Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-10-01
TERRITORIAL TOPICS.

There is only one prisoner in the Sierra
county jail, which speaks well for the
morals OF that county.
There are rumors aaoat that the freight
division of the Atlantic e Pacific road,
now at Coolidge, will soon be removed
to Gallup.
The Dcna Ana grand jury shows that
Sheriff Ascarte has collected only about
IS per cent OF the taxes delivered to him
for collection.
Santa Fe has to come to this city for her
lumber. S. A. Clements has just sold five
car loads of lumber to a Santa Fe frm.-
Las Vegas Optic.
P.J. Kennedy, of St. Louis, father Of
the late n. j.. Kennedy, arrived in the
city yesterday, on visit to his relatives
here.-Las Cruces News.
Married: Gerome F. Caseano, of FL
Paso, and Miss Katie Griggs, of Mesilla;
]. w. Prude, of Weed, and Miss Matte
E. Bennett, of Aqua Chiquita.
At Albuquerque James Wall, section
| boss Of the Atlantic u Pacific, tried to
hang himself yesterday from the transom
OF bis house. He was discovered and cut
down before life had become extinct.
Liquor. Jailed.
The funeral of Milton H. stapp, which
occurred from the family residence in
Albuquerque yesterday afternoon, was
largely attended. The United States flag
on the pole in front of the Exchange
hotel, was floating at half mast in honor
OF the old soldier.
Tom Roe, the Chicago Herald cham
pion bicyclist, reached Mojaye last night,
and lett there at O'Clock this morning
on his trip across the desert. He is re.
ported to be III excellent trim and feels
confident OF beating Stevens time on q
bicycle from San Francisco to Chicago
Las Cruces has put good spoke in the
wheel of irrigation in forming the Jor
nado and El Paso Canal & Reservoir
company. The list OF subscribers VIII pc
found in another column, and we desire
to be among the first to welcome an en-
terprise that promises well for the coun
try's future. Irrigation is a subject tina
is worthy of the support OF every citizen
Ell paso Herald.
Tie success Of the limited fruit canning
establishment at Las Cruces will bt
hailed with delight all over New Mexico
| 1t should be engaged in, however, on
more extensive scale, and thus keep tn
money in the territory which Is annual.
sent to California and eastern states TO
J fruit. Silver City sends 1000 ever,
, month for canned fruits, all OF which
! should remain in the territory.-Enter
, prise.
The trust clause in the constitution i
supposed to be intended for such monop
: olists as Allan H. Macdonald and ). +
Curren. 10 bo sure Curren has only, on
: paper at the present time, but there nav
|, been times when he owned as many q
! three papers. This is too great com
j bination of wealth and power IN tn
t hands of any one man, and It's well TN
u convention took the matter In hand
g The International smelter at El Pass
has solved the lead problem, Instead o
. Joining in the howl against the admins
i tration for daring to protect the rlgnts .
t the lead miners Of the United states, IN
: proprietors OF these works Wen, quietly
= work and have bought two handsome lea
properties in the territories which VII
y amply supply their smelter. Thus the
1 have DISPUTED the statement that there
n no lead on this side of the border. excep
: that Which is controlled by the Coiorad
syndicate. --Lsa Cruces Republican.