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The Estancia news. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1904-1912, 1907-02-15
SCORE ANOTHER FOR
;;:3.. THE MOUNTED=POLiCE

This morning word came from Con-
ductor Friday, in charge Of Santa Fe
Central Train No. 2, at Torrance, that
a fellow calling himself Juan Gonzalez
alias Juan Gomez, was at Torrance
and wanted to get to Santa Fe to break
into the penitentiary. Conductor Fri
day wanted to know of the Mounted
Police what to do, as he didnot want to
carry an impostor and had no way of
identifying the man. Word was sent
to bring the man along. Upon the ar
rival of the train, the man was at once
identified by Ranger Meyer as well as
Attorney Wright of Santa Rosa, who
was here, as one of the two convicts
who escaped from the penitentiary on
on the 31st ult.
When questioned as to why he sur
rendered himself in such a manner, he
answered that after his escape, he
went to his home near Santa Rosa. and
after consulting with his friends. was
adAlsed to return to complete his term.
as it was certain that the Mounted Po-
lice Force would soon find him, and it
would go harder with him. Acting
upon this advice, he made his wav to-
Torrance, and thence to Estancia.
Here he surrendered to Captain Fornoff
and Private Meyer. After consulta-
ton, these officers turned him over to
Gen. Chas. F. Fasley, who was return
ing to Santa Fe, to escort him to the
Trelford Hostelry.
Gonzales, alias Gomez was sent I'M
from Guadalupe county in October.
1905, for stealing cattle, and had onlv
short time to serve to complete his
term, as his time would have beeu
shortened for good behavior. In COM
pany with one, Gabriel Romero, he es-
capped from the clay bank, on January
81 last, and will now have to serve out
his full time.
Thus is the good and efficient work
OF the Mounted Police Force recogniz-
ed even by those whom, it would seem.
would be in favor of rbolishing the
force.
The Estancia news. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1904-1912, 1907-02-15


ed with permitting illegal voting
Number 20, Same defendants and
same charge as number %.
Number 80. Hefiberto Gutierrez, Eu-
lalio' Sanaera and Benigno Baca, charg-
ed with permitting illegal voting.
Numbers 81 and 80, same defendants
and same charge as number 80.
= Number SSS, R RomanMirabel, charged
with Illegal voting. ....
; sNtamberrS4, Anastacio Romero, charg-
ed with illegal voting. . -e
Number 35, Seoundimo Garcia, charg-
ed with illegal voting.
Number 36, James S. Spencer, un-
lawfully examining voters ballot.
Number 81, James S. Spenser, same
charge asNo. SO.
Number 36, .Jaraes S. Spenser, un-
lawfully interfering with qualified
voters.
Number 80, Emilio Lucero, Leandro
Abeyta, Jose Chavez y Benavides,
Refugio Lucero and Herculano Chavez,
making false election returns.
Number AZ, Pablo j. Jaramillo and
Teo Torres, misbehavior in the office
of Judge of Election.
Number 43, Samuel Carrico. As
sault with intent to murder and assault
with deadly weapon.
No. AZ. Jose Dario Vallegos, steal
ing horses After pleading not guilty,
withdraws this plea and pleads guilty.
Sentenced to serve two years
in the territorial penitentiary and pay
costs of prosecution, TO stand commit
ed until paid. ~
No. As, Juan Jose Romero, murder.
Transferred from Valencia county.
No. 46- Candido Sanohez,. stealing
COWS. .......... a...-.. -,... ... ......-.-~..
No. AZ. Tomas Barela and Lorenzo
Montes,.. breaking. and entering. with
intent to steal Plead guilty and sem
fenced to one year each in the territori-
al penitentiary.
No. 54. Alexandra Lueras. stealing
hsrses. ..:..
No. IS. Juan Hilario Sanchez, NAL
feaaance in office.
No. Sc. Juan Hilario Sanchez and
larceny.
No. ST. Vidal Saiz, malfeasanee in
office.
No. So, ]. C. Peterson. obtaining |
money bY false pretenses.
No. SO. J. c.. Peterson, same
No. 60. Narciso Sanchez, burglary
and larceny in dwelling.
No. 62. Juan Sancnez, receiving
stolen goods.
Yesterday noon the case of the Terri
ory VS.. Amos A. Hine, charged with
assault with deadly weapon, J. P.
)unlavy, prosecuting witness, was
,egun. Just before noon to-day, the
ase was given to the jury, and up to
he afternoon no report had been given
ut by them.
Ladies Again Score Success.
The Estancia news. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1904-1912, 1907-02-15
FIRST GRAND JURY :.
DOB(GO0D WORK
indictments Returned in Many Cases. Several
Sentenced,by Court.

