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Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-02-22

SEVERAL Democratic journals assert
that Speaker Reed has killed the Repub.
ican party. Suppose he has! What are
they bowling about then?
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-02-22

THE opponents of statehood for New
Mexico have laid in another stock Of
chestnuts and are firing them at the state
hood movement.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-02-22

A NEW register of the U. 5. land office
at Roswell And that is over with. Wetl
and good.
The state herald., 1890-04-11
To Regulate Voting.

Representative Lodge has intro.
duccd his federal election bill IN tho Uous,
Tho bill Is u combination ofthc Australian
system with tho federal control Of elections
The Australian system, ns In force I'm
Massachusetts, Is adopted md applied te
tho whole country In all congressional md
presidential elections. Voters who canno,
read mud write and consequently canno,
mark their own tickets, may have tickets
marked for them By ono OF the supcryinor.
In the presence OF another representing tho
opposite party. Primarily elections arc
under control OF tho States, but upon pcti
tion OF iivo hundred voters any district
federal government assumes nil functions
OF tho State, and tnkcs absolute control Of
the polls under regulations which apply 10
State control. Voters who purposcly allow
anyone 10 know how hc Ia snbout TO vote. or
my person who cndcavos TO induce voter,
10 show his market ballot sbnll bo nubicc.
to n nno Of from go To 600, and larger flno,
nnd penalties nro imposed for tho dostruc-
ton OF election posters or supplies, or for
iliug false certificates or nominations, or
FOR fniluro Of election oriccrs In their
duties. Challenges arc not 10 be enter.
tnlncd for the purpose OF delaying voting.
To maintain order NJ mn election ~ alao
provided FOR. The bill carrcy an ppuros
urin,ion VI sj00Nli.
The state herald., 1890-04-11
Chased by a Whale.

ST. JOHN, n. b., March 20.-Cap-
tain Lemuel p. Horton, OF tho schooner
Cecilia, which has Just arrived from PARIS.
borc, N. s., tells n tale OF novel experience
In the Bay Of Fundy. When of Quaco at
six o'clock Sunday morning, an enormous,
hump backed whale hove In sight. Itsoon
ovcr-haulcd the coasting vessel and came
up alongside. For u time the sailors were
frightened, but the feeling changed into
ono Of astonishmcnt when 1t was found
that the monster showed no inclination TO
swallow tho vessel with all on board. a
feat which tho men thought from his size
he was able TO do. Tho whale would come
under the schooner's quarter, turn over on
its back md lay there motionlcss.
Finally the sailors pluckcd up courage
and one Of thcm struck II with boat hook
while another thrust hook into It's side.
This little attention the whale received
with Indifference. Captain Horton had u
revolver and fired ut the whale. He
thought he might hit u vulnerable point OF
the whale. The result was vigorous agi-
tation OF tho water that threatened ut one
ima 10 swamp the vessel. Several tunes
tho whale In moving bunted the schooner
hard enough TO shake II from stem TO storm.
Every timc tho schooner came about the
whale would follow her. It was almost
calm, and rs the schooner was only slow
sailing this gave the men an cxccllont op-
portunity To watch tho movements OF the
monster. During all that dny and the fol-
lowing night the whale kept In the wake OF
tho vessel, aud only left her when she ur-
rived on MasIuash.
The state herald., 1890-04-11
Sherman's Opinion Of Crook.

General W. 4. Sherman. when told
Of General Crooks death by an Associated
Press reporter nj New York, showed deer
regret.
George Crook was always man on
whom We could depend" said he, III,
was tho most successful man In dcaiirp
with the Indians that the United States
had In It's service. The Indians respected
aud trusted him, and he could bring then,
around or make them amcnablo 10 reason
when everyone else failed.
During tho rebellion General crosl, had
charge OF tho Second Cavalry division,
stationed In Northern Alabama, end did
cxccllcnt work. During my nf,ccs years
ns commander chief OF tho army, had
ample opportunity TO ind out Genera
Crooks good traits, aud never found him
anything but n man who could bc depended
ON In every emergency, y
The state herald., 1890-04-11
The Observance Of Sunday.

