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Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-02-26
CONDENSED NEWS.

Two slight earthquake shocks at Rome
have caused great alarm.
The Due d. Orleans has been removed
to the prison at Clairvaux.
The remains of Joseph Biggar we're in
tered at Carmoney at Belfast.
Col. John M. Barbour, a well know n
business man and politician, died at
Louisville, Ky.
The Alaska seal fisheries awards vnre
not made yesterday and probably will not
be made for several days.
A son of sir r. r. Morier, British am
bassador, was killed yesterday at st.
Petersburg, by the accidental discharge OF
a pistol which he carried.
At Augusta, Ga, Sunday, three children
OF Hunt Bead, aged 6, and 2, While
playing at home were burned to death,
the house catching on fire.
The tug boat Flora D blew up at Mo-
bile, Ala, thirty miles above the Cty.
killing Engineer William Quinby, his son
and the colored cook, and severely iujur-
ing Capt. Hall and Pilot Romel.
A receiver for the international Con-
struction company, which is said to lave
secured contracts for building several
hundred miles of railroad in New Meico
and the Mexican republic, has beer ap-
piled for.
Miss Lotion was assassinated in Smith
county, Miss, by an unknown party. A
young negro named Wise, suspected Of
the crime, has been arrested, and will
be taken to the scene of the crime If not
lost OH the road.
Completed election returns from Ger
many show 246 members elected and
l51 supplementary elections necessary.
Those elected are divided: Conservaties,
SO; lmperslists, 49, Centrists, 90; Ger.
man Liberals, 32 National Liberals, IS Z;
Socialists, 2l Alsaiians, l2; Poles, ii +;
Gulphs, 2, and Dane.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-02-26
MEAGEE NEWS.
Few Details of the Arizona Dam Disaster
Yet at Hand.

PREscoTT, A. T., Feb. 25.-The worst
fears OF the Walnut Grove disaster are
more than realized, although particulars
come in slow and are still meager. Two
prospectors arrived late last night from
the upper dam. They state that they
camped above the dam on Friday night,
and that at about | O'Clock Saturday morn
ing the dam broke, the water running
down the narrow and steep canon in a
solid body eighty feet high. One man
was rescued from the top Of a tree. They
state that not even remnant of the dam
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-02-26

The Importance of purifying the blood can.
not be Overestimatcd, for without pure blood
you cannot enjoy good health.
At this season nearly every one needs a
good medicine to purify, vtalizc, and enrich
the blood, and we ask you to try Hoods
Doo,,I;ov Sarsaparilla. 1t strengthens
OSuiioi and builds up the system,
creates an appetite, and tones the digestion,
while it eradicatcs disease. The peculiar
combination, proportion, and preparation
of the vegetable remedies used give to
Hoods Sarsaparila pecul- - g+s,Ie
lar curative powers. No " fSSCiI
other rmedcne has such arccord of wonderful
cures. If you have made up your mind to
buy Hoods Sarsaparilla do not be induced to
take any other instead. 1t is q Peculiar
Medicine, and is worthy your confidence.
Hoods S@rsaparllai is sold by all druggists.
Prepared by c. l. Hood s. Co., Lowell, Mass.
100 Doses o-e Dollar
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-02-26

LoNDoN, Feb. PA terrible story Of
wholesale lnianticide is re, ,ealed by the
iiremen at work on the debris after the
burning OF house in Farsaw. Beneath
the floor the corpses of fourteen infants
were found. The establishment was
presided over by midwife, who, with
her sister ami two daughters, We're ar
rested.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-02-26
Missionary Work,

JAMESTOWN, n. D., Feb. 25.-Fathcr
Stephan, a Catholic missionary, has ;r,
rived here from Washington en- route 70
the Turtle mountain reservation, commis-
stoned by Miss Drexel, OF Philadelphia, 10
report any cases OF destitution among t q
Indians on the reservation and supply
them if necessary with food and clothin".
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-02-26

LONDON, Feb. 2G,-Chamberlain in a
letter to the Times denounces the new
compact Of Gladstone for the purchase of
Parnelites' votes by the abandonment OF
the principle Of undenominational educa-
ton in favor of Catholics.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-02-26

PARIS, Feb. 26.--lniormation has reach
ed here that 800 Of King Dahomey's troo, 8
attacked the French posts at Lotonon
SENEGAL, and the French repulsed them
and Killed sixty.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-05-01
DROUTHS IN NEW MEXICO.

