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Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1892-12-19

The gold headed ebony cane to be voted
to the most popular politician in the
county at the hospital far this week,
is on exhibition at Everett's iewelry
store.
Isaac M. Town, of Tucson, A. t. is in
the city negotiating for the lease of tie
San Felipe hotel from G.. W. Meylert and
if successful, there will be a change in the
management in few weeks.
The fire department of Albuquerque
has on foot movement looking to the
organization of Southwest Firemen's
association. El Paso's fire department
has been invited TO join the departments
of New Mexico and Arizona in the orga-
ni2ation of the ASSOCIATION.
WHITE OAKS NUGGETS
Thos. Gillespie and John Swanson, lum-
bermen of Flagstaff, A. T., are looking up
business prospects here.
On Christmas eve there will be union
Christmas tree at the NJ. L. church for the
benefit of the Baptist and NJ. Z. Sabbath
school children.
The committee appointed to solicit
subscriptions feel very much encouraged
with their progress thus far and do not
entertain the slightest doubt but that
their labors will be successfully accom-
plshed in few days, A letter from Col.
Jewett of Lincoln, to Judge Hewitt.
says; Put me down for $2,500, and if it
should be necessary, raise it to $1,000.
We must not let this project fall
The McGinty club, a social organiza-
ton recently instituted in this city, have
a most excellent and beneficent OBJ ject in
view, They hope, by means of a series of
dramatic entertainments raise sufficient
funds to establish Il permanent and at
tractive reading and club room here.
Their first play, "Brac the Poorhouse
Girl" will be produced next Wednesday
night, Dec. 21st,
LAS VEGAS LOCALS,
An Albuquerque man states that the
Las Vegas grocers make lower quotations
in some instances than the grocers down
there do, though that city has an even
dozen grocery houses.
I. F. Clay, town marshal, who went to
Trinidad after Charles D. Roberts, who
had defrauded the Singer Sewing Machine
and several other business
establishments, returned without his man,
claiming that he could not be found.
Chas. Ilfeld, beginning with Monday
evening, will enter upon new departure.
Every evening, ftom 8 to 8 o'clock, there
will be free concert, for the entertain
ment of Mr.. Ilfeld's patrons, while Il ey
are making their Christmas purchases.
Prof. Hand and Miss Atkins are among
the artists engaged.
Former smokers of imported cigars
now smoke the celebrated Brown Palace
Perfecto." Better stock, better flavor.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1892-12-19

BRUSSELS, Dec. 19.--The international
monetary conference has adopted the
motion made by NJ. Derensi, declaring
that the conference recognizes the great
value of the arguments set forth in the
reports presented and in the discussions
that have been held in the sittings, and
that, while reserving final Judgment on
the questions submitted,t the conference ex-
presses its gratitude to the government of
the United States for affording an oppor-
tunity to study the present status of the
silver question. Continuing, the motion
declares that the conference agrees to sus-
pend its labors, and, subject to approval
by the governments representatives., re-
sumes its sittings May 18 next. 1t also
expresses the hope that during adjourn
ment thorough examination of the
documents submitted to the conference
will admit of a recognition of an ultimate
basis for an understanding with Norway
which is now infringing the fundamental
principles of the monetary policy of
various countries,
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1892-12-19

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19.--The United
States and Mexican governments are CO.
operating for the quelling of disorder
along the Rio Grande, arising out of a
suspected insurrectionary movement
against Mexico. At the request of secre-
tary of state, Secretary Elkins has Or
dered additional troops to the Texas bor-
der, with view to preventing the growth
or encouragement of the movement on
United States territory. The Mexican
government will also increase its force of
soldiers on their side of the line, and it is
expected the prevailing lawlessness will
end speedily.
1t has been decided to transfer the 9Th
cavalry now at Fort Riley, kas., to the
department of Texas as soon as possible,
and to trans er the Sd cavalry now in
Texas to Fort Riley, but the departure of
the last named troops will be delayed
until after the present troubles are ended.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1892-12-19

SING SING, Dec. 19.-Two murderers are
under sentence of electrocution this week
and the indications are that the law will
be carried out in at least one case. The
invitations have been issued by Warden
Brown for the electrocution of Frederick
Mcclure and the witnesses are asked to be
on hand to-day. Mcclure is to suffer
death for the murder of Mrs. Amelia
Gregory, of Middleton, N. Y. The other
murderer, for whom a commutation is
looked for, is Peter Schultz, a boy 16
years old, who with an accomplice muir
dered the illegitimate child of Brooklyn
woman. The crime was peculiarly
atrocious one as the two men took the
child to distant part of Long Island and
after attempting to drown it are said to
have buried it alive.
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BRIEF VIKINGS.

