The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-08-24
RANIA EE.s PALACE.
Ancient Structure the Scene of Much
Hfstory- Making.

History Making.
Tie ancient palace" at Santa Fe.
In which the Governor Of New Mexico
still presides. is the most venerable
structure In the United States. and the
most interesting. Admit that prompt.
ly when you come here and save troll
BILE The interest lies somewhat in the
fact that General Lew Wallace wrote
Ben Hur' and The Fair God In il
lofty apartments when we was boY-
ernor OF the territory. along about
1880 but there are other reasons also.
For 293 years or more, proud and loyal
citizens will tell you It has stood as
the center Of everything Of historic III
teresf In the Southwest.
Through all that long period, whether
under Spanish Pueblo. Mexican or
American control, II has been the seat
Of power and authority. Whether the
ruler was called Yiceroy, Captain ten
eral. political chief, Department Com
mander or Governor. and whether he
presided over a kingdom. a province, Il
department or a territory, this has
been his official residence.
From here Onate started in 1899 on
his adventurous expedition to the east
ern plains: here, seven years later, so
Indians came from far-Off Quiyira To
ask aid ia their war with the Axtaos:
from here. In 1918. Nincente de Saliyar
set forth to the Moqui country, only TO
be- turned back by rumors Of the giants
=. nd hare Pen
alosa and his brilliant troop started on
the 9th of March. 1862. on their mar
yelous expedition to the Missouri. In
one OF its strong rooms the Commits
sary General or the inqulsltion was I'm
prisoned few years later by the same
Penalosa: within its walls, fortified as
for a siege, the brayest Of the Span
lards were massed In the revolution OF
1880: here, ON the 10Th OF August of
that year, was given the order TO exc
cute forty seven Pueblo prisoners in
the plaza which faces the building;
here, but a day later was the sad war
council held which determined on the
evacuation Of the city. Here was the
scene of triumph of the Pueblo chief
taIns as they ordered the destruction
II the Spanish archives and the church
ornaments In one grand c0nfiagration:
here DE Vargas, ON September II.
1862. after the eleven hours combat of
the preceding day, gave thanks to the
Virgin Mary, to whose aid he attrib-
uted his triumphant capture OF the
city.
Here, more than a century later. ON
March 3. 1907, Lieutenant Pike WAS
brought before Governor Alencaster as
an invader OF Spanish soil; here. In
1892, the Mexican standard. with its
eagle and cactus. was raised In token
that New Mexico WAS no longer a de-
tendency of Spain; from here, on the
9Th of August. 1897. Governor Perez
started to subdue the insurrection in
the North. only to return two days
later and to meet his death on the 9th
near Aqua Fria here. on the succeed
Ing day, Jose Gonzales. a Pueblo In
dian OF Taos. was installed as Cover
nor OF New Mexico. soon after to he
executed by order OF Armijo. Here. in
the principal reception room. on Au
gust II. 1916. Captain Cooke, the
American Envoy. WAS received by
Governor ArmlJo and sent back with a
message OF defiance. and here. five
days later. General Kearney formally
took possession of the city and slept,
after his long and weary march, on the
earpeted earthen floor OF the palace
Santa Fe N. NJ correspondence Chi
cago Record.