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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-03-27

Attempts at record breaking are be-
Ing continued at Garfield park track in
Chicago by McDufiee and Taylor, says
Cycle Age, the Bostonian cut the
quarter-mile figures to :21 20 ana
The third-mile figures to ~ 20.
Meanwhile Major Taylor stood around
dolefully looking on, unable 70
make ana trials himself because
his steam motorcycle refused to per-
form its part There were hints
that 1t would make the game interest
Ing and be magnanimous thing
Manager Culver would allow the col
ored boy to make trial behind Nc
Dufee's machine for suitable COM
pensation, but the suggestion fell nat
as the latter was not minded to relin-
qulsh his advantage to help his rival
out Of misfortune.
Taylor's inning came on Thursday,
however, and McDuifee saw his newly
acquired quarter-mile record move
over into the opposing camp, for, paced
by his repaired motorcycle. the dusky
Worcester lad rode the quarter in 20
hetes III MS hlidi III but bh1itB NV
ever. his tandem ran wide, and he
missed McDuffee's latest figures by
three-fifths OF second The Bostonian
went for the quarter again. but could
not get under Taylor's figures, his time
being 20 1-5 He also tried for the
third, but could not equal his time on
the preceding day Both motors were
working well, but the teams running
them ran wide on the turns and the
men lost the pace.
McDuffee Repeats His Nile Figures.
McDuffee did not ride that day, but
on Saturday he attacked the mile rec
ord and succeeded In tieing the mark
of 1.21 made In the last mile of Eve
mile record trial down at Brockton
The weather was chilly and not in the
Ieast conducive to record breaking, but
The Bostonian tucked himself in behind
his widespreading machine and the
ride began The half was clicked in
40 LIB and the last half in $50 10 AL
though his new figures tie those made
before. he is not yet satisfied, and will
sViuhlu III NuiCdBO LOT duClutI Wcch
IN the hope of putting them down to
ago. Taylor made a trial for the
same mark, but missed by several SEQ
onds, his motor being perceptlbly
slower than the other and the rider
himself being too heavy and out of
form from the recent bad weather. His
rival is also several pounds over
weight.
Runaway Tandem.
While McDu1ee was following his
tandem In q warming-up rue, the
steam-gauge blew off and the rider on
the rear seat jumped to prevent a
scalding. This left the controlling
valve set for less than a two-minute
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-10-26


Board Of County Commissioner Of San Juan
County, New Mexico.
WHEREAS, BY law. it is the duty Of the com.
misaionerB OF each county in the Territory Of
New Mexico TO proclaim elections which are
20 held In the respective counties for the pur.
pose Of voting FOR candidates tO an the differ.
ent ohce8 for She Two years following the gon.
eradication, which ig held for that purpose. and
WHAhEAs, The hrRt Tuesday after the first
Monday In November is the day DESIGNATED
py the. present law, in relation 20 elootiona,
for holding said election.
THEREFORE,, The Roard OF County Commits
sionera Of the county Of San Juan in regular
session held In the town Of Aztec, county seat
Of sald county, on The % day OF October, A. d.
W., have ordered ag follows, to wit:
mat on tuesday the 9Th day Of November,
~ 1900 commencing at s O'Clock a. IN. OF
said day, an election win be held In the various
election precincts. at the usual voting places,
az which elections candidates will Be voted
upon by the legally and qualified voters IN
eaeh precinct, for the following offices. to wit
One Qelegate TO Congress.
I've Members Of the Territorial Legislative
Two Aambeps of the Territorial House Of
Representatives.
Three Members of the Board Of County Com.
m~iasionera.
One Judge Of the Probate Court.
One Probate Clerk.
One Sheriff.
One School Superintendent.
One Assessor,
One County Treasurer.
One County Surveyor.
n. HARRINGTON, Chairman.
Atteat; e. v. Stafford, Clerk.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-10-26

Among the wild stories the calamity
howlers have been spreading over the
county during the last two weeks, the
widest is the one concerning the Demo-
cratic legislative candidate. People have
misstated the truth when they said that
Mr.. Mead was on the Democratic ticket
Is a stUol-pigeon or decoy for another
candidate. Charley Mead is the kind Of
s,uH that will not allow him to desert a
post OF duty or to do a dishonOFable
thing. He is honesty personihed. When
the Democratic party honOred him with
the nomination for the Legislature he &C
copied the call az in duty bound, and we
take the liberty to say that be Is can
didate and out for votes up to the time
Of closing the polls on November 9th.
Mr.. Meade character as q citizen is proof
sgainst al such low and ridiculous
charges. and his Democracy ia OF tho
kind that yields 10 none. There is 40
better Democrat this side the pearly
gates than Charley Mead.
The best clothing and gents furniah-
Inc goods are carried by the Nathan
nbos and Clothing company Durango
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-10-26

