Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-10-24
ROUND ABOUT TOWN.

meeting or the city councli Is eohou-
uled for 7:30 sharp this evening.
A bunch of keys attached to a brass
triangle awaits claimant at the NEW
MEXICAN office.
Robert Hslwig has gathered 5000
pounds of peaches from his young orch
ard within the past few days. The bulk
of them are shipped to Las Vegas mer-
chants.
Associate Justice Collier left last night
to enter upon his duties as presiding
Judge of the district court in session at
Albuquerque. He will returr here on
Monday to be present at the closing OF
the supreme court.
Special convocation of Santa Fe Chap
ter, No. l, R. A. NJ, this evening, at the
Masonic hall, at 1880 sharp. Work in the
Royal Arch degree. All brethren cor
daily invited.
The capitol rebuilding committee will
meet tomorrow for the purpose OF ex-
aiming and passing upon the completed
plan and specifications Of Architect Rapp.
The first frost of the season came last
night, and yet it was scarcely felt by the
vegetation. 1t is fifteen days later than
the average date of frost based on the
weather bureaus record for twenty years.
Senator s. B. Elkins and party are
still looking over the senator's extensive
pro perties in Santa Fe county. In the
party are Mr.. Elkins' two sons, Davis
and Stephen B., jr., their tutor, Collin d.
Livingston; Col. T. B. Davis and E. E.
Drummer, of New York; Frank Elkins, OF
Kansas City.
President John E. Frost, of the ma
tional ir rigatioD congress, has appointed
the following delegates to the transit Miss
issippi congress to be held at Omaha, No
vember rs, 1895: Hon. L. B. Prince, of
New Mexico; Hon. CLARK E. Carr, of Illi-
nois; Prof. A. Q. Magruder Of Oklahoma;
Hon. A. q. Wolfenburger, Of Nebraska;
Mr.. James II. MoClintock, of Arizona.
force of men and mules is actively at
work throwing up the big reservoir dam
Just north of the Palace hotel. The dam
is 1900 feet long and 300 feet wide at it's
base. At present it is to be made capa-
BILE of holding supply of water thirty
feet deep, 1900 feet wide and a quarter of
mile long.
An amateur local photographer of this
city has taken dozen beautiful views of
the recent church event both of the in
side of the cathedral during the imposing
ceremonies and also during the process
sion to and from the cathedral. They are
on exhibition aud for sale in various
sizes at Weltmer's book store.
The Bosque Grande grant was on hear
ing in the U. y. land court this forenoon.
A number of decisions were rendered
which will be fully reported in to.mor-
rows New MEXICAN. Itis.Probable that
the court will this afternoon take an ad-
iournment until next March.
The supreme court this afternoon took
a recess till Monday next. Justices Ham
ilton and Bantz leave on the $40 train
for the south. The former will return
here to be present at the session of the
supreme court on Monday, but Judge
Bantz will not be able to attend. He
goes to Roswell, where he will on Mon
day preside at the district court in place
of Judge Hamilton. A number of crimi-
nal cases are docketed there in which
Judge Hamilton was intersstsd as attor-
ney prior to his appointment and rather
than put the county to extra costs for
change of venue therein he has swapped
places with Judge Bantz, Judge Hamil-
ton going to Sierra county on Tuesday
to hold the district court for that county.