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Las Vegas daily gazette., 1886-04-18
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AtchisOn, Topeka Il Santa Fe Il Il

Passes through the territory from northeas
to southwest. By consulting the map tht
reader will see that at q po,n called LaJunta.
tSe %Sin Ihe ae efns nns southwest % throuSh Trini
dad and enters the territory through Ration
pass. The traveller here begins the most inter
eating journey on the continent AS he 10 ear
ried by powerful engines on steel-railed
rock balasted track up the steep ascent of thu
Ration mountains. with their char ming seen.
cry, he catches frequent glimpses OF the spar
ish peaks far to the north, glittering In tht
morning sup and presenting the grandes
spectacle In the whole Snowy range. WheL
half an hour from Trinidad, the train suddenly
dashes into tunnel from which 1t emerEet
on the southern slope of the Ration mount
aims and In sunny New Mexico.
At the foot of the mountain lies the city OF
Ration, whose extensive and valuable coal
ields make It one OF the busiest places in the
lies along the base Of the mountains. On the
right are the snowy peaks in full view Will.
on the east lie the grassy plains, the
SRsAT CATTLE soS o. TEE segTswIsT
the Indian Territory. The train reaches La
Vegas in time for dinner.
-. Las VEGAS, a. ~. .
with an enterprising population OF nearl!
10000, chiefly Americans, 10 one of the prinoi
those wonderful healing fountains, the Lat
Vegas hot springs. Nearly all the way from
route of the Old Santa Fe Trail" and now
lies through a country which, aside from thu
beauty Of 'ts natural scenery bears on everI
haAd the impress OF th ,old Spanish civlliza
ton, grated centuries ago upon the still more
ancient and more interesting Pueblo aud AZ.
tee stock Strange contrasts present them.
selves everywhere with the new engraftlng OF
American ufe and energy. In one short houI
the traveller pas ses from the city OF Las Vegas
with her fashionable
HEALTH AND rLEAsURa RESORT.
her elegant hotels, street railways, gas
streets, water works and other evidences OF
modern progress, into the fastnesses of Glorieta
mountain, and In full view of the ruins of the
old Pecos church, built upon the foundation
of an Aztec temple, and the traditional birth
place OF Montezuma, the culture.god of the
A2tees. 1t is only half days ride by raj
from the Las Vegas hot springs to tho old
Spanish city of santa We. Santa Fe is the
Oldest and most interesting city in the United
States. From Santa Fe the railroad
runs down the valley of the Rio Gran1e TO a
junction at Albuquerque with the AtlaRttc
and Pacific railroad, and at Deming with the
Southern Pacific from San Francisco, passing
on the way the prosperous city Of Socorro and
the wonderful Lake Valley and Percha min
ing district, finally reaching Deming. from
which point Silver City is only forty-f1ve miles
distant and may be reached over the 0. O. d: q
| n Bear mountains. near silver City, exceed
| anything in the ROCKY mountains In richness.
| Shipments of the ore have been made to Pueb
| 10 that run as high as As per cent pure silver
For further erinformation address
General Passenger and Ticket Agent, A. T.
| s. 4. Il. L.. Topeka. Kansas
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Daily rraIns via this Line between KANSAS cITv.
.EAvENW0RIH. ATcHlS0N. ST. JOSEPH end
COUNCIL BLUFFS. OMAHA. SIOUX CITY. ST. FAUL
aad MIHhEAP0Lls
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The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1886-06-03
A Strange Coincidence.