- <, $.:. j ~ .,S y
The districtcoourt has beens Very acz,
tive this .we&dk, several eases. having
been disposed oof, and sentence passed
IN several cases. The grand jury has
returned nurnber Of @"true bills, and
the district attorney filed informatiors
against number of the election officers
for misconduct C;during the recent cleo
ytion.
The first five cases t,on the criminal
docket were transferred from Valencia
county at the formation of Torrance
county, two years ago. The remainder
.of the cases up to the. present, are:
No 6. Donaciano Aguilar, charged
with forgery. Pleaded not guilty.
Later asked permission to withdraw his
plea and enter a plea, Of guilty instead,
This permission was granted and the
court sentenced the(defendant to term
of two years at hard labor in the terri
torial penitentiary, and to pay the costs
of prosecution.
No. Z. Donaciano Aguilar, charged
with forgery. Same as Number 6, the
sentences to run coDallrrently, ..
Number 7, Louis Martinez, peace pro-
ceedings.
Number 10, Flonsncio .Bermudes,
changed With murder, Court appointed
A. B. Renehan to act as counsel for
the defendant. After cQnnseling with
his client, Mr.. Renehan. entered plea
of guilty in the second degree. After
hearing the story as told by the boz!
muIderer, court passed sentence re-
manding him to the territorial peniten-
tiary to serve term Of ten years at
hard labor and to pay the costs of pros
ecution ..
Number H. Louis Martinez, assault
with intent to kill and assault with
deadly weapon. After trial, the jury
returned verdict of guilty as charged
in the second count Counsel for the
defense gave notice of his intention to
make application for new trial.
Number IL, Amos A Hines, assault
With q deadly weapon
Number 13, Roman Montoya, assault
with intent to kill and assault with
deadly weapon.
Number Is, Lee Longino, murder.
Continued on application of counsel for !
defense.
Number IL, Jap L. Clark and W. A.
Mexican. Set for hearing Tuesday,
February 19.
Number IS. Domingo Wales and
Jacobo Sedillo, murder. Continued on
application of counsel for defense.
Number 10, Candido Sanchez, Manuel
Otero and Jesus Candelaria, charged
with unlawfully interfering with legal
voters.
Number 20, q, %, %, "a, 25, and 26,
same defendants and same charges as
number 19.
Number 27, Candido Sanchez, Manuel
Otero and Jesus Candelaria, charged
With making false election returns.
Number %, Candido Sanchez, Man
lel Otero and Jesus Candelaria, charg
The Estancia news. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1904-1912, 1907-02-15
Marriage Licenses Issued

Ramon GonzsIez, Punta, Maria Jesus
Gonzalez, Tut.
Jesse N. Arnold, Tampico, H., Edna
Sturm, Estan:i ia.
The Estancia news. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1904-1912, 1907-02-15
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LEGISLATORS .~.r
!. H.. -: r. VISIT. VALLEY
Special Train Carries Visitors through county
Sightseeing.