European migration has been making
breaches IN American Sabbath obscrv-
nncc. Tho South Is the least affected
by the Continental Sunday; "poli l.
cian' there have M German vote to
fear On the other hand, the Central
Yves, from Ohio 10 knusns, IL said TO
be ia moral power the heart OF T. q
nation, aud more influential than
New England. both IN evangelism nnd
temperance reform. In sabbath rc-
form New England isrcircniing. while
The Central West Is charging the foo -
Pennsylvania leads the van In the oh.
servnncc of Sunday. California has
no Sunday Inv n, NIL, nnd sabbath oh.
srfvnhcc grows worse as one goes
West.
The state herald., 1890-04-11
The Eight Hour Movement.

PirrspuRG. March 2O.-'rhc result
OF tho conference OF tho executive council
Of tho federation OF labor In New York,
Saturday, In Just made public. vicc-p -prcs.
idcnt Mnriin says no trade viii be ordered
TO demand the eight hour law, nor strike
to enforce tho demand II Is loft entirely
optional with each trade, What thoy will
do 10 shown by replies sent to the fedora
tion from most all tho trades, saying they
desired md were able To win eight houra.
In the Pittsburg md Wheeling district,
tho mill carpenters were first to ask the
conference with builders and II refused
will demand II.
ThclNcw York and Boston stone masons
will probably mako tho frs, break In those
cities, To bc followed by other strong or
ypnigntlons,
The state herald., 1890-04-11
What ExcItcs Washington.

Washington Is n thermometer of
political excitement, says corrcspon.
dent. The quick silver rises and falls
In proportion 10 the heat OF the debates
of the Capitol. When Congress Is OK
cited the city IL excited. Nearly every
body In the city depends upon the
Government for n living, and US Con-
grcss furnishes the supplies for the
Government everybody " interested.
As high noon approaches, hundreds of
vehicles dash through tho streets ON
their way 10 tho Capitol. Tho horse
ears nrc illlcd To Overlooking. and there
nrc no empty sonts In the long hcrdic
omnibnscs climbing tho Capitol nm.
The csplnnadc IN front of the prcnt
building IA alive with carriages.
There ARE lines of coaches nnl Ian.
dnus. caol, awaiting It's turn To deposit
passengers beneath the arches Mt cncl,
wing Of the building. Thousands Of
eager visitors climb the magnificent
steps IN tho front md rcnr. The huge
roiui,dn and the hall of stniuary nrc
filed viii, II swirling tide of humanity.
II cddics 10 aud fro. mud sicndy
streams of men aud women pour
through The corridors mud climb The
marble stairs 10 the galleries Al nrc
eager to witness tho scenes Of excite
The state herald., 1890-04-11
Lee White Captured.

SANTA FE, n. NJ, March 2l.-Lee
White, who has been tcrrorizing the
country between Santa Fc and Albuqucr-
que for the past six weeks, was captured
Mt Paso del Norte yesterday, while about
To escape TO Mexico, and brought here to-
day and placed In jail. Billy Owens, u
stage driver between San Pedro and Ger
rillos was encountered by Sheriff Chavez
In the Pass City, and through him the
sheriff managed to induce White to come
over on the American side.
Owens told White that woman named
Mario Tallmanti, who is now In Santa Fc
ind with whom White has long been in
innate, was In III Paso and desired TO SEQ
him. White agreed to come over but was
40 tardy In filling his appointmc mt that the
sheriff started across the bridge.
About half way over White was mot
coming across with Owens. Sheriff Chave,
was disguised and passed the mea, and
Immediately he turned, revolver In hrnd,
and ordered White TO throw up his hands.
White was unarmcd. Ho recognized
the shcriffs voice and got his hands up In
short order
The state herald., 1890-04-11
knnsns Fires.

