Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-11-19
WAsHiNETON NEWS.
Annual Report of Gen. Rosa Letter
from Secretary Lamar Concerning the
Oklahama BoOmers-A Glove Contest.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16.
Gov. Ross Of New Mexico has submitted
his annual report. He says that in compar-
lson with the last few years. New Mexico has
during the past year, enjoyed the condition
OF increasing prosperity. The Governor says
serious drawback to the development of the
territory is found in the popular impression
that the land titles are insecure and INSULT
cient, where there is good ground for suspic-
ion, as to considerable number of those
titles, yet in most cases the titles are as per-
feet as can be found elsewhere. The only
serious embarrassment in connection with
land titles is the tact that many large tracts
are held on pretended grants from Spanish
and Mexican governments, while many more
are held on genuine and undisputable titles
from these governments and have been enor-
mously magnifed BY the fraudulent extern
sion of their interior limits, thus being made
to cover large areas of really valuable tand.
Several cases are cited where the origina'
grants have been enormously swelled; IN one
instance from 800 to $4,000 acres. These
titles are now in worse condition than when
the territory was annexed an4 the condition
OF affialrs requires effective action by Con-
gress. he calls attention also to frsuds that
have been practiced in land entries. He
says the possession of large tracts of land
have been obtained under terms of preemp-
tion law through the boidest perjurv, forgery
and false pretense and that in some instances
this has been done, if not with connivance at
least through inadvertness and carelessness of
the officials. The report treats at length of
the Indian troubles in New Mexico 1t is
stated that the richest portion of the territory
has been devastated for many years by In
dams from White Mountain and San Carlos
reservation and many hundreds of pioneers
butchered and other hundreds impoverished.
1t Is SAID to BE the general sentiment of the
people OF the territory that the Indians should
De dlsarmed and removed to the reservation
where they could be effectually guarded.
Secretary Lamar has sent sharp letter to
>. Wade Mcdonald, counsel for the Okla
hama boomers at Winfield, Kan, in which
he says he has learned that several of the
persons against whom cases had been pend
ing In the u. s. court in Kansas, have gone
again into the Indian territory, and have
thus. broken the faith in respect to the agree
ment, IN pursuance of which a dismissal of
the prosecution was ordered. The secretary
refers to Mr.. McDonald's assurance that these
offenders would not repeat their offense if the
prosecution was abandoned, and intimates
very plainly that the government will be
more cautious in future dealings with them.
The civil service commission will hold an
examination for both type writers and stenog-
raphers at the postofice building in the city
of Boston. at 10 A. NJ. Dec. 10th Applica-
tion blanks, on which formal applications
must be made, will be supplied by the COM
mission on request by mail. Applicants as
type writers must bring their own instruments.
Further information will accompany the ap-
plication blanks.
Jno. Ashton of Providence. and Joe Dem
ing of New York, fought six round glove
contest at theatre Comique tonight. Neither
of the men were in perfect condition. At the
start both were nervous. Ashton forced the
fighting all the way through and had the best
of his opponent from the beginning. In the
fourth and sixth rounds some hard blows
were given both sides, Deming in the fourth
round getting terrible right handler in the
mouth that drew blood and sledge hammer
body blow that knocked him off his feet.
Ashton was declared winner.