Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-08-22
MINOR CITY TOPICS.

There will be a grand Dewey concert
Thursday night at the A. NJ. e. church.
See program later.
U. S. weather bureau forecast fol
New Mexico: Partly cloudy weather
tonight and Tuesday.
The priests of the diocese of Santa Fe
are in retreat in this city. Rev. Father
Gentili, S. j., is instructor. The retreat
ends on Saturday.
The law making it a criminal offense
to carry deadly weapons should be strict
ly enforced in Santa Fe and persistent
violators of the same should be severely
dealt with.
The Sisters of LorettO, who have been
in retreat at the convent of the order in
this city for a week, have returned to
their respective homes in different parts
of the territory.
In a ocular mood one of Santa FEES
merchant princes shot a fellow merchant
with an arrow yesterday, the wounded
merchant lost his temper, but the dove
of peace flew faster than the arrow had
flown and a loving cup was drunk-and
so were the merchants.
The Horticultural fair in this city
should be well attended by citizens of
New Mexico. There will be reduced
rates from all New Mexico points to the
capital and the fruit disply promises to
be firSt-class in every particular.
Word has been received from Key
West that Stephen Easton, who was
severely injured at the battle of La
Quasima, and has since been in the hos
pital at Key West, is steadily improving
and will be home in about a month.
The mayor and city marshal have a
gang of men at work cutting weeds and
cleaning the principal thoroughfares.
This is as it should be. The cleaner
and neater the streets, the better for
the city's health and for the city admin
istration.
Yesterday the thermometer at the
local weather bureau registered as fol-
lows: Maximum temperature, 81 de-
| grees at 4:15 p. M; minimum, 60 degrees
at 4:3O p. IN. The mean temperature for
the "a hours was 70 degrees.
Saturday the thermometer at the local
weather bureau registered as follows;
Maximum temperature, 80 degrees at
| 100 p. M, minimum temperature, GO
| degrees at 4:30 a. m. The mean tenn
| perature for the "a hours was 70 de-
grees.
During the fracas on Saturday night,
IL persons, under arrest for being drunk
and disorderly on the public streets of
Santa Fe, broke out of the shabby apol-
ogy for a city Jail. 1t appears that al
most any a%ble-bodied thugger can knock
down the door of this alleged jail with
his bare knuckles.
Under the direction of Street Commits
sioner Gallegos, a large force of men
began the work of cleaning Lincoln and
Washington n this morning, and
the much needed work will be continued
to other streets of the city as fast as
possible. Persons owing street poll taxes,
who so elect. can turn in work in lieu of
money.
The alert and enterprising wheelmen
and wheelwomen of the city are making
| arrangements to hold a bicycle tour
| nament in connection with the coming
Horticultural fair in the Capital City.
The baseball tournament, with crack
teams present from various parts of the
territory, is already practically settled
upon as one of the fair attractions.
The sidewalks along Palace avenue
ought to be repaired Immediately. The
horticultural fair will attract numerous
visitors, and as Palace avenue is con-
| sidered one of the best streets, visitors
| will take it in the first thing. 1t is to be
hoped property will be public
spirited enough to avoid giving the en-
tire town q bad name by acting ~decently
in this matter.
The members of the Santa Fe base
ball team covered themselves with more
or less glory, on Saturday afternoon,
winning the game at Albuquerque over
the Browns by q score of IL to 10; but