Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-05-08
OFFICIAL AND POLITICAL.


SFSbnAi gossip
In addition to the invitation By wire
Gov. Prince has also forwarded to Wash
ington the following, which is self ex
planatory:
To Hon. RedGcd Proctor, Secretary of War:
SANTA FL, y. NJ, May G.-Sir: On
behalf OF the Board of Trade and citizens
generally OF Santa Fe, as well as on my
own behalf, have the honor to extend d
most cordial and earnest invitation to
yourself, Gen. SchoGcId and party to visit
Santa Fe and its vicinity during your
proposed tour OF inspection in the west.
As YOU are probably aware, this city
has for the greater part OF the last forty
years been the headquarters OF military
district, and has been highly recommend
ed recently as the location Of large mill
tary post and storage station, on account
of the extraordinary salubrity OF the eli
mate and purity OF the air.
! Apart from its military aspect, we think
you would find the visit an interesting
one, and the whole party may be assured
OF most hearty welcome, and that our
citizens will do all in their power to make
the occasion agreeable.
Hoping You may be able to accept this
invitation, | am very respectfully yours,
L. BRADFORD Prince,
Governor OF New Mexico
The contents Of the above letter were
also communicated to Col, Douglass, and
in the event that the invitations sent to
Washington should fail to reach the party
Col. Douglass will probably be able to
locate them en- route and notify them that
such invitation has been forwarded
Later-Since the above went into type
the governor this afternoon received the
following:
| regret that arrangements already
made serve to prevent acceptance OF the
courteous invitation extended by YOU in
behalf OF the Board of Trade aud other
citizens of Santa Fe.
Signed REDFIELD PROCTOR.
THE POST CHAPLAlNCY.
Rev. W, II. Williams, of Silver City,
formerly Of Indiana, and later an active
Republican in Kansas. is in the city to-
day securing Endorsements for his appoint
ment to post Chapaincy in the regular
army. He has cargo of strong letters
and signatures of prominent men all over
the territory. The place he seeks is now
held by Rev. Geo. W. Collier, who goes
on the retired list August 20. Mr..
Williams says inquiry at the war depart
ment in Washington develops the fact
that there are an even 100 applicants for
this position but he thinks his chances
are az good as any OF them. He has letter
from President Harrison, whom he knew
in other days, saying that if he comes
properly Endorsed the president will care
fully consider his claims. Senator Plumb,
of Kansas, will present his papers to the
president.
PERSONAL GOSSIP.
The county commissioners have ap-
pointed George II. Moore meat inspector
for Bernaillo county. The law will be
vigorously enforced hereafter, so says the
local paper,
Judge Whiteman is attorney in num-
Der of legal cases dOcketed for trial in the
Albuquerque court, which opens Oh Mon
day. He must get these matters off his
hands, hence he expects to be absent
from Santa Fe the better part Of the com
ing two weeks.
The regular term of cort for the Berna-
lilo district opens on Monday next, and
everybody is hoping that order will come
out of chaos by the appointment OF Judge
Drinkers successor before the term
begins. The department of justice is
been made acquainted with the situation.
The Albuquerque Citizen announces
that exGov. Ross retired from politics
and settled on "a little sand-hill home
stead" south Of that city. \ man who
came in from the Duke city to-day states
tina since the wind storm OF the past two
days the best part OF the homestead re-
ferred to was lodged up against the rear OF
the San Felipe hotel.
Hon. j. Frank Chavez returned last
night from brief trip to Las Vegas, and
after a Santa Fe dentist overhauls the job
that Washington dentist performed for
him he will proceed to Los Lunas Or
dinarily there is not much fun about the
tooth ache. but Col. Chavez relates his
experiences with such good humor that q
man who is dentloquist must laugh.
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