Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-03-25
TO-DAY'S CONDENSATION

] Chas. Carson, accused of killing his
| wife, last Christmas, at Nickerson, Kas.,
was acquitted this morning at Hutchinson.
Capt. Cleve Simms, formerly profess
sor at the West Point military academy,
died in Berlin last week of softening of
the brain.
| The cornerstone of q home for con-
sumptives at Highlands, Denvsr's beauti-
full suburb, will be laid this week. Chari-
tably disposed ladies of New York have
contributed funds for the building and
furnishing of three houses, which will
constitute the home.
The grand jury at Galveston returned
four indictments against City Collector
7. B. Gilbert, on the charge of shortage
and irregularities in his accounts. Rob-
ert H. Tiernan, formerly city auditor, has
been indicted for making false entry in
his books.
While thousands of spectators wero
watching the launching of the big steam
ship, St. Paul, to-day at the Cramps yard,
Philadelphia, it was discovered that the
ways had settled, so that the great ship
would not move. The launching has
been postponed.
George Marshall Graham, of Toronto,
after hard fight with fate for thirty
years, has just been identified as heir to
the Scottish earldoms of Straithern, Mon
teith and Airth. The new earl is en-
titled to a seat in the British house of
lords, and will claim it as soon as nec-
essary preliminary arrangements are
made.
At Chicago to-day highly sensational
report was submitted to Gen. McNulta,
receiver of the whiskay trust. 1t ia charged
that the Greenhut people sold to them
selves 34,984 shares of stock at IS cents
on the dollar, thus defrauding the stock
holders of the dstilllng and cattle-feed-
ing company out of nearly $2,o0oooo.
The Colorado senate, on Saturday,
killed the anti-pass bill, which was intro.
duced by Senator Carney in the early
part of the session. The bill made it
illegal for anyone in private or public
life TO accept transportation, but the SEN
ate solons of the Centennial state consid-
cred it as trenching on their official per-
ouisites and so defeated it.
More extended examination into the
systematic ore stealing by the McCroskey
brothers from the Union Mining COM
pany's mine, at Cripple Crock, shows that
the value of the ore stolen amounts to
nearly 100000. 1t is thought that a
large amount of the rich ore Is concealed
in the neighborhood of Cripple Greek.
The matter is being thoroughly investi-
gated at Colorado Springs.
Henry Thomas, colored man, was SEN
fenced to thirteen years in the peniten
tiery by Judge Northcut, at Trinidad, on
Friday afternoon. Thomas was arrested
for criminal assault upon the person of
Florence Millar, l3-year-old girl. He
entered her room with tho intention of
burglary, but finding her alone he took
advantage of the opportunity andassault-
ed her. The jury was out but fifteen
minutes when the verdict was arrived at.
A disastrous fire occurred in Denver
Saturday night, when the st. James hotel
was burned, involving the death of four
persons and the serious injury of three
others, who are at the hospital and may
die. The dead are Harold W. Hartwell,
captain hose No. 8; Richard Dandridge,
pipeman, and Steven Marshall, pipeman.
| It is known that one other body is buried
! in the ruins, probably that of fireman.
The Florence & Cripple Greek passen.
ger train was held up and robbed by
masked men about 10 O'Clock Saturday
NIGHT, short distance from Victor.
About 5000 in money and several
watches, the property of the passengers
| on the sleeper, rewarded the industry OF
the Knights of the mask and tho gun,
while they were not so fortunate with the
mail and express, having secured nothing
of value from that source. President
J Johnson, of the F. & G. G., has sent for
bloodhounds to track down the robbers
and the Rio Grande Express company
ha. offered reward of $500 for their ar
rest.