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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-04
POHEHT BONYERS HOUSE on FIRE.
NICE START A BLAZE WITH SULPHUR MATCHE!
Loss. $500.

NICE START A BLAZE WITH SULPHUR MATCHES
Loss. $500.
somc very wicked mice. down the moor
hcans Of n top-story room In Robert BonnerS house,
M West Fifty -sxtl-st. clcwci the business cnhs
Of some sulphur matches early Yesterday morning
and started small fire. Mrs. Francis Forbes MI
nonrer,s daughter. awokc in the room below. heard
cracking rs Of flames. and sent her lieee lord Lawyer
Forbes up = investigate. Frederick Bonner WIN
,roe sitting ND I'm hi, second floor room. rading
hool followed Mr. Forbes upstairs opened the door
r,h him. found the room full Of smoke. and ran 10
Tho et-cct corner TO give the alarm. Eolert Bonner
rot mn and opened the front door Ir the fremen VINO
puIlcd their hose up the stairs T. the roof lie hao
on n silk hat and big fur coat that he drives II"
and Whenever the hose got stuck he helped the lremen
TO get II loosc. Besides. h guarded the door 'S''''
a lot Of suspicious characters thar hung aro"nu'
The room could not be entered on account vi ''o
e,,ono which WAS rapidv filling the house, so the
nrcmcn went on the roof. and broke IN 'h' sNy'e""
Tho smoke cleared away and the fire was locatNd III
corner Water soon had It smouderlng. Two OF 'Ino'
noor bo,rls had 70 be cut away and the cc'hhe " ''
rorbcss room was knocked patty down. Ne'H 'i'''s
s ovcr in an hour and the family went DacN " ""
and to s,ccp s,r
ancc with the old Etna. of Hartford Mr. hohner III
formed hc company Of his loss, and sending i'r car
rtors and plastcrcrs put them TO work patching up
lie decent propose to have holes in his moor ana "c
his skvlirht open while the papers are preo'o"e d
cold wave and As insurance companies are ee,rtS '
low he isn't going TO wait on the Etna: Tic h"o"''
however that everything will be all right o ar,o
This is MIR Donncr's second fire. In is1o , nmc
..nr~ onjcc in \nn,t was DESTROYED. eight drum
n'iinder nrcsscs being lost. Bat The Ledger came
mi as usual Mr. Bonner with his customary io,.s' H.,
In, Tho opportuni,y 10 inSnrt this adverti"encnt 1T
In ao,ly Names. ..Our friend, are informed that
r., - odrcr' will DC ont usual on Monday morning;
Tr cdCcr' will alwavs he ont on time II We art ho'
,ftoner "A
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-04
SCORES OF MINERS rs DEADLY PERIL.

Denver. COL. Feb. "a NcwCastlc. col. dispatch
says: "What almost proved g. IT, another Mammoth
Mine disaster occurred here thi evening. In the Grand
River coal and coke mines. Just at d O'Clock the
day shift composed Of seventy five miners. were about
10 leave the mine terrible explosion occurred and i'm
ucdiately tIe black SMOKE pouring ont of the
side Of the mountain. Men, women and children
rushed toward the entrance Of the mine. only 10 he
driven back by the clouds Of smoke Above the roar
OF the escaping gases the p cries Of the imprisoned
miners could lie plainl7 heard by their wives and
children soon willing hands bravcd the great danger
and started the hosting machinery. relieving each
other As fast rs their comrades became exhausted soon
seventy five miners brought 70 the su-acc.
Of them more dead than alive none Of them reached
fine TON any too soon a. the flame, up with such
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-04

