Pike County Democrat, Volume 31, Number 21, Petersburg, Pike County, 28 September 1900 — Page 6

FROM NEW MEXICO.

Another Interesting Letter for Democrat Headers From Judge Ely. Editor DEMOCRAT:~Since writing you last we left the mountains and came to Albuquerque. This is the largest town in New Mexico. It has a population of 12,000 and is a little north and west of center of the territory. It is on the north side of the Kio Grande and on the main line of the Santa Fe rail road which runs from Chicago to SanFrancisco. The population is mongrel, made up of Americans, English, French, Irish, Germans, Mexicans, Spaniards, Africans, Chinese, Italians and Indians. In this city the English speaking element prevails, but in the country and small towns the Mexican has the ascendency. The Mexican constitute three-fourths the population of the territory. The governor is a Mexican and so is the postmaster at this place. They run and control everything. Even the juries are mostly made up of Mexicans, most of whom can not speak or understand English. The testimony of witnesses argument of counsel, and instructions of court are made and given in English and then i translated into Spanish for the jury and the verdict of the jury is rendered in Spanish and translated into English and put upon record. The law provides for an interpreter and pays him $7 per day. He is appointed by the court and like the Dutchman's dog “he haf a softschnap.” The Mexicans all speak Spanish, very few of them can speak English and that few will not speak it if they can avoid it. The more intelligent of the English speaking element are not in favor of statehood. As it is the President appoints the judge, marshal and post master. In statehood Mexicans would name and elect every office except postmaster. Great numbers of Mexicans are ■ wealthy, well educated and highly relined in manners. Some of the women are beautiful and leaders in society. This town is in the Kio Grande valley which extends from north to south through the territory and is of an average width of two miles. This valley is fertile and produces Alfalfee grass, vegetables and fruits of every description. This is accomplished by irrigation, the water for that purpose being taken from the Rio Grande. On each side of this valley are mesees or table lands and mountains bleak, blank and arid and not cultivated nor cultivatable for want of water to irrigate. From this city mountains can be seen in every direction. Most of them are in groups and have Spanish names. East of here about twenty miles is the Sandea Grande mountain or Big Watemelon, so called because of its resemblance in shape to abater

melon. It was on this mountain that we and many others were encamped for about twenty days. It may be that the idea of camping on a big watermelon had something to do with making our sojourn there so pleasant. To the southeast is the Mangano mountain or Apple mountain because of its likeness to an apple. To the south the Ladrone mountain or Robbers mountain becuase of its being a rendezvous for robbers and other criminals. To the east about seventy miles the James mountain, pronounced Hamey, the j having the sound of h. So called because of the healing qualities of its hot mineral springs. And to the west about one hundred miles looming up like a mighty giant is Mount Taylor the largest and highest mountain in New] Mexico. Notwithstanding the g'reat distances named all the.se mountains can be plainly seen from some parts of this beautiful city. It seldom Tains here and when it does all effects of it disappears in a few moments as the ground is composed of sand and gravel and slopes to the Ilio Grande. This city has an altitude of about 5,000 feet and is surrounded and protected by the mountains from cold winds in winter and for that reason in connection with the dryness of the climate the winters here are mild and the weather uniform. The air is light and dry, pure and sweet. The sunshine almost perpetual. The sky seems clearer, nearer and bluer than anywhere else. Italians here say that the beauty of the sky eclipses the cerulean blue of their own sunny Italy. The deep clear azure blue, ' so limp and liquid and ethereal. You look into its blue depths and feel that the vision of the mortal

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eye like that of faith has no limit to its penetration. You look without tiring and drink without filling. Ever ready to look into and drink deep of the beauty and glory of the ethereal blue. There being no forests here and it being at least ten miles to the nearest mountain one has a broad and expansive view of the heavens. At night one feels as though the stars could be reached with the hand they appear so near. The eyes sweep the heavens and the mind is filled with wonder and the soul with awe and reverence for Him who made the beautiful starry firmament and then declared that "day unto day uttered speech and night unto night thence t<^ knowledge.” There are many churches here. A beautiful Jewish synagogue was dedicated last week by imposing and appropriate ceremonies. Every christihn denomination is represented and has a place of worship. Educational facilities are the very best. Graded high schools in every ward. The University of New Mexico is located about a mile from the center of the city and has a curriculum and a faculty that would do credit to a city many times as large as this. Our son Harry is a student in this Univer

sity and will be till he graduates. All j the fraternities are in full blast here. I Masonic lodges from] Blue lodge to Commandary and Eastern Star inclusive, Odd Fellows, Knights of Pythias. Woodmen, Red Men, Foresters, Ben Hur and all the others from I A to Z. The people are intelligent, ! social, kind and charitable. | This is one of the greatest, if not the | greatest health resorts in the United States. People come here from every state in the Union in search of health. Come by tens, fifties, hundreds and thousands. Many are completely restored and many others greatly relieved and enabled to follow some occupation and make their living. Few if any fail entirely unless about dead i when they come here. There is] scarcely a person in business or family living here that did not come originally in search of health. Nearly j every family in the place rents one or J more furnished rooms to health seek-' ers. Hotels and private eating houses are numerous and convenient. This point is one of the divisions on the Sante Fe railroad and the company has numerous shops and employes, while the city has numerous industries the railroad and health seekers are its main financial support. Indeed without these there would not be much town here. But the climate is here to stay and so, are the railroad shops and as long as the people seek climatic* cures this city will grow and prosper. which will continue till time shall be no more. We witnessed an industrial parade here this morning that would have done credit to a much larger place. In it we saw specimens of coal, hard and soft, which abounds in various parts of the territory. Its quality and quantity would surprise even the people in Old Pike. As yet the population in the territory is very sparse not exceeding one to the square mile. Hence there is plenty of room for more. All who want health, rest, quiet and who love the pursuit of developing a new country will find their idols here. The politics of the territory are like the Irishman who was fastened to a big log that rolled from the top to the foot of the bill with him. When asked how he liked it responded that he was on top half the time. So with the two great parties each one is on top about half the time. This coming November, will be the turn and time for the democrats to get on top again and froih the sigus of the times they will get there all right. \ \} . On the 2Gth wife and I will leave here and arrive home by the 30th inst.

