Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-10-21
ROUND ABOUT TOWN.

Militiamen's hop at Gray's hall to-
night.
Regular meeting of the W. B. 7. Mon.
day at $50 p. m.
The Santa Fe gardener who produces
celery is strictly in it these days.
A property owner who owns a bit of
plaza property declines to take $1,000
for it.
If there is no unforeseen hitch in the
present program, G. L. Bishop will re-
sumo business at his old stand on Monday
next.
The attention OF the city authorities is
directed to the wretched condition of the
street leading across the river bed to the
1st ward school.
1t seems that there is some mistake
about Gross, Blackwell & Co., assuming
charge of the Waldo and White Ash mine
stores. No deal has yet been closed.
Twenty-Five miles of wire and other
material necessary for the capital city's
new telephone system we're ordered from
Chicago by Supt. Sparks to- day.
The New MEx1oAN's Spanish weekly
was issued at 1880 this morning, and al
though a number of extra copies were
printed the edition was exhausted before
| 2 o'clock.
DR.. Pascal Craig and 7. G. Jones, rep
resenting the coal mining interests of
Monero, arrived in the city last night.
DR.. Craig is at the Claire, Mr.. Jones at
the Exchange. 'a'
! The general court martial in session at
TT. Marcy, to try VIM. Ward for an as
sault on an officer, has adjourned. The
findings of the court have not been made
public.
City Marshal Alarid gave the streets
about the plaza a, good sprinkling this
afternoon. The walks in the plaza were
also wet down in order to make it more
comfortable for citizens attending the
| plaza concert lO-luOrTOW.
At the Bon Ton hotel: Carlos Medra-
no, Vera Cruz, Mexico; John Daily, Badly;
w. T. Craig, Pecos; Chas. Andrews, San
Diego, CAL; W. P. Brown, Denver; 9. r.
Brinkman, BALTIC, Mo-; w. M. Phelps,
Cheyenne, Wyo.
Thos. O'Donnell, the popular city mar
shall of Cerrillos, came up on business
this morning. He says the new machin-
cry at the coal pits will largely increase
the black diamond output from this time
forward. .,..
James Duggan, superintendent for the
Cerrilos Coal & Iron company in charge
of the White Ash bituminous and Lucas
anthracite coal pits, is paying his initial
visit to Santa Fe. He doesn't talk much,
but intimates that great things will come
of the south Santa Fe county coal fields
ere many days.
Joe Mulhatton and G. M. Dreamer have
worked up scheme among the Kentucky
colony now in the city to meet on old
Fort Marcy tomorrow, and, since con-
gress has failed to take action on the
statehood question, declare the indepen-
dence of New Mexico, somewhat after the
fashion of the Texans IN 1916. The Ken
tuckians declare that all Missourians are
barred out of this scheme.
Rev. g. G. Smith has brought down
from the San Luis valley q remarkable
specimen of oats we'll worthy the atten-
tion of the farmers and ranchers of this
district. 1t stands about six feet in
height and has an extraordinary head Of
grain. Mr.. Henry Blackmore brought
the seed from England about two years
ago, and claims that it has yielded at
least 200 fold. Anyone interested in
viewing this phenomenal cereal can see it
by calling at the Presbyterian manse.
At the Exchange: James Duggan, w
T. Cavalier, Cerr.llos; H. R. Whiting, AL
buquerque; P. H. Leese and daughter
Espanola; James Gillen, Badly; Mrs. F. J
May, California; Thomas Mestes, Pueblo
A. Mennet, Las Vegas; ]. F. Miles, Den.
yer; G. H. I.anotro, Amizett; TIC. Jones
Monero.