Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-06-02
NEW MEXICO NEWS.
The Rio Grdnde Republican is sixteen

The Rio Grdnde Republican is sixteen
years old.
Should it happen that son John and
son Charles fail to pass their examina-
tions at Annapolis aud West Point, the
record of "hrains and energy" would be
reduced to that speech on the prize-fght
law, says territorial exchange.
bill has been introduced in the senate
granting right-of-way through the new
Fort Bliss military reservation to the El
Paso & Northeastern Railroad company
the White Oaks road-provided the
same shall be built within a period of
three years after the passage of the act.
The trial of W. @. Davenport, on the
charge of killing Sig Weisel at Carlisle
last July, came TO close last week in the
district court at Silver City, and Daven-
port was acquitted. J. j. Bell, James
Fielder and r. P. Barnes represented Mr..
Davenport; the territory by District At
torney Harllee.
convention of the Peoples party of
Lincoln county is called to meet
at Lincoln, N. NJ, on Saturday, June s.,
1896, at o'clock p. M, for the purpose
of selecting four delegates to the terri
torial convention, to be held in the city
of Albuquerque on the Gath day of June,
1896.
The new shaft on the Old Abe is being
pushed as rapidly as air drills and giant
powder can do the work. The hoist
house and gallows frame will soon be re-
moved to the new location and the en-
gines and air compressors will shortly
follow, says the White Oaks Eagle.
A rumor prevails in the lower country
to the effect that San Miguel de la Cerda,
alleged Brazilian count, had been way
laid, beaten and shot. He may have
again been prowling around in the Dow
neighborhood for the purpose of kid
naping and marrying Miss Dow, threat
that he has voiced several times IN the
presence of reputable parties.
The Ludemann wool olscouring mill began
operations this morning, with George
Arnot in charge. Mr.. Arnot has for sew.
eral years attended to the late George
Ludemann's Office work, and is thoroughly
conversant with all the details of the
business. This, coupled with the fact
that he is IN industrious, honest and cap
able young man, assures the success of
the mill.-Las Vegas Optic.
The Riley murder case has been occu-
pying the time of the court the latter
part of this week. Hon. j. j. Bell, of
Silver City, is assisting District Attorney
H. M. Dougherty and the defense is being
conducted by Hon. James G. Fitch and
Hon. j. A. Ancheta. With the above ar
ray of legal talent it is needless to say it
is battle of giants.-Socorro Advertiser.
The Musical Courier, the leading mus
ical journal of both continents, which is
published in London and New York, has
the following to say of Miss Claude AL
bright, of Albuquerque, who ID in Paris
studying music: Miss Albright, of New
Mexico, one of the brightest stars Of the
school as to voice, suffering from cold
taken day or two before, did not sing,
to the great disappointment. of many
friends.
The lakes and reservoirs of the Spring
er ditch system have been leased for a
term of years to j. W. Hamilton, a
brother-in-law of Ira B. Gale. He is hav-
ing constructed large 300foot seine for
fishing purposes, and proposes to be able
soon to supply northern New Mexico,
with fresh fish. There are cat, perch,
black and rock bass, carp and suckers
among the fnny tribe in this large
body of water. These properties are
only leased for fishing purposes.
Monday evening VIM. Henderson, while
speaking of the gold deposits around La
Belle, incidentally picked up handful of
the gravel in front Of Barton & True
mans saloon and remarked that most any
of the dirt around here would pan gold
freely, and while looking at the same he
discovered among the gravel nugget
about three-eighths of an inch in diame-
ter. While this demonstration lent force
to Mr.. Henderson's remark, and while
there are many nuggets as large and
much larger than that one around La
Belle, yet it would not be advisable to
look for it on the surface as the Trinidad
tepderfeet prospected the camp thor
oughly in that respect during It's first
year of existence.--La Belle Cresset.