Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1892-03-30

lus nine TO play game OF ball at Ger
,ilios any time within two ar three weeks
ior 12o.
Francesca Montoya, who plead guilty
10 peIilry, and was sentenced to the pen"
itentlary for two years, in the U. S. court
at Albuquerque, was brought up yester-
day and placed in the penitentiary.
lIEvery fair minded man owes il to his
manhood to denounce the action OF the
city council in passing last nights salary
grab. The leaders in that grab have not
kept faith with the people.
The city election takes place on Tues
day next, but the fact that citizens can
not vote who have failed to pay their
poll tax does not seem to cut any figure.
Out of 300 voters only 100 have thus far
paid this tax,
Solicitor General L. L. Bartlett return
ed last night iroma trip to Washington
and New York. Barring the beastly
weather, he had pleasant trip, and one
that bids fair to be also profitable to
Santa Fe and all New Mexico.
John r. DeMier, newly appointed
superintendent of the penitentiary, ar
rived from Las Cruces to-day. lie ex
poets to enter upon his duties on Monday
next. The penitentiary commissioner
will meet on that date.
Gan outraged" This is the expression
with which nearly all tax payers character
ize the city councils action last night Il
voting away all the taxes collectable for tn
coming year for the payment OF oiiicla
salaries.
The prospects are good for securing a
appropriation for a large military pos
at Santa Fe. The whole territory favor
the proposition and Secretary Elkin
favors the measure. Albuquerque Cit
zen.
Mother Mary Blanchi, superior OF til
order of the Sisters of Charity, and ht
= secretary, Sister Florence, whose hea'
quarters ere at Cincinnati, will arrive
the city in day or two on visit to tt
= Sisters at St. Vincents.
8 The committee on normal institutes S
y lected by the Territorial Educational A
sociation at Santa Fe, December 80, 1879
+ has made arrangements for All eig
+ weeks session at Silver City, beginniI
June 10.
l. Rand McNally & Co. have the than
n of this paper Tor copy OF their poke
J. map and shippers guide of New Mexic
d This little work contains list OF all Il
/; mountains, streams, lakes, spring
u grants, stations, towns, and almost ever
V thing else, in the territory.
Major Adna R. Chaffee, 9th cavalr
acting inspector general of the depa
ment, arrived from Los Angeles tod
y and received a cordial greeting at t
. hands of the officers at Fort Marcy a
u citizens generally. Major Chaffee is e
&c gagged to, day in an official inspection
v, Fort Marcy.
30 A telegram from the city of Durant
le in Old Mexico, announces the death
a the Hon. Tomas Chavez, one of t
ic wealthiest and most prominent citlze
,e OF that republic. Mr.. Chavez was l
to tive of New Mexico, and when quit
ae boy was sent to Mexico to be educate
o. and he remained there the rest Of
N life. He was married and leaves quit
or number of children among them is D
VI Alberto Chavez, Que of the brightest a
most promising young lawyers of Next
The deceased was an uncle of Col.
Nv Franco Chaves, Of Valencia county, a
''' the last surviving son of Don Francis
w Xavier Chaves, at one time governor a
~ i, captain general of New Mexico.