Bark Morning star tBr). Luckham. Montevideo AVE-
ton = sons. oonerara-L w Do
fsri9 Starlight olstedt Port Spain. Trindad-L
Armstrong. .,,rn
Steamers Hersche. for Liverpoo Weils E [n,e New.
Aguan Greytown &c; III Moltc,
rsa"s CIV nf 81 Augustine Fernandina: Rcnnoh" "o
Point Va Cuvandott Newport News
THE MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS
FOREIGN PORTS.
oorru.u,rox Feb -m,dnight-Sailed steamer Ei'oi
GER Baur from hence for New YORK Gar, Nul.
Su,ri re E.b J-Shiled steamer Geesemunde '"or'' '
ler for New York. .. ru,,i, fRr, Pisson.
from New.YorK ocor, Kuhlewen.
from New York N her way 10 Hamburg peter.
n ,MnrRG Feb ARRIVED, steamer BurgermoiS'0'
RRENyRuayES Feb ARRIVED. steamer Fulda e"e'''
Ringk from New.York. r,ou. fr,,n Cnsso.
Feb Passed. steamers sn'cIl~ YORK;
vi,cb from Mediterranean ports on her way 70 Nii
Glava Itali Vcrnango from New.i0rk on her way ~ 49,
terranean ports.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-04
TurcrocJct1 sTrDEyTs, SENATE

Tho students Of Union Theological Seminary de
cded yesterday afternoon Ia form senate, such a. j.
in use at Amherst College and clsewhcre to act as
n\dium between the faculty and the students. The
direct object OF the formation ~ the senate IS 10 bring
about number Of changes I'm the dormtory and student
life Of the students 4 meeting Of all tho students II
the seminary was held after chapel exercises Yesterday
afternoon with J. A. Miller Of the senior class. IN
the chair. X. =. Wilder, Of the same class, presented
a resolution calling for senate and requesting ca'n
the three classes to elect three representatives. Who
should formulate the scheme for senate ard prcsert
il ~ the students within two weeks. The resolution
was carried with enthusiasm The suggestion for the
formation Of the senate comes from the faculty OF the
seminary.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-04

The newest shapes in linen collars OF
our clone Ruler" brand, which means
five ply linen through and through and
all button holes hand made, Tor ~
cents each. Our "two for quarter
collar contains precisely the same
quality linen as the usual twenty-five
cent collar. The bottom Of the collar
market is here.
Acceptable custom shirts for dollar
apicce is the rarity we are offering
these between season days.
ROGERS, PEET d. co.
THREE Prince
STORES. 32d ST
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-04
WHAT Is GOING on TO-DAY.

State Railro1d Commissioners, Chamber OF Commerce
rooms. 10 30 a.
Favcrwca'her will contest. Surrogs'es Court
Pan.Kepubic Commit Plan and Scope HoHmsh
House. p M
Annual meeting OF Lead Trust.
Renubllcan Committee on Contested Seats, Broadway
and Thir'y .'ourth.st, D. IN
Par, and AQucduct Commissioners meetings.
lXth Ward Pioneer Corps ccpton Central Turn Hall
evening.
National Greyhound Club show, American Horse En-
change.
Lecture by Samuel 6iompsrs. Cooper Union. p m
Ncw.York Yacht Facing Association. ONcil's, T. m
Koltcs Post No. 80. q. 4. r. masquerade ball. ter
mania Assembly Rooms evening.
Manuscrip. Club concert, Chickerng Han, p. M
Adam Cioss Post NJ go. c. A. T.. ball Walhala Han.
Copestonc Lodge Assoc annual ball Lyceum Opera
House. evening.
Eoard OF Educ alton, p m.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-04
OUTGOING STE1 HERS.
SHIPPING NEWS
PORT OF NEwYoRK............TUEsD AY. FEB. g. l

