01 Apr 1893
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Newspaper
Deming Headlight
Location
Deming, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1893
Page
1
A wry survey of New Mexico politics and future prospects, with reference to Governor Prince’s term ending April 6, Mayor nominees in Deming, and Federation patronage battles. Mentions Sentinel reforms, a Brussels meeting, and Southern Grant County ambitions.
The upcoming Western Congress at Ogden Utah in April will center on a memorial from the Las Vegas irrigation convention and backed by New Mexico. It faces opposition from Colorado Wyoming and others who want water sources as state property. Governor Prince may influence New Mexico in this debate.
The piece praises Mr. Cleveland for rejecting patronage as a private perk of Congress and Senators, applauding the shift toward treating recommendations with proper weight. It criticizes entrenched patronage boards and notes New Mexico’s and local figures’ reactions while urging critics to return home.
A report notes a Comptroller appointed Foster to the First National Bank of Silver City and Deming receivership with no updates. The piece suspects contractors’ fees and bank mismanagement threaten creditor rights, warning six more months may yield no dividends. It also records the death of Col Elliott F Shepard from ether anesthesia after a surgical procedure.
A fragment from a late 19th century paper discusses post office counts and estimated voter reach, noting about 80,000 offices with roughly ten applicants each. It questions credibility of Cleveland turnout while citing a Foster dispute on county board mileage claims. It also touches European mussel consumption and a Tacoma timber contract, ending with Santa Fe Route travel notes.
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