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Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-05-05
Water Rights on the Rio Grande.

The Socorro, New Mexico, Chieftaln in
its last issue contains we'll written edi-
torial advising that legal steps be taken
by the authorities of New Mexico, Texas
and Old Mexico to restrain the Colorado
ditch companies from exhausting the
water of the Rio Grande. that for over
three centuries have been used by the citi-
zens of the lower valley to raise crops for
the support of their families.
When the Bullion was published in the
Gem City it occupied the same position
upon this subject now taken by the Chief
tain. We JOIN the Chieftain in its sug-
gestion. All the journals in the south
west should come to the assistance of the
ChiefLain in this matter.
The question of water supply for this
valley is only second IN importance to
the silver question. The people of Ell
Paso and the valley heartily endorse the
words of the Chieftain and will pay their
share of the expenses incurred in the
suit, if one is instituted.
Seven years ago the writer, in connec-
tion with few others, took initiatory
steps to secure judicial recognition of
the rights of those who lived upon the
banks of the Rio Grande to enjoy the
use of it's waters. Among those who
were interested in the subject we remem-
Der Hon. j. Francisco Chaves, who is
eminently qualified at this moment to
render the inhabitants of the valley ma
terial assistance by his council and life
long experience.-El Paso Bullion.
Xxx
TnNV.~
The silver convention which is to be
held here on the 4th and 5th of July is
being tavorably talked about by mining
men and men who are interested in the
silver question all over the southwest.
The continued low price of silver makes
it necessary for something to be done.
The silver interest is the backbone and
support of the interests of states and
territories occupying more than one
third of the entire area of the United
States and when an interest of such great
i'm portance as this suffers it is not diff
cult to see that hard times must neces-
sarily follow. The only remedy is to
bring silver to it's former and rightful
value, and this can only be done by pass
ing free coinage law. The object of
the silver convention is to assist in bring
ing about such a result and every resi-
dent of the southwest is interested in it.
The desired result can not be obtained
without agitation and it is to get the
ideas of the leading silver advocates that
the convention has been called. A deeper
interest is now being taken in the matter
than has ever been manifested before and
it is more than probable that the attend
ance will be much larger at the coming
convention that at either of the previous
| ones, and that more will be done for the
cause of silver than has even been &C
complished in this manner before. A
united effort is necessary and this now
seems to be assured.-Silver City Senti.
mel.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-05-05
WILLIAM WHITE

U. S. Deputy Surveyor and U. s. Deputy
Mineral Surveyor.
Locations made upon public lands. Furn-
ishes information relative to Spanish and
Mexican land grants. Office in county
court house, Santa Fe, N. NJ. ..
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-05-05

GEO. w. KNAEBEL,
Office in Griffin block. Col. ections and
searching titles speciality.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-05-05

WITH $40 rate from Santa Fe to Den
yer and return it is cheaper to ride than
to walk.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-05-05

THOMAS B. CATRON.
Attorney at law and solicitor in chan
Gerry Santa Fe, N. M. Practice in all the
courts of the territory.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-05-05
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
ATTORNEYS AT LAW.

MAX FROST,
Attorney at Law, Santa Fe, New Mexico.
The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1893-09-13
CARNEGIE CHAMPIONS GOLD.