PORT OF Ew.YoRK.-.........TUEsDA FEB. 2. 1891
ARRIVED
steamer sf tNor) schou Cape IIaytion Port
steamer Roanoke Huphers. Newport News Norfolk.
xitl ND a passengers To Old Dominion ~ Co.
STEAMER Whitney. Halictt. Boston. with mdse to II y
Dimo"k.
s~,mrr Sianoard Evans Providence Standard on
barn pciU al, G0rddno seville % days with hides
toouler. vessel To Punch. Edge 4 Co
hUNSET-Windat SANDY HOOK gale W couny and hazy.
Al City lsand-N ind fresh. W cloudy and thick.
Arrived yesterday
steamer Newport Lima. Colon days with pass.
enccrs Pachc Mall IS Co Arrived At tho Bar at 80
m,se and passengers To II l. Walker
SNIP iakh Brl. Thomas Calcutta ia days. with mdsc
TO order. vessel TO Chas Sumner q Co.
CLEARED.
Steamer 81 Pancras OBJ. Young Liverpool -Chas sum.
steamer Aguan OBI. Banie Greytown. 6c-wiams&
SIeamer Brixham Coombc Progrcso-W W IIurlbut Co.
steamer Atlo, tBr Low. Kingston Aux Cages Jacmel &c
o. FoTwuOd a co
steamer ,uracas Woonrck. Laguayra Puerto Cabelo &c
BoultO Bliss * Dillett
Steamer Dunois (Norl. Kanltz. Maanzas waydcll
steamer FL Monte quick New reansJohn Van Sickle.
slamcr city OF ~ Augustine. French. fernandna. &c
kaY
steamer seminole. Patt Charleston and Jackson vie-wm
steamer CITY OF Birming ham Berg IL Walker
Old Dominion IS 90
Steamer Herman Winter Nickerson. BostoD-H Dimock
Snip Governor Wilmot Mouib. MelDourne-H w Peabody
smp Joseph Spinney. CARING. Francisco Sutton
&" ~, s..,.o. c.. p-a.o,.oo roorhor, C. a.,
Bark bianca Aspasia Itall. Faso. san Domingo
d
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-04
HOME NE VS..

PROMINENT ARRIVALS AT TIE HOTELS.
EVERETT Bishop Henry y. Nicely. OF Maine ~ II
NUF;-Anthony J. DreXcl Of Philadelphia "i1+>E'
Assistant Acknowledgement James \. lyn'r OF W">'
inetoa. HOFFMAN--Blron dc Lcyssac, Of Paris NJ IL
rAV U1IJ-Rl.hoD Arthur Cleveland Coke, OF Buhalo.
and Bishop william Walker. OF North Dakota NEW
Yok-Bishop \. NJ Randolph. OF Richmond va NUN
MANDIE-Mne Minnie lIauk.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-04

force that It drove everybody Explosions have
followed every few hours AT O'Clock this morning
The excitement is great that il IS Impossible 70 te
10 onv one failed to Get ont. IL thought several nave
n,rishcd Had the explosion occurred when the
miners were at work, not one world nave cscap.N:
las. Two years caused By miners lamps iSning gas
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-04
To ESTABLISH REA-1NG-ROOMS IN SCHOOLS.

~ the meeting Of the Brooklyn Board OF Education
yesterday il was voted 10 appoint special committee
of five 70 examine plan for utilizing rooms in some
Of the public-,chool buildings as readincrooms az
night for BOYS and young men. Edward Rove offered
resolution providing for the consideration OF the ad
Visibility If keeping certain public schools open all
summer so that parents who cannot send or take their
children out Of town can have them kept in school
nstcod of running wild ana getting into mischief and
evil companiOnshlp The matter was referred 10 the
Teachers Committee.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-04
Housekeeper's Test

10 the memory Of George bancroft. VINO was one OF
the earliest associate members Of the sOcicty'
Tho L. : Grant Cab Of the XVlllh Assembly
District at meeting last night, passed r''o!htoh>
praisng the life and work Of Secretary WINDOW.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-04
ENGINEER AND FIREMAN KILLED.

Pittsburg. Feb. "a dispatch from Meadville, Penn.
says: "About IL O'Clock this forenoon. and in q
snowstorm, the way freight. No. 49, Astbound.
and extra freight. No. 40. westbound. ip col
lsion about three miles west Cory Penn. on the
NcwYork Pennsylvania and Ohio road. Lewis Osgood
engineer, living In this city. and his fireman Ihm-
Gen. were killed. Enginecr Britton and two brakemen
were also injured, but not seriously.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-04

WHERE WAS HIS MOTHER WHEN he WAS BoRN7
Mary Connolly died at No. $40 Hodney-st. in Novcm
her and the property which she the owner came
into nossesson of James Connolly, supposed son, but
now alleged t. be in way related TO the dead woman
Connolly has sold the property Those who profess 10
he the real heirs now forward and are about 70
make fight for The possession Of the property III
question. At the time Of COnnOly's BIRTH when toN
Mace in the Fourteenth Ward Of Brooklyn, the con
te.tants say they will able to prove that Mrs. CON
molly Tho dead woman was in Ireland He was cared
IN, nv her from boyhOod. Connolly is now aboni
thirty wears old and married. The case promises 10
be an interesting cne
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-04
CONCERT OF TIE CHORAL SOCIETY.

