Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1894-12-17
ROUND ABOUT TOWN.

Woman's Board of Trade tomorrow at 8
o'clock.
Felix Papa threatens to. build bon
fire under his telephone bex-when the
troops come back.
The Driving Park l. Fair association
directors hold an important meeting TO-
night. A full attendance is desired.
The Methodist church gives its Christ
mas celebration tonight week and Pres
byterians have Christmas tree and other
interesting features on Christmas night.
Sheriff Kemp, of Eddy county, spent
yesterday in the capital, coming to bring
one Louis Pfister, to serve one year in
the penitentiary under conviction for
burglary.
The city council holds its regular meet
ing tonight. The matter of the removal
of City Marshal Torres and other sub
iscts of interest will come up for con-
sideration.
Private letters received in this city
state that Mr.. Charles E. Ramsey, who
left this city the latter part of November
for his home in Cincinnati under the care
of his uncle, died en- route at Chicago
He made many friends during his stay
here who will regret to read this an.
nouncement
Frank Bornham, one of the parties ar
rested by Sheriff Cunningham for partlci.
pating in the Cerrillos hold-nps, was re.
leased Saturday on habeas corpus pro.
ceedings instituted before Judge Laugh
lin by his attorney, Mr.. H. L. Ortiz. He
was rearrested yesterday CD an old indict.
ment against him for assault.
The remains of the infant child of Mr.
and Mrs. Herman Kruse, which died at
the Palace Friday night, were last even
ing sent to relatives in Cincinnati for in.
terment. On account Of the con dition OF
Mr.. Kruse's health, the grief-stricker
parents were denied the privilege of &C.
companying the remains east. They have
the sympathiss of many newly made
friends in their deep sorrow.
Col. H. G.. Elder, of Denver, Mr.. A. B. G
Davis and Mr.. George P. Pitkin, vel
known mining men, are in the city or
route overland to Hillsboro, where they
go to examine the placer fields. Messrs
Elder and Pitkins are the inventors of 6
wet process placer machine that has beer
practically tested on the Blue Rive,
placers with good results saving all aou,
and float gold. They carry letters FROM
Santa Fe friends to Hon. w. 8. Hopewell
R. L. Baca, the young man arrested Sat
urday, for counterfeiting is still in the
county Jail. His father, Hon. Roman A
Baca, came up from Valencia count,
Saturday night to arrange bond for him
but failing to do so returned south last
night with the view to securing valencis
county bondsmen. Deputy Sheriff Page
Otero, who is largely responsible for the
discovery of Baca's wrong doings, is re.
ceiving many compliments on his excel.
lent detective work.
Secretary Miller's main office is to-day
in the hands of carpenters whs are put.
ting IN door similar to that placed in
the governors Office on the opposite side
Of the hall. The present entrance to the
governors Office will, on the com pletion
of the present work, be converted into q
window SO that henceforth the hallway
now leading, to the secretary's Office will
be the entrance also to the governors,
Secretary Miller will have signs put up
on either side Of the hall, so as to afford
guidance to visitors. On the whole the
changes will add greatly to the oonven-
ienoe of tho executive department, es-
pecially in view of the approaching leg
islative session.
Col. j. 9. Albright, editor of the AIbu-
querque Democrat, was in tho city yes.
terday. He was welcomed by many
friends, but the conviviality of their com.
ing together was somewhat dampsned by
the fact that he has sworn of until Mis-.
souri, goes Democratic again. The col
onsl's Democratic. friends insist that he
has sure thing if he will emily wait until
the next election: while the Republicans
insist that the practical result of his reso-
luton is to. make him tsetotaler. Col.
Albright left yesterday for Las Vegas
where he met his accomplished daughter,
Miss Claude, who comes home from
school in the east to spend the holidays.