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Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-12-18
ROUND ABOUT TOWN.

Three inches of snow fell last night
and sleigh bells are jingling to-day.
Director Hersey's weather flags seem
to have brought on spell of weather.
Coronado camp, No. 3, will hold meet
ing for the initiation of three candidates
tomorrow evening.
Forecast of the U. s. weather bureau
for tomorrow: Fair weather, colder in
southern portion tomorrow morning.
Supt. J. E. Hurley, of the A., 7. & s. F..
desires to place an arc light and many
smaller lamps at the depot if he can make
terms with the electric light company.
Regular meeting of Carleton post, g. A.
r., at 1880 p. m. sharp, this evening, in
Grand Army hall, near the capitol
grounds. Visiting comrades cordially in-
vited.
Mrs, H. j. Leggett and Miss Weir, of
La Porte, Ind, gave pink tea at their
oozy home in the Archbishop's gardens,
on Wednesday afternoon. The cut flow
ers and decorations we're much admired
Mr.. F. E. Nettletop, general manager
of the Santa Fe Placer Mining company,
arrived from the east this morning and
will 20 Cerrillos tonight. An extended
account of the important work contem-
plated by his company will appear in
these columns tomorrow.
The oyster festival, with fine vocal and
instrumental music asan appetizer, under
the auspices of the Presbyterian Aid So
ciety at Firemen's hall tomorrow even
ing, beginning at $50 o'clock, promises
to be most enjoyable. A number of USE
full and fancy articles will be offered for
sale.
The territorial supreme court will meet
in this city tomorrow morning at 10
O'Clock for the purpose of handing down
opinions. 1t is presumed that majority
and minority opinions in the Catron and
Spiess cases will be among those handed
down. All members of the court are ex-
pected to be present except Judge Collier.
Tom Tucker says Schlatter's horse is
fine animal. Sheriff Cunningham has
taken pains to learn how the healer came
by this animal, and he says the horse
saddle and bride, tent and blankets we're
purchased in Denver by man named
Clark-one of Sohlatter's grateful sub
jects-and presented to the healer.
Last Wednesday jolly party from
Mrs. Hopper's, the sanitarium and Hoos
Ter ranch INDUCED in picnic and rabbit
hunt, going about Ave miles out of town
Although no game was bagged, the ladie'
thought the appetites of the sportsmer
we're in no way injured. A December
picnic is considerable of novelty and I
treat to visitors from the east.
Mr.. Daniel O'Keefe, of Las Vegas, gen
eral manager of the U. s. Railroad, De
velopment & Land company, paid tn
New MEXICAN call to-day. He state
that all arrangements have been per
fected for the construction of STANDARD
gauge electric railway from Las Vega
through Mora to Taos, distance of IL.
miles. Construction work will begil
next month and the road, Mr.. Keefe ex
poets, will be completed through to Tao
by September next.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-12-18
FLAT-oPENING BLANK BOOKS

Being satisfied thatif you have once
used a fat-opening book, you will al
ways use them, and in order to get
you to try one the New Mexican
Printing Co. of Santa Fe, will sell you
HANDMADE BLANK BOOKS,
bound in full leather, with patent
FLAT OPENING STUBS, with your
name and the number, or letter, Of the
book on the back in gilt letters, at the
following low prices:
5 Or. 900 pages) Cash Book $3.50
; D.. $50 Ledger $50
They are made with pages lOhx16
inches, Of a good ledger paper with
round cornered covers. The books
are made in cur bindery and we guar
antee every one of them.
Important to Life Insurance Agents.
Before making contracts for 1895, it
will pay you to correspond with s. H.
Newman, general agent at Albuq ueraue,
N. NJ, of the Mutual Life Insurance COM
pany of New York. His agency en-
braces the territories OF New Mexico and
Arizona, both of which are soon to be-
come states of the Union and experience
a "boom." Apply at once for good
contract for term of from one to three
years.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-12-18
GOODFOR EVERYBODY

