Omaha daily bee., 1888-01-04

NAL and then literally fell to pieces.
First his right arm, then his left, then
his ears and nose. To be brief, in u
few moments whore he as II whole had
been standing, Santiago in fragments
covered the ground. a few hours later
couple of sheep hcrders who were
driving their ilocks to water came upon
the dismcmbcred remains. Horror
stricken at the sight, they abandoned
their herds and fled to the village,
piously crossing themselves all the way
and at intervals calling upon "El buen
Dias" and "Santa Maria" to protect
them from the evil one whose foul work
they were sure they had just left behind.
The simple people were soon aroused
and in an alarmed state hurried to the
residence of the padre. He assembled
them in the little adobe church in tho
center of the village, bid the sheep
herders tell their story and when they
had finished, he promptly arose and
preached an able sermon in which he
assured his congregation that
Santiago had porishcd through
the visitation of God as u
just punishment for refusing to
pay tithes to the church and padse. He
forbade anybody to visit the spot where
the unfortunate man had died for forty
days. AT the expiration of that period,
plptSSSloll. it'utb w tIlt anu
an alcolyte bearing II vessel of blessed
water. which was plentifully sprinllled
all along the route, march to the spring.
All they found there was Il few whitcned
bones and the spring had dried up.
Back to the church marched the pro-
cession, another discourse in which the
dried spring was alluded to in support
of the padres assertions, and the mat
ter was allowed to drop. But it was a
hardy Mexican who would pass by that
spot after nightfall or refuse to con-
tribute whenever levied upon. This
was the first sensation, though the
facts have only just come to light. The
second happened two weeks ago.
A merry wedding party were assem-
bled at the house of Dolores Baca one
evening, and, us usual with weddings,
festivities were progressing finely when
Pedro GallcgOs, the fourteen-year-ol
son of Santiago, drew his revolver and
without warning or cause shot and in
stantly killed the bridegroom as he was
in the act of drinking Il toast to his
bride. Another Mexican interfered and
the young desperate fired what shots re-
maincd in his revolver at him. He died
in n few hours. Both murders were
effected so suddenly that before the
people recovered from the surprise the
murderer mounted his horse, which was
standing saddlcd outside the house and
escaped. No effort was made to capture
him. The house of Joy became one of
lamen tation and mourning, and the
truth of the adaCc that Death turks at
a wedding FEAST" was proven in this in
stance.
Two days ago some cowboys were rid
ing along the trail through Tequesquitc,
and by the dried spring they found tho
Innl hnlN of 1DaIrn Lal1nrnc Inn
on the same spot where his father had
so singularly died the son wasnow dead,
without mark or trace OF any kind to
show how he met his fate. The padre
has declared that this was u just retri-
button, and that he died from a vista
tion of the devil. This was the second
sensation.
immigration is rapidly driving the
| natives out. Excursions will soon be
run to this point from Kansas, and it
will not be long before the American
contingent here holds the balance of
| power. A bitter fight will be made by
both factions at the polls this fall.
The ranges are all crowded to their
utmost capacity. In fact some are over
| stocked, but if the winter holds mild
| cattle will be good in the spring. 1t is
| a fact that the seasons have underwent
| change OF late years, and instead OF u
wet and dry season we have rains early
in spring, through the summer and lato
in the fall, something unknown five
years ago, and of Importance to the
| stocltmen, as it does not necessitate
artificial irrigation to any extent.
Farming and fruit raising are rapidly
| becoming staple industries and exports
instead of imports in these branches arc
now the order of things, some extra fine
| productions going as far east as Win
| field, Kan. The old wooden plow and
yoke of burros with which the natives
used to till the few acres of corn have
| been discarded for improved agricul-
tural implements, and large farms and
orchards meet the view the further off
| from the railrOnd YOU iournoY.