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Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1892-02-04
CONDENSED NEWS.
A big snow storm is raging in Utah.
Cleveland Democrats in New York are

A big snow storm is raging in Utah.
Cleveland Democrats in New York are
organizing.
/ Kansas City parties are trying to form
minor western base ball league.
The question of Utah's statehood is
OF the present congress.
The treasury department paid to the
] state of Maryland her share OF the direct
tax, amounting to 1871. .209.
Senator Power was taken suddenly ill
with hemorrhages at Washington yester-
day. He ought to come to New Mexico.
The Cedar Grove community, twenty
miles east of Milan, Tenn, is being ter
rorlzed by two families fighting over the
possession OF land.
Jerry Simpson to-day introduced bill
to promote and encourage agriculture by
authorizing the United States government
to lend money on farm land at per cent
| interest per annum.
A lamp exploded IN the paper car of the
Chicago and New York express, and the
contents, including newspapers from Chi
cago and points west for New York and
the New England states, were totally
destroyed.
Secretary Blaine, through the acting
treasurer OF the United States, has asked
congress for an appropriation of $4,000
to complete the preliminary survey of the
boundary line between Alaska and
British Columbia
The comptroller of the currency has
decided to pay an additional dividend OF
20 per cent on the claims proved against
the Maverick National bank, of Boston,
Macs, q first dividend Of 90 per cent
having been declared on the 4th ut.
Ia the assembly; New York, Mr.. Hit
offered resolution authorizing the board
OF managers to prepare for the state rep.
resentation on October IA, 1892, at the
Columbus celebration, in New York, by
the Spanish and Italian people and to
invite the original thirteen states to par
ticipate with the state In commemoration
of the event.
W. H. Arnoux, A. W. Lozier and Rob-
ert Graham, ON behalf ol the Associated
Temperance Excise Reform, Sunday &
Protective league organizations, of New
York City, have issued an appeal to the
people of the state against the proposed
excise legislation at Albany, which they
denounce as the most iniquitous measure
ever intrndnoad in any legislative body in
any civilized community. 1t legalizes the
sale of liquors from p. IN. Sunday to l
a. m. Monday.
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IRRIGATION ITEMS.

Rio Arriba county has irrigation bitches
that have been in use nearly 200 years.
Mr.. I. A. Tbayer, of Salida, Colo, has
200 acres of fruit lands at Eddy all un-
der ditch.
A number of north Las Vegas residents
have in hand water project of great
prospective benefit to the Meadow City.
The Ell Paso Times and the Albuquer-
que Citizen are the only papers in the
west not opposed to Major Powell's wild
schemes for attempting the reclamation OF
the arid lands.
People from South Dakota are inspec-
ting the lands OF the Pecos Land u Water
company and its irrigation system. A
favorable report will result in considerable
immigration.
Fruitlands, new town in San Juan
county, is the center Of big irrigation
canal enterprise. A Pennsylvania colony
will build up the town when water is
turned on May !.
The executive committee in charge of
the irrigation convention at Las Vegas is
doing good work fol the cause and great
gathering of representative citizens will be
held there on March l6.
1t is truly wonderful what water and
plenty OF it is doing for the lower Pecos
valley. Farmers and fruit growers from
all over the west are tlocking into Eddy
and Roswell.
Hon. J. J. Dolan, Hon. E. G. Wade
and others of Dena Ana and Chaves coun-
ties have compromised the Rio Penasco
water tangle and will put in bitches to ir-
rigste large body Of land.
Very little has been heard of late rela.
tive to the irrigation enterprises OF Spaud-
ing, the Chicago base ball man, who was
i'll Grant county last fall. Wonder what
the matter is?
Prof. Hay, connected with the govern
ment's investigation Of the undertow in
the arid region, is confident that artesan
water can be developed at almost any
point in New Mexico east of the Rio
Grande.
A London, England, firm has written
to Santa Fe for information relative to the
Yucca plant. They wish to open business
relations with any house that prepares
this article for export.
Ditch builders are busy in San Juan
county, and will be actively engaged
throughout the winter. This means more
irrigated land next season and an increas-
ed agricultural production.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1892-02-04

