Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-12-09
WASHINGTON NEWS.
THAT REvoLuT1oN ON THE BORDER.

THAT REVOLUTION ON THE BORDER.
Washington, Dec. 9.-After receiving
full official advices from his government
Minister Romero this morning states to
the United Press that the so-called revo-
luton in Mexico is only "a desultory raid by
a band of marauders numbering no more
than thirty. In this statement the Mex
lean minister says the Palomas outrages
and other Mexican incidents are utterly
insignificant, as incursions into Mexico
have periodically take place in the last
four years, always at the end of the year.
1t is believed that such raids are in
tended to affect the prices of Mexico
securities OF trick to scare tourists who
20 into Mexico for the winter.
INDIAN RESERVATIONS.
The house committee on public lands
hears to-day members of con-
gress Interested in the opening of
abandoned military and Indian reserva-
tions. There seems to be disagree
ment between most of the members and
the interior department as to the best
method of disposing of these lands.
QUITTING AND DRYING IT.
The Democratic members of the senate
committee on finance are holding series
of conferences on the subject of the tariff.
These meetings are to be of an informal
character, and are intended to afford an
opportunity for an exchange of views
among the members and for general pre-
paration upon the tariff question, to the
| end that when the Wilson bill reaches the
senate 1t may be promptly taken up and
disposed of. It is now said that there
will probably be no hearing by this COM
mittee until the bill passes the house.
WILL FIGHT FIRST.
Before leaving Washington Minister
Thurston outlined the plans of The Ha.
waiian provisional government. It has
/ ! 900 meA Lndels arms ready to respond
to signal. This force will not be per
mitted to fire on United States Marines
but will resist any other interference. II
will not yield to government authority al
the command of Minister Willis, but viii
remain in office until each member is ar
rested and taken out by the armed force
of the United States.
REPUBLICAN ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
Senator Sherman as chairman of the
senate Republican caucus announced the
membership of the Republican advisory
committee of the senate which is to con.
sist of Senators Allison, Hale, Aldrich
Cullom, Dolph, Henderson, Washburn
Quay and Dubois.
NATIONAL NOTES.
A bill has passed the house for the ap.
pointment of two additional justices of
the supreme court of Oklahoma terri
tory.
The following New Mexico postmasters
were appointed yesterday: Hatch, G. A.
Baca; Pyramid, E. A. Medrowz; Veda, E.
D. Wright. Es
An amendment from the senate to ap-
propriate $4,000 to carry out the pro-
visions of the Chinese exclusion act
as extended, was agreed to in the
house.
Democrats dissatisfied with the tariff
bill are making efforts to have q caucus
held. This is opposed by the ways and
means committee, the members of which
will try to prevent it.
A resolution has passed the house per-
mitting Col. Anson Mills, of the Sd U. s.
cavalry, to act as one of the commits
sioners to- decide the boundary line
disputes between the United States and
Mexico. e.
Ex-Chairman Hit, of the foreign af-
fairs committee, has introduced resolu-
tions in the house declaring Intervention
by the United States government or it's
armed forces in the affairs of friendly
government as contrary to the policy of
the republic. This pertains especially to
the Hawaiian affair.