WicnrrA, kun.. March 23.-Prairlo
Hrcs In KocchIc township, Sodgwick coun-
~. to-day burned over eight sections OF
farming lan1 destroying everything In Its
path. No lives were lost.
The iirc started about noon to-day. Tho
wind was blowing almost gallo from tho
southeast and II was impossible 10 stay
thc flames Tho stock ON the farms was
driven before tho fire, some OF II outrun-
ming the famcs, while others fell from OK.
hnus,lon and tho heat aud were consumed.
fho flames were driven by tho wind In u
northwostorly direction rs far Us the Santa
70 railway. where, having no fuel to feed
upon, they died out
Four farm houses with their barns and
abcds were destroyed, but no human lives
were lost, The loAa 10 property. including
stock, IN estimated NJ from s,o,uDo 10 tioO,. :.
vDD
The state herald., 1890-04-11
,ant IN tl,o chamber oil tllo IIouse q

ment In the chamber of tho House OF
the Senate.
AT tho beginning OF the fight about
tho quorum, OH the second day, q mob
fairiy besieged the House. The gal
lerics wee packed TO repletion. Hun
dreds Of we'll dressed ladies with es.
corts struggled In tho corridors and
vainly applied for admission. The
main gallery fronts the Speaker. It.
Is reserved for mon. The blacks had
learned that something of importance
to them was going on. They connect-
ed the fight in some way with the al
legged intention of the Republicans TO
bring in Federal election bill. Squa-s
of them conferred ut the click at tho
main entrance, and black files stretched
over tho gallery like divergent rays.
Tho ladies' galleries flank the reporters
gallery above the Speakers desk.
They were crowded to sufiocation.
Each doorway was banked with spec
tators, and men were standing on
chairs In corridors trying to peer over
the heads Of those in front of them.
Tho executive gallery was thrown
open to distinguished strangers. Tho
galleries reserved for tho families of
members indicated the intensity Of tho
excitement. Ladies were seated upon
the steps, in the aisles, and every nook
and corner were filed with spectators.
They remained there brcathlcss with
interest for six hours. Some of tho
representatives sent sandwiches to their
families, which were distributed among
their acquaintanccs. The spectators
chcered aud arplauded in consonance
with their political sentiments, aud
were only restrained by an implied
threat from the Speaker to clear tho
galleries If the applause did not cease.
The state herald., 1890-04-11
Quickest Trip Across Africa.

The twelfth journey across Africa
from sea TO sea has been made by Cap
tain Trivier. Ills journey is note
worthy as the quickest trip yet made
across Africa. Starting from the west
coast above the Congo he struck tho
river at Stanley Pool, and by means of
steamers TO Stanley Falls, and on Lake
Nyassa and the Shire River, he Short
cned his land march by about fourteen
hundred miles. Reaching Quillimano
In the last days Of November he com.
plcicd his transconilncnial journey In
a few days less than year, which in
cluded stops of some length at Stanley
Falls and kassongc.
The earliest travellers in equatorial
Africa occupied about the same timc
in making the distance from Zanzibar
To Lake Tanganyika, which Is not half
way across iho continent. Tho ex-
plorers who most nearly approach
Trivicr IN the celebrity Of their Journey
arc Capcllo and lvens, who IN lSsi-S5
crossed from Mosamedcs To Quilt
name, along the water parting be-
tween the Congo and the Zambcsi, In
fourteen months. DIR. Lenz, who IN
lss5.sG made practically the same jour-
ncy that Trivicr has just completed,
WAS seventeen months on the way.
Livingstone was twenty-five months
on his journey from Loando 10 Quill
name. and all the other trnnsconiinen-
tai travellers, Stanley, Cameron, Man.
tcncci, Alnot, Wissman, Glccrup and
scrpa Pinto were from six months TO
moro than three years.
Trivicr's Journey demonstrates no.
only the improved facilities for travel
ling In inner Africa, but also the fact
that man may Gaw cross tho continent,
without losing tonch with civilization.
From every important point along Tho
French travellers route he was able 10
send letters home. and hi, progress for
more than two-ihirds OF the Journey
wis known In Europe before he him
self emerged on the shores of the IN.
dian Occnn.-Ncw York Sun.
The state herald., 1890-04-11
A Southern Tornado,

