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Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1904-06-04
how JOSE WAS SENTENCED
NEW MEXICO JUDGE WAS vER.
BOSE AND ORIGINAL m MS
TALK TO A PRISONER DOOMED
TO De HANGED.

Doubtless the best auacIutD of judge
Benedict ls that told relatiag 90 The
sentence OF death Do pronounced up
on jose Maria Martin. who was con
vlctcd Of murder Ga the district court
0f Taos county. this territory under a
state OF facts showing great brutality
and with absolutely no mitigating cir
oumstancos.
"Joaa Maria Martin. stand up.
jose Maria Martin, you have been
indicted. tried and convicted BY a
jury OF your countrymtn. OF the crime
OF murder aad tho court Us now bout
10 pass upon you the dread sentence OF
the law. As a usual thing. Jose Maria
Martin. Il b. "a painful duty for the
judge Of a oour OF Justice 20 pro.
nounce upon a human being the SEN
tence og death There is something
horrible about 90 and me mind of tho
court naturally reyolts from the per.
formanco of such a duty Happily.
however, your case Us relieved OF am
such unpleasant features. and the
court takes positive delight in sen.
fencing you To- death
you are a young man. Jose Maria
Martin apparently of good physical
constitution and robust health. ord.
narlly you might have looked for
ward 90 many years of NE. and the
court has no doubt you have, and have
expected Co die AZ a green old age:
but you are about to ne cut of Ca
consequence ot your own act. Jose
Maria Martin. Il rs now the spring
time. In little while the grass will
be aprlnging up green In these hoauti.
nll valleys aud ON these broad mosas
and mountain side flowers viii be-
blooming. birds viii be- singing their
sweet carols. aad nature will be put
ting on her most gorgeous and most
attractive robes. and llfo wan DC pleas
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1904-06-04

ant and man win want 10 stay. but
none Of this for you. jose Maria Mar.
TIN; the birds viii not carol for you.
Jose Maria Martin: when these things
come 90 gladden. the senses OF man.
you viii be occupying q space about
ak by two beneath the GOD. ana The
green grass and those beautiful flow.
crs viii be blooming above your low.
~ head
''rho sentence Of the court Is that
you be taken from this place 90 tho
county jail, that you be thoro kept.
safely and securely confined. IN the
custody of the sheriff. until the day
appointed noF your execution. 30 care.
iul Mr. Sheriff that be- have mo- uppor.
tuniiy 60 escape. and that you have
him az the appointed place NJ the 40.
pointed time That you be 30 Kept.
jose Maria Martin untll-Mr Clerk.
ON what day of che month docs Friday.
about two weeks from thls time
Gomez
March 12nd. Your Honor"
Very w'li-uniil Friday the 22nd
day or March. when YOU win Doe taken
by the sheriff from your place Of con
finomont 20 some safe aud convenient
spot within the county. that ls On your
discretion, Mr. shcru You are only
cnniiuod Co the limits OF tho county.
and that you there be- hanged By tho
rcck until you are dead. and the court
was about 90 add. Jose Maria Martin
may cd have mercy ON your soul
but The court viii not assume The re-
sponsibllity of asking an allwlso Prov
idonco 20 DO what a Jury OF your peers
has refused 20 do Tho Lord couldn't
have mercy ON your soul However
~ you affect any religious belief. or
are connected with any religious or
sanitation. ID mLht 0e VOL enough
for you 20 send Tor your priest or
your minister and got from him
we'll. such consolation as you can. but
ihc court advises you to place mo- ro.
lance upon anything uf that kind NJ.
Sheriff remove the prisoner"
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1904-06-04
SAN FELIPE
ANNUAL FEAST or THE OLD
TOWN WILL DC CELEBRATED
THIS YEAR ON SUNDAY. JUNE
PROGRAM.