G0ODFOR EVERYBODY
and everyone needs it at. all times Of the
year. Malaria is always about, and the
only preventive and relief is to keep the
Liver active. You must help the Liver bit,
and the best helper is the Old Friend, SIM
MONS LIVER REGULATOR, the RED z.
Mr.. C. Himrod, Of Lancaster, Ohio,
says: "SIMMONS LIVER REGULATOR
broke case of Malarial Fever of three
years. standing for me, and less than
one bottle did the business. shall use
it when in need, and recommend it."
Be sure that you getit Always look for
the RED z on the package. And don't
forget the word REGULATOR. 1t is SIM
MONS LIVER REGULATOR, and there is
only one, and every one who takes It is
sure to be benefited. THE BENEFIT IS
ALL IN THE REMEDY. Take it also for
Biliousness and Sick Headache; both are
caused by sluggish Liver.
j. H. ZeiIia & Co.. Philadelphia.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-12-18
Notice to NharohO ldcrs.

The regular annual meeting Of the
shareholders Of the First National bank
Of Santa Fe, for the election of directors
and for the transaction Of such other bust
ness a. may properly come before II, will
Do held at the banking house at Santa Fe,
N. NJ, on Tuesday, January II, 1895, at q
O'Clock p. m. ]. Il. VAUGHN, Cashier,
Santa Fe, N. NJ, Dec. IA, 1895.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-12-18
TERRITORIAL EDUCATIONAL AsSO-
CITATION MEETING,

Albuquerque. N. M. Dec. 1928, 1895.
For the above occasion the Santa Fe
route will place on sale tickets to Albu-
querque, and return at one fare for the
round trip. Dates of. sale, Dec. rs, 81,
and 28, good for return until January 2,
1896. H. s. LuTz, Agent,
Santa Fe, N, M.
GEO. 7. NICHOLSON,
G. p. A., Chicago, Ill.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-12-18
PERSONAL.

At the Palace: L. Alexander, st. JOS
eph, A. w. Brown, Denver; F. e. Nettle-
ton, Kansas City.
At the Exchanges: Frank Gomez, Gal
isteo; D. O'Keefe, Las Vegas; Hiram
Harris and son, Ut. Joe.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-12-18

Five cents buys a Cardinal cigar at
Scheurich's.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-12-18
SANTA FEE ROUTE"
Holiday Rates.

For the above occasion the Santa Fe
route will place on sale tickets to all
points in New Mexico and Colorado at
one fare for the round trip. Dates of
sale, Dec. "a, 25, and 81, and January l,
1895, good to return January 2, 1896.
H. s. LuTz, Agent,
Santa Fe, N. M.
GEO. T. NICHOLSON,
G. P. A., Chicago, I'll.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-12-18
The Great Fight.

Last night Mr.. NJ. F. Mclean received
a telegram from Dan Stuart at Houston,
saying:
"Everything arranged. Signed Fitz-
simm ons, who will leave at once for Ell
Paso to go into training"
This means that Stuart has at last ar
ranged for Maher and Fitz to do battle
for the championship Of the world at Ell
Paso. The interest in this contest will
prove as great as that manifested in the
attempted battle between Corbett and
Fitzsimmons. Fitzsimmons and his
training outfit will arrive the later part
of this week to put the Australian into
training. The sports will begin to arrive
from all parts of the country within the
next ten days and it can be safely estima-
ted that there will be several hundred
here Christmas week.-El Paso Times.
slam cured since taking II ood's Sar
saparilla," is what many thousands ar
saying. 1t gives renewed vitality an
vigor.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-01-05
HUMILIA1IN0 GOOD POLICEMEN.

In defiance Of the order of the CITY
Council the police force Of Chicago have
been nut through the Inconvenience
and humiliation Of IN examination Ia
the high schools.
They have been compelled 10 answer
questions In arithmetic. grammar ana
So forth. but to what purpose no one
knows.
The police commission has had Its
way SO far, but there are indications
thai the time had come for this quasi:
official body to 90 slow. Inspector
Setback is authority for the statement
TINT some of the best. brlvest AMI most
capable members OF the force may fail
Ia pass this examination. while ON the
other hand some of the most inefficient
officers In the department will come
through with Il high percentage.
The question now Is, will the commits
sion dare 10 discharge men who have
risl;ed their lives In the defense of the
lives and property of others. who hay"
run down ana captured criminals and
whose record for sobrlc,y and nlten-
ton to duty are tiawless. because FOR
sooth he may have been unable To an
swer questions In long division!
II they attempt any such proceeding
there will be another protest from The
people of Chicago through their elect
cd representatives, and next time the
police commission will harkcn 10 the
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-01-05
WHAT WILL 1He CIVIC FEDERA.
ZION DO?

