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Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1903-06-06
THAT SKINNER DISPATCH.
Genuine from Santa Fe citlzens-The
Optic Denounced.

Genuine from Santa Fe Citizens-The
Optic Denounced.
From Santa Fe New Mexican.
The valued Las Vegas Optic express.
Is belief that the telegram sent
from this city on Friday last to the
Los Angeles Times. denouncing the re.
marks made 10y the Rev. Norman Skin
ner Of Las Vegas, at the Presbyter.
ian assembly in the former town a
few days ago and published not only
IN the columns of the Times. hut also
10y all the other papers In that city,
was not signed in fact 10y the 80 citi.
Zens whose names were appended to
IL.
The New Mexican regrets to be com
PEELED TO take issue with it's valued
contemporary, but II Is fact never
theless that every one of the 80 citi-
zens whose names appear as signed to
the telegram, signed H. In fact had
the parties interested therein desired
10 have 1913 signatures to the telegram
and had they given the time towards
procuring them they could have done
so without trouble They could have
made it a thousand just as easy. as
public sentiment Is united upon the
question and as the vast majority of
reputable citizens were and are ready
and willing to append their signatures
TO the statement as telegraphed and
as published in the Los Angeles Times
of Sunday last This is a free country
and the Optic Is at liberty to look upon
the question exactly as IL chooses
This does not and will not prevent 9th.
er newspapers and citizens from treat
ing the question in manner deemed
best by them
The New Mexican does not believe
that the reporters who took down this
speech of the Reverend Norman Skin
ner lied about t. II is but natural TO
suppose that the words were taken
down by the stenographers at the as
sembiy as he uttered them and that his
language. as quoted in the Los Angeles
papers, was as he delivered It. AS far
as this paper is concerned the word OF
the reporters. who were present at the
assembly and reported the proceedings
Ii good. any statement the Reverend
Norman Skinner might make to the
contrary Notwithstanding. The Santa
Fe citizens, who signed the dispatch
and whose action is very severely criti-
cized by the Optic in it's last Mon
days issue, knew what they were do
ing when they signed the same and
they are perfectly ready and willing TO
take the consequences of heir acts In
this as well as In other matters.
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1903-06-06
ARMY Manouvers,

Brigadier General w. H. Whiteman,
adjutant general of the New Mexico
national guard, has addressed a circu.
lar letter to the commanding officers
OF the different companies. calling at
tention to the encampment and the
army manouvers in which the New
Mexico national guard is invited to
participate. The encampment will be
held in Wyoming the latter part OF
August of the present year. The or
ganlzations will be required TO remain
in camp ten days, exclusive Of travel.
Transportation and subsistence will
he furnished by the government. The
letter directs all companies NJ hold
meetings Immediately after its receipt
at which the names of the several ma
tional guard organizations who will
pledge themselves to attend. are to be
taken and forwarded to the adjutant
general. This is done in order TO be
able to notify the proper officials as
near as possible how many men to
prepare to care for.
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1903-06-06
Money for Kansas Refugees.

There is a movement on foot among
the Santa Fe shop men in San Berar-
dino TO raise money. the purse TO be
sent to the sufferers who are victims
OF the terrible floods which are now
raging In and about Topeka. The ma
jorty OF the men working in the San
ia Fe shops In that city came original.
ly from Topeka. and they count their
friends and relatives In that city by
the hundreds. Quite naturally they
have compassion for their hardships
and on Monday the hat was passed
around and a neat little sum raised In
the cause. More money was added
on the streets, and II is expected that
still more will be contributed.
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1903-06-06
ALBUQUERQUE GUARDS.
viii Probably Go 10 Wyoming 10 Par
tlclpats in Big euCampment,
BOYS GETTING READY.