The second private concert Of the Brooklyn Choral
Society was enjoyed BIZ crowded house in the Acah-
envy of Music last evening. The soloStS we're Miss
Mary Howe soprano Misses Mercedes ana Maria
O'Leary piansis. and Adolf lIardegen, violonceiio.
Mortimer Wiske led the chorus.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-04
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
MINIATURE ALMANAC.

TO-DAY.
sunri.c.7o3 sets5ls Moon rise 2."3 Moons age 20
WATER
, v-sandJ Hook. 30s Gov Island 800 Hell. GaA BIS
= N-Sandy HOOK. 3S2 GOV Island S5OI lisiI Gate oa5
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-04

Use BR1yMMrr1,s CELEBRATED COUCH DROPS
Genuine have A. II. B. OH each drop soio cNtLyN----
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-04

HENRY A. DANIELS. VI. d..
90 WEST S9TllST. ,,-,.-, o,r,ns
Diseases Of the Nervous system 4en,'os TO
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-04
Royal Baking Powder
Is Superior: to Every Other

"The Royal Baking Powder is superior to
any other powder which / have exam
ined; baking powder unequaled for
purity, strength and wholesomeness."
WILLS G. TUCKER, NJ. D.. PHI. d."
Ntr- York State analyst
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-04

DEAFNESS AND HEAD NOISES ~ wh.
ppCr,s par INVISIBLE TUBULAR EAR CUSHION. 80
neya heard successful when all rcinees piway y Y
look proofs FEE call or wrlto r. IlIsoOA' o'o - 80
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-04
Announcements.

After dinner take of Carriers II Ieod from
pills and YOU viii be fire.. rom s sour rIeinS "
the stomach. Try them ana be cohVlhcru'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-04

"Tur LEADER the best water cracker IN e.ie
o-,d heterogeneous and phosrhatc; veast or sous
powerful builder mp Of every TISSUE In ia a. oroccrs
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-04
HISTORIC rABLEAvS TO AID A HOSPITAL.


The National Pageant will be given on February
q in tlc Academy OF Music, and February IA IN tho
Amphion Academy. for the benefit of the building inhu
of the Methodist Episcopal Hospital. The pageal'
consists of twelve hist lca tablcaus. representing Inc
development Of the United states and has been pre-
scented To- tho year and haf in the large 'ie' o
the country The ;abcaus represent Columbus nj the
Court of Queen Isabella. the landing OF the Pllglnia'
the coultship of Miles Staniish. the ola '"lohlai
Kitchen Oil woman's sphere lG201o5o. the punishment
Of A.lG Hutchinson. reception ana garden party the
battf III Bunker Hill. the Declaration OF lnltpcno'Ace
departure Of Brcokyn volunteers, the hospital
womans sphere in loCl-'cj; the EMANCIPATION fIo'IF
nation. ard council OF Hloo.lyn.
some comment has be n caused by an exaggerated
account of one of the tiheaus, which said that the
1ablcau had been di,approvcd because there wa' 10
be dancing in it. Bu there will be military driil III
this tallcau showing tc methods Of the oideh Tunes
The cncrtIirnlen vil be given Ter the auspices OF
many wclLnovn people o. Brooklyn
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-04
MOTHER AND DAUGHTER BADLY BURNED.

MOTHER AND DAUGHTER BADLl B'hNEo'
girl and her mother were seriously IL ho' ld'''!
burned at No. .031 De kalbavc. yesterday forenoon
Nellie McSoricy sixteen wears old. used piece OF
lighted paper 10 light the gas in second Story roo
of the house ard let piece OF the paper iaii WHO"
set her dress OF fire. The girl in alarm ran ooW"
the stairs, making her clothing blaze hcrccH ne,
mother fastened after her, and when they rcacHcu
the sidewalk she tried to tear the DurI""e 'io"'
from the girl and her own dress took hTe' Ho'il Vi
them were badly burned before some mcH with thcir
coats suy coded in qucnchng the flames TWO DOCTORS
were hastily summoned and dressed the burns, when
nearly covered the body OF the girl, ard tle anas
arn ard eco NJ The mother They were removed 10
hOS
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-04
FOR ARMY AND NAVY MEN.

