Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-07-02
ALBUQUERQUE NEWS NOTES
Late Happenings In the Duke City AS
gathered by the New Mexican's
Correspondent.
Correspondence New Mexican.

Albuquerque, N. NJ July L, 1884,
Morning and afternoon of today wat
taken up in an effort to reopen the case
of the New Mexico board of health VS.
DR.. Roe Chong, civil suit entered to re.
cover 800 for the infraction of legisla
tive act making it penalty in that sum
for practlcing medicine without GER
tiicate. The effort to secure a jury re.
suited in considerable sparring between
opposing counsels, the judge deciding
adversely upon the adoption of tails
man whom the defense desired to serve
upon the jury, led the attorneys of Roe
Chong to file an affidavit asking for a
change of venue. To this the Judge
finally aceeded, saying that the disposi-
tion of the counsel for the defense to-
wards him WAS mutual or words to that
effect. The matter will be taken up on
Saturday in Justice Crawford's court.
Since the suit was entered Roe Chong's
list of patrons has doubled.
The ladies remain steadfast in their
support of the good looking Mongolian
who seems to have no fears of the out
come. One thing certain, his attorneys
have a fat job which promises to be of
prolonged duration. Il is said that Roe
Chong's bank account is fast growing
above the $4,000 mark.
Rev. D. Y. Bagby's book entitled,
siah of Jewish Prophecy" is on the mar
ket. Rev. Bagby is in charge of the Baptist
church on Broadway, this city.
Floyd Whitson stated today that the
production of "Peok's Bad Boys" will be
delayed some time, though the cast has
been made up, which includes Mr.. and
Mrs. Whitson as "Peck's Bad BOYS"
According to Colonel governor, as
Major Meyers is in the habit of calling
the ex-publisher) Albright, Miss Claunde
will arrive here on Sunday morning from
Paris. The young lady, who has gained
an enviable reputation as soprano, may
be heard in public shortly.
Tomorrow afternoon the council will
meet to inquire into charge made by
ex-County Treasurer R. B. Myers, who
has implanted that one Romero of Va
lencia county was allowed to depart from
the city after it becoming known to
Marshal Colbert and Police Magistrate
Crawford that Romero carried a gun in
his hip pocket while in the city, after he
had made a play on City Editor Nc
Creight. Mac. refrained from filing the
charge, though the fact was known to the
above officials.
With the change in the ownership of
the Atlantic & Pacific comes cut in the
wages of shopmen to the extent of 10
per cent. A circular TO that effect has
been posted at the shops.
The wool market last month, today and
for several days to come has shown re-
markable activity. Some 10000 pounds
came in from the Naoiemento country
this week. Local buyers, Gross, Black
we'll & Kelly among the number, have
stored large quantities for early Shipment.
Prices paid in June and July range from
II to IL cents.
In this connection it may be said that
the securing mill, recently re-established
here, does not receive the amount of
heavy woods that was promised before
the mill was reopened. There are other
com plants, it is rumored, that, if not
remedied, will injure the prospects of the
institution. It is hoped the mill will be
run successfully.
A club, wherein an initiation of fee of
$40 and 81 monthly dues will prevail, is
talked of. The prospects of such club
appear fiattering, judging by what the
prospeotors say of it.
The sensation promised for publication
early this week seems to have "fallen off
by the way side" In conversation today
with party, who is in close touch with a
matter that will "shake up the entire
territory" if it is made public, your COR
respondent is promised details tomor-
row, in which case the New MEx1oANs
readers will be advised through its tele-
graphic columns.
Times are dull down here in finance
and business circles, but the social ele-
ment is apt to be kept busy in rolling off
some sweet morsel. To use term of the
trade journal "social sensations active
recently with rising market. Prospect
of large crop. G. W.P.