El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-07-05

and not likely to recover. he fell and
broke his hip, and his advanced age,
seventy years. makes recovery almost
inpossi BILE. When General Brown was
q merchant, at Westport, Missouri, in
the days of the Santa Fe trail, 8. b.
E,kins, now senator from West Virgil
mia. was his flee boy and clerk.
What FL paso Will Get.
Silver City wants the Arizona &
New Mexico road to build to that place
instead of to FL Paso. There is about
as much danger OF its being built to
one town as the other, says the Lords
burg Liberal
New Mexico and Republican SIN.
New Mexico is getting good prices
for her cattle. wool, crops and metals
and her business men will vote tie
republican ticket. The territory 10
making money while prosperity
shines and will not give up good
thing.
A peculiar Accident.
The death of D. h. Tyler of Victor
Colorado, who was prospecting on
Animas creek, was due TO q peculiar
accident. He bent over q spring to
get drink and as he did so bis 50
calibre revolver fell out OF bis belt
and went OF. sending ball through his
nody. Mr. Tyler was a mem Der OF the
Gold Coin Prospecting and Develop
ment company of Colorado Springs and
was on his way to the Black range
mineral hill.
AComa Indians In Trouble.
A short time ago an Acoma Indian
shot and killed the father OF bis wife.
The Indians of bis tribe held village
council and determined to mete out
strict Indian punish ment upon the
murderer and accordingly they tortured
him TO death. The thing WAS reported
to the sheriff of Valencia county who
arrested the chief and five mem bers
of the council The Indians are old men
and reliable aud the best OF their tribe.
They claim they had the right TO ad-
minister the Justice, to take the life for
q life. They will be imprisoned until
Judge Crumpecker returns from the
east and decides on their case.
New Mexico and State hood.
Gov. M. A. Osero, of New Mexico.
whose father aud grandfather before
him were residents of that territory
and prominently identified with its
development, is in Washington looking
alter the interests OF the CerrlCOry no
il plessant-mannered man, short but
thick set, with a clear, keen eye, under
q large. high orenead. Gov. Otero is
highly enthusiastic over all that per-
tains to the territory.
''For the first time in the history OF
the republican party, 1 believe" said
he today, their national platform
names a territory speci 6cally as recon-
mended for admission to statehood. We
went to Philadelphia early, engaged
fine rooms at leading hotel. and talk
ed aud entertained for New M exico.
The result is strong recon.
mend alton for statehood in the party
platform.
"FinsucIally and otherwise, the ter
ritory is in al envisble position. Lately
we have been paying off some of our
b ,nds. which is quite an innovation.
The revenues are large; there's q COM
forts BILE sum in the treasury, and our
Laws affecting the collection of taxes
are working excsllently. There has
en- a great prosperity in our coal
mines, especially at the Salad o, Bloss-
burg, Gardiner, Gallup and other
mines. A considerable trackage Of
railroad has been built opening up
tb ese properties. The grazing industry,
with sheep, has increased
enormously in recent months. st
Louis Globe Democrat.