Regulations for entering the military and naval acaa
emf
Militia force Of every state in the Union.
Stall~tc> %, Pensions.
craftsmanship OF 81. Il, gular Army
War LOSSES during the lat thirty years
origin of the American hag.
Iacts about Military Norl' tiles
List ~ great number 81 the higher oncers OF the A
and Navy, with salaries and whore stationed
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-04
AFFAIRS IN BROOKLYN.
HIS SISTER MADE HIM KEEP Sll-ENl l.

NO LIGHT or THE MYSTERY SURROUNDING THE
SHOOTING OF d. NJ. COBB
No new light was thrown yesterday upon the motive
Tor sbootnc d. NJ Cobb by Josiah T. WilcttS VINO j. III
IN. Rroolyn Hospital with fractured skull ~ VI"
,o.uIt OF his attempt TO commit murder. Pa'HcR
Ouinn who I'm the effort to save Mr.. Cobb, Ills CHI
n,ovcr from the mnrdcrOuS assault. s1cE Ml!ctH on
An. head with a revolver. arTaigned before romeo
Justice Tiche but one saw him hit Willeu' ana
tba latter declared that another man struck him. nc
was discharged -, ,o
district Attorney Eidgway said that he would nave
movra for his discharge in any case on the G7ouhu
that lie was interfering to prevent murder ana had
,syal hight 70 resort to violence.
Wiletts was doing we'll at the hospital yeste'uN'
Int his ultimate recovery is still problcmauca' MY
Cobb received ONLY flesh wound aad Will be out III q
few days. lie the point OF revealing al 'c
facts in the matter yesterday 10 reporter VINO ID"
him. but his sister and his nurse induced nm 10 SCI
the seal Of silence on his lips,
His sister aftsrw;'td said that he had agreed WI"
Mr. Willcts to say nothing about the matter MIS-
WIllctts I'm whose company Mr. cobb ha? been g,eu
deal since he separated from ms Wltc' IcuSu "
make any statement which would c!uclda'e inc ny
terry in tho matter.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-04

TO COMPLETE TIE UNFINISHED IhENihh'
NEGOTIATIONS are on foot for the transfer OF the I'LL
finished theatre in FultOn-s near H0ytst' tie cio'
ton Of which was Legun last summer by ffOlcSS"I
HERMANN TO the Wheeler estate 60 when thc Idhn
belongs Tie construction of the theatre was begun
by a Philadelphia contractor and when the Ooni"Is
sioncr OF buildings in Brooklyn dehahucu u'' '..'
st,ucturc should be altered to suit the DnlidhS ia"s
NJ ths State some difficulty and the contractor
nut lien upon the unfinished structure. Inc WOE"
was then stopped. II the Wheeler estate taxes 'io
property the building will be completed ana 9'a, n
ready for next season. ana Coohei oiIi"' VI wv
Park Theatre may lease II.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-04
COPIES CAN DE BOUGHT IN THE
Business Office Of The Tribune,
Or will be Mailed any Address in the United states
on receipt Of the price.
Or CEMrC A COPY
CONTENTS.

Tic following is partial showing, but the
closely packed pages OF this Almanac must be
seen to be appreciated:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-04
FARMERS. THESE ARE FOR

Platform Of the Farmers Alliance.
Area and Value OF Farms ia the United States
Live stock IN the United states.
Coop ratiNe Building Associations.
Agricultural Societies "A.
RanfrI and Temuelature Iorctellng frosts from ne
lew point SunspOt-. Losses from tornadoes. .
And many other facts nj Scd under other heAdlnEA
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-04
OF INTEREST TO ALL.

Religious bodies in the United States. with ns'
Bishops, sc. titles Of 1873 religious denominations
salvation Army and Is wOrA .
UniNcrsitic, and Colleges IN the United states;
Chautauqua aid the local Chautiuqua AssenO4Ies'
Medical statistics.
Theatres In the United States.
racts about the Brooklyn Bridge.
Marriage and Divorce Laws Of the States
Musical societies in th, country
Statistics OF Public schools.
Public buildings
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1891-04-28
ANOTHER WELL DESERVED VICTORY FOR THE
MAXWELL GRANT.

