Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1892-01-27

The eastern editors expressed amaze
ment when they visited MIR. Spltz' filigree
and saw the men at work on
those 500 unique tlligree railroad passes
for Hon. Otto Mears.
The A., T. & S. F. may make note of
it. At no point on their system we're the
league press delegates more Hospitality en-
tertaiued than at New MeXico's capital.
1t is the private opinion OF the manag-
ing editor OF the New MEXICAN, public
~ expressed, that Miss Otis was about
as good looking and as bright and charm
ing lady as there was in the party.
Mr.. Berri WAS astonished to find the
New York and Brooklyn journals at the
New MEXICAN office. He jumped for a
copy OF his paper, the Standard Union,
as if he had had nothing to eat for four
days.
C. II. George, New York Correspon.
dent Baltimore American, made very
favorable impression indeed. He is a
great skeptic, however, and must have
been crossed in love in San Francisco.
Col. Max Frost, secretary of the New
Mexico Bureau Of Immigration, this fore
noon distributed wagon load of statisti-
cal data on New Mexico through the cars
occupied by the visitors.
The delegates made raid upon the
fiigree and cGrio shops bright and early
this morning, and one detachment that
left Abe Spiegelberg's looked like band
of Apache warriors.
At the solicitation OF President Keenan,,
Mrs. Wilde, Mr.. Page and others, Gov
ernor and Mrs. Prince proceeded with the
party as far as Las Vegas hot springs.
They return to morrow.
Mrs Elizabeth Watson, nee Caupan,
wife Of the proprietor Of the Narrasansett
Herald, is distinguished society leader
and Episcopal church member of Nara
gansett Pier. She is native of Detroit,
Mich.
Delegate Evans, the New York repre-
sentative OF the San Francisco Chronicle
and Chicago Tribune, was out on the
night watch" till the wee sma' hours, but
he and his handsome wife fixed it all up
later on.
The Bostonians were much interested
in examining certain map at the gov
ernor's palace. Its date is 1865 and
the only North American cities deemed
worthy of notice by its French authors are
Boston, New Orleans and Santa Fe.
Irving Watson, founder, proprietor and
editor of the Narragansett Herald, the
largest newspaper in Rhode Island, and
the president of the Southern Rhode
Island Press club, said his stay in Santa
Fe was by far the most enjoyable feature
OF his trip.
Captain Jack Crawford was recognized
by Mrs. Leslie Wilde as an old acquaint-
ance and at her invitation he journeyed
to Las Vegas hot springs with the delega-
ton, and en- route was interviewed by
Kate Field for that lady's popular Wash
ington journal.
The visitors had only words OF praise
for District Agent Morehouse and Pass
enger Agent Burnett, of the Santa Fe for
their many courteous attentions on the
train. Mr.. Burnett said they tried hard
to reach here on time yesterday, but the
train was scheduled at ferry miles an hour
and it required two engines to give a
steady speed OF twenty-five miles an hour.
The party only reached Albuquerque at 4
O'Clock yesterday and at 5 started for
Santa Fe.
For those delegates who cared to par
ticipate in the event, there was midnight
side issue at the Arcade club rooms last
night where wit, repartee and song flowed
merrily to the accompaniment OF pops by
champagne corks. 1t was "real cham
payne" too, as all Albuquerque man once
said when Santa Fe banquetted President
Jeffrey, of the D. & r. G.. This is way
the Santa Fe fellows have when true
hospitality is in the balance.
Miss Eliza Proctor Otis, who accom- pan
les the New York delegation, is one OF
the best known and most versatile women
in New York. Miss Otis is OF the best
type OF New York society woman. She
entertains deliberately, and is seen at din
ner and opera parties very often. She is
considered the best amateur actress IN
New York, and she is a clever recitation
ist All Of this she does far charity. By
her efforts ehe has brought over $4,000
to the cherities of New York. Miss Otis
is also well known in journalism. She
founded the New York Saturday Review
and she has written many stories, poems
and special articles for the English and
American newspapers.
The meeting between Mrs. Arthur
Boyle and Mrs. Frank Lesle-Wilde at
the reception last evening was very
happy incident. Mrs. Boyle and her
brother, Mr.. VIM. Blsckmore, years ago
entertained at Salisbury, England, Mrs.
Wilde, who was then the wife of the
noted archeoogist and explorer, the late
E. q. Squire. Mr.. Blackmore afterward
purchased the SOUR collection of antiqui.
ties, and with them endowed the museum
at Salisbury. As illustrating the progress
of the art of war through the stone, cop
per and iron age this is the most valuable
collection known to science to-day. The
car of Russia once offered Mr.. Black
more 10000 pounds sterling for a part Of
this archaeological collection, but its
owner preferred to present it to the city
of Salisbury.