New YORK, Dec. 19.--The third annual
exhibition of the New York Color club
begins at the Fifth avenue art galleries
to-day and continues till January Z,
Hartford, Ct.-The state senate meets
here to-day to hear the report of its
special committee, which has been inves-
tigating the county commissioners
throughout the state.
Washington.--In the house on Saturday
a bill appropriaIng $4,000 to enable the
secretary of war to acquire valid title to
the Fort Brown reservation in Texas,
was passed.
New York.-It is said that Robert Grier
Munroe, Charles s. Fairchild, John De
Witt Warner and Horace Deming are
primarily responsible for the slur placed
upon Speaker Crisp at the dinner of the
Reform club These four gentlemen pre-
pared the list of speakers and deliber-
ately passed over Crisp, who occupies the
most important governmental post held
to-day by Democrat, O.,
The Wyoming Battle.
CHEYENBE, Wyo., Dec. 19.--The Wyom-
ing state canvassing board adjourned to
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Tie Great Pianist.

New YORK, Dec. 19.-The Pianist Pa
derewski, is expected to reach American
shores this week and another triumphal
tour such as was evidenced only in the
days of Jennie Lind and Ole Bull, is
promised for him on this side of the At
lantic. Paderewski's genius, like that of
so many great musicians, has been pre-
cocious. He is now but SO. At 6 he be-
gan to study music in his Russian home.
At 16 he was starring at st. Petersburg
and at Warsaw. At 23 he was professor
of music in the Strasburg conservatory.
He is regarded in England, the conti-
nent and in America as the most phe-
nominal pianist this century has pro-
duced. His compositions are strong,
but his greatness is altogether as player.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1892-12-19

CHICAGO, Dec, 17,--Grovcr Cleveland
will be asked to make speech on May /,
1893, at the exposition. At the close Of
the speech, if he accepts the invitation,
Mr.. Cleveland will touch the button start
ing the ll,0O0 horse power plant over in
Machinery hall that is to run all the whir-
ring wheels of the fair. The exercises
will consist of the reading Of a poem
by Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes and prayer.
1t is intended to have the ceremonies of
the briefest characters.
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Crack shots.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Dec. 19.-The sec
ond Of the series of five matches to be
shot between E. D. Fulford and j. A. R.
Elliott, is booked to take place here to-
day. This match as the previous one and
all those to come, will be at 100 live birds
per man and for 5000 a side, with an ad-
ditional 5000 a side for the best three out
of five. The third of the series is to be
shot at Pittsburg Dec. 90.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1892-12-19
The AppOrtiOnment Act.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Dec. 19.-The In
diana supreme court has decided uncon-
stitutional the apportionment act passed
by the Democratic legislature two years
ago, under provisions of which the leg
islature which meets next month was
chosen. The finding is that the appor-
laws of 1891, 1885 and 1879 are
all constitutional by reason of the mat
ters alleged in the complaint, but the
court also finds that there is defacto
legislature elected, qualified to enact
law, which may take the place of the law
set aside.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1892-12-19

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19.-The Nicaragua
bill held the attention of the senate COM
mittee the greater part of last week, and
the government guarantee of the loan
fully discussed but no report had been
ordered when the committee adjourned.
The bill will be taken up from day to
day from and after next Thursday prob
ably. Senator Morgan is confident of
SUCCESS
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Eun for the Actors.

actors carnival is to be opened at the
Lenox Lyceum tonight. Among the
things to be seen at the carnival, which is,
more properly speaking,a literary affair,
actors being merely engaged to appear in
tableaux, are models of George Elliot's
"Mill on the Floss" "Shakespeare's birth
place." "Uncle Toms Cabin" and other
literary landmarks. A number of literary
relics will also be shown and number of
publishers have exhibits. Among the
tableaux to be presented are ''The Christ
mas Log" from "The Brownies"
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Not q Thing Of Benuty.

