Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-09-16

u. 8. weather bureau forecast for New
Mexico; showers tonighti fair Friday
cooler.
There will be the regular meeting OF
Paradise lodge No. 2, l. O. o. f., this
evening at 8 O'Clock.
Regular meeting of the Hook & Ladder
company at 1880 o'clock this evening
Important business at this meeting.
A new and attractive cement and frame
platform has just been completed around
the A., Il. & S. F. station in Santa Fe.
The Santa Fe Supply company is plac'
ing an elaborate new front in Its beef,
mutton, liver and chicken emporium on
lower Frisco street.
The members of the social club held a
meeting in the club room at the Palace
hotel last evening, and appointed COM
mittee to secure new members.
Mr.. Arthur Boyle, who is justly proud
of the peerless fruits and flowers in his
Clarendon gardens, received several hun
dred more peach baskets by express this
morning.
A star fish cactus in bloom is on exhl-
btion in Fischer's drug store, and is
attracting considerable attention, be-
cause of its odd appearance and rarity
The plant belongs to Mr. William b.
lander.
The territorial board of equalization
continues patiently to listen to all COM
plants and will give out results when re-
suits are reached This is one of the
pleasant times when Colonel Thomas
Hughes ia an Official, rather than news
paper reporter.
The New MEXICAN recently printed
what it presumed was complete list OF
the Judges at the late Horticultural fair,
but it appears that the list as handed in
omitted the names of Hon. Sam. Eldodt
and Mr.. W. H. Gulliford, both of whom
were particularly faithful and efficient in
the delicate work of making fair awards.
The members of Captain Matthews
command, B company, First regiment
of New Mexico volunteer infantry, in full
uniform, have been around among the
businessmen today, politely and seduo-
lively inviting purchases of tickets to the
grand military ball at Post hall on Sat-
urday evening. The proceeds thereof
will be used in defraying the expenses OF
B company in it's contemplated TIP tc
Denver.
Last night when the second train fol
Santa Fe left Lamy everything was love
ly, until the first heavy grade was reached
then the pin holding the link in the draw
!. bar of the engine jumped out, and allowed
} the engine to 60 ahead, and leave the car
on the hill held by the airbrakes. TIT
engineer never missed the cars unit
F within few miles of Santa Fe. Th
words the IS passengers aboard uttered
, while waiting for the engine to return
. were not intended for publication.
: The assessors of Eddy, Lincoln, Guada
Y lupe and San Miguel counties have so ia
; failed to file their assessment rolls wit
= the territorial auditor as per certai
J, statute made and provided In the acts Q
0 the last legislative assembly of New Me1
a leo. The assessor of Lincoln county, j
= an official letter to the auditor, explain
v that he cannot forward his roll becsus
d the document has not yet been approve
u by the county commissioners, and tt
- aforesaid county commissioners have d.
"a clined to meet until the first Monday
% October. It is probable that Judge Han
ilton issued mandate this morning Thu
a will cause the county commissioners
meet forthwith.