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The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1894-10-19
The Pops.


The pOpulist convention held at
Hermosa last Wednesday was well at
tended. The temporary organization
was presided over by V. E. Rollins, of
Faulkner, chairman, and W. D. Nourse,
OF Hermosa, secretary. When the
RANGE reporter left Hermosa the con-
yentlon was In secret caucus aud had
not gone into permanent organization.
Later, however, we learn that the fol-
lowing ticket was nominated: Terrific
rial representative, George A. Beebe ;
county treasurer, Robt. G. West; coun-
ty commissioners, first district, Gus
Reingardt; second district, DR.. Beal /;
third district, e. Grandjean Sheriff,
Thomas Murphy; assessor, Andrew
Kelley; clerk, j. L. Collard; probate
judge, - Chavez; superintendent of
schools, r. j. Jobson coroner, J. w.
Ellis; river commissioners, U. Yaldal-
go, W. E. Taylor, and Jas. Z. Blain.
The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1894-10-19
The Pioneers.

The fourth annual meeting Of the
Black Range Pioneer Association, held
at Kingston on the 18th instant, was
one OF the most enjoyable affairs Of the
kind held in the county since the for
nation of the organization of the as
ISOLATION. There were veteran plon-
GERS from all parts of the country pres
ent, notably among them Mr.. Harry
Elliott whose fame as a f~rontiersman.
lawyer and orator is known through.
out the southwest. The long train of
vehicles that came up from HillsborC
was met several miles below town by
the Black Range brass band and the
procession was escorted by martial
music into the gaily decorated town of
Kingston where the patriotic citizens
had left no stone unturned to give the
visitors a royal reception which was
done to the queens taste. The visi.
tors were royalty received by the re-
cepti0n committee. At one o'clock the
assembly repaired to the scene of the
barbecue where a royal dinner consist
ing of roast beef. bread and coffee, ac-
companied by various other dainties
that went to make up the palatable
feast. After dinner a regular meeting
of the association was held in the
school house. The meeting was called
to order by Chairman ID. s. Miller
who delivered a brief but appro-
pirate address. Mr.. Miller was fol.
lowed by Col. Crawford who delivered
a stirring address Of welcome; Mr.,
Crawford was followed by Mr.. Harry
Elliott who delivered one of his ia
NOUS speeches, one that would have
done him honor had it been spoken
before any of the enlightened assem-
blages Of OR great nation. Mr.. d. S
Miller was reelected president of the
association, and Mr.. w. M. Robins was
reelected secretary. Considerable i'm.
portant business was transacted,
but time and space prevents u en-.
tering into details. In the evening
there was a grand ball where the
visitors tripped the light fantastic to
! their hearts content.
The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1894-10-19
room Of lhe tower.

room Of The tower.
Precinct No II, Big six building.
Precinct Is, ofiee OF the Log Cabin mine.
Thefollowing accounts we're approved.
Thos. @. Hall. salary and i~neidentals. all.s0
Donaoiano Montoya salary and mileage,
s5750
i. D.. Hilty. salary and mileage, $500.
Jas. Dalglish. salary and mileage, sa.50.
W II. Butcher. salary and incidentals conn.
~ treasurer. 100 90.
B.. @. Houghton, interpreter county com.
~missioners. 5000.
Francisco Apodaea. probate Judge, 5000.
James p. Parker, commission genl fund in
part. sl5s.sL
James p. Parker, commission cattle fund in
full, S.0T.
Manuel Aragon. interpreter probate court,
$500.
S.W.S Sanders attedance probate court. 500.
s. W. Sanders attendance probate court,
500.
E. G. Houghton, constable prect ?, Sl44 20.
Il. G. ~H0ughton, "Sl00l5.
w. p. Keil, J. P. expense. Ss.45.
Jose d. Lelles. j. p. expense, 50 rs.
J.E. Smith. j. P. expense. S45.l5.
ThomssR ibera, ]. p. expense. sos.
W. o. Thompson, printing. sl6.66.
Hillsborough Mercantile Co. pauper aid,
Johns, SO.
CO. Miller, Office supplies. O.9O.
@. @. Miller, jail supplies, Sass.
S. W. Sanders. Office and Jail supplies $3.50
Keller, Miller & 90. Jail supplies, 1900.
The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1894-10-19
Proceedings OF the Board of
County Commissioners.