PoUGHKEEPsIE, N. Y, Dec. 19.--The new
souvenir half dollar is on exhibition here
and does not meet the generalexpectation
of the people. merchant who has seen
one says the piece is dull in appearance,
the trimming is irregular; its general eT-
hibit is unworthy of the 8yerament that
issued it for the purpose intended.
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MONDAY, DECEMBER 10. 1892.

this date on December g. without com
pleting the canvass. Since that time the
writ of mandamus applied for to the
supreme court by the Democrat; legis-
lators who were counted out has been
passed upon. 1t is likely now that the
Republican board will close its canvass
and that the final appeal will be to tie
United States senate through dual legi,-
lative body and the election oftwo Unitcd d
States senators.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1892-12-19

New YORK. Dec. ia Washington
special says: MI. Blaine is in the last
stage of Bright's disease and is under
going the usual phenomena of that mala-
dy. There is high medical authority for
this statement and Mr.. Blaine's physi-
clans when not seeking to conceal the
truth admit the fact.
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Trouble the CamD.

AUGUSTA, Ca, Dec. 19.-It is expected
that a sensation will be precipitated
when the United States court convenes
here to-day. 1t is understood that Con-
gresham Tom Watson will prosecute a
number of prominent Democrats of this
county upon the accusations of illegal
voting, bribery and intimidation
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1892-12-19
Brooklyn Tabernacle Seized.

BROOKLYN, Dec. 49, The Brooklyn
tabernacle, Rev. Dewitt Talmage, pas
tor, has been seized by the sheriff to sat
isfy a judgment of $l,103.S8, obtained
against the church by Alfred R. Long, a
decorator and painter, for work done.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1892-12-19
Will Adjourn Until Spring.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19.-It is said at the
treasury department that the international
monetary conference at Brussels will ad
journ on or before the 2lst to some time
in the spring, not yet settled, and that
the American delegates will leave for
home at once.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1892-12-19
New York Republicans.

BROOKLYN, N. Y, Dec. 19.-The Repub-
lican primaries to select delegates to the
general committee will be held through
out Kings county tonight. 1t is likely
that the Philadelphia plan of organiza-
ton will be adopted.
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BRIEF WIRINGS..-


HELENA, Mont, Dec. l9.-The official
count begins here to-day and will not be
concluded for several days to come.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1892-08-16

Bishop Phillips Brooks devotes
hardly more time to the compost
tion of his sermons than did the
late Henry Ward Beecher. Mr..
Beecher used sometimes to delay
that essential proceeding till Sun
day morning after breakfast, and
on occasions when in the pulpit
he would discard the material thus
prepared for a new idea that had
struck him after the services had
begun. Bishop Brooks devotes an
hour or two during the week to
thinking about the text he has Sc
lected for use on the approaching
Sunday, and hunts up few refer
ences; but he makes no notes and
does not even touch his pen to
paper for that purpose. But when
he is in the pulpit his discourse
pOurs from his lips without hesi-
tation, and with a rapidity that
strains the attention of the congre-
cation to the utmost. His tenden-
cy then is to preach beyond the
limit of time set for his sermons.
On the Hotel Piazza-'I knew
that woman when she lived in an
attic" Eyes / can remember that
time perfectly. 1t was when you
we're living in the basement of the
same house" Then there was q
silence, and the waves gossipine
to the beach had it all to them.
Selves Boston Saturday Evening
Gazette.
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No88.

none whatever to protect the harm-
less snakes. These animals are
the natural destroyers of rodents,
moles, etc, which are 80 destruc-
tive, and they inhict absolutely no
injury. Yet one can hardly open
a newspaper without reading of
some men or boys who have found
den of snakes, and have as a
matter Of course, destroyed every
one of them. This is not only a
crime but blunder, and the grade
of a mans intelligence is low who
allows himself to commit it.
American Naturalist.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1892-08-16

