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Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1903-12-03
COMMISSION
OF IRRIGATION
Three Propositions Entertained for
the Purchase Of Land Under
the Act of Congress.

The Commission of Irrigation for the
Territory of New Mexico, which was
in session during the past two days at
the offices Of Colonel George w. Knae-
bel, the secretary, entertained three
propositions for the purchase of land
under the act of Congress of June 2l.
1898, by which 100000 acres of land
was set aside for sale for the estab-
lishment of permanent water reser-
voirs and 100000 for the improvement
of the Rio Grande, and the surface
flow of water therein.
There were present President G. A.
Richardson, of Roswell, Secretary
George w. Knaebel of Santa Fe, and
Charles E. Miller OF Anthony.
The first proposition taken up was
that of T. A. Schomburg Of Denver.
representing a lumber company, to
purchase between $4,000 and $4,000
acres of timber land in Rio Arriba
County. 27 miles from Ojo Caliente, at
50 an acre. The purchase would ne
cessitate the building Of railroad,
and half of the land in question has
not as yet been surveyed by the gov
ernment The proposition was ac-
cepted on condition that Mr.. Schom-
burg for himself and his associates
would deposit rs cents an acre, when
the land would be offered for sale to
the highest bidder for cash, and in
the event of no better bid being re-
ceived than Mr.. schomburg's. would
be awarded to him and his associates.
Floersheim & Abbott of Springer,
submitted a bid for GAO acres of land
in Mora County at 81 an acre. The
secretary was instructed to ask them
to raise their bid to $3.50 an acre, in
which event the bid would be accept
ed provided the land was not tim
bered and was non-mineral
John jeff and associates of Ration,
presented bid of $3.50 an acre for an
800 acre tract in Union County, non
mineral and without timber. The Sec
retary was directed to inform the
commissioner of public lands in order
that the lands bid for might be locat-
ed by the United States locating agent
and then offered for sale to the high
est bidder, and be awarded to Jelf
and his associates if no better bid
than $3.50 an acre was received.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1903-12-03
GRATED EAR.
Circulation Established In One Pur
chased BY Western Mine Owner
for 5000.

New York, Dec. "a western mine
owner who procured through the me
dunn Of $4,000 a new ear which was
grated upon his head after being cut
by degrees from another mans head
has returned from the private hospita
in Philadelphia where the operation
was conducted by a New York physi
cian.' Circulation has been establish
ed in the foreign flesh and apparent
ly the operation is a success.
The man who sold the ear returned
to near Pittsburg where he has wife
and child.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1903-12-03
FOUND DEAD IN BED.

Mrs. Mary Hutton of Silver City
was found dead at the home of hel
daughter Mrs. Keeler, in the north
ern part of Silver City. She was 7t
years old and very feeble. Her daugh
ter, Mrs Keeler, who was severely bit
ten by a dog, is in the hospital and nc
one was in the house with Mrs. Hut
ton but a half witted son, who In
formed inquirers that his mother was
asleep. Upon investigation she wa:
found dead on her bed where she had
evidently lain down to rest. The coro
ner's jury brought in the verdict Of
death from old age and heart failure
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1903-12-03
SWEDISH SHIP ASHORE
OFF MARYLAND COAST

Lewes, Delaware, Dec. She Swed-
ish ship Dharwar from Hong Kong is
ashore a few miles from Ocean City,
Maryland. Five members of the crew
came ashore in boats. The remainder
of the crew, eleven in number, and q
woman and two children are still on
the vessel 1t is feared that the YES
sci will be a total wreck as a heavy
sea is running.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1903-12-03
EPISCOPAL BISHOP OF
UTAH AND NEVADA DEAD

Salt Lake, Dec. 3-Bishop Able
Leonard, the head of the Episcopal
Church in Utah and Nevada, died this
morning at st. Marks hospital of ty
phoid fever. He was born in Lafay
cite, Missouri, in '48. He was widely
known in Missouri and Kansas. Re
Gently his bishopric was enlarged by
the addition of western Colorado. He
is survived by widow and five chill
dren, ~
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1903-12-03
COAL STRIKE
SITUATION
United Mine Workers Desire
Privilege Of Selecting Pit
Bosses and Physicians.
SYMPATHETIC STRIKE
A General One That Will Tie Up
Industries in Colorado May Be
Ordered.

