Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-04-06
NEW MEXICO NEWS.

Ration wants to furnish the stone for
the new capitol.
The presence of smallpox in the lower
Rio Grande valley is denied.
Thirty cars of cattle from Old Mexico
were fed at the Las Vegas stock yards,
Wednesday.
Refna Cortes, from Mora county, near
Rociada, is the latest addition to the fam.
lily of patients at the insane asylum
Optic.
Out of 3O5 poll taxes levied in Deming
257 have been collected, while in Silver
City out of 500 levied only 81 have been
collected.
The grand jury at Las Cruces returned
wenty-eight indictments and was dis
charged on Monday.
Burglars broke into and robbed the
store of Demetrio Chavez, at Mesilla, on
the night of March 2s. They were sub
sequently arrested.
| The executors of the estate of the late
Gen. 8. F. Butler have made real estate
transfer for $500 head of cattle which will
be put on the Mora grant near Fort
Union.
votes, in the ballots cast at the election
Tuesday, between Albuquerque and
Santa Fe. The first named cast 1911
and Santa Fe LOIS.
The New York Hotel Gazette in its is
sue of March 18th has An article des-
criptive of Las Vegas hot springs and
says that resort will have this season two
famous hotels the Mountain house and
the Montezuma.
cattle stealing and other crimes were
found against Price Moore, Frank Burch,
Frank Herrin and William Garrison.
They were released on bonds of $4,000.
Julian Gonzales was arrested on the
court house steps at Las Vegas, yester-
day, for completely in the awful murder
of the wife of Vicente Silva, whose re-
mains with Siiva's were exhumed at Los
Alamos and brought to Las Vegas three
weeks ago.
In the case against Juan Silva and Jose
Olguin, for the murder of Leonardo
Maese, tried at Las Cruces last week, o.
gum turned states evidence, and al
though the evidence showed the murder
to be premeditated, cold-blooded and
without provocation, the jury returned a
verdict of murder in the second degree.
Silva was sentenced to ninety-ni years.
Hon. j. A. Ancheta, who has been at
the paternal homestead on the Mimbres
for month past, has returned to the
city, having thoroughly recovered from
the exhaustion incidental to term in the
| legislature. He is now ready for the
next term of court to be held in Sierra
and Grant counties.-Silver City Enter
prise.
New Mexico is fast copying the fash
ions of the effete east. An Albuquerque
merchant advertises that he will sell his
goods at legitimate profit only, and to
make sure he is not charging too much
has imported supply of pennies from
the east which he will use in making
change. Pennies in New Mexico! Next
will haye to come the free coinage of
silver.-Lordsburg Liberal.
On Thursday company was organized
in Albuquerque for the purpose of carry
ing on a fruit and vegetable canning
business. The officers are K. Mandell, O..
New York, president; David Weller, Sec
rotary and treasurer, and y. D. Anderson,
manager. A building has been secured
and will be ready for operations as soon
as fruits and vegetables begin to ripen.
The property, real and personal, of the
Oak Grove and Sierra Verde Cattle COM
pany was sold out Saturday to satisfy
the claims of the bondholders and other
creditors of the company. The whole
property brought $4,000 and was pur-
chased by ]. W. Downer, jr., of Pittsburg,
Pa, for j. H. Flagler. Mr.. w. H. Jack
will retain charge of the property.--Sil-
yer City Enterprise.