Captain O'Donnell Of the Albuauer.
cue guards SAYS that the company is
undergoing a complete reorganization.
and that already thirty good men have
signed. He looks for no truoble In
getting the other twenty that are nee.
essary.
The company is to be dr lied and got
up to apple pie order for the big guard
cncampment that the national guards
OF New Mexico has been invited to,
which is TO be held in Wyoming.
The following received by Captain
O'Donnell from Santa Fe will explain:
Territory Of New Mexico. ONCE OF
Adjutant General. Santa Fe, ~ NJ.
June 1.-Circular No |: /. The en-.
campment for the army maneuvers in
which the national guard of New Mex
leo has been invited to join. will be
held In the state of Wyoming during
the last half OF the month of August,
1903. The organization OF the guard
participating will be required to re.
main in camp for the period of ten
days. exclusive OF the time consumed
In travel In going to the encampment
and returning to their stations Trans
portation and subsistence will be fur.
nished by the government.
2. Company commanders will on the
first drill night following the receipt Of
this circular present the matter to the
officers and men of their command and
obtain from them an expression as to
the number of names OF those who de.
sire to Join the maneuvers, and will
pledge themselves TO attend. which in.
formation will be Immediately com
municated TO this office. IL is impor
tant that great care be used in the
presentation of this matter. as tho
general commanding the department
OF the Colorado desires as near as
practicable the number of militia from
New Mexico to be provided for.
BY order OF Miguel A. Otero. Cover.
nor and Commander.in.C Chief
w. H. WHITMAN.
Adjutant General.
The appropriation that vas made by
the last legislature for a first class ar.
mory building to be built In this city
has been received. But before ii can
go up, We understand there must be
a full company. So hustle up, boys,
and fll up the ranks. This armory
building will be a great thing for Al.
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1903-06-06
ROSWELL HEARS GOOD NEWS.
The Survey Party Pushing Rapidly
Toward New Mexico Line and FL

Paso.
Judge Lee said yesterday: 1.-TWO
men were in my office today. and they
had just arrived here overland from
Estacada. Crosby county, Texas. They
said that the big survey party for the
right OF way for the Vernon. Roswell
a. FL Paso railroad was at Hales Cen.
ter, Hale county, Texas, and were
working this way rapidly.
THE survey party had been in the
vicinity of Hales Center for about ten
days"
The original route did not touch
Hales Center, but the people put up a
substantial bonus. which caused lit
tie change in the route. and the party
surveyed a fraction northwest to take
in Hales Center, the county seat OF
Hale county The survey party had
cross sectioned from Floydada. county
seat OF Floyd county, to Quanah. on
the Southern Fort Worth e. Denver
railroad in Hardeman county.
The following counties have been
cross sectioned by the party: Harde.
man. Cottle, Motley and Floyd. The
surveying party being in Hale county
at present, leaves only Lamb and Bal.
ley counties to be crossed before the
party reaches the New Mexico line
and Chaves county, They will possibly
touch the northwest corner of Cochran
county before coming into Chaves
county.
This news is direct and 1t certainly
sounds good and looks like we will
surely get the railroad. Roswell
Register
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1903-06-06
NEW SHOPS AT RATION.
Over One Hundred Thousand Dollars
TO BE Espended In Extension,

to BE Expended In Extension.
Things around the Ration shops look
as II the plant had been visited by a
tornado. Tearing down the walls OF
the old part OF the round house. remov.
Ing the debris and preparations for
the rebuilding make general confus'
ion and work ls carried on with some
difficulty.
A large force OF men is at work and
this will be increased as rapidly az
room for more hands can be made.
The new section OF tie round house
will have ten engine stalls. and will
be large enough to accommodate the
monster engines now In use on this
division, which are the largest In the
world. II will be built OF stone and
will cover part of the site now occu.
pied by the blacksmith shop and also
part OF the site OF the present store
house.
North OF the site OF the main shop
on the north side Of the transfer pit,
will be erected another building SINH
lar TO the main building. II will be
IT'S feet long and so feet wide. This
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1903-06-06
New Mexico Pensions.

Pablo Baca, Golden. original 81; Mel
son u. Warrington Silver City. origin.
al. Sc: Fred Anderwerth, Malaga, in.
crease, IS; Casimiro Albidrez. Mora
increase. $40; Bernard Salgzar Lin.
coin. increase. si2; Jose Aquiino Sua.
so, Ranches de Taos original, SO; Dan.
lei Risdon, Ration. original. Sc; Teodo
sio Sabcdra, Albuquerque, increase,
s55, Pedro Lucero Montoya. increase,
sl2; Charles a. Edgerly Iamy, origin.
al. So; Antonio Jose Benavides, Taos,
increase. $40; Elizabeth + Lacey, Ros.
WELL IS; lnez Garcia de Snyder, Albu-
querque. IS; Nathan A. Loveioy. Las
Vegas, original. IS; Benito, Borrego,
Santa Fe, original, 81.
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1903-06-06
IF THE TRUTH WERE TOLD.
A Few Paragraphs About People When
Dead and Alive.

