El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-08-20
NEW MEXICO.
Compliments Captain Fall

compliments Captain Fall
The Albuquerque Citizen says tha
Captsin "A. b. Fail is the Hblest man IL
the democratic party In New Mexico
but that all the one horse idle lawyers
N the territory will oppose him, In
spite of the fact that be would make 9
popular delegate for congress.
Cards And Dice, Then Lduddnum.
Las Vegas, saved up $3.50 intending to
go back to China. Instead, Fong
started out one night last week to have
q good lime, and after losing his stake
at the gam bling tables drugged him
self to death with laudanum.
Automobile Stage Line.
There is to be an automobile stage
line from Flagstaff to the Grand Canon.
/. f. Fariot Is the promoter and the
lew enterprise has already received
the support of the business men at
Flagstaff who have given pledges that
Will more than pay for the line. Mr..
Fariot Is now in Chicago copferring
with ,he officials of the Santa Fee line
who are disposed to carry the scheme
forward. The company will advertise
the line extensively.
Conejos Grant Rejected.
At the lession of the United States
court Of prIvase claims at Santa Fe,
chief justice Reed handed down adeci-
SIGN rejecting the famous Conejos
grant, claimed by Crecenoio Valdez, of
Conejos, Color ado, and covering 5000
900 acres of land in the Rio Grande
valley In Southern Colorado, includ-
Vista, Del Norte and other important
settlements.
A decision was also announced re-
jecLlng the Juan Jose Moreno grant
in BernalilIo county, Crescencio and
Simon Moreno claimants. This decree,
however, to be without prejudice to
such rights, If any, as claimants here
in may have under and by virtue of
the DEGREES of confirmation entered by
this court in the case of the Gaia DEL
Rio grant and the La Majsd grant.
A Real Bear Story.
William Price, of Rio Arribs, had |
an exciting encounter with six bears on !
the upper Navajo near the Colorado |
line last week which resulted in q |
broken leg to Price, and q night of |
worry. Price is sheep ranchmau, and |
he was in search of q email bunch of |
animals when he ran across his adven-
ture. He came upon six fierce bears |
who were busily engaged in decreas-
ing the size of his flock when
he rode up. Price succeeded in Kill |
ling one of the brutes, and |
very much elated attempted TO load |
she carcass on his horse. The horse
became alarmed and kicked Price.
breaking his leg near the knee When /
night came the remaining five bears
returned and made it warm for Price |
who kept them OF with the butt of hts |
gun, his cartridges having been ex-,
hsusted. A email collie stayed with |
him all night and helped keep the
bears at bay. He was rescued in the
morning by passing vaqueros.
The Cliff DWellers.
The secretary of the Interior has
wisely taken action on the propos ed |
Paiarito cliff dwelers reservation in
Santa Fee and Rio Arriba counties, says
the Santa Fe New Mexican His actions
came in the nick of time to preserve
those ruins for scientific invessiR alton
and for future generations. The
aside from scientific and
will also be of direct benefit to Santa
Fe and surroundings by drawing
hither tourists and scientists who
intend to visit the ruins. It Is to be
hoped, however, that the 800
square miles temporarily
from settlement will be
allowed to be taken up by those who !
desire to settle on them. The runs
can be set aside as a national park
md protected from vandals without
the laad surrounding
Them from entry or sale. The sisua-
lion is quite different from that on
ores. reserves. for through the set
.lers on the surrounding country no
1erm can come to the ruins il they are
protected by United States
lfficers.