Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-03-23


declined to accept Lieutenant Colonel
| Moses resignation for the reason that
his services cannot at this time be dis
pensed with or his place be filled" 1t
has been known among members OF
the militia in Denver for some time that
Lieutenant Colonel Moses was not sat
isfied with his treatment at Manila.
Many assert that he was not friendly
with Colonel Coy owing. 1t Is said, TO
the latter's treatment OF him.
Deputy Sheriff Waraument has re-
turned to Cheyenne from the ranges of
Little Horse creek in eastern Laramie
county, where he served injunctions
upon n number of the small stockmen
of the region To restrain them from
carrying OUT threats to drive the cattle
of Mark Coad and c. ]. Heysham
from the range. The injunctions We're
| secured by Messrs. Cond and Hey
sham, who claim the stockmen threat
ened violence. The matter will come
before the District Court upon the ap-
Eplication to secure n permanent injunc-
| ton to restrain the defendants from
driving off the cattle. The procedure
| is novel one in determining range
disputes and will be watched with
| great interest.
The appraisers appointed by the Lead
vile Water Company and the city for
the purpose of arriving at n valuation
of the water works have handed In
their report to the City Council. 1t fixes
the value of the plant and water right
| at 100000. The council Immediately
passed special ordinance for the pur-
pose of submitting the question OF the
purchase of the water plant to the tax
payers at the coming election. The
water question is now feature In
municipal politics. The present water
company has been operating under a
twenty-five-year contract. which ex-
pired this year. and under the terms OF
this the city is entitled to purchase the
plant at valuation fixed by n board Of
appraisers. The water works company
asked 100000, but finally came down
to S35O,0OO.
Serious range troubles are Imminent
in eastern Larimle county. WyoEin:
on the range between Salem and Ii,tle
Horse creek. Mark Cond and g. j.
Heysham. who recently placed large
number of cattle in this district. arc
having conflict with n number OF the
small ranchmen who have occupied the
range for several years. 1t is alleged
that the smaller ranchmen gathered an
armed force Of sympnthizers and about
n week ago gave Coad and Heysl,am
by midnight of March 18th under pen
atty of having the cattle and themselves
killed IL they failed to comply. Coad
and Heysham applied TO the county au-
thorities for protection and yesterday
| Deputy Sheriff Wnrlaumont left for the
scene of the expected trouble. which is
sixty miles distant from here, TO pre-
vent the stockmen from carrying out
their threats.
The governor of New Mexico has ap-
pointed the following territorial officers:
Solicitor general, l.. l.. Bartlett of San
ta Fe; treasurer, Jefferson Reynolds Of
Las Vegas: auditor, Louis NJ. Ortiz Of
Rio Arriba county: superintendent of
public instruction, Manuel G. De Baca
of Las Vegas; superintendent Of the
penitentiary. II. o. Bursum of Socorro,
librarian. Lafayette Emmett of Santa
Fe; coil oil inspector, John s. Clark of
Las Vegas: public printer. James d.
Hughes of Santa Fe. District attorneys
were also named as follows: For Col.
fax and Union counties. Jere Leahy OF
Ration: for Grant and Sierra counties,
II. 2. Barnes of Silver City: for San
Miguel. Moro and Guadalupe counties,
T.. A. Spiess of Las Vegas: for Chavez
and Eddy counties. A. ]. Nesbit Of Ed
dy: for Santa Fe, Rio Arriba and San
Juan counties. Il. G. Gortner of Santa
Fe; for Bernalillo, Mckinley and valen-
cia counties, 4. A. Finical of Albu.
Querque: for SOcorro county, s. Alex
ander of Socorro. Other appointments
We're: Penitentinry commissioners. +.
| II. Pierce of Juan NevarrO, j. Il. Nc.
I.auehlin, ]. Francisco Chavez and
Louis Baer; cattle sanitary board, ]. +.
| Hinlile w. II. Jack. Il. G. Austen. \.
NJ. Chaplin and NJ. Martinez: sheep san.
itary board, Sol Luna, w. S. Prayer and
Henry w. Kelly: capitol rebuilding
board, i. A. Manzanares. w. H. Pope,
w. s. Hopewell. Il. J. Palen and S. G..
Cartwright; capitol custodian commits.
sion. G. II. Wallace, Sol Spigelberg and
| A. Hinojos: bureau of immigration. H.
b. Prince Felipe Chavez, w. A. Hawk
| ins, Frank Springer and 4. G. Camp.
bell: board of medical examiners, G.
s. Easterday, W. Eggert. J. II. Sloan,
7. Cunningham, w. l.. Tipton and T..
p. Martin. "HN
A dispatch to the Denver Republican
from Lake City says: 1t leaked out to-
day that the military board of inquiry
would report to Governor Thomas that
the calling of troops to Lake City was
\ without warrant. censuring Sherifi
| Deck in strong terms and pointing out
that the commissioners are not entirely
| blameless in the matter, the evidence
going to show that they had in n
measure interfered with the sheriff in
| the performance of his duties. The
report will also show. it is said. that
the Italians were more sinned against
than SHINING, they having been led into
the trouble by few American miners
who had had trouble with the Ute and
Ulay and Hidden Treasure Companies.
1t will also state that it is the belief of
| the board that the Italians are not re
| rnr OF, and
ammunition. 1t is asserted that Sher-
| iff Deck will surely be removed from
office. and that there is strong probabil.
ity that the county commissioners Will
| meet n like fate ut the hands of Gov
ernor Thomas. All the Italians We're