The boilers ticket was nominated By
q few disappointed delegates, cake.
walkers and boilers, who met in a back
room from which the public was OK
cluded. Wasn't it?
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-10-26

Who nominated the Independent or
bslters' ticket ? A few men who met in
q dark room and had no spectators or
witnesses. Verify. verify, the ways Of q
bolter are "nutty."
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-10-26

The Democratic ticket stands for pro-
gress and advancement Of the county
and economy in the management of
county affairs. 1t lie against retro.
gression.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-10-26

The old gang is raising the CRY Of
ring" as usual. When a bOlter can't
hOller "ring" be is in a bad fix. And he
is in a bad fix when he can't boiler.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-10-26

When any set of men get 80 hungry
for ofice that they will meet and nomi-
nate each other for the places, it looks
mighty bad. That is one of the reasons
Rhy the boilers ticket should not sue
cesd.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-10-26

"
DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM
OF SAN JUAN

Democratic platform.

RESOLVED, That the Demo RRsUEL
cratic party of San Juan coun- mocrata d
ty in convention assembled, de- en- conven
clares its unwavering faith and su fdelid
devotion to the nominees of the noiHinado'
Democratic National convention tiOnal De
and sees in the election of Will election &
lam Jennings Bryan and Adlai E.. Bryan y A
Stevenson the surest hope of the esperanto
great cause of the millions as de los mil
against the millionaires. millionaire
We affirm our nnwavering allie Altman
glance to the principles of the los princiI
Kansas City platform, in body, Kansas CT
letter and spirit. cuerpo.
, We denounce the imperialistic, Denunci
+, trust-breeding policy of the Re perializas
, publican party and declare our lido Repu
! sympathy with the cause of free nuestra sill
dom in every land and under lbertad en-
, every sun. TODD sol.
+, We favor the free and I'M Estamos
, limited coinage of silver at the ilimitado
} ratio of 10 to I, and believe that razon do
! the material interests of the creemos {
, world at large, the nation, and pueblo en-
} our own section require the y de nuest
! adoption of this principle Of quieren Ia
, finance above every other con- principles
sideratiOn. PedimOs
we demand the repeal OF the preSenteS l
present inadequate and INSULT y la substi
cient road law, and the substitu- culada a
ton of a measure calculated to ehcaZ de CO
promote efficient road legislation torio.
throughout the territory. FavOrce
We favor the maintenance and Ell adelanta
betterment Of the public school de nuestra
system Of the territory by every cualquer
legitimate method, and demand mos una
an honest and careful admins pocion hon
tration and disposal Of the lands terrenos
and revenues a~ccruing to the por el ulti
schools through recent acts of benehcio Ia
congress. Cordialn
We cordially endorse and ap- dorsanos e.
prove the wise and economical mico de los
management of county affairs by dado por 10
the Democratic county officials que han te
who nave held Office during the los ultimos
past two years.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-10-26

force n9' 4'h'.'is' q 1.Oss.ees.eu A
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-10-26

The bolter who is up for treasurer
gets his letter heads and envelopes
printed by Montgomery, Ward & Co.
Come to study it over, Montgomery
Ward isn't a bad place to buy goods, in
preference to buying of a bolter or a man
contemplate and stingy enough to get
his printing done east. Darn a bolter
and a bulldozer. always.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-10-26

I have carefully examined the soreqo;,g s,,,.
ment and hnd the same to be correct. iabiiifies
CALCULATED by the Insurance Department.
HARLEs A. PBRLLER Auditor
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-10-26

The boilers nominee for treasurer is
before the people for the same Office for
the fourth consecutive time. Two years
ago he got soundly W~alloped, but he
doesn't seem to mind q little thing like
that. The history Of San Juan county
affords 90 parallel case OF q man seeking
the Office with such persistence and as
siduity and patience. Old -Four Per
Cent is like many another man who
has let a mania for ofhoe-holding take
possession Of him. 1t lie a sad spectacle,
such an one as that.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-10-26

Il The Populiat party is dead, its NOM
bers win many Of them become afili-
ated with the regular Democratic or
ganization in San Juan county, and they
viii be welcome. II Il is still 10 the
field, its hackers should have the nerve
to name their ticket after it. Ore or the
other, boys.
Treasurer McHenry collected more
taxes during his term Of Office than any
OF his predecessors ever did, and he
wasn't partial in his collections. They
had to payif they owed it, whether friend
or foe. Mr.. McHsnry will retire from
the treasursr'e Office with the conscious
ness Of having performed his duty as he
saw it.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-10-26