One fruit grower in northwestern New
Mexico marketed ninety loads Of fruit last
season in Durango, Colo. This was at q
profit, regardless OF the distance and alb
sence OF railway connection.
At the present time tubular wells to
test for artesian water are being bored III
San Juan, Dona Ana, Eddy, Lincoln and
Chaves counties. In the latter there are
half dozen flowing wells.
Just above the New Mexico line in the
San Luis valley of Colorado, and 1870 miles
north of Santa Fe, English capital is now
going into canal that will irrigate 200,-
900 acres of land. The vicious alien act
keeps similar capital out OF New Mexico.
Water does this for the town OF Eddy
"H. Gauller has cabled from Switzerland
that number of Swiss families will leave
there about the lst of February for the
Pecos valley. He has also asked that
several hundred acres Of land be reserved
for others VINO will join the colony in the
spring.
In the February Forum thert is an ar
ticle by Governor Jno. n. Irwin, or At-
zon, entitled "a Great Domlu by Irriga-
ton, =" which is calculated to do much
good for the arid region, and especially
that part OF it comprised by Arizona and
New Mexico. The governor asserts
that the prosperity of the people living
in the so-caled arid region averages better
and higher than the prosperity cf those
living in any Of the sections undar the
rain belt Of the United States, While he
deals with the whole question OF irrigation
with bold and practced hand.
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s. august.
Flower

Mrs. Sarah M. Black Of Seneca,
Mo-, during the past two years has
been affected with Neuralgia Of the
Head, Stomach and Womb, and
writes: my food did not seem to
strengthen me at all and my appe-
tite was very variable. My face
was yellow, my head dull, and had
such pains in my left side. In the
morning when I got up I would
have flow of mucus in the mouth,
and a bad, bitter taste. Sometimes
my breath became short, and I had
such queer, tumbling, palpitating
sensations around the heart. Iached
all day under the shoulder blades,
in the left side, and down the back
of my limbs. 1t seemed to be worse
in the wet, cold weather of Winter
and Spring; and whenever the spells
came on, my feet and hands would
turn cold, and I could get no sleep
at all. tried everywhere, and got
no relief before using August Flower
Then the change came. 1t has done
me wonderful deal Of good during
the time have taken it and is work.
ing a complete cure" Q
G. G. GREEN, Sole Man'fr, Woodbury., NJ.
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Rusinesg Notice,

Frank Masterson has opened a cabinet
shop next door to the electric light house,
Water street, and is prepared to do all kinds
Of cabinet work. He is also agent for
Santa Fe county of the celebrated Kellog
weather strip, which has been successfully
placed in several buildings in this city,
and gives such well known references as
Hon. E. A. Fiske, Hon. T. b. Catron,
Sister Victoria, G. w. Knaebel, Julius II.
Gerdes and E. w. Seward.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1892-02-04

DENVER, Feb. 4.-Otto Mears has re-
turned from the east. lie is quite reticcnt
about the business matters he attended tc
in the east, but from information obtained
it is believed that lie is working like O
beaver for the Rio Grande Southern road
south OF Colorado.
representative OF the Gurley Invest
ment company was in the city yesterday
from the Shenandoah valley, and he re.
ports that he has positive information
from the headquarters OF the corporation
that the Rio Grande Southern will build
down the San Miguel to the Dolores and
thence down the Colorado river to the
Pacific coast.
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An Old Landmark Gone.

RICHMOND, Va, Feb. 3.-The historic
old Appomattox court house building
was destroyed by fire yesterday. All OF
the comfy records and court house fur
nishings were entirely burned. Sur
rounding houses also caught fire, but were
saved. The library of the clerks office is
said to have been one OF the finest ar
ranged in Virginia. The loss of the
records leave the county in fearful straits.
The McLayne house, in which General
Lee signed the terms of surrender to
General Grant was at one time threatened
with destruction.
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FIorence,s Alleged Daughter.

SAN Francisco, Feb. 4.-Miss Florence
Hall, who claims to be natural daughter
Of the late eminent actor, W. j. Florence,
will return to the east in few days.
She has had several consultations with
Gen. Barnes, her counsel, and it is un-
derstood that the plans have all been laid
for contesting in the New York courts
the will of the late comedian. A firm OF
New York LAWYERS has been retained by
telegraph, and the contest will first be
inaugurated before the surrogate when
the will is offered for probate. Gen.
Barnes insists that her case is strong
oDa
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1892-02-04
A Swell on the Pacific.