Saturday. June 4. al 1880 solemn
vcapcrE with illumination
Sunday morning az o, concert az the
Ola Town park by the First Regiment
band.
Al 10 a. m., solemn high mass ln
honor OF the saint aud panogyrlc OF
the same
a. 2 o'clock Ga the afternoon con.
cert by the band at tho park. sack
races, barrel races. foot races. burro
aces, climbing the creased pole and
other amuscmonts until 4 p. M.
Prizes will be- given % the winners.
Al 4 p. m. viii emerge from the ca.
thcdral the solemn procession bear
Ing ON o. dias the statue OF 50. PHILLIP.
followed by acColytoa with chandol.
iers and ccuscrs, who win be followed
hy the different religious societies
with thoir distinctive banners and TO
mlIaa. Tho procession viii bo pre-
coded by the military band.
a. 1880 In the evening the band
viii give another concert In the park.
AZ p. m. a young ladies' choir. &C.
companied hy the organ. viii sling 30.
loctious from sacred music.
Al s speeches will be made by an
invited gentleman from the new town
and hy a resident OF the old.
80 . p. M, there will be a brilliant
display of fireworks.
Tho residents of the old Town on
Railruad avenue west and all those on
the plaza are requested by tho com.
mtieo 90 adorn tho fronts Of their
houses with the national colors for
the occasion. especially around the
old Town park.
our noighb0rs OF the now town. an
well as the residents aloug the val.
ley and from othor places. are cordial.
ly Invited 10 be present and take part
IN the festivities.
JESUS ROMERO.
REsTOR MONTOYA.
MANUEL Il. SPRINGER,
Committee
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1904-06-04
G.ALBUQUERQUE CITIZENS

Mrs Ollv3 Bnnis Hite. who FORMER.
~ resided IN this city. now q resi-.
dent Of Washington. y. g.. came IN
from San Francisco late last night.
rested up nj tho Alvarado. ana pro.
coodod ON 10 Santa F'c on tho delay.
cd No. passenger train this morn.
Ink. where she will visit for q few
weeks and then return 10 Warhlngt on.
AZ San Francisco. she enjoyed tho
past two months az guest 0f her son.
Carl Ennis. and family.
This morning In convorsation with
the lady. Tho Citizen CLEANED the fol-
lowing paragraphs about cx-Alhuauer.
quCans and what they are now doing.
Joe walker who was chief clerk
here years ago when Thos Gahel was
general manager OF the Atlantic a.
Pacific has boon promoted from SUP.
orIntondont of terminals for the San.
tn DC 90 San Francisco. to aupcrin.
tondont "a coast limos on n division
between San Francisco and nakorfiold.
with headquarters AMI home al FIRES.
no.
j J.. Dunloy who was popular
young railroad clerk here years ago.
and who was Joe walkers chief clork.
has been promoted % the position OF
division freight agent OF the coast
lines at San Francisco.
Carl Ennis who was assistant with
The Santa Pc in the freight depart.
ment here years ago. thence NJ El
paso. Is chief clerk of the revising de-.
parimont for the coast lines az san
Francisco.
John Duffy. who resided here many
years ago is one of the city passenger
agents for the Santa pc az San Fran.
cisco.
Richard Gonty who years ago
worked in the freight office here. 81
now holding down q good position lu
the general offices uf The coast lines
at San Francisco.
AZ Point Richmond. nolr san Fran
cisco there are o. aumbor OF ox-Albu.
in the employ OF the coast
lines of the Santa be. and they are
an reported ln prosperous condition.
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1904-06-04
TRADING STAMP
PROPOSITION IS coNcloeRuo A
GAME or GRAFT.