A special train composed of two
coaches, bearing all the members of
the House of Representatives of the
Territorial Assembly, and most of the
members of the Council, together with
large number of. friends, came in
from the Capital City this morning at
10:20 o'clock. This was arranged by
the Santa Fe Central people, on an in
vitation of Col. w. S. Hopewell, and
the citizens Of Estancia, to the As
sembly to visit the county and decide
for themselves as to the merits of
The two towns desiring the county
seat Estancia and Willard.
Agood sized crowd met the train as
it pulled into Estancia, and the twenty
minutes stop was consumed in Welcom-
ing fhevisitors, and in exploiting some
of the many advantages possessed by
this place. At 10:40 the train pulled
out for the south, going as far as Pro-
greso, to give the legislature a chance
to see the barrenness of the country
south of the Gate City. On the return
a lengthy stop was made at Willard,
giving the members of the party an
opportunity to size up the town and
surrounding country.
Returning to Estancia, the afternoon
was spent in ,speech-making, the crowd
of the morning having been augmented
by large number of ranchers, j. P.
Kennedy telling of some of the advan-
tages which Estoncia and the surround
ing county possesses over her southern
neighbor. Gen. Chas. F. Easley read
message from Col. W. S. Hopewell,
expressing bis regrets at not being a.
BILE to be present. E. B. Brumback
was to have made an address, but his
time was usurped by A. M. Bergere,
of Santa Fe, who must have partaken
of some of the Willard water, as he re-
fused to be silenced, even when dinner
was announced.
Dinner was served the guests at the
Valley and the Alamo Hotels, where the
fat Of the land was placed before the body |
of lawmakers. Immediately after dinner
carriages were brought and the whole par.
ty was taken for drive through the coun-
try round about the town, to give an idea
of the manner in which the valley has
settled and is being improved. AT four
o'c!cck. to remind the guests that they
wer- in the nei.hborhood of the machine
shops of the Santa Fe Central Railway
the immense whistle, accompanied
BY that Of Gone of the engines, was
,own for some fifteen or twenty minutes.
As a farewell, as the train pulled out of
own on its return. Engineer Wolvei ton
sounded a loud and long screeehing adios.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1907-10-18
CREDIT CURRENCY.

II there ls any one subject upon which
expert opinion is united, it is that the
currsncy system of the United States is
about the worst in the civilized world.
The American Bankers association
agrees with this opinion, and has been
expressing it autboritatively every year
for d long time. 1t has repeated its
own views again this year, and Mr..
Hepburn especially nss devised a plan
which would establish a safe system,
and which would also take the currency,
the hfe.blood, OF the country out of the
hands Of the politicians and leave it to
the control OF those whose vital interests
are dependent upon a currency that is
sufficiently abundant and that is alec
eminently safe. Tho credit currency is
not popular in this country, and it is
not to be wondered at when we consider
the disastrous results OF our old state
bank sYstems; but however black may
have been our experiences OF that early
day, such banking Rs we had then is
impossible now, and even il it were
possible, properly ~saieguarded credit
currency may DE had. At least currency
based on a disappearing debt 10 un.
scientific and daDgeruup, and it is dis.
graceful that the people OF the United
States, with all their Intelligence, with
all their wealth and power, with their
business talent and R%stuteness, should
have a currency syctem which is regard.
ed as the worst in the civilized world.
That we have il is one OF the iIlustra-
tioEs OF the utter incompetency OF our
political class to deal intelligeDtly and
wisely with II business or M economic
question. II ALEC illustrates the indifTer-
ence Of politicians to tho real material
interests OF the country. Granting all
TINT can be eaid Of the naturalncse Of
the opposition TO credit currency in this
country, II In all tho more apparent that
there should he an enlighteninR discus-
sion Of this grave subject. Bot this ia
precisely what we cannot have. From
the president down, the politicians avoid
such a djcuseiOn. Probably they have
not themselves studied it evon go far no
TO read the very able addresses tina,
bnnkers have made at their annual con.
ventioDs. Perhaps, just now, this is just
M well, for after tho administration has
destroyed credit hp much ~ it can there
will be nothing left Us u basis for a
SOUND currency EPSTEIN. AZ least those
who have sywpatheticallY listened 10
the pleas OF the bankers for such n
eystom, and have noted tho ignorance
or the Indifference Of the politicians,
must doubt the capacity Of the goverr-
mcnt TO conduct all the business o. the
country.-IIarpers Weekly.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1907-10-18
Masonic Donations Returned.