There seems to exist popular belief,
among old settlers and Inhabitants OF New
Mexico, in the periodical recurrence OF
years of exceptional drouth. The period
is said to be of ten years, about.
This belief is by no means to be re-
jected. Past records show that sometimes
the years closing decennium, again
those beginning, are and have been unu-
sualiy dry. By the side Of such rainless
periods, which sometimes embraced as
many as twenty-four consecutive months,
damaging foundations of the Rio Grande
are recorded. In l54l the Rio Grande
disappeared in the ground" near the
site OF Mesila. In 1880 the drouth on
the eastern plains and on the Pecos river
mad been such that the buffalo had COM
pletely retired from the Pecos, not
single head being seen where, seven years
previous, large droves crowded the banks
Of the streams in Texas as well as in New
Mexico. Protracted drouth and parching
Winds were the scourges of New Mexico
from 1881 till 1858. In 1880 strong rise
Of the Rio Grantle occurred in the month
of September. Heavy foods are men
toned in 1860, 1888, etc.
Both phenomena are susceptible of ex.
PLANTATION. OF late the intimate connec-
ton between planetary consultations and
meteorological disturbances has attracted
much attention, and it has led to remark
ably successful weather representations.
Storms and earthquakes are shown to
be, II not broulht about exciusivaly
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-05-01
FIRST REPORT OF THE DISCOVERY OF
AMERICA

Two years hence the 400th anniver-
sary OF the discovery Of America by Co
lumbus will be appropriately celebrated,
and in this country especially by the
great exhibition or fair to be held at
Chicago. In Spain also preparations
are being made for celebrating the an
niversary, though in manner different
from what it is proposed to do in the
United States. The royal academy has
offered prize for the best history of the
Columbian discovery of America. Local
exhibitions are being organized. Naval
reviews are spoken of.
In connection with this anniversary it
is not devoid of interest to notice that the
oldest print treating OF the discovery OF
America has at last been discovered. Its
former existence was known long ago,
but nobody could give any information in
regard to its fate. This is the print Of
Columbus first letter to the Spanish
monarchs.
Columbus wrote from shiphoard and in
sight of the Azores to the 'EsCrihauo de
Racion" or "Contador Mayor" Luis de
Santangel, on the 18th ,25th) OF February,
1893, giving notice of his discovery Of
America That letter has postcriptum
dated Lisbon 4th (l4th) of March. Until
the year 1852 it was not known that any
Spanish print of it existed. Latin texts
printed in 1893 and 1895 were still extant,
but so rare that, for instance, the edition
of 1894 of the Ode insults in Mari Indico
Nuper Inuentis," printed at Basic, in
Switzerland, is offered for sale to-day at
Gl50 (nearly $500. In 1852 a small
qusrto of four leaves, containing the Span
ish text OF Columbus first letter, was be-
queathed to the Ambrosian library in
Milan, but as there was no date attached, it
could onl y be surInised that it was either
from 1893 or l494. Lately, no sever, a
folio copy OF the same text has been dis
covered in Spain, which proves TO be the
original print made at Barcelona about
the 10th of April, 1893, or only two weeks
after Columbus return. This 80 far
unique copy, the oldest print relating to
America beyond all doubt, is ia possession
OF Bernard Quaritsch, at London, who
offers it for sale at the modest price OF
FL 600, or about $500. Mr.. Qnaritsch
has, in addition, caused reproductions in
absolutely perfect fac-simile to be made,
which he offers for sale at only SIC
apiece.
If We consider the times, the rapidity
with which the news of the discovery Of
America was circulated by means of the
printing press is astonishing Columbus
reached Barcelona about the 10th OF
April, 1893. A few days afterward his
first letter was in type at that city. On
the 18th of April Latin translation there
OF had been made at Barcelona, and was
sent abroad to appear almost simulta-
neously at Rome, i'll Italy, and Basic in
Switzerland. In the same year the dis
covery of America was made the subject
of q street ballad, which was sung on the
streets OF Florence in Italy. 1t bears the
title: "The Letter of the Island Newly
Found by the King of SPAIN" thus show
ing it to be poetic adaptation of the
Columbus letter recently discovered and
now in Mr.. Qnartschs possession.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-05-01

vey the name or names of all persons
found in possession, with a proper descrip-
ton of the lands and the proofs of such
possession furnished him by claimants.
Upon receipt Of such survey and proofs
the commissioner of the general land
office shall cause patents to be issued for
The tracts of land accordingly.
In all townships heretofore surveyed in
Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, Wyo-
ming, Nevada and Utah, all persons,
who, or whose ancestors or grantors, be-
came citizens of the United States by
reason Of the treaty OF Guadalupe Hidalgo,
and who have been in actual possession
of tracts OF not exceeding l60 acres each
for twenty years preceding the survey OF
the townships wherein situated, shall be
entitled, upon making proof OF such fact
to the satisfaction of the register and re-
ceiver of the proper land district, to enter,
without payment of purchase money, fees
or commissions, such legal subdivision,
not exceeding 100 acres, as shall include
their said possessions.
These are the salient features OF the bill
The limitation as to extent in area of the
large claims has been stricken out.
The bill appears to be a very good
one, and while not exactly what it ought
to be in one or two minor matters, still it
is so much better than anything hereto
fore proposed and that had any chance of
going through congress that the people
will be we'll satisfied and will be grateful
to congress for the passage of the Wick
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-05-01