One of the most curious and re-
voting spectacles of deformity is
TO be found at Waycross, Ga, in
the form of a human alligator.
The monstrosity is a boy IA
years of age, who not only bears q
close resemblance to a saurian, but
Kisses, bellows and foatns at the
mouth, just as an alligator does
when it is angry. He can neither
talk nor walk, and is an idiot,
practically, save for the fact that
when hungry he can make known
his wants. If it is time for eat
ing OF drinking he let's those about
him know by grooming and crawl
ing around the floor on his belly.
The boys body is almost entire
ly covered with scales of a delicate
texture. His head is long and fat;
his eyes are round and beady and
blink with a superficial lid or
film, like those of a gator. His
mouth is long and wide and filed
with an unusually large number of
teeth.
His legs and arms bear a close
resemblance to the corresponding
members of an alligator, being fat
and turned sideways from immense
joints. Altogether he is as near a
blending of man and reptile as
was ever seen. Water he loves,
and he seems to know the presence
of it by instinct.
A few days ago the creature was
taken before the grand jury and
examined by the jurors and seve-
raj physicians. The jury pro-
nounced him harmless and re-
turned him to the care of his
mother.
The secret of the deformity is in
the history of the mother some
time before the birth of the child.
She and her husband then lived
in a wild portion of Florida. One
day they were crossing mill-dam
together when two enormous bull
alligators met in shallow water
and began a terrible combat. She
was startled, and turned away and
shuddered like an aspen. Her
husband compelled her to look
again. She did and seemed to have
her gaze fixed on the monsters,
which crushed each other with
their wicked jaws, rolled in the
contortions of pain, and lashed the
water with their tails into bloody
foam, until one was killed and the
other crawled out on the bank VIC
torious. For days and days after
ward the vision of the battle haunt
ed her, even in her dreams. and
the dreadful result is the monstros.
ity she bore.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1892-08-16
Weather m JuIr.

The temperature and rainfall
were both about normal, but the
rainfall was not very evenly dis
tributed, and some localities, of
small extent, are suffering from
drought.
Frequent showers made irriga-
tion almost unnecessary, but there
was good supply of water for that
purpose when needed.
Small grains are mostly harvest
ed and threshing is now going on.
The yield is reported to be fully
up to the average in most local.
ties. Corn is doing very well ex.
cept in localities having too great
an altitude. The partly cloudy
weather, with frequent light show.
ers that prevailed during the
month, proved especially beneficial
to fruit, and a good yield of excel
lent quality is reported. Early
apples, peaches, pears, apricots
plums and nectarines are now ripe
The grass on the cattle range
has improved a great deal durinl
the month, but they were in mos
localities so dry before the rain.
season commenced that they nee'
a great deal more rain to ensure
fair growth Of feed for next win
ter. H. B. HERsEY,
Observer Weather Bureau.
Santa Fe. n. M. Aug. 3,
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1892-08-16

Hair Cat by lightning.
Chicago Blade
The central figure of this tale
was telegrapher named Bogardus.
"Bogy," as be is called for short, is
known in the telegraph profession
from Boston to San Francisco and
New Orleans to Toronto. He pos
sessed a rowing disposition, a love
for good old bourbon whiskey, and
a mind Il at was blank as to the
value of money. The following
occurred in the days when "Bogy"
was in his prime.
He had recently been fired from
the New York Offices, and for
bread and butter had drifted out
onto railroad centering in Pitts
burgh to sober up and get a new
start He was always careful of
his personal appearance, and while
he could shave himself, the cutting
of his own hair was an impossible
ity. Pittsburg, some thirty miles
from the little station he was at,
was the nearest place where he
could have the tonsorial feat per-
formed. To go to the city meant
another spree and consequent dis
charge, and "Bogy" knew this to
we'll But his hair grew, the
weather became hot, and he fretted
and fumed. The comments of the
railroad men didn't add to his
comfort.
Late one afternoon, after a very
hot day, a thunder storm of re-
markable intensity came up, the
lightning played hide and seek
among the relays, saunders and
switchboard in "Bogy's little 1Ox1O
Office. Every minute the storm
increased in intensity, and the
electrical display was grandly
sublime. AS the cracks of the
bolts on the switchboard be-
came more frequent and the fash
es more luminous, "Bogy" not a
bit frightened, concluded to put
the cutout plug in the switchboard
and thereby save his Instruments
from burning up in case the light
nlng became too strong.
On the instant he applied the
plug bolt of lightning struck q
telegraph pole about fifty feet from
the Office, and the surplus electric
ity came in the switchboard and
over the wire, and "Bogy's" head
was wrapped in flame. The shock
threw him on the floor, and for a
moment stunned him. Shaking
himself together he got upon his
feet, and feeling no pain, he con-
gratulated himself upon his lucky
escape. There was a peculiar odor
in the room that ''Bogy" could not
readily account for, but concluded
it came fIom the burned silk and
wax that made up the covering Of
the Office wires.
He had just succeeded in putting
his Office to rights and had re-
turned to it after making tempo
rary connection where the bolt had
struck, when a train drew up fol
orders.
"Je-e-rusaIem /" shouted th,
conductor, as he saw Bogy."
where's your hair ?"
"Bogy," in alright, cIapped his
hands to his head, and, with I
4 startled ejaculation, rushed for the
little mirror hanging in a rear cor
ner of the Office. "Bogy" hadn'
as much hair as a month. old baby
and, strange to relate, the electri,
fame had not scared his scalp Il
the slightest. The knock-dowl
= blow old Jupiter had given hin
= had driven the thought Of his hal.
d for the moment out Of his mind
s and until the conductors surprises
cry had reached him he though
his hair still needed cutting.
q "Papa, / guess there isn't an.
: plumbers in heaven" said a six
D year-old youngster one rainy da5
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1892-08-16