The truthfulness of the old saying
that misfortunes never come singly is
sustained, says The San Francisco
Chronicle, in She strange fatality fol-
lowing John and Maurice Nugent,'
brothers, who reside in Oakland. Both
men are candy-makers by trade. and
Maurice had been employed in San
Jose for the past six months. On
Wednesday afternoon he determined to
come to this city, and as he was board
ing the train in the San Jose depot he
slipped and fell. Before he could re-
cover himself his left arm was so badly
crushed by the wheels of the moving
train that it was found necessary to
amputate it near the shoulder.
His brother Jonn Nugent, was in San
Jose in search of employment at the
time, but he did not hear of the acct
dent which had befallen Maurice. He
was without money, and, being DESTROYS
of returning to this city, he started out
to walk. He reached Menlo Park early
yesterday morning as the freight train
was passing, and he boarded the cars
with the intention of stealing ride.
He rode as far as San Mateo, and while
endeavoring to climb to the roof of one
the cars he lost his balance and fell to
the track, the wheels of the cars pass
ing over his left arm, above the elbow.
His cries for help attracted the atten-
ton Of q brakeman, who had the train
stopped, and the unfortunate man was
picked up and brought to this city. He
was afterward removed to the receiving
hospital and the injured member was
amputated near the shoulder joint. His
left leg was also badly lacerated and a
number of stitches were taken in the
flesh to draw it together.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1886-06-03

The new postal law recently put into
force by the postofice department
makes the taking of newspaper and
refusing to pay for the same a theft,
and anybody guilty of such an action
is liable to criminal proceedings the
same as if he had stolen goods to the
amount of the subscription. Hereafter
it will not be considered very shrewd
scheme to take a newspaper for year
and then inform the publisher that you
never ordered it.-Erchdnge.
How about sending paper without
having been ordered to do so, and then
compelling the subscriber (O to pay
for itp That is what might be termed
pretty nearly akin to blackmail,
according to our notion. And yet
there are scores of publishers who do
that thing from year to year. Such q
law is simply infamous and ought to be
wiped out. On the same theory, the
farmer who sends peck of apples or
a choice watermelon to his county
paper should sue for the amount the
stuff was worth, or brand the editor
who received them as thief in case he
refused payment There is only ONE
correct way to subscribe for news
paper and that is to pay for it for such
q time as you need it, and if the pub
fishers send it after the time paid for
they should be the losers. Kansas CITY
Live- Stock Indicator.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1886-06-03
ch..x. in M,nnesot. Customs District.

Washington Special-The measure pre-.
pared in the treasury department and in.
PRODUCED in the house to fix the salaries oil
customs officials and to consolidate Gus
toms districts makes but a single provision
for Minnesota, as follows:
Districts of Minnesota; One collector,
$4,000; and ST. Paul shall be the principal
port OF entry in said district.
Two changes would result should this be-
come a law. First Duluth would disap-
pear as q customs district, and the district
of Minnesota would move its headquarters
from St. Vincent to st. Paul. 1t is a
question whether the compensation fixed
to the office of collector is OF sufficient
proportions for the new district, as COM
pared with allowances in other localities,
which can be seen from the measure
of compensation hitherto allowed
under the combined system oil
salary, fees, and allowances. Dur
ing the last year the collector at st. Vim.
cent received a total allowance OF 81, 665.-
20, and the collector at Duluth got 81, =
O5O.5O, or total for the customs districts
in the state of So, 1870. Indeed under q
former bill prepared by the department
the collector at st. Vincent alone was al
lowed So, 500, and the Duluth official ST.
200. The principal cause for the closing
of the Duluth district by the bill is it's fail
ure to pay expenses. In the last year the
receipts amounted to only $4,726.9l,
while the expenses reached s., 71os10,
making the cost to collect one dollar Of
revenue, $1.20. Under the original plan
Of fixed salaries mentioned above, it waa
contemplated to retain Duluth as a cas-
toms district, and by reducing expenses,
to bring it to self-sustaining basis. This
plan proposed five officials at thatcity, in.
volving an expenditure OF So, $50, thereby
making it place of revenue instead OF a
drain upon the customs service.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1886-06-03
Life Among the Nez Perces.

