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The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1895-01-25

Tho original road used to pass close to
Alexander's residence. The building of
the Union church crowded it a little
further west. Then the Miller resi-
dence further still, and now Frank
Parker is building on and fencing his
lot which will only leave a narrow
street betweeni it and the court house
property with a stiff grade that will
bother teams laden with ore, A short
cut over MePherson's property it still
open. That closed will start some
hard thinking and necessitate action
by the board of commissioners.
The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1895-01-25
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ORIGIN OF BEN HUR.

How General Wallace Came to Write His
Now Famous Novel
Talking with an intimate friend of
General Lew Wallace the other day,
says a writer in the New York Star, l
learned the true inspiration of his fam
u novel, ben Hur." "Wallace was
on an Eastern-bound train" said my in
formant, "and while going through the
draw1ng-room car he passed the open
door OF a compartment in which sat
Colonel Robert G. Ingersoll. Come in
said the latter. I'm lonely in here, and
want some n to chat with Wallace en-
tered, and seated himself. All right
Colonel he said, what shall we chat
about?' Lots of things replied Inger-
soil, is there a future life?' Looking
out of the window dreamingly, as the
express sped on, he answered his own
query. Idon't know-do your Is there
a GodP | don't know-do you? Was
Christ the son of God? l don't know
do youP' He paused and looked keenly
at Wallace. The General was a little
embarrassed by the abruptness of the
great infdel's Undergraduates. He re-
piled: Really, Ingersoll, I have V
given much thought or study 10 the
questions you PROFOUND. l had a
Christian training, and I have always
tacitly accepted them 'Indeedp' said
Colonel Ingersoll. why, man, you sur
prise me! They are vital issues. l have
studied the subject thoroughly, Every
man ought to. Now, take my advice
and look into the matter. You'll find
you'll agree with me- 4 went away
from this interview both embarrassed
and mortified said the General, that |
did not feel competent to discuss so i'm
portant a matter with so learned a
thinker. l made up my mind that l
would never place myself again in so
embarrassing a situation. l took down
my books, and read every authority |
could lay my hands on. After a years
study, SO far from agreeing with the
great agnostic in his expressed opinions,
| wrote Ben Hur.' That is my reply to
The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1895-01-25
HILLSBORO.

(The following items include Hillsboro and
vicinity,)
Miss Josie Cook, the piano teacher
is staying at Mrs. Grayson's at the west
end,
The US. mine, at Kingston, has con-
siderable ore in sight according to late
reports,
Capt. Dana. of the Kangaroo mine
at Kingston. has been looking around
the gold camp recently.
The leasers on the Morning Star
mine have got quite a BODY of milling
ore and a good streak of shipping.
There is considerable Improvement
O. late in the condition of the Bonanza
mine. Towards the end of the year
the ore bodies pinched quite consider
ably. They are now opening again.
Prof. Jas. A. Long. of the Silver City
Normal School, was married at the
residence of Geo. Richardson to Miss
Nora Reading a neice of Mr., and Mrs.
Richardson, and left the next morning
for their future home.
Jake Zimmerman is getting some
fine ore on the mine joining the Mamie
Kichmand on the west, This claim is
the connecting link between the Rich
| mond and Jew claims and has UNI
doubleday good ore when developed.
Gen. Mang'r. Troeger met with an ac-
cident last Friday while at the Ell Orc
mine, He had put a miners candle,
stick in n of the saddle pockets and
in getting off his horse the candle
stick caught him and run about al
inch and a half into his leg, causing a
very painful wound.
Messrs. Harnish and Schaeffer ha(
drifted sixteen feet in a body of miner
allied quartz with only n wall il
sight when last heard from. The ore
while not all shipping, was well mixet
with high grade ore and is undoubted
ly a good thing v in these hare
times with silver so low,
The new board of county commits
~sioners met Thursday of last week
with everything in shape tor bushes
and were in session three days. Tb
bonds of Assessor Preisser, Treasure
Robnins, and other minor officers wer
approved and the new regime is full
in~augurated. Geo. r. Baucus is chair
man.
), For the past week there has been CO.
lecting at Lake Valley a big shipmen
of ore from the different leases on tn
Richmond mine, When complete Their
will be three or four carloads. fifty Q
sixty tons. Mr.. Fisk, the receiver fo
the mine, will accompany them an
! see to their sampling and settlement
The ore is high grade and the return
will put a little money in circulation.
t The Lake Valley road out OF Hill
!, boro is in danger of being closed fC
all practical purposes for big team
The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1895-01-25
MINING CLAIM EXPENDITURE.

