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Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1910-02-14
MUST RETURN LAND
TO THE INDIANS.
More Than Thirteen Hundred Acres
Restored to the Coville
Reservation.

Spokane, Wash, Feb. 14.-Fred
bennett, United States land office
commissioner, has given out deci-
sion that 1,340 acres of land in the
south half of the Colville Indian res
ervation, northwest of Spokane, must
be returned as Indian property, hav-
ing been fraudulently taken up as min
eral land The claimants implicated
are E. E. Sizemore of Cadova, ]. H,
Worby of ePach Bar, w. NJ. Kells of
Republic, C. F. Young of Lamona and
James A. Martin of Davenport, the
claims being the Catamount, May
| flower, Eden, Cougar, Young, Blue
bird, Association and Maidenblush
This land was opened for mineral 10,
cation some time ago, but an investi'
cation by special agents for the gov
ernment disclosed the fact that the
! property was not valuable for miner
ais and is better adapted to agricul
| tural purposes.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1910-02-14
ATLANTIC CITY
. ! MURDER MYSTERY
Body of Young w o m a n
Found Dead on Beach
on Sunday
TWO YOUNG MEN DISAPPEAR
One Leaves Wife and Children
in Destitute Circums-
tances.

Atlantic City, Feb. 14.-Country-
wide search has been instituted for
William Seyler and his brother, Arvis,
who are wanted by the Atlantic City
police to clear the mystery surround
ing the death of Jane Adams, the Is
year old girl of this city, whose body
was found on the beach on Sunday
morning. William Seyler was the last
person seen with Miss Adams on the
evening of February 4, when she dis
appeared. He is % eyars old and has
a wife and two young children in this
city, who are almost destitute. His
brother is IS years old. Miss Adams
with her sister, IA years old, left her
home on the night of February 4, with
Arvis Seyler, and went to Ioungs
new pier. On the way, it is said,
they met William Seyler by appoint
ment. After spending the evening on
the pier the young couple went home,
leaving Jane Adams and William Sey.
Ter at the ocean end of the pier. The
girl had not been seen alive after
that, and the Seylers have disap
peared.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1910-02-14
CLAWS FOUND
No CORRUPTION
Never Charged Legal Wrong
Doing Against Amy One
in Department
UNDER DROSS EXAMINATION
Ballinger-Pinchot Committee Re.
sumed Its Sessions in Wash
ington Today

Washington, d. c.. Feb 14-Louis
R. CLAWS, the principal accuser of Sec
retary Ballinger, underwent his first
ordeal of cross-eXamination when the
Ballinger-Pinchot committee resumed
its sessions today He was question
ed by John j, Vertres, attorney for
Secretary Ballinger. Mr.. Vertres drew
from the witness the fact that he
made no charges of corruption against
any one in the land office or depart
ment of the interior. CLAWS declared
that if he had found evidence of cor
ruption he would have taken the mat
ter to the grand jury instead of the
President.
CLAWS said he thought, the facts
warranted the opinion that Mr.. Bal
linger and Mr.. bennett had acted inn
properly and he charged them with
official misconduct.
Though a process of elimination
Mr.. Vertres had the witness exoner-
ate all other officials or agents of the
land c6ice and the Department of the
Interior. CLAWS repeated his state
ment made on direct examination that
h is convinced that the Interior De-
pairment is not in safe hands and that
the peoples interests are not in safe
hands.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1910-02-14
STATEHOOD BILL
TOMORROW
Beveridge and Erie n d S
Want to Head Off Pro-
testing Delegation
ASSIGN NEW MEXICO JUDGES
Hon. T. D. Burns Leaves Ma
tional Capital for His New
Mexico Home.
Special to the New Mexican.

