Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-08-17
HISTORIC CITY OF SANTA FE
Dating It's Settlement from the First
Spanish Invasion, 1t Has Been the
Theatre of Many Memoir
able Events.
TIE ADOBE PALACE OF HISTORY
A Sketch Concerning the Ancient City
Which Recently Appeared in the
Columbia, Mo, Herald.

Hon. E. W. Stephens, editor of the
Columbia, Mo-, Herald, who visited this
city couple of weeks ago, has this to
say concerning his Santa Fe visit:
Among the quaint old cities there is
none more interesting than Santa Fe.
interviewer with the earliest history of
the country, dating it's settlement to the
first Spanish invasion, the theater Of
memorable events of historic, romantic
and tragic interest, and retaining still
many evidences of its past civilization it
possesses an interest to the tourist very
different and deeper than those places
which have only the commonplace ele-
ment of newness. The adobe palace in
which the newly appointed Governor
Otero has his Office is over 300 years old.
1t has been occupied by Spanish govern
ors since the days of Cortez down to
when Doniphan and his gallant Missouri
ians marched into the old Spanish plaza
and made Santa Fe an American city. 1t
was the scene of romance and bloodshed
hundreds of years ago, and 1T has covered
many a political intrigue since. In it
Lew Wallace while governor wrote Ben
Hur, and if its walls could speak they
could no doubt report volume of in
teresting and thrilling history. The
town is built around plaza, with shade
trees, grass and gravel walks wherein its
inhabitants congregate day and night,
and in this plaza have been enacted some
of the most exciting events in the history
of the frontier life. Here Doniphan and
mis- men camped when they marched into
Santa Fe, and here it is said many help
less prisoner was butchered by the Span
iards or the Indians in the centuries past.
Most of the adobe buildings around the
plaza have been replaced with modern
business houses, but the Mexicans still
cling to the adobe, which constitute
many of the buildings of the city. The
government took the soldiers away from
here few years ago. This was severe
blow to the prospects of the city,
and while it has not grown and is
not growing in commercial way it
has a great many interesting people
and is q charming place to visit. 1t has
the most delightful climate of perhaps
any point on the continent. Even Colo
RADIO can not equal it. 1t also has more
politics to the square foot than any other
place of equal size in the country and
while politics and citrate are somewhat
different both have thei1 charps for those
who enjoy them. For consumption there
is no better climate.
Many Missourians are in Santa Fe as
everywhere in the west. The present
governor and secretary of state, the past
governor and secretary of state, in fact,
nearly all the territorial officers, most of
the lawyers, three of the Supreme court
judges and majority of the people came
from Missouri, and of course the popula
tion is first class. Among many other
prominent Missourians whom have met
are ex- Governor w. L. Thornton, Hon Geo.
Fl. Wallace, present secretary of the ter
ritory, formerly of Howard county, Judge
N. B. Laughlln, of the Supreme court, one
of the purast and ablest men in the west,
graduate of the university and an honor
to his alma mater, Hon. T. B. Catron,
Judge James H. Walker, formerly of Coop
er, now register of the U. s. land Office, E.
l.. Hall, U. s. marshal. Mr.. Hall is brother
of U. s. Hall of Missouri, and a young man
of great merit. Thomas N. WIkerson,
son Of DR.. A. Wilkerson, of Fulton, now
rising young lawyer of Albuquerque, is
member of the commission to revise
the laws. There are many more. 1t
makes Missourian proud to find 80
many of the citizens of his state occupy
ing places of trust and honor. In fact
Missouri is decidedly in the majority all
over the west, and has contributed the
brain and energy which is bringing the
section to the front in social, commercial
and politieal life