Saturday G. y. Noteware, grand
secretary o! the Masonic lodge Of Ne
vada, received d check for StS0 from
San Francisco, tho amount beng SEM
by the Mssons Their who had charge Of
the relief work after the grent disaster
last year. The letter accompanying the
check stated that the MasoDs in charge
OF the relief work in San Francisco had
extended aid to thousands OF persons
during the scourGe which affected the
city and now the balance OF the fund
Was being returned to the various
sources from winch it was derived. The
Nevada Masoug ~conrrIb1'ed about 81, 500
so tina. the balance distributed WAS on u
basis Of sl9.i2 returned for every SlC0
given.
The Masonic lodges in various parts
OF the country contributed Ia the fund
for the relief OF the effected In the
stricken city. Those having the work
in charge asked none o. the applicants
whether they belonged t. the MASONIC
lodge, the one question was, dii I'd.
applicant neeu help. The Mason aid
| committee had 1914 900 contributed "a
it by the various luhgeS OF the country
and great good was done by tho CON
mittec.-News i'
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1907-10-18
The Governors Mansion.

A delegation consisting Of James I.
Davis, All. Chartz and II. X. Cnlcord
met with the board OF Capitol Comniis-
sioners Saturday afternoon to discuss
the governors mansion question and to
assertion II possible whether the board
had any intention OF erecting the same.
The boarrl stated to the delegation
that as yet they had not accepted any
bids owing to a reported combination
among the contractors who made bids
for the erection Of the same. They fur
Their stated that it was their version OF
the matter that the i0,000 appropriated
by the last legislature for the purpose
intended to include the furnishings of
the mansion after tie same had been
constructed. The law rs pas sed by the
last Legislature states thai the a%ppropri-
alton was to be used tor the 1erectlng
and constructing at Carson City, Orms.
by County, Nevada a governors mansion
70 be used as the home OF the Chief Ex.
ecutive."
The Commissioners stated to the dele.
CATION That it was tba intention OF the
board To erect the mansion and that the
work of construction wonld lie com
menced rs soon as the arrangements FOR
the same could be made. They further
stated that they had complied with the
Law and that the statement that the time
had elapsed and that the mausiou could
not now be constructed was in error.
Provision was made in the blu that work
on the structure vas TO begin in ninety
days after the bin became a law, but the
board claims that under the last phrase
OF the section which reads strikes, un-
a%voidable delays and acts Of God ac-
cepted' that they are protected rs the
delay so far in the beginning OF con-
structioD work on the building were un
avoidable.
1t ID to be hoped hat the board will
get busy and put the matter through as
they promised the visiting delegation
that they would do at the meeting ON
SaturdaY.-AppeaI.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1907-10-18
JAPAN ALSO HAS RACE PROBLEM