COLUMBIA, $. c., March 2i.-The
particulars OF Saturdays storm say that
the fury Of the cyclone was principally felt
In Sumter, where much damage was
done. Ida Richardson was killed by u
falling house, and two men whose names
are unknown were fatally injured. while
many others were badly bruised aud cut.
The railroad bridge over Broad River ut
Shelton was blown on the piers, and an
unknown man who was standing on the
bridge was carried away.
In Chester County the tornado did great
damage, AT Blaclsstock one women and
several children were fatally injured
In the city score OF conyicts ut the
State pcnitontinry narrowly escaped death,
the immense vcntllating roof being blown
or.
II is reported that the town OF Prosper
i;y was swept away, but as the wires are
down nothing can be learned. 1t Is feared
that immense damage was done.
AT Camden tho cyclone struck u house,
killing Mrs. Eastcrllng.
The state herald., 1890-04-11
A landslide.

GLESwoup SPRINGS, Colo. March
g.-Thc first section of Denver \ Rio
Grandc freight train No. 23j left here
about II o'clock this morning, and when a,
a point about mile and quarter above
tho city, aud Just through tho frat tunnel
tho engine ran into u landslide and left the
track fitting over nt nn angle OF forty.hvc
degrees the tender dcraillng but staying
on the ties.
The cngincmcn and head brakomcn saw
the obstruction and all Jumped, thus cscap.
ing injury,
Tho track Is close 10 III c river Mt this
point. and had II not bocn Tor tho sof,
earth OF the cmbankment, thus embedding
the engine, the entire machine would have
gone Into the river.
Tho second section was close behind and
wns tagged The freight cars were pulled
back Into this city and word sen, TO Lead
villo TO tho wrcckIng train. Passengers
rcrc transferred and came Into town ut
two o'clock I, will take but eight hours
to clear tho wreck.
The state herald., 1890-04-11
Fire in a Mine.

ASHLAND, Wis, March 19.-Seven
miners were burned TO death In the Ger
mania mine at Hurley to-day and the
nine, valued ut si,0oo,O0o, is probably
ruined beyond repair.
-Four hundred men work In the mine OF
whom all escaped except five miners and
'wo visitors who wero cut OF by the
lanes and perishcd.
These were cut on from any shaft b.,
.hc timber that lined the drift burning Sc
icrcely that they could not get through 4,
alive, and their death by tho advancing
danes was only tho question OF a few
sours.
Tho Thomascs, father and son, tried to
run the gauntlet of fame and fell dead
iidc by side, literally cooked Mt the bottom
,f the shaft.
Tho others remained pcnned up and
'hough there was hopo they might posi-
bly, escape up 10 o'clock to- night, at tim,
hour they were given up rs los. and tn,
mine sealed TO smother the flames.
Hugh Waller performed an act OF hero.
Ism worthy OF place in history. When
the alarm was nrst sounded he, by hard
work, managed TO got to tho surface badly
burned. !hen. thinking OF his men, h,
cried out;
"My God, my boys mus, be warned and
saycd,n and straightway went back TO his
death.
Tho bodies will never be recovered, as
the hrc, now past control, Is burning all
tho timber lining throughout the mine.
AT three O'Clock the main shaft, which
opens In tho heart Of tho city OF Huric,
caycd IN. Other shafts nrc following 10
tho same way,
Tho origin of the ilrc is unknown, but |,
supposed to be accidental. It ia tho prop
crty OF the Nays Brothers, now In Call
fornia.
The state herald., 1890-04-11
Prince Bismarck Resigns.