Hi~llsborough, n. NJ, Oct. LIST, 1894.
The commissioner met pursuant to ad-
journment.
Present, 1. d. Hilty, Jas. Dalglish, and
Donaciano Monuoya, commissioners e, q,
Houghton interpreter, and Thos. O. Hall,
clerk.
Minutes of the last meeting were read and
approved.
The following taxes we're ordered re0ated
tor the year 1894:
B.. Caballera related in full Precinct 2.
Tomas Ribera related in full, precinct 4.
Vicenta Tafoya related in full, precincts
Mariana Sanchez related to $T.25, prect 8.
Communication from Luis Baca asking a
reduction on valu alton of ranch presented.
After due consideration the commissioners
sustained the assessment.
Petition of w. W. Jones agent of the Ar
mendaris grant asking a reduction on the
valuation of the lands of said grant present.
ed. The commissioners finding that the
assessment was levied by the assessor &C
cording to instructions from the ter
ritorial board of equalization for such quail
ity of lands, sustained the assessment as
returned by the assessor.
Petition of A. W Harris referred for future
consideration.
The following reports were approved:
j. e. Smith, justice of the peace precinct 2.
Tomas Ribera justice of the peace pre-
cinet4.
Ordered, That Philip Mothersill be ap-
pointed justice of the peace orprecinct II.
The butcher bond of George ". Baxter of
Kingston, was approved and ordered filed.
The following licenses were ordered re-
bated as uncolleetable, viz:
No. 8, Gee Fong, restaurant 49,. $1,000
No. 6, Hop Hing ......... $1,000
No. 81, j., j. Garcia, r. NJ. D.............$ 5000
ordered, Thai Urbano Arrey be allowed
the sum of 5000 out of the road fund to be
expended on the Arroyo Bonito road be-
tween the Sierra Land & Cattle Company's
ranch and the Rio Grande river.
The following persons we're appointed on
the boards of registration:
Charles West in place OF John Silver who
left the precinct.
O. t. Barr in place of W. E. Marble re-
signed.
William Littlefield in place of r. O. Troe-
ger resigned.
Whereupon the board ajourned to meet to-
morrow at 9 o'clock.
SECOND DAY.
Commissioner met. Present same as
yesterday.
The report of VIM. Keil justice of the peace
OF precinct No. l, was approved.
The following taxes were ordered related:
w. S. Hopewell. valuation on lands reduc-
ed from $lS9s. "a to Ss72.4O.
Las Animas Land Cattle company, valu-
alton on land reduced from s5a2l5.OO to $685.
10000.
Julian Chavez reduced from $4,000 on
valuation on sheep.
Juan Jose Gonzales reduced $4,000 on valu
alton on and
Ordered, That the clerk notify the road
supervisor of Precinct No. I to repair the
roads in his precinct forthwith and in case
he fails to do so the clerk is hereby ordered
to bring suit against him.
ordered, That the election be held in the
precincts of the county ut the offices of the
justice Of the peace with the following ex-
ceptions:
In precinct No. 8 at the W. e. Marble store
building.
Precinct No. 2, Court House in the lower
The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1894-10-19
The Democrats.


The democratic convention held al
HlllsborO IN the 18th was a tame az
fair. The tameness Of the occasion
was due to the fact that some OF the
most prominent democrats had absent
ed themselves in the mountains to es-
cape the cnckOOism Of the administra-
ton that prevailed at the democratic
convention held at Las Cruces; conse-
quentIy there was great lack Of enthusi-
asm in the convention. The name OF
Free-WOO Joseph was not mentioned
In the convention. The selections of can
didates for Office were carefully arrang.
ed in secret caucus, and when the con-
ventiOn got down to business the can
didates were a%uetioneered off as fol
lows: Sheriff, T. G. Ross; assessor. j.
w. Orchard treasurer, G. q. Miller
county commissioners, j. L. Ayers,
Manuel Stapleton, and J.. Decker
superintendent of schools. E. j. Cahill
coroner, Spike; river commissioners
in. Durand. Jerome Martin, Marcos
Romero. The naming of the delegate
for the legislature was left in the hands
OF the central committee. j. E. Ayers
was chairman of the convention, and
VIM. Hall secretary.
The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1894-10-19

