Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-02-26
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More snow in the mountains. Good
thing.
Gas il sold in Santa Fee at SO per 900.
The company is considering reduction
so as to encourage the use of gas stoves
for cooking purposes.
Germania lodge, X. OF p, held an en-
thusastic meeting last night and initiated
four new candidates. This lodge is i'll a
very hourshing condition and steadily
increasing in membership.
1t is thought that three DAYS more will
suffice to place the government Indian
school under roof. About four months
will eapse before the building can be
completed, and it will take good work to
| finish It within that time.
Ralph Iauoran has given up the rev.
ent rolle torsh'r at Albuquerque and is
now general agent for the New York Life
Insurance company. He is in the city
.o-day for tx purpose of appointing To-
cal representative for this company.
John T. !1-sha has introduced at the
Exchange the latest nicke-siot device
and it is attracting much attention. 1t
consists of a large glass Globe beneath
which is circular miniature race course,
and eight horses are there ready for the
contest. You drop nickle in the slot
and touch q spring and away 20 the flyers
in as pretty horse race as one would
care to witness.
1t is held that the general law changing
the date for holding elections for water
masters in precincts 3, 4 and 3, Santa Fe
county, that is, the city of Santa Fe and
Aqua Fria, did not repeal the special law,
and therefore the justices of the peace in
these precincts have called another cleo
ton under the special law to take place
on the first Monday in March. The
candidates will be the same as at the last
election.
VIM. A. Rogers, business agent for the
Hyers Sisters, in their great musical
conedy-drama, "Out OF Bondage" was
in the city last night, and made contract
for these talented women to appear here
OH March IA. Mr.. Abbot says he re-
fused to play at Albuquerque and came
very near not coming 10 Santa Fe be-
cause the opera house agent down there
abused this town up and down, saying
every show that had ever play ed here
lost money Some Albuquerque people
are very small.
The Frisco line, in connection with the
Atkinson, Topeka & Santa Fe, Atlantic
4 Pacific and connections are all inter
ested in the fast freight line, mentioned
in these columns yesterday. Through
freight is now carried over this line be-
tween St. Louis and Los Angeles in seven
days and twenty-five hours, and between
ST. Louis and San Francisco in seven
days and twenty-three hours. This is
now claimed to be the fastest through
freight route in existence between st.
Louis and the Pacific coast.
The volcanic sandstone, invented by Q.
Mouier, has been subjected to some pretty
severe tests ana thus lar it has proven its
durability beyond all question. Extremes
OF heat and cold DO not effect it and it is
SO tough that nail may be driven through
it. Samples have been sent to the editors
OF the Scientific American with directions
that a thorough and skilled test be made
of the new material. Mr.. Monier claims
that he can use this material for moulding
large sections that can he utilized in place
Of plasterng, putting it up in many beauti-
full designs, which only have to be held in
place by invisible nails driven through
the stuff. 1t is also expected to prove
very useful as a cheap material for man
ulacturiug water and sewerage pipe.