Trinidad, Colo, Dec 3-The confer
ence which began last night between
John Mitchell, president of the United
Mine Workers OF America, and nation
al organizers on the ground and Off
cials of district fifteen, continued to-
day.
1t is stated that it has been decided
to insist that the pit bosses and camp
physicians be left to the selection OF
the miners and if the operators refuse
to grant conference to the miners
representatives, or in the event that
a conference is had and no settlement
of the strike arranged, that the mining
industries of Colorado be tied up for a
general sympathetic strike.
President Mitchell will make pub
lie address this afternoon and runners
have been sent to the surrounding
camps to spread the news. 1t is ex'
pected that 1000 people will be pres
ent.
President Mitchell was today served
with summons in the suit of the Victor
Fuel Company for an injunction to re
strain the United Mine Workers off
GERS from interfering in any manner
with the operation of the company's
mines.
No Troops to Trinidad.
Denver Dec. 3-Attorney General
Miller, discussing today the situation
in the southern coal fields said that he
did not believe Governor Peabody
would make any move toward sending
troops to Trinidad until President
Mitchell of the United Nine Workers
had been given an opport'l ,itv 70 eX
ert his influence in bringing the
strikers and operators to some agree
ment He saw no reason why the Goa
operators should not trea. with Mitch
ell.
On Writs of Habeas Corpus.
Cripple Creek, Dec. 3-In response
to the writs of habeas corpus issuet
by Judge Seeds of the DistricT COur'
the prisoners confined in the bull
pen'' at Camp Goldfield were brought
into court at 1 o'clock 'c,s afternoon
Unusual interest was given to the
event by affidavits made by j.. J
Campbell, manager of the Vindicatol
mine, charging certain union leaders
with having caused the explosion on
that property recently which caused
. the death Of two men.
Put to Work on Streets.
Telluride, Dec. 3-Eight of the sew
enteen striking miners arrested on the
charge of vagrancy were put to work
on the streets today under a guar1
Some Of them had money but they pre-
ferred to work out their fines rather
than gay them
Arrested as Spy.
Denver, Dec. 3-Fred Wakeman, q
private Of Company F, at Camp Gold
field, Cripple Creek, has been arrest
ed as a spy. He is now in the mill
tary prison awaiting trial by court
martial. The news OF his arrest was
received at the adjutant generals of
flee today Adjutant General Bel
said that Wakeman was employed a
detective by the miners union. I'm
der the 46th article of war a spy
found. guilty of giving intelligence te
the enemy can be punished by death
Bell says Wakeman may suffer the
extreme penalty should he be ad
Judged guilty of the charge against
him. Among the papers found on hin
was a union card.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1903-12-03

Call on the New Mexican Printing
Company tor engraved visiting cards.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1903-12-03
A. G. PACHECO,
JESUS M. VALERIO,
MARIANA LARRAGOITE,
JUAN SANTTSTEVAN,
Committee.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
s TYPHOID EPIDEMIC

AT BUTLER, PA.
Butler, Dec. 3--The total
number of cases of typhoid few
er reported up to today is LAB.
There is one death and several
new cases today. The belief is
general that the worst is over.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1903-12-03
JUDGE M'FIE
INDoRsED
Resolutions Drawn and Adopted at
a Public Meeting in Taos
County Court House.

AT a public meeting held in the
court house of the county OF Taos
New Mexico, on the 3Oth day OF No
vember, 1903, the following resolu
tions were drawn and adopted:
Whereas, A good administration OF
Justice is the most desirable thing for
the welfare of a community; and
whereas. through a good administra-
ton and only through it the rights OF
the citizens are acknowledged and re-
spected, each one receiving what by
right he is entitled to.
Whereas, The Hon. John r. McFie,
associate Justice of the Supreme Court
of this Territory and presiding judge
of the First Judicial District of same,
by his wise, impartial and just de,
cisions, has proved to the satisfaction
of the people of this county to be the
proper person in the proper place, and
Whereas, The Hon. John R. McFie
during the six years he has presided
over the courts of this county besides
being impartial in his administration
has been kind, polite, and courteous &c
every one having business before him
now therefore, be it
Resolved, BY the people of Taos
County, without distinction of party or
creed, assembled in a public meeting
in the court house, that we cordially
approve and endorse the official con-
duot and pant1a manners Of the Hon.
Judge John r. McFie, in all his acts
and at the same time, we offer him
our respect and esteem, for the future,
the same as we have done in the past
P. M. DOLAN,
Chairman
A. C. PACHECO,
JESUS M. VALERIO,
MARIANA LARRAGOITE,
JTTAN SANTTSTEVAN
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1903-12-03

1t will pay you to advertise. Try u.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1903-12-03
REDUCTION OF WAGES.
Soft Coal Operator Say Present Trade
Conditions Demand Termination
If Present Agreement.