Policy Reserves. etc.
Contingent Guarantee Fund .
Available for Authorized DiUi.
.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-10-26

When MI. Dodson was elected sheriff
two years ago the collectors Office had
been taken away from the sheriff, and
the other omoluments we're 80 meager
that very few men would consent to &C.
cept the position. Sheriff Dodson has
made very little money out Of the Office.
but the fees are somewhat more liberal
than they we're when he was elected, and
the next term might prove to be more
profitable. Vote for Dodson for sheriff.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-10-26

United States Bonds and other
viri Securities T1Tn st7s,Is5,<ci "a
Loans Mo5 g : Eo,a. 74,5oI,s-i os
e%aIitiss -: s.ssO.O0O 90
ReSI FS4at tomPany,s F9he5es 4,354sOa0 sc
Buildings, and other Proper
Cash ti Is RAN. .,s ~sa,fso,5s5 Os
lo,T RSSIs i,.,.., ~ Is,OIs,1-5 os
Premiums, etc. o.06O.Ga7 a
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-10-26
1NCOnR



10 folicY-hoideru for Claims b.
To Poliey-holders cor EndoH.
n. aslss, blsidenas ete ~, s8o,OST ~
ls,s1s,lt4 %
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-10-26

Board Of County Commissioner Of San Juan
County, New Mexico.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-10-26

are practically annihilated
by the ocean cables and
land telegraph systems
which now belt the cir
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1900-10-13
DEMAND ExoEnps SUPPLY,
Sew Mexico Coal Industry In TionrishiaR
Condition.

The annual report OF Mine Inspector
John w. Fleming for the territory Of
New Mexico. was made public yester.
day by zee secretary ~ tae Interior. the
body OF report being taken up with de-
taiied statements on the condition OF
the various coal mines of the territory,
Tie iuiiowing extracts are made
During the past fiscal year the coal
trade has been exceedingly brick. and
although the total production Of coal
shows "a marked Increase. the demand
for the coal produced in the territory
has been much greater than the supply
Al all mines IN the territory, except the
very small mines. the operators were
unable 10 nll more than two-thirdH OF
the orders received. on account ~ the
scarcity Of miners. the operators were
unable 10 meet the demand Tor coal,
Had Il not been for the great scarcity
~ miners. the increase in total produc-
ti0n for the fiscal year would have been
many tons greater. The production Of
the fiscal year ending June 30. 1900. was
Lis7, 2as tons. which was an increase OF
1885, 800 tons over the total production
OF tine previous year. Tho total estimat
ed value OF the production for the year
was si.S3i,ie5 being an increase of val.
uation os t2se,sgl over the preceding fls-
cal year.
During the year there were employed
In and about the mines OF the territory
i.G5s miners. % bcys, 2GT day men. max
ing total Of 2,Ois employees,
comparison with the previous year
shows an Increase 0f isi miners fG boys
but a decrease OF e. day men. making a
total Increase of iss IN the total num-
her Of employees
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1900-10-13
LErrrR VRoa rIrur ovRRY.
Hs Has hoan Promoted to First Lieutenant
Ia ths Philippines,

iis uas tioan Promoted a. First Lieutenant
in ths Philippines,
The following is an interesting ex-
tract from a le ,or written by Lieut.
curry. VI Alamogordo. now IN the Phil-
ipplnes
"on June vas promoted ana made
nrat lieutenant and on July 4 was
pl eed IN command of X troop. with
the 9ey and allowance OF a captain. /
resigned TO 80 home IN June. but my
resignation was not accepted. our reg.
imcnt Will be the FIRST mustered out,
and q now looks like We will start
home IN November. Ike the people
herei some uf them ore very lntelll.
gent Nearly every one reads and
writes IN either spanish or the native
dialect on July visited the general
commanding the insurgents In I.aoaR
province. as representative of our dts
trict commander was accompanied
by my orderly only. one OF the boys
enlisted from olamuRordo. Mcdonald. I
was treated well. We discussed mat
tera very fully. but no agreement was
made fos the insurgents 10 surrender.
and Nghting stiil continues. The insur-
gents have no army-they are In small
bands OF from ten 20 nfay. and thoy
waylay wagon roads and ire on small
parties. The F1llpinos have confidence
In American people. think with pro.
per assistance from us they viii do
we'll. They ere 1uick 90 learn. when
J was relieved as provost marshal al
Male and ordered hers. ali the natives
petiiioned 10 have me retained. had
organized a clvil government then un-
der Colonel LOckett. and we got along
well. My colonel and major are nth
iIe men and good officers
"Ali the boys from New MeHloo
made good soldiers. Jack Maxwell was
wounded az Male In January. while
leading an attack on a large force OF
the enemy John Kelly is Corporal
Kelly again and Mantell IL sergeant
The Rough Hidera who are over here
have nearly all distinguished them.
selves. Several have received commits
slons. expect 90 eat Chrlstmas din
ner In Sew Mexico"
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1900-10-13
LAS PLAcirAs MINES.
q. W. oivens naa Completed Homes ~
Mines Claims Being Worked.

