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them are our most intimate and beloved
friends and relatives. Many Of their helpless
wives and children have been brought to our
home, and about twenty two Of them went to
. mothers home to save their lives from the
Turkish sword. They have eaten up the
food which she had and are now now suffer
ing from the cold and hunger as she has no
more means to supply them; hut they are
sill remaining with her in the same house
zone night during her husbands absence
from home. she was seized by some men,
dragged.by the hair, gagged and taken to the
house Of Hussni Bey. This man is the son Of
the Deputy-Governor of the place. He dis
honored the young woman and sent her home
next day. = In her appeal to the
Women of England Lucinc says:
"'We suffered in patience when our corn,
butter and honey were seized and we were
left poor and hungry; we bowed our heads in
sorrowful resignation when our kith and kin
were cut down 10y the Kourds and the Turks.
Are we also to be silent and submissive now
that our race is being poisoned at its source?
Now that child-mothers and baby-daughters
are being defled and brutalized by savaGes?
Say, Christian sisters. is there in truth no
remedy? y We ask for no revenge, for
no privileges; we ask only that but
need be more explicit to England matrons,
wives and sisters? Although we are
Armenians. we are Christians. For
the love OF the God, then whom we worship
in common, help W., Christian sisters, before
it is too late, and take the thanks Of the
mothers wives, sisters and daughters of my
people, and with them the gratitude of one
come as happy release.
LUCINE MUssEGu
DIR. Dillon then continues. Three hun
dred and six of the principal inhabitants OF
the District OF Khnouss gave me a signed
petition when was leaving Armenia, and re-
quested me to lay it before the humane and
noble people OF England In this document
they truly say:
1--WE now solemnly assure you that the
butchery OF Sassoun is but drop in the ocean
of Armenian blood shed gradually and silently
all over the Empire since the late 1urko-
Russian var. Year by year. month by month,
day by day. innocent men, women and child
rem have been shot down, stabbed, or dubbed
to death in their houses and their fields, tor
tured in strange iiendish ways in fetid prison
cells, or left to rot in exile under the scorching
sun OF Arabia. During the progress OF that
long and horrible tragedy no voice was raised
for mercy, no hand extended to help US.
That process is still going on, but it has
already entered upon its final phases, and the
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ness TO every one who kills or outrage an
Armenian? Has he not sent forth his
emissarles with his tirmans pinned to their
bosoms arousing them to slaughter in the
name OF Moslem, meanwhile assuring
them if they do not destroy these Christian
dogs the powers of Europe will come upon
them and compel them to take the places
the Armenians now occupy? There is no
reason in conservatism, caution, nor pru
dence, for the negligent delay of the
powers. Thousands are dying daily
OF sword, cold and hunger while English
greed Of gold holds back the powerful
hand of justice. VIM. Watson the English
poet rightly puts the case.
Never o craven England, nevermore
Prate thou of generous effort, righteous aim
Betrayer of a people, know thy shame!
Summer hath passed, and autumn's threshing
floor
Been winnowed; winter at Armenia's door
Snars like wolff and still the sword and
flame
Sleep not; thou only sleepest: and the same
Cry unto heaven ascends as heretofore.
And the red stream thou might'st have
stanched yet runs;
And Ter the earth there sounds no trumpet's
tone
To shake the ignobe torpor Of thy sons;
But with indifferent eyes they watch and see
Hells regent sitting yonder. proppcd by thee;
Abdul the Damned. on his Internal throne.
You in high places; you that drive the steeds
OF empire: you that say unto our hosts.
$50 thither,' and they go; and from our
coasts
Bid sail the squadrons. and they sail their
deeds
Shaking the world: 10. from land that pleads
For mercy where no mercy is. the ghosts
Look in upon you faltering at your posts
Upbraid you parleying while people bleeds
To death. What stays the thunder in your
hand2
fear for England2 Can her pillared fame
Only on faith foresworn that murders babes
and men?
Are such the terms Of glorys tenure? Then
Fall her accursed greatness. in Gods name.
Heaped in their CHASTITY graves they lie, tho
breeze
Sickening DER fields where others vainly wait
For burial and the butchers keep high state
In silken palaces Of perfumed ease.
The panther Of the desert, matched with these.
Is pitiful; beside their lust and hate.
Fire and the plague wind are compassionate,
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Dear Brother Elias: Our circumstances
here are exceedingly sad. am writing this
letter to let you know Of the trouble here;
but fear to tell you ALL lest my letter should
be intercepted and greater trouble follow.
However. thought would give you IL few
points which will help you to understand
what has transpired. take this opportunity
of letting you know. for | fear l shall not
live to see the end of the trouble. and then
there may be no one to let you know about it,
though it is dangerous for me to attempt to
send this to you.
1t is with great sorrow let you know that
the Turks have been going through the
larger Christian towns. as Tel-armen
Gollioh. and Benabeel, etc. slayiug the men
women, and children. pundering and burn
ing the towns. and committing their lren-
tious practices too horrible to tell. 1t is i'm
possible for me to explain: therefore. | must
stop and leave all to Gods loving care.
Brother Hannah has been slain with tit
Revs. khuthersha, lIanush, and Abosh. the
most beloved, diligent workers and pillars of
our Protestant Church.
Our hearts are very sad when we think of
their Slaughter and that of their wives and
the oldest son of Brother Hannah. Besides
this there ar" on" hundred and twenty per-
sons with whom wrarr personally acquainted
that have been killed. cannot maine them
| all to YOU, as ther" are 20 many: tut eoluc If
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has made many pleasant run down the
river and bay and has no trouble in getting
complement Of voyagers.
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On the Water.

