Santa Fe daily New Mexican., 1897-09-24
CITY NEWS ITEMS.

meet in Santa Fe on Monday.
The special meeting of the city coun-
Gil, billed for last night, failed to ma
terialize.
The crop of winter apples in Santa Fe
this fall promises to be larger than ever
before.
The United States court of private land
claims is still struggling with the Ell Rito
grant case.
u. s. weather bureau forecast for New
Mexico: Fair tonight and Saturday, pre-
ceded by showers in north portion.
Mr.. j. G. Imhoff, formerly manager of
the local Postal telegraph Office, is organ
iziDg class in teegraphy in Santa Fe.
Governor Otero this morning appoint
ed Royal A. Prentice of Las Vegas, no.
tary public in and for the county of San
Miguel.
The bridge across the Santa Fe creek
on College street is in dilapidated and
deplorable condition, and should be looked
after by the proper authorities.
Mr.. j. H. Rice, advance agent for Wal
ter l.. Names circus which will be in
Santa Fe on October -, is in the city ar
ranging for grounds, advertising and
supplies.
| Contractor Windsor has initiated his
Campaign of industry" on the Mary
smelter buildings at Cerrillos in way
that is most satisfactory to all con-
cerned.
The special mail service between Pecos
and Willis has been discontinued, and a
| regular route established. Under the
new arrangement Willis will receive mail
| three times week.
A protest, numerously signed, against
the commutation of the death sentence
imposed upon Henry Daniels, the Grant
county murderer, from Silver City, has
been received by the governor.
Mayor Spiess atfirms, in words that can
not possibly be misunderstood, that "the
city of Santa Fe must and shall have an
improved sewerage SYSTEM" The New
MEXICAN hastens to add "amen."
The assessor of Eddy county is the only
one who has 80 far failed to return his
roll to the auditor. Doubtless he felt
that the auditors "roll" was large enough
already. Judge Hamilton will see him
later.
The fact that it began raining soon
after O'Clock this afternoon, and is still
engaged in that sort of business, is here
by respectfully offered in evidence as
proof that the "rainy season" is not a
| back number.
Hon. Lorion Miller, secretary of the
bureau of immigration, writes from AL
buquerque that "inquiries for mines in
New Mexico are growing more numerous,
but developed properties at reasonable
| figures are not so numerous"
| The assessor of Lincoln county sue
ceeded in making his report to the terri.
torial auditor this morning. But the roll
is defective in that he failed to give
the required abstract. The assessors of
Bernalllo and Lincoln counties are here
by permitted to divide honors.
1t is alleged that "scrap" occurred on
the plaza this afternoon, but the NEW
MEXICAN scribes are unable to locate
names and particulars. Doubtless sup
pressed on account of the feelings of
friends.
Arthur Bischoff g. Co. will soon open
first class meat market in the large
store room formerly occupied by the OK
ford saloon. 1t is understood that Maio
Fred Muller is partner in the new firm
but whether Colonel Cudahy is interested
remains for the future to disclose.
Hon. Charles f. Easley, late surveyor
general, will open his law office and min
ing exchange in the Griffin building on
Monday morning. General Easley will
mako especially of land and mining cases.
His qualifications in the lines indicated
are SO we'll known that comment would
be superAuous.
To quiet inquirng minds, Mr.. Thomas
Moore states definitely that the turquois
he has recently received came from three
different points; also that the mines are
not in Lincoln or Grant countiee, and
that Las Cruces is not the point of ship
ment or interest. Possibly the myster-
ious mine may be in Arizona. Ouien
sabe.
The appended personal items huttered
in from the penitentlary this morning:
Discharged todey convict No. 9S4, James
O'Donnell, sentenced on October "a, 1896.
from Bernalillo county, to one years i'm
prisonment for grand larceny, earned
good time; discharged today convict
No. 9s5, Neville Leggett, sentenced on
October "a, 1896, from Bernelillo county
to one years impris onment for grand
larceny, earned good time.
The last Legislative assembly made pro-
vision for opening the street on the
north side of the capitol grounds and the
city council has taken proper action in
the premises. But there seems to be
hitch somewhere. The street aforesaid is
still missing and good many people are
quietly wondering why. The New MEx1
GAN is impressed with the notion that this