- W. NiFene HNa Completed Homes nt
Mines-Ciaims Being Worked.
Special Correspondence.
BernaiillO, n. NJ, OCT During a visit
to the Las Placitaa mining district last
week gathered the following that
may interest your readers:
c. w. Ovens has completed his
houses az the mine and will shortly
bring his family and some workmen 70
reside there, He Il pushing the work on
the tunnel TO cut a known copper vein
and IN making satisfactory progress.
Mesara. Goodrich, Garrett and Hailett
have about completed the annual la
Dor on their twenty -four claims IN the
Crow mountains near Gallsteo. and Mr.
Haliett h daily expected az Las plaoi-
ias 10 push development work on the
three claims they have IN that district
J. n. Richards has arrived and made
camp near san Francisco SPRING.
He 10 waiting che arrival OF men and
machinery 10 DO extensive work on the
piacerH.
Prof Giltner'a mine. "The Maceo."
near MADEIRA. Il producing free gold
ore. lie has cut another vein that as
says well. There = about one hundred
and fifty sons of ore on the dumps.
Mr Taylor has had several assays
made of ore from his claims located
near The Maceo." that are very en-
eoursglng-o asaaying over SiOe.
rEP.
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1900-10-13

J. y. w. veeder. A. A. Jones. santa 80
county. Marcelino Garcia, Ch ,ries y.
Essisyi sierra county. w. .. Thomp.
son, Thomas Murphy. sooorro county. F.
J. q Fitch. Luciano Chavesi Taos
eouNtY. A. Leibert. ]. Martinez. Union
count, .. E Smith. jose Maria Con
sales.
The democratic committee men at
large are, w, q Hopewou. Neili ~.
Field. y V. Chavea, ~ v. Long, J. A.
WHY'S. Charles Ballard. W. u. Aacar
ate. Franclacp Gonzales. ~ naoa, J. n.
Martinea and Antonio Joseph
The democratic central committee ef-
fected an Organization BY the choice OF
owen ", Marron, 0f Albuquerqus. a.
chairman. z. " McCanna. of Albuauer.
cue. as secretary. Neill II. Field. of Al.
buauerque, treasurer. and Summers
Bdrkhart rs auditor 10 the committee.
The executive COMMITTEES ia composed
% the following members. O n. Mar.
ron, =. =. McCanna. n. n. Field. G. y.
Essiey. Elisha V. Long. q. A. Richard
son.
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1900-10-13
TAOS COUNTY nrrunLIoANs.
They Nominate Good Legislative aud
County Ticket.


County Ticket
The republicans Of Taos county. az
the convention held al Taos on Monday
Tor the purpose u nominating a legia-
lative and county ticket. made the fol-
lowing nominations. Council, for the
counties OF Taos. RIO Arriba and san
Juan, Malaquias Marines. Og Taos;
house for Taos county. y. c. Abbott. OF
Red River Cityi county commission
cra, nrst district. MaAimillRnO Romero
OF Taos, second district. Julian Bell. Of
costillR' third district. Lucas Domin-
gucS. OF penasco; collector and trcasur-
er, Higini0 sanoheE, OF Arroyo seco.
sherin. Faustin TruJliio. of Taos. as.
SCISSOR, Bla2 Sal8zar, Of Rgnchoa Dc
Taos; surveyor, Joseph Mallette, OF
Red River Cityi superintendent of pub
lie instruction, Francisco Martinez y
Martinez, OF Arroyo SecO.
The ticket is strong and well diHtri.
butod geographically. Hon. MRlaqulas
MartineE has served faithfully, we'll
and ably nH member OF the house and
an member OF the council from his
county ana district. and will be elected
u. g, Abbott, nominee for the house
IL a young lawyer. also Interested Ia
miring in Red River. who 10 wen quail
ined FOR the position. IL popular. and
liked everywhere In the county. and
will make a GOD record n elected, OF
which latter there seems 20 be- no
doubt
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1900-10-13
METHODIST APPOINTMENT.
Bishsp uzniiton AaJsasas CesGessaoe -
~ Faaa.