Cleveland, Ohio, Dec. 3-One OF the
largest soft coal operators in the Mas
silon district is quoted today as stat
ing that owing to the present trade
conditions q reduction of the miners
wages must be made at the termina
ton of the existing wage agreement
1t is understood that a meeting OF
the Ohio operators will be held here
tomorrow at which the matter will be
taken up. It is said that the operators
will propose at en- per cent reduction
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-05-01
Senator Plat Is Grateful.

Senator oryllle II, Plat, who has
served Connecticut In the United
States senate for ,wenN.four years
and has been elected for another term
OF six years, has written letter
thanking the governor and other state
officers and the leg stature for the re-
oeptlon extended 20 him and Mrs.
Plat March 20 upon their return to
Hartford from Washington. ITO be
honored by the representatives of the
good state Of Connecticut and by its
people with 30 much unanlmity, heart.
mess and sincerity" he says, touched
my heart as nothing else could have
done. Il seemed to evidence the fact
that by years OF service l had sue.
ceoded in winning the confidence, re.
spect and esteem OF my fellow citi.
zons, than which nothing could more
fully satisfy or please me-"
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-05-01

tight refuses to take any new.fangled
medicines in the way OF reforms. and
sets his attendants to sharpening
up the sclmater when tho surgeons
actually arrive we shall see what we
shall see, OF course. but Judging from
past experiences there promises to
BIO many dead, and something doing
Mt tho wake. II the unspeakable Turk
really elects TO fight the unpronounce.
able Russian II will be far more than
a shatterlng OF syllables. The Turl,
may be lettering as they say. but II
past experiences are any criterion he
VIII no sooner be actually attacked
than he Will show an astonishing live.
Illness, Europe has been about to eat
mp the sultan and his domain for
good many years, but Il hasn't hap.
poued yet Turkey Is an ungobled
gobhler. sull."
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-05-01

The Damrosch family. not unknown
to fame in music and matrimony.
came by their name In singular
manner, Years ago in Germany when
the government was supplying the
Jews with German oognomons the an.
costor OF Walter and Frank appeared.
The official was at a loss what TO call
him at FIRST, but. noticing that said
ancestor had fiery red hair, he wrote
him down at Blut Kopf, or Red
Head The descendants objected TO
the name and changed II 10 the NJ.
eral Hehrew-namely. Dam" which
means blood. and "Rosh." head.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-05-01
When Whistler Silent.

There is told good story Of sar.
gent, the portrait painter. which is re-
ported TO be circulated by his friend,
w. NJ. Chase, a great admirer OF Sar.
gent. whom he visits when In England.
Il Is related that on one occasion
Chase and Sargent were calling on
Whistler and that during the visit
Whistler fell asleep. with all OF his
eccentriclty Whistler seemed perfectly
aware that a sleeping man. whoa he
mas arrived in the period OF the six.
ties, docs not form an interesting sub.
ject for a picture. and when he Awoke
and found that Sargent had taken ad.
vantage OF the brief nap TO make a
hasty sketch illustrating the manner
In which Whistler entertained his dis.
tingulshed guests. II Is said that Whist.
Ter came as near losing his temper as
he could AFFORD to, and stlll retain his
reputation Of unconcern for what the
public might think OF him. In spite OF
his urgent requests Sargent refused
to deliver the sketch TO Whistler. or to
destroy II, and In sargent's possession
this unpublished and unconventional
portrait Of Whistler still remains as a
souvenir Of the eccentric American ar.
tist.-St Louis Star.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-05-01

tIousncss and cruelty The Albanian
Moslems who are brigands by nature
and training prey ON the Christian
Macedonians from tho western bound.
ary while Turkish levles from Asia,
whose idea Of soldering is comprised
Ia murder and plundor, innIct all sorts
Of outragoa on the wrotched inhabi.
tants whom they are supposed 10 pro
tect Violence has provoked violence,
until the Maccdoulaus regard revenge
as the only means of redress Tor Turk.
ish crimes, and 10 Macedonia BE- not In
continual revolution % Us only be-.
cause tho wlntor season Us too severe
for active hostilltloa
"Tho horom OF Turkish warfare
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-05-01

Congressman Tawney Of Minnesota
Is the son OF one blacksmith, grand
son OF another and learned the same
trade himself In Mount Pleasant town.
ship, near Gettysburg whore he was
born in 1855. AZ tho age OF twenty.
two he went by boat to Wlnona, his
present home where he landed with
Just twenty-five cents in his pocket.
Two hours later he was at work as
blacksmith and machlnlst. He re-
mainod In tho same shop four years,
meantime studying law Ho practlced
FOR some time after being admitted to
tho bar and was then elected to Con
gress, whore he has been for nearly
twelve years.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-05-01
HIS EXPENSES TOO HEAVY.
Why ohio Man Resigned Good GOV.
ernment posItlon.