fort Wayne Morning JournaiGazetto.
sunday April no. 1900
IN discussing the trading stamp
proposition D merchant OF Sioux city
said
Nov ~ merchant buys $40 worth
OF trading stamps God mrbld that
he ever should tho trading stamp
company sent sixty per cent OF that
amount Or g. to their home office
ut once. because that percentage Of
stamps are never redeemed. DO they
pay Che consumer the other 90 in
cash' no they DO not They give
him chair Tor % worth about yi.
Now ~ q friend should pay $40 FOR
Ia present Tor you and you only got
something worth fiand some graft.
tr kept Che other f9-you would think
there was something wrong
This. in a nutshell. ls the modus
oporandi OF tho trading stamp game
ls % necessary nor the retailers and
consumers of this country to allow
these rrnnors to come between them
and their transactions and rake off 4
per cont. or DO they prefer 90 place
themselves in me position of the man
who lost heavily n n game OF poker
when his lIttlo daughter asked MIN
whore he was nll night said that he
was taking care ~ sick friond7 She
asked him ~ he had bathod hts
friends head when be- said mo-. she
asked him u be- had held bis frlond's
hand
NO hc replied but wish {
had
Tho trading stamp 8chcmo is like
lottery Roth are founded ON the
allurinE idea of eotting something Tor
nothing The lottery traffic. until
10 was siranglcd hy our government.
made many mIIllonairos and many
suicides Tine mon made mlpinnalrcs
were the ones who owned fhn lotteries.
Tho trading stamp scheme is of M.
cent origin and was started by poor
men. Yet nradstrcot and Dun have
several stamp mi'lionalrcs on their
taolE already. Tho consumers aud
legitimate business interests OF this
vast country have made these graft.
ors immensely wealthy mon
In the city OF Milwaukee during
the past year the business men paid
a half million dollars for trading
stamps and gave them 90 the consum.
ors, and an they can show for that
loss TO themselves and the business
community Is lot Of chairs and brok.
on dishes "A few trading stamp men
cleaned mp close 20 100000 IN that
city.
Don't think you can ever got rich
swapping nlckols Tor pennies. You are
ont four cents oyry time you make
that Kind ot a trade. ana reduced 10
lts final analysis. that "a exactly what
YOU are dolng % this trading stamp
burInoHH
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1904-06-04

lettuce large enough 20 cat Alfalfa
thriving.
Santa Fo-U. 3. Weather bureau
Warmer. fine weather with light show.
ora not sufficient 90 materially IN.
crease the water supply Practically
no field crops. and very little garden.
lng Grass g. not yet started on the
plains Water sufficient only for DO.
moaiIc purposes Rain. Ola.
Silver city tGlla Rlvorl --Chas. n.
Lyons Two of three lIght showers
This month bat not enough 20 lay the
dust Grass has uu, started and cat.
tlo are very weak Plenty of water IN
The river for irrigation bitches. and
farm work prosrossing favorably An
The planting is finished no peaches
and scarcely any other kind of fruit
Vormeio III w. Adams Heavy
rains tho 2lst and goth. grass and
grain making good progress. cattle 40.
Ing well
Wagon Mound&I T.. Gunu-A slow.
drizzling rain lasf night end this
morning (27thl. Gardens and alfalfa
showing a better growth Landing
over and with very poor results AN
range stock arc shrinking.
Watrous-M q. Noodham Several
showers during tho past week. but
vegetation sim backward and stock Is
in poor condition Rain. O59.
r. 81 HANDINGE.
Section Director.
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1904-06-04
SACRIFICED llFE roR FAMILY.
Old Santa Re Railroad Man Takes Hju
Own Life az clifton.