Special to the New Mexican.
Washington, Feb. 14-Owing to
pressure from the administration and
to avoid delegations from the Terri
tory coming to Washington and an
noying the Senators and President
with all sorts of requests and demands
regarding the statehood bill, Senator
Beveridge has suddenly returned to
Washington from Indiana where he
has been repairing political fences
and has called a meeting of the Sen
ate committee on territories for to-
morrow, Tuesday, to consider the Bev-
eridge statehood bill.
Delegate to Congress Andrews has
introduced a bill giving the supreme
court of New Mexico the right to
assign the chief justice and associ-
ate justices of the territorial SUI
preme court to respective districts
and requiring them to reside in their
district. He also introduced bills to
increase the pension of Simon Arias
of Santa Fe, Company G, First New
Mexico Infantry to $35 month, and
of John H. Kennedy of San Jon, Quay
county, 134th Pennsylvania Infantry,
$40 a month. He presented a mem
orial of 800 citizens of southern New
Mexico, requesting Secretary of the
Interior Ballinger TO sell and convey
certain unappropriated non-mineral
desert lands.
Hon. Thomas D. Burns left for his
home at TERRA Amarillo, having been
eminently successful in securing mod
ifications regarding the forest re-
serves and the Indian reservations ol
southwestern New Mexico.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1910-02-14
SEVEN MEN
BADLY BURNED
Explosion of Boiler Tube on
Torpedo Boat Hopkins
Creates Havoc
PREPARING FOR SPEED TRIP
Two Will Die and Three Were
Hurt While Attempting
Their Rescue.

San Diego, Calf, Feb. 14.-Seven
men were badly burned, two positive
ly fatal, by an explosion of a boiler
tube in the forward fire room of the
torpedo boat destroyer Hopkins this
morning. Three of the men were
burned in heroic effort to rescue
their companions in the fire room
The injured are: R. E. Taylor first
class fireman; ]. r. Hunt, chief water
tender; C. A. Clarey, water tender;
w. A. Neabe, first class fireman; G
S. McNerlin, first clas fireman; T. ]
Brown, coal passed; B. A. Carletillo
second class fireman. Taylor and Car
letillo may not survive. The explo
sion occurred half an hour before the
torpedo boat was to put to sea on {
speed trip to San Pedro.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1910-02-14
UNION PRINTERS HOME
LIBRARY ADDITION
Ceremonies on Tuesday and We'd
nesday of This Week.

Colorado Springs, Colo, Feb. IA
The library addition to the Union
Printers home at Colorado Springs
will be dedicated with elaborate cere-
monies on Tuesday and Wednesday,
February Is and 16. The formal open
ing of this building will be an import.
ant event in the union labor world.
The festivities will open at noon on
February Is, when luncheon will be
served TO the physicians of the Pixies
Peak region, the members of the home
medical staff being the speakers, with
President James Lynch of the Inter
national Typographical Union as
POSTMASTER On Wednesday after
noon, a public reception will be held,
all of the buildings and grounds being
thrown open to the public. The dedi-
catory exercises proper will be held
Wednesday evening. President Lynch
will be the principal speaker, while
! addresses will also be made by Mayor
II. F. Avery and others.
The new library addition is one of
the handsomest buildings at the insti-
tuition. Although erected primarily
for the purpose of housing the splen-
did library of 1000 volumes, it also
contains spacious dining room,
kitchen, serving room and other culi-
nary departments. Later, two addi-
tional stories will be added to provide
dormitory accommodations for 40
residents. 1t cost 100000 and the
| funds We're raised entirely by volun-
| tary contributions from members of
the union.
The main building of the Printers
| Home was dedicated in 1892, and since
| that time more than $S50,000 has been
expended, and the property east OF
Colorado Springs has total valua
ton of $1,000,000. The average mum
Der of residents is $50, the average
cost per resident being $50 month
Practically every cent which has beer
spent in building and maintenance
has been raised by a monthly per cap
ita assessment. Of late years, the
management has devoted increasing
attention to the treatment of tuber
culosis and has met with splendid re
suits in the Colorado climate.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1910-02-14
NEVER MARRIED
J0SEFA DURAN
Prosaic End in Probate Court
to Famous Sackville Peer
age Romance
PLAINTIFF MUST PAY COSTS
Although Son of Late British
Ambassador He Has No
Right to Peerage.

London, Feb. 14-Sackville peer
age romance came to prosalc end to-
day with the dismissal of the petit
tion of Ernest Henry Sackville West,
who sought to establish his legal
claim to the title and estate of his
father the late Lord Lione Sackville
West, former British minister to
Washington. Sir John Bigham, presi-
dent of the probate court, condemned
the petitioner to pay the costs, which
must have been very heavy. The pc
tition was opposed by the present
Lord Sackville, nephew of the late
lord, on the ground that his uncle had
never married Josefa Duran, mother
of the petitioner.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1910-02-14
LITERALLY BURIED
IN THE SNOW
Pennsylvanians Were Not
Dug Out by Plows Until
This Morning
SATURDAY SHOPPERS CAUGHT
Had to Spend Sunday on Electric
Cars Stalled in Deep
Drifts.

Pittsburg, Feb. 14.-Suburban roads
and communities are being literally
dug out of the snow drifts which
buried them on Saturday, and big
snow plows are disclosing many
thrilling experiences. Between Etna
and this city, five cars were stalled
in twelve foot drifts, many of the
passengers being Saturday night shop
pers on their way home with baskets
OF provisions for their Sunday din,
ners. In two of these cars, which
were almost buried in the snow, the
passengers spent Sunday A funeral
in Indiana township was blockaded
but finally the casket was borne
away on a sled.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1910-02-14
BASEBALL MAGNATES
DECIDING ON SCHEDULE.

New York, Feb 1.-THE baseball
magnates of the National League got
together here today for the prelimi-
nary skirmish over the seasons sched-
ule. The directors divided as to
whether the clubs shall play the usual
number of 154 games or stretch out
the season from early April until mid
October to cover a 16S game sched-
ule. The advocates of a shorter sea-
son seem confident today that their
views will prevail. A determined
stand for a longer season by Ebbetts
of Brooklyn and Murphy of Chicago
| is nevertheless expected. Baseball
fans are looking for number of in
teresting trades during the meeting
1t is believed that Catcher King
of Chicago, will be reinstated at this
meeting.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1910-02-14
B|NGER HERMANN
JURY DISAGREES
Was Out Two Days and
Nights Since Saturday
Morning
HAS BEEN NOTEWORTHY TRIAL
Former Congressman and Land
Commissions Charged with
Land Frauds.

Portland, Feb. 1.-THE jury which
heard the case against Binger Her
mann, former land commissioner,
charged with conspiracy to defraud
the government of public lands, re-
ported this morning that it was un-
able TO agree and was discharged.
The jury had been out since 11:15
Saturday morning.
1t is understood that the jury stood
eleven to one for conviction. Prose
cutor Heney moved that the case be
reset for trial at once, suggesting
February 2S, but as counsel for the
defendant was unable to be present
the case was not set.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1910-02-14
DEMOCRATS SPRING
BIG SENSATION.
CHARGES That Friar Lands Were Sold
to Sugar Trust-Demands
an Investigation.

Washington, Feb. 14.-Representa-
tive Martin (Democrat) of Colorado,
today introduced a resolution declar-
ing that the recent sale of fifty-five
thousand acres of friar lands in the
Philippines which he alleges was
made to a representative of the Have
meyer sugar interests, to be vio-
lation of the law, denouncing the De
partment of Justice for upholding it,
and demanding an investigation.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1910-02-14
HERE'S HOPING SHE'LL
VISIT SANTA EE.


San Antonio, Texas, Feb. 14.-Mrs.
Russell Sage, widow of the man who
during his life controlled more ready
cash than any other in this country,
arrived in this city few days ago
en- route for California. While hand
ling check for $1,500 to the Associ-
was not solicited, she gave expression
to the hope that she would live long
enough to give her wealth to the poor
Although over eighty years of age she
appeared very vigorous and healthy.
In her party are Captain and Mrs.
Stephen Slocum, Captain Slocum is a
nephew of Mrs. Sage and at present
military attache at st. Petersburg.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1910-02-14
EXPLOSION OCCURRED IN
CENTER OF COAL MINE
sixty-sixth Body Taken Out of the
Coal Mine at Primero, Near Trim
idad, This Forenoon.

Trinidad, Colo, Feb. 14.-The body
of Reuben Dougherty, recovered from
the Primero mine this morning is the
Goth to be taken out. 1t is the belief
of the state mine inspector, who has
made an exhaustive examination OF
the mine, that the explosion of Janu-
airy 81, which cost rs lives was near
the center of the mine.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1910-02-14
Lost Eight Days Ago.
JIM JEFFRlES CLOSES
HIS THEATRICAL TOUR.

st. Paul, Feb 14.--Jim Jeffries
closed his theatrical tour last night at
Virginia, Minnesota He attended a
ski-tournament at Duluth today and
tonight will leave for San Francisco
where he will go into training for the
fight with Johnson.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1910-02-14
REVENUE TUG NINE
LOST BEFORE A GALE.
! All Resources of the Navy Seem Un'
able to Locate the Drifting
Government Vessel

Washington, Feb. 14.-All resour-
ces of the navy and revenue cutters
are still unsuccessful in the search
for the tug Nina, which has been
drifting helplessly disabled before a
gale for several days. Ships all up
and down the Atlantic coast are
watching for the little vessel, but it is
feared that she has foundered with all
hands.
Tug Nine left Norfolk navy yard
eight days ago for Boston. She car
ried a crew of So.
Lost Eight Days Ago.
Washington, d. c., Feb. 1.-THE
United States navy tug, Nina, was
spoken at noon on February 6, nine
miles east of Fog Island, off the Vir-
| ginia coast, in heavy sea hby the
| steamer Howard That is the last
! heard from her.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1910-02-14

Governor Curry today appointed c.
B. Martin of Luna, Socorro county, a
notary public.
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Incorporation.

Continued on Page Eighty
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-02-10
WEPT HIMSELF TO DEATH.
Lexington Child Cried 50 Violently as
to Burst Blood Vessel.

:. Lexington, Feb. 6.-Carlisle, the
2-year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs. Has
kell Shull, of near Lexington, died
last night about o'clock, under most
peculiar circumstances. The little
fellow was innocently playing In the
room, when he mashed his finger be-
tween door. The child is said to
have cried with such force as pos-
sibly to cause the rupture of blood
vessel, and death soon followed, the
little one crying until death relieved
it's suffering. Medical aid was given
the little fellow promptly, and every
thing possible was done to relieve the
trouble, but to no avail. The child,
however, had been having a slight
attack of the Group, which no doubt
helped to bring on death.
The fond parents are prostrated
with grief, by the sudden and unex-
pected death of their favorite little
son. The burial was held to-day.
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more bitter than that of death. The
Indian scalped his victim regardless
of age or sex, but with all his bar
barity he always respected the per-
SONS of his female captiyes. Your
soldiers, more savage than the, In-
dian, insult those whose natural pro-:
tectors are absent.
In conclusion, have only to re-
quest that whenever you have any
of my men murdered or disposed
off," for the terms appear to be SYM
onomous with you, you will
let me hear of it, that I may
know what action to take In.
the matter. In the meantime I shall
hold flfty-six of your men as hostages
for those whom you have ordered to
be executed. I am yours &C.,
WADE HAMPTON,
Lieutenant General.
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Logan's column. It Is a great pity
the left wing is not 50 posted as to
enable us to push at once for the
railroad. It is twenty-five miles
from here to Midway. I will spend
the time until you say go ahead in
preparing the bridges at this point
and at Buford's crossing. Gen
Mowers loss, is. the doctor says, 10
or IL killed and at least 20 wounded.
I shall send back all the wounded I
fully, O. o. HOWARD,
Major General.
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In reference to the statement you
make in regard to the death Of your
foragers, have only to say I know
nothing of it. That no orders given
by me authorize the killing of pris-
oners after capture, and that dc
not believe any of my men killed
any of yours, except under circum-
stances in which 1t was perfectly
legitimate and proper that they
should kill them. It is part of the
system of the thieves whom you des-
ignate as your foragers to fire the
dwellings of those citizens whom they
have robbed. To check this inhu-
man system, which Is justly execrat-
ed by every civilized nation, I have
directed my men to shoot down all
of your men who are caught burning
houses. This order shall remain in
force so long as you disgrace the
profession of arms by allowing your
men to destroy private dwellings.
You say I cannot Of course ques-
ton your rights to forage on the
country. 1T is a right as old as
history" l do not, sir, question this
right. But there is a right older
than this, and one more inalienable
the right that every man has to
defend his home, and to protect
those dependent upon him, and from
my heart I wish that every old man
and boy in my country who can fire
gun would shoot down, as he
would a wild beast, the men who are
destroying their land, burning their
homes, and insulting their women.
You are particular in defining and
claiming "war rights" May I ask
if you enumerate among these the
right to fire upon a defenceless city
without notice, to burn that city to
the ground after 1t had been sur
rendered by the inhabitants who
claimed, though in vain, that pro-
lection which is always accorded in
civilized warfare to non-combatants,
to fire the houses of citizens after
robbing them, and to perpetuate
even darker crimes than these, crimes
too black to be mentioned.
You have permitted, If you have
not ordered, the commission Of these
offences against humanity and the
rules of war. You fired into the city
of Columbia without a word OF
warning after its surrender by the
mayor, who demanded protection to
private property. You laid the
whole city in ashes, leaving amidst
its ruins thousands Of old men. and
helpless women and children, who
are likely to perish of starvation and
exposure. Your line of march can
be traced by the lurid light OF burn
ing houses, and In more than one
there is now an agony far
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Page 2S6

Gen. Sherman writes to Gen.
Logan Feb. 3rd, 1865, as follows:
General, move your command to-
morrow. Two divisions to Buford's
Bridge and one to Augley's P. O..
Better pursue the same order as now
and let all march say at a. m. That
will bring the divisions of Woods and
John E. \ Smith at Buford's and
Hazen's at Augley's. I will move
Williams by our left rear around to
Arnold's church and Hayes.
w. T. SHERMAN,
Maj. Gen. Commanding.
Augley's P. O. same as Barker's
Mill.
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In reply to Gen. Joseph Wheeler's
request made of Gen. Howard not to
burn houses and he (Gen. Wheeler)
would not burn cotton, Gen. Sher-
man replied as below, same VOL,
page 342:
Maj. Gen. Wheeler, commanding
Confederate calvary:
General: Yours addressed to
Gen. Howard is received by me.
hope you will burn all the cotton and
save us the trouble. We don't want
it, and it has proved a curse to our
country. All you don't burn will.
AS to private houses occupied by
peaceful families, my orders are not
to molest or disturb them, and I
think my orders are obeyed. Vacant
houses being of no use to anybody, I
care little about, as the owners have
thought them of no use to them
selves. I don't want them destroyed,
but do not take much care to
preserve them. I am &C.,
w. T. SHERMAN,
Maj. Gen. Commanding.
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Carter's Ford, Feb. 4th, 1865.

Carter's Ford, Feb. 4th, 1865.
Gen. Beauregard:
The enemy crossed the Sake
hatchie between Broxton's and Riv-
ers' Bridges, also above Rivers
Bridge, causing me to fall back upon
Branchville, 1t was with difficulty
that my command could be with
drawn, as I was completely f1anked
on both sides. The fighting at Riv-
ers' Bridge was quite sharp, and
lasted several hours.
L. McLAWS,
Major General.
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road travelled by the 18th corps and
not more than six or seven miles off
you can take it, always sending me
word, and in case of hearing the
sound of serious battle change your
course toward it. I am yours &c
w. T. SHERMAN,
Mai. Gen. Commanding.
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Mai. Gen. Commanding.

The following letter. from Gen,
Hampton to Gen. Sherman is to be
found on pages 596 and 597:
Headquarters-In the field, Feb
9th, 1865.
Mai. Gen. w. T. Sherman, U. S.
Army:
General: Your communication OF
the oath inst. reached me to-day. In
it you state that it has been officially
reported that your foraging parties
are murdered" after capture. You
90 on to say that you have "ordered
a similar number of prisoners in our
hands to be disposed of in like man
rer," that is to say you have ordered
number of Confederate soldiers to
be murdered" You characterize
your order in proper terms, for the
public voice, even in your own coun-
try, where it seldom dares to express
itself in vindication Of truth, honor,
or Justice, will surely agree with you
in pronouncing you guilty Of murder
if your order Is carried out. Before
dismissing this portion of your letter
I beg to assure you that for every
soldier of mine "muredered" by you,
T shall have executed at once two OF
yours, giving in all cases preference
to all officers who may be in my
hands
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Pages 80 and II.

Pages 80 and IL.
Headquarters Military Division of
the Mississippi.-In the field
Gen. A. S. Williams, commanding
Buford's Bridge, S. c., Feb. 5th,
1855.
10th corps:
General: The right wing of the
army will move early tomorrow
aginst the South Carolina Railroad
in the neighborhood of Bamberg. I
wish you to cross the Salkehatchie
and move towards the same point.
But for convenience of movement
suggest you take the Barnwell road
to Ayers, where road leads to
Blackville, which intersects one COM
ing into the direct Bamberg road
here at little Salkehatchie. AS you
approach the little Salkehatchie I
think you can find some road to Bam-
berg, without coming into collision
with the 18th corps, that will oc-
cupy ten miles of that road. I think
such a road will be found from
Nimmond's to Duncanville, crossing
Little Salkehatchie above or at Dow
ling's mill. I will be near the lead
ing division of the 18th corps, Kill
patrick will be about Barnwell to-
morrow night and will strike the rail-
noad next day between Blackville
and Graham's. If you can find any
other road than the one I suggest,
which is nearly parallel with the
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Extract from letter, page 1895.
70 Gen. Wheeler at Fiddle POND,
near Barnwell:
Gen. McLaws reports that the enc
my late last night had forced pass
age of the Salkehatchie in the Vicini-
tv of Rivers Bridge. Signed
G. T. BEAUREGARD,
General.
On no oes 922 and 222 Cen Sher-