Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1895-06-18

Tho rain god has a~bundantly blessed
santa Re aud surrounding country this
spring and tho mountuias ard bills are
clothed Ia green. IL we could have such
springs every year New Mexico would be-
the garden OF the universe. The fruit
crop IS better here than ever before. At
the present time gardeners are busy shin
ping strawberries. The cherry aud cur.
rant crop will soon bs on hand.
Santa Fe is fast filing up with sum-
mer visitors who come from eastern and
southern states 70 enjoy our delightful
climate and refreshing mountain Dir.
They leave considerable money here
every year which is a good thing for the
hotels and boarding houses.
Secretary Miller is filing tho execu-
tive chair IN the absence Of Governor
Thornton who is in the east looking
after the welfare Of New Mexico and
private business. The governor is said
to be engaged in a big mining deal OF
his valuable gold mines IN Dona Ana
county.
The old Button gang seems to have
lost It's prestige as many OF ita old r~oepect-
ADLER members have come to greif, and
even the noble old Button Cheif seems
TO be very unfortunate lately IN defending
criminals. 1t looks as though the respect.
able element OF New Mexico was coming
TO the front.
Charley Shannon's golden dreams, in
connection with the collection OF the
income tax have vanished and editors,
silver miners aud cattlemen can hoard an
Imaginary income once more without
molestation.
The LIST Of July the Santa Fe gas works
tYtHN rI,nr N. nt.H Fla4 ats 90 ..1 n - 49,.
ed with an unlimited supply Of electricity
by the Water Co. who have a turban
wheel in their man between the reservoir
and city which furnishes power 70 run
their electric plant. Could not Silver City
u ilize her water power In the same man.
ner?
The case Of Roman l. Baca who was
arrested for counterfeiting in SANTA Fe
last winter has occupied the attention OF
the u. s. court for several days. The
evidence seemed to be positive against
him, but The jury came TO the conclusion
that rs the government would not coin
our silver there was no harm In counter.
feiting It. Perhaps the jury was not far
out Ol the way 10 their veiws.
Great preparations are being made here
for the iremans~ tournament the 4th Of
july, and the whole territory is invited
to visit the capital aud enjoy its hospital
ity.
On tho %, OF this month every good
Catholic here is expected to be in the
grand procession which carries a little
image Of the Virgin Mary from one church
to another. This image rs dressed in
modern style and carries a valuable col
lection Of jewelry on her person and is
the identical image which WAS carried
at the head Of the Spanish soldiers in
the great battle with the Indians in
Santa Fe in 1890 in which the Indians
were defeated with great slaughter. The
ceremony IN connection with tie event
is very imposing and interesting to all
good Catholics.
The Peralta land grant case is now on
trial in the land court, and is attraction
much attention. 1t is undoubtedly the
biggest fraud aver attempted on the
people OF Arizona and New Mexico.
The motions for a new trial and arrest
OF sentence in The case OF the four muir
merers who killed Frank Chavez, we're
denied On Saturday night, June is, by
Judge Hamilton, and they we're sentenc-
ed TO be hung on JAY 10, 1895.
T. q