ed in the Falrview smelter; and now,
having had the experience. and in the
future carefully avoiding mistakes, we
cannot see why our sister city should
not share a boom with Chloride. We
are n"t jealous in this respect. for what
ever helps one must, Of necessity, help
the other. We have one common inter
est, and that is the ece of our camp.
All honor to the men who have so earn
estly fought to attain this end.
The editor of THE BLACK RANGE
returned Wednesday evening after an
outing of eight days among the people
of southern Sierra county. AT Kings
ton he. with many other pioneers, en-
joyed the generous hospitality of the
good citizens of that town, one of the
principal features of the entertain
ufent being the ball which came off in
the evening after the exercises Of the
day had closed. Whileat Hillsboro he,
along with the Chloride, Fairview and
Hermosa delegates, were royalty enter
tanned and dined by Mr.. and Mrs. w. II.
Butcher, assisted by Hon. and Mrs. w. 5.
Hopewell. Monday evening a public
dance was given in the to wn hall in
honor of the visitors there on that &C.
casion. At Hermosa, where the pop
ulist convention was held on Wednes-
day, we found the town decorated
and the people awaiting with open
arms to receive the visitors with old
time hospitality which has ever been
the custom of the people of that town.
The town hall was profusely decorated
with evergreens and flags which was
mathematical of the public spirit and
pride they always take in welcoming
their visitors.
While we do not propose to be per-
nicious in u views or remarks, we
feel that it is no more than right to
make suggestions promotive of better
interests and public or patriotic spirit
and in this connection we must, of ne
cessity link with our remarks, an Incl
dent that manifested itself while in
Hlllsboro. The court house, the pride
of the county, and where the republi-
can county convention was held, pre-
sented a most untidy appearance. The
court room was in a most filthy con-
dition; not only was this room in a
most dilapidated condition but were
also the adjoining rooms upon the
upper floor; mud, dirt, and scraps of
paper adorned every apartment. Be
sides this the approaches to the court
house were strewn with rocks and rub
bish, and n of the approaches, es-
pecially after nighttime, is absolutely
dangerous to travel. If the officer,
whose duty it is to keep the building in
order does not do so, would it not be
well for the citizens interested in the
welfare and interests of that town to
see to it that the building is placed in
at least a presentable condition on &C.
casions when strangers from all parts
of the county and territory assemble
there. We trust the people of HILLSIDE.
70 will take our remarks in the spirit in
which they are given.
The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1894-10-19

August RciEgarlt. jail supplies, B5e.
s. W. Sanders. board prisoners. Eo6Sa.
j. c. Huston. night guard, s9a.0.
=. O. Houghton, ialor, ss5d0e.
The following were ordered paid 0ut Of
the different funds, viz
Jas. z. Parker. assessor commits.
sion, bonds lSss in part............ sE8.4
Jas. z. Parker. assessor commits
sion, bonds lSS5 in part ........... 1893
Jas. p. Parker, assessor oommis-
sion. court fund, in part ........... mn
Jas. p. Parker. assessor commis.
sion. road fund in part. .~......... 1915
Jas. p. Parker, assessor commits
sion. school fund in part ........- lOl.5i
). A. sollenberger salary and incidentals ,
school, fund in part, GAIL.
Ordered, that the clerk be Instructed 10
notify the district attorney 70 attend the
next meeting of the board on the sth day OF
November, A.. d. 1884. at which meeting i'm
portant matters will have to be attended to.
The account of VIM. Garborough against
the county was not allowed.
Ordered, that the clerk issuo the licenses
as assessed and deliver to the collector for
collection.
Whereupon the board adjourned to meet
the sth day of November, A. D. 1894.
Attest;
1. d. HdLTY.
Chairman Co. Comms.
THOs. @. HALL,
Clerk.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-08-18
POISONED FARM STOCK,
Mysterious Deaths of Horses and Cattle
Now Explained.

Mysterious Deaths of Horses and Cattle
Now Explained.
LAPEEI, Mich, Aug. 1S.-Sheriff Nc
Arthur has arrested Martin Blow, a young
farmer of Dryden, on the charge of poi
soning farm stock. For ten years fine
stock in the vicinity of Blows home has
been a hazardous investment. Sudden and
mysterious deaths of horses and cattle
were frequent and post-mortem examina-
tions showed the presence of some kind OF
poison. The heaviest loser has been Will
lam II. Blow, father of the young man
under arrest. Mr.. Blow is man of con-
siderable prominence among Lapeer coun-
ty farmers, being at one time president
of the Lapeer County Agricultural So
ciety.
he was formerly a prosperous man, but
is now old, nearly bankrupt, and is like
ly to lose his farm through the conduct of
his son. Young Blow had often been
suspected by the neighbo&, but evidence
could never be obtained which would fix
the crime on him. Blk months age he
was arrested at the instance of his father
and brother but owing to the want of
evidence he was released. Recently two
cows belonging to Mrs. Philo Gibbs died
suddenly and it was found that death
was caused by "a dose of aconite. Blows
arrest followed He confessed his crime
to the sheriff
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-08-18
PRESIDENT AT GRAY GABLES,
He Has Completely Recovered from II
Recent lndispositiOn.

