Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-12-07
NEW MEXICO NEWS.

A new sample smelter arrived in Hema.
tite day before yesterday.
What Las Cruces needs more than
anything else is large hotel, says the
Republican.
The assets of the defunct First National
bank of Deming will be sold at public
auction next Tuesday.
The Red River smelter will start up as
soon as sufficient lead ore can be mined
to use for fu1ing purposes.
President Jordan, of the Agricultural
college, returned to Las Cruces from q
trip to Washington, D. c., last Friday.
Bishop Kendrick administered the
apostolic rite of confirmation to a num-
Der of candidates atSilver City yesterday
Henrique Ribera, who has been on trial
at Las Vegas for the past few days on the
charge of murder, was acquitted Satur-
day morning.
Charles Ilfeld has filed suit against
the Lac Vegas street railway in the sum
of $4,000, due on ten promissory notes
says the Optic.
Mr.. G. E. Bull, editor of the Independ-
ent- Democrat, of Las Cruces, and Mrs
Cynthi. T. Hook, of Temple, Texas, wore
united in marriage on Thanksgiving day.
Sam Masters, yell known sheep own.
or with ranches near Cooks Peak, Grant
county, is missing, and his family and
friends are greatly excited over his dis
appearance.
The W. H. Wilson hunting party re-
turned this week having secured sever
deer. j. B. Harry was forced to climb q
tree to escape from family offour bears
He wounded one but there the partner
ship ceased. d.--San Marcial Bee.
In this city, Tuesday evening, Decem
Der l, 1896, Joha NJ. Wiley was united te
Miss Elsie D. Ross. The Wedding cere
mony was performed by Rev. Edward
8. Cross, pastor of the Episcopal church
at the residence of Hon. Robert Black
uncle of the bride.-Silver City Enter
prise.
H. Biggs and Joe A. Gumm expect tt
leave for Socorro tomorrow. This triE
is made necessary by what seems to be {
determination of the land department tt
defeat the right of people in this count!
to use the timber on the public land
which the law gives them.-White Oak
Eagle.
Hon. Dabney NJ. Scales came in from
Nogal Saturday evening and has spen
the forepart of this week in taking testi
mony in various Indian depreciation
claims which for several months he ha
been engaged in Investigating in thi
county white Oaks Eagle.
| President Hadlev informs the Citizel
that his daughter-in-law, Mrs. Waite
Ha lley, will not be here as soon as ex
pected, but will remain at her home il
Philadelp phia until after the holiday
then 20 to Boston to visit the professor
daughter, Mrs. Frank Allen, then come OF
to Albuquerque and reach here about tn
middle Of January.
A civil service examination for the pc
sition of clerk in the postofiice was hel
in the postofice in Albuquerque Satul
day morning. Miss Clara Newman wa
the only applicant examined. The boar
of examiners are Mrs. Werner, chairman
j. W. Mcdonald, secretary, and D. E
Philips. The examination was conducte
by the secretary, j. W. Mcdonald.
Commissioner Ruffner will now sool
be able to work as Democrat on tn
board, as heretofore he has simply beel
a ssfll in" for the Republican board. H
has always realized his position, hi
weakness 10 all matters, and is happil
aware of the fact that he will soon be
member of full aedged Democrat
board of OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Stool
man.