1t seems that Japan has been having
a little race problem OF her orr. The
details are spstin2ly given out by q
native pres that counts CONSISTENCY.
From the sparse news accounts and the
editorial comments OF come OF the Toxic
papers, it appears that the importation
OF Chinese lsborers to work on a new
railroad line in Kagoshima province has
helped to show the japanese where the
shoe pinches in San Francisco.
Early in July the contractor to whom
The construction WORK on the railroad
had been awarded imported thirty
Chinese laoorer. The wages he paid
were 10 yen a month-about S5 gold
and that was 80 per cent cheaper than
the hire OF Japanese laboren. Still the
Chnese were satisfied and they we're
good workmep.
So pleased was the japanese contractor
With his experiment that he sent to
China for 100 more, and before these
coolies had landed at Nsgasaki a third
consignment Of 500 was contracted for
With Chinese emigration companies i in
Cheioo.
The Msipicbi Dempo u~aively states
that the japanese laborers ooh great
alarm st the importation oi the Chinese
coolies, who we're willing to work for
half what a Japanese laLorer demanded,
Mass meetings were held by the citizens
OF kagoehima ken ito consider this grave
penl 70 the laborers Of Japan,- as the
Mainichi puts it.
But the sentiment OF the outraged
laborers OF kagoshima-ken did not stoE
at mass meetings. Que night in the
latter part OF July they posted a notice
written IN Chiuese on the doors OF the
Chinese laborers' huts that il they didn'
stop working il japanese msp's place.
they would be driven back o China
The local police officials took alaru
at the Indignation of the citizens OF
kagoshima.ken and sought advice from
the central government at Toxic. Toxic
realizing the possibilities OF embar
ISssmear - any overt scs s2aipst thu
Chinese, ordered the police 81 Kagoshi
ms-ken to use their utmost powers tc
protect the foreigners in case OF All out
break and then summoned the enter
prising contractor to a conference il
Toxic.
1t happens that an imperial Ordnance
No. 352, which WAS promulgated IN 1898
forbids the employment Of foreign labo
In japan except under limited conditions
which restrict such employment only t,
the Cd treaty ports where foreigner
congregatc. The lhtes; papers iron
Japan have il that the contractor la
either nnconsciously disobeyed this Law
or that he intends 70 force a test case
New York Sun.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1907-10-18
CLEVER PARAGRAPHS.

Nicholas Longwortb is not exactly the
man for mayor OF a big town. lie Is
fond OF travel and he despises a steady
Job. Something honorable, with :our
or five log vacations a year i'll it would
suit hin pretty well.-St Louis Post .
Dispatch.
While Secretary TAFT is in Japan il
would be only fair for the United States
to open its doors to all japanese i'm
migrants. The poor fellows who are
pushed OIL the Island must have some
place to go.-Philadelphia American.
The cherry in the Fairbanks cocktail
now deserves a place in history with the
cherry tree and George WashinRton's
hatchet. Neither ever existed, but both
pointed a moral and adorned a tale
New York World.
The English critic who found nothing
but -hippant impertinence- in Mark
TwaiD's writings ia too .hickheaded for
u surgical operation to have the desired
effect.-NashvIlle American.
a Philadelphia says tho world has
oVerestimated Shakespeare. Shakes
peare never repeats, and no patriotic
Philadelphia can think much OF that
kind OF a yoter.--Louisville Courier
Journal.
by the time Mexico has spent $780,.
600 in entertaining Secretary Root, be
may begin to feel the need OF another
course Of treatment at Muldoom's repair
shop.-W Washington Post.
The Chicago Tribune reports that the
Mikado Of japan has reclared that the
Honorable Secretary Taft has tied the
honorable cans to the honorable dogs Of
war"
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1907-10-18
The Human Desert Rat.