1t Is easy 10 prove that the truth
should not be spoken at all times. Sup
posing, for instance. that the news
papers. instead of publishing the usual
obituary notices concerning the well.
known and respected citizen who
leaves wide circle OF friends" were
to set forth the plain truth in some
such style as this:
Henry G.. Oldham died yesterday at
the palatial residence which he was
able to build with money that he made
by giving short weight to his custom.
ers and grinding his employees down to
the lowest notch. The community Is
distinctly better of with this man out
OF the way. and it is expected that his
funeral will be attended by large and
enthusiastic crowd OF citizens"
Or it might be something like this.
1.-THE Hon. Thomas q. Boggs died
suddenly yesterday afternoon OF heart
failure. Mr.. Boggs twice misrepresent-
ed this district In congress, having
succeeded in pushing himself ~ the
front by shameless and corrupt
methods He was known to have brib-
ed people when ever II suited his con-
venience to do so, but owing to the
power OF the political machine which
he controlled II was never possible to
secure his CONJUNCTION. Mr. Boggs
died rich, having made his money az a
boodler and spokesman. The immed-
late members of his family will doubt
less mourn his loss, az II Is understood
that he was a kind father and devot.
ed husband, but the public is to be con-
graduated upon the fact that he has
bought his last vote"
Here is another style OF obituary no.
tice that would be common II the truth
and the truth only had to be printed:
"Bill Skinner is dead. Everybody
knew Bill. For years ne had bummed
around. working little when his
wife's health was such that she
couldn't support the family and becom'
ing the father OF children who will be
Of little use to the world II there Ia
anything Is heredity. Bill will be glad
ly missed by people who had to keep
lying to him about being short OF
change when he wanted to borrow
money"
The society column would be quite
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1903-06-06

building will be occupied by the cop
persmith shop. the carpenter shop and
the blacksmith shop. Northeast OF the
round house will be erected the new
store house which will have about
eight times the capacity OF the present
house. Another building will be cree.
ted for an up-to-date electric light
plant and also one for n paint shop.
II Is also said that as soon as these
improvements are completed, and they
will be pushed MS rapidly as possible.
extensive car shops will be erected
Ration Reporter.
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1903-06-06
Fifteen Years Old.

Last night az the home OF Mayor c,
r. Myers, a very pleasant party took
place, Il being the fifteenth birthday
anniversary of his eldest son. Charles
Myers, Games were played, among
them ping pong. In which Miss Fran
ces Borders won the first prize for the
girls. Cortez Quickel first prize for
boys; John Wagner consolation prize
after which an elegant lunch was
served. Those present were Vida Pin
ney. Maybel Tiffany, Marion Franklin
Frances Borders. Evelyn Everitt. Neva
Andrus. Mayne Pratt. Elsie and Anna
Myers, Cortez Quickel. Grover Harri'
son. Henry Pennell, John and Frank
Wagner, Sherwood Tiffany and George
Myers.
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1903-06-06
Santa Fe Central Notes.

Track laying on the Santa Fe Cen
trail railway was completed TO point
fifty.two miles northwest of Torrance
at the close OF Tuesdays working day
and Antelope station, II is believed,
was reached last evening. Side tracks
and switches will Demonstrated at
Antelope. The track laying gang from
Kennedy south has finished the put
ting down of about four miles OF steel
rails and is now surfaclng and other
wise strengthening the work so far
done. The progress of the work is
quite satisfactory to the railway au-
.norities.
b. w. Robbins. tie new general
freight and passenger agent OF the
Santa Fe Central railway. has taken
charge and has an office at the general
Offices OF the road in the Catron block.
Santa Fe. He has much work ahead
as everything must be ready for the
operation of the road as soon as the
construction department turns the
same over to the operating depart.
ment, and which will be between the
18th OF July aud the LIST Of August.
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1903-06-06
MINING MEN HERE.
Messrs. Gibson and Kennedy Were in
the City.