The civic Federation Is said to he
girding up its loins for the next may
orally contest. and there Is a wcll.dc.
fined belief that u citizens candidate
bearing the imprimatur of the Civic
Federation will he In the field election
day.
This Is not cheering news for our
friends the Republicans II is said the
allied forces of high grade morality will
not favor. indorsc or support any can
di,latc of either party of the machine
variety. There does not appear to III
much prospect for the Republicans to
have any other than a machine candi.
date. Certainly Mr.. Swift belongs to
that category. As for the Democrats.
they will put candidate of their own
In the field whom they believe In ~ u
man worthy of the peoples support.
and altogether regardless of what tn.
civic Federation may or may not do.
With unity In the party ranks the Re-
publicans. doubtless. could win next
spring. With division. distr,,st. AMI
three candidates In the field. the Issue
will he In doubt.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-01-05
MIR. POWERS ENUMERATION.

AID. John Powers has been cNoner-
ated by the Grand Jury of the charges
brought against him by morning con
temporary. While The Eagle has moth
ing but respect for the great newspa'
per which made this fight upon the
Alderman from The Nineteenth Ward,
II must enter its protest against the
methods adopted by II in this case.
The eayeslroppcr in newspnpeldom'
the kevhoie reporter, Is u disgrace I" the
profession. Some good fellows have
been induced to adopt these methods In
the past. ana no doubt will In the flu
lure, but they have Invariably been
ashamed of their connection with such
proceedings when afforded time to calm
ly survey their own actions.
In this case the evidence was not sutil-
Client to connect Mr.. Powers with the
offense of which he was charged.
The concealed stenographer who
noted the conversation In which Mr..
Powers was supposed to De one of the
principal participants, could not see
either of the two parties to the same.
lie had to depend upon the sound Of
voices 10 guide him as to the men max
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-01-05

to the people on the hustings. to- stand
suuarely and Loyalty on the platform
upon which he ran and was elected.
aud to Ito his whole duty 10y all the pco-
pie according to his lights.
tie has been criticized and unfairly
attacked 10y II hostile press. No mayor
of Chicago In many years has ever cs-
capped from the unrcasoning criticism
and the shafts of careless calumny of
the daily press. Mr.. Hopkins has been
In the main misrcprcspntcd. He has
done much to bring to full fruitioi
many reforms hitherto much talked of
but never before brought into the re-.
zion of practical realization. lie has
given IN economical administration.
The pay rolls have been kept down tn
the level of the appropriations and the
interests of the taxpayers have not
been subordinated to the emergencies
of party or of politicians. The record
of his brief term rs mayor will he In
the future something of which John T.
Hopkins and his kith and kin can b,
proud.
When he steps down and ont tn,
Democratic party will bid farewell IT,
sretfully to one of the ablcst. shrcwd
est and most earnest leaders IL has eve
had in this city.
Later the whole people will do hin
and his administration full Justice.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-01-05

Il. Mason. Mr.. Mason appreciates the |
compliment He says he doesn't fear
Cullom, but is willing to admit that the |
Senator may have two or three dozen |
votes. However. Mr.. Mason thinks
that Chief John II. Tan |
ncr. of the Cullom forces. Is the boss
buffer. and he isn't sure that there arc
really any more than a dozen Cullom
votes in the Legislature. Ills own fol
lowers are beginning to line up anil
make their declarations. and the count
Is satisfactory.
supporters Of Mr.. George $. Willctts
have been doing some missionary work
In the interior of the state. ana they say
the outcome Is very gratifying. They
have determined on an aggressive cam
paign In his behalf. and with the back.
ing Of the commercial and business clc-
incnt of Chicago they believe he will
develop into Il formidable candidate on
whom Cook County can ultimately
unite. They are setting forth with
much force the mistake Chicago would
make In leaving the SenatOrship to be
involved In presidential and g,ibcrna-
tOrinl complications two year, from
now.
IL IL worth noting that the cold snap
hasn't driven editor Medill off to Flor
idn. No ono Is mistaken about his earn.
est purpose to defeat Cullom's rc.clcc
ton. ana for that reason the weather
and MIR. Medill's health are interchange.
able topics Of conversation among the
local politicians. Alderman Madden
recently rcafiirmcd his confidence
In the ultimate success of Mr.. AIcdill.
| and DIR. JumicsOn declared that the vet.
c,T,i, editor would win. rs reports from
the country are growing more favOra.
bic. while senator Cullom was making
no gains.
| Asa matter of fact. the friends of Mr..
Mchill think they can beat CullOin. but
they realize that the battle will no, be
won with that skirmish. us they will
| still have to beat the field. The reason
for that anxiety IL the belief that Cul.
lon anu his friends I'm the General As
scmbly. whose votes In the Senate he
ear absolutely control. would rather be
beaten. " beaten they must bc. by any
one than Mr.. Medill. IT Cullom cannot
win ana there should he u third man In
the race to whom these votes can bc
thrown. they will be more likely to 20
to him than tn Mclill. who hus made u
lr'lllo, fight. not only against Cullom hut
against his supporters. Mr.. Mason will
have Il large following In the LcgIsla.
turc. and as his fight against Cullom
Inns not been bitter ono. he has reason
TO expect to he the rcsl,luary lcgatec
of tho Cullom strength In the event that
| CullOm does not win.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-01-05
THE EBBiN0 TIDE.

l, is said among Republican poll
ticians that the friends and supporters
Of George u. Swift are beginning to
grow anxious over the prospects of
their candidate for the Mayoral,y. and
Ia fear as the days 20 by. that the
little West Side statesman has not such
Il sure thing of It after all In the race
for the nomination.
The withdrawal Of Alderman Mad.
den was Il master stroke on the part
Of that gentleman. AMI has made of
him The biggest man In the Republican
party of Cook County. II apparently
also lcf, u free field for George Il.
Swift. At that time there was u food
In the tide Of the lattcrs political af.
fairs. but somehow since then the ebb
has 50, In. and George II. Swift's po-
litical bark has not yet been launched.
West Side Republicans say that In
stead of hoisting his sails ana catching
the full effect of the breeze of popular
favor then blowing 81 strongly In his
direction. Mr.. Swift and friends set
tied down into u comfortable snoozc.
which they proposed should last until
the nominating convention IN the
spring at least.
The hue AMI cry about the Swift.
Hopkins election contest was dropped.
County Judge Carter seemed Ia have
lost all interest IN the matter. lie no
longer appeared to consider the "bill
of review" Of any Importance what
ever. The cut ballot.box episode was
dropped like u hot potato. aud In u
general way Mr.. swift and his friends
seemed to have arrived ut the conclu.
sion that there was no longer any rea.
son to howl about the "stolcn mayor
atty"
The people have not failed to notice
all this. 1t II no easy task to fool all
the people all of the time. President
Lincoln used to say II was Impossible.
Mr.. SwIf, and his friends found II con-
yerirnt to cry fraud u, Mayor Hopkins
80 long az Martin Il. Madden was u
formidable candidate for the Mayor.
ally nu,uila;ion. Now II would seem
their only fear II tha, u recount of the
ballots may 10 had before the lscpub.
lean city convention. What II Il re-
count should show tina, Swift was not
elected after ALL" they say To each
other. This thought Is the one that has
operated Ia delay the proceedings In
the Swift-lIopkins contest. II l. III"
one that makes the friends of Mr..
Swift anxious AMI exceedingly drslr'
Gus of m early convention.
II Is natural that there should be II
feeling uf uncasiness among them.
and that they should gaze with dark
forcbodings upon the cbblng tide.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-01-05

the opening Of spring trade. Nobody Is
looking for Il boom. and nobody ap-
pears To want one. but there Is q gcucr-
al expectation that we will have a good.
healthy. active market. The only rca.
son can give for my business contin-
uing active during the year while that
of many others languishcd Is that kept
on advertising and pushing things.
Other men stopped advertising almos,
entirely. They ran 10 excursions ant!
appeared to take 1t for granted that M
business could he done. Kept on
working. advertising and running OK.
cursiOns. and. as I have said. not Il
week passed In the whole year that
did not do from fair to Il satisfactory
business.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-01-05
REGARDING BUSINESS DURING
1894

Mr.. j. l.. Cochran says: "ln Edge
water sales the year was remarkably
good. ana house. building kept step with
real estate transactions. Building lonns
were brisk and of Il character indicat-
iny higher grade of improvements
than In any previous year. With tho
development of the North Shore electric
road and actual work In progress on the
Northwestern 81" 1t Is but fair to pre-
diet Il satisfactory volume of business
In north shore property for %. Collec-
tions have been very good during the
year ana continue to be so. In short,
what seems to be the essential requisite
for material progress II the restoration
of general confidence more than any
thing else. At that desirable point We
are now arriving"
=. T.. GrOss-Whilc business has not
been 81 active throughout the year rs
we might have wished II IN have been,
still by pushing matters we have con-
tinucd to run our regular excursions
made il pay 10 do so. There has not
been Il week during the entlfe year III
which our business has not paid Its
running expenses, and also fair mar
gin of profit. have not yet made any
comparison with the business of 1891,
but am inclined to think that we Will
fall somewhat behind II. for the reason
that in the beginning of the fall of that
year placed II new subdivision on the
market and by the close OF the year
two-thirds of that subdivision had been
sold out. About Sept. last we noticed
II considerable increase In our sales.
They grew larger steadily until the first
week In October, and from that time
up TO the present, business has firmly
held its own. do not know of II real
esla, e man in Chicago who does not ex-
peciAa marked increase In activity on
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-01-05
ExO or THE "REfORM" CRAZE.

The various farcc.comcdics which
have been filling the public eye and on.
gnging the attention of citizens IN gen.
erai here In Chicago, In the shape of
Investigations of public officials and
bOsiies. are terminating just ~ was Ia
be- cSprcte'l-in wind.
\ species of epidemic In the nature Of
Investigation" ana reform" appears,
w have seized upon the public In gen.
cr:ii. and ms II result nobody engaged
In thc discharge of public duties. ana
as II consequence drawing sustcnancc
from The public crib. has been free from
changes Of venali,y AMI corruption.
Never perhaps In the history Of this
city has this craze assumed such pro-
portions az during the past few weeks.
'rhr ,.iiy was In the thrOes 81 two hives.
legations. One was IN inquiry into the
condition and methods of the police
force; the other was search after truth
In charges preferred against an alder.
man and involving forty members of
the Council. Then there was an inves.
igaiion of the States Attorney by tho
Comfy Board. II grand jury investign
lion at the states Attorney. an inves-
tlg;iiion of the County Board by the
grand Jury, IN investigation OF the
grand jury by Judge Tuley. and so on.
apparently al inhnitum. The thing
hal grown to bc Il bowling farce, and
the people had grown sick of the very
word investigation long before the
grand jury sat down 10 consider the
charges against states Attorney Kern.
Two OF three puncturcs We're last week
,aIr into this gauzy bubble. which has
toare1 around through the political at
mosphcrc for some weeks past, and rs
"A result there has been u complete col
lapse all round. states Attorney Kern
lsls lcen honOrably acquitted of the
charges brought against him. The Pow
er.s incident has passed away, and the
grand jury will now be enabled to pro-
,rrh with It's ordinary duties. In the
city Council the would-be "LeXow
movement has pctered out. The invcs
iiSaiion of the police department has
been taken from the hands of vauntinp
self. :loriiiers and placed In those OF
Ihe regular committee on police whicl
win handle the subject In question IN
an ordinarily sensible manner and moi
with any view 10 spectacular effect Ol
political gallery plays. II the socallet
Police Commission" and one or tw,
Other fads of II similar character coul,
b.. knocked ont now, We would have
sampari tiyeease land peacein this town
n, beast until another epidemic of nj
Ir-rd reform seized upon people. Thi
Osnrs, however, but very seldom. an'
from all appearances the worst stages
of ihn present attack are now over.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-01-05

ing statements. He admitted he did
not know Mr.. Powers and had never
met him or heard his voice. How could
he then swear To what Powers did or
did not say on the occasion in question /!
Besides. the concealed stcnogrupher
admitted he took his notes I'm the dark.
Such dark lantern methods us this are
not In line with truth, justice or honor.
and they invariably bring with them
their own punishment.
In this case the Grand Jury found a
no bill. and the stcnographcr added
nothing to his reputation for ability.
fcarlcssncss or accuracy.