SAN Francisco, Feb. 4.-The marriage Of
Miss Louise Catherwood, the society belle
and heiress OF this city and Ernest LIS
Montague, of New York, one of the "4O0''
of that city, was solemnized at the cathe.
dral to-day with considerable ceremony.
Among the guests were large number OF
relatives and friends Of the groom, who
had accompanied him from New York
and Boston.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1892-02-04
Chicago and the Crowd.

CHICAGO, Feb. A. Spectators are try
ing to get in their work on the hotels in
anticipation of the Democratic national
convention. Many of the principal hos
teleries have received letters from un-
known parties asking that suites of rooms
ranging all the way from ten rooms to
thirty be reserved for their use. All such
requests, however, have been denied,
and only those emanating from delega-
tions, newspaper correspondents OF well
known politicians have 80 far been
entertained. A canvass OF the hotels
situated within the business center and
for ranges of one mile around it indicates
that $4,000 strangers can be housed and
fed without crowding or inconvenience.
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Excitement at Creede.

CREEDE, Colo, Feb. As. D. Coffin
and others, owners Of the New York
mine, to-day secured an injunction to
prevent the owners of the Last Chance
mine from dsposing of any ore from the
latter mine. The location of the two
mines is in dispute, each claiming that
the other has encroached upon their ter.
ritory. A third interest in the Last
Chance mine has just been purchased by
Henry X. Wolcott, Senator E. 0. Wolcott
and l.. u. Dickson, of Denver, and Jake
Saunders, of Leadville. The Last Chance
was about to pay January dividend OF
100000.
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BRIEF WlRINGS::-


DENVER, Feb. 4.-Reports from Lead
Vile tell of snow slide which covered
the Deer Lodge tunnel and destroyed the
cabin over it. This tunnel ia about fifteen
miles from Leadville. Jim Cronan and
Pat Mcclure, two miners, are supposed
to have been in the mine at the time aud
if so they are undoubtedly dead. A party
of men are digging for them now.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1892-02-04
Satisfaction in Valparaiso o.

New YORK, Feb. 4.-The Herald's Val
paraiso special says: "After thorough in
quiry | am able to state that there is
extreme qualification felt both in official
and unofficial circles at the message sent
by Secretary Blaine to Minister Egan an
nouncing that the reply to the utimatum
was satisfactory.
Among officials, especially those of the
navy and intelligent civilianssgenerally,
there has been a revulsion OF feeling in
favor Of the North American republic.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1892-02-04
A Hard Winter.

Hor SPRINGS, Ark, Feb. 4.-News has
just reached here that two families who
started to Oklahoma from Cedar Glades,
near this place, were frozen to death in
the recent blizzard Their bodies were
found on the prairie near the Arkansas
line. The names of the families were
Watkins and McGuffy.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1892-02-04

death last night by tramp, who entered
her room unexpectedly by forcing open
the door. Her husband was lying sick in
the same room. Before he could reach
her she gasped and died. The tramp
gazed horror stricken at the face of the
dead woman moment and then fed.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1892-02-04

GUTHRIE, Okla, Feb. 4.-The supreme
court has rendered worry ImporJant an-
cision in reference to the clause of the
law opening Oklahoma known as the
"sooner clause" 1t provides that any
person who entered thezlands before the
hour of opening set by the president
should lose all rights to obtain title to
any land whatever. Tie "sooner" cause
was sustained, and all the "sooners" will
lose their lands. The case will be ap-
pealed to the United States supreme
rOurt
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1892-02-04

DEs MONIES, Ia, Feb. 4.-The Demo.
cratic State Central committee assembled
here at noon to-day for the purpose of Sc
lecting time and place for the state con-
vention for choosing delegates to the
national convention to be held in Chicago
in June. Davenport, Des Moines and
Dubuque are in the race for the honor.
This date will probably be between April
| and IL
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1892-02-04

State Engineer Maxwell arrived here
yesterday, and this evening explained the
position OF the land board. Mr.. Wason is
still leasing lots under condition that the
lessees may be forced by the state to vacate
their ground. About 800 people arrived
in town yesterday.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1892-02-04
HOUSE.

