i
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1884-03-29

The completion OF the Mexican
Central railway from FL Paso, on
our Texas frontier to the City OF
Mexico, colncident with the approx
al by the Senate of the new treaty
of commerce with Mexico, creates
new situation. There is likely
to be Il demand, which can be cul
tivated into large one, for i'm,
proved agricultural machinery, and
especially for modern plows, and
under the treaty plows and agri
cultural implements can be carried
into Mexico free of duty. The
new railroad passes for twelve hun
dred miles through a country o.
which much is susceptible of high
agricultural development, but il
which agriculture has been so fal
carried on by the most primitive
methods and limited by lack or
transportation to the supply o
merely local wants. With markets
opened to a region in which almos
every variety of products belong
ing to the temperate and atropica
fregions can be proftably grown
There assure to be great stimulus
to the extension OF agricultural op
| erRtions.
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$50 are given an average term of
6 months. Eight could be given
Just as well as six, were it not for
the act 'S2, which has been found
to be a source of much annoyance,
and las conferred large portion of
school tax in wealthy localities,
thinly settled, and consequently
lcss needed than in poor localities,
which, if alone, by virtue of that
fact are, of course, thickly settled
and more in need of assistance
from the public fund.
The people are in earnest and
want to give their children at least
the plain rudiments of All English
education.
Taking circumstances in consid-
Grafton, Lincoln county has good
schools, based to a great extent on
the efforts of the people. The
School Board has paid off the in
debtedness made by former Boards,
and has money to cancel all its OBJ
legations. .e.t
The people are fully aware of the
duty they owe their children, the
community, and above all to them
selves. They know the effect it
will have in the future; they know
that it will better prepare us to Ell
ter the Union; they know that il
will import brains and capital and
an industrious and sober class OF
people. all of which will hasten
on our Territory to the bright fu.
ture which awaits her.
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Notes and Personalities.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON April 16-The Postmaster-ge gen
eral has ordered the extension Of the present
mail route from Idlewild to Leavenworth. Ind,
to include Corydon.
Commissions have been issued to Robert D.
Fornshell as postmaster at Dillman, Dewitt
county, Ill; to Mr.. Hostetter as postmaster at St
Cloud, and to Eli Curtis at Vigo, Vigo county,
Ind
A telegram was received here to night from
Knoxville, Tenn, stating that the Republican
congressional convention had renominated Con
gresham Houk by reclamation, and selected
w. c. Chandler and W. G.. Chumlea delegates to
Chicago Both favor Mr.. Arthur
The Senate confirmed Charles E. Coon as As
sistant Secretary of the Treasury;
Comptroller Knox will become president of a
New York bank in May, prox.
The First Comptroller of the Treasury has
made a decision to the effect that lquor-dealer
who sells at one time different kinds of liquors
to the amount of five gallons is to be considered
a wholesale dealer. This action reverses the
ruling on this question made by Judge Brown,
of the Eastern district of Michigan.
A special meeting of the Washington Monu-
ment Commission was held at the Executive
Mansion this afternoon, at which it was decided
to notify Congress of the anticipated completion
of the monument by the LIST of November next,
or early in the summer of 1885, at the furthest
and recommending that prompt action be taken
looking TO fitting celebration of the event.
The Secretary of the Interior has disbarred
Lindsay Steele, of Chester, Ill, from practice
as a pension attorney. W. H. Wills & Co., of
this city, have been restored to practice.
The anniversary of the signing of the Emanci
patton Proclamation was celebrated by the col
ored folks of the District to-day by procession
that eclipsed in all particulars any that ever pre-
coded it.
The President has recommended to the Senate
fine removal of CO1lacfoI Wicbers of Kew West
because of his alleged sympathy and collision
with the Cuban filibusters who recently left that
port. The question is now under consideration
by the Senate committee on commerce.
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SILVER CERTIFICATES.
Provisions of the Bill Agreed Upon by the
Coinage Committed.

