The silver star., 1900-03-09
NEW MEXICO NEWS.

| agency, South DnKOta, mas "hc"
charge of the government indian
school in Santa Fe. succeeding a. IL.
Vrets. The school is the largest govern
ment Indian school III the territory.
Thomas Gardner of North Seven
Rivers has sold to q. w. ONeai anu
George Beckett OF Hope his ranches.
| with 4,SOO sheep. 10 cattle, two
| ranch houses horses and tools, for $l6,-
600.
| The Woman's Board of Trade of Las
| Cruces has appealed to Andrew Car
! negie for the endowment of n public
| library. Santa Fe Is also making an
effort to secure an endowment for its
public library from the generous
| Scotchman.
Governor Otcro has appointed Sec
| ond Lieutenant Frank ii. Strong of AL
buquerque first lieutenant of Company
| q and udiutant OF the First regiment
| New Mexico National Guard. succeed
| ing Lieutenant l.. ii. Chamberlain
who has been promoted to Company
G.
Charles Watson was arrested at
Carlsbad after a spirited fight with
Cattle Inspector Harkcy and Constable
Clark on the charge of cattle stealing.
He was released upon giving $1,000
bail. Two other charges of cattle theft
We're brought against him, hut he fled
and has not been recnptured.
| In u runaway which occurred Satur-
| day between this city and Tesuquc.
Edward Miller, the wealthiest farmer
| of Tesuque. and two of his children
We're thrown out of their carriage and
dragged some distance. Miller had his
collar bone broken while the children
escaped with bruises.
The new $4,000 school house AT
Ration was completed last week and
occupied. The building is Gix7O feet.
two stories in height. built of brick
and contains six rooms. Ration now
has three modern school buildings
more than any other city in the terri
tory except Albuquerque.
VIII Cravcns and Will Mccall broth
ers-inlaw. and wcll-known cowboys,
We're arrested near Las Cruces by
Sheriff Garrett. charged with being ac.
cessories to the robbery of Bowman's :
bank. 1t Is understood that evidence
has been discovered positively estab-
fishing the fact that these men pro-
cured the horses ridden by the robbers.
Their preliminary hearing is set for
| Wednesday.
Division Superintendent j. T.. Hur-
ley, in behalf of the Santa l'c company.
has submitted to Albuquerque through
Mayor Marion. Il definite proposition to
rXpend S1JO.OOO in erecting a new dc
! pot and hotel on condition that the city
construct II vinduct over the Coal ave
nue. crossing. The estimated cost of
the viaduct is $20.0W. Ii is thought
the question will be made the issue OF
the coming municipal campaign.
\ dispatch from Washington says:
The United States Supreme Court In.
reversed the judgment of the Court of
Private Land Claims in the case of
United States VS.. Ortiz. involving title
10 land grant of :,:,.O0O to 100000
acres in Santa l'c county, New MeXi-
60. The lower court held the grant to
be valid. The supreme Court holds
that the claimants had failed to cstab-
lish the scnuineness of the grant. aud
therefore reversed that opinion.
W. NJ. H. Woodward of the Indian
agency AT Santa Fe attended a mass
meeting OF the Indians NJ san Felipe
Pueblo to take action against the peo-
pie constructing the low line ditch over
the Indian lands. After n council last
Ing five hours he persuaded the In
dams 10 give up the idea of using force
against the project. although those
tcrs were AT first in the majority and
nj! danger of trouble is no, yet past.
Eight highway robbers were arrested
by Deputy Shcrin Huber two miles
from Iamy. The men are accused of
holding mp n Santa Fe engineer named
Mt'rphy. who has charge of the com
piliiy pump al l.amy. securing n watch.
They Were tracked by train hands.
who. finding them In an empty box
ear. locked IL until the sheriff arrived
and arrested the men. They were
brought 10 thc county jail here and
gave the following MINES: Joseph
khislcr. Robert Hamilton. T.. Cox. j.
liariung. Louis Richow. +. j. Allen.
George Moore and VIII Burke.
dispatch states that Delegate Percn
made nm argument Saturday before
thc House committee ON public lands
AGAINST Tie blll 10 sci apart n tract of
inh'i. nsgregnfing .T.OCO acres. in New
Mexico. ms II preserve for American
bis"h. Mr.. perca said the reasons adj.
'ahced for protecting the bison arr.
purely sentimental and the lands de-
sired for preserve may bc put To
better use as grazing grounds for sheen
ana cattle. lie said he would ucc,nt
nm amendment allowing n concession
oi 'VWW acres. hut would onuosn
granting any larger amount. The maj.
Ter was referred To n subcommittee
consisting OF Representatives MondeII
Lacey and Jones of Oregon. with I'm.
s'r'ciions to prepare u bIlI granting n
smaller tract for u buffalo rnnge. NJ !,
privnt" enterprise and nt n rental
Judge Wilbur +. Stone OF Denver. n
member OF the Court Of Private Land
'"',ls. mas Just ieft Santa Fe where
lir Inns been taking dcposItions II,
lihnf cnses. for Anionlio. Colorndn
wner" ne VIII be engaged In taking
.i"posliions In the ConeJos gran, cns,
me 'ohclos grant covers 2iOOOu
morcs .. ~ New Mexico and Colorado.
mostly III the latter state. upon which
me towns Of Del Norie. An,oni,o mnI
'oh'los nhd many smaller settlements
are located aud which Represents n
value OF many million dollars. yhc
sr'n, wns made by the government
o, Mexico In 1871. and II In now
cInlincd by crpstpuciu vnido. ,r,