El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-03-12

Ex.Sheriff Ascarete of Las Cruces,
and associates have sold 1000 steers to
Deming parties.
Registration will close "Wednesday,
March 2 9TH. Without registration
you cannot vote.
Protracted meetings will begin next
week in the Spanish Methodist church
on South Campbell street.
LoST-A red grip two feet long with
tag marked g. McPete: finder Will
please return to Ardmore Hotel up
stairs.
The Water company is testing the
hydrants in the man part Of the town
TODAY. and the streets are being pretty
well watered in conse quence-
D1ED-In this city, 11th inst, Edwin
Francis, > yrs and mos, son Of K. b.
Bias, of gastric fever. Funeral from
the house at D. NJ, today; burial at
Evergreen.
The only thing that has been learned
of the late Dr.. Fow Ter, who was found
dead in the foot hills, Is in the shape vi
a letter from a man at K, mp, Texas,
who said the doctor was owing him
money.
Inc w dL6r w OE KS COD pdbN hoN ASh
engaged today IN putting IN d nJdraut
in the little aza opposite the court
house The plaza has been set out IN
grass which is taking root and Will
make pretty lawn IN a month or so.
Five charges have been brought
against Engineer Mcbride of the fire
uepartmenG, giving reasons why he was
SUSPENDED from the department. his
trial Will come up next tuesday even
ing be fore the board Of directors OF the
fire department.
Another gang of laborers were
sh pped north this noon to the Selden
dam A whole raft of their friends
ana relatives swoOped down ooto the
depot platform to see them Oft, aud
made as much fuss and hullab iloo over
the p .rting as though the laoorers
" ere bound for Ii Two Years trip around
the world.
The 'oldest residents" in the head
water county of the Rio Grande In
Colorado, claims that the fall OF snow
in their "aeestrict" is heavier than
was ever known before. TINS being
the care it's fair to predict a big rush
as soon as IL inns Up in Colorado.
In the mean time it you'd be quite
proper for people at this end to get
ready for IL.
AT II 30 this morning there were 40
voters registered. OF this number 1l9
were Mexicaus and 10 were colored.
Re gistration has been more lively In
the past two days than b, fore since the
registrars Office has been opened.
There are ten more days IN which 10
register and it is estimated that the
total registration for the city Will not
be over POO.
The Mexican Central is having much
difficulty III getting water along the
line, as the long spell Of dry weather
has left the drive wells nearly bare OF
water, and wells 200 feet deep have
gone dry. This makes it necessary to
maui water cars IN the trains, which Is
not proving prof abe business, how
ever, if rain comes before long, 1t Will
save the road good deal of trouble and
money.
Among the none commissioned Off
GERS whose names have been sent to
senate by the president for promotion
TO second ieutenants, Is that of
Thomas Franklin, jr., of the 18th H.
fantry. Mr.. Franklin joined the army
about three years ago, with this pur-
pose in view. and in less than two years
he had been promoted to the big b est
non-cOm IN issIoned Office in the regl-
meut. serg ant majo This position
he has relinQuiSued to have more time
to devote TO the studies necessary for
his promotion. Tom has many friends
here who congrat ulate HIM on his h4v-
VINO hope that further promotion will
follow in the near future.