Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1892-12-14
TERRITORIAL TIPS
ALBUQUERQUE ATOMS.

W. s. Burke has taken editorial charge
of the Democrat, and is greatly improv.
ing that paper.
| Little Paula Werner one of the twin
daughters of Mr.. and Mrs. Tomas Wer-
ner, of old town, died after short ill
ness.
The Atlantic & Pacific officials are
eagerly watching returns from the San
Juan river, Arizona territory, placer fields,
and W. W. Pope, auditor, is the latest to
leave for the scene of the excitement.
The snow and rain of last Sunday night
extended as far south as Ell Paso, the
peaks of tho mountains in the vicinity of
Las Cruces and other places on the Santa
Fe road being covered with the "beauti-
full"
F. J. Stuart, who came here from St.
Louis, and was the business manager on
the Democrat, left yesterday for Ell
Paso, accompanied by his wife. Mr..
Stuart will go on the Herald of that
city.
The membership of the Commercial
club is being increased by additions from
abroad. Yesterday j. Thompson Linds-
ley, of st. Louis, paid the initiation fee
and was unanimously takon into the fold.
He will prove capital member.
L. R. Whitmore, manager of the Las
Cruces Republican, came up the road last
| night as far as San Marcial, in response
to telegram, that his son, Roy, was sick.
1t is reported that pneumonia is prevail
ing to dangerous extent at San Marcial.
Citizen.
A new industry has opened up in Albu-
querque, and it is nothing more nor less
than the utilization of old tin cans. Fred.
Richmond is the manager of the industry,
and he has force gathering up the cans.
He ships his traffic to the reduction works
at Ell Paso.
DEMING DOTS.
Col. j. P. McGrorty returned yesterday
from trip to Silver City, presumably in
the interest of his candidacy for the col
lectorship of internal revenue for New
Mexico and Arizona.
The thermometer registered 20 degrees
Monday morning, and the mountain
ranges surrounding the city are covered
with a heavy mantle of white. Silver
City was likewise treated to coat of the
beautiful.
While going home from the daLce In
the opera house, Mr.. r. j. Kerr, of Ell
Paso, was attacked by an unknown assail-
ant. The first blow was struck him-on
the back of the head with sufficient force
to fell him to the ground and rem
deriDg him partially unconscious. When
he recovered himself he discovered his
assailant bending over him in the act of
abstracting his watch. Springing up, Mr..
Kerr dealt the robber a blow in the face,
but seeing that he was accompanied by
another tramp, thought that discretion
was the greater part of valor and walked
away. Mr.. Kerr was considerably bruised
by the fall and blows, but is not at all
seriously injured. The attack was made
in the immediate vicinity of the Head
light Office, in the center of the city.
SAN JUAN JoTTINas.
Mr.. Pope Pipkin, ST., has bought ten
acres of land from Mr.. Tom Bryan for
$500.
A band of twenty Navajoes is hunting
black-tailed deer in the mountain range
near "The Narrows."
1t is reported that Sheek & Gambill
will soon resume operations in "The
Meadows" with their well boring ma
chine.
The Fruitland schoolhas an average at
tendance of thirty pupils. Miss Coolidge
has begun what promises to be very
successful school term.