El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-06-25

Pete Smith, who was last week re.
moved from the county Jail by rela-
tives and taken to the mountains. has
escaped from his keepers and is again
at large. He was confined in the jail
on the charge of being insane.-Santa
F'e New Mexican.
The magnificent flag presented to
the New Mexico squadron by the ladies
and citizens of this territory will be
turned over by Colonel Wood to the
squadron as soon as the entire regi-
ment has landed and is gotten together
in Cuba.-Las Vegas Optic.
The Santa Fee board of trade has ap
pointed the following delegates to the
international mining congress at Salt
Lake City: Colonel G. w. Knaebel,
DR.. D. w. Manley. j. Howard Vaughn
81. B. Cartwright and Judge N. B.
Laughlin.-Santa Fe New Mexican.
Col. Phil Mothersill, of Engle, has
been promoted and is now q major in
the army. His title of colonel was an
cause he had colonely [sicI figure,
toes out while walking, and has rela.
tives in Kentucky.-Dona Ana Repub-
licau.
Judge Charles A. Leland, of Cald-
sociate justice of the territorial su-
preme court and judge of the fifth ju-
dical district, arrived last Saturday in
Albuquerque, and will assume the du-
ties of his Office about July 1st.-Las
Vegas Optic.
Mcdonald Bros, extensive railroad
contractors, arrived at Las Vegas
Monday with seventy men and q large
outfit of teams, wagons, scraDers, etc..
to be used for general grading. They
will begin work on grading the APP
proaches to bridge No. 1874, tive miles
south of that place on the main line,
the object being to change the road
bed. cutting the corner on the north
side of the bridge. It will take the
contractor about three months to COM
plete the ob.-Albuquerque Citizen.
At a meeting of the board of educa-
ton for the Silver City school district,
organization was had by the election of
Robert Black as president. and A. G.
Hood as secretary. Robert Black, the
newly elected member, entered upon
his duties. The following teachers
were elected for the school year of
1898-99. Principal. Miss M. A. Koch
Ter; sixth grade, Miss Belle Ekles:
fourth and fifth grades. Miss Mabel
Miller; second and third grades, Miss
Ollie Whitehill: first grade, Mrs. Maud
Fielder; primary department.. Mrs. W.
L. Jacksou.-Silver City Ind ependent.
ARIZONA.
The Bank of Sonora is doing q
splendid business, and has now in cir
culation above $3.50, 900 in its notes
NOgales Oasis.
The wind in and about Wilcox the
other day turned over the Fort Grant
Star.
The first carload of green fruits
from the Salt River Valley this year
was that of apricots shipped to Pitts
burg Pa.-TOmstone Prospector.
The thermometer registered lib de-
grees in the shade in Tucson Sunday.
There have been no weather reports
from Hades of that date. estern Ii
beral.
All kinds of Arizona products, such
as cattle, Alfalfa, copper, and gold are
the highest prices re-
ported for years.-Tom bstone Pros
pector.
Over $4,000 have already been subs
cribed by citizens for the Fourth of
July festivities and more will be paid
in within the next few days.-Tucson
Work on the new extension of the
Torres & Prietas railway ia progress
ing rapidly and favorably. Mr..
Thomas, the superintendent and en-
eineer of construction, is q hustler
Star.