The indians of this coast, says The
San Francisco Examiner, have nearly
all discarded their peculiar costume,
and wear old and new civilized dress
in decidedly Indian fashion. Among
the Nez Perces is seldom seen an entire
Indian costume. Sometimes, however,
one is forcibly reminded of the parody:
Lo! the poor Indian, whose untutored mind,
Wears all his clothes in front and none behind.
These Indians live in tents made of
poles and covered with cloth or buffalo
robes. The tents are left open at the
top, and, as the fire is built in the CEN
ter, the smoke naturally goes out at
the top. At night each individual wraps
his blanket around him and lies down
on the bare ground, without any other
covering. The bucks are fond of
gambling and understand the value Of
bob-tailed flush. They know how to
play lone hand, too, and if there is
ever a scrapping-match over the pot
there is q good Indian for bseakfast al
ready carved.
A bird s-eye view of their cncamp-
ment reveals some curious phases. In
the largest tent every night witnesses a
high iinks which is made hideons by the
| discortlant notes of several tam-tams. a
peculiar flute with hoarse whistle,
accompanied by the women, who crone
through their closed teeth. The dances
and athletic exercises are the same as
the powwow and sun dance of the
Sioux. Not the least interesting and
picturesque are the children and dogs,
| vvvl,:o1 ch1uvI u,hovc III
little infant is firmly tied to board
with a strap, which the mother puts
across her forehead when she is walk
ing about. A little buckskin string
tackled on one corner with knot for
each month tells how old the little fc'-
low is, and the presence of beads and
a strip of oilcloth for sanitary purposes
reveals the sex. It is amusing to
watch the older children play house
with rag dolls and dogs substituted for
horses. In their childish way they
mimic the life of their chiefs, and they
are as quaint and ugly as they are
/ mirthless. The dogs contribute their
share to the general fun and patiently
submit to being ridden and made to
carry all sorts Of bundles. The children
have no conjunction about raiding
one another's play-houses. and many
Imaginable things occur during tho
melee which follows. The children
receive but little attention from their
parents, and are covered with vermin.
They are all bow-legged because they
are not taken from the board until they
| eau walk, and great portion Of thai
time their hands and feet are pinioned
M -. o,.o ,.nv,,orl,o h1Vy n,ssot co1do,n Il
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Both Bitten.

He, : few weeks after marriage
Now in making that Improvement in
our house, we might use to advantage
part 81 that 90, 1000 you said you
werc going to give me after the we'd
ding.
j She-Well, dear, a. soon as you
place the S60, 900 you told me you had
In the bank to my credit, ~ you prom
ised mo you would, III give you third
OF Il "a BIS
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1886-06-03
THE FIRST CIGAR.
A Boys Feelings subsequent to His
First Maiden Encounter with
Nicotine.


First Maiden Encounter with
Nicotine.
The first smoke don't last as long as
case of sea-sickness, but while it does
asst it is original and unique. The new
smoker is no Judge of cigars. He in
variably takes strong one. He goes
good deal by the box in which he finds
The cigars. If cigar has fancy pa
per ring about it he will take it at any
price. If he lives he will know better.
Out on the shady side of the barn he
takes himself and his cigar. He is
afraid that some one will modest him.
He lights the cigar, and holding it in
the most awkward manner between his
fingers, puffs and expectorates. 1t
seems manly to smoke. and he pictures
himself narrating to his chums how
well he handled himself and his first
cigar. The sensation is not at all
pleasant. He allows longer time
to elapse between his puffs, and
wishes that the cigar would burn
up more rapidly. The mouth has
peculiar taste, which frequent expec-
toratiOns will not remove. The old IA
miliar fence is turning green. He sees
everything circle around him. He is
better after a while. Flat on his back
on the greensward, he looks up at the
blue heavens overhead and watches the
fieecy white clouds float in many direc-
tons. Dinner has no attractions for
him. Candy would not tempt him to
get up. He hears his name called by
an elder brother. 1t sounds way off, as
if in dream. Nearer and nearer it
comes, and finally the owner of the
voice comes around the corner of the
barn. He guesses the cause, for he
sees the half-smoked cigar. If he is a
real good boy he will tell his mother,
and the young smoker will be taken to
the house and lectured for the rest of
his boyhood days. If he is a real bad
boy, one whose badness insures his liv-
ing to manhood's estate, he will get his
sick brother up on the hay in the old
barn, and will tell tib at the table to
excuse his absence. His kindness will
cost the inexperienced smoker later on
many marbles, much candy. and the
best of every thing. He will threaten
to inform their parents many times of
the first smoke, and will scare the
smoker into many scrapes and much
trouble.-St. Paul Globe.
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Condensed General News.
The President vetoes More Private PEN
uon Bi0s,


