Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-06-05
CITY NEWS ITEMS.

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DR.. Harroun is now attending physician
at the territorial penitentiary.
U. s. weather bureau forecast for New
Mexico: Fair; slowly rising perature.
The Postal Telegraph company has
placed 20 more call bells in different bust
ness establishments in the city.
No meeting of the city council last
night for want of quorum, the four
Democratic members would not attend.
The Ladies Aid society of the M. E..
church will give strawberry luncheon
Thursday, June 10, at the home of DR..
and Mrs. Knapp. Luncheon 25 cents.
There will be a most important meet
ing of the W. B. L. next Monday at 2:30.
Every member is urged to be present by
order of the president.
Luther Hackelman, who has been an
employe of the New MEXICAN Office, has
gone to New York to familiarlze himself
with the Mergenthaler typesetting ma
chimes.
Lucas Samora, we'll to do merchant of
Manzano, was in the city Yesterday buy
ing merchandise. He reports all kinds
of stock as doing splendidly in his section,
that there have been fine rains and that
the prospects for abundant crops are
| frst.clasa.
After receiving the verdict in the Leyva
case, and setting this Glass case, Judge
Laughlin this morning adjourned court
until Monday morning at 10 o'clock.
The ascot the United States vs.. John
Glass was to have been tried today before
Judge Lsughin, but several witnesses for
the prosecution failed to materialize, and
the caee went over until Monday morning
at 10 O'Clock.
Professor Perez ban9 will tomorrow
afternoon, at O'Clock, render the follow
ing program in the plaza pagoda, the
weather permitting:
March-Grand Union" ...... Arg. by Hafiey
| Observation-Disclosures. ............C G. Weber
Waltz--Sobre Las Olas ,.,...., 80. ..... Rosas
March-Joyces list N Y. Regiment Boyer
Mexican Dance Roses and Thorns. Rideugue
Song and Dance-Sweet-f get me not.
........... ............. CnattaWay
Galop-The Iron Horse. ...... 49,. Glass
There are only six prisoners in the
county Jail, but Sheriff Kinsell is busy
these days keeping the old thing from
falling down. What Santa Fe county
needs and ought to have is new Jail.
There are fearful and dark rumors about
town that protests by some interested par
ties have been forwarded against the con-
frmation of M. A. Otero as governor. But
the confirmation will be had all the same.
DR.. Orosson has received during the
past week eight letters from persons, who
having read his interview in the Colorado
Springs Gazette and republished by the
NEW MEXICAN and who through reading
the interview, are contemplating coming
to Santa Fe for their health. Good in
terviews pny evidently.
Private advices from Washington seem
to indicate that the appointment of Mr..
s. H. Elkins as United States marshal for
New Mexico is under consideration and
may be announced any day. It is said
that the Encouragement has made q
recommendation for Mr.. Elkins' appoint
ment.
The jury in the case of the United
States VS.. Francisco Leyva, charged with
adultery, this morning handed in verdict
of not guilty. Leyva was defended by At
torney Chas. A. Spices, whose argument in
the case is said to have been one of the
most brilliant ever delivered ir Santa Fe.
Leyva was jubilant over the outcome Of the
trial and spent the forenoon in receiving
the congratulations of his friends about
town.
Captain Erastns W. Wood writes from
the Soldiers home in Los Angeles county,
CAL, that all of the Santa Fe county dele.
cation are doing we'll, except Dennis
Coffin, formerly Of Cerrillos, who will
probably be compelled to lose leg ia
order to save his life, the surgeon having
decided that this amputation is required.
A poor old woman living in the out
skirts Of the city, was knocked down and
robbed last night by some miscreant, of
the few articles Of food in the poor howell
she occupies. The sheritf's officers should
investigate the case.