BERLIN, March 18.-Prince BIZ
narck resigned yesterday and tho Emperor
accepted his resignation to-day.
The rupture between the chancellor and
'he emperor has created q profound sensa-
tion here all day long. All Of tho public
resorts have been crowded with persons
sxcitedly discussing the event.
1t is stated in well informed political
circles that the present difference between
he emperor and Bismarck is irreconcil.
able. 1t arises from tho chancellor's re-
tusing to acccde 70 the request made by
DR.. Windthorst, leader Of the Clerical
marty in Germany, TO restore TO tho Duke
,f Cumberland, tho claimant of tho throne
Of Hanover, tho larger portion OF the
Guelph fund. The attitude Of the emperor
In opposing Bismarck In this matter Is
taken as an indication OF his desire TO con.
ciliate the Clerical party. II the govern
ment is secure Of working majority In
tho now Reichstag 1t cannot well get on
without the party Of tho Center, which
DIR. Windthorst controls.
The report Is repeated that the Emperor
proposes to appoint General Won Caprini
who is now commander OF the Tenth Army
corps, to the chanccllorship. The Em.
peror hus called meeting Of the comman.
iers OF the various army corps. Ho had q
conference with the minister Of war this
afternoon
The state herald., 1890-04-11
French Nemspapcrs.

French newspapers arc very differ
eIt from American ones; in the first
place they arc smaller and contain less
news Of general order. The average
Frcnchman cares first to know what is
going on in Paris; his interest is de-
cidedly on the wane II you talk to him
of the provinces, and it is gone If you
make him cross the frontier. llcS
wishes to know all about tho leaders
of fashion in Paris, but cares very
little whether the President Of tho
United States is called Harrison or
Cleveland, and does not know what
Democrat. n Republican or mug
wump Is. Newspaper men, of course,
write for their readers, and serve them
according to their taste. But the
French nan cares about form; he
wishes his articles written in the most
approved style; hence We find acadc-
micians among the newspaper men and
articles OH the theatres or poems and
romances which, collected make mag
nificcnt books in critical literature.
Reviews and monthlies partakc Of
that character. l do not know in any
other literature such succession OF
articles as that offered for years in the
Revue DIES Deux Moynes. Frencn
journalism was born in the time of
the Restoration of the Bourbons. Tho
prcss had then obtained certain
amount Of liberty which was necessary
for It's development. This first period
was one of struggle the like of which
has never been known for carnestness
and devotion to the cause of the pco-
pie. Then under the Orleans dynasty
the battle went on raging fcrcely;
Emile dc Girardin, Thicrs, Montalam-
bert, Lacordairc and many others
wrote for the people.
II was then that the feuilleton, that
institution for long timc peculiar to
French journalism, originated. Tho
feuilletOn is part of novel or the
atrical or literary review, generally oc-
cupying the lower part of the first
page. Eugene Sue wrote thus his
"Mystcrcs de Paris" and his "Wander-
ing jew" II was for the columns Of
a newspaper that Sainte-Beuve wrote
his immortal "Causeries du Lundi."
And during the dark days of the second
empire French journalists kept up mn
inscssant firing ut the Government,
even IL 1t could not be done openly.
The state herald., 1890-04-11
THE STANFORD SCHEME,
Comments by the Colorado Farmer on
the Plan Of the California Sen.
ator