Alden at the mouth Of the Red
Sea, is no longer considered She
hottest place on the earth. Scinde
an Indian province, and Bushire,
on the Persian Gulf, are said to be
places of "fery heat" and the
Russians claim that there are
places in Central Asia where the
heat is still more terrible. At
Bushire under peculiar circum-
stances, of course, $50 degrees
have been recorded. At times the
coolest place in Shikarpur shows a
heat of 140 degrees. At Sukkur,
India, the lowest temperature is
81 degrees, and when the Suk Ga
hot wind from the desert) blows,
"all life withers." But the worst
of all desert winds is the Bad-i-si-
moon, which not only kills every
thing in its path, but actually
burns up tissue and cartilage, SO
that the limbs can be torn asunder.
In our own country, on the borders
of California, Arizona and Mexico,
130 and 40 are considered quite
common. According to one au-
thority 120 may be regarded as the
temperature of the hottest climates
in the world-when no wind blows.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1892-08-16

law Reid must once more be
forced to abandon their rainbow
chasing in the South.-Hartford
Times.
The overwhelming defeat of the
alliance party in the Alabama
election on Monday assures the
elimination of that party as an
important factor in this great polit-
ical campaign from every state in
the Union.-Trenton Gazette.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1892-08-16

Old Martel-W Whiskey has very
different effects in different parts
Of the city, Rowne de Bout You
don't say so? Old Martel-On
the Bowery, it causes drunkenness,
on Wall street, alcoholism, aud on
Fifth Avenue, heart failure.
Puck.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1892-08-16

II insectivorous birds are de-
stroyed, vegetstion win be overrun
by insects. If the snakes are de-
stroyed the smaller mamals will
increase indefinitely. A good deal
Of pains is taken to protect the
birds in some Of the states, bal
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1892-08-16

The grocer and the baker may
not be singers, but the former
knows his scales and the latter can
always strike dough. Glenn'l
Falls Republican.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1892-08-16

just as the west bound passen-
ger train pulled out of the station
Sunday night something about the
engine became disconnected and
consequently the train was backed
up to the station and tho damage
repaired in comparatively a short
time. During the time confusion
reigned supreme among the pas
sengers, for they were of the opin-
ion that they were held up by at
least as desperate a band of robbers
as the Daltons. Eye-witnesses of
this little episode say that it was
quite amusing to see the various
ways adapted in hiding valuables,
in which the lady passengers gave
the men points and beat them cas-
lily. Our informant remarked,
while a deep blush turned his
complexion a sunset red, that long
hose seemed to be the fashion and
much in demand, and that the
ladies in their zeal in hiding valu-
ables disclosed many little secrets
of feminine apparel that made him
marvel muchly. Womankind can
beat the world hiding anything
but a mouse.-Lordsburg Liberal.