Tho Clifton Herald contains an ac.
count of the suicide OF W. 49, Wilton.
sn old Santa Fo conductor u says.
The city wus startled Saturday by
W 81 wilton. a rauchmhu on the BIG
lou ~ miles cast OF Clluou. com.
hitting suicide.
ile was Ia town for tbu past two
wDuks and felt much dopresIDd oyor
hs losses lu goats and horses from
the drouth
liis son Lee came ln from the ranch
Friday 90 see what was OBTAINING his
father so Ions Saturday forenoon the
tathor left tho hoy ON tho street, say.
Ing that ho guessed De would go down
to his friend Boomerang s,liths and
Ole down awhile. Late n the afternoon
Ice wont there 10 got hts father up.
and was horrIhod 10 find him dead on
'ho couch with a bullot holo through
oils head and SIX shooter by bis side.
On the table nearby Mr.. Wilton loft
letters FOR his wife. W. H. Haran. Dan
~ lynch, Editor Leonard, WIN. Ham.
ilton and Mr. Harvey. iustructlng
them On his business affairs but say
ing nothing ui hh fearful cnutompla.
f.0H
Ho leaves "a widow aud grown up
family. $4,000 lle Insurance in the An
Client order OF United Wuodmen and
brotherhood of Railway Conductors.
lio was refined. sensible and sympa.
hectic and leaves many friends who
regret that his msfOrtunus were more
than be- could bear Tho coronors
jury returned a verdict 90 BOlf dcatruc.
tiou.
AMER tIrIng uf railuadlng Wilton
went 90 Arizona and with his family
began living on a ranch in the ella
valley He probably became discour.
aged over the present drOuth and be-
cause crops were failing and cattle
were DYING. btcamo dohpondout. 70
wont 20 Clifton on May rs and while
there blow bis brains out. II iB notable
that mo deed was done Just ten hours
before his insurance expired in the
order ~ Railroad Conductors and me
Ancient order OF United Woodmea
lodge8 IN the former ne carried
5000 insurance and In the latter
g. zoe
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1904-06-04

surveyor General M o. Ilowollyn
of Santa Pc. has Issued a notice fol
scaled propositions On duplicate foi
running. measuring and marking &C.
c1rdins 90 law and instructions. che
western boundary ~ tho Zuui Indian
reservation. tho same being che
boundary line between Arizona and
New Mexico. The bids win be- rocely.
ol up 90 30 O'Clock a. m.. Juno g. t90l
Tho notice reads ag follows:
Notice is hereby given that sealed
proposals. iu duplicate. viii bo re-
ooived a. thia office up 20 no o'clock a.
m June 9th. 1904, for running, mOas.
ur.ng and marking according 10 law
end bob Instructions tho western bound.
ay of the Zuu. Indian reservation,
tho same being the boundary line bo-
tween Arizona and New Mexico and
extending from the i36th 90 tho itsth
milo stones. such line being "a rosur-
ygy Of Che arid territorial boundary
line.
Said hids must state q per diem
rate Including all expenses lleld work
uay of assistants subsistence. trans.
porauon and the preparation of the
field notes. corner monuments. Otcl
fOr a .,Du number oi days. the total
h.d no. t1 exceed the sum OF 5000.
Proposals may bo lCft at this Office.
or enclosed in hn envelope and for.
vardrl by mail
Bids for tho rcsuryoy described IN
This notice will bo opened on June q.
1904 and notice forwarded Co the sue.
oDssWl bidder as soon thereafter as
practical accompanied with a con.
tract providing for said rcsuryoy and
boni. which must De- properly oxocut.
rd and returned Co This Office lmmcd.
lately
only responsible. reliable aud com.
p,'ont surveyors will bC employed.
who must execute Their survey I'm per.
con aud who VIII hr required 10 give
bond in double the estimated llabll.
ify ni tbo contract u will bo requlr.
.I that thp rDFurycy herein described
"' 'fniNIrItu ana returns made %
rHIs Office on or before September go.
I1Df
Tho length ~ the line 90 Doe rc-es.
.bnl.shod is twelve miles.
The right is reserved boy This Office
fn roi-oi amy and ail bids. to waive
technical dcfccta 10 tho interest OF
'bo government requires o.. no con.
TRACTS win be binding on tho part 81
rH. United states until approved by
.H- .HmnIF'on.r uf fh0 general land
office.
Tho proposals received win bo OBJ
.uoi 100 tho time and place above
stated and bidders are Invited TO Dee
prea.ut as such meeting Further lu.
formation NilI Dee furnished upon ap
HUca.Ju t1 tbr undersigned.
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1904-06-04
INJUNCTION IS ASKED
FOR BY DITCH COMPANY
COLORADO CORPORATION SEEKS
TO PREVENT TAKING or WAT.
or BY NEW MEXICO PEOPLE.

