Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-05-06
CAPITAL CORRESPONDENCE.
Some Santa Fe Notes of Timely In
terest In Every Part of
New Mexico. r

| Special Correspondence of the Optic.
SANTA FE, N. M, May 4th. 1897
Has Judge A. L. Morrison made an
other mistake in aspiring too high, or
has he secured q cinch on the internal
revenue collectorship by inducing M.
F. Mckinley, the presidents Albu-
querque cousin, to withdraw In his
favorP These are questions which the
capital politicians are discussing, now
that the Judge has actually filed his
formal application for the collector
saip. Dick Hudson and incidentally
Johnny Riley will doubtless be very hot
under the collar over it all, should it
turn out thet Morrison has made no
mistake.
1t appears now as though the Ding
ley tariff bill would be got out of COM
mittee very shortly. Then look out for
a settlement of the governorship con-
test. By the way, what's the signifi-
of that meeting in Albuquerque
between that bald Lochivar, Col. 10
Sheridan and the Hon. Abe Voorhees,,
of the Sugarite district
The cash for those capitol bonds is
expected here from Chicago, to-mor-
row. The capitol rebuilding COM
mission will be called to meet ten days
after the money comes to hand, and
members thereof say no time will be
wasted in the commencement OF son.
struction work.
Messrs. John Morrow, OF Ration, w.
S. Hopewell, of Hillsboro, and j. T.
Mclaughlin, of San Pedro, have noti-
fed Gov. Miller of their acceptance of
appointment as commissioners to the
Trans- Mississippi exposition, and, what
is of. more import, they say they will
certainly be on hand at Omaha to talk
New Mexico.
A private letter from Hon. Geo. III.
Wallace, dated Washington, April 2Sth,
informs friends here that ''the president
he has not yet decided the New
appointments" Mr.. Wallace
$ doing good and true work at the
national capital in behalf of the wool
growers of the west, and he has been
highly complimented for the service
'endered before he went on to Wash
ngton, for Judge Lawrence, president
Il the National wool growers' associa-
ion, makes this statement sThe most
comprehensive. compact and logical
presentation of the swool growers
demands yet written is the intervie
With Mr.. Wallace lately printed in the
Denver Republican,"
Contracts for ~penitentiary supplies
or the coming six months were let at
he institution to-day. Mr.. M%anzanares
7as present and the b. q Nj. company
OF away with a big slice Of the bust
ess.
P. H. Kirsch, of Valparaiso, Indiana,
x-fsh commissioner of the state, is
ere looking for a place to settle down
nd grow up with the country. Good
those Indianians. y
Mrs. George Norton, the handsome !
life of the editor of the Silver CITY I
entinel, is sojourning for a month at I
Fe. She is the efficient head OF I
10 business department Of the Silver !
ity normal school and has earned just I
lch a rest as n gets in quiet, old '
anita Fe. y
Architect Rowe, Of the U. S. treas. 9
y department, was in town, yester y
~, and complimented Assistant Gus I
dian A. j. LOOMS on the improve q
ents at the federal building. He n
i'll recommend other important i'm a
'ovements and will try and have the Il
'acious grounds in front OF Mr.. Cat b,
MS residence somewhat beautiied. q
latter has been a very long time :,
ming. oi
The U. s. land office here has d. W
cted i. B. Butler, OF Red River, to q
ke testimony. on May 18th, rs to .,
the NGiit-Edge'' placer claim a.
cd upon by the Red River City town 81
d mineral company contains mineral II
whether 1t does not and is void. us 70
claimed by a whole lot OF town.lot OF
sculators up there. g
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