Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-07-02
TERRITORIAL TOPICS.

Nicholas j. Kennedy, well known
citizen Of Las Cruces, is dead.
Colfax county is still agitating the fine
stock exhibit for this fall. 1t will be a sue
cess.
! The Las Cruces Republicans receiving
asplendid advertising patronage. 1t is
the Mesilla valleys staunch friend and
deserves success.
More acres Of land have been put under
ditch this year up to date than in any
| preceding year in the history OF the ter
ritory, and the end is not yet.
| Dirt on the grade OF the Sonora, Sina-
loa K chihuahua railroad began flying at
Demlng yesterday and four silver spikes
will clinch the first rail on the 4th. Bravo,
! Deming.
The Republican party has wisely de-
| clded that imported Mexican lead ores
must pay duty. Good enough, Our mines
and miners deserve and are entitled to
such protection.-Raton Range.
Col. Mothersill, OF the Detroit & Rio
Grande company, of Engle, has refused
an offer Of $l2 per head for the company's
:, year old steers, OF which they have
about 1000 head.
The editor of the Lordsburg Liberal was
proposed for member OF the constitutional
convention. He declines and gives his
reasons for so doing: "My friends say l
amtoo honest to be elected and my cred
ltors say am to poor too serve"
Mr.. Chas. Dyer, one of the best officials
on the A., T. & S. f. system, is deter
mined to place the water supply at Ration
on Il sound basis. He expects when he
gets through to have plenty of water for
all purposes and for all time. Range.
The editor of country newspaper will
grant more favors without pay or thanks
in month than any other business man
in year. 1t is also well established
fact that he will receive more al-round
cussing in week than any other man in
his life time. That's the reason he's not
afraid OF hell.-Clifton Clarion.
In the evenings paper appears the call
for a convention to be held in this city
July 10th, for the purpose of electing
delegates to the constitutional convention,
to be convened at Santa Fe, September
3rd Our citizens should manifest an in
terest in this matter, and unite to send
the very best representatives our county
contains.-Socorro Chieftain.
The finest rain this summer has fallen
to-day, and the whole surrounding coun-
try will be greatly benefited therefrom.
The farmers and stock raisers all over the
country will be happy over the timely
rainfall, and business will Immediately |
look up. More than an inch and half !
OF rainfall here to-day.-Las Vegas Optic,
July l.
Juan Chaves y Pena, chief deputy mar
shall for the I'd judicial district, was con-
frightened when he was arrest
ed for pointing his revolver at the judges
OF election at Ranches de Atrisco, and .
them to take an illegal, un.
registered vote, after they had refused to
take it. He was informed by Sheriff
Perea that he could only keep out of jail
by giving good bond to appear at the
next regular term of court. --Albuquerqu
Citizen.
AS stated by one of our exchanges there
is vast amount of government land,
suited to general farming and fruit culture,
that remains unoccupied in New Mexico.
While in degree clouded titles have de-
aged the development of this arabic soil,
yet perhaps the real cause is to be found in
he fact that SO little advertising has
been done. If one-third the boom liter
ature OF California had been written upon
.he actual resources OF this territory, no
1oubt there would already be lasting and
visible improvements Chieftain.
Springer Banner: We noticed our
friend Chas. Davis, manager of the Over
on mines, on the north bound train one
lay the past week and he informed us
hat he had just closed one of the heaviest
ales Of mining stock made for some time,
ind by which 60 per cent Of the Overton
tock has been transferred to an eastern
indicate. The people of Mora county
we Chas. Davis and j. G. Hayes great
lebt, for to them belongs the credit OF
developing the Guadalupita copper mines.
Deming Headlight: This will be the
irst railroad of the United States-proba-
Ny of the world-eyer started with solid
liver spikes. The spikes, in material
nd workmanship, arc pure home pro-
uction. The work was done by Mr.. II.
}. Olcott, and the material is in part native
liver specimens from the mines of Cooks
'eak, Tres Hermanas, Victorio and
iachita, with Mexican dollars contributed
y ladies and gentlemen Of Deming.
Zach spike contains $3.50 in silver. The
eauties are now mounted on handsome
ray furnished by Dane & Co. and dec
rated by Misses Nettie and Ada Will
ans, and will be on exhibition at the
flee of McKeyes & Washington until
hey are driven into the ties.