Santa Fe daily New Mexican., 1897-01-29
TERRITORIAL NOTES.
The debt of Dona Ana county amounts
to $4,000.

The Las Vegas military band will soc
commence series of territorial concer
giving an initial performance at Rato
Vicente Gonzales, of Paraie, gave
! dance in honor of his wedding, quarrele
with one of his guests, and then CON
mitted suicide.
Rumors about Roswell, declare an ex
tension of the Ell Paso & Northwestern
10 the near future. The people thin
that it Is sure thing this time.
According to recent catalogue from
the Socorro School of Mines, there ar
now twenty-three pupils enrolled, and th
institution is making excellent progress
The beet sugar industry at Eddy il
booming. One day last week there were
300 tons of beets in the bins, with every
train bringing additional contributions
The Red River miners are inbilant
over the recent knock out blow given the
! grant claimants in Colfax county. They
look upon this, as assuring the future
prosperity of the camp.
The Pinos Altos mining camp near Sill.
YER City, is in prosperous condition
Nearly all of the mines are working full
crews, and on the whole this is one of the
liveliest camps in Grant county.
Postmaster B. f. Stafford, of Fort
Stanton, while en- route to Roswell few
days since, met with painful accident
while getting out of his wagon, and was
confined to the bed for several days.
Z. II. Peterson, who made the recent
lucky gold strike at Elizabethtow, N. NJ,
said to be the most valuable known in
years, was at one time an agent for the
Singer Sewing Machine company, sta
toned at Albuquerque.
Mrs. Daniel Sullivan, of Aztec, San
Juan county, while returning recently
from Pennington by blackboard, with
her two children, met with serious run
away accident in which all occupants of
the vehicle were badly bruised.
The stock trade is improving in Grant
county. Herds that sold a year ago at
$8 per head, now command $12. This
holds good throughout the
territory, and on the whole stock men are
much encouraged at the outlook.
Fred Anderson, of the Rincon Weekly,
has recently purchased the Las Cruces
A bright, newsy journal
will undoubtedly result from this trans
action. He has been awarded the county
printing. Success to the venture.
Rev. William Pearce, of Geneseo ILL.,,
has accepted the pastorate of the first
Baptist Church of Las Vegas. He is
highly spoken as pulpit orator, and an
earnest church worker. DR.. Pearce will
assume his new position about Feb. 18th.
Col. T. B. Mills writes from Elizabeth.
own that P. Fl. Peterson, who has the
ease on the big Bonanza strike at He
Matte, took out $400 in gold with one
hot last Saturday. This district is prov.
ng to be one of the greatest in New
Mexico.
Major Hammer and his chief clerk,
)apt. Brown, we'll and favorably known
n Albuquerque and other sections of the
erritory, have been transferred by re-
ent order to Omaha, Neb. Major. Jack
on and Capt. Candy will be their sue.
essors.
Mexican named Andres Gales broke
nto Ed Davldson's store 10 Pinos Altos
'st week and got away with SIS or $40
nd several other things. He was cap.
ured and taken to Silver City and lodged
, Jail to await the action of the grand
ury.
Melquiades Martin, charged with the
lurder of Miss Felicita Barels at Chilli,
'as taken to the scene of his alleged
rime few days since, for preliminary
caring, which resulted in his being
emanded to the county jail at Albuquer-
ue, to await the action of the grand
ury.
There is no truth in the report that
ne Atlantic & Pacific shops at Albuquer.
ue, will close down on February /.
his comes from a high official of the
Dad, who further stated that the shop
ABILITIES at other points were inadequate,
'ithout the shop work performed at Al
uquerque.
Fourteen cars of sheep, numbering
,238, seeking admission into the country
rom Mexico, were killed at Ell Paso, last
eek, and their carcasses burned. Their
stimated value was $4,000. They we're
lightly affected with scab, and we're con-
seated by agents of the agricultural
apartment.
romagem have incorporated themselves
nder the name of the Examiner Publish
lg company, and will conduct Republi-
an newspaper and mammoth job print
lg establishment in Las Vegas. All the
lembers have full knowledge of the
rt of printing, and will no doubt give to
,e citizens of the Meadow City most
ycellent journal.
Concerning the outlook for the stock
ldustry, J. A. LaRue, secretary of the cat
Q sanitary board, says: The outlook for
10 future of the cattle interests of New
[exico seems full of promise. The west.
N ranges from which the maturing and
eding states largely draw their supplies,
0 not carry more than half they did ten
sars ago and as our reputation and the
reign demand has greatly increased, the
lpply of merchantable beef is 80 much
duced that there is an actual shortage
ow. New Mexico as breeding country
Icels any part of the Union.
The Las Vegas Examiner pays touch.
g tribute to the memory of the late
on. Lorenzo Lopez in the following ap-
'opriate language: For the past year
has been residing at Anton Chico, and
few days ago he was brought to this
by for medical treatment, but it seems
at it was too late to have any beneficial
ect. He was man who possessed
ct of friends, and was of a noble dispo-
ion and generous to fault, owing to
lich he has left this world compare
ely poor man, when few years ago
was counted as one of the wealthiest
IN in New Mexico. No oEe in distress
or appealed to Don. Lorenzo for assist.
ce in vain.