MINING CLAIM EXPENDITURE.
Work done outside the boundaries of
a claim, for the purpose of facilitating
the extraction of mineral therefrom, is
as available for holding the claim as
though done within the boundaries OF
the claim itself.
HOMESTEAD ENTRY-AREA APPRoxI-
NATION.
The rule of approximation will be
applied to a homestead entry that en-
braces fractional subdivisions in two
Sections.
The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1895-01-25
MEDICAL
e. p. Blinn. Nj. d,
METAL MARKET,
(Brok ers' Price,
LOCAL NEWS.

Real estate rolled high last Sunday.
Mrs, H.. A. Schmidt and children are
visiting at the McAughan ranch,
For printed letter heads, envelopes, bill
heads. send your orders to this office. Good
work, good material and cheap rates guar
anteed.
Capt. Grozier and Geo. 'Ritchey re-
turned the'early part Of the week from
a trip over the range. They report
plenty of snow W there.
w, C, Bruton, the ell-kuown cattle
man of Socorro, arrived here yester-
day. lie left this morning for the Dia-
mond Creek and other cattle ranches
on the west side of the range,
One of our prominent townsmen
set a trap, so he says for the purpose of
catching a fox, but instead caught a
Hne. large chicken belonging to his
neigl Dor. Yet some folks are curious t.
know you know.
While some sections of Arizona and
California are being damaged by floods
this section of New Mexico is suffer
ing from drouth. Stockmen report wa
ter on the ranges shorter than ever
known before, and that If rain or snow
does not come soon the outlook for
cattle will be very dubious. -.
Gold is so abundant down in the
Hillsboro mining district that good
prospects are found in the human eye
The Advocate of that place says: "Dr'
Given removed a piece of rock which
had been imbedded in n of Mr.. Mil
let's eyes for two weeks. A curious
fact connected with the affair was that
the piece of rock on removal proved to
be composed largely of free gold"
Quite a snow.storm occurred here
yesterday afternoon, and during the
thlckest of the storm it reminded one
of the ancient Italian-clime resort OF
Santa Fe. About an inch of snow fel
but to-day the bright. warm sun is fast
melting it away. A foot or two of thu
beautiful" just now would be a grant
thing for the country.
The annual feast of the patron
saint, st. Ignacio. will be held at Mon
ticello on February 9Th, 1895. The pro
gramme of the day will consist of tn
usual gorgeous festivities general.
observed ion that occasion. MIR. 1
Taf oya, master of ceremonies, in be
half of the good citizens of Monticello
extends an ivitation to their America
friends to join them on that occasion.
Messrs. Reynolds and Oily are put
ting up a temporary experiments
cyanide plant at Grafton for the pull
pose of determining the feasibility o
treating the gold and silver ores of tina
camp, and should the Temporary eS
pertinent prove that process practica
to the treatment of the ores thereabou
they will erect q permanent aud NOR
extensive plant, Mr, Reynolds, who !
The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1895-01-25
A., T. & S. F. Time Table,

Notice of Marriages. Births and Deathspub-
ished free of charge; Poetry 90 cts per line
All notices of entertainments, etc, will be
ublished at regular advertising rates.
All advertisements will be run until order
cd out and paid for in full.
The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1895-01-25
Di gest of Land Decisions

d Lana decisions,
Furnished by W. D. Harlan, land at.
torney, Washington, d. G.
An entry though improperly allowed,
should not be cancelled without notice
to the entryman, and due opportunity
to show cause why such action should
not be taken,
The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1895-01-25

Envelopes from 5 cts. to is cts. per
package for sale at this Office; also a
good supply of extra good writing pa
per. Cheap for cash.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1895-08-23
Sans Souci.

