Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-09-05
NEW MEXICO NEWS.

About twenty people went to Rocky
Ford from Ration to participate in
the Watermelon day festivities. A spec.
ial train carried them, leaving at 6;30 a.
m. Thursday.
Mrs. Wallis Lock of Santa Fe, while
en- route to III Paso, was forced to leave
the train at San Marcial, owing to illness
She went to the residence of Judge j
McQuillin down there.
Charles Fl. Brown was here Tuesday
from Nogal. He reports an increase OF
force on the American mine of eighteen
men, and that results are in every way en-
couraging. Nogal is now looking up and
business is much improved.
Gustav Wormser, formerly the head OF
the large establishment of G. Wormser &
Co., in Deming, has entered the whole
sale grocery business at No. 405 Market
street, San Francisco, under the firm
name of Sussman, Wormser & 90.
People who visit Eddy should not
leave the city without first seeing the
magnificent display of the products of
the valley, which are constantly open to
public inspection. We never hide our
lights under bushel in the valley.-Eddy
Democrat.
The Organ camp is now putting on 16
to smiles and is piling plenty of rich
silver ores on the dumps to ship soon
after Bryan's Inauguration. There is no
denying that new hopes have entered the
hearts of honest miners and they feel
that the dawn of their redemption is
nigh.-El Paso Times.
G. E. Martin, of San Marcial, has or
dered couple of alligators from Lake
Charles, La, II. Bohem Il Co.'S. show
window will receive one, and Harry Arm
strong gets the other. In length they
will be from twelve to eighteen inches.
Laid down there, their value is $3.50
each.
James Mulligan and Alex Walton be-
came engaged in quarrel at Hegerman,
Thursday, and in the fight that ensued
Walton shot Mulligan with Winchester,
death resulting Immediately. We can not
learn the particulars but the defendant
was released upon examining trial.-Ros-
we'll Register.
1t is said that the rainfall of Black
Mountain is wonderful, the precipitation
being almost equal to the Mississippi
valley. The question arises what be-
comes of the water. Is it absorbed in the
White Oaks plain and carried off subter-
raneously In the channel of the lost river
of Gran Quiviraf
Yesterday afternoon Frank Crossan put
into glass case tarantula and centi-
pede. Some time last night the two rep
tiles undoubtedly got into fight, for
early this morning the centipede was ly-
ing dead in the middle If the case and
the tarantula was-s straddle of if, apr
emily gloating over the viouory.-Albu-
querque Citizen.
The Democrat does not believe in slob-
bering on Anything or anybody. But it
can not refrain from plimenting the
Pecos Irrigation & Improvement COM
pany upon obtaining the services of Gen.
Manager W. Fl. Holabird. Mr.. Holabird's
efforts to advance the interests of the val
ley as we'll as those of the company are
characterized by business tact, intelll-
.gence and liberality not often found so
happily blended.-Eddy Democrat.
At a meeting of the Albuquerque fair
promoters the amount for horse racing
was increased to $4,000, and this only in
cludes horses of New Mexico and Arizona.
The baseball tournament came in for
considerable discussion, and it was 6e-
cided to appropriate $3.50, to be divided
as follows: First prize, $3.50; second
prize, 5000, and third, $50. For bicycle
races $500 was appropriated, and for a
gun shoot, competitive, 500 will be
given.
At the Presbyterian synod in Las Ve-
gas feature was the report of Don Ale
jandro Villa who told his experiences in
preaching this summer. This young
man has preached In the moradas (chap-
ter houses) of the mpch-talked-of order
of penitentes, these Mexicans inviting
the young Protestant preacher to preach,
and giving him close attention.
Attorney Rodey, for Fritz Brink and
Fpifanio- Archibeque, states that he will
sue for writ of habeas corpus before
Judge Collier as soon as the Judge re-.
terms from Santa Fe, and con the evil
dence produced at the preliminary hear
ing" said Mr.. Rodey, "the defendants
will undoubtedly be liberated from Jail
on bail" Brink and Archibeque are the
men accused of the murder of Ignacio
Selva, and sent 10 jail by Justice Craw-
ford without bail.-Citizen.