Robert Rudolph has
bought the sloop yacht
"Trilby," owned by
Alexander Evans. Mr..
Rudolph will use her
as a pleasure boat on
the Elk river this sum
mer. The "Trilby,"
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And soft the deadliest fangs of ravening seas.
How long shall they be borne? Is not the c,p
or crime yet full? Doth devildom still lack
Some concentrating crown that we hold back
The scourge, and in Christ's borders give them
room?
How long shall they be borne. o England? IN.
Tempest Of God, and sweep them to their
doom.
Let us spend a few moments in trying
to get some conception of what is being
done. When the strongest words your re-
fined ears will bear are used, then no ade-
quate representation is had The deeds,
like the Turk, who perpetrates them, are
unspeakable. DO notput on the brakes of
caution and fear that the over-heated mag
ination of the speaker is exaggerating the
truth. AS Gladstone has well said:-'A
case of this kind puts cxaggeration out of
the question.
The best view can be had by giving you
the statements of those who live at the
scenes of carnage. Take this letter written
in Armenia and certified to by DR. Buckley
Editor of the Christian Advocate.
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Finds us fairly busy.
Every day orders are
taken for IS trousers.
They will hold their
own side by side with
any 81 pair you get
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-02-21
DARK HORSE EIIKINS.
Speculation as to What His Alleged
Candidacy for the Presidency
Aims AT.

New York, Feb. Ex-senator Stephen
B. Elkins, of West Virginia, has an.
nounced himself as candidate for presi-
dent.
Senator Elkins' entrance into the race
will take nine votes that are understood
to be pledged to Speaker Reed and six
votes from Major Mckinley These are
the twelve votes of West Virginia and
the three of New Mexico. The value of
Mr.. Elkins' business interests in both of
these states rurs into the millions. Be-
sides these votes he will have the influence
in Missouri of Richard G. Kereus, the Re-
publican national committeeman. Rep
resented in votes, Kerens' influence
amounts to, perhaps, six delegates.
Mr.. Elkins' chief object in entering the
race is said to be not 30 much to secure
the nomination--which politicians regard,
with reference to him, only as very re-
mote possibillty--but to form com
bination of enough votes to control the
convention, should the time CONT when
twenty or thirty votes could elect or de-
feat any candidate. Such contingency
is more than possible, after the favorite
sons have, one by one, fallen by the way
side, and the running in the home stretch
begins with the leaders.
Mr.. Elkins speech in the senate, in
which he scored the administration for
the secrecy surrounding the preparations
for public loan, was play for popular
favor, and II paved the way for the an
nouncement of his candidacy.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-02-21
Highest of all in Leavening Power-aest U. s. Govt Report
RH!A!! g! Rskassi: RRsk!aGs
ABSOLUTELY PURE
ABSOLUTELY pUEE