Provisions of the Bill Agreed Upon by the
Coinage Committee.
WASHINGTON, April 16-The House com
mittee on coinage, weights and measures to-day
unanimously instruced Representative Lacy to
report favorably his bill to prohibit the issue of
6reasury notes less than s., and to pro
vide for an issue of 81, So and So sill
yer certificates. The bill provides that on and
after the passage of the act it shall be unlawful
for the Secretary of the Treasury to print and
issue treasury notes of smaller denomination
than So and any holder of standard sill
yer dollars or silver certificates may deposit the
same with the Treasurer or any assistant Treas
urer of the United States, in sums not less than
$40, and receive therefor silver certif-
Gates of the denominations, at the option
of the holder, of 81, 81 and s., provided
nothing therein contained shall interfere
with the issue of silver certificates of other
denominations, as now provided by law. The
following feature of the original bill was str1ck-
en- out by vote of to 3.
Provided: That whenever standard silver dollars
in the treasury not held for redemption, silver certf
Gates of denomination of and two dollars, shall
exceed the of twenty million dollars, the Secreta-
~ of the Treasury may suspend coinage of the sS1nd
ard silver dollars provided FOR in the act of February
o. 1873, during the period such excess continues to
exist
The yeas were: Messrs Bland Dowd, Pusey,
Lanham and Bedford The nays were Messrs.
Hardy, Lacey and Chace
Representatives of boards of trade and chambers
of commerce of various cities who are here to urge
suspension of coinage of silver for two years.
made argument to-day before the banking and
currency committee Nathan Cole of ST. Louis,
said greater apprehension filed the minds Of
business men to-day than ever before. He feared
unless the coinage of silver was stopped it would
mo 10 nc 1fpH-a 4ba cI1N hos
"How can $168, OOO, 900 silver in this country
drive out $50, 00O 900 of goldl' asked Mr. Buck
ner.
"Gold is being exported very rapidly" said
Mr. Cole ''ths is occasioned by a loss Of trade.
The fear now is that the people will become ap-
prehensive of scarcity of gold, and very soon,
if export continues, will camor for it. 1t will
be boarded, and what will be the RESULT The
pay gold, but must pay Silver, and then there
will be trouble.n
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-04-17
CONGRESSMAN LAMB.
He Is Willing to Accept the Responsibility
for Voting Against MOrrison's Bill.