We will be glad to set our feet on home soil once more and mingle and commingle again with the good people of Old Pike. As for myself I am anxious to get to work again. I am hungry to hear the lawyers say “I demur,” “I object” and the best of all “I except” or “give us an exception please.” With kind regards to all I am as ever . Your Friend, E. A. Ely. Republican Party and Organized Labor. '•Organized labor is against the republican candidates,” said a labor leader in the Washington Times. “Let me tell you one reasou why. The legislative committee of the American Federation of Labor, in a report signed by Audrew Furuseth, George Chance and T. F. Tracy, made a detailed statement of its efforts to secure the passage of a new eight-hour bill which would provide for eight hours' work a day and which would be difficult to evade. 1 have here the report. Part of it reads as follows: “A bill limiting the hours of daily service of laborers and mechanics employed upon the public works of, or work done for, the United States or any territory, or the District of Columbia. was introduced by Representative Gardner of New Jersey ni the fifty-fifth congress and passed the house. It failed to pass the senate. It was again introduced in the house in the fifty-sixth congress and was passed on May 21, 1S>00, after nine hearings before the house committee on labor.

“Eight of these hearings were given to ,,the representatives of the Carnegie steel works, the Bethlehem steel works (both in the steel trust, and both manufacturers of armor plate), the Midvale steel works, the Newport News Shipping company, the New York Shipbuilding company, the Bath Shipbuilding company and the Union Iron works and other lirms who contract with the United States government. The committee of the Federation of Uabor at once proceeded to work for the passage of the bill through the senate. They state with great particularity the trickery, treachery and broken pledges they encountered on all sides from republican senators. "Those (senators who voted to smother the bill in the committee were republicans—Allison, Baker, Beveridge, Chandler, Deboe, Fairbanks, Foraker. Foster, Gallinger, Hale, Hanna, Hansborough, Hawley, Kean, Lodge, McComas, McMillan, Platt of Connecticut, Platt of New York, Proctor, Quarles, Ross, Scott, Sewell, Shoup, Simon, Thurston, Warren, Wetmore, Wolcott and Stewart. One democaat, Mr. Vest, voted with the republicans. “Those who voted to rescue the bill from the committee were: Democrats —Bacon, Bates, Berry, Culberson, Daniel, Harris, Kenney, Lindsey. McEnerj% Mallory, Money, Sullivan, Taliaferro, Tillman and Turner. Republicans—Bard, Charter, Clark, Cullom, Jones of Nevada, McBride, Mason, Nelson, Penrose and Teller. Populists—Butler, Heitfeld and Pettigrew. Two of the republicans voting with the democrats on this labor proposition are supporting Bryan and Stevenson, namely Jones of Nevada and Teller. When Your Heart Flutters. That is not heart disease. That is no terrible heart failure; that is indigestion, the prime cause for all short breath and sudden jumping of the heart which so frequently follows an exertion of any kind. Go to the drug store. Get a bottle of Dr. Caldwell’s Pepsin. No more need be said, for after you see it Ouce, you will never fail to keep it in the house. Qliphant drug company. *

Borer Coal Co. Having leased the Borer Coal Coal Mine, and being the nearest mine to town, we are prepared to furnish coal at all times. All orders promptly filled. TELEPHONE NO. 16-2. Sorer Seal Company. WHERE TO LOCATE? Why, tu the Teriltory Traversed by the Louisville & Nashville Railroad -THEGreat Central Southern Trunk Line, KENTUCKY, TENNESSEE, ALABAMA, MISSISSIPPI, FLORIDA, —-W H Eli E— Farmers. Fruit Growers,Stock Raisers. Manufacturers Investors, Speculators and Money Lenders will find the greatest chances In the United States to make “big mouey” by reason or the abundance and cheapness of Land and Farms. Timber and Stone, Iron and Coal, Labor—Everything. Free sites, financial assistance and freedom from taxation for the manufacturer. - Land and farms at f 1,00 per acre and upwards, and 500,000 acres In West Florida that can be taken gratis under the 0. S. Homestead laws. Stock raising In the Oulf Coast District will make enormous profits. Half f,re excursions the flrst and third Tuesdays of each month. Let us know what you want .and we will tell you jvhere and how to get It—but don’t delay, as the country Is tilling up rapidly. Printed matter, maps and all information free. Address. H. J.WEMYSS. General Immigration and Industrial Agent, LOUISVILLE, KY.

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