The New MEXICAN publishes in anoth-
or column the decision of the supreme
court of the United States in the celebrated
case of the Inter Stale Land company
vs.. the Maxwell Land Grant company.
The decision is most interesting, impor-
tant and timely one.
The Inter State Land company, an Or
ganization organized in Kansas City,
claimed to own good deal of western
Texas and the entire portion of New
Mexico east of the Rio Grande, including
large portion of the Maxwell land grant,
its claim of ownership extending over
about 60,000,000 acres of land. The claim
was based upon an alleged grant made by
the governor of Coahuila and Texas in
1882, and the company brought suit in the
United States court for Colorado in 1888 to
establish the claim. Judge Brewer, before
whom the case was tried, decided against
the grant and Me case coming before the
United States supreme court on appeal,
the latter court sustained Judge Brewers
decision and gave judgment against the
Inter State Land company.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1891-04-28
The WEST A GREAT COUNTRY.

If the dispatches are to be relied upon
San Francisco accorded to President
Harrison and party reception that far
excells anything that has yet greeted the
statesmen on their western trip. The
display by the civic, military and naval
authorities must have been superb,
and a most gratifying surprise to the
distinguished recipients thereof. Such
things can not but impress upon the
chief of the nation the fact that there is
a whole lot of country west of the Mis-
sissippi, peopled by a very thorough set
of Americans who propose to have a
great deal more to say in the future about
the government of this country than they
have had in the past.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1891-04-28

acquainted IN 1ull Win Inc law
of colonization passed by the honorable
legislature of this state on the Gath OF
March, 1925, by which 'empresarios' or
colonizing contractors aresallowed to I'M
dertake to colonize under the conditions
G d stipalations by said law prescribed,
and being anxious to form an establish
ment that may be useful to new colony
and at the same time beneficial to the
state on account of the advantages to &C.
crue thereout,
We pray your excellency to accept us
as such 'empresarios' or colonizing con-
tractors, and to permit us to introduce
into this state, within the time that may
be stipulated, 200 Catholic families, OF
moral and industrious habits, and for the
object your excellency will be pleased to
grant us the tract of land included within
the following limits, viz: Beginning at
landmark set up on spot whereat the
thirty-second degree Of north latitude is
crossed by the meridian of the 102d de-
gree Of longitude west from London,
said spot being at the southwest corner
of the grant petitioned for by Col.
Reuben Ross; from thence proceeding
west along the parallel of the 32d degree
of latitude as far as the eastern boundary
of New Mexico; from thence running
north on the boundary limo between the
provinces of Coahuila and Texas and
New Mexico as far as twenty leagues Of
the river Arkansas; from thence east tc
the meridian of the 102d degree of longi
tude, which is the western boundary o
the grant petitioned for by said Col
Reuben Ross, and from thence proceed
ing south as far as the place of begin
ming.
Your petitioners, as 'empresarios,' pray
for this grant on the same conditions tina
it was formerly given to the late Stepher
Julian Wilson, whose term of six year
is about to expire, ON the 26th of May il
this year, without the conditions of tn
grant having been fulfilled in nsequenc
of the grantee. Besides the condition
which are required by the colonization
law of the state the empresarios and thei
settlers agree to observe the constitution
of the Mexican nation and the privat
constitution of this state, as well as tn
general and local laws that have been O
shall be hereafter promulgated. The
further bind themselves to comply witt
the conditions on which this petition
granted, and to take up arms in defens
of the rights of the nation against tn
savage Indians or any other enemie
that may attack the country or il
any manner to alter its form of govern
ment or to disturb the public tranquility
and, finally, to prevent the inhabitant
of the United States of North Americ
from trading with the said Indians an
providing them with arms and ammun
ton in exchange for horses and mules.
Wherefore we pray your excellency
be pleased to grant this respectful pet
CONFERRED bIrus :sh"ll comedian 90 favr
Dated at Saltillo, the 3Oth Of Marcel
1882.
(Signed) JOSE MANUEL RoYUELA,
JOHN CHARLES BEALEs.