The president has vetoed four private
pension bills granting pensions to Dudley
b. Branch. Louis Melcher, Edward Ayers
and James C. Chandler. The president
gives his reasons at length in respect to
each case. In the case Of Branch he says:
l am convinced that the rejection OF
this claim by the pension bureau was
correct, and think its action should
not be reversed. In the commit
tees report the statement is found that
the beneficiary named in the bill was in
two different hospitals during 1868, and
yet 1t is not claimed that the history OF
his hospital treatment furnishes any proof
OF the injury upon which his claim is now
based
The president withholds his approval in
Melcher's case upon the ground that he
finds nothing in his examination OF the
facts connected with it which i'm
peaches the value OF tho surgeons
certificate upon which the ad-
verse action of the pension bureau was pred
icated. In vetoing the Ayers bill the pres
ident says:
1t appears that the claimant served in
his regiment two years and nearly eight
months after the alleged injury until he
was mustered out. 1t is represented to mo
2 by report from the pension bureau, that
after his alleged wound and in May or
July OF that year was arrested in Indiana
and returned to duty without trial.
II this report is correct, the party
now seeking pension at the
hands OF the government for dis
ability incurred in the service seems to
have been capable of considerable physical
exertion. though not very creditable, with
in a few weeks after he claims to have re-
ceived the injury upon which his applica-
ton is based.
INCONSISTENCY POINTED OUT.
In the last case, that OF Chandler, the
president, after reviewing the various APP
plications made for pension and their re-
lection, says:
There still remained an appeal to con-
gress, and probably there were not want
ing those who found their interests
in advising such an appeal and
who had at hand congressional presidents
which promised favorable result. That
the parties interested did not miscalculate
the chances OF success is demonstrated by
the bill now before me, which, in direct OPP
position to the action of the pension
bureau, grants a pension to a man who,
though discharged from enlistment for
certain alleged disability, made two APP
plications for pension based upon
two distinct causes, both claimed to
exist within two months prior to
such discharge, and both different from
the one upon which he accepted
the same; and Notwithstanding the fact
that the proposed beneficiary, after all
the disabilities had occurred, passed an ex-
animation as to his physical fitness for re-
enlistment, actually did re-enlist and serv
ed till finally mustered out at the close OF
the war. II any money is to be given this
man from the public treasury, it should
not be done under the guise OF pension.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1886-06-03
An Appropriate Song.

ssGrandma,' said little girl, .'why
don't you sing to the baby while you
are rocking it to sleepP'
II cannot sing" replied grandma,
81 haven't any teeth. /"
'sWell, I guess you can hum . song,
can't youP''
Maybe I can, what song would you
like to have me hump"
II guess the Rock Of Ages would
be 9 good one just now, replied the
little girl -Natio,s0J Weekly.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1886-06-03

