Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-02-20

reads these lines, if he comes to New Mex
leo and has the ability, courage and per
severance that the dead citizen of Albu.
| querque WAS possessed of.
E. V. Chavez, the able Socorro lawyer
has purchased three lots from Mike Man.
dell, on the corner Of Fifth street and II.
jeras road, on which he will erect hand.
some residence. Mr.. Chavez and wife
came up from Socorro last evening and
are spending the day in the city.-Albu-
querque Citizen.
The independence of the Atlantic Pa
| cific means everything TO Albuquerque.
and every development that has been
made SO far in the progress of the mat
ter strengthens the belief that when the
road goes out of the hands of receiver
it will be to organize an independent
line.-Cltizen.
Although Hon. VIM. Locke has disposed
of greater portion of his real estate
in this county, it is to be hoped that he
and his estimable family will continue
their residence in our fertile valley. Mr.,
Locke has always been found in the front
ranks when the best interests of the
county were at stake, and no man has
done more than he in the upbuilding of
this young empire.-San Juan Index.
1t !. On suggested that every board
OF trustees, every cit. council, every civic
socisty of which the deceased was a mem.
ber--in fact, all organizations, the pur-
pose of whose existence is the better
ment of human life, should adopt strong
resolutions on the dastardly murder OF
Col A. j. Fountain and little son, and sub
scribe to and set apart special. fund as
a reward for the arrest, conviction and
adequate punishment of the band OF as-
Vegas Optic.
While there will be sufficient money
with which to hold term of district
court in Aztec next April, it is hardly
possible that the docket will justify the
expenditure Of the sum necessary. Be-
fore taking his departure for Santa Fe
last fall Judge Laughlin instructed Sheriff |
Dunning to purchase fifty chairs for the |
use OF the court officials, jury and wit |
nesses ere court again convened in Aztec.
The judges order was timely and the
sheriff says that when he makes the pur-
chase he intends to brand each chair
San Juan Index.
John j. Pace, who returned from the
aewly discovered coal vein yesterday, is
n high spirits as to the probable out
'ome of it. wel-defned vein, four feet
n thickness, has been found, and, strange
% say, down under the sand and drift,
shared timbers were found, showing thet
'ome one, perhaps Mexican, had worked
here years ago. The coal obtained thus
ar is soft enough to crush with the hand,
'ut it is expected to get harder as the
get down further. 1t burns
veil and can be ignited with candle. As
he vein is but five miles from Las Vegas
t may mean that new possibilities have
low opened to this community.
'egas Optic.
Bowie Council, No. 2. Junior Order
United American Mechanics, was insti-
uted at Albuquerque on Monday night at
)dd Fellows hall by q. L. voris, deputy
ational councillor, assisted by s. Shultz,
J. A. Whited and H. E. Jones, of San
darcial. The new lodge starts ont with
membership of thirty-fivs and is off,
cred as follows: Councillor, A. D. John
on; vice-councilor, W. L. Tyler; record
ng secretary, W. j. Dixon; assistant re-
ording secretary, s. Tnrner; financial
ecretary, W.O. Dildine;sareasurer, g. E.
conductor, q. r. Eason; warden,
!: P. Fraley; inside sentinel, +. NJ. Ed
ings; outside sentinel, ). L. Rathbone; {
unior past councillor, G. M. Tyler; trust
es, A. D. Johnson, F. M. Eddings, G. NJ. /
'yler. L
Pablo Armijo was jailed yesterday on
he charge of carrying deadly weapons a
oncealed on his person. While behind {
he bars he stated to policeman that {
Feronimo Chavez, the missing witness In
le Aboulafia murder case, had received e c
nm of money from Billy Green, on con- t
ition that evidence should be forthcom-
lg against Nicanor Herrera, who is at d
'rge under $4,000 bonds, accused of CON- &
licity in the killing of Aboulafia; also, C
rmijo furnished the information that u
le missing witness left town on stolen ,
orse belonging to him. Learning that
eronimo Chavez had possibly gone out
} Los Ojitas Frios, in which locality
boulafia met his death, Sheriff Romero
mt trusty deputy ont there to-day on
still hunt for tho man.--Las Vegas !,
ptic.