An application Tor an injunction to
restrain jose namnu Duran. David
Romero. uiouIC' TwUuo. Louis Ro
Nero. Juan CaEsaus and uazIli0 Con
gales all residents oft Rio Arriha corn.
ty. from interfering with the prior
rights of the members or the no Ila
mo Ditch company boz Colorado. was
filed "Wednesday iu the district court
Tor Rio Arriba county by the El
Llano Ditch company
The plaintiff company has iis head.
quarters I'm Colorado The 90 ilanu
stitch Is taken out Of the los plnos
river loo Rio Arriba county aud ends Boo
Coneios county Colorado. Tn, defend.
ants liyc near the pout where the
ditch rs taken from the river and
consider themselves eutltlcd iu all
the water they can use Some OF the
members 90 tbo corporation living be.
low the defendants ln Rio Arrlba
county and in C0nojos county Colo.
RADIO. do not receive nearly tho
amount of water due them. therefore
they have potitIonod fpr an iniunc.
ton 90 restrain the defendants from
interfering with the prior rights OF
those members Of the corporation who
live u Colorado
Tho petition asks that the defend.
ants be ordered 90 appear here ou
juno l6 anI show cause why hp
injunction should not ho granted ac
cordlng to the petition Tho Llauo
ditch uf Rio ArrIba county was com
siructod in 1856 by the ancestors of
the present owners
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1904-06-04
TIA RETURN OF rHE BlRoo.

J hear from many a little throat
A MARBLE Interrupted long;
I hear the robins iutollk0 note.
The bluebirds slender song
Brown meadows and the russell hin.
Not YET the haunt Of grazing herds.
And thickots by the gllmmorlnR I'm.
A'e an alive with birds.
q ehcir Of spring. why come 10 so0n9
On leahosH grove and hcrbless lawn
Warm he the yellow beams N noon;
Vet winter Is ne gone.
Stay. then. beneath our rudor sky:
Heed not the storm.olouds rising
black.
Nor yelling winds that with them ny.
Nor lot them fright you back
Back 90 the stining hattlocloud.
To burning towns that blot the DAY.
And trains OF mounting dust that
shroud
The armies ON their way
Stay, for a tint OF green shall creep
Som DER the orchards grassy door.
And from ts bed the orooua poeP
Beside the housewives door
Here build and dread no harahor sound
To scare you from the sheltorlng
tree
Than winds that stir the branches
round
And murmur OF the bee.
William Cullen bryant
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1904-06-04
OBJECTS TO PRIZE FIGHTS
MEXICAN GOVERNMENT WILL
MAKE ARRESTS m THE ~.
TURE.

Hon. Francisco Mallen. tho local
Mexican consul. has been invostlgat.
Ing tho recent prize fight which was
held on Mexican coil by number of
El Pasoaus 20 escape the Texas laws.
and he says that the ofCnso must not
be- repeated or his government viii
take summary action. says the IN
aso Herald.
II want 90 warn the people who
conduct this light" said ne. that tho
ohonso must not be- repeated, for 81
Ia is, the Mexican government will
prosecute the Offenders They will
bo arrested one By one when they
cross the river into JuaroE. whether
.on pleasure or business. and they
must Fuiior the penalty
To ray the least lt Dr. very uu.
friendly act towards n sister country
for band of mon 10 enter into
conspiracy IN Texas "a violate tho
laws Of that country. and I could
prosecute the Offenders in this state
Tor conspiracy. but will not DO This.
However my governments will not
countenanco such conspiracy Nnd vio-
latiun of its laws and. although il
cannot have police to protect every
inch 0f ita extensive border every
minute Of tho day. Il will have re-
dress n another hght Is pulled on
over the line and ! want the on Paso-
ans and others who participated On
the last hght and who are, under.
stand contemplating another, TO take
warning. foL do not think thoy
realize TIE seriousness OF thor of.
Tense and ! want to give them fair
warning now,
They win certainly DO prosecuted
n they violate our laws again and
they will all have 20 suffer, for we
will learn who thoy aro and will ar.
rect them az soon as thoy sot foOt on
Mexican soil
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1904-06-04

length. Some oats from tho Captain
J.. w. James place, 70 several inches
over six feet IN length.
u ls the intention OF Col Page 20
make a shipment OF fruits aud agri.
cultural products every twenty or
twenty-five days. aud be requests any
one having choice varieties OF such.
that they viii notify him and he viii
call and get them.
Col Page Is especially do8lrous OF
having some fine wheat and barley -
Roswell Register.
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1904-06-04