Some months ago Attorney General Hahn
brought quo warranto suit in the 81.
preme court against the Southern Mime
sofa, the Southern Minnesota Exten-
sion, the Hastings Il Dakota, and the
Saint Paul q Sioux City railroad COM
panies, to bring the lands owned by them
under taxation under pain OF forfeiture OF
charter. When organized these companies
received large grants ofland from he state.
After building portions OF the road origin
ally contemplated by the management,
and operating the same for some years, the
three companies first mentioned sold
out to the Chicago Milwaukee & Saint
Paul company, and the last mentioned to
the Chicago, st. Paul, Minneapolis q
Omaha. The roadbed, right OF way and
rolling stock constituted the sale. the lands
remaining in the hands OF the original COM
panies and exempt from taxation.
The Southern Minnesota and Southern
Minnesota Extension companies decided
the lands in question over to the Milwau-
kee company q few days ago, and the at
torney general withdrew the suit, as the
end for which it was brought had been at
tanned. The st. Paul Il Sioux City COM
pany, however argued the case before
the court, and that tribunal has rendered
decision in it's favor. The syllabus OF
the decision says: This court has iurisdic-
the forfeiture OF the charter al
a corporation. The respondent formerly
the Minnesota Valley Railway company
did not forfeit it's corporate franchise
nor any of it's franchises except such as
pertained to that particular line or branch
by failure to construct that part OF its line
from st. Anthony via Minneapolis to a
point OF junction at Shakopee." 1t did
not forfeit it's corporate franchise by dis
continuance of it's business as a railroad
company in consequences OF having con-
veyed its railroad to tie Chicago, st. Paul,
Minneapolis & Omaha Railway company,
pursuant to chap. 228, Special Laws 1881.
Judgment ordered for respondent.
The effect OF this is that the charter OF
the Sioux City company stands, and that
the lands still remain exempt from taxa
ton. The lands in question, some four
hundred thousand, acres are located in the
southwestern portion Of the state, and are
valued at about So or 81 per acre.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1886-06-03
rha Minnesota Land omces.

The Benson (Minn.) land Office returned
as receipts for the last-year, IS, 4S1. 81 and
the compensation of the register and re-
ceiver amounting to 81, 741.84, which
would make the office of the second class
under the measure now being considered by
the house committee on public lands to re-
arrange the compensation of land officers.
Crookston had receipts OF $40 ,493.98, and
the salaries amounted to $4,000 making
the net revenue to the government 3d.
493.98. Duluth's earnings were $7.7S2.-
90, and the salaries S., 1864. Here the
office would be made first-class
and the salary increased according.
". Fergus Falls had receipts Of
So, 5O4.O4, and the salaries $4,000. Red.
wood Falls receipts 81, 421.8O, and sal.
aries 3,911.78 emitting the officials to a
small increase OF pay. St. Cloud got as
receipts 1891 .O5, sufficient to make it a
first-class Office, and the salaries amount
ed to IS, 161.1S, which would be largely
increased. Taylor's Falls secured as re-
ceipts, SO, 2S5.87, the lowest in amount in
the state, and the salaries were 81 ST.. 40.
Tracy got as receipts, So, 811.97, and paid
as salaries So, 412.38. Worthingtons re-
ceipts were So, 763. O6, and salaries So, $685..
O5. The total earnings for the state were
$62, 5000, and the salaries paid $780,.
1886, leaving as net revenue to the gov.
eminent, %, 627.1O.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1886-06-03

Details of the marriage in Lisbon, recently,
of the Princess Amelie d'Orleans and Car.
los, crown prince Of Portugal, state that
when the imposing wedding procession
reached the church it was met by twelve oil
the oldest marquises OF the kingdom. who
supported q canopy, under which the king
and queen passed to the entrance to the
church. The interior OF the edifice was
richly decorated, and 500 chandeliers illum
mated the scene. The church was crowded
with members OF the royal family, peers
DIPLOMATS. members Of the chamber Of dep
uties, and other distinguished persons
The Patriarch of Lisbon officiated, and al
the conclusion OF the service and ceremon
lee sulutes were fired from the forts and thu
men -of.war in the harbor and the bells 81
all the churches in the city rang out theil
music. The streets were crowded with
cheering citizens. At night the city wei
Illuminated and bands paraded the streets
playing the national airs OF France and
Portugal.
Rufus Hatch opposed the bill permitting
the building OF railroad in Yellowstone
Park before the house committees on publ.
get control Of tbs whole Yellowstone rivel
by the terms Of the bill.
big petition for the pardon Of ex- Bank
er Fish is about to be sent to President
Cleveland.
The annual sheep shearins Of the South
ern Minnesota Sheep Breeders association
was held at Eyota, Olmsted county, with
good attendance. Some very fine sheeI
were on the grounds, mostly brought II
from the neighboring farms. NJ. Wood o
Plainview showed q fine-wooled buck, weigh
10 pounds, that sheared 28X- pount
fleece, and eve, weight los pounds, thai