september contains two articles vel
worth careful reading, one by An
drew Carnegie, entitled, "a Word tC
Wage Earners," and the other by the
Right Honorable Sir John Lubbock
Bart, M. P. on "The Present Crisis" "
The first explains why the capital
lists of this country desire a gold
standard, and the other explains why
English statesmen and fnsnciers will
never consent to an international
agreement to restore silver to it's
place IN the currency of the world.
Andrew starts out with q state
ment of his benefcent and philan-
thropic motives in writing his "a, B,
G of Money" for the enlightenment Of
farmers, wage esrners and working
people generally" He says much
has happened since then, but nothing
more than he aud others Of his ilk ex-
pected. He then takes up his pres
ent task in this wise: II again
address myself to the tolling masses
of the people--the farmers, meChan-
les, tradesmen, and all who receive
stated salaries or earn daily wages
and shall try to tell them: First,
what has happened. Second, why it
happened. And third, the remedy"
He then proceeds to draw a beau
tif1l picture of the prosperity Of our
country during the decade from 1880
to 1890, of which the central figure Is
this statement: "Never was the pro-
portion of the combined earnings of
capital and labor given to and re-
ceived by labor so large, and the pro-
portion left to capital so small" He
does not explain just why this condi-
ion Of affairs SO greatly rejolced the
heart of the capitalists as represented
in himself, nor does he state whether
a desire to change this condition had
aught TO do with the little scene en-
acted at Homestead a short time later.
He proceeds with his benignant
smile to the other side, and says:
what a contrast to this picture the
position of our country presents to-
day." and the dark and desolsting
clouds of a financial cyclone sweep
across the sunny sky, and all is chaos
and destruction, the only bright spot
being illuminated in these words:
"The chief part of the loss or suffer
ing is falling, and must faIL upon
the workingmen, upon the poor mil
lions, and not the rich few. The mil
lionaire will cease to make money for
a time, or perhaps lose some which he
can we'll afford to spare The bust
ness man, as a rule, will certainly lose
some of his capital, but few in these
classes will be beggarded. Upon the
millions Of poor people alone will
come deprivation, restricted comforts,
poorer food and clothing, and upon
many absolute want"
1t is not expressly stated just why
the millionaire "can we'll afford to
spare" some Of his money, probably
The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1893-09-13

as the final embellishing strokes i
this picture of desolation, and An
dreW's firstly" is disposed of.
He then takes up the consideration
of the second part by quoting as fol
lows from his "a, B, @ Of Money"
In the next presidential campaign, if
have TO vote for a man in favor OF silve
and protection, or for man in favor Of Oh
gold standard and reduced tariff, shal
work and vote for the latter, because m
judgment tells me that even the presen
tariff is mot half so important for the goo,
Of the country as the maintenance of th
highest standard for the money Of th
people.
The author of this sublime bit O
unselfsh patriotism msgnsnimousl,
disclaims all credit due to such won
derful prophetic power, and meekly
suggests that he hopes "You may bt
induced to hear me more patiently
now, since I was right then"
He says: "Few working people
knew why this panic was certain tc
come upon u.s." and in the next para.
graph: "The reason why disaster has
come is this: Up to the year 1875
gold was our only metallic currency,
silver was used only for small change,
and was legal tender onlyin sums
not exceeding S." Just at this
juncture one is impelled to shout out,
"Right you are, Andy; go up head"
But Andy Is like the boy IN school
who did not know his lesson, and, de-
pending upon the boy behind to help
him spell, was led into a final "phY"
at the end of the word cough" So
Andrew does not stop when he is
through, but goes on to say: SIN
1878, however, q bill was passed re-
quiring the government to buy not
less than $4,000, 900 per month of sill
YER, and to coin it into money, thus
adding to our gold currency currency
in silver, from which before we were
entirely Free" And then he scars
aloft on the wings Of snother's poetic
fancy, and exClaims:
This, the dire spring of oil our woes
Had he stopped short at the right
place, he would have been nearer
right than he is, but had ne gone on
after he had commenced to wander,
he might have wound up even nearer
The truth. He very adroitly omits
rcm his statement Of the Bland law
the other provision that no more than
100000 worth of silver shall be
,oined in any one month. He might
nave explained that this discrimins-
ion so debased silver as to make
rue his further statements to the ef-
'ect that the government was called
1pon to redeem its notes very largely
n the most valuable money, gold.
Just here one naturally looks for
Jome comment on the effects of the
Bland law on the industries of the
but there is no reference to
his phase of the question, perhaps
because he has already elucidsted
h .an;nA II ALn un..u. hnr.:u,nsrn. a
The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1893-09-13