paper will not repeat the inquiry rs to
mis- whereabouts this evening. So soon
as the district attorney returns from Clay
ton he will probably take steps toward
having the fellow caught ind Gagged ii
necessary.-Las Vegas Opt;5.
Boone Bros. & ,sdabaan, of Oklahoma,
have been in Giant county during the
past week buying cattle. They pur-
chased 500 head from the G. O. s. com
pany and 100 head from Sam McAninch.
These will be loaded here on March 25.
They also bought 1900 heae of the Ala
mo Hueco and 100 of the Kerr cattle.
These will be shipped from Deming on
the 25th inst.-Silver City Sentinel.
One CT the most chatty and agreeable
entertainments of the winter, was the old
fashioned spelling school Thursday after
noon, given by Mrs. Keating. Mrs. Shaef-
fer won the first prize, lovely pot poufri
jar, as the beat speller among the ladies'
A very dainty luncheon ended this charm
ing afternoon. There we're about twenty
ladies present, the guest of honor was
Mrs. E. c. Chapman, Of Fort Madison,
Iowe.-Raton Range.
Mr.. Eddy's surveyors have reached
Tularosa, and have found no difficult coun-
try yet. The road will go through White
Oaks, and undoubtedly will make con-
nections with the Rock Island. 1t is set
tied that Tularosa will be one Of the prin-
cipal towns on the line. The Tularosa
people have that assurance from Mr.. Ed
DIV,
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-02-21
FIGHTING IN CUBA.
Desperate Fight Between Spanish
Troops and insurgents - Both
Sides suffered Heavily.

Havana, Feb. 21.-Additional partiou.
lars were received here to-day from Jar.
rauco, showing that after the engagement
there on Tuesday,Col. Hernandez pur-
sued the insurgents until night fall, when
he came upon the main body under An.
tonic Maceo at Catalina.
The Spanish cavalry dismounted and
charged three times upon the enemy
just before the third attack the insur.
gents tried to set fire to the town, but the
soldiers were too quick for them and only
few houses on the outskirts we're
burned.
Fifteen Spanish soldiers we're wounded
The insurgents lost heavily in killed and
wounded.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-02-21
THE MARK ETA.

New York, Feb. 2l.-Money on call
easy 3115 q 4 per cent; prime mercantile
paper, 51a q per cent. Silver 67A;
lead, $500.
Chicago Cattle, receipts, 1000; mar
ket, slow, but steady; beeves, 1915 a
$4.55; cows and heifers, $3.50 q $3.75;
Texas steers, $2,75 @ 1886; stockers and
feeders, $3.50 @ 1885. Sheep, receipts,
10000; market, steady to firm.
Kansas Oity.-Cattle, receipts, 1900;
good grades, steady to strong; others,
weak, lower; Texas steers, $500 @ $3.50;
Texas cows, $500 q $2.70; beef steers,
$500 @ $4.10; native cows, $1.50 q $305;
stockers and feeders, $2.65 q 1915; bulls,
$2.35 q $3.50. Sheep, market, steady;
lambs, $500 @ $4.4o; muttons, $500 q
$500.
Chicago.-Wheat, February, 62l4; May,
645a. Corn, February, 2S14; May, 30l6.
Oats, February, 1919; May, 81 q 2l1s.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-02-21
TO-DAY'S CONVERSATIONS.

Senators predict that congress will ad-
journ in April.
Bill Nye has suffered a stroke of
apoplexy and is dying at his home near
Asheville, N. G.
DR.. Hunter, the Republican candidate
for United States senator in Kentucky,
has declared himself goldbug.
The Daughters of the American Revolu-
tion at Washington unanimously elected
Mrs. Stevenson, wife of the vice presi-
dent, president general.
Eighteen Democratic members of the
Kentucky Legislature severely criticise
Secretary Carlisle's letter, in which he
declines to ADVISE sound money men to
vote for Blackburn.
James G. Bailey, Democrat, was elected
mayor of Scranton, Pa, by 1874 plurality
Roland, Democrat, for treasurer, and
Robinson, Democrat, for comptroller,
were also elected. The Republicans elect
ed three city assessors.
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A POSSIBLE CLEW.
tain said to BE knOwn-.Dack
Fountains statement.

