New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-06-07

San1a Ines on the OCCASION mentioned, bound Tor Ine
Dort 81 Vera Cruz. Mexico This destination was
rpeacbea after a prosperous and consequently unliF
Vssra Trnz for the time being all trace OF
almobaza's lord Is lost 1t Is not untal ioV u'
his name again appears upon the historic ptc pan
lie is then found TO be in command OF tie sIA.D ~.
soIders forming the escort Of the expedltioh hel'
ont bv Teodor0 de CroiX, cOmmanuehtT-s e;loih ,
10 establish the Inflated mission OF tnS ,hnre
Conception de Maria on the Coiorauo i'i''''
Yuma now stands. 1901 tbiS
In the summer Of the ensuing year, 10 "- LIS
mission was attacked by the Indians anu oor I'm
nletelv DESTROYED, but q single European escaPis
Fate had decreed that the fllustrlous Iace vi VI,
Almobazas should not end thus lngiorlouSlS, a
the brave IldefOnso, alone OF all me- conipsnaS
was saved from q cruel death. After WITNESSING
the slaughter of the priests and OF that Netcie ~
plorer Rivera Moncada, together wltn ms e' lie
command Don Ildefonso succeeded III ehec. 1 ~,
eSospa and struck out westward across the desey
in the hope Of reaching the mission OF san U,
There seemed but the alternative OF dying OF SleS
and starvation upon the desert OF oels The
bv the Indians, yet fortune again peirlehueu VIZ
Gallant young Spaniard, for he was plcKed up III
almost dying condition by the command OF EnSS
Cayettano Limon en- route IRON oan bac 70
tbe Colorado River, where finding the lndlhns ~
too great strength they were compelled 10 re'ie"V
TO San Gabriel 49, .ror
ous expeditions sent out to punish the Coiorauo
Indians and although no decisive adVanvge "ue
gained over the sayaees tne ba Vision
lH Sss spbseonent services received royal grant
10 fourteen leagues of land III what Is now Arizoh"
Territory. ..,dorirr q resi
denca upOn his newly acquired estate healtnful at
This particular time Don ndefonso, for safe keep
ing deposited his Popebbs src w bc esded
Inst at this time the famous controversy arose
between Father Junpero Sierra and the governor
Of depeN Sf HeHe pOn defonso
poused the side of the governor; but Ensign JTee
Dario Arguello who was then stationed az ga.
Gabriel was equally jealous in behalf OF the grea'
missionary. -,
One dav. during heated discussion, Argueilo
made use Of such pointed arguments that the IL
lustrious and most excellent hidalgo Don ioelonso
Vicente de la Amohaza, was carried to his quar-
tiers in a moribund condition, post-mortem exam
ination revealing no less than five distinct pune
tured wounds in the region Of the heart. ,
The death of Ildefonso revealed the fact that
with him, with many another brave solder ei:
Mars had been unable entirely to monopolze ms
devotion Before passing away he had time 70
confess to the attending priest his love lDr ',,e
beoueahed all the property, both real and personal
of which he died possessed IN otner worIS' 'ne
Royal Grant known in this case as Exnioi a, do,
Shortly after the remains of the chlValrlc uon
had been consigned 70 earth Maciovla gave oir.R
TO son, who was baptized under the name OF
Pedro
The priest to whom the precious document had
been intrusted, realizing the sacred nature Of his
charge. never allowed the inheritance out of his
possession, but carried it with HIM IN alI ms
Iourneyings. Thus it came TO pass that, when the
good father died suddenly in Altar. OF the State OF
Sonora the paper was found upon his person. and
not being deemed of any special importance o1 or
value il was placed in the archives of the church,
where il remained forgotten until brought to light
by the researches of Dr. Rosario Velarde, of the
city Of chihuahua.