Oe the dlsaster that has come upon
usW Or is the next clause in his beau
tiful picture the real, underlying evil
that 80 strenuously demands the call
ing up of all eloquence and poesy,
original and borrowed, to plug up
this "dire spring"
The next clause is the one first
quoted: 'Never was the proportion
of the combined earnings of capital
and labor given to and received by
labor so large, and the proportion
left to capital so small"
Can this be a statement of the
"Woes" deluglng our fair land from
this "dire spring" 1t would appear
so, for Andrew makes absolutely no
other reference to the material condi-
ton of the country until the present
panic, fifteen years after the passage
of the Bland act, and, as Mr.. Car
negie says, after president Oleve-
land found it necessary to make a
statement, which was Of highly re-
assuring character" to the effect that
the government was determined to
recognize silver as of any value only
when it was coming into the treasury,
never when it was to be paid out.
Consequently no one asked for it and
it was never paid out, and as a result
the treasury is left with a constantly
decreasing amount of gold, and an in
creasing amount of silver, which the
powers that be declare shall never be
used to redeem the obligations of the
government SO long as they can help
it. Andrew then dlgresses for a
to show how much the gov
eminent will have lost if it puts it's
silver up and sells it as old junk IN
stead of obeying the constitution and
the laws by paying it out as money,
and then says: 'But this amount is
trifmg compared with the manifold
greater loss that is falling, and must
now fall, upon the people by the dis
turbsnce of business which has come
upon the country through the intro
duction of silver into the currency"
Strange anomaly! All the silver has
been safely locked and barred in the
vaults Of the treasury, and the presi-
dent of the United States declares
that it shall never come out to harm
the people, making his word good by
jurning loose all the gold that il may
not be contaminated by the dreadful
silver. The gold has all been put
into circulation, and the poor, helpless
silver is gagged, bound hand and
foot, and cast into the strongest dun
geons, and the immense weight of
Grover Cleveland's foot planted
irmly on the door. Yet Andrew sees
n this poor prisoner, prevented from
sven sending its notes into the world
BY the capacious NAV of gold which
swallows them before they can get
outside the sub-treasury, the cause
If all the evils of our circulation. All
caused, he says, "by the introduction
The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1893-09-13

pal savings OF the people has been
swept away" In answer to the self
put question, what caused Britain
to plunge into this drastic pollcy,o he
explains that 'India owes Britain
enormous sums" and the Indian gov
ernment and the railways found 1t
expensive to secure gold for remit
tances. Then, too, "the British army
in India, about $4,000 strong, and all
civil servants were demanding to be
paid in gold" 1t seems the 28O,OOO,-
600 people in India had nothing to
say against silver, but were robbedof
more than one-third of their savings
to enable these few British vultures
to feed on gold But Andrew points
out another, and perhaps much more
important, reason for Britain's action.
He says: "The manufacturers of
cotton and jute in India sUere tokinq
the trade of Britain because then
paid 1UGges in India in silver."
Here's pointer from very shrewd
manufacturer. England on a gold
basis could not compete in manufao-
lures with India on a silver basis,
and India's msnufacturs must be
stopped. No way to do this but to
place India on a gold basis, and this
England does, although 28O,OOOOOO
people must be robbed before it could
be accomplished.
This very significant hint suggests
the query, Has the United States on
a silver basis been taking the trade
of Britsin?" and has England by pre-
clpitsting this panic and thus robbing
6QOOO,OOO Americans, attempted to
place the United States on gold
basis, that she may the more easily
compete with our manufacturers? It
looks somewhat that way. After a
few comments on the fact that the
Latin union will next year cease the
use of silver as money, although with
no basis for his confidence in the
assertion unless it be the same basis
the murderer has when he pre-
diets the death of his victim, he
alludes to the timidity of capital and
shows that all progress and clviliza-
tlon depend upon the cowardlce of
capital.
He then takes up the question of
increased circulating medium. After
showing that our trouble cannot re-
suit from a lack of money because
the government has gone on month
after month for years adding more
money to the currency" And farther
on he explains ~ that 'It is the
monthly issue of more money { sill
YER notes') that is its chief cause; and
note this carefully that, although
more money has been issued there
is already less in circulation than IN
June of last year by more than ST.
OOO,OOO."
1t sounds little strange that We
have more money in the currency
yet the circulation has been decreased
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-08-04
MINOR NOTES.

