Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1904-02-17

The secretary of the interior has issued
call for bids to deliver 100000 barrels of cement
at The Tonic Basin dam site.
L. W. Gales still has faith in the Apache
guch placer fields of Sierra county and says
that they will yet prove immensely rich in placer
gold.
Over $1,000 pounds of ore, representing
every mining district in Sierra county were
shipped last week from Hillsboro to St. Louis for
exhibition at the Louisiana Purchase exposition.
About Chama, in the northern part of the
territory, there was heavy snowfall last week,
in consequence of which the Denver& Rio Gran
de lines were blocked and snow plows were
brought into use.
Washington, Feb. 10 Minister Powell cables
the state department that American property in
terests are suffering heavily in San Domingo as
the result of the insurection,
The House Indian committee has agreed to in
sert an item of $42, 600 in Indian appropriation
BILL, which will be reported to the House in few
days for the Grand Junction school, Colorado, for
repairs. maintenance etc.
Kansas City, Feb. 11-Miss Jessie Averill was
burned to death and four others were injured.
one perhaps fatally in fire today in an apart
ment house The fire was started by the eXp}J-
sion of gasoline stove in Miss Ayerill's ROOM
Washington, D. c., Feb III. Representative
Howell of Utah, introduced a bill today provid-
ing that all that portion of Arizona territory lying
north and west of the center Of the Coloardo
river shall be annexed to the state Of Utah.
York, Pa, Feb II, Back water from ar
ice gorge near New Holland has caused gre;
food in York Haven. The thirty foot race wa
of the York Haven Power plant is entirely under
today
The beautiful city of Baltimore will immedia-
tly be rebuilt more beautiful than ever Their
are now thousands of aborers ut work clearing
away the ruins and the erection of business
Buildings will be commenced as soon as the
ground is cleared
H. L. Ortiz, who has just returned from a
visit to Denver and other Colorado points, whila
at Fort Logan secured military collar worn by
the late Captain MaXimiliano Luna who met his
death in the Philippines Captain Luna and Mr..
Ortiz were schooltnates and the latter prizes thu
souvenir greatly. New Mexican.
Says dispatch from Washington, D. c., &c
the Rocky Mountain News, Senator Patterson,
paper Mixed up with the many things one
hears in Washington about coming statehood fol
the territories is rumor that Arizona is liable t
be left out Of the proposition for the present anC
that the two new states will be composed of New
Mexico alone and Oklahoma and Indian Terri
tory united.
The Ell Paso Times says: 1t looks as if am
bition is going to interfere with the successful
career Of a very active and capable young bust
ness man. Mr.. Hearst has mortgaged his New
York Journal property for a loan OF one million
dollars from the KnickerbJcker Trust compan
of New York.
Washington, D. c., Feb. 1.-THE war de
parment has been advised of the departure to
day of the Eleventh Regiment United States in
fantrv from Manila en- route home. The regi
ment has been in the Philippines three years
On its arrival in this country next month it Wi
be stationed at Fort Thomas, KY, and Columbus
Barracks Ohio.
Work will be commenced in a short time o.
the rebuilding of the Santa Fe Railway shops a
La Junta Just what the capacity Of the neN
shops will be is not known but reports have
that will be double the size of the former shop
and will enoploy two or three times as many meT