Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-01-05

c. H. Whittle, who arrived in the city
about two months ago from Pendleton
Ore, It victim of consumption, died at tn.
Windsor hotel.
The Citizen has received an invitation
to attend the marriage of Jose Felipe
Castillo and Miss Emerenciana Montoya
at Bernalillo, on January II.
| V. A. Greenleaf declined to be candi
date for the nomination for justice of the
peace, claiming the Republican caucus
was packed with Democrats.
The Armijo house will re-opened for
dinner to-day, under the proprietorship
of Perfecto Armijo. Chas. Bonsall will
have charge as manager and A. W. Kim
ball will be the chief clerk.
Mrs. J. B. Armijo, who returned to her
| New Mexico home from Chicago short
time ago very sick lady, is considered
worse, and telegram has been dispatched
to Mr.. Armijo and children to come to
her bedside at once. They are expected
tomorrow morning.
EDDY ECHOES.
Eddy has planning mill in full blast.
The mineral discoveries continue to at
tract attention.
During December 10S real estate trans
fers were recorded.
The board of county commissioners
officially declared the town of Eddy in
corporated by vote of 22O for, to six
teen against.
The papers of the north and east are
crying about the large number of cattle
that are dying in New Mexico and the
number of streams that are dry. This
may be true of some parts of the terri
tory. But you may bet your life that it
don't apply to the Pecos valley or any of
the country tributary.
Mr.. Deleututus, residing on Black river
has lately burned quantity of charcoal
from mesquite wood, and brought in
sample of it to A. A. Mermod, the real
estate agent, who has it on exhibition at
his office. 1t is claimed that this coal
makes much better and stronger heat
than wood and is much cheaper.
DEM1NG BUDGET.
A telegram from the City of Mexico
states that the negotiations which have
been pending for the transfer of the con-
cession to the Mexican Northern Pacific
railway have been concluded and the
concession by the Mexican government
has been transferred to the new company.
This means an early resumption of work
and the completion of the road and good
fortune to those interested as stockhold-
ers, among whom are a number of resi-
dents of New Mexico.
The dwelling house east of the city,
situated near the plant of the Tanning
Extract company, and owned by Jacob
Raithel, was totally destroyed by fire
Saturday evening. Most of the house
hold goods and personal effects of the
occupants were saved with difficulty. The
loss is about $4,000, insured in an agency
represented by B. Y. McKeyes for $1,000
The night was perfectly calm, which alone
prevented the flames from spreading to
adjoining buildings, including the large
factory Of the cana-agria people. The
fire was undoubtedly of incendiary
origin, and is attributed to a tramp who
was caught in the vicinity of the confia-
grafton acting in a suspicious man.
ner. The suspect was brought into
the city and locked up. He will be taken
to Silver City for trial. The same even
lug tho .."a.. ~.--.I s~>- lA+aot~a
building fire in the laboratory of the
cana-agra plant. He claimed that he
was doing it for the purpose of saving
himself from freezing, and was permitted
to go for the time being.