He Is Willing to Accept the Responsibility
for Voting Against NIOrrison's Bill
Special to the indianapolis journal.
WASHINGTON, April 16.-Mr. Lamb says he is
perfectly willing to withstand the slings and ar
rows that are being used upon him by the tariff
reform Democrats in Indiana because he voted
against consideration of the tariff bill. From
general principles he opposes the Morrison meas
ure in its present shape and says that he could
not be induced to support it. Considering, also,
that it cannot become law by any hook or crook,
he thinks it folly to agitate the question and CON
sumo time now. He thinks, also, that he will
have much easier time explaining why he
voted against consideration than his colleagues
will have in making clear the position they have
taken 1t was not on account of the manufac
turers in his district chat he opposed the bill he
contends, but because the general construction
of the Morrison bill is wrong. Mr.. Lamb seems
TO be padding his own canoe, regardless of the
other Democratic members from Indiana.
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pared. Now that Paraguay is once more re
stored to commercial enterprise, why not seek to
profit by our knowledge of the interior of that
country and of the rivers that lead to it! The
first move to this end would seem to be the APP
pointment of a consular or commercial agent to
represent our interests there. 1t is true as has
been SEEN that our commerce with Paraguay is
at present almost nil; but So also is that of all
the other manufacturing nations. So far as for
eign commerce is concerned that country is really
unoccuped ground, and this is more than can
be said in regard to any other that l know Of
Quite all the trade of Paraguayln manufactured
articles of prime necessity is now conducted at
second hand through the Argentine Republic
Might we not if proper efforts We're made, go IN
and secure this trade at first hand!
The cotton and wooden goods sent to Paraguay
last year amounted to nearly $780, 900; the hard
ware and cutlery, including few agricultural
implements, exceeded $50 600; the mercery
amounted to 1868 600; the ready made clothing to
over $50 900; the boots and shoes to SIG, 900;
while drugs andmedicines, arms and ammunition
furniture and iewelry all reach to considerable
amounts. 1t may be argued that this trade is
too inconsiderable to be worthy of our attention
But everything must have beginning, and, In
the nature of commerce, it is destined to in
crease Meanwhile it would be great deal in
our favor to have obtained a commercial foot
hold in the country To effect this the presence
of a consular commercial agent, duly commits
stoned by our government, might greatly assist
Other nations, ever watchful for opportunities
to extend their trade and seek out new markets
for their manufactures, already have their eyes
on this unoccupied field of operations
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above the pauper labor of Europe and
keeping the home market for ourselves. Con
gress should so legislate as ultimately to reach
a revenue standard This could not be done at
once, for sudden change of policy might pro
duce disaster Progress should be slow. Five,
ten, twenty years might be needed to accomplish
the object, yet it must be done. The struggle
would be fierce and arduous. Manufacturers
would sacrifice political alliances and use every
device to hold what they had. 1t the daily
observation that if the Democratic party did not
abandon its attempts to revise the tariff it could
not elect a President. 1t was said the manufac-
tuners were a power in their wealth. and this
would be used against the party effectively If,
party abandoned its policy. the time
would come when fairer representatives would
be sent to Congress to resume control The
party which held power hereafter must do so by
outstr1pping its opponent in reduction of tariff.
The reduction of revenue which would be ac-
complished by the bill was estimated at
$50 600, 900, and this opened the way to a reduc-
ton of the tax distilled spirits to 10 cents per
gallon, and would encourage farmers to put in
brandy that which. by decay, would otherwise
be lost 1t would also enable Congress to abolish
the entire tobacco tax.
Mr. Chase especially antagonized that portion
of the pending bill which reduces the duty on
wool. The wooden industry was already bur
dened, and if a further reduction of 20 per cent.
was made very large proportion of all the
mills in the country would be stopped. A
reduction of 20 per cent. on the entire tariff
list would throw out of employment
100000 persons, who, with their
families consumed 100000 bushels
Of wheat. They would be forced to cultivation
of the soil, and the production of wheat would
be increased to the extent of l53 900 900 bushels.
The producers of cereals were already in danger,
owing to the growing competition from the
wheat fields of Russia and India. The one safe
market for wheat was the home market.
Mr.. Jones' of Arkansas, spoke of the wide
spread and imperative demand for reduction
of the tariff. 1t was in response to that demand
that the pending bill was brought in. Its pass
age would announce that the Democratic party
was in favor of reformation not revolution.
Dodging would not deceive the people or benefit
the party.
The committee rose and the House adjourned.
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srARTLING CHARGES.
Gen. n q. Swain Charged with Fraud and
' TTnbecoming Conduct.

Gen. n. G.. Swain Charged with Fraud and
TnbecOming Conduct.
w.s,,r~eroN APRIL 16.-Mr. A. E Bateman,
Of +bo firm of Bateman & Co., bankers, OF this
sitv TODAY filed with the Secretary of War a let
ter. in which he says:
t. Lo,es nv duty to prefer charges against briga
d oeTeaI D. G. SWAIN at the head of the bu
Tea &c military justice in the United States army Tor
fraud and for eon5uGS eo e. rns that said D. G.
Sva has committed fraud to all intents and purposes
mon the banking house of Bateman q Co, OF which
Am n member Some two years ago, said D. Il, swami
- denosted the sum of So 600, and received,
non Ris departure for the West asimpe dueb at his
reruest to have in accident should befau him,
this amount was checked out, subsequently TO that
5ate nv said D. G.. Swain, for which we have num-
her Of vouchers. After having drawn all the money
out and settlement being made, he negotiated and
transferred the duebi for the full amount with Ger
tain parties of this city.
/ am further ready to prove that said D. G. Swain
assisted to negotiate army pay vouchers with our r
which he knew be fraudulent and duplicates OF out
standing accounts l ask that court-martal De
ordered for the trial of said D. IT, Swain on the
charges preferred. 1 desire, when it is ordered to
amend this by presenting other charges, under the
head of conduct unbecoming officer and gentleman
am, sir, very respectfully, A Il. BArEMAN'
To the Honorable Secretary of War.
General Swain was seen by a reporter,
read to him. He expressed himself as greatly
surprised, and said that there was not
word Of truth in the charges. He said he had a
deposit of money with Bateman, and
has taken due bill for the amount
which due bill he had afterwards
disposed of to the contractors who built his
house; but that at the time the due bill was thus
disposed of by him the money was on deposit in
bank. He denies that the deposit was checked
out by him. He charges Bateman with attempt
ing to black mail him, and says he has brought
these charges in order to get out Of paying the
amount of this due bill
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THE HOUSE.
Continuation of the Debate ON the Morrison
Tariff Bill.

