Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-05-10
TERRITORIAL TIPS.
ALEuQuERauR ATOMS.

Martha, daughter of Rev. aud Mrs
CristY, has been seriously i'll with th,
scarlet fever for the past few weeks.
There will be q meeting of citizens a
the Office of G. L. books Thursday, Ma,
4 II, for the purpose of electing board o
directors for 1893, OF tho Territorial Fai
association.
Supt. Creager, of tho government In
dian school, will start in about two week.
for the worlds fair with number of hi
Indian scholars He will take them oSel
the Santa Fo road at cost of nearly
$4,000.
The 10 year old wife of j. Van Houten
late of Albuquerque, died at Maxwell
City on tho Sd instant. Her death is &
sad blow to her husband and relatives, as
well as the community she ornamented
Her father, Capt. Armstrong, her sisters
from Albuquerque and her uncles, the
Hunt brothers, were present at the fun
eral.
Work on the artesian we'll has been de-
layed several days, owing to the fact that
some evil disposed person dropped a
piece of iron into the casing in the we'll
1t was found necessary to pull up all oi
the casing, which consumed much yalu-
able time. The depth has not reached the
100-foot mark yet.
Deputy Sheriff Pablo Anaya and guards,
Cornelio Murphy, Juan Sedillo and Jose
Lucero, left for Las Vegas with the in
sane people who have been confined at
the county jail for some time. They are
"Prof." Peter Hall, the colored barber;
Jose Pohmer, Francisco Garcia and q
man calling himself Murphy; Bessie
Maud Drew and IN old lady, Mrs. John
son.
Hon. Frank A. Hubbeli, who has been
among his sheep in the Zuni mountains,
states that the stock raisers are annoyed
to almost desperation by renegade Navajo
Indians, who boldly collect together herds
of sheep and drive them away, defying
interference from the owners. He says
that only few days ago band of rene
gades invaded the camp of jesus Castillo
in the Zuni mountains, terrorized the
herders, and drove off several hundred
sheep. The gentleman thinks that if
something is not done TO prevent such
outrages, that a clash of arms will soon
result bet ween the Indians and the stock
raisers.
EDDY ECHOES.
The first c,falfe crop was cut this week
south of Eddy.
s. Y. jackson, from Caldwell, Texas,
came in Monday to locate.
The Ladies Aid society of the Baptist
church sent $40 to tho Cisco, Texas, cy-
clone sufferers.
petition is being circulated among
the business houses asking that all close
promptly at o'clock P. IN.
DR.. Van Cleve went to Seven Rivers Sat-
urday to look at the country. The doctor
is new arrival from Cleveland and in
tends to locate in this valley.
A. P. Mastin, of Dsnison, and W. G.
Warren, of Lufkin, Texas, are in the city
prospecting with view of locating. Mr..
Mastin is printer and owns job Office
in Denison. .% .
g. h. Fulton, Of Carthage, Mo-, is here
to look over the country with view of
advising his relatives and friends who
desire to change location on the resources
and advantages of our climate and oppor-
tunities.
Sheriff Kemp and Deputy Bush cap
tured party named John Murray, who Is
wanted in Coke county, Texas, for bur
glary and cattle stealing. Murray is wait
ing in Jail for requisition from the gov
ernor of Texas to 90 home.
James Devereaux, with force of seven
men, who has been prospecting for water
for the past two weeks about nine miles
west, returned last night to report. His
investigation proves of the most encour-
aging character, having sunk well twen-
ty-five feet long, fourteen feet wide and
twelve feet deep. He went through six
feet of solid rock, under which he struck
an immense sheet of water. He then dug
trench from the we'll to a dry canon,
The water flowed from the we'll to the dry
hollow in stream sufficient to supply two
towns like Eddy. The indications at
present are that this water, which is very
pure, will be piped into town.
SILVER CITY CHAT.
Arrangements are being made by the
various lodges in this city to entertain
lodges from other points which will visit
this place on the 4th of July,
The FIRE department will give ball
next Friday evening at Morrill, hall for
the purpose Of raiAingp money for the
purses to belaoifened at the firemen's
tournament on the 4th of July. mum.
Der of fire companies are, expected here
then and prizes, aggregating $3.50 will be
offered.
There will be special train run from
Albuquerque to this place during the sill
yer convention. The train will leave Al
buquerque on the 3rd of July and will