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Show A lona; loulislsd tain Ilselilett. Waiiiiniiu, Dec. o, Hecretary Noble today tleclded the loin; contested case of Las Vegaa grtnt lu New Mexico. Mexi-co. The secretary decldea that the grant wna not an atuultitu grant tu Ihu parth 1 originally named Hierolii, l.ut It was for the teuellt only uf thusu lu whom the lantlt wore allotted thereunder; there-under; that the grant Wat confirmed byCougretitotliutowii of Laa Vegas and that no mitilluti could be conilJeiod as to the eapaclly of tho town to take It under thu confirmatory con-firmatory iicl; that only tueli laud passed under tho grant uthavlui; been allotted, waa lu iKMicsslun of the occu-pauta occu-pauta at the time when Ihu United ritatet atjulrod Mexico, and that a paleuttncrtfure Issue toiita Vrgui for the benefit of tlioae who may be t ntltlcd to them. All lauda th.it havu not pawed Hi thla luaiini r rt thu time of tho acuuliltloii ol New, Mexico then by become put.Uu landir subject tu entry uud settlement undes thu general laws. Ill ilraltlin, It It thought, w 111 open tu eettlemeut ubou o7l,f'n,) ncrti. Ni arly nil tho dqlegntlnnt of Btatct u bleh luvu cuidldatia for the rpeaker-ship rpeaker-ship held aecret caucuses at the capltol, shortly alter noon, to prepnm lor the l.isl ilual struggle. Duly In the meeting of thu Illinois dclepalloii wta theru any central inten-at mauireateil, aa liojaat aru still unieitalmd l.y all thu other can-dldalee, can-dldalee, Ihat riprlnger'a fcrece would go to picct s un the Urat Inllut. The 111. t line ur tho di titration, however, failed to Kl" Hum liny gieat grounda for this hupr. It wat simply ngrcetl that Central Ncwta-rry iliuuld presontHprlnger'siinmeto Hie ueuoeta find no action lai taken In I lulling lull-ing the Illinois Convnimeu 10 rtprlngcr under the unit rule. |