Continuation of the Debate ON the Morrison
Tariff Bill.
WASHINGTON, April 16.-Mr. Russell made an
elaborate argument in opposition to the Morrison
bill, and deprecated the reopening of tariff agita
ton after the country had enjoyed rest but for
the short period of twelve months The interests
of the people could be best subserved by letting
the tariff laws alone for the present. This bill
was brought in challenge to fight in the
coming presidential campaign, with the Repub
liean party. The protective party accepted the
challenge 1t stood ready to go to the people
standing by the policy of tariff law so adjusted
as to give revenue to the government and pro
lection to American industries. He controverted
the statement made by Mr.. Morrison yesterday,
that the wages received by the 100000 shop
and field laborers of this country did not average
over 5000 year, by citing the situation in Law
renee, Mass where population of
ten thousand wholly employed in labor,
had deposits of 81, 10000 in savings
banks. He contrasted this state of facts with
the fact that in Manchester, England, having
population of $50 000 the savings deposited in
the banks did not amount to one-half that sum.
Going into details of interests which. he main
tanned, had been unfavorably affected by the
bill, he dwelt more especially on the danger to
which the wheat growing industry was subjected
by the increasing competition in India and Russia.
and predicted that within five years the agrcul
tural section of the country would be demanding
an increased duty on wheat. He hoped the Dem
ocratic party would not, by hasty and inconsid
crate action disturb the business interests of the
country for political purposes. Mr.. Blount said
he was not free trader. He believed in getting
revenue generally from inportations, but no
legislation should be enacted which would
make the rich richer and the poor poorer
on pretense of elevating American labor
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The New Assistant Secretary.

Washington Special.
Mr.. Charles E. Coon is an old New Yorker
He had been connected continuously with the
Treasury Department for the last eighteen
years, holding various positions, from firstclass
clerk to chief of division When the govern
ment began its work of refunding the national
debt Mr.. Coon was selected to go to London by
Secretary Boutwell, in connection with the fiscal
agency there. He was found to be such faith
full officer that with the placing of each new
loan he was sent to London by Secretaries
Richardson, Brstow, Morrill,, Sherman, and
Window, a portion of the time as assistant
funding agent, but latterly as agent in charge;
He is regarded as being by far the best-infolmed
man on financial matters in the Treasury De-
partment
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-04-17
National Academy of SCIENCES.

WAsH1NesoN, April 16-The National Acad-
envy of Sciences resumed its session to-day. At
a business meeting the following members of the
council were elected: Spencer r. Baird, J. E.
Hiiyard and NJ. c. Meigs, of this city, Walcott
Gibbs and S. H. Scudder of Cambridge; c. A.
Young, of Princeton. The president announced
that Mrs J. Lawrence Smith, of Louisville, KY,
widow of the late Prof. J. Lawrence Smith, had
donated S.. 900 to the Academy, the income from
which is to be used for encouragement of scien-
tific investigation. At the public session the
reading of papers was continued.
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The Strike on the Narrow-Gauee.

DAYTON, April 16.-Ar trains are stopped on the
Dayton & Southeastern division of the Narrow
gauge, and only mail trains are running on the
Cincinnati Northern. AS yet there is no indi-
cation that the strike will be over for several
days Some of the men are in want but grocer s
refuse to take salary checks except at q discount
Serious injury has been done the coal interests
of the city by the suspension of Dayton & South
eastern transportation, which virtually shuts
Dayton off from the southern Ohio coal fields.
The problem of breaking the strike is no nearer
a solution than before.