1t is understood that the most expert
detective talent of the west has been at
tracted to the Fountain case by the re-
wards offered for the apprehension of the
murderers, and the chances are they will
be run down. Up to date there is little
to be added to this deplorable story of
crime. In Ell Peso Jack Fountain tells
the Times this:
"There has been considerable talk
about me killing this or that man, all of
which is offensive to me. did not come
to Ell Paso to kill Judge Fall, Mr.. Lee or
any other man. Until know positively
who is responsible for the murder of my
father and brother I am not going to
make any movement toward bringing the
murderers to justice. II is all rot to say
I will be Influenced by others to kill
somebody"
The Las Cruces Independent at hand
this morning says: "The only tangible
clew to the identity of the men who way
laid Col. Fountain was brought in two
days ago from Tularosa. The facts
briefly are these: Three men, one an
American and the other two supposed to
be Mexicans, followed Col. Fountain from
Lincoln, through Mesoalero and out upon
the San Augustine plains. They we're
seen by several persons, and those who
did not know the men identify their
horses. The American rode up to Goulet's
abou an hour after Fountain left there,
called for drink of water, but did not
dismount. He was excited and hurried.
He road away, not down the road but out
upon the plain, where he was joined by
two men who had kept ont of sight. Mr..
Olguln, OF Dona Ana, met Col. Fountain
west of Luna's, and after passing him
saw the three men following Fountain,
but etill of the road. The mail carrier
also saw them after they had got ahead Of
Fountain. Three or four days after the
murder, the same men went through
Nogal pass to the agency and back to-
ward Lincoln. They and their horses ap-
peared to have made hard, rough ride.
If these are the men who waylaid Foun-
tain, they must have gone north after the
attack and not in any OF the directions
followed by the posses that have been
looking for trails. This is absolutely the
only information yet obtained that seems
to justify definite suspicion.
Sheriff Ascarate has sent two men out
from Las Cruces to follow the clews above
referred to.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-02-21
WAR ON DESPERADOES.
GOV. Thornton and Marshal Hall in
Conference with DOna Ana People
Pat Jarrett Talked or for
sheriff

FL Paso, Feb. 21.--A conference is be-
ing held here between Gov. Thornton. y.
s. Marshal Hall, of Santa Fe, SherI IS
carate, Judge Hall, Major Llewellyh, of
Las Cruces, and other prominent citizens
of southern New Mexico with y view to
ending the dangerous political animosi-
ties Of Dona Ana and Lincoln counties,
N. NJ, securing general disarmament
and Kidding the country of desperadoes.
The Fountain murders are the i'm
mediate cause of this.
The plan is to make Pat Garrett, who
killed "Billy the Kid" sheriff of Dona
Ana county. Garrett is feared by all
dangerous characters.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-02-21
THE D. e. r. EXTENSION.
a Question Involved that Citizens
Should Promptly Look After.

The Board of Trade and citizens gen.
orally would do well 70 sir around and
probe into the many reports now current
that the d. & R G. is planning to extend
its line south at an early day. 1t is
pretty certain that the narrow gauge is to
be converted shortly into standard
gauge line and it is semi officially hinted
that construction southward is not far
off. Strong influences, it is said, are at
work, urging the management to build
directly down the Rio Grsnde instead of
going via Santa Fe, Cerrillos and San
Pedro and through TiJeras canon to AL
buquerque. This seems almost too alb
surd to have any foundation, but it will
nevertheless be well for citizens inter-
ested to probe the matter to the bottom.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-02-21
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. FIGHT
The Bruisers Left El PasO for Lang
try on the Mexican Border
Last Night.
RING PITCHED In STATE OF COAHUlLA
Train Reported Several Hours Late
Battle Took Place This Afternoon
-Maher Knocked Out in the
First Round.