Why ohio Man Resigned Good Gov.
eminent Position.
us sixteen years ago since Milton
- Allies OF Ohio secured n minor
position In the treasury department at
Wmhlngton. He rose steadily and
finally became assistant secretary. dis.
ohafglng the duties OF that position
with ability and scrupulous care. Now
II 4 announced that he has resigned
his olloe to become vice president Of
the Rigs National bank Of Washing
ton That bank Is the largest instlb.
tion o. Ia kind at tho national cap
ital' II am quitting the government
service because cannot afford TO be
an msisnnt secretary OF the treas.
ury.' Is the way Mr.. Allies states the
case. Il was better on as an 81 800
clerk than I am as an assistant sec
Rotary, gAoro my pay Is $4,000. The
uemahoa aro such IN a social way that
yong man without Independent
mean cannot DO entirely comfortable.
and ie certainly cannot get ahead as
no would like"
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-05-01
GRAVITY OF EASTERN CRISIS
NOW GENERALLY UNDERSTOOD

The Birmingham CEngl Post says
81 learns from a reliable source that
the Crcus0tsyndcr firm well known
German armament manufacturers. has
received orders Tor arms during tho
past four months from the Bulgarian
government The first condition was
that the weapons should be- delivered
eHpeditiously Moreover. the orders
were accompanied by financial assur.
Nnces. which is rather unusual In tho
case Of contracts with Macedonia and
other eastern countries, but which was
a sufficient stimulus 20 induce the &c.
ceptanoc OF the conditions
The correspondent Of the London
Daily Mall. who has arrived at Vienna.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-05-01
TRAVELS WITH THE PRESIDENT.
Secretary cortelyou Has Record Of
Fifty-elqht TRIPS.

Fifty-elnht Trips.
Secretary Cortolyou Is pleased with
his new position at the head OF tho
department OF commerce and labor
chiefly because II will enable him to
spend some OF his leisure hours at
home. While private secretary to
Presidents Mckinley and Roosevelt no
participated In ifty-elght journeys
similar to the present tour OF the pres.
ident. This statement was made by
Mr.. Cortclyou himself In answer to
query as to whether he did not feel
lonesome not be OF the party accom-.
panylng Mr. Roosevelt. These Hfty-
eight trips prove in a striking manner
that the presidents OF the United
states are not so tied to the capital
as would be imagined. with this rec.
ord Mr. cortelyou says that II is
great relief TO him not to be respon.
slble for any OF the details OF the
present excursion OF the president. In
his hfty-eight trips with presidents
Mr.. Cortolyou Travelled more than 60.
900 miles.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-05-01
DEAFNESS CANNOT DE CURED

by local applications a. they cannot reach the dis
eased portion 81 the car. There Is only one way
remedies. Deafness ~ caused by an inhamed CON
diion Of the mucou, lining OF the Eustachinn Tube.
sound or imperfect hearing, and when Il Is entirely
closed deafness "a tho result and unless the In.
hanimauon can be taken out and this tube restored
70 IT, normal condition, hearing will be destroyed
foTeveri nine cases out OF ten are caused by ca
tauh, which Is nothing but an inhamed condition
Of tho mucous surfaces.
We will give one Hundred Dollars for any case
Il Deafness tcaused hy catarh thnt cannot be
ufed By Halls Cataffh Cure. Send for circulars,
free. 4, ]. CHENEY & CO, Toledo, v,
Sold by Druggists 7sc.
Halle Family Pills are the best
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-05-01

Mrs. Julia o'Toolo of Boston has tho
satisfaction of knowing that her beau.
~ is a matter Of court record. She
had been awarded verdict OF $50, 900
against the Old Colony Street Railroad
company on account OF injuries sus-
tanned. This verdict was set aside on
appeal, tho Supreme Court holding
that the jury In tn court trial had
bOen carried on their feet" through
their admiration for tho plaintiff. Mrs.
oToole will carry the case stin
higher.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-05-01
Th0uaht He Knew Too Much.