The house resumed the consideration
OF the rules. The pending motion was
that made by Mr.. Boatner, of Louisiana,
striking out the clause permitting general
legislation on approprotion bile, provi,
ded that, being german, it retrenche'I
ex enditures. The motion was defeated.
Yeas, 50; nays, ll9.
Mr.. Dingley, Maine, offered an amend
ment providing that no bill or resolution
shall at any time be amended by inscrb.
ing thereon the substance of any other
bill or resolution pending before the house
lost.
On motion OF Mr.. Enloe, Tennessee,
an amendment was adopted providing
that all bills shall be introduced by pre-
senting them to the clerk properly en-
dorsed and shall be appropriately referred
by the speaker.
Mr.. Dingley, Maine, offered an am
endment providing for the consideration
of senate amendments to house bills (not
appropriating money! as soon as they are
laid before the house by the speaker
agreed to.
Mr.. ONeill, Missouri, offered an am
endment providing that on Tuesdays,
Thursdays and Saturdays the house shall
meet at 10 o'clock, the two additional
hours to be devoted to private bills; lost.
Yeas, S6; nays, 1888.
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VIII Be Carried Up.

WnKEsBARRE, Pa, Feb. Am impor-
tant decision has been rendered by Judge
Rice, in which the question was Are
banks rendered exempt from local taxa
ton on securities upon payment Of the e
mills state tax. The issue was raised by
the Wilkesbarre Deposit 4 Savings bank /,
and the court decides that The act Of
1889 does not exempt banks from the
payment OF The local state tax. The case
will probably be taken to the supreme
cOllrt
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Following Graves.

CHICAGO, Feb. Al. II. Conrad, of
Helena, Mont, the son-in-law OF Mrs.
Barnaby, said to have been murdered by
DR.. Graves, is at the Grand Pacific hotel.
The visitor was not in to newspaper men,
but in conversation with friend Mr..
Conrad said he had no fear that Dr..
Graves would escape the penalty imposed
upon him through having new trial.
Mr.. Conrad is evidently busy looking up
new evidence to make the case stronger
against Dr.. Graves.
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Situation Wanted

By an experienced book'keeper anG
correspondent lis also telegraph operator
in Arizona or New Mexico. Best refer
ences furnished. Address, Book keeper
2. o. Box 1888, San Francisco, Cal.
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CONGRESSIONAL.

WASHINGTON, Feb. Ain the senate,
Senator Dolph reported in favor of con-
tinuing in force for ten years all laws now
in force prohibiting and regulating the
coming into this country of Chinese per
sons and persons OF Chinese descent.
The joint resolution proposing an
amendment to the constitution of the
United States relating TO marriage and
divorce, heretofore introduced by Mr..
Kyle, was taken up and referred to the
judiciary committee.
On motion of Senator Wilson senate
bill for the creation of the 4th judicial dis
trict in the territory of Utah was passed.
The bill for postotlice buildings in towns
where the postoliice receipts are $4,000 u
year was discussed and went over with
out action.
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Look Here.

Electric door bells, annunciators, burg
lar alarms, automatic fire alarms, elec.
trlcsl appliances of all kinds, installed Oh
short notice and all work guaranteed by
a tirst-class workman. +. @. BUTLER,
Electric Light Plant, Santa Fe, n. NJ
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1892-02-04

So easy in its action, harmless and
efiectual in relieving is Simmons Liver
Regulator.
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Carza's Bloody Work.

LAREDO, Texas, Feb. 4.--The news OF
the killing Of Rufus Glover by detach-
ment of Garza's band, which was con-
frmed to-day, created intense excitement
in this city, where the deceased was well
known and had host OF friends. The
almost unanimous opinion was expressed
to-day that Governor Hogg should al
once order out 200 picked rangers, if nee
essary to put quietus on this disagree
able state of affairs.
Scared to Death.
SAN ANTONIO, Feb. 3.--Mrs. Emma
schaeffer, of this city, was frightened to
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-06
UORK or the BOARD OF STREET OPENING.
COMMISSIONER HEINTz SPEAKS OF TAMM,NY's
CpISpfvC MIL