Tn the meantime Pedro. all unconscious of the
azure-tinted blood which coursed through his
veins of his lOrdy estate in Arizona, had taken
to himself wife of his mothers tribe. She bore
him a numerous progeny, of whom the eldest only
was possessed of constitution sufficiently rugged to
withstand the blighting Influences of civilization:
and arrive, though not unscathed, az the age OF
maturity This was PolycoTpGS Ta sc,rrc d1 aTG
discolored, the result of fall into the campfire
while under the influence of the perniclous agnar-
diente. Polycarpio also, in due time. espoafea a
maiden of mis- tribe, who succumbed TO the ylru-
elias" after bearing him one son, christened Juan,
though more commonly known MS "Naygro lSp9, span
ish negro, black, on account of the unusually
swart hue of his epidermis.
The father, PolycarpiO, gave every promise OF
attaining to extreme old age, but unfortunately
he was not intimately acquainted with the WORK,
ings of the railroad that had recently invaded
the quiet precincts of San Gabriel. As result OF
his lack of knowledge. the remains OF the I'M
fortunate PolycaEpio were picked up by the sec,
ton gang in very t c rinbt on w
of the Southern Pacific Company Juan was
thus left not only an orphan. but likewise the
only lineal descendant and sole heir OF the llustr-
Gus house Of AlmOhaza.
Like his father and grandfather before him. he
would in all probability have died in blissful ig-
norance of his princey heritage had not the syndi-
cate of Eastern capitalists before alluded 10:
sought him out and informed him OF the vast tract
of valuable land which was rightfully his own
This syndicate was. so il appeared from the
testimony Of Mr.. Slickney and DR.. Velarde, an
exotic sort OF institution such as is but too seldom
encountered in this selfish and practical age
The evidence went to show that IL an aSsocla-
ton of phianthropc millionaires banded together
Of Tho
orphan and the disnherited; with special facili-
ties for such disinherited orphans as might be
in possession of Spanish grant.
By what occult power DR.. Velarde, the trusted
emissary of these modern knights-errant, had
been guided in his search for the orphan of Alm0
haza must always remain more or less mystery
but, certainly considering the careless manner in
which the records of Juan's family had been kept
the case made out in his favor seemed little less
than miraculous. Patient and persevering eff
forts when directed by trained mind have, how
ever accomplished more than one miracle
Tht first meeting of DR.. Velarde and the long
sought heir was dramatic in the extreme Juan
had been engaged in skinning that had
died of old age and insufficient nourishment
Wishing for few moments rest, for the task
was not an easy one and his knife not very sharp.
he had seated himself upon the projecting hip joint
of the dead animal to enjoy a cigarette. AS he
rolled the brown-paper cylinder between his
fingers his eyes wandered over the expanse OF SUM-
Drowned weeds to where the gray-white walls OF
the old mission rose above the dark,green foliage
| of the orange-trees. The sky was blue, the sun
warm, and as he puffed at his cigarette, his MIND
gradually lapsed into that aimless reverie, that
waking dream. which absorbs so much of the red
mans time The distant rumble of a train re,
called his fathers untimely death. he pondered
sadly upon the rapid disappearance Of his tribe,
the high price of tobacco and the scarcity of
watermelons. Some one spoke to him in Spanish.
He turned quickly and found himself face TO face
| with DR.. Nelarde and-fortune.
The doctor was not long in explaining his mis-
sion. Juan manifested neither doubt nor astonish-
ment; one would have said he had been expecting
such summons for long time When the wise
man Of Chihuahua ceased speaking, he merely
said: sta buen'," with a. Jerk Of his arm left
the deceased cow. and was ready TO follow with
ersoever the doctor might lead.
| Tie heirs condition at the time or his dlscov-
| cry was truly ptiful. Not only was the good doc
tor compelled to furnish him with wardrobe be
fitting his rank in life, but he had also to provide
him with suitable family name. Until then
the last Of the Amohazas had been known simply
as Juan, with the added popular appellation OF
"Naygro"; but as the erudite professor deemed it
hardly fitting for descendant of who n