Iishsp Ilamiitaa AaJsaFas Conference -
~ faso.
The conference Of tho New Mexico
English Mission OF the Methodist Epls-
copal church concluded ita work al Bl
Paao and adjourned Monday night.
Bishop Hamilton announced the ap-
poin,nent for the ensuing ecclesiastical
year. az foll0ws:
Superintendent a. y. Morrison.
Aiamogord0-ii. a. Reynolda.
Albuuucrquc-C A. bunker
Hland-0. s. Madden.
Clay Il. Hafshaw.
ElizabethtOwn q. wright.
10 Paao-J y. Kellogg
iIillEboro- flobort Parker.
Las Vegas--A AZ. Lumpkin.
Mogollon-1'o be supplied.
Pinos Altos IN. Van Valkenberg.
Rnton-M Armstrong.
santa Few. A. Cooper.
silver City-I. q. Ruon.
springer-B y. Baker.
las cruoes-To b. supplied.
Capitan-'ro be supplied.
Demlng--1'O BE- supplied.
A, Hoffman was transferred 10 the
California German conference and sta.
toned IN san Diego.
Bishop Ilemilton goes from El Pasa
70 New Mexico % hold the conferences
% the New Mexico Mexican mission al
Ration.
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1900-10-13
TRRRIroRIAL rnNDa

Territorial Treasurer J. u. Vaughn
received the following remittancea.
From MaTgarito Romero collector OF
san Miguel county. t76ss OF 1929 taxes:
from Ncpomuceno Martinez. collector
OF Union county. tis9.sG OF 1899 taxes. Of
which i6t2s IL for territorial purposes
and s3122 FOR territorial institutions;
ft7s,i2 OF 1900 taxes. Of which usiis n
Tor territorial purposes and ta3ci for
territorial Institutions; from A. u Bur-
nam. collector of coifax county. fs72 OF
1895 taXcs. $3.50 OF iSgs taxes. tis96s OF
1899 taxes. Of which t5iso IL for terri
torial institutions. ssg7l5 % 1900 taxes.
OF which ti3950 r. for territorial pur-
poses and tGss9 for territorial inatiu-
tions
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1900-10-13

The republican central conmittss Sc
iected the following gentlemen az
sIseakera 20 address audiences In var
lous sections Of thu territory In the In
tereat OF rspubliuanism. wise govern
mcnt and prosperity Col Francisco
Chavea. Col. n. =. Twitohell. Hon. r..
y. catron. Hon. w. n Chllders. Gen. n.
l. Bartlett. Gov. l.. Il. Prince. Hon. T.
A Finleal. Hon Manuel c, de Baca.
Hon. W. ~ Martin and Hon, J. NJ.
Grifln.
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1900-10-13

coiorsdo-Nsw .ieEico Fair Opsnsd at Do.
Fango. Colo.
A special dispatch 90 the Denver re-
publican from Durango, under date Of
Ooiober 9TH says. rhe opening dag Of
thf Colorado New AeKioo F'alr aasoci-
alton was a decided success. T4s
Htafher 10 simply perfect. warm and
bright. People began arriving yesser-
day. and t0-daYs trains brought ssv.
eral hundred more. Hilverton furnished
the largest number of visltofa Many
or the exhibitors were behind 10 ar
rangemonie and all Wni not be Ia per-
fec. order until Tomorrow.
The program opened this morning
with q ball game between Durango ana
Telluride. The Teiiaride boys went %
BAT and knocked out nlne runa the arsi
inning After that the home team set.
TIED down 70 business, but the lead Wea
TOO great 10 overcome and resulted ~
% IL IN favor of Telluride morrow
morning Durango plaza .Aserton. and
the winners play reH.iide the next
day
The horse racing wa especially In
teroating and q was a case where the
favoritea wore al a discount. not ine
winning. lH the quarter mile rae los
a pu-se % tiso. Fanny Aadenssn was
hos fayOrite. bat came In thlrd u..f
Tom winning,
In the three-quarteF mite rl,e
Charles Gunner was . h0i gay0d.s
against the heid nla ums the "a ul
lts came OUT trin, better. blluE .s,
ond
In The saddle horse race the fay0l a.
Was aEain beaten b. sOfrgl Diek
There vas also boys uisy aa.
which was Won py Bsusm n -
con. The attendance t1.a
the mauagtm,nr
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1900-10-13
Deserve Credit.

Governor Prince serves great
deaf OF credit FOR the success Of the
Horticultural fair. under the many dis,
advantages which surrounded the fairs
progress this year lie was ably as
SISTED by Or Harroun Mr., Rlvenberg.
Mi. Brevor;, Mr.. Shock and the other
members % the committees. Santa re
Capital