Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-01-19

ply of winter for irrigation purposes
for the land and drinking purposes for
the cattle during the summer and fall
) months. One fortunate thing about the
1, existing condition regarding the snow
Is there has been comparatively little
thawing, owing to the continued cold
weather. 1t Is almost impossible to
estimate the number Of cubic feet OF
water which will come eventually from
this supply of snow, but the experts
say that 1t will be enough for all OF
| the irrigation needs of the state.
The opinion of Justice Gabbert OF
the Supreme Court upon the application
for writ of hnbeas corpus in the
case Of Leslie W. Popejoy,s WHO is be-
ing confined In, the county jdiiN ut the
instance OF his common-law wife. An
ME B. Popejoy, for failure to comply
with an alimony order OF Judge Le
Fevre, was handed down Monday 1t
denies the writ and dismisses the APP
peal, according to the decision an
nOunced some days ago. Justice Cab
bert takes the stand that, contrary to
the allegations set forth by Popejoy In
his application for the writ, the trial
judge was in the right when he ordered
the commitment OF the dereltct hls-
band. AS result Popejoy Will re-
main in prison until Judge lie Feyre
believes that he has been sufficiently
punished for the contempt of which he
was deemed guilty or until he agrees
to pay the alimony ordered. FHiAd " D.
Oleomargarine in new form, one
that. is extremely difficult Of detection,
has made Its appearance in this state
and in Denver, and the discovery OF
the fact has caused State Dairy Com
missioner Cannon to-take summary Lac-
tion. The maker, when arrested, set
up as his defense the plea that no col
orlng matter Is used In the preparation
of the compound, but the commission
er has discovered that the law forbids
the use of any ingredient in the manu-
facture of oleo which may cause the
compound to take on n color similar to
that OF butter. The counterfeit Is pre-
pared in two-pound rolls, and wrapped
in cheese cloth. The wholesaler dis
poses of 1t according to the terms iof
the law as would apply to uncolorel
oieo. for the paper In which he wraps
1t bears the required stamp. However.
1t has been discovered that the dealers
to whom he sells 1t tear Off the wrap
per and sell the mixture as genuine
butter. u 20 FE
Z Most vigorous and sensational testi-
mony was given before the War In
vestigntion Commission Thursday by
Commissary General Eagan, who, ap-
pearing unexpectedly to meet the alle.
CATIONS against the beef issued in the
war, vigorously arraigned' Major Gem
eral Miles. commanding the army. He
read his testimony from large written
statement. He denied numerous state
ments of General Miles. charged that
the latter's testimony constituted severe
reflections on the commanding gen.
erals Of the expeditions and referred to
him as this same commanding gen.
eral, Nelson A. Miles," and said who
ever called the beef furnished "em-
balmed beer was "liar." General
Miles later made n statement to a re-
porter in which he sarcastically re-
views General Egan's record and indi-
Gates that the commissary- generals
moral standing hardly entities him to
serious consideration when it comes to
question of veracity. Miles charges
that Eagan has. during his army
career, been ,court-martialed for poker
playing and ncglecting to pay his debts,
and that he was found guilty.
The thirty-third Legislature OF New
Mexico met and organized at Santa Fe
on the 10th, with J. Francisco Chavez
OF Valencia county as president of the |
upper house and Max Luna of Las
Lunas MS speaker OF the House. Gov
erDor Otero read his message In joint |
session. 1t recites the growth and |
prosperity of the territory in the past
two years In mining and manufacture i
ing industries. cattle. sheep, agricul- |
ture, railroads-more railroads being
built In that time than ever before in |
the territory's history. The governor
advocated prevention of county boards
from Interfering with the adjustment
and collection of taxes: also county
attorneys from, compromising tax shifts. |
As to the bonded debt the governor
advocates ten-yenr six per cent. bonds |
redeemable at any time after one wear.
with provision for n sinking fund
suficient to pay all bonds at the expira-
tloh or ten years. He also recon-
mends issuing 100000 worth of bonds
10 insure completion of the territorial
eapltol pudding; also cutting down ap-
preparations for education institutions.
which have too much money from ,tha
territory.
John Il. Campion, the rich mine
owner. has for the past year been presi. |
dent of the Denver Chamber of Com.
merce. AT the close of his term ho |
severely criticised the penuriousness OF
Denver's wealthy men. He said.
Public spirit in this town Is as dead
as Lots wife after she was turned into
a pillar Of salt. With many of our citi.
Zcns who came into tllis communitv
as Innocent of worldly goods as Adam
was when lie made his first appearance
in the Garden of Eden, and who in
many cases grew rich in spite of them
selves, it is considered a sin greater.
than any In the Decalogue to contribute
to any enterprise that has for its oh. !
iect the development of the natural re-
sources of this magnificent common
wealth. To this class of citizens i wisi,
to say that the right of citizenship hns
its duties and responsibilities, and that
these obligations cannot be Ignored or