The most lovely spot ON Oahu is
Sans Souci. This favorite seaside
resort, which has been immortalized
by the pen OF Robert l.. Stevenson,
who resided there for months, lis
only four miles from Honolulu and
within easy reach of the tramcars.
The surroundings and bathing at
this famous resort are superior to
anything found in the Hawaiian
Islands. Cottages and board can
be obtained on easy terms. The
table set by the manager is better
than any offered here at other ho-
tells. For picnics, bathing parties
and outings the best accommodation
can be secured by giving notice, to
the manager. "
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1895-08-23
THuRsToN's LAW


l.. A. Thurston in his brief stated:
"In the case at bar the President
having exercised his discretion, in
stituted Military Commission;
directed it to try such case, and
such Military Commission having,
in pursuance of such order, exer.
cired such jurisdiction and delivered
judgment in such case, such judy
ment much stand and cannot be re-.
viewed by this Court,
The Petitioners contention that
"this Court has the power to go be-
hind the record aud inquire into
and consider whether or not the
trial of this Petitioner by the Mill
tary Commission was essential to
public safety" is directly destructive
Of the principles laid down concern
ing the exclusiveness OF Executive
Discretion and heretofore adopted
by this Court"
Now, all that remains is for the
President and his Cabinet to say
everything is in our executive dis
cretion.". Then, nobody-not even
The INSTRUMENTATION criticise or
object, and "the best Government
Hawaii ever had" would soon be
like the beggar on horseback--it
would go to the devil. As things stand
now-granted nervous President
and the countersignature OF an
equally nervous Cabinet-the whole
country can be put under state of
martial law in which no one-citizen
or foreign subject-can have any
rights which cannot be invaded or
absolutely taken away without red
ress, by order Of the President or his
subordinates. All lies in his discre-
ton. And that cannot, according
to Mr.. Thurston, be reviewed by the
Supreme or any other Court. Siberia
is not so bad as the probable picture
this state OF affairs conjures up.
The powers of the President of the
Hawaiian Republic seem to be even
more absolute than those ascribed
to the Gear il Thurston's opinions
are correct. And the Supreme Court
has sustained them. Is this the re-
suit of our boa,ted republicanismi
That we have invested a President
with more despotic powers than any
monarch ever had in Hawaii since
the days Of Kamehameha IL And
the President stays there for six
years. And longerif eight members
of the Senate cannot be found to
agree on his sue lessor. And this is
the Immaculate ThuIston's law when
he is paid to hold a brief for the
other side. Did his partner suggest
It'll
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1895-08-23

An exclusive franchise does not
fall to the lot of everybody. ButaL.
b. Kerr assures his patrons that he
has obtained one that will be of the
utmost benefit to purchasers in all
departments. The Suitings and
Trouserings he is offering to the
gentlemen this week are proof posi-
tive that, they can buy single yard
at wholesale prices. y
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-03-16

