Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1894-06-29

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short notice at the New MEXICAN job de-
pa1tment.
The overcast heavens to-day and the
| pi ping of the robins are construed to mean
that a warm rain is gathering not far
away.
Invitations are out for another of those
delightful soirees Prof. Landrum's
dancing academy this evening, when
figures in the German will be the features
of the occasion.
Make up your mind to attend the grand
militia ball at Gray's opera house on the
night of July 4. 1t promises to be most
pleasurable affair. Tickets for ladies and
gentleman IS cents.
Box rent will be due at the postoflice
| on July |. Under instructions from the
department boxes are declared vacant
unless the rent is paid in advance.
Undertaken Gable this morning sent a
metallic casket to Ell Rito in which the
remains of Joseph Grant will be buried.
Chas. Lattiner went along and will en-
balm the body.
Owing to the absence of some of the
Santa Fe base ball players from the city,
on Sunday next, the game between the
Santa Fe base ball club and the Athletic
base ball club has been postponed.
Street Commissioner Torres, by the
use of city prisoners, is opening the
bitches on San Francisco and other
streets, besides generally smoothing and
improving the carriage ways about town.
The test at the fire on Thursday night
having disclosed the fact that some of the
new fire plugs were defective, the Santa
Fe Water 4 Improvement company has
since been engaged in examining and
testing all the new hydrants with view
to correcting defects and avoiding future
trouble.
On the strength of the good news from
Washington respecting the passage OF
the statehood bill, Col. Pearson this fore,
noon sent the 10th infantry band to sere-
made Gov Thornton at his residence. A
large crowd gathered to hear the music
and applauded the musicians after they
had beautifully rendered "Annie Laurie
Messrs. Patricio, j. NJ. c., Frank c. ane
Julian Chavez, prominent citizens of Rio
Arriba county, owners of the Piedra Lum
bre grant, left here for Abiquiu this
morning in company with Mr.. Al. Cock
burn. The latter stops off at Espanol'
C unload the heavy machinery which Ii
TO be erected near Abiquiu to operate the
Chama river placers. -
About o'clock last night the cupol'
of the electric light works on Waite
street caught on fire from the smoke
S tack and for few minutes the work
and Deitzel's blacksmith shop adjoining
seemed doomed to destruction. Tn
!, alarm was qui ckly sounded by the steam
whistle of the electric light company, thu
hose companies were soon ON the grount
and powerful streams of water from thu
neighboring fire plugs extinguished thu
: flames without much loss.
In frankly crediting the fire boys will
rendering excellent service at the fire OF
Wednesday night, the NEW MEXICAN b.
no means intended to yield Its well taker
point that the department ought to b.
thoroughly recognized and the question
as to the ownership and control of thu
: property definitely and finally disposed
of by the city council. This desirable
result the New MEXICAN still earnestly con
, tends for in the iute rest of the public
and it is glad to know that, since its pc
sition has been understood, it has tn
support of most of the iremen.
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