Secretary Shaw. Speaker Cannon
and some others We're discussing
welghty matters In the treasury de
partment when senator came in and
shifted tho conversation to poker. Mr..
Shaw was reminded OF a poker story
and In telling It spoke OF bluns. antes.
draws and raises: That's a good
story. Shaw said Mr.. Cannon, "but
seems to me Il amt quite the thing
for steady-going church deacon to
know quite 80 much about the teehnl.
cal terms OF such a sinful game as
draw pokern
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-05-01
Tho Movement Of Etheroram,,

A plausible eNl ianatlon Of the fact
noted by Marconi that ethorgramS
travel farther by night than by day Is
that OF NJ. Jolly quoted by La Nature
The waves constituting the message
were sent from west to east, and
would. therefore, be travelling during
the day, against the earth current from
England, while by night they would
be travelling with that current in CON
ditions similar to sounds carried by a
strong gale.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-05-01
PUTNAM FADELEss DYES do not
stain the hands or spot the kettle, ex-
cept green and purple.
UnIted states q Good cuatomer.

Russia, hitherto plg-lron import.
ing country. exported to America this
year over $4,000 tons Of pig Iron; Ger.
many sent her immense quantities OF
pig iron and manufactured steel. Q, sn
France contributed supplies and Cleve-
land. west coast hematlte and Scottish
pigs owe all their advances and their
present stability entirely to America.
To Germany this unexpected demand
must have proved an unmixed bless.
ing. rescuing her from what was fast
approaching a commercial crisis. says
the Edlnburgh Scotsman.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-05-01
CLAIMS HE WAS MIsouorEo.
Gen. Baldwin Denies Speaking Dis.
plraaIngIy Of Negro Soldiers.


paraslngly Of Negro Soldiers.
Gen Franklin ID. Baldwin, com
manta dthe department OF Colorado,
who has been asked by the war do
partusntat Washington to explain an
inteulew in which he was quoted as
speaking dlsparaglngly of the negro as
solder says that his statements
were niiunderstood. Gen. Baldwin is
credlld with the following state.
ment.
"Th Inference from the interview
in Quhtion by which ! am made TO
apper as dlsregarding the lives OF the
negro and Filipino is ridiculous, as
my pst record win sustain, As TO
the ptlon of the interview relative
to The Filipino and negro soldier be-
ing dhparaged. | was entirely mis-
quoted What | intended to say was
to eIress an entirely opposite sentl.
ment
Il hss both as second only TO tho
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-05-01

are too well known to need depicting.
and there is abundance evidence that
the Maccdonians are suffering the
worst forms Of savage cruelty known
to the Aslatlc horde which tho sultan
has poured into that hapless Euro.
pean dominion. The descriptions OF
these cruelties recall the barbarities
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-05-01

MaNr Robert A. Smith OF ST. Paul.
was daormlned that President Roose-
welt could know that what he has
termel ffaco suicide is not one OF
the filings OF the people OF Mime
sofa A old friend OF the mayors
was nady with the proofs-what
mightbe called the human documents
OF thsfaet. And whom the president
was b he city the mayor presented
10 hlu 4 photograph of J. p. Rhein,
a probepus farmer az Woodbury.
townalp Washington county and his
wife. line children, fory-eight grand
ohlldn and two great grandchildren,
which vas taken especially for the
pragfA.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-05-01

A German. who recently landed in
this city, was attacked upon tho
street and bitten by a vicious dog, A
few bystandors rushed to the mans
assistance, who was apparently more
frightened than injured. and asked II
the dog was mad, The German ex.
claimed. "Vot. der dog mad? Mine
Got. Wy he be mad? It's me vot Is
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Ledger
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-05-01

inflicted upon their capuvea by Norn
American Indians. Worse than dealt
is the treatment OF the bulgaria.
wives and daughters by the brutal
Turkish solIlory The BuIgarIans, on
their part do not spare the Turks
when the latter fail into their banda
and massacre by one side or the other
ls the usual termination Of con.
nlct"
Situation Summed Up.
a writer who has long studied tho
Eastern question thus sums up tho
situations
There arc certain wcildcnncd In
dlcations that the sick man OF Europe
l8 about 90 throw another ht Tho
heather ls anrc. as they used to say
ln Scotland. out in the Balkan PENN.
sular. and RoumanIa and Bulgaria and
the other province whose names
sound like now varieties Of old cheese,
arc about To revolt Austria on the
one side OF the invalid, Russia on the
other. are mobllzlng their troops and
preparing to descend upon the cata.
ciasm. Meanwhile the patient sits