THE New MEXICAN is gratlfied at the
news that Delegate Antonio Joseph now
is working in harmony with the good citi-
zens of this territory in the matter of the
admission of New Mexico. When be
said that ''he would rather live in Re-
publican state than in a Democratic terri
tory" he expressed the situation exactly.
The politics of the administration of the
new state is matter that will take care
of itself. In the mean time all good
citizens aud those having interests at
stake here will naturally favor the terri
tory's admission. Good fo- Joseph.
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at least increased in. violence and ire.

at least increased in violence and FREE
quency, 10y the relative position of
planets and the earth. In addition to
these factors, there are we'll established
regularly recurring periods OF electric
phenomena, which coincide with move
ments in the suns atmosphere. What is
called the ten year period OF the sun-spots
agrees with a ten-yearly return of the
aurora borealis. or polar light, in greater
numbers and greater Intensity, and the
observation has also been made that the
variations OF the barometer underwent
corresponding fluctuations at the same
time. Both have their influence upon
rain and sun, upon the variations OF
humidity in the air. An extreme in rain
fall is always followed by corresponding
extreme in dryness, and vice versa. The
periodical drouths in the southwest, re-
curing nearly every ten years, are there
fore nothing unusual, and the savings of
cold timers" are founded upon fact.
The sun-spot period is not exactly of
ten years duration. 1t is properly of
eleven. So are the barometrical and the
auroral. The years of drouth, and those
of unusual rain following them, can not
constantly coincide with the beginning
and end of q decennium. They will in
the course of century advance, and must
toward the middle of it fall upon the
middle years also. What is therefore
true at present, namely, that the last AMI
first of the decenDium are very dry and
again unusually wet, will not hold good
fifty years hence; but the eleven year
periodcity, independent of the dates, will
remain. 1t is only modified in more and
in less by other astronomical phenomena.
How far the so-caled secular period of the
aurora, prognosticated by Prof. Olmsted
for 1890, may affect climate remain yet to
be experienced. We are now in the very
minimum of suroral display. Hence on
they should increase in frequency and in
tensity until about quarter of century.
or until the year 1915
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-05-01

THE settlement OF our land titles will
help to an amazing degree. 1t is not so
much matter of importance as to who
owns the lands, as that they should be
owned by some one who will be able to give
good title and who shall pay just and fail
taxes on the property. The question Of
taxation will soon settle the question OF
large land holdings in New Mexico, as it
is doing it elsewhere in this country.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-05-01

SERIOUSLY aud constantly is the DAILY
New MEXICAN working for the good of the
people and for the advancement of the
best interests Of New Mexico. Its efforts
are being appreciated and are bearing
good fruit
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-05-01

THE Louisiana free trade sugar planters
want protection for sugar, but that is all.
They are free traders and rampant ones
in everything else.
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hog pen will answer, hog hair also
making an excellent top-dressing. If
neither of these is at hand, some
strongly ammoniated fertilizer should
be applied at the rate Of half bushel of
it to every 100 square yards, and
raked into the soil before seeding.
The bed should now be thickly COW
cred with fine brush to prevent both
drying and freezing of the soil, by
which the plants are either checked in
their growth or lifted out by the roots.
The next thing to be thought of is
to guard against the ravages of the to-
cacco bug, an insect which by a popu
lar misnomer is called "The Fly"
which makes its appearance about the
first of April, and for which when once
it gets possession of a plant-bed, no
remedy has yet been found. None of
the insect poisons, such as carbolic
acid or kerosene oil, have any effect
upon it. A partial preventive is to
sow the borders Of the bed thickly
with black mustard. 1t springs up
thickly, and upon it this bug loves to
feed. A still better preventive is to
shut the bug out by fence around
the bed one foot high, bnilt Of IL inch
plank nailed to pegs driven in the
ground, with a little earth pressed
against the bottom of the planks so as
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to make the fence bug proof. Such
fence or cold frame does the addition
al good of keeping the bed warmer
and moister and should never be
omitted.
Ordinarily and after early seeding
the plants will begin to show them
selves about the first Of March, at
which time an additional half table
spoonful of seed for every 100 square
yards, should be sown as at first. So
soon as the plants are we'll up and
have begun TO grow, they should be
pushed as rapidly as possible by top
dressing the bed before each success
sive rain with some good fertilizer, at
the rate OF one gallon Of it TO every
100 sqnare yards, mixed with an equal
quantity of damp earth. The fertilizer
should never be applied while the
dlants are wet with either dew or rain,
for fear of scalding them. Dry leaves
and young grass should be hand picked
off the bed. But the covering of brush
should not be permanently removed
until the plants are nearly large enough
to set, but should then be. in order to
toughen them. And after it has been
removed, and while waiting for sea-
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, repeat, then, let no water stagnate
upon the ground. For new ground,
the hilling can be done as early as
April or May, and should be always
when the soil is in good working order
and neither too wet or too dry. In
the one case it will bake and prevent
the ready growth Of the plant, and in
the other it will require much rain to
put it in condition tor planting.
If the land is not new ground, either
forest or pine field, it should be fresh
or at least long rested and in good
heart, and upon which neither corn
nor sorghum has been lately cropped.
For such land the preparation is in all
respects similar to that for new ground
except that turning plow may take
the place Of bull-tongue, and the
hllling should not be done earlier than
the first of May for fear that the hills
may become grassy while waiting for
plants or season to plant them. To
preserve such lands and to prevent
damages to the growing crops from
washing rains, water-furrowing or gut
tering is recommended.
Tobacco land, more than almost
any other, should be manured with a
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should be stirred, the subsoil being left

