Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1911-03-04
DOM HANGS
OVER CAPITOL
IN Disappointment of Of
icials Over Delay of
Stateho ID Boon
NEW MINING COMPANY
Adiutant General Finds Drouth
Had Bad Effect on Guard
at Alamogordo.

Gloom envelopes the capitol and
federal buildings, and officials were
gathered together shortly before noon,
roudoling ont with the other, over th1
bad news from Washington that the
senate voted down the Andrews joint
resolution.
Said Acting Governor Jaffa: This
is keen disappointment to me as it
is to almost everyone. New Mexico
had confidently hoped tor early ad-
to the Union This is sad
day indeed for the territory and for
those who wised for the prosperity
that seemed rightly ours"
Said Former Governor Migueal A.
Otero, the present territorial treasur-
er: The news from Washington IS
very sac, to say the least, and must
be d source of keen disappointment to
all who longed to see New Mexico
add new star to the flag"
Officials generally expressed the
same sentiment and added that they
feared New Mexico will not come N
the Union for IS months or more.
Up All Night.
1t is said that the rumor thar the
United States senate would take ac
tion on statehood at o'clock tnis
morning or aboat 2 a. m. local time
caused more than one enthusiastic
statehood boomer to stay up nearly
all night awaiting for what might Be
good news.
Tie Weston Union Office vas oper
until / a. m. and many gathered ,net.
ava ling some tiding5, hoping agains
hoHe. grasping for the Froverbial as
straw. But no news came.
All over the city this morning tel
graph operators, officials and newspa
per men were besieged for tiding
but there was little to say until tn
real bad news arrived about 10 a. i
and put to flight hopes that had bee
tenderly nursed for the past as hours
Wins a Hat.
Probate Clerk and famous Roug
Rider George w. Armijo was as dis
appointed as any one, but he was abl
to at least remark that he bod wo
j S. hat on the result as he was COZ
vinced last night that the senat
would not take favorable action. Al
milo had promised several S. hats t
/ friends if the bill went through tn
senate.
! interpretations.
Articles of incorporation We're file
by the Maud Mining Company, the al
! thorized capital of which is $4,000
in $4,000 shares at $40 with S2,uJ
stock paid in. The incorporators al
Frank W. Vellacott, 100 shares; Ma
Fowler, SO shares and L. w. Bubecl
one share, making 200 shares in a
so far subscribed. The place of bus
ness is Silver City and Frank w. We
lacott is named as the agent Th
duration of the company is 50 year
The liability papers have been filed
For the Treasury.
Territorial Treasurer NJ. A. Otel
/ has received the following sums fl
the treasury: f. Pinney, treasurer {
Bernalillo, $414S4; B. C. Hernandt
Of Rio Arriba county, S12S.94; Ra,
mundo Romero, treasurer of Torranc
county, $111.77 and from Game an
Fish Warden Gable, s3S,25.
Land Entries.
The following were tho land entrit
at the local land Office yesterday: P
blito Vigil, Ocate; Nicanor Lope
Grant; Charles L. Wilhaus, Vaughn
Alexander Rosenthal, East Las Vega
Back From AIamogordo.
Adjutant General A. S. Brookes hi
returned from Alamogordo where |
inspected the New Erexico Nation
Guard and found that the three year
drouth had played havoc with Il
guard, many of whom had left Il
place. It may be necessary to di
band the company unless more sc
tiers come in.
Highway to Mora.
Good progress is being made on Il
construction of the new highway
Mora in spite of the difficulties pr
sented by the weather, according
!, Good Roads Engineer j. H. Meriwet
! er, who is in charge of the work. NJ
Merlwether is at present engaged
, r,'nning a new survey for a portion
the road, but it has not been decide
, a9 yet that it will be adopted in plac
CT the one made by him last summt
! and along the route of which the co
: struction gang is now working.
Postoffce Discontinued.
: Washington, D. c., March 4-Tl
postoffice at Turner, Roosevelt cou
J ty has been discontinued.
SIX KILLED IN FIRE