He Has Completely Recovered from His
Recent lndisposition.
BUZZARDis BAY, Mass, Aug. IS. S.-Presi-
dent Cleveland arrived at Gray Gables
and was greeted aiectionally by Mrs.
Cleveland and the children. He appea red
to be in good health and delighted to see
his family. The lighthouse tender, John
Rogers, steamed into the bay past Hog
island few minutes after O'Clock.
During the night coal schooner had ap-
propriated the Gray Gables mooring and
the Rogers drifted idly down toward
Monument beach. Then there was a
slight delay when she steamed back to a
point opposite the Gables and anchored.
4 few minutes later President Cleve.
land, accompanied by DIR. O'Reilly and
party, put off in n boat and We're set
ashore at the Gray Gables landing at 9:35.
Mrs. Cleveland and the children had been
signaling from the veranda of the cottage
from the time the tender fleet appeared
around the island, aud as the president
stepped ashore they hastened to meet him.
To Mrs. Cleveland's inquiries for his
health. the president assured her that he
had recovered completely from the indis.
position. The party then entered Gray
Gables, where breakfast was waiting.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-08-18
kAFFIRS UP IN ARMS.
Frightful OutraGes Committed Upon the
Beers in Africa.

FriEhtful Outrages Committed Upon the
Beers in A frica.
PRETORIA, South Africa, Aug 1S.-The
rebellion of the Kaffirs is assuming alarm
ing proportions and the efforts of the au-
thorities to suppress it have, up to the
present time, proved unavailing The
Transvaal mounted police detachment
which has been attempting to relieve the
garrison of Agatha, which has been be-
sieged by the kaffirs for some days past,
has been repulsed with, it is feared, seri-
Gus loss. Emboldened by their. success,
the kaffirs pursued the retreating troopers
and made an attack upon the main coll
umn of the Boer forces. The Kafiirs were
driven back, but the advance of the col
umn has been retarded.
From the Boer settlement along the / Ie-
taba river come reports of severe fighting
between isolated parties of retreating
Beers and the kafiirs, who are burning
the Boer homesteads all along the river.
The Beers are fleeing before the KafIir ad-
vance, taking with them all their port
able property, but large quantities of pro-
visions and cattle have necessarily fallen
into the hands of the Kaffirs The latter
have murdered Il number of Beers and
their wives and children, and the fiercest
feelings of the Bo,rs have been aroused
against the rebellious natives.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-08-18

INDIANAPOLIS. Aug. S.-The state health
board received news of cholera scare iii
Dearborn county. The little daughter of
Peter Mann of Weisberg was taken sud-
denly ill with symptoms OF cholera and
died soon after. Another child, age IL,
was taken i'll Aug. IL and died the next
day. The attending physician who re-
ported the case to the health board visited
the family and found the mother also ill.
The outcome i'll her case is not yet known.
The deaths have caused much alarm in
che county, but Secretary Metcalf Of the
health board is not inclined to give cred
ence 20 the cholera theory
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-08-18
eiMETALLIc LEAGUE.
A Conference Mt Which Thorough Organi.
cation Is Discussed.

SssAOAs - DhoCuobs,Us
WASHINGTON, Aug. .s-The necessity
Of immediate and thorough organization
to push bimetallism to the front was dis
cussed at special conference of the Amer
ican Bimetallic league, which convened
here. Thirty or forty members of the
league from various states were present.
General A. NJ. Mariner, president of the
league, acted as chairman, and among
those present were Senator Stewart of Ne
vada, Congressman Pence and Bell of
Colorado, Judge Sheldon of Connecticut,
and c. S. Thomas of Colorado. The con-
ference opened with a. long talk on ''Dif-
ficulties in the Way of Restoring Bimet-
allism," by Senator Stewart of Nevada
General Warner stated the objects of the
meeting. Congress- he assumed, had now
completed its work, many of the state
conventions had been held and platforms
adopted by both parties in many of the
western states. and have included both
the single gold standard and the bimetal-
lie standard.
The tariff bill also had been disposed
of. 1t is time, he said, to push the silver
question to the front and subordinate all
other issues to that issue from now on
He urged orgaiiz ition for action in the
various states, INSTEAD OF mere talk" c.
5. Thomas, who represents Colorado, urged
unity of action and adherence to some
definite plan to advance the bimetallic
principles. Judge Sheldon also spoke.
The afternoon session was devoted to
a discussion of the coinage laws. A num-
Der of speeches were made bearing on the
claim that legal authority TO coin silver
exists. The speeches were based on the
fhaf b. g 81
act does not repeal the clauses in the
Bland-Allison act revising the coinage act
OF lo3s. The following committee was ap-
pointed to examine the coinage laws and
report to the committee: c. :. Thomas
Colorado; Alex. Fulton, Delaware; j. A.
Gallagher, Ohio; John Shelton, Connec-
tlcut, and Hon. Isaac Sharp, Kansas
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-08-18
Hatched in barcelona.