A of the bill was intended to decapitate
Adjutant General O'Brien, but Senator
Taylor's motion to strike out this section
entirely was carried by a vote of IA to 13,
and had the effect of wiping out every
commissioned officer of the guard, from
generals down to lieutenants. all of whom
must now be reappointed by the COM
mander-in-chief.
In connection with national guard mat
tiers, tho Spokesman -Reuielc of yesterday
had the following article on the present
condition OF the Spokane cavalry COM
pany:
Major Fred r. Reed, the new COM
mander of the First Cavalry battalion, n.
G. W., will soon pay an official visit to
Spokane, the first since his promotion.
Troop ID. is said to be in a disorganized
condition and there appears to be nobody
in command. Captain Downing sent in
his resignation several weeks ago, but
1t has not yet been acted upon owing to
his failure to turn over certain property
and TO do certain other things required by
the regulations. Captain Downing's pri-
vatc affairs have been in such shape that
he says he has not had time to attend to
the matter. His resignation cannot be ac-
cepted and an election ordered until he
udS COilpiieu WIN tlle TtBuidbtOHS.
First Lieut.. III. Is. Luhn says he has no
right to assume command until the cap
tain complies with the regulations and
turns the property and command over to
him. The law requires that all troops
shall parade on Washington's birthday,
but Captain Downing did not order the
troop out on that occasion, and Lieuten-
ant Luhn did not feel that he had any
authority to do so, and the result was that
troop ID did not parade. The members of
the troop await Major Reeds arrival with
interest, as it is expected he will
straighten things out. At present no
drills are being held, and the troop is
generally demoralized.
1t appears to be generally conceded that
First Lieutenant Luhn will be promoted
to the captaincy, and that Second Lieu
tenant Purdy will be voted another bar oil
his shoulder straps, leaving the second
lieutenantcy to be supplied, in which case
a lively rivalry for the place may be ex-
pected.
Major Reed has appointed George Rod
man of North Yakima adjutant of the
cavalry battalion, and will give Spokane
a staff officer by reappointing the present
inspector of small arms practice.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-03-16

The advocates of WOMAN suffrage
may find ray of hope in the tele-
graphic announcement that the New
York assembly has decided in favor
of submitting the question to vote
of the people. During the winter
Kansas, Montana, South Dakota, New
Hampshire and Massachusetts have
refused to give women the right of
suffrage, and this Notwithstanding the
fact that the women have never been
so active or persistent in behalf of
woman's right TO vote The lower
branch of the Maine legislature, like
the lower branch of the Montana leg
islatule, has also passed a bill favora-
BILE to the proposition; and unlike the
case in Montana there is said to be a
likelihood of its passage through the
Maine senate. The bill of the Maine
assembly to be sure permits the women
to vote only at municipal elections,
but that is something. Miss Anthony
and the other apostles of the woman
suffrage movement will welcome this
victory after the series of set backs
they have received the past year.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-03-16
SUING The DEAD.
Leland Stanford's Estate Must ID fend a
suit for Millions.

Leland Stanford's Estate Must ID fsnd n
suit for Millions.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 15.-Attorney
L. +. McKlssick, the special United States
district attorney appointed by Attorney
General Olney to prosecute the govern
ment's claim against the estate of the late
Leland Stanford, filed the governments
complaint in the United States circuit
court here to-day. The suit is for SIS, 231, =
900. The complaint covers 20 sheets of
typewriter copy. 1t recites the conditions
under which the Central Pacific Railroad
company was formed by Stanford, Hunt
ington, Hopkins. Croker and others, and
asserts that at the time when the debt of
the Central Pacific company to the gov
eminent was incurred these four men
we're in control of ali the capital stock of
the company with the exception of few
shares turned over to the servants and
employees of the corporation.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-03-16

But in case the person continues So
Der out of prison for two years after
any conviction he begins at the foot
of the ladder again. Whether it was
the intent of the father of the bill or
not, it has been discovered that the
bill means practically the permanent
incarceration of the drunkard. The
bill is an illustration of one of those
funny deals in arithmetic which keep
doubling up until a string of figures is
reached which knocks the spectator
over. Starting in with a sentence of
ten days, drunk No. 10 throws the
drunkard into jail for term of about
fifteen years.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-03-16

The Washington correspondent of
the Chicago 1imeS-HerGld quotes a
member of the cabinet, name not
given, as saying that in his judgment
fully twenty live per cent. of the voters
of the country have reached a frame
of mind where they care little or moth
ing for the party with which they have
in the past affiliated, but are looking
for a party which comes nearest TO
carrying out their wishes. There never
was time when party ties and obli-
cations sat SO lightly upon the great
mass of voters. 1t is this condition of
the public mind which accounts for the
great political upheavals of recent
years and which makes the life of the
party in power, whichever it be, very
perilous and uncertain.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-03-16

If, as seems likely, the Delaware
senatorial deadlock remains unbroken,
the senate of the Fifty fourth congress
will have eighty seven members, of
whom the republicans will have forty
two, or two short of a majority Even
if Delaware should send a republican
and should Utah send two republicans,
they will still be just shy of a ma
jority over all The republicans there
fore will be unable TO organize the
senate without the aid of the populists,
and they say they have no intention of
asking for it because they propose not
TO concede the populists anything
This announcement, however, is made
a long way ahead. When the time
comes the republican senators will fall
over themselves in their overtures to
the populist brethren.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-03-16
POLITICS IN KANE.
There IL No Lack of Patriots willing Il
Sacrifice Themselves.

