Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-09-12

its freight cars with automatic couplerS
in conformity with the federal law reg
ulating the equipment of railroad roll
ling stock.
Mass for the tepose Of the soul Of
Ramon Garcia will be celebrated in the
Guadalupe church next Saturday morn
ing at $50 o'clock.
The Santa Fe road has adopted a new
headlight called the Star. 1t is smaller
than the old style and the reflector is
but six inches deep, but the light is
clearer and is thrown further than by
the old headlights.
A little excitement was occasiOned
in some quarters this morning by the
finding of a number of burro skulls
yesterday, neal the city, which started
the report that the Rocky mountain
.canaries were being slaughtered for sale
as fresh beef.
The Ladies Soldiers Aid Society is
spending considerable money each week
for the care of sick soldiers who have
returned from Cuba and the various
camps and hospitals, and as their funds
are running low, contributions for the
work will be thankfully received.
A cornet has been added to the
Methodist choir, and the pastor hopes
to further increase the instrumental
force with a violin. A valuable aid to
any choir is two comets, to play lead
and alto, a horn to play tenor, and a
baritone to play the bass part.
Ex-Delegate Antonio Joseph went
north this morning to his Ojo Caliente
home from Roswell, where he has been
to place his son in school. He says
things look wonderfully promising in
the Pecos valley and in fact all through
southeastern New Mexico which is per-
haps the most fourishing part of the
territory today.
1t was learned yesterday that the re-
ported movement of the territorial regi-
ment was a mistake. The regiment will
not leave Whipple until the latter part
of this week, and If the train passes
through Lamy at any reasonable hour
Of the day, Agent Lutz will run a spe-
cial excursion train from this city to
meet the boys at the junction.
The territorial regiment is now d.
vided as follows: First battalion, Com
pany A, Phoenix Company B, Tucson;
Company 6, Prescott; Company D, In
dian Territory. Second battalion, Com
pany E, Albuquerque; Company F, Las
Vegas; Company 4, Santa Fe; Company
H, Las Cruces. Third battalion, Com
panies |, X, L, and M, Oklahoma.
In the haste Of making up the list Of
awards at the fair, as published On Sat-
urday, some inaccuracies were unavoid-
able. A carefully corrected list is now
being prepared. The following correc-
lions may be noted now: Third premium
for best 20 kinds of apples belongs to
Grant Rivenburg. On currants George
H. Cross is first and Mrs. Wientge Sec
ond. On Pewaukee apple omitted Sat-
urday) L. Is. Prince first.
The snow storm which set in Satur-
day continued internationally through
Yesterday, the snow falling between
Ration and Denver, and on the mountain
tops in the central part of this territory.
The mercury fell rapidly, the themo-
metric fall extending as far south as Ell
Paso. but there was no snow on the
plains south of Ration. So the air was
quite wintry this morning, but very ex-
hilarating. The storm is evidently part
of the e%quinoctial change which comes
on the 21st of this month, when the sun
crosses the equator on It's so%uthbound
march.
Saturday evening Antonio Fink was
arrested by Deputy Sheriff Huber on
the charge of buying stolen cattle.
Deputy Sheriff Quintana, Of San Miguel
county, came to Santa Fe looking for
the missing animals and requested Mr..
Huber to make the arrest for him. Fink
gave bonds for his appearance at Pecos-
town this morning, and in company
with A. B. Renehan went over this
morning to answer to the charge. The
cattle which 1t is claimed that Fink
bought were stolen from Herman Her.
nandez, in Mora county, but further
particulars of the case cannot be learned
until the return of Fink and his attor-
ney from Pecostown.
Yesterday the thermometer at the
local weather bureau registered as fol-
lows: Maximum temperature, 40 de-
grees at 1910 p. m; minimum, SO degrees
at 6 a. m. The mean temperature for
the "a hours wal AZ degrees. Total pre-
trace"
Saturday the Thermometer at the
local weather bureau registered as fol-
lows: Maximum temperature, 81 de-
grees at 2:3O p. m.; minimum, 4s degrees
at midnight DOTH The mean tempera-
ture for the "a hours was SO degrees.
Total precipitation was OLE inch.
District Attorney Spiess swore out a
warrant this morning in Justice Garcia's
court for the arrest of n Estevan
Gutierrez charged with attempted rape
on a little 9 year old child named
Josefa Baca. Gutierrez Is now in jail,
and his preliminary hearing will be had
before Justice Garcia Wednesday morn
ing at 10 o'clock.
The United States Indian school in
city opened this morning with an
attendance Of $50 pupils. There was a
misunderstanding in regard to tho time
the school would begin and the number
present at the opening hour was only
about half Of what was expected. The
enrolment will soon be over 300.
Trooper Fred McCabe received a tele-
gram from the War department today,
that since his regiment, the
"Rough Riders" was to be mustered out
ut Camp Wikoff, his discharge would be
sent to Santa Fe by the commanding
officer.
U. s. weather bureau forecast for
New Mexico: Fair tonight and Tuesday;
warmer.
Miss Nellie Blanchard sang the Offer
tory at st. Johns yesterday morning.
There Is q call for the mayor to order