ator.
Something new in fnance-though
It Is but the natural development Of an i'm
perfectly expressed demand Of the farmers
OF the Unitod States-is the proposition
made in the United States Senate on Mon
day by Senator Stanford Of California
This proposition, in the form Of resolu
tion, inquiries II the United States Govern.
ment may not wisely and probably loan
money to farmers at low rate Of interest,"
securing itself by taking mortgages on the
farms OF those who borrow. Itis not In.
tended that the money to be thus loaned
shall be taken from the treasury surplus,
but the plan is that legal tender notes be
issued to tho amount Of the borrowers
needs and for which he could give ample
security.
The idea is somewhat startling, though
directly in limo with an argument advanced
In these columns only week ago. But
startling ideas are not always visionary
and impractical. Tho proposed plan is not
as new and strange as 1t might seem. 1t
10 In Its application that is now. The ma
tional banks have all along enjoyed tho
privilege Of borrowing from the United
States at very low rate OF interest. The
demand OF the farmers has been that they
be given tho same privileges that tho banks
enjoy. A millionaire senator is the first 10
propose measure that shall do justice to
tho farmers and relieve them from the cx-
tortions Of privileged class.
The scheme may not be sound according
TO the opinions Of tho ruling school Of
political economists; but It can be said in
its favor, that 1t contemplstes doing justly
by the mon who have made our nation tho
most prosperous In the world, and who now
arc to great extent denied tho benefits
that have resulted from their own work.
Senator Stanford has not given details
as to tho amount OF legal tender notes he
would have the government issue under
tho proposed plan. Should the quantity
be unlimited II might lead TO IN undue In.
hation. But 1t Is FUR TO assume that
proper regulations would fix the amount
within safe limits.
Tho first result Of tho adoption OF this or
a similar plan would be to relieve the
money market; and in relieving the money
market the first to be benefited would be
tho borrowing class, now composed very
largely Of farmers. Interest rates would
oe reduced, and the banker would not hold
'he proud position he now occupies.
Tho question ut least merits candid
discussion. Ridiculc is not argument;
aeither is it argument TO assert that the
'hing is impossible. Something is wrong
Senator Stanford proposes q remedy. II
ais remedy seems good. let II be tried. II
what he proposes is without merit, let that
Tact be shown. We confess to being fav-
,rably impressed.
The state herald., 1890-04-11
Death Of oencrnl crook.

CincAdo. ILL.,. March 2i..-Nlnjor
General George Crook. In command OF the
department, of tho Missouri, died at tho
Grand Pacific ut ! 10 this morning OF hear,
failure. There had not been tho allghtrAi
warning that tho General was not perfect
~ we'll. llc was NJ army headquarters nil
day yesterday, nnd lust night Mt tho hotel
he appeared TO he In his usual good health.
Ito got M ns usual this morning about {,
O'Clock, nnJ while dressing suddenly rail
to ala wife, II cant breathe Alts Crook
helped him 10 sofa aud a doctor 7na NJ
oDcu summoned, but bci0ir he cuuls reach
The room General Crook wa. dead.
The state herald., 1890-04-11
Tho Sugar DUTY.

WARRINGTON, March is.-Tho Re.
publican members OF the Ways aud Means
Committee hnvo finally reached an agree.
mcnt upon tho sugar schedule. They
agreed 10 make raw sugar from 10 Dutch
standard down dutiablc at 80 por cont nd.
yalorcm and refined sugar above the 10
Dutch rtannnru dutihnle ~ 10 pcr cent. nd
valorcm. This Ia equivalent TO 90 por cent,
reduction on many grades Of sugar aud
more thnn 10 pcr cent. on Others Tho re
ductloh VIII reduce the revenue from e;ls..
oV,W0 To s's,VOl,OOD No provision IL
made Tor The payment OF my bounty what.
ever
The state herald., 1890-04-11
Edison and tho Cockroac,,e..

Edlson's youthful cSi crincnis with
electrical executions were with cock.
roaclics, n ycrnclous story informs us.
Ono night he was found with lot of
them pcnnch up IN conner. lie Ind
pns.c1 n circuit of electricity through n
c'lhnnci Of moisture around the insect
poison, thus establishing n dead limo
for the insects. Every ono attempting
the passage dropped dead, aud cvci y
ono was compelled to mike the niicmpt: /:
no, morc than onc Kick was given DO.
fore life was destroyed.