There Is No Lack of Patriots willing to
Sacrifice Themselves.
Special Correspondence Of the Standard.
SPOKANE, March 14.-one of the effects
of the prevailing depression of the times
has been to produce a large number of
municipal statesmen, men who are anx-
ious to take charge of city affairs on
salary. There will probably be four par
ties in the field here for municipal emolu-
ments-honors not to be considered. Col.
Patrick Henry Winston is one of the lead
ers of the non-partisan movement and
will probably head the ticket, if not de-
posed between now and election. The
republicans have mentioned Councilman
j. NJ. Comstock, who is a prominent A. L.
A. leader, as the one to be placed at the
head of their ticket; but Mr.. Comstock
announced to-day that he will not run.
The democrats have made no demonstra-
ton yet, and have not been heard from in
municipal politics. Ii is unknown whether
they are holding back for waiting game
to make combinations or whether they
have decided 10 let the republicans and
populists have it out, as they did last
spring, when the populists were victor
ious. The populists, who have had pos
session of the city during the past year,
and have exercised great economy" not
withstandinG their loud protestations of
the need of reform. did not effect n revo-
luton. They are building great expecta-
tons upon the effect of Eugene V. Debs'
visit to this city, and preparations were
made for giving him a large public recep-
ton and making his stopping here the
occasion of a great demonstration.
The recent action of the republican con-
tingent in the legislature. which resulted
IN the defeat of a measure to regulate
freight rates so as to prevent extortion
and undue discrimination, has given the
republican party in this state a very black
eye. The oft reiterated charge that that
party has always stood in with CORPORA
tions and monnpolies seems to be pretty
well confirmed. Politically and financially
both Montana and Idaho are much better
of than Washington. ttH
News came from Olympia that the sem
ate passed Coor' S military code bill, Civ
ing the national guard IA companies of
infantry and two troops of cavalry. Section
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-03-16

The statement put forth by Mr..
Cannon in behalf of the minority of
the committee on appropriations of
the late house of representatives., in
tending to show that the aggregate APP
preparations by the Fifty-thrd con-
gress equal that of the FIfty-first or
"billion-dollar" congress, will not bear
successful analysis The statement is
true as a matter of figures, but were it
not for the item of pensions, $685., $685.
40, a sum required by the legislation
of the FIfty-first congress, the Fifty
third congress would have been able
to show reduction in Uncle Sans
expense account. 1t appears that with
the exception of an increase in the ap-
preparation for the postoflice, which is
necessarily an expanding service, with
revenues also increasing. and an in
crease in the sundry civil expenses,
about half of which is accounted for
by the sugar bounty grab, the only APP
preparation that does not show a de-
crease is that for pensions. The Fifty
first congress appropriated for pen
sions S2sS, 1929, 751; the Fifty-third
1922, 1868, 40.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-03-16

The governor of New York has
signed a bill authorizing the people of
that state to vote next Novembe on
proposition to spend 100000 in
the improvement of the states canal
system. New York seems to be at
last thoroughly alarmed over the pro-
jected waterways and ship canals
which would divert from the Erie
canal very largely the traffic of the
great lakes The commerce of the
West is assuming enormous proper
tions and New Orleans, Baltimore and
Montreal are after il. Especially are
the Canadians up and doing, having
apparently the fewest obstacles to
overcome in securing quick shipment
of grain from Chicago TO Liverpool.
The enlargement of the Erie canal
into a ship canal will be a monstrous
undertaking and S9000,0O0 may prove
only drop in the bucket before it is
completed.