Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-05-24
LETTER.
Some Newsy Paragraphs From Our
s'Ajax' in The Duke City of
The Plains.

Special Correspondence of The Optic.
ALBUQUERQUE, N. M, May goth,
1S97.-Grand Chancellor Mckinley, at
the banquet in the ante OF
Mineral lodge No. 4, X. Of P., Wednes-
day evening, paid FL Dorado lodge
No. l, of Las Vegas, a neat COM
| pliment when he said that the Meadow
| City organization was the best equip
ped in degree work that he had yet
visited. The members of Ell Dorado
were an earnest set, who gave much
time towards keeping up the order.
Our judge, who manipnlates the
records and seal Of the grand lodge,
by the grace of the grand chancellor,
was happily selected to make the coffee
and direct the support in the getting
up Of the s~slay-out." The services of
Judge Adams. it is we'll TO state, are
not to be had outside of Mineral lodge.
To Grand Chancellor Mckinley, Judge
Adams. DR.. Hope and Capt.
Saltmarsh, the lodge is indebted for
words of encouragement, which, If
beeded, will intuse new life into the
local or ganization. The writer hopes
that the members will work the list up
to that 200, which Brother Mckinley
thinks they can do. There are eighteen
lodges, with 1850 members, In the Ter
rltory.
Sam Howe, an ex-poiieeman, now a
detective, took Deiterweg, who is
wanted at Denver for embezzlement, to
the Colorado capital tonight. The
accused denies the charge.
Agent Sullivan, one of the best men
on the A. a P, ia here from Gallup,
with others of the Coal CITY, to offer
testimony in the Rocky Cliff coal COM
pany suit. Others arrived this even
ing. Stephen Cenavan and James
are the contestants.
Conductor Sam Heady, Engineer
Wood on the iron horse, pulled
out at 6:10 this evening, for the west
The train was composed of postal and
car, day coach, two tourists and
two Pullmans. The only passengers
Alex Bowie, q Leading Gallup
Rey. Citizens, Pullman con-
iuctor and porters. Col. Joe Walker,
representing General Superintendent
A. G. Wells, occupied the real Pull
nan, returning late at night on q pas
There is q shortage of equip
lge west of the Rio Puerco, where
he A. a ?. has been put to great ex-
'ense, once or twice a year, in keep
ng up a bridge. a few months ago it
vas decided to put in an iron bridge. a
,ery sensible conclusion, oyer the Rio
work being in progress now.
On Judge Golfers decision, deliver
d to-day, warrants issued by the
county prior to the enactment OF the
,ateman act, must be paid their face,
0 the interest, il any accrues.
The Harvey has been a busy place ,
or two days, delayed trains being held ,
ere. The passengers holding tickets I,
we're furnished free meals, as is the !
:
Harry Lewis, q former resident aud . )
'u5lutS5 HAbs DIObucf VI cT6u L6WIS, 4 =
be intrepid cyclsr, is visiting the :
luke City. 7
The severe hail storm OF Wednes- .
ay evening, prevailed from five miles .
onth of the city on down to Isleta. :
rank Hubbell lost 500 lambs, VIM.
arr 275 head, and others suffered to .
ome extent. Fruit trees were shorn !
t blossoms and other damage re- !
ulted. =
The heavy rains Of three days have :
ut high capers all along the valley. :
osses of stock, poultry, etc., are record
i, but they are not great, though
The Barelas bridge was :,
rained and caution has been exercised v
the long bridge near the junction, Il
going over Eat a walk =
H. Il. Tilton expects to pass through It
as Vegas next month or in July, on 7
s summer vacation. n
Albuquerque has four 6ftesn- cent, 4
twenty-five cent, and two ssto &
eating houses, to say nothing Of r
'arding houses graded from "a to Ss -