Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1904-12-20

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l mount requirement is an effectiv
measure for the prevention of coils
IONS The commission urges the adop
tion of the block system.
For the year ending June 80, 1904, ;
preliminary report embraces return!
for roads representing 209,002 miles O
line or about 80 per cent of the mile
age that will be covered by the final re-
port.
On the mileage stated the gross
earnings OF the railways were $1,966,
633,821. Gross earnings for the prev
ious year, on 205,313 miles, were ST.,
9O0,846,907 The operating expenses
of the railways for the years equiva
lent to $6,375 per mile of line, of $3.50
more than for the year 1908. The ra-
ito of operating expenses to the earn.
ings was 81 to rs per cent.
Attorney General Moody Praises Judge
Abbott.
Special to the New Mexican.
Washington, D. c., Dec. 20.-Attor.
rey Gene.al @Iuody stated today that
Judge Ira A. Abbott, who was recent
ly appointed an associate justice of
supreme court of New Mexico, is an
able jurist and had for many years
served as a circuit and district Judge
in Massachusetts with great credit and
honor. Judge Abbott is considered
one of the best lawyers in Massachus-
etts. The Judge is resident of Hav-
erhill, that state.
Delegate-Elect w. H. Andrews left
yesterday for New Mexico and will be
in Albuquerque on the 23d and in San
ia Fe on the oath. Major w. H. H.
Llewellyn, of Las Cruces, Judge B. S.
Baker and Captain w. E. Dame, of Al
buquerque, left today for their respect
i've homes. Governor Otero will re-
main here several days before return
ing to New Mexico and it is expected
that he will go to New York before do
ing so.
investigation Nearing Close.
The attorneys for the protestants in
the Smoot investigation today intend
ed to conclude the examination of all
the witnesses that they had been able
10 reach with subpoenas and in all
will rest their case. Sum-
mons have been issued for number
Of Mormon officials wanted by Attor-
ney Taylor, but the Senate officers
have not succeeded in getting service
On them Among the most prominent
0f these are Apostles Taylor, Merritt,
Grant and Crowley, who are charged
BY the Protestants with taking plural
wives since the Woodruff manifesto
Apostle John Henry Smith was the
irst witness called.
B. B. Haywood, U. S. marshal for
Utah, who received the subpOenas
from the sergeant-at-arms of the Sen
ate for witnesses wanted by the COM
nittee, was sworn and testified he had
he subpoenas for IA or more persons
whom he had been unable to find. He
gave the list which included some
prominent heads of the Mormon
church.
At $3.50 o'clock this afternoon Attor-
ley Taylor announced that the pro-
estants had presented all their testi-
nony in the case against Senator
,moot.
Rushing to Oregon to Clear Their
Skirts.
A Washington dispatch says that |
enator Mitchell and Representative
hermann (Oregon), who heretofore
ave refused to obey subpoenas to ap-
ear as witnesses in the cases against
LEGGED fraudulent land entrymen in
'regon, left hurriedly and unexpected
Y for Portland this afternoon.
Word came to them today that Pu-
er, Mrs. Watson and others recently
onvicted of land frauds in Oregon had
onfessed their guilt and in addition
ad implicated both Mitchell and Her
lann in the frauds. Both issued state.
tents this afternoon to be sent to the
|regon press denying any completely
4 the frauds and intimating that the
onfession and charges against them