The main plot, it is alleged, was Matched
in Barcelona 10y Spanish and French an
archists. Three mel, were designated by
lot TO execute it, They We're to cross the
border about the middle of August and
were to assissinate the premier during his
absense from Paris. The bomb which
was to be thrown was made in Spain, al
though it is not known that the Barcelona
anarchists did the work. The police in
Barcelona deny that there is an anarchist
laboratory in that city and say that the
bomb must have been secured elsewhere.
The plot was discovered after the three
anarchist agents had started for France.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-08-18

ST. PAUL, Aug. > "A commission con
sisting OF Governor Nelson and represent
atives of the commercial bodies of ST
Paul and Minneapolis who had been asked
by the still unemployed railroad strikers
to intercede in their behalf, met with the
railroad managers at the capital. AT tho
close of the session brief statement wa:
issued to the effect that the genera
managers had said all places were filled
but that future possible vacancies would
be filed with such of their old employe.
as they might find had not committed
overt act Of violence during the strike.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-08-18

II is said on good authority that
small drop earrings are to be worn
again, which draws attention to the
fact of how completely any but dla.
mond solitaire earring has vanished
from the ranks of fashion. The present
demand for small ornaments-buckies'
slides, lace and hatpins and the lnnu-
merable other trinkets in gold and silver
which are now in vogue-has gwen
distinct impetus to the trade OF the Jew
eler and silversmith. Jewellers Circu'
los
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-08-18
Condemned the Pullman Strike.

MONTREAL, Aug. A Brockville spe-
cial to The Herald says that Grand Chief
Arthur of the Brotherhood of Locomotive
Engineers, who is attending the brother
hood convention there, Mt u public meet
ing in the opera house strongly condemned
the Pullman strike and said that any man
who would order al strike at time when
so many were already out of employment
was unworthy to be the head Of a labor Or
ganization.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-08-18
A TRAIN ON FIRE.
Peculiar Accident in New
York This Morning.
Serious Consequences Attend.
ing the Disaster.
ne Senate Finance Commit.
tee Complete.
Another Yacht Race Post.
poned.

BUFFALO, N. Y. Aug. 1S-A
freight train of the New York Cen
.rai OF 6o cars came apart and then
together. exploding number of oil
cars and settling fire to the whole
tram. One of the cars was blown
over house 1000 feet away. Only
one man was injured and he NAV re-
cover. The loss is $75, The
track is blocked and the wires are all
down.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-08-18
BULLETS CAN'T ENTER 1T.
Joseph Moss Says He Has Invented a Rea
Cloth to prOts.cf SnIdicrs

Cloth to Protect soldiers.
NEW YORK, Aug. 1s.-Joseph Moss of
"a and 30 Ann street, has invented a bul.
let proof cloth that, he says, is worth the
name.
"They have made shields against bull
lets all right enough" remarked Mr..
Moss, but the stuff has been so heavy
that they couldn't make the clothes
out OF it. Now man could
get shot in the arms or legs,
couldn't he? Well, / can make a suit of
clothes out of my cloth which is an inch
and half thick and pliable. have shot
ut it with 3S-calibsr revolver, and it
made just IA dent at the surface. Ibid the
shooting in my cellar. When the man
gets back to town who is going to get the
patent for me l can tell when shall have
my public test. Everything in the suit
can be cut by shears"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-08-18
A bandit Gang Organized.

MUsKoGEE, l. T., Aug 1S.-Reliable in
formation is received here that the rem
nant of the Dalton and Cook gangs OF out
laws have consolidated and number twelve
persons. Caution is given that the band
will probably undertake to hold up the
NJ, h. and 4. train or the Muskogee bank
within the next three days.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-08-18

BRISTOL, Tenn, Aug. 1S.-David Hall OF
Jonesv.i!c, Va, veEty-tive miles north
Of here, was met in the road by Tim
Denny, an 1Syearold hoy, who shot and
killed him. Hall had indicted Denny for
abusing his child, and Denny took his
revenge in the manner stated.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-08-18
Have You Money
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If so. read this:
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The following is q partial
list of completed gilt-edged
first mortgage loans on hand,
which we offer Tor sale, sub
ject to previous selections,
for their face anl accrued
interest. Thee .oans have
been carefully selected by
us. and are first-class in
every respect. They are all
z PER CENT net to the inves-
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loans to offer, il these are
not in amounts TO suit the
investor: