Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1911-07-19
HAS PREPARED
THE WAY
Agreement and Compromise
in Senate Auspicious, Be.
lieves Smith
NATIONAL GUARD ENCkMPMENT
Four Companies Arrived at Las
Vegas To-day, Swelling Total
to 500 Men.

IerrltOrldl treasurer M. A. OLSTO,
in response to telegram urging in
mediate statehood, today received the
following letter from Senator William
Alden Smith, chairman of the Senate
committee on Territories:
Washington, D. c., July Is, 1911.
Hon. Miguel A. Otero, Santa Fe, New
Mexico.
My dear Mr.. Otero:
am in receipt of your night letter
bearing upon the present condition of
affairs in the Territory of New Mexi-
co and indicating your desire that i'm
mediate action be taken for your re-
lief by the passage of the Statehood
bill. I appreciate the condition which
you describe and regret it and also re-
gret the delay which New Mexico has
encountered in her worthy ambition to
become State in the Union. l hope,
however, that the agreement reached
in open Senate yesterday to vote upon
Statehood on August seventh has pre-
pared the way for the accomplishment
Of this result, and you may rest as
sured that everything can do will
be cheerfully and willing performed.
Yours very truly,
VIM. A. SMITH.
Notary Public Appointed.
Governor Mills today appointed Yer
don A. Doggett of Ration. Colfax coun-
ty, notary public.
Reappointed on Commission.
Governor Mills has reappointed on
the territorial resources commission,
w. A. Fleming Jones of Las Cruces.
Territorial Receipts.
Territorial Treasurer M. A. Otero
today received from DR.. T. w. Watson,
treasurer and collector of Lincoln
county, s769S.54
Hearing Divorce Case.
Judge John R. McFie, in chambers
today at the capitol, heard the divorce
case of Perfecto Valdez VS.. Adela
Garcia de Valdez of Rio Arriba coun
ty.
Building Garage.
The large, .well-chiseled stones, thai
constituted the vault in the Old Pal
ace, and which is being torn out, are
being. used to build garage at the
northeast corner of the executive
mansion grounds.
Propagating Pheasants.
Mrs. B. R. Buffham, deputy game
warden at Roswell, is receiving pheas
ant eggs from the federal government
and from the states of Kansas and
New York. AS soon as the pheasants
are Matched they are turned loose In
the Captain mountains, Lincoln coun
ty.
Van Patten Wins Land Contest.
The land contest case of Nathan E
Boyd VS.. Eugene Van Patten has beer
decided by the commissioner of the
general land office on appeal. The 10
cal officers are reversed, the commits
sioner giving the land to Van Patten
This content is the most importan,
land litigation in the Las Cruces land
district, as it involves title to por
ton of what is known as Dripping
Springs Ranch, in the Organ noun
tains, Dona Ana county.
National Guard Encampme1t.
Two hundred and thirty men were
IN encampment on the National Guaie
camping grounds near Las Vegas this
morning. All the men are reportes
well. Adjutant General A. S. Brookes
is in direct command.
The companies from Carlsbad, Ar
tesla. Clovis, Las Cruces and Silvel
City are expected to arrive today and
will swell the total to almost 500, tht
largest number Of militiamen whit
have ever been in camp in New Mex
icos
Teachers Institutes.
The Department of Education toda!
mailed examination questions to tn
teachers institutes which will clos
this week at Bernalillo, Sandova
county, and at, the New Mexico Nor
NAL School at Silver City, Gran
county. The examinations will TAX
place on Friday and Saturday. Assist
ant Superintendent of Public Instrue
tion Acasio Gallegos is in attendanc
at the institute at Taos. The inst
tute for Guadalupe county opened YET
terday at Santa Rosa with Mrs. Brun
bach in charge. The Torrance count
teachers institute is in session q
Mountainair, with w. D. Sterling Q
3 Albuquerque, in charge. gs