Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1892-05-26

The trouble with eastern New Mexico
lies in the fact that those men who MAKE
their money here spend it in Trinidad o.
somewhere else. Some men make $25,
900 per year in eastern New Mexico
while they live in and improve Colorado
Those are the class of men who do moi
waut new county in eastern New Mex
ico.-Clsyton Enterprise.
Jones & Hughes, of Catskill, yesterday
unloaded at Trinidad nine mules and one
horse, shipped to them from Kansas City,
to be used for logging at McAlpines mill.
The mules ere as fine lot as was ever
brought to this country. They cost the
present owners 81, 800. The horse is also
fine animal and cost on board the cars
$500. Burkhard put up the harness for
the outfit to otder.-Advertiser.
j. 3. Manly, Of Trinidad, has Just
completed the purchase OF 5000 sheep
from Louis Huning, the sheep to be de-
Ivered at Grants station on the Atlantic
x Pacific, October 20. They will then
probably be driven across the country to
BernaljIo, and from there shipped over
the Santa Fe road to Nebraska. This
makes 10000 sheep Mr.. Manly has pur-
chased in central New Mexico in the past
few months.-Albuquerque Citizen.
The other day an Indian, named Juan
Marquee, formerly private in company
B, Indian scouts, killed Navajo squaw,
four miles west OF Fort Wingate, and after
committing the crime fed towards the
south. A detail of Indian soldiers started
in pursuit of the murderer, and overlook
him about twenty miles south OF the fort.
When ordered to surrender, he replied by
shooting at the soldiers, who returned the
shots and Marquee was fatally wounded,
dying before the soldiers reached the fort
with him.
Sheriff Perea is in the city from his
sheep ranch, which is located in the ex-
treme eastern part of Valencia county,
about 100 miles from the metropolis. The
sheriff has just concluded the shearing of
about 5000 sheep, the output of wool be-
ing about % 900 pounds. He states that
the lambing of his flock run between 50
and 50 per cent. He reports the cattle in
that section of Valencia county in fair
condition, and states that the horses are
in extra fine condition. Grass is in
but rain is needed -Albu- |
qnerque Citizen.
The body of W. II. Perkins was dis.
in little frame building on Third
street, between Coal and Aztec avenues /
Gallup, the other day, and in the same
room near the body, there was found
box containing "Rough on Rats, and
tea cup with some Of the poison, indicat-
ing that Perkins had committed suicide
The deceased WAS member of the mill
tary band at Fort Wingate, but upon re-
ceiving his discharge last \ priI went to
Gallup aud started a dancing school.
About week ago he started on spree.
and on SOLDERING up became morose and
respondent. He borrowed a spoon and
took Rough on Rats.'s
Tularosa Crumb: On Friday, Morris
who sells liquor, warranted
o produce o Jag at sight, told VIM. Ear.
lart, who had been flooding his system
With the aforesaid stmulant, that he
would give him 50 if he would cut off
certain Chinaman's queue. Earhart per-
ormed the operation but also cut the
Jhinaman badly on the head and arm.
When Earhart put in his claim for the
money, Wahlgemuth refused to paw up,
"hereupon Earhart attempted to shoot
lim lWahlgemuth), as well as the deputy
'herlH who arrested him, and when
brought before the justice of the peace
rled to fill him full of holes too. He was
AIKEN to Jail Saturday.