Sanderson, Texas, Feb. 21.--The trair
on the Southern Pacific, which left Il
Paso at 10 o'clock last night, east bound
will reach Langtry on the Mexican
border at 1886 to-day, being reported two
hours late.
The present expectation is that the
cars containing the prize fighters will be
set out either at Langtry or Shumla OF
Viaduct, within fifteen miles of Langtry
that the party will cross the Rio Grande
river into the Mexican state of Coahuila
and that the ring will be pitched at the
foot of Mosquito mountain, a region in.
accessible to Mexican troops.
TRAIN TWO HOURS LATE.
Taber, Texas.-The train carrying the
prize fight party passed this station two
hours late. 1t is due at Langtry, the sup.
posed battle ground, at $3.50 p. M, Den
yer time. It is exceedingly doubtful
whether arrangements can be perfected
to pull the fight off before dark, in which
case it will be postponed until early to-
morrow morning.
RING PITCHED NEAR LANGTBY.
San Antonio, Texas.--The Maher-F Fitz-
simmons prize fight train is due at
Langtry between 3 and p. M, where the
cars will be set off. The ring is pitched
in the state of Ooahuila, Mexico, three
quarters of mile from Langtry.
CHAMPIONS IN GOOD CONDITION.
Sanderson, Tex.-Fitzsimmons and
Maher passed comfortable night on the
troin Roth thio vV,orpipn IN pnnl
condition and confident of victory. Ma
hers eyes are much improved, and he will
be able to fight without difficulty.
The fight will be brought off late this
afternoon if possible. II will be fully
$3.50 before the men are at the ring side,
and probably an hour later before all the
preparations for the mill are concluded.
MAY NOT FIGHT TILL MORNING.
If the preparations take too much time,
the fight will 60 over until tomorrow
morning.
CHAMPION STRIPPED AND RUBBED.
Langtry, Tex.-Train arrived at $3.50,
central time, and five cars containing the
crowd we're at once switched to siding.
Fitz and Maher were instructed an
hour before their arrival here to be ready
to enter the ring at moments notice
after Langtry was reached.
Both we're stripped, rubbed and pre-
pared for the fight.
Twenty-six rangers, under command of
Gen. Mabry, were drawn up on one side
of the train, prepared to prevent the
fight in Texas. ~-
The weather is cold, a drizzling rain
falling.
MAHER DEFEATED.
Ell Paso.-Fitzsimmons knocked Maher
out iu the first round with right hand
lick on the jaw.
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M'KINLEY LEADS ALL.
The New York Herald's Figures on
Republican Presidential
Prospects,

New York, Feb. 2l.--The Herald prints
forecast of the result in the Republican
national convention from returns received
of delegates elected and an estimate on
those to be chosen. 1t summarizes: enc.
Kinley at present is far in the lead. He
ia almost certain to receive at least 269
votes on the first ballot. Reed will come
next, with 182. Allison will have 139 and
Morton 121.
KANSAS IS SOLID.
Leavenworth, Kas.--A presidential poll
of the Kansas State Editorial association,
in session here, shows an overwhelming
ma jority in favor Of Major William Nc
Kinley, of Ohio. Out ef the entire vote
only four were for Reed and two for Ali
son.
SILVER IN INDIANA.
Lafayette, Ind.-Ex- Congressman JOS
eph 3. Cheadle, Republican free silver
ite, is making free silver speeches and
organizing silver leagues in this district.
Mr.. Cheadle is doing his best to secure
the selection of silver delegates to the
state convention and predicts trouble
among the Republicans If gold standard
platform is adopted at the state or ma
tional convention.
NEW YORK REPUBLICANS.
Albany, N. Y.-Gov. Morton's friends
are becoming aroused over the efforts of
McKinley's campaign managers to get
delegates to ST. Louis IN this state. The
story of the formation of the Mckinley
olub in Chautauqua county is an old one.
This took place prior to the announce
ment of the governors active candidacy.
More recently came the bolt of young
William Warren, the editor of the Buffalo
Commercial, an anti-Platt paper, which
last week printed 121 interviews with
Erie county Republicans, eighty of whom
favored Mckinley as first choice. Now
comes the revolt against Morton in Lock.
port, Niagara county, where the McKin-
Icy league, fifty strong, WAS organized
last night. Lockport is the home of Col.
T.. E. Ellsworth, the Platt leader in the
senate. The sporadic efforts to boom
Mckinley in the Empire state are becom-
ing 80 numerous as to show concerted
movement on McKinley's part to fight
for delegates in as many congressional
districts as possible.
It is now the intention of the Mckinley
men to force the fighting every where
They will try to get delegates from Reed
in New England, from Morton in New
York, from Quay in Pennsylvania and
from Cullom in Illinois.