The more difficult the requirement,
tine greater the appreciation, whether it
be the wealth OF love, of lucre, OF health
OF lRudatiOu ,or a mudicum OF that sweet
content with upalterable environment,
which it most arduous to attain and IL
the nearest approach to the happiness
doled II 70 denizens OF the planet
Earth.
This il the sweet coptent tho desert
rat" enjoys. Ills world-all he possess.
es and all he would acquIre-is bounded
by the horizon OF plain aud mountain,
by the vaultcd armament and by the
depths from which in the sweet
1mnnnna' he will levy toll OF Nature.
Sordidness is alien to his character,
Tho ec'asy OF storminR and Of sackinR
the treasure casket-roCk wallcd by
igueOue flow and sediment, detcnpded
by the allied hosts Of thirst and storm
and ~famiDc-not the gaining Of that
which the troye will buy, makes the
mngnet Of the depths. lie couiides this
to the etars when sleep forsakes his
ragged blankets, when the tone coyote
bowls his plant nj desoIatioD. Ills ia
the lust OF conquest that makes Of some
men soldiers, ONE libertiues and others
desert rate"
before he becomes a graduate "rat-
lie sophomoric Days arc lauguid and do.
pressed, and bis nights dream-toesed
md visOncd with tho sparkle and viii,
weaving cbarms Of -home and triends
aud that sweet time will, the soit silicon
OF eyce TINT love-thc owes Of mother
and Of sweetheart.
Then the desert raL- goce mad and
cries out 10 the silent ethrs with mn
answering echo save the wall Of tIe louo
coyote and the eobbinR OF the nigh,
wind in tito yucca palm.
With the laggard dawn comes can and
gown aud shecpskin Tor tho 1deser, mt
Ills great lesson in learned, his hardes,
task IL ended. Though memory ot,o,
touches lightly the raw and bIeod,r,
womb INFLICTED under the silent stats. Il
Ia With a tender. cooling, healing hand
and but a ecar remains.
without this travail, this Getbscmnnc,
no "dcsert rat can clnim such Ii,Io
he il but as other humans are,
with so;did ends 10 view, with drrama
OF avarice and with thoughts Of pnip
lilo leaves tho desert ploating IN victory,
in defeat.
Not 30 the desert rat" Ills hoir
grows white III the Ncvad an prayes y,
the quick and his homes bleach In ,Ln
Review. '"'"'
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1907-10-18
The LESSONS OF ELY
AND PAIISADE.

In lees than a week two officers have
been killed IN Nevsds, while in the per-
Torrance OF their sworn duties In
each case, the fatal shots were fred By
men who lived of the earnings g: fallen
women. Men who belong to tina. un-
savory class called pimps.
II is charged that there are ten or a
dozen Of that vile class today in Elko
who are baskinR in the tayors OF the
peace officer Of this town. How true
this may be the writer does not knox,
but be does know that the charge Is
openly made by good citizens o: the
town.
10 each Ease the officer killed has been
one OF the States best citizens. Meu
whose private lives have been Gle an and
honorable. Men whose worth as
citizens would weigh down the whole
uDsavory class 70 which their slayers
belong. II these vile creatures are
hart ored in Elko, how long will it be
before come OF our officers are shot
DOVE like dogs while performing thei r
sworn duties? These men are lost TO
all sense OF shame and will stop at moth
ing to accomplish their ends.
1t ;s said that scarcely a week passes
that come Of these creatures do not
shameiully beat the women whose earn
nRs support them. Yet 10 arrests are
made and the human brutes escape
| nfniEhnnanf ~ chic 1horya ~. N.,a "a
Is a burning shame upon the good
people OF this community. The viies;
woman in the red light dist rict ls as IA,
superior to the miserable brute, who
lives of her earnings and beats her
whenever che refuses to give him money
or whenever his drunken fancy dictates
as the bi1iancy OF the sun is superior
to hat OF a lighted Chinese punk.
IL as charged men OF that class are
permitt,i to live in Eiko ny the favor o.
our peace officer, it is time that the dis.
graceful condition should end. Cousta.
BILE Ouderbir k and his deputies should
see that Elko Is made too hot for any Of
these vile creatures. They should be
made to LEAFS toEc or arrested as rags,
IL convicted, they should be- put ID the
chain gang and made to work Cd the
streets. None OF them should be left to
curse thus community with their uiser,
able presence.
The lessons Of the murder Of Consta,
BILE Gilbert Of Ely aud of Night Watch,
man Evans at Palsade by pinps should
not be lost upon h people OF E!ko.
II it is, it may not he long before one Of
her officers meets the same fate.