The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-08-21
ASSUMING OFFICE IN DEMING.
Eccentricities Connected with Chang
ing Postmasters in Mexico.
From the Neio York Sun.

From the Nelo York Sun.
Stranger. this here is a true story.
Ithappened in Deming New Mexico. at
the thriving town that lies at the junction
/ of the Southern Pacific and the AtchsOn,
| Topeka aud Santa Fe. Politics had been
red hot for moaths there The opposition
headed by Bill Carnis, leader with "a
pull" wanted to GUST the postmaster. The
| postmaster is the boss of the to Sn in New
Mexico. The Carnis party made things
! hum IN their campaign, and, with the
aid OF two newspapers that CarnlS ran,
they succeeded in their fight. Tne victors
called a conference in the biggest art gal
lery that the town boosted. The great
question was who would take the pOstmAS-
ership. The defeated man travelled with a
bad gang, who were mad clear through
about the defeat, and who had shooting
irons galore and wern't particularly careful
about the way they let them off.
Il guess you'd better take it, Carnis,
said the "bho s."
What, meF
'Yes, b'nevins, there amt no one else as
can properly repre,en US"
But I've It my newspapers to edit"
''Leo em run themselves, and step in and
whoop the postoffice up"
CarnIS saw there was no use declining the
hon T, aud so he said In a despairing tone
that he'd see about it. He had ba d Of
friends himself who werent used to stand
ing monkey business with meekness. hey
We're tine gamblers of Deming They had
taken a shine to CAIRNS ever since he had
said that the sheriff of the adjoining county
was horse thief disguise a I'd proved it,
despite the sherilf's threat to blow his head
off il he didn't retract the impolite insinua-
ton. He told the gamblers that he was
going to Interview the postmaster. he
announcement tickled the ga ublers. The
leading gambler SAID he would 90 around
and see that there wasn't any monkey
business
the defeated postmaster was sitting in a
bank, the office Of which he used as the
postal headquarters Carnis started in
right off:
I've been appointed postmaster"
Heard something about that story, but
| don't believed .n
I'm going to take the Office. Perhaps
that will prove it
You can't have it, that's all"
The head ga nbler of the town broke into
the interview at this juncture
Say, Wen give you just twelve hours to
step out of office"
IAN, you mt say So"
''See here, don't want any nonsense.
We're peaceful, but don't get our mad up"
Suppose l give up, Carnis, where are
RNSSSAAASO'
'Dlckinson'Sn
DIcklnSJn'S was the rival bank at the
other end of the town. 1t was sweeping
move. In DemiIg, wherever the pJs office
was located was OF necessity tue busiue S
| center of the to vn. It's removal would
mean great injury to the eligible real es-
| tate clustered ab ut @ old pos Office head
| quartes Tue defeated postm .sters brows
contracted with CONSERVATION.
THAT'S a da anable MOTTO l."
Just 50. Wen call tomorrow and get
the letters. Good day."
"Garr-r-h.n
The defeated postmasters friends had
been very busy during the t rvie givi g
vent to their chag in. When Caruis got
| outside he saw rag figure stuck upon
| pole over grocery store, with old tin cans
tied to the tail of the old coat around the
| figure. 1t was an effigy of Carnis, labeled
The New Postmaster"
| The boss gambler boiled over with rage
when he caug It sight of it, He called a
| greaSer over to him:
Want make dollar, Charleyw
$40 and tear that thing down.
The IS gambler gave the greaser n
silver dollar, and went back to his fair den.
| The eti1Sy was still there three hours later
when he stroIled back. Charley was there
too.
| w nat IN - do you mean by taking
my dollar and not earning it!" the boss
roared.
They said they'd kill me if touched it. y
The boss gambler pulled BIG
shooting iron and to k up his place in the
roadway directly opposite the effigy.
Charlie, you 81 over ther )" he slid,
'aud tell those sneaks that if they move nj
blow the dayhgh.s out of the first man that
strsn
Yes, sir" said the greaser meekly.
Then you come out ID rip that down"
"Yes, 81 ~
The gang saw the boss gambler in the
road Aay with his shooting iron dra vn. and
received the message Vita the Difference
due al official e tic. Then they stood close
together, and with crestfallen faces watched
the desplsed greaser shi4 up a ladder and
tear tue etfigy down.
Gentlemen, Pm man of few words. "
the boss gambler shouted in through the
grocery door, AT the cowed gang. The
next man who attempts to hang that thi ~
up dies with his boots on. Don't ANYBODY
forget it"
That settled the great political battle in
Deming. Next day CArnis set up the post
office in Dickinson's Bank, and it ayed
there unit Postma ter Carnis cana cas-