Robert p. Porter, who recently resigned
as superintendent of the census, has re-
turned to his old place as chief editor of
the New York Press.
Col Charles II. Jones, the wel-known
editor and literateur has been appointed
ed;or-in-chief of the New York World,
George B. NJ. Harvey, the Vermonter who
has been editor-in-chef, retires on account
of i'll health.
The savings banks of Massachusetts, and
of Brooklyn and New York have adopted
resolutions requiring depositors TO give
notice of withdrawal of deposits. The
banks are in good condition, but take this
precaution to guard against run.
1t is stated in Boston, on the best au-
thority, that the gain in the earnings of
the Boston and Maine road for the quar-
ter ending June 80 will be sufficient to
show surplus for the last fiscal year of
over 100000 after paying all fixed charges
and dividends on the stock
The amount of gold on the way from
Europe is now over $1,000, 900, and the
month of August will probably witness the
largest gold imports ever known. The
largest sum ever taken from the bank of
England in a single day for shipment to
the United States was withdrawn Tuesday
So 100000.
Attorney General Engly of Colorado has
rendered an opinion to the effect that it is
within the power of the legislature to en-
act appropriate legislation for the estab-
lishment of state depository of silver
bullion and issuance thereon of certificates
assignable by delivery and receivable by
the state in payment of state taxes.
Rev. DIR. D. B. Randall of Portland,
Maine, is the oldest minister of the Meth
odist denomination in that state, his term
of service covering 66 years of active
work. DR.. Randall was born in Hard
wick, this state, and his boyhood days
were spent at Danvile. At the latter
place, while law student, he became con-
verted, and soon began studying for the
ministry.
The Albany journal says: "Thomas
Garfield, secretary of the Episcopal dio-
cese of Vermont, states that in his opinion
an entirely new list of candidates for the
bishopric will be brought forward. Brat
tlebOro people are urging the name of the
Rev. DR.. Hall of Boston, originally known
as Father Hall, being a member of the So
ciety of st. John, England. Other names
are those of the Rev. w. c. Prout of
Schenectady, n. Y, a member of the Al
bany diocese, the Rev. DR.. Canedy, New
Rochelle, n. Y, and the Rev. DR.. Carey
of Saratoga"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-08-04

a private letter from Rev. S. NJ. Crothers
written Just after its close:
"Last week l was at the ministers re-
treat at Grinnell, Iowa. There were Is
of us all Congregational ministers except
myself President Gates of Iowa college,
! who was one of the members, gave us one
of the college buildings, and we had "all
/ things in common / found that Mr..
Coyle of North Adams (Mr. Munger's sue
cessor), who was there, was an old college
| friend in Princeton. We had men from
New England, New York, Minnesota,
Wisconsin, New Jersey, Illinois, Iowa and
Kansas, and | never had the fraternity
feeling so strongly developed. DIR. Josiah
Strong, president of the Evangelical alli-
ance, and Mr.. Seward, the founder of the
new brotherhood of Christian unity
which is designed to form basis of union
in good works between the orthodox and
liberal churches, were there. Mr.. Seward
is to be in our church. here next Sunday,
and in the evening hold union meeting of
all the churches
The significant thing about the Grinnell
retreat is the illustration which it af-
fords of the fact that the tendency of the
living, progressive men in all the churches
grows steadily to be to put the emphasis on
the essential things of religion, which
make for the uplifting of humankind and
the upbulding of the kingdom of God on
earth, and not on the non-essentials which
keep earnest men apart by emphasizing
different views about God and his dealings
with mankind.
An incident which teaches the same les
son, though in an entirely different way
occurred at Long Island City, y. Y, where
the Roman Catholic church was burned
and the pastor of the Baptist church offer
ed the use Of its house of worship for the
Catholic services, saying. as he did so:
1--WE are here for doing good, and l hope
to see the day when all churches will Join
hands in one common object. the glory of
God and the salvation of souls" The
Roman Catholic priest, in accepting the
generous proffer, wrote that it "tends to
send us a long step forward in the direc-
ton of that universal brotherhood for
which we are all striving" Neither of
these pastors sacrificed his own convictions
by his action, but both recognized the
spirit of unity and human helpfulness
which lies at the foundation of all religion.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-08-04