A. r. Gibson, of Santa Fe. and
Jerome Kennedy. of New Haven,
Conn, were in Albuquerque this morn.
ing. Mr.. Gibson Is manager of the
Shaw-Gibson Mining company, which
Is Incorporated under the laws OF New
Mexico while Mr.. Kennedy Is the
secretary, with Offices in New Haven
10th gentlemen have been down south
looking over the properties ard report
everything going along nicely,
The other officers Of the company
are New Haven men and a,e well and
favorably known in the city OF Films
Mr.. Kennedy will leave for home In
about ten days He says New Mexico
is a great country aud Is extremely
well pleased with II. This Is the
opinion of all eastern men who are not
biased, and who do not pull string
with the senator from Indiana.
Mr.. Mitchell who is associated with
MIR. Gibson in the tent city business In
Santa Fe. has been under the weather
for some little time, but is now better
"Sunmount," says Mr.. Gibson is boom
ing and already large number OF lots
have been sold to eastern people. Mr.
Gibson, who was seriously III the past
winter. is picking up and has once
more put on the garb OF healthy look
ing manhood His many friends here
are glad to note the change.
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1903-06-06
VICTIMS OF ASYLUM.
Lived in ST. louis-charges OF Muir
der Made.

A special dispatch from East Las
Vegas New Mexico, states that a
charge OF murder has been preferred
against the matron and one OF the at
tendants Of an insane asylum there.
following an investigation OF charge
that the bones OF Mary Leonard had
been strewh about the yard of the in
stltution after the flesh had been chop
ped Of and buried.
Governor Otero is making a person.
al investigation, while the grand jury
In a recent report censured the man
agement The directors OF the asylum
are also investigating, and the govern
or has decided to appoint COMMITTEES
OF outside physicians and nonpartisan
citizens to make final inquiry for the
public.
Mrs Leonard left sister, Mrs. Bird
get l.. Vahy. living at 2sl5 Papin
street, and a brother, Michael Kelly
employed al Compton avenue and
Market street.
my sister was born In Alton, but
lived at Sixteenth and Moore streets
In this city, said Mrs. Nahy yester
day. "she was fifty years old at the
time OF her death. She married VIII
Leonard about ten years ago the mar
rlage taking place In Denlson, Texas
AT one time she was deserted II
Mexico and started 10 walk to st
Louis. We sent her money 10 come tc
US. Then her husband came on and
took her back. He declared that We
WOULD never hear from her again.
my sister was not insane wher
here. but absent-mInded. She worked
for ave years at the Southern hotel II
the laundry department and in tbs
same capacity at the Planters anc
other hotels.
AFTER her husband took her bach
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1903-06-06

10 New Mexico we tried In vain to get
into communication with her and
about four years ago we heard in
directly that she was dead. Since that
time we have mourned her as dead"
Mrs Vahy says she Will proceed
against the institution civilly and
probably crimlnally for the mutilatlon
OF her sisters body.
"If they can locate mo now" said
Mrs. Vahy. they could have located
me at the time OF her death and ascer.
talned what disposition we desired
made OF the body"
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1903-06-06
Appointment Of Deputy Clerk.

John T. Griffith. clerk of the Fifth
judicial district court, composed OF the
counties OF Socorro. Lincoln, Chaves,
Eddy and Roosevelt, has appointed Al
sey Afford deputy clerk for the county
of Roosevelt, with Office al Portales,
the county seat of the new county. Mr..
Griffith has done this in order to facili-
tate court and legal business for the
people OF the new county. Mr.. Griffith
also has a deputy at Carlsbad for Ed
dy county, at Roswell for Chaves coun-
ty and at Lincoln for Lincoln county.
Mr.. Afford, the recently appointed
deputy clerk at Portales, Is a clerk In
the First National bank at that place
and is competent and reliable. District
Court Clerk Griffith has concluded IL
was the best policy in order to facili-
tate legal business and to save ex-
penses to have deputy in the four
counties of the Fifth judicial district,
he himself, residing at Socorro, where
the headquarters and the chambers of
the presiding Judge are located.
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1903-06-06
That Fellow skinner.

A A. Sodiilo. district attorney foi
the Fifth district, with home and
headquarters at Socorro, writing "a
The Citizen says:
Regarding the Skinner matter
think Il is a matter OF Skinner tryins
30 skin the Presbyterians out OF
money by skinning' our peoples good
name for the benefit Of skinner That
fellow is neither more nor less than a
comprehensive embodiment OF the
meaning OF his name. with the initials
and the mystic Reverend out.
should not wonder IL he was raised on
the Wabash
II have always regarded your paper
as representing he best interests Of
all classes Of our people.
Yours very truly.
"A. A. SEDlLLO."
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1903-06-06
Adjutant Genera
Second Degree.

