El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-09-12
CHANGED HIS MIND

Las palomds Stirred Up Over the
Disappearance of an American,
Arrangements For Whose Mar
rage to a Mexican Girl We're
Completed and Guests Waiting.
Special Correspondence of the HERALD.
ENGLE, N. M, Sept. 1I.-Las Palo-
mas, a tributary to this place, was the
scene of much Indignation, turmoil and
bitter feeling all last week and the
turbulent conditions in the heretofore
peaceable hamlet are still manifest and
may eventually terminate in q minia-
ture race war. "Mount' Sullivan, q
well-to-do cattlemen, who was until re
Gently interested in rsnching with
is the prime cause of all the disturb
ance and uneasiness.
For the past two years or more Sui
Ivan has been counting Maria Rivera,
the charming and accomplished 19-
year-old daughter of Don Rivera, q
prosperous Mexican rancher on the Pa
Tomas river. The young woman aud =,
cattlemans finally became engaged to
marry and set Monday last as the day
arranged to bring off 1.-The affair with
much pomp and social function, as a
friends of both the bride
and groom elect accompanied by
| Mexican orchestra dropped in quiet
| ly on the scene, after forty mile
| drive from Monticello. With the par
| ty of enthusiasts was also Catholic
priest to tie the nuptial knot which
Sunday morning, however. the day
preceding the expected marriage, Sui
livan left Palomas on horse back, pro-
missing faithfully to return the same
evening and join the festivities which
were to be rendered himself and
iancee. After awaiting patiently I'M
til night for the return of the absent
cattleman, the prospective merry max
ers, including Miss Rivera, her parents
and Sullivan's relatives began to en-
terrain fears that something unknown
happened to him.
It was only after the midnight hour
disappointed people dispersed to
their dwellings,, satisfied the
rsnchman's non-appearance meant
some hitch in the ceremony, and their
presentiments proved only too true.
The following day rumors flew about
away by his cowboy friends, who pois-
oned his mind against the step he
was about to take, contending it would
place him forever In disfavor in the
eyes of the American Inhabitants about
the surrounding camps In the event of
his carrying out his desires and mar
ryibg the Mexican girl. To add weight
10 the startling intelligence it was also
learned that Sullivan closed negotia-
lions with Sheriff Kahler for his share
In q ranch and received money con-
alteration from the officer
Becoming disheartened at the turn
affairs had unexpectedly taken the
guests, who were made up of cowboys,
women, opened up q convenient and
suitable house for dancing purposes
and grand "baile'' was INDUCED in
to the strains of the Mexican orches-
ira. The priest returned to Monticel-
10 disguised and the heart-broken
senorita and her parents wendell their
way sadly toward home. vowing
on all Americauos.
1t Is believed Sullivan ia in hiding
somewhere until the storm is Gained.
he furnished the young woman with
rings, the wedding trousseau and be-
slowed other presents lavishly on the
been his partner in life. Sullivan ia
thirty years of age and is a brother to
one of the posse that killed W. j.
Spradling few weeks ago for shooting
q young woman named Nellie Mo
The Mexican population predomi-
mates in Las Palomas and 1t is feared
trouble will result through Sullivan's
duplicity, as the Mexicans are now an
aud bitter against the Amer
leans. ]. w. CONNORS.