Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-04-04
TERRITORIAL TIPS.

| llEntS,
The peach trees in Taos valley are ii
| full blossom
The Dibble hotel, at Taos, has been re
opened by Richmond Jones.
j, II. Snowden, formerly of Albuoner
! que, and good deal Of dude, has beer
sentenced to three years in the Caliior
MIA penitentiary for attempting seduc
| ton.
Buncombe note in the Las Vegas Op.
| tic: Not only the press, but the pulpit
and the people must grapple this White
| Cap business and throttle it, if such 9
thing be possible. And it surely is"
1t is rumored on the streets to- day that
six wagon loads of lumber, coming into
the city were set upon by members of the
White Cap organization, yesterday, and
complete wrecks made Of them.-Oplic.
Sister Mary Plus, formerly OF st. Jo
seph's academy, in Trinidad, was badly
hurt by a falling house, while walking
along one OF the principal streets when
the cyclone struck Louisville, KY
Optic.
n. =. Belden to-day received telegram
from Omaha that the two engines and a
boiler for the Electric Light x Milling
company, this city, had been loaded on
the cars there Tor immediate shipment
Optic.
Mrs. o. S. Warren informs the Sentinel
that arrangements have been entered into
with a Ne" York party to raise 100000
on 70 per cent commission for the con-
structlon OF the Methodist college in Sill
yer City.
AT last accounts, men acting under the
directions OF Robert Sammons were hold
ing the 'Bull Run" mine, Mora county.
Inc injunction case involving this proper
ty viii come up for hearing before
Judge O'Brien, al Mora, next Thursday.
Constable John H. Wood, of Gallup,
brought in Frank House and Frank Car
rel, two young men it is said formerly
employed by DR.. Raster, of this CITY,
charged with breaking into a freight car
at Coolidge, for the purpose OF burglary.
The men are both young and made Wig
or0us effort to escape.
Felix Martinez had an order Yesterday
Tor several car loads Of the 'commonest
Mexican bucks" which could be found in
the country. 1t is supposed that the man
who ordered them wants them for the
purpose OF crossing with improved breeds
OF sheep; but up to this writing Mr.. Mar
tinez has not been able to fill the order.
Optic.
laos county's finances are in good con-
dltlon, and her warrants are worth their
lace value. The county is almost entirely
out of debt Wheat sowing has lust fairly
begun, and an unusually large acreage
Will be sown. The people are very much
enthnsed over the prospects Of getting a
railroad across from Trinidad in the near
future.
After the council adjourned last even
ing Mayor MeyIert made proposition to |
the incoming mayor, Nj. MandeIl. that he |
would iced the city prisoners at the rate
81 o0 cents apiece per day, which is % |
cents less than the present price. Should |
Mayor Meylert's proposition be accepted. |
1t VIII save the city over 5000 d YEAR
Citizen.
Cruces note: George Jones, an old |
timer OF Lincoln county and once deputy
sheriff under Pat. Garrett, was in town on |
sunday. Mr.. Jones has been the enei- |
neer in charge Of the Ell Paso canal |
| hat work is finished, and he reports that |
ne engineer corps ana a large party of !
v orkmen will begin work on the Fort |
oeiden canal before the 9TH of April.
Business note from Dona Ana: J. B.
Wayne was in from the upper Penasco
with couple of wagon loads of |
'ery line potatoes, which grow about
here. lie readily sold the potatoes here
or 211a cents pound. A largely increased
'creage Will be planted to potatoes in that
lelghhorlood this year iOr the purpose of
upplying the Las Cruces, Ell paso and
eddy markets.
1t has leaked out that Col. Edward
iaren, immigration agent for the Santa
fe road, the best that goes, will soon
'egin the publication of thirty.sx page
mining journal at Kansas City, in CON
unctlOn with Prof. Chas. LOnguemare.
II the Ell Paso Bullion. This determine
ion on the part OF two such clever, we'll
posted gentlemen, augurs well for the
mining interests of the west and south
vest.
San Marcial comment: The Silver CITY
sentinel IN recent issue bewails the in
rease OF crime, and declares the first step
or its suppression will be taken when
he clergymen tackle the monster. AS
lergymen tackle vice and crime at long
ange, and only from the pulpit, the av-
rage criminal will heartily second the
motion, while he keeps right
m lifting the Doodle. Wonder ii the
sentinel ever heard of pollcemen2
Frank Steele, the well known manager
II the Western Union Telegraph company
u FL Paso, shot and fatally wounded
crank Patterson, popular young opera
or. The fight occurred in the telegraph
'tiice, and was the result of dispute
'ver wire which refused to work. Pat
ersOn struck Steele, when the latter
ushed to his desk, and securing re-
oliver, used it with deadly effect. Pat
erson WAS shot twice, once in the left
houlder and again in the mouth, and the
asst shot will, in all probability, prove
atal. Steele was held under 50 900 bond
o await the result of the wounded mans
INJURIES.
Gould In Mexico,
Cry OF MEXICO, April 1T is report