Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-05-20
MINOR CITY TOPICS.

U. s. land court Will convene june o.
L. S, district court will meet here May
80.
Justice Garcia has new Offices fitted
up in the county Jail building.
Albert Bell, of this city, has been
granted a pension of $s per month.
U, S. weather bureau forecast for New
| Mexico: Fair weather tonight and Sat
urday.
Ex-city Marshal Ricardo Alaridi is o
working for the Santa Fe Pacific KY. at
Winslow, Ariz.
Lost: Watch chain and charm-party
| finding the same and returning to Jose
Ma. Garcia will be literally rewarded.
The appointment of Anselmo Armiio,
| as park policeman, is a very good one.
| The plaza park is kept better than ever
before.
The new two story sanitarium build
| ing is now ready for the roof. 1t will
be of pressed brick and will have ten
rooms.
The assumpsit case of E. f. Hobart
VS.. Helen Smith was dismissed in the
District court today. The costs fall on
the plaintiff.
The present cold snap is keeping fruit
and vegetation generally and greatly
back. No serious damage has yet been
done, however.
The street sprinkler was out this
morning bright and early abating the
dust, and citizens of the city wore a
SotiSfod ymila all day
A dance will be given by the Young
Mems Literary aud Debating society,
Saturday evening, May 81. Elaborate
preparations are being made for a good
time.
The public printer is turning out
bound copies of the Compiled Laws OF
1897 in great shape and is receiving
many compliments on the superior work,
paper, printing, binding and finish OF
the book.
The funeral of Santos Macs occurred
this morning, the services being held al
Guadalupe church, after which the
body was inferred in San ROsaio GENE
terry. The 1st regiment band accom-
panied the remains.
The board of referees, having In
charge fourth-class postotfice appoint
ments in the territory, has been In SEES
sion during the past two days and many
appointments of fourth-class pOstmas'
tiers will soon be announced.
Lowenthal & Meyers, the enterprisine
Albuquerque liquor and cigar merch'
ants, are distributing free among theil
customers a very neat and good wal
atlas containing maps and other infor
nation, very timely in these wal times
u. s. Deputy Marshal Cordova, of Las
Vegas, arrested G. b. Hendricks, ex'
Justice of the peace at Cerrillos, fol
~malefeasance, who was placed under
bonds to appear at the meeting OF the
term of court to be held here on May 80
The Santa Fe board of strategy was
somewhat puzzled today at the report
that Admiral Cervera's feet is in San
tiago de Cuba harbor. However the
board thinks, that Santa Fe and Albu'
ouerque are safe, but it has fears for the
safety of Socorro and Las Cruces.
Cashier j. H. Vaughn, Of the First
National bank, received last evening a
telegram from Senator Elkins, %announc'
ing, that Mr.. Simon Nusbaum has been
confirmed by the senate as postmaster
of this city. The many friends and wei
wishers of the new postmaster were
greatly gratifled at this intelligence ant
congratulations were in order. AbOu'
three weeks will be consumed, however
in giving bonds and other official delay
before Mr.. Nusbanm will take charge o
the Santa Fe postofice.
Special Agent w. H. Meyer, of tn,
Department of justice, who has beer
here for a couple of weeks, inspecting
the records and affairs of the offices o
the District court clerk, of the U. 8
marshal and of the court of private lant
claims, has finished these Inspections
He complimented Deputy Clerk Irenet
Chaves, of the court OF private land
claims very highly as to the CORRECTNESS.
and ncatness of his records and wa!
very much pleased with the conduct O
the clerks Office of the court named BY
Mr.. Chaves.
The Fred Douglas Literary & Debat
ing society held its regular weekly meet
ing at the A. M. E. church las
evening. Mrs. b. f. Mcintyre presided
The feature of the evening was thu
study and discussion of John G. Whit
tier. Mrs Hall recited one Of Whit
tiers best efforts, and Miss Vail,
Slaughter then rendered his first poem
"Scraps for Freedom" c. j. Parsor
rendered his pathetic production, "Gen
eral Toussaint LIE Overtoure" w. J
Slaughter, Mrs. Lane and w. Chapman
then discussed the great poet. A violir
solo by VIM. O'Neil closed the evenings
entertainment.