Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-07-15
Leaders Beginning 10 Wonder
Why They insisted on Getting
Territorial Land Deals Before
the Government,
PENlTENTIARY MATTERS
NOT QUITE so ROSY NOW
Prospect That Federal Inspect
ors May Lend Assistance to
the Territory Does Not Seem
TO Please the Bunch,

tspeeiai Correspondence Morning journal
Santa Fe. July 14-The member,
ST the Plupderbund no longer weai
the smile that won't come or Tho
habit Of meeting with smirks and
smiles on the street corners ana slap
ping their thighs IN eXultatiou over
The downfall of the decent part Of The
republican party in New Mexico has
suddenly fallen into %"innocuous desuc-
tude.' ana has given way 10 nervous
apprehension. The effort TO keep a
stiff upper lip and pretend that mat
ters are going swimmingly N % dismal
failure. Plainly speaking. Il Is not at
MI difficult to see that the members
Of the gang are worried.
The Bursum case was getting along
very nicely until a couple OF days ago.
The program was being carried out
to the letter. and au early and favor
able termination Of the case was con
fidently looked for The territory ala
not appear to Dc making any very
strenuous efforts 10 do anything ia
The matter. but the generous gentle
men who are here looking after the
government interests kindly volun-
leored 20 assist the averWOrked at
t6fney general, ana help him in the
NttNiitNf 70 tiiAA AiNfAN ~ NhiNN III w
e change IN the treatment Of the ease.
the result Of which may be that the
end may not be va near as had been
supposed. Al least three of the gov
eminent agents who are here appear
10 be taking q lively interest IN peni-
teutmrN matters, and IL 81 Just possl-
HE that the statements which have
been made in the columns Of the
plnndcrbund press that there were
hundreds 81 errors Ia the report nf
Export Mcmahon mas have 10 be re-
vfsed before the case o. ended
a. aupcars that the government
agents are chiefly Interested ln the
disposition Of the funds derived FROM
fhe sales and leases of lands granted
ie The "penitentiary under the act OF
congress Of June "a 1875. known us
the Fcigussan act. but. IN order 20
ret at this matter, 70 viii De necessary
10 exnmlne the accounts of the penl-
Tertiary from 1891. and The prospect
b. not sn pleasing NJ &c might Do 10 he
piundcrhund prefs Already some OF
these papers are making ~derogatory
remarks concerning the aWarms ut
inspectors and special agents whom
the government has sent tn som,
parts OF the west. and 10 o. plain 60 be
seen hat some of the prominent
members OF the plundorhund are in
hearty accord with the attitude Of
their papers In this respect
The certainty that the sales of lands
granted to the territory viii be care
fully looked into Is not anording amy
great degree Of merriment 90 the
principals in these transactions. and
some of them appear 90 hnVe more
urgent business on hand Than usual
Thn talk about throwing out the coal
Al H..a..H.H HNA. hoard nN M~GnNNHnNNH
"a commissioners and the hurenu of
immigration has subsidized iu "a great
degree aud speculation aH To- which
one Of the territorial officials would
he the next Geo go has given way lo
wonder as .n what the government
agruis are going Go da next
90 fr lulicod that there ere freQutht
conferences Of the members ui the olo
sans and That somr Of them iasi ihl
Ifo the night. and That the matters
uuler discussion are Of n~b-urhing in-
t.e..t 3. The participants They have
n.nrd of prosecutions for land fraud
fu other parts 90 the United Stnlr
fnH ARE awakening to "a realization ol
fhe fact tha there may Doe
Times ahead 300 Sew MrNiro. some 90
fhaee same men were earnestly "p-
,sssd ip the Beach Investigation hH g
legislative commltlre last winter. anN
ARGUED that the Investigation WfFh.
raf them into trouble. hut othcr. an"
fHs, we're In tho majority. were benz
an getting Hanefm1n into trouble over
fhs Pennsylvania Development ,''h
,tnx dsal and were NOT f~ar-sighftN
raurh t0 SEQ that tu Investigation
trfn fhlt matter would certainly hfint
..anf sr investigation into other hanN
I.ss which had hcen mndc in lpt
rarrffuft but they are NOW %hcRinnInt
fr 50. th4f Beach sold th'm a gold
brick nhIuh fhrN may have sont
trluni. Dor |dI.rosiur III Without pretty
.sa figuring