From the Journal
w %. prlnglc. a member of tho Chi
cago Board of Trade. who with his
family spent the winter IN Alamo
sordo. len Tor Pearl. Colo, whore he
goes 10 take charge OF some mines
m which be is interested. Mr.. aud
Mrs Pringle made many friends here
whole we'll wishes accompany thcm.
and who will welcome them most
heartily. should they again visit Ala.
m1gordo
W. q. Mcdonald, manager or the
Carriy1s Cattle Ranch company. of
Lincoln county. was On Alamogordo
a day or twn. tie camo down 10 buy
a largo tank 10 put lu a now well re.
Gently dug ON hla ranges To has
been compelled to develop water far
ont into the plains in order TO have
Erass for bIs cattle as the long contIn.
ucd drouth has exhausted the ranges
near the old watering places tie
bought from D. ~ Laurie.
Dr. j. B j. Gillian and vic and
daughter Miss Jewel. Capt q. 81. VIII.
liama and wife went 90 ClOudcr0ft
saturday returning to Alam0gordo
Sunday night Capt williams. q man
20 3 ars OF aEe who has travelled OK.
ienslycly says that Cloudcr0ft ecliDcs
anything in the way of scenery ho
has ever seen. Ho regrets that bic
business demands his attention home:
ho would liko TO spend tho summer
up there. lie says spring r. Just open.
ms fairly and the trees are full OF
song birds and squirrels aud that the
water % tho finest he has ever seen.
Capt williams and wife win return
20 their home al Hlilsboro. Texas. Ia
a few days
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1904-06-04
THE BECK GRANT
DR.. C. W. HARRISON WINS IN HIS
SUIT WITH RECEIVER JONES.

In Che case OF A. a. ions. rocolv.
or Of the Beck grant and George W
Harrison, owner OF the PorJa grant.
Judge William J. Mills has decided
In favor ot Harrison when Jones
was made receiver OF 'he Bck grant.
ne attempted TO take possession OF
all land within IN lines OF tho Beck
grant, and. according 20 an old sur
vey Of the Beck grant. the south line
west some distance into the Poroa
grant
The grants are situated IN Leon.
ard Wood county near Santa Rosa.
The Beck grant consists OF more than
$4,000 acres. tho peroa consists OF
only lT7l2 acres. but with well 90
fined boundaries. The starting point
being the junction OF the Pecns river
with the Estoro8 arroyo. both with
well marked aud we'll known hanks
This land was granted 20 Pedro Joae
Porca, tho grandfather OF the pres.
Ont wcll known family OF this and
sandoval counties Dr. Harrison gets
his complete and clear title from
them who have had uninterrupted po.
session since 1874. and a patent from
the United States Harrison has been
owner Of all the grant since 1887. oc.
cupying an OF A. and paying taxes on
all of q since that time
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1904-06-04
EVERY TWENTY DAYS
COLONEL PACE WILL Snip VAL.
Ley PRODUCTS TO WORLDS
FAIR.

C0l A. n Page. who is in charge
oi tho work of collecting agricultural
exhibits Ia the pooos valley FOR tho
Worlds fair. viii make a shipment
go a few days. Among the things 10
ho sent are some choice samples of al.
ialia, some OF II twenty days old. is
twenty tw0 inches long. The largest
no now has ls foriyiour inches long.
Tho rye Ia The collection hos well 90.
yclopei. fun hea6s, eight Inches ga
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1904-06-04

The spring clip 81 wool is coming In
very slow. but the wool which has
reached me city has been Picked up a.
prices ranging from 1919 % "A cents
per pound u was learned today that
most an Of the wool from the Ealanola
country, this spring. has been pur
chased by the securing min az RIOS
well and viii be shipped to that town
via the santa De- Central