Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-07-03
TERRITORIAL TOPICS.

Rio Arriba county scrip is worth 90
cents in Denver and will soon be at par.
Bruce Miileisens friends are urging him
to announce himself as candidate for
the constitutional convention from Rio
Arriba county.
Chama note The shipment of cattle
sheep, wool and lumber from this point
for the past thirty days has been so great
that it has been next to impossible for
the D. & K. G.. to furnish empties.
A. J. Richards, of San Marcial, has
demonstrated the possibility of grass cul-
ture for lawns. He has Bermuda grass
lawn that is credit. 1t is perfect mat
OF green and is not only attractive, but has
a cooling effect on the adjacent buildings.
Eugene A. Fiske, prominent lawyer
from Santa Fe, entered protest yester-
day before the board of county commits.
sioners against the taxing Of the Antonio
Chaves or Quelitas grant. The board over
ruled the motion and Mr. Fiske talks OF
taking it to the courts.-Citizen.
The bullion shipments have been very
light during the past month, only SIG, l04
in gold and silver bullion was shipped
through Wells Fargo's express during the
month OF June. The amount shipped
since January is $171 ,375.-SIlver City
Sentinel.
Silver City note: Judge Bennett has
been experimenting in wheat raising in
his garden, and secured marvellous results.
From single grain Of wheat there grew
number OF stalks bearing eighty-three
heads OF wheat, each averaging at least
twenty well developed kernels.
The old man of the News Register
promises that the name OF Lon Hartigan
shall not appear again in its columns
under any circumstances. Now if the
Cleaner will promise not to mention the
old man again, a large measure OF vitu-
peration will become extnguished. Sen
tlnel.
The probate court is in session to-day,
it. In the matter of the estate OF Andrew
McGregor, the partner Of VIM. Mcintosh,
who shot himself, Andrew w. Celand,
jr., was appointed administrator, the bond
given being for $50 900 with J. Reynolds
and w. Mcintosh sureties. Albuquerque
Citizen.
DR.. D. w. Jones, who for the past eight
months has been located at the hot
springs as assistant manager of the Santa
Fe medical department in New Mexico,
will depart in day or two for his old
home in Portsmouth, N. H. His place
will be filled by DR.. A. P. Meylert, of
New York. DR.. Meylert is brother Of
G. W. Meylert, proprietor OF the San Fe-
lipe hotel in Albuquerque Optic.
Grant county: The board of county
commissioners is in session. The rate
Of taxation for this year will be fixed at 2
per cent, or fraction less. The board
made the following reductions in ASSESS
ments: Mimbres River Cattle company,
s35, 900; W. A. Armstrong & Co., $4,000 !;
Fanny Staab, $4,000; J. P. Patterson &
Co., $4,000; ]. S. Swift, $4,000; A. G..
Windham, 5000; Standard Mutual Min
ing company. $4,000; N. Y. Ancheta,
$1,000; Carlisle company 100000.
The write up" man for the Albuquer-
que Democrat boom edition spews all
over the editor Of the Register, because
we were opposed to the people of this
country paying big price for "two for
a nickle" write up In that edition. We
are in favor of general advertising, but we
are in favor of doing it where it will do
the most good. Paid write ups" is an
idea of the past and are looked upon with
suspicion. Editions OF that kind generally
do not contain facts, and people east and
north have formed the habit of laying
them aside unread.-Pecos Register.
Sister Rossini, the sister superior OF the
academy of the Immaculate Conception
and Sister Verdi, sister superior OF the
convent at Mora, who came to New Mex
leo from St. Louis together fifteen years
ago, and have never been back even tc
visit their old homes, by strange conci.
dence each bought a ticket last evening
for the same place without the knowledge
of the others intention, and met in the
car happily surprised that they were tc
visit their old homes together. They will
also visit the Bardstown convent in Ken
lucky, and return in about three weeks
The Optic wishes these earnest workers q
pleasant vacation from their duties and q
happy visit.-Optic.
A cloud burst nearly wiped out the
mining town Of Hermosa, Black Range
the other day. The Hilsborough Ad.
vocate says: Among the ruins in towr
the following morning was the Crane
Central hotel. This was heaped in an in
conceivable mass, against which an ole
house next to it, torn from its foundations
rested. The Snug saloon next followed
and was thrown violently against the two
former buildinds, where it remained
Robinson's store followed the balance
The meat market, next to the drug store
was removed from its foundation wall
, and set out in the middle of the street il
front of the Hernosa hotel There wer
few houses but what received more or les
injury. The store OF j. q. Plemmons
the Hermosa hotel and all the saloon
were thoroughly inundated. The amour
Of damage done can not be ascertained G
this time.