The town of Barre, Mass, has acquired
a unique distinction in the success which
it makes of its outdoor summer festival,
held TO raise funds for the work of the
Barre Village Improvement society. The
first of these festivals was held two years
ago, when 500 was realized for this pur-
pose. The second event was on Wednes-
day of last week, when, in spite of wealth
er not altogether favorable, the gross re-
ceipts reached $500 and the net proceeds
were an even $1,000. Everybody turned in
to make the occasion a gala day, and
streets and public and private buildings
were decorated with flags and bunting.
Booths and tents were set up about the
public park for the sale of all sorts of ar
ticles, for "side shows" for the exhibition
of curios, and to feed the multitude. The
opening event was coaching parade, after
the fashion of our fair-time cavalcade. In
the afternoon there were athletic sports,
and in the evening a concert. Barre ap-
pears to have caught on to one way to at
tract the crowd and get its ducats.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-08-04

the integral calculus and equations of the
second degree. The one who bobs ND Sc
renely is Joseph A. Scranton of Scranton,
Pa, who is elected and defeated with much
regularity at every other congressional
election. The most puzzled is Charles f.
Crisp of Americus, Ga, who has never
been able to decide whether he is eligible
to the presidency of the United States or
not, having been born abroad of American
parents. The proudest is Joseph E. Wash
ington of Cedar Hill, Tenn, who belongs
to the family of our first President. The
most elegant is John f. Reyburn of Phila-
delphia, Pa, whose principal duties are
connected with the inheritance of series
of fortunes from departed relatives. A
gentleman, with an appropriate name con-
sidering the object of the special session,
is Representative Money of Mississippi.
Congress is a curious collection" "
Andrew Jackson said that.
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:
Vote for Grover Cleveland
and get
S1.25 a bushel
for your wheat.

In Ohio many farmers are feeding their
wheat to the hogs rather than sell it at the
present low prices. This they claim to be
the more profitable, with hogs selling from
s. to 81 per hundred. But to cap the eli
max, pork now goes tumbling down, and
it may be mathematical problem what to
do with it, whether to feed or sell it. We
await the next move of the western wheat
farmer with interest.
A western geologist has turned up who
says that Kansas can raise wheat for an
other thousand years before exhausting the
necessary properties of the soil. If the
said geologist will only give Kansas some
thing with which to "raise" a great deal
of Indebtedness, the above gentleman will
confer an everlasting favor on many New
England people who unfortunately have
loans in that state.
There is much discussion in Wall street
as regards Congress, and next week is
eagerly awaited.
W. p. EAGER,
Banker and Broker.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-08-04

The balance of the appropriation made
by the New Hampshire Legislature to de-
fray the expenses of the state exhibition at
the Worlds Fair is locked up in the sus-
pended Bank of Commonwealth of Man
chester. The amount is about $1,000. The
expense of running the state building at
Chicago is $1,000 a month. Gov. Smith
says that in his official capacity he is pow
erless to extend aid, and he does not know
how the present embarrassment is to be
overcome. New Hampshires two remain
ing dairy exhibits will probably be aban-
doned. The state Worlds Fair commits
sioners are censured because they drew the
money from the state treasury and deposited
it in the bank.