should be stirred, the subsoil being left
intact.
As soon as the plant has taken root
which is shown by its changing color,
it should be worked with the hoe only
by removing the crust of the hill, and
drawing loose dirt around the plant.
This destroys the first crop of grass
and helps to destroy the cut-worm. But
if the land between the rows has be-
come foul, it should be plowed with a
bull-tongue or shovel at the first work
inr.
When the plants have covered the
hills-say a breadth of twelve inches
they should be worked thoroughly with
both plow and hoe. This plowing
should be with bull-tongue Or shovel,
using short single-trees. and running it
close to the plants, and throwing out
the row with four or FIVE burrows. II
the land had become very foul, turn
ing plow is preferable. With the hoe
all the surface soil should be drawn
into hills around the plants as at first.
This working is lay-by with the plow,
which should never be used after the
plants have come into top. But later
than this. should the land again be-
come foul, it should be scraped with
the hoe only. Any vegetation which
springs up after the plant has attained
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son to transplant, should the plants
begin to parch from drought, the bed
should be we'll wa,ercd and again
covered with green boughs laid upon
a scaffolding two or three feet above
the growing plants. have never
known this protection to fail even in
the severest drought. But after rain
this shelter should be removed in order
to accustom the plants to the heat OF
the sun.
SELECTION AND PREPARATION OF THE
A soft, deep, sandy soil is prefer
able, which before planting should be
always put in the finest tilth, it being
an adage with good farmers that a
"crop properly planted is halfworked. "
If the land is new ground, it should
after having been grubbed and chop
ped. be raked cleanly and all leaves
and litter burnt. 1t is then ready for
the plow, w,and should he closely broken
twice and crosswise with the bull
tongue, and as often narrowed. 1t
should next be marked off by the bull
tongue in horizontal rows three feet
apart, into which should be drilled
900 pounds per acre, unless where the
land is naturally rich, of a good and
active fertilizer. 1t is then ready to
be listed or betlded with turning
plow. l prefer the list since it light
ems the hoe work of hilling, and is at
the same time a more econimical use
of the fertilizer-the balks between
can be thrown out at the first wedding.
With broad wedding hoe these lists
or beds should now be worked into
conicle hills, placing them 3 feet 3
inches apart. l know that many rec
commend more crowding planting,
giving the rows and hills distance OF
only three feet. But in doing SO
nothing in my opinion is gained in
weight, while something is lost in
length, breadth and body of the lcai
which with the manufacturer are the
prime requisites. The hills can be
laid off with great accuracy by step
ping or otherwise measuring one row,
and then placing the hills of the next
between those of the first, and so on,
or what is called lodging them. To
prevent crowding or irregularity in
hilling, this rule will be found of use
where raw hands are employed.
The hill culture, both in the prepa-
ration and the subsequent workings
of the tobacco crop, should never be
departed from, for the reason that,
that method of cultivation gives the
land the best drainage of which it is
capable. And in this crop drainage
is one of the first things to be consid-
cred, for the reason that all the dis
eases to which the plant is liable
such as frenching, firing, spotting,
rusting and shedding-come from ex-
cessive rain, accompanied by excessive
heat. The growth of the plant itself
would suggest as much, for in time of
drouth the leaves stand up to gather
the rain, but so soon as it has enough
of it they turn down and throw it off.