The jury in the case of Dolores No
Ian, young woman of Wagon Mound,
charged in the San Miguel county
court with having murdered Juan Ley
la while In a fit of jealousy, has re-
turned "A verdict of murder In the sec
ond degree The verdict was returned
Monday night. Leyba was about to de-
sert the young woman after having
paid her attention for some time and
she shot him dead
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1903-06-06
WORLDS FAIR COMMISSION.
DUTIES OF COMMISSIONERS.

The New Mexico commission for the
81. Louis worlds fair met Monday
afternoon at 2 O'Clock at the capitol
for organization.
There were present G. A. Spiess and
Eusebio Chacon. OF Las Vegas Arthur
seligman. Santa Fe; r. A. Jones, al.
huquerque; Carl A. Dalies. Belen; w.
u. Walton, Silver City. Herbert J. Hag.
erman. the seventh member was un-
avoidably absent on cccount OF inter.
rupted railroad communication.
Arthur Seligman was elected as TEN.
porary president and Eusebio Cnacon
as temporary secretary.
The following officers were then
elected: Charles A. Spiess, president:
Carl A. Dalies. vice president. Arthur
Seligman. treasurer. and w. u. Wal.
ton. secretary.
President Spiess was instructed 10
correspond with the Arizona commits
sion and to ascertain II the Arizona
commission would he willing to erect a
building Jointly with New Mexico. II
so, IL Is the sentiment of the commits.
sion that New Mexico and Arizona
should erect such a building, to be
used by the two territories. Otherwise,
and II at all possible and within the
means Of the commission. New Mexico
will erect its own building. In the
latter case, President Spless was dlrec.
ted to proceed to st. Louis and to at
tend to all matters in connection with
the site and to plans for the erection
of building and to post himself as to
what site and space had been allotted
to New Mexico.
II was resolved to call upon the
county commissioners of the several
counties of the territory for contribu-
tons and the following commissioners
we're empowered to see the commits
sioners personally and TO obtain such
contributions: Eusebio Chacon, the
counties of the First and Fourth Judi
cial Districts Commissioner Seligman,
the county of Santa fe Commissioner
Dalies, the counties of Valencia, Nc
kinley and Socorro; Commissioner
Jones. the counties of Bernalillo and
Sandoval; Commissioner HagermaR,
the counties OF Eddy, Chaves. Lincoln
and ROOSEVELT; Commissioner Walton,
the counties in the Third judicial dis
trict.
The secretary was instructed to pro-
vide the members OF the commission
with the proper stationary and to pre-
sent the proper bills to the commission
80, Of he
commission will be held in the cap.
itol upon the call of President c. A
Spiess.
Treasurer Arthur Selgman was d.
rectsd 20 consut with Territorial
Treasurer ]. II. Vaughn as to the pro-
ceedings to make the appropriation
for the work of the board available.
Secretary Walton was directed to
prepare bylaws and regulations
for the government of the commission
and to furnish each member copy
and the matter is to he acted upon AZ
the next meeting OF the commission.
Several applications for positions
with the commission were received
and placed on file for future considera.
ton.
Commissioners +. A. Jones was desig.
mated to gather the mineral exhibit
from different sections OF the territory.
There was a great deal Of discussion
as to the work and business of the
commission, but no other definite ac-
ton was had except as stated.
At 6 o'clock the commission adjourn
ed.
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1903-06-06
a Valuable Employe.

The Santa Fe is TO begin an expert.
ment at its yards in this city. one
which II found to be feasible. will
save the company something like sl2O
n month, besides perfecting the CO.
working ~ the dispatcher's Office and
the yard work. This was effected last
night. when Lay Yard Master Mead.
dispatcher and night yard master. In
other words. beginning last evening
Mr.. Meadows will from this time on.
have complete charge of the dispatch.
er's Office and yards during the night
shift.
Mr.. Meadows is one OF the best all.
round men in the company's employ,
as evinced by his present trust. He
came here from the east as clerk to
Trainmaster Day. and was. short
time ago, given the position OF day
yardmaster, vice w. NJ. Halstead, re.
signed.
There was a time when the yards
were much smaller than the yare now
and the night chief handled the yards,
but such has not been the case for
at least three years. The change Is
made with the idea OF reducing expen.
ses. and there Is a possibility that the
day yardmastership may be taken on
the roll and his duties given to the
day chief with the help of an assist.
ant. Mr.. Meadows has as his assist.
ant c Morehead, who has heretofore
been a member of the switch crew.
San Rernardino Sun.