COMMISSIONER HEINTz SPEAKS OF TAMMlNYs
CRASHING BILL.
A meeting OF the Board " street Opening attracted
the usual crowd VI citizens Interested In improvements
In the upper part OF the city yesterday. Among thcm
WIS e1 secretary william C. Whitney, who when the
petition Of the residents In the neigborhOod Of ono
hundred and hfy-i fthst. and tho Harlem River for
f,ipah across the brid, at that point up gave
as,urances the representative Of the New York and
northern Railroad Company. that II would put nothing
in the way Of the desire being grented The engineers
" the Park Department aud VI the rlrsd company
u meet and decide upon plans fur the bridge and it,
epproarhc,
Decided opposition to widening East One-buDdred'
aud sixty -eightlst camo from Foriham Morris and
other representative citizen. Of te Annexed District
The cost 81 thc Improvement about $4,000. they In
sisted than the abnttlng property would
stand. especially the persons "
moderate means. Commissioner HelntE favored tho
Improvement lie said that the st.oot centrally
located aud ought u b. w!dened Controller MyoN
and President Gallup Of the ark Department were
asked 10 Investigate the caro- and report upon IT, The
Commissioners of Appraisal have completed their re
port and 1t Is ready to be coohrrcd.
After tile board had adjourned Commissioner Henu
WIS asked for his opinion u the bin introduced In the
legislature by senator llacnH. intended Ia turn hts
department over TO the control Of Tainmany Hall
The Commissioner replied That he did not care 10 say
anything about tie measure until b. had time 10 read
{ carefully. lar ho lad been able 10 look only at
The headline, ~ the newspaper report. Of tho bill.
The COMMISSIONER denied IA report circulated by mali
cOus opponont Of his that fund was being raised BY
hi. friends to dcfeat the bill " Albany. II the Tam
mnny manager, hd made up their minds That such II
hill was to he pissed Mr.. ileinu supposed that
would be done and efforts Of his could prevent IT,.
told that the measure Is unconstitutional he
addcd perlaps that WI not count for much with
IL, prOmOcrs.' MIR lienil said that he would DO
prepared t. talk more at length OH the subject this
morning IA hi, Office, one hund ed and forty first ST.
md IhlId ave.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-06
az Fyc0rRtGrNG BrSrNESS OUTLOOK

The business failures reported to Il. q. Dun &c Co..
fol- the last week numbered 273 for the United states
and forty -sA for Canada total If 30, compared with
2O7 in the preceding week and 3Od for the correspond
Ing week Of 1901. An encouraging view Of tho general
business and financial situation Is taken IN the weekly
review, which says;
In spite OF much duness and complaint In some
important brhgchcs. trade Is gradually enlarging.
The East does not get tho fun benefit because Western
business Is largely met by Western distributing centres,
and that alone Is increasing heavily, while southern
tIyldo which is more largely mot BY distribution from
the East Is unusually duh. But the West is steadily
Increasing orders for manufactured products aud Is
likely 30 buy largely the next five months than
ever before Eastern consumption Is also fairly up to
the maximum ~ labor + we'll employed. The
trngency at lhe south owing TO the production Of
cotton and hurfu speculation In the past Is nt present
the only force retarlinK Tue general improvement.
In financial and speculative circles, nevertheless some
upr,hension appears of the IN foreign
exchange from - 81 to ~ 81 In spite Of the
merchandise balances In favor OF this county II Is
argued that this shows very heavy withdrawal OF
for. capital from the country because silver legisla
lion Is feared for other reason, and that In
effect Europe viii pay for brvadsts and cotton neded
by surr,ndcrlng titles to American property. IL 80
this country fairly well afford ~ own iteelf. Ex
ports of merchandise continue greatly TO exceed st
v.or,s for five months ut New York by about 81 per
cont willie in The value Of imports the Increase very
-u.nt There IS considerable evidence thai large
block, Of American securities are being sold here by
Foreigners. but the market has taken thein without
erol, disturbance The average price OF stocks. after
several DAYS DEPRESSION l. nearly 81 per share lower
than "A week ago. the socallcd industrial properties
much strength and good buying by American Investors
for sound stocks