Democratic Sentinel, Volume 11, Number 23, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 July 1887 — Page 8

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LAND STEALING IN NEW MEXICO.

Indianapolis Sentinel: In th© July number of the North American Review an articls appears from the pen of Hon. George W. Julian upon the subject of “Land Stealing in New Mexico.” Mr. Julian, as our readers are aware, holds the responsible office of SurveyorGeneral of New Mexico, a position for which he is pre-eminently qualified in every respect, having as far back as the Thirty-first Congress delivered a speech “on the public lands, embodying the leading features of the policy on that subject, which has since received the indorsement of all parties.”— We montion the fact to show that Mr, Julian has made the subject of public. lands a special study, and that he was regarded in Congress so thoroughly equipped to champion the right in all matters pertaining to the public domain that in the Thirty-ninth Congress he was authorized by t.*e Committee on Public Lands to introduce a bill which proposed to make the homestead law what it should have been from the beginning. It may be doubted if, in the entire country, a man better prepared to investigate “land stealing in New Mexico”

ould have been found. A lawyer, a statesman, and a student, a man of unswerving integrity, of earnest convictions and with courage equal to convictions, an implacable hater of thieves and rogues of all grades, it was generally understood that Mr. Julian would do his best to nrke land stealing odious and expose the rascals who wore engaged in the business, and the article in the North American Review before us is conclusive that neither Mr. Cleveland nor the public had over.-'stimented Mr. Julian’s integritv, ability or fearlessness. Mr. Julian’s exposure of “land stealing in New Mexico” is a serie- of revelations well calculated to startle the country. The land thieves have played their game with consummate adroitness. As an illustration of this, the land sharks from the first “sought the good will of the Surveyors-general, because they desired an opinion’ favorable to their titles. In furtherance of ihis «- aiding purpose, they took note of his small salary and his natural love of thrift, while carefully taking his measure with the view of enlisting him in their service by eontrollug motives.” Mr Julian’s paper relates to Spanish and Mexican Dnd grants, and as he cites instances of the expans; n of these grants, to satisfy the gre d of el dm ants, astonishment increases until the mind be-

comes bewildered as it contemplates the stupenci >us scoundrel ism that|has been p acticed in New Mexico. Numerous instances are cited as illustrations. Tire Perdernales grant was for a narrow strip of land abou 1 a mile in length —this exparded to twenty miles square, or 400 square miles, containing 256,000 acres. lhe C nada Ancha tract was originally for “a spot of land on which to plant a corn field” —this expanded tot 375 square miles, or 240,000 acres. The grafit known as the anon de Cham a tract was for 184,000

acres, and this expanded to 472,000 acres. A grant to Antonio Sandoval is said to b putely fictitious., but was approved} for 648 squaie miles, or ! 416,036 acres. The Socorro grant is specially referred to as a stupendous fraud. A small tract of land may be claimed with some plausibility, but the claim as made covers 1,612,000 acres, and as surveyed contains 843 259 acres. ' he grant to Bernardo Micra Y Pacheco and Pedro Padilla was one league of land, 4,438 acres. — This h s expanded t - 148,862 acres. The Canada do Cochiti grant was for ab ut thirty-two acres. This has swelled to 163 square miles, or 104,544 acres. There is much more of this sort of land stealing in New Mexico, as shown by Mr. Julian, who says “these illustrations of legalized spoliation and robbery could be multiplied ” It seems impossitle that such stupendous robberies could be practiced, but the record as given by Mr. Julian plac s the facts beyond controversy. But when Mr. Julian passes to the consideration of cases in which Congress has taken action, and which are still pending, an amount of villainy appears in which nothing but recorded figures could force credence. One grant is referred to which could not have been for more than 48,000 acres, and yet it was swelled to 93 " square miles, or 596,515 acres; and another grant is referred to for 827,621 acres, without any conclusive proofs of right to the land. Mr. Julian states that under the administrations of Grant and Hayes not less than acres were orim'nally surrendered to monopolists which should have been reserved for the landless poor. Mr. Julian refers to the vast estate claimed by 8. W. Dorsey, the Republican star route thief, and conspicuous land thief, and refers to the schemes resorted to obtain land by processes w ich should send him and his confederates to the peniten iary. Mr. Julian inclosing his paper says “distinguished Senators and Representatives from some of the great laud States of the West are well understood to be in sympathy with S. W. Dorsey, S. B. Elki. s and their confederates, and nothing but the dread of antagonizing the President for his fight against land thieves restrains them in acting openl .” But we are inclined to the opinion that when Mr. Julian’s statements are read and discussed, as they will be, “distinguished Senators and Representatives’ will be a little careful in making themselves conspicuous as defenders of land stealing in New Mexico or elsewhere.

Railway Indemnity Lands,

Washington, July s.—Within a few days the local attorney of the Northern Pacific railroad procured from the general land office a certified copy of a letter dated Feb. 25, 1885, and written by the then acting commissioner, Harrison, instructing the land officers at Bozeman, Montana, that on the 27th of Mav, 1883, Secretary Teller decided that the Northern Pacific road was not compelled, in filing selections of indemnity lands, to show what lands were lost in place. This curious decision opened the door wide for the railroad company to select all tkeßdesirable land there was within the indemnity limits, whether there was in place to be made good oi ot, and after the adjustment of the granted lands the railroad company would have pretty much the whole tract of the indemnity lands, which in the meanwhile had been closed to settlement, from Which to select the amount of land, if any, tiiat losses in place might entitle the company to. It w s under such a construction of the law that the company was able to select in Dakota five times «s much indemnity lands as the company lost with;) the granted limits. The purpo eof getting the certified copy of the Harrison letter was doubtless t> use it as evidence in litigation with some settler. It is worth ... hiie, therefore, for all settlers and a good many other people to know that on Aug. 4,1885, Commissioner Sparks under the authority of Secretary Lamar,

ISSUED A CIRCULAR

to all lan' - officers as fol owe: Before admitting railroad indemnity selections in any c».re ysn will require preliminary lie Is t» l;o filed specifying tit purinuhw de

ficieccies for which indemnity is claimed. Yon will then carefully examine your records, tract by tract, to ascertain whether the loss to the grant actually exists as alleged. You will admit no mdem nity selection without a proper basis theiefor. If you are in doubt whether the company is “ntitled to indemnity for losses claimed, you will transmit the preliminary lists to thi offic for instructions, and •>ill not place the selections upon record until directed so to do.— Where indemnity selections have heretofore been made without specification of losses you will require the companies to designate thed»-ficienei-s for which such indemnity is to be applied before fu*ther selections are allowed. The selecting agent applying to make indemnity selections must state in his affidavit attach'd to the list presented that the specify losses for which indemnity is claimed are truly set forth and dascribed in said iist, and txat said losses have not heretofore been indemnified in any manner. Where deficiencies exist for which indem» ity is allowed by law, the lieu selections must be made from vacant unappropriated land within proper sections and limits nearest the granted sections in w' .ich the losses curred. You will be careful to see that this rule is strictly complied with, and will reject all selections not in conformity thereto.

WILLIAM WALKER,

Acting Commissioner. Approved. L. Q. C. Lamar. Secretary.

ASTONISHING SUCCESS.

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The closing “short talk,” at the Tammany celebration, in New York, on the 4th, way* by Congressman S. S. Cox, who said: What is the shibboleth of the Republican party? Why, there was n little incident concerning the battle flags the other day. These flags were mouldering in the afctiof the War Department at Washington. It was proposed to continue this era of good feeling between North and South, but the President found that it was unlawful, and the order was countermanded. There never was such a noise raised before as our Republican friends raised over this matter. Governor Foraker, of Ohio, sent on to Washington to have the Government enjoined from performing this acf of good fellowship. Had h* lived in the days when a babe was born in Bethlehem he would have smt on to Jerusalem for an order enjoining the heavenly host from singing, ‘Peace on earth; good will to men,’ and a mandamus compelling them to sing the opposite, ‘Hate on earth; ill will to men.’ ”

Notick.- All members oJ the S, of Y Lodge are requested to be present at the regular meeting next Satur lay night. Important business * Ex-Senator Mahone will never talk about the war of the rebellion if he can help it He’s i “repentant rebel !*

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THE WEIGHT tfeTAKHG! FdEHTUEE ROOMS, T.PjRIGHT, NEW! ALITNEW!! I would respectfully announce to the people of Jasper County that I have made arrangements to sell -^Farm^MaqhinerY,^ EsPßiXlsiyEOteilßlwig EIfPIRE BINDERS. And will keep extras on hand at all times for the machines.— [ am also prepared to do WEJPMWWGt. in'the best and most workmanlike madner, and at the lowest * possible rates. WAGONS AND BUGGES \ , - ' ’• repaired, and all other work usually done in that line. NEW WAGONS AND BUGGIES ade to order, and of the best material and workmanship. i3F°Shop on Front Street, South of Citizens’ Bank,,® „ B H. YEOMAN' Rensselaer, And , May 21, 1886