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Show 1880 TO 1912 513 of the men who were guilty of the crime. Charges that the crime was a political assassination, involving men of great prominence, were made not only in Santa Fé but elsewhere throughout the territory. It was made an issue in two political campaigns, but the guilty persons remained unpunished until the succeeding administration. Other acts of lawlessness were committed in various portions of the territory at this time, notably the fence cutting, assaults, and murders committed by the ‘‘White Cap’’ organizations in San Miguel and other counties in the northern part of New Mexico. The total assessed valuation of the property in the territory in 1887 was $45,462,459; in 1888, it was $45,690,723, and in 1899, $46,041,010. The total amount of territorial INDUSTRIAL CONDITIONS — indebtedness,**° in 1889, was $870,960.94. POPULATION — STATISTICS Owing to the beneficial effects of the act of 1889, before referred to, the financial condition of the territory, in 1890, as reported by the auditor,** was exceptionally good. Up, to and including the year 1890 there had been constructed, since 1879, one thousand, three hundred and sixty-four miles of railway in the territory. The most important railroad enterprise of the year 1890 was the commencement of con- struction of the line of railway from Pecos City, in Texas, up the Pecog valley. Twenty-three companies organized for the purpose of reclamation of lands by means of irrigation filed their articles of incorporation in the years 1889 and 1890. The live stock industry, in which there had been a serious depression in 1888, revived during succeeding years and sales were very large. No industry in the two “8° This indebtedness was divided as follows: Outstanding warrants, $150,960 ; capitol building bonds, $200,000; penitentiary building bonds, $120,- 000; capitol contingent bonds, $50,000; current expense bonds, $150,000; and Provisional indebtedness bonds, $200,000. The total expenses of the territory for the year ending March 3, 1890, were $149,430.39, The territorial auditor reported a surplus of $40,000.00 in the treasury, which, under the law, was applied to the liquidation of outstanding warrants, During the year $30,000 of penitentiary building bonds were redeemed and cancelled. These bonds bore 7% interest, had a number of years to run and th © territory i retired, was i required to pay jl 117 for those thus cancelled and : *81 Trinidad Alarid, of Santa Fé county, was the territorial auditor at this ne. He is a native of Santa Fé county, the descendant of a noted family of Mexico. He was first appointed in 1872 by Governor Marsh Giddings, and held the office until 1891, when he was succeeded by Demetrio Perez, apSince 1891, Mr. Alarid has held several imPointed by Governor Thain portant County offices and is now living at Santa Fé. New |