Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1901-07-06
ASPERSlONS0 Of NEW MEX,
A sincere and Devoted Worker
Casts SIurs ON the People,
rev. JUllluo TO the RESCUE.
L-LL0r 10. -. rrnn--rInL


.lnIly of San Matou Those .fato
iu,uIH were given Wide currency Zoe the
papers uf HOttun Row Father Iul
lard tho Catholic pastor In charge Of
SAN NUtuo. WIitUR
Although san Iatpo iH "a very small
Villas. We deem 10 our duty tu pro
to.t ar'iuat tho napcrsiun cast upon
those tow families. AMI tp douDunDe
ihr habit of tbH lrutlrtnnt mission
arI"t working among MrNlcnuH and
Indians. 'f miarvpr Untstng the fo
DaI religious and moral state uf these
IUoU.
What H said of San Matco 3uJay
aIll bu repeated uuuut another VILLAGE
tomorrow, till GO last Do hrDlm.3 an
unlicensed truiam that Now Mexico
o. iI in state uf hnrharism
Tho paper read hy thn 'slucote and
devoted worker referred Go by the
tWn. alIut Is au argument for funds
Nu. Of thy reports OF thD Einu mo. to|
1t Che lUnst DNHFHr1tiUu. They
magnify DO. wt.i.hHG and miserable
condition a.. thulr uIutDfps Boo order
iH elicit pity Hud che hCurtrUudiug pic.
t7ro oft such harruu works maYols
That play hUs boon goug uu iu Dee.
b1if of shytorIau Methodist Ep eco
Dob HDN tnngIy tutIonal mission
UhuU Gov uHIh bnIf "a century The
hH. m ".un tu thp reputation of che
Utahf u." Df Sow NU.lcu hy such
proceedings Dluuul lD uyDuutod o.
t4o opinion OF tho American people Co
lu formed 600 That manner o. history
.H uU written With such documents
la. credit given t1 these reports by
fn. ur would fairly lead uH tU bee.
'IufH chat N.w MDNi.U iH cas- the "Ein
leon, aUI devoted worker Haysl rC.
mote province ui China. about which
any a.s,rUuu wHy safely ho yguturci.
fpr 20 iH LOO flr that there 81 nu pos
-ibiO human way Cl controlling its
,Dmoity
Hut what oi san Matoo7 san Ma
too ia a small Mexican village. about
twenty Eve miles northeast ui Grant
lu station of the ). D. y raurogdb We
can trace lts history back tp the year
1861. when email colony of Spannrds
Ied by Don 0uiiagu Duran de- Chavez
took pu. Jon I'D the San Mntou val
ley aud obtained from the Spanish
crown grant for ths land The whole
surrounding country was ai the t,mr
settled hF savage NAynius. For years
and yoag tha spanish loluuist ,uuEht
their blood thirsty urirhhOrs. pro avis
t FORTS lut at last exhausted uy
daily battles. ouuumueIUd uy uu yv"r
IuOroa lus toe. they rctrHatul twenty
miles southeast Wh"ru they founded
.uu town of CuluiI'tia.
40 tbo breaking out of thg Hoeo8.
IUu war au old acttlor uf Cebouotta.
thD wen known Colonel Chavez raised
ID l...WDut ut New Mexican yuluu.
t..U. having received commission
from President Lincoln tu that pms.
posse one entire company was rc
Iblt.i iu CcUUll.t,H and placed uuio,
.he command ST Captain Roman a.
IaoJ Nr DUoa then in the primo oi
.fH hai already distinguished himself
POI his exploits against the Nayaius
Ih. regiment AMI This particular ON
pom rendered y.g valuable services
Co tho United states government dur
ing tho entire period uf two years
| when thyy were mustered ont in 1865
Captain Blpu proposed tu the boys
tu goo iu % body and rc1Dttlg the valley
uf san Matcu. The N1yaIOs were atlil
thor, as oi yorD more hostile than
uN... 10 was DAM ruua enterprise
Hut they wore bold uud 100 once uErcrd
/ 90 accompany thDIl captain t1 the pro
posed land Nh. young warriors had
scarcely begun their march toward al,
| san Matoo mountains when war hrok,
ult between them and The Indians, q
fierce war indeed a mrrC.l,aH war
which ragged for over fh years but
/ the Boys. conquered and wrcatDd
! from 'EU Navajo Indians tbo beautiful
] valley once the domain ut their faith
| . mI built tha village ui san Mateo
The h-nIHm played no ihU gene
.s oft SAN MUtpo by Sea fast settlers D.
uut Cos uuN claim 90 distinction
/ thnUah maII village. san Nutoo B.
.H uu wise Toast of the princes of
/ Judah 10 contributed and san con
/ tributes &c. share ol talented men &C.
/ thu councils 0t tho nation. Captain
/ Roman g. laca was lu 1876 speaker
/ uf thu house of representative OF th'
! territorial Legislature and suhsgquD
I ly many time member uf the sam.
/ body Do was e man ol liberal ctu
! cation ana a progressive citizen, ,
/ man who would have made his mari
/ iu any country
when boo 1891 "a new school law wa
[ pas l establishing "a modern system
/ ol schools boo the territory. the nam,
/ 1f Mr. Amadu Chavez an Old resident
ne tba brst pouguped man 40 put an,
urV .yst.m into execution. and Ii wa.
| de- whom Governor bradford primo,
/ appniutod as thr Gr4t suporiutcndou
of publir Instruction This pnsitI1p n,
oecuuiod ion aiz ya9rs Ina tbr mos
IbrIIliaut rud crsditnbIs manner AN,
| iu fbat uoriod tho territury made IA.
/ most remarkable progress iu uluca
8 N a..
/ About tau wears ago thu government
of thr tufrH States established 4
court for tho puruoar of settling IN,
/ land ulp4 i'm this Territory Tn,
government needed the services of q
I r1f1pot.nt clerk f1r THAI court of I
man won y.rn.l in tLc Eusll.b Huf
/ sn4niab lauauae.. and 10 pas another
suu ni sam Natuo Who was s,l,ctcr
/ for fblf position An lrIuao chavez
I vb, ..Iii IulIa ia gifb great credit
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