Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-08-14
ri DAILY OPTIC,
East Las Vegas, New Mexico,
SAN MIGUEL COUNTY.
Away From Home for News-rhe
Judgeships-Catron's Plans
Spices for District At
torney, Etc.
Special Correspondence Of he Optic.

SANTA IE, August II, 1897 1t Is a
n commonly accepted s.atem mt OF
fact In ye ancient capital that .
must rely OF your poru'ar columns
for the news--even the local news OF
Santa Fe; so it occurred to me that a
batch of gossipy i.em' from this ball
wick would once ami a while prove
acceptable.
Politically speaking. matters are
quiet. Wow. Otero has got well settled
ia his office, and is moving his house.
hold fleets into Col. Thomas Cables
late quarters on old f,rt Marcy. 50 he
will soqh also be- we'll settled domesti-
callY.t
As for the new judges, which so
much Of the new executives plans are
said 40 be based, there appears "a be
little prospect of any immediate
changes. La October when Chief JUS
lice Smiths term expires there will,
of course, be q new chief justice APP
pointed, most likely the Hon. W. j
Mills. formerly Of Las Vegas but out
side of that change, nobody expects
anything else but that Che judges will
serve cut their full four year term..
That would keep Judge Laughlin in
office until the Path Of next July.
When the time comes to rep 20 this
clever Judge, Mr.. Mckinley will prob
ably name Mr.. Robert G. Morris, Of
New York, for the place. Mr.. Morris
is said to have Governor O.ero's sup
port, and has also been endorsed after
a fashion by ex-Delegate Catron, a.
the request Of Hon. Pedro Perea.
This looks as il two big bugs OF the
G 0. p. could sometimes get together
and agree on .'good men," doesn't
itP
Now speaking of Catron, he has
gone to Mexico. this time sure enough
Some Of his political opponents have
started the report that he
has gone there in search of a new
location; asserting that his political
methods, having at last failed in New
Mexico, may 8 aad him better in hand
down there, but that is all mere ialk-
Calron hasn't the least idea of shaking
New Mexico, besides, he find, hat he
is politically stronger than for five
yours pas, now that Pedro Perea and
Sol Luna nave beea turned down by
the administration. &Ca.ron has indeed
found himself In pretty strong polit-
ical company for once. Then there is
J. Franco Chaves, too! Watch and
see!
Brother Amian, well known in Las
as a longtime member of the
Gan Miguel college faculty, has sew
cred his connection with tina. iusti
luton and gone to Mexico City /;
thence he goes on a four years. voyage
Pero ard Bolivia to Inspect tie
discovered god fields. He will
spend some time in company with Prof
.d. l.. Bandalitr, while absent.
Fruit shipments from Santa Fe have
fer exceeded all expectations this sea-
son, notwithstanding the fact that the
express company refuses to make the
anything proportIonate with the
given the California fruit growers.
The rate to St. Louis from Santa Fe,
Ior instance, is 50 per hundred, which !
. just about double what it is from
Los Angeles TO St. Louis. Perhaps
he members CT the next legislature
will not be SO %entangled iu railroad
md compilation schemes that it will
gnore this matter of moment TO all
PRODUCERS IN the Territory.
The lorg-expected has really hap
"Hs2zoncr,n Mayor SPIES,
las given CAtron the freq face at
ast, ard quit the firm to go into part ,
with the worthy Judge Lafay !
'tte Emmett. Spices expects to be !
attorney eome time, by Gov :
O.ero's appointment. Bob G6rt